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Popn,i.m As Lenxc,.

Whether the Popullst party is to prove IT,
self capable of amalgamatng great polit
ical organization. or whether Its work is to
be done through n lcavcning OF the old pnr-
ties to more or less extent with Its doctrines
and ideas, remains TO be seen. At present Its
influence evidently ia that of a leavenlng In
gredient. The Democratic party, Iow In full
power at Washington, wns brought into
authority upon very distinct platform, that
declared Its monetary views and principles.
The chief part OF its revenue programme was
tariff so prepared ns TO be highly product
I've of revenue, and not arranged for purposes
of protection. Now 1t Is perfectly obvious
that the value and volume of our national
imports are such rs to make the production
Of o sufficient revenue by customs duties a
feasible undertaking, especially when the
amount necessary from the custom houses is
diminished by the proceeds Of an internal
revenue tax upon whisky and tobacco. The
Democrats werc therefore under no necessity
to change tho main outlines OF their revenue
programme. Yet they have proceeded 10
construct o tariff with view mainly to the
protection of American industries, rather
than to the production of public revenue;
and they have Incorporated In their measure
nm income tax system that Is wholly foreign
to any hint or suggestion In tho Chicago pint
form, or any expression or understanding
upon which they were placed in power. The
Populist platform adopted at Omaha on tho
4th of July, 1892, had expressly demanded an
income tax. The adoption therefore by the
Democrats of ths Populst plank, dealing
with matter of such cardinal Importance,
may justly be called mighty manifestation
Of the working of the Populist lcnvcn. so
great third-pariy triumph as tho accept
ancc by the dominant party OF this Income
tax demand, Is also without parallel. 1t
lifts tho Populist party to n position OF dig
nifty aud prestige that had not been previous
J. accorded to it.--Froni "The Progress Of The
IForLi,n July Rcvieic of Repieps.
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WORTH REMEMBERING.

Camphor should not be placed next
to furs, as it will make the color
lighter.
Silken fabrics should never be kept
folded in white paper. The chloride
of lime which is used to bleach the
paper causes a chemical change in the
silk, and Injuries the color.
Catching cold is as easy as falling
off log, but it is not necessary to
keep it caught. With the cold comes
the consciousness Of possession. Then
is the time to begin the cure. The
first requisite is higher tempera-
ture. Turn on the heat, cover up
warmly, take lively walk, go
through little exercise, drink cup
Of hot tea, milk, Lemonade. chocolate
or anything but alcohol to promote
perspiration; If it is possible to get to
sleep In blanket or two the cold
will be gone in an hour. Another
cure 10 to take Ave or ten grains Of
qniniue and hot drink on retiring
and sleep In . woolen gown; ON rising
taks snsthsr hve grain pill and oas-
hsu A hnF tsloFs msalA s
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The llth Ill Cav,

This regiment was organized at
Peoria, ILL.,, Dec, 20, 1861, to serve
three years. On expiration of its
term the original members, except
veterans, were mustered ont, and the
organization, composed of veterans
and recruits, retained in the service
until Sept. 30, 1868, when it was mus
tered ont in accordance with orders
from the war department The regi-
ment broke camp at Peoria on Feb. 90
and marched to Benton Barracks,
Mo, where it arrived on March 3.
One battalion embarked for Crump's
Landing on March a5, and was
shortly after followed by the re-
mainder of the regiment. The list
battalion landed at Crump's Landing
on April 1, and on the same day the
remainder landed ut Pittsburg Land
ing. 1t met with n severe loss at
Davis Bridge, and had number of
men killed at Iuka and Corinth. At
Lexington, Tenn, on Dec. Is, 1852,
the commander, Colonel Robert G.
Ingersoll, Major Kerr, and number
of other commissioned officers, were
captured. The loss in killed and
wounded, as well as prisoners was
very severe. The total loss while in
the service was 27o. OF these 81
were killed in action, and the re-
mainder died from disease, accident
or in prison.
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Paper TcIoEraph Fois..

One OF the latest uses to which paper has
been turned is the making Of telegraph poles
The paper pulp employed is saturated with O
mixture of borat, tsllow and other substances.
The mass is cast in mold NTH core 10 the
center, forming hollow rod OF arT desired
length, the cross pieces being held by wooden
keys driven in on either side OF the pole The
paper poles are said to be lighter and stronger
than those of wood and to be unaffected by
the many weather influences which shorten
the life of a wooden pole. II is doubtful
however, whether the paper pole will come to
be ANYTHING like a rival TO the iron pole
which Is now high in favor for the carving
OF all kinds of wire lines. The value OF iron
telegraph poles has been well tested under
the most trying conditions on the line between
Europe and India, and again across arid
stretches OF country In Australia. lnscct-
that eat out the core Of everything In the
shape of wood, leaving the shell only, and
bird borcrs that drill holes in the toughest of
trees let the iron pole pass, and even wander
Ing tribes cannot chop 1t up for flrewood al
though down in Australia they have not yet
got over their trick of making arrow heads OF
the insulators that 1t carries.-Chic1yO Rfc1rd.
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Heard None of His own Operas.

The great French composer Auber.
the writer OF FRA Diavolo," "Crown
Diamonds" and about fifty other
iirst-clsss operas. was peculiar
genius in more than one respect.
He never heard performance of
one of his own operas. which. OF
itself. is a thing without parallel in
musical history. He would never
nilow any one in his presence to
mention death. or allude in any way
to matters that might recall what,
to him, was the most awful of all
subjects. He was wealthy and lived
In the utmost luxury in Paris, and
whom at last he died. while the city
was in tho throes OF tho war with
the commune. preparations were
made to give him an elegant funeral
But n mob came along during the
ceremony, scattered tho mourners,
took the body out of tho hearse,
threw 1t into the ditch. and led off
the horses to draw cannon. 1t was
d singular end to life OF luxury
and aesthetic oase.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
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M MhSCULINITIES.

The fool is n man who goes up to n
blockhead and implores him to be
sensible.
DR.. Helbring, the German physician,
claims to have cured twenty cases of
frostbite by the use of electricity.
That which makes people dissatis-
fed with their condition is the Chin
erical idea they form of the happiness
of others.
Mrs. Hannah Bcdell who died at
Hampstead, Long Island, the other
day, in her o9th year, was survived
by 165 descendants.
Madame-Do my hair, Felice, while
am down to breakfast. Felice-fes,
madame; which color? Madame-The
black, please, am going to a funeral.
Tho arrangement of the trees in
B!enheim park, tho seat of the duke
of Marlborough, is said to rep
resent the order of the battle which
gave name to the estate.
Provision Is to be made for greatly
enlarging the British museum. Five
and half acres will be added to the
nine acres already occupied, through
purchase from the duke of Bedford.
81 don't SEQ how you can tell which
is the daughter and which is the son
in this picture, they look so much
alike with their ulsters on" "oh. nc
trouble about that. The one that
looks as If it could speak is the daugh-
ter"
An interesting story is told of a
wealthy collector named James Ellis
worth, who amuses himself by spend
ing thousands of dollars every year in
making additions to his various collec-
tiops. Recently he came in posses
sion of an 1904 dollar that has an in
teresting history, as its existence was
not known. 1t appears that negro
received the dollar from his dying
father, who had kept 1t us means Of
rsmsmbering the year he became .
! freedman. Tho negro kept the COLI
~ Artv ysars SD anally sold II Z
H.
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Potatoes for n Week.

On Sunday have them mashed-not
whisl,cd into Il creamy substance.
To attain this they should be peeled,
steamed, broken with potato whip,
moistcned with milk and butter, sea-
soned with salt and pepper and
beaten like batter until they are
very light.
On Monday bake them in their
skins. They should be washed clean,
baked in good oven and served at
once.
For Tuesday they may be peeled
and baked with roast. When the
meat is within half an hour or so of
being ready lay them in the gravy
under it and bake until they are COW
cred with crisp, brown skin.
On Wednesday serve them in Ken
tucky style. These are sliced thin as
for frying, soaked in cold water for
half an hour, put in u pudding dish
with salt, pepper and milk and baked
for one hour.
On Thursd&y serve them fried
whole. Peel and boil them. Roll in
and fry in butter.
On Friday have potatoes la Paris
ienne. Wash and rub them with n
coarse cloth until they are skinned,
drop into boiling water and boil until
done. Have ready in saucepan
some hot cream and butter, little
green parsley, pepper and salt. Pour
the water off the boiled potatoes,
cover with this and let it stand.
On Saturday boil the potatoes with
their skins on and serve with butter.
-Philadelphia Times.
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SETTING A ROOSTER.
1t Was Spurred Bird, Bnt It Was de-
termined to do IfoGsowork.


termined to do Ifodsowork.
A citizen Of Rurhford had canvassed
the town In vain from end to end in
bearch OF "a hen to set," when he
heard that an old darkey on tho
Boston, Providence and Newpcr. road
had q great des, Of "setting stock"
Az thie was just what he wanted, he
lost no time in hunting him up. He
found the old man building q hen
coop in the rear of his residence
Approaching. he asked, by way of
broaching the subject, how many
hens he had setting.
"Ihree hons and q roos ter, boss :"
"And which," inquired the
poultry man, thinking no had not
heard straight
IA rooster" replied tho darkey.
Seeing the look of distrust on his
visitors face he took him into low
building, and sure enough there sat
hugo Brahma rooster calmly COW
ering twenty eggs. On ono side Of
him sat two hons and on tho other a
third hen. The visitor, seeing how
stately tho rooster sat. secretly re-
solved to get some of tho derkey's
eggs and hatch out special lot of
roosters. On being asked what ha
did when the rooster wouldn't sit
any longer. the darkoy replied, "dat
ar rooster dono bound to set" point
ing underneath the box.
Looking under the box tho visitor
was surprised to find both of the
ROSTERS legs sticking through holes
in the box. The black rascal had
actually bored holes through the
box and tied the ROSTERS logs un-
derneath. SO, as no said, the rooster
was "done bound to set"
1nquiring into the matter the
Rumford man found that the darkey
had four hons and one rooster Three
OF the hens were setting und the
other was laying. The darkoy. find
ing the eggs OF the hen accumulat-
Ing quito fast. decided to let up on
feeding the rooster corn and mako
him hatch flock OF chickens.
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pirrln. His Fathers Grave.

IAN incident which, perhaps, af-
fected me more than anything saw
during the war;" said Judge Neale of
Kittanning to Pittsburg Dispatch
man, twas what saw after the ba l.
tie of Gettysburg. Invent down there
to sec what was to be seen, and on
going over the field after the battle
came across two men digging grave,
evidently for body that lay near by.
! watched the operations of the two
with interest One was a middle-aged
man and the other mere boy. Both
wore the blue uniform. The work of
the two men in the twilight had a
most peculiar effect upon me. There
beside the pile of yellow clay lay the
body of Union soldier. An ugly
hole in his forehead, emphasized by
the mark of the blood that had flowed
from it, told too well how he had met
his fate. 1t was an unpleasant sight,
yet try us hard as / would could not
tear myself away from it. began to
study tho two workers, and no.
ticed that the boys face
had a most sorrowful look. He
tried to work well, but there seemed
to be heavy load opprcssiag him.
Every now and then he would glance
ut the dead body beside him aud then
wipe away the tears. l then began
to talk to the worlsingmen. l asked
for whom the grave was intended,
and the elderly man pointed to the
boy, then to the corpse, and whisper
ed to me: His father l could never
tell you what an effect this had upon
me. The idea Of . eon digging his
father's gravel It seemed horrible to
asi something that ! cosld mot bear
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Thr Hest ShIns.

The cruiser Minneapolis which beat al
speed records of her class ia compared witt
foreign ships 10 their disadvantage. Cramps
superintendent says; There are no foreigt
ships of her size and pattern. The nearest il
the English navy are the Blake and the Bleu
helm, the cracks OF the queens great fleet
but tho Columbia or Minneapolis could rui
around either of them easily, and the New
York could whip them in an hour. The New
York has more armor, more guns and NOR
speed, although the Eugllshmen have NOR
tonnage. They were built for twenty-five
knots, but have never made more than nine
teen. The Kaiserin Augusta Is the best shil
OF the German navy, but has never shown
better gait than the Blake, The Italians have
n small gunhoat of 1000 tons that has deyel
oped a remarkable speed, but she is only one
fourth the size OF the Minneapolis and a
least two knots an hour slower
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Easily Made md u,oful.

To make a convenient bag for paper
and twinc double a yard of crcponne,
joining tho edges with puff of cam
brio of u solid and harmonizing color.
AT the top turn in each OF the four
edges for several inches, SO that the
two sides end in point. Fasten these
together with button and buttonholc
and sew here ribbon loops and ends
by which to hang up the bag. To one
side sew rectangular outside pocket,
with box pleat in the middle of it.
Make deep rather than broad; this is
for the twine. 1t forms very handy
receptacle for wrappings and one to
which the family will be apt to often
repair if hung in one accustomed
y,lnee
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Function. o, Roots aud Leaves.

A person who has no idea OF the
enormous quantity OF ~ater used by
trees and plants can get much quaint
and curious information from Pro
fessor Vine's late lecture entitled
The Leaf and Its Functions. In
it he tolls Whit an immense amount
OF water a single oak or even sun
flower will extract from the earth IN
a season of five months, In his ex-
periments he found that an average
suulower would exhale one ounce of
water avery hour during the time,
and that an OAK ore foot in diameter
at the ground and thirty-seven feet
high, with a number OF leaves esti-
mated at 100000, would, in the same
way, give oil 700 tons OF water in
the same period Of time.
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A Hidden Chapter,

Frank Riggs, the son of the famous
banker and his fathers successor i'll
the financial circles of Washington,
tells me an interesting story that cor
reefs false impression which many
good people have carried for years.
During the second term of President
Grant man of the name of Pickett
sold to the government of the United
States the records of the executive de-
partments of the Southern confeder-
acy. From these documents was OBJ
tanned much evidence that prevented
the payment of claims of Southern
citizens who pretended LOYALTY for
losses growing out of the war. In n
single instance they saved several
millions by showing that the mail
contractors throughout the South had
| been paid from the Confederate treas
| ury for services performed by them
| for the post office department of the
United States before the outbreak of
the rebellion. They proved to be of
great value in many other directions,
and the price paid Mr.. Pickett for
them, which was something like $780,
600, proved to be one of the most prof
liable investments ever made by the
government.
Pickett had been chief CLERK of the
Confederate state department, or held
some similar office which made him
custodian of the archives. When
President Davis and his cabinet fed
from Richmond Mr.. Pickett carted
the records away anl hid them in
some place that escaped the searchers
of the Union army, and the manner of
their disappearance was mystery
until they were delivered to Secreta-
ry Fish. 1t was always believed that
Mr.. Pickett poclseted the money, and
he was universally condemned by
Southern people for betraying the se-
crets of the lost cause for price.
1.-THE facts have never been told"
said Mr.. Riggs, "for Mr.. Pickett ex-
acted the strictest pledges of secrecy
from my father in regard to the dis
position of the money. But both of
them are dead now, and there is no
reason why the truth should not be
known. Mr.. Pickett never had the
benefit of one penny of the money he
iS'SiNSi ii''h tiS ava
those records. He deposited the en-
tire amount as soon as he received it
in our bank to the credit of George
w. Riggs, trustee for and it was dis
tributed in small amounts among the
widows of Confederate officers. Mr..
Pickett made out the list of the peo-
pie to whom he wished it sent. The
checks were all signed by my father.
Each one was accompanied by let
ter, which he prepared and which my
father signed, saying that the en-
closure was forwarded at the request
of n gentleman who felt an interest
in their welfare, but for reasons of
his own desired that his identity
should not be disclosed. The account
was carried for several years and all
the checks and vouchers are now
packed away in our bank"
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AROUND THE CAMPFIRE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD
WHERE VETERANS GATHER.
Stone Rivcr-Plckett Made no Money by
Giving Up the Records of tho Confed-
eracy-Digging His Fathers Grave
Menu of tho Hotel de Vicksburg.
Stone River.

STONE hiNef.
fRead at reunion of the celebrated Loomis
battery at CoIdwater, Mich. on May II. 1894 ]
Through d vista bright of the years long He'd
By the flag -decked graves OF our comrades
dead.
BY the tints OF sur-mer and tho winter 8
white;
BY the sheen OF moon and the shades OF nlSb
There hangs scene Of the oruv.. naVs'
With warp OF blue and woof OF graz,
will cut the web from out the loom
And place II 10 day mid the May-day bloom
out from the cedats onward they como
Not with the nfe and the rolling drum;
But sweeplny swift with charging yell
Like, a demon host from the depths OF hell
The taste OF blood and the powdered air
Hath made them mad, as from their lair
They spring to rend our moving lines
Where the 'Parrott Hin c. the army binds
No bullet storm can stay that tide:
An unknown power on Its pillows ride
1t cares not FOR tho bayonets flash,
The rifles crack or the saber's clash
Not man and man, but an army grand,
Circled around with wars red band
That can bind host In Its terrible grasp
That one key, Only, can unclasp
Who holds that key: On yonder ned
Where the Tuebor crest on bloodstaincd shield
Now waves defiance 10 the foe.
The telescopes of Mitchell glow,
Not sighted for the far.or stars,
But the nearer Wanting Stars and Bars;
A constellation that shall fall
Where the battle smoke shall wave It's pail.
The men beside those guns await
4 moment like STATUES of fate.
The battle front before them winds
The breeze Just moves the lanyard lines
Bold Rosecrans has bid them stay
And hold I'LL death that royal way;
And stay they must and stay they will,
Alive or dead they hold that hill
a moment and hot belching fame
Writes Cumberland in script OF fame,
moment and the bursting shell
Tells that the aim was true and well
The lines 90 down of veteran gray.
That have faced death for many q day
And though they close their ranks agaiI
The iron sweeps them from the plain
Three times amid the brake they form
Three times upon the guns they storm,
Three times the army holds its breIth
To see those charles grand OF death
Three times they charse retreat but twice
For Looms throws, this day. the dice
The game is lost by the Gray complete,
A lifeless host cnanot retreat
Cheers for the mem Cheers for each gun
Who on that day Victory wont
And cheers for the foe who facel the breath
or the iron monsters, to their DEATH
There arc none more brave in Times review
Than those who wore the Gray and Blue,
And DER them Fame has written bright
Each thought he battled for the right
Sherman d. Richardson
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Mighty Is tho Truth !

And 1t will prevail. Against uudcthand compel
ton and spurious imitation, the genuine efllcncy
of the great national tonic. Ilostettcr's stomach
Bittcrs, always has and always will prevail. The
public recognize it everywhere ns the chief pre-
yentatiyc OF malaria, and a reliable specific for
dyspepsia constipation, nervousness, rheumatism,
kidney trouble, biliousncss md loss Of appetite.
Efforts made by irresponsible dealers to compete
with II by indirect means have and will continue
to fall upon the heads and 1t may be added, the
pockets Of those making them. Through the length
and breadth OF the American continent tits the
knowledgcd household remedy, reliable and
prompt 1t relies upon facts, upon public tx
pcrcnce. and upon the emphatic communication
OF the medical fraternity.
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Fran. for Four Photographs.


This is q very pretty way of display
ing four photographs; it may easily
be modified SO as to hold larger or n
smaller number, and the frames may,
If preferred, be cut square, or round,
or oval, or shield shaped. A sheet of
very stout cardboard is needed Tor the
front, and piece of rather thinner
make for the back. In the thick
sheet cut four oval spaces. These
may give some trouble to the amateur,
so it is as well, perhaps, to get pro
fessional mount cutter to arrange
this, as he has the means of planning
them accurately and spacing them
properly. ..
The second and thinner sheet of
cardboard should be cut exactly the
same shape and size as the thick piece,
but it need have no openings. Before
covering the front of the frame. take
brush filed with gold paint and
color the edge of the oval openings
with it. Then lightly gum the card
lay sheet of wadding over it and
cover this place with u piece of bro
cadc. Press this down well, especially
round the openings, but carry the
outer edges of the material over to
the wrong side of the cardboard and
gum them down well there. When
the gum is dry cut away the brocadc
and the wadding from above the
openings
Take next some colored ribbon about
un inch wide, and lay length be-
tween each of the openings for the
photographs and hold it down with an
invisible stitch placed here and there.
The edge of the openings must now
be finished with a line of narrow gold
gimp, which can most easily be Sc
cured with very little glue, care be-
ing taken that this does not run be-
yond the edCes. A bow of ribbon
should now be placed at the top and
bottom, tho upper one of the two
having n loop added to it by which
the frame can be hung up,
OThe outer edge Of tile frame is
finished off in n very pretty and novel
style. Procure some large crystal
beads and a quantity of pins with
colored glass heads, such as are used
in making macrame lace. Pass n pin
through each head and then stick it
into the edge of the frame. Allow n
space equal to the width of n bead
between each one, and vary the
colors according to fancy and accord
ing to the prevailing tint of the
brocade.
The next thing to do is to fix the
photographs at the opening made
for them, A touch of gum at the
corners will be all-sutlicieut to hold
them, and care must be taken to
place them quite evenly and straight
upon the card. Now cover the thin
ner piece of card which has been re-
served for the back and hold it with Il
few stitches taken through the edges
here and there, at intervals of an
inch or two all round.