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man. II she neglects this, she will be q
burden to herself, her husband and her
children. She will grow old before her
time. She will lose happiness and love
and life. y :s easy for a woman to keep
herself well and strong in a womanly way
+ enc will only take the proper care Of
herself and use the right remedy for her
DR.. Pieree's Favorite Prescription Is a
boon to suffering women 1t cures all dis
cane and weakness of the organs distinctly
feminine. II acts directly on those organs
and makes them strong and healthy. It
nllays Inflammation, soothes pain and stops
weakening drains. Taken during the Pc
Rod preceding motherhood 1t does away
with the usual discomforts and makes
baby's. coming easy and almost painless.
Druggists sell It. Substitutes are dangerous.
Miss Edith Cain, of Clinton, Allegheny Co..
Pa, writes: " take pleasure In expressing my
faith In your Favorite Prescription After two
years OF suffering I began taking DR.. Pierce's
nediciue and now ] am entirely cured. I had
been troubled with female weakness for some
time and also with a troublesome drain on the
system, put now am happy aud we'll. I Will
scription to all invalid ladies."
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MIR. P1Azr sEEs THE PRESIDENT
he Urges Several New York Appointments.
Z. Ward 10 Succeed Collector Pratt.

he Urges Several New York APPOINTMENTS.
&. Ward 10 Succeed Collector Pratt.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Platt visited
the President this morning to recommend sew
eral New York appointments. As a result of
his recommendation and the added indorse.
ments Of all the New York Congressman, tho
appointment OF John G. Ward to DO Collector Of
Internal Revenue for the district which includes
Albany and a part OF Now York city will be
made shortly. The appointment Of Henry G.
and of William Henkel TO DO United States Mar
shal was also urged. These candidates were
agreed on last summer by members of the Re-
publican organization md their appointment
recommended to the President. Senator Plat
spoke OF the appointment OF United States Dis
trict Judge to succeed Asa ". Tenney, and for
which Representative Fisher lisa candidate, but
no conclusion was reached.
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lewis Hall, ono Of the oldest citizens of Cam.
bridge, Mass, and well known for his participa-
tion In the Garrison anti-slavery riots. died at
his home yesterday. He had boen associated
with several lumber companies. and VAS one OF
tho originators of tho Lechnere Bank Of Cam.
bridge. He leaves a widow and ono daughter.
Charles Davidson, a lawyer. 40 years old. died
street, Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon. Tho
body was removed to the late home Of the de.
ceased at IS Charles street in this city.
William Besley. a well.known manufacturer
of alo in Waukegan. ILL.,. died yesterday after
q long illness. He was 80 years old.
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= widow In Norway Gets - Pension. with
DC, Arrears.

WAsHINGToN, Dec. ga pension. carrying
with 1t nearly $4,000 arrears. has been granted
Mrs. ltaguhild knudSen, a native and resident
OF Hol, Norway. She was married to Kud Knud-
sen n 1883, and three years later be emiRratod
TO this country. He enlisted In 1863 In a Wis
cqnsin reGimeut, and after a few months' service
did not apply for a pension until 1894. It has
s sSid, Ssen granted to date from the death Of the
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cess in ANY Business
CAPT HOFFMAN, ~ YEARS OLD.
He Will Fire . Braaa Cannon seveuty.svo
Ttmes and Give q Reeeptiou.

HS WI" FFb . DFnhh Cannon seVenty.eVyO
Times and Give . Reception.
Capt. Henry Hoffman. . Flatbush millionaire.
will DO ~ years old to-day, and he intends to
celebrate the event. There will be q reception
at his house in Linden Boulevard tonight. He
has a brass cannon, and powder to burn. At
o'clock he Intends to fire of seventy-two shots.
He is an old mariner. When only Il years old
prisoner over a yeGr.
Three years ago he distinguished himself by
spending. several thousands of dollars IN the
effort to dofcat u candidate for Alderman whom
no didn't like. The Captain can dance, sing.
pay on three Instruments. box, and run like a
flies his personal flag daily from the TOP OF hIs
75.foot pole. Some OF tho neighbors made a pro.
test against this. but he said he would nut a
dozen trick monkeys upon the pole II 1t pleased
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LEAPED WHEN HIM COMING
Mrs. McAdory Hoped the Fall would XIII Her
at Her uusbnud's Feet. -.

at Her Musbnnd's Feet.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 28.-Mrs. Annie McAdory.
who Is dying at tho City Hospital. tells tho
story of her leap from a second window
late last night. She sprang to the COY.
cred cement pavement In the hope that she
would die at her husbands feet.
Martin McAdory Is a bill clerk at the An
heuser.Busch brewery. In October last he sued
for u divorce. His wife acknowledged that she
had sinned because her husband did not love
her. Last evening she called on him and their
children at their Pennsylvania avenue home.
There was a violent quarrel and McAdory left
the house.
Mrs. McAdory kissed the children farewell,
opened q second.story window and sat on the
sill until her husband returned. AS no neared
the gate she lesped. falling almost at his feet.
She said she adopted this course in order that
the memory of her death might haunt McAdory
to his grave.
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GIRLS TAOKLE ROBBERS.
Two Housebreakers Escape with pimouIty
from q Nouse In Jamaica Plain.

from . House In Jamaica Plain.
Boston. Dec. 3.-Two girls, Elsie and Mary
Schroeder. were instrumental in preventing a
robbery last night in Jamaica Plain. Two men
entered the girls home Mt Q o'clock by the back
door. which was unlocked. They had not got far
when they wore met by Elsie Schroeder.
Both the men turned to go. The young woman
her aside. but she g~rappled with them. and the
volver.
The men found that they could not escape
through the door, and ono OF them broke n win.
dow and jumped out. His companion tried to
follow. but the girl seized him by tho coat and
hung on. While the man on the ground pulled
ono way the girl pulled the other. The man
proved to be the stronger and the coat gave
way. about half Of it being left In Miss Schroe-
der's hands. Before the girls could get out Of
tho house the men had made their escape.
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SHOT HIMSELF I'm TIE STREET

A Young D~ookkecper Attempts Suicide WhiIo
DFunk-He May Die.
Emil Steinmann of 237 West Twenty-sixth
street while intoxicated last night lay down on
the sidewalk at Nirety.eighth street and Lex
ington avenue and shot himself in the stomach
with n revolver. Some boys called Policeman
Wood of the Fast 1O4th street station. who.
not knowing that We was wounded. dragged
him to HIS feet and Walked him to the station.
There his wound was discovered and a surgeon
sent for. While being examined i've policemen
had 10 hold him. He was conveyed to the Har-
lem Hospital in q dangerous condition.
S"teinnlann is n bookkeeper. He had in his
pockets $66.54. He Is % years old.
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SHOT By HER son.
Mrs. Mary Founch Wounded by the ALLEGED
Accidental DISCHARGE or n Gun.

MITE mnFy Pounch WOUNDED By the ALLEGED
Accidental Discharge or n Gun.
HARTFORD. Dec. 23.--Mrs. Mary Pounch, So
years old, q resident OF Bozrahville. was shot
mortally this morning ut her homo by her son
James, aged 81. DR.. Patrick Cassidy of Norwich
was and found the woman In a seri.
GUS condition. Tho contents of one barrel of n
shotgun entered the woman's hip and sho
has been unconscious since. The son James
told the doctor that a neighbor, Griswold Nor.
gan, was out with his hounds fox hunting. and.
hearing the baying Of the dogs. he decided to 20
after tho fox, too. He reached up TO take his
shotgun from the pegs where 1t was hanging,
and HI doing so IL was discharged.
Tho chances arc against Mrs. Pounch's recoy-
cry. Tho officials have heard that lhcro has
been trouble IN the Pounch family. and will
make an investigation.
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Proposed Memorial Statue TO Horatlo Soy mour
In Utica.

UTICA. Dec. 23.-Thc Horatio Seymour Club Of
this city last evening adopted the following
amendment to the constitution of the club:
This club shall use its best endeavor to in
duco the residents OF the city of Utica and county
OF Oneida. irrespective OF party. to organize a
citizens committee for tho purpose OF raising q
fund by voluntary subscriptions for the erection
OF a memorial statue to Horatio Seymour"
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oRME ACoU1rrED on MUHDER.
TIE Sury Believed the X.nay Ussd - Eeeate
n Bullst Caused Death.

ELMIRA. Dec. 2s.-At 10 O'Clock this morning
the jury reported q verdict acquittine George
Orme Of the murder Of janice Punso. PunSo
had been intimate with Mrs. ormo. PunSo was
improving q month after the shooting. whom
the x-ray was used to locate the bullet which
was In the brain. Death followed. and the do
fence alleged that the x.ray brought about the
fatal result.
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AVENe ED HIS BROTHERS. DEATH.
r. r. Ashford. an Aldsrmab OF Birmingham.
Ala, shoots r. r. brown.

Ala. shoots y. 7. brown.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec. 23.-T. T. Ashford.
n member OF tho Board of Aldermen. shot
and m~ortally wounded F. T. Brown of Court
land, Ala. travelling salesman for Bettman
Bloom & Co. OF Cincinnati, on a crowded street
here to-day. Last year Brown shot and killed
Ashford's brother at CORTLAND. This afternoon
tewelry store. Ashford fred quickly. striking
Brown in the face. The latter ran into the jew
elry. store, where a number OF ladies' were doing
at Brown in tho store, both shots taking effect.
Brown will die. Ashford was arrested, but
was released on 81, 500 bond.
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Appointed Cadet. q, west Paint.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-These young mon have
been appointed to cadotships at tho Military
ACADEMY from New York Congress districts:
Frederick w. Hinrirhs. Jr.. BROOKLYN. Sacona
district; with Frederick LichensteIn a. sItes.
nate; Walter c. Tent, Minneville, Twenty.tbirS
district. with Richard p. Downs. TiconderoEa.
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CHICAGO. Dec. 23.-Mrs. Jane Forrest. widow
OF Philip r. Forrest. a former cashier Of tho
Post ONCE, threw herself out OF a second story
window at 1891 Wabash avenue yesterday
morning and sustained injuries from which she
died soon after at the Mercy Hospital.
She was 60 years old. For three years she had
been subject to nervous prostration and melan-
cholia.
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where Yesterday. Fires Were.

A. M.-lo:bS. bo4 Greenwich street. Mrs. Falk. dam.
age trining.
J. M.-2i4b, . noAt lying at the foot OF Twenty ninth
street North River, damage $500. $500. a5 Delaney
street. Morris shaerpero. damage trlning; $40. 2oI
East seventy:seoond street, Ludwig Leibenheim. no
damage 700. 1879 Avenue A, no damage; 1905, 50
Oak street. Henry Morris, NO damAgei 7:l5. I27 Lin
coin avenue, John Wauwick damage slight.
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WALTHAM

1t is not jewels that make a
f~rst-class watch: 1T rs brains.
1t is mechanical skill and
precision first, and the jewels
and other materials after. that
have made Waltham Watches
the most accurate time-keepers
in the world.
For sale BY all retail Jewellers.
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Rourth-CIass Postmastrrs Appreciated.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-The following fourth.
class Postmasters were appointed to-day:
New York-Campbell Hall. Orange county, G.. B.
AleXAndeTi Mongaup Valley. sullivan county, J. N.
klerstedi West Brookyiile, Sullivan county. Lewis
Connectlcut-center GrOtou. New London county,
A. q, Lester.
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PENSION
biAGrsnt Abuses Regarding Widows Pensions
In tho New York once,

In the New York once.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Commissloner of Pen.
sions Evans has received n report from the
special examiner sent 10 investigate frauds in the
New York pension Office. The report shows that
the actual loss to tho Government will not OK.
coed a few thousand dollars. but that the demor-
A~liEation among employees of The Office and per.
sons who were in COLLISION with them was
serious. Edwin J. Wheeler and four Others
were convicted OF defrauding or attempting TO
delraud the Government. and four other per-
sons are under arrest awaiting trial.
Abuses regarding widows pensions were
found 70 be most tiagrAnt, and the names Of
several persons then dead were found ON the
pension rolls, regular payments for which were
stu being made TO dishonest Representatives of
these persons. In the cases of several pension
payments made as a result OF Fraudulent renro.
sentatiops tho Government will be Reimbursed.
20 nut the loss TO the Government as n result OF
the frauds will he comparatively small.
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, Death Is looking
in at the window
at thousands of
suffering, pain
ra K e d women,
whom the proper
would
render healthy and
happy. Every wo-
man should know
t he importance
Of keeping in q
healthy condition
those organs that
makA her q -o
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
None Of Her Color,


A Virginia girl who went to Wash
ingtOn recently for visit. tells story
of her old negro "mammy," Aunt
Mallndy. who accompanied her to town
In the capacity Of maid.
1t seems that they went through the
Corcoran Art Gallery during their stay;
and every step of the way the elderly
provincial c0lOred woman grew more
ana more scandallzed by what she saw
there.
Not one word was said. but by elo-
Quent grunts and signs her disapproval
was manifested, until they entered the
hall OF sculpture, where her feelings
grew too deep for words.
When they faced the Venus of Medi-
els nude loneliness and viewed tho
statuesque beauty of the Apollo Belve.
dere, Malindy took ON an ashy hue. So
thoughtfully was she polishing her sill
'ver-rlmmcd spectacles rs they left tho
building that her mistress was moved
to inquire whether she liked 1t all.
Eyes. 'um," Aunt Malindy responded
cheerfully. "Hked 1t well 'nough-only
Use powerful glad dar amt none er my
color IN dar."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
CHAPTER XVII.

As soon AZ was alone determined to
read the letter my. Uncle Remy wanted 10
badly. -
Crossing the room with difficulty, helm.
still very weak, procured the jewel case
and returned to my seat. 1t was with
heart loudly beating and much excitement
that ! unlocked II, and searched for the
secret spring. 1t was admirably conceal.
ed. but at last found It, pressed the lit.
tie knob, and down dropped the false bot
tom Of the tray, revealing one papers
sheet of foreign note paper, rather thicker
than ordinary, folded 'lengthwise In half.
and closely written on all sides. ] took
It up with eager hands.
A letter In my Uncle Remy's hand.
writing addressed to Mrs. Burnside, the
date about two years buck. This IL what
It said:
my Adorcd MOther-A long time, yOn
will say, has elapsed before ] write to
reply to yO,lr cherished letter congratu-
lating me on my marriage. ! told you my
wife ,as IN angel. am still of that Opin-
ion. though ! have now lived with her
long enough to find out there are angels
of more than one description.
'"Thc other day madame and ] We're in
the coffee room ut the Hotel st. Gudule,
when suddenly | felt my arm grasped by
my dear wife with force for which
saw no adequate motive. Come away
she said to me; come away at once
escorted her. by side door. to her own
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
The RebeIli0m's History.

Tho most expensive book that was
ever published In the world Ia the OF.
tlcial history Of the war Of the rebellion.
which IL now issued by the Government
Of the United states ut cost, up to
date. OF $?.334.32S. OF this amount.
u, 1S4, 20l has been paid for printing
and binding. The remainder was ex.
pended for salaries, rent. stationery aud
other contingent and miscellaneous OK.
penses. and for the purchase OF records
from private individuals.
1t will require at least three years
longer ana an appropriation OF perhaps
5000, 900 to complete the work, SO that
the total cost will undoubtedly reach
nearly $3,OOO,OOO. 1t will consist of ll2
volumes. including an index and an ut.
his, which contains ITS plates and
maps. illustrating the important battles
of the war, campaigns, routes Of march,
plans of forts, ana photographs Of inter.
estipg scenes. places aud persons.
Most OF these pictures are taken from
photographs made by the late NJ. Il.
Brady, OF Washington. Several years
06O SAC puSSuoScu Tvs StoS0
OF negatives. Each volume will, there
fore, cost on an average about $50, 7S5,
which probably exceeds the cost of any
book Of the kind that was ever issued.
Copies are sent free to public libraries,
and l,347.0O0 have been 20 distributed.
The atlas cost $22.
The remainder Of the edition il sold
at prices ranging from 80 cents to 90
cents per volume. But there does not
seem to he n large popular demand, for
only II .lO4 copies have been sold, for a
total OF $GO.154. The books can be OBJ
tanned by addressing the Secretary Of
War.
The material used In the preparation
of these histories Ia taken from both
the Federal and Confederate archives,
and Is purely official The reports OF
commanders of armies, corps. brigades,
regiments, ETC., are carefully edited and
arranged SO as to give consecutive &C.
count OF all engagements, with as little
duplication and unnecessary material
as possible, and as the writer represents
both sides of the struggle 1t may be re-
garded as impartlal.-New York Sun.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06

That Pennsylvania girl who was shot
to death by her lover with a gun which
he didn't think was loaded" had q
lucky escape. II she had lived she
probably would have married him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
Making u Success.

"How is your brother getting along
In the West?"
"Splendidly. He writes me that he Is
already more than $4,000 in debit
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-03-06
CHAPTER XVI.


! had very long and loving epistles from
Rayvenham after bis return to Oxford,
but they .disquieted me rather, for hs
said that Lady IIascelles Hcrvey had
taken house there for three months,
aud that her niece. Ermyn Lyndon. was
staying with her. knew, somehow. that
Ermyn Lyndon did not wish me well. and
the thought troubled me. However.
put 1t aside and set myself to shake on
the strange depression which had seized
me.
One day-one dreary and damp day.
had been down to the village to see ono
OF the children from my Sunday school
class, and, lettering on my way home.
was overtaken by the swift winter twi-
light. Not wishing mother to think ] was
lost. instead of following the circuitous
drive. struck off, as soon as had en-
tered the park gates. into the thick shrub
berry. 1t was dim and shadOwy among
the trees.
"Olga," spoke sudden voice, and q
oan's figure swung down from the lower
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-11

head of the column. Upon reading Grants last note, Lee, who had by this time heard from Gordon and eitz Hugh Lee that the Fed eral cavalry and infantry were con fronti4g them, sent another dis patch to Grant asking for an in terYiew to discuss his (Grants) original offer.
 Lee wrote at 9 o'clock in the morning, and hls note was sent abead to overtake Grant He was found about eight miles from the Court House, and he wrote at once that he would push forward and meet Lee.
 The generals met about l o'clock at the house Of William Mclean, in the village of Appomattox, and the details of the surrender of the army of northern Virginia were arranged. The terms were parole of officers and men, with the privilege of going home. The private property of officers paroled was not to be dis turbed, and soldiers who claimed horses were allowed to keep them.
 The surrender embraced about 28,000 men, but only about 5000 delivered up muskets. Fitz Hugh Lee withdrew his cavalry before the surrender and reached Lynchburg. Subsequently his force and Rosser's laid down their arms.
 The historic Sunday, April 2, 1865, closed with a friendly meeting between the officers and soldiers who had fought one another so zeal ously for four years. The Union men shared their rations with the Southerners, who at times upon this last march had lived upon raw corn.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-11
4 HISTORICAL SKETCH.
Two Prominent Actors Who Still Figure in National Affairs, Gens. Fitzhugh Lee and
 John B. Gordon.
From Fridays Daily.

| hitL1 Illudy t(dtt1-
 At Appomattox Court House, Virginia, 3 years ago today) the 9th of April Gen. Grant received the sword of Robert E. Lee, as q token of the full submission of the arbitrament of arms of the veterans of the army of Northern Virginia Although the 3o, 900 troops present with Lee at that time constituted less than a fifth of the organized Confederate forces in the field, their surrender was the signal to the soIdiery aud tte people of the South that their cause was lost.
 Gen. Lees retreat from Peters burg was delayed the whole day of the 7th of April, 1865 by the activ- ity of the troops of the Second led eral corps, which harassed his army along the Appomattox route Vest ward. During the night he put his men in motion for their last march to Appomattox Court House. He reached it with the advance about8 s o'clock on the evening of the 8th, and soon afterward Q dash of the Federal cavalry from the South gave warning that a force was across his front and new plans were necessary. Sheridan was on his front with the cavalry divisions of Gems. Merritt and Crook. Gems. Ord, Griffin and Wright had three Federal corps strung out along the Lynchburg railroad South of him, and Humph- rey's corps was closing in from the East.
 Gems. Grant and Lee had been in correspondence for twenty-four hours relative to the surrender. On the 7th Grant had written to Lee asking tthe surrender of that DOT tion of the Confederate States Army known as the Army of Northern Virginia. That night Grant re ceiyed a response from Lee asking him what terms he would offer on condition of surrender. Grant re piled on the 8th, naming no hard conditions, and stating that peace was his great desire.
 The opposing armies were then moving steadily to Appomattox Court House on parallel routes. At dusk on the 8th Lees second note reached Grant It stated that he, Lee, did not intend to surrender
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-11
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