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Show NOTES ABOUT MEN. Archbishop Mcssmor of Mllwaukco has Issued a letter to the clergy ln his arch-dioccso arch-dioccso In which ho forbids, them taking an nctlvo part In party politics. Jdhn Philip Souaa lived In Washington for years, and has many friends there. Tho last time ho was In tho Capital with his band ho had amuslclan named Franz Hell. "Curious namo that fellow has," said a friend to Sousa. "Tea," said Sou-sa. Sou-sa. "I am trying to get him to namo hl3 children 'What-tho' and 'Go-to,' " Senator Piatt la now oo feeblo that ho I has to bo helped Into and out of Ihls carriage car-riage When ho goes to open tho door ho has to uropo for tho knob. When ho walks It la with tho short, shuffling step of a very Infirm man of S. though ho Is only 70 years old. Nothing but a will which overcomes great obstacles Inas kept him up thus far. Sonator Tillman recently was talking of tho efficacy of mildness Ln debate, and to illustrate his views told of a man who turned to a stranger ln a thcator nnd raised a violent row becauso tho other laad Bat on his silk hat and ruined It. The offender looked at tho hat. which was truly a wreck, and said: "I am sorry. This is too bad. But." he added. "It might havo been worse." "How might it havo been worso?" exclaimed tho first man. "Well." was the unoxpeatcd answer, an-swer, glvon so mildly that It placated the owner of tho tile, ''1 might have sat on my own hat." |