TILLAMOOK HhJADLIOHT, MAY
ra
A WASTED SALUTE
«T
CHOOSING A PRESIDENT,
PERFORMING LIONS
g
Early Method« That Paved the Way to
National Convantiona.
Hlatory records that George W a sh
Ingtuu waa chosen president ot tbe
Naval Powder, Pomp and Splen
I’nlled States without first baring
been nominated and even without an
dor and a Fizzle.
opposing candidate. So was bls suc
cessor iu office, John Adams. In tbe
! language of the street the presidency
A SURPRISE FOR FARRAGUT.
i was in the case of each of these dis
tinguished patriots "bauded to him on
The Admiral, With His Assembled
1 a sliver platter.” The presidency went,
Staff, Was Under the Impression
as ft were, by common consent to the
That He Wae About to Greet a Mili
founders of tbe republic, to whom a
grateful people looked for continued
tary Guest, but He Was Mietaksn.
service and guidance.
A group of officers were “swapping"
In the early days president choosing,
stories at the Army and Navy club In
according to the primitive way. was as
Washington one night when one was
simple compared to modern methods
reminded of an amusing incident that
as a kindergarten exercise tieside a
occurred lt> connection with tbe stay
course In four dimension mathematics.
of the flagship Monongahela at I'ensa-
Since then tbe changes, though gradu
al. have been marked and have led up
colu bay wbeu Farragut wae on board.
to our present complicated convention
, The old fighter bad been very busy
nominations that make the electoral
tbe week before paying official calls on
college but a mechanical device for
tbe mainland, and among those who
registering tbe popular decision as be
had eulertulncd him was General Can
tween rival party organizations,
lt
by. When, therefore, word wn« re
was tbe fluke that almost Installed
ceived that the general would visit the
Aaron Burr as president Instead of
ship the next day the admiral was de
Thomas Jefferson that forced the In
termined to have everything in readi
itial modifications of tbe plan of presi
ness to receive him In a style becoming
dent choosing agreed upon by tbe
framers of tbe constitution.
bls rank.
Originally members of tbe electoral
The old boat was scrubbed and holy
college were to vote for two persons,
stoned from stem to stern, tbe brass
tbe one receiving the highest numtier
work was given an extra rub, and
of votes to be president and the next
things generally were put Into the best
NAPOLEON’S POLICE.
blgb“st to be vice president.
Tbe
of order. The captain of tbe marines
bail a special Inspection of his com An Incident That 8hows How Closely danger of a succession that would puli
tbe political lever each time from one
pany, and not a spot of rust or a dull
They Were Watched.
helmet spike escaped his notice. When
During tbe reign of Emperor Napo side to tbe other made Imperative the
night closed In darkness settled down leon 1. at a dinner in Paris tbe conver change by which the electors should
over a very clean ship and u very tired sation turned upon tbe emperor and vote for only one person for president
ship’s company.
bls government. One of tbe company and for another for vice president.
Bright and early the next morning remarked that be was a great man, Two or three object lessons, too. of
tbe admiral's launch was sent off to but was too fond of war. When tbe Irresponsible and haphazard action by
bring the general aboard. At the last party broke up a gentleman wbo was the electoral college, throwing tbe
moment lt was discovered that there present requested to speak in private choice of president to tbe bouse or of
was no fruit for luncheon, and Pomp, to tbe person wbo bad made tbai ob vice president to tbe senate, because
the admiral's cook, was sent In the din servation. "Sir,” said be. *'l am sorry no one bad a majority of tbe votes
ghy to get some.
fur It. but 1 must request you to go cast, showed the necessity of centering
l’omp was a character In bls way with me to the police.”
tbe efforts of the newly aligned politi
and bad been witb tbe admiral for
"Why?” said tbe other in tbe great cal parties each on a single presiden
many years. He was very proud of est apparent alarm. “I have said noth tial ticket and-of Imposing on
the
wbat he called his military bearing and ing against tbe emperor but wbat ev I members of tbe electoral college a
wore bls beard carefully trimmed to a ery one must acknowledge, that be is moral obligation to cast tbelr ballots
polut. His hair aud beard were nearly too fond of war. There can be no uniformly for tbe nominees of the
white, und. although be was sixty barm in that."
party which had elected them.
years old. he ruled tbe other negroes
“Witb that I bave nothing to do. I Tbe forerunner of our national nomi
witb a rod of iron.
You must go with me to tbe police."
nating convention was tbe caucus or
By 10 o'clock every one was standing
Tbe other now began to show tbe conference of membere of congress of
by in full dress, when tbe quartermas strongest symptoms of fear. He en tbe same political faith wbo got to
ter came aft and reported that tbe ad treated tbe police agent In the most gether on their own Initiative and
miral's launch was returning. Tbe pathetic language to have compassion without any mandate from their con
officer of tbe deck walked to the rail on him. The other, however, stood stituents assumed to advise ns to wbo.
und took a squint at tbe boat through unmoved by all his solicitation, wbeo tn I heir Judgment, was entitled to be
his glasses. A man clad in blue uni suddenly the man lose from his knees recognized as the party standard bear
form was seated In tbe admiral's cane and burst into a laugh, to tbe utter er. This caucus must necessarily have
chair In tbe stern, but as tbe gunwale astonishment of tbe police agent.
proved to be too crude and unsatisfac
struck him Just below bls shoulder and
"You think you bave caught me." tory to nerve long as the president
tbe awulng bld bls heud the officer of said be. "You are a spy of tbe police. choosing machinery. In such an as
the deck was not certain that It was So am I, and I was put over yon to see semblage only those states and dis-
General Canby until as tbe wind lifted whether you would do your duty."
| trlcts represented In congress by mem
tbe edge of the awning be caught a
bers of one and the same political
glimpse of a gray beard.
party had a- voice, and all the others
Imbeciles* Marvelous Memory.
Word was passed that tbe general
Some imbeciles are endowed witb were left without representation. . It
was coming Tbe crew were beat to excellent memories and tbus are en was to remedy these defects and to
quarters, tbe marine guard paraded, abled to acquire a great wealth of ex enable the rank and file of the parties,
and the gun squad, detailed to Are tbe perience. Hut, tbe Intelligence of tbe wherever they might be. to exercise at
anlute. took their stations. Everything Imbecile being defective, the memory least a nominal control of the presi
was In readiness, and the admiral and la all lopsided. It works mechanically, dential nomination that the national
his staff stood at the head of tbe gang without judgment or selection. The convention, meeting every four years,
way to receive tbe guest A busb of most insignificant trifles are treasured cn'ne to he evolved as we know It.—
expectancy settled over the ship.
just like tbe most important facta. Victor Rosewater In American Review
Tbe boat drew nearer. Just as tbe Owing to their marvelous memory of Reviews,
launch scraped alongside, boom, boom, many superior Idiots are not recoff- |
came tbe salute from tbe guns.
nixed as such tn school,
' but. on tbe
Davy Crockett et the Play.
"Present arms!” came the command contrary, are considered to be very
John Quincy Adams used to occa
to tbe guard, and at s sign from tbe gifted pupils, Tbe mistake occurs es- sionally attend tbe theater, end be wo«
flag officer tbe band struck up "Hall peclally when tbey are good natured especially plensed with Hackett as
to the Chief."
When Mr. Hackett bad a
and agreeable, A close examination Fa lata ff
Amid all this military pomp and
shows that such talented Idlota bave benefit It waa announced that at the
aplendor the occupant of the launch
learned everything like a phonograph particular request of Colonel David
was slowly clambering, feet foremost,
and reproduce other people's thoughts, Crockett of Tennessee the comedian
mid Just ns the last gun was tired be
opinions and Judgments. Where aueb would appear tn the play called "The
stood erect at the top of the gangway.
Kentuckian ” This brought out a house
It was the admiral's cook with a bag Imbeciles are living In simple, primi full to overflowing. At 7 n’chwk Ib»*
tive.
Idyllic
surroundings
their
soft
of fruit tu each hand! The honors In
■
r-t was escorted by the mnn;ip»r
tended for a general had la-en rendered s|M>ts may pass unnoticed, but In tbe
I’ the crowd to a front «ent re
severe
mental
strains
ot
life
In
mod
tu old Pomp! As the situation dawned
* -r him. After « short finie
^ern
great
cities
they
may
become
tbe
on the men even discipline could uot
in rose, and Hackett appear-«!
check a general about of laughter The most dangerous elements ot society.—
. ig "stiiuip. taiwed to the rn'.l
old admiral hlmaeif laughed until he lxiudon Globe.
ettce and then to Cvlonel Cria-kett.
could laugh no longer
The ■ompllment was reciprocated
A Tribute te Garrick's Acting.
It aeented that In some way the
the colonel, and then the play went
David Garrick bad a brother Io tbe - From "Perley*« Remlnlncenct-s."
dinghy bad gone off aud left the old
country wbo waa an Idol«trous admir-
negro a/id that be managed to con
er of hla genius. A rlcb uelghbor. •
vluce the coxswain that “Marae Farr«
To Star and to Starve.
gut was Jest bound to have dat fruit grocer, la-lug about to vielt London,
Charles Mathews, the English actor,
Is-fo' the general came."
thia brother Inslated on hla taklug ■ once went to perform at WakefieM.
Pomp wanted to land at the port letter of Introduction to tbe actor. Not
gangway, but the coxswain Instated I being able to maku up bla mlnd to where, owing to the ilepressts! alate
of trade, the drama received no sun
that the admiral's launch never went visit tbe groat man tbe flrat day. the port
He wns afterward asked how
to tbe port aide and that the old tunu grocer went to the play In tbe evening
much money he had made al Wake
would have to land on the starboard and aaw Garrick In “AM Drugger."
field and replied. 'Not a shltllm.’ ” ”
aide. aft. Had the awning been a On hla return to the couutry tbe
a «hilling?" re|wited his qucstkii
little higher the mistake tn idt-ntlflcu
brother eagerly Inquired respecting tbe "Why. I thought you went there
tlon would not have occurred
Aa visit he had been no anxious to bring ■t«r." "Ro I did." replied Math-’V
things were, no one isiiilil tie blamed
abogt "Why. Mr. Garrick.'* Mid tbe "Bui they «pell It with a 've* in W>!.i
and the affair was trwited as a Joke
good man. ”1 am aorry to buri your field. *
while the old cook was nicknamed the feelings, but there's your letter I did
“General "
But It Didn’t.
uot choose to deliver It. 1 bapiwned to
When an hour later General Canby
"When the officials vlstcd the prison
did come he wan received with nil see him wheu be did not know toe. and
I mw that be waa aueb a dirty, low a courier knocked agalust tbe governor
due ceremony and on being told the
lived fellow tbat I did not like tu bave accidentally, and what do you think
story laughed until the team rolled
tbe tttan satdF*
down bls cheeks and demanded to see anything to do with him.”
“What?"
the man who had stolen bis aalutw-
“
Be said. 'Pardon me.’ And tbe gov
Whsrs
Lioerice
Growl
Nuw York I’resa
On tbe banka of tbe Tlgrta and tbe ernor answered. That lets you oof
Euphrates tbe licorice plant la cblefly Baltimore American
Mailing lt ■ Llttla Harder.
grown. Three great rivers flow through
"Tou need exercise, violent eterclar»
Quits Natural.
tbat's whai vou twed.'' a fluet or oncw flat, treeless prairies of uncultivated
and nearly unIn ba bl ted land.
For
The Spiritualist—la that the spirit of
Mld to a woodsawyer "Wbat la your
three uiontba of the year hot winds I-edy Montague? Tbe Medlum-No.
business, my manF*
blow, aud tbe temperature reaches 104 ma am I'm tbe spirit of 'er ladyship's
”l*m a woodaawyer. sir "
degrees For sii moo ths of tbe year maid, an' I'm to say that she's not at
"Wall.'’ aald tba doctor. “suppose
omw -Toledo Blade.
y OU don t grenue your aaw fer a month the climate la moderate and salubrioua
aud foe three months bleak and win
or so“-New tork P tvm
Ths Wings Are Thsrs.
try. tbs thermometer going down ta 30
Roax-The man who becks a thee tri
degrees at night.
Perils
That Cerna With Managing
Those Vicious Animals.
I asked Captain Bonavlta once wbat
be considered bla must dangerous mo
ment when be performed with bls
twenty-seven lions. He Mild that be
thought It was when be Orst entered
tbe arena. Tbe moment before, when
be bad to drive thin great herd of lions
in. was almost as bad. hut tbe Orst
few minutes when tbe crowd of lions
entered were terribly uncertain and
undoubtedly tbe most dangerous.
In tbe first place, witb sueb a crowd
there was the danger of being pushed
or knocked down. Then there was tbe
danger of tripping amoug them or of
stepping on their tails, for many of
them would lie down and roll over and
over as a preliminary to the perform
ance. and If he were not struck by
tbelr feet be was just as likely to be
struck across tbe face or body with
tbelr strong, ropeltke tails.
In getting them into tbelr places
there wn» also considerable danger,
for In such a crowd It is difficult to
treat each animal according to Its pe
culiar Idiosyncrasies, aud a flick of tbe
whip Intended for one lloo who would
be fairly Indifferent to it is likely to
be caught by anotber to whom it will
mean Instant revolt In any sort of
revolt tbe whole number will always
side with tbe one that caused IL—Ellen
Velvln In McClure's.
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