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THE NEW AGE, PORTLAND, OREGON.
The New Age,
A. D. GRIFFIN, Manager.
OFFICE MORRISON STRKBT.
Onion Telephone Oak 601.
XaUred at the Poitofflce at Portland, Oregon,
MMHid cImi matter.
SDUBORII'TION.
taaYaar, Payable In AdYnc. ...,.!. 00
CHANGED GEOGRAPHY.
Changes In maps of the known
world wcro formerly duo almost ox
cluBlvcly to war. Later, discovery
played an Important part, as when
tho western hemlspher began to bo
exploited by Europeans. Dut oven
In tho nineteenth century war ox
crtcd no small Influonco upon bound
ary lines, and tho men of mlddlo
ago, In looking over a recently com
piled atlas, will meet many surprises.
A writer In Scrlbnor's, enlarging upon
changes that havo occurred, goes
Bomowhat farther back and points
out tho contrast between tho countries
of J 825 and thoso of tho present.
An epltomo of his discoveries will
bo Interesting to tho student of his
tory covering tho period Indicated.
In 182G Australia was an unknown
region with a frlngo of settlements
" along a portion of tho coast. Now
It linn 12,000 miles of railroad, a 2,-000-mllo
transcontinental tolograph
lino and tho beginning of an imperial
federation. Tho changes on tho map
of North Amorlca nro comparatively
familiar, yet many persons forgot tho
uztcnt of tho transformation that
Iuib taken placo In tho Dominion of
Canada, whoro tho great north-west
hn been erected Into ten territories
of vast area and great potential pros
perity. In South Amorlca, In 1825,
population waB confined to a 100
inllo strip of coast. Now tho frontier
lino Ihib been pushed back to an aver
ago of 300 miles from tho Hon. Whoro
thoro woro fourteen cIUob of 25,000
Inhabitants or ovor, thoro nro now
forty-Blx, and recent yonrB havo soon
tho growth of two groat nations
grent, compared with tho typical
South American republic, at lonst
tho Argentine republic nnd Chile.
In tho north of South Amorlca, In
1825, tho province- of Colorubla occu
pied nn extended area. Now It Ib di
vided among tho ropubllcB of Colom
bia, Ecuador and Vonozuoln, tho lat
ter of which alone Is as largo ns tho
Atlantic and Gulf Htnto of tho Ameri
can union, from Mnlno to Louisiana.
In Africa tho chaugoB on tho map
have been porhnps more apparent
thnu real. Tho heart of tho continent
romnliiH much ns It was at tho earlier
tlato, though now IIdob of railroad nnd
telegrnph linvo boon built nnd now
milium havo been glvon to tho coun
trloH. In 1825, tho entire continent,
except n narrow Btrlp, whb prnctlcnlly
unknown. Now It bun been trnvoraed
fiom end to end and from aldo to sldo,
tho geographical Iconoclnut breaking
down boforo him many n pretty fablo
nnd tradition.
In Asia, vast territories havo boon
acquired by Russia, England nnd
Franco; nnd China and Porsln, of tho
many principalities of othor dayB, nro
tho boIo Importnut survivors of tho old
order of things. Ilussln tins piiBhod
hor way southwnrd closo to tho north
ern bordorB of tho British empire, nnd
Britain haa increased her holdings
fourfold, Of nil tho old Asiatic states,
tho only ono to rlso to tho rank of a
modern power Is Japan.
Tho magazlno writer says that It
In now almost fair to bound China
on tho north mitt west by Russia, on
tho oust by tho nsBomblod fleets of
Japan nnd Europe, nnd on tho south
by Franco nnd England,
In Europe tho thirty-six Gorman
sovereignties of an older day havo
been welded together. Austria nnd
Ilussln havo had their full share in
tho t'onsolldntlon toudoncy. Italy hits
Leon unified nnd tho Turks' bound
aries havo boon reduced from 200,000
bquaro miles In 1825 to C3.000 now.
Ho has meanwhile taken possession
of a long Btrlp of Arabian torrltory on
tho Bhoro of tho Red sou, nnd it looks
nB It ho would ultimately romovo from
tho west bank of tho Iiosphorus nnd
establish himself wholly within tho
conlluoa of Asia.
Our own excursions Into tho island
regions of tho oarth nro too familiar
to bo moro than cltod.
These nro mighty changes In tho
geography of the world In u porlod of
three quarters of n century,
WORTHY OP EMULATION.
Thoro Is n novel rollof association
In a great store In Indianapolis that
lu worthy of bolng copied, everywhere.
All tho clerks and employes In tho es
tablishment pay Into a common fund
weekly dues In amounts from liJ ,to
25 couts, In proportion to wages re-
ectved, to cnnblo any of tho members
of tho' association, whon sick, thus
to rccelvo one-half weekly salary. The
other half of tho salary is paid by
tho Arm, tho latter receiving Its com
pensation In the good-will, Increased
Interest and greater cfllclency of tho
employes.
It was feared that there might bo
some abuso of the system, but a trial
of sixteen .months negatives the Idea;
for, while many havo been relieved
In that timo, tho society has accumu
lated a surplus of $318. When this
surplus shall amount to $G00, dues
aro to ccaso until It falls to J400,
In addition to tho purely financial'
aspect of such an organization, thoro ,
is In it a moral value, for it teaches
humanity, mutual dependence nnd
practical charity. And asldo from Its
selfishness, It must oporato beneficent
ly upon tho hearts of thoBO who en
gago in it.
THE PENSION OCTOPUS.
Tho now pension legislation so
strenuously urged upon the last con
gress by a commlttco of tho Grand
Army would havo brought tho total
pension oxpondlturcs of tho govern
ment up to tho enormous sum of
$1,000,000 a year. This would bo ono
nnd n third times tho nnnual ex
penses of tho United States for all
purposes. Fortunately for tho people
who pay what congress appropriates,
this proposed legislation did not be
como law. Thoro is, however every
reason to believe that It will bo re
vived next fall nnd earnest efforts will
bo .mado by pension attorneys and
others to Induce congress to pass it.
Constnnt vigilance will bo necessary
to prevont It by thoso who do not
caro to sco tho national treasury loot
ed so outrageously.
Emlllo Agulnaldo has sworn alio
glauco to tho government of tho
United Stntos, and It 1b bollovod that
he, as tho recognized head and lcador
of tho Insurrectionists In tho Philip
pine nrchlpolago, will carry with him
at an early day tens of thousands of
his "subjects." Tho remnant of tho
Insurgent elements will soon follow,
leaving only tho half-savago tribes,
bushwhackers and guerrillas to get
killed. That ,H tho only mothod of
civilizing somo pcoplo, anyway.
Tho elections In Kansas, Just held
In tho municipalities, resulted chiefly
in discouraging tho prohobltlonlsts.
This should bo charged to Currlo Na
tion's llttlo hatchet. Tho intelligent
votors of that pocullar state refused to
ondorso outlawry such nB tho crazy,
brawny-handed, beefy-faced woman
and hor equally demented followers
had been engaged In bo sensationally
for months.
A merchant down In Arkansas re
fuses to ndvertlso, "becauso," ho says,
If ho duos "somebody will bo a pes
torln' mo nil tho time to show 'em my
goods." Ho Is tho snmo man who
whon n customer came In and wanted
n suit of clothes, asked him to como
ngnln somo tlmo "whon l'.tn a stnmllu'
up." This may bo n Ho, but thoro Is
n moral to It.
Tho Snu Francisco Cnll compla
cently remarks that in thoso stronu
ous tlmoa "wo .may fellcltato our
solves that wo nro paying less than
four times as much per capita aB
government cost 100 years ago." In
otner words wo snould bo glad wo
nro paying only n llttlo less than ?4
per head to bo govomod to whoro our .
forefathers paid 1.
Since District Attornoy Chambor
lain has discovered that tho now law
affecting tho collection of poll nnd
road taxes doos not repeal tho old
statute relatlvo thereto, thoso of us
between tho ngos of 21 nnd CO mny ns
woll coucludo that our poll tax this
year will bo ?4 por head. Thoro nro
moro wnya than ono to raise rovonuo
nnd othor things,
Mrs, Nation got tho cold shako in
St, Louis tho othor day, nnd left in
u pout, swearing that alio would re
turn lator nnd tear tho town down If
bIio woro not treated more cordlnlly
on hor second visit. If Cnrrlo is roally
looklnir for n blc lob sho will find It
looKini, ror n Dig jou, sue will linn it
when bIio goeB back to tho big town.
on tho banks of tho Mlaslssalppl.
Carter Harrison hnTnirnfn boon
uirtor HtirriBon lias nttim neon ro-
oloctod mayor of Chicago ami will
soon begin hla third torm. ThlB ro-
..... , ....... .
suit of tho recent conteat in that great
city win no doubt strengthen carter
Harrison's chance for tho democratic
nomination for tho presidency threo
years honco.
Hon, John Gilbert, father of United
States Circuit Judgo Gtlbort of this
city, died nt his homo In Clark county,
Washington, on Monday, after S3
yeara of eventful llfo, during which
he hold many prominent government
posttlous.
The anti-imperialists appear to .be
more concerned about that portion of
General MacArthur's correspondence
with ' headquarters at Washington
which has not yet been made public
than with that which has already been
divulged.
President McKlnley and hla distin
guished party will arrlvo in Portland
on May 22 and' remain ono day. Elab
orate preparations are being perfected
by tho chamber of commerce for his
reception in a manner befitting the
occasion.
Donvor hn8 Bono republican by a
bl& majority, though the parties wero
considerably divided by Independent
tickets and candidates. But Arkansas
went the other way, of course.
Rolla Wells, democrat, will bo St.
Louis world's fair mayor, having boon
elected on Tuesday by a plurality of
10,000. Dut, then St. Louis is still In
Missouri.
Portland's great fair now bolng dis
cussed for 1005 Is a subject of much
encouraging comment by leading pub
lications all over the country. It will
bo a grand affair.
St. Louis proposes to show that
oven if nothing olso had como of it,
tho Louisiana purchase' would havJ
been worth whllo for exposition pur
poses. Only ono man from Indiana has
filled tho presidential chair, but Sen
ator Fairbanks Is understood to bo
having his measure taken for tho soat.
Tho lndopcndonco which tho United
StatoB will glvo Cuba Is beautifully
done up In red tapo with tho long end
In Washington.
Thoro Is small comfort for Colonel
Ilryan In tho prediction that "thoro
will bo nn omporor In Washington
within twonty-flvo years."
England will sond out no moro
doves of pcaco for fear tho Doors
might shoot thorn to .mnko n pot plo.
Tho second nnnual report of tho
Oregon Historical Society has boon re
ceived. It Ib a pamphlet GVixOVi
Inches nnd contains 124 pages. It
shows that tho society had G27 .mom
bors on November 30, 1900, distributed
in twonty-threo counties In Oregon
and four In Washington. Tho mate
rial collected during tho year Is class
ified as follows : Library dopartmont
Documents, 131; diaries, account
books, etc., 18; maps nnd charts, 15;
bound newspaper flies, 27; miscel
laneous papers, unbound, 53; pam
phlets, 1G5; miscellaneous books, 10G;
early school books, 48. Museum de
partment Pioneer rollcs, 207; arch
aeological relics, 172; pioneer photo
graphs, 418; other pictures, 139. Tho
documents consist mainly of lottora
and othor written .mattor rotating to
tho early social and business llfo of
tho country, and tho relics nro such ns
wero used whllo crossing tho plains
with teams or In tho early Industries
of tho country. Visitors at tho rooms
In tho city hall, Portland, nvorngo
1500 a month, nnd nil who visit that
city nro cordially invited to cnll.
Tho plcturcsquo lino nnd tho roynl
ono back to tho homo of your child
hood is via tho Northern Pacific.
You will' rldo ovor tho Rockies,
nlong Clark's fork of tho Columbia
and tho beautiful Yellowstone; skirt
ing tho shores of Lako Pond d'Orelllo,
through tho famous Bad Lands ,of Pyr
amid Park nnd across tho wheat fields
of tho Red rlvor vnlloy you go at
i t i p titltno nn linim n ml alnnn nilrl nn(
tlllj titiiuo tti uuui ttuti DIUVI' vittv
in perfoct comfort ns tho solid vostl-
billed train rushes nlong.
For detailed Information, tickets,
slcoplng ear reservations, maps of
routes, etc., call on or wrlto
A. D. CHARLTON,
Assistant General Passongor Agont,
255 Morrison street, cornor Third,
Portland, Or.
NKW NORTH-
west 1odgo, No.
2oM. G. U. O. of
O. P.. meets at
205,; .Second street, rorner of Salmon,
first und third Tuesday of each month.
All Odd Fellows in pood 'landing are
cordially invited. P D.THOMAS,
K. WATSON, P. S. N. G.
ItKIl, KSTITK rtlK 8AI.K.
Three hundred and twonty-soven
ncr08 of cuolco mna" ,n a Kl1 f.1rm"
. BOCtlon ... tho wmamotto vnlloy:
105 ncrea undor tho plow, balnnco In
paaturo and brush, all under now
eight-rail fonce. staked and wired;
ro-'nicely watorod by springs and brooks;
R RQO(l Bovcn.rooin j,OUBOl painted
white; largo barn. 30 x CO feet; four
neres In orchard. This farm la gently
roll ng nnd flne quality. 1W mlloa from
p08tomco. This la a lino stock ranch.
nnd Ilea in shape so mat uiree iam
Illos can mnko a nlco home each out
of tho ono farm; prlco, $5750, 12500
cash, balance in yearly payments.
VALLEY RKAL ESTATE EXC.
9ft First St.. Portland, Or.
...HOMESEEKERS...
Call on
The Valley Real Estate Exchange
KOR M'AlNKKi. KKSWKNCK AKD
FA KM I'KOI'KIITY.
i Flrat Street. PORTLAND, Ore.
No donbt tho stockholders of tho
Rival Oil company will bo pleased to
know that the company is drilling on
well No. 1, and have passed tho first
oil sands, with oil. Stock can be had
for 50 conts per shnro. They own
thoir land, and will make for tho
stockholders many times their iuvoat
mont. Mail orders will recelvo prompt
attention, nnd parties interested nro
invited to call at tho company's olllco,
loom 1, Multnomah block, Portland.
They refer, by permission, to Mer
chants National bank, Portland; K.
W. Godfroy, stamp dopartmont, post
olllco; H . J. Martin, druggist, coruor
Washington and Sixth.
Wo want your trade. MubIo half
price; musical instruments of nil
kinds, cash or installments. H. II.
Wright, wholosalo and retail doalor in
mnsio nnd musical merchandise. Tho
Musio building, 840 Washington street,
Portland, Oregon.
Now Is the Time to Travel.
If you nro going East do not pur
chase your tlckot until you have se
cured rates from tho Illinois Cent
ral railroad. Travel over a lino In
position to give you good servlco and
quick time, and you will save .money.
We can do both. Our rates nro as
low ns othor lines, nnd our servlco
Is excelled by none.
If you nro going to send East for
your family do so now whllo rates aro
low, but beforo doposttlng money for
their tickets como in and sco us, or
address B. H. TRUMBULL,
Commercial agent Illinois Central
Railroad, 142 Third street, Portland,
Oregon.
TIMBER LANDS FOR SALE
Will (nrnliih Tlmra', Dnvcriunctil or Htnto
Scrip, 'liool, Deeded or Claim l.nnili, milt
Mies, lowing, wood ami tie ulinticua, or muni
cipal bonds help yon tome way. Write in.
J. I,. MAIITIN A CO., GUI OrcRonlnn IlltlR.
Splendid Itiinchc. with or without timber; SO
to ft,000 acres nnd tip.
FOR FIRST CLASS MEALS
auto
Runyon's Restaurant.
353 Washington Street
PORTLAND, OREQON.
a. e;. sieoel.
Denier in nil kinds of
STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES
Butter, Cheese, Eggs, Etc.
Ham and Bacon a Specialty.
Phone, Clay 584. 95 N. Seventh St
PORTLAND UMBRELLA WORKS
II. AXDKKSOX, Proprietor.
Umbrellas and Parasols
Made to Order, Recovered and
Repaired. Cants Repaired.
190 Third St., Bat. Yamhill and Taylor,
phono muck mi Portland, Oregon.
The DELAWARE OYSTER HOUSE.
MAYEIt & HIIAltl', 1'roj'i,
Oysters,
Shell Fish
and Tamales.
Open All Js'luht. I'rlvnto dooms for I.adlei
Telephone Clay 057.
No. ipo Third Street,
....Portland, Oregon.
PIER HARDWARE
...COMPANY...
...SUCCKfiSOIlS TO...
HUNT HARDWARE CO.,
OKKflON 'PHONE OAK 361.
COl.UMIIIA 'l'HONK 277.
Second and Morrison Sts.
FINK WINES, Liqi'OM I'RIVATC FAMILY ROOM
ANDCIUAKS
THE GLISAN
AUdUST WAGNER
.415 aiisan Street, Corner Tenth
PORTLAND, OREQON.
it
THE PIME"
a66 Pine Street, Between
Third and Fourth...
CHAS. BAUMQARTEN, Prop.
Choice Wines.
Liquors and Cigars.
jtjt
jM
Family Rooms.
EtUblUhttf Jin. 1.1889.
Incorporated July , 1881.
Portland Ciffee and Spice Ci.
For the Trade Only.
Tea, Coffee, Spices, Raking Powder,
Extracts, Etc.
OUU SPKCIAI. liKAKItt: Splcea, Acme. Mutt
noinali; Unking l'ouiten, lHilUnce, Double
quick; Codec, Koyal Mend) Sugar, xxxx Par.
9fS rrwri "
CROOK PERSONATES A GIRL,
tNebraika Hotel Clerk Felt In Love and
Wanted 1o .Marry Him.
Denver, Col,, "Dear Mr. Crawford:
'Slnco there Is no Inw which permits
two men to marry it will be Impossible
for mo to consent to become your wife.
You will find nil the evidence of my
iwomnnly cliainis which so attracted
you, us well n the 'form' which
you so admired In my room upstnlrs. I
ntu Borry to blast your fondest wishes,
beg to remain your sister.
"Minnie Swift."
That was the reply which Unrry R.
Crawford, night clerk of tho Midway
hotel at Kearney, Neb., received from
his lady love nt the Windsor hotel In
Denver when anticipating nn nccept
ancc of Ills offer of marriage. Behind
tho snrcastlc little note Is tho story
of n shrewd little bunko game.
Last November n handsome, flaxen
hnlretl young womnn appeared nt the
Mldwny hotel In Kearney. Neb., nnd
wns hired as wnltress by Lnndlord
Casey. She said her name wns Minnie
Swift and that she was trying to caro
for herself, ns her mother wnsnn Invalid
and dependent for support upon her
only brother, who wns n struggling
mining operator at Cripple Creek.
She had many ndmlrcrs, among them
W. 8. Weaver, a cattle buyer from
Wyoming. After three weeks she nsk
ed for leave to stay at homo for a few
days. Next evening a slender young
man registered nt the Mldwny hotel ns
Arthur J. Swift, Cripple Creek, Colo.
Unrry R. Crawford, night clerk, asked
If ho was relnted to Minnie Swift
"She's my sister." nnswered the
young man. "Do you know her?"
When he learned that Minnie wns n
wnltress nt the hotel ho Inquired eager
ly about her, nnd obtaining her address
went nwny. The following morning
ho brought a note from Minnie asking
permission to stay nt home whllo her
brother wns In town. On tho after
noon of tho fifth day he nuked Mr.
CitHey to cash a drnft for "only $250."
Tho proprietor couldn't, but W. S.
Weaver wns only too hnppy to accom
modate his sweetheart's brother, who
had to Icavo town that night. Next
ilny MI1111I0 Swift returned to work.
Tho drnft was protested. Minnie cried
mid said that there must be some mis
take; that her brother wns In Denver
closing n mining deal. Weaver, being
tiunbto to go, sent Clerk Crawford with
the girl to Denver to find Arthur Swift
nnd rectify the error. WVnvor paid tho
expenses of tho trip. Crawford pro
posed 011 the train nnd .Minnie promised
him nn answer next morning. In the
morning Crawford found the noto
given nliovc. He went to the room ad
joining his, which was occupied by (ho
girl. On tho lloor wns n corset, a wig
of yellow hnlr, powder, rouge and curl
lug Irons. Crawford notified the pollco
and went soma.
" RECENT INVENTIONS,
Hath tubs aro to be Utted with a nib
bing attachment for scrubbing tho
bather's back as he lies In tho tub, a
supporting plate Jjelng placed In a po
sition to receive a cushion of material
which Is secured by stitches and can bo
removed for clennt Jg.
An Englishman has designed a circu
lar enrtrldgo pocket, formed of two
metal plates fastened to n Hat ring, tho
latter having perforations In "its faco
ror the Insertion of tho shells, which lap
each other nt the center ou opposite
sides of n central disk.
Gun barrels are easily cleaned by nn
Englishman's device, n piece of pre
pnred paper or cloth being nttnclicd to
n cord to bo drawn back and forth in
tho barrel ami scrape tho sides, tho
cleaner being cut to assumo conical
shape when rolled up for use.
A convertible tabic ami scries of
shelves has been designed, in which tho
table top Is formed of leaves pivoted In
bars nt either end, the latter being sus
pended on tho base to tilt Into a verti
cal position, when tho leaves arrange
themselves one abovo anotlier.
A combined whip socket and rein
holder has been patented, comprising a
plato hinged to tho dashboard, with an
adjustable spring to tlghtea It and
form a spring clip, In which the reins
nro Inserted, a tube being carried by
tho plate for tho reception of tho whip.
Por use lu Indicating when the fire
men have reached tho flro with the
nozzle and desire the water turned on
au electric signal has been patented,
composed of a wire Inserted in the hose,
with push-buttons In each length to
complete tho circuit and ring a bell on
tho engine.
Pulton Market.
...CHOICE MEATS...
172 Third, cor. Yamhill, Portland, Ore.
Phone, Oregon Main fl.
B. F. JONES, Proprietor.
LOW MARGIN CASH GROCERY.
MS V!jlnuton Street.
Fnncy nnd futile Groceries Krcah
Co ft 11 1 and Tv Specialty, Gootls
alrtnji best, l'rlcea alwayi lowest,
FltEB DKMVEUY.
Telephone Hood 668. GUAF & CO.
C. J. Kibbanl M t Shoe Co.
Manufacturer ol
BOOTS
AND
SHOES
'Phone Oak 401.
13li Front Street.
rORTLAND, OHE.
MADE STRANGE CONFESSIONS.
Mea Who Hare Owned to Cr'meaTher
Never Committed.
Thnt a man on the rack, with every
nerve quivering, with every nerve
drawn to Its utmost tension, with the
pain Increasing in Intensity nnd vio
lence, should 'confess himself tho per
petrator of crlmo Is nntural enough.
The prospect of relief from actual pain
Is a temptation that blinds the sufferer
to tho future. But It may seem strange,
and Is indeed oue of the most Inexplic
able things In human history, that men
have been Induced by religious exhorta
tions and other means of persuasion to
sign their own death warrants by con
fessing crimes actually never commit
ted. Such In England wns tho ense of
John Perry, executed nenr Cnmpden In
1001, with his mother nnd brother, for
murdering Wllllnm Harrison, stewnid
for Lndy Cnmpden. The testimony
ngnlnst them wns chiefly tho confes
sion of John Berryhlmself, but, to tho
astonishment of nil, Ilnrrlson, who had
been kldnnppod nnd carried off, return
ed two yenrs nftcr the execution.
In 1812 n innn named Russell Colvln,
living nt Mnnchcster, Vt., disappeared,
nnd suspicions of foul piny wcro enter
tained. Public opinion attributed his
murder to Stephen nnd Jesso Boom.
Still, ns thoro wns no dellnlte ground on
whltrh to urrest them, tho excitement
grndunlly drew away. In 1810, how
ever, a Mr. Boorn dreamed thnt ho hnd
been murdered by two men, whom ho
fixed upon ns his nephews, Stephen
nnd Jesse. Tho ghost of the murdered
mnn even speeltletl tho plneo of the
murder, nnd the old cellar hole whoro
tho mangled body hnd been thrust
Hero n knife nnd buttons wero found,
which wcro Identified ub belonging to
Colvln. On this tho men wero arrested.
Stephen and Colvln hnd quarreled Just
before tho disappearance of the latter,
nnd Stephen had been seen to strike
him with n club nnd knock him down.
In n short tlmo Jesso confessed thnt
he nud Stephen, with their father, nftcr
Stephen knocked him down, had car
ried him to the cellar nud cut his throat
with n Juckknlfe. He further stated
that the next year they made nwny
with the most of the bones of their
victim. Stephen, nfler n time, admit
ted (t he truth of Jesse's confession, nnd
actually signed a written confession.
On this they wero convicted, nud sen
tenced to bo bunged tho 28th tiny of
Jnnunry, 18'JO, 'They applied for coin
mutation of tho sentence, and, as some
believed their innocence, advertise
ments woro Inserted In various pnpers
for Colvln. Not long nfterwnrd n letter
appeared In the New York Evening
Post, signed by n Mr. Chuthvlck, and
tinted Shrewsbury, N, J Dec. 0, 18li,
ami stating that u slightly deranged
man mimed Russell Colvln hnd been
thoro flvo yenrs before. This wns gen
erally looked upon ns n honx, but Jnmes
Whelpley of Now York, who know Col
vln, resolved to follow up tho clow, nnd
actually found Colvln nt the house of
Wllllnm Polhemus, nt Dover, N. J.,
where he hnd been since April, 1813.
Mr. Whelpley took him to New YorkT
the common council gave him menus to
proceed to Vermont, nnd ho arrived nt
.Manchester the 2l!d day of December.
The whole plneo wiih lu n slate of
'wild excitement. Pcoplo gathered In
from nil tho surrounding country to see
the dead alive. A cannon was brought
nut. nud Colvln wns snluted with n dis
charge of cannon and small arms,
Stephen Boom firing the tlrst piece.
There was much (IIhcuhhIou ns to tho
motive for the confession, somo attri
buting It to the effect of Imprisonment,
n general sort of pnnlc, terror, nntl
others to tho Injudicious lid vice and ex
hortations of n clergyman. Wonderful
Events and Startling Incidents.
When to Piihs tho Hat.
Mnrk Twain bus wisdom on occasions
ns well ns wit. He declares that when
a mnn makes nn nppetil for charity It
is a grent mlstuko to get everybody
ready td give money and then not pass,
the hat. "Somo years ago lu Hartford,"
ho said tho other day, "wo nil went to
the church on a hot, sweltering night to
hear the annual report of Mr. Hnwley,
n city missionary, who went around
tludlug the pcoplo who needed help nnd
didn't want to nsk for It. Ho told of
the llfo lu tho cellars where poverty
resided, he gave Instances of heroism
Hnd devotion of tho poor. Tho poor nro
ul ways good to ench other. When n
mnn with millions gives we mnko n
grent deal of noise. It's noise lu tho
wrong place. For It's tho widow's nilto
thnt counts. Well, Hnwley worked 1110
up to a great state. I couldn't wait for
him to get through. 1 hud HOC lu my
pocket I wanted to glvo that and bor
row moro to give. You could nee green
backs In every eye. But he didn't pass
tho plate, and It grew hotter nnd wo
grew sleepier. My enthusiasm went
down, down, down $100 at a time
till finally, when tho plate came round.
1 stole 10 cents out of It, So you sco a
neglect like this may lead to crime."
In 1IU lUrnl.
In a court-room In a Western city,
s'ays nn exchange, a trump stood charg
ed with stealing a wnteh. Ho stoutly
denied the Impeachment, and brought
a countercharge against his accuser for
assault committed with a frying-pan.
The judgo was inclined to tako a common-sense
view of the case, and re
garding the prisoner, said:
'Why did you nllow the prosecutor,
who Is a smaller man than yourself, to
assault you without resistance? Had
you nothing in your band with which to
defend yourself J"
"Ilednd, your honor," answered tho
tramp. "I hud his watch, but what was.
that against a frying-pan?"
We often hear of the globe's four
quarters but never a word of Its hind
quarters. A successful physician Is one who
succeeds In concealing his iguorauce.
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