The Corvallis gazette., August 13, 1897, Image 4

OPYRIOHT BY AMERICAN PRCS ASSOCIATION, 1484
CHAPTER Vn."
After Bull Ban Federals and Confed
erates began making earnest prepara
tions for war. The holiday was over.
There was no longer talk of 60 or 90
day campaign, of soldiers returning to
the farm in time to harvest the crops.
While the Federals gaered on the
plains of Arlington to learn the tactics
"of war the Confederates remained on
the fields where their first victory had
been won and prepared for what was to
come. There was fighting in the west,
armies were being raised and troops
moved in every direction, bat we fol
low only those which had confronted
each other on that famous field.
Organized and reorganize, drill, scoot,
reconnoissance, arm and eqnip. In the
beginning the various companies had
been allowed to select their own officers
by ballot. After Bnll Ran all commis
sions came from the secretary of war;
all noncommissioned officers were dnly
appointed. Duke Wyle was commis
sioned captain of the Shenandoah
guards, the second lieutenant was ad
vanced, and trie orderly sergeant was
promoted to a lieutenancy. Among
those who secured brief furloughs were
Captain Wyle and Steve Brayton. The
latter reached home first. The etory of
the battle was known, but the story of
the rally the incident which had di
rected General Jackson's attention to
Royal Kenton was news to the people
and a great surprise. Brayton had no
need to exaggerate facte to compel cheers
for the "Yankee," as Kenton was still
called. He told the story over and over
again, always to an interested audience,
and he always wound np with the ob
servation: "I reckon yo' all knew that' I was
agin him and kinder hoped to put on
the tar and feathers, but I've changed
my mind. Dura my hide if I don't
wish he was captain of our company!"
One day as he passed the Percy man
sion Marian was at the gate, seemingly
waiting for him.
"I have read of the battle and heard
a great deal of talk about it," she said,
"but would you mind telling mother
and I of the part taken by oar own com
pany? We are naturally more interest
ed in them than any other participants. "
Sitting on the veranda with mother
and daughter for an audience and using
a piece of chalk to draw a rude diagram
on the boards, Steve Brayton kept them
deeply interested for an hour.
"You were at first driven back?"
queried Marian when he had finished.
"Driv' right back like a flock of sheep,
and thar' hain't no use to deny it," he
replied.
"Where were your officers?"
"Runnin as fast as the rest of us."
"And Mr. Kenton rallied you?"
"He did, ma'am. Abner Jenkins was
carryin oar company flag, and he tum
bled down and left it lyin on the ground.
I was right behind him with Kenton,
and the Yankee lifts it up, waves it
about and yells for us to halt and rally."
"And did the officers rally, too?" per
sisted Marian.
"Waal, yes, but they was purty slow
about it. We had got the cannon and
were drawin it oH afore I saw any of
'em. Reckon they feel mightily cut np
over it, far they alias said the Yankee
-wouldn't stand fire."
He drew up his musket and deliberately
fired to kill.
Steve Brayton was not a close observ
er, or he might have discovered a secret
that afternoon. Both mother and daugh
ter exhibited the greatest interest and
asked him many questions, and when
be took his departure be said to himself:
"Durn my hide if they wasn't more
interested than half the men!"
Two or three days later Captain Wyle
appeared, and Steve Brayton vanished.
The captain expected to create a sensa
tion, bat was bitterly disappointed. Ev
erybody was friendly, but Brayton had
told the story of the rally and put the
credit where it belonged. He had plen
ty of excuses to urge, and his story was
quite different from Brayton's, but
somehow it failed to en. Whiln ho war
congratulated on his promotion, which
was strong evidence in itself of his good
. standing with his superior officers, he
had not rallied his flying company and
led it back, and no one could be quite
satisfied with his record. On the sec
ond evening of his arrival he called
upon the Percys. His sole reason for
returning home at that time was to
make this call. The victory which be
bad helped to achieve, his promotion,
the laudatory notices he had received
in his home newspaper, all these things
went to make him believe that be would
be accorded a frank welcome by mother
and daughter and that opportunity
might be given him to plead his cause.
The captain's welcome was cordial
enough, and after the first salutations
conversation naturany cornea to me
war. He took an early opportunity to
laughingly remark:
" Well, I suppose yoa have heard all
about oar Yankee?"
"To whom do yoa refer, captain?"
stiffly inquired Marian.
Whv. tn TTpntnn rt flnnrso "I fA-
lieve you bothrjw biro? I had no idea
that he could He induced to enlist, ana
I am surprised that he did not desert to
his friends before the battle opened. "
"Mr. Kenton believed it bis duty as
a citizen of Virginia to take up arms in
her cause," replied the mother.
"And instead of deserting he seems
to have led your company to victory,''
quietly added Marian.
"He was simply in the rear as we
faced about and was carried along with
the rush," explained the captain.
"Nevertheless he is a brave man, and 1
hope he is in earnest. "
"Why shouldn't he be?" asked the
girl.
" "Blood will tell is an old saying.
I shan't be surprised to wake up some
morning and find that he has deserted
to the enemy."
"You do Mr. Kenton gross injustice!"
exclaimed Marian as her color came
and went, and her eyes looked brighter
than he had ever seen them before. "I
have seen nothing in him to lead me to
believe,tbat he would countenance any
thing dishonorable, and brave men are
never recorded as deserters."
IJLfhe.r:ipftrvn bad planned to make
her betray her true feelings toward
Royal Kenton, he bad succeeded. Her
looks and demeanor, added to the words
she utteied with so much spirit, satis
fied him that his own cause, unless
something unforeseen should arise, was
hopeless. While he was a man of hot
temper he had a great self control and
when he left the house neither mother
nor daughter suspected his bitterness of
feeling.
"It's no use to deceive myself I" he
mattered as he walked slowly down the
street. "If the Yankee doesn't desert,
and if he is not killed in battle or other
wise, he will return to wed her. .With
him removed my path is clear. It will
be my fault if something doesn't hap
pen to him very soon!"
Something did happen two or three
somethings before the captain's return
to camp. Ike Baxter thoroughly under
stood what Captain Wyle desired, and
he was eager for an opportunity to car
ry ont his wishes. One night when
both were on guard about the camp he
wheeled in his beat, drewnp bis musket
and deliberately fired to kill. Kenton
was hardly 20 feet distant, face turned
away and completely at his mercy.- The
heavy bullet passed between his arm
and side and sped across the camp and
killed a poor sergeant as he lay sleeping
on his bed. The would be assassin plead
ed accident, and it was natural to be
lieve that it was snch. Kenton was one
of the first to excuse him, and not the
slightest suspicion of the soldier's mur
derous intentions found lodgment in his
mind. - ' , - '
Another incident, and onewith far
more pleasant surroundings, occurred
the very next day. A message came to
the commanding officer of the guards
from Stonewall Jackson to send Private
Kenton to his headquarters. The gen
eral looked at the yonng man before
him for half a minute before saying:
"Yon headed the detachment which
captured: the gun in a hand to hand
fight. Yon did nobly. Who is captain
of your company?"
"Captain Wyle, sir."
"Ah, yes. Captain Truesdale was
wounded and crippled for life. I see.
And yon are still a private?"
"Yes, sir."
"H'm ! 1 ought to have remembered
you, but I have been busy very busy.
Is yonr captain with his company?"
"No, sir. He left several days ago on
furlough."
"H'm! And haven't yon asked for a
furlongh too?"
"I have not."
"Well, we'll see about it later on.
Tomorrow I shall tbe away. The day
after at 10 o'clock in the morning I
wish yon to report here to me. Stay t 1
will write an order to that effect, which
will be yonr authority for leaving camp.
Show it to your commanding officer."
And when Kenton returned to the
guards and related his interview and
exhibited the order all congratulated
him all except Ike Baxter. That in
dividual felt himself greatly wronged,
and his mutterings took the form of
words:
"Drat that durned Yankee, but he's
jest gwine to boss this hull army if the
captain doan' dun hurry back to camp!"
CHAPTER VIII.
As with the Federals at Arlington, so
with the Confederates on the fields and
meadows to the south.. Battles were
fought on the eastern coast and on the
western rivers battles which made
history were fought in North Carolina,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Missouri, but
the Army of Virginia remained in its
camps. Its leaders realized from .the
beginning that Virginia wonld be the
real battleground of the war, and that
the Army of Virginia would be called
upon to render heroic defense. Every
hour gained was an advantage, every
day a gain of men and material and
experience.
When Royal Kenton reported to
General Jackson as per order, he was
asked if he knew the country to the
north of the Confederate outposts. He
was forced to reply that he was entirely
ignorant of it.
"This is a disadvantage, but one you
can overcome," eaid the general. "We
are in need of a few more brave men at
the front to act as scouts. Would you
have any objection to serving in that
capacity?".
"1 I should not like to act the part
of a spy." stammered Kenton in much
confusion.
"Nor wonld I ask you to. A spy is
generally a brave man and often moved
solely by patriotism, but few of tbem
are soldiers, and the profession is un
der a stigma. As a scout you go in
your uniform, secure such information
as you can in a legitimate way, and if
captured yon are treated as a prisoner
of war. . You can take a comrade with
yon or go alone, as yoa elect. Do not
be afraid to state your objections if you
have any."
"1 will go and go alone," replied
Kenton after a moment's thought.
"Very well, 4 am glad to hear it.
You can now return to your company,
and during the . day 1 will send the
proper order to your captain. Upon
your return report to me direct, and I
have no doubt yon will bring informa
tion of value."
That afternoon Captain Wyle return
ed to his company, and when he re
ceived the order detailing Private Ken
ton for temporary duty at headquarters
and learned its object he was almost
tempted to congratulate him. As be
tween captain and private or between
man and man, he would have done so
with great . heartiness, but as a rival
lover he could not. When Ike Barter
bad related the story of the attempted
"removal,'.' as he called it, he expected
words of praise, but they were not ut
tered. On the contrary, his action was
eeverely criticised, and he went away
to sulk and growl.
"Understand me," said the captain
as Ike betrayed his disappointment by
word and look, "I don't want murder
or assassination. I hate him because
he's a Yankee and because he is an en
emy among ns. I want to drive bin.
out force him to desert to his ot
aide. I want the news to go back home
that he has deserted and is a traitor to
us. Bring that about, and I'll do any
thing I can to reward you, bat don't
shoot him down in cold blood. Now
that General Jackson has taken him un
der his wing we must be more careful
than ever."
Armed with a pass' that would take
him through the Confederate lines and
pickets, Royal Kenton made bis way to
ward Washington. When he reached
the last outpost, the officer in command
gave him the lay of the country'along
that front, the position of the Federal
vidtttes so far as known, and named
many fanners who sympathized with
the Confederate cause and would give
him shelter. It was about 10 o'clock
in the forenoon when Kenton left the
last post behind him and disappeared in
the woods. He knew in a general way
what was required of him. It was, first,
to push as near the Federal lines as pos
sible, and then to estimate the strength
of camps or marching columns, locate
forts and earthworks and seek to dis
cover the strength of positions. . Spiea
go in disguise - and often remain in a
camp for days. Scouts are saved from
the baiter when caught only because
they are not "an enemy in disguise."
The spy is detested simply because he la
generally moved by a financial consid
eration and is often a person who will
work for the side paying him the best.
The nentral ground between the two
armies was a strip of territory from
three to six miles wide. Reconnois
sances were almost of daily occurrence
from one side or the other, and cavalry
commands patrolled the highways at
frequent intervals.
The first face he snw was that of Marian
Percy.
xne sentiment ot trie Virginia larm
ers .was overwhelmingly Confederate,
and whenever Kenton identified himself
he was given all information at hand.
During the first two days he had several
narrow escanes from Federal cavalrv
patrols, and on the third day he was
treated to a double surprise. The farm
er with whom he had remained over
night bad recommended him to one
much nearer the Federal outposts to se
cure additional information. He reach
ed this place about 11 o'cIock in the
forecoon, and the first face he saw was
that of Marian Percy, the next that of
her mother. The meeting appeared to
be as pleasant to all as it was unex
pected. The Percys had arrived only
two days before in hopes to remove the
farmer's wife, who was a relative, to
their home in the valley. The woman
was ill too ill to stand the journey,
and they wonld wait for a few days in
hopes of an improvement. The house
had been visited daily by" parties from
both armies, bat thus far no violence
had been offered nor had anything been
taken from the farm.
For almost the first time since be had
known her Royal Kenton was left alone
with Marian Percy for an hoar. They
sat under the apple trees, and he told
her the details of the battle of Bnll Run
as far as he had gathered tbem, of his
interviews with Jackson, the object of
bis scout, bis hopes and fears of the fu
ture. . ; .
" You enlisted to serve your state,"
she said when opportunity came. "This
is no longer a question of what a state
may or may not do. It is no longer Vir
ginia, but a southern confederacy. JJo
yoa feel the same obligation?"
"Does the same obligation exist?" be
queried in reply.
Certainly not. I have dared to so as
sert and have almost been called a trai
tor for my language. One does not need
to be a politician or the daughter of a
politician to realize that the success of
the newborn confederacy means the
downfall of the republic. And yet Vir-r
ginians cannot return to their homes
and lay aside their weapons of war."
"Thus far I have cast my fortunes
with Virginia," replied Kenton, "and
it is too late to retreat now. even if I so
desired. What the end will be no man
can predict."
They talked of other things as they
sat on the rude bench Farmer Hastings
had constructed that he might smoke
his pipe in the shade and still look out
over the dusty highway which ran past
bis door. There was no declaration of
love by word of mouth, bat I think that
some conclusion was arrived at just the
same, and that both were happy over it
in a silent way.
Dinner had just been eaten when one
of the colored servants announced the
approach of a body of Federal cavalry
from the direction of Washington. Ken
ton counted them while they were yet
half a mile away and made the number
to be 20. It was a patrol, and it might
stop or pass bn.
" Yon. see the situation," said Marian
as she approached Kenton, who was
carefully examining his revolver. "Yon
could not beat tbem off single banded,
and if you are discovered, here yoa will
be taken prisoner and the rest of ns sub
jected to annoyance and insult. Yon
must go at once.
"And leave yoa unprotected?"
"Oar people have an idea that the
Yankees have horns and hoops," she
laughed, "but I have lived among them
for vears. as yoa know. They will not
make war on old men and defenseless
women. Gof" There is no time to loeel
They are surely going to stop here!"
Kenton retreated through the orchard
to the cover of a stone wall 200 feet in
rear of the house. He was scarcely
sheltered when the troopers filed into
the yard through the gate and surround
ed the bouse. The captain in command
dismounted and was about to rap on the
wide open front door when Marian ap
peared. "Well?".she queried as he looked at
her in the greatest surprise for half a
minute.
"Ah, excuse me!" he stammered. "I
am looking for some one a man a
man who is supposed to La a Confeder
ate scout or spy," . -
"There is only one white man here
the old farmer himself. We have seen
no stranger. Yoa are at liberty to
search."
"Ob, nq, no! The word of a lady is
amply sufficient. Perhaps be took the
other road. Sergeant, re-form the men
in the highway."'
(To be Continued.)
Mysterious Glass Balls.
The small Island of Billiton, between
Sumatra and Borneo, has long been
famous for Its rich tin mines, which
are controlled by the Dutch Govern
ment. In describing the geology of
Billiton before the Royal Academy of
Sciences in Amsterdam recently, Mr.
Verbeek gave an account of the mys
terious "glass balls of Billiton," which
are found among some of the tin ore
deposits. They are round, with groov
ed surfaces. Similar balls are occa
sionally found In Borneo and Java, as
well as In Australia. Mr. Verbeek
thinks they cannot be artificial, and
there are no volcanoes near enough to
support the theory that they are vol
canic bombs. Besides, be says, the
glassy rocks produced by the nearest
volcanoes are quite different in their
nature from the material of the balls.
He suspected that the mysterious ob
jects were ejected, ages ago, from the
volcanoes of the moon, and afterward
fell upon the earth.
Condensed Fuel - -"
One difficulty in the way of utilizing
the great peat-beds of Germany for
heating purposes has been the great
bulklness of the material. But now a
process has been suggested by .which
thirty tons of peat can be reduced to
one ton of carbide without losing any
of the atored-up energy of beat. . ;
TRUMPET CALLS.
Dam'! Horn Sounds a Warning Note
to the Unredeemed .
T is the Imma
nence of God that
- slowly uplifts the
world.
: He who discards
the Bible will
spend his time
trying to outwit
his conscience...
The preaching
in which nobody
hears God speak
Is not the preach
ing of the gospel.
Honest efforts make the best friend
ships. Wisdom Is the proper use of all means
at hand. ,
The lucky man plans well and works
to hjs plans. .
An ounce of conscience is worth a
to -, of explanations.
It costs something to be a Christian,
but It costs more not to be.
You can silence conscience, but yoa
cannot take away Its frown.
Forbidden fruit In the heart causes
the logic of the head to stink.
Life is not worth living to the man
who Is willing to do wrong to live.
Some churches, use ont of date
methods to fight an up-to-date devil.
. Over confidence has slain his thou
sands, but despair has" slain his ten
thousands.
The devil's face may be seen without
a mask by taking a look at the drunk
ard's home.
The religion that Is only seen on Sun
day is not the kind that Is needed In
the middle of the week.
TV man who enjoys God's peace Is
the one who sought and found him
when he had no peace.
The man who limps and stumbles
along Is the first to complain when any
body else makes a misstep.
Which Is the greatest transgressor,
the man who breaks the week In Idle
ness ojr-the Sabbath by work.
God -Is as certain to help the man
who trusts in him as the sun is to send
Its light into the open window. . .
To rebels the state says, "Yield and'
be shot;" to rebels against his kingdom
God says, "Yield and be saved." .
There is no argument for religion Id
heaven or earth that can persuade a.
man who will not give up his sins.. . -
Some Christians are pious sponges;
only when tribulation squeezes them
the world is better because of them.
- He who sows wild oats may expect to
gather chaff, as that kind- of seed pro
duces no. grain. . The very straw is in
nutritions. If an official meeting was composed
only of those actually at work, R would
often be a duet between the praAcher
and the janitor.
The greatest proof of the divinity of
the Christian religion is that Its abuse
and mismanagement by its professors
hasn't killed it long ago.
The man who is always prating that
former times were better than the
present deserves no credit, as he had no
hand in making them.
He Built the Bridge.
A Western railroad having its head
quarters in Chicago was reorganized
and some new officials were brought on
rroni the East There was a readjust
ment of titles and the superintendent
fk.-r.1-.fwl o cTctom Trw which th duties
. l ".-J ' r J
jf every employe were to be most dlear-J
ly understood.
John Connors, who had helped to
build the road and who had been on the
pay roll for years, wa3 advanced to the
title of Master Mechanic and Superin
tendent of Maintenance of Way.
About a week after his appointment
he was bastly summoned to the office
ind was given an order:
To John Connors, Master Mechanic
jind Superintendent of Maintenance of
Way: This is to Inform you that cul
vert No. 163, in section 14, one and
Dne-half Wj) miles east of Effner, has
been destroyed by fire. You will
proceed with all possible baste to the
Chief Engineer, who will provide you
with the necessary plans and specifi
cations. By requisition on the Pur
chasing Agent you will be enabled to
secure such material as may be neces
sary and the Superintendent of .Motive
Power will place at your disposal
There were other directions, butwhen
John Connors had read this far he
folded the letter and put it In his
pocket.
"That's what we call the Wilson
culvert," said he. "I'll 'tlnd to it."
That was Saturday. On Monday
morning the General Superintendent
came to his office at 10 o'clock, pushed
a bell and directed the Private Sec
retary to order the Special Messenger
to summon the Master Mechanic and
Superintendent of Maintenance of
Way.
John Connors came to the office.
- "Mr Connors," began the General
Superintendent, "have you received
from the Chief Engineer the plans and
specifications for that new culvert In
section 14?" ' -
"I'll tell you," replied the Master
Mechanic and Superintendent of Main
tenance of Way, "the bridge Is done
and the trains have been runnin' since
daylight, but I haven't seen the picture
of it yet" i ,
'" ' The Story of Salt. -,".
The little glass bottle of salt that
you see on the table every day could
tell a most Interesting story. It has
made -a long journey and gone through
many changes. It was for a long, long
time down hi earth hundreds of feet.
Men discovered its hiding-place, and
began devising a way of reach tog It
and bringing It to the top. Probably
the salt on your table came from the
salt-mines In the western part of the
State of New York. If yon should go
there, you would find a small city, all
the people in which were interested in
the salt-works. Iron pipes run down
Into the earth. Down one of these
pipes water is forced, which dissolves
tie salt in the mines, and forces it Into
elevated vats or tanks high above the
ground. It Is now brine. This brina
passes first into a pan that Is so hot
that the water Is driven out and the
salt crystallizes. It Is put : Into great
casks that hold 1,000 pounds. Before
it reaches the casks, It has been classi
fied as coarse, common, and refuse
salt, according 4o the quality of the
crystals. These -asks of salt are sub
jected to another system, which separ
ates the different quality In each case
again by a process of sifting or screen
ing as yoa have seen men in building
a house sift the sand to get the finest
for the mortar for the, bricks. . The
kind of salt that is on yonr table la
ground to make it very fine, that It
may dissolve at once, with freedom,
when sprinkled on or in food. When
U is ground it is packed in sacks by
women and girls, and shipped to tie
grocers. The coarse salt, Is used by
farmers and in freezing Ice-cream. ;
If you particularly dislike a subject
how often It comes up In conversation!
T
CAN'T HELP TELLING. ,
No village so smalL ' r
No city so large.
From the Atlantic to trie Pacific
names known for all that is truthful,
all that is reliable, are attached to the
most thankful letters. .
They come to' Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass., and tell the one story of
physical salvation gained through the
aid of Lydia EL Pinkham'a Vegetable
Compound.
The horrors born of displacement or
ulceration of the womb :
Backache, bearing-down, dizziness,
fear of coming calamity, distrust of
best friends.
All, all sorrows and sufferings of
the past. The famed "Vegetable Com
pound" bearing the illustrious name
Pinkham, has brought them ont of the
valley of suffering to that of happiness
and usefulness.
In one advertisement alone we re
cently published thirty testimonials
from women in one small town who
had regained health through its use.
A Novel Bridge at Rouen.
Egineers are naturally interested in
the novel work which has lately been
undertaken at Rouen, France, called a
"pont transbordeur," serving all the
purposes of a bridge, while not inter
fering with the free passage of ships,
even with those with masts 150 feet
high. Two small Eiffel towers are to
be erected one at each bank of the
Siene, three-quarters of a mile below
the lowest existing bridge at Rouen
and a narrow iron bridge will be sus
pended by chain - cables between their
beads. It is to be not less than 160
feet from the level of the quays, but it
is not intended either for carriages or
for foot passengers. Several lines of
rail ' are to be carried along it, and on
these a skeleton carriage or platform
on wheels will run;" this' will be
dragged from side to side of the river
by steel ropes passing over a driving
wheel, to be worked by steam or elec
tricity from one of the banks. To the
skeleton platform will be hung, by
eteel hawsers, at the level of the quays,
or 160 feet below the bridge, the trans
bordeur a strong carriage within
which passengers and Vehicles will be
transported from one bank to the other.
This carmge,i--be- 40 leet in width
by 83 feet in length; the electric tram
ways running on the quays on both
sides of the river are to make connec
tion at. this point, and this transbor
deur will be., fitted to carry the tram
cars so that passengers by them will
cross the river without changing their
seats. .
IT SAVES YOU MONEY
A a Well as Restoring Tour Strength
and Giving You Health to
Enjoy Life.
The regulator on JK. Of all cures real
Dr. Sanden's Elec- j3fi and so-called
trie Belt makes itjpjvs none Is so certain
the most conveni-5ji Jrc In Its effects as Dr.
ent belt in thesi CjS Sanden's Electric
world to use. - Beit.
WHEN YOU HAVE SQUANDERED YOUR
money feeding the quacks who live upon
such as yu, it is hard to make you believe
tbat an advertised remeay is gooa. some men
have a p ejudice against anything advertised.
But surely the cures shown to hare been pee
formed by Dr. Sanden's Electric Belt must com
mend it to every sufferer. They prove that it
i-nres after all else fails. It would be better to
ti-v this very simple and highly recommended
remedy before spending time and money with
drugs, because a fair trial of it will make it un
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GRANT'S WHITE. MOUNTAIN RIDE.
Eleven Miles Over Bough Road in
Less than an Hour.
In St Nicholas George B. Smith tella
of a remarkable ride once made by
Gen. Grant, from the village of Bethle
hem to the Profile House in the White
Mountains. The driver was Edward
Cox, and Mr. Smith describes the ride
as follows:
:- When, about seven o'clock of that
calm August evening, the Presidential
party stepped out of the Sinclair House,
General Grant's trained eye, sweeping
over the team with the glance of a con
noisseur, at once recognized its excel
lence. Walking quickly to the driver's
side, he said to Cox, "If you have no
objections, I will get" up there with
you." "It is pretty rough riding up
here, General," was the reply. "I can
stand it if you can," said Grant, as he
climbed to the place and settled him
self. a The President was dressed in
high 'silk hat,- black suit, and a long
linen duster covering as much of his
clothing as possible. The others of the
party adjusted themselves In the big,
heavy wagon according to their ideas
of comfort, and all was ready. Sixteen
people were in that" vehicle, Including
Mr. Cox.
The driver tightened the reins with a
"whist!" and with a spring, in perfect
unison, the noble animals were off for
the Profile. The telegraph operator at
the St. Clair sat with his finger on the
key, looking out of the window and
watching for the moment of the start.
A message at once flashed over the
wire to the Profile House, saying that
they had gone, and the time was noted.
It was precisely seven o'clock.
-;; At the Profile a large company had
gathered in the office, waiting for the
arrival. Among them were several
stage drivers, who with becoming
gravity gave various opinions, as sages
and oracles of profundity in road
knowledge, and fully discussed the
situation. It was known that Cox in
tended to break all records if he could';
but it was the unanimous expression
of the drivers, knowing every foot of
the road as they did, that "Ed" could
not make the drive in less than two
hours, and a portion of them thought
he bad better make it two and a half,
as the last three miles were right up
Into the mountain, with a steep grade
all the way Into Franconla Notch. But
that he could make the eleven miles in
less than two hours was not believed
for a moment.
Those of our readers who have visit
ed this famous hotel, the Profile, will
remember Echo Lake, and the little
cannon kept there to wake the echoes.
This beautiful sheet of water, famous
far and near for its echoes and their
many repetitions, Is about a quarter of
a mile from the hotel, and 'the Presi
dential party had to pass it to get to
the- house. It had been arranged tbat
when they drove by the gunner should
fire the cannon, to announce the fact to
the house. At the hotel we were listen
ing for the signal gun, chatting, dis
cussing the event, and passing the time
as best we could, when bang! went
the gun. The echo-maker had spoken.
We looked at the clock hanging in the
office. It was not believed it was the
President. "It cannot be!" "Look at
the timer' 'Some mistake has been
made!" Such were the expressions
heard on all sides.
The proprietor hurried a bell-boy to
the lake, to ascertain why the gun was
fired before the time. But it was the
expected party. In what seemed an
Incredibly -short time we heard the
tramping of the flying steeds, and the
rattle of the chariot; and in another
moment they swept around the corner
of the house into plain view.
Never will I forget the scene, as they
swung into the large circular space be
fore the building. Ed Cox stood up on
he foot-board, with teeth set, eyes
blazing, and every rein drawn tight in
his hands. General Grant sat beside
him, holding his hat on with one hand,
the other grasping the seat. ' The eight
horses were on the lull run, with
mouths wide open, ears back flat to
their heads, and nostrils distended.
They were covered with sweat and
foam, yet all under perfect control of
the magician on the box. As they
made the circle and drew up in front
of the hotel, Cox threw his weight on
the brake and stopped at once. He had
made the drive In precisely fifty-eight
minutes.
Have the Lantern Ready.
A good lantern should be considered
indispensable on the farm. It should be
kept in perfect order, ready for quick
use, should an emergency require its
use. It should - have a certain place
where It should be kept when not in
use, and never should be set aside from
its regular place of storing for any rea
son when not In use.
If anything happens at the stables,
or there is an alarm at the hen bouse
at night, the lantern will be the first
thing needed. If It Is in Its place, ev
ery member of the family knowing
where It is, It can soon be ready,
Quick investigation is therefore a
mere matter of form under such con
ditions. It would be very different,
however, where a mere haphazard
method of caring for the lantern was
observed. An alarm comes; John has
heard a great commotion among the
poultry. He hastens for the lantern;
no one knows where it is. Tom had
seen It somewhere, and thought the
governor had used It last. After five
or ten minutes it is found, with no oil
in It, and then there Is a hunt for the
oil can. By the time the lantern is in
readiness for use, no knowing what
damage this unnecessary delay may
have cost. .
Justice in South A.rlca.
Some idea of Justice as It is adminis
tered In Johannesburg, South Africa,
may be derived from the following se
lections from a newspaper which has
Just been received from that portion of
the Dark Continent. One of them
reads: "A cab driver named Cornellls,
convicted of driving a couple of female
passengers out of town and assaulting
them, was ordered to pay a fine of 50
or undergo four months of hard labor."
The other is as follows: "Hermann
Chlo Chissin was to-day mulcted In the
sum of 50 for selling a bottle of liquor
to a Kaffir." .
What tbe South Pays tor Its Schools.
A prominent Southern minister de
clared the other day that "the. sixteen
Southern States are to-day" paying as
much for public schools as the British
Parliament votes every year for the
public school system- of the British Isl
andsbetween $20,000,000 and $80,000,
000." And he adds that since the war
the South has expended "$250,000,000
of its own money for education $75,
000,000 of it for the children of tho
colored people."
"Why Johnny Kicked.
"Oh, no. There ain't any favorite In
the famlly," soliloquized Johnny; "oh,
no. If I bite my finger nails I catch it
over the knuckles; but the baby can
eat bis whole foot and they think It Is
clever." :- ; '?.-! :' -.ii'-r - '.
It there are not many visitors at a
house, It is a sign that th husband
wean th pantw -
Morphine Fiends la America.
A Parisian work on the morphine
habit says it is most prevalent in Ger
many, France and the United States,
and, strange : to say, that the medical
profession furnishes the laregst number
of morphinists, 40 per cent. Men of
leisure come next with 15 per cent,
then merchants, 8 percent.'- Of 1,000
fiends 650 were men and of the female
victims women of means furnished 43
per cent and wives of medical men 10
per cent. ,
' State Flowers and Suffrage.
Those ' states in which complete or
limited woman suffrage has been estab
lished .by law are those which have
taken the lead in the selection of state
flowers. Colorado has the Columbine,
Idaho the syringia, Montana the bitter
root and Utah the sergo lily. The
state flower of Nebraska is the golden
rod, which is Tikewise the state flower
of Oregon.
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A vigorous stomach is the greatest of mundane
blessings. Sound digestion is a guaranty of
quiet nerves, muscular elasticity, a hearty ap
etite and regular habit of body. Though nr
always a natural endowment, it may be aequ
cd through the agency of Hostette'r's Stomal
Bitters, one of the most effective invigorani
and blood fertilizers in existence. This fine
tonic also fortifies those who use it against ma
laria, and remedies biliousness, constipation
and rheumatism.
A magnetic well of great power has
been struck at Bowersville, five miles
south of Jamestown, Ohio. The well
was drilled 140 feet deep, and at this
dep h the drill became so magnetized
that particles of iron clung to it '
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
by local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion oi the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness," and that is by constitu
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian tube. When this tube gets inflam
ed yoa have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and th is tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condition of
the mucous suriaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for cir-
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Sold by druggists, Toe
Hall's Family Fills are the best.
Paris harbors a widow, Mme. Jules
Lebaudy, who inherited from her hus
band $25,000,000. As she disapproves
of the way in which he made his for
tune, she refuses to use it contenting
herself with an, income of 6,000
francs.
Size for size, a thread of spider's eilk
is decidedly tougher than one of steel.
An ordinary thread will bear a weight
ol three grains. Tliig. is about 50 per
tent stronger than a steel thread of the
ime thickness.
Nicola Tesla, the electrician, says
nat he has practically perfected an ap
paratus by which telegraph messages
may be sent without wire". He pro
poses to give a demonstration of his
masteryof the electric currents.'
Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds. Mrs. C.
Beltz, 439 8th ave., Denver, Col., Nov. 8, '95.
John Pratt wore at his funeral in
Holden, Me., the other day, a fine pair
of calfskin boots made for him in 1862
and worn every Sunday since.
AN -OPEN LETTER
To MOTHERS.
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND
" PITCHER'S CASTORIA." AS OUR TRADE MARK.
J,
DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
the originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," the same
has borne and does now tm. tntttwit
was
that
bear the facsimile signature of ttyfi-cU 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 hind you have always bought sfTs, " on the
ibiituu itfuus u uv gnavure oj --r ss. -irtai wrap
per. JVo one has authority from me to use my name except
The Centaur Company of which Chas. II. Fletcher is
President.
March 8, 1897. QySC
Do Not Be Deceived.
Do not endanger the life ofyour child by accepting a cheap" substitute
which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies
on it), the ingredients of which even he does not know. '.
"The Kind You Have Always Bought"
BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF
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August 31st
is the last day of the $1000
missing word contest
Schilling's Best tea is
wonderfully fresh and fine.
Rules of contest published i large
advertisement abo A the first and middle
of each month. aj
Parisian Revenues.
Paris gets its revenue chiefly from
the octroi duties, which now yield
more than $31,000,000 a year, and the
cost of collecting which is about $2,
000,000. Every article of consumption
brought within the fortifications of
Paris, whether food, fuel, or building
mateiral, is subject to these duties.
There is also a tax of 10 per cent on the
amount of rent paid by each tenant, a
license tax on business, a window tax
and a dog tax. These produce about
$18,000,000 a year. About $3,000,000
comes in the form of contributions from
the republic toward tho maintenance of
e police department and the streets.
iout $15,000,000 comes from "what
are strictly municipal revenues," which
"are derived from such sources as rent
als paid by the gas companies over
$3,000,000 returns from the fertiliz
ing sewage. $3,400,000, and public
markets, $1,800,000. What are called
the extraordinary expenses of Paris are
devoted, like our own, says the Mil
waukee Sentinel, to the carrying out of
new public improvements and the con
struction of public buildings and are
provided for, like ours, by the issue of
bonds. Their annual average varies
between seven and eight millions of
dollars."
"J We excuse our selfishness-by assum
ing our greater nee'.
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eral years' experience on the Chicwro Board of
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