FISH TRADE TRICKS: HOW THE PROFESSIONALS LOCATE A BITING" GROUND. I-In turret of Sarcaafal FtahlnaT Off tht? Sew Jersey oaa MarL-lcaj th o4 For Fatare l atrhea a.a.4 DodKlaC Rlvala. "Lot tliC rang, Will?" "Look liif it. T'ce the wtluut tits; on toe Ijili?" "Yes; Ftands tboct aest-uorthwest." "And tbe cburch tteep'e son-soo-tPFtr "To tbe dot. No mistake about that" "How Leads Lsdomus' cottage?' "About dee vest." "We ooht to be ixarly over it now, Will. rUau.1 b to Iff go wheu I fiug cot Steady, now; steady! Let bT rip. New! Now! Enl.'yboy! Eight over the middle! it" Tbst is bow tbe rn-fefsiona! fbor Iran e!ri'2 the Jersey coat finds his fa vorite bkii:s" ground. The latter may t 0 or wore fatucais dep. aud a dorvn or more ruiles c2sLiors tot, with tLe a:i of snch landmarks us tret -, etvftks Ri-d b-.-a. b cottages, Jviug ia variocs directions aJoufr the ftraud, tbet-e rrac!: turfmen seldom niakeaiLis t.:ke iaN,ptckins up" the prootid socjibt t ffibcre. It's uo f?j job this f.sdinu of pome pariirolarly j:ood ficbiag proand tLatbasco walk on the chart aud in only fixed ia the wind of fithermen by ttudv tf distantvs frcm the sbors. It "is a well known fact that fh must l.e eor.g bt. They will not, as a rule, conie to the fisherman, be the latter profession al or amatecr. ia fish, as utll as lake firb, like rocky bottom, ami it is over this fciud of bottom that the tift catches are made. It is no easy tatk to locate a rocky bed alouR slJerx-y ccaft, arid even with ranges or land marks one is not always certain to i!uI it on another djy's fi.shinR trip. Th ranpes are manipulated this way: lu an crdiiiary mrfboat, cuili as the r.iajr.titr cf tbe Jorriy fi(-beru:en n-s-, the Leach lue that IdLs MiwLirsnml fstmsivo close im-hoif rt.-fe-ii,bk-a' a white thread tit a distance cf, Pay, 13 n.ik-8 from the laud. When the fishtr-Ijii-P oi-c'ivcr a new pronud at tr about that ci.-tisuce oSMit.re, they generally Ticktinre marks on land one north, one south and the third directly to the westward. y bringing the.- three marks to a converpence tbe happy buut iuR ground is located. As a rula these fishermen are a bit e likb when new prooiidg are discover fd. They conceal tiie iact as lone as pofiblo Iroin one another, for business reasons principally, fur there is a ripe competition among these beach coml rs, and it is only by playing pns.-iitu and keeping a weather tyo open that one Icarus what bis rival sometime" knows. One day last R-jfon a report r was in one of tiiese snrf boats IS miles offshore from Earnccat. The tisherman in charge cf the tiny i-iaft was beading for a rocky bottom as far offshore as be dared to (! ) vilhont compass and provisions. When within a mile or eo of tho ground, an other fisherman and his helper were ecn at aix'ior. They weTe hauling cp whacking big bass as fast as they coald . i . . i . . i . i . .i n rnir nni 1111:1 H ii:vt'i hit iiii't nit:iiir-ii to be having a glorious time. After the two boats bad separated mfSiiently to permit a private conversation tho pro fessional in rharge of the first mention ed craft said to his snipmate: "Did you mark it?" "Yes," answered the other. "The pur's to tho westward, the lite saviug station is to tho northward aud the cottage cf that old crank is lo the south ward." "That's tbe way I made it," replied the first speaker. All this seemed like eo much Greek to one of the amateurs in the boat who began to ask questions. "That's a new ground," said the fish erman. "We didn't know that it exist ed. Yes, they are catching lots of fish. Why ilcn't I go back and tiy it? Well, I do not use to imitate people at leasi I do not caro to let them see me copy them. I'll try it some other day." It may bave been professional pride or etinuette, this sharp bit of practice, but iu othir walks cf life it would be called a trick of the trade. It's done all along the beach. Here's another trick of the trade that a sorfman at Bel mar taught this landlnbberly reporter. There's a schooner that takes city folk from Asbary Park offshore to fish. Fhe was anchored ten miles offshore this particular morning over a newly fonnd ground, and there were ha.f a dozen or more surf boats clustered about ber. Tbe biting was first class, but presently one of the big fishing xteamboats from the liattery was sighted beading down the lieach. There was an iuteichange of conversation on the part of the profes sional fishermen, but they suddenly pulled -p anchors as if one man aud b 'gan rowing around. The schooner weighed ber bowei also aud oudtr ber beadsails and mainsail reached offshore. Naturally tbe ama tonrs wanted to know why a shift ;houId be made, especially as the strikes were unusually lively. "That's the Hal Oorstcr coming down." said one of the fisherineu in a half whisper, as if those uu tbe steamboat could bear bim, al thoticb she was folly two miles away. "We bave a good ground uera, and we lou't want her pilots to find tli ranges. Sbe'il keep to the southward, and we'll circle arouud until she' gits oct of tbe way. That's bow we save our bacon." And they did save it too. The steam -I oat kept to tbe southward for some lit tle distance aud finally, being uuahlo to get tbe ranges or whatever ground her pilots had in view, came about :ain and stood to the northward, final ly anchoring o!T Long Branch. She bud 110 sooner doue so vhtu the fishing achoouer and surlb-.iats, after a mental nnd ocular struggle with rauges, were Lack in their original positions, with their amateurs fishing like mischief. New York Mail and Expretx liaantie Rrparlrr, the had put on ber hat and gloves aud was moving toward, the door, when lie looked op from bis newspaper and asked : "Where arc yon going?" "A busbaud with good souse never asks bis wife where she is going." "Bnt I suppose a woman with good flense has tbe right to ask ber husband where be in going?" "A woman with good sense never doe anything of the kind, liei-aus if she has good 6euse she i:cvcr marries, so she has no bnsband. Ta. ta ! ' Aud it never dawned on ber thst she bad called herself an idiot. iVarson's Weekly. Hi Cartab l.t. ilr. Pitt i-iuce your frku.l L'linhius .married Miss Bonds be Las Leiu Lad iug the life of a dog. Mr. Peun I'm sorry for him. "I'm not." "Don't yea sympathize vi:"i bim?" "Not at all. lie has noising to do bnt eat, bleep and amuse Limstif. It't tbe life cf a pet pog dog be leads." littibarg Chronicle-Telegraph. Oar Too O.'Ora. "Wbat'aall this excitement about:'' "Nothing worth mentioning. tu got knocked down." "Accident?" "Not exactly. One of these men who always catch bold of yen and push oa out of their way wheu you happen to meet them at a crowded corner gralbed ttie wrong man just now. That's elL" Chicago Tribune Tho fraaplrloaa Mother. c lmire a baby and tbe mother al- looks pleased. Admire Iit dog '"tie glares at yon. May be tbe reason whis is that she is quite sure yon do IUisb to steal the baby, but isn't 11-.tber certain regarding your atteu feir where Umi dog is conoeruul. Lx- A SILLY TRAGEDY. The Oael BMirrr Tom Portpr Sir llrmrj Urllaala. Sorce of the RoyaliiU who wot forced U endure the English common wealth seemed to console themselves for the dullness of lifo under a Puritan government by fighting as many duels as they cocld compass, so that ignoble fqnabbii andfooIisJi plots make op the Lis-toty of their day. T.im Porter was of a family whi'-.h bud zealuusly eervtd the king. Under the new government bis occupation was gone, and he descended to a triviality cf life which finally involved him in a most pathetic event. This was a doel which be fonght with his friend. Sir Henry Pellasis, and which, says Pepys iu his "Diary," is worth remembering for "the siliiuess of the quarrol a kind of emblem of the general oom'plex iou of the whole kingdom. " But silly as the quarrel nulUoubtedly was it carried in it an element of heart Ireak. The two young men involved were intimate ftiends and companions, but one day, "being merry in company," Tom Porter said be should like to eea the man ic Kugland who wonld daro give him a Mow. With that Sir Henry Bellasis struck him a box on tbe ear. The inevitable iuel followed, wherein each was wounded. Sir Henry proved to be seriou.-iy hurt, so be called Porter, kissed bim and bade bim fly. "For," said be, "Tom, thou bast hurt me. tut I will makeshift to stand npou uiy legs till thou nnyst withdraw, for I would not have thee troubled for what thou bast done." Porter profited by bi friend's gener osity and escaped to Franco. Sir Henry died a few days later, aud Pepys con cludes "It is pretty to see bow the world do talk of them as a coople of fools thai killed one another out of love." SHOPPING IN ITALY. Oa(!anrf!aa Mrthoda That Make It a Moat Tlmon Task. A source cf trial is what appears to us the octlnudish method cf having things that apparently belong togrthet sold iu different establishments. Silks are f suud in one shop, woolens iu an other aud ribbons in a third. At none of these can cue bjy needles and thread. If a woman wirhes to hang a pair of curtr.ius, she purchases the materials at one tbop, the rod and rings at a differ ent jlaoe, the iron fiitnres at a third and has to go to a fourth to find an up holsterer to pnt th m np. She must visit a tohaccv shop for salt and cannot find, as with us, vegetables, fruit or bread at a grocer's. "It may thus readily 1 seen that oue must travel a good deal to do ber marketing or shopping. Add to all this the confusion incident to the fact that the stjudards of measure end weight are different from oars, a meter exceeding a yard and a pouud containing but 12 ounces, and a faint iiW may be forrucd cf the mental com plications of the traveler. There is also a ceitain amount cf beating down to be done in iiearly every shop, aud even after balf an hour's bar gaining the purchaser cherishes awful doubts lest she might not bave bought the thing cheaper. Shopping is really almost equal to the contemplation of faded frescoes for lowering the mental tone, and it is hard to say which has the more to answer fur in the exhausted state in which most travelers leave Italy. Harptr's Bazar. Ilrrr Straaaa F.realriritlr. Writing of the eccentricities of Heir Strauss, tbe dance music composer, a Vienna writer says he is as nervous as a composer as be is a director, ("lad in a velvet costume, with patent leather boots reaching to his kuees, bis eyes aflame aud iu a fit of inspiration, be goes strid ing through the bouse like a maniac. 1! inspiration does uot come to bim iu the sahiu, be clutches his papers and goes to bis liedrootn cr to his wife's boudoir. Sometimes the waltz oegun in the pal lor is finished in the kitchen. Mme. i Strauss, who appreciates and under stands her busbaud 's habits, has balf a dozf u pianos scattered through the boose, and iu each room a table with writing materials, so that in whatever nook her husband finds himself - be is quite at heme, Mmc. Strauss was once a favorite r tress on the Vienna stage. Moarivr'i Jaraioi at 1'aaaalirpoc. The infantry suffered terribly. It was impossible to advance along the narrow , track, and v.hen the guns were ordered . op the situation was iu no way better . ed. Nearly every horse was killed or wounded. A deep ditch, cut across the road, hindered effective action, and the jly position where reply to the enemy's fire Was possible lay beyond this olta cle. Despite the losses cf bis command, Jackson managed to lift one gun across by baud, but bis men became demoral ized. They Jeft their posts. The example of their lieutenant, walking op and down on tbe shot swept road and exclaiming calmly: "There is no danger, see? I am not hit," failed to inspire them with confidence Alany bad already fallen. Tbe infantry, with the exception of 'a small esooTt, which held its ground with difficulty, bad dis appeared, aud General Worth, oliscrv-" iug Jacksou's perilous situation, sent him orders to retire. He replied it was more dangerous to withdraw thau to j stand fast, aud if they would give bim I 50 veterans hj would rather attempt the. rapture of the breastwork. Hen derson's "Stonewall Jackson and the Civil War." Trlsraah Blaadrra. Twofuuny telegraph stories are print ed by the Pittsburg Dispatch oa the aathcrity cf a former employee of the Western Union company. He was receiving a dispatch from Albany, in which the sender was not evercarefel in tbe matter of spacing h letters. Lawtnu took tbe address as fol lows: "Dr. A Wiug, room car jigent. Central depot. New York." The dispatcn came back with tbe marginal report that there was no snch person at the address named. The oper ator at Albany was called up, and ex planations followed, in consequence of which tbe address vr.i cl.ii.-U to "drawing room car ageut. Central de pot." A still more absurd mistake was once made in the fame offices when a tele gram was received for "James W. Giles, pie clerk, Brooklyn nasty yard." This was afterward amended to read, "James W. Gillespie, clerk, Brooklyn navy yard." Snirtraa'i Blaat Oltta. Wbrn .Mr. Spurgeon first began bis ministry, an anonymous rritio nsed to write to bim constantly about bis mis take in grammar and pronunciation. Mr. Spurgeon at first rcented these criticisms, but he soon learned to profit by them. "After awhile," bo said i tilling tbe story, "I looked for bis week ly mt nr. randa with "much interest. If I rt-peated a sentence which I bad used t'.vo or throe Sundays before, be would write, 'See tbe same expression in such 8ud such a strmon. " Mr. Spurgeon, like everybody else, had bis pet quotation, and lie used tbts l;ne, "Nothing in my hand to bring," rather frequently. So his commentator wrote him, "We are sufficiently in formed of the vacuity of yonr band." CPiie years ago, according to tne Lin dott Ladies' Kennel JoornaL Sir Heurr I Irving had a dog he called Midsurntmr j Night's Dream. He thought it was a bull terrier aud made a present cf it to G. W. Cbilds. Tbe animal was exhibit fd ia a Philadelphia exhibition, where It attracted considerable attention. This loosed tne ire of tbe other exhibitors, and they declared that Midsummer Niebt't Dream was not a bull terrier, ; but a half bred bulldog. On of (hem wrote on a piece of paper, which wao ' attached to the dog'e kennel, "Henry Irving may know a great deal about Shakespeare., bet be knows nothing iboDt bull terrier." GEN. SHAFTER'S LESSON. It Waa oa Tula Ooonaloa That tla I.earaed la Urcitle For niiuaejf. Il-re is a story thflt the Cleveland Leader pollers about General Shatter, It centers about his salient trait cf be ing pugnacious, just as all current and well invented anecdotes of "Fighting Bob" Evans revolve arouud ome in candescent bit of profanity. Bat tbe orr reus thus, as the general is mad a null it: ' "01100, when I was a boy ai school i wa-n't moretbau 10 or 11 years old at tho time oor teacher called up the class ia mental arithmetic and began putting questions, beginning with tbe pupil at the bead of the row and going down towird tbe foot, until some- one could give the correct answer. I stood somewhere near the middle, and next below- rue was a boy who was three years older and considerably ahead of me in the various studies that we bad. "How much are 13 and 9 and 8?" the teacher asked. "While one after another of the boys and girls ahead of me guessed aud failed to get it right I figured out what I thought the answer ought to bo. The question bad almost got to me when I beard tbe bis boy. just below me whis pering, apparently to himself, but loud tuonph for me to hear, '29, 29, 29. "rinallythe pupil above me failed to answer correctly, and then it was my turn. " 'Well, Willie,' said the teacher, 'le t's see if yoa know the answer. Come, now, be prompt.' "I cocked my head tip proudly on cne side, cast a triumphant look at those who had 'fallen down on the problem and said, so that everybody in the Hcboolrooni could hear me: " 'Twenty-nine 1' " 'Next. How many are 13 and 9 and 8? " "Aw !' said the big boy below me, with a look cf supreme contempt at the rcftcf ns, 'SO! 1 "That was what I bad figured it to te myself, aud when the teacher said 'correct' I wanted to fiht. "I didn't assault bim, but I made up my mind right there and tbeutodepend on my own judgment in the future, and ever since then when I Lave bad any thing to do and had figured out what I considered the best way to do it I have gouo abi'ad, remembering, when people criticised or tried to throw me off tbe track, bow that big boy made a fool of me iu tbe mental arithmetic class." SETTLED THE BORE. Aa Ahrnpt Trrailaatioa to a Hritai. rant ( veraalloa. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, when on bis first visit to this country several years ago, was taking a cbop aud a g'.dss of ale in a Washington restaurant oue afternoon, and a man around town whais somewhat noted for bisfeirward-ne-ss, not to say bis freshness, was din ing in the same room, and he recognized the English purliameutarian. He walked over to Chamberlain's table, and, quite nuinvited, took the opposite seat. With in the space of fiveminoteg be was tell ing Cbamberlaiu what a third rate out fit he considered England to be. The man's talk, needless to ray, was in very rank taste. Cbamlrlaiu ad-usted his monocle firmly and locked at the ob trusive chap amusedly. "Now, we'll take England in the matter of great men," said Chamber lain's uninvited table mate. "Where docs Eugland cut in in the matter of great men nowadays, anyhow: England has got Gladstone, cf course, but be was born about 110 years ap, aud he's a back number. I'll ju.-t ask you, ilr. Chamberlain, a fair question. What rtslly gnat man, what noted character, has f jiglai d prtslucexl, hay, within the ra-t Mi ears? Answer me that, sir!" "With pleasure," said ChamUrlaiu, ruitiiug his monoc le to fall into his lap and taking bis bat aud cane from the rack. "Great man, me. Noted cbar-ncte-r. Jack the Kipper. I bid you good af ternexoi. " Washington Post. LaarlaK a- Feloa. Dr. Stivers of Now Yuk had a large fispensary clinic, and rarely a day passed that oue or more cases of felon did not appear. "It won't hurt," was always hi- comforting assurance to the patient if the latter made any outcry. "Pnt yonr finger down there," indicat ing the edge of the table, "aud keep stiil!" be commanded, and patients, as a rule, made little fuss. Dr. Stivers once bad a felon on bis left forefinger. He poulticed it for about a week, and walked tbe floor with pain BtuighL At last he went to bis assistant surgeon, who said gravely, "That ought to bave beien lanced before." "Possibly but" said Dr. Stivers, and then, with "a long breath "per--baps you'd better lance it riow." "Certainly," said the assistant sur geon. "Put your finger on the labia" Dt. Stivers complied, and with a face as white as paper watched tbe knife "Be gentle," be cautioned. "That's an awful 6oro finger!" "It won't hurt." remarked the as sistant surgeon, and tbe sharp steel de scended There was a bowl of agony from Dr. Stivers, and with his finger in his other band he danced about tbe room crying, "Oh, oh, oh!" "Why," remarked the assistant eur geon, "I bave beard you tell patient: hundreds of times that it didn't hart to lance a feion. " "No doubt, no doubt you have," groaned Dr. Stivers, "but that depends on which end of the knife a man is at" Exchange. A hoaveatr Kan. Among the many souvenirs cf the war is a set cf unusually attractive fans mannfactnred by a Boston woman, Miss MaUd Hay Barrows. She conceived tbe idea of making fans in the semblance of our soldiers. Wheu tbe fan is closed, it presents the figure of a stalwart young fellow iu uniform. When opened slow ly, bis twin brother promptly steps op esido lain. A little wider and there '.omes a third; then others follow in rapid succession until ten brave fellows stand abreft. There are four of these small detachments, the sailor lads, the sentinels, tbe naval commander and the rough riders. Tbe original sketches were made by Miss Helen Nicolay of Washington. Pralae For aa Amerleaa Girl. "Miss .Yaw, tbe American vocalist, who is mow Liuging' at tbe promenade concerts, can tuast of possessing the highest voice ever known. Misa Sibyl Sanderson's Eiffe-l tower' note, intro ihiecd with such eff ect in 'Esclaraioode, is now surpassed ly nearly five full note. This phenomenal upper register is, according to medical research, doe to on" abnormal arrangement of the vo cal chords. The list cf siegers who can siog Mcrurt's 'Acgui d'lnferno and Nou Sei Cf pace,' which introduce again and again the F in alt, is a short one, tnd this note is nearly an octave lower ;han Miss Yaw's E in altissima" Loudon Cbroc'tle. Smarter Thaa lie looked. A Boston Lroker boasts of rather a bright office boy. Oue ot his friends dropping in at the office dispatched the lad fur soffe cigars, giving him a $) bill to pay for them. The boy returned with four cigars. The caller commended bim for purchasing mcb guod oups, and pasted them around. Shortly after the broker wa left alone iu tbe office, when the threwd urchin bended bim six cigars with tbe remark, " 'Ere't tbe rest cf tbem cigars, Mr. Margin." Boston Commercial Bulletin. Hortlraltare at Home. Expectant Father Well, is it a lit tle peach? - , Excited Nurse No, sir. It's a little pair. Yonkers Statesman. "Some folks," said Uncle Ebcn, "makes yer fink cb a circus hoss.- Dey i'allops tell dey'i out ob brof, but dey lebber gilt nowLar,''' Washington iwe. PARTY -LEADERS' Philadelphia Leas Off in Wipin Out All Republican Fac tional Lines. MAETIN A3 A STALWAET. Ho Decline to Join tho Wannmaker-;rton-c;rahain C oinblae and Stands by 111 Party Mct'lu it score Judge Gordon Tho t?tiay Caw. (Special Correspondence.) Philadelphia. Dec. 6. The Quaker City ia experiencing a remarkabie chance in political conditions in the contest for the Republican nomination for mayor, which U now under way. Though the convention will net be held until the 2ih Inst., the result is at-' ready toreshadowed In the combination of forces back of the candidacy cf Famuel 1L Ahbi idi;e. who at last month's election was chosen to suc ceed himself as coroner. Ashbrldpre Is popular with the rank and file of the Republican party, and. with a porkive trench of hla own. and with friendly relations with all the leaders, he was the logical candidate for them to unite upon. Thla was done after an agree ment among themselves that factional hostilities must cease. After several years of the most bitter and expensive contest ever woced within any po litical organization It Is a source of alisfaction to all that combiners and auti-comblners, leaders' leagues and jtber factionlsts shall cease to exist as such, and that all elements can sup fort an acceptable candidate. To th" 3ia;terly leadership of Senator Quay aay b attributed this happy soTutlon of a problem which has been the oc casion of bo much concern to those who have the welfare of the Republican party at heart. Senator Quay had nothing: to do with the selection of a candidate; his work was to bring about harmony anions the leaders. The senior senator and I.avid Martin are t;ow on very frMidly terms. They have had frequent conferences of late and evidently understand each other thor oughly. David II. Lane, whom Colo nel Quay designated as chief harmon ize r. meets Senator Martin almost daily, and he also has quiet chats with Sen ator Durham nearly every afternoon. It Is predicted that when the mayoralty convention rets together there will be but on candidate placed In nomina tion. Coroner Ashbridfte. His election by an immense majority Is assured. MARTIK A STALWART. These harmonious relations are not merely confined to local politics, but Ihey cover tste politics as weil. Sen ator Martin gave his word to stand by Colonel Stone, and despite the en treaties of the Wanamaker-Gordon-friaham combine to turn in for Jenks he loyally supported the whole Repub lican ticket, and the 85.COO plurality for Colonel Stone was the result. The same influences are now working to get Sen ator Martin to Join In the fusion move ment to keep Republican memters of the legislature out of the Republican caucus for snt-aker f the house, but he replies, like Senator Magee. of Alle gheny, that he is "a Republican. It is Martin's proud boast that he never cut a candidate on any Republican ticket. He has time and tli-.e again emphasized his stalwart Republicanism and every one of his followers In the legislature will be found In the Re publican caucus and standing by the i hoire cf the majority for speaker and I'nited Statv st-nator. Interest naturally centers In the trial f Senator Quay, which comes up In court on the 12th Inst. Not even those a ho are pushing this prosecution have any idi-a that there will be a conviction "f any of the defendants. The political conspirators back of this most des- jrate and contemptible case, however, vainly hepe that they may In some manner Injure Senator Quay so as to affect him In his canvass for re-election to the United States senate. Tha combined energies and resources of Wanamaker, (Jordon and eirahnm thrown into this case have failed sig nally to prejudice the public mind against Senator Quay. It is everyw here regarded as the most infamous case cf political persecution ever attempted in this county. it is not generally known but It Is a fact, nevertheless, that even with the Quay Interests having no op portunity to be represented by coun rel before the grand Jury, as dt-fendanta are nper heard there, the grat d Jury came within one vote of dismissing all the indictments In the case. And this happened, too, after George S. Graham, with ail the power of the district at torney's office at his back, had spoken for more than two hours, presenting the case with all the coloring which a master In this line could paint against the defendants. The vote was 9 to II In favor of letting the case go to trial. Under the law Graham had to have 12 votes or his case would have fallen then and there. The proceedings since have been in line with what usually happens under similar circumstances. As was expected. Judge Finletter, whose son is employed as an assistant to District Atteirney Graham, and who took part In the argument, dismissed the demurrers of Senator Quay's coun sel, and the case goes to the Jury. With anything lll;e an Impartial trial acquittal of the accused is bound to follow. Many leading citizens have publicly expressed themselves In de claring that neither Senator Quay nor his son Richard. In their tranractions with the People's bank, did anything more than business men do every day in borrowing money, for which they give collateral, and upon which they pay the usual rate of Interest. M CLURE SCORES GORDON. Probably the most amusing of the many exciting episodes of this earn paign against Senator Quay occurred this week." following Judge Gordon's sensational retirement from the bench on the morning that the Quay case was to come up In his court. If Judga Gorden had deliberately determined to further impress that Idea noon tbe minds tf those who believe his retlre irent from the Judiciary was due to hla fear cf the Impeachment proceedings eontemplaed by Senator Quay's friends he ecu'd not have made a move more calculated to do so than that which he did this week. Colonel A. K. McClure, of The Times, has been one of the most outspoken of those who have criticized Judge Gordon's operations In politics while sitting on the bench. Gordon, stinging r der there sharp comments, came out in a three column letter with a fierce attack on McClure. He accused Mm of attacking many Judges because they would not do as he wished, of be ing at the head of a band of legislators In his earlier days w ho exacted tribute for all 'egilitlon passed at Harrlsburg. and a'.'o delared that he was still In debted to the PeopVs bank In a large amount cf money. McClure. with c'nnrac'eristlc bnldness. rrinted Grr don's tter In full in his own paper, and Informed the editors or the Phiia-delr-Va parers that he had no objec tion to their publish r.g It. In his own parer. The Times, he gave the letter under this heading. "The Compliments of a Forclb'y risrold Judge lo the Man Who Unmasked Him." In an editorial reply The Times said: -Whether Judge Cordon Is to be pit led, as a harmless lunat.c, wholly' irr responsible for his' utterances.' or whether he is t-? be criticized as an Intelligent citizen who appreciates the matlci.-uB falsity of his statements ac cusing rren who bave thwarted hi mean ambition and finally compelled, him to resign the Judicial position which he so conspicuously dishonored. Is a queptlon we leave fo the considrr ate Jddgment of the reople.'' Then af? ter taking up. aeriatum and denying each cf the charges made in Judija Cordon's letter, the editorial conclude as follow: ' "It ha been the pride of A. K. Mc Clure that he ha always been able, in bl public and private effort, to pro. yoke aaj defy the vindictive hatred and defamation of every pub'le Jobber, of every public thief, every ofllclal per. Jurer and every forcibly d:5rotd Judge, nd in charitable pity he accepts Judga Cordon' highest compliment ever glvea bim from the criminal clastes of the '.ate." The re are too many firecracker who imagine they ar 13 inch guns in so piety Atvhison Ulobe. WW WWNa UnlrW 1 VvK V o o o o o o o G O () o o o o Q o o 0 o o o a a & o o o o o Columbtis discovered America hut I have discovered BATTLE AX! There is a satisfied glad I've got it expression on the faces of all who discover the rich quality of It is an admirable chew fit for an Admiral. In no other way can you get as large a piece of as good tobacco for JO cents. member o when you doosecc-oooeoocoopoooQooo Th Ghoits ef the "Xaine." Minna Irving, a writer in Frank Les lie's monthly for December, give the story of the diver, Charles Morgan, who explored the wreck of the battleship "Mal)e, at the bottom of ITavHn har bor. The article is fascinating in its ghastly interest, an.l part of it is here T oted : "Probably the most thrilling experi ence ever met with by any diver was Charles Morgan's, )n the wreck of the battleship "Maine" at Havana. Mr. Morgan, who onntnau.ls the guns of th V. S. S. New York, is small and slender, an 1 one of the most interesting men lever met, very bright, very active, w to bri iiatu bljck eyes an.l a skin bron ze,! :th southern seas and suns. For n Mrly two weeks he remained under watr in the Maine, among the bodie of th d !, 'or seven hjurs a day a won der'iil re-.-ord of enduntneeand nerve, con sidering the fae that four hours are sup posed u be a d'ver's day. The waters of Havana barber are also very deep, and so black that be was obliged to use elec tric lamp and then could see but a foot ahead of iiu in the grave gloom of the w eekid vessel. It is best to give tbe story of his descent into the dark charnel sh'p in bis ow n dramatic woril, as h t hi it to me after his return to Sampson's tlett. It is more interesting because this it the first time be hot imparted to any one his experience in the wreck "It was horrible!' he sid. "A I d Bonded into the dMth-hip thi dea.J rose up to meet tue. They floated t-iward me w ith outstretchivl arms, as if to w-l come their (.bipinatA. Their facs were for the moit part bloate-l with decay or burned beyond recognition, hut here and tb?nj tho liithtof my lamp tltshx1 noon a stony faeM I knew, which whii I Is-t saw il bvl smiled a mirrv greti.ig, bit now roturri.vl my gs wilh strin j ny an I fallen jw. The deal choked th hatchways and blocked my passage from sUteroiisD to cabin. I hd to el'o niv w iy through them, as yon d i in a crowd. Whi'e I examined twisted iron a:id hrok en tiniers they brushed aiin--t mv hc m and tou-hl ra v should-rs with rig id hands, as if they nought to tell oie the tale ol twe disaster. I often bad to pnh ihm aside to in ke my exa-ninations ot the interior or tbe wreck. I felt like a live m in in command of tbe dead. From every part of the ship came sighs and whispers and groans. I knew it waa the gurgling of the water throegh the shat tered beams aud battered sides of the vessel, but it made inesbudder: itsourd ed so much like echoes of that awful Feb ruary night of death. The water iway ed the bodies to and fro, and kept them constantly moving with a hidoous aem blance of life. Turn which w ay I womd, I was confronted by a corpse." "Three InialU " From the New York Hun. Tb . three "insulu" hurled at onhspj y Ssiu by t'le United Statea govprnnx t.t and people w ithin five days are affordir g a solemn tort of satisfaction to the Span ish press. These repealed "insult' eon. vince the journalUtsof Madrid that w bat- i ev r qualitiea this nation may have rnani- f sted unexpectedly dnringtbf past eiciit montbs. the bad opinion -f cur manners, taste ard tact expressed in the earlir writings and later p'ivste crrespond e ice f the fomented tlnpuy )e Iy.tno waa generally accurate. Here is thecala b.gue ; 1. The prayer for the health and pros perity of the Q ieen Jtegent of Spaiu, ,f. feied publicly the other day by the chap lain of the Ui'ited States Senate. 2 The historical reference to the de struction of tbe luittlesbip Maine, con tained in tbe President' annual message to Cor gres-s. 3. The friendly application of certain of the clerks and subordinates of the Ameri can Peace Commissioners to tbe Spanish ojriniissiooers for souvenirs of the sign ing or tbe treaty. No humane Yankee will grudge to thtf Spanish editors the melancholy aieijsfac tion which t'ey derive from tbe infliction of these successive outrage. Which was the greatest insult of tbe three insults we leave to Castilian punctiliousness and F-taemaduran perceptivenesa to deter mine. Senate Will Eatlfy It The President and the Rennhlican let. ers in the Senate are not worried over U p threats ol the oppottitiou to the Peace Treaty. A poll of the Senate has leen anen oy me aaiuinlstrtllop, and the rrem.ieni believea that tbe prompt rati fication cf tbe trealv w ill he had anrt ik.i it w ill be ratified before March, an that there w ill be no necessity for an extra session on this account. Word mine from Maine that the constituents of Senator Hale are verv inueh - ' r '- to bis ttlitude on expansion, and that if ne continue to oppose tbe President's poliey there may be an open revolt giost his re ilieti.m by the legislature. So grave bts become the sltuatltn that Senator Hale hat decided to go to Augu ta. and be piesenl at the meetin, of the Republican caucus on January 4ih. This, it is sid, s Id anttwer to a demand from the Republican members of (he 'Mature that Senator Hal c .me t Augn-la and explain hia posiij.,n I e fore tbe 11 imMi.-an caucus If bi , . planalion is not aalixfai-toty the Hi publi cans may bring out Congressman Inng ley or ex-Jovernor C'eaves aa a e.,.ii. d:e kn 1 defeat Senator Hale. f W w WW Hit w w w o o o o o o a a o o o o o o o a a o o o o o a o o o o G o a o a o o o o o o o o () 0 a the name buy aoain. Of Birds That Don't Sinj. Singing is applied to. bird in the same sense that it is to human beings the utterance of musical notes. The eagle screams, the owl hoots, the crow caws, but tione of these discordaut sounds can be called singing. Many of our mnet musi-.nl bicgers are eilent during the w hole year, except in early spring; at h aet, they utter odIv low chirpings. Apart from those properly classed .. song binls, there are many f-pecies that never pretend to sing ; in fact, these far outnumber the musicians. They in elude the water-birds of every kind, both swimmers and waders; all tin birds of prey, eagles, baw ks, ow ls and vultures; and all tliegallinaoeoustribes, corapri-ing pheasants, partridges turfe eys and chickens. The gobble of the turkey-cock, tbe defiant crow of the common cock, are none of them true singing, yet it is quite probable that all of these sounds are uttered with pre cisely the same motives as those that inspire the sweet warbling of the song suirrow, the clear whistle of the rob- in, or the thrilling music of the wood ' thrush. Ordinary hou-eholel accidents bav no terrors w hen there's a bottle of Dr Thomas' Ecleciric Oil in the mediciiu c'l'-sf. Hi-hIs burns', cutsr bruises fprhins In-taut relief. In nu address at Harvani the other nUht Dr KU-nrd Everett Hal told the story of Junes Russell Lowells rtrs! client as Lowell had told it to him. lis had ii'trdly orH-nl his law ollice w lien a strangerapjs ared. Lowell def erentially ofJVred the visitor a chair took out his notelxxik, talkeel of the weather, and when he finally came to business found that the stranger waa a hill collector. Lieut, Hobson The Hero of tho Merrimac," ill tall bis wonderful story in three numbers oi THE CENTURY MAGAZINE. Thii -wilT be a fill sreotmt cf the linkine of lie "Ve-najc" -t bauiuigii, ard the experi eucrs ot iw writer nd hu akcn ta Srjaath pn oni. be Tn.d ty cverr Ainencan ia t'x land. In i crly cm ot ouny nchfy iilitrnieii pcr('.ne narnnics ia Thb Cen. Tt'Sv's new S.iaiiish War Scnr. 1 ktu men ,'iU wt r r 9 niier tmxfaM. 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