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Also a Sin’gleil‘axer; Likewise aTrollcy
' King and a Democrat.
Tom L. Johnson, chiefexecutive of
the late Henry George’s campaign, is
perhaps the most interesting figure in
our politics. An acquaintance charac-
terized him as ”The Great American
Paradox.” “Do as I say, not} as I do,”
appears to sum up the man’s whole
life.
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TOM. L. JOHNSON.
To understand some” of the antithet-
ical phases his career presents it is'
only necessary to show what he is and
consider what he professes to believe.‘
He is, in the first place, largely en-
gaged in the steel-rail manufacturing
business, which his business competi-
tors say demands the highest protec-
tion from foreign importations, yet he'
is an uncompromising free trader. He
gained the title of the “Trolley King”
because he always buys out opposing
lines, and thus secures a monopoly;
yet he is a labor agitator, and in some
of his speeches has bitterly arraigned
monopolists. He owns much real es-
tate; yet he is the most powerful 'sup-
porter of Henry George’s single—tax
theories. He is a sound-money man,
yet in the last Presidential campaign
he was an enthusiastic supporter of
Mr. Bryan. Last, he is a citizen of
Ohio, but a resident of Brooklyn.
Mr. Johnson’s friends deny that he
is inconsistent. They say rather that
it is the fault of society, not his. “He
finds a certain state of things in soci-
ety,” one said the other day, “and be-
lieves another state would be better
for humanity. He advocates this oth-
er state, but; at the same time because
of that he need not standby and lose
any opportunity that presents itself.
And he generally doesn’t’.”
Mr. Johnson’s first name is “Tom,“
not “Thomas,” as many suppose—Tom
Loftin Johnson. He was born in Scott
County, Ky., July 18, 1854, and at the
christening the minister by mistake
: ' omitted the more formal appellation.
He was educated in the publc schools
of Evansville, Ind., and when seven—
teen years old went into the oflice of
the Central Passenger Railroad at
Louisville, Ky. Every detail of the
management of a railroad was master—
ed, and at eighteen years he invented a
steel rail that is in use now. He was
successively Secretary and Superin-
i ; tendent .
In 1876 Mr. Johnson started upon his
street-railway career. With the money
he made from his steel rails he pur-
chasedthe Indianapolis Street Railway
Company, and shortly after consoli-
dated with the lines there. Three years
later he bought the Brooklyn Street
Railway of Cleveland, Ohio, and, fol-
, lowing the plan adopted by him in In-
: dlanapolis, consolidated all the lines in
that c.1ty Ii e1 e he first became known
as the “"rolley King." .
He no .1 owns the elaborate trolley
system, with Allentown, Pa, asa cen-
ter, which has made a network of that
section of theKeystone State. ‘He and
his brother"‘Al” purchased the con-
trolling interest in the NassauElectric
Company of Brooklyn, made a five-cent
fare to Coney Island,‘and now own in-
terests in most of ‘the lines there. In
addition he has large holdings in De-
troit, Chicago and Boston.
Mr. Johnson is also one of the larg~
est steel-rail manufacturers in the
country. In 1884» he establishedthe
Johnson Steel Company of Johnstown, \
Penn" which fought the Steel Trust,
and thereafter erected a similar plant
near Cleveland.
Henry George’s book “Progress and
Poverty” fell by chance in the busy
man’s way, and a reading of it im-
pressed him deeply. Not wishing to
trust to his own judgment as to the
force of its arguments,,he gave it to his
lawyer with a. request for an “impar-
tial opinion.” The lawyer was con-
verted by the book, reported favox ably,
and from that hour Tom L. Johnson
has been Henry George’s most p'owei-
lul ally. He has befriended the social
reformer, and to-day they live across
thej_street from each other at Fort
Hamilton, and,~ a private telephone
runs from the library of the one to the
library of the other.
I Personally, Mr; Johnson is a man to
inspire confidence. The test of his
popularity was made in‘1888, when he
ran for Congress in a strong Repub-
lican district in Ohio and was defeat-
ed by asmall majority, and in 1890,
when he was elected. . This victory
was repeated in 1892, but he was de-
feated in 1894.
His Exception.
Barker—I claim that every woman
has the right to wear any kind of
even tights, that should be her priv—
ilege. ‘
Dunning—Do you mean to tellme
that you would-extend this privilege
to all women? .
Barker—~Well, to all except, mem-
of my own family.—-Chicago
News. ' .
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If she wants to ap- .
5 pear upon the streets in bloomers, or
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A, Loéal Occurrence That
Will Interest Many
Readers.
H w hen a foo horn warns the mariner
to shear ed the coast. he still hugs the
shore and wrecks upon it, whose fault
is it. ’ If the red switch light 15 up and
the engine driver deliberately pulls
ahead and pitches into another train,
blame the driver. If a careless work-
man will in spite of Warnings, try to
find out how many teeth abuzz saw. has,
and the saw tries to find out how many
fingers the workman has, blame the
workman—not the saw. If a sick man
knows that a. certain medicine is doing
him good, and he carelessly neglects to
use it, blame the man not the medicine.
If N orwalk people who have kidney
complaint and backache will not take
Doan’s Kidney Pills, when they are
endorsed by scores of citizens, blame
the people, not the endorseis.
Mrs. Joseph Whitley of 61 Belden
avenue says: “I was reading the pa-
pers one evening, and came across an
advertisement of Doan’ s Kidney Pills,
and at that time I was annoyed with a.
pain in the small of my back and was
thinking of trying some preparations .
to see if I could Cget relief.
Kidney Pills seemed to me to be above
the average judging from the cures.
they had made, and I got a box at
Glendening’s drug store and took
them. They produced decided and
satisfactory 1 esults. I 1 ecommend
them to my friends.
Doan’ s Kidney Pills are f01 sale by l
all dealers, price 50 cents per box, six
boxes for $2. 50. By mail on Ieceipt of
price by Foste1—Milburn Co., Buffalo, 3
N. Y., sole agents for the U. S. Re-
member the name Doan’s and take no
othei. !
Boxes from reliable jewelry houses
and swell confectioners will be made to
do their annual bit of Christmas deceit '
by those who have kept them with a l
view to putting in cheaper articles than
the ones that came in them originally.
ONE W AY TO BE HAPPY.
ls to attend to the comfort of your!
family. Should any one of tk em catch
a slight cold or cough, call on Edwaxd
P. Weed, Norwalk, or George C. Still—
son, South Norwalk, Conn, sole agents,
and get a trial bottle of Otto’s Cure,
the great German Remedy, free. 'We
give it away to prove that we have a
sure cure for coughs, colds, asthma,
consumption, and all diseases of the
throat and lungs. Large size, 50c.
and 250.
H 0w horrible everything appears
when we lie awake at night. and think
over our troubles, but like a magician
daylight makes the greatest change in
in our sentiments and in the greatest
general aspect of alfairs as well.
GLAD TIDINGS.
The grand specific for dyspepsia,
liver complaint, rheumatism, costive-
ness, general debility, etc., is BACON ’S
CELERY KING, for the nerves. This
great herbal tonic stimulatesthe di-
gestive organs, regulates the liver and
restores the system to vigorous health
and energies. Sample free. Large
packages 500 and 25c. . Sold» only by
Edward P. Weed. Norwalk, and Geo.
U. Stillson, South Norwalk.
What a helpless sort of feeling it is
to find oneself without a night key and
the seven sleepers were owls in compar "
ison with the slumbering inmates of
your home. .
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SAVE YOUR LIFE.
By using “THE NEW GREAT SOUTH
AMERICAN KIDNEY CURE.” This
new remedy is a great surprise on ac-
count of its exceeding promptness ln
relievmg pain in the Kidneys, Bladder
and Back in male or female. It re-
lieves 1etentidn of water, and pain'in
passing it almost immediately. Save
youiself by using this marvelous cure.
Its use will prevent fatal consequences
in almost all cases by its great altera-
tive and healing powers. Sold by E. P.
Weed, Druggist, Norwalk, Conn.
Is'therc anything more exaspci'ating
than to write a letter full of questions
and in the reply to have every one of
them completely ignored?
WHAT DO THE CHILDREN DRINK?
Dont- give them tea. or codes Have
you tried the new food drink called
GraimO?” It- is delicious and nourish-
ing and takes the place of coffee. The
more Grain-O you give the children
the more health you distribute through
their systems. Grain-0' 1s made of pure
grains, and when prOperly prepared
tastes like the choice g1 ades of coffee
but costs about i as much . All grocers
sell it. 150. and 250.
Nearly all the new evening gowns
have sashes of net, tulle or chiffon,
which, however, tie in front instead of
in the-back as formerly.
Tobe Sure.
“But I thought your husband was
such an active man?” .
“Activel. If it weren’t for me, 1
don’t believe he’d get up in time to
go tobed." '
“Ah, well! That’s better than some
husbands, you know, who scarcely go
to bed in time to get up.”——Harper’s
Bazar.
The 5’}-lentil};— Gould Do.’ I
“Deah boy, the Pwinee..was fifty-six
rears old lawst Chewsday.” .
“Yes, old chappie, I celebrated it.”
“How, deah'boy?’f
“By wolling up my trousahs fifty-six
limes, don’t you know.”—Cleve1and
Plain ' Dealer.
mu—
“You don’ t seem to grasp the idea," i
said the bicycle instructor as his
Chinese pupil tumbled for the ninth
lime. _ _
“Me glaspee idea all' light, ” said the
pupil. “No can glaspee dlam blicycle
all light.”
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GAGE S CURRENCY PLAN
He Becommends an Issue and Re-
demption Department.
WANTS BIG GOLD RESERVE
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Per Cent. Suggested, Payable
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Washington, Dec. 8..—The annual re
port of Secretary of the Treasury‘ Gags
was transmittedlto Congress yesterday
It was rather more voluminous than
that of his predecessors. He reports
briefly on all bureaus of the Treasury
Department.
The most interesting portion of the
r'epOIt is that which deals with the cur-
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A TAx‘ON KLONoIKE WHlSKY.
C—anu’dao to Impose a PrOhlhitive Tur-
nquuor for the Yukon.
Ottawa, Ontario, Dec. 8.——Maj. W’alsh,
IAdministrator for the Yukon district.
has notified the Government that he has
imposed a. tax of $2 per gallon on all
whisky going into the Yukon country,
If this tax does not stop the t: affic i
will be raised.
Cramp-'9» New Alaskan Line.
San Francisco, Dec. 8.——-The" Alaska‘ -*
Trade Bureau of this city has received
a. letter from ex-fiov. Hoadly, who is
associated with. the shipbuilding firm ‘
: of William Cramp & Sons, of Philadel-
phia, in the State Steamship Company,
stating that he will do all in his power
to have San Francisco made the south-
ern terminal of the company’s pro-
posed Alaskan line. Five steamships oi
over three thousand tons each are to
1 be placed on the ocean route, and will
:connect with a small fleet of river
rency and makes redommendations for ,‘
the revision of existing laws. The debi '
statement, too, is interesting, of cornse.
The Secretary says that the Dingley
Tariff act “has net been in force long;
enough to determine fully its merits,
but it is confidently believed that when
in full ope ration it will afford ample
revenue for the ordinaIy needs of the
Government.
Honey er, in his estimates for the. fis-
cal year 1898 he places the total revenue
at $441,000,000, and expenditures at $409,- i
I September on the steamer Eugene, $800
000,000, a deficit of $28,000,000.
For 1899 the revenues are estimated at
$482,000,000, and appropriations at $504,-
00,000, a deficit of $21,000,000.
For the fiscal year ended June 30 last
the receipts were $430,000,000. and 0:;-
boats, reaching all parts of Alaska. The
company is capitalized at $7,000,000.
A letter has been received by the
Chamber of Commerce from the Citi-
zens’ Klondike Company, of Tacoma,
indicating a willingness to assist in any
movement looking to the closing of
Dye-a as a sub-port of entry. '
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Damages for Not Reaching Dawson.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 8.—~In the Fed-
eral Court, Judge Hanfo'rd aawarded
Caston Jacobi and Charles Buff, two
passengers who started to Alaska last
damages each against the owners of
5 the steamer for their failure to land
penses $448,000,000, a deficit of $18,000,000. ,
The Secretary says: .
“The enormous depreciation in the
commercial value of silver, as com-
pared with gold, has greatly increased
the financial responsibilities of the Gov-
ernment iii its demand liabilities, and
all the logical consequences of the fact
should be boldly faced.
“The Treasury Department in all its
operations has treated gold and silver
coins and the paper representatives of
each as of equal dignity and value. This
has operated to keep in concurrent cir-
the plaintiffs at Dawson. 5
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DQSEN’T SUIT ENGLAND.
Comments of the London Press or:
the President’s Message.
London, Dec. 8.——The St. James’ Ga—
zette, commenting upon President Mo»
Kinley’s message to Congress, says:
“It has disappointed everybody, in
- the attempt to give general satisfac-
1 tion. President McKinley is in an un-
kinds of metallic money, notwithstand- l
'ing the varying'and never—ceasing dis-
parity between the natural or commer-
cial value of the one as compared with
the. other. Nevertheless it must be rec-
ognized that this undertaking involves
a large financial responsibility, and re-
quires proper and adequate legislative
provisions for its continued execution.
"The condition of the Treasury in its
relation to en .. 'v ' " .- '=
d rand obligations requires annexation of Cuba a: e equally appli-
that one of two steps be taken The
one may be a large reinforcement of the
permanent gold reserve; the other in 1y
be an important reduction in the objec-
tionable form of liabilities. The latter
is, in my opinion, the more desirable.”
The Secretary then recommends the
establishment of an issue and redemp—
tion division department, to which $125,-
000,000 in gold shall be set over to be
used for redemption purposes, and that
I the silver dollars and bullion be passed
to the same account; that the $200,000,—
000 g1 eenb’rcks be collected and placed
in this dl'i'i Ision to be disbursed there-
from only in enchange for gold. He
also recommends the issue of bonds
bearing 21/2 per cent, payable in gold,
after ten years, at the pleasure of the'
Government, to take the place of the
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pleasant position, having to sit on the
fence. As a. whole, it looks like an
early confession of a great failure.”
The Pall Mall Gazette, referring to
the same subject, takes a. favorable
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culation, on terms of equality, the two ; V‘ew 0* the Presidential message, and
criticises the comments of the Times,
remarking that it is as impossible ‘to
deal with the Cuban question Without
offending Spain as it would be to deal
with Armenia without offending the
Sultan. ”
The Globe is of the opinion that it
‘would have taxed the abilities even of
a. great statesman” to deal with the
question satisfactofilya adding.
“Although the arguments age inst the
cable to Hawaii, the United States is
determined to have the latter, though
America, a. fourth-rate naval power, as
it is, can only hold I-Ian-Jrnii on suffer»
5 ance. In the event of war she would
be bundled 'out, neck and crop, by any
outstanding loans, with an allowance ,
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for difference in interest.
The other recommendations are:
“Permit national banks to organize
with a capital of $25,000 in places of
2,000 inhabitants; a reduction of the tax ' , ,
'upon some plan of action, espemally
on circulating notes to one-half of one
per cent; permit banks to issue circuv
lating notes to the par value refund-
ing, refunding bonds deposited with the
Treasury to the amount of 50 per cent.
of their capital, said banks to be al-
lowed to issue bank notes against the
assets of the bank to the extent of 25
per cent. of such deposit; the Govern-
ment to guarantee all circulating notes
of the banks, whether issued against
deposited securities or against assets,
per cent, on unse~
invested in
loss by a tax of 2
cured circulation, to be
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first-rate power which finds it neces-
sary to occupy the island.”
" TO TAKE UP HAWAII.
Senate To Consider the Treaty T0—
Ilay—TheIOutlook. '
Washington. Dec, 8.—Senator Davis.
chairman of the Senate Committee on
1. oreign Relations, says that he will t0~
day ask the Senate to take up the Ha~
waiian annexation treaty. The commit-
tee will meet to- day prior to the ses‘
sion of the'Senate.
The Opposition Determined.
W'ashington, Dec. 8.-Yesterday was
occupied by the Congressmen in both
wings of the Capitol in trying to decide
upon Hawaii. The fight against the
treaty is bitter. It was reported that
the Pennsylvania Senators had changed
their position and. would oppose the
treaty, but inquiry proved that this is
' not true. It is true, however, that Mr.
Hoar is opposed to annexation, and a
3 good many Senators who were in doubt
at the close of the extra session are
still in doubt. The attitude of some of
- them will be determined by the debate.
Government bonds, and a first lien on .
all assets; restrict national bank notes
to dcnOmination of $10 and upward.
Peter’s Pence Full 01!.
St. Louis. Dec. °'—A cable dispatch
U.
to the Globe-Democrat’from Rome says
there has been a. marked falling off in
the receipts of Peter’s Pence, which
constitutes the main source of the
Papal revenue-s. It is therefore pro-
posed at the Vatican to cause to be
placed in every Catholic church
throughout the world a. statue of St.
Peter, together with an aims-box and
appropriate inscription for the collec~
tion of Peter’s Pence.
The United States was formerly
among the largest contributors, but its
offerings have fallen off sadly in late
years. It is believed here that the sug-
gestion mentioned will be contained in
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the'Government to be secured from E The treaty is likely to gain sticng th
'from discussion.
The succession of Mr. :‘louey to Mr.
George in the Senate strengthens the
".t1eaty Friends of the treaty will con-
fer, and to-day the committee will dc-
cide upon their plans. It is likely that
j‘Wlll go ahead with the ire aty.
DINGLEY CHOOSES THEW'M EN.
He Names the Sub-Committee of the
Ways and Means Committee.
Washington, Dec. 8.—At a special
- meeting of the Ways and Means Com-
mittee yesterday, Chairman Dln'vley
named the sub-committees which will
important measures rc-
, ferred to this committee, as follows:
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the e‘ncyclical which the Holy Father ‘
is expected to issue on Jan. 1, when he
will quietly celebrate the slxtieth anni-
versary of his consecration as a priest
and of the celebration of his first mass. f
Kills Trading Stamps.
Washington,
Appeals has handed down a decision
declaring trading stamps to be illegal.
chant of this city, and Joseph
Sperry, one of the'proprietors of the
! —Hopkins,
Dec. 8.—-The Court of,
Payne, Dalzell.
Bailey and Mc-
Customs—Dingley,
Hopkins, Grosvenor,
Mill-in.
Customs Administration — Payne,
Russell, Dingley, Johnson, Steele.
,Swanson and Robertson.
Internal Revenue —- Evans Dolliver,
Steele, Russell, Dingley, McMillin and
M-cClelland.
Public Debt—Dale. ell, Johnson, Ding-
ley, Bailey/and Wheeler.
Reciprocity and Commercial Treaties
Dolliver, Tawney, Payne, '
Dingley, McMillin and McClellan.
Revenue from Other Sources than
qustoms and on Miscellaneous Sub-
‘jects—Grosvenor, Russell and Tawney;
Gustave Lansburgh, a. prominent mer» '
A.‘
Trading Stamp Company, were convict~ :
ed in the 'Police Court and sentenced
to, pay a fine of 8100 under an informa-
tion charging them with engaging in a
gift enterprise, which is in violation of
the anti~lottery law. This conviction is
confirmed.
McCoy-Creedon Match.
New York, Dec. 8.—Interest in the
coming twenty-round contest between
Kid McCoy and Dan Creedon increases
daily. Although the bout does not take
place until Dec. 17, many big bets have
already been made on the result. Bar-
ring thc Corbett-Fltzslmmons meeting
at CarSon City, this is the most import.
ant “go" of the year.
Football Too Prominent.
Postcn, Dec. 8.—The magazine of the '
-lfil\';tl‘-d r:‘Iadua.te's contains a. report
I ‘ the Committee on Athletic Sports
which declares that newspapers give
too much prominence to the game of,
and that only students and
fon'hall.
r:mduates should be allowed to attend
oliege games. .
Steele, Evans, Swanson and Wheeler.
Capt. Dreyfus Guilty.
Paris, Dec. 8.—In~the Senate yester-
day M. Schuerer Kestner, one of_ the
EVice- Presidents, offered an interpella~
tion regarding the utterances made by
Gen. Billot, Minister of War and Pre~
mier Meline ast Saturday, when these
Ministers declared in the Chamber of
Deputies that Capt. Dreyfus was guilty
and had been justly condemned. Gen.
Billot repeated his declaration that
Dreyfus was guilty. M Meline de
nianded a cessation of theupress cam.
paign‘ln connection with the case of ‘
Dreyfus. These affairs, he said, con-
cerned the national defense and ought
to remain secret. The order of the day
approving the course of the Govern-
‘ ment was passed unanimously. the vote
. being-affirmative, 231; negative, 0.
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Railroads Get More Time.
Washington, Dec. .8.-—-The Inter-State
Commerce Commission has decided to
extend for tw0 years the period Within
which railroads must comply with the
not of Congress requiring them to be
' equipped with safety appliances for the
protection of employes and passengers.
Norwalk Chronicler