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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

of the subject Of current interest is the
great cortoonist,s cnrtc
Since the DAVIS Of Tom Mast. WHO did
Boss Tweed to an untin,elv death
with his little mcneil. the cnrtoonist has
been an indisDcns,,hla fentlre of nro-
gressive American journalism n was
the popularity OF the cartoon. q nopu-
larity due 10 Nasts brilliant genius.
which gave rise 10 nc humorous week
~ printed in colors. and as Nast's pow
cr waned moro for want of II s,tbisct
than a Iapse of energy. ihe utlblic look
ed with lonring for The arnearance az
Puck and JUDGE with their rival car
;oons from the hands OF Keppler.
Wales. Gillian ana 0uper
Opper. now ono OF tho Now yo,l,
Journals SIAN il among The last os thc
old school cartoonists vet rcyy az his
admirers wo,,ld odn,if ,hat no is INV
the worse for thnt Ills character stud-
les fairly talk from Tho nrinted sheet
his tramps are radolent of tramndo,n
and his ward politicians seen, ready 10
step ont of tbe saloon ana haul thn
reader IN TO vote straight FrederIcl,
Opper was born in 1857 ana began yorl,
FOR the New York paDers at the AFRO cf
90 After doing comics for Leslie and
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

quently called forla Senators Depew.
Foraker. Frye, Lodge and Wolcott, Sec
rotary of War Root, though he has
been too i'll to do much campaigning:
Postmaster General Smith. General
Daniel Il. Sickles and General Stewart
l.. Woodford, ex-minister to Spain. TIC
this list of stars" might be added hun
dreds of names of men less famous,
but, as one of the chairmen said to me.
many OF them probably just as good
and fruitful speakers. Among these
are Hon. c. l.. Littlefield of Maine, Hon.
II. Il. Henderson j. p. Dolliver and
Victor Is. Dolliver OF Iowa, Warner
Miller and Frank Hiscocl< of New York.
o. L. Williams, eX-consul to Manila,
and John Barrett. eX-minister to Siam:
Colonel j. Hampton Hoge and John S.
Wise of Virginia: President Schurman
of Cornell college, Senators Fairbanks
and Beveridge of Indiana. Curtis Guild
Jr.. Boston. and Senator's Burroughs.
Spooncr. Davis, Quares and Cuilom.
Tho Republican bureau also has quar-
tet of experienced negro speakers on its
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
CARTOONISTS OF AMERICA

In The Recorder now ,,ofn,,t. mn,
World and Tho Herald no ,,,,s ~. -,
itor OF the PhilodnInbi, Pc, -.
years and held tho sane ,,asitIo .ous
the New York Herald two yoor,
The traditions of-lifc IN A,ra,.,.
rather reversed Inv tbe ca,aa,. 80 ,.r 49, %,e
Mallory. cartoonist of tho wos,,,,,.. ,A
Star. Born in New yorl, or No.,
ancestry. he nosspd tbro,,,r,, 49, .l,
college and becon tho et,,a,, 1,r ~
Washington N,borv is ~. % - ~.
old and has do,ightcd ro.Jars 80 ~,
Star with cartoons and co,i,at,,,a rn.
the past three veors
a. J. Van Leshout now e,,,von, +,o
Chicago Inter Ocean wifi :, ,,a,,oi go,
devoted to rough coricot,,res az Iii,
road men who came un,1e, lite rat,n,
while Il telegram onerator T,noiI,,
his contributions to tho nross v.oro 90,
cepted. and he abandoned tho ,,e,. ~
become n cartoonfst. After ,vorj.ir,,
two years on the staff of the New yorls
Press he engaged with The Inter
Ocean.
Ryan Walker. whose sicnature-n
black cat-hns become famous I'm the
ST. Louis Republic. where hc is the NIL
round funny man." is n Kentucllian
20 wears old. He worked Mt every-
thing from engraving to pork packing,
from publishing to reporting, in order
to study human nature. He turns out
two or three cartoons day, besides
managing the comic supplement and
doing outside work.
W. II. Bradford, who contributes an
occasional cartoon to the Chicago Trib-
unc is Il machinist by trade and a car
toonist by nature. having inherited skill
with the pencil from his father.
HcdNck of The Globe-Democrat has
had varied career as self taught
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

after the artist sits down to his task
with the feeling that something must
bc done. Study. application and hard
Nnrli-- i Si.44t4 advice he b
gnncrs who burn for fame and ycarn
for emolumcnts around the art sane
tums of the New York press.
The career of Charles Nelan. cartoon
list of the New York Herald. is an illus
tration OF the fact that the cartoon is
an old feature breaking into Il new
field The press is. growing. and the
cartoon is essential to the new develop
ment. Nolan was an Ohio boy. ana
says that. after losing several positions
for drawing funny pictures, he conclud-
cd that funny pictures must be his
forte He made his first cartoon FOR II
weekly paper published in his native
town of Akron This drew the atten-
ton of Cleveland editors to the bud
ding genius. and he got regular work
there. Finally iie engaged with a
league of papers and manipulated the
chalk in Cincinnati. St. Louis, Kansas
CITY and Chicago. by which time his
work was known in the east. and The
Herald took him on the strength OF his
western reputation three years ago.
For a real free lance cartoonist one
instinctivciy turns to Leon I3arritt, now
Of the New York Tribune hence n free
lance no longer. Barritt like Topsy,
Jest growed." He began active life as
. newsboy in his native town of Sau-
gertlcs, y. Y. From selling newspa-
pers to reporting, editing ard publish
ing was n natural step, but meanwhile
/ young Barritt kept his eye upon art.
He had learned wood and photo en-
craving. and. working at that in Bos-
ton for year, returned to journalism
and finally launched his bark upon the
troubled sea of Gotham life as n CON
tributor of cartoons to any paper which
would buy. His name appeared rcgu-
larry in nearly every daily of conse-
quence. and, his ideas not being mar
rowed down to the requirements of n
single sheet, his work had wide range.
\ newspaper man whose name is
known TO the public as n clever CORE
spondent from the seat OF war in the
Philippines and South Africa Is John
Il. McCuicheon of the Chicago Record
His letters have been extensively cop
led. But ii was only the accident of hap
pening 10 be In the Pacific when Dewey
sailed to Manila that caused him to put
pen TO paper as a journalist. He says
that while at school in his native towi
OF Lafayette. Ind. he developed car
toon symptoms. and they have stuck tc
him ever since.
Crane. the Boston Herald man, Is new
TO that paper. but his work is wei
known in New York, having appeared
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

Senator Turpie and B. #. Shively of In
diana, Senator Daniel of Virginia, May
or Carter II. Harrison of Chicago, Sem
ator Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado Sem
ator White of California, johnson Cam
den of West Virginia. Ex-Governor Pat
tison of PENNSYLVANIA. Luther Il. Nc
Kinney of Maine. Augustus Thomas
and William SulZer of New York and
DR.. l.. w. Habercom of Washington. A
number of well known women are also
adding interest to the public speaking
end of the campaign. And the Demo-
Gratis also have their corps of negro or
ators, led by Bishop j. Milton Turner.
minister to Liberia under President
Grant.
a question that often arises In the
mind OF the lay citizen is that of the
"stumper's" remuneration. There is
considerable misunderstanding among
the people on this point. The facts are
that few of the speakers are paid more
than expenses, do not ask or expect
more, and in many cases they pay their
own railroad fare and hotel bills The
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
MOUNTAIN RATS.

Mountain rats in the mines In Colo
RADIO are about as big as wharf rats,
but they have hushy tail like SOUR
rel and are pets OF the miners. When
ever the luncheon hour comes YOU VIII
see the rodents come from their holes OF
nests or wherever they live i'll the IN
tervals between meals. squat on their
launches and sit there until one of the
miners shares his dinner with them.
Whatever they get of the scraps Of
that meal they sit up and eat just as a
squirrel does. The miner does not exist
that would not share his meal with
them.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
The Funny Fell07os Vito Furnish Pictorial
Political Sermons to tie Ne70wabe,<s.

"a THOUGH the modern cartoonist
~ has not exactly pushed the SPELL
binder and the leader writer from
the stool of chief Importance, he has
given these worthless hard battle in
the race for popularity, and the victor
is yet 10 be declared. The up to date
reader now takes a glance at the car
toon in his daily paper as an appetizer
for the elaborate details of the news
column and the clinchng arguments Of
the editorial page. ~ happy depletion
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

few hits that brought him fame. One
of these was his "Klondike." n powerful
sermon against the lust for gold which
even the religious papers copied. Then
he gave David b. Hill the little hat.
with its big streamer bearing the le-
gend, Il am Democrat" Being welt
read in the classics. Bush draws upon
history and mythology for characters
and settings. while the main idea OF
the cartoon is often developed in n
chance conversation or even worked up
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

gentleman. His especial diversion dur
ing the busy days of the campaign has
been found in the cartoons in which lie
was the central figure printed by the
opposition press The morning ! called
he was marking one of these carica-
lures and rolling the papers up TO send
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

latter is generally the rule in the case
of the holder of n remunerative po!t-
zeal Office Some speakers are paid. il
is true, but those are generally the
small fellows who address ward ana
district meetings. 1T takes money to
operate a speakers bureau. but. aside
from what goes To pay the "pikicrs' al
ready mentioned, the greater part is
used in organization work and in adj
vertising. hall rent. fares and other
like expenses
JOSEPH r.. BUCHANAN.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

services in great
request, but. az
paym ent was
II o { n | W ii Y 3
forthcoming, he
made n rule
that n certain
class of his pa
tients should
pay in advance.
one winter
night he was
reused by two
farmers from q
hamlet ten miles
away, the wife
of one of whom
WIS sarioiISlY ILL.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21
4 MaGrsrnArE,s STORY.

A well known North Dakota magis-
trate tells the following story. for the
truth Of which he vouches: At small
town in the state there were two doc
tors, one Of whom had a great rqputa-
ton for the cures he effected. and the
other was not believed to be much
good" The favored doctor found his
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

tie less prominent as cXpounders OF the
doctrines OF Jefferson and Jackson than
the galaxy of stars already mentions
ed. Among these are George Fred VIII
lams and T. a. Collins OF Massachu-
sets y. y. German OF Maryland. VIII
liam ]. Stone and Hon. ~ NJ. Dockery
OF Missouri Tom Johnson, Hon. James
~ Kilbourn and Mayor Jones OF Ohio.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-21

He told them 10 so to the other doctor.
but they refused, saying they would
prefer 10 have his services. Very
we'll" replied the medco. lin that case
my fee is $40, the money 10 be paid
now"
The men demonstrated but the doctor
was obdurate and shut down his win
dow. He waited, however - hear what
they would say. "Wen. what Will wo
do now?" asked the farmer whose VIE
was i'll. And the reply that was given
must have been as gratifying. as it was
amusing to the listening doctor. 1t was:
Il Think you would better give II. The
funeral would cost you more
Blind mans bur was played in
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the Chicago bureau. He is a veteran IN
campaign work and has been connect
ed with the bureau of which he is now
the western head during three national
campaigns
Senator N. b. Scott OF West Virginia
has charge of the eastern bureau, with
headquarters in New York Senator
Scott is an even tempered. long headed
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16

books clearly pointing cut the needs Of
iudioisus selection, and used for tbs
| Soung Of auidancs and direetion In the
ohoios Of books to be read. The speaker
then took up the subject Of "Prose Bic-
tion, 'ssand In tsrse, condensed presenta-
tion described ''nction" and named two
writers whom he considered worthy 10 be
called the test in this department. OF
literature.
The whole address svinced the wide
scholarship, the broad reading and the
clear Discrimination Of the accomplished
scholar. TIE address was enlisened By
flashes OF humor and wit. The school,
pupils and teachers were delighted with
the sdntss6 andRxptsssed their gratitude
to Prof. Huat, rnd have an earnest de-
sire to hear himsaeain.
The graduating parts Of thu class OF
1900, 6orham high school. have been as
signed al fellows; The honor parts,
based on rank during the course were
won by Mildred II. Thomas, Ethel W.
Togg, Florence L Hamblen and Annie
b. Mayo. The yaledictory has been az
signed to Miss Thomnf, the sslutatory TO
Miss F3gg, class discussion to Miss
HambIen and Miss Mabel Deering,
prophecies to Miss Marc and Miss Har-
low, GLASS history, Eugene waterboute.
GLASS grafton. Fred II. Harlow, class
poem, Sarah 1. Hadiock. Glars song
Aivah II. Swett TIE GLASS hunters
twenty one.
Mr.. and Mrs.. James Moulton. who
have been passing the winter In Cumber-
land Mills and Freeport, returned to Cor
ham Wednesday and will SOON leave Cor
ham for good. They will be much missed
here.
Mrs. J. c. Shirley IT. Portland, and
Mrs. Fred Clark Of Boston, were the
guests WedE esday Of MrF. John A. Water
man, Church street.
Mr.. W. p. Kimball who has been con-
ined to his home by Illness. was able to
be at his place Of business yesterday.
Mr.. George Richardson Of Portland lie
in Gorham for few days on business.
Rev. MIR. Sewali Is the guest of DIR. and
Mrs. Q. II. Ridlon.
Hon. W. j. Knowlton Of Portland
visited the Normal school yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
MILITARY MA TIERS.

Co. l., Sheridan Rifles, sd5p.sd Iesolu-
lions at their last meeting fsvoring the
bill now before Congress increasing the
militia appropriations.
The First Division Of Naval Reserves
hiss received from the Adjutant General
a complste equipment of arms and a
Calling gun with Its equipment. The
officers of the division have been giving
examinations to applicants for petty
officers warrants. The examinations
are very severe tests and require fair
knowledge of infsntry, artillery. Sig
Mailing, swordsmanship, the construction
and mechanism of naval ordnance, sea.
manship. including knotting. splicing
and compass problems, setting up drill
and customs OF the service. Ihs d.
vision mum bers 81 members, who Rare
had service at sea or in the navy, out
OF o total strength of 40 men. Tbs d.
Visions armory on Fore street, is occu.
pied every evening by young men who
are devoting themselves TO the study Of
these subjects. The examinations are
competitive, the man making the highest
average receiving the warrants. SPRING
field rifles have been issued to the first
division, but these will be replaced by
Lee straight foil or krags within few
months
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
Playing Under Freight Car When
Shifter Came Along.
Candidates For Board
of Assessors.
Lecture on the Beers by Rev.
Mr.. Mann.

Wednesday afternoon some small chill
drsn were playing under stationary
freight car on one Of the Maine Central
sidingp, when freight train came back
ing down the siding. The engineer dis.
covered the chill iren in season to stop the
train, and thereby saved a fatal accident
As result no ons was injured, but tbs
children were pretty much frightened.
Special services are to be held at the
Universalisb church commencing next
Monday evening. The meetings are to
commence az z 80 O'Clock each evening
and are TO be addressed BY the following
speakers. Rev. Henry F.Moulion OF Bid
deford, Rev. John Murray Atwood Of
Portland. Rev. Samuel u. Davis Of Nor
ribs Corner and Rev. Henry Blanoh-
ard, d. ID. OF Portland. After each SER
Woe there Ia to be a service at which
each pastor will answer teJeral important
questions.
In the contest for election to the board
Of assessors, the f flowing have appeared
well; Ward 2, Joseph ID. Hezelton and
Ansel Stevens; Ward 8, V. ID. Ward ;
Ward Timothy Pomerleau and Peter
Turgeon; Ward o. Capt. Lawrence aDd
ID. III. Woodbury.. At present only one
candidate for auditor appear In the per
son OF George II. Knowltop, to succeed
himself.
Rev. W. G. Mann. pastor Of the Warren
Congregational church. delivered an In
tsresting l,oturs yesterday afternoon at
so O'Clock ct the Westbrook Opera
houss. for the benefit of the school ohil-
dreD, on "The Beers, Their Country,
Their Ways and Their War" The lecture
was largely attended aud was illustrated
with co o. lored lantern slides operated
by MIR. Knowlton. In the evening Rev.
Mr.. Mann repeated the lecture before .
good sized audience. The lectures were
given under the auspices Of the Warren
church ladies' circle, assisted by the Am
moncongin and Current Events cluts.
The proceeds are TO be divided equally
between these organizations, the two
last named societies devoting their part
to the school room decoration fund.
Lieut.. l.. q. Holston Of Chester, Penn,
who was called heIe by the death Of Mrs.
Melcher. his wife's mother, returned YES
tsrday to Pennsylvania. where he Is to re-
sumo his duties as an instructor. Mr..
Holstun was obliged to return az the
spI log vacation has just ended.
Mr. and Mrs. George Durham OF MIL
fridge, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
proul.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
FIRE IN aopKINToN.

Hopkinton. Mass, Marsh 15.-Fire
which broke out in Bridges block. ore of
the principal business structures of this
town ct 2 80 o'clock this morning de-
stroyed five Of the main buildings in the
trade section Of the place and entailed
loss estimated at between 1900 and
500, goo. The buildings burned were
Bridges, Mahan's, Braithwaite's and
Highlands blocks and tine town hall.
Various stores are In there buildings
while parts OF them were rsed as offices
and headquarters for saoret socletie
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
NEW SHIPS FOR NAVY.
Increase Determined On by House
Committee.

Wsshir son, March 15.-The House
com mittee on naval affairs reached a
finnl decision today as TO the number OF
new warships to be authorized In the
forthcoming naval appropriation bill as
follows:
Two sea-goinR coast line battleships oil
about 1850 tons each to cost approx
M ateIy $4,000 each; three armorstl
cruisers OF the hig hest practical speed
ana most powerful armor and arma
ment, to cost approximately 5000 0. Q
each; three protected cruisers, to cost
about 81, l41. 900 each.
1t was determined not TO provide any
gunboats, In view Of the opinion ex-
pressed by Secretary Long and Admiral
Dewey that Gen. Otis's recent purchase
OF eerviceable boats Of this character
met present gun boat requirements.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
MORRILLS.

1t is understo that extensive i'm
provements are to be made on HoeRR
hall at Dssring Centre. The change
contemplates an addition on the Brent
wood street side Of the block. to contain
q large smoking room, ladies' dressing
rooms, toilet room, etc. fhe interior Of
the hail Is to be reprinted and the scenery
replaced by new.
Past Commander Guy Z. Hill installed
the officers OF Lebanon commandery,
knights of Malta, at Its meeting held
Tuesday evening.
The old building formerly occupied by
j. IL. Pelton as a fish market near the
Maine Central depot, has been turned
around so that it fronts on Stevens ave-
nue.. An additi.n is being put onto the
building and as soon as completed ia TO
be occupied as grocery store.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
WOODFORDS.

The Woodfords Universalist social olut
have elected the following officers for th'
ensuing year: President. Mrs. A. h
Huston; vioe president, Mrs. b. l.. Tow
err; secretary. Mrs. j. q. Strout; treasur'
or, Mr.. +. L. Tower; collectors, Mrs. H.
P. Seuter, Mrs. +. A. Billings; exeou'
tive committse, Mira. q. A. Plummer,
Mrs. j. II. Files. Rev. H. L. Townsend,
Mrs. +. l.. Tower and Mrs. J. ID. Files
were appointed a committee TO draft
resolutions on the death of the treasurer,
Mira. Julia A. Stevens.
Mr.. Gleason j. Clarke has purchased a
house on Revere street, and will move
his family into IL about the first OF April.
The bouse in which he now dwslis Is TO
be occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
h. Small.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
FORMER PORTLAND MAN.
Death OF President James q. smith of
National TeIegraphers' Union.

New York, March Thames q. Smith,
the frat president OF the National Tele-
eraphers' union lie cead at his home here.
he was also widely known for his iDven-
ton, 10 connection with Stephen b.
Stearns of the duplex system Of tele-
grnphy.
Mr.. smith was one Of the first telegraph
operators to receive by souEd. He was
born In Durham, N. H., In 1886, and was
placed charge of the Portland ofiice Of
the Maine Telegraph company In 1866.
Later, he introduced the first automatic
repeater throughout the great cities Of the
West. During the Civil war he was In
charge OF all dispatches transmit ID he
tween New York and the South.
In 1869, with Others. he purchased the
franklin Telegraph company. In 1877
he entered the electric light field, but af-
terward established the rapid stock ex.
change service between New York and
Philadelphia. In 1881 he organized the
Bankers and Merchants Telegraph COM
pany which lated until the Grant &
Ward failure In 1856. Since then Mr..
Smith had turned his attention TO tele-
phones and had been connected with the
United States Telephone company. He
leaves a widow. four sons and three
daughters. The funeral will bs held to
morrow. and the burial will be In Fort
land, Me.
James G. Smith came here from New
buryport where his family lived, January
/, 1853, to work on the Balm Telegraph
line, and remained on 1t until that line
closed, Noy &c, 1854, when he went to the
American line, OF which he afterwards
became superintendent. During bis stay
on the American line he aided Joseph
Stearns, the inventor of the Duplex sys-
tern In his experiments.
Smith married = Portland lady. In
1873 he left the American line and went
on to an opposition line between Boston
and New York, being succeeded here by
James S. Bedlow Of Bangor. His age
was ca.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
THE PORTO RlcAS BILL.
senator Allison Has Not vet Appointed
His Committee.

Washington, March i5.-Whsn the Sem
ats adjourned today Senator Allison.
chairman OF the Republican, caucus had
not exercised the authority given him to
appoint special cauc7s COMMITTEES In
connection with the proposed tariff lsgis-
Iation with reference TO Porto Rico. bat
be said that he probably would make hii
appropriation bill today, the kepublioan
Senators began the first proceeding On
their programme. They VIII next address
themselves to the question Of securing
form Of government for the island and to
tbs consideration Of the tariff problem.
The committee probably win give Its
hrst attention to the House bill whieh
deals entirsly with the question Of tariff.
Come Republican Senators express the
opinion that the Houss bill will catch
some outside vo;es,. such for Instance a.
those Of Senator Teller, Ind, and senator
MoEnery, Democrat, which might not be
cast for bill which carried the ma
chiuery Of administration with 10. On
the other hand there are some Republican
Senators who have so far manifested
disposition to oppose 10 the end any
proposition tor duty on the commerce.
between the two countries
Senator Foraker. who will be chairman
Of what may be called the Porto kioan
STEERING committee. says there is no pur-
pose TO abate the pressure for consider :
tloD Of the governmental bill and that he
will keep 10 to the front while the special
committee is at work.
The Portland daily press., 1900-03-16
GORHAM.

On Thursday morning at the Normal
school, Prof, Lucian Hunt gave an ad-
dress to the school on books and reading.
1t was q very valuable address for the
school. A clear exposition Of the relation
Of books ana reading. to life a. means Of
education as sources Of intellectual
growth and power - means OF induence
In the world, and as ministsrinG to hap
pineaa. The speaker noted tie number Of
books in tins world, and the number that
could be read by any one person. He then
considered the number OF the worlds besl