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The Portland daily press., 1896-08-29

er. Every wheel was carried across by
two soldiers. The wheel was rested on
strong stick, each end of which was
placed on the shoulder Of soldier, one
being on either side of the wheel, the
soldiers staadying the wheels with their
hands. Upon crossing the stream We
found that twelve tires were loose from
the cement having being washed out.
We rolled our wheels from this point to
Ravalli, six miles and a half. We trav-
eled over a number of muddy hills, reach
Ing Ravalli at 1880 p. NJ, having trav-
eled eighteen miles and half. Here the
wheels were cleaned, oiled, and the loose
tires cemented. We also had lunch.
just before reaching Ravalli we found
two chains were broken. One soldier
had lost his chain and had TO 60 back
about mile before finding It, We left
Ravalli at 6.p. IN. for,Arlee. We rode
little over mile on the wagon road, but
had to take the railroad to avoid mnd
and ording the Jocko.
BADAS WAR.
New ties had just been laid on the
track and the spaces between them had
not yet been filed up. Aagin, here and
there, old ties had been taken and had
was impossible to ride our wheels, except
in few places, and rolling them along
such track was very hard work. We
finally left the track and walked and
rode about mile and half in q hay field,
when we were again compelled to take
the track for short distance. We then
took the wrong road and made exoellent
time for about five miles. Again we fol-
lowed the track about a mile and CROSSED
the Jooko on the railroad bridge. Wet,
hungry and tired with our bla nkets and
shelter tents wet. we reached Arlo at
$40 p. IN. The distance travelled during
the day was thirty-one miles Had the
devil himself conspired against US ws
would have had but little more to con-
tend with. AT Ravalli found the rifles,
like ourselves and wheels, covered with
mud, and 1t was very diffieuls to move
the bolt to and fro. We left Arlee at a.
m. The roads were good for about six
AAiAAoSs Ahoh W. yAoAASWce sAc A0AAAO<ssA
track about three miles, to avoid q long
and difficult grade It was drizzling the
whole time we were ON the track. We
took the wagon road again about four
miles west of Eyaro. The road runs
through woods and 1T was very muddy
and sinuous, with many fallen leaves
lying across 1t. We reached Evaro, nine
teen miles and half from post. at 10 a.
m. Again we followed the track for four
miles to avoid rocks and mud. We de-
layed thirty minutes near De Smet sta
ton to fix panoture. We reached Mis-
soula at 1915 p. m. just after leaving
town we were delayed fifteen minutes
fixing punoture. From Missoula to
post we had to ride against strong
wind. We reached Fort Missoula at i. 0
D. m. Aug.s9, having ridden and walked
1876 miles in about twenty-four hours Of
actual travelling, under the most adverse
circumstances. We were delayed quito
number of times in Tightening nuts.
adjusting handleAsbars, chains, eto. The
wheels we're not spared in the least, and
stood the work extraordinarily well.
The following table exhibits the
weights Of the several members of the
corps, and OF their bicycles when packed
for the field:
Personal Bicycle
Ill
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ton of a third ticket.

GlOn OF a GHITu CICKeC.
John M. Palmer, of Illinois, chairman of
the National Committee, and W. D. Bynum,
chairman of the Executive Committee, both
prefer to labor at the posts they now occupy.
Ex-Governor BuckDer, of kentucky, it is be-
Iieved, will not oppose any effort to place
him on the ticket, and his friends argue that
his nomination would be certain to land
Kentucky in the gold column on Election
DaV.
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His object.

Deacon Goodman-My boy, do you know
that this is the Sabbath hope you are
not going a-fshing with that hook and
line?
Boy-No, str; I'm only going to see If
there are any wicked, Sabbath breaking
fish in that stream over yonder If there
should happen to be, suppose it wouldn t
be wrong TO punish them by pulling them
out, would it9-Boston Transcript.
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/ OF Pisa, Italy. September 1. 1894. and
more noteworthy still. the remnant of a
| wreath sent by Queen Victoria as an offer
Ing to be placed upon the bier of the de-
| ceased President Garfield. 1t was de-
| posted with others similar upon the casket
Wh8le the body lay in state in the rotunGa
| vi the Capitol. but when tie case was
removed this and all other floral tributes
| were distributed among tine guards OF
HOMER, of whom Col. Cutler was one.
Autograph letters, highly priced and care
iu.ly preserved, are Among the contents Of
these scrap hooks. One is from Gen.
John a Logan; another from Gen. W.
Iecuinseh Sherman, dated A prii 81. 1875
another from Andrew johnson, GATED Js..
uary 81, 1868. while lis author was mill
tar! governor Of Tennessee. and in which
authority Is given Col Cutler 10 raise
a battalion OF shaTpshorters Ill Tennessee
for service in the Union Army.
TIE JOHNSON INCIDENT.
Following these are large lumber Of
cards on aduiissiUn- received 1Iom persons
eager :" witness the Proceedings III that
iitii'ous tiiit h-pre the august Senate, sit
ing rs court, in which the same A Andrew
johnson. rs President or the United States.
figured rs defendant, on articles of i'm
parchment. preferred hy the House OF
Representatives.
4 letter signed 10y Benjamin F. But
Ter and N P Banks" Jointly, and.
dated March rs, 1867 is also found among.
the relics II was upon the strength of
'his letter that lis present owner obtained
Position as Il member Of the CapitoI
police force in that wear
dov- DICK" oglesiJy. famous as the
chiet executive OF the Sucker State OF
Illinois. was contributor to this stock
or memorial stor-s.'' His letter is ON
HE, and VIII he held as a sacred re-
minder nt a rapidly receding past
Alter General Logdn's death, the ac-
acknowledgement ut "a sincere expression Of
confidence and regret came to his LIFE
long friend and admrer. in the form of
personal cards and an expression OF thanks
Tor ms SDtcitude from his surviving family.
all OF the cards being inclused within deem
lines ut black border, and these are care
luiy laid AWAY among the riches of this
casket OF manuscript jewels.
There are two other articles well worthy
OF mention-two plain appearing glass ink
stands. which, to a casual observer. would
seem to be very common property indeed.
But they have a history
one bears written Endorsement which ex--
plains IFS value 70 relic prescrver 1t
reads:
TINS pen ana ins>tand We're used BY Gen.
u. ). drant. President of the United States
at the Capitol al The close IF the last Sos
SION OF The FoTty-fnurfh Congress in s77-
AS Is the custom of most Chief Ma.-is-
tratcS- President Grant occupied the Pres
-ueht room at the Capitol during the
c'osihs hours OF the Congress designated,
dhu signed the perfected bills as they
were brough! to him hot from the leri STA .
i've mandatory. Col Cutler stool at
the door Of this retreat while the WORK
OF signing bills was in Progress. and n, hi,
request Sergeant alarms John r Fnepcb
made him present of the inkstapd and non
With which President Grant discb,rr.,
the executive (lUt Y IN ttot o,.oo,;
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There are not many in America. Bisbop
Leonard, OF Milwaukee, has q cathedral;
80 has Bishop Donnes OF Albany, and the
bishop OF Denver, aud several others. But
even SO important. diocese as that pre-
sided over by Bisbop Potter, OF New YORK;
city, has no cathedral When bishop has
no cathedral it 10 customary for him to
name a church as his ro-cathedral. and
there officiate when at home; or, II he
prefers more retired life. removed from
a large congregation, he saects a chapel,
which is called his; chapel of-ease, and
there oniciates as private chaplain.
The land near st. Aibaa,s has already
been made over to THE episcopate. The
plans for the cathedral pDper have not
been decided upon nnaily. although sew
eral are thought Of favofabiy. But other
plans In this connectlon ARE progressing
It is determined In sc0npsctiou with the
cathedral, to have a. school for boys and
q school for girls. Mn. Hearst, Of San
Francisco and Wasbingsoa has contributed
1880 for the girls lsehcol, and the
ground Is already gtadeal, but work on
the foundations has rot yfs begun.
It Is the notion OF the cathedral In the
vicinity OF st. Alban's that helped to
give the impression that BISHOP satterlee
is going to live out III the Woodley neigh
borhood. The bishop is now abroad on
bis summer vacation, aud could not give
his own version OF the present status of
Cathedral affairs, but clergy very close
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DR.. Abernethy, the famous Scotch sur-
geon, was man offew words. but-he once
met his match-in a. woman. She called
at his office, in Edinburgh, one day. and
showed a band. badiyinflamed and swollen
when the following dialogue, opened by
the doctor, took place: ~
"Burn?''
....Bruise.'iile NO.
"Poultice"
The nextday the woman Gale i again, and
the dialogue was as follows:
"Better?'
Worse
More poultice.',
Two days later the woman made another
Better"
well. Fee?"
sihNothinE." exclaimed the doctor. "Most
sensible woman ever met. New YORK
Mail and Express.
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and were taken up by Col. Cutler While
serving as assistant doorkeeper.
The first name that appears in this card
album is that OF L. p Morton; the last is
Senator Chambers, who divides his = imt
between his editorial labors and his SeDa-
torial duties.
In between, are, among the eighty-eight'
the weIl-known signatures OF Charles r.
Henderson, William N. Stewart. c. X.
Davis, J. B. Gordon, Shelby n. Cullom, Jo-
seph C. S Blackburn, Justin s. Morrill,. \.
P. German, A. N. Colquitt, James F. Will
son, W. P. Frye, NJ. W. Ransom, Roger Q.
Mills, John E. Kenna, John g. Carlisle, H.
NJ. Teller, p B. Plumb. 2. B. Vance, Frank
Hiscock, William Pfeffer. Leland Stan
ford, Joseph r. Hawley. and others equal
prominent, some OF whom have passed out
of the Senate to private life; some to Other
public duties Others to the Great Beyond.
I'D. B. HIM. peers out modestly from a
place in the collection, and that signature
is the first the illustrious New Yorker
penned after he donned his Senatorial robes
The owner of the memento fastened TO his
side irnfned lately AFTER he was swori. IN
and begged, as a special favor, that he
would supply him with card. Pen and ink
being conveniently at hand, the ne wly-made
Senator complied.
There are. perhaps. lot many among these
eigiity-eight statesmen who can set good
copy. nor a greater number who can sue
cessfully preside over a writing school,
vet even when written in the haste which
must have been necessary in the discharc
of the courtesy mentioned the signatures
of all with but one exception are very plain
and easily read.
1t is somewhat remarkable. also. that
among the very best penmen, thus judged.
are the more elderly of the Senators, as Mr..
Sherman, Nj Aldrich, MI Morrill, and Gen.
Palmer.
SUPREME COURT MEMORIAL.
The album has also page given to the
signature of President Harrison and con-
rains the autograph of each OF the members
OF the then existing Supreme Court of the
United States. Their names are: NJ. W.
Fuller, Chief Justice; Stephen J. Field,
John NJ Harlan, Horace Gray. Samuel
Hatchford. David ]. Brewer. Henry 3.
Brown, L. C. Lamar and George Shiras,
jr.
The owner of this rare collection OF re
minders'' has other scrap books, :" and each
of these contains a wealth Of treasures.
Among the more prominent. to be named
in advance of all others, is an envelope
within the folds of which letter was once
inclosed penned by Gen. Lafayette aud adj
dressed to Gen. Washin gton, in the
field.'
Upon the face Of the envelope appear the
words: His Excellency, General Wash
ington. Headquarters In one corner.
also, is written the injunction. private"
all penned by the iilustrisus author Of the
letter. which was conveyed to the distin-
guished recipient.
Next of interest, at least to many to
whom it has special significance. is .spTg
of acacia" which was plucked by Mayor
R. Lahann of Monmouth, ILL.,, at the city
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COSTLY GAME HEADS.
The Musk OK the Most Expensive, the
Buffalo's Head Next.
Nelc EnrE Sum


The head OF the musk OK is the most
costly OF mounted game heads and next is
the head OF the bison, or buffalo. Fine
buffalo heads, well mounted, bring from
$3.50 to $500. A head at $500, however
would be oneexceptionally large and choice:
and fine head can be bought for $3.50.
Fifteen years ago well-mounted buffalo
heads could be bought for from $50 to
Sl0o- The increase in price is accounted
for by the growing scarcity of the buffalo.
which has now practically disappeared from
the United States. The wood bisons of
the Great Slave Lake region OF British
North America, which inhabit woodland. or
mountain districts, are rather more numcr-
GUS tina n the prairie butfaloes of this country
put their numbers are limited and decreas.
Ing The wood bison Is not SO large as the
prairie buffalo, and its hair is straighter
and very black.
Musk OK heads are held at $500 and nm
ward. One musk OK head owned nv n
taxidermist in this city is valued at $50
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ance, being small, plain and unpretentious.
1t nevertheless contains the names of the
Senators aud the Vice President who COM
posed the upper branch OF the Fifty-sec-
ond Congress, two of whom, Senators PEI
fer and Perkins, Of Kansas, were members
of the regiment, the Eighty-third Illinois,
in which Col. Cutler served, and were at
one time his subOrdinates.
SPECIMENS OF CHIROGRAPHY.
These names were written, each by its
owner, in all forms Of chirography, from
the graceful curves Of a good round bust
ness hand, in which Vice President Morton
g recorded, to the weird characters which
adopts at deriphering have learned to know
as the signature Of Calvin s. Brice. They
are written upon cards OF admission to the
west side reserved gallery Of the Senate,
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| its pile, and that would attract him to thu
neighbOrhood.
st. Adams has modest history. 1t was
built in the early sos and stands today
substantially as it did before the war. II
is more of chapel than church, though
itsarchitecture is very perfect, with the high
roof and low walls that characterize IN ost
OF the Church OF England churches in the
mother country. Its chaneel is symmetrical
and fashioned with much taste, and the
windows, which are dark and meaningless
without, when lit by the incoming sun re-
veal in several instances fine specimens
Of art glass. The best of them, though
none of them are memorials, We're given in
large part by Mrs. Murdock, mother of the
wife OF tho first pastor
SOME PASTORS.
The church was started by Mr.. Ten
brook, gentleman who had a church
school on the property. The site was
bought from out the estate OF the Nurse
family, whose lands at that time extended
over large part of that side Of the valley.
These estiniable people, who have since
st. Alban's beginning been devoted parish
toner's, still live a ways farther up the
road in the substantial oid-fashioned stone
house, suggestive In all its parts OF many
years before the beginnings OF st. Alhan's.
Rev. Wentworth L. Childs was the first
rector. It was be, who married Miss
Murdoch, whose mother assisted SO gen.
erously In placing the windows. Mr..
Childs remained rector Of st. Adams IN
til he died. in the fall Of so. the year Pres
ident Lincoln was elected. He was sue
ceeded by the Rev w. N. Christian,
Virginia gentleman, who came during the
war. He remained some time, but finally
on account of in-health he was obliged to
resign.
The third resident rector was the Rev
John II. Chew, a son of the bishop Of Mary
land, Bishop claggett, whose family now
reside in this city. Mr.. CHEW remained
for sixteen years. He Is affectionately
remembered by nearly everybody In Wood
ley ne.gtborhood as fatheriy pastor much
after the English type of country vicar.
Then a period Of supplies awaIted the
coming of Rev. Nelson Ayers, who remained
only few months.
The last rector OF st. Adams was the
Rev. Nelson Fails who remaiHed for
fourteen years. But times had changed
since the early days OF Hr. Childs and
Mr.. Christian. Tben 81. AIhan's was the
only church between Christ Church and
st. Johns. 10 GenreetoWp. and the Rock
vile church. -
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are always imposing. But the visitor, es
| pecially these days when the bolts are slung
Tight across the doors and the latch string
| is not out, passes quickly by, his eye caught
by the panorama which spreads out to the
east and southeast
1t is truly one of the most be autiful views
about Washington. Framed II leary fore.
ground the capital and its suburbs, from the
Monument to the Soldiers Home, stretches
before you an ideal picture. On such clear
day when seen by the writer last week.
one can eve n at this distance of four or
five miles pick out nearly every roof top
in the city.
The conspicuous buildings stand out in
such admirable proportion that it seems
as il the site had not been fashioned by
chance for the bird's-eye view from st.
Albans. On the extreme right, springing
out Of q five-mile stretch of leafy green
sea, is the noble Monument. Travelling
from right to left, the eye picks out the
rival apex, easily seen at this distance
to be flag crowned, of the new postoffice;
little beyond is the Capitol, and over the
north wing of the Capitol glistens that
gilded dome of the new library, brilliant
as another sunburst IN the reflected glory
of the sun. A little more to the foreground
is the steeple of the Church of the Cove
nant sand as IL within only block of 1t the
lofty Cairo flats. Mount Pleasant rolls
away in a mountain of green, through whose
meshes glisten CLASSY reflections from
growth-hidden homes. On the extreme
left line of white on an opposite hill forms
q horizontal opposite to the Monument at
the other extreme of the picture, This
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California Wines

California wines will cost more this year
than In several years past, according TO the
California Wfnemakers' Corpora ion. II
Is stated that the vintage OF L 95 was only
100000 gallons OF dry wines, red and
white, while tn the past fe " years the pro
duction has been between I 8, 0OO, 900 and
24.00o.O uo gaifons. Some 100000 gal.
Ions arc consumed on the Pacific coast and
the exports have usually been from TO-
100000 to Il. Q00. 600 gallons OF all
kinds or wines-Philadelptia Ledger
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RESTORING St. ALBAh's
Bishops Chaplain, Not Himself,
to Take Charge.
A PICTURESQUE SPOT
Something Of a Quaint But Modest
Little Chapel on the Rock
vile Pike.

On the Rockville turnpike, along the
line of the TenleytOwn electric road, Just
before you reach Woodley lane, and almost
opposite the sign Of Wcodley Inn, at q
point Of high land surrounded by wide
stretches of recediDg woodland, stands q
little church. 1t is Lack from the road, OIL
the east side thereof in q grove of old
| trees.
The position is picturesque and the struc-
ture itself is rather enticing so that the
/ stranger swinging by in the cars or pedaling
his silent steed might lie inclined to wonder
now a church, so like the countless that
adorn tales OF fiction. found its wa y into the
Rockville pike and he might lind renewed
pleasure in it's romantic name: 1t is the
Church of St. Alban.
Mystery it has none, though its dark
outline in the shadowy forest growth sug-
gests 1T, and history 1t has but very little,
for it is not quite half century old, and
the annals of the parish reveal little more
than the usual baptism, births and fu-
nerals, though the records OF the vestry, IL
they were revealed to the eye of the
uDiniuated, might disclose what is COM
monty known, that st. Adams has not
AoA 's'hS eiAhS oCCb pdIlHii anu
Is Just al present an orphan, so to speak,
Its spiritual father having taken himself tu
q secular charge, where mortal lives are
saved instead OF spiritual.
However, ct. Adams, at present. in
spite of itsinOffensive oOmmonplaceness and
retiring modesty and godly poverty is the
most talked of parish in this Episcopal
diocese.
Many runiors connecting Bishop satterlee
and the parish have found their way into
the highways, where the winds of gossip
have blown them into many faces but
much distorted and the worse for the windy
combat. One said that the bishop was 60
Ing to build his residence on the pike and
make st. Adams his chapel of ease An
other limited that the wealthy new incum.
bent OF the local episcopate was going to
rebuild the old church. And h alf a dozen
others connected the good bishop and
the remote chapel In equally unlikely
fashion.
Curiously enough, and unlike most gossiI,.
they had their foundations on a pebble Of
fact. But the foundations were 80 pro.
digious and the pebble so diminutive that 1t
was crushed into the earth and entirely lost
sight Of
ST. ALBAN'S PANORAMA.
st. AiEans is situated in an Interesting
neiehborh"od. Its site is Nest picturesque
AS noted it stands shadily in the green for
est with the black sides OF the stained glass
windowsspread ominously IL the dark walls
of aged red. A cinder path leads up the
slope and round the church to the imposing
Lite double doors. All churci hes. no ,ua,u.
how small. have double doors; it is a Fart
OF the dogma of ecclesiastical architecture,
andno latter what the size ofthe doors they
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Good Templars Meet,

At the regular meeting of Good viii
Lodge, No. Z, I. o G. T., last Tuesday, Star
OF Hope, Morning Star and Rescue Lodge.
paid the lodge fraterHal visit and pa ssed
a very pleasant evening. The hall was
crowded Under the good OF the order the
following program was rendered: Sing.
ing OF America" remarkably B. W. Russell.
g. 8. J. T.: Brother Blackford, G. c.; Brother
Weed and Brother Beebe; recitation by Sis.
ter Higdon, assisted by Brother Spea ks; and
reading by Brother Parks. Refreshments
were served by the ladies.
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- ssass-S-sI-r--a-s
AN EAST SIDE INCIDENT.
The Boy on the Bicycle and His Rea.
sons Therefor.

The Boy on the Bicycle and His Req
sons Therefor.
Nal and Express.
Extra place" is a cul de sac that runs
northeast from First street, about 200
: YARDS east OF the Bowery. Its existence
Is probably not known to many persons
ootside OF its immediate vicinity. 1t
is about fifteen feet in width from curb to
curb and is roughly paved. boy on a
! ramsiiackie, cushioD-tire bicycle was tear
ing up and down Extra place recently with
out the slightest regard for the rights of
pedestrians.
A reporter ask the youDgster why he
didn't seek a smoother roadway
Can T. he said. I'm trainin'''
Training for wiiat?''
Train fur race; did yer think wus
trainin' fur swimmin' match?"
We'll, what's to stop you from going to
an asphalt pavement"
Cause this is ter be race over payiD'
stones-the Teller that gifts throwed the
most loses"
With this scant information the rider
vaulted into his saddle and went zig
Tagging up the place"