Evening Star Newspaper, November 6, 1897, Page 21

SEEING PARIS INCOG! Young King of Siam Prefers It That Way. JUST LIKE ANY OTHER TOURIST Surfeited With Attentions on His Official Visit. HE LIKES Now DOES AS Special Coxrespondence of The Evening Star. PARIS, October 28, 1897. HE YOUNG KING of Siam has been vell fed in Paris, and is said to be grateful for it. Although the advantages of seeing Europe as a royal tourist are many and great, there are drawbacks attaching to the role. To be obliged to look at things one does not care to see, to miss a great deal that one would prefer to see, and, in general, to con- tinually be inspected instead of inspecting is the complaint of young Chulalongkorn, as it was of the young Czar Nicholas and Li, the venerable Chinese sage. ‘Those whose business it has been to en- tertain him have feit the justness of his complaint, while pointing out the tnevi- tableness of its causes; and it was with real pleasure, therefore, they learned that the delights of the table had power to re- lieve, in a large measure, the ennut of the royal daily grind of visits, receptions, in- spections, addresses and all the rest. King Chulalongkorn loves good eating, and he has been given his fill of it in Paris. The king is said to have taken up im- mediately with the French oysters, some- thing unusual for the oriental, whose oys- ters resemble rather the American than E He attacks the ap- with their coppery J-to-the-world hue, with ail iasm of one long educated up to so strong on fish and shell- fish: but what they call de de boucher —that is. butcher's meat—he does not relish overmuch in his capacity of a good Budd- Ge the menu of a dejeuner served during his e ancient chateau, fort and pris- ennes, outside of the redisclosure istent European carp, was that drinking, suburban Paris- i eee CaN Aug AL wigs THE. EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1897-24 PAGES. ere] IN THE MAYFIELD CEMETERY. buttonhole, and the broad red ribbon of the legion of nonor across his breast, to give | a little color to this plain costume of mod- ern democracy. With the tall hat on his head and gleves if his hand, he is the type of the successiul man of business—such as you might see any day in New York or Chicago. In fact, it is the white gaiters and monocle fixed in his eye which have inost of all taken the fancy of the Parisians, who make fun of every one and everything. The English language served the presi- dent in good turn, for the King of Siam speaks no Frezch, while his English is said to be like that—let us hope not of Lon- den, where they speak it badly—but of Liverpool or Boston. The president and the minister of colonies, M. Lebon, were the only two among the French dignitaries who could converse with their royal visitor, who, if he understands any French, did rot let on. The questicns pending between France and Siam are awkward enough to make him wish to keen silence until he is safe back to his own city. The Admiral Goi Even. It was noticed that on his visit to the Louvre he ouly bowed vaguely without holding out his hand, as he was accustomed to do when the curator of the Marine Mu- seum was presented. The latter was the French admiral who once had the disa- gieeable mission to run his warship up the river in Siam and force the monarch to give ear to the wishes of France. may have been imagined, for Chulalong- korn, like all crientals, knows well how to imulate. Coming out of the museum, excended his hand, which this time the French admiral contrived not to see—so they were quits. But France had laid herself out to make the most favorable impression possible on this oriertal monarch, over whom they dread the influence of England. From his eMicial visit here, as in every country of Europe, excepi England, he will carry back the impression of nothing but soldiers, and wldiers, ani soldiers again. His impre: will be not far from correct, as Europe is fall of them. He saw the battered veter- ans when he visited Napoleon’s tomb at the Invalides. When he passed them by in their long files, and wherever he entered or ieft a public building he saluted gravely; but it was noticed that he had not learned to applaud the ballet dancers of the opera, who were brought to amuse him after the zy h, beginning with thirsty little an- chovi nd kyikys, red peppers and cu- cumbers and winding up with fruits in Maraschino. The lobster salad, the ter- fines of Normandy coast shrimps and the cold quail in jelly are in the true picnic style. What He Eats at Home. As is natural, they are talking a great eal about the peculiarities of the Siamese culsine. The king, like most traveling Asiatio princes, carries cocks of nis own in his train, though it is certain that the whole gamut of Siamese gastronomy can- not be run by them under existing cir- cumstances. Fish that have more than al- most reached the stage of decomposition, seasoned] with curry, together with rice, form the basis of the commonest dish of Stam. * boa constrictor is highly es- teemed, baked. The king is very fond of kapi, a sert of caviare, composed of putri- fied shrimp eggs. The national dish, how- ever, is the dried duck, familiar to some Americans through their intercourse with the Chinese. These cried ducks of the Siamese are, in- deed, nearly all killed and prepared in China, or by the Chinese, the subjects of Chulalongkorn being good disciples of Bud- dha, with a horror of taking life. It is thus that they do not “kill” the fish that from their principal non-vegetable food. They simply take them from the nets and “let them die.” It is likewise through pi ty that they strain their drinking water through a napkin to avoid swallowing the living microbes in which may dwell tae souls of their ancesto Chulalengkorn gave it up here in Paris only after hav fully explained and to him the and shown workings of a filter. The king’s cooks travel with him, as it has been said: and it is known that they do a deal of cooking. But now much of it is on the king’s account remains a secret. In ord ist the French chefs likely dishes. The ered Chulalongkern iuropeenne; only it ton of Tunches and dinners off. e always served a I is the habit after the roast for the Siamese Sooks to invariably send up one authentic mese which the young man inva- . at least. Eats With His Royal Fingers. On these occasions of state—te. when “dining out”—Chulalongkorn uses knife and fork, like anybody ¢ At his ordinary meals, however, he “picks” his victuals zh educated by remark the Paris papers. ian journalisis—good haters of Albion—also take a quiet smile Perfidious at what they term his * English” t nD wine at the table. Through the eaxigipare of the revast the king drinks Siciliam ftal- fan and Spanish wines, all sweet and strong. When the roast comes on he drinks champagne! And he terminates with Hor- deaux! All of which is equally strange curious and “Siamese” to the Parisians.” ‘To tell the truth. ike a wh'te man ment in a the king was treated y the French govern- When he made his pub- id Bow, in October, whea he for a private toot incognit. is not to fare worse. pe should die if I had a week more of d King Chulalongkorn, wearily, st day of his public visit. been given a round of visits, such as the Most incustrious tourist dces not compass space of timc—museums, ma- the army, palaces, races, ‘thea- rs, libraries and the mint. Killed With Kindnesses. At last he flatly refused to see the Gobe- lin tapestry factory or to visit the Musee Gulnet, where all the Buddhist idols of bis own country were awaiting his inspect He had a bo‘l on his knee and was zg - On the Louis XIV sofa with comes back e and raised the hat he had made Spot on a piece of France’s na- rt iurniture. jow he comes bac i to reside in his own embassy building, where he can rise at what hour he pleases, go round Paris Iike a common mortal, and not be killed with Official ceremony and kindness. He will en- Joy hiaself Seiter—but he will not see Cleo de Merode, just as he will not America. a an President and King. President Felix Faure, who has also had It ts the great banquet offered him by the representatives of Paris industry and com- merce. He has a better stomach t. Chu- lalongkorn. He loves to dress lahore ly and correctly, and to make a speech. He every inch a president, as these effete na- tions of the old world understand his office. If he is so popular, it is because he can stand dinners, dress weil and smile and smile, without, however, Mnishing the state dinner. Will Go About Incognito. His chief pleasure was found in the lit- tle things which seem to the tourist com- mon. At the top of the Eiffel tower he forced all his attendants to wait while the man who cuts profile portraits executed him. He was never, however, so sensa- tional as the Persian shah, who was per- svaded to go up in the lift as far as the first landing, when, seized with pantie terror, he ran to the stairease and bundled down again as fast as his oriental legs would earry him. = But for the King of Siam, Frenchmen cannot get over his speaking only Engijsh. Perhaps his going about boulevards and cafes at his own sweet will may change all this. STERLING HEILIG. Pepe Sek raee THE MARE BORE THE MAIL. And Under National Authority Luke Marthall and the Myers Girl Eloped. From the Chicago Record. Somehow this contention of the street car employes and others who believe that a United States mail bag does not confer high honors upon a bobtail horse car or any other uncommon kind of vehicle serves to revive memories of the elopement of Luke Marshall and the Myers girl. ‘There never was such an elopement in | the history of the ‘Teton country. It was the most deliberate, tranquil and leisurely running away with which record had be- fore or since dealt. The elopement was twe days in its progress trom one given point to another, and the given points, which were Myers’ ranck up in Maryville, and Rexburg down or the mesa, were | scarcely more than eighty miles apart. ‘And old man Myers hung around in the rear and on front and at the flank all that time, trying to stop the enterprise, but ance and regard for iaw. Myers used to talk about rights and jus- tice and law and all that kind of thing a great deal, and had made speeches at many a mountain meeting against violence and illegal acts and so on. “Biame it!” he argued. “If you people go on lychin’ rustlers instid o’ sendin’ ‘em Gown to Evanston for trial you'll never git gov'ment, but'll stay right on, a passel o° ignorant ‘exiles.” And he argued so well that lawless justice actually ceased, and | established by an approving government, j and in recognition of Myers’ services he was boomed for postmaster and deputy marshal, both of which offices were given to him. After that he was more legal than ever. Luke Marshail carried the mail from Rexburg, riding the pass on his sorre: mare, and it was quite natural that he snould fall in love with the girl at the post office. Now, Myers, for all his earnest talk about lawlessness, had already lamed two men and shot the ear off another because at various times they had tried to prove to him that he ought to let the girl marry. Luke Marshall was no such fool as these. One day when he was ready to leave for Rexburg, he called to the postmaster’s daugater to fetch her jacket and come on. The girl came out, and Luke lifted her up to a comfortable seat upon the mail bag behind him. “Here! What's them?” cried old Myers, marshal and posimaster. “Oh, we're going over the range to get married,” said Luke, casually. “We're eloping. Old Myers drew up his Winchester. “Jule! Git down off’n there!” he cried. “I want | fair aim to git that feller square through the eye.” This was where Marshall's nerve came out strong. “Get out of the way, you an- archist!” he cried. ‘Don’t you see, you're delaying the United States mail! A man of your age! A man holdin’ two public of- fices! Delayin’ the gov’ment of the United States as is represented in this sorrel mare an’ this bag! Stand aside, or I'll have you as deputy marshal arrest yerself as a private citizen, an’ call yerself as post- master to witness the breaking of the law.” Old Myers slowly let his gun down. “You mean—you——" he mumbled. “I mean that this sorrel mare represents an’ actually is the gov’ment of the United State; you delay her on her travels at your risk.’ “But, hold on, Luke. That's my girl—” Marshall crew his silver watch. “Are you an anarchist, an outlaw, an attacker of gov'ment an’ a fanatic?” he inquired. “It's 10 o'clock.” And as Myers sullenly stepped aside the elopers started off at a slow jog. Old Myers followed them all the way to Rexburg, and tried to catch Luke off his governmentally endowed sorrel mare, but This | on | e bserv- Betas “metarts “Sates ye eee Pees Trai ta the eight of tiie eaten Gane cok ne post office ner any other favor o' thé) jed by the side of his monument. HIS LAST RESTING PLACE A Kentuckian Who Has Ideas All His Own. And Has Worked Them Out in His Cemetery Lot—A Remarkable Group of Statuary. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. MAYFIELD, Ky., November 3, 1897. Here in Mayfield, a flourishing little city in the Pernyroyal district of. Kentucky, lives one of the most interesting characters in the state. He has a passion, like unto which there was never one possessed be- fcre—a passion for tombstones. Seventy- tive yeers old and well preserved, this man, Mr. Henry G. Wooldridge, has only begun the task of fitting up his last resting place. “Uncle Henry,” as he is familiarly known to every one, was born in middle Tennessee, November 29, 1822, and was the youngest of a family of eight children. His father died when he was but two years oid, and his mother died fifteen years after. His four brothers and three sisters are ail dead now, leaving him the sole sur- vivor of the family and “the last of his race.” About five years since Mr. Wooldridge purchased a Jot in the Mayfield cemetery and had a ‘ole shaft erected to mark his grave, w On this shaft he had the date of a Masonic en:blem and a horse chiseled, leaving a space for the date of his death to be carved, when he died. He was not pleased with’ this monument, and had a statue of himself made in Italy and mount- He then conciuded to have his statue, mounted on his favorite horse, “‘Fop,” placed witn the roup, which he did, and then had a mar- ble sareophagus erected, on which he had chiseled a likeness of his trusty shotgun. In Honor of His Prowess. “Uncle Henry” was never married, never having experienced a thrill of love for the fairer sex, hence his affections were cen- tered upon his dumb animal friends. He was a great hunter in his younger days, and many a buck has felt the sting of death from his gun. He was very fond of chasing the cunning fox, and had a fine pack of hounds at his home at all times. Mounted upon his hunting horse, “Fop,” with his favorite fox hound, “Bob,” in the lead, he has spent many a night in the ch His deernound, “Towhead,” was ly dear to him, and, together with “Bob,” is placed in front of his mounted statue. A deer is placed in front of “Towhead," in the act of running, and a fox is befere the fox hound, “Bob.” Thus does h2 do homage to the memory of his fast friends in the chase of earlier days. He had a dear little girl friend who kittdly: attended him during. a severe-spell of sick- ness, and he has caused to be erected a statue of her on his lot. His Family Not Forgotten. He next turned his attention to the fam- ily, and the first to be remembered was his mother. Her statue stands to the right of his and that of his father directly in front of her. Then a favorite niece, Maude, was remembered with a statue to the reer ef his muther. The last work of the sculptor has just been placed among the group, his three brothers—Jo'iun H., William F. and Alfred T. Idridge. All these statue and monuments are erected in an inclosur 16 by 30 feet and are surrcunded by an iron fence. The old man is not yet: satis- fled w the silent guards he will have above him yhile he siceps the long sleep, and will enlarge his lot scon to have t) statues of his sisters erected with his ot er_ relatives. The arrangement, as well as the idea, is very unique, and it is a very rare thing thatas nger visits Mayfield without go- ing out to see the wonderful collection which stands upon Mr. Wooldridge’e lo: His lot is situated on the brow of a small be seen a great distance from the ceme- tery. To Make It Complete. “Uncle Henry” wants every person and every creaiure he loved represented in his | collec’ion, and says he will have them all there, if he lives long enough to see it car- ried out. While he has excellent heaith for one of his age, he is constantly preparing for the final summons, and has purchased his metallic casket, and his robe, in which eventually a star-route postal delivery was | he wishes to be laid in the tomb to rest. He has spent thousands of doilars in pre- paring his lot, and has much more at his command, being a very wealthy man. He has no near relatives living to whom he will leave his estate, and his greaiest de- sire is to have his loved ones cicse to him in death. He lives with none of his relations, but has built him a home, and has housekeep- ers to attend his wants. He takes a drive every day, and always takes a look at his lot in the ceinetery while he is out driy- Dg. His life is nearly spent now, and, when the summons has come at last, and “Uncle Henry” lies down io rest, the sweet notes of the scuthern mocking bird will cheer the graven images during their silent watca o'er his tomb, and the coming generations will have cause to wonder what manner of man could lave possessed such a pe- culiar passion. _—_——____ Where Slavery Still Survives. From the London Chronicle. The “slave mart,” judging from an arti- cle that appears in the last number to hand of the Cape Times, appears to be definitely established in Cape Town. The slaves, of course, are the Bechuana prisoners, und al- though there is no suggestion that these wretched creatures are treated with harsh- ness while in the government care, they are clearly considered and disposed of pre- cisely as if they were mere bales of goods cr cattle. Careful watch and ward is kept over them, and the writer says that “it is not easy to pass the strict guard at the gate unless you are a farmer coming to pick your ‘labor.’ * * * Round three sides of the square courtyard men and women are squatting impassively, or standing chattering in knots. They are ill clad and exceedingly fil favored, but not ill nourish- ed like the first batch of skeletons that came down to town. A child here and there is even bonny. There is no very ob- vious dejection. The nearest to it is a moody, passive look.” The farmers, too, quite enter into the spirit of the “slave mart.” They go round the market scanning the men and “sorting out those of the largest size,” as did the walrus and the carpenter with the oysters. The natives” cast expressionless sidelong glarces at their possible masters while they are being appraised like goods in a store. DRAW GOOD SALARIES Uncle Sam's Employ. serie POSIIORS OF-‘HOVOR AND TRUST Suerte == Many Have Wotked Their Way Up in thé Departments. BUT ONE FOREIGN MINISTER Written for The Evening Star. Wa IS THE PRES- ent status of the American negro as a federal official or em- ploye? At the best esti- mate,there the about five thousand negroes entered upon Uncle Sam's pay roll. It . Is considered incon- sistent with the pol- icy of the Constitu- tion to make any 5 distinction _regard- ing*racg or color in the blue book, which ts the only official list of men and women employed in all branches of the govern- ment service. Furthermore, by those who mark civil service examination papers it is never known whether an applicant be white or black, yellow or brown. About 180 negroes have received appoint- ments in the national service and about 125 others have received promotions since President McKinley’s inauguration. This means that the new administration has benefited over 300 Afro-Americans to the extent of over $215,000 a year within eight months. Seventeen of those newly made have been presidential appointments, to be confirmed by the Senate. Minister to Haiti. The most exalted federal office which has been given to a negro by the new Presi- dent is that of Wm. F. Powell of New Jersey. As minister to Haiti he will hold a portfolio made sacred by the hands of Frederick Douglass, who received it from President Harrison in 1889. This berth pays $5,000 a year. Haiti is a negro re- pubic, inhabited by a people of considerabie enlightenment and refinement. Unlike the negroes of this country, they progressed under French influence. In fact, they have been called “black Frenchmen.” ‘The national language is French and the na- tional religion Roman Catholic. Mr. Pow ell is the sixth negro who will have rep- resented the stars agd stripes among them. His predecessors have always been wel- comed and highly respected at Port-au- Prince, the capital, where our legation is situated. No more appropriate office of high rank could be offered to an Ameri- can negro. Haiti lately reciprocated by sending to Washington as her official rep- resentative, a negromiinister, who arrived here two weeks ago- He is Monsieur Jacques Nicolas 4gger a lawyer, educated in Paris, and a man of the highest quali- ties. He is a mutfitto, ‘with rather straight black hair and a wellxdeveloped mustache, which he waxes gut.a¢ the ends. In Corgress, From a pecuniary Stdhdpoint the position held by George H, White, who, regardless of his name, is the gnly colored member of the present Congress, is equal to that of Minister Powelli “ Mr. White represents a large negro’ repiftiidiin district in North Carolina. He. js ‘a brother-in-law of Dr, Henry P.,Cheathem ;of,.North ; Carolina, whom President-McKinley made recorder of deeds of shy Biprict of Columbia. Dr. Cheatham is a distinguished-looking mu- latto and is:on#: of’ the best educated Afro- Americans in publietife. He is an alum. nus of Shaw -Uwiversity, North «Carolina, which has conferred upon him the degrees A.Bj- A.M. ‘and LL.D. “Subsequent to his graduation hé* was principal of a normal sch¢ol, county register of deeds and trustee of his alma mater, succeeding the late Governor Fuller of Vermont in the latter capacity. Dr. Cheatham was four times neminated by the 1epubiicans to represent his district in thé House of Representatives and was elected once, to the Fifty-first Congress. He is a heavy built man, with a clean-shaven face and an abundant growth of iron-gray hair, rather loosely curled. Dr. Cheatham’s present position is worth $4,000 a year. It was said to pay $18,000 a year in fees when occupied under President Harrison by ex-Senator Blanche K. Bruce. When given to C. H. J. Taylor, Dr. Cheatham’s colored predecessor, the remuneration from the office was cut down to a salary. At Foreign Ports. President McKinley has sent four colored consuls to represent us in foreign ports. M. V. Gibbs of Arkansas, who goes to Tama- tave, Madagascar, will receive $4,300. The Same office was held under President Har- rison by John L. Waller, a negro, who after retiring under President Cleveland was imprisoned for an alleged local offense and subsequently returned to this country. Madagascar fs an island monarchy under a French protectorate, the people being ne- groes who speak a dialect called Malagasy, which Colonel Gibbs will doubtless suffer some difficulty in mastering. The religion of the Hovas, who inhabit Madagascar, is Christianity. Mahlen Van Horn, a negro lately appointed consul at St.’ Thomas Island, will receive a salary of $2,500. John N. Ruffin of Tennessee and Geo. H. Jackson of Connecticut, both colored men, were recently appointed consuls at Asun- cion, the capital of Paraguay, and Cognac, France. Each will receive a salary of $1,500 a year, but Mr. Jackson is perhaps the luckier of the two, inasmuch as his station will be directly at the center of the celebrated Cognac brandy trade. The highest position held under the War Department by a colored man is that of First Lieut. Charles Young, 9th Cavalry. He was appointed to West Point from Ohio in 1884, and was graduated in 1889. He is now professor of military science at Wilber- force University, Ohio, a colored institu- tion, and receives an ennual salary of $1,920 from the government. ‘Three other Afro-Americans holding commissions in the regular army are Chaplains Prioleau, Al- lensworth and Scewart of the 9th Cavalry, 21th and 25th Intantry, colored regiments. Phey receive $1,500 a year cach. Two are Methodists and one—Rey. Allensworth—is a Baptist. In addition, to these officers, there ure over 2,200 nggro seldiers in the army, comprising four regiments in all. Although four €olore@ youths have been appointed cadets9in {ye Naval Academy, only one has succeeded in gaining admit- tance, and none has régeived a commission in the higher arm cf the nation’s defense. When it was recently Snnounced: that Bun- dy, a colored boy;from,Ohie, had been ap- pointed a’ naval .uadetz the cadets at An- napolis were greatlydisturbed. Bundy, however, failed his mental exam- nations. It is @stimgted that there are about 700 colored; men,enlisted in the navy. They are employ@a mostly in the fire rooms as coal passers of figemen, receiving wages ranging from to per month. Appointmen{s ng Promotions. . The most remyperatiyé office held by a negro under the> Treasury Department is that of collector }¥ intéfnal revenue for the ville, Ga., the Prezident has lately appoint- ed four negro B. Mor- ton; at Athens, Ga., will 240 a The other al to salary held by a negro under the Post Office Department is that latzly given to.John P. Green of Ohio, who will realize $2,500 a year for his duties as post- age stamp nt. He was formerly a ne- gro lawyer in Cleveland, where, it was said, he had built up a practice worth from $8,000 to $4,000 a year. He spent fifteen years in public office in Ohio as justice of the peace and as member of the state sen- ate. Altogether fcurteen col people have received appointments under the Post Office Department since Marck 4. Lucrative Positions. A number of lucrative positions under the Interior Department have lately been given to colored men. Altogether cighteen have received appointments there since in- auguration. John C. Leftwich, recently appointed receiver of the land office at Montgomery, Ala.,will receive $500 a year in regular salary and about $2,500 more a year in fees. James Hill and Hershel V. Cashin, who have been made register of the land cffice at Jackson, Miss., and receiver of public moneys at Huntsville, Ga., will get $2,900 and $2.400, respectively, out of their salaries and fees. J. William Cole, who is @ special exam:ner in the pension office at a salary of $2,000 a year, is a highly respected colored man who has.been con- nected with the Interior Department sinze 1871, when he entered the service as a messenger. He was born of free parents and reared in Phiiadeiphia. He was edu- cated in the Quaker schools of that city, und has since pronted by their highly re- fined influence. He is a light mulatto with a very intellectual fzce, and now performs the duties of an assistant chief of division. Another Afro-American who has worked himself up through the ranks of the in- ter‘or Department is Henry E. Baker of Mississippi, assistant examiner in the divi- sion wnich fasses upon instruments of precision, accustics, etc. He has been connected with the department since 1870, aid is eligible, through examination, for bromotion to the graue of principal ex- aminer, with a salary of $2,500 a year, al- though ne now rece-ves but $1,200. ew responsible positions are held by negroes in the deparimenis of Justice and griculture, whose employes of any slanding are devotees either of the law or the sciences. The only colored man worthy of special mention in the former depart- ment is Albert K. Brodie of North Caro- lina, a $1,000 clerk, who has been detailed as acting chief clerk on one or two occa- Over fifty cclored men and women received appointments under the present administration in the government printing office, where they are employed usually as folders, binders or in similar occupations, At the White House. Five colored people are employed at the White House. Presidents of the United States have always preferred negroes to wait upon them. Wm. '. Sinclair, who was steward of the Executive Mansion un- der Cieveland, was retained by President | dcKinley, as were practically all of the previous employes of his official house- hold. Sinclair was brought to the White House by Mr. Cleveland, for whom he had served, during many years, as a personal servant and confidential messenger. In his capacity as steward of the White House he is custodian of costly furniture, sil- ver plate and ‘ehfina Vthere installed’ for the use of Prestiients, and is under bond of $20,000 for its safe keeping. His salary is $1,800 a year. Arthur Simmons, another former employe of the Executive Mansion, who was retained by President McKinley, receives $1,200 a year for his duties as messenger to Secretary Porter, at whose door he keeps faithful watch during the hours when that patient lieuten- ant of the chief executive is at his desk. Colored men are employed as attendaats in many of the libraries connected wita the government. Several of these in the law library of Congress have phe- nomenal memories of the titles and loca- tions of the books there installed. Daniel Murray, attendant in the national library, is an vnusually inteliectual Afro-American. He. receives $1,400 .a year. Librarian Young about a week ago conferred a sim- ilar position upon Paul L. Dunbar of Ohio, the celebrated negro poet. JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS, Jr. ae Dan Voorhees’ Defense of Cook. From the Indianapolis News. To those of this generation the story of the John Brown expedition is ancient his- tery. ‘hey will, therefore, be much in- terested in reading the defense ef Cook by Mr. Voorhees. In the excited condi- ticn of the public mind in Virginia at chat time, it was inevitable that Mr. Voorhees should fail. He did fail, and his client was harged in December, 1859, at Charles- town, Va. He was, however. acquitted of the charge of treason, though convict2d and hanged for murder. The argument was based largely on the supposed fact that Cook was merely the innocent agent of the abolitron leacers, and, in the course of his speech, Mr. Voorhees insisted that Beecher, Seward, ‘Theodore Parker, Gid- dings, Sumner and Hale were the real crimiz als. “Midnight gloom,” he said, “is not moze somber in conirast with the blazing light of the meridian sun than is the guilt of such men in comparison with that which cverwhelins this prisoner. They put in mo- tion the maelstrom which has ingulfed him. They started the torrent which has borne him over the precipice. They called forth from the caverns the tempest which wrecked him on a sunken reef. Before God and in the light of eternal truth the disaster at Harper's Ferry is their act, und not his. May the ghost of each victim to their doctrines of disunion and abomination sit heavy on their guilty souls! May the fate of the prisoner, whatever it may be, disturb their slumbers and paralyze their arms when they are again raised against the peace of the country and the tives of its citizens.” But Virginia could not get hold of Mr. Voorhees’ “criminals,” and so she hanged his client. oo—____ Boring the Bore. From the Detiolt Free Press. “Come in and see how I get rid of bores. You've often asked my recipe, and I’m about to deal with one of the most virulent of his type.” It was an old banker speak- ing, and he showed his guest into the pri- vate office. “Hello, Orpey,” began the bore, at sight, “just dropped in to have a talk about poor Lipsey. I suppose—" “Yes, of course, neglected his business, gambled away enormous sums of money, fell a victim to the terrible curse of intem- perance, dissipated his fortune and even lest his home. Too bad!’ “Awful! But did you hear—-" “Certainly. Tried to drown his sorrows in deeper potations than ever, lost his trial situation in a commercial house,was brand- ed a bad egg and left to his wa resources. Drifted away into a great city, family evf- fered. he braced up, found honest employ- ment, won friends and was doing well, everything considered.” “That's right, but—" “So I heard. Back with us again. He has a fine position, looks like his old self and everybody happy. “Do you think he’ll——” “I know he will. A few old calamityites think otherwise, but he’s all right. We have him for dinner tomorrow night. Goes to the Uppies next night.” “No? I ho} ae “That’s all right. So do the rest of us.” “Well, good day. Pretty busy times these.” “There you have it,” laughed the banker, as he closed the door. “You persist in do- ox the talking, and a bore will ime.” WOMEN AND HORSES Both Will Be on Show in New York Next Week. AN TMPORTANT FUNCTION IN SOCIETY All Depends Upon the Crowd That Gathers Wednesday. STUDYING HUMAN NATURE Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. NEW YORK, November 4, 1997. D ID you EVER read Carlyle’s “Sar- Ana did you ever attend the New York horse show? If you have done both you know that “Sartor Resartus” is a book about clothes, ostensibly, but really about nearly every- thing elise that the mind of man can think of. You know, too, that while the horse show is gotten up ostensioly for the exhibition of equine Leauties, its success depends more upon the sort of clothes worn by the visitors than upon anything else. And perhaps you will agree with the writer that while Sar- ior Resartus is a great work, as it stands, it would have been greater still had its distinguished author lived in these times and been able to attend the New York horse show one year. For he delighted in studying human nature more than any- thing else, and there is no place in the world where human nature displays itse!f in greater or more instructive variety than there. It won't be possible to say whether the horse show of 1897, which will be opened at the Madison Square Garden Monday of next week, will be a success until about Wednesday. For it won't be known to a certainty till then whether the real swells of New York and other great cities of this republic will conclude to honor it by their presence or not. If they do, the Horse Show Association will declare a fat divi- dend after the exhibition is over; if other~ wise, no lividend need be expected. The Real Attraction, Not that there are enough of these swells to fill the garden, or to make a paying attendance by themseives; far from it. But if these attend the show then all the world and his wife will go, too—that is, all in the vicinity of New York, who have money enough to pay their way in and dress well enough not to be ashamed in the elegant sartorial company assem- bled there. Unless this year's exhibition differs radically from those of recent years this is how it wili go: Monday the attendance will be rather slim and decidedly “common.” Most. of those present will be men and women who Work for a living at least part of the time. There will be a sprinkling of genuine lov. ers of horse flesh; and the horses them- selves walsh are Sure to be a really fine 0 animals, will ab: of attention. iy Tuesday the crowd will be larger and rot so “common.” There will, however, be many women in the throng dressed out in decidedly audible attire; they will walk about a lot, and talk aimost as loudly us they dress. Many of the men will carry feces that show unmistakable signs of much drinking of rich wines and much feeding on table delicacies. These men will Most of them raise their hats ostentatious- ly and with gceat formalfty when they meet the showy women. Wednesday Will Decide It. Tuesday, too, there will probably be a sprinkling of persons of a higher social rade, but all that day the horse show man- agers will keep busy guessing about the attendance Wednesday. Its character will mean something to them, and some of the more sportive among them, as well as many rank outsiders, will be offering to lay bets thereon, In the meantime the swells whose at- tendance is so much desired will have been debating in their minds and with their fel- lows as tu the advisability of going on ex- hibition along with the horses this year as usual. If the decision be favorable thereto —as it probably will be, for it always has been—then Wednesday ‘will be spoken of as “a real old-fashioned horse show day.” Then it will be worth while to go to the Eorse show to see the folk about whom we all read so much in the papers. The men of fabulous wealth, who build million dol- Jar houses and sail the seas over in steam yachts costing hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece, will be there for all to gaze at. And so will their women folk and the younger scions of the whole tribe of “Got- rex.” « If you were to be present you might be surprised at the women—especially if were prepossessed of the notion that ev: one of them is a beauty. But you would see the finest groomed lot of human crea- tures you ever set your eyes upon—unless you are used to this sort of thing. Undoabt- edly the New York horse show crowd, at its best, is the largest annual gathering of the world’s “upper crust” to be seen any- where on this continent by a “rank out- sider.” And while you might be surprised to know that there is not a much larger per- centage of beautiful women among the op- ulent than among any other class, you would also be surprised at the effect, in the matter of good looks, that may be pro- duced by perfect taste in dressing. How the Women Dress. There might be some surprise, too, at the plainness of their gowns. Time was when the very rich women of this country were wont to vie with each other in the gaudi- ness of their attire, but that time has .ong since passed away. The correct thing now, especially at the horse show, is to dress simply. But the dressing must be elegant? Oh, yes! If you are a man you mighin’t understand it, were you to make a criticai survey of the boxes of the Madison Square Garden when it is jammed to the doors by a horse show crowd—but your wife would. “See here, Matilda,” said such a man once to his wife on the occasion of their first visit to the show, “why can’t you dress ike that woman there? She looks perfeetly stunning, yet her clothes have no gew- gaws on them. I'll bet—” It was as good as a play to witness the withering look Matilda bestowed upon her spouse; it was so effective that it cut him short right in the middle of a sentence. “You don’t know what you're talking about, John,” she said indignantly. “Why, the outfit that woman has on cost more than all my gowns for a whole year. See how her gown fits! It was made by a ‘modiste,’ not an ordinary ‘dressmaker;’ and its material, which yeu seem to think cheap just because it’s plain, cost a mint of Why, san. 5 you ever get rich hat—”" and it is mainly furnished by the faces of the women. But don’t jump at the ccrclusion that the brilliancy of tint is a feature of fasvion this year. The Human Exhibit. Perhaps the greatest surprise of all, if you are an observing person and were to visit the show, would lie in the fact that the inmates of the boxes recognize so frankly the fact that they, and not the herses, are renliy the attraction. A great feature on every big day of the exhidi- tion—and all the last four days are big deys, if Wednesday turns out well—is the endless promeneding around the garden of those not in the boxes. And as they prome- nade they comment on the human show with all the freedom that would be em- ployed if the objects of observation were so many lay figures, dressed up and ani- mated by clckwork, ingtead of being li ing men and women like the rest of us. A couple was passing the box occupied by certain af the “Astorbilts” last year “Do you really think they are worth hu dreds of millions of dollars, or is it only Lewspaper talk that they are so very, very rich?” queried the woman of her SCOT, so loudly that the box ocerpants could not help but hear. They made no sia, however; they were too well bred. And the horses? But it is too soon to tell about them now, and few who to the show care a rap about the: how. coe SELLING BY SIGNALS. Kow Cattle Are Dealt in at the Chi- cago Stockh Yards. From the Chicago Post. The Chicago stock yards is unique among the great marts of the world. In no other place, Say those who are most familiar with its daily routine, is so large an aggregate of business transacted in the language of gestures and without the “scratch of a pen” as in the notsy pens of the stock yards. A whip is held high in air, across a sea of clattering horns the signal is answered by the momentary up- lifting of a hand, and a “bunch” of cattle worth thousands of dollars is sold. There is something splendidly picturesque and even spectacular in these wordless transactions They ignore the artificiall- ties of the complex system upon which modern business relationships are almost universally maintained. Trade in the cattie Pens gets boldly back to primitive sim- plicity. It is dore on honor, not on paper. And the undisputed transfer of millions of dollars worth of the property here deait in proves that a bargain sealed with the wave of the whip and an assenting ges- ture of the hand is quite as safe and sacred as if the whole transaction were recorded “in black and white.” The trader im the wheat pit is armed with his tally card, upon which he pauses » the names of those with whom he mount, nature and price of commodities bought and sold. The broker upon the fioor of the stock ex- change plac reliance up the quickly penc nda m moment when the details of © tion were upon the lips of th in its fulfillment. But the buyer and selier yards carry whips, not pencils, and their deals are recorded in memory stead of written upon trading cards well try to picture the old knights makin laborious written memoranda of their lenges as to think of the rou traders of the cattle yards saddles to jot down upon pap. chases and sales. Such a pr bid defiance to the very nature of things and do violence to the magnificent uncon- ventionality of every environment. “Is there never any trouble in this kind of dealing?” a leading commission man was asked. “If you mean, do the men go back on their bargains made by whip and hand? I can answer, never,” the trade answer, as he brought his trim black horse to a halt in the cattle alley and leaned forward in his saddle. “There isn't an- other place in America, or the whole world, for that matter, where so much business is done on the basis of personal integrity, without a written word to show for the transactions, as right here.” he continued. “And the method beats all the by earth. The day’s business in the will run about a million and a half. ade Ana how ts it done? Little talk, a considerable waving of whips and hands and no & change of written documents between buy- ers and sellers! “Here is a bunch of cattle that will fig- ure up about $10,000. Over there in the other alley is a bvyer who this morning offered me a price of $5.10 for them. 1 thought that I could do better, but the market has been a little off and I have de- eiged to let the bunch g» at his offer. Up to the present moment we hi 5 about a dozen words on this if he is willing to pay named in the morning, ll a $10,000 bunch of fat stee word of mouth or a scratch of writing at the time the bargain is really made. The commission mar then straightened up in the saddle and waited for the distant buyer to look in his direction. A moment esentative of a big packing se wheeled his horse about and the direction of the se! commission man. lifted er. high riding whip and held it aloft. His « was as striking as ihat of a cavairy < uplifting his saber to concentrate the tion of his regiment before making perate charze. The pose, however, was full of natural grace and freedom, and show that the man was more ai ease in the sad- dle than he could have been out of it. Only a moment elapsed before the alert eye of the buyer caught sight of the up- raised whip. The next instant he raised his hand a little above his head, held motionl2s: a moment and then drop) a forward :ncvement K Tr repeated the motion of as: whip, ard then, turning to ‘a: it nis caller sald: “That's all there is to To a stranger this kind of a performance looks like a long-range sign talk between desf mutes, but we understand each other perfe: We both know how many cattle there are in the bunch and the price at which they have been solid. Had we been within speak- ing distance of each other the transaction would probably have been a verbai one, just for the sake of sociability, but not be- cause it would have made the bargain bet- ter understood or any more binding.” ANTIPATHY AMONG ANIMALS, Different Species of Beasts Enteriaiy a Dislike for Each Other. From the Hartfore Co. rant. The likes and dislikes of animals are un- accountable. Some horses take a violent prejudice against certain men, even though they are treated kindly and though the man’s moral character is fair. Between the cat and dog there is a violent antipathy, which, however, is not infrequently display- ed by mutual respect, and even affection in exceptional cases. The elephant hates dogs and rats. Cows dislike dogs, and so do sheep, and, what seems stranger, are par- ticularly partial to bears. On the other hand, horses loathe and detest camels and refuse to be decently civil to them after lcrg acquaintance. They even hate the Place where camels have been, which seems to be carrying race prejudice to an exireme. Evolutionists are accustomed to explain these instinctive feelings as survivals of ancestral enmities dating from the days when one race preyed on the other. This would account for the natural enmity of cows to dogs, for when cows were wild they were obliged to defend their calves from bands of predatory wild dogs. But why should the horse like dogs? It is but the other day that the wild horses organ- ized to defend their colts from wolves on strengt wes from the bottom of his nature of the hopelessly vu'gar, awk- ward and unaesthetical camel. Shakespearean tation - | Without avail, for the mail carrier knew his | Having selected one or t ro from a group, t t a good ;, companionable and unselfish, lain. “hotation and being a vil- | tuitations, and aid not dismount until he (eee aes! peing told bye ae 34 coment weed inp teed coer pa fa sages Bi yh ey ‘The president and the king were a strix- | Fe@ched the justice shop in the town. And, official, “We cannot break this lot arent ig ‘of tin but it the is that pce ing sight as they stood together on the | Of course, after that the law-abiding Myers | for you,” as if the knot of ne; were & Wait N) re an exbibition of artificial tinting, dog ~2 go woo _—. = platform over! the military ma- | Couldn't be expected to shoot his own son- | dinner service or a suite of bed room furni- | Hd \ li will be the exception and not the rule, for ae Ban gem neg ood ey) Feuvers. The oriental monarch is short, | !2-law, mail route or no mail route. ture. Back goes the farmer and looks the Half H) (2 | “Society” with a big “S” frowns on rouge was swarthy, with a good-natured Japanese cast —_——---—_____. natives up and down again, and at length el ly Y I as scverely 2s it lces — ge yy ey a ag Goes seem a little tn forthe sconsios Wie whicetant” gil "oe? Som meenet | fee tre uly intent ee "gee ease x Se ihe cogs ana pure fhe cxiatonal bt: | he Sev of he come sm ia gold un!- % ~ I tocratic, unreasonable prejudice he fcrm, with huge, shining helmet and a ee ee their master unhitches his cart and mules tle ot fizs (not often, thouzh, in public, to maich. emet and plume |" rm a plain, everyday business man,” | outside pundice Ris Slane it so ues Smong the seal swells) all tend to heighten | And we like him for himself and for show- He Spoke No French, said Meritt, “and am nothing {f not prac- | his home. See cone and —— Beside him was the western president, | tical. Miss Wisely, will you be my wife?” | mr t—"Do you ‘think the at the horse Jailer by a full head, in the “evening” | “I gt your Miran age Meritt,” | duke is perfectly sincere in his attentions spectacle. Gress, which ts the full uniform of the | "outage T au ince Co pe aatections, | to be no doubt can ehief magistrate of the French republic] ter of fact myself, How much eent."—New York Fred Lovejoy—“There h are you} about it. He hasn't a ven in daytime, a chrysanthemum at his | worth?’ ‘Truth.