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The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

the abundance OF water seeplng
through the gravel, it is impossible to
drift In the summer.
One great disadvantage which the
owners are now suffering Is the ina
bility OF the two local sawmills to fur
nish enough lumber to make sluice
boxes. The demand exceeds the sup
ply by fully 40 or 80 per cent, and
it may be the means of preventing
several of the dumps on the largest
mines being sluiced early next spring.
The only inconvenience will be the de-
lay, as the dumps can be worked later
in the season.
Around the halls are benches and su-
gar barrels, all occupied by spectators.
In the sea of faces l noticed many re-
fined countenances, persons who looked
as If it wns Il revelation of an evil
world to them.
For iniquity and vice no city can hope
to make IL favorable showing along
side of Dawson City. this little COM
munity which. n year ago. did not con-
tain single house and was but Il wild
erness alongside of the bosom of the
Yukon river and in its brief existence
has shipped out to the world tons of
virgin gold. Some fifteen or eighteen
saloons are filed every night with
crowds of men and women. The dance
halls are brilliantly lighted. and all
night long poor music serves TO attract
men who have seen better days and to
divest them of their gold. Tonight at
the opera house | saw several men
roughly clad in miners costumes, big.
wide-brimmed hats and high-toppcd
skin boots. with lighted cigars. dancing
with girls whose faces are paling fast
under the blaze OF excitement.
,r l,n
csting horse hunts that ever took place
In this nineteenth century occurred re
Gently. One of the pack trains was en-
gagged in bringing down 1000 or 1.1OO
pounds of gold from the mines. Sacks
of nuggets weighing from 15O to 200
pounds were loaded on the backs of
eight horses and started down the
gulchcs. which are eight miles distant
from Dawson City. Darkness came on
rather early and one of the animals.
CARRYING $50 pounds of the yellow
metal which is equivalent to $4,000.
became separated and wandered off
into the woods TO browse. The loss was
not noticed until the pack train arrived
in town and the gold was being
weighed. For n few moments. which
rapidly grew into hours and this length
encd into Il couple of days. cOnsterna-
tion prevailed No time was lost in get
ting over the back tr;lll ana making
hasty inquiries of the miners along the
route as to whether they had seen any
thing of Il horse with n pack on his
back. The hunt lasted all night. the
next day and the night following. and
not the slightest trace of the horse
could he found. What puzzled the
scarchers all the more was tine fact
that the lost animal Wore a clear bell.
At the end of the second day when the
incident was fast assuming one of
those unfathomablc mysteries that
sometimes sw"op down on mining
camp. the lrSi horse came over the top
of mountain and down into town
jingllng the bell in Il lively tone, with
the sack of gold safely on his back. The
animal had been browsing in n meadow
situated way up in the mountains.
ssBlnnchc Is drcadfully stingy.' "How do
you know ..She was going to pay omr ear
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
REV. DR.. POTTER.
Reliable weather Prophets.

Birds, including domestic poultry
have long been accepted In popular be.
lief as reliable weather prophets. A
German professor explains this seem.
ingly mysterious gift on simple scien.
tific lines. Birds, he says, are the most
warm -blooded of all animals, and use
up more air than other animals. MOI
only their lungs, but air-sacks in vari-
Gus parts of their bodies. are extended
with air, wherefore change in at.
mospheric pressure is soon felt by
them.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
Not An Easy Task,

An enthusiastic church member of
Philadelphia has just contributed 81 to
the church on his birthday, pledging
himself to double the amount on each
anniversary of his birth for the rest of
his life. If he keeps his pledge and
lives long enough the church will have
plenty of money for the amount of his
offering on his birthday twenty Ave
years hence will be something over
$16.O00,00O.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
Same Thing.

Returned Tourist-Mr Hayseed, 1
met your runaway son in the west. He
has become very successful Chicago
drummer Farmer Hayseed-Must "a
been some other fellow, mister. MY
son had no ear fer music, and couldn't
keep time to tune ter save his neck.
He hadn't nothin' 'cept cheek an i'm
pudence.-New York Weekly.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

The Oliver Goldsmith window. late
ly subscribed for in England, has been
placed In position in the church OF the
parish In which the poet was born,
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Bacon-Bill is the most absent-mInd-
ed man 1 ever knew. Egbert-What's
he been doing now? Bacon-Why. he
got into an elevated train the other
day, and there wasn't soul in the
car, but he stood up and took hold Of
the strap. Just the same,-Yopkeps
Statesman,
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
Change of Base.

Hell think shall have to preach bi
cycle sermon Tomorrow advising all my
pnrishioners to ride II wheel.
She-Why, Joseph, II was only three weeks
ago that you denounced the wheel most
thoroughly.
He-Yes; but remember. my denr that
was while ! was learning to ride.-Harper
BaZar.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
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full year TO january, 1889. 1000
Illustrated Prospectus of the volume for ls'o ana
sample copies of the paper sent free. Address
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Free. Important Information

To men (plnin envelopel. How, after ten
wears fruitlcss doctoring,, ! was fully re-
stored TO full vigor and robust manhood NC
G. o. ID. fraud. No money accepted. No con
nection with medical concerns. Sent abso
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The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
LATE EDITOR DANA.
THE GREAT JOURNALIST HAD
A BUSY CAREER.
One of the Most Brilliant Men Since
the Days of Horace Greeiey-WRs
Pupil of the Celebrated Owner of the
New York Tribune.

N American writ
er several months
ago thus pictured
the late Charles A.
Dana. for 25 years
editor of the New
York Sun: Mr..
Dana is most ac-
cessible. When not
abroad he spends
several hours of
avery day in the
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
That's the number of the
No. 4. Michigan ,.,sss central Nor. sss,s


leaving Chicago 1890 noon and arriving
New York 40 p. m. next day ga hours)
and Boston 400 p. IN. (261a hours. If
you want comfort on your journey east
take this train. Because of the con-
venient hour of leaving, the business
man is enabled to be at his office here
in the morning and arrive at New York
and Boston during business hours the
next day. To ladies travelling alone is
this train particularly recommended.
Leaving as it does at midday, connec-
tions are made at junction points and
New York for the New England States
in ample time for one to reach her des-
tination by daylight City Office, 1ls
Adams Street, Chicago.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

"rhcn you don't judge u clergyman by his
bearing and remarks In the pulpitT' NO:
l Judge him hv the way he talks at the gro
Gerry Monday morning..
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Gorbin-Can you give me an infallible
test to distinguish mushrooms from tond
stools? wlnsOr- Nothing easier. Let the
other folks Mt the Inhlc ent them.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

"Whcn | refused Charley Tintype what do
YOU suppose he didf'' II can't imagine.
'.He went to our telephone and proposed to
Dolly Peacock
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

1T is queer. after ALL" 'Whut Is queer!'
GLOW all these men who are said to be
crazy about some beautiful woman manage
to keep ont OF the asylums.'
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Women In order to be admitted to Aus
trinn universities must be at least eighteen
years old, graduates of a high school and OF
Austrian birth.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

HewItt-Why didn't your frce-sllvcr club
have Its regular mcctiugt Jcwctt-All the
officers have gone 10 AlAska
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

"Docs your wife understand the care OF
palms In winter?' .'ludecd she does. she
always wheedles some Of the neighbors into
keeping hers
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Catamcnth Cures Catarrh, Hay Fever, Etc.
Send 30 cents to broadway Pharmacy, Denver, and
get absolute guaranty. Al your Druggist
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

..Anything new In your cooking clnbt'
'.Yes: we don't waste time on any woman's *
recipes unless they are accompanied by an
affidavit from her father or husband.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

.'Do you ever tell icsr" ayes. often-to
lnqusitlve people"
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

civilians has new cure for insomnia"
..whnt Is it?'' "i!c takes a pitcher up
stairs with him and goes to bed under the
Impression that he has TO be up In time to
cntcb a Inilkman."
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Our New Upright Grand Piano Only S265
S25 down and $40 a month Reliable and fully war.
ranted. Write to The Montelius Piano Co. 5l1-5i!
10th st., Uenver.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

This paper is printed with Ink innnufac.
tured by the COLORADO PRINTING INK
AND ROLLER COMPANY OF DENVER
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. lOc or 25c.
nc. C. C. fail to cure, druggists refund money.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Miss Romantlluc-Whnt does the sunset
always suggest to youf Mr.. Practique-
SnpDer.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Mrs. WInslow's a Soothing Syrup
For children the gums reduces imam
nation aIays pain, wind cole. rs cents bottle
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

"Blanche is dreadfully stinry." How do
you know .'She was going to pay our ear
fare. and ! said 1t was my turn" "Wellf'
"Ahd she let me pay IT.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

I believe my prompt use of piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption--Mrs. Lncy
Wallace. Marquette. kans.. Dee IL. 1895.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

jackson is In love with the lnndlndy
"Ias he admitted itf' mo- but he eats
the cold buckwheat cakes.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12

Star Tobacco is the leading brand of
the world, because it is the best.
The Springfield herald., 1897-11-12
Didn't Like Hin>s

Ella-"Died In infancy"
The Washington bee., 1897-08-21
r,voRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
schedule in effect July II, 1897.


Schedule in effect July II, 1897
lave Washington from station, corner oi
LeA' Nv Jersey avenue and Z street.
chicago and Northwest Vestibuled Limi-
r.. F.sIrs 10 90, Has a. m, sos p; m
trLl @i.;ncinnati St. Louis and Indianapolis
FNC Fo' rs a. m, Vestbuled Limited $40
n express II.3o p m; " ii
rar Pittsburg and Cleveland, express oalIy
40 q; ac;nnmbus, ni Toledo and Detroit 1890 p. m.
Eo r. Winchester and way stations 1900
ia m. 1880 p. m. nil, l.,
- New Orleans, memphis, birmingham,
-t.t.nooga, Knoxville, Bristol and Roanoke,
Laa'.1| Las.~ M daily; sleeping cars through.
For Luray 40 p m. dally.
- xS.oo, S3O, Xe.5o, NIo.oo, AIz.oo, a. m,
- I2Io, XI2-4o, X3oo, SO, x4.3o, ASS
* 10, xs.3o, x6, 20, go, 500, SIS, Xo 90
looo VI 90 D. m, and xI2.oI night. Sundays,
:.S n-Io x7.3o, $50, x9.oo a. m, Xlz.oS, xI2;4or
X 90, $40, 4.35, x5.o5, xS.Io, go, Xo:oo
- IFS xII.so p. m. xI2.oI night.
sor Annapolis, 7.Io and 5. 80 a. m, IzIo ano 4.3o
~ sundays, 80 a. m, 4.55 p. m.
Ear Frederick, week days, 500 a. m, HAS
s7op m Sundays, 600, a. m, LIS p. m.
20 HagerStown tIo.oo a. m. and 1880 p. m
roT Boyd and way points, week days, 300 a.
r. Lso $50, 7.oS p. nj. sundays $780, d NJ
=, Io- Gsithersburg and way points, week days,
- 20. A. m, 1850, 500, 4.5o, 4.53, 5.35 7.oS'
20 D. m. Sundays, 900 a. m, LIS +'53'
''J2, e. VI Washington Junction and way points,
~ ~ m.Lgo, $50 p. m. week days. 900 a. m.
Z For Bay Ridge, week days, 9:I5 a. m, ago p
- sundays, q:ss a. m, 1880 and 3:IS p m
oval RIrE LINE FOR NEW YORK AND
"O''-- PHILADELPHIA.
.utrains illuminated with Pintsch light.
For Philadelphia, New York, Boston and the
rist week DAYS 7:o5 500, 1000 a. m. 100,
20 ali Dining Cars,) 800, SOS Dining Car
- night; Sleeping Car open at 1000 O'CLOCK
sn5ayS 7:oS. 600 a. m. (I2:4o all Dining Cars.)
- eos Dining Carr 1901 night sleeping car
-, Tn o'clock Additional trains TOR Philadel'
Ia week days, daily, 500 p. M
Rn4et Parlor Cars on all day trains
For Atlantic City, JOS, 1000 a. m, I2.oo noon
-, ~ 200 o. M week days, I2.4op p. m. Sundays
For Cape May, II noon.
Except Sunday 'Dally. sSunoay only
X Express trains.
P,goage called Tor and tecked from hotels
srG TeSidences by Union Transfer Co. on orders
fsf at ticket offices, org Pennsylvania avenue
nortbwest New York avenue and Flfteenth
street and at depot. ,,-
VIM. NJ GREENE, u. b. MAXI IN,
Genl. Manager. Mgr' FaSS' IaINS
The Washington bee., 1897-08-21
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Schedule in effect May 1897

Schedule in effect May 1897.
All trains arrive and leave at Pennsylvania
passenger station.
and way stations Connects at Manassas for
Suasburg, Harrisonburg, and Staunton, daily,
except Sunday, and at Lynchburg with the Nor
folk and Western, daily, and with the Shesa-
peake and Ohio daily for the Natural Bridge
and Lexington. -, --.--o
rl.sa. m.-daIly.-THE UNITED STATES
FAST MAIL. Carries Pullman Buffet Sleepers.
New York and Washington to JacksonVllle,
uniting at Salisbury with Pullman SleepeTS tor
Asheville and Hot Springs, n. c, Knoxville,
Chattanooga, and Nashville, Tenn, and at
Charlotte with Pullman Sleeper for Augusta;
Pullman Buffet Sleeper New York to New Or
,eaus. connecting at Atlanta for Birmingham
and Memphis solid train washington on 20 G1A rev
Orleans without change. Sunset personally
conducted Tourist Excursion, Through sleeper
on this train every Saturday to San Francisco,
without change.
uOIp m.-Iocal for Front Royal. Strasburg
aud HarriSOnburg, daily, with connection tor
Saunton, except Sundays.
Asp m.-Daily.-Local for Charlottesville.
IolS D. m.-Daily,- y,-WASHlNGlON AND
SOUTHWESTERN NESTIBULE LIMITED
composed of Pullman Nestibuled Sleepers, Din
mg Cars, and Dav Coaches, Pullman Sleepers
New York to Nashville, Tenn, via Ashevllie
Knoxville, and Chattanooga. New York to
Tampa via Charlotte, Columbia, Savannah and
Jacksonville. New York to Memphis VIA blrm-
"a and Montgomery. Vestibled Day Coach
Washington to Atlanta. Southern Railway
Dining Car Greenboro to Montgomery.
TRAINS ON WASHINGTON AM OHIO Dl
VISION leave Washington 9:oI a. m. daily, p m
and AS p m. daily except Sunday, and o:z5 p. m.
Sundays only for Round Hill. 4:37 p. m. daiiy
except Sunday for Leesburg and 6:25 p. m. oally
lo- Herndon. Returning, arrive at Washington
so a. N. aud $40 p m. daily, and 200 p m da!iy
except Sunday, from Round Hill. 700 a. m daiiy
except Sunday from Herndron. S:34 a. m, daily
except Sunday from Leesburg.
Through trains from the South arrive at
Washington 6.42 a. m, z:zo p. m. and o:zS p. m
cay, HaTrisionburg, I2.4o p. n. and 9:2S p: m
1aly except Sunday, and $50 a. m. daily from
Charlottesville
Tickets, Sleeping Car reservation, and lnfor-
nation furnished at office, 5II and 1900 Pennsyl-
'aala avenue and at Pennsylvania Railroad pas
senger stations
". H. GREEN, General Supt.
NJ. CULP, Traffic Manager
". A. Turk, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. 5. BROWN, Gen Agent Pass. Dept
The Washington bee., 1897-08-21
{. ,iil.. IL O.. i;;::i;i;: 4; n
~ AND OHIO

THROUGH THE GRANDEST SCENERY IN
AMERICA. ALL TRAINS VESTIBULED,
ELECTRIC LIGHTED, STEAM HEATED.
ALL MEALS SERVED IN DINING CARS.
STATION SIXTH AND B STREETS.
Schedule in effect May 10, 1897.
40 D. m. daily-Ciucinnati and St. Louis
sneciai-Solid train for Cincinnati. Pullman
sseners to Cincinnati, Lexington, Louisville,
Indianapolis and St. Louis without change.
parlor cars Cincinnati to Chicago. Connects at
Coyiupton, Va for Virginia Hot Springs.
TI.Io P NJ DAILY-F. F. V. Limited-Solld
train for Cincinnati. Pullman sleepers to Gin
ci1nsti, Lexington and Louisville without
change. Observation Car. Pullman Compart-
Tent Car to Virginia Hot Springs, without
change Tuesdays Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Daily connection for the Springs. Sleepers
Cincinnati to Chicago and St. Louis:
1857 a. m. EXCEPT SUNDAY-Parlor Car WASH
i7gt0n TO Richmond and Richmond to Old Point.
Oalv rail line, via Penn, R. F. & 2. and L *
0 Railways. -, o,
,zo P. M. DAILY-FOr Gordonsville, Char
Iottesyille, StauRton and for Richmond daily,
PssrrvaTions and tickets at Chesapeake and
OHIO Offices, sIs and I4zI Pennsylvania Avenue,
H. w. FULLER,
General Passenger Agent.
The Washington bee., 1897-08-21
RAILROADS,
--,,opE AND ANNAPOLIS SHORT

TIMoRE AND ANNAPOLIS SHORT
pa LINE RAILROAD.
" -pAINs LEAVE CAMDEN STATION.
hnnapolis and way stations, week days
=, fO' $50 a, m T. !;lo, S S;49 sIoP p n m.
On sum SuludG Pav and Bay Ridge, daily, 800 p. m
For Koui,T annapolis, weekdays, GAS SIS, a. m
= n. ~ Is SIS SIS a. m $50 and 7-4s p. m
SuhCu-l Raw Ridge, weekdays 100 p. m
SUNDAY - Bsy Ridge and return, SOC.
Fare u D"' A. Coombs. G. NJ.
The Washington bee., 1897-08-21

Mrs. D. c. Jones at 22o B street and
23s Penn. avenue, n, W., is a place
where you can be we'll cared for. Mrs.
Tones is whole soul business woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-27
BLOWN FROM HIS CAB.
And This Didn't Happen in Kansas
Either

Bridgeton, n. J., Dec. 27.-Whi1e his
locomotive was going at a speed OF 40
miles an hour last night between HuS-
ted and Palatine, bound for this place,
James Bowers, the driver, was blown
from his cab by the gale, struck on the
head on the hard roadbed and had
miraculous escape from death under
the wheels of the train. The wind was
blowing furiously and there was
steady downpOur of rain. The cab was
very dark.
The locomotive struck a low grade
and lurched to one side. Bowers did
not utter cry as he was hurled
through space to the roadbed.
The fireman. John Brown, sat buried
in thought, but as the train approach
ed Palatine, he asked: Jim, did you
ever see such a dark night?'~
There was no reply, and Brown seized
the lantern, which had gone out, ana
lighted it.
my God, Jim's fallen from the cab,
the fireman cried. He then reversed the
lever. and, needless of consequences,
sent the train back nearly three miles.
Brown was seen walking in an aimless
way over a trestle. The train slowed
up. -
Just taking a look around, rephed
Bowers. who seemed to be on the verge
of insanity.
The driver suddenly sprang into the
cab and threw the throttle wide open
His sentences were broken and ms
manner alarmed his faithful fireman
The driver is in a serious condition,
but the physicians believe that he viii
come through all right and that his
memory will be restored.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-27
SONS OF GREAT MEN.
WHAT ROBERT T. LINCOLN AND STE
PHEN A. DOUGLAS ARE DOING.

Both Men Are Lawyers and Live In Chi
caso-LincoIn Is Wealthy and Wen
Known, but Douglas Leads q quiet
Life.
Next to the personality of great men
we are always interested in the sons OF
great men. Every one has unbounded
faith in the old theory that sons of IA
nous fathers "never amount to any
thing, " yet we are always looking for
evidences of greatness in these same
sons and protesting to be disappointed
when we do not find it.
There live in Chicago today the SONS
of two men who 40 years ago were the
most prominent in the Union. One of
these sons is Robert Z. Lincoln, and the
other is Stephen A. Douglas. To put it
bIuntly, neither is a great man. In con-
trast with the historical careers of their
sires, however, the lives which they are
living are of interest to all who recall
the rivalry in politics and love which
associated these names for many years.
When Robert T. Lincoln was born in
the old Springfield homestead in 1843,
''the rail splitter had already begun
his political career by serving term in
the legislature and making an unsuc-
cessful congressional campaign By the
time Robert was old enough to be sent
to Phillips Exeter academy Abraham
Lincoln had served a term in congress
and had been heralded throughout the
country as the one man strong enough
to prove dangerous rival to 1.-The lit
tie giant. " When "O1d Abe" was
made president, his son was a student
in Harvard, and he was still at his law
books in 1864, when he concluded to
take hand in the great struggle him
self. He was commissioned as a captain
of volunteers and made the final cam
paign Of the war on the staff of General
Grant. After peace was declared he
went back to his law studies. He had
settled in Chicago and begun law prac-
tice when his father was assassinated.
Undoubtedly the prestige of his name
helped him to make the acquaintance Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-27

wealthy and influential men, and he
built up a practice which yielded him
good income. In the political field,
where his father had been such power,
he made little attempt to shine. Sooie-
ty, for which his father cared nothing,
attracted him. He became a c1ubman
and helped organize the Chicago club.
Forming d partnership with Edward S.
Isham, he found himself in a law firm
which had as clients numerous wealthy
corporations. He became the confidential
adviser of George NJ. Pullman, and
now he is at the head of two great cor
porations He has hardly been an active
politician, but he has twice held impor-
tant Offices. Garfield appointed him
minister of war, and Arthur continued
him in office, while Harrison made him
minister to England.
When Stephen A. Douglas and Abra-
ham Lincoln were battling for political
supremacy, it was Douglas who was
the man of wealth. With their sons the
conditions are reversed. The present
Stephen A. Douglas while not poor
man, is far from a rich one. Yet he had
q better start on the road to wealth than
did Robert T. Lincoln, who is now a
millionaire. When Douglas was born
in 1850, his father was in the full glory
of his career and was the mighty cham
pion in the house of representa- of
the extension of the Missouri compro-
mise to the Pacific coast.
The younger Douglas was born in
Rockingham county, n. C., while his
mother was visiting her former home.
When he was but few months old, his
mother took him in a private carriage
Ill -,
Chicago. Two years later she died, and
when her son was s years old his father
remarked. In 1861 Senator Douglas
died, and the orphaned son lived for
some time with his widowed stepmoth-
er in Washington, attending George
town college. In 1869 he settled in
North Carolina. He was admitted to
the bar and took an interest in local
politics, but in 1879 his doctor told him
that he had barely year to live in that
climate and not more than two in any
other. So he moved to Chicago.
The North Carolina physician was
wrong. Although not in good health
Douglas began practieing law and has
been at it ever since. Several times he
had been forced to quit business and
save his life by staying for months in
the south, but he has always returned.
AS a lawyer he has been moderately
successful, while in politics he has
shown only faint glimmering of his
fathers genius. Some of his fathers
gift of oratory he has certainly inherit
ed, for he has made quite success as a
campaign speaker, but ward politics is i.
about as far as he has got in the state
where the little giant launched his
presidential boOms.
In bulk, however, the present Stephen
a. Douglas is truly great, for he weighs
somewhere between $50 and 275 pounds.
He is we'll liked and popular, and many
forget that he is not as great man as
was his father when they remember his
good nature. Q. j. BOWDEN.