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military record
with pride. Governor Aiger is a very lucky
man. He not only had the good fortune to
escape the bullets of SO many battles, but hes
made large fortune in Michigan lumber,
and changed the current against his party
when elected governor of Michigan.
Governor Alger was born Feb. q, 1885, i'll
Lafayette township, Medina county, o. Left
an orphan at the age of II, he laborcd seven
years on farm, gaining good education
at the winter terms of the academy He
then taught school and studied law til! ad-
mltted to the bar in 1887. and after practic-
ing awhile at Cleveland located il, Michigan,
settling at Detroit in 1868. When the Re-
pu,licans lost Michigan by fusion of their
opponents the party leaders il,stinc,iveiy
turned to the brilliant soldier and successful
lumt,er merchant. He was soon talked of for
vice president on the ticket with Mr. Blaine,
but when it wa. understood that the Maine
statesman had withdrawn Michigan soon
promoted Governor Age: in her mind to
first place OH TIE ticket.
In 1887 there was a movement to make him
United States senator from Michigan. but
the locality argunlels forbade it. Senator
Palmer was his fellow townslnan in Detroit
so the other senator must come from. the
western part of the state, and Col. F, Is
Stockridge was chosen. Governor Algcr is
worth at least s3.OOO.OOO is quite liberal l.,
all public enterprises, and very popular at
his home Since retiring from active h:,si-
ness he has Travelled great deal. Last year
he went to Europe, and while in Eng'a
was presented to the Prince of Wales
typical American, one who began life with
nothing and made an immense fortune He
ia tall and fine looking with black ewes and
hair, the latter now tinged with gray. He
entertains royalty at his home in Detroit, and
has on each of two Christmas days presented
$4,000 to the poor of the city. Unlike the
average politician, he makes no secret Of bis
candidacy, but frankly says the office is
worthy the ambition Of any man, and be
should esteem a nomination as the greatest OF
earthly honors. To the charge Of being
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MRS. sCOF1ELn.

SCOF1ELD. HATCH. MRS SCOFIEL0.
in the rear of the house Then of course
there is a great aproar. IA well known
Wall street man found dead" Leaden heeled
justice is moved to act The coroner makes
an inquiry. The police arrest the woman
and her husband. The detectives get to
work and soon the details of the story are set
forth.
Libbic Stowell. who is now Mrs. Scoield,
an English girl, many years ago found her
way to America and married a man in Cali
fornia. In San Francisco she acquired some
reputation as q dashing speculator in that
wild time when the s@big bonanza" mines OF
Nevada were sold at hundreds of dollars per
inch. and other properties in similar propor-
tion. But unlike most Of those who took
part in that speculation, she got out with
some money. Her next appearance was as
the wife of sea captain
IN this capacity she learned something Of
the science of navigation, and when on a
certain voyage her husband died at sea, she
took command and navigated the vessel into
pert. Much was made Of this at the time;
the journals celebrated it and the sea cap
tains presented her with a medal The
woman certainly had brains, but she was by
t>;s time thoroughly corrupt, and so she To-
Gated in New York city and became an ad-
ventures of tho most shillful and daring
sort In this capacity she fell in with Broker
Hatch, a junior member of the celebrated
house w T. Hatch g. Sons, which was
known all over tho United States during and
Immediately after the war.
In the meantime the adventures had mar
ried q Mr.. Scoie!d, one of those peculiar
characters developed in speculative era
He had mined in Utah, railroaded in Flor
ida and engineered reel estate booms in va
rious sections; he had at one time made
some money, but had lost most of it, and was
looked on in Wall street as harmless Wis
ionary, a man who had ''had his day." If,
as appears likely, she married him for money,
she was sorely disappointed; if, as he prac-
tical}y admits, he married her for money, he
partially gained his desire, but ''caught
Tartar" He is short, fat and unwieldy; she
is tall, commanding and surprisingly mus
cular for woman. She mastered him with
scarcely an effort; chastised him easily when
her temper was up, completely subdued him
and went on her way as a speculator and ad-
ventures.
Her relations with the firm of Hatch g.
Sons were that of a speculator in stocks to her
brokers, and as many women speculate thus,
there was no special attention drawn to her
movements Nor is it known how she ac-
Quired such power over Nathaniel W. Hatch.
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TIE STEAMER EUREKA.

signals of the shipwrecked sailors. Capt.
Quick, of the Eureka, says that the steamer
Hudson, which had come up to the Benson
to render her assistance, towed her away
without apparently caring whether the crew
OF tho steamer Eureka had gone to the bottom
or not. Anybody who has not been to sen
cannot readily understand the feelings of a
lot of sailors who have lost their vessel and
are floating around in small boat at tho
mercy of resistless element which is liablo
to swallow them up in the course of few
days, but, fortunately for the crew of tho
Eureka, they did not long experience the
sensation, for shortly after the disaster oc-
CURED the brig Gray came along and picked
them up. They We're transferred to another
steamer and got back to Philadelphia little
the worse for wear, but still on deck. Thus
endeth another chapter in the history of
marine disasters. The poor Eureka lies off
the coast, with her sticks looming up out Of
water-an illustration Of the precarious, ex-
istenco of Jack Tar.
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METHODIST LAY LADIES.
SKETCHES OF WOMEN DELEGATES
WHO WERE REJECTED.

Although, They Can Only Sit as Specta-
tors at the Methodist Conference, They
Weld Powerful In1uence-nIrs. Angie
F. Newman and Others.
The Methodist general conference at New
York has decided against admitting women
to participate in their deliberations. No
member spoke more eloquently against their
cause than did ex-senator Warner Miller.
They remain, however, by no means an un-
important factor. Although they have been
compelled to give up their seats among The
delegates, they WELD potent influence never
theless. They sit among the spectators, listen
attentively to the discussions, and secretly
confer with their colleagues
Among them none can lay claim to greater
distinction for hard work and enthusiasm
than can Mrs. Angie F. Newman. The re-
cent years of her life have been passed in
Washington, D. G., as representative Of the
Utah Christians in their endeavors to have
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r.nlosion Of Melinitc.

The report made to the French Chlrurg1-
cal society by the surgeons who examined
the bodies of the soldiers killed by the explo-
sion of melinite at Belfort shows, as printed
in LAvenir Militaire, that the effects OF this
new explosive are even more to be dreaded
than was supposed. Of tho seventeen men
hit only six lived. The bodies OF the sam,
it is said, were literally torn into shreds, ono
- - tho helief of DR.. Tachard and his assist
ants that much of the substance exploded
on1v , after entering the bodies, or, in other
works. That melinite as now compounded ex-
n,oiles at different periods, some early, some
late; the first bursting the shell into frag-
ments. men, and the latter, adhering to these frag-
ments, exploding when driven home: II They e,
remarked on the absence of burns and OF
poisoning. The bodies Of the wounded were
found to be tottooed az If with explosive
dust-Scientiic American.
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ANOTHER MARINE DISASTER.
Tho Steamer Eureka, Which Lately Went
to the Bottom In n Collfs,o,,.

Tho Steamer Eureka, Which Lately Went
to the Bottom in a Collision.
As long as fogs exist accidents arc bound
to occur at sea, and the captain Of each vessel
VIII as usual be blamed for the disaster. The
recent collision which occurred of Cape
Henry, in which the tramp steamer Benson
sent the steamer Eureka to the bottom, illus
trates the ordinary run Of marine disasters
which occur in fogz The Eureka was
headed on her course duo south, and the
Benson was headed east when the accident
happened The fog was so dense that you
could not see your hand before your face,
and, perhaps, under these circumstances,
nobody can be justly blamed, but at the
same time it would seem as if, after so many
years Of these dreadful collisions and the loss
OF life which almost always attends them.
that some system Of signals could be devised
which would guard against repetition of
them. Perhaps the most curious part of the
whole matter was tho fact that after the
Eureka had sunk and the captain and
crew had taken to the boats, the captain
OF the Benson, which was lying to a short
distance away. apparently did not notice the
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The Tongues Indications.

fui'red tongue is not necessarily an
alarming symptom. According to late
lecture by DR.. Howship Dickinson, the
tongue not only changes its aspect and con-
dition with often inconsiderable deviatioas
from ordinary health, but it presents many
differences within this state in different
persons, and in the same persons at diff
ferent times To some persons it is normal
to have clean tongue, and to others equally
normal to have a coated one, SO that it is
impossible to fix any degree or limit OF coat
ing as necessary accompaniment Of perfect
health. -Arkansaw Traveller.
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A DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR.

The Resignation Of Professor Barnard
from Columbia College.
The resignation Of Professor Frederick
Augustus Barnard from the presidency Of
Columbia college, which was recently an
nounced, has deprived that celebrated and
time honored institution Of one of the most
distinguished scholars, scientists and writers
Of the United States. For nearly quarter
Of century Professor Barnard has been at
the head of Columbia, and the progressive
spirit which has manifested itself In tho
councils of the university of recent years has
been largely duo to his efforts He Is man
Of profound attainments in almost every
branch of learning, and in the course of his
eighty years Of usefulness he has written
many works on scientific subjects, some of
them Of q very abstr'1se nature, which are
characterized by the exhaustive research and
penetrating insight which so clearly marked
the essayists Of the beginning OF this century
He has been especially successful as an as
tronomer, and has made many expeditions to
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ity continues: "His face is strong and char
acteristic, and, unlike many men who ap-
pear frequently cartooned in comic papers,
he resembles the pictures very much. Ho
wears the daintiest little goatee and q small
music &c. Not very large in frame, he ap-
pears strong and wiry and able to endure
great deal of physical work. Perfectly free
from affectation, he speaks deliberately and
with well chosen words"
Mr. Phelps represents district Of New
Jersey in the house Of representatives of tho
United States He is noted for his clear,
pithy speeches. ......
Most of the soldiers Of the late war are now
aged from IS to S. Consequently nearly
every man proposed for On office of any inn
portance, and which it is expected will be
filled by man Of mature years and expert
ence, has been soldier. This is not only
true with regard to the two lndianians who
have been mentioned above, but is tho case
with Russell A. Alger, the Michigan candi-
date. When the war came Alger swung
saber and jingled the spurs as Il private in
the Second Michigan cavalry. If ever man
deserved to rise from the rank of private to
brovo+ ~, inr rcneral it WIS Private Alrer.
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SOME FAVORITE SONS.
REPUBLICANS ENDORSED FOR THE
PRESIDENTIAL RACE.

BENJAMIN Harrison, Of Indiana; Judge
Gresham, william Walter Phelps. Of
New Jersey; Russell A. Alger. Of Michi-
giant Jerry Rusk. Of Wisconsin,.
Ben njamin Harrison. Judge Gresham. Will
lam W Phelps, Ex-Governor Russell A. Alger
and Governor Jerry Rusk have each received
the Endorsement Of a state for the Republican
presidential nomination Two of these men-:
Harrison and Gresham-originally hailed
from the same state. Indiana; but when
Gresham was appointed to the United States
judgeship made vacant by the death of Judge
Drummoad, of Chicago. it made an Illinoisan
Of all indianian. As both Harrison and
Gresham lived at indianapolis, both are Re
publitai,s. and both prominent candidates for
nomination to the presidency. their names
have tH'e, good deal linked together Ben
jaln' Harrison is a very good lawyer. and
ptx'kets a snug $1,000 year in the practice
nf his profession. Will, Gresham sits OIL a
bench which is considered one of tue highest,
ii not the highest. judicial support in the
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s4-Geographical Enigma: Adelaide and
her friend Helena went shopping. Adelaide
wore an ulster and crescent pin. Helena
wore Thibet cloth suit and black hat:
They bought some green dress goods, pearl
ring, St. Johns picture and some null for
dress for Christiana.
35.-Charade: Stone.
8.-Conundrums: (a) Because there arc
always great many deals in it. (b) ~. (c)
Because she tries to get rid Of her weeds. (D
Because it produces a corn acorn: e Be
cause every year its doubling Dublin. u
Because it has no points. (g) Bolt it. h) Be
cause it is felt. G) Because they are put OH
till the next day. ID Because words are con-
stantly passing between them. e) When it
can't bear you. N A whee'wright. (m) A
ola
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divided unknown to the crew, came together
on q down grade with terrific force, and the
dynamite and giant powder with which two
Of the cars were loaded exploded with fright
full effect One Of the illustrations accom-
panying this article shows q portion Of the
track at the scene Of the explosion. The
track, as shown in the cut, has been repaired.
Just where the man stands there was hole,
10 feet deep and 80 feet in diameter, caused
BY an exploded car.
Some idea of the force Of the explosion will
be gathered when It is stated that seventeen
buildings near the scene were wrecked, trees
for wide space around were thrown over,
and thirty persons were injured.
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hardness thus gained made him a man of
vigorous constitution, even though he was
over So The commodore added largely to
his fortune by judicious investments in real
estate and business enterprise. There was
hardly business concern of any magnitude
in St. Paul in which lie was not Interested
The commodore determined to own the
fastest horse In America. He paid s20,000in
1889 for Little Brown jug, and $4,000 in
1888 for johnson. He also owned Fannie
Witherspoon. He intended to sell his horses
early in June, and had just completed the
necessary arrangements to that effect.
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his way upward, entered tho army in 1862,
became lieutenant colonel, bore an honor
able pa:t in the campaign which ended with
the capture Of Vicl:sburg, and was brevetted
brisadier general for conspicuous Gallantry
at the battle Of Salkeaatchie. He was once
appointed comptroller of banks for Wiscon.
sin. and held that Office for live years In
1870 he was elected to congress, in 1882 was
elected governor, and row declines to again
be candidate. While in congress he was
chairman Of the committee on pensions. and
was olfcre: the place Of charge dalfaires to
Parasu y and Uruguay, but declined Dur
ing his term as governor there were serious
labor riots il. Wisconsin, and his action to
ward the rioters attracted much attention at
tho time. His highest military rank was
brevet brigadier general, so he is familiarly
known as Gen. Jerry Rusk.
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a l-rIsnn Ni~hf School.

The prison night school at Trenton, N. j.,
which was opened last summer by Keeper
Patterson, has proved to be gratifying sue
cess. The men have become greatly inter-
ested and the discipline of the prison has in,-
proved All the 1874 convicts who have been
under instruction have made great progress,
and a few of them lave developed an ex-
traordinary aptitude for learning. The school
will be continued. York Tribune.
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A teacher in school that stood on tho
banks of a river once wished to communi-
cate to his pupils an idea Of faith. While he
was trying to explain the meaning Of the
word, a small covered boat hove in sight.
Seizing upon the incident for illustration, he
exclaimed: IF were to tell you that there
was leg Of mutton in that boat, you would
believe me, would you not, without even see-
ing it for yourselvess eyes, SIR" replied
the scholars. ''Well, that is faith," said the
teacher. The next day, in order to test their
recollection of the lesson, he inquired: "What
is faithY' "a leg of mutton in boat" was
the answer, shouted from all parts of tho
school, Good boys! .
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Commodore" Norman W. Kittson, one Of
the best known capitalists and turfmeu in
the west, who died recently on train be-
tween Chicago and Omaha, was born at
Sorrel, Lower Canada, March 5, 1914 He
was sent to the northwest for tho American
Fur company in 1880, and in 1884 he went
into business for himself at Fort Smelling,
MINI. He was placed at the head of the
American Fur company in the northwest,
and his success at the fur business was SO
marked that he soon had $1,000, 600 at his
command.
The commodore's wealth is estimated at
from Sc, 1000 600 to $4,000 He is said to
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No. 38.--Illustrated Proycrb.
No. 29.-Anagran,.

No. 39.-Anagrana.
1t LONG LIT THES AFAR,
Like a bright star,
Guiding its owner through darkness and light,
Saving him from the terrible plight
OF being left to his doom
Lost in the gloom.
No. 4O.-Charade.
a Ger distant hills the rising moon
:. The evening mist dispersed;
4 And, beaming radiant from her throne,
i She plainly showed my first.
: A horseman, now seen by her light,
Approached with headlong speed;
And, as he passed, my second said,
To urge his foaming steed.
For his lady love still waited,
Though the trysting hour was past.
My whole she was in truth, because
He was my third and last.
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rson is more active in his movements and
appearance. Harrison is a grandson of
President William Henry Harrison, who, as
military governor Of the northwest, &C.
quired nearly all of Indiana by purchase
from the Indians, and defeated Tecumseh at
Tippecanoe. That presidents father, Benja-
min Harrison, was a signer of the Declara-
tion of Independence, and three times gov
ernor of Virginia, and a moro remote ances-
tor was that John Harrison. the ''regicide"
who commanded the army when Charles I
was executed, and was himself executed in
1860 by order OF Charles H.
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An Ingenious Mendicant's Trick

There is a seemingly blind mendicant who
for the past year or SO has gained living in
the Eastern district Of Brooklyn. He is u
strapping big fellow physically, of dark COM
nlexion, and capable of doing any kind OF
manual labor. The writer met him few
evenings ago and recognized him as man
whom he had frequently bestowed small
chonrc upon when he stood on Chatham
street. New York city, not three years ago.
Tn TO the time the reporter met him last ne
did not have any doubts of the mans aflilc-
+;on hut nm incident occurred on last Mon
dow n;cht which will make the reporter man
wide awake.
On tho 7:2O boat from Brooklyn the re-
,,orter on looking up suddenly observed the
man Int instead of working the blind dodse
ho had n new wrinklc-that of onc-armed
11o+oron In q small satchel suspened around
l,;e neck he had number Of silver and gold
,,onor cnvelopes, in which were two or three
i;nde Of court plaster, the virtues of when
10 rroclain,ed in q loud tone of voice. he was
not vcry successful in disposing OF his wares'
.,,d whom tho boat reached the slip the re-
.,-,~tor followed tho man as he got Off l-c
,,,o,l-c,, NJ, East street to Broonc, and behind
.,;,o of lumber handed his sachel to d!ssi-
.atad looking mortal, receiving i'll return
l4aw ond q souarc piece Of pasteboard "hea
s. ,sa h,d T nlaoed the pasteboard around his neck
~ ~ n Ma1kell slowly up Broome street to Tomp-
,.;ns G md then turned into Grand street, on
.ha 1 corner of Grand and Lewis streets ho
haItcJ I M took bundle of lead pencils IN LIS
,,9n.,s and cried out in piteous tone OF VOICE:
"Please help the blind. o,,o,+c
The reporter watched him few momen's'
o1,or. RI him and SAID:
LIZ "you 1 are tho greatest rogue ever saw. !
,ot;ced YOU on the ferry boat, when you
no,, ne,,ld coo rs we'll as can, and now you sud
Gou1v Jouv he become blind. What do you mean by
it,! rho man opened his eyes, turned and walked M
.,nid1v III ~ no Grand street to the Bowery'-Ne"
York Evening Sun.
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QUEER THINGS FROM PuzzLEpoM.



A churlish Jew, whose bags were made to
bleed;
A noble mind set to ungenial deed;
knavish peddler, thievish as pie;
A shrew. made gentle by authority;
A judge, with false angel for his mate;
A foolish justice, full of idle prate;
A shepherd maid, for great throne more fit;
A chattering constable, of empty WIT;
A dainty spirit Of the air set free;
A youthful lover full of phantasy;
One who mistress wept more sweet than she.
These lifelike forms the wondrous master
wrought,
With subtle skill and deeply searching
thought;
These few just gathered from his bounteou.
Will spell his name, if right thou read them
DER.
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Key TO TaNSIeS TOT SNarp WIS
29.-Decapitation: Grant. a) Goat. b)
Reel. (c) A-den (d) N-ape. ley Tray.
3O.-The number forty five: The first is s,
to which being added makes 10; the second
is 10, from which 2 being subtracted leaves
10; the third is 5, which being multiplied by
2 produces 10; the fourth is 20, which being
divided by 2, the quotient is 10.
31.-Enigma in rhyme: Cricket.
32.-Riddle: COXCOMB.
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Phelps. Mr.. Phelps,
however, has al
ways been regard
ed a Blaine man.
It has been said Of
him that che is the
only man in New
Jersey who can
wear a Byronic
curl and still retain
the affections of his
countr'ymen, VIII o
imagine the bright
legislator has sim
ply neglected to
comb his head. "
~vn1
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limit the produc-
ton Of those staples
Of which there is a
temporary G ] u t,
and give their land
and energies to the
production of such
things as are Of
ready sale at good
prices, and that if
there is a depress-
ing surplus of any
one crop, the cen
tl.al com nlittee
shall so report and
the local clubs ar-
ranro for ho16inr
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Comfort for Whales.

A poet, believed to be American, thus apos-
trophizes the whole order of cetacea:
Ho! whales that sail the deep, repine not at your
fate:
Your flesh Eliminates the world, your bones
make women great.