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Fcral Director.
iV.riot St.
Liind Surveyor
ils! Oilsl
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--..'...-, a i-u.lty of
'e.t brauU ot
Lubricating Oils
Gasoline,
"oVura. We ch
h e ery kuown
;u.,''"m ,v"'-ura. We chal-nhtt-ery
kuown
K of
Petroleum
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K have a larjrc stK-k of gMils
on lirtiu! that must le mlucvtl
lefore invoicinj;. We know
rriix-s will lo it. IVtwn they
We me:u husinefvs !
2, yU of Cali-o turW cents.
'"i yls Shirting Calico for '.'. c-ents.
yU Anieriran Itnlisro l?!tie, Turkey
JUhI and Faiu-y Trittts for Wets.
2 jds Iaaneaster CiriKhauts for JW t ts.
w yds Towc'lin for cents.
yJri Outing Cloth for !', cents.
yds 4-4 good rnbleached Muslin, '.tc.
K! yds Heavy SheetinR !! ivnts.
22 yds 4-4 Gilt lh'o Uleached Muslin
W i-elits.
10 yds 4-4 Hill and Androseogiu
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Soft Oil Cloth, 12J cts k r yard.
14 j'ds 4-4 Fruit of the Town and Iaons-
ilale !ty wnts.
All-Wool FLANNELS,
WOOL CLOTHS,
DHESS GOODS,
in the different
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Ladies' Jackets fniiu ?1.-V1 to ?2."A).
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THE BEST OF TEUMPS.
SL Valentine,
O saint lx-nicn.
How iimeh we mortals owe to thee!
What blowings great
Should lie thy fate!
What love-from all should go to thee!
Just glance around,
tinzo o'er the ground,
And see
What life would lie
Wer't not for thee.
Look first on men,
And witness then
How into classes twain
lioth vain
Men are divided in these days.
You'll stand amaze
They toil from morn till night.
Or else they loaf with all their might.
Their noses grinding on the stone,
A mass ol toiling skin and bono.
Or else, impatient of the moil of life.
In clubs take refuge from all strife.
Their trump, a spado or club.
Ay, there's the rub!
And maids thiwo days!
l'oor maids! Their ways
Sometimes compel -the thought
That they are far more easy caught
I5y glittering things
P.y trinkets, rings
Than by nature lit for wings!
Their trump the diamond.
Then you come
With Cupid in your train, and take the
numb
And icy hearts of nil mankind.
And bring the thought of love sweet
love, the blind.
ine snap upon fair Cupid's string.
And pessimistic thoughts take wii.g.
And spite of diamonds, chilis and spadea,
JleartM are the trumps of men and maids.
Ah, Valentine,
Thou saint licnign.
How much we mortals own to thee!
What blessings great
Should lie thy fate!
What love from all should go to thee!
Anne Warrington Wintherup in Har
per's I i;i7.;i r.
HAH
ill i
Kl'lTlI WAiXKIC
"Well, yes, that's aU.ut all it
amounts to a jm-oh's hut. However,
Augustinita will always give you a cup
of excellent col lee. Aud when the
trains are late in cither directum, you
have no alternative but to accept
the hospitality of 'Old Maiunia,' as the
railroad men call her." And my pleas
ant acipuaiutance of an hour or no led
me to the small entrance of a hut
thatched with tules.
The little mud structure was built
against 4he fai-e of a hill. There were
bird cages, tilled with a variety of
lieautiful birds, and such other evi
dences of civilization as a goat, a tur
key, and. jardiniere of flowers ; yet the
habitation lielonge.1 to the age of the
cave dwellers, I decided, as I grojud
my way apparently into the liowelsoi
the earth.
After a few moments my eyes grew
accustomed to the half-light, and I
could see ipuite well.
"Wow-wow-wow," grow led a heavy
bass voice from the inner nxmi. The
words were indistinguishable.
"What a deep, bass voice that man
has," I said, innocently. "Mexican
men as a rule have such light voices."
"That's not a man, it's Augustinita,''
replied my fliend.
I am acquainted with that pleasant
little custom of Mexico which holds to
childhood's tender diminutives long
after old age has fallen on one. Still,
I confess, Augustinita which would
lie "dear little iussieJ' in Knglish
wa a slight shock.
She was of huge bulk, and her old
face was like a withered, brown apple
for wrinkles, but her eyes were as
bright as stars in a tropic sky, and she
had on that old countenance a most
shrewd expression.
Augustinita delivered our order to
some one in the further cave I can
not call it a room in her rumbling
bass, put her long brown cheroot back
iu her mouth, and waddled U-hind a
mat made from reeds and hung from
the ceiling. She brought out a clean,
white cloth, which she spread with
care, and on that put some American
plates and cups and a (Juadalajara
water-bottle. I sat on a long bench,
drawn close to the table, watching the
old woman.
"I want you to take a good look at
Manuel.t when she conic; in; she is
mite a lielle with the men who cat
here," said my friend, who had told
me hi name was Stacy.
Mauucla came in and went out again
at that moment. I was almost start
at her face. "Why, she's a leau
ty," I said.
"She has a good figure," said my
companion, with assumed indiU'erence,
"but you get a ctraight look at her a ml
you won't think her such a beauty."'
If long, red braids, soft, brown skin,
and limpid, gray eyes can make Ix-au-ty,
then was Manuela beautiful. On
closer examination, however, her face
lost much of its beauty, so coarse was
her red mouth and so hard and lsibl
her expression.
She switched her skirts and put her
hands on her hijis and her head to one
side, after a fashion I had known but
not loved in time gone by.
"I could weep for very home sick
ness, she is so like the waiter-girls in
the frontier towns, if she had more
bang and bustle," I said.
After looking at his watch, my com
panion said: "We have yet an hour to
wait. I'll tell you about Manuela's
elopement."
So, while catiiigcalabaKsas, chile con
carne, and frijolcs fritos with "Old
Mamma" sitting in the corner, her
glittering eye the only live thing almut
her, with Manuela flitting in and out,
bringing the highly seasoned Mexican
dishes and bestowing soft, furtive
smiles on my comrade, I heard of the
elopement of Manuela.
"Iiranscombe, one of the men who
used to eat here, fell in love with Man
uela's red braids and buxom figure. It
was reciprocated by her; but 'Old Mam
ma' hated him and never winked her
little rattlesnake eyes when he was
around.
"He was a rough sort of fellow, and,
it was said, had a wife or so and a lot
of children up in the Hates, but as that
makes no difleremv here iu Mexho, he
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ESTABLISHED 1827.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 1897.
kept right on making love to Manuela.
lie was greatly annoyed by Augustini
ta, who was ever to the fore and would
not eflaee herself. Ho one night he got
the girl to run aw ay with him on a
south-bound freight queer vehicle for
an cloiH-ment, a freight train.
"Augustinita readied the station just
as the train pulled out She was al
most frothing vith rage, and went
stamping round tho platform, calling
on all the Aztec gls for assistance.
"She calnu-d down after a time and
asked the night ojieralor's advice, and
he told her that the only way to catch
her daughter was to hire and engine
and follow on that.
"'Old Mamma' at once sent a mes
sage to the suiierintciidcnt asking for
an engine. They wired back 'yes,' if
she would pay SlOd for the first hour
and f j) for each succeeding hour. She
was a pialo. Pialo is derived from
pilado, 1st It!. They knew Augustini
ta had quite a bit of money, and it is
the projier thing to keep the pialostrue
to their name and caste peeled.
"Augustinita hither teeth down on
her cheroot and s:id: 'rijiid for it.'
"In alMiut two hours the engine came
thundering in front Aguas Calieiites.
Toin Ilaskins was the pilot, and the
engineer was one of the U-st on the ex
tra list.
"The road was clear for u half dozen
stations, and they went whizzingalong,
kilometers an hour.
" 'Old Mamma' sat stolidly looking
out of the cab window, apparently un
moved by the tremendous sliced and
the lurching of the engine as they tore
around the short curves; but Haskins
thought she must have been greatly
excited, because she was unable to keep
her cheroot lighted.
"Finally she tired of tryins to smoke,
and simply clamjied her jaws on her
puro and sat immovable, with her
beady eyes fastened on the rails ahead.
"They met the passenger train in the
early morning, and, as word had gone
from one end of the line to the other,
of course the trainmen had informed
the passengers, and w ith heads out of
w indows and ihe platforms crowded,
they cheered and shouted as the engine
ran by. One wag shouted: 'Hurry
and you'll catch them; they're just
around the Ktid!'
"Not twenty minutes later, at the
next station, was the freight train,
humbly side-t racked, awaking the ene
my. "They bad had a terrible time as-ist-i.ig
Augustinita in the cab. You can
s-e for yourself she weighs al-out -""
IKiunds and clumsy at that. Haskins
and the engineer pulled, and the fire
man, who was a Mexican, pushed, and
Augustinita struggled and grunted,
and finally w as landed. liut w hen she
saw the yellow calxiose, she frisked out
like a kitten.
"The engineer, who is a spiritualist,
said that the spirits helped her. Has
kins s;aid he would have been much
more grateful to them if they bad helj
ed her in, but he thought they showed
gotnl sense in taking the easy end t f
the job.
"Haskins was afraid P.ranscondie
w ould shoot or abuse the old woman
in some way, so he went with her to
the caboose.
"The two were sitting on a sort of
locker; he had bis arm about the girl,
and, beyond rising, they made no
change in their position. Haskins on
the platform hovered near the open
dir.
"Augustinita walked up to them and
asked Manuela, iu her politest basso, to
come home.
"The girl gave an impudent answer,
and po'ir 'old Mamma' turned to
P.rans-ouile, who laughed ill her fai-e
and gave Manuela a fervent kiss. Later
in the day the thought of that kiss,
and others, made HraiiscomLe's blot d
turn to Ice.
"Now Augustinita had followed her
daughter liceause she loved her and
In-eause she wished to stive her from
the fate P.ranscotule had in store
fir her. Hisiues, she is a thrifty old
body, and Mamicl.Vs beauty brings
a great many centavos to the house.
Many of the men eat here merely to
get a look in her big gray eyes.
"At Urauseomlie's laugh, Augustini
ta burst out: 'Caramba! no more will
you laugh this day look"
"With a surprisingly quick move
ment she pulled till' Manuela's dial
and tore open her high necked camisa.
"Uraiiscomlie gave one glance, and
staggered heavily against the wall.-
"'Kctp awajT he screamed, with
outstretched hands. 'Don't let her
come near me! I'll hit you if you
touch rue,' as the girl endeavored to
catch at him, pleading with him in
h.T soft low to ue.
"Manuela covered her breast and
walked sulkily back w ith her mother
to the engine.
"Haw kins said it was an awful sight
those shining, livid, white blotches
on the brown skin, a sight he could not
forget for many a day."
I rose, sick and trembling.
That was one of the loathsome sights
of Mexico to which I could never ao
custoin myself, und the thrill of horror
I had felt on seeing the first white,
patched, frosty-headed It p,T returned.
"D.m't get frightened, madam,"!
said my friend, eating my salsa with
gUstO.
" 'Old lamina had just paluttd
Manuela up in her sleep! If she had
leen a leper, IJraticiimle would have
been welcome to her. IK you think
that old lady would spend 5?o) rtCOV
ering damaged g oils',"
I looked at "Old Mamma," sitting on
the earth flo ir comfortably smoking,
and she looked back with her diamond
eyes, and I thought it not likely. San
Francisco Argonaut,
Tried on Carcasses.
Kxperinients with the new Knglish
rifle bullet carried out in India show
that it produces wounds of a forinida
alde tyje, calculated to stop the most
determined rush of the most robust as
sailant. Good penetrations of thin iron
plates, planks, !-:xes filled with earth,
etc.. were also obtained, but the exco
riation of lle-sh and the shattering of
bones demonstrated by fire against the
carcasses of sheep and bullocks, were
regarded as the most conclusive evi
dences of the efficiency of the bullets
under trial.
Cabin John Bridge.
Heven miles from West Washington,
upon what is called the Conduit road,
which carries the water supply of the
capital from the Great Falls of the Po
tomac to Washington, is one of the
most noted structures of modern tiim-s.
This structure is abridge of a single
span, called the "Cabin John bridge,"
built by the United States Government
for the purpose of carrying the water
main across a ravine. Flowing through
this ravine, in its rocky lied, is a small
stream called "Cabin John Creek,"
from which the bridge takes its name.
The stream has its origin in IJockville,
Md., and it outlet at the Potomac, not
far away.
In constructing the Washington
aqueduct the first serious difficulty was
encountered at Cabin John Creek.
Here a deep ravine obstructed the way.
The genius of m iu sunusunted this
obstruction, and the result was a model
of engineering: skill.
A fine stone arch, i feet in width
and 110 feet in height, spans the ravine
and the creek, and has the distinction
of lieing the largest single arch in the
world. It is built of brown sandstone
brought from the quarries of Seni"i,
alout fifteen miles above this point,
and is of solid masonry. Its construct
ion was legun in IS!, under the sii
jiervision of the War Department, dur
ing the official term of Jeflersou Davis,
by its architect and engineer, Gen. M.
C. Meigs.
In ls'ij, owing to pressure of work in
this department, the work of construc
tion was transferred to the Interior De
partmentCaleb II. Smith, Secretary
and remained there until 1S7, about
the time of its completion. During the
process of building the names of Presi
dents Franklin Pierce and Abra
ham Lincoln and of Secretaries of
War Jefi'crson Davis and Elwin M.
Stanton were inscribed on one of the
large stones on the west end of Cue
bridge. After the secession of the
South, the name of Jeflersou Davis
was cut out and only a blank space
remains to tell of the obliteration.
This tvlebrated bridge and the stream
that it spans derive their numes froi.i
a solitary settler, who, tradition says,
appeared on this spot some time before
the war of the revolution, and built
near the banks of the lieautiftil Potomac
a rude log e-abin. For a number of
years he m-cupied these quarters, and
was known only by the name of John,
or "Cabin John." His only compan
panions were three fierce hunting dogs,
which were sheltered among the rocks
near their master's aUtde.
These dogs al ways accompanied John
on his excursions about the country and
served to protect him from the too cu
rious intrusion of visitors, and also
front suspicious strangers who might
appear in that section. The settler
sw nt most of his time hunting and
fishing, which were his chief means of
suppirt. His garments were made
from the skins of w il l animals and his
general appearance was uot attractive1.
He seemed to avoid e-onipinionship
with man, although jvosse-ssitiyr quali
ties fitting him for such associations.
Those who visited his cabin said that
he was a musician, that be played skill
fully upon a violin, singiug songs, the
words of which seemed to recall nieni
or'n s and friends of other days. Tra
dition throws no other light upon this
strange leing, whence he came or
whither he went.
He disappeared suddenly one day, as
mysteriously as he had apjieared. A
search was ma le for him, but no trace
could bj found. His dogs deserted
their r.ickb.iuud kennel, and bis cabin
crumbled to the ground. Little did
John of the Cabin think that a won
derful work of man would one day
bear his humble name and baud it
down t future generations.
CaUn John bridge has never been of
e:ny awe-is to the public untiUrecently.
The Great Falls Electric Hallway bav
in' completed its line to this oiut, it
bait become a popular place for an af
ternoon's outing and a great many p
ple visit it d aily. This road is w ild and
picturesqu e, running across ravines and
through b.'autiful wtKtded tracts. It
overlo iks t!u gorge of the Potomac and
the Virginia heights beyond.
Hint For the Girh.
It's not such adiilicult matter to keep
y.ur room in order.
After your own particular domain is
in order learn to keep it so.
L'aru to tlispse of things as you
haudle them, and w bile dressing your
self you will at the same time uncon
sciously be setting your room in order.
Have a dainty littic catch-all Usn
the bureau, or hanging near it, and
whenever you see a stray thread orbit
of dirt which you can pick up, don't
neglect it, but let its place be iu the
catch-all.
This preeaution will make sweeping
an easy task and save your room from
ever having a litterenl look.
There will be no days of "putting
things to rights," for they will lie right
all the time, and your room will lie a
continual pleasure to you, as you will
uot count the time it re'quire's to keep it
so any more than you do that which
you give to insure personal cleanliness.
It will be easier to keep your room
nice than to let it go after you otn-e
know the pleasure of an orderly dainty
room, kep. so by your own hands.
Makes His Callers Work.
A civil engineer, wholivesat Asnieres
a suburb of Paris, is of the opinion
that no power should go to waste. lv
ceiving the friendly call of a colleague,
the latter complained how dilficult it
was to open the g-ite leading from the
street into the grounds. "You should
have that gate carefully looked over,
and the hinges oiled," said the visitor.
"No, I will d nothing of the kind,"
was the reply, "the hinges are well
oile-d, I know it; but the gate is con
nected with a hydraulic system, and
anybody coming in or going out of that
gate raises eight gallons of well water
into the tank on my roof. That makes
the gate eipen a triflj harder, I admit."
Experience proves the merit of
Hood's Sarsaparilla. It cures all form
of blood diseases, tones the stomach,
builds up the nerve.
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They All Have Trades.
Almost all the members of the royal
families of Europe are proficient In
some trade or other, and if the'y should
lie called upon are sufficiently practi
cal workers to make a living at their
chosen occupations Emperor Wil
liam of Germany is a very clever type
setter, aud iu his castle at Potsdam he
has fixe-d up a typesetting room, where
be frequently practices the art. Upon
the occasion of his grandmother's
birthday, the E njieror in person set
the tyjie for the elalxirate programme
and menu used. King Humliert of
Italy is not only a good sins-maker,
like Hans Sachs, of Nuremburg fame,
but be also understands to perfection
the mending of footwear, taking par
ticular pleasure iu having his work
critically examined by an expe rt in the
trade. The aged Emperor of Austria
is a IhK-.kbiiider, aud many particular
ly fine sjeciniens of his handiwork
grace the privy library at the Imperial
Castle in ienna. He never fails to
imprint on the bottom of the outside
cover of Umks Isiund by him a small
gilt stamp: "F. J., fecit, meaning,
done by Frane'is Joseph. King Ose-ar
of Sweden wields the ax. like Eng
land's "Grand Old Man," W. E. Glad
stone, and takes pride in felling a tree
in as short a time as a professional
lumlermaii. (juecn Amalia of Portu
gal is a very clever milliner and trims
her own hats, as we-11 as many more
for the ladies of her court. Besides
that, she finds time to study medicine,
and for some time iast has taken a
very active interest iu the study of the
Roentgen rays and their eirect upon
surgery and medicine. (J'Jeen Vic
toria of Eiigland is never idle. She
likes various kinds of nee-dlework, and
is a very industrious kuitter. Only a
short time ago the aged (Jueen finish
ed crocheting a woolen coverlet, which
she sent to an Old Woman's Home on
the Isle of Wight, as "a useful present
for the nicest old lady in the institu
tion." The Duke of York, the only
son of the Prince of Wales, and the
heir-apparent to the throne, is a rope
niaker, who learned his trade of an
old sailor during his service in the
navy. His cousin, the Czar of Rus
sia, has learned the art of tilling the
soil. He understands plowing, sow
ing and harvesting thoroughly, and is
particularly proficient at milking cows.
King Alexander of Servia is quite
clever at w ood carving, and the King
of It' hi mania is a good cabinet maker.
Many a beautiful piece of work turned
out from his shop graces his residence
in Bukarest and his country seat. The
Prince of Bulgaria is a capital tailor,
and his remarks about the garments
worn by the otlleiuls at his court lead
one to believe that he knows full well
w hether a coat Is properly made or
not. Prince Nikita of Montenegro is
very versatile. He Is a poet, play
wright and historian of no mean abil
ity, and has personally read the proofs
of a large numlier f bis publications.
Confined to bis house during winter
months by the seve re climate, be is a
metal worker, ami one if the hand
somest presents rtceived by the Crown
Prince of Italy upon the occasion of
his marrying Prince Nitika's elaugh
ter was a sword inlaid with silver and
lieaulifully etched, which was entirely
the wrk of his father-in-law. The
Prince of Monaco is a scientist, elet-p-sea
exploring be-big his favorite occu
pation, and bis work aud discoveries
in this field are of the greatest import
ance. Prince liegent Luitpold, of
Bavaria, in his young days learned the
trade of a carjienter, while a nephew
of his, Duke Carl of Bavaria, is to day
considereil one of the best specialists
on eye diseases in Bavaria. Another
member of the same family, Prince
Iotiis Ferdinand, is also a practicing
physician, and has recently been ap
pointed house physician at the Bed
Cross Hospital, where he has charge of
the clinic for gynecology. He is also a
musical couqioser, and his "l'han
tasie" for the orchestra was perfornieel
at the New Year's Concert of the Roy
al Orchestra the other day. His wife,
Princess Marie, has considerable poeti
cal ability and is now editing an al
manac for the lienetit of some educa
tional institution, contributions for
which are written by members of the
royal families of Europe exclusively.
How Gen- Grant Treated the Cuban
Question.
Iu a message to Congress in l!7., at
a time when a Cuban insurrection had
been in progress about s?ven years,
President Grant elaborately treated the
questions in vol reel. There are no es
scntial differenevs between the condi
tions uow existing in Cuba and those
reviewed by President GrauL. His
conclusions were stated as follows:
"While conscious that the insurrec
tion in Cuba has shown a strength and
endurance which make it at least
doubtful whether it be in the power of
Spain to subdue it, it seems untpjes
tionahlc that no such civil organization
exists which may be recognized as an
indcjie'iiilent government capable of
performing its international obliga
tions and entitled to be treated as one
of the Powers of the earth. A recog
nition under such circumstances would
be inconsistent with the Vets, and
would compel the Power grahting it
soon to support by force the govern
ment to which it had given really" ifs
only claim of existence. In my judg
meat the United States should adhere
to the isilicy and the principles
which have heretofore been its sure
and safe guides in like contests be
tween revolted colonies and their
mother country, and, acting only up
ou clearest evidence, should avoid any
possibility of suspicion or imputation."
Buffalo Courier.
If Yon Will Use a Little Reasoning
you can easily prove that catarrh is
climatic and not a blood disease.
Have you not the severest catarrhal at-
I tacks during winter and spring, and
but little evidence of catarrh during
the summer? Yes. Well, this pnn'es
it is climatic, inflaming the nasal pas
sages. It is a waste of money to invest
in blood remedies. The pmper treat-
' meiit is a local application, and the
most prompt to cure is that popular
' remedy, Ely's Cream Balm.
Id.
WHOLE NO. 2377.
Franked For Them.
"Let this go. A. Lixti."
Unless it has lieen destroyed, there is
in a home in Fond du Iae county,
Wisconsin, a soldier letter in an envel
oje liearing the above words, ign?d
by the great war president.
Frank King was a Itmartine loy,
fresh from the farm, and a character
our whole company took to kindly
from the first.
When the army was camexl in Vir
ginia, n"ar Washington, in the winter
of lHI-i, it was a common practice
with the soldiers, when they got a pass
to visit the city, to buy a ckage of en
velopes aud call at the capitol, send in
for their senator or representative and
get him to frank them.
Ohe of our boy came back to camp
in high feather. He had two packages
of envelopes one franked by Senator
James R. Doolittle, neiw a Chicago law
yer, the other by the late Senator T. O.
Howe, who succeeded Captain James
as postmaster general in President Ar
thur's cabinet.
For twenty years senators and niem
hers have been giving a g'Kd ileal of
their time to helping the soldiers with
their pension claims. If they have
done it as w illingly and pleasantly as
they used to frank envelopes for the
Imys, they must be pretty ne arly an
gels. "You fellows, there, are making a
big blast over getting couple of sena
tors to frank your envelopes,' said
Frank King. "Just you wait till you
see me come back from Washington
with the president's name on some let
ter overs."
Within a few days Frank King and
Harry Dunn, who for years after the
war was a Chicago business man, went
to the city. They called at the White
House.
It was easier to see the president
then than it is now. At certain hours
of the day a soldier could reach the
chief executive with fully as much ease
as a senator rati in these later years.
King was the ringleader. Approach
ing the guard, lie said :
"We want to see Mr. Liucolu. Please
stand aside and let us pa-s."
"Who are you, and what is your busi
ness .'"
"You tell old Alie we have charge of
a regiment over in Arlington, Heights
and want to see him em an important
matter. H.'ll let us ia."
"Where an your shoulder straps?,
"We came over in our everyday
clothes. Come, we are in a hurry. Let
us go in and see Mr. Lincoln."
The parley ha 1 attracted the atten
tion of the president. Tiled or swung
op-m and the g-xxl natured chief of
the nation smiled upoii the cheeky
young fotliA's a:t bade them step
right in.
"What e-an I do for you, my men?"
Mr. Lincoln, I want you to frank
these envelopes," said King.
'letter get your congressman to do
that."
' I'd much rather have you doit, Mr.
Lincoln. The folks at home woi.ld
like to see your name on my letters."
"I'll fix one of them. Take the lest
to your eiuigressiiiau. Who is he '."'
"I don't know."
"Where is your home ?"
"Lamartine, Fon du Lac ci unty.
Wisconsin.
"That is my friend Scott Sloan's dis
trict. You go to Mr. Sloan. He will
fix the rest of them."
The president shook hands with the
two privates, asked them to be brave
soldiers and wishe-d them a safe return
to their western hemes.
Frank couldn't make his tentmates
believe that the president bad written :
"Iet thisgo. A. Lincoln.' But the
next day he wrote a le tter to his father.
The uame of Lincoln was jiersoimlly
examined by all of the neighbors.
In January, Ivll, our regiment was
in Washington on the way home, hav
ing re-enlUted "veteranized," as they
calletl it. In company with two oth
ers I went to the White House. The
president shook hands with us, thank
ed us for swearing in for three years
more and expressed the hope that we
would have a pleasant visit on our vet
eran furlough.
"Mr. President," said Jones Ed.
Jones "you franked a letter for one of
the boysjn our company, Frank King.
I w ih you wouid frank one for me."
"Odd as it may seem, you are the
second soldier to make such a request.
So both are of the same company ?
Very well."
Ou Jones's envelope he wrotj, "A
Lincoln, President," and as he handed
it back he asked what had beeome of
that other man who had asked hint to
pass a letter.
"He was killed at Gettysburg."
I shall never forget the baik ef sad
ness in the president's face when the
answer was given, and it had not dis
appeared when we left the room.
"Jones, what did you tell hiiu about
King for? Did you see how it pained
him?"
"What did ha ask alxut hi:n for ?
Do you suppose I was goiug to lie to a
man I would die for?" was Jones' in
dignant reply. Chicago Herald.
To Save Figs In Cold Weather.
Saw a kenwene barrel through the
middle and set one-half near the far
rowing pen. A dry goods box will an
swer the same purpose. (!over with a
piece of old carpet and place a jug fill
s'! with hot water in the center. Slip
a k nny sack over the jug, and as fast
as tW pigs come plae-e them in the bar
rel. Le ve them there until they are
thoroughly dry. They will keep close
to the jug ai;d usually remain very
quiet until they., are hungry. Then I
let them all oufvt once, giving each
an equal chance. I saved a fine litter
in February by thisnvthod and anoth
er in March, when thet?mperature was
10 degrees below aero. IVing a Po-land-China
breeder of sevvTol years'
experience, this practice hosVsaved me
many dollars. Early pigs y usually
vn"5 must; money. er Aew
England Homestead.
V
"I was troubled with quinsy for1ve
years. I homos' Eclectric Oil curyil
me. Aiy wife and child had diphthi,
ria. Thomas' Ecleetric Oil cured them
I would not be w ithout it in the house
for any consideration.' Rev. E. F.
Crane, Dunkirk, X. Y.
He Knew All About It
Theld gentleman looked rather sol
emn when bis lieautiful daughter elite-red
the reception room In response to
his summons.
"RWaliiid," be said, with the air of
a man w ho has made a dUagreebi
discovery, "y ou and young Mr. Hark
ius were in this room last evening, I
ln-Iieve."
"Yes, papa," she answered, with
downcast eyes. "George that is, Mr.
Harkius called last evening and I re
ceived him here."
"He call aliout three time a week,
according to my count," said the old
gentleman, "mid I siim.s you put in
the time di.scu.ising literature and art
and all that sort of thing."
"We are both very fond of good lit
erature," ventured the lieautiful (laugh
ter. "Of course you are," n-plied the old
gentleman, sarcastically. "It takes
three sessions a week for you to keep
up with the times. Oh I know all
about that, and I am willing to make
certain concessions in view of your lit-,
erary tendencies, but I don't exactly
understand this."
The oi l gentleman pointed to four
cigars that were lying on the mantel
piece. The blood instantly mounted
to the face of the U-autifu! daughter,
but she did not liwe her presence of
mind.
"Oh, dear, bow stupid of me!" sh
cried. "George- that is, Mr. Harkius
left those for you last night and I for
got to give them to you.'"
"Left them for me ."
"Ye-s. You see, that's a new brand
that he thinks particularly good, and
he wants you to try them and se-e what
you think of them. Ho has great con
fident in your judgment, and he '
She stopped, for the old gentleman
had criti-ally examined one of the ci
gars and then sruelltnl of it, and be
was uow looking at her over the teips
of his glssts in a very disconcerting
way.
"That's the same cigar he has smok
ed for six months to my certain knowl
edge,' he said.
"Oh, then he has made a niL-tiAe "
"Rosalind," interrupted the old gen
tleman, "why will you insist upon fir
getting that your mother and I went
all through this and know all at-out it ?
Mr. Harkins is in the habit i carry
ing his cigars in his upper le ft baud
vest p.cket, just over his heart."
"Ye-es."
"And being a wi.se young man of
considerable forethought, he removed
the cigars from what he considered a
dangerous locality last evening, and he
was so elated when be left that lie for
got them. Ami correct?"
"Ye-es, papa."
"And when may I expect him to
call upon me ?'
"He said be was going to see you
thus afternoon."
"Very good. He's a careful and
piins-taking young man, cud I an
ready to accept him as a son-in-law,
but I don't want any daughter ofmiue
to think she can pull the wool over the
eves of an old man who has been
through it all." Chicago Port.
The Fope as a Fact
The Rome correspondent of the Ber
liner Tageblatt telegraphs the following
about the Pope's state of health : "A
high personage who often i-s the Pope,
an 1 who, only the day before yester
day, was with him for some tim,
states that his health is perfectly satis-
fae-tory. It is certainly not to be deni
ed that fir the last few vears he has
not been so strong a he was, and when
gets somewhat excited a reaction
regularly sets in which makes him ap
pear weaker than be really is. At
such moments he has forebodings of
death. For instance, he write to a
diplomatist living abroad, a friend of
his, that he must hasten to Rome if he
wanted to see him alive. The Holv
Father's late-st indisposition can le
tratvd to his getting up in the middle
of the night, as he ofteu does, to write
down some Latin verses which had oc
curred to him. He caught a severe
colli. The eorresixuideiit's informant
believes that the Pope may live years.
His death, according to the physician's
opinion, will be due to auicmia of the
brain." The Pojie yesterday held a
solemn reception of the patrician fam
ilies of R )me in the Ducal Hall of the
Vatican. His Holiness' reply was read
by Mgr. Missitelli, becau-e the great
height of t'le hall would have render
ed it necessary for the Pope to raise hit
voi je considerably in order to be audi
bl. A Merciles3 Test.
"What a dreadful cold you have !
ex.'!aim?d one Capitol hill girl.
"It is rather severe," replied the oth
er. "Hut I elon t mind it. I caught it
in a good e-ause."
K Did you have to g out in the rain
after a doctor?"
"No. It was a selfish experiment.
but it is assisting me in a maimer so
invariant that I don't mind it,"
"What is it helping you to do?"
"Decide a question on which my fu
ture happiness depends."
"Goodness me !"
"Yes. Father said that as soon a
the weather got eI enough to have
the furnace going Herbert would begin
coming to the house three or f.ur times
a we.-k instead ef onlv oniv. He said
that he didn't think there was any
heat in Hertiert's hall ledroom and
that he came here liecause it is a nice
warm place i. sit. . last night when
be called I had the heat turned oft
from the parlor. 1 got very chilly,
but I stood it bi tter than Herbert did.
for I knew what to expee-t and dressed
accordingly. I told him that we didn't
expect to have that nnuu heated all
winter because we used it so little. It
was a dreadful ordeal, but I stiall not
regret it, for it will silence my doubts
forerer. If Herbert comes back now.
I will knjw that he really and truly
loves me." Washington Star.
Stands at the Head.
Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist
of Shreveport, La., says: "Dr. King's
New Discovery Is the only thing that
cures my cough, and it is the best sel
ler I hare." J. F. Campbell, mer
chant of Safford, Aria., writes: "Dr.
King's New Discovery U all that w
claimed for it; it never fails, and is a
sure cure for consumption, coughs ami
colds. I can not say enough fir it-
merits." Dr. King's New Discovery
for consumption, coughs and colds 1m
not an experiment It has been tried
for a quarter of a century, and to-day
stands at the head. It never disap
points. Free trial bottles at Snyder' si
drug store, Somerset, or Brallier's elms?
store, Berlin.
Salh Luna.
Was so called from a pastry cook at
Bath named Sally Luun, who carriee
j these cakes about in a basket for sale 4
he clme of the eighteenth century.
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