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The possibility of a war with Canada over the fisheries question is being talked alxiut in n pretty lively manner just uow, and while there is little probability of a war w ith Can¬ ada just at present, tho discussion now being waged may servo to open the eyes of Ameri¬ cans to the fact that, in the event of a clash with the Dominion government, she would he better prepared for it than “Uncle Sam.” ~7< tm A, & > o V ■5- m U fl |TE 0 S TIUU m TUB CANADIAN PACIFIC. In one resj>ect particularly is Canada’s ad¬ vantage very clear. The Canadian Pacific railway, while it is built sufficiently near the boundary to be available ns a means of transport for troops, ammunition, supplies, etc., is nevertheless far enough away to l>e safe from tho depredations of marauding bands of United .States troops. Forces might, for instance, bo landed from England at Halifax, Nova Beotia, and thence whirled at u rapid rate to tho points where they might be needed most. Tho Canada Pacific railroad was built by government aid, and there is no doubt that this aid was given for the reason that Eng¬ land appreciated how valuable tho road would be, in case of trouble with the United States, as a means of communication with lt3 various dependencies, Thus whilo af- fording a means of transport for her troops, St would also furnish an uninterrupted postal service. It was possiby a prophetic omen of the future imperial importance of this rail¬ way, that tho first loaded train that, passed over its entire length from ocean to ocean was freighted with naval stores, belonging to the Imperial war department, being transferred from Quebec to Vancouver. It was also a remarkable commo:ci:d coincidence that tho first, cargo of merchandise consigned to Brit¬ ish Columbia was a cargo of Jamaica sugar, refined in Halifax and sent to the Pacific ter¬ minus, about 4,000 miles under tho British flag. \ O,.. Al VC i IL *vi* *v K ■ ) ) PORT WAYNE, DETROIT. Of all the American lake cities perhaps no oue occupies so vulnerable a position, while at the same time affording so convenient an entry for foreign troops, as Detroit. This city, therefore, would l>o the great objective point in case of war with Canada, and a glance at the map above will show bow easily it could be reached by rail. Tho question which naturally presents itself to the mind of the reader is: “Has Detroit sufficient fortifications to successfully withstand a well organized attack?” Most emphatically it has not. Detroit is protected by Fort Wayne, which is said to l>e the strongest American fortifica¬ tion on the upper lakes. The fort is situated about three miles below the city, and is at present occupied by Col. H. M. Black and four companies of the Twenty-third United 8tates infantry, con¬ sisting of 170 men, with those at neighboring fortresses upon whom ho could call at a mo ment’s notice, bile Fort ay no is appar¬ ently in excellent condition, still its usefulness, if put to a practical test, has always been questioned by many. Its parapets are of brick filled in with dirt and the whole sur¬ rounded by a wide ditch. Its equipment is scarcely worth mentioning, consisting as it doos of platforms for sixty guns (with no guns upon them.) The only pieces of artillery at present within the fort are six pieces of brightly polished brass, which are located on the parade ground. They are very pretty, but of comparatively no value, as they are all twelve-pound Napoleon guns. VOffMLL 1^'* SS f uc % • ■ * Mr mi r 5 «. ; \\\ b r^> »\ m\m V, Vv > citadel. Now that we b.vo «*»,„«! th.t Canada ■would wage au aggressive warfare, let us turn about and suppose that tbe United States should force matters and attack Quebec. Quebec, as is well known, is situ- j— M a £ ^ • VOL. XIV. ated upon a lofty bluff, and but ono army— that of Gen. Wolfe—has fever succeeded in penetrating into the city. The citadel is practically SSSSSESS» impregnable, and even if victory expense this end. “MOTHER BICKERDYKE . 0 The Famous Hospital Nurse of the Civil War. “Why don't yon write something ‘Mother Bickerdyke?’ ” was an inquiry put to a New York reporter by an old army captain recently. This resulted in an inquiry as to who “Mother Biekerdj'e” might lie. Said the captain: “There are few soldiers who served in the western army who have not heard of or known Mother Bickerdyke. In the early months of the war she was the only woman nurse in the large hospital at Cairo, to % 1 m mm mary a. mcKEUDYKis. open the store® and rifling the re¬ frigerators and pantries of the delicacies that were furnished by the sanitary commission for tho sick. Mother Bickerdyke stood this for two or three weeks and then appealed to Ulysses 8. Grant, then colonel of the Twenty- first Illinois volunteers, to whom she pre¬ ferred charges against the surgeons. Grant was astounded, With a determination to make certain of the situation he put on citi¬ zen’s clothes one evening and went down to the hospital, where he saw enough to confirm the worst statements that had been made to him by the faithful nurse. There was prompt action tho next, day. Tho surgeons were dis¬ missed ami the hospital was reorganized. From that time Mother Bickerdyke always had access to Grant, and her recommenda¬ tions were generally carried out. As he rose in position in the army her power in the hos¬ pitals bocame greater and greater, until she overshadowed all with whom she came in contact. She remained in the volunteer nurse service until the close of tho war. If she could 1 k> induced to write her experiences they would prove as interesting as any chap¬ ter of the great rebellion.” A volume might b3 added to the captains brief story of Mother Bickerdvke's army work. What many old soldiers, who were the recipients of her kind services in their day of misfortune, would like to know is: what has become of Mother Bickerdyke since the war? It would bo a hard task to follow her, so unostentatiously has her work been car¬ ried on, but she has been engaged in philan¬ thropic work until she has become too feeble to help others than herself. Her marvelous ability was called upon during the Chicago fire, and since then through suffering occa¬ sioned by the grasshopper plagues, droughts, forest fires and other public calamities. She brought carloads of seeds and food from the east to suffering Kansas on several occasions. In the intervals she has maintained herself by acting as matron, nurse and housekeeper in charitable institutions. The soldiers of the west proposed to tax themselves ten cents a year to maintain her above want, but she refused to accept the money. For eighteen years there was an ap¬ plication for a jiension for her pigeon holed in Washington, but last year it was granted, allowing her $25 a month. Now, at the age of 74, she earns the balance of her living in the San Francisco mint, her home being at 2244 Mission street. To an acquaintance she said not long ago: “Good-by! I shall be mustered out before long and shall not see you here again. But we shall find on© another sometime, somewhere 1” THE SMALLEST SECT IN THE LAND. The Church In Which the Wliole Body Worship. liP Hi siriiwilPi fig % mi M w m P & 1 -*£ 3 —es SANDEMANTAN CHURCH, DANBURY, CT. In tbe old cemetery at Danbury, Conn., rests the bones of Robert Sandeman, oue of the founders of the sect called Sandemanians, and in the same town is the only meeting house of these people on this continent The iilustra- tion given is from a photograph and gives an excellent idea of the appearance of this church which is in size 25x30 feet Here assemble every Sunday a faithful band of ten people who comprise the descendants of the followers of Sandeman who settled here in l .64. So that this sect was in existence when the *V es- leyans and Baptists w ere almost unknown. In England there are yet a few conp-ega- tions of this sect One of their chapels was located in St. Pauls alley. Ix>ndon. and it was here that tbe great scientific phtlosopcer, Faraday worshiped. He who cou d fill the largest hall in all London with learned men from all parts of the world to hear tm lectures, would on Sunday walk to this chapel ta ** ’*•“'** XormofnSpiLTh,t One of the peculiarities of the Sandemanian they haveaw«*ly Jove feast in which tho whole congregation HIs. She was a woman of strong character, fine ex ec u t i v e ability, much energy and reserve force m emergencies. The hospital at Cairo had become noto- j iousfor the iiuoin- petency ami intern- l )0i ance 0 ^ ^ 0SUI * , chai o eons * n ge. I h 0 y neglected their patients ami speut their nights in riotous living, Devoted to News, Politics, Agriculture and General Progress. TOCCOA, GA., FEB. 11, 1887. dine together. It was the original intention to have this take piaefe in the churches, where a dining room was provided, but in Danbury they fin?l it more convenient to have this din- SSSSS vulgarly called “Kissite,” Their rules prohibit games of chance, prayers at funerals, college training as well as most Nineteenth century innovations, while in food they are forbidden to use flesh meat and “all things strangled.” A . MATYI?P\T MODFlljN TABT I U It 1. - METHOD OF COAST DEFENSE WHICH W , LL L1KELY BE ADOPTED. __ Gen. Sheridan Favors Sunken Farts with Almost Invisible Steel Turrets-The Ex- Foments , with ... the , Grnson „ Turret _, . at . Spezia. Gen. Sheridan expresses tbe opinion that th(J forts to be constnicted for the defense of our d tie 9 and harbors should be so built as tQ a g- ord as syna ll a target for an enemy as possible, ]Ie believes they should be under ground, w'ith the exception of the part in -wHicli the guns arc fired. He would place tho guns in turrets or sunken pits and raise the pi ec . es a t tho moment of firing. It is the pur- p ose c f this article to describe a lately de¬ signed fort, which is more or less in use in the defenses of nearly every nation of Eu- rope. nrn *M SS H? '\1 I 4 A TURTLE BACK TURRET. In building one of these sunken forts a number of circular pits are first dug; ono to bo the fort proper and tbe others to be used as magazines for the storing of ammunition, provisions, water and oilier requirements of a long siege. These auxiliary pits are also to be used for the placing of steam engines for developing the power to move the turrets and guns, to furnish the electric light and work the water and air pumps. These subterranean chambers are connected by tunnels, tho walls and roof of all being solid masonry and con¬ crete. As the possibility of such a fort being injured by shot decreases precautions must be taken against oilier modes of attack. Conse¬ quently the roofs of these forts arc made un¬ usually strong to withstand the charges of dynamite and other high explosives that will lie dropped upon them. Then bombs containing burning fluid which will emit deadly fumes to poison the air and smother the men who breathe it, will undoubt¬ edly be usod in tbe next war. A fluid has also been discovered which when thrown in front of a breastwork or fortress will burn for a long time giving forth a dense black smoke. To provide against this, air pumps have be¬ come a necessity to furnish pure air to the interior of the fort and to blow away the smoke which unless a wind was blowing would shut out the view of the enemy as with an impenetrable wall. This air supply must be drawn through many pipes with secret outlets located at long distances from the fort. 4 mi P INTERIOR OF A MODERN FORT. The form of fort adopted in Europe, and which is now considered to be well nigh im¬ pregnable, is largely the result of Yankee in¬ genuity. Away back in 1843 Mr. Timby, of Washington, advocated the use of inclined armor instead of the vertical walls then in use. Then tho conception and application of the turret is of course due to Ericsson. How these suggestions have been applied is well shown in the accompanying sectional view of a modern turtle back sunken fort Experiments conducted last summer at Spezia prove that the dome and side armor of such a fort can be made of chilled iron so as to withstand shots from the heaviest guns now made. The occasion for the ex¬ periments was this: The Italian government having decided to erect two of these turtle back forts, each to carry two 120-ton guns, invited Gruson, the inventor of a turret, to submit a section of it to the fire of a 100-ton gun at a distance of 43S feet. If the armor would withstand three shots under these cir¬ cumstances the contract would be given him. The Gruson armor stood tbe test and the contract was awarded him. It was shown that a turret capable of witb- standing the fire of a 100-ton gun, and large enough itself to cover a gun of that size, would weigh 1,450 tons and costs about 8150 to 8200 per ton. To build a plant for con- structing just such fortifications is the object of at least one bill now before congress, tYasliington’s Love Letters, A f ter Washington’s death, .Martha burned ^ }oye , etters for fear lhev migbt fal i ^to improper hands, and only one escaped the flameg Tbig was written just before Gen. -tUashington accepted the command of the of tbe revolution. It is very affeetion- ^ ^ it w j t h “My dearest,” speaks her in it ^ -My dear Patsy.” and compli- mpnts her by t<? ii in g h er that he would enjoy more real happiness in one month with her than he could possibly find abroad, if his stay JSSSSTSSST STSiTSll tt?* mark that he has no doubt that the provision forher n^ll be tut agmtnhln o„a-Frank ft UKPeuter* A Anj AnA’S PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS __ . r ivho Are Contendin'- for * Dominion Premiership £KS3?SSS f donaid, P of feel the confident that the elections ill result i “ a J^r'pdlYrif BYke- 0 ^ I>OK >* A h !c , * ■ ‘ the standard bearer of «» tiherak Libera s ^equally is emiallv sanguine o vie ory the^ricdit west territories will enjoy . i n v the right ^ of franchise for the fli-st time, and it is claimed by the Conservatives that bir John s prompt and decisive conduct during the ^ms Riel half-breed rebellion fully justifies them m ex- peering that section’s support «t the pol s. ^ New the Brunswick maritime etc.-the provmc^-Nova vote w U Scotia, be ex- ceedingly close, both parties claiming them. The new parliament will convene on April 7. upon which date the writ ordering the elec- tion has been made returnable. Ike new franchise will for the first time be tested. It j s equivalent almost to universal sulferage. Sir John Alexander Macdonald, the Con- servative leader, was born at Kingston, Up- per Canada, Jan. 11, 181o. He was educated fey Srav* SRr ' SIR JOHN A. MACDONAUD. grades his career has been upward and on¬ ward, until to-day he is the responsible head of tho government of Canada. Sir John’s great abilities were never more strikingly manifested than while he was minister of jus¬ tice and attorney general of the Dominion. He has been honored by degrees from Oxford and other universities. Hon. Edward Blake’s father, Hon. William Hume Blake, was a law¬ yer, having been at ono time chancellor of Upper Canada. The subject of this sketch first saw the light at Middlesex, Out.) Oct. 13, 1833. He graduated from the Toronto uni¬ versity with high honors in 1S57. Ho first entered politics as a member for South Bruce, in tbe Ontario assembly, 1867, acting os leader of the sition for several years. He has also repre- sented tho same constituency in the Dominion parliament. In 1871 he succeeded Hon. John Macdonald as premier of the Ontario legisla¬ ture. He was minister of justice and presi¬ dent of council of the Mackenzie ministry Temporary ill health compelled him to reftis« two very important offices which were ten¬ dered him. Mr. Blake is an Independent- Liberal in politics, audit is universally con¬ ceded that lie is tho brainiest man in the Do¬ minion parliament. The Liberals follow his lead without question. Prayer Before the Battle. Judge O. A. Loekrane, of Georgia, is cred¬ ited with tho following: “Governor Gordon, Senator Colquitt and Gen. Benning were to¬ gether in the southern army. The first two are very religious and always engaged in prayer before going into a battle. One day just before the Federal troops were about to charge, Gens. Gordon and Colquitt started toward a little log cabin. On the way they met Gen. Benning, and they asked him to join them in the cabin. He supposed they were going in there to take a drink and fol- lowed them. ‘Give me a drink quick,’ said Gen. Benning, ‘as there is no time to lose.’ ‘We did not come hereto drink,’said Gen. Gordon; ‘wo came hero to pray.’ ‘Oh, ex- euse me,’ said Benning, as he hurried out of the cabin. His conduct horrified the generals. They could not understand how a man could tie so indifferent on the eve of what promised to be a very fierce battle. After having prayed fervently they went into the conflict full of confidence. When the battle was over it was found that boti Gens. Gordon and Colquitt had been seriously injured, while Gen. Benning had not received a scratch.”— New Orleans Times-Democrat. A BRIGHT RAILROAD MAN. Henry Monett, Newly Appointed New York Central Fassenger Agent—His Predecessor. Daniel M. Kendrick, the late general pas¬ senger agent of tbe New York Central rail¬ road, was born in Cambridge, Mass., St«pt. 1, 1846. In 1872 he entered the service of the Paris and Decatur railroad, and continued with that road until May 31, 1877, firat as clerk in the auditor’s office and later as gen¬ eral passenger and ticket agent June 1,18S7, he became southwestern passenger agent of the Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati and In¬ dianapolis and Indianapolis and St Louis vf & /. \ DANIEL M. KENDRICK. filled so well as to attract the attention of the New York Central and Hudson River rail- at the grammar schools of his na- five place, and was admitted to the bar at the age of 20 years. His first appearance in the political arena oc¬ curred in 1844, in which j'ear he was elected to parlin- meat from Kings¬ ton as a Conserva¬ tive. Through tho various official m *cf a ^I m W BLAICE. railroads. On Jan. 1, 1878, he was made general west- ern passenger agent of tbe same roads, which posi¬ tion lie held till Feb. 3, 1880, when he was made gen¬ eral passenger agent t >f tbo In- and St. railroad. Jan l' .I 881 ’ h<s , ^ la ’ ware and Hudson , company as general passenger which position he road authorities, who made him their general passenger and ticket agent, the position he held at his death, Henry Monett, newly appointed general S52HS-S52 a^oMO he ente^l the Tffire oY the PUts Cincinnati and St Louis railway nt Columbus, and remained with that company for thirteen 4 years. During that ti mo he was ^ ^ dI i<m clerk , chief clerk general passenger £ department, assistant general paa- en „ er agont aml chief assistant general £ asseno ? ^,. aKe „t. July 1, 1882, bo became passenger a-ent of the New : York March i«s VV n« mmlp West rpnpral nasmn^r awnt nf York Shore and Buffalo rail- in which £~ ition lw httS colltinued to tim His experience in dcvelop- » passe v nger traffic of new roads is con- * a ,ud his ability is shown by his sue- ^ ^ he Nlckel Plate and W est Shore railways. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE, JR. How lie Has Been Rewarded for His In¬ genuity. The Westinghouse air brake has carried the name of its inventor to every land in which is found the iron rail, even the cars of tho single railroad in Japan use this brake. Mr. Westinghouse lias given his attention to other mechanical appliances until a list of his inventions covered by patents now num¬ ber 1,000. The subject to which he has given his latest attention is the utilization of natural gas, and in this he has so well suc¬ ceeded that gas is about the only fuel burned in Pittsburg. It is only fifteen years since Mr. Westing- liouse began the manufacture of his own in¬ ventions ; to-day his factories are located on two continents, giving employment to be¬ tween 3,000 ancl 4,000 men. About 1872 the Westinghouse air brake works were erected at Pittsburg. Two years later branch works were established in England, and since then works have been built at Paris and in Gcr- many. After the brake manufactories were or¬ ganized so the whole railway world could be supplied with his invention, Mr. Westing- house turned his attention to other fields. The Union Sw itch and Signal company next came — ■ v £?■ _ GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE. different works is about as follows: The air brake company employ’s about 1,500, the Union Switch company 350 men, the machine company 150 and tho elec¬ tric company 300. The number employed by the natural gas company varies from about 400 in winter to 2,000 in summer or the pipe laying season. Many people have an idea that Mr. West¬ inghouse struggled from poverty to his pres¬ ent millions. This was not the case. He is the son of a Schenectady, N. Y., manufact¬ urer of agricultural implements, He graduated from Cornell in 1861. He enlisted in the civil war first as engineer on the war ship Mustwetah and afterward as a member of a New York cavalry regiment. His ex- perience in repairing railroad wrecks after Confederate raiders suggested to him a device for replacing derailed cars. This was tbe beginning of his career as an inventor. lie settled in Pittsburg and has since lived there, Mr. Westinghouse’s home is situated just outside the Pittsburg city limits. It is mis¬ named “solitude,” for Mrs. Westinghouse is a most charming hostess and their residence is the scene of many and brilliant social gather- ings . Receptions are held every Friday and the Westinghouse dinner parties are said to be elegance itself. Mrs. Westinghouse was a Miss Walker of New York. She has but one child, a boy of 3 years. BISHOP SIMPSON’S MAUSOLEUM. Erected to His Memory in Eaurel Hill Cemetery, Phila.* By Hi* Widow. The picture here presented is a good repre* sentation of tbe mausoleum containing the remains of Matthew Simpson, Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church. The mauso¬ leum is in Laurel Hill cemetery, Phila¬ delphia, and was erected by tbe widow of Bishop Simpson as a monument to his mem¬ ory. It is of plain and simple appearance, the material used in the construction being white granite. The dimensions of the interior are nineteen by ten feet, affording ample room for tbe sarcophagus. k 1 ”-: 2L-: k. m, Vi _ af 1 !*. a ij i ti if -• - m I'J/ UJ \ ii bishop srapsox’s mausoleum. Bishop Simpson was born in Cadiz, Ohio, on June 21, 1811. His student life was ^ afc Madison (afterward Alleghany) at Mea dville, Pa., and he received bis appointment from the Pittsburg eoti- ference, In 1835 be was ordained deacon by Bisll0 p Roberts. In 1837 he returned to his a j ma ma ^ r as professor of natural sciences, - isSO he went to Greemastle, Ind, NO. 27. into existence, fol- lowed by the West- inghouse Machine company, later the Philadelphia Nat¬ ural Gas company and about a year ago the Westing- bouso Electric Light company. In all of these enter- Westing- house is the control- spirit. The number of men employed in the TOCCOA NEWS JOB OFFICE We are Prepared to Print LETTER HEADS, BILL HEADS, NOTE HEADS* - STATEMENTS CIRCULARS. LAND DEEDS, MORTGAGE NOTES; MARRIAGE LICENSE, &C. where he became president of Indiana As bury University; He was ordained Bishop in 1S52. He was one of the most prominent ministers ' in the Methodist Episcopal church beside be¬ ing a noted orator and author. His writings include “A Hundred Years of Metiiodisim,’’ and “Fall Lectures on I Teaching.” Ho was also the editor of the “ Cyclopaedia of Metho¬ dism.” Many will rememlier Bishop Simpson in connection with the Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia, 1876, os he was chosen tor make the opening prayer on that occasion. THE LATE A. A. UPCHURCH. Founder of the Order of the A. O. U. W« J. J. Upchurch, founder of the Ancient Order of United Workmen, who died at Steelville, Mo., on the 18th of January, aged 67 years, was buried on the following Sunday in St. Louis with impressive ceremonies. The body lay in state at the Masonic Temple ami thousands came to view it At 1 o’clock tkd officers of the An¬ cient Order of United Workmen assembled at the hall, and the mem¬ bers of the various lodges completely filled the great lodge room. Crowds gathered in the streets in the vicinity, ren¬ dering them almost impassable. Grand Master Workman II. L. Rodgers the services with an address and was followed by the Rev. John D. Yincilf past grand master and grand receiver of thd Ancient Order of United Workmen, who preached the funeral sermon. Dr. Vincil spoke of tbe life of the deceased# and dwelt upon the wonderful work accom¬ plished by him in organizing the order. It was founded in 1808 at Mcadville, Pa., ancl now numbers 175,000 members. $550,000,000 are pledged for the charitable objects which were the reason of its existence. No simpler# gentler, grander man ever lived than Mr. J. J. Upchurch. It was announced that a monument would be erected to his memory The remains were interred in the Bellefon- taine cemetery. An immense procession fol¬ lowed the funeral and was a testimonial of tbe esteem and admiration entertained foi* Mr. Upehurcli. , i ELBRIDGE G. SPAULDING, ~1 4 Author of the Legal Tender Act an/I Greenback Currency. On the 28th of December, 1861, the banks and the treasury of the United States sus¬ pended specie payments. Two days later Representative E. G. Spaulding, of NewJ York, the chairman of the ways and means committee, introduced in the house the legal tender act, which passed both houses and was approved by President Lincoln Feb. 25, 1802. This act authorized the issue of green- backs, which, though devised as a war measure, have been found a convenient form of currency since. Mr. Spaulding is now nearly 80 years old. He lives in Buffalo,and is said to be worth SS ms m ■ J ' ( WwrM E. G. SPAULDING, ticed in in the supreme court of New York in 1836. Tbe same year he was ap¬ pointed city clerk of Buffalo; five years later ho was elected an alderman, and in 1847 mayor of the city of Buffalo. Tho next year found him in the state assembly, and the fol¬ lowing year a representative in the Thirty- first congress. He also served in tbe Thirty- sixth and Thirty-seventh congresses. He was elected state treasurer Of New York in 1853» Of late years be has been a bank president. Again Senator from Nebraska. Algernon S. Paddock has once more been chosen to represent Nebraska in tbe United States senate. He was bom in Glenn’s N. Y"., in 1830. In 1857 he removed to Nebraska and took up a resilience at Fort Calhoun, near which be pre-empt- ed 160 acres of land, which he yet own c . When the Republi- can party was 01 - ganized he was a delegate to the first regular Republican territorial conven- tion and was a dele- gate to the conven¬ tion which nominated Abraham Lincoln* He afterwards made many speeches irt various states in support of Mr. Lincoln. In 1861 tbe president appointed hin* secretary of the territory of Nebraska and at times he became the acting governor. He- was appointed governor of Wyoming terri¬ tory in 1848, but declined the office. He harf bei n engaged in the manufacture of bydrao- lie cement at Beatrice, Neb., and lias always 1 taken a lively interest in the internal im- provements cf bis adopted state. He had a- largo fortune, but !>eing of a speculative turn he dipped into Wall street on a pointer give* him by Jay Gould. As one of his friend* puts it: “Gould told him when to go in, but neglected to tell him when to drop out ot Wall street,” The result was he lost heavily. He is yet a wealthy man, however^ Better a “V" Than a "C.” “Pa,” asked a small boy, who was just bo-' ginning his education, “do you'ever miss any of tho letters in tbe alphabet?’' “Yes, sonny,” answered the father' readily,. “I often miss a V.”-Detroit Free Press* i Pi P A. A. UPCHURCH. 000,030. His career* has been a notable one. lie was bom in Cayuga county,* N. Y., and was educated at the Au bum academy. When his school days were over, he taught school, then law and was finally admit¬ ted to tho bar. In 1834 he removed to Buffalo and prac- / j & Ll / j ^ 4 && ^ w /y, A. 8. TADDOOK.