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SOLDIERS, EVERYONE
A Solid Body of Solid Young
Men Is the Militia Living
in St. Paul. .
They Are Not Dudes, But Men
. Engaged in Honorable
Business.
A Guard That Is the Pride
and Boast of the
Citizens.
Personnel of the Three Com
panies Whose Homes Are
in St, Paul.
NE of her products
that St. Paul has a
right to feel justly
proud of is her cit
izen soldiery. At
all times and under
all circumstances a
state should have
at least a small
hodv of troops well
drilled and ready
for any emergency.
The Minnesota Na
tional guard has
been organized to
meet this necessity.
There are no w
three regiments of
this state guard
well organized and
thoroughly equipped, and ready to quell
any riot or outbreak. Three ot the best
companies in the First regiment were
organized and have their homes within
the limits of St. Paul. In the number of
men in these companies, in the regular
attendance at the weekly drills, ami in
the way the men who belong to them
conduct themselves on every public, oc
casion, the city is honored, and the
militia of the state at large is strength
ened and encouraged.
Of what material arc these companies
made? „ ...
On several occasions— notably at the
lime of the Stillwater prison fire and
the Younger raid— these companies
were called out and did yeoman service.
One of these companies went to \\ ash
ington last year and carried off the sec
ond prize in a competition with the
flower of the citizen soldiery of the en
tire land. Another has furnished the
commanders of two of the three regi
ments,as well as a host of lesser officials
who do themselves and the state honor
as officers of the state militia. All
these have sent distinguished marks
men to the regimental, state and inter
state tournaments.
Another feature of the military com
panies of St. Paul is the number of men
still in active service who have already
more than discharged the military serv
ice claimed by the state, lt Is the ex
ample set by these veterans that makes
the discipline and the training of these
companies what they are— subjects for
pride at home and congratulation
abroad. In the militia of most states
one finds and expects to find only "kids"
—the writer, by the way. has no inten
tion of casting any reflection 4>n the
young man who has pluck and energy
enough to go through the severe drills
prescribed by the army manual— but
this is not the fact in three com
panies that belong to St. Paul.
Indeed, it 'is a surprising fact
that the average age of the men in
these organizations is above twenty-five
years. They are not only men in age
and experience, but also in size, and in
every quality that goes to make up a
good soldier. Some people think the
boys in the militia look nice on dress
parade but are no good in time of need,
but the history of Companies C, I) and
E. of St. Paul, contradicts such opinions
in a wav that can not be mistaken.
THE VETERANS.
Company C the Oldest St. Paul
Militia Company.
Tlie oldest military company in St.
Paul is Company C, of the M. N. G.
This company was organized in the fall
Of 1880 at a meeting held in the old
chamber of commerce in Bridge square.
The company has from the start been
celebrated for the high quality and
standing of its members. To this com
panylthe state has from lime to|time gone
for her best officers. At the lime Com
pany C was organized Col. Bend, who
now commands the First, was
chosen second lieutenant of the
new organization. Col. Wright, who
succeeded Colonel— then ('apt. Bend
—in command of the company, now
commands the Third regiment. The
late Maj. Davenport and the present
judge advocate; 11. H. Norton, were
both members of this --organization. C.
S. Bunker was the first captain. He
was succeeded by Col. Bend, and Col.
Bend was followed by Col. Wright.
Cant. Dawson was the third commander,
and he was succeeded by Capt. Sheldon
Blakely, who has just resigned the of
fice. By order of Adjt. Gen. Seeley,
Lieut. A. E. Chantler is at present in
command of the company.
Capt. Sheldon Blakely, the late com
manding officer, is a great favorite with
the boys. He is twenty-seven years
old. five feet, ten inches in height', and
sports a neat, black mustache.
Lieut. A. E. Chantler is widely known
as the winner of all the prizes offered at
the state guard rifle tournament. He is
a hale fellow, well met, and popular
with all who know him. He is a news-
paper man and was one of the founders
of the Press club.
W. S. Shank, the second lieutenant,
Is also a good shot ami occasionally
wrests a prize from his friend Chantler.
Lieut. Chantler weighs rather more
than the first lieutenant, and when he
gets his uniform on looks like a German
field marshal. 7 1
NON-COM. MISSIONED OFFICERS.
C. A. Van Duzee is the first sergeant
of the company. He has dark hair and
dark eyes, and hopes for a mustache in
time.
The second sergeant is S. 0. Merrill.
Sergt. Merrill is twenty-four years old,
has been in the service four years, and
gives the command in a voice that comes
from "away down below." -
H. C. Braden is the third sergeant.
"Bert" has long been the kid of the
company. He is about twenty-one, has
no signs of a mustache, but is doing Ids
very best to raise one. He is one of
State Auditor Braden's assistants.
11. L. Winne is the fourth sergeant of
the company. He was formerly a mem
ber of the "York state" militia, and has
had experience.
11. E. P. Hamilton, the quartermaster
sergeant, hails from the provinces. He
is five feet eight inches and is a thor
ough soldier.
D. Moreland stands first on the list of
corporals, He was formerly a member
of Company I, of Minneapolis, and was
on the rifle team last year. Ho is su
perintendent of the St. Paul branch of
Bradstreets. $***SRa
C. A. Newcomber, the second cor
poral, came from the "land of wooden
nutmegs and steady habits," and was a
militia man there. He is the only man
in the company who has the gall to raise
a frill beard.
G. F. Andrews, commonly called
"Doc," wears a light complexion and a
D. D. S.
J. M. Hawks, the fourth corporal, is
known as the man with a mouth which
is a terror to new recruits.
S. A. Appleton, the funny man of the
company, 'tis said, would rather come to
a battalion drill than go to a party and
put up S3 fine.
PRIVATES.
M. B. Burke, the "dynamiter," is one
of the oldest men in the company, and
is paying teller at the Bank of Minne
sota. ■'" '■'" ■'* W'L, 1 .7
Another old member is A. P. Bate
ham. He is popular with the boys and
has been president and treasurer of the
organization. ... .7
T. J. Burks is a brown-eyed young
man, live feet eight inches in height
and a good soldier. NBAS
L. Barrow has just graduated from
the "awkward squad," and is celebrated
as a singer of sweet songs. . •
J. C. Clemmens is a new recruit and
will make a good soldier in time.
R. Eager, the "handsome" man of the
company, is "English, ye know," and
he frequently mentions the fact.
W. P. Dodson has been on a furlough
for six months, but he'll be around pres
ently. 9fSS KsP**£tt
G. D. George has been in the service
about a year. With a little drill he will
make a strong race for the company
prize. , .
W. H. Hart is in the insurance busi
ness, but he won't write policies on any
of the boys in the militia.
J. C. llildebrand moves once In a
while, and the first sergeant keeps a
boy on his track in order that he may
know where to find him. He is in the
NEWBPAPEB BUSINESS. .
C. K. Hermann is a raw recruit, but
he will be given time to work out his
own salvation.
Walter S. Hale has supplanted Bert
Braden as the "kid" of the company.
F. A. Jenkins is a genial, handsome
Englishman, and quite a lady's man.
J. M. Lynch is one of the old timers
of the company. . Some parts of his uni
form ought to be padded.
J. H. Muller is a German. He was
formerly a member of Company I, of
Minneapolis. He is a good soldier.
H. 0. Meeker is ready to furnish cof
fins for any of the boys who need them.
J. Mullaney is a member of the "awk
ward squad" at present. He is the
heavy man of the company.
D. Mullen,. Jr., never goes to drill,
but he's great on dress parade.
W. B. Neal was formerly the princi
pal musician of the First, but he was
afraid of his lungs and gave it up.
A. P. Pilcher is a humorous man, and
like Homer, sometimes nods.
J. 11. Read was formerly Co. of I, of
Minneapolis. He recently joined the
benedicts, and militia circles have been
quieter ever since.
George C. Robertson is one of the
oldest members in the company. lie is
a general favorite, and is known among
the boys as "Moke."
E. Radcliffe is colonel of the Knights
Militant, and was in the "blueberry
war."
B. W. Rising has picked up the man
ual in great shape in the five months he
has been a member of the company, and
has won the prize in the company drill
twice.
11. Stanley is also a member of the
"awkward squad." . He weighs some
thing less than a ton.
H. C. Travis got lost in the shuffle in
Minneapolis.
P. W. Vittum— "Percy"— is studying
medicine with an eye to a future va
cancy on the medical staff of the regi
ment.
Fred Ward well is the cashier in the
street car barn. The recent street car
ticket order doesn't affect him.
11. Warren is a raw recruit and will be
given further time.
C. C. Warren is the blonde ofthe com
pany, and is the tallest man in the or
ganization.
The drummer boy is 11. Schmidt, who
is now traveling for a millinery house.
W. F. S. Zschokke is the bugler of the
company, lie is twenty-four years old,
and knows how to spell his last name.
THE CRACK COMPANY.
Co inpany D — And No One Is Jeal-
ous That It Is So Called.
Perhaps the most celebrated company
in the whole state guard is Company D
of this city. It won the second prize
at the Washington encampment last
year, and has won prize after prize in
local contests. Company D has always
been the first company of the regiment,
and is famous for its' skill in drilling
and the devotion of its men to the in
terests ofthe company. The men of
Company D always turn out on drill
nights. The company was organized
Feb. 10, 1881, and in July of that year
Capt. E. S. Bean assumed command.
Capt. Bean is a strict disciplinarian and
such a hale, good fellow that every man
in the company likes him.. Company
D has a larger number of men who have
served their "time" in the state militia
than any other company in the state.
Indeed, the majority of the Company D
boys are old-timers, who stay in the serv
ice because they enjoy it. The officers
are: Captain, E. S. Bean; first lieuten
ant, C. E. Metz and second lieutenant,
11. W. Tenvoorde.
Capt. Bean is a living exemplification
of the old adage "Laugh and grow fat."
His frank, jovial nature has wou him
many friends and admirers wherever he
is known. As a government official he
was popular and always a gentleman,
which goes to show that he is made of
the; right sort of stuff. Some people
have promised to support him for sheriff
next fall. He was recently married. ■:
Lieut. C. E. Metz entered the 'service
way back in July, 18S1, and has, there
fore, served more than his full time, lie
is a handsome man, a fine officer, and
extremely popular with the boys of the
company. Col. Bend has. just tendered
him the position of adjutant of the
First, recently left vacant by the resig
nation of Lieut. "W. J. 7 Sonuen. "I'll
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bet ten to one," said one of the boys,
."that Mctz won't leave Company D.".
• H. W. Tenvoorde, the second lieu
tenant of the company. Ts also an old
timer, -having entered the service in
July, 1881: He became a corporal in
September of that year, a sergeant in
April. 1882, and second lieutenant June
24,1886.
i George E. Roedler is the first sergeant
of the company, and is also one of the
oldest men in the - organization, having
enlisted on April 1881. In Septem
ber, 1881, he was made a corporal, and
in April, 1882, he became a sergeant.
The second sergeant of the company
is Ed J. Borscht. • He, too, entered the
service in 1881, became a corporal in the
fall of that year, and was made a ser
geant in 1882. He is twenty-nine years
old, and the foreman in the book-bind
ery of P. J. Geisen.
Mil S. Merrill is the third sergeant of
the organization, and an old-time mem
ber of' the company. Sergeant Merrill
is twenty-eight years old and is with
the Strong-Hackett Hardware company.
John F. Hoffman, the fourth sergenat,
enlisted Dec. 10, 1883. He is twenty
five years old, and one of the firm of
Hoffman Bros. & Co., carpenters and
builders.
The fifth sergeant is Fred H. Haupt,
who enlisted in January, 1883. He is
twenty-four years old, and a clerk in
the Bank of Minnesota.
The quartermaster sergeant of the
company is is John C. Hardy, who is,
by the way, perhaps, the "kid" of the
organization. He is nineteen years old,
and a clerk in the abstract otlice. Mr.
Hardy enlisted April 23. 1885.
THE CORPORALS.
Charles D. Strong is the first cor
poral of the company. He entered the
service in June, 1883, is twenty-five
years old, and is the shipping clerk for
the West Publishing company.
<*. H. Clark is the second corporal.
He, too, entered the service in 1883. He
is twenty-four years old, and is in the
commission business on Sixth street.
The third corporal is A. d. Kahlert,
who enlisted May 1, 1884. He is twenty
two years old, and in the dyeing busi
ness on West Third street. f
William O. Hauesler, the fourth cor
poral, enlisted in the fall of 1885, and is
twenty-seven years old. He is a harness
maker by trade.
Eugene Wray is the fifth corporal. He
is twenty-three years old, entered the
service in 1885 and is a stenographer.
George R. Blodgett completes the list
of corporals and officers. He is an old
timer, having enlisted in 1883. He is
thirty-two years of age, and a proof
reader for the West Publishing com
pany. . ,
W. 11. Allen is the drummer of the
company. He is twenty-eight years old,
and entered the service in 1881. He is
in the insurance business.
The bugler of the company is Harry
W. Wack. He is twenty years old and
is a real estate man.
THE PBIVATES.
John Delude entered the service In
December, 1887, and has just graduated
from the awkward squad. He is nine
teen years old and a clerk.
L. 11. Henschel enlisted in 1885. He
is twenty-two years old and a clerk in
the Germania bank.
11. 11. Miller enlisted in June last. He
is twenty years old and a member of
the firm of Martin & Miller, bakers.
George W. Eckles is thirty-one years
old and one of the patriarchs of the
company. He enlisted in May, 1884.
lie is an advertising solicitor.
E. C. Cromwell was taken into the
fold in November, 1885. He is twenty
nine years old and is employed in the
auditor's office of the Northern Pacific.
H. L. Soare is twenty-two years old
and has had nearly two years in the
service. He is a bookkeeper for Rob
inson & Cary.
Another of the old originals is John
B. Guenther, who enlisted in January,
1882. He is twenty-eight years old, and
with the Strong-Hackett Hardware com
pany. ; *
E. E. Schooley enlisted in December,
1883, and has nearly served his time.
Mr. Schooley is twenty-seven years old,
and is a compositor on the Dispatch.
Another real estate man in the com
pany is William Johnson, who enlisted
back in April, 1885. He is twenty
seven years of age.'
The advertising solicitors seem to get
there, too. Another of that business is
E. H. Hazzard, who became a member
of the company in September, 1886. He
is twenty-six years old, and is a rustler.
E. P. Gilbert it also a recent graduate
from the awkward squad, having en
tered the service in December last. His
age is just . twenty-one, and he is em
ployed in one of the railroad offices.
E. S. Davis enlisted Oct. 27, 1880. He
is thirty-one years old, and with the
Strong-Hackett Hardware company.
George F. Schugard Is twenty-seven
years old and has been in the organiza
tion about four years. He is with the
A. D. T. Co.
T. D. Levering enlisted in October,
1885. He is twenty-three years old ana
is connected with R. G. Dunn & Co.'s
agency.
P. J. Le nali an is another member of
the company who was not born in Ger
many. He is twenty-five years old. He
is with J. 11. Mahler & Co.
Another boyish form in the company
is that of E. Schroeder, a furniture man
on East Sixth street. He is twenty
years old and has been in the service
two years.
Gus II Lewis enlisted in 1884. He is
twenty-eight years old and is with the
firm of Priedeman & Lewis.
R. P. Nachtrich has been in the serv
ice a little over a year. He is twenty
five years old and with the A. D. T. Co.
W. E. Dickinson is still in the awk
ward squad, having enlisted in January
last. He is just of age and feels his
dignity. K_m__yg_^_i_^
Clarence E. Watkins is twenty-one
years old, and has been in the service
three years.
Joseph P. Hubert is acigarmaker, has
been in the company over two years and
is twenty-live years old.
George Kahlert is another old-timer.
He has served about five years, is
twenty-five years of. age and a ma
chinist.
George W. Taff is twenty-six years of
age, has been jn the company two years
and is with" the carriage firm of J. 11.
Mahler & Co.
A. H. Kahlert is a photographer, who
"joined the procession" May 1, 1884. He
is twenty-five years old.
William Spriggs— not the ex-congress
man—has served a year; is twenty-four
years old. He is a photographer.
Another William that belongs ex
clusively to the company is William E.
Cole. Mr. Cole has served over a year,
and is twenty-six years of age.
The yearlings are numerous. William
E. Spink joined the organization a year
ago, is twenty-four years old, and is a
clerk.
J. L. Stack, of the Northwestern Ad
vertising bureau, has seen three years'
service, and is twenty-seven years old.
It. C.Fredericks also entered the ser
vice a year ago. He is twenty-five. His
home is on Dayton's bluff.
K. H. Seng is from Seven corners, and
is twenty-four years old. He has been
through "one encampment.
Another man just of age is 0. S. Jack
son, a clerk in "the Northern Pacific
offices. He enlisted, in December, 1886.
E. A. Douglass joined the company
two months earlier than Jackson, and is
ten years his senior.
11. M. Smith took In his first encamp
ment last summer, and was then an in
fant—twenty years was his age.
Sidney Van Keuren enlisted last Au
gust. He is twenty years old. ; ■,* 7: .7
W. H. Dougherty is twenty-one, and
has served two years. -^
Last July. C. W. Perkins * had the
military fever and joined the company.
He is twenty-two, and a clerk In Clark
& Bryant's office.
Thomas J. O'Leary is ; twenty-four,
and is a railway postal clerk. He en
tered the service in ISSG. 7 ,
E. C. Mou fort joined in time for the
last encampment. He is twenty-one
years old.
Gates A.Johnson, Jr., joined in April,
1881, and is one of the "old originals."
He is twenty-nine, and a civil engineer.
S. G. Andrist is twenty-two years old
and a clerk In the union depot. 7 l>: 7-
Z. 11. Thomas entered the service a
year ago, Is twenty-one years old and a
clerk in a law office. " 7 .
J. A. Kamp is from Pennsylvania,
where he used to wield the birchen rod.
He now whirls a mail bag. 7" He is
twenty-six, and has served nearly five
years. V , 7 .:.■; ■:■.- -.'■:■,
F. A. Defiel joined the company in
1880. •• He is a jeweler and twenty-three
years old. -
- Aug Sciwable is twenty-one and a
blacksmith. • jj' - .^^
F. C. Nelson is one of the oldest mem
bers in point of service in the company,
having enlisted in 1883. He is twenty
five years old and a good soldier.
M. F. Kain is another old soldier. He
joined the Guard in 1884, and is still a
member. He Is the auditor of Ramsey
county, an alderman and the working
man's friend.
H. D. Defiel Joined away back in 1882.
He is now an ice king, and is twenty
four years old. -
COMPANY E.
Personnel of the Men That Make:
Up the Youngest St. Paul Com-:
pany. J
Company E, of the First Regiment M.;
N. G., was formed in May, 1882. Since;
that time it has steadily increased in"
numbers and in popular favor, and while
it makes no pretensions to being a
"crack" company, it holds its own both
in point of numbers and military disci-'
pline with any of the other state ' com-:;
panics, and its members evince the
greatest enthusiasm in the -drill and in'
the camp. William Blakely was the
first captain of the company, which po
sition he held until his appointment as
lieutenant-colonel of staff about a year"
ago. Capt. W. W. Price, the present,
captain, succeeded him. When' Capt.
Price took charge, the company was not
in very good shape for the reason that,
the terms of many of the old members
had expired and it became necessary to
fill np the ranks with green hands. But
through dint of zealous action on the
part of men and officers the company to
day is first-class in every respect, its
bills are all paid and there is money in
the treasury. At present there are six
ty-five names on the muster roll. The
company drills every Tuesday evening
at the armory.
THE OFFICERS.
Capt. W. W. Price ls a young man but
twenty-three years of age. He was
born and raised in St. Paul. . He was
first lieutenant of company E for five
years before his promotion. He takes a
live interest in everything pertaining to
militia matters and the. success and
standing of the company are iv a large
measure due to him.
Lieut. Mott is one of the oldest men
in the company, as well as the most
popular. He is a handsome man of
medium height and "carries his sword
like a Russian duke whenever he gives
command." He is a bookkeeper in the
Second National bank and during car
nival times captained the Flambeaus
most creditably.
Lieut. Clarke is a ladies' man from
the word "go," but he can't help that,
for he claims they can't resist him.
However, that doesn't prevent him from
making a splendid officer. His great
hobby is rifle practice, and he can hit the
bull's-eye, if he is close enough to it,
ten times out of nine. He is engaged in
the real estate business with Rush B.
Wheeler.
Sergt. Chatfield is a tall, well-built
and good looking young man. He is re
garded by all as the ideal first sergeant,
which positiou he fills with most becom
ing dignity.
Rodney Kellogg furnishes the fun for
the company. His jokes are always
fresh, which cannot be said, in truth, of
Rodney. He has a peculiar step, and
finds it hard work keeping up with the
boys at drill. This can be excused in
him, for he is a married man with a
large family.
Will . Bregg is possessed of rather a
sober turn of mind. Though he wears
glasses, he can see enough to "dress",
either right or left as fine as any of the
boys— fact, he is one of the best men
in the company, notwithstanding he is
married. In the absence of the first
sergeant, Will takes his place. ■"■
Henry Bork is a druggist by profes
sion. He enjoys the distinction of hav
ing risen from the ranks to the position!
of sergeant, much to the surprise of all
the boys. &a__f£ 7 /■■•
Fred Van Duzee, the quartermaster^
sergeant of the company, takes special
delight in seeing that the boys are well
treated in camp. He is quite a favorite,
in the kitchen on such occasions. .'-:
John Barnacle , is a tall, broad shoul
dered man. He is no rollicking sea dog,
as his name might suggest, but quite
bashful in his way. He is always on
hand when assessments are made.
Seret. Maj. Knowles, the secretary of
the company, rose up from a meek and
lowly private in the rear rank by steady
and deserved promotion to the giddy
height he now occupies. Rumor has it
that he may get the adjutant's rank.
Fred Dameh is at present in Europe.
He is a short, thick-set fellow, and en
joys the funny soubriquet of "The
Dutch Corporal." He promises to join
the boys on his return.
A. C. Harper is a tall, slim man,
rather unobtrusive in his way. He
makes a good corporal.
J. A. Lane is at present studying law
in St." Louis. He was a bright young
fellow, but was fonder of his Black
stone than of his Upton— his de
parture.
George A. Virtue, as his name indi
cates, is a good man and has the tactics
down "pat." He is off on a furlough to
Montana.
E. I). Walker is a nigh school "boy,
but he promises to atone for that by his
attention to company duties. He is a
little peculiar in his way, always carry
ing on his 'phiz' a broad smile.
L. 11. Baldwin is a private and a la
dies' man of a very pronounced type.
He is short in stature, slight in build
and real fond of society. He is em
ployed with Walker & Co.
William Barrett is quite a handsome
fellow. He is a steady man and a good
member, but doesn't take a very active
interest in company affairs.
S. Beesly is short, stout fellow. Last
year, when the artillery went to Chi
cago, he went along, donned a uniform
and manned a gun. It is said he wasn't
the best posted man on artillery tactics
at the time, but he had his nerve with
him.
W. F. Bremer is tall and slender, and
speaks German fluently, notwithstand
ing he was born in Bingen-on-the-
Rhine. He works for Gregory & Ward.
H. F. Breidert is Apollo-like in form.
He is dead gone on "society," so much
so, as to miss about every other . meet
ing. &___&'■ "WEBtt
J. L. Borkheimer is one of the tallest
and best looking men of the company.
He has one fault, he wears corporal's
stripes, but the coat belongs to another
man. The boys are all "on."
W. E. Barnacle is a brother of John's,
which is glory enough for one day. He
is little, but oh, my !
Frank Campbell went East last week
to be married. He promises to be a reg
ular attendant in the future. *<
J. A. Campbell is rather tall and slim,**
with sharp features. He always turns )
out at parades and inspections, but is
conspicuous by his absence at drills. :Jj
S. J. Cavanaugh is a bright young j
fellow, tall and slender. He is a' :
splendid man so his captain states. He
is employed in KolfFs coal office. ; J :
W. E. Dunbar is a very quiet man
and is noted for attending to his own
business. He works for Averill, Car-,
penter & Co. ■■*. •*
George Daly is the juvenile of the ;
company. He is a High school boy and '
usually has his say. . s
W. E. Dewar is noted as being a very
quiet man. He is connected 7 with the.
Pioneer Press. - J
H. E. Emerson is another . "ain't-say
in'-a-word". fellow. Just the same he's •
a good soldier. He is with John Dow-*'
lan & Sons. '. : f^^^__^ V
:. W. G. Gaston is the left general guide '
of the regiment. He was ■ formerly sec
ond sergeant of Company E, but ac
cepted his present " position as being
dead soft.
E. E. Good is a tall, slender, bashful
young I fellow. : He : .works for . . ■ Foot,
Schulze & Co., and since the 7 big fire
"lie hasn't done anything since."
W. S. Gove is short and stout, but a
good drillsraan. He has been . away for
a long time. He works tor E. A. Jones,
Western avenue. *
J. D. Healy is a short, thin fellow.and
has been with . the * company a long
while. It is suggested that he put on
his uniform trowsers before next he
comes to drill: •'■^li^t)Wif__^m_Wm! i m
T. H. Harm is a tall, stout man. He
is quiet and reserved in his manner, but ;
"lightning in the 1 manual." He is a'
jeweler. , .7 .
,-. J. G. Hufford is .'■ a , new man, and de
cidedly good-looking. He is bashful;
has nothing " to say, and will make a
good soldier.
A. G. Hinds is a bright young fellow
of medium height.- He would sooher
drill than eat, and is therefore a good
company man. „He tis employed in the
auditor's office of the St. Paul & Duluth
railroad. • - ~ - - ■■':,
; W. J. Kyle is a nervous man and some
times g'3t rattled. | Notwithstanding this
little failing he is a pretty good soldier.
He works for Smith & Farwell. j
;■: . C. D. Lamkin is a 3tout gentleman of
medium height. - When you see; him
look out for a white horse - at the same
time, for his tresses are auburn with a
suspicion of red. He is employed at
408 Wabasha street. :i
C. 11. Lindeke is one of Foot, Schulze
& Co.'s men, and is tall, stout and fine
looking. The fire knocked him out, for
he has not attended drills for some time.
' George N. Messick stands well in the
company." He is quite stout, but can
hustle around the armory on the double
quick with the spryest of them. He is in
Duluth at present.
P. J. Metzdorf is a good-looking young
man, who is very fond of skylarking at
all times and places. He has the repu
tation, too, of. being something of a
dancer.
Fred Powers Is a handsome man of
the brunette type. He is an actor of
more than ordinary ability, and a splen
did scene painter. He has been sick for
some time.
Henry Rochet is the best man In the
company for bringing In new members.
He is at present in California.
W. J. Regan is very young, very
small and very good-looking. He aspires
some day to be a general and command
troops of his own. He works in the
Merchants' National bank.
. C. T. Spear is an innocent young man,
but earnest and faithful in the discharge
of his military duties.
E. L. Tepel Is the bugler of the com
pany, and he can toot all the calls with
great expression. He is a trifle bash
ful, but he "gets there just the same."
George Theobald is a tall, stout man;
so stout, in fact, that bis superfluous
avoirdupois is the cause of his reaching
drills fifteen minutes late every now
and then.
C. R. Trowbridge hears the enviable
reputation of being one of the best men
in the company. He is employed with
Arthur, Warren & Abbott.
Frank Williams is the drummer of the
company. He is a dead "ringer" for
the drummer boy of Shiloh, He works
for Baziile & Patridge.
S. W. Whitney, though quite an en
thusiastic militiaman, is not very
regular in attendance when drill night
comes round. He is employed at the
First National bank.
MILITARY MELANGE.
The tallest man in the company is
Corporal A. C. Harper, who is 41 feet 2
inches; the shortest, I. Beesly, 5 feet 4
inches.
The average age of the members is 23
years.
The athlete of the company is Sergt.
Boric, and the best singers P. J. Metz
dorf and Fred Van Duzee.
Messrs. Mott, Breidert, Baldwin and
Metzdorf are the ladies' men.
The heaviest man is Frank Williams,
who weighs a ton, and the lightest, W.
J. Regan, who has to carry weights be
cause gravitation is hardly strong
enough of itself to hold him down.
The neatest-appearing men are: Bar
rett, Clark. Mott, Chatfield. . Bregg and
Knowles, and the most regular In at
tendance, Corporal Barnacle. fiffl
GOT A WIFE AFTER ALL.
Jilted in the First Case, Mr. Wat
, son Makes a Successful Break in
I the Second.
I Edwin Watson, a . well-known and
w ealthy young farmer, residing a few
miles south of Nebraska City, returned
home a few days ago from a visit in the
East, bringing with him a handsome
young wife. Mr. Watson, says the
Omaha Bee, formed the acquaintance
of; an interesting young lady through
the medium of a "personal" in a Kan
sas City paper some four years ago.
The correspondence that followed must
have proved proved exceedingly pleas
ant, as it lead to an engagement, sub
ject to a personal acquaintance, and
subsequently to a trip to Virginia to
to claim the fair correspondent for a
bride. Mr. Watson is a college gradu
ate, and one of the wealthiest young
farmers in this county, and before
staring on his journey had furnished
a handsome home for his wife
that was to be. He, however, did not
know the young lady as well as he had
imagined, and committed an error in
leaving her uninformed as to his finan
cial standing, as it might have balanced
any disappointmensshe might have met
in a personal acquaintance. -7-- '"'-■'
The day tor their first meeting ar
rived and the young man appeared at
her home and was very cordially re
ceived by the lady and her family. The
wedding, which was set for Christmas,
however, did not take place, for,
after a short personal acquaint
ance, she frankly inrormed him
she had changed her mind, as she
did not at all like the brusque was of
the poor farmer." He was disappointed,
of course, but lost no time in bidding
good-bye to the. young lady and her
home. lie stopped at Cincinnati on his
return to visit friends and think over
his perplexing situation. To return
home alone after all the preparations
made for receiving the bride, was some
thing he had not bargained for, and it
was not until some days later, while
reading the personal columns of a Cin
cinnati paper, that he hit upon a way
out of his dilemma. lie wrote the fol
lowing personal, which appeared in a
daily paper the next morning:
PERSONAL — AN INTELLIGENT AND
wealthy young pentleman desires to
form the acqaintance of a refined and ac
complished young lady, with a view to
matrimony. Address E, W., P. O.
From a number of replies received
he selected a modestly worded note
signed "Schoolmistress." A number
of letters were exchanged in which
his story and his position in
life were fully told, and he learned
that the name of his future wife was
Carrie Lester, and that she was the
daughter of a minister in moderate
circumstances, living in a neighboring
town. A meeting followed, which was
so satisfactory to-both that the parents
were consulted and the wedding day ap
pointed, and the mariiage occurred on
last New Years. After an extended
tour through the East the young couple
returned to Watson's house in Ne
braska, apnarehtly happy, and well
pleased with Fate's share in the original
matrimonial programme.
Don't Deserve Freedom.
New York Mail and Express.
; j Montezuma and Tacoma are the
names which the bill for the admission
of the new states recommends the peo
ple to adopt, instead of New Mexico and
Washington. Montezuma is a grand
name. Tacoma is good, but nothing
like so grand. The people who had a
chance to call their • state Mentezuma
and deliberately called it New Mexico
would not deserve to be free,
j The March of Civilization.
South Sea Island Chief— my
dear fellow, it's no use bringing out
those beads and bits of looking-glass
and tin . knives ;! we're done with ; all
that. _If you've got any .' lawn •; tennis
sets or amateur photographic outfits, we
might trade with you, but don't detain
us long, as our ' Browning club meets at
3 and we're a little late already 1
SAW TWO HEROES DIE
Col. A. F. Rockwell, of St, Paul,
7 Saw Both Martyred Pres
idents Die.
He Is the Only Man Who Was
Present at Both Death
Beds.
Lincoln Died as if in Anguish,
While Garfield's Death
Was Peaceful.
An Interesting Bit of History
Told in Col. Rockwell's
Words.
Col. A. F. Rockwell, chief quarter
master ot the department of Dakota,
with headquarters at the army building
in this city, has been an active partici
pant in some important historical events
within the past quarter of a century.
COL. A. F. ROCKWELL.
Among the most interesting incidents
of his army life is the fact that he is the
only person who witnessed the death of
both presidents of the United States
who were stricken down by the bullets
of assassins. Reference was made to
this recently in a conversation that a
representative of the Globe had with
the genial colonel, and he readily com
plied with a request for a narrative of
his experiences in connection with both
these blots upon the history of the
United States.
"It was a few minutes after 10 o'clock
the evening of Friday, April 14, 1865,
said the colonel, as he leaned back
in his comfortable arm chair, "that I re
ceived a message from Secretary Stan
ton to report for duty as might be nec
essary at the house on Tenth Street," op
posite Ford's theater, at Washington,
D. C, whither President Lincoln had
been carried after Booth had commiied
his dastardly act. Assistant Adjt. Gen.
Thomas M. Vincent, who is now sta
tioned in this city, and Col. Louis H.
Pelouze, of the adjutant general's
office, received similar-instructions, and
we then proceeded to the scene where
th c last act of the great tragedy took
place.
•'President Lincoln was lying uncon
scious on the bed in the second story
front room, with Surgeon General
Joseph K. Barnes holding his wrist and
noting the pulsations, while Surgeon
Crane, U. S. A., stood next to him hold
ing a watch, as our party entered the
chamber, lt was a sight HBB
NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN,
and all night long and up to twenty-two
minutes past 7 o'clock Saturday morn
ing, the 15th of April, when the surgeon
general announced 'the president of the
United States is dead,' the eyes of the
watchers were riveted upon the pros
trate form of the chief magistrate.;-^'. i£j
: "Practically, President, Lincoln was
dead as soon as the fatal bullet pene
trated his brain, but the actual dissolu
tion occurred precisely at the time 1
have mentioned,
"A gesture made by Secretary Stanton
when Gen. Barnes made the announce
ment of death struck me as somewhat
singular. The secretary was standing
by the bed holding his high silk hat in
his right hand, and his left arm was rest
ing on the crown. Simultaneously with
the remark of Gen. Barnes he placed
his hat upon his head for an instant,
made a low bow, and then reverently
uncovered his head and placed his bat
in the former position. Subsequently
lie wrote on a piece of paper which he
placed on top of his hat the
dispatch which was sent broad
cast over the world, announcing
the demise of the chief magistrate.
All night long the anxious faces by the
bedside regarded with solicitude the
dying man, whose respiration was la
bored and prolonged, in some instances
fully three minutes, although they
seemed like hours. Sirs. Lincoln was
in and out of the room at various times
during that eventful night, but at the
moment when death came to the relief
of the illustrious sufferer she had gone
into an adjoining apartment in an en
deavor to obtain much-needed rest, and
Robert Lincoln was the only member of
the family preseut at the bedside when
his father breathed his last. Appreci
ating the fact that such a gathering
would some day prove of historical im-**
portance, I made a note of the group
around the bedside at the time Presi
dent Lincoln died, their names being:
Surgeon General Joseph K. Barnes,
Rev. P. D. Gurley, pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian church,
where President Lincoln attended divine
service; Surgeon u Crane, U. S. A.;
Robert Lincoln, Senator Sumner, of
Massachusetts; Assistant Secretary
Mansell B. Field, of the treasury
department; John Day, private secre
tary to President Lincoln; Secretary
Gideon Welles, of the navy department;
Gen. Henry W. Halleck, Attorney Gen
eral James Speed. Quartermaster Gen
eral M. C. Meigs; Secretary John P.
Usher, of the interior department; Sec
retary Stanton, Postmaster General
William Denuison; Maj. Thomas T.
Eckert, chief of the telegraph corps of
the war department; Mrs. Kenney, Miss
Kenney, Col. Thomas M. Vincent and
L. H. Pelouze, U. S. A., and myself.
WHEN GAIJJFIELD DIED.
"Sixteen and a half years later, at
10:30 o'clock p. m., Sept. 19, 1881, 1 was
present at the death bed of the second
president of tho United States, James
A. Garfield, assassinated within a period
of a little over a century from the time
of the Declaration of Independence.
None of the witnesses of the event
which terminated the life of President
Lincoln were atElberon when President
Garfield expired, and hence, by a singu
lar coincidence, I am the only person in
the world who saw the last struggles of
these two celebrated Americans. For
eighty days all was done that medical
skill or science could suggest to allevi
ate the sufferings of my friend and com
panion," but all to no avail. His mag
nificent constitution succumbed to the
. dread destroyer, and he passed away to
join the silent majority.
"When the autopsy was made Dr.
Bliss uttered a remark that is indelibly
impressed upon my memory— "lf this
body before us had been transparent,
so that we could have traced the course
of the bullet with our eyes, we could not
have saved his life, for it pierced his
vitals, and nothing could have been
done further than has been done in
treating the case.' When the fatal bul
let was extracted, I attached it to a
piece of paper, first having bored two
small holes through it and secured It
with a small piece of wire, and to this
paper were attached the signatures of
those present at the autopsy, and tho
relic is now, 1 believe, in the National
museum at Washington.
"That night at Elbcron when Presi
dent Garfield died recalled vividly to
my mind the time when President Lin
coln was shot and I made a careful sur
vey of. those in the room, the windows
of which looked out 7 upon the moaning
; sea,' which sang a "requiem as our friend
passed out into the great unknown,' as
if sympathizing with the mourners at
the bedside.
. President Garfield was twenty-five
minutes dying, for his eyes became
glassy at ten minutes past 10 o'clock and
THE LAST TnP.OB
of his great heart ceased at twenty-five
minutes to 11 o'clock. Those pres
ent in the room at this time were Dr.
D. W. Bliss, Dr. Boynton, a -cousin of
the president; Dr. D. Hayes Agnew,
Mrs. Garfield and her daughter Miss
Nellie Garfield, Judge Advocate General
D. G. Swaim: Mrs. Rockwell and my
daughter, Miss Lulu Rockwell, now
Mrs. Crozer; Stanley Brown, the presi
dent's private secretary ; Dan, the
president's valet, and myself.
"Both presidents who thus fell in the
prime of life were splendid physical
specimens of manhood, but while Presi
dent Lincoln's end was apparently ag
onizing, that of President Garfield was
as peaceful as if he were merely falling
asleep."
NEITHER SIDE SATISFIED.
Both the American and Canadian
Press Kicking Unanimously.
Chicago Times.
Neither Americans nor Canadians ap
pear to like the lately negotiated fisher
ies treaty. At the Gloucester (Mass.)
merchants' exchange "all averred that
the rights of American fishermen had
been sacrificed to the interest of Can
ada." Iv Halifax, N. S., "prominent
members of the Liberal party denounce
the fishery treaty as the almost total
surrender of the fisheries to the Ameri
cans." The Boston (Mass.) Journal
says "the administration has surren
dered the chief points which our fish
ermen contended for." The Toronto
(Ont.) Mail asserts that "Canadian fish
ermen receive no sort of equivalent for
the concessions made to the Ameri
cans." The Boston (Mass.) Advertiser
declares that "the treaty as it stands is
so far short of what it should have
been that it has no chance of confirma
tion by an American senate." The
Halifax (N. S.) Chronicle moans: "In
1854 we got for our fisheries an ample
treaty of reciprocity; in 1881 we got free
fish and $5,500,000; in 1888 we got noth
ing." The New York Mail and Express
insists that "it is a humiliating sur
render and an abandonment of all that
we have been insisting upon for the
last three years." The Montreal (Que
bec) Herald sighs: "Piecemeal the
rights, possessions, and interests of
Canada are abandoned to the United
States."
It will thus be seen that lamentations
over the treaty come with equal vio
lence from both sides of the boundary
line; but Field Marshal Hnlstead.of the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Is
on to the game of the Canucks;
he is too fly to be taken in by
anyßlue-Xose'gufl*. He thus lays bare the
whole nefarious brace: "It is evident
that the pretended dissatisfaction with
the treaty at Ottawa is part of the game
which is being played in connection
with onr state department to deceive
our citizens as to the real character of
the agreement. With Mr. Bayard talk
ing of a triumph and the Canadian au
thorities bemoaning defeat for the mo
ment the natural effect would be to
strengthen the treaty In the estimation
of the American people. But only
heavy intellects would undertake such
a stupid game. The great diplomatic
triumph has lasted twenty-four hours.
It is now dead, It only remains for the
senate to formally bury it. So once
more does our blundering state depart
ment pass into total eclipse."
THE STEEL BEAM TRUST.
Mr. Jones' Big Bonanza Under the
High Tariff.
New York Times.
The firm of Jones & Laughlin is one
of the seven firms or companies which
have united into an association to kill
competition in the manufacture and
sale of steel and iron beams in this
country, and to keep, up a high price
for such beams. We recently showed
that for two years the uniform price of
173.92 per ton for beams had been main
tained by this combination. The asso
ciation is not a trust in the strict mean
ing of the word, as we have explained,
although it does the work of a trust.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin pub
lishes oa statement from B. F. Jones,
a member of the firm of Jones & Laugh
lin, in which he says there is no
trust, but adds: "There are only six or
seven linns in the country that manu
facture steel beams.the product amount
ing to between 50,000 and 00,000 tons.
The linns have an understanding among
themselves for the regulation of prices."
And this understanding has fixed the
price for the last two years at 973.9*2 a
ton, while the price of steel rails is now
9*11.50 a ton. The beam combination is
enabled to maintain this price by a duty
of 928 a ton on imported beams, which
is virtually prohibitory. Probably Mr.
Jones had in mind a proposition to re
duce this duty when he wrote in his re
cent letter to the Republican club of
this city about "the acts and utterances
of those In high places which threaten
the peace and prosperity of our country
by the attempt to foist upon us the
vicious fallacies of free trade with rival
nations."
LIFE INSURANCE OF TO-DAY.
The Building Now Being Erected
By the New York Life Insurance
Company in St. Paul— Enormous
Business Transacted by the
Company.
As an evidence of the confidence felt
in the future prosperity ot St. Paul as a
business center it may not be amiss to
invite attention to the new building
which the New York Life Insurance
company are now erecting and expect
to complete by the first of January, 1889,
in this city at the corner of Sixth
and Minnesota streets, It will be a
strictly fire-proof structure, eleven
stories in height, the materia] being
brick, with cut stone trimmings, and the
area will be a lot 100 feet square. There
will be nothing in any of the cities of
the East that will excel this triumph of
the architect's skill, and it will be a last
ing monument and credit to the enter
prise which has characterized the con
duct of the affairs of the strongest life
insurance company in the world.
The question will be asked, how can
such an institution be made to pay in a
comparatively new country? In answer
to this the managers, Messrs. Gregory
and Parker, say in the fall of 1880, when
they were appointed to take charge of
the affairs of the New York Life Insur
ance at St. Paul, the business written
up to that time was less than 9400,000,
but by the Ist of January, 1887, this
amount was more than doubled, the fig
ures then being 9000,000. For the year
just ended the new business written
reached nearly
TWO MILLION DOLLARS,
while the insurance in force has in
creased in the same ratio. lie worked
hard all his life and left nothing but his
life insurance at last. "This sums up
briefly ami truly the financial history of
many men. The policy that was taken,
perhaps, during years of prosperity and
plenty, to cover a possibility becomes a
precious evidence at last of his thought
ful love. The life policy brings cash
without delay, expense of administra
tion, or the sacrifice of any interest,
At least such has been the reputation es
tablished by the New York Life Insur
ance company since its organization
nearly half a century ago, although its
wonderful growth dates back from 1863,
when the present president, William H.
Beers, became active in its manage
ment, It then had less than 13,000,000
in assets and a surplus barely suffi
cient to entitle it to confidence.
During the next ten years It nearly
multiplied its assets by ton. and as the
results showed, was in better condition
when the panic . came to endure the
prolonged strain that followed lh?.t
memorable year than any other com
pany in the country, for It lost a smaller
proportion of its business, and was the
first to spring forward into an increas
ing business as times became hotter.
Its growth during tho past ten rs.:rs
has been marvelous. Its assets cow ex
ceeding $83,000,000, while Irs n*.w Insur
ances for • 1887 wero over |P}o,OtH).o'jo.
It is asked, Why have so much money
on hand? The reply is that so many
people have a share in it, for the com*
pany is
rUP.ELY MUTUAL,
and the membership. exceeds 100,000.
This shows the company's policies to be
valuable securities, other than as death
claims. Indeed, this is one of the com
pany's strong points, policies that are
valuable to the insured members if they
survive certain periods when their con
tracts have large cash surrender values.
The difficulty of investing money at a
good rate of interest has increased very
much during the last eight years, . as
every Investor knows. The institutions
which appear to suffer least from the
decline in the interest rate arc the largo
insurance companies. They either have
a genius for investment or they are fav
orites with borrowers. Their* long ex
perience in handling trust funds gives
them a great advantage over the private
investor, and the fact that a growing
company does not need to call in
its loans makes their position an en
viable one in every respect. Hera if*
the New York Life Insurance company,
for example, which shows an interest
income for 1887 equal to nearly 0 per
cent on average net assets. This is tho
more remarkable because its business
is so large as to give about $8.000,000 per
year 0 f new funds for investment,
1 Ins one item furnishes an example of
the skill and prudence with which all
the company's affairs are managed, and
because interest is a very important
factor in the calculations of a lite
company. The New York law requir
ing the companies to estimate "their lia
bilities on the assumption that they will
henceforth receive but 4 per cent inter
est has just gone into effect, and dimin
ishes by considerable their showing of
surplus. The New York Life Insurance
company, however, has a surplus by
this new state standard of nearly $12,
--000,000. During 1887 over jj?4.O0(>,O0O
were paid in
DEATTI CLAIMS
and endowments. Most of this money
went to the widows, orphans and other
legal representatives of members who
died. It was paid within a few days or
weeks of the death, without the sacri
fice of any interest and without expense
of administration. The New York Life
Insurance company has the largest en
dowment and annuity business^! any
company in the world, and its ordinary
policies are so written as to have largo
surrender values in cash at the end of
selected periods. The effect of this la
seen in the fact that payments to living
members ot the company were about
twice as great as those upon policies
maturing by death. Statistics show that
it those who insure, about one in three
will die within a period of from ten to
thirty-five years, according to age at in
suring. The other two-thirds, however,
will survive, and an Important element
In the New York Life Insurance com
pany's success has undoubtedly been in
so adjusting its policies as to meet the
requirements of both classes.
A summary of the business for tho
year 1887 shows payments to policy
holders of over £9,000,000, an Increase of
over $22,000,000, assets of over $83,000,
--000, new insurance of over $100,000,000,
and Insurance in force of over $:>."*i0,000,
--000. These figures suggest their own
lesson, and the New Tork Life Insur
ance company deserves
ITS PKOSPEBTTT
because of the lead it has taken in those
reforms which have made life insurance
the admirable system it is now, and its
success contributes to no monopoly and
causes no extortion.
it issues a greater variety of policies
than any other company, thus adapting
its contracts to the circumstances of
more people, and In its tontine system
it stands alone in allowing a month's
grace in the payment of premiums on
this class of policies. Its latest contri
bution to the system of life insurance is
a guaranteed mortuary dividend equal
to 50 or 100 per cent, according to
the table selected, of all premiums
paid, in case of (hath within a
specified period. This comes a-- near
to giving Insurance for nothing as any
plan yet devised and being guarantee
by an institution with millions of money]
to make it good has already proved very
popular among business men. And in
addition there is an insurance bond with
guaranteed interest, the rate upon which
is never less than 4 per cent.
From the annual report of the com
pany the business of iss;, and the actual
condition of the New Fort Life insur
ance company at the beginning of the
year 1888 was as follows:
BUSINESS OP 1887.
Premium*- * '_'«': .853 72
Interest, rents, etc 3,765,933 40
Total income; $22,052,787 13
Death claims and en. low-
menu 4,361,366 *3
Dividends, annuities and
purchased insurances 5,173.843 96
Total to policy holders.... 99,535,21079
New policies Issued 28,522
New insurance written 9100.719,205 00
condition JAN. 1, 1888.
Cash assets 983,079 ID S5
♦Divisible surplus, Co.'s new
standard 6,651.58011
{-Tontine surplus »,315,72083
Liabilities, new Etate standard
(4 per cent) 70,659,560 01
Surplus by new. state standard
(4 percent) 1 1,846,793 06
Policies in force 113,323
Insurance in force 358,935,936 00
raocKEsa in 1887.
Increase in income 92.822,378 '-'t
Increase in net assets 8,092,093 O'J
Increase in Insurance written 21,571,001 00
Increase In insurance in force 54,501,006 OO
♦l-'xcliisive of the amount specially re
served as a contingent liability to toiilinu
dividend fund.
tOver and above fl i per cent reserve oa
existing policies of that class.
And it is this kind of a company that
proposes to Improve the appearance of
St. Paul with a building that is com
mensurate with its importance and the
volume of trade that is pouring in from
every quarter of the great Northwest.
Adam's KiiiveaandEorks.
Timc:-\M
■"FT here are a number of things that the
most. fashionable and well-bred people
now eat at the dinner table with their
fingers. They are:
Olives, to which a fork should never
be applied.
Asparagus, whethei hot or cold, when
served whole, as it should be.
Lettuce, which should be dipped in
the dressing, or in a little salt.
Celery, which may properly be placed]
On the table Cloth beside the plate.
Strawberries, when served with tho
stem on, as they usually are in the most
elegant nouses. WV
Bread, toast and all tarts and small
cfikcs.
Fruit of all kinds, except melons and]
preserves, which are eaten with a spoon.
Cheese, which Is almost invariably
eaten with the linger.-, by the most par
ticular people.
Even the leg or other small pieces o*%
a bird is taken in the lingers at fashion-*
able dinners, and, at most of the lunch-,
eons, ladies pick small pieces oft
chicken without using a fork.
How Depew "Would Run.
Oshkosh Times.
Depew would make a tremendous run'
as a candidate for president, if lie could 1
vote on every share of his own and the>
Vanderbilt railroad stock.
PURIFY IHE BLOOD.
TIIE marvelous results of "flood's Sarsaparilla
upon all humors and low conditions of the blood
prove it the best BLOOD MEDICINE. Such ha»
been the success of this article / V /at homo '
that nearly every family /\f / i!l whole; '
neighborhoods have been / «N/ / taking It at "
the same time. It rcßi-/ jQO /'*"• vitalize*'
and enriches the blood. /qY _fvm» d*npcp-
biliousness, and all / \> /derangements of
the stomach caused by /J-jF /•nipnre blood or
a debilitated condl- / *S^ / tion of the *''* v '' li
system occasioned /Cy/ y «" M,l "* fl mentaf
or physical ore /_~^ / lab or dissipation. IS*
eradicates Scrof /VO /ulaand all foul humor*,
and . restores /-& /and renovates the whola
system. A / rSj /peculiar point ln Hood's
Earsaparil. /Cv/ ,a ,8 Uut l£ create '* an a P*
petite and / up and strengthens the) „
system, and proves invaluable as a protection from'
disease* thai oiixtnate m changes ut the seasons. '
of climate and of life. , ■
Messrs. C. Lllcort * !**».> ("i?ntlemen— affonlf
me:nncSplea»*j!eto»«roir.'i.« i Mood's Saram-anHA,"-'
My health w.en»r.cb that fur home years im.tf**!
been obliged Wt • a '.ciitc some kind in th****, 1
•prirg, and Lave r.;T<rfci;r.«J anything ''nit hit mf*j
wants as yoer Say** 4 ! urilla. lt tones up my »y*tem>]
purl3t>srcy blood, sharpens my appetite, and M-i-mCI
li make rue over. K«"n»e;".fuU»' Tiara, J. P. TBOJCK]
Va*»..lleß;«ter of Deeds. Muldle*ex l-_aJ
Sold J.y ilrn(K*su. Pries SI a bottle, or •_ *_*__
C. L UOOP * .(JO.. A£Sthe.carle»,.Low«ll. Mais* *•*■
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