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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1896)
"Z'."'. J3LiT,k "' ". f" 3 tr r ji- ' T jmMMff ipinmuMwiwii'' ta ii"i iiwi in' .tmmvi i;- . .t.i- -n.i g.-.-a-, . .t tffi rTtuvj-taum tnmmrmlunmmttn'm'i"n';rw't"i jk.? ft?wiJWiH':hAw-'- -. "W . " ' WAO TIME FniGNDS. JOHN H.iunRATr. & "rt 'P. TIARA FOR MME. NORDtrA. Twa Hnrtl to Ueulda Wlilrh Told th II ti Cicrtpo from 'capture Wlie-i n fuavMWMaHBewm I "Jack" Sehuylcr U floart. Thus ends ono of tho funniest fouda 1 have ever hoard of. On my wny Into tlio lumber region of Pennsylvania BOpo yearn ngo I encoun tered Col. "Tom" Plokcrt, who asked my domination. Tho colonel Is ono of tho big men rhysleally. socially and financially of I'ottailllo. "You'll make Lockbawn ypur Ucnd quartern, I suppoeo?" JfS faluV when 1 had told him of my.' projected trip ' 'Well, go to the Gallon house, kept 1 "Jack" Schuyler, frlond of mine, good follow, but peculiar In ono respect uo't ' ' tho worst liar I ever mot. Just regis tcr from I'ottsvillo and ho'll do tht test." I urged the colonel to tell mo more ' of this prospective host. "Well, you peo, wo belonged to the pamo cavalry regiment In the irmy.: Rooked "like each other, tho toys usad to J8ay. He was major and I lieutenant' colongl. I never led a chargo or had n 'brush' with' tho enemy, or conducted a ''foraging party, or, or In fact, novcr did anything worth mentioning but "Jack" claimed tho credit, and, on the strength of our resemblance, moro than ' jiaU tho time ho got 1U Whenever he mode ft blunder I was blamed for It. .tigod fellow, don't you Jinow, but a ,)Uar.' ' As I placed my grip on tho counter nt i (he Fallon uoubo I noticed that there 'really was a Btrlklng resemblance in tho ' man who presided over tho register to Col. "Tom" Plck'crt. Their nosos were molded on tho eamo horolc linos, their ' hoards Were shaped alike and tho name length and color.'and tho shaggy, ovcr- 'hanging oyobrowo were marked foa turca in each. In detail and resem blance they might have bcon taken for brothers. " "From Pottsvlllo, ch?" ho said, ns I ? laid aside tho pen. "Inow Tom Plck .ert? Queer fellow, ain't lm? Worst liar In the tate,'I, believe." ', "That so?" I said. "I always thought f Very well of him." "Ho may be changed now," said the major. "I horo ho is. Why, we wero jjj tlio army togothor, in tho eamo regi ment. Ho Was lieutenant-colonel and I 'Avas major. Whenever I took out a party on .scout duty, or to conduct an ammunition train' through a particu larly dangerous district, Jr was particu larly lucky In foraging, Ihe ofllccrs of tho other regiments vOro always. In Sited out to hoar 'Tom' tell how ho did Jt. Took all tho credit and mado be illove Jt was himself. I was blamed .for all his mistaken. "Wo looked a llt jAlo alikjo then; ityjy used to say. Tom's ,a good follow, but ha often made me J'mad b hiB lies. Do you ever drluk ' anything?" Subsequently I discovered that at rtg ' JmePtfli, and, other reunlonB each took .delight In collecting a cotcrlo nnd point ing out the other aB a liar. Thon they 'toasted each other, and, like blg ''"hcartcd old vetcranc, Ehook hands, to .ihe'aitonlchmcnt of nl). It wao "Tom" nd "Jack" fllwayo, Kansas City f lines. Ukci Ilooth'a Mcxnso BtraUbod on tai4 f On August 13, 1SC4, John Wilkes pooth was playing a dramatic engage ment 'in Mcadvlllo, Pa. Upon bis ar rival in tho 'city that day ho registered JUt the Mcllenry house, then kppt by a Wr. R. M. U. Taylor, and after the per formance la tho evening retired alono ' Jo Ma .jpom. When the servant en tered his room tho uefct morning, after 'Booth had left tho hotol and city, an inscription was discovered scratched In a largo hand on ono of the wlndow ' panes:, 'Abe Lincoln departed this life Aup'l3th, 1SG1, by tho effects of pol eon." Little attention was paid to tho writing on tho glow at tho time, but ,as soon as It waa learned that Booth had killed tho president tho circum stances connected with tho window in scription wero recalled, tho glnss was removed from Us Ba3h, framed In u 'plain black wooden frame,, a pleco of lartt ,elvvt bviing placed' at Its back Jo facilitate reading; and, the signature of Booth entered on the'- register on Aug. 13 was cut from tho book nud at tached to tlio window-glas3. Tho orlg JnnJ L P.auu is now In tho possession of thb war department, to which it was presented by tho daughter of the owner flf tho hotel, Mlss Mary Mcllenry, some rtime after tho assassination of the 'president. All of the circumstances in connection with tlie glass are certified to by MIbb Mcllenry and by other resl lonta of Mcadvlllo. "F6ur Lincoln 'Conspiracies." ' tt 'I ' I)ro mill I'rrramr, Every woman should keep In mind be analogy between the dross and the perfume; thoy should be harmonious 'For instance, tho only permlssablo mat ter for an American woman to perfume Iter ardrobo ft through tho use of 'sachots.llght fluffy dreeaw suggest some subtle eccnt, Uko that of apple bios- 'soms, heavy material bolng cusceptlble to a more clinging fragrance. Linen Suggests lavender and rose. ' The sachets are now being made In all Ulzea and ehapeu, to be used in veil caaed, bonnet boxes, wardrobes, ' and ''thoy aro oven turned Into their tin 'slippers. If your evening bonnet Is of roaca use rote suchet; If of vlolot so be ''tho odor violet; If of carnation the lat ter spicy fragram-o la In keeping lany persons who aro authority on the subject maintain that sandalwood is the proper and correct sachut for cloth dresses and furs, i i rrt Mixllral hchouU. Foreigners who aro not bachelors of Arte or sciences nrfti) b excluded from tbo Paris medical ochools1 as the lab oratories aro ovcrcfowticd and oven enough subjects for digsectlou cannot fc obtalaed, , , ' J' I 11'.. it I'anal Zntl IVA. Whether Surrat,t was in tho city ohd thnt day will probably" novcr be posi tively known. During his trial ho at tempted to prove that ho was in Kl mlra, N. Y., doing special sorvlco for tho Confederacy, atjd tho proof which he furnished wns Eufllclent to convince eight of tho twelve Jurors that he was njit prcBont and took ro part In tho plot. Surrntt claims to have first learned of tho murder on tho morning following tho assassination from the newspapers whllo In Elmlrn, nnd on tho next morning, whllo en route to New York city, ofhls Mispccled com plicity In tho plot, ' Ho fled Iramedate ly to Canndaj whero ho remained con cealed by Catholic priests for nearly five months. Leaving Canada, ho wcn' to England, Jhenco to Paris, and theuct to Home, whero, under tho name of Watson, ho nllstca in tho Zouavc3 o tho Popo. While In tho Papal zouaves ho wat rccdgulzcd b a Canadian acquaint ance, who bctrayea hlra. On the da following his arrest, whllo under the guard of six men, ho leaped blindly from a rocky precipice over 100 feet In depth, and, nllghtL.g by chance on a prbjectlng rock thirty feet below, clam bored quickly down the abys3, escaped reached Naples' In tho course oj: a week, and sailed to Alexandria on the same vessel which carried the instruction to the consul thero thnt led to hla cap ture Kg waa finally brought back' to tho United States nnd tried at Wash ington Vy n civil court. Tho trial ex tended over a period of two months and moro than 200 cltlzena appeared ov tho Btand, Tho Jury disagreed, as abov stated, and the government did'n" prosecute tho caso further. "Four L n "oln Confplracios," by Victor toul Mason, In tho Century. A FIGHT WITH Al-LIQATORO. Titer Alturkrd n Uuornt: Tr.im pii-l rniiRht 1 1 4 ltrlrir. J. A. Dalton, of Barton, returned lately from hla torrilo r?rm oar White Haven and tells a thrilling story of a battle with alligators Bays the Florl la Times-Union. D; Ron's partner, J. B. Lovcring, droo a w gen, to which t.vo horses were attached, 1ito Lako "Win terset to fill some barrels with water. Whllo Loverlng wao a; wprk tho hor cs began to scream in mortal agony and ho realized that they wero bcli g attasi.ed by alllgiatcra. Tho horses plunged vio lently, but soon fell down, their legs having been broken. When tho hor&es fell tho 'gators roso and began o tear tho bodies of the anlmels. Loverlng had a Winchester and began firing at tho 'gatois, hoping to dnvo them away. The shots, however, Increased tho anger of the saurlans, and they made a rush for tho wagon and overturned It. Lov erlng, holding thp rifle, fell into tho water near a big 'gator, which Immedi ately made for tho man. As the 'ga:or caino Loertug thrust tho rlflo Into his mouth nnd llred, the bullet inflicting a mortal wound. In Its death agony tho saurian swung its tail atd knocked Lev eling out of tho water' and onto tho beach, twonty f cot away. At this puno turo Dalton arrived nnd dragged Lover lng nway, Assiotanco was irocurcd and tho horses and wagon pulled out. Tho horses were dead, having been hor ribly mangled by tho 'gatorn. It Is thought Locrlng drovo his team into a den of 'gatorB, judging from the num ber that was seen. MIIOl'tlC ItO'T ltll-OIH. English browcrs aro unanimously op posod to tho protective prlnclplo and to anything that looks towards its restora tion. It is poii-ted out by a Nineteenth Century contributor that these came brewers aro among tho greatest monop olists and the best i rotectod classes to be found In any country. In tho first pldce. thoy have obtained a complcto monopoly of tho public houses, for they have bought up all the places that ere legalized for tho soiling of beer, wholesale and retail. Tho farmer la at their mercy, for thoy buy nls barley In the cheapest markot and sell tho product of It In tho dearest. Not only that, they swamp him with barley from foreign countries and with sugar for manufacturing beer, produced by negroes, who work for 1 shilling a day New York Wot Id. A Ooi.d Thlnu. Lord Wolsoley. the Urltlsh com-mander-ln-cltlot, in ' a public nddroaa recently, said that h,o could not help thinking it was a good thing for the school children of the United Stales to bo brought up in tho conviction that thoy belonged to the greatest nation In tho world, and must be ready to ll&ht for it, and ho addod that ho would like to seo every child in an English school taught to admlro and lovo his country and; the constitution under which he lived, so tLat ho would be prepared to maintain that cencututiou against all comers. llveiil siii,npiux. Mrs. Blosom "I dreamed last night I was in Heaven." Mr. Blossom "What was it like?" Mrs. Blossom -"An inioienso dry goods Btore, and I didn't have to do anything but ao;i. And, oh. Joe, you should lme seon tho baigaiii counter! Why, they had goods marked ut 93 cents that would nae coat a dollar here." San Fmuclsco CrII. 'Tri,ori (i.iinrK. Of all the sovereigns of tho world, tlio alub ot Persia Is ,salil to possess tho largest treasure in Jewels nnd gold or namonts, it blng valued t 580,000,000, Tho cujot obJwt of value ts tho gold crown of rprtlau rulers, In tho torm ot a.' PPt of flowers, which ts surmounted by'nr vtneut ritbjs tho size of a hen's 0S. iClosipg .Out F(Ti(eNoxt THIRTY ,my oinrr stogK i ULU at theiLowcsl. Possible PriGfts i) cost, tyt 'k V. f -n'4pii2ip- :! Eyot Openers. A new lot of sOmca jaaH'i'Wtwl MT W. IC. Ik'iiH'i.fl Wildv'ti u'eoivod u nev Iwb t I'li.thlllL'. - , ' ; Wilif v 'i i rooejvi'O hU nrtc rir.. uivnh'i' (if ispi 1 4' j;tid ", fill n.- V- t) v Now lino of enrlB ill Uru call's. Aak your grocer For Aiikorn coffeo :uul got',11 ailwr tpoon hw Wiltly. ' 7 8 lbs. of broken Java ooffqu nt Wildy'sforSi. (- 20 pounds of Xwyvm Gi fonrn prunes at Wildy's for SI. Easter gla&awaro noVfth.t ,tt 'iVlLftY'8. Ilcrncall vtints tno drosscd hos. 20 lbs dried apples for S1.00 at Wildy's. PADS! PADS! Call and got your sweat pads of H. B. Green . Brown backs at 155 cts each. Fuohb of all kindb,' styles and prices. Can fit any fpot and pocket book. W. K. IIriinoai.l. Tlio undersii'iiod will titko caLLle . tn Ii..rr1 fur f.lin cuiumi ,if IS'JU nt. Fusket'a ranch. Torino $1, for mm- son, from May 1st to Oul l&tli. E. p. L'U'kii. Partl'fl liavlnc notices lu t!i 1b column arp rr Qiuntrd to rend tho Ramp rurnf nlly and report to UIr olUr for corrortion r.ny oriufit tlmtmny oxlnU Thin will pruvfiil. pusaible (U'luy iu mjvUinu proof. Land Often nt AlUanee, Nob., April 2T, 1HWJ. tloilcols hereby i.'tvpn thnt tho follow inc-nnnir-d not tier line filitl uotlro of lii- intent on to nia.x firiftl proof m t-upport of IiIh (iImid, nnd that raid proof YriU l mvlo U'forn ltohnrt Lucak U. . ('. ('. iNmmmsUmjrat Hayijpriu,;H, on JunoK, 1HH), viz: imiQnsH.witmiiT. of Hay Hprin, ob , who rrmdt II. V., No Tii for tho lmK'i.N V U, N 15 it & N L h M (.oc 11 tp 2 n rn 47 w. Hoiminr tho foUowliiB witnc(Kjf to provo tits continuouH rt'Hidt'iu-o upon ami ooltUniiou of, wilil land, iz: William Alhrojli, Jinnt Kfino. Janicx Cltraoni, Klli.i (iarr.or, all of Hoy BpriagB, Noli. Aluo WILLIAM II. ALIIUHJHT, of Hay SprhiKS, Nob., who mado 11 E No. 37.V4. for tho W i', N W J i V 54 iJ W cc. U3, tp SO n, re 47 St. ' Ho iioinca tho following Wltnoswa to prove his roiiUunouH rpsldpiico upon and cultivation of, raid land, viz; llriK(:a II" WriKlit, llaim lump, JamcH Cipinmens, llllln darner, all ot iinypprnigs, iei. J. V. Wr.us, Jr., U?l9ter Land Olhco nt Alliance, Nob rlntirrt in liorpbv irlipn th i Acrll IB. IStW. th it the following- liamrd settler has filcnl notice of his lUcnUoli to itukollnal prool In Bupport ot Ids claim au'l that ald proof will lo made U-ron thn UrirlaUr and ltff ior at AlUvuco, Neb., on Ma 'i'l'li, ISl4, viz: BOPHIA KKHSU, Cf Ilox nntto. Neb . who mado II K No. Tbii for Uio H H NW J A. H H Nl' U fpo 5 tp a r. r 47 w. riheuaniPH tlio follow in wltiweura to proo lirr continuouH reoidpiira upon and (ultUatlon ofeald land.wz; W.a.i lane. z.. l' unuinizliam tilnion llollius'or. JanirH Idrl abr. all of llox liutte, ,en. J. W. W E1IK, Jn:, lU'Klbtcr. Lund OlUco nt Allianco. Ut .,.. April 0, im, tiotico in lirreby given t.mt tlio (ollnwjmr numetl ettlor lian tilrd nut'ire of bin inU-ntiua to make dual proof in nupp-jrt of his claim ami tliateaia pi out will bo uado boforo UiyiU!ror ltvcuitcr ut All auro. Nob , ou ilay 1H, lJtJ, viz: JOHN SPLLENUKUGEIt, nt Marslacd, Nct . ulio nuiilo ti li liS'JO for tho S Ii bj , tp U Jt tn M w. HonamM tu, ioiIomidk witncss8 to provo hiiicouuiiuur.drciiiiU'ncc'iipoa au'l oaititation ot aid lnuil, viz: J timet Dickey, t. J. Wootton, E.T. UrcKu, Martin Mcl'hra, ail ot Marsland, JOHN M. TltOUT, otnnmincfard.Mcb.. who made timber cnlturo application 5o. & on tho 1 tli day ol December ( lblHl.torkW i neul-'.tp ti, rK t. Hereby no notieoof my tuU-utiun to niaUo fiuat pioot to. e atabUnli my claim to tho iand at Uie tamo tiuto and plaoo qu Ibt.i day ot fcay ., liy two ot tue fnltiturliii? withMww. Itntirv Milliitur. KlHlfir IS torn, Winiam'l.l'roctor. ueorv VV cx), allot . U B. Land OUiee.All.aiice.NBb.. April Si, 1-8. t omp.amliaitw txtn euwr d at t.dM oiUiw by Kdward T. Urtmr aeamt Kiira Kios. Mr alauaoulnRliialHimohuaiteiitty No il,J. UaUHl 61w,in Hox Hutteoounty, ln8Ka, witn a ' viowlot hoianeellationot niJi.ntrv: the taUl lrtl ura lierehy ummoiil to apHr at tills otHojonllioUOUdayofWay Mt,. it 1 oloek a. irj4 u rf hhiiiui ami lurinsii ictim cou oornlairMldailittMlabaiulumiurit. - J'ubtteatiou o( to.a uotiro ordufvd to b" matle in 'rw Jlamiujford Mbuui tw tnir) day Vfntl iu uciur vi u . iiearintr. J. V. rux, Ju, UecUter. Sale of CloJjii.t; i J 1 . Sk. I iW "' .... Oh'n4.i n U'l w iuinu.iwj, v toav .I1 t .: - j j .-" ' -. iv . i&k& Bti?irftt 1. ai- n i It '. tl -Uj uHp l 4 .M A to., in .Vtt t-Hi . atafiSw-d jfcjb of Uffi mud, e imwh'. j xx .rj-j.) ,i wt l Vftf bin.! . iciuD XAim ? tr ' sum, at' 4 v'rtrnitoi'- Ot'! & IN' "i $. XX i UU&f i . u.i jif h liaiu U iwic u,.n t vi(i((t .i- - j4rvy i , ., ..J6A-, U. J. Vrijiiyr wfitff aftK' -iiii'.v 'o"S- 1 )- 1 Ifty youv i!ji'4) xi ? ' 4f& 'i , r up o dau- ju-o. t l wool ,t)l (,ll: (inu1m v i n ilio oiltltv. W Ii. MuttNOA'-li Limk at t,i'8 live cgu . j rialh .it WIM'-.s. Having purchased of I. ii. Trout hit. Shire stadion, "SAXOX ' KINtjf asid hi.- Fr'nuh eoai'ii Utnliion, QUINaDXiT, i w .Ut.,nd '.i ,i i uu'lil uujiiiy nit; 'u.ihUii iti iim farm. 8iX milt's wot and two nor.n of H. miuufoid. Term-. So to in sura TbiM' Mnbions aro loo well known to need further deorip ion. A. S. ENlT.iltT. L. VV. BOWHAN Physician and Surgeon, ALLIANCE, NEtir Ofllce rooriH and ru-idence -n Prnvor block, up st.tiij. Special at U-nt ion ivMi to (Ji eases of childron. ,' TUTTLE & TASH Attorneys - at Law HrMINGFORD. NEBRASKA. The :: Herald Official ounty Paper and piints all I lie iiuw. V aro prepared to ve clubbing rates on ajiy papiT you dooiro. Sub scribe now. Tno Ctjmit Sunday fco. , cOllVGUlion it llel'obv CalK-i i moot in tho Moihudi.it . " " , on OdtUl'dl'V'. AlaV tij, 1 Uj, J ' " S4 IIUlVvH nt jit m, COl'a.al lUVtt ilIQI tnndud tO all iuUH'ObU'U llllv-" lu "" ia Jn v school Work tC bo T ullJ bl'"uul lo ul I' - M'Iiq iir.isrpj.m Will !' .'1 S illU pi'Jl- Will . 0 rmcl iiubilsliod latOl' ul,u lnluV,uu ,ttu l liy or lor of vJom mite RNPA I) VYS ; yffijp i I H f ' " G SJirdlesif j '' i ra t THE OMAHi WORLD - HERALD 4 Edited by Ex-Congressman 5T. J. BRYA.fi la the yrcatrat newspaper teest o thv Missouri Iiiacr It advocates FREE SILVER at the present ratio of aixtoen to ono Its news sorvlco is the boat to bo obtained. Daily, ?6 00 per yoar; 50conts por month Weelfly. 51 00 por year Subscriptions for tha WORLD-HERALD received at this offlC3 a rf VMXBt A rl A Ti r cd a C o o 0 J H ft V n c M 5( 03 cd r - o u 2 3 u XL 0) u U. 3tJ f-1 M "l (0 z JUal i -i ) ''4 Si ' AZZ -ft :n 3 1 'A VMU4 New Goods, New (Jlo h n' iN-w ilatB, New 1'ien, )- at WiL:tVS Nk wJivoryihinyJ vj. "J'" t. O" mattn ' tlm mm ' nt'on of Itnn may. V..J. pal, iuaui:vr. fo i-rii mrUtH TlliH Ik til iWlllfv t' ' run'm !' urmn v W .1 l"an. mana-T. of t f iinto llim mtfor ( Nebran' a a ilnicli lun i tp i 4. I an ri i ,1 bi I c slat t o I i tat ; bra a. DUlltVr iph 'ti a Iu i k the tii.an if Um tuf i I, f rap -m t to liquor,, ur mlie ual. m -o aui a anJ .-.i m a uirpos-B fur t' o com n-r m ue pa ya but aim; sit tat d ou tot i o i i In a I v Uge. W. l Ioopn e rierV o' t'l" 'oa I n' Ti 't s WfcM 1 M tats, and Trade-Mark obtained and all F.it- uusiiicMconducted lor MoDtnaTC Fees. iprriccisOppociTC U.S. PATCNTOrricr e can c aro tin cut tn jch uqic uuu inoe IUVII. ,IUilllU'!lUlU 1C1, rWlD DT pilDtq., VIED GCCnpf advU, if patentable or not, (rra o(J leo not aue nil patent u trcured. ) rr " How ta Obtain Patenti." with J in the U. S. and foreign countries! uareu, NGW&CO.i jrncr, waaHlNQTON, D. C. mm the Splendid GUt of th (1r.i " f , Ailnilrrr.. A beautiful diamond tiara which 'i be presented to Mme. f. diet. l 1 ' admirers among the box aid at ho i ers of tho Metropolitan Optr. U u r has been put on eshib.tfjn ia York. Tho coronet coi.tait s ' & monds, which range in B.ze rc carats to 1-3 of a carat. 1 n t about a dozen of tho larger o yt.'.b the total weight of the d.nmonut in ta tiara Is about 30 carats. Its ot... will not be far from $5,000. Tho Btylo of coronet Is that of Adams, in the tLuo ot thfl first empire. The tiara is built upon a base band of gold, which will rest upon the wearer's head and keep tho diamond-set crown from sinking into 'the hair. This band is, however, only a round wlro of gold about -12 ot an Inch in diameter. At its ends aro lpops into which hairpins or rlbbous may be fastened to secure the coronet to the head. Above the base and rest ing on wire uprights is the base proper of tho tiara. ThiB consists of a doublo lino of diamonds, containing in all about seventy-flvo stonea, inclosing a row of larger atones. Above this on either sldo is scroll work of diamonds, conventional grasses, and between these conventional flowers, all of dla monds. Tho tiara stands very high in frojtt and tho center piece ia a icmark ably effective specimen of Jowoler'a work. It Is an open, graceful cluster of sprigs and flo-wers, and contains In all slsty-clx diamonds. The tips of ths sprigs contain tho largest atones in tha tiara, each sprig holding u single ntonc, and tho centers of tho conventional flowers are also formed of single stones of large size. The center piece of the crown can be separated fiom tho rest nnd need by itself ca an ornament for vp-halr. F'or this purpose it is provld- i. c -old conb, which sits at right Mlh the front. This comb j ts to tcady tho t ara when tho en-- 'e;vcl Is worn. The idea of mnking ' o r'tae. Nordlea i3 said to havo e ! amovg tome of her admirer - Talaorf. but It did not tafcfc " e .'orjn until Mr. James Otia took i hai'd. tie-Invited tho Brent oing-trlr-ida to contribute for tho pur Nit United the contributions to "h The date for tho prosenta ' " no been flxfd, but it will prob- -' e place on ono of the big nights 'Tdlcn Firg3 during tho coming . - r-r7 fa -on of opera, vrMf'i !i on .April 13. New York Sun, "i-Wliic .Nn1 of Train. -ccnljrr rinsing and singing V) by tho running of tralnu r br!dn 1c annoying to many "" 'to away with this noise er taa deviced tho fol s a decking of Vi- -i the cross girders, -....J. t.mbers laid on tho . t r.ca. On tho planks a doublo . ' c it la laid which is Used to t' e vertical web of the cress girder. t tb connoctlons with the girder a .-..sr cover Joint is placed on felt, and . o hool.cd bolts connect the wholo : r !y to the bottom flango. Four '1 s of slag giavel cover the decking, u U. Is Inclined toward tho center of ie -ridge for drainage purposes. A . ttr oi tlt Is laid between tho planka i' bs timteia they rest upon and vho Iron,.crK in contact with the deck ir.g and ballast is asphalted. Tho deck U R ' -8 GjO pounds per yard for a bi't 11 ot wide and costs 23 cents a fcw'jo loou It is water tight and kj-a j.io.cvi tty satisfactory iu prevent ing npme." Areiii-li-lt I l-oriy. A French pbyaiclnn who visited the Abyssinian king Monolok's camp, iu Fe.ury, writes that Menelek has ex p;rweod eouov at the great bloodshed rcsul irg frojn the war. The Shoin army ns in excellent condition at thnt time and had been placed under strict dU'pline, an unusual thing for such tro ps. They v. ere reported also to Itiive acquired a certain dignity of clivti acter nnd beaiir.g, which bad previous ly bleu entirely wanting. Old Mene lek expressed no doubt ns to tho final outi,o:e of ihc var, but stated that he hated tho bloodshed, and had only acted on tho defensive. He scarcely had any Idea of ue great slaughter of Italian troops which his soldlors would so soon make. U'oiiM Not JZt tho Flax. An Englishman, in Washington at dinner fle.cllned to eat an ico frozen in the shape and colors of the American flag. This ho did because he held it to bo bad form to absorb tho national em blem. Tie incident was significant aB showing tho d.Btinctlon and differ ence between the British idea of patri otism and our own. Englishmen lift their hats when their flag is carried past, anil rise when the national an them is plftyed in theatera and music halls. No true Briton, In trado or out of It, would use the flag of his country for advertising purposes. Boston Sat urday Evening Qazotte. , j Arr neftlntj Scarce. Pines arc said to be getting ce-M-Ingly scarca In the pine troo stctf i. deed, it has been advocated t. grove of pines Just outside of A. Me., should bo purchased for p- -- posts. In oruer to preserve a fen mens of what was onco tho moni .. 2 the Maine forest. Tommy '--cieil trlth Mini. "Thoro are many things In tfce worjti to wlilch we mmt chut our ey," u t the paternal Qltwon. "Ve, pa, and soap is one of said young Thomas,, who had ri ft "thorough good Borublng" at ...a fcandi of big mother. Jt A r m r
