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A S.cry with q Neral.

Horace b. Clafflin, the most promineni
and wealthy dry goods merchant OF New
York, was alone In his Office one afternoon
when q young man, pale aud careworn
timidly knocked and entered.
.Mr. Clafflin," said he. Il have been
unable TO meet certain payments because
parties failed to do by me rs they agreed to
do, and would liks to have $4,000
come.to you because you have beer friend
to my father. and might be friend 70
me-"
.Come in" said Clatfiin, and have .
glass or wine."
"No." said the young man, Il don''
drink"
Have cigar, then 7"
"No; never SMOKE"
"Well, them" said the joker, 81 would
like 70 accommodate You, but ! don't thinA
| CAM
"Very well.n said the young man, as b
was about to leave the room 81 though
perhaps you might. Good day, sir"
"Hold on" said Mr. clafiiin; "yot
don't drinkfv
"No, sir"
"Nor smoke, NOR gamble, nor anything
OF the kind 7"
"No. SIR"
"Well," said Claflin, with tears in Li
eyes, "you shall have II. and three time
the amount u you wish. Your father y
me have 5000 ones and ssked me to
same questions. No thanks--I owe Il Y
you for your fsthsr's sake. - EzcAangs.
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Northern Pacific Railroad.

Mr.. Fl. E. Sargent, general MANAGER Of
the Northern Pacific sailroad, arrived here
yesterday from Philadelphia, whore be has
been taking part in the meetings of the
directors of his road.
Mr.. Sargent states that the directors ap-
proved OF the purchases of rolling stock
lately made BY him, consisting of 800 box
cars and fifty stock-cars. He was also
authorized to contract Immediately for the
construction Of four new passenger and two
parlor coaches and 100sflat-cars for spring
delivery. The directors, he says, expressed
themselves highly pleased with the success
Of the road thus far. and, as soon AZ the
weather permits, the extension OF the line
will be pushed forward with renewed vigor
and energy. Work on the approaches TO
the Little Missouri river, $50 miles west OF
Bismarck, IL being continued during tho
winter, and the bridge over that river viii
BE- put up in the spring. 1t win be sub
stantial iron bridge of six spans. Mr..
Sargent also stated that there is NOT word
OF truth in the rumors that the Milwaukee
8 St. Paul railroad company had got, or
was getting, control Of the Eorther Pacific.
The present owners Of the stock had the
utmost confidence in the ultimate success
OF the enterprise, and they mean to hold on
to what they possess and carry 1t forward
TO completion as rapidly as possible.
The Northern Pacific railroad company
has also just let contract for fins eleva-
tor At Duluth, which ID 20 have capacity
Of 1,O0o, 900 buskela. The grounds Of the
company at that point have ample room
Tor the erection Of several other elevators.
--Chiedgc Trtbwns.
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ride on the wings Of the northwest wind
Prom my home In the frozen seas,
Where lie and rest with quiet mind
When bloweLh the summer breeze
fitch the rainbow from ont the skies
And place 1t on maple trees
whisper the swallow, away he flies
From hIs nest beneath the caves
work ia the dark of the blackest night
And paint pictures upon the pane;
What though the sun in his nosnday might
Dims them, linn them again.
draw as please the tender spray
OF fern, with its feathery grace:
And IL that dies out in the suns warm ray
put a pine In Its place.
But this is my only pleasant play
While sunbeams lie and dream,
For clasp In my chilling clutch by day
The throat sf the gurgliag stream.
IHtii its music. strip the trees
OF their leaves, and kill the flowers
hush the hum of the busy bees
Who work during summer hours.
tumble the (; ;nces and lift the grain
From where 1t lies in the soil:
pinch the poor on their way to gain
Their bread by their daily toll.
But when spring days come change my mind.
For am nckle soul;
SO mount on the wings OF the southwest wind
And ride to the Arctic Pole.
London Truth.
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EVERYBODY ADvERTlsEs.


An exchange has the following pointed
article that will do for the business men o.
every place to read
The man who says he doesn't Oeiieve
in advertising Ia uuconsciously oil tne time
doing just what he deprecates. dc nangs
coats outside Of his door, or puts dry goods
in his windows-that's advertising. lie
sends drummers through the country, OF
puts his name on his wagon-that's adver-
tising. He labels his articles or mamuiac-
tures-that's advertising. II ts mas lost
his COW he puts a written notice On the
post Office, or tells his sistor-in-laW-and
that's advertising, too. He has his name
put up in gilt letters over his door-and
what is that but advertising? He paints
his shop green or red; or, II ataiior, he
wears the latest styles; if doctor, ne has
boy call HIM out of church in haste; II an
aucticneer, be bellows to attract tbs atten-
tion of passers-by; If heavy merchant, be
keeps high pile Of boxes on the sidewalk
in front of his store-and all for advertis-
ing. A man can't do business without adj
vertising. and the question is whether to
call to his aid the engine that moves the
world-the printing press, with its thous-
ands of messengers working day and night,
the steam engine adding to Its repeating ca
pacity untold power and miracHlous speed;
or, rejecting all these, 60 back to the days
when newspapers and railroads we're un-
known. But advertising costs money!
So does everything that Is worth having.
II advertising costs nothing, then second,
third and fourth class petty shops would
stand an equal chance with the most re-
sponsible houses. If you want to prove to
the world that yours is first Glass estab-
lishment advertise. A good advertisement
in "a newspaper pays no fare on railroads;
costs nothing for hotel bills; gives away no
boxes Of cigars to customers, merino dress
es to customers wives; drinks no whisky
under the head of travelling expresses, but
goes at once and at all times about its bu-
siness free Of expense"
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WHAT THE WITS SAY.

Hevil communications corrupt good man
ners, the oyster must be . bad fish, for he's
brought up with rake.-C Cincinnati Com
nsrcial.
A witty but heartless proof-reader on an
Eastern paper recently added to the death
notice of . somewhat celebrated colored
man the line 'Death loves shining
| moke."
A horse Ia Chicago drank two gallons Of
beer by mistake for water. and in about Is
| minutes he daoced around the wagon and
wanted to know who run that town II he
didu't. ..
The ia. hion Of putting $50 buttons down
the back of dress has disappeared, but
they now use 1909 hooks and eyes on the
front, and = man can't lay up dollar 20
save his life.
It is understood that Louise brings back
with her an opinion from the Lord Chief
Justice that Lorne must get up first and
build the Are. Such Is the consequence Of
marrying into royal family.
1t is reported that when the news that
Dan Voorhees, was pleading in the Senate
for the Union soldiers in the late war reach
ed Louisiana, large numbers Of crocodiles
came ashore and wept copiously.
They met, twas on the street
"Uh, such bonnet I" thought the one
The other thought, "What feet."
Yet they did talk
Together walk
And kissed each others cheek-and chalk.
Free Press.
A German newspaper contains an obitua-
ry in which occurs the following: "Our
dear son Gustav lost his life by falling from
the spire Of the Lutheran church. Only
those who know the height of the steeple
can measure the depth Of our grief"
Sprigg,ns visits his friend Pennyshaver
and finds him perched at the top of lad
der while small Are is burning in the
stove. "What the devil are you doing up
there ?" says Spriggins. "Well,you know
that heat ascends." answers Pennyshaver,
$50 save good deal of wood"
Just as be finished his little serenade the
moon came out from behind the cloud, and
she, the mother of the moon of his heart,
leaned out of the window and upon him
emptied about two gallons of cistern-wa-
ter. "After me, the dsluge," he simply
and prettily said, and as ne walked bri kly
away, the FLASHING aqueous in his light
guitar made it sound as though he were
carrying home a jug.-Hawkeye.
A boy in the wild West who for the first
time in his life saw military company out
for drill with fife and drum, gave his
mother the following account Of the busi-
ness /: 6 A little man blowed on his squeal-
ing stick, and big man that stood beside
him hammered on his thunder box, then
the bcs, mao pulled out a big, long knife
and shook 1t at the fellers what was stand
ing up in long row, and they all walked
of on two legs"
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M. srwAsD's INJURIES.
A CURIOUS SUIT GROWING OCT or A REFER
ENcE TO THE CASH.
N. Y. Tribuns

* N. X. Tribune.
DR.. Thomas B. Cunning, at tho time OF
the attempted assassination OF William Il.
Seward, In 1855, performed m operation
upon the jaw Of the wounded Secretary Of
State. A writer In the New York MEDICAL
Journal few months ago, under the head
of I" gun shot wounds" mentioned by way
of illustration that he was in Yokohama,
Japan, at the same time that Mr.. Seward
was there on his trip around the world q
short time before mis- death. The writer
had occasion to examine Mr.. Stewards jaw
~ dentist, and found that the part of the
jaw injured BY the assassin's blow was in
such condition that 1t was useless for pur-
poses Of mastication. Dr.. Cunning recent
ly began libel suit against William Fl.
Appleton, the publisher Of the Medical
Jou' nal claiming that the above state
ments were false; that the operations p er
form ID BY him were successful; that he
gained great reputation because of its sue
cess. and that the publication objet ted to
had damaged him in his business to the OK.
tent Of $25 900.
Douglas Campbe !, the counsel for the
defendant, before Judge Van Hoesep, in
the Court Of Common Pleas Chambers, yes
terday demurred to the complaint, on the
ground that 1t did not state sufficient cause
for action; that no mention was made of
the name Of DR.. Cunning in the publica-
tion in question; that there was no person
al charge made against HIM, and that in
any case the publication did not contain
any allegation of such gross incompeteney
as would be necessary to sustain libel suit
by professional practitioner. "If any
one could be sued for libel" Mr.. Campbell
said, I" it would be the plaintiff, in an ac-
ti0n by Mr.. Stewards heirs for bringing his
name into ridicule by such a suit as this. /"
John E. Cronly, the counsel for the plain
tiff, did not appear to oppose the demur-
rer, aid it wa' sustained.
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ON THR WRoNS TRAIN.-We heard =
story yesterday on the Rsvelator which,
while not authentic, 10 possessed Of genuine
merit. 81 wss up to Ogden" /" related tho
storytsller, and happened to be on train
carrying the old fellow. We had noticed :
sinner from one Of tho camps and he was
swearing around about getting on tho
wrong train two or three times. He had
been left once o. twice and was ripping and
tearing when be oams into our car. Dur
ing his cursing tho Rsvslator stepped up
to him and remarked
"Young man, do you know what train
you ars ons"
"Igusss 70: have tried every other train.
d-n Ii, and think am on ths oar for
Salt Lake now, amt "a"
"No, yoa ars On the rad 70 hell " said
the Revelator.
" On the wrong train again, by u-di"
srOlaimsd tho digger altar wealth - -
made grab Tor biz vAiiss and shot fs,r the
door.
els was evidsntly niseaks and -
Rsvslasor oaly aosnt % spsak 1garstlvsly
of zioa, bat 80 miner ~ aons. ."-6 2.
AS &c. s ssss
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calsra- j, the Eangman Of England.

Calcraft, the former executioner of E ng-
land, whose death has been announced by
cable, entered the business in 1888, about
80 years after the Tyburn tree had been
removed. Where be came from, who he
was and why he had chosen such q profess
sion no ono knew. Lyon had it that he
was convict Who hal been pardoned on
condition that he woald adopt the execu-
toners profession. Others averred that
he had embraced it through . certain NOR
bid love Of death. Calcraft never betrayed
his secret and all biographies of the man
are fictitious. This alone is certain, that
he has executed with punctuality and dis
patch some of the most noted criminals of
the age. In the course of an interview
about the year 1854, Calcraft said that
hanging, IL attended to by ono who undec-
stood his business, was not painful death
He used small ropes for men Of nervous
temperament, and thicker ropes for those
of opposite temperament, and he produced
several ropes of different styles and showed
how the knot should be adjusted. In his
later years Calcraft made strong effort To
enable his children to outlive the stigma
that had attached itself to their fathers
position. He educated them libsrally, and
at length one of them entered the Indian
civil service and fulfilled bis duties credta-
bly,. There was at first great outcry
against the appointment, but it died out AZ
the young man pursued his way evenly and
gave satisfaction. In his treatment OF
prisoners who were to be hanged Calcraft
was curt and business-like. At hanging
in Dundee the rope broke, and the hang
man afterwards always furnished the rope
himself, and was very careful to personally
inspect the arranging of the gallows and
everything to it. .......
Thackeray used to tell story about
Calcraft, which the reporter who inter-
viewed the haogman at Islington, remem-
bers hearing from the novelist's own lips.
Thacke y said that on tha day Of the hang
ing of man who had killed another in
carriage Of the Metropolitan Underground
Railway, he was riding on the outside Of
an omnibus. At Islington, small, pleas
ant spoken man with handbay mounted
the stage and sat with the driver. Thack-
cray, the stranger and the little man con-
versed until they reached Newgate, when
the latter got down, after shaking hands
with the others. Then the driver said to
them: EDO you know who that man is
that got doUn?" They did not. When he
told them it was Calcraft. the hangman,
the stranger, Tbackery used to aver, was
80 startled that be fell from his sat TO the
ground.
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Prom the Gin. EnQuirer.

A man whose & rments appeared to b
In the last stages of decomposition, whose
hair was unkempt, whose shoes were worn,
and whose step was weary, shuffled mp to
the rear OF Kentucky residence and, greet
ing the hired girl with smile that looked
like the crack Of doom began: .........
81 have this day arrived on Kentucky
soil" ..ss
bad for Kentucky SOIL" inturruped the
girl. .... .. .-s.....
al have, l say" continued the stranger,
"tbis day rived on Kentucky soil, and
-"
"You weren't expected, sir p
"To reach here, my good woman, have
Travelled long distaoce. To this spot from
the CLINE where the Sierras lift up their
minarets of snow. like white hands held 70
heavea, Is no days jaunt Ny boots show
that. No. This journey, like Rome. was
not made in q day. 1t required weary
marches and counte e-,narches; rides BY
stealth on cattle trans; hours Of sssp snse
from the rear axle OF an emigraat wagon,
bringing to mind many scenes long gone
by, when GOV. tous companions cried to the
unsuspecting farmer to whip behind But
at last am here"
"Much ss we can do to scratch for our
selves"
"And that am here, thank the gods |!
The privations and misery Of my long jour-
ney hither How bitter had bean my lot
had 1t not been sweetened by the anticipi-
tion that would one day stand where |
now stand-upon the historic soil OF the
grand Old Commonwealth, where Clay and
Calhoun"
"We haven't bite Of cold victuals IN
the house"
81 dare say am barely . stones throw
from the famed blue grass region where the
heavens above are mlrrored from the mead
ows beneath, and where, in tu,n, the mead
ows catch their blue from the eye, OF the
fairest women beneath the sun. Nay, do
not 90. It 10 no empty compliment.
Heaven knows mean it. Look into your
lovely orbs, whose liquid depths are lakes
OF love, have the proof as strong - Holy
Writ. Alb, thanks, fair maiden, thanks |!
Sitting here on the sunny side Of the dog
house, will partaks Of this rabbit pie.
these doughnnts, corn-dodgsrs. and what
not, and when / get down to that apple
jack win drink it TO the one who gaye it
and sweeter will 1t be than Amantillado
sherry ~
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EvE-ANoELIcAL CORNER.

Pins Of large opal beads are favorits
hair ornament. A. p
Feathers may be cleaned BY dipping them
into hot water. Dry by shaking.
ouida's nom dc plume was her childish
pronunciation Of her name Louisa -
The four-leased clover in green tinted
gold IL favorits design In jewelry.
A new slipper is cut very low and fasten-
Cd across the iustep By real gold brace
let. a.@.. a.e....
Dressing bridesmaids In costumes sug-
gesting the four seasons 10 an English
freak. 77'-s.s-.es n
Macy had little corn upon her little toe,
and Q. srywhere that Mary went the corn
was sure to.
Emma Young, one Of the daughters Of
Brigham, Is an actress In the Bella Union
ut San Francisco.
Small bouquets. are worn with the high
neck corsages on the left side Of the ruche,
almost under the ear.
Dark red gloves have been imported for
the use Of ladies Who have walking suits OF
the popular garnet shades.
The popular horseshoe has now been util-
lied for hat rack. It is of ebonized wood
with nickle-plated nails for pegs.
Secretary Of War Ramsey has but one
child, Mrs. Furness. who married the son
of the celebrated Unitarian theologian.
A young scapegrace threw the ball at his
81 te- and hit her on tho back Of the head
80 hard that the bawl came out Of her
mouth.
Mrs. Henry Froulsham, whose husband
was lynched by the vigilantes at Leadville,
Col, . few weeks ago, will bring . suit
against the city Of Leadville and the coun-
ty Of Lake for sec, 900 damages. She has
secured able counsel. The city and county
will figlt the case on the ground that
Froudsham deserved lynohing.
TRAGEDY.
Tis night. Two lovers lean
Upon the gate.
A nearing form is seen-
II 10 their fate.
A piercing scream from her
The welkin rent.
Il was, % you infer,
Her pa-ri-ent
The loYer sought to scoot-
Alas too late.
He's hoisted with boot
Beyond the gate.
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TERMS Payable Invariably n adva-cs.
NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

l. Any one who takm paper regularly ffun the Puss
sEce whether directed 10 his name or anothers -
whsthsr b. b. su6scHbsd Or nces responsible or ths
payment.
2 II person ordsn his paper dscontinusd. ne mos
pay all arresgea tbs puhlishsr win continue 10 sesd
II until payment ID made and collect the whole amount
whether the paper h taken from tho onics or not
The courts hare decided that refGing 10 take ths
newspapen periodicals from the postoce remov.
Ing and lowing them uncalled for pra acd svdenos
Of Intentional fraud.
Papers ordered 10 any address be changed 10 anoh.
or address at tho option Of the subscriber
Rsnifances by drs check money order. registered
letter, may Be sent at risk. All Postmasseu
suircd 10 register letters C application,
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IN assortment In ordered lesser guam
y than one hundred will be furnished
- - rates. Cash must accompany order
asage viii be prepaid. Address,
/ NEW NORTHWEST,
4 DKERssf.oDoR.
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TIVE Last REBxL FLAG UxDxR FIRE.--A
gentisman jsst from Texas infor.. the re-
porter that Cen Tom Harrison's Texas
brigade, composed Of two Tsxas, ono Ton
nessss, and ons Arkansas regiment was
probsbly tho Last brigade under frs during
tho VA. = Il was Engaged with Northern
troops between Rslsigh and Salisbury, IN.
O.. just assve Chapel Hin, In April IA, 1865,
ths day thAt ths armistios was declared.
The Gag carried On that day by ons Of the
Tsxan rsgiments (ths Eleventh Texas VOL
nstssrs) i now In posssssion of John Hal
fora, of D4pison. who WA member Of
fhat regtmsat = tho timss and Who con-
csaled Il ard brOusht Il home with him IL
~ bask d his iackst- This Il probably
~ lat 6oathssnr a. 6rsd - by United
6tatss troopa Is - snail silk Conssdsr-
~ ~. and atin = eood eonditioa, thsrs
hsing Only 0ne snall tear n n, and that
waa dos - last day 4 NJ under 6rs.--
Ms<os (Gc.l Ttilrrepa. m lsl
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he have In stock the following Justice
thks, adapted for any township or county
ontana- and In conformity TO existin
II. The following are the prices:
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IcE-YACHTs.-Ice-yac cost from $l5
to 81 900 each. When mention the SIS
boats, refer to those Of our school DO y
days, built Of refuse boards, with 3-shilling
skaterunners, using bent nails thrown away
by carpenters. What contrast to the ice
yacht Of the present day, exquisitely shaped
and lined, with hull constructed of alternate
strips Of hard wood, wire riggings. A No.
l duck for sails, brass elects and bioods,
full sets Of solors, splendid spars, booms,
bowspirit, polished steel runners. nickel
plsted ornaments, buffalo robes 60. The
time made by ice-yachts ID simply wonder
full. A mills . minute 10 an every day oc-
ccurrence when the ice Is In good condition,
aud the wind blows. In the winter OF 1868
the ice-yacht Snowflake ran nine miles
north, from Newburg dock, in 8 minutes !
When the ice IA in good condition, and the
wind blows heavily, railway trains cannot
compete with ice-yachts in point Of speed.
Time and again have they run up alongside
Of trains on the Hudson River Railroad,
and beaten them easily. On Jan. 10, 1871,
the Zephyr and Icicle, both Poughkeepsie
iee-yachts; raced for two miles with the
Chicago express, the fastest train on tho
Hudson River Railroad, and at the end Of
two miles, had to wait for the train to come
up. Many would suppose that great danger
existed In consequence OF tbs vessels going
with such lightning velocity. Such In NOT
the case, a. nothing but extreme careless
ness on the partof the helmsman results In
injuries. With . light breeze the craft
will not carry over two persons to advan-
tage. In . heavy blow, however, they will
hold six or eight In fsot, during the pre-
valence Of heavy wind, It 10 necessary to
carry as many in order to keep the vessel
down on the ice. What is meant by keep
ing them down il, that unless sufficient
weight rests forward, the wIndward runner
will leave the ice, and rise oftentimes to an
angle Of 45o. This only occurs when
sudden flaw of wind strikes the craft. In
such ease, although the helmsman does
not lose control Of the vessel, he Ia CON-
PEELED to bring her up in the winds eye, or
nearly so, to get her down again.-Brsnto-
NOS MOpshlv. aaE#E e##f far ass
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VITAL STATISTICS OF NEW YoRx.-
The vital statistics Of New York oity pre-
sent some in. tructive results. The mortal
ity Of the city keeps pase with. II ID does
not advance faster than, the city's growth
in population. Moro than ons-half the en-
tire number OF deaths recorded are from
tenement houses. While more than half
the people Of the city are Of Americas
birth, tho marriage record OF the year
shows only 387S native grooms Of . total
OF 8402, though tho native born brides
turn the scales on the other side with the
number Of 4722. According TO the State
census Of 1875, the German Empire fur
nished 16 par cent Of the inhabitants Of
the city according 70 the Bureau Of Vital
Statastics, mon Of German birth represent
es per cent, Of those, married during the
year. Ths Irish, though, represent 10 psr
cont Of the city population, and furnished
9A psr csnt Of the msn and 10 par cent. Of
ths women Who rot married.