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RUSSELL'OA.’ ALGER.
A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF
OUR'SECRETARY OF WAR. —
Labored on a Farm from the Time He was
Eleven to Eighteen Years of Age—Af-
terwards Taught School and Studied
Law—Fine Record in the Civil Was.
No man of public prominence in the
country to-day is a finer example of
the possibilities ,of advancement and
reward under free, republican govern-
' ment than the distinguished Secretary
of War. Despite the early hamperings
of poverty and hard luck and poor
and great political eminence by the
sheer force of, brains and well directed
energy. His ancestors were of New
England stock, but the parents of Rus—
sell Alexander Alger moved west to
Medina. County, Ohio, in 1835, where
the future Governor, General and Cab-
inet Minister was born in the town
of Lafayette, February 27, 1836. The
force of his character was tested at a
He was left an or-
phan withbut a dollar to his name,
when only eleven, and the situation
was made more distressing by a
younger brother and sister, even more
defenseless in the world than himself.
But he knuckled down bravely to the
responsibility. Finding places for the
brother and sister, he worked on a
farm for board and clothes till he was
nearly eighteen, snatching what poor
schooling he could in the winter
months. Then he increased his income
by teaching, studying law meanwhile
and finally entering the bar in 1857. He
had managed during this time, to help
his younger relatives from his meager
earnings. He entered on his chosen
profession at Akron, Ohio, but soon re-
moved to the larger and more prom-
ising place of Cleveland.
\p,
guess surfs. ‘ALGER.
But his 'health had been undermined
by so much hard work and constant
sacrifice, and, on the advice of friends,
he moved to the lumber camps of
Grand Rapids, Mich, in 1860, Where he
joined an acquaintance in a. lumber
enterprise. ’ In 1861' he married Miss
Annette H. Henry. The opportunity
of his life came on the outbreak of the
war, when he entered the service in the
Second Michigan Cavalry, soon. ad~
vancing to the captaincy of a company.
It so clhanced that Philip H. Sheridan
was also a'captain in the same regi-
ment, under Gordon Granger, its col-
onel. When the latter was promoted
to a brigadier, Alger induced Gov.
Blair to make Sheridan a colonel and
acting commissary on .Ha-lleck's .,-staff.
Sheridan rose rapidly-in promotion,
and, Alger: went ‘up “with him. They
served together 'at Boonesville, Mo.,
where Alger was wounded and cap-
tured, but escaped. In October, 1862,
he was made lieutenant-colonel of ,the
Sixth MichiganCavalry, and Colonel of
the Fifth in 1863. During the entire
war he served with distinguished brat?-
ery under Sheridan, Kilpatrick and
Custer. He was in more than sixty
battles and minor engagements. On
June 28, ’63, his command was the first
to enter Gettysburg, and, after this
famous battle he was badly wounded at
Boonsborough, Md. He was with Sher-
idan in the Shenandoah Valley in 1864
and captured a large force of Confed-
erates, and in June of that year he was
given the brevets of brigadier and ma?
ior-general of volunteers. It was dur-
ing the latter year that President Lin-
coln selected 5him for some confiden—
tial service that took him to all the ar-
mies in the field. His brevet came “for
gallant and meritorious service.”
At the close of the war Gen. Alger
resumed :the lumber business, with
headquarters at Detroit. .One. of his
pioneer enterprises was railroad extenr
sion to the forests for the rapid trans-
portation of heavy logs 'to the market,
and so keen and progessive were his
methods that his wealth grew at a
rapid rate, until to-day his fortune,
made partly in other enterprises, is
placed at twelve millions. ear-"1| a
For the first time in thirty years the
democrats in 1882 by a greenback fusion
elected Begole Governor of Michigan.
He was renominated in 1884, and Gen.
Alger was prevailed to head the Re-
publican-ticket against him. By great
energy and 'cool,“keen political methods
in the canvass, 'he won with the heav-
iest Republican vote ever cast in that
State. He positively declined to run
again, but had redeemed Michigan
from the enemy's control.
When President McKinley came to
select his cabinet advisers, Republican
sentiment singled out Gen. Alger for
the portfolio of War, and 'the Presi-
ient was prompt to tender him the hon-
or. Though not in the best of health.
he has been wise and brilliant in his
conduct of the great trust in this crisis.
and has increased the country's obli-
gations for patriotic, well-directed and
sagacious services. Secretary Alger is
a. genial, outspoken man, of great
oreadth ,of general knowledge and has
i. way of making his views clearly un-
iers:ood.-—New York Mall and Expres:
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Samples to be seen and orders received at the GAZETTE OFB'JUF.
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health, he has risen to great wealth-
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THE EV EN1 NG GA ZE T T E 7
STORIES‘ABOUT CENTENARIANS.
‘Nur. an n:' Tin-m Lived Perfectly Tem-
pelale Lives.
— the centenarians were par-
agon-s of a-l the virtues. Thomas Whit-
tington; for example, who lived to be
104, was a habitual drunkard, drink-
ing only London gin, of which he con-
sumed from a pint to a. pint and a half
daily. Philip Laroque -vvent to bed
drunk at least two nights in the week
until he was 100. At ninety-two he out
four new teeth. John de la Somet, 130
years old, was an inveterate smoker.
Several famous old people were ex-
tremely addicted to matrimony. Owen
Duffy, who lived to be 122, married his
third wife at 116, “by whom he had a
son and daughter." Francis Hongo, a.
Venetian, was five times married, and
was the father of forty-nine children.
At the age of 100 his white hair fell
outand a new crop of the original
color came in. At the age of '112 he had
two new teeth. Margaret Krasiowna,
3., Pole, married her third husband at
ninety-four. “She bore him two sons
and a daughter, as proved by the
parish register." Margaret McDowal,
106 years-'old, married. and survived
thirteen husbands.
Among the recorded emitcnarians are
two dwarfs—Mary Jones,‘ 100 years,
who was 2 feet 8 inches in height and
terribly deformed, and Elspeth Wat-
son, 115 years old, whowas 2 feet 9
inches in height. Among the most
agile were Mrs. Barrett, who, at the
age of 116, climbed a. ladder to repair
the roof‘of her cottage, and Elizabeth
Alexander, who was particular about
her dress at 108, and was used to a;
daily walk of two miles. Several had
peculiar habits. Mrs. Lewson, 117 years
old, never washed her face for fear of
taking cold, but greased it with hog’s
lard. John Hussey, 116 years. drank
only balm tea aswa beverage. John
Wilson, 'the same age, supped always
of roasted turnips. Judith Banister, 100,
lived entirely on biscuit, bread, and ap-
ples during the last sixty years of her
life. Old Lord Scarsdale and Lord
Combermere, both or whom lived to :a
ripe age, thought the wearing of a tight
belt habitually about the waist had
much .to do with their‘excellent health.
Macklin, the centenarlan‘ actor, aban-
doned regular" hours .of eating in the
last sixty-seven yers 'of his life, taking
foodwhenhe was hungry. Two inter-
eating married. couples are reported.
Mr. and Mrs. Cotterell, aged respective-
ly 120 and 115 years, Were married nine—
ty-eight yea-rs and “never had a quar-
rel." They ‘died within a few hours of
each other. John Rovin, a Hungarian,
and his wife, aged 172 and 164 years,
lived together 148 years. At the time
of the husband’s death the youngest
son was 116 years old—North Amer-
ican Review.
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AMERICA’S LATENT POWER.
The Qulokneu and Iuventiveness. of Her
People Hal No Parallel in Europe.
, The quickness and inventiveness of
American mechanics, engineers and
manufacturers have no parallel in
Europe. On a year's notice the 'United
States might undertake to cope even-
handed with either the dual or triple
alliance—although we have now only
the nucleus of an'army and the begin-
ning of a navy, while the European
powers have made war preparation
their principal business for a whole
generation. It is true that we have
built only a few torpedo boats and only
a few vessels of the type known "as des-
troyers; but we have discovered that
about a hundred very rich Americans
had been amusing themselves within
the past few years by building or buy-
ing splendid ocean—going, steel-built
steam yachts of high speed, and with
stanch qualities. capable of being
quickly transformed into naval dis-
patch boats or armored and fitted with
torpedo tubes. Probably not a single
private Spanish citizen could turn over
to his government such a" vessel as the
magnificent Goelet yacht, the May-
flower, which was secured by our navy
department on March 16; not to
mention scores of other private steam
yachts of great size and strength that
Wealthy American citizens are ready
to offer if needed-Review of Reviews.
THE DWELLERS ON THE ROCK.
l‘he Stalilldanl A re Exempted from the
Game Laws of Great Britain.
“Except the islands of St. Kilda” is
a saving clause in every game law
passed in Great Britain. The islands
form a small group northwest of the
Hebrides.
It is recognized byall who legislate
for the sacred interests of sport that
the St. Kildans have to live. Besides,
there are only about seventy—five of
them, and they live so far away from
everybody else that their example has
no bad effect. - —
The St. Kildans live more by the
chase and less by agriculture than any
other people. They pasture wild sheep
on the island of Soa, sheep descended
lineally from those left there by the
Vikings, and less than half as large as
those of the mainland. When a sheep
is wanted they run it down with dogs.
This keeps the breed lively and active.
Mainly the St. Kildans live, and live
well, by snaring birds. They once
caught 90,000 putfins in one season. At
present the yearly catch is 32,000 gan- ‘
nets, 8,960 fulmars, 9,600 puifins, 1,920
guillemots and 800 razor backs. The
catch is common property; so are.
beats, wild sheep and the use of the
land generally—New York World.
Gave Way the Family Secret.
Teacher (of juvenile class)—In the '
sentence, “It is greatly to his credit,"
what is the meaning of the word “cred-
it"? ’
~Illlier‘nb‘er .or mass—It’s. something
you've got to have when you. want to
buy a pound of-butter.at the store.—
Chicago Tribune. '55 , ~"*:.:.
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The grey wolf of‘ North America is
not often an enemy that man has any
great reason to fear. When ’he is es,-
pecially hungry, which is chiefly in
the winter season, he will band to-
gether and hunt anything. , _
But when I tramped through Green’s
Timber it was not winter time, and I
knew. of no reason why wolves
should be hungry. Green’s Timber is
the name given 'to a particularly thick
piece of jungle ferest near the banks
of the Snake River in Idaho, I was
thrusting my. way through the brake
and thinking 0f anything but wolves,
and particularly of the dear girlwhom
I had walked some miles to see that
morning. Alma Treleaven had been
my dear girl for only a week, and
naturally my head Was full of her as
I tramped cheerily homeward. When
I saw a long-coated ‘ grey form steal
away from a gladc as I entered it I
scarcely marked the occurrence. But
later I turned and saw the brute‘s
blazing eyes and muscles stiffened for
a spring. I barely had time to draw
a pistol and fire. When it wanted
scarcely an hour to sunset another
strange thing happened to dispel my
confidence. I had left the forest and
had already made some Way into an
extensive prairie through which lay
my road, when there fell upon my
ear the unmistakable yelp, yelp of a
pack in full cry. I looked round and
saw Close.to the edge of the forest 9.
swiftly moving patch of dots that I
or forty wolves coming on with char-
acteristic eagerness. They were two
miles away as the crow flies, but
about four miles back upon my trail,
which I could see plainly they were
following. In less than half an hour
they would catch me up and there was
no place of refuge within reach-ex-
cept the swamps!
'Th?‘ swamps that lie along the
Snake River are a terror to all who
know them. In them the poisonous
Crater moccasins live and thrive like
mites in, a cheese. Unlike most
snakes, this reptile is credited With a
far more dangerous than others of 'it’s
kind. According to all accounts, the
man who entered the swomps ran the
continual risk of being assaulted and
But with so certain and imminent a
danger behind me I was ready and
almost anxious to take the risk.
A howl of diSappointment told me
that the pack had arrived at the mar-
gin and dared go no further. I had
terrors enough for that day and was
particularly glad to reach home—abbut
8 o’clock. “I thought you were lost,"
said Simon, my chum, with a scared,
white face that gave me a considera-
ble shock. He looked more terrified
than I had a right to feel, and I told
him so. He spoke with eyes averted;
as he reached down the plates for
supper they cluttered like castinets.
When I had changed my wet garments
for dry,ones, and when ar'steamiug
bash had been placed upon the table,
I began to relate my adventure.
. I spoke but briefly of having ‘seen
Amy. Only 'a week ago he’had seen
almostas much of her as I. and I
had a suspicion that her engagement
to me was a sine subject. I accord-
ingly hurried on to tell "about the
wolf in» the Wood. “What a strange
thing,” he said, turning away his
head and Speaking. constrainedly. “I
suppose the beast was mad. Been
eating stale flesh, .likelv." -
‘Then I told how Ihad ' seen the
pack on 'iny-i'trail four miles behind.
He got up from the table, with
clenched fists. ' _ . f .
“How did'you get away?" he asked.
I told him the rest. _ .
“Wh‘l! Came through MocCasln
swamp,” he ’ejaCulated. “It swarms
with snakes. No man has been
through it before.” Itjstru'ca me that
he spoke "as though he was disap-
pointed at my escape.
Suddenly he put, his hand to his
head and sprang into the air, with a
piercing shriek filled the room “I’m
bitten, I’m bitten! You brought it
home,” he ShOuted, and to my terror
I saw a long, black body hanging
from him, its fangs buried in his neck.
Simon had leaned his head against my
jacket that was hanging to dry, and
the snake must have been in one of
the pockets. .
but Simon’s case was quite hopeless.
The fangs had almost entered the
jugular, and a few minutes sufliced
for the poison to reach the heart.
Ere he died Simon blurted out a
strange confession. He recited his
love for Amy and her preference for
me. Jealousy, he said, had taken full
possession (gonna; be had last night
rubbed my leggins with valerian, an
infallible attraction to wolves. Only
the swamp could save me from the
pack, and. that was almost certain
death by snakes. I had passed safely
through the swamp, and nad unwit-
tingly brought home with me the, in-
strument of his punishment.
.I thought the confession over, and
resolved to believe thatit was all an
imaginary story, the outcome of the
poison working in Simon’s veins. I
hope that this may be so, but I con-
fess that I so far allowed the possi-
bility of another version as to burn
those gamers—The Golden Penny.
Had No Chance lo Tell.
“Don’t you come around here with
any more of your patent frauds,” said
Uncle Reuben. “I’ve been took in once,
but you, ain’t goin’ to catch me agin.”
“What's the matter?” asked the gen-
tlemanly agent. “The lightning rods
I sold you are all right, aren't they?”
“All right? Well, meybe you call 'em
all right; but they’ve been ,up for
t 'more’n six'monsths now, and the light-
1mg ,hasn't hit "em cocci-"aeChicalo
News. ' , \
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suitors NEMEsIs, '
knew well enough represented thirty,
spiteful aggressiveness that makes it:
even pursued by the deadly reptiles.l
' The reptile was quickly dispatched,"
‘THE PROFESSIONAL GAZER. "l
l'er Peculiar Occupation and How not
MiSsion is Accomplished.
Although the New York “shop girl"
is the most conspicuous employs in
the big retail stores,- there are in each'
me a dozen women employedfor spe-
zial and peculiar services whose salar-
es would easily pay the wages of more
:han 100 gills who stand behind the
:ounters, this being exclusive of the
floor walkers and regular heads of do.
oartments.
First, there is the buyer,,who is as .
aerson of distinction among the em-'
ployes, and who is treated with marked:
:onsideration by her employers. She
Peceives a salary varying from $1,000
:0 $5,000 a year, according to her ex-
perience and proved ability. She must
no a. woman of tact, of taste, and of
iiscrimination in selecting her goods,
ind, what is even more important, she
must possess the business sense that
will enable her to gauge the public-
iemand for certain articles and the
trend of coming fashions and fancies.
is well as those that already exist.
. She has to be able to foresee. how
high a certain rage will run, when it
will probably come to an end and what
imount of goods they will be able to
work off on their trade while it lasts.
Most stores now employ about an equal
number of men and women as buyers.
the latter purchase exclusively in.-
fants’ wardrobes, lingerie and all. the
iainty and delicate wares that are es-
sentially feminine.
A number of the stores have had
jzheir» best women buyers abroad re-
cently selecting the most' attracting
;hings that France, Belgium, Germany,
ind Great Britain manufacture for the .
spring trade. Shopping all over Eu- ‘
one with the purse of a millionaire
)usiness in one's hand is a thought to
need envy in the breast of the ordi-
1ary woman. The responsibility at-
;endant upon this Wholesale buying
:xpedition, however, takes the edge off
:he pleasure to some extent, and causes
:he buyer to earn every‘cent of the
goodly salary and expenses paid out
'ior her.
Then there is the detective in the
stores who makes from, $25 to $50 per
.week- She has to be a woman of varied
resources and talents and unerring in-
;tincts, carrying with her an accurate
estimate of everything in the store, its
arrangement and value, being ever 'on
the alert and yet seemingly uncon—
;cious of what is going on. - _ '
Another kind of a detective is the
woman who is known as the “shop-
per," and who, in the guise of a
wealthy customer, goes about the rival
;tores and observes the details of their
imrrent business, the lines upon which
l:hey are’making special runsbth'eir
' ;ualitié’s‘,‘ 9prices and other factswmch
may be or use to her'e‘mpl’oy'ers. 'As
well dressed customers {with . well: ’fill'ed
purses are often hard'to'pleasejIhe
trouses no suspicion 'by‘seemi’ng to be
very fastidious, plying the clerks with
lanestions and demanding to see the
‘ whale” stOck’ before making a‘ selection.
A part of the shopper’s duty consists
in visiting a fashionable modiste, find-
.ng out what gowns and wraps are be-
ing made for prominent society women
ind perhaps getting a glimpse of some
axclusive designs. She has the privilege
of ordering, being measured and fitted
for an elegant gown for herself; but,
this! that is the limit of her glory. ‘It
must straightway find its way to the
house that e‘m‘plOys’ her, where ‘it serves
lor 'a‘ model, which is speedily repro-
luced in a dozen gown-s for their own
;rade. ‘ ' '
She does get something more than
11113 empty satisfaction out of her work,
nowever, for she is provided with a
home in a suitably fashionable district
while‘pos‘ing as a sWell and ordering
her wares to be sent to her, and she is
1130 fitted out with‘the finest’of‘un-
i‘erwear in order that she mayappear
;o be of the proper class and condition
:n life when she is being fitted. Her
salary is about the same as that of a
good detective. .
An even more peculiar occupation is
that of the “window gazer.” She is not
in employe of the high-class stores, but
if their more lowly rivals, who have
:0 make up for their disadvantages of
Socation, etc., by resorting to alllkinds‘
of schemes to attract customers. Their
windows having been arranged so as to
display their best wares‘ and most
fetching bargains to the utmost, the
‘window gazer” begins her Work. ’
She looks like an ordinary well-to-do '
shopper, and makes her way along the '
street in an‘inconspicous manner until
she gets in front of the store ,by which
she is employed. Then she stops soI
suddenly that the croWd- behind her
stops also. She lets hergaze wander,
as if irresistibly, toward the window.
Other gazes follow her. She walks
sldwly up to the window and fastens
her eyes upon its contents still more,
intently. ” ' “teens!“ .
A few others do likewiSe, and the“
nucleus of a crowd is formed Which
grows until the pavement is blockaded
'and not a Soul but the window'gazer
knows what he or she is looking at.
,But they are all trying to find out, and
;ln the meantime they have'not'iced in
7front of what store they are, and sev.
eral have seen things in the window
that draw them inside, and themwin.
dow gazer’s" mission is acComplished.
,Dninty Photograph Frame.
i Photograph frames are as popular
ias ever, and although the silver and
gold'affairs have been relegated to the
background, the handsomely embroid-
‘ered ones, on whitedinen are an excel-
lent substitute and also quite a. nov-
elty. ._ .
These frames are made square or
‘round and, in all manner of shapes,
;sometimes with places for three or
= four . photographs. - ( The decorations
{are 'vér'yjlartjistic, a dainty deSign"'for a
‘ young girl’s. picture being a wreath . of
llowers tied With a true lover's"knot.
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