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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
pREcoCI0rs ROSCOE CONKLING.
The Career of an American Who 10 Living
Now Would he But Seventy Senrs Old.

FROM me ttted Obseftsr.
II Roscoe Conkling had lived until to-day.
Oct. 30. he would have been but seventy
the allotted age OF man according 10 Scripture.
The fact that he has been dead eleven years
and a half and that for the seven preceding
years he vas practising lawyerin New York
city emphasizes the truth that he was young
man when public honors were heaped upon
him. In short he was only boy when he was
appointed District Attorney OF Oneida county.
He was admitted to the bar in tho spring Of
1850. when he was 20 years old lie was 80 big.
age, being a ful-nedEcd attorncy h. was sent
70 A6anv 70 interview Hamiiton fi,h, then then
was greatly taken with the digniiied hearing ~
the boy: he knew his father the Judge" 80
he had an appoin;-c Tor the oi,lcs Of District
Attorney oi Oneida county. And who may he
ss answer BsnSd nm ,hcn
returning to Utica the District Attorney of this
county-nnd still but 20, Did he employ alav-
prosecution Of every crlminal ease on the court
calendar Of The remainder OF the year 1880.
Another thing that. prevented Uticaus from
thinking Of Mr Conkl'ng as a young man was
Justly. lanes Russell Lowell tells a story ' OF
in 1862 several Of the old Wings OF Boston had
assembled Tor the purpose Of considering the
dissolution OF tho Whig party. To them
came Daniel Webster. who. rising to his
full height. spoke from the cavernous
depths Of his great chest the following lugu-
hriouS words: discontinue the Whig party!
But to where would eo!" Then Mr.. lowell
adds: II he had been a little fellow. hvs feet
two. We should have answered him: Who
tho devil cares where you CO." But he looked
SO imposing when he spoke that W. wers
Ing 70 dissolve the party that held Dan.
a. liberty to break up WhigEery in Ma.sa.
Roscoe Consling, Nobody would have thought
| OF discontnuing the Republican party while
! Roscoe Conkling remained Republican. But
| there came time when Mr. lonkllng ceased
To- be an active Republican This was IN 1884,
when James q. Blaine was the candidate for
President; and when Roscoe Conkling's friends
in Oneida county compnssed his defeat AMI
elected Grover Cleyelan |.
| Conkling was first elected to Congress in
! 1854; re-elected In 80: defeated by Francis
Herman in ~. but elected again In "a and '6S
Then he was elected senator In Z. 10. and
~: resigned in ~ and after trying in vain
for a election, abandoned politics for the law.
at which he made most tremendous success
lie was only twenty-eight when elected to the
House and but thlrty-sx when no entered tho
Senate. and but nity-one when he retired, and
but ifty-nine when he died He accomplished
enough for man who finished his active
political career before the dawn of his sxtieth
hirt hlay
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English Doll Carriages.

Dolls carriages have long been made in this
country in great :ariety, and many Of them RI
fine materials and handsomely finished There
are now added To this variety imported dolls
carriages that are an exact imitation on a smaller
scale Of the imported English baby carriages.
as the larger carriages. curving upward On Tia
under side at either end, in the same way and with
the same landau like drop al the middle Tho
body il painted and hung ON G springs at each
end The Innings and trimmings are If leather,
as also is the top, Tn" little English carriages
are brought in two sizes and finished in brown,
in green, III blue and IN white
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Archie williams Poet-Laureat..

FROM inc QUINCY, ~, HeTdid.
DR. Durnnt has written n poem In praise of
Archie Williams. who gave him a mess OF
squirrels recently when the doctor was
coming homo empty-handed from u fishing
trip. Tho poem 10 appreciated NY Nj, VIE
llama.
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ernment retains control over public Off
cials. In British Honduras, Jamaica
Trinidad and the Falkland Islands the
home government controls all the maxi
ing of laws and the public officers who
administer them.
Although we were not sending John
Bull very edifying valentines about his
colonial system a century ago, he never.
theless has developed into the most gen
erous of the worlds colonizers. He gives
his colonial subjects more fingers in their
own government, when he thinks he can
trust them, than any power on earth.
Moreover, it is of particular joy to us,
in view of all this Anglo-Saxon bouquet
f1inging, that the old block from which
we Clipped ourselves has been able.
when willing to expand until 1t includes
half of all the colonial territory Of the
world and more than half of it's colonial
population.
After the British the French are the
greatest expansionists, having thirty-two
colonies, which, however, represent an
area only a third as great as the colonial
area of England. Following the French
example, Uncle Sam would allow his new
possessions little or no law-making by
local bodies, but would permit them to
send Senators and Representatives to
Congress, or remain under governors,
without legislative bodies, the governors
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Ghost Picture Mace by Double
Exposure Of the Negative.
figure appears natural

ngIre appears natural.
For many years this process was trick
used by spiritualstic frauds TO deceive
people.
There is case on record of Spirit
photographer who some years ago in
duced wealthy old lady to come into his
parlor and have her picture taken He
posed her leaning over the back of a.
chair. gave his plate the one-hfth ex-
t8osure and stored ii away, properly la
heled. In this case the elaborate old
armchair was tightly bolted to the floor
and the camera was also stationary for
just such work
Some months later the old lady who
had been photographed died and left all
her money to her only daughter. This
young woman was now sought out by the
spirit photographer and told hat she
could be photographed along with the
shade of her departed mother If she
would be willing to pay the large sum
necessary for work requiring such ar
duous nerve concentration.
bargain was made and the young
woman was seated in the same chair that
her mother had leaned over some months
previously. The plate was now given the
required four-fifths exposure and devel-
oped.
The young woman who had been pho
tographed could hardly believe her eyes
when she saw the picture There she
was, as plain as day. and there was the
ghostly form of her mother bending over
her There was no doubt in her mind that
she had been in the presence of her de-
parted mothers spirit.
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FRANKS OF PEOPLE IN LIONS DENSN

be unsuited for publication in this journal
But a christening in a den of five full
bIooded and lively lions is rather in the
nature of novelty: 1t possessed an extra
interest in the tender age of the baby to
be baptized, who was only ten weeks old.
She was the infantile daughter of the pro-
prietor of the lions, and her christening
caused considerable sensation at the time,
especially as it was realized as being quite
possible that an injudicious exclamation
on her part might cause trouble.
Happily, however, the event passed off
without any serious mishap. and Leona,
as the baby was neatly christened distin-
guished herself by her discretion in not
wishing to pull the lions tails or rap them
over the nose with her feeding bottle,
which might have been reasonably expect
ed in so young a person. There were four
persons in the lions cage for the cere-
mony-the child, her two parents and her
godfather. Her two godmothers pardon
ably preferred to play their part from
outside the cage.
A game of chess, which 1t was wagered
two young men of Hamburg would play
in a den Of three lions, resulted in a very
serious Check for which neither Of the
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business methods from all with whom
he comes in contact. With none OF MS
callers does he waste either time or
words. Nothing pleases him more than
a direct, concise and to the point state
rnent of a case; but his official, political
face is the face Of a sphinx. Not line
nor a muscle of 1t ever betrays what ne
is thinking, nor an expression ever tells
whether he is pleased or displeased de
is an unerring judge of men, ana When
he thinks man worthy of confidence ne
is unreservedly communicative; but with
his average caller he is as unresponslve
as a craven image.
Although he accomplishes a great deal
In a day, Senator Hanna is not me-
thoolcal man. He has no fixed plan of
dany life. He is not an early riser. He
BREAKFASTS at 9, and breakfast is to him
the chief meal of the day, for he says
that he does not feel that the day is
properly begun unless ne has breakfasted
well. His morning meal is hearty one,
and soft boiled eggs are an fnvariable
item on his bill of fare. He has always
been blessed with a fair appetite, and al
though by no means an epicure, he is fond
of good living. He likes sweets. Coffee
he drinks sparingly, and in regard to al
coholc liquors he is exceedingly abstem-
ious He IS very fond of good cigar,
but smokes only moderately.
Immediately after breakfast he returns
to his reception room and callers are ad-
mitted. Some of them are the charac-
teristic office seekers of the capital.
Some of them come to him on matters
connected with the National Republican
Committee, of which he has been chair
man since 1896. Some of them call be-
cause they fancy that to have the ear
of the Ohio Senator is to have the ear of
the man in. the White House, a long
stones throw across the park. Some of
them have business with him which con-
Germs some one of the almost innumerable
commercial enterprises-shipbuildi lake
carrying, banking, railroading, mining
and what not-in which he is interested,
and some of them come to him for rea-
sons which few who know Mr.. Hanna
only as skillful and determined politi-
clan ever guess. His friends say that e
is one of the most open-handed and char
liable of men, and that he never turns a
deaf ear to any honest story of suffer-
ing. He has been an active member of
a number of Charitable organizations,
and his private charities are carried on
without regard to society or creed.
AT 11:30 he drives to the Capitol. He
enjoys thoroughly the part of the day
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and black velvet mask he is invisibIs
20 the audience. The oranges are poured
Ento the vase from black velvet bag by
the assistant, and they vanish when he
empties them again into the sack 1t is
the same way with the rabbits which are
caught in the open mouth of the bag when
they are tossed up. The skeleton is Of
papier mache painted white and fastened
upon thin board sawed to shape and COW
cred with black velvet, one arm and one
leg being jointed so as to be easily re-
moved. The tables and vases are white
and like the skeleton are made to appear
by removing their black coverings.
A most interesting method of producing
spectral effects by the use of X rays ia
described by Hopkins in his recently pub
lished work on Magic" On the stage
is seen a man seated at a table dining
composedly. The stage is suddenly dark
ened, causing the man to disappear from
view, but at the same moment skeleton
appears sitting on the opposite side of the
table-a most unpleasant companion, one
would think OF this strange phenome-
non the explanation is simply that the
skeleton Is painted with zinc sulphide.
which has the property of becoming lum-
inous under the Roentgen rays. The appa-
ratus for producing the latter is concealed
and the rays are communicated to Brud-
der Bones through the body actually of
the living man at the table. BY the same
means the decanter and dishes on the
table are caused to glow brilliantly The
skeleton is concealed by black velvet
cloth at first while the stage is illumin-
ated.
Hopkins, TO whose recently published
work the writer is much indebted, speaks
of q contrivance OF mirrors by which an
empty suit Of armor, previously taken to
pieces In the sight Of the audience by a
servant who is supposed to be cleaning
It, is made to take life apparently and
chase the man around the room, beating
him. The place of the suit of armor, from
the spectators viewpoint. is taken by a
reflection of another just like 1t, while a
man gets into the original suit. The army
Ct demons and ghosts which pass over
the stage in Der Freschutz" are painted
on canvas roll and projected by a pow
erful light upon a scene representing
clouds
Many patents have been granted for ar
rangements of mirrors designed to pro-
duce a labyrinthlne maze, and some Of
them are very ingenious. In one of these
the entering spectator sees at q distance
a strange looking old woman. On ap-
preaching he finds that she Is only re-
Election. Turning round to get sight Of
the original he sees the woman directly
at his left and much nearer. Approaching
he again finds himself before a mirror.
Whichever way he tries to get to the
woman he is baffied. A sheet of plain
glass obstructs the real path to her, but
behind the glass is another mirror which
shows only her reflection. Any visitor in
any part of the maze Is seen reflected in
every other part, 50 that. the place seems
to be enormous in extent and filled with
people.
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receiving instructions from Washington.
One Senator and one Deputy are al
lowed to represent French Indo-China in
the Chambers at Paris, which correspond
to our houses of Congress Cochin-Chin
populated by Annamites. Cambodians.
Chinese, Malays and Malabarians, is en-
titled, however, to but one representa-
tive, n Deputy. Tonquin, the adjacent
French colony is not represented the
government being administered by resi-
dent French officials. The African col
onies are administered by the Minister OF
the Colonies through Governors or Com
missoners General Algeria however, on
the north coast, is given a distinct gov
ernment and laws and is looked upon as
a part of the republic, the Chambers
alone having the right to legisIate it.
Crossing to the West Indies, France al
lows Martinique and Guadeloupe each one
Senator and two Deputies. French Gu
lana, however, Is considered to be worth
only one representative, Deputy.
Germany and Holland.
In Germany's colonies, Togoland and
Cameroons, Africa, the Governors are as
sisted by councils of representative mer-
chants. The Netherlands allows its COL
onists of Dutch Guiana to elect delegates,
by districts, to a colonial legislature. In
the Dutch Curacao group chiefs of the
various islands aid in administering the
laws; but in the Dutch East Indies-Java,
Sumatra, the Celebes and the Moluccas--
the colonists are not intrusted with a
share in their law-making.
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5 HANNA IN HIS BUSY WASHINGTON LIFE


he spends there. He never makes speeches.
Almost the only public address Of his on
record Is the one he made in Chicago,
during the last Presidential campaign. 1t
was brief, forceful and unadorned. Sena-
tor Hanna's work in the Senate Is done
in the committee rooms, and not on the
floor of the Senate chamber. He makes
other men 40 his talking for him. He
prefers to be the power behind the throne.
In comparison with Senate orators, with
Senator Wolcott, for example, Senator
Hanna is as the engineer, deep in the
bowels of a man-of-war, to the gold-lacod
captain on the bridge. e does not seek
for applause, and he cares not a rap for
criticism. He knows exactly what he
wants, and as he never changes his mind
never loses his nerve and never gives up.
he always gains his point in the end.
He reaches home after his day in the
Senate only in time to dine. After din
ner he has usually some social engage
ment, for he is undisguisedly fond of So
ciety He is fond of the theater and en-
joys the lighter operas. In Cleveland he
is owner of the opera house, which is
pet hobby or his. He gives it a great
deal of attention. and all its bookings
are subject to his approval. When he IS
in Cleveland he never fails to appear at
the theater with Mrs. Hanna every Mon
day evening.
For books he has no great liking. In
the days when he was not quite so busy
he used to read a great many light nov
els for relaxation. Now he finds time for
nothing but the newspapers, of which he
reads a great many, and a few of the
magazines. He is extremely fond of
whist and plays exceedingly well. For
horses he does not care at all. He takes
no interest in outdoor sports. He does
not fish nor hunt or play golf, but does
like yachting Travel is a rest and re-
Taxation to him. and the trip he made
last year to the Yellowstone delighted
him so much that he proposes to repeat
it as soon as he can spare the time.
He is a vestryman in the Episcopal
church, although he is not a member OF
any denomination.
Mrs. Hanna says that he has but one
hobby and that is the entertaining of his
friends. The hanna home, Glenmere, is
only four miles from Cleveland, on high
bluff overlooking the lake. The name is
one the Senator had share in choos-
ing, for he said he wanted a name that
meant something, and in the eight acres
of his grounds there is glen sufficient
to Justify the first half of the name.
RUTH KIMBALL GARDINER.
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submarine mines in the Straits of Malacca
in case of conflict with any foreign power
The Singhalese, Kandyans, Tamils,
MoOrmen and Veddahs, constituting the
greater part of the three and third mil
lions of British colonists in the island OF
Ceylon. further west, In the Indian Ocean,
fare better.
Chinese, Filipinos, East Indians and
Goanese. especially Chinese, together with
q few Europeans and Americans, com =
pose the quarter of a million residents or
Hongkong, Englands little island terri
tory of twentynine square miles, ceded
to her by China in 1S41. The home gov
ernment appoints the Governor of Hong
kong and controls both its executive and
legislative councils.
Passing the southern boundary OF the
torrid zone, and, therefore. into the south
temperate, we come to the only British
colony of either Asia or Africa trusted
with a responsible government. This, Of
course, is due to white mems influence.
but in the island colony of Cyprus, off
the coast Of Asia Minor and in the north
temperate zone, we find the only Asatic
colony of England which is permitted to
have even representative Institutions. The
British High Commissioner Of Cyprus is,
Of course. appointed by the Queen. Eng
ush officials are appointed to six of the
eighteen seats of the Legislature. Chris
tian residents are electeu 10 nine and
Mohammedan residents to the remaining
three.
In other words, there are three legisla-
tive districts upon the island, each Of
which can elect three Christian lawmak-
ers. but only one Mohammedan. Each
court of law is presided over by an Eng
lish barrister, assisted by two native
Judges. one of these a Christian and the
other a Mohammedan. This classic isle,
believed by the Greeks to be the birth
place and favorite abode of Aphrodite,
and once a home of the Phoenicians, fell
to England through the fingers of at
least ten powers, including Rome and
last, Turkey.
In the West Indies.
England generally grants higher privi-
leges of government to her tropical col
onies near our West Indian possessions
than she does to those of tropical Asia
or Africa. But none of those near us
are allowed responsible governments.
Tire bahamas, Barbados, Leeward ISL
ands. Windward Islands and British Gu
lana are allowed representative institu-
tions. over which the Queen has only a
veto upon legislation, but the home gov
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UNCLE SAM Is STUDYING EXPANSION


7 NCLE SAM has just completed
an interesting investigation into
the expansion business Of every
colony-hoding nation Of the
world. He has discovered that
upon Mother Earth's great cram %
ium her bump Of expansion is located
solely within the north temperate zone,
in which we proudly flourish.
All nations holding colonies liein this belt
with us, and three-fourths of their colon
ial subjects dwell with the FilipinOs, the
Cubans and the Porto Ricans, within the
torrid zone. In other words destiny
seems 10 demand that tropical colonies
should look to the climatic belt north Of
them for government.
Nations find that no two Of their
Colonies deserve exactly the same treat
ment. There are one hundred and twen-
tv-six colonies in the world and quite as
many distinct forms of colonial govern
ment.
England's Colonial Policy.
II is interesting to note the extent to
which The same mother country will trust
one colony with its own government and
the little influence Il will grant another
IN making and administering laws for
itself. Tropical colonies appear, as
rule. to have little to do with their own
legislation All colonies, of course, are
ercigns. Although we are not likely to
initiate European theories of colonization,
II is 10 our interest to note how races
similar TO those who lately became Amer
ican subjects appear to rank in the rela-
tive estimations Of parent countries.
The Dyaks, Malays. Negritos, Bugis and
Chinese of British North Borneo, imme-
date southern neighbors of the Filipinos,
are allowed no hand in their own rule.
The English Governor holds full sway
and is aided by a court of directors in
London, a machine gun, a mountain gun
and 35O armed natives under English Off
GERS.
chinese and Malays form the bulk Of
the half million of people in the neigh
boring British Straits Settlements, on the
west coast of the Malay peninsula, and
Including Singapore, Penang Wellesley
and MaIacca. OF these not only the Gov
crnor and his Cabinet, but the Colonial
LEGISLATURE. with the exception Of two
4 members. are appointed by Queen Vic
AtorIa. The garrison consists OF one bat
!, lion Of infantry, two Of European artil-
lory and a company Of interesting Malay
divers. with extraordinary ability to re-
main long under water. trained TO plant
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The lion of the desert at home leads
tolerably happy life; he Is duly respected
at the king of beasts. But the exhibition
lion in his iron-barred cage is the laugh
ing stock Of children, and the prey OF 80
per cent of the worlds notoriety hunters,
who seek to advertise themselves at the
cost Of his dignity by venturing into arm
length OF him and performing some feat
or other.
OF marriages in lions dens we have had
not a few during recent years. A man
named Bishop was married in a den of six
full grown lions to an indiscreetly plucky
young lady answering to the name of Pau
line Devere, at st. Louis, a short time
ago; and a similar marriage took place
before a thrilled circus audience in the
Transvaal still more recently, while
marriage was made In lions den in
England a few weeks back, and others
have occurred in various parts Of the
continent. Indeed, marriages in lions
dens have become such common events
that any detailed record Of them would
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specter with objects seen through II
weirdly. as if it were translucent In
this manner the "spook' may ne made
TO do anything that is wanted of it, and
a grewscme effect is produced by lady
ghost sitting on the knee of reveier,
who is unconscious Of her presence.
The most natural looking ghost pro-
ducible by the Photographic method,
however. is little more trouble. But
then It is worth it. and all things consld-
cred the process is very simple.
Briefly. the trick is accomplished by a
double exposure The two figures are
posed in the attitudes desired and an ex-
posure of about one-ffth the time re-
quired to produce a perfect plate is tn
given. The ghost" now walks out Of the
picture and the other figure remains un-
moved. The other four-ffths Of the eX-
posure time is then given The result Is
that one figure shows very dimly, as
haze over the background, and the other