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Cincinnati Commercial Traveller.
A young MAJ married al East End girl
who, after The manner OF some fashionable
youug women, was somewhat slaugy. One
day at dinner be tasted the cake, and, MOTTO
ing some popularity about it, be remarked
Where did you get this, my desri"
al made il myself she replied proudly
''No, you doa'tsayI Why didn't know
You could cook at all. !"
.'O5, yes, you bet As cook, take the
cake
wei, I'm glad you do" he responded
searils. dropping his piece on the aOoF Slln
dull ihud that knocked the plastering OF
clear down 70 the cellar
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-19

Mr. Geo. '. Willing, OF Manchester,
Mich, writes: my wife has been almost
helpless for Eve years. 50 helpless that she
could not turn over in bed alone. She used
two bottles q Electric Bitters, sud IS 50
much improved that she is able nov TO do her
own WORK -
Electric Bitters viii do al tia; Is medical
for them. Hundreds Of testimonials attest
heir great curative powers. Only afky cents
bottle, At Bethune & Lanbie's-
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in Swedish. The ritual was recently trans
lated from English into the Swedish Ian
guage by Mr.. Fred Nelson, the secretary OF
Vasa grove, and, as stated, last night was the
first time it has ever been said in that Ian
guage. The event was duly celebrated and
made the occasion of proper rejoicing.
The officers of Vasa grove are: H. N.
Clouse. n. A; A. w. Petreen, V. A; Charles
Liedman, P. A. and treasurer, aud Fred
Nelson secretary. The grove consists Of sew
enly-6ve members and is growing rapidly.
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THE COURTS.
DistrictCou-t.

Before Judge wilkial
State rs. James Custer, larceny; sentenced
to three months In the wUrkhouse.
J. B. Whitney ct al. VS.. o. Walker ct al.
on trial
State vs.. II. sherman, larceny; sentenced
TO one year in the workhOuse.
Before Judge Brill.
c. NJ. Lewis ct al. KS. Farmers q Traders
Bank ct al. continued.
Merrimsu, Barrows SC Co. VS.. Il. W Top
ping ct al; same.
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UnIted stats. ClrrnIt Court.

before Judge Nelson.
II. J. Perkins VS.. Chas. Robinson; argued
and submitted.
J. 3. Close vs.. Amazon Insurance Com
pany; continued to March IL.
J. II. Durham ct al. vs.. ?. ". Tobin:
motion TO dissolve attachment; argued and
submitted.
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Municipal Court.
Before Judge Burr. I

John Scott, cruelty 10 animals; dismissed.
J. Keyser, disorderiy; continued TO the
18th.
+. ". Beck, assault; same.
J, Heyser, larceny; same.
Geo. Hawley, disOrderly; fine Of $40 paid.
w. Cummings aud A. Cur nin CHAM, drunk
enncss; ive days each.
Csas. Morgan and Chas. Dougherty, same;
fines Of s. paid.
y. wilkins, disorderly; ten DAYS.
!. MeCue et al, ysgrancy; thirty days.
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Interesting ceremonlss by vasa Grove.

Al interesting ceremony took place a, the
hall of vsss grow, Ne. "a. L A. o. d, No.
sSS EaSs seventh street, last night, & being
the hrss time known in history thai the Dsu-
Ideal ritual has been translated and observed
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AInuSelnents.

The Fay Templeton Opera company will
open an engagement at the Grand tonight
in "The Mascntte," the musical charms of
which are familiar to the st. Paul public.
The company has been the recipient OF
high encomiums from the eastern press and
public.
THE Mascotte'' is promised with the fol-
towing cast and good support:
John Templetou, as. .......... Prince Lorenzo
Signor George Olui, as the Shepherd .Pippo
Alice ' ane, AS. II lalnelta
VIM. Gutberson, as-.......-.s.. Prince Frederic
Harry Edwards, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rocco
Miss Arnold, as...... The Pet of the Pages
Nile Maure en-. " .......The Princes Pages
Lula Crane, as........The Pride of the Regiment
Kate Shields, Observation-Disclosures. Angelo
Mr.. Charles J. Walker, agent for the new
star, Miss Grace Hawthorne, Is in the city
arranging for his new attraction. The en-
gagement opens next Monday with ''The
New Camille"
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AucsionF Auction !

Scw Is ycEr chance 10 bzy Ersi-elass dry goods.
eicsSs. ere, at yOzr oEn PEiees. Tie satiFs
stock must bs eless1 cat sooR
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1OIal. .....'.--.s... .....-........
nIlILDING PRINTS.


Building Insp ,ctor johnson Issued the follow
ing permits to build yesterday:
Erick Gustave Anderson. two-story frame
dwelling, 22x2S. north side OF Wells
street between Greenbriar and Payne,
Arlington Hills ...................... 81, 900
Joseph VI. Cunningham twO-story frame
dwelling. 2Ux2!, north side OF Carroll
street. between Miller and Grotto. 800. 1000
Fred Heimes, one-story frame stlre, 2Ux.6,
east side OF Rice street. between Magnolia
and Cook Observation-Disclosures. COO
Nathan e iosky, oue-story frame barn.
12Xld, north side OF sherburue street.
between Rice and PARK 100
j. +. Alexander, two-story brick livery
stable, 49Ii4i, south side OF Sixth street,
between Jackson aud SIbley....... ... 5000
Vim RUSSELL one and one-haf storj frame
barn, east eide OF Rice street. between
Magnolia and Cook. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. COO
Total vaiua am
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Real Estntn.

YES RDAYs TRf 9FEEs.
City OF St Paul to John " White, lot 4,
block IS, Ashton & sherburne addition Sa4a
Caroline Schumacher TO Peter Anderson,
loi ), blOcS 20 Arlington Hills addition. $50
William Dawson to Sophie Vianme, lot 10,
Dawsons Encouragement Of block 81,
West st. Paul proper. TOO
Same 10 Eugene T. Vlllaume. lot ., Daw-
sons Encouragement OF block 81, West
ST. Paul proper 700
j. y. Rogers 10 VIM. q. Conant lot 4,
block l,J. y. Rogers ec)nd addition. 500
Chas r. Lingreen TO Chr sian J. SkyIte,
lot 81. Gotzian's subdivision of block "a,
Lyman Dayton's addition. 400
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to be present and take part in the exercises.
| The sermon will be delivered by Rev. j. ii.
| Crum of Winona, and an address given by
Rev. j. H. Morley of st. Paul.
The Valentine masquerade party given by
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Chamberlain to the young
friends of their daughters, Edith and Mollie.
was very pleasant affair, and the costumes
and characters taken were creditable to older
people.
Tickets are being sold at this station to
New Orleans and return, good for forty-fve
days, at $34.75, and good till the 1st of June
at SAT 65 over all routes. Round trip tickets
to the presidential inaugural at Washington
are being sold at S34 80.
The Glee club of this city will furnish the
music. While here, those in attendance will
be entertained by the citizens In showing
them the different state institutions, Bishop
Whipple's schools, and the last evening will
be given a sociable, and as Faribaut never
does anything by halves, we bespeak happy
time. TIE programs and premium list will
be out by Friday, and can be had by apply
ing to s. L. Crocker OF this city, j. T. Ames,
Northheld: William Fowler, Newport, and
R. c. Judson. Pennington.
cHly-LWO lOOh pdit tuC nCCOHN
progressive euchre sociable Of the Ladies'
Library association on Monday evening,
divided in two sets of four aud one set of five
tables. Of the first prizes Mrs. J. E. Young
received handsome hand-panted panel
picture, the work of Mrs. Capt. j. Fl. Mullen,
and Miss French checker-board, for win
ming the most games. while Mr..
Ira Stone captured clay pipe, and j. W.
Murdoch china doll for losing the most.
These parties are very enjoyable and the
library is reaping a benefit thereby. The
game is to be repeated on Monday evening
next.
Henry Pierce, Jr., has purchased the Tay
lor property on Third street.
George N. Bolter and j. H. Case are in st.
Paul arguing the case of William Deering VS..
Paopi Farm company in the United States
circuit court.
Services during Lent will be held in the
Catholic church outside of regular services
as follows: Wednesday evenings, 80 p. m. :;
| Fridays, 4:30 p. IN. Special services were
held to-day.
4 large number Of our citizens went to
| st. Paul to attend that city's reception to the
Legislature.
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committed

Before judge MeGrortv.l
Insanity Of Tbos. wheiigan; examined aud
committed.
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straighs pbiskeys make erOoked roads
Fan River Advasee.
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At about ! o'clock well-kuown lady OBJ
served well-dresseJ female ia the lower
corridor With an exceedingly uice cape on
her shoulders, which looked so much like a
garment she herself had taken out check
for that She lifted up corner where her own
name was found TO be lettered. No apollo
gies were made.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-23

One would fancy that our theater-goers.
after so long season Of quiet, might be
able to sit through at least one entire per-
formance; but it is the same old story, and
the same old rush at the end. 50 that the
two or three adventurous spirits who are
determined TO see the curtain fall find when
that event occurs they have the house to
themselves.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-23

have been spending the summer with Mrs.
1. l.. Morgan on College avenue, returned
TO their home last week.
Aid. Charles III. Petsch rejoices in the
arrival last Thursday of his third beautiful
daughter.
Miss Jennie Stansill returned to the city
Yesterday from a pleasant visit to friends
in Anoka.
Miss Kittie Phelps of Minneapolis is the
guest of Mrs. o. l.. Rheaume of Forbes
street.
Mrs. John Scott and daughter of Dubuque
are visiting Mrs. Hope of East Eleventh
street.
The ladies and officers of Fort Smelling
gave pleasant party last Tuesday even
ing.
Miss Beaumont of Grove street enter
tanned most charmingly last Thursday even
ing.
Mr.. George Brophy and wife of Quincy.
ILL.,, are guests of friends at the Clarendon.
Miss Annie f. Jones, from Galena, Ill.
Is visiting friends and relatives in this city.
Mrs. Harry Carter of Hamline has re-
turned from a visit TO friends in the East.
Miss Anna B. Yaw and Miss Eta Griff-
lth are visiting friends at Buffalo. \. Y.
Capt. Frank Clarity and wife will arrive
in st. Paul from Louisville tomorrow.
Prof. Titcomb and colleagues are prepar-
ing fine series of chamber concerts.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Bristol of Quincy
were visiting Mr.. Morgan last week.
Mrs. n. w. Kittson, with her daughters.
spent last week at Turtle lake.
Miss Alice Boyden of Portland avenue
has returned from Milwaukee.
Rev. Leander Lane has moved into hi
new residence at Union park.
Miss Minnie Ryan of Galena is a guest of
Miss Beaupre of Tenth street.
Miss Rhodes of Pittsburg is visiting Miss
McLaren of Iglehart street.
Mr.. w. II. Wakefield of Omaha is visit
ing his parents i'm this city.
Mr.. L. Z. McGaTr Of Utica, n. Y, is
visiting Mr.. +. F. McIver.
The family of Mr.. Julius Austrian have
returned from Bayfield,.
Miss Katie Clarity has returned from a
trip TO Devils Lake.
Mrs. w. F. SeIby of Union park is visit
ing in Chicago.
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ter, n. Y, to attend the wedding of his
sister.
The family of Judge P. NJ. Babcock is
entertaining Miss Alice ParnIee, Warren,
Penn.
Miss Nellie Sibbald. Faribault. is the guest
OF Miss Flora Ward, 81 Fifth street north
east.
DR.. j. S. Clark and wife, Mason City,
Ia, are the guests OF Minneapolis relatives.
Mrs. Edith l.. Adams, New Bedford,
Mass, is the guest of Mrs. John Maddox.
Mayor NJ. Folsom, Bangor, Me-, is the
guest of his daughter, Mrs. III. G.. Folsom.
John Orvis, Z Sixth street south, has his
parents from Redfield, Wis, as guests.
Miss Florence Yates spent yesterday with
Mrs. A. X. Miller, at Orono point.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Farnham are pleas
uring at Duluth and Agate bay.
Lieut.. George n. Morgan is the guest of
w. w. Woodward and wife.
W. B. Folds family has returned from
the lake for the season.
S. w. Chase is gone to visit his daughter
at jamestown, Oak.
Mrs. Hunt of Mankato is the guest of II.
L. Newton and wife.
Miss Davis, Philadelphia, is the guest of
Miss Matte Langdon.
Mrs. Irene. Genesee, Ill, is the guest of
Mrs. c. ID. PillSbuTy.
Miss Ella Slater. Cherokee, Ill, is the
guest of her brother.
Miss Bertha Coffin has returned from a
visit to Sioux Falls.
Senator r. b. LangdOn left on Friday for
the Yellowstone.
The Misses Stryker are spending to-day
at Northheld.
Mrs: Harry SOmers has returned from
Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z. Ladd are visiting at
Ashland.
Miss Minnie \. Folsom is home from
abroad.
5. W. Famham left yesterday for Mon
fono
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If one is to believe the New York Jour
nal the latest craze among young ladies il
the uptown districts in the metropolis i,
bicycle-riding. Harlem is said to possess
claim of score of members. Miss Mamie
Morrison is accredited the palm for being
the most graceful rider in the club. She Is
only is years Of age, and is a pronounce6
blonde with perfect figure which. SO this
Journal says, is the admiration of all ths
hlgh-collared young men, who flock around
10 see her pass on her circle of steel TIL,
suit worn by Miss Morrison was manufac.
tured by Fifth avenue modiste ACCORDING
TO the designs furnished by the young lady.
IL Is OF a pretty blue color, deliberately
trimmed with lace, and pretty leather
peit Is bound around the waist. Dainty
patent leather boots with long tops incase
the feet, and the loosely-fitting dress is
made somewhat upon the well-known
Bloomer costume. Miss Morrison predicts
that in short time every pretty Girl will
own her own bicycle and young men win
not De needed to escort the fair ones to
balls and theaters.
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pleasant visit with G en-. Sherman yesterday
at Lake Park.
Miss Minnie Burnett of Minneapolis is
visiting Miss Susie Cyphers at Lake Park.
E. II. Schotten, leading st. Louis mer-
chant, is at the Excelsior house.
John G. Singer of Burlington, Ia, is
guest OF the Mound City house.
b. Brown and family of Minneapolis have
oeen srmmering at Edgewood.
Mt and Mrs. B. A. Lee of st. Louis are
guests of the Excelsior house.
Il. Holy will build another sloop next
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4 mINNEAPOLIS STELAxGE
OF the Social and Personal Gossip
OF "A Week.

A Minneapolis society girl. Who could
excel her! In every city the chrUnicler.
swelled with local pride, points out the
characteristic excellencies of the typical
young lady of his town. In Boston it is
her culture; in Baltimore her carriage; in
Louisville her form; i'm the South her eyes:
in Pittsburg her wifely qualities. and in
Chicago her big feet. But the typical
society girl of Minneapolis is not
10 be so lightly touched upon.
She has all these and more, for
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Mr.. and Mrs. II. Grote and children have
returned from Waconia. The youngest
child, bright boy, has died since their re-
turn.
Mr.. Milton Griggs is to be married on
Oct. to Miss Wells Of PittSburg. Miss
Rhodes of that city will act as bridesmaid.
4 delightful reception was given at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. w. lngersoll
of Nelson avenue last Tuesday evening.
W. 4. Isette, well-known capitalist of
Wheeling, w. Va, IS the guest of his
cousin, IL. l.. Wheat. 511 Holly avenue
Mrs. Frank NJ. and Miss Belle Painter
left on the 14th for a siX-weeks' visit to
Fargo, expecting to visit Grand Forks.
Miss Cora Knapp of University avenue
returned to the city on Friday from a
months visit TO friends in the East.
Mr.. Ed Higgins. sheriff of Lee county.
Ia, paid visit this week to his aunt, Mrs.
Z. j. Painter, 525 De Bow street.
Mrs. l.. T. Leopold of Chicago. sister OF
Mrs. j. Austrian, passed through ST. Paul
last week on her way to Duluth.
Miss Edith Ingels of Irving park, Chi
cago, is visiting her sister, Mrs. G. c.
Madison of Nina avenue.
Mrs. w. NJ. Meadley and her two sons of
st. Lark are visiting at her brothers, $50
Mississippi street.
Miss Mamie Roche and Miss Nina Irwin
of Baltimore are the guests of NJ. j. Roche
of Ninth street.
John J. Fleming and wife of Burlington,
Ia, are the guests of AIr. Joe Broken at
the Clarendon.
Mr.. Duncan Ferguson of Rockford, ILL.,,
is the guest of Mrs. T. A Bartlett of St
Paul street.
Mrs. C. e. Stone and son of Ramsey
street are visiting relatives in New Lon
don, Conn.
Mrs. James F. CARROT and family and
Miss Minnie Carrot of Quincy. ILL.,. who
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"AT HOME"

Society in st. Paul in an Exceedingly
Lethargic, if Not 0omatOSe,
Condition.
The Lady Rambler Reads Lecture to
Those Who Misbehave at
the Theater.
Something Concerning Minneapolis
Enthusiastically Notes from the
City by the Falls.
What the Visitors at the Lakes are
Doing to While the Time
Away--Personal.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-23

And, for goodness sake. let no one now
bring to me abStruse questions, or present
for my solution difficult problems; for l am
spending every single spare moment of my
existence in endeavOring to discover why it
is that girl with the reddest of red hair
will insist upon encircling her neck with the
yellowest of orange-colored ribbon.
Lazy II 4 nrnTr
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-29

be the cause, for perfectly green birds
have been known to fly seventy-ivo
miles over an entirely strange country.
just at present little is being
done in the training of birds
to come in from sea. though some
Will soon be flown a'ong the coast
to fam liarize them with the shore so
that thew will strike for it when l.ber-
ated from a vessel. The pigeon is any
thing but a modest bird. The homer
is d scontented unless it has many to
quarrel with or 10 lord it over. Alt
tie box. with plenty of stalls and
perches all occup ed. is more attractive
than the roomy apartment with empty
boxes. The joy of a homer is to hold
his own. and as much more as he can.
What's yours is mine. and what's
mines my own is his practice. The in
centive to many speedy journey has
undoubtedly been the vision in his
minds eye of h S neighbor across the
border and dancing around on the alb
sentee's territory. j. X. Illusions tells
of a young laird in his loft that Occu-
pies one nest-box and lays claim to nine
Others"
Birds can be sent by express to be
liberated by friends or to any one of
list of official liberators appointed by
the federation. When the owner can
afford it. however, the best way is to
send some one out W tn the birds in
stead of trusting them to the tender
mercies OF the express agent-N Y.
Tribune.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-29
An Ancient Soldiers Grave.

An interesting archaeological dis
coyery has been made at Sainte Cecile.
IN the department of Vaucluse. Twelve
mounds of incinerated human remains.
mixed with cinders and burned char
coal. and marked by large stones. were
found or the land of Messrs. Pagnol.
Not far away was a stone grave. in
which fragments of a vase that had
long been broken by the fall of one of
the stones were picked up. as we'll as
a bronze sword in a good state Of
preservation. The tenant of the grave
had evidently been a warrior. but his
Zones had moldered into the dust.
leaving. however. portions of the skull
undecaved. A bronze bracelet was
likewise discovered. The sword.
bracelet and rema ms were taken to
{ arpentere to be classified. with some
8 milar discoveries made near the
same place some time ago. 1t was at
first believed that the graves dated
from the tine of Ham bal. whose pas
sage of that reg on was disputed with
bravery by the old Gallo Romars of
that portion of France which is in the
department of Vauciuse; but other CIR
c instances point to their remoter orr
ein.-Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-29

"A. crank Il the man whose ideas
difer from your own.
"A Juy emile Atroc.ty: "Why don't
you turn over q new leaf?'' al will.
pa. in the spring. Can't do it this time
Of year. you know"
In Burma ed tors receive elephants
in payment for subscription. In this
country the paper itself is about all the
elephant the editor cares to keep in
stock.-M Y. Sun.
-Table-forks have been in use 400
years, and yet people can be found In
every boarding house who have not yet
discovered that they have been invent
ed.-Ch cago Ledger.
They have been making new figures
on the coal supply. and it is now be-
lieved that it will take 900 wears to
exhaust the supply. even if you don't
sift your ashes.-Lhicago Herald.
Hungry Guest-"How is this? I
ordered a steak and poached egg. l
see the egg. but where is the steak?"
Table attendant -"Dat's all ri hit. sab.
De steak am under de ."-Phila-
deiphia Press.
The cheering news comes from
Nice va Harvard University that Tut
ties comet of 80 has turned up and
been identified in France TITLE
now appreciates the value of advert s.
ing.-Bufaio Express.
Sad Bobby to the minister at d n
ler: Gan . church whistler" why
do YOU ask?" Cos pa owes twelve
dollars back pew rent and he saws he's
going to let the church whistle for il. :"
Columbus Dispatch.
They have discovered footprints
three feet long in the sands of Oregon.
supposed to belong to a lost race" 1t
IS imposs BILE to conce We how a race
that made footprints three feet long
could get FhicagO Tribune.
First boy: They say you are
coward. a lazybones a-a-a" Sec
ond bow Gnterrupt ng): '.Dovou know
what they call yOu?" FIRST boy:
WHAT" Second bow: They don't
call; they just whistler Golden Days.
1t is sad Sara Bernhardt's two
great ambit ons are to write poetry
and grow fat. We fear Sara is reach
ing after the unattainable. Poets sell
dom grow fat. 1t takes great deal
of fine engineering to grow fat on
eighty cents week. Chicago NeUs.
Mother. our teacher wants us to
pronounce route root" well.
that is correct. Mary" "Gracious!
Then we might as well call about
ABBOTT Hold on! I'll fix her. The
next time she tells me to call it root
I'll say. i was lust ABBOTT to call it
root Mss Chalk. '"-Erchanqe.
Two st. Adams men were discuss
ing material used for lulding pur-
poses. and, among the rest. laths.
Commenting on the fact that the price
of laths was comparatively high. one
of them remarked: Il dOa't see what
in the world keeps laths up" when
third party. who never lets a chance
60 when he sees it. made the simple
reply, '.Ns;ls!
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1885-10-29
Concrete and Abstract.

President Lincoln. when impor.uned
BY Governor Yates of Illinois to ap-
point friend Brigadier-General. said:
yates. I'll tell you the difference be-
tween the concrete and the abstract.
When the Senate passed resolution
requesting me not to Apo mt any more
Brigadiers. as the vacancies were all
full. that's the concrete; but when a
Senator comes up here with q long pc
tition and q long face requesting me
to make . Brigadier out of some seal
awag of friend of his, as il happens
every day, l call that the abstract. .
The Governor thought the illustration
was very good. and laughed heartily
over i..--Bes Psrley Poore.