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and discipline and guide us, our early
disastrous than they were.
The chief strength of the volunteer
forced lay in the very superior char.
acter of the rank and file. They were
brave, intelligent selfrespecting citizens
determined to master their new duties,
and determined to win. Mere drill
they learned rapidly, and to admirable
perfection. They soon discovered, too,
the necessity of discipline, and actually
aided their officers in establishing it.
OF their patience under the cruelty of
forces marches, and of their courage on
the field OF battle, cannot write even
now without a throb of emotion. The
fragment of my old company, in its
last bloody fight with gallant enemy,
made charge after charge under a
corporal. "You don't go into such a
hole because you like it." explained a
trooper, describing dash through a
cannon.swept valley, "you go in be-
cause you are ashamed to go back on
the boys. It's burning shame that
the captain should be sent up without
his own company exclaimed private
soldier, when his officer was ordered
forward to rally a forlorn hope which
had already lost three commandants.
1--WE may as well do it to-day as to-
morrow" said the men to one another,
as they advanced under Sheridan to re-
cover the field of Cedar Creek. Such
was the spirit of the masses of that
memorable army, and also, as sup
pose, of the very similar army which
confronted it. Self respect, noble
feeling of comradeship, earnest pur-
pose and common sense, supplied in
great measure the lack of complete
discipline and of trained regimental Of
ficers
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Paris Correspondence Montreal Herald.
One night, some ten days ago, the mon.
archs of the forest and their faithful body
servant were all comfortably asleep to-
gether, when suddenly the elephants rose
to their feet and began trumpeting in a
shrill tone, significant of much mental
agitation. The attendant started up and
proceeded to search. Whilst hunting
about in the dark, expecting every mo.
ment to find his supposition confirmed
by the nocturnal intruder's imprudent
utterance of growl or a new, he was
brought to standstill by an unfamiliar
noise proceeding from q room abutting
upon the elephantine stable, and contain
ing the professional wardrobe and prop
critics" of the circus Creeping noiseless-
ly to the side-door, and peeping ous into
the passage outside it, he saw the strange
man, with dark lantern hooked in his
belt, busily engaged in forcing the lock
of the door of the proprietors room. With
out moments hesitation he loosed the
biggest of the elephants, who marched
out upon the burglar, seized him by the
arm with his powerful trunk, and held
him fast till the police, whom the attend.
ant had fastened to fetch from the near
est station came in and took the elephants
prisoner-who had swooned from fright
into custody.
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Progress in Washington Territory

One of the growing districts of tho
northwestern coast of the Pacific is
Washington Territory There is probab
ly no portion of the United States which
has increased its population in greater
ratio during the last four or five years. Ii
contains a population at this time Of
possibly, $4,000 and 100000 1t abounds
in resources which contribute toward
making up nations wealth There are
large deposits of coal, iron, and other.
minerals. Recently discoveries have been
made on the Skagit River of placer GOLD
mines which are represented as being ex
ceedingly valuable. The lumber interests
of Puget Sound are as large as any else.
where on the Pacific coast The increase
in taxable wealth during last year is set
down at $4,165,S43. The Territory is out
of debt, and the people are tolerably pros,
porous.
Gov. Ferry, in his message to the legis-
lature last week, dwelt at length upon the
wish of the inhabitants to be admitted
into the Union. A state constitution was
prepared by a convention last year. and
the people are only now waiting for an
enabling act by congress. An effort will
be made to obtain admission the coming
winter. Washington Territory possesses
every attribute for state government, ex
cept the population, as laid down by con
gress in the last bill appropriating repre-
sentatives to states. There is, however,
every reason to believe that it will con
tain the standard number of inhabitants
in The course of few years. Gov. Ferry
in this connection, calls attention to tho
fact that five states have been admitted
with a less population than is now pos
sessed by Washington Territory. Blu,
there has been disposition recently not
to increase the number of states unless
the territory applying comes up to the
standard in every particular. There is
no question about the inhabitants being
not only able but willing to bear the bur-
dens of a state government.
Whether Washington Territory is ad.
mitted or not, the country will continue
to grow and prospee. AS each year rolls
on, the export of wheat from this rich
agricultural country east of the mnun-
tains will increase. The coal and other
mines will be developed. There will be
no falling off for many years in the OK
ports of lumber from Puget Sound. The
railroads now planned and in course OF
construction will be completed. A large
commerce will grow up, and the whole
country will continue to increase in
wealth and population. The progress Of
Washington Territory stands out in
marked contrast to the Canadian province
across the border. While certain branches
of industry in British Columbia are de.
clining, there is not any interest in Wash.
ington Territory which is not showing an
upward tendency.
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Relics of the Mound. Builders.

The Tribune.
A Joliet dispatch under date of Oct.
22nd states that during the grading for
the Chicago & Strawn railroad, about
four miles up the KanEakee river from
Wilmington, bank or mound of stiff
clayey sand, about forty feet in diameter
and ten feet in height, was cut into by the
graders, and skeletons, pieces of pottery,
and copper implements were found. The
mound, which is situated near Forked
Creek, about mile east of the Kankakee,
is very compact, and is known generally
as Smiths Indian Mound. The skeletons
which have been uncaTthed are in a
poor state of preservation the largest and
hardest bones only being found; and, by
comparing their condition with that OF
bone found in similar soil and latitude,
whose ages have been determined, the
only conclusion to be arrived ut is, that
these bones are those of the mound-buiid-
ers, and were placed in the ground over
1000 years ago. On each side OF the
head of the skeletons, near where the cars
were, were found pieces of copper about
an inch and half in thickness; and these
it is supposed, were used as ear-Ornaments
or earrings by the ancient owners of the
skulls. They are well shaped, and have
q circumference greater than that OF the
average skull ofthe present day. BY the
length of the thighbones it is judged that
these aborigincs must have been fully six
feet in hight, and some of them probably
seven feet. One skull, OF twice the size
of any of the others found, was sent to
a gentleman in Chicago. BY the side OF
the skeleton Tor rather where the skeleton
was) belonging to this skull was found
large kettle containing several flint arrow
heads and copper Ratchet blade. The
blade is about four inches in length and
half an inch in thickness, taperlng to-
ward the edge from the centre. 1t is
now in the possession of Frank Larned,
of Winnipegton. AS Lake Superior is the
nearest point from which copper can be
obtained, this metal was probably brought
from there by the Indians. Pearl oyster
shells were found in some of the vases.
and were undoubtedly brought from the
Gulf of Mexico. The vases seem to have
been made of pounded shells mixed with
blue clay. Some of the vases are orna-
mented by scroll-work nearly the same as
the engravings on the outside of watch
cases, and others by fancy but regular in
dentures. DR.. 3. r. Willard has in his
possession one abont five inches in It's
greatest diameter, four inches high, and
four inches through the top, with places
on the sides showing where the handles
had been Most of the skeletons are
found at the depth of five or six feet, lying
face downward, with the head toward
the northwest Pieces of burnt red clay,
varying in shape and size, and placed
about eight inches apart surround each
skeleton. Gentlemen from Washington
are digging as they never dug before, IN
search of relics.
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Cutting Glass with Scissors.

Many persons may not be aware that
glass can be cut under water, with ease,
to almost any shape, by simply using
pair of shears, or strong scissors. In
order to insure cuccess two points must
be attended to-frst and most import
ant the glass must be kept quite level
in the water while the scissors are ap-
piled, and, secondly, 10 avoid risk, it is
better to begin the cutting by taking off
pieces at the corners along the edges,
and so reduce the shape gradually to
that required, as if any attempt is made
to cut the glass all at once to the shape,
as we would cut piece of cardboard,
it will most likely break just where it is
not wanted.
Some kinds of glass cut much better
than others, the softer glasses being the
best for this purpose. The scissors need
not be at all sharp, as their action does
not appear to depend on the state of
the edge presented to the glass. When
the operation goes on well, the glass
breaks away from the scissors in small
pieces in straight line with the blades.
This method of cutting glass has often
been of service when diamond has not
been at hand, for cutting ovals and seq
ments, and though the edges are not so
smooth as might be desired for some
purposes, yet it will answer in great
many cases. The two hints given above,
if strictly followed, will always insure
success.
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Chicken Raisinglin the Past

During the New York state fair even
ing meetings were held to persons in
terested in the different branches CT
husbandry. At one of the meetings
Mr.. A. M. Halsted read a paper ON
poultry raising as practiced in form err
times, of which the following is an ex-
tract:
Fowls were regarded as a species of
free-booters, and just barely tolerated.
They roamed when and where they
pleased. If, perchance, they were too
free in the garden, the house dog was
set upon them to drive them out, or
they we're pelted with stones, sticks, or
whatever was most handy. They roost-
ed in summer in the trees around the
dooryard; in the winter, under the how
els and sheds, on the carts, wagons, lad
ders, or wherever they could find a
place. For nests, they had nearly all
creation-the manger in the stable, the
baymow in the barn, the old sleigh I'M
der the cart-shed, the blackberry patch
in the corner of the bogyard, the brush
heap in the woodward, or the high grass
or weeds in the neighboring meadow.
Semi-periodical egg-hunts were made,
and the eggs obtained were sent to the
country store and traded off for needles.
thread. or other etceteras-maDy of
these eggs proving to the final possessor
too old for omelettea and too young for
broilers.
With the young chickens the chances
were the same. If hen succeeded in
hiding her nest, so neither human nor
animal foe discovered it, she usually
brought out brood of chickens nearly
as wild as young cartridges. Later in
the season, as eggs become more plenty
at the stores, some hens were set. and
as fast as the chicks got old enou4 hit y
were killed and sold as broilers-tnose
which were too wild to catch, and too
late Matched to bring good prices, being
left for stock for The next season. This
was the only survival of the fttest"
known to the poultry-keepers of those
days. AS to feed, the wood pile, barn
yard, hog-pen, and kitchen doorsteps
were the restaurants of the summer,
and in winter few handfuls of corn in
the morning was thought to be all that
was necessary.
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Our Volunteers at the Outset of the War.


Beyond very little drill, our officers
at the outset knew nothing of their
duties. have seen colonel, a man
of much military experience, deploy
column under fire in such fashion as to
bring his rear rank in front, and the
right OF every company where the left
should be, with the necessary result of
throwing his regiment into utter con.
fusion. | have known captain sent
out on vidette when he did not know
what vidette vas, and formed his
men as skirmishers. Commandments of
grand guards were ignorant of the
necessity of vigilance, and thought 1t a
shame not to let their tired boys sleep
on post. No one can estimate the num-
der of brave men who persisted uselessly
in small operations because their i'm
mediate officers did not know how to
manage them. In large operations it
was still wore. OF men fit for indie
pendent commands, or even fit to
handle division under clear instruc-
tions, the state troops had none to offer.
as they always viii have none. If we
had not been opposed to troops about
as i'll directed as ourselves. and if We
had not had the science of West Point
| and the regular service to organize and
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Sheep in Colorado and New Mexico.

Within the past few years the busi-
ness of raising sheep in Colorado has
been rapidly on the increase, and we
near of one sheep raiser in the
southern part of the state
who has sheared 100000 pounds
of wool for his present
years crop. The wool now
being produced in Colorado
holds high rank in the market.
The general quality isgood and stead
lily growing better, and then the pro-
ducers take pains to put it in first rate
order before sending it to market. In
the Chicago market the Colorado wool
holds rank with the wool produced in
Wisconsin, and brings about the same
prices as Wisconsin wool does. The
demand for stock sheep nearly absorbs
all the natural incr ease in the state up
to the present time.
In New Mexico the business of rails
ing sheep is chiefly in the hands of
some old Mexican Spaniards; some of
these old Mexicans have immense
focks of sheep held together entirely
by herders, and they are of the old
breed that has been a common one in
Mexico for long time past, and there
has as yet been but little disposition
shown to improve this old breed of
very common poor sheep. They are
poor because the wool is of common
very low grade and the sheep are small
and could not be profitable anywhere
as mutton sheep, but it is said the
native grass in New Mexico is not at all
adapted to the raising of good mutton,
as it makes the meat of the animal en-
tirely too dry. We think the time is
near at hand when we should see
change for the better in the matter of
sheep husbandry in New Mexico
Drouer's Journal.
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The OTHER SIDE OF THE PROFANITY
QUESTION Young man, don't swear.
Swearing never was good for a sore
finger. 1t never cured rheumatism nor
helped draw prize in lottery. 1t
isn't recommended for liver complaint.
it won't insure against lightning, sew
ing machine agents, nor any of the ills
which beset people through life. There
is no occasion for swearing outside of
newspaper office, where it Is useful in
reading proof, and indispensably neces-
sary in getting forms to press. Ii has
been known, also, to materially assist
the editor in looking over the paper af-
ter it is printed. But otherwise, it Is
very foolish and wicked habit Wash
iagton Sunday Republic.
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AGRICULTURE.

KEEP sheep dry under foot with clean
litter. Never let them stand or lie in
the snow or mud. If eve loses her
lamb, milk her daily for few days, and
mix little alum in her salt Never
Brighten sheep: if possible avoid it..
Sepera.e sick or thin sheep from those
that are strong, and give them special
care. If leg Is broken, bind it with
splinters tightly, loosening as the limb
swells.
ToADs, according t. Prof. Miles live
almost wholly upon slugs, caterpillars,
beetles and other ins ects. making their
rounds at night when the farmer is
asleep-and tie birds, too-and the in
sects are supposed TO be having their
own way. French farmers understand
these facts so well that they purchase
toads at so much dozen and turn them
loose.
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LONDON, with all its surburbs, covers,
within the fifteen mile radius of Charing
Cross, nearly 700 square miles. II
numbers within these boundaries over
100000 Inhabitants. Every four
minutes a birth takes place IN the
metropolis, and every six minutes 3
death. Within the circle named there
are added to the population 205 per.
sons every day, and 10000 annually.
Last year there were 700 new houses
built in London.
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WHEN Dan Rice, the famous circus
clown, was with his show at Washington,
Ind, last summer, he made the ac-
ouaintance of Miss Mary Alderman,
young girl of the place whose parents
are respectable and well-to-do. Inc
Vincennes Sun charges that after his
departure Rice wrote to the girl and LED
her into a secret correspondence. On
Tuesday last he induced Miss Ackerman
to elope with him to Chicago, where,
without such taifling thing as q mar
rage, they put up at a hotel as man
and wife. The girls father traced her
to Chicago and on THURSDAY returned
with her to Washington. RIce eluded
arrest
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An old physicila retired from practice, having
had placed in his hands by tn East India mis-
sionary the formula of simple vegetable
remedy, for the speedy and permanent cure for
consumption, bronchitis eatarrah, asthma, and
all throat and lung affections, also a positive
and radical cure for nervous debility and ali
nervous complaints, after having tested It's won.
derful curative powers in thousands of cases,
has felt his duty to make it knswn to his suf
fering fellows. Actuated by this motive. and q
'ssire to relieve human suffering, / will send
re Of charge, to all who desire IT, this recipe
Win full directions for preparing and using, in
German. French, or English. Send by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W.
w. shersr, lss Powers Block. Rochester, N. Y.
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A SIMPLE and good test for the purity
of drinking water is little permagran-
ate of potassium dropped into the water
Fill clean white teacup with the wafer
to be tested, and add few drops of
pure dilute sulphuric acid, stir with a
glass rod, and add weak solution of
permagranase of potassium and let it
stand FOR some time. If the water is
pure the color will remain, but if there
Is any organic matter present, it viii be-
come colorless.
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Booming at Boston.
Rnstnn Adycrtiner.

The export movement at this port
continues on an immense scale, the to-
tai value of shipments for the past
week being 81 1898, 1856, against 1881, 724
for the same week last year. The total
value for the past four weeks is IS. 1885,
S84-an increase over the same period
last year. The total value for the year
to date is 81, S16 .303-an increase of
$742. 257 over last year, and $500 996
in excess of the same period of 1877.
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. unrnnAp1r nlerrrman said that he

A VENERABLE clergyman said that he
once attended meeting in which man
arose and said he intended to speak; that
hitherto he had been prevented from
speaking in public by his wife, but that
she being dead he should speak with
freedom. ale did So" added the clergy
man. " and it was no long before every
one in the audience mourned over the
death of that wife,
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"DoaIkasw half their yaIue. y

Thev cared me o. Ague. BIT oasne.s and Kid.
nsF temp amt ss recommended | had nzI
0attfs leil Nhics used Tor nv two Etils gifir.
WAC the coet0rs ana isnborx said could moi be
cured wsald cave fost beth OF them one night
n bad not sssen them Hop Bittsrs. They did
the u mach good Confined their nse until
they we're cured. That i WHY I say you do not
know hail The vxiHe Of Hop EIters and do uos rec
omm nd them higs enough.~-B., Rochester. n.
\. See ofber column.-4msrscGa Rzrai Hems-
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LIFE.

feel the great immensely OF Life
All the little aims slip from me, and reach
Nv warming soul toward the Innhite.
IA when a m ghty forest. whose green leaves
Have shut it in and made it seem a bower
For lovers secrets, or for children's sports.
Casts all Its clustering foliage TO the winds,
And lets the eye behold il, .imitless,
And full of winding my steries of why's:
So now with Life that reaches ont before.
And borders on the unexplained Beyond
| see the stars above me, world on world:
| hear the awful laLruage OF all Space:
l feel the distant urgiug OF great seas,
That hide the secrets OF the Universe
In their eternal bosOms, and know
That am but an atom Of the Whole.
ELLA WHEELER.
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arocers and storekeepers

paw to cents q pound extra for butter made
with Gilt-Edge Butter Maker. II increases tne
production 70 10 per cent. Reduces iaoor OF
churning one-half Gives rich golden color the
year round. Sold by druggists, grocers ana gen
eral storekeepers. Send stamp for hints 70
Butter Makers" Address, Butter improvement
20 gudalo Ny
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"IAm All PLAYED Ont,

4, a common complaint. If Jon feel so, get pack.
40. IN Kiduey-Wort and taxs IL and you will al
once feel its tonic power. Il reneas the healthy
action OF the Kidneys. Bowels and Liver and thus
restores the natural lie sDo Strength 70 Tue WEARY
body. Get q box and use II at once.
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Facts vs.. Theory.

In REGARD TO the method Of colorinR butter. The
theory Il that cows when well fed and cared for
will MAKE yellow butter; the TACT is that not one
In ten will except in tines OF flush pasture.
Tbia In lust tbs rezscn that the very best Dslry-
rneu In this country use Wells. Richardson d Co 3
Perfected Butter Color. We warrant II 10 sod a.
lsast i've cents per pound TO the vaue OF white out
Ter return OF one dollar Ter every cent II COSTS
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To he Kent at the Head.

Zach az Warmers safe Remedies-she Safe Kid
uev and Liver Cure. safe Pills. safe NeFvin, and
safe Bifters is asserted to be tue best q ne cAss
sxnarf sar AID an Ingredient which viii improve
anv one OF them. be VIM be paid 8 high price for
the fmproyem0nt
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THr love of literature enables many

The love of literature enables many
a man to say with Hamerton: THE
only question / would ask concerning
Croasus is, is he reading book better
than II" A love for the beautiful IN
art and nature makes the whole world
of beauty ones OVID, no matter who
happens to hold the deeds.
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ADVICE to the young: Eat oysters on
ly in the months that have an ST" IN
their names, and drink whiskey only
in the months that have ok" in their
names
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at GAVE the child dose of DR.. Sell
lers' Cough Syrup and it was all right
in an hour" Sold by druggists at %
cents per bottle.