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ington at Alexandria, collectine naili.
tary supplies for use in the threatened
campaign. The succeeding May, be-
tore the declaration of war had been
made, Washington encountered the
french troops and heard for the first
time the whistling of bullets. He is
accused Of having said on the occasion I:
II heard the bullets whistle there is
something charming in the sound"
Washington's birthday in 1855 was
spent in retirement. He had retired
from his military duties after succeed
ing Colonel Frey y command; but in
the spring volunteered under General
Braddock with the rank of Colonel.
He had barely recovered from a fever
when he took a heroic part in the dis
astrous battle Of Monographs, after
which he retired to Mount Vernon.
On February %, 1856, he had been
several months in command of the
Virginia troopsto serve against France,
with headquarters at Winchester but
was abAlent on a journey to Boston on
the day we celebrate, where he ar
ranged with General Shirley that an
lnconveniently independent officer in
command at Fort Cumberland, Md,
should be made subject to his orders.
He fell in love for the second time, of
which we know, on this trip, with a
New York beauty, who had the bad
taste to prefer another young officer
for a husband. In February, 1857,
we find him laying papers before the
Earl Of Loudoun-he was then in COM
mand of the Virginia troops--with the
object Of putting them upon the regu-
lar establishment.
His, birthday in 1859 found him
again in private life, the object of the
war in the middle colonies having been
achieved. Denied the privilege of be-
ing more than a colonial officer he re-
signed his commission, much to the
regret of his colleagues in the army.
On February % of that year he was a
benedict, having had a partner of his
Joy" and sorrows about six weeks. His
marriage to Mrs. GUSTS was an excep-
tionally fortunate union, adding to
his wealth and social distinction, and
giving him al perfect companionship
as is ever reached for the long space OF
forty years.
The years from 1859 to 1854 were q
comparatively uneventful period in
Wash1ngton's life. During this time
he was the planter and the man OF
business, exporting produce and I'M.
porting from England goods for do
nestle and family use.
With the passage OF the stamp act
came momentous thoughts to Wash.
ington as to what would be the effect
on the c~oIpnies Of The wilsul violation
of the principle ''tnat no subject OF
the realm can be taxed except BY him
self or his Representative" The i'm.
portance Of this violation was per.
ceiyed by him Al the be inning. By
the time of his ID rtn Jay n l7j9, Wash
ington had advance. 81 fsr in his pa
tient opposition to tvraany that he
took char. e - tns srt eles OF assoc a.
tion drawn mp ay Il = 4o,t neighbor.
George Mason, ior presentation before
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HOTEL DIDN'T SUIT HIS DOG.
Why Frank De yroom Quit an Incisnapo-
lis Hosiery.

lS AAoetChJ
Gar, the big staghound which for
more than two years has been one Of
the best known figures on the Rialto,
has just passed through a thrilling
experience out West. Some months
ago Car and his master, Frank De
Vroom, we're engaged for the parts Of
walking dog and leading gentleman
in a Chicago production. After the
run Of the play in that city 1t took to
the road. In course Of time it struck
Indianapolis. Mr.. De Vroom and
Gar engaged a room at the best
hotel. The next morning after their
arrival, as master and dog passed
through the corridor, they heard the
hotel clerk hail a bell boy and ask II
the dog had spent the night in the
hotel. When the bell boy admitted
that he had, the proprietor shouted:
SWELL, don't let that occur again."
Gar and De Vreom waited for a
few moments and then sauntered up
to the desk. De Vroom asked for
his bill. The hotel clerk looked as
tonished.
"Why, but I thought you were go
ing to stop a week, sir? Have you
any complaint, sir?"
ooh, no." replied De Vroom, care.
lessly; II am quite satisfied. It's my
dog that's kicking"
1.-THE dog!" cried the clerk.
ayes, the dog. He's a particular
brute, and doesn't like your beds. AS
for the meals-well, he says he would
not serve such meals to a hotel
clerk."=NeW York Sun.
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The TaIlow Tree.

Our foreign Consols quite frequent
ly send home curious and interesting
accounts of the things that come
under their observation while in line
of duty. These articles, valuable
from many points of view, are never
seen by one in each 10000 Of our
population, because the documents
in which they appear, being classed
with other Government publica-
tions," are seldom consulted.
In this way much that is interest
ing and valuable to the scientist and
general reader is overlooked. For an
instance the descriptions of the curl
Gus vegetation of China, especially
the atallow tree" This tree is the
Stillingia sebifera of the botanist, the
root of which produces oil, the bark
the famous s'rice paper and the ber-
ries tallow. The greasy berries are
of a light scarlet and resemble those
of the coffee of commerce, both in
size and color. In preparing the
tallow the beans or berries are first
steamed and then pounded in order
to separate the mesocarp from the
kernel.
This pulp is then placed in a bam-
boo seine and the mealy portions
separated from the hulls, the tallowy
substance having the oil expressed
from it in large, primitive wooden
presses, while the chaf or hulls is
converted into fuel. The oil thus
obtained is used for oil stoves, light
ing purposes, etc. The whole tree
from root to leaf is surcharged with
oleaginous matter, and broken limbs
and abrasions in the bark have been
known to exude pure oil for days in
succession.-[Detroit Free Press.
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the burgesses of Virginia, with the OBJ
iect of Gripping British commerce by
reducing imports. When subsequent
" the patriot-statesmen Of Boston as
sembled IN public meeting, passed a
resolution calling on all the inhabit-
ants of the colonies generally to enter
into an agreement that they would
hold no further intercourse with Great
Britain, either by imports OF exports,
Washington opposed the adoption of
the passage relating to exports, be-
cause it involved the violation OF, to
him, sacred business obligations. In
the fall Of 1774 he was chosen to COM
mand volunteer companies, and on his
birthday in ITS was busy drilling
troops for the inevitable conflict.
Events of enormous import followed
apace. The second Congress passed q
resolution seThat these colonies be
Immediately put in a state of defense"
on May 10, 1775. Then was founded
the Continental army, of which Wash
ington was unanimously elected Com
mander-in-chief on the 18th of June
following. He made his headquarters
at Cambridge and took command on
the Sd Of July. In December, 1775,
Mrs. Washington joined him and re-
NAMED till the spring of 1776. His
birthday in that year was spent IN her
society at Cambridge. Dorchester
Heights taken, Boston evacuated and
occupied by the American army, the
Declaration of Independence, the dis
astrous battle of Long Island, the
American army in retreat across the
Delaware-this is the story Of 1776 in
outline up to December. The RENE
DIV for these disasters vas found in
| Washington being virtually . dictator,
in his renewal of the army, in the au-
dacity and splendor Of his military
genius. Recrossing the Delaware,
| the American commander took the Of
fensiye. with the result that in . shord
time not q single British or Hessiar
regiment remained in the Jerseys ex
cent at Brunswick and Amboy, between
which places and New York was open
communication by water. Within
three weeks the enemy had been
driven from every POSI- he had takeI
along the Delaware. Philadelphls
had been relieved from danger, ane
| almost the whole province Of New Jer
sew had been recovered to America
Washington spent his birthday OF III
III headquarters at M~orristown, New
Jersey. s.,
Washington'samica relations witt
Lafayette began in 1777, : year mos
memorable for the surrender of Gen
eral Burgoyne to the American, Gen
eral Gates.
The French alliance brought sub
stantial assistance, but ITS can hardl.
be regarded as ) brilliant success Y
the working out OF american indie
pendence, II meant to Great Britain
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Prisoners in China.

A Chinese prison is called q "can.
que" It's outer door is barred with
bamboo and is guarded by petty
soldiers or policemen. The .scangue"
contains two rooms and two yards.
One room and one yard are for men.
The other room and yard r for
women. The space set apart for women
is very much smaller than that for
men. But the women's quarters and
the mems quarters are alike in being
entirely devoid Of any provision for
personal comfort Q for personal
decency.
Chinese prisoners are by the Govern.
ment provided with absolutely moth
ing but the space beyond which they
may not pass. # their friends thrust
food to them through the bars Of the
prison fence the law does not inter
nose. Otherwise the prisoners may
starve.
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COYOTES HUNTING BREAKFAST.
Relieving Each O.ier in the Chase After
Fleet-footed Jack Rabbits.

relieving Each o.nef IN the Shase After
F~leet-footed Jack Rabbits.
did you ever See a pack Of coyotes
a-rustlin' for grub?" asked an old
miner Of a reporter for the Moreno
Cali Indicator. "I've lived on ting
desert nigh onto thirty years." he re-
sumed, "and seed many queer sight,
but coyotes %a-rustlin' for grub beats
them all. Them animals are as we'll
trained as any body Of soldiers ever
was under Gineral Grant. They elect
a captain, whether by drawing straws
or by ballot, Idon't recollect off-hand.
Just at daylight a reyeille calls the
pack together and they come yelpin'
and howlin' over the desert like a lot
of things possessed, their appetites
sharpened by the crisp air and eager
for their regular diet of jerked rabbit
meat. The avant couriers sniff
around among the sagebrush and
greasewood. while the rest Of the
band form into a big circle, some
times spreadin' out on the plain over
a radius of two or three miles. The
couriers head a jack rabbit in the Cir
Gle and the coyote nearest takes up
the chase.
"You know a jack rabbit can ruiz
ten times faster than a coyote, and
when the one in pursuit gets tuck
cred out the next II takes up the
chase, and so on till the jack falls
down dead from exhaustion. Then
the whole pack leap onto him, their
Jaws snappin' like sheepblades in
shearin' time. Then when the jack
is disposed of another reyeille is
sounded and the pack again form into
a circle, and the circus is kept up I'M
til everyone of the yelpin', yeller dev.
lis has satisfied his appetite, some!
times Billin' hundreds of jacks and
cottontails fur one meal, fur a coyote
can eat a jack as big as himself and
then look as if he was clean starved
to death. / wa clean through the
late unpleasantness with Gineral
Grant and | know what scientific
generalin' is, and them coyotes know
as much as any soldiers that ever
lived about army tactics. The COM
mander-in-cbief is usually the Oldest
coyote in the pack, and he sits on a
knoll where he can give orders to his
~lieutenants and aids, and what they
don't know about ambuscades, ma
%neuverin' and field tactics ginerally,
amt worth knowin'."
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KILLED HERSELF IN PU1LIC.
How q Bereaved Chinese Fiancse Ended
Her Days According to Announcement.

how o bere6VeQ chinese 11ancSs
Her Days According to Announcement.
Mr.. Medhuast, for many years Brit
lsh Consul at Shanghai, tells in the
London Million of q singular card OF
invitation" which he once recesved in
China. It was from a lady. intimating
her intention to commit 7uielde on a
specified date. She was ye-y young
and attractive, and belonged to a
wealthy family; but the Chinese gentle
man to whom she had boon aE1aneed
from childhood having died just before
the date fxed upon for their nuptuals,
she gave out that she deemed It her
duty to render her wldOwhoed lrrevo-
cable by dying with her betrothed. so
she sent cards around to the local gem
try, giving notice Of her purpose. No
attempt was made by her relatives or
the local authorities to Illustrate her
design, though Mr.. Medhurst appealed
10 the mandarins, the general opinion
being that she vas about to perform q
meritorious act. Eventually, en- the
day namad, the woman did deliberately
sacrifice her life in the presence of
thousands of spectators. A stage was
erected In the open fields, with a tented
frame over it, from which was sus-
pended a slip Of scarlet crepe. One end
OF this slip she fastened round her neck,
and then, embracing a little boy pre-
sented by one Of the bystanders, she
mounted q chair and resolutely jumped
of, "her little clasped hands saluting
the assemblage as her body twirled
round with the Tightening cord" The
woman was not bounded on by a fanatic
mob, as was the practice at suttees in
India, but immolation appeared to be
an entirely voluntary act. Sacrifices
Of this kind, according to Mr.. Med
hurst, are not uncommon in certain
districts of China, and, strange to say,
they are rewarded with monuments,
sometimes erected by order OF the EN-
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HIS NATAL DAY.
THE BIRTHDAYS OF GEORGE
WASHINGTON.
anniversaries of His Birth Were
Often Important Landmarks in
His CareerLThe Great Gen
erals Life Reviewed.
GORGE WILLIAM, o to Au-

~ FORGE WILLIAM, son to Au-
IL gustine Washington and Mary
MA his wife, was born the 18th
day of February, 1872,
about ten in the morning, and was
baptized the Sd of April following,
Mr.. Bromley Whiting and Captain
Christopher Brooks, godfathers, and
Mrs. Milfred Godfrey, godmother.
When Washington was born his
father was about t~hirty-six years old
and his mother twenty-eight. He was
the first of his fathers children by a
second marriage, born of good family
on both sides, but in a house which
modern luxury would deem mean in
its size and appointments. It had
four rcem only, a chimney at each
end, was perfectly plain seen from the
outside, but had a miniature picture
gallery within in the "best room,'
consisting of a chimney piece orna-
tmente1 with Dutch tiles showing
scenes from the Bible. In this plain
hogle of Westmoreland County, Va,
glyed a family distinguished for it's
good breeding, of which the husband
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was the great grandson of a John
Washington, who emigrated to America
In 1867, and was sixth in descent
from the first Lawrence Washington,
.of Ludgrave, Northamptonshire, Eng
land. OF inestimable value to his
country is the opportunity which
every year affords to review his work
and character. Before his death his
fbirahday was celebrated in every great
stgygn throughout the Union, and the
x1stom will never fail ofbe1ng honored
by the setting apart of the anniver-
sary as a general holiday, its date adj
iusted to the Gregorian calendar, and
falling on the 22d day of February.
Washington earliest birthdays were
spent in Stafford County, Va, on the
east side OF the Rappahannoe River,
opposite Fredericksburg, whittier his
parents removed while he was still a
baby.
At school, in Westmoreland County,
under Mr.. Williams, he learned read
ing, spelling, English grammar, arith-
metic, surveying, bookkeeping and
geography. He had been taught the
rudiments of his thorough acquain-
lance with the mother tongue by an
obscure and humble person known In
history for this reason only, as Hobby.
The elder brother took o most af-
f~ecsionate interest in George, for
whom, when the boy was fourteen
years old, he procured midshipman's
warrant, which his mothers prophetic
:solicitude prevented him from using.
The next two wear George spent in
Surveying chiefly, under the direction.
gf Mr.. Williams, the nature of whose
Instructions was better adapted to
develop the practical genius OF WASH
ington than would have been a CLASH
cal education. He was sixteen when he
went to live with his brother at Mount
Vernon, and there, q tall and graceful
youth, perfected himself in the dance
and other social accomplishments.
Lafayette described the beauty of
Washington's physical proportions as
the most superb he had ever seen, and
this when the hero had passed the
best years Of his manhood. What
must have been the fascination OF his
presence IN the morn and liquid dew
OF his youth, and the heart f1utterlngs
OF the Virginia maidens whom he met
In the refined society Of his brothers
mansion, and in his frequent visits to
the beautiful country seats IN the
neighborhood?,
Anew months after his birthday, in
I749, he qualified asa county survey
Or, which was q profitable occupation
af that time, and he had added to the
property left him by his father, when,
at nineteen years old, he was commits
stoned a major Of militia, with the con-
siderable salary OF ESQ a year at.
tached to the honor. On February
22d, 1852, he and his brother, Law.
renee, were on their way home from 9
trip to Barbados, whittier they had
gone in the hope to regain health fol
the master of Mount Vernon, who,
the anne year. died at his beautiful
seat. The estate was left to his sur
yiying daughter, and in case of her de.
cease without issuse, with other lands
To George Washington, with the re
serve Of the use of the same to his wifi
during her lifetime.
Iii the fall Of 1853 Governor Din
widdie sent the young officer as com
missionerto q French fort claimed =
have been built as q hostile demon
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500 Reward. 800.

The reader Of this paper Will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is Catarrn. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure known t. the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitu-
tional disease, requires u constitutional treat
ment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly or the blood an mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby, destroying the
tent strength BY building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have go much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Do-ars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send Tor list
of test moniais. Address
F. J. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, O.
WSold BY DruggiSts. fac.
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South Dakota's Wealth

South Dakota has so, 200 farms,
Valued at SIC, 600, 600 on which are
raised II, 600, 600 bushels of wheat
and %, 000, 900 of corr and various
other cereals. The wild grasses yield
1900, 900 tons of hay and the wool
clip exceeds 5000, 600 pounds. The
Black Hill mines have yielded $780,.
600, 900 of gold and silver.
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An Important Difference.

To make it apparent to thousands,wlo think
themselves i'll, that they are not affected with
any disease, but that the system simply needs
cleansing, is to bring comfort home to their
hearts, as a costive condition is easily cured by
using Syrup of Figs. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co
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however, Americas persistence in this
purpose, spite of jealousies and party
discussions in Congress, treachery to-
ward Washington in the army and i'll
fortune in the field here and there.
The majestic patience and serenity of
Washington amidst discourag ments
OF all kinds is the strongest historic
feature of the year. He was in head.
quarters at Middlebrook when the an
nlversary of his birth in the year 1779
reminded him that he had passed the
best years Of his manly strength.
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The largest grower of Grass and Clover Seed
In the world is Salzer. La Crosse, Wis. Over
so hardy varieties, with lowest pricesl
Special low freight to New York, Pa. and the
East.
If You WILL CUT THIS OFT AND sESD IT with
14c postage to the John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La
Crosse, WIS, yoa will receive eleven packages
grass and clover sorts and his mammo.h farm
seed catalogue: fu of good things for the far
mel, the gardener and the citizen. A
A man is born for great things when be
GAS the str ength to conquer himself.
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FROM wR1aHr's PORTRAIT OF WASHINGTON

tleman riding alone, in plain drab
clothes, a broad-brimmed white hat,
a hickory switch in his hand, and car
rying an umbrella with a long staff,
which is attached to the saddlebow.
That person, sir, is General Washing
tor. New York Commercial Adver-
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For Dyspepsia, indigestion and stomaeh p als+
orders, use Browns Iron Bittersrtne :. b nsas
the muscles. A splendid medicine orweak
and debilitated persons
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Malaria cured and eradicated from the sys-
tenn by Browns Iron Bitters. which enr ches
the blood, tones the nerJes, aids digest on.
Acts like a charm on persons in general i'll
health, giving new energy and strength.
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AS A SIMPLE YET EFFECTIVE remedy fo-
Throat Affections, "BToun's bronchial 1foclleS'
stand first in public favor. They are absolutely
unrivalled for the alienation of all Throat IL
~ritations caused by Colds Or use of the voice.
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Yassar College has published its cat,
alogue for 1864, showing . total OF
466 students.
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The only thing that keeps a stingy man
from stealing is the risk of the thing.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-26

MANY q mans religion, it bolled aown'
would be found to be nothing more 'hah ho-
ton.
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1t will not help your own crop any to
throw stones at your neighbors truck patch.
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Love and hope Away live together. Xii
hope and love will bring it to life again.
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n arricted with sore ewes use Dr.. Isaac ihohp'
.on,s Eve Water. Dru-sisss sell at az. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1894-05-26

Beecham's Pills with a drink or wafer ha 10
ings. Beechain's-no others. ocehes o'N'
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The Coliseum.

According to expert calculations
the Coliseum Of Rome seated 81, 900
spectators, while 60,oG0 more could
have found standing room. The ex-
ternal circumference of the Coliseum
as it stands to-day is 1928 feet, its
long diameter els fest, its short d.
ameter $40 feet. The arena is 279
by 296 feet and the height of the
building 1856 feet. There is still
standing four stories of the original
structure. 1t was in all probability
the largest building of auditorium ar
eyer kn0Wn.
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DR.. MooRHoUsE, the Bishop of
Manchester, is an amiahle and mild.
hammered divine, much beloved in
his diocese. The other day, however,
p clergyman in a Lancashire parish
gave out for a text. "The devil like
q roaring lion goeth about seeking
whom he may devour," and almost in
the same breath continued: "My
friends, you will probably have heard
that the Bishop of Manchester has
announced his intention of visiting
every church in his diocese, and con.
s~equently we may expect very shortly
to see him at this church," and then
proceeded with his discourse, wonder
Ing what the congregation was smil.
inc at
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gustine Washington and MARY
"A his wife, was born the It'll
- Iau &c EoI 1na1 a