1886-10-23 Elgin Daily Courier

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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