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LEES CHRISTMAS DINNER.
A Spread in which borrowed Bacon Plays
Leading Part.

A Spread in which borrowed Bacon Plays
Leading Part.
As the fortune of war had favored his
larder, through some skillful foraging of
Ephraim, negro, who was his faithful cook,
body servant, and waiter, Gen. Lee invited
several officers to dine with him on Christ
mas day, 1864, says the Coarier-J0arnaI.
The lucky recipients of the timely invita-
tion were five in number, all officers
of distinction, among them Gems. Long
street, Gordon, and Kershaw. They were
all on time when the dinner was called.
1t was served on rough pine table, with
out cover, in Gen. Lees weather-beaten
tent 1t consisted of boiled cabbage and
eight or 10 boiled sweet potatoes, and a dish
of rice cooked dry. The piece de resistance,
which, indeed, the guests found it hard to
resist, was a small bit of fat bacon, about
three inches square, that lay on the top of
the large cabbage. Now, bacon was as rare
in the Confederate camp IS are roses on the
Northern hilltops in December You can
imagine, therefore, the self-restraint ex-
ercised by each guest as he declined in turn
a slice of the delicate meat proffered by his
host, who held the earving-knife and fork
ready to cut and help.
1t was observed that when the General,
guest whose plate Ephraim held out, AL
low me to help you to a slice of the bacon ;"
the devoted old servitor's hand trembled
greatly. In fact, he seemed to be in state
of decided fright. The high military rank
of the guests would not account for his
trepidation, for he daily served near a
master who outranked them all. There was
no splendor left in the tracery of faded gold
lace on their battle-stained uniforms to
dazzle his eyes and cause them TO roll about
and glance from bacon to guest, and from
guest to bacon, as each answered the half
question with the words, No thank you,
General" The dscomposure of the serving
man was all the more striking from its con
trast with the serene, self-poised dignity of
his master.
Dinner over, the General and his quests
retired from the tent, bat as they passed out
Gen, Lee turned and said in a low tone,
"Ephraim, We have another cabbage, have we
not?"
The answer was, "Yes, sir, Mass Bob, we's
got anudder cabbage sah."
"Then, Ephraim,n said the General, "save
the piece of bacon to cook with that cab
bage."
The prompt and decisive reply was: No,
sab, Mass Bob can't do dat; / jis borrow
dat piece of bacon for seasonin' from friend
ober dar in Richmon'. and L done glib mp my
parole oh honor dat I'll glib him back dat
same bacon what I borrow"
The General consented at once to the re-
turn OF the bacon.
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use your trying to humbug me any longer.
That picture is big thing. know it now
as well as you do. Your face betrayed you.
You might just as well tell me how big
thing it is? Does it mean hundreds or thou
sands?"
Its Rembrandt, or I'm mad"
Then take it that whichever of us gets
ii win get the old mans money, too"
"Yes," said Maurice, gloomily.
Only it happens that neither of us has
the advantage of the other so far. Now you
haven't behaved quite generously in keep
ing me in the dark, and offering me paltry
profit; but it's no good going back on that,
and what do you say to going shares i'll the
transaction? We could run down to Bell
worth at once, and interview the lady?"
81 am agreeable, if you are" said Maui
rice, slowly. "But don't think it's good
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Fifth regiment, Excelsior Brigade Promoted TO
Brigadier-Ge1eral. Seriously wounded at
Gettysburg July 2 1863 Brevetted Maior-Gcn-
the assault on the works around that
city on the 10th, in which action you
lost So.
The time had now come, my comrades,
when the Excelsior Brigade should cease
to exist, your three years term of service
having expired.
The 1st regiment was withdrawn from
the field on June %, and honora6ly
mustered out under Lieut.. t.-Col. Thomas
Holt July /, 1864. The men not en-
titled to discharge were transferred to
the Seth n. Y.
The Cd regiment was honorably
mustered out under Lieut.. Col. Thomas
Rafferty, July 80, 1864, and the men
not entitled to discharge were transferred
to the 120th n. Y.
The 81 regiment was honorably
mustered ont under Lieut.-Col. John
Leonard June l9 and 20, 1864, and the
men not entitled to discharge were trans
erred to the 120tn n. Y.
The 4th regiment
RETAISED IT'S ORGANIZATION.
sufficient number of, the men having
re-enlisted, and il remained to fight on
other fields and to participate in the
Grand Review at Washington on the
cessation of hostilities.
The 9th regiment was honorably
mustered cut under Lieut.-Col. VIM. II.
Lounsberry from June 19 to Aug. 8,
and the men not entitled to discharge
were assigned to the 10th n. Y.
During your term Of service the total
enrolment in the brigade was SAP,
divided as follows: The 1st regiment
had 1,462; the I'd regiment, 1170; the
Sd regiment, 1850; the 18th regiment,
1850; and the 9th regiment, ,210.
The brigade lost during Its term OF
service, i'll which | include the losses
in the 4th regiment after the brigade
ceased to exist and several minor affairs
not mentioned in this history, 1896,
which severe loss places you among the
800 fighting regiments in Fox's valuable
work on regimental losses during the
civil war.
Ny task Is done. ! have, as briefly
as the remembrance of your gloriou:
career would allow, carried you along
from the time of your first muster until
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TEey Came to an Understanding
lDetroit Tribune. ]

lDeToH jrDune
He leaned gracefully against the mantle.
Yes" he repeated, l love your daugh-
ter"
The old man in the easy chair regarded
him keenly.
Can you support a family" he asked,
after pause.
The youth knit his brow.
"That depends. How
He looked the father Of his beloved
straight in the eye
-"how many of you are there?"
Presently they came to the terms of an
amicable understanding.
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where it was very unlikely that they would
know the value of their purchase, and his
spirits mounted, only, moment later, to be
dashed to the ground.
The picture had left the shop almost as
soon as it entered. A young lady had come
in to ask for curious little silver box in
the window, and, seeing the picture, she had
ordered it to be sent at once to her address
in the country.
And who, inquired the affable shop-wo-
man. large lady in black satin, did he
think the young lady was? Why, no one
less than Miss Mamie Donovan, the Irish
American heiress!
Poor Valentine! He resolved to follow
the scent to the end, sweet or bitter, and
was about TO quit Mrs. Smmons's empor
ium when he ran into the arms of his
cousin.
Now, look here, Maurice" said the bar
rister, drawing him into the street, it's no
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The Secret Safe.

nd you ask me to marry yo" ex-
claimed the proud beauty scornfully.
"You! Hiram Jinks, would not for the
world have any OF my friends know you
have subjected me TO this humiliation !"
"Then wen not say anything about it,
Miss Rocllsey," said Hiram, looking about
for his hat. "Great Scott! You can't feel
any more sneakin' over it than dor
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One Changcless Body.
ICaicsgo Record.J

Paterfamilias-So that scientific textbook
of yours says nothing ever remains exactly
the same, does it? Every thing is progress
ing either in one direction or the other.
His Son-Yes, sir.
Paterfamilias-BOshl The author of that
book neyes kea-d of the United States Sen
ate!
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A Good Reason.
tPack.
.7IN

Brown-Say, Pll give you a sure thing on
the third race tomorrow. Play Mudsticker
to win.
Green-Thanks! But why don't you
play it yourself?
Brown can't. I've already lost all the
money can spare this month.
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and drove the enemy from his position,
the cheers of the onlookers echoing from
hill to hill as you planted your colors on
his defenses.
The following morning the 1st regi-
ment was thrown forward to feel the
enemy, but he had abandoned the Gap,
leaving his dead unburied and many OF
his wounded in your hands.
The brigade lost in this action "a in
killed and wounded.
You were soon resting in camp near
Brandy Station, and were not brought in
contact with the enemy again until Nov.
q at Locust Grove, during the Mine
Run campaign, where the brigade lost
40 in killed and wounded.
During the Winter of 1868 and '64
reorganization and consolidation is the
order of the day, and when the campaign
opens in the Springw were marching
with the standards Of the Second Corps,
all that was left of the old Third Corps
having been consolidated with that
corps.
THE FIERCE AND sANGUINAR
struggle in the Wilderness began on the
5th of May. As Lee would not leave
his defenses, we had to attack him in his
works, and the contest promised to be
fierce and bloody.
For two days the struggle continued.
The musketry-fire exceeded in violence
any experience before. In this vast
jungle the enemy was like tiger in his
lair and not easily driven forth there
fore the left flank movement, which was
to become such a feature of this cam
paign, was adopted.
The brigade lost in this battle 140 in
killed, wounded and missing.
AT Spottsylvania we found the enemy
strongly fortified in an almost impreg
nable position from which he could not
be tempted, and after series of desper-
ate encounters the Second Corps was
called upon TO assault his works, and on
the morning of May y, by the first
light of dawn, you charged his intrench-
ments, and a hand-to-hand struggle took
place which had no parallel in the his
tory Of the two armies. The enemy
struggled CALAMITY, but was driven from
his position, which has become known
in history as the Bloody Angle, leaving
5000 prisoners, several pieces of artillery
and 50 battle-fags in our hands.
Our loss in this battle in killed,
wounded and missing was 14S.
On May % you were engaged at North
Anna. On the 30th you were under
fire at Totopotomoy, and on the morn
ing of June 3 participated in the assault
at Cold Harbor.
The loss in the brigade in these en-
gagements was 76.
In the movement upon Petersburg
your marches were long and exhaustive,
and the James River as you approached
it spread out invitingly like an oasis in
the desert to the weary Arab. You
were not allowed to halt, however, and
refresh yourself in its cooling waters.
You crossed the river and pushed on
for Petersburg, where you arrived on the
night Of the 18th and participated in
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RUDYS SPILESUPPOSITORYis is guaranteed
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funded. 30 cents per box. Send stamp for cir
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When He Would Strike.

When He Would Strike.
Washington Star.l
care yez goin' ty sthroike, Mr. Dolan :? y
asked fellow wOrkingman.
"Faix, an Oh may, some day"
"Whin'll thot be 2"
"Whin tn agitators is willin' TO pay me
as much wages fur me tonne as th' other
fellys will"
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R0BINSON'S FIND.
He Sold a Fortune for Song, but
Never Regretted Ii.

lis Looks QUITE TONY
by Jove,i That wall always
called for a picture"
Mr.. Valentine Robinson
(No. 90, Fountain CT, Sd
floor soliloquized, for there
was nobody within earshot,
and surveyed his recent pur-
chase joyOusly.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-01-26
DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Medal and Diploma.

"About year ago l took a violent
attack of la grippe. | coughed day
and night for about six weeks; my
wife then suggested that | try Cham
berlaiu's Cough Remedy. At first [
could see no difference, but still kept
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for sale by J. G. Thro. druggist.
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THE STRONG POINT about
the cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla is
that they are permanent. They start from
the solid foundation Pure Blood.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1894-01-26
Read about 1.-THE Magic City,
It Should Be In Every House.

J. B. Wilson, 81 Clay St. Sharps
burg, Pa, says he will not be without
DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds, that
it cured his wife who was threatened
with Pneumonia after an attack OF
LA Grippe, when various other
remedies and several physicians had
done her no good. Robert Barber, of
Cooksport, Pa. claims DR.. Kings
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Free Trial BOTTLES at Lamm q More
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arena and lasted just nine minutes.
Corbett won the blttie in three
rounds.
The Fight by Rounds.
rounds.

FIRST ROUND.-Corbbet smashed
Mltchell's chin when the two clinch-
ed and the American champion adj
ministered some very severe blows
and put Mitchell's left eye in mourn
ing. Mitchell Strengthened Jim's
neck, and it looks as though a fierce
fight were to follow.
SECOND RoUND-Both pugilists get
a fearful pounding. Corbett rushes
some of his severe under cuts, and in
return Mitchell pounds his neck badly.
Mitchell laid down twice, but arose
in time to save himself and time
saved him the third fall.
THIRD Mitchell comes into
the ring and Corbett rushes his right
and left on the Englishman's neck
in quick succession. Mitchell went
down three times and the last fall
went on his face in heap, completely
knocked out.
All through the fight Mitchell tried
to clinch Corbett, but the latter's
steam engine blows kept Charley
away and down most of the time.
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Electric Bitters.

See the adv. of "The Magic City. ;
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FUN AHEAD.

We have published several oommu-
nications from D. J. Williams uphold
ing the action of County Commission
er Robt. S. Hughes in the matter of
the proposed iron bridge across the
Little Cottonwood river at the lower
crossing, in Cambria. Dan P. Davies
claimed that the majoriOy Of the peo-
pie were opposed to the bridge. A
petition signed by So of the people has
been secured, asking that an action
be brought to restrain the board from
building the bridge. Carl T. Harbo
claims to own the land where the
bridge is to be built, work having be-
gun last Thursday, and claims that it
is located eight or ten rods from the
highway. He secured the services of
A. r. Pau and Hughes Bros, and on
Saturday secured a temporary injunc-
tiOn restraining the county commits
sioners from using the land or build
ing a bridge on the land OF the plain
tiff. An order to show cause why a
permanent Injunction should not be
granted was made, to be heard at 1000
a. M. Feb. 1st. County Attorney
Benedict will appear for the county.
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6 HOOPS PILLS cure liver ills, constipation
biliousness, jaundice sick headache. indigestion.
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LAKE CRYSTAL ITE1S.

There are few persons In our VII
Iage who have an intense craving for
knowledge, which sometimes causes
them to enter deeply into various de-
partments of science. About forty of
these assembled at Union hail on Mon
day evening latter boy had been
sent around town calling out a free
show'0 to witness the wonders OF In
dia magic Reproduced by the world
renowned Prof. RemitrOm, of London,
England" as previously announced
by his own hand bills. Several in
troductOry remarks were made at the
commencement. The professor
stated that it had been his fate to
travel for thirteen years among the
Buddhists of India, China and Japan,
and it was while he was in those
countries the riddle of existence was
revealed to him by accident. He at
once came to America to show the
"hoOdlums" here, 1.-THE secret doc
trine Of the BrahminS, land he choose
Jan. 22nd, 1894 as the date for Lake
Crystal. His attempts to mesmerize
some of the boys ended in failure, ex-
cept couple who had been fixed"
for the occasion. With these he per-
formed few tricks too ridiculous for
description. He faithfully promised
repetition of the same thing Tues
day night, with more Of it ADDED to
the program if the people would come
and pay Is to IS cents each This usual
price is one dollar. He must have
learned in the auction business to talk
more or less according to the bids Of
fered for his accumulation of sham ex-
periments in hypnotism and mesmer-
ism. Learned professor! our curiosity
is aroused. We long for more of the
wonderful" The field of the un-
known still surrounds us, yet we hope
that on Tuesday night this typical(?)
modern scientist will in a measure
help JUS to pierce the gloom and re-
veal the fundamental secret Of this
great Oworld puzzle by his wonderful
powers which he learned during his
long sojourn among the adopts of
Serinagur and the Pundits of Hindo-
stand. 1t is worth twenty years of
life to see this intellectual giant who
reveals secrets which so far have sue
cessfully baffled the researcher of the
best western thinkers and experiment.
ers, and which not only enable him to
suspend or defy the ordinary laws of
nature, but to triumph over time and
space with an ease and readiness which
the Greeks hardly dared to attribute
to their Olympian gods. Be sure to
come back on Tuesday night. A full
house will greet you Mr.. Mortimer if
you do spell your name backward
when you are away from home.
Mrs. Mary E. Weymouth, wife of
H.A. Weymouth, died of consumption
on Thursday and was buried on Sat-
urday. Rev. 1. Bergstrom, of Man
kato, preached the funeral sermon at
the Baptist church.
Capt. Owens is improving in health
and hope for his recovery is now we'll
sustained.
DR.. Dredge filed molar appoint
ments at Amboy and Vernon Center
last week.
County Attorney Benedict was in
town on Monday.
The town "geyser" is now down
nearly seven hundred feet and no flow.
Estell Bros. have been working on
ice for week past. Barnes & Co.
are off the ice having filed their store
house.
Large quantities of corn is being
marketed at this place.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

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Lydia A. McCollum to Mime
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DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
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The New Orleans Mardi Gras.

The Minneapolis & St Louis R'y
will sell excursion tickets to New
Orleans and return, account of above,
on Jan'y 30 TO Feh'y 4th at very low
rates. Good until Feb'y 2Sth. Call
at flee for full particulars. f. T.
Powers, agent.
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The fire department was called
O At at about 4:30 this afternoon on
account of small fire in Peterson's
ice house. The flames were soon ex-
eXtinCuiShed.
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Commencing Jan'y 10Th and COZ :
tinuing until Feb'y 4th, 1894 the
Omaha R'y will sell excursion tickets
to Mobile, Ala. an6 New Orleans, La,
at greatly reduced rates. For par
ticulars call on or address. Allan Bur-
dick, agent.
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I will sell you the best Lehigh
coal for less than any dealer in the
city; also soft and camel Goals. Call
at my office and you will not regret it,.
J. G. KOl er.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-04-18
Economy of Coed Roads.

There Is no tax so great as Ihat of had raads, Ii costs oH an average of Sl23 a year to keep a horse. and q great many farmers in Jefferson county manage to keep their horses, hut it often happens that they can- not use them ol account of the com diton of the roads. Ii the roaa sur lace be made hard one horse can do the work ai two under other condi- tions Tn the state Of Illinois it is stated that the cost of hauling farm products is ut least Sl5000. GOO more than it would be if the roads were improved. and that such improve ment would add Sl60.00o,00o to the value of the falms. Good roads will pay The poor Swiss have built roafls through aorges and around fire crevices which seem impossible. Arkansas has no such obstacles, yet our roads arc miserable excuses as highways.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-04-18
Notice

The undersigned hereby takes this occasion to return her thanks 10 the trading public and many friends for the liberal patronage bestowed upon Ter late husband, James Howard, de ceased. and respectfully requests of them q continuance of the same with her, who will continue thp business at the same old stand, 31S and 32A East Third avenue, with the assar- ance that her aim will be to cary q complete line Of family groceries under promise of fair dealing and goods at the very lowest market. prices. She assumes all liabilities of the late firm and is responsible for ali future contracts which will be made under the name of,
 Yours faithfully.
 MRS. JAMES HOWARD. Pine Bluff. Ark. April 6, ls94