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A MADMAN'S CRIME.
HORRIBLE DEED OP AN
PHYSICIAN.
IOWA
lendlih Doing of a Maniac A Child
Cruelly Murdered by a l'romlncnt
Doctor In the rrenence of tho DU
tracted l'arenti.
It would soom that the gamut ol
ivlme had been run and every chord
of human agony had been struck long
ago; that tho possibilities of tragic
originality had been exhnustod and
that all tho variations of occurrences
that have the power to shock and hor
rify had boon touched. Tho dovlllsh
ingenuity of brutalized depravity and
blood lust hus glvon various forms of
death and has invented infernal In
strumentalities for Its use. But do
monlac frenzy is responsible for a
deed In which tho heart sickening el
ements havo few parallels lu the his
tory of tragic events.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wcarley of
Hampton, Iowa, were tho parents of a
beautiful babe, 10 months old. Tho
parents worshiped the child nlmost to
idolatry. It was tho mother's life.
Her wholo soul was wrapped up in tho
little one, and it was watched with
anxious solicitude lest It should be
taken and the home be left desolate.
One day the child showed symptoms
of slight ailment, in alarm nt the
trivial Indisposition, tho parents took
the babe to tho olllco of Dr. Hobson,
DR. APPLEBY,
the family physician, at Brlstow, a
neighboring village. Dr. Hobson was
called away before ho could attend to
tho child, but Dr. Q. W. Appleby, who
had been visiting Dr. Hobson, offered
to mako tho examination. Dr. Apple
by had been tho leading physician in
that section for several years, and as
Mr. and Mrs. Wcarley were acquainted
with 'ftls professional standing, they
raised no objection to his proposi
tion. No sooner had Dr. Appleby taken
the child on his lap than ho began to
toss it about and handle it roughly.
The mother protested Indignantly, but
tho physician paid no attention, and
his actions became more Incompre
hensible and his abuse of the Infant
became more unfeeling.
Tho now thoroughly frightened
woman implored tho physician to de
sist and restore tho child to her arms,
but without avail. Tho man was deaf
allko to tho mother's cntrentles and
to tho father's stern commands. Ho
gavo tho babe a rough shake. It cried
out In pain, and tho parents sprang
forward to rescue it. Springing to his
feet, as if besldo himself with rage,
tho physician grasped tho Infant by
Its throat, and, holding It at arm's
length, shook It violently. Tho par
ents seized tho physician, but ho shook
them o, nnd as he turned upon them
they wero horrified to see that ho was
stark mad, his eyes blazing with the
fires of frenzy. With a maniacal
laugh, the madman placed his thumbs
under the child's chin, and pressing
his hands on tho top of its head, ho
crushed tho llttlo face into a shapeless
mass of flesh and bone. Blood gushed
from tho child's nose, ears and mouth,
and It was still..
Frozen with horror, the parents for
a moment were powerless to move.
Then with Innrtlculato cries they
rushed upon Apploby;but, yelling like
a fiend, the madman grasped the
child by one foot, and swinging the
quivering body around his head he
fought them off. Almost crazed by
grief and horror, Mrs. Wearloy shriek
ed again and ngatn. Her mind was
giving way under tho awful shock.
Tho father groaned In agony of spirit,
not daring to provoke the madman
to dash the child to pieces. Yelling
and dancing about, tho madman con
tinued to sweep the body in wldo cir
cles through tho air before the faces
of tho stricken parents.
Finally, attracted by tho woman's
cries, several men rushed Into tho
room and After a desperate struggle
overpowered Dr. Appleby nnd wrested
tho lifeless form from his grnsp.
Oat of Mad IIouko In Mtttrlmony.
John Coffeo, n grocer of Chicago,
has Just married his cashier, Miss
Alice O'Keagan, nfter outwitting plans
of his mother to have him declared in
sane. Mrs. Lardner, Coffee's mother,
disliked her son's sweetheart, nnd, It
Is asserted, schemed to get control of
his property. She had him taken In
custody and removed to tho detention
hospital on an Insanity writ. When
tho case camo before Judge Carter,
Coffeo had no dlfllculty In proving his
sanity.
front and Hack.
Housewife Why do you consider
yourself deserving? Sandy Pikes t
vuz at do front, ma'am, llousowife
(after dinnor) You nro not deceiving
me? Wero you really nt tho front?
Sandy Pikes I wouldn't deceive you,
mum. I wuz at do front, but da door
wuz locked. Dat's why I cum nroun'
to d kltcb'en. New York World.
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HIS LIBRARY TELLS THE TALE.
Roguo Trim Mode Everyone YlitkOt Km
Vfni Irreproachable.
The library of William Youn e
Philadelphia, which was recently mild
nt auction, wns another Illustration ai
tho fact that what a man knows about
his best friend Is little after till. To nil
nppoaranccs William Young wns a re
spectable, mcdlocro man, who Jogged
along on n moderate Income. Ho wns
commonplace and middle class. Ho
lived in contentment with his wife nnd
children at Qleuolden whero ho was
respected. Ho waa one of tho main
stays of tho church lio attended. He
wns so devout that ho was not content
with going to church twlco Sunday,
but went Friday night ns well. Ills
private life was abovo reproach. His
business, like himself, was common
place and respectable. It was real
cstntc. Ho was prosperous und regard
ed as a substantial business man. Ho
was trusted by shrewd men, vjho be
lieved Implicitly In his honor. His
face and manner inspired conllduticc.
Ho had a certain pleasing frankness
about him that nttractcd. Ho never
said or did anything unusual to tho
knowledge of his most Intimate friend.
Even his name was commonplnco.
July 5 William Young disappeared ns
If the earth had opened nnd swallowed
him, Instantly closing nnd obliterating
every'trnco. Ho loft his wlfo nnd chil
dren with $3. When the nffnlrs of
William Young wero examined It was
found Unit ho find appropriated other
people's money to tho amount of $51,
000, and wns a forger us well as a thief.
The friends Vho had visited his home
observed that he had a library of nbout
300 volumes. When his estuto was sold
It was discovered Hint he had n library
containing more than 1,200 volumes,
which he hud left concealed in his
attic. His library showed tho real Wil
liam Young, not tho respectable, mcdl
ocro William Young that tho neighbors
saw In Ills pew each Sunday, but tho
William Young whoso thoughts and
tastes ran to vlco nnd wild ndventurc.
Ho left orders for such books at the
book stores, whero he was n frequent
visitor. And the mild, Inoffensive real
estate dealer who camo down on tho
enrs each morning and returned nt
at night with the regularity of clock
work, spent his evenings nnd his Sun
day after church In reading bloody
tales of the border and Indian mas
sacres. New York Telegraph.
SON FOUND AFTER MANY YEARS
H in bund I)lnniiinrK with Child and Wife
Ktcavori tho Lad.
Mrs. Patrick Conway of Hustonvlllc,
Ky has returned from Dublin, Ire
land, with her only son, from whom
sho had been separated sixteen year3.
Ho was taken away from her by her
husband, who parted from her because
ot their religious differences. Ho con
cealed his own and the child's wherea
bouts for fourteen years, nnd when
Mrs. Coiway at last learned that the
boy was In a school near Dublin, she
also learned that her husband wns
dead. To get possession of the boy It
was necessary to obtain the assistance
of Ambassador Choate. Patrick Con
way was a young tailor who settled In
Hustonvlllc several years before the
war and made a fortune In business.
He married Miss Annie Bradley, a
member of ono of tho best families In
that locality, by whom ho had six chil
dren. Tho mother was a Protestant,
and brought up hor children. Conway
was a Catholic, and wished his chil
dren to belong to his church. Ho moved
to Springfield, whero thoy were placed
In Catholic school3. Conway disap
peared with tho youngest child, David,
sixteen years ago. Ho left his wlfo well
provided for, but without any cluo to
his whereabouts. Mrs. Conway heard
a year ago that her husband had died
in Dublin, and sho loft two months ago
to recover her boy. Ambassador
Choato nnd Consul Jefferson were ap
pealed to, and aided her in getting pos
session of tho lad. His father loft Da
vid $6,000, which will bo turned over to
Mrs. Conway, who has been innde his
guardian.
Mnrrlrd In u Tree.
Thero recently took place near
Louisville, Ky., n wedding which was
as startling as any one could wish.
It seems that tho bride hud peculiar
notions about weddings, and she had
mude up her mind to havo her mar
riage different from tho ordinary cere
monial. Thero wero to be no attend
ants except tho maid of honor, tho
brldo's sister, und nt the appointed
hour 'he family congregated about ti
largo, gnnrled tree, the oldest growing
on tho country place whero tho nl
fresco service was to tuko placo. At
the samo tlmo the bride and groom,
maid of honor nnd clergyman enme
out from tho house, und when they
reached the tree they climbed it, und
tho ceremony wus performed amidst
the follngo of the lower brunches.
Murderer Captured by a lime.
By writing to him to return to Suf
folk, Vn., nnd elopo with hor, MIbs
Isnbel Turner, 20 years old, brought
about tho capture of hor father's slay
er A. C. QlUlnghnm who has beon ut
largo since the dato of the crime lato
In Decembor. Ullllnghara who was
considered Miss Turner's social Infe
rior, was her suitor, nnd becauso his
love was scorned he shot the girl's rich
father In tho dnrk.
Died k Sho Had I'redlrtrd.
A curious instance of tho prevision
of dentil Is that of Mrs. Sarah P. Ros
scr of West Eaton, Pa. Sho hod been
sick for soveral months, and Sunday,
while surrounded by relatives and
friends, sho startled them by saying
that sho would die that night at 10
o'clock. They laughed at her fears,
but nevertheless sho died at the
moment she predicted.
A THRILLING FLIGHT.
TERESA FALCIOLA'S SENSA
TIONAL ADVENTURE.
Dcrenrti from n Illjh Mountain on a
Trolloy Wlro Her King Hccomes Kn
tangled and She It Swept to the Valley
lleloir.
Teresa Fnlclola, an Italian peasnnt
woman, met recently with nn extraor
dinary adventure. Neur her home, In
the village of Quarnn, which nestles in
n spacious valley. Is u high and wooded
mountain, and there It has been her
custom to go two or thrco times ti week
for the purpose of collecting firewood,
To bring this wood down from the
precipitous mountain to her cottage
was quite nn arduous task. Therefore
she sent It down by means of a Btrong
metal wire stretched from the valley
up to tho mountain top.
A few days ago sho and her two lit
tle daughters ascended the mountain,
nnd after gathering thrco goodly
bunches of wood prepared to send them
down. Just, however, us the mother
hnd fastened tho first bundle to tho
wire and had launched it on Its down
ward com so, her wedding ring became
caught In the rope with which the bun-1
die wns tied, nnd In a Hash sho was
carried off her feet nnd swept down
Into the valley. Half paralyzed with
fear, her little dnughtcrs watched her
ns she sped from their sight with
amazing swiftness, nnd then they ran
down tho mountain, fully expecting to
find her dead nt the cud of the wire.
And their fear wns quito natural,
since the mountain top from which
their mother had been torn Is 800 ynrds
nbovo the valley. Fortunately, their
fear proved to be groundless. Thoy
found thejr mother entirely uninjured.
Yet, miraculous Indeed wns It that her
TERESA FALCIOLA'S
life was not crushed out of her nt the
end of her perilous descent. It would
havo been if her fall had not been
broken ns she was reaching tho earth
by nomo friendly branches. Tho bun
dle of wood, too, wns in some measure
a bulwark ngalnst the shock.
SLAVERY IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Still Unchecked nnd Clatint a Multitude
of Vlctluu.
The Indians of the interior of South
America ure today enduring the hor
rors of slavery In Its most odious form
nnd yearly n multltudo of vIctlmB or
the oppressors' greed and hcartllncss
perish miserably In the camps of the
rubber hunters. Tho condition of these
Indian slaves is sad almost beyond de
scription. They are obtained in two
ways, by vlolenco nnd by trickery.
Parties of slave hunters penetrate the
forests of the interior and uttnek tho
wild Indiana In their villages and huts,
killing tho fathers and mothers and
currying the children nway with them.
In other places, Indians who nro seml
clvllized are Induced to lcavo their
homes on some protcxt nnd are then
kldnnpped and kept at work In tho
rubber forests until death relieves
them. Tho slave masters go on tho
principle that "dead men toll no tales,"
and the uufortunntc. once In their
hnnds, Is kept ut work until ho dies or
hardship and prlvntlon. There Is al
ways a demand for able-bodied slaves
to work In tho rubber district, and
often a good prlco Is paid for n bunch
of Indians. The hardships they havo
undergone In tho sluvemasters' hnnds
havo steeled tho hearts of the Indians
against the white man, and It Is unsafe
for a small party to venture into tho
Interior, for a chance to retnllnte upon
their persecutors is never allowed to
slip by tho natives. For this reason ox
tcnslvo districts of tho Interior, whoro
tho Indians havo withdrawn for safety,
aro still uuoxplorod, und less Is known
of them than of tho Dark Continent.
The laws of the land are decidedly
against tho practice of slavery, but
this prohibition Is of no effect in the
remote districts where rubber Is guth-
ercd, nnd It mny well bo said that tho '
unfortuuute Indlnns sweat blood for
every drop of rubber milk cxudlrrg
from the trees.
ATTACK CYAN EAGLE,
Made In the Uiicn nnd Not Near a
Xrt.
Most readers must have felt doubts
as to tho stories of eagles attacking
men, even when their nests were being
robbed, says tho Comhlll. But nn in
stance of such tin attack, made In the
open nnd not near a nest, occurred to
Mr. Turner-Turner, a well-known
sportsman nnd nmatcur fur-huntor in
British Columbia. During nn expedi
tion in North British Columbia ho hnd
been trying unsuccessfully to get n
shot at ti band of cnrlbou. Seeing nn
eaglo iu the distance, ho stood still to
watch It, as he had not seen ono In
the neighborhood where ho was shoot
ing. Tho ground was covered with
six Inches ut snow, except on tho sum
mits of the mountains, whero It was
deeper," writes Mr. Tumor-Turner,
nnd I wns thoreforo n conspicuous ob
ject. Presently I was surprised to see
how close the bird was npproachlng,
but concluded that It must havo mis
taken me standing still for n stump,
and would Immediately discover Its
error. It never dovlatcd from Its
course or changed Its position, except
to drop its legs slightly when nbout
ten yards off and In lino with" my head.
Theso It quickly drow up again, flying
directly at my fnco, which so took mo
by surprise as to leave mo hardly tlmo
to throw up my rlflo as n guard, nnd to
wave my llfo hand. This caused tho
eaglo to pass above me with the rush
of a dozen rockots. Up to this tlmo
the thought of harming tho bird nover
occurred to me. But I then faced
about and fired nt my retrcntlng foe.
Then, with a rapid wheel, It turned
to renew the attack, this tlmo making
AERIAL FLIGHT.
an undoubted nnd Intentional swoop nt
my head, In which it would hnvo been
successful had I not suddenly ducked.
It was not n common bald eagle, but,
as I afterward learned, a mountain or
golden eagle."
UNUSUAL REQUEST.
Mother' KfTort to Induce Her I ugh tern
tu Iloinaln 8lnsle,
The will of Mrs. Elizabeth J. (louln,
which has Just been recorded at War
wick, N. Y contains some eccentric
conditions. The cstato amounts to
$114,503, nnd tho trust provided for in
the will calls for tho setting apart of
three sums of $8,000 each, the interest
on which is to be. paid soml-nnnually
to each of tho threo daughters, so long
as they remain single. In cuso uny
one of them should marry or dlo the
sum set apart for her must bo reinvest
ed, and tho lucomo equnlly divided be
tween the other daughters. On the
marriage of tho second and third
daughters the sum is to rcvort to tho
estate. Antoinette, the youngest of
the three, murrled beforo tho contents
of her mother's will became known,
and the surrogate has ordered that she
forfeit her portion.
I.nno llnbhnr Clean Out Iteetnuraiit.
A lone robber, masked und armed,
cleaned out two restuurants In the cen
ter of Knnsns City, Mo under tho
glare of an electric light. In Lewis'
restaurant he polutod a pistol at tho
cashier und robbed tho cash register,
while ho kept his revolver In pluln
view of two customers eating near by.
He then went across tho street to tho
res tn u rant of Robert McCllntock, cov
ered the cashier nnd commanded two
waiters and thrco customers to hold
up their hands. They complied prompt
ly, and tho robber emptied tho regis
ter. He pocketed $140 nnd disappeared.
Wtc In South Wale.
One dollar nnd seventy-live cents a
day has been adopted by the Now
South Wales government aa a mini
mum wnce to railway laborer.
A NEW YORK HEROINE.
EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL BAT
TLES WITH FLAMES.
MIm Minnie 8rartH Honored by the
Men Sho Nobly Audited In n I'lro
Thnt Sated Two l'liemen I'rom the
Devouring Klcniriitu,
(New York Letter.)
Miss Mlnnlo Swarts, 18 years old,
who lives with her parents nt C41 East
Ninth street, is tho heroine of New
York firemen. At n recent llro nt 308
nnd 310 West Fifty-ninth street sho
snved two firemen from slipping Into a
cellar whero they might have lost their
lives, and sho revived a number who
wero overcome with smoke, with hot
milk which she secured from n nenrby
drug store. Sho wont Into tho burn
ing building nnd helped the firemen In
every wny that sho could. Sho placed
n handkerchief over tho mouth of ono
of tho firemen who wns being ovcr
CQino with smoko nnd helped him
from tho building. Sho continued to
holp thoso who were ovorcomo with
smoko until she, too, was ovorcomo
and had to bo led nwny. Since then
Flro Chief Croker nnd nil of his men
havo been praising her noblo work.
Flro Commissioner Scnnncll heard tho
praises of the firemen nnd sent for the
young lady. When sho reached tho
commissioner's olllco Fire Chief Croker
happened to bo present. Ho Immedi
ately recognized her and holding out
his hnnds said, "Why, hero Is our
heroine! Wo nro glad to sco you."
Commissioner Scnnncll then said to
her: "It Is very unusual for us to
send for nnyono to thank thorn for u
public service. Wo nro deeply scnslblo
of tho disinterested work you did nt
tho fire. Every man In tho department
Is prnlslng your heroic conduct. We
nil feel thnt wo arc deeply Indebted to
you for your kindness nnd sacrifice.
As for tho men you assisted nnd whoso
lWea you wero Instrumental In saving,
nothing we can say or do can reward
you for what you hnvo done for them."
Commissioner Scnnncll then opened n
drawer In his desk and took out n
purno that appeared to be stuffed with
bank notes. Ho handed It to Miss
Swnrts, saying: "Wo hopo you will
ncccpt this small token of our rcgntd,
nnd wo wish thnt It wns n good deal
larger." Tears camo to the eyes of
Miss Swnrts. Several times sho tried
to npenk, but failed. Sho placed her
handkerchief to her eyes, nnd then
snld, with considerable emotion: "No.
no; I cannot take tho money. I sim
ply did what I thought was my duty
to do. I want clerical work, but I can
not take money for thnt."
Miss Swnrts, noticing n look of tils-
MISS MINNIE SWARTS.
appointment on tho faces of Commis
sioner Scannell nnd Chief Croker, snld:
"I beg of you, do not be offended. 1
do not mean to bo rudo In refusing
your kindness, but really 1 cannot tnke
money for thut."
Miss Swnrts was asked If she would
nccept an engrossed resolution or
thunks, and sho signified her willing
ness. A hnndsomo affair will bo pre
sented to her. Miss Swnrts was offered
a cab to tako her home, but sho re
fused this nnd went U'wny In n street
car. Tho men gavo her a cheer ns sho
left tho building.
Miss S warts Is a brunette and ener
getic In her manner. On tho morning
of the fire sho wns on her way to an
swer nn advertisement rolntlvo to cler
ical work. Sho Is very modest und de
clined to say anything about herself,
farther than thut she needed work and
desired n clcrlcnl position If she could
get one.
I'hntogrnphy lu the Tropin.
"In photographing ifjtlves," writes
in Englishman who has had much ex
perience with the camera lu India, "it
must bo remembered thut u dark face
requires u longer cxposuro than u
white ono; but beware of exhibiting a
portrait of himself to a native. Ho
will seldom criticise tho likeness or
artistic merit of tho picture. Nine
times out of ten ho will remark, 'But
sir, tho face Is very black.' To bring
out the features distinctly propor ex
posure and treatment must be glvon,
Tho dampness existing In most tropical
countries Is the chief enemy of the
photogrnphor. Wholo batches of .plates
will go, nnd nothing can savo them.
The only Insurnnco against this trou
blo Is to havo one's plates sealed In
alr-tlght tin boxes, not to bo opened
until the plates nro desired for use."
I'luylng Mother.
Llttlo Johnnie Maramn, let's play 1
km your moiner anu you aro my llttlo
boy. Mamma Very well, doar, how
ahull WO nl.1V It? Llttlo .Tnhnnln I'll
tell you; you start to do something
and I'll tell you not to.
THE MILITARY SPY.
A Courageoni Soldier Who I IndUpenn
nlils In XV nr.
III tlmo of warfare spies nrc, ot
course, plentiful. Tho main part ot
his business Is, under n personnl dis
guise, which disguises could often put
thoso of tho smartest detectives quite
lu tho shade, to extract information
from unsuspecting scouts nnd outposts.
Some outposts hnvo been known to ac
cept bribes, money or presents, from
military spies without knowing who
tho latter really wore, in which caso
thoy wero not greatly to blame, nl
though their doing so, whether Inno
cently or otherwise, put them on tho
footing of traitors, nnd consequently;
merited n traitor's death.
Tho old Prusslnn monarchy onco ran
tho risk of being crushed llko nn egg
shell but for tho Bpy Mcntzol, whosa
daring deed not only saved Prussia,
but nlso tho llfo of tho king. Austria
and Saxony, with thrco other couiitrlcn,
planned to overthrow Prussia. Their
combined forces could enslly havo
numbered 1,000,000, to nbout 300,000 or
tho Prusslnn king's. But n friendly
spy warned tho king, who Immediately
set nbout preparing for tho ndvnnco ot
tho powerful foo. Ho sent entlsanrlcn
Into cvory Inrgo city In Europe, partic
ularly tho capitnls of Franco, Austria
nnd Russln. Mcntzcl, than whom no
greater spy lived, went to tho foreign
olllco of tho latter powers, nnd nctu
nlly succeeded In bribing tho respcctlvo
official nt each who had chnrgc of the
papers In connection with tho proposed
project to raid Prussia, nnd copied tho
whole plan of campaign. Mcntzcl'H
mission being discovered, tho olllclnls
Ilcd for their lives; ono wus caught
nnd shot. Mcntzol escaped death, but
being caught red-hnnded by ono of tho
powers, hp was thrown Into n dun
geon, whero ho lingered for twenty
llvo years. During nil thnt tlmo tho
Prussian monarch took no Btops to try
to llborato tho man, ulthougli Mcntzol
undoubtedly snved his mnjesty and Ills
country from total ninilhllntlon.
AMID BONES OF CAPUCHINS.
Ono of tho Ummml Night of llio City
Ni'itlllig an Sevou Illlli.
The labors of tho Capuchin moukti
lu tho Catholic church nro well
known. Tho order was ono of tho
strongest of tho nuxlllary brnnchea or
tho church, though its field lay in n
dtfforcnt direction from thnt of tho
Jesuits. Tho latter worn tho aggres
sive arm In battling tho world; tho
former was given, to tho quiet of mo
nastic llfo far from tho turmoil of
men. Tho Capuchins wero very large
ly recruited from tho fnmlltos of tho
rich and well-to-do, and found In re
tirement tho opportunity thoy craved
for, giving themselves ontlrely ovor
to saving their souls. Tho Capuchin
church in Homo has been served by
this order for centuries. In Its cham
bers aro tho bones ot f,000 monks fas
tened to tho walls nnd celling to mnko
effective and striking groups ot death.
Skulls nro employed in tho chamber
almost entirely, whllo.tho cross-bones
nnd other Imporlshttblo parts of tho
anatomy mako up tho receiving rooms
given ovor to this extraordinary col
lection. Tho entrnnco to this base
ment Is on a level with tho ground nnd
at no placo aro tho chambers moro
than two feet below tho surfneo of, tho
earth. Tho spectacle of skulls by
tho thousands suddenly confronting
the visitor docs not produco thnt grue
some feeling thnt ono would Imagine,
nnd no ono shortens nn Inspection of
tho anatomical array becauso ho in In
a consecrated chnrnol house. Tlis
surroundings of this old church an.! re
pository for tho bones of its noodly
friars aro Bqualld nnd unattractive.
Tho entrnnco to tho chnmbor"'of tho
dend Is through the yard ot n livery
stable, dirty to tho last degroo, hut
thnt dooa not dotcr visltorn from wit
nessing this unique collection.
Npruklng for 1 1 1 I pry.
Generations of schoolboys learn tho.
dramatic speeches ascribed to famous
commanders Just beforo famous bat
tles, but unfortunately many ot those
fine, high-sounding addrcssc3 wero
never heard of till after tho evenL
Wo read, for Instance, In ancient his
tory of generals addressing whulu
armies, when u few companies of sol
diers ut most could hnvo heard them.
To show tltc dlffcrcnco botween genu
ine speeches and manufactured ones, n
contemporary reports nn nuthentlc art
dress ot the captain of n British-ship
a the fleet was approaching tho en
emy. Ho wished to ew.ourngo his gul
Innt tars, and hoped perhaps that u
few heroic words might forever bo as
sociated with lila memory, "Send nil
hands aft!" ho cried, nnd when tho
order wns carried out ho suld: "My
lads, there's tho enemy, no doubt
about It. And now, my lads, If you
don't tako tho enemy, my lads, why
then, my lads, tho enemy will tako
you. Plpo down, boatswain." After
all, tho speech wan to tho point, and
tho men cheered It to tho echo.
Where IlmUIn Learned UngiUli.
The book which begot English prose
still remains Its supremo type. Tho
English Biblo Is tho true school of
English literature. It possesses every
quality of our language In its supremo
form oxrept for scientific, precision,
practical affairs and philosophic an
alysis. If you enro to know tho best
that our literature ran glvo In simple,
noblo prose, mark, learn nnd Inwardly
digest the Holy Scriptures in the Eng
lish tongue. Ruskln ns u precocious
boy of five began reading with his
mother tho Biblo through from begin
ning to end and ovor and over again,,
and got from it his marvelous Instinct
and faculty for noblo, vital, ulwnyn
fascinating expression, From Pretfott
Harrison's "LIUiary Estimates."
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