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litUaln I. YAW 5LYKE, Eilttrmd PuklislMv McHENRY, ILLINOIS. i.'% t' THE MORNING HILLS. 4 .. i thfo mowjinghlll*, S ? Bh* fat eln tTflght au<l ationg; " Be scans fur heightu, but ictrwlv •MMV The herdamsn's idle aong. He caaltet *nwx>k this peaceful life ^ While battle's trmnjwt calls; Be sees aerown for him who wins, # A tear ici fciw» who falls. Tt»e flowery gUas aad shady slopes Al* hateful to his evee; Beyond the .heights, bevond Tbe JWMi of promise BM. > thostatapa. 0 Be is so old and aits so stil1 fctth fa«.<e so weak and ml ff# knew that be reaoembers 8ne when he was a cii.J. His fit-In is fought. bis fame is won, T,if< '•= highest jw>"It is j«w>t, The lR:ir«>l <rroj»i»* the rmtnph-Arcbfc . * ' Are w&tSMtese at ;he last. - <7$. »'$ •;»* §4' The Iroflt «f *«« <le st roy s the bay-- The tond apv'aufte of m^n •*"' :?'<a • Falls fKfbly'ott'lheintlsied aters v£ V., IS ',1 Of three score vears aud ten. > " ; « '• j v sS;: He does not bear the voice that bediftf His name around the world; £>?-** He b*» no thought of great dtwi •: v Where battle temposta whirled. { sfi Bu* evermore be i a looking b«ck, Cf:. ^ Whilst memory fills and thrill* ":;r l«"':iv r ' Wifh echoes of the henl&me^'a aonM^ "•;}* Amoog themoruing hill*. 1&&JU" -- - - -- 1 " • nJ: AT THE THEATER,. f > "Do look, Regina! There he is-- : there, in the parquet--third row! But Siliat is the matter with you? Whom im you see there?"' ••I--oh! I saw an interesting head ttnong the crowd, really an excep­ tionally interesting head; but now I am verr anxious to become acquainted with your, adorer. Ah! that blonde youth? Xot bad: that young taan has • distinguished air--no doubt comes from a fine family--and what is much better, he looks manly and healthly." "How coldly you judge him! I think him extraordinary! I never eaw a handsomer face! He has a fine physique and appears like a prince, just as I imagine the prince in the fairy tale. For the last week I have met him daily on the Promenade-- Oh! and he has, the sweetest snow white poodle that often jumps around Hie in joyous leaps, as if he had some- tiling to tell me! Since then, too, I ilways meet him at the theater, where he fixes his opera glass steadily upon me as soon as the curtain falls. Do you not think he loves me, Begina?" * "1 cannot say that with any cer­ tainty. but at any rate you are in love frith him!" '•Oh. Hegina. you are so cruel!" "Well, dear, do not let your cour- llfre fail you; I think you stand a chance of becoming the mistress of ttie sweet white poodle, if his master continues to stare at you to-night-- for you yourself are not less sweet," ^Begina replied, smiling at heryouftger jester, a beautiful girl of 18, with whom she occupied one of the first boxes. ;,si Regina herself, ten years her senior, • #ho had been suddenly widowed after Tin exceedingly unhappy marriage, was One of those dignified, interesting persons who are characterized by an atmosphere of melancholy. These ['letters women often go through life alone, because they arc rarely understood and appreciated. Regina's lovely eyes turned once more in the direction from whence her sister had diverted her attention. Yes, she had not been mistaken; it | was a remarkable head. The man j t® whom it belonged could not possess ; * plain, everyday nature; he must be j iwi^ extraordinary creature. He was j OQt handsome, but there was some-1 Amidst all these considerations she buttoned the last button of her fault­ less gloves, while her heart beat vio­ lently; then once more she drew forth a small mirror to closely examine her fringe and the effect of her little hat; alas! every woman knows very w611 how important.her fringe, the shape of her hat, and the cut of her dress are, in the great decisive moments of her lifei When finally the carriage stopped at the entrance of the National Gal­ lery, her trembling limbs scarcely ^brought Elsie to her place of destina­ tion. At first she seemed to see everything through a haze, and not daring to look around she seated her­ self, waiting for hiui to come up and speak to her. But no one came. About ten min­ utes later, she took heart and looked about. Was it possible? lie was dot yet there! Elsie waited to grow angry, but then she said to herself that life was full of unexpected, events. At the last moment he might have received company--a wealthy oid uncle might have dropped in whom he could not very well ward off--or he might have been detained at the glove store, or his coachman might have taken, ttim in the wrong direction--indeed^ there were many reasons. Some tiresome elderly English lad ies stood about, and a few schoolgirls were trying their best to appear ap­ preciative of art. A couple of young meu stared boldly at her, some went by indifferently, and several earnest- looking elderly gentlemen were deeply interested in the study of Markart's great work of art. Why, oh, why, are there so many superfluous people in this world? If the ground would only swallow them up! There in the corner sat a very old fellow, strange to say. He had fixed his eyes on the entrance as if he were expecting some one. A glow of expectancy shone in his eyes. As yet he had not even glanced at the paint­ ing, to which he had turned hi$ baqfc; and he himself looked like an artist or something of the sort, thought Elsie. Mfnute after minute passed by, and one quarter of an hour after another, but the expected one came not. The visitors in the art gallery came and went like the pictures in a kaleidoscope; only Elsie and the "odd fellow" did not move. Elsie would have gone long before, but she was full of curiosity to see whom the stranger awaited. He looked as if life and death depended upon this expectation. Elsie, too, hung her dear little head despairingly. She was bitterly disappointed. So she had in vain felt feverish all that forenoon, had not eaten a bit of luncheon. In vain she had spent two long hours upon her toilet, and had told her sister a falsehood about a friend's sudden illness. And now all terrible doubts as to his love and sin­ cerity came back to her. Alas! how desolate this world, and how insipid was life! Suddenly she noticed that she and the stranger remained alone--all the other visitors had left. She had just drawn the letter from her pocket to re-read it for the hundredth time. It was an odd handwriting, as if written with a match, and the large, heavy were formed straight up and down. Really, the writing harmo­ nized little with the elegant; young cavalier--if only ".Madam, how did yoju come bythis letter?" With this hoarse, half-suffocated utterance the stranger had suddenly grasped her wrist Pale asL deatfr, with a low cry of terror Elsie arose, for she thought him insane. "Don't be alarmed--I am quite sane. Pray tell me the truth; how receive this letter not in­ching glowing, fascinating, some- { did yoq thing very forcible in those features, ! tended for you?" as if passionate fancy and unrelenting j "Xot intended for m^f realism had combined to bring forth,! dressed to me." • ; a true human soul, filled with a sense ©f beautv. - How strange! In spite of the dis lance, it"seemed as if his eyes wero fixed uj^n her, and she felt herself ilrawn to " him; toy a kind of magne­ tism. There--he took up the opera glass, It was ad- Then you are "What "Addressed to you? Miss Von Lasswitzg" "Yes, that is my name. does my letter concern you?'? "Ah! there is th6 mistake!" The Strajige man suddenly looked as en­ lightened as if he had been relieved of the burden of a great calamity. %nd that disturbed her impression, so j "Pardon me, madam, I wrote the ;^»he turned away. At this moipent letter, and it was intended for a pthe curtain rose, and her attention , different lady. The usher must have 1 ing them witfy some new fancied in- I 8cct powder, I exploded for'keeps. "You .are Otto Rclmar? . Soli; strange that the idea did not <Jccwt< me! I knpw all your writings, and should have recognised you at once. "You have recognized me--th« name cuti no figure, iriy dear raiulam. I had written all my l>est productions for you alone, before I saw you. But sometimes I would lose courage, fear­ ing that I might never find you." . Regina silently gave him her hand, which he pressed to his lips. It seemed to her like a dream that, at the first meeting, she should have given herself to the man whom she had already learned to regard as one of'the best and noblest »f souls, and whose thoughts had made so deep an impression upon her through his writings. And then be spoke to her, and Re­ gina felt as bif, hitherto, all had spoken in a strange language, and as if now, for the first time, she were hearing her mother tongue. His thoughts bursts forth like a stream on whose billows Regina was carried away into bouiullevss regions of light. The young couple meanwhile, were so interested in one another that they disturbed no one. Elsie, too, and her fairy Prince, Assessor Von Lucknow, had an endless amount to relate about the events on the Prome­ nade and at the theater, and about the dear littie white poodle. Dr. Otto Reimarand Assessor Von Lucknow were for soiiie time dally callers at Mrs, Von Planeck's home, and when, later on. Regina became the beioved wife of the great poet and author, and Elsie the affianced ol oer fairy Prince, this first meeting re­ mained a Source of inexhaustible mer­ riment and ; pleasure to those con-" cerned.--Whverty Magazine. . 4 ' • I I I m p r i s o n m e n t . A case \vas op trial in a Kentucky court-room. An old man of some­ what disreputable appearance had just given important testimony, and the lawyer whose cause sqffered tp his statements strove in every way to confuse and trip him, but in vain. The witness stuck to his story, and did not lose his temper in spite of the irritating manner in which the cross- examination was conducted. ~ Finally, in the hope of breaking down the credibility of the witness, the lawyer at a venture asked:" "Have you'ever been in prison?" "I have," replied the witness. >! "Ah," exclaimed the attorney, with a triumphant.glance at the jury. ; "1 thought as much. May 1 inquire how long you were there?" "Two years and three months,11 answered the witness quietly, with a manner that was interpreted by tlie lawyer as indicating chagrin at JUI unexpected exposure. "Indeed,"said the delighted law­ yer, feeling his case already won. "That was a heavy sentence. I trust the jury will note the significance of the fact. Now, sir, tell the jury where you were confined." "In Andersonville^" replied the old man, drawing himself UD proudly. There was a moment of silence, the jurors looked at each other, and theq the court-room rang with cheers which the court officers were power­ less to check, and in Which some of the jury joined. The too inquisitive lawyer hardjy waited to hear the verdict against him. . BaTlnrd's Bon Mot. About a week ago I engaged a gar­ dener to go out and put the grounds of my little place at Hatticus, N. J., in order," said Col. A. Henry Rowell the other afternoon, "and of all the hopeless idiots that I ever encoun­ tered the said gardener is absolutely the most ornate. » "If there is-qnly one way- of aoing a thing entirety Wron? and iseveral hundred of doing it exactly right, Johnnie Ballard--that's the gentle­ man's name--will discover the former. "He was bad enough while work­ ing on the lawns and open air flowfer* beds, but when he struck the greeor house chaos ensued. "And yet his good ,nature was so vast that it.wt».almost inlfotislble to blow him up with any effective de­ gree of vigor. "Finall}', when he destroyed a dozen of my choicest orchids by dust- HOW GOVERNORS LIVE MANY HAVE POOR-PROVISION POS THEIR COMFORl*. «T Prirstt Joe Ftfer and His HUB- lly--Peck KnJojra Himself si Wisconsin's - Capital--Executives of Home Other St»tes Badly* ?lfcr and His Home. The mansion which the State of Illi- boto has jgrovided for its chief executives ' was first oocupied by William H. Bis- •ell, who was elect­ ed Governor of the State in 1856, and who died in office. Then followed John * * * W o o d , R i c h a r d fortes, Richard S. Oglosby, John M. Palmer, Richard J. Oglesby, John L. Beveridge, Shelby nov. FIFKR. M. Cuiloni (two successive terms), John M. Humilton, and Richard J. Oglesby again. It was well planned, and although an old struc­ ture the building was so thoroughly overhauled, inside and out, about two years ago that it still makes a creditable and comfortable, if not an elegant, ex- tt uii mausiuu. It i« a piaiu biiek structure, and is situated on the south end of an entire, block of ground. The ground to the north slopes gently to the street, the lawn is thickly studded with line shade trees, and a fountain plays in front of the houod between tu« grace­ fully curved carriage drives. The present occupants ol the mansion ar« Governor and Mrs. J. W, JPifor. their ©OYKiy*OB'S MANSION, F« MBTOIS. daughter Florence, aged about, fifteen years, and son Herman, who is perhaps seventeen years of age. The house is comfortably and tastefully, though not 'extravagentfy, furnished by"'the State,' and the State also pays the expense of heating, lighting, and of caring for the grounds. The other household expenses are paid by the Governor out of his jprlvate purse. Governor Fifer and his family are what may be called plain livers, and yet they live in a manner be­ fitting their station. Mrs. Fifer is an. unaffected And refined lady--a splendid type of the American wife and mother-- and Is very much in love with her hus­ band and children. She is an excellent performer on the piano and entertains Charmingly. Governor McRlnley. Governor McKinley has his home at the Chittenden Hotel, as the state' of health of his wife prevents keeping house. The Governor lives very quietly, and is not much given to society. He was fixed upon the stage. But be- j misinformed me. Tell me, were you tw£en every act, as soon as the daz-1 in the third box in the first row at fling light tilled the theater, itxeemed ' the opera on Monday, Wednesday, f ^ ^ to Regina as if she were to greet a ^ friend, one long sought for and finally ft und. whose look should tell her that Ig- _Jte would understand her deepest and inmost thoughts and sensations. Oh, tow good, how lovely beyond descrip- f&r t.ion it seemed, after such long, long |j , pandering! •f The little sister at her side was so , absorbed in her own romance that she 1 f)6 longer heeded her. Th<* Wag- j ' tierian music, and the glowing looks i ,t <>f her "amoroso," put her into an ec-' * ; istasy of delight which well became j v |>er eighteen years: and as both were 1 : tfcoing home in their closed carriage i 5 cach one leaned silently in a corner; ! .. Regina had closed her eyes, as if she f \ were dreaming, but Elsie sighed, now • - and then, in a most heart-rending „ manner. and Friday?" "Yes, indeed, with my sister." "A slender lady, darkly clad?" > "Yes, that is my sister, Mrs. Ton JPlaneck." "Is she married?" "She was married^ aad ts how Widowed." . "The box-keeper told mo yottr name and address only." '^Ile knows me and not my sister, who has been in Berlin only a short time." "Mydear madam, will you take me to^lrs. Von Planeck and introduce me? My name is Otto Reimar." "Are you Doctor Otto Reimar, the well-known writer?" „ "I am a writer." " "How delighted she will be to meet you! I happen to know that you are her favorite author." The stranger smiled and bfs head, as if he wished to say,-- u "I also know that!" A few moments more and Elsie Von fcasswitz and Doctor Reimar wero Von Planeck's "For nearly half an hour I danced around that greenhouse and emitted floods of Oriental verbiage, while Johnnie listened with a plaf,id smile. 'So,' I concluded, with my paost threatening scowl, *if ^you do a thing like that again I'W br/eak your stub­ born neck!' fe'Yis, sir,' answared Johnnie with a profound bow. 'Lord sind your horioi* may alwavs be able an' nivir willing". •"Now what the deuce can you do with a man like that!"--New York Commercial Advertiser. ; ' 1 '• v" 1 p * ' * f,* p-"; i &"• S&Sc DEAR JIADAJC--ThiscaTi go on too longer- k.- " ar<! iK'Mualnled;'only enouCh. however. } Tn know we muar look for one another. havi' yet to eontlnn that whn-l, we hnv« gryt . t"J.lthroU|riitlieop«;rai;liis3«ft. Ifeelftwon- jf# ^ derful upiuitiou in my goul. liko unto that 1; which must have sltrioJ the grfrat swil ,j[ , . . , „ ^ ti:e universe on the morn of the creation ! "I'mfig toward Mrs. <K ' rafter the "Let there be light'.' Brieve me. "residence.• ^ 1, -now thwtv will bo light for us both! U-fV"1 awnit yon to-morrow bo- jjjKt % • tw:een t wo and t hree at the National Gallnry •?*'/ ' to Irontoi Harbart's 'Katherine Coronaro."" Elsie read and re-read this note as she wa-j riding in the carriage toward the place which he had appointed for their rendezvous. It had been de­ livered that morning to her, and she , did not doubt for a moment who the nodded Appreciation. The Rey. Dr. Cuyler yvai 70 years old a few days ago, and received gratifying tokens of regard from many friends. The drawing-room and study were fragrant with roses and flowers, and were a bower of beauty, says the Brooklyn Eagle. It occurj-ed to some one to bring a faithful servant who had been knitr •ed by interest, association and affec­ tion with the life of the household through years of tender and trusting service, up to the drawing-room to seethe evidences of the lovingre- inembrance ift: which the. good man Was held. She examined the gifts with great interest, and^Mrtcssed her delight in * * # * * * * As Elsie' entered Mrs. Von Pla­ neck's drawing-room with her com­ panion, she stood on the threshold ! these glowirfg .w(>rds to Mrs CiiyJer:, author waii Only she found the style and contents somewhat unusual; and felt slightly agitated. She had not mentioned the note to her sister. The writing did not harmonize in the least with the young,man she had pictured to herself in every detail. The brusque, forcible sentiment which showed so plainly in these lines hurt her, and seemed almost a com­ mand, when Elsie had expected a be- seeching, modest entreaty in con- fffl.' r sideratiou of the boldness of the re- * a' quest. And this all-pervading rhap­ sody was making her feel uneasy. Why did he not simply say "I love you," or "I am dying of love?" That would have been much simpler and prettier. spellbound--in silent astonishment. There sat Regina, whose face showed plainly that she had been mortally bored, and opposite her, turning his hat between his fingers,, sat Elsie's youthful admirer with a most woebe­ gone mien. When Elsie understood the situa­ tion she nearly laughed aloud. It was indeed lauirhable. There she had spent two hours of expectation and despair in the art gallery with Regina's suitor, whilst he, the object of her longings, await­ ing her in vain, had indefinitely pro­ longed his call, and doomed poor Re­ gina to entertain him on the subject of the weather, the theater or the latest railroad accident Oh, if she had out remained at home! Regina's amazement looked very much like a glad surprise when she saw. Elsie's companion and heard his name. I tell you, ma'am, the " Doctor couldn't haVe had more flowers seat to him if he wa^ dead?" ^ Jitw: L re-Roar. • ' ' • The Sims-Edison torpedo islaiinched and propelled in the water by elec­ tricity, which is supplied to the mo­ tive mechanism by insu.ated wirqs,, played out from a reel as the torpedo advances. Mr. Edison now proposes to apply this principle 'to lit'e-boa|s. The inventors have designed a boat' which can be sent through the surf for miles up and down a coast.by means of an electric motor on board, supplied with current tor the wires paid out behind it Only two men are required to steer the craft, which is as buoyant as the ordinary life­ boats • '* ^ TIIE bigger fool a 3tfangcr in tqwn is, the more money he usually has on Mia to b» roUttt! oL GOV. M'KINLET. OHIO'S EXECUTIVE BUILDING. walks from the hotel to the State House for the sake of the fresh air and the exercise. He seldom goes out in the evening. Ever since he has been Gov­ ernor he has been almost overwhelmed with demauds upon his time. He really is not given sufficient time for his meals, and he finds it impossible to give proper consideration to his mail. Gov. and Mrs. McKin- ley have a pretty suite of rooms at the Chittenden. In addition to parlor and private rooms, the Major has a snuggery or libra­ ry, and there is a l s o a p r i v a t e diningroom, where Gov. and Mrs. M o K i n 1 e y take all their meals. The great protection champion is a man of decided domestic habits. He spends every spore mo­ ment of his time In the company of his invalid wife, and his unfaltering devotion to her is shown by his every effort to provide for her comfort/and so as possible make her life one .of •onstant sunshine>. Governor IVcK'n Home. Governor Peck Occupies, perhaps, as handsome a home as any State Execu­ tive in the oountry, and it is, too, a home rich in historic associa­ tions. As, the illustra­ tion shows, the house is located among tow­ ering elm trees on the bank of a lake--Men- dota, in the euphonious language of the Indians with whom its banks were in primitive times a favorite haunt. The location is charming in the extreme. The grounds surrounding embrace more than an acre, and are always maintained in ex­ cellent order. The house is very roomy, and is furnished in handsome style. Governor Peck lives quietly, yet ele­ gantly, and entertains but little. The absence of social entertainments is, however, due chiefly to the delicate health of the mistress of the establish­ ment, who twenty years ago was the wife of an impecunious printer, occupying a humble home on a back street of La Crosse. That printer, however, is the present Governor of the oov. FECK, the residence about ten years ago, and soon afterward the property was sold to Governor Rusk, and by him later to the Staff, Gover­ nor Peck lives surrounded by distin- Buished people. Senator Vilas' hand­ some home is but a block away, while judges, university professors, State offi­ cials and capitalists are all about him It is a congenial neighborhood, fall of culture and refinement. IWIIHIIH'I) KxecBtlTe. It has long been a reproach to the State of Indiana that her chief magis­ trates have not been provided with a residence suitable to the dignfty of the office to which the suffrages of her people have called them. But. while a mansion is not pro­ vided for the residence o f i t s G o v e r n o r , , j t s present executive, b y an odd coincidence, is d o m i c i l e d m o r e e l e ­ gantly than were any «oy. CHARI. : ~ of his predecessors. When the ne# capitol was erected, at a cost of $2,000,- 000, apartments were arranged for the judges of the Supreme Court not resi­ dent in the city, and for the Lieutenant Governor. The latter was supposed to be there only during the meetings of the Legislature, and be was provided with two rooms, one for his private office and the other-/or a sleeping apartment. As Lieutenant Governor, Chase took pos­ session of these apartments, and when Governor Hovey d-ed he al­ so succeeded to the latter's elegant par­ lors. He still continues to occupy the rooms alloted to him as Lieutenant Governor. The office is furnished with ® desk, book-ease and chairs! and a Brussels carpet covers the floor. Fold­ ing doors connect it with his Bleeping apartment, which is similarly carpeted, and contains a folding bed, easy chairs Upholstered in damask and plush, marble top washstand and dresser, and a small writing table and wardrobe, the furni­ ture being in oak to correspond with the finishing of the room. The windows are draped with damask, and altogether the Executive has apartments that are hardly surpassed in the city. The Gov­ ernor's family reside at Danville. Mrs. Chase had the small-pox some eighteen years ago, and when she recovered from the disease it was found that her sight had been very seriously impaired. She continued to grow worse, and some eight years ago became totally blind. The family is comfortably domiciled at Dan­ ville, and it is understood that Mrs. Chase is averse to taking up her resi­ dence in Indianapolis. Governor Boles. Iowa as yet has no gubernatorial mansion, and Gov. Boies lives at the Savery Hotel in Des Moines. The Gov­ ernor's home is at Waterloo. For many years he lived in a modest one-story cottage, with broad v e r a n d a s o p e n i n g out on spacious and well-kept lawns, bfit during the last year he built a new home. He has been twice His first wife, Amelia King, rle County before he came to Boim. married. died in Erie County Waterloo. A daughter survived her, who is now Mrs. J. W. Carson, living at Mount Vernon, Iowa. His second wife was the daughter of Dr. Barber, for­ merly of Erie County, but who had located at Waterloo before his daugh­ ter's marriage. He had come West for her health, and it was this circum­ stance that probably had much to do with the final location of • Mr. Boies at Waterloo, Three children survived her--two sons and one daughter. E. L. and Herbert Boies are two bright young men who are carrying on with the help of their father's advice a large law practice which he had built up at Waterloo. Miss Jessica Boies presides over the Govern­ or's household, and is the only member of the Governor's family who displays any interest in his official position. This young lady is about 26 years old, and spends considerable time with her father in Des Moines. She is a most interesting young woman, very popular in society circles both at Waterloo, Des Moines, and throughout the State. She Is known in the best society in all the different cities in Iowa. Tall and state­ ly, she is a handsome brunette with an especially graceful carriage and pleasing manners. She is an active member of the Congregational Church and takes an earnest interest in the promotion of re­ ligious woik. Governor Boies has two splendid farms in Iowa, which he operates by means of tenants and by the cultivation of a great many acres himself. His whole landed possessions aggregate about 3,500 acres; most of which he ac­ quired when Iowa was a young State and lands were cheap. Governor Boies' tastes and habits are of the simplest GOVERNOB BOIES' WATEHLOO HOMM. QOVERNOB'S MANSION. MADISON ope of decided commonwealth. The Governor is par­ ticularly at home at a dinner party or banquet, where the meu have things all their own way. Then he overflows with fttn and is a delightful neighbor. He £ells a story in rattling fashion and has a big stock of good ones always on tap. He enjoys humor wherever it develops, and is an admirable auditor to the droll ! lature. kind. He is a plain, every-day Ameri­ can citizen. Michigan's Chief Magistrate. * Michigan's Governor, Edwin B. W»- nans, of Hamburg, has become one of the best known executives in the Union, because M i c h i - g a n , heretofore one of the strong- e s t Bepublican S t a t e s , w e n t Democratic while his name hfe.lded the State ticket. In appearance the Governor is a . man of command- * ( ing figure, tall, i straight, and mil- j_ ' i t a r y - l o o k i n g , with decided feat- ' ures that impress oov. WINANS. one very favorably, and can on occasion express the kindness and gentleness of a woman. His hair 1b iron-gray, and a mustache of like color adorns his face and sets off, very attractively, a pair of bright eyes that seem to inspire confi­ dence in the man. ^ When away from the capital city the Governor's time is generally spent at his handsome country home, one mile out from Hamburg, Livingston County, and which comprises a farm of 400 acres ot the best of farming land, and is de­ voted almost entirely to diversified farming. Pestered by Cranks. Kansas-' boasts of ono of the finest capitol buildings in the country. It is i)earing completion and will cost $4,- 000,000. The first of the four wings was built twenty-three years ago and appro­ priations for continuing the work have been made at each session of the LegW At several sessions bills have narrations of others.* The house in which the Governor lives was the same In which Ole Bull, the famous violinist, oourted Miss Thorpe, and it was there that he won and wedded that talented jounjt lady. Ole Bull died abroad been introduced providing for the pur­ chase or the erection of an executive man­ sion, but they have invariably failed of passage, so that the Governor has been compelled to either rent and furnish his owu home or take up his residence at <lM hotels. Gor. Humphrey upon the latter course, and select :d a suit of two pleasant rooms at the Copeland, the recognized Bepubli­ can headquarters of the State. The Copelahd stands directly in front of the main entrance to the State Capitol, one block distant. The ^Governor's living room has a bay window overlooking the Capitol. It is cozily furnished, and heated by steam and an open fire. The vexations and annoyanoes which come to the Governor ai» legion. The office- seeker and his backer are ever present, and their staying qualities would be worthy of emulation by the youth of the land if exerted in another direction. A day rarely passes when one of them is not on hand to offer his advice and good offices to the Governor as he struggles to arrive at a conclusion that wiii be for the best interests of the State and people. , Nebraska's Capital. Nebraska has no executive^ mansion, and Governor Boyd resides at the Lin­ coln Hotel, which is the most pretentious hostelry in the city, and here he can re­ ceive and entertain his friends in a handsome manner. Governor Boyd Is fond of good living, though not givea to extravagance, and oov. BOYn. ' always wants the best the market affords upon his table. He is not a rich man, but possesses enough of this world's wealth to enable him to gratify h!« desires in this direc­ tion. He is'not selfish, and likes to have his friends about him and to dis­ pense hospitality with a liberal hand. As yet he is new to the capital, and his future mode of life is not yet known, even to himself. Circumstances will have to determine such questions. In the meantime he lives in modest and unassuming though comfortable quar­ ters, entertaining atf expediency«may dictate or pleasure command. Those who know him best say that Governor Boyd will not be lacking in the soolal amenities of his position. An Improved Horseshoe. The London General Omnibus Com­ pany is about to make a thorough trial of an improved horseshoe, which is said to have been subjected to se­ vere tests on the European Continent with very satisfactory results. • The idea, which is the invention of a Frenchman named Pigot, is a very simple one, consisting merely of the affixing to the underpart of the shoe ot two strips of cork, one on each side. "The cork strips," says a print­ ed description, "are jjeld |n posjtion by two very thin sheet-iron plates firmly fastened together by a rivet. The outer edges of these plates are slipped between the shoe and the hoof. The inner edges are turned up­ wards, forming flanges, between which and the inner edge of the shoe the cork blocks are tightly fixed. Betwen these flanges is fitted a screwed bolt with nuts at either end, so that when the nuts are tight­ ly screwed against the flanges the whole is perfectly Immovable. In order to hold the cork still firmer in position the corners of the flanges are turned down over it, thus forming a couple of sockets, into which the cork, which at first sight slightly projects over the surface of the shoe, is jammed and compressed more firmly every day by the weight of the horse." These shoes are said to enable the horse to obtain such a grip upon a slippeiy surface that slipping is al­ most impossible and straining is greatly diminished. The Brussels Tramway company, after trying them for six months, has adopted them for general use. The extra expense is estimated at $7.50 a year for each horse, against which must be put a saving on the wearing of the shoe and a prolongation of the life of the ani­ mal. ' s, A Survivor of the Black Hawk War. A survivor of the Black Hawk war is still living in Freeport, 111., in the person of Mrs. William Lawhorn. She is the widow of one of the band of settlers who helped to build the fort on Apple River, which was after­ wards attacked by the Indians. It was constructed of split logs set OR end and making a stockade twelYe feet high. The wagons and good% of tb.e settlers' families were taken inside, and there gathered the men, women, and children when the news reached them of the advance of Black Hawk and his bloodthirsty warriors. The whites did not have long to wait. Three hundred and fifty braves in full war-paint suddenly\appeared on the crest of the prairie. After three hours of hard fighting the Indians were repulsed by the sharp and un­ erring fire from the settlers' rifies, taking their dead with them. One of the whitfes, Haskel Ilhodesf was killed, and two were wounded. Dur­ ing the seige Mrs. Lawhoift and oth&r women molded bullets and helped the men to load their rifles. As the Indians drew off the settlers sallied forth, only to fall into an ambuscade and lose several of their Uttle force. Mrs. Lawhorn attends the reunions of the few Black Hawk veterans who survive. She is now nearly 90 years old, and was about 30 years of age at the time of the fight on Apple River. The Biggest Guns Have Failed. The heaviest modern ordnance, the English 110-ton gun, has failed to fulfill its initial or experimental promises in more serious handling or application, for reasons now undergo­ ing careful investigation. With a charge of nearly 1,000 pounds best pris­ matic gunpowder and a cylindrical steel shot of the enormous weight of 1,800 pounds, it was found at the final test that this prodigious shot penetrated entirely through com­ pressed armor--steel-faced iron--of twenty inchcs ttiickncss, tlien through an iron backing some five Inches thick, after which it pierced wholly through twenty foot of oak, five feet of granite, eleven feet of hard con­ crete, and three feet into a brick wall. It was concluded, of course, that no existing fortress, much less armored vessel, could withstand such a shot, but the difficulty of sea han­ dling has proven so formidable a fac­ tor that the most sanguine expecta­ tions as to the efficiency of such vast ordnance in practical service seem doomed to disappointment. -- New York Sun. A BEDCOBD that is said to be almost everlasting is in the possession of Mr. Moody, of Winterport, Me. it is made of the sinews of a whale, and has been in constant use since 1789. „ A MINISTER in this State was, it Is said, successively a barber, a bartender and a variety theater actor before he be­ came converted. never likes books. II flQS AND THISTI Wee** Wismewin* of the Epign^aauttM , . - Kara's Bora. ALlVfi man nevef stops growing: . ^ THE devil like# ^ A, to see the «ui. ' -• set. A GOOD sermoil;1';-^^ will always ot>fr ? live the preacheK> THE biggest ','4 r i v e r i n t h i * . J world is the river -* ' of rum. ± T H K d e v l a man who, likes . . . - w - . EVERT sin is a big onq, ad how small it looks. No EARTHLY duty»;qan ta|e place of duty to God. N GOD in the heart is the only tbin$ that can keep it cleain. : THE hungry man ncter calls, to! cake. He wants bread. , THE worst troubles anybody hasarfr > \hose that never happen. „ WEAKNESS is a blessing 'when It;' causes us to trust in God. . . GOD is moving Heaven and eartl}* \ to try to save every sinner. •* i , , , PEiiFjFicT loye for God also mean# per/ect ioye for your brother. T TKEAstfR® ifr' lHeaven is alw»^ drawing big interest on earth. THERE is a good deal of gospel iisT' the right kind of a handshake. ' THE man who has God's favor ) doesn't need so Very much money. , EVERY man who is true to Christ has to die on some kind of a cross. EVERY Christian ought to keefF4^ somebody from falling in the ditch. SIN is not hated in earnest un we are willing to go to War to tight i EVERY Christian's heart ought be the biggest thing outside of Heave "BETTER is a little rigbteousnenif:*'• t h a n g r e a t r e v e n u e s w i t h o u t r i g h t . , • Two SPEECHES from t.ie same pei&; ... son in a religious meeting never heli|^-v; it. • THE devil likes to see a mam off becoming religious until to-rn row. f\-.. IF you have some religion you wi||t, have mori if you will do more gi\p« ing. v ^ A GOOD man's, life is always teil ing somebody something good a God. WnEN you talk tc a #»an about. U|p sins, don't stand over him with club. A GOOD way to learn how to mo mountains is to begin on grains sand. THE man who preaches for brea#t': and butter never gets the Bible deaf open. ; THE Kingdom of Gov'ts the onl ngd itself. kingdom that is not divided agai nlf nai PUTTING it into a worldly sweat if not God's way of warming up & church. THE best preacher is the on* wlw> comes the closest to living his own preaching. THE only people who can be U are those who will not decide to saved now. "MY grace is sufficient" is a sigl draft on Heaven that is good ail ov< the world. No MAN can get very much of a|k education without going to school tit his mistakes. vt You can't tell much about a man* ^ religion by the noise he makes al camp meeting. TEARING a leaf out of the Bible II about the same thing as throwing*,- away the wffole book. THERE isn't anything we know that somebody'didn't have to burn Ilia fingers to find out. •" • * Liberal and renurlouH.' , Not unfrequently a man is encomv* Ared who is a inoral paradox, An English noblemaii now dead was sucb ^ a man. Liberal in large affairs. h|L_ was penurious in trifles. He wore shabby clothes, <*lirried a cotton um­ brella, saved bits of paper and twine, picked up pins, and gave away thou­ sands of pounds. ,f , 4# / He once drew a check for £30',00(|', for a benevolent object, but the do* ; nor's name was never published, and? • his own son never knew for what pur« pose the check had been drawn. A clergyman who had been in Lon-. don to consult a doctor, was dining - with the nobleman. "What did the doctor advise?" "Too absurd, my lord! Hors%. ex- •rcise." * " '4 'Then why don't you take it?" "Because I have not a horse, and can:t afford to buy one." ' 'Have you a staVe and a paddock?* 44Yes, roy lord." 4'Then I will give you a horse," The next day a groom rode up t© the clergyman's house, leading a flnft liorse. The grateful parson offered---- the man a half-sovereign, but the groom declined to take more thaiT^ sixpence, saying that it would be at ' much as his situation was worth to accept more. •M m M m nWr Hard Times In Australia. Consul General Wallace writes from Melbourne to warn Americans against immigrating to that country. Hit says the cities and the country dii? tricts arc emerging from the frenzjr £ of a land boom and that all tradep . are stagnant. The unemployed arit ^' clamorous for work and an advertise! ment for help is answered by a huni*. - dred applicants for eyerv posLtioii'•* ^ offered. Many energetic American^'" * have sought employment without", success, and the charity of the few.. > Americans living there has alone pre^ C vented absolute suffering for lack oi^j food. - . . . Cord al. ~~ : ' The following extract is taken front.... a letter of thanks sent, by a bride t#^; ; one of her husband's friends: . Your lovely etching was* received^;' And gives us both great pleasure. It"-- is now in the parlor hanging abov«" ; the piano, wb*re we hope to see very soon and as often as you find it?1"' agreeable. • A WESTERN mule's tail was blown off by a recent blizzard. What be­ came of the blizzard is not stated, bat - it is safe to say, we presume, that ' it had the wind kicked put qf it. - a 'Sti