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GRN’L OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
STATIC.
Governor.Silas Holcomb
Lieutenant Governor. . J. E .Harris
Secretary ot State.Wm. F. Porter
State Treasurer.John B Meserve
State Auditor. .John F. Cornell
Attorney General—..O. J. Sinythe
Coin. [>ands and Buildings.J. V. Wolfe
Supt. Public Instruction_W. H. Jackson
REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY.
Thus Rawlins, Wakefelld; (.'has Weston,
Hay Springs; H. I<. Ooold, Ogalu; Ohas H.
Morrill, Lincoln; E. Van Ferrlll, Kearney;
Geo F. lteuower, Wlsner
Representatives First District, J. U. Strode
Second, H. D. Merc, r. Third. 8. Maxwell,
Fonrth, W. L. Stark, Fifth, It. D. Sutherland,
Sixth, W. L. Green.
CONUUESSI ONAL.
Senators—W. V. Allen, of Madison; John
M. Thurston, of Omaha.
JUDICIARY.
Chief Justlee.....A. M. Post
Associates...T.O. Harrison and T. L.Norvall
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
judge.M. P. Klnkald, of O'Neill
Reporter....J. J. King of O’Neill
judge.W. H. Westover, of Kushvllle
Reporter.• *hn Maher, of Kushvllle.
LAND OFFICES.
o’mnx.
Register.. ..
Receiver.
.S. J. Weekes.
.K. H. Jenness.
COUNTY.
udijo..ClarenceSeJah
Clerk of the District Court.John Sklrvlng
Treasurer"11"".. '.'.:'." .".H. R. Henry
Deputy.....A. F. Mullen
Clerk. J. M. Lels
Deputy.Casper Kngelhaupt
Sheriff.....JohnM. Stewar
Deputy.W. H. Blackmer
Supt. of Schools.J. O. Morrow
Assistant.Miss Annie Lowrie
Coroner. I*. B- °}ln®
8urveyor.:::::"::;.\::;;:::'W".R.,Dutieer
Mtorney.
6 UP EH VU30H&
FIRST DISTRICT.
Cleveland, Sand Creek, Dustin, Saratoga,
ituek Falls and Pleasantvlew:J. A. Robertson
SECOND DISTRICT.'
Shields, Paddock, Scott, Steel Creek, Wll
uwdale and Iowa—J. U. Hopkins.
THIRD DISTRICT.
Grattan and O’Neill—Mosses Campbell.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Ewing, Verdigris and Deloltr—L. O. Combs
FIFTH DISTRICT,
Chambers, Conlev, Lake, McClure and
1 nman—8. L. Conger.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
3wan. Wyoming, Fairvtew, Francis. Green
Valley, Sheridan and Emmet—Wm. Uayes
8BVENTH DISTRICT.
Atkinson and Stuart— W. N. Coats.
OUT OF O’NEILL.
Supervisor, £. J. Mack; Justices, R. 11*
Benedict and S. M. Wagers; Constables, Ed.
McBride and Perkins BruokB.
COtJNOnj*BN—FIRST WARD.
For two years.—D. H. Cronin. For one
year—O. W. Hagensick.
SBOORD WARD.
For two years—Alexander Marlow. For
one year—W. T. Evans.
THIRD WARD.
For two years—Charles Duvls. For one
year—E. J. Mack.
CITT orriocus.
Mayor, H. E. Murphy; Clerk, N. Martin;
Treasurer, John McHugh; City Engineer
John Uorrlsky; Police Judge, H. Kautzmenr
chief of Polloe, P. J. Blglin; Attorney,
'l'hos. Car Ion; Welghmaater, D. Stannard.
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OR ATT AN TOWNSHIP.
Supervisor, K. J. Uayes; Trearuror. Barney
1 dJreevy: Clerk, J. sulllvan; Assessor_Ben
f , ijicra, o. ouuifoih ttDOUD:w*nr
■Souring: Justices, M. Castello and Oh£s«
./ WiJcox; Constables, John liorrisky and Ba.
YV1JCUA, uUllBluUlDS) uUlIU UU11WAJ
Mo Bride; Uoad ovefseer dist. 26, Allen Brown
(list. No. 4 John Enright.
.■OLDIEUS* RELIEF C0MN18SI0N.
Kogular meeting first Monday In Febru
ary of eaoh year, and at sueh other times aa
te acemed necessary, itobt. Gallagher, Page,
chairman; Wm. Bowen, CNeill, secretary;
li. U. Clark Atkinson.
JX. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH,
ij Services every Sabbath at 10:80 o'olock.
-Very Rev. Cassidy, Postor. Sabbath aohool
Immediately foUowing services.
VfiKTHODIST CHURCH. Sunday
Al services—Preaohing 10:30 A. H. and 8:00
p.M. Class No. 1 0:30 A. M. Class No.) 2 (Ep
worth League) 7:00 P. M. Class No. 8 (Child
rens) 3:00 P. M. Mind-week services—General
prayer meeting Thursday 7:30 p.m. All will
he made welcome, especiatlv strangers.
E. T. GEORGE, Pastor.
g 1 A. R. POST, NO. 88. The Gen. John
UT. O’Neill Post, No. 88, Department of Ne
braska G. A. K., will meet the first and third
Saturday evening of each month In Masonlo
hall O'Neill 8. J. SMITH, Com.
CLKHORN VALLEY LODGE, I. O. O.
Hi f, Meets every -Wednesday evening In
Odd Fellows’ hall. Visiting brothers oordlally
invited to attend.
W. H. Masob. ». G. O. L. Bright, Sec.
i 1 AHFIKLl) CHAPTER, R. A. M
VJTMeets oa tint and third Thursday of each
month in Magonlo hall. „
W. J. Dobbs Sho J. C. Harnish. H, P
KOFF.—HELMUT LODGE, C. D.
. Convention ever;
lUmJhA JJUXFUm. U • AM*
very Monday at 8 o dock p.
•’ hall. Visiting brethem
m. In Odd Fellows'
oordlally Invited.
Arthur Ootkendall. C. 0.
E. J. Mack. K. of K. and 8.
O’NEILL ENCAMPMENT NO. 80.1.
0.0. F. meets every second and fourth
Fridays of eaoh month In Odd Fellows' Hall.
Ohab. Bright, H. P. H. M. Tttlet, Scribe
Eden lodge no. 41, daughters
OF UBBEKAH, meets every 1st and :id
Friday of eaoh month In Odd Fellows’ Hall.
Agnes T. Bentley. N. G.
Dora Davidson, Seo.
/'JARFIELD LODGE,NO.85.F.&A.M.
VJT Regular communications Thursday nights
on or before the full of the moon.
J. J. Kino, W. M.
Harry Dowling, Sec.
HOLTM1AMPNO. 1710, m. w. op a.
Meets on ttie first and third Tuesday in
eaoh month In the Masonic hall. *
Neil Bhbnnan, V. C. D. H. Oronin, Clerk
AO, U. W. NO. 153. Meets second
• and fourth Tudsday of eaoh month in
Masonic hall.
0. Bright, Uec. 8. B. Howard, M, W.
A Clever Triok.
It certainly looks like it, but there is
really no trick about it. Anybody can
try it who has lame back and weak
kidneys, malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bitters. This
medicine tones up tbe whole system,
acts as a Bti ran lent to tbe liver and kid
neys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic.
It cures constipation, headache, fainting
_ spells, sleeplessness - and melancholy.
(It ia purely vegetable, a mild laxative,
\ And restores tbe system to its natural
i vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be con
vinced that they are a miracle worker.
Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents
a bottle at P. C. Corrigan’s drug store.
FOR SALE—Thirty head of white
face Hereford young bulls.
17tf Jacob Kraft, Stuart, Neb.
THE DUPLICITY OF IT.
ELL, old fellow, I
wish you joy,” said
H u n 11 y Johnson,
when his friend
Dick Beaufort, after
the fashion of.the
newly-accepted lov
er, had finished a
panegyric in praise
of his lady-love.
Dick Beaufort and
H u n 11 y Johnson
were bosom friends;
as young lawyers they occupied the
same chambers In the city, and had
never in their lives had a serious quar
rel.
“Don’t you think she is quite the
loveliest girl in London, Huntly?” con
tinued Beaufort, ardently.
“Yes, old man,” replied his friend, "I
think she Is much better looking than
that celebrated actress, Kitty Haw
thorne, whom you—er—well, were
rather sweet on, don’t you know?”
"I certainly did make a fool of my
self over that' girl, but that was some
time ago. I hope Dorothy has never
heard about it. You know, she is just a
little bit jealous," said Dick Beaufort, a
trifle uneasily.
“Yes, I believe she is rather jealous,”
said his friend.
"How in the world can you know
anything about it, old chap,” said Beau
fort, rather surprised; "but I have
heard you were rather gone on her your
self not long ago, and, in fact, that you
proposed to her, eh?”
"Perhaps I did,” said Johnson, star
ing hard at the ceiling.
“Well, I’m going out this evening.
Sorry I can’t ask you to come with me.
Hope you’ll.enjoy yourself, old man.”
“I dare say I shall,” responded John
son, trying to force a smile. “I think I
know where you are going; at any rate,
it is nowhere where an old bachelor like
myself is wanted.”
The door banged, and Huntly John
son was left' alone with his thoughts,
which were not of the most pleasing
character.
"So she has Jilted me and accepted
Dick Beaufort, has she?" soliloquized
the young man. "Well, I always
thought that I was rather more of a
favorite with the girls than he, but
then, he Is so handsome.” He thought,,
for some time, and as he pondered his
face grew darker and darker. "No,” he
suddenly shouted, "he sha’n’t marry
her; though he is my greatest friend.
Ood knows I love her more than I do
him. But how can I prevent It?” He
thought again for some time, and then
murmured to himself, softly: “I know.
What Is the good of a hobby If one
does not use It for practical purposes?”
It must here be explained that Huntly
Johnson was an exceedingly successful
amateur photographer, and he had
some time ago learned how to do what
is called In the phraseology of the pho
tographer "double printing.” Tl.is con
sists In printing different pictures on the
paper by means of using two distinct
negatives. Now, Huntly Johnson had
taken a snap-shot of Dick Beaufort
kissing his sister some time back, which
Miss Farquhar had not seen; he had al
so taken a photo of Kitty Hawthorne.
He now proposed to print Kitty Haw
thorne's face instead of Miss Beaufort's
into the photograph, and as the two
girls were of similar size and build, the
photograph would appear to represent
Dick embracing Kitty Hawthorne. If
Dorothy were to see this photograph,
Johnson reflected that she would prob
ably break off her engagement with
Dick Beaufort Immediately, especially
as the photograph would be carefully
dated some days after her betrothal. It
was a mean trick to play any man; and
Huntly Johnson felt more than ever
ashamed of himself for acting in such a
dishonorable manner toward his old
friend. But he was of a very firm na
ture, and had determined that by fair
means or foul he would prevent the
marriage.
The next morning Johnson went to
his dark-room, and, bringing out'the
negatives, succeeded, by means of the
"JOHNSON! WHAT DOES THIS
MEAN?”
process before described, In producing
the desired result. He chuckled to him
self when he thought of the effect which
It would have on Dorothy Farquhar, but
his pleasure was considerably lessened
when he pictured to himself the pain
which he would cause a friend who had
always acted nobly toward him.
As Dick Beaufort was going out that
evening, Johnson asked him If he
thought Miss Farquhar would care to
come In on a certain date which he men
tioned and look over some photos which
he had taken lately. Dick Beaufort
knew that Dorothy, who took what Is
called a "sisterly interest”-'in. Huntl.v
Johnson, would be pleased to come, es
pecially as she took a great interest In
photography herself; so he replied:
"Certainly, old fellow. I'll give her your
message. I’m sorry that I have an en
gagement on the 15th, but I have no
doubt you two will be quite interested
discussing photography.”
Johnson thought .It just as well that
Dick should be out on that particular
date, and he quite agreed with his
friend that Dorothy Farquhar and he
would be very much Interested, perhaps
p^nfully so as to one party.
Huntly Johnson had all his latest
photographs In readiness on the day in
question, and as he heard the knock at
the door which announced Miss Far
quhar’s arrival, he placed a certain
i photograph on the table in a fairly con
spicuous place.
Johnson forgot all about Dick and the
shabby trick he was playing him as he
talked to this charming girl. “What
lovely photographs you take, Mr. John
son. 1 really think they are better than
of many professionals, the por
traits are so extremely life-like. Now,
this one of—Oh, Mr. Johnson, whatever
Is this?—Dick, and—and au actress;
taken yesterday, too! Oh, it can t be
my Dick.” The poor girl sank Into a
chair, and It was only Johnson's pres
ence which restrained her from crying.
For the first t#*e, Huntly Johnson
felt sincerely sorry for her. but he real
ized that he had put his hand to the
plough, a.,d that he could not now turn
back.
“I—er—that Is, I really am very sorry
that you have seen that photograph. 1
did not know it was on the table.”
By this time Miss Farquhar, being
a very self-possessed girl, had quite re
covered herself.
“Will you be so good as to give me a
sheet of note paper and a pen, Mr. John
son?” she said, coldly. ’
"Certainly; can I be of any use to you “
In any other way. Miss Farquhar?”
“No, thank you. I merely wish to
write Mr. Beaufort a short note,” re
turned the girl.
She sat down and, though Johnson
could see she was still very much af
fected, wrote on bravely for a few min
utes; then she handed the note to Hunt
ly Johnson, requesting him to give It to
Mr. Beaufort, and wishing him a good
afternoon, left the house with a firm de
termination never to return to it. < '
Presently Dick entered the room,
“Oh, I thought I should arrive before
she left,” he said in a rather disap
pointed tone. “A note from her,
though. How awfully sweet of her to
write.” Huntly Johnson was seized
with a sudden fear lest Dorothy might
have betrayed him In the note she had
written. “Whatever Is this?” shouted
Beaufort, as he glanced over the first
line of the not&
“Look here, Huntly," cried the young
man, clutching hold of his friend's arm,
”what can Bhe mean by writing about
‘faithlessness,’ love for another wom
an,’ etc? Look at the letter, man.”
Huntly’s face turned ghastly white
as he took the letter from the other’s
trembling hand, but as he read on he
looked more relieved.
i m arraia sne means 10 give you
up, old boy. She said nothing to me
about It, though. I should go and see
her if I were you; there Is evidently
some misunderstanding.”
Johnson knew he was quite safe In
saVlng that much, as he felt' sure Doro
thy would refuse to see Dick. At any
rate It would get him out of the way. for
a time.
“By Jove, I think I will,” said
Beaufort, slightly cheered by this
suggestion; and rushing out of the
room, he made his way to Doro
thy’s house, which was not far dis
tant. Looking at his watch, he found
it was still early in the evening, and he
felt quite certain of seeing his lady-love
and explaining everything there and
then. On inquiring for Miss Fanjuhar,
Beaufort was Informed that she was en
gaged, and could see him on no pretext
whatever.
"Tell her that' I must see her. It Is
a matter of importance.”
But the servant merely repeated her
message, and would not even agree to
take Miss Farquhar a small note, scrib
bled on half a sheet of note paper.
"Miss Farquhar said she would see you
on no account whatever, sir,” was all
that the maid would say.
The door shut In Dick Beaufort’s face
and he was left alone on the doorstep;
he remained there thunderstruck for a
few minutes and then slowly walked on,
wondering what on earth could hawe
given rise to Dorothy’s unfair accusa
tions. Ha paying attentions to a wom
an whose character was, to say the
least of it, shady! Was It likely that
when he had gained the love of a crea
ture little short of an angel In his es
timation, he would be trying to do the
same thing with another woman?
Someone must have been giving her
false Information about him, that was
certain. But who could be the culprit?
Probably one of her admirers, who was
jealous of his success. Could It be
Huntly Johnson? The thought chased
itself quickly through his brain, and
left it as speedily as It had entered. No;
It was an ungenerous thought; he felt
certain that his old friend would be in
capable of such an action.
Huntly Johnson was In his own sit
ting room as Dick entered the house.
"She won’t even see me,” the latter
cried, throwing open the door, breath
less with excitement; “isn’t it a shame,
Huntly? I’ve done nothing to deserve
her throwing me over like this. I think
some cad must have been telling her
lies about me.”
Huntly Johnson winced at this, but,
luckily for him, Beaufort did not notice
It. Beaufort walked to the table, and
began absently to turn over some pho
tographs which were lying there. Sud
denly the other saw him start as he took
up a photograph in his hand; Johnson
made a wild clutch at it, but it was too
late.
“Johnson, what does this mean?”
shouted the young man. “A photograph
of me kissing Kitty Hawthorne! Im
possible! I never did such a thing in
my life.” Suddenly his former suspicion,
that Johnson was the cause of all this
trouble, returned to him. “Johnson,
don’t deny it," he said; "confess that
you did tills out of spite' because I was
going to marry Dorothy Farquhar.”
'An explanation ensued. Johnson was
certainly subdued and humiliated by
Dick Beaufort's kindness. He offered
to make the only amends In his power,
namely to go to Dorothy's house and
confess everything. At first, in answer
to his knock, a message was returned
that Miss Farquhar was engaged and
refused to see him, but by dint of per
severence he was at last allowed to en
ter. Dorothy at first treated him coldly,
but on learning the object of his visit
she reproached him bitterly for his du?
pliclty, but gradually began to take a
more lenient view of his conduct, and
at last forgave him.
Huntly Johnson returned home some
what sad, but happier than he had been
for several days. Dick Beaufort and
Dorothy were married three months
later, and thus ended “The Story of a
Photograph.”
Eujr Marks for Cnpid.
Justice Martin had a rather heavy
wedding ceremony to perform yester
day afternoon, in which the groom
weighed 300 pounds, while the bride
tipped the scales at 286 pounds. The
contracting couple were George Hayes,
45 years of age, and Lettle Kelly, aged
38 years.—Chicago Inter Ocean.
“Ancient” colns.^ many of which an
tedate the Christian era, are made In
large quantities in London, and find
sale all over the world.
SLEEP.
Too Xuch Doll* the Intellect end Weak
ens the Faculties.
Sleep insures rest in its highest de
gree. and rest is necessary for repair,
as all action, whether of mind or body,
involves destruction, says Chambers’
Journal, and without sleep and rest de
1 itruction would proceed so much more
rapidly than repair that our powers
would soon fail altogether, as it is
probable that muscular and mentM
fatigues are due to the waste having
outrun repair. Even plants, are said
to sleep, and they certainly undergo
changes which suggest a waking and
sleeping condition. At evening flowers
close and buds' fold up, not to open
until morning. The intensity of sleep
reaches its taaxitnum depth within the
first hour and then it demlnlshea at
first -rapidly, and ‘afterward slowly.
1 ‘At the end of an hour and a half it
falls one-fourth; at the end of two
hours to ono-eighth of its 'mailtmum
Intensity, and thence onward it di
minishes with gradual diminishing
decrements." Different constitutions
require different amounts of sleep; but
to sleep easily, soundly, and awake re
freshed, is rlghtlv considered a sign of
good health. Wordsworth well ob
serves:
Without thee, what is aU the morning’s
wealth)
Come, blessed barrier between day and
day.
Dear mother of fresh' thoughts and joyous
health.
To much, however, dulls the intel
lect and weakens the recuperative
faculties; while too little prevents the
repair of the nervous system. John
Wesley says that any one can tell how
much sleep he really requires by ris
ing half an hour earlier every morn
ing until he finds he no longer lies
awake on going to bed or awakes un
til it is time for him to get up. Six
to eight hours appear to be ample for
healthy adults, with nine hours every
seventh day; and it must not be for
gotten that mental o^erfatigue is to be
got rid of only by bodily exerolse in
the open air, as this directs the blood
from the head to the muscles A mat)
engaged in intellectual work can rest
his brain during the day turning to
some other pursuit, and does not
therefore require an inoreased amount
of sleep; but one occupied in physioal
labor must proportion his sleep to the
amount of dally strain imposed on his
muscular system.
‘a hustler.
A Sad State of Civ'lliRtfon When Money
Making does So Far.
The "boy was not more than two and
a half feet high, says the New York
Times. But he was intelligent and
energetic, and he hawked bis news
papers with a zeal that would have
been creditable to a high-proof drum
mer. He was not unmindful of bis
dignity, and when ohe Broad street
purchaser accompanied his tender of
payment for a newspaper with a chaf
fing remark the brisk little fellow em
barrassed him with a sharp glanoe
from two snapping black eyes, re
marking the while: "Here is your
change, sir. I hare no time for fool
ing.”
"Keep the change,” said the pur
chaser, dropping the facetious and as
suming a serious air. “Will you tell
me how long you have been selling
papers P”
"I hare been in tt»e newspaper bus
iness three years,” replied the dimin
utive merchant, somewhat ooldly.
"Three years!” exclaimed the man
with unfeigned surprise, "why, my
lad, you do not look big enough to oar
ry a bundle of papers.”
"Notwithstanding,” said the mite,
with unruffled dignity, ‘ ‘I have been
in this business for three years and for
two years before I sold papers I was
in the clothing business.”
"Is it possible," commented the
Questioner with increased surprise.
• ‘See here, my little man, how old are
•you?"
"Nine years old,” calmly responded
the little fellow. "I had to get out
and hustle to help support the family
when I was four years old. I belong
to a family who waste no time. ”
The lad spoke the truth. He was
born in East Broadway and went to
work in his father’s clothing store
when but 4 years old as cash boy.
And there are many more like him in
this large and progressive town.
JL much Married Man.
According to a London paper poly
gamy is practised to an extraordinary
degree in Ashantee. The number of
wives which a man in private life may
have is limited by his ability to purchase
and support them, but the number
which a King may have is limited by
law to the modest number of 8333,
and it is said he usually does not ex
ceed that limit The present King
has actually the allotted number and
he has six hundred children. These
wives, during the working session,
attend to the King's plantations, but
the rest of the time they live at Coomas
sle, the Ashantee capital, where they
occupy two long streets. When they
go out for a walk in a body, as is of
ten the ease, they are preoeeded by a
number, of eunchs. who herald their
coming that all men may disappear
and avoid looking upon them. When
this is impossible they must fall upon
their faoes to the ground. If a white
man happens to be there, and does not
understand the law. the eunchs turn
his face away from the advancing wo
men.
No Chance for Him.
Mr. Colde (to servant)—“I called
here yesterday and you told roe that
your mistress couldn't seo me until her
pet dog was well. How is he getting
on?”
Servant—“Miss Pugge told me to
tell you if you called again, sir, that
the poor, dear, little fellow has the
slow Consumption, —Puok.
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THE CROCODILE.
A. rnr of Hit Peculiar Vtji of Trent
actltf Rtulneot.
There Is little In the animal kingdom
that can look ao dead and be to much
alive aa a crocodile, says the Pall Mall
Gazette. The number of unsuspect
ing persona who have mlataken him
for a log, and have failed to discover
their mistake until it was too late to
be of any benefit to them, will never
be known. In ancient times, several
years prior to the British occupation
of Egypt, some of the people of that
country worshipped the crocodile as a
god, there being nothing else like him.
The fed him on dainties and togged
him out with Jewelry. In other parts
of Egypt, however, the natives looked
upon him os a devil. Having no fire
arms, they did not fill him with lead,
but they managed to Immolate him
successfully with such weapons as
were fashionable at the time. The
crocodile is not so numerous in the
Nile as he was In the days of the
Rameses family. In fact, he rather
shuns the river now below the second
cataract on account of the annoyance
inseparable from tourist traffic. It
seems impossible for a tourist to see
a crocodile without trying to plug him
with a revolver, and to a reptile who
is fond of a quiet life this sort of thing
is simply insufferable. He will not mo
lest a man unless he can take him at
a disadvantage, and so long as man
does not unthinkingly step on him the
crocodile will go his own way and
calmly await his opportunity. He
feeds on fish, but for a course dinner
he would rather have humanity, black
preferred, which shows that there is no
accounting for taste even among rep
tiles. His methods for capturing large
game are plural as well as singular.
Sometimes he will lie on a river bank,
partly covered with sand or mud, until
an absent-minded native wanders
within reach. Having grabbed his
prey, he will waddle Into the water,
and there drown the straggler. He
will then drag his victim ashore and
bury him in sand or mud, and wait
for days before he gorges himself.
HISTORIC QUEBEC.
TmrtM of It Soggaatlva of 8cents In the
Old World.
From Quebec a correspondent writes
to the Farts Messenger: “Id on parle
trancala” might be written on the por
tals of this quaint and picturesque old
city. Strolling In lower Quebec, you
might easily fanny yourself In Amiens
or Dieppe. In the upper town there
is more English, but everywhere an
amusing mixture. On the same card
you will read "Maison a louer,’’ “House
to let;'* oh one side of the door “Pas
d'admission sans affaires”'and on the
other “No admittance except oh ,busl>.
ness.’’ This bilingual necessity1 causes
a little extra painting and printing.
Each railway crossing must be marked
likewise, “Traverse du ohamln de fer”
and every official “notice” must be
printed also in full as an “Avis.” The
blending Is often furious, as when two
adjoining shops have their announce
ments one in French and the other In
English. Along the Grande Alls, run
ning right across the Plains of Abra
ham, you might be In Brussels vor
Paris, only that Clifton terrace seems
to recall you to Kensington. Ameri
can travelers for whom Europe Is too
distant are advised to go to Quebec,
there to find a bit of.the mediaeval old
world transplated to the new, but still
embalmed In Its ancient religious sen
timentalism, upon which the rush and
roar of modern unrest produce as little
effect as the Atlantic breakers on the
cliffs of Cape Breton. French con
tinues uppermost until you ppgp Mon
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