DAIRY AND POULTRY.
’ INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS.
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Hmr RieecHtil rtnam Opwat* This
DepartMeot «t the Fane—A Few
■late as to the Care of Lire Steak
aa* Pool try.
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The Kiektag Cow.
nujsr the above
heading I have
seen in the differ
ent {arm papers
various advices
given. 8ome by
tying in different
ways, some by hu
man strength and
endurance until the
cow yields to their
superior strength,
while- - others advise to aban
don the animal and dispose of
her. But as it is not always
convenient to do an amount of tying,
and we are not all endowed with suf
ficient muscular strength and »ndur
• ance so as to wage a successful coptest
f;'.T 1« that way, nor is It always desirable
to abandon a cow of superior merits as
' -a milker though she kicks. So we
have tried a more reasonable way and
,f one that can be done by the weaker
person' as well as the stronger. And
with us It has never failed, though we
have taken some most refractory anl
» mats to subdue. Man's ability to sub
due, control and make subservient to
y, tol* will the lower animals is not vest
ed in hit' superior strength of muscle
but in hisi mental power. And first
of all if he-would control these ani
mals to his1 greatest benefit he must
control himself. I dislike very much
the term generally used "breaking a
horse to work,” or "a cow to milk.”
It should be “teaching” them to do or
permit to be done to them certain
things. Who would Bpeak of "break
ing” a child to read or spell or to play
the prgan; and certainly It we have
to teach these children that are en
dowed -with human intellects, how
much more necessary for us to use
reason and patience with the dumb
animals that are placed under our care
“ • and for our use and benefit.
Wow to do It—first of all be sure
you can control yourself. If you yield
to bad temper you have tailed in the
first principle and all you may do af
. terward will be largely unavailing.
Arm yourself, therefore, with self
control and patience and yon are ready
to undertake the teaching of an ani
mal. and 09A until then. All that Is
f required besides Is a common cow
leader with ten feet of light rope at
tached. It Is presumed that the cow
is In the cow-barn, either in stanchions
: or tied by a halter, and that she
ts a heifer -Aeyer' milked before or a
confirmed klcken Place the right
H hand gently upon the back of the cow
and gently Tub the side with the left,
gradually" working the hand back
ward until the udder Is reached and
handle .4 gently. If It be a hettef she
v will likely move or lift the toot. If
the foot be lifted without her showing
desire to' kick place the hand firmly
agginst thq let until she sets the foot
down, then’ proceed as before until she
Is willing to let you handle her freely
and- has gained confidence In you that
you do not Intend to hurt her. But
if she shows resentment when you rub
her aide or udder, repeat the effort only
a second time, then gently step from
,J>«r side, take the leader and place It
the noae; avoid every appearance of
‘ harshness, whatever yon do. do It
gently If you wish to succeed. Then
holding the rope In the right hand and
placing the hand on the back as im
lore, Degin to rub the aide, flank end
ndder m before and aa aoon aa ahe
reaenta your caressing give her a
gentle reminder by a little jerk of the
rope. I cannot caution you too much
in this. not to uae harahnesa. Each
time, die Ufta the foot on account of
you rubbing the' flank or udder give
her a reminder by gently Jerking the
rope. By almply doing aa I have told
you I have never failed to be able to
ait down to and milk In ten minutes the
worst kicker that haa ever come to
me. But do not think that one lesson
ta enough. A few times will be all
that will be required for a heifer. But
a confirmed kicker will need the strap
put en her for some days, and for the
Hr* tew days repeat the lesson be
fore sitting down to milk. And always
keip the rope' lying acrosa the knees
while milking so that in case ahe
would move in die least you can re
astal her that ahe is required to stand
anil. A cow that has acquired the
jjaMt of kicking will often not be
willing to. allow another peraon to milk
her besides the one who has taucht
bar to stand atill, so that it la well
when making a change In milkers to
M®- the snap for a time or two until
•he becomes accustomed to the new
hag£. l^ere are some persons who
gr^p the yteat so harshly that few
ere willing to be milked by them,
heavier labors performed by men
«>Tf them a harder grip, and we have
eeafli cows that showed no dislike to
be SUlked by a woman that would re
?ewt it as soon aa a man caught hold
of ;the teat. Avoid harshness la any
era# if you would have good milkers
I* 4pour herd, and “teach" them what
jrou require them to do.
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Varieties ef Chickens.
InX shape a leghorn cock should be
gradsful; body round and plump broad
at the shoulders and tapering toward
the tall. tall should be well bal
aae* on a lair length of shank and
thigh; the length of leg giving tbs
bird Its sprightly and proud carriage
Ooetasgs of feathering adds to tht
/general shape and secures a freedom
r troaii angles which always proclaim!
the pun bred, typical specimen. 1%,
hrsast should ha full, beautifully curv
ed. rather prominent, and carried well
' Meek, long, well arched. au<
carried erect; back, of medium length,
with saddle rising In a sharp, concave
sweep to the tall; tall, large, full, car*
lied upright; the full, flowing tall, and
long, well-curved sickles are character
istics of the bird that are much thought
of. The wing is long, well folded, and
tightly carried. Hackle and saddle
feathers, long and abundant and flow
ing well over the shoulder and saddle.
The legs arc bright yellow In color and
free from feathers; toes also yellow,
but a dark shade on the same is al
lowable. The head is the prettiest por
tion of the bird, being short and deep,
yellow beak, full, bright-red eyes, and
bright-red face. The comb is single,
of medium size, perfectly straight and
upright upon the head, free from side
sprigs, deeply serrated 'with five or six
points, and bright-red in color. The
comb should extend well back over the
head, with no tendency to follow the
shape of the neck. Earlobes, white,
or creamy white. The Leghorn hen in
many respects resembles the cock, ex
cepting carriage of comb and sexual
differences. In shape and carriage the
hen is even more gracefuland spright
ly than the cock, very close in feather,
and rather small in body, though some
HEAD OP S. C. B. LEGHORN COCK.
what long in back. Her breast is full,
very round, and carried high; legs fair
ly long and shanks thin; tall carried
closely and well up. The general car
riage should be upright. Her comb 1s
the marvel of her beauty; It Is single
and falls gracefully to one side, but not
In a limp manner, or so as to obscure
the sight. Legs, comb and face are the
same color as In male, but earlobe is
much smaller and mere round In shape.
There aro six standard varieties of
Leghorn; Black, Brown, BufT, Domi
nique, Silver Duckwing and White. The
Black Leghorn Is a popular bird, and
a favorite with those who are partial
to their color of plumage. The Black
Leghorn Is mistaken by many for the
Black Minorca, but Is, however, quite
different in type. The Minorca is lar
ger in Blze, has a longer body, larger
comb, and dark slate or nearly black
shanks and toes. The plumage of the
Black Leghorn Is a rich glossy black
throughout. Comb, face and wattles,
bright red; earlobes white; and shanks
yellow, or yellowish black. The Brown
Leghorn is one of the prottlest, as well
as the most bred of the Leghorn varie
ties. It Is the most difficult of them all
to breed to feather. They have merited
the confidence of poultry lovers for a
long time and their hardy constitutions
have thwarted rough usage and pro
miscuous Interbreeding to efface their
characteristics. They are a fixed breed
and their merits are noticeable from
HEAD OP S. O. B. LEGHORN HEN.
the newly hatched chick to the oldest
specimen; they are stamped with tho
indelibility of royalty only to be found
in a thoroughbred.
Fowls Out of Condition.—During
very warm weather bowel disease puts
In an appearance and debilitates the
members of the flock. The first thing
to do is to allow no food whatever un
less It Is a teaspoonful of powdered cin
namon in a pint of milk for twenty
fowls. Be sure to secure the pure arti
cle. as cinnamon is often adulterated.
A teaspoonful of tincture of nux vom
ica In a quart of drinking water may
also be allowed, but be careful to give
no food. When the hens cease laying
and get out of condition the resort is
sometimes had to egg foods and con
dition powders, which may be Just the
things to be avoided. Egg foods and
condition powders have their places;
they may be beneficial where the flock
Is lacking In hardiness and health, but
the best course to pursue la to give no
medicine or stimulants to healthy
fowls, as they do not require them.—
Eg.
A Great Sheep Dairy.—In the district
of Roquefort, France, there is a cheese
factory which uses the milk of some
250,000 sheep, turning out, during the
season, from 3,000 to 3,600 tons of
cheese. This Is the celebrated Roque
fort cheese, which Is largely exported,
and commands a very high price, both
at home and abroad. The ewes give
such an abundance of milk their lambs
get sufficiently well grown to be safely
weaned at two months old, leaving the
dam then to be milked for the purpose
of making cheese.—The Dairy.
After the garden crops are harvested
plow up the garden and apply a good
dressing of well rotted manure.
A tew well-known sorts are the best
for a commercial orchard.
Give the horses a few potatoes non
gad then.
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GRAND ARMY TOPICS
AS DISCUSSED BY THE COM
MANDER-IN-CHIEF,
Witter* of Interoat to the Greet Order
Considered—Sectional leanes Entirely
Dead—The Association Non-Pa r
tiaao—Patriotism—Penalona . \
and Partisanship,
Report for the Peat Tear.
BurPAr.o, N. V., Aug. 27.—The del
egates to the thirty-first national en
carapcment of the Grand Army of the
Bepublic marched to Musie hall this
morning from the Iroquois hotel to
the music of bands and the cheers of
thousands. Major Clarkson, com
manderdn-chicf, took the platform at
9:30 o'clock and introduced Governor
Black, who delivered the principal
address of welcome. Other addresses
followed and the commander-in-chief
arose to deliver his annual address.
In his annual report, T. G. Clarkson,
commander-in-chlef, said that he had
devoted the iast year to work for the
order, traveled over 3,s,000 miles and
visited every department He ex
pressed gratification that his recep
tion in the South had been particu
larly cordial. He said that before the
unveiling of the Logan monnment in
Chicago, July 22, he had invited the
commander-in-chief of the ex-confed
erate veterans, General Jolfn B. Gor
don, to "ide with him that ail the
world might know that the war was
over, and it had caused both great re
gret that General Gordon could not
come.
Major Clarkson referred to the in
terest taken by President McKinley in
the present encampment and speaking
for all his comrades, hailed with de
light the dawning of a new era of
prosperity. Owing to the steady de
crease in the membership of the or
ganization as the war sank farther
into the past, ho recommended that
the annual per capita be increased
from two and one-half to three cents.
The commander-in-chief said that
37,338 veterans had been cared for in
tho national homes and many more in
state homes during 1896, and added:
“Much satisfaction is afforded by the
thought' that the last days of many
thousands of the old veterans have
been, are being and will continue to
be made comfortable and compara
tively happy and free from the trials
and struggles of the outside world,
with which they are by age and in
firmity unable to contend. The good
thus accomplished by a magnanimous
people is beyond compare.”
MEMORIAL DAY DESECRATIONS.
Of Memorial day. General Clarkson
said: “I am not one of those who be
lieves that a day established thirty
years ago by our beloved Commander
in-Chief Logan and since made a holy
day and a holiday by legal enactment
In the majority of the states, should
be changed simply because a lot of
hoodlums and thoughtless men and
women desecrate it by games and
races. A large majority of our peo
ple are observers of the Sabbath
day and do not consider parades
and public demonstrations seemly
upon that day, and their wishes should
be respected, for we look to them
rather than to the thoughtless for the
moral support we need. If games and
races cannot bo suppressed on such
sacred days by moral suasion and the
effect of the participation in its sa
cred work by vast numbers of our best
citizens, then no change of day could
effect such results.”
The commander-in-chief said that
the Grand Army of the , Republic be
lieved in military instruction in pub
lic schools, because it was good for the
boys mentally, morally and physic
ally, and above all, patriotically.
PENSIONS AND PARTISANSHIP.
Major Clarkson congratulated his
hearers that within the last few
months many justly entitled pension
ers' cases had been acted on and the
names of others, which had baen
stricken from the rolls, restored. He
declared that it was of the utmost im
portance that children should be
taught American history truthfully.
He also emphasized the fact that the
Grand Army was essentially non-part
isan and even non-political, adding:
“The desire for public office is a laud
able one, especially to men who have
braved their lives for their country.
The veteran believes himself entitled
to consideration, and he is, but he
should not use the Grand Army for
that purpose. If ho asks indorsement
of his post there are comrades of other
political faiths who cannot indorse
him, or, if successful, he may displace
another comrade. Personally, I will
Indorse a comrade, if ' capable,
every time rather than ode who
is not a comrade, but officially
I will indorse no one. In the
case of one department I have been
compelled to require the withdrawal
of a circular, issued for political pur
poses and doing evident injury to
•spiring and worthy comrades.”
A foethern Dialect Writer Killed.
Montoomsbt, Ala., Aug. 87.— F. H.
Lloyd, known aa “Rufus Sanders,” a
dlaleot writer, was killed yesterday
near Greenvale by John Gaflord.
Lloyd was a member of the legisla
ture. __
BIG SHIPMENT TO JAPAN.
Forty Can ef Kansas CUy Ueef for the
Mikado’s Soldiers and Sailors.
Kansas City, Ma, Aug. 37.—The
Armour Packing Company in Kansas
CUy is filling an order this week for
forty ears of Kansas City mess beef
for shipment to Japan for use by the
Japanese army and navy. The ship
ment is perhaps the largest singlo
beef order ever filled by a Kansas City
house. It consists of 3,000 tieroes of
850 pounds each,, in all about 1,'.‘St;,000
pounds
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NO BIG FORTUNES.
What Recently Arrived Klondike Miners
Here to Say.
Pout Townsend, Wash., At..;. 37.—
On the schooner J. M. Coleman, which
left St Michaels, Alaska, July 3d, and
arrived hero this morning, were four
men who left Dawson City, in the
Klondike, July 17. All tell of the
riches of the section, but said that few
clean-ups had been made when they
left At St. Michaels they left twelve
men returning with from C5,<>00 to
Cl 5,000 each, but no phenomenal
strikes had been made.
Charles M. Metcalf ■ of Detroit,
Mich., a merchant, one of the passen
gers, said that the Lippy etaim on Bo
nanza creek, from which gold amount
ing to 81 IS,000 was taken, was one of
the best developed claims in the
group. Others would doubtless prove
just as rich when fully developed.
The first claim located on Bonanza
creek was named Discovery and was
recognized by miners as the center of
the field, other claims being num
bered each way from it. Sixty claims
were located above and ninety below
Discovery, in all fifteen miles being
taken. On Eldorado creek, which
empties into Bonanza, sixty claims
were located, the twenty nearest to
the junction being very rich. From
one claim located on the Skoonkum
gulch, tributary to Bonanza creek, N.
W. Porter of Denver and Joseph Gold
smith of Juneau took 85,0*10 in nuggets,
ignoring the fine gold. They after
ward sold the claim for 835.000 cash.
They worked only four weeka Bear
creek, a small tributary to Klondike,
was also remarkably rich in gold.
NO GBEAT STRIKES THIS TEAR.
B. E. Jones of Berkeley, CaL, an
other passenger, said: “1 should say
there are abou 13,500 people in Dawson
City and upon the creeks around
there. This summer only about twen
ty claims have been worked and thus
far not a large sum of money has been
taken out. Most everybody is getting
ready for the winter’s work, which
will be pushed as vigorously this year
as last As far as I can estimate
the great wealth of the Klondike
is holding out Still the amount of
gold that will come down this
fall will not bo as large as estimated
in some quarters. I should say that
there will be in the neighborhood of
175 mon down by the Portland and
Excelsior and a very fair average to
each man would not exceed 810,000.
Many will bring down practically
nothing. I would not care to say
what the Alaska Commencial com
pany has in gold on hand. At one
time goid was so plentiful at Dawson
people did not know what to do with
it. The trading companies’ safes were
filled and the stuff was packed away
in saloons and in any place miners
could find. But most of the gold was
taken out when the clean ups were
completed last spring. Since then
there has not been such a large
amount of gold coming out, as the wet
season does not permit of excavating.
This coming winter there will be
about C00 claims in active operation.
Thoy will nearly all do well, according
to present prospects, and next winter's
output will be proportionately as largo
as last, although there will not be as
many very rich strikes. The bench
claims are turning out well, much bet
ter, in fact, than was expected. Last
year ice began to run in the Yukon as
early as September 28 and if the river
begins to freeze as early this year
many of the beats now going up and
intended for the Klondike will not get
through until next year.”
WlfH TONS OF COLD.
Eager Throngs Await the Arrival or a
; Treasure Ship. 1
Port Townsend, Wash., Aug. 27—
The steamship Portland is due to ar
rive from the mouth of the Yukon
river to-day, and it is expected she
will bring several tons of gold from
the Klondike gold fields
It is anticipated that the Portland
will bring down from the gold fields
the greatest story of the year. No
one knows just when the Portland will
arrive at the sound. From the letters
received from St. Michael there is rea
son ta believe that unless she meets
with some mishap she will be in the
local port not later than August 27.
The telegraph companies are prepar
ing to handle about 250,00d words of
special Klondike matter.
WHEAT UP, THEN DOWN.
The Chleaga September Fries Goes
Over a Dollar.
Chicago, Aug. 27.—Wheat went on
advancing to-day under the impulse
given it by yesterday’s developments.
The foreigners were buyers again and
there was renewed uneasiness . over
the chances of manipulation in Sep
tember wheat in Chicago. A very
moderate demand for September
wheat jumped the price up 6Jfc a
bushel, to $1.03%. The price jumped
back and forth half a cent at a time
around a dollar most of the day, clos
ing at 98 %c, or 2%c higher than yes
terday. Some commission houses re
fused to take new orders on Septem
ber wheat. The December price went
up to 90c, but it dropped back i%c.
The close, 93%c, was %o higher
than yesterday. Foreign markets were
all higher.
Another Volar Expedition.
London, Aug'. 27.—A dispatch to the
Daily Chronicle from Christiania says
that Walter Wellman has been there
to discuss a projected polar expedition
with Dr. Nansen, who thinks his idea
is a good one. Mr. Wellman expects
to make his start next summer.
A Northern Michigan Strike.
Besskukr, Mich., Aug. 37.—Em
ployes at the Palms mine, operated
by Ferd Schlesingcr, to the number of
375 men. struck for an increase in
I wages to SI.G3 a day.
ROADS ARE ENJOINED
WEIGHT RATES ON LIVE STOCK
FORBIDDEN.
Th» Various Systems Virtually Ordered to
Continue the Carload Schedules to
Lire Stock shippers—The Salt
Trust Likely to be Tackled
In the Near Future.
Judge Randolph Acta.
Emporia. Ran., Aug1. 24.—Only a
small crowd was in the Lyon county
court room this morning when Judge
•W. A. Randolph announced that he
had decided to grant the injunction
restraining' the- railroad companies
from putting into force the weight
^ates on live stock shipments, as asked
for by Attorney General Boyle and the
Cattle Shippers’ association. .
The judge had no written opinion
when he went upon the bench and
spoke less than a hundred words in
granting the injunction.
After he left the bench, the judge
asked Joseph Waters of Topeka, the
attorney for the cattlemen, to write
out the opinion for journal entry.
Judge Randolph said to a reporter:
“I didn't attempt to get into what the
lawyers call the ‘points’ in the case
and that is why I didn’t write out an
opinion. There were too many heavy
propositions and I couldn’t attempt to
pass upon them and give a written
opinion in twenty-four hours. I trust
that the case will be appealed to the
supreme court so that Doster can run
his knife through this opinion and
give us some new authority on the
subject—some new law and authority.
I thought the cattlemen had a fair
case and, as 1 said, the fact that the
roads would violate the orders of the
board with impunity was to me the
best reason for assuming that the
remedy of the shippers at law was not
adequate. ”
It is an open secret among Lyon
county Populists that the plan is now
to try to control the railroads by the
courts and they are going to es
tablish a new set of supreme court de
cisions, so that the old Horton decis
ions.tliat the railway commission is but
an advisory board,' will be wiped out
and the powers of the board greatly
strengthened. This is done to satisfy
the Democrats who are not maximum
raters and who view a special' session
of the legislature with alarm.
, BOYLE HAPPY.
Topeka, Kan.. Aug. 2s.—The hap
piest man in Topeka to-day was At
torney General Boyle when he learned
that the injunction in the live stock
rate case had been granted by Judge
Randolph at Emporia. “J think all
the railroads will fix their rates in
obedience to it,” he said. “If any do
not, 1 shall ask them in a day or two
what they propose to do, and. if they
continue to charge the old rates, pro
ceedings will he brought against
them.”
An effort lias been made recently to
induce the attorney general to take
steps against the Salt trust, which is
believed to be responsible for a recent
reduction in the output of the Hutch
inson salt works “I am not going to
bring any new cases,” he said, “until
the stock yards and insurance cases,
which will come on for argument in a
few days, have been disposed of.”
NEW C. A. Ft. COMMANDEh
J, P. S. Gnbln of Pennsylvania Chosen
—Won on Second Uallot.
BlTFFAI.O, N. Y., Aug. 28.—Cincin
nati's triumph in securing the national
encampment of the G. A. R. for 1898
and Pennsylvania's victory in winning
the commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army were the features of the en
campment
On the first ballot Cincinnati re
ceived r.SO votes and San Francisco
214. 'The vote ■ had not been an
nounced when Mr. Woodruff withdre w
San Francisco. and asked that the se
lection of Cincinnati be made unani
mous. This yyas agreed to by ac
clamation.
J. P. S. Gobin of Lebanon, Pa., was
elected grand commander on the sec
ond ballot
The President of the United States
was refused admission to the Grand
Army camp yesterday morning al
though he he had come at the special
invitation of the veterans, and every
thing waa in readiness to receive him.
The incident proved one of great
mortification to the Grand Army lead
ers, and excited indignation among
the members of the local committee.
To the President at first it was a
trifle annoying, but a few m inutes
after the episode he was having a
hearty laugh over it, and excusing the
official who refused him entry, by sav
ing that the man was perfectly right,
to obey orders, no matter who de
manded admittance. The reason for
the refusal was that the sentry had
been ordered to admit no carriage to
the camp.
Mrs. Stewart.Going to the Klondike.
Washington, Aug. 28.—Mrs. Stew
art, wife of the senior Nevada Sena
tor, expects to follow her grandson,
Richard Hooker, an architect of this j
city, to the Klondike next spring. I
She recalls with delight her early i
days in Nevada and looks forward ea
gerly to the trip.
Low Wages Paid In Russia. j
Wsshinoton, Aug1. ?8.—Consul Gen
eral Karel, at St. Petersburg, in a re
port to the state department, declares
that the use of machinery has caused
a falling off in the wage rate. A
workman with a horse is paid about
eighty-one cents a day.
Fifty-Seven Hundred Useless Rallots.
AVisfikl,d, Iowa, Aug. 24.—Fifty
seven hundred ballots hare been cast
in the Tenth district Republican sen- j
atorial conrention without any
. change. Kopp has 15 rotes and Pal
| mer IS.
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IN THE MOONLIGHT.
One day it was whispered in onr camp
before Petersburg that Sergeant Jack’s
wife had died. Sergeant Jack was re
served end rather morose, and none of
us knew whether he had a wife or not
until the rumor came. The sergeant’s
demeanor told us that the story was
true.
The soldier’s mental suffering was
plain to all who looked into his face.
He had loved her well, and the blow
had come suddenly. In a week’s time
he grew so old and haggard that on#
could hardly identify him as the same
man. Some of the men whisperingly
declared that he would do some desper
ate thing—others that he would bear
it like a man and get the best of it
after a while. We loved Sergeant Jack
every man of us in B company, and
he had the sympathy of all his com
rades.
things were thus when it came our
turn to go into the rifle pits on the line
nearest the Confederates., We had to
march down from .camp by covered
ways and crawl into the pits lik* so
many serpents. Death was there
i waiting for any man who but showed
his head above a pit. Not a finger
could be held up without a dozen bul
lets being fired at It. On this night
It was bright moonlight—so bright that
one could see every leaf and blade of
1 grass and every insect moving about.
The great guns were silent after a
hot day’s work, but there was a spite
ful and murderous fire of musketry
along the rifle pits. The bullets whizzed
above our heads in a vengeful way and
the officers kept crying, "Look out, men
keep down!” as we neared the pits.
Men dropped off here and there until
only Biz of us were left, and Sergeant
Jack had charge of placing us. The
men in the pits had to come out first,
and as soon as they got the signal they
began the movement.
We were watching them as they
wormed themselves along the ground,
when Sergeant Jack suddenly uttered m
groan. It was not a groan of pain,
but of anguish—such a sound as a
strong man might make when he felt
his heart breaking over his grief. All
of us turned to look at him, and as we
did so he stepped out from under shel
ter into the opening and the moonlight,
and was face to face with death.
"Down, sergeant—come back—look
out! we shouted at him, but he drew
himself up and walked straight toward
the Confederate lines. His appearance
amazed the sharpshooters for half a
minute. So bright was the moonlight
that they could look right into his eyes.
It was not the act of a brave man; none
of them would put it down to bravado.
He was riot a deserter seeking admis
sion to their lines. We shouted to them
not tc shoot, that our sergeant had lost
his mind, and those directly in front
heard us and withheld their fire.
Those on the flanks, however, could
not catch our words, and probably be
lieved that some hostile movement was
contemplated; a score of muskets
blazed away at the target in the moon
light. We saw Sergeant Jack halt,
totter, throw up his hands and sink
down, and we knew that he was dead,
had courted death because there was
nothing in life for him. We crept ont
and rescued his body for a soldier's
burial. More than a dozen bullets had
struck him, and on his face was a look
of relief—a look which came there in
his dying moment as he realized that
death would end all.—Detroit Fre®
Press.
The Great Libraries.
The library of congress ranks sixth
among the libraries of the world in its
present contents. France has the larg
est, England comes next, then comes
Russia, and Germany follows with her
libraries in Munich, Berlin and Stras
.bqrg, the last named holding almost
equal with ours in Washington.
THEIR FAVORITE BOOKS. .
Cowper read only his Bible and his
prayer book.
Chopin rarely read anything heavier
than a French novel. .
Caesar Borgia had a library of works
relating mostly to art. .
Paul Veronese thought there was not
equal to the “Aeneid."
Auber hated reading, and never read
save under compulsion.
Titian read his prayer book and the
Metamorphoses of Ovid.
Voltaire’s favorite classical author
was Juvenal, the satirist.
Jean Paul Richter had only five or
six books, all philosophical.
Rossini, for nearly thirty years, read
nothing but French novels.
Lord Clive said that “Robinson Cra
soe” beat any book he ever read.
Franklin read all he could find re
lating to political economy and finanee.
Hogarth was fond of joke books and
farces, and enjoyed them immoderate
ly.
Cherubini was a lover of botany, and
made collections of works on the sub
ject.
George III. tor many , years of his life
read nothing but his Bible and prayer
book.
Beethoven was not a great reader,
but occasionally found pleasure in a
novel.
Michael Angelo was fondest of the
books of Moses and the. Psalms of
David.
Mario, the great tenor, read any
thing he could obtain relating to sports
or hunting.
Bach was no great reader, but
much enjoyed books of jokes and
funny stories.
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