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Mack ..'..'.George Kennedy .John Alts ..'.'.James Gregg ..F. W. Phillips . .A. Oberle .Hugh O'Neill . D. 0. Biondln .John Wertz . ... H.O. Wine .:;.T. e. Dooiittie . J. B. Donohoe . .. G. H. Phelps .- .J. E. While .A. C.Mohr r OF O’ NEILL. i r:. J. Mack; Justioes, E. H. is M. Wagers; Constables, Ed. Perkins Brooks. kCILMEN—FIRST WARD. kra.-D. H. Cronin. For one cEvouy. I SECOND WARD. ►rs—Alexander Marlow. For pc I’fund. ; THIKD WARD. gs—Charles Davis. For one Merriman. ) ! CITY OFFICERS. F. Biglin; Clerk, N. Martin; lolin McHugh; City Engineer (y; Police Judge. H. Kautzman; dice, Charlie Hall; Attorney, ; Weighmaster, Joe Miller. IT TAN TOWNSHIP. .11. J. Hayes; Trearurer, Barney lerk. J. »ullivan; Assessor, Ben Itices, M. Castello and Chas. It allies, John 11 or risky and Ed. M overseer dist. sJtt, Allen Brown iliu Enright. !T RELIEF G0MNI8SI0N. eeting first Monday in Febru ^ar, and at such other times as cwsary. Robt. Gallagher, Page, 'ai. Bowen, O’Neill, secretary; Atkinson. ICE’S CATHODIC CHURCH, every Sabbath at 10:30 o'clock, assidy, Postor. Sabbath sohool following services. »ST CHURCH. Sunda B-Preachtng 10:30 a. m. and 7; . 1,1 0:30 A. m. Class No. 2 (El m. Class No. 3 (Chili r fjjttd-week services—Gener la? Thursday 7:30 p. m. All wi couie, especially strangers. E. E. HOSMAN, Pastor. p™8,TiK0-8e- Tho Gen- j°t u8t'i!,°' ****• department of N 'A, will meet the first and thii suing ot each month in Mason __ S. J.Smiih, Com. IX VALLEY LODGE, I. ( ^_ C. L. Biuom, s V' CHAPTER, B. ®mL“allthlrd Thur8daJr 18 8ee. J. c. Harnish -HELMET LODi itlooeverv Monday at fellows' ball. Vlsitlr tUTv ir , ,?• v- Bon ov. K. of h. and S. encampment ffmomhV 8econd month in odd Fi Scribe. Chai ■tt-MnSoKi lodgeTno! -11 il. (JiioxiN, Clerk. r -^uuea at... l„,k ‘ fe? »LWi Dtl. :V***.M ?rnv’eg 9*07 i ArW:&’ h ^Asr._:s,lt- «-i* ^SPjaS^ ‘’■•'SSSl&ie, HIS LAST TATTOO. O LONG AS POETS, and historians con tinue to weave pretty stories of personal valor, and they will do it as long as a spark of patriotism burns In the human breast, no class of heroes will And greater fa masses, or whose heroic feats will bring the Are back to the veteran’s eye surer, than the brave little fellows who sounded the reveille or beat taps. Bugle boys and drummer boys have figured often and conspicu ously In the annals of war. And no where In history have we more or brighter examples of this kind than In the records of the Civil War, on both sides—Confederate and Union. - The story of Harry Baldwin's un swerving loyalty to the old flag, and his fearlessness of death for the cause he had ' so nobly espoused, affords a bright example of this kind. He be longed to a New York regiment—I am sorry that I have forgotten Its number, though that hardly matters as long as I remember the main facts of his ad ventures—and he was the life and heart of his older comrades. In truth, our little drummer boy was looked upon with so much favor, and he had shown such clear-headed ability on certain dangerous occasions, that when the commander felt anxious to learn certain particulars In regard to the en emy he delegated Harry to go upon the hazardous mission. “Keep your eyes open, my boy, as I know you will, and I will risk you to go where I would not dare send any scout of mine, but I must warn you to never forget that you are in the enemy's coun try, and that a sli ,le mistake will cost you your life. I snail not put you from my thoughts until I see you safely back here with the news I am so anxious to have.” Feeling, as every true soldier should, the Importance of his perilous under taking, Harry started forth on his re connolssance. It was already growing dusky in the deeper forest, and Boon the zhades,_of night would enable him to push his way Into the vicinity of the Confederate army with greater safety. He knew very well that It lay encamp ed behind the low mountain range that ran for ten miles or more north and south, with here and there a broken link affording passage to the other side. I say he knew they were there, but had he known their exact location, this night trip would not have been neces sary. His clothes covered with .dust, and his limbs aching from the day’s hard marching, the drummpr boy moved somewhat wearily through the moun tain gap, while the shadows fell deeper and darker around him. It was a wild, lonely place, though he gave little heed to his surroundings other than to watch them closely for some Indication of the enemy that he felt might be lurking un comfortably near. Still nothing occurred to excite his suspicions, until a gradual lifting of the shadows ahead told him that he was approaching the other side of the range, and that It behooved him to move with even greater caution than hitherto. Thus his surprise may be Imagined when, as he was Silently cravfilng around a jagged arm of one of the foot hills, he found himself In the midst of a squad of Confederate Infantry. Discovered by them before he could beat a retreat, he was captured In the twinkling of an eye, to be dragged away toward the headquarters of the south ern commander, charged with being a spy! After seeing that he was securely bound, hands and feet, he was placed under a strong guard, to await trial in the morning. A long, tedious night It was to him, too, though his first ||t and greatest con i’^ cern was over the d l s appointment iXif his non-appear :A‘ ance would bring upon the Union general. But It was in vain for him to berate himself for any carelessness o f which he may A BODY OF UNION CAVALRY, have been guilty. The stern (act of his captivity remained and could not be reasoned away. He must abide by the consequence. The sun was beginning to show Its bright face over the crest of the moun tain as the drumhead court-martial was ordered, and he was led forth to be tried and convicted as a spy. "Rather young to be caught In Buch business,” remarked the grim official. “Pray, what use have the Yanks for such infants as you? I was not aware they, were driven to such straits for sup porters.” ”1 am a drummer boy, sir,” replied Harry, proudly, “and as such, I believe, I have ever done m; duty.” ”Oh-ho! so that’s It? Well, you look and act like a gritty one, and the boys say yeu resisted them last night tooth and nail. Say, It’s a pity one so young and smart should be shot dojrn like a dog. Do you want to live, my little drummer boy?” “My life Is my country’s, sir. If I can serve her better by dying than living I am content.” “Bah! You do not realize that you are to be shot at sunset. There IS only one hope for you. Your life shall be spared upon one condition.” “And that?” asked the brave boy. "Is that you will be our drummer. Promise to beat the drum for us as well as you have for the Yanks and your life shall be spared.” “Never!" cried the young patriot. “I would rather be shot than be a rebel.” Perhaps the heart of the Confederate was touched by this display of heroism, but not sufficiently for him to mitigate his sentence, and the little prisoner went back to his guarded tent, doomed to be shot as a spy at sunset. All that livelong day the little drum mer under sentence of death heard the incessant bustle of camp Ilfs without, knowing that some Important movement wee on foot. And while he wondered what It meant, hie thoughts would go back to that other army and that other chieftain, who, by now, must have ceased to look far him. He wondered how hts failure to return would be re ceived. And then his thoughts took a longer flight, going back to that old home In the Empire State, and to the loved ones he could not hope to see again. Perhaps the tears glistened in his eyes as he thought of it all; but there was no sign of fear In his de portment when, at the fated hour, he was led forth to die. "By Jove! he’s sure to break down be fore the signal Is given,” said the sergeant who had charge of the squad to place him in position for the closing act In the awful drama. Harry heard the words, and suddenly lifting his head, he said; "Give me a drum, sir, and I will play a tattoo while you shoot me.” “Did you ever?” exclaimed the officer. “I swear 'tls a pity to Bhoot him like this. But orders are orders, though you may get n!m a drum. Sawyer. He will forget while he plays.” By the time Harry was blindfolded a drum was put Into his hand, when he Instantly struck up the spirited notes which had so often given life and hope to his old regiment of gallant soldiers. No doubt the boy drummer did for get the deadly danger that menaced him as he caught up the beloved strain and sent out to hill and valley the music of which he was master. And If he for got so did hls captors for the moment. The grim phalanx stood silent and mo tionless while it waited for the stern command that was to end all. Moments are priceless sometimes, s>nd the brief while that Harry Baldwin held hls enemies spellbound by hls last tattoo saved him his life, for suddenly the clear notes of the drum were drowned by the lusty shouts of men. Then a body of Union cavalry flung Itself upon the surprised Confederates, Amazed, bewildered, confident that no small body of trops would throw them selves single-handed upon overwhelm ing forces, they Broke and fled in wild disorder. The flight was short but decisive, and only' a few minutes later the bandage was torn from the drummer boy's eyes by friendly hands, and he was borne la triumph back to the Union army. A GIRL HERCULES. five Tran Old and Can Lift More Than Twice Her Own Weight. Up In the hills and health-giving at mosphere of Sullivan county lives a veteran of the civil war named John H. Laird, and It was the fame of his 5-year-old daughter, Jessie Maud, that dragged a World reporte rover the in terminable hills to Hurd’s Settlement yesterday. Jessie Maud, or Maud, as she Is generally called, is a child over whose face and figure painters and sculptors would make silly folks of themselves. The little girl was accom panied by brothers and sisters who ranged in age from 12 down. The three older girls. May, Mabel and Alice, were sometimes tired, but Maud from the time she could walk alone has appar ently never known what it was to reach the limit of her strength In any one day's exertions. It was with great surprise that Farm er Laird learned the mission of the re porter who alighted at his comfortable farm-house yesterday, but he couldn’t conceal the pride he felt. In the barn yard near the entrance of the barn was a coll or spool of barbed wire weighing slxty-two pounds. ‘‘Lift it Cal,” said the farmer to his oldest boy. The 11-year-old lad laid hold of the crosspins which* stuck out at the end of the spool, and with a big tug, which visibly tightened the cords In the calves of htfe bare legs, raised It a few inches from the ground. "Now Maud,” said the father, and the little girl planted herself squarely be hind the big spool, which reached up to about midway between her knees and her thighs. Without any percepti ble 'effort she raised the spool and held It for several seconds. If there had been any reddening of the face or puffing out of the veins the spec tacle would not have been an edifying one. But there was nothing of the sort. Mr. Laird then placed stones which weighed twenty pounds on top of the spool and asked Maud to lift It again. The result was precisely the same, and all evidences of violent exertion were missing. The combined weight of the spool and stones was two pounds more than double the weight of the little girl herself. The average man weighs per haps 150 pounds, but the man who can raise fr' ti the ground and hold In the air 302 pounds of dead weight is a great way above the average.—New York World. Two Negroes' Subterranean Swim. Word comes from Tallahassee, Fla., of a miraculous escape of two negro fishermen fron. a horrible dep.th. In that section there is a creek that disap pears in the ground, then flows under a high mound, and at a distance of over half a mile reappears with added force, and volume. This Is a great fishing place, and {-cores of negroes are found Ashing at the upper end of the tunnel at any time. Last week while a party of twelve men were there two of them, Bill Brooks and Josh Gill, fell Into the water ana were almost Instantly whirled Into the underground creek by the swift current. Their horrified com panions tried to rescue them, but in vain, and they were swept away. The party hastily rushed to the lower end of the land where the creek reappears and waited to recover the bodies. Shortly both negroes shot through, feebly struggling In the swift current, showing slight signs of life. Several men plunged In and brought them to shore, and they were worked over for an hour before they were out of dan ger. This is the first time that such an escape has been made. The negroes regard it as a special act Of Providence, and revival meetings have been started there by preachers. Tax for the Widowers. The English government taxed wid owers in 1695, births of children and christenings In 1783, deaths In 1783, mar riages in 1695, and 1784, and the latter tax. In the shape of license duty. Is still retained. A Kankakee man tried to drown a cat by wading out Into the river and putting It under the water. The cat came back, but the man took cramps and was drowned. J, > , .-.'0^,..- ; UNDER SUSPICION. ' Uni Ho Had a Dnt:.| Itratk At oat Him. I was on a Sixth avenue elevated traln«the other day when a woman with a big satchel to carry asked for the New Haven boat, writes M. Quad In Detroit Free Press. I offered my ser vices to pilot her for live or six blocks and take care of the satchel, and, after looking me over with a critical eye, she said: “Young man, you don't look so very Innocent, but I think I'll trust you and take the chances.” I saw that she feared I would bolt with the satchel, and therefore took it slow and did not get a foot ahead of her. When we arrived at the steam boat dock she took out a dime and ex tended It to me with the remark: “It wasn’t much of a walk, but I'm not one of the stingy sort. I hope you’ll make good use of It.” “Thanks, ma’am, but I can’t take your money,”1 replied. “Then what did you come along for?” “Just to do you h favor." “I don’t belleye It! 'Taint at all natural!” “Well, you see, I brought you here all right and refuse your money.” “Yes, I see it, and I'm snummed If I kin make out whether you Intended to pick my pocket or run away with my satchel. Young man, you orter quit your evil ways and behave yourself.” “Yes, I’m thinking of It," I replied. "That’s right—keep right on thlnkln', and If you ever come up to Connecticut inquire for Mrs. Daniel Williams, and If it’s about noontime I’ll ask you to sit down to dinner. I’m obleeged, even If you did Intend to rob me, and If ever I hear of your being hung I'll tell folks you had a decent streak about you arter all.” DEPLORABLE. Condition off Iluti.ire.1 * off People Made Homeleu by Vlre. Our Odessa correspondent writes: “Nearly 200 Jews, rendered homeless and destitute by the terrible conflagra tion at Brest-LItovsk, have arrived In this city, where they have received every attention and succor from the Hebrew Benevolent association, says London Dally News. It Is now ascer tained that the total number of lives lost Is 137, but the search for the missing is not yet complete. The town of Brest-LItovsk consisted of sixty-four blocks, and of these forty-nine, or about 1,500 houses, have been destroyed. The refugees here relate the follow ing tragic Incident, which shows with what fearful and sweeping rapidity the flames rushed through the wooden built houses: The magistrate of the second district was driving from one part of the town to another, the flames roaring behind him. The coachman put his horses to a gallop, but, notwith standing this, they were caught up at a street corner and burned to death magistrate, coachman and horses. One poor, half-demented creature among the refugees tells how her sister, who escaped the flames, went to seek for her only son and his three children. They were found burned to death. The poor woman lost her reason and Is now In an asylum for the insane. Both Jews and Christians in this city have shown the most unstinted generosity and sym pathy by sending large stores of pro visions and other requisites to Brest LItovsk, the railway company carrying everything free.” A Somnambulistic Rider. Miss Mary Smiley, daughter of Theo dore Smiley, who lives near Ferguson ville, N. Y., is a somnambulist and has had some queer adventures lu her ca reer as sleep-walker. Last week Miss Smiley’s father presented her with a bicycle on her fifteenth birthday, and also his consent to don a bloomer cos tume. The young lady spent consider able time last week in practice, and after a five-mile ride the other day re tired at night greatly fatigued. Shortly after midnight Mr. Smiley was awak ened by hearing some one pass out of the front door and down the walk. Looking out of the window the farmer saw his daughter, arrayed In her bicy cle suit, mounting her wheel for a spin down the road. After taking quite a ride she returned to the house and was awakened by a douche of cold water. She was much astonished by her es capade. Author of “Rrn Hur" on Bloomam. Gen. Lew Wallace says the future of the bicycle depends on the woman rid ers. “If the use of wheels were con fined to the men,” he says, “the fad might spend Itself in a season. But when the women take hold of the bi cycle its future is secure.” Gen. Wal lace believes bicycle racing will event ually supersede horse racing, but never of course chariot racing of the Ben Hur kind. Ladies who ride will be inter ested to know that Gen. Wallace is an enthusiastic advocate of the fair cycler, and that he approves of bloomers, “about which there is nothing immod est, it being merely their present oddity of appearance that now excites com ment. Why, in the Tyrol the women wear skirts coming just below the knee, and no one, not even an entire strang er, looks askance.” Potato Faff. Potato puff is delicious with creamed chicken. To one pint of hot mashed potato add one teaspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of peper, half that quan tity of celery salt, and hot milk enough to moisten well. When partly cool add the yelks of two eggs beaten well and then put in the whites beaten stiff. Bake ten minutes in a hot oven and, it comes out in a golden brown merin gue that Delmonico might envy. T1 at is an especially good way to servr old 1 potatoes that have to be out up a good j deal in paring them. - b «•.... . .... -' . | BEFORE A SCHOOL JUSTICE. **• Brlb* Didn't Work nnd Her Con* faction Vu n Failure. Something dreadful had happnnd at the Quoenvllle district school. May Oreene, the belle of the village, had ■muggled her Sunday sash out of the bureau, and "unbeknownst to her mother’* had worn It to school. Her triumph, however, was shortlived. She had hung the sash most carefully on a hook In the cloak room while she ran out, at ret-ess, for a good romp. On her return she was dismayed to And that It had been cut In two pieces. Every scholar was carefully questioned, but no one, of course, knew anything about It. The teacher accordingly announced that when the afternoon session should open she would lay all lessons aside and hold a court of Investigation. She herself would be the judge. May Oreene should be the plaintiff, and every scholar in turn should come up Into a witness box, rigged up for the oc casion, and tell exactly what he knew about the matter. She also said that If any one would confess hls wrongdoing before the opening of court he would be pardoned and all proceedings stopped. Two guilty boys, discarded beaux of the gay coquette, were now pale with dismay. They had told untruths when privately questioned, and now they feared that they would not he able to brave them out before the awful oourt ordeal—especially since It had begun to be whispered around that they knew more of the matter than had at first appeared. They, therefore hit upon the following expedient. The youngest child In the school, little An nie Cork, was the pet of the county. If she now could only be Induced to con fess to the cutting of the sash, surely she would be pardoned on account of her popularity. She was therefore bo set by the guilty youngsters, who, by dint of dire threats and large bribes, and by urging confession upon her as a duty, finally secured her bewildered consent "to confess.” When tho afternoon bel lrang the scholars came in promptly, looking askance at the awful witness-box and at the mutilated finery floating out from the teacher’s desk. The judge was about to open court when In come tbe criminals triumphantly leading the In nocent child between them. They In formed the judge that Annie Cork had come to confess, and officiously placing her in the witness-box, they withdrew to their seats. The child’s helpless at titude was too much for the tender hearted judge, who took her by the hand and said gently: “Well, dear, have you really come to confess?” “Yeth,” she faltered, oppressed by the earnest stillness In the room; but, gaining courage from the judge’s kind ly manner, “Yeth, teacher—I’th com* to confeth—I’th come to confeth that f didn't do It.”—Philadelphia Times. WAR OP ROSES, The Perfume Drove the Peltor front the Pulpit. A young clergyman from Boston preached In a little Jersey town on last Sunday. Everything was made as fes tive as possible for the visitor. The members of the congregation turned out in their best clothes, and the church was elaborately decorated with flowers, the pulpit being a mass of June roses. But in spite of all these efforts, when the visiting clergyman entered * the pulpit he looked about him with dis may. Almost instantaneously he gave vent to a series of emphatic sneezes. 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