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A WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
Related by a Keeper Of the Michigan
State Prison at jackson.
(From the Jackson CitizeaD

Mr. A. T. Wing resides at Gl2 - ''Hl'-
son Street, Jackson, Mich. He is hcc,icr
i'm the Michigan State Prison, man OF stcr-
ling integrity. and whose word is beyJ.i
dispute. He tells the following story OF
wonderful escape, and the incidents con.
nected with the dangerous position in
which he was placed He says, some
months ago my attention was attracted b.
IA swelling of my groins, which began -
increase In size to such an extent that L
Was alarmed. IL spread down my legs to
my feet, and | was bloated from my waist
down. 80 badly that | could not pull M
pants, over my legs, and had to open my
shoes fully two inches before | could get
them on. Even my face became pulled
up aud my whole system seemed affected.
| could hardly drag myself upstairs 10
unlock my men. consulted physician
one of the best in the city. He said the
swelling was caused by an irritation Of the
kidneys, and commenced treatment with
lin. But seemed TO be getting worse.
was strongly urged by friend to try
Doau's Kidney Pills, and | finally con
: ntcd. After the first week1 commenced
H. a1e II change, and felt much better.
ihiS was encouraging, and | continued
their use. | took five boxes in all, with the
i;Dpy result that was completely cured.
1 hGve never heard of any medicine which
had such pronounced and radical effect,
AMI yet not affect the system generally
and leave it in such good condition.
fee better now than | ever did After
the eject was once established the swelling
gradually disappeared until it was entirely
gone. regard Doans Kidney Pills as n
most wonderful agent in the curing of any
form of kidney disorder
For sale by all dealers - price, so cents
per box. Mailed by Foster Milburn Co.,
Buffalo n Y, sole agents for the u. s
Remember the name, Doan's, and take 10
other
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ton in time to prevent its capture
President Lincoln keeniy realized the
situation, and all available troops OF
the small regular army were ordered
here; but transportation was not 80
ready nor SO speedy as IL became with
the eXigeneies of the times This city
was largely in sympathy with secession.
But two companies were speedily
formed, composed almost wholly of
men of the north and west who were
temporarily in the city. Many of them
were prominent i'm political and official
life. The company called the Frontier
Guards was commanded by Hon. James
III. Lane, of Kansas, of 'border-ruflian
fame. This'company guarded the white
house. The other company was called
the Clay battalion. and was commanded
by Hon. Cassius NJ Clay. The Clay
battalion was quartered i'm Grace
church, adjoining Wizards hotel. near
the treasury.
For two days and nights these little
bands of inexperienced men were the
only guardians of the national capital.
The Clay battalion marched to the navy
yard and guarded the property there,
as il was rumored that it would all be
burned after midnight A member of
that organization, speaking of his first
experience as a soldier, said:
ION arriving at the navy yard a guard
WAS placed around the grounds. and
the rest of the men. some forty or fifty.
found quarters as best they might in "a
large ship building. | took lodgings in
the fold of large sail that was sus-
pended hammock like over beam At
twelve o'clock "a relief guard was called
for, and being uncomfortably bent up
and chilly in the sail jumped out and
was the first to respond TO the corporal's
call; and for my promptness | was as
signed the post of honor (as he told
me, although | didn't know what it
meant). My beat was next the river,
and il was much more comforta BILE
marching back and forth four rods un-
der the starlight and with good musliet
than it was in the sail. We expected
the attack would come, if at all. from
Alexandria and by way of the river.
We pecred out into the darkness which
hung over the broad waters of the Po-
tomac. trying to get sight of an enemy
that we hoped would not come. About
sixty yards off lay a long, low, black
steamer that had been captured. and
which. about three o'clock a. m.,
showed signs of getting up steam.
After holding a short council with the
sentry next to me we concluded To re-
port the fact that the vessel was max
ing steam to the commandment of the
yard, which we did through the cor
poral of the guard. and word was re-
turned that it was all right and accord
ing to orders. About an hour later
Commander Dahlgren came out of his
residence in full dress uniform, and be-
ing challenged gave the password,
Massachusetts and then descended
the steps TO the waters edge. got into
his gig, went on board the suspicious
vessel and il moved slowly and silently
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At "A Critical Moment.

The result of the great conflict seemed
to be i'm more doubt than ever just after
the emancipation proclamation. Mr..
Lincoln expressed his own view of the
like whalers who have been long on a
chase. AT last we have got our harpoon
fairly into the monster, but we must
look OUT how we steer, or with one flop
of his tail he will yet send us all into
eternity -
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A new method of determining the
presence of metallic poisons in the
body after death is to pass current of
electricity through it, discomposing the
torsion and depositing the metal on
one of the electrodes. 1t is said that in
the cases of anthony, lead, copper,
mercury, etc, this method will detect
the presence of as small a quantity of
the metal as one-thousandth of a grain.
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ONE of the reigning beauties of Eng.
lisN society is Lady Grey Egerton. She
was baltimore girl by birth, and a
descendant of Mad Anthony Wayne.
Oddly enough, her maiden name CORE.
sponded with the heroine of one of
Richard Harding Davis stories. She
was formerly Miss Eleanor Cuyler.
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1T takes very little evidence to con-
vince a man in the line of his prejudices.
1t would take more evidence than Le
will listen to to convince him against
those prejudices. 1t is a mans attitude
toward evidence, rather than the evil
dence itself, that ordinarily measures
the practical value of evidence. -
r,.,,,, hull
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Catherine de Medici and the Weed.

In 1872 somebody sent Catherine de
Medici a box of powdered tobacco
leaves. She acquired a taste for the
herb, both chewing and snuffiug. or
rather smelling it, and for many years
the plant was called in France herbe dc
la Refine
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SKETCHES OF LINCOLN.
Remarkable Stories of His Boy
hood Days.
BE READS HIS FIRST LAWB0OK.

A Terrible Backwoods isattle-A Wedding
Song Going TO MIL - Restless Under
Home Rule-The Trip tn New Orleans
and Encounter With Marauding Negroes.
From the Life of Lincoln" by William "
Herndon and Jesse " Weik Copyright, 1858,
by Jesse W. weik. Copyright. 1892. by ID. APP
pleton & ca.
Although imbued with a marked dis
like for manual labor. il cannot be truth
fully said that Lincoln was INDECENT.
From mental standpoint he was enc
of the most energetic young men of his
day He dwelt altogether in the land of
thought. His deep meditation and alb
straction easily induced the belief among
his horny handed companions that he
was lazy In fact. neighbor, John
Romine, makes that charge. HE work
ed for me, " testifies the latter but
was always reading and thinking, /
used to get mad at him for It, ! say he
was awfully lazy. He would laugh and
talk, crack jokes and tell stories all the
time-didn't love work half as much as
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THEIR TOWERS or Us THIS YEAR. THEY DO IT BE-
CAUSE VIZ MAKE THE ONLY ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE AND
SAFE TOWER; BECAUSE THEY CAN BUY or Us CHEAPER
THAN THEY CAN BUILD; BECAUSE WE ALONE ARE PRE-
PARED TO 0ALvANiZE EVERYTHING AFTER IT IS CON.
PLETED, AND COMPLETE EVERYTHING EXACTLY RIGHT.
These concerns wise, for though they may
furnish the best of wheels the wheel will have the best Of sup
ports Send TO address, and those Of
neghbors who need something line and thereby
them good turn The Co of the
full business enterprises which has been launched
times In succeeding advertisements will he discussed and made
clear the lines which that been
done by farmers boy careful following Of these
versements TO other farmer
Aermotor Co.. 18th, Rockwell Fillmore SITS ,Obesss.
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so at SO

cash with order b. Chicago Only person.
furnish addresses of ten neehbos who ought
thing line Cut description and full information re-
gardng IL will appear soon.
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v
We especially desire to
enoessipe prices Jo, ,eind.A\
ton on he part Of the X
great. go added 10
prsce Is $40 clear 81
dealer. To be sure r.
proper price aud arti. -
your needs aud yoa "
are, and always have been
Because Of the prodigious,
are enabled 10 have special
thus reduce the hand labo
the material and laying i,
become the cost Of labor pu,
sell that IL is not worth
come the largest dealers in
the material, OF course, be-
steel galvanized.after.com.
ttilting and fxed), tanks,
extent has this become true,
the price of our goods land
ume Of our business ren.
sible), that FOUR LARGE w
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Tits. The teDipta.
'er 10 oUercharge is
. the legitimate
. profit TO the
. hat you get the
Gle, icrite rs Of
be protected. We
; in low prices.
II our factories we
each piece, and
merely picking up
in. So small has
Material which we
ing. We have be.
in the country:
e up in the form OF
windmills, towers
etc, To such an
such an extent has
/ account the vol.
ON petition impos.
fRkl AnE RTNIkn
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ries, and popular science falsely 50
called, and this is just as true of Miss
Austen at 20 and of Mr.. Du Maurier at
an age which we shall not conjecture.
Mr.. Du Maurier was born a wri er
and a story teller. Thirty-ive years
ago he proved this in "Once a Week"
and, rather later, in his poem of
''Braunigrindas' in Punch. Only a
very skilled writer could have render
ed, as Mr.. Du Maurier has done. the
immortal little Belgian poem translat-
ed in "Trilby.'' Yet Mr.. Du Maurfer
has been drawing all his life. not sedu-
lously practicing another art, under
private tutors, and with an eye on
Professor Huxley's lectures. Improve
ment is not, of course. impossible, or a
matter of chance. Some men, like BAL
FAC, have to crush their gold out of a
mountain of quartz. All, or nearly all,
who possess "style." gain It in part by
cuItivating a natural ear for the har-
monies of prose. as observed by them
in the great writers. A few perhaps.
but very few, have toiled like Mr.. Ste
venson by the way OF 1.-THE sedulous
ape"
Thackeray, from his Charterhouse
days, was always Thaclperay, and could
not answer an invitation to dinner
without writing in the Thackeray man.
ner. Mr.. Stevenson, on the other hand,
kept Ills QIc<S suit III Slyle lOI BICdt
literary occasions and did not wear
swords, diamonds or perruque in his
familiar correspondence. Yet Thacke-
ray, to the very last, took trouble and
corrected, as his manuscripts prove,
while his manner was more or less
conspicuously based on that of Field
ing. He was a literary writer, like
Tennyson. in verse. whereas we con-
ceive that Mr.. Barries admirable style
owes nothing Ito literary "Reminiscences
or the labor of the file, but Is a happy,
spontaneous appropriateness of utter
ance.
AS a rule, we take IL, setting aside
such rare cases as those of Thackeray,
Virgil, Keats and Tennyson, the people
who write best do so without taking
thought. Mr.. Froude, whose taking
manner has some occasional strange
blemishes, answered very impatiently
when some busybody asked him about
his style" He only said what he
meant to say, in expressions which
came to him naturally and without re-
search. On the other hand, we have
now many writers of no eminence,
whose dull, labored manner is praised
for it's precioslty. In Mr.. Pater we had
a writer of singular natural gifts. who
decidedly ended by broiling and tor
menting his style. And this is stin more
likely to be the end of men who. IL
they have a plain tale to tell, should
tell 1t plainly.
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the radiant face Of Mrs. Bunker ap-
peared at the opening.
II can smell breakfast" said she
archly.
mo wonder. with that dog so close"
said Bill grimly.
Mrs. Bunker looked at the captain
for an explanation.
briefly. "A pound and a art o. the
best rump steak in Mapping"
Never mind" said Mrs. Bunker
sweetly, cook some more. 1 can wait"
Cook some more" said the skipper
to the mate. who still fingered.
III cook some bloaters. That's all
we've got now" replied the mate. sulk-
fly.
TITS a lovely morning" said Mrs
Bunker. as the mate retired, 1.-The air
is so fresh. / expect that's what has
made Rover so hungry. He isn't a
greedy dog. Not at ALL"
VERY likely" said Codd. as the dog
rose. and. after smiling the air. gently
wagged his tail and trotted forward.
where's he of to now?"
HE can smell the bloaters, expect"
said Mrs Bunker, laughing, ITS
wonderful what intelligence he's got
Come here. Rover"
"Billr cried the skipper, warningiy.
as the dog continued on his way,
Look out! He's comingr'
call him offr' yelled the mate. anx-
iously. call him orr
Mrs. Bunker ran up, and seizing her
chaperon by the collar, hauled him
away.
ITS the sea air." said she, APOLOGIZE
cally; land he's been on short COM
mons lately. because he's not been
well. Keep still, Rover"
Keep still. Roverr' said the skipper,
with an air of command.
Under this joint control the dog sat
down, his tongue lolling out, and his
eyes fixed on the foc'sle until the
breakfast was spread. The appear
ance of the mate with a dish of steam
ing fish excited him again, and being
chidden by his mistress, he sat down
sulkily in the shippers plate until
pushed off by it's indignant owner.
soft roe. Bill?',. inquired the skip
per. courteously. after he had served
his passenger.
That's not my plate" said the mate.
pointedly. as the skipper helped him
"Ohl / wasn't noticing" said the
other reddening.
1T was though" said the mate, rude
ly. 'I thought you'd do that I'm not
going to eat after animals, IL you are. !"
The skipper coughed, and, after ef-
fecting the desired exchange, proceed
ed WITH MS Dredhidsl III SUMMIT 81
lence.
The barge was slipping at an easy
pace through the water, the sun was
bright. and the air cool, and every
thing pleasant and comfortable, until
| the chaperon, who had been repeatedly
pushed away, broke through the
charmed circle which surrounded the
food, and seized a fish. In the confu-
sion which ensued, he fell foul OF the
tea-kettle. and dropping his prey, bit
the skipper frantically, until driven OH
| by his mistress.
Naughty boy" said she, giving him
| a few slight cuffs. HAS he hurt you?
| I must get bandage for you"
"A little" said Codd, looking at his
| hand. which was bleeding profuseiy.
There's a little linen in the locker
down below. IL you wouldn't mind
| tearing 1T up for me-"
| Mrs. Bunker. giving the dog a final
slap. went below, and the two men
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CopyTtgnt. lsso-
Betsey stood at the open door OF a
house attached to a wharf situated In
that dreary district whAch bears the
hfRh-sounding name of est. Karha-
rine'S"
The sound of advancing footsteps
stopped at the gate. small glass door
let IN II flew open, and Betsey Bunk
er's open countenance took a pinlx1sh
hue. as a small man in jersey and
blue coat with a hard round hat ex-
ceedingly high in the crown, stepped
inside. -.
Good evening, Mrs. Bunker. ma am
said he. coming slowly up TO her.
Good evening, captain" said the
lady. who was Mrs. only by virtue
of her age and presence.
Fresh breeze" said the man IN the
high round hat. "If this lasts well
be in Ipswich dn no time"
Mrs. Bunker assenfed.
Now why don't you say the word,
and come? There's a cabin like new
pin ready for you to sit in; for clean
ness, I mean. and every accommoda-
tion you would require. We shanS
sail afore g."
'It don't look right" said the lady.
who was sorely tempted But the
mfssus says I may go IL I hike. so I'll
Just get my box ready. I'll be down
on the jetty at y.
GAY. ay," said the skipper. smiling.
''me and Bfnll just have snooze It'll
then. SO long"
80 long" said Betsey.
The neighboring clocks were just
striking in a sort of yelping chorus
to the heavy boom of Big Ben, wlrich
came floating down the river, as MRS.
Bunker and the night Waterman stag
gerfng under load OF luggage, SLOW
ly made their way on to the Jerty.
The barge. for such was the craft IN
question, was almost level with the
planks.
"Bili." said the Waterman, address
ing the mate. ''bear a hand with this
box. and be careful; its got the we'd
ding clothes inside
The Waterman was so particularly
pleased with this little joke that in
place of giving the box to Bill, he put
It down and sat on II, shaking con-
vulsively with his hand over his
mouth, while the blushing Betsey and
the discounted captain strove IN vain
to appear unconcerned.
The skipper with a threatening look
at his mate, gave his hand TO Mrs.
Bunker and helped her aboard
welcome on the Sir Edmund Lyons.
Mrs. Bunker" said he. "Bfll, kick
that dawg back"
STOP" said Mrs. Bunker, hastily,
"that's my chapperong."
Your what?" said the skipper.
TITS a dawg, Mrs. Bunker, an l
won't have no dawgs aboard my
craft"
BILL" said Mrs. Bunker. fetch my
box up again"
"Leas uwayS," the captain fastened
to add. unless it's any friend of
yours, Mrs. Bunker"
cts chaperoning me-" said Betsey;
cit wouldn't be proper for a lady to go
a v'y'ge with two men without some
body TO look after her."
That's right, SAM" said the watch
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looked at each other and then at the
dog. which was standing at the stern.
barking insultingly at passing
steamer.
ITS about time she came over"
said the mate, throwing a glance at
the sail. then at the skipper, then at
the dog.
80 It is" said the skipper. through
his set teeth.
AS he spoke. he pushed the long
tiller hastily from port to starboard.
and the dog finished his bark in the
water; the huge sail reeled for a mo-
ment. then swung violently over to the
other side. and the barge was on
fresh tack. with the dog 20 yards
astern. He was wise in his generation,
and after one look at the barge made
for the distant shore.
"Murderers!' screamed voice.
"murderersl you've killed my dog.
"It was an accident; i didn. see
him." sta nmerea ;he skipper
Don't tell me-" stormed the lady; Il
saw II all through the skylight."
1--WE had to shift the helm TO get out
of the way OF schooner" said Codd:
where's the schooner" demanded
Mrs. Bunker: where is it?''
The captain looked at the mate.
"Where's the schooner" said ne.
1T b'leeve." said the mate, losing his
head entirely at this question, Il
b'leeve we must have run her down. /
don't see her nowhere about"
Mrs. Bunker stamped her foot and,
with a terrible glance at the men, de-
seconded to the cabin. From ms coign
OF vantage she obstinately refused 10
bulge. and sat in angry seclusion I'M
til the vessel reached Ipswich late In
the evening. Then she appeared on
deck. dressed for walking, and utterly
ignoring the woe begone Codd, stepped
ashore and. obtaining a cab Tor ner
boxes. drove silently away.
An hour afterwards the mate went
TO his home, leaving the captain sit
ting on the lonely deck striving 10
realize the bitter fact that. so far as
the end he had In view was concerned.
he had seen the last OF MIS-. bunker
and likewise of the small, but happy.
home in which he had hoped to install
her
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MRS, BUNKER'S CHAPERON.
BY w. w. JACOBS.

disconnected Codd strove to realize the
humor of the position.
II think l shall go to bed now" SAID
Mrs. Bunker after the position had
lasted long enough to be uncomfortable.
IF anything happens, a collision or
anything. don't be afraid 70 let me
know"
The skipper promised, and, shaking
hands. babe his passenger good night.
She descended. somewhat clumsily, IL
Is true. into the fitule cabin. and the
skipper, sitting by the helm, which he
lazily unanswered as required, fell IN
to a lovers reverie.
SO he sat and smoked until he began
to realize that the breeze had almost
dropped.
I'VE must bring UP, BILL" said the
skipper.
LAY. ay." said Bill, sleepily raising
himself from the hatchway. over
she goes"
With no more ceremony he dropped
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Montana Union Time Card.
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man. sententiously. You ought TO
know that at your age"
why we're hooking after her." said
the supplemented captain. ME an
BILL"
Take care Bill don't cut you out"
said the Waterman, in a hoarse whis-
per. distinctly audible to all Hes
younger nor what you are, Sam.
Sides which. he's a finer man alto
gether."
Cast off," said the skipper. impa-
tiently. Cast off. Stand by there.
Bill"
"Ay! ayr said Bill, seizing a boat
hook. and the lines fell into the water
with a splash. as the barge was push
ed out into the tide.
We'll feel the breeze directly" said
Captain Codd. Then you'll see what
she can do"
AS he spoke. the barge began TO slip
through the water, as a light breeze
took her huge sail, and carried her in
TO the stream.
At a pleasant pace, with wind and
tide. the Sir Edmund Lyons proceeded
on fits way. comfortable supper was
spread on the deck. and Mrs. Bunker
began 10 think regrebfully of the
pleasure she had missed in taking up
barge sailing so late In life.
Presently the air got sensibly cooler.
and to Mrs. Bunker n seemed that the
water was not only getting darker.
but also lumpy. and she asked two or
three times whether there. was any
danger.
The skipper laughed gaily. and div
ing down into the cabin. fetched up a
shawl. which he placed carefully
round his fair companions shoulders.
His right hand grasped the tiller. his
left stole softly and carefully round
her waist.
How enjoyable" said Mrs. Bunker,
referring 10 the evening.
"Glad you like it," said the skipper.
who wasn't. "Oh. how pleasant to go
sailing down the river of life like this.
everything quiet and peaceful, just
dr-iftin'-"
Alloy" yelled the mate. suddenly
from the bows. who's steering
Starbud your hellum."
The skipper started guilty. and pu-
his helm 10 starboard as another barge
came up suddenly from the opposite
direction and almost grazed them.
IL was some little time before they
could settle down again after this. but
ultimately they got back I'm their old
position. and the infatuated Codd was
Just about 10 wax sentimental again
when be felt something behind him
He turned with a start as a portly re
trdever inserted his head under his len
arm. and slowly. but vigorously. forcet
himself between them Then he sa
on his Launches and painted, while th'