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Aiier examining a newly-inycnlcd re
poa.ins gan, The popularity Of which
was tina. ii prevented the escape Of gls.
Mr.. Lincoln said. "Wcll. | believe This
really docs what il is represented to do.
Now, have any o. sou heard OF any MI,
chin" or InN'n 10y for preventing 'h.
rS'Irr nj gus from newspaper e-,aD-
ljSnmauIs''
On being asked hi a Troublesome aud
]Qu"rulous visitor how many men the
rebels had in N" field. Mr.. Lincoln re-
piled.
Twelve hundred thousand. arr,rdiuc
"a The bcs, authority"
The interrogation ~blauchrd and ex-
claimed, Good ucaycns.'
Yes. sir; twelve hundred Ihuusand-
no doubt OF il. / have no reason 10
doubt 0ur generals, and every time they
are whipped they say the rebels oulnum
bcred them from Ihrco or five to one.
We have four hundred thousand men in
The field, and three times four makes II.
DO you seo?"
a Tennessee lady called several times
on President Lincoln asking for the re-
lease of her husband who was being
held a prisoner Of war on J]OhnsOn's isl,
and. At The last interview she urged
that her husband a IA religious man.
In ordering the release Of the prisoner
, 1897-03-25

Pillsbury -four the finest made in the
United States without any exception.
Why buy inferior grades when you can
have this for same money?
TRADING COMMERCIAL CO..
Western Agents, Laramie, wyo.
, 1897-03-25
HUSBANDS FAULTS.
Mrs. Beccher's Advice 10 Young Mar
ried People.

In writing Of martial worries and
pleasures Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher
said:
Did You never tell your husband Of
some great excellence of virtue in your
friends husband, purposely 10 remind
him Of some shortening Or fault which
you had seen in his own habits Or char,
acter?
DO you over treat your husband. when
in company, with inattcntion or i'm
patience, while you politely and cor
daily accept The attentions OF other and
less noble men?
DO you ever impaticnlly blame him
in the presence OF II third party? What
woman is mor sensitive to blame in
the presence Of others than Il husband,
when the censure comes from bis wIic's
lips?
Are you ever cross and silent in your
own home, with no one To entertain but
your husband, yet full Of lie, VIII and
dInIHDlIltS III company
While il is just thai husbands should
listen and receive this counsel. and by
the lesson il teaches endcuvor 10 aug
ment the joys uf home, should not
wives also take It's truth into their own
hearts? Are We not equally likely to
trcspass in the same way? Aye, more
SO. FOr home is our kingdom, where
We may reign supreme If we have Wis
dom to hold the sceplcr with Il j~udicious
hand.
! have seen young people begin lie
with every promise uf the most perfect
happiness, yet make entire shipwrerk
Of it all by their own unguarded words.
impatient locks and uurestraincd TEN
pers.
a talent for spicy and brilliant repair.
tee may e~nllY,n Il parry and give The
highest zeal and piquancy TO social in.
~tercourse, @ndOwius is possessUr with
a certain position, e~UviIble or other.
wise; but in the home circle ii is a dan.
gerous gift, and, unfortunately, NOR.
frequently bestowed upOn the wife Ina,
upon the husband.
How often have we recOfla,l, as from
a blow, when hearing those who SHOULD
be one in heart draw COMPARISONS pre
| judicial to their own comn1nion and +,
the credit of another and wa griava +,
| saw thai such remarks ora anita os ~,
en- heard from the wife as frnm tho Inns
band.
Do they eyer racnu ,ha, wba, ,,o,
gave the morriap go vow thav tool RI,
care 70 each o,bar's honor and ,ao,so,
ability into their own hands IN charts,
and destrovo God has m,da ,bo, hon,
so inseparabIe thar all hono. hes.owo,
on The one misses over and 10 sb,rad l.,
tbe other and all diserocs ~ rr, ,,,,
10 charged n the one 10 eopo,1v ,ri,,ni
, 1897-03-25


VI '"o powers ''ieiiuIS
u '"ihe!' 'he ai'h''S Oh inc sultan Will
We permitted 10 cross the Hreek frontier
" h'''"onIH u"" tp'ruS' when the
'.'' "'i''S' an" PUSH on 10
N''''7' '"uS "'P''s me poor hsdoh
~ "''''' WI ''' lace Oh 'le earth IRIS
.NP''''I ms ''S''"Il'7 pu' upon In"
''"'7' '"''"''""eis on mo O'f't'k
'''"''''' lh'S nave oe'n lHSir"''eh not
'" ''">' ne "re'N IF"'lllef N present
"""'' ""S circumstances not over If n
'"'N'"' III" "h"ie pam" Tor an "lt-
''''N vi hoS'iIi'ieS must be thrown up
Oh "teece' that is their program, and
van ''l"'" 'He turks from
''''''"s me i''''' Kingdom
SOME LINCOLN ANECDOTES
In n resent Ipctura CnI U-,ror,,,
iold II story nf Lincoln ~, .o,J -, ono
,ir,o .,H
S,au.on had said tina, rho rros;aor, ,
a iD,l We'll" ranIinj IirooIr 81,
Stanton saws am a fool !, uu,, ho
He is nearly always riyhT md ,oror,
guasa | will 90 md 600 c,,r,,,"
Prcyious IN rho ioipt dob,ta
Douglass and Iiuco,, tho I,,,or bo,
prepared eour le,dipg n,orroo,torioa
which he PROMISED IN nrasaD} 10 homo
lass for his renIv nj >hoir frs, nicotine
On the evening haforo rho do,,,a
number Of excitod ron,hIic,rs nnri,n
heard of IincnIn,s rurnoso ,roao, IT,
rom and ,dvisad him no, 80 ,u,,,o -
,errcg,tories IN D,upI,ss IirooI, rr
sisted. FINALLY his ,riapds fl, = obar,,
cried cut:
IF Won do Won can npver n. ooro,orr
"Gentlemen" renIied Lincoln .I nm
killing bigger game. If Donpl,ss nm.
swers he can revor no ,ros;dar, and
he battle of 1850 il worth a bnpJrad -.
this"
During the autumn of 1869 Union Tho
near FaImonth Va presid.n, ;roor,
visited the froons and want sr,,, ,,r;.
men, TO regiment IN sea tho ,,r,ior.
and also TO lie, fbe soldiers SEQ him and
understand thnt he WAS n~arsouo,,v in
terested in them As he w,s rossirc
the 127Ih infantry comn ona ~, tho boyo
from Lancaster cou,tv stonnod nm -
The pickle, line saIuted and said "Co,d
morning Mr. President"
Good morning" renIied .O,d Abe~
He then added. "\Nbst cap H., fo,
YOU"
Tn, snldiar bos;,o,o1 ou u,ua ..
noticing the presidents kindly ,o,L
finally said. ..Tbe fac@ of The m,,,or 10
Mr.. President. we haven't had INV man.
.ey for two months now md evarv ono
of us is dead broke and Pm oI,,os,
dead for y chew of ,,b,cco"
A smile lii nm rha face NJ mo creo,
war president "a he recaivod this infor.
maIion and then bis hand wor, d,urr
INFO his pocke, Drowi,g forIr =, Gil
YER dnIIar be h,ndoj !, :, ,,b. .b,.on,o,.
md said .It shonr no said
that one of NV soldiers died for >bo
want of some Tobacco, need his so,.
vices 100 much for Thar Ruv Same r.
bacco with this and think Inv mo Tina
it is gone Won will have recei we'd all >ba
money that is dua vouv
With a gratifed "Tbank v,, Mr.
President" Inc soldier lifted his can and
passed quickly to the rear. The bnck
salary was maid soon uftarw,rds en-
that he soldier bov he,gad Il nova 70,
bacco.
cred by well-meaning northern men
, 1897-03-25
THE TARIFF ARGUMENT.
GOVERNOR GROSVENOR HOLDS
THE BOARDS IN THE
HOUSE.

The Great Calamity Came Upon the
Country by Reason OF the Fact That
the People Overthrow the Mckinley
Act in 1892 and Declared for a Free
Trade Bill.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
SOUTHWEST BREEzES.

Sarcasm is a rhetorical flower con-
cealing a bee.
1t disgusts us to see others doing the
foolish things we do.
Every man who has reat faith has
great power for good
An investment in knowledge always
pays the best interest.
No man was ever converted while
nursing an aching tooth.
Nothing gives one a more melan-
choly feeling than clock that doesn't
run.
That man who can afford to make
enemies is certainly rich in e1pedi-
ents.
According to the world an odd rich
man Is eccentric; an odd poor man a
fool
1t Is an unfortunate fact that clerical
morals do not always go with clerical
garb.
During slippery weather. pray less.
and put more ashes on your side
walk.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
VALENTINES. OLD AND NEW,

Some years ago. when old point lace wasnew
And powdered wigs were quite the proper
thing:
When men In satin cut the pigeon wing
Or pnced the minuet In hgh-heeled shoe
And silken hose of most exquisite hue;
When Jeweled swords responded to the
ring
OF clinking glasses toasting ITO the king!"
When men We're gallant and when maids
We're true
To their last whim-Just true enough. you
know.
To make each tickle moment blush and
glow
As with n tender secret, half confessed;
Then Cupld's wayward muse was at Its best
And wovc In subtle elegance of line
The pleasing sentimental valentine!
Alas! today the galInnt's plumes are gone;
He Is n sober, somber bird that stalks
Through social functions grnciously and
talks
Like one whose being centers In yawn.
And yet. l. one of these, for your dear sake
Would fnin recall ''ye rimes OF olden
tymcs"
And make sonnet ring with lyric chimes
AS sweet as any courtly bard could wake!
Then would l sigh right plaintively Tor
you
In mInstrelsy and scented billet-doux.
And praise your eyes, their coquetries ana
Your countless fascnations recall.
And then, mt last, dear winsome maid OF
Ia say. "Come, be your fathers valen-
Chicago Record.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19

and out of the city. the important
through trains as well as the principal
suburban trains arriving and depart
ing during those hours. This will
avoid delays, which have been, at
times, very annoying, and permit OF
much faster service than could have
been maintained under the old ar
rangements; and, as speed is one OF the
principal factors in travel in this age,
this feature will prove an important
one.
Quite a number of the great improve
ments which have recently been made
in the northern part OF the city can
be seen from the trains as they pass
over the new viaduct. Among them
are Grants tomb. St. Luke's hospital
and the buildings of Barnard college
and Columbia college on Morningside
Heights, and very soon the grand
structure of the Cathedral of St. John
the Divine will he observed. Further
| north, and on the west side of the
Harlem river, the now famous speed
| way is under construction and ap-
preaching completion: the magnificent
High bridge, Washington bridge, Me-
Combs dam bridge and the viaduGt
leading to it, from the north, are work 8
of art as well as of great utility, un-
der which the trains pass, and ON ths
right may be seen the buildings of thfa
University of the city of New York,
Webb's Sailors Home, and hundreds
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
GREATER NEW YORK.
AN ERA IN THE HISTORY OF
THE METROPOLIS.
Completion of the New York Centrars
Four-TraCk Draw Bridge Over the Har-
lem River, and of the o3,OoO,O0O steol
viaduct From 10th to 1Asth street.

New York, Feb. s, 1s97.-One Of the
most remarkable feats Of engineering
on record is nearing completion, and.
beginning Thursday Feb. II, the pas
senger entering New York from the
north will ride over one of the grand
est examples of steel railway construc-
tfon yet accomplished in this age of
marvellous results in that direction.
Going south at 149th street, the tracks
of the New York Central begin to rise
gradually, and at 135th street they
cross the Harlem river on the new
four-track steel draw-bridge, at an ele-
walton OF "a feet above high tide.
This massive structure is remarka-
BILE in being the first four-track draw
bridge ever constructed, and is the
largest bridge Of the kind In the world.
1t is 400 feet long and weighs $500
tons. The draw-bridge is So feet
inches wide. from center to center OF
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
From 1ssth street south the four new

From 13Sth street south the four new
tracks run over the steel viaduct to
110th street. and thence by the stone
viaduct to 106th street, where they
strike the level of the present fchr.
track line.
The work of building this massive
structure, which is here illustrated, he
gan Sept. 1, 1898, and has continued
without cessation until now, and will
cost when completed considerably more
than 100000. The completion Of the
new work will permit the opening OF
all cross streets under the railway and
so admit a perfectly free passage for
street traffic.
One hundred and thirty-eighth street,
which has become a great thoroughfare,
will be entirely free. as the trains
which heretofore crossed 1t at grade
will pass over it at an elevation that
will allow street cars and all trafflc
perfect freedom. AT 125th street, the
tracks will cross the street fourteen
feet above the level of the street, and at
this point a magnificent passenger sta
tion is to be built, extending from 125th
to 126th street, under the four-track
viaduct.
This improvement will be of i'm
mense value to the entire state-in fact.
to the whole country-as- the bridge,
being so high above the water, will
never have to be opened, except when
large steamers or vessels with masta
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
Wants to Find Her Brother.


While unpacking a sample order of
chinaware from Germany the other
day, Frank C. Young, a Second street
importer, discovered blue envelope
tucked away in vase. On opening it
a letter written in German was dis
closed. Being an expert German schol-
ar, Mr.. Young translated the missive,
which read as follows: ITO whom it
may concern: My brother, William
Bletzner, left Carlsbad, Germany, two
years ago, for America, where he in
tended to engage in the china bust
ness. After a short time his CORE
spondence abruptly ended and after
that all our letters were returned un-
claimed. l am packer in china
house and have been placing these
notes in every order to America in
hopes that they might be seen by my
brother or some one that knows him.
Trusting that the person who finds
this will convey any Information which
would aid me, l remain, very truly,
Cora Bletzner, Carlsbad, Germany
Philadelphia Record.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
The Bicycle and Consumption.

AT the last quarterly meeting Of the
American Statistical association, DR..
S. w. Abbot. secretary of the Massa-
chusetts Board of Health, presented
some interesting figures regarding the
proportion of pulmonary tuberculosis
in females to that of males in Massa-
chusetts. The rate in 1851 was I 1,451
females TO 1000 males; in 1880, 1865
females to 1000 males; and last year,
only 974 females to 1000 males. Last
year WIS the first in the history Of the
state in which the number Of deaths
from phthisis in females was smaller
than that in males. The fact that q
uniform reduction in the rate Of fe-
male deaths began some five years
ago, about the time when women were
beginning to ride the bicycle extensive
ly, DR.. Abbott considers significant
and he is inclined to attribute the de-
crease in the death rate to the great
increase in open air exercise among
women which has been inaugurated
by the use of the bicycle.-British
Medical and Surgical Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19

duty not to pass over such matters In
silence, but to promote her daughters
womanly health and regularity by every
reasonable means.
These delicate ailments are easily over
come in their early stages by judicious self
treatment without any need of the obnox-
ious examinations which doctors uniformly
insist upon. DR.. Picrce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton is positive specific for all diseases of
the feminine organism.
1t restores perfect health and regularity
to the special functions, and vital vigor to
the nerve centres. 1t is the only medicine
of its kind devised for this one purpose by
an educated, experienced physician.
During nearly 80 years as chief consult.
ing physician of the 1nvalids' Hotel and
Surgical Institute, of Buffalo, N. Y, DR..
Pierce has acquired an enviable reputation.
His medicines are everywhere recognized
as standard remedies. His Golden Med
icsl Discovery" alternated with the &c Fa-
vorite Prescription " constitutes thorough
and scientific course of treatment for weak
and impoverished conditions of the blood.
A headache is symptom of constipation.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipa-
tion, promptly and permanently. They do
not gripe. Druggists sell them,
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
WORDS OF GREAT MEN.

To choose time Is to save time; and
an unreasonable motion is but beating
the air.-Bacon.
True delicacy, that most beautiful
heartbeat of humanity, exhibits itself
most significantly in little things.
Mary Hewitt.
Who can define the bounds of future
improvement? Who will venture to
allege tina; men have not yet as much
to learn as they have already learned?
Noah Webster.
II we exclude sympathy and wrap
ourselves round in a cold chain armor
OF selfishness, we exclude ourselves
from many OF the greatest and purest
Joys of life.-Sir John Lubbock
Patient, hopeful waiting is hard work
when 1t is the only work possible to
US in an emergency. But patient walt
ing is in its time the highest duty OF
a faithful soul.-H. Clay Trumbull.
Read the book you do honestly feel
a wish and a curiosity to read. The
very wish and curiosity indicates that
you then and there are the person like
" to get good out Of it.-Carlyle,
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
THESE BE SONS OF ANAk.
And Some of Them Were Born Before
Columbus Discovered America.

And Some of Them Were Born Before
Columbus Discovered America.
The great register of Alameda coun-
ty, which is considered the true and
official index to the age and height
of the male residents of this city.
contains some remarkable Information
concerning well-known citizens, says
the San Francisco Examiner. County
Clerk Frank G.. Jordan prepared the
work, and he has been highly compli-
mented for the excellent production
that gives full information about the
electors. Since the register has been on
the market circus freak managers and
dime museum runners have been look
ing lovingly in this direction in the
hope of securing profitable sideshow
attractions. They have read the great
register. 1t is shown by that document
that prominent citizens attain a great
height and live for centuries. The
Oldest man in Alameda county, accord
ing to the register, is William Allen, a
carpenter living in the Second Ward.
who has attained the age of TIC years,
John w. Alexander, a travelling man,
is 4O5 years old and 11% feet high. Then
there is George H. Allen, who used to
be deputy recorder. He is apparently
a young man, but in this register he
is 326 years old and only feet high.
John o. Cadman, the San Francisco
insurance man and great gunshot.
would never be recognized by his
friends from his official description, for
he is registered 355 years and 9k feet
in height. There are scores of others
who are on the official list.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
wh, do tho Lost Walk In Circle.

The question is often asked, Why Is 1t that
a person who Ia lost, whether It be in a
dense wood or on n prairie. invariably moves
satisfactory answer has ever been given for
this well-knowM peculiarity under the cir
cumstances mentioned. Some psychologists,
claim that the left leg In the human species
is slightly longer than the right. and so
takes longer steps, thus causing a motion to
the right which In time completes circle.
II the mind Is 80 bewildered that It has no
nxed objective point In view. Perhaps the
real answer to this queer question lies in the
fact that most persons use their right hands
in preference to the left, and are accustomed
and 80. unconsciously. keep edging on to the
right. On n prairie, however, where there
IN nothing in the way of obstacles worthy of
mention. this cause or reason for walking In
a "right- handed" circle would hardly hold
good.-St. Louis Republic.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
OUR MONETARY SYSTEM.
Sen tor fer Il lis Briefly What Really
A,ls 1t,


Ais 1t.
Senator w. A. PETER in the Forum:
The trouble with our monetary system
is that we are trying to do an i'm
possible thing. You might as well un-
dertake TO haul Il ton of hay on bi-
cycle as to do Il hundred billion dol
lars worth of business on a hundred
millions dollars worth of gold coin.
The only way Il gold standard can be
securely maintained is to use no more
credit paper of any kind whatsoever
than could be redeemed in gold II 1t
were presented for payment at one
time; and that. we all know, Is utter
ly impracticable. AS before stated, we
have not gold enough to supply more
than 1 per cent. of our daily needs for
money. We use 500 worth Of private
credit and So worth of coin in every
500 worth of business we transact
with the national banks. The simple
truth is, we have long outgrown the
metallic money system and we shall
have to invert something better. If
men want to trade in gold, let them do
so; that is in every way legitimate; for
gold is commodity, and n useful one
in many ways. But, as the New York
Board of Trade said in a resolution De-
cember 0, 1896. "a sound money credit
system Is Il necessary element to the
stability of confidence" Money, in
whatever form, is but credit coined.
The wise thing for us to do is to "es-
tablish n sound credit system,'' and
there is no credit among us equal to
that of the government of the United
States. That, wisely used, is sufficient
for all monetary purposes. In addition
to its simplicity and naturalness, it
would be n guaranty of loyalty next
only to the ownership of their homes
by the people.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
A VANISHED CIVILIZATION.
Work Done by the Jesuits In South
America.

Work Done by the Jesuits in South
America.
The pioneers of civilization in South
America were the Jesuits, says Lippin-
colts. Although their influence in
many respects may not always have
been what was most conducive to the
prosperity Of the new settlement, yet
their mode Of treating the natives was
more humane and their plan for the
development and progress of tho coun-
try more advanced than any other at
tempts Of that period. They sought to
establish a permanent home for their
sect with a wealth and splendor that
would equal that Of the old world and
their work was characterized by pru-
dence. industry and wisdom. Other
settlers came only as fortune-hunting
adventurers to enslave the natives, pill
lage the country and then return to
their own land with ill-gotten gains.
Monuments of the Jesuits still remain
in churches, aqueducts, cities in ruins
and the history of 100 prosperous mis-
sions; from the Amazon to Draztps
southern borders we see their signs,
The aqueducts of Rio de Janeiro, the
hundred churches of Bahia, the stone
water dams on the rivers of Guyaz
the crumbling ruins of almost every
state of Brazil tell of the Jesuit occu-
patton. Other settlers of that period
left almost nothing behind them; their
mission was to destroy, tear down and
drive out the only element of good the
country had. that they might establish
the reign of terror, slavery and rapine
that cursed the country so long.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
Emerson as a Man.

In a series of papers titled Emerson
Sixty Years After" now appearing in
an eastern monthly, the transcendental
philosopher is tried and found wanting
where ordinary human relationships
are concerned. He suspected the in
stitution of marriage and could hardly
speak Of 1t without some kind of caveat
or precaution." In his theory of the
relation between the sexes there is
neither good sense, nor manly feeling
nor sound philosophy; it is pure piece
of dogmatism and reminds us that he
was bred to the priesthood.
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19

have to pass through; all tugs, canal
boats, barges, ETC., will have ample
room to go unde rthe bridge while it is
closed.
The Harlem river having been de-
clared by congress ship canal, the
secretary of war has issued orders that
all tugs and barges shall joint their
smoke-stacks and fiag-poles, to enable
them to pass under the bridge while 1t
is closed He has also ordered that
the bridge shall not be opened between
the hours of seven and ten o'clock in
the morning, and four and seven in
the afternoon, except for police, fire or
government vessels, the hours named
covering the great business traffic in
The Springfield herald., 1897-02-19
A STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.

We hope to sell 100000 packages
Golden Rind Watermelon. the most
wonderful freak of nature-smooth,
shiny, yellow rind. crimson flesh. deli
cious! It's sensational, Took 500 first
prizes in 1896. You must have 1t to be
in the swim. Melons go like wild lre
at $1.00 apiece. We paid $500 for one
melon! 500 prizes for earliest melon
-ripened in 1896 In Al days. Lots Of
money made in earliest vegetables.
Salzer's seeds produce them. Thirty
five earliest sorts. postpaid. $1.00.
Send This Notice and Ib Cents for q
Package of Golden Rind and won
derful seed book, 146 big pages. to John
A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse. Wis.
NJ n