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THE CAMESYILL TRIBUNE 1875. UR MEN OF THE HOUR [OMINENT IN POLITICS* RELIGION, SURGERY AND THE LAW. Ir William Whltaaray J * Deflanea ofBrit- !•!■ Control—Sensation Created by a Baptlct Minister—>The Beoord* Mod* by Dr. Bull aad Lawyer Bullitt. iSW, by American Pres* Aweeto- Nearly Uou.j ^eminence every day some man ooanae Into " m the champion of truth, a roanse or an idea. For this he gains kme, often ephemeral, but occasionally I 6 r SIR WILLIAM V. WIJ1TKWAY. 8 permanent Among ihoee whose recent I 8 aetwtw h*v« brought them wide noh>- itoty roast be numbered Sir Y> ill am V. I ■ Whiter ay, premier of Newfoundland. For years he has been cojispicu A pii- M boms as a sta tewnan of more than ■ ordluRcy atality, but now hia name is m know i wherever the English Language I bread or spoken as that of a during I "ookroUl” who has svcod at the bar of f tee British house cf lords and protested I against L'.'e re enactment of “a bill for I 8 m better conduct of the treaties be- | 1 tween tag the Great Newfoundland Britain mid fisheries.” France iespect- This act. f^ir William declared, “em- provisions cf an arbitrary and op- pK»biv« character, wholly repug iaat to those principles of lilierty ai:J justice T'hich are held to be the Ixwis ot modern British legislation.’* The poisoner got no Mtisfaction. J-ord Salisbury and I^oml ixuuUAxd—ibe latter of whom had revived the obnoxious bill, which was in | feroo would during concede the nothing. reign Seeu of George that IV— the g I Tory policy “demanded the granting of pririlogert to Froach {Liiermen which wW impoverish the r«vidt«nU of New- foairdiau'r Sir William’s Anglo-Saxon spirit broke out in manly revolt, and he walked from Westminster declaring that tw and hie people would seek relief and protectioH by abandoning the mother country a«d eocnring julmiBslon to the Ihhted Statea of America. A hundred years ago Sir William’s beck might have been endangered by fkih ftflsertioa. Bat today men and «#• fairs exist on a different basis. ,-L V fV REV. DLL C. DH W. BRIDGMAN. TV* Newfoundland premier’s attitude id tbe political sensation of tho hour. The current religious sensation is fur¬ nished by Dr. 0, DeW. Bridgman, pastor of the Madteon Avenue Baptist ohurvh of New York city. On a recent Sunday Dr. Bridgman pvoanhed a sermon dis¬ avowing belief in hell as a place of eternal Urmeut in which fire and brim¬ stone are the chief constituents of tort- nra He declared that “tho hell against which the Lord had warned the people le just the inward depravity which self¬ ishness and unbelief and unfaithfulness are certain to breed.” This. a« he under¬ stood it, was the doctrine with reference bo hell fire. Certain members of his congregation questioned the orthodoxy of their paster, but they were silent at a held to consider the matter, and g unanimous vote of confidence was passed. The reverend gentleman, not being satisfied with this verdict, resolved to re¬ sign his pastorate. He did so in a letter which was read to his congregation, and in which he stated that his declaration was fina l- A committee subsequently waited upon Dr. Bridgman to try and persuade him to reconsider his action, but he would not A large number of Baptist clergymen, it is* sfated, agree wjtb him on the subject of eternal pun¬ ishment of the lib¬ Dr. Bridgman is one most eral minded men in the Baptist church. He is fifty-stx years of/ having been born in Saagerties, ft ax. jjJan v l, 1835. His first pastorate was in Morristown, N. J. From there he went to Jamaica plain, Mass., and thence to Albany, N. Y. He has been pastor of the Madison Avenue church. New York, since 182 3. Although a physician of eminence, the name of Dr. William T: Bull, ot New York city, did not become familiar to tho people of the United States until he numbered among his patients Mrs. James G. Jr Tho marital wore of that young woman and prospective actress have been widely published. She is now in Dakota for the purpose of securing a divorce. The conspicuousnens of her ill- ness brought to her physician a certain public notice which even his. surgical akill bad not before attracted. f The surgeons now perform operations CAKWtsvtLLE, FRANKLIN COUNTY GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 13.1891. successfully which no one wculd d * red to attempt twenty or wen years ago. Afflictions from which men, and especially Women, formerly died iwt only palliated but cured bv °f the th boldness ® knifa to A try man who has had and the skill to perform new operations, fully, is such success¬ a public benefactor, ««d the reader cannot fail to be mterreted in his Prooaality. Dr. William T. Hell is a ■trijdng example of the younger school of surgeons. After being graduated at the College of Physicians and fikrrgeoos be was a private pupal of the celebrated Dr. Henry B. Sands. He studied in Karope for two years, and in JS 73 began his career in New York. From that time hie hospital experience dates, and be still regularly attends one er more of these Institutions. From Be,fame he went to the New York Dispensary, and ftnm there to the Chambers Street hos¬ pital, of which he had chargo. It was while he was the surpsew there that he performed an opera! on whteb brought him fame nil over the rorld. A woman was brought to the ’^ambers Street hospital with two bulh-% wounds in her abdomen. She died. After the autopsy Dr. Bull concluded V. at by n incision the intestines could have b*‘*« removed, cur^i. repaired and replace- and tie woman The next tim< he hau a similar case he resolved to try this op¬ eration. In a little while a v inn was bronght in thus wounded. D*. Boll ex¬ perimented and succeeded, Since than many other surgeons in Am <rlca and Earope have performed the «, n? opera¬ tion with success, but Dr. Bui pointed the way. Dr. Bull isaRingularlyhandimuemtm, with a dark mustache and pr maturely gray hair, fn manner he is graceful, genial and easy. He is a natir; cf Rhode 1 ) tmm. Pi / X] V s ^ \\ DR. WILLIAM T. BUI.’* Inland and a graduate of Hat vard. His patients come from all over tl.e country, and are usually sent to him by other physicians. Mr. John C. Bullitt, who is osio of the leaders of the Philadelphia b» *, mjo* in Kentucky about sixty-five years ago. He began practice in the Q-taker City when a young man, and earl r achieved both famo and fortune. Ho s bow and has been for maay years the lawyer for the Drexels, and those banks b never go Into any considerable transaction until bo has been consulted. Mr. Bullitt man¬ aged the affairs of Jay Cooks when he got into difficulties while attempting to build the Northern Pacific ra Iread. The property was nursed with such skill that Mr. Cooke became a millionaire again In a very few years. Mr. Bullitt has tried many notable cases, tl e chief of them probably being the Whitaker will oase and the Fit* John Porto* court of Inquiry. He was the leading lawyer in both of these affairs, and in loth he was successful. He prepared the bill which established the present met tod of con¬ ducting the city government of Philadel¬ phia. almost, entirely, Tho mayor has if not abeolnto power of appohitm-mt ned re¬ moval of subordinate city oft sets, w.d it la to him that the citizen* lock for a well ordered condition of affairs. The tew is said to work very well, bn; of coarse everything depends upon the ability and integrity of the man choaea t-x be mayor. Mr. Bullitt, from his practice md bis joe- ioees ventures, has becciae vi ry rich He owns the great Bullitt baildi vg in Phila¬ delphia, and large blocks of real e tat* in Washington and th« » i^hboraood thereof . He is a director in -everal rail- roods, b ust companies and b.-rnks and stands almost as high in bn riueas he does in the law. As a lawyer Mr. Bul- r£ >A v JOHN C. BCLLTTT. litt is noted for the thoroughness'of hi* preparation in every case that he con¬ ducts. No detail is too trivial to his attention. This makes him an un¬ comfortable adversary. Cephas de Werde. Lack Of • shoemaker * Approatico. A wealthy merchant of Carter abe dates the beginning of his go<xl foitnne to the hour, fifty years ago, when he saw a child of three fail from a balcony caught her in his arms, thus Ufa. The child Is now the Grand Duchess ot Baden, and the courts of Berlin and Baden annually celebrate the even t Her rescuer was a shoemaker s tioe. Now he is the richest man iu the city where he lives. A single company controls twenty-nine thirtieths of all the diamond mines in t he world. At the richest of these de- pc^ts— Kimborly, South Africa— a karat jg found tor every 2,000 pctmds of esaisijted. LUKE SHARP, THE HUMORIST. Something (atereatins About the Well Known Detroit Free Pre*» Mon. It was once observed by a celebrated cal war correspondent that it took a surgi¬ operation to get a joke into a Scotch¬ man’s head, and yet it seems that “Luke Sharp,” the celebrated hu¬ morist of the De¬ troit Free Press, x is a Scotchman, A bora in Glasgow forty years ago. i That is wrong something in this observation is evinced by “Luke Sharp’s” career, for coming to the A United States when he was four years of age, his sense of humor l m seems to hare re¬ ceived an impetus from which,from “LCAE SHARP.” all appearances, it will never re- cover. Twenty years after landing in America Mr. Barr—for that is the real name of “Luke Sharp”—Robert Barr—in looking about for some occupation got work on the Detroit Free Pres 3 . Since 1880 he has been the London representa¬ tive of that journal. “Luke Sharp” is somewhat above the average height, broad shouldered, with striking head, brown hair, wide brow and purely Grecian nose, and eyes that look yon straight in the face. He wears a short, pointed beard, and look 3 as though he might be a well to do farmer. He smokes cigarettes, which he makes himself. Mr. Barr does all of his work by means of a phonograph, and he can be seen almost every day in the Detroit Free Press office, in the Strand, London, sitting in a comer of his sanctum en¬ gaged in talking down a funnel. “I never could dictate to a stenog¬ rapher,” he said recently, “becanso I never could find one who knew less than I did. Imagine dictating to a man who you felt was infinitely your superior in every way! I've tried it, but I never had the cheek to continue it.” Mr. Barr is a great admirer of Kipling, “who deserves all the fame he has got.” Speaking of his own methods of work, he said recently: “I haven’t any. I should take notes, but don’t The danger of taking notes is that your things become too uote- booky. I get the illustrations of my ar¬ ticles from a portable camera.” He has never been able to settle the question os to which he likes best—Eng¬ land or America, “I have given it up,” he remarked. “After I have been in London a year or two 1 think America is Loif^r and un back. When I am there a year or two 1 come to the conclusion that England is preferable. Last year the problem—and the climate—drove me out of both coun¬ tries. I sat on the shores of the Mediter¬ ranean and pondered and pondered and pondered, but it was no use. I returned to England because it was nearer than America.” It Is unnecessary to enter into a de- icription or analysis of “Luke Sharp's” work. That speaks for itself. The pict¬ ure of the humorist which accompanies this article has a history. It was taken In the interior of a house in Pompeii, on ©no of Mr. Barr’s photographing expedi¬ tions, and the remarkable thing about it is that the cap was taken off the lens by an Italian soldier, who was sent with him to keep him from photographing. “When the Italian army,” Bays Mr. Barr, “starts out to prevent au American news¬ paper man from taking a photograph with his camera, it has to rise earlier in the morning than is customary in Italy.” Tom Masson. He Was a Ring la Samoa. Ex-King Tamasese, of Samoa, who died recently of Bright’s disease, was put eu the throne by the Germans after Malietoa had been deposed iu December, 188a Mataafa was subsequently de¬ clared king by A Malietoa’s people and several con- filets occurred the sub¬ be- §|jj tween jects of the rival « monarchs. The trouble led to a _ protest by ^pjag^ against United the States m of the Germans, L't who supported 5 s Tamasese, and the matter of the TAMASESE. sovereignly of Samoa and its equal pro¬ tectorate by the English, German and American representatives was settled at the B 3 rlin conference iu 1883. Admiral Kimberly, of the United States navy, established ..... between , , Matiuua , and . Tamasese, and Mabetoa was restored to the throne. The Charm of a Great Name Gone. How the passing years dim the fame of those who once were mighty! Half a century ago an autograph of, or an arti- cle that had been used by, the first Na- poleou was something almost priceless to a Frenchman. He reverenced it, and if it could be bought emptied his pock- eta to make the purchase. But now the collection of Napoleon relics made by the late Prince Jerome is fairly going a b0g g is g. There is no market for it, the being that “Bonapartism is out of ____________ i gj, e Lo*t » Pi*’* Task. ■ strange things are turned into \jy people with a passion for oddi- j ^ Chicago woman offers a reward which recovery of a pig's tusk while on her way to church one > g^^day recently, ; * _ i The Japanese empire has one phy- sician for every 10,000 inhabitants, which shows that the people are quite healthy, or that they believe less in doc- toring than the nations of America and f Europe. AMERICA'S FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER. lie gun Lire*, and Delight* to Talk of HI* Career. Despite reports to the contrary, thew B. Brady, the pioneer photographer of the United States, still lives and eu- joys good health. Probably no art- J*S$L 1 st in the world has taken so many pictures of wfipg celebrated men. He was born in basjg 1838, in Warren county, N. Y., JL and early took an interest in por- trait painting. w \ Morse, the in- CM ventor of the tele¬ \v graph, was the first to tel! him of Matthew n. rradt. the wonderful discovery of Daguerre in France, and thereby suggest to him the career which was to make Brady famous. He had a studio in New York city for fifteen years before the civil war broke out, and from the first was actuated by a desirt to preserve the faces cf the his¬ toric men and worn n of America. At that time daguerreoiypes cost from three to five dollars aph-ce. It was not until 1855 that the treatment of glass with collodion caused the photograph to sue- ceed the daguerreotype. Among the many public characters whose lineaments Mr. Brady preserved to the world were Andrew Jackson, Eld- gar A. Poe, Father Mathew, Kossuth, Clay, Calhoun, Lincoln, Horaoo Greeley, Cardinal Wiseman, Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, Jenny Lind; Washington Irving and James Fenni- rnore Cooper. In 1851 he went to the London exhi- bition and took the first prise, The same year he visited the galleries of Europe, and found his pictures every¬ where as far as Rome and Naples. When the Prince of Wales visited America in 1860 he and his suite frequently availed themselves of Mr. Brady’s skill. During the civil war he photographed many battle scenes, and had a staff cf assistants in all parts of the army making pictures of stir¬ ring events. This enterprise cost over $ 100 , 000 ; the government subsequently bought the plates. Mr. Brady is a man of trim, wiry, square shouldered figure, with white mustache and goatee. Nothwithstanding his sixty- seven years, he is still an enthusiast, and delights to talk of his past triumphs. He lives at Washington. THE OLDEST BANK PRESIDENT. Ho I* Still la Active Business, Though Ninety-Three Years of Age. The oldest bank president in New York state, and probably in America, is Daniel Spralrer, of the National Mohawk o: i—«.' e ££e OOJ*"-" - old Saxon family, his grandfather,George Spraker, immigrating in 1755 aaxd settling in the town of Palatine, where he be¬ came the owner of a large tract of land. His father, Joet Spralrer, succeeded to the estate and kept an old time tavern, which was much frequented in stage coaching days. Daniel, who was bom in 1788 and is in his ninety-third year, was engaged in mercantile | pursuits at Spra- w A > ker*s 1858. Basin Ho until Avas one of six broth¬ SL ers. They organ¬ ized the Fonda \ / bank in 1855, wmrm ^ and Daniel, who jr was elected pres¬ wv ident, to reside went in there 1856, DANIEL SPRAKER. and has lived there over since. The brothers always operated in business and politics to¬ gether, and each amassed a large fort¬ une. Four of them are dead. For several years the old bank presi¬ dent has been almost totally blind. He bas good general health, however, and attends to business every dar. «o 1 still takes a lively interest in all p*\ 5 and financial affairs. VieVvcd from ft New gbtndpolnt. A series ot Sunday evening lectures at present being delivered in London by the Rev. Mr. Haweis is creating a deal of comment. Tho general iitlo of the addresses is “Some Misunderstood Char¬ acters in the Bible.” These c mprise among others Cain, Jadaa Iscaiiot and Pontius Pilate. Labouchera demands 'hat while he is at it Mr. Haweis shall make the job complete and give a clean bill of moral health to Satan. Tho KeoIatSofi of the Orange, The evolntioaists now cite the orange as a new proof of the truth of their ihaarr regarding the gradual progress to a higher state of all forms of life. They say that the orange was originally a | beny, and that it took unnumbered years to bring it to its present perfec¬ tion. Tlio Oldest United States Pensioner. At Fishfciil, Dutchess county, N. Y., lives Mrs. Anne Hyde, who haa passed her 102d year. She was bora in the vil- lage on April 38, 1TS9, two days before Washington’s inauguration as president, She is extremely deaf and her eyesight is dim, but she rises at 7 o’clock in the 1 morning, retires (i at 9 in the even- ing. and is bless- r ed with a good < W appetite. She con- < « verses gently intelli- r>: W and is fond of relating remi- i i nisoences days. of her 'Sak early ! Mrs. Hyde is a * 1 % widow of a veter- au of the war of 1612 and the old- mrs. anne hyde. est pensioner on the rolls of the United States government. On March 31, 1889, she was awarded a prize of fifteen dol- Urs by the Poughkeeptue Sunday rier aa the longest lived resident of Cl- ster and Dutchess counties. H W 0 NOTABLE • AN ENGLISH MARQUIS WHO PROVED A CONSTANT LOVER. i I After Forty Year** Delay He Will E*- pons* the Woman Who Charmed Youihful F-*ney—Costly Gift* for a New Tort Bride. | Probably the most famous bride of the present London season will be the Dowager Duchess of Manchester, who is to wed the Marquis of Hartington. The duchess is fifty-five years old, well pre¬ served, clever and brilliant; the marquis is fifty-eight, of very distinguished appearance, and one of the foremost statesmen in the British empire. While he is colvl and unenthusiastic in politics fie has been a patient and exemplary lover. Many years ago he was the accepted suitor of the duchees, who was then the C’ountoss Iconise Fredericke Augusta, daughter of the Count of Alten, Hanover. In those days, however, Lord Hartington was more anxious to become a poet than a statesman, and he so dis¬ appointed his lady love's ambition that she discarded him and wedded the Duke of Manchester, who was ten years his senior. This was a sad blow to the romantic Hartington, but it spurred him to take a more active part in public affairs. He rose rapidly in politics. In 1663 he be- L A 2 -- ^ '"I VS 4* y \ 7 HARTINGTON—DUCHESS OF MANCHESTER, came a lord of the admiralty; in 1866 he was secretary of war, aud from 1863 to 1871 he whs postmaster general. His last political distinction was his appoint¬ ment ns chairman of tiro new labor com¬ mission. During all this time ho remained true to his early attachment. When tho old Duke of Manchester died, a year ago, it was whispered that it would not be long before the marquis would lead the duch- ®® s to the altar, Great preparations are being made for tho marriage, which will take place in June. The marquis is very wealthy. Chatsworth, tho family seat in Derbyshire, is one of the most mag¬ nificent of England’s stately homes. It has been occupied very little since the ancestral turf covered the remains of Lord Frederick Cavendish, who was as¬ sassinated in Phcenix park, Dublin. The present Duke of Manchester mar¬ ried Miss Yznaga, a famous New York beauty, when he was Lord Mandeville— GfteyVis jsjsyv&i his alliance with a wealthy English girl. Another noteworthy wedding of the season will be that of Miss Elizabeth Thompson, the Detroit heiress, to Harry Le Grand Cannon, of New York. Mr. Cannon is a well known society leader of considerable wealth, and has achieved some reputation as a sculptor, painter and musician. He is also famous in co¬ tillon circles, and whenever a dancing party is given by Mrs. William Astor, Mrs. William C. Whitney or Mr. El- bridge T. Gerry Mr. Cannon’s genius in inventing humorous or intricate figures is called into requisition. Mr. Cannon is thirty-two years of age, of medium height and elegant appear¬ ance. Miss Thompson is twenty-two years old, and has a very pleasing face. She is a blonde, rather under the medium height, with a slender, graceful figure. While nominally a Detroit girl, she has lived a great deal in New York, where she has the reputation of exquisite taste in the selection of ball and street gowns. In fact, many say she is the best dressed woman in society circles. ♦ . 4T a w H. LE G. CANNON—ELIZABETH THOMPSON. Mr. Holker Abbott, of Boston, will be the groom’s best man, and Elisha Dyer. Jr., Hamilton Fish Webster, Augustus Gurnee and George Bird will act as ushers. The wedding will take place iu St. George's church, on Juno i*. and is expected to be one of the most brilliant events of the season. It is probable that the value of the presents will be $ 1 , 000 ,'- 000 . Mr. and Mrs. Cannon will spend the honeymoon iu Europe. They will re¬ turn to New York in the fall, and take np their abode on Fifth avenue. Advice to Unmarried Editor*. The wife of a newspaper editor appre¬ ciates her position and responsibilities and is also appreciated by her husband. At least that is the conclusion reached by Mrs. J. J. Penny, of Pinckneyville, Ills., who recently read a paper before the Illi¬ nois Press association on “Country Edi¬ tors' Wives.” Here is a bit of counsel from her address well worth perusal: cry married man preseot will :j?ree with me j that the wife ot the editor is t > the coumry lated nevs-spaper. aad a man bad a* well try to : do business without advertising a 3 to publish a S really flrst cia -3 pai^r without ! Uspimtion shop or home. For instance. , e n her boa- haad grits behind with his w-,r-t. r-r help is set* type. told* paper, m^kwaptn* even maaipuiate the roiier be old hand i pres*, with very uttie edon --he <--<»ker* up j the personAis aad society arr,.- rr- ^ proof &a p 06 ** ' *• __ j Row i j.. neouie ^ nuuw't ^ . renting turtles : u e red- taurants for advertising pu: 3 . -rvi **>-W**W XVI - n „ AN ANGEL OF THE SLUMS. Tbe Charitable Work Undertaken by a Bedridden Invalid. In a small house on the east side of New York there dwells an invalid an whose entire life is devoted to chari table deeds. She is Mrs. Bella Cooke, who has been unable to rise from her k ms S’ if ¥ A ; fx'ti vJ '/Y/T * 4 vs v \Vv III s u A WE$ MRS. BELLA COOKE. bed for many weary years. The couch upon which she lies has iron cogs anf cranks for moving her. It is dressed with snowy, scented linen. Mrs. Cookr never denies herself to visitors, and the poor of the district have learned to re yard her as their wannest friend ami &enef act ress. Five hundred garments are yearly given from Mrs. Cooke’s bodsine, and an average of ten babies a year receive their first outfit from her hands, while io money she often disburses as much a $ 2,000 per annum to the poor and di* tressed. On Thanksgiving days she pro rides turkey dinners for 150 poor fund lies, selecting the fowls herself as (hoy are placed before lier, and tying round the nock of each a paper containing a vci'fce from Scripture. Many people havo told li°r that the first impulse toward a better life was giveu by tuo holy words on a turkey necklace. Mrs. Cooke is not wealthy herself, but has been made the almoner of a number of rich friends. At Christmas eighty old women and widows with young chil¬ dren are provided witli suitable cheer for the season. She has been engaged in this work twenty-five years, and, not¬ withstanding b;r afflictions, is as svvoet and cheerful as though she were blessed with \most perfect health. A STUDENT FROfvl A FAR COUNTRY. VITlieii Graduated lie Will Practice Medicine Among the Sj riaii*. Timotheus Tamincsian is the son of a Syrian shoemaker, and by far the most picturesque and interesting character at the Michigan university at Ann Arbor. was mm : i w 1 "‘few i/; ’ TIMOTHEUS TAMINOSIAN. He was born at Antioch, and the mak¬ ing of sandals for his countrymen so irked his ambitious spirit that hearing of th? great country at the west of the world he cut loose from tae parental thatch and came to America to get an education. He is studying medicine and is the observed of everybody as he walks the streets in his native costume, to which he still clings out of loyalty to the historic land he left. Like all the other men from foreign countries at the university 1- he excels in scholarship and will graduate with high honors. He is twenty-nine years old, and will doctor Syrians after American methods when he gets his diploma. The New Urigmlier General. Several promotions have been caused in tho lino of the army by the appoint¬ ment of Colonel A, V. Kantz, of the Eighth infantry, to be brigadier general. Lieutenant Colonel Van Horn, of the Twenty-fifth infantry, takes the place vacated by Colonel Kantz. Major An¬ drews, of the Twenty-first infantry, will be lieutenant colonel of the Twenty-fifth, and Captain Wherry, Sixth infantry, will become major of the Twenty-first. First Lieutenant Thcmas G. Townsend, cf the Sixth, becomes captain. Tp \ W W J ~ v ^ X general a. v. KAETZ. The vacancy thus created would be filled by Lieutenant Hampton M. Roach bat for the fact that he was tned by court martial and sentenced to dismissal f or duplicating his pay acconnts. The case awaits the action of the president, General Kantz haa n yet received com- mand of a department. He graduated ‘ from West Point in 1852, and iu the volunteer service during the civil war attained the rank of brevet major gen- eraL Dressed in a Little Brief Authority. When Gen. Grant, Vice Prcaktaat, and soon to be President, Arthur ant. : party on a special train reached IB- heron, where President Garfield Hit ; (lead, a gentleman in fine array appeared first on the platform . His manner vx« haughty, and the lefty poise of his hand seemed to imply that he felt very mark at ease with this world. A New York newspaper reporter assigned to meet the tram approached the gtmttomsn with a casual inquiry, and was meet pre- uouncedly snubbed. “We don't propose to bo bothered by a lot ot‘ buzzard re¬ porters," quoth the gentleman, with an extraordinary emphasis on the “wo.* After disposing of this idea little senti¬ ment the gentleman’s liaughtii»i* in¬ creased visibly. Ho wasn’t quite saris- riffc ■ Wllmf j? - a i, h ajgferjflfi I mSSBva THE CLNiCRAL AND THE IIEPORTER. Bed with the gentlemanly exhibition he had already made of himself, but broke out again with: “We don’t want you around here, any way. Skip!” Just at this moment the car door was thrown open, a compact figure stepped out on the platform on his way to the ferryboat. He heard the agreeable re¬ marks of the austere gentkmaa, and he turned around half in surprise, half in shame, and then, as he reoognuaed the reporter, he genially extended his hand toward him and called oat, “Come alo 3 wiUfct me, my boy, and Ill tell you about it.” The speaker was Gen. Grant. The haughty one wag a secretary—taken i^i trial. It need scarcely be added that bis trial was brir* SENATOR REAGAN Is Appointed Cbsirmao of tbo TexM Railroad Commission. Austin, Tex., April 28. —Governor James A. 17<-gg has appointed United States Senator John H. Reagan chair- in his Ifc&er "'aflafedR*!"*? ih governor pays a warm tribute to his course in congress, urging that he can render tho most effective service to the people at home. Among other things he said: Continuously and for many years, our ag¬ ricultural commercial interests have been severely depressed, for which there are three causes. First, burdensome and unnecessary federal taxes, called tho tariff; second, want of more money as a circulating medium ; and third, oppres¬ sive local freight rates. With the evifr of the first two the federal government alone deals. The third is within th» executive control of the state govern menfc. The time has come for it to b» handled. The secon^member of the commission is L. L. Foster, late insurance cov«r*ia-. Binned Good for a Healthy Development. Any event that causes men and woman to take an account of stock on themselve* U good for a healthy development, and New Year’s, by custom and by association, has become such a reckoning time. It is a day to renew ami cement acqnaintapo* with the good in one’s nature and disposi¬ tion, and to discourage, if not to cut the bad. Aa Easy Operation. A * l j-h MS tea t 'HI i; \/ A Daohaway— Did you have any trouble fa balancing up your cash to the 1 st? Goeasy—No, I just tossed up a cent. Inrmenaat Powhaten Clarke, of the Tenth United States with Cavalry, the Westphalian has been detailed to serve Hussar regiment, No. 111. This is the first instance of a United States a fray officer being detailed to serve fn a Ger¬ man regiment. Development in Advertising. In no department of the modern herwa* 1 paper has there been greater and more ! display Of taste Slid literary Style XU thfl composition, and an evident effort fa refinement of the reader. This 13 seen not only in the advertisements of the large mercantile establishments, where . the three line advertisement v.-hich fa written by the advertiser him& If, and i which, in terseness and direct iere of style, can lay claim to great literary merit. The development of advertising may yet lead to the establishment of special courses of training in business colleges. Already nearly |25,000,000 are spent annually in the United States in ' > newspaper advertising, every d liar of which, if used judiciously, has r turned a large piyiff i nte res t to the investor -Phils- aai J f