The Corvallis gazette., August 06, 1897, Image 4

Hiscellany.
A TONGUE OF FLAME.
"Peace, peace," smiled the rose In ber
garden.
And "peace" sang the bird on his tree.
But a bale-smoke shadowed the valleys
Where the rivers run to the sea,
And the smell of battle was on the winds
Of. the summer of 'Sixty-three.
In the lap of its mother mourtn
Virginia City lay.
And. wet in a rolling rain-cloud
Of glimmering gold-and-gray.
Behind the Sierras slowly sank
The sun of Liberty Day.
The mammoth flag on the summit
In the ti emulous rainbow glow
Fluttered far like a scarlet ribbon
To the eyes that watched below, r
But flashed in the sky of a nation
The glory of long ago.
Then a frown on the cheek of the twilight
Where the smile of the west was warm!
And climbing in dusky billows
Mount Davidson's awful form
A wonder of darkness swept the height
Like .the rush of a silent storm I
Thro' the murk of the muffled city
With its mystery untold.
While the people dizzily gazing
Stood dumb in the streets, behold
In the blackening .west o'er the moun
tain's crest
A twinkle of fiery gold I
Every ey caught the heaven-hung vision,
Every heart felt its wizard spell.
- It flared like a spirit candle.
It streamed like a star that fell.
It waved command like a signal hand,
It swung like a voiceless bell.
Did they hear it? White faces listened;
Wild thoughts guessed its meaning di
vine. "There is news of the war from the east
ward; The palm-tree has bowed to the pine
And the Lord of Hosts is uplifting
His torch on the hills for a sign!"
'Twas a dream, but not alL On the
shadow
The light that quivered and curled
Was the flag by patriot fingers
That birthday morning unfurled.
And it blazed in the unseen sunset
Like a beam from another world.
Alone in its daylight of glory
Above where the lightnings run
But the glad city read on the morrow
its token of deeds tnat were oone.
And the steeples sang, "Vicksburg is
taken,
And Gettysburg's field is won!"
Theron Brown, in Youth's Companion.
MAN'S MISSION.
It was generally acknowledged by
those who knew them that Jack New
lyn and his pretty wife had solved the
much-discussed problem of how to be
happy though married. True, they had
only been united six months, and per
haps It was a little premature to speak
definitely on the subject, but to all ap
pearances it did not seem possible that
the sunshine of their lives could ever
be darkened by a cloud. Their affec
tion for each other disgusted the cynic
al and delighted the romantic.
11 was as anient auu euuunug low
as It had been the day they were made
man and wife, and their intimate
friends were wont to declare that exist
ence for them was one long, continual
honeymoon.-
Old philosophers, however, shook
their heads and said It was not to be
expected that such a state of unalloy
ed bliss could continue forever, and
these philosophers were right. One
day a hawk swooped down on the New
lyn dovecote and put an end to the bill
ing and cooing.
It was in this way: Jack Newlyn,
who was a barrister of some repute,
left his home in St. John's Wood one
fine morning, leaving his little wife in
her usual state of happiness, returning
a few minutes after 5 to find her al
most as solemn as the great Judge in
whose presence he had been propound
ing the intricacies of an entangled will
suit all the afternoon.
"Anything wrong, dearest?" he in
quired as they sat down to dinner.
Mrs. Newly n gave a start.
"O, no," she murmured, "only only
I have had a visit from Miss Blake this
afternoon."
"Who's Miss Blake?" the embryo
Q. C. asked carelessly.
"O, you must have heard of her.
Jack; she's the President of the 'Mod
ern Woman's Pioneer Rescue League.' "
Mr. Newlyn gasped.
' "And and what did she want, a sub
scription?" "N o, Til tell yon. I don't think I
ever mentioned it, but before I met you
I was a 'Pioneer.' Now, one of the
rules of the society orders that when a
member becomes engaged or married
she forfeits her place; In fact, she is
compelled to resign."
Mr. Newlyn muttered something
about a "good job."
"Well, It seems," his wife went on,
"that quite a lot of the members have
left lately owing to this cause. There's
Liucy jonnson, sue s engaged to Air.
Stone, and last week Kate Brown was
married, and now there are several
more on the point of leaving."
"Quite an epidemic," the barrister
remarked. Irreverently.
"So," his wife continued with a
slight frown, "Miss Blake fears that
soon she will be the only one who has
remained true to the ship."
"Why doesn't she get spliced?" Jack
asked, "and then the ship would sink."
"She has no desire to get 'spliced,' as
you call It She is a woman of firm
principles, and she has devoted her life
to doing good. But to return to what I
was saying. As the society had suffer
ed such losses she has decided to strike
out the rule which declares engaged
girls and married women Ineligible,
and she is now going round to all the
old members asking them to rejoin."
The young husband's face bore a
look of the liveliest consternation.
"And." his wife resumed, "I have
promised to do so."
Mr. Newlyn's consternation deepen
ed to direst dismay.
"But but what does she want yon
to do?" he asked. "And what are the
rioneers'?"
"They are a little band of women
who are engaged In the noble work of
rescuing their nnhappy fellow-creatures
from sin and wickedness."
"But what are they required to do?
Not not to dive into filthy dens in the
East End, visiting housebreakers?"
"N o, not exactly that We hold
meetings for cabdrlvers, sandwich
men, and matchboys. Social evenings
they are, with light refreshment such
as coffee and buns "
"C-of-f-e-e a-n-d b-n-n-s," Mr. Newlyn
murmured blankly.
"Yes, and a little music, and we take
them aside and talk seriously to them
and try to bring them to a better frame
of mind. It is a noble work. Jack.
Miss Blake says it Is wicked for as to
lead a life of luxury and ea when
them are thousands going to perdition.
She says it is woman's mission, to re
form man."
"Quite so." the young barrister re
sponded readily, "and you are fulfilling
that mission admirably."
"I !" '
"Yes, yon are reforming me."
"O, you don't need reforming, dear."
"And cabdrlvers and sandwichmen
dor
"Yes, Indeed."
"But, my dear, evening. Is the only
time that I have you to myself."
"I know," and she sighed. "It Is
awkward, but quite unavoidable."
"And I am to mope at home by my
self while you are talking seriously to
cabmen and matchboys?"
"Now, darling, you .mustn't be self
ish." "Selfish ?".
"Yes, you must learn to give up
something for your unfortunate fellow
men." "Well, what with subscribing to or
phanages and homes for destitute chil
dren, I give up close, on a hundred a
year as It Is."
"Yes, but that is no proper sacrifice,"
his little wife said, quickly. "You are
rich, and a hundred pounds doesn't
mean any real giving up on your part.
You don't deprive yourself of any
pleasure, you know." Mr. Newlyn
knitted his brow. His wife's logic was
unanswerable.
"And if you spared me for three or
four evenings a week you would be
doing so, and you would know that
your dear little wife was perhaps per
suading some poor sinner to lead a bet
ter life."
"And what am I to do with myself
while you are persuading?"
"Well, you can read and smoke, or go
and see your old bachelor friends occa
sionally." "And so those delightful evenings
when you used to play and sing to me
are at an end?"
"I'm afraid so. -They were selfish
evenings. I see it now. We thought of
no one's happiness but our own. Hence
forth, Jack dear, we live for others.
Now I must go and dress. Miss Blake
calls for me at 8. There is a meeting
of sandwichmen at half-past"
It was half-past 10 when Mrs. New
lyn came home. She found her husband
sitting over his cigar and a novel.
"Well, how did the meeting go off?"
be asked.
"Splendidly, splendidly," his wife ex
claimed, her charming face aglow with
enthusiasm. "Q, Jack, when I see
what a great deal of noble work I can
accomplish I am filled with joy. Miss
Blake says I shall be of Immense use.
But tell me, what have you been doing
with yourself while I have been away?"
"I? O, I dropped in on Barnes, one of
my old cronies, you know, and very
thankful I am I did so."
"Very thankful? Why?"
"Because, curiously enough, I found
him deep in a scheme of rescue work
of a most novel and original kind, and
he invited me to Join the movement
and I have done so. Our lives now, Eth
el, shall be devoted to this work."
"O, Jack, I am so glad! You will be
able to do such a lot of good."
"Well, I hope so, I hope so."
"Now tell me all about It, dear? I am
most anxious to learn in what way Mr.
Barnes' scheme differs from ours. What
class of people are you going to reform
the scavengers, the dockers?"
"O, no; those we leave to you ladies.
Barnes says that the Influence of wom
an upon man applies to this sort of
work Just as it does in other ways, and
that the Influence of man upon woman
is the same."
Mrs. Newlyn looked slightly puzzled.
"The influence of man upon
woman?" she repeated.
"Just so."
"But I don't understand?"
"Why, It's this way. Our work will be
among women. Barmaids "
"Barmaids?" And her face turned
pale.
"Ballet girls, and nurses. We shall
hold meetings social meetings, with
light refreshment, such as coffee and
buns, and we shall take them aside and
talk seriously to them."
Mrs. Newlyn gave a gasp.
"Barnes says It is man's mission."
"Man's mission? O, how dare you
talk to me of such a thing!"
"Eh, what?"
"Don't say a word, not a word. Do
you want to insult me? O, I wonder
how you can come to me with such an
infamous proposal! You must be mad
to think I should ever consent to it"
"But I consented to you."
"That is very different."
"I fail to see It You are taking cab
men aside and talking seriously to
them. I am taking ballet girlsr "
"You sha'n't. I won't stand it O.
do you want to break my heart?"
"Now, darling, you mustn't be selfish.
You must learn to give up something.
We must live for others."
"You sha sha'n't 1 live for barmaids
or ballet girls, the horrid things," Mrs.
Newlyn sobbed from behind her hand
kerchief. "But you are living for sandwichmen
and matchboys."
Mrs. Newlyn bit her lip.
"Jack!" she murmured after a pause.
"My dear."
"Pro promise me you won't"
"I can't I gave my word to Barnes."
His wife twisted her lace-fringed
handkerchief In desperation.
"I I'll give up the sandwichmen if
you will," she murmured at length.
"And the matchboys and cabdrlvers?"
"Ye-es."
"Then en that condition "
"O, you dear fellow."
"And we shall go back to the old
life?"
"Yes, O, yes."
"That's right" And he bent his head
and kissed her..
"Newlyn," said his friend Barnes as
they sat at lunch the following day,
"you're a genius. The idea -was splen
did, only I'm afraid you've ruined my
character with your wife."
"O, I'll make it all right" the young
barrister rejoined; "I'll tell her you've
given up the scheme." And then they
looked at each other and laughed bois
terously as if at some hidden joke. St
Paul's.
Fire Engine Signals.
The experimental use of signals by
the Berlin fire department for its ap
paratus while on the way to a fire has
been found to work so well that the
system has now been definitely accept
ed. It consists to the use of an appara
tus looking much like a small sema
phore, now in use on the- railroads.
The appliance is rigged up on the
driver's seat and Is visible for quite a
distance. When the vehicle is to go
straight out the arm of the semaphore
is placed straight up; If to go to the
right or left Into "another street, the
arm of the semaphore Is Inclined in
that direction. As the signals are al
ways set for the next corner, drivers
of other vehicles know at once what
they have to do In order to get out of
the road of the fire engine or other
apparatus. Philadelphia Record.
. We are afraid to ask-what's the mat
ter with Hannah at this season of the
year, but Jamaica ginger is good for ft.
OOPYIOHT BY AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION, ISS4
CHAPTER V.
It took three days more to enlist the
men necessary to fill the ranks of the
Shenandoah guards, as the company
called itself, and while awaiting orders
from Richmond an election of officers
was held. Only a few of the volunteers
were surprised at Royal Kenton's en
listment. They were men who had bnt
one political belief state rights. They
were not looking beyond it to the south
ern confederacy, but had enlisted and
were going to the front to fight for Virginia.-.
Why shouldn't he fight for his
adopted state? So argued the captain,
so argued the rank and file and many
citizens of the town, and, but for Duke
Wyle, Kenton would have been elected
second lieutenant of the company. When
be saw how things wore going, be called
Steve Bray ton aside and said :
"Look here, Steve, you fellows are as
blind as young kittens. If that Yankee
hadn't signed the roll, what would have
happened to him?"
"Tar and feathers and a ride on a
rail!" replied Steve.
"And he was sharp enough to realize
it. He enlisted as a blind. "
"Shoo! How kin he un bluff that
way?"
"We are going to the front. The first
chance he gets he will desert to bis side.
He's playing a Yankee trick on you,
and yon ain't sharp enough to see it."
"Doggone him, but yo'maybe right,
tootenant, yo' may be right!"
"Of course I'm right! You just move
about right smart and give the boys the
tip. Don't even elect him corporal.
He's just one o' that sort that if he gets
any office at all' he'll want to run the
whole company."
"And we don't propose to be run?"
"Of course not!"
Steve soon turned the tide against
Kenton, and that without any one
knowing exactly what was taking place.
.The citizens of the town were almost as
much interested in the election as the
members of the company. The old law
yer had left Kenton to settle the matter
according to his own judgment.- When
he heard that the young man had en
listed, be was secretly pleased, and it
was his influence which made a number
of the rank and file decide on electing
Kenton as third officer of the company.
"I am not in the least disappointed,"
replied Royal when the result of the
voting was known and the office had
gone to another. "I enlisted without
thought of position and prefer the ranks
to any place they could giru me. Be
sides, I am a Yankee, you know, and it
is only natural that there should be a
little feeling in the matter."
There were two callers at the Percy
mansion that evening. Duke Wyle came
first. As previously stated, he bad been
a frequent caller for a year or more.
Borne people had even said that there
was an engagement. That was a mis
take, however. Try as hard as he could,
he could remember little or nothing to
encourage him in believing that he was
a favored suitor. Neither bad he -the
slightest reason for believing that Royal
Kenton had any advantage in that re
spect: It was simply the fact that he
was also a visitor at the house that
roased th6 spirit of jealousy and the de
sire to work mischief. His reception
was cordial by both mother and daugh
ter, and both congratulated him on his
election as one of the company officers.
This paved the way for him to observe :
"I presume you have beard of the un
blushing assurance of the Yankee, as
all call him, in making every effort to
be elected second lieutenant?" '
"Do you refer to Mr. Kenton?"
quickly answered Marian.
"Of course. He is the only Yankee
1 know of in . this locality. The men
saw through bis scheme before it was
too late, however."
"Did he have a scheme?" asked Mrs.
Percy.
"Most certainly, ma'am that is, the
members of the company fully believed
he had."
"What was it?" quietly asked Ma
rian. "Well, they all think he volunteered
to hoodwink us, and that he will desert
the first chance he gets."
"But you don't believe it?" -"Well,
I I I can't say that I do,
but he leans toward the north, you
know."
"No, I did not know it. He is a Vir
ginian by adoption. He owes her alle
giance. He did not enlist until he felt
it his duty to go with his state. You
did not enlist for any other reason, did
you. Mr. Wyle?"
"Of course not but I'm a born Vir
ginian, you know."
"Well, I think Mr. Kenton acted ac
cording tihis conscience and best judg
ment, and that the guards would have
had reason to be proud of him as an of
ficer." "Yes, I think so, too," replied the
mother.
The lieutenant realized that he was
walking on dangerous ground and let
the subject drop, but in his own mind
he decided that he had new cause for
hating Royal Kenton and removing bim
from his path. During a moment of
silence a plan flashed through his mind,
and he presently said:
"It is an old saying, you know, that
blood will tell. It may jrove false in
this case, and I hope it will, for Ken
ton is a fine young man. Suppose, bow
ever, he should actually desert to the
Yankees and come back to fight against
us?"
"Then 1 should be glad to hear of his
being shot as a deserter and a traitor!"
exclaimed the girl as her eyes flashed
and her color deepened.
"He would deserve it," added the
mother.
Duke Wyle bad made his call intend
ing to make every effort to discover just
how he stood in Marian Percy's estima-
i
Duke makes a call.
tion. The presence of the mother acted
as a restraint, and the demeanor of the
daughter was not exactly what he had
hoped for. In one sense he was disap
pointed and chagrined. In another bo
was encouraged and enthusiastic. -
"I can wait," he said to himself as
be walked down street. "When the
news comes back here that Kenton has
deserted to the enemy, I shall have the
field all to myself!"
The reception of Royal Kenton half
an hour' later may not have been more
cordial, but bis visit was more prolong
ed, and he appeared to glean morn com
fort from it. When the act of his non
election to position was incidentally re
ferred to, be said: ;
"J did not seek for any position.' In
deed, .bad it been left to me to accept or
decline, I ihould have remained in the
ranks." ... . .-- - ... ;.- .
"This is only the beginning, " replied
Marian. "Virginia has always been
ready to honor those who honor her.
Mother and i both feel a little disap
pointed, but we know it will come out
right in the end."
"Your mind is fully made up?"
queried Mis. Percy, thinking of Duke
Wyle's fling about desertion.
"Fully, ma'am," replied. Kenton.
"I stand or fall with Virginia."
Two days later the company left for
the front - Every soul in the ancient
village turned out. to bid them godspeed
and goodby. Marian Percy shook hands
with many, with - Royal Kenton and
Duke Wyle among the number. People
remarked that she was excited and en
thusiastic, but if ber lover was among
those over whose beads waved the state
flag of Virginia she gave no sign, not
even to hiin.
The Shenandoah guards were made
Company A of a Virginia regiment,
which was among the first on the bat
tlefield of Bull Run. When it was
known that the Federals would attack,
when they were observed marching out
of Centerville on that July morning to
find the Confederates and give battle,
Lieutenant Wyle found opportunity to
say to Steve Brayton, who had been
made a sergeant in the company: r
"Well, it seems that Yankee is with
us yet."
"He un's right on hand, lootenant,"
was the reply.
"How has he behaved himself?"
"Right well, 1 take it. Hain't heard
one o' the men find any fault."
"He's a deep one, Steve deeper than
I thought. He's been biding his time.
If he gets a chance today, he'll go over
to the Yankees. This is what he has
been waiting for. "
"Shoo! But yo' don't think so?"
"Of course I do. The captain wants
you to make it your business today, in
case the Yankees come out, to watch
him. If he makes a break, shoot bim in
the back! Better tell the rest of the
boys, so as to make sure of him."
"Reckon the Yanks will pitch in?"
"Pretty sure to."
"Goin to be a reg'Iar font?" '
"Looks like it."
"Waal, doggone my hide if I hain't
feelin rather shaky in my legs already,'
and yo' don't look none too peart, loo
tenant, but I reckon I kin keep an eye
on the Yankee if the shootin don't get
too heavy!"
"Shoot him right down if he makes'
a break!"
"Jest so, unless I'm shot first. I've
bin achin fur a font fur the past three
months, bnt durn my skin if I don't
wish I was back in camp and the Yan
kees SO miles off! What's the use in all
this fussin anyhow? Why can't we all
sot down and hev a talk and fix things
up?" :
CHAPTER VI.
Only a small portion of the Confeder
ate forces made pursuit of the retreat
ing Federal army and that- so slowly
that there was no fighting. The regi
ment to which the Shenandoah guards
was attached moved down from the
plateau and went into camp. It had
been broken and defeated, and yet it
bad rallied and won a reputation. Ev
ery one of the 10 companies had been .
more or less disorganized, but the
guards perhaps worst of all. That this
company should have been led back
into the hottest of the fight by a private,
and that it should have brought off the
field one of the guns over which the.
fight had been so bloody, furnished occa
sion for remarks throughout the entire
brigade. -
Duke Wyle was no coward. There
wasn't a taint of craven blood in hit'
veins. It was so also with his fellow
lieutenants The fall of the captain and
the rush of the Federals had stampeded
officers as well as men. War was a
new thing, and few had served an ap
prenticeship. Wyle followed the com
pany back, but in the hurly burly be
came separated from it. He knew it was
Royal Kenton cairying the flag and
leading. He saw the gun brought off,
and he saw General Jackson halt the
coatless, batless and powder begrimed
men to question them.
"He's a brick even if he is a Yankee,
and I'll shake bands with him!" said
the lieutenant to himself as he advanced
to rejoin his company.
That was Duke Wyle, the man. He
hadn't taken 30 steps before Duke Wyle,
the rival lover, cursed the luck which
had given to another all the glory he
had hoped to win, and he growled:
"1 owe him another for this, and I
can't pay him off any too soon!"
The first man of his company be en
countered was Steve Brayton. If Steve
had given way in the knees before the
fight opened, he bad pulled himself to
gether in good shape as soon as be
emelled powder. He bad been the first
man to turn and follow Kenton, and be
had fought beside him to capture the
gun.
"Waal, lootenant," grinned Steve as
he awkwardly saluted, "I kept' my eye
on that Yankee all the time, but I
didn't hev to shoot him!"
"Curse him, but what business bad
he to assume command of the com
pany?" replied Wyle. "I was just
about to halt and re-form when you fools
all rushed off after bim!"
"Yes I see!" remarked Steve, "but
I wouldn't find any fault if I was yo'.
We uns is the only company in the regi
ment which captured a cannon, and the
boys feel as peart as game chickens
about it. Reckon I wouldn't say nuth
in agin tho Yankee either 1 It won't
look exactly right, you Bee!"-
"You and the Yankee have suddenly
become bosom friends!" sneered the of
ficer. "Not exactly, lootenant, but I hain't
got nutbin agin bim no mo'. If he un's
a Yankee spy, we orter hev about 10,-
000 mo of 'em on our side!" -Late
that evening after the stragglers
had rejoined their commands and order
had been brought out of confusion Lieu
tenant Wyle received an order to report
at brigade headquarters. On his arrival
be was admitted to the presenceof Gen
eral Jackson, who had that day won
his famous sobriquet of "Stonewall."
"Lieutenant Wjle," said the general
as he received him, "I am sorry to learn
that your captain is so severely wound
ed that it will be months before he will
be able to take the field again. I saw
him in the field hospital two hours ago
and congratulated him on the heroism
displayed by . his company. - I wish
also to congratulate you, and through
you each and every man. That was a
grand rally made in the face of disas
ter. One of your men acted like a hero
of old. If you will give me his name,
1 will see that be is promoted to the po
sition be deserves. He is a private, is
he not?" ;
"Y-yes, sir," stammered the lieute
nant, confused and chagrined that his
rival should be thus honored. "His
name, sir, is Ike"' '
It was oq his tongue to rob Royal
Kenton of his laurels and transfer them
to Ike Baxter, but he could not do it
"It was a private named Kenton, 1
believe, " he eaid as he lifted bis eyes to
those of the general again. ; i
"Thanks. .-, He is a brave man, and
yon ought to be proud of bim. Yon
must not feel put out about it, lieute
nant. All of us are new to war yet.
Coolness will come with experience. I
have no fault to find with any of the
officers or men. That's all, sir."
The officer saluted and retired and
made his way back to his company.
But- for one thing he would have sent
for Royal Kenton and offered hiin his
hand and his congratulations. Both
loved the same maiden. Even if both
had stood on the same footing in her es
timation when the company left the val
ley events had occurred that day which
would give his rival the lead. '
The first thing Lieutenant Wyle did
after reaching his lines was to send for
Ike Baxter. He was much of the same
mold as Steve Brayton a small farmer,
shiftless and uneducated and having a
decided distaste for anything like hard
work, but far more bigoted in his sec
tional feelings. He was not one of the
handful Kenton had rallied and led
back, but was forced up with others lat
ter on and had his musket been exam
ined after the battle was over it would
have been discovered that it had not
been once discharged.
"Ah, I am glad to eee you, my brave
boy!" said the lieutenant as Ike came
scuffing into his tent. "I want to com-.
pliment and congratulate you on the
pluck and bravery you displayed in that
battle. -1 had my eye on you most of
the time, and I never saw a cooler man
in the face of danger."
- " Yo' yo doan' mean it, lootenant!"
gasped Ike, who fully realized that his
conduct was open to censure instead of
praise.
'.'Mean it? Of course I do! I am
proud to have such a brave man in the
"Ah, J am otad to see you, my brave boy."
ranks of the company. As the captain
is badly wounded I shall probably be
promoted soon, and I will see that you
are made corporal at least."
"I enlisted to fight them dod durned
Yankees, and I went for 'em the best I
knowed how," said Ike, who had re
covered from his surprise and was now
willing to take all the credit extended.
"Yes, you did a power to help drive
'em back," replied the officer, i'and
I'll see that you are properly rewarded.
By the way, Ike, what are the men say
ing about that Yankee?"
"He un can't be no Yank."
"Why not?"
"Why, he on font dead agin 'em.
They all issayin that he's a snorter to
fight. Reckon he'll get office."
"Look here, Ike, don't you betaken
in and done for like the rest! Do you
know why he enlisted?"
"On account of tar and feathers, I
reckon."
"Exactly. You had him boxed up
that night. He wasn't ready to skip,
and be was afraid of being coated. He
reckoned on deserting to bis friends
when we got down here. "
"Then why didn't we uns fix 'em?"
"We had our eyes on him, but he was
too sharp for us. He knew we were
watching bim, and he didn't dar' to
bolt. He had a better plan than that.
When he grabbed that flag and led you
back and I saw you were one of the
first to follow do you know what his
plan was?"
4 -To git that cannon, I reckon."
"No. sir! No, sir! He fooled the
whole pack of you! He intended to lead
you into a trap and get you all cap
tured." -"Yo' doan' say!"
"But I do! I know all about it. If
I hadn't followed on with the rest of
the company, not one of you would have
got back alive. "
"Then, dod rot his Yankee hide, why
doan' we uns jump right onto him
heavy?" shouted the excited Ike.
"Becauje we've no positive proofs,
you see. He's been too deep and sly thus
far. You see, he's even fooled almost
every man in our company. You
haven't no love fur Yankees, I take it!"
"Dod rot 'em, I reckon I killed about
20 of 'em down thar', but I wish it bad
been a hundred!"
"I wish this fellow was out of our
company," mused Wyle. "So long as
he is with us we have got to be on our
guard agaiust his Yankee tricks. He'd
feel proud to take us all over to the
Yankees."
"Why doan' yo' un git him out?"
asked Ike after a moment's reflection.
"I'd like to, but how can I? I've
just come from brigade headquarters,
where General Jackson asked after him
and as much as said he'd promote bim.
He'll probably give bim the place I
want you to have. He's fooled Jackson
the same as he has the rest of us."
"And Jackson will make he un a cor
poral?" asked Ike.
!Sureto."
"Say, lootenant," whispered Ike as
he drew a step nearer, "I reckon I
know how to get that Yank outer this
company!"
"How?"
"Shoot him out!'
: "I I don't understand!" '
"If be un goes, do I git to be cor
poral?" . -Yes."
"Then yo' leave it to mel Mebbe it
will take a week or two, but yo' bet
yo'r last dollar be un's got to go!"
(To be Continued.)
Mf-n's Fpeech to Brntea.
The story of the farmer in the "Ara
bian Nights" who could understand
the language of the animals and fowls
In his barn-yard probably had Its ori
gin In the ancient myth which asserted
that In primitive times men and beasts
were able to converse together. In
truth, as everybody knows, there are
certain sounds, or words, which horses,
dogs and other animals can be taught
to understand; and, on the other hand,
some of the sounds uttered by domes
tic animals have a meaning which man
can understand. Of course all this Is
quite a different thing from language,
and yet It has a certain scientific in
terest Recently Dr. H. C. Bolton has
discussed "the language used In talk
ing to domestic animals." He shows
how we unconsciously attempt to low
er our language by abbreviations, etc.,
to the comprehension of brutes, very
much as jwhen we talk to young chil
dren. A curious fact Is that the pecu
liar "click" and "chirp" used to start
and to hasten the movements of horses
are employed In very widely separated
parts, of the world, but sometimes In
a reversed sen4 i In- India,' for. in
stance, those sounds are used to atop
instead of to start horses.
. ' Telegraphy Without Wires.
In the course of a lecture on "Teleg
raphy Without Wires," delivered re
cently in London by W. H. Freece, C.
B., F. R. S. , the lecturer said he had
been studying this wonderful invention
for the last 47 years. In bis researches
he bad found that there was little diff
erence between electricity and light
The first idea that he got of the inven
tion was from the fact that the telephone
company stated that in Gray's Inn road
the messages which were sent to Brad
ford could be distinctly beard on their
wire. This could not be understood, as
the different wires stood at a distance
of 80 feet. Experiments were made, and
it was found that by vibration messages
could be practically sent to any dis
tance, and the first time it was tested
it worked admirably at 2,000 feet. La
ter on messages in the Bristol channel
were sent between two islands some
miles apart
This invention would be of great ser
vice to lighthouses, as although every
thing possible was done to keep up
communication with them, it was
sometimes impossible to carry this out
in great gales. With this telegraphy it
was possible to communicate in all
weathers or under any conditions '
He had been trying on 260 vibrations
a second, but Mr. Macaroni bad flown
higher, and was experimenting with
250,000,000 in the same time. The
main secret of the whole thing was the
force with which the electricity can be
sent out from the transmitter to the re
ceiver. It was practically spit out from
the transmitter like miniature light
ning, and this would be forced along at
a pressure of 250,000,030 waves a sec
ond to the receiver.
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Bitters.
The River Jab.
England has sent an expedition to
explore the River Jub, the boundary
between the Italian and English
spheres of influence in Somaliland. It
is under command of Major Macdonald,
who made the survey for the railroad
from Mombasa to Lake Victoria.
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.
We are asserting in the courts our right to thf
exclusive use of the word CASTORIA," ane
" PITCHER'S CASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of " PITCHER'S CASTORIA,"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHER'S
CASTORIA " which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind you have always bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March S, iSoj. SAMUEL PITCHER, MJX
Switzerland's new twenty-franc gold
piece has on its face the head of a peas
ant girl, representing Helvetia, with
22 stars around it for the cantons.
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California.
A ray of light from Sirius can reach
us only after traveling for twenty-two
years with a speed of 77,777 leagues a
second.
I never used so quick a cure as Fiso's
Cure for Consumption. J. B. Palmer, Box
1171, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 25, 1895.
In the great church at Mengo, Ugan
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support the roof. Each of these trees
took 100 men to drag it up the hill.
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Dot Taxes in France.
In France it is not necessary to have
license to keep a dog, but what amounts
to practically the same thing, it is nec
essary to pay a dog tax, which varies
according to the species a watch dog
paying less than a fancy poodle, and so
forth. From the returns of this tax it
is learned that there are 2,900,000 dogs
in France, which bring in an annua)
revenue of 8,800,000 francs.
High Rifle Scores.
Two records of 104 out of a possible
105 with the Lee-Metford rifle have al
ready been made this year by Sapper
Gale of the Royal Engineers and Ser
geant'Dalgetty of the Berwick-on-Tweed
rifles. The firing was at the regula
tion ranges, seven shots each at 200,
500 and 600 yards, in military posi
tions. In both cases the men missed
the bullseye at the shortest distance.
The highest score made with the dis
carded Martini-Henry rifle under the
same conditions was 103.
"WISE WOMEN.
Those Who Heed the First Symp
toms of Nervous Derangement.
A dull, aching pain at the lower part
of the back, and a sensation of little
rills of heat, or chills running down
the spine, are symptoms of general
womb derangement.
If these symptoms are not accom
panied by
leucorrhoea,
they are pre
cursors of
that weak
ness. It is
worse than
folly to ne
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symptoms. -As
a friend, a
woman friend,
let me advise
the use of Lydia E.
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Compound.
Mrs. Geokge W. Shepard, Water
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that I am cured from the worst form
of female weakness. Before using
Mrs. Plnkham's Remedies it seemed
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In pain all over. I began to feel better
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NEW. REPUBLIC.
Fonth American Ftatea Have Formed
; a Federation.
Quietly and . unostentatiously the
greater republic of Central America
has become an accomplished fact. The
first step was taken a year or more
ago, when Salvador, Honduras, and
Nicaragua united in a confederation
for mutual defense. Now Costa Rica
and Guatemala have joined and the
new republic is complete. It. would
have been still better had the confed
eration been established half a Century
ago and thereby developed the re
sources of the five countries as they
should have been and also prevented
a score of miserable civil wars and
revolutions brought about by ambi
tious and corrupt military adventur
ers. They naturally should be under
one authority so far as their national
policy is, concerned, and now that this
has been accomplished there is little
doubt it will tend toward conditions of
peace and order in domestic affairs.
The new republic will possess con
siderable strength. Its population will
be a little over three millions, of which
Guatemala has nearly one-half. . The
area will be 185,825 square miles, &
vided as follows: Guatemala, 63,400;
Costa Rica, 23,000; Salvador, 7,225;
Honduras, 43,000; and Nicaragua, 49.
200. As compared with South Ameri
can State Chile has 293,470 square
miles of area, Peru 403,747, and the
Argentine Republic 1,778,195, though
the population of the latter is only
about 917,000 larger than that of the
new republic. Compared with Illi
nois, Its area is about three times as
large, while its population Is about a
million and a half less. The Central
American population is largely made
up of native Indians and mixed races,
but the Europeans and those of Euro
pean descent are steadily increasing.
The arrangement of -the new federa
tion is both wise and sensible. The in
dividual States retain complete auton
omy and absolute control of their do
mestic affairs. Outside relations, trea
ties, commercial and industrial rela
tions with other nations are managed
by a sort of congress which meets In
the various capitals at stated times
and which is regularly elected. Repre
sentation to foreign governments also
proceeds from the authority of this
body. In a word, the relations of the
greater republic to the outside world
are practically managed as ours are,
and the rights of the States to control
their own affairs remain, untouched.
Undoubtedly one of the impelling mo
tives to this union was the fact or the
fear that Mexico had its covetous eyes
on those States adjoining her own
southern boundary, which has had the
effect to expedite this fusion of the
five States. The union will gixe the
republic an army of about 175,000
men, regulars and militia, which will
be sufficient for all ordinary purposes
of defense. As to the commercial and
industrial resources of the new re
public, they should be greatly devel
oped under the new management. If
it have no other result than to put an
end to the interminable revolutions and
civil wars In that section it will be a
blessing.
Joke In Fquash Grove.
"The home of the practical joker Is
the country town, where any addition
to the common fund of conversational
material is as welcome as a rain after
a dry spell. In some towns it is deem
ed a merry jest to steal another man's
bicycle,' "put it up" for $2 or $3 with
some one who is In the joke, and :nvite
the victim to help spend the money.
The. amusement derived from this pro
ceeding lasts undiminished for several
weeks.
Squash Grove's general store laid in
a supply of straw hats. An attractive
"line" on them was placed in tho win
dow, and the better to catch the bu
colic eye they were adorned with a
large sign:
These Hats are going for a song.
Lon Jones, arch wag of Squash
Grove, happened to pass that way
shortly afterward. He saw the sign,
and his pace quickened.
Five minutes later he returned with
half a dozen followers. Without p.n
explanatory word they rushed up in
front of the desk where the proprietor
was musing over his accounts. With
out waiting for greetings, they began,
allegro and fortissimo, that venerable
relic of the primitive vaudeville stabe;
He never came back,
He never came back,
His dear form they saw nevermore;
But how happy they'll be
V hen his dear form they see.
When they meet on that beautiful shore.
No dialogue followed the completion
of the chorus. The marauders rushed
to the window, seized a hat apiece, and
rushed into the street.
The cause of the atrocity was remov
ed from the window at once, but when
Squash Grove ceases to talk about that
simple joke the present generation wil)
have passed away from the earth.
A Forgotten Author.
The oldest American man of letters
is Theodore S. Fay. now living abroad
at Berlin, at the a,;e of 90. He Is most
ly forgotten, and bis books are all out
of print. Yet br was a man of some
note in the literature of h'.a day. His
novels, "Norman Leslie" and 'Hobo-
ken," were In every circulating library,
and were widely ivncl, fifty years and
more ago. He was a contemporary of
Irving, Willis, Bryaut. Ilallcck, l'erci
val and others of that period. Ue had
a position in the diplomat hi ferviee,
being given the place of Minister to
Switzerland by Presideut Van Buren,
who was very kind toward literary
men. Irving was appointed Minister
to Japan by him, Hawthorn had his
position In the Boston custom house
during his administration. Bancroft
was made collector of the port of Bos
ton, and James K. Spauldin?, who had
written at least one novel, was a mem
ber of his Cabinet. It was noted as a
curious fact at that time that the liter
ary men of the country were generally
Democrats. ' Mr. Fay has never resided
at home since he lost his foreign mis
sion. The charms of (European life
were too much for him. Boston Her
ald. New Uaea for Glass.
Attention was recently called to the
proposed use of glass brick In building.
It is now said that the Government of
Switzerland has approved the use of
glass for making weights to be em
ployed with balance-scales. A peculiar
ly tough kind .of glass is to be selected
for this purpose. From England comes
the suggestion that glass would be a
better and more lasting material than
stone for making monuments which
ire exposed to the wearing action of
the weather.
Swallows Medals to Effect Cures.
The Churchman reports that the
daughter of the principal notary of
Plaetaza, Italy, was found to have in
her stomach an accumulation of medals
of a Madonna locally celebrated for
powers ot cure In cancer. She - bad
swallowed ft medal each day for.
w-.i ea ftdrloe of hex confaasor.
The Winner
of one of those $ioo prizes goi
her yellow tickets in this way:
1. By using the tea herself.
2. By asking some friends
who use the tea to give her
their tickets.
3. By inducing some friends
to try the tea and give her their
tickets.
One of her friends kept a
boarding house, and sent her
lots of tickets. -
Haven't you some friend
who keeps a boarding house or
a restaurant, or who has in
fluence in some hospital or
other public institution ? They
need good tea there.
Rules of contest in large advertisement
about first and middle of the month. a a
Reasons for an Odd Tax Bate.
The reason why the tax on beer was
fixed at $1.44 a barrel instead of at a
round figure was for the sake of con
venience in mathematical calculations.
That figure is a multiple of 2, S, 4, 6,
8 and 12, which are the divisions used
by the brewers in the sale of beer. In
computing the taxes upon fractional
parts of a barrel, the tax on a half bar
rel of beer will be 72 cents, the tax on
a quarter of barrel 38 cents, on a third
of a barrel 24 cents, on the sixth of a
barrel 24 cents, on an eighth of a bar
rel 18 cents.
' . A Strange Defense.
A strange defense has been offered
in England by a captain who ran an
excursion steamer, as it seemed, de
liberately on the rocks near Scarbor
ough. The passengers thought he was
drunk, but he wants to be let off be
cause he was under the influence of
opium, taken to relieve pain.
The frog cannot breathe .'with its
mouth open, its breathing apparatus
being so arranged as to exclude air at
all times, except when the nostrils
alone are working.
There was recently killed in Wyo
ming one of the largest mountain lions
ever seen in that state. . It was almost
nine feet long.
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