Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 22, 1895, Page 17

ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OHIO'S POLITICAL PLUNGER Manipulates the Buckeye Democratic Ma- chine and Lives Elsowhere, REMARKABLE CAREER OF SENATOR BRICE Becrets of Hix Business Success—Iin Views on €1 phell, State Politics " and Advancing Prosperity, {Cépyrighted, 1895, by ¥rank G. Carpente NEW YORK, Scpt. 18.—The red-he baby of a poor Presbyterian parson In an Oftio .village when Andrew Jackson was president. A red-headed, frockled-faced odd jobs to k his way through during the presidency of James Buc A private soldler and eaptain the war, under Abraham Lincoln, and a young lawyer in the country town of Lima, fighting for th2 bare ne ties of life, while Andrew Johnson, Ulyssed irant and Rutherford B. Hayes held the reins of state. Such was the record of Calvin 8. Br up until the time he was 35. This was fifteen years ago. This week he czlebra his 50th birthday. What is he now? He is ono of the richest men of the United States. He owns more railroads than you can count on your fingers and toes, and pours out money like water on ything that wili gratify his ambi- When ha was married he hal to bor- the monsy to make his wedd'ng jour- Today his family spends fortunes in a_week, and bas given sing'e dinners which cost $12,000 apiece. During the put summer he has been living in the palice of a ire port. Hs winter home is the great mansion which the mil tionatre, Corcoran, own-d at Washingon, where Daniel Webzter entertained when ho was_secretary of state, and his New York residenco Is one of the finest on Fifth avon e, He 1aakes gold like a MiZas and he spends it like a Lucullus. I might better say he spends It like a Caesar. Money Is with him only a means to an end, and his ambitions extend wider than thoso of the million- aire soclety dazzler. His belly is not his god, and his luxurious surroundings ara more for the pleasure of his family thin him- gelf. His own desires run rather to busine:s and political power, and he Is playing the game of public life in his big, bo'd way, bet- tng to the full on every hand, and roidy to rake In everything that may come upon table. A few years ago he was ony a Wall street speculator, Now he Is one of the bold- est operators of New York, a maker and bullder up of great rallioad projertles, ths United States senator from Ohlo, the clos- est of the confidential advisers of the pr si- dent of the United States, and, though b says he docs not want it, a possible president himeelf. HOW CAL. T knew Senator Brice the beginning of his remarkable « He used to come about the state house Columbus with his pantaloons in his boots, an old slouch hat on his head and his clothes spattered with the mud which he had gotten in going over the route of the Dhio Central railroad, his first rallroad en- terprise, in which he was Interested with Charley Foster, at that time governor of the state. His hair was then as red as fire. It has since changed to a dark auburn, but with this exception he looks no dif- ferent today than he did then. He dresses & little better, and when I called upon him at his office on Broadway yesterday he wore a light gray business sult which cost, 1 judge, about $30, with a blue four- n-hand showing out from under his full bright red beard. He has blue eyes, as hard as steel, a rather low forehead of medium breadth, and a nese av prominent s that of any man in the United States senate. His head s remarkably long from front to back, and it s covered with a thick thatch of curly auburn hair, through which its owner is always running his hands. Senator Brice is a good talker. His mind is as clear as a bell. His answers are quick. He Is full of ideas and always has something to say. THE OHIO DEMOCRACY. 1 first asked him as to the condition of the Ohlo democracy, and whether he thought the party could carry the state. He refused to give an expression as to the chances, and would not anger my query as to whether they had a fighting chance. He sald the party was united, and that they had agreed to drop the silver question for the time and leave the settlement of it to practical leg- Islators. He would not say he was a can- didate for the United States senate, stating that there would be time enough for that after the state was carried, and, In shert, was decidedly non-committal on the subjec'. When I came to national politics, however, tongue began to loosen, and he said: 1 think the chance for demccratic suc- is far better for the national election than for Ohlo. There will be a steady im- provement in the times from now on for the thirteen months which must elapse be- fore the national election. The people will attribute their pro:perity to the democratic party, and will vote to continua it in power rather than risk the experlment of a change. ‘How about the issues, Senator?" The iesues will be those made by the de ocratic administration, the sustaining of policy and acts, and the embodiment of the principals which it has upheld, The chiet fssue will be the record of the party and of President Cleveland, and the question as to whether it shall be endorsed or mot.” How about the candidates?" “There will be no trouble in finding good men," replied Senator Brich, “We have plenty of them in the party. I don't care to particularize just now. It is too early to make predictions. The man will be deter- mined by many things which will occur be- tween now and the conventlon. CLEVELAND NOT A CANDIDATE.-+ “How about President Cleveland? Wil he be a candidate for a third term?” “I think not. I don't believe he wants a third term, nor that he would consent to have his name presented to the convention for that purpose. “What is your estimate of Cleveland?" “I think he s by and large tho greatest setatesman and party leader of his time. He s one of the best presidents we have ever had, and he has made a great administration. He has placed the democratic party on a high plane, and his democracy, his honesty and his Integrity are unsurpassed In the his- tory of our chief executives. erein is his chief element of great- doing colle anan. throughout boy he tion. Tow BRICE LOOKS. when he was at nes ‘The desire to do the right thing for the ‘American people, regardless of consequences and the ability to pass quick and proper judgment upon matters as they come up. He has In a marked degree the genius of common sense, and also that power of con- tinued attention to business which Is one of the attributes of genlus itselt.” hen you do not consider him an egotist great I Am, who considers no other t than his own?" President Cleveland is not that kind of a man,” replied Senator Brice. *He has a mind of his own and he upon it at the same time he advises with other careful and conservative In his jud, He udent of public opinion, and he always wants to know the sentiment of the people before he decides.” ‘“Has he, on the whole, done good to the democratic party? ““With such & character,” replied the sena- tor, “he could not do otherwise. DOES NOT WANT THE PRESIDENCY. How about yourself, senator? a1, ‘Are you candidate for the presidential nomination ?' 1 ammpot,” was the emphatic reply. .leg;- be a candidate **No.' name Is frequently mentioned think you have ambitions in that “But people are mistaken. I am a busin man and I have large business Interests. Now, 1 have noted that when a man gets the presidential bee in his halr his business brains fly out of his skull. I am not prepared to leave my business mattérs and I have no desire to be a presidential candidate.’ “I will not say that I have no preferences as to candidates,” Senator Brice went on. “We have a man in Ohlo who will make a big presidential quantity if the election goes our way. [ refer to Governor Campbell. It tho state should go democratic he will prob- ably be presented to the convention.' “What kind of a candidate would make?” ‘A very strong one. He has a gool rec- ord and all the elements of a popular leader.” “How about the presidency? Is enough for the office?"” “I think so,” replicd Senator Brice. “He has executive abllity, and would make a he he big great president.” “But, senator, do you think the candidate will come from the west? Heretofore your party has taken ail its presidential candi- dates from the east."” “I don’t think the matter of locality makes much difference,” replied Senator Brice. “Of course I, as an Ohlo man, am for a man from Ohfo as agalnst all others, Out- side of that It makes no differenco to me whence the candidate comes. Thy railroad, the telegraph and the interchange off social and business intercsts have made the people of this country a homologous whole, ot bounded by stated geographical lines. The people don’t care where the candidate comes from, What they want s the right candi- date.” A LONG ERA OF PROSPRERITY. “You referred, senator, to prospective good times. Do you think the present era of pro: y has come to stay was the most emphatic reply. “I think we are on the edge of the most pros-| perous time we have had for years. I be- lieve for the next elght or ten years at least that this country will ses a business prosperity unequaled iIn its history or in the history of the world. Every one of our 75,000,000 people will feel it, and it will be long before it passes away. There will be a great development along many lines, and it will be a permanent development.'” ‘Some business men look upon the pres- ent good times as merely a spurt,” said I “I do mot belleve that,” replied Senator Brice. “‘We are over our panic, which comes periodically every decade or so. We have had our settlement. We have read- justed our business, and we are now riding on the “macadamized road of prosperity, It i3 true we may have now and then some siight financial “thunder storms, but these will be temporary and local. They will not be lasting or general. “I_suppose It is on this basls, that ‘you have been increasing your rail- way investments. I seo that you have bought a number of new roads in the past few week: “Yes,” replled Senator Brice, “you are right, For the first time in five years the companies with which I am connected have gone into new enterprises. We belleve in the future, and are now spending money on that beliet.’ ‘‘But are you not afraid, senator, to In- vest much in rallroads, with the great pos- sibllities of electricity s to their manage- ment? A new inventlon Is liable to come up any day that may revolutionize the tions of all the rallroads of the qoun- senator, That may be s0," replled Senitor Brice. 1 have interests in electrical matters well as rallroads. I suppose in a change of that kind we shall be able to take care of ourselves. I don’t know that there is going to be as much money in railroads as in some other lines during the next few ¥ but all of my training has been with railroads, and I therefore continue to work in them." THE HEART OF AMERICA. 'You speak of general prosperity. In what parts of the United States do you think the development will the greitest in the near future?” . “In the best part of United 8 THE FALL OF MARBLE, (From the September’ number of the Amerfcan School Toard Journal, by the courtesy of the pubisher.) is destined to be for all time the greate-t and bast part of the country. I mean the strip of territory running two hundred miles north and south of New York and extending west to the Missouri river. Th's is the heart of Amerlea, and it will always be so. It will grow immensely within the next few years.” | “How about the fouth, senator? You have large interests there?” “The south will grow,” replled Brice, “but not like that central blt. The southern people will be surprised at the | good times which are coming to them. They | have an eveloped empire, wth mighty | possibilities, and tho growth of thelr scc- | tion will ba for them phenomenal. It will | not, however, compare with that of the region I have referrad to. SOME SECRETS OF SUCCESS. ou say, senator, you are not a presi- dentlal candidate, and that you prefer to de- vote yourself to business. Heve you a great ambitlon to succeed in this way? What Is your {deal? What do you hope to do? What | is the end?" ““I don’t know that T have any ambition in that way,” replied Senator Brice. “I have never planned far ahead, never set a point to work for and striven with all my force for years to gain it. My life has been very full, and I have always aimed to do what was in front of me, with not much thought for the far future. That is what I am doing today."” “That is probably one of the seercts of your great success, senator, is it Hot?” ““Yes, I suppose s0," replied the million- alre. “I have concentrated my efforts on the things beforo me, and have thus been able to throw all my force intothe work. Had my energies been frittered away on schemes for the future, I might have done worse," “But, senator,” sald I, “can you hold yourself in check and keep to the present? Have you, in short, always perfect centrol over that entity which you call yourself?" es, I have,” replied Senator Brice, “I| can think of my business or not, as I pleas T can leave it here when I leave my offic I never worry. I have passed through se: eral financial panics and have reen things | looking very dark at times. It has never | affected my mental equilibrium. I have just gone ahead, doing the bsst I could with the things in front of me, and have always come out not much the worse for the wesr." “Then, I suppose, you sleep well, senator?"* sald L “Always, and that when I plesse. T could | lie down on that table now and go to sleep.” “How about New York business men, sen ator?” sald I “You come from one of the country towns of the west. Some of the men out thera think that these business men of New York are of a higher order of ereation, | and are just a little shrewder and sharper than any others on the planet.” “I have not found it s0," repiiel Semator Brice. “We have scores of men all over Ohlo who will average up with these fel- lows here. The difference is that of environ- ment and chances. It s tho same here, the same in London and the same in Ltma. “God made men about the same all the world over. Nature's yard stick never measures over six feet Intellectually any more than physically.” At this point the senator was cal'ed away to a railroad meeting, and the intervic forced to a close. W«w& l\. C&\A{W e b Altitude of Observatorie The very Lighest observatory in the world is that situated on Mount Blanc, at & height of 14,500 feet above sea lével. The high- st in Asla is that on the side of Point Ever- est, 10,000 feet above the Mediterranean level, and the highest in the United States s that on the top of Pike's Peak. in Colorado. It 14,147 feet above the level of the Gulf of Mexico. The highest on the Atlantic coast of North America {8 the one situated on Mouut Washington, height, 6,288 feet. —r——ee—— During the Grand Army reunion In Loui ville the marrying magistrates across the river did a land office business and no ques- Senator ‘replied Senator I_mq, In that whieh | tions asked. WHEN TH Nashville Ar We don' pay no sorter 'tention to this gold ' ellver talk— Ther gold that we's er stud'in’ whut gro ther sthlk— specerlate fig'rin’ | on there's gwine to be, An' sayin' twon' be wuth much, but that ain’t botherin' me; Fur there's gwine ter be lots uy it, an’ it fairly makes us grin think 'bout what we're gwine ter do— when the ‘bout s Ther how much Ter Corn's all in. There's lafter In ther cabins an’ er chorus on ther hill, An' ther rustle of ther yellow o'er ther glad n' rill; They’re hummin’ an’ er shufllin’, fur ther'll be corn ter spare, An' the folks from sea to mountain join in one long, earnest prayer— ther good Lord's gwine ter change things in this wicked world uv sin, e gwine ter do er whole lot when corn floats Corn's all in. They're, stirrin’ in ther country an’ er bus- lin' in ther town, An' raisin’ er commotion crop all erroun’; my old heart good when I look un'“ev'rywhere see ther yeller corn tops er wavin' in ajr— v halo 'roun’ ther ole hoi clouds so long have e gwine ter lift the mor 'bout ther corn e, where ge when Corn's all in, —_— . CONNUBIALITIES, Tt is said that Nasrulla Khan has fal'en in love with an English maiden, and that his proposals of marriage have been refused. It is quile evident Nasrulla Khan-t have every- thing he wants. Joseph Field of Re years old last Sunday. Jiseph, as he is affectionately called, remained a b chel r unt'l ke was 75, When @ young woman of 25 captured his affections and warried him. Uncle Joseph does not smoke, but he has a terderness for New Jersey's favorite b:vrage —applefack. Old shoes cast after a nawly wedded pair do not always bring good luck. To th's Mr. and Mrs. Charles Grant of Ledyard, Conn., will meke effirmation. When the shoes were thrown after them one of the feotgear struck the horse, frightened it = that it ran away, smashed the carriage and Injured the bride and groom. Mayor Strong of New Vork has won the title of the ‘“‘marrying mayor. He has united more couples tn wedlock during his term of office than bis three predec:ssors, Messrs, Hewitt, Grant and Gilroy, did al- together during their tarms. It is to te hoped that these Strong kuots will hold to- gether till the end. * 1 An interesting wedAing took place at the chapel of the Methodist Book Concern, New Yotk, the 15th. The bride, Miss Emiy Florence Lester, is the daughter of Rev. George Lester, general supsrintendent of the Wesleyan Methodist chusch of the Bahama Islands. She came from Epgland to meet the bridegroom, Rev. Geo ge Norttcroft, who came from the Bahamas. M'ss Irene W. Colt, who was mair'ed on Monday at Norwich, Cona., to Henry Bronson Graves, has the distinction of being the first girl to pass the lnation to Yale colege. Before marrying the ceremony. The elimigation of that word 1s assuring, since there was danger that in the: progressive times the man Instead of the woman would be asked to obey. Ralph O. Bates, the Jecturer, who has traveled all over the couptry giving his dis- course on “From Andersgnville to the White House,” a sketch of his own life, wae ma ried on the 6th inst. to Mpe. Rosa Middl ton, & widow, who had {bree previous hu bands. They eloped after a week's acquaint- ance, and were married {ddletown, Ind. Bates' life is more sen: than & yel- low-back. He was taken & prisoner Chicago woman insisted | upon having the word “abey” stricken from | placed in Andersonville, from which ha es- caped. After being tracked by bloodhounds he at last gained the union lines, and was taken to Washington upon the orders of 1 to show President Lincoln to what ns men were being reduced at Ander- sonville. He was a mere pack of bones when he lznded in the White house; his old uni- form was eaten away, and he was without anything but his coat pants. He was the guest of President Lincoln nine days in the White house. “One of the funniest and yet the most embarrassing things that ever happened dur- ing my ministry,” sald a clergyman to the Indianapolis Sentinel recently, ‘“happened while I had charge of a church in a smaller town. One Sunday I had for a guest & cler- gyman who had removed from our town to a distant city about ten months previous. As he was a very popular man with his towns- men I asked him to occupy my pulpit that Sundey morning. It happened that just at the time this clergyman left town a young man, who had only been married a short time, lost his bride and was completely crushed by the blow. Fears were entertained for his reason, and every one ih the town, including my friend the clergyman, felt the deepest sympathy for him. Well, it hap- pened that while he was escorting his wife's remains to her former home he met a most charming young/lady, and in less than six months they werd'married. But the clergy- man knew nothing of all this, and when, on that foteful Sunday'morning, he stood in’ the pulpit and saw before him this young wid- ower, as he supposed, he naturally thought of his bereavement. So it was that during his prayer the congregation was amazed to hear him begin to pray for this young man. He said: ** ‘There is before you, Lord, a young man who has suffered a recent and terrible afiic- tion, and for whom we ask your spzcial b ing. Be near and comfort him in his last affliction, keep him safe in life and be near him when death shall remove him from his great sorrow. “Just think what that poor young man and his new wife must have faIt sitting through such a prayer as that. The whole congrega- tion gasped.” A witty and widely known Canadian bishop was lately visiting a certain college in which he took much interest. Whilst he was in- specting the electriczl appliances of the s entific department, a polite professor re- marked, “I wish, my lord, that we could construct a magnet strong enough to keep you always among us.” ‘‘Ah!" laughed his lordship, not {11 pleased, “that would not be setting a thief to catch @ thief, exactly. It would rather be setting a magnet to catch a magnate."” There was the minister of Broughton, Eng., who prayed for dry weather in the midst of a perfect downpour, and when, notwithstand- ing his prayers, the great blasts of rain still beat on the window, exclaimed in his aggra- vation: “Lord, Lord, but this is maist re- deklous!” “I'm going to give up my pew,” sald the livery man, irately. ““The church has no busi- ness to interfere with my trade. Here we are right In the middle of the buggy-riding sea- son.-and Dr. Whitechoker prays and prays and prays for rain.” D —— RELIGIOUS, Danish and Norweglan Methodist ministers In that conference must hereafter esc secular business, in obedierce to resolutions adopted at the conference In Milwauk:e, The recently consolidated First and Bath Eden Baptist churches of Philadelphia have called Rev. Dr. Kerr B. Tupper of Denver, Colo, New York is to be converted to the faith of the Cosmic Reformation by means of a church in & wagon. At leart that is what Rev. Richard B. Godfrey, now living at To- peka, Kan., intends doing. The Eplscopal dlocese of Milwauke> hag re- fused & gift of $20,000. Bishop Nicholson bas formally notified Fr Keene that it is impossible for the Episcopal d.0ce.e 10 a9 | And Discoy the offer of the Keeno homsstead for The act'on of the bishop of the dlocesan hospital cept | bospital purpose was on the alvic mmittee, A South Carolina pickaninny—she may be called that, for she is ip the 9th yiar of her e and is b'ack——is preaching the gospel with power to the sinners of that state. She began to exbort 7 years old, and she bas la- bored both in North Carolina and South Caro- lina since that time, Sho is describad as a prodigy, and her sermons are said to be won- derful, The pope was apostollc delegate at Bene- vento, in Italy, neariy sixty years ago, and when the bishop of Brindisi arrived in Rome recently he asked the bishop about the f-iends of his youth there. “Holy father, I was not even born then,” sald the asionish-d bishop as the names of forgitten ce'sbrities feil glibly from the pope's lips. His memory Is not the only one of Leo's faculties that is marvelously preserved, His Intellect is singu- larly clear. Rev. B. De Kay has surrendered the charge of the Fernbank Protestant Episcopal church, of which he has besn rector for two years. He did it on request from the yestry, which acted after approval by Bishop Jagger of the dioco:e. Rev. De Kay is about 40 years old and single. His offense was wearing white duck trousers and smoking cigareties, Benton Ridge, 0., 18 in a furor of excitement over meetings which are be'ng held nightly by a band of Faith Curists, One of the con- verts Is building a large tank, which he wiil fill with water, and another convert proposes to show the sounduess of his falth by at- tempting to walk on the water, Rev. Dr. 0'Gorman, a high authority in the Catholle church, Is quoted as authority for the statement that Mgr. Satolli and Archbishop Ireland of St. Paul will b made carlinals be- fore Christmas. Tials woull be the ¢ ownirg of the St Paul prelate. It would that he has not only liberal’z d the Catholic church of this country, but of the d, and done it to such an extent that it is grateful to him and proud of him. e HE GOT A POINTER. at it Would Not Do to 0o Familiar. It was on a Sixth avenue elevated train g0ing uptown, says the Detroit Free Press. A man with a red nose which terminated in a knob got on at Franklin street and sat down beside a little girl about 5 years of age, who was accompanied by a brother of 12. She was a sharp-eyed, handsome child and after a few minutes the red-nosed man felt his heart warm up to her and he said: “Well, little girl, are you going somie- where?" She looked up, but made no answer, and after 2 minute he smiled more blandly and continued “You are an awfully nice little girl and I wish I had some candy for you. Is that your brother?" ‘“‘Say, mister!" called the boy, as he leaned forward, “you don't know much about chil- dren, do you?" “Yes, I know all about 'em.” “Well, then, you can take your chances with her.” “Chances? What chances?’ ““Why, If you get her to talking she'll up'n end ask you all about that nose o' yourn and if you don’'t want to give It away you'd bet- ter keep still.” Six passengers on the opposite seat all began to grin at once, and the man with the nose got up and solemnly and stifly marched up the aisle and opened the door and dropped into & seat in the next car. He thought he knew all about children, but that boy had glven him a polnter neyer to be forgotten. i The relaying of the Pennsylvafia Rallroad company's tracks westward from Philadelphia with rails weighing 100 pounds to the yard shows how rapidly the demands of com- merce are forcing the improvement of trans- portation facilities, A steady Increase in the size and r.'fi of freight trains has com- pelled the improvement of the motive power and the strengthening of the réadbed by the use of heavier ralls and the bullding of more TURNING DOWN OF MARBLE It Has Created Alarm Among Educators of the United States, MARKED PROOF OF A. P. A, INTERFERENCE No Me to the ter Than Dictated by year ago Prof. Frank A. Fitzpatrlek ned his position as superintendent of the ha public schools and the vacancy was ed upon his recommendation by the elece tion of Dr A. P. Marble, for twenty-five years prominent in educational work aBad recent superintendent of schools {n Wor Mass. The election of Dr. Marbje was accomplished without difficulty and wit but little oppe m among members of thy school board, notwithstanding the fact thad there were other aund persistent applicantsy for the Dr. Marble had the héartg, endo of Senator John M. Thurstop who had formerly been one of hia pupiihl He also presented to the board recommehdhe t from many of the principal educatods of the United States, and hj repuiation as a member and ¢ of the Natfonal Rducas tional association was in his favor, When his election w announced the meme bers of the board o the convictiofy that they man for thb place and congratulated from one end of the country to the other on its choice of a man to head its enviable public school stem, ster place nt largely 1 a good was had secur Omaha > word of complaint respecting his ad ion was heard until about the 1st . and then it was gonerally and not8rfs ously attributed to the political ambitions. of' certain members of the board who had syp! ported Dr. Marble in the first place and ¥hd up to this time had not shown any indicds tion of thelr. disloyalty or dissatisfact! N They were led by Colonel H. C. Akin, whoss ambition towe all otherhy 1 his for he had spre 1s to bey cler| irt, and their course wal of the district ¢ dictated in the secret councils of the A, P, A., where it was announced that the uperintends ent had not done the bidding of the order i the disposition of teachers and in other mats ters in connectisn with the school Dr. Marble's enemies had to struggle with the good sense and conservatism of the board, but after a number of meetings and deadlocks th Euc led in gaining the end which they sought. The action of the board not only disappointed all good citizens of Omaha, who adhere to the principle of nofis partisanship in the conduct of the schools, but it has called out comment from the edu: catlonal circles and the educational journals of the whole country that is condemnatory without exception. It has set t n to dige cusking the me of the A. P. A. to thy public schools. The cartoon taken from the American School Board Journal, which is re- produced on this page, is an illustrated proe test st the decapitation of Dr. Ma ble, which, appearing in a journal recogniz throughout the educational world for its des votion to the best interests of the schools, brings upon Omaha an unenviable notorietyy THE ORDIN above our ow RY. ast year the deposits in the savings banke of Massachusetts increased by nearly $17. 000,000 over the previous year. This was i a time of depression. For swearing in members in the House of Commons the revised version of the bible {s usod for Protestants, the Doual verslon for Catholics and a copy In Hebrew for Jews. An Austrian mountaln battery divicion r contly managed to get two batteries, gund, horeos and full equipment, from the Zille thal in Tyrol to the top of the Phister Jooh, which Is 7,300 feet high, A shark recently washed ashore at Midlan, Britlsh Columbla, had two distinct tails, three perfect eyes and what appeared to be the rudiment of a fin or flipper hanzing to the under jaw. On a tombstone in Laudaft Center, N. H., Is the following: ‘““Widow Susanna Browne son was born August 31, 1699, and died June 18 aged 103 years.” The re markable of this record Is that Mrs. Brownson d in the seventeenth, e!ghteenth and ninetcenth centuries A recruit six feet five and a half inches tall, and 21 years of age, is the pride of the Scots Guards; he is the tallest man in the British army except a royal artilleryman, who measures six feet six and a half inch Every soldler knows that a horse will not stcp on a man intentionally. It is a standing order In the British cavalry If a trooper becomes dismounted he must lfe still. It he docs this the whole squadron will pass over him without doing him injury, Seventeen years ago Siginund Leavick bee friended a scrub woman in Springfi:ld, 0., by glving her a permanent job to clean his store and bullding daily. A few days :go she died, when it was found that out of gratitude sho hiad bequeathed him a fortune cf $50,000. Juwes Tate of Lexington, Ky., has an elk antler twenty-iwo inches long wth the neme of Danjel Boone cut on it, tog=ther with the date 1778. The antler was found a few days ago in a driel-up mill pond near Rud- dle’s Mills, Bourbon county, Should a great misfortune overtake a Mae orl, such as the death of his favorite child, his relatives are allowed to di °ss him of all his goods, and if needs be of the vefy roof which sheiters him. He iust pay the honor conferred on him by beir .pl'cllfi looked down upon by the gods, : The monster raft of pulpwood. whic been expected at Long Tall Point, Wi cently arrived in tow of the tugs Samsen and Saugatuck. There are about 7,000 cords of pulpwood in the raft, which Is ubout one milo in circumference and 18 worth in round figures $40,000. The raft was on the road cighteen days from Detour, Mich. Therp are 660 boom sticks around’ the raft, and these are worth $13,000 or §14,000, Thomas Moore, Jr., and two other worke men, while excavating for pipe connectiops at Market Square, in Chester, Penn., én Thu morning, unearthed a small pre- serving far contalning gold and silver Span- {h cofn, estimated to be worth at least $150. Somo of the coln bore the date of 1800 and other pleces a later date. An old ma house, erected in tho last century stood gy thé site where the money was found, and was torn down in 1867. It is thought money was burled by one of the marketm¥h, —— R & Chureh with Fly Pap A new use for fly papep was discovered the Cottage Grove avenue police when they arrested John Berger at St. James' Catholle church, says the Chicago Tribune, For some time Father McGuire had noticed that the poor boxes placed at the church deor wero not ylelding as much money as for- merly, On one occasion one of the boxes WAs broken and Its contents taken, but the mape ner of the later robberies was not discoverédd until a short time since. John Hogan and John Kenneally constityted themuelves a committes to férret out the euls prit. Théy kept a'r'et watch f the boxes Yose terday, and when they haw Berger lingerin susplclously near ope of them they noufie the police station and officers werk sent tf the church. The front and rear wore guarded and an officer went i arrest Berger. The latter, when he officer, ran into the priest’s house, where he was caught. He tried to throw away a lhrge plece of fly paper, but was prevented. In his pocket was $1.60 in small change. all the places of money being covered with the sticky gum from the paper. Berger's schema to beat the box was o M- sert a long, narrow strip of the stigky pa in the marrow slit in the bex and pull it with several colns adhering te Lhe gum.