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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02

An Incident Which Relieved the lionot
0ny OF Camp Life.

An Incident Which Relieves the liosot.
ony OF Camp Life.
When l was in the army during the
winter OF 1862 We were camped ut the
upper end of Metairie ridge. some few
miles back of Carrollton. La. and some
seven or eight from New Orleans.
Toward Lake POntchartrain there was
an almost impossible cypress swamp
and on the river side wet sloughs. The
ridge was from quarter to half
a mile in width and thickly settled.
For what purpose we had been camped
there we never knew, unless to try our
constitutions in the very hot-bcd OF
n,alarial production. The men were
giving way very fast. so that it was
impossible to make out picket detail
without taking men on the sick list.
just where our regiment was camped
the ridge was divided by bayou. and
back of us. across this bayou. was
camped probably thousand contra-
bands. The blacks were suffering
from fevers and other sickness and
dying off very fast. although they were
thoroughly acclimated under ordinary
circumstances. Our picket line was sta
toned just back Of the contraband
camp in the edge of the swamp. but
what was expected to come through
this morass. except alligators and
other indigenous animals. is more than
we ever found out. Near the post oc-
cupying the northwest corner the con-
trabands buried their dead with all the
solemnIty and superstition of the
African nature. From comrades who
had been stationed on this post We had
been told of strange occurrences that.
in spite of the solemnity such things
usually inspire, would convulse us
with laughter.
One 'lay after he was relieved, Joe
c. s. told lis of an incident that
often recurs to me. The ground. rs
every one knows, on the Mississippi
bottoms of Louisiana. is very low. and
at any time in hole dug the water
will come very near the surface. 1t
was so with the graves dug by the con-
trabands; they would Immediately i'll
with water to within few inches of
the. top. which made it necessary to
put weights on the dead bodies in
order to sink them so they could be
covered. There was no such thing to
be had as collins, and the burials were
made in blankets.
just before night Joe saw n contra
band funeral approaching his post and
through curiosity stopped to watch the
proceedings. The corpse was laid in
the grave and as it would not sink
heavy sods taken from the surface
were placed on both head and feet
While the body was slowly sinking the
venerable white-haired preacher was
exhorting the attendants and COM
hitting the body, dust to dust. "
just as they commenced throwing in
dirt. up darted the dead body. head
first, half way out of the grave, and
the last one of them ran away yelling.
Joe burst out laughing. as he saw that
the weight that had been placed on
the head Of the body had slipped off
and. of course. the buoyancy of the
water quickly forced the corpse into
an upright position.
1t was some time before the negroes
could be influenced to return and
complete their burial. They believed
there was something supernatural
about it, and no amount of talking
could convince them to the contrary.
H. We66er. in ~ y Graphic
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02
Senator Evart's hunoe.

Speaking of George Washington al
ways reminds mo Of that good story Of
how Evarts told Lord Coleridge. when
they were at Mount Vernon. the legend
Of Washington throwing = dollar
across the Rappahannock. ''But"
objected Coleridge. 1.-THE R.ppahan-
nock's broad stream" Yes." re-
torted Evarts. ''but you must remena-
Der that dollar went further in those
days" At q dinner party not long
ago. Evarts was ehafed little about
the many stories attributed to him by
the newspapers. and incidentally this
one was praised as his best. oh"
said Evarts. modestly. Il don't say all
the good things that arc credited to
me. Every now and then some an
nonymous newspaper paragrapher
says wittier thing than any Of us.
''Now. what I might have said to
Lord Coleridge was that it was not 90
strange that George Washington threw
q dollar across river since he threw .
sovereign across the sea" That was
certainly as br ght a. tho other.-Pail-
0delphj0 Record.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02

You take care Of the bad men. and We
will agree to take care of the bad
women; and we shall not have 50 hard
job as you will. because there are
not hat as many of them.-Woman's
Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02

Captain Frank Burkitt. tho editor
Of the Okolona miss. } Messenger. il
assisted in his duties ~ Miss Jennie
Lee and Miss Mystic Burkitt his
daughtera They edit the State news
and the ssciety columns Of their
fathers paper: and also ret type fog 4
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02

Did you say you were bored BY the
sermon last Sunday? And did your
children hear you? May be you viii
wonder some day why your children
do not 60 10 church.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02

=" Eulloa! What are you doing
heres" the Passing Zephyr fingered .
moment in front Of the pawnbroker's
store to ask . Prince Albert Coat.
.Ol.." replied the latter. a. it swung
slowly to and fro over the heads Of the
Passers-by. this Is where hshx Jut.
now. "-Detro:s Free Press.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02

Most Of tho London churches have
offered up prayers for tho recovery d
tie Crown Prince Of Germany.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
A QUEER BILL.

Congress has been asked to pass some
queer bills. Among them is that providing
that all the government securities shall. be
printed on hand-roller presses, and that the
chief and assistant chief Of the Bureau of
Engraving shall be practical engrayers OF
plate printers.
OF course the object of this queer bill is
to secure employment for more men than
are needed so long as labor-saving ma
ohinery is used. It appears that the total
increased cost which would result from the
adoption Of this bill. on the basis of work
now done, would be $685., ,449 annually. On
would be needed an additional force of four
hundred and twenty seven employees and an
additional appropriation of $436, ,921. 1t
should be noted, too, that to accommodate
these new workmen the government would
probably have to purchase more ground and
erect new buildings. And with all this
added expense poorer work would be done
under the hand labor system. The presses
now in use surpass the old hand presses In
clearness. sharpness and uniformity of Inn
preston. They also turn cut product that
is much more durable, as may be seen from
the fact that the redemptions in eighteen
months OF an issue of more than twenty
three million one-dollar certificates printed
by steam were only slightly more than one
half the redemptions in ten months of an is
sue of less than fourteen million notes print
ed by the old hand process. The govern
ment, 1t is clear. would lose much money by
returning to the old methods, and it would
also turn out inferior printing.
1t is rather late in the day to attack labor
saving machinery. The Providence Journal
tells the plain truth when IL says: It Ia la
bor-saving devices which, more than almost
any ether influence, have helped to raise the
general conditioa Of the wages class. The
use of steam, electricity, oil and gas as mo-
tive powers, ,andsthe application of mechanic
al inventions to the work of the shops, have
shortened the hours of labor. Industrial
history amply proves this truth, that while
the Introduction of labor-saving machinery
temporarily affects the condition of the
workmen unfavorably, In the long run it
gives them more work to do, better wages
for doing it, and in addition not only requires
of them less physical exertion, but provides
them with the necessaries of life at smaller
prices
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
gne 9nnrna1 and Gnmrier.
Saturday. June 2a, lsss.
THE RALLOTING,

The balloting yesterday at Chicago was
very interesting, though not exciting. II
was, as most such things are. somewhat sur
prising. For instance, Mr.. Sherman did not
show the strength that had been claimed for
him, and Gresham made q better showing
than Was generally expected. The three ball
lots taken indicated that good place to stop
for awhile had been reached and stop was
therefore made. Little business was done at
the evening session, but that little was i'm
portant. Mr.. Depew, in as good speech as
he ever made, withdrew his name from the
list of candidates and left his loyal supporters
free to act as they might think best. A great
ballot to-day will doubtless show some of 1t.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
NEW HAVEN coNN SATURDAY MoRNINe, JUNE

pitch of efficiency so far as President
Cleveland has faithfully applied the rules in
the departments, he has done admirable and
thorough work, and SO far the boast of his
party is true But that leaves much to be
done, much to be desired. The Republicans
have seen and seized this opportunity to
promise the faithfuIness both Of letter and
spirit if the people viii again intrust them
withsspoWer.
The bridges over the Toy and the Forth in
SootIa,7d have attracted much attention as
engineering works, the first named viaduct
being notabf.S,as the largest bridge in the
world; 1t is onfp p0ne link in the line of north
ern travel. The gecond, or Forth bridge,
from North to South Queenstown, and which
is scarcely less important, VII have the dis-
tinotion of being made of stsel throughous
It's entire length of more than ave thousand
feet, and when completed according to the
vast and admirable design of ito proisOtQss
will be one of the greatest marvsls of en-
gineering construction which Europe can
show. The island of Inchgarvie, in the mid
die of the arm of the sea which it crosses,
enables the bridge to he in four spans, only
two of which are over water; these two prin.
cipal spans are each of about one thousand
seven hundred feet and the height above the
sea Of each Of them is 200 feet, all of the most
massive masonry.
The San Francisco. Examiner charges that
the Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big
Tree grove, which were granted by Congress
to the State Of California on condition that
they were kept in their natural. state for the
enjoyment of visitors, are in the hands of a
shameless ring" which it characterizess as
"band of plunderers. According to its ac-
count the State commission which has
charge of this attractive domain is made up
chiefly of employees Of the Southern Pacific
railroad company and owners Of the stage
line that runs from the railroad station into
the valley. It is charged that the stage
route and the hotels, built at the States ex-
pense, are leased to fayorites of the ring and
allowed to charge exorbitant tolls Persons
entering the valley by other means than the
company's stages, which charge $50 for the
trip, are compelled to pay such tolls, and are
charged with such extras at the hotels and
for the use of guides as to discourage all in
reference with the monopoly. This is an
outrage which should be promptly attend
ed to.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
ORlTTCISM.

.'Silence is the severest criticism" but
most wives don't seem to know it.-Somer
Vile Gazette.
Citizen Ito stranger l-ss What are your poll
ties, my friendp' Ssranger-stI have no poli-
tics this year. I'm leader of q brass band. H.
New York Sun.
Good news.-ssLadies, hats reduced,n p is q
sign on Gratiot avenue store. This will
be good news to theater-goers. Detroit Free
Press.
Mixed Washington guide Ito visitor
ssThat gentleman is Mr.. Lamont He is
one of the lions, you know Visitor
stIs hea I s'posed he was the Daniel. The
Sun.
Ghild-"Does the Lord take the papersg
Mother-s'N No, my child. Why do You ask
Child-"oh, I thought he didn't; it takes oul
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
NO. i4s

minister SO long SO tell him about things."-
Youths Companion.
Pulmonary affections. don't
look well lately. Robinson" Robinson
mo; can't sleep at night on account of
lung trouble" Brown-ttNonaense your
lungs are all righti" Robinson" Yes,
mine are; the trouble is with the baby's".-
Life.
Customer (in restaurant(H"A broiled
spring chicken, waiter, and small bottle,
vintage IA" Waiter-'tYes, SIR" Q.atsr)
Find everything right, sir" Customer
''No, you've made q mistake. You've
brought nay spring wine and IA vintage
chicken. New York Sun.
1t is stated that kissing was introduced into
England by Rowena, the daughter of HenRist
the Saxon. Before Rowena's day courtships
penhagen" in England must have been dis
NAL failures. What kind of people were
they, that they had to wait for the kiss to be
introduced instead of inventing 1t themselves
-Norristown Herald.
A Pious Distinction. Brother Simpson (ex-
amining neighbor's horse behind the church
sheds)-'1 amt a-tryin' to work up no hoss
trade on the holy Sab'th. 'Tain,t my style o.
doin' business. Sundays for religious doO-
ties. But Isay, if you'll bring that thar
mare o. yourn round to-morrer mornin' I'll
swap even and throw In that old ram o.
mine. .f--Harper's Bazaar.
A young man gave a graphic description
OF narrow escape that he had recently from
an enraged bull. fT seized him by the tail!''
he exclaimed; "an' there wasB I was afraid
to hold on, and da'sn't let CO." Between
the horns of dilemma, as it were" ventured
q young lady, very much interested. "No,
FSam, replied the young man. 81 wasn't be-
tnesA the horns at all; an, besides, he wasn't
a dilemma; he was Jersey. ey."-Exchange.
It was children's day yesterday and the
Sunday schools were out in full force. DR..
Henson told ehildren's stories, how little boys
and girls were NOT all Jesus lambs. OF course
not. show could they be lambs9' he asked,
''for lambs grow up to be whats" ''Sheep,"
sre net aS a1in then WSas inqured
the doctor. 'tKids," piped out = young
Huckleberry Finn. "Right, my boy" said
the preacher, whereupon. seeing that the
answer was taken good naturedly, all the
good people and the little children laughed
Chicago Tribune.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23

The pious Mail and Express of New York
believes that there are grass widows enough
in that city to cover q lawn four miles long
and as many wide.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
EaafsCeI1 eI1a1den11s.
Report OF the BOARD of COmpen-
satfOn for Pavement in PrOut

Street.
TITO the Honorable Court of Common Council
IL of the City of New Haven:
Sewers and Pavements, to whom was referred the
apportionmeDt OF the cost of pavement in
Prout street, from State street westerly,
among the parties interested therein, re-
sPectfully report that they have attended 20 the
duty assigned to them, and recommend the adop-
A. ii. KEI4LAM.
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK,
SYLVANUS BUTLER.
Board of Compensation for Assessment of Sewers
and Pavements.
City of New Haven, April 1s. 1855.
Ordered-That the, sum Of nine hundred
and ten dollars and three cents be and is
hereby assessed upon the owners OF property 'front.'
ing on said Prout street, being proportional and
reasonable part OF the expense OF constructing
The names of each party and the amount OF
assessment against each being herein particular
" stated, viz:
Julia and Amos Il. Trewbridge, Sf1s a
Elizabeth Van Turyl 8o SO
Ezekiel G. Stoddard, q 70
Mary Bssanford and Nathan S. Sanford,
Edward A. ChatHeld, ea7 %
Massena Clark, 2o6 II
secretary, a 90
$40 os
In Court of Common Council-Read, accepted,
order passed and assessments ordered laid as re-
ported.
Approved June is. 1885,
Payable June %. 1888.
je21 st City Clerk
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23

The United States has only seven per cent.
of the trade of South America and thirteen
per cent. of that of Central America. Not
enough BY q good deal
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23

enough by a good deal.
A French company with capital of $17,-
000, 900 is said to be waiting for permission
from the Russian government to begin work
on a canal that viii unite the Sea ofAzov .and
the Black Sea. The canal will be 116 kilo-
meters long, will take Eve years to construct,
and win benefit the southwestern districts,
which produce grain, salt, minerals and fuel.
A curious fact has been brought out by
the passage in the House of bill appropei-
ating $50, 900 for firing morning and evening
salutes to. the flag. Money for such pur-
pose had not been asked for before. and
naturally the question was raised as to the
purpose of such demand now. II was ex-
planned that the powder was left over from
the war and had given out. The last barrel
was used April 1, and it had lasted therefore
exactly twenty-three years.
The Medical Record reopens the question
whethez the modern treatment of pneumonia
is failure. In tho Pennsylvania hospital
from 1916 to 1847, whom venssection pre-
vailed In the treatment of pneumonia, only l
in 16 patients died from the disease. From
1884 to 1886 the proportion Of deatha was
much greater-1 in SO. In the United States
army bstween 1910 and 1874, when bkeeding
was part of the treatment, the mortality
was only in 11.5, while between 1886 and
1859, after venesection was abandoned, the
mortality from pneumonia increased to in
$751; The Record considers the anti-pyretic
method of treating pneumonia ssdis Hnctly
pernicious. )"
Even the Springfield Republicau, finds
something to commend in the Republican
platform. 1t says: The great credit of the
Republican platform is its civil service re-
form utterance. That is sound, strong, sat
isfactory. It strikes the note Of progress
It is the one point where they have cleal
case. The Democratic party in st. Louis 90
suined In regard to the work Of the nationa
administration what. every frie nd of civilser
vice reform knows to be uritrue@ The ser
vice has not been ssbroug'ns TO its highea
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
EpIrORrAL NOTES.

There ia bill pending in the British par
lament allowing newspapers more liberty in
publishing accounts of public meetings. It
is greatly needed
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-06-23
VOL. LyI.
4rl3 6nntas.
Howe & StetS0n
Never Before

Since knitting machines
were invented have HO-
sien,y and Underwear been
retafIed at such fabulOusly
low prices, ali In eOmse-
quence of late spring over
production and Emamufac-
turers' forced sales through
auction rooms. We have
secured many big jobs and
give specimen items as fol-
lows
19c each, Ladies' Balbriggan Vests, good
material, silk binding, silk points. all
sizes from 26 to SO.
25c each, Ladies' Gossamer Weight Vests,
white and balbriggan, Jersey waist cut,
with French neck, pearl buttons, all
sizes from 20 to 49, Splendid material;
real value S711c.
25c each, Ladies' White and Ecru Gauze
Vests, In bodies, short and long sleeves,
pearl buttons, kat-stitched neck, silk
binding, etc.
35c pair. We have closed q manufacturers
ranted fast black, made of Sea
Island cotton, with ecru linen split feet,
all sizes from to 91z inches. We give
card of same black Darning Cotton
with each pair. These goods have never
before sold under Soc; our price only 35c
90 pair, Ladies' Black Lisle Thread Hose,
with white split feet.
5Oc pair, Ladies' Silk Plated Hose, in black
and colors.
$125 pair, Ladies' pure spun Silk Hose with
Maco Cotton split feet, in black, bronze,
bronze greens, mandarin, Nile, blue, Law
ender, pink, etc.
ESQ each, Ladies', Ribbed White and Ecru
Jersey Vests in fine, handsome spun
$1.19 each, Ladies' silk Jerseyvesss in white
and ecru.
soc, 75c and 81 each for Ladies' Night Robes;
these three special bargains will be found
in the "Annex."
SOC, 75o and 9sc each for Ladies' White
Skirts with Hamburg flowers; these
skirts we know are under price,
Bargain Day Friday, June u.
HOWE & STETSON.
Insurance Building,
CHAPEL STREET,
New Haven, Conn.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-15
Major Spauldlng's Death.

The following particulars of tue death Of Major Spsuliing are given by the Phenix Gazette.
 IL seems that MsjOr Spanking snd Captain c. A. P. Hsrtield concluded to make trip to Tempe down the Salt River. aad started on their journey about noon, The trip was made all right till they reached the Mess dam, when they undertook 70 lift thei- boat over tue dac, and Major Spaulding hay ing his shot gun ID the boa. and fearing that tt might drop out in carrying the 5ost, he took hold of it to liir 1t out when by some uuaccOuntsble means the gun was discharged with th 3 fatal result referred to.
 Mrs. Captain Hatfield and Mrs. Ma TOT Spauldlng. with the intention of tsur- prism their husbands at Tempe, soon a5 shsir husbands started down the rlSeI started for Tempe in 8n ambulance. and judge Ot the hsartTending scene that aresansed itself to ihe loviag wife when she arrived as her destination; instead of her kind indulgent husband who was all the world to her, she met his llfeless corpse.
 The dead major was a resident of hal amazoO, Mich. and his remains will bt taken there for burial. May God in hii mercy care for the sorrovIng wife or her Journey Of sorrow back to the snow clad hills of Michigan.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-15
The Colonel and his Grandmother.

Outside Of his regular place of bust n es vAich coEsists of four large rooms, fhsee oi which are packed so full of goods @- 10 bs almost impossible, Co. Durr has ,ccT large store rooms, two on Meyer she2s, one on Camp aud one On Me-Illa treet filed 10 cvertlowiDR with sli manner oi Uiaeo, liquors, table salads aud dsIntiss. h one room alone he has not less than 150 barrels of wines and iiq1ors, all of which are C a greater or less extent duplicated Tn ihe other rooms. And without eIsgRerstion there Is hardly a t-=-d Ot note in the cOnntry without a representative.
 Rebstoca's double distilled Maryland peach brandy, Rebstock's apple brandy Rebstock's old malt whisky, Maryland rye whisky, Bluebeard imported port shipped directly to him from his Liver. pool agent, Moor < RebstOck's Stone wall sour mash-than which there Is none better in the world, xxx cologne spirits. Grape brandy and wines of sl- most every known make both domestic and foreign.
 In the hne of estaole and sppetizers the Colonel carries full stock. To one package alone he received over GOO lbs. of Swiss chees. the largest importation ever made n tbIs city, Picklsd pork and Armour cured hams that would temp the appetite of an epicure. All Ri ds of spices. ssuces, m ustsrds end a thousand other good things 10 Do had almost Tor the asking.
 The Col keeps bis grsndu other Tn the market ss a buyer all the time. She pays cash ioc prime articles aud direo g her grandson to ssll cheap. WaFum Darum.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-12-15
The Capitol.

The statement IS made that the first action of the new Legislature will be tc pass a lag moving the capitol to Pnenlx That tO-su ha- reed to pay all she eI- psuFes of the Legislature t1 PhenlI, a special Jraiu wall be chartered and the Legislature wIll move st once and the rest of the session will be held at the new capitol. Tbs Is nice little plan but it remains to be seen whether 8 ma jority our law makers arc in f4Sor of this move.
 Ii the Legislature should adopt the plan that Iurles sometimes do before making up their verdict, and visit PDe- uix before taking vote on the proposed bill to remove the capitol, there would be no doGbt about the passage of the bill. IL would be a demonstrated pro position to every les sislatOr, vh' lays aside personal and local consider stiOns. and oonsul,s only the best inter SIS Of the whole people of the Territory as l; IS his duty to do. that Pbenix is the pro- per place for the ospgtOl.-Apeche Re view.