Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1891, Page 13

WEW STORIES OF STATESME, h('.m'n.’ Sherman Dsoribes His Famous 8peakership Coatest, hl‘.I?K-"ML[ OF MISSISSIPPI LOST HIS WIG. Bent -+ Brice's Neat—MoGarrahan, Oldest Congressional Claimant and His Fight for Justice—Senator Cullom on Crowned Head Wasnixarox, D, C, Dee. 18.—[Special Enrr spondence of Tue Be The bouse of eprosentatives has not you gotten over dis- ©cussing tho late speakership contest. There 1s considerable dissatisfaction over the pros- octivo acrangoment of committeos, and the rrh»mlunl Crisp and Mills are not working fogether in the wost harmonious manner. e:nmkum of the speakership coutest, | had a Ik with Senator Sherman last night about his tamous speakership fight of 1850 whon tho house of representatives spent nine woeks 1 balloting, and when Sherman dur- ing the whole time had a plurality vote, and 1o or twice came within two or throe of an eloction. This was thirty-two yoars ago. Bherman’s hair was biack. He had a full lack beara and he was a tall, wiry, angular fuan of 36, He was tne youngest man in pongress when lie was elocted to the house. and ho had made u reputation as ono of the committoe sent out to Kansus to investigato tho troubles there, Ho was the speakership candidato of the northern republicans and opposed o biim were all the eloments of* the ®outt, On the first ballot Galusha A. Grow had nearly as many votes as Sherman, but n the second ballot he dropped out and all guvtm's went to Sherman. Senator Sher- man tells me the true inwardness of this movement, and his story of the contest has wever been published. Said no: Mr. Grow and 1 had a private arrange- fnent that the one who received the most votes on the first ballot should have the yotes of the other thereafter, The result was that o throw his votes to me, and on the second ballot I got 107 votes. From that tine until the close of the contest my frisnds stood vy me. Thoddeus Stevens said he would vote for me until the crack of doom, &nd my friends stuek to me until I saw there ‘was danger of a combination bet¥veen the oid whigs of the south and the democrats, and I fhrew my vote to Pennington of New Jer- Bey, and hio was elocted on the forty-fourth ballot. The contest was, I think, the longest Bpoakorship contest in our history. It lasted from the 5th of December till the Ist of Jau- uary, and the house was in an uproar a great partof thotime. There were many funny fucidents during the contest and a number of tiwes it Jooked as though we would have a Reneral fight in the house. The democrats were on one side of the house and the re- publicaus on the other, much as they are pow, and I remembor that we tried to keep tho parties separated and the aisle between ghom cloar. Potter, a- republican trom Wis- vousin, and a very large and powerful man, got into a fuss with Barksdateof Mississippi. hoy sat across the aislo from one another, ind Barksdalesaid something that made Pot- ter very angry. He jumped for him and rabuved him by the hair, intending to jerk im up from his seat and pound his face, but 1o and behold, Barksdale's whole head seomed ‘o riso up in Potter's hands, aud the house ound vat for the first time that Barksdale Wore a Wig #nd his pate, as bald as u billiard ball, shone put under the @aslight, while the house roared. The samo night Keitt of Soutn Caro- 1ina aud Galusha A. Grow came near having 8 tight. Keitt called Grow a *‘black republi- oau puppy,” and Grow retorted by saving that Keitt was a “‘negro_driver” aud that he should not crack his whip over mm. 1 sat at this time very uear Mr. Covode of Pennsyl- wvunia, and be, thinking tho fight was going 1o be a general one. picked up one of the big iron spittoons which the house then usod and held iv above his bead ready to use it as a weapon. Unfortunately for him, however, the spittoon was balf full and the tobacco uico dripped down and soiled his clothes. uring the whole contest we were on tho ‘vergo of physical comoat. Many of the mem- bers were armed and the bitterest of political fecling prevailed. The fight against me was wvery bitter, but after all I had, to a consider- 10 extent, the victory, for 1 was able to elect the speaker, and When Mr. Pennington Fuade out tis list of committees he 100k the one which I had arranged when I supposea that I would be elected, and he made me ohairman of the ways and means committeo, thus giving me the position of leader of the house." “Who was clerk of that house, Mr. Shor- an KFHI clerk was John W. Forney,’ roplied Senator Sherman, ‘and he was elected by onc vote. A funny iacident occurred auring the coutest in regard to him. We wero anxious, you know, to getthe votes of the called South American members and we were making any combinations that we thought would give us these votes and a ma- Jority for me. It was privately understood hat my friends would vote for Foruey bui e diun’t want to acknowledge any such un- derstanding nor to have 1t auything elso than private. Oune of the Pennsylvania con- gressmen was John Schwartz, a big Peun- ylvania Dutchman who was fully as broad s he was long. 1 was in my rooms at Wil- &lr.l'a hotel with a crowd of mombers about e whon Schwartz waddled in and held out bis bund and said in a loud tone: ***How do you do, Shon Sherman. I think o understand each other. I votes for you pud vou votes for Forney * *Yes, yes,’ said I ‘I am glad to see you, but we will settlo the clerkship after” wo Bave fixed the speakership,' ' Yos,yes,dov's all right,’ replied Schwartz, gxm Lvotes' for Shon Sherman aud Shou herman votes for Forney, Sot' **By this time the crowd in the room was mughing and I hud all I could do to gev chwartz t let we off without a positive lodge thon and there that myself aud my rieuds would vote for Forney for clerk. We did iatend to voto for him but we did not intend to say so publicly. The whole cou- Test, however, was full of queer incidonts. harp thiogs Wweroe said on botn sides uud tho emocrats were not backward in suying that they intended to ruin the republican leaders s far as possible, Clark of Missouri was ono of my chief opponents and 1 remember that at tho close of the last ballot whon Pen- plugton was elected he told a story iu which Bo spoke of a hunter who was out turkey- ahooting. The hunter had shot at a bird nd had broken its wing and though ho d to got his shot, he said: ‘[ did not kill you, but I have the satisfaction 1o know that you will fly considerably lower for the xest ‘of your life) As Clark said this he pointed ai me and I doubtnot that he thought hat I was effoctually ruined by t was Clark who raised tho fus tho Helvor book and churged mo with being a friend of the negro which was Que of the leading issues of the contest Senator Brice's Seat. Senator Sherman says that any question as 2o the seat of Senator Brice must come fro the logislature of Onio and that tho senate will huve to take action if the legisiature pukes the polnt, Feo s that the seuate i Always nou-partisan in such matters and that Senator Brice’s title will be impartially passed upon. Questions of this kind have cowe before the senate and in two notable cases senators have lost their seats through non-residenco in tho statas in which they woro elected. One of theso was in the case of Geuoral Jamos Shields of Ilinois and an- other uotable case, but of a different nature, was that of Albert Gallatin, Gallatin was born iu Geneva aud ho had been thirteen eurs in this country when he was electod enator from Pennsylvania. Ho bad been aturalized, however,only eightyears,and the aw provides that & man must be nine years a citizon of the United States. The sonate mude issue on the question of naturalization ud Gallatin, after two_month's sitting, was &nl out, Tuls was in 1703 when Washinglon ws president. When Jefforson * came in bho nade Gallatin his secretary of the treasury U Lo woted a8 such during the wholo of THE OMAHA DAILY BEE UNDAY Jefforson's torm and & part of that of Madl- son. A Bad Congress for McGireahan. The Iast congress was called the billion dollar congress. This is to be a five-cent congress. Judge Holman tolls mo everything will be pared down to the bare expenses of tho government and that nothing will be con- sidered which will incroase tho size of the aporopriation bills. The claimants about Washington are awnre of this, but they are here as much from habit as anything elso, I saw a clean cut, well dressed Irishman of 60 talking to Senator Teller yosterduy. He had pleasunt bluo eyes. o smoothly shaven face and be chatted earnostly using a kind of brogue. It was Billy MeGarrahan who_for the last thirty-four years has been pushing his claim beforo congress and who is no nearer its settlement now than when ho left his business in California and came here to get what ho thought was right. Ho told me esterday thut his fight with the goverament was the worst and most desperate fight that man ever made, Said he “It 1 wore a young man again, all the money in the treasury could not tempt me to try to get a claim through these houses of congross. 1 was 25 yoars old whon I bought the land on ‘whick the new Idrin quicksilver mines are located. 1 was worth $250,000 and | was making $3,000 a month at my busiaess in San Francisco. Well, I could get & lot of land for $1,100. $1,100 was no more to me then than 50 conts is now, and all I ask of congross is that they will give me u chance to have their own courts pass upon it, but they wont do it I have wasted & whole life-time in trying to got my rights and [ came within an ace of it lust vear, but the old congress has wone away and now I have got to begin ail over again. The story of McGarrahan is that of nino- tenths of the private parties who try to do business with the government. The m est creditor in the world is Unclo Sam, the man who tries to anything out of congress should have a fortuns to begin with and ths prospects of Lving to the ago of Mothusaleh in addition. Senator Callom on Crowned Heads Senator Cullom of Tllinois *spent tho summer in_Europo and ho gives mo his im- pressions of some of the prominent people ho Said he: saw tho prince of Wales at his garden party in London. He is a broad shouldered, heavy set Englishman. He has a good face with'a strong under jaw and his appearance is that of a good, ordinary common sense fel- low. The best part of him is his wife. The princess of Woles 15 the charm of tne coun he is beautiful and one of the most graceful women I have over secn. She is much loved in England and as far as I could judge the prince of Wales is popular also, | saw the voung German emperor at this gar den party. Ho shows no signs of 1nsanity in his appoarance. He is a fine looking fellow and seems to have wany sociablo qualities. Ho chatted and laughed as he moved about among the people of the garden party and he cnjoyed himself as much as any man there. I was much impressed with Lord Salisbury, whom I consiuer one of the most able men in Great Britain, and I met_Labouchere, who reminded mo of the late Sunset Cox. Ho is full of witty remarks and he sees the funny side the first thing,” FiANK G. CARPENTER, : OF BURNS. Edjar L. Wakeman, Slow fell tho velvat curtains of the dusk Amn!\li St. Michael’s kirk-yard weird and im; While Nithsdale's flow'ry braes breathed summer’'s musk From Lowther Hill to Criffel’s hoary rim. The drowsy clattor of old Dumfries’ streets: ‘The plaints of rouks within the steepla old; The swallows’ eroon; tho black-birds' tune- ful sweets Blent soft in tender murmurs mantfold. The night was come. Tlingered still alone: Impassioned pilgrim by insensate stone. “If thou art here, departed shade ! I cricd, “By puro ambition's holiest faith and prayer, Let me come closer to thy kingly side; Call mo one step upon thy regal stair! Groping and footsoro in tho path of son, T fain would consccrate my lay To humblest strivers in the countless throng, That, guideless, falter on the world’s high- way. O spirit incarnato of Poesy, Sponk, speak thy secrot 10 this devotee " What seer can tell the mysteries of prayer! Pricoless its answer 1 this vaulted tombi For faith’s reward comes oft'times unaware, Switt flashing through the mausolemu’s gloow A radiance lit the epic-graven stono. Travsfigured shone the form of Possy: Her mautle, closer drawn, held Coila’s own To her fair breast. These sacred words spoke sho: “If thou w ulls' gain hi all-immortal art, Sing sweet and trw: uno t'e hunan h art?’ ———————— THE GRAVE OF HELEN HUNI' JACKSON, ‘The removal of the body of Helen Hunt Jackson, suggests a thought of her mountaiu resting place. After hor marriage to Mr. Jackson, of Colorado Springs, she went there to reside, and all the poetry and enthusiasm of her nature was roused by thy sight of the grand old mountains. When overcome and borne dowa by the sordid cares of every day life, it was her cus- tom to floe away and bo at rest among the tall rock pines far up on the side of the Cheyennoe mountaio, and it was her express ‘wish that she should ba buried in her favor- to haunt. This is four miles southwest of Coloraao Springs, and is reached through South Cheyenne canon. One might lavish all the wealth of their imagination, in describing the beauties that opon before them as they advance. A tin, brawling stream, in the wautonness of pla twists and winds across ons's path, wh 1le from tho sides of the narrow gorge beud mountain pines and cold rocks blend their their gray and green and dull reds into a por- feot pioture. Over and above all rise the Pillars of Hercules which seem to pierce tho heavens, At the head of the gorge the seven falls leap from rock to rock until they find rest in the bed of the canon. Not far above tho talls, and a snort distance to the east, hes, or did lie, the mortal remains of one whose ar- dent, enthusiastic soul beat against its prison house of clay uchil it burst its bounds. After life's fitful fover she sleeps well, It seems fitting that one who hated all that Was not in harmony with the stern and naked truths of nature, should lie apart from tene- ments of smaller souls than hers; that the waves of a purer air should stir the pine boughs and togetner sing a requiem for one who was near to nature's heart. The grave t> on a sloping side of the mountain and shut «* by dark piues, whicn maintain a perpetual twlilight. Over tha head leans lovicgly a tall, dead pine, while ou the trunk of anotner, at the foot, are carved tho lotters t. H. In keoping with the place no chiselod monument marks her grave, but only a hoap of stones that have been rounded ana worked by the hand of time. In the few years she bas lain there thousands of pilgrims have climbed to the spot, aud not oue, doubtless, but has carried away some of Ltheso stones and replaced them by others which lie scattered around. A year and o half agos destruotive forest fire burnt over a considerable portion of the mountain, and although the grave was un- uched it left blackened ana ruined sur- undings. Of late, vandals and monoy making sharks have erected toll gates in the canon and exact toll from each and all who wished to visit the grave, 5o it was determ- ined by Mr. Jackson to remove her remains to & cemetery in Colorado Springs, This is her second removal, as she was first burled in Sau Franeisco, where she had gone in search of health and where she died August 12, 1885, Errie Evans, e Cook’s Extra Dry Imperiul. If you wanta pure sparkiing wine with a delicious boquet, buy 1t catarrh, Notice. Unserupulous dealors have been detectod solling spurious Bitters under the name of India and Indlan Bitters ofour *Ken- nedy’'s East India Bitters,” We shall prosecute all such persons to the full extent of the law. Our“East [ndin" Bittors are never sold in bulk. Call for the genuine, which are manufactured and bottled ouly by oursalves and uudor ous trude mark label. lues& Co. Dr. Birney cu Bee bldg 23 e Glasses fitted, Dr. Cullimove, B bldg, GRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT. Past and Coming Events in Nebraska Posta, COLUMBUS PREPARING TO ENTERTAIN. A Richardson County Vot man and Scriptures the Stirring Life of the Admiral Cooper. The department encapment of the Grand Army of the Ropublic of Nebraska convenes at Columbus February 17, 1562, Various im- portant matters will be considered, including the election of ofMisors and tho location of the next state rounton. Preparations are already under way in Columbus to entertain the dele- gates, i U S Grant Post Owama, Dec. 9—The following ofcers were elected last night by U. S, Grant Post No. 110 department Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic_for 1862: R. 8. Wilcox, commander: R. M. Stone, senior vice com mander: Edward [ Davis, junion vice com mander: Daniel B. ant, quartermaster; Dr. W. H. Christio, surgeon; Rev. Alex R Thain, chaplain: Lafavetto Anderson, officer of-the'day, Michaol MeMahon, officer-of-the- guard. Jonx JEprcort, Adjutant, sner 1 Luger Post, Ewixe, Neb, Dee, 12 —General Auger st, No. 102, Department of Nebraska, held its election on December %, with the follow- ing result: Commande J. C. Mastie; senior vice commander, F. A. Chace: jumor vico commander, G. W. French: quarter- master, J. A. Wood ; officer of the day, O. . Borden; chaplain, G. . Smith. T'he post is out of debt and owns a building (22x60) and lot. Hichardson Post. Hanvarn, Neb,, Dec, 11.~Richardson post, No. 60, held their annual meeting last night and elected the following officers for the en- suing year: Commander, L. S. Backus senior vice commander, W. A. Ditson: junior vice commander, Anson Soules: chaplain, astus Austing officer of the day, Captain G. W. Limbocker; quartermast H. Rupiper; sergeant, Bradford Stond; guard, D. Nelson: agjutaut, Captam C. W. Mills. The post meats the first and third Saturdays of each month. Ther a membership of about sixty-five. Beiden Post. Mrssovnt Varney, fa., Dec. 15 —Belden post, Grand Army of the Republic, of this city, eiceted oflicers as follows: Commander, 0.'L. I'rench; senior vice commander, W. H Campbeil; junior vice commander, William Neutind: chapluin, A. C. Harder:' surgeon, C. W, Foster; ofiicer of the dav, S. H. Gray; ofticer of the ' guard. I, L. Davis: delvgato 10 stato encampmont, W. H. Campbell; alter- nate dolegate, 5. A. Boies, Abbott Ca . V. Graxp 1sasy, Fee. 0. A. Abbott camp, Sons of Veterans, No. 51, at_the recu lar meeting, Saturday, December 12, eiected for tho next year the following officcrs Charles Searson, captain; John Bavier, First lieutenant: 5. D. Cary, Sccond lieuténant: C. R. Heusinger, H. G. Huarris, William Bay - lor, camp council; C. R. Heusingor,delegate; L. J. Waldron, alternate. “There 1s talk of public installation of tho ofticers of Lyon post, tho \Woman's Reliot Corps, the Sons of Veterans and tho Daugh- ters of Voterans, jointly at the first meeting in Jaouary. Sons of Vet r Newiaska Crry, Neb., Dec. last rogular meeting of Captain S, H. Morri- son camp, Sons of Veteraus, the foliowing ofiicors were elected: W. S. arnes, com- mander; H. G. Leigh, senior vice comman- der; R W. Hoze, junior vice commander delogate to'stato_eneampment, H. G. Leigh alternate, O. M.D3 mmaan 15.—At the Republican City lcctions. Rervuticas Crry, Neb. Dec. 15.—Tho first annual olection of tho Gould corps of the Woman's Relief corps of this city resulted us follows Prosident, Mrs, Elizaboth Dunc vico president, Mrs. Louisa Becke vice president, Mrs. Melvina I tary, Mrs. Lola Wintersteen: treasurcr, Emma Whitney; conductor, Mrs. Maggic Hood: assistant eonductor, Miss Iosa Green; chaplaln, Mrs, Susan Williams: guard, Mrs. Molissa Bascuc; ussistant guard, Mrs. Carrie Poor The Sons of Veterans' camp of this city clected the following officers for the ensuinyg vear: J. M. Butters, captain; Joe Williams, first lioutenant; Jim Morrison, socond licu* tenant: Odo Iorbes, first sergeunt; Tom Williams, quartermaster sergeant; Witl Dun- can, sergoont of guard: Joo Cassell, chap- lnin. The members of the Grana Army, Womon's Relief Corps and Sous of Veterans are con- tomplating the making of arrangements for a joint public instailation of the officers-clect of these oreanizations, at which time they will have u banquet with spoech litor- ary exercises, dancing, ote. The datd of the affair will probably be Wednesday, January 6, 1892, Grand Army Juoiioe. Th evoteraus of Post No, 84, Falls City,Neb., have arranged a musical aud literary outer- tainment, flankod with an oyster aud gamo supper, to b given ut tho court house. De- comber 15, The proceods will go into tho of fund. Followug is the vrogram: Prayer .. .. : Chaplain Toust. OUF W i% pengmn i O, ~Captu W. 0. TTenry ot Grind Tsiund i St spangled Banner Thiree Choors for Tho ik . : Donatdson... Lieutonant Goveraor Majors an Shiloh 4 ohn Hutehings Viekshil T, I Tones . O of AW atha tesenne WL L. Mettz 0D, Giiman oo, Song. .. Marehing Thiough Geor. Kilpatrick und [iis Jolly Boys... Jack W Brive Cavalry bject and Alms o 5 y . Mrs. Jumes Hill rs” of Veterans, Tts, Objod Alms GRS Miss Ada Sonsof Veterans, 16 OBjoet and Al ... G ST oyon Song...\! ity Around tho ag omin's Relief Corps,iis ¢ He Saw . omo Fighting. Hugh Q. Staver, the coroner-elect of Rich- ardson county, Nebraska, is a_sturdy Penn- uian, 54'vears of age, who participated in many of the famous battles of the war. Mir, Staver enlisted in the union service at the very outset of the war of the robellion and served his country continuously ana well for five years. His enlistment was in com- pany A, Eleventh Illinois infantry, at Freo- port, April, 186]. At tho end of his three mouths be re-enlisted and served through the various grades of promotion to that of captain. — Unptain Staver was in the battles at ©ort Henry and Donaldson, at Champion Hill, Shiloh, the seiges of Corinth and Vicks- burg, belug wounded at Donaldson and Suiloh. Captain Staver served under most of the wel! known leaders, among them being Preutice, Grant, Logan, Greshaw, McPher- sou, Sherman, Cauby' aud Howard. The captain can certainly look back with satis- faction to the years he spent in his country's service. Protty Well Battered Willlam Burns, a native of New Yorl and aveteran of the Forty-seventh Massachu- setts, told a remarkable story whon he ap- plied for snelter a fow nights ago at & police station in Columbus, O. He said he had tho crown of his head almost blown away at Donaldson, was captured at Antietam, and was engineer on tho United States ship Essox woen sho went on tho rocks at Gay's Head in 1584, In the collision be had his kuneecap and thigh broken, bis heart aislo- cated, aud lost three ribs. Yot he only draws $19 4 month pension. Scripture Was Outeanked When Sherman reachied Atlanta he had lots of trouble in keepiag back camp-follow. ers, sutlers, women, curiosity-seckers and so on.' He gave stringent orders that no one was 10 bo allowed to go to the front without @ special order. Just about that time a sur- geon came back from a furlough, He had passed through to Atlaota, but at Chatta nooga thoy refused W allow his wife to ac- DECEMBER 20 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES REDYINC. We pay s I nd our pr reason- MOUNTING SKIA We dress and msunt all kinls Kins ) speeiul order for Mats, Ku.s or Roles, o8 ar ,. v, 0:r w.rx is first cliss aid wa guaran- tee parect satisfaction FUR ROBES AND RUGS. In fapn Black Ui 1o Wolf Wolf, Wild Cat. ceon, Gira Fox Red Fov. ese Goat, VDo) Hudson Biy ighast market prics p:id for firs, < are overstocked| and are compelled to force the sale of all our fur goods. Another backward season causes us to GREATLY Al t STYLISH SEAL” G2RUENTS. AULABAUGH FUR (0 218|Bouth 15th Street, OMALHA, £ PRICES. he Novelties in IR e ALL OUR PRICES WERE NEVER S0 CHEAP. | WE MUST HAVE £ MONEY. “STYLISH AS GARMENTS, + having Sealskin 18 UR garments are all made in our own factory right |here in ()nmh:l.w‘ and for l|l|«l]n_\'} of material, su-| periority off workma us hi pl and novelty of design cannot be excelled. KINDS. V WE HAVE THE BEST AS WELL AS MEDIOM GRADES. Ladics” and Gents' Gauntlets and Gloves In All Styles. TRAKHAN TFor Men, Write for Catalogue. Parties outside of the city desirous of us sond them goods on ap- proval can do 80 by remitting tho pressage both ways oxe or giving us first- class references. We will send you instructions for self measurement if de- sired. Weo make Gents' Collars and Cuffs to Otter Mafs, Beaer MM Astrachan Mufts, French Szal Mafs, French Feaver Muf Asirachan Seal Muf BTOC. UAPE, In Latest Shapes —IN- A'aska Seal Capes, Persianna Oapes, A trakhan Capss, Sias Otter Capes, thl(lrcn"&mvvr (E\pw‘!, Mink Oapes, 'Japz\uusu Sea! Oapes ok Martin Capes, Gape Seal Oapes, i | Weol Seal Oapos, |Morea O1pas, |Gray Kiimmer Capos fit any pattern you may send in, and of Kind of fur you muy select A1l communicas tions by mail will recaive prompt at- tention. EALSKIN CAPS Vomen and Fit Guaranteed in All Garments. MANUFACTURERS OF FURS company him farther. married a couple of weais, an Thev had onl been 1 he had solved that sho shoulilfizo with him, orde: no order soldier and Accordingly le dres managed to s train, - At Ltesaca she| was stop being discovered absolutely refused 10 lot surzeon pleaded. Finall the oficer’s sense of wercy, he seripture, 0wWs one front.” hie suid, *ar oture and his wife are one,” “Tnunder the officor. rman all to blazes in theso time her sear Admiea Coop Rear Admiral Georze I Coo his home in Brookly Y age of 71. Fifty years of bis lire in the American navy. father and grandfather were bo The latter supervised the con Fort Diamond—now Fort Lafaye American coast defenses. dmé Diamond. As a boyof 16hae United States navy asa midshipman vin the service remained corunuousl, country until eight 5 before gile her Tho was born within tho confines of Fort sed her s a n a pod, ner sex The ollicer of tho post zo on. The after appos reil 10 go to the b er ver died at rocontly, at the were passed It may be truly said that be inherited a taste {or warf: i Hi: struction of tte—and the late rear nterad tho and of his e his death, when Lis advanced ago unfitted kim for fur- ther active duty. His lirst expor naval warfare was with a flect th to the coast of Florida 10 co-opera army against the Seminole Tndix 1823 1o 1542 )y wa tached to Constituiion in tho Pacific. As a shipman ho was attached to Lho ¢ that did good servica in the N In May, 154, meat against Point Isubel and at the attacl on Tobosco, Alvard pon. In 1562 he was made com given the supply vessel in Mussa tae Atlantic squadvon. Ho was alicutenant at the time at th navy vard, After passing six tho Massachusetts, supplying th bo the north 4 south Atlantic Commander Coover was ~ detachi ounyg Cooper led a rienco with hat was sent ate with the ans. I'rom the frigate passed mid- cruiser Flirg 1ean war. dotuch- was present 0 and Tus- mander and chusetts, of stationed as e Brooklyn months on o vessels in > squadrons, cd from the command of the Massachusetts and ordered to the command of the steamor C The first duty of the Couneetic had assumed the command of | tow the famous Mouitor and the Fortress Monroe. From under sealed orders for tween SanDomiugo just after the Pacitic Ml steam had been captured by the rebel vy and borded, She had 800 or 0 on board, Otherwise tho Ariel been destroyed, ward and Cuba, Jonnecticut., cut, after he Jor, was to Mox tauk to there she soiled Passage b "This was ship Africa am Alabama passengers would have Tbe Ariel was picked up in the Winward Passage and conveyed her to Aspiny we were continually engaged in Pacific Mail steamers to and froi tination, all, and for ten months subsequently conveying n their des- Commander Cooper was with Admiral Por- ter at the capture of Fort Fisher frequently in after lifo roferved portaat event of the Ipte war, an nctive partin both the first attucks on that southern defen uently roferrud to th captnro | ‘'ho capture of the confederato st used o say, was a lofg cherishy the then secretary of Ho has often told how[Pprter wen pare for anotber attadk which ment determined should be mad failure of the first bombardment. the arrival at the under cover of the fi the in 1865, and to that im- oper took ud second s, and fre u after i ronghold,lie ed object’ of navy. 1t on to pre. the govern- lo aft How. upon scendof a large mil proparations the 1ron clads, the force under General, (Terry, p were at once made to fad the fort, and how, o troops were landed. Cooper used to say line of battl 1-inchguns, opened " fire on th raived o horrible zumfi:sl on it next Poster again when, as Cooper used £9 was roduced to a p| tenced.” Cooper used 19 stato th taclo of the attack was ‘006 of 1 over witnessed, The shells o uy, Admiral formed his and Wity all tho ships carrying o fort, = He ull sunser, xpress 1t, “the fort und every gun si- at ihe spec- he grandest oming from thirty-seveu yossels, crossing and recrossing each’ other in overy direction, make the heavens one great fretw while the oxplosion of so many o lana and sea tromble, Tho cool o seeming to worl of fire, annon made and delibar- ato manner in which Cooper handled his ship the Glaucus, and fought her to tho close of tbe attack ou Fort Fisher, received the warm commendations of Admiral Porter. Amid the horrid uproar caused by the explosion of the heavy guns, the crashing of shot and bursting of shells above ground his ship, his bearing was grand a ——— She was 6 and he was 7 to promise to marry him. He off ice croam and nuts. but she Finally he said he would give ho Haller's Sure He tilt death, - Send for Vau Houten's advis, wanted Cure Cough Syrup. smiled, laid bor hand in his and said, and against nd heroic. hor ored caudy, was obdurate. ¥ a bottle of She yours acan, See ;TH!{ MERKY SIDE OF THINGS. A Batch of Suany fmls Snatohed From the Prose of Lify, EASINED WITH CHUNKS OF SENSE. Pop Put on the G'oves and Later on the Armca—i Banana Pragedy— The Measuve of Homeliness —Other Varieties, The Manly Art. Washington Star: *“What are you going to i do, Johu " usked Mrs, MclPazzle, as her hus- band unwrapped a puir of boxing gloves. 1'm goiug to give Johuny somo_lessous in self-defense,” he answeved, Iivery boy should kuow how to take carc of himsell in any emergency. Come on, Johnny; I won't burt you " ‘Iweaty minutes lator Mr McFazzle re- a with bis hand on bis face. mo & pice of raw meat to put on my 1t tho arnica bottle.” you don't mean to say that of course I don’t Johnay's sittin’ out in the woodshed now in sorrow and repentance, I've discovered that the only way to teach that boy anything 1s with a strap.’” The Feather Bon. hfladetohia Press. To keop the maidens warm And ward off the raging stovm, Seo the chickens, chickens, cbickens, Strippea of e'on therr small pin feathers. How tho dickens, dickens, dickens Can they live throuxh all the weathers When it thickens, thickens, thickens And the breezes 'gin to blow. ‘And the ground is white with snow? But theso mauy little mickles O gallinaceous growth, Doth the woman, nothing loath, tlang about her though it ticklés, “Phough in undulations squirming 'round hor Jaw, jaw, jaw, Witk tufts and taillets worming in her maw, maw, maw, She goes fleetly on her way, Acknowleasing the sway And tho umversal rognum of the boa, bos, hon, Of tho tickling, prickling fad, the feathor boa. ‘The Co 20 Moines Graphic: Converted Cowboy 3 1 hear thet the Gory ranch boys i% comn’ over hero to clean us out to- night. Deacon Goode (great revivalist)—What! Autack our revival meeting ! Convertea Cowboy—Esso. T think we'd better light out fer some other field o' labor. Deacon Goode—Retreat boforo the logions of Sutun! Nover! You forget we have the Lord on our side. Converted Cowboy—Y-a-a-s, but ot Fan-the-Hammer Jim an’ Iike on their sido, Weakened, they've Hair-Trigger A Trifle Homely. National Tribune: Bulldozing Lawyer— ou sy upon your oath, sir, that Miss' For- | tysmith is all-tied homely. What do you mean by that, Witness—I—er-er—that is—well — “Come, come! How homely is all-fired Lomoly “Well, 1t's darned homely, if you will ex- cuse my saying so.” Now, sir, you have not answered my question at all: Teil the jury if you can, just how homely Miss Fortysmith is “Well, I've known hor face to fadea ne w carpet in ten minutes,” Equal to the Ocoasion. Detroit F'ree Press: A wowman who was passing up Gratio avonue the other day lost & fur collar off hor neck without seeming to notice the fact and a boy ran after her and shouted : *Hey, ludy, you have dropped your muskrat collar.” He ‘held it out to her and tnree or four pedestrians camo toa halt. She was equal to the occasion. Drawing horself up, and assuming all the dignity of a guoen, sno waived the boy aside and said: **Ihank you, little boy, buk soma poor woman proba- bly dropped it. My sealskin collar is safe au bome." A Yankee Ar.umont. Harper's Bazar: It was in the little village of C——, iu the White moustaivs, A parly of summer boarders from the hotel, includ- ing two inquisiuve spinsters, had strolled down to the old ford on the P — to view the sunset. On the way home, meeting Farmor S—--, aged fourscore and ten—tho veritable and venerablo “oldest inhabitant”’—one of the oid maids opened fire. “Good ovening, Mr. S——» she “How dreadfully damp iv 15 down here! you thinlk C——is a healthy place!” “\Waal," replied ho of the ninety summers, “'ve lived till neow ! A Literary Loss Boston Transeript: Hicks—Mr. Bombom, I understand, is one of the literati of our ey, Wicks —Yes, ho is employed on the Moru- ing Squealer. Hicks—Does he write thoso able editorials that delight me so much, 1 wonder? Wicks—Oh, no; he doesn’t fritter away his taleats on editorial writing. His literary worlk is directed in an entirely differont channel, He gets up the cano contests, sends up the balloons, touches off the tiroworks and concocts statistics to_boom the paper’s circulation. , Mr. Bombom, 1n short, is way up in tho literary line, said. Do ‘The Red Ears, Puck. We sat about tke old barn door On heaps of straw. Above our heads Were swinging lanterns, splutteriog o'er ‘'ho piled-up corn ears, whore the reds, Deep hidden 10 the husky mass Were tickets to each ripe lipped lass, Wao strove with might and main. Tha pile Waned swiftly as the hours tiew by ; But fortune frowned on me the while, And not a red-hued ear came nigh. I sighed as toward' her hom I strode With Minnie down the country road, “That was hard luck,” she, laughing, said, “Then quickly, “Aren’t’ those troe-tops queer?” And as from her I tarned my head, She boxed mo smartly on the ear, It glowed beneath the dear rebuff— But Miunio had to cry “enough ! Two Women and Ono Man. Judge: Mr. Guzzey's wife's cousin— Now, don’t order an elaborate lunch, I beg of vou, Beo. Mr. Guzzey—Let me attend to that. Waiter, bring two portions of consomme, oyster Grabs, braised chicken, roast venison, brie cheese, fruit and coffee. My dear girl, what wine do you prefert Mr. Guzzey's wite (an the followlng day) — I'm awfully buogry, Benjamin, Mr. Guzzey—Corned beof and cabbage for two, waiter, and fill this water bottle, will yout Warse to Hin Washington Star: “What's the matter!" asked the mun behind the desk, as the po- liceman rushed in, 'vo got a robbery “It'must be somothing unusual,” “I shoula sayitis. IU's a positive out- go. A disgrace to a docent community,'’ “Has somebody hurglarizod a bank " “Worso than that; somebody has just picked my pockets.” 0 report.” A Dago Tragedy. A white moon over Italy, ‘Tho sea ull silent 10 the light, Tws lovers muvmuring to the night, An echo to the murmuring A riyal lover menacing, A blade within bis tawny hand, In shudows dark ne tukes bis stand, And, leopard-like, prepares to spring, On high he holds the glittering steel, His eyes burn fiercely with his hato; Ho spriags | and then, ob, cruel fate! Slips up on @ banana peel ! Then, of Course, She w & Satisfled. Boston Transcriot: Wife—Harry, | never thought you could chunge sn. You used to say that'you might search the world over and you never could find & woman equal to me, and now you are scarcely ver at home, Husband—0O, that's all right, dear; I'm simply making the search now, to prove the correctness of my assortion. The Wor.t Oy Boston Courier: Bulfinch —I undorstand Dramaticus, that vou are writing & play. Dramaticus — Yes, | have that honor. Bultineh—Got it iearly donet Dramaticus— Waoll, yes, the most important partof it. [haven't started on the play it seif yet, but | have nearly tinished iy speech of surprise when I am called out betiveen the aots, United by a Single Thought. “Puok: *How did you ever come to marr; old man? single!” I had, but was introduced one day to s girl who had determined never to marcy and our thoughts seemed to harmonize $0 “com. pletely that—well, we married each othe: Thought you'd determined to stay Ready for the Kray. Detroit F'ree Press: *1 sce you obey mili- ary orders,” he said, as _ho looked admir- ngly at her delicate cheek. 1o What do you mean " sho asked wondoc e, “You keep your powder dry,” he answorec with sublime audacity. Diatect Philosophy. Philadeiphia Press: 13f er fellordoes vo dirty trick, nover let on like you know 1i; e ye do, you'll tempt him to follow yo with 1 crime, Sum feilers spends enough time grioyin over spilt milk ter earn another cow, Ef ye wanter giteven with a feller what's wronged ye, watch yer chances an’ persuade him ter read Lis poetry at a social gather ing. Don’t sue & man who has got lots of gold v rattlo in his jacket. Justice may bo biing but she ain’t hard o' hearin’. Don’t marry agirl for her fortune; marry the fortuno for the girl’s benefit. 1f ye want er deop forcible character, y¢ don’t want all brightness an’ joy in yor life The weakest, sickliest little streams iz them that's always opon to the sun. Ef ye want yer pootry to have the bost ef- feot on the gal yo love, rite it off, reud it t4 her an’ send it to the other gal! Stub Ends of Thought. Detroit Froe Pross: Molassos is honoy te tho contonted man, o Don’t rub a woman the wrong way of the u Even a sheepskin isn’t a yard wide and all wool. 4 Some men ure graspiug énough to want tc subdivide the clay they are mado of and sel it for town lots. Discontent is the pog in your shoo thal hurts. A woman's smile is the littie poom we find in tno prose of life. We nover read a novel that we don’t liken ourselves to some ono of the characters, The man_who forgets himself in his sacri. fices for others is not as great as he who makes the sacrifices remembering himself. (A milliondollars covorth i multituds ot sins. -~ Dr. Cullimore, eye and ear, Bee nldg. FATFOLKS REDUCED DR. SNYDER, ‘The Successful Obesity Specialist. Mrs. Mattle Bottenfield, Des Moines, Towa, before and after treatment by Dr, Snyder, $10,000 No Object to Her, CRICAGO, 11, Doc. 8, 1891 b W pound 1ictod with ex g of tho lea iysleluns wore with a8 almost r treatme 1 pdition has steadily | " than atany time (n 25 confident | will 8001 be ent; 6,000 and return Lo wy former will gladly respond to inquirles fro! ©lther in person or by letter whon stami s encloscd, MRS, O 1 JON K8, 154 Wilox ave. Dec. 8 1501 --0ne year hins alapsed s1n0a | xnve you iy testimontal. 1 ean now more fully endorso your toatment. 1 nm now 7 pounds Iiehier than | was a your ago. 1w not take §10.00 and g0 bick to my forme it MIES, €. 1t 10N KR, PATIENYB TREATED BY MAIL. ‘inconven ance, harmloss nnd oo bed ‘ontidential. For clroulars nd Lo with e, {n stawpe, DR. O. W. F. SNYDER, MeVicker's Theatre Bldg., Chicago, Ik CONSUMPTION. Thave s positive ramody for the ab f the worst kind and of lang wtanding have boen carod. 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