THE SCKANTOX TRIBUNE SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1895. In. the 'Wonderland Of North , America.'-. fit. Paul. July 11 Our Intention at flrat wa to take a hasty look of a day each a these twin cities and press on to the "ZenFtfc CKy " Duluth, at the head of the Great American lakes, but the attractions of these hustling towns were eo great that four days were prof itably and pleasantly spent amid the two In securing memoranda concerning them and the great northwest. These two beautiful and enterprising cities, which have sprung up side toy side on the banka of the groat "Father of Waters." are the pioneer cities of Min nesota, and worthy of extended men lon. The good-natured rivalry which ex 1st between them is more notlcable to the visitors even than that of Tacoma and Seattle. These cities are progres sive In every respect. St. Paul appears more like New York In tone and style, and Minneapolis more like a New Eng land city, with the push and bluster of Chicago added. These cities, to- gether with the great Northwest, owe their development in civilization and property to the two great railroad the Northern Pacific, the pioneer road and latterly, the Great Northern, their eastern terminus In each Instance beln St. Paul, where their general offices are located. To the Northern Pacific eaie- dally doas the great west owe a debt of gratitude, more than all other Influ ences combined. Through the courtesy of Charles S. Fee, general passenger agent of the Northern Pacific, we are able to traverse the entire line of that road, and visit the various beautiful resorts and interesting places, and be sides gather much valuable data, which the public can rely upon. We areal.no Indebted to former Scran ton ami Honeadale friends, now living at St. Paul. Thomas Dickson, of the Northern Pacific, and W. H. Howe, assistant auditor of Chicago, Milwau kee, St. Paul and Omaha railway, for much valuable Information and polite attention. Hustling St. Paul. St. Paul Is directly located on the Mississippi river, nine miles below the famous falls of St. Anthony, and ten miles from Its sister city, Minneapolis. It was long an Indian town, visited by Father Hennepin In 1SS0, but previous there was a temporary settlement of Jesuit missionaries and a Catholic mis sion called St. Paul, hence the name of the city. St. Paul is eleven years older than Its neighbor and rival, Minneapolis. It Is one of the hand somest and most substantially built cities on the American continent. As she sits enthroned upon her hills, she can be appropriately called the Ter race City, because the occupation of the series of sharp bluffs which rise from the present and -ancient bed of the Mississippi give her the appearance, when seen from a distance, of having been built upon a series of terraces. It la In very truth founded upon a rock, as the underlying strata of limestone amply attest. St. Paul covers an area of 35,482 acres, lying In the form. In rough outline, of a semi-circular, amphitheater or succes sion of steep rolling terraces, breaking here and there Into bold, rocky bluffs of sufficient Iwlght, say 200 to 300 feet, and affords a commanding and compre hensive view not only of the city Itself, but of the broad river at Its feet. These picturesque bluffs extend away to the southeast, and farther up the river are crowned by the frowning battlements of historic old Fort Snelling. The business portion of St. Paul Is confined principally to the lower ter racesnear, or at all events, not very remote from the river front; while the higher "benches" that rise above the older part of the town are the favorite residence districts. In no city of the Union that we have yet visited are the business quarters more solid and sub stantial save, perhaps, Minneapolis and residence architecture more attrac tive. ""Nothing is crude, nothing tenta tive, nothing transltorlal." The visitor Is filled with surprise and admiration as he views the stately piles that give evidence of great wealth and prosper ity. The City's Orowlng Industries. St. Paul la a great manufaoturlng center for furniture, carriages, boots and shoes, clothing, foundry work, brass goods and farm Implements. It Is also -a great cattle market; over a million head of cattle have been han dled here yearly since 1890. St. Paul Is a railroad center; some eleven roads meet here. Some idea of the rapidity of Its growth In wealth may be found from the fact that In 1881 It manufactured nearly "116,000,000 worth of goods. In 1890. it turned out 62,000.000, and this Amount has been Increased yearly since. It Is undoubtedly the most prosperous city In the state, and one of the most Important ' commercial points In the northwest owing to Its position at the head of navigation on the Mississippi, and as the focus of the railway actlv Jty of the northwest commands for It an extensive wholesale trade, which In 1894 amounted to $150,000,000. From sta tistics the board of trade furnish we learn that St. Paul has 162 churches, 46 public schools, 63 select schools, semin aries and academies, and 3 colleges, 12 ejtate banks and 6 national, 6 dally and two weekly pacers, 10 public li braries and 2? social clubs, and among Its prominent buildings are 41 hand some apartment houses. St. Paul has forty-six miles of paved streets of both macadam, 'asphalt and - cedar blocks the tetter being used In the lower terraces also 383 miles of im proved streets, 100 miles of electric railway and ty, miles of cable railway. It has also over fifty bridges of various lengths and heights, reaching from bluff to bluff. One Is over 190 feet above the river bed. 'Its peculiar loca tion, crescent shaped, requires frequent bridges.. The location of St. Paul also Insures perfect sewerage, and Its sys tem comprises 146 miles, much of It cut through solid rock at great expense. St. Paul boasts of its water supply, which comes from a series of natural lakes from five to ten miles distant from the city, brought in mains five feet in. diameter and also tunnels cut through solid rock.. The most promi nent lakes are Phalen and Tadnals, which have no visible Inlets. ; , ' 1 An Kmlnently Salubrious Climate. 1 Reliable mortality statistics show St. Paul to be among the healthiest, cities In America, due principally to excellent climate and. perfect sanitary conditions, The following facts may be surprising to some) The average temperature of these twin .cities for the whole year is equal to that of central New Tork,. two degrees south. The death rates Is lower and the .'sum of the general health greater than la any on of the twenty Some Interesting Facts and Figures About the Energetic City of St. Paul. six largest cities of the United States. St. Paul's rate being - per cent, on a thousand, whereas New Tork city Is 26-49 per cent., and London's, 19-11 per cent. St. Paul is the capital of the state of Minnesota, with a population In 1S90 of 133.000. but now they claim for it near 190,000. A peculiar feature of this pop ulation 'is that the German. Irish and Jewish element compose.60 per cent, of It. In politics St. Paul Is Democratic by a small majority. Bu Paul - has thirty-nine public parks and grounds. We were shown through many of them by our friend. W. H. Howe, who also escorted us pretty welt over the city.. We were favorably Impressed with Como lake and park as second to none of Its years. that we had seen. This park Is virtually new, having been for mally opened In 1894. It Is three miles from the city and conltalns 520 acres, of which one-flftlh Is water-numerous lit tle lakes -with natural hills and dales exquisitely sjutded by stately trees, and the beauty of the landscape is augment ed by numerous flower and foliage beds of unique designs, and well-built gravel walks and roads, and many fountains. A novel feature was the luxuriant growth of grass under the trees, especially the oak, where heavi ly shaded, It was as velvety and rich in color as that on the open lawn. There was some 200 boats In use on the lake and the brilliancy of the scene at night with its electric lights beggars de scription. Pidtnresque Fort Snelling. Fort Snelling is distant from the city some five miles and Is reached by elec tric and steam oars 'and also by steamer. It Is very picturesquely sit uated on the high banks of the Missis sippi river, near the mouth of the Min nesota. A bridge 500 feet long and ninety-eight feet high above the water crosses the Mississippi at tine extreme end of Summit avenue-a handsome (thoroughfare extending from the city, lined with elegant residences, lawns, etc. Th bluff Is eighty-seven feet above the railroad track. The reservation contains 1,700 acres, and 400 soldiers of the regular army are stationed here. . J. E. Richmond. SLOW-CMlVflOM BILL. It Takes Him a Fortnight to Hold Ills Par liamentary Elections, and He Wouldn't, for the World, Hasten the, Job Along. From Barron's London Letter. London, July 19. English election methods seem to an American extreme ly primitive and agonizingly slow. For the better part of a week the country has been In the. throes of voting a new parliament Into existence, and at this time only 295 members have been elect ed. There 'Is no' attempt to minimize the bother. Everything proceeds In a leisurely fashion, the 'boroughs, coun ties and districts selecting their own polling time within the prescribed limit of days, with no concern whatever for the time of voting In other places. In America all is done that may be to se cure uniformity of action in general elections, and the public knows with almost detailed accuracy the verdict of the entire country less thai! six hours after the close of the polls on the one and fixed voting day. . An Englishman seems not to perceive the benefit of this systematizing of the suffrage function, and when you tell him of It elevates his eyebrows while he nods a deprecatory Intelligence of what you say and remarks compassionately: Ah. well, to be sure; but that Isn't the way we do It over here." The temptation to respond, "But you should do it that way," sowehow never gets beyond a thought, the uselessness of contending against established custom in England being one of the.. first les sons learned by an attentive stranger. Averso to Innovations. At a little supper the other evening an old Londoner, who l something In an art' and literary way, expressed a sort of muffled susurration of regret that there are so few clock towers with rellaible time about London. Encour aged by this home criticism, I ven tured to say that' It would be an en ormous advantage to the visitor if the names of streets were imore generally and conspicuously posted at turnings and diverging places. The gentleman bent his head until he could get a com manding view of me over the top of his glasses, regarded me curiously for a moment as if debating Just the-proper thing to say within such extraordinary circumstances, and then replied reflec tively: "I dare soy. that might be a convenience, buy one Is supposed to know streets, you know." Under such a stifling rebuke what could one do but gasp and reach for a sip of wine? If in matters of such trifling moment John Bull is dMncllned to change hereditary conditions and adopts Innovations with: extreme deliberation ana reluctance It hardly Is to be supposed he will light ly consider any. Interference with the has-beenness of that great bulwark of British power and permanence, the voter's prerogative. So, as 'It has been from time interminable In the. matter of polling, the public waiting with the cheerful patience of pride In national customs the passing of the excessive six or ten days between the casting of the first and the last votes at every change of government. THEIR AMERICAN WIVES. British Statesmen Whose American 'ftpouses Ar4.a Great Help.'. . Washington Letter The late upset In British politics had very great interest for Washlngtonlana, as it will bring into English government circles two American gfrls'who are es pecially well-known here Mrs. Cham berlain, nee lEndlcott, and Mrs. Cunon, nee Letter. Ors. Chamberlain, who was universally admired "during her life In Washington, has had quite a different experience from most American girls who marry prominent Englishmen, for It was she, arid not he, who had the social position, , It Is a well-known fact that Mr. Chamberlain longed for social recogni tion, ami his enemies allege that he was bought aver to the Tories with dinner Invitations obtained through the pres ent Duke of Devonshire, then Marquis, of Hartlngton. But a Radical, and a Birmingham manufacturer, could not or would not 4e easily gulped down by the English aristocracy, and Mr. Cham berlain got "rid nearer his goal than a' few great dlhhers.. at official houses. But when he returned to England with a charming and accomplished American wife, who cbutd command social recog nition,' things Improved wonderfully for him. Besides her own right to the best society. Mrs. Chamberlain was backed up by all the social influences of the American legation,' as It was then; and the result Is, that Mrs. Chamberlain's own tact and position have gained for tier husband what his own money and talents had been powerless to obtain a fixed and agreeable place In London society. As for Mrs. Curson. she followed the usual plan, and finds herself, the daughter of a dry geods merchant, on the top round of, the social Udder, where her husband rightly belongs. It is an extraordinary fact that every American woman who has married Into the Tory raaks and almost without ex ceptlon they have has become a red' hot Tory, led by Lady Randolph Churchill. A story Is told of several American women at a dinner In-London discussing royal prerogatives with some English peeresses, and every one of the Americans proclaimed her belief In the divine rlght-of kings. EACH IsTsif FEET TALL Here Is the Phenomenal Jleeord of a Stalwart .Maine Family Whose Weight Aggregated 3.0OO Pounds- On the summit of a big, hill in the eastern part of Denmark, iMe., (here was born and raised one of the most In terestlng families in Maine, that of William Fessenden. the railroad build er. a family that weighed about '3,000 pounds. The beat-known member of the family is Rufus Gardiner Fessen den, who has recently been promoted to a police sergeantcy In Boston. There is probably not a resident of Boston who has not seen "Big Rufe," who for eleven years has been the tallerf police man in the city. An average-sized man walking beside Sergeant Fessenden looks like a child, but "Big Rufe" was but a child by the side of his sinter Sarah Elizabeth, who was without doubt the biggest girl In New England. In the omposing room of the Bridgeton News Is a post on which. Is the meas ure of the tall men of Bridgeton. At the top of the list Is Rufus Gardiner Fessenden, 6 feet 4 inches. Then comes E. 8. March. 6 feet 3 Inches; Les ter Hancock, 6 feet 2 inches; Charles Walker, Ed Chaplin,' James' Coons and Uugene Chaplin, 6 feet. A Boston Ulobe correspondent climbed the long, steep hill and found William Fessen den to be quite an active man In full possession of his faculties, save for a slight deafness, although he has been a hard working man for seventy-nine years. Mr. Fessenden told this Inter esting story: "I was the father of eleven children. Perhaps you may consider them large, but they did not look very big to me, though I don't know but what Sarah was a good-sized girl. My first Child was William Austin. (He was born In 1838. Austin is six feet six Inches In height and has weighed 270 pounds. He lives on a farm about two miles out of Brighton Village, at Sandy Creek. My second child was George Alnow, born In 1841. He was the short est of the family. He was only six feet in height, and weighed 200 pounds. When constructing a railroad in Ohio George jumped from a moving car and received injuries which caused 'his death. iMy third child was Thomas Plngree. born in 1842. He was six feet two inches, and weighed considerably more than 200 pounds. He Is dead. Another Whopper. "The next was Sarah Elizabeth, born in 1844. iShe was more than 6 feet In height, and when a little girl she weighed 240 pounds. She was sensitive about her weight, and would not get on the scales when she became older. I guess you can put down her weight as more than 200 pounds. She died about seven years ago. My fifth child was William Walker, born in 1846. He died when 15 years old. He was as large as any of his brothers at that age. Charles Ellsworth was the sixth child. He was born In 1S49. His height was 6 feet 3 inches, and his weight 230 pounds. He lives on the old Governor Cleaves home stead in Bridgeton. The seventh child was Edwin Palmer, born In 1850. iHe Is 6 feet 3 inches, and weighs 240 pounds. He lives on a farm in this town. Stephen Alexander was born In 1852, and Parker Plngree In 1854. Stephen and Parker both died In 1854. The fnth child was Ru:us Gardiner, born In 185. lie Is a police sergeant In Bos on. My last child was Adolphus Deer Ing, born In lsrs. Jle lives here on the farm. He Is 6 feet 7 inches and weighs 190 pounds." In speaking of himself Mr.' Fessenden said: "I was born In 1816. I am 6 feet In height, and never weighed over 190 pounds. My ancestors were medium sized persons. I have built country roads In different parts of Maine. I built the Pittsburg and Ohio railroad above Brownfleld, the Eastern at don way, a part of the Nashua, Acton and Boston, a railroad at Dunstable, Mass., and sixteen miles of the narrow gauge at Bridgeton. I began life with noth ing, and have held my own quite well. In 1838 I married iMehitable F. Plngree. She was then 24 years, old, stood over six feet In height In her stocking feet and weighed over 200 pounds. When I was courting her the boys used to plague me and eay Mailable was too big a girl for me to wait on. She was one of fourteen children, eight girls and six boys, all over six feet In height and over 200 pounds In weight. They all lived to marry. When they assembled In one room they made the floor bend." Most giants are slow of movement and often clumsy, but the Fessendens, Palmer excepted, 'are athletic. They were noted ball players, and' the boys excelled In games and sports. They were all good scholars and brilliant In mathematics; still, their Inclinations were to physical rather than mental occupations. WHY 1TF.ULEP. , " ' The late Mr. Alexander, the architect of Rochester brltlge, was under cross-examination n a special Jury case at Maid stone by Sergeant (3 arrow, who wished to detract from the weight of his testimony, and, after asking him what was his name, proceeded thus: "You are a builder, I believe?" No, sir, I am not a builder, I am an architect." "Ah! woll; architect or builder, ' builder or architect, they are much the same, I suppose"' I beg your pardon, sir, I cannot admit that;' I con-, aider them to be totally different," " "Oh, Indeed; perhaps you will state wherein this great difference consists?" "An ar chitect, sir, prepares the plans, conceives the design, draws out the specification In short, supplies the mind) the builder is merely the bricklayer or the carpenter the builder. In fact, la the machine; the architect the power, that puts the machine together and sets It going." "Oh, very well, Mr, Architect, that will do; and now, after your very Ingenious distinction with out a difference, perhaps you can Inform the court who was the architect of the Tower of Babel T" "The Tower of Babel, eirl" replied the witness; "there was no architect and hence the confusion 1"-- - Cobwigger "You seemed rather srriuaed over the Idea of your wife's wearing bloomers." Smith "You'd be amused yourself if you could see. her1 when she tried to find something Id her workbasket and emptied it Into her Up.'Wudge.' - - FOOTLIGHT FLASHES. Nat Goodwin la a bicyclist. Bernhardt has a pet Hon. Heyae has written 10 plays, . Joe Jefferson Is growing stout. Bousa has composed six operas. . Hauptman's father was a weaver. Marie Jansen has a new company. Mary Anderson Is writing memoirs. D'gby Bell will revive "Tar and Tar tar." Qustav'us Levlck la playing in 'Frisco. Levallo's opera, "Marie Stuart," will be given at Rouen. Katharine Kidder will appear next sea son in "As You Like It." Charlotte Behrens has recently under gone a bronchial surgical operation. , Wannemarhw Is playing all the popular airs or the day at Lincoln Park. Otis Skinner has a new play of which Villon, the poet. Is the principal character. Sir Arthur Sullivan is writing the music for a ballet to be given at the Alhambra Music Hall. Louise Beaudet has replaced Marie Tempest In the "Artist's Model" at the Lyric theater, London. Paderewskt is having a new Scotch fan tasy for the piano written for him by Sir Alexander Mackenzie. Damrosch's Philadelphia season of Wag ner opera will be at the Academy of Music the latter part of February. Christine Nilsson has just revisited Swe den, after an absence of eight years, to attend her nephew's wedding. Bolto has completed his opera, "Ve rone," and has also written the libretto,! for Verdi's cantata entitled "Purgatory,1 It is said that Fanny Davenport is to revive her "Fedora.;1 "La Tosca, ' "CleO' patra" and "Olsmomla" during her com' ing engagement In Boston. Lewis Morrlsott has purchased all the plays belonging to the late Lawrence Bar rett, except George Boker's "Krancesca da Rimini." Mr. Morrison has secured "Genlon," "Yorlck'a Love" and "Rienzl. A great drawback to the Chinese theater is the absence of artificial scenery, mova bki pieces, painted canvas and other ac cessorles to stage Illusions. Two tables. three or four feet apart, with a board laid across, represent a bridge. Frans Ondrlcek, the Bohemian violinist, who has beau engaged for a tour of the United States during the coming season, will make his American debut with the New York Philharmonic society on No vember 16. Many people who have applauded the dignity of Joseph Jefferson's Rip Van Winkle will be surprised to learn that In 1881 the great actor's name occupied as prominent a position on the burlesque bill boards as It does now In legitimate come dy. Out-of-door Shakespeare Is prospering all over the country, and in one Western city "A Midsummer Night's Dream" ran for two weeks. In another place "Plna fore" was sung with the principals and chorus on bicycles as long as they could Btand It and act their parts. I will never play In English," says Bernhardt, In Footlights. "I am only a French actress, and I know," she added modestly, "that I should not make a suc cess. In fact, I do not care to hear an English actress pluy In French, with a strong accent, nor a Frenchman in Eng lish." Mrs. Langtry, at the opening of the new Lyric Opera house at Hammersmith, Lon don, read an address written by Mr. Wll son Jones, and every line and the senti ment was cheered to the echo by the crowded and enthusiastic audience. The Jersey Lily was presented with a hand some bouquet, bound with ribbons of fawn and turquoise (her racing colors), by Mr. Acton Phillips, the owner and manager of the new opera house. The Dramatic News Is enabled to state upon semi-official authority that Wilton Lavkaye will not continue to play the character of Svengall in "Trilby" after the close of the summer run In Chicago. It Is known that Mr, Lackaye has received Important overtures from other quarters for his services from that time outward The piece With which Nell Burgess stars next season is a comedy of ancient Roman times, and contains chariot and boat races by means of machinery which he has In vented, as he did the horse race in "The County Fair." Instead of having fore gone conclusions, these contests will be genuine, so that spectators may make bet) IX they wish to. WELSH J0TT1XCS. The Rev. H. Jenkins, pastor of Alnon English Baptist church, Merthyr Tydill, having received a second unanimous invi tation from the church at Honeyborough, Pembrokeshire, has decided to remain In bis present sphere. The new Cymmrodorlon society of Den ver is preparing for a great Sunday rest I val to be conducted by Mr. Ap Madoc. In the west perhaps the greatest proof of the Interest felt in Welsh music and litera ture is the newly organized Cambrian as sociation of Utah at Salt Lake City. This Is a direct result of the world's fair eis teddfod victory of the Tabernacle choir, under the leadership of Prof. Evan Ste phens, , ex-Governor Arthur L. Thomas is president of the society. It will hold a grand eisteddfod in October next, with prizes amounting to over $2,000. A conspicuously successful eisteddfod was held at Hcnoneiu, uian Territory, towards the end of June, the proceedings occupying two days. The mines were closed down and the town presented a gay appearance, and flags and Welsh mottoes were everywhere displayed. The presi dent was the Hon. Arthur L. Thomas. The adjudicators were on music, E. Bees ley, Tooele, and L. D. Edwards, Idaho; and on literature, J. J. Davics, Provo, and John James, Salt Lake. The provo was Thomas C. Reese. An amusing fea ture of one of the sessions was a five minute impromptu lecture, the subject be ing "The Dude.". A well-writterv brochure on "Welsh Nationality," showing what It Is and what It Isn't, has Just been issued by the Welsh National .Press company, . Carnar von. It Is by C. E, Breese, who has some thing to say, and says It breezily. For example: "We cannot all be leaders, and It will be of immense Importance to the Cymro Fydd movement that care shalll be taken In the selection of Its chief officers. Personal fame Is but too Often the purpose for which patriotic move ments are started. Whenever this Is so patrotlsm Is the mask which disguises infatuated self-conceit." Pedestrians who are desirous of set ting out on a walking tour In Wales, may do . so .advantageously by starting from Hawarden and proceeding as far as Holy well for the first stage, a distance of twelve miles. From, Holywell proceed to Abergele. Pass through Llandulas and Llanduden, crossing the river Conway to Aber-Conway. Aber, with Beaumaris on the right, will make the next station. Proceed hence to Bangor, and hence to Carnarvon. About twelve miles farther on Is Llanberls, from which point Snow don can be ascended, and If the road Is kept a guide may be dispensed with. From this point so many routes may be chosen that It must be left to the tourist to de cide for himself. Good accommodation may be obtained at all places on the route. AN OLD-TIME NOVEL. A pretty girl With wavy curl, An evening party somewhat late; . A homeward walk, A loving talk A kissing tableau at the gate. A moonlight night, A hand squeesed tight, A little reference to papa; A little kiss, - AMttle bHss, ' A consultation with mamma' f !.'" t." 'A little church, . : "For bad or worse Tou take this maid your wife to be; A trembling yes, - A loving press, - .. ','' A little wife to live with me. ..' " .., , -WUuanuv Weekly. Stories About; the Man from Maine, Tom Reed's First Law Suit How He Won His Spurs in Congress Other Anecdotes. In a recent letter from Portland. Me., to the Chicago Times-Herald Walter Wellman corrects a number of current misconceptions concerning Thomas B. Reed and Incidentally narrates a few good anecdotes. Of course, writes Mr. Wellman, Tom Reed was a poor boy. Every one of his friends In Portland knows he Is an avowed candidate for the presidency, and there would be no need of Indulgence In an ambition like this If he had been born with any silver spoons In reach of his mouth. Some one suggested the spoon simile to Mr. Reed the other day, and the big man replied: "Silver spoons? We used pewter ones when I was a boy, and when they ran short father carved othors out of pieces of wood." Young Thomas Brack ett attended the city schools and went through the high school without any one suspecting that there were in him any elements of greatness. I looked all aDout Portland, and was agreeably dis appointed when I failed to discover the ancient and toothless prophet who had fifty years ago predicted that Tommle Reed had a great future before him. At 12 or 15 he was a big, overgrown boy, with plenty of flesh, but without much strength or activity. He has never fully recovered from his tendency to fat and laziness. That he is la.v h n,i. mlts, but It is physical and not mental Indolence, for Mr. Reed's mind Is and always has been exceedingly busy from early morning until late at night. He has read everything. Btudied every thing, and mastered three or four lan guages. Including one that Is dead. No lazy man takes up the atudv nt Evn,.i. at 50, or Italian at S3, and of Spanish at 56. as Mr. Reed has done. Heed's First Lawsuit. There Is a good story about Tom Reed s first lawsuit. After leaving col lege Mr. Reed studied law with Judge Howard and Sewell Strnnit d., had an attack of the California fever This was In 1861. and Reed WA9 22 VMM old. He went to Stockton and San Jose. iiu in me lacier town finally hung out his shingle. , It was there that Mr- Reed tried his first case In court. He wn employed to defend Jose Garcia, n Spaniard, charged with "assault with Intent to kill and murder." 'The ao. cused was out on ball, and when the trial came on was practically unable to present any defense, for the simple reason that he had killed his man. and did not know how to lie out of It. The testimony offered by the prosecution made this fact plain enough, "and all could do," said Mr. Reed once upon a time, 'was to offer some evidence con cerning my client's previous good char acter, and then talk. This I did to the best of my ability. I scarcely knew what I was going to say, but while on my feet a haippy thought came to m. 'Admltttlng, for the sake of argument,' said I to the jruy, In my most persua sive way, 'that a Senor Garcia did shoot this man, where is the evidence that that Jose Garcia is the Jose Garcia now on trial In this court?' I went on toi de clare that, while the prosecution had offered considerable testimony to the effect that Jose Garcia had done the shooting, it had not in the least particu lar identified this Jos Garcia with the crime. 'Suppose,' I aeked, a hundred witnesses were to come Into court ani swear they had seen John Smith shoot Bill Brown, and then suppose a John Smith was on trial for his life, accused of the crime. Would it not be necessary, gentlemen of the Jury, to offer proof that this John Smith was the very John Smith who had committed the crime?' It changed to be an unusually Intelligent Jury," said Mr. Reed, in con clusion, "and it saw the point very quickly and acquitted my man. This is the way In whtcn I tnea ana won my first case In court." Another Interesting Case. Probably the funniest lawsuit Tom Reed ever had to try came into court here in Portland shortly after he re turned from his extremely peaceful ex periences In the war. He defended a newspaper in an action for libel brought bv a citizen of Portland who had been charged in print with being "on record as the biggest liar in the state of Maine." 'This was Mr. Reed's first Im portant case at home, and he was nat urally eager to win It. When he an nounced his Intention of pleading tne truth of the charge In Justification his friends, Judge Howard, Sewell strout and others, told him he was making a great mistake. "You never can Jus tify such a sweeping charge as that." they said, "and If you attempt It you will only make the damages so mucn the heavier for your client to pay." P.eed admitted it was a hard task to prove that any particular man the big gest liar In a state which has been famous for Its production of liars, but he though he woulfrchance It. He put on' the. stand a great number of wlt lietses whose testimony tended to es tablish the reputation of the plaintiff as an habitual and artistic liar. When the evidence was all in Keen addressed the jury. After reviewing the testimony he paid he believed every one of the Jurors would agree with him they had shown the plaintiff to be as big a liar as any self-respecting state ovght.'to have within Its borders, and the onus of producing a bigger nar man this plaintiff, with the consequent dis grace to the fair state of Maine, woum have to rert upon the prosecution. This captivated the. Jury, and from that on the young lawyer had things all his own way. It chanced that one of the wltnemes had brought out the fact that Colonel Jones, the plaintiffs lawyer, had himself certified on more than one occasion to the plaintiff's haJblt of pre varicating, and so In the course of his argument young Reed frequently maae use of such expressions met Twenty-seven witnesses, including Cc-loncl Jones, swear so-and-so. Eight witnesses, exclusive of Colonel Jones,, swear to the contrary." By these means the ambitious young law yer managed to keep a grin on the faces of the Jury from start to finish, and a verdict was promptly rendered for the defense. When this amusing and somewhat celebrated case came to an end young Reed developed one of those characteristics which have marked him from that day to this. In view of this verdict," he had the pleasure of writing to a number of fel lows he knew throughout the etate of Maine, "you ought to thank me for hav ing relieved you of a good deal of sus picion." - How He Won His Stars. - In Tom Reed's library hangs a framed wood-cut from one of the Il lustrated papers. 'It depicts the scene In which' Reed as chief actor won his first spurt as a. member of congress. When Reed first -went to Washington to take his seat In the houe the Hayes Tllden presidential election contest was the reigning sensation. A special com mittee was to be appointed to investi gate allege frauds. That was the Pot ter committee. Reed was lucky to get a place thereon, a considerable honor for a new and unknown man. This good fortune came to him largely be cause Garfield, Hale and other promi nent Republican members of the house did not care for the Job. It fell to Reed's lot to examine the witnesses, and the wood-cut, which hang in his library, shows the Potter committee at work in the basement of the capital, with Tom Reed examining the famous witness, Anderson. It will be remem bered that this witness' testimony, as brought out by Colonel William R. Morrison, contained an appalling ar raignment of Republican methods In Loulslanna. That was on Frklay. On Saturday Governor Clatliln - went to Washington, and,' meeting Reed, said to him: "What Is the matter down here? I can't find any of our Republi can fellows. They all appear to be ashamed of themselves and In hiding." "Well, we will change that," remarked Reed, coolly. "What are you going to do?" inquit'fd the' governor. "I am going to crofs-examine that witness, and I'll tear him. all to pieces," said Reed. When a number of Republicans heard what the young congressman was going to do they sought him out and remonstrated. They said It would never do to attempt a cross-examination of Anderson, for even If a liar that witness was much too smart to be caught at it. "We'll see about that," drawled Reed. "I'll make that fellow trot or Jump the harness." The next Monday Anderson was put on the stand again, and Reed cross-examined him. Probably there never was before or since such a fine example of the high art of roasting a witness. Even the Democratic papers conceded that their witness had gone to pieces, and the Republicans began to come out of their hiding places. As Reed himself says, "I never had so much fun outside of a theater." This performance estab lished Reed's reputation as a man of shrewdness and nerve, and when the committee was about to go over to New York the Tllden people paid the young congressman from Mains the high com pliment of sending a dispatch to Wash ington reading as follows: "For God's sake get that fellow Reed pff the com mittee." MIDSUMMER MIRTH. From the Philadelphia Record. "Uriels-1, I want a pound of steak, a bag of salt, two ounces of pepper, a loaf of bread and a pound of butter. Do you think you can remember them all, or shall I write them down?" "Sure, mam, I kin romlmbjr one by the other. . When I hev bread I know I want butter, and when I have a Steak, I want ptpper and salt." "All right. Go, and don't be long." Bridget was not long. She was back In a very short time, but with an empty baskxt. . . t -v . - . .. "Why, where Is the dinner, Bridget?" "I couldn't remember wan of them. mam." ,"Why, I thought you could remember each article by the one before it." "Faith, mam, I had nothln' to remlmber the furst one by." Ethel (aged 4) "Did you know Adam named toll th? animals?" Frances (aged 3) "Did he name the el phant?" Kthel "Of course he did." Frances (after a wondering pause) "How did he name the elephant?" Ethel (in a superior tone) "Why, I suppose he looked at th? elephant and he said: 'I think you look just like an ele phant, and I guess I'll call you elephant.' That a why he did it." "Are you sure this, is a genuine bens?" asked the customer. "Sure!" cried the picture, dealer, prove It. Rubens Ru "I'll "Yes, sir!" said the clerk at the back of the store. "Who painted this old master?" "Me, sir," said the clerk. But the customer-wae not satisfied and went away without buying. Harper's tsaiar. MAKING LIGHT OF HIM. 4 Rector You see things in a different light - since you married, do you not Mrs. Nuwed "1 ought to. There were Of ten lamps among our wedding presents. "Plck-Me-Up. 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