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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-05
Is This True?
Ia fhe ElZifoa. of the P1.ees.


Ben; Perley Poore is contributing very
interesting "reminiscences to the Boston
Sunday Budget. We request that the fol-
lowing one may be presented to your read
ers. Making due allowance for the bitterness
of the time we think it presents Mr.. Da-
Wis in more unfavorable light than any
thing we have seen in print in regard to
him. 1t seems incredible, for it is in direct
contrast to the views Of large numbers of
Southern gentlemen who fought bravely for
their cause. Many of them are my personal
friends, and have expressed the same view
of Mr.. Lincoln's death that Mr.. Breckenridge
did. Here is what Mr.. Poore says:
The assassination of Lincoln created a
profound sensation at the South, where the
people believed that it would bring upon
them weight of condemnation and Sc
verify of punishment they would not have
otherwise been compelled to bear. On the
fifty day after the assassination, while JEFF
ferson Davis was addressing a crowd of curl
GUS and panicky people from the steps of the
house of a Mr. Bates, in Charlotte, N. c.,
the following despatch was handed him.
GREENSBORO. April 10, 1866.
His ErceIlercy, President Davis
President Lincoln was aSSaSSinated in the thea
tire at Washington on the night of the 14th inst.
Stewards house was entered on the same night,
and he was repeatedly stabbed, and is probably
mortally wounded.
JOHN G. BRECKENRIDGE"
Mr.. Bates, whose guest Davis was, testi-
fed that Davis, after reading the despatch
to the people, said: ''If it were to be done, it
were better it were well DONE" Soon after
Breckenridge, having come to see Davis, at
the same place, expressed regret that Lincoln
had been killed, as he thought it unfortunate
for the Southern people. Davis replied:
'Well, general, don't know; if it were to
be done at all, it were better that it were
well done; and if the same had been done to
Andy johnson, the beast, and to Stanton,
the job would then be complete"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

ness which, for sake of courtesy, one may
grant that the pioneers in dress reform put
into the garments they introduced.
Some of the most dainty union garments
possible come now in the woven goods OF
WOOL or silk or cotton, OF Of combinations
OF these, and many of them may be trimmed
as delicately and fancifully as one may de-
sire.
Hundreds of women have left off their
corsets with great deal of hygienic ardor,
says the Boston Record, and then have
gone on hanging heavy skirts on their long
sutferin waists. with nothing to relieve
the dead weight from the hips, until even
a dress reformer at the sight would beg for
the return of the corset.
The most sensible way is to wear the
made waists, which are fitted to the form,
and which have buttons on them and serve
both for corset and skirt supporter. With
one of these and good stiff mohair petit
coat buttoned to it over her undergarment
woman is ready to put on walking dress
and walk three times as far with one-fourth
the fatigue felt in the ordinary dress.
There is one point on which dress reform
ers are usually too SILENT and that is that it
is very ard indeed at first to dress senSibly
If one has been accustomed to corsets and
to three or four petticoats. 1t is harder
than learning to ride horseback or to swim
or to play tennis or to ride tricycle..
But it is all accomplishment worth gain
ing, and woman who has once earned by
fortnight's effort the use of her own mus
Giles, and has learned the delight of carrying
around the weight of two or three or four
pounds of clothing, instead of eight or ten
pounds, will never go back to tight and
heavy garments
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

"a, the day before the anniversary of that
fatal conflict. The Sioux war chief, true
to his Indian nature, displayed no indica-
ton of surprise at the changes ten years
had made, but his intent gaze showed that
no detail of the Warlike surroundings
escaped him.
The buildings at Fort Custer are numer-
Gus and commodious. Facing the parade
ground from the west are the officers cot
tages, fourteen in number, the generals
house being in the middle. On the north
is the chapel and reading-room, in which
the prominent papers of the country are on
file; near it is the hospital, neat two-story
building, and opposite on the south side of
the ground is the headquarters building,
offices, officers mess and officers club
ROOM The club-room is fitted up with a
billiard table and other appliances of a
various nature calculated to make less bur-
densome life far from civilization. 1t is
said to be the finest club-room of the kind
at any post and is certainly complete in
every detail. TO the rear of this building is
the post traders and various StorehouSes.
On the east side of the parade ground are
the soldiers quarters. There are six in all,
one for each OF the companies. In addition
a double set OF cavalry quarters has just
been completed. This is the pride of the
post commanders heart, and Justly so. for
no other post in the country and but few
city militia armories can equal them. They
were built to replace the barracks burned
last winter, and not their smallest merit is
the fact that they were built from lumber
cut in the vicinity and sawed and shaped at
the post. Through the efficient supervision
OF Lieut.. and Post uartermaster Miller,
THE BARRACKS,
large as they are, were completed in Just
two months from the time of the commence
ment of building in April. The quarters
which are undoubtedly the most spacious
and best arranged in the army have 'front.'
age of 200 feet and depth of about
30. They comprise large dormitory
in which each man has his private locker, a
reading room large enough to seat the
whole troop, and a kitchen. Beneath the
building is large cellar in which are stored
the vegetables raised by each troop, COM
pany and band in the valley of the Little
Big Horn near the post. In the rear Of the
quarters are the troop stables, which are
kept with a neatness few WelI-appointed
livery stables attain.
Both officers and men, contrary to the
generally accepted idea, have plenty to do
They have neither time nor opportunity for
idleness. What with rising at a. m. for
the days duties of rifle practice, guard
mount, drill and inspection, the tired SOL
diers are ready enough to seek their COM
Portable beds when the long twilight merges
into darkness.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

he is held, both by his brother officers and
his men, bears witness to it. The officers
at Custer possess the soldierly quality of
hospitality to an eminent degree. Living
as they do q life secluded from the world,
they find time for the practice among
themselves of that admirable trait, and
happy, indeed, is the lot of
visitors who may come among them None
excel in generosity or whole-souIed hospi-
tality Capt Bowen, who was in command
of the recent camp in Clusters battlefield
and who is noted throughout the army for
his modesty and bravery.
Fort Custer has recently come promi-
nently into notice through being the start
ing point from which the expedition, ac-
companied by Chief Gall of the Sioux, re-
Gently set forth to review the Custer Battle
ground. 1t was Oh this ground that Gall
and his braves eneamped good many
years ago, before they took up their final
camp to await Clusters approach, and it
was here that Gall stopped with the officers
on the way to the battle ground on June
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
PIN-MONEY POINTERS.
Hints i'm the Matter of Dress For
Economical HOWseNiVeS.


Danish cloth is one of the pretty and
cheap materials sold at this season. 1t
comes in all the light shades. is about
twenty-three inches wide and is half cotton
and half wool. 1t is warranted to wash
and makes up nicely into dresses for the
street or house. At present it may be pur-
chased for - and Is cents yard.
Dotted Swiss dresses are fashionable at
present, and an excellent quality costs
from 10 to II cents yard. A tasteful way
in which to make q dress of this kind is
with full skirt trimmed with three deep
side plaitings reaching to the waist, each
one edged with lace. The waist is made in
the French fashion and belts in. 1t is laid
in plaitS back and front and finished by a
turn-down collar. A white sash of the
same material or of MORE is worn with the
dress and makes it suitable for many occa-
sions. 1t is very pretty and economical
one for young lady,
A black velvet collar and cuffs worn over
plain white dress relieve it wonderfully
and make it look like different gown.
The white pique ties which are in great
demand by.members of the sterner sex are
easily laundried and look as good as when
new.
Quite saving in material may be made
III dress II 1t is planned out before cut
ting. This may be done by pinning the
patterns on the material.
Silk gloves that are quite worn may be
transformed into mitts by cutting down the
fingers and hemming the edges neatly with
silk of the same shade.
Stains are removed from dressed kid of a
light color by an application of sweet milk
and soap applied with a spotless piece of
muslin.
A favorite style of walking-dress is that of
Spanish yelling; the underskirt pleated all
round; the upper-skirt is divided into two
parts, one slightly draped across the front,
the other looped into a puff at the back.
On the left side this upper-skirt is slit open
from top to bottom, and both parts are
Joined together again by vandykes of velvet
ribbon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

Carols we'll known modesty prevents him
from speaking of his services, but it is
we'll known that in every engage
ment in which he participated,
and they have not been few,
he has borne himself in manner which
has won him enviable distinction. No bet
ter demonstration of his gaIIantry could be
had than the simple record of the way he
has risen step by step to his present posi-
ton. Entering the service from New York
in 1859 as a private he was quickly and
successfully promoted to the minor grades
until in May, 1864, he was commissioned a
second lieutenat. first lieutenant two
years later, and captain of the Ninth cav
airy in 1887. On the third of July. 1885,
he was made major of the First cavalry. 1t
Is impossible to Withstand the charm of the
majors manner. and the esteem in which
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
THE ROBINS HAVE COME.

The robins have come The robins have
come!
In trees on the hilsides warm they sing;
And soon will be heard the drowsy hum
Of insect life in the genial spring.
The robins have come! and the pansies lift
Their soft bright eyes to the golden light
While snowdrops close by the melting drift
Unfold their petals of purest white.
The robin has come! and Farmer Lane
Is thinking of grounds he soon will pillow,
And waving fields of grass and grain
All gathered and safe on the high-piled NOW.
The robin has come, with his song and tril,
And grandmother's eyes are filled with
tears
AS she totters along to the window-sl
To gaze on the pet OF her early years.
She's thinking Of Philip, so noble and strong,
And the day he made her his happy bride,
And she hears again the sad, sweet song
The morning that little Rachel died.
They come to our doors and tenderly bring
The sweet recollections of years that are
gone,
When their vespers were chanted at twilight
in spring,
And their mathis made vocal the earliest
dawn
&C. F. Gerry.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
THE DANGER OF KISSING.
Two Doctors Views on a Topic o
Human Interest.

Two Doctors Views on a Topic of
Human Interest.
Medical Record.
The custom of kissing has been con-
demned by the wise and frowned upon by
the religious, but has managed to thrive
despite it all, and is still loves great altil-
lery and best ally. Why tactile sensations
from a limited labial surface have been
found so very agreeable and why they
should have contributed so much to the
poetry and pairing off of the human race
are questions quite worthy of full discus
sion. Kissing, we are told, began with the
birds and reaches its most perfect evolution
in man. 1t has long history, therefore,
and may well be considered a permanent
feature in human society-solacing griefS,
increasing joys, promoting wedding en-
gagements and furnishing a permanent
source of inspiration for the artist.
But an enemy to the kiss has appeared in
Washington, d. c., in the person of DR..
Samuel S. Adams, who devotes seven col
umns Of the journal of the American
Medical Association" to exposing the
dangers of kissing" Everything has its
dark side. The dark side of kissing, as
flCWCo NY LII. AQduS, OOtu ulOl duu
physical Among women and between
children and adults it has degenerated into
an insincere, unmeaning, and common
place salutation. when it should be reserved
only as an index of affectionate feeling.
But the weight of the doctors argument is
expended in showing the possible evils
which come from the promiscuous kissing
of babies and children by adults. Tuber-
culosis, diphtheria, infectious fevers-all
are possible and actual results of kissing.
A veritable instance is cited in which the
drum of the ear was ruptured by kiss ap-
piled to the external auricular appendage!
A kiss of such suction force reminds one of
Benedicts, which had ''such clamorous
smack that, at the parting, all the church
did echo" Although we may not realize
as he does the widespread and endemic
character of the kissing habit in Washing
ton, we can only trust it will prove safe
place for the international congress.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
Fresh Fashion Notes.

Frise tussore or pongee silks are among the
novelties in dress fabrics.
Gloves are quite as long as last season,
from eight to twelve buttons being the desir-
able number, although six-button gloves are
IN good demand for general wear.
A special novelty in japanese folding fans
is shown in painted Grape The mount has
gold or silver figures or bright-colored de-
signs on the crinkly surface of the Grape.
Just now the fayorite shades OF color are
geranium-red, Ophelia-purple, Acknowledgment
aud pretty tint called Leather" which is
very convenient to wear and looks well with
any other color.
The ''robin-redbreasJ'' plastron is very
popular with young and slender ladies. It i;
made Of dull red silk, as nearly tie color OF
the robin-redbreasts' plumage as the shade
can he found, and is allowed to fall full below
the wa ST
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
THE WOMAN'S GLOBE
Some of the Secrets Whereby Famous
Women Preserved Their Beauty
and Laid Bare
How Modern Bellies Take Advantage Of
Them to Render Themselves
More Charming.
Designs for Summer Costum es Pre-
pared by Noted Woman's
Tailor.
The Danger That Turks in a KISS
Cu1led Fragments of Latest
Fashions.
THE ONE LOVED BEST.

She sits by his side with an anxious look
Marring her white patrician face;
AblaZe with Jewels which here and there
CLEAN out from the folds of her sheeny lace.
Her tout ensemble is perfect quite,
From her bonnet down to her dainty shoe,
But why is my lady dietraught tonight
While the fife is played and the drums tattoo!
Her smile is only a borrowed mask,
To hide her woe from the gaping crowd,
And the white of her face will never be
Whittier when she is in her shroud.
And why is this, when the klngly man
At her side is hers by legal right?
AS the world can see, who more than she
Should wear the smile of content tonight?
Oh, the lies that are lived as the world goes on
oh. the VOWS that are broken every day!
And oh, for the hopes which the years now gone
Have hidden out of our sight away!
But the saddest thing for wife to hear,
When only her heartin the darkness stirs,
Is the sound of a name from the lips loved
best
The sound of ame-and the name not hers.
She hears it now through the music whirl;
1t will haunt her down to her dying day;
The name of the gracious, sweet-faced girl
She met as she walked on the street to-day.
Ah, it needed not the whispered name
In his happy dreams, with his mind at rest;
My lady knows her grief and shame
- That the old love yetis the one loved best.
Helen A. Manvllle.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

TT EZEKIAH HALL, REAL ESTATE PRO-
II ker. Established 1872, OFFICE. ccrner
Third and Robert streets lin Savings Ranlk
ST. PAUL MINI. Buys and sells Real Estate
Negotiates Loans and Leases, Appraises prom,
erty, collects accounts, Pays Taxes, Assess
interests of nonresident clients. ~
N b have several fine dairy and stoclr
farms near st. Paul for sale on easy farms .
also garden lots and acres for plarticS.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04

Gen. Dudley was born in Lexington,
Mass, August 20. 1925; was appointed first
lieutenant Tenth infantry March 3, 1858,
and has been continuously in the service
ever since. He made his first trip across
the continent to Oregon with the mounted
rifles in 1S49; wa5With the Utah eXpedi-
ton under Gen. Albert Sidney johnson in
1857, whose command subSisted On half IA
tons in the Rocky mountains for five
months. Lieut.. Dudley received his cap
taincy in May, 1861. and was granted leave
of absence to take command OF the
Thirtieth Massachusetts, volunteers, being
commissioned colonel of the regiment
March 49, 1861, and was i'll command OF the
right wing of our forces at the battle of
Baton Rouge Aug. 5, 1862. For his con-
spicuous bravery in this engagement Gen.
Dudley was brevetted major in the regu-
lar army, one of the first brevets of this
kind given in the war. He was also brevet-
ted lieutenant colonel, colonel and brigadier
general for gallant conduct at the assault on
Port Hudson, La, June II, 1862. For
special services in the department of the
Gulf he was promoted major Fifteenth in
fantrv in March, 1868, transferred to the
Third cavalry in December, 1870, became
lieutenant colonel of the Ninth cavalry in
July, 1876, and colonel of the First cavalry
July 6. 1885. He has spent his entire SER
vice, except
DURING THE WAR,
on the plains and in the mountains of the
various Western departments, and during
all this time he has never had sick leave.
Outing the last six months Of the war he
was assigned by Gen. Thomas to the COM
mand of our forces at Tallohomo, Tenn,
with force of 5000 men. Gen. Dudley
has with him on his staff and in command
of the various companies, officers who in
efficiency, intelligence and soldierly bear
ing well maintain the high reputation
which our army possesses in well informed
quarters. They are Maj II. Carol, Capts.
Forse, Harris, jackson, Garrety. Baldwin,
Upham. TraXel. Macomber, Lieuts. Gal
brath, Miller Mills. Boutelle, Helm, Ward,
Chynoweth, Borden, Bowen, Howe, VIII
son, Lands. Aleshire, Tate, Byram and
Assistant Surgeons PRICE and Pitcher. Of
these officers none is more popular or more
deservedly so than the modest, genial and
gallant Maj. Carol. There is not better
soldier or better liked man by all with
whom he comes in contact than the First
cavalry's efficient second officer. Maj.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
SOME LATE MILLINERY.

Perhaps you think that at this time in the
season all the summer bonnets are bought;
but the shops where headgear is sold are
still busy places, and mlliners are still rack
ing their brains to think up something en-
tirely and strikingly original in this line.
Here are some pretty things. seen day
or two since. at the retail salesroom of one
of our prominent firms:
A close-ftting little capote had frame
formed entirely of jet beads in the manner
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
CITY NOTICE.
City Ireasurer's Sale.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July l, 1885.

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER,
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July l, 1885.
Notice is hereby given that under and by
virtue of a judgment entered on the 23d or
March, 1856, in the District Court, Second
Judicial District, Ramsey County, State OF
Minnesota, against the hereinafter described
real estate, situate, lying and being in said
city and county, on an assessment warrant for
OPP ening an Alley Ten QO feet in
Width Trough Block Twelve Q2),
St. Paul Proper. from Fifth 9th
Street to Sixth 18th Street.
on the 18th day of July, 1856, at 10 o'clock In
the forenoon, at the front door of the City
Treasurer's Office in the City of St. Paul,
County of Ramsey. Offer for sale at public
auction as provided by law to the highest
bidder for cash, the following described real
estate, to-wit:
st. Paul Proper.
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Judgm't.
A L Mayali. Southessterly "A of lots
l and 2, block II, st. Paul Proper.
except part taken for alley. 81, 227 IS
Supposed owner and Amt of
description. Lot BLOCK Judem't
a Hennessey.. LIZ IL S2,65S So
All in the City Of ST. Paul, County of Ram
sey and State of Minnesota
GEORGE REFS, City Treasurer
1885
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-04
IN CLUSTERS MEMORY.
Description of the Fort Established in
Honor of the Dashing Cavalry
Leader.
Some OF the Difficulties in Reaching the
PARKWAY Post in the Big
Horn Valley.
hctcfes OF Gen. Dudley, Comioaio-
ing officer, and Mai Carroll Ne1t
in Command.
joraetf,ing About the bu1Id1hSs
Which Go to Make up the Post
--Chief Gall.
Fort Custer.

Fort Custer.
= CURIOUS regard for SEN
! timent perhaps, occasloned
the establishment of Ft.
* Custer, for beyond the fact
,! \ that it is in the neighbour
A5/S hood of the Custer battle
I%Ha> field it has little excuse
Ii %E$ for existence, particularly
II in its decided out-of-the-
IN n way location. The visitor
a" " Su to Fl. Custer from the East
l "a Inn. Iefnds before he reaches his
destination he has under
taken quite a formidable journey. First he
gets upon a Northern Pacific tram, say al
st. Paul, and steams westward nearly nine
hundred miles to Custer station, Statlon
more in name than reality, since 1t consists
of nothing more than telegraph ONCE ana
an eating house across the track. anu IL
is well that the traveller has had the luxuri-
Gus appointments of Pullman to rest MN
thoroughly. for now comes the toughest
part of his Journey. If going to the fort
on government business he will find await
ing him at the station an ambulance and
four mule team, which will carry him III
about six hours to Fort Custer.
thirtv-five miles distant. If simply civil
ian visitor he will have to be content With
the numbering two-horse stage, called IN
the parlance of the country "a Jerkey,"
and with singular appropriateness too, Tor
the vehicle seems to have been especially
contrived for
JERKING AND DUMPING
the unfortunate passenger almost TO the
point of insensibility. The stage leaves the
station early in the morning and following
the Big Horn valley will arrive at the fort,
if it does not break down, about shutdown.
To do the driver justice it must be ad-
mitted that he takes the best OF care both OF
his vehicle and animals. He is determined
that no untoward accident shall occur
through fast and reckless driving. AS the
sun is setting the visitor crosses the swift
running Big Horn river on the government
cable ferry the tired horses climb sharp
Incline and in moment broad plateau is
reached, upon which the post
of Fort Custer is located. The
fort was established in 1877, the year
after Clusters humiliation and was then as
it is to-day, one of the most complete posts
in the department. 1t is. in fact, the
largest post in the army, having five troops
of the First cavalry. B, ID, &, K and
NJ. and the band of that regiment, with
two companies of the Seventeenth infantry
and two of the Fifth. There are two posts
with ten companies. but the total strength
OF garrison at none is larger than that OF
Custer, which numbers $50 men.
The commandant at Custer is n. A. NJ.
Dudley. colonel First cavalry and brevet
brigadier general 70 him, Of course, the
present admirable condition of the post is