FEOM THE FKONT.
Copyright, 1S95, by American Press Associa
tion. It was a two story frame honso,
painted white and with green blinds,
and it stood a little way back from
the road that wonnd through a narrow
valley between low hills of second
growth timber. In front of the house
was a big, heavily fruited chersy tree.
A boy was perched upon a ladder
among the branches, filling a tin pail
with the ruby fruit, his fingers flying as
if he were competing with the birds,
who seemed to think they had a mort
gage on all the cherries in the neighbor
hood. But his haste had another cause.
His mother had but a moment before
told him that when he had filled the pail
three times he might go to the postoftice,
a mile farther down the valley, and in
quire for the mail.
The boy knew his mother to be quite
as anxious as he that the trip should be
made to the postoftice. For more than a
week his daily visit after the mail had
been fruitless, and he was certain she
was worrying, in spite of her usual air
of cheerfulness, for the head of the lit
tle family was at the front, wearing a
blue uniform, and vague rumors were
afloat of a bloody battle in Pennsylva
nia. Singularly enough, the mail had late
ly failed to bring newspapers, as well as
letters, and it had not been possible to
borrow from the neighbors as usual. The
boy and his mother had not talked much
on the matter; but, whatever his mother
thought, he suspected bad news in the
papers news that would explain why
there were no letters. He was impatient
to go to the postoffice, but he dreaded
the visit, too, and this made him climb
down the ladder slowly when at last
the pail was filled for the third time.
As his feet touched the earth he heard
the rattle of wheels, and looking around
he saw Deacon Nelson's big bay horse
and decent black democrat wagon, driven
by the deacon himself, draw near. The
deacon's countenance, which was gen
erally smiling and jolly, was very sol
emn now. and the face of the deacon's
wife, who sat on the back seat under a
DRIVEN BT THE DEACON HIMSELF.
gingham parasol, was tear stained. As
the deacon slowly got out of the wagon
and tethered the horse he asked, with a
fine show of cheerfulness:
"Has your mother heard from the
elder in a day or two, John? Xor Well,
ilarthyand me was just driving by, and
we thought we'd make a little visit, yon
see, just to ask how your corn crop was
getting on, you know." Then, to his
wife in an undertone, he said: "Sow,
be careful, Marthy. It's all right; it's
all right. It must be ail right, -I tell
you."
The deacon was one of the chief pil
lars in the church of which the boy's fa
ther, before going to the front, had been
pastor, and, like all in that neighborhood
and similar neighborhoods, the deacon
always spoke of his minister as "tho
elder." This minister had been out
spoken in his patriotism during the first
year of the war. During the second ho
had induced many of the neighborhood's
ablebodied men to enlist Early in tho
third he had himself marched away as
their captain, with the young men from
his own congregation who had offered
themselves to their country. If the boy
was doubtful about his father's safety
before the deacon spoke, he was not aft
erward. It seemed to his young mind as
if the deacon has said between his audi
ble words:
"The elder is killed, boy! Do you
hear? Killed!" ,
John hurried into the house with his
pail of cherries, kissed his mother and
started on a run for the postoffice. It
was a hot day, but ho did not mind tho
heat It is doubtful if he knew it was
hot He thought only of the bare possi
bility that be might get a letter address
ed to his mother or himself in his fa
ther's dear handwriting, and ho raH till
nature was exhausted and he had to
stop -and rest under the shadow of a big
buttonball tree by the sido of tho road.
When he had regained hi3 breath, he
started on again, but this time at a
more moderate pace, and as he ap
proached the little general storo where
the postoffice was kept his footsteps
lagged. He was afraid he would receive
the same answer that he had for days.
"Nothing today, sonny. Tell your
mother the papers missed this wer k.
No, there is no letter. I swan, I wish
there was. "
That was just the answer tho boy did
receive when at last ho crept into the
store between rows of two tined hay
forks and wooden hand rakes, bnt there
was this addition by tho kindly old mst
master to the dreaded words that told
the story of no mail:
"Tell your mother that we may get
another mail today, and if wo do we'll
, send anything that coines for you right
up."
There was no regular service to the
little postoffice, for not railroad ran
through the narrow valley, but the mail
was brought from the county seat, 1 1
( miles distant, at intervals by any one
who went that way.
During the bov's wearv homeward
I
tramp through the dust and under the
burning rays of the sun ho thought only
of how he should tell his mother there
was still no mail.
When he reached homo, ho found a
half dozen -whito haired farmers, nil
clad in Snnday black, standing nbont the
yard under tho shade of tho trues. There
were no young or middle agod men
there, for all such in that neighborhood
had gone to the war with their beloved
' Mi
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SO, TITCRE IS XO LETTER.
preacher. As tho boy entered tho yard
one of the men hastily stuck a newspa
per, from which ho had boon reading to
the others, into his pocket
In the little parlor of tho whito house
there were several women younger than
Deacon Nelson's wife. Their husbands
Were soldiers, too, and at tho front with
the preacher. Tho boy's mother was sit
ting in the center of a circle of kneeling
women, her eyes 6et and tearless, but
there was a sound of subdued sobbing
from some of tho others. Tho deacon
was just begiuning a prayer.
"Dear Lord, our heavenly Father,"
quavered tho deacon in tender and rev
erent tones. Then he stopped. What
was that?
The boy's ear was not the only one
that caught the sound of fife and drum,
the fife playing merrily, "Rally Round
the Flag, Boys, Rally Onco Again"
you know how it sounds, reader whilo
the drumsticks were beating out the
time in lively measure.
A moment more, and the rattle of a
wagon coming down a stony slope in
the road was heard. Then there was a
cheer, and the fife and drum changed to
"Yankee Doodle," Presently tho wagon,
in which sat tho postmaster himself,
the blacksmith, tho cooper and tho boys
who were playing the fife and drum
drove noisily up. The old postmaster al
most fell out of tho wagon and stumbled
np the path to tho door. He was quite
breathless, but he held aloft in hi baud
a big yellow envelope
"It's from the eld vr, hrcthrvn! It's
from the elder!" he gasped. "I know
his handwriting, and the postmark is
since the battle. Open it, ma'am. " he
said to the bey's mother, "and read it
out. "
Everybody gathered around her as sh-a
took tho missive, but it wasn't opened
just yet, for she tainted before she coa.'d
cut the envelope. It was not loir,;. It
said:
"Dear Wife and Jn John I have
been hurt a little and lay on the field all
night, but it is not serious, and I sdiall
not even have to go to the hospital. So
do not be worried. Wo have won a
great victory, and our (tod will keep mo
safely to the end and bring us all togeth
er aaain. "
"Let us sing the Doxology, 'Praise
God, from whom ail blessings flow.' "
said Deacon Nelson, whilo his eyes
streamed. Then they all sang with the
spirit and tho understanding also. When
the singing was over, tho newspaper
that had been hidden from the boy was
bronghlout. It told of the baitle-ef (iit
tysburg, and the name of the elder was
in tiie list of the missing.
The elder did live to conn; hoiuu again,
and on every Decoration day since the
establishment -of that beautiful holiday
he has mado a talk over tho soldiers'
graves in the little cemetery back of the
church in the valley, of which bo is still
pastor. I. D. Mak.4-.iau..
3
O my country, my country! Iiiart ft my
heart and lift; of my lifi! O ye dead who
died ia our d-f"nse. whiis e:ii;le eye iirvw dim
iu thu srnokc cf lltle, and w htwe Lraw hearts
stopped bfutin;. at the cannon's month! The
sons and dr.r.t;:iters of America will nut for;;, t
thee! You, my comrades, have two immortal
ities. Out- you will takii with you beyond tin)
stars. The other will live forever in the diiiU
you have done, in the glorious llaif and pv
ernmont you have done ho much to honor and
preserve! Kcv. II. Stone llichnriL-oa.
i Soldiers, who freely for our country' dory
Upheld our ;iir ou southern hill and plain,
j Long may your deeds be told in grateful story
I Y have not lived in vain.
; Brothers, who fought for more thau empty
I honor
' That all our land nnited micht be free,
ilay shine foruveruiore upon our banner
Each star for liberty.
Heroes, who toiled thronttli all the dusty
marches
And life surrendered on those shot plowed
Acids,
To ye who fled where the blue sky o'crarelies
Tribute a nation yields,
i William H. Randall.
ErinR flowers to strew attain
With fragrant purple rain
f lilacs ami of roses whito and red
! The dwelling's of our deail, our elorioiis dead.
Let the bells rim a solemn funeral chime
And wild war music brin anew the timu
When they who sleep beneath
Were full of vigorous breath
And in their lusty manhood Rallied forth.
Holding in strong right hand
The fortunes of the laud.
The prido and power and safety of the north,
i Henry Peterson.
Strew tho fair garlands whero slumber tho
dead,
Rini? out tho strains liko the swell of thu sea.
Heartfelt the tribute wo lay on each bed.
Bound o'er tho bravo the refrain of tho free,
Sound tho refrain of tho loyal and free.
Visit each sleeper and hallow each bed,
Wave the starred banner from scticoost to sea.
Grateful thu living and honored tho dead.
Samuel F. Smith.
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jll-N .iV-J-l LIU- I
EARTHQUAKE INDICATOR
Telephone to Be Used In Mexico
for That Purpose.
An OriRinul I'litn Drvlnoil Whereby the
People of tho Volcanic Zone jlluy
lie Warned of Approach
ing lVrll.
Senor Francisco Estrada, professor
of physics in the state college of San
Luis 1'otosi, Mexico, has submitted all
original plan to the government for
foretelling earthquakes in the volcanic
zone of Mexico, by means of the tele
phone, says the St. Louis Clolu-IVmo-erat.
Since the strong earthquake
which visited -the Valley of Mexico on
Nnvemlier 2 lust, killing eighteen per
sons, he has made n special study of
this class of disturbances and their
preceding signs. He has Iteen milking
a long study of means of prediction for
these destructive disturbances, and is
sure he has made a discovery of value,
which value can only be appreciated
by the inhabitants of the volcanic re
gions. In the course of his very inter
esting report the author says:
"With the telephone and the moro
recent invention, the microphone, and
with daily simultaneous observations,
taken in the volcanic zone, which com
prises Vera Cruz. Puebla, Mexico and
(iuadalajara. 1 believe it possible to
definitely prognosticate earthquakes
and volcanic eruptions, as the result of
the great interior changes of the earth,
which change the geological construc
tion of our land. The noises that
trouble our long-distance telephones
that use the earth to complete the cir
cuits, noises hitherto unexplained, I
lelieve from my repeated observations
are originated from two principal
causes, atmospheric electricity und
underground electrical currents, which
come from depths more or less great.
In the first east- they are easily dis
tinguished by exterior signs, such us
storms, thunder, lightning, etc.. but
there are times, when, the air bring
perfectly still, singular noises like
niurtmirings. sund storms, blows or the
rubbing of a rough body upon the in
strument are heard at the telephone.
As this instrument is the most sensi
tive known, I judge it is suitable for
the recognition of the approaching'
seisiuological ptu-nomcna. which cause
such great terror to the inhabitant of
volcanic ioiu-m I propose the rational
study f these phenomena by the fol
lowing plan:
'"Construction of various telephone
linos; lot uiu' connect the central gov
ernment meteorological observatory
with the I'aso of the volcano 1 toeat
npetl. Wing grounded in one of the
uevprst cracks or crevns-s. selecting
am -n them one containing a thermal
sprmg. connecting the other end of the
line at the observatory with the metal
lic luN of one of the deepest artesian
wells in the city. Another line should
run from l'uebla to the same mountain
and then connect tliialuhij:ir-j with the
volcano of ijoliin.i, anil later lines
should Ih run to the ooak of Oriala.
the Cofra ilo Peroto. anil the .lorutle
volcano. I would place nt least two
telephones and one vertical galvanom
eter at some convenient sj1 midway
in tho telegraph lines from Vera Cm,
to Pue I la. from Puebla to Mexico City,
to Guadalajara, and (iuadalajara to
San Ula.s. t-r some other Pacific port
that has a telegraph otl'n-e to take daily
otsorvations with the telephone. In
each one of thrse branches tr sections,
and with ail the lines connected as
often as possible without interfering
with this service of the wires, the plac
ing in the observatories at Mexico. Pu
ebla and Guadalajara of a simple
microphone composed of a carbon pen
dulum suspended on a tin spiral wire
mi arranged that it will close an elec
tric circuit at the slightest motion, and
sot an electric Ik-11 to ringing, in order
to record the slightest movement of
the earth. If properly handled by
these means the eruption of any vol
cano and earthquake might be foretold
inanv davs in advance."
DOG THAT WORMS TOBACCO.
Krntiu-ky Canine That Is lllrrd Out a
1 lel.l Hand.
Spenkinjr of funny things, ilitl you
ever hear of a wonderful tlojr that is
owned by John A. Purr, who lives at
Vanarstlall. a little settlement down in
Mercer eoiinty. Ky.? 'asks the t'hiearo
Times. This ilojj beats Ilick Unice s
and Tom Quinlrn's lion's all holler, lie
is worth his weight in fold. He worms
tobacco. Ue l-e-ins at the end of the
row and poos down the line at a lively
puit, and no worm is left ti le i the
tale of the desolation ivnui'bT. The
doe; learned this trick by following
Durr's little Imh-s. When the boys
would start down the row the dof
would follow aloiifr.
After watchimr the youngsters for
several days the ! caught on to the
work himself and took a rreat likiny
to it. One day Durrwent out to his
tobacco patch and found his lxiys pluy
iny; in the shade, which was not a
strange tiling; for boys to do. "Why
the devil ain't you worininir tobacco'.1'"
he yelled. 'Ned's doin it." they yelled
back. Durr went to the patch 'and
found the bio; pointer doty busily cii
jrnjreil in worming the plants, and he
was doinr it faster than both the bovs
could have done. Dtirr was tickled to
death. After his own patch had been
wormed he hired the 1I out to his
neighbors at one did hi r a day. All this
can lie proved by two or three revenue
men who never lie.
An interesting experiment in navi
gation, on :t small scale, was recently
made at a place called .loi-fay. i;i
France. A sipiaiimn of dnioons nf
the Thirteenth regiment appear to
have formed a br'u'.c across the river
Yvonne, by means of sacks uf water
proof cloth filled with straw, epo-i
which the men walked at a distance of
two yards ap::rt, while their horses,
held by the bridle, swam after them.
It is addeil that a raft wus afterwards
made of forty sucks, upon which twenty
men succeeded in crossing1 the river iu
safety.
SURE SIGN OF EARLY DECAY.
Tremature Development In Children Gen
erally ResultH In Imbecility.
The public prints have lately been
mentioning the circumstance of an Al
abama woman who has reached the
age of nineteen years without increase
of stature beyond that of a babe of
eight months. The ease is indeed
curious, and all the more so from the
fact that she remains in good health
and in possession of her physical
powers. In discussing thislusus uatiino
a well-known investigator into matters
anthropological related to u reporter
for the Cincinnati Enquirer some cases
in direct contrast with this, and two
or three are worth reproducing.
"The French Academy of Sciences."
said he, "has given much utteiit ion to
mutters like this. They have on record
the description of a lad who at the age
of seven years measured four feet nine
inches without his shoes, lie lifted
with ease two hundred pounds and was
able to do as much heavy work as a
perfectly developed man. Hut his un
derstanding was no greater than is
usual with children of his age, and
their playthings were his favorite toys.
"Another boy, a native of Ilouzan
quet. though of strong constitution,
appeared to lie stiff jointed till four
and a half years old. During this time
nothing further was remarkable about
him except an extraordinary appetite,
liefer reaching the age of five his
limbs became supple and his liody be
gan to expand rapidly. At six years
of age his height was five feet and his
bulk in proportion. His growth wus
so rapid that every month his clothes
required to Ik- made longer and wider,
yet he had neither sickness nor pain.
He could lift upon his shoulders a
weight of one hundred and fifty
pounds and carry it with ease. At the
ago of five his voice changed and his
K'ard began to appear, and at six his
heard was remarkably heavy and
all the unquestionable marks of ma
turity were visible in him. It was
thought he would certainlv grow to
gigantic proportions, but such pros-J
poets very suddenly vanished. Ik-fore
he reached the age of eight his logs
crooked, body shrank, strength dimin
ished, voice lieeame weak, and he sank
into total iinlH-ei-'ity.
"His rapid maturity was followed by
an even swifter decay, and in his tenth
year be wasted away to a mere skele
ton und died.
'"The same authority vouches for the
account of a girl child, who. when four
years old. was four feet six inches in
height, with head and limbs well prr
portioned ami breasts fully expanded,
like those of a young lady of eighteen.
She was mentally iid.auccd for her
years, and at the age of six attracted
the notice of a young man who desired
to pay court to her. licr parents ol
jovtod. very naturally, to this pnqtosal.
and when the childish years of the
girl were given as a reason they were
compelled to exhibit the public register
of births to prove the truth of their
representation. At fifteen this girl
began to show indications of decrepi
tude: at eighteen she gave all the
sisrns of old uirc. ami in two or three
years thereafter sank into that mental
state known as second childhood. She
died in her twenty-second year, appar
ently of extreme ago.
'We frequently hear of similar prod
igies in our own country . but they are
i-hortlived. Phenomenal maturity al
ways promises early decay, and we
may bo sure that in no case will nature
be cheated of her rights."
A PETRIFIED WOMAN.
An Awful ;nsh on Itrr Korfhrad Indi
cate a Violent IlrtHh.
Sixty years niro. mi the story pros.
there lived at Walkerville. It revue
eoiinty. III., a man nnl wife by the
name f I.ovess tt ml near by a family
of ilriiljrewaters. They were intimate,
as r. 11 new settlers were, says a eorro
s.ivtK.lent of the St. Iniis K -publie.
AN'iit that time latnl seekers came to
AV;.Ii;vTviU antl In'an survevinir ami
lix-r.tii'T lamls
Mrs, I.ov
ess was
le;;i!t if til woman ami attracted the at j
tent ion of one of the land buyers, ami
ho r-r.id her a "Teat deal of atu nti.-n. !
so much so that I.ovess lieeame jcal- j
ous and :u a lit of rajre left his wife
and country.
About that time the I.ovess loe; cabin j
was buriu d to allies anl there was no j
trace of the l.ovi s.-. woman to lx- found. !
It was jrencrr.Ilv npposeit that she was j
cremated in the burnin,' cabin. The !
land buyer. to, was missing. j
A few weeks ac. near the svt of
the tilt cabin, was found the body of a j
petrilied woman. The nciihbors as- :
seinbled to take the ls-dy. out of the j
limestone formation in the ravine. I
where it was discovered. Mrs. Uridine-
water, as soon as the body was pro-
sented to view, roeojrtiized it as the I
Itody of her old friend and neighbor. I
Mrs. I.ovess. There was the trace of a j
efhastly wound on the forehead made
bv a sharp instrument, olcaviu"; the j
skull, ami which must have produced !
death. 1 1 is supposed t hat the I.ovess j
woman was murdered and buried in ;
the ravine where found mid the cabin j
burned to avoid detection or suspicion, j
It is thought that the limestone water i
tricklhi.r down into the prave peiriiied
the bodv, and that the ravine washing
out exposed the body to the view of;
the man who found it. I
The peiriiied woman has been ex
hibit, d l-i l;.r,;e crowds of curious peo
ple. Oncer Sired nme;.
The French have peculiar notions on
the i::imii:;r of si reels, and si unc curious
examples have e-i:ie I 1 my notice dur
ih;j' tin- !;..! mouth. When ill t hateau
ilun viewine- the president of the re
public and his men at tho recent m;u
neuvers 1 noticed the following names
of streets: The Drunken r.uteher, the
Sow-That-Cuts-Alone;, All Devils,
Love's alley and the street Ah! Ah!
Some of these names also exist at
Mans, and I inn told that at Itonlotrne-sur-.Mer
there is 11 street with the name
of Listen jf it Kaius. In this latter
town there is also Tin l'ot street. Arm
of (!old street and even the Fleas mar
for Infants and Children.
THIRTY ynarV oTmervratton of Cnntorla. with the pf.p.jg.'g?
million of pmon, permit n to opcak of It wifhont cnesitng.
It in nnqnetlonabIy th tout remedy for Infanta and Children,
the world has ever known. It in hannJena. Children lite It. It
plvn them fcoalth. It will gave their Uvea. In it Mother have
aomething which i ahaolntely aafe and practically perfect a a
child'a medicine.
Caatoria deatroya "Worm.
Caatoria allay Fereriahneaa.
Caatoria. prevent vomiting Sonr Cord.
Caatoria enrea Dlarrhoaa and Wind Colic
Caatoria relieve Teething Trouble.
Caatoria enrea Conatipation and Flatnlency.
Caatoria nentraliaea the effecta of carbonic acid gaa or polaonon air.
Caatoria doea not contain morphine, opium, or other narcotic prupei t.
Caatoria aaaimflatea the food, regnlatea the atomach and powela,
giving healthy and natural aleep.
Caatoria ia pnt np In onoaige Dottle only. It la not aold in hnJh.
Don't allow any one to ell yon anything elae on the plea or promiae
that it ia "jnat aa good" and "will anawer every pnrpoae.
See that yon r C-A-S-T-O-R-I-A.
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ignatnre of
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