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The Press., 1890-06-26
WANTED TO SEE THE SKELETON.

"Every family is supposed to have skeleton in its closet" remarked Dr. Wheeler, of Wichita, Kan, to party of friends recently. II had one in my closet university. I don't want to see it again.
 "It happened like this Many years ago, when I commenced the practice of medicine in small Missouri town, the Jesse James boys paid us visit. They raided the bank and got away with $6, 900, but firing was pretty general on both sides. I had revolver. and during the general excitement shot one of the rob- bers. He was dead when we picked him up. A finer specimen of physical man. hood have never seen. The natives in the little Missouri village made no obiec- ton when claimed the youths skeleton as my prize.
 cone rainy night about II o'clock genuine old fashioned frontiersman came to my office. He asked my name, then in- quired if I had a skeleton in my closet. His face was bearded and sunburnt, but there was something about him that made me think of the young man I had killed many years before. l was alone in the office, and I didn't like the color of the visitors eye. However, l answered his question in the affirmative.
 L0G me see the Sk0leCOQ SalQ my queer visitor.
 "It would scarcely do to refuse. walked to the rear of the office, where there was small table out of sight of my visitor. drew out from the desk 8 re- volver, the same one that had ended the career of the youthful bandit years before. Holding it in my hand, I stepped to the closet, threw open the door, and remarked with as much coolness as could command by force of will 'There is the skeleton r
 "'Put up your revolver remarked the stranger T won't hurt you. If I had wanted to shoot you would have killed you when came into the office. I have just been down in Oklahoma and am on my way back to Tennessee. I heard the story of your killing one of the gang, and as near as I can make out it was my boy that was killed. He ran away from home when only 12 years old, and never saw him after that. don't hold any grudge against you. You did what was right, suppose. But thought would take this chance to see what is left of the poor boy
 "I then showed the stranger the skel- eton, which was handsomely mounted, and described the raid as briefly and as gently as possible. The old pioneers only re- mark, as he gazed upon all that was left of his boy, was |: Well, he was big fellow, wasn't he 2"
The Press., 1890-06-26

At the reunion Of the 1st Conn. Heavy Ar tillery held in Willimantic last week (June 11th), Congressman Russell explained the workings of the pension bureau Tn Wash ington. Within the pension building are 1,554 clerks adjndicating the claims of pensioners. Then there are 964 benson examining boards, and 450 surgeons at work continually. On the 3lst of May there were pending 496, ,667 unsettled pen. sion claims, an increase in five months of GA, 900. The net average pension claims received, over the number allowed, is about 1,OOO week. Every day the pen sion office receives about 800 calls in rela- ton to claims. In the last eleven months the pension office disbursed $sO, ,OOO, 900, and this month will add $20, ,000, 900 or more. The estimate for next year IS $l2O,- OOU. 900, or one third of the entire revenue of the government. The speaker said he did not believe congress would adjourn until there has been a revision and exten- sion of the pension enactments. The house committee favors service pension i; the senate committee is opposed. He be- lieved compromise would be made which would give pension to every widow and minor child of honorably discharged sol diers. "These cases, in my judgment and from my experience, are most @ crying relief--sure aid prompt. In addition, expect every disabled soldier, no matter when or how his disability was incurred, providing only it came in natural and honorable way, will be given pension, and every dependent father and mother, in their old age, will have relief. And per haps b, st of all, I am hoping and earnestly striving for a provision that no pension shall be less than $6 a month. calculate that the extension and revision of the pres ent law which this congress must adopt, will add $40, ,0O0, ,000 to the sum we are ex- pending every year for pensions, and will make the total expenditures some $780, GOO, ,OOO' to $17O, ,OOO, ,OOO the magnificent proportion of one- half of the whole revenue of this great government. l recognize, as you do, my friends, that the ultimate ob- iect of all pension legislation is a service
 pension To that end we are coming, and as quickly as the needs of the suffering ones, whose disabilities demand our first attention, are met. You who were loyal to country in war, who were not mercenary in your service, are today patriotic to country in peace. You, I believe, will join with congress, and with all true citi
 zens erywhere, ill first securing relief to those among you who are disabled and to those dependents of your dead comrades who need aid. I scorn the idea that the old soldiers are paupers on their govern ment. You are interiors. You are hon. orary beneiciaries of the government you saved and that benefit must come to you
 in increasing ratio with the increased pros- perity of your country"
 The census count gives the populatis n
The Press., 1890-06-26

Why will you allow your health to gradual ly fail? If you are closely confined indoors with little or no exercise, and desire good health, you must take care of yourself. Use Sulphur Bitters, and you will have a sound mind and strong body.
The Press., 1890-06-26

Mir. Walker, the census enumerator for Union, reports that he found in that town no person under care of a physician i; that his enumeration list contains the name of neither minister, doctor, or law yer. One licensed preacher lives in the town, Elder Amasa Morse, but his chief occupation is that of agriculturist, and he is so scheduled.
The Press., 1890-06-26

Pain and dread attend the use of most ca tarrh remedies. Liquids and snufs are un. pleasant as well as dangerous Elys Cream Balm is safe, pleasant, easily applied into the nostrils, and sure cure. It cleanses the nasal passages and heals the infamed mem- brane, giving relief at once. Price 5Oc.
The Press., 1890-06-26

The Englishman, on being asked how he spelled saloon, replied: "Why, with hess, hay, hell, two hoes and hen."
The Press., 1890-06-26

You can never know till you try, how quickly dose of Ayers Pills will cure your sick headache. Your stomach and bowels need cleansing, and these pills will accom- plish it more effectually and comfortably than any other medicine you can find.
The Press., 1890-06-26
LOCAL TOPICs-PENN,D AND sClssoRED.

-Laroy Squier, of Wales, Mass, has completed his work as census enumerator in that town.
The Press., 1890-06-26
THE ELYTON LAND COMPA-

THE ELYTON LAND 7COMPA-
 NY, (of Birmingham, Ala.,) was incor- porated in 1870 with cash capital of $1OO,- 900, which was expended in land. The capital stock was then fixed at $20O,OO0. In the year 1883 dividend of $2OO, ,O0O, or 100 per cent. on the capital stock, was declared. Since that time dividends have been paid as follows:
The Press., 1890-06-26

The most obstinate cases of catarrh are cured by the use of Ely's Cream Balm, the only agreeable remedy. It is not a liquid or snuff, is easily applied into the nostrils. For cold in the head it is magical. It gives relief at once. Price 50 cents
The Press., 1890-06-26

The fame of Brussels soap does not consist of mere suds. Its economical.
The Press., 1890-06-26

Windham County Standard: The Hart ford Times says of the man who buys a lottery ticket:
 sHis chance of drawing prize is less than his chance of being struck by lightning"
 Then why does the Times allow itself to advertise a fraud? Does it not therefore become partner in the scheme?
The Press., 1890-06-26

Col. Yerger-"well, how did you like the picnic?" Giihooly-'I was so glad to gel home again that was glad went"
The Press., 1890-06-26

The census count gives the populate n of St. Loui, at 428,000. There is another big howl and petitions are being sent to Washington fer new count. The news papers claim 550,O00.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

Atlantic monthly
DIR. Holmes in his agreeable chat "Over
the Tea-cups." gives room 10 q striking
shorthand Characterization of this life.
There is a cranky" member of the circle
at his table, Number Seven. who might lust
as well, or better. have been dubbed
Diogenes--s man with a"squinting brain"
such as every one who has lived long
enough 10 weigh Municipalities in the I'M
ponderahle media, instead of In air or
water, recognizes as possessing peculiar
suggestive Waite. Vulgar. cynical, con-
temptuous listeners" says the Dictator.
"fly at all its weaknesses. and please them
selves with making light OF its often fertile
ingenGitIes. when a wiser audience would
gladly accept hint which perhaps could
be developed In some profitable direction,
or so interpret sn erratic thought that it
should prove good sense in disguise.
This Number Seven says: III can't get a
chance 10 boss this planet for 4 week or so.
thlnk could write It's history-yes, the
history Of the world. in less com Pass than
any one who has tried il so far" lie was
better than his promise, for in his wise he
wrote an abridged history OF two worlds.
this and the next,
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
Indian Humor.
North American Review.

NORM American REVIEW.
The Indian has keen appreciation OF
humor. and is like q child in his mirthful-
ness. No orator can see the weak points in
bis adversary's armor or silence foolish
speaker more quickly.
Old 6hah-bah-skong, the head chief of
Mile Lac. brought all his warriors to de-
fend Fort Ripley In 1862. The secretary
of the interior and the governor and legis-
lature of Minnesota promised these Indians
that for this act of bravery they should
have the special care of the government
and never be removed. A few years
later special agent was sent
from Washington to ask the Ojibways
to cede their lands and remove to coun-
try north of Leech lake. The agent asked
my help. | said: Il know that country.
/ have camped on it, 1t is the most worth
less strip of land i'm Minnesota. The In
dians are not fools. Don't attempt this
folly. You will surely come to grief" He
called the Indians in council, and said !:
My red brothers. your great father has
heard how you have been wrouged. He
said, i will send them an honest man. ;
He looked In the North.
the South, the East aud the
West. When he saw me, he said
This is the honest man whom will send
to my red children. Brothers, look at me !!
The winds OF tifty-hv years have blown
over my head and silvered it over with
gray. and in all that time I have never
done wrong To any man. As your friend,
l ask you To sign this treaty."
Old Shah-bah-skong sprang to his feet
and said: My friend. look at me! The
winds of more than fifty winters have not
blown my brains away"
That council was ended.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
nsw otlean. r,ms.. nemoc-,t

ttwss spriugtine. The birds we're tell.
ING t - one another in thar hsppsest notes,
vale tae Covers sreathsd forth the glad
tdiags IN sweet perfume.
Among all the aowers that hlossomea
AMI nodded In the sens.se. ncne was -
sweet and pure a. the Easter Lily. There
ste stood, IN aaiss nook. where the sun
hgaf shed a halo round her stately bead.
waale al TIE Sewers bowed in reverence to
the Lily Queen.
Never had acre keen 80 lovely sa Easter
iay, SO thought sAe uoaeysackIe vine. As
be clung II the hedge close hv. Ferhaps IA
vss because tie Lily had never grosn 50
rear hsna oesers. 81 Perhaps Dame Mature
was teaching nsN lsssoa a. as fresh
v0sae hsAst. However Is was. fhe Hsa~y.
sgeSas had loved tire Easter Law from The
tsne tAas the eAssss hsta arss spsearra
aad as the sessr grew, Ais love grsH xssA
II, aass. al last The pure s@5yx was gnlolds.l
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

All the land in fowery squares
Beneath broad and equal blowing wind,
Smelt of the coming summer, as one large cloud
Drew downward; but oil else OF heaven was
pare
Up to the sun, and May from verge to verge,
And May with me from head to heel.
The steer forgot TO Craze,
And, where the hedgerow cuts the pathway,
stood.
Leaning his horns into the neighbours field,
And lowing to his fellows. From the woods
Came voices of the welicontented doves.
The lark could scarce get out his notes for Joy
But shook his sound together a. he neared
His happy home, the ground. To left and right,
The cuckoo told his name to all the hills;
The mellow ouzel huted in the elm;
The redcsp whistled: and the nightingale
Sang loud. Is though he were the bird of day.
Alfred Tennpson.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
THE COMING OF MAY.

Ladies' Home Journal
Only bird-songs to enrapture-songs from the
elm and the pine
Only nest In Geld Of dark green.
few eggs, and secret is mine:
Only q bending of daisies-nods from the but
sercups wise
To tell of wee homes the twitter of birds
And that May. the birds month, hither nies
Only a tangle OF sunshine, fash OF bright but
terhy wings;
Only cloud in a sky OF deep blue,
Edged with silver and tiny gold rings:
Only . wreath OF May roses, Q spray from the
apple Tree housh.
A shower OF pink and white petals
And We know that sweet May cometh now.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

Cspa Henry bsgplow's Successor hiss Dot
been named, and il Is understood tha, ore
wall not ae named for Scnae tine yet II st
al. Capt II. w EArr Is acting As night
CAPTAIN and Il Is understood thai he vii
coassnue IN that capacity. The name Of
Clerk A NJ. keat and Lieutenant vs.. I.
Peer have ssen mentioned fer ths place.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

feel . newer life in every gale:
The winds that fan the flowers.
And with their welcome preathings I'll the sail,
Tell of serener hours:
OF hours that sSds unfelt away
Beneath the sky Of May.
The spirit Of the gentle south wind calls
From his blue throne of air,
And where his whispering voice in music falls,
Beauty il budding there;
The bright ones of the valley break
Their siumbers, and awake.
The waving verdure rolls along the phin,
And the wide forest weayes.
To welcome back It's playful mates again,
canopy of leaves;
And from the darkenirg shadow doats
gush of trembling notes
Fssre- and brighter spreads the reign Of May;
The tresses of the woods
With the light dallying of the west wind play;
And the fuIi-brimming floods,
AZ gladly TO their goal they run,
Hail the returning sun
jones Gates Percipul.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
TO MAY.

May. thou month of rosy beauty.
Month, when pleasure Is duty;
Month of maids that milk the kline,
Bosom rich. and breath divine;
Month OF bees. and month OF flowers,
Month Of blossom-laden bowers;
Month Of little hands with daisies.
Lovers love. and poets praises;
o thou merry month complete,
May, thy very name is sweet!
May was maid In olden times,
And is still in Scottish rhymes:
Mays the blooming hawthorn bough:
Mays the month that's laughing now.
] no sooner write the word,
Than il seems - though it heard,
And looks up and laughs at me,
Like . sweet lace. rosily,
Like an actual color bright,
Flushing from the papers white;
Like Q bride that knows her power,
Started in . summer bower.
Leigh Hunt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
THE MONTH OF. NAY.
xAKLr NAY.

IN ne sisses Il ne orchard fair baoso0 ere
drifting.
me vkiss petals drop one b. one.
And the Tulips pale ssaik Iron ths garden b
lifting
A eobies Of gems 70 the SUM-
Cone s.nhss awhile through this exquisite
weather
OF says shas are Hees b pa0-
whea ne stem Of the willow shooo cus groen
leather,
And bufs<rcsps barn in the sraa
Whsa, psshing the soil from her bonny pink
shoulders,
m clover giides forth 70 the world.
And the fresh moses gieam on the gray rugged
bouideR
with delicate Nay-dsw impaired,
What vows 70 their sweetheart these gsy robins
sitter,
No marvel such wooen are heard,
Heigh-ho; how the bosoms that scorn - would
fatter,
man could make love Ike bird.
-Ef2ar FaUcex
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
IN REALMS OF GOLD.

Blue lies the light upon the hills:
Keen scents Of earth steal freshly up,
Mixed with the why air that fills
The valley like mighty cup.
Warm winds. blown hither from yon void.
Come laden with the breath of flowers,
And songs OF brooks are blitheiy frolled
Through all the slumberous, sunlit hours.
From far aHeld, yet sweet and clear
Above the mingled sounds OF spring,
Through all the mellows day / hear
The swinging sower blithely sing.
Like fakes OF newly fallen snow,
The blossoms tlutter from the trees;
And like far music faint and low,
hear the murmur OF the bees.
james B. Kenyon.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

And thus DIR. Holmes interprets; Two
worlds. the higher and the lower. seps-
rated by Tire thinness OF partitions. The
lower world Is that OF questions, the npper
world is that % answers. Endless doubt
and snrest here below; wondering, admir-
az, aiorins certainty above.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
BACON n.mmnn.. /. Dad.

ars& hAsun Hammond. = dead HIS father
sas Use trst minister from Great Britain
Ia IKE trssea States. wssh the death of
Ezgoss HAAa saud TIE tsle becomes extinct.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01
COMO IN MAY.

The snow had not yet faded from the crest
where Alpine outskirts envy Italy.
Yet. looking down the terrsced walks, we see
On slopes beneath Us. bud with snowy breast
And crimson. boSomed open roses. pressed
With jasmine's slender arm and starry eye
And uameiess twiuing vines 20 thick and nigh
Unto the psrapet that. unconfessed,
The stones lie hidden In luxnriance:
And where the bloom, giFt pathway sseepess
slanfs
ruined tower looks on the lakes blue trance
Known by its shapa alone. 20 deep the wall
Ia buried in wistsrla's purpse fall
And countless clustered roses. pink and small
--karsaHaa q. Van RSasseiary
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-01

APPLE BLOSSOMS IN MAY.
It's O my heart my heart.
To be out in the sun and sing!
To sing and shout in the felts about,
In she balm and blossoming.
sing loud. O bird in the tree;
O bird. sing loud in the sky.
And honey hees. biackcn the clover seas:
There are noae Of you GLAD 0L
The leaves laugh iow IN the wind,
Laugh low wita the wind a. play.
AID tie esteveas cali 81 the towers all
Eaisees my soul away
- INA EAY4sa Co<agArfsA
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