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NEW ARRIVALS IN OUR OLD STORE.
Boyo' Suits for School Wear
The near approach of school time en uses mothers to plan
the boy's school outfit. Your boy can he fitted in good, prac
tical, serviceable clothes in the neatest ,;ittern.s at a big sav
ing in cost if you will bring him to J'.nindeis Stores to be
outfited.
Boys' Knickerbocker Suits for School Wear, very well made;
excellent patterns, all sizes, will wear all season loug QQ
and give great service a special bargain at Iv0
Oobinmation School Suit. Stylish, attractive suits, made of substantial
fabrics. Button are securely fastened, seams reinforced, Afh fkQ
elbows and knees doubly protected. Extra pair of trousers Mjk
doubles the life of the suit. A great value-giving special at .
New Lace Curtains and Draperies for Fall
New arrivals in lace curtains for fall, In white ami Arab color, at, per
pair USC 91. 23 $1.50 and $1.98
Cluny and Kilet Curtains, all new patterns specially priced
at $2.1)8 83.08 and $4.50
Duchesse Curtains. Our own importation, at pair $3.J8 $4.08 $5.08
and $7.50
Sunfast I'ortleres, styles and colors are new, at, pair $4.08 $5.08
and $7.50
Swiss and Musliu Curtains. An endless variety of pretty styles, at, per
pair 59 08 $1.25 and $1.50
600 pairs of plain etarniue, trimmed with dainty lace edges, pair, $1.69
Rope Portieres, hundreds of new styles in all colors, at
per pair $1.98 "P to $7.50
u"i'
oooss
as-lnch Figured
Et amine, yd., 15o
8-in. Finest Grade
8 1 1 k o 1 1 n , per
yard at . ...12'to
SEERSUCKER FOR THE OUTING
It Has Advantages to Persons Sum
mering at Water Places,
REQUIRES NO" IRONING AT ALL
All Voir lothlna and Tablecloth
May Be. of Tula Hoods, and It
Needs Only to Be
Washed.
Around the lake they are known In the
jocular language of the camp society as
the "Seersucker Family," not because they
have amassed a fortune In the manufac
ture of that useful texture, as might have
been Inferred In other communities which
designate their princes vulgarly as "the
great codfish man, you know," or "the
shoestring brothers," In Imitation of the
honored titles, "oil magnate" and "coal
barons." No, the seersucker family derive
their name not from the source of thlr
worldly wealth, but from the means which
the woman of the house takes to save her
self work. Seersucker abounds In the camp
for the simple reason that It does not re
quire ironing. Tablecloths and napkins are
made of it; dish towels, sofa cushion cov
ers, waists and skirts for the women and
negligee shirts for the men. even the babies
are attired In seersucker rompers.
"And the only reason I don't have seer
sucker sheets and pillow canes," laughs the
woman. "Is that 1 had these old ltnen ones,
which have to bf worn out up here In
i amp, but I don't Iron my sheets, anyway,
ho the principle is saved."
Visitors to the happy little houe are al
most shocked at first at the sight of the
wrinkly seersucker tablecloth, and, though
the newly arrived guest would perish
-ather than confess It. the seersucker nap
kins do scratch t! use lips which rtjolced
only four hours . trller In the luxury of
home damark. heretic thoughts never
Intrude theinsc'vi- ufter the first meal.
for the wild '.
creates an appctit'
ence to trivial thlsvj
air ot the mountain
which breeds lndiffer
and the only wonder
Is that the camper does not devour seer
sucker and all. furthermore, in the course
of the first day the newcomer la conducted
on a trip across the lake or up the hill, to
the other camps, and there the people eat
Jubilantly off bare boards, or, possibly
oilcloth, counting themselves fortunate if
there are paper napkins . enough to go
around; uter this visit, when night tlm
Is approaching and the supper horn, des
pc: uti v longed for. blows at last, the sigh1
,of t'c i Laming white seersucker tablecloth
i the nest little napkins sends a thrill
OsLBcndFBAicsv.
Sanatorium
This Institution Is the only one
in th central west with separate
buildings situated in their own
ample grounds. yet entirely
dlstiuct and rendering It possibls
to classify cases. The on building
being titled for and devoted to the
treatment of noncontagious and
uouiuental diseases, no others be
1 1. k admitted. The other Kest
t.'oitnge, being designed for and
devoted to the exclusive treatment
ot select meutal cases, requiring
for a time watchful car and spe
cial nursing.
If '
wear
new fall
m i i 1 i
HIT SBiniT
OOODS
40-inch Firmed
Rtamine. yd., 9Bo
40-ln. Plain Sorlm,
per yard at . . 19o
50-tn. Sunfast Iona
Cloth, yard, 91.95
of gratitude to the visitor's heart. No one
has been, able to decide whether "Mrs.
Seersucker" makes deliberate use of the
psychology of comparison, or whether she
Is guilelessly unaware of the fine effect
her table linen makes after it isVontrasted
with her neighbors' bare tables. At all
events, the visitor blesses the good fortune
which brought her to this abode of luxury
and then forgets all about napkins in the
discussion of the best place to find maiden
hair ferns.
!. the Saa Do It.
The next day when the sun had mounted
high and the little waves were sparkling
in the front yard, the family rest from the
morning's activities (the word "work" is
tabooed) and yield to the Invitation of the
lake. Then says the man:
"Come, you pampered child of civilization,
get your little seersucker napkin and come
In washing. Everybody in this household
haa to be his or her own laundress."
He leads the procession himself, with his
arms full of soap and seersucker, and the
women plunge Into the waves after him,
with the blouses they wore an hour before
and a couple of babies' rompers apiece.
Then the fun begins. "This washing is not
taken very seriously even by the mistress
of the household, who only keeps a watch
ful eye on her husband to see that he rubs
the tablecloth In the places where It was
soiled. For the rest It Is all splashing and
laughing, sousing the clothes up and down
In the soft water, throwing them out where
the water is waist high, and racing after
them as they float indifferently away on
the current. For those who cannot swim
the washing provides an endless source of
amusement, and for those who can It .is
soon dispensed with and "left to soak."
Woe to the negligent, however! Far out
In the deep water, where light hearts have
forgotten their wash and are disporting
themselves Joyously, there comes a re
proachful shout from the shore:
"me Spats Overlooked.
"Bert, we arc going in now, and you
didn't get . the collar band of your shirt
clean, and. Mary, one of your stockings
Is floating away down by the point."
When It Is all over and the family as
sembles again. . attired In more seersucker,
washed tke day before, the visitor and the
women of the family hang up the wash
on the lines s'rang between the white
birch trees, the men being employed mean
while building the fire for the night.
"You see," confides the wise woman, "that
we have a good-sized wash here. Now, If
1 had to iron It all It would take me three
or four hours tomorrow morning. As It Is,
there is nothing more to do with it, and I
can go on the picnic with the rest of you.
Morever. we really keep a great deal
jcioanrr py wearing seersucser, ror orten
ii i nua to iron my aresses i a make them
do a few days longer, but now as soon
us one gets the least bit dirty I Just go In
washing with It. and It is all part of the
day's fun."
"And there's the romantic part of it, too,"
Interrupted the daughter. "Don't you feci
like the beautiful heroines In the novels
who are always discovered doing the family
waah by the river? The hero hears merry
laughter, and peers through the bushes,
you know, to see an entrancing vision of
maidens with beautiful bare arms, their
golden hair gleaming In the sunlight, and
the snowy garments in the sparkling water
only a feeble Imitation of their dasillng
white teeth. There was Nauslcan In Homer,
and when the washing was done she and
her maids played with a golden ball, and
then there was Raraona, out In California,
and somebody else In a Scotch story. Fic
tion Is full of these washtub romances, and
I'm Just scared all the time lest some Prince
Charming will peek through the biueberry
bushea at us when we go la washing, and
I'm a fright In that old bathing suit." New
Tork Tribune.
apparel and furnishings. No place else can
suits at $25. A splendid
Smart New Street Frocks andvWalking Dresses for Fall
Practical as can be and very popular. Made of the new crepe meteors, mescalines, pretty nets and new
voiles as well as broadcloths, serges, etc., at $15.00, $17.50, $19.00, $22.50 and $25.00. ,
Stunning New Coats for Fall and Winter
The new styles are different from those of former seasons. Many large, full coats of solid color, double face
materials, also the new plaid back fabrics. The new clinging effects in coats are also much favored.
We have received scores of the beautiful new waists for the coming Reason both smartly tailored effects
and the charming new frilled front lingerie waists. Prices are $2.50, $3.98, $5.00 and up.
Remarkable Bargains in New
27-inch fine Swiss embroidered
new, wide embroidered bands
newest and most popular designs in English eyelet, floral, blind relief and com
bination crochet and filet effects. Bargain square piled high with big bar
gains. Actually worth up to $1.00, at, per yard
Medium and Wide Embroidery Edgings
Swiss, nainsook and cambric; excellent de
signs in English eyelet and blind relief ef
fects; up to 9 inches wide and
worth up to 12Vc yard, at, yard. . . .
45-inch Swiss Embroidered Skirtings -
designs in English eyelet and floral
effects. Worth $1.25 a yard, at ....
Women's 16-button Elbow Length Silk Gloves White and black, worth $1.00 a pair, at 69c
5 Big Special Bargains in
Blue Apron Checks,
all sice checks,
equal to Amoskeag.
Your choice from
200 bolts Monday,
at, per yard
Part silk and part
wool fancy flannel
waisting, cream col
ored grounds; 26c
value, at, yard
10c
Sic
HOW GATES PLAYED THE GAME
Huge Fortune Founded on Barbed
Wire and Steel.
WALL STREET GIVEN SHAKE DOWN
Indifference In Money Matters Mail,
fested at Poker, Bridget
Ponies and Other Games
of t hane.
"Bet-you-a-mlllion Gate, the plunger,
who died the other day in Paris, caught his
fortune with a barbed wire and anchored
It with a bunch of borrowed Texas steers.
It was a little incident that occurred in
San Antonio a generation ago. The young
fellow who was destined to hold the steel
industry of the country in his hands had
tried several little ventures and finally de
cided there was money in barbed wire,
then a new thing. He hired out as a drum
mer at tlOO a month, took a roll of wire and
started for Texas, where he had heard
there had never been seen a strand of that
kind of fencing. He made his plunge In
San Antonio in true Gates style.
Making a corral lu lue center of the
main street, he borrowed a bunch of steers
irom a ranchman and drove them Into
it. By the time the multitude had gath
ered. Then the drummer and several vol
unteer asistants harried and Insulted those
benighted cattle till they had branded
themselves in divers fantastic fashions
against Mr. Gates fence. But they didn't
break the corral.
In an hour John W. dates had sold more
barbed wire than his employer could' man
ufacture In a month. His fortune was be
gun. That bull-in-the-pen method of doing
business annoyed Wall street when the
plunger struck it some years later.
A veteran of the street called on him one
day to give him some ad vie for the
street's good.
"You are violating all the traditions of
the street," said the old broker.
"I don't give a tinker's dam for tradi
tions," said Mr. Gates. "I come from a
part of the country where new traditions
at made every day."
It took the Wall street crowd some time
to learn that. And it cost them money.
His vory frankness deceived them. Once
when ho had been hard hit the reporters
called to see if he was out of the game.
"No, boys," he assured them. "I'm not
broke, but I'm pretty damned badly bent."
"Gates Is down and out and trying to
hide It by 'fake' frankness," said the wise
ones, and proceeded henceforth to Ignore
him.
Then one morning they woke up to learn
that Mr. Gates had gained control of the
Louisville & Nashville. And the wise ones
went down and paid a tuition bill tor In
struction in Gates' methods.
Breaking- Iats Steel.
In relation to the beginning ot Mr.
Gates' career as a steel man it was told
that he was on the tiain going from New
York to Chicago with Mr. Lambert, with
whom ha had Just made about Hi. 000.000 in
eight days, and Just as they reached
Pittsburgh suggested Investing this money
In soma way Instead ot letting it He in
the bank.
"What would ou suggest doing with ItT"
asked Mr. Lambert.
"Let's get off here and buy soma mills,"
said Mr. Gates.
Tbey did.
Moat tales of John W, Us lea center
around bta love for gairas of ehanoa.
On day out In Texas, where they heard
that ha was fond of playing poker for
large stake, a local delegation from on of
assemblage of new tailored
flouncings, 24 inch fine embroidered waist f routings; also,
and panels. These are all high class novelties. This season's
New Trimming Lace Bands and Insertions
Crochet, Venise and Oriental effects; up to
4-inches wide; white, cream and ecru, IZn
worth up to 50c yard, at, yard awUC
Fine French and German Val. Laces and In
sertionsAlso neat crochet and cluny ef
L
... vt
-Choice
69c
fects, pure linen torchons, curtain cluny
laces. New shipment, values up to
12c a yard, at, per yard
Very best grade of
New England
bleached muslin, one
yard wide, at, per
yard
7ic
the small towns that desired his Interest
and friendship came with the news that
the boys had made a pool and raised 140,000
to play a game of poker with him.
Gates looked at his watch and replied:
"Boys, I haven't much time to stay in
town and I am sorry to disappoint you. I
tell you what I'll do, I'll match you for it."
Mr. Gates' last office was In the Trin
ity building, New York. He called his firm
Charles G. Gates &. Co. Others termed it
"The House of the Twelve Apostles," as
a dozen partners were in It. Gates was
considered a good bridge whist player.
Often after 3 p. m. bridge was played In
the office. One day there were only three
to play. A young man of good family,
but not wealthy, came in.
"Sit down," said Gates, agreeably. "I
hate to play with dummy."
"How much a point do you play?" asked
the newcomer.
"Fifty," &ald Gates.
"I can't afford it," was the rejoinder.
"Twenty-five Is a big game for me."
"Well, make up the rubber," said Gates,
dlaappointcdly. "We'll play for twenty
five." The young man played well, had luck and
won.
"We havo a sort of clearing house here,"
said Gates when the game ended. "I'll send
you your check in the morning."
The young man got a check for $13,000.
Astonished, ha took it to the signer.
"What does this mean?" he asked. "I
caluculated that I won $130. We were play
ing for 25 cents a point, weren't we?"
"We were playing for $25 a point," re
turned Gates.
"Wha-at? Why, if I'd lost I couldn't have
paid."
"If you hadn't paid we'd have run you
out of the city," said Gates, coldly. "But
you won. Cash that check." It was cashed.
Boosting a Slow Dane.
Besides this pleasing little story to em
phasise Mr. Gates' sermon, another Is told.
The governor of a certain western state
was playing poker here with Gates, John
A. Drake and one of Gates' brokers. The
gam grew slow.
"lets rase the limit from $50 to $1,000,'
suggested Gates. The broker demurred. He
knew the value of money. But the limit
was raised. The governor won $30,000.
"How much are you worth?" the broker
admiringly asked the governor.
"Fifty thousand dollars."
"Are you in the stock market?"
"Yes, for 16,000 shares."
"Sell."
The governor did. The panlo of 1907 fol
lowed. i-ven In the years of his more frugal be
ginnings he had the gambling instinct well
developed. "Pete" McManus, who went to
Texas with him In 1876 to sell the new
fence material, once told how he had gone
to the races in St. Louis with Gates, and
how on the way there, Gate had handed
him a roll of bills to place on a certain
horse. This is the way McManus related
the story:
"How much money U there in the roll?"
I asked.
"Fifteen thousand dollars," he replied,
as carelessly as if it was 15 cents.
"I placed the $15,000 around among the
different bookmakers, getting odds of I to
1. When that particular rare came on I
got so nervous I could hardly stand It.
Uatea was smiling all the time and seemed
to be utterly unconcern.- , about the $12,000
which I had placed for li in.
'jWe watched the hor run. and, if there
was ever a time when Gates was unrasy
over his bet he did not f-how It. His horse
won and his $15,000 brought him $jO,000.
rergt BU; Cheek.
One of his business associates paid Oatea
H.rAOOS by check. He carried the check
around la his pocket and forgot to cash. It.
you find such variety as Brandeis offers.
suits, at $30. Other groups
Embroideries
39c
5c
Basement
Printed Comfort
Calicoes. Thous
ands of yards on
sale Monday, at, per
yard
Large assortment
fancy dress prints,
colorings the very
best. Dress lengths,'
at, per 'yard
3ic
4ic
One day his business friend called him and
asked him to go and have the check cashed
so the firm's books could be balanced.
"I forgot all about the check," he re
plied. Gates came over from Europe In 1902 with
jewels upon which he paid duty amounting
to $7,500. Then -a cuatoms official asked
himi
"What about that $35,000 necklace you
bought abroad?"
"Oh. forgot that.' he replied, .fishing it
from his pocket. He had to pay $23,000 to
the government for forgetting.
Gates won a lawsuit once by the toss of
a coin. He and his old friend, John E.
Madden, had gone to law In a friendly
suit over a little matter involving Gates'
Texas oil stock and Maddcn's fleet 2-year-old,
Uncle. Madden had tipped Gates off
when the latter won at Belmont Park in
1907, and the latter was said to have won
$30,000 on the race. In return he offered to
do a good turn for the horseman by in
vesting In some Texas oil stock. Madden
refused to ratify the transaction, and the
two came face to face in court. When
Madden had finished testifying Gates
stepped up to him, saying:
"John, I guess you've told a correct story
as you understand It. I'll flip you a cop
per to see who pays the cost of this
reference."
"You're on, John," replied Madd n.
Gates pulled a cent from his pocket and
tossed it in the air.
"What is it?" he aeked.
"Heads," said Madden.
It w-as tails. Gates smiled.
"Now, I'll flip you," said Madden, "to
bp whether I'll pay you $2,500 to settle the
case or whether you settle it for nothing."
"It's a go," said Gates.
Madden flipped the cent and Gates called
tails. It was tails again and counsel on
the opposing sides Informed the referee
that they had settled the case and would
pay the fees of himself and the stenog
rapher on presentation of the bill.
His Indifference to mere sums of money
often led him Into fantastic bursts of gen
erosity. Onoe he gave a waiter a tip of $500
and the Icliow promptly gave up his Job
and began playing the races.
The brass buttons and flash of uniform
of soldier life fascinated the man of money.
He watched the soldiers marching in Michi
gan avenue, out In Chicago, one day and
concluded that he wanted to sport a sword.
He had the boys elect him colonel of
one of the Illinois regiments nd bought
himself more gold braid and fancy swords
than any other man ever held in that sec
tion of the world. New York Tribune.
HOT BETTING ON BUG FIGHT
Chinese Sports Waarer Money on Des
perate Battle Between Two
Beetles.
Chinamen, a doxen of them or more, were
gaCTlcred around a little round tabia In a
little square room In a Rare street house.
The door, which was the room's one exit,
was locked, and the Celestials atood aid -by
side and leaned eagerly over the tabu.
Each man was smoking a cigarette, a'nd
the smoke rose toward the celling in thin,
blue spirals. One man stood with his eyes
glued to the table, unmindful of his cigar
ette until It burned low and the fire
nipped the fingers. Than he gave a low
hiss of pain and annoyance, threw It away
and rapidly rolled another,
In the middle of the table v.aa a smooth
white bow). In;ldi the honi a battle was
in prob'resa a battle to the death. Two
beetles, one black and one glossy brown,
had attacked each oihor fteroely. The
Chinamen had wagered money on the re
sult. An American watching a dog fight,
will cheer the contestants, and a Spaniard,
at 49, $59 and up to
First Showing of New Fall Dress Goods
Authentic styles, latest weaves, superb colorings from the best
Euroieau and American manufacturers. A wonderful collec
tion of high class Dress Fabrics, specially displayed Monthly.
Exclusive patterns in Hough Weaves, Heal Scotch IVeeds,
Irish Homespun Suitings and Camels Hair effects. jKr yard
nt $1.00 to $3.50
54-INCH HIGH CLASS SUITINGS.
The weaves and styles are correct and the colorings were selected with
care. Strictly new Dress Goods used as sample bIiow pieces, very special
at, per yard - $1 .00
All Wool Serges, Henriettas, fancy checks, etc., at, yard 39
4 2 to 44 inch all wool fancy Dross Goods; neat, small patterns, etc., at,
per yard 59t?
64-inch Diagonals, plain and fancy Serges, Scotch Tweeds, Victoria Suit
ings, etc., er yard . . . .) 79
First showing of New French Chai
ns. Bedford Cords, French Flan
nels, etc., In Dress Goods Dept.,
Main Floor, yd., 3) to gl.OO
The New Fall Silks are Here
Latest arrivals from Paris, Lyons and Zurich Silk Centers
Exclusive novelties shown for the first time Monday. Beau
tiful Grecian Border?, Silk and Wool Poplins, Bulgarian
Effects in Crepes and Bengalines, plain and glace Epingle,
45-inch Shadow effects, Crepe Auteil, per yard, up from $1
SPECIALS FOR MONDAY ONLY
All shades of our J1.50, 36-lnch Messaline Dora, per yard $1.00
All shades of our 69c, 19-lnch Messaline Dora, per yard 40
Beautiful plain and stripe Waisting Silks, per yard 69
$1.00 and $1.25 Fancy Printed Crepes, per yard '59
$1.75, 44-inch Silk and Wool Finest Dress Poplins, per yard. .. .$1.25
$1.50, yard wide, Pencil Stripe Dress Silks, per yard 98J
All Bilk Taffeta,
light tints and
fancy Brocades,
worth 69c, In base
ment; per yard, at
25c
watching a bull' fight or a cock fight, will
do the same. But the Chinaman seems
calm, except for' his glowing, dark eyes.
They alone show that he Is laboring un
der great excltemen.
The battle went on from one side of
the bowl to the other, and the silent
audience waited patiently. First one bee
tle would secure an advantage and then
the other would retaliate. The brown bee
tle seemed to have his teeth closely fixed
in his opponent's shoulder, while the. black
one was slowly but surely biting off a
leg of the other combatant. After about
two minutes of battling the black beetle
seemed to secure a decided advantage. He
had the brown beetle "in a hole." The
Chinamen noticed it, and some of them
stirred uneasily.
BUM the fight was not won, for the
brown beetle by a stroke of luck might
get the other's head between his fine,
sharp, razor-like teeth, and the contest
would be over In a jiffy. But the unex
pected did not happen. It took another
moment, "Then the black beetle secured a
fatal hold, and the other insect slowly
stiffened.
When the fight was over the door f thf
little room was flung open. Bets were
paid and the smoke poured out of t .e
room, while the Chinese, after the i.'nin
of waiting, talked volubly and rolled tresli
cigarettes. Philadelphia Record.
THE HEROINE OF FREDERICK
Barbara Frletchle Didn't Want the
11 n K, hot Roared A boot the
Buttermilk.
Henry Clay Nalll, Who died in Baltimore
the other day, was a politician of the old
school, intensely partisan, eating, drinking
and dreaming politics. He was a stump
speaker for the republican party in many
states and for many decades. During Presi
dent Arthur's administration he was sur
veyor of the port of Baltimore. Through
absorption of Its traditions he knew the
history of Maryland until, in conversation.
It would seem to his hearers as if he had
himself lived from earliest colonial times.
He had seen every president from John
Cjulncy Adams on, and had known personlly
several of the defenders of Fort McHenry.
His version of the Barbara Frletrhle
legend is interesting, in view of the fact
that Frederick was Mr. Nalll'a home, and
he was well acquainted with Dame Barbara
had "known her from his Infancy, and
had sat on her lap mrny a time," as he ex
pressed It. The legend, as immortalised In
Whlttler's poem, is well known. It has been
claimed that the Incident occurred Just as
told In the poem, but It has also been as
serted that the heroine was a Mrs, Quan
trell, a relative of the guerrilla leader.
Those who advance the latter theory
usually declare that the soldiers did not
pass within three blocks of Barbara's home.
AccordlnV to Mr. Nalll both stories are
right and both wrong. He said that while
Stonewall's soldiers were passing barbara'a
hoi:se, several of them entered her garden
' ' - m'w f"-m the well without ask
ing consent of the old woman, who was
churning on the porch. Cpon helng acridly
uiuiieu aay, two of them went onto the
porch and pretended to be about to slake
their thirst with Barhnra s buttermilk. Her
wrath grew to fury, and. In mingled Bngllxh
and Pennsylvania Dutch, she gave them
her unflattering personal opinion of them
selves, their army, and government, and the
military 'profession In general. Her
speeches were received with laughter and
mock applause, and, the soldiers then
moved on. According to Mr. Nalll, there
waa no flag displayed, and Barbara's senti
ments, rxpressed and unexpressed, were
rallied around tha single principle of "No
trespassing."
Further down the street was Mrs. Quan-
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trell, a younger woman, with an eye to
dramatic effect, and a presumed confidence
that the consequences of a little show of
patriotism would not be very serious. Rho
ran to her front gate, waving a small
American flag. The young fellows who
composed the army were not grim fanatics
In a holy war, and the excited woman In
calico, waving her little flag in defiance of
the marchers, roused only their sense of
humor. They saluted her derisively, asked
if he were prepared to accept their sur
render, laughed and chaffed at her until
die got tired and went within. The gen
eral's command was xlmply, ''Pay no at
tentlon to her."
These two Incidents furnished the only
excitement of the passage of the troops
through the little village. The two stories
were well understood at home, but when
they traveled they got mixed, and grew In
such a way as to confer Immortality upon
the lady, who was angered at the Impudent
lads who threatened to drink her butter
milk. As for Mrs. quantrell, her Immor
tality takes the form of an occasional para
graph In the "Answers to Correspondents
column. According to Mr. Nalll, she un
doubtedly waved a flag, but it was hi
cynical opinion that she knew she wss,
perfectly safe, but wanted to be a village
heroine. That th credit should go to the
choleric Barbara and that the story should
be told to all the nation, with accompani
ments of crashing bullets and dramatic,
conmmands. was a matter of bitter grief
to the actual heroine of the flag episode.
But It was a subject of keen amusement
to the neighbors, an amusement which Mr.
Nalll shared to the utmost. New York
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