Audubon County journal., March 04, 1897, Image 2

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OU have a monopoly," said a customer to us the
°^er day. Why do you think so?'' we asked.
y°u' I have been trading in Audu-
fifteen years and have done some trading with
merchant in this town. I find that when
want a Btandard article in anything I wear I am
mpelled to buy it of you." Please explain what
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we asked. I mean that you seem to have
exclusive sale of all the first-class goods made in
us country. If I want a pair of Grinnell gloves I have
*. get them of you. If I want a pair of Snag Proof
inbber Boots you are the only one that has them. If
1 q_want Staley's Underwear I have to get them here.
Henry W. King's Clothing I can't buy only of you.
I Selz Schwab's Boots and Shoes can't be bought only
of you. I have never been able to get a Stetson Hat
at any other store therefore I say you have a monop
oly on all the good goods and we are compelled to buy
of you." Well, to explain, we said, "We do not like
the word monopoly' but it is true that we have the
exclusive sale of the -goods you mentioned. The reas
on is plain: We have customers that will not buy
cheap inferior goods at any price. Many merchants
buy goods to sell, not caring what brand, or if the
goods are not branded—just so the price Is low. We
find that the maker of a good article always puts his
name where it can be seen, and selects the best mer
chant to represent him. That is the reason that we
have the exclusive sale of so many first-class goods.
We have some cheap goods and sell them as such to
those that care to buy them but good goods cost but
little more and always give better satisfaction."
Has to be filled up every day. If you have not se
cured a bargain yet don't wait too long for our special
bargains will not last much longer. We have at pres
ent 27 pair of Men's Fine ShoeB, Congress, Laced and
"""••ton at $1.00 in the window. Boy's Knee Suits at
3. Men's Pants at $1.00. See them and you will
uuy berore you leave.
tain 34 pairs of Men's Fine Shoes, Congress,
*on. Your choice for $1.50. We never
oes less than $3.00. Don't wait if
Men's Fine Shirts arrived this week. All styles.
White and Fancy. Any kind you want at 50c. Will
display these shirts in window later.
We have Men's Arctics all sizes.
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Electric Bitters.
Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
'or any season but perhaps more es
«clally wheu the languid, exhausted
.jeling prevails. When your liver is
torpid and sluggish and the need of a
tome or altertative is felt. A prompt
ise of this medicine has often prevent
along and perhaps fatal attacks of
T5fo medicine will act more sure
in counteracting and freeing the
jstem free from malaried poisons.
Ceadache, indigestion, constipation,
zzyness yield to Electric Bitters 50c
nd $1.00 a bottle at C. W. Housten's
rug store.
C. C. NELSON
Auctioneer
Cries Sales in Audu
bon and adjoining
counties. Rates very
low and the best of
satisfaction guaran
teed. Eight yeurs
experience and
good judge of stock
REFERENCES The hnndrods of farmers I have
cried sales for. Leave dates at Journal offico
or address me at Audubon, Iowa.
Marvelous Results.
From a letter written by Rev. J.
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Michigan,
we are permitted to make this extract:
"I have no hesitation in reeoinmend
ing Dr. Kings New Discovery as the
regjiJfffVere almost marvelous In the
ease of my wife. While 1 was pastor
of the Baptist church, at Rives Junct
ion she was brought down with pneu
monia succeeding la grippe. Terrible
paroxysms of coughing would last for
hours with little interruption and it
seemed as If she could not survive
them. A friend recommended Dr.
King's New Discovery: it was quick
in its work and highly satisfactory in
its result®." Trial bottles free at O.
W. Ho" I'B drug store. ReguJ&r
size 2C
making special prices on Men's and Boy's
ow is your chance to buy a good suit cheap.
SnTismcrion
is a great comfort to
most people. Our cus
tomers are ill ways sat
isfied and they leave
our establishment
with baskets and box
es of goods and per
fectly satisfied with
our square dealing
We give them
The best and freshest
Groceries Generous
Weights and Meas
ures Lowest Prices
Wholesome, Pure Gro
ceries Prompt and
Careful Attention
We invite everybody to
visit our well arranged
Grocery and Queens
ware Store and see the
new goods we are just
receiving
We have some extra delic
ious, strengthening
foods for lagrippe suf
ferers. Yours
F. A. Buthweg
the feeder of mankind
at small compensation
3 56
Jersey Bull.
Senator Morton, No. 11530, will be
kept at my place miles north ot
Audubon, I'roin January 1st, 1897.
Service will lie $3.00 Cor heifer aid
81.50 for bull calf. I have three
fullblood Jersey hull calves for
/todubop Department.
"Hayseed" Guernsey at Audubon every Wednesday. Journal—f 1.00 a year
The JOURNAL and Toledo Blade for
only $1.25 cash.
Mandolin club give a hop next
Monday evening.
Geo. Hoover was at Dcs Moines on
business this week.
Dan Fullerton is lmsv hulling
clover Cor John Sherman.
The JOURNAL and the Iowa Home
stead, each one year, for SI.50.
Jas. Branuen ot Guthrie county,
was an Audubon trader Tuesday.
Preston, the grocer, received a car
load of Marshall flour Wednesday.
M. A. Marshall is selling Qnakei
bath cabinets at Manning this week.
Sylvester Ary, Geo. Preston's right
bower, is having a struggle with the
grip.
The Columbian club Indies met
with Mr*. Frank Watts Thursday
evening.
ltev. Dickinson, now of Sidney, is
just recovering from a severe attack
of pneumonia.
Mrs. John Nash entertained a num
ber of lady friends at twelve o'clock
luncheon Saturday.
Mrs. G. B. Russell leaves Friday
for Clnrinda, Iown, to visit her son
Charles a few weeks.
Win. Layland and family move on
to their farm in South Audubon
township this week.
New school directors in Dmijrlns
township: No 1, Wm. Northup
No. 2, Wallace Bolton.
Mrs. Eldorado Martin slipped and
fell down stairs Tuesday morning,
severely bruising her body.
John Weighton and family are
again residents of the ranch north of
town, having moved Monday.
Tuesday evening Miss May Mc
Carthy returned from a visit with
friends and her brotherTimat Avoca.
Choice lot of young Polled Angus
Bulls for sale.
NKI.S CHRISTIANSEN,
Cameron township
The young folks had a merry dan
cing party at the Mike McGuire
home, southwest of town, Tuesday
evening.
For the benefit of the county, peo
ple it has been decided to open the
Columbian Library at ten A. M. on
Saturdays.
Jens Soe, our good Danish friend
southwest of town is feeding 100
head of hogs that will soon net him a
bag of gold.
The Catholic people observed Ash
Wednesday, Rev. Father Gleeson ad
dressing a iarge congregation at St.
Mary's church.
Frank O. Temple of Atlantic, had
business in the Audubon District
court Wednesday. He also visited
with his friend, L. D. Phelps.
Mr. Rodgers and family, owner of
the Iowa House, arrived from Kansas
Monday morning and will give their
attention to running said hotel.
Wheu you are at Audubon stop at
the TWINING HOUSE. Big square
meal 15c, day board 50c, board by
the week only $2.50. Drop in and
see us.
Rob't and Chas. Fredericksou of
Sharon township, boarded the Sun
day train for Gilrov, California,
where they will drive stakes for
keeps.
Albert Chamberlain and family
who left Hamlin township a few
weeks ago and terminated their trip
in California, report very hard times
in the Golden State.
Hart & liddy have completed a
comfortable house, 4 by 8 feel, for
Banker Arnold's big St. Bernard
dog. The dog home is provided
with doors and windows.
Jens Soe ofSharon township was in
town Wednesday madder than a wet
hen in Cuba. Some one has been
signing his name to sale notes and he
warns all persons from negotiating
for said notes.
Nel8 Nelson has sold his 40-acre
farm in Sec. 14, Sharon township to
Jens Sorensen lor $1500. Thai's a
comfortable price for land nine mile'
Iron) the county seat and right in the
face of Co corn.
Marriage Licenses:
Alex L. Ferguson and Addie
Shingled ecker.
Christian Miller and (Jhristeua
IIanen.
John E. Coleman and Annie llall
uitinn.
Receiver John McKarahan will ask
at this term of court, for an order to
sell G. 11. Jones & Co.'s slock of imple
ments and has received the following
bids for the same: W. II. Low,
$1,000 John McFarlane, $1,G00
Mrs. Rogers, §1,660.
Dr. Miller and Win. Cloughly will
attend the Fitzsimmons-Corbett fight
at Carson, Nevada, on March 17.
They will accompany a party of
friends from Omaha, the total ex
pense—transportation, Pullman and
seat in the arena to be $100.
On the count} poor farm are 24
head of coming two-year-old steers
which cost the county, about a year
ago, $11.00 per head. The average
weight of the steers now is 1000
pounds and the supervisors last week
refused an ofler of $3 90 per hundred
for the steers.
Geo. Jessen and sou, sLock farmers
west of Bray ton, were transacting
business in Audubon Wednesday.
Mr. Jessen is a very progressive far
mer and by his unceasing energy and
good management has become the
owner of an excellent 200-aci farm
well improved and stocked.
James Brown, now the owner of
the Musson ranch in Melville town
ship, is buying 500 head of leeding
cat tie to finish on the ranch. Dnak
& Lane sold him a tine carload Mon
day and another carload he bought of
Natty 11 am 1 in south of Exira. A
number of carloads will be shipped
in from the West.
Kale,
no belter breed in the state will lie
sold cheap. For t'uli particulars ad
dress JAMKS LKBi.bpjx »8p, .Audubon,
I
II.
James Lee is still a very sick man.
Grip.
Phil Earhart of A'iola, was in Au
dubon last Monday.
The farmers report their piggeries
as very thrifty this spring.
Frank Gilbert of' Guthrie county,
was in Audubon Wednesday.
Jacob LaFoy Sr., will move on to
the Ed. Rice farm in Greeley.
W. W. De Long is much pleased
with Pierce county, Nebraska.
Miss Stella McCain visited friends
In Audubon a few days this week.
Mrs. Fritchie, mother of Mrs.
Chauy Gardner, is reported very ill.
$52 worth of new books were added
to the Columbian library this week.
Carpenter Brasted is making a
bandy book case for Lawyer Gray's
office.
Miss Flora Farquhar will teach the
summer term of school at Melville
Center.
W. H. Fry will sow 100 acres of
spring wheat for Tlios. Mtisson on
Sec. 21.
A. Ruddy Jr., purchased a new
road wagon of John McFarlane Wed
nesday.
Tlios. Musson has his men husking
corn on section 21, Melville township,
this week.
Geo. Davis who has been a six
weeks' sufferer with grip was in Au
dubon Tuesday.
Charles Philips of Nelson moved to
Audubon this week. He occupies
the house vacated by W. P. Sution.
Mr. Pingree of Guthrie county,
has fifteen hundred head of cattle and
is fattening 700 head with soft corn.
F. L. Taylor is having 20 tons of
clover and timothy hay baled for
shipment which he will sell to
Marion Johnson.
Ed. Beason is so ill that he is ab
sent from the county recorder's office.
A. F. Drake is assisting Recorder
Esbeck for a few days.
The city council met AVednesday
night and appointed Nate Carper
city marshal. His first official duty
was to shoot two dogs.
Miss Regina Aver? of Gray is pass
ing this week with Auduuon friends
and her sister Mrs. Win Browning of
east Melville township.
Mr. Hobart, who 14 years ago lived
in Cameron township, was visiting
over Sunday with John Davis. He
now resides at Defiance.
S. II. Emery has hired to Ed.
Frick for the coming season to run
his Melville farm, Mr. Frick buying
all the corn at market price the first
of March.
Mr. M..Osborne of Jasper county,
Iowa, lspsg8ing a couple of weeks "at
his uncle's home, Wm. Spencer, our
jolly fat friend in north west Hamlin
township.
Chas. Johnson, of East Melville
township, shelled corn for John Gil
bert Thursday of this week. John
has five thousand bushels of old corn
besides four thousand bushels of this
year crop.
Wednesday Frank Leet and Tlios,
Musson made a land trade, Mr. Leet
becoming the owner of Sec. 21, Mel
ville township at $35 per acre and
Mr. Mussou becoming the owner of
270 acres of choice land near Stuart,
Iowa.
James Brown of Chicago, who
purchased the Musson ranch in Mel
ville township is building a ten
thousand bushel crib. W. H. Low is
also building a five thousand bushel
crib on the Wilkins farm. Henry
Hale is doing the work.
We blushingly clip this from that
excellent newspaper, the Manning
Monitor, of last week: The Audu
bon department in the Exira Jour
nal contains many more and better
gotten up news items than do the
Audubon papers themselves.
Mr. and Mrs. K. Bilharz have
finished their visit iu Southern Cali
fornia and are now wanderiug toward
home. They come east by the South
ern Pacific and will visit a few days
at New Orleans and Chicago and ex
pect to arrive in Audubon March 20.
Jerry Bartleti, who has been tilling
John Gray's Melville farm the past
several years, has rented a farm near
Menlo, Iowa, and himself and family
left with a carload of household
goods, etc. for that point Wednesday.
Guy McCain and Fred Bartlett
went across the country with a lot of
cattle and a wagon load of hogs.
George Barlow and his mother left
Tuesday evening over the North-wes
tern for Wyoming to spend the rest
of their days with Mr. Barlow, for
merly of this county. He has ac
cumulated quite a horse and cattle
ranch since leaving this county.
George shipped a carload of household
effects, and numerous were lie neigh
bors and friends that were at the
train to bid them farewell.
Alex Ferguson and Addie Shingle
decker were made husband and wife
AVednesday evening, Rev. Dudley
performing the ceremony. Mr. Fer
guson is an energetic young man of
excellent character. Miss Shingle
decker is a daughter ot Mrs. A. I.
Sliingledecker of Melville township
and is an accomplished and most re
spected young lady. The happy
couple will settle down on the
Shingledecker homestead iu Melville
township.
The Audubon city election was a
tame afl'air after all. II. W. Ilaniia
was elected mayor by a majority of 02
and Fred Arermllya elected treasurer
by 35 majority. The following had
no opposition and of course were
elected: Theron Creveliug, recorder.
H. A. Arnold aud W. II. Kelly,
councilmeu. Number of votes polled
401—the largest iu the history of
Audubon. Last year the vote was
891. According to last Monday's
vote Audubon has a population of
ver 2000^.
Cattle and horse pasture—plenty
of good water. AVm. Humphreys,
Audubon.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Eller was
here Wednesday looking around town
for something unlawful.
One of Chancey Gardner's best
horses had a foot injured last week.
Lockjaw ended the horse's injuries.
Joe Cann of this city and Mr.
John McFarlane of Carroll county,
left Tuesday for Wo) I is, Texas, to see
the cheap laud.
Mrs. Lois G. Stuart, is visiting at
Stuart with her daughter, Mrs.
Beatty for a few days. Miss Nelson
and Mrs. Rob't Henderson are stop
ping at the Stuart home during the
absence of Mrs. Stuart.
The March term of the Audubon
District court is now in session and
the following is the assignment of
cases for the first two weeks:
Wednesday, March 3.—Probate,
Estate of Samuel Sawyer Sherman
vs. Peterson, etal: Sutton vs. Mc
Govern.
Thursday, March 4.—State of Iowa
ex rel Mattie Stewart vs. Anderson.
Friday, March 5.—Fullerton Lum
ber Co. vs. Aupperlc, et al State of
Iowa vs. Spoo.
Saturday, March 0.—State of Iowa
vs. Bailey, McCarthy, O'Brien.
Monday, March 8.—State of Iowa
vs. Hattie Iliskie, et al State of Iowa
vs. Rob't Toft.
Tuesday, March 9.—State ol Iowa
vs. Fred Billings State of Iowa vs.
Lora Bailey, et al State of Iowa vs.
Auton Spoo.
Wednesday, March 10.—Wilkins
vs. Anderson.
Jane Sickels was born at Green Bush,
New Jersey, Angust 13, 1805 died at
lier home in Audubon, Iowa, February
25, 1897, at the age of 91 years, (i
months and 13 days. She was married
to Robert Scott, November 10, 1824.
Mr. Scott died in 1832. She was mar
ried in the year 1834 to Godfrey
Gates. Mr. Gates died in 1844. In
1848 she was united in marriage to her
present husband, Chas. Stocking, in
Livingston county, New York. Mrs.
Stocking is the mother of eight child
ren, six of these and her companion re
main to mourn her loss. They are:
Mrs. Fannie M. Cooper, of Palco, Kan
sas J. G. Gates, of Exira, Iowa Mrs.
C. L. Cecil, of Atlantic, Iowa Mrs. A.
E. Buckley, of Griswold, Iowa and C.
H. Stocking, Jr. of Audubon.
Mr. and Mrs. Stocking were among
the early settlers of Iowa, having
moved from New York State to Boone
county, Iowa, in 1864, from there to
Madison county, near AVinterset, in
1865, and to Audubon county in 1873,
into the town of Audubon in 1880,
where they nave resided since.
Sister Stocking was converted in her
youth and united with the Methodist
Episcopal church. Her home had been
the home of the early pioneer Metho
dist preacher. She lived to see her
generation of Methodists pass from
labor into their reward and a new gen
eration take their place. She ever re
mained faithful to her church and to
her God, and, although feeble with age
and infirmity for several years, yet lier
life was an inspiration to those around
her. She was a kind and loving com
panion and mother. These bereaved
ones will miss her, but their loss will
be heaven's gain. It is the lot of few
to live near a century but long life
may not be such a blessing after all,
but along life spent in the service of
the Master, as her life was, is a great
blessing. Her end was peaceful, tri
umphant, and her closing words in
reply to her friends were in the words
of an old hymn which depicted the
triumph of one of the Saints of God:
It this be dentil, I soon shall he
From every pain and sin set free.
I HOOU shall reach that heavenly shore
All is well—is well.
I doubt not if the voice and senses
of the flesh had not failed they would
have heard the stanza:
Bright angels have from glory come,
They'r round my bed, they'r in my ro
They want to bear my spirit home
All is well—all is well.
South Melville Township.
Mrs. Sheets is on the sick list, la
grippe is the cause.
Plen Ilollenbeck is going to farm
the Griffin place this year.
Mas. Whipple has been sick lor the
past few weeks but is better now.
The meetings at Brushy and also at
Bethel closed last Sunday evening.
Tip and Jake Lafov are shelling
corn for John McGuire this week.
John Nailor shelled corn for Plen
Ilollenbeck and Herbert AVhite this
week.
Samuel Barger has been hauling
corn for Tip aud Rudge Lafoy the
past week.
The Champion Hill Class holds
cottage prayer meetings every AVed
nesday evening.
Rudge Laioy aud family visited his
parents, last Sunday, at their home
near Sunny Side.
Jacob Lafoy aud family moved last
Thursday to the Ed. Rice farm, near
the Suuny Side school house.
Herbert White aud bride will com
mence housekeeping this week. He
has rented a farm of Jim Law.
The boys captured another cute lit
tle skuukie under the Champion Hill
school house, which makes nine.
A good many of the farmers are
sorting their corn and find a great
deal of it not fit tosell or to feed.
There will be preaching at the Ter
ry school liuuse, by Rev. Conner,
next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The school at No. 9 is progressing
nicely under the instructions of Frank
Moore, as teacher. He has a good way
of getting along with little folks.
Samuel Terry hauled the material
aud put up a new coru crib to keep
his corn iu better condition. John
Nash, liis land lord, furnished him
with the material. John is all right.
There was a large attendance at the
Young People's Meeting, last Sunday
evening. Herbert White led the
meeting, llcnry Woodland will lead
the next Sunday evening meeting.
All are Invited to be present.
WONUKH:—AVliy that fellow with a
while horse conies up north so often?
Ask Clara! If that girl on the ltidge
gave Freemau the it? How Clara
will like to ride after the mules?
AVhat girl Bert had out riding one
Sunday evening? If tho mules will
be going over the north and south
rood very often? Ask Henry! Why
Harley comes down fa this part of
Melville so often? Must be some at
traction 1
11.0
The Reason Why
we are selling goods so low is because
we realize that times are hard and mon
ey scarce and
Ave
ground, the flotsam
and jetsam of the produce trade.
But it is rarely that any portion
of this scattering vegetable mer
chandise is wasted. There are al
ways some women or men with
baskets who are permitted, upon the
supposition of their extreme pover
ty, to gather up the estray vegeta
bles, and very rare it is that they
leave the wharf until their basketa
are filled to tho top.
Most of these gatherers are of for
eign birth, and a very large majori
ty of them are Italians. This thrifty
race, by enforced experience in their
own land, Jiavo reduced the economy
of living to its finest point. They
emigrate to this country ignorant
of its language or its laws, but with
habits of industry and thrift which
strike the average American with
amazement. Their chief ambition
is to own their own homes. Tho
rule of large families prevails, and
each one is employed in some in
dustry that will either produce
money or else in an avocation that
will save expenditure. The rapid
accumulations of the Italians aro
thus accounted for. But the wharfs
are not the only places where
the stray fruit and vegetables
are gathered in. A hundred boys
perambulate the streets where the
commission men abound with a
sack over their shoulders, who, with
trained eye, perceive in the road
way the object of their search. No
matter what it may be, tomato or
squash, in it goes into the mouth ol
the receptacle, to be sorted later
when the day's work is done. The
amount thus lost to the producer
great, many thousands of dollars a
month, but it is not wasted and re
appears at some humble table as a
delightful salad covered with plenty
of olive oil and washed down by
fresh pressed claret.
These boy scavengers are a nota
ble class. They are wonderfully
sharp and have been known to fill
their sacks at the expense of theun
watchful merchant, but thoy are
tolerated as a necessary evil and as
an interesting feature of life in a
great city.—San Francisco Call.
The Most Valuable Spots on Karth*
Probably the most valuable spots
on the face of tho earth, as the
burial sites in Westminster abbey
cannot be bought with gold, aro the
four corners where Wall street
touches Broad and the two where
it meets Broadway.
I cannot guess how large a price
any one of these might bring in
the market now, but $1, BOO, 000 was
recently paid for five lots on Broad
way opposite Bowling Green. This
was the value of the land alone, as
the old buildings it bore were at
once to be torn down. Yet, says
Philip Hone, a lot in just this plaoe
sold in 1820 for only $19,600. AU
late as 1840 lots on Cortlandt street
could.be ljad for $1,00.0, or eyenjtor
propose to name such
prices as will make a dollar go as far at
our store as it used to go when times
were good. We have just received a
new lot of
Misses' fast black seamless Hose, double knee and
heel, worth 20c a pair, our price, 10c
Ladies' black Hose, worth 10c, our price 5c
Ladies' Seamless Black Hose, per pair 10c
Men's Rockford Socks, six pair for 25c
Men's heavy Overalls, per pair 50c
Men's checked Jumpers, each 30c
Extra heavy Tin Pails—12-qt—worth 50c, only 25c
All steel Skillets, Avorth 40c, only 25c
14-qt Tin Dish Pans, only 15C
Good Brooms, worth 20c, only lOc
Parlor Matches, per box 1
Watch for our announcements every
week. We will save you money
^Racket Store
Audubon,
Iowa
HOW THE POOR GET GREENS.
Scavengers of San Francisco Wlio Feed
Families For Nothing*
How many poor people manage to
exist in a great city like San Fran
cisco ia a puzzling query which re
mains unanswered for many people,
but how a great many of them do
manage to subsist is very easily as
certained if a person chooses to
spend a little time upon the water
front and along the streets where
the numerous commission houses
handle the country products. In
this locality there is to be found an
actual demonstration of the way
some hundreds of families live with
out the expenditure of a single coi.t
for their food. Most of the produc
tion of the market gardens, vine
yards and orchards destined for tliie
market is brought by the low draft,
stern wheeled steamers that ply the
bayous and upper waters of tho Sac
ramento and San Joaquin rivers,
and these unload their cargoes
mostly at Washington and Jackson
streets piers. At times these im
mense structures are piled high with
packages from the farm, and in
handling them, which is done in the
greatest haste possible, some portion
of their contents is sure to be emp
tied upon
ggra
Sog
QKK3
F. VERMILYA,
Proprietor.
$700. But a year or two ago tne cor
ner of Liberty and Nassau streets,
measuring 79 feet along the one, 112
nlong the other and about 100 feet
in depth, brought $1,250,000, and
this, again, for the sake of the land
alone.—Mrs. Schuyler Van Rensse
laer in Century.
Not on the Line.
A tract society sent a Chicago rail
way agent a bundle of free tracts to
bo placed on the time table rack.
One of the tracts was entitled "A
Route to the New Jerusalem." The
letter to the society received from
the general passenger agent declin
ing the tracts contained as the clos
ing sentence, "We cannot place the
tracts as tho N. J. is not on oar
route."—New York Tribune.
All a Misapprehension.
"A\rhat is this report about your
being assaulted by an elevator man
because you refused to ridel"
"By an elevator man) Oh, oh I
It was this way: I chose to walk toi
the fifth story to my office, and the
man in the elevator beat me up.'
That is all."—Cincinnati Enquirer.
A letter 'Written Amid Flying Sheila.
In the Century is an article on
"Nelson In tho Battle of Copen
hagen," by Capti.in Alfred T. Ma
han. Captain Muhan relates the
following anecdote concerning Lord
Nelson's letter proposing a truce to
the crown prince of Denmark, dis
patched in the midst of hostilities:
The decks being cleared of all par
titions fore and aft and all ordinary
conveniences removed, Nelson wrote
in full view of all on the deck where
he was at the casing of the rudder
head standing, and as he wrote an
officer standing by took a copy. The
original, in his own hand, was put
into an envelope and sealed, with his
arms. The officer was about to use
a wafer, but Nelson said: "No.
Send for sealing wax and candle."
Some delay followed, owing to the
man sent having had his head takenj
off by a ball. "Send another mes
senger for the wax," said the ad
miral when informed of this. And
when the wafers were again sug
gested he simply reiterated the or
der. A large amount of wax was
usod and extreme care taken that,
the impression of the seal should be
perfect.
Colonel Stewart asked, "Why, un
der so hot a lire and after so lamen
table an accident, have you attached
so much importance to a circum
stance apparently trifling?" "Had
I made use of a wafer," replied Nel
son, "the wafer would have been
still wet when the letter was pre
sented to the crown prince. He
would have inferred that the letter
was sent off in a hurry, and that we
had some very pressing reasons for
being in a hurry. The wax told no
tales." It was tho same sagacious
regard to effect which possibly dic
tated the byplay of refusing to see
Parker's signal of recall.
A Beautiful fjoheme.
It is well known to naturalists
that when tho hen has laid an egg
she immediately kicks out with one
leg, as if to give official validity to
the procedure. Acting upon this
known custom of the hen, an Illinois
inventor haB perfocted a device by
means of which the kick register
its date upon every egg laid, so tha
they may tell their own story in tb
market. The instrument is rath'
complicated, its mechanism acti^c
upon an electric disk, an ink pat
and a rubber stamp, with an autc
matic arrangoment for the succe'
sion of dates, and can be worked b.
any ordinary hen without imposin'
any burdensome responsibilities u
on her or confusing her with a 1
of unnecessary details. She simp
kicks—which she would do anwyi
—and the deed is done. Her pr
duction is labeled and certified, a
an immense deal of lying about
as it floats through the channels
commerce is thus prevented,
an invention it is not equal to
cotton gin, but is su]
pigszie anu does illino:
York Tribuns.