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big trooper lay still and limp, with the smile

big trooper lay still and limp, with tho smile
still uron his face.
And the roar Of the volley that fol-
lowed. the voice Of tho Captain rang like
. trumpet through the tent "Boys, we
are ambushedp, he cried. buckling his
sword belt and drawing the blade forth like
fash; ''the camp is twelve miles down
the river, south. Let each man cut his
way through and escape as he may. Out
with youl and let the first man who
reaches camp give the alarm. y
Another cruel volley, but the tent was
nearly empty, and the bullets only slit the
canvas into strips. Keep by me
Charlie" admonished the Captain; and
the pale-faced boy, who had been FUN
bling stupidity at his belt, leared to his
side. The two passed out together.
It was bitter struggle. Throat to
throat they fought; inch by inch they
pressed forward or were swept back. Men
were falling like autumn leaves. while
above them the wind .moaned and the
heavy green branches swayed. How many
of his men were down the Captain could
not see; but he pressed forward, keeping
the youth beside him. The boy fought like
q hero, but his strength was not equal to
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three younger ones, all aglow with the
hope and ambition of youth and bright in
The unqualified enjoyment Of the hour.
A strange place and strange hour,
surely, for a Thanksgiving dinner. Yetso
it was. These weary, battle-worn fellows
1ad found the time and the spirit to gather
together at the stroke of midnight in this
amp on the borders of the swamp and
larry out the project of dinner that
,hould recall the memories and assocla-
ions Of other Thanksgiving days, long be-
ore the outbreak OF the fratricidal con-
est that hal since emptied so many thou
lands Of hearths.
It had been q brave feast, too. The
skeletons of two great turkeys, the
piles of sweet-potato rinds and numerous
,ther remnants Of good cheer told of the
success met with by the foraging party
entrusted with the filing of the board
And now the TASKS had been passed
ound, pipes lit, and the dusky atmos-
,here rang with the chorussed songs of
lone, of love and of the camp that the
evelers' husky threats sent fore1.
At the center of the board sN man
Who took no further part in the music
han to drum idly on the table with his
myers as he pulled steadily at the long
:ane stem Of his pipe He wore the unifor m
# Captain of Horse, and. threadbare
md patched as it was in places. it failed
o conceal the outlines Of figure superb
its massive strength. The Captains
.reat, solemn eyes, set deeply in square
white forehead, rarely left the face of the
nan opposite him, a young fellow barely
nto his twenties. The solemnity of the
Captains gaze might have been attribu-
able to the fact that the boy had been
thinking heavily and was making no
fort to conceal the fact.
He was not an unhandsome youth,
.bough the slight form and pale face with
Is thin lips and plentiful freckles seemed
keeping with the nervous cast OF the
yes.
Louder waxed the m!rth and more unre-
trained the song Every mans heart was
t his home, and was possessed of feel
ag Of deep thankfulness that a long march
vas ended, the army close at hand, and
period Of comparative rest in prospect.
70 the merriment grew and grew, and
are few farther out Of sight with every
uff Of tobacco smoke. n
1T is true as I live, by-v' roared q big,
ronzed fellow, climaxing with mighty
ath an anecdote his peighbor was in
lined to regard with some skepticism,
be oath had barely escaped his lips when,
nth Z sharp, short hiss, bullet out
IrsuSh th1 caavAs e3 tho tent, aaa ~
~
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Cure Of Pneumonia.
Hess ROAD, NIAGARA CO., N. r., {
h

Hess ROAD, NIAGARA CO., n Y.l
March Fl, 1856.
About year ago / was taken with .
severe pain in both lungs I was first at
tackled with violent chill, then dreadful
pain and then q cough accompanied by con-
siderable fever. 1t looked very much like
bad attack Of pneumonia. A friend of
mine procured five ALLcocK's PLAsTERs.
One he put under each arm, one under each
shoulder blade, and one on my chest close
around my throat. In few hours the
cough ceased, the pain gradually abated
and broke out in a profuse perspiration.
fell into profound sleep, and the next
day was almost well. wore the Plasters
eight days afterwards, and have never had
any trouble since.
WTTIIAM A SAwYHR
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PECULIAR BOATS,
Description of the Craft Used ON tn,
Tagus River In Portugal.

Description of the Craft Used ON the
Tasus River In Portugal.
On fine day, with a light breeze blow.
ing, feet OF curiousiy-rigged fishing
boats may be seen trawling off the mouth
OF the Tagus, the largest RIVER in PORTUGAL
The sails are crowded in an extraordinary
way upon the single mast, with large
lanteen-sail in the center of each boat
while from six to eight smaller sails are
divided between the bowsprit and srin-
maker boom behind. Some Of the sails are
so small they resemble mere handker.
chiefs, and some of the jibs are upside
down, with point projected into the air
without any apparent support. These
boats, when trawling, do not go forward,
but have q remarkable way of siding.
beam on, at the rate Of two or three knots
an hour.
At a distance, the boats seem all Of the
same form and rig, but a nearer view
shows that there are two distinct kinds,
The ns,tleta has a curved projecting Prov
someth ng like ram, and furnished with
huge spikes, whilst the barco resembles an
ordinary English fishing boat, though of
heavier construction, snd painted with all
the colors of the rainbow. No new muletas
have been built for the last ten years.
Only about dozen are in good searworthy
condition, and before long this unique
form Of boat will probably have disap-
reared entirely. Though extremely safe
and capital for fishing purposes, they are
slow sailors, and therefore useless for car
rying cargo, whilst on account of their
dangerous prows and general unhandiness
they are also of no value for disembarkine
goods from larger vessels. OF late the
traffic on the Tagus has greatly increased,
and the Decentralization of goods and SUBJ
sequent water-carriage to different sea-
coast villages has become a lucrative bust
ness, more so than fishing, unless under
favorable circumstances. Therefore bar
cos, which are very handy for dlsembark-
ing and carrying cargo, are gradually TAX
ing the place of muletas.-Irtstram Euts, Il,
Ha,per's MAGAZINE
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
The so.s Of Temperance.

The annual meeting Of the Minnesota
division Of the Sons Of Temperance was
held recently at Minneapolis, Mrs A. u.
Anderson, Grand Worthy Patriarch, pre-
siding. Delegates were present from diff
ferent portions Of the State. The report
OF the Grand Secretary, Miss N. A. B.
Jewett, Of Pine City, showed that tho
membership has been increased from 600
to 72S and that four new divisions had
been organised during the past year Tho
following officers were elected: G. W. s.,
Dr. E. w. Stevens, Of Minneapolis; g. &,
J. T. Bonnell, of Minneapolis; g. w. A.,
Mrs. +. A. Conner, Of Minneapolis; G. T.,
Il 7. Clifford, of Minneapolis; G. c., Mrs.
s c. johnson. Of Rush City; Chaplain,
9. g., J. Clark, Of Minneapolis
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A Grave Of Toe.

The other day some Browns Valley boys,
skating on the Minnesota river just beyond
the line in Dakota, found dead man
frozen in the ice where the water was not
over two feet deep. The body was identi-
fed as that of q man named Bird, from
Illinois, who had worked all the fall for
Robert Mcdonald, of Browns Valley. He
called himself ''Bogus Jack" Bird was
about twenty seven years old. 1t is be-
lievcd that he wandered into the river
during q SDrce
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Sad Ney,s at On Iuouest.

While Mr. 8. s. Thayer was attend
Ing the b. N. Foster inquest at
FAIR Haven recently he received dis
patch announcing the instant death Of his
wife's father, Horace j. Hill, at Canton,
Wis. Mr.. Hill was riding on the drivers
seat of q traction engine, which his son. in
law, Mr. Raclih, was moving to his mill,
when the engine went through bridge,
pinioning Mr.. Hill beneath the boiler,
where he was found lifeless. Mr.. Racliff
escaped with a few bruises Mr.. Hill had
been resident OF Wright County for thir.
ty years. He leaves q widow and several
children
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Is excusable, because involuntary In the
rheumatic. One severe twinRe is sufficient
to make any one twist the countenance out
Of shape Persons troubled with inciplent
rheumatism might save themselves years
Of pain if they would only use Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters at the start. Signally Ell.
cacious is it, too, for neuralgia, fever and
ague, dyspepsia, debility, inactivity of the
kidneys and biliOusness.
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A DOUBLE SACRIFICE.
The Romantic Story Of a Memora-
BILE Thanksgiving.
Written for this paper1

l " 40 q strange,
rough-appea in 6
company that had
gathered here on this
d a r k Nov ember
night. Two heavy
parafhn lamps, hung
by cords to the
main support Of the
tent, shed a sickly
yellow light over the
faces of the dozen
men Sc m b l e d
there. They were,
for the most part,
grave, earnest faces,
with the heavy lines
wrought by care,
hardship and suf-
fering; but there
vyoro a1ao two ~.
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st. Paul Security Companv.

Articles of incorporation were issued
the other day to the St. Paul Security
Company. The nature of the business is
purchase and deal in lands, mortgages,
ETC., undertake and perform the construc-
ton of railroads and to purchase and &C.
quire railroad cars and equipment for
railroads. The capital stock is s., 600. 600
and the incorporators are A. B. Stickney,
A. A. McKechnie, Ansel Oppenhelm and
Arnold Kalman.
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On winged feet then sped the boy
Upon the scribe's command,
Returning speedily again
A wealth of goods In hand;
Then cheek by jowl the twain set to
Upon the viands rare,
While laugh and joke went freely round
Der such uuwonted fare.
They feasted long and Toasted we'll,
Not marking times swift flight.
Nor paused until their empty skins
Were filled exceeding tight:
Upon that strange Thanksgiving feast
Great was the havoc wrought
Ere each within his lowly cot
The god somnolent sought
FRANK B. WEIGH.
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Visiting Their Fatherland.

As the holidays approach many Scan
dinavians take the opportunity to visit the
fatherland. The other night over three
hundred left ST. Paul and Minneapolis for
the old country. OF this number fifty came
from Duluth, about one hundred from Min
neapolis. one hundred from St. Paul, and
the remainder were contributed from the
Northwest at large. All took passage
from New York on the steamer Hecla.
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FARM AND FlREsloE.


food if you would have them free from
disease and profitable.
The peach and plum is nearly
enough related to be budded or grated
on each other. The plum endures the
cold better than the peach.
"A good way to cook or heat hash IL
to pack it In q buttered baking dish
and let it bake brown in the oven; OF
brown in a hot buttered skillet or
spider and then fold over like an
omelet.
1t is is claimed that If melons are
packed in sawdust and stored in the
cellar they will keep for several
months. Squashes may also be kept in
the same way, but care must be exer.
cised. as brlising causes them to rot.
"A lamp standing for some time in
a cool room, and then filed full of cold
oil, will run over through the expan-
sion of oil when taken where it is
warm. Then the lamp is blamed for
leaking. To obviate this, never fill
the lamp quite full.
Baked Meal Pudding: One quart
of boiling milk, one cupful of cornmeal,
one teaspoonful each of salt, ginger,
mixed mace and cinnamon, two table,
spoonfuls of sugar and one-half of q
cupful Of molasses. Bake. - Good
Housekeeping.
Farmers often say; MY we'll can
not be affected by my barnyard, etc.,
because the we'll is the highest" that
is, the ground at the we'll is the highest,
never thinking that the bottom of the
well is much lower, and that the draft
will be toward that point.
AS calves pass out of their baby
hood and assume a languid indiffer-
ence to all about them, but flies and
grass, they are apt to be neglected.; il
they are, the loss is irreparable. A
calf that has not made good start by
fall had better be disposed of at any
price, while having made a good start
it must kept constantly gaining, at any
cost within reasonable limits.
Fried Bread Cakes: Cut slices of
bread half an inch thick, from q stale
loaf; soak these for half an hour in
milk, then sprinkle them thickly with
a mixture of minced onion, herb pow
der, pepper, salt, and chopped parsley.
Press this firmly into the cakes, on
both sides and fry them in boiling fat.
Serve them as hot as possible, on hot
dish covered with napkin, and gar
nished with parsley.
Stock sold in the fall, when in
good condition, just off the grass, will
generally bring fair prices, and it will
be fou nd to be materially better to err
in ones estimate in the direction of
having a surplus of feed than in hav-
Ing a surplus of cattle at the close of
winter. The feed will be salable,
while the cattle will hardly be SO, ex-
cept at the buyers own low figures.
Fowls need green food as we'll as
dry grains, and when they have the run
Of the farm, as they generally do, can
readily supply themselves as they want
it. When they are confined in small
runs in towns, they need it just as
much, and it ought to be supplied by
giving them clover and the like where
it can be done. 1t is quite good plan
to SOW little plot of rich ground in
the garden very thickly with turnip
seed. This, when grown up, makes a
great many leaves that keep green for
long time, and my chickens like them
vopv yn1oh ~ v Wno.71
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Saw-Mills shutting Down.

Nearly all the saW-mills in the State have
shut down, but few which have plenty of
logs on hand will continue to run until the
freeze-up. The seasons cut is the largest
in the history Of Minneapolis, an esti
mate placing the amount of lumber sawed
at 334, OO0, 900 feet, which is about 20, 600 900
in excess of the cut of 1882, the heaviest
year up to the present time. There have
been plenty of logs and fairly good water
all the season.
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'WHAT arc you doing with my microscope,
George" 1--we been shaving, father; and
I want to see if there are any hairs in the
lather as yet"
"How DID you contrive to cultivate such
. beautiful black eyes" asked Brown
''Oh," replied White, who had been prac-
ticing upon bicycle, II raised it from q
slip"
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An Improvement Company.

The Winona e. Southwestern improve
mont Company was incorporated recently
for tho construction of railways and pub
lie works and the operation of telegraph
lines, docks and elevators. The capital
stock is 600, 600, and the incorporates are
W. Mcintyre. H. d. Lamberton, J. Rob-
son, v. Simpson, e. Norton. r. d. Cone,
E. s. Youmans, A. B. Youmans, A. F.
Ho9gins, J. l.. Norton, w. II. Land, M. G.
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Suddenly and Mysterlously.

An unknown man, supposed to be John
Pratz, Of Grandin farm, D. T., was heard
to crv for ''help' about two o'clock this
morning in Duluth. Officer Hawkins
heard the cry, and found him lying face
downward in the mud. He was dragged
to the sidewalk, where he expired in few
minutes. Some tracks of other people
were found in the mud.
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What We Ought to Do.

A wise man being asked what boys shou
learn answered: what they ought to do
when they come to he men," They as we'll
and cures dyspepsia All genuine bear the
signature of J. P. Allen, ST. Paul, MINI.
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-Four Books Learned 10 One Reading.


From the Chaplain of Exeter College, aAA
Houghton syriac Prizeman, Oxford
Coll. Exon, Oxon, Sept. 1883
Dear Sir:-ln April, 1885, while thinking Of
taking orders in September. suddenly received
notice that my ordination examination would
BE- held In fortnight. Ihad only ten (10) days
IN which to prepare for the Exam. should
recommend q gears preparation in the case Of
anyone SO utterly imp epared as Twas; but your
System had so STRENGTHENED my natural memory,
Of any book Qtt,r reading it once. Itherefors
read Ltghtfoot, Proctor, Harold Browne, Mos
helm, &C.. &c, ondl and was suceesyMt in suer2
Edinburg knows the facts. Faithfully yours
I Rev.1 JAMES MIDDLETON MACDONALD, NAL
To Prof. A. Lofsette, 237 Fifth Ave. N. Y.
~ taught by correspondence. Send Tor
r rOspect
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THROAT DISEASES commence with a Cough,
Cold or Sore Throat. "Br0pe's Bronchial
TrocIses' give immediate relief. Sold only in
bo1es. Price Is cts.
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JUDGE and jury commend NATIONAL YEAS,

AN out land out lying district-the wit
ness box of police-court.
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THE


Thanksgiving's here agains
And what weight Of woe it brings
Upon my tired brain;
Head.over-heels In debt, no cash
Expenses to defray,
Grim creditors swarm in and cen
The "devil" is to pay.
- How can stricken mortal lift
A song of soulful praise?
How can q being in myfx
thankful voice upraise!
All. no, my harp is all unstrung,
Ny stomach's caving in;
: The purse within my WORKOUT buds
Yawns hungrily for TIM"
Bewailing thus his cherries lot
The scribe tramped up and down,
The while Thanksgiving shades were fast
Descending on the town;
But ere daylight had taken flight
Within the sanctum door
Appeared man unto the scribe
He nc'er had seen before.
With gracious dir the stranger came,
A smile upon his face,
And rs before the scribe he paused
He bowed with easy grace;
Are you The edltorr'' he asked,
"Oi Slagtown's Daily Dump?
You are;" (here on the desk he laid
Some coin all in o lump,
" Well, sir, your sheet CHANGED to SEQ
Up at the town hotel,
And In its pages much 1 found
That suited me full well.
Now send, pray you, to my friends
Who IN your town reside,
A copy each to ten or twelve
Who by your views abide"
The scribe expressed his thanks forthwith
In calm and stately way,
As though to him the order were
Athing OF every day;
He entertained his caller in
manner grave and learned,
The while to clasp that glttering pile
HIS fingers tiercely burned.
Betimes the visitor withdrew,
Whereat the scr. be rejoiced,
And scooping in the precious coin
HIS feelings thus he voiced:
" Ha ha, no 10, by all the powers,
Wen deck the festal board!''
And through the press-room door he then
Unto the "devll" roared:
" What no there, Chrome, hither pray,
Don quickly cap and gown,
And haste thee to yon market man
On tother side the town
And bid him send mo in trice
The choicest ofh:s wares,
or which make certain that his nibs
A goodly store prepares!
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THE effects of strong drink are indeqd
appalling. The man who gets drunk in
the street is more than likely to end his
daze in the lock-up.-Mcrchant Traveller.
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IT is to be assumed that the dealer il
ships canvass employs none but competen
sailsmen.
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Makiug Faces

IT is q mistaken notion that woman's
nature is to be extravagant. Doesn't q
corset indicate desire for small waste
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A WICKED coal-dealer's motto: "The
lighter the weight the heavier the prof.
la ~
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"MoNEY has WINGS" says philosopher
So have some houses; but a house can no
dy as money can.-Harper's Bazaar:
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HERE to-day and gone to-morrow-the
man who borrows five-dollar bill from
vOu.-BOstOn Courier.
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DoN'T worry about the future. The lions
we see in the distance are very likely fet-
tered and harmless. There is proverb
to the effect that 1.-THE most disastrous
troubles are those which never come"
The burdens of to-day are hard enough to
carry, without increasing their weight by
the burdens of tomorrow. Sufficient
unto the day is the evil thsreof''-U United
Presbyterian
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Social anomaly-the fact that people
who "get on" should be "well or
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FAMILIARITY has never bred much con-
tempt for the business end of wasp
Detroit Free Press.
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The difference between the discount
:lerk of the bank and the book keeper of a
barber shop is that one shaves the note
while the other notes the shave. Western
PLOlumdn
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Skinned the Country.

Erlck Larson, a well-known and prom
inent farmer Of Dane Prairie, was reported
to have skipped the country the other day,
leaving creditors to the extent of about
5000. The heaviest losers were neigh.
bors who had signed with him. Larson
was the second prominent farmer who had
left suddenly under such circumstances
recently
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TIMELY assistance-the loan your uncle
gives you on your watch.-Merchdnt TrGu-
eler
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He scRIsE's THANKSGIVING.
Written for this pnper.1

TIL IN the dingy
Sanctum OF !:
A 0ne-horse coun
try sheet,
A mournful scribe
passed to and
fro IN -
With slipshod,
8 h q bin 6
feet:
Behind his back
in listless way
His ink. stained
hands " ere
clasped, >-s
Ana as he paced,
with fretful
voice
The gloomy air he
raspet:
Alack q day and
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HANDSOME women ought to make expert
duelists, as they are often at swords
n0ints with each other
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WHENEVER q man builds, no matter
what manner Of house he erects, he need!
. site of land.
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.Paine's CELERY ConDoui)d

:. IA. I. Bowen, Springfield, Mass, writes -
Nerve Tonic. In my case q single bottle
wrought great change: Ny nervousness entirely
o. the stomach, heart and liver, and the whole
tone OF the system was wonderfully invigorated.
tell my friends, II sick as l have been, Paine'a
Celery COMPOUND