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MAN WHO DOOMED LINCOLN.
Citizen OF Lyman, Me-, Proposed
Honest Abe for President.

Major Daniel Morse who has just
completed four-score years of life, is
one of Lyman's most picturesque citi-
zens. He is still hale and hearty, carry
ing on the work of his little farm with
out assistance In 1854 he opened a
grocery store in Springfield H., and
became well acquainted with Lincoln,
who frequently came to his store. He
tells some interesting anecdotes regard
ing the martyred President.
He said: Shortly after Abe Lincoln
was elected President he came into
my store and says: Tn going to Wash
ington, Mr.. Morse, and I've called to
pay you what I owe you I said I
guess you don't owe me anything, Mr..
Lincoln Yes, 1 do he said; 1 owe
you 10 cents Then he told me what
it was for, and paid me a dime I've
always kept it," Mr. Morse took from
his pocket a small box containing a
well-worn dime which he proudly dis
played.
Il suppose" the old man continued
rehectively, through a smoky halo,
that if it hadn't been for me Abe
Lincoln might not have been nominated
Some time before the campaign of
1850, the politicians used to come to
my store and discuss the best man for
the Republican nomination. A good
many were mentioned, but none of 'en
seemed satisfactory, and finally I said
Why don't you nominate Abe Lin
coln?' That's a good idea enc of 'ena
said; funny we never thought of it be-
fore A little While afterward [ heard
that Illinois was booming him, and
then he went with q rush"
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Got Right Expressions.

Thanks said the tragedian, many
thanks for your good opinion. I al
ways study from nature, sir. In my
acting you see reflected Nature her
self"
Try this cigar said an admirer of
nature, reverently. Now, where did
you study that expression of intense
surprise that you assume in the second
act?''
From nature, sir, from nature To
secure that expression l asked an init
mate friend to lend me So He refused.
This caused me no surprise. 1 tried
several more
Finally 1 asked one who was willing
to oblige me- and as he handed me the
note | studied in a glass the expression
of my own face. / saw there surprise,
but it was not what / wanted. 1t was
alloyed with suspicion that the note
might be bad one / was in despair .
..Well?" said the other, breathlessly.
.eThen an idea struck me. l resolved
upon a desperate course. 1 returned
the 50 note to my friend the next day,
and on his astonished countenance /
saw The expression OF which I was
in search"
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to do great havoc in case of war tt
is the only one of it's kind in use and
will demonstrate great destructive
power. It's ram is below the water
line and its nose will poke into the vuI-
nerable part Of battleship to the
great disadvantage of the great ships
It's speed is small, it is not Well armed.
So little of the ram is seen above the
water line, and that part is so we'll
protected by steel plate, that it would
take a powerful square shot to do Sc
rious damage to the ram The ram
was built at Bath, Me. in 1892 and is
274 feet long. Her full complement is
ninety men
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Moth erhocd.

Mark st thou the strange. sweet radiance
in her eye?
She has been near 10 Heavens shining
portal
And there. while Death and Life stood
watching by.
Hath plucked with trembling hand.
iloWr immortal
Esther. Cottrell in Ladies' Home
Journal
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CAPTAIN w. 6. SCELEY.
The Naval Officer Who is to Conn
Mand The EI-irce SrracS~a2

One of the well-known naval officers
OF the United States is Captain w. S.
Schley. Because Of his reputation for
bravery ana excellence as an official,
ne is widely quoted and is highly re-
garded. Recent reports from Washing
ton say he may be placed in charge of
the flying squadron" He is abundant
ly able to take this important work
and his friends look for some naval sur
pIises in case this man gets into an
engagement with the flying squad
ron" to back him nm
The record-union., 1898-03-27

Bright tulip colors, red in Roman,
geranium, and other brilliant dyes,
mauve, and tangerine yellow, are the
most popular colors in millinery as it
is now presented. Violets, velvet and
Venetian lace trimmings are so fash
ionable on bonnets and tOques worn IN
Paris, and sent to this country that
notwithstanding the fact that these
flowers decorate seven-tenths of the
headgear worn here, they are likely
to be elected by a large portion OF our
best dressed women as garnitures for
their spring hats and bonnets. But the
violets selected are as different from
the everyday sort, seen every
where, as a paper rose is different from
a genuine Jacque. The French-made
violets are soft and flexible, and per-
feet replicas of natures own produc-
tion. The petals are shaded and vel
vet-lfke, and many of the delicate clus-
ters are perfumed with the natural
odor of these modest blossoms. They
look refined and dainty on any style of
head covering, and are becoming alike
to the young and the elderly.
In Paris some of the very fashion
able tailors are making for their fair
customers very handsome tailOr-clOth
skirts. to be worn with lace bloUses
made over satin the color Of the cloth
skirt A jeweled belt and dog-collar
to match complete the toilet, which is
worn at small dinners, concerts and
the theater. Other tailors send home
a cloth skirt, elegantly silk-lined, with
two or three waists to wear with the
skirt-a diaphanous one, like chiffon
over silk, and two of satin brocade,
violet, cerise, orange yellow, or what
ever color is most becoming and ac-
cords best with the color of the cloth
skirt.
Black taffeta shirt waists are tucked,
corded. or shirred in every possible
manner, and trimmed with horizontal
lace insertions. clustered rows of black
velvet ribbon brier stitching in white,
black or bright colOrs, or made per-
fectly plain, with loose fronts, fitted,
seamless backs, a deeply pointed yoke,
and machine-stitched revers and a
turn-d0wn collar, with which is worn
a scarf tie in tartan colors or a wider
one IN net or null, edged with fine
fancy lace in one or the other of It's
countless delicate and beautiful pat
terms. Other black taffeta waists are
closely fitted front and back, and
above this is worn a deeply pointed
Marie Antoinette fichu, bordered with
black taffeta ruffles, edged with mar
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And the Earth TrembIed.

Leaves have their time to fall
And so have men:
Leaves fall off in the fail
But men fall when
The rain comes down in freezing drops
and glazes 0'ev
The hard stone steps that, one by one,
Lead from the door
This morning /. rushed from the house
To catch car;
| do not know Just how / fell,
Nor just how far.
Leaves have their time to fall.
And so have men:
I'll have to dictate till my arm
Gets well again.
-C'Ipvp11ud .na1ar
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He has been a Captain since 1883,
and his commission is older than all
but one of the Captains in the navy.
Having charge of so important battle
ship as the New York, he may be eX-
pected to accomplish something even
if he is not given the charge of the
flying squadron. In these days of un-
certainty much Importance rests with
having the right sort of commanders
in charge of the armed cruisers in case
of warlike Developments
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presently return to you done up in silk
tissue paper, laid in a beautiful satin
paper box; ard the bill for silk Innings,
ribbons, lace, trimmings and The addi-
tional, inevitable, vague. but very po-
tent, item of findings" couponed 70
this exquisite creation viii Turn the
dream aforesaid into a realistic night
mare Of CONSERVATION. Ergo, unless
your purse is plethoric, and money no
object; unless you have some pretty,
half-worn silk gowns you can beauti-
fully utilize for foundation slips for your
new organdies; unless you have deft,
artistic home dressnaker, avoid the uli-
deni&bie temptations that are now set
before your eyes in the null and muslin
depait tmeats Of all the great emporiu-ns
Of the city.
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CAPTAIN WILDE.
I nc Commander of the Powerful
Ram Katahdiu.

One of the most effective boats in
case of naval warfare would be the
powerful ram, Katahdin, which has
just been placed in commission and OF
which Captain George F. Wilde has
command. He has been a Commander
in the navy since 1855 and is a man
of nerve, keen perception and dash.
Captain Wilde says his boat is expected
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The N1in,erinoI Tar4

Wife fenthusiastically}-H much
do you think We took in at the bazar?
Husband 6Gu:etly)-Hoyg many. you
nean.-Adams Freeman.
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& New Life Belt.

Swimmers are generally very sus
picious with regard to life belts, for
unless these contrivances are we'll
made and properly adjusted they are
positively dangerous in use. Some are
so bulky that they impede all action
This defect certainly applies to the
cork wafstcoats adopted by the Ma
tional Lifeboat Institution, and it viii.
be remembered that in the recent fatal
capsizing of a lifeboat at Margate the
men had not donned their corks on
this very ground. A new kind of belt
known as the Louiton floats de-
scribed and Illustrated in a French
journal, and it has the appearance of
conger eel with concal ends Made
of sheet rubber it passes round the
neck, across the chest. and round the
waist, and can be inflated in one min
ute by the mouth; and its weight is
about one pound. This life-belt or float
is flexible, light and easily placed in
position. 1t can be worn without in
convenience, and is designed. among
other purposes, for the use Of swim
mng schools.-Chambers Journal.
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no w onder He Fled.

Judge-You admit that you entered
the house of the prosecuting witness
by he rear door at , o'clock in the
morning?
Prisoner-Yes, your honor.
Judse-What business did you have
there at that time of night?
Prisoner thought it was my own
house
Judge-Then Why did you, when this
lady approached, leap through the win
COW, jump into the cistern and hide
yourself?
Prisoner-Your honor. / thought it
was my wife.-New York Truth.
The record-union., 1898-03-27

( row black guipure lace or with a wide
design in Chantilly. En- suite with this
waist is a skirt to match the ruffies,
deeper and similarly edged, some of
them showing triple fOunces, put on
straight ali around the skirt; others
having the skirt decorated with alter
native rows of silk ruching and triple
frills in cluster, or a TUtfle Of sun
pleated silk, and then an equally wide
founce of black lace, headed with a
line Of glittering jet or q tiny pleated
/ ruche. Still other black taffeta skirts
have three or five ruff1es simply hem
med and arranged in a deep point on
the front, to resemble an apron over
skirt These rufles arch upward to-
ward the hips and end with the seam of
the full back breadth, which is un-
trimmed. These make pretty, old
fashioned looking gowns. and they Will
be worn by both matrOnly women and
very youthful girls, who will look
quaint and picturesque in them par
ticularly if the entire French style ls
carried out, and with the gown and its
stole fronted fichu is worn little mod
ernized Victorian poke bonnet of black
velvet or zephyr braid, trimmed with
pink roses or Parma violets. These
costumes will appear as soon as the
weather is warm enough to put off
more protective winter attire. The
ruffled skirts are already worn beneath
fur coats.
Among new cloth gowns being made
up by the tailors are those in gray-green
or Roman blue shades, with close
braidwork over the front Of the skirt
made to simulate an overskirt. The
omen Jacket is likewise denseIy braided,
and, as a rule, there is an odd vest be-
meath, either in pale blue, cherry red on
violet-this of silk laid in tucks and
fastened down the front with jeweled
studs.
The majority of the thin materials
which are now beautifying the windows
and counters of city stores Will next sea-
son be made up with Innings separate
from the outer skirt, except at the waist,
where one belt holds both skirts. Ve~y
lovely indeed are the French organdies
that tempt every woman into purchase
who beholds them. Never were the 1e-
signs more dainty or the textiles finer
than in the patterns just opened 10
view. The prices are all most alluring,
and the gown, as it lies before one, sheer
and dainty, looks like an inexpensive
Arcadian purchase. But take it to Ma
dame, and this frail bit of cloth will
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historical and Clerical.

The London Journal of Education
publishes the following schoolboy an
sWers, which are warranted genuine.
To the question, What do you know
of Lord Wolseley?" the answer was
given; He was a Minister Of Henry
VIII, who exclaimed. IF 7 had served
my God as l have served my King, I
should not have been beheaded!'" The
confusion between Wolseley and VOL
sey IS perhaps not remarkable, but q
post-mortem speech Of this kind de-
serves notice. A better story. however.
is of definition OF 'tithes" which viii
be of special interest to the church and
stage things worn by ladies in
circuses and pantomimes.
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Braiding in vermicelH, French arab
esque, Greek key, trefoil. clover, floral
and purely conventional devices, ap-
pears on many of the very stylish IN
ported costumes, redingotes, jackets and
small pelerines just brought to view;
and the new effects produced by this
graceful form Of decoration arouse quite
as great degree OF admiration as if thi5
were the initial season Of its vogue.
The record-union., 1898-03-27

IF the stage does nothing worse" :"
says the Christian Register (Unit)
of Boston. 'it vulgarizes the mind that
is subjected to its influence by many
Of its exhibitions. For 'debasing the
The record-union., 1898-03-27

More than third of the French crown
jewels have been bought by Americans.
The record-union., 1898-03-27

The circular flounce-probably be-
cause it is an entire change from IA
miliar styles of seasons past-has be-
come quite popular on gowns designed
both for house and street wear. 1t is
the exception on tailor dresses, however,
and even on other costumes there is Il
very noticeable defect in the adjustment
of the fiounce. No matter how perfectly
it is cut and applied to the upper half OF
the skirt, after being worn a few times
it sags in places, particularly if the
goods composing the gown are lightly
woven, like serge, wool armure or
etamine. Graceful as it looks on some
of the elegant unworn French gowns, it
is not style that is likely to last, for
the dressmakers prefer to make other
styles, and when they are personally re-
quested to follow the flounce model, the
patron ordering the circular effect al
most invariably regrets it.
Black undressed kid gloves will be
much used during the Lenten season
in preference to glace styles or colored
gloves of any description.
Demi- trained skirts are decidedly
growing in favor except for costumes
designed strictly for street wear.
The record-union., 1898-03-27
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Ihey repair Grains on the system that sap the energy
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Tuclls are in quite as great favor as
they have been for several seasons past;
therefore no woman need hesitate about
tucking her waists and gowns for he
summer if she fancies this easy and ef-
fectiVe style of trimming. There are
very many women who employ por-
ton OF the quiet home hours Of the Len
ten season to come, leaving the few
handsome gowns they intend to have
for the tailor's or dressTaker's design
ins, later on. Tucks are used al present,
but they will increase and multiply all
over the summer gown, being laid mp
and down. horizontally, in arching lines,
in serpentine curves on sleeves of thin
fabric, and in broad, medium and finest
lingerie widths on yokes, guimpes,
panels and blOuses. White organdy
skirts will show alternate rows OF tuck
ing and founcing from belt to hem.
| Other models viii be tucked around ;he
hips only, and blouse vests and skirts
Will be arranged in rows Of alternate
tiny frills, lines of tucking, and bands
of insertion in French embroidery.
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| The graceful lines Of some of the new
! princesse dresses are certainly most eX-
quisite. Drap d'etes, Henriettas, and
some Of the finer grades Of cloth, are
now the most used for these gowns and
one model of fawn gray drap de'ete is
cut to cling rather closely to the figure
on the front and sides, the front of the
/ bodice so Slashed that very often more
of the handsome guimpe beneath shows
than of the drap d'ete, the guimpe being
made of Persian brocade in a medley Of
soft, beautiful colors. On each side Of
the skirt front, the seam is opened and
TUNED back, showing a V-shaped in
SertiOn Of the Persian brocade. On Il
black drap d'ete, with guimpe of black
mOire, these inserted paniers in the skirt
are omitted, but an old feature of the
gown is a long scarf-lilze length of black
net, heavily jetted, which goes over the
shoulders and falls to the very hem OF
1.-THE skirt. The cIose-fitting coat sleeves
have a tiny moire puff at the top over
laid with jetted lace straps, and at the
wrist they are finished with a fallilg
frill of pleated chiffon, with ruffle of
the lace above.
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-11
WAR NEWS IN eR,eF.

Rrigadier General John s. Poland died in Ashevilie. N. C.. Monday.
 The citizens of Brooklyn are prepar- ing to celebrate the return of the cruis- CT Brooklyn to that port.
 The Spanish prize ship Guido was sold at auction Friday to the New York and Cuba Mail company for s1so.ooo.
 Governor Voorhees, of New Jersey ex. pressed the belief that the government will soon establish a military post at Sea Girt.
 The United States has offered to pa. role the 1.S00 Spanish naval prisoners taken at the destruction of Cervera's fleet whenever Spain sends for them.
 Edward W. Harden. a well known financial writer of Chicago, was on Fri. day designated by the secretary of state to study the financial conditions of the Philippines.
 Colonel San Martin, who was in con- mand of the Spanish garrison at Ponce. has been court martialed and shot for abandoning the place without resist ance. Lieutenant Colonel Puiz, the sec ond in command. committed suicide.
 Congressman J. F. Deliver of Iowa, In a lecture at Ocean Grove Monday night. said the country had gained greatly by the war at home and abroad. Our flag will stay in the Philippines, he said. and America will brook no foreign interfsr- ence.
 The Fir, regular cavalry and the
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-11


 Washington government and that . mediate consequence.
 According to the most reliable sources of information. the Span.sh note Is touched In dignified language. It asserts that Spain bows to the force of circunlstanoes. having done nothing to provoke the war. Into which she has been unwillingly led in the defense of her rights and territories"
 II expresses 9 willingness to appoint delegates to meet the American com missioners to discuss a regime for the Philippines.
 It is understood that both senor Sa- gasta and Duke Almodovar de Rio. the foreign minister. told the queen regent that they felt deeply the painful duty circumstances imposed upon them
 Spain's answer. accepting all the American terms of peace. was sent to Paris Monday to Mgr. Merry del Val, who will translate it into cipher for transmission to Washington. Del Val Is sae of the pope's personal chamberiains now in the Paris diplomatic corps.
 It is reported that Duke Almodovar del Rio. the minister of foreign affairs. and Mgr Merry dol Val will be selected to represent Spain in the negotiations.
 Fl Imparciai meets a new solution for the settlement of the Cuban debt. It takes 1t for granted that the United States cannot be asked to assume the burden of about E32. .000. 900 of debt ex- isting when the rebellion began in 1895 and the se0. .000. 900 spent since, and 1t suggests that Spain should undertake to pay interest and redemption on the Cuban debt until the new West Indian republic Is In a position to do so, which Fl Imparcial affects to believe Cuba could soon do, when Its vast natural resources were developed under an American protectorate.
 The same paper goes on to say that Spanish finances will be very seriously compromised. and the interests of Span ish and foreign holders of Cuban stock also. If the United States does nothing for the Cuban debts. The Madrid press insists that this matter will yet be mpoted in the negotiations between Spain and the United States,
Connecticut western news., 1898-08-11
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 In the opinion of tho judges and prao- titioners with whom Linooln was esso- ciated during his quartor of c ccntury at the bar his most prominent ohareo- teristio vas his rare faculty for dotcot- ing and disclosing tho controlling point in legal battla But not less than this was his clear. full. orderly and accurate statement od a casA always 80 fair and logical that ft was ofton said that after Lincoln had summed up tho important facts in controversy there was but lit- tie occasion for argument on either eido He habitually employed nt the bar tho same oare and slxill in tho uso of words and the expression of ideas which he % often aftorward exhibited when called to @ higher field of labor. instances of which arc eeen in all his stato papors and in the changes for tho bottor which he made in tho writings of his scholarly sccrotary of state, particularly In tho correspondence relative Co the Front af. fair, which probably avoided a war with England A fine example of tho grandeur of his diotion is Co be found in his Gettysburg address which hns a permanent place in the literature of the world
 Ho thought vigorously and thorough ly, but did not speak quickly. In roali. ty his hesitation was only the result of his greot care always to know his ground. Ills habit was before speaking or acting to deliberately look through, around and beyond every fact, state ment or proposition involved and sub ject it to his wonderful powers of por- eeption aud analysis. This required time. but it made him successful in every important undertaking. While he thought much. he could not truthfully be called e great reader. Ho know thor ouRhly tho works of Coke. Blaokstona Stephen. Chitty. starkoy and later Greenleaf's "Evidonoo" and story's Equity" He gave but little time to searching for preoedents or study Ing what L. called case iaw.--James L. ] King in North Anaerioan Review.
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