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JEFFERSON DAVIS OLD HOME

Beauvoir Mansion TO Become Retreat
for Confederate Soldiers.
In all the fair southland there is not
place dearer to the hearts Of the
Southern people than Beauvoir, the
late home Of Jefferson Davis, President
Of the Confederate States. This home
was recently purchased by the sons Of
Confederate veterans and will soon be-
come home for impoverished Confed-
crate veteran soldiers.
Beauvoir Is the most beautiful and
imposing place on the Gulf coast. 1t
was settled and improved by James
Brown, a wealthy planter, who was law
ish in the expenditure Of his abundant
means in building and beautifying his
home Oaks, cedars and magnolias vie
with each other in adding charm, and
the long, gray moss fills in any little
details that are lacking. The mansion,
as 1t was termed, Is as good as It was
the day 1t was built, over 60 years ago.
A gallery so feet long and 141a feet
wide borders the building in front and
on the sides, and ends in wings that
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feet cutting through only the short
way. This raft. sixteen cakes long
and four wide, Is then broken OF the
main body by means of bars and with
sharp ice hooks, set in long handles,
the men conduct 1t down toward the
skid, one end Of which Is in the water
and the other ending In a long plat
form, set at convenient height TO load
the sleighs without any lifting to speak
Of. AT the foot of the skid the men
tackle the Ice raft with bars again,
breaking OF the cakes which go flying
up the skid propelled by a team of
horses. hitched to long rope. The
rest is all easy, for the sleighs stand
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oriuin nf the MiIitarr snlntn.

OF military salutes, raising the right
hand to the head 1t generally believed
to have originated from the days of
the tournament, when the knights tiled
past the throne Of the queen of beauty
and, by way of compliment raised
their hands to their brows to imply
that her beauty was too dazzling for
unshaded eyes to gaze on. The Off
GERS salute with the sword has a dou-
BILE meaning. The first position with
the hllt opposite the lips, is repeti-
ton Of the crusaders action in kissing
the cross hilt Of his sword in token OF
faith and fealty, while lowering the
point afterward implies either submis.
sion or friendship. meaning In either
case that 1t is no longer necessary to
stand on guard.
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SUTTON OR SUTTON HoLE9

A Question Similar to that of Prece'
dence of Hen or Egg.
Once upon time a case was brought
before learned judge, in which the
question at issue was as to whether the
button was made for the buttonhole or
the buttonhole for the button.
Counsel for the button held that II
was so plain as to render argument su.
perfluous that the buttonhole was made
for the use and behoof of the button;
still, for forms sake, he would give
few reasons why his contention was
the correct one. 1t was apparent, he
said, that without the buttonhOle the
button would be unable to perform Its
function, and hence It was plain that
the button preceded the buttonhole,
and that the latter was invented In
order that the button might be Of ser
vice to mankind. 1t should be clear to
everybody that had It not been for the
button the buttonhole never would
have been thought Of. Its existence
necessarily presupposed the existence
Of the button.
The lawyer for the other side was
equally positive In the stand he had
been employed take. He averred that
the buttonhole preceded the buttoni
that, in fact, the button was merely
an afterthought. He said that, as
every one knew, the buttonhole can be
employed without the button, as wit
ness Farmer Jones, who invariably
uses a nail or silver Of wood instead OF
the conventional button, whereas 1t
was impossible to make an effective
use of the button without the aid and
assistance of the buttonhole Hence
II was shown beyond peradventpre
that the buttonhole was Of greater nm
portance than the button, and 1t was
natural to infer that the buttonhole
was first invented and that the button
came later simply as an ornament, or,
at best, as an improvement upon the
nail. silver, or other instrumentality
wherewith the buttonhole was. made to
perform its duty. 10 show the. rela-
tive value of the buttonhole and the
button, he said, take this simple ex-
ample: When button comes off the
buttonhole can still be made service
able, but If the buttonhole is slit open
the button is of no use whatever. With
this the learned counsel rested his case,
although he claimed that he had not
exhausted the subject.
When the court came In after recess,
the learned judge promptly decided the
case in favor of the buttonhole-clear-
" a Just decision, although 1t was
whispered about the courthouse that
the decision might have. been different
but for the fact that while changing
his linen between adjournment andre
assembling of the court his honor had
dropped his collar button and hunted
for II without success for half an hour
and perhaps might never have found
It had he not stepped upon It. But, Of
course, this suggestion came from the
partisans of the button, and may fairly
be imputed to their disappointment and
chagrin.-Boston Transcript.
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AGED ARE NOT DOOMED.

Diseases May Re Cured By Coaxing
and Gentle Care.
In the past, and even yet all too fire.
quently, the old man or the old woman
who had the misfortune to fall serious
ly Ill was believed to be doomed. The
disease was allowed to run its course
with little or no opposition from the
doctor, for so little hope was there that
1t was commonly regarded as a useless
cruelty to annoy the dying sufferer
by pressing him to take the necessary
medicine and food.
Now we know that this Is wrong.
Old persons, very old ones, can and do
recover from the gravest diseases, and
they have as much right to claim the
thoughtful care and intelligent treat
ment Of the doctor and the nurse as
have their children and grandchildren.
But, of course, their treatment must
be of a different kind, both because
the frail system will not endure the
sometimes severe measures that are
life saving for the more robust, and
because disease In the old assumes a
different character from that which 1t
assumes in the young.
The arteries in the aged are less
elastic, all the tissues are sitter and
less plastic, and the reaction Of the sys-
TEN is slower and less pronounced.
Fever, which accompanies every little
indisposition in the child, is incon-
spicuous In the maladies of old age,
and disease like pneumonia may run
its course, even to fatal termination,
without any appreciable elevation Of
the body temperature, and, indeed,
without any sign of its presence be-
yond more rapid breathing and pro-
gressive weakness.
Excretion is less free in the old, and
the depressing signs Of systematic pol
soning by waste products are much
more evident. This poisoning is mani
tested, not in the wild delirlum and
high fever of the young, but in stu
por, low-muttering dellrium and vital
depression. The aim, therefore, must
be to rouse the tagging heart. and to
assist elimination of the toxic matters
from the system, at the same time u.s.
ing only the Gentlest measures.
The brittle organs Of the aged will
not stand blows that are often needed
to get any response at all from those
OF the young. They would break un-
der such rough usage. They must be
coaxed and gently pushed, but never
driven. And herein lies the difficult
task of the physician. He must keep
a steady hand on the helm and a
watchful eye on the breakers. and
must know well just how much strain
the weakened timber of the bark Will
stand If he would guide it between the
scylla Of inaction and the Charybdls
of excessive zeal-Youth's Compan-
ion
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are entered through tall Venetian doors.
The hall is 10 feet wide and opens at
the rear on wide gallery, on which
the wings also open. The room to the
right as the hall Is entered from the
front was Miss Wlnnie's room. What
a Mecca this room will be for the veter-
ans, and how they will cherish every
thing that belonged to the Daughter
Of the Confederacy."
Equally distant from the mansion,
east and west, are quaint little cot
tages. Originally there was only one
room in each, surrounded on the four
sides by wide galleries. Later one and
two sides have been inclosed, giving
two additional rooms. 1t is about the
east cottage that the principal interest
centers, for 1t was In this that Mr.. Da-
Wis studied and wrote, and where Miss
Winnie did much Of her early literary
work. The main room of this cottage
was Mr.. Davis private library. The
walls are lined with book shelves, and
little gallery runs along the upper
shelves. This was reached by small
ladder. Near the fireplace is where MIR.
Davis desk stood, and the door beside
1t is spattered with ink thrown from
his pen when he was writing his book.
"The Rise and Fall Of the Confederate
Government. The east room has been
enclosed, and in this room the chleftain
was wont to recline and rest on sofa.
Back of this was tiny room where
Miss Winnie wrote. 1t is a real girls
den, and is yet quite characteristic Of
the former fair occupant.
The west cottage was occupied by
Mrs. Hayes, the older daughter, and
her children when visiting her parents.
The Beauvoir home was bequeathed
by will to Jefferson Davis by Mrs.
Sarah Anna Dorsey, of Louisiana.
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CHAPTER XIV


1t was nearly dark when Simon Lobois
left his captive, and the poor girl waited
in vain for the coming of her supper.
Some time during the night she was
startled from an uneasy, dreamy slumber
by hearing a heavy tread in her room.
Then she looked around and found two
stout, dark-faced men by her side.
Come" uttered one of them; 1--WE are
in a hurry"
In gasping voice, Louise asked what
was wanted.
"Never mind-only get ready to follow
us as soon as possible. Wei find bet
ter quarters than this for ye,"
But"
"O-comew
Louise asked no more questions, but
quickly putting on her scarf and draw
ing 1t over her head, she announced her
readiness to accompany them. One OF
them took her by the arm, while the 9TH
er, who held the lantern, went on in ad-
vance. They descended the stairs to the
street, and having passed the distance Of
two squares, they stopped in front of a
gloomy looking building, with one small
door on the street, but no window. This
| door was opened, and the girl led In.
Straight on she went through a long,
narrow passage, a distance of over a hun
dred feet, and then she was stopped be-
fore door not more than two feet wide.
formed of three pieces of solid hewn tim
Der bOlted together with iron. This was
opened, and Louise was pushed in, and
the door closed upon her. She listened
until she could hear the sound OF her con
ductors' footsteps no more, and then she
searched around for some place in which
to lie down, or, at least. upon which she
could sit down. AT length she found a
low pallet with some bedding upon it.
and on this she rested.
She slept some, for she was as.oniShed
when she opened her eyes and found q
stream of sunlight struggling into the
place. She looked up and found that
there was a small aperture near the tor
Of the wall, about a foot square, but
she could not look out from it. The
room was small, with walls of hewn tim
Der. and evidently built for a prison
Louise knew how easily money could hir'
official assistance in the colony. and henct
she wondered not that LObOis had beer
able to obtain the use Of this place.
The forenoon passed slowly away, ant
noon came. Hunger and thirst began Il
afiict the helpless prisoner, and the hand
were oftener elasped in silent supplica
ton. At length, towards the middle o
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front of the other, Is then run over
these marks by means of horses, max
ing the cuts some five inches deep.
Next the saw comes into play. In
the old days each cake was sawn, but
experience has proven that Ice, II prop
erly handled, can be broken very read
lily with a sharp iron bar thus saving a
great portion of the necessarily slower
method Of saving.
The City Ice Company's men In place
of saving the Ice into comparatively
small cakes content themselves with
going through It with the toothed in
strument at intervals of sixty-foul
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Thinrs that Make England

The recent elevation Of certain En-
glish nobleman to the peerage was
made the occasion Of a presentation Of
silver plate from his tenantry, with an
address of congratulation. The oldest
tenant on the estates got up and said
that he had himself attended seventy
rent audits, and that his house had been
lived in by people bearing his name for
2eO years. 1t is little things like this
that make England so sturdy. substan-
tial and permanent. In comparison with
the nervous. volatile, unstable life Of
this country.
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APRIL g ALuckY MONTH.

Tmportaut Kvents In American History
Occurred Daring Its Thirty Days.
Ibid you know that the month OF
April has played a more conspicuous
part in American history than any
other month Of the yearT asked
man who is fond of things historical.
From the way | look at the events
involved April is the most important
of ali the months and have OFTEN
wondered why the American people
show SO much Indifference to the fact.
Why, when you come to think or IT,
the Fourth of July, while, Of course
important enough, Is yet not quite SO
momentous In the annals Of American
history as some other days one might
mention. April has been the one
month OF the year which has really
settled the great problems with which
the American people have had to deal.
Suppose we glance at the record for a
moment.
The war of the revolution began
April 10, 17T5, and ended April IL,
1888. Coming on down we find the
Sabine disturbance, involving the
southwestern frontier. louisiana, Ar
kansas, and Texas, and which began
in April, 1886. running through to
June of the next year. The Mexican
war began April "a, 1846. The Yuma
expedition into California ended in
April. 1852. having begun in Decem-
Der the year previous. The ella ex-
pedition into New Mexico was launch
ed April 16, 1857 The Colorado River
expedition In California ended April
2S, 1859. The Pecos expedition into
Texas was launched April 16, 1853.
There was the War Of the Rebellion,
which started April 10, 1861. Hostili-
ties actually began when Fort Sump-
ter was fired upon April IL. 1861.
The Ute expedition In Colorado be-
gan April 8, 1878. 1t Is a rather curl
ous coincidence that the late war with
Spain began April 81, in the same
month and but two days later, with
respect to the day Of the month, than
the War of the Rebellion, which be.
gan April 10. The Spansh-American
war began April 21, 1898, and ended
April IL, 1899. These are some of the
more important things which have
taken place in the month Of April,
and many Of the events have been OF
deep import from the viewpoint of
Americans. What reason can you as.
sign for the conspicuous part April
has played in the history of America
Do men feel more like fighting In April
than in the other months of the year
Is the spirit of war and revolution in
fiuenced by the rising Of the sap?
do not know, but there must be some
good reason for the happening of these
great things, wars, explorations, ad
ventures and events of this sort In the
month Of April. At any rate they
have happened In April, and 1t would
be unreasonable and altogether absurd
to assume that these things are due tC
haphazard, that they are mere coinci
dences. April cannot be explained out
of It's rightful Inheritance among tht
more important months in American
history.
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Mary's current furnishes more, while
the river opposite Nuns Island con-
tributes by far the larger share. The
Ice In this latter locality is beautifully
clear and is now being harvested as
fast as men can cut and teams can
draw.
The process proper of procuring ice
begins with the removal Of the snow,
this being accomplished with horses
hitched to scrapers. Next comes a ma
chine termed marker, which is a
series Of teeth set at given intervals.
The teeth are so adjusted that they cut
at intervals Of forty inches and again
at twenty inches, the width and length
Of an ordinary cake. A cutter, consist.
Ing of a series of big teeth, set one in
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one hoary old gray-beard told that he
had been cutting Ice every winter for
twenty-five years. and as he worked
the saw up and down through the
blocks OF blue crystal he really ap-
peared to enjoy it. and that too in
spite of the fact that the wind was
blowing keen and strong over the St.
Lawrence, making the footing any
thing but secure.
A cubic foot Of ice weighs fifty-sev-
en- and one-half pounds. Cut that into
quarters and the result is four very
small pieces, hardly sufficient to all
an ordinary Derby hat four times over,
and still each will weigh upward Of
fourteen pounds. Montreal Star.
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London Is Improvine.

Year by year London becomes not
only more and more a city of flowers,
but also city of doves. Around every
building where It is possible to keep
pigeons one sees constantly increasing
flocks of these pretty creatures, and
there could not be a more ornamental
and delightful addition to town popula-
ton. In the sunlit spaces where they
alight and feed the soft rush Of their
wings and the peaceful sound Of their
cooling make the most restful contrast
to the harsh noises of the streets.
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"Why do you call your sister Mis-
cry JohnnyI" asked Mr.. Tarrier. the
little boys big sisters bean.
"'Cause." said Johnny. shes your
comp'ny."
"Yes-er-but l don't see what that
has to do with Il, you know"
"Don't W" and the small boy grinned
all over. what Amt = never heard
I Misery loves comp'ny.-ehT-Phl-
adelphla Bullstfn.
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AHeIpruI snee etion.

Il see that the New York Herald
wants to know IL capital punishment
Is a failure"
"Why doesn't the Herald ask some
body who has tried itT'-cleveland
Plaindealer.
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When a mother complains that when
her daughter gets book In her hands
she is lost to the world. II Is COM
plant that Is half q boast.
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there waiting for their loads to take
over to the houses.
The work Of the Ice harvester is not
unlike that Of the lumberman, and one
shares the dangers as well as the fas-
clnations Of the other. That 1t has its
faselnations is shown By the fact that
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Kissed Her Th.mb.

Because she kissed her thumb In
stead OF the testament when being
sworn at a Sunderland. England. po-
lice court, a witness has been severely
aduonIshed.
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THE GLACIER
Published Every Friday
$I.6O A YEAR.

Advertising, so cents per inch, single
column, per month; one-half inch or
less, 25 cents. Reading notices, s cents
a line each insertion.
THE GLACIER prints all the local
news fit to print.
When you see it in THE GLACIER
YOU may know that others see it.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-03-26

When a topper stops drinking 1t may
be either to his credit or to bis lack
Of credit
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A Cerebral Raniow.

Sharpe-A Baltimore man is busy or
ganlzing all the joke writer's into q
union; wonder what kind Of an EN-
blem they viii use.
whealton-Why. a chestnut, oi
course.
(And Immediately the ice-pack was
replaced about his fevered brow.)-
Philadelphia Record.
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Death Rate of So. Petersburg.

ST. Petersburg has the highest deaf
rate Of any European capital
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-11
FUSE WAS FAULTY. 7
burned Faster Than Calculated. CsusiAx
Premature Explosion.

Pensacola. Fla. April iO-An inyes-
tlgation OF the explosion on the bat
teship Iowa. which occurred In the
gulf near this port Thursday after
noon. resulting in the death Of three
seamon and the serious injuring OF
i've others. shows the accident was
caused entirely by a defective shell
fuse, which. It is stated, burned faster
than calculated Il Is understood the
shell exploded folly sixty seconds be-
fore DO was timed 90 do so. An exam
inatiOu OF the ship shows the burst
gun Is beyond repair and the twelve
inch forward turret viii have 10 be
removed A number OF supporters
were also shrunk. and stated portions
OF the deck will have to be replaced
where pieces OF the heavy gun tore
through.
The funeral OF the three men who
were killed In the accident occurred
this morning az IL o'clock.
The dead were buried In the nation
al cemetery with military honors.
companies OF blue Jackets from all the
ships OF the squadron participating In
the exercises.
II is understood that all OF the in
iured men are almost entirely out Of
danger. with the exception Of First
Glass Seaman Paul Gought, who lost
an eye and Is IN a critical condition
The Iowa steamed into the navy yard
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-11

Now York April lO-larger than
any vessel ever built iu this country
and only oxco'led Boz size In an the
worlds feet by the Celtic and Cedric
OF the white star line. the Minnesota
win be launched at New London.
Conn. April l5 Misc Hill. daughter OF
j. j. Hll. president of the Great
Northern steamship company. for
whom the new ship was built viii
ChIi.tCn her.
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AS TO MERGER.
Livestock Men Meet at Denver and Dis
euss Packinghouse Action

GUS Packinghouse Action
Denver. April lO.-A meeting OF
livestock men has been held In Den.
yer with representative men present
from a dozen states west Of the Mis.
sissippi river In response 20 a call
made by President John w. Springer
Of the Natona Livestock Association
OF the United States. who presented
the latest information concerning the
packing house mergers scheme.
N was determined says Mr..
Springer. 60 fight the packers all
along the line and 10 prevent II pos
slble the contemplated merger for
$500 GOO. 900 Officers we're made 10
organize a new line Of packing houses
under pledge from an the big cattle
producers to stand by the new pack.
ing house. u built The federal gov.
eminent only awaits another move ~
prosecute crminally the officers OF
the combine as proposed. for disobe.
dienCc 90 the injunction n the federal
court at Chicago and all the states
stand ready 20 suppress an unlawful
conspiracy against interstate com
mCrCe.'
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-11

Henderson. y. C.. April i0.-One 20
liceman shot three times In the st0m
ach. another shot in the chest and a
negro shot 20 death. is the result OF a
row here over a seat at a show The
negro took a reserved seat and was
ordered by the police 10 move over 20
the side set apart for the negroes.
lie refused and had 20 be- forcibly re-.
moved. After the show was over he
walked up 10 Policeman Robertson
and Crockett and began shooting
Robertson returned the FIRE killing
the negro Robertson Is seriously
wounded. Croekett's wound Is not
dangerous.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-04-11
NInhlrnt.h rhcIr NIctIm.

Bloruson was once asked by a friend
upon what occasion lu his lifc Doe bad
taken the greatest pleasure iu know
Ing that he was q poet 1T was when
a delegation from the Right came to
my house in ChrstInuIa." he answered
"and smashed al the windows BE-
cause when they had thus attacked me
aud were starting for home again they
felt that they ought 20 sing something.
aud so they began 90 sing. 'Yes, We
love this land OF ours They couldn't
do anything else. They had 10 sing The
song Of the man whom they had at
tackled"