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TRIALS OF A CONFEDERATE 1' EWS-
PAPER DURING THE WAR.
Wandertags of The Rebel In Three States.
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Be my Wattorsan W as Editor In ChteL
MIs Meeting With General .Bragg-Horn
- the Paper's Career Was Closed.
The story of The Robe ] in its wanderings -
ings over the south is one of interest.
Snrvrvors of the Army of Tennessee especially -
pecially remember the little sheet that
found its way to the camps daily and.
inspired the boys to renewed energy and
hope for the cause they deemed the
tight. Like the loved and inspiring
"Dixie , " The Rebel fired the southern
heart by its very name.
The Rebel first 'saw the light Aug. 1 ,
1862 , in Chattanooga. It was a four
column folio , published by Franc M.
Paul. Thousands of copies were sent to
Bragg's army at Tullahoma , Tenn. , and
often the supply was inadequate to the
( lemand , owing to the fact that the pub-
- fisher's press , a drum cylinder , could
not print them fast enough. Often the
press was kept going all day to supply
the demand from the army sutlers.
So popular did The Rebel , become in
a few weeks that the publisher in October -
' ber , 1862 , engaged the young but versatile -
- ; tile and rising journalist , Henry Wat-
terson , to edit the paper. Mr. Paul
; brought to the assistance of Mr. Watter-
son Mr. Albert Roberts , avigorous writer -
er and trained journalist of Nashville.
- Ho was a humorous writer , using the
nom ( le plume of "John happy. "
Wattorson am ] Roberts kept The Rebel
at white heat , and the paper grew in
importance anti size , being made a five
column paper shortly after the publication -
tion began. Nell does the writer remember -
member the eagerness of the army for
the only highly prized paper. The boys
in camp could not rest until its arrival
r every morning on the train from Chat -
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When General Bragg began his retrograde -
grade movement in the spring of 1863
1 , to Chattanooga , The Rebel was supplied
t . to tha army with much difficulty. lTeu
i the army arrived there , the paper was
in still greater demand. In the summer
of that year , however , it became evident -
dent that the Federals were coming to
Chattanooga for the purpose of capturing -
ing that important point. And then it
was The Rebel began its meanderings
over the south.
The paper was removed to Marietta ,
Ga. , Messrs. Watterson and Roberts
staying in Chattanooga for a few days
- after the plant had been shipped. The
shelling of Chattanooga in that month
t soon convinced the editors that they ,
too , must go if they would avoid capture -
ture by the Federal army , and they left
to loin the paper. Editor In Chief Wat-
terson had been sharply criticising General -
eral Bragg while the paperwas in Chat-
ltanooga. One evening he visited a gen-
. , 'tleman's house in that town , and it
happened that General Bragg was also
a visitor. The twogentlemen had never
met , and while waiting for the host to
appear , after being ushered into the
; parlor by a servant , Watterson and
i tBraggbegau a casual couversationwhich
soon turned upon the war. Although he
knatt be was in the presence of an officer -
cer of high rank , Watterson little suspected -
pected it was the commander in chief
of the army. He indulged in some criticisms -
? icisms of General Bragg as he had been
doing in The Rebel. The general listened -
ed for awhile in almost speechless won-
- Ider , but controlled himself till his fiery
critic had abused him for some minutes ,
when he arose , and addressingMr. Wat-
terson asked :
"Do yon koiow who I am , sir ? "
. The editor replied that ho had not
that honor.
"My name is Bragg , sir , " said the
now fully aroused commander.
Of course Watterson was somewhat
taken aback , but in his most courtly
and chivalrous manner assured General
; . Bragg that he had not meant to be of-
lfensive , but that his criticisms were
made in goodfaitb and from motives of
sincere desire to promote the welfare of
Ithe Confederacy. But apologies were
- not asked or given.
General Bragg , however , never forgot
nor forgave his critic. After the battle
of Chickamauga , while the paper was .
- at Marietta , Watterson continued his attacks -
tacks on General Bragg , who informed
the publisher of The Rebel that unless
the irate editor were discharged the pai
per could not come into his lines. Mr.
Watterson then realized that he must
, eeek other friends , for he Was not the
'man to retract a word nor to be dictated
to. As editor in chief he would write w
his sentiments despite any one , so he
made arrangements fo become one of
the staff of Lieutenant General Leonidas
Polk. After serving a short time in that
capacity Watterson resigned and became
editor of one of the papers published in
Atlanta.
i After an uneventful existence in Grifs
fin for awhile the approach of the Fed-
'eral army to Atlanta in July of that
year warned the publisher that he must
move on if he would keep The Rebel '
+ afioat and save his scalp , so it was taken
r to Selma , Ala. , that fall.
Hero it was that the eventful paper
came to an untimely end with the Confederacy -
federacy it had so long and faithfully t
nphelL It was in the latter part of r
.April , 1865 , that Selma was taken by b
General Wilson. The Federals knew of
the existence of The Rebel , and one of s
the fast things they did to appease their r
wrath was to fire its office , which was ti
fin a building beside the river and built o
4 artl over it. The Yankees printed a h
e ' small sheet , in which they announced
itheir victory over the "robs" and probably -
; ably the "general orders from head-
quarters" announcing the surrender of
the armies of the southern Confederacy.
They then threw the materials in the
river and burned all the files they could 1
find.-Boston Herald. e
i Society is very queer. The people it
-most sought after are those who do not
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THE DESTRUCTIVE TEREDO.
! mar of W1.res sad Raflread Treetlea
Raised by It.
The teredo is the most destructive
marine animal we have. It enters the
stibmerged part of the piling of wharves
or railroad trestles and bores into the
ulterior. When it penetrates the surface
of the wood it is about the size of apin ,
but increases in size , always lengthening -
ing , but never leaving any part of the
hole it bores until its full mission is
accomplished. In this way it stretches
from the original pin hole entrance far
into the interior of the wood and swells
in size to the diameter of a large lead
pencil. At the big end are the cutters ,
two clam shells that rotate from side to
side and cut a smooth , round hole. The
worm sometimes attains the length of
ten inches.
Hundreds of such worms attack the
exposed wood at the same time , and in
a short time honeycomb it. However
numerous they are , they never interfere
with one another , and no instance is
found where one borer has cut into or
crossed the boring of his neighbor ,
though the partitions left between the
borings are sometimes no thicker than
a sheet of paper. Another peculiarity is
that as the places of entrance are no
larger than pin heads and the worms remain -
main and do their growing inside , the
wood may be almost entirely consumed
inside , yet the surface appears sound
and unaffected. Suddenly , without the
slightest warning , the wooden pile gives
way and its fellows follow in short order -
der , and the wharf which appeared substantial -
stantial is wholly ruined.
To combat the teredo many expedients
have been resorted to. One is to sheathe
the piling in copper. Another is to cover
the surface of the wood with broad
headed tacks-the rust from which
spreads so as to discourage the teredo's
operations. Still another method is to
bail the wood in creosote under heavy
steam pressure , so that the creosote saturates -
urates the fibers of the wood.
All these methods are efficacious , and
the creosote process is used with perfect
success in wharf and trestle building
all along the gulf coast. Its cost is the
chief drawback , a single tick of creosote -
sote timber costing sometimes as much
as $50.-Mobile Register.
SOME PERSONAL PECULIARITIES.
Eccentricities That Fasten Themselves to
Men With the Firmness of habit.
The late Senator Reagan of Texas
used to do his thinking with a short
string on his fingers , and this string he
wound up and twisted and untied and
tied again mechanically as he followed
the debate. Senator Vest always chews
a quill toothpick. Carlisle used to tear
paper into bits and drop the pieces one
by one on the floor. The latter is a tobacco -
bacco chewer and sputters when ho
talks , making it uncomfortable for the
interviewer.
Max Freeman , the expert stage manager -
ager , pulls you by the coat lapel and
then pushes you away with his thumb
in the most embarrassing'manner. . He
will suddenly pull you , and then , as if
he feared you are likely to tread on him ,
push you away from him quite as unex-
pectedly.
Jim Thompson , who aspires to be the
best dressed man in town , and comes
pretty close to it , has been trying to
raise a mustache , but his habit of fingering -
gering one side of it wears that section
out , and then the whole must be shhved
off and he has to begin over again.
A gentleman comes down through
Herald square every day who may be
seen glancing at his left shoulder and
flecking at it with his right hand.
There isn't anything there-not even
the nap of his coat , which he has thus
worn away. Yet he will keep pecking
at it about twice a minute. Another
man of my acquaintance is always
glancing from one shoulder to the other ,
as if to see if they are yet really there.
A popular Pittsburger on the square
sounds your lungs with his forefinger
while he talks to you-tapping away
like a woodpecker on a hollow limb.
Another from the same burg-a good
story teller-always emphasizes his stories -
ries with liberal punches in your ribs.-
New York Herald.
His Words Verified.
About 25 years ago a certain southern
man brought a suit against the South
Carolina railroad for damages to his
property. He lost the case in the superior -
rior court , but insisted upon carrying
t to the supreme court , where he represented -
sented his own cause. He began his argument -
gument by saying whimiseally :
"May it please the court , there is an
old French adage which says , 'A man
ho is his own lawyer bath a fool for a
client. ' "
The next week the supreme court
pronounced its decision , which was adverse - 1
verse to the southerner. He was in Augusta -
gusta at the time , but received the announcement -
nouncement of his second and final disappointment -
appointment by means of a telegram t
ant him by a prominent judge , who
was an intimate friend of his.
The telegram read as follows : "Jndg-
sent for defendant in error. French
'idage affirmed by supreme court. " - s
Youth's Companion. t
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Thne Endeth the Lesson ,
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Her Mother-Bessie , dear , I'm sorry
o see my little girl show such a lack of I
espect for her seniors. 1Vhcn a neight
or comes to call on us , you should sit p
quietly and not speak unless you are
poken to. You do not mean to be dist
spectfnl , l am sure , but you should d
ink of the impression you are making J
n your neighbors , and you will try g
ereafter , I hoe + to- h
Bessie-You'd better look out , mamp
ma. You'll talk yourself to death.i s
Chicago Tribune. s
A. Memorial to Her Pet.
Lowell has on one of her roadsides a
urge urn , which is kept constantly fillt o
d with fresh flowers at the expense of
wealthy lady who resides in the vicinn
y as a memorial to her pet poodle ,
which was killed by the cars at that t
oint.-Boston Herald. a A
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T SCARE RGLA
A FEW DEVICES , SOMEWHAT OUT OF
THE COMMON RUN.
They May Happen to Frighten People Who
Are Not Burglars , but There Is No Doubt
That Most of Them Are Calculated to
Scare Every Time.
A little party of women , brought together -
gether last week by a family reunion
over in Brooklyn , had under debate a
communication recently printed in The
Sun respecting domestic devices to serve
as burglar alarms.
"We believe in tin , " saidone. "John
cut a little groove like half of tin auger
hole across the tops of the front and
back doors , a few inches back from the
outer edge , and before we go to bed wo
poke into each one a stick supporting
some old tinware on the extreme end.
A leaky watering pot , with some old
tin cups inside , hangs on one , and on
the other an old dishpan , with a couple
of baking tins tied to it. So long as the
door stays shut nothing happens , but if
it is pushed open the least mite of a
crack down comes the tinware with a
clatter fit to wake up everybody in the
ward. "
"That's all well enough for your
doors , but how about the windows ? A
thief can open one of these new fangled
catches by poking a table knife up between -
tween the sashes , as easy as you'd say
scat. "
"But that wouldn't open our win-
dows. John has bored holes slanting in
through the window casing into the
sashes and put long iron pins in them.
It is just as if everywindow was nailed
fast , and a burglar , to get in , would
have to cut away the.whole sash. "
"Did any of you ever try newspapers -
pers ? " asked another. "No ? Well , let
me assure you , from my own experience ,
there is nothing better. Lay ono or two
dry newspaper sheets in the lower hall
and pin a couple on the stairs. It is impossible -
possible to step on them without making -
ing a noise that , in the stillness of
night , would surprise you if you never
tried it before. And you can't pick them
up or fold them or slide them out of the
way or step over them without more
noise. As for the ones on the stairs ,
they are simply the thief's despair. My
husband laughed at me wken I first put
them down , but within a week , as it
happened , their efficacy was proved. I
was awakened one night by the rustling
of paper in the hall below and awoke
my husband. We lay quiet and listened.
Presently therd was another rustle.
Then a long silence. Then more rustling -
tling , and as the sound of it died away
we could hear somebody swearing in a
whisper. It was so funny that my husband -
band burst into a roar of laughter , and
the fellow down stairs jerked the front
door open and fled. "
"I don't think scaring a burglar
away is enough punishment for him , "
commented an elderly woman. "He
ought to be hurt somehow. Mr. B.
thinks so , too , and his 'warm welcome
for the uninvited' is something that , as
he says , 'just about fills the bill. ' The
bolts on our front door and the arc light
before it free us of all apprehensions of
attack from that direction , but twice
our house was entered by petty thieves
through the back door , which faces a
dark garden and is in the shadow of a
vine covered porch. The second time
inspired Mr. B. with an idea. At one
side of the door , about the height of a
man's face , he fastened to the wall a
springy bamboo cane , with a tin cup
wired to its free end. During the day
it can be turned up on the wall out of
the way , but at night , when he sets it
for business , it is sprung out about l ;
feet and held there by a short stick and
a figure 4 trigger so set that opening
the door will trip it. The tin cup , I
omitted to mention , holds a good ounce
of cayenne pepper.
"For a month after Mr. B. rigged
that contrivance up nothing happened ,
and he was getting low spirited over
the neglect of the burglars to take note
of Ifs new invention. Then , one night ,
the sharp 'spang' of the cane against
the wall rang sharply all through the
house and woke us up. That was followed -
lowed immediately by language on the
back porch fit to make your blood run
cold. We got to the window in time to
see two men in the garden , one leading
the other , who was howling and swearing -
ing terribly. We fancied that some of
the pepperhad gotinto his eyes. Before
Mr. B. could get his pistol they had '
disappeared in the shrubbery , and we
have not been troubled since. "
"That triggerset to go off when the
[ our was opened , " remarked another
woman , "reminds me of a horrid thing
my husband brought home with him t
from a trip out west last year. It was
Ike a pistol barrel , with a long screw
on one side for fixing it to the door
frame and a long spring on the other to
project over the edge of the door. A lit-
re touch would make the spring fall
hard on .a cap and fire the thing off c
The first night after Jack got home , t
when I was setting chair upside down
against the door , as I always did , he
topped me and put on his new contrapS
ion. When I got up first in the morns
ng , as usual , I had forgotten all about
bat thing , which was down as low as t
my knees , and did not notice it when 1
went to go out. Then it suddenly
eemed to me as if the world had ex- a
Ioded. The thing had worked all right , c
and in addition to making anoise louder s :
Lan the sunset gun at the fort , hadrid-
led the vestibule wall with buckshot.t
ack said 'it would have filled a burs
lar's legs with lead , ' and I believed l
im , but I never would allow him to q
uG it on the door again. One such scare
enough .for a lifetime.New York
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Big English Fit. R
"What makes the rhinoceros so sulky a
day ? " asked the gnu. a
"Some one told him his clothes did
of fit him , " explained the springbok. .
"Dear n > , e ! And he is very angryjja
hat ? He is so thin skinned " -Indian- '
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MINING OF PHOSPHATES.
Where Deposits Are Found and How
They Are Prepared.
The Flprida phosphate deposits are of
great importance , yet their existence
was discovered so recently and their
extent is still so uncertain that few persons -
sons not engaged in the sale of fertilizing -
ing materials have micro owledgo of
the large industry which has sprung up
fn the Peninsular State. It haspractlcal-
Iy created a new city-Ocala-which
had a population of but a few hundred
in 1870 , but is now a thriving business
center with modern improvements ,
banking facilities and ample railway
and transportation facilities. Engineering -
ing , the leading engineering journal of
the world , makes the following statements -
ments concerning the region , which are
of considerable interest as coming from
an unbiased source : "There is no phosphate -
phate region in the world known today
that possesses so many advantages for
successful mining as the Florida depos-
its. The grade of material is the highest
average that is being worked anywhere.
The facilities for moving the products
to points for distribution are good. The
average distance from mines to ports
for shipments is about 150 miles.
"The distributing stations for the hard
rock district arA Port Tampa , Fernan-
dina , Brunswick and Savannah , the
largest tonnage being moved from Fer-
nandina , where storage bins are located
and loading facilities are gocd. Port
Tampa , the terminus of the Plant system -
tem of railroads , is constantly adding
facilities for prompt handling of cargoes
of phosphate and at present very nearly
equals Fernandina in the alnonnt of its
shipments. Railroad are nrnierous and
cheaply constructed when necessary to
extend them into new ectioI1' . The
machinery needed to mine and prepare
the material is simple and inexpensive
compared with that generally used in
other mining operations , and the cost
of a plant with sufficient land to work
upon is within the reach of small in-
vestors. The working days at the mines
are about 280 during the year. The climate -
mate is healthful , laborers readily oh-
tamed at a fair compensation , and
skilled operatives are at hand who are
becoming familiar with the business.
"The mining camps are generally well
regulated , and proprietors and employees -
ees can reside at the mines with safety
and with little inconvenience , as supplies -
plies of all kinds can be readily obtained -
ed at the towns located in the near
vicinity of all the large mining fields.
Telegraph and mailfacilities are within
easy access of nearly every mining camp
in the state. Florida phosphates are
mostly shipped to European ports and
are manufactured into fertilizers in
England , Ireland , Germany , France , ,
and quite recently shipments have been
made to the Sandwich Islands. Foreign
agents of consumers and dealers in phosphates -
phates have their offices near the center
of production , and contracts for deliv-
cry and prices are commonly fixed at
points of shipment , the material being
sold at a price per unit of its contents
of phosphate of lime. The Florida phosphates -
phates are all used in the manufacture
of commercial fertilizers and superphos-
phate.Boston Transcript.
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
He Finds It Hard to Accustom Himself to
Ordinary flours of Living.
"My chief trouble now , " said the retired -
tired bnrghr , "is about my hours. I
have been so long accustomed to working -
ing nights and sleeping days that I find
it difficult to change back to the hours of
other folks. Instead of having my breakfast -
fast at 77 o'clock in the morning I have
it at 7 o'clock in the evening. Some
folks make their dinner the last meal i
in the day , but I never could get used
to that. I can sleep better on a light
meal , so I have my dinner in the middle -
dle of he day-I mean the middle of
the night-and my supper about 5 j
o'clock in the morning. 1
"This schedule works all right for e
the first half of the night. There's pleaa
ty of life then , and I can go to the theater - f
ter and one place and another , but after
dinner , I must say , I find it pretty
tedious. When I was at work and my s
mind was occupied , I never thought
anything about it , but now it is differs
eat. This is a bigger town than it used I
to be , and it's open all night. There's s
plenty of occupations nowadays that Ii
people work at all night , but the people b
that work at 'em are working at 'em. b
Yon don't see 'em around the streets , c
and the general fact remains that most e
people work days and sleep nights , and ti
the cold fact is that from dinner time b
to supper time I feel sort o' lost. h
"But I'm not discouraged. I don't supo
pose I could change the habits of a lifep :
ime in a minute , and I shall just keep u :
on trying till I get my hours shifted c
around again like other people's. " -
New York Sun.
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Trunk Labels. ' a
"I wish you would have a porter f li
ame up and wash the labels off my a s
runks , " remarked a well dressed man i
as he signed his name to thebookat the v
Continental last night. The guest as he d
poke pointed to three big trunks that '
tool in the baggage room. The trunks a
were covered with the various labels w
hat indicated that they had made a dong '
eng continental journey. In days gone P
by these labels were the proper thing , tv
nd the man just home from Europe le
onsidered those glaring tags as almost c
ared. But fashion has changed this re
year , thanks of the Prince of Wales setEl
ing the pace , and now these glaring to
howbills indicative of travel are no' ' le
anger in vogue.Philadelphia Incl
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A Redeeming Feature.
A.-My dwelling is bounded on the
orth by a gas works , on the south b ,
n india rubber works , on the west b ; th
vinegar manufactory and on the east
y a glue boiling establishment. a
B.-A nice neiahborhoed , I : oust say.
A.-Quite so ; but it has one advsnH
age. Lcan alvily tell which v ay the
'rind blows without looking at tiie
xeathercock.-Hnmoristieche Bi otter. 'ra
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ATHE MERCY OF A CATARACT.
perilous Adventure of an Acrobat Under
the Niagara Falls.
"I was pretty near heaven forhalf an
hour , " said H. C. Prentice , the acrobat.
Acrobat Prentice's remark just quoted
was the prelude to the story he told the
Buffalo-Express reporter of his adventures -
tures while viewing Niagara falls for
the first time.
Mr. Prentice and Thomas Adamson
went to the falls , and they tried to keep
together as they went from point to
point viewing all the famous spots about
the cataract. They spent an hour or so
in viewing the falls from above , and
then they put on rubber suits and started -
ed below. They went down the elevator
and then down the stairway to the
rocks. After a time they concluded that
they had seen all that was to be seen
below , and were upon the point of returning -
turning when Prentice told Adamson to
go and ask one of the guides if there
were anything else to be seen down
there. Mr. Adamson turned about and
went to hunt for the guide. Ho was
gone about five minutes , and when he
came back his friend Prentice was
missing. Adamson was puzzled at the
disappearance of Prentice. Adamson
had spent about half an hour looking
for Prentice , when the news reached
him that his companion had been found
down between the rocks up to his neck
in water. In a few minutes after this
news reached Adamson he was joined
by Prentice , who told of his experiences
after Adamson had left him to look for
the guide.
Mr. Prentice said that after Adamson
turned back ho thought ho would walk
down into a gully between the rocks.
Ho noticed that it was comparatively
dry there. He was therefore considerably -
bly surprised soon after ho got down
into the gully to have a stream of water -
ter two feet deep and moving with
great violence strike him in the back
of the legs. The stream was so strong
that it staggered him , and to avoid be.
ing swept from his feet and carried on
into the river ho crouched down in an
angle of one of the rocks , with his back
to the torrent and braced himself to resist -
sist the power of the stream that had
cut off his line of retreat. He had hold
of the edge of the reek with his hands
and lie ( lid not dare to let go for fear
the current would sweep him cut from
behind the angle. Ho yelled for help ,
but ho noise of the water drowned his
cries. At one time he looked over the
edge of the reek and saw the Maid of
the Mist 100 feet away in the river. Ho
shook his head , hoping that the passengers -
gers on the little boat would notice the
motion , but no one saw him.
After lie crouched down behind the
rock the water wf shed over his body up
to his neck. Howas on thepoint of giving -
ing up when a stranger who had also
come down to the rocks saw him and
notified the guides. Prentice was hauled
out with a pole. The stream of water
that surprised him camefrom a millrace
that is closed part of the time.
BROKEN HEARTS IN FRANCE.
Held of Less Account by the Law Than
Broken Legs.
In no instance does the profound difference -
ference of national character in England
End France appear more striking , says
our Paris correspondent , than in the
views held on both sides of the channel
retarding breath of promise. Of course
engagements are broken off in France
Is well as in England , but it is only in
England that heavier damages are
awarded for a broken heart than for a
broken leg. The offense is all but unknown -
known in the French law courts , t
whether it is that Frenchmen are less
nelined to it or that the French girl '
dislikes bringing her sentimental troubles -
bles into court. To show English readers - s
ers how incredibly prejudiced French
persons of both sexes are upon this sub-
ect it is enough to say that a young I
ady who attempted to turn her wound-
d feelings into cash would be regarded s
S only a degree less mean than the
aithless man. I
The very small number of suits for
breach of promise have always been I
upported by a plea that the lady was t
pnt to expense , and there must be be-
ides evidence of an intent to deceive.
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Damages in an case are very small bec
rde the royal amounts awardedbyEng
sh juries. Recently an action for i
reach of promise a l'Anglaise was
rouglit into the Third Paris police
curt. The lady and her father , as near-
st friend , produced a bill showing that
ey were S0 out of pocket for the
token engagement. They might have
ad this ; but , badly advised , they put
n another item of 350 for the moral
ejudice. The French judge did not h
derstand this , and he dismissed the a
use.-London News. P
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Napoleon's Statement About Enghien. U
When Napoleon was on his deathbed , b
maladroit attendantreadfrom an Eng- fr
sh review a bitter arraignment of him
guilty of the duke's murder. The dy-
ng man rose , and catching up his will
wrote in his own hand : "Iliad the Dac , a
'Enghien seized and tried because it b
'as necessary to the safety , the interest e
nd the honor of the French people , j
hen by his own confession the Comte n
'Artois was supporting 60 assassins in ti
aris. Under similar circumstances I w
ould again do likewise. ' Neverthe-
ss hegavehimself theutmost pains on
ertain occasions to unload the entire Cc
sponsibility on Talloyrand. To Lord t
rington , to O'Meara , to Las Cases , fr
Montholon , he asseverated that Talw
yrand had checked his impulses to
emency."Life of Napoleon , " by
ofessor William M. Sloane , in Cen-
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Hleptophotography. ask
He-See that nice looking chap over h
ere ?
She-Of course I do. Would I miss :
nothing like that ? ; in
He-Well , you want to watch him. ' is
e'11 take arything in sight. w
She-Gracious. Is he a kleptomaniac ? '
He-No. He's amateur
- an photog-
pher.Detroit Free Press I
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CAME 70
WHEN RICHARD LO VELACE
RICHARDWOO.
WOO.
The foot of time make fast their pace , . -
And we , like players in a play ,
Strut tip and down our little space , _
best we may.
And net our parts as
Alas ! Alack , and well a day !
The stage is dlght in somber hue ,
held sway , '
Where once that stately vogue
When Richard Lovelace came to woo.
And much wo marvel as we trace
The feuds and foibles passed awaY. : .t '
While pomp of power and pride of p ,
Troop down the years in grand array.
1n court and camp , in fete and fray , t
Fickle and flippant , stanch and true ,
Such were the gallants , bold and gay ,
When Richard Lovelaco came to woo.
] n doublet flue and frills of lace , . . j
o lover sought his suit to pay , 1
WithF such a form and such a face.
could resist his plea , I pray ?
And then that tender roundelay ,
Co like a wood dove's plaintive coo
Sweet Lucy could not say him nay ,
When Richard Lovelnco came to woo.
n voY.
Ho , Kentish towers ! Your lordly race
Had swords to draw and deeds to do , - i
In that eventful year of grace ,
when Richard Lovelaco came to wool t
-L. H. Foote in Overland Monthly. ,
A VALUABLE DIME. , ,
Ten Cent Pieces Coined In San Francisco
In 189.1 Are tVortlt 83 Each. ,
Whoever has a dime of 1894 coined
by the Sau Francisco mint has a coin
for which $5 has already been offered ,
and when all the facts am known n-
glrring its scarcity it is not unlikely ] ii i i
that it will command a much higher
premium.
Inquiry at the mint elicited the in- ti'
formation that during the fiscal year of
1894 only 24 dimes were coined at the 1
San Francisco mint. How this came
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about was told by Chief Clerk Robert
Barnett.
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"All undercurrent subsidiary coins- a I ,
viz , those containing other than the design - c
sign now being used-when received at i
the snbtreasury are not again allowed
to go into circulation , but are sent to h
the mint to ho rccoi ed with the current - ,
11J
rent design. In the course of the year i I
1894 we received a large sum in these i
coins , but having an ample stock of ,
dimes on hand it was not intended to
coin any of that denominatiouiin 1894. J (
However , when nearly all of his sub-
sidiary coin bullion had been utilized , r
we found on our 11511(15 a quantity that
would coin to advantage only into iiq
dimes , and into climes it was coined ,
making just 24 of them.
"My attention was first drawn to the ,
matter particularly by the receipt of a '
letter from a collector somewhere east f'
requesting a set of the coins of 1894. i I
In filling this order I found there were r
no dimes of that date on hand. Subsequently -
quently I received quite a number of
similar letters and in each case was of
course unable to furnish them. I
"Plenty of dimes were coined that +
year at Philadelphia and New Orleans
mints , but there are many collectors
who accumulate the coinage of each i
mint , as each has its distinguishing , I
mark. Those coined hero bear a letter S
under the eagle. New Orleans uses the
letter 0 and Carson City the letter C , ; 1 ;
while Philadelphia coins are identified
by the absence of the letter.
\Ve receive each year about 50 re- 1 l
quests from coin collectors for coins ,
mostly for those of silver.San Frau- ' I
Cisco Bulletin. '
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Lincoln's Good Breeding. ;
The writer remembers very well to
have heard a very fastidious lady , a
member of the Speed household , say
that , though at that time Lincoln had I
none of the polish and gracefulness to l
bo expected from those acquainted with , '
he usages of society , he was ono of na- 1
ture's gentlemen because of his kindliness -
ness of heart and innate refinement.
And aftersayingthis sherecalled an in-
tance of real good manners on his part. , , .
At dinner there was a saddle of mutton.
The servant after handing the roast I E (
aglass of jelly. Mr. Lincoln took
the glass and ate the jelly from it. The '
ervant got another glass and passed it
around. Mr. Lincoln noticed that the
others at table merely took a spoonful.
Without embarrassment or apology he '
aughed quietly and remarked , "I seem i
o have taken more than my share , "
and then he went on with his dinner.
host persons , this lady thought , after , ,
ommitting such a solecism would have
been covered with confusion and profuse l
n apologies.-John Gilmer Speed in l '
Ladies' Home Journal. ' i
Beggars Bothered the Bostonian. ,
Last week a citizen of Boston was
F touched for a dims „ four times in :
walking two blocks on Broadway , New ;
York. All of the beggars were well
dressed. It was rainy , and two of them I
ad silk umbrellas. One of them sported +
watch chain , while the tops of a con- 1
le of cigars stuck out the vest pocket I
f another. H ow such men have the ,
erve to beg on the street in a brisk ,
usinesslike way is a mystery to a man , t
om Boston.-Boston Post. - ' : ;
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Equal to the Occasion ,
Mrs. Luhm , an Oshkosh ( Wis. ) won- ,
n , had arranged to have an addition F'
hilt to her barn , but a neighbor threat-
led to enjoin her from building. She
was equal to the occasion. During the
ight she hired 20 carpenters , and with , .
e aid of an electric light the building
as erected before da broke.
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There is an English superstition all - I
to b y Milton that when cats wadi
heir faces an d lick their bodies - "
more n
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equently than usual a change in the A
eather is imminent and thatrain with '
wind may be anticipated. ' ,
Eve must have felt that she had lost lit' -
e of the chief joysof fresh younglove
hen she reflected }
that she could not
Adam if she was the fast woman
e had ever cared for.
Get your enemies to read your works "
order to mend them , for your friend 1 i
so much like your second self that he
ill judge too much like you.-Pope. f
There are two sides to every question
ours and the wrong side. -
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