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alry.
G troop, be It
known, Is Just non
very comfortably
housed, and the en
listed men are bavins a better time
than the captains in-cd to. For (J troop
has seen some of tlie hardest service
known to tlie regular army. It ha
served all the way frotn the fiery plaliiH
of Arizona to te moisture ami front of
Washington. It hnR gone to more old
fortii ami there bullded new ones than
nj other organization that ever rode
borsc. Hut It has been well command
ed from the far away time when It. F.
Bernard whs captain and "Happy
Jack" Kyle was second lieutenant not
to mention Mr. Winters, who was first
llentenant-dowa to the present, when
gentlemen as modes,! and a whole lot
better accoutered lake care of the for
tunes of "company G."
All that has nothing to do with the
romance. The man in the case was call
ed "Big Smith." The lirst name be
longed to him of rights, for he was Just
as tall uml Just as heavy as the maxi
mum cavalry limit would allow, and he
called himself Suiiih because that nev
er bad been his name.
Big Smith wan Iron; Dallas, and he
was aliout as good a type of the genu
ine Texan as a man would find In u
month's travel, lie was handsome af
ter a virile and mi lhstonee way, and
his voice was of that det-p and mellow
quality which suits Itself to nonsense
Songs fur the pleasing of women. He
tww enough to get along with the in
tellectual and was able to buy enough
to get along Willi the other kind. He
was, at his home, an altogether accept
able fellow.
Her name is another matter. Besides,
It 1m another name now, anyway. And
there Is no use bringing her into the
romance of G troop any further than
the Is willing to come. It seems there
whs some sort of i:udor.iaii.l:;ig. tui
lowed by miMmderMiiiidlug, between
them, and Big Smith shook Hie dust of
Dallas from his slew, went down to
Galveston and enlisted in the regular
army. lie must have regretful their
quarrel a good deal, for the regular
orniy In IS"! was composed in large
part of about the hardest lot of men
that have got together for military pur
ines since Mr. Fulsiaff Joined the
forces of Henry IV. Once In. however,
there was n.fhlng for It but to stick,
and Big Smith addressed himself to the
task of waiting.
He made a good soldier and was pro
moted. As a corporal and later as a
sergeant the only complaint against
him was made by the tailor. It took
too much bulf flannel to make his chev
rons. But he was a very good fellow,
given to drink pay lay, as became a
frontier warrior; g ven to lighting occa
sionally, when thai ''emed the proper
escape valve for abundant energy.
However, he never failed In I lie one es
sential, lie did his duty. He could
always be relied upon. His fort was
Yuma, In the hitcst oven of Arizona,
where the Colorow Apaches frequently
made the camp still hotter.
Sunday In-pi ctiou was the same there
as everywhere. After the roll call and
scrutiny on the parade ground the men
repaired to their squadrooms, and endi
one stood at the foot of his bunk while
the ollicors walked through, glanced
aloiit for signs of carelessness and cor-n-cicd
or commended, ns thecaKc might
require, ami then walked out nealn.
Often cill.eim visited ihe ollicrrs at
Fort Yuma, and the privilege of attend
ing In the squadroora Inspection was
prized. The soldiers were ho Interest
ing. That Sunday nn unusual number of
women were on the balconies In olli
cors' row while the routine went for
ward on the parade ground, anil there
w as a general offer of an even bet that
tome of them would "come down th;
line with the captain."
And some of them did. They were
very Interested. The soldiers Mood
there so absolutely oblivious of any
presence, so erect and formally mili
tary, so painfully clean, with their
bunks behind them rolled np find the
foldi-d blankets ranged on top; the Utile
personal vanities of each man on Ihe
wall at the head of his bunk, an 1 his
"kit" txix open at his feet.
Big Smith hud a iiiiiiiImt of hook
that were not often lent. One was u
collection of verses with n Dallas book
teller's card for a mark. The other was
a very stilled and tedious account of
the wanderings of a queerly fortunate
person with a habit of alluding to him
self n a "much enduring man." No
one but Big Hmltb bad ever looked rery
!pi ply Into either.
The first sergeant came down through
tbe quadroon! at the head of the
Kroup of officer ami women, bis bruss
sad braid as fine as skill could m ike
(hem, bl aber clanking In very om
Idoui way.
M "Tenthm!" he called, as be appeared
at tbe door of Hlg Smith's squadroom.
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to Ihe general stiffness of his bearing.
The ollicers did I heir customary quick
sweep of the room and Its details, but
the women, unused to such things, tar
ried a little longer.
"Why. there are books!" said one of
the visitors. Big Smith, looking
straight ahead, as a soldier standing at
attention should, heard the voice, and
the red blood ran down and his face
"grew white as a rain-washed bone."
But he did not waver.
"Yes. they read." assented the cap
tain, a little proud of his men.
"Why, It's Homer!" exclaimed the
same young woman, scanning the title
a little more carefully.
"Is II V" calmly Inquired the captain.
He was not iust sure what Homer
might be, but he gathered from his vis
itor's tone that It was surprisingly
credltabhr to the owner of the volume.
"I can't see the title of tue other
look," said the lady, leaning forward
and peering at the shelf on the wall.
"Smith, hand down those books,"
commanded the ofllcer, but his tone
was kindly.
Big Smith, Tor once in his life, was
clumsy. As tie handled the volumes
one slipped. He stooped to recover It,
but the leaves fluttered and out fell a
photograph -the portrait of a woman.
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It fell face up on the bunk, and he re
covered It In an Instant.
In that Instant, however, the young
woman saw It, find the band she had
extended dropped at her side. She
reeled a little, said "Why-my " In
an odd 111 tie voice, and was conducted
by "Happy Jack" Kyle, the second
lieutenant, to the outer air.
Big Smith put the books back on the
shelf, and presently the guests being
gone hammered Billy Murphy, the
bully of the squndroom, without any
adequate provocation.
That was the day before old Cachlse
went up Ihe Oiln on the last raid that
he rode. The man on post No. 1 told
the sergeant of the guard, when the I
second relief arrived, that he had unou
a fire far to the north, but no one Im
agined it was a summons to the south
ern Apaches.
JuM after guard mount In Ihe morn
ing Lieutenant Kyle rode east with the
women visitors. He wanted to show
them some petrifactions and give
them a drink from the Aztec spring.
While the bugler was blowing "recall
from fatigue" Happy Jack's horse came
galloping lulo the fort and Ihe trum
peter changed the last note In the call
10 the first nolo In "Boots and saddles."
Thej went out twenty strong. Big
Smith In the lead at the side of tho
captain, whose guests were In peril.
Two troopers, galloping in ihe column,
exchanged remarks atioiit him.
"Wasn't lit to live with till he heard
'boots and saddles'' " said one of them.
"(Jroaned all night."
"Always puts his breeches under his
blankets and sleeps on thorn to keep
them creased," said the nlher. "Didn't
take 'em olT at all hist night."
And they galloped along, quite Indif
ferent to danger, only hoping, now and
then, Cachlse would wait for them.
They mere untutored young rulllans,
but one was a dead shot at thirty
yards and tlie other stood off a band of
t'tes a day and n night one time In
the mountains.
But when they came to the Aztec
springs and natv the Apaches they
wondered how ever the captain would
get out of this scrape. There was a
little gully, full of dry grass and chap
arral. At the mouth of It lay the two
horses, both dead. Somewhere be
tween that point and the spring at th
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bead of the canyon Lieutenant Kyla
and tbe women were hiding.
And CacbUe bad Just Bred the grasi
where the hor.es lay. The flames were
driving up the cut as If It were a chim
ney. The twenty troopers charged at the
Apaches ami the latter fled with de
risive laughter. The tire was fighting
their battle for them.
Big Smith dropped from the saddle
and ran to the edge of the canyon.
"All right, lieutenant!" he called
cheerily. The man was strong and
virile again was even exuberant and
cheery. Such Apache bullets as came
his way across the canyon acted as a
tonic and spurred him. He dropped
over the edge, crashed down through
the dry chaparral and, guided by the
lieutenant's shouting, went straight to
the little group -where he found tw..
frightened women and a plucky officer
with both arms broken by a rifle ball.
Big Smith put his arm around one
of the women and climbed with her
carrying her presently, for she fainted
till tlie two untutored rutlians and the
captain could pass down a lariat and
lift her to the level.
Then ho tumbled back, calling en
couragement all the time, and stood
before the other woman, whose face
was quite the Image of the one In the
photograph which had tumbled from
the Odyssey to a bunk In the squad
room Ihe day before.
Her he took in his arm as the other
one and held her close, climbing
through chaparral that was already
burning and over canyon grass that
was a carpet of flame rubbing the fire
from her skirts when they caught and
presently lifting her clear of the
ground and carrying her for better
safety, speaking hopefully In spite of
Cachlse and his frequent charges. And
he yielded her up at last and went
back where Kyle, game to the end,
had fallen while trying to climb with
out aid from his hands white at the
Hps and silent with agony.
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Cachlse, thirty yards away, wafe try
ing to get n bullet out of hU breast,
clawing after It as savages do and
spitting out blood with his Spanlsh
A pa ehe-American curses. That ended
the light, and no so daring adtenture
has ever since come within a day's
march of I'ort Yuma.
The young woman came down to
the spadroom that night where Big
Smith was lying, a little the worse for
his burning, and knelt by the side of
his bunk to thank him. The capialn's
wife came with her, and poor Kyle,
pale with pain, sent his compliments.
Big Smith rose up and tried to stand
at attention, but they made him sit
down. The untutored ruffians went
out of the squndroom and left them
while the bugles were blowing tattoe
So that whatever they said only sha
and he 'and the captain's wife might
tell you.
They left when the roll call was over
and Big Smith, turning his face to the
wall, waited for taps and wished he,
like Kyle, could give his two arms for
the woman.
And that was the romance of O
troop.
Grant's Name.
Would It have made any difference
In history If (Jrant's Initials had not
been emblematic of bis country "U.
H." United States? They also stand
for Uncle Sam and Unconditional Sur
render. Suppose he had gone to West
Point as Illram, and the boys had call
ed him "III" for short? Suppose he
bad gone there as Hiram Ulysses In
stead of Ulysses Illram, and the ca
det had called him "H. II. ;.," Hug?
Would not that have made a change In
his career? We never had a public
man to make so many changes In his
1 name as did lirant. Hiram Ulysses,
Ulysses Illram. Ulysses Sidney nnd
Ulysses Simpson, were the variations.
New York Press.
KnglafMl'a ItU Mcrohnnt Marine.
The merchant ships of the United
Kingdom I.ave more than 12,000,(100
tonnage; no Kuropenn power has so
much as 2,000,000.
You are always grumbling about the
hoy having dirty hand. Look at your
own hands oeclonally, paMcularty
during very cold weatfc.
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BIS AEMS."
BLOUSES GOING OUT.
rHEIR GREAT VOGUE BEGINNING
TO DECLINE.
lone ThIW of the ProuperU for Spring
Clothinii-Wliut Material., Pattern,
and Cut Will He Most Worn by the
Bwellist l)rfHtr.
What Sidic FaMiion Dictates.
New York currewponOeijce:
121 NiS garments and
stuffs ai-e a mighty
consideration ax soon
as Lent is Is gun, be
cause, while tlie time
for west ring them is a
good way ahead, it is
now too late for plan
ning winter wear. A
lot of abead-of-tbe-tlme
rlga are to be
seen, and ehnrcuu
they are, marked in
the outdoor costumes
by a most at1ractlr
iimpiieity. From them
them it is plain that
the blouse fashion lr
to be left to the light and flulTy goods
at summer and to revival for heavy ma
terials and furs next winter If, Indeed,
there Is any favor left for blouses by
that time.
Black and coarse effwts in braiding
ire not usual, though delicate braiding,
some of It almost like embroidery, Is to
be much sought after. A typical and
exceedingly ornamental use of It was
disclosed In the bodice sketched with
to-day's Initial bitter. It was an ap
plique design in silk soutache, the en
tire front and the sleeve caps being
scattered thickly with Jet nailheads.
The sections thus treated were outlined
with plain rows of the braid, and a
yoke was simulated by similar treat
ment. The broad turn-down collar was
low enough to show a white linen collar
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and tie. Havana brown cloth was the
material, as sketched, but cloth In any
fashionable shade would be suitable
for such treatment.
These sleeves, at the shoulder, are
elaborate in comparison with those of
spring Jackets and bodices, which are
found In to-day's other pictures. This
cut of sleeve has been described as the
mnl ton-leg variety, so modi lied that
really there Is very little mutton about
it. It is cut wide enough at the shoul
der to give plenty of room and not to
suggest the natural lines at all. All
rise alwve the level of the shoulder la
avoided, though sometimes the top
rtanda out level with the shoulder a
little way, almost as If a stick or shin
gle were puttied up Into it to hold It
conventional and straight. At no part
doc the alwve Hquece the arm, for
an under bodice may be worn and the
under aleeve should with ease pnsa
through that of the outer bodice. Al
most alwaya the outer Jacket or bodice
jrU at tbe throat to "4th ex abow a
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linen collar and a tie, or tbe flnlab i
the n-k of the under bodice.
Possessing thee characteristic la
common, the two garments of the next
sketch showed considerable divergence
In orher ropeclfi. At the left Is a very
simple Jacket of grayish green cloth,
with loose front and deeply notched
A. MODEL THAT COUNTERFEIT-; BI.ENDEB-KKSS.
revers. It fastened with large pearl
buttons and its cuff finish of stitching
was Its only ornamentation. A linen
collar and tie were disclosed at tha
opening1 of Its collar. This was true,
also, of the other model, which wan a
jacket In dark blue cheviot. It had a
white cloth vest, whose edges wer
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outlined with sotrtacbe In tiny zig-zags,
and more elaborate designs appeared
on the fronts and at the hips.
We still see enormous picture hats
worn on nil occasions, but the hat for
the early spring gown will distinctly
not be a picture affair, but be of me
dium size.
We seem to be going back to the fa
cy for matching the hat to the dress,
and certainly the result Is good when a
golden brown camel's hair gown is
opened In front over loose frills of scar
let, the hat being golden brown felt,
knotted into a turban, with a show ol
scarlet In a quill or a loop. Close weave
canvas will make up charmingly for an
early season walking dress, and I no
tice that stitching Is taking the place of
braiding a good deal. An odd fancy
allows the edges of silk lining and Ol
canvas to be free from each other, the
lining being attached to the main ma
terial by crisscrosses of stitching
which form part of the elaboration of
the gown. In the original of this third
picture a dull blue canvas was made
up over orange silk crossed, cornered
and twisted lines of stitching being
made In light blue silk to bind lining
and cloth together.
The Jacket turned back aa If left open
has been a favorite design for many
pe-a-xotis, but for some time we hava
noglectH the Jacket oen at the throat
to show collar and tie, the opening nar
rowing till a little above the lower edge
of the jacket the garment closes again.
With the arrival of spring It will be
fou nil that the girl who could not ac
complish a shining pompadour baa
gone In for elaborate curling. To do
this she Is making her hair aa fluffy a
possible. The locks should be rippled
Hint, combed out and then curled, Jtwt
as If It had not been tippled at all.
When finally combed out the hair will
be all a crinkle. It will fluff np ti an
amazing extent, and will bold Its fluff,
too. A "rat" Is hardly needed for the
IHMupndnur, the comb Is caught on the
under side of the side locks, which
ends turn under held by the comb. Tbia
Is a new trick, too, but Just take a good
look at the Lenten ladles meekly wend
ing their way to church, and yon will
ao Unit the crinkled hair la the Utcei
effort to get away from Wap and
curls.
CopjrHht.
(Bass eyes for
Free Silver Unity.
Advocates of free silver can taka
courage from the mawifest fear of lbs
enemy. A week ago the Washington
Star sounded an alarm to the effect
that bimetallists wer-e "united and ag
gressive," while the gold monometaJ
lists were disunited and halting be
tween two opinions. Almost simulta
neously wilh the administration or
gan's note of alarm sent out from
Washington comes m similar cry from
the Boston Herald.
What Washlnglot asserts, Boston
confirms, ami in discussing free silver
tactics the Boston Herald says:
"The announcement is made that al
teady there lias been an agreement In
the farther west on a combination of all
those who favor the support, of free sll
ter upon union candidates for Congress.
This extends both to tlie House of
Iteprcsentutives and the Senate, and la
Intended to unite Democrats, Popu
lists and free silver Hepublicans, the
Slale or district In which one or other
of these elements shall preponderate
being allowed the candidate to be put
in nomination. The movement is likely
to spread, and it may become formida
ble." There can be no question that such a
movement as that referred to by the
Hern Id is making, and, equally, t'nere
onn be no question that this movement
is destined to become formidable. The
people are beginning to realize what
the gold conspiracy has done toward
the destruction of property, and, the
sinister purposes of the money power
having become clearly manifest, a
union of nil the forces opposed to the
concentration of wealth and the degra
dation of the masses is forming. Chi
cago Dispatch.
Volume of Money,
When an Increased money supply cre
ated commerce, aroused mankind, stim
ulaled ambition, created civilization,
which in time widened into a system of
education and enlightenment, it show
ed Itself lo be the most powerful aid to
the great cause of Christianity, and
more good, more advancement, was ac
complished in the four centuries suc
ceeding the discovery of the gold and
silver mines in America by the Span
iards than was accomplished in all of
the fifteen centuries preceding it.
The evils which have been the direct
result of taking away the money func
tion from silver in 1873 it seems but
natural to suppose would be immedi
ately removed by a restoration of those
functions, and that this would bring
about the condition of prosperity that
existed prior lo that time. A natural
mid simple remedy for whatever bad
results have come from the legislation
of LSTii would seem to be the repeal of
that legislation. It was an experiment.
Nothing like it had ever been tried be
fore. Its results have been disastrous
in the extreme. They have been ben
eficial in no single respect, and it seeins
that by common consent we should as
promptly as possible undo tlie entire
work.
We are so conservative as a people
that it Is impossible to get prompt ac
tion on any strongly contested political
question. The long struggle over the
tariff is an illustration of this. We have
been persistently making efforts to re
peal the act of IHT.'l, and, although we
have more than once passed free sil
ver bills here, they have been defeated
elsewhere; but It is to be hoped that
success is not to be much linger de
layed. France und Germany,'
A peculiar combination of circum
stances favored England In her war
against silver in 1S7-T;j. Germany,
elated by her victory over Prance,
adlpted the single gold standard, under
tlie impression that the $1,000,000,000
gold Indemnity extorted from France
would place her upon a solid financial
basis and make her a creditor nation.
She obtained her gold standard, but
instead of becoming a crdltor nation
she has so Impoverished and degraded
the great mass of her people as to Im
peril ihe very existence of the empire,
(lermany sees her mistake and would
to-day be glad of any reasonable pre
text to return to bimetallism.
France has not demonetized silver,
bi t only temporarily closed her mints
to its free coinage. She was obliged
to do this to prevent Geramny from
unloading her sliver upon France for
still more French gold. The action of
Germany and France, two great com
mercial nations, Induced several of the
smaller nations of Europe to discon
tinue the further coinage of silver, not
because they did not like silver money,
but to prevent Germany, who bad a
large stock of silver, from exchanging
- nfler having demonetized It her sil
ver for their stock of gold.
1 he Fall in l'rice.
Twenty years of actual test demon
strates that tlie unavoidable effect of
ihe suspension of tlie coinage of silver
was and must continue lo be a persist
ent fall In general prices. Will we
continue a system which baa resulted
disastrously to every Interest of ours,
or will we correct the mistake of 1873,
re-ennct the coinage law of 18.T7, under
which the country was prosperous, re
store Justice and equity among tbe peo
ple, and make the country once more
prosperous? The moiiometalllsts them
selves will not have the hardihood to
assert that there Is nnythlng so sacred
about '2'.H grains of slaudard gold as to
make it always tbe meusure of value
without regard to its own valoe. Its in
herent weakness as a measure of value
Is so palpable that even the strongest
advocates of monometallism cannot de
fend It.
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