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sanory.,

Of the half-dozen ''black Napoleons"
who have carved out empires for them
selves in Africa, not the least interesting
is the Almami Samodu-or Samory, as
he is called by the French-whose Sofas
have at length come into conflict with a
British force near to the northern bound
airy of our extended Gold Coast Colony
Since he was riven westw ards from the
Niger sources by successive governors of
the French Soudan, Samory has made the
town of Bonduku his headquarters, and
there was some rather wild talk at the
time of our little war with Prempeh
about an alliance between the Almaim
and his Majesty of Ashanti. AS a mat
ter of fact, Samory has always protested
a great desire to establish friendly rela-
lions with the British government, and is
believed to have more than once made
overtures for placing himself under Brit
ish protection-to the great annoyance of
our excellent French neighbors, who have
not hesitated to assert that the arms and
ammunition which enabled the Almami
to maintain his fighting strength came
from one OF other Of the British colonies
on the Guinea coast.
Samory is now probably about sixty
five years of age. and his career has been
full of adventure. A Soninke or Malinke
by birth, he was as young man made a
prisoner of war and became the slave Of
a powerful marabOut named Fode MuSsa.
Endowed with more than ordinary intel
ligence, he quickly gained great influence
by his fervent devotion to religious du-
ties, and ON regaining his freedom, pro-
n la iTpod q divinp r1iGSiOn n is rhxyc.
ical strength, his resourcefulness and
courage, marked him out, no less than
his religious enthusiasm, as leader of
men, and it was not long before he was
surrounded by a large following of de-
voted adherents and imposed his au-
thority over large tract of country
The limits of Samory' S dominions have
never been very clearly defined Indeed
they have varied from year to year.
Since the early eighties when Samory
first came into contact with the French,
he has carried on intermittent warfare
with the European invaders, occasionally
making treaties when very hard pressed,
only to break them when the next dry
season came, and he had collected a
fresh army Several Europeans have
visited Samory at one or another of his
armed camps and one of his sons visited
Paris during an interval of peace. Re
Gently active hostilities with the French
colonial forces nave ceased, but this is
due not to the exhaustion of the Alama-
mi SO much as to the weakness of the
French, who have grown somewhat
weary of pouring men and millions into
the Sudan in an apparently interminable
struggle with an opponent who is no.
sooner smashed and pulverized in one
place than he turns up fresh and smiling
in another The whole of the Kong coun7
try, in the hinterland of the French Col
ony of the Ivory Coast, is now practically
in Samory's hands, and he ACCORDINGLY
commands all the important trade rorfes
into the interior. London Saturday Re
view.
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Custom House Wharf, Portland, Me.
WEEK DAY TIME TABLE.
Commencing Sunday, May 16, 1897.

SASAN6 NssAuaJs may Az ASoe-
For Forest City Landing, Peaks Island,
5.45, $40. 500. 900. 1880 A. NJ, II NJ,
2.15. 315. 800. e.I5, 80 P. M.
For Cushing s1sland. 6. 4O, $780, 1890 a. NJ,
2.15, 3.15, &. 90, 615 PM.
For Little and Great Diamond Islands,
Trefethen's. Evergreen Landing, Peaks
Island, $50, $40. 500. 1880 A. NJ, IL NJ,
500. 1890 A. M. e. 4.20, 6. Is P. M.
For Mariners Landing, Long Island, 1880
"A. NJ, 2 P. M.
RETURN.
Leave Forest City Landing. go 7:2o, $50,
Leave Ponce's Landing, Long Island. e.o6,
$50. 11.3o A. ~. 2,5o, 80, 6:56 ?. M.
2.55. $50. $50 J. sc. s P. N. ~ a. ''''
Leave Little Diamond, 6. 80, 7.2o, 1920. A. NJ
~ NJ. 1925, $50, $50, 7.20, 7.5oP NJ.
A. NJ, L. so, 3.25. $50, tbs, 7.55 P. NJ
Leave Trefethen $500. ITO, go, 1l.5oA.
NJ. 1896. $50. 5.25, 40, 500 P. NJ.
Leave Evergreen, 6.15. 7.05, 800, ii 40 AM,
Leave mariners Landing, Long Island,
Ii. 80 A. NJ, 90 P. NJ.
Saturday night only $50 p m. boat for all
landings.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE.
For Forest city Landing, Peaks Island,
500, 800, 1851 A. NJ, 1915, 2.I5, 3.15.
For Cushing,s Island. 9. co. 1890 A. NJ, 1915,
215, 3.15, 800 P. NJ.
For Littie and Great Diamond Islands,
800 SOC, TO- 30 A. NJ, 12.15. 200, APO PM.
or Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 500,
1880 A. NJ, 90. 4.2o P. M.
For Mariners Landing, Long. Island,
1890 AM, 2 P. NJ.
G; W. T. COOLING. General Manager,
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Big Building Needed.

"If I could only find large enough
building" said the thoughtful man, II
would get up an exhibition that would
make my everlasting fortune"
"What's the matter with the ColiseumP,
"Not half large enough" answered the
thoughtful man. II don't believe it
would hold half the exhibits
"What's your scheme? What kind of an
exhibition would you ihave?"
"Why, if l could get a building large
enough 1 would make collection of the
first bicycle ever made. I estimate from
the accounts I have seen that there are
something like 1851 of it."-Cbicapo
Post.
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INLAND ROUTE.
AND ROCMLAND.

Commencing Tuesday, April Ii, until further
notice. sTMR. MEkkYCONEAG, l. T.. Ar
chibald Master, leaves TiIlson's wharf, Rock
land Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. at $50
a. m. for Portland touching at Tenants Har-
Dor, Port Clyde Friendship, Round Pond, New
Harbor and Bootnbay Harbor, arriving in Port
land in season to connect with Boston and New
York Steamers same night.
Returning leaves Portland, Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday, Portland Pier at $50 and Bos-
ton Boat Wharf at TOO a. m for Rockland
making way landing as above, arriving in sea-
son TO connect with steamer Tor Boston.
Time Table subject to change.
CAPT. j. l.. LONG. Agent, Portland Pier.
G. y. ATWOOD, Agent, Tlllson's Wharf
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\, Ladies, clean your kid gloves with
Mliler,s gloverine, for sale only by Wat
son, MILLER Il Co., Bosten store. head.
quarters for dressed and undressau Rid
slovss. All the most desirable sha1es!
0r &c lifted to the hand aud warranted.
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international Steamship TO-

eaSipo1- lubsu. Calais, SLIoha No., HaNiEa.S
and all parts OF New Brunswick, Nova Scos
tia, PciEce Edward island, and Cape Bret
St. Andrews. n. 3.
Summer Arrangement.
On and afler Monday. June Jst, steamer
will leave Portland on Mon lays. I'VE tuesdays
and Fridays at 5 D. m.
1Returning leave st. John and Eastport same
uays.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. s&F- Freightreeeived up to 400
p. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms apply st the
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square
or Tor other information at Company's ONCE
Railroad Wharf foot OF State street
j. B.COYLE. Gen, Man.
leo5dtf 81. P. c. HERsEY. Agent.
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Portland, MT. Desert Z Maehlas Si'hpaf Co
STATE ST. WHARF,

4M4g STATE ST. WHARF.
Commencing Friday April 2 the steamer
Frank Jones will leave Portland Tuesdays and
Fridays at II p. m. for Rockland, Bar Harbor
and Maehiasport and intermediate landings.
Returning Mondays and Thursdays, leaving
Machiasport at 40 a. NJ. arriyingi in Portland
at IL p. m. GEO. +. EVANS, Gen. Man.
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Portland and ROOthbay Steamboat Go
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Steamer Enterprise

VIII leave East boothbay every Monday at
LILO a, "a. for Portland. touching at South
Bristol, Boothbay Harbor.
Tuesdays will leave Franklin Wharf, Port
land, at a. M for Pemaquid, touching at
Boothbay Harher. South Bristol and East
Booth bay.
Wednesdays will leave Famaauid at a. m.
Tor Portland and above landings.
Thursdays will leave Portland az a. III. for
East Boothbay, touching at Boothbay Har-
Dor. South Bristol.
Fridays will leave East Boothbay at 7.l5
a. m. for Portland, touching at South Bristol
Boothbay Harbor.
Saturdays will leave Portland at a. m. for
East Boothbay, touching at Boothbay HarboE
and South Bristol.
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STEAMERS.
HARPS WELL STEAMBOAT co.

On and after May oath, 1897. the steamer
SEBASCODEGAN will leave Portland Pier.
Portland week days, as follows:
For Long Is. Chebeague, HarpsweII,
Bailey's and Orr's Is. $50 a. m.. 400 D. M.
Return for Portland leave Orr's Island via.
all landings, 500 a. M. Loo p. m. Arrive
Portland, 8.15 a. M, 3.15 p. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays. Wednesdays
and Fridays, leave Portland, $50 a. M, A. 90
p. m.
SUNDAY TIME TABLE
Leave Portland for Harpswell and intermedi-
ate landings: 1000 A. NJ, 200 P. NJ. Return
from Harpswel arrive Portland, LOO and s. so
z. NJ. Wv
Sunday excursions to Harpswell, Soc, other
landings. Csc.
ISAIAH DANIELS. GenI Manager.
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Two thousand five hundred cab drivers
in London own the cabs they drive Alto
gether there are about Is, 600 cab drivers
in London.
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Boston to Liverpool via Queenstown:
Saturday, May 29th at o a, M,
saeu' day, July Sd, at IL M,
Saturday, Aug, 18th, at 3.3Op m.
RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin. $3.50 and upwards. Return
$loo and upwards according to Steamer and
accommodations.
Second Cabin. Tos-L Liverpool, London, Lon
Ipo atGy snd Queenstown, S34 to $4,000.
and accommodations. " o-
steerage. To Liverpool London. London
S oen Glasgow. Queenstown and Belfast
sIz.oo TO $23. 90, according TO Steamer.
Apply to J.. B. Heating. 81 IL Exchange
s ~ L. r. McGowan, AS Congress street, J.
". PETERSON. Exchange street, or David Tor
RANGE q Co., general agents, Montreal.
deco DIFF
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MAINE COAST NAVIGATION co
For Ba Ii. BOO.hbay HarbOr and
WiScassett.
STEb MER SALACEA.

COMMENCING MONDAY, Oct 18th. until
- further notice, will leave Franklin Wharf,
foruand. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturl
days at 100 a. m. Popham Beach $40 a. N,
Batn lilo a: m. Boothbay Harbor 1.3O D. m.
Arriving at Wiscasset about .. M
Wednesdays and Fridays at a. m. Booth.
bay Earbor $50 m. Bath 10. 80 a. M Pop.
nam Beach 11.30 a. m. Arriving at Portland
about 2 p. m.
o. G. OLIVER, President.
CHAS. Il. LEWIS. Treasurer oct8dtf
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.

SELECT EUKUPEAN PARTIES
leave New York, June 26, July and Is Six
to twelve weeks tours. STRICTLY FIRST
CLASS. For particulars address MRS. NJ. A
CROSLEY, 502 Bedford Av. Brooklyn, n. y
mays W&S9t
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s TRAW MATTINGS

For this season embrace large and varied assert.
ment OF all the latest styles from both Japan and
China.
Years of experience enable us to select mattings
of the very BEST VALUES and DURABILITY
The stock is immense and ranges i'm price from
the cheapest to the very finest imported
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ALLAN LINE


ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.
Liverpool, Quebec and Montreal, Cali
ing at Londonderry.
Liverpool Steamship Montreal inar Quebec uebea
May, Garthaginian, % May, % May.
13 May May, california, 20 May, 80 May.
~ May Nunlidian, IL June, IS June.
8 June, Partisan, 10 June, 20 June.
The Saloons and Staterooms are in the CEN
trail part. where least motion is felt. Eiec-
triclty is usse for. lighting the ships through
out the lights being at the command of the
passengers at any hour of the night Music
Rooms and Smoking Rooms on the promenade
deck. The Saloons and statsrooms are heated
by steam.
Rates Of passage $500 and $50. co. A re-.
duction is made on Round Trip Tickets.
Second Cabin-To Liverpool, London and
Londonderry, $34.oo and $36.25; return,
$66.75 and $4,000.
steerage-To Liverpool, London, Glasgow,
Belfast or Londonderry. including every re-
quisite for he voyage $3.50.
For tickets or further information
apply to 7. z. MCGOWAN. 418 Congress ST.
J.B. HEATING, 81 ~ Exchange st
q. & A. ALLAN. ! Montreal
and 80 State ST..
noV4du Boston.
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DRAPERY DEPT.

Our imported French and English Couch Covers
cannot be surpassed for rich designs and colorngs
Our Drapery stock is very complete with fine
line of novelties in MILAN, RUSSIAN, RENAIS-
SANCE, ARABIAN, LOUIS XIV and BRUSSELS
LACES.
Along with complete line of yard goods i'm DU-
CHEESE, SWISS, IRISH POINT and BRUSSELS for
glass and sash curtains.
! ssa-
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The Big Bu>Iucss Done In the International
Trading In Them.

There is a standard jokn in the variety thea
tres. 50 often ,old that ii has Comc TO have u
familiar sound TO the ears OF patrons. concern
ing a remark made by Il city man who heard
that eggs had gone down Ia II cent apiece. Il
don't sec how the hens can do it for the price
Notwithstanding the reduction in the price of
eggs. and the almost unlimited supply Of them
in all countric, that have developed their agri-
cultural resources, il IS a fact that the trade in
cEgs. their oNportation from one country 10
another. hes become a large item of intcrna-
tional commerce. Is some TcCen, figures show.
The ease of Denmark is in point. Dcnmark's
trade in eggs with foreign countries, chiefly
with England and Scotland. has grown cuOr-
mously. Twenty years ago the ANIMAL Danish
export Of eggs was GG0. goo; now il i rcckoncd
at 10000 coo. In the same period the i'm
portatiou Of eggs into England has increased
tcnfold. but only a part of the whole number
come from Denmark. the two other egg export.
ing countries from which England draws its
supplies being Holland and France. France
exports TO other countries 800. 600, 900 eggs in II
year and Italy exports 5oo.0 q 900 oggs in a
year. chiefly to Austria and Germany.
The dairymcn Of the United states depend
chiefly On the enormous home market, and they
have rivals in the export Of American eggs in the
CANADIANS. Canada ranking next 10 France and
Italy ana ahead OF Denmark and Holland as AN
cgECNpUrtinE country. Canada cNportSto other
countries 800, Wuo.0Oh eggs in n year. For the
fiscal year OF l~H5 the Treasury tlgIrCs give rs
the total exports of American eggs 10 foreign
countries l1l 900 dozen. which il equivalent 10
l,Sl2,Ouo eggs. In the fiscal year 1895. how
over. the total expectations OF American crgs
increased 10 $4,000 dozen. or 1886 900 eggs, u
little more than twice us much. Tho export
figure for, this year indicate. a s,'ll further in
crraS". and a market for American eggs j. likely.
therefore. 10 re secured in what the puiitiCa!
campaign orators are accustomed 10 call, some
what vaguely, tn" near future.
u Is a somewhat curious fact. that the weight
Of eggs j. materially larger in Northern than in
southern rlimllC-. Canadian rl;Es, for instance,
arc heavier Than those shipped from the United
states, and eggs in the Northern states Of This
country are heavier Than those from the South.
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along ON queen high, and Of curse I know I had

along on oucen high, and OF course i know 1 had
him beat even II he had n flush; , ,,.
"Imade IL another hundred. The King hlt
me back for two hundred more. welted, him
for still another hundred. Ho saw me With III,
the chips he had, and, after searching arouho
the various pockets OF his white duck suit, ne
dug out nine $40 gold pieces, the last money NO
had with him. and raised INC $3.50. j saw M
$3.50 with chips, for ] was, on velvet. nhu. not
understanding at the time that he, was broke.
raised him an oven $500. He looked mt mo Tor Il
moment curiously. I'll.
"'rhis is n tabfo.stakc game, said h, finally,
and | always stick to tho rules. That horse OF
mine, hitchcd yondcr, cost me $500. Win your
permission, he goes into tho pot Tor SoVo' anu
I'll call YOU
THAT goes, said I, and laid, my ace fun on
the table. Knlnkann threw down his queen
high flush of spades. smiled, and drunk n gihss
Of wine. lie was MS game n loser rs ne WIS
good fellow. by this time the sun had drnppod
over winning the saddle horse of n KIM was nov
SO great ms 1t would have. boon had kalaRaua
boon in proper feather for playing.
Your Majesty said !, when Nc arose, am
well supplied with horses, and hnvCnta stan IN
my stable FOR this one of yours. VIII you pcF'
"'Thank you, certainly not said he, quick ne
n finish. lie was fairly lost.
well. my friend drove knlnknun TO the PAL
ace In n trap. and | rode the Kings hunter TO
my ranch, TO the considerable aina2vmcnt OF INC
Honolulu folks as | gallOpch through the streets
on the wCll.knOwn brute. The n"Nt day ] sent n
messenger to kalakaua, asking him again II no
would not accept the horse from me, but he re-
turned u dcClination with thanks. \ month
later. however. | rode the hunter into Honolulu,
was entirely sober, and was not displcascd TO
lose the horse TO him on the first hand, he nav:
ing asked me to play for the animal in lieu OF
money stakes Mt the beginning of the game"
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THE BUGLER OF B1LAKLAvA.
Alexander Sutherland or Denver snys He
Sounded the Charge for the 600.

Alexander Sutherland. who lived. and per
haps still lives. at 40 Clark street, Denver. Col,
was positive in His assertion that he sounded
the bugle call for tho charge of the Six Hundred
| at Bnlaklnva. In October. 1896. Louis Keller. Il
collector of autographs. wrote to Sutherland in
closing an obituary notice of Henry 10y printed
in the Chicago Tribune. The Tribune said that
Joy Joined the Seventeenth Banccrs when a
| youth, and remained in tho regiment twenty
eight years. Gen. Lord Lucan, the obituary
article said. stated in n written testimonial that
JOY was his trumpctcr on the day OF Ba!aklava.
and Sir George Woinbwcll. who was at Bala-
klava. said:
II heard Joy sound the Balaklava charge.
Joys family has the buglc at the present time.
There were two horses shot from undor him
during the charge, and he came out of the battle
on a Russian horse. lie was slightly wounded
in the heel during the action. Joy received the
Crimcan medal and four clasps, the Turkish
medal. the good conduct medal, and the medal
for distinguished services in the field"
This Is Mr.. SuthCrland's letter. written last
October. to Mr.. Keller about Joys right TO cal
himself the bugler who sounded the charge at
Bulaklava:
Il have been forced TO delay answering your
favor OF the Goth owing TO the illness OF my wife.
The incloscd item | have read with dccpintcrcst,
and IL the honor Of sounding the charge be-
lOngcd to Henry JOY | would not ROB him Of IL.
! am sure. my dear sir. | would not rob the dead
of their honor. but | say now, as | said to you in
"a former letter. ] sounded the charge for the
Light Brigade, the charge of the Six Hundred;
hut | can explain TO YOU in the most
satisfactory manner Mr.. Joys claim to that
honor. The Six Hundred were divided into
three platOous and two companies TO each pla-
toon aud each company had its buglcr. making
in all six buglcrs. ] was in the first platoon with
Lord Cardigan, who. you know, made the charge.
| SOUNDED the charge for the six Hundred but
1t was scarcely finished when it was sounded
1 ny he F.rlfr tt IA NVYlY IN tho
third platoons. And each OF them besides
myself may, say in solemn; holy truth
| that he sounded the charge at Balaklava. But [
was Lord ,Cardigan's buglcr. | sounded, the
charge and was the tirst TO sound il, for | was
with Cardigan. and nobody living dare deny
Lord Cardigau's right 70 The honor otthat charge.
Some place here or in the world beyond arc four
other men who can. to = certain extent, claim a
little of the honor.
Il was the first 20 sound the charge. The
others could not sUInt i until / had. FOR ! was
| with Lord Cardigan in the i!rst platoon. : .
To Henry Joy may rest as much honor as TO any
other man in rc-art to that charge. but the
honor Of sounding tho charge first belongs 20
me. The honor Of being with Lord Cardigan
belongs 20 me. II You are not satisfied. write
| again. l shall bc pleased 10 give yol al infUr-
nation You may desire
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Pests of Australia ana New Zealand.

Rabbits are not the only things imported into
Australasia which nave proved nuisn noes. Tho
London FIeid says that the house, or English.
sparrow, which has proved SO troublesome in
America, is Just az bad in New Zealand, Tns,
mania, and Australia, into which il was import
el at about the time when it was brought to tho
United States. In Australia the sparrows have
proved most troublesome TO farmers who grow
wheat and oats. Tho English skylarks, which
many have wished to bring into the United
States. have pulled up five acres of field floss
us soon as they sproutod on Il New Zealand
farm. Plants have grown with disastrous lux
uriance when taken TO the region Of Australia.
Gorse, sweet briar, hramhlcs. watcrcress, this.
ties, Sc. have spread through New Zealand;
gorse and sweet brlar and California thistle
through Tasmania, and priCkly pear through
Australia. Tho result has been to crowd out
more, useful native plants and to spread ruin
in fields Of wheat and oats.
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About n third Of the church organs now In
uso are supplied with air in the old phhiOned
way from Il bellows worked by hand: in the
other two.tliriS the below Is operated by n
motor, either wafer or electric. I'D the uro-
norton Of organs thus equipped l. constantly
increasing. BY means of simple mechanical
attachments the motor IS brolght under the
direct control NJ tho organist; hs pulls out n
rod like an organ stop. or turns a wheel or n
switch and scts tho motor In operation; and he
stops II NJ pleasure.
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payment known at any Federal port" Soft
coal from LIVERPOOL and Nova Scotln was hber-
Tor believed that "whcn the bituminous wealth
nessee could be reached New York could do
Why, the family burn Liverpool sea coal
in the. psrlcr crate" was accepted I'm lsi7 as
Tammany iiairs Grand sachem William
MhcMurrny advertised that tho season Of
blossoms" had arrived and that the braves
must assemble around council fires to prepare
Tor the Curing municipal election, when the
RRrsfSS beaten mn nnd M thy old W wnE horse IS; With William mo F.
Havemcycr. the Mayor Ct last year. be rein
stated IS a SOP to the German, vote. Ex.
Council lrayinE to he. reimbursed for the
damages ,Collectel against him because he
officially blew up buildings with Ennpowder
nj the great fire Of 1873 in order to stay the
con ingrat!on. But the Grand SRchem was
premature, for in the two following municipal
elections Tamirnnv was beaten.
In comuaring the editorials Of 1887. printed
dnrin. the first week of is Anril. with chose of
the present time, the difference is readily. TO
be determined. Tier an ,dltor was ant to
write in CO. % satisfy his oHn idiosyncrncies
and To please himself. But nowadays he writes
with n view 10 pleasing readers and nj consult
ing. popular taste exclusively. although his
topics mnv moi exactly nccnr'f with His "
tnstc. Editor BENNETT was tho frat TO set tho
latter pace and MS %favorite rem"rk % init
mates then wns: ! try TO put ms men point on
But the New York ne wspapcr Of ls47 was
lpT luClllLlVA. very. very Ihr Denlnu tnOSo 81
1897. 1t lacked the cables and the perfection
Of domestic telegraph systems. Reporting bad
not then become u fixed profession. Tho in
tervicw was not vet Invented. Public men
had not been trained then to take ncweoarers
into their con idcncc. for they prided them
selves on reticonce and were fond of surround
Ing themselves with an atmosphere OF mystery.
1t was with great difficulty that any news
paper correspondent In Washington during
April. 1897. could have approached President
Polk or Secretary of state Marcy In order to
obtain news. What hns slnce been called typ
ocranhicRl millinery was comparatively de-
%fectivc and little attention was paid TO head