the party. Harding had called a small
boat alongside preparatory to going
ashore and this boat had dropped un
der the quarter. At u moment she
BEULE BOYD, A NOTED CIVIL thought suitable the girl nodded to
WAR CHARACTER.
Capt. Henry, whom she had planned to
have escaped. He left the wiue party
and stepping into the shore Imat which
She Was Once Exiled by President
was soon handy he was sotai on hi»
Lincoln and Twice Sentence I to Be
way to Boston. Wheu later Harding
Shot—She Also Made One Man a
came aft he asked Belle where his pa
Traitor to Hia Country.
lters were and she told him that prob
ably they were in the lower cabin,
The career of Belle Boyd, known as where he had been dressing, and he
the “rebel spy” and who died In Wis weut after them, while the small boat
consin not long ago, w as a thrilllug oue. got farther away.
She bad Just left
Her After Career.
school when the
For allowing the escape of his pris
civil war begau. oner Harding was arrested and tried,
She had a lover In but he was not convicted. Belle Boyd
theCoufedernte ser was banished by Lincoln and went to
vice without whom England. Harding deserted shortly
she thought she afterward and went to England, where
could not live, but he and the spy were married on Aug.
she married an 25, 1864. Harding returned to this
other before the country and became a Confederate spy.
war was over and His wife became an actress in England
made him a trai and returned to America after the proc
tor, was divorced lamation of general amnesty. She
from a second husband twenty years played tinder the name of Nina Ben
after her first marriage, and within a jamin in different cities, and at one
year after that married a third. She time lobbied successfully to put a bill
saw life in camps and military prisons, through tlie “black and tan” Legisla
was a prisoner on shipboard, was ban ture of Texas.
ished from the country, and after re
In 186S> she married Col. John Swains-
turning to it lived in various States In ton Hammond, quit the stage, went, in
tlie East, West and South; was in an ill health, with her husband to Cali
insane asylum for a time, and after fornia and was obliged to enter an In
wards lectured throughout the country, sane asylum. lu 1884 »lie obtained a
often under the auspices of Grand divorce from Hammond and soon after
Army posts. She was about five feet ward married Nat 11. High, an actor,
five inches tall, with bright eyes and with whom she went on the road giv
aquiline nose, and when »he was young ing dramatic recitations In costume.
her hair was described as of "a reddish
golden hue.”
FOUND AT LAST.
Belle Boyd was born in Martinsburg,
W. Va.. in 1843. Not quite 18 years The Ax with Which Charles I. Wa,
Beheaded.
old at the opening of the war. she en
tered with all her heart and spirit into
The vexed question, so much in evi
the service of the Confederate cause. dence in the papers recently, “Where 19
She was a resident within the Federal the present location of the ax with
lines and knew many of the officers, which King Charles 1. was beheaded?”
and she used her acquaintance and her has finally been answered. Tlie famous
blandishments to gain from them in relle now reposes in tlie Museo Bor-
formation which would be of service bonlcc, at Naples, Italy. One who has
to her friends In the Southern armies, rummaged much among tlie archives
to whom she conveyed it at every op of tlie Britisli Museum furnishes these
portunity. Many of her messages site particulars regarding It: Tlie execu
sent to Gen. J. E. B. Stuart. At favor tioner of Charles (Giles Dekker) sur
able opportunities she abstracted tiie vived the monarch 36 years, dying in
side arms of her Federal acquaintances 1685. His claim to tlie ax, which he
appears to have regarded as ids per
quisite, was, after considerable discus
sion. granted by Parliament, and It re
mained ids until ids death, lie always
refused to make nil exhibition of tiie
instrument, but his son, however, de
void of such scruples, placed it oil show
at the tavern in Lambeth, and this
coming to tlie new King's ears, a raid
was made, tiie ax was confiscated and
James II. became its custodian. When
compelled to fiy from tin* kingdom in
1688 he took it with him to France, and
at St. Germain it remained until bis
death, in 1701, Louis XIV. became its
next possessor, and later on tie IU-gent
Duke of Orleans, who parted witli it
for a “consideration" to Ferdinand,
King of Naples. Treasured by that
WASHES THROUGH THE FIRING LINK.
family for upward of 60 years, it was
finally deposited in the Naples Mu
when they left them carelessly about, seum.
anil these she forwarded to the enemy.
She was suspected after a time, and
The Other Was Handsomer.
then one of her notes fell into the Fed
it was in an art store in Fifth avenue,
eral hands and she was arrested, repri says a New York paper, and tlie dealer
manded and threatened, but Gen. was showing gilded clocks and cande
Shields set her at liberty. Gen. Shields, labra to a customer. Pointing to oue
she said afterward, was completely off particularly handsome set, lie said:
his guard and introduced her to officers
"That is worth $350.” Pointing to au-
of his staff.
Other of similar pattern, but not so
Sentenced to Be Shot.
handsome, lie said, “That is worth
The night before Shields set out after $600."
Stonewall Jackson lie announced that
“But tlie other one is better,” said
he was going to whip Jackson and a tlie customer.
council of war was held ill what had
“Well,” said tlie dealer, “tlie chief
been tlie drawing-room of Belle's aunt's value of tlds one (pointing to tlie six
house. Through tlie floor of a closet hundred dollar affair) is tlie gilding. It
off a bedroom above the drawing-room was gilded by tlie mercury process,
a hoi3 had been bored. Belle crept up which is now forbidden by law almost
to tlie closet and applied tier ear to it everywhere. The other act was treated
when the council assembled. She was with tlie electro plating process.”
able to be of such service to Jackson
“Well, it's tin- handsomer," said the
that he sent her a letter after his de customer, is it as durable? if it is,
feat of Gen. Banks, dated May 23. why should I pay $250 more?”
1862, thanking her for her "liumeuse
“It is practically as durable and It Is
ser rices.” On Jackson's advice she re handsomer,” said the dealer. "But you
moved to Winchester, and Jackson can duplicate it. and you can't dupli
made her an aide on his staff with the cate tlie other. The mercury process of
rank of captain. While at Winchester gilding was death to the workmen en
she was made aware of several very gaged in it. They inhaled tlie fumes of
suspicious Northern plans which would the mercury, and in the end it killed
destroy the cotinter-niovenients of the them, and it wasn’t long in doing it,
armies of her beloved Confederacy. either.”
Without a thought of tlie danger to
“I’ll take the mercury one," said the
herself she instantly started from the customer, “but the other is hand
town to the point of land occupied by somer.”
General Jackson and the Southern
troopers, a isiint she gained after a
Pte.
most perilous and harrowing run
The prejudice against pies, more im
through tlie Bros of both armies. Dur aginative than real, is dying out.
ing tier career as a spy she was twice Many persons now eat pie for break
sentenced to be shot, and was for 11 fast. Combined with coffee or milk
months a prisoner in the Carroll and it furnishes a fine repast, and athletes.
Capitol prisons at Washington.
I after a sumptuous meal of tills charac
Belle Boyd's career in the military ter, easily digest it in ten minutes* ac
service ended in 1864. when she was tive exercise so some fieople say;
captured willi dispatches on a block others do not indorse the assertion.—
ade runner. Lieut. Sam Wylde Hard Pittsburg Dispatch.
ing. of the navy, was put in charge of
the blockade n.nner. which was or
Irish Mos«.
dered to Boston. The lieutenant and
One of tlie many useful tilings which
Belle Boyd were thrown together a absolute privation lias been tlie means
good deal and left largely to them- of making known to the world is Irish
selves. lie quoted from Sliakrpeare < tnoss. Tin1 poorest of the inhabitants
and Byron to her. she tells In her au of the Irish «-oast were driven to its use
tobiography. When he l*.*gan to talk I by the pangs of hunger. When boiled
of tender subject» she thought he I it produced a thick, nourishing and not
might become useful to her cause, so 1 unpalatable jelly. It is most bene-
when be askeil her to Iteróme his wife | fleial for diseases of the throat and
she told him that It might Involve seri I lungs.
ous consequences. He was ready to
face them, apparently, and renewed his
f'tiyslcisn« la Germany.
proposal while the ship was In Ixing
In the last eleven jearij the nuintier
Island sound on the way to Boston. of physicians In Germany Increased 56
So <he told him she wonld be his wife. j per cent., while the population in-
When they were coming to anchor I creased only 14 per cent.
off the Boston navy yard Lieut. Hard
ing went forward to give some orders
Some tnr?t « »n't find word» for their
and his fiancee Invited the two Yankee thoughts snd «ome women can’t find
pilots who were aboard to come down thoughts for their words.
to the cabin and have some wine, which
With time and patience the mulberry
they did. The captain of the blockade
runner, whom she called In her book leaf become« silk, which in turn bo
Capt Henry, and another man were of •>>ise» a woman.
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Couple that Never Spoke loitil They
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A marriage took place in Boston the
other evening, the parties to which had
never spoken until a few minutes be
fore they stood before the clergyman
who prououuced them man and wife.
They had' beeu courting for nearly
three months at that, and they were
both In full possession of tlie faculty
of speech.
Oue day a young woman employed in
one of the department stores and a
young man holding a clerkship in a
music store engaged rooms on Shaw
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The gossips in Bible days must have
I could get along with a confession
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Jew is said wheu He was trying to things going on that the Bible tell»
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It is better to lie defeated in a good
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vatou through Christ, faith in Christ, righteous one.—United Presbyterian.
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The problem of Indian education
other across tlie expansive courtyard
seems to he solved by the Indians them
for the first time. For several uighte
selves. In the territory the Chicka
they enjoyed each other’s presence in
a silent manner. Later on the young ' “Both my wife and myself have been saw» have five college« and the Creek»
CASCA RETS and they are the best have 10. The Choctaws have no col-
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two days, she tried some of your CASCARETS. which the higher branches are taught.
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they relieved the pain in her head almost
The expenses of educating the Indiana
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C has . S tsiuford ,
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bought a pair of opera glasses, and, to
HOITT'H school .
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the young man cut out some letter from
Menlo Park, San Mateo County, Cal..
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and complete laboratories, beautiful sur
piece of board that lie had covered with I
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The young lady answered tlie next
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treaties for a meeting. They soon gave
must not be buried.
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ence, however, and began to pay trib
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best part of a mail's education is that
which lie gives himself, ajid the biog
raphies of many of our greatest genius
es afford ample proof of tlie truth of the
statement. Bacon declared that "stud
ies teach not their own use, lint tlint is
a wisdom without them, and above
them, won by observation,” and again
and again in tiie long roll of fame, of
which as a nation we are Justly proud,
appear the names of those who. Inde
pendent of tutors, universities and col
leges, have given themselves the tiuest
education, developed Intellectual pow
ers In the face of insuperable difficul
ties and attained positions of tlie high
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God lias dowered rich and poor alike
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distinction and culture, genius and tal
ent, are not the prerogative of one class
alone. The men who have achieved
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ly handicapped at the outset of their
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vironment; but these hindrances, In
stead of deterring them or diminishing
their enthusiasm, have served as wings
on which they rose to higher attain
ments.—Newcastle (Eng.) Chronicle.
Their < oniproriiiae.
“I stopped over in Nevada on my way
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Francisco, at the Hoffman House yes
terday, "to look after some milling In
terests I have there, ami at Carson City
a man told me a capital story. A min
ing strike had I xm - ii made in u neur liv
portion of tlie State which turned out to
be of such promise that a respectable-
camp soon sprung up around It. Tlie
two principal mine owners were re
spectively an Irishman and a Jew. and
as a delicate compliment to these lead
ing citizens the rest of the miners left it
to them to bestow a name upon the
new camp. The two had many con
ferences. but could not reach an agree
ment, for the Irishman stood out for a
name taken from the Emerald Isle,
while the Jew wa* for one that wonld
be suggestive of the chosen people. Tlie
rest of the miners finally Itecame rest
less and threatened to name tlie camp
themselves if an end whs not put to
the delay, and this led tiie pair to com
promise and name tin- new camp Tip-
perusaleiri Rather a neat and suggest
ive name, don’t you think?” New York
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can inquire of the lady next door and
let her guess at It.”
"Young matt, you stand right «till
there where you are. I’ll tie back in a
moment with the family Bible.”—
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