f
WHIN TMK REGIMENT PASSED.
There was tln in llit? street, there wit
rushing of feet,
At the liiiu: and the tkrura of faraway
drum.
Every eye In the town watched a road
a-iud'tig tWiwn
Ry meaJoWM of ripening, yellnwiiiK w heut.
Every l.cinn was tilled with th Ix-Bt that
had thrilled
And whirred iu it stirred like the wings
nt a bird
Through tbt sunny air clear, growing near
&ud more near,
Till all other sound iu creation wan stilled!
ThaJ adrift came the glean) of a uioun-
ide stream,
Which quivered and grew like the stars,
like the dew,
Like the nun's darting glance where little j
wives dance,
Like a glittering river that wound from
a dieaui.
O it broadened and Hpread till a vibrating
tread
Id unison bout through Uie dust to our
feet!
O it drew every hue, from the heavens'
calm blue
To the poppa-' red Mood through the
wheat field abed!
Then a plume floated while, and they
broke on our night
With a bugle note clear, they drew near,
and a cheer
Hurst fiom uk; then dumb at the roll of
the drum
As they reached uh anil touched us, and
dumb with delight,
We drew nigh, we pressed nigh, our
hearts throbbing high,
(() the tuu-ult of joy in the heart of a
boy!)
Women crowded about, and a (big floated
out,
Aud we uttered a about that rang up to
the sky!
(Ay, It lings for me yet! Can I ever
forget
That thrill and that joy in the heart of a
boy?)
Then, u barefooted throng, we marched
proudly along.
Knowing naught of farewells or of eyes
that were wet.
Hearing only the beat of the drum and
the feet
Treading onward to war, growing faint,
growing far,
Seeing only the track, dust encloiided,
whence back
looked never a man to that village street!
How we lingered around, listening low
for a sound.
Till the thrum of the drum was a clover
bee's hum!
How we marched a retreat through the
till village street
And followed the footprints which cov
ered the ground!
And when weary at last, how we happily
tint
Ourselves down in the wheat, talking
not of defeat.
Heeding not the wild red where crushed
poppies were shell,
Or the thunder and dread closing round,
closing fast;
Hut shut in by the rim of oar dim moun
tains massed.
'SVe gave them but glory and fame unsur-
i Missed,
While for us was the hour when the
Regiment passed!
Youth's Companion.
HORSES IN OUR ARMY.
Perhaps few person are mi more In
timate terms with the lions; family in
general than some old cavalry soldiers
To be the frietul of. his home the sol-dW-r
rnUHt ! a good out-; a norm; was
never known to favor u laid one with
hid conlUlenci', for horse are Infallible
Judge of soldiers. An old cavalry cap
tain whom I know used to say, I
Judge of the characters of uiy men by
the way they get along with their
horses."
Iu the old frontier days .-avalry sol
dlers tltotight far mow of their horses
than they do now, for their Uvea often
depejided on them, and If a man neg
let-ted his horse he was sure to have to
march on foot In-fort; long, which Is
very distasteful to a cavalryman. In
dexed, It was necessary to guard tin; for
age wagon and (he water liolcs to pre-
veirt men stealing more Uiao their al
lowaix-e for their borne. Even now,
If yon watch sojnti old gray-haired fel
lows at the "Maiden" of a cavalry
trotp, you will nee they have not for
gotten (o be gnttly on behalf of their
mount.
A recruit horse la like a recruit sol-
tiler, airt to 1h climwy, uueveuly galted,
saucy itnd conceited. The obi horses
In (.be stable yard trcut bun exactly as
old soldiers treat a recruit. They at
tempt to frighten him by biting at him,
kicking him, chasing him from one
corner of the yard to another, pulling
ltLri mane und cms; In fact, Uiey try to
nial-e his life miserable in every way.
This hist for n few day only; then
the new horse gits a Hium, and they
make an agreement to stand by each
other. This offensive and defensive
al'.Uincc prevents the rest of the herd
from taking any more Illiertlc with
the recruit.
The 'chum business" Is one of lite
most remarkable features of borne life
to the army. The "chums" nre Insep
arable; as soon as the herd Is turned
out Into (he yard the chimin seek out
cadi other, as If for u morning "con
fab," and remain together, all day
IxMking Into the yard at any time, one
tan see them nibbing uoses, blinking
nt one another, or following each other
around the ynrd. Take a new hore
away frtni his chum, and he will great
ly reent It. Tie htm near tin; stables,
he will whinny plaintively to bin chum,
wlio will answer from the corntl.
AU borses lu our service are taught
to lk down. A new home, when llrst
thrown In the riding-stall, wWJl straps
the umi of which he little mie"t, Is
greatly surprised. Thl painless throw
lag of bormtt U very effective tu dls
clpllalng morally, for the home soon
malts that he ta completely mastered,
Ad after be baa bran thrown a number
of Udm a marked change taJtea place
In hU temparamaot.
HoUlier w ho abuse their :airs la I
tuiy way are severely punlshc J. There
la. Indeed, no sight n)ore olnoiloim to
a goo"l cavalryman tbao to see a borae
abusetl.
The ohl cavalry horse aeema to hae
a great dUlaln for a new atddler. When
ridden by a recruit he nppenrs na If a
llttU Lnstilted, and I am aure that aome
of these old horses can tell a recrul:
from a veteran as quickly as can Uie
adjutant at "guard-mounting."
It la ciwtomary to turn all the horses
out to grn- or "to herd," a It Is call
ed under a guard wlx-never the graaa
la good and the weather pleasant. The
horses regard "herd time" a a projer
occohIou for fun and frolic. They en
joy the herd as much as a lot of school
boy a do their recess.
In every troop are some old horses
that are full of mischief on herd, and
are Inveterate stanipeders. If Uiey
can only get the rest of the herd to fol
low tlieui and run ahead of tlie herd
ers, they are delighted. The herd
guards have to watch these old rogues
vigilantly, for once they obtain a start,
a stampede is mire to follow. Then, If
no obstacle prevents., tlx; herd will run
for hours they have lieen known to
run forty miles ltefore they could be
stopixtl. Moat lM)ld and daring riding
TOR DA3f DT.
on the part of the herd guards la re
quired to head off a cavalry atampede
and turn the leaders.
Horse-s soon leant all the trumpet
calls. "Stable call" In tbt; afternoon Is
the favorite onu, I LuiagLne, as It means
"dinner."
A trii meter's horse In a certain troop
at a Western iKwt was condemned for
disability, and sold to a milkman. Oue
day, when tlie milkman was driving
near the drill-ground where the troop
was drilling, his horse, at the sounding
of the "charge" by the trumpet, bolted
for the troop." Of eonrwe the funny
sight of a milk cart charging with a
troop of cavalry cau-swl great merii
meut to all, except the milkman.
During the (Jeronlmo .aunjMiigu some
years ago In Arizona, a remarkable 11
lustration of how great an affection
can exist between a soldier and hla
horse occurred lu a troop in which I
was serving. Au old - Irish sergeant
had a splendid brown horse called
"Dandy," to which he was so singular
ly attached that the care und caresses
he bestowed ou It would have satisfied
the most exacting sweetheart. The
Is-autlful and Intelligent animal seem
ed to 1h; almost human, ho much did he
appreciate the affection of his master.
Now It hapisiied that during a long
march the sergeant Is-came very tlsy
by drinking some fiery Mexican "mes
cal." Heeling In the saddle to ami fro,
he Jerked the horse's senwltive mouth
with the cruel curb till It bled profuse
ly, and every little while his sharp
spurs would tear Dandy's flanks. Suf
fering till this pain, the horse calmly
walked lu ranks without showing any
resentment, and apparently knowing
that his master was out of his senses.
Shortly after this ha.piened we were
flrcd upon from ambush. The sergeant,
who was in the lead, wna shot dead In
the saddle while riding along the brink
of one of those steep canyons which
atsmnd lu that part of Arizona. So he
pitched head foremost out of his sad
dle down hundreds of feet Into the
canyoti-lMsl. ; - c - j
During the next few days Dandy ate
almost nothing, and appeared dull and
Usths. All the men Isdng mounted,
he was led and a iaok-suddle put on
him. Alsnit a week later, as we were
riding along the brink of another can
yon, very similar to that lu which
Dandy's master had found a grave, the
command was halted for a rest, and
the men, dismounting, let their horses
graze on the few bunches of dry grass
In the vicinity.
Presently we saw Dandy walk to the
edge of the cilff and look tlown Into the
black canyon depths. There was some
thing In the horse's manner that at
tracted attention, and we were slleutly
watching him, when he crouched ,11 hla
haunches, gave a quick spring far out
Into the air over the edge of the cliff,
and went turning and twisting down
Tit m 1 ftft to In- dashed to death ou the
ltowldcrs In the canyon-led.
"As clear a case of suicide as I have
ever seen." our captain said. Poor
Dandy-his heart was broken!
Can' It Ik- that the horse Is passing
aw ay from us? Let ua hoie not. If he
Is, we are losing a noble friend. A
Cavalry Soldier. In Youth's Companion,
.Not L. p m licit it--,
A French confer! loner, proud of hla
Lngllsh, niid wishing to let hla patrons
know that their wants would lie at
tended to at once without aay delay,
put out the notice, "Uhort weight
here."
There Is no woitinn ao wHl off aa a
widow who has realized on bar bua
band's life luatirauce.
THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
OLD
SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
The Blue and the Gray HtUw Incl-
enta of tha Lata War, and la a
Graphic and Intercatina Manner
Tell of Camp, March and Battle.
An Innocent Boy Spy.
"DM I ever tell you about my
nephew, Allert Boynton?" asked CoL
Sam Hoynton, of Chicago.
"For some time after the battle of
Shiloh supplies for the army were haul
ed by team from Tlttsburg Landing.
Our regiment had sent three teams for
ration. My company was doing pro
vost duty In Corinth when the teams
returned. I noticed a little boy on a
load of hard tack. He was covered
with dust; his hat was badly torn and
his clothes were ragged. When the
team stopped In front of ray quarters
he called out: 'Hello, Uncle Sam, I
guess you don't know me.'
"I didn't, but said, 'Come here.' ne
climbed down from the wagon and
timidly came to my side. Then I recog
nized him. He was my brother's boy,
the brother then living in Galena. I said
to him: 'What on earth are you doing
i.kwn here, Albert?'
" 'Well, uncle, I wanted to see a fight
and father wouldn't let me go to the
war; he said I was not old enough to
be a soldier, so I ran away.'
" 'How did you uianage to get herfl?'
" T crawled out of the window at
night and went to the depot aud laid In
with the engineer, and he took me to
Chicago, and then chipped In with an
other engineer who took me to St.
Louis. There I got on board of the
steamer John Warner. Tlie captain
was going to put -me off at Cairo, but I
hid away hi a bunk aud he couldn't
find me. After we got started I came
out and told the captain I wanted to
find the Eighteenth Wisconsin; that
my Uncle Sam was In tliat regiment,
and If I could find him he would pay
for my passage. The captain told me
that the Eighteenth was ,at Corinth,
twenty tulles flom the river. When I
got off the boat at the landing I asked
some men if they knew where the
Eighteenth was camped, and one of
thom said he belonged to tliat regiment,
so I piled onto his wagon and came
with him. Uncle Sam, do you think
you fellows vlll have a fight here
soon? I want to see a fight awful bad.'
" T can't tell. We may and we may
not.'
"After he had cleaned up a little the
boya got him some supper and then he
lay down and was soon fast asleep. I
wrote to his father telling him that his
twy was with me and would go back
home as soon as he saw a tight. He re
mained with me until October before
he had a chance to see a fight. About
the 1st of October he came to me and
said: 'Uncle Sam, I want to get out Into
the country aixl see what I can find out
thftre.' I hud liought him some new
clothes, a regular butternut suit, and
he being a small, thin, sallow-looking
boy, one would let he was a Johnny's
son. He was only 13 years old and quite
Buwill for his age. I told him I did not
like to have him go away alone. But
he was bound to go. I saw no more of
hlrn for four days. I was greatly alarm
ed. On the fourth day he came back
He had three chickens and a lot of
dried peaches tied up In a woman's
skirt. I asked him where he had been.
'I have is-en to Kipley.' That was about
twenty miles from Corinth. 'I saw
rrlce and Van Dorn. Both were there.
I stayed all night with one of the Ar
kansas regiments. The Colonel's name
Is Itogera. I was close to Price. He la
quite an old man and fat. Van Dorn
is a young man, tall and slim, with
dark hair and chin whiskers, with a
mustache. They are coming to fight
you; soon, too, ami they are coming by
way of Chewalla. I heard them talking
It over. They have lots of soldiers
there, too, and cannon and horses.'
"I became convinced that he was tell
ing the tmth, so I went with hhn to see
General Uosecrans. The Oneral had a
long talk with the little fellow and was
much Interested In him and his story.
He said to me: 'Cataln, this boy is a
hero, and I want you to let him stay
with me. I can make good use of him.'
I told him he was not my boy and I
coultln t do It.
"In a few days, sure enough, Price
and Van Dorn made an attack on our
outpost at Chewalla. Then came the
bntth of Corinth. During the hottest
of the fight Albert came to the front
'Here, Uncle Sam, Is some water for
you and the l)tiys.' He had four can
teens. It was what the men most want
ed. I scolded the little rascal and sent
him to the rear. He did not go far. I
saw him liehlnd a'big tree watching
the fight.
'The day after the battle, and w hile
we were walking over the field, we saw
a wounded Johnny sitting under a tree
In the brush. He had been shot
through the leg. We look him to the
hospital, where his wound was dressed.
1 often called to see him afterward
One day, while talking with him, he
said to me: 'I saw that boy of yours
over at Kipley a few days before the
bin lie.'
" 'Oh, I guess you are mistaken.'
"'But I know I did; he's the same
boy that stayed all night with us.'
"While In Missouri some eight years
r.'o I met a Johnnie who had lost an
arm at Vlcksburg. He said: 'Say, Cap
tain, I think I know you. Wasn't you
nt (he battle of Corinth?'
" i was.'
" 'Didn't you have a boy there?
" 'My brother's Ihjj was with me.'
" 'I am the fellow you found In tha
woods shot through the leg. Cap, you
know I told you I saw that hoy at Kip
ley la-fore tho Iwttle. And so I did, aa
sure as you live.'
" 'I guess you are right, Johnnie. Tb
boy told me he wu there, but I didn't
want to own It at that time.'
"A week after Corinth Albert cam
to me and sa'd: 'Uncle Sam, I've seen
a battle, a"ad now I'm ready to go
home, and the next day he started for
Galena, as nroud a bo? as you ever,
but was mustered with the majority
years ago. J. A. Watrous, in cnicago
TIuies-Herald.
Fam Cobb fat on Hot Pork.
A. J. Coleman, a well-kuown politi
cian and citizen of Platte City, wao a
visitor at the ottlce of Internal Revenue
Collector Wlthera last week. Mr. Cole
man was a member of Shelby's brigade
during the war and his visit put Ca.pt
William Hickman,- of the revenue de
partment, in a reminiscent mood, and
he had half a dozen good stories to tell
of the incidents that took place while
he and Mr. Coleman were with Shelby.
The best story he had was this:
"It was during the darkest days of
the Confederacy," said Captain Hick
man. "Shelby's brigade was down In
the southern portion of Arkansas and
supplies were very short. There was
food In the country, but fet had to be
taken In a sly manner, for the orders
against foraging were very strict. The
beef we were getting was alwut the
worst a white man ever had to tackle,
and It was simply impossible to keep
the boys Inside the lines after dark.
They would get out and forage for
fresh meat, and they got K. The hard
work was to hide it when In camp. Out
In the swamps three miles from camp
there were plenty of fat hogs.
"While we were there we were Join
ed by a number of Texas soldiers, and
they were known as the Texas mess.
Mr. Coleman was one. One of the oth
ers was Sam Cobb, a great, strapping
fellow, full of fun and a lover of good
pork. The Texas mess did not realize
what wtrict orders there were against
taking fat hogs, and so one night they
slipped out a delegation and captured
a porker that weighed alout 200
pounds. lie was properly slaJn and
the fresh pork was buried In the Texas
tent deep down in the ground under the
bed. After they got W in camp they
were scared and did not touch it for
two days. 1
"We heard what was going on, and
the night they cooked It we decided to
have some fun. One of the boys dress
ed up as an old farmer, with long,
white beard and I buckled on my
sword, and together we walked up to
the tent of the Texas boys. In the big
kettle the pork was cooking. They saw
us coming and took the kettle off the
Are aud set it on the ground near the
door. We walked up and told the boys
that the old farmer had lost a fine hog,
and General Shelby had ordered the
camp searched. They were willing, of
course, -to have us hunt and assured us
they had taken no hog. We started Into
tb- tent, and I saw Sam Cobb spread
out his long coat tails and sit down on
what appeared to be a box. It was the
ktrttle of hot pork. He was trying to
hide It from us.
" 'Hello, Captain,' he cried as he fidg
eted about. 'Just hunt about and see
what you can find,' he added as he
shifted position again.
"We pretended to hunt about the
tent, but all the time we were watching
Cobb and wondering how long he could
sit ou that hot kettle of pork. Toor
Sam! the sweat streamed down his
face, but he resolutely wIsk1 it off and
held to his seat. Then he began to
fidget. The kettle was hot, and when
ever he would move the steam would
rise like the tiny exhaust of an engine
all about hi 111.
"We were nearly dying to laugh, but
It was getting serious for Sam Cobb.
Finally In his fidgeting he moved the
Iron lid of the kettle and the imprison
ed steam arose ull aliout him like a
cloud. I shall never forget the expres
sion of Cobb's face as he realized that
he was exposed. He looked at me with
the most appealing expression on his
face I ever saw, and, while he believed
firmly he would at once be arrested for
stealing the hog, he could not help re
marking: "'By ganny, I can't stay there any
longer. Here's your hog.'
"We burst out laughing and they saw
It was only a Joke. Everybody had a
good laugh at It excel poor Cobb. It
was no joke for him, and he Rwore tliat
from that time on he would never help
hide another pound of iork while In the
army.
"After the war was concluded Cobb
returned to Texas and died there some
years since. Mr. Coleman came north
and has lived lu Platte City for years.
His call at the ollice ami the stories we
told made tne recall the story of how
Sam Cobb trhtl to hide the kettle of
H)rk." Kansas City Journal.
What Pa W'nntert.
Many a ludicrous episode enlivened
the lives of the soldiers during the Civ
il War, aud one told on a Loulsianlan Is
good enough to rank with the best.
During the early months of the war a
certain brigade was being drilled In
Virginia. Brigadier-General was a
Louislanh'u, aud his son, also of this
State, was his adjutant, The general's
voice was' not as strong as It. might
might have been, and bis son often re
peated his orders for bim. On the oc
casion lu question the brigade was
marching In fours, and the brigadier
general gave he order "Head of the
column to the left." His son and adju
tant, dressed to kill, galloped forward,
and when he reached the head of the
column shouted In his powerful voice,
"Pa says head of the column to the
left." Discipline had not been perfect,
ed then, aud what "Pa" wanted very
nearly broke up the ranks, hundreds of
men laughing as thev inarched at the
adjutant's Infusion of domestic rela
tions Into military tactics. New Or
leans Times 1 lemocrat.
The following general directions are
uneful In the destruction of weed. If
It lie an annual, do not let It make seed
If It be a perennial, do not let It uiak
Wares.
TALMAUE REMEDY.
IT CONSISTS OFCHEERFUL TALK
AND LARGE CHECKS.
Caanacliaa: Ua to Cry "Peace, Peace!
Where There la No Peace"-One Tron
bie la the loctor Doean't Tell Ua
Whereto Get Uia Preacrlption Filled
Preacher's Wrong Plan.
Rev. Dr. Ta Image has made out a pre
scription for the cure of the business
depression. The chief ingredients are
cheerfulness, Christian investment and
Christian generosity. As to the first he
says:
Now, I will make a contract. If the
people of the United States for one week
will talk cheerfully, I will open nil the
manufactories, 1 will give employment to
all the unoccupied men aad women, I will
make a lively market for your real estate
that is eating you up with taxes, 1 will
stop the long procession on the way to the
poorhouse and the penitentiary aud I will
spread a plentiful table from Maine to
California and from Oregon to Sandy
Hook, and the whole land shall carol and
thunder with national jubilee.
That sort of talk makes me gnash my
teeth, writes Celia B. Whitehead. "If
the people of the United States for one
week will talk cheerfully." Why, T.
De Witt! Do you not feel ashamed to
say a thing like that where you know
It is to be reported and printed? May
be there Isn't anybody iu your congre
gation who knows how silly nnd shal
low It Is. Perhaps they swallow it. all
down and pay you for saying it while
you are laughing In your sleeve and
thinking with Puck, "What fools these
mortals be!"
"If everybody in the United States
will talk cheerfully for a week," you
will give employment to all the unoc
cupied men and women!
Of course you would. So would I.
You are like the priest who promised to
pray for rain when all his parishioners
would agiee as to what day, Uiey want
ed the rain to come. One had his hay
out and wanted to get it in beCore the
rain, and others wanted a delay for
other reasons, and so, Just as he knew
It would be, the rain came before they
would all agree as to when their spirit
ual leader should pray for it. Nice lit
tle promise, wasn't It?
"If everybody in the United States
will talk cheerfully for a week," you
will stop the long procession on its way
to the poorhouse!
When I was a very little girl I saw a
beautiful bird which I tried to catch.
Some smarty told me to put salt on its
tail and I could catch It. So I chased
the bird around with a handful of salt
until convinced that I must catch it be
fore I could put the salt on Its tail, and
then the salt would be unnecessary.
You just stop the long procession to
the poorhouse and penitentiary, give
employment to the Idle men and wom
en, open the manufactories, etc., and
I'll take a contract for supplying all
necessary and reasonable cheerfulness.
You have the thing turned around. In
stead of cheerfulness bringing about
these other good things we need these
other good things to bring about cheer
fulness. If you don't believe it, you
just step down out of your sacred desk
and out of your comfortable home and
out of your good clothing Into rags and
start on your way to the poorhouse.
Then let some sleek, well-fed, well
groomed, comfortable looking individ
ual meet you and tell you to talk cheer
fully for a week. Why, bless your soul,
a person who is half starved already
would starve altogether before the
week would end. Go away, go away.
Dr. Talmage! Building on confidence
Is worse than building on sand, and
you know what became of the man who
bullded his house on the sand. The
rains descended, the floods, and the
house fell. , ,
Give Ua More Money.
"Every dollar should be as good as
every other dollar," Is a demand of the
"sound" money men, and Is too often
conceded by reformers. Every dollar
should be equal before the law, but
conditions may arise In which a hun
dred cents should not always be the
price of the amount of gold In a dollar.
The gold dollar Is very dear nw, and
all other dollars are Just us d-ar. Let
us suppose that Ktissla, jvlth her 12!)
millions of people, should discard the
Irredeemable paper with which the
business of the vast empire Is now and
for forty years has been transacted,
nnd adopt gold as its mo:u ; supple
that some of the silver-using nations
should discard silver and adopt gold;
what would 1h; the effect on the value
of our gold dollar? It would surely
greatly Increase Its purchasing power.
The gold dollar would become dearer,
in other words juices In gold would
become lower. We cannot control the
legislation of foreign nations on the
money question. If they legislate gold
up, must the United States kcip all its
dollars equal to and therefore as dear
as the gold dollar? To do so would In
to Impoverish the masses of our people,
bankrupt them, and wipe out the dis
tinction between a mortgage and a
deed. If foreign nations persist iu In
creasing the demand for gold by abol
ishing other kinds of money, then the
United States will have to abandon the
policy of making every dollar as dear
ns the gold dollar. The sooner the
United States abandons the Idea of
keeping all dollars as dear as gold dol
lars, tho belter, unless our government
should do ns Japan did cut the gold
dollar In two, that Is make two dollars
of gold out of one dollar of gold. At
present all our paper and silver dollars
tire as dear as gold, but there was a
time when our paper dollars were not
! - i. r ns tho gold, and during a part
of that time our people experienced the
best times In the life of the nation. If
foreign nation continue to make gold
dearer and dearer, let our government
abandon the ruinous policy of making
all our dollar of equal purchasing pow-
er. Let us have enough money, and If
gold should go to a premium, let It go to
it; It would really be cheaper tbaa It la
now, for the demand ior it would aa
lessened. Missouri World.
A "Delirlona" De poet tar.
John J. Carroll, who had deposited
his earnings in the Hibernian bank of
this city, called on the concern laat
Saturday for his money, but was told
he couldn't get it till Monday. Ue uv
sisted that as he had called during
regular banking hours and as the bank
was solvent and doing business, re
ceiving deposits and paying checks
regularly, that he had the right to ex
pect the same treatment even though
his demand covered the entire amount
on deposit.
He was referred to the president,
who also put him off until Mouday.
Mr. Carroll then got mad and, plant
ing Limself in front of the teller's win
dow, refused to move, although there
was a line of customers waiting to
make deposits. Business was stopped
for 1 -.early half an hour, and finally two
policemen were called In and dragged
the thoroughly irate depositor from
the bank and took him to the central
police station, where he insisted on
either Ix'ing placed under arrest or re
leased. The lieutenant refused to lock him
up, so a physician was called, who de
clared the man was "delirious from a
threatened attack of typhoid fever,"
and managed to drug him temporarily
into a state of inseuslbility.
The doctor ought to be appointed to
a position on the bench as a judge of
the Supreme Court.
Chaps whose inventive genius can al
ways be brought into play in favor of
the banking fraternity, and whose re
sources are as fruitful as this would
indicate, should certainly be elevated
to a high position.
As it looks now, if the banks expect
to keep on doing business they will
have to devise some scheme to keep
depositors from drawing out their mon
ey, and it might be as good a plan as
any to establish police regulations so
that every man who makes a demand
to close his account will be carried to
the hospital and declared "delirious
with a threatened attack of typhoid
fever."
Mr. Carroll was promptly on hand
Monday, however, and there was a
"threatened attack" in a very different
direction, but the bank had decided not
to suspend this week and paid him his
money.
It is safe to say that there h one
man more who swears eternal alle
giance to the postal savings bank sys
tem, and until there is some plan that
is safe, Mr. C. will either carry his
money with him, hide it somewhere, or
else invest it.
The probability is that some corpo
ration stock certificates will be work
ed off on him under the pretense that
he will receive big dividends, and if so
he will lose It all. It was certainly
lucky for him, however, that he had a
friend who stayed with him Saturday
night, and probably saved him from a
fate that would have left the bank for
all time to come in possession of an un
called for deposit. There are millions
and millions of these deposits in the
banks that are never withdrawn, and
this alone Is a great source of revenue
to these manipulators of finance. Chi
cago Express.
Blow to Liberty.
The Daily Chronicle devotes an edi
torial article to the dismissal of E. Ben
jamin Andrews from the presidency of
Brown University, which action it re
gards as the most serious blow thecap
Itallst oligarchy has yet struck at ho
cial, economic and intellectual liberty
in Amerca. . ;
The Chronicle says: "There is no
doubt that like Prof. Bemis, who was
dismissed from the University of Chi
cago, President Andrews was dismiss
ed because he warned his countrymen
against the growth of great monopolies,
ii seems certain that a conflict is ap
proaching that will shake the Union as
It was shaken by the great slavery
question. It looks as though the splen
did millionaire endowments of Ameri
can universities had the unworthy mo
tive of the promotion of the Interests of
the monopolists. We anticipate a great
wave of opinion against the pretensions
of the monopolist class as dangerous to
freedom. This movement will lead to
the substitution of public for private
control nnd ownership of the big trusts
and monopolies and the substitution of
state for private colleges and univer
sities. "London Cable.
A Governor In ("nntfmnt,
Gov. Russell of North Carolina Is a
man whom the masses should love.
Judge Slmonton of the Federal Court
and who Is a resident of Virginiais
sued an Injunction against Gov. Rus
sell, at the request of J. Pierpont Mor
gan, enjoining the Governor from inter
fering with the leasing of a railroad be
longing to the State of North Carolina,
and which Morgan had obtained control
of. The Governor flatly refused to rec
ognize the injunction, nnd Judge Slm
onton has not dared to Imprison him
for contempt. It would be a good thing
for the people If we had a few more
men in power like Gov. Russell. Ta
coma Sim.
The War to Win.
A straight, manly and persistent fight,
with tlie view of the success of our
principles, and regardless of Immediate
defeat of ourselves for lucrative of
fices, will Inspire confidence of Popu
lists In each other, Impel all reformers
to buckle on their nriimr, create respect
In the minds of t IV. Ir men of the old
parties, and bring to nir ranks new re
cruits. If every liuc Populist would
work for the People's party and against
the old parties, It would not be long un
til our great principles were enacted
Into law and the nation was enjoying
greater prosperity than any people ever
enjoyed, In all the history of tb world.
Missouri World.