The Syracuse Journal, Volume 4, Number 1, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 4 May 1911 — Page 2

Remedy Taken In the Spring for Year*. Ralph Rust, Willis, Mich., writes: “Hood’s Sarsaparilla has been a household remedy in pur home as long as I can remember, I have taken it in the Spring for several years. It has no equal for cleansing the blood and expelling the humors that accumulate during the winter. Being a farmer and exposed to bad weather, my system is often Effected, and I often take Hood’s Sarsaparilla with good results.” Hood’s Sarsaparilla is Peculiar to Itself. There is no “just as good.” Get it today in usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called Sarsatabs. Constipation Vanishes Forever Prompt Relief—Permanent Care CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS |\ fail. Purely veget* ■ able—act surely f*AQTF bin gently oa SgSlHr* the liver. * aestion— improve the complsaßM — bright** Soeyrn. Small Piß, Small Dose, S-IPriM| Genome »««!*« Signature Thompson’s Eye Water GIBSON’S ONE GOOD POINT In the Old Gentleman’s Eyes It Out- ■ weighed Any Slight Error In Orthography. The old man had given his son a very fair education, and had taken him into his shop. The young fellow was over-nice about a great many things, but the father made no comment. One day an order came in from a customer. “I wish to goodness,” exclaimed the son, “that Gibson would learn to spell.” “What’s the matter with it?" inquired the father, cheerfully. “Why, he spells coffee with a "k.’" “No—does he? I never noticed It." “Os course you never did,” said the son, pettishly. “You never notice anything like that.” “Perhaps not, my son,” replied the old man, gently; “but there Is one thing I do notice, which you will learn by and by, and that Is that Gib- | son pays cash." A ROUGH WAY. Sill . Pete—l hear dat Sam's wife done cracked him over de haid wld a rollin’ pin an’ trowed all de kindlin’ wood at him. Joe—Well, I specks she were cele bratin’ dere woodin’ weddin’. I Clearing Kansas of Grasshoppers. A live grasshopper will eat a dead grasshopper. A farmer mixed paris green and bran together and let a grasshopper eat It. It died and 20 grasshoppers ate it up, and they died. Four hundred ate those 20 and they died. Eight thousand ate those 400 and they died. A hundred and sixty thousand ate those 8,000 and died, and the farmer was troubled no more.— Anthony Bulletin. The truth is that the love of dresii is, next after drink and gambling, one of the curses of our country.—Mrs. Humphrey. One of the loudest of the many strange cries which fill the air today is the cry for universal independence. —Mrs. H. R- Hawels. Some women are like some old hens —set In their ways.

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Ht>w David Bennett Hill Tried to Keep Judge Maynard Out of Contest in Which He Was Defeated. WHEN the standard biography of David Bennett Hill, former governor of New York and United States senator, and once a leading candidate for the Democratic presidential ! nomination, is written, it will contain i a letter which has now for 16 years been kept in Governor Hill’s safe in Albany. It will be an extraordinary revelation with respect to a most dramatic incident in Governor Hill’s career. It will put him in absolutely new light upon a matter for which he was subjected to the severest criticism. In order that there may be good understanding of it, It will be necessary to repeat some political history. In the last year of Hill’s term as governor of New York—lß90 —a very close election took place in the state. For some days there was doubt whether or not the Republicans had secured a majority in the State senate. In any event, the majority would be a very small one, possibly no greater than one vote. The issue at l|ast centered upon the election of a senator in Dutchess county, of which Poughkeepsie is the county seat. There were strong suspicions that the returns had been tampered with, and that the correct returns would show that the Republican candidate for senator had been elected. The matter was taken to the courts, and Justice Edgar M. Cullen, now chief justice of the New York court of appeals, and a Democrat, decided that the Republican returns were the correct ones, and issued a mandamus to the stafe canvassing board to accept these returns. But through what many regarded as the' interference of another justice, Isaac H. Maynard, the returns thus mandamused were not sent to the state canvassing board, instead, the Democratic returns were sent, and of course, these being the only ones before the state board, they were compelled to declare the Democratic senator elected. In that way the Democratic party secured control of the senate, and Governor Hill was severely criticised because he seemed to support Judge Maynard, certainly because he did not, when the facts became known, take action looking to-

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President Arthur Was Pleased to Make Frank Hatton Happy by Giving Him the Position of Poetmaster General. IN the latter part of President Arthur’s administration Frank Hatton became postmaster general, thereby gaining the distinction of being the youngest cabinet officer since Alexander Hamilton; he was only thirty-eight when he became a member of Arthur’s official family. A native of Ohio and the son of a newspaper man, he served through the civil war, attaining the rank of first lieutenant. Then he moved to lowa, took an active Interest In politics, and finally became editor-in-chief of the Burlington Hawkeye. In 1881 he became assistant postmaster general, and after he left the cabinet he again became a newspaper editor, first in Chicago and then of the Washington Post His death occurred in 1894. A few days before Mr. Hatton’s appointment as postmaster general was sent to the senate President Arthur received me one morning at the White House. After we had been talking about half an hour he glanced at the dock. "I have an appointment now with Frank Hatton,” he explained. *T like Frank very much; he has been a most competent assistant postmaster general. I have been told that out in lowa he is looked upon as a very clever politician. I expect to have an interesting talk with him. And after it is over I want to see you again.” Half an hour later I was once more with the president I found him signing executive documents —a large pile of them' had been placed upon his desk. He continued to sign while be talked. “Do you think Frank Hatton would make a good postmaster general?” the president asked me as soon as he saw the door leading to the outer offices shut I repUed that I hadn’t the slightest doubt of it, adding that the appointment would certainly be a very popular one with the newspaper correspondents in Washington, of whom I was one. “Frank is very ambitious to serve as postmaster" general,” the president went cm. “As you know' I have transferred General Gresham to the treasury department, and that leaves a vacancy in the postoffice department. Gresham told me that Frank Hatton ,would regard his career as complete ft he aould serve as postmaster gen-

« t , j. wards the possible impeachment of Maynard. Three years later the state of New York was to elect a member of the highest court, and Judge Maynard was nominated by the Democrats. It was the common impression that Mr. Hill, who at that time was United States senator, had forced the nomination, and when Judge Maynard was beaten by a hundred thousand majority, this defeat was regarded all over the country as a criticism more of Hill than of Maynard.' The real facts are now narrated for the first time, and they follow: Senator Hill reported to some of his friends that Richard Croker had said that Maynard, if nominated, could be elected. The friends replied: “Croker is mistaken; he cannot be elected.” “I will make further Investigation," said the senator, “and having done that, I will consult with my colleague, Senator Murphy.” The flatter had been elected senator through the capture of the Democratic legislature in the manner above described. Meeting his colleague in Washington some time later, Senator Hill said: “The general impression in New York is that if we nominate Maynard he will be defeated."

He Outwitted the Speaker

How Congressman Belford of Colorado, Long Ignored by J. Warren Kerfer, Finally Won Recognition by Clever Ruse. ONE of the quaintest of the personalities who came from the remoter west to Washington in the early eighties was James B. Belford of Colorado. He was a Republican, and when first elected was the only congressman from that state. His beard was very red and his hair was a brilliant shock of red. His complexion matched his hair and beard. He possessed a voice unlike that of any other member of congress. It was a veritable Boanerges voioe. It was like the fundamental diapason of an organ. Judge Belford gained many friends by reason of his quaint and original personality.

eral, even though that service would be only for a few months.” The president paused in his work of writing his signature and turned towards me with a characteristic very charming and kindly; smile. “Frank has been here this morning at my request. I saw during our conversation that he would be overjoyed if his name were added to the list of the country’s postmaster generals. You know, we have had quite a number of printers who have served in > that office —Benjamin Franklin, Amos Kendall, Montgomery Blair and Thomas L. James. I have heard that Horace Greeley would have been very happy if he bad been appointed postmaster general. And Frank Hatton is a printer. “Well. I have made up my mind to ( appoint Frank Hatton to the. post. It k will not be a political appokitment; , it will be in the nature of a personal j appointment, one to give pleasure to the recipient And I never saw a happier expression on a man's face then I did a little while ago when I [ intimated to Frank that if he would accept I would send his name to the * senate for postmaster general.” ’ (Copyright. 1910, by E. J. Edwards. AU * Rights Reserved.) i Quite Different » A sergeant in one of the Irish int fantry regiments has a small but act- . ive wife of whom be stands in coni siderable awe. One day he lost his - temper. The object of his wrath was . a dog belonging to the wife of one of t his superior officer*. “You ought to be ashamed to say 9 such things, and to lose your temper . with an animal,” she said, while the j big sergeant looked shamefaced and s anxious. “I shall report your lan--3 guage.” “To—to her, ma'am?" faltered the , penitent soldier. “To my husband,” said the lady. * “Do so, ma'am,” said the culprit, ? cheerfully. “I well deserve it I was s only fearing you meant to tell my t wife.” For Chinese Students. l " A hall of residences for Chinese stu- '' dents ts the latest educational move--1 ment in London. The hall will absorb a large number of the 300 Chinese 0 students who are at present resident t in England and Scotland. 'When they e come to London they almost inevfte ably got into mediocre lodgings and s obtain an unfavorable view at British t. life. It is to prevent them taking back i to China a wrong impression of weste ern civilization that the hall st rssli- dence is being established.

"We have got to nominate him, and • in my opinion he will be elected,” re torted Murphy. x - Again Hill made an investigation, and became definitely satisfied that Maynard would be overwhelmingly defeated. He therefore determined to write Maynard. The senator began the letter to Maynard by saying: “I am about to write a letter which will give me more paid than any I have written since I entered public life. I am going to tell you frankly that In my opinion, In the opinion of practically the entire bar of New York state, arid a majority of the Democratic leaders, you cannot be I would therefore suggest. to you that you, in some discreet and satisfactory way, make it known that you must not be considered as a candidate for the court of appeals bench." Judge Maynard received this letter by messenger. In due time that messenger returned to Senator Hill with this reply: “Judge Maynard says that he can afford to be defeated by the people, but he cannot afford to be humiliated by his party. He therefore will not withdraw, but will insist upon his nomination.” “Very well,” replied Senator Hill. “If be Insists, I have no doubt his nomination will be made. But I am afraid he will regret It.” And regret his action Maynard surely did. w z Rights Reserved.) (Copyright, 1910, by E. J. Edwards. All

For some time after he came to congress Judge Belford was silent, being disposed to familiarize himself with the proceedings of the house. At last he began to rise regularly in his place soon after the session began each noon and call in a booming voice: “Mr. Speaker, Mr. Speaker!” Soon the regularity with which Judge Belford arose and bawled “Mr. Speaker!” was a recognized incident of the house, and one which occasioned much merriment. » But cry aloud as he might, Judge Belford failed to catch Speaker J. Warren Keif er’s eye for weeks; and when finally he did gain recognition of the chair the manner in which he did so was published far and wide. But the explanation of >how» Judge Belford came to employ the ruse that led to his being recognized has hitherto remained unpublished. I had the story direct from Judge Belford a few days after he had been recognized. “That was a very skillful ruse you employed to compel the speaker to recognize you,” I said to the Colorado congressman. “After the first few times I had failed to catch his eye, I made up my mind that I would call ‘Mr. Speaker!’ every day until the end of congress if I had to, in order to gain recognition,” said Judge Belford. “I felt sure that soner or later I would catch the speaker’s ear and eye. It was getting to be a somewhat tiresome repetition, however, and finally r asked a friend what else I could do to gain my object. “His answer was that if I wanted to be recognized I should go to the speaker before a session began and get him to promise to recognize me, else the speaker would ‘see’ congressmen all about and around me without once ‘seeing’ me. But I answered that I’d be hanged If I’d go on my knees to the speaker and beg as a privilege what I should have as a right. “Then my friend suggested that the next time I called ‘Mr. Speaker!* I announce at the same time that I rose to a question of personal privilege; then the speaker would be compelled, under the rules of the house, to recognize me. “Well, that suggestion tickled me, so next morning just after the session had begun I called out, as you know, at the top of my voice, ‘Mr. Speaker, I rise to a question of personal privilege.’ That fetched him at once; he had to ask me what the question of personal privilege was. “Right there 1 came pretty near to being floored, for I hadn’t prepared myself with any question of personal privilege. For a moment or two I didn’t know for the life of me what to say, but I got my wits back as quickly as they had gone, and I shouted: ‘Mr. Speaker, since I have been a member of this house I have annexed everything—good, bad and Indifferent—there is in Washington excepting the speaker’s eye. Now, I ask for an explanation of why that alone has escaped me.’ “I knew the next instant that I had triumphed. Everybody in the house shouted with laughter; the speaker himself could hardly maintain a grave appearance. I stood there waiting for the merriment to subside, and when it was over the speaker said: The chair recognizes the gentleman from Colorado.’ There was great applause. Then I offered my little resolution and took my seat.” After he retired from congress Judge Belford became a member of the highest court of Colorado, and died some two years ago, greatly re-

HORSESFOR ■ Rich Men to Remedy Defect in U. S. Cavalry. Give Cavalrymen Chance In Future International Contests — Six Thoroughbreds Donated by New York Horse Lovers. Washington.—The United States cavalry will not be allowed to lose another international test of horsemanship for lack of good horses, if the coterie of rich New Yorkers can remedy the defect. Recently six fine thoroughbred jumpers were bought for the army at Warrenton, Va., from a fund subscribed by New York horse lovers Immediately after the defeat of America! cavalrymen at the horse show in that city. The horses cost 110,500. Other horses are to be bought immediately, the lot assembled at Fort Meyer, where the officers to ride them will be brought and their first real test will come at Olympia, London, where the International horse show will be held in June with events open to cavalrymen of all nations. At the New York show last winter it was the firm conviction of the present syndicate behind the movement to properly mount the American soldiers that the soldiers themselves were the best horsemen in the ring and only lost first prize because of their poor mounts. In the syndicate are John E. and Elliott Calvin and a number of other rich New Yorkers, who have previously seen service in the army as volunteers in the Spanish war. Among the horses bought al!" the recent purchase were Timber lost, Justine, Hilltop and Tampico, all of which have been exhibited at horse shows throughout the country. They have been trained to the hunt for at least two years each, and are capable of doing a five foot barrier without inconvenience at any time. The question of properly mounting cavalrymen for show purposes only opens up the broad aspect of mounts for the cavalry in general. In all recent wars the United States has been one of the biggest and best horse markets for the army quartermaster. It Is predicted by high army officers that it never will be again for the reason that the army itself is having a hard time getting mounts for even the most ordinary purposes. Speed, stamina, or some other requisite quality is nearly always missing and there is hardly a cavalry troop in the army today properly mounted. A few years ago the department of agriculture took up the question of improving the breed of the American horse, and has established a stock farm where trotting horses, almost exclusively, are being bred and scientifically observed. The question of improving the standard of cavalry horses, however, while much discussed in military circles has not sufficiently attracted the attention of congress to bring about even a reasonable appropriation for this purpose. French cavalry is universally admitted to be the best mounted in the world. For many years the French government has had its official buyers In the horse market with the result that they have picked up the cream of the offerings, and the French cavalry today is as efficient as it possibly can be in horse flesh. The horse question is becoming a very serious matter in the army, and it is only a question of time when something radical will have to be done to remedy the present situation. It is hoped that the patriotic pride now being exhibited by the New York syndicate in providing proper mounts for army officers for show purposes will spread to congress for practical army purposes. FISHER SAVES COAL TO NATION. Secretary of the Interior Fisher already is giving practical evidence of his Intention to see that the government’s interests in coal and other re-* sources are preserved In grants of lands that may be made. Following his action in disapproving the plat of a proposed township on the Fort Peck Indian reservation in Montana—one of the first official acts after he entered the cabinet —he has taken steps to safeguard valuable coal deposits underlying the Fort Lewis Indian school lands*in Colorado. Congress some time ago authorized the gift of the Fort Lewis school and lands to the state of Colorado, on condition that the gift be accepted before June, 1911, and also on the condition that the state maintain a school there. Colorado was slow in accepting. Secretary Fisher has taken the position that congress did not mean to give away the $2,000,000 or $3,000,000 in coal deposits on the tract, and President Taft has accepted his opinion. It is yet time to reserve the deposits. SECRET SERVICE IS ABUSED. “Here is the illustration of how easy ft is for a man to get money when he isn’t entitled to it; and here, on the other hand, is an exhibition proving how hard It Is for him to get that which is his by right." W. H. Moran, assistant chief of the secret service, waved aloft two documents as he made the remark, and a look of intense weariness passed over his sleuthlike face. “The first of these, he continued, “is a letter from a business man out west complaining that he cashed a check for a man who claimed to be a member of the secret service; and the second is an expense account turned in by one of our own men who was with the president at Augusta. Ga. The comp-

troller ot the treasury, who is the auditor of last resort for all such matters, holds that although our man spent the money for his hotel bill and other necessary items at Augusta, he cannot collect it for a full month. We have no money in this bureau for extraordinary expenses of this sort, and although the man needs the money and needs it badly today, he must wait until the slow wheels of the treasury det. partment turn around to just the proper point. “No wonder hundreds of the govern- | ment employees are driven into the clutches of the loan sharks. But when it comes to getting money by fraud, as ; the letter from the swindled merchant I proves, any man, apparently, who I needs a certain sum, can drop in al- > most anywhere, look mysterious, whis- | per: “I’m on the secret service,’ and get away with it To say the least it is a compliment to the service. Os course in this case we hope to learn that the impersonator is eventually caught, but the prospects are not over bright The country is very lyge.” MAGAZINES AS FAST FREIGHT. ■ I Magazines and other bulky period!cals after July I next will be transported by the postoffice department by carloads as fast freight , ' / I Postmaster General Hitchcock is developing as rapidly as possible plans which he decided upon last December to utilize fast freight in the transportation of magazines when practicable, I and in instances where a saving to I the government in transportation ■ charges may be effected. “The plans I have decided upon,” said Mr. Hitchcock, “are not proposed as a solution of the pending controversy over the suggested increase of the second class mail rates on the advertising sections of magazines, but they probably will tend to bring about a solution of that question the more I easily.” The quadrennial weighing of the mails In the third contract section of the country, comprising the States of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, lowa and Missouri has just been completed. From July 1 next periodicals that can be transported in carload lots by fast freight through the section weighed without disadvantage in delivery will be carried in this manner and paid for at the freight rates. The weights of the periodicals taken during the present quadrennial weighing will be excluded from the basis of adjustment of transportation pay for the four-year term on the railways affected. Distributing terminals have been established in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha, St Paul and Cincinnati. Through matter that can be sent through the weighing section by freight and such additional distribution as is necessary before the matter is delivered to other railway postoffice lines will be done at the terminus. " “We expect,” said Mr. Hitchcock, “to effect considerable economies, not only in the actual cost of transportation of matter, but also in the railway postoffice car pay, in the section that is now being weighed, and as the other sections are weighed and the plans ad- , justed to them the aggregate saving to the government will be very large.” ARMY WILL TRAIN AVIATORS. An outline of the war department’s plans for training aviators and making the aeroplane a practicable auxiliary have been submitted to the Aero Club of America by Gen. James Allen of the signal corps. He says: “It is the desire of the government to buy as many machines as possible. These machines will be selected as best suited for military work, while every effort will be made to advance aviation throughout the country with the available funds. “An aerodrome will be established at San Antonio, where six or seven machines will shortly be assembled. Considerable difficulty has been experienced in training officers and men, but the plans of the government will change this in the near future. “Aerodromes will be built on the government reservations at Fort Riley, Fort Leavenworth, West Point, Governor’s Island and a location 18bar the < capital. Every person who owns an aeroplane will be invited to occupy a hangar on the government reservations and thereby assist in training the officers selected by the war department for instruction. “The government will send officers for observation to the coming Belmont Park meets and others of importance throughout the country. 'About 30 officers will be detailed for aviation duty this year, and this number will be increased next year. The government will promote the science by providing suitable places for experiments and lend all possible aid to young aviators and inventors, which will serve to promote the cause of aviation and prove of inestimable benefit to the nation, from a military and naval standpoint MANY NEGROES HOLD OFFICE. Negroes are numerous in the departments in Washington. Many of them have rendered long service for distinguished public men and their families. They are employed as doorkeepers or messengers to members of the cabinet or their assistants. The Interior department has three colored men who have long seen service in public life. One of them was a body servant of Robert E. Lee before the Civil war. Another served as driver for Mrs. John A. Logan for ten years. The latest recruit, John Washington, was a coachman for President Roosevelt in the last two years of his administrari tier .. I

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OF COURSE. 8 IM! giO The Magistrate—You say you didn’t know the pistol was loaded, yet the dealer who so\d it to you says you did not pay for it. Prisoner—What’s that got to do with It? The Magistrate—Well, if you didn’t pay for it, then the dealer must hav« charged It for you. The Point of View. "I notice that you have given up die fight for a cleaner city. You used to be one of the leaders In the oppoiltlon to the smoke nuisance.” “Yes. I’ve com© to the conclusion that smoke cannot be abolished. It’s useless to keep harping on the ques’Jon.” “By the way, what business are you Xi now?” “Oh, Tve quit working for a salary, kn uncle of mine left me a valuable Interest in one of our biggest mar shine shops.” t Care of the Child. It is announced that Los Angeles rnunty government will In future expend as much money upon societies for the care of children as It does now upon societies that look after the welfare of animals. This Is well. Perhaps, In course >f time, we may come to regard otiLIren as of equal importance with horses and dogs. , DAME NATURE HINTB When the Food Is Not Suited. i When Nature gives her signal that ' something is wrong it Is generally with the food; the old Dame is always faithful and one should act at once. To put off the change is to risk that which may be irreparable. An Arizona man says: "For years I could not safely eat any breakfast I tried all kinds of breakfast foods, but they ■were all soft, starchy messes, which gave mo distressing headaches. I drank strong coffee, too, which appeared to benefit me at the time, but added to the headaches afterwards. Toast and coffee were no better, for I found the toast very constipating. “A friend persuaded me to quit codfee «»nd the. starchy breakfast foodA and use Postum and Grape-Nuts instead. -I ehall never regret taking hla advice. , "The change they have worked in me Is wonderful. I now have no more of the distressing sensations in my, stomach after eating, and I never have any headaches. I have gained 11 pounds in weight and feel better in every way. Grape-Nuts make a delicious as well as a nutritious dish, and I find that Postum is easily digested and never produces dyspepsia symptoms." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the little book, “The Road to Wellvllle,’’ in pkgs. “There’s a Reason.” Ever read tfee above letterT A aew ene appear* from time are <enulne, tree, a»d full Os aumwa tatereat. —