The Oregon mist., February 11, 1898, Image 4

YOU. TO LiVC IN ALASKA?
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
.Mint 1. t,.,;ivi.i. (n That Ar Imllstien
kkI.I. ') incra ?ot Most Its Klght. ,
'i'lifl universal article o .-did in that
imii'iy. depciulcil upon ami Sntlispen
In recent work on tho birds of Col
orado, W. YV, Cooke bringe ap the nam.
ber of spuciwi ami sub-SfMsoitw found in
that stata to 8(13.
Trolley car ambulances uro to bo In
troduced in tha city of Pittsburg, run
nintt indonendtintly over all the street
car truck as called for. "
Miss Eleanor Ormerod declared that
the English cockroach is in danger of
extermination before the hordws of im
ported Ueunan black beet les.
Greater New York consists of 43
islands, just an many as there are stars
in onr flag. It might be appropriately
called the Island City.
" What ia probably the largest locomo.
tive in the world has just been com
pleted and weighs, with the tender,
over 285,000 pounds. It ia for use iu
Mexico.
The largest parish in London in point
of area is Lewisham, which has 6,773
acres; and the largest in population is
Islington, which baa now 830,000 in
habitants.
. A writer in a magazine has made the
prophesy that in 300 years from
now the world will only know three
languages English, Russian and Chi
nese. Many collieries in Silesia are pro
vided with bombs filled with com
pressed oxygen for use in cases of aooi
dent or entrance into old galleries
where the air is foul. -
"Harvard this year, for the first time,
has a colored person as a candidate for
the degree of A. B., in the person of
a young colored woman from Miller
ton, N. y.
The famons Louis XV drawing-room
suite, composed of a sofa and six arm
chairs, with old Beauvais tapestry, has
been sold in Fans to London dealer
for 170,000.
The tramways, omnibuses and un
derground railways in and around Lon
don, within a radius of five miles, carry
each year, it is calculated, about 453,
00,000 passengers.
At the grape cure establishment in
Switzerland, France and Austria, pa
tienta are usually turned loose in the
vineyards and allowed to gorge them
stdves at pleasure.
Before t fire brigade can start for a
fire in Berlin the members must all
fall in line in military fashion and
lute their captain. This proceeding
wastes at least three minutes.
mere is an enormous demand in
New York for Fifth avenue property
facing Central Park. Only the rich
can boy, when bare lota are held at
from (4,000 to (5,000 a front foot.
A Kansas minister says thatlone of
R. ritnn IE ih i r . :. .
i i " ; , nis iavonte liymns is tne one begin'
id brr-nd or biscuit. And to
iii;ike the brend and biscuit, either ip
t!e camp or upon the trail, yeast can
not bo used- it muHt be baking pow
der; and tho powder manufactured by
the processes of the Royal Baking Pow
der Company, miners and prospectors
have learned, is the only one which
will stand in that peouliar climate of
cold and dampness and raise the .bread
and bisouit satisfactorily.
These facts are very important for
every one proposing to go to Alaska
and tho Yukon country to know, for
should ho be persuaded by some out
fitter to take one of the cheap brands
of baking powder it will cost just as
much to transport it, and then when
lie opens it for use, after all his labor
in packing it over the long and diffi
cult route, he will find a solid caked
mass or a lot of spoiled powder, with
no strength and useless. Such a mis
take might lead to the most serious re
sults. Alaska s no place in which to
experiment In food, or try to econo
mise with your stomach. For use in
such a climate, and under the trying
and fatiguing conditions of life and
labor in that country, everything must
be the best and most useful, and above
all it is imperative that all food sup
plies shall have perfect keeping quali
ties. It is absurd to oonvey over such
difficult and expensive routes an article
; thiit will deteriorate in transit, or
tint will be found when required for
use to have lost a great part of its
value.
There is no better guide to follow
in these matters than the advice of
those who have gone through similar
experience. Mr. McQuesten, who is
called "the father of Alaska," after an
experience of years upon the trail, in
the camp, and in the use of every kind
of supply, says: "We find in Alaska
that the importance of proper kind of
baking powder cannot be overesti
mated. A miner with a can of bad
baking powder ia almost helpless in
Alaska. We hare tried all sorts, and
have been obliged to settle down to use
nothing but the Royal. It is stronger
and carries further, but above all
things, it is the only ponder that will
emlure the severe climatic changes of
the arctic region."
It is for the same reason that the U.
8. government in its relief expeditions,
and Peary, the famous arctio traveler,
have carried the Royal Baking Powder
exclusively.
The Royal Baking Powder will not
cake nor lose its strength either on
board ship or in damp climates, and is
the most highly concentrated and effi- j
oient of leavening agents. Hence it is
indispensable to every
can w nau oi wo irau ng companies fonm he make8
in Alaska, but should the miner pro- : ,M ,u s .. "
is supplies before leaving, he. r B
should resist every attempt of the out-! In Delaware two brothers lived for
l i"w r i"ntr 1 n ivn rr
ST. VALENTINE'S
Thursday that year.
12th, was very warm
tie that binds,"
more money in
fitter to palm off upon him any of the
other brands of baking powder, for
they will spoil and prove the cause of
great disappointment and trouble.
American Ronet ia Belgium. r
A Belgium agricultural journal says
that in Antwerp in 10 months more
than 4,000 American horses were dis- j
posed of, exclusive of those coming by j
way of England or by transportation
vessels calling at that port, and that
these importations must not be 'conj
founded with those brought from the
Argentine Republic some years before.
. The wild horses known as "pampas,"
left a sad souvenir, still remembered
by many persons. Such a mistake
would do a great injustice to the
American horse, whose hitherto dis
puted qualities are today fully appre
ciated at their just value.
Joplln Becoming Prosperous.
Joplin, Miss., which tor the past few
years has been prominent as a lead and
zinc producing region, is gradually
coming into the hands of companies
with sufficient capital to operate the
mines in a thorcsghly up-to-date man
ner, instead of the slipshod operations
that have heretofore prevailed. The ;
lead and zinc ores form this district '
sold during the past year is estimated
to have been valued at about' 14,600,- j
000. !
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Ignatius uonneiiy, wno is 68, is go
ing to marry a woman who is only 21.
Mr, Donnelly wants a wife who is not
so set in her opinions that be can't con
vinoe her that Lord Bacon wrote
Bhakespeare.
40 years within eight miles of each
other, attended the same church and
frequently traded with each other with
out knowing that they were related.
Col. Thomas Hoyer Monstery, the
veteran fenoing matser of Chicago, who
is 85 years old, is in a Chicago hos
pital, suffering from rheumatism. He
saw military service under 12 different
flags.
BLACK AND BLUB.
Black and blue colors are not subject to
fashions this season nor in any season.
They hold their own and will not wash out.
'.'hey are pretty solid colors, and but for the
misery of wearing them, might become
fashionable. Some men take pride in wear
ing them as tokens of their profession, as
soldiers do their scars. But bruises, black
or blue, or both, ought to have immediate
attention, for under them may be a nerve
hurt or a muscle badly wrenched. A black
and blue bruise is a bad thing, not only
from its tender soreness but the contused
blood is prevention of regular circulation.
While sore spots like these will not wash
out, there is something that will rub them
nut iu m, time, aim Lfjat is oi. jacoos uu.
It is peculiarly adapted to their quick cure.
A pennant can be won onlv bv hard
knocks, with scars and bruises, but after
the ball is over, if any remain, this one
cure is the best. Bruises come from con
tusion in all avocations, and it is well to
remember at all times just what will cure
mem tue pest.
b day ram on a
Tuesday, the
arm. almost sirina
uite; people listened involuntarily for blue
bird aud robin and looked at the elm
branches against the sky as if they ex
pected to see leaves. T'hnt morning Se
rena Ann Wells had found two ladies' de
lights blooming In a sheltered pot and
carried them to school to give the teach
er. The scholar crowded up to the desk
to see them, and toe teacher said she
would call them her valentine. That set
Serena Ann to thinking. After school be
gan she wrote a little note on her slate
and held it under ovcr of her desk ao
Tabitha Green, who sot next, could read.
"Did you ever hav a valintin?" she in
quired, In plain, round characters.
Tabitha nodded. Serena Ann looked
impressed. The teacher. Miss Cornelia
Little, had come softly to her other side.
"Communicating, Serena Aim?" Inquired
Mis Little, gently.
Serena Ann gave a little sigh, which
was almost a sob, of assent.
The scholars craned their necks to see.
Serena Ann' writing wa so large and
plain that those who sat near could read
easily. There was a chuckle, which Miss
Little quieted Instantly with a look.
"Were you cotnmuuicatlmr also V she
said to Tabitha Green. "Yes, ma'am,"
replied Tuhitha, disconsolately.
Then the two little girls were bidden to
go out in front of the school, and there
they stood for a half hour with their slate
suspended from their neck by twine
strings hanging over their pinafure like
breast plates.
Tabitha did not mind the punishment
half a much as Serena Ann did. It was
the first time she bad ever been pnnished
in school, and she bad given two ladle
delights to the teacher that very morning.
Somehow, that Inst stung her worst of all.
It was to her the first prick of the ser
pent's tooth of ingratitude. Then there
was another reason for Serena Ann's
grief; her grandfather, Judd, had prom
ised her a book if she were not punished
in school all that year.
Miss Little, the school teacher, came In
with the young man who was paying her
attention. She had been telling him how
she had punished that dear little Serena
for whispering about a valentine! how
sorry she was, and how she had wished
to send her a valentine, to atone and the
young man had been thinking how sweet
and tender-hearted she must be.
Miss Little at once selected the same
valentine which had pleased Grandfather
Judd.
"This Is the pretties," wild she. "I will
take this." She furthermore decided he
would leave it at the store and hare it
sent from ther.
The school teacher carefully directed
the envelope which was to hold the valen
tine to Miss Serena Ann I 'odd, ltlggsvllle,
N. Y.
Dodd was the name of the young man
who was waiting upon the school teach'
er, and -when he married him she wa
to go to Rlggsvllle, N. Y., to live.
After the envelope wa directed Mia
Little gave Solotnou liadgcr a penny to
buy a stamp. After they had gone Solo
mon Badger spied the envelope; discover
ed that the valentine was not Inclosed,
and began to search for the one she had
chosen. It was quite another valentine
than the one Miss Little had purchased,
which wa posted next day. It went to
RhrgsTllle, N. Y., and finally brought up
in the dead letter office, where it must be
now.
It was 8 o'clock when the vnlentine wa
sold for the third time to Miranda Sail.
She gave it to Lottie Goodwin to post.
because her way home lay past the office.
The next moruiug Serena Ann s cousin,
Sam Wells, drove over from the east vil
lage, and passing the postotrlce saw some
thing white on the (new bank. He stop
pod, got out and investigated. "I de
clare, it' a valentine," cried Sam Well.
He tried to pick It up, but It was froxen
down. There had been quite a thaw the
day before, and the weather had grown
colder during the night. Sam wa very
careful, but he had to leave the address
ed part of the envelope In the now.
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THE LINCOLN CABIN.
HambU A bods In Which the Great
Kiuunclimtor t int Saw the l.lht.
The house In which Abraham Mucoid
was born still stands near Nolon Creek,
lu Larue (formerly Hardin) County, three
nillea south of Hodgellsvllle and two mile
north of Huttalo, Ky. It i situnlvd near
tho top of a hill, a full half mile from the
roadway. A com Held surround the lit
tle house, which wa built by Lincoln's
father when lie first attempted to do u1n
farmlug on Ills own account. Tho soil
round about the cabin is rough, unpro
ductive and uekt to valueless, and there
I 110 doubt that Abraham' father deter
mined the ite for his little homestead
by the freely flowing spring that bubble
up from tho limestone formation at the
bottom of tho hill. The How of water I
IVi Inches lu diameter aud run a free
ly as It did a century ago, giving a plentl.
ful supply of water the year round.
The elder Llncolu was a ciirpenter, and
ho settled In that spot toon after hi mar
riage for the purpose of trying agricul
ture. If Mr. Lincoln, the father, wa a
good carpenter he wa certainly a poor
builder, for the architecture ot the cablu
Is nuythlng but an evidence of art or skill.
The side are constructed of very small
log that were not properly squared. The
rafter are mere poles, and the chimney
wa made of stick. The cabin wa light
ed and ventilated with one door aud one
window. The door was built of rough
boards, and even the hinges of the door
were of roughly hewu wood. This house
In which the future statesman and I'rea-
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THB MXOOI.M CABISt.
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY OP AN
AMERICAN MEDICO-CHEMIST,
AND ITS GREAT VALUB
TO HUMANITY.
HOW EVERY READER MAY OBTAIN
THREE FREE BOTTLES OF THE
bib vi ataibM or nii.ii
CINE THAT CURES.
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Ident spent the day of his childhood had
but one room. One-lialf of one wall of
this la taken up with the great fireplace.
When the patriot's father built it he lin
ed it inside with rough atones taken from
the field. But at the present time not
one of these remain In Its plnee. When
Abe was T years old bis parents remov
ed from this ploee to Indiana. It was an
odd coincidence that 120 miles from this
spot a few month before Lincoln' birth
Jefferson Davis was born in a three-room
log house.
LINCOLN AND THE KITTENS.
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Russia's population bag increased
during the last 100 years a fraction leg
than 1,000,000 annually.
AN OPEN LETTEE'
CATAI1KH CANNOT BK CIKED
Wuh local applie itions, as they raunnt reach
flie newt 01 thed(Seane. arrn in a blood or
(.cntiiitiitioniilriibeGantt in order to cure 1:
yon must t ki internal r elies. Haii'a ;
ls; rh t ure is taken fiileruaUy, arid actsdjtectly
on tl bo)il and mutous surface. iiall'H C'a
tarrh nre in not a quaek med:cin It was
pieH'ribed b one of the best. phyKieians in tbia
c. a Hry lor years, and isa renlar preacrijttion. j
It i. e .mxsed o( the hem to:icn known, cum
bi re i with the best-bl,M,d purifiers, at-tiinr di
rect iv on the rnnwug aurfacef. The periect
comb nt'tion of the two ingredients is wi)atjir.
drf-n o -h wonderful renuitsiu curing e ttarrh.
ii tt.r lestinionialtt, free.
P. J. (MENiSV i CO., Propr., Toledo, O.
' Fnlti by t.t insists, Prl1 Ibi.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
From Miss May Sachner, of Oolum
bus, O, to Ailing Women.
A drawing of the bison has been dis
covered in the rocks of the La Mouthe
cave in Dordogne, France. j
After twins swindled by all other, fiend nsstamp
f'tr partlculara of Kins Holomon'a Treaanrs, the '
t'Nl.V reiiewer of ruunly atrenirth. MAHtIN' 1
4 li KAl it AJL t;u., J-. o. BOX 747, Philadelphia, i
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Chicago is healthier than ever before. :
In fast it is by far the heatbiest large
city in the United States. i
To all women who are ill;
It affords me great pleasure to tell
you of the benefit I have derived from
taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound- I can hardly find words to
ezpressmy gratitude for the boon given
to suffering women in that excellent
remedy,
lief ore tak
ing' the
Compound
I was thin,
sallow, and
nervous. I
was trou
bled with
and
my men
strual pe
riods were very
irregular. I tried three physicians and
gradually grew worse. About a year
ago I was advised by a friend to try
Mrs. Pinkham's Sr native Wash and
Vegetable Compound, which I did.
pV
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Fiso's Cure for Coiiftimption has saved
me laive dwtor bills. -C. L. liaker. ?
Regent bq., I'htladeiphia, Fa., Uec. 8, '!. After using three bottles of the Vege
table Compound and one package of
Timber Kridgsi.
Except in rural districts for crossing
smell streams, we had thought that
timber bridges had long since become
th ings of the past. This however, is
not the case in those parts of Anstro-
Hungary where there are forests avail
able (or this old-time method of con
struction. Timber bridges are largely
in vogue in Galicia for highway pur
poses, a variety of types of construo
tion being adopted, the bridges having:
spans ranging from 80 to 160 feet. .
Sanative Wash, I am now enjoying bet
ter health than I ever did, and attri
bute the same to Mrs. Pitkham's won
derful remedies. I cannot find words
to express what a Godsend the have
been tome.
In some parts of China the young
women wear their hair in a long single
plait, with which is intertwined a
bright scarlet thread. This style oi
orrjamentation denotes that the young
lady is marriageable.
Your Tax
for the corning year on baking powder will be
very light if you my-ScH'lirigs -.Best- and.- iisr
only cue heaping teaspoonful to a quart of flour.
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BIDDEN TO GO OUT IN
FRONT OK TUB SCHOOL.
She quieted her sobs with a convulsive
effort. After a while she peered pitifully
over her pinafore, and her tearful eyes
met Johnny Starr's compassionate ones.
Johnny Starr was a pretty, quiet boy, and
Serena Ann's mother had told his mother
that she had just as soon have him come
over to see Berena Ann a a girl.
Recess came soon after the girl were
released from their position in the floor,
and everybody went out, the weather was
so warm. Johnny Starr followed Serena
Ann into the school yard.
"it's mean," he declared.
Serena Ann smiled gratefully at him.
Then Miranda Kali, the doctor' daugh
ter, joined Serena Ann. Miranda was
one of the big girls, very bright-eyed and
rcd-cbeeked.
"Don't you feel bad one bit," said sne.
"I had stood In the floor dozens of time
liefore I was as old as you. Didu't you j
ever have a valentine, Berena Annr
Serena Ann shook her head and looked
up gratefully into the girl' handsome,
glowing face.
"Well, maybe you'll get one this year
stranger things have happened," Miranda
remarked, meaningly, as she turned away.
Berena Ann bad, during all the rest of
that day, a vague impression of a kindly
intent toward her from everybody. Her
grandfather, of his own accord, proposed
giving her another trial to win his offered
reward, and Serena Ana was radiant.
Then her father asked if she didn't want
a sleign ride wun nun.
Grandfather Judd turned to his daugh
ter, when the sleigh bclis nnd tingled out
at the yard. "Tell you one thing, Maria,"
said he, "that child's goin to have a val
entine to pay for bavin' so much trouble."
Now, father, I don t know. I'm afraid
It's kind of foolish '
No. it ain't foolish, either. Child
been cryin' her eyes out. She' goin' to
have the handsomest valentine in Solo
mon Badger's store," declared Grandfath
er Judd, rising as he Bpoke.
There was quite a stock of valentine
In the box on the counter, and Solomon
Badger' grandson, 'Louzo, wa waiting
to sell them, i be trade had been quite
brisk ince morning, thougli it wa the
dny before Valentine's day.
Grandfather Judd went over to look at
he valentines. One immediately caught
his eye. It wa much the largest and
handsomest there, a beautiful combination
of lace paper, embossed doors, roses and
ungels.
How much is this one?" inquired
Grandfather Judd.
Marked on back," mumbled 'Lonzo,
sucking his lemon drop. "Fifty cents."
Grandfather Judd bought it; gave Lon-
zo five cents; told him to buy a one-cent
stump for the valentine and put It in the
postofllce the next day, and he might keep
the remaining four cents for himself.
As for 'Lonzo, be put Grandfather
udd's five cent lu his pocket. A for the
valentine, he had tuken that out of the
envelope and placed it back iu stock.
It wa about half past 7 o clock when
8am went to Solomon Badger's about
fifteen minute before school time and
found Sophia In attendance.
"Hallo, Sophia," said he, "ever ec this
before?"
Sophia bent her pink face over the val
entine, then raised it. "No, I guess not,'
sal. I she, looking up In Sam's face.
Well, then, I want to buy an envelope,
nd I wish you'd address It. Sophia, my
A Story Illustrative of the Klntlnea
of Hi Generous Naturat,
Gen. Horace Porter In hi Campaign
ing With Grout, in the Century Maga
aine, tells a good atory of Lincoln' kind
ness to animals on the occasion of the
martyr President' visit to Gen. Grant's
camp. Three tiny kittens were crawling
about the tent at the time, says Geu.
Porter. The mother had died, aud tho
little wanderers were expressing their
grief by mewing pitconaly. Mr. Lincoln
picked them up, took them on his lap,
stroked tlielr soft fur, and murmured
"Poor little creatures, don't cry; you'll be
taken rood on re of," and turning to How-
era, said: "Colonel, I hope you will see
that these poor little motherless waifs
are given plenty of milk and treated kind.
ly." Bowers replied: "I will nee, Mr.
President, that they are taken in charge
by the cook of our mess, and are well
cared for." Several time during his stay
Mr. I.incolu Was found fondling these kit
tens. He would wipe their eye tender
ly with his handkerchief, stroke their
smooth coats, and listen to them purring
their gratitude to him. It was a curious
sight at an army headquarters upon the
eve of a great military crisis iu the ua
lion's history, to see the hand which hail
atftxed the signature to the Emancipation
Proclamation, and had signed the coin mis
sion of all the heroic men who servet
the cause of the Luiou, from the general
In-chief to the In West lieutenant, tenderly
caressing three stray kittens. It well Il
lustrated the kindness of the mnn'i dis
position, and showed the child-like sim
plicity which wits mingled with the grua
deur of his nature.
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and
nana are cold, and I can t write
enough to go on a valentine.
Sain left the valentine and a penny for
postage. Sophia took up the envelope to
aaaress ir, ana then a lelgli topped nt
the door and a young man from the east
village came in and asked her to go a little
vtay tor a drive. And that was the last
she thought of 6am Wells and Serena
Ann a valentine.
It was not sold again until after school
that night, and then Johnny Starr wa
the purchaser. He had shaken the Iron
savings bank iu which he had deposited
his money, earned by selling berrie the
summer before, until he got 52 cents, all
in pennies. He gave them to Solomon
Badger for the volenti lie rind nn ertvnlnno
Johnny had not shaken enough pennies
to uuy a stamp. , i
rie gave it to Berena Ann the next
morning before school, slipping It into her
nanus wnen noliody wn looking. Serena
Aim looked at it, colored high, then turn
ed white. She wa almost ready to cry,
J o think she had a valentine, and such a
valentine! She showed it to one, then an
other; by noon everybody in school bad
seen that valentine, teacher and all.
"Who dii yon any gave it to you, Be
rena Ann?" asked Snm Wells.
"Johnny Starr." Sam Well whistled.
At noon Miss Little cnlled her up to the
desk and questioned her. Then she called
up Johnny Starr aud asked where he got
the valentine. "At Mr. Solomon Badg
er's," replied Johnny, stoutly. Serena
Ann did not know wbut it all meant. She
was bewildered when they came to her
at the afternoon recess and told her that
Miranda gave her the valentine and not
Johnny Starr. She wa more bewildered
when she got home and found that her
Grandfather Judd had given it to her. It
began to eem to poor little Serena Ann
as if everything wa out of proportion
and topsy-turvey, and people were behav
ing like fairy stories. For several days
the whole village wa In a turmoil over
berena Ann valentine. Everybody quc
tioned wildly, who had or had not bought
it. 'Lonzo Badger wa discovered to be
guilty of petty dishonesty and whipped
with a birch stick, but that did not go far
toward thcjwlutlon of the whole mystery.
Some of It Vas always dark In the mind
of the village. It seemed unquestionable
that one valentine had been sold several
time. '
At all events, Serena Ann had her val
entine, her first one. And she never had
auy doubt as to who had given It to her.
It was Johnny Starr, and he had bought
It with hi huckleberry money which bt
had shaken out of hi iron bank.
Introduced Himself and Wife a tho
"Long; and Short of the Presidency."
In an article recalling' the iucideut of
"Whett Lincoln Was I'irst Inaugurated,'
in the Ladies' Home Journal, Stephen
l-'iskc gives a graphic account of Mr. and
Mr. Llncolu' presentation to Washing
ton society, iliere were a large number
of the best-known of Washington's so
ciety people assembled in the parlor of
the hotel where Mr. Lincoln and his wife
were stopping, nearly all moved by curl
osity to ee the "rail-splitter" Presldeut,
"Presently, from a side door that sug
gested a scene on the stage, emerged the
face of Mr. Lincoln, smiling nervously;
then his tall, thin, awkward body; then a
long arm, and finally, at the end of this
arm a dumpy, little woman. He wa
dressed in a new suit of shiny black that
had been presented to him as an adver
tisement by nn enterprising tailor. She
was wrapped in a white shawl. Mr. Lln
colu looked st the fashionable assembly
and said, in his clear, distinct voice: 'La
dies and gentlemen, permit me to present
to you the long aud short of the Presi
dency!' "A he said 'the long,' he bowed; a ho
said 'the short,' he looked down at Mrs.
Lincoln and smiled. A shudder ran
through the parlor. The ladles stared
at the strange couple; the gentlemen ben
their heads. That man the President of
the United States! That woman the first
lady of the laud! All the etiquette of the
Hcpublican court that hud been establish
ed since the days of President Washing
ton wa violated.
Foremost among the world's greatest
Mcilico-tJheniists stands Itr. Slocum, of
New York City. His effort, nhirh for
years hud been direeted toward the discov
ery of a twisitive cure for consumption,
were finally successful, and already bis
"new system of treatment" bus, by its
timely ue permanently cured thousands
of apparently helpless cases.
Il has demonstrated the dreaded disease
to be curable beyond a doubt, in any cli
mate. '
Indisputable facts prove that th Doc
tor's New Discoveries are an absolute cure
fur Consumption and all bronchial, throat,
lung and chest troubles; stubborn coughs,
winter catarrhal affections; scrofula, rheu
matism, general decline and neukucas, loss
of tleh, and all wasting conditions; and
to belter dcmouDtratu tin woodtrtul merits
he will tend Three Free llottles (The lr.
Slurum New System of Medteliiel with lull
Inst ructions to all r.aders of tills paper
who send lor them.
Slmplv write to T. A. Hloetim, Manufac
turing ('hetulxt, lift Pine street, New York,
giving name and full address,
There la no charge fur medicine or I'oi rs-wndfiu'e-advlet
strictly confidential.
Knowing; as we do, of (lis undoubloil ef
ficacy, we urge every sullerer to ink ad
vantage of tins most liberal proposition,
l'lcuse tell the Ihs-tor, when writing,
that you read this generous oiler in this
paper.
Michigan lias law fixing a heavy
penalty upon railroad companies for
employing wrsoiii addicted to the use
of intoxicants.
DKVCANU rOK MOKB BATTI.KMtllP.
HOME PUOnUCTM AMI ft'ltlt roou.
n Kyrup, o.cIIKt, usually very
The cprotary of the osvv has rtsrnt n led more
battlexhlpa, silit thr can ihr no Ooiiht that
coitgn-a-i will eoiHltlnr his rt't'ouirmm-tatinnt.
Protection ia whatourse porn reunite, and
fortiltcatjoit will not adequately Mtpply UtU,
liefeilNe agailmt all disorders oi a malarial t p l
U, however, anatpistelv aft'onird bv tlosiettur'l
Stomach Hitler, an efficient remedy, aUn, fur
tionatipatlou, biliousness, uyfipapaia. rheuma
tism, and nervousness.
All Kantern
llsht centred snd ot heavy body, la made froia
Kitit-oe, 7m ff'todrs lii" Is niptt from
fcusar tiane and n.iriellr purs. It Is for aals
by llri-t-elaHi trrocrtt, in cana ,,tiiy. Ifanulac
tnmt by tha Purine t'oist Ycr'n. Ali vn
uiii "itV'i f.itf-iia Ihtit" have tits mauufao
Inrcr'a Hants linitterai.hfttl on avarv can
Poe lias immortalised the raven,
Whittier the robin and Longfellow tl o
snowbird that sung to the monk Felix.
SlItKB 1KTO YOUK SiTOKs
r in surma; siaaaeAiMMir I
stravMaaH.s.am-aua tttec
of rulllvsUottwaatttflttn Inferiors
atwaya larwiy cmis Hit t
otMt of Uia tt and (laan-at i
lis had. The treat la alxara lb t .
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THE STORY.
T was In the war
tunes early dura.
When eyes looked
forth with anxious
- any,.
4 young lad hod been
doomed to die,
Aud would'st thou
know the reason
why?
He had been placed a
sentinel,
And at his prist asleep
ne reu.
And for that cloaltif
or ma eves
Before him dreamless slumber lies.
The President rend the sentence through
Anil murmured, "The act I cannot do.
HrouKht un on farm, at work lata keuf-
I'oorbol So wunder that he slept."
And o'er the paper he drew his pen.
And signed his psrdou there snd then.
Ilrrat-hearted man I Him! unfold
What later on the sequel toldi
At Frederlckahnrg, smong the slain,
A lad, beyond ail mrirtnl pain,
Wss lying by himself sport,
A picture next bis youthful heart.
'Tws Lincoln's plt-tiirs that lis wore,
And lust beneath these words It bore
"Ood blesa Abraham Lincoln." Tha bt
SUOWPO
Th debt of love to him h owed.
His Valentine.
Dear girl, 1 have no baiibls Sne,
No trinket rich and gay,
No Jewel rare, no gem dlvln '
To greet great Cupid's day.
But take, oh, sweetheart, as my gift
- What may my love disclose;
I offer, though my purs be rift.
On big midwinter rvss.
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Tho most popular female In tho
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