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BARGAIN
GROWING MORE NUMEROUS.
o1 TO MORROW %
ERIDEY.
RE M NANT DAY.

AS the season advances
bargains grow more numer-
Gus, more Short Lengths
accumulate. Many Spring
lines are sold so low we
gladly drop their price to
help them off entirely; Odd
Lots and lonesome styles
get relegated to the "Rem-
nant" counter to make room
for new hot-weather goods.
The season is behind, and
you can save money in con-
sequence. This Fridays
offering will be the best
since Christmas. Read
every item.
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The Nationnl Cash EosIste,

All the latest patterns at
~. G.. CorELAsD & Co.'S,
i0D 1lth 81. u. W.
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SUITS TO ORDER for $50 and s25, Elsemar
Bros. 9TH and Il,
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ASK for it. Schlitz's Milwaukee Lager Beer.
For sale by all leading houses.
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The National Cash Register

has the hearty support of merchants who
want to do their business with a system.
II will enable you to balance your days
business In a few minutes. ROBERT CALLAHAN,
General Agent for Baltimore and Washing
tom Office, 002 Pa ave-, Washington, d. G.
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IT'S the Best.

20 to John II. Kelly, stalls 62s, 900 and $50
Centre Market, and 206 and 2OS Northern
Liberty. Corned beef specially.
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WASHINGTON CRITIC
CITY SPECIALS.

Kandcr's Celebrated Virginia CIarcts,
he purcst and most wholesome wine In tho
market at reasonable prices. SO no one need
bc without Clarct in hot weather. Call before
Trying elsewhere. 900 9TH 81, n. W.
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few REMARKS ABOUT SHORT LENGTHS.

All over the store you will find more than
usual. The more we have the lower you can
buy them. as we are determined not TO allow
them to accumulate and clog the stock; too
much at stake. what we have will go CHEAP
tomorrow. II will pay you to run through
the Dress Goods. Sateens, Ginghams and
wash Goods particularly, and Embroderies
too. Enough for chldren's dresses, ladies
combination dr.. sses, sacques, wrappers, etc,
can be picked out at a saving of from 30
gputg to 60
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with the National Cash Register You can
register as fast as YOU can take the money,
and the Register counts 10 Tor you. Is an
Incentive to your employees to do their busl
ness systematically and correctly
ROBERT CALLAHAN, General Agent for Baltl-
more and Washington. Onlce. 002 Pa. ave-,
WaghinntOu ID. O.
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HEALTH is WEALTH.

Or. Il. G. WEsT's NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
MENT, guaranteed specific for Hysteria, Dlz-
ziness, Convultions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Prostration caused by the
tai Depression Softening of the Brain result
ing in insanity and leading to misery, decay
and death, Premature Old Age, Barrenness,
Loss of power In either sex, Involuntary
Losses and Spermatorrhga caused by over
exertion of the brain, selfabuse or over.in-
dulgence. Each box contains one months
treatment. 81 a box, or six boxes for 50,
sent by mail prepaid on receipt of price.
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To cure any case. With each order received
by us for six boxes, accompanied with So, we
Will send the purchaser our written guarantee
effect cure. Guarantees issued only by
q. CHRISTIAN, Druggist, SOLE AGENT,
4S4 PA. AVE, BET. AZ AND SIXTH SITS,
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being Moro PIensnnt

wtxoM, 500 Ninth st., Is cutting Compressed
Corncd Beef, 2 bs, for 25 cents
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A splendid Line OF Mohair

VISITING CARDS neatly engraved from your
plates at rs cents per hundred. Kervand,
1912 Pennsylvania avenue.
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To tho LADIES'
Send your lace curtains TO the Swiss Steam
Laundry, 1922 y street.
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and SILK Braids, Buttons, &C. Buttons cov-
cred TO order, at the Cloth House,
D20 ID street Il. w.
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Cigarsi Cigarsii Cigarsiir

F'ussrlL's Ice Cream. 1dQ5 New York ave,
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TO tho LadIes.

Send your lace curtains TO the Swiss Steam
Laundry, 1922 street
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MEDICAL.

DR. HUNTERS BLOOD PILLS CURES
~ syphilis In all its forms aud stages;
scrofula, eczema, skin diseases, gonorrhea
gleet, structures speedily cured. Price, 81
For sale at Standiford's Pharmacy, 9th aud
FnW, Open all night
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Awnings, Flags and Tents
OF every description.
NJ. G. COPELAND & Co.,
inp IIth Al n W
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TmLrn Is No DrLAY

Is machine OF great saving to any retail
business, 1t does its work silently and
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DRUNKENNESS
OR THE LIQUOR HABIT CAN BE CURED
By ADMINISTERING DIR. HAINEs'
GOLDEN SPECIFIC.

the knowledge Of the person taking It. 1t Is alb
solutely harmless, and will effect permanent
and speedy cure, whether the patient Is .
moderate drinker or an alcoholic wreck, 10
every instance a perfect cure has followed. 1T
NEVER FAILS. The system once impreg-
mated with the Specific, II becomes an utter
list. For sale by S. +. WAKE under the
Ebbitt House; r. X. HELPHENSTINE, Four
teenth street and Vermont avenue, WASH
ington.
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TTP-TOP
81
OF THE
FASHION.

A look through what we
call proper READY-MADE
CLOTHING will be a reve-
lation to many who always
have to be measured tor
their Clothes.
Every day some one
makes the discovery that in
our stock he can get a bet
ter fit than if he was meas
ured and waited.
Even the man or boy who
wants the finest kind OF a
Spring Suit or an Overcoat,
made In Tip-Top Of the
Fashion, can get it here.
The prices are always
right.
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NNTEAK, UNDEYELOPED PARTS OF THR
w body enlarged and strengthened. Fall
particulars sent (seaed) free. ERIE MEDI-
CAL co, Butfalo, N. v.
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The Clergy.

The clergy, and especially the Episcopal
clergy, wac are bound by strong ecclesi-
astical traditions to England, show this In.
tsrest In things English In their speech and
dress Many of them have adopted the
markedly broad sound OF the letter "a''
thst is supposed TO be 30 lawfully English. ."
They are very careful to give the open
sound to the letter "up in such words IS
''tune" and "Tursday.n Indeed | have
recently heard an Episcopal clergyman 60
80 far as to have to fheee words the
pronunciation OF 'chunen aud "Chuef-
dsyn-which TO sn American ear is simply
atrocIous. Aud know a delightful little
Rituslistic priest. whose whole aim in life
is to be Anglican when be is not Roman,
and who defines tho Trinity 60 bis people as
'three Pereonb and one God" this being
Anglican for "three Persons aud one God
Moreover. In the Episcopal Church 1t is
getting 80 that the clergy man who says
Amen aud 'eirharn and "neitbern Il a
marked man. He may plssiLly succesd in
getting parish which Is not up In religious
elthetics, bat II he wsntn 30 be Ia The eccle-
-iastioal swim he must say "Ab-msnn and
''i-,her" ani "ni-ther-n-N New York Tri-
buue
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IL the nomination 10 the Vice Presidency
should not bs rendered 10 Mr.. Thurman
after sll that eminent Democratic statesman
will have a right to feel that be hss been
pretty shabhily trest-d. No one can accuse
him Of having pushed bimself into line for
that or any Other place or nomination. He
has been brought PEI force cut Of The
obscure and foreetiolness n which The
tsgratitude OF his party had Consumed
him, and hiss been parsdsd as bright par
ticular star OF the Democratic combina-
tion, II OILY be could be inducsd to makes
positively last appearances on the political
stage. Now that his consent 70 play
farewell tour has BEEN secured, it Is hinted
fhst Impresario Scott has changed his
mind. aud that the engagement OF "the
noblest Roman of them alp il hanging
Dire. 10 ether words, having kicked the
Fsteran up Stair, bis Democratic friends
are no~ preparing 70 throw him out OF the
Window Philadelphia North Amsrican.
.4congEessman Phelps would rather be
United sialss sepstor from New Jersey
than Vice Presidsn. II the United States.
and II be eau unite The party in bis favor
IN the legislative election this fall be can
be just as much assistance to the national
ticket ss If be we're In the second place
For while Phelps is carrying New Jersey
somebody else 10 the SECOND place can carry
New York. Mr.. Pbtlps' virtual withdrawal
from the list Of second place aspirants
leaves the field Gear for Levi P. Morton II
Western man he nominated for the psssi-
dency IN " York Pfess.
Tbs strength Of the Thur man sen imant
Is maiDly in is appafent spontanisty.
Bomebody made the sugRestion, but once
started it has gone OF ilself, and Il Is likely
that outside inter iersDce now would be re-
quired only 70 tuin it aside AT this dis
tance the Gray movement eppsars more
noisy than ans uiher p sitive candidacy
Uoder suco circumstances 1t probably VIII
not need any vera positive orders to get the
delegates into line b loIe the time for
v0sing mss.-Phiiaoeiph.a Times.
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m. Her brother, Henry Garfield, and Miss
Mason will be made one at the same time.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe wishes it dif-
tinctly understood that no one but her son
rs in possession OF letters and pspers to serve
as basis OF an authorized version OF her
hfe. Mrs. Stove does not even know
Fiorine Thayer McCray OF Hartford, who
is said to be writing her lifs.
Matthew Arnolis will Is a model Of
b'evity: 81 leave every thing OF which
de possessed to my wife Frances Lucy
A A-nold.n This is ALL The single regret
is that the estate was only 81. GOO A man
who did no much for English literature de-
8 rived better reward.
Green Clsy emth Of Kentucky had
one OF the narrowest escapes from
g-eatness on record. When President
Lincoln was re-nominated Mr. Smith came
witain one vote OF beating Andrew John.
son for second plac5. Had he been nomi-
mated h~ would have been President upon
tle death OF Lincoln.
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TUESDAY, JUNE 5, 1883.
THE readers OF the EVENING JoURNA

THE readers OF the EVENING JOURNAL
have noted no doubt that the 8 O'Clock
edition OF this journal gives the
news up to that hour, and that the
first edition put out is an honest
presentation OF all the news ia this
Office at that time. We make no pre-
bense of running off first, second.
y third, fourth or a fifth edition
when we only have two editions. II
msy lock well to stick Third
Edition" or Fifth Edition" at the
head of column, hut II that particu-
lar column happens to be the first or
second edition news the appearance
of it, in be estimation Of persons who
know, is spilled by the false and mis-
leading headline. The EvRNING JOUR
NAL is publishing two editions each
afternoon az present and we furnish
the proof Of cur claim with each
edition sent out.
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trader constantly endeavors 20 elevate
to the first place. In his estimation,
the remaining .eleven-twelfthr Of our
agricultural products are mere bag
a.elle. AZ matter Of fact our sur
Plus proouct is not a source Of profit,
because it is brought into competition
with the production of the entire
world. That this is true an examina-
tion OF the statistics of agriculture will
speedily demonstrate. Wheat, OF
which we have shipped as high as
10000, 600 bushels in s-singIe year,
offers few inducements to the farmer
for it's cultivation, and consequently
the area devoted to that cereal is in
creasing very slowly. Not so, how
ever, with those products which are
c consumed at home almost exclusively.
OBSERVE the following table, and note
that the farmer understands the situa-
tion if the political economists do not:
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weli-knosvn Persons.

Attorney G-nera g al T. SAID to have
sOrn the same tst loT y eTs
Eeoetor and Mrs Leland stanford OF Cali
oTnia viii spend tne fummsr in E1rope.
Mrs. Garrett A1serson. the leading
woman physician f. e klsrd, realizes S5O,-
Dts0 year flom btr practice
Col. A. a. Msrkland, who died at " sh-
ington recently. was superintendent OF the
army mails under General Grant
Charles Stewart PERI ell is an enthusiastic
lover Of science Ens,nte irg is the branch
30 ~hich he detoves most attention.
The wedding OF Miss Mollie Garfield and
Stanley Brow. the late Presidents private
sseIetnry, viii take place June IA. at 5 p.
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women orNo,a

Mrs. Cleveland pays her own railroad
fares.
The Empress Of japan is rapidly becom-
log proficient on the piano
Queen Elizabeth OF Roumania ia intensslv
musical, fond of dancing and has written
ballet.
Inc Queen OF Denmark Is intensely deaf,
put iond OF music, and has big and
powerful organ that che can hear.
A Boston woman IS years ego touched
ner tongue to some lye and recently it
became necessary to cut it out
Queen Louise OF Sweden is threatened
Win return Of the cancerous trouble
which nearly took her life year ago.
Isabella, ex Queen of the spanisrds.
when she appears abroad, wears a costume
very much the sams as that Of O man.
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NEwsrAPER OPINIONS.
Sound Advice.

Smyrna Record
The prospect is now for a tremendous
crop OF peaches So was II this time last
year and on nearly until July. Many
farmers contracted debts on the prospect
The prospect went, but they have the debts
Jet This year they hsve wisdom, or il
not that, At least experience to guide them
and are not creating debts Very good
Don't create debt until you have the
money in your pocket, and then pay tor it.
Cash goes good l)ng way. and It is a
safe aud pleasant way TO DO business
Therefore wait until y-u realizs on your
fruit before ycu spend the moaey.
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some Americans VINO wen Titles.
New vork Star.
Lady Harcourt of England. Miss Motley
OF Bottom.
Baroness de Riyiere Of Italy. Miss Blunt
Of Mobile
Countess AmadeI Of Italy, Miss Lewis OF
Connecticut
couotess Gdlli OF TALLY, Miss Roberto Of
Philadelphia.
y Baroness Quartoize of Belgium, Miss
Gordon Of Ohio.
Princess de Lyuar Of France. Miss Par
sons OF Ohio.
Lady Churchill Of EoRland, Miss Jerome
OF New York.
b Lady Vaudeville OF England. Miss
Yznagn of New York.
Baroness de Charette of Italy, Miss Polk
Of Tennessee.
Princess Colonna OF Italy. Miss Macksy
OF Cslifornis.
Lady Hesketh of England. Miss Sharon
ofCaliforRia.
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"Stonewall Jacison's body servant had
much influence over him. Jim talked to his
master at times like a mother would to a
child, and jackson listened and often obeyed.
remember the night Of the battle Of Fred
ericksburg. We had worked hard all day,
and Jackson came Ia late. | vas lying on
nay bed and pretending to be asIeep. Through
my half closed eyelids saw him take down
the big Testament and read bis evening
chapter While reading he noticed that
tho lamp shone in my face, and he
moved himself SO as to shield me from
its rays When ho knelt down to pray he
placed the big Testament between me and the
lamp. Shortly after he had gotten into bed
heard a horse gallop up to the tent Jack
son went out He was told that one OF his
officers was dying and wished to see him.
Tired as he was, he said he would so at once,
and he ordered Jim 70 put the saddle on the
old sorreL jim said General, you don't
want the old sorrel Il has been ridden
enough today and ought to rest tomorrow
"'Jim, l always ride the old sorrel in hat
tle.'
"'But, general, you ere not going to fght
tomorrow, are your
"'Jim, always rile the old sorrel IN
battle. and l want him TONIGHT
"'You can't have him, said jim, he must
rest. I VIII now bring YOU The young sorrCl,
and il you fight tomorrow | viii bring the
old sorrel TO yon.'
after a little more rarley Jackson told
Jim 10 60 as be pleased, ard he took the
young horse rather than his Ola and tavorite
one. THOMAS J Todd.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

jay Gould hes the rheumatism In his
arm de haen't been we'll since he brnnched
out as a public letter-writer.
Gliding on Glass, Bueher, 4Oc shipley ST.
-Four teaspoons are equal to one table
spoon.
Ladies' and Gents Gold and Silver watshes
Mil ard F. Davis. No. East Second st.
Soft butter the ,izs of an egg weighs one
ounce
,, Dr. B'oeksom's fice is at N. E. corner I'd and
Ten common sized eggs weigh one
pouod.
Bucher, Painter. 4o6 shipley st
Miss Parloa says one generous pint Of
quid, or one pint OF freely chopped meat
packed solidly, weighs one pound. which it
would be very convenient to remember.
Trunks and Bags at Yerger's, 4O7 shipley
st.
Have you tried Powdermaker Bro. 3
Sugar Cured Corned Beef?
1t is stated that Governor David B. Hill
can make sS5 600 year practing law in
New York city. and New York people
seem quite willing that be should try it.
James Harding, Merchants Tailor, No.
elo French St, Wilmington, Del.
Thoufands OF Americans are on their
way to Europe They will spend millions
Of dollars, and then be only too happy to
get back to the fairest and best land that
the sun ever shone upon.
st. Louis ham 10 cents a pound.
Best in the city. 5O7 King and 7O5
West Eighth SITS. Pow dermaker Bros.
One quart Of sitted -four, well heaped,
one pound.
Meals at all hours at the Peoples Cafe,
81 and Market
The latest strike reported is that at a
school In Tennessee. A little prompt and
we'll directed striking on the part Of the
teachers Is the best remedy for precocity Of
t lis sort
At the new store. N. W. Cor 81 and Orange.
cheap Dry Goocs and Tsipmings Wyatt.
Spring Lamb. Powdermaker Bros,
5O7 King; 705 w. Sth.
Tascott has been heard from again This
time he is drowned. Tne last time he had
c ,mmitted suicide. II he is not more care
ful he will certainly jlre himself
'ugar cured corn beef cents a
pound. 5O7 King aud 7O5 West Eighth
SIS. Powdermaker Brothers.
Oae pint Of coffee A sugar weighs 12
on ncss.
Show Cards, Bueher, 4Os shipley St.
G. W. Jackson. Bill Poltsr and Distribu
tor, Wilmington, Del
Stroud's cheap Dry Goods Store, 100 w.
I'd S. Bargains BargaiDsl Bargaiusl
The Socialists are 20 nominate a Presi-
iential ticket. OF course, il will have a
big bomb.
Leonard Hehs the Tailor. r. Sd.
We are closing out our stock Of goods to
quit business. II will pay you to come and |
) cur bargains Vi. r Wyatt, 1l3 W. % |
st.
Riding Saddles and Brides for Dacora-
ton Day at II. Ysrfer's, 407 Shipley st.
wm. Keuzia, Merchant aior. S. w, Coz. 81 !
ird Shl lev SITS Gents clothing cleaned eyed, /
seoued, altered and renal ed Speciaity In |
1p.
Clubs and bachelors and old maids are /
steadily la this country, aud the /
D " thing that can check the increase is a /
more general boom IN mst-imony.
Buch Sign Painter 406 ship'ey St
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poets. There has also been some
trouble with the arrivals Of straw.
berries from Virginia on account OF
the bad weather in May. If it were
not for the opening OF the new com
peting lines which bring our stock here
from the South by rail, / believe an
enormous amount Of fruit and produce
would have been left to rot on the piers
last month, as the steamers could not
have carried it all. - New York
Tribune.
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The nome rTarItet.

The San Francisco Chronicle presente
some strong arguments in favor OF pro
tecting cur home market. It says:
IL would be long step ia the direc
ton Of sound economy if the gentle
men who write go glibly on the free
trade side of the question could be
made to perceive that by the side Of
our vast internal trade the trade Of
other nations ie dwarfed into littleness
II they cou'd realizs as they should
realiz', that our hay crop is worth
more than our wheat crop, they might
begin to entertain some respect for the
home market, which takes every ton
OF il. In short, if they would take
the trouble to intelligently study the
following table, which the writer has
prepared from the latest and most
trustworthy data, they would under
stand that the value Of our exports Of
agricultural products ia mere drop
in the bucket compared with that con.
sumed at home:
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The Agricultural Bureau reported in
1887 an increased acreage over 1880 OF
nearly 80 10000 acres in corn, wheat,
rye, oats, barley, huckwheat, cotton.
potatoes, hsy and tobacco, and it is
more than probable that at least SO. .OOO..
600 more have been put in condition
Cor pasturage and other crops, as the
settlement Of some Of the states and
territories has proceeded with greater
rapiSity of late years.
Assume that the volume OF farm
products in 1887 did not exceed
So 600 OO0. .0O0-we were able to aggrc-
gate nearly that amount in list which
did not embrace such important pro-
ducts as hops, hemp. honey, cotton
seed, etc -and by comparing it with
the agricultural products exported
ascertain what proportion Of the whole
foreigners took from us. The exports
classed as agricultural in 1887 footed
up S523, ,073 79s. but as has air, ady been
plinted out this valuation includes the
cost of tran sportation to seaboard fer
The values are these Of the point of
export-and 'mbrsces the manufac-
turing cost Of converting wheat into
-four, cotton seed into oil, the prepar-
ing Of meats, the canning Of fruits and
he numerous pr cssses generally Of
preparing food for shipping Il will
b. necessary, there fore, order to
make the lues hsrmoniza with those
Of the table, which are estimated en-
tirely on the basis OF returns to the
farmer, to reouce the export value
about 25 per cent. which would make
tie value of products shipped in 1887
about $400 100000 at the farm-not
quite one-tweifth of the total product.
IL cotton is exc I'D d from both sides
productions and exports) there would
r maiu about 5000 900, 600 exports out
of total product Of about 81 zoo. .OOO. -
COO or say At per cent leaving 95a
per cent for home consumption of ali
farm products except cotton.
Il is this one twelfth that the free
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UNCLE BEN STEWART, THE CAPITOL. GUIDE.
bic before him and said: Now, general ]
want you to drink that / know YOU do not
drink, nor do 1, but we both need ii as \
medicine. WeRre tired out, and it will do
us GOOD Gen. jackson shook his head and
said;
II never drink
But, general said ], it is not for pleas
ure. 1t is a necessity, and want YOU tc
drink it. Just taste itp
'Stonewall Jackson lifted the cup to his
lips, and slipped about quarter of a tea
spoonful Of it. He then put the glass upon
the table and said: NO, colonel, l can't
drink it, I do not believe it is right that I
should drink. like it too well, and there
fore | never touch it, This ended the matter.
and | carried the glass away
What kind Of a man was S5onewall Jack.
son personallyT
He was a very kind man, and a very
pleasant companion. Life was, however, a
very serious matter with him, and he conld
not appreciate a joke. remember once
while VIC were at camp at Gordonsville. Mrs
". G. Reeves sent US q basket Of fruit, among
which were some green figs. The basket was
handed over TO Jim to prepare for the table
Jim was Stonewall JacSsonis body servant
He looked at the figs and did not know what
to do with them lie had never seen them
before, and he asked me how they ought to
be served. We were standing outside Of the
tent l said:
Jim, some Of those figs want to be served
In milk. You should mix q dozen with
PIN of milk, a bit Of butter and some salt
and boil them well. Another dozen YOU can
fry, and the rest you ought to serve cold
with vinegar At this moment, while Jim
was looking at me with dismay, stonewau
Jackson came to the door Of the tent ara
said:
Whats that you are telling Jimq Who
ever heard Of fried or boiled figs?
"'Oh, was merely Joking said I.
II don't see much joke in that replied
Jackson.
"'Nor either said L
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Acres

Volumes could add no emphasis TO
this. 1t exhibits clearly that the
farmers best market is the home
market, and that he is fully aware OF
the fact. II the data were available to
show the increased acreage devoted To
orchards, pastursge and vegetable
gardens, all the products Of which. or
nearly sll, are consumed at home, the
showing would be still more striking.