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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05

In various parts of the country they
have q way OF telling distances by
right smart piece" ''gunshOt OF. "
days journey. and the like; bat n
Southwest Florida they do IL differ
entity. A party Of amateur pedestrians
were doing" the State. and, as often
happens with such travellers. ha lost
their way. IL was near night Gnd they
were at loss what 10 do. Pres entity
they met a countryman riding COW.
''Can you tell us how far il Is TO Bos-
ton?" one of the party asked. The
countryman looked 10 the right and
left, as though seeking information
from the palmettos and prickly pears.
"Wel, 1 reckon hits bout two
whoops. " he said, at length. Two
what?" The countrylnan seemed To
take this as challenging his veracity.
for he once more looked questionably
at the palmettos aud prickly pears.
"P'raps hit may be some furder." he
admitted, rehectively, but low hit
amt more'n two whoops an holler. y
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05

Railroad officials here are blue over
news received nom Virginia. Two
months ago a man fell on the platform
of a train about five niles out of, this
city. His heel caught in a crack and
his hip was dislocated by the fall.
Three surgeons examined him. includ-
ing the company's surgeon. and all de-
clared that the man would be a cripple
for life. The man was paid $1,000 and
his lawyers fees. In addition 10 this
he was furnished with a baggage car
and transportation for his lawyer and
nurse to SO with him 10 Chicago.
The railroad officials felt that they had
made cheap settlement. The other
day man fell on a platform on the
Norfolk and Western IN Virginia and
worked the same old story Of the dis
located nip. But he had been seen on
the previous day hunting for a place
to catch his heel A travelling man
was present and recognized him as the
man who had been paid by the Indian
apolis road. An investigation revealed
that the man was a professional con-
tortionist and could disl0eate any part
of his body without pain. He has
swindled several roads.
Correspondence Chicago Inter-Ocean-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05

A French inventor converts grain
into dough at one operation without
milling. The grain is soaked, and
entering one end of the machine Is
crussed and disintegrated, the paste
passing on 10 the kneading machine
st the other end of the apparatus. where
it is aerated and kneaded into dough.
which can be preserved indefinitely
without injury. The nutritive quail
ties Of the grain, bran included, are
kept.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05

An educated Arapahoe Indian. speak
ing recently Of the Wholesale arrsign-
ment Of the Indians by the whites. as
lazy and dirty" and that tent life
was not conducive to cleanliness; that
he himself had often watched white
people when they were can ping In the
summer. and he vas pos nve that af
ter even two weeks Of il they emerged
far less immacu etc than when they
went in. ''How were your own ances-
tors Of Gaul. Britain or Germanys"
said be, warming 20 his subject
Think of them and realizs that the
Indian is not the only dirty. lazy one.
even in the United States, and the
white people are in advance Of the In
dian in having soap. "--Trentoa N. ~
American.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05


OF beautiful
hnd,r
with the apple blossoms sFrS
birds
apple spring.
Wilt Hale in Chicago e$lieraid-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05

No restaurant IN st. Petersburg viii
be allowed hereafter to have its bill of
fare exclusively in foreign language.
By recent edict Russian version
must always be added.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1898-03-05

-3h1L ySeE -
fore Clusters fatal
hattie nj the Rose
bud, the territory
surrounding Tn e
Black Hills was SO
infested with hos
tile bands Of In
dians that il was
not safe for whites
20 approach the
mining region ox-
cept II large and
weli-armed par
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05

Of SO unexpected an action. Bear
with me come and commune with
me, and do not think that any one
will ever regret that this humble
house was placed here among the
trees.
Many years passed. I grew up
and wandered in foreign countries
My father passed away, and still, q
letter from an old friend told mo.
that Montgomery Peel continued to
preach. I returned home, and on
the following Sunday went TO the
log church, now almostcovered with
moss. The congregation was sing
ing hymn when my friend and Z
entered.
"Where is the preacher?' asked
when we had sat down.
Hasn't come up yet. He lives in
q cellar imme mediately under the floor,
and has grown SO old and imfirm that
we have sometimes to wait for him.
The hymn was finished and still he
did not come. Another hymn was
sung and then man arose and said
that he would go down and seei
anything had happened to the
preacher, The man soon returned.
-'B Brethren, said he; 'sthe old man is
dead. Those of you who desire to
do so may come down and see him.
Nearly every one shranK back, but
l went down into the cellar. The old
man, shriveled and white with age,
lay upon a bed of straw. The place
was dark, and when we held a candle
near his face we found paper pin
ned to the bosom of his shirt. Writ.
ten on the outside of the paper were
these words, ''Read this to the con-
gregation'"
We went up stairs, and the man
that had found the dead preacher
thus addressed the awestricken con-
gregation: Brethren and sisters,
we have communication from the
old gentleman whose voice you shall
never again hear" He then read as
follows:
''The hand of death is upon me-
and feel that it is my duty to say
a few words to you, my dear people,.
You have been SO good, so patient
and so kind that I love you with all
my soul. I have loved. you ever
since I needed your love-. will tell
you when | first needed yourlove and
sympathy: Many years ago I was
walking along a lonely road. Night
hawks may have CRIED, but Idid not
! hear them; I could not have heard
the voice OF an angel had it shouted
at.me. | met a man. / knewethat be
! was coming that way. Hold said
He stopped and asked what !
wanted. IWant you, said I. What
do you want with me?' j want you
| to give me something What do
you want me to give?' Your life.
Why? Because you ruined my
home years ago. l sprang on him
there in the moonlight. I cut out
his heart and wiped his face with it.
That man was David C. Cahoon."
-Opie Read in Arkansaw Traveller.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
Pretty lively railroadin', that!''
said the New Brakeman.

Pretty lively railroadin'. thatl''
said the New Brakeman.
Lively! Don't talk! Why, sir,
all the Internal reble fire I ever saw
in the campaigns of the Army Of the
Potomac didn't hold a candle to that
lie fire.
Jim was as pale as death when he
crawled over to the cab and screech-
ed out to me: Didn't you hear that
talk up atthe Spring about apowder
train comm up on 'tother track?'
Then it flashed over, me, and felt
my nerve begin to give and my legs
begin to get weak. A powder train
would soon pass us-mabe it was
a'comin' now. looked away down
the track to the Corner Curve, as
they call it, about two and a half
miles ahead OF us, but couldn't see
a sign of her. So Isays to Jim: saThe
only thug to do is to run to the first
sidin.' That's So said he, I'd split
the air if / was you. Let her rip!''
$50 [ let her rip. There was side
track into a quarry about a half
mile below the Curve, and I thought
if we could get our tanks off on that
we might save the bacon of that
powder train. I felt sure, that it
would blow up in passin' us and SO
was willin' to cut sticks for that
there switch. Well, it don't take
long to run three or four miles, but
then you know, queer things have
happened on the rail in the space Of
three Or four minutes. We went so
fast our galluses broke and tapped
out behind till the ends of 'em caught
afre; but we got there, and as the
last of the burnin' cars left the main
track, scatterin' cinders at every
jolt, along came the powder train,
and passed up without scorching.'
"A close shave!' Well, l should say
So: Did the company reward us?
No! discharged us for allowin' the
tanks to catch fire.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
A Barrel Of Whisky Explodes.
Galveston News.

"a A~AI 0A VI "AAoNy IAPlOOOS'
Galveston News
A phenomenon, with disastrous
appearance, occurred at the Apollo
hall, on Main street, which is likely to
puzzle the mind of local scientists in
trying to explain it's cause. At the
time mentioned the hustler of the sa-
loon mounted a pyramid of six whis.
ky barrels and proceeded with ham.
mer and iron bar to punch open the
bung OF the topmost. He had struck
several blows when the head of the
barrel few out followed by a column
of blue fame and attended with a
noise that sounded like the firing of
a small cannon. The hustler was
blown out of bis position, but escap-
ed unhurt. In an instant the door
against which the force of the flames
had been thrown blazed up and
the next moment the floor over
which the whisky had spread was on
fire. An alarm was turned on to the
fire department. and they turned out
in splendid time, but their services
were not needed as Billie Kingdom,
the proprietor, with tho assistance of
volunteers, had succeeded in smoth :
ering. out the fire. Regarding the
cause of the explosion, Mr.. Kingdom
said: II am completely at sea, The
whisky was the brand of '81 and
there was no light in the house ex-
cept the cigar lighter on the counter.
thank God it was no worse, as I
was not insured
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
Rooted to the Spot.

Iheard a story the other day, says
a writer in Brooklyn Life, about the
former assistant rector of one of the
largest Episcopal churches in the
city. The gentleman in question is
now the president of a college so far
away that he can not mind if re-
late the incident. He was a Jolly
good fellow when he lived in a board
ing house here, and in his off hours
was accustomed to join in with the
other good fellows of the house at q
friendly game of whist or smoke.
One evening when he was out at
service two of the wags of the estab-
lishment remembered that it was his
invariable habit upon returning
home to doff his roundabout vest
ahd clerical coat, put on an old
smoking-jaeket and incase his feet
in pair ofmorocco slippers. which
latter always occupied the same po-
sition on his bedroom floor, prepara-
tory to his coming. Accordingly,
they firmly nailed these slippers to
the floor, and awaited results in the
next room.
Presently the dominic returned.
They heard him moving about; they
heard the thud OF his shoes as they
were taken off and thrown down, and
then all was silence. They peeked
cautiously in, and there beheld the
young clergyman standing in his
slipper, his face white as sheet, and
a look Of horror upon it, his eyes
staring straight ahead. The light
was too much for them, but they
managed to suppress their laugh
ter and ask in u tone OF amazement
what the matter was.
& Matter! he gasped. there is
matter enough, boys; I'm paralyzed,
and can't move hand or foot. For
mercy's sake help me- . s.
The man did actually such is the
force Of imagination, believe he was
paralyzed for q moment or two, but
he finally set EN- up, in o manner
appropriate to his calling, by buying
cigars for the crowd.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
A Spiders Perseverance,.

The Writer spent a full hour few
days ago watching a spider managing
his snares and trap victims. HeWas
SO d elid era tie. calculating, cold
blooded, and merciless that one could
scarcely keep from shiyering at the
hideous creature s lack OF mercy. And
yet, remarks the writer in the New
York Tribune, his persistence and
unfagging energy fascinated one.
No matter how his net broke he set
to work industriously to repair it
again. No matter how long it took
him to secure a captive he patiently
wound and wound his fragile thread
until the victim was bound fast and
hard. *fz So
His meshes were stretched in a.
corner, and almost at the same mo-
ment a fly and o miller became en-
tangled in them. Instantly the ban
dit insect lowered himself toward
the miller. When the miller saw her
enemy approaching she.revolved furi-
ously, beating the air wildly, with
her light wings. The spider was
whirled On his web with IL ghting-like
rapidity, but he clung there stub
bornly until the miller stopped her
struggles tor rest. Then cautiously.
the black villain approached nearer.
Again the shadowy wings whirled,
and again the spider flew in small
circles, but he did not retire, And
SO inch by inch, the passionate little
savage closed with the terrified mil
Ter. At last he made spring.
Around went the two in a drown
whirl, and the spider shot up his life
line. He had fastened another line
to the miller. The spider went back
to the fly, and made it's bonds more
secure. Again he fastened threads to.
the miller, each time working his
way slowly to her, and then pounc-
ing upon her to fasten her in another
thread.
Once the miller almost freed her.
self, and fell away from the web,
hanging only by single fine thread.
Stubbornly the spider went to work
to do all his task over again. At
last, when it was seen that the miller
was hopelessly caught, the writer re-
leased her. 1t was found that all her.
legs were bound closely together, so
careful had been the spiders work.
In tearing her away the writer
had destroyed the web, and while.
the mi Hers feetWere being freed the
Eindomitable spider built him another
trap, working sullenly and persist
entity. This done he retired to his
corner, only to come forth like a
midnight highwayman when his next
victim was trapped. 3
Nothing could discourage the spi-
der; Twice a great mosquito was
fastened in the nieslles, and each time.
while the spider was trying to fasten
him SO that he could not escape the
mosquito broke away. Repairs be-
gan at once, and soon the spider went
back to his corner to wait for another
prisner.
The writer swept away the web en-
tirely, and went away. Half an
hour later when he returned, the un-
tiring spider was rebuilding his
snare. His will and determination
this time conquered, for who does not
admire dogged resolution that will
not down?
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
IA DREAM OF BURIAL Al SEA.

ii. 4 6 Z q E +
Down through the deep, deep. gray green seas
in sleep, #
Plunged my drowsed soul; and ever on and
H on. z3 E s
Hurrying at first, then where the faint
light shone
Through fathoms twelve, with slackening fall
did creep; -. =sE
Nor touched the bottom of that bottomless
steep, es5s5fs< - +. -. . 3 IS
But with slow, sustained suspension,
Buoyed mid the watery wilderness wan,
Like q thin cloud in air, voyaged the deep.
Then ali4those, dreadful faces Of the sea,
Horned things abhorred and shapes intol-
cradle, =
Fixing glazed lidless eyes swan up to me.
And pushed me with their shouts, and coiled
: and fell - @-'
In spiral volumes, writhing horribly
Jagged fins grotesque, fanged ghastly jaws
IT ofheD.
- j. A. Symonds.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
Biddy'S Bad Habit Cured.

A few weeks ago Farmer John Day
ton of Jackson township had four
setting hens come off with broods of
chickens on the same day, says the
Scranton correspondent of the New
York Sun. There were forty-six
chickens in all, and Farmer Dayton
gave them all to one hen and turned
the other cluckers into the general
flock. The hen and her large, fam
ily we're placed in q large coop, with
a wooden floor and Stats in front,
and at night board was propped
against the Stats to keep small ami
mails out. One night, when the
chickens were less than fortnight
old, some minks burrowed uuder the
coop, crawled through a knothole in
the floor, killed every one of the
chickens, and bit the old hen on the
neck so that she has had to carry
her bill on her breast every since.
Farmer Dayton had another hen
that wanted to set all the time, and he
thought he would see if he co uldn' t
break her of the habit by using her
as bait with which to catch the de-
structive minks. So he built a long
box trap, a foot and a half high, and
in the rear end of it he partitioned off
a space for the hen by fastening up
right wires close together the whole
width ofthe trap. A mink could walk
under the raised lid and take look
at the Gagged hen, but it couldn't get
at her, and, as soon as it began to
nose along the wires it. was bound to
step on the spring and get shut in.
That night Farmer Dayton set the
trap and put the old hen into the
cage; placing it near where the chick
ems had been killed. Before bedtime
the hen set up a loud squawking, and
the farmer found the lid down. He
poked the front end of the trap into
the watering trough and held it
there spell, and when he raised the
lid there lay a drowned mink. The
old hen was all of futter, but she
had to stay. there, and in the morning
another mink was in the trap. Then
Farmer Dayton let the hen out, and,
after she had got some breakfast
she trotted off to her nest and saton
it till after dark, when the farmer
pnlled her off and put into the cage.
Every night for a week the mink
scented out the live bait and got
caught, and every morning the lien
sought her eggless nest and kept on
it all day loug. She WASH t getting
over her habit worth a snap, the
farmer thought, but he said he had
hopes that she would in time.
One morning Farmer Dayton heard
the old hen squawking long before
day ybreak. He etookanothernap, but
when he aWoke she was still squawlS-
ing By and by she stopped her
noise, and then he went out and saw
that the trap was closed. He stuck
the front end into the trough as usu-
al, and when he opened it he couldn't
believe his eyes for moment. In
stead of the drowned mink that he
expected to see, there lay the limp
and lifeless bodies Of old she skunk
and four pretty little skunk kittens
about a month old On the other
side of the wires the old hen was
spraWled out, her thro was bleeding
and she was kicking her last. The
mother skunk had poked her peaked
nose between the wires and got the.
her by the neck, and Biddy s setting
HABIT was finally broken for good.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
HINTS OF SPRING,

The violet winks her knowing eye,
With meek prstense at being shy; II
The saucy crocus makes believe -
To hide her cheek beneath her sleeve. !:
The dandelion, while We hunt /,
To find her root, comes to the front
Yard, smiling with a brazen face,
k0d promptly Overruns the place,
The lilac's topmost pIumelet shows
The purple pink of toper's nose;
And other things, with equal tact,
Call our attention to the fact
That spring b as come, that spring is here,
And we may n ow expect book beer!
%s5, S5sG- z@795ssg.: Puck
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05
MONTGOMERY PEEL.

SHALL never
forget the first
time 1 saw Mont
6 o m cry. Peel.
He was as a. JUS
ticc of the peace
presiding at the
preliminary trial
ofAndrew Bruke-
III o re, charged
with the murder
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1898-03-05

NlCu Ll1o luul uel
of David C. Cahoon. I was mere
boy at the time, but I remember
that Montgomery Peel made pro
found impression on me, and I also
recollect that when my father, in
answer, to a question, said that a
justice of the peace was not a high
officer, I wondered why Peel had
taken the peace; wondered why he
had not declared himself governor
of the state. He was a very tall
man, with black, inquiring eyes and
a great growth of dark brown
whiskers. He presided as my ideal
OF dignity; his voice was penetrating
and his questions were to the point.
At first every one appeared to think
that Andrew Brukemore was surely
the murderer of David C. Cahoon,
but as the examination proceeded,
as the justice threw the soft light OF
apparent innocence upon the dark
complexion Of seeming guilt, it was
plainly seen that the prisoner would
not be held to await the action OF
the grand jury.
Gentlemen said Montgomery
Peel, arising and addressing the as
sembly, 81 have attempted to look
with the eye of calmness and wisdom
into this case. I have blunted my
ears to the whisperings of prejudice,
and within myself have quieted every
impulse that sought to jump toward
a hasty conclusion. At first the
evidence was, bold against the man,
but what at first seemed to be a wall
ofevidence now proves to be fog or
deception. Andrew Brukemore," he
continued, turning majestically to
the prisoner, "there are times, sir
when we are all called upon to face
the trials of dark severity. You have
faced yours, and now step aside with
out a stain upon your garments
Gentlemen, it is my desire that you
all shake hands with Mr.. Bruke-
more"
The scene was affecting. IN that
quiet Virginia community murder
was ofrare occurrence. Indeed many
old men who were present had never
: before seen a prisoner held under so
+ grave a charge. Every one pressed
forward and shock hands with Bruke-
more, and I remember hearing a red
headed, freckled faced boy say:
II reckon the folks air cryin', pap,
cause they air sorry they aint goin'
to hang him.
This trial seemed to make differ
ent man of Montgomery Peel, for
he attended church more regularly,
and when his term ofoffice expired
he did not announce himself as a
candidate for reelection.
One day, several years later, IA
ther and were riding through the
woods when we came upon Mont
gomery Peel cutting down a tree.
Why, what are you doing here?"
my father asked. "You are surely
not chopping fireWood this hot
weather. ~ -
1No," said the giant-and he was
indeed a giant-.I am going to build
a house"
What, build a house away out
here.
Yes, for the house / am going to
build would be out of the place any
where exceptin the quiet WOODS. I
am going to build church,
It will take a strong preacher,
Peel, to draw a congregation away
up here. 3
If the size of the congregation de-
pends upon the strength of the
preacher it is likely to be small, for I
am to be the preacher.
gu are joking. :
Did you ever know me to ioke?u
he asked, standing with one hand
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-04-16

meat. capable OF maintaining order and
observing its International obligations. IN
suring peace and tranquility and the Sc
cnFity Of It's citizens rs well as our own,
and to use the military and naval forces
~ the United States as may be necessary
for these purposes.
And IN the interest Of humanity and to
aid In preserving the lives Of the starry
ing people OF the island, ! recommend
that the distribution Of food and supplies
be continued and that an appropriation
be made out Of the public treasury 70
supplement the charity o. our citizens.
The Issue II now with congress; II u
q solemn responsibility. have exhaust
ed every effort 10 relieve the iniolerAble
condition OF affairs which II At our doors;
prepared 20 execute every obligation inn
posed upon me by the constitution and
law. ] await your action.
Yesterday and since the preparation Of
the foregoing message ofiiciai Information
was received by me that the latest de-
cree Of the queen regent OF Spain direc .
General Bianeo. in order 10 prepare and
facilitste peace, 70 proclaim a suspension
Of hostilittes. the duration and details Of
which have not yet been communicated
TO me. This fact with every other per-
tinent consideration viii. ! am sure. have
your careful and just consideration In
the solemn deliberations upon which you
are shout TO enter. II this measure at
tains a successful result then our aEpira-
lions as a Christian, peace-loEkng people
viii be realized; II Il fails, II will be only
another justification for our contemplated
action. WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
Executive Mansion. Washington. April
IL 1aiS