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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
STOLEN SECRETS.


In days gone by the proprietor ola
chemists shop close by Temple Bar
in London, enjoyed the monopoly OF
making citric acid. He employed nc
workmen; the mystic operation by
which lie grew rich was confined tc
himself. One day, having locked the
doors and blinded the windows, the
chemist went to dinner. 4 chimney.
sweep, or boy disguised as such, wide.
awake on chemistry, was Of the watch
Following the man to Cbaring Cross, &c
make sure that lie would not return thai
day, the sooty philosopher hied rapidly
back to Temple Bar, assembled the low
building. dropped down the fue, saw
all he wanted, and returned, carrying
with him the mystery. The monopoly
Of the inventor was gone. Afew months
after the price Of the article was re.
duced four-ffths. The poor man wa;
heartbroken and died shortly after
ward. ignorant Of the trick by which
he had been yictimized.
The history Of cast-steel presents {
curious instance Of a secret stealthily
obtained under the cloak of an appea.
10 philanthropy. In 1860 there lived al
Attercliif a matchmaker named Hunts.
man. He became dissatisfied with the
watchsprings in use, and set himself tc
the task Of making them homogeneous
He succeeded; his steel became famous
and about ITO a large mandatory OF
this peculiar steel was established a
Attercliff. The process was wrapped
in mystery, faithful men were hired
large wages paid and stringent oaths
administered, One midwinter night
as the tall chimneys OF the AtterclifI
steel works belched forth their smoke
a traveller knocked at the gate. 1t wa.
bitterly cold and the stranger awakened
no suspicion. Moved by motives of hu
mainly, the foreman let him in. Feign
ing to be worn out with cold, the fel
low sank upon the floor and soon ap
peared to be asleep. That, however
was far from his intention; he say
workmen cut bars Of steel into bits
place them in crucibles and thrust tn,
crucibles into the furnace. The fir
was urged to its extreme heat unit
the steel was melted, and then draw
out and poured in liquid form int,
mods. Mr.. Huntsman's factory hat
nothing more to disclose; the secret o
making cast-steel had been stolen.-
| Detroit Free Press.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Had Lnnt His Faith In Them.

A theatrical manager told a story against
himself the other day. An actor came to
him and applied for an engagement. There
did not seem to be much need of him, but
his demands in the way of salary were very
modest, and the manager said to him:
well, you may consider yourself engaged.
| fancy | can find something for you to do,
Come round on Tuesday and III try YOU
The newly-engaged man looked at the
manager questloningly.
How about a contract" he asked.
"Oh, never mind a contract. Wen have o
verbal contract"
There was a look of mild reproach in the
eyes of the man, as he answered, sorrow
fully:
"Sir, the last time ! made a verbal con
tract | drew a verbal salary.'-Spare Mo
ments.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

major was 50 frightened that he made
10 effort 70 get away, and yet there
was no tragedy. The bear sized him
UP. rolled him over tWo or three 'imeg,
and then walked of in disgust. He
didn', propose 10 los er the reputation
Of the Br1iA family by eating any
such specimen Of humanity. We have
been told that the major took it as a
sHub and feels very much cut up over
il, and We are glad Of Il. He is a sleek,
s.ick liar, q professional dead-beat, and
no decent coyote would howl over bis
grave Il be we're dead.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
pcnY,,,ion. Made in Day

Are precious scarce. Tine tries TIE worth q
a man or medicine. E1stet,ef --Clzc-
Btters il a iorty-hye yesrs gr9Wra and lEt
those hardy Acnens that gsrllE1 the crey
Of Alasaa's rocks, it 1ggrshas pye-rls-Y.
and it, reputation h4s 81 1rn a base q tts
rocks themselves. No medicine e r9TeE91-
81 regarded a. . remedy i9f fever ard sg2e.
bilious remltteut, constipation liver ana ID
uey disorders, u-ervJls-ess and TLsGIasilt-z
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

The Sherif-The boys was all in favor of
maxim, that reward fer you dead or alive"
but | talked 'em out of it.
Pl2en Bill-Jakc, that was mighty kind
"0h, dunno as they was any pertickler
blindness about It. You see. Bill, il You was
brought in dead | wouldn't cit to charge
the county nothin' fer your board, and
wouldn't git no fee fer hangin' youth.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
MAJ. sHoTWELL l. sNUBBED BY 4
HEAR-

WE HAVE O. @Tsrsl ocszsc-s AZ
w 1g1-ca5 9-- belle: ,-st Ma
S-1.vsl vas TIE -az-&t enter T. a.
a-izyla, z-1 something -aEF@-@ ts
other Gay 70 E1rrc1--s'@ e. w= 1ar4
said Ia= -s.cr ~zs @ bis say 20
L.1e Pl-e. 70 1o5gs .s creditors II
t1.s tow1 for awhile WHEN 1s ~ sr
uD against 2 c~l-LaE1c- bear q ne
crossing d Dig Greek TIE bear wss
hungry enough g eat grass s-l ~
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Studying n Doubtful Problem,

IT" the idle wanderer heard the man saw
10 ms companion, will run about 1000 to
Then the idle wanderer, after the man.
her OF his kind, speculated in his mind.
l wonder said he to himself, whether
ne was talking about a gold mine or his
winter supply of coal?"-Cincinnati En-
quirer. III
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
STATE OF Quo, Cry OF TOLEDO, ..
Lucas COUNTY. 90

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is the
senior partner OF the firm of +. j. Cheney
& Co., doing business in the city OF Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and that said
firm will pay the sum OF One Hundred Dol,
lars for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, A. ID.
1856. A. w. GLEASON,
lSeai Notary Public.
HalPsCa tarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur.
faces of the system. Send for testimonials
free, F.J. CHENEY d CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Had Some Motive. NJ, Corr.,

Mrs. Bellows-I believe you married me
for my money.
Bellows-A-hem! Well, | certainly didn't
go to the altar for my health.-N. Y. Jour.
| nal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Mar Haye Mennt That.

"He tod me 70 get 81 The earth. VIVA:
do sou suppose be uesH,,.
"fle seemed 20 think that yg1 NEEDED ,
bath, evidently. '-Lgligyllle C9l;.sfJcE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Why:

patron-Why do they call it impression.
Artist-0h. because the fellows who do
u labor under the impression that il is art. I
suppose.-Somerville Journal
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Vsualiy the WY.

Kenna-I understand you've bought dos
% keep burglars away:
Heula-Ie-.
You are not troubled any mora At night,
then, | SUPPOSE
"0uly BIZ the o2."-Cpt9Dzte
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
kieptomsuia,

His wife-And you are to defend that
shoplifter9
The Lawyer-My dear, she isn't .
shoplifter. She was formerly; but she
has saved 50 much money In the last ten
years that she has become : klspto.
maniaer-nostcu Traveller,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Not n DiD!Onlat.

"You never tell me that | look young and
sweet any more" pouted Mrs. Lovelace,
NO" her brute of a husband replied, 81
seem of late to have lost my powers of i'm.
agination almost completely" cleveland
Leader.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
4 simple Programme.

The Missionav-My friend, wha, would
you do il you expected the end Of the TgF6
in ten days:
The Tramp-Wait for it.--Puck
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

o can tell a good deal about people bv
ine appearance Of their back porcb'-WHsosJIy.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Aspirations without faith are powerful
only, for destruction. They can kindle n
revolution, but they cannot mold a new
| order,-Westcott ""
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Il wearing glasses seems to 70 in fam;,;os
IKE IKE consumption and red hair.@Wasbins,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

,hd Inc consumption of Star plug tobacco Is
; !; largest IN the world. No other tobacco
IL 80 good as Star plug in all respects.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
An Up-tO-Date Twist.
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None SO EOnI -. q

She-.What is love?
tw nemIwo saddles with but a single frame.
Two sproekets that turn as one.-Judpe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

In giving thanks for your blessings, don't
forget the criticisms you have received
n. Y. Independent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

u.;lhe world seems a narrow place when wa
WISH to avoid our enemies, hut vida .mS
vast IS 1t when we part from those we lovs
N. Y. Independent. ose we love-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Inc little that is done seems notb;r,
W., wnen we look forward and see how mucSS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

spingter-A woman Who wouldn't MARY
II she could and couldn't II she would
Chicago News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

wd MDt nearly all the funny things in mi.
DIe ernocr are with a museum. Washington
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Don't Neglect a Cough. Take Some Hale,s
p PIIney o. Hprehoqnd and Tar instanter.
: me- ioothache Drops Cure in one minuts
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Why is it that a boy always insists mon
raising pigeons or bantam cbickens IN
stead OF something useful, like turkeys or
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Scott s' st., csvi msS1s'n E. a.. R. L,.s,s, 1906
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

A mans only chance to get ahead in this
world is to be born with one.-Chicago
News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

TO Cure n Cold in One Day
lake Laxative IBromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money il it fails to cure. o..
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
How We'll lie Knew.

Are you sure you know exactly
where the nerve is, doctor?" anxiously
inquired the victim in the chair as the
dentist began to prepare the tooth for
filing.
"Oh, yes, madam" he replied. do
not give yourself q moments uneasi-
ness on that score"
Presently the instrument slipped and
the victim emitted O scream.
THAT was the nerve, madam" he
said.--N. Y. World.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

"a, 2ome men are go henpecked that .,,,,
ocrat woman 8 bicycle Washington De- /.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

Whenever one bsDnes sensible of shs
testDz II their Swp hesft. they are Liable
" te frgiIHIs1 aDd iDaxiSs they hsyo
eofue form II henri disease. II they really
haye palpltation, Ly. bimDSHsbYssw Vino
Wine ~ & certain cure f1r II, but in the
nsD,3iy n snea csses the trouble arises
tfois s1fne fora u gasif.c ci1tcslty. The
Hpe4lcb, clsys.ced with f1od nnd gases,
N feoyyDelyiei oe yefy n&pyeD1cAiicd heart
tggylce. yAe digestive orxtbs Dee6 " ~
s~tlpluictsd bY Us psc ofDS. ~. A. siueHons
Lyss na1isiDs, wien TIE EenerEj hbsita
VIII Improve and TIC heart Fenewfts n0fnaa
ec4.0a-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

.o,n ner y y q remedy for everything excer,
ZONE OF the remedies Chicero Ns,vs A'eP'
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

For the Augustus Harris memorial
81, 800 has been collected. A bed for
actors or musicians has been estab.
lished In the Charing Cross hospital
with part Of the money; the rest will
he used for . drinking fountain uss,
pruEy Lane thsAtsr.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04

]. Independent. WAN 'aeSuonea- IN
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TO THE FRONT FOR Truth.
Tin AL4AA.

Ranger, Ga, wnbE Twelve
years tgoi had Heartburn,
Kidney Disease, Gonsti
patsd Bossis, GIimmsr-
Ing Before my Eyes,
BeIebsd up Gas, and cher
uovDAss Wa rofcysisly
run DOWN apd IN bed noe.
~ the tine. Had . DSctor
aiNnciDy ins. but nothing
ci1 rae any gry1 until ] qgit
lefeyttiDY slss ana gB5d Uf.
I'd. A. hinm1as Liver
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-12-04
Paiaif.tion oil Tia Hasrf.

Medicine, WITCH c1sop!e,ely cured ms. !
haYe u1e> "Biack Dssgyht bu, tbiuk DR.,
N. A. Rim Liver Medicine q Ihstd
u tAlt On Gly other nnr.fite
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
RAISING CALVES.

Mrs. Jennie Snyder, butter maker for
Mrs. Tremain at Hill View Farm, Lake
George, writes in the Jersey Bulletin:
Mrs. Tremain wishes me to inform you
of her method of rearing calves up to
twelve months. At birth the calf is
taken from the COW; she seldom sees
it. The calf is at once rubbed perfectly
dry, and in winter it is wrapped in
clean blankets with warm bricks or
water bags put around it. We find
that care of the calf from the first mo-
.ment is of the greatest Importance.
After four or six hours we feed the
calf the dams milk-from two to four
quarts, depending upon the condition
of the calf and how we'll it drinks We
never have any trouble in teaching the
youngsters to drink, because our motto
is patience and kindness. The calf is
fed six times daily during the first
week from eight to twelve quarts a
day, according to it's capacity.
About the eighth day they are fed
four times, and this is continued, still
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
HANDLING FOWLS.

"There is no great loss but some
small gain" and If experience has been
a dear teacher to me this season,
writes Ida Kays, of Kansas, l think
l have learned some lessons; and one
of them is, the most convenient meth
cd of handling chickens to administer
medicine or local treatment for roup
or other ailments. l have suffered
many a painful scratch on my hands
or unsightly rents in my garments at
the hands-no, feet-of refractory
fowls, but l think l have them now.
If many chicks are to be handled, l
have an attendant catch and hand
them to me where l sit upon low box
with plenty of clean straw before me.
Grasping the fowls legs with my left
hand, l lay it upon the straw, breast
down, and feet extended backwards
then placing my left foot firmly across
its legs / have both hands free-the left
to hold the mouth open, the right to
administer treatment, and any amount
of struggling avails the captive moth
ing.
In this way one can go over a hun
bred fowls in very short time. In
case of roup, thorough and persistent
effort is needed to battle with it sue
cessfully; and the continued treatment
of large flock of fowls is no small
item of time or labor-hence, this les
son from experience.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
Rloncin's Rome.

A. j. Hamlin, an old resident of Nj
agara Falls, declares, says the Buff
falo Express, that he was instrumental
in getting Blondin the means for cross
ing the gorge the first time. Every
body was skeptical over the pretensions
of the acrobat, and he was unable to
get money enough to buy the rope till
Hamlin looked him over and made up
his mind that he was equal to the task
and was sincere in the undertaking
He then went surety for the rope, and
it was bought andsput up-1,300 feet
of MANILA, with many small ropes for
guys. When Hamlin went to Blon-
din's room just before he was to make
the first trip he found him playing on
a f1ageolet as unconcerned as though
he was anticipating a pleasure drive,
and he declared that he was not the
least bit anxious or nervous.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
SUBSTITUTE FOR OATS.

The past season has been poor one
for the production of crop of good
oats, says A. A. Berry, of Iowa. Rust
caused great loss, especially on rich
corn lands. Where the ground is kept
very fertile by clover rotation, there
is often a failure in oats. Iowa farm
ers have found that it pays to keep it
in this condition, although they know
full we'll the great value of oats as a
feed for horses and all young stock
If possible, select variety that can be
grown on rich land and is but slightly
affected by rust.
Barley is a good substitute. Its
| feeding qualities are much superior to
oats for horses and young stock. On
an average, it will yield greater num-
Der of pounds. 1t can be grown on rich
| land without danger of lodging and is
better than oats as a nurse crop in
| starting clover.
The best substitute for oats, how
ever, is combination of equal parts
peas, oats, barley and wheat, which |
ldfC ldioCo LII oCFClbl JCiio WAN VA
ceptional success. | SOW like oats, U.s.
ing the same quantity of seed and har-
vesting as any other grain, cutting with
the binder and threshing. | call it the
bonanza mixture. 1t yields from thirty
to sixty bushels per acre and can be
produced on rich land without danger
of straw failing. If not sown too thick,
it also makes an excellent nurse crop
for clover. The straw is more valu-
able than that from oats. Varieties of
grain were selected that ripen about
the same time. For grinding, the mix
ture cannot be surpassed, using one
half corn and one-half of this mixture
in preparing Stops for pigs. Better
satisfaction results than from any other
feed / have tried. This season l fed
about 500 bushels of such chop to rs
pigs and am greatly pleased with the
result. Sown for pasture for hogs or
for soiling crop, it does well. The
different grains form variety which is
relished.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
CLEARING MEADOWS OF STONE

The farmer who has meadows on
stony land is obliged to have his an
nual spring cleaning, much as the
housewife has. His advantage is that
he can begin earlier, and, in fact, any
time after the fields are uncovered.
NO matter how thoroughly surface
stones are removed one season, the
horse rake brings more or less above
the surface before fall, and still more
are lifted by alternate freezing and
thawing of the soil around them. 1t
is this lifting of stone by frost that
used to make the inexperienced De-
lieve that stones grow. That soil may
be hardened into something like stone
is true, but it is very slow process,
even where lime water trickles through
it. Such stone is very unlike the
rough or rounded cobble stones, which
were doubtless here in the earth's ear
lest stages, and once parts of large
rocks from which they have been
broken off.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
SUCCESSFUL MELON CULTURE.


Watermelons are excessive feeders,
and many fail in attempting to grow
them because they do not furnish suf-
flcient plant food to supply the neces-
sary strength for vigorous vine and
fine fruit. Not infrequently water
melon vines turn yellow and die when
they should be just in their prime,
simply from plant starvation.
l prepare the ground as for corn.
Lay off in rows Twelve feet apart each
way. l dig a/hole about one and a
half feet deep and perhaps three feet
in diameter. In the bottom of this
put peck or more of good stable man
ure, tramping it lightly. Next put in
layer of soil, and follow with a layer
made up of equal parts of soil and fine
rich manure thoroughly mixed, ard
lastly, where the seeds are to be
placed, another layer of pure soil. Sow
seeds thickly and cover about one inch
When the second or third leaf shows,
thin out to two or three plants in the
hill. If exceptionally large melons,
regular prize takers" are desired,
thin to but one plant in the hill.
cultivate about as l do corn, hoeing
each hill after entire patch is plowed.
If very dry, cultivate often, particu-
larly about the hills. 1t is some
trouble to thus prepare the ground. but
it more than pays in the size, number
and quality of melons produced, also in
the increased length of time that the
vines are in bearing, as they remain
by frost.-American Agriculturist.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
FACTS ABOUT THE CAPITOL

The dome alone of the Capitol al
washington cost s1,250,000.
Turnbull painted the four best his
torical pictures in the Capitol ro'
tunda.
The state, war and navy buildina
was begun in 1871 and cost $10,000,0Oc
to complete.
The Congress OF the United States
has met annually in Washington since
Nov. II, 1900.
General Winfield Scott fathered the
soldiers home, which was established
by Congress in 1857.
The new naval observatory at WASH
ington is one of the finest scientific
plants in the world.
The Crawford bronze door OF tne
Senate wing weighs $4,000 pounds and
cost nearly $4,000. :.
Ainsworth R. Spoord has been IL
brarian of Congress since 1864. HIS
salary is $4,000 per year.
The hall of the House OF Represen-
tatives is the largest legislative as
5omDly room III tuc WI
A marble column surmounted by 9
statute of Lincoln stands in front Oh
of the district court house.
The columns of the eastern portico
of the Capitol are each solid blocks Oh
sandstone thirty feet high.
1t costs about 100000 a year to run
the White House exclusive Oh the
Presidents salary of $4,000.
The postoffice department building
was erected in 1889 and extended ID
1855, at cost of over 100000.
The bronze propeller of the famous
flagship, the Hartford, was cast into
the statues of Admiral Farragut.
Seventeenth, Ninth, Fourteenth, +
and G streets are rivaling Pennsylvania
avenue as business locations.
The terraces of the Capitol were only
completed in 1891, the total cost of the
building footing UP $14 5000.
The treasury building was eomplet-
ed in 1869 at cost of $8000,000. 1t Is
the largest government department.
The Rogers bronze doors at the main
entrance of the Capitol tell the his
tory of Columbus and cost $4,000.
John Quincy Adams designed the al
legorical group, 1.-THE Genius OF Amer
ica," on the eastern portico of the Cap
itol.
The Capitol rotunda Is ninety-hye
feet six inches in diameter, and from
floor to canopy measures 1873 fee
inches.
Pennsylvania avenue, paved with as
phalt and 100 feet wide, is considered
the finest parade street in the world
The Society of the Army of the Ten
nessee erected the $4,000 statue tc
General James B. Mcpherson in Nc
Pherson square.
The reclaimed Potomac flats will ado
about 1000 acres to the mall, extend'
ing sdown the river in the form of 9
promontory.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1897-05-06
The Original Uncle Sam.

When we talk of the United States
government in a. familiar sort of way
we call it uncle SAM" and you have
often seen pictures of Uncle Sam-a
long, lean, old-fashioned Yankee, with
a high hat and Swallow-tail coat and
breeches marked with the stars and
stripes of the flag. The way in which
the United States came to be called
Uncle Sam is this:
During the war of 1872 the United
States government entered into con-
tract with man by the name of Ell
bert Anderson to furnish supplies to
the army. When the United States
buys anything from a contractor, an
inspector is always appointed to see
that the goods are what the contract
calls for, and that the government gets
full value In this case the govern
ment appointed man by the name of
Samuel Wilson, who was always called
Uncle Sam" by those who knew him.
He inspected every package and cask
that came from Gilbert Anderson, the
contractor, and if he found that the
contents were all right, the package or
cask was marked with the letters "E.
A.-U. s." the initials of the contractor
and Of the United States. The man
whose duty it was to do this marking
was jovial sort of fellow, and when
somebody asked him what these letters
meant, he said they stood for Gilbert
Anderson and Uncle Sam. Everybody,
including Uncle Sam" Wilson himself,
thought this was very good joke; and
by and by it got into print, and before
the end of the war it was known all
over the country; and that is the way
the United States received it's name Of
"Uncle Sam"
Mr.. Wilson, the original "Uncle
Sam died at Troy, N. y, in 1854, at
the age of eighty-four.-St. Nicholas.