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Ribbon Sale.

A great gathering Of new Ribbons
all novelties, same sold everyday as
high as % and 39cts a yard. On
SATURDAY Is Cents
In addition we've collected a lot
of double faced satin ribbon and all
silk taffetas, numbers IL, 10 and
d., ribbons marked on our shelves
Is cts yard, to sell SATURDAY
at IOcts Yard
Several boxes of remnants and
oddments, all kinds and conditions
of ribbons, with no thread of cot
ton in piece, to sell at 10 Cents
Pure Linen At the ne ,kwear
h'dkerchiefs counter we're
B Cents. going to have
another sale OF
these Pure Irish Linen Hand hem
stitched H'dkerchiefsat bets Each
Sold 100 dozen last Saturday.
Got as many more for this weeks
selling.
Fine Cambria H dkerchiefs with
pretty cold borders at same price.
Then at 10 cents each there's an
other offering for Saturday of those
Pure Irish Linen Unlaundered HID
kerchiefs with hand embroidered
wreathed initials, the work beauti.
fully done by the French Nuns.
Fabric Gloves They're 0 n
rs Cents. the little round
DdISdlu tdDlc
near the glove counter and every
pair is worth 3octs. Trig sack
wrist 4 button taffeta gloves, with
kid like fit.
Kid Gloves Only So and 6
ACC a Pair. left out of the big
lot. Some worth
as high as $3.50 but for the tiny
imperfections which we'll point out
10 you
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ne letters one night and went without
supper reading them.
There are so many people leaving
Dawson that my husband thinks there
is going. to be better chance there
than before. There is still a great deal
of UNEMPLOYED territory. Nobody knows
where the gold comes from. Many
think it is from the Rockies. I could
see them from my cabin off in the
northeast. l don't know how far away
they were. Nobody has ever reached
them. Poor fellows used to start to go
to them, but they always froze to death
1t is always cold in those mountains"
Mr.. Dauchy will probably go to both
Cape Nome and Dawson before he re-
turns. When he left home he was un-
certain whicfSplace he should visit first
He is still working his claim in Dawson.
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THE WORLDS GREAT CITIES.


| One of the conspicuous results of
cheapened transportation and the faciii-
| ty with which the products of field, for
est, mine and factory can bd transferred
to the consumer has been the rapid in
crease in population of all our cities.
In 1890 over forty-fve per cent of the
population OF New York state (nearly
six million) was concentrated in four
cities, while it is estimated that the
greater city of New York contains at
present not less than, and probably
more than fifty per cent. of the states
population. Nor is this tendency char
acteristic only of American cities,
though the general impression seems to
be that it is more conspicuous with us.
In fact many European cities (notably
those of Germany have outstripped
ours in growth. In 1870 Berlin had
about one hundred and fifty thousand
less people than New York; in 1890 it
had over seventy three thousand more.
In 1875 Hamburg exceeded Boston in
ny pul olA lihouSuiN', "iiihN
in 1890 the German city was more than
one hundred and twenty-one thousand
ahead.
Meanwhile the rural population the
world over has increased very slowly,
or has positively decreased. The mass
ing together of large numbers of peo-
pie, without proper refard to sanitary
conditions, has always resulted in great
mortality, as witness the terrible
plaques which have swept over the old
cities of Europe, and the disastrous re-
suits during the summer Of 1898 of con-
centrating large numbers of our volun-
teers in camps not subjected to rigid
sanitary gulations.-Popular Science
Monthly.
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Trane11rts' 4mfde
New York, New Haven and
Hartford X r.

fOR NEW YoRK-*4:O5, 1850, xs:lo.
x:oo. $500. 1910. $3.50. 1896. x1o:3o a.
H., 100. 1G.05. 1870, (parlor car limi-
,eo3' .l:35. 200, $3.50. 800, 1900. .4:17.
a.sv ~o:lV, 6:35. $3.50, 1910, 1910. SIZE
loilogeport accommodations, 1910. s:15
=. ~ Sundays-"4:O5, 1850, xS:O0 a. M.
1:oo' x4;So x6:15. 1910, 1910 $3.50.
noN WASHINGTON via Harlem
tTivern'I:O5, +11:5o p m. daily.
FOR BOSTON via 10.
Siu:lv, 1l:o5 a. M. +1:45. $3.50 D. m.
H1noays-'l:l0 a. M. 1852 p. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
FloVidence-*2:10 1920, *11:35 (parlor
gar united a. m, '12:o5. *2:47, .4:15,
400 $50 p. m. Sundays-s2:10. 1920
a. M, @12:05, 1855, *6:55 D. m.
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD
SPRINGFIELD. etc-*1:1O, 6:40. 500.
3lo:Io' 'l1:05 a. M, 1910. s1:45. $40, 500.
-o:5z, (6:l6 to HARTFORD 500, 10 90.
LILO ITO Meriden) p. m. Sundays
ITO a. M. 1910, $3.50, s:2s D. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
For New london, etc.-*&1o. 1920.
200 (Guilford acc.). 1908. HOS, .11:35
Sparlor car limited) a. M, s12:05 .2:47.
$780, ~4:15, 1866, 5:15, 6:15 Ito Saybrook
junction. *6:55. 1920 (Guilford acc.) D.
m. Sunday-*2:10, 1920 q. M. s12;05.
@4:55, *6:55 D. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown, Willinantic. etc
1:4o a. M, 1885. 1913 sos D. IN. sun
days-7:l5 p. m. Connecting at Middle
town with the Valley branch and at
Wliilmantic with Midland and Central
divisions and c. v. R. r.; at Turner
VILE with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
for shelburne Falls, Turner's Fails,
Williamsburg, Holyoke. New Hartford
ana Intermediate stationss7:5O a. m.
ana a'oo p. m. For Westfield and inter-
mediate cations, 5:57 p. m.
for bennington, New Hartford and
points this side-750 a. M, 1904, 400.
5:57 p. m.
BERkSHIRE DIVISION
For Derby junction, Derby. Ansonia,
etc.-1;oO, 500, 9:35 a. M. 1900. 1888,
S'o1, o:35 ESQ. 1920 b. m. Sundays
sly a. m. and $3.50 D. m.
FOR Waterbury-7:Oo. 500. 9:s5 a. M,
!2;oo' 2:39 5:35. 750. 1920 p. m. Sum
aays-s:lo a. M. 6:15 p. m. (via Nauga-
tuck Junction..
For Winsted-7:oo. s:a5 a. M, 1888, 5:ss
?. m. Snndays-8;10 a. M. 6:15 p. m.
via Naugatuck Junction).
For Shelton. Botsford, Newtown, Dam
bury, Pttsfield. State Line-9:35 a. M.
1857 p m.
For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin.
natl, st. Louis, Chicago and the West
via Bridgeport-6:10 a. M: via State
Lfne--9:35 a. M, 1857 p. m.
For Litchfield and points on Litchfleld
branch via Bridgeport-6:10 a. m. (via
Derby Junction), 1857 p. m.
express Trains. xLocal Expresf,
G. T. HAMPSTEAD.
General Passenger Agent.
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STARIN'S
New Haven TRANSFORMATION O.
DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
Steamer JOHN II. STARIN Captain Nc.
Allister, leaves New Haven from Stnrin 4
Pier, foot of Brown street, at 1O:15 D. nj.
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamer
ERASTUS CORNING, Captain Thompson,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays The
STARiN leaves New York from Pier Ia Ia
North River. at 8 p. m. Mondays, Wednes.
days and Fridays; the ERASTUS CORNING
Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fare
10 cents; Excursion Tickets $1.25. State
rooms, $1.00
Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. Is.
Judsons, 1857 Chapel street; Peck & Bish.
ops, 702 Chapel street Free stage leaves
the depot on arrival of Hartford train and
from corner of Chapel and Church streets
every half hour, commencing at $50 D. M.
Through freight rates given and bills Of
lading to all points West, South, and South
west. G. H. FISHER, Agent
Order your freight via Starin Line.
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Satur day, March "a, 1900.
NEW DVNRYIS NM ENrs I0-DAY.

NEW DYERIISEM EMS IO-DAY.
A Big Day in Jewelfy- Howe & Stetson.
Annual Meeting-Chamber of Commerce.
Bicycles-The MACEDONIAN Cycle Co.
Dinner Sets-Ihe Robinson Co.
DR.. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder-Gessner.
Elton Suits-The Chas. Monsoon Co.
For Rent House-1S Wooster Street.
Educational-Mis Anna Peterson.
Grape NutsAt Grocers'.
Liquid Air-Connecticut Liquid Air Co.
Low Prices-E. Schoenberger & Sons.
Milkdealers' Association.
Only Good Shoes-N. H. Shoe Co.
Pure Butter-N e. Dairy Co.
Rent Slips-F. NJ. Ward
Saturday Store News-Gamble- Desmond Co.
Sacrifice Sale-M. Il. Cosgrove.
The Merchant of Venice-Hyperion.
Tailored Suits-The Edw. Malley Co.
Turkeys-The C. e. Hart Co.
Watches-J. Fl. G. Durant.
Wanted-Girl--52 Division Street
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W WEATHER. RECORD.

Agricultural Department,
Office Of the Chief of the Weather Bureau,
Washington, d. c., March %, p. IN.
Forecast for Saturday.
For New England: Increasing cloudiness
and colder on Saturday; Sunday snow or
rain, winds becoming fresh northerly.
For Eastern New York: Increasing cloudi-
ness and colder Saturday, probably rain or
snow in afternoon, colder in extreme south
ern portion; Sunday snow in northern pol-
ton rain or snow in southern portion,
fresh northerly winds.
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Brief Mention.


Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros
Ex-State Insurance Commissioner F.
"A. Belts is in Washington on business.
Henry Alinquist, an employee of the
West Haven piano works, is i'll with the
grip at his home.
The annual meeting of st. Johns
parish North Haven, takes place in the
church next Monday at p. m.
Scribners and Frank Leslie's Maya
zines for April, also the Ladies' Home
Journal for April, at MacGilvray's.
The Yale whist team met for practice
at 8 o'clock last evening in the rooms of
the New Haven Whist club, 1879 Orange
street.
A double quartet from the University
Glee club sang at the annual banquet
of the Yale club of New York last
evening.
James Robinson, trainer of the Yale
track team, who has been absent owing
to the illness of his wife, returned yes
terday and resumed charge of the
work.
Ernest Crosby of New York will lee
ture, at Yale hall this evening on ''Tol-
stois Philosophy of Life Rev.
George B. Gluten will address the
Sunday evening service.
John Addison Porter, private secre-
tary to the president, has returned to
Washington from trip through the
south for the benefit of his health,
which is greatly improved By the out
Ing
Professor Andrew w. Phillips of the
university has been appointed to take
charge of the examination of candidates
for the naval academy at Annapolis to
be held in New Haven the latter part of
April.
State Highway Commissioner James
H. Macdonald was in Scotland, Conn,
yesterday attending a town meeting at
which the question of accepting the
state road appropriation was consid
cred.
John " Rattlesdorfer, the well known
Green street grocer and Sixth ward pol
itical leader, is suffering from severe
attack of infammatory rheumatism.
He has been confined to his house for
about a week.
Miss Birdie Miller of Nicoll street re-
turned last evening from very pleas
ant months stay at Atlantic City She
was a guest at the Beechwood hotel
On her home way trip she spent day
or two in Philadelphia.
w. E. Fenno, general secretary OF
the railroad branch of the Y. M. G. A.
in this city, will occupy the pulpit OF
the First M. E. church, Bridgeport, poth
morning and evening services Sunday.
Mr.. Fenno is strong and interesting
speaker.
The Rev. c. e. Woodcock of Christ
church Ansonia one of the most popu-
lar rectors in the diocese, formerly rec
tor of the Church of the Ascension, this
city. has received a call to large par
ish in Detroit Mich. He has not de-
cided whether he will accept.
Professor F. X. Sanders of Yale uni
versity will deliver a course of four lee
t,1res to the Sunday schol teachers of
Norwalk on the Life and Times OF
Christ" They will be given in the Nor
walk Methodist church, the first one to
occur on Friday evening, March %.
The public schools of the city closed
at noon yesterday for the spring vaca-
ton to reopen Monday, April 2. When
the schools resume the four new rooms
IN the house, 25 Gibbs street, will be oc-
clpied. This will greatly relieve the
crowded condition of the Shelton ave-
nue. district.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

TWIN-SCREW EXPRESS LINE,
New k-Paris-London-- Hamburg.
TWlN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE.
New OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hamburg.
Also New York Hamburg Direct
PARIS HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
reserved for Co. S pa ,sengers on application,
Hamburg American Line. 81 Br'dway, NY:
Thoc. H. Pease & Son, 1O2 Church. M Zun.
der & Son. 249251 State street, NJ. B. New.
ton Il Co., New Haven. fe23 5m
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:7%S5il&s$s}2tS@E$
Formerly FIN. BROWN & Co
Saturdays Store News,
Fresh, Breezy, Profitable To YOU.

kid Gloves Another S a tn r.
69c a Pair. days selling in
these splendid 2
Clasp Fine Lambskin Gloves.
They're we'll cut, we'll made and
were manufactured to sell at 81. %
a pair. SATURDAY SO Cents
Tans, reds, browns, grey and white and
h1ack
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and open, and chenille dots of all
sizes. ,eilings worth Is and SO cts.
on SATURDAY IOcts Yard
Sale of women's On t h e
Neckwear..38 cts. center
bargain
table Saturday. you'll fnd some
charming Mousselin-de-soie Jabots
edged daintily with SHRED satin rib
bons, sold every other day for SOC.
Also all our scot Stocks, some
with stocks Of solid satin, finished
with muslin ties, confined with pull
ley rings, others having the satin GOV
cred with tucked and be-laced mus
lin and finished with muslin ties,
mighty pretty neckwear all. You'd
do well to lay in supply because
nobody knows whether it will ever
be possible to sell them again at
38 Cents
Black Silk We're exceed
RuChes..75cts ing1y generous
with Mertwaar
to-day, we hear you say. We've
put in our rich, full, black silk Ruch-
es, worth $1.25 and which you
couldn't make for less, on Saturday
rs Cents
Finished with accordion pleated ties.
WOmen's Vests It will interest
10, Is Cents. you to know
h we've
been able to secure another lot of
those vests, manufacturers samples
at third and half below regular
selling price,
Low neck without, and low neck with short
sleeves, finished with colored or white
silk embroidery worth Is cts -l0cents
High neck and long sleeves or
low neck and no sleeves worth 80 /.
cents, Is Cents
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Wednesday and Thursday March
|28'th and 29'th are the dates for
our spring showing of Imported
Hats. Gowns and General Dry
Goods.
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23 Cent Sale.

Finger Purses of pig, monkey and
seal skin, regular 80 ct purses,
SATURDAY % Cents
With silver initials Is cents extra.
Dainty, we'll made seal, pig and
morocco skin pocketbooks, plain
or silver trimmed, unusual value,
SATURDAY % Cents
Useful, stylish Chatelaine Bags
of seal and morocco, 70 Cents
Modish Belts in black or tan and
brown, narrow with harness buckle,
SATURDAY 20 Cents
Just gross Of these jetted bodice
and plain belts. They're finished
with charming buckles, % Cents
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Security Insurance Go.

of New Haven.
OFFICE, 81 CENTER STREET.
Cash AsssuI January 1, 1900, S994, I9O.80
DIRECTORS
Charles S. Leete, Cornelius Plerpont
James D. Dewell, III. Mason,
Joel a. Sperry, h. q. Stoddard,
s. e. Merwin, William II. Tyler,
John w. Aling, r. Attwater Barnes,
Chas. Il. Sheldon.
CHARLES S. LEETE, ii. MASON,
President. Secretary.
J. D. DEWELL. 81. c. FULLER,
Vice President. Asst Secretary.
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New Haven Steamboat ca

:, Depot: Belle Dock, New Haven. Conn.
Between New York, New Haven and Prov
id6Ace.
Popular Route to and from Boston - Daily
Service, Sundays Excepted.
Twin Scrsw Flyers Chester w..
Chapln" and Aishard Peek"
in commissions.
NEW HAVEN LINE-Leave New Haven
for New York; 12:45 night; returning, leave
New York: 500 p. M
NARRAGANSETT BAY LINE. = Lenva
New Haven for Providence and Boston:
1890 p. m..: returning leave Proyidence
500 p. IN. Timely train connections Tor
Boston and all eastern points.
Popular Passenger Rates. Staterooms
and Tickets for sale at Peck & Bishop CO..
702 Chapel street.
CHAs. l. FRENCH. Agent,
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The Journal and Courier will be sent
to any address by mail at the same
terms as 1t is delivered in the city-15
cents week, so cents a month.
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Pulley belt rings. 2cts Pair
Sapho Bracelets. silver 3 Cents

Pulley belt rings, Gets a Pair
Sapho Bracelets. silver 3 Cents
100 dozen Shell Empire Side
and Pompadour Combs, sold al
ways and everywhere for II cents,
SATURDAY your choice 10 cts
Hair Cloths at same price.
Stationery East Rock Bond
Ice a pd. and Old English
Mills Writing Pa
per, made by the Springfield Paper
terie Co., both smooth and plain,
commercial, note and winthrop S yes
25ct paper SATURDAY I6c ID.
Is Matching Envelopes -6cts a Package,
Big sale Of Drugs now
on. See our window
and note prices.
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and open, and chenille dots of all
sizes, veilings worth Is and SO cts,
on SATURDAY IOcts Yard
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Local Weather Report.
IOH MARCH 90 1900.
water to-day, 5:04 p. m.

RR, Observer.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-02-22
PROTECT THE BIRDS.
They Are the Farmers Best Friend
and Should Be TenderIy Cared
For and Housed.

There has been a great increase in
the insect pests in fields and orchards
of late years. The farmer or fruit
grower finds himself confronted with
the problem of how to successfully
combat these little tyrants of the field
and trees. Much has been done by
spraying and much will doubtless be
done in the future, but as in most such
cases nature will doubtless supply the
antidote. She has already given us
many little helpers, but alasi we
recognize them not. Chief among these
are birds. Sitting near a nest in the
season when the parent birds have from
three to a half dozen hungry mouths
to fill, one will soon be convinced, by
counting the number of insects brought
in an hour, and estimating the number
the nest full of young will consume in
a weeks time, of the benefit the pair
of little songsters are to him. Then
let him consider that the good work
steadily increases as the young birds
grow in size, and numbers, and multiply
this family by the number of nests in
his orchard and vicinity, and he will
hardly fail to realize the great benefit
the birds are to him. He will not be-
grudge the few cherries, Strawberries,
ETC., that the birds appropriate to vary
their diet, and furnish a balanced ra-
ton. That man, unless he is lacking in
forethought, will hardly allow the boy
with the gun to raid his premises. He
will hardly keep a drove of useless cats,
nominally to catch rats and mice, but
in reality to roam about the orchards
and fields, robbing nests and Staying
parent birds. On the contrary, he will
encourage his little friends in every
way to make their homes near him. He
will put up neat little houses in seclud-
ed hooks, for such as do not build in
the trees. He will leave nothing IN
done to encourage the birds to come to
his place.
The birds are natures own remedy
for the foes of the trees and fruit. If
we make of ourselves, through ig-
norance or worse, an ally of the pests,
we can only expect what we deserve
to suffer the penalty. 1t may be great
accomplishment to be able to bring
down a bird on the wing, but it is the
act of fool nevertheless, if he who does
it happens to be a farmer or fruit rails
er.-J. L. Irwin, in Ohio Farmer.
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on the 14th, and another at Champion
hills on the 10th. In other words, we
were pretty busy. But on the night of
the 18th, about nine o'clock, Gen. Nc
Pherson sent for Col. Hickenlooper, in
charge of the engineers, and said, blunt
ly: I want you to build bridge across
Black river and have it ready at four
o'clock in the morning. Hickenlooper
explained there were no bridge ma
terials at hand and asked where he
should find materials.
Gen. MCPHERSON, apparently not no
ticing the question, said: I will expect
the bridge to be ready not later than
four o'clock Again Hiclzenlooper said:
But, general, where will I get the ma
terial?' Mcpherson replied: Make the
bridge so that infantry and artillery
can cross rapidly and have it COM
pleted at four o'clock sharp Hicken-
looper, at his wits end, jumped on his
horse, spurred it to a gallop and gave
it free rein. There were no bridge ma
teriaIs with the army, but Hickenlooper
knew that Gen. Mcpherson did not pro-
pose to discuss the question OF material.
He expected the bridge to be built.
So Hickenlooper let his horse go as
it would, hoping that it would take him
to some place where he would find
suggestion or some assistance in the
matter of building the bridge. The
horse carried him in a roundabout way
to a large cotton gin. 1t occurred at
once to the colonel that there was his
bridge.
''He ordered out large force of men,
and in less than an hour the building
was RACED to the ground and the heavy
timbers, planks and bales of cotton
were soon at the river bank. The cot
ton bales were thrown in the river,
strung together and anchored up
stream. Stringers were placed from
bale to bale and on these were placed
the planks. On the planks was thrown
some loose dirt, to hold them more
firmly, and the bridge was complete.
The river at this point was over 200
feet wide, and was very deep, but the
bridge so rapidly constructed was pro-
nounced safe, by the engineers. A few
minutes before four o'clock Hicken-
Iooper called Gen. Mcpherson, expect
ing the general to ask if the bridge
was completed. The general said not
word about the bridge, but, turning to a
member of his staff, said: Order the
column to move,' and at four o'clock
the corps crossed Black river on a
bridge constructed in six hours of cot
ton bales and timbers from a cotton
gin:"'-Chicago Inter Ocean.
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T55lISzI.E'I1}l||Ea ~
STORY OF L1NcoLN's DEATH
the Dying Presidents
Bedside.

Capt. MacClermont, of the Eleventh
New York cavalry, has the distinction
of having been connected with the
great tragedy of the war-the assas-
sination of President Lincoln.
in November of Ca he said, ''we
had been sent out from Baton Rouge
to capture some confederate guns that
we knew were not far away, and I, with
six men who had volunteered to help
me wipe out some bushwhackers who
were shooting at US, were cut off from
our comrades by some confederate cav
airy.
1.-TWO of the six men with me were
killed and my horse was shot and fell
upon me, so that was easily taken
prisoner.
MY exchange had just been effected
and on the day Lincoln was shot I had
put on my ieutenant's uniform for the
first time.
''There was an illumination in Wash
ington that night, and in the crowd
my pocletbook, containing my ex-
change papers, some letters from Grant
and other valuable papers, was stolen.
81 went to the office Of the Chronicle
to advertise for them, and when I was
coming out with friend man rushed
by shouting: The president has been
killed at Ford's opera house,
''My friend and I started in that di-
rection, and as we came near we saw
a man rush from the back of the the
alter, mount a horse and ride rapidly
away. It was John Wilkes Booth, and
if we had known it then we might east
ly have prevented his escape.
~We went around to the front and
saw some men carrying body.
"'Let's get c.oser,' said 1, & know
the president well, and if it is he, I
can recognize him.
eve walked through the crowd, who
gave US room when they saw my uni
form. I took one look at the wound
ed mans face and knew that the re-
port was only too true.
''The man who was supporting the
presidents head, seeing my officers
uniform, made room for me to take
his place, and as I put my hand under
the dying mans shoulder some of his
blood trickled down on my cuff.
81 supported his head as we carried
him across the street to Mr.. Peters