Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1892, Page 15

\ CRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT, Two Important Meetings of Nebraska Veterans Arranged. PREPARING FOR THE STATE ENCAMPMENT Tteunion of Nebras the Fighting M . Mason City GoAL R business meeting of the state Grand Avmy of the Republ.c will be hold at Columbus, Neb,, on Wednes- day, February 17. The subject of the noxt state encampment will bo consid- ered apd the locality selected. Other matters pertaining to the good of the order will be discussed. The meeting promises to be largely attended. The people of Columbus propose to dispense liberal hospitulity to the delegates in The annunal aska Toys, The Nebraska City News announces that preparations ara well under way for the entortainment of the pioneer sol- diers of Nebraska—those who came to Nobraska when a territ and re- sponded to the call for arms—who will hold a reunion in that city the 12th, 18th and 14th inst. This is the first attempt to bring together the veterans of Nebraska's two regiments, and no effort will be spared by those having the reunion in charge to make it a su coss, Nebraska City proposes to sig- nalize the event by dispensing that lavish hospitality for which her people are noted. Ample accommodations for business meetings and camp fires will be provided, and a banquet is proposed as a finishing touch to the reunion. Nemaha's V rans, Nemahn City has an active and well or- gunized Grand Army of tho Republic post named in honor of the deccase comrade, G. W. Culp. Those conspicu- ous in the post ure Stephen A. Gilbert, G. Lilly, Hon, V. P. Penbody and others. Mr. Gilbert is an influentinl eitizen. Ttis thrilling to hear him re- late his trinls and afflictions when he wore the blue and followed thrm‘m on his famous march to the sea. bert was in the thickast and hlundu-fl, conflicts of the wa o carries a bul- let yet in the left side of his neck and is a sufferer from dyspepsia occasioned by the poor diet of the soldiers. Hon. V. . Peabody was born March 15, 1842, in eres, N. Y. His father, Thomas Peabody, removed with his family in 1844 to a farm in Athens county, Ohio” V. P. Peabody, to use a homely team, shirked for himself ever since he was 9 years old, first asa drover’s boy, then as a cabin boy on an Ohio river stenmer and later seeking an indepen- dent livelihood in Iilinois where he lo- cated in 1856. He enlisted in April, 1861, in the Seventeenth Tllinois volun- waer infantry, received slight wounds at Shiloh, was discharged and in six weeks re-enlisted in the Seventy-seventh I!li- nois infantry,served with Grant through the Vicksburg campaign and under Gen- eral Banks, went on the celebrated Red river expedition, was captured and con- fined for fourteen months in various rebel prisons in Texas. He made his escape on four different occasions only 10 be re-captured and severaly punish. by bucking, gaging, eic, He was ex- changed at the mouth of the Red river and honorably - discharged at Springfield, 1. For Lwo years after ho was under medical treatment in Chicago for disease of the eyes contracted whiie in prison. He located on his present beautiful farm in 16876, He married in 1869 a Miss Mary Dressler by whom he has seven children. Peabody has served the people of this district as census enumerator and representative in the Logisiature. . D. Rogers, a prominent farmer, fig- ures grostly in the Grand Army of the Republic post. He enlisted in the Thir- ty-second [owa regiment October, 1 serving under the union general, H. J. Smith, in scouting and’ guard duty in Avkansas and Missouri until chronic dis- ease caused his honorable. discharge in October, 18 James I Drain is auvother active Grand Army of the Republic man. Jim sorved in the Ninth Lowacavalry during the civil war, and even aftorward on the Texan frontier, being discharged in 1866, He sorved for a short while undor the immediate direction of General Grant and he relates that Grant was plucky and brave and expected the same of his men. Grant had no mercy for * timidity or cowardice Mr. Drain’owns a nice farm two miles north of Nemaha City and is un active member of the Christian church, John Argabright, another boy who wore tho bine in the sixties, cnlisted in 1863 in the Second brasky, taking a part in General Sully’s Indfan expedi- tion, roturned and enlisted in the Twelfth Missouri cavalry, serving until the close of the ‘war, fighting at Franklin and Nashville and in the memorable pursuit of General Hood. Ho returned, married in Fobruary, 1866, Miss Rhoda Clover of Grundy county, Illinois. He has since been engaged in farming, owning 166 noves in Nemaha, and Aspinwal precinets. M and Me Arguvibght have seven bright and in- teresting children, George Hodkin was born in in IN'.’U, came 1o Ameri in locating in New Hampshire, gratod to Nobraska in 188 enlisted in Colonel Penneck's Missouri militia and served almost two years. ‘While he was enduring the perils and privations of a soldier’s iis wifo and bl\bll'\‘ were in the east. At the close of the wav thuy joined him in Nemaha City. Mr. and Mps. Hodkin lead a pleasant and happy life, living upon lhslr homestead in sight of Nemuha England 1840, first but mi- In 1852 ne v.the oldest practitioner ecinet, enlisted and ser- ved iu the ghty-fourth Ohio Volun- teer infantr, Tho doctor has been very successiul and built up an oxten- sivo practice. Ho came to Nebraska. in 1860. His wifo was formerly Miss Busan Sutton of Mount Vernon, Ohio, by whom he has had threo children, all deceased but one, a daughter, Miss Bes- sie. D, A. Morton, a leading blacksmith and machinist, served two years in the Missouri battalion, Mr., Morton is an energetic worker, a good citizen, and a kind father and husband, Thompson Paxton, one of the oldest sottlers and soldiers, a native of Ken- tuoky, is now in his 82d yeur. Ho is ns Active as any young man. He seryed in the Second” Nobraska nfantry under ‘Colonel Furnas. Mr. Paxton has been ! g life-long farmer, but his latter days he “gs made his home in Nemaha City. Mr. Paxton has laid tovest his three sons and a loving wife and now he is left alone to battle ugainst the trials of life. W. H. Tucker enlisted in Company C, \nm Nebraska voluntoeer infantry. = He was with his regiment at Forts Homy nd Doveison, Shilgh, Corinth, Cape irardeau, nnd wus shot in the breast and compelled to remain in hospital five months. ~ After the war ho served uatil 1866 in the expedition oo the pluus. John Culp enlisted in Penneck’s Mis- souri militia, and wus also in the expe- in Nomaha dition up the Potomae river. John was a valiant soldier and is an active worker in the Grand Army of the Repubiic, Walter Hadlock served undsr Grant and Sherman at the famous batties of Shiloh, Antietam and Richmond. Mr. Hadlock lost his left arm on the field of battle, and he says ho is glad that he was allowed to suffer so much to main- tain our union and liberate the poor bonded blacks of the south. Mr. Had- lock is an enthusiastic Grand Avmy of the Republic man, Stone River Post, There are many old veterans of the fate war residing in the vicinity of Mason City, Neb. Among some of ~the prominent members of Stone River post whoso personal record and service your correspondent has been able to obtain, are the following: John T. Casteilaw, member of Stone River post. No. 237, enlisted in the gov- ernmont service at Fort Snelling, Minn., on August 11, 1864, in Company ( svonth Minnesota volunteer infantr, Went from Fort Snelling to Nuashville, Tenn., and was assigned to General Sherman’s command. But for an inci- dent that hap mms(l just belore Sherman started south } Jastellaw’s war record might hnve heen different. While awaiting means of transportation to join Sherman the bushwhackers made an attack on a regiment of negro troops that were guarding o railway line, and the Eleventh regiment was sent out to reinforce them, and during this abs Sherman started on his famous m: " The Iileventh regiment was kept in and about Gallentin, Tenn., until mu tered out of service on June : After the war Mr. Castellaw returned to Minnesota, where he resided until the fall of 1870, when he re- moved to Clarinda, Ta. He has lived in Mason City since the spring and is a honored and respected He is prominent in Grand ircles and also in the Mpsonic fraternity. He receives a pension of $12. James Whitaker enlisted at Madison, Ind., in company G, Bighty-second In- diana infantry, at the age of 17, and - -(x as a private until dischar, , 1865, Immediately after enlist ing i ompany and regiment was sent south and attached to the Army of the Cumberinnd. Participated in the bat- tles of Murfreesboro, Chattanooga, Mis- sion Ridge, Chickamauga, and was through the entire Atlanta campaign with Sherman, wheve, as Mr. Whiaker says: **We had a fight overy day.”” Mr. Whitaker was wounded in the leg at the siege of A was sent back to the hospital at Nashville, and aftor recove ing from his wound rejoined his regi- ment at K , then to the sea with Sherman, assisted in driving Joe Johnston out of Savannah and followed the wily confederate leader until he sue- rendered on April 26, 1865. After John- ston’s surrender his army murched to Richmond, then to Washington and took part in the grand review. Though modest in his claims, Mr. Whitaker was undoubtedly a good soldier, anud partici- pated in some of the hardest campnigns of the war. - Mr. Whitaker resided in Indiana until eplembm. 1881, when he removed to York county. Nobraska, and from thero toa homestead in Custer county. ‘' He has been engaged in the hardware and implement business, is an active aund energetic citizen. He is a member of Stone River post and draws a pension of $4 per month. John Mulvany is another Indianian who hasa good vecord as a soldier. He enlisted at Corydon, Harrison county, Ind., August 13, 1862, in Company C. Sixty-sixth infantry. Went to Rich mond, Ky., and took part in the engage- ments had in and around that place; was in the fight at Lexington, Ky., where the union forces were routed by Kirby Smith, in which battle a larger part of the Sixty-sixth was talken pris- oners by the rebels. The remnant of his regiment was taken back to New Albany and_reinforced by now recruits, and was then sent to Corinth, Miss. from there was sent to join Sherman at Chattanooga and participated in the campaigns of Atlanta and Savannah. Mr. Mulvany marched through to Wash- ington and was present at the grand re- view in that city. He was not wounded, had many narrow He set- tled a half-mile ea: Mason City now stands in 1879, hus o fine farm of 320 ucres, and a comfortable home in his old age. A. W. Haines, a farmer four miles west of Muson y,ona fine homestead, is an old Towa veteran, who followed the fortunes and misfortunes of the Twenty-third Towa infantry, being a member of Compuny He “enlisted at Des Moines, Auzust 15, 1862, was with Grant in the campaign in and around Vicksburg, and participated in all the bartles during that famous siege. On May 1, 1863, the 132 survivors of the Twenty- Lhn'd engaged 2,500 vebels un- der General Dick Taylor, in battle, and entertained them so well that the rebs retreated, leaving 202 of their dead on the field, while the union forces lost but twenty-six men. He was with Bunks in Texas during a part of the Red river campgign, and was at Mobile, Ala., when Lee surrendered. - After the war Mr. Haines served four years as sheriff of Dailas county, lowa. He came to Nebraskn and settled where ha now re- sides in 1884 He is a membor of Stead- man post No. 180, at Ansle) He is a sufforer from heart disease and rheu- matism, and draws & pension of $10 por month, vho resides ¢ of the War, 1 have in my possession which I captured from Dr. Johnston when we made the raid at the “second Petersburg” fight and I was one of the men that was with the force that was going to liberate the Libby prisoners. I captured this sword at his house about two or three miles from Richmond in the fall of 1864, I wiil send tho sword to the World’s fair and he or any of nis friends can see it as a relic and have a chance to identify it The blade of the sword is 313 inches long und the hilt is ivory with a gilt eagle hoad and a wreath of gilt flowers for the protection of the hand. I he- longed to Burk: cavalvy, private, company C, first District Columbia cav: alry. Colonel Pierce commanded our squad. JOUN OsSTER, Douglas Co., Nob, A Re I the sword Valley The Best of M £y A Grand Army post in lowa, says the Chicago Herald, hus adopted’ a resolu- tion against putting into graveyard or othor monumental pile the state's portion of the direct war tax, wnich it recom- mends shall be invested in soldiers’ homes, where their widows and orphuns may be sheltered. This is to bo approved for two reasons: (L) Because roofs over the worthy liv ing are more befittting thoughtful eiviii- zntion than roolless piles over the dead (2.) Because by putting the money to {hia tine Aok whil kb placed on a fronzy for comotary dofucomont, in the guise of soldiors’ monuments. The badness of so many of these must make gallant hearts below them want to rise und fight an- other war. Nehtull l\ulvl. Sedgwick post of Kearney is at work on u plan which, if successful. will en- able every veteran to attend the great reunion in Washington, September 22, without incurring too great oxpense. It is proposed to bring ull possible influ- ences to bear on the railroads to make a { rate to the national capitul and return THE OMAHA DAILY | that will be much lower than any here- tofore granted. The officers of Gering post for tho curront yor aro: Heury Helves, com- mander; W. H. Hulbert, senior commander; John Morris, junior vice- commander wrge Sowerwine, c lain; James M. Randall, surgeon Gering, quartermaster; Hugh Ads officer of the day; Jonas Broon, officor of the guard. The Grand Tsland Diughters of Vet- orans eloeted the following officer: M. King, president; Lizzie Jackson, senior co-president; Lillie Plerce, junior vico-president; Annie Harrls, chaplain; Maggie Brown. so Abbie Suley, treasurer; Angi guard; Clara L, Piorce and Corbin, trustec Sumpter Camp, Sons of Veterans, at Voligh, installed the following officers: Captain, Clyde E. Biseley; first lieuten- ant, O. U, Van Orman; second lieuten- ant, K. J. Burdick; mp council, M. C. Haz J. W. McClary, E. J. Burdick; sergeant of guard, J. W. Me( fivat , . F. Miller; color sergeant, soloy; chaplain, B I sor- poral of guard, W. Bovee; camp guard, Charles Dudley; picket guard, George Reckard. McConhie Post’ stalled the following officars: mander, George F. Niles; commander, L. C. Curtis: commander, Adam Kurtz; quartarmis- ter, A. C. Fry; officar of the day, Jim Dixon; adjutant, F'ved Bates; chaplain, A. Jaquette, Edgar Post inducted the following into office last Friday evening: William Sax- ton, «'n.nm\ullur W. R. Fuller, senior Y W. J. Garvin, junior A. Hussoy, quarter- mastor, W. J. Jamison, officor of = tho J. Smith, officer of the guard; ad s Corbib, Angie of Plattsmouth in- Dot com- senior vice junior vice vice commande \V B. Trent, chaplain. The installation of Cedar Mountain post at Ravenna took place urday evening. Following are the officers J. 8. Moats, commander; J. W. baugh, senior vice commander; Blue, ' junior vico commander; John Michie, officer of the day; John Crystal, chaplain; William P. Lamb, quarter master; George Miller, outside guard; B. F. Parkhurst, guard; delogate 1o de- partment encampment, ilsbury; alternate, J. W. Herbaugh. Rawlins post is now officered as fol- Tow Commander, Fred Brother senior vice commander, H. G. Day junior vice commander, K. A. Yontz chaplain, C. L. McC l(,ll an; officer of guard, George Cunningham: quarter- master, J. R Craig; adjutant; W. H, Walker; quartermaster sergeant, L L. Ryan. Tho installation took place on the evening of .the 2d. At the same time the following officers of the Woman’s Relief Corps were sworn in: Prosident, Mrs. R. F. Day; senior vies president, Mvs. M. Brothor; junior vice president, Mrs. Shrieves; “secretary, Mrs. M. Hagy: treasucer, Mrs. F. J. Cole; chaplain, Mrs. K. Evans; conductor, Mvs. A. Fitten; guard, Mvs. Hackett} assistant conduc- tor, Mrs. Murray; assistant guard, Mrs. Hutchins. The installation of officers of Harker’s post of Wilber took place in the post hall on the 2nd inst. L. O. Westcott of Staloy post 199 acting as installing of- ficer and inspector. The newly elected officers are: S D. Davis, post com- mander; H. E. Christy, senior vice com- mander;J. N. Van Duyn, junior vice commander; Isanc Mclilroy, officer of Lhe day; J. W. Helm, jr., quartermaster; 5. Rogers, outside guard;J. P. Tibbetts; chu,plui ;T. G. Montgomery, adjutant; I)\niol Boalen M., James Mowery, . M. S. The post is in a more prospor. ous condition than it has been for years, A joint meeting of the Grand Army of the Republ Sons of Veterans and Woman’s Relief Corps was held in Col- umbus Tuesday evening for the purpose of installing the new officers of the re- spective orders. During the exercises Adjutant M. K. Turner, on behalf of Baisor post, . prosented to Hon. H. T. Spoerry, the retiving post commander, with a handsome gold-headed ebony caneas o token of appreciation of his un- tiring offorts in secuving for Cotumbus the state encampment, which is held there next month. Dr. Cullimore, oculist, Beo building. L A woll known clergymon on the West Side, who has had considerable experi- ence in joining the hands of loving couples, oceasionally grows rominiscent and chats of some of the humorous things that have occurred to him in that counection, suys the Chicago Journul. t'Several weeks ago,” he said recently, *‘a man of 30 or more, came to me accompunied by . woman, probably ten years ulnlul' than himself. ‘Now, Mr. Preachor,’ he said, ‘horo’s the lady., and here’—reaching out a paper—’is the license, and I want you to marry us just as ugm and fast as the luw allows.’ 1 couldn’t resist such an appeal and I married them. Just as they were "muz out the newly mada husband pres: #10 bill in my nd and whispered. \\’lsh it was more—worth $50 ifit was worth a cent.’ *I stood and watched them for a moment and was amused to hear him say, exultingly, as he put his arms around her, oblivious of the pubiicity he was subjecting himself to, *I've got you now and ['m going to keep you, too.” A couple of weeks afterwards I was told that some one wanted to see me in my study. I went down and recognized the enthusinstic mun whom [ had trans- formed into a benedict., T want to ask u favor of you," he said, after look wound with an air of great socrecy. * ‘\‘tht is it?" I asked. ure no ulm s listening - Quite sure. ** *Remember you?’ “I sald I dud, “‘\V.m it a go Strong as the law could make it.’ “*And no chance to call it off?* ***Not the shightest,” I said getting curious, **Out of his pocket came a second 310 bill **“Tell me how I can then,’ he suid,” marrying me, don't very strong, sure mar- get a divorce, - Dr. Birney cures catarrh. - Life's Ups and Downs, Fredervick Douglass has recently se- cured a place as clerk in the Agricul- tural department for the daughter of his old master in the days -of slavery. The lady was brought up in extreme luxury,bue has for ten years experienced great privations; and when the case was bresented to Secretary Rusk he appre- ciated its poetic and pathetic aspects. Though Mr., Douglass was once the chat- tel of this lady’s father and was actually sold at the block like an ox or mule, he not only exerted himself in her behalf, but agreed not to reveal his own instru- mentality in her success. 'The facts came out, however, in another way. e e — In the Lecture Room, Notbing disturbs s leeturer 50 much as a #0od, hoalthy, fully developed cough. Sowe folks tmk & squaling oaby is worse, but Mark Twaio says that in an emergency you can kil the baby, bul most lecturers now carcy @ bottle of Hallor's Sure Cure Cough sirap and give a uuu of that. Dr. Beo bldg Cullimore, oculist to Mo. Pac. Ry. BEE: SUNDAY, SAWLIGHT WITH THE CENTURY A California Veterdli’s Long Lifs, REMINISCENCES OF « THE EARLY DAYS. and Etirring Tnteresting Tales Told by Colonol J. Stevenson at Hils Biethday Roception Brazil Was Blamed iy Mroopers, . 0w by Colonel Jonathan D. Stevenson, pio- neer among ploncers, was 92 yoars of age January 1, and the announcement that he would hold a New Year's recep- tion in the Pioneer building, says the San Fraoeisco Examinor, was suffcient to carry many a gray head and bowed form thither, together with not a few representatives of later zenerations. The |\_m‘|)liuu was to have lastod from 11 until 2 o’clock, but it was considera- bly after & bofore the visitors ceased dropping in and the tims worn soldier was allowed to depart The colonel was in a reminiscent mood, and thoso of his callers who had time to linger awhile in his company heard many interesting incidents and episodes of his long life. The majority related to the circumstances under which he brought his famous regiment to Californin and the incidents of the voyage. Barly in the day a chance remark about Chile, and the South Amer ican governments generally recallod to the colonel an experience at Rio de Janeiro, the capital of Brazil, at whioh port he stopped a fow days with three vessels, the Thomas H. Perkins, S usan Drew and Loo Choo, on which his rogiment came to the Pacific coast. *The fact is,”” said the colonel, *‘I came nearer having a war on my hands there than I did in California. It blew over finally, but it was a close thing. A THOUSAND DEVILS. “When I arrived in port I found Com- modore Rosseaun of the United States navy there with his vessel, and [ im- mediately gave orders on board my ow n craft to salute him by firing the ragula- tion number of guns. Shortly after- ward the captuin of the port cams on board and asked if my salute was in- tended for the Brazilian authoritio: I id, ‘No, sir; I was saluting my flag, that I see flying yonder.’ “Then he asked if I had any obje: Y to exchanging salftds. I tol 3 him that I would do so on the following day. *But when I saw’Commodore Rosseau he told me that the relations between the imperiol goversment and the Amer- ican legation, and ihimself also, were so strained that all comiimunication had for the time ceased, though as I had an in- dependent command: he did not seek to forbid my giving the' saiute 1f I saw fit, But I hunted up the port captain and told him that, under the circumstances, I could not exchange salutes. “That made thofeeling worse than éver, and shortly aftér an Loglish mer- chant of Valparaisoitold me the author- ities had decided to order all American vessels away from. the port. J“Just you let #t"be known,?’ T said, *‘that if such an order is issued I'll lahd 1,000 men ia this town--and you'd better have 1,000 devils—and I’ll blow that p.\lnw and your town to hades.” en I went to my men, a lot of whom were nbout going ashore on leave. ‘Boys,” I s1id, ‘T must stop you now, for the chances are that when youland heve | again it will be with bayonets fixed. Thoy say they nre going to drive us out of the harbor.” PRESERVED IN CALIFORNIA, “Well, the boys weat wild. I had never heard three such cheers before. JANUARY 10, EEN _PAGE ronrly cost Governor Tompkins of Now York his life. *“T'he governor had come over to in- spect tho works,” he said, “and as he rode by a military band & man holding a flag lowered it in salute. The point of the staff struck tho governor's horse near the eye, and the animal ran away, rearing and plunging. Hoe camo by where we were working, and [ dropped my spade and seized him by the head 1. Then we all went down in a heap her, but in a moment 500 poopl more or less, rushed up and puiled the horse off of us. The governor did not forgot me, and at the close of tho war, when the New York troops weve dis- banded, he singled me out of the crowd of spectators, lifted me in his arms and introduced ms to every officor there, Then he made me his private secrotary, which position I held until he died in 1821, having in the meantime beon vice president of the United States, “I knew President Polk well, and was useful to him in his election contest, but a coolness came between us aftorward for a time bacause he did not appoint a friend of mine to office. Later he offered me my choice of seventeen l\|n|m|r||mnnl~4 in the diplomatic service abroad. 1 de- clined them all, and he asked mo why. ) N 'S COMMISSION. d, ‘I believe all this talk about *7 " moans war with Eng- land, und I want you to promise me u colonel’s ¢ ommission if it comes.” ‘You shall have it,’ he said, ‘on my honor.’ “That war didn't coms, but in 1846 I saw him again. *Well,” he snid, ‘the trouble with John Bull blew over, but here is a war with Mexico on hand, and if you want to raise n regiment a colo- nel’s commission is yours.' ***Where will I be sent?’ I asked. ** *‘Wherever you want to go,’ he said, and I answered: “I’ll take tho commis- sion, and I'll go to California.’ "'l‘lm regiment was raised in tenday hundreds of applicants being rejected, and we were armed with the first pel cussion rifles ever used by United States troops. Ouruniforms were blue, trimmed with red. Here's one of my boys now,” said the colonel, interrupting himself, as the white headed capitalist, Patrick Lynch, entered, limping on his cane. *This man,” snid the colonel, when the two had shaken hands, “was one of thirty whom volunteered to rescue some Americans who the Mexican troops were going to hang at La Paz. They marched sixty-two miles, rescued the prisouers, captured the wn captain and lieus tonant, drove their troops out of town, red the Mexican governor so badly that he hid in an oven, and got back to camp all in thirty-six hours. “But we didn’t have much fighting out here, after all,” continued Colonel Stevenson. “The most dangerous ad- versaries we encountered here were bright eyes and ved lips, and I lmud to do my part in attending to these,” And the old gentlempn laughed and blushed delightfully. —_— De. Cullimore, oculist, Bee building gl He Did Know His Wife, In the diaries of the late Mr. Cope, R. A., says the London News, the follow- ing story is given as told by his sister- in-law: “She met a farmer friend and 'said to him, ‘I hear, John, that you're lately married. Who is your wife?” “Well, Miss Genning,”L don’t quite know.” "Hnw s0? Where did you meet her?” ‘““Aweol, yo see, miss, I went't mar- ket, and ae I was going [ seed a canny lnss walking along the road, and T says, ‘Will ye git oop and ride? ‘**Aye,’ says she. So she gat oop and T asked her, *Are ye ganing to t' mar- ket?” “*‘Aye,’ says she. «What for?’ says L “ “To git a place.’ suys sho. “So I set her down i’ t’ market and left her; and as I com’ back i’ t’ even- ing here was this sama lass warking t' sume way o0op I. SolI spak’ to her again, und axed her, ‘ha’ ye gotten yer place?’ “‘Nay,’ says she, ‘T hanna.’ Wil ye git oop and ride?” “*Aye,’ says she. 50 8hé gut oop, and I axed her, think my place would sit y Yo The next ship took it up, and the next, and if I had wanted to learn what sort of spirit my men were possessod of, T knew it novr. “But the English ashore and spread the new soltled it. - Nothing more that order.” 5 Nathaniel Holland, United States sup or of elections and whose own head'is silvery white. now entered. “How are you, my young frien: the colonel, with a comical emphasis on the adjec! tive. “Pretty well, colonel, considering I'm only twelve years younger than your- self. And how are you?” “I have never felt better since [ was 21 years old,” replied Colonel Stevenson, and ho manifestly meant just what he said. “I do honestiy beliove,” he added, “that the man who has lived all his years in New York is at 60 s old as a Californian at 80.” “Probably it's the California wine that braces us up out here,” suggested a bystander. “*Perhaps,” said the colonel; “hit—" and his vhin face twitched with a smile—"*I always stuck to old-fashioned whisky myself.” Then the tallc drifted back to the time of the colonel’s early youth, and he told how, when 8 years old, he wroto out with a quill’'ven all the ballots used in the First ward in New York City at a general election. **T'he law as it was then,” he said, uired that they should be written and in a ‘good, clerkly hand.” Coming on to the time of the war of 1812, Colonel Stevenson told how the presence of British erui off New York City caused such aiarm that the federal governmeat, the people, was forgs works erocted on the' tery. NEW YORK’'S POVERTY IN 1812 “But there wasiill money enough in the New York City treas ' said the narrator, *'to buy zf.‘f llllUmthllg tools. They were puid for by public subscr tion, and not only“did numbers of ciu- zens from every w. volunteer to assist in building the wonks, but the school- boys also helped. [ gyself lod my school to the work,” Then the colonel-gave an interesting account of how, shoéWy after this, he was concerned in,gn incudent which merchant went , and that as heard of to order mi ite of what is now vt **What placo is that?’ siys sho. % Why, to be my w ays 1. [ don't mind,’ says she. “So we got wed, and she's a r but sho’s a perfect stranger to me. . — The Polnt of Rexemblance, Theve was a gang of minstrels in the dressing room busy washing off the grease and paint, after the nignt’s por— formance wuas over, says the St. Joe News, “D’you know,” said one of the end men, as he scrubbed the last speck of black from his pale face, *‘that I remind myself of an open bottle of champagne.” ““Bocause you're empty-headed.” “No, sir; because I'm uncorked.” As he ucked his head to elude a sponge that showed a tendency to come his way, somebody else remarked: **You remind me more of the champagne.’” “On aceount of my sparkle?” 0, not that, You’re full of gas,” Whon the D morning the janitor it was a bull fight or a mask ball that had taken place there the night before. —— Dr. Birney cures cat Beo bldg. An eminent judge, who was trying a right-of-way case in England, had be- fore him a witnoss—an old farmer—who wais procveding to toll the jury that he hud “knowed the path for’ sixty year, and my feother tould [ asy he " heered ‘Stop!’” said tho uulw-q “we can’t have any hearsay evidence h exclaimed avmer “Then how dost know who thy was, ’cept by het Aftor tho laughts “In courts of law we can only be guided with whut you have seen with your own eyes, nothing move or less.” “Oh, that be blowed for a tale,” re- plied the farmer. *I ha’a bile on the back of my neck, ana I nover seed um, but I bo ready to swear that he's there, I do.” Giles. fothyor the judge said: Olling It is complained b, the famous Little Ne clams now have a decided flavor of kerosene, owing to the proximity of an oil refinery to their happy hunting grounds. This business of casting oil on the troubled waters in the vicinity of a clammery should be frowned upon, ands that SER-< DRBAILEY The FOR GOOD WORK AT REASONABLE PRICES. Office - - Third F TELEPHONE, - 1I6TH AND F Lieading Dantis A ) CALL AND EXAMINE 0UR NEW METHOD OF REMOVABLE BRIDGE WORK OR TEETH WITHOUT PLATES, loor Paxton Block, 1086. ARNAM STS. The UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS that the Behr Bros. & Co’s. PIANOS Havye attained, and the high praise they h NOWNED ARTISTS. from the press and Ider makes, it is safe to assume that ths =505 VAN Houten's Gocoa. PLEAS E READ THIS. ©O Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S GOCOA (“Best & Goes Farthest”) seems to be high. Let us compare it with the price of Coff 11b. of good coffee conts at least 30c., makes 31 hall-pint cups. “ V. H. Cocoa ** therefore 90c, also 90c., 93 150 “ “ W Which is the Cheaper Drink ? “N 90c¢. -—{ 93 cups of Coffee, 50 “V,H,Cocoa! Sold by every Grocer. 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