New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-23

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sQUARING THE CIRCLE.-Champ Clark. of
Missouri who always fills the House and galleries
when he takes the floor delivered a speech during
the debate the Cuban Reciprocity bill. When
he had concluded he ssked unanimous consent that
he be permitted round out his remarks in The
He will have TO round ont his remarks. If he
has any delire 10 square himself. with the truth.
ing to Clarks rather startling predictions Of Demo
cratic success next year.
WOULD WIPE OUT NATIONAL DEBT-A
thought calculated TO make the national debt
vanish as If by magic is offered to the government
in letter received the White House from
Joseph Gibara. OF New-York City. The writer
shows that while he is bubbling with philan-
thropy, he has weather eye out for the unwary
sheke- This is what he says:
ITO your excellent majesty president OF the
United States. Dear sir: Many times have read
ernments. they III the same style and thought
can do some good. So i offer TO your excellency
keep in mind. Your majesty. let know If you
ment from debt and from people opposing 10 gov
eminent from financial crisis that mite happen.
for the profit and benefit Of our government and
II any other foreign government wants to buy my
invention sell 1t TO him."
WHY GALLINGER ABANDONED MEDICINE
Senator Gallnger, OF New-Hampshire was recently
afforded opportunity demonstrate that his
usefulness a member o: the medical profession
had not entirely vanished with his assumption OF
Senatorial dignity. While the Senate was in ses-
sion, W B. Mitchell, capital policeman, stationed
at the entrance OF the Senate lobby suddenly
dropped to the floor unconscious and apparently
nfeless. Associates hurried to his assistance and
thoroughly alarmed asked that a physician be
summoned Then it that the presence OF A
doctor Senator in the chamber recalled and
young physician who had just hung out his Single
Dr. Galiinger diagnosed the case brain trouble
snd promptly sent for restoratives In about fifteen
minutes the patient had sufficiently recovered to be
attention to the sick man showed the 1Tactisad
eye OF the physician as well the tender care of
When his patient no longer required his services
the doctor became highly unprcessional in neglect
ing to ask for his fee. A colleague present re-
marked TT was wonder that Galiinger went
into politics II that was the way he did business
when he practised medicine"
WILLINGNESS HIS ONLY RECOMMENDATION.
Right Honorable Minister. Interior Department
Washington. D. c." is the way a New-York man
addresses a letter which has reached the Interior
Department II appeals for assistance. though
acknowledging the handicapping presence Of dis
abled pedal extremities and cramps in the hands"
Hon. Gentlemen and Others he writes Hereto
fore. when I was employed in some shops I was
AT some German places in America subjected to
great insults Owners OF shops and small stores
and their employees limited as though was thief
such insults any longer At present haTe ot s{ ve1
sore toe few days since had bad cramps in
could not hold anything in that hand. I never had
enough 10 take up employment n could only
have Iespectable, ,empioyment p Sol cannot defer
ter IS 1 am almost without any money and sub
SsIeh MN que FeEaIus ,or our highy honored
sent 20 America IN the year or 1859. I am residing
in the United States ever since)"
TURNED BAILEY's HAIR wHITE-senator
Bailey OF Texas. formerly Democratic floor leader
OF the House. came over to the lower chamber the
other day and hunted up John Sharp William s, the
newly elected minority leader.
john said the big Texan. Il have not called
| TO congratulate you. but TO extend my sympathy.
You have undertaken Job that is calculated TO
bring out more gray gst h1ir lam and produce deeper
there, and know what am talking about. Now.
the former and present leaders OF the minority
pass the nature Of the Texas Senator'S tip
SIRE MONEY. Fred Lands. ths attenusted
Hoosier Representative. who quit work 70 to
Congress lunchng with friends recently IN
The House restaurant. II sorry that
going TO have a change in the weather. said Ian
dis as he gazed rehectvely at his cup Of coffee.
..c-banee in the weather. repeated 81 m" Griggs.
the bustling Georgia manager Of Democratic Con-
gross campaigns why. I never saw a more beau
t,,ul dav in washington-bright, bracing, and the
sun shining 80 brilliantly that we ought TO be at
the races instead listening to tarn arguments"
cant be helped" insisted lands, we
,-r to have a storm. The bubbles rising from the
Sar in nv coffee and known to all loyal Hoosers
e lucky spots remain on the surface in the
..,-a ~ the cup instead OF separating and going
:. tbe side Infallibe sign OF a change. IL is as
- :, bet on that sign II would be TO back the
,ees ~ Republican success next year Both are
cas- S2,,b 1tying smile Griggs called for another
~ - cor.ee but carefully RETAINED from using
sugar.
,,oRE WIDOWS THAN ONE.-Postmaster Gen
=, Tovpa has been initiated in the ranks OF those
- raIIv around the standard. Beware OF the
4daars The crucial point in his conversation was
sached a day or ago Down in one OF the
southern States a postmaster had passed away,
"a rival factions urged a substantial citizen ana
= widow who had befriended Union soldiers IN the
C,vu War The mans business claims were Fisor-
,,siv messed while the widow candidate "hose
,aue happened TO be Mrs. NJ. A Pickett was
,rged for appointment on purely sehIineiu'i
rounds She was not the widow or the OoH'eN
a.. General who made the famous charge on ~
asls OF Gettysburg but ner claims rssteu "a IrnIon
n1rn acts-the hospitality she shoWeu - n M
o,,i,rSsd In her rebel home. she had pee.t a.
go oTanad her home the WOUNDED % .en-
Ill a. "a the wearers OF the gray ai1 ster
S.-I,, nursed them back to health .S tI1,,se nd
crsral took the case up 10 the w nv tu;iatf's ap-
- president directed the WIDOW a,tt,rod 10 the
9,,.a1f THE nomination was - nsvvs-
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