A WHITE HOUSE GUARD. !
CAPTAIN' DENSMORE'S ' PECULIAR
CHARGE AT THE CAPITOL. '''
H Guards the President The Man Who
Stands Between the Chief Executive
ad the Weapons of Uangeroai and
Fanatical Cranks His History.
Of the thousands who weekly visit the
executive mansion not one fails to ask
who the tall, heavily bnilt man is stand
ing either close by the president's side or
hovering near him, and few forget, when
once told, that "he's Captain Densmore."
It is a Massachusetts citizen that has in
lus keeping the safety of President Har
rison and of the White House family.
E. S. Densmore,- the "captain," as he
is oftener called, is an important person
age in the White House economy. The
-charge committed to him is no light one.
The life of the president of the United
States, while not as thorny as that of the
Russian czar, wouldn't be worth a row
of frost bitten peach trees if one or two
nt .. the people who think they have
grudges against him could get within
range of the president. Hardly a week
passes hut threatening letters are re
ceived from cranks and persons who
breathe out intimidations and promise
swift vengeance. These are at once
made Captain Densmore's property. If
the crunk ,is from Washington he gen
erally knows him; if not, he soon makes
himself acquainted with the needed in
formation. Densmore seems to know
cranks by instinct, and none get further
than the door or "the vestibules. Then
he coaxes and manages till the crank or
the bitter person with a wrong in his
eye leaves, sends in a card or, writes a
note, whicli never reaches the president,
who is thus raft with but little knowl
edge of the annoyances and dangers at
tending him daily.
WHITE HOL'SE GUABDS.
The White House, daring Hayes' ad
ministration, found its guard demoral
ized. Densmore, who was a marked
man by this time, Avas sent for. He re
signed from the police force and went to
assist in guarding the lives of presidents.
From that time on he has been at the
mansion almost continually. During
Cleveland's administration he resigned
and went to Massachusetts to look after
the interests of a Fitchburg firm., Dur
ing that time he took up a residence in
the Bay State, where he is still a voter.
When Harrison came to Washington
before the iuausnration' Mr. Densmore
"was sent for and requested to assume
charge of President Harrison, just as he
had of Cleveland at his inauguration.
Although " still in the employ of the
Fitchburg house, he consented u re
main till the inauguration was over.
Prior to March 4 the life of the president-elect
is a matter of solicitude, and
every danger i:5 guarded against. None,
"not even the hotel servants, is allowed
to enter the president's apartments until
Densmore has looked him over and pro
nounced him harmless. After the inau
guration the captain remained as guest
and gnide for a few days, and later, at
the urgent request of the family, he as
sumed his old position as chief guardian
buo jiiTOiumt b juo auu me rainparc
between the family and an envious pub
lic. When the president leaves his office"
for a public reception in the East room
the tall man is close at his 6ide. ... He has
looked over all the people, and satisfied
himself there is no suspicious characters
in the house. Then he fills np one pocket
with a beautiful pistol, and the crowd
files singly either between him and the
president, to whom he performs the in
troductions, or by him first, and then
the president, as they stand side by side.
A CONSTANT WATCIL
Densmore has his eye on every oue; on
hands for suspicious movements, and on
faces for any token of danger, while on
the other side of the line is another
guard who keeps his eyes open also, and
the president takes it all without a wink.
. Sometimes queer things happen at re
ception, and people seem to think Cap
tain Densmore must be some relative or
at least a high official. One old man
got out the door after seeing the presi
dent, came back, and insisted on shaking
the vice president's hand.
Immediately after inauguration, and
during the first two years of an adminis
tration, a president's life is always held
to be in greatest danger.
Captain Densmore himself is not on
station at niirht at tlie Vi
charge of all arrangements, and is par
ticular that the most muscular men
snail be at the door. For the man who
sees that the" president s ' sleep is undis
tuxbedlie has picked out the strongest
and finest specimen of manhood on the
Washington police force. '
In the grounds the watchmeiiare uir-,
der his eye, and the night- men : have
learned that it ; doesn't do to neglect
duty or - j-un chances by taking a nap,
. for Captain Densmore is as likely to be
standing under the shadow of a tree at
midnight or to walk into the little guard
house at 2 o'clock a. in.;, as he is to be on
hand promptly at 9 the next morning
for the first caller.
Outside the grounds he is not supposed
to attend the president unless requested.
It has been his custom, however, to act
as escorts to trains and be on hand for
the president's arrival. . Since Garfield's
death the captain has never failed in
this, because he feels that if, as had
been his habit previously, he "had only
gone to the station with Garfield Guiteau
could never have shot the president
Boston fUoriA. ' - .-
A lesson from the Raeehoree.
A horse is never much bothered with
flies when he is on the dead run. Ton
have seen a mule on the walk stop to
kick his sides, but you have never seen a
Tunning horse do it. When" the devil's
flies bother you, travel faster. Barn's
Horn. . , -
''! TbV'oniy Use' Tor atoneyv'
- "If Igave a quarter, what would
; you flo-wlth itf" a'slreaTJnele John. ' . ! '
"Spend it, of course," replied Tommy;
that's all it's good for." New York
Truth.
THE OLD CHURCH TOvYER.
Ouly just across the way. there's an ancient
chnrch tower gray,
Old and gloomy, high and lonely to behold. -
There are vines about the door, and- tbey trail
across the floor.
While the shattered panes let in the winter's
coM. .. - ..
In the tower there hangs a bell, though it
seems as if a spell
Had been laid upon its rusty, brazen tongue.
With its hangings rotting down, and with ivy
overgrown.
Lone and silent it remains where first 'twas
hung. - -..
Many years have passed and gone since its
sweet and silvery tone
Called the villagers to meet in praise anil
prayer.
Or gave warning in the night of the firenend
in his might.
As it rang the loud alarm on the air.
Often, too, has that old bell tolled the solemn
funeral knell
O'er some pilgrim in the churchyard laid i
resl;
Or the joyous wedding bell pealing forth thai
all is well
As the new made bride and groom the portal
passed. .
And that couple, where are -they,- who -,-rr
once so blithe and gay?
Hand in hand along life's path they blown
strayed; -. -
In old age they, passed away, but their t-t i i i -
aren a children play
Round the spot where they in childhood i
had played.
High above the sleepy town, the church ton . t
still looks down.
Grave and solemn, on the shifting scene belou
And the tide of human life, with its ceaseless
toil and strife, " - -
Watching as the generations come and go.
F. 31. Behymen in Ark ansa w Traveler
And He Kept at Work. . .- i"
.Dr. - Batty Tuke, the eminent " Edin
burgh pyschologist, had a laughable ex
perience the other day. A Scotch la
borer was engaged in the grounds of the
doctor's asylum, near - Edinburgh, and
had received injunctions to pay no at
tention whatever to the remarks of the
patients who noticed ,him. Souielittle
time after Dr.' Tuke, looking at the
progress of the work, mildly suggested
an alteration. The workman dug stolid
ly on and never lifted his head. The
doctor raised his voice; the man dug en
ergetically. .The doctor threatened,
stormed and finally thundered out. "Do
you know who I am?"
The sou of the soil straighteued liis
back, looked at him for a minute, and
shaking his head sorrowfully, exclaimed,-
"Pmr deleerious cratur, I'm sorry for
ye!" and went on calmly with hjs work.
London Tit-Bits. - ;"
Electricity in Arms Making.
The electric current has been utilized
since. 1883 at the small arms factory at
bt. .bitieiuie for annealing the steel wire
of which the hammer springs of the rifle,
ISS6 pattern, are made. These springs
are manufactured of steel wire, 7
millimeters thick, cut in lengths of 3.20
meters; the wire is rolled spirally, and a
current of twenty--three amperos . is
passed through it. Heating is rapidly
effected; when it is judged sufficient the
circuit is closed, and the hammer spring
is dropped into a water tank. " . ;
One man can anneal twenty springs
in three minutes, equivalent to about
2,400 per day. Electric annealing beinz
clean in operation and cheap will no
doubt soon be applied in numerous cases
analagonsto the one indicated. Boston
Transcript. ; .'
The Ioctr Used a Chisel.
A case like that in -which" the old Lin
coln county doctor smashed a bean pot
that had fallen down over & man's head
like a hangman's cap and charged a fee
of two dollars for it came up in Ells
worth the other . day. A schoolgirl's
finger became inextricably caught in a
knot hole and everybody was excited.
Instead of sending for a carpenter they
got a physician, who coolly performed a
neat job with a ohisel and a. bit, without
shedding a drop of blood, while school
ma'ams and pupils wondered at the re
sources of modern medical science.
Lewiston Journal.
.. A Hint oil Kcoiiomy.
The lesson which the working people
of onr country need to learn is not so
much how to get money as how to save
it or spend it-wisely. Most people can
manage the first part of home finance,
but it takes a clever person, indeed, to
make a proper use of the money when it
is earned. Dr. Johnson once said that
"without economy none can be rich;.and
with it few can be poor." And, though
his statement cannot be accepted as be
ing absolutely correct, there is still a
grain of truth 4n it. Hall's Journal.
Long Needed.
Papa (reading) A new kind of cash
register has been invented which lops
off the fingers of those who meddle
wtth it.
: Small SourWhat's.a'cash register?
Mamma (quietly) It's a contrivance
for putting in sugar bowls. Good1
News.
- Core's of carbon are now beinn- ns.l in
castings. They are made similar to elec-.
trie arc carbons, but are softer and more
porous. They are said to be very dura-;
ble, do not lose strength or shape, and'
the work from them- finishes up better
than that from sand molds. v
'f he government of Japan gets a large
proportion of its revenue from the rail-,
road and 'telegraph companies that it'
owns and operates. The question of
public taxation is always under serious
consideration by the statesmen and econ
omists of Japan.
The reason that the postmarks on Jit
ters become more dim in winter, as no
ticed by many people, is that the cold
weather hardens the ink used on the
stamping pads, and the marking stamps
being of iron, become chilled.
The creature having the greatest num
ber of distinct eyes ia the chiton, a spe-"
cies of mollusk, in the shell of which has
been found as many as 11,000 separate
and distinct eyes! -
1 Donie&tifc 1ir1s. 1
I - . : wwj,.a, uoi,vuii:u
Hhe sea Verj quickly."1 The rolling-of the
waves swings tneir cages and thereby
saves them much physical exertion.
, A new kind of lifeboat has been con
structed to the . order of the Boulogne
Humane society on a model designed by
one of its members. The construction
of the new boat is simple and econom
ical, and could be adapted to any sea
going rowing boat. " The invention con
sists in the introduction of air tight cop
per chambers, broad at the gunwale
and diminishing at the bilge, placed on
the outside of the boat, where they are
'equally distributed, so as not to interfere
with the sweep of the oars. The tops of.
the chambers shelve . down outward,
forming- a smooth gunwale, ten inches
broad amidships and tapering away fore
and aft. -
These compartments are protected
from injury by a casing . forming double
bulwarks, inasmuch as the shape of the
hull preserves perfectly its boatlike apr
pearauces. It means really a little
more beam and consequently more sta
bility.. The proposed new feature does
not at all affect the speed of the vessel.
In addition to these compartments cham
bers can be fitted . fore and aft. It has
been usual to place the air or cork lined
chambers inside lifeboats, especially on
board of ships' lifeboats. ' .
The outward application of these air
cases gives greater solidity to the boat's
side in the event of being staved in, and
will tend to prevent accidents such- as
happen through people bringing their
weight to bear on one side of a boat when
pulling a person out of the water. A
boat fitted as described has been tested
with the combined weight of six persons
assembled on one side. '.--
All this weight failed to overturn the
boat, the water tight compartments
brought into contact with the water
resulting only in giving the- boat a par
tial list and so far proving its resisting
power and buoyancy. The new boat is
feet long, is built of elm and cost
$12."). London Graphic. -
The Greatest liuilding In the World."
An astonishing feature of the Colum
bian exposition will be one of the palaces
grouped in the heartof the fair grounds.
It is the Manufactures building. It will
bear the same relation to this exposition
as the Eiffel tower did to that of Paris
in lb"89. and indeed its possible use as a
vantage pointfrom which to see the fair
grounds has terminated in the negative
the discussion for and against the con
struction in Chicago oia rival to the
great tower of Paris. This greatest of
all the exposition buildings, and of the
"buildings of the world, will present to
Lake Michigan a facade of such a length
as to suggest the wall of a city, yet it is
so admirably designed, so. light and
graceful in its effect upon the vision,
that its true extent can only be compre
hended when its ' dimensions are ex
pressed in -figures and by comparisons.. -ft
is one-third of - a mile long, and to
compass it round about is to walk a
mile. The roof of it is 1.688 bv 788 feet.
and the span of the dome, the largest
i ever attempted, is 388 feet. The roof is
230 feet from the ground, and the build
ing has forty acres of ground floor. Two
of the vast machinery halls of the Paris
exposition could be wheeled through it,
and the Auditorium, the building of
! wnicn Cnicago is most proud, could be
j pushed under this great roof, tower and
ail. Julian Kalph in Harpers.
Mixed at tho Font.
One of the queerest incidents that ever
befell a Catholic priest in the perform
ance of his duties occurred at the old
cathedral m9re than a week ago and was
witnessed by a large crowd who were
viewing the decorations. The baptismal
ceremony was being performed at the
font and the. recipients of the sacrament
were a pair of lusty lunged twins. One
of the "youngsters had come into the
world weakly and was baptized instant
ly by an attendant. ,
The priest got wind of the matter, and
when the time came' for performing the
ceremreny asked the godmother which
was the regenerated babe. Consterna
tion reigned supreme. The twins had
got hopelessly mixed, as usual, and the
similarity of appearance rendered iden
tification impossible. The nurse was
called in and eyed the babies for birth
marks, but- gave it up in despair. The
priest ended the dilemma by giving both
the youngsters conditional baptism and
the family went home satisfied. St.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sank in a Quicksand.
A" French coastgnardsman named
Mainvieille met - his death in a re
markable manner on the Mediterra
nean coast, near the mouth of Aude.
He was going his rounds with a com
rade when the latter, who was a few
steps behind, saw Mainvieille sink sud
denly into some quicksands. He went
down so rapidly that he was unable to
sieze a stick held out to him, and in a
few minutes had disappeared completely
from sight.
The other- man ran for assistance, but
it was found impossible to. find even the
man's body, as the sea, which was very
rough, was throwing up sand in large
quantities .on the spot. St. James' Ga
zette. A Battlefield Relic '
A valuable battlefield relic was recent
ly found near the city. It is an eighteen
carat gold case watch, manufactured by
the Tobias Watch company, Liverpool,
the case being No. 3,868. It was plowed
up one day last week by Mr. Davis on
the old breastworks in .Coke's district,
Cobb county. The case is heavy and
comparatively uninjured, but the rust
has completely eaten the hinges up. The
covers were both found, but were sepa
rated from the case. It is heavily jew
eled and was no' doubt a very fine watch.
The owner is supposed to have been
killed. Atlanta Constitution. ' '
The Poor They Have Not with Tbem,-
! At the union religious meeting at
Vanlue Thanksgiving day a collection
was taken for the relief of the poor and
needy. This money was placed in the
hands of a committee of ladies, and now
they come forward and report that they
can find neither poor nor needy in the
village or vicinity, and don't know what
to do with the funds. Cor. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Well Authenticated Unman Tails. '.
Apparently '.well authenticated " in
stances of human tails are that of a Moi
boy, twelve years old, who was found a
few years ago in Cochin China; and had
a tail about a foot long simply a mass
of flesh containing no bony frame; and
the case communicated to. the -Berlin
Anthropological society in July, 1890, by
the Dutch resident at .Ternate, of two
natives of New- Guinea, who had come
on board his- steamer in Geelvink bay
in 1880 adult male Papuans, in good
health and spirits, well shaped and mus
cular, -who had coccygeal bones project
ing four centimeters, or an inch- and a
half in length. Dr. O. W.- Holmes says,
in The Atlantic Monthly for June, 1890,
that Dr. Priestley," of London, showed
him, at the medical congress in Wash
ington, a p"ho.tograph of a boy who had "a
very respectable tail." Popular Science
Monthly, -
. Some Hlblical Facts. ' '
The Bible contains 3,566,480 letters,
810,697 words, 81,175 verses, 1,189 chap
ters and 66 books. , The longest chapter
is the 119th Psalm; the shortest and mid
dle chapter, the 117th Psalm. The mid
dle verse is the 8th of the 18th Psalm.
The longest name is in the 8th chapter
of Isaiah. The word "and" occurs 46,
62" times; the word "Lord" 1,855 times.
The 87th chapter of Isaiah and the 19th
chapter of the second book of Kings are
alike. The longest verse is the 9th of
the 8th chapter of Esther; the shortest
verse is the 35th of the 11th chapter of
John.. In the 21st verse of the 7th chap
ter of Ezra- is the alphabet. The finest
reading is the 26th chapter of Acts. The
name of God is not mentioned in the
book of Esther. It contains knowledge,
wisdom, holiness and love. Religio
Philosophical Journal. -
Bad Blood,
Impure or vitiated blood Is nin
times out of. ten caused by some
form of constipation or indiges
tion that clogs np the system,
.when tbo blood naturally be
comes impresimted with the el
fete matter. The old S:irsaparillas
attempt to reach tills condition
by attacking the blood with the
drastic mineral " potash." The potash theory is
old and obsolete. - Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla is
modcrij. 1 1 goes to tbe scat of the trouble. It
arouses the liver, kiduevs and bowels to health
ful action, and Invigorates the circulatiou, and
the impurities nr quickly t arried off through
the natural channels
Try it and uoto its delightful
action, (.'has. Ic, at Bcamish's
Third and Market Streets, S. V.,
writes: " I. took it for vitiated
bloo J aud while on the Cr&t bof-
tld become convinced of it's uier- X. Z- ',tf
its, for I could feel it was wort- Jj?5$jisFijs
ing a change, it cleansed, puri
lied and braced me up generally, v" f r
and everything is uow vorkiiig full nud regula ."
Joy's
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THE DALLES. OREGON.
GRIPPE
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CURED
Bv Using S. B. HRArinchf nnd T.ivni-furimri ft
B. Cougfrcure as directed for colds. : They were
STJCOXSSSFTJIjXj'S-
used two years .ko during the La Grippe epi
demic, and very nattering testimonials of their
power over that disease are at band. Manufact
ured by the 8. B. Medicine Mfg. Co., at Dufur,
A Severe Law.
The English peo
ple look more closely
to the genuineness
of these staples than
we do. In fact, they
have a law under
' which they make
seizures and de
stroy adulterated
products that are
not what they are represented to be. Under
' this statute thousands of pounds of tea hare
been burned because of their wholesale adul
teration. - Tea, by the way, is one of the most notori
ously adulterated articles of commerce. Not
' alone are tbe bright, shiny green teas artifi
cially colored, but thousands of pounds of
substitute for tea leaves are used to swell
- the bulk of cheap tea-.; ash, sloe, and willow
leaves'being those most commonly used.
Again, sweepings fr.im tea warehouses are
colored and sold as teal Even exhausted tea
leaves gathered uom the tea-houses are kept,
dried, and made over nnd find thclrw-ay into
the cheap leas.-
The English government attempts to stamp
this out by con fiscal iuu: but no tea is too .
poor for u, and the result is, 1 hat probably
the poorest teas used by any nation are thoo
consumed lu America, - r
Beech's Tea 4s presented with the guar
anty that it is uucolored and unadulterated;
in fact, the sun-curea tea leaf pure and aim-
pie. Its purity insures saperior strength,
- about one third less of it being required for .
an infusion than of the artificial teas, and its
fragrance aud exquisite flavor is at once ap
parent It will be a revelation to you. In
order that its purity and quality may be guar
anteed, It is sold only in pound packages
bearing this trade-mark :
beech:5 tea
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if
.Price 60e per pound. For sale at ,
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