THE NEW LAND LAW.
OF PASSED BY
ittcpenl of the Timber Culture -Act
1 Tlio Right ? of all Existing Eiitricn
i
Saved Repeal or the Pre-emption
Laura With Itlodlflcatlon of the
IlomcMtcad Law Final Action on
JEntrlcB-AVliat IB Said of Dltclie *
.and Reservoirs Prcscrvr.tlou
-of Timber * Etc. , Etc ,
text of thoL nd Law PaRed t/y Coti
a march 3d.
Be it enacted , etc. , That an act entitled -
titled 'An act to amend an act enti
tled An act to encourage the growth
.of timber on the western prairies , " '
-approved Juno 14 , 1878 , and all laws
supplementary thereto or amendatory
thereof , be , and the same are hereby ,
repealed : Provided , That this repeal
shall not affect any vaJJd rights here
tofore accrued or accruing under said
laws , but all bona fide claims lawfully
initiated before the passage of this act
/ maybe perfected upon due compliance
nvith law , in the same manner , upon
-the same termo and conditions , and
-subject to the same limitations.for
feitures and contests as if this act had
ll never been passed : And provided
II further , That the following words of
the last clause of section 2 of said act
.namely , * 'That not less than twenty-
seven hundred trees were planted on
-each acre , " are hereby repealed : And
' .provided further , That , in computing
the period of cultivation , the time
shall run from the date of the entry if
the necessary acts of cultivation were
performed within the proper time : And
provided further , That the preparation
tionof the land and the planting1 of
trees shall be construed as acts of cul
tivation , and the time authorized to bo
BO employed and actually employed
shall be computed as a part of the
eight years of cultivation required by
statute : Provided , That any person
- * who has made entry of any public
* lands of the United States under the
timber-culture laws , and who has for
: a period of four years in good faith
complied with the provisions of said
.laws and who is an actual bona fide
resident of the state or territory in
'which said land is located , shall be en-
.titled to make final proof thereto , and
acquire title to the same , by the pay-
jnent of § 1.25 per acre for such tract ,
under such rules and regulations as
shall bo prescribed by the secretary of
-the interior,1 and registers and receivers -
ers shall be allowed the same fees and
i compensation for final proofs in timber
uiulture entries as is now allowed by
i law in homestead entries : And pro
vided further , That no land acquired
under the provisions of this act shall
in any event become liable to the sat
isfaction of any debt or debts con
tracted prior to the issuing of the final
-certificate therefor.
Sec. 2. That an act to provide for
-the sale of deserted lands in certain
-states and territories , approved March
3 , 1877 , is hereby amended by adding
. .thereto the following1 sections :
"Sec. 4. That at the time of filing
> "the declaration hereinbefore required
-the party shall also file a map of said
Jand , which shall exhibit a plan of
-showing the mode of contemplated ir-
u-igation , and which plan shall be suf
ficient to thoroughly irrigate and re
claim said land , and prepare it to raise
ordinary agricultural crops , and shall
. ; also show the source of the water to
i be used for irrigation and reclaima-
tion. Persons entering or proposing
.to enter separate sections , or fractional -
. al parts of sections , of desert lands
may associate together in the con
struction of canals and ditches for irrigating -
-rigating and reclaiming all of said
\tiacts , and may file a joint map or
maps showing their plan of internal
improvements.
"Sec 5. That no land shall be pat
ented to any person under this act un
less he or his assignors shall have
expended in the necessary irrigation ,
1 reclaiuiation and cultivation thereof ,
Jby means of main canals and branch
. -ditches , and in permanent improve-
nients upon the land , and in the pur
chase of water rights for the irrigation
of the same , at least $3 per acre of
whole tract reclaimed and patented in
; the manner following : Within one
.year after making entry for such tract
of desert land as aforesaid , the party
xso entering shall expend not less than
$1 per acre for the purposes aforesaid ;
and he shall in like „ manner expend
the sum of $1 per acre during the sec-
.ond and also during the third year
thereafter , until the sum of $3 per
; acre is expended. Said party shall file
enuring each year with the register
jproof. by the affidavits of two or more
credible \vitnesses , that the full sum of
1 per acre has been expended in such
accessary improvements during such
vyear , and the manner in which ex
pended , and at the expiration of the
.third year a map or plan showing the
-character and extent of such improve-
; jnents. If any party who has made
-such application shall fail during any
year to file the testimony aforesaid ,
the lands shall revert to the United
: States and the 25 cents advanced pay-
t ment shall be forfeited to the United
rStates , and the entry shall be canceled.
TNothing herein contained shall pre
sent a claimant from making his final
. entry and receiving his patent at an
earlier date than hereinbefore pre-
ecribed , provided that he then makes
xthe required proof of i-eclamation to
the aggregate extent of § 3 per acre :
Provided. That proof bo further re
quired of the cultivation of one-eighth
of the land.
Sec. 5. That this act shall not af
fect any valid rights heretofore accrued -
. crued under said act of March 3 , 1877 ,
\ but all bona fide claims heretofore lawfully -
: fully initiated may bo perfected , upon
' *
, due compliance with the provisions of
. said act , in the same manner , upon the
same terms and conditions , and sub
ject to the same limitations , forfeit-
lares , and contests as if this act had
anaiiiiia
not been passed ; or said claims , at the
option of ) iho claimant , may .bo per
fected and patented under the provis
ions of said act , as amended by this
act , so far as applicable ; and all acts
and parts of acts ih conflict -with this
act are hereby repealed. '
"Sec. 7. That any time after filing
the declaration , and within the period
of four years thereafter , upon making
satisfactory proof to the register and
the receiver of the reclamation and
cultivation of said land to the extent
and cost and in the manner aforesaid ,
and substantially in accordance with
the plans heroin provided for. and that
ho or she is a citizen of the United
States , and upon payment to the re
ceiver of the additional sum of $1 per
acre of said land , a patent shall issue
therefor to the applicant or his as
signs ; but no person or association of
persons shall hold by assignment or
otherwise , prior to the issue of patent ,
more than 320 acres of such arid or
desert lands , but tliis section shall not
apply to entries made or initiated prior
to the approval of this act : Provided ,
however , That additional proofs may
be required at any time within the period -
riod prescribed by law , and that the
claims or entries made under this or
any preceding act shall bo subject to
contests , as provided by the law relat
ing to homestead cases , for illegal in
ception , abandonment , or failure to
comply with the requirements of law ,
and upon satisfactory proof thereof
'
shall be canceled , and the lands , and
moneys paid therefor shall bo forfeited
to the United States.
' Sec. 8. That the provisions of the
act to which this is an amendment , and
the amendments thereto shall apply to
and be in force in the State of Colora
do , as well as the states named in the
original act ; and no person shall be
entitled to make entry of desert land
except he be a resident citizen of the
state or territory in which the land
sought to be entered is located. "
Sec. 3. That section 2288 of the Re
vised statutes be amended so as to read
as follows :
' 'Sec. 22SS. Any bona fide settler
under the pre-emption , homestead , or
other settlement law shall have the
right to transfer , by warranty against
his own acts , any portion of his claim
for church , cemetery , or school pur
poses , or for the right of way of rail
roads , canals , reservoirs , or ditches for
irrigation or drainage across it ; and
the transfer for such public purposes
shall in no way vitiate the right to
complete and perfect the title of his
claim.
Sec. 4. That chapter 14 of title
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XXXH , excepting sections 2275 , 2276 ,
2386 of the -revised statutes , of the
United States , and all other laws al
lowing pre-emption of the public lands
of the United States , are hereby re
pealed , but all bona fide claims lawful
ly initiated before the passage of this
act , under any of said provisions of
law so repealed , may be perfected upon
due compliance with law in the same
manger , upon the same terms and con
ditions , andsubjjectto the same limita
tions , forfeitures , and contests , as if
this act had not been passed.
Sec. 5. That sections 2289 and 2290 ,
in said chapter numbered 5 of the re
vised statutes , be and the same are
hereby , amended , so that they shall
read as follows :
' 'Sec. 2289. Every person who is the
head of a family , or who has arrived
at the age of twenty-one years , and is
a citizen of the United States , or who
tias filed his declaration of intention to
become such , as required by the na
turalization laws , shall bo entitled to
enter one quarter-section , or a less
quantity , of unappropriated public
! ands , to be located in a body in con-
: ormity to the legal sub-divisions of the
public lands ; but no person who is the
proprietor of more than 160 acres of
and in any state or territory shall ac
quire any right under the homestead
aw. And every person owning and re
siding on land may. under the provi
sions of this section , enter other land
ying contiguous to his land , which
shall not , with the land so already
owned and occupied , exceed in the ag
gregate 160 acres.
' 'Sec. 2290. That any person apply-
ng to enter land under the preceding
section shall first make and subscribe
before the proper officer and file in the
proper land office an affidavit that he
or she is the head of a family , or is
over twenty-one years of age , and that
such application is honestly and in good
'aith made for the purpose of actual
settlement and cultivation , and not for
the benefit of any other person , per
sons , or corporation , and that he or
she will faithfully and honestly en
deavor to comply with all the require-
nents of law as to settlement , resi
dence , and cultivation necessary to ac
quire title to the land applied for ; that
le or she is not acting as agent of any
lerson , corporation , or syndicate in
naking such entry , nor in collusion
with any person , corporation , or syndi
cate to give them the benefit of the
and entered , or any part thereof , or
the timber thereon ; that he or she
does not apply to enter the same for
the purpose ct speculation , but in good
faith to obtain a home for himself or
icrself , and that he or she has not di
rectly or indirectly made , and will not
make , any agreement or contract in
any manner , with any person or per
sons , corporation , or syndicate what
soever , by which the title which he or
she might acquire from the govern
ment of the United States should inure ,
in whole or in part , to the benefit of
any person , except himself or herself ;
and upon filing such affidavit with the
register or receiver on payment of § 5
when the entry is not more than 80
acres , and on payment of $10 when
the entry is for more than 80 acres , he
or she shall thereupon be permitted to
enter the amount of land specified. "
Sec. 6. That section 2301 of the
revised statutes be amended so as to
read as follows :
"Sec. 2301. Nothing in this chap
ter shall be so construed as to prevent
any person who shall hereafter avail
himself of the benefits of section 2239
from paying the minimum price ft r
the quantity of land so entered a $ any
time after the expiration of fourteen
calendar months from the date of such
entry , and obtaining a patent therofor ,
upon making proof of settlement and
of residence and of cultivation for such
period of fourteen months' and the
provision of this section shall apply to
lands on the ceded portion of the
Sioux' reservation , by act approved
March 2 , 1889 , in South Dakota , , but
shall not relieve settlers from any
payments now required by law. "
Sec. 7. That whenever it. shall ap
pear to the commissioner of the gen
eral land office that a clerical error
has been committed in the entry of
any of the public lands , such entry
may bo suspended upon proper notifi
cation to th.e claimant , through the lo
cal land office , until the error has
been corrected ; and all entries made
under the pre-emption , homestead ,
desert-land , or timber culture laws , in
which final proof and payment may
have been made and certificates issued ,
and to which there are no averse
claims originating prior to final entry ,
and which , have been encumbered or
sold prior to the first day of March ,
1888. and after final entry , to bona fide
purchasers or incumbrancers , for a
valuable consideration , shall , unless
upon investigation by a government
agent fraud on the part of the pur
chaser has been found , bo confirmed
and patented upon presentation of
satisfactory proof to the laud office of
such sale or incumbrance : Provided ,
that after the lapse of two years from
the date of the issuance of the receiv
er's receipt upon the final entry of
any tract of land under the homestead ,
timber-culture , desert land , or pre
emption laws , or under this act , and
when there shall bo no pending con
test or protest against the validity of
such entry , the entryman shall be en
titled to a patent convering the land
by him entered , and the same shall be
issued to him ; but this proviso shall
not be construed to require the delay
of two years from the date of said en
try before the issuing of a patent
therefor.
SEC. 8. That suits by the United
States to vacate and annul any patent
heretofore issued shall only be brought
within five years from the passage of
this act , and suits to vacate and annul
patents hereafter issued shall only be
brought within six years after the
date of the issuance of such patents.
And in the states of Colorado , Monta
na , Idaho , North Dakota and South
Dakota. Wyoming , and in the District
of Alaska and the gold and silver re
gions of Nevada , and the territory of
Utah , in any. criminal prosecution or
civil action bjp the United States for a
trespass on such public timber lands
or to recover lumber or timber cut
thereon , it shall be a defense if the de
fendant shall show that the said tim
ber was so cut or removed from the
timber lands for use in such state or
territory by a resident thereof for ag
ricultural , mining , manufacturing , or
domestic purposes , and has not been
transported out ot the same ; but noth
ing herein contained shall apply to op
erate to enlarge the rights of any rail
way company to cut timber on the
public domain ; Provided , That the
secretary of the interior may make
suitable rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of this section.
Sec. 9. That hereafter no public
lands , of the United States , except
abandoned military or other reserva
tions , isolated and disconnected frac
tional tracts authorized to be sold by
section 2455 of the revised statutes ,
and mineral and other lands the sale
of which at public auction has been
authorized by acts of congress of a
special nature having local applica
tion , shall be sold at public sale.
Sec. 10. That nothing in this act
shall change , repeal , or modify any
agreements or treaties made with any
Indian tribes for the disposal of their
lands , or of land ceded to the United
States to be disposed of for the benefit
of such tribes , and the proceeds there
of to be placed in the treasury of the
United States ; and the disposition of
such lands shall continue in accord
ance with the provisions of such treat
ies and agreements , exept as pro
vided in section 5 of this act.
Sec. 11. That until otherwise or
dered by congress lauds in Alaska
may be entered for townsite purposes ,
for the several use and benefit of the
occupants of such townsites , by such
trustee or trustees as may be named
by the secretary of the interior for that
purpose , such entries to be made un
der the provisions-of section 2387 of
the revised statutes as near as may be ;
and when such entries shall have been
made the secretary of the interior
shall provide by regulation for the
proper execution of the trust in favor
of the inhabitants of the townsite. in
cluding the survey of the land into
lots , according to the spirit and intent
of said section 23S7 of the revised
statutes , whereby the same results
would be reached as though the entry
had been made by a county judge and
the disposal of the lots into such town-
site , and the proceeds of the sale there
of had been prescribed by the legisla
tive authority of a state or territory ;
Provided , That no more than 640
acres shall be embraced in one town-
site entry.
Sec. 12. That any citizen of the
United States twenty-one years of age ,
and any association of .such citizens ,
and any corporation incorporated un
der the laws of the United States or of
any state or territory of the United
States now authorized by law to hold
lands in the territories now or hereaf
ter in possession of and occupying pub
lic lands in Alaska for the purpose of
trade or manufactures , may purchase
not exceeding 160 acres to be taken as
near as practicable in a square form ,
of such land at § 2.50 per acre : Pro
vided , That in case more than one per
son , association , or corporation shall
claim the same tract of land the per
son , association , or corporation having
the prior claim by reason of possession
and continued occupation shall be en *
titled to purchase the same ; but the
entry of no person , association , or cor-
poratio'n shall include improvements
made by or in possession of another
prior to the passage of this act.
Sec. 13. That it shall be the duty of
any person , association , or corporation
entitled to purchase land under this act
to make an application to the United
States marshal , ex ollicio surveyor gen
eral of Alaska , for an estimate of. the
cost of making a survey of the lauds
occupied by such person , association ,
or corporation , and the cost of the cier-
ical work necessary to bo done in the
office of the said United States mar
shal , ex officio surveyor-general ; and
on the receipt of such estimate from
the United States marshal , ex officio
surveyor-general , the said person , asso
ciation , or corporation shall deposit the
amount in a United States depository ,
as ho is required by section numbered
2401 , revised statutes , relating to de
posits for surveys.
That on the receipt by the United
States marshal , officio
ex surveyor-gen
eral , of the said certificates of deposit ,
shall employ a competent person to
make such survey , under such rules
and regulations as may be adopted by
the secretary of the interior , who shall
make his return of his field notes and
maps to the office of the said United
States marshal , ex ofiicio surveyor-
general ; and the said United States
marshal , ex offlcio surveyor-general ,
shall cause the said iield notes and
plats of such survey to be examined ,
and , if correct , approve the same , and
shall transmit certified copies of such
maps and plats to the office of commis
sioner of the general land office.
That when the said field notes and
plats of said survey shall have been
approved by the said commissioner of
the general land office , he shall notify
such person , association , or corpora
tion , who shall then , within six mouths
after such notice , pay to the United
States marshall , ex officio surveyor-
general , for such land , and patent
shall issue for the same.
Sec. 14. That none of the provisions
of the last two preceding sections of
this act shall bo so construed as to
warrant the sale of any lands belong
ing to the United States which shall
contain coal or the precious metals , or
any townsite , or which shall be occu
pied by the United States for public
purposes , or which shall be reserved
for such purposes , or to which the na
tives of Alaska have prior rights by
virtue of actual occupation , or which
shall bo selected by the United States
commissioner of fish and fisheries on
the islands of Ivadiak and Afognak for
the purpose of establishing fish culture
stations. And all tracts of land not
exceeding 640 acres in any ono tract
now occupied as missionary stations in
the said district of Alaska are hereby
excepted from the operation of the last
three preceding sections of this act.
No portion of the islands of the Prim-
bylove Group or the seal islands of
Alaska shall be subject to sale under
this act ; and the United States reserves ,
and there bhali be reserved in all pat
ents issued under the provisions of the
last two preceding sections , the right
of the United States to regulate the
taking of salmon and to do all things
necessary to protect and prevent the
destruction of salmon in all the waters
of the land granted frequented by sal
mon.
mon.Sec.
Sec. 15. That until otherwise pro
vided by law the body of lands known
as Annette Islands , situated in Alexan
der Archipelago in Southeastern
Alaska , on the north side of Dixon's
entrance , be , and the same is hereby ,
set apart as a reservation for the use
of the Metlakahtla Indians , and those
people known as Metlakahtlans who
have recently emigrated from British
Columbia to Alaska , and such other
Alaskan natives as may join them , to
be held , and used by them in common ,
under such rules and regulations and
subject to such restrictions as may be
prescribed from time to time by the
secretary of the interior.
Sec. 16. That townsite entries may
be made by incorporated towns and
cities on the mineral lands of the United
States , but no title shall be acquired
by any such towns or cities to any vein
of gold , silver , cinnabar , copper , or
lead , or to any valid mining claim or
possession held under existing law.
When mineral veins are possessed
within the limits of an incorporated
town or city , and such possession is
recognized by local authority or by the
laws of the United States , the title to
town lots shall be subject to such re
cognized possession and the necessary
use thereof , and when entry has been
made or patent issued for such town
sites to such incorporated town or
city , the possessor of such mineral
vein and the surface ground appertain
ing thereto : Provided , That no entry
shall be made by such mineral vein
claimant for surface ground where the
owner or occupier of the surface ground
shall have had possession of the same
before the inception of the title of the
mineral vein applicant.
Sec. 17. That reservoir sites located
or selected and to be located and se
lected under the provisions of "An act
making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the government for the
fiscal year ending June 30 , 1889 , and
for other purposes , " ' and amendments
thereto , shall be restricted to and shall
contain only so much land as is actu
ally necessary for the construction and
maintenance of reservoirs , excluding
so far as practicable lands occupied by
actual settlers at the date of the loca
tion of said reservoirs , and that the
provision of "An act making appro
priations for sundry civil expenses of
the government for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 , 1891 , and for other pur
poses , " which reads as follows , namely :
No person who shall , after the pass
age of this act , enter upon any of the
public lands with a view to occupation ,
entry , or settlement under any of the
land laws , shall be permitted to ac
quire title to more than 320 acres in
the aggregate under all said laws ,
shall be construed to include in the
maximum amount of lands the title to
which is permitted to bo acquired by
ono person only agricultural lands , and
not to include lands ontorcd or sought
to bo entered under mineral land laws.
Sec. 18. Tliat the right of wa >
through the public lands and reserva
tions of the United States i3 hereby
granted to any canal or ditch company
formed for the purpose of irrigation
and duly organized under the laws of
any state or territory , which shall have
filed , or may hereafter file , with the
secretary of the interior a jcopy of its
articles of incorporation , and duo
proofs of its organization under the
same , to the extent of the
ground occupied by the water of
the reservoir , aad of the canal and it3
laterals , and 50 feet on each side of
the marginal limits thereof ; also "the
right to take from the public lands ad-
jsicent to the line of the canal or ditch ,
material , earth , and stone necessary
for the construction of such canal or
ditch : Provided , That no such right
of way shall bo so located as to inter
fere with the proper occupation by the
government of any such reservation ;
and all map's of location shall be sub
ject to the approval of the .department
of the government having jurisdiction
of such reservation , and the privilege
herein granted shall not bo construed
to interfere with the control of water
for irrigation and other purposes under
authority of the respective states > or
territories.
Sec. 19. That any canal or ditch
company desiring to secure the bene
fits of this act shall , within twelve
months after the location of ten miles
of its canal , if the same be upon sur
veyed lands , and if upon unsurveyed
lands , within t'welvo months after the
survey thereof by the United States ,
file with the register of the land office
for the district where such land is lo
cated a map of its canal or ditch and
reservoir ; and upon the approval
thereof by the secretary of the interior
the same shall be noted upon the plats
in said office , and thereafter all such
lands over which such rights of way
shall pass shall be disposed of subject
to such right of way. Whenever any
person or corporation , in the construc
tion of any canal , ditch or reservoir ,
injures or damages the possession of
any settler on the public domain , the
party committing such injury or dam
age shall be liable to the party injured
for such injury or damage.
Sec. 20. That the provisions of this
act shall apply to all canals , ditches ,
or reservoirs , heretofore or hereafter
constructed , whether constructed by
corporations , individuals or associa
tions of individuals , on the filing of the
certificates and maps herein provided
for. If such ditch , canal or reservoir
has been or shall be constructed by
an individual or association of individ
uals , it shall be sufficient for such in
dividual or association of individuals
to file with the secretary of the in
terior , and with the register of the
land office where said laud is located ,
a map of the line of such canal , ditcher
or reservoir , as in case of a corpora
tion , with the name of the individual
owner or owners thereof , together with
the articles of association , if any there
be. Plats heretofore filed shall have
the benefits of this act from the date
of their filing , as though filed under
it : Provided , That if any section of
said canal or ditch shall not be com
pleted within five years after the loca
tion of said section , the rights herein
granted shall be forfeited as to any un
completed section of said canal , ditcher
or reservoir , to the extent that the
same is not completed at the date = f
the forfeiture.
Sec. 21. That nothing in this act
shall authorize sucli canal or ditch
company to occupy suoh right of waj
except for the purpose of said canal or
ditch , and then only so far as may be
necessary for the construction , main
tenance , and care of said canal or ditch.
Sec. 22. That the section of land re
served for the benefit of the Dakota
Central railroad company on the vest
bank of the Missouri river , st the
mouth os Bad river , a * provided by
section 16 of "An aci to divide a portion
tion of the reservation of the Siou : ;
Nation of Indians in Dakota into sep
arate reservation , and to secure the
relinqui&hinent of the Indian title to
the remainder , and for other pur
poses , ' ' approved March 2 , 1SSS ) , shall
be subject to entry under the townsitc
[ aw only.
Sec. 23. That in all cases where second
end entries of land on the Osage In
dian trust and diminished reserve lands
in Kansas , to which at the time there
were no adverse claims , have been
made , and the law complied with as
to residence and improvement , said
entries be , and the same az-e hereby ,
confirmed , and in all cases where per
sons were actual settlers and residing
upon their claims upon said Osage In
dian trust and diminished reserve lands
in the state of Kansas on the 9th day
of May , 1872 , and who have made sub
sequent pre-emption entries either
upon public or upon said Osage Indian
trust and diminished reserve lands ,
upon which there were no legal prior
adverse claims at the time , and the
law complied with as to settlement ,
said subsequent entries be , and the
same are hereby , confirmed.
Sec. 24. That the president of the
United States may from time to time
set apart and reserve , in any state or
territory having public land bearing
forests , in any part of the public lands
wholly or in pare covered with timber
or undergrowth , whether of commer
cial value or not , as public reserva
tions : and the president shall , by pub
lic proclamation , declare the estab
lishment of such reservations and the
limits thereof.
William H. Herndon. Abraham Lin
coln's law partner and owner of "A
Life of Lincoln , " ' died in Springfield ,
111. , on the 18th , aged seventy-two.
His youngest son , Will , died six hours
before.
The house bill to remove the countj
court from Watson to Dumas in Deshs
county was passed.
A "PRICELESS WIFE ;
Husband Rrorji ;
How She Saved Her
Impendlng DIsaster. 3 > jj
, ' $ Iy Dear , you look worried , " said
Mrs. Fosdickjto her husband , when up
came homo on'a recent evening. j
' Do I ? " .
" Have hardly eaten
"Yes ; and you
"
anything. What has gone wrong ? <
' I didn't intend to betray any anx
iety , my dear , " and Mr. Fosdick
tried to look cheerful. , , '
"But I can tell from youc manner
has wrong. You
that something gone
must tell me all about it. " '
Mrs. Fosdick went over to her hus
band and entwined her arm about hia -
neck coaxlngiy. , - - ' ? '
"Oi , it's nothing. " J .
"You can't put ma off like that ;
Harry. Tell me what -is on your
mind , love. " \ , * " ' , , " "
"Well , I have met with losses.
"Never mind , cheer up. " '
"But I have lost all I possessed-
"Not all , dear , " replied the sweet
woman , "you have me yet. " *
"Yes , bless lyour loving little heart-
Ihave. "
"And you have your health.
"Yes. "
"Then don't worry. "
"But , my dear , wo shall have to
leave our 'home that you are so fond
of. That slump in stocks took every
thing. " .
"Harry , dear , come up stairs. „
Mr. Fosdick followed his wife-mto
her dainty boudoir and watched her
as she opened a drawer in her escri
toire , f
She took therefrom a large envelope
and bade him open it.
He did so , and to his surprise found'
that it contained $500 in bank notes.
"Whose is this ? " he managed to ask.
Instead of answering his question
his wife handed him another envelope
and told him to examine its con
tents.
He did so.
Like the first , it contained just $500
in large bills.
"But whose money is this , love ? " he
asked again.
For reply the little woman handed
liim a third envelope.
This , too , contained $500.
"Aro you acting as banker for any
body ? . ' Mr Fosdick asked.
"Yes" replied his wife , smilingly ,
and she handed to her husband an
other envelope , similarly filled.
"Who is the depositor ? "
Another envelope washanded to Mr.
Fosdick , and it , too , held $500.
"That's all , " said the happy little
woman ; "that k $2,500. And that's
what you have to begin life again with ,
Harry. "
Mr. Fosdick's eyes opened widely.
"Is it yours ? Wheredidyqugetit ? "
"It was mine , but I have given it to
you to begin life again , love ? "
"But wliere did you get it ? "
"Why , I have made my own bonnets
for the last two years. " Munsey's
Weekly.
Francis Wilson's Reminiscence - '
cence of Hading ,
Two theatrical stories were heard at
a recent dinner. The first was by
Francis Wilson. During the repast
he was so modest and unassuming
that everyone was surprised at hia
egotistical manner when he began to
relate a story about Jane Hading. i t
Someone asked him if he had ever
seen her.
' Oh , yes , " said Mr. Wilson , with a
self-satisfied air. "Shecame
- to see me
when I was playing in Chicago. I gave
her a box. She was absolutely" -
rapVured with my playing. She ask -i
ed the privilege of coming in to see me
on the stage after the performance. I
was delighted to receive her We ex
changed compliments , Mr. Wilson
speaks French with fluency and cor
rectness , and after we had finished the
round of the most charming things we
could think of about each other I ask
ed her if she would give me some souv
enir of her pleasant call. Would she
give me a lock of her hair ? She replied
that such a gift in France would be a
compromising thing , but in America
perhaps it was different. The next
I received a lock of the great artist's
hair tied with a dainty ribbon and in
closed in a note that only a French
woman could write. "
This story thus far was told with
such a swaggering , all-conquering ah
that every one thought that Mr. Wil
son had unconsciously stepped out
side of himself for a few moments. But
his next words corrected this impres
sion. Now he was Francis Wilson ,
as he said :
-'A few weeks afterward I had the
pleasure of reading in a New Yorfc
newspaper an interview with Jane
Hading. She was asked whom slu
had seen on the American stage worths
of admiration.
Madam Hadinsj ac
cording to the reporter , exclaimed
with great animation : "Oh , I saw a
most amusing little fellow at Chicasc
who made me lau h so hard. I thinli
his name was Williams. Xew York
Tribune.
Burdette's Considerate Pro
posal.
Pvobert J. Burdette. the humorist
says he no longer does any newspapei
work , but gives all his time to the lec
ture platform. He
says he made a
newspaper publisher an offer lately I I
but he didn't seem to see the advan
tage of it. "I told , him , " said Mr.
Burdette , "that if he would hire mete I '
write an article and then publish it ! i.
over and over every day , and pay me
the price of a lecture every time he
published it , I would give up the plat i "
form altogether. He-was inconsider
ate enough to say that he was afraid III
it might grow stale in the course of a
year or so , but that is just the differ
ence between lecturing andgrindina
out newspaper copy. The dearpublic
will stand almost anything from the
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f
platform , but when they unfold their
paper they expect to find everythW
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