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Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
Sife'sopen.

Den LITE 4pril bsgpnbte 5rebnins
gen al Yafs. Yite. Groppiss og andre
game" Gift. os melem lite gpril %
ben 15be Mtai sr BET uIopIiet at ianae
npsst Slags al posnn9pnte isiite fra
nosst 9anoleb | Statsn. timber "tbe
game Ian" of ben nps "Gpoe" ian III
teri fun furssaa mep arOg % Snsre.
Snesn bar SOB til at BRUCE mere sno
2 Snsrsr, msb en- aroe paa bpert
Gnere, naur ban itaar paa en- globs
% FIfer. gn "Srot Cine" Iom lite
r9iter mere snb balppei5 oper Strems
men. ian bsnptiss fra 15bs Rai til
life December. Oct at bare / 9eIios
belle az "a feline" (9arn) eler "Spear~
inOenipr 10 COB af en- Strsm .r
aabenlpii 9ipnssbrpo for, at santen
er at hanbls mob 2opsn. Sanger man
"YlinnrtDs," Do tun sr BET iisrite gst,
fpm ton brus.s. & somm.rs Mansr,
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
Sarmeres cpmGrfjombeo beuleSss

paa ct advertisement fra Gbambers. Bertha,
Gutnlan go. paa 2oen SIDE al Slabet !.
USE gfalttner er sanilc % prppebe, ua
uoentoiul iaa 8ooe % / mango Niasoer be,
bre eno noger i Marfeoet.
NGite Sang o. fommer til 8nen, ,oa
ipprs 8 eres @aitinbanoler ansaaemoe bisie
T'alt'ner, og fan be life faa @reie paa benz
Der, iaa ltriu til GbamberS. Serius, Guiu.
Ian 70. Seentur, 81, ~ buis 81 nGuuer.
at Ne ina NuertiSismentet i "9ecurob-Yo
ten, pll Dc blipe t~llieuot GirtulGrer %
Saultraiioner.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15

5aoar, t~ftsrat ocsnitautno. guoFub bar
uodrbttoct, mootoo ise o~ificiel llnosrrstnirs
on bet iiote 9etrtt fra Spaniens resierenSe
Gronnins, ion bsfaltr @enerol glanto at
inN'tiue 6icnotli9btberns for at iorbercoe
6rsosn. Seq CT ~fcrreittn life unOsrrtttet ON,
bnorlGr9s oenne 0aobsnbpile Fal bare, cltr
be nrrmsre 6HieItbsosr. Ssure Rienosaisrs
ming og ale andre Srnisn, ION itaar / usie
6orbtnoelie bernreo, CT isg ois paa, pil blipc
amoittigbeosfulot cpsrpsist af Cher. opis
orrne 6rem9angsmaaoe fan faa ct beloiat
Heiultat, oa bar bore gcitrGbelier iom ct
~'ri'tent % frsoslfsro. 6olt baarst 6rugt.
NOts ben iIaur fell, pil ben bore MT ct ret.
'Groi9t 6orioar for Dor p~aatUntte Sanolino.
WiQium Wcainlsp.
eretutiOe ManFOn, lite april 1898.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
ettsaep ~apGgmarits.

Spir-Light.
Mixed. D.
Heavy. o.
Rough. y
Sprntp9g-Beeves ........ I.
Cows and heifers. y
Texas steers...........,.. u
Stockers and feeders. ..... "
Sunr-Native sheep........, y
Westerns. u
Lambs. 81
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15

6nperrpr Yingree ienbte furlecer
ct &ri9sbubitab til 2esislaturen, bpori
ban anmooeoe ben ON at blipe 6empns
otSet til at optase ct 2aan poa en- balp
Wtiaion Dollars. 0isie Yenoe Ital
fun brr9es for at IGtts Statens Miz
Its / tampbpstis Stanb, bpis Der blir
Hrtg. Saanet ital betales inoen 10
Var og bore 4 Yrocsnt Rents. San
attmooebe o9iaa 2egislaturen ON at
tdtte geitemmelie ON Refruterina al
WilitsfolOater, iaa bpert Sompani
tunoe talle minb't $50 Mano. @uz
pernsrens guo'fab mootoaes meo
'tormenoe 9ifalo baabe al Repreienz
tanter pg Silifuerne / 8aIerierne.
SuIet peotog itrar be npbpenoiae 5prz
ilas for at giennemfsrs 6upernsrens
planer. Saainart Senatet tr9oer
1ammen igien, bill bet tilitemms bisie
5orilag.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
y, e,p @prf prsoufimarfto,
Ctttcopp rrputlmnrin.

Smpr-Creameries.. -. ...... Il
DalrleS.. j.
Live poullry-8aItuHer. ...... .
Spns. ;
2SNptt, .
@lRs Or. Sulrn............S5,
gGg-Strictly fresh, loss off,. 3
Yoteter, pr. SulbeI. Il
SpG pr. BIZ. .
Slper. ,
2al9
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
Ger ON Nutoritet til at bruce Wast.

Weo 6enblit paa pisie GisnOsgierningtr
% al oisie 6enipn auulooer ieg acngrssicn
ON at bemDnoi9e greiiosnttu til at tage
Siriot til BELT uo at enpe 6ienotligbeoerre
mtllcm ben ipauIe Regierins % Solicit paa
6uba, % at oprette paa zen en- fat Rtgics
ring, iom ian opretboloe Srbtn % poretass
irtrrnationale Scrpli9telier, fire 6reo og
8o c9 Sr0ebco for Sorgerne iaaotliOm for
bore esne Soretre, og at BRUCE be 6oreHeoe
Statrrs Srr Os 6luaoe iaamesct iom nsos
oenoi9t for al iunre eisrs bette.
: Wennsftbtoens Roon % for at rtooe
Zens bunarcnot Soils 2iO uubefaler iee, at
Der i~ortiGttes mto lloOtliu9 af Ssbemiolcr,
ca ut Der af De O%fsntliee Qense b~cpilsss en-
Gum for at itstte bore gor9crts garmbitr:
tigbeosarbeiot.
Strne Sag rr M hos apngrtsicn. Set sr
ct fort griuar. Seq bar uOnDttct a1s glns
ltoringer for at lirbre ben uuOboloclige iii:
ftano, ion Iigser liee pso Dor Cor. Scribe
reot paa at uofsre ale Sorplistslier, iom
@runoIobfn ~paaIrg9er mig, Ornttr leg pua
Gosrs ai9isrclis.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15

Str inssn feit CT fri for Soraen:
Ter instn Simmel, nc,iaa blaa,
6or nGiten Sus sr ftisr 9oratn
npeiret ielasr openpaa.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
5iomr SitD GpGgmaE'ss'

SorufpRg-aJpr % aaipe...'S5I
Stpdsrs % YearIin8E....." n
Snt1
,Saar 80. VI
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
eo,,os Gin 1pGamaritI

SorripEs-Bulls ...........'SI
Stockers and feeders ..... y
Gpin-Bulk of sales. y
~6aar-Muttons. 4
Lambs. y
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15

Gen brittle Resierins irpster for
Sprer paa Samaica, bpis Der blir
Sris melem be Soreneoe Slater CO
Spanien, os Cuba blir anertienbt icm
i~elpitanois Republit. Cuba bar iom
betienot en- flor Reserbefplfnins, og
bpis bet lptfes benz at blioe tpit Spaz
MEMS Spranni, funbe bette let lsbe til
Sprsr bianbt Rearene paa Samaica
os be andre p~eitinoiIte Ter. Den briz
tiite Staggering bar oerfpr ienot en- 3D.
TALON trooper fra Salifar til So
maica. Den bar ogiaa en- iterf arigsz
fIaaoe paa benne Sibe at 9apet, Tom
iunoipnlispis bill faa / Sppras at
bolbe Stpr paa be forte brittle I'M
~periaatter pau Samaicd.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
Coelesselien al "Mainc."

Stsie farlise os ppriptnoe Glentnttr, Tom
alsreoe bar pGret nrpnt, bar o1ret ~ilaacnoe
tlluftreret peO en- traait gegtosnbcp, iom
onbt o9 meo 8ette Bar bspaget bet ameris
tante Golf. Seq bar alcrco. isnot Rongrsss
len EappOrtcn fra Slaaoetommisioncn, iom
unOsripgte EoclGgselien of arissfibst Mainc
| Sapanas SaOn ben l5oe Seb. Soelaaecls
len al bette bcrlise Stib bar fplot BET nutios
male Sierts meo uiigelis 9lifD. 255 braps
SsmGno 90 Marinere os to SHitsrer al por
Glaaos, ION Lao Der trp9se | en- psulis Sapu
lenotes tno / Goigbcoen % Scre % Sapn
bru9tes I'll osres 0iem rs surs til Nutioneu.
nucerisseliestommi iiouen rapportcrsoe, at
"Ntains" soclagces peo en- GrploFon uocnfra
pso Ell nnOerisiit Min.. Sen iasos life,
brem Der bar uniparlis for lllDiten. Set
ntaa faitilaats bsrefter.
GNelrggsIisn Of "Maint" er ct fart o. to
ltree gepis for, at 5ilitanben pua Guba er
uuoboloelis. Silftauoen er oeroso fremitiaet
~iaaoan, at ben ipauife Regisrins fan life gus
rantere an,eritanTs arissfibs Sitierbeo /
Saranas Saon, naar be tommcr Der I ct FREE
oeligt Grinoc.
snootcsre b,noiics / bsnue Scrbiroelis til
ben o~tplomutiife aorrsiponoance, en- Sepeihe
al ben 26oe Marts fra Dor Miniitcr i Spas
MEN, boori ben ipante lloenriasminitcr iors
Ntrcos ban, at Spanisn Siloe gisre alt, boao
ben 'tsrfe 9Gre og RstiGroisbto forlanQts
meo S.nipr til "Waire' safiaren. Sparst
berpaa al Den Site Waris ubtalte ooiaa, at
Spantrn oar pili9 til at ppsrlabe bette
Spsrgsmual til en- 9oloaiftsrsts aigisrelie.
Zen ipanite Winitter / @aibingtpn bar i: en-
Note oatcrrt ben l0oe ps. f~crtlaret bette iaa.
lepss:
"TReo SeniDn til Spsrasmaal ON aieubss
gitrnin8er, ipm ,ummsr fra be forfieaioc an,
fuelisr mellcm ben ameritaufe os lpaufe
Ronmisfion, ~fursilaar epanien, at oisie
ooerlaoss til en- llnosrisselis of upartifs
6asmrnc, bpis &ienoelic Spanisn aicsptsrsr
paa 6orbaaro.9
Nnn nstts h,r len ~. ,r,r,+
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
e.. psmis apramdrits.

SprnfpGs-Cows and heiters'S
Stockers and feeders...... u
Spin. n
II
Lambs. u
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15

Sor sete. iaat saIs niima. gatarrb on sna,
eom'Hs suitrprens fuets Der life teere sEieerl euo
"sropns srouhiaI 1rrhes". srlses iuu / sgHsr
IS Gsnis.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
aa bette bar ies life iparet.
6iterer General Grant.


9rsfiosnt 9rant ubtulte fig ON be forFiel:
lise Sicsr al Rampen / 1875, ~iaaleoes iOm
be icreiom oengans, cs osns baablsis 0. til.
iDneIaoenos uoisie afilutnina. Son laape:
) ct %iaaoant Silfrlos iDncs bet mia, at
andre Natioter tpiuscs til at paata9c fla glu.
iparet, iom boiler poa benz, % alporlio pper.
psie be cnsits mulis l~loDeis, iom lille
bar prret ~forisgte, nemlie llnoerbano=
ling % Suterpention. Qaa 8runp al
ben itrrs StrGtnins ganp, Iom ooaiusr
Yen fra Spanicn, iDncs life be RiGmpsnpe
at babe nogen iGllss 5iaiO, iom Tan amp
Sinoene, naar eioenifab o. Spbiolslie foar
8aacsrum, cs Tom tan mGgle til i5r.o. Mro
bette for gde tilbpo be 6Orercpc Statsrs RE
sisring fs / gssDnoslisn al Strioen at mrole
Greo uoen nossn Ggenintercsis, men ai bu.
name oeniDn og al ct ianot Ytnfab for beooe
Barter, men bette 5ilbuo bleo aipiIt Of Spo.
nien meo ben GrtIrring, at bet / sremtipeu
piioe blloe necpenoi9t. Seq bar lite mooto.
get no9'n SsntboniHg ira Spanien, at ben
lib tr fpmntet.
% oliscpsl fortiGttes Rampen mrso olle
psns 8Goilcr % til flor efape ior be ;Sure.
nsoe Stntsrs Os andre Natiuners antcrssisr.
Se TO Yartsr ipnss at pGre iitano til at for.
carriage itOr Staoe for bperanore ioopsliom
for ale Snterssisr, bpis gelorre oibrnotr
al 6rco paa Zen; men De iDncs lite at fuupe
iomnte iii nogen 6ni9bso ON pilUooelis oi
StriOsn, % bpericn ben enc eQer Dem amen
Qart bar urrct iitnub til at iaa Routrpl pnsr
Zen ueo lloelutteiie al ben anocn. Inner
i~aooanre SmitGnoi9brosr ipnes ben sueit,
llopsi at prrc, at andre trioer ino enten men
WG9lirs slcr "SnterpnntiOn" for at eups
Stripen.
Min GOrsirngsr ! Gmbsost iasoe | tit ioite
Narsbuofab: Raar bet sr blepst fart. At
Spanisn lite er iitano til at unoertrpfte On.
%ianosr, os mar bet or gOOtsicrt, at Spa
uieIts Suuer9nitst paa Guba er uoilsttet, oo
uaar psns baablsie Ramp for 8ienopretteI,
len Of pcns &errsosmme sr uoartet iii en-
Strip, Tom life bctpper anoet eno npttelss
Spoirelie al Wennefslip % iuleitrnoio Spe.
lGeaslie al ben @ienitanS, man fiGmp,r for
irembpots Der en- SiIiiuno, bopri bore Tor.
p~liGtslicr mob Spanisus e%upcrrnitst oper.
saats al bore bsiere 6orpligtsier, iom ri
life Ton unosan at ansrficuos os Opiplo,.4
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15
@nhifabet ibitleoen 3etemb T.

Ser gitntaser IreFOsnttn ct tort alin'i AZ
tit gupFab til Roneresien | december %
flyer iua: Zen LANCE aarnp bar pit, at opd'
nitn life fan opnaa, buuo ben %iirntpsr Tor.
Cprsrets SlO fan ilau uo | 6lumnisr ellsr
ulrls til DC iorfitaige aurstiOer, men ben
bar lie p9r,t %iluttet. % bet bar piit iSr at
ben life Tan flutes oeo De Wioler, iom be-
uDttss M. Get ensite 6aab ON einorlng GO
80 for en- 5ilfano, Tom life lGngcr fan uos
bolces, CT pso Tlast at oprcite 6rso paa
Guba. ! Msnntfsbtosns % Gipiliiationsns
giapu % for at reOps Dc trreltoe oneri'an'te
9nteresier, iom siUsr os 8et til, og iom
SIR oct til en- Qlist for os at tale % bdnol',
rda Grigen paa Cuba opbsre.
Decorah-posten., 1898-04-15

Ser bsrsr unoertiOsn en- ret 9op Sutom.
melie til BET ristiss 2ieblit - inssntins al
srinore.
The herald., 1898-05-08

the 100 he had a year before, and before
the war ended he had command of over
10000, and was known as a superb fighter.
In 1891 he retired brigadier general; in
1895 he was made commander-in-chief cf
the Loyal legion. He died last year. What
captain of our present artillery will be-
come the John Gibbon of this war?
A slim, pale-faced dry goods clerk in
Boston, with no military experience in
1861. was major general in 1865, and he is
now major general Of the regulars, at the
head Of the American army.
Where Is the clerk of today who will de-
velop into a Nelson A. Miles?
John A. Logan, an Illinois congressman,
left his seat to lead regiment. He
reached the highest honor given to a vol
unteer in that war-the command Of d
great army, having been successor of
Grant, Mcpherson and Howard in COM
mand of the army Of the Tennessee.
Who will be Illinois "black eagle"-John
A. Logan? Her Dick Oglesby. John M.
Palmer; her Hurlbut and Farnsworth?
Who will be Wisconsin's Ed Bragg. Ru-
ger. Hamilton, Fairchaild, Tom Allen,
Jerry Rusk, Rufus r. Dawes, Henry
Harnden and others who stepped from the
ground floor to a high round?
Who will be Michigan's Alger, Morrow,
Williams, Cutcheon?
Who Indiana's Hovey, Sol Meredith, Ben
Harrison, Lew Wallace?
Who Ohio's McCook, Wallichs. Leggett,
Hayes and Garfield?
Go down the line of states and ask the
question, and then, as the war progresses,
watch for the answer.-J. A. Watrous, in
Chicago Times-Herald.
The herald., 1898-05-08
THE OLD SOLDIER MUSES.
He Hears for the First Time That Thew
Set Plate for Him All the Time

II heard only the other day." said the
old soldier, that at every mealtime, all
the time 1 was away in the army in the
civil war, plate and a knife and fork were
set for me at the table at home. Many a
time, If had only known it, while I was
falling into line at the cooks fire at the
end of the company street, with my tin
plate and tin cup in my hand to get the
pork and hard bread and coffee, or what
ever we might have to eat, better or worse,
they were setting a plate for me on the
table at home. They entertained me there
in spirit if they could not in flesh, and how
glad they would have been to see me sit
down at the table.
wherever we were, in camp or on the
march, and whether we had much or little,
my plate was always laid for me at home
just the same / wonder If it would have
helped me if I had known tiff could have
eaten in spirit, as they entertained me?
And I can hear them now, after all these
years, when they had something that par
ticularly liked, saying:
"'How David would like this IL he was
here
"Dear, dear! How glad am got back!"
New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-05-08
NEW AUTOMATIC REVOLVER
Penetrating Power Of the Weapon
Adopted by European Armies

Professor Won Bruins Of Tubingen, a
well known authority on questions of mil
itary surgery, has published some inter-
esting experiments with the new auto
matte revolver, which. 1t appears, is be-
Ing adopted by nearly all the European
governments. The experiments were
made on pine wood, on plates of iron, on
living horse and on portions Of human
corpses, at distances varying from ten to
300 meters. The results were as follows:
There was little difference between the eff
fects on living and on dead material. The
hole made is from five to seven milimeters
in size and decreases with the increase of
distance; the aperture OF, exit is usually
slightly larger than that Of the entrance.
The effect Of the projectile on the long
hollow bones was exactly similar to that
Of the German infantry rifle at 1000 to 1000
meters. The bone was splintered in
every case; in no case did the projectile
remain in the bone.
The track ossthe bullet invariably formed
smooth channel without shattering be-
fore the bone and without bony debris. In
the case Of bullets striking the skull there
was explosive action-that is, communion
Of the vault-at a distance of ten meters,
corresponding to the effect of the infantry
rife at 1000 meters, which decreased grad
ually UP to fifty meters distance. AS re-
CARDS the penetrative power at ten to
twenty meters. tho projectile passed
through two trunks and only stuck in the
third; It pierced pieces Of pine wood thirty
two cehtimeters thick and three iron plates
each two millimeters thick.
In all respects the new pistol proved it.
self superior to the ordinary army revolv-
er.-British Medical Journal
The herald., 1898-05-08
DRuNxEnnzs Is nzc1nXsua
Was Never q Time When xxossgivo
Use Of Liquor Was So 1nfrequent

Use OF Liquor Was 30 1nfrequene
1.-THE men and women interested In orr
ganixed temperance work In this country
are. on the whole. very worthy people.
writes Edward W. Box In the May Lar
dies Home Journal They are sincsEeo
energetic and well meaning. But some-
times they lack that nicely and wisdou8
of judgment which II absolutely necoD-
sary in organised effort in order that the
surest success may be won. They soue-
times. unfortunately. allow thsirfsssl e
run away with them. This tendency wao
recently shown In one Of their ofaeial
statements which bewailed the startling
growth Of intemperance In America dur
ing the year 1897. Many good people. ia
whom the circular containing this state
ment is sent, will be prone to believe this
assertion. They have not the means q
hand by which to verify such = stato-
ment and will be made uncomfortable hX
it. whereas, In reality, exactly the oppo-
site Is the truth. There has never been =
time in America when every indication
pointed so strongly to decrease In In
temperance as the present. There hes
never been so little drinking ~ At pres-
ent, and never such a strong tendency
toward moderation In quarters where aI~
coholic indulgence ID general. This 10 q
fact impossible to controvert, because the
most careful figures bear out this very
hopeful statement"
The herald., 1898-05-08
AGES FOR MATRIMONY
Only One Girl in Seventy-three Now
Marries Under Twenty

Between Is and 10 only one girl out of ~
marries. Marriages used to be much ear
lier. In the old novels 19 was about the ex-
treme limit of age for heroine, and II was,
perhaps, the most popular.
Between 20 and "a one girl out of13 mar
ries, but the most-marrying age for spin
sters Zone in eight is between % and 49,
after they have "coiffed st. Katharine"
After rs young ladies were called thorn
backs" by the much-marrying Puritans of
New England, who preferred widows.
Widows throughout life have a greater
chance Of remarrying than girls have of
marrying. The elder Weller has prophe-
sled In vain. IA little widow is danger
GUS thing" probably because it is easier
to glide into condolences with lady who
has know affliction. WIDOWS from 20 to "a
are especially noted for what, from the
point of view of girls, is mere poaching.
A widower remarries more frequently
than bachelors marry. A widower thinks
he knows the worst and marries again at
large. Appetite grows with eating" as
Bluebeard may have remarked. A widow.
er from 25 to "a belongs to the most-marry-
ing group in existence, except, perhaps,
tutors of colleges.-New York World.
The herald., 1898-05-08
FOR SALE
Sewing Machines

FOR SALE-THE SUPERB" AT $22.5O
Is q wonder. We do not understand how
sensible people will allow bulldozing
and browbeating house-to-house can
vassing sewing machine agents to force
q machine into their homes, and then
force them to buy at an exorbitant price
when they can go direct to headquarters
and buy the elegant, up-to-date Superb
at $22. so (without paying agents profits).
Complete in all the essential points which
go to make the sewing machine of today
q household necessity; finest woodwork
and attachments, made and fully guar
anteed by one of the oldest and largest
and most reliable factories on earth, the
Davis company, who are represented In
all of the principal cities Of the world
embodying all the latest improvements
and features that mechanical genius,
modern machinery and 30 years expert
ence can suggest.
The wearing points Of the Superb"
are Of the best steel, hardened and
ground to bearings. If the machine is
not exactly as represented in every re-
spect, we will return the price at any
time within one year. Country buyers,
write for catalogue and particulars Of
our free trial plan. Superb" at S22. so,
shipped to any part of California, Arizo-
ma or New Mexico, from the head dis
tributing office Established 13 years in
Los Angeles).
DAVIS AND ADVANCE OFFICE,
427 S. Broadway, bet. 4th and 5th
The herald., 1898-05-08
IN THE PUBLIC EYE

George lines, resident of Bedford coun-
ty, Pennsylvania, fought for the Union in
the rebellion. He is now 10 years ola, has
twenty living children and fifteen of his
boys have signitied their intention to ell
list.
Two sons of Richard Croker, the Tam
many boss, are anxious to go to the front
against Spain. They are stalwart students
of Brown university, and If a regiment or
company is organized they will join.
A late political rumor is that Rev. DR..
Lorimer of fremont temple, Boston, will
accept the Prohibition nomination for gov
errior of Massachusetts provided the
churches Of the state will stand by him.
Unable to maintain decent appearance
on his stipend of about $12 per week, mar
ried English curate, Rev. Leighton Leigh,
has abandoned the pulpit for the stage, and
is now O leading member Of a provincial
stock company.
In one of his books Mark Twain OBJ
serves that the reason there is compara-
lively little arabic land in Spain is because
the greatest majority of the Spanish peo-
pie are in the habit Of squandering it on
their persons, and when they die 1t is buried
with them.
Mrs. Day, wife of the secretary of state
is the only surviving member of her fam.
lily. Since she became a woman she has
lost her mother, her father, a sister and
brother. She was the eldest Of three
children and she inherited the fine old
homestead in Canton where she was born
and raised.
Judge Oliver, who has just died at his
home in Springfield, Mo-, was appointed in
1856 by Speaker Banks of the house to
serve with John Sherman and William
Howard to investigate the trouble in Kan
sas known as the border war. Judge Oliver,
who was a pro-slavery partisan, submitted
g. minority report, which was adopted b.
the house of representatives after a me-
morable debate.
General Fitzhugh Lee has three brothers,
all living within few miles of Fredericks-
burg. Va. They are Major John M. Lee,
Captain Daniel M. Lee and one Robert
Lee, who is eccentric enough to be plain
Mr." Captain Lees residence is on an es-
tate called "Highland Home" and with
him lives the venerable mother of the
family. She is 30 years old and for some
time has been totally blind.
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia is
not the first newspaper man to become
postmaster general Benjamin Franklin,
the first man to occupy that position, be-
longed to the grand army of writer's.
Amos Kendall left an editorial desk to
become postmaster general in Van Buren's s
cabinet. Montgomery Blair, Lincoln's
postmaster general, was an editor. and
Thomas L. James began life as a news
paper man.
Commodore George Dewey, who is In
command of the Asiatic squadron, is an
old and able sea fighter. No living officer
of the navy has received higher praise
than he. During the war of the rebellion
he was lieutenant of the steam frigate
Mississippi. Admiral Porter, commenting
on the young lieutenant's conduct in the
gallant fight which resulted in the de-
struction of the Mississippi, said: ut is in
such trying moments that men show of
what metal they are made, and in this in
stance the metal was of the best"