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FEMALE LOBBYLSTS.
THE WORK OF THESE PEOPLE ON
CONGRESS.
The Southern Type. The Claims of Mrs.
Poullain. Tom Reed’s Gallantry.
WasHINGTON, Feb. 4.—While the
female lobbyist as a class is usually an
objectionable and troublesome person,
yet there are around the capitol aad in
the corridors women working for private
bills who have been prominent in their
sections in the past, and who are still
prominent social leaders. Then again
there is a type of lobbyist here which
the public seldom sees or recognizes on
account of their quiet demeanor, unob
trusive manner and apparent gentility
and refinement. This classof lobbyists
generally comes from the south, is com
posed almost altogether of widows Sedit
ing 10 have some claim establish for war
seizures. There are a number of cotton
claims which have been denied for over
thirty years for the reason that they
have never beea allowed to go before the
Courts of Claims. Those pressing them
bave elther passed away or been pressed
from pillar to post until hope in almost
every instance has fled. Some of the
most pathetic figures are those of these
old southern gentlemen and gentlewo
men, striving to secure that which
is theirs by right and law, but which is
denied them through congressional
dilatoriness and general northern cus
sedness. Iu most instances these cases
have even beem given up by the lawyers
and professional lobbyists, and it de
volyes upon the claimants themselves,
whose claims represent their all, and
who are as hopeful as the claimants
which Nickens has made celebrated in
in his Bleak House, to press them in a
person al and a legal way.
A PROMINENT GEORGIA LADY'S CLAIM.
The Georgia conZressmen are busying
themselves with the ciaim of a Georgia
woman who was, in her younger days,
the belle of the state and in after years
one of its celebrated matrons. Sheis a
true type of the aged southern gentle
woman one runs across in the corridors
talking gently and timidly to anyore
whose heart is still fresh. Her high-bred
face and her exquisite gentle maners
have not failed to attract the attention
of many of the rzost prominent men in
public life. With the weeds of the
widow and the white hair of age she has
won attention, where others more beau
tiful in a fin de siecle sense andg more
gaudily dressed have failed. She is Mrs.
Mildred Sanford Poullain, the wife of
the late Dr. T. N. Poullain, a family of
Middle Georgia jpeople who have becn
been famous for a century. Her brothers
and sisters, like her husband, have died
and she alone is left to wage the bitter
congressional war, alng with the horde
of rich and poor who are continually
knocking at the treasury door. Those
who have examined Mrs. Poullain’s
claim say that it is a perfeztly just one;
yet, since Joshua Hill, the republican
senator from Georgia in} reconstruction
days, first introduced it in the senate, it
has been languishing in committee
rooms and upon the desks of the speaker
and Vice President. Many times have
congressional committees put their seal
of approval upon this bill, but there has
never been sufficient influence behind it
to secure its consideration. This claim
like so many others from the south
relates to cotton seized by federal sol
diers after peace had been declared at
Appomattox. One huandred and fifty
nine bales were confiscated when cotton
was worth 40 cents per pound. In a
round sum Mrs.Poallain’s claim amounts
to $40,000. It represents to her every
thing that she has any hope of possess
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TOM REED'S GALLANTRY. |
Congress like any other collection of
FOR BAD GOLDS,
La Grippe, Bronchitis, Croup, Whooping
Cough, Asthma, or any disorder of the
Throat and Lungs, the best medicine is
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. It is the favorite
anodyne with singers, actors, preachers,
and teachers.
“Some ten years ago, I had a bad cold
which settled on my lungs, and was so ill as
to be unable to work. 1 began to
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, and in less than
three weeks I was cured. I am quite sure
that this preparation saved my life.”—M. T.
PoMEROY, Calais, Me.
*“T take pleasure in voluntarily stating
that of all the medicines I ever used for
fresh colds and la grippe, Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral is, pre-eminently, the most potent
remedy. Ordinarily, the most virulent cold
vanishes in a night, as if by magic. Follow
the directions, and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral
will do therest.”—G Eo. H. PIKE, Cadiz, Ky.
Ayer’'s Cherry Pectoral
Prepared by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass,
Prompttoact,suretocure
men is not without its boors, yet there
are some who by their kindness will
surprise one. Tom Kkeed is a case in
point.
With great trepidation Mrs. ¢ Poullian
deoided to send her card into Mr. Reed.
She knew of his influence, but feared
his gruffness which newspaper men have
pictured. To the everlasting credit of
the Maine man be it said, however, that
he quickly responded to Mrs. Poullain’s
card. He treated her with ali
of the deference and kindness that 1t
would have been possible for aay south
erner to show to this retined type of
womanhood. He promised her his ser
vices, and whataver else may be said of
Mr. Reed he always keeps his word.
There is no Georgian here, or South
erner for that matter, who is not doing
his utmost to help this Georgia woman,
but the chances are that her bill will fail
rgf‘consideration at this session and she
“Willhave "to*rely upon thej republicans
to see that justice is done her.
SUN AND MOON.
A Couple of Interesting Folklore Btories
‘ Concerning Those Luminaries.
The most touching of all folklore sto
yios may be found in Charles F. Lum
mis’ ‘‘Poeblo Folklore.’’ It is one of
the many myths of the moon and beauti
fully conceived. The sun is the Allfa
ther, the moon the Admother, and both
ghine with equal light in the heavens.
But tha Trues, the superior divinities,
find thas man, the animals, the flowers,
weary of a constant day. They agree to
put out the Allfather’s, or sun’s, eyes.
' The Allmother—the moon—offers her
self as a sacrifice. ‘‘Blind me,’’ she
says, ‘‘and leave my husband’s eyes.’’
The Trues say, ‘‘lt is good, woman.”’
They accept the sacrifice and take
away one of the Allmother’s eyes. Hence
the moon is less brilliant than the sun.
The man finds rest at night, and the
flowers sleep.
In Mrs. Leiber Cohen’s translation of
Sacher Masoch’s “‘Jewish Tales’ there
is a variant of the sun and moon story
derived from the Talmud. Briefly told,
the sun and moon are equally luminous.
It is the moon who wants to be more
brilliant than the sun. Deity is angered
at her demands. Her light is lessened.
““The moon grew pale. Then God pitied
her and gave her the stars for compan
ions. ’’
Eloguence Interrupted.
During a political campaign, a well
known lawyer in a western state was
addressing an audience composed prin
cipally of farmers. Like a wise speaker
—and a shrewd eandidate—he tried tc
suit his speech to the occasion.
In a tone which he evidently consid
ered both cordial and honest, and with
a winning smile, he began:
‘‘My friends, my sympathies have al
ways been with the tillers of the soil.
My father was a practical farmer, and
so was my grandfather before him. I
myself 'was born on a farm and was, so
to speak, reared between two stalks of
eorn. ”’
Here his eloguence was rudely inter
rupted by the trumpet tones of a farmer
in the rear of the hall.
“Jimminy crickets!’”’ he shouted, ‘‘if
you ain’t a pumpkin!”’
The house ‘‘came down,’’ and the
pandidate, for the moment, at least, was
sadly embarrassed.—Youth’s Cowmpan
ion.
A Long Delayed Hcueymoon.
The friends of Frank Sloane and Mary
Virden of Bordentown, N. J., did not
know until recently that they were married
85 years ago. The two have nearly the
same circle of friends, but no one suspect
ed that they were legally hushand and
wife. Thirty-five years ago, when Mary
was yet in her teens, the two fell in love
The parents of each objected to their mar
riage, and while Mary was visiting a rela
tive in New York city Frank went there,
and they were secretly married. Frank
and Mary aftertward qurareled and came
to the conclusion that they did not love
each other. They decided never teo tell of
their marriage, and until a few days ago
it remained a secret. They will now go to
housekeeping together, though, at the re
quest of friends, they will have a second
ceremony performed.
Rubinstein’s Charity.
Rubinstein had probably traveled
more than other any virtwoso. In his
time he made many fortunes and gave
them away to the poor in Russia. Dur
ing the famine which raged among the
Russian peasants a few years ago he
journeyed to Vienna, Moscow and St.
Petersburg to play for charity. The price
of seats rose to unheard of figures, but
every penny of the money went to the
starving farmers. It is said that in the
course of 28 years the sum which he
thus disposed of amounted to $250,000.
Two Lives Saved.
# Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, of Junction City,
111., was told® by her doctors she had
Consumption and that there was no hope
for her, but two bottles Dr. King’s New
Discovery completely enred her and she
says 1t saved her life. Mr. Thos. Eggers
139 Florida St. San Francisco, suffered
from a deadful cold. appioaching} Con
sumption, tried without fresult Zevery
thing else’then bought one'bottle of Dr.
King’s New Discovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful.
It is such results, of which these are
samples that prove the won-erful effica
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CIGARETTES AND THE TEETH.
A Dentist Says the Nerves In Themn Are
Killed by Nicotine Poisoning.
“There is one bad result of constant
oigarette smoking that very few people
know anything about,’’ said a Brooklyn
dentist. ‘“The result itself has been ap
parent to me and to all dentists for a
long time, but the cause has been a mys
tery until very recently. For years the
nerves of teeth in every other way per
feot have been found dead. A careful
examination of a dead nerve found in
an unexposed tooth recently revealed the
fact that it had been poisoned by nico
tine, and thereby the mystery referred
to was solved. Nicotine poisoning from
cigarette smoking is killing the nerves
in the teeth of smokers. It is a most
serious state of affairs, although most
people will not understand. They think
a dead tooth is as good as a live one.
They will find their mistake some day.
‘A young woman whom I have known
for some time ¢ame here the other day
and wanted a tooth attended ta I
worked on the tooth some time, and
some of the instraments I used should
have made her scream a little bit. But
ghe never made a sound, and I naturally
ooncluded that the nerve of the tooth
was dead. It surprised me because the
tooth was a good one and the nerve un
exposed. Woell, I extracted the nerve,
and the minuts I saw it I knew what
was the trouble.
“ ‘Do you want a live nerve left in
your head? I asked.
‘“ “‘Why, of course,’ she replied.
*“ “Then stop smoking cigarettes,” 1
said.
“ “Why, doctor, what do you mean?
she began. Then she put on a great
show of indignation.
‘“ ‘My dear young lady,’ I said,
‘what’s the use of talking so? I'm a
dental surgeon and know a thing when
Isee it. You have been smoking ciga
rettes for a long time, and my advice
was given in a perfectly friendly spirit.’
Well, she collapsed then, acknowledged
the truth of what I had said, and that
ended it. I don’t think that cigarette
smokers figure this result of nicotine
poisoning in with the many other in
jurious effects of the weed, but to my
mind it is the most dangerous of all.”
—New York Sun.
Do Not Sleep on the Left Side.
There is little doubt that an immense
number of persons habitually sleep on
the left side, and those who do so can
pevor, it is said, be strictly healthy. It
is the most prolific cause of nightmare,
and also of the unpleasant taste in the
mouth on arising in the morning. All
food enters and leaves the stomach on
therightside, and hence sleeping on the
left side soon after eating involves a sort
of pumping operation which is any
thing but conducive to sound repose.
The action of the heart is also seriously
interfered with and the lungs unduly
compressed. Hence it is best to cultivate
the habit of always sleeping on the right
side, although Sandow and other strong
men are said to invariably sleep on their
backs. —Philadelphia Times.
Animals Respect One Another’s Rights.
Truth forces the observer of nature to
admit that birds and other creatures ap
portion the earth among themselves just
about as man does. A bear has his boun
daries beyond which his fellow bear does
not trespass with impunity—the wiid
rabbit you see on ycur lawn in the
moonlight is the same innocent littie
creature you have been seeing every
night all the summer time—and even
the robin that gathers the early worm
for his breakfast from your garden will
ghow fight when another comes maraud
ing on his preserve. Nor does this last a
year only, for there is good evidence that
the same bird will come back to the
claim it staked off the year previous.—
Meehan’s Monthly.
A Devotee of Browning.
““‘Some of Browning’s works?’’ repeat
ed the gemtlemanly book store clerk.
“Certainly, ma’am. Which volumes did
you want?’’
“‘Oh,’’ said Mrs. Nurich langnidly,
“wrap me up a quarter of a dozén.’’'—
Chicago Record. ~
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puts, 1 cent; cucumbers were sold at 20
for 16 cents; lettuce, at 20 heads for 30
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