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THE GAZETTE.
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A FORECAST OF WORK IN THE
SENATE.
A Brief Summary of What That Body
Will Probably lio During tlie Coming
Week—Organization of Committees
To Proceed.
ROMANCE OF A SONG.
How the Popular Irish Ballad “Robin
Adair” Came to Be Written.
Of all the old English ballads none
Ts better known nor more popular than
“'Robin Adair.” It is a song whose
pathos ha's appealed to listeners in
every land where the English tongue is
spoken, and unlike most of the old songs
of its kind it has not been crowded ou1j
of recollection by newer melodies. Al-
though usually classed as an English
ballad and sometimes referred to as of
•Scotch origin, “Robin Adair” is in
reality neither English nor Scotch, hut
a genuine Irish ballad. The air, through
which as as well as the words the tears
run, is based in a very ancient melody
of similar style known a's “Eileen
Aroon,” and dating hack beyond 1450.
The more modern of the two songs has
tits origin in an actual occurence. There
was a real Robin Adair, an Irish gen-
tleman who claimed descent from the
Desmond Fitzgeralds. He was a hand-
some, dashing young fellow, and it is
no wonder that Lady Caroline Keppell
fell in love with him, even though she
• was the daughter of the powerful earle
of Albermarle and he was as poor as the
proverbial church mouse. The wooing
of the handsome Irishman was im-
petuous, hut the family of Lady Caro-
line, true to the traditions in noble
, families in all well-regulated families,
^opposed the match. Lord Albermarle
sent his daughter away to cure her of
-her folly, but she absolutely refused to
be cured, and it was while she was so-
journing at Bath, in order that she
might not meet Robin, that she wrote
the song. She pined for her lover and
her health became so poor that at last
the father relented, as most fathers in
' romantic stories do at the end, and Lady
Caroline Keppell became Lady Caro-
line Adair. Adair, who was a surgeon
more or less ability, afterward be-
came quite distinguished in his profes-
sion. All this happened' in the last
century, the song having been written
in 1758. Strangely enough, its proto-
type, “Eileen Aroon,”_w-as also the out-
eon?? of very romantic ffiTciunstancei7
the tvra®tion“l3eing that it was written
by Carol 0’Da.ly, after his sweetheart,
Eileen, had been compelled by her
family to marry his rival.
Washington, Dec. 30.—The pro-
' gramme in the senate Monday is to
| perfect the reorganization of the senate
'committees, listen to a speech by
: Senator Lodge on the Monroe doc-
j trine, to refer the bond bill to the com-
! ttiittee on fiuatice, and then adjourn
over until Thursday, unless the house"
can be prevailed upon to adjourn over
| until the lollowiug Monday. In case
| of a session on Thursday there will
I iu all probability be a slim attendance,
with another adjournment until Mon-
| day, the 6lii ot January. The adjourn-
ment is certain unless.a financial de-
' bate should be unexpectedly sprung.
Some of the members ot the finance
committee have expressed the hops,
that the revenue hill might be reported
in some shape by Thursday, and if it
should, more or iefes talk iu the seuate
will occur. The organization of the
committees will proceed through the
list which Seuator Mitchell will offer,
embracing the republic and populist
assignments as made by the repub-
lican saucus and the democratic as-
signments as made by the democratic
caucu.s It is not known whether an
aye and nay vote will be demanded
L such a demand is made it is pre-
sumed the populists will either vote
With the republicans or refrain from
voting altogether. Senator Allen
will explain tue position of the popu-
lists with regard to organization
when the question comes up. The
programme is for an immediate ad-
journment ou Tuesday until Friday
and from Friday until Monday, Jan-
uary 6.
GENEROSITY OF A BELLE.
fills Paid the Bill for an Ignorant Hay-
seed Lover.
f Standing in a Cincinnati florist’s
store, vainly striving to come to some
adjustment between capital and roses,
one of that city’s belles glanced out of
the window to see a hack dashing up
the street. A young man looked out of
the carriage door, the coachman sud-
denly reined in his horses, and two
country fellows jumped out and rushed
into the store, one exclaiming to the
clerk:
“I want to give you a carte blanche
nrder for some flowers.”
The clerk looked at him and con-
tinued talking to the young woman.
“I am in a desperate hurry; must
satch a train—no time to lose—and will
give you carte blanche,” the youth in-
terrupted.
The young w&aian consented to wait
and the clerk replied:
“What kind would you like?”
■ “No matter what they are, so they
“are handsome—some roses and other
things—something pretty for her to
wear,” he answered, as the blood
mounted to his face, “and I give ydu
carte blanche.”
So much stress was laid on the carte
Manche that the salesman seemed en-
couraged and asked the address.
“No. -- West Seventh street, and
have them there by 8 o’clock. She is
going out. Something handsome, carte
Manche, and here is $2.” With these
words he put down the cash, slammed
the door and was off.
The clerk looked at the young woman
and said: “American beauties are
$1.50 apeice and roses are $4 a dozen.”
“Never mind,” she laughed, “make it
right for the girl and send the bill to
me.”
Doubtless that youth thinks that city
prices are not so bad after all.
Spreading the Gospel.
The American Board, as shown by its
report made at Brooklyn recently, has
571 missionaries in non-Christian coun-
tries, 2,870 native helpers and 41,871 na-
tive members. Its expenses last year
were $678,169. Its debt is $115,000. One
gentleman subscribed $25,000 toward
overcoming the debt.
A Prehistoric Relic.
Near Milford, the other day, a sur-
veyor found a prehistoric cemetery of
great extent containing thousands of
graves. Some ot the graves were
opened and in them were found pipes,
cipher ordinates, beads, pearls and
other trinkets,
notes in silver wheu the reseive was
threatened. Iu the republican ranks
also there developed such bitter oppo-
sition to the bill as originally drawn
and to the proposition to force the bill
to a vote to-day that the republican
members of the committees on ways
and means incorporated in it an
amendment specially declaring that
nothing in the act should be construed
as a modification or repeal of the act
of 1878 lor the reissue of the green-
oacks when redeemed. The commit-
tee ou rules extended the limit on de-
bates until to-day at 3 o’clock, but de-
clined to give the members of the
house an opportunity for amendments.
The feature ot the day was a strong
speech from Mr. Johnson (R) of Chi-
cago, appealiing to his republican col-
leagues to vote against the bill He
scored the republican leaders for
bringing in the bill. He said he had
voted for the revenue measure Thurs-
day under protest, but he refused to
follow them on the present bill
Political expediency which involved a
surrender of principal, he declared,
would never succeed. The debate ran
far into the night.
Tat IU Bill Ragged.
Washington, Dec. 27.—The house
yesterday responded to the appeal of
the president by passing a tariff bill,
the operation of which is limited to
two and one-half years and which
is designed to raise $40,000,000 for the
relief of the treasury. The bond bill
will be passed to-day. The vote yes-
terday was on party lines, with two
exceptions. The republicans all voted
ior the hill except Hartman of Mon-
tana, who did not vote, and the dem-
ocrats and populists against it save
New lands (P) of Nevada, who voted
in favor ot the measure. The special
order under which the bill was brought
to a vote at 5 o’clock yesterday after-
noon, alter .three and one-half hours
ot debate, was ironclad in character,
and compelled the members to adopt
or reject it, without opportunity of
offering amendments ot' any kind.
When the bill was put upon its pass,
age it was passed—205 to 81, the vote
beiug taken bv ayes and nays. There
were no demonstrations ot any kind
at the announcement of the vote
several hours Ik) a final consideration | THE woman CON j RACTOR.
Ot the two revenue bills which are tc I »Ir3. Cram of Boston Takes Big Orders
be reported to the house. The bill? for MaBOnry work,
are serially amended as committee i Now it is the woman contractor and
measures, motions to lay on the table : Boston is her home, says the New York
being overt uled by party votes. Each . World. In the Athens of America Mrs.
bill was read by sections and motions
were made by the democrats to etrike
out each section, which of course
failed to carry. It was voted to give
Thursday to consideration of the tarifl
bill in the house and Friday to thq
bond bill, with a vote on each at the
end of the day’s debate on it. The
democrats endeavored to secure
three days debate, to obtain a post-
ponement of two or three days in
which to study the probable
effects of the measures,if enacted, and
to have the bond bill debated be-
fore the tariff bill, but the republicans
adhered to their original arrange-
ments. The committee present were
Dingley of Maine, Dollivar of Iowa.
Payne of New York. Tawmuey oi
Minnesota, Hopkins of Illinois, Daizel)
of Pennsylvania, Russel of Connecti-
cut, Johnson ot North Dakota, Steele
of Indiana, Evans of Kentucky, repub-
licans; Crisp of Georgia. McMilan ol
l ennessee, YVTieeler of Alabama, Tars-
ney or Missouri, and Turner ol
Georgia, democrats, Chairman Ding-
ley' stated to the committee that the
bills were not framed as a republican
measure but as one calculated to save
the credit of the government which
accordingjjto the president’s message
and personal communications made by
Secretary' Carlisle to members was en*
dangered.
To ltuaii Things.
Washington, Dec. 24.—The re-
publicans of the house, since they are
to be deprived ot their holiday recess,
have determined to proceed with the
work of the session and have all othei
committees improve the time while
ways and means committee is engaged
in the preparation work of a revenue
bill. Their object is to make this a
short session and bring about the
final adjournment as early in the sum-
mer as practicable. Chairman Cam
non of the appropriations committee
will get the body at work at once on
the first of the appropriations bills
and hopes t© make a good record for
finishing business within a reasonable
time. Chairman Hitt of the foreign
affairs committee, which seems likely
to be as important as auy house com-
mittee this session, *ays he will call a
meeting at an early day. Among the
questions the commiltee will have to
deal with are some so important that
its action will he ol%reat importance.
Foremost among these is the move-
ment by' the Cuba^i insurgents and
Debate on tlie Bond Bill.
Washington, Dec. 28.—The house
yesterday' entered upon the consider-
ation of the bond bill. The bill
aroused the united opposition of the
democrats and populists, tne gold
democrats being arrayed against it
because they claimed it did not give
the secretary authority to issue gold
bonds with which he desired to re-
plenish the reserve and the silver dem-
ocrats on the ground of their general
opposition to bond issues. The latter
contended that the raid on the treas-
tiry coulcLbe stopped if the secretary
would use iTifTTilseretion to F6 dee Hr ~tb e if suppffrTM,TlC^eci?yyTecognition~ TfrrV-Leagner-otx ^Tfre Business Worn
oi their status as beligerents. Even if
it was disposed to postpone this deli-
cate question—and so much disposi-
tion is manifest—it would be dilicult
to ignore it. for several reasons, and a
great number of petitions have al-
ready' referred to the committee.
Chairman Hitt says that this will
be one of the first matters taken up.
There is talk, which has not crystal-
ized into any cleffuite movement, that
the most feasible plan oi dealing with
the question would be to appoint a
lelegation to investigate and report
upon the standing of the revolution-
ists. In addition to Cuba and Ven-
ezuela, the Waller ease and the alleged
attempt of Great Britain to advance
its boundary will have to be consid-
sidered, because resolutions calling
for information have been introduced,
and some of Hiese are privileged res-
olutions, which call for consideration
within seven days, under the rules.
Antl-Boml Bill Republicans.
Washington, Dec. 27.—Republican
members of the house who are op-
posed to the bond bill to be voted
on today, met in caucus last night at
the Ebbitt house to mature plaus foi
opposition. Forty members, repre-
senting twentv-three states, were
present. White the Western and
Southern states were most largely in
attendance, there were also members
from the East and North. It was
claimed by leaders that not more than
halt the republicans who antagonized
’he bill attended the caucus and they
.ave enough votes to defeat the bill
unless it is modified.
i Cram made her entree as a contractor
. .line years ago. She has her own offices
I rnd is thoroughly business-like in all
i her dealings. Her husband is also a
, contractor. Together they have con-
tracted for the foundation work of a
| number of public buildings in that city.
| Among these are the new public
j library, the new court house and the
boulevard bridge over the Boston & Al-
bany railroad, which is said to be one
of the finest pieces of masonry in the
United States. The entire work on
these contracts was delegated to Mrs.
Cram by her husband, who had implicit
confidence in her ability. One of the
most notable products of this enter-
prising woman’s skill is section No. 4
of the Stony Brook improvement in ;
Boston. This section contained the i
largest “bell-mouth” in the sewer line :
ever built in this country. To her was j
also confided the construction of the * 1
foundation of the power-house of the j
Edison Electric Light Company of Bc»> j
ton. About a! year ago Mrs. Cram de- |
elded to embark in business for herself,
independent of her husband's co-part-
nership. She had, as she so naively
puts it, “got tired of being a secondary
consideration.” Mrs. Cram conducts a
commission business in connection with
her other work, selling machinery and
materials used in excavating and: gen-
eral masonry work. Mrs. Cram's, busi-
ness experience has taught her that
financial success depends in great part
upon personal supervision of the work
in hand. She realizes the opportunity
for petty leaks in the masonry and
their serious character where a large^
sum is involved. So she makes a pointT
of visiting once or twice a day the
scene of her operations. She drives a
smart rig to and from her office. Mrs..
Cram’s latest achievement was in se-
curing the contract from the Chase
Granite Company of New York to team
40,000 tons of stone, to be used in ele-
vating the tracks of the New York,
New Haven & Hartford railroad. Mrs.
Cram has under her control the sub-
letting of a patented derrick, invented,
and owned by her husband. These der-
ricks were used in demolishing the old,
Tremont house in Boston, and they are
employed in constructing the new Bos-
ton subway. She profitably lets the use
of machinery for all building purposes |
or to remove obstructions.
No contract of however great magni- !
tude awes her,, and in a recent” talk in
this city before the Professional Worn,-!
Saret a Fortune,
Monterey, Tenn., (Special)—One of
Dur prominent citizens here, Col. James
E. Jones, secretary and treasurer of the
Cumberland Mountain Coal Co., is on
the high road to make his fortune, and
attributes the fact to his recent cure
from the tobacco habit. He was an
inveterate user of tobacco for many
years, consuming so much as to make
serious inroads on both his purse and
his health. One box of No-To-Bac com-
pletely cured him, and he gained seven
pounds in less than two weeks. Within
three days after starting to use No-To-
Bac the desire for tobacco was entirely
gone. Col. Jones says to all tobacco
users that No-To-Bac will do as recom-
mended and is worth by far more than
its weight in gold.
A sermon over twenty minutes long
is a clerical error.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co.., of La
Crosse, Wis., have recently purchased
the complete catalogue trade of the
Northrup, Brasian, Goodwin Co., of
Minneapolis and Chicago. This gives
the Salzer Seed Co. the largest cata-
logue mail trade in the world and they
are in splendid shape to take care of
same, as they have recently completed
their mammoth new seed houses. The
1896 catalogue is just out and the
largest ever issued. Sent to any ad-
dress for 5 cents to cover postage.
Will somebody please tell us why
our lawmakers are never arrested for
passing worthless bills?
There are only ten buffaloes left Id
the Yellowstone Park.
Max O'Rell says he saw the finest and
most beautiful types of womanhood in
the streets of Buda-Pesth and in th<i
drawing-rooms of Dublin. It is evi-
dent that Max doesn’t expeet to make
any more lecture tours in this country.
an,” she told some pertinent truths and
gave advice of such a character as to
enable women with commercial in-
stincts to profit by her practical experi-
ences. Mrs. Cram dresses simply and
in excellent taste. She wears a tailor-
made gown for business purposes, but
clings tenaciously to all the little fem-
inine frills and furbelows. She is a
petite brunette, dark eyes and a radiant
complexion. She has a charming per-
sonality, and only her decisive, quick
manner would suggest her astuteness
in affairs financial.
Fatal Street Car Accident.
Chicago, 111., Dec. 24.—Three per-
sons were fatally injured in an acci-
dent on the Metropolitan “L” road
yesterday mornivg at Forty-eight
street and West Harrison. Theit
names are W. II. Brady, motorman;
Win. R. King, conductor; John Schil-
ler, passenger. The motorman lost
control of his apparatus and a com-
bination motor and passenger cai
crashed over the bumpors and down
to the street, twenty feet below.
Schiller was the only passengei
aboard.
Contracts Awarded.
Washington, Dec. 27.—Secretary
Herbert yesterday formally awarded
lothe Newport News Company of
Virginia the contract for building
both the battleships, for one of which
the Union iron works of San Fran
cisco was a competitor.
The Revenue Bills.
Washington, Dec. 26.—The hoiise
ways and means committee devoted
Federal Prisoners Break Jail.
South Me Alester, I. T., Dec. 27,—
Yesterday morning twenty - three
federal prisoners made their escape
from the United States jail at this
place. They had a skeleton key, and,
while all the gnards but one were aj
breakfast, suddenly unlocked the dooi;
knocked the guard down and choked
him until he was insensible, aftei
which they took his pistol and
made their escape, each man running
in a difierent direction.
Cycliner Costumes.
Forty girls in forty styles of cycling
costumes were on exhibition, to women
only, in Philadelphia the other day, at
a session of the woman’s congress. Ev-
ery sort of costume was represented—
bloomers of all lengths and sizes, ample
and scant; divided skirts, bifurcated in
various styles, and an abundance of
different sorts of plain skirt costumes.
The dresses were the work of big firms
in the city, and a committee of the con-
gress investigated the merits of ther va-
rious styles, with a. view to a report
of some kind. A bicycle was fastened
firmly on the stage, and on this many
of the girls illustrated the appearance
and advantages of their particular cos-
tumes in actual wheeling practice.
Us EXCHANGE.
Perhaps the defect in the battleship
Texas might he found in the failure
to provide it with a hip pocket and a
six-shooter.—Buffalo Express.
The Supreme court of the United
States insists that it knows beans. In
U decision rendered it holds that they
are vegetables.—Chicago Record.
It may yet be necessary to bring Mr.
Allison before a judge and jury and
present evidence before he can be con-
victed of carrying a concealed boom.—
Chicago Record.
Our international matches in yacht-
ing, athletics and pugilism are causing
a great deal of trouble. It is to be
hoped that the difficulty will not ex-
tend to international matrimonial
matches.—Exchange.
Another woman has expressed a
preference for hades over a course at
college. This sounds like the despair-
ing complaint of a “college widow”
whose twenty-fifth engagement has just
been broken off.—Philadelphia Press.
If Dunraven and Sholto are the best
the British peerage can do in the way
of freaks, the bearded lady and the liv-
ing skeleton need ask no protection
against the competition of Europe dur-
ing the museum season.—Milwaukee
Tournal.
Rev. R. B. Pope, of Steubenville
Ohio, has discovered a new way to fill
his church. He hangs posters in the sa-
loons, and these posters give all the
particulars of the service to be given
on the following Sunday. It don’t
bring out as Mg a crowd as the “bloom-
er racket,.”' but,, as one deacon said, “it
just nicely fills up the church.” Stiff
there are those who pretend to think
advertising doesn’t pay.
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