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New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
NOT THROWING AWAY CHANCES.
rom The Washington StAr

From The Washington star
..Rusiness" Is the watchword OF the day. ana tne
suau how Is developing on that line with rapidity
which astonishes the previous generation. but .ne
nracticaI side OF his nature has not obscured tho
roerv Of childhood. The fairy tale Is as potent az
ever and there was a smile of pleasure on the race
of the lad who remarked at breakfast
II had beautiful dream last night
.'What was it?' his father asked.
ct tbought | was out in the woods and saw a
most goreeousy dressed lady coming toward me-
.'That is a good deal like some OF the stories that
you have been reading -
"Yes II doesn't get very different until the end
7 knew by her looks that she was the fairy queen,
and made up my mind that wasn't going to lose
chances like some of the boys in story books. who
didn't know a good chance when they saw It.
did she offer you three wishes?
"Yes. And called to mind how she sometimes
took advantage of a mortals being excited and
nervous when he wished, in order to make him
waste his opportunities and have good laugh at
him. So when she said Little boy, I'll give you
three Wishes didn't jump at the chance l said.
VIII you give me whatever | ask for? she an
swered Yes. you may have three wishes'"
What did you dor
IL wished for four
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

mr. . cloihos-horse or any horse excessively quiet
and accommodating will 20 out witn you on Mon, Won,
AZ every fence. then follows sketcn. eAecu'eu
with Characteristic skill. representing himself on
fired in the rear. mus nuIoiousS
possible contingency. Noiwiinstandihg 'niS PR
caution. he did no. alwiys esialr acc~i'i&t ~ & ,,'J n
dental to th. chase. FOR example on on o'DdSoh ~
ranc down AZ the first fence. an incident Whicn ne
aferward dePc.ed in the R,ges OF wonder how
ancb could so fully appreciate the excitement OF
h"ntinp when thew arc told that the artist pre-
ferred to avail himself o esoiain@ Har uF hedge or
ch; but IL must be- pointed out ,na' i tnt u,,lt t
field possessed an atraci9 lor NJ nm h So'na
ietter dated February rs 1852. he writes: Il want
much TO see some hunting. as want some ma
terials for the work ] am ilius,ra.ins, ,h a.
light he experienced when on horseback ~ tne
Company Of his friend Adams ana Others ,or II
,daas for his picture anything ludcrous or striking
that might occur-cvcnis pe,nnps ,d Viii ~
th ini n,tobIc hmmor Says Dr. Hole mo Incl
dent or object OF interest escaped ms kcen
ton He directed his attention TO circumstances
rbIcb were exceptional characteristics which were
quaint things beautiful or ugly Wherfc :, vrunils ,
eyes saw nothing worthy or noiice. eii khowi'
witch he was always quietly and unobrusively
,offIng down pictorial memoranda and when ne
to enjoy day hun,e nok nT V9 hs and
would keep behind him the whole day. watching an
his attitudes in the saddle ana marking every @ zen
No wonder therefore. that there s such an air OF
n has been sad OF John Leech that notwithstanding
edge resulting from his habit OF keen observation
his hunting dress Invariably presented an neon
Kind OF boots or dispense with some article or ap-
parel which would be considered unpardonablc
omission by me tr was acnned FOR by his
friends as instance Of his modest disposition and
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
EDISON THE DREi HER.
HOW TO. GET RID or SOME TELEGRAPHIc
DRCDGERY
Waller / phillips. in the Electrical Review.


Waller J. Phillips. in the Electrical Review.
Some one had referred to him as victor hugo
when he made his appearance las an operator IL. IN
our telegraph Office In Boston,. and II was by that
vice was employed To thwart MS soarings AFTER the
Infinite and his divings for the uniathonaele. a.
We regarded them. and TO get an amount OK WORK ,
ont of him that was equivalent TO the sum paiu @
nor diem for his services. and among them was
that of having him receive the press report from rom
t;nuinc steadily from $50 p. m. until a. M ana
leaving him no time in which to pursue his studies
one night about p m there came down an IN, IN
ouiry as to where the press report was. and, on
gSing to the desk where Edison was at work, Night
Manager Leighton was horrined 10 ma ina, ,nere
was nothing ready to go upstairs for % the reason or,
that Edison had copied between Loo and -..y
words OF stock and other market reports in hand
SO small that he had only filled a third of page.
Leighton laughed In spite or himself ana say ing g
cut the copy up into minute fragments and have II
pre pared IN a more acceptable manner
While this occurring Edison went on receiv-
ing and the frequent trips of the noisy dummy .
box. which communicated with the pressrooms on
The next floor gave evidence that he was no longer
raI,gIng his handwriting with an ultimate view to
putting the Lords prayer on three-cent piece. =.
But all at there was great noise and IL
was evident that Press Agent Wallace. most pro-
fame man. coming down the stairs swearing
eycent Edison who was perhaps oreaming OF the
possibilities in OF the realms of electrical en-
Soavor in which he has since renown.
I'M we did not have long TO walt to know the
cause OF Waace's visit. Kicking open the door; he
appeared to US. but he was spsechless me oas iast
ularv of blasphemy which was famous throughout
the city was gone. Standing there with both hands
full OF small white pages Of paper. he could only
beckon. Leighton approached HIM ana tenderiy
took the sheets of paper from him. TO find that Ed-
son had made the radical change from his first
style of copy to simply putting one word on each
sheet. directly in the centre. He had furnshed In
his way several hundred pages in very few
minutes. -, - -. ,.
He was relieved from duty on the press wire. ana
mi on another circuit while the much-tried
Leighton devoted himself to bringing Wallace back S.
voice and the flow of his usual output OF profanity
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

From The Key West Advertiser.
The mass-meeting called at the city Hall by
Ben McI.endon Thurs lay evening was an important
one. II largely attended. and resolutions were
introduced by him and unanimously passed look;
ing toward tho establishment Of a separate anu
distinct government for the Florida Keys me
movement Is n novel one In one sense; ana yet II
is not without precedent In the original DIVISION
OF the government into States some or them look
In a territory whose metes and bounds were greatly
contracted In after years, as population incrcased
and one form Of government could not successfully
welded over interests so diverse ana antaRoh,s-
tic Virginia Georgia and other States were dl-
vided into smaller commonwealths. and the devel-
opmen,s wlhch followed proved the change 10 Dc
admrab BILE one. Later on other states. ana , even
Territories found occasion TO divide into separate
polticaI bo6ies The Dakota OF ten years ago Is
now two prosperous commonwealth. North Da-
kota and South Dakota. The great State OF TEXAS
Is now seriously considering division or its ter-
tory into various commonwealtns.
II these States composed OF a solid body OF COM
pact territory found 1t advisable to divide INTO NJ
separate political entities so that laws ana an ti,s
details Of civil Intercourse might be better arrangsd
10 conform to interests essentially conhicting why
is IL not wise for the Keys. comprising territory
OF e2s square miles remote from the mainland ana ana
containing about $1,000 population. to have sep
rate government better adapted for Its needs tnan
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

the moro fortunate riders who have safely sur
mounted the obstacle The in the tree is
I.eech nms,Hf while the foremost figure repre-
eents Mr. Adams who calls out TO his comrade in
distress. GIVE her her head JACK! give her her
head advice which, II followed, would prove
disastrous to the discounted horseman. who would
obviously be swept from the saddle by ,the
branches through which the animal ls pluneihg
Another engraving depicts a scene III the fucher-
fdCe country. where there Is a deep gully haN.nS
preciptous sides in the foreground IL seen a resu
lar cockney sportsman Neoch HIMSELF VINO sur
veys with dismay the prospect Of steep descent
and n stT climb TO follow, and feelingly remarKs;
"Oh y this is OF the places Charley spoke Or
shall go back Among other scenes OF Lie anu
Character" there f. amusing Illustration or a
sportsnlan who has been thrown from MS morse
being stunned and bcwildered by falling on MS
head His sensations are pctorally represented ny
innumera bic stars. Catherine wheels ana horses
hoofs mingled together In a whirl or CONFUSION
around the PROSTATE figure. This was an actual
experience OF the artist who, In charging Il renee
was thrown. his horse coming TO grlei at the same
time. . ,,. - -.
KS an instance Of his friends timidity on horse
back Mr. Adams Informed me that one sunday
morning while he and Lecch were enjoying a Wink
across country to acquire an appcue TOT tneir ny
meal n happy inspiration seized the artist, WHO
FOR" ne explained. I'VE don't want any gyfnnas-
tics this afternoon" They intended having httle
horse-cxorcsc after lunch. hence this trougnttul
prccautlon Ie.ch evidently indorsed the senti-
ments Of tho Youthful equestrian 'anoth"r OF tne tn
artists croationsl who had a splendid DAY WIN
tho Queens =" and none OF Yer nasty edges an
ditchcs either. but prime turnpike roal all inc
on another occasion tho two friends were riding
together when suddenly tremendous noise was
hnerd when much rosembled the beating Of a big
drum whats that?' exclaimed Mr.; Adams;
much puzlled hv the mysterious sound ''h!
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

papiation ~ the heart. causing anxious concern
FOR his welfare Notwithstanding this. there still
remained In him lurking desire for another days
sport. for find a letter. written from BrunS
wick Square In the above year. containing the in
quiry. How about the hunting? am continually
tormented here 10y noble sportsmen going by my
window In full fg" But. alas, the "Puckerdge"
never saw him again. A brief note forwarded by
Mark Lemon Mr.. Adams In the late autumn
of 1854 contained the melancholy Intelligence that
John Leech was no more. at Is very sad" were
The concluding words Of this sorrowful announce
nont All that mortal OF the genial artist
the sincere friend the cOurtly gentleman. in
tered at Kensal Green Cemetery November l.
1864 hIs grave being contiguous 10 the final resting
place OF his old friend and schoolfeow. William
Makepeace Thackcray.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

s.ons are indebted TO- many ~ Lecch's clever bis
OF driving c. OF visions ~ onI sleepy toll
keepers. OF strange sights n d4r~ country roads Az!
less charlOte'fs.
John Lcech. believing how fruitful OF subject
the hunting field tho stumble anil iae stream would
prove 20 the artist who was also sportsman. Vas
persuaded 10 join the "Purkcrifge" the well-knOwn
HerifOrishirc nOunIs. I'm company with Sir Jonn
N!liais. and often as circumstances permitted he
would run down 10 BarkWay" for n days splrt.
Barkway ne1r Kly~fon. j. IN IN" very hear %; tnr
hunting couLtry. and u WAS here that hy good
fortune. his friend Adams resided. Il OCCASIONALLY
happened that aft'r an necessary ARRANGEMENTS
had been completed stress OF work Frustrated their
pians. FOR !; mu4' he r.n'W h~f.l mat l.'cca ~tr
usually owIsd wth c1mms -IJI- from All quarters.
% much In demand wa- his "v'r-husy pencil In a
letter addressed Mr. Adams. wl.cn W Illustrate.
there is a port raii % himself a~ b" appeared "oik-
Ing 70 come down and g." Nou. 2" ~hlrn i Ap-
peudad 4 humorous request i0 h- friend Don't
forget tho hsl-sfeps 'Or 10 get on the u0rs"
~. MOURN John Lo..n va. neAcr nly--rtl-v strlng
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
STORIES ABOUT JOHN LEECH
ADVENTURES IN THE HUNTING FIELD.
ILLUSTRATED WITH FAcsIMILEs OF SKETCHES
EY I.EFCTI.

EY LEIGH.
From The Art journal.
Perhaps no artistic contemporary Was so capanle OF
deneang horses, with all their physical peculiari-
ties and temperaments as John Leech. His pictures
OF them are so exquisite and true Nature that as
writer has said. dealer could tell you their
ages and price. possibly their pedigree. In 1862 all
London was captivated by exhibition Of Sketches
in OIL which formed probably the most striking
record. by drawing. OF the manners ani customs OF
people ever produced. They the work OF John
Leech. who. until then had been known only by the
engraved reproductions OF his drawings as they ap-
peared in various publications. The e;ches were
magniied repcas of his woodcuts In Punch" the
outlines being filed in with color by the artist. under
the supervision Of his friend Mais. When examin-
ing these remarkable paintings the majority OF which
portrayed scenes In the hunting field. distinguished
aimrer OF the artists genius, Thackcray. said OF
them: You that he has ridden many a good horse
in his day" while another critic. more skilled in mat
eousstrian. opined that "NOthin but party as
knows 'osses cud have draw'd them ere unters!"
1t was at early period in his career that young
Leech became very intimate terms with young
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

Iocch calmly replied ITS only my horse kicKinR i
yours Aft"r that. Mr. Adams consH't.uu !" u'-
have already said that Sir John MlildlS som"
time. ioiued the hunting party. Like l.tecti., i'c
49, NOT !, remarkable horseman. ana once. when
he ca me- 10 "A stn fence the former advised ms
hrofh.r-artst To- stick TO his back ana ne II carry
vnt, advice which he himself would have hess
lated TO follow. The hrst exp"rim'n,, ho"c'n n
,.,s sre.ssful but at the next fence Millals came
:, ..rl.f much 70 the amusement OF all eNr'pt
| ..rh who now suggested greater caution; loi, ,
he added we want some NOR" fusueho'S o"' "a
you yet. . , ,,.r, ,,ou,l,g
., a lose FOR IL WAS during this period that 'A-
cossiv. work followed hv great nervous Irostrd-
non hcgan to seriously affect his health. lie was
tr,ic.d not only forbidden to take horse exercise
hi 10 refrain from rapid walking, whicn induced
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
UNKIND FATE.
ago Tribune

From The Chicago Tribune.
ut must have been thrilling sight when ~
bandages were taken OFF De Benyon's eyes and he
was able to again. after ten long years OF blind
, ness"
1T was. He burst into tears and reached for tho
bandages again. The hrrt object his Ayes voste&
upon happened to be girl IN bloomeyp"
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
POETIC ENDORSEMENT ON CHECK.
From The Chicago Record

From The Chicago Record
rIarhert Stone sent a remittance to Edmund
ciarence Sfcdman the poet, the other day. and
when the check WAS received AT '"e """" II oo'e
this Endorsement:
chicago the prairie winds focus.
whose chap-books so jauntily JOKE uA
How proudly she scratches
Her ,nia painonaf 10 ,Se railways that broke US.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
Of the State, which now

the cumbersome machinery Of the State, which now
retards its progress?
The question Is an important one. and means
much 10 the material interests and future pros
perity of tn. Florida archipelago. The suggestion
deserves mole than passing thought, and when
presented to the people Of the State as It will be-
il will receive -espectful and serious consideration
Let the matter be agitated.
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

man some two years his senior. Charles Frederick
Adams. 10 whom many illusions will he made in this
paper In him Leech found congenial spirit and II
a happy coincidence that his friend the
proud possessor OF couple Of horses. and could afford
sufficient time In which 10 exercise them Being
closely occupied business all day. his only chance
after sunset. when Il the delight of both 10
ride drive tandem fashion Frequently throughout
the night. pouhtless such unconventional excur-
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

ne was capable nsideTahie fatigue. owing 70 his
energetic ana peculiarly nervous temperament IN
carly bOyhOod his arm had been broken ny IL !al
from his pony and weak for a long tim" IN con
sequence This accident apparently never lor-
got zen bv nim and doubtless originated MS *
cessive timIdiy rider. Give mo An animal on
vlicn Won can carry umbrella IN q ndlIstorn.
N. once said 10 his friend Or Hole the PR sent Dean
Of Eochestcr and I'm his letters Il Mr. Adams ne IN
,arisblv mpiored him 10 procure for mis- use an anil
mai warranted 10 prove u PLACID steel. III you can
GO, me no wrote occasion. "A rocking morse
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

one OF the younger Rohschilds. on her marriage 10
NJ Maurice Ephruss. insisted on having her two ter
riers among tie wedding party. They were both clad
for the occasion appropriate wedding garments and
a, the time tho brides eccentric fancy occasioned
good deal OF talk and excited not little ridicule
Now however. 1t is quite usual to see newly mar
ried couple 60 of Oh their honeymoon accompanies
m a, Least one eayly attired pet dog. and II is said
that a well-knoWn and very popular abpe caused
much anger last winter by declaring that ne did not
,hInk n AZ A.. suitable that his fair parishlonefs
should be accompanied to church by their
0rcuT Tons
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
was staving at the house o. Sir william Smith

was staving at the house OF Sir william Smith
Marriott. in Dorset. some few W rs ago. when the
butler came into his masters room one morning
with n very long face There's very bad news.
he said This morning. Poor Mr.. - mentioning
the narno Of a clergyman In adjoining vflage)
has been and gone and hung himself And that s
not the OF IT, Sir William that there foX hn =
broken into your preserves again. ana klHed
twenty y-fve Of your young pheasanfs''
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

yisrors TO the New Forest have noted the nonu-
.,, which marks the spot where William Rufus was
sho, by Sir Walter Tyrrell. The body Of the KING
,,.s removed bv local charcoal-burner named Pur-
,,se II ia no, generally known that his descendants
siu live cose by and still carry on the business or
charcoal-burning Indeed. the Purkisses Of the New
Forest are as proud OF their unbroken line OF char-
coal-hurners for 500 years any aristocrat OF his
genealogical
New-York tribune., 1896-11-01

The master OF Trinity Went TO tell an excel
Lent story Of Mr.. A. !. Webbe. the famous oxford
ba isman. In his first summer term Mr.. Webbc
made an innings Of 80 not out in n college match.
A few days afterward the presiden, OF Trinity
College. oxford. a venerable and distinguished Of
fetal. went the Bank OF England TO transac:
some college business which he did with young
clerk lie signed his name AT the end. placing his
college after it, whereupon the clerk looked at him
for the nrst time with wonder and admiration.
What sir" he said do YOU belong TO IN" same
college a. the celebrated Mr.. WebbeH" The story
had the merit OF being strictly and literally true.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-02-13
A Very Remarkable Chicken.

A letter from Ellicott City tells che fol
lowing very remarkable chicken story -
Mrs Edward Boswell, of Della. Baltimore
county, has in her possession hen which
is just now afording the principal food for
curiosity seekers 10 this community. Last
summer, along with brood of Mrs Bos
wells Leghorns, was Matched a chick,
which for week or 50 following presented
nothing in its appearance differing from
the rest of the brood. When the young
chicks began TO show their feathers, how
ever, Mrs. Boswell says she noted strik-
ing difference in the color of the feathers
of this chick from that of the others AS
the young fowl became feathered its pecu
liar appearance became more marked, and
when it had completed its growth il was
encircled with clearly defined bands of
red, white and blue coIors. The climax
in the history of the strange but highly
priced specimen was reached a few DAYS
ago when its first egg was found tn be GOV
cred with specks exactly corresponding in
c. or with those ofits feathers The chick
en- and lis rare egg are Together the wonder
OF the neighborhood and numbers of pen.
pie visit Mrs Boswell's home daily to get
a took at the curiosities Union
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-02-13
70 Crew Tobacco for Profit.

A writer in the Connecticut Ceurant
saws that If be were attempting 10 grow
tobacco for profit, at the last cultivation
and hoeing, he would SOW ten pounds of
crimson clover seed per acre This would
sprout and form small. weakly plants in
the shade Of the fast maturing crop.
When this crop was cut away in August
or early September, the clover would have
full swing and make an enormous growth
before freezing in the fall, and. in the
spring come TO full muturity about the
middle of May, and furnish many tons Of
organic matter rich in nitrogen. ready To
plow under in ample time TO become de-
composed before the new crop of plants
was ready TO put out A moderate appli.
cation Of phosphoric acid and potash, sup
plemented by this clover. would produce
another fine crop OF tobacco. in which clo-
yer could again be s0wn as before Under
this method, the writer is satisfied that the
tobacco farmers could forever continue to
grow superb crops at fertilizer expense
not exceeding $50 per acre, and the lands
grow better annually.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-02-13
A Pretty Wedding.

The .parlor Of the Jesuit Residence. Leon
ardtown, was Tuesday evening last the
scene of a quiet but pretty wedding. The
officiating minister was Rev Clement L..
Lancaster, S. j, and il was handsome
couple that faced him to speak the words
that bind It'll death do part" The Rev
erend Father spoke briefly and appropri
etely of the obligation of marriage and an
nounced that he was ready to perform the
ceremony, which was soon over, and Capt.
Richard II. Bennett and Miss Blanche
Irene Nash were man and wife. There
were but four witnesses To the marriage
The BEACON wishes the young couple a
long life of prosperity aud happiness.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1896-02-13
Colored.
Fer the County cerrsspondsnt.

Every week we receive some county
correspondence too late for insertion, says
the Valley Junction Qowa) Express Cor.
respondents should bear in mind that "too
late for insertion" isn't getting their letters
after we have printed the paper and made
up the mails Remember that many mat
tiers of news and Office business unavoida-
bly, come in on Wednesday and must be
attended TO; therefore, to insure insertion.
send news and everything else early. In
case q death occurs on Monday or Tuesday,
you need not wait till the last of the week
to send it in Send IL just as soon as you
can get the data for the biographical sketch,
etc There are mechanical difficulties in
he way Of setting up two pages of paper
on the last afternoon befhre press day, and
we request all who send copy to send it
early. In the language of the circus lem
onade peddler, roll your items up, tumble
them up, anyway to get them mp" Hand
them 10 the editor, send them around by
small boy, send them by postal card or by
mail, throw them at him-anyway to get
them in.