New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-12

full, with typical Monaghan features and an
alert and intelligent expression. He is devoted
to athletics, rides drives, swims, plays tennis
and is especially fond of wrestling. at which he
is an adept AS BELTS his station and the posi-
ton he may one day occupy the Prince Is won
derfully well informed regarding the politics OF
the day and is progressive and democratic. the
United States he regards as the most Ideally
governed nation in the world and he would ike
to see it's principles of government applied to
Corea. but he is clever enough to know that
the Hermit Kingdom cannot be emancipated
from it's old monarchical forms and traditions
with single coup. He feels, however, that sne
has taken a long step in the right direction
a step that can never be retraced.
curious little fact connected with the oper-
ations of the Government just comes to light
Not that anybody ever tried to conceal IL; put
it just happens to have been overlooked, so fer
as appears The manufacture of the cancellins
stamps furnished to fourth class postmasters
Is n considerable industry. If anybody ever gave
a thought to the subject. he doubtless supposed
1t was done in some busy corner Of the country
In a large town at any rate In manufactur-
ing centre On the contrary, the stamps are
made ninety miles from Washington, near the
mouth of the Potomac River in Northumber-
land County, Va The place is called Lodge
but the traveller sees nothing but wharf, IL
is kind of stopping place for small steamers
and other craft which take on board the prod
uce of the neighbOrhood The FARMERS or
truckers raise great quantities or tomatoes
which they
truckers or farmers are utilized in the manu-
facture of the stamps for cancelling letters
The contractor is a Captain Chambers, veteran
of the Civil War; il is said, who. when ne re-
ceived the contract for the work and prepared
to do it, in the year 1879, was Pennsylvania
He selected the quiet, out of the way locality
both because il was not far from the seat Of
government and because Ghe principal reason)
he could secure good labor at reasonable rates
The little industry is a sOuct of profit to the
manufacturer of course and 1t adds many
dollar to the earnings of the rustic lads of the
old Virginia neighborhood Ihe factory Is at
some distance from the wharf and out OF sight
Horace Taylor, Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury is an enthusiastic fisherman. AT
nv home in Wisconsin l have entertained
good many devotees of the rod" he said the
other day "Once, during the latter part OF the
Civil War, 1 had Horace Greeley out there, and
Invited him a trouting expedition. Mr.. Gree
ley could not fish very well, but he enjoyed the
fun in the open air. 1t was at the season Of
high grass and, as our bait grasshoppers,
he had difficulty in catching his share L
warned him that he must keep them alive, or
they would do good on the hook. The party
scattered and after little l looked across
strip Of meadow. and there was picture shall
never forget Mr. Greeley had a big, broad
brimmed brown straw hat, such as farmers
wear at their work. His white hair was float
ing In the wind his benevolent face was set
with an expression of fierce resolve, and hat IN
hand, he chasing grasshoppers as boys DO
butterflies. A hopper would sail through the air
from one cump of high grass to another, and
after him Mr. Greeley would plunge down sud
denly would go his hat and under it an eager
hand feeling for the captive.
II could have watched him for an hour; hut
the sun warned that we were already late
in beginning work. So 1 beckoned to him. and
motoned that the rest of the party had halt
enough When he caught up with us looked
everywhere for the grasshOppers. He had no
bait box and what he had done with his prey
I could not guess When asked him, he smiled
blandly and held up his hands with the fingers
extended He wearing a pair of coarse
woolen gloves, size or two too large for him.
Though ne held his hands stlll, every hngerup
had a souirming motion. Then the mystery
was solved AS fast he caught his grasshop-
pers he had put them by one into the
fingers of his gloves, and drawn the gloves on
again 1t was an ingenious idea, and showed
that the man who spends his life at desk may
be as full of resources as the man VINO grows
UP in the woods.