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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH: TUESDAY. JUNE 19,1888—TWELVE PAGES.
THE big fourth.
I J seen him or h«?ard him speak. This op
portunity is afforded by the Library, <*nd,
no doubt, the park will be crowded to hear
i r ^ i him. As an evidence of his appreciation
/pjjg People trom XVvery oec- of the Library, he made the remark a short
GOV. UUOSS AHD HIS BROTHER.
tiou to Come Here.
LIST o7 ATTRACTIONS.
liirs in the Library’s treasury. lie will,
therefore, be on hand to speak and to
shake hands with the people whom he
loves.
OTHER FEATURES.
A wrestling match between the big bear
of the Hotel Lanier and a negro, with ten
chances to one that the hear is thrown.
The race between the horse and the man.
It looks as though the horse will win, but
there are many who say he will not.
Kite flying by the toys. Every • boy in
town will have his kite and fly it in the
mile track. The kite that goes up the
straightest and remains up the longest gets
the prize.
There will be fire works in sbundanco.
Those Jspanese figures and pieces that are
shot out of a mortar to explode in the air
and show a man’s head, a fish, or some
_ grotesque character, will be sent up by the
1911 '' ..lest Fourth known in the history hundred.
thegrandes . The lantastics. There will be a hun-
PARTIAL
r0 ,l Railroad Itates-Ttie Tournament
* Flremonlc Racing — Fout Races,
Hurdle Knees, Hear Wrestling
wad Oth*r A inusemeutB.
The Fourth of July is being looked for-
j to with great pleasure by thousands.
TV, been made the great holiday in this
Action by the Public Library, and every
“V ha8 been an improvement on the pr j-
u8 .ear. This time the directors, ap-
T ‘° ij t ing the wants of the people, who
ITire a dsy as chock full of amusements
it can be crammed, are arranging for
f ,le country. While the day lias been
!Lbrated at the North with a display of
T works a parade of the military and
the reading of the Declaration of Iude-
„.ndence, the library has made it even a
Lter day, for it not only celebrates it
• th an unusual degree of patriotism, but
w it a universal holiday
shops Close their doors and turn
rj,“Lams of hard workers into the park
Lb their wives and children; shuts up
V‘ and turns loose the army of
. tn .n4 and turns loose the army __
V iT »ml causes a general suspension of treat. Mr. H. V. Washington is ip charge
cler.W, ramifications.
The people thank the library and its
board o! officers for this day of pleasure
S recreation. It is the only day in the
Zr when everybody can mingle together
”“b- common plane and enjoy the kalet-
deoscopic scenes and amusements together.
REDUCED RAILROAD RATES.
The library does not intend their great
hnlidav for the people of Macon alone.
They send a cordial invitation to
the "people of the surrounding coun-
t 0 come to Macon and spend
I?, day. Everybody, every man, woman
, n d child for fifty miles around are in
cited The park is big enough to contain
them all, and tn order that they may
come the railroads have been asked to give
reduced rates. “The railroad authorities
appreciate the d” v and know that the li-
bfarv wi.l entertain all who come with a
nrozramme of wholesome amusements and
Lve given a low rats from every point
within a radius of one hundred miles, but
this rate is not satisfactory to the library.
Thev are afraid it is not low enough to
bring the small farmer and his family
who nr ver see a holiday from one year’s
end to another, and they are now striving
to secure a lower tare, Should they be
successful, and there is no reason to doubt
it, the fact will be duly announced in
time.
THE TROORAMME.
The programme is so extensive and so
full of good things that it is a difficult
matter to know where to begin with it.
This much may be said in the commence
ment, however, any one feature will be
«och as to he worth the admission price to
the track. Take for instance, the tourna
ment. Those who attended the last Fourth
will remember the exciting contest for the
diamond stud. This will be repeated have
been made from various sections to have
this feature.* Again a diamond stud
valued at one hundred dollars will bo the
first prite, and for the second prize a hand
some riding whip. _ The management
of this teature is in the hands
of Mr. Ham Pearson, who will take pride
in gathering together the experts in horse
manship. The tourney will take place on
the mile track in full view of the grand
stand, and besides being exciting in the
highest degree will be interesting nnd
pleasing as the gallant knights who enter
the lists will be arrayed in costumes that
will be striking and appropriate.
THE FIREMANIC TOUIlJfAMENT.
The volunteer department Is gradually
parsing away and with them the great
days on which the firemen’s contest for the
mastery in point of speed and efficiency.
In a few years the volunteer force will
be supplanted by the paid department, and
the firemanlc contests will be things of the
past. To keep these contests up
as long as possible, the
feauture has been placed in the hands of
Mr. Alfred Mack, who has been indus
triously at work gathering competitors in
the various towns. He has succeeded in
securing sufficient entries to make an in
teresting contest. Macon is barred out by
reason of her paid department, but the
fire-fighters of Griffin, Americus, Dawson,
Cuthbert and other places Will meet here
on neutral ground and contest for the
mastery. There will be two contests, and
ample prizes are offered in each. These,
with the tests, will be duly announced.
THE HURDLE RACE.
Besides looking after the tournament,
Mr. Sam Pearson will also manage the
hurdle race. Visitors to previous enter
tainments will remember the leaping of
the young men over the hurdles, and the
thunders of applause from the vast audi
ence as each favorite jumped the last
hurdle. This feature will be repeated,
and the entries will run up into the thir
ties. That’s all right, the more the mer-
tier. Thirty odd young men in pretty
costumes running together at one time
will be a pretty sight. The first prize in
this contest will he$20 in gold, second $15
*P gold. The youog men are already put
ting themselves in practice.
TIIE FOOT RACE,
In spiteol the fact that loot racing is as
'"••• as the hti!r.,ii has hat none -A Inter-
*st,and there are thousands who would rath
er sec a loot race than anything else. The
library wants to please everybody and the
foot race is a go. It will be in charge
of Mr. Paul Hill who will have a little
army of swifts on the mile track to com
pete for the numerous prizes. The distance
{or one race will be 120 yards between
oovs from 15 to 18 years of ago; another
r »ce of 100 yards between boys of 12 to 15,
and a race ol 200 yards open to all ages.
the first race the prizes aro $10 and
for the second race $5 and a pearl
handle knife, and for the third race $20
and $5. In this way there is a chance for
everybody who can run.
nov. oordon’8 address.
The distinguished Governor of the
otate has consented to come to Macon and
deliver the address. No where in the
“nuth has the Governor of a State
hiade such announcement, and this, with
numerous other facts, show that the Gov
ernor appreciates the celebration of the
day by Macon’s library. He has heard so
hiuch of the Library’s Fonrt '• that he could
hot resist the temptation to comedown and
•a* 1 ' a hand himself. And, although he is
* well-known man in his State, there are
Romantic Story of the Lntter—Tlio Former
Nearly Well Again.
From the Chicago Times, June 6,
,, It will be gratifyiug to the many friends
time ago that lie would walk all the way j 0 f Gov. William Bross to learn that he,
to Macon if he could put a thousand dot- j after a Eevere struggle with death, is now
nearly out of danger. Four weeks ago,
dred nr more bovs on horses, dressed in
elegant and comical costumes, the like of
whieh was never seen in Macon before.
There will be clay pigeon shooting all
day and prizes awarded to the best shots.
The number of contestants will be large.
It is probable that the ► outhern Cadets
and the Atlanta Rifles will have a prize
drill on the grounds. The Macon boys will
put up a splendid drill and are not afraid
to risk themselves against any company in
the South.
The declamation contest will be a rare
IhouumU of yo
t ‘- e i too, forth a
id old peo-
yho hare never
of this feature. The boys of the State
can make their Fourth of July speeches,
and the one making the best will receive a
prize.
There are numerous other features any
one of which are interesting, and will go
to wake up the greatest Fourth cf July
ever known in rne South.
A mysterious Affair.
About 10 o’clock on Wednesday night,
just as the heavy rain came up, Mr. U. L.
Williams, who has a grocery store on the
corner of Third and Arch streets, was
startled by a noise, accompanied by a
shock to the building, that led him to be
lieve that his Btore had been struck by
lightning. On going into the store from
the residence in the rear, he found that a
{ lortion of the studding in the corner had
>ecn knocked down and the goods on. the
shelves scattered on the floor promiscu
ously.
Yesterday morning the cause of the
damage was discovered. On the Arch
street sidewalk were the tracks of a horse
and a vehicle, and it was clear that the
horse and the vehicle had run against the
corner of the building with much force, as
a number of horse hairs were found in the
planks. It iB supposed that a hack was
being driven down Arch street, when the
storm came u p, and the horse either ran
away or was iorced by the wiutl ou the
sidewalk. At the time of the noise Mr.
Williams heard voices outside the store,
but when the door was opened no person
was found. The damage will amount to
about $25. It was rather a singular acci
dent, to say the least of it.
Democrat to Executive Committee Meeting.
The Democratic executive committee of
the Sixth Congres-ional district is re
quested to meet at the Lanier House in
the city of Macon on Tuesday, 19th day
of June, at 11 o’clock a. m., for the pur
pose of setting a time and place to nomi
nate a candidate for Congress from the
district. Every member of the committee
is requested to be present. All Demo
cratic papers in the district are requested
to copy. J.'D. Alexander,
Chairman Democratic Executive Com
mittee Sixth Congressional District.
Here are some curious statistics con
cerning the French Canadian population
of Maine. In seven years it has incieised
20 per cent, in Waterville and 50 per cent,
in Lewiston and Auburn. But the French
Canadian family is decreasing in size. In
1881 the average was 5.2-3,. nearly s« large
as the average Maine family of 1850. In
1882 it fell to 5.06, in 1883 to 4.93, in 1884
to 4.90, in 1885 to 4.88, in 1886 to 4.85, in
1887 to 4.82, and in 1888 to 4.80. The
avorage Maine family has decreased from
6.64 in 1850 to 4.58 in 1880.
A remarkable freak of nature, a mare
known as the “Oregon Beauty.” was re
cently on exhibition in Louisville. Her
color is sorrel, and that cf the mane, tail
and forelock a creamy tint. The mane is
ten feet in length, the forelock four feet,
while the tail sweeps the ground. Al
though the mare is eight years of age, the
mane and tail are of only four vears’
growth, having grown an average of two
feet a year dunug that time.
At a wedding some days ago at Ajaccio,
in Corsica, the general hilarity was dis
turbed by the appearance of two gendarmes
in the iniddli of a dance. They came,
they said, to arrest two of the dancers, a
young lady, who tried to escape, and final
ly drew a revolver on the officers of the
law. But a musket shot disabled the lady,
who proved to be a noted bandit, Camillo
Nicolai, disguised in a woman’s clothes.
A letter received at the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad offices .in Baltimore the
other day, and referred to the passenger
department, was from a man out in Wyo
ming Territory. He wrote to say that
some years ago he stole rides on the uoad
to get west, and that he has now experi
enced a change of heart and wants the
company to send him a bill for the stolen
travel.
As » dress far street wear, worn by
a New York woman was remarkable for
its inappropriateness, ft consisted »l gray
■ilk muslin, embroidered about the skirt
with pale pink and blue forget-me-nots.
An embroidered scarf of pale blue crepe
was worn over the shoulders, and a little
bonnet ol forget-me-nots completed the
costume—rather light for a cool, spring
d»J- L
A Cnptaiii'ii Fortunate Discovery.
Captain Coleman, schooner Weymouth, plying
between Atlantic CUT and New \ork, has been
troubled with a cough so that he was unable to
sleep, and was induced to try Dr. Kina s New
Discovery for Consumption. It not only gave
him instant relief, but allayed the extreme sore
ness hi bis breast. His children were similarly
affected, and a single dose had the same happy
effect br. King's New Discovery la now the
standard remedy in the Coleman household and
on board the schooner. , . „ -
Free trial bottle# ol this standard Remedy at
Lamar, Rankin A Umar's drug store.
Mrs. KateTryon, who belongs to the
working newspaper fraternity of Maine, is
preparing to take the lecture platform,
nnd her elocutionary and intellectual at
tainment* are spoken of in high terms by
the Maine press. She created a sensation
in the recent Methodist conference in Port
land by getting up in meeting acd making
r. spirited defense of the reporters.
while attending to nis editorial duties at
the Tribune office, be had a stroke of pa
ralysis, whieh came very near proving
fatal. As soon as practicable he was re
moved to the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. Henry D. Lloyd, of Winnetka, where
loving hands and skilled medical atten
dants have done all that could be done to
nurse him back to health. When a re
porter called yesterday Mrs. Lloyd said
the Governor had passed a better day and
was resting more comfortably than at any
time during his illness. So gready hail he
improved that Bhe felt quite hopeful of his
recovery. This is good news to the people
•of Chicago, who honor and esteem the
veteran journalist and statesman for his
sterling worth and many deeds of good
ness.
Just before the reporter reached Win
netka a messenger had delivered at the
house a telegram for Gov. Bross announc
ing the death of his brother. There is a
strange story connected with this brother
—a romance that reads like one of Charles
Reade's novels. The brother was Stephen
Decatur Bross. In 1854, while teaching
school in New Jersey, he packed his valise
one day and told his wife that lie was
obliged to go to New York to attend to
some business. She never saw him again.
Efforts were made to find him, but in vain,
and the family mourned him as dead, be
lieving that he had been foully dealt with
in the metropolis.
About fifteen years ago a pan called on
Gov. Bross at the Tribune office and asked
him if he had a brother living in Colorado.
The Governor said he had not, and the
caller told him about having met a man
somewhere in the mining districts who
bore such a striking resemblance to the
Governor that he felt almost certain that
they were brothers. The inci
dent had escaped the memory
of Governor Bross, when another
man from Colorado asked him a similar
question and gave further details concern
ing the mysterious double. It was not un
tiring name was mentioned that Governor
Bross became interested. When he learned
that the Colorado man was known as Ste
phen Decatur he began to wonder whether
or not he might be nis long lost brother.
The more he thought about it the more cu
rious he became to see and talk with De
catur. Finally lie resolved to go to Colo
rado. He did go, and he found that the
man was famous throughout the State.
Every one he met called the object of his
search “Commodore” Decatur. They
knew all about his life in the West, but
not one could give the slightest account of
Decatur’s antecedents. When they first
heard of him he was running a ferry
across the Missouri river at Omaha. He
had come to Colorado in 1859, and had
fought through alt of the Indian wars
since. He had been a successful miner
and a member of the Legislature. At iiie
time of GovemorJBross’s visit he was liv
ing on a ranch in the interior of the State.
This information wfietted the Govern
or’s appetite for more, and after a perilous
journey across the mountains he redbhed
Decatur’s ranch. Judge his astonishment
when ho was met at the door by n buxom
Indian squaw, who told him that she waB
Mrs. Decatur. Mr. Decatur was not at
horns, but the Governor, now sorely j
plexed, resolved to await his arrival. It
was not long before a sturdy inountaii
came striding up the road. One gla
confirmed Gov. i’ross that it was indeed
his brother, and lie ran out with open arm
to meet him.
“Stephen, my brother, my long lost
brother,” almost sobbed the Governor.
Decatur stooped and for few minutes
stood perfectly still, curiously eyeing the
man who hail accosted him. Then he
{rnflynlfii “Whotwyouf"
“Whv, don’t you know me, Stephen? I
am William Bross, your eldest brother.”
“I never saw yon before in my life.”
“Why, Stephen l!rn->, how—''
“I tell you, sir, that yon aro mistaken.
My name i* not Bros*. ’ I never heard the
name before, llv name is Decatur.”
“Yes, brother, 1 know it is—Stephen De
catur Bross.”
“No, sir; it is Stephen Decatur.”
Governor Bross was dumbfounded. He
knew that it was his brother to whom he
was speaking, and he finally asked the man
if he did not have a large scar on his left
arm, a few inches above his wrist. In re
sponse to this question Decatur cooly
rolled up his sleeve and displayed the scar.
Despite this, however, Decatur stoutly de
nied his identity, and although he treated
Governor Bross with marked Kindness and
hospitality, he would not acknowledge him
as his brother. For several days the Gov
ernor remained at the ranch, pleading
with Decatur to unbosom himself, but his
entreaties were firmly repulsed. Sad
dened in heart with the result of his long
journey, nnd ren izing that nothing could
induce Stephen Decatur to confess the
secret of his life, Governor Bross returned
home.
In 1870 Gov. Bross learned that “Com
modore” Decatur had been commissioned
to represent Colorado at the Centennial
Exposition, and on his way to Philadel
phia Decatur even stopped off'at Chicago
nnd visited the Governor for several days.
Here he met other relatives, but to them,
as to his brother, he denied that he ever
heard of the name of Bross until the Gov
ernor came to his ranch. While at Phila
delphia Stephen Brass’s children and some
of nis old townspeople called upon him,
but never once did he betray himself.
They identified him beyond the shadow of
a doubt, but to all he simply replied that
they were mistaken.
The Colorado dispatch says he died in
poverty. It might nave added that his se
cret died with him, for so far as known he
never told it to a living being. Some of
his children are married and luring at
Chicago. i
BLACKMAIL AS A FINE ART.
face that would command notice and ad
miration everywhere. When “at work’
she would leave her home at 9:30 or 10 a.
m. and take some thoroughfare frequented
by the merchants, baukers and wealthy
men in general. l’or dudes, actors and
professional ''mashers” she had no eye.
But a portly, well-clothed man, whose
mein and demeanor suggested a prosperous
paterfamilias, received her Low and smile
the raom-nt he looked at her in
half recognition. Twice in three times
the bait took and the victim made
her acquaintance. From now on
was clear sailing. She would use all her
poweis of couvciMiiiuM to fascinate her
new friend and was fcldom unsuccessful.
Money was never mentioned. In reply to
the queries he would naturally make she
always gave the same story. She was n
widow, well-bora, well-educated, enjoving
life and pleasure, ami having—thanks to
her dear dead husband's love and fore
thought—a limited income of $1,000 a year,
just enough tn support her in comfort. The
story reassured the admirer, who in his
heart had feared that his inamorata was
anything but what she said. With him
she for the next week lunched, attended
matinees and drove through the park and
on the boulevard. In the meantime she
wormed from him his home and office
address, the names of his wife and children
and a hundred details in regard to liss pri
vate life. When this was accomplished
her next move was to send a begging letter,
in which she sta-ed that her remittances
w. re delayed by litigation or cut off bv
reason of some corporation skipping its
dividend, ami wound up by a very neat
and affectionate request for the loan of a
sum of money, anywhere from $100 to
$500, according te the pecuniary responsi
bility of her prey. Once in three times
tills would bring a financial return. Twice
it would not Then came the master stroke.
With a coarse pen and the blnckest of ink
she would write a fervent love letter upon
heavy white paper, icclose it in the thin
nest and most transparent steamer envelope
nnd mail it tn him at his own house.
It always began, “My Own Dar
ling,” or “My Dearest aud Fwcctest
Love,” and ended, “Hoping to lay
your dear tired head again upon
my breast, Your Little Love, May.” There
was not a single unkind word in the letter.
There was a vast amount of passionate
love and a very distant reference to the
number of dollars wanted. A near-sighted
man could read the compromising epistle
through the envelope. Much more readily
could a jealous wife or an inquisitive sis
ter or daughter. The luckless man re
ceived the missive at the breakfast table,
fie recognized the handwriting, read a
dozen words through the envelope, nnd
then went into a cold perspiration. While
in most case* the relationship between the
man and woman hail been innocent, the
letter bore all the indicia of guilt, and in
a divorce court would have been proof
presumptive against the husband. Its
effect was terrific and instantaneous. He
lost his appetite for breakfast, and
left- immediately for his office or
for the house of his correspondent. Nine
iimes in ieu the money was forthcoming,
anil in many instances large sums were
paid to compromise the matter and induce
secrecy on the part of Mrs. Roberts. So
far as is known she began her career in
this line of business on Thirteenth street,
transferred it to Johnson Btreet, Brooklyn,
near Miner’s Brooklyn theatre, and then
went to Twenty-sixth st'est,near Broadway.
In all three places she had magnificent
rooms, kept a two-horse coupe nnd wore
clothes, diamonds and jewelry worth$2,000
at least. Her first departure from N
York was induced by Inspector, then Cap
tain Alexander S. Williams; from Brook
lyn by Police Captain James Campbell, of
the first precinct and her last in New
York by llowe A Hummel, the great
criminal lawyers. In all these eases the
wduld-be-victim, instead of being scared,
waxed wroth nnd made confession to the
police or to his counsel. The woman now
ri-Bides near Central Park, but does not
seem as prosperous as before.
ItOllSON AND CRANE TO PART.
Ingeniu* Scheme of an Atlventureas to Ex
tort Money from Her Victims.
New York Correspondence of Chicago Herald.
Gotham is to-day paying tribute to a
vast legion of women who live upon the
folly, tne egotism and the innate brutality
of men. Police Inspector Williams, who
is beyond all question the best authority
upon the subject, estimates their number
at 20,000. Ex-Superintendent Walling
;oea even higher, and puts the figure 10,000
>eyond. The methods employed by these
women display a bewildering novelty and
ingenuity. Some are practically black
mail, but blackmail so delicate and arti-
tic as not to come within the law. Of
those who work this vein the most ingo-
s is Mrs. May Robinson, alias May
Hubert-, alias Irene Latham, alias only
iven knows bow many other names. She
about twenty-eight years of age, »»-
un sized, handvunely proportioned, a-le-
itlv dressed, with a brilliant brunette
The Partnership
After Next Henson.
From the New York Times.
Chicago, 111., June 9.—Stuart Robson
and William If. Crane, whose names dur
ing the past ten years have been insepara
bly associated in (lie theatrical world, have
resolved to dissolve partnership and each
to pursue life own way. The reasons which
have led to tliLw determination are not
quite apparent. Mr. Robson declines at
present to make a statement, and Mr.
Crane to-night said there was no particu
lar reason fur the severance of the partner
ship beyond his resolve to star hereafter on
his own account.
“Tltis dissolution, however," said Mr.
Crane, “will not take place until the sea
son after next. Next seaion Mr. Robson
and myself will play together in ‘The Hen
rietta.’ After that 1 shall star on my own
account. Mr. Joseph Brooks will be my
manager.”
While neither Mr. Robson nor Mr
Crane is willing to speak of the reasons
which have led to the decision ot. dissolve
their partnership, there is no doubt that
the change lias long been considered, and
the matter lias been practically settled for
several weeks, although up to this time
the whole tiling ha* been kcptaclose se
cret Theatrical people here have it that
one of the immediate causesof the dissolu
tion was trouble which they say occurred
while the comedians were playing in Phil
adelphia, ami which, while it was bridged
over for the time, hi-s since played an im
portant part in the deliberations of Messrs
Hobson A Crane. Just what the difficulty
wa- nobody attempts to say positively.
Hesides this, Mr. Crane’s friends, in the
profession and out of it, are said to have
strongly urged hi-., for some time to sever
COmmCCIwu Wait! Mi. aiOuoOii, uagaiig
that his scope as a comedian was wider
than his partner’s, and that eleven years’
difference in their ages in Mr. Crane’s fa
vor was enough to warrant his striking
out for himself, and giving up his relations
with his elder as-ociate.
Mr. Crane n-rtainly seems to have made
his plans farther ahead than Mr. Robson,
for he has arranged after the close of next
season, during which the partnership will
still exist and “The Henrietta” will lie
played, to open in the fall of f889 in New
York, under the management of Joseph
Brooks, who to-night ended his three
year-’ coinection with Robson & Crane as
Next season Mr. Brooks will
Frederick Ward, returning to Mr.
expressed much surprise at the" announce
meat of their proposed dissolution of part
nership. When asked if it would affect
him, he replied. “Not in the least. My
contract with them expired to-night.
What their future plans are I do ' not
know. Neither do I know what has lead
to this disagreement.” Concerning the
profits of the last season with “The Henri
etta,” Mr. Hill said. “There Is no doubt
that the comedians made between $40,-
000 and $50,000 each out of their work.
They.have no financial reasons for with
drawing from partnership.”
Other persons who are acquainted with
the relations existing between Robson and
Crane express great surprise that their
partnership has continued for so long.
There lias been, they Bay, much ill feeling
between the actors, not because of anv
specific action, but because of the dissimi
larity between the men. At one time, for
fully two weeks, they did not speak to
each other off the stage. This was occa
sioned by Robson’s remaining away from
the company for two days while in Phila
delphia.
What Congressmen Read.
From the Chicago Herald.
Several Congressmen were interviewed
the other day in regard to what hooks they
most read. Said Tom Reed, of Maine:
“When I was at college I was an omnivo
rous reader, I read every Btylc of litera
ture, including ‘Amadeus of Gaul’ and the
qld English romances. I am not so gen
eral in my selection now. There is a
pleasure in the study of the style of a lan
guage which becomes measurably exhaust
ed when we become acquainted* with its
literature. Then we must seek pleasure
in the study of some other language; in
studying the style in which its phrases are
turned. It is for this reason that I read
so much of the French. I read a great
deal of the light literature of our own lan
guage at times. I find a great deal of
pleasure in the works of Thackeray and
Dickens. Charles Lever is another of uiy
favorites, and there are tl.ree or four of
his works which give me pleasure at all
times. I like Charles Reade very much—
in fact, I think lie is the best story-writer
in the English language to-day. 1 do not
devote much time to tariff literature.
Most of my reading is done during the va
cation.”
“I have no time to read anything but
the official reports,” said Representative
Mills, the author of the tariff bill. “When
I get through with my work here I have
to go out to my State to euter the cam
paign, and by the time that is over I have
to come back here. In the lying recess
something is sure to break out in my State
which requires all of my time. So for a
number of years I have had no time for
reading. I am very fond of reading his
tory, ancient and modern, and used to read
a great deal of it. I am very fond of read
ing the Bible, and I know more about it
than most preachers. That is the way I
beat the prohibitionists. In that cam
paign I had to meet the preachers and ar
gue with them, and tliev found that 1
knew more about the Bible than most of
them,”
“I have never read much fiction,” said
Representative Springer, who has been
chairman of I he House committee of the
whole oflener than any other member. “I
have lead too busy a life, and I have but
little sympathy for the novel. Shakespeare
is my favorite author, and of the plays f
like ‘JnliusjCanar,’ ‘Macbctb.’ and ‘The
Tempest’ the best. As a boy I tried to read
it great ileal of history, and of late years I
have given all the time I could spare to
books on the economy of government. I
have studied John Stuart Mill anil other
noted authors on this subject, but I ltav
yet to read Henry George’s ‘Progress an
Poverty.’ I try to read the magazine ci
says on the science of government.”
“The works which 1 have read most fre
quently aud which have benefitted me
most are those of the essayists,” said Rep
resentative Benton McMillan, of Tennes-
“Mv favorite among them is Macau-
new one right away. I have bought three
or four copies of ‘Gulliver.’”
“No books have ever left such an entire
ly delightful impression upon me,” s.-iid
Representative Amos J. Cummings, “as
Captain Marrvat's novels. I read and re
read them in boyhood, ami have conned
them over very many times since. The
pleasantest memories I have are of the
hours devoted to the duitiu-. of “Ptt*-i
Simple.” I have suffered with him and
laughed with him time and again, and if
to-morrow I arrived at a railway station
unprovided with reading matter, if I
couldn’t find some late novel by a noted
•contemporaneous author. I would ask again
for ‘Peter Simple’ to while away the ilreary
train ride. I have very little tin e now
adays for fiction, but I have been giving
an hour or two lately to Count Tolstoi.
I Ait me say a word, too, in praise of the
dear old‘Arabian Nights,’and a passing
word of that very strong novel, ‘The Old
Mamzelle’s Secret.”’
_‘T have learned most from Shakespeare,”
said Representative Felton, of California.
“The Bibfe is held by some to be the great
est book. Its influence is of a fluctuating
character, I think. I have very little time
for reading these days and have long since
given up any hope of keeping abreast with
literature.”
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