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Telegram-herald., 1891-01-11

Wilson Barrett Il ono Of the stage
heroes well beloved by the ladies' After
IN absence from New York last spring he
played short engagement In An adjacent
town. How the girls hocked to SEQ their
favorite from whom they had been 90
longssparafsd. Two New York damsels
spent almest . whole day at the thsater,
Waiting hrst the matinee and then the
evening performances, ct both witnessing
tho Same play. Between drinks-beg
pardon-between the performances they
ate tutti frutti, cafe glaces and carmels.
rhapsodixing the while on the grace Of
Barrett's movements, the music Of his
voice and the contur of his shapely legs.
According to their own tell is seemed
hours and hours from half-pa five un-
I'll eight O'Clock, and often did they quote
In spirit, IL net in truth, the celebrated
message from the governor of North
Carolina to the governor of South Caro-
lima
Legs are rarely stuffed under silk
tights, and when they are the deception
Is so glazing that. like the old lsdy's wig
In Dickens story, NO one is deceived
thereby But every actress, unless ex-
ceptionally gifted, makes up her legs for
show under the tights. They are cold
creamed, vasaiinsd, powdered and rub
bed into gloss, precisely the same As
her pretty arms are treated. The knees
receive special attention to keep them
from becoming hard and bony. Never
does an actress sink upon her knees, ex-
cept when doing her part, and at re-
hearsals she provides a pillow for the
drop scene, lest she callous her knees
where dimples should play.
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-11

He lrapsurorsly1-I lore The vsry
ground which v trod by yo1r fairy feet
She finnocenssye Are yon s~sss thai
this land do~s not belong 70 ny father.
brakes Magazine
Telegram-herald., 1891-01-11

sanso-I<nd ne vonr opsxs-gssm 20
bring that actress ~ clo~sn,
rodd- Yes ere b>eds da, for fsex
sc4snc is sway o6.-Mspseyss weekly.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.



}. f. lsgrigg, of Carthage, Mo tim,
writes to The American Field: II send
you by express a hen quail. w. B,
hickey was working his puppies on
BIRDS today, and when the bevy flushed
he noticed this bird, which flew. he
says, like one having been shot in the
mead. 1t flew quite a distance and
upon getting it up the second time he
Killed 1T, which of course was contrary
10 law but under the circumstances
was humane act. You will see that
a 'W,s mas been run completely through
,le breast, both ends protruding. 1t
,!''S evidently been there quite a long
line, as the wound has grown over !
.h'nk it marvellous that the bird could
nave survived such wound. The bird
would IN all probability have lived it,
uays out had it not been shot. Mr.
mickey S theory is that the bird was ny
ing to escape n hawk and darted into
t .he brush, and in doing SO flew against
this twig" 20 '''''7'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
PORTLAND MARKET.
Prices Of wheat stin Continue Too His h
for Export Purposes.

Wharf.-The market remains in dor.
mant condition. A few parcels are offer
ing, but prices asked are considerably
above an export basis, and purchases
| only made when urgent wants must be
supplied, are few and far between. Ship
pers generally have sufficient on hand To
meet present and near future require
ments, and evince no disposition TO OPP
crate unless ut concessions, which sellers
are apparently unwilling to grant. Quo
tations under existing circumstances are
impossible.
FLouR--Quote: Standard, So 25; WalIa
Walla, $500 per barrel.
OATs-Quote: 65@66c per bushel.
HAY-Quote: $l6@l7 per ton.
MILLsTUFFs - Quote: Bran, $2l@22
Shorts, $24m25; Ground Barley, $33. OOm
1900; Chop Feed, $25@26 per ton Bar
ley, $l.25@l 80 per GENITAL.
BUTrER-Quote: Oregon fancy cream
cry, 271ac; lancy dairy, 221qc; fair to
good, l7ls "a Zoe; common, l5@ l6c; Cali
fornia, % @N &C per pound.
CnEEsE-tluote: Oregon, I4615c; Cal
ifornia, l2(d &c per pound.
EGas-tluote: Oregon, tic per dozen.
PouLrRY-Quote: Old Chickens, 81. 30
@7.00; young chickens, $4,000 {. 80 !;
Ducks, s10Ml2; Geese, nominal, $12 per
dozen; Turkeys, 16@l7c per pound.
VEaErABLEs-Quote: Cabbage, 81 30
per GENITAL; Early York, 5000; Cauli-
flower, 81 90 per dozen; Celery, 90c per
dozen; Onions, Az per pound Carrots,
81 90 per sack Beets, 81 .50per sack Tur-
nips, $40 per sack Potatoes, 50@60c
per Genital New Potatoes, 1$4@2c per
pound; Tomatoes, $2.00M2.50 per box :;
Asparagus, 4@5c per pound; Parsnips,
800; per sack; Lettuce, 15@20c per
dozen; Squash, 21a@2Ac per pound :;
Green Peas, 519c per pound; String
Beans, 15c per pound; Rhubarb 4c per
pound Artichokes, 40c per dozen Pars-
ley, 25c per dozen; Radishes, zoe per
dozen lunches; young Onions, zoe per
dozen punches.
FRUIrs-Quote Los Angeles Oranges.
81. 25@2.50; Riverside, $3.00@3.25; Ma
wells, $4.50@5.50 per box; Sicily Lemons,
S6.50@7; California, $450@5 per box
Apples, $1.00@2.50 per box; Bananas,
$250@3.50 per bunch Pineapples, 81. 90
Co8.00 per Dozen Strawberries, l5c per
pound; Cherries, 25c per pound.
NUTs-Quote: California Walnuts, H.
@l2Ec; Hickory, SIC; Brazils, ne;
Almonds, lea lSc; Filberts, l3@l4c
Pine Nuts, 17@l8c; Pecans, 17@lSc;
Cocoanuts, &c; Hazel, &c; Peanuts, Sc
per pound.
IsII-Salmon, Sc per pound; Halibut
l2Rc; Cod, l0c; Soles, l0c; Founders,
l0c; Shad, l2c; Carp and Catfish, Sc;
Canned Salmon, Standard No. /, 81 .35
per case No. 2, $2.55.
HoPs - Nominal. Quote: 20c per
pound.
WooL-Quote: Willamette Valley, 18
@20c; Eastern Oregon, 3ai9c per
pound, according to conditions and
shrinkage.
HIDEs-Quote: Dry Hides, selected
prime, 80 d9c, &c less for cuIls; green.
selected, over So pounds. &c; under So
pounds, Sc; Sheep Pelts, short wool 80
assoc; medium, 60@80c; long, 9Oc@$1. 25;
shearlings, l0@20c; Tallow, good to
choice, 3@31ac per pound.
NAns-Base quotations. Iron, 81 90;
Steel, $40; Wire, 1915 per key.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
CRIME AND CRIMINALS.


Two members OF gang of green-good,
/ men have been captured mt Chicago.
A negro girl has been sentenced al
! Rome, Ca, to ninety nine years service
in the convict camp for arson.
! Edward NJ. Grant, Western agent OF
! the carriage manufacturing firm of b.
Manyille x Co. OF New Haven. Conn.
is under arrest for swindling the firm
out OF about $50 900.
The knife used to kill the old woman.
Carrie Brown. at New York has been
identified as one stolen by French No
!, = now in arrest, while Imprisoned in
the Queens county jail.
Nine. Achet, the young widow who
was tried at Mouins, France, for the
murder OF notary named Lapine, has
been found guilty and sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment.
Cattle thieves are at work around ia
mul in Southern California. The other
night they killed eight steers. stripped
off their hides and left the carcasse5 w.
ing in ravine near the cement works.
At Del Rio, Tex, Mexican "Jack the
Ripper visited the house OF Mexican
woman named Sanchez, killed her and
cut her body in pieces. After the butch
cry he wrote upon the wall with her
blood " Fresh beef for sale"
AT Dresden Herr Mehiert, we'll
known Socialist, failed in killing a mon
ey-order postman, whom he attempted
to rob. The alarm being given, three
gendarmes appeared, and two were shot
as they mounted the stairs after him.
Seeing his chances for escape were hope
less. the would-be murderer hanged him
self, and life was extinct before his body
was reached.
1t has been learned definitely that
S. Dunn, who is under arrest at Atlanta.
ia, for forging bill of lading for cotton
which enabled him to secure $l2, 500, is
Thomas f. Libby, who on March II las
swindled Wood Bros. of Chicago out oil
IS, 200 with forged bills of lading on a
shipment of wheat supposed to be in
,ransit at the time.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26

Grass lands pay well for ao's
management. Growing ti, sOel care All
market pays good dividenda J I; hay h
callties. Timothy is moi resa u many b
pest grass, but as the most s saINsi as II
GEAR healthy-looking stems 'a and l.
commend it to buyers. and !, ana 4 lespa
IN demand. A good, weII.m ;, = sslssH
larin ought to pay largely n s Issa gas
Both meadows and pastures ~.
well cared for at this season e' mus I
from the stamping of stock r Pgl0lesai
ground is soft-and receive neo Si,Ils Z. tie
ton in the way of fertiIizira ,uJ S allsa-
and clearing OF stones and otEs s a Ian.
tlons. The yield OF many an iii D rsi
might be largely increased il O NJ. a e.
led by the application Of some ' is,,; a9ae
whenever practicable, provision ,'' sIls5
De made for watering and shadi, a',.a
tured stock, and thus prevent hug +, Y
suffering during hot weather '''4 l''a
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
Timely Care of Live Stock

Work horses need plenty OF stfengia,,
ening food, regularity in feeding aI
watering and good grooming, Jl.'a
against gals by keeping the lainSa
clean and soft. Many horses woTh &c.
when they are barefoot. Protect gan 4!,
from drafts when they are heated. V II
brood mares roomy quarters gaT H.
care and treat them gently and Sln4s'
Cows require extra care at me ST 's.-r
Give those about to come IN coca I I-.3
quarters. and treat them kindly uus -,
against abortion and accidents u ~ n.
vent garget and other trouble, 'ga .nj
their iood, though plenty Of good !; s21 4.
hay may be given safely heep Al .s NJ
good heifer calves, and remenp!ii .' t.,
teaching them to feed from the PaH '''"
sheep should be kept in dry ya'i,, I
protect their feet, and also guaa'i
against storms. Ewes and lall's nm M
good shelter and liberal rations T.
vent suffering and keep them i Y, \,
Spring lambs, well cared for anu '''
erallv. will soon sell at a Prohi. an
Pigs and poultry both pay, ~ ,s.1 y
care and keep. The pigs need g eSS,p b,
and will do good by DESTROYING I; VIM IN he
sect enemies if allowed to take , !. !. I'd
orchard. Give breeding so"s p,'I ma.
other cooling food, but no corn l.' u nos /
Poultry " shell out " the pr99hlsS I i "a
ever; so care well for the ulrs' gslon
want fresh eggs and chickens ,,siIs ksr
Protect them from vermln py IN, g.' 4 The
osene upon the roofs and wa.' slse tbs
house; and do whatever i, N ss ID
will tend to promote their cpin,S
and consequent productlyeness'
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26

A prominent fruit-grower Of We:ter,
New York from single patch Of sixtesa
acres sent to market in one wear l.Sg
bushels OF trawberries. The entire an
was sold at an average price OF Y ceng
per quart, realizing the snug sum d s..
200. This may be taken as an instans
OF the profitableness OF thoroughly 81
entitic fruit-growing.
Good strawberries can be raised byts
bushel, says Orange Judd, cheaper thu
wheat The space necessary to suppyl
family need not be large. We have ava
aged one quart to PIG square feet, aa
the rate of $50 bushels per acre. Ihs
ohio Farmer says that, if stragberis
are well set in the fall, they will lla
the next season, as it is the fall gTlEii
of roots which supports the plant iorihs
next years fruiting. ]. j. Thomas 10
ommends'in p anting to make lIiis
mound under the roots and spread then
evenly upon it and then carefully co7d
them. Thus treated, they grow tvlfs
well as when planted as they usuallyaN
A writer says: The secret OF success u
raising the strawberry is watering .
freely daily. Mr.. Fuller says; kalI
scarlet should be grown in beds. IN
omphe de Gand always in hills and la'
runners kept trimmed off. Mr. AnA
says: Strawberries do not injure sfiEe
vines when grown among them.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
secretary Foster VIII sustain the Action
of Ladies' Ia Ousting Miss Cou1ins'

The Treasury Department has not YET
received the April vouchers OF MISS
Cou2ins as Secretary Of the Board OF
| Lndv Managers of the Worlds FAR. All
| the vouchers of the male members OF the
commission have been received, but the
vouchers for the lady commissioners are
wanting The treasury officials are in
formed that Miss Couzins refused to sign
her voucher for fifteen days, holding that
she is entitled to u full months salary.
She saws she will send brief to Sccre-
tary Foster with her account, showing
that she il still Secretary. Secretary
Dickinson will, it is said, send in Miss
Couzins' account up to April 10, the date
on which she WIS displaced as Secretary
of the Board of Lady Managers. This
will raise the question of the legality OF
the action of the Board of Lady Mana
gers before Secretary Foster. No doubt
is expressed that he will sustain the
board.
The supe intendent of the census has
issued bulletin ON the subject of asy
lums for the insane in the United States.
The total number OF insane persons
treated ia both public and private lnsti-
tutions during 1889 was 81 533, while
during 1881 there were So, 2O3 treated,
showing an increase in nine years OF A.
$50, or 1888 per cent. This percentage
Of increase, compared with percentages
of increase of population, namely 2i.S6,
does not indicate an increase in the pro
portion of insane-persons to the popula-
ton but rather II great increase in the
amount OF asylum accommodation pro-
vided and willingness on the part OF the
public to make use of the facilities pro-
vided. The actual number of insane i'll
the United States cannot be ascertained
until the work OF eliminating all cases
has been completed. The number Of in
sane in each geographical division We're;
North Atlantic division, 36 500; South
Atlantic division, II ,253 North Central,
2S 900 South Central, 1883. and West
ern division, $3.50 OF the $500 in the
Western division / ,59S, or 81. ~ per cent,
are in California, leaving but 100, or
80 IS per cent, for the remaining States
the Western division.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26

Skill in the management Of tbo -.
the milk and the cream will be ,svs ~
with good butter, no matter w II ,es sa9
a churn be used, but ii is general r. hl1a
ceded in these latter DAYS OF advapcs,so.a. y.
that one without a dash Is best .''I r.
conclusion caused by the peculiar mo..
OF the swing and the box cburn !. ~.
posed to be more conducive totber Nh.
functions of butter globuleg AMI In 4
buttermilk is more tboron,s h,
washed out than when he I'll
style paddles are used. Good but Z,
however, is not dependent UPON tbe m
OF churn; its qualities are regrl.tJ
vastly more by the handling and nam.
ulation than by any implement emDoga
in its production. Proper food n IN
cows, constant observance of clespli5s..
correct ripening of the cream, obseryspss
OF temperatures, pure air in the dair
room and common sense methods a.
piled in all the details Of butter MAXIM
will result in uniformity and satisfaetio1
both to the maker and consumer.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
-
Stealing IA House

The thieves about traIiAlI'I ,bg
nothing if not enterpriSlns. Aali.bsi
time ago party of them d e1i~r h
two houses owned by Blluu 4
spector COLON to secure tn 1'aas bt tbs
few days later he was ho'uls .a tbe il
highway department to relno nov NJ
bris or suffer heavy penAi'!i and
COLON had the bricks ele sa' boass
nicely piled where the erst twin. d rp. b
stood, and all was well. N'a' tbat ths
visited the site and discovereu ~. brcks
thieves had carted away tue a., Der
lie ordered a sign painted T "a. ~PhiIs
sons against removing 'ns
delphia Record
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
The Merchandise Market.

Coal On-Quote; $195 per case.
RIcE-Quote; $6.00@6.75 per Genital.
HoNEY-Quote: 16@l8c.
SALT-eluote: Liverpool, SIG, $l6.50,
fl7; stock, Sl1 per ton in carload lots
CoFFEE-Quote: Costa Rica, pc
Rio, pc; Mocha, Soc; Java, 251ac; Ar
buckles, roasted, 2631 ape per pound.
BEANs-Quote: Small Whites, SIC;
Pink, ,314tG31ac; Bavos, 434c; Butter.
nc; lAnas. Acc per pound.
SUaARs-Quote: Golden g, 518c; extra
y, 598c; dry granulated, 63sc; cube
crushed and powdered, 634c per pound
confectioners' A, 6l4c per pound.
SYRuPs-Eastern, in barrels, 47@55c
half barrels, 50@58c; in cases, 55mSOc
per gallon; S2,25@2.5O per keg Califor-
ma, IN barrels, 4Oc per gallon; 1925 per
keg.
DRIED FRUTs-The market is firm.
quote: Italian Prunes, 1912 a lie; Pc
ute and German Prunes, lOc per pound :;
kalslns, 1925 per box: Plummer-dried
Pears, l0@l1c; sun-dried and factory
Piums, ll@l2c; evaporated Peaches. 186
2Oc; Smyrna Figs, zoe; California Figs.
&c per pound.
CANNED Market steady. Quote
Table fruits, 1925, 213s; Peaches. 50. so !:
Bartlett Pears, 1925; Plums, 81.
straw berries, $3.50; Cherries, $2@2.50;
Black berries, 1925; Raspberries, 81. rs
Pineapples, 1915; Apricots, s.. 40. Pie
lrult: Assorted, 81 SO per dozen Peaches.
$l.65; Plums, $l.25; Black berries. 81 az
per dozen. Vegetables: Corn. SI.35
"a 90, according to quality; Tomatoes,
M.l5@3.50; Sugar Peas, $l.4OMI 80:
string Beans, Sill per dozen. Fish: sal
mon, $l.25@1.5 so; sardines. S5c@S1 81.
Holsters, 81 25@325; oysters, 81 50G
80 per dozen. Condensed milk: Eayle
brand, 1925; Crown, 81; Highland
1918; Champion, $500; Monroe, $6.75
per case. FO''O
sHor-Quote: $1.75 per sack.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
Scientific and p,,...
knowledge.
MEADOWS AND pAsrr,,,
orange Judd Says Good s,,,,.,
Gan Be Raised Cheaper !, A. =
buShel Than Wheat :
scientific and Pr.s.,.,

scientific and Prae,,.,.
The production Of foaS ~ hnowlsd,.
Is one of the exact ao;s agricut1,
are settled, determinesddi ehces, Its ~
iiable. If all the laas positive spJ :
legations have found which our nv
strictly, agriculture ne, out are ob4,s.
as a., sure in its results as ar UT 'aIis Us; \
The laws are few and n ' aia ilre lts,s
I plant 'I from IN good soil, prevent az rae /.
time n 'roln interfering with !, oti4
prod,,rpe ao per 70 its growth. ys !, sess
All the , mnen ripe, and We b sa.ltf ID
n nro,, .ne laws; we have e co ,nase DIED
! scientifically, and Ihn snie Ii
that is, we have gained s applied scieise
and have grown dinner an ear fea
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26

ANY one fatally injured bv n mad borso
seldom recoyers,n remarks n French na,,o,.
It's most always so, too, with the case Of n
Press ""eu' -DetfoiG free
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26

during the year 1890 1856 new Meth
'u'St churches were established in the
SOUTH an average of one church in
every nineteen hours
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-05-26
The Meat AEarLat

Beef-Live, 4@42c; dressed, 7@sc.
Mutton-Live, A. @5c; dressed. Toe
Hogs-Live, 54@5 Sc; dresse /. 7aSc,
Veal-5@Sc per pound.
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
a Quote: Eastern Hams, 1231@I3c
oregon, l0ie@l2lac; Brea ,fa.t Gacon,
1900 l3;; other varieties, S@1lc; Lard,
VA @llsic per pound.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-18
Homer, HORACE and Algebra.

A Hastings street man, not classically
educated, sent his boy off to college
and the young man wrote home about
his studies, his living and so on, and
the proud father was telling a friend
about it on the street the other day.
''That boy OF mine is a corker, | tell
you," he said enthusiastically
Hes away at college, isn't her
queried the friend.
''Yes, he Is, and he is doing tiptop.
Got letter from him yesterday, and
he's right in the swim. He's studying
Horace and Homer, he says, and he
wants to know if he shall take up al
gebra."
"And what did you tell him to DOR
"Nothing yet; wanted to see you
about it first" Then confidentially
"You see you are better posted than ]
am on these points, and wanted your
advice. I've heard of Homer and Hor-
ace, but I'll be darned il know who
Algebra is. Do you think we ought to
be studying him with the rest Of them2"
The friend cautiously gave instruc-
tions and the young man will probably
be studying Algebra also. - Detroit
Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-18

AN OREGON BEAUTY.-These are
not scarce at all but this particular
one will be displayed each afternoon
n front of 1.-THE City" meat market
IofE. G. Cross, at los State street. She
is a 5-year-old heifer, weighing 2l40
pounds, one of the sixteen Christ
mas beeves which Mr.. Cross will
have butchered for his holiday trade.
This heifer is a pure bred registered
Durham, raised by Ladd & Reed on
their Broadsmead fine stock farm,
from whom Mr.. Cross bought her.
She is perfect beauty, and will be
admired by every lo> er cf good
stock-and she will make beef fit
for king or anybody else. There
could be no finer beef. She must
lave cost pile of money, but this
does not seem to worry Mr.. Cross.
He is ambitious to have the best to
De had regardless of cost. This 2l50
pound heifter will set off his Christ
mas display in tine style.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-18

European civilization today is based
on the idea that war is not only an inn,
minent possibility, but probability,
and great class In every country has
been trained to look upon bloodshed-
ding as its proper vocation The great
prizes are reserved for soldiers; honors,
fame, position and the monarch's favor
20 70 the sons Of Mars. The military
budget exceeds, many times over does
1t exceed, the appropriations for public
Instruction. The salary of colonel is
earned by but few professors. The
cost of the powder and shot wasted in
Europe between any dawn and dusk
would probably pay the running ex-
penses of all her public hospitals. In
each government, whether It be consti.
tutional or autocratic, the army may,
with truth, be said to direct legislation,
for the legislatures, willingly or unwill-
ingly, vote the appropriations demand
ed by the war department.
Even il a legislature dares to ques-
ton or protest it is quickly frightened
into acquiescing by an alarming report
from the minister for war, Thus the
military class controls government, and
has laws passed to suit itself, and pre-
vents all attempts to cut down or to
abolish its power. 1t intimidates the
state not less really, though less openly,
than the Pretorian guard intimidated
old Rome. Kings and ministers do in
deed assure the public that they chiefly
endeavor and desire to preserve peace,
but in the next breath they call for
larger funds and more recruits. Kaisers
meet and kiss each other on both cheeks.
They extol the sweetness of brotherly
love, they attend each others grand
maneuvers, and then they increase the
garrisons along their respective from
tiers A strange method, this, for tes-
tifying to their peaceable intentiohsl-
William r. Thayer in Forum.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-18
How stonewall Jaclson Kept sanday

How StonewaH JACKSON Kept Sunday
The religion of Stonewall jackson is
an enigma to many who study the life
of the great soldier, while TO Others it is
a scorn and derision. To those who
seek subject for caricature, the &C.
centricities in which he carried some
things to an extreme furnish plenty
of material for their small wit. Such
was his rigid observance of the Sab
bath. Not only did he refrain from
all worldly occupations on that day, he
would not even write letter, nor read
one If he received it, even though it
was from her who was to be his wife.
He was sure that 1t would keep its
sweetness till the next day, and mean
while he had the pleasure of anticipa-
tion.
Nay, more, he would not post let
ter on Saturday, lest it should travel
on Sunday. One exception, however,
he was compelled to make. Sometimes
he had to fight a battle on that holy
day; but that he looked upon as ''a
work of necessity" If not of "mercy;" !"
and then he would keep Monday So
scrupulous was he not to defraud the
Lord of his just due that he would
sometimes keep two or three days run
ming to balance the accountl-Rev. II.
M. Field, ID. D., In Harper's