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iutant of the Thirteenth Illinois cav
airy; served with that regiment, and on
the staff of Gen. John w. Davidson, par
ticipating inthe battles with that COM
mander on the march to Helena and
Little Rock, Ark. He was assigned to
command it during the Arkansas cam;
paign. In August, 1868, he assisted in
raising the Third Arkansas cavalry OF
union white men of that state; was pro-
noted to major and commanded the
regiment until nearly the close OF the
war, participating in nearly all of the
battles in Arkansas under Gen. Steele.
On November II, 1862, he was married to
Mary Beecher Matterson and to-day has
five children. He came to Nebraska,
settling in Omaha with his brother, thu
late Bishop Clarkson, in March OF 1866,
and has lived in the state for 30 years.
He was postmaster of Omaha under
President Harrison's administration.
Mai. Clarkson was on the executive com.
mittee of the national council of adj
G. A. R., for three consec-'
utive years, was elected department
commander of Nebraska at the encamp-
ment in February, 1890, and has been
commander of the Loyal legion OF Ne,
braska. .5,..-, - Il, y -. -
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SIMON g.. BUCkNER. ::
Career Of the Indianapolis Nominee for
I'd Woe President. g.. ~

Career Of the Indianapolis Nominee for
I'd Vice President. boy
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner was born
In Hart county, southern Kentucky. In
1923, and still lives in the log house
In which he was born and which was
built by his father over 100 years ago.
He has improved the original cabin. He
has never lived away from his home ex-
cept when governor Of the state. He
was the democratic "sound money"
candidate for the senate before the leg.
islature last winter.
Gen. Buckner is worth over 1.O00,-
600, most Of it in real estate. He grad
uated from West Point in 1874. He en-
tered the army in the Mexican war and
was brevetted first lieutenant for gal
lantry at Contreras and Churubusco.
He was promoted to captaincy for gal.
lantry at Moline del Ray. He remained
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HON. JOSIAH CIRCUIT.
The Gentleman Who Has Been Elected
Governor Of Vermont.

The Gentleman Who Has Been Elected
Governor Of Vermont.
Josiah Grout, the newly-elected gov
ernor of the Green Mountain state, was
born on Vermont farm May %, 1912,
and spent his early years in the labori-
Gus pursuits incident to the life Of q
farmers son. He attended district
school in the. winter and later went to
an academy, where he was pursuing his
studies when the war of the rebellion
broke out. He went to the front at
once, enlisting as private in Company
I of the First volunteer cavalry. He
was elected second lieutenant when the
company was permanently organized.
April i, 1868, he was made a captain
and the same date was seriously wound
ed in action. He still carries the bullet
he received in that battle. In 1864 he
raised q company for the frontier cav
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PNEUMATIC& COUCHES.
An Appliance That May Revolu-
a. tionize Sleeping Oar Travel
Can Also be Used on Steamships When
ones Stateroom Will Become 2
Parlor by Day - Beds That
Take Up No Room.

Sleeping on air is the latest innova-
tion in railway travel. The use of COM
pressed air for this purpose will, in the
estimation of railway men, eventually
revolutionize railway travel and rele-
gate the familiar and somewhat clumsy
Wagner and Pullman sleeping cars to
the background.
At present the only car completely
fitted with compressed air cushions and
beds is the private car of Vice Presi-
dent j. N. Schoonmaker, of the Pitts
burgh & Lake Erie railroad. These
have been found, however, to be not only
practicable, but to possess so many ad-
vantages over the accommodations OF
ordinary sleeping aud parlor cars that
a number of roads are having similarly
fitted ones constructed, and before long
they will be in general use on many OF
the great trunk lines of the country.
Col. Schoonmaker's car was built
after the plans of L. F. Ruth, the in
ventor of this latest system of car fur
nishing. In appearance it does not
differ externally from the ordinary pri-
vate car of railroad officials. The in
terror by day is that Of a handsomely
fitted up parlor car.
The customary chairs are seen on
either side of the car, and they are COW
cred with plush. When one sits in them,
however, a marked difference is no
ticed from the ordinary car chair. This
is explained by the fact that instead of
the usual upholstering, the chair cush-
ions are filed with compressed air
which lessons, in q great degree, to the
occupant, the jolting and Earring OF the
car when in motion.
During the day NO one would for a
moment suppose that he was riding
In sleeping car, and it is not until the
day coach is transformed into a sleeper
that the possibilities of the use Of COM
pressed air in this direction are fully
realized.
The transformation is affected in this
wise: First. the air in the chair cush-
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Case Of Mistaken Identity.

London has been surprised at a
strange case Of mistaken identity. A
man who was wanted for DESERVING his
wife, was approached by a detective,
who showed him a photograph, and
asked: lis that your" The man re-
piled in the affirmative, and was ar
rested. He protested that he had. not
deserted his wife, but the woman posi-
lively identified him. A little later she
took another look at his side face, and
said, as positively, that he was not her
husband. The next day the real de-
serter was apprehended, and the re-
semblance between the two men was
marvellous. Furthermore, it was dis
covered that both were 81 years old,
both carpenters, and both had three
children. $500 -.
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THADDEUS S. GARRISON.

The Now Commander In Chief OF the
Grand Army Of tho Republic.
Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson, the new
commander in chief of the Grand Army
of the Republic, was q candidate before
the Louisville encampment last year.
but finally declined to enter the race
against Gen. Walker. He is well known
and we'll liked in the grand army, es-
pecially in the west. He was born at
Gettysburg, Pa, in 1910. He was edu-
Gated three miles from the great battle
field of Antietam. He enlisted April 16,
1861, within two hours after the sppear-
ance of President Lincoln's call for 49,
900 men for three months. in Company
A, First Illinois artillery. He went to
Cairo, served under Gen. Grant there;
reenlisted for the war July 16, 1861;
was promoted December 1, 1861, to ad-
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MAY HAVE SATELLITES.
Chicago Astronomer Thinks the Earth
' Has at Least Ono of Them.

Chicago Astronomer Thinks the Earth
''@ Has at Least Ono of Them.
Louis Gathmann, one of Chicago's en-
thusiastic amateur astronomers, thinks
he has discovered a satellite of the
earth. It has generally been taken for
granted that it has none, but Mr.. Gath
mann now believes this view to be err
roneous.
"Has our earth number of satellites
revolving around its orbit similar to
those of Saturn or Jupiter?" he asked,
and then he proceeded to answer his
own question thus: even Mars has
two known satellites, while our earth,
so far as is known in fact, has none.
Luna, our moon, is by no means satel-
lite, but planet. Luna does pot re-
volve round our earth. as all other
known satellites revolve around their
respective planets in our solar system.
Saturn has great number Of planets
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tor spent much time with her trying to
make existence more bearable for her.
The child kept telling him Of ''love-
~ young lady" who came to see her
every day and brought her sweets. He
thought nothing much about itand was
all unaware that the child was also tell
ing the 'lovely young lady" all about
the good young doctor. Finally the lit
tie girl grew very i'll and DR.. Webb
stayed with her all day. The young lady
called to see the child while he was
there and twas over the bedside of a dy-
ing charity patient thatDr. Seward Webb
and young Lila Vanderbilt first spoke
to one another. It turned out to be q
case of love at first sight
After leaving the hospital the doctor
changed his mind as to his career and
entered Wall street with Daniel Wor-
den. A few years later, when he had &C.
cumulated little money, he married
Lila Vanderbilt.
he was made president of the Wag-
ner Palace Car Company and when in
New York he aud his wife live in a.
handsome Fifth avenue residence:
Their principal home, however, is at
Shelburne, VT, from which district he
was sent to the legislature. DR.. Webb
has his eye on the United States SEN
ate and thinks this is stepping-stone to-
his ambition.
He has q weakness for horses and
owns large stock, his particular fad
being the breeding of hackneys. He is
unsurpassed as whip. He is a very do
nestle man and detests balls and re-.
ceptions, preferring his own home cir
Gle. Several years ago the doctor pub
lished book, California and Alaska"
which was the result Of his observa-,
tions during trip made with his fami-
" and few guests
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ions is exhausted, the light frame work
folded up and slipped into an opening
In the side of the car. Thus all the seats
in the car is disposed of and it is ready
for the beds.
The panels on either side of the win
dows open outward like door. On the
inside of these panels is metal track
over which is drawn steel, spring-like
arrangement which supports the bed.
Fitting closely against the side of the
car and concealed during the day by the
closed panels, is a rubber bag folded at
ter the fashion of an ACCORDION.
BY turning a valve connected with q
storage tank beneath the car, COM
pressed air is admitted into the rubber
bag, which initiates and forces itself out
ward from the sides of the car until it
rests upon the steel framework, and the
bed is ready to be made up. The head
and foot of the bed are panels which fit
also into the side of the car.
When the berth or bed is not desired
for use another valve is turned, and the
air in the mattress expelled. The mat
tress itself assumes the appearance of
an empty rubber bag, and is drawn
back against the side of the car as be-
fore. The panels are then closed and the
sleeping car is once more ready to be-
come the parlor car for the day
traveller.
One great advantage of these appli-
ances is that they can be fitted to
steamships and dwellings, as we'll as
cars. They are particularly adapted for
use in conveyances where economy of
space is desirable, as on steamships,
where they can be folded into the wall
or stateroom partition during the day,
and thus give the occupant almost
twice the amount of space now available.
This is an advantage which any one who
has had to endure cramped stateroom
accommodations will readily appreci-
ate. =
Other considerations which recon-
mend this appliance to railroad men are
its cleanliness, extreme lightness, and
above all, it's cheapness. The ordinary
Pullman or Wagner sleeping car is the
heaviest and costliest built, not only in
its frame but in it's fittings. Questions
of strength and safety will naturally
preclude lighter frame and therefore
the possibility Of lighter fittings is of
the greatest importance to railroad
company.
The invention of this system will
probably, for this reason, mark the most
radical change in the development of
the sleeping cars, since they were first
Of all run in the United States, over 80
years ago.
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revolving around it's orbit. The 80.
called rings consist also of thousands
Of satellites, only our present telescopes
are not powerful enough to separate
them. So likely our own earth is also
surrounded by q great number Of un.
known satellites. At least one of them
7 think have discovered. It's path
is from west to east. When I got it un-
der my telescope was making observa-
tions of the suns spots. I uncovered it.
It took about five seconds to pass across
the suns disk from the time first saw
it, when it was at the spot indicated
by the arrows. Its distance, of course,
cannot be determined unless other OBJ
servers had IN opportunity to see it
or had it under their cameras. How.
ever, at the same speed, approximate.
~, it would move round our earth in 90
minutes, and if it's distance from us
be 500 miles it would then have speed
of about five miles per second.
"0ur earth may have a great num-
Der of such small satellites revolving
round its orbit, yet unknown, and they
might never be discovered for this rea-
son: In the daytime they are not Wis
ible because of too much light from the
sun. At night, after the sun has set,
they are in the shadow of our earth
again, and not having light of their
own they would be in eclipse. If their
mean distance from our earth was 500
miles to be visible by a telescope of 100
magnifying power, such as I used, their
diameter must be at least IS feet. Il
smaller they would not be visible. Com
pairing their diameter by the transit
Of Mercury it would hardly be one.
tenth. I hope other observations may
have been made by other astronomers,
so that we may be able to determine
it's distance"
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JOHN MAYO PALMER.
Nominee for President Of the ma
ticnal Democracy"
de Has Played quito an Important Part
In tho Affairs Of tho Nation-Eis
Career In tho Army and
0S Politician.

If Senator Palmer's 70 years ure con-
sidered, he may be looked upon as an
old man, but those who know him are
aware that these years sit no more
heavily upon him than so upon the,av-
erage citizen. His physical and mental
powers are we'll balanced, and he is ca
pable of great deal of hard work either
way. When in Washington Senator and
Mrs. Palmer make their home at the
Elsmere, on 81 street, northwest. They
take little part in social festivities, re-
naming great deal in the company Of
each other. They walk and ride TO-
gether when the weather is good.
Senator Palmer's present residence is
Springfield, Ill. He owns farm near
Carlinville and q modest Homestead in
Springfield. He was born in Scott coun-
ty, KY, September 10, 1917, removed
with his father to Madison county, ILL.,,
in 1881, attended the common schools
in Kentucky and Illinois and entered
Alton (now shurtlef) college in 1885,
where he remained year, paying his
expenses by his labor.
In 1888 he taught school and studied
law; in December, 1889, was admitted to
the bar; in 1843 was elected probate
judge of Macoupin county; in 1s47 was
elected a member of the convention to
amend the state constitution; in 1s4s
was reelected probate judge, ond in
November of the same year (1s48) was
elected county Judge, which Office he
held until 1852, when he was elected to
the state senate to fill q vacancy; was
elected to the senate again in 1854 as an
independent candidate, and at the ses-
sion of the legislature which convened
in January, 1855, nominated and voted
for Lyman Trumbull for United States
senator.
He was a delegate soon afterward to
the republican state convention and was
made it's presidents; was e delegate to
the convention held in 1856 in Philadel-
phia which nominated John G. FIRE.
mont; in 1859 was q candidate for con-
gress; in 1860 was one of the electors
at large on the republican ticket in Illi-
nois and was elected; in 1861 was a
member of the police conference at
Washington.
On the 9th Of May, 1861, he was elect
ed colone! of the Fourteenth regiment
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Of Illinois infantry; was promoted to
be hrigadier general of volunteers in
November, 1861; in March and April,
1862, commanded division under Gen.
Pope in the operations against New
Madrid and Island No. 10, and later took
part in the operations against Corinth;
took part in the battle Of Murfreesboro'
In December, 1862, and January, 1863,
and was promoted to be major general
Of volunteers; took part in the opera
lions against the confederate army
commanded by Gen. Bragg on it's re-
treat to Chattanooga; commanded a d.
vision in the battle of Chickamauga;
was promoted to the command of the
Fourteenth army corps in October,
1868; took part in the operations around
Chattanooga, including the battles of
Lookout Mountain and Missionary
Ridge in November, 1868; in 1864 COM
manded the Fourteenth corps in the
Atlanta campaign, and was relieved at
his own request August 4, 1864. He
commanded the military department
of Kentucky from February, 1865, to
May 1, 1866.
His resignation from the army was
accepted September 4, 1866. He re-
moved to Springfield in 1867; was elect
ed governor of Illinois in 1868; was one
Of the democratic visitors in Louisiana
after the presidential election in 1876;
was nominated as candidate for
United States senator by the demo-
cratic members of the legislature in
January, 1877, and was afterward twice
nominated for the same office and de-
feated; was a delegate at large to the
national democratic convention in 1884;
in 1883 was nominated by the demo-
cratic state convention candidate for
governor and was defeated; in 1890 was
nominated by the democrats Of the
state as q candidate for senator and
carried the state by 10000 plurality.
One hundred and one democratic men,
bers of the legislature were elected who
voted for him on 1873 ballots. On the
154th ballot the independents united
with the democrats and he was elected
senator. His term will expire March
3, 1897.
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has no conception of anything beyond
her own little childish pleasures.
It is true she does not predict wars,
revolutions, changes in government
and the overthrow of dynasties, for
they are beyond her comprehension,
but as she grows older she may be en-
abled, through the exercise of her Pc
culiar powers, to foretell all sorts of
happenings. At present she confines
herself to predicting sickness in the
family and the families of relatives, the
arrival of visitors at the house, and
things that are to happen to her little
playmates.
Her mother does not pretend to I'M
derstand the child. AS for the father,
be says nothing. The grandfather, Jo-
vine, thinks she is of the supernatural,
and the neighbors agree with the grand
father.
One day when her grandfather wa~
visiting at the house she asked him for
some pennies. He replied, in jest: II
have none; am poor, and can't give
pennies to little girls"
She quickly answered.: "You've got
some money, in your pocket, and pretty
soon, when you sell the house, you will
have lot of money the man will give
you"
The grandfather at the same time was
negotiating the sale of house, and a
few days afterwards the deal was con-
summated, but the old man had not said
a word to any member of the family on
the subject.
AS early as three years ago Mabel
could read the future in regard to events
that were of interest to her. One day
she told her mother: "Aunt Anna is
coming this afternoon, mamma; so you
had better hurry through with your
work.
Another day she said: "Grandma is
coming tomorrow, and am going
home with her."
In each case the relative came, as
prophesied, and Mabel went home with
her grandmother, as she said she would.
At another time, when playing with
some other children, she said to one of
them: "Elsie, you are going to the cir
Gus; your uncle is going to take you"
Sure enough, Elsie went to the circus
with her uncle, although she had not
known the treat was in store for her.
Mabel is also an adept at telling the
nationality of those with whom she is
brought into contact, a popularity her
parents cannot understand. She can
tell at glance whether person is
French, English, American or German,
but how she does it none of the family
knows. From what source her inspira-
ton comes no one can tell. She is nat
ural musician and can sing any song she
has ever heard, although she has had no
sort of musical training, and is also
natural actress and a lover Of the beau
tiful in everything.
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|SHE SEES THE FUTURE.
Five-Year.Old Girls Remarkable
Gift Of Prophecy.
Reared In Humble Surroundings and Her
Parents Arc Unable to Explain the
Phenomenon-Somo Samples
Of Her Power.

Little Mabel Miller, five years of age,
living on Houston avenue, near Nine
tenth street, South Chicago, is a
prophecies, q natural one, who does not
deem it necessary to go into trance
when she wants to foretell events. She
simply tells what is to happen, in the
most matter-of-fact way, and thinks no
more about it.
She delivered her first prophecies
when but two years of age, when she
began to learn to talk, and at first they
excited no particular comment, as her
mother is a plain, unimaginative wom-
an, who possesses no knowledge Of oc-
cult matters, and therefore gave no
heed to the chatter of the infant phe-
nomenon. Mabel's father is q German,
but her mothers father is French
man, NJ. Jovine. German is the Ian
guage spoken in the house altogether,
and, although Mabel has never heard
anything else, she is able to speak
English quite as fuently.
Illness in the family she invariably
predicts, and there has not as yet been
an instance where she was in error.
When asked how it is she can tell when
q member Of the household is about to
be i'll she invariably says: II sees 'em
in the bed" AS rule her prophecies
are without solicitation, as she usually
makes no reply when asked concerning
future events, and if she does not feel
like talking nothing can induce her to
say a word.
Mabel's home is a modest two-story
frame house, like hundreds Of others
in the vicinity, and the family are in
modest circumstances, the father be-
ing workman in a neighboring fac
tory. All the members of the family
are attendants upon the Lutheran
church, know nothing of spiritualisn,
never heard of such thing, and would
not know what it meant if told. The
little girl has never been brought into
contact with anything of the sort, and
does not realize that she is doing any
thing remarkable in thus peering into
the future. In fact, she is but q baby,
is childish in everything she does, and
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A Remarkable Snake.

There is belief current in all parts
of India that a. certain snake called
Shesh Nag, when it attains the age of
1000 years, has precious jewel formed
in its head. This jewel, it is affirmed,
has the quality of sucking up the poison
Of tho deadliest snake if applied to the
wounded part - 4. ~ ;.