Tillamook Headlignc, August 8, 1912
art
LTED THE FIGHT
or Proved the Victor In the
Duel at the Spout.
IE OF OLD TIME POLITICS
J«| Fitzhugh’s Chivalry In 8ooring
;h Whigs and Democrats Won Him
hsllsngs, snd the Weapons Hs Sa
lad Averted the Mooting.
a book long out of print a con
dor to the New York Sun has
d a tale of old Maryland politics
b shows that, the knight of La
cba to the contrary notwltb-
dlng. an almost extravagant Ideal
blvalrous conduct is oot Incompat-
with a keen sense of humor.
ilonel Fitzhugh of Calvert county
a pattern of generosity and uo-
y of cbaracter. tie waa ante a
lldate for office. In those days it
the custom for rival candidates to
op tbe county together and speak
g tbe same platform.
> a certain occasion Colonel Fits-
b and bis opponent were to speak
olnt debate. When the day came
rival did not appear. Tbe people
imbled aud grew Impatient Final-
Colonel Fttzbugb, taking out his
watch and glancing at it, got up
delivered bis speech. In it betook
tbe liberties that a gentleman or
Democratic party might take with
|g principles and closed amid pro-
;ed cheers.
i he was concluding be received a
sage that tbe rival candidate was
cally ill. Colonel Fitzhugh looked
id for a representative of tbe Whig
ty wbo might take tbe place of the
man. but could not discover one.
inally the colonel rose again with
announcement that be believed in
play, tie said that as bls oppo
t could not be there to reply to tbe
aments that be himself bad ad-
jeed and as there was nobody of
political faltb to take bls place
would blmself deliver a speech tor
sick man. tie added that be would
p bls watch open before him to see
t be gave Just as much time to bls
onent’s cause as be bad given to
own.
e then began. If be bad scored
Whigs he now scarified tbe Demo
s. If tbe Whigs bad been men ot
ten promises, of smirched reputa
s. tricksters and rogues, the Dem
its were now liars, thieves and
■derers.
•om the Whig point of view the
ress was masterly. But among his
i partisans there were some who
ised to see that tbe colonel was do-
anything chivalrous and who were
ble to appreciate tbe real humor of
situation.
le Democrat in particular, whose
le tradition has not banded down,
j much offended. Tbe next morn
be sent bls seconds to the colonel
h a challenge. As no explanation
ild satisfy him. tbe colonel reluc-
If named bis seconds, who ac
The Kpont—a
:ed the challenge
am of water that gushed from the
of a bill on SL I^onard’s creek-
selected as the place of the duel
time appointed was the following
nlng at 8 o’clock.
ben the challenger and bls seconds
■ up to the Spout a little before 8
>ck they found the colonel and his
>nds. but could see nothing that
:ed like weapons of any kind. On
beach near the 8pout. however,
■e was a big Iron kettle steaming
ly over n tire that was being Indus
usly fed with cordwood by two ot
colonel's darkles.
Vbere are the weapons?” demand
ne of the challenger’s seconds,
lolonel Fltzhngb. as the challenged
y. has the right to select the weap-
” was the reply. “They will be
luced at the proper time.”
ben the seconds agreed that the
> for the duel bad come Colonel
ihtigb approached the pot. holding
bands behind him. The challenger.
■ nclng In turn, demanded to know
it the weapons were to be.
jlr Blank.” said the colonel, “the
munltloo la In the pot The weap-
i are behind my back. This pot
italns boiling pea soup. Here are
> ladles. I propose to give you one
them, and I will keep the other. 1
ipose that you take your stand on
i other aide of the pot and that we
ig hot pea aonp at each other ootil
1 or the other has had enough."
But this la ridiculous, sir. rid leu
l!" exclaimed the other.
lot more ridiculous, air." gently re-
>«trated Colonel Fltxbngb. “than
r quarrel with meP
be other saw the point, and they
ok bands.
Father Wat Neglected.
t Brat fbirfd did not like to bare
teeth brushed Hie father «aid to
i one evening when the thrve-year
at ru er led more than naoal «gainst
sanitary performance of hie mother:
Onrid. I wish my mamma bad
I’ba-d my teeth when I wan a tittle
' I won Id not hare loot any then“
rtoo't you wteh your mamma bed
i»hed your balrT" wan David'« re-
ireful reply, with a look toward
*'• bald head - FT 1 change
A Delicate Compliment.
My new gown rreeived a very •In-
r compliment the other day "
How wan tbatr
l'ite proieietor of a restaurant I
»• Inta a«ked me to «It neat the win
’• »aM it would lend tour to nta
*•" - l.mthrllle Courier Journal
Igh offne form high character« and
•t •■l>)«rta bring out great mtoda. -*
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A POET’S GUARDIAN.
PICTURES IN THE CAPITOL
Pal.dan-Mullsria Flares Littls Wife
Kept Him Secluded.
| The famous poet of Denmark. Palu-
Jan-Muller, waa closely guarded In his
later years by an «cceutrlc wife, great-
ly bls senior. Of her _ preixeteroua
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oddity, writes Edmund Gosse In “Two
Visits to Denmark.” stories were ev
erywhere current in Copenhagen. She
kept him as much as sbv possibly
could from all Intercourse with tbs
suter world. During a visit to Copen
hagen the host of Mr. Goxse decided
I to Invite the poet to diue, and bls
daughter and guest were sent on a
mission to invite him.
If we could secure him for a night
convenient to him. writes Mr. Gosse.
all that was brightest aud l>est tn Co
penhagen was to be constrained to
come too. But fortune was against us.
If we bad found him alone It Is possi
ble that success might have crowned
our efforts. When we arrived with
our dinner Invliatlon on our lips we
were damped by being told the poet
bad gone out for a walk, but that Mrs.
Paludnn-Muller would receive us. The
fierce little lady. In fact, closed our re
treat by |>eeplng round the edge of the
door and commanding us to enter.
Miss Aline Fog. overwhelmed by tbe
event, lost her presence of mind and
blurted out tbe invitation, which It
would have been wiser to suppress.
The answer came at cnee: “Impossi
ble, my dear lady. Impossible! 1 could
not sanction ft. Mr. Paludan-Muller Is
weak; he Is good natured; be Is only
too ready to go Into society. It Is my
privilege to prevent IL 1 say to him;
’You are too delicate, my dear, to mix
with others. You must positively con
sider your health.’”
Miss Fog feebly asked whether the
poet might not himself be appealed to.
“such old friends; so small a party; so
early an tour!” The lady was qnlte
obdurate, however. “I could not trust
him with your message. Be ts so
week, so good natured. Bls place Is
at home with me. 1 do not wish to
dine abroad. Why should he?”'
Read’s Caustic Comment on Hie Por
trait In the House Gallery.
Among tbe moat Intereatlng feature«
of tbe capltol at Washington are tbe
numerous paintings ot departed states
men and events of Importance In our
national blstory. in tbe wide gallery
back ot tbe bouse ot representative«
are portraits of tbe various speaker«
ef tbe bouse. Tbe likeness ot each
speaker Is bung In this hall ot fame
npou bis retirement from office.
Tbe portrait of every speaker can be
found there, with but one exception.
Tbe missing face Is that of Nathaniel
Macon of Nortb Carolina, wbo was
speaker from 1801 to 1807. Macon
was a modest, unassuming man of
simple manners, attired always Io tbe
coarse boutespun of tbe day. although
an exceptionally able official. A lover
of horses and cattle, lie entered tbe
pedigree of bls own blooded stock In
bla family Bible. Macon never tioaed
fbr bls picture Although every effort
has been made to discover a portrait
of blm. tbe search has beeu witbout
avail.
A service of barely five minutes In
tbe speaker's cbalr won for'one man a
space on the wall of tbls gallery.
Bcbnyler Colfax, speaker ot tbe house,
was elected vice president aud took
tbe oatb of office on the 4tb of March.
18(19
On tbe morning ot that day
Colfax reslgued tbe speakerablp. and
Theodore M. Pomeroy of New York
was elected speaker for tbe remaining
few mluutes of the session.
Tbe picture of Thomas B. Reed waa
painted during tbe last year of bls
term of office. When It was shown to
him he looked at It closely, tie no
ticed tbe protruding lips, tbe florid
complexion, tbe heavy, flabby cheeks
and massive neck.
Bls eyelids partly closed and bls
countenance grew cold. Slowly and
with bla inimitable drawl be com
mented :
“I hope that my dearest enemy Is
satisfied now.”
Then with an expression of Irony on
bls countenance be turned and left the
room.
Of the many portraits from life In
the capltol tbe most valuable is one of
the Gilbert Stuart pictures of Wash
ington. There are two portraits of
Washington by Stuart -One of these
Stuart portraits of Washington cost the
government $5.000 This Is the most
expensive portrait In the capltol. Bow-
ever, other pictures In tbe building
have been Infinitely more expensive—
for Instance, tbe great “Hattie of Lake
Erie," at the turn of the senate stair
case, showing Commodore Perry lesv.
Ing bls flagship at the befgbt of the
battle, cost $30.000.
These pictures I d tbe capltol are fre
quently cleaned, restored and re
framed For this purpose the pictures
are removed from their frames. Great
pads of blotting paper are spread our
on tbe surface prepared for the opera-
tlon. These blotting pads are then
thoroughly soaked with oil. The pic
ture Is laid with Its hack on tbe pads
while weights ar* placed on Its face.
The oil Is slowly absortied by the pic-
ture. aDd the colors gradually brighten
up.—Chicago Tribune.
MONSTER ICEBERGS
One Five Miles In Length Grounded at
Cane Race In 1884.
The first glimpse ot Icebergs I*
likely to bring disappointment to one
wbo has feasted bls Imagination upon
descriptions of tbelr ponderous bulk
and imperturbable demeanor. The glis
tening white, marble-like blocks dot
ting the blue expanse to the horizon
seem too small to be guilty of tbe dis
asters cbarged against them. They do
oot seem capable ot causing tbe ship
wrecks and suffering that lie at tbe
bottom of the universal homage paid
them by the mariner.
As one approaches them they gain tn
grandeur and Impressiveness. They
range from 50 to 300 feet in height
and one that rose above the water to
an elevation of 830 feet has been re
They vary In length and
corded.
breadth, bergs a mile long and a quar
ter to a half mile wide being not un
common. it Is reported that one which
was five miles In length ran aground
In 1884 on Cape Race, and persons from
the beadlands of St. John's saw one
three miles In lengtb pass that point
In 185)3
One nearly five miles long
was seen off the coast of Labrador in
1905. and In April. 1892. observers In
tbe neighborhood of Notre Dame bay.
on the northeast const of Newfound
land, saw one which Is said to have
been nine miles long and inure than
half a mile In width and 200 feet high
A similar one is reported to have been
passed by the steamer Portia off Cape
Fogo. Newfoundland, five years later
Curious characteristics are seen
sometimes when approaching an Ice
berg In the neighborhood of tbe gulf
stream It will be bearded with Icicles
formed from tbe dripping of tbe mon
ster itself, and occasionally a cataract
will be seen |>ourtng from its crest
Into tbe sea. the source of which is a
small lake formed on tbe top by tbe
sun’s rays and fog.—New York Trip
une.
Quits Satisfsetery
An old colored barber is responsible
for thia gem: Wbeo asked U be
favored the abolition of capital poo-
tabment be rvpUed: "No. sab. I don’t
Capital ponlshment waa good enooab
fo' my fo’fs there. an' It • good enough
fo me”—Boston 1'ranacript.
Cyrus Noble, pure, old and palatable—
Bottled at drinking strength.
Sold everywhere—and costs no more than
any other good whiskey.
W- J
HENDERSON,
ATTORNEY
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St. Louia .... 70.00
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I’- J- SHARP,
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:
has immortalized In bis poem “Tam o’
Bbanter ” Tam bad spent a very con
vivial evening at the Inn. and when ne
finally started home on bls gray mare.
Meg. be waa tn a rather foggy frame
of mind. A terrific storm was raging,
and 00 tbe way be was .ought by
gboeta. who ended bls earthly career
Teo Sensible to Give Us-
“Will you promise.” «he anxiously
asked. “Dot to do anythloe desperate If
I say it cao never her
“Tee.” be replied ”1 think a man’s
S fool who goes to the l>s<1 her-aoee ■
girl refuse« to love him "
“Then I will be yours ” < hte-age
Record-Herald
L.
TORN
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Fully Assimilated.
Ray S Baker. I lie author. In sn ar
gument on Immigration cited tbe mar
velous speed wherewith tbe Immigrant
family, be It German or French or
what not. becomes assimilated Into the
national life
“An Instance of this assimilation
occurs to me.” be said. “I know a
worthy Neapolitan, one Paoli CencL
wbo came to this country three years
ago. Paoli's little son. Francesco an
American citizen of seven, looked np
from his schoolbooks tbe other even
ing to ask:
“ ‘8ay. pe. wbst year wi< It yon Ital
ians discovered us Io?* "—Exchange.
A Blew to Carlyle.
When the first volume ot Carlyle’s
masterpiece. ’Tbe French Heroin-
ttou.“ was bnlsiMd. It was sent to nla
great friend, Jobu 8 tn art Mill, for biin
to rend, but by some extraordinary ac
Only Made It Woree.
cident Mill's servant used tbe manit
Harry was taken out io dinner for
script to light tbe tire.
tbe first time.in bls Ilfs. tils mother
Carlyle bad kept no note« and co“l<1
kept him at her side because bls moth scarcely recall a sentence of what be
er is a wise woman. But be acted like bad written. Nevertheless be set to
a perfect little gentleman until tbe work again, although thoroughly dis
dessert course Then bls mother found heartened. aqjl after two more years
occasion to reprove him.
of bard and laliortous work the manti
“Barry.” she exclaimed In such a i
script waa tor tbe second time com
loud whisper that everybody at tbe j
pleted.
table could bear IL "what do you mean
by wiping your spoon on your nap- j
Tam «• Shenteris Inn.
kin? You never do that at home."
■very visitor to Ayr. Hcotland.
“No. mamma.” answered Harry tn should see the little Tam o hb-nter
an even louder whisper, "but at home inn with Its simple front and great
we always get clean apoona."—Cleve lamp banging over tbe sidewalk, tiers
land Plain Dealer.
opened tbe scene which Robert Burns
The Alexandrite.
Don’t think that your knowledge of
wonder gents la complete till yoo have
seen tn all Its beauty an alexandrite,
green by day and red by night And
such a green—olive bronie. with a po
tent suggestion that red la there;
green when held In tbe sunlight; in a
darkened room with artificial light a
ruby where the emerald waa a mo
went before-« tawny wine red of ex
quialte tone.
1 Get this idea of rough, high
proof, strong whiskey out
of your head—or it will
get you—play the devil with
your nerves ruin your
digestion.
Why -punish yourself?
J.
CLAUSSEN,
LAWYER,
AM
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poor or
Better try
our lumber and be done with it
than to buy poorer and then be
continually paying for repairs.
The beat is always the cheapest
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Tillamook
Oregon,