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Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
USEFUL HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

When meats are being roasted and
there is danger Of their becoming too
brown place basin Of water in the
oven. The steam will prevent scorch-
ing and the meat will cook better.
An old cook noted for making the
most delicious of loaf cakes was asked
her secret for never having failure
and replied; 1t is all in the baking;
the richer the cake the slower must be
the oven"
And regarding the boiling Of eggs:
If, when the shell is cut from the end
the egg is found not to be sufficiently
cooked to please the palate, it may be
again put into boiling water and cook.
ed still longer If the top is sprlnkled
thickly with salt. When 1t is done re-
move the coating of salt and the egg
will be the same as if the shell had
just been broken off.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
POSTAL FACILITIES IN 1900.
A Business Letters Slow Stages Cen.
fury Ago.

tury Ago.
In 1900 not only was the field Of
lusiness enterprise restricted, but the
transaction Of business within that
field was slow and difficult. says the
Atlantic. The merchant kept his own
books, or, as we would have said, his
own accounts; wrote all his letters
with quill and when they were writ
ten let the ink dry by sprinkling it
with sand There we're then no en-
velopes, no postage stamps, no letter
boxes in the streets, no collection OF
the mail The letter written, the paper
carefully folded. sealed with wax or
wafer, addressed and carried to the
postoffice,, where postage was prepaid,
at rates which would now seem extor-
Tomato. To, send letter which was
single sheet Of paper, large or small,
from Boston to New York or Phila-
delphia cost 1917 cents and to Wash
ington rs cents; and this when the
purchasing power of cent was five
times what it is at present. To carry
letter from Philadelphia, then the
capital of the United States, to Boston
and bring back an answer by return
mail would have consumed from
twelve to eighteen days, according to
the season of the year and the
weather.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27

1nI itself In the bosom OF CLASSY
black lake deep in the heart OF the
noisy swamps
On the left field OF fair young cot
ton stretches in even, monotonous
drill as far as the eye can reach, the
tonGer plant family green along the
ridges of grayish-black soil OF the fur-
rows. The June sun beats down most
ardently upon wood and field, a steady
FURNISHED, golden glory, and the In
tense heat refracted from It's rays
against the scorching earth rises man
high, qulvering like the exposed nerve
surface Of timorous soul, swaying,
shlmmering rising and falling In q
fantastic saraband over all the arid
uplands.
Near the edge OF the field man
bends over a hoe, industrlously work
Ing among the young plants. He Is a
bondsman, slave, but yet he Is hap
by, for the 1.-THE, tall, graceful black
woman who bends 80 steadily above
the washtub propped against the cabin
side Is his wife. He has chosen her
from among all the dusky maidens on
the big plantation, and in his heart is
a great love and as great a hope that
by steady work he may soon buy her
freedom and his own.
His thoughts dwell upon this subject
as he works, singing as he keeps time
with slow, monOtonous chOpping OF
his hoe In the dry, loose soil.
His melody Is trivial and primitive,
full of monotonous repetition, but the
vocal harmonies are rich, full, strange,
OF barbariC originality, not easy to
write or interpret. But the voice Of the
woman repeats the refrain in soft,
tremulous crescendo that rises now and
again into an almost prophetic wall,
and there is no sweeter music In the
world to his unframed ear than her
mournful voice as 1t quivers back to
him upon the vibrant air:
"out'n de wilderness he led his chill
len.
Outn de wilderness, oh, LordW
Growing the hill a lordly white
mansion glistens through the green
foliage and from a side gate in the
green hedge path runs in slnuous
curves between lush fields Of grass and.
clover down to the little cabin In the
edge Of the wood. Through the little
gate comes a girl, tall, 1.-the, and scan
,tily clothed. Her limbs are bare, and
she holds a cotton basket over her
head to shield her face from the sun,
her black eyes glowing from beneath
the coarse screen with sidereal fires.
She does not tarry on the path that
the sun has kissed to scorching inten-
sity, her bare, slender brown feet bare
,lY touch the hot, white sand as she
dances over the path with many fan
tastlc steps, keeping time to the swift
rhythm of her body and limbs with
low grooming, unsteady, weirdly mo-
notonous, the juba tune dear to the
negro heart, and which forms an ac-
compartment to his best beloved
dance. The girl joins the woman at
the tub outside the hut, plunging her
long brown arms among the snowy
linen floating in the azure water. She
has left off dancing now, but she still
huns the tune, and keeps time with
her work as she rubs and wrlngs the
dainty white garments. In the door
way of the cabin, that is sharply out
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
NEW USE FOR ELECTRICITY.
Vegetables and Flowers Brought to
Early Maturity.

Vegetables and Flowers Brought to
Early Maturity.
Experiments conducted for the last
Ave years at Cornell college, the results
Of which were made public last June,
seem to prove that electricity may be
used to stimulate the growth of plants,
says writer in the New York Herald.
Agricultural scientists had long recog-
nized the valuable part that atmos-
pheric electricity played in the life Of
vegetable growths, but the artificial ap-
plication of it had never before been
attempted. In addition to the applica-
ton of electricity to the seeds OF the
plants and to the soil, the experiment.
ers at Cornell used the arc light at
night. The plants receiving the bright
electric rays at night and the sunshine
in the daytime were found to grow
much faster than those not thus APP
piled with the artificial stimulant. Let
tuce, spinach, raddlshes and similar
vegetables were brought to maturity
In almost half the time ordinarily re-
quired. BY applying the arc light di-
rect to the plants their growth was so
accelerated that many ran to seed be-
fore the edible leaves were formed.
Plants placed within five feet of the
lamp died and wilted shortly after be-
ing taken out of the soil. The effect
upon towering plants, especially upon
the daisy, petunia and violet, was
equally remarkable. The blooms were
fastened in their growth and their
number multiplied. The coIors were
frequently made more brilliant. On the
other hand, they faded sooner. A Mr..
Rawson, who owns a fancy truck farm
near Boston and has tried similar
methods, finds that the gain from one
crop of lettuce is sufficient to pay the
expense Of operating the electric lights
during a whole season.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
Success.

Theatrical manager (affably)--I con
graduate you, old man! Veteran Ac.
tor (gloomily)-On what? Theatrical
Manager-on the success of your ben
eft, of course. Veteran Actor doubt
fully)-Was it a success? Theatrical
Manager-C Certainly. 1t paid expenses.
didr" It? And it didn't cost you red
cent? New York Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
Nh. pneumatic Tire Exploded

While Ed Geers, a horse trainer, was
driving spirited flly at Selma, Ala,
one of the pneumatic tires Of the sulky
burst with loud report. The Ally ran
away, seriously kicking the trainer,
who has broken arm, cut face and
scalp and seriously injured ankle.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
MAMMYi OH, MAMMYl

lined against the gloom Of the inte-
rior, figure appears suddenly, tiny
ebony tot. a scant snowy white garment
barely covering its cupid-like dusky
body 1t stands uncertainty on Its
wobbly infant feet and crows inquir-
ingly, insistently; Nanny, mammyp
The woman leaves the tub suddenly,
catching the little black pickanlnny in
her arms, a swift CLEAN Of the holy joy
of motherhood Illuminating her face
'Mammy's chilev' she murmurs pas
slonately, and then, holding the infant
high In her arms, she calls to the man
hoeing in the field. He laughs and
brandlshes his hoe, making grotesque
motions to attract the babys wander
ding gaze.
The sun beats down with the same
Hercely FURNISHED rays upon the cabin,
the mysterious stream, the whispering
wood, and the path leading from the
mansion through the bayfield, is just
as hot. But the green shutters Of the
mansion are tightly closed, the trim
yard is In disorder, and the erstwhile
fair blooming garden is trampled out
of recognition by many feet. A Gu
rious spectacle is being enacted in the
ruined garden. In the graveled space
before the wide piazza block has been
erected. To the right is huddled a
shrinking group of men and women,
scantily clad, bare Of head and foot,
their knotty hands telling eloquent
tales of days Of ceaseless toll with hoe
and pillow. Facing them a curious, ca
ger group OF sun-tanned white men
afoot and astride of glistening animals
murmur and comment ON the common
place art-breaking tragedy.
The slender-limbed yellow girl has
mounted the block, and in. her liquid
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
Glory.

If there is any glory in turning ones
back to an enemy and running away,
the Plymouth Rock Puritans are EMIT
led to all OF that kind of glory they can
carry.-Rev. v. Marshall Law.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
Waste.

Science declares that nothing in ma.
ture is wasted. Let nue. say to you that
nothing anywhere is wasted, except in
case of man who throws himself
away.-Rev e. T. Lee.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
MAMMY'S CHILE.

LOG cabin nestlea
in the bend OF q
tiny clearing in the
edge of a great for
est of whispering
pines. On the right
a dark brown
stream swirls swift
ly yet noiselessly
between sedgy
banks, finally los
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
LONG TRIP TN THE AIR
REMARKABLE VOYAGE THAT
WAS RECENTLY MADE.
Anoat Longer Than Other Balloons
Travelled Three Hundred and Seventy
Five MIIss-NOw Instruments Were
Tested.

HE amount Of at
tention devoted to
navigation of the
air is constantly on
the increase both in
America and Eu-
rope, says the New
York Herald. The
remarkable expert
ments in which
kites have been
an important fac
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27

The energy which some people waste
in denouncing their luck would almost
enable them to succeed in spite of it,
Puck.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27

]. R. Allen of Fairhaven, Vt, re-
ceived the first postmaster's commits
sion signed by McKlnley.-New York
Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-05-27
THE MAD AERIALIST.

BEAUTIFUL WON
an In midair on the
flying Irapeze, how
ever expert, is not
so much OF a nov
city or sensational
attraction as when
l was actively en-
gagged in vaudeville
management. The
theaters and cir
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
LONG olsrAtbs RECORD BROKEN.



rrain Runs Fte. Chicago 10 Denver
In Lsss 1han Nineteen moura.
DENvER, Feb l0.-A special train
from Chicago over the Chicago, Bur.
lngton and Quinoy aud Burlington and
Missouri River railroad. chartered by
Henry j. Mayham Of Denver, a mining
investment broker, reached this city AZ
Si59 a. m. today, having run 1928
miles In IS hSars and % minutes, This
journey goes into history a. the greatest
railway feat ever accomplished. Best
previous railroad long distance record
was 10 hours and % minutes for 90i
milos, over the New York Central and
Lake Shore railroads fiom New York Ia
Chicago.
Mayham. who loft New YORK Sunday.
on the Pennsylvania limited. chartered
a special train a. Chicago In order 10
reach the bedside OF his dying son,
| William u. Mayhhm, as quick NJ pos
siblc Burlington officials agreed "a
take him 10 Denver Ia "a hours
In spite Of Buriington's splendid
record Mayfair arrived In Denver too
late 10 see hi son alive. Tho young
man died Of appendicitis, shortly aftol
midnight.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

KNGyAN. A. T.. Feb t6-P. O..
LAND and = ID Wolloy. the commits
sioncrs appointed by the Utah logisla.
turo 10 treat with the Arizona legislA-
turo Tor the annexation u a part o.
Arizona north oi the Colorado river O.
Utah. arr hore They say the pacific
settlement oi the boundary question
will advance Arizona. chances for state.
hood. The territory involved lies north
OF the Colorado river and from l50 q
$50 miles away from the oountysoats
The commissioners will 20 % Flagstaff
thence 10 Phwnix. 10 SGT the legislator,
20 mcmorialiEe congress 20 mako th'
segregation.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

NEW YoBK. Feb l6.-Tho Herald
says America l. 70 BE- the homo oi "Jim
mio" Michaols. the dimiuuitivo long
distance champion bicyclisi Of the
world, who returned Unexpectedly 20
America on the French line stoamcr Ia
Bourgoyno on Sunday morning, and
was only discovered Ia New York City
yesterday Michaels returns 90 Amer.
lea TO settle. and In the fall viii brinc
his wife over TO this country. lie has
succeeded in adjusting all his differ.
cnccs with "Choppie" warburion, his
old trainer. and with the National Cy.
clist union oi England.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
SLEEPING CAR LEGISLATION.
Two nns wa ~ Reported Favorable
In the ilissouri Legislature.

Two nnls wa ~ Reported Favorable
In the iiissourl Legislature.
JErFEBsoy 1uY. NO, Feb iG-The
house committee on internal improve.
menis has dec ied 90 mako a favorable
report on the Wilson bill. which pro-
vidos that slsopingcar companies shall
pay a license ior each car used In the
state Tho bin specifies that ono. fourth
Of tho receipts Of each car shall annual.
ly BE- turned into tho state treasury.
Another bll that Is 10 BE- reported
favorably is the Wilson bill establish
ing rates for aleepingcar faros First.
class rates WI BE- two.thlris Of a cent
per mile; seccndclaa rates. half a cent
per miles thirdolasa rates. onc.third
cent per mile.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

CANTON. o., Fob 10 President Elect
Mckinley was kept In bed by his doctor
this morning with an attack Of In.
tiuenn, which Is epidemic here. IL Is
not believed he viii De able 10 take his
contemplated trip 10 Cleveland tomog.
row. Mrs Mckinley Is also confined to
her room, bat expects 90 be able 20 bJ
ont tomorrow.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

BRIsroL. Tenn, Fob. lG-rho bodies
Of Miller Ripley and wife Of surgerns.
vile, Tenn, were recovered from the
Holston river near that place. On Sat.
urday they rode horseback TO Henry
Sutherland's residence and sot fire &c
the same aud then jumped into the
river Sutherland was Ripley's broth
or.in.law and the trouble arose over
Ripley marrying Miss Sutherland A
note In Ripley's pocket written by nj,
wife requested that they both DO buried
IN the same coffin In tho same grave
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
TEXAS LEGISLATURE.
Busy Day In Both Legisla-
tive Halls.
SOME BILLS RUSHED THROUGH.

wards Election Bli Took Up Most of
the Time In tho House and FINAL
Action Postponed 90 Feb. 2J-niii
Against Baseball on sunday KILLED
In The senate.
AUSTIN. Feb. iG.-The first bill be.
fore the senate yesterday was that pro-
hibiting the playing Of baseball and
football on Sundays whore admission Is
changed, was laid before the senate on
Ia second reading There was no dis.
cussion ON tho measure, and II was
killed In Just four and one.half min.
utcs.
Mr.. Lewis fellow servant bill, being
the special order. was laid before the
senate on its second reading.
Mr.. Lewis made strong speech and
concluded by moving 10 table the
amendment offered by the senator from
Guadalupe.
MIR Burns moved a call Of the sen.
ate. and the motion being duly second.
cd the doors Of the sennio chamber
were ordered closed
A vote was then taken on Mr. Lewis
motion to table the D,brell amendment
and resulted in a tie, the vote being 10
90 10, 3 or I senators being passed and
not voting
Mr. Goss. who was In the chair. de.
olarcd the motion lost.
Further discussion on the bill was
thon postponed.
Mr. Bealls bill 10 validate ackmowl.
edgoments Of deeds that are defective
and were madc not over 10 years ago
was laid before the senate on its thirl
reading.
The bill was passed.
Mr.. Linn Of Wharton moved 20 sus-
pend the rules and take up his bill, In.
troduood yesterday. relating 10 the vail.
dating Of certain lands. etc, decided "a
the United States by the Galveston city
council. and 10 be used for establishing
fortihcations. and which was reported
favorAbly by the committee. and the
motion prevailed.
The bill was thon ordered engrossod
and was put through on its anal pass
age.
Tho resolution Of Mr.. Walters tha'
after the special order had been dispos-
Cd Of in the house that tho speaker lay
before tina, body all bills based on de-
mAnds made specially In the last Dem
ooratic platform was adopted.
The bin adding one week 10 the sprinl
term Of the district court Of Hill county
was passed.
Mr Wards election bill was thl
special order and was taken up on th0
motion 10 substitute the minority com
m'tsee report Tor the majority.
This led 10 long discussion. The mo
tion was lost by a vote OF ~ % %.
Then further consideration Of the bil
was postponed until Feb 2s
The house indulged In a little sproa.
eagle oratory on the motion Of Mr.. Nv
ans Of Hunt. 90 30, for Feb 90 the hil
10 validate certain scrip issued b Con
federale soldiers
Tho motion finally prevailed by vo,
Of 6? 20 %.
Mr.. Harris moved 10 suspend the res
ulAr order and take up the bill 10 val
date the gift Of two streets 10 the Unit
cd States government for ioruhcatio
use AZ Galveston.
The bill was finally passed under
suspension Of the rules.
Mr., McGaughey called mp the senai
concurrent resolution. providing Tor
joint committee 10 inquire into tt
: praotioabihty Of having some unifori
system Of school text books, aud 10 n
port such a bill a. will b. necessary I,
the purpose.
The resolution was adopted.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

BLAcKFoor, Ida, Fob i6-rho bank
inghouse Of @. ?, Hunting q Co hM
been placed In tho hands Of a receiver.
There have been heavy Withdrawals
from the hank Of late Liabilities.
S2OO, 900; assets probably sufficient &c
nav In full.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

HARWsHuR0. Feb l0.-Noticc Of
10 per cent reduction was posted at th'
works Of gio PCnnyivaaia Iron com
pany, 10 take elect March /. Tho 10
duction afkcn about. 5000 mon,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
NILsoN TRANRo88ER cAUoAI.
james PaTksF Hun Down After .
Lanz Chaae

james iafheF hun hoNn Aitcr
Lonx Chase.
KISoMAS, A. T.. Fob. l6-Dopufy
sheriff Bougeit of Williams captured
james Parker. the Nelson trainrobbor.
20 miles north oi Peach Springs, late
Monday Afternoon. when ovcrtaken
he was wading In tho middle Of Dia.
mond creek. and offered no resistance
The bandit waa completely worn out
His feet bad been fruEon, and were bad.
ly b.istCred. lie said he had been with.
out food fw 30 hours The posse has
arrived In Peach Springs with the pris.
onCr. and wall tako ham o. Prescott for
trial.
Tho penalty for traiurobbory In Ar.
roma D. death
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

CINCINNATI, Feb 10 During a row
among SOME boys, John Sohwanckc,
aged lG. was shot aud killed While II
is beloved 10 htve been a deliberate
murder. the officers have failed TO and
the boy who dad the shooting
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

LYoNs, Ia, Feb. IA special train
load Of people from Rock Island triod 20
forcibly rcmove the office Of head clerk
Of tho Modern woodmcn Of America
from Fulton. HIS. aud a fight onsuod.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

Austin, Fob i6.-rhe governor has
signed the senate bill which appropri.
Ates 5000 Tor paying Tor the Publishing
Of the constitutional amendments voted
ON az the last election.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
Nm - Inr..lIrnle-

SALr LAKE CuY, Feb id-lu the
state senate tho Ridonour resolution
for an investigation Of the recent sen.
atorial election was put upon its passage
and was lost by vote Of toll,
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
EoR - ATWATER MuRpER
Cottonhsad schmidt and sam Foster
Hanged IA Missouri

Hanged IA Missouri
Sr LOUIS, Fob. id-Pctcr, better
known a. Cosponhoad schmidt, aged Il
years, aud Sam Foster, oolored, wor,
hanged at Clayton. a suburb Of thil
city, az an early hour today rhcJ
died for tho murder Of Bcrtram 4. 40
water, young Chicago artist, whom
they held MP shot aud killed At Web
ster Grows. near this city, Cor the pur
pose Of robbery. Atwater was ON hi
way TO visitghis hancce, and was kille'
within a stones throw Of her house
John schmidt, an accomphco Is sen
tonccd 20 hang March 10.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
Reward on,red.

Austin, Feb. IA reward Of 500
was offered BY the governor for the ar.
rest Of the unknown murderer oi II,
Cunningham In Leo county last Dcoom'
knr
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17

MILWAUKEE, Feh, i6-rhe recent
sale Of the Northern Pacific railway has
besn confirmed by Judge jenkins
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-17
nIed af Tier nurna

GRAPELANn, Tex. Feb. iG-Noar
Prcall, J. l. Rashing's little l.yoar-old
girl died FROM burns received 10 days
ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-20
IT'S TREATMENT IN THE PRESI-
DENTS MESSAGE DISCUSSED
BY THE CABINET.
SITUATION is FAVORABLE.
WHILE SPAIN FOLLOWS HER
PRESENT POLICY INTERFERE
ENCE IS NOT NEEDED.
M,K1NLEY.s ATTITUDE is PACIFIC.
More Than Ever Disposed to Allow
Sagasta Time to Try His
Reform Plan.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.-The cabi-
day, devoted largely to a discussion of
the annual reports of the different
members. The more important reports
from the treasury, war and navy de-
partments have not yet been made
public, and these were given considera-
ton at the session today. The presi-
dent also discussed various features Of
his message. ]. J. McCook, Of New
York, called during the cabinet meet
ing and saw Secretary Porter. The two
subjects which engaged the espe-
cial attention of the cabinet were those
relating to the manner in which the
Cuban problem and the question of the
finances should be handled in the presi-
dents message. The opinion was gen
orally expressed that the Cuban situa-
ton as it affects the United States,
was even more favorable than could
be expected, and there was especial
good feeling over the release Of the
crew of the Competitor. This and other
concessions were interpreted as a gen
uine desire on the part of the Sagasta
administration to meet the wishes of
the authorities of this country and
bring the war to speedy close.
If there was any doubt expressed as
to Spains maintenance of this line of
policy, it was not made public. but
there was no dissent from the opinion
that, as long as that country should
continue in her course of cancellation.
there was nothing left for the admin
istration but to encourage it.
A wide variation of opinion was de-
veIoped among the members Of the
cabinet as to the policy to be recon-
mended on the financial question. There
were indeed almost as many views eX-
pressed on the details involved in the
discussion of this question as there
were cabinet members present. The
difference related, however, largely to
details, and much of the conversation
turned upon the probable difficulties of
getting congress to unite upon any line
of policy.