New-York tribune., 1902-12-03

gu,EANINITTF PROsPERITY.-of the many
nat Illustrations of the '1et well enough alone
policy freely predicted for the present short ses-
sion OF Congress. the palm for the best one be-
longs to Representative Foster, Of Vermont
When people talk about tariff revision in the
face Of the present unparalleled prosperity, said
the Representative from the Green Mountain State
last night 81 reminded of yarn that they
used to tell in Frisco of a who went broke,
and after a considerable period Of light diet and
small comfort got q, job railroad. His pay
was in the shape OF q mileage rate Of three cents
for every mile his freight train covered The nTst
day the train pulled out into the foothills, and
groaned and tugged and barely. crawled up steep
grades and the unhappy brakeman counted the
miles mournfully. But when the train hit the
down grade. something broke, and away went the
pace. Clinging brake on the top of a freight
b ~ nth @ 1nnconceaied hapIiness So peculiar in
fact, was the look his face that the conductor,
oar -Jumpt the scornful answer. DO look
like big enough fool TO jump wheniI making
That's about the size Of the situation with re-
gard to the tariff concluded Mr. Foster
WHAT A BLIND MAN SAw--The passing Of
Chaplain Milburn removes picturesque figure
from Congress. THE blind chaplain he is
known throughout Washington. has made his per-
sonality felt on both sides Of the Atlantic. An
American who spending a summer wandering
idly through London describes his astonishment
entering chapel in Holloway Road and seeing
Chaplain MiIburn in the pulpit The sight Of the
familiar face and figure joyful one said the
American, in telling the story, but 1 think my
greatest surprise was when | listened to the sub.
Ject of his talk. What Saw of England had
been doing England in half-thorough fashion
myself, but il revelation to learn what this
blind man had seen in England, and even tie
natives were aStonShed-
Mr.. PAYNE'S EXPENSES.-Postmaster General
Payne lives the Arlington The other night he
got figuring his living expenses. After think
ing the subject. he went TO his landlord. Mr..
Roessle, and said: Mr.. Roessle, Ss,0o1 year
salary. How much an I going 10 have left out Of
that at the end of year if stay here Eith you,
''Um-SS.OoO. YOU say unused Mr. Roessle, with
never ouaver in his voice We'll. if you pin your
self down pretty close, that $500 will last you
about rwo months and twenty days this hotel"
II is rumored now that Mr. Payne IS favor
OF az least doubling the salary OF All heads or
departments
GENERAL MILESS JOURNEY.-Lieutenant
General Nelson a. Miles will be his way
Peling For several weeks his mail has been
sent TO Peking and is waiting for him there He
is expected to arrive Pekng December Is. and
spend week in learning the mysteries of the
somewhere on the Manchurfan frontier, in the
midst Of Siberian winter Almost the first reg
one OF the first half-doZen-will be the cne the
American soldier catches on his slohe-encircling
January 12 General Miles viii reach St Petersburg
where letters will be waiting for him, and at that
time ne viii announce his further plans
LESSLER'S DISTINCTION.-"Im going to or
ganize an also ran club said Congressman Mon
tague Lessler his friend. Congressman William
H Douglas The first time / ran. about year
ago I won out in one of the worst Democratic
districts in the country. That all right.
there a certain degree of distinction in it.