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, 1897-10-14
Dcpev aud Greeley.

~ had IN early experience with Greeley
a. q political leader says Chaunoey n.
Dspew. at was over 30 years ago. I had
Just deliberately quit public life for my
profession and u living when Horace oaine
70 me one day aud said that the ambition
Of his life wna to represent the assembly
district In which no and ! lived In q state
convention. but he had never been able to
accomplish it. He had come to the delib-
crate opinion that the state could not bs
carried the second tifas for Fenton unless
I was placed upon she ticket as lieutenant
governor, and NIL he asked Of mo was ia
put him In the convention. I persuaded
my friends up in Wcstcheater TO send
0rseiey Mt tho head of the delegation. The
convention was II unit behind him and the
nomination assured. mOdostIy stud in
New York to avoid the appearance Of seek
Ing what was to come to mo az nm enthu-
siastic call. The late General Hustled sent
me 4 telegram which carried me to Syra-
ouse on the night train. AS l entered MIR.
0feclry's room he said, with his peculiar
drawl: 'Chauhccy, l have changed my
mind within the last hour. ! think we
must put u soldier on the ticket And
that g~nbernatorial boom 'busted.'
, 1897-10-14
A Losr OPPORTUNITY.
EAs sssry q How /. Forta.. Got ~
From . Man.

49, WE ~ NOW . FOfEQ1D V0I Away
From . Man.
A little group Of men were tnlsin: the
other evening In the cleaning time, when
people seem 70 think more about what
they might have been than they do at an"
other hour OF the day, n the subject wa
lost opportunities.
II hate 70 refer to the mats,r ct ALL
unmarked the colonel, who fought through
the late wnr at the head of o Michigan
regiment, ''hecause 1t only makes me re-
chances in the northwest to put myself in
the millionaire list that nobody but a con-
frlned zap would think Of negleuting.
After the war / was q land locker, a.
they are called, and l knew The whole
country from Detroit clean through to the
far corner of Minnesota, and right where
there arc big buildings and beautiful city
squares today l cou,d have bought land at
any price l might name. One mar want
ed me to buy In Duluth q few lots at $50
Apiece, and laughed at him. They are
worth e5 g square foot today and upward.
1 picked up one piece Of land at Agate
harbor for 800 and sold 1t for 81, 900.
That IL worth $50, 900 now, and I wouldn't
give a man $3.50 for q tract that is worth
- many thousand this very minute.
But those are small potatoes and few
In a hill to the biggest piece of lost oppor-
tunityism l WINS ever guilty Of" And the
colonel sighed profoundly. "You know
TINT famous Mesaba iron mine country up
there on Lake Superior, where they are
taking out thousands Of tons every year
Of the richest iron ore on earth, and any
quantity Of men are enjoying ~princely in
comes from their royaltiesS Well. before
anybody ever heard Of the MesabH iron ore
I was up there running a line north from
Cloquet river, and one day l began to have
all sorts Of trouble with my compass.
Ordinarily 1t was q very tractabls and
reliable instrument, but here for some
reason 1t acted strangely, or, rather, re-
fused to act at nll, and | could hardly get
any sense out of 1t. I kept going ahead,
however, and for ten miles my trouble
continued. Then 1t was over, and l never
was quite 30 glad of anything as when
that compass began to work again and I
did not have to lay my course by the sun.
~ knew before l finished what the mat
ter was, but what did that iron under the
ground that .werved my needle out Of Its
course mean II mes Nothing. That's all.
l was . plain, everyday chump. What l
was after was timber, and the timber all
along there was not of sufficient quality to
justify my giving the land a second
thought, and l didn't. Think of 1t, men
and brethren" sighed the colonel agnin,
"there l wns walking over and standing
on millions and millions Of dollars, and l
could have had all Of 1t I wanted for tho
mere having sense enough to take II up.
and I didn't have the sense. "-Washing.
ton Star.
, 1897-10-14
AN oLo DEATH WARRANT.


the GallOws.
The following death warrant, probihly
the oldest document Of the Kind in ex
ence In this country, was recently discnv-
cred among the old papers in the court.
house at Carlisle, Cumberland county. Pa
The document is yellow with age, III II
good stase Of preservation, and the writing
In as Eeat and regular rs copperplaJe print
It reads MS follows:
"Cumherlnnd County: At u Court OF
Oyer and Terminer, held at Carlisle, for
the county of Cumberland, before Fruncis
West and William Smith, Esq RS. Justice.
of the said coiirt, and the following assist
ants, to wit: Thomas Wilson, John Welsh
John Montgomery, John Agnew, Rui vr,
Miller and Jonathan Holm, on the lDu
day of June. 1860, by virtue Of cnnIiiIz
sion from James Hamilton, Esq. LiruteA
n Governor and COMMANDMENT -rhisi O
the province Of Pennsylvania, and com
ties of New Castle. Kent mud sussex. ulut
the Delaware, to the said Francis Wu-
and William Smith, Esq'rs. directed. lar
ing date the 9th day of April, last rast
were brought the said court II narr,
named Hector, n slave. tho property o.
William Morrison, Of said county. has
bandmun, IND charged of the murder OF II
certain George Hughson, late of the sIid
county, yeoniHn, and found guilty by us
Of killing and numbering the said Geo cp
Hughson. ut Peters township, in the s,liii
county ON the 18th day of February i.s
past. for which murder he, the said Hoe
tor, received the sentence to return to The
place from whence he came, and there +"
remain until Saturday, 2lst Instant, ana
then to be- taken thence to the public gal
lows. and there to be hanged by the neck
until he shall be dead
"Given under our hand. the day and
year above written.
"Justices-Francis West, William Smith
observation-disclosures Wilson, .Johr
Welsh, John Montgomery, John Agnew
Robert Miller, Jonathan Holm. West.
moreland (Pa.) Democrat
, 1897-10-14
seoou,n soNa.

Hr0m TIL desert I come to thee
Or q stallion sllod with fire.
And tho winds arc left behind
In the zreed Of my desire.
Under the window l stand.
And the midnight hears my cry
love thee. 1 love Tut thee.
With a love that shall me- Gle
Till the sun grows cold,
N the stars are old,
And the leaves of the ~jadgnaeAt book
unfold!
Look from thy window and 80
Ny passion and my pain.
lie on the sands below,
And / faint in thy disdain.
Let the night winds touch thy brow
With the heat of my burning sigh,
And melt thee 10 hear my vow
OF . love that shall not die
Till the sun grows cold,
And the stars are old,
And the leaves of the Judgment boob
unfold!
Ny steps are nightly driven
By the fever in my b, east
To hear from thy Lattice breathed
The word that shall give ne rest.
Open the door Of thy heart,
And open thy chamber door.
And my kisses shall teach thy lips
The love that shall fade no more
TIL the sun grows cold.
And the Stars are old,
And the leaves Of the judgment book
-BaynYd Taylor.
, 1897-10-14
sERVceAeLe PROSE STYLE.
For the Use ss Disappointed Politicians In
All Countries.

For the Use 81 Disappointed Politicians In
All Countries.
Straightforward writing Is so rare an
accomplishment that we hasten to extend
the hand of welcome to 1t wherever It II
found. The most recent shining specimen
Of literary di.ectness which we have light.
cd upon In u letter addressed by an Aus
tralian partisan to tho politician whom he
assisted to eminence, but who, on reach
ing his high estate, forgot the poor man
on whose shoulders he had risen. The
Australian wrote as follows:
"DEAR Sil:-You'rea - fraud and you
know 1t. don't care a rap for the billet
or the muny either. but you could hev got
1t for me II you wasn't as moan As muk.
Two POUND u week amt eny monr to me
than 40 shiliins Is to you, hut l objekt to
bein maid an infurnil fool of. Soon after
you was elected by my hard workin, a
Teller here wanted to bet me that You
wouldn't be In the House moren a week
before you maid a ass Of Yourself. bet
him a Cow III TINT as I thort you was
worth it then. After ! got Your Note sayib
you deklined to ackt In tho matter ! driv
tho Cow over to the FeIler's place an tols
him he had won her.
THAT'S orl ! got by howlin meself
Hoarse for you on pole dny, an months be-
foar. You not only hurt q mans Pride
but you injur him in Bizness. believe
you think you'll get In ngen. I don't. An
whit I don't think II Of moar Konse.
qnence then you innjin. I believe you
take q pleshir In cnttin POUR best trends.
but waite till the clouds roll by an They'll:
cut you-just behind the Ear, where the
butcher cut the pig. Yure no man. An 1
don't think yurO much Of = democrat eth
or. Go to -. l lowers messlf rltin tn
a skunk. even tho I med him . member
Of PnrlerMent."
This, 1t seems to ua, ts what Matthew
Arnold called q ''servioeable pros style
London Globe.
, 1897-10-14

In her autobiography Elizabeth Stusr
Phelps has this to my about one Of the
most popular Of her publications: "'The
Gates Ainr' WA written without hope or
expectation Of my especial success, and
when the happy storm broke l was in
truth tho most astonished girl in North
America. l have been told that the Amer
loan circulation Of the book. which has re-
,uainsd below 100. 900. wal outrun BY that
In Groat Britain. foundations, Of course,
were manifold. More applications 10 re-
publish my books have reached ma from
Germany than from any other country.
Theirs RAJ u Gntos AJar tippet for sale in
the country groceries. Th.re wal 4 Gates
Ajar collar-paper, fcar-loading the
city counters. Ghastly rumora reached me
Of a Gates Ajar cigar. Music, Of oourse,
took her turn ut the hook, and popular
..piecsa' were warbicd under its title. One
Of theso. l think, 10 SUNG In Sunday schools
70 his day. Then sherc was and still az
lists the Gates Ajar funeral piecs-"
, 1897-10-14

IL has been suited TINT n bank burglar
oan no heat the walls Of IL safs with an
slsctric current az to Ike able TO get inside
without waiting more thnn a few minutes.
Certain laboratory experiments lend some
sanction to such n notion. but electrical
journals pooh pooh 1t. 1t is much easier
u Nlk sbout stealing electricity from live
trolley and lighting wires h 1t Is to do
it-that IL, with safety. The Electrical
Engineer, after pointing out some other
difficulties In the why Of such operations.
remarks that ''Inen can sakc aud hive
taken tho current from supply mains. even
moro than IL required for melting through
safes, though In numerous instances the
parties maintained psffeos silence about II
oyar afner.n
, 1897-10-14

Two physicians were talking together,
when n Of them raised bis hat 70 = lady
whom they pet.
"a p%atisntr" asked the other.
"Oh, In n way" answered the first doc.
tor. 81 treated her the other day for a
small difficulty"
"What was itr'
"A wnrt Oh the nose."
"And what did you nrcscritef"
~ ordered her to refrain absolutely from
playing OF the piano
The other DOCTOR waa astonishcd
"Oriered her to leave of playing tha
plano for . Wart on the nose. Well. I cAn't
understand your treatment"
"If you knew the circumstances, you
would,' said the first doctor. "She ocuu.
pies the fiat under mine. London Fun
, 1897-10-14
"A JAN. Y,

tto1 81 tie grated window 1t q dail
Two fAess looked with angry, svl Raaneee
Tnu a0ed Dsn's-with tedious durancs paJe
Ard stamped with hatred. vice and ieno.
Anoenins glory twined about tie erate
Ard Hftsd mp tts blossoms white and blus.
- In sympathy with their hard fate,
II modest freshnea p~itifully throw.
Dwest smbasm q Gods love for mortals frsil,
laven
Al ffom ths g~rievous ladder Of . Jail
Pfays thsan to struggle, like the flower, to
ward hsayenl
Irving Browne In Philisttne.
, 1897-10-14
MocxiNa THE o l

0sW b Brute . He Lared on By Isui.
tati.S b Howl Of Its Aats.
Low Wilmot, who lives almost n where
In the state Of Warrington, IL q westerner
Of the old type. He tells In Forest and
Stream about foolinR wolves by Initiating
their cries.
"One Sunday morning. he writes,
while we were mining ON the Clearwater,
along about the LIST Of May, I took my re.
volver and wen over to the cabin Of my
partners, and proposed that we 20 to the
hills and kill soine grouse. While going
up the hill we saw a very big VOLTS fresh
track In the trail we were climbing. The
trail forked, n branching up the river,
the other turning back into the hills. We
stopped, wondering what q wolf could be
doing In that part Of the country at that
time Of the year. Suddenly the beast be.
gan to howl, and shivers orawled along
my back. They always do when l hear a
wolf howl. When the sound died away, I
Knocked 1t, and was answered with quick
vigor. Again | answered 1t. told the
boys II we would whit the beast would
come, hut they laughed at me and we went
on after grouse. The wolf howlcd bnck to
our left after we got to hunting and was
plainly looking for It's mate. We went to
q small mound, sat down and how!ed In a
low voice, because l feared 1t would notice
the deception. 1t did not answer, hui
pretty quick came trotting through the
small brush.
"As 1t ran along OF a fallen. rotten pine
tree l shot 1t with my revolver. and over
It e We ran up and found 1t badly
wounded, and, wolfiks. sulking. Its sk;a
made . pretty good rug.
"AwhIle utter that I was goinE from
Mount Oregon INT morning on u cavuse
when . big wolf came Into the trail and
kept on before mo, turning to the left Mt
or awhile where I had to go to the right.
I went on ~ way, got of my animal and
howlsd to SEQ what would happen. An
answer came hack quick and long, and,
though l knew I was perfectly safe, I felt
lonesome with the dread q VOLTS howl
gives me. l started on after . bit, and on
reaching tho divide looked back, and there
was the wolf on my trail. kept on till I
came to a thicket, bowling onoe In awhile
In q way that made the wolf follow,
though suspioiously. When l was half
through tho brush, I d%islnountcd and
orawled back. When tho wolf came to the
edge Of the brush, l pulled on him with
my revolver, and over he wont, shot
through the heart"
, 1897-10-14

l have In my mind the answer of II pun
kah puller to an English lady. who on
oour12ed him to improve his position
MEM Snhih," he said. when he mt Ii
Vraspcd her meaning, my father pulled q
punknh, my grandfather pulled IL punkah
all my ancestors for 1000, 900 ages pulled
punknhs. and before that the god VIII,
founded our caste pulled IL punkah over
Vishnu!"--Sir Grant Duff's Diary
, 1897-10-14

One Of the most valuable books for the
professional collector II essesmsd solely on
account Of ita errnta and the authors pe
cuIiar explanation Of how % many blum
ders came 70 bs made, The book 10 ehti-
tied 1.-THE Anasnsny Of this Aasa" It oon-
sissa Of l72 pnRes and 10 accompanied BY .
list Of rrrstA Of is closely printed pages.
Ths author In his explanation attributes
tie kes to the devil, who, he says,
Irst oaussd him 10 drop the manuscript IN
. ditch and tins niads II almos ilieeible,
and secondly, by bsfnddling ths priuters,
made them commit u number q blundsfa
psvsr squased In 3 work Of that sasel
, 1897-10-14

Pboeoerapher-You arc all right nov
except your ~axpreAion. Please look pleas
ant. :
Jay 0recn-Hang II, man; ] oan'ti I'm
bowiegged an am trying to hold me knees
together SOS It : show When / smile.
I forgit al abous my knees, an when ! pay
attention to my knees forgis to smile
London Tit l3itA.
, 1897-10-14

Ths Book Ct Common Prayer" vas
pssrnrsd BY tho command Of Henry VIII
10 isle. Il underwent Asessl rcvisions,
bat The second. made 10 the reign Of I'd
ward vi. very nearly approaches the ptay9
boo1 - ed soday In TIE church Of Eng
iasd. The psaysr for the royal family was
tntsoduesd BY Asspss l.
, 1897-10-14

The CanrdirT e. sns show the surpris
ing fact tbIt il ins,rry i,0uu uf the Cam
dian population w-ro iorn In the Unitod
Suites This j. seven mere In The thou
sand uhnn the nuinipr reported from MI
huroF AN cnsiECrics outside ct Grma. Bri,
min
, 1897-10-14

In India the flesh of the elephant Is a
favorite dish, while in Arabia the horse
and i'll Egypt the camel are eaten with
relish.
, 1897-10-14

Ekasjars AN to 10 ASH, 900 bound vol
uspse In ths iibrNFy 81 Harvard vniversity
abd - many ntogs unbound. There are
also Stseeal thoamhd snannscfipts
, 1897-10-14

OLD pa .rs in any quantity At this
r:Hcs % ceNts oar hu~dr~A
, 1897-10-14

Brief description o. Aet list u~fu and popular bWn wM Z. Nm.
eym wider np of mp~sa the object being %pa.s M t.s.s = - y ~. % 90 To
p@et textbook I%n thu special hme of which, heA, and 0W
place. them within the reach Of all NJ man roma M IA toh pMe0A I%.
books; No home should be without them Each book cnlSs of AAGoo -W ~" ~ hS
, 1897-10-14
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, 1897-10-14
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RECONC|LED ID HIS FATE Martin Thorn Expects to Meet
 the Worst. THE CASE OF AUGUSTA MACK Will Probably Come Up Next Week-May Get Off With Twenty Years Sentence
 For Taking the Stand.

New York, Dec. 1.-Martin Thorn, who last evening heard evidence from the jury which VIII sand him to the electric chair to expiate the murder of William Guldensuppe, was ssen this morning in his cell.
 When Sheriff Doh1 went to his cell this morning he said he had no apps- tite for breakfast, but said he felt as if thers, was great load taken off his mind.
 Thorn did not speak as if he had any hope of new trial He said he expected to meet the worst.
 Mrs. Mack spent restless night, much affected by the conviction of Thorn When she heard the verdict she wept and expressed sorrow for her former lover, all though she says her conscience is re- Eeved. Mrs. Mack Is in highly nervous condition and is now very anxious about her own case.
 District Attorney Youngs has not an- nounced just what he proposes doing sn the case of Mrs Mack, but says he will take no acton until after Thorn is sien- tenced. It is understood Mrs. Mack will be arraigned in court next week when
  behalf, enter pl5a of guilty of man slaughter in the first degree and that MT. Youngs would accept this. In doing this, Mr. Youngs will consider Mrs Mack turning states evidence at the first trial. The penalty for this charge is twenty years imprisonment.
 Lawyer Howe today denied the state msnt 1Ihat Thorn yesterday after his con- v.ction confessed to the killing and dis memberment of Guldensuppe.
 MT. Howe reiterated his belief that the count of appeals would reverse the sen- tence.
 Police Captain Melvin, of Long Island City, said today: '"rh=re are some dis crepancies in the published report of Thornis confession, but the main facts remain unchanged. Thorn made part of the confession to me and part to Sheriff Dohl. From what Sheriff Dohl told me I can truthfully say that Thorn con- fesed he killed Guldensuppe"
The age-herald., 1897-12-02
MEL DRENNEN, Alderman Fifth Ward.
DISCUSSED BY THE ALDERMEN.

n 0 the O. men lass v4ning, it's adoption
  under which investigating
  h there things in the minority report he indorsed He said minority cart with display of MT McCartn said the board had allowed device in
 
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  Whether filtration s O mo Ffh And if not to report the rights medies of the calculated in5ure said the There has much talking % out of one hundred cities in this eountry W as s W MT NoCarn moved adopt majority report submitted explained only the quantity and quality & water The other could
 
  and he thought MT Ks motion that t pot of the majority to the discussion Mir Kerr withdrew his motion and MT Dnnens all questions raised adopted <. ...u .,, tbs water { % The sa nr e This ra:sed %s ~ quarry W quantity "
  Hentschel added the special committee
 
 supernend Mner of the water works company is of explain
  and surprised splendid probably meet today tomorrow.