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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
UNCLE SANS TREASURE.

How That Deposited In the New York Sub
Treasury is Guarded.
Sub-Treasurer Ellis II. Roberts made
an innovation recently that occasioned
much interest In the building when
considered together with his determi-
nation to putthe employees under bonds.
From time immemorial the combine
nations of the locks to the big vaults,
where $1S3, 900 900 in cash is stored,
have been known to one employe
and the Sub-Treasurer. Mr.. Roberts
changed this, Two men will own the
secret-one to know one-half of the
combination and the other the other
half. He himself will know nothing.
These men will be known to their asso-
ciates, but to avoid complications in
case of sickness or death Mr.. Roberts
has given another two the combina-
tions. These men are not known to
their associates, and are not even
known to each other. Further, to
guard against mishaps, the two me1
known to have the combinations have
written, IN separate sealed envelopes,
each his half of the secret, and Mr..
Roberts put these envelopes in a big
envelope, plastered it with sealing wax
from end to end, and locked it in the
safe. This is for his own benefit, in
case the holders of one undivided hall
of the secret should be sick or die Mr..
Roberts would then break the great
'clump of wax on the big envelope, and
for the first time know the secret him.
self.-N.. Y. Letter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
Goethe and His Doppelgeneer.

Goethe, when young man, was
resting by the roadside on one occa-
sion when he observed the figure of a
midd1e-aged gentleman approaching
him on horseback. There was some
thing in the features and general ap-
pearance of the stranger that attracted
his attention in marked degree, for
the face and figure seemed to be his
own, although older and more devel-
oped. In their costume, however,
there was NO similarity whatever, for
while the stranger: wore the robes of q
councillor of state, the young poet
wore the ordinary dress of civil life.
In the course of years afterward and
when the circumstance had been
nearly forgotten it was brought before
him again in most startling manner,
for one day while passing the very spot
where he had long since encountered
the stranger he found himself similarly
mounted and niding along leisurely and
perceived that in form and feature he
was now the very counterpart of the
mysterious horseman and, to crown the
miracle, his costume was the same to
the mfntrtest detail, as he was himself
now a councillor of state also.-BeA-
ford Magazine.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
PIayfulnesssof Aninals.

Deer often engage in sham battle
or a trial OF strength, by twisting their
horns together and pushing for the
mastery. All animals that pretend
violence in their play stop short of ex.
ercising it; the dog takes the greatest
precaution not to injure by his bite;
and the ourang-outang, in wrestling
with his keeper, attempts to throw
him, and makes feints of biting him.
Some animals carry out in their PLAY
the semblance of catching their prey:
young cats, for instance, leap after
small and moving objects, even to the
leaves strewed by the autumn wind:
they crouch and steal forward ready
for the spring; the body quivering and
the tail vibrating. with emotion. thew
bound on the moving leaf, and again
watch. and again spring forward at
another. Young lambs collect together
on the little hillocks and eminences in
their pastures, racing and sporting
with each other IN the most interesting
manner. Birds Of the pie kind are the
analogues of monkeys, full of mischief,
play and nimicry. "A tame magpie
was seen basily employed in garden
gathering pebbles, and with much
solemnity and studious air, dropping
them into a hole about eighteen inches
deep, made to receive q post. After
dropping each stone it cried 4Currack!''
trlumphantly, and set of for another.
On examining the spot. q poor toad
was found in the hole, which the mag
pie was sfoning for anusemerL-N. Z.
Ledger.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
BooDLeRs IN PRISON.

aow Napoleon Ward and Others Spend
Their Time at Sing Sing.
l had occasion to run up to Sing
Sing. and my first inquiry at the prison
was, of course, for the Napoleon OF
finance, in Ferdinand Ward. He is
setting type in the printing-office and
has made rapid progress in the art pre-
servative. Bedell, the noted forger, is
in charge of the prison library, con-
genial duty, over which he is much
elated. When he first went there he
was put in the washman's gang-there
are no washerwomen at the prison.
The soapsuds and the rubbing of
clothes made his soft hands so tender
that they bled, and it became necessary
70 give him different work. Sergeant
Crowley is getting fat. He is the
policeman who was sent to prison for
criminal assault on a young girl.
Henry Unger, who murdered a man,
cut up his body and packed it in a
trunk, is engaged in serving soup,
;ornbread and other eatables to the
prisoners. In other words he is a
waiter in the dining-room.
Alderman Jaehne, who got his SEN
tence for the Broadway surface road
affair. is getting aldermanic in his
physical proportions. He was a slen-
der man when he was sent to Sing Sing,
but Warden Brush tells me that he is
obliged to supply the convict with a
new suit Of clothes every month because
he outgrows them in that time. He
weighed 100 pounds when committed,
but now weighs over $50. Jaehne had
a pet prize dog of the female sex which
he was allowed to take with him to
prison, where she was cared for by the
guards and allowed to see her master
daily. She has had number of add,
tions to her family since she went there,
and the wardens of the other New York
prisons are now nearly all supplied
with puppies. The alderman wanted
to keep all the litters at Sing Sing, but
the warden decided that the appropri.
ations for the care of prisoners did no,
include their dogs.-Cincinnati En-
uuirer.
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the branches and rewarded the patience
ysf the peccaries by tumbling among
them tossbe supinely annihilated, in
stead of getting some little satisfaction,
as he did, out Of the affair by making
few of ibis enemies bite the dust.
Talk of the Corsican vendetta! It is a
weak and unstable vengeance compared
to the vendetta of the white-lipped
peccary!'
Physically as we'll as morally the
peccary seems to be an abnormal sort
OF creature. 1t has the general appear
ance and habits of the hog, but the
hoofs and the three stomachs of the
COW. On. it's back it has gland which
secretes a musk, and three minutes
after peccary is killed it's flesh will
be entirely impregnated with the secre-
ton. just what this composite con-
struction of the peccary is fora rem
iniscence Of the hog. the COW, and the
muskrat-no one seems to have exactly
found out yet. But one thing is GER
tain-thsey are tough and absolutely
without fear" IN. Y. Sun.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
Georges Suggestion.

George" said the beautiful girl, as
the bushes chased each other over her
eloquent face, .'papa has ordered just
the loveliest floral decorations for our
wedding next week! There will be one
piece representing a wedding party
of six persons. the figures all lifesize.
The florist says they will be perfect, but
he thinks the bride ought to be holding
an emblem of some kind-an anchor,
or motto. or a book. Can you think
OF something appropriate, George?"
can emblam to go with the wax
figures?''
'sYes."
''How would dollar mark dop"
suggested George, with "a respectful
cough. Chicago Tribune.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
WEARYIN' FOR YOU.

Jest a-wearyin' for you, -M
All the time a-feelin' blue;
Wishin' for you, wonderin' when
You'll be comm home agen;
Restless-don't know what to do, Il
Jest s-wearyin' foe you.
Keep a-mopin' day by day; y Fr
Dublin everybody's way.
Folks they smile and pass along e.:
Wonderin' what on earth is wrong? 4
'Twouldn't help 'em il they knew A.
Jest a-wearyin' for you. r.
Rooms SO lonesome, with your chair
Empty by the fireplace there;
I: Jest can't stand the sight of it: :
Go out doors an roam bit.
But the woods is lonesome too.
Jest a'wearyin' for you. . 50
Comes the wind::with soft caress
Like the rustlin' of your dress;
Blossoms fallin' to the ground -:
Softly-like your footsteps sound;
Violet-like your eyes so blue,
jest a-wearyin' for you.
Mornin' comes! The birds awake
(Use to sing so for your sake.)
But there's sadness in the notes
That come thrillin' from their throatsl
Seem to feel your absence, too,
Jest a-wearyin' for you.
Evenin' falls: miss you more
When the dark glooms in the door;
Seems jest like you orter be -
There to open it for mel
Latch goes tinklin'-thrills me through,
Sets me wearyin' for you.
Jest a-wearyin' for you!
All the time feelin' blue!
W1sh1n' for you-wonderin' when -.
You'll be comm home agen,
Restless-don't know what to do
jest a-1earyin' for you! So
IT. L. Stanton, in Courier-J Journal.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

1t was long thought that blood
oranges were produced by grating an
orange tree with pomegranate slip,
but 1T is now said that there is not the
slightest foundation for this belief. The
blood orange which ismerely . variety
OF He sweet orange obtained 10y Guilt
walton, was first raised by the Spanish
gardeners in the Philippine Islands.
When it was first seen in Europe it
created a sensation among the super
stiti0us, who saw al sorts of disasters
foretold by the bloody fruit. In the
last century blood orange trees brought
exceedingly large pricek
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
Happy Homes.

Here's health to the wives and the mothers
Who sit In our households to-day;
Who are glad when they brighten for others
The hours that go drifting away.
May their eyes keep the light OF the gladness,
Their hearts hold the fullness of bliss
That banishes shad owS and sadness,
And what need we ask more than this?
But-how can this happiness be kept2
What shall protect those we love,-those
who make Heaven Of the Home,-from the
ravages OF disease that is often worse than
death that is, in fact, lingering death!
The question is easily answered: DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. standard remedy
for all of those peculiar diseases to which
women are SUBJECTS what must be relied
on to preserve the health OF wives ana q moth.
them. It is q blessing to women and there
fore National blessing, because it gives
health to those about whom the happiness Of
home centers, and the strength OF Nation
Is in it's happy homes.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
MIsCELLANEOuS.

The Bible has to be printed IN
twenty-nine different languages to sup
ply the people living in Pennsylvania.
The largely varied industries of Penn
sylvania attract to that State q more
cosmopolitan population than any
other State in the Union.
They have Jail in Missouri which
q grand jury has condemned thirteen
different times, and out Of which every
prisoner who wanted to escape has
gone, but the county won't make re.
pairs. The supervisors argue that jails
are relics of barbarism.
The highest price on record'' for q
postage stamp was realized recently at
the mart, Iokenhouse-yard, London,
when an unusual Accent British Guiana
stamp of 1856 was knocked down to q
dealer for $3.50. The same gentleman
also bought a similar stamp, which,
however, had been. through the post,
for $1S5
"A Wisconsin man has patented a
fence for intercepting insects. 1t is
made with boards jointed together at
their ends, with tarred rope at their
upper edge, and an outwardly extend
ing board made to form q channel.
whereby bugs will be prevented from
passing from one field to another, and
will be received in a receptacle where
they can be destroyed.
Gladstone once remarked that if he
were q foreigner obliged to learn the
English language, he,would go insane.
1t is no wonder foreigners think the
English language so difficult to master
when we think Of the great change
that single letter makes in the pro-
nunciation of it. The letter G changes
lover into clover, d makes a crow a
crowd, k makes eyed keyed, 9 changes
son into song, transforms pear
into a pearl, $ changes hoe into ashoe,
t makes bough bought, ~ alters omen
into women.
TO the true-born Westerner, in
whom the instinct of moving on to find
a more desirable country never dies,
not even the Pacific ocean can be a
barrier. A man of this class, who had
lived successfully ina number of States
and Territories between his native Ohio
and his present home in California,
one day had revival of his migratory
longing. He must "pack his grip and
Ego west" 'But how can you get any
farther west than California;" he was
asked. ''Pshaw!'' he answered.
There's plenty of west left, all down
through Mexican California and South
America. There's Peru, now. I'd give
a good deal to see the mines down
there. tell you, sir, ~ he cried, warm.
ing With his subject sit must be real
good and westy down in Peru!''
"A Moncton doctor was accosted Z
few days ago by a citizen who informed
him that his daughter had two teeth
he wished to have extracted. AS the
doctor did not have any instruments
with him, he was asked to bring them
the next time he went on his rounds,
which he did. Going into the house,
he requested the citizen to stand by
his horse while he was extracting the
teeth. When he had completed the
operation, he went out and was asked
what his charge would be, and replied
fifty cents. which is half the regular
charge. The citizen, who, it is pre-.
sumed, had never had much dental
work done, turned pale, but quickly
recovering himself, put in counter.
claim of twenty-five cents for holding
the horse, and had it admitted Mono.
ton IN, b. Times.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
Dislhonorod Drafts.

When the stomach dishonors the drafts
made upon it by the rest of the system, it is
necessarily because its fund of strength is
Bitters, it soon begins to pay out vigor in
the shape Of pure, rich blood, containing
the elements of muscle, bone and BRAIN
AS sequence of the new vigor afforded the
stomach, the bowels perform their func-
tons regularly, and the liver works like
clock work. Malaria has no effect upon q
system thus reinforced.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
DANIEL BOONE'S COMRApE.

Death of Man Who Fought Indians
with the Kentucky Pioneer.
John L. P. Mcclure, who was the
Oldest man in Clark County, Ind, died
recently at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. C. G. White, at Charlestown. He
was a native of Jessamine County, in
this State, and was born March 5, 1898.
He served in the war OF 1912. He par
ticipated in the battle of Tippecanoe,
and was in the fight at Thames, Octo-
Der Is, 1913, where he saw Tecumseh
fall.
With Daniel Boone he was on the
most intimate terms Of acquaintance,
and made many Indian raids with him.
After settling at Charlestown he
learned the trade OF shoemaking and
followed it for living, making foot
wear for many of the most famous
lawyers, judges, doctors and other pro-
lessional men of the early history Of
Indiana. When General William Henry
Harrison visited Charlestown Mr.. Nc
Cune, who had heard of his coming in
advance, made an exceedingly fine pair
of boots for him, which were presented
to the old warrior. ~
In his day Mr.. McCune was great
fiddler, and upon still evening the
notes from his violin could be heard all
over the town, as he sat in his front
door playing upon his favorite instru-
ment. He was familiar figure at the
annual meeting of the old settlers. and
was always down on the programme
for an exhibition of his skill on the
violin. AT these gatherings he in.
variably played two pieces, which
were his favorites. "Washington'a
Wedding March" and martha Wash
ington' ssLamentations. At the meet
ing last fall he attempted to carry out
his part, but his strength had 50
failed him that only the faintest sound
could be heard as his stiffened arm
drew the bow across the strings of his
fiddle.
A few years since his wife died. This
was great shock to him, and 80 sure
| was he that he would soon follow that
he made all preparations for his death,
even to buying and having set up his
tombstone. with all the engraving
done upon it but the date OF his death.
It is located in the extreme western
portion of the Charlestown cemetery
and attracts the eye OF every stranger
who enters the ground The peculiar
part of it is a small type of Mr.. Nc
Cune, which is surrounded by a glass
covered frame and set in the marble.
He distressed in his shop garb, and on
his knee is partially mended shoe,
| while in his hand is hammer. The
peculiar attitude and the fact that q
live man had his picture adorning the
tombstone which was to mark his
grave was frequently commented on
Louisville lKy.) Letter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

. In France and Germany the st. Johns.
charm against "storms, thunder and evil
spirits" The ''devilfuge" was the ex-
pressivo name the plant enjoyed among
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

Donor suffer from sick headache moment
longer. It is not necessary Carter's Little
Liver Pills will cure you. Dose, one little
pill. Small price. Small dose. Small pill.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
DR.. Pierce's Pellets, or Ambitious Graz
ules in Walls, Is cents one dose. Druggist!

UNITED STATES MINISTER STRAUSS has in.
duced the Sultan of Turkey to allow the ex-
plorers sent out by the University of Penn
sylvania to excavate in the ruins of ancient
vainly sought by representatives of Euro.
pean powers.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

.DoBB1Ns' Electric Soap has been made fol
"a years. Each years sales have increased.
In 1883 sales were 2,047, $50 bo1es. Superior
made this possible. Do you use it? Try It
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

Oregon, the Paradise of Farmers.
Mild, equable climate, certain and abundant
In the world. Fuilinformation free. Address
Oregon Immigration Board, Portland, Oregon
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

FREsHNEss and purity are impaired to the
complexion by Glenn's Sulphur Soap.
Hills Hair and Whisker Dye, SO cents.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

TIE leading New York hotel keepers have
combined to set up a printing Office which
Is to furnish the printing and stationery
cities. ~'A1oA
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

A CHICK or partridge runs around look.
ing for its meat as soon as it has shaken
itself loose from its living prison, but an
owlet does not for month or more know
which foot to put out first.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

A Boston young lady defines love as
ian inexpressibility accompanied with out
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

Finally took switt,s Specific, and soon began to
past dve months have been as well as ever wnsEaI
from the effects Of Swift's Specific.
o ,eoo ssu1ss.ex.., JOHN RAY,
oa"' O. !oos' F. Wayne, Ind.
BOOKS on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. Atlanta "a
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

A NUMBER of ladies in Boston are leading
; crusade against the practice OF ''docking5
horses' tails
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

You can't help liking them, they are sovery
small and their action is so perfect. One pill a
dose. Carter's Little Liver Pills. Try them.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

TO BREAK . LOOKING -glass Is q sign Of
death In the family before the year closes
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08
2IxAaxAslE CASE.

For two years 1 had
rheumatism so bad that
It disabled me for work
and confined me to my
bed for q whole year,
during which time !
could not even raise my
hands to my head, and
Tor 3 months could not
move myselfin bed, was
reduced in. flesh from
1872 to So lbs. Was treat-
cd hv Inst nhvoS>S.--
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

0AeEk1c S76 per month and oxpen0e6u
paid any active man orwoman to sell our goods
(WANTenby sample and live at horna Salary paidS
as promptly and expenses In advance. Full par. /
uW ticulars and sample case FREE. We mean just |
LOAF nv what say. Standard Sllvervaro|
IOAlAhIs Co.. Lock Box b3oS, Boston, Mass.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1889-06-08

climbed clear to the top OF the tree he
wouldn't have escaped. He would only
have gained a respite. Peccaries never
let up on an enemy they have gone out
to lay low, as long as that enemy is in
sight. If that bear had got up the tree
the paccaries would simplyahave sat
downAt the foot of the tree and waited.
No matter how long they might have
had to stay there-a week, a month,
three months, a year-there they would
have stayed until that bear either came
down or fell down, and they had scat
tered him to the winds. Reecaries
never give up. When they have set
their death watch on bear or a hunter
or mountain lion, or whate yer it may
be. a strong guard is always left to see
that the victim does not escape. While
some are on guard others are off feed
ing, and their reliefs are regular and
constant. If that bear had got into the
tree there would have been no minute
OF the day or night that he could mot
have looked down upon group of peg
carries sitting around the tree, each
with his eyes fixed immovably upon
him. 1t the bear could possibly have
fastened himself in the tree he might
starve to death, with the satisfaction
OF knowing that his carcass would not
fall to the ground to be torn into moth
ing by the tireless wretches below; but
as the bear could have had no way to
secure himself a fixed tenure in the
tree It would have been only ques-
ton OF time when, grown weak from
hunger, he must have lost his grip on
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1889-06-11
FOR DYSPEPSIA
Use Browns Iron Ditters.
Physicians recommend it.

All dealers keep it. SI.Oo per bottle. Genuine
has trademark and crossed red lines on wrupper.
The Alamo Monumental Associa-
ton of Texas purposes to build in the
city of San Antonia a proper monu-
ment TO commemorate the great sac
rifice of March 6, 1886, and to pre-
serve undying the names and the
fame of the defenders of the noted
fortress. The association makes its
appeal to the people of all the States
of our Union for help in erecting the
proposed monument and the restora-
tion of the church of the Alamo
For thirteen days the garrison in the
Alamo, of less than two hundred SOL
diers of the unframed and untried
militia of a young republic, with
stood the continued attacks of dis
cipIined army numbering more than
1000 men. And when the garrison
was at last overwhelmed by the final
assault of Santa Annals columns, on
the morning of March 6, 1886, its last
man died, desperately fighting for the
freedom of Texas. History states
that the defenders of the Alamo killed
more than 2, 900 Mexicans before the
last man of the garrison fell, fighting
at his post.