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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-03-28
ASSAYS ARE SAID
TO BE VERY HIGH

The assays received by Neil West
from the rock sent in from the
north by his son were evidently
up in the figures, for Mr.. West
has not been seen since and it is
presumed that by this time he is at
the scene of the fnd
Carefully selecting samples from
his sack of ore, so that none show
ing free gold were taken, a num-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-03-28

Apple cider and brandy at the
Hall Liquor company. Just the
thing for home made mince meat.
Phone S12 11-22-tf
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
EXONERkTE OIL CO.
PUBLISHER OF HAMPToN's MAGA-
ZINE RETRACTs ACCUSATION
AGAINST STANDARD.
ARTICLE CAUSED LIBEL SUIT
Hampton's and Moffett Declare upon
investigation Oil Company Is Not .
Connected With Sale Of
Impure Candies.

New York---lr the matt or the
libel suits brought by tn. Standard Oll
company for $250,0O0 damages against
Hampton's Magazine and for 100000
damages against Cleveland Mofett.
| the former the publisher, and the lat
ter the writer. of an article in the Feb
ruary issue OF the magazine which de-
famed the company in connection
with the sale of glucose and candy IN
Philadelphia, the following retracuons |
| have been signed In the office OF
Shearman & Sterling. the Standard
Oil. eompany's lawyers in the case
and have been issued from the com
panys offices at No. 26 Broad
way:
champions Magazine, &c West
Thirty,ffth ST.. New York,
Jan 81, 1911.
"Standard Oil Company, &c Broadway,
! ! -. New York.
Dear Sirs: In the February issue
+ OF Hampton's Magazine there was
published an article written by me-
. entitled. Cassidy and the Food Pols-
y oners' In that article referred 70
- the Investigation of Mr. CASSIDY, WIN
a respecl to the manufacture ana sa'e
i, of impure candies in Philadelphia anu
- made the statement that your com
w pany manufactured and soid lmpuie
material which went into these Can
dies and that, when the various deai
- ers were arrested and fined, at the III
stance of Mr.. Cassidy, your compan!
paid the fines.
"ITnon investigation have ascei
tanned that your company was IN II
. way concerned with the transaction
referred to and | hasten to rerac'
the fullest manner all charges mao
against your company and to expires
/ nv sincere regret that should nav
| fallen into this serious error. your
! truly. Cleveland Moffett."
J "Jan. 81, 1911.
STANDARD OIL Company, Ne" 1o'
City.
"naar sirs: Referring to foregoil
letter of Mr.. Cleveland Moffett
Won, we beg to state that we are &C
vinced that Mr.. Moffett was in err
in his statements with reference
aln- vour company. We greatly regret u
these errors should have been ma
lder # ia the desire of Hampton's Ma
JUST zine to be accurate and fair IN
things In our March number we
publish this letter and the forego
letter of Mr.. Moffett Yours tn
l,,, Ill BENZ. B. Hampton. President bro
S way Magazine, Inc.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
e1u
MUST TELL GRAFT STORY
panvile Judge Orders Prosecutor 70
Answer All Questions Put by
jury In Bride Quiz.

Danvllle, nl-Judge Kimprousn ~
the circuit court handed down d ue
c,ston in the case of City Attorney
zones who declined to answer certain
questions regarding vote seilihs anu
buviug which the grand jury put u
him. - an.
The court instructed Jones TO an,
.wer ali questions. The opinion stated
that according to a decision Oh .he
snnreme court of the United states
witness before the grand jury Is
immune from indictment. Inc cou,
also held that the city election law !.
unconstitutional, which means tna'
Zones cannot be questioned ABOUT nap
nenings more than eighteen mon'n'
ago, ~ ,uos,ioat;o,
This means that the inVestlga'io'
will continue until all the wi'ne Is !,
now summoned are examined IL
said that many indictments nave pee
voted but whether they are for vol
selling is not known.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

The editors Of Health II, Hints MS os anu
Questions and Answers ,Se rr maee often than
.ion o othar - and which, strangely enough,
a sbsy ofh nd the ' most difficult to ANSWER
MAT Is How can cure my constipa'
tion?" .,,o,t snecialist in
diseases of the stomach ad N oyer a has prac,
has looked the whole ne tort I'VE Years and is
e cnnV,n zee, That the ingredients contaneG
p Pepsin has the best claim to ATTENTION
from constipated people. stubborn con
It's success in the cure stano3sn n 'f tb
atination has done much TO oisp'aee ~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
Careless and Cappy.

We have undertaken to oleno III
sne the best of the two proveroiai
scuSitions-so be careless and happs'
hairless and eappy. We are now nap
" and cappy, and frequently careless
as we'll. A pretty figure may be con
hred up-a figure in leaf-green sa'lh
yelled with rose and silver shot sauze'
The dark hair is covered by a sal
lsr's cap. point and all, worn natiy
ever the whole head, the point raining
nj the back. Instead of being mace
4 scarlet cashmere, it is of the gauze
ever silver tissue, and studded Witn
piak and yellow topaz, while 1t Is Dor
dsed With great gray pear-snapet
pearls these, of course, hanging
woupd the back of the neck and owe
De soft hair In front.
We have taken to caps!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
Lucidly Expressed.

An old Pennsylvania German hvihs
In the mountains had haro 'hree
hours dusty walk to accomplish one
morning and he rose very early "
make his start. He had gone but d
little way when he was overtaken Dy
an automobile, which was prooaoly
the first that had passed along ina,
way, The driver picked up the oio
man and they were at his desuha'iol
in about 20 minutes. ;.
"Danks so much awfully NIT az
ride If | had known myself 10 u
here already two hours in front OF o'
clock vet I yud be at home fast asleel
already to start unless / knew yo
vud not have picked me up since
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
FRENCH BEAN COFFEE,
A HEALTHFUL DRINK

The healthicst ever, YOU can gro"
II in your own garden on q small
patch 10 by 10, producing 80 pounds or
more. Ripens in Wisconsin 80 days
Used in great quantities in France
Germany and all over Europe. SEM
IS cents in stamps and we will mail
YOU a package giving full culture Oh
catalog free, or send 81 cents and Se'
IN addition to above 10000 kernels
indispensable vegetable and flower
seeds-enough for bushels OF VeSe
tables and flowers. John a. SAGE
Seed Co., 1S2 S. Sth St, La Crosse, wis
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
Great Baseball Play.

What was the greatest baseball
play you ever saw" asked friend OF
Goyernor-elect John W. Tener.
The greatest play | ever saw Salo
he took place in an amateur game
on a town lot at Charleroi. The teams
were playing on wet field and an
outfielder who wore a derby hat went
after high fly. He came to little
nond and taking his eye off the pail
made a jump to cross it. AS he was
leaping the ball struck him on .ne
head, went through the crown or MS
hat and lodged there. The base run
ner was out and the fielder mad no
touched the ball with his hands. Cai
YOU beat it?"-Washington CORE
spondence Pittsburg Dispatch,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
PAINFUL FINGER NAILS CURED

AZ have suffered from the same trou'
h,e fnainful finger nails) at different
neriods of my life. The first time OF
ns occurrence, perhaps twenty-five
years ago, after trying home remeoies
without getting helped, | asked my
doctor to prescribe for me, but 1t was
not for a year or more that my nails
and fingers we're well. The infiamma-
ton and suppuration began at inc
base of the finger nail. Sometimes II
was 20 painful that l had to use a
noultice to induce suppuration. After
the pus was discharged the swelling
would go down until the next period
Of inflammation, possibly not more
than a week or two afterwards. THESE
freouent inflammations resulted IN the
loss of the nail. l had sometimes as
MANY as three fingers In this state at
one time.
perhaps ten years later ! began
again tn suffer from the same trouble.
Again I tried various remedies, among
them prescription from doctor OF
n friend of mine, who had suffered
; from like trouble. This seemed to
holm somewhat for a time, but II was
= not permanent cure; next tried
. prescription from my own DOCTOR ou
, this was SO irritating to the sensitive
diseased skin that could not use II
. hogan to use Cuticura Soap ant
0 ointment. had used the Cuticur
ointment previously on my children
scalps with good effect. ! did not us
The Soap exclusively, but / rubbed IN
u Cuticura Ointment into the base {
T. the nail every night thoroughly an
y as often beside as I could. haa ne
III nsed Il but a few weeks before m
III nails were better and in short tin
70 thew were apparently we'll. The
was no more suppuration, nor Unfair
n, nation, the nails grew out cles
~ again. One box of Cuticura Ointme
10 was all that I used in effecting
%, cure" (signed) Mrs. I. ]. Horte
10 .Katonah, N. Y, Apr. IL, 1910.
u. Sept. 81, Mrs. Horton wrote: i nd
ID had no further return OF the trou'
lae with my finger nails"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
VOLCANOES TOLL IS 700
Civ. Thousand Families in Philippines
Have Been Wholly Ruined
BY Disaster.

wash,ngton.-The eruption OF laa'
"as snd the accompanying dis
t sU in the Philippines killed
1oo people in the town Of Talisay. &C.
wv aopd peep to the report of the governor
o " Ratangas province, which was C, ca
81 .,o s" 70 the war department by Gov
o orru C General Forbes Of the Philippine
Islands. ,.;n,e the
governor general added, rive e., '4 ,ba dis
families have been ruined oy 'he u,'
aster. ,.;os ore fac,
to face with the absolute hecess so. !
adopting relief measures moro in oraer ro !,
avoid suffering, as the tallin .s.s hn'
and lava destroyed the crops wltn'n
considerable radius of the volcano
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
A READER CURES HIS
CoNSTIPAT|ON-TRY IT FREE


- ..,ts waters. strong cathartics
use use such Un o things. Syrup Pepsin, by train,
ana ;ns s she stomach and bowel muscles to
a az ton do mgr Ingredients strengthening the
Among its strongest supporters ,'so are Ave- ,n.'
John Graveline of 50 M1l n"aon os Okla, Okla.
Detroit, Mich. Mr. j. A: " se III nth he It
n lan1 he OBJ obtained Of any druggist at fifty
o oan+. ' md one dollar a bottle, or II you
cents ~ anu nv v' # first free sample bottle
c munI be obtained by writing the doctor to- "
For the free sample address Dr. M Wv; -
Caldwell, 2O1 Caldwell building Moh'''
cello, Ill.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
THOUGHT SHE'D
NEVER GET UP
But LADY in Chriesman, Who Went
to Bed With This Idea, Has
Changed Her Mind.

Chriesman, Tex.-1n letter from
this place, Lille Gibson says: ABOUT
three wears ago, ! was just entering
womanhood and was sick in bed for
nearly nine months. | took medicines
from four doctors, but it didn't help
me- Sometimes, l would ache all
over and I would have such a mead
ache, | had to 60 to bed.
az was in a bad fix, and that is all
there IS to it. thought l would Try
Cardui Now ! am cured of all my
tronhles and | shall praise Cardul
as long as live. Ny sister said
never would get well, but now an
nerfectly well, and l am thankful 1o'
what the medicine did for me-
Cardui is made from strictly vege
table ingredients. 1t acts gently OF
the womanly organs, stimulating then
to do their proper work, relieving PAL
and restoring health.
Are you weak, tired, worn out? u
Won suffer from any Of the pains p'
culiar to weak women? Cardui has
record of more than fifty years
relieving just such troubles.
Will you try it?
~ Invite 70, Ladies' Advise
: o,. Ch.ttanoopa Medicine CO.. Cha
tanooga, Tenn, for Special instr"c'o
Y and 84-page book, "H"me Treatme
for Women" sent in plain wrapper
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
nEc,Es HONEYMOON IN EGYPT
.,,,,.. Gould, After Wedding to eng
,lsh lord, Will Take Trip
to Africa.

New York. 1t is announced '.as
Nv ond Lady Decies, the latter
now now Miss vivien Gould, who are 70 tsa p1
nvT February 7, will spend , .nen
ma, ,rn in Egypt. They will leave
A America February IS by the oun rai,l
An carmania. In Egypt they VIII.
. nnena a few days in Cairo and thel
yis,t notable points In upper Ss'p'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
Thu Lords Advertisements.

Willie had been to see his oio
nurse and she had shown him her
treasures. including some very strik.
ingly colored scripture texts "h''''
graced her walls.
A few days afterward his aunt gave
him a dime to spend at a bazar
Seeing that he seemed unable to nha
what he wanted, she asked him ~na'
he was looking for. .,
81 am looking for one OF tne Lo' sa
advertisements, like Mary has IN ne
room," said Willie.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
4 "EriendIY Match"

speak of a friendly match, no'
at all forgetting that dictum of the
Scot to whom his opponent, breaking
some trivial rule, said: Il suppose you
won't claim that in friendly matchE'
"Friendlv match" was the reply
"There's no such thing at golt! -
London Telegraph.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
The Selfish View.

EDO you want cheaper postage!
m don't know" replied the man who
considers only his own interests. !
don't write many letters myself, and
7 don't see why I should be eager 10
make it easier for the men who sena
me bills"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
Wary Tortuous indeed.

The late Hugh ]. Grant OF Ne"
York enOe talked at political pan
suet msovk a noted corporation law
yer. ,
On. yes, he's a grand mind, ne
said. "A grand legal mind. He's go.
the most sortaous mind in America"
Mr.. Grant shook his head.
"A kortusus mind indeed" ne RS
peatsd. why, If he swallowed
san he'd bring up screw"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
The Scorcher's Fate.

The Cannibal King-See here, What
was that dish you served up at lunch
The Cook-Stewed cyclist, your ma
esty. ~
The Cannibal King-lt tasted very
burnt.
The Cook-Well, he was scorcnlhs
when we caught him, your majesty
Sketch.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
His Opinion.

Nephew-W What do you think OF the
eperaH 80,
Vnce .gosh-Them women in tn
boxes ought 10 be able to raise enough
money On their diamonds to buy some
dothes With. by links! -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
1esinol Ointment Is an Excellent
Remedy for All Scalp Troubles

suffered with eruption on my scalp
for Is years when Resinol salve was
recommended to me by one OF the
hest known men In Baltimore. Since
using I am so much better that be-
]ieye the trouble is practically cured.
Rev. H. C. Jones, Extension La
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

Young Friend-What's this? A %
horsepower? 80
Motorist-Oh. no! It's only LIZ
yn, might Judge by the size.
Young Friend went oy inc
s}rength of the smell!
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

u,-sa bottles ! noticed a change
NJ Ny appetite got better SO I kept on,
=. discouraged. Finally I seemed
A -. n cough so much and the pains III
40 chest got better and 1 could rest at
night .,,,,,
,ough and sore throat. cannot tell
80 how grateful I am, and | cannot
s.nk Peruna enough. 1t has cured
80 doctors have failed and l talk
ps~,ma wherever go, recommend it tf
.rorvbody. People who think they
sore consumption better give 1t
srial"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

Tavlor's Cherokee Remedy of Sweet Gum
and Mullen is Natures great remedy-
Cures Coughs. Colds, Group and WhoopmS
Cough and all throat and lung tronhles' ~
druggists, DC, SOC and Sl0O per bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

rILEs. c IN lsl1n r. money icy rRzo S5ET
ME MEN fails to cure any case OF HS Sa,s boe.
Rleedlua or Protrudins Piles IN !" !" aA'' WV
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
HAO THROAT
TROUBLE Since
CHILDHOOD
Al, 1reslnents Failed. Relieved
by Peruna.

Mrs. VIM. Hon
mann, 1854 Lincoln,
Ave-, Chicago, ILL.,,
writes:
81 suffered with
catarrh Of the bron-
chiaI tubes and had
a terrible cough ever
since a child.
IT would sit ZIP in
bed with pillow 8
propped up behind
me, Dul 3 I / ! HA Z
cough would not LET
me sleep. l thought
and everybody else
that I had consump.
ton.
$50 reading thu
papers about Pc
runa I decided t
try wit h ut tn
least bit Of hope tha
It would do me an
~1 =. ft e. l.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

Even a stingy man loosens up when
asked for advice.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

Some men borrow trouble and some
huy il by the bottle.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

Wttep-I smell something ike leaIn'
or buEnfngi Is 1t that cigar?
Euhhg-No; but I wouldn't wonder
Y Ms the srust Of that pie you JUST
Hvt into the even.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
Afraid of Disagreement.

she-Aren't you going to ask papa
tonight. George?
He-No, dear. l think Ia pettef
mt I want to have my picture taken
tomorrow.-Yonkers Statesman.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

NJ. Windows Soothing Syrup for Chlinfen
...,h,ng, softens the gums, reduces infamms
.,on a,lays pain. cures wind collie, sSc BOTTLE
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
,,,nor,ant to Mothers

Examine carefully every pottle VI
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy ~.
infants and children, and see tna' 4.
s' sss's the o,LzzZzzM
IN Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You Have Always bought
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

Most concerts are all right, IL there
are no cats In them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

On the Stage. -s-.
We've got to get somebody to play
this light part. -, nv,
why not the electrician DALI
more American.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10

ealthI
sers of
mach
w FROM
OF only
eservesI
Z, them
ediciineI
eyourI
|onach,|
lis and
| is
asses of.
pepsia,
Newark post., 1911-04-19

My son the Almighty
has made lots Of folks
and lots Of land but none
better than you have
around Newark. --
y
Buy a lot and build.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15
DIARY OF A. H. STEPHENS.
WHILE IN FORT WARREN
Notes Of Incarcerated Vice-President Of the Con.
federacy-His Views on Men and Measures.
Thought Highly of Grant-A Northern
View Of His Diary-Davis
Cold to Him.

seeing daily papers and reading books.
VIVA, abundant cause for consolation
How much more miserable and hor-
ribie might my condition be! 1t is
true ] suffer intensely. My anguish Is
unutterable. This arises from no self
accusation. no apprehension of the
future, nor fear of death. feel as IL
! could meet death. If such fate as n
punishment awaits me, with as much
calmness as did Seneca or Socrates.
My suffering springs from confinement
and from being cut off from all com
Imuntcations with home and its dear
ones. no mortal ever had stronger at
tachments Tor his home than I for
mine. That old homestead and that
quiet lot. Liberty Hall. in Crawford
Vile. sterile and desolate as they may
seem to others, are bound TO me by
associations tonder as heartstrings ana
strong as hooks of steel. There l wisi,
TO live ard there TO die.
Mr.. Stephens took with him to Fort
Warren $500 in gold. and from this
fund he drew to buy such provisions
as the fort did not offer in the regular
ration. He makes an entry in his
diary rs 10 some purchases, which
show that those were the times when
people faced the real thing in tho high
49, w u SOl oiG poullU Ol CDIcG
they charged him so cents. one pound of
sugar % cents. one pound OF tea So.
scissors 81. lead pencil 20 cents. coffee
pot 81. The post possessed n library
OF limited extent, upon which Mr..
Stephens drew avariciously. Mia
money he could spare further from his
small fund, he spent for moro books,
among which were Horace Greoicy's
American Conflict" which had Just
heon issued, and which, as it told of the
fail of the Confcderacy, must have
made some speed In going through tho
last stages Of publicatio and getting
10 Boston as soon as stephens did.
MT. Stephens pronounced the Amer
lean Conflict" probably tho fairest ac-
count of the Civil War that could
ever be expected from a Northerner.
His cell was damp. and as time wore
on ho began 20 suffer much. Tho prices
charged for tho books and for the
oxtra articles of food drew down his
fund alarIningly, and he aiows anxiety
over tho state of his purse. AS his
health fails to improve he has to- buy
more food on private account. Mean
time the fort ration Is sent in unit to
eat. The suffers bill comes In with
an entry Of 81 for .sundrics." which
he has no idea Of. He suspects graft
although that expressive word waB not
then in use. He reads in tho news
papers of g southern report that Ste
phenS had heen drinking himself TO
death. This causes an explosion. He
writes down that no was never drunk
In his life, and ho questions If all the
spirits he ever drank would make three
gallons. Flo seca In tho Boston Jour
nal "one OF tho best and most sensi-
bio OF Mr.. L'ncoln's kindly, good flu
STATIONS by Jokes" Sherman asked
Lincoln IL he should capture Davis or
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-15

Us a lawyer. Ills rulc at the bar was
To Investigate II case submitted to him.
and it he did not hin the party cnti-
tied to success in the court. he would
tecsinc &" have anything TO do with IT.
Ills rule III criminal cases was never TO
hpt"or IN capital cases for the prose
cutlpn OF any one whom lie did not
believe FULLY guilty. In defense of per
sons charged with homicide lc SELDOM
declined to hPpcar, but he only insisted
that tho patty should have his rights
under thr law. lie gives the case or D
woman charged ~ith poisoning her hus-
band II was n most foul crime. nut
tho gtilt OF tlle woman. as charged,
was IN doubt even with himself. The
evidence was circtimstantiai aud incon-
elusive. and he did not therefore hes
tate I" throw his energies Into tho
'iefcnao. aud he obtained nm acuuittal.
That Wax nearly twenty yeara before.
The woman was s'iii living. and no fur
lhcr discovery was ever made.
July 81 he reads Of General Grant be-
inS in Boston and having Il great re-
cepticn IN Fancuil Hail. He predicts
Cor him y SIM greater future than his
Immediate past had been. lie accounts
MIN tic great inau of lis time. after
Lincoln. lie attributes to him as his
chief qualification the possession OF
unusual common sense, "A quality most
uncommon. he had found. among mon
In high station. Release hnally comes
to stephens I'm October. and his appear
ancc on emerging from prison is de-
scribsd as that Of a Skeleton. With
eyes moro piercing in their gaze. by
reason OF the ~Strag2linG white locks
that fell over his temples in silkcn
threads He walked with the feeble
rcss Of old axe. Bat Stephens was al
WAYS little more than 81 skeleton. Ito
was all intellect, aud it used to be sAid
IN WASHINGTON. after his return TO
Congress following tho Civil War. that
his arrival at the Capitol was that of
n great bundle OF clothes, from which.
after many unwindinEs. stephens would
iinally emerge and enter tho chamber.
Tho book closes with a concluding
sketch of MIR. Stcpliens's atter-carec,
In Congress and as Governor OF C;cor-
gia. and his death in 1883.
Tho diary, together with Miss Ayary's
admirable introductory biographical
study. gives the most intimate portrait
turc OF this remarkable and most In,
tcresting character which has yet been
! drawn. The volume is n distinct and
valuable contribution to American his
tory.