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C] IBLGIN ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, OCTOBEK 28, 188P BY DOHEBTI & HBMMENS, Tf COMPLETE AUfHOR OF "QUEER WRINKLES." Th* Most Extensively Quoted Humorist >■ *«,■», In the United States. RAISING THE LAST PIECE OF THE STATUE INTO PLACE. FOR GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA. A. R. *.T<-GilI—Y Notable Ceirveutloa. Nota l>lo Men—Notable l!«ia)ti. ; The reeoi it Republican '-onventiou held in the exposition rink, be. Paul, llinn., was notable in many ways. It resulted In the uoxuinatioi. of A. II. McGill for governor. rti Flnielivil Ksterlor PreueiiU n (iruixl. or A;>i>e»r:iuc» TJian Any Picture# Hare Yot Convoyed—Its Toruailo I'roof Anelioraga ami Iloopskirt Interior. The visitor to the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor will receive two very nt-aj-tlin^ impressions of the .work ou Uk flr*t visit On arriving at the Bat- tery, the 'southernmost point of New York «rity, to take the boat to the bland en which 'the statue is erected, he glances across the deceptive water to Bedloo * island, which appears but. * short distance sway, and is disappointed in the size of the ttatae. Bedloe's island is in reality over a Bute and a half away. There being nothing within a mile ef the statue by which a com- parison ef height ean be made, the statue dees indeed look insignificant. Embarking en the little steamer for passage to the island ene eannot but remark the number of for- eign travelers, evidently, who are making the pilgrimage to the statue. Our American tourist reads his paper on tho trip across the bay, but the visiting Frenchman is so enthu- dastic over the "magnifique coflceptiou" that he eannot even sit still, but crowds to the front ef tbe boat gesticulating to bis com- panions as he points out new marvels in the work. If our American appreciates the grandeur of the idea embodied in this colossus of Bartholdi's equally with the foreigner he certainly docs not .show it. Either Liberty 1b not the boon to him that it appears to for- eigners or he is so accustomed to big things that the statue does not startle him. SlEEPS IN SPRING GROVE, WHICH HE HELPED FOUND. Some Facts and Incidents of His Life. Attractive Personal Appearance—Strik- ing and Touching Scene at IJls fnncra) in Jllusic Hall, Cincinnati. It was a beautiful ceremony that which, Oct. 14, consigned to Spring Grove cemetery at Cincinnati, the remains of Salmon Port- land!® hase. He had been once United States and twice governor of Ohio; secre- of the treasury during Lincoln's first ./XOTi md chief justice of the United States. | Every high office his state and country could I give him was his except one. The failure to get that, the apple of discord among Ameri- can statesmen, embittered his last days. This disappointment and the fierce excite- ments and intense strain of war times and the years immediately succeeding brought on a paralysis in 1870,' which continued until hi3 death, in 1873." He was familiarly called "Old Greenbacks" M when he was secre- rS-~ tary of the treas- . r BsSgP urj% because he es- Sjgffr gjjpy tablished our prcs- 1 yfr ■"..]« His services to his V country in those tried men's souls cannot \be estimated in Wk Ii words. They can ' ' only be measured ■ in the hearts of his i s. p. chase. countrymen—those v of his own generation and of all generations to come. Physically, Justice Chase was one of the noblest looking men of his time. Of towering height,~his frame was symmetrically propor- tioned and powerfully knit. "He had a mas- sive | head and a splendid blue-gray eye, steady, strong and clear. There was a frank, kindly look in his face and an expression of dignjity and power over his whole person. Yet i he did not live to be very old, only 1*5. In tiheso days of Chevreuls, Gladstones and Von] Moltkes, that was early for a strong and famous man to die. But the strain on ihe vital force of the American leaders from lSGOjto 1808 was such that few of them are alive at this day. Of the few who survive it must be said that they partly comprise those lways took care of themselves. ' ^ fmost distinguished Americans are 1 apt to be the sons of farmers. Justice was born on a farm among the granite j nuis of New Hampshire. Like Webster, he seems to have thought it a good state to lie borh in if a man left it early enough. His uncle was Bishop Philander Chase, of tho Episcopal church, who laid the foundation of Kehyon college and Gambier Theological eenlunary in Ohio. He superintended the young man's education. Undoubtedly he did much to inspire the nephew with a noble am- bition. Salmon P. was graduated at Dartmouth college when he was only 18. He began life a Democrat and remained such till the Pierce administration in 1852. It was in 1S49 that he was elected United States senator by Dem- ocratic votes, aided by a few Free Soilers, in L the Ohio legislature. The monument in the illustration is the one that marked the chief justice's grave in L_ Washington, where his remains have been since 1,878 till their ; present removal. His daughter, Mrs. Kate Chase Vyjp^^}"r___ Splrague came from Paris to personally Jjm/flliJf' ' ES ^ s u| p e r in t e n d the W/A'/// H transfer. At the m'jljl• ; wiiiui j m close of the ceremo- fit.____- ni^s last week thejSaMBl *" < HP illustrious remains were laid to their l | ^ final rest in thoS^j Chaso family lot in Spring Grove. jl Here the justice's the montment. i tljree wives and his only son are buried, j The first wife is said to have been his best f beloved. i | Beyond a doubt the state of Ohio, now t!>';t he has been brought home at last, will give huh a magnificent memorial stone. It can ""dl) no less. | distinguished men attended tbe funeral at Cincinnati. Governor Foraker, ex-Governor Hpadly and Hon. benjamin Butterworth were, among the Ohio notables. Whitelaw teid and Murat Halstead were of tho pall-, rearers. t 1 The address, in which Congressman But- «rwortti presented to the state of Ohio the ••ernaihs of her great citizen, was eminently fitting, being chaste and eloquent Tho trust was accepted for; the state by ex-Governor Hoadly. He had been a student in Justice Chase's office when the secretary was a poor young lawyer in Cincinnati, and spoke lov-; ingly of that time. Next to the coffin itself which hold the il- lustrious dead, the chief center of interest was Mi-s- Kate Sprague. To her may well be [applied the appellation of the heroine of that novel, "Lady Beau- ty, or Charming to gRopr Her Latest Day." 1yjSr Jfe Her fascination is flpgp ml one which d e fi e s |Hy m \ time, because i t At I ^ consists in. manner BgBV^ ^ and not alone in • V face and form. She wjjZfflfB inherits from; her Vm&aZL * great father him- self the powerful tf . personal - magnetr katb chase spbagve. ism which binds her friends, to her through thick and itliin. A touching incident of the funeral was the presence upon the platform in Music hall of a few of the justice's old friends. Among them were Cassius M. Clay and James E. Murdock, the tragedian. Murdock read a poem with thrilling effect Age has not dimmed his eye or shaken his voice. PHILIP H. WELCH. The subject of the above illustration is known as the "Queer Wrinkle^ man of The New York Sun. Mr. Welch was born in Angelica, Allegany county, N. Y., in 1840, and now at the age of 37 years, and after but five years of journalistic service, is at the head of his special line of work. He was commercially educated and for twelve years was connected with the hardware business in New York, eight years of which time were spent as a commercial traveler through the west and south. His entry into journalism was through the last door by which a funny man is looked for—that of plain dry statis\ tics. Leaving New York through business changes, he located in Oil City, Pa., and thence quite by chance sent oil market re- ports to Bradstreets. One or two other brief connections with newspapers followed till the fall of '82. But a little over a year from the time his maiden manuscript was printed Mr. Welch went, on the Rochester Post-Express as associate edi- tor. Here he developed his gift for humor- ous writing. In a short time "The Present Hour"' department of the Post-Express began to bo largely quoted by the press. In Sep- tember, 1883, the Philadelphia Call wanted and got him. ,He became a member of tlie initial staff of that paper, and from the first issue its "Accidentally Overheard"' column was widely recognized. A few'months later, in the June following, the transfer to The New York Sun was made, since which time his "Queer Wrinkles" have achieved a national reputation. | Mr. Welch's humor lias a hue, dry flavor, and the cllestnut bell,lis rarely rung in his face. His -work is characterized by a touch of human nature which elevates it above mere joking and gives it more than a transitory ef- fect. He possesses to a remarkable degree t he quality of conciseness of expression and leaves enough to tho imagination .of his reader to pay him the subtle compliment of penetration. . For something over a year Mr. Welch had been troubled with cancer of the tongue, and was finally compelled to undergo a severe surgical operation. The greater part of his tongue was taken out. The operation was successfully performed last July, and while his speech is somewhat impaired he can make himself plainly understood. The following are a few of Mr. Welch's paragraphs that have been published by The New York Sun: fi. CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE. A woman was in a grocery store looking at roller pins. "You may give me two of them," she said. "Two of them?" queried the clerk. "Yes. I want to keep one of them clean for bread. ' TWO, OF A KIND. A slim youth, accompanied by & pug dog and chain attachment, met a young lady on Fifth avenue whom he knew. He walked by Jier side until her residence was gained, when %ie invited him in. "Aw—thawnks awfully; much pleased I'm 6uah," he said; "but—er—the dog, y'knrw "Oh, the dog won't make the slightest difference. Dear little fellow. Mamma will bo glad to see you both." FORTUNATE FOR GEORGE. "Do I love George," mused Clara, softly, "or is it simply a sister's affection that I feel for-" Just then Bobby buret noiselessly into the room and interrupted her sweet meditations. "Get out of here, you little brat!" she shouted, and seizing him by the arm shot him through the door. "Ah, no," she sighed, as she resumed her interrupted train of thought, "my love for George is not a sister's love. It is something sweeter, purer, higher and holier^" ANxjtOUS TO BE ENTERTAINED. Bobby (to young Featherly, who is making an evening call)—Will you .speak a little- French for me before you go, Mr. Featherly? Featherly (smiling)—Certainly, Bobby, if you wish it Bobby—I do. Ma says your French is very amusing. An interesting point about Mr. Welch's work is that ho is paid by the piece for it, his pay being from $2 to $3 per item—never less than $2. Another illustration of the way in which his humor is appreciated is tho fact that nearly all of his-work is translated into the French papers and published there as original. Home American papers translate it back into English under tho title of "French Fun." When the jokes get back into English the second time "then," Mr. Welch says, "they are funny." Republican Nominee for Governor ol Michigan. Cyrus G. Luce, nominated by the Republi- cans for governor of Michigan, was born in was educated in the and at the Ontario [^7 ItJgW seminary* When 24 years of age he was nominated to the ^ and was only de- feated by a smallJMA majority. In 1849 Gilead, Mich., gyrus g. luce. where he settled down as a fanner. He was elected to tho Michigan state legislature. At the outbreak of the civil war he was commissioned colonel of the First regiment of Nebraska volunteers. For meritorious services at Fort Donelson and Shiloh he was promoted to the rank, of brigadier general of volunteers. Having distinguished himself at Vicksburg and Chickasaw Bayou he. was raised to the further rank -of major general of volunteers. On the admission of Nebraska as a state he took a seat in congress as senator for the term ending in 1871. "Tp 1875 he was appointed governor of Wyoiftflfg territory. I am just beginning to be aware of the ex- treme desirability of Inviting as little atten- tion as the exigencies of life will allow.—Sig- nor Max in Detroit Free Press. Prescriptions carefully prepared at low prices at Hogan's drug store Barker block. 7 2tf AND THEN FORGET IT A. R. M'OILL. A fusion was brought about with til* Formers' Alliance, Patrons ©f Husbandry, Knights of Labor and trade aaMmbliw re- sulting ini a platform of which the fallowing is a synopsis: The warehouse and railroad laws should be amended to secure an open and free market for the products of the soil. Eailroads, wU»r# It ean legally be done, should be restrained from holding free lands exempt from taxation. Pledgee the part}' to se cure laws prohibiting the further use of watered stock, to amend the tax law so tax payers shall not lose property through errors of effloers, to prohibit) railroad companies from furnishing passes to legislators, to do all municipal work by the day and not by contract, to pay womes same as men for tbe same labor, and to prohibit ebiM labor. Prisou labor is opposed, and arbltraUea ts defended. Legislation is favored te rsnew the free coinage of silver, and to revise the tariff so that taxation on tho necessarias ef life saay be rs- uueed. The representative of The Farmers' Alli- ance at Uliis convention was Ignatius Don- nelly, whb is a big.figure anywhere aad weU Unown as an author. To Buy Your That The Place THE LAST OF FORTOSyOOD. * The first impression of _statue is re- placed by one of surprise at the immensity and grandeur of its proportions as the visitor sears the islaud on which it rests. It is only possible on so seeing it to get any idea of what a gigantic work it is. Pictures convey 110 idea of it, and it is at once noticeable how much more beautiful are the graceful lines of the figure than the pictures or models repre- sent them. The pedestal is also in much bet- ter proportion to tbe figure than has l)een shown.' The fact is the statue to lie apprc- «iuted must 1)0 visited. The star shaped Fort Wood, out of which the statue rises, has been dismantled, the ur.l v remaining indications that this beautiful spot was once dedicated to war is the buttery shown in our illustration. The day of our visit workmen were rais- ing the fast piece of the ftatue into place. It was tshe forefinger. It measured 7 feet 11 inches in length and 4 feet 9 inches in cir- cumference at the second joint. When our rule was taken from it it was hoisted away up into place, as shown in illustration, to re- main for centuries unless dashed to the earth by the elements or by the hand of some van- dal despot. For should a "strong" govern- ment ever control America Liberty's image would he a menace to it, as was the Column Vendome to the French Commune, and would be as certainly overtltrowa. What you want is least money c is what give you every RAMIKO TBS LAST PIECE IHTOj PLACE. The precautions toward anchoring the statu* so that a cyclone can never wrest it from its pedestal appear to bo more than ad- equate. Twelve gilders 4 feet deep and 30 feet long extend across the top of tbe opening in the pedestal, which is 26% feet square. Sixty fee* below these are a similar set of girders built into the masonry and connected with the statue above by sixteen flat bolts 4 indies wide and inches thick. All this bracing is steel. The bolts which secure the iron framework of the statue to the upper girders are inches in diameter. Inside tbe statue are bands of wrought iron which ex- tead around at regular intervals and hold the outside drapery of copper in shape exactly like an immense boopskirt, from which prob- ably the idea was taken. , This hoopskirt is h*M in jdace by iron brackets extending out from the great iron truss work which takes the place of tbe skeleton within the figure. The noise y of the hammering V v 1/ reverberated with- >Qjn" | in the great shell v ef ' wapper as it Vafc. would in a boiler, llr\ so we stepped out- »B ' side to the top of A lilt the pedestal to witness workmen mjf soleing the largest ^r^nJ0^mSOLKINO UBERTT'S sao* I panying sketch gives an idea of its im- mensity. c A close inspection of the copper work shows marvelously careful workman- ship. Considering all the handling the copper sheets hare had since they were first molded into shape it is wonderful that they have re- tained their form so well. Workmen are constantly going over the outside of the statue like tpidfers, dropping their rope net from above aai hammering out the slightest im- perfections. Sheets of copper, bolts and pisees of scaffolding were falling in a shower down tiie inside of the statue, so we were not permitted to ascend within it, but reserve that trip for another week. An Artist's Archaeology. Alma-Tadema archaeology has been rated high by ordinary eritics, but The New York 1 Nation's reviewer finds that it is "no more defensible than an archseology that , should offer to qs a Frenchman of the Sixteenth century arrayed in doublet, jerkin and trunk hose, surmounting reversed trousers of the year 1886, and capped^ with a silk bat."— Inter Oceaa._ i . Patent medicines of all kinds at Hxu'i. we wish line at This is the Overcoat season, and right we can give you a fit in Here is where you get your Fine, Nobby Suits, your Nice Fur Caps and and your Children's Clothing, ' * • ' We are sole agents for the Celebrated McMillan Pants warranted not to rip, the buttons not to come off. The best in the wfcrld for the workingmen. For Governor of California. John.F. f-lwift, the Republican candidate for governor of California, has long been identified with San Francisco and its growth. He was born at Ky., Feb. 28, 1829! L but spent most of T* • his boyhood at Jta|fcan Swift, re- /6*L moved. In 1852 Mr. , Swift went to San Francisco, and he ttx began bfe there as a dealer in produce. Ha was successful in'.business, and, re- tiring from it after John f. swift. four years, he was admitted to the bar in 1850. He was a member of the legislature in 1863, again in 1873, and again in 1877. In 1880 he was appointed by the president a member of the commission to make a treaty with China. Our Gloves and Mittens are
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FullText | C] IBLGIN ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, OCTOBEK 28, 188P BY DOHEBTI & HBMMENS, Tf COMPLETE AUfHOR OF "QUEER WRINKLES." Th* Most Extensively Quoted Humorist >■ *«,■», In the United States. RAISING THE LAST PIECE OF THE STATUE INTO PLACE. FOR GOVERNOR OF MINNESOTA. A. R. *.T<-GilI—Y Notable Ceirveutloa. Nota l>lo Men—Notable l!«ia)ti. ; The reeoi it Republican '-onventiou held in the exposition rink, be. Paul, llinn., was notable in many ways. It resulted In the uoxuinatioi. of A. II. McGill for governor. rti Flnielivil Ksterlor PreueiiU n (iruixl. or A;>i>e»r:iuc» TJian Any Picture# Hare Yot Convoyed—Its Toruailo I'roof Anelioraga ami Iloopskirt Interior. The visitor to the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor will receive two very nt-aj-tlin^ impressions of the .work ou Uk flr*t visit On arriving at the Bat- tery, the 'southernmost point of New York «rity, to take the boat to the bland en which 'the statue is erected, he glances across the deceptive water to Bedloo * island, which appears but. * short distance sway, and is disappointed in the size of the ttatae. Bedloe's island is in reality over a Bute and a half away. There being nothing within a mile ef the statue by which a com- parison ef height ean be made, the statue dees indeed look insignificant. Embarking en the little steamer for passage to the island ene eannot but remark the number of for- eign travelers, evidently, who are making the pilgrimage to the statue. Our American tourist reads his paper on tho trip across the bay, but the visiting Frenchman is so enthu- dastic over the "magnifique coflceptiou" that he eannot even sit still, but crowds to the front ef tbe boat gesticulating to bis com- panions as he points out new marvels in the work. If our American appreciates the grandeur of the idea embodied in this colossus of Bartholdi's equally with the foreigner he certainly docs not .show it. Either Liberty 1b not the boon to him that it appears to for- eigners or he is so accustomed to big things that the statue does not startle him. SlEEPS IN SPRING GROVE, WHICH HE HELPED FOUND. Some Facts and Incidents of His Life. Attractive Personal Appearance—Strik- ing and Touching Scene at IJls fnncra) in Jllusic Hall, Cincinnati. It was a beautiful ceremony that which, Oct. 14, consigned to Spring Grove cemetery at Cincinnati, the remains of Salmon Port- land!® hase. He had been once United States and twice governor of Ohio; secre- of the treasury during Lincoln's first ./XOTi md chief justice of the United States. | Every high office his state and country could I give him was his except one. The failure to get that, the apple of discord among Ameri- can statesmen, embittered his last days. This disappointment and the fierce excite- ments and intense strain of war times and the years immediately succeeding brought on a paralysis in 1870,' which continued until hi3 death, in 1873." He was familiarly called "Old Greenbacks" M when he was secre- rS-~ tary of the treas- . r BsSgP urj% because he es- Sjgffr gjjpy tablished our prcs- 1 yfr ■"..]« His services to his V country in those tried men's souls cannot \be estimated in Wk Ii words. They can ' ' only be measured ■ in the hearts of his i s. p. chase. countrymen—those v of his own generation and of all generations to come. Physically, Justice Chase was one of the noblest looking men of his time. Of towering height,~his frame was symmetrically propor- tioned and powerfully knit. "He had a mas- sive | head and a splendid blue-gray eye, steady, strong and clear. There was a frank, kindly look in his face and an expression of dignjity and power over his whole person. Yet i he did not live to be very old, only 1*5. In tiheso days of Chevreuls, Gladstones and Von] Moltkes, that was early for a strong and famous man to die. But the strain on ihe vital force of the American leaders from lSGOjto 1808 was such that few of them are alive at this day. Of the few who survive it must be said that they partly comprise those lways took care of themselves. ' ^ fmost distinguished Americans are 1 apt to be the sons of farmers. Justice was born on a farm among the granite j nuis of New Hampshire. Like Webster, he seems to have thought it a good state to lie borh in if a man left it early enough. His uncle was Bishop Philander Chase, of tho Episcopal church, who laid the foundation of Kehyon college and Gambier Theological eenlunary in Ohio. He superintended the young man's education. Undoubtedly he did much to inspire the nephew with a noble am- bition. Salmon P. was graduated at Dartmouth college when he was only 18. He began life a Democrat and remained such till the Pierce administration in 1852. It was in 1S49 that he was elected United States senator by Dem- ocratic votes, aided by a few Free Soilers, in L the Ohio legislature. The monument in the illustration is the one that marked the chief justice's grave in L_ Washington, where his remains have been since 1,878 till their ; present removal. His daughter, Mrs. Kate Chase Vyjp^^}"r___ Splrague came from Paris to personally Jjm/flliJf' ' ES ^ s u| p e r in t e n d the W/A'/// H transfer. At the m'jljl• ; wiiiui j m close of the ceremo- fit.____- ni^s last week thejSaMBl *" < HP illustrious remains were laid to their l | ^ final rest in thoS^j Chaso family lot in Spring Grove. jl Here the justice's the montment. i tljree wives and his only son are buried, j The first wife is said to have been his best f beloved. i | Beyond a doubt the state of Ohio, now t!>';t he has been brought home at last, will give huh a magnificent memorial stone. It can ""dl) no less. | distinguished men attended tbe funeral at Cincinnati. Governor Foraker, ex-Governor Hpadly and Hon. benjamin Butterworth were, among the Ohio notables. Whitelaw teid and Murat Halstead were of tho pall-, rearers. t 1 The address, in which Congressman But- «rwortti presented to the state of Ohio the ••ernaihs of her great citizen, was eminently fitting, being chaste and eloquent Tho trust was accepted for; the state by ex-Governor Hoadly. He had been a student in Justice Chase's office when the secretary was a poor young lawyer in Cincinnati, and spoke lov-; ingly of that time. Next to the coffin itself which hold the il- lustrious dead, the chief center of interest was Mi-s- Kate Sprague. To her may well be [applied the appellation of the heroine of that novel, "Lady Beau- ty, or Charming to gRopr Her Latest Day." 1yjSr Jfe Her fascination is flpgp ml one which d e fi e s |Hy m \ time, because i t At I ^ consists in. manner BgBV^ ^ and not alone in • V face and form. She wjjZfflfB inherits from; her Vm&aZL * great father him- self the powerful tf . personal - magnetr katb chase spbagve. ism which binds her friends, to her through thick and itliin. A touching incident of the funeral was the presence upon the platform in Music hall of a few of the justice's old friends. Among them were Cassius M. Clay and James E. Murdock, the tragedian. Murdock read a poem with thrilling effect Age has not dimmed his eye or shaken his voice. PHILIP H. WELCH. The subject of the above illustration is known as the "Queer Wrinkle^ man of The New York Sun. Mr. Welch was born in Angelica, Allegany county, N. Y., in 1840, and now at the age of 37 years, and after but five years of journalistic service, is at the head of his special line of work. He was commercially educated and for twelve years was connected with the hardware business in New York, eight years of which time were spent as a commercial traveler through the west and south. His entry into journalism was through the last door by which a funny man is looked for—that of plain dry statis\ tics. Leaving New York through business changes, he located in Oil City, Pa., and thence quite by chance sent oil market re- ports to Bradstreets. One or two other brief connections with newspapers followed till the fall of '82. But a little over a year from the time his maiden manuscript was printed Mr. Welch went, on the Rochester Post-Express as associate edi- tor. Here he developed his gift for humor- ous writing. In a short time "The Present Hour"' department of the Post-Express began to bo largely quoted by the press. In Sep- tember, 1883, the Philadelphia Call wanted and got him. ,He became a member of tlie initial staff of that paper, and from the first issue its "Accidentally Overheard"' column was widely recognized. A few'months later, in the June following, the transfer to The New York Sun was made, since which time his "Queer Wrinkles" have achieved a national reputation. | Mr. Welch's humor lias a hue, dry flavor, and the cllestnut bell,lis rarely rung in his face. His -work is characterized by a touch of human nature which elevates it above mere joking and gives it more than a transitory ef- fect. He possesses to a remarkable degree t he quality of conciseness of expression and leaves enough to tho imagination .of his reader to pay him the subtle compliment of penetration. . For something over a year Mr. Welch had been troubled with cancer of the tongue, and was finally compelled to undergo a severe surgical operation. The greater part of his tongue was taken out. The operation was successfully performed last July, and while his speech is somewhat impaired he can make himself plainly understood. The following are a few of Mr. Welch's paragraphs that have been published by The New York Sun: fi. CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE. A woman was in a grocery store looking at roller pins. "You may give me two of them," she said. "Two of them?" queried the clerk. "Yes. I want to keep one of them clean for bread. ' TWO, OF A KIND. A slim youth, accompanied by & pug dog and chain attachment, met a young lady on Fifth avenue whom he knew. He walked by Jier side until her residence was gained, when %ie invited him in. "Aw—thawnks awfully; much pleased I'm 6uah," he said; "but—er—the dog, y'knrw "Oh, the dog won't make the slightest difference. Dear little fellow. Mamma will bo glad to see you both." FORTUNATE FOR GEORGE. "Do I love George," mused Clara, softly, "or is it simply a sister's affection that I feel for-" Just then Bobby buret noiselessly into the room and interrupted her sweet meditations. "Get out of here, you little brat!" she shouted, and seizing him by the arm shot him through the door. "Ah, no," she sighed, as she resumed her interrupted train of thought, "my love for George is not a sister's love. It is something sweeter, purer, higher and holier^" ANxjtOUS TO BE ENTERTAINED. Bobby (to young Featherly, who is making an evening call)—Will you .speak a little- French for me before you go, Mr. Featherly? Featherly (smiling)—Certainly, Bobby, if you wish it Bobby—I do. Ma says your French is very amusing. An interesting point about Mr. Welch's work is that ho is paid by the piece for it, his pay being from $2 to $3 per item—never less than $2. Another illustration of the way in which his humor is appreciated is tho fact that nearly all of his-work is translated into the French papers and published there as original. Home American papers translate it back into English under tho title of "French Fun." When the jokes get back into English the second time "then," Mr. Welch says, "they are funny." Republican Nominee for Governor ol Michigan. Cyrus G. Luce, nominated by the Republi- cans for governor of Michigan, was born in was educated in the and at the Ontario [^7 ItJgW seminary* When 24 years of age he was nominated to the ^ and was only de- feated by a smallJMA majority. In 1849 Gilead, Mich., gyrus g. luce. where he settled down as a fanner. He was elected to tho Michigan state legislature. At the outbreak of the civil war he was commissioned colonel of the First regiment of Nebraska volunteers. For meritorious services at Fort Donelson and Shiloh he was promoted to the rank, of brigadier general of volunteers. Having distinguished himself at Vicksburg and Chickasaw Bayou he. was raised to the further rank -of major general of volunteers. On the admission of Nebraska as a state he took a seat in congress as senator for the term ending in 1871. "Tp 1875 he was appointed governor of Wyoiftflfg territory. I am just beginning to be aware of the ex- treme desirability of Inviting as little atten- tion as the exigencies of life will allow.—Sig- nor Max in Detroit Free Press. Prescriptions carefully prepared at low prices at Hogan's drug store Barker block. 7 2tf AND THEN FORGET IT A. R. M'OILL. A fusion was brought about with til* Formers' Alliance, Patrons ©f Husbandry, Knights of Labor and trade aaMmbliw re- sulting ini a platform of which the fallowing is a synopsis: The warehouse and railroad laws should be amended to secure an open and free market for the products of the soil. Eailroads, wU»r# It ean legally be done, should be restrained from holding free lands exempt from taxation. Pledgee the part}' to se cure laws prohibiting the further use of watered stock, to amend the tax law so tax payers shall not lose property through errors of effloers, to prohibit) railroad companies from furnishing passes to legislators, to do all municipal work by the day and not by contract, to pay womes same as men for tbe same labor, and to prohibit ebiM labor. Prisou labor is opposed, and arbltraUea ts defended. Legislation is favored te rsnew the free coinage of silver, and to revise the tariff so that taxation on tho necessarias ef life saay be rs- uueed. The representative of The Farmers' Alli- ance at Uliis convention was Ignatius Don- nelly, whb is a big.figure anywhere aad weU Unown as an author. To Buy Your That The Place THE LAST OF FORTOSyOOD. * The first impression of _statue is re- placed by one of surprise at the immensity and grandeur of its proportions as the visitor sears the islaud on which it rests. It is only possible on so seeing it to get any idea of what a gigantic work it is. Pictures convey 110 idea of it, and it is at once noticeable how much more beautiful are the graceful lines of the figure than the pictures or models repre- sent them. The pedestal is also in much bet- ter proportion to tbe figure than has l)een shown.' The fact is the statue to lie apprc- «iuted must 1)0 visited. The star shaped Fort Wood, out of which the statue rises, has been dismantled, the ur.l v remaining indications that this beautiful spot was once dedicated to war is the buttery shown in our illustration. The day of our visit workmen were rais- ing the fast piece of the ftatue into place. It was tshe forefinger. It measured 7 feet 11 inches in length and 4 feet 9 inches in cir- cumference at the second joint. When our rule was taken from it it was hoisted away up into place, as shown in illustration, to re- main for centuries unless dashed to the earth by the elements or by the hand of some van- dal despot. For should a "strong" govern- ment ever control America Liberty's image would he a menace to it, as was the Column Vendome to the French Commune, and would be as certainly overtltrowa. What you want is least money c is what give you every RAMIKO TBS LAST PIECE IHTOj PLACE. The precautions toward anchoring the statu* so that a cyclone can never wrest it from its pedestal appear to bo more than ad- equate. Twelve gilders 4 feet deep and 30 feet long extend across the top of tbe opening in the pedestal, which is 26% feet square. Sixty fee* below these are a similar set of girders built into the masonry and connected with the statue above by sixteen flat bolts 4 indies wide and inches thick. All this bracing is steel. The bolts which secure the iron framework of the statue to the upper girders are inches in diameter. Inside tbe statue are bands of wrought iron which ex- tead around at regular intervals and hold the outside drapery of copper in shape exactly like an immense boopskirt, from which prob- ably the idea was taken. , This hoopskirt is h*M in jdace by iron brackets extending out from the great iron truss work which takes the place of tbe skeleton within the figure. The noise y of the hammering V v 1/ reverberated with- >Qjn" | in the great shell v ef ' wapper as it Vafc. would in a boiler, llr\ so we stepped out- »B ' side to the top of A lilt the pedestal to witness workmen mjf soleing the largest ^r^nJ0^mSOLKINO UBERTT'S sao* I panying sketch gives an idea of its im- mensity. c A close inspection of the copper work shows marvelously careful workman- ship. Considering all the handling the copper sheets hare had since they were first molded into shape it is wonderful that they have re- tained their form so well. Workmen are constantly going over the outside of the statue like tpidfers, dropping their rope net from above aai hammering out the slightest im- perfections. Sheets of copper, bolts and pisees of scaffolding were falling in a shower down tiie inside of the statue, so we were not permitted to ascend within it, but reserve that trip for another week. An Artist's Archaeology. Alma-Tadema archaeology has been rated high by ordinary eritics, but The New York 1 Nation's reviewer finds that it is "no more defensible than an archseology that , should offer to qs a Frenchman of the Sixteenth century arrayed in doublet, jerkin and trunk hose, surmounting reversed trousers of the year 1886, and capped^ with a silk bat."— Inter Oceaa._ i . Patent medicines of all kinds at Hxu'i. we wish line at This is the Overcoat season, and right we can give you a fit in Here is where you get your Fine, Nobby Suits, your Nice Fur Caps and and your Children's Clothing, ' * • ' We are sole agents for the Celebrated McMillan Pants warranted not to rip, the buttons not to come off. The best in the wfcrld for the workingmen. For Governor of California. John.F. f-lwift, the Republican candidate for governor of California, has long been identified with San Francisco and its growth. He was born at Ky., Feb. 28, 1829! L but spent most of T* • his boyhood at Jta|fcan Swift, re- /6*L moved. In 1852 Mr. , Swift went to San Francisco, and he ttx began bfe there as a dealer in produce. Ha was successful in'.business, and, re- tiring from it after John f. swift. four years, he was admitted to the bar in 1850. He was a member of the legislature in 1863, again in 1873, and again in 1877. In 1880 he was appointed by the president a member of the commission to make a treaty with China. Our Gloves and Mittens are |
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