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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

MARX TWAIN IN uts1 ResS
fhc Great l1umorist's broken. II earted
StruRGlc In London

Struggle In London.
Mark Twain, Americas greatest hu.
mOrist. who was once millionaire and
who has dined at the table of kings. IL
living in London in an impoverished
condition. lie is worse than penniless.
He Is a slave to debt. and. though In
poor health and burdencd with age and
the woes of broken heart. lie Is strug.
Cling to be again financially free. In
modest lodgings. surrounded by few
comforts and using only bare necessl.
ties. he is trying to produce another
great literary work In the expectation
that its profits may at least pay his
debts. lie has been working for weeks,
md those who have seen his manuscript
fear that the inspiration Is gone. He Is
working under forced conditions. and
the prediction Is that the story-a tale
of his latest tour of the world-will be
like a plant forced In unnatural cOndi.
tons.
The story of Mark Twain's successes
and failures In finance are romantic
and pathetic. From printers devil on
n Missouri weekly he rose steadily until
at the age of 81 the world knew him rs
the author of "lnnoccnts Abroad" lie
made II fortune out of that work. added
to /, constantly, and in 1885 was worth
n million dollars. Then he put his cap.
i,al into u publishing house a Webster &
Co.--and in "A few years was II bank.
rupt. The obligations of the firm
amounted TO thousands upon thousa nds
of dollars. and rs his name had been
used in connection with the business
Mark Twain felt called upon to wip,
out the Indebtedness. lie has struggled
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
COILS p. HUNTINGTON.
President OF tho fOutheru PnciA,
Railroad Com Oguy.

Coils r. Huntington. President of tho
Southern Pacific Railroad Company.
has been prominently before the public
directing the lobby In Washington In
the interest of the Pacific Railroad
funding bill that was before the house.
The public IL familiar with the outlines
stands the bitter feeling against the
system which has kept the Pacific coas,
In the grip Of his railroad. His personal
chara cteristlcs IRE not SO well known
lie Is described as having calm. be-
whiskered, 0x.eyed and nervous face
Ills frame Is tall ana elastic. revealing
the strength ana health Of IN iron con
stitution. There Ii 70 tendency of his
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
GOOD OLD FLINTLoCk.
Did Good Service In Its Owncr's Hands
During the Two Amcrican Wars.

Iibbeus G. Cummings. Of Prospect.
Me-, has come to the conclusion that he
owns one Of the oldest guns In the coun-
try. II Is dintl0ck, wrought-iron-bar
relied Kings arm. bearing the inscrlp.
ton "GeOrgius Secundas Rex, A. ID.
i73S.' This barrel Is forty-six inches
long and the gun weighs eleven pounds
and ten ounces. This gun has been
owned by members Of the Cunningham
family since 1850. when Alexander, the
great-grandfatlicr Of the present own.
or, carried 1t on to the heights of Abra.
ham under Wolfe. and helped to cap
turc Quebec from the French. After
the treaty Of peace with France the
owner started for his home In Maine
aud was killed and scalped by the Nor
ridgcwoc Indians. Alexander Cum.
mings. Jr., went up and recovered the
body of his father and rcgaincd the
rifle by paying five gallons of rum for
1t. Later he was among the Maine vol.
unteers to fight England, and car
ricd his gun to Boston soon after the
battle OF Bunker Hill. He served
through the revolutionary war In differ.
cnt parts Of Massachusetts and Con.
necticut. and came home unhurt ut the
end Of the war.
The gun has had nm easy time of It
since 1888. When Alexander Cum.
mings. Jr. died In 1880 the gun passed
to his son. Alexander, the third Of the
name. ana when he died In 1902 the old
iircarm went to Libbeus along with an
old grandfather's clock. q flax wheel
and dlstaff, u hand loom, two pairs Of
wooden shoes ana several antique
chairs. all OF which were more than a
century old. The gun hangs from two
sets of deer antlers over the big fire.
place In the kitchen Of the Cummings
homestead, and twice year 1t Ia taken
down ana oiled Nd that no rust shall nc
cumulate. Last year Isaac Cummings,
the grcat-grandson Of the original
Alexander. took the old hintlOck on u
fox hunt and succeeded In killing fox
with II. II did not kick or behave bad
~ ut all. but the young man says he
was lame for week carrying so much
weight. The gun IL to 90 to lsaac's son.
Alexander. now boy OF II years. The
Cummingses are Of north of Ireland
stock. and. though not rich, 1t would
take u big pile Of money to buy that
old gun from them.-New York sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
He Made q Hit.

you shouldn't be 80 hard on our
American girls that marry titled for
eigncrs." said Malyin to his former
school friend as they We're discussing
night cap before the glowing CRATE.
You must remember, Tom. that you
married an English helress Of a noble
strain"
70 be sure did, but ! was no for
tune hunter. I've never told you the
story, Dick. You know that little Sims
and did a good part of Europe on
horseback. Had 1t been fifteen years
later we would have been on wheels
We were in England when he was ca
bled TO hasten home, and went about
without any travelling companion. One
evening while was lelsurely enjoying
the beauties Of noble estate, hound
leapcd the hedge, my horse sprang to
one side and was lost to the world un-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

I'll opened my eyes the next day In lux
uricus quarters overlooking the very
scene which had made inc so careless n
horscman. was decidedly shaken, but
would have moved OH had not the fine
cd gentleman who owned the place In.
tcrposcd u positive veto.
There's nothing nlggartly In English
hospitality. but was bent on not nb,,s.
ing 1t. and In a day or two again an.
nounccd my intention of going. This
time II was the beautiful daughter OF
the house that intcrccded. There was
famous house party there. and they
were arranging some private tlcatri
Gals. One of the young men had beer
called away. and his place must be sup
piled. Would be so kind? The way In
which the request was made placed re-.
fusal out of the question. l had short
time for rehearsal. but thcatrlcals were
something In my line. rs an amateur.
and quickly mastered my lines.
was to wear an old fourteenth century
armor. ana got into II for the first time
on the cvcntful night of the entertain
incnt. In the second act | was knocked
down In u combat Of knights. but was
to spring quickly to my feet and 70
sumo the fight. I went down RICH,
enough. like a ton of scrap iron. But
to save me I couldn't rise again.
crawlcd around. went through all kinds
Of awkward motions. and finally rolled
| into the wings. for those Internal old
Joints would not give. II was the ont
bit of comedy In the whole play. I'll,
daughter laughed TIL she cried. What
had to say tlckled her still more. W,
became friends on the spot. and u year
later she accepted the knight OF the
| jolntlcss armor."-lrcc Press.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

A Kentucky paper describes the fu-
nearl Of q prominent citizen who had
been shot to death after himself shoot
Ing to death two of his neighbors, and
says that the congregation broke NJ
after singing the "dOcksolOgy." 1t was
an appropriate and timely choral diver
sion, one of the blessings intended In
the chant of praise being no doubt the
removal Of a citizen SO capable of hold
Ing up his own end In n controversy,
The craftsmanship In that common,
wealth Is quite unerring. whatever
may be said of its photography,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

for years to do 1t. and It is to this thu,
he Is still devotIng his energies and taA
cnts. A year ago he started on u tour
of the world and few months ago ar
rived In London from Africa. He Ii put.
ting the experiences into book. but hi.
latest efforts IRE not his best. There has
been a steady decline In his huinoi
since 1t became trpad.mill grind.
When ut the height of his fame Mark
Twain had many friends In London
but now In his distress only few faith
full souls ever call to see him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

A Fargo special says that the wife
of Maurice Brice Ernest Gabriel Ray
mOnd Odde, Marquis de Ia Tour du VII
lard, has applied for divorce and the
restoration of her maiden name. Give
her the divorce II she deserves one,
but she should be forbidden to take
any more names; she has had enough
of that.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
hereditary Crime.

Judge-IiOw did you come 20 steal
this chicken?
Enthusiastically, your honor.
Judge-What do you mean. sir?
Prisoner My ancestors landed on
Plymouth R0ck.-New York Tribune
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

The eley enth census, begun In 1890
and scarcely completed yet, cost thu
Government about Sl2,000,O00.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

Kelley stood at the telling window and
coughed to attract the cashiers attention
and MIR. Stickney turned around and asked
what was wanted
"Will you please give me some stamps on
this order from the postmaster?" Kelley
asked pleasantly, and Mr.. Stckney. saying
How de do" cheerfulIy turned about to
the vault and took out the stamps which
the order in kelley's hand called for.
There was apparently not tho slightest
suspicion in the old mans mind that
everything was not right. nor did he think
for minute that the postmaster had not
sent Kelley, whom he knew well enough to
address frequently on the street. for the de-
sired stamps. MIR. Stickney counted them
slowly from the drawer, the exact number
requested in the order, and passed them to
MIR. Kelley, remarking as he did so that he
hoped he was well. Mr. Kelley said that he
was, and expressed his we'll wishes for the
cashier. Then he took the bundle OF stamps
and commenced to count them. While he
was doing this Mr.. Sticknoy walked to the
door of the vault, and continued to. get
ready for his luncheon.
Kelley waited until he thought the right
moment had come, and then he started
toward the small door which connects the
cashiers department with the space reserved
for the public. As he moved toward it, Mr.
Stickney, sharp OF ear, despite his age and
inflrmity. heard the movement. and before
the door could be opened he had reached it
and placed his outstretched arms against it.
Kelley. however, had been quick enough
to turn back the latch so that when he
pushed against the old man il was impossi-
bic for the latter to got the door closed
enough to make the locks eaten. As the
two men stood there. Kelley. pushing the
door in and the cashier holding it with all
the energy Of his a9e-weakened body, Mr..
Stickney asked. in the forced calmness
which aged persons sometimes assume
what do you want q
81 want your money" said Kelley.
And no sooner were tho words from the
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24
A Railroad Without Cars.

In the forest of the Bridal Veil
Laundering company at Bridal Nell,ln
Oregon, there is u railroad which does
business without cars. Hauling great
logs from n log pond to the saw mill
is the nature of the business, aud the
train, so-callel, is made up Of M or.
binary locomotive and string %
logs, each one MS large in diameter,
aud some even larger, than the boiler
Of the engine. Boards are nailed TO
the sleepcrs between the rail, and on
these the logs slide. Except ON
descending grades, the boards nrc
CREASED, and the train moves ut good
speed. Where the road is level or
slightly ascending the engine pulls the
logs, and where it i, descending II
holds them back. At the mills of the
company the manufactured lumber,
regardless o! size, Is iun INTO Il flame,
and this is carried about two miles to
the planning mill and shipping yard,
the hume descending about 1900 feet
in that distance. Economy III roll
ing stock seems to have been carried
to maximum on this road, hut the
service is quite rs we'll performed us
the conditions demand. - Cnssler's
Magazine
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24
A Bad Ease Quickly Cure

From TIC Commercial, EGDp
We publish tho letter Of Mr.. II ]
d!cmirc. in full. Just rs 1t came lH.
interesting.
Dear SirS:-I send this solely t.u
may know what Or. williams Fin
for mo and my kidney, and t. n.u
moro effect send it in aiN'davIt form
STATE or MAINE, -
CorNry or WAsHINoruN.
II. J. Gran tlemirc, of Nanrchor',
being duly sworn deposcs and says
1.-Two wears ar moro ago | WAS d,
with kidney trouble which gave IN
pain, and ncccssita,,d my ur nltlu
few minutes. Then had times Of to-
over my water. and his madcthins~
able. The pain n these times "
Scrihah,V, and nothing gave N" a'
until was led to try nr Wilum
rilis. Tine first box helped me, H.
time | had taken my second lwlS a.
and completely cured. rhl, Wa, tW
ago, and since then | have Ia I no %
tho trouble. and | nave no host
doubt in expressing that | owo my '
to Fink Fills.
,Signrt) ell. j. CR\>pLf'
Personally appeared before me- 4
day Of August, 1895, Il. !. Grandeur
made OATH that the above statement "
ELISHA I. UoLrRook, Notary !
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain. d
d"nscd form. all the elements nccrs
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

Sir Henry Hawkins, one of the jus.
ices OF the English bench, wears his
nair very short-the prize fighters
casions this habit has led to her males.
'y's judge being mistaken for mem
Der of the class to be stunned.
Sir Henry was once waiting to take
hi, ticket at the Epson railway station
ut which there were number of
roughs returning from the races. One
Of them was rude to the Judge, who
demonstrated with him, whereupon
the man invited him to go outside and
have "what for" Sir Henry then
took off his hat, thinking that, MS the
men were probably Of the criminal
classes, they would recognize him, and
quietly remarked:
Perhaps you do not know who I
nm."
S'elp me, Bob" his assailnnt said,
edsing off, ga bIoomin' prize fighter.
Not me- and the judge was not
further molested.
On another occasion Sir Henry, out
on ramblo between nssizes with a
companion, stopped Mt wayside inn
and they were soon hard at skittles
with two rustics. Things went on
pleasantly until, in an unguarded
moment, the judge removed his mole
skin cap. Thereupon one of the
rnstic~. cycling him suspiciously, said,
VI don't mind being neighborly, but
I'll be hanged if I'm goin' to play
skittles with ticket of.leave man."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

A system of public work that has
much to commend it is that of "Co-
operative Contract" in vogue in New
Zealand. Under that system a public
work is divided into small sections by
the engineer in charge, and an esti.
mate is made of it's cost. Each Sec
ton is then let out to group Of work
men, who do the work under fore
man OF their own choosing, but who
receives no more than his fellows.
They obtain the full profit which would
otherwise go to professional contrac-
tors, and they share the payment
equally.
Each worker is interested in seeing
that his companions do their full
amount of work, and the sooner the
job is performed the greater the re.
turn fora days work. Ii any tools are
needed which the men do not own, the
government supplies them at mod
crate rental. The adoption of this
system should provide the method
whereby direct employment by the
COVE, nment would be consistent with
II full return for the money expended,
giving to the community an advantage
in the economical execution of pub
lie enterprises equal to that enjoyed
by private employers. Review of Re-
views.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

San Pete county is located in Utah,
and Utah is the state where they
sometimes shoot murderers instead of
hanging them. But although custom
supports death by the bullet, there
was time when the territorial laws
were more liberal. They offered IL
condemned man full menu Of death.
One sentenced to give mp the ghost
for capital offence was allowed TO
choose between hanging. shooting, and
decapitation. At least, SO it was
written in the leathorbackol books; .
but only one man is known to have
chosen the sliclng process. Chicago
Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24
Tire Facts,

The wheeling season is upon us, and as the
most important part of the wheel is the tire, it
is not amisS TO call attention to the Chase
Tough Tread Tire. The phenomenal develop
mcnt in the manufacture of tires Is found in
this
Recognizing at the outset the old atlage that
"Fo" want of Il nail the.s shoe was lost, and for
want of n shoe the horse was lost :" so we
might say that for want of n good tire large
proportion of the riders have found annoy
ancc and discomfort rather than pleasure.
The Chase Tough Tread Tire is made to over
come these annoyances and discomfortS. II is
nanulact ured on scientific principles, COM
bining all the best qualities of all other tires,
and in addition many improvements, which
other ire manufacturers are cndcavorng to
unsucccssfuly initiate.
Two years agoa wheel only weighed eighteen
pounds. Durability was sacrificed to light
ness. To-day it must weigh twenty-six. The
same is true of the tire. Recognizing the mis-
I IKE that had been made the Chase Tough
Tread Tire came upon the market as the pio-
nccr of strong. su bsantial and resilient tires.
And rs imitation is til" most sincere tiattcry,
that they made no mistake is proven by the
fact that other manufacturers are trying to
follow he pace set by the Chase Tough Tread.
1t is IL tire that will stand up and do its work.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24
Directors Exceeded Their Authority

PORTLAND, Me-. April z3-The case OF
the commissioners of Pcnobscot county vs..
the Rowland Falls Pulp company has been
decided against the county. This was suit
to recover S35.0O0 subscription for the
building of bridge between the towns OF
Rowland and Enfield. over the Penobscot
river The directors OF the pulp company
voted to subscribe the amount in question,
and acting upon the vote. the county com
missioners built the bridge. but now havinS
advanced the money. they sued to recover
from the pulp company. which has since
gone into insolvency. The pulp company
claimed that the directors had no authority
to vote to use lis money for such purpose
as bridge building and that the county COM
missoners had no authority to advance the
money. -he case goes to tho law court on
executions
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

At the funeral OF the dead cashier the
body laid in state from until o'clock. The
peaceful face showed no traces OF violent
death. At o'clock business houses closed
and did not open again until 4. The pallbear-
ers were President Albert A. Perkins OF the
Great Falls National bank Augustus y.
Seavey, James Woodward. Jesse II. Horn,
George Moore and Edward Hargraves. AZ
the cemetery the Masonic burial service
was performed.
Chief Mckenna Of Waltham. Mass, was
notified by dispatch from Somersworth
to arrest Con Hardigan aud John Briggs,
local boxers. who were wanted for murder.
In less than an hour the two were locked up.
Both men are boxers and are well known to
the sporting fraternity of this section. Har-
dgan was ut one time the amateur cham
pion featherweight, and Briggs also has a ring
record. Investigation showed that the men had
nothing to do with the matter. large sum
OF money however was found on llardiga
who has been held a tn" aSSailaut of Teele
the hermit farmer OF Waltham who was
beaten and robbed recently. Teele has pos
itiyely identified UarJiyau,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

VIM. W. Thomas, Jr., recently appointed
United States minister to Norway and Swc
den, is one of the foremost men of NIaine
Portland being his home. He was born in
1882 received his early education in the
public schools of Portland and Mt the ago
of II entered Bowdoin college. In 1860 he
graduated with highest honors. and then
took up the study of law. In 1862 he left
his studies and as u United States bearer of
dispatches carried treaty to Turkey. In
1862 President Lincoln appointed him one of
the thirty" war.consuls." and he was stationed
at Gothenb,irg. Sweden. Returning home
in 1865, he resumed his studies, and in 1866
was admitted to the bar and won distinc-
ton. He became Interested in the people
OF Sweden and though his advice thousands
of the Swcdes migrated to Maine. He was
minister to Norway and Sweden from 1889
Ia 1894
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24

BOSTON. Mass. April % The bulletin OF
the National Shoe and Leather Exchange
records rs failures for the week, compared
with 81 last week. and 1l6 for the cores
bonding week last year Lawrence A. Smith.
DR.. Brockton. counter manufacturer, has
called meeting Of creditors. Iiabili-
ties. S25.OOO; assets. S50O0 Ii is
probable that the offer OF 80 per cent
in composition of the ESSEX Shoe com
pany will not be accepted the Wils-Staf-
ford Moulding company. Boston. house
finishing. has assigned; the Vermont Hide
4 Leather company. Montpelier. VT, is in
insolvency. Secured liabilities. about 4lG,-
900: unsecured. about the same William
Il. Perkins, Augusta. Me-. stationery, has
assigned
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-04-24
NEW OFFICERS.
New Hampshire Soldiers and w.
r. &. Elect.

new hau1pSnlrC SOiUIcrS anu w .
II. e. Elect.
CONCORD, n. H.. April 23-James MinOt
of Concord has been elected commander of
the department of New Hampshire G.. A. r..
at the annual encampment. Mr.. Minot was
mustered into the Grand Army of the Re-
public rs charter member of one of the
first posts in western New York. on the 10Th
day of November, 1865. and a few months
later took transfer to a post in Concord,
N. II.
He was born in CIarkson, Monroe county,
New York, on the Goth of April. 1S43, and is
n member of the Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution, by reason OF the SER
vice rendered by his great-grandfather in
that war. At 10 years of age he enlisted in
company A, 140th regiment, New York vol
unteers and served with his regiment in
the field until May 5. 1864, when he
was permanently disabled in the battle
of the Wilderness and taken prisoner
remaining in the confederacy to the follow
ing September. The wound was such that
he was confined to the hospital to the time
of his discharge in June, caused by the close
of the war. For more than thirty years he
has been in the banking business, and is
now n director of the Mechanics National
bank in Concord where he resides.
Other officers were elected rs follows :
Senior vice-commander. Albert s. Twtch-
ell Gorham: junior vice-commandcr Horace
l.. Worcester. Rochester: medical director,
DR.. Granville =. Conn, Concord; chaplain.
B. II. Lane. Antrim delegate-at-large, J.
Alon%o Greene. Nloultonboro: delegates. b. -.
Stewart of Dover. W. W. Gould of Pittsiield.
John 7. Dame of Nashua. Charles +. Noyes
of Whiteticld: alternates. the Rev. ID. G.
Easton of Concord. G. c. Buncr of Dover. T..
j.. Carr of Pittsiield. Lyman Cheney of
Nashua. j. y. Holt of WhteIicld; council of
administration, ID. Il. Proctor of Wilton. II.
p. Whttrcdge of Hillsboro Bridge. John
OConnor of Manchester. II. l.. Mason of
Portsmouth. J. j. Dillon of Manchester.
The Womans Relief Corps elected the fol-
lowing officers President Mrs. Millie A.
Worcester. Rochester seniorvice president.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Montgomery. Somersworth
junior vice president. Mrs. Mimi. A. Dana.
Manchester treasurer. Emma 4. Edgley.
Rochester chaplain. Helen l. Russell, Will