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MUTUAL BENEFIT TO LADIES. I'VE
lVl furnish employment, procure help; buy,
sell OF exchange fancy articles, novelty
goodO, periodicals, etc.
WohEN'S INFORMATION BUREAU,
Room 20 Lyon Block
Cor, Harrison aud Division
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sngrr E:eats IS s.oc!: Food.

Professor Shaw Of tic Minnesota uni
vorsity advises all farmers to try the
sugar beet, lot so much il the hope Of
the wealth from the sugar for which
the enthusiasts are looking as for lSnowl-
edge they will gain of the value CT the
roots as food for his stock; 1.-The farm
er who grows them will find he may
send them to factory i'll his own yards
with considerable profit -
The result of this agitation, he says,
will be a knowledge of how to grow
field roots, their value as food for stock
and their service to the crops that follow
in the improved cultivation given the
land they occupy.
"Any farmer" he says, "who has
grown and fed sugar beets to milk
COWS or other stock will never again
willingly be without roots, and he will
henceforth grow them, not sugar beets
only, but other more cheaply produced
roots that are better relatively as to
cost. A small patch devoted to field
roots produces large amount of food.
Last summer the university farm grew,
all told, three-fourths of an acre of
mangels and carrots, which gave an
abundant supply for almost 100 sheep
and lambs all winter, and any one who
sees the lambs will not require fur
Their argument to convince him OF the
value of field roots -
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HISTORY OF A SONG.
"Thc Vacant Chair Had Its Origin e q
Wer Inridcrt.

"Thc Vacant Chair" HAD Its Origin e q
War Incident.
TIE New England Magazine is re-
sponsible for the following story: AL
most every American is familiar with
the soug called "The Vacant Chair, :"
though comparatively few know the
name of the author Of the verses Or the
circumstances which gave rise to their
composition. = recent writer has given
a sketch CT Henry Stevenson Washburn
CT Boston. who wrote tie words Of "The
Vacant Chair, and of Lieutenant John
William Circuit Of the Massachusetts
volunteers, whose heroic death they
commemorate.
John William Circuit was born in
Worcester, Mass, in 1913, son of a
well known and wealthy manufacturer.
From the earliest age the boy manifest
ed intense love Of things military, and
distinguished himself at tie Worcester
Military academy, where he studied.
At tie outbreak Of the war his ability
was at once recognized by the authori-
ties, and lie was commissioned second
lieutenant in Company d Of the Eff
teenth massachusetts volunteers. He be-
came very popular in the regiment and
was in great demand as drilinastcr. III
the field tie ycpng lieutenant displayed
conspicuous coolness and bravery, but
his career was unfortunately very brief.
He lost his LIFE i'll the disastrous engage
mont which took place in October, 1861,
near Poolsvillc, Nd.
Young Circuit was intimate with the
family Of Nj. Washbum, being 4 warm
friend of that geutleman's son, and on
the Thanksgiving following the young
mans death NJ Washburr, sg.mpathiz-
Ing with the family, which would feel
its bereavement doubly at that festival
season, was inspired with some verses,
which were af;eI,vard published under
the name OF "The Vacant Chair in
the Worcester Spy and signed III. S.
". y These verses met the eye Of
George j. Root of Chicago, who set
them TO music without any correspond
encc with the author, as the lines We're
not copyrighted. The song appeared as
"The Vacant Chair. Words by H. s
". Music by George j. Root. +" 1t ut
once appealed to the public, selling in
enormous numbers. Mr. WashbuIn who
has been a prominent business nan and
was for some years i'll the house of rep
resentatiyes, is how 81 years old and
lives in beautiful home in the Aber-
deem district CT Boston. He has written
many pretty and touching verses be-
sides "The Vacant Chair" ard not
long ago published volume containing
his principal poems
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lola TO Ills CRITICS.
Says uc Knows Them woll Enough TO
Write. Their Reviews.

Saws I;c Knows Them Woll Enough TO
Write Their Reviews.
l.:a:la Z0la devotes chapter to his
critics in his last book, lie Nouyclle
Champagne. The chapter which is en-
titled THE !. :la OF the Critic" is adj
dressed to t.as.5n Dcschamps of Lo
Temps. All admitting Dcschamps'
contention that critic has right to
deal with 3 book under review as he
chooses, he declares tliat the critic can-
not escape responsibility if he abuses
his right On tho other hand, lola
clains the right TO criticiso the critic of
Il newspaper he has bought and paid
for-the newspaper, not the critic. He
says on this point:
IF my brother writers wished to
speak up, what charges we could pro-
duco against the critics. We know them
all so we'll. We know the bonhomi0 of
this one, tho dilettantism of that one,
the dogmatic austerity of another. In
regard to nysclf, if it is desired, [ am
quite ready to write up the reviews of
MY next novel for each of our principal
critics and place the manuscript under
cover in the hands of an attorney. You
will see how we'll l know them ono and
all. | know their intentions toward me.
AS am touching this subject l might
rs we'll relate one OF my experiences,
not tho most virulont attack, but an or
binary one
con certain date critic published
in an evening paper Gle Temps) an ar
ticlo entitled Tho Case of III. Emile
lola, which read rs follows:
"'Zola belongs to tie sculrilous and
filthy minded press wcrld-a ridiculous
candidate for the academy. Zola spends
his time driving all over the town in q
cab and gets cut only to visit an i'm
mortal While awaiting his coming
Zoll examines the furniture and takes
note of the general appearance of tho
house, etc. Once in the presence of tho
acaden!ician he asks him for his vote,
menaces him, duplicates him.
"The critic knows this TO be false.
He has evidently ransacked the letters
of NY old friend De Goncourt with the
intention of finding something abusive
of me. Not yet satiated, the same critic
has looked over Il file of an old newspa-
Per to which Anatole France used to
contribute The critic is now i'll clover.
He has found that Aratole France i'll
reviewing NY novel lie Reve' styled
me four legged animal. In the same
article the same amiable and upright
critic fishes up some articles Ferdinand
Brunetiere wrote about me ten years
ago, which are of an unfavorable ma
turc Tho same critic then touches on
more delicate ground. He insinuates
that I was Alexandra Dumas enemy
and to give more weight to his insinua.
tons he uses certain letters which
passed between Dumas aud myself.
That l had little quatrels with Dumas
is true, brt never anything serious.
When ! presented myself before the
academy, Dumas gave me his vote and
encouraged me. Now, is this writer a
critic or . dustman who collected Il lot
Of dirty rags and waste paper with in
tcrt to do re harm
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-07-03
TROUT AND PlCKEREL

Something About Their Methods of Feed
ing, as Observed at ;ho aquarium.
1t is easy 10 observe at the aquarium
the habits Of fish in feeding. Some are
sluggish some are fierce and some are
slv. The trout are fed On live llillies
The killies when thrown into the tank
scatter in all directions, With the trout
after them like chain lightning, twist.
ing and turning with marvellous celeri-
". The killies double, the trout dart
after them. Rising TO Il bunch of Kill
lies mt tho top, the trout fairly make
the water fly They jump almost. itney
quite clear out OF it,,-as if they were
turning somersuuIts, and down they go
in again and on after the dllies. IL is
q dashing, slashins, crashing pursuit,
and in about half Il minute the klllles
are all gone.
The pickerel-how different! How
silent, and yet how suddenl The killie
dropped in above darts downward
through the water. Not pursued, it
slow down and haltS III the middle Of
the tank to rest and TO recover its equa-
nimity after its recent disturbing expe-
rience OF being removed from its home
in the live food tank, carried about III
galvanized iron tray, and finally
dropped into another tank as food for
other fishes.
At o littlo distance is observed the
pickerel. 1t has come UP silently, like 4
long, slender, little steamer moving
dead slow. Itcomes TO 4 haltso smooth
" ana quietly that the instant OF its
halt is not noticed. 1t is simply seen to
be lying there, motionless, about SIX
inches from the llillie.
All is peace and quiet i'll the tank,
and the killie still balances itself i'll the
water and rests. Suddenly, with no APP
parent cxertion Of power, the pickorel
darts forward. The movements so sud
den that it is not realized that the pick
erel has moved until it is seen i'll its
new position. The killic is gone. It is
now in the piclierel's interior, aud prob
ably with only very hazy notion, if
any at all, Of how it got there.
The methods Of the trout and picker
el are very different; their results, how
ever, are much the sGme-New York
Sun
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One Noraan.s Trials.

\ resident Of Staten Island has lately
been very mich annoyed by some Of the
urchins of the neighborhood. She is 4
great lover Of nature and has on her
front piazza a number Of potted plants
which have been cared for all winter.
At night, when everything is quiet, the
boys como and manage 70 steal one or
two plants without discovery. One by
one her choice flowers have disappeared,
and although she has watched for the
thieves they have never been caught.
The other day she conceived a plan
by which she saved her remaining
treasures. Tying string to each flow
erpot, she connected the ends with a
bell in the hall. That night she waited
patiently for the alarm. At last there
was tinkle and then crash. Rushing
out, she saw a boy, apparently fright
ened out OF his senses, running down
the path. When he found the pot tied
and heard the bell ring, he dropped his
booty and tool, to his heels The boy es-
capped, but there has been 10 more trou-
BILE with flower thieves.
This woman is very fond OF pets Of
all kinds and has number about the
house. One day, while marketing, she
saw beautiful eamecock and thought
it would make novel sort CT pet. Pay
ing 500 for her find, she had it sent
home. The bird arrived before its mis-
tress and was received by the cook, who
chopped Off its head and prepared it for
dinner. York Times
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TRACKING A CHILD.
Showing That ElcosIliound Is Not Al
WAYS IL Fierce Hcast

ways IL Fierce Beast.
So many terrible stories of The feroc-
ity of bloodhounds have been told that
it is refreshing 10 read Il true story Of a
chase by bloodhound in which the
hunter and the hunted were equally
satisfied 1t is youched for by Il writer
in Good Words, who had it from an
eyewitness.
The bloodhound was enioying stroll
with his master on the SANDS OF Weston
super Marc, quietly following the horse
his owner rode. Neither WAS thinking
of chase. III fact nothing seemed fur
ther from the character Of the deg than
desire to interfere with any human
being. The group of pleasure seekers
scattered over the sands SAW nothing
unusual i'll him, nor did the poor dis
tracted woman who ran from one group
TO another frantically asking for tidings
of lost child Nobody knew anything
of the missing boy, and when in her
desperation she approached tho gentle
man On the horse he also shook his head.
But though he knew nothing of her
boy, he was not so sure that he could
not help her find him. He alighted from
his horse, and tlrUsting his arm through
the bride bent over the hound, putting
both hands carclcssly round his head.
Then he took from the woman some
thing that locked like child's hat and
held ii toward the dog, talking to him
the while. The hound shifted and whincd
mournfully, as if unwilling to leave bis
master. Soon, however, he lifted his
head i'll the air, uttered Il short, sharp
bark or bay and began shifting about tho
sands
For u minute or two he followed tho
scent in zigzas fashion, and then,
with a long, loud bay, turned of at an
amazing pace, ran in Il straight lire
across the sands, crossed the parade,
and, baying us lie went, turned down a
size street.
Thatw was III exciting chase-the field
the streets Of IL populous watering place
and the game IL lost child. The loud
voice of The dog could be heard i'll tho
distance, guidinS those who followed.
The mo,her's feet were swift, but she
could not keep up with the dog. On ho
went till he had run hisprcy TO ground.
Then he stopped and fawncd upon tho
little lad, who was ovcTjoycd to find so
friendly playmate. When the mother
came up, hunter and hunted were the
best of friends, so much so that neither
was willing to part with the other.
The gentleman had more than cncc to
summon lis dog before lie would con-
sent to leave the child. As fer tic boy,
he could not lie led away while the dog
remained, and after the hound had dis
appeared he was still heard 10 lnurmur,
81 would like that dear dossic for my
own -
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SHOOTING BoUNTYJUMPERs
1t Became Imperative After Gettysburg,
and Lincol:, refused TO Interfere.
"Did you ever see Il man shot for de-

1t Became Imperative After Gettysburg,
and Lincol:, Eafuscd TO Interfere.
"Did you ever see man shot for de-
sertion?"
Eyes, several of them. The first ono
was a man Of our brigade. lie deserted
while we were ncur fredericksburg and
Joined the Confederate army. A few
weeks before we started for Gettysburg
Confederate deserter reached the lines
of another brigade and was placed ur-
der guard y soldier of our brigade
passing that way saw the Confederate
and was surprised to find that he was
the man who had deserted from his
company few weeks before. Found
guilty, he was sentenced to be shot.
The day upon which he was TO die we
were on the way to Pennsylvania TO
help fehttLe great deciding battle. Tho
descrtcr was placed III an ambulance,
by his coffin, that morning. At noon,
after bareback, pork aud coffee, the
brigade formed three lines of Il square,
when the deserter was marched from
right to left of the line and seated upon
the coffin. Twelve men were marched
two or three rods from him. The officer
gave the command Ready, aim, 1iro'
The criminal fell back on his coffin,
pierced by five on six bullets. The bur-
ial followed Immediately, without serv-
ice, aud The brigade pulled ont, tho
band playing Il quickstcp.
After the battle of Gettysburg, and
when the Fifth corps was camped near
the RappahannocIs river, in September,
the whole command was formed oil
three sides of il square, the customary
formation, ard witnessed tho shooting
of five deSeiters. All of them were OF
the class known rs bounty Jumpers.
They had deserted several times, one OF
them five times. They were New York
crs. y desperate effort had been made to
save their lives. Several conwiittees
from the great city had waited upon
President Lincoln and pleaded for them.
The wives and children of two Of them
visited the president, but Mr.. Lincoln
could not be moved. He had overlooked
the olIcnse in hundreds of instances
but the time had come when the dis
ciplinc of the army demanded the Sc
velest punishment of soldiers found
guilty of that crime.
Secretary Stanton, for year before
MI Lincoln had refused to so punish
doserters, had pleaded with him to let
the law have its way. Mr. Stanton had
ted the president 1:any Il time that has
soft heart WAS spelling the army and
cndangering the life of the nation, bat
Mir. Lincoln paid little heed until 1863.
I'm Some portions of the army it was
the custom to hang descrters, Int i'll
most instances they were shot, and i'll
the prcscLce Of their respective COM
minds, as described. The effect was
magical. Desertions were little heard
of for the next few months. Chicago
Times Herald.
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THE CITY.
Farewell to the mountain side.
For the city is calling mo.

The chinQuepin's scattered with lavish hand
Her gems to the gayly appareled land.
There's an opaline tinge 20 the fresheninS air,
Tho spell of autumn is everywhere.
But how can l longer bidc,
Fair though the mountain be?
For the city has lifted her eyes again,
She's smiling and Reckoning over the plain.
AS the leaves drift down,
AS the winds grow chill,
Her warm blood bounds and her pulses thrill.
Oh, the mountains aelow with tho frosty
breath,
4 fever tush ere the rigor of death
That grisly winter'll bring.
But the city-the city's awake, a-start,
The deadlicst winter but warns her heart
She calls to me over the sunlit plain,
And my spirit awalsens and lives again.
Farewell to the crimson and gold,
To the mountains billowy blue,
But sing, my hcart-with rapture sing
The city breathes anew!
Now Orleans Times-Dcmocrat.
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crcat Mans Commitments.

While it is well known that Daniel
Webster. III speaking Of General Tay-
lcr's candidacy for the office of presi-
dent, pronounced it "a nomination lot
fit TO lie lMat.c," he never failed to dc
justice to the generals military abili-
ties ard en:intnt service jn the field.
On che occasion he Paid the old sol
dicr delicate and we'll deserved COM
plimcnt. General Taylor vas complain
ing of the crowds CT people who daily
besicgcd linn soon after his accession tc
the presidency.
"Thcy interfere, =" he said, with my
official cne"scments a,:;l violate my do
nestle refinement but still l do not
wish to turn NY back urcn my friends. y
"You revcr did upon your enemies,
general, Mr.. Webster instantly replied.
A compliment of another sort, and
mere surprising, considering its source,
w;;s one given by Mr.. Webster, though
the object CT it vas not present. 10 hear.
Some one was speaking Of the remark
ably beautiful c-cs Of Il handsome wo-
man, and ore young enthusiast said,
''Thcy remind me, with their long,
dark cyelashcs, Of artillery i'll ambus-
cade. );
",They sLcrld rather be compared to
beat lightning" said another.
Not so. Pat il Mr. Webster, with
perfectly grave face, for you must
certainly be aware, riy Gear Sir, that
heat lightning never strikes Youth
Companion.
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Humility.

1t is not every great man who carries
his honors as meekly as tie mayor OF
Inverness, who rebuked an admiring
crowd in the words, aFrens, I'm just a
mortal man like yersels :" Sir Wilfrid
Lawson tells the following story: GA
woman was once pursuing her fugitive
COW down lane, when she called out to
some one il front, Man, turn my COW.
The man took no notice and allowed
the COW to pass. When she came up,
she said, Man, why did you not turn
my cow lie replied, Woman, I am
not a man; am magistrate. y
Household Words.
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Zoolorical Gardens.

The following figures show the an
nual cost for maintenance Of some OF
the principal foreign geological gar
dens: Berlin, S137, 800; Antwerp,
S13G, 500; Amsterdam, $l05, coo; Lon
don, SlG0. Gee; Cologne, so, 500; Rot
terdam, 500 900; Hanover, $42, 600;
Paris, $50, eco. Thus far the cost of
maintaining the geological parks i'll
Washington and Philadelphia has been
S50 Geo each ;-(r ycar
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The King of Siam In Ccylon.

A curious story reaches US from Cey-
lon i'll connection with the king Of
Slams recent visit. His majesty, with
all the devotion of a pious Buddhist,
expressed a desire to see the tooth relic
in the Dalada Maligawa temple, i'll
Handy. A royal reception was accorded
him. The king said his prayers, and
the priests went into ecstasios over his
presents of robes and jewels. Every
thing went well until his majesty asked
to be allowed to handle the precious
relic This the high priest politely but
firmly declined. Royalty might look,
but royalty mightn't touch. Royalty
thereupon returned tohis carriage in q
huff, and his presents with him, TO the
no little confusion Of the overzealous
Urnanse. Considering that the sacred
tooth was taken to Coylon in a lady's
hair, surely a king might touch it
Westminster Gazette.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-07-03
Rnnch ON Abdul Aziz.

When Abdul Aziz, sultan of Turkey
was dcposed, Queen Victoria tele
graphed u lis cantors in French
"Soienez lie bicp, or "Take good care
of him." The wires said, "Saignez Il
bien,' which lnears something very
Extraordinarily, 'Blecd hjEl we'll,
an error Of the ines which reads grew
somely in the Light of the fate which
befell tliaJ unhappy monarch.