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Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
Miunerntn.
aaIst nnser siuIene % Srabtss.

en Sremier paa Smababunen, Oscar
gIius fra Ct. Sames, ialpt ben lite
b. msllem Spsnene, ba ban ioni oanlie
yasiereoe pper fit Serubanetps. libel
BET tuotrai nGr Safe Grpital, ps ban
trRbtss Disblitfelis. Gnius bar ling
tarl % piOss life at buue mere 8aars.
rsabs Der / 2anbet.
N%eobrsnst 0reamssS.
SObn ganasetS Creamery, Mpnt.
oomerp, er brGnbt. Slben ppitpb fra
CUnsn. Spsninsen bar asiurcr.t fox
$500.
Nn 89naisIsbsanine-
Sine Gpuntp bar l9nge trergt Ell
COB GuuniD Sail. Sapnet 1tal MI az
4iaIpss, msSOeles fra Sins Giip. 9pss
rlrGm ital foite mellem 5000 % TO-.
600 Dollars os pil blipe ppfert al
SanSlten eQer Grid. ct Wpbe al
Gountps COMMISSIONER bill / bisie 9aoe
SI'Os lammentalot for at iprse for no
ittOsIien al Bombs.
9isbIoa astn at bsiaIs.
I'll hilbert Sea tom forleoen Dag en-
u. u 5oRnIon, ansipelis fra Sanes.
'lA', % tiDbllOs ON Gbriitenions Sptel
mar Union Standardization; men ban
0sidlte iits. Strar bereiter afiluttebe
pan utNerbanblirser ON &ipbet Of en-
tarnt. GnosIis fjsbte ban enbel Sarer
o. ct Sanbelsbus / gilbert Sea rnber
60reSlosnoe al at ban bar blepen @ier
o. OusHrleunte Sptel. Seller life Der
0'all. ban noset, % III iibSer ban
IaNSO'et, n'oentenoe 5orbSr ansaaenbe
1ai'a8s1 fOr at babe ftafet fig garer
anNsr iaIte Saafub.
Bale bIanot wepaHRerme.
e'a9 Gountps 5armeraIiance msbte
,"lOOrDeaO ben lite % ualste fGlsenbe
en'0eosmGnb: q. 8. Burnett til Ire,
,.OeN'' ". Z. 2unber Yicepreiibent, 90.
u s'etn sefretGr, Souls Sanipn Seas,
= IN -.
S'sF' Ut. VI. Srobffielb Sorebrassbul.
'H' Sheriff 8. s. Bubfin palates
l"' Eele8at til 5armeraaianceus Son.
'eni'0n / @inueapolis.
He ~ttliteOeuarenbe Sarmere organize,
Sve oer'alt Slap gormtp 9eaaue al
oV''epart'et meb eIternapnie Gmbebs.
na"o' TreIiNent %. 8. gubfin, &c.
s0O' u y. 6arsbale, &asierer Tor.
"a, stOinGpnte iembes besuben iom
s''8af I'll 5olfeparti . SOrbunbets
0'U's'0aoentiOn / minneapolis.
SinOnas eousssisb.
Sa"''I9e Sanfbuie | @inona bar
-. ..'' a ! tsIcsraiiite gureipSrailer ira
S.. aus ! y'eio Yurt ON, bpur flor Sn.
nsa4e De aster at sisre i ben npe
s s.D'0slNe al &esierinss, Bombs. Ste.
,,no %0en @ationalbunl pil fisbe for
,,O ooo; Sepoiitbanfea taser mellem
WV % 100000 / Bombs.
G. To snsr Hripss.
co,'.. etOHO arbeioer for at iaa etearns
Mn, III at bpsss fig en- itatslis gps.
G0rm al ct MT euartbus % ba,
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
Eth Dnkntn.
g~intersstr o. essdisbss

@interen umtrius Salem bar peret
uiGbpanli9 milo. Der bapbe filn boz
ret faa Cages arloe pptil Srnbas ben
12te, % in9en Sne ct at pine. Mten
bet miloe 8eir, fer bet uo til, beuirfer
til @ien9ielb mesen Spselisbeb / Sprm
al SnIluen5a. 9ipbtberia bar bplbt bet
gaaenbe / epioemiit 5urm iioen tiblis /
Sitter, li9eiom Der bar paret cubel
Eilialbe Of Sfarlasensieber, ire meb
osoelis uosans. Saauel 8pen ipm
Splanbet bar p9ret biemipst al bisie
8lager, iom ben milbe Butter faar
Sfplben for.
tibtIbrtosIie Hnosise al @~remmtie.
Gntlaset for Snbbrub8tpuer, blep
CHARLES u. Sang for IL Gar iiben al
Reiten / Sauiiun GOuntp % ienbt til
Gustbuiet. s 5reoass bapSe ban ubs
tieut fin Strai % blep lpslabt fra
5ugtbuiet, men MATTE isres lise til
Sinosipseaiplet ium fulOitenbis necs
brubt baabe paa Siel ps 9esente.
Sang ielo paaitoo, iaalanse ban bar
iig Ielp, at ban ipruo for fin Irreitaticn
bapbe peret brutfen % Tom ilinsrenoe
benab @aberne i Mitfel, ba ban inubs
lebe % ialbt neO i en- ajelberbals. Sra
benre fraplebe ban berpaa tnb | Sielbes
rem % ppao Erapperne uoen at pioe,
bppr ban bar, eler buab ban 9iorbe.
Oct bar ct GROCERY Sture, ban bar
fomm.n inb /, % Der bespnbte ban at
ipiie npsle imaa Sirupstaser, ium ban
ianbt, ba gastmanoen Tom pper bam %
ft bam arreiteret. San bsnttes for
SnbbrubstDusri til 20 Gars Su9tbus'
arbeibe. Sette bar ban Ill llotient nteb
Srabras af s gar for GOD Spfpriel.
Sensaus piloe insen tru paa bans
Sremitinins, ba Snoiciebepiierne mob
bam bar aliipr iGloenoe. 8 Su9tbniet
rusebe ban iaa ~uailabelis uper lit nbelb,
at ban Iluttelis git fra S~Ortanben.
Ssor entr imob
ssault gountD 3%pnpention bill tr9bs
Iamm.n Manbas ben 3bie 5eb. for at
treHe afsisrelie ON, bporoibt bet er
snfelist at arrangere for en- ipeciel
afIt.mnirs pper Gpcrgsmaalst ON
'Gountiet ital lasae fig ub for logifs
terne meb at forItaFe fig BET f%ornsSns
grpnbbpssers8e rttsi iom bsrpaa fan
uoleiss til Sarmere, Der aster at itaffs
fig artefiite 9rsnoe. Smiblsrtio bill
petitioner for ps imob cirtulere blanb'
9efoltningen, os aommisiions bill
berfor, raar Siben tommer, let iunns
traffe en- afsisrelis.
ROB brpoer eops.
ganttpn, 13oe San. S ben 'iSit.
llae bar 200 at Snpbpsgerne at gopo
gpuntp, Isb., siOrt Snb6ug paa Sort
|Ranbau MilitGrsH eierpation og itiaas
let grenbe for at frelie fine Samilier
fra at frpIe libel. gienoommens
8arse t~elesraferer. at bet life laoer fig
aisre at binbre benz fra at foriDne Jig.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17

5uratcr bleu isas uoieet til SOrenece
StaterS Senator. Gqe Statsienntsts
80 &epublifanere sau ban fin uoclte
Ststte. s Suiet TT ban 81 Stemmer.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
9utnnfs.
@m seunsrer al SnserIou Dor.

IS JluuIuIO pppe ptH lope pS. W W.
Gricion, @inbanoler pg S~antema9er og
en- al be forite af ben fore ~iuenite Sos
lpni Der nebiatte Jig Der, bUur han bar
buet / 43 9lar. San baobe / aarenes
2pb iaaet fig en- al be iisloneIte Ntpnt'
iamlin9er / Seiten.
@ricion bar SritGntcr Us belnoreoe
Snseripu. 90 en- al Stebets Yreiter
fort fsr Sgben afla9oe bam ct SeIeg,
aiilos ben Gserbe at moota9e Safra'
mentet; ban bapbe lepet roen at beoe,
iasbe ban, ps ban finbe os paa iamtnie
Bis. Mesoicin pilbe ban heller life npbe,
liseiaalibt iom ban bapoe tpei til np9et
laabant / belle fit 2ip.
Gbieaeo-TaiIpauftt.
Ggenter for ben paatenfte eleftriife
8anelinje mellem Gbicoso % Nttls
tpaufee bar / 8aufesan iibite 2proa9,
bpor be u~noerbanoleoe meo Sarmerne
ON 8eis&et / Gpb for @iscpniins
@ranien. Oct fec uo iii, at 9inien bill
blioe til @irtelisbeb iaar.
Mlfobois Grport.
GiItiIers' @~SIuciation / 9euria fig
ger / l1nberbanolin9er m &pntratten
for llbieriel til MarieiIes al 10000
Gsnoer Ilfobol. 8etinselierne ital
iaasuotium bore aisjOrte. Oct er ierite
Gang paa 10 Gar, OF amerifanite So
brifanter bar funnel funtIrrere meb
9pitlanb, bpis Sabrifanter itpttes al en-
IrGntie fra &esierinsen. 9e lape
R~aispriier bar oaientlis lat Gmerifas
nerre iitdnb til at optnee &unturrarie len.
epennerne panot griien.
Sanserfpnteiten / auditorium, CHI
caso, iibite 9srbas itilbres ipm en- az
9iprt eufces. Set fore QrbitOrium
Ebeater bar ijeloen paret iaa ueliplct.
Spp Sansioreninser beltps, nemli9
"spitbipb", "2iebertaiel 8oripdrts",
"NOrmanbenes sansiorenins" liant en-
ipeitiiif, bsbmiit, paleniiit % pplit
Sansforenins. Ger Suncrebe Sans
sere bar paa ben itpre Scene iamtibis.
e peniferne fit lite 8remie, 9DIterne
2ben ps Nprbmnnbene 3bie, benboloss
pis en- patfer Silfefane ps 10 @ulome'
balier meb pasienoe Snitriptioner. ca.
800 ppebe Gtemmer lang | 8Or.
tionGpnt paann.
grsWappr Charles Niendn | Sree4
port mootog ben lite bs. fra Guperner
4ltgelo ct 9rep, bpori 8%upernsren tia
bpbsr BAN StiGinsen iom Sommiss
fer for bet ipblise Sllinpis' SCRIBE
brinssbus / Gbeiter. Mr. Riemun
blep, faainart 8uOernbr 4ltselo Tom
til Roret, al benne ronapnt fpm Msbs
lem al commissioner for Sinoss
ipseaipl os iibite @inter after ubnabnt;
men Senatet resteoe at anertienb.
bans uon9onelie. Selt iiben ben Sib
bar ban efter Jorlpbenbe siort SisneIte
uben Detailing, efteriom 9~upernsren
lite hdr label ham aHeie peb at ubz
n9pne en- anbsn.
Gan bts Seas SanIen.
On banft Manb, Der git unber Rabn
at peter Sousaarb, bar | gbicaso
tpult fin Suitru og fine fem gsrn oa
berpaa tuset tit e9st 2ip. Narmers
llnberisselie bar blunbt anbst bragt
for Sdsen, at Morberens rett. Rabn
bar Sens Sanien, pg at ban Tom til
Imerita iom 5lpgtning fra Sanmart,
~eftsrat ban bso trogst Sorrstningsisrs
lei berpper baboe inpbt fine arsbitorer
for ca. $4,000. S Gbieaso git bet
BAN life efter Snite; Samilisn lsb
Wansel, % ct grep fra Suitruen til
ben banffe @icetoniul aoebt Times at
pese paa, at BUN life bar sanite upis
benbe ON Manbens fortpilebe plan,
ia at be snbog hapbe trufst @ftals
oerom ia imelem.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
Sra Daihinston.
6ufbrefupfu.

Den tontante 8ebolonins / Stattdm,
meret ben 14Oe BE-. belsb fig til s17s,.
714,844, beraf tiIbSrte s56,134,117
MufArsisrnpu
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
Nnrn gnkntn.
gsryY M0{A 0h.r{NrvR N~vnsp

8labet "&eb &iper Salen" | @ranb
Sorts bleo / 9orbass fat unbsr sluts
tionsbammeren for ct @ielbsbeuis 'paa
5000.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
9nnfouu.
sItre per,onsr Orast. mango taa..s..

st Cog mellem @ini lup os bunting.
burg lsb al SpOret Ssnbass. 9r
elIer tire al Tasiasererns brebtes, %
aoitlaise andre iaarebes, tiloels iarlist;
blanbt bisie bar Sasasemeiteren %
5prbSoeren. Toset iprte peb bennl
aeilisbeb "8pb RoD" Speraislitab pad
70 Meblemmer, beitemt fra ct. 2ouis
til Cincinnati.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
mtsrnnHn.
etatsus Sentiaars: Smbilau,

Snsbas Gitermiobas ben 15be 1fuloe
100000 representative Menb / isis,
coniit paabespnoe en- &9ffe Mpber
Milpaufee for Of fonierere % bistutere
Spprssmaalet ON Seitlisbolbelien al
Semtiaarss Subilnet for 8iscpniins
Sptaselie / llnipnen iom Stai ueb til
1898 at furanitalte en- flor SnbuItriubz
filling. 9elesatliiten taller mango
guuntps& commissioner, gorsermeitre pa
Y~reiibenter for Statens Gserbrusss %
Snbuitriifoler piu. Oiu.
gso RaoltnIsisrns.
glad &iper Sails Wappr, Rr.
Bright, ium MI beitprer bet fore Eesls
brenberi meo tilbprenbe aaplinleier
narueb gpen, bar lat en- ~betpbelis Irs
beibsitDrfe isans mteb at fjpre &aplin
ira Slpbleiet op til 5abrifens Somter.
Dan pil boloe benz | Irbeibe belle Bin.
teren, % ticlis paa Saarfantsn aster
ban at iatte 6abriten isans mcb iulo
arait for at ~tilpirfe presiet Bird, bporai
Tere Milioner tanfcs fabritsret / 9sbst
af Sommeren.
GrpIoHon 90 Srans.
aemifalier | 8adbaus & Cons Ipos
tbef, MaribNelb, beuirtebe / Ssnbass
en- GrplOiipn, Der latte Slb paa 8p9s
ninsen ps ~iuraariasebe granbitabe for
ilere 9ulinoe Dollars. Ruoebanolers
inbe Mars. Gnberion FEB ct Cab al
$500; bet bar besuerre life asiureret.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
MtdJtpan.
3ipt Ssrnbansse tatIasf.

Simeon &. Billings, Stateus Ssrn.
banstommisiar, flyer, at | sIaret 1895
blep ber bgsset 81 wtil MP Sernbaus |
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
Rob brpoer Scps.
c
Sabst anIaasS til $40, 900.

Deb Slbspaalatielie / CRAWFORD
Spnoas Gitermiobas blep Der siuri
Stabe paa SOrretninssitrSsst for s7o,'
900. Commercial % ilere al "Opens
Itprre 9psninser leb SranbifaSe.
0armtrns protsiersr.
Srempnt, 12te San. Dodge Gountps
Sufferroe.p rObucsuter bill imorsen paa'
bssDnbe en- Yrpces for at fcrbinbre Sta
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
Stamp mob


tier, Der nptis / ID
%anmuosoe fin, "a
at flute fig til I'd
's til arissas I'd
mOotaset be hid
bpiltet bet 81 d.
anot ct itsrt Gts
T cnsfslenos ei.a
T. arigens &asla.
Wenuefe mob ID
topoprl arissa
3; ben rSSsr %
eier, 9srn, Gss
p; ben tiliatssa
2ius m~piicmRI;
aue &~iarlistssn
10; ben pirtsr a'a,
{ op til Scamp ND
1t tale / be trrpss
n, 'naar Ri iss|
pleier ri ucrs Stu
laa libel / en- er
:? 9sripr Ill
il en- for Gur,nn
ub breoe Grsb rSs
met, Grso / Sisn
inart BABE en-
Fso ~tilislss. ~
rr III Grshsn,rns
yer til, pil ). mi
lir ct oueruurs
'rflarer cs nssi'
Fiss apinosr %
NJ arbsioe for Ga
isen! 90 ri
:oens MastbauH
mes Gtia brs III
g for Grebsns @
%uelIer."
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
(emt. "Spcr gan
fee for? p
eiter / 9unug'

Successful
ueumss'glaFir', =
es Sncubatcr o.
rerer r,sO nrSls q
batprS / 9aactt. "
Ias gttp Sbulu pan
Saaoaut er Sinl
for the Succes'l'
10 til at faas Oh
&c ON 9rsmisr 's''
cr, Der liaI foF'si'
Calculator 90 y
FSos en- ialoIii'
erfrr, % SeHns y
not iii Gubptr.
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17

SEk.AE A1TsMlsax<S
NeDs
TX
uSfommsr 1irsoas % srseas wsrss~.
Mptrtikitmtntfs

nIaa tuSieosrss itHsi h5sr Rausas o. rorsSas Ug.
Gen. GO~srtisIsmsuisr ~iHotaass iits to paa sinsnb,s
iCssnos Ramsrs mtomiaors bet us,rsii,lia fSrlau.
ss.. 6StB ct EDsrtsisu,at. Der iEf tarnmsr tnSi
9trsoassuumsr,t !. Or, ~i5riaHsss iaSraitst 3 5anse.
III bet iomns tnOt 3 Itrsoassaumsrt. Br,os, Der tuse.
hoto,r BDsrtisi,usu,sr ION bet batter u.o. br nzr.
les aosrttSitHsntt bet usors eisrus paa dus
bslaien-
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
JuIo 9clGraf

Snsoas Gittn. 80
[otisme o. T'SiFl
Sine % 5Orbr7M'
cctbclOuirs eH'''
Souie. 49,.
interests for eHf''
NerIps Secure ~
be Spsr, buoF y
aeiitreOe uNtrF' !
siante peO bans Y
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17

oil finse, at ora
r sirr alt malta, ]
II frem pda e'Eaa1
itret fig en- iaa aa1
bis SPA Ban va
Troupe. % m.,1
\ ben 2OOe san'la]
fierue Hss til @'1
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17
|rtcr.

frfcr. r..
jim uomGr'sSf "
bar efter in Wv,
lfbus nrsS flu lia.1
n cusaus bar iil9''
aOncsrisr gaa Y
IN a1Oe San; On,
on 25oe SaH';S n
lie 2oOs Saa.; say
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17

lite. |
II timber NJ
ft bod
ct aonI
man ab, ID
En- Sharpl|
&usiia|
hoer befaal
8reu: |
&C.. 1895. |
Fiat aonSerI
III ben l7NI
Fife grena|
Fottaere III
Sfterat bas|
Or for3a at|
E., at ben al
De afitun|
IentlebninaI
Il aae MS|
8lace, |
Gr'D 60. |
Gtrtulers|
,PLES,
est Chester. Pa,
gin. ILL.,,
ltland. Vt
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17

OHIO.
eossst taISt saa 0ssafsr.
Columbus, 14oe Sanuar. 3. 9
Decorah-posten., 1896-01-17

,PLES,
est Chester, Pa
gin. ILL.,,
ltland. VT.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
A Learned Theory That Boys Are savages
at q Certain Age.

Tho history of our public schools affords
plenty of examples of boys who have tor
turod their fellows in n way which would
have disgracod q savage. 1t is to bo feared,
indeed, that it is accident moro thar any
thing clso which saves boys of this kind
boys whose feelings have become petrinod
from actual crime. They are unable to
feel, and their lack of experience of the
world makes the fear of punishment but n
small dctrimont. 1t is not to DO wondered
ut that boys in such II temper of mind
may be converted by n series Of unlucky
chances and opportunities into tho Thought
less perpetrators of really grave %iniQuities.
Fortunately these boys of petrincd fool
tngs do not necessarily grow into bad men.
The hardening of their nature rs often rs
not undorgoes n complete change with
manhood. Their characters grow sensitive
again, aud tho lid of 90 would be utterly
incapable of doing things which the boy
OF Ii could undertake without tho faintcst
touch of reniorso. We believe that school
masters of experience will boar us out In
this and say That they have known plenty
OF utterly callous boys who lator nave en-.
tircly lost tho savage faint and hayo turned
into normal men. In this dangerous in
sensibility to which boys arc so promo ut
IL and ii tho boy is not tho father of the
man.
1t is difficult to say whence this inscnsi.
bility comes and why tho child may be
full OF right feeling, che boy almost cal
lous, and the man again perfectly sonsi-
tive to tho promptings Of tho heart and
conscience. Though we arc not among
those who would make tho normal nature
nothing but an affair of physical well be.
Ing, and tho soul n matter of clinical treat
mont, we aro inclined to bclieye thnJ the
temporary and partial petrifnction Of the
feelings and the moral sense during boy
hood may DO duo to the great physical
changes that are current with it. Those
changes affect tho boy's whole body and
absorb all his energy left with which to
give his heart its rights. Every ono knows
how difficult II thing Is u 2 o'clock in the
morning courage, and how hard 1t is TO
feel kind and self sacrificing when ono is
half asleep. Slccpiness or extreme wcari.
ness makes one, to "a certain extent, cal
lous and indifferent and insonsible to the
fate of others. Well, the boy who is grow
ing up and down and ncross all Mt once
and with Il speed which takes ones breath
away, Is physically as much oppressed Us
the man who is weary from ovcrwork or
loss of sleep. 1t is truo that tho cxhaus.
ton of rapid development takes o very
different form, but 1t exists none tho less.
No doubt there are boys whose insensibil-
ity is deeper and can only be explained on
tho same lines rs defects of character in
nature. For tho ordinary normal boy,
however, whose insensibility is not per
manent, but temporary, tho best e~xplana.
ton is, We believe, that which we have
suggested. The stress of growth, to q Ger
tain extent, puts tho normal nature unde1
q sort of chloroform London Spectator.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
Told by tho Thumbs.

Whom 1 went to n nerve specialist first, -
said q man who was once an invalid, she
told mo that ono way-to judge of tho con.
dition of n persons nerves was to watch
his thumbs, Eyor.sincc that time 1 have
found tho greatest fascination in looking
Mt peoples thumbs. The doctor said that
If they moved involuntarily outward it
was n sign that tho nerves of that man or
woman were not in tho best condition. 1
find myself now sweeping tho limo that
sits opposite. mo in n chr, and IL that doc
tors test is q good ono thoro Is q surpris-
ing number of people in this town whose
nerves need looking after. Thoro aro few
among tho women who do not involun-
tarily move tho thumbs outward ut inter
walls of cvory few minutes, md when your
attention has oico been attracted to it the
process of watching thor glovcd hands
grows very interesting. 1 havo found that
habit much loss frcqucpt among mon, but
tax the average nunbor of womcn in n
cable car, and it will be o surprise to you
to SEQ how many of tke::l indnigo u.con.
sciously in this littlo habit. I only hope
it docs not mean anything as serious us it
might Indicate if that leryo specialists
diagnosis was u good ono."-Ncw York
S,.i
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
Mental Geography.

The most populors country is Obligion.
Many go there; few return.
Tile largest river is Time.
Tho docpest ocean is Death.
Tho region where no living thing hath
habitation is called Yesterday. +
Tho most highly civilized country Is To-.
day.
The highest mountain is called Success.
Few reach tho top save those who watch
sharply for tho passing Of tho spirit of tho
mountain, Opportunity, who carries up
ward all those that seize hold upon him.
Tho region wlcrc no nm hath over sot
foot Is called Tomorrow.
Tho greatest desert is called Lifc, and it
hath many oasos. These arc called Hope
and Ambition and Love and Charity and
Home. And of them all tho lust is most
beautiful. Besides these arc many others,
smaller In extent, whence the traveller ob.
taineth r~efreshmont during his journey
through Life.-Chicago Wmcs.H Herald.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
NEWS OF LlNcoLN,s DEATH.
An illustration of tho improvement In
the Means of Communication.

SANo 4hupIobelhthI IN
the Means of Communication.
Writing upon the subject Of ""The Ro-
nance of Onr News Supply" Mr.. w.
q. Fitzgerald tells n story about the
death OF President Lincoln which strik-
ingly illustrates the improvement effect
ed IN our means of communication dur
ing the last 80 years. In those days
there We're 10 Atlantic cables working,
and news of the shooting of tho presi-
dent and his subsequent death had to
come by steamer. All night after Wilkes
Booths fatal shot had been fred Reu-
ter's agent at Washington waited for
the announcement of Lincoln's death,
which was known to be imminent.
The president passed away Mt Z 80 the
next morning at the very moment q
great steamer was leaving for England.
The energetic agent hired q fast tug and
pursued the departing steamer until he
was near enough to cast on her deck a
tin canister containing the mournful
tidings. This was the only intimation
of Lincoln's death received in England
by the mail. 1t was the custom in those
days for swift yachts to meet the in
coming Atlantic liners off the coast of
Ireland. Tin cans of special construction
were thrown overheard by the officers Of
the steamer and picked up by the yachts,
after which the messages were conveyed
with all possible expedition tt the near
est telegraph office. London News.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
Marine Music a Failure.

Until some recent discoveries by Pro-
fossor Saussier of Vevey, Switzerland,
1t was not suspected that fishes were af-
fected by music. In q shallow inrot Pro-
fessor Saussier found a queer arrange
ment of strings in the water which de-
manded examination. Viewing the of
fair from II distance with n water tele-
scope he saw that some fishes, which
had, by the usual painful method, gain
ed possession of several fragments Of
fshline, were passing them around two
sticks thrust into tho water by some fish,
ernian. When tho strings were strung,
the stakes were wcdged apart by piline
stones between them SO as to tighten the
strings. three Or four fishes rolling a
stone along the BOTTOM with their noses.
The operationT& as necessarily slow.
The professor watched it ut intervals for
two or three days.
Finally, when all was ready, the lar
gest fish seized a stick or bone, and,
using it as o ploctrum, twanged tho
strings with it, whilo tho other fishes
gathered around to hear the music. Of
course, there was none, as the sub
merged strings refused to sound. After
several trials the fishes tore up their wa
ter harp in disgust. They had probably
caught their idea from Aimee Saussier,
the professors daughter, who was in
the habit of playing a harp by the bank.
Boston Journal.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-08
The BORE WAS SHOCKED.
a Blunt Letter That Reached Him From
the Interior Department.

.
tho Interior Deparemcn..
Tho following anccdote is related of
Judge Cox, who was once secretary Of
tho interior: There is u class of people,
and q largo one, who find pleasure in
corresponding with tho departments on
trivial subjects aud prolong tho cor
respondence indefinitely. Agcntleman,
lot US call him Mr.. Jones, was ono Of
these persistent specimens who wrote to
tho interior department.. Although re-
plies were made to his inquiries, lie al
ways returned to the front with another
unimportant question. His case became
q subject of conversation among the
clerks, and ut lunchtime one day some
one referred to Mr.. Jones' ability as q
letter writer. -
If ! had my way said a clerk, I'D
soon put nm end to his nonsense" /,
How would you do ftp"
why, I'd write him a letter like
this and he wrote as follows:
DEAN Mn. JoEEs-Yours of the 9th inst.
received. In reply / would say TINT your in
tellectunl capacities are rather inferior TO
those of n homeless Goldfish. / am tired of YOU.
Hoping you will not write again, / remain,
yours respectfully, -
The letter was passed around and read
and finally carelessly thrown aside on a
desk. 1t remained there until evening,
when it was collected, with others, by
the messenger whose duty it was to car
~ letters from the several divisions to
the secretary for his signature. 1t
CHANGED to be among some letters relat-
ing to routine matters, and Secretary
Cox affixed his signature without read
ing it. Then it went through the mail
to MIR. Jones. The following day the
secretary received q communication
from Mr.. Jones. He was shocked and
grieved he was fearful that the govern
ment was tottering to its fall. When q
cabinet officer descended to penning
such sentences, he said, he feared for
the welfare of the country. Mr.. Jones'
wounded feelings We're soothed by a per-
sonal letter from the secretary, and to
show that there was no hard feeling on
his part Mr.. Jones at once renewed his
correspondence with the Department.
Washington Post.