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    TItB OMAltA lHQl t TtiritHDAT , DEClflMUEIt 15. 1807 ,
KINDERGARTEN FOR COLTS
A School for Yonng Rnrers as nn Adjunct |
to a University.
CURICU5 tXPERIMENT IN EDUC\TION \
Item Horn ? I'onor unit Ilinnily 1'ro-
tlic Wul fnrt * iif ( Ho l.o-
liinil Mtitriforil I'nlt t'rslt } '
Ciillfornlii. I
The Inland Stanford , Jr. , university of Call-
fornla , it la facetiously said. n by horse
power ntid brandy. The allocation IB dl'cctly
true. The unlvcralt > endowment , In addition
to n couple and a half of millions , consists
of the I'alo Alto estate of 8400 acres , and
the Vltrn estate of D9.000 acres , In addition
to aiother es'ito of 22,000 ncrca.
The Vina acres produce the brandy , th < >
Kin Alto estate the horses.
On the latter estate the university la sit
uated , Its low yellow Spanish buildings
flanked on the one side by the trotting sta
bles and track , and on the other by the thor
oughbreds ,
The situation from e\ery point of view IB
Unique. The architecture , \\hlch repeats the
motives of the old Spanish missions , Is no
linllko the lofty pretensions of most colleges
of learning that the visitor to the trotting
farm not unnaturally asks If "that Is the
Bt blca" The barns of the trotilng farm
n o Indeed In moro ncrimllth the unlvcr-I
nlt > Idea than the low jellow group shel-
tcred tinder red tllcn and connected by an
Inner urcado , a pillared and arched nslc !
vhcRO extent and beauty delights the cjo
and kindles the Imaglnitlon. This nrcado
lrp'oas anst quadrangle , asphalted , and
pierced \\ltli nix ovals filled with tropical
plants Young men mid maids sldm ncnm
Its surface on nlioots , blcyclcn arc cvoty-
whcro. One might , Indeed , fanuy It nn
"academy" foA hodmen.
nut the trotting farm has the advantage
In sl'imtlon ( loth are npproichcd through
the inlm-bordcrcd paths of the camputt
glimpsing the llttlo gray marble tcmplo ,
ttl.rro Governor Stanford and his hey sleep
amid tlowcivt and a fountain's melancholy I
Hnsh , and by the big yellow museum , where |
the other half of the Ccsnola colli-ctlou In
now Installed.
TIIAININ'G YOUNCJ IIOKSHS
The my to the fcim lies by the gl Is' ilor-
mUory and Rjmnnilimi , down a tree-shel
tered Icne The university li In a treeless
line. The troltlni ; farm ! a In a park of ll\ -
oaks , superb trees , of which the birds ha\n
undo a vant mlarj ( Jolng up to the group
of tall Luins In n quadrangle of stabks and
ofilces , vearllngs and colta looked me- their
paddocks , making friendly ovcrtuics with
their mo'st ' ncces , but the slli-nce of noon
was iinhroken except by the choruses , the
coincntlons , tLo congresses and donustlc
doings In the tree tops overhead
"Hilly Ollecln Ulllj Gllcelnl 0 , llllly
Ol'culn ! " Illllj la one of the old employ ca. He
\vca here In the palmy dajs of the go\ornoi.
We were loaning over the open kinder
garten track with a marquee hholteilng
dome seals in the center.
"Hero's where the governor used It
elt with his visitors watching the jounft
vriia. The governoi wa * n great in in
Ijf didn't think anything of spending
? i > ' ) ,000 on an experiment and then write
n. book about It , " the last clause cvldentlj
representing to Hilly a mark of the gov
ernor's RbPIty which mere dollars could no :
do.
"Mrs Stanford looks after things now , but
you see thh ! Isn't work for a lady. "
Things are certainly well looked after. Tlit
order , cleanliness and attractiveness of Uu
plaeo Is a pleasure to the eje. In the center
of the group of live oaks Is a mound which
encloses the famous dead. Chief of these
is lllcUlonecr.
HOKSn WITH A RECORD.
"Electioneer made this ranch , " * ujs 13111)
"Didn't you ever s > eo the list of hiti 'thir
ties ? ' " Wo htrolled on to the long row oi
low whlto brick staiblrs , where the famous
fltalllons are housed , to Icok at Azmoor , who
resembles most of all lib famous father
E.tch horse has a largo room to hlmselt
with an antechamber where his toilet arti
cles , boots and -wardrobe hang. Sticccs
nlvely wo visit Azmooi , Advertiser , Dexter
1'rlnce , the half brother of Dexter , Wood-
nut , Manoca and "Adboll. "
"A jearllngi that holds the world's rccoid
of 2:23 : , Irsi Advcrtibcr , dam Heantlful Uellu , "
continued Hilly , whoso conversation
contains tracts whlrh can only be com
pared to the chapters of "begots" In the
old testament , and takes up again tht >
famous story of Electioneer , the father of
Arlon , 2:07 : % , of Sunol , , 2 OSVt , of I'alo Alto ,
2OS& : , whoso toll of honor cpntalns eleven
In the 2.1G list , of thlrtj-three In the 2 20
list , of forty-seven In the 2 25 list and or
Bcventy-tbrco In the 2-10 list , and
grandfather of Azote , .son of Whipd , with a
record of 2 0494. With the exception of
Verbootschlck , the white Russian btallion ,
wearing the emperor's ennvn on his side
to denote his Imperial breed , all the stal
lions are Electioneer descendants , and
their doings III ! a book.
Hut all the honors of the Palo Alto farm
ore not Electfoncer's Hcjutlful Hells is
twentjnlneeais old , She has biought
Jnto the world eighteen boys and girls , and
incidentally contributed to the advancement
In knowledge of the liovs and girls of Leland -
land Stanford Jr nnlvorally $200,000 Quo
of her sons , Hell Hey , was sold for $51.000
nnd shortly nftcr U.IH burned to death In
the Clnrk stables at Lexington , Ky. Heati-
tlful Hello has a biby by her side It wa
kicking Its heels In one of the smill | il-
docl.H for the colts a slender , dark brown
young thing curious and frlondly , as al
thefu creatures < tre , speaking for their Kim :
treatment In this manner ,
Tliera are mimtiertt of these little Had
docks , In whlrh the colts am put In couplcH
girls after their kind and boys after their
kind. Here , vvhllo kicking up their heels
and playing together , they are under observa
lion as to action and other possibilities \\hlcl
cocitilbuto to tin data nccesbary for their (
turn education
IN THE COLT KINDERGARTEN.
The colt klndercarten In use was a rovoret :
trcck , BO that training may go on In a !
weathers. This track Is an oval of about
nn olghth of a mile , heaped up to the turn
nnd kept soft for the tender young feet
Governor Stanford's experiments In breeding
that have added most to the development o' '
the trott'tiR horse wat > the Introduction o :
an eighth or moro thorough blood to glvi
B | ) | It and action to his trotters. As soon in
a colt Is weaned Us education begins I
Is brought Into the kindergarten this tern
Is not facetious , but technical and exercised
for but a tow minutes at first , and novel
over twenty minutes.
Wlillo these matters were being explainer
T\O soited ourselves uudor the rafters througl
vhlcli the warm sun sent Its beams , and the
trainer and his arslstant sent In a } carllng
and let It go. After frisking around a whll
it broke Into a trot. Now business begins
Each with a whip , which IB only cracked ,
endeavors to keep the p.ico sustained and
requiiements are
perfectly met In
Wool Soap.
'I heie may be
more expensive
soaps , but none
.better. It is ab.
ttitth'pitit. For
the bath It Is
pleasant , sooth-
me and delight
ful.
ful.'I
'I here's only
one soap that
won't shrink
woolen * . You
My Mama lwiBHMin.'nust ' choose be-
Use. ! Had tween no s > oap
and
oven for several round ! ! . The colt U then
mopped And lent nround the other w y , lent
It bccomo dizzy ,
SPEEDING THE TU01TKHS.
There s Iho Kfentwt difference lu the
JOUDR creature ) ! who Riicccsshcly took their
lurim. Some eauftlil on straightway Othcrn
thought the nhlp meant moro speed , nnd
would break Into a run. When checked ,
would 8t < ( > and look over the rail , asking
plainly , "What do jou want me to do ? I'm
trying to plcAso you. "
Meanwhile trainers and Rllcy were com
menting on their action and Intelligence with
enthusiasm ,
i. "There , there ; she's getting nervous1 Lei
her etopl" when some high-strung joung
thing failed to gel the Idea. |
The peculiarity of the training hero nheti
the cell Is promoted to the larger tracks
Is to speed It for an eighth or a quarter of
n mile , then to step absolutely , without
tapcilng off. Thus tiio toll knows vvh > u l
dcslrod whin put on the track , nnd , this
done , that ( do sinews , muscles and mem
bers may have perfect relaxation ,
Thrrn nro two of these tracks , the In
ner a ttircc-fouiths of a mile track , These
are moistened every night nnd harrowed
every morning. The morning Is given to the
fctalltona and mires for oxcrcUo , and for
tlicno are sulkies , bikes nnd road wagons of
every sort.
Nothing could surpass the equipment of
Lho place. It raises all Its O.HI fodder , the
food for the colts being ahvavs steamed and
Riven warm. There Is n complete sjslem of
hydrants and hose In case of fire. The stablemen -
men have comfortable quarters , Chinese
cooks , batli-roctns , barber and reading room ,
dazrlln ; ; flower-beds and all , as I have said ,
In a beautiful | > irk of live oaks kept or
derly and clean an a good wife's kitchen
"Wo are gutting a hotter Income out of
the thoroughbreds nowadays , " said tliu pro
fessor < is we strolled on the other flank
of the university buildings up to the
thoroughbred ' stables to rub the nose of
riambcau , put out lir friendly recognition
ANGELS OF THE BATTLE FIELD
Labor ) of the Oatliolio Sisterhoods Darin ?
tbo Civil War ,
NOTABLE RECORD OF HUMANE DEEDS
Tender AlliilNtrnlloun to Sick nnil
U'otiiKlcil Snlillrri Without Ho-
Kuril to Creoil or Uniform
of lloroUni.
Ono of the most beautiful stories of the
civil war 1ms been fittingly told at the end
of thirty-two jears , tajn the St. Louis
Olobn-Detnocrat. The materials were not
easily gathered , for , as the author remarks ,
"a genuine humllltj" has stood In the way
of the collection of the data , Hut the work
has been done , and the nobler literature
of the world gains by Its performance. It
Is embodied In a handsomely Illustrated book
entitled , "Angels of the Hattleflold , " n his
tory of the labors of the Catholic sisterhoods
In the civil strife of 1861-65 , by George liar-
ton. As the Bclf-sacrlflcing sisters minis
tered to all whom they could reach during
the war , never asking whether the uniform
was blue or gray , so a striking and op
proprlato characteristic of this book li the
fact that the narrative Is Interwoven without
regard to the opposing lines of armies , The
rfnglng challenge of the sentry on either side
\wu sufficiently answered when the simple
but sacred garb of the slater was disclosed.
Many of the soldiers , with but little knowl
edge of religious orders , called them "White
INTERIOR OF THE COLT KINDERGARTEN OF LCLAND STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
over the half door.
Flambeau's neighbor on one sldo Is Racine ,
an.1 on the other Loyalist , nil three proud
patents of runnera , at the moment many
ot them oft at different tracks earning money
for Iho spread of the classics , the sciences
and the arts among jornig Callfornlans.
There ha\o been some dlsappclntments.
So'iool A\as not In session two years ugo
when Crcscenda ran second to Requital In
the Futurity or there would not have been
much added to the sum of human learning
on that day. There were some disappoint
ments eait , I remember , on the failure of
the Palo Alto nily to coiro In first , but that
was nothing to the- woe on the Pacific coast.
It Is a pretty rcVilon , that of tac horses
to the humans , ct Iceland Stanford Jr.
unhenslty Nor Is the colt kindergarten less
Interesting than Iho data looms co the great
quadrangle.
TJI'J 1MM/.C Hl'ITVPII.
< M > ill < MI lint r.litliorntc. lint TlHTi-'x
reeling In It
H Is hald that after reading some of the
nscrlptlons In a churchward , relates the
London Standard , n little girl asked hci
mo'her where the naughty people wc'e
juried ; iml certilnly on tombstones It Is ho
mere exception that pro\es the rule to find
such a mixture of faint praise and frank
censure aa In the following epitaph , reputed
to bo found In Northumberland
"Hero lie the bodies
Of Thomas Horn ! nnd Mnry. Ills wife.
She was tcmpeinte , chaste unil chailt ible ;
Hut she was proud , peevish nnd passlon-
nte.
She was nn affectionate wlfo and a ten
der mother
I3ut her husband nnd child , whom she
loved.
Seldom saw her coiinti'iianeo without a
disgusting frown ,
Whilst she rrcehcd vIsltoiH whom she
despised with nn endearing smllo.
.
"She was nn ndmlralile economist ,
And. without prodigality ,
Dispensed plenty to every person In her
family.
Hut would sacrifice their eyes to a farth
ing candle.
She sometimes made her huslnnd happy
with her good qualities ;
Hut much moro frequentlv miserable with
her many falling * .
In so much that In thirty years' cohabi
tation ho oftPii lamented
That , manger all her virtues ,
Ho had not , on the whole , en toyed two
years of matrimonial comfort ,
At length , finding
That she 1md lost the affections of her
husband ,
AH well as the regard of her nelchbors.
Family disputes having been divulged by
servants ,
She died of vexation July 20 , 17CS ,
Aped 43 years
Her wornout ihusbnnd sunlved her four
months nnd two days.
And departed this life November 28 , 17CS. "
HciMiril for IMIIi-li-nl
BAN FRANCISCO. Deo. 1. As a reward
for his efforts In beltllntf tbo differences be
tween Ibc- See Ynp and Sam Yup factions
In Chinatown Vp0 | Consul Ho Yov mill
within a few days assume the honors nnd
dignities of consul general of the Oilnoso
empire In this city Less than a year ngo
Ho Yow came to this city as secretary to
Minister Wu Tins Fan , the new Chinese
minister As soon as rfto new embassy
was settled In WimhliiKton ho waH sent
bark to this elty lie was Instructed by the
minister to settle the differences between
the factions. Except for mat ers of finances
motives will bo begun ut once.
Oiiildard DlftntCH ( InWill. .
KANSAS CITY , Dee , 1. In the murder
dial of Dr J. T ) , Cioddard the principal
wltncfs examined this morning WHB J , It.
Young. Young told of writing n will from
Uoddurd'H dictation for Mrs , Jackson , dis
posing of the laundry propelty which her
husband had formerly deeded over to her
because of bis fullingeycHlclit. . Tim will ,
lie biilil , made no mention of the drug
store which Mis. Jiukson had bought for
Ooddard with her husband's money.
Goddaul hud written another will for Mrs.
Jackson , but hud torn It up because It
did not suit him.
Troop * , to Ouurd Tollinti'M.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 1. A I'rankfort , Ky , ,
special to the Times-Star gayti ; Sevan com
panies of the Stcond regiment , It Is stated
here , are under orders to be In readiness
for active pcrvlce. Colonel Galther has
been conttdcntlully no tilled that If there Is
another outbreak against tailgates , he will
be placed In command and be expected to
keep tbo troops on cuuril till nil of tha
turnpike Interests ot the ulate ure dla
posed of.
Bonnets , " but soon learned to appreciate
the exalted mission of the sisters and their
devotlcti to It , gentle , jet boundless Where
the sister passed along In the hoipltals the
sick and wounded , though often of another
talth , were profoundly moved by her tender
charity for all humanity. Her purified sym
pathy was a balm.
That lllcu a flower , deep hid In rocky cleft ,
Smiles , though 'tis only looking nt the sky.
TOUR ORDERS ENROLLED.
Four of the sisterhoods are known to have
taken rart In tlie work of mercy during
the war. Including several branches of the
Sisters of Charity , the Sisters of Mercy , the
Sisters of St. Jobcph and the Sisters of the
Holy Cioss. Often they went to the frcnt
Inconsiderable numbers , at the request of
General McClclIan sixty Joined his forces
for the unfortunate peninsular campaign. A
band of sisters were among the first to reach
the field of Shlloh They labored almost In
the midst of both armies at Gettysburg and
Antletam Tluce elsters bocime espec'ally
conspicuous as organisers of relief work.
These iwero Sister Anthony , stlljl living.aged
79 , In a convent near Cincinnati , Mother
Gonziga , who had charge of the ? atterlco
hoy.iltal , Philadelphia , where over 50,000
sick and wounded soldiers weic cared foi
and the tblid was Mother Angela ,
a cousin ot the late James
. lilalne , who gave up a flourishing acadcmj
at South llond , Jnd , to devote herself to the
caio of the soldiers. Mother Gen < ; aga died
In the St. Joseph Orphan asylum , Phlladcl
phla , last month , at the agu of 87. A black
piece of crcpo , on top ot which was fastened
a bit of white rlblran , fluttered from ( Jit
bell on the door ot Iht asylum that day t (
tell that this woman of wonderful oxecutlvo
capacity , this sister of spventy j ears' con
slant activity In dee-ds of mercy , had passed
to her reward. Hut her funeral wa a
demonstration In which thousands took
part. Few of the
sisters of the war era
survive. Like the leaders on the field , these
leaders In the more pilnful work ot the
hospitals have nearly all passed away. It
was to Mother Angela General Grant said
at Cairo early In the war ; "I fully ap
preciate the value of your services , and 1
will gl\o orders that jou do not want for
anything. "
WORK AMONG THE AFFLICTED.
The gentle vvajs , the fathomless sympathy
of the filatcra boothed and checicd the
soldiers who lay sick and wounded , A sis
tor seemed to the sufferer like a link wllh
his mother. Ho was far moro rcadv to
unbosom his thoughts to the sister than to
the doctor. In his last moments he would
glvo the sister hU messages and ask to holJ
her hand as his life drifted away. Often
one who wen dazed by bis wound aroused
himself to Inquire who was diesslng his
hurt. A Slater of .Meicy , was the replj ,
"I thought it was mother , " ho would eay
The number of sisters who died from army
diseases or privations during the war waa
hundieds Sometimes tbo grateful soldlcnv
gave them a military funeral Ono tribute
of this kind was to Sister Mary Luc > or
Nazareth , near Ilard-stown , Ky. , who left
her work 3s music teacher at St. Mary
academy , Paducah , Ky. , to servo as a vol
unteer nurfco She was assigned to the >
typhoid ward and died of the fever after
most arduous service. The troops stationed
there resolved to attend her funeral. Sev
eral files of soldiers , with mufiled drmus , es
corted her remains to a gunboat In the.
Ohio river , which tonvejcd them , under tS ta
flag of truce , to Unlonlown , Ky , On landing
the remains were berne to St. Vincent's
academy , t > ome miles distant , where thu
slstera own a tract of land and have ua
testing place for their dead , A military dc
tac'lunent guarded thu coliln until the earth
covered It from view , near tbo upot whera |
Sister Lucy was born.
On the irornlng of July 1 , 1SG3 , a few heirs
before the battle of aettjtburg opened , as
the hc-'d of the One HunJred and Sevent enth
Pennsylvania Infantry , Rejnold's corpt , wss
3pptoachlng St. Josephs academy , near Em-
mettsburg , the soldiers were greeted with 1a
remarkable and Impressive sight A long
line of > oung girls , led by several P's'f-c ' of
Charity , took position along the side of tbo
road. At a word floni the .Jsur In ib i 10Ml ;
all fell upon their knees nnJ with clusped
hands and upturned facts , prayed for thoto
about to enter battle. In an Instant the head :
of every soldier In tbo line was bared an
bowed until the prayer was llnlnhed. U was
a scene Indelibly photographed on the mind
of every veteran who witnessed It.
AT GUTTYSHURG.
Twelve ulsters on July L'lett ' Emmettsburs
for OctUiibtirs , taking rtf cthm-nls , Hr-
diROB , nx > t > s and timthlnR , Intending to re
turn the next d y liht It U nee Urns to sav
tll ! they rem-tlned to | ho rnd Their white
bonnet * were admitted ti } where on the fle'd ,
though flags of tnico wvre earned tnck. The
Catholic church In rjeltjsburg was filled with
sick nnd wounded. One oil the sisters found
omong Iho wounded u brother whom she hid
not seen for nine jcarf. "What n
wrote ono of the merciful bond after the bjt-
tic. "Utilns of bumod houses ; the dead of
both armies lying here nnd there : numbers
of dead horses ; wheels , projectiles of all di
mensions , coverings , hats , habiliments ot all
colors , covered the fields and the road. Wo
made circuits to avoid passing over dead bol
les. There were many thousands extended
upon the field of battle nearly without sue-
cor. " The ulster * worn there throughout the
greatest battle of the war.
Wlillo thp great majority of the patients
were grateful to the sisters , a few were surly ,
but quint kindness conquered them. There-
was , however , a dangerous class of patients ,
some of whom labored under delirium or ex *
cltcment. Sister n. , ut Monioe , La , was shot
at by on unruly patient , the ball passim ;
through her cornetto ( white bonnet ) , within
an Inch or two of her forehead. Hut for llio
sister's pita the offending convalescent would
ho\o been severely punished. When the con
federates left Gottvsburg COO of their
wounded were gathered In the Trans } Ivnnla
college building. A sister found several of
the patients with guns leveled at a helplets
man. She hurried forward and screened him
from his assailants , pushing him toward the
surgeon's loom. When ho was safe the sis
ter placidly resumed her duties.
Presently the suigeon came to her and
Bald : "Sister , joj have surprised me. I
shall never forget what I have witnessed. I
flaw their anger and heard the excitement ,
but feared that my presence would Increase
't I did not know what to do , but jou came
and p-vcrj thing was all right. "
"Well , " the sister replied calmly , "what
illd I moro than any other person would
'iavo done ? You know they were ashamed
o resist a woman. "
"A woman ! " exclaimed the Burgeon ; "why
all the women In Gettvsburg could not have
Itected what you havo. No ono but a Sister
of Charity could have done this. "
In the Satterleo hospital at Philadelphia
n drunken patient struck a sister a trcmen-
doua blow and knocked her across the Iloor.
Ho was seized by convalescents and would
have been chokcn to death but for the Inter
cession of his victim , who begged , as a
favor to herself , that ho should not be pun
: shed. Her request was granted , but an
older was read at roll call giving the rea
son.
INCIDENTS IN MISSOURI.
Two chapters In this book are of local In
terest. Ono Is devoted to the St. Louis Mil
itary hospital and the other to Incidents of
the Colonel Mulligan cplsodo at Lexington ,
Mo. General Fremont established a mili
tary hospital ( House of Refuge ) In the
suburbs of St. Louis late In 1SG1 , and applied
to St. Phllomena's school for a sutllclent
number of sisters to toke charge oi It. Fre
mont promised to leave cverjthing to their
management. For three years they labored
there , and were treated with the greatest
respect. Every other day the women of the
Union Aid society visited the wards. Arch-
fa shop Kcnrlck was Interested In the work ,
and Father Burke was active throughout the
hospital. Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia
was then n priest , and until Ing In his labo-s
among the soldiers In St. Louis.
On September 3 , 1881 , six Sisters of Char
ity , escorted by Mother Francis , left Chicago
to minister to the Irish brigade under Colonel
Mulligan at Lexington , Mo At Jefferson
City they emlnrhcd on the steamer Sioux
City to cany them to their destination
Meantime the confederates occupied the town
of Glasgow , on the Missouri river , and also
the oppcelto bank , with COO Infantry and 1,00" )
cavalry. They opened fire upon the boit , but
though she was riddled In some parts she vv [ > a
turned and steamed back without Injury to
any ono on board. The sisters found a largo
field at the Jefferson Cltj hospital , and re
mained there until April , 1S62 , going then to
the field of Shlloh. They served for five
weeke on a hospital boat , carrying sick and
wounded soldiers from Shlloh to the upper
Mississippi. "If , " writes ono of the surviv
ing sisters of this land , "tho man'who ' known
how to treat a woman with respect is him
self worthy of respect then all honor to the
soldiers of the war , no-th and south.
PRESIDENT AND BISHOP.
' The simplest letter from President Lln
coin showo-l his clear judgment and BJIII
pathetic nature. In the following can be
found itho distinctive mark of saying tilt ;
right thing In the right place , ibrlclly , yet
with fine perception :
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Oct. 21 , 1861. ArcJi-
iblshop Hugheslit. . Rev. Sir I am euie
vou will pardon me If , In my Ignorance , I
do not address you with technical correct ,
ness.
I find no law authorizing the appoint
ment of chaplains , for our hospitals , and jet
the services of chaplains are more needed ,
perhaps. In hospitals than with the healthy
soldiers In the field. With this \\o\\ \ I havt
given a sort ot quasi appointment ( a copj
of which I enclose ) to each of three
Protestant ministers , who have accepted
and entered upon the duties.
If jou have no objection I will thank yo
to glvo mo the name or names of one or
more suitable persons of the Catholic church
to whom I may -with propriety tender t
same service.
Many thanks for your kind and judicious
letters to Governor Sovvard , and which
regularly allows mo the pleasure and profit
of perusing.
With the .highest respect. Your obedient
servant , A. LINCOLN ,
The letter was the beginning of a warm
and lasting friendship between the president
and the archbishop Though near his end
In July , 1SC3 , the archbishop was carried to
the balcony of his residence In an arm
chair , advising the draft rioters to dis
perse and obey the laws.
LINCOLN IN A HOSPITAL.
There are other glimpsea of President Lin
coln In those pages and they would natu
rally bo looked for In a. record of mercy re
lating to the war era. One day the prcsl
dent visited the Stanton hospital In Wash
Ington. None of the a'ater * . had ever met
the chief executive , but when the tall , angu
lar man with Just -the suggestion of a
stoop about the shoulders sauntered up the
path leading to the main entrance of thu
hospital , they Intuitively know that it waa
President Lincoln "The homely , wrinkled
face , with Its careworn appearance , and tilts
patient , almost pathetic OJM appealed ni
oneo to the tender scn-slbllltles of the si *
tens. They had a keen appreciation o
human Buffering and human svmpathy , an.
their licaits went out at once to the plain
man who so uncomplainingly carried the
woes of the nation upon his shoulders. Th
president went from cot to cot , shaking hand ! )
with the poor patients and addressing their
In the Jocular manner he frequently em
ployed tn conceal the anguish caused h ;
the sight ot so much suffering. " Mr. Lln
coin remained at the hospital for same
time. With the -trained e > o of a nun o
affairs ho observed the clcanllncos of tin
place , and did not fall to notice all tha
tha bisters were doing for the comfort am !
relief of the patients When ho depaitu :
ho coidlally shook handa with each of tb
platers and congratulated them on the worl
they were performing In the cause of hit
manlty.
GENERAL BUTLER'S LRTfER.
In the form of a letter General Benjanil
There is a
Class of People |
Who are injured l > y the use of cof
| E foo. llecently there has been placed
in all the grocery fetores n now pro-
parution called GHAIN-O , made of
jmro grains , that takes the pjnco of
coffao.
The most dollcato B'omnch ro.
ceUcs it without distress , nud but
fovv cnu tell it from coffee.
It does not costcncr \ as much.
Children way drink it w 1th great ban.
cflt , 15 cents nud 25 ceiitn ycr jiuck-
ngo. Try it. Ask for GIUIN-O.
TryQrain = O !
InBlittlistjourcrccerglvcayouGKAIN-O 3
Accept 110 luilt&tloa ,
r Iltitlor ctprcMM , with oven moro tlmn
his unial force and < llrcctnc .i , the great
lecm In which ho hfr'd the ulsters who mln
Isterod In army hospitals nnd the r o dcr gen
erally , When the Union lleot ps sctl up the
Mlsulsslppl , nftcr the capture of Ne-w Or.
leans , the town of Donnhljonvllle WAR shelled
on account of guerrilla attack ? , iind name ot
the 1 property under the charge cf the Sister ?
of Clmrlty was dircAecil The superior wrote
to General Duller concerning the Injury suf
fered , and received the following rcplj ,
HiADQTTAtlTIllS DEPARTMENT OF
THE ni'LV. NEW OllLHANS. LA . Srpl. 2 ,
1V3 Snnta Mnrla Clara , Siihcilor nnd SJntcr
of Clnrlty : Madime 1 hud no Infornntlon
until the rcct > i > llon of your note lint do mil
n. result to the slaters of your oo-nmunltv
had happened from the boinb.mli.ietil of
Donnldsonvlllo.
I am sorry , very sorry , that Rear Admiral
FarrnRUt vvns nnnvvnro that he iwn1 * injuring
yotir establishment by his sheila , Any In
jury must invo been entirely ncclientnl , Tie
destruction of that town became a nccesltj
* * It Is Impossible to allow such
ne > ' 9 , nnd I nm , only sorry that the rlebt-
? otls punishment imcted out to them ( guerril-
ins ' ) In this Instance , as Indeed , In all other * ,
fell quite us heavily upon tbo Innocent and
unoffending as upon the guilty.
No ono can appreciate more fully than
myself tbo holy , polf-sicrlflclng labors of the
Sisters of Clnrltv. To them old iodlcrn !
nro dally Imlcb.pil for -the kindest olllces.
Sisters to nil mankind , they know no nation ,
no klmlroO , neither pcaco nor war , Their
nll-pervadlnff charity Is like the boundless
love of "Him who tiled for nil , " whose FCIV-
nnts they are , and whoso pureteixr'ilnga '
their love Illustrates.
I repeat nj" rlef that nny h\rm sJmu'd' '
have befallen your society of sHter nnd
will cheerfully repair It , so far as 1 may , In ,
the manner you suggest bv lining tbo order
you have &cnt to thin city for piovlslons nnd
medicine * .
Your sixers In the city will also fu-t'icr
testify to you that mv olllcers and poldlcM
hive never failed to < lo nil In our po.vcr to
nld them liv their usefulness , nnd to lighten
o burden oftheir labors.
Wllh sentiments * of the highest respect , be-
llovo me jour frioml ,
HENJAM1N T. UUTLEU.
The Sisters of Charity had charge of the
Charity hospital In New Orleans and nt
tended many hundreds of the sick and
wounded of both armies. Jt was the same
with the Marino hospital of Now Orleans
Ono patient who had fcareti at first thax
ho would bo robbed was much struck by
Iho humility and chatity of the sisters , and
said :
The eoldlcrs wonder how the sisters can
work so hard without pay. "
The silstcr replied : "Our pay h In a coin
moro precious than gold ; It l.s laid up In a
country moro desirable than any on earth. "
A LESSON OF CHARITY.
Ono of the finest anecdotes In this \olume ,
whoso every page ls > touching and en
nobling , 13 a lesson of charity tint was
Impressed upon an army officer holding an
Important command , but not noted fot-
gcutlo traits. To this Irascible olllccr , sta
tioned In New Orleans at the. time , applied
a humble Sister of Charltj. The olllcef
turned sternly to nn orderly and said that
ho had given orders to admit no ono.
The sister , so runs this narrative , raised
a pair of sad , dark eyes to his face , aiu\ \
the gao was eo pure , so ealntljso full
of silent pleading , that the rough old soldier
WPS touched In splto of himself. Around
her fell the heavy muflllng dicss of her
order , which , however coarse and ungrace
ful , had something tstrangclj solemn and
mournful about It. Her hands , small ami
fair , were clasped almost suppllantly , ntuV
half hidden In the loose sleeves , as 1C
nfinld of their own trembling beauty ;
hands that had touched tenderly , lovingly ,
so many death-damp forehead's , that had
soothed so much pain.
The request was for Ice and beef at com
missary prices , and It was asked In the.
naiio of all human suffering wherever
found.
"Yes , jou can beg , I'll admit What do
jou do with all you beggings ? It Is al
ways more , more" " Never enough. "
With this the officer resumed writing. The
sister replied-
"What do wo do with our 'beggings ' ? Oh ,
that Is a hard question to ask of one whose
way of life leads over among the poor , the
sorrowing , the unfortunate , the most
wretched of mankind. Not on mo Is It
wasted. I stand here In my earthly all
What do wo < lo with It Ah , some day joti
may know. "
The s'ster turned to go , but the gencial
relented.
"There , madam , " ho said , after writing
for a moment , "Is jour order on the com.
ml&sary for Ice and beef at army terirn ,
good for three months. I do It for the
sake of the union fcoldlers who are or rmj
bo In your care. Don't conic bothering me
again. Good morning. "
LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE.
In less than three weeks afterward thh
olllrer was badly wounded In the Red ilvcr
campaign and was sent back to New Orleans
in an unconscious condition. At length bo
was nursed back to life , though hopelessly
mutilated. When icason returned he opened
his cjes and looked Intently at the sister neir
his bed. Then ho said : "Did j-ou get the
ice and beef" The sister started , the ques
tion was BO direct and uncHioctcd.
"Yes , " she replied , simply , but with a kind
glance of the sc ft , sad ejcs , that spoke elo
quently her thanks. "And jour name Is "
"Sihter Frances. "
"Well , then , Slbter Frances , I am glad you
got the th'ags glad I gave you the ordei. I
think I know now what jou do with joui
beggings , your charity , your religion , and I
hope to be the better for the knowledge. I
ovvo you a debt I oan never icpay , but jou
will endeavor to believe that I am deeply
grateful for all jour goodness and ceaseless
care. "
The sister made a pious reply , withdrew
and ho saw her no more. Two months after
ho received letter , ont to the cvuo
of tlio mother nupcrlor , cndojinR chock for
11.000. At the Mlno ttmd the oulccr txik
occasion to remark that ho wished tie were
* blo to nmko it twuo the amount , since ho
know by experience "nh.at they did with
their beggings "
Mr. OeorRp IVirlon of 1'hllfldelphln , the
author of this book has performed his task
with excellent Judgment nnd In n brotd spirit.
Most of the slorlcs given were gathered In
personal Interviews , by examinations of arl
otis archives nnd records nd by an extensive
correspondence with government ofllclalB ,
army veterans end the superiors of convents
and communities. The work Is handsomely
Issued , with numerous full-ingo Illustrations ,
by the Catholic Art Publishing company of
Philadelphia
There are now three orders of the Sisters
of Cl-arlty In the United Statri ! The "black
caps , " or Mother Scton Sisters , who Imvo
establishments In New York , Cincinnati and
other places ; the "whlto caps , " or Cornetto
Sisters of Emmlttaburg , Mil. , and the Sisters
of Clnrlty of Nazoroth , Ky Iho three orders
number probably 6,000 members at Iho pres
ent time. The congregation ot the Sisters of
St. Joseph was founded In Frnnco In 1C50. In
the general run of the French revolution , 100
jcars ago , the convents of the order were dc-
strojed. The body was reorganized and nix
sisters from the mother house at Lj-ons cimo
to St. Laula In 1836 , at the request ot Ulshcr
Rosatl , and founded a house nt Carondelc1
Mo. This beeanio the mother house In this
country.
Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne Is
the pure Julco of the grape naturally fer
mented. For bouquet' It has no superior.
"EURUICA , we tinvo found III"
DON'T ' SIQP..IOBACCO
Use tha tobacco > ou require and take
Dico-Curo. It will notify you when to
stop by removing the desire.
Ha scientific ,
permanent cure ,
it Is a kindly
vegetable anti
dote for tha
polsonousprln-
clple in tobacco
and leaves the
W jystcin pure and
free from every trace or effect of the
narcotic.
Thenervcsof tobacco-tiscrsareata fc.tr-
ful tension ttrttthtdtightl The slightest
noise or Incident Is distorted to false pro
portions. 'I lie craving for tobacco grows
and tliCKratllicatlon of the lubit does not
sitlsfy. The situation Is ridiculous , it Is
unhealthy at it tnttrftrtt with both work
and pleatwe. It's expensive. Did you
ever look at It In that way ? The pleasure
of / wV/A-is In living well not living ill.
The nerves will stand a lot of abuse but If \
tolncco Is stopped suddenly tlicytccclv
a violent shock and permanent injuiy.
T7 < fhe a xrlttcn gn r ntco la cart f < r-
raanfally CKIO with thrte boxti
anjr or re *
fnnd th taoney. COc. or VI n boi , ttr
toxti . ( icnartntMii curt ) (200 L'rujcUti i
.rtrivhcr , or EUREKA 011CUICAI. AND
10. . L4. OttOBCE. WI3.
WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE
EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA , " AND
" PITCHER'S CASTORIA , " AS OUR TRADE MARK.
/ , DR. SAMUEL PITCHER , of Hyannts , Massac/iusetta / ,
was iho originator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA , " the same
that has borne and does now jf sj5j.tS'a on every
bear the fac-simi/o eignaturo of ( asty7&7cd6M wrapper.
Thia is tlw original "PITCHER'S CASTORIA" which has been
used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty
years , LOOK CAREFULLY at Iho wrapper and see that it ia
the kind you have always bought , / jf , , % on the
and has the signature of C&astyjfs&tfc&i/M wrao-
per. No ono has authority from mo to use my name ex
cept The Gontaur Company of which Chao , H. Fletcher IB
President.
March 8 , 1897 ,
THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MUHHAY BTHELT , NtW YORK CITY ,
IN EVERY SEWSE OF THE WORD ?
Are You Bearing a Secret Burden Because
of Sexual Weakness.
IP YOU ARE , THEN ACCEPT THIS
A COURSE Or MEDICINE SENT ABSOLUTELY
Kvory rnun suffering from the effects of youthful folly or later orcossc.i restored to 1'I.nFlaCT *
DEAl/ra AMI VlGOIt. 1'rcmaturo Decline , lo l Manhood , Piwnnntrrrtircn , Kml'aloiw , nnd all
Diseases and Wenknessp * of Alan , from wliatcvcr rausn. perm inciitlyni.d privntcly cured.
Heml tlie famous I'UTi'NIUIAlSU' BNNTITUTli , of < _ MCUEOi < IC3crljtJiiiur ) you
baffledbuicri. FailureImpoaVlbfobVourincitiod ,
IT COSTS YOU WOTHSWC TO TRY IT I
Tliousands of weaL men who Imvo become discounted alter trslug nil oilier treatments , Imvo beTi
restored to Hcnltli end I'erfcct Miinliooil within n very short tlmo niter tilnclnit tlicrastUcs In our linuda.
Procrastination \ danKcrous. Do not neglect your cnsu. Wrllo us todi.jrm strict coiitlilJiice.
PHYSICIiHS1 INSTITUTE , 1945 Masonic Temple , CHICAGO , ILL ,
"CUPIDEFJE"
Tills srentVefretabls
, .
* u f * * i * * ,
tlonof n fanaoui 1'rcnch physician , will qi.lcl.l > cute s on of all ntr.
\o 3 or disc asei of the ecutramc nrennc , piich m I.ost Mniihnoil.
Insomnia , 1'alns In the I ! icK , bcmlnnl J.i.-ilssions Ncr0111 D < lijjltx
Plriples , Unfltness to Marry , KxliuiKtlpi ; Drrlni , Vnrlrnrelo nnJ
Constipation. Itstoiii nil lossis byin ! > nr nlg'-u I'leicnin qtilclr-
- > o _ t nf sa of discharge , which If not chix-Iteil lewis tu Hpormntorrha.il an.l
. un flfrrn nil the horrors of Impotency. 4'irPinKARrlcaD csUiallver , uia
AMD AMUH Kldnc\snnil thourlnnry orcanuo : ill linjmrillcs.
CtrPIDKXE ftronglhens and restores small weak orjrann.
Iho i eason mfTcrers nro not ciireil bjr Doctors Is hcc.iu-o ninety pc ? cent nro troubled with
PnmndllM. CUI'IIIBNU Is the only known remedy to euro wlihouum operation. SHOlcsllmonl.
nls. A urlt'.on guiranU'CKlvonaml money rilurned If six hn-ico doiM not L'lcct a ( icrmuutntcure.
fiUO a box , six for js 03 , by mall. Band for irnci. clrci lar and testimonials.
Address DAVOIj MEHICIMI : C . .I".O.lioi2070.BanFrenclscoCul , forSa'.cliit
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GAYS , ILL. , Nov. 5.
My wife was in poor health for a long time.
Last August I filled put a patient's coupon and sent
it to the Ladies' Advisory Department , and , follow
ing your directions , she has used four bottles of
McElree's Wine of Carclui and eight packages of
Black-Draught , and her improvement has been
wonderful. She is now in better health than she
has been in several years.
W. S. RANKIN.
Nmv CANEV , Tex. , Jan , 27.
When my baby was about fifteen dayo old I had
flooding , and was in u bnd condition , My husband
bought me n bottle of McIJlrcc's Wine of Cardui , and it
stopped the flooding and built me up. I cauuot say
enough for your excellent medicine.
Mrs. A. L. WISE.
CROCKETT , Tnx. , May 22.
My wife miscarried two years ago , and a menstrual flow continued on her for nine weeks.
It seemed like we never would stop it. I got d bottle of McElree's Wine of Carduiand In .1 few dajs
she was able to do her work ami continued to mend , and in twelve months gave birth to a line
healthy boy. ISAAC BLACKMAN.
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The husbands of sick , nervous , irritable wives need sympathy. There isn't much
pleasure in life for them. But in ninety-nine cases out of every hundred sickly
women can be well and strong and happy again. A husband can bring his wife
back to health. She may not think she will ever be better , but if he will get her
some Wine of Cardui , explain what it has done and urge her to take it , she will
soon feel like a different person. Every husband whose wife suffers from backache ,
headache , bearing-down pains , whites or disordered menstruation , should QO that.
Wine of Cardui seldom fails to effect a complete ,
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It only costs gl.OOat your drugstore. The best tomf , Z-a4l ' Idvijonf Dtparttntnlt I
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