THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 28, 1902.
MRS. FREMONT DEAD
Widow of the Famous "Path
finder." SENATOR BENTON'S DAUGHTER
Christmas Excitement Was Too Much,
for Her to Withstand, in Her En
leehled Physical Condition
Aeed 78 Years.
IX)S ANGELES, Cal., Bee. 27. Mrs. Jes
sie Benton Fremont, widow -of General
Fremont, died early, tonight at her home
at 1107 West Twenty-eighth street, in this
city, aged 78 years. The illness "which had
preceded her death was of short dura
tion. Mrs. Fremont was taken ill on
Christmas morning. She grew rapidly
worse after being stricken down, and soon
lapsed Into unconsciousness, from which
she never rallied.
For the past three -years the aged widow
of the "Pathfinder.' had been extremely
feeble, as a result of a fall in which she
suffered dislocation of the hip, which has
since prevented her from walking.- A
naturally strong constitution was im
paired by the shock of the fall, and Mrs.
Fremont has required the attendance of
a trained nurse, her advanced years aid
ing the gradual decline of her strength.
Wednesday night last Mrs. Fremont was
engaged with the members of her house
hold, who had gathered for their Christ
mas celebration, which had been set one
day in advance In order that the family
might be together. The excitement, how
ever, proved to have been too great for
her ni "her enfeebled condition, and on
Christmas morning the aged woman was
stricken with her last illness.
Mrs: Fremont was the daughter of
Thomas H. Benton, for 30 years Senator
In the United States Senate.
Benjamin H. Cnlef Dead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. Benjamin H.
Calef, an accountant, died In his home
at East Orange after a long Illness. He
was associated with Jay Gould and Gen
eral GrenvUle M. Dodge in Western rail
road enterprises; had been special and
private accountant for the late George
M. Pullman and Robert T. Lincoln, and
was an executor of the Pullman estate.
He lived in Chicago until he removed to
East Orange. 1G years ago. His widow
and three children survive him.
Ellison, Cloth Importer, Dead.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27. John B.
Ellison, of the firm of John B. Ellison
& Sons, cloth importers, died today of
typhoid fever, aged 43.
TO OPEN NEW MINE.
New Yorker Take Hold of Property
in Josephine County.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., Dec 27. The
New York & Western Mines Company,
which recently purchased the Oregon
Belle and Gold King mines, on Forest
Creek, this county, of Grant's Pass peo
ple, have now bought the Thompson
group of claims on Coyote Creek, in
Northern Josephine County. This com
pany la composed mainly of New York
capitalists. They are acquiring -a number
of valuable mining properties In this
county, and will develop and adequately
equip them for work. The Thompson
group of claims is situated Just over
the divide from the noted Greenback
mine. They have been opened up to a
depth of 70 feet by tunnels and drifts, and
the company has put a crew of men to
work continuing the development with
the purpose in view of putting in a large
mill. The ledges exposed show a width
of ten feet. The veins are well defined
and carry values in free gold from wall
to wall. The new owners are highly
elated with their .purchase, and have
hopes of transforming the prospects into
bullion producers within a few months.
Starved to Death In Bolivia.
SEATTLE, Dec. 27. News has just
reached here that John S. Rouse starved
to death in the wilds of Central Bolivia
in June, 1900, while on an exploring trip
But one man out of a party of 30 escaped!
Rouse was one of the pioneer mining
men of the State of Washington, coming
first to this section in 1S79. On his last
trip he was one of a party representing
the Bolivian government- Sis friends
here will ask the Department of State
to Investigate his death.
Chicago Contractor Dying in Salem.
SALEM, Or., Dec 27. (Special.)-F. H.
Campbell, of the contracting firm of A.
Campbell & Sons, of Chicago, Is in a dying
condition at the Salem Hospital, and it
is not believed he can survive the night.
Campbell was taken 111 a month ago with
typhoid fever in a severe form. He is
gradually sinking. Campbell had charge
of building the Salem Postofflce.
CAUCUS OR NOT?
(Continued from First Page.)
Again in 1S99 he urged a speedy settlement
of the Senatorial controversy through the
medium of a caucus. He himself drew up
the caucus call and agreement at that
session, and he it was who from the very
beginning of the session actlyely urged
that the Senatorial matter be settled In
this manner. At that time, Wilson had
apparently more votes in the Legislature
than any of his competitors. His change
of front is therefore the more Interesting
and significant.
As the situation stands today, Ankeny
' :
..
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont.
A
has many more votes than any of his
rivals. He Is way in the lead, and even
Wilson admits this. 'Preston might come
close behind him, and even equal his
strength, were it not for the fact that
his votes are demanded by the commis
sion Senators and members of the House
as a condition precedent to the delivery
of their votes to the King County candi
date. The Spokane claimant, as every
one admits, is a very poor third In the
race.
All things considered, the caucus ques
tion Is decidedly the most Interesting
phase of the Senatorial fight at. this
time. Well-informed politicians through
out "the state in general believe that while
opposition to a caucus settlement of the
Senatorial matter might become the last
expedient of the Wilson-Preston forces,
yet It would be disastrous to both candi
dates. This Is perfectly clear when It 13
considered that from every part of the
state comes a demand for legislation of a
particular kind. The Eastern Washing
ton Legislators will want to get into the
railroad fight early in the game! The
lumber and fisheries, Interests will have
Important matters at stake, and, when It
comes to the general appropriations act,
there will be a universal desire to clean
up the Senatorial and the railroad fights
In order that rival sections of the state
will be protected In the bill carrying the
appropriations for the next two years.
Only the most desperate extremity would,
therefore, lead the friends of Preston and
of Wilson to oppose a caucus on the Sen
atorial matter at the beginning of the
session.
DOLL.Y EARLE'S SUICIDE.,
Burlesque Actress Takes Carbolic
Acid to End Trouble.
PHILADKLPHIATDec. 27.-Dolly Earle,
a member of the "Merry Widows" com
pany, playing at a burlesque house here,
committed suicide tonight in her dressing
room by swailowlng carbolic acid. She
left the following note, addressed to J. A.
Falllnger, Rochester, N. Y.:
"Forgive me, all. Can't stand trouble."
Miss Earle was about 30 years old. Her
home Is said to be in Oklahoma. She
was formerly a member of the "Runaway
Girl" company, which stranded here about
two weeks ago. She joined the "Merry
Widows" company in this city.
PELEE AGAIN IN ERUPTION
Martinique Volcano Vomits Smoke
and Dust From Binding: Head.
ST. THOMAS, dTIv. I., Dec. 27.-The
cable-ship Newington, which arrived at
St. Lucia, D. W. L, yesterday, reported
having passed Mount Pelee, Island of
Martinique, at 10:30 Thursday morning.
The volcano was then In vini
Dense clouds of gray smoke and dust were
pouring out or the crater, and ascending
to an enormous height. Other advices
say that the cone was luminous during
the night.
Will Not Go to Manila to Testify.
WASHINGTON. Doe. 27 -Sorrfnn,
Root today decided that it was imprac-
iicame ror General Chaffee, General
Smith and others to go to the Philippines
to testify at the Glenn court-martial, as
the purpose of the investigation can be
fully subserved, so far as the testimony of
the officers named Is concerned, by secur
ing their depositions.
A Jefferson Davis Juror Dead.
St Paul Globe.
"Coffee John" Fitchette. snli cnrvixMnn.
member of the jury Impaneled to try Jef-
iciauu uavis, una ior many years known
tboroughout the Northwest, died at hta
home in Miftnpnnnllto fiutnliT
brief illness from pneumonia. ' He had
miei iiLiuiiieu notoriety as police captain
under the Ames administration, during
which time he was sentenced to 60 days?
imprisonment for selling appointments.
When the war broke out he was 15 years
old, but he shouldered a musket in the
Union Army, and at its conclusion figured
in the dramatic scenes surrounding the
capture of Jefferson Davis. Although
drawn on the Jury, the Confederacy
President was not brought to trial.
CHARLES WALGROVE SCRIBER
OREGON PIONEER WHO DIED IN SALEM FRDDAY.
SALEM, Or., Dec 27. One of Salem's most respected old pioneers, Charles
"Walgrove Scrlber, died suddenly at his home. In the southern part of the city,
about 5 o'clock last evening, at the advanced aze o SO years. He was stricken
with apoplexy, and lived but a short time after his prostration.
Mr. Scrlber was of German ances'try on his father's side, and Scotch by the
mother's, her name being "Walgrove. He wac born October 22, 1822, at Catsklll N. Y.
and there learned the blacksmith trade, but at the age of 18 years, after he had
finished his apprenticeship, he shipped on board a whaling vessel and cruised two
years, during which time he had many wild adventures and escapes from death,
ffext he shipped aboard a bark at Dartmouth, and later on the ship Martin, of
Nantuckot. He came with this vessel to Callao. Peru, where he stopped and
worked at his trade from 1847 to 1850. coming from there to California, and thence
to Oregon In the Fall of that year. During that "Winter he was employed by the
Government at Vancouver, and In April, 1851. came to Marlon County, settling on
a farm 10 miles east of Salem, where ha made substantial Improvements and
lived prosperously for about 17 years, moving permanently to this city In 1SC8,
since which time he has followed the blacksmith business almost continuously,
though he has not worked much during the past few years.
In February. 1S51, Mr. Scrlber married Mary Jane Griffith, a sister of Hon.
I. F. Griffith, jrbo. with six of their seven children, survives him. The children
are. Mrs. Amelia E. Miller and Miss Adelaide M. Scrlber. of Salem; Emma, "wife
Alfred Coolldge. of Colfax. Wash.; Charles E., cashier of a bank at Colfax; Jef
ferson TV., cashier of a bank at La Grande, Or., and Manraret Grace Holbrook
of Butte. Mon.
Mr. Scrlber has been for several years a member of the Odd Fellows, holding
the honors of a past noble grand, and he was a devoted Good Templar for many
years. He was the mainstay of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church here whllo
an organization existed, but of late rears attended the Methodist Church. In
politics he was an earnest Republican. In family life he was kind, devoted and
unbounded In providing the best of education and training for his children, as Is
evidenced .by the accomplishments possessed by them. In social and business life
he was one of the kindest and most genial of men, strictly honest In all his deal
ings, generous to a fault, and always ready with a word of praise and encour
agement. Mr. Scrlber attended Christmas services on Thursday evening, and was out
walking a little while before his "death. Ho had returned to the house, and after
. staying a short time said he would go to toe mall-box. about half a block away,
and post a letter. His wife remonstrated, said he was tired, for him to sit down,
and she would go and mail the letter. He consented, Mrs. Scrlber went out and
performed her mission, returned and found that he had died during her short
absence. Medical aid was summoned, but to no purpose.
The funeral will not be held until Tuesday next. In order that the children may
all be present. Services will be held at the Leslie Methodist Episcopal Church.
South Salem, and interment In Odd Fellows' Hural cemetery, under the auspices
of the L O..O. F.
FIGHT FOR THE CONTROL
BIG ELECTION CONTEST STARTED
IX COLORADO.
Republicans Allege Huge Frauds as
Grounds for Unseating Fifteen
Democratic Legislators.
DENVER, Colo., Dec 27. The Repub-
J llcan fight for control of the Legislature
; was iqrmauy opened, toaay, when con
. tests were filed with the Secretary of
State by the 15 Republican candidates for
1 the House from Arapahoe County. Con
I tests are also filed by the three defeated
! "Republican candidates for the Senate.
The contest papers contain over 1000 type
written pages. .
The contest papers declare that Frank
Adams, C. L. Burpee and C. F. Wilson, as
members of the Fire and Police Board;
R. W. Speer, as president of the Board of
. Public Works, and Hamilton Armstrong,
aa Chief, of Police, conspired together to
steal the election In Arapahoe County. It
is alleged that 10,000 fraudulent names
' were placed on the registration lists; that
of 3000 formerly qualified persons on the
lists 2000 were Impersonated and voted by
others; that County Clerk Julius Alchlle
prevented 2500 voters, 2000 of whom were
Republicans, from registering,. and that the
Board of County Commissioners appoint
ed corrupt and criminal election Judges In
many of the precincts.
The contestants- demand that the entire
vote of 51 Democratic precincts In Denver
be thrown out. If these shall be thrown
out, Democratic pluralities of over 4000
will be converted Into Republican plurali
ties of 2000 to 3000.
Contests were also filed against two
Democratic Representatives of Las Animas
County, and for the office of State Super
intendent of Public Instruction.
CAPTURED BY STANDARD
OH Monopoly Acauires Beaumont ana
Jennings Oil Fields.
CHICAGO, Dec 27. A special to the Record-Herald
from New Orleans says: The
Standard Oil Company has at last secured
control of the Beaumont field, In Texas,
and the Jennlnge oil region, in Louisiana.
There are only a few small companies re
maining outside, and they cut very little
figure In the marketing of fuel oil. The
price of the fuel has been advanced to $1
a barrel, and the belief is that the' quota
tions will go higher still.
Troubles of the Wine Agents.
New York Sun.
Even the wine agents have their
troubles. Their life is not altogether
made up of first nights and automobiles.
Not long ago the struggle between them
grew so keen that there se.emed safety
only In union. So they united In then
opposition to one of their guild, whom
they held responsible for most of their
difficulties. He had set a pace that few
of them could keep up, even if they want
ed to, and his methods were not of a kind
that all of them were willing to imitate.
So they set forth their objections to him
and his ways of doing business with an
Implication that he was playing the game
a little bit too far down, even for a cham
pagne tout. This declaration of wrongs
was duly forwarded to Paris, and the local
agents awaited eagerly the downfall of
their flamboyant rival. But the answer
that came back was chilling. The com
pany replied that it was not concerned
with its agent's methods, but was, on the
other hand, delighted at the amount of
wine he managed to sell.
Even the society wine agents are not
altogether free from worry. One of them
recently stepped Into the smoking-room
duilng a large dance. Through his In
fluence a certain brand of champagne was
being used.
"What sort of wine Is that of yours,
anyhow?" one of the men observed.
"How In the world do I know?" he an
swered In his high, piping treble. "I
wouldn't taste the nasty stuff for any-thinc."
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!S ON BRINK OF DEFEAT
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SURVIVAL OP
JAPANESE MINISTRY.
Nnvnl Programme May Cause New
Election Japan Will Not Send
Fleet to American C0a.1t.
TOKIO, Dec. 13, via Victoria, B. C, Dec.
27. The Kntsura Cabinet Is thought to be
on the eve of defeat over the naval incre
ment and land tax bills, but. seme "deus
ex machina" may yet save It. If It Is de
feated by the combination of political
parties, the Diet will be dissolved and a
new election held. The situation is being
watched with keenest Interest. .
Apropos of the naval Increment bill a
rumor emanated from San Francisco that
Japan was preparing to send permanent
squadrons to Esqulmalt and Europe. This
report is said to be without foundation.
The Japanese Foreign Office denies that
Japan has any ambitions that way, and
says her only object in Increasing' her
navy is to maintain the "status quo" In
the far East, in which oil commercial na
tions are interested.
Tho death of Count Sano took place in
Toklo on December 7, in the 81st year of
his age. The Count, who was a Privy
Councillor at the time of his death, was
the founder of the Japan Red Cross So
ciety, and the Fine Arts Society. At one
time the Gount represented Japan in Italy
and Austria-Hungary, while at another
time he was Minister of Finance. In 1SS7
he was made a Viscount, and afterward
raised to the rank of Count.
DISMAY AMONG TEA MEN.
Order Regarding- United states Duty
Deranges Tlieir Calculations.
YOKOHAMA, Dec. 11, via Victoria, B.
C, Dec. 27. The report that the United
States Government will impose the duty
of 10 cents a pound on tea now held In
bond, even though withdrawal may not
take place until. after January 1, when the.
duty Is removed on new arrivals, has
caused some consternation among tea men
in town. It is possible, however, that
tho tea merchants, jobbers, grocers and
others interested may be able to Induce
the government to withhold such action,
which has come upon the market like a
thunderbolt out of a clear sky. The tea
tax in America, which wag one of the
Spanish war taxes, Is to be lifted on Jan
uary 1 next, and. In anticipation of that
event, a large quantity of Japanese tea
has been placed in bond ln-Amerlcan sea
ports. SLAUGHTER OF INFANTS.
Horrible Disclosure in Japan-Man
Is Married to a Corpse.
VICTORIA, B. C., Dec. 27. Correspond
ence of .the Associated Press received
from Yokohama by the steamer Tartar
tonight includes details of a horrible
baby-farming conspiracy in Osaka. An
elderly woman, her married daughter,
husband and two others have been ar
rested for Infanticide, and it is learned
since that they started operations by
killing 300 children, SO this year.
The Japan Times has an account of how
a Japanese of KochI was married to a
corpse. His bride-elect, the daughter of
KIntara Sawrida, committed suicide on the
eve of her marriage. The body was' re
covered, and at the request of the dead
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the slightest symptoms of kidney or blad-
woman's parents, tho ceremony took place
between the living and the dead.
The Kobe Chronicle publishes a lengthy
account, telling of the "prison editor
employed by Japanese papers, whose du
ties are to be imprisoned In case a ver
dict Is given against the paper he Is sup
posed to edit, for libel or other offenses.
Miles' Welcome in Japan.
TOKIO, Dc. 12, via Victoria, B. C, Dec.
27. Lieutenant-General Nelson A. Miles,
U. S.- A., arrived at Nagasaki on the United
States transport Ingalls on the 9th Inst.
Then he came through the Inland Sea to
Kobe, where he took a train for Toklo
and Yokohama. The General, who was ac
companied by his party, was received with
great honor by the state officials, and ex
pressed much Interest in what he saw.
Empress Downgcr Greets Miles
PEKIN, Dec. 27. The Dowager Empress
and Lleutenant-General Miles exchanged
flattering speeches at today's audience.
the Dowager assuring the General that
the "success of the American Army was
assured under a. commander so cele
V
brated."
Do Not Fear General Tunpr.
PEKIN, Dec. 27. Officials here discredit
the reports that General Tung Su Slang
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day's, work. I commenced taking Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and when I had
taken one bottle I could sleep and my appetite
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FATHER AND SON.
Mr. G. W. Barnes, Qnlncy, Columbia
County. Or., having resided there since
1SS2: "Up to 1S95 I was as well as anv
man could De, at which time I began to
have
Excruciating . Headaches.
They would come on without warning,
lasting for hours and sometimes days, the
pain being so Intense that I could hardly
Mr. G. "W. Bnrnes. Qulncy, Columbia
County, Or.
endure it. I was continually doctoring
and taking medicine for my trouble, but
Nothing Did Me Any Good.
I had been told that the only thing to
do was to take an opiate when the attack
came on. This controlled the pain, but
left me feeling worse than ever. My suf
fering was so severe, especially within the
last year, that my
Nervous System
Became affected and seemed hopelessly
shattered. At times I felt as though I
would fly to( pieces. My strength was
greatly reduced and I felt miserable.
I had read a great deal In the papers
about the Copeland Institute, and a year
ago sent
My Son
There to be treated for catarrh and an ear
trouble. He was completelS' cured, and
this encouraged me to place
My Case
In the hands of these doctors, with the
result that I have been
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Mrs. Mary C. Stalcy, 4S8 Borthvrlck
street, Portland. The trouble for which
I began treatment at the Copeland Insti
tute was a very severe and complicated
one, due to catarrh, from which I had
Suffered Since Childhood.
My entire system was affected, and my
health completely broken down.
I was never free from a dull headache,
with a swimming and dizziness, which
got worse when I laid down. .At times it
would be so bad that I felt dazed and un
steady. .
For years there was a profuse discharge
from the nasal passages, but gradually
the membranes became dry and harsh,
and I lost all sense of
Taste and Smell.
My throat was dry, and the tonsils and
glands about the neck badly swollen.
My ears were badly affected. I was
driven almost wild by a constant
IlliiKinK and Bnzr.lnpr
in the ears, and the hearing was so much
impaired that I was under a constant
nervous strain to understand what wa3
said. "When I had a cold I could not hear
at all.
The stomach and bowels seemed dead.
Food did not digest, and the bowels failed
to act unless I took medicine. I had
Sour Stomach
all the time, and would bloat terribly
and raise gas and particles of good. I
and Prince Tuan are moving on Slang Fu
with troops. The missionaries, however,
are said to be retiring from that region.
GERMAN WHISTLES BY MAIL
An Amusing Idea In Postal Cards
From the Fatherland.
New York Times.
If you should hear a faint whistle about
the time that the letter carrier Is ex
pected at your door, pay attention to It,
for it may be one of the "latest novelties
in the way of postal cards which ho Is
squeezing that causes this sibilant sound.
For the past few weeks every steamship
arriving from the other side and carry
ing malls from Germany to this country
has had a large number of these postal
cards in the mall bags. They are of Ger
man Invention, and came here for the
first time this year. They are of the dou
blo folder kind, and in the center of tho
rear fold on which may bo inscribed tho
message there Is a whistle. By squeez
ing It, It gives forth a sound, which is
supposed to come from a bird, a boy, or
any other figure which may happen to be
on the card.
The card which seems to be the most
numerous In the malls Is one on which
there Is printed a bird raised, from the
paper and one side only showing on the
folder. When this Is pressed the bird
begins to sing. There is another on which
appears the figure of a boy with a flute In
his mouth. By pressing this papier mache
figure It will also whistle. On another
there Is a picture of a prima donna, who
will send forth notes If she Is pressed to
do so. If she won't sing, then she will
have t(L be made to sing by the method
which Is explained on the card.
Those of the cards which have been dis
tributed here have caused no end of
amusement to the clerks, distributers and
the letter carriers. The first lot began to
arrive about two weeks ago, and they
were mostly from Berlin, where they are
manufactured. Since then nearly every
boat carrying mail from Germany has
brought a large number' of them In the
bags.
According to the head mail clerk In the
Postofflce, the folding cards on which are
contained the novelty are the first which
have been received from the other side,
this double folder having been invented
on this side of the Atlantic. The novelty
of having the whistle and the figures la
distinctly a German invention.
The majority of the cards are directed to
New York City, to relatives of the senders
i had pain and soreness In the sides., and
I my tongue was coated, and the mouth
' felt clammy and sticky. My appetite was
changeable. At times I could eat almost
nothing, and again I would be
Craving: Something:
all the time.
I had palpitation of the heart, which
came on at night, causing me to throw
up the windows and be propped up with
pillows. My sleep was broken by theso
attacks, and I did not know what a good
.night's rest was.
I was blue and despondent. ,and felt so
bad I did not care much whether I got
well or not. I was so weak I could hard
ly, get over to the doctor's office In tho
cars. My
Iilmhs "Were Numb
with a tingling and pricking sensation,
and I was very pale.
I became Interested In the Copeland
treatment through reading the papers. I
had doctored so much that I had very
Little Hope of Getting Well,
but finally decided to give the treatment
a trial. It seemed to be just what I
needed, for now I am having better health
Mrs. Mary C. Staley. 488 Borthwiclc
Street, Portland.
than in years. When I began treatment
I was hardly able to drag myself round;
now I work from early till late, and think
nothing of walking to the doctor's office..
I eat and sleep well, and have no trouble
of any kind. My hearing has been fully
restored.
Words cannot express the grati
tude X feel to he restored to health
and I make this statement in the
hone that it may help some sufferer
to find relief as I did.
AVOID CURE-ALLS
In Catarrh, as in other maladies.
' avoid blind doctoring by patent
cure-alls. Get individual treatment
for your individual ailment at the
Copeland Institute.
HOME TREATMENT
No one deprived of the benefits ot
the Copeland treatment because of
living at a distance from the city.
If you cannot come to the ofllce,
write for Home Treatment Symptom
Blank and Boole, and he cured at
home.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Dr. Copeland's Book Free to -All.
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Tha Dekum, Third and Washington
"W. H. COPELAND, 31. D.
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OFFICE HOURS 9 A. M. to 5 P. M.
EVENINGS Tuesdays and Fridays.
SUNDAY From 10 A. M. to 12 M.
and wero meant for Christmas remem
brances. The steamship Kronprinz "Wll
helm brought a large number of them to
the city when sho arrived during the
week. The idea is the same on all of-tho
cards, though the figures are different,
and are made to suit different occasions.
That they will be copied In this country
is without doubt, as they have already
proved very popular from an amusement
point of view with those who have seen
them, though it will probably be too lata
to make them In sufficient numbers for,
the Christmas trade.
Killed by "Grass in His Licker."
Philadelphia Press.
"Well," remarked Congressman Morse,
of Kentucky, "I suppose none of you
ever heard the story of the origin of tha
mint julep?"
There was a stampede from the cloak
room. Everybody went save Drandegee,
the new member from Connecticut, elected
to fill a vacancy. To him this story was
told:
"In the early day3 In Kentucky a
stranger stopped over night with a distil
ler, who had some fine liquor and a very
notable spring of water. Growing about
the spring was a quantity of mint. Tho
stranger mixed the mint with the liquor,
spring water and some sugar, and ho
and the distiller got far into the night
repeating the dose.
"Next Spring the stranger passed that
way again; a woman came to the door.
Where's the old man?' the visitor asked.
" 'Dead, replied the woman.
'Dead?'
" 'Yep; a fellow come along here last
Spring and taught him to put gras3 la
his llckgr and It finally killed him.' " .
Impaired Digestion
May not be all that is meant by dyspepsia
uui it wui do if neglected.
The uneasiness after eating, fits of nervj
oua neaaacne, sourness of the stomach, anc
msagreeaoie belching may not be very bj
now, but they will be If the stomach
suffered tn
Dyspepsia is such, a miserable dlseas
i-V.nl. X 1 . ....
lua1' tendency to it should De give
cuiiy aueniion. This is compieteiy oye
come by
Hood's Sarsaparillm
.
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