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BY WHAT SURE. SIGN?
When she at, last may come for whom I wait,
With sunlight or with sorrow on her face,
By what sure sign revealed shall I trace
The visiou‘d semblance of my offer fate?
But I shall surely know her by the weight
Of light unfurled within a minute‘s space!
Yea, I shall know her by the actum grace .
Her soul extends—and shall be free to mate
My heart with hers. Nor this the only sign!
But something which the spirit shall devise
Will open up a summer to the skies
0f fervent purity and lasting shine—-
A something for the utterance too divine
Shall tremble from the silence of her eyes.
.Ferdinaud Edward Knppey in Detroit Free
COONEY.
The “Rio Colorado” is a small river
which forms the southern extremity of
the salty, sandy reach lying between what
was Kings’ ranch and the City of Browns- ’
ville. ..
To the north a far reaching waste
dazzled the eyes with the whiteness of its
crystallized sands. while vast prairies of .
mesquite grass, dotted at intervals with
clusters of stunted trees, 'skirted' its
southern banks. To the west the horizon
was cut by the black line of the Guada-
lupe mountains.
The sun was yet two hours high, and
the Brownsville road, after it- had cut its
way through the northern bank of the
river, seemed to form a long winding
trail, which lost itself in the hazy white-
ness of the desert.
The “Colorado” was tit-its lowest stage
and fordable.
Five specks were approaching from the
north, five black moving spots in the vast
expanse. .
They were five herders or Rio Grande
men well mounted and armed, riding at
the fastest road pace to which their beasts
could be urged. As they neared the river
four stopped, while one rode to the edge ,
of the bank. The latter scanned up and
down for a few seconds and inspected the
tracks at the ford; - appearing satisfied
with the outlook, hereturned tohis com-
panions. '
Three Mexicans and two Americans
formed the company, but they were all
accontered alike. -
“Anything in sight?” asked one of’ the
Americans from the returning Mexican.
“No, captain,” answered the Mexican,
“I saw no fresh tracks at the for .”
“The Rangers must have struck for the
Laredo road," said the captain, “and we
will have time to cross the Rio Grande.
No doubt Cooney gave us awisy to them.
As he expected us to run to the north, he
started the Rangers on the wrong trail. ”'
The live men-were cattle runners and
prairie pirates, running to and fro from
either side of the Rio Grande. They im-
mediately moved on, and were soon across
the river. ' ’ .
“Push up,” said the captain, “it is
nearly night, and we must camp at the
Wells, so as to be able to cross the Rio
Grande early in the morning.”
The horses, as if refreshed by traveling
on the soft, matted grass, accelerated
their pace, and when the Wells were
reached there was still enough lightto
allow the men to fix their campfor the
night. . . ‘
The Wells, as they were called, .was a.
boggy pond iii the midst of a bunch of
mesquite timber. The herders hii‘d dug
around the stagnant water several wells
for the use of their stock. It was some-
what out of the way from the main road,
and frequented only by» herders and
roaming, lawless riders.
‘ The hobbled horses were turned loose
for the night, and a. fire was made,
around which the men stretched them-
Selves, munching some jerkéd beef and
sumo-cold tortiiias.
Some time had elapsed, and the night
was well on when the sudden yelping of
the coyotes of the surrounding timber
aroused the men. It indicated that either
the coyotes were on' a chase of some dc-
fenseless animal or that a human being
was passing through the prairie, but be-
fore the campers could prepare them:
selves a rider was on them, his horse an-
swering the neighing of the hobbled ani-
mals. All of the five campers were up in
an instant, each with his revolver in
hand. ‘
“No fighting, boys!” hailed the new
comer. “It’s I, Cooney! I tracked you
to the river and I knew I could overtake
' you at the Wells.”
“Ah! my man!” answered the captain,
“you were always mighty good on a trail,
but you may have struck a wrong scent.
Glad to see you back again. Dismount
and bobble out your horse.”
, Cooney did as directed, and joining the
group he squatted before the fire in the
place made vacant for him.
“Have you . brought your rations with
you?" asked the captain of Cooney.‘
The company had all turned their eyes
on Cooney, who answered uneasily: “No,
I eat at the much of Los Animas, and as I
was anxious to overtake you all, I left my
rations, so as not to overload my horse.”
“Did you see McLean and his rangers?"
asked the captain in a whining soft voice.
“I struck the much after they had left,”
answered Cooney.
"You lie!" yelled the captain as he
straightened himself, revolver in hand,
which he leveled at Cooney. adding: “You
are now on a scout for them, expecting to
betray us.” _ 1;,
The whole company rose up, five Mi
volvers glistening on Cooney. " "
The fire, which had been kept up in, a
bright blaze, illuminated the whole scene.
Cooney raised himself, his hands hanging.
by his side; he knewthat thefleast move-U
mcnt would send ,fivebulletsthrough'hlm.. ’
“Now, Cooney,” said the captain, “no ‘
more lying; you have betrayed us and you
are now on an errand of treachery. Hold
up your hands!”
Cooney held up his hands.
“Boys,” added the captain, “cover him
with your barrels while I tie him.”
The captain went to his saddle and un-
tving his lariat he stepped behind Cooney.
whose hands he took down and fastened
securely behind his .back. Then facing
Cooney, he said: _ _
“Now, Cooney, let us hear what you
have to say. Your hours are short, un-
less. you can show us that: you are
straight.” ' .
“I have nothing to say,” answered
Cooney, looking fearlessly at hisconfed-
crates. “You have seen me face death
often enough to know that I am not afraid
to die." - -
The other American interrupted hlmi
“None of your tongue, Cooney; we all
know how slippery you are. Come to the
point. How comes it, "that instead of
your meeting us at Los Animus, the
Rangers were there waiting for us? If it
hadn’t been for Pedro Coucha, we would
have been trapped. He met as some two
miles beyond, and he said you were there
also." . _, , , , ;
“Answer that!” yelled, the American.
“Pedro lied,” answered Cooney.
"‘Well, we will search you,” said the
captain; “the proofs ,must be on you,
either in money or in papers.”
While talking, Cooney had- graduallv .
slipped his right hand through the knotted
lariat, and he had succeeded in disen-.
tangliug it, unseen by the rest; with his
elbows he had slipped his revolver scab-
bard close to his hand; _ '_ _
As the captain stepped toward Cooney,
the latter, quick as a flash. drew his
pistol on him, and at it its report the
captain sank to theground with a yell,
Cooney’s bullet crashing through his
head. . _
Before Cooney could move his band
from its aim he was covered by the pistols
of the remaining four. men, and he fell,
pierced by four bullets, on the corpse of
the captain.
The four freebooters did not remain to ,
dispose of the bodies, nor even to look at
them, but searching for their hobbled
horses they saddled them at. double quick.
Leading the two horses of the dead men
they struck through the prairie toward
* 5|! t
A faint streak of light was barely tinge-
ing the horizon when a troop of Rangers
could be seen silently surrounding the
timber which contained the Wells. Each
rider was bending on his saddle, rifle in
hand, watching for‘ those they were pur-
suing. However, daylight eame clear and
bright, and the'sun rose above the line of
the timber, but the troopers detected. no
movement, and no human being made his
appearance.
“That scoundrel of a Cooney must have .
fooled us, and he must have decamped
with our money and this confederate-i,”
said Capt. McLean to his lieutenant.
“Let us ride in and see,” answered the
lieutenant. ' '
“By no means," said Capt; McLean;
“we might be surprised and lose afew.
men. Those fellows won't do to. trifle
with; we will close on them regularly
with the whole company.
Capt. McLean gave the orders and the ,
company moved on, gradually closing in
its circle.
t
McLean was riding forward, when his 1
horse gave a sudden plunge, rearing almost :
erect on his haunches.
“Great Godl" cried the neuter?“
‘
—
“captain, io'okunder you! Lobk at those
corosesi” ,
By this time the troop had united at the
Wells, and‘all dismounting, the captain
turned over the bodies.
“Cooney was true after all,” he said,
, “and, no doubt, they had combination
and it fight."
i “But whats this i’” he added, looking
at the other body.
I The whole troop looked at the pallld
! features of the dead outlaw, but they
} looked in vain; his features were as un-
known tothem as his name.
The two bodies were thrown into a sink
in the prairie, and the mesquite over which
they had coursed so often, the terror of
the frontier, now covers them out of sight
of foes or friends, if friends they ever
had—Times Democrat.
Man's Dress In San Francisco.
The genuine “down east" or Canadian
visitor who arrives in“ San Francisco dur-
_ ing the winter season greatly helps to in-
crease the diversity in dress which one
notes in San Francisco. He often comes
. equipped in fur lined rsiment, and when
the clouds grow heavy and the wind be-
gins to come in puffs from the south he
looms up like a survivor of an Arctic ex-
pedition. His ponderous coat .with its
fur collar enveloping his ears looks strange
beside the light summer overcoats or the
still thinner cutaway coats made light
and airy by white neckties and plug hats.
The newly arrived owner of the fur lined
overcoat, however, rarely sticks long to
his old love, and is soon found airing his
figure without any overcoat at all or
stalking along with a gossamer garment
thrown back to display his light necktie
and other summery ratment.
The Visitor from the Orient, if he be of
a foppish turn, contributes more than his
share toward the contrasts in 'dress. He
is generally of a “horsey” turn and de-
lights to stroll through the streets on his
way to a livery stable remarkable in a
hunting suit, tight fitting, “cords” and
top boots and spurs. An Oriental tourist
,who struck the town not long since,
sailed out from the Palace hotel one chilly
taloons, patent leather shoes with striped
aclsret colored velvet coat. The whole
rig wassurmounted by a. pith-helmet of
the kind- worn in tropical countries. The
gnmins of San Francisco are too much
accustomed to sharp contrasts in dress to
be easily'exeited, but this Shanghai fash-
ion plate was .300 much for their equa-
nimity. By the time they had presented
barrow full of cobble stones, the Shanghai
masher reached his hotel through a dozen
back streets and was seen no more in a
velvet coat on 'a cold winter's day.—San
Francisco Chronicle.
Distributor. or Indian‘vTrlbom,
Some of the few exceptions to the gen-
eral rule of distribution are exceedingly
interesting and thrown: light upon the
unwritten and even forgotten history of
some of the tribes. For instance: A little
colony of the great Slouan family is found
in Virginia. How it became separated,
crossed the mountains and maintained
itself in the 'midst of another family
speaking an entirely different language
suggests a very interesting topic for the
study of the ethnologist.
Again, all the northwestern part of the
continent was occupied by the Athabascau
family, very permeable Indians. But the
Apaches and N avajos of New Mexico and
Arizona belong to the same family, and
are among the most warlike on the con-
tinent. To their surroundings and the
necessity of wresting their new home
from 'its previous occupants and holding
it, as well as to the inhospitable character
of the country, may not their change of
character be attributed? Another little
tribe of the Athabascans is found in Cali-
fornia. One of the most degraded fami-
lies of Indians of North America is the
Shoshonean, of which the Diggers are a
brnn‘ch. And yet, strange as it may ap-
pear, the Moquis, more advanced toward
civilization than any others of the Pueblo
Indians, are Shoshonean.—Seience.
Graduates to the Stage.
Among the graduates to the stage are
daughters of Moncure D. Conway, Gen.
Sheridan, Mr. Walsh and Gen. Banks,
and a‘ niece of Edwin Booth, while a
daugher of Mrs. Croly (Jennie June) has
gone upon the stage, and Mrs. Thomas
Barry, cf Boston, has a daughter follow-
ing in her mother's footsteps. These girls
are well bred, carefully educated, cul-
' tured, intellectual and ambitious. They
have gifts, talent, brains, invention, push
and perseverance and are giving to the
dramatic profession the same study. carn-
estnezs and conscientious thoughtfulness
they would bestow upon the professionrof
music, literature or medicine. The young
men in the same circle as these girls are
not studying for the stage to any great
extent, their nearest approach being the
stage door of a burlesque theatre—Stage
Notes. ' ,
Gathering Clipplngs from the Exchanges.
The latest development of the business
is really going back to first principles,
upcoming to Mr. Romeike’s story of how
‘ée first. got the idea. He was a good deal
of a Bohemian, and at one time in Paris
fit came to be a. serious question with. him
whether he should wOrk or- starve. ~Buy-
ing a paper of an old woman at a. street
stand one morning, anxious not to miss
the latest scandal of the boulevards, petul-
ing starvation, he saw an artist whom he
knew take several papers from her and.
,pay hero franc apiece for them. 'Hc-asked
'her whythemau paid her so;much,"aud
was told that he had made an arrange-
ment with her ‘by which every morning
when she got her papers she looked them
over, and if there was anything in any of
them in reference to the matter in which
the artist was interested she marked it
and laid those papers aside for him. He
paid her a franc for every paper in which
she had found anything he wanted.
It struck the young Bohemian that if One
man was so anxious to know what the
papers said, others would be so, too, and
clipped from them everything in reference
to art and artists. He took the clippings
about among the studios where he had a.
large acquaintance, and peddled them for
what he could get. In time he added lit-
erature as well as art to his field, and did
so well that overprosperity broke down
his health, and he had to go to the south
of France to recuperate. Thence he went
to London, and started to make a living
in the some way there. The idea devel-
oped, however, and be soon settled down
into -a regular business, which was the
New 'YOrk Sun.
— ma" Moon of Holland.
In some provinces in Holland there _ are
large tracts of heath and moorland, which
at present have no value whatever,
although once covered with dense
forests. An effort is now. being made to
‘ntilize these ”moors, and several land
owners have combined’to form a company,
whose object it; will be to attempt a
gradual fertilization of the soil by replant-
ing trees. How much good such an enter-
prise can "work under careful manage-
ment is shown by a similar undertaking
- in Denmark, which has been in existence
‘for the last quarter of a century,- The
Danish society for the fertilization. of
has now some 4,000 members, among
whom may be found the principal agri-
culturists of the kingdom. lt enjoys large
the agricultural societies, so that it has
been enabled to start some 400 “canoes:
Denmark. In the Netherlands it is ‘pro-
lines—Boston Transcript.
Interesting Political mfifiiiscence.
Speaking a week ago htThis 70th birth~
day celebration,'ex-Governor Claflin, ,of
Massachusetts, gave many interesting
reminiscences of his connection with the
‘ Free Soil party. As a young‘mnn he said
he went to St._Louls to establish himself
in’busin'ess, and it was at that time that
he becomes self confessed slaveholder,
, and owned his firsthand only slave. A.
1 young colored mauwasbeing offered for
' sale on the block, and Mr. Clailin’s
_brother and himselfbought him and set
him free. Mr.~Claflin said that he subse-
quently came back to Massachusetts and
became interested in political matters,
the house of representatives.
campaign that followed it. was seriously
thrown up against him that he was a
slaveholder' and .was‘ actually owning
slaves at that moment in Missouri—New
York Tribune.
Throat or the Giraffe.
A French naturalist who has made. a
study of the throat of the giraffe, says
that taste does not linger any longer with
him than with a human being. This will
be a consolation to a good many fellows
who have long been envious of that gullet.
—Detrolt Free Press.
afternoon in a pair of canary colored pan- '
cloth tops, 9. blue vest with polka dots and _
their compliments in the shape of a wheel-.
thereafter he bought all the papers and '
model for the two concerns in this city.—
heaths and moors, chiefly by forestation, _
subsidies from the government and from,
slons” or plantations In diflerent parts of ,;
posed to work the scheme upon slmila’r'
and to his surprise‘was nominated for.
In the-
- general. Straight,
. surrender with his
STOE'GETE RAID. .
V A Federal Brigade Rode Into
Northern Georgia,
Bur RODE NOT BACK AGAIN
lTwas a Quarterof a Century Ago
Come This May Day.
'Coi. Abel 1). Straight, or Indiana—A
Brave Mun. but Fate Was Against
Him—Portraits of Generals—A Plucky
Confederuto Girl Guided Forrest’s Cav-
alry to I Ford, Which They Crossed
After Straight Had Burned a Bridge
Behind Him.
In approaching the subject of Col.
Streight’s raid in northern Georgia. in 1863,
one is profoundly impressed that there is
such a thing as fate, or luck, in tho destinies
of men.
Grierson‘s raid in Mississippi was under-
taken about tho same time 001. Straight be-
gan his trip to northern Alabama. and Geor-
gia. Both men liad the sanction of their re-
spective commanders in the tasks before
them. Gen. Rosecrans, indeed, commander
of the Army of the Cumberland at that time,
himself planned Streight’s expedition. Both
were expected to forage on the country
through which they passed. Very different
were the closing scenes in the two dramas
Grierson, victorious, laden with spoils,
brought news. to \* ‘
the north that the
Confederacv was
”a. mere shell.” He
became a major
over' in northern
Georgia, 200 miles
to tho eastward,
was overwhelmed
by Forrest and his
cavalry, and after
doing ullthat a
brave man could, -'
was compelled to“
whole command con. swear.
the day after Grierson's victorious entry
into Baton Rouge. His expedition ended
in disaster. Himself and his officers were
sent to Richmond, Va., to Libby prison.
After making one of the most remarkable
prison escapes on record in any time, a year
later Straight rejoined his command with
the Army of the, Cdmberland. ,
The failure to supply Rosecrans’ army
with proper cavalry horses was undoubtedly
the chief cause of Streight’s failure on the
raid into Georgia. He was sent out with
troops on foot, and was expected to capture
horses enough from the Confederacy to
mount his whole force. This he only partly
succeeded in doing, hence .the failure of his
'nid.-,
Col. Straight was an Indiana man, living
in Indianapolis at the beginning of the war.
At: the first call in the north .for‘ three years’
men, he formed aregiment of Iridinninns' and
early went to the seat of war. jHi'sjigegiment
was the Fifty-first; Indiana. Honor part in
all the campaigping under Bu'ellvin Ken-
tucky and Tennwee during the first part of
the war. He was noted for his bravery,
ability, and fine soldierly character.
Streight was at Nashville early in 1863. In
connection with his raid appears another
name invested for his countrymen with a.
pathetic interest—the name of James A. Gar-
field. “James A. Garfield, brigadier general
and chief of staff,” signed the order from
Rosecrans directing Streight’s course. The
order said to 001 Straight:
“You have been assigned to the command
of an independent provisional brigade for
temporarypurposes. ‘3 * * You will with
unreasonable dispatch push on. to western
Georgia and cut the railroads which supply
the Confederate army by way of Chatta-
nooga. To accomplish this is the chief object
of your expedition, and you must not allow
collateral or incidental schemes, even though
promising great results, to delay you so as to
endanger your retain-n.” _
In a. later order Garfield tells Straight: “If
you dress your soldiers in the costume of the
enemy they will be liable to be treated as
spies; you should not do this without the con-
sent of the men, after they have been fully
advised of the possible consequences."
Ono Illinois and part of two Ohio
regiments, his own Fifty-first Indi-
ana, in all 1,800 men, were placed
under Streight’s orders. “You will draw
your supplies and keep your com-
mand wall mounted from the country
through which you pass,” said the first order
to Straight. To capture horses enough to
mount 1,800 infantry, and then go with them
.and destroy two railroads, appears in the
light of twenty-five years after like cutting
out considerable work for Col. Straight.
If the reader will kindly observe a map of
the southern states, it will be easy to trace
out the route pursued by the ill fated expe-
dition. They left Nashville April,27, 1863.
At Eastport, Mix, the givers to join, and
partially cooperate with a force under Brig.
Gen. Dodge. His body of troops was con-
siderably larger than that under' Col.
Straight. .
Brig. Gen. Grenville M. Dodge at that;
time commanded the Federal troops in north-
,1, -_ .\_ <\~ , ern Mississippi. '
w ‘73; ‘ 2 Gen. Dodge was a.
‘ ‘ ' Massachusetts
man. born in 1831.
He received a. sol-
dier’s tramm' ‘ g at a
military academy
in Connecticut,
hence he went west
as a railroad sur-
l in which
/ pursuit he excelled.
’ The war of 1861
. found him in Iowa.
-/ He at once enlisted'
Gun. DODGE. a regin’mnt, the
Fourth Iowa, and became its colonel. At the
battle of Pea Ridge, 1862, he commanded the
extreme right brigade, still plain colonel,
and was wounded. After that he was pro-
moted to be a brigadier general. During
Sherman’s Georgia campaign in 1864 he was
promoted to'major general, and commanded
the Sixteenth army corps. After the war
Gen. Dodge retired gracefully from military
service and entered the civil service, being
elected member of congress from Iowa.
Referring to the map again, the reader
will see that the Tennessee river flows north-
west. Streight and his men proceeded from
Nashville to Fort; Henry, on the Tennessee
river. There they took steamer and went
up the river in a southeasteriy course. The
eccentric Tennessee flows through many
states. It touches the northeast corner of
Mississippi. On its left bank, about twenty-
flve miles southeast of Corinth, is the village
of Eastport, Miss. There Streight's force
united with that of Gen. Dodge. The two
together then struck ofl eastward, into.
northern Alabama. They entered Tuscum-
bls and took Won or Iii, routing the
Confederate force there.
Rosecnns’ order through “Garfield, chief of
staff,” had said to Straight: “After having
,marched long enough with Gen. Dodge to
create a general impression that-you are part
of his command, you will push to the south-
ward.”
At Tuscumbia, accordingly, the two oom-
mands separated. Dodge went southward,
' swept around through northern Alabama
, and returned to his headquarters at Corinth.
' His part of the raid had been successful.
' Stu-eight turned his eye eastward to Geor-
gia. Once more, if the kindly reader will
turnto hismap of the southern states, he
will rote the important lines of railway that
traverse Georgia and lead!» Chattanooga,
Tenn. Over these roads went (the supplies
that maintained the Confederate army in its
stronghold at Chattanooga, which Rosecrans
was trying to reduce. .
Had' Streight’s ' raid been successful, it
would have been followed with important
consequences. '
But it was 'not to be. Hardly had
Streight'left Tuscumbia when the avenger
was on his track. The avenger was the com-
bined Confederate cavalry forces of Col.
Roddey and Gen. N. B. Forrest. They were
4,000 strong, well and powerfully mounted.
The cream of the homeflesh of that region
had been skimmed for their armies, leaving
worthless animals and mules for Straight.
His mount consisted almost wholly of mules.
Ere many hours Forrest and Roddey, on
their fleet horses, were up with the Federal
Rear. Then began a fight which lasted four
1ys.
Col. P. D. Roddey had been stationed four
miles from Tuscumbia, Ala" with 1,4007cav.
ah'y. He wane. brave and skillful com-v
mander, and kept the region alive with
trusty scouts, who informed him bf every
one of the Federal movements assoon as it
was made. Thus he found out immediawa
; that Dodge had left Straight, and that
‘ Streight was proceedingeastward and south- '
ward toward Georgia.
Roddey. sent a. courier to Forrest, some
distance away, with, the information For-
. rest at once caught: the gravity of the situa-
3 tion and hastened within mm‘nh to fans-
tra‘iftho Federal—moveniéiit. 'He redo night
and day to overtake Straight. This was one
of the most important and sorrowful of For-
rest’s campaigns. One day his troops were
quite worn out with hard riding and loss of
shop. It seemed impossible to urge them
forward further. They were resting in
camp. .
All at once a compmy of southern ladies
came in visiting the camp. Friends and rsla~
tires of some of them had been captured by
Streight. The ladies wept and walled, and
urged the soldiers to recapture their last
ones. The jaded Confederates, roused up by
the sight, were inspired to new effort, and
swore to do so. The interview with the
ladies sent them into the saddle, galloping
onward . .
Col. Roddey had been in command in
northern Mississippi with his cavalry brig-
. . ado, but early in
them had been
sent to join Van
Dora in Tennessee.
, and unitehis force
"with that of For-
rm.
Born-attic inol~
dents are told rm
of his pursuit of
Straight. There
were day,_nghta
and 11181.“ fights.
Straight out rot-
lowing hi5 orders
. //n In enter
001.. r. 1). account}. sum -‘
as he ran,'burning com endeariny supplies ‘
in great quantities. Forrest and Roddey
were close behind him. Fort-Est had divided
his force into two columns. That under Rod~
day followed directly after Sheight. The
other made a detour to the northeast to cut
of; say attempt trio reset-an raiders might
make- to retreat and ' get back to their head-
qtfiuil’glfs. This second column Forrest him-
se .
The howest fl htin took laco in
mountains of norEhemgAhbamup A the
Gap, Sand mountain, them" Was a sharp con-
flict Apr-1130. in which the. Confederate cap-
tain. W H. Forrest, N. B. Forrest’s brother,
was killed. Straight repulsed Roddey’s com?
mand, but dared not wait. .He was up and
away again, going toward Blouutsville, Ala.
Formt instantly discovered the movement
and sent a force 03 totho Federal left, on the
north, to head Straight 01! and prevent his
escape: 'The Union soldiers were speedily
overtaken, and there was another . battle the
some day“ April 80. Fort-st was ._in- the
thickest of it, and one horse was killed under
him and two others wounded The second
fight of April 30 lasted trons p. In. until 8‘
- in the morning of Ma 1.
Strei ht hastened othowsrd' Blou'utsville,
Ala, arrest close after him still. ' The
Federals were soon overtaken and therewas
a running light from Bloun ’ etc the Black
Wamltr river, which he reached May ‘1.
1 Stem ht cgossedt th Béasglstacree' k,‘s' swiftw and
«steps u t a river. iththe‘
integrals .. .. m...
to ri overw 'c and hated
it cannogeon the bank. 1) ,
Forrest came up and wondered how he
should cross. Some women approached.
Stating, a tall girl of _18, named Emma Sanborn,
“You are Gen. Forrest. I am told. . Iknow
of an old ford to which I could guide youif
I had a horse. The Yankees have taken all
of (fours; 0d J
n. orrestr otoal . “um 11 be-
hind me, Miss,” said he. as p 'p *
They rode thus to the ford and “com
nortered it under a shower of _ Halon bulletin.
Forrest explored the region on Maintain and
Forrest's msmblrs'
insi ht behind himh'eburned.
He sought; ' innd'jdoé
t Day’s: '
C.
as reassemunuegg
sun bonnet at the Union sol on the
,side‘ of the creek. ‘ -
Forrest} ' y finished his examination.
found the 0rd practicable, and in two bout-i
his (111113wa across.
The
voted a section of the. public lands of the
state and a gold medal to the plucky Enima
. Sunborn.
Streight took up the west side of theCoosa
nfederate legislature of Atom I
river in Georgia. Saturday, Maya there.
was another sharp ht at Turkeytown, near
the Coosa. That n1 ht Stre‘ it still lied on.
Sunday morning, ay 3, at o‘clock in the
morning, the chase ended. Streight‘s mo
mumtion and horses and men were exhausted
Forrest’s command had b this time been di-
minished in numbers by 's sending back a
lar force with prisoners and wounded. 'It
is c imed by the Confederate authorities that
his. force was far ler that of
Streiwht at this time. At any rate, he do-
malltfed Streight’s surrender and obtained it.
Dunn the parley under flag of truoe‘he
kept etachments of cavalry movin in a.
circle, so us.to impress Streight wi the
strength of his command. ' 4
. The surrender took lace at, a-point om-
inously called Straight Neckjimcinct, in the
valley between the: Coos‘a and Cha
rivers, about twenty miles from Rome, Ga.
Forrest marched his risoners’toRome under
of his stud an a sin is regiment, all
a men he had immediate y available, ac-
cording to the Confederate account. He told
Streifiht that. “as forage was scarce,”’he
woul send no more men along.
The common soldiers of Streight’s com-
mand Were paroled ~and rward ox-
changed. The officers were, however, sent
to Libb prison at Richmond, under a.
Georgia aw whic charged them with liber-
ating and arming negroes, some having been
found with Streight’s captured command.
The char was, however, denied by the
Federal diets.
The Care of the Eyes.
At the sanitary convention held at Ann
Arbor, Mich, not long ago, Dr. C. J.
Lundy, of Detroit, read a ' paper on “Hy-
giene in Relation to the Eye,” which
should have the widest circulation, espe-
cially among teachers and school ofllcers.
A fruitful source of eye troubles is shown
to be the excessive strain upon the mus-
cles and nerves of the eyes due to faulty
educational methods, the ill planned and
insufficient lighting of schooimoms, poor
ink and flue print in school books, and
other causes which education might cor-
rect.
In conclusion, Dr. Lundy hiya down the
following rules for the better care of the
eyes:
1. Avoid reading and study by poor
light. '
2. Light should come from the side,
and not from the back or from the front.
3. Do not read or study while suffering
great bodily fatigue or during recovery
from illness.
4. Do not read while lying down.
’ 5. Do not use the eyes too long at n
time for near Work, but give them oc-
casional periods of rest. '
6; Reading and studying should be
done systematically.
7. During study avoid the sleeping posi-
tion.-or whatever tends to produce cou-
gestion of the head and face.
8. Select well printed books.
' ~9. Correct errors of refraction with
proper glasses.
10. Avoid bad hygienic conditions and-
the use of alcohol and tobacco.
, 11. Take sufficient exercise in the open
air. ’
mental culture, for asthenopia is most
usually observed in those who are lacking
in physical dovelopmeut.—ScientiflcAmer-
loan.
The Australian War Dance. '
The customs of the “black fellows” of
the Australian bush in their wild state
are not uninteresting. Their grand dance
or corraberee, performed on occasions of
great state, such as a victory over an
enemy, or to appease an angered deity,
for they have crude notions of a Supreme
Being, is a Weird and ghostly spectacle. It
is always performed at midnight in the
darkest glade. Ahuge bonfire is built,
12. Let the physical keep pace with the.
and the natives, with their bones out-lined '
-on the surface of their bodies with white
paint, thus giving them the appearance of
skeletons, leap and jump in a circle about
the fire to the tune of a. rude chant.
Faster and faster the dance becomes,
higher and higher the leaps are made, till,
in one grand finale, all fall flat to the
ground. Should one fall before the end,
he is at once tabooed as possessed of the
evil spirits, and death will be his lot if he
fails to make his escape—Alta California.
Clothing Poor Children.
A member of the Brooklyn board of
education proposes the establishment of a
'bureau for supplying poor children with
wearing apparel that they may attend
school. Many children are unable to at-
tend school because their parents are too
poor to furnish them proper clothing, and
this can be remedied by “furnishing them
with the shabby cast of! clothing of other
people." Why not also provide these poor
children with lunches of broken vietuals.’
—The Argonaut.
A Profitable Business.
Young Man (brakeman on elevated
roadi—Chat’m scare, th’ strain f' cites
. all, chain f’ sth fer wow wow.
Same Young Man (at a party inZHarlem)
-Yes, Miss Rocky, I am in the railroad
business.
Miss Rocky—That must be delightful,
Mr. Coldfeet; and Is it really true that
some of you railroad people get. $20,000
and $80,000 a yearf—The Epoch.
Tramp Versus Scientist. . _
A profound seieiitlst‘ of the Nineteenth
century, living in Boston, had a smoking
chimney in his house. After he had
spent $400 for various devices to cure it,
a rugged tramp came along andsuggested
that he build it six inches higher. which
was done and the evil eradicated-De-
troit Free Press.
THE (nitrite INDUSTRY.
.————.—
PAST AND PRESENT METHODS OF
THE iRREPRESSIBLE COWBOY.
“rem Runs” and “Bound Ups" Now
Being Rapidly I‘ll-rowed Down Into
nerds—Monastions of the Good Old
Times—Locus of a Hartl‘Wlnter.
The progress and success of the cattle
industry in the west has been marvelous.
For‘ many years the business was con‘
ducted almost entirely by individuals,
nudsowidened and prospered that inn
few years the cattle kings were almost,
asnuineron's and opulentas the famous
“bonanza kings.” They had a personal
supervision over their range and stock,
and, as the circle of their dominion
broadened the “round up" and the line
riders found here and there fields of
all the game animals which in former
tim'cs swarmed over the country. Indian
tradition told them that away back in the ‘
forties a cértain'winter had left no living
creature for spring to make glad with her
balmy air‘nnd green grass. So the idea
was born to them that it would be well to
take in partners while the business was
yet in its glory. So friends in the east
. were written to concerning the profits and
small costs of cattle raising. Individuals
purchased half, third or fourth interests
in the ranges or herds, as the case might
be, and then came about the formation of
. syndicates and companies. For several
years thnjucrease' was simply immense,-
and the trail from Texas became one con-
tinuous stream of animal life, emptying
itself upon the plains of Wyoming.
Montana and Dakota. . . .4
The'profits were large. Each succes-
‘sive “be'ofround up" brought to the east-
ern market thousands of head of cattle,
comparing favorably with the “pampered
corn fed",‘stock of Nebraska and Illinois.
Jfiswspaper writers set forth the business
in the most glowing colors; magazines
gave facts and figures with elaborate care;
money flowed in from the great commer-
cial centers; new companies were formed
~ everyday, and the festive cowboy grew
space, and flourished his six shooter with ‘
impunity, while his employers sat by their -
warm fires inease. — Did not the. cowboys
look after their interests on the stormy
range? '80 they must notbe curbed, even
'if they did sometimes make things lively
in these little western towns. In thouv
(l‘YS “the owners of, small herds had no
fights these recklesi fellows were bound
to respect. ‘A regularly recorded brand
was theonlyrthing that insured anything
like safety to the flocks. Indeed. it was
1; i unusual thing to see during the spring ,
round up a half dozen men, mounted on
bronchos, ride up too farmer’s gate, 'open
it and gallop pell mell across the pasture
and “round up" his, whole herd of tame
cows. If there was any doubt in their
minds about the brand on a creature tho
lassoss were taken from their places on
i’ :e saddle, there were a few dextrous dings
of the rope in the-air and then the animal
was stretched upon the ground. May he
towns the children’s pet heifer, but for
fear of hurting herthe hot iron in the
timid hand had profiled too lightly, and
and there was no mark on the hide. So
she was a‘ “maverick," and regardless of
‘ threats and persuasion, she was driven
away to starve to death the next winter
on a bare range. _
But the day of retribution was coming.
The spring of 1886 opened up ‘clear'au‘d
bright, with but little rain to' call forth
the grass from the whole earth. ; During
the whole summer there'was a terrible
drought, and the hot winds swept over
the parched plains, shriveling up and kill- -
tag all sorts of vegetation. The grass
was as dry and brown in June as if the
frosts of autumn had already come and
locked up'a goodly supply of nourishment
in the dead looking bladesfor hungry crit-
tie during the long winter months. But
the old frontier men knew that there
were too many cattle on the range, and,
that, even if’ the grass was good enough
to keep them during the summer and fall,
a great many must die in the cold storms
of winter._ In September and October
there was it larger drive from the south
than ever before. Cold weather set in
early in November, and continued until
500,000 cattle had perished from starva-
tiou. In every little gulch might, have
been seen cattle staggering from weak-
ness as ‘they,.vainly_~tried to 'hibble the
short grass to. prolong their tortured ex-
istence a few hours longer. But at last-
tlicy lay down in the snow, and soon the
stupor came on which took their value
from the cattlemen's pockets. ‘
Now, however, the order of things has
changed, and it is the man of small herds
who has the advantage. It is acknowl-
edged by men who ought to know that in
the future the only way to raise cattle
successfully will be to feed and shelter
them well in winter, and either close herd
or pasture them during the wan-in. seasons.
The ranges are fast becoming settled by
industrious men, and the land which n.
few years sln_ce formed part of valuable
ranges now produces good crops of wheat,
oats and corn.
In regard to this, a cattle man well
known throughout the west said to your
correspondent a few days since: "The day
of the ‘round _up' is practically over; from
this time on we will either have to watch
our cattle or lose ’em.”
Another prominent member of the stock
association said: “Yes, it will not be many
years before large lierdswill be a thing of
the past. One or two years will put an
end to the round up, and the business will
be in the hands of local men.”
On being told that your correspondent
had questioned one man about the loss
last winter, he laughed and voluntarily
said: “Well, I don’t know that I blame
any one interested in the matter for not
wanting to talk about it, but there is no
use in trying to keep it secret any longer.
Seventy-five per cent. of all the cattle is
somewhere near it, though 80 may be
nearer. One firm made a drive of 20,000
in the fall, and in the spring found a‘
scarce 1,500; another of 5,000 num-
bored but 600 after the ‘round up.’
The greatest loss was in cows that had
been, or were, sucking calves. The calf
‘round up’ was very small, because the
cows. were nearly all dead. No, it
wouldn’t do any good to provide a little
shelter for them. If a creature once gets
into an old shack during a storm it will
stay there until the elements are at peace
or it starves to death. Anyway, cattle
are strange animals. .Where a horse will
paw away two feet of snow, and when .
chilly, take a little run by way of exercise,
a cow will get discouraged and stay, in
the place without food or water until she ‘
dies.—Sun Dance (Wy. '1‘.) Cor. Chicago
Times.
Utilizing a Watch Dog”.
An inhabitant of China, Me, has been
utilizing his valuable Newfoundland
watch dog by carding and shinning his
fleece. It made four 'skeins of jet black
yarn, weighing two pounds and a quar-
ter, and spun as easily and well as sheep's
WOOL—Boston Budget. ' .
A (Jar Lo‘m‘l of l‘m’guiits. _
I happened to be in one of, the railroad
depots the other day just as a big car load
of emigrants arrived. What an inex-
haustible field for study lay there, and
how many life stories that a novelist
would weave into a. thrilling story lay in
the congregation. Every age was repre—
sented. There wero,grizzle_d 01d stagers .
whom the women were using for pack
males, and infants too young to do any--
thing but lie in their mother’s shawls and
sleep. There were stalwart young fol-
lows in knee breeches and military look-_
ing caps, and sturdy maidens, who looked
capable of building a picket fence or floor-
ing an Apache a in Sullivan. There were
cute lit-tie boys and girls just old enough
to toddle by their parents’ sides
and stare, stare, stare at everything they
saw. This same staring seemed to be
pretty general with the .entire , party
They were all too. much occupied with
staring to talk. I never saw such a large
gathering so silent. Scarccly one of them
spoke as they trudged away to the wait--
ing room, and when, they reached «it they .
still said nothing, but found seats on
benches, oti packs anti on the floor and
gazed about them, literally stricken dumb
by fatigue or astonishment. How long
can we go on caring for them, I wonder?
~-Chicago Journal.
Children's Undergarments.
For undergarments, the best houses
show a little woblen knitted petti-
cont, which has a waist like a corset
cover, and this buttons closely around the
body, and is being knitted very elastic
and warm. Those who do not care for
the petticoat can find little knitted
chemises, which are long and double
thickness over the stomach and abdomen,
and every child should wear these at all
seasons of the year. Elastic suspenders
for the stockings should also be worn in-
stead of fastening them by any other
means.
heels, though they have what they. call
spring heels, which do no injury to the
tender bones and muscles-Olive Harper.
life together.
. around and renew the lease.
. writes:
Lore of the Kitchen.
Pig-foot jelly — dat’s good ole time
eatin’.
Young pig’s slimy entln’, but de grown
' up shout makes sweet meat.-
Cut off_de .pig’s tail on he’ll fatten 5’
“fast. Hit takes ez much co’n ter fill out,
do tail ez hit takes fer all res’ uv ee body.
But hog killin’ time do fat er de roas’
pigtaii cracks mighty good twixt yer teef.
“'iiite lard fer do great house; leaf lard
fer do quarter.
Kill de meat on de wax or de moon so
on hit’ll swell in de pot—kill hit on de
wane liit’ll sho swink in do cookin’.
Big lye lionimy, hoecakcs en sssaages
also fits ter Christmas times.
Who dat ax for better feedin’ den or fat
’possum roas’ wid ’taters all roun’ hit—
all er swiinmin’ in grease?
\Vbite folks drinks do top er de dcmijon
mniggcr lick he chops en smack he jaws
, over de bottom. Dar ain’t nobody strong
’nough fer for turn (lat jug ups’downards
en give de nigger fust taste.
Bake er nigger good “John Constant”
on the bread-hoe, en fry him “Ole Ned"
ef yer want ter see him work. (“John
Constant" is corn meal. “Ole Ned” is
salt pork.) :
“Billy Seldom” is good for Sunday, but
de nigger wants “John Constant” for
ev’ry day. (“Billy Seldom" is wheat
flour.)
School is mighty good fer de slim nig-
ger, but I’ll lift de oven lids fer do white
folks twel I find a school when dee ’gin
yer som’at ter fill yer belly th’ee times a
ay. .
Plant dem garden sas wha’ bears dey
vegetables on top er de grouti’bn‘dg wax
er do moon. .
Plant yer do ’tater en do turnips on do
root craps on de wane er do moon of yer
’slres good yield.
Make lye soap on do were Or do moon."
Stir hit all time ,wid er sass’fra's'stick, en
stir from do right for de left always.—
‘Detroit Free Press. _
no Didn't Strike Back.
There is a good story told of a Wesleyan
student, one of- the boat’s crew that fin-
ished second in a flotilla of .six at Sara-
toga some years ago. He was a slim,
good looking fellow, without a. trace of
a pedant in his makeup. He became 'en-’
amored 'of the daughter of a well to do
farmer, who lived not far fromthe lake.
The farmer objected to him on general
principles, and tried to bredfdfl ~the ac-
,quaintanceship; he did not Want it rains:
ter for a son-in-iaw, and the young,man’
’ seemed too lightyvsisted for a rough but-
tle with the world. Returning early one ‘
night he found the palr'of loversseate‘d
'on the sofa, and at once proceededto take
of! his cosh; . .
“If your father raises his hand against
me, I shall not strike back; but I will pull,
his nose,” whispered the Lothario.’
Now, medical men pronounce the nose
at most delicate and sensitive organ, and -
anything beyond gentle dalliancu with it
is provocative of great pain. But the old
gentlemsnsailed in, and dragging the
student lover to the doorsill be deposited‘
several pounds of kicking power under
his. coat tails.‘ This was too much, and
true to his werd the young athlete seized
the old man’s nose twixt his fingers and
' wrung it heartily. In this unexpected
turn of affairs the theologian was revealed
in a new light. ‘
“Let got let go! she’s yours!” yelled
the pained but discreet father. “You
shall marry her at the earliest opportu-
nity.” *
And he did—Alfred Trumble in New
York News. i - -
Proud Sivages of Patagonia.
The Patagonian, Indians are a high
grade of savages, have more intelligence
than the natives of the tropical latitudes,
are more honorable less cruel. It is
said that the Pa onian will never
keep an agreement with aSpaulard, for
the Spaniard has never kept faith with
him. But he can be relied upon by every
other nationality. A German trader who
has had much to do with them during
several years’ experience at Puent-a
Arenas, told me that when n. Tehnelcbes
chief agreed to bring him skins and feath-
ers, he brought them if they were to be
found in the country; If the same chief
agreed to bring the same things to a
Chili trader across the way he was cer-
tain not to do it. If, the Chili trader
called him'to account he would answer,
“Mariana" (to-marrow), the word the
Spaniard always uses to excuse ‘hiin'iseif
from carrying out a bargain. This prac-
tice is so universal that the Spaniards
have been driven out of the trading busi-
ness. The Indians would not sell to them
till all the other traders were supplied,
even when they offered higher prices.—
Philadelphia Times.
Greasing a. Patient.
Here is a case that happened out west a.
few years since. The graduating class in
one of our medical colleges was advised
at the last by the old professor never to
acknowledge ignorance, but always, when
called, to give some treatment. One of
the class settled in a western town, and
after some years the old‘ professor, in
traveling, got a pieCe of bone in his throat
in this same town, and the young doctor
being'called, failed by every means in his
power to dislodge the obstruction, and
then having recognized the old professor,
stripped him and rubbed him with lard. ‘
This so amused the old professor that he
could not restrain a hearty laugh, which
dislodged the bone, and he asked the doc-
tor, “Wh y in thunder did you grease
me?”
The reply was, “You told me when I
was about to graduate always to do some-
thing, so I greased you; not knowing
what else to do.”-Williamsport Sun and
Banner. .
Tears of “ ScltWeitzer Kass.”
Next; in popularity with all classes bf
people is the ordinary Swiss cheese, more
familiarly known as “Schweitzer kase.”
\Vherever there is Swiss or Germans there
is also Schweitzer kase and lager beer.
No free lunch counter is fully equipped
without its slices of rye bread and Swiss
cheese. This cheese is very compact ex-
cept- for the numerous cavities scattered
throughout it, varying in size from an
eighth of an inch to a. full inch in diame-
ter. When the cheese is of. the best qua].
ity a drop of water, sparkling and as clear
as crystal, will be found in ‘ each cavity.
The Germans call these drops of water
“tears,” and in giving their order to the
waiter they usually say: “Bring me some
Schweitzer and a tear.”—Chicag0 News.
. The Date Was Correct.
‘ She—My darling, it seems such a little
while since we entered this house to begin
The glad- spring time had
just begun, the air was vocal with birds
and fragrant with flowers; yet, just think,
it’s almost a year.
lie—That’s so. I received notice from
the landlord this morning that if I wanted
to stay in. this house I’d better come
He’s going
to raise the rent on me, too. Yes, it’s
nearly a year.—0maha World.
All Sorts of Pollen.
, Mr. W. F. Daley, Advertising Agent of
the 'Brooklyn Elevated Railroad, writes:
“Inflammatory rheumatism swelled my
legs and arms to twice their natural size.
I suffered excruciating pain. , Your won-
derful S. S. 8., made a complete cure.
Major Sidney Herbert, editor of the
fbrllhnui Cultivator and Dave Farmer,
'Atlnnta', Gu.. writes: “ I have fully tested
the virtues of Swift's Specific; both as a
rlieiuimtimi cure and a tonic. It has done
, even more than its proprietors claim for it.
Mr. Michael Long, Jr , with the Stro-
bi'idgt- Lithographic Co., Cincinnati, Ohio,
writes: “Iauflcred for two years with a
terrible itching and painful sores on my
neck, arms, hands and fingers. No phy-
sician could .hclp me. 5. S. S. relieved
me perfectly and I feel like a new man.
. ‘DIH‘. Amanda Inn e, of Gastonia, N. 0.,
“My baby, “‘lit'l’l' four months
old, developed serotnla. lie had two se-
vcrc risiugs and sorns on the neck. I sent
’ for our family ph". molar), who pronounced
pit scioi'ula, and pi'r~'t~i‘ibcd b'. S. S. for it.
I gave the baby S :3 S and it sort got
the disease under control. The sores are i
healed, and the baby is well and healthy.
I know S. S S. sin-ed its life, and I told
our doctor so. ,He is a regular physician,
and prescribed S. S. S. for the baby as soon
as he saw it had sorofula.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed mi. ’l'iiu owns-r eracrric 00.,
Drawer 3, Atlanta. Go.
Hay fever, Asthma. Relief gnaran‘e:d.
Fontaine‘s Cure. For sale by druggists.,
- C inpliaiu, llMainStreet,Nor\vaik.
Lennon flavored ice cream appears to be
. t'ic favorite.
Let the poor sufferer from female com-
plaints take courage and rejoice. Lydia
E. Pinkham‘s Vegetable Compound \vill
Shoes for small children have no 3 “"3““ 3'0"-
Miuiager McCall, of the McCall Opera
Troupe, was a Calcite] in the Confederate
I Army.
This Powder never varies. A marvel of pure
strength and wholesomeness. ' More economic ;
than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in com- i
petition with the multitude of low tesr, short
weight, allum or phosphate pow-tern. l
. Rout. nurse i'ownsit uo.,tos Wall St, N. Y.
l'riil's‘ TELLSC h .
urns-m . m ’s orig,
is the -- gti nieiil-
'I‘l l'l
test has been given, as thous-
ji iiiqts who have ii~eti it will
testify. ’i here is nothinghetter
and the long and short of
S'l‘tlin’
lS.»lll‘di once you have used it. you will never be
without in vour house. Druggtst s, 250., 5:16.. st.
TRUE PUBLIC INI‘ERESTS
Treated in a clean intiulv’Win.
. A healthy people make a prosperous nation.
i‘etipie made and kept healthy by
' 1 “21 'i J , Q}, 8 “{fl
Bettie that AlEOtlhEE ten e.
Ithemnutism with its vise-like grip tortures its
Vll'illll until he loses control of his .cniper, and
, lien comes grave mistakes. Another turn ofthe
vine. and Neurulglu torment: all patience out of a
Hill“. lielief from these terrible diseases makes a
heaven of happiness for the mitten-ciaiiM llaket ’1-
((-‘rent American Specific gives that relief. 1
’l‘lnr - is no mistake about this. and at this season,
. in this climate, y at cannot afford uniting the mis-
take of being Without a battle of this wonderful
remedy. Dainp, chili winter winds, sleti, snow,
slciinni icezire as certain to. bring on the tor-
_nit-i.i.~. of ifntitms'l'is.“ and tortures «if ert‘namu
as is thirten’s (inm’r intuitions SPECIFIC to cure
them. Price 50 cents a bottle. l': roared only by t
.‘lHlil'lI'l'. least-r k i..‘-o., l’Ol‘Il‘lnli, Me. Doolittle .v 1
Smith. 2i undid, 'i'reniont Street, Boston, Mass ,
Felling Agents. l
Wow
. The Best in tlie ‘ Won/d!
SPElillY & BABE;
é’é
siioniiriis,
BREAKFAST
Bicoii
SAUSAGE
Are Guaranteed
TIIE BEST“ THE
IlllKET.
Our KETTLE LARD is Strictly Pure
and Free from All Adulteration.
"lllllK lllllEFlllli FOR THE llllllll. .
We manufacture all goods bearing our
brand at our packing house, New Haven.
Sperry 8t. Barnes,
new HAVEN, coan.
(WWW
D3 Y-i‘iU KNOWTHAT YOU
can FIND
A! piss AN assonrnsnr or
an E A' '1- s' ..
' -—AT——
F. W. SMI'I‘II’S MARKET,
55 Main Street,
As can be found in any market in this town
of Norwaln‘.‘
lSS'Everytiiing is selected by Competent
Judges of our line of goods.
Country Dressed Milton,
Lamb and Veal.
C A L L
lvlS
AND EXAMINE.
FRED. w. ssu'rri.
iii} B in"! U it i) BONDS
6 0 ‘ 0 Guaranteed Mounties
or he New Fuglauti Loan and Trust Co.
This is one of the oldest, most conservative and
successful libillullhilfl dealing in such securities.
hit-om - r-urs' experience without a dollar oi loss
to investors.
53,-,“ ,,,..,u,iititt of tiebeutured issecnred by $102,-
00) of mortgages, assigned to and deposited with
the Farmers’ Loan and 'l'rnst to, how York, trus-
té-ek lpterest payable at llaiik of New Sork,
a o u f . .
Mortgages from best Corn-Producing regions of‘
town. Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
For full information enquire of
[[9
o. E. WILSON."
GENERAL MARKET.
Meat. Fish, Vegetables. lie.
LOCKWOOD t\'.- ANDREWS.
MAIN STREET.
All kinds urtiic best qualities of Meats, Fish,
ttiams, Vegetable-s. etc, are kept constantly on
hand. and will be sold by its as low as can be pro-
cured at any market in Norwalk. We intend to
prove to our customers that we (losers-e their
patronage by fair and generous dealing.
ly-iO LUCK WOOD .k ANDREWS.
nennnni‘i‘t
A Full Stock of Furnitureof all kinds"
PARLOO Alli} BeOEOOllSE'l‘S
a specialty.
DAVID STOW,
Main Street. one. Depot
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN
J Hi"; \" tl‘!{l.‘\.\“l§‘i.
Wholesale and ltet iil Dealt-r in
Harness. Elenikets.
a"! If n i.’ ‘*-'_ I; t if .
Still‘ in-utln-i' :tiitl Sliiii- Fianliiifl-‘,aiitl Bun!
tttii Shim Upper-u
Czrner c-f Psirfield Ave. and Middle Street
“ridge-port.iletiii. 1,49
I.- I
f sec-c.
and Coo-.1. the prominent in-
-nr.-. are the best.
~ 'itinics. it strengthens and
tl-C nervous system, curing
.l'eakncss, Hysteria, Sleep-
nu-
L
;.:- not»: purifyit r.
"o overcoming those
ing from impure or impover-
i. .- blood.
A LAX/i Ill/E.
Acting in ildlybut surely on thebowels
it. cures: habitual constipation, and.
prometrsa regular habit. ltstrength-
ens the stomach, and aids digestion.
A DIURE 770.
In its composition the best and most
active dinreticsni' the Materia Medics
are combined suit-m ideally with other
efl‘ectivc remedies for ciscases of the
kidneys. it can be rt‘liexl on to give
quick relief and speedy euro.
Hundreds of test irn mini.- huve been received
from persons who linve used this mmody with
remarkable benefit. bond for circulars giving
The DEBILITATED “5.5333 Sold by iii-aunts.
' ’15 . . P '
The AGED. we... R°...S°° we:
E. K. ALOBKWOOD It 80.,
HOUSE FURNIS‘HIEG GOODS.
NORWALK sensors
on THE CELililitA'l‘é-iii
.lliEHESTERSEWEBPIPE
The only kind allowed by the Health Authorities of New York City;
Estimates linen titty Slit] int Unnneetinn with tie Seven.
P ,1 J UMBIN G. in all its Branches.
'_ E ii. intiitwooii it (:0.
Well Glazed, Will
tntioiis iiiilil you see the Genuine.
front of 'cvery Tub.
every set
' 20M
3 i 2 PEARL STREET.
Sole Manufacturers under Morahan's Patents of
Tie tetennttet Still Wine [initiate Stetinntnn linen Till
The only Perfect Sanitary Tubs now in existence.
vnav s'rnose, N0 SEAMS TO OPEN.
Absolute'Cieauliness secured for all time.
Not Absorb, . Leak, or Decay.
' - l 'S i'l White Crocker Wash Tub ever made in the world.
Pm “n 3 0 n y “Morahan‘s Patent," stamped on the
Wash Tub and Soap Cup moulded in
Will outlast any house.
STEWART eennnneen,
Cor. Pe‘ck Slip, N. Y.
SHOWING THREE TUBS SET UP.
Do not hit) .im
SOL-[D WHITE CROCKERY SINKS,
Comprising Butler’s Pantry, Kitchen. Slop, are.
Made of same Material as the Tubs. Very Strong. Well Glazed, no Labor required
4 to keep clean. Liberal terms to the Trade. ,
Sand for Price List and Catalogue. ~
Norwalk Chronicler