Ttt Hirmoa FrehS-Jjuroal
. a Mr! raor mnron
Never answer a fool according to
your folly.
Lack of interest in a story Is enough
to prove its truthfulness.
The best possible throw of dice is
to throw theni Into the sewer.
Were it not for their vanity It wovJd
be Impossible to please some people.
A man no more than gets back from
his summer vacation than lie wants to
go away cn a bunting trip.
At any rate, Mr. Schwab was very
"successful" until a wore "successful"
man was found to take his place.
California regrets to report that she
has not prunes enough this year to cre
ate trouble In even the Hungarian
Diet.
Every Amerncan lady is a queen in
lier own right. Have yon noticed the
Indies' comhs? Thpv hea'.n to look like
crowns.
: After all, the slump In the stock
market does not Interest so many pto
ple as the addition of another cent to
the price of beef.
Perhaps It would be better to let the
Eastern college boys harvest the gar
den peas a few seasons before tackling
another wheat crop.
How would It do for the nations, be
fore further Increasing their navies, to
have a few of the rocks dug out of
the oceans, so the boats will have
room ?
An Eastern mathematical expert an
nounce that there over 700,000,000,00
mosquitoes in existence. Of course,
anybody who doubts it Is at liberty to
. verify the count.
Elijah Dowie proposes, now that he
is an American citizen, to remedd tbe
American flag. Elijas is apt to Cud
the chariot of Are backed up to his
front door almost any morning now.
One of the German privy councilors
urges young German engineers to visit
America and take notes. Young Amer
ican englneeers may take this as a hint
that they could visit Germany with
profit. The industries of both coun
tries have points of excellence which
neither should hesitate to copy.
The gambler who loses to-day wfll
pawn his watch and gamble again to
morrow, and the buyer of a lottery
ticket that "draws a blank will curse
bis luck, but buy again. So it Is like
ly to be with the Investors in paper
property, and It will be a gain to the
speculative sbut unwary public If the
prestige of Morgan and the other en
gineers of great combines suffer suffi
ciently to rob them of the gift of sor
cery which has been ascribed to them.
A burglar lately released from the
New Jersey State Prison has sold for
$50,000 the English patent rights for
n Invention which he made while in
fonflnement. Moreover, his inventive
fen i us so Impressed those who came
In contact with him that his term was
Shortened by a pardon. It semis a pity
that a man of such gifts as this should
take to burglary, but evidently there
la still some strength of character left,
for the man, although his name Is
Flier, stayed until he was released.
The tirade against high heels threat
ens to become a crusade if all the phy
sicians are really going to take It up
and tell what they know of the evil ef
fects the stiltlike things now fashion
able produce. If these same physicians
weren't made of the mettle which we
know characterizes them they wevkl
Just say nothing and chortle with glee
at every woman they see scudding
along on lifts, thinking of the increase
In their practice such a custom mtan.
Bat with an unselfishness that is good
to see, some have come to the front
with warnings that the timely and
would, If heeded, ward off much suf
fering. And the question Is, Will they
receive the attention they should, these
warnings?
A ragtime song catches the popular
fancy. It Is hummed and whistU-d nnd
ting everywhere and by almost every
)xdy. Then It Is relegated. The "psy
chological moment" conns when th"
populace tires of It. It is of no n-.o:v
importance In the world of song th;in
a last year's bird's nest. A Jingle of
words, cunning phrases, a catchy me
ter and a Jagged tone It soon peters
out Now There are ragtime Ideals al
so ideals that are false and fleeting.
For instance: Note the Ideals of a boy.
How they change. He begins, possibly,
by wanting to be a fireman or a police
man. Then he sees the glitter of the
Circus. His highest ideal Is to wear
spangles or Jump through a hoop. And
so 00. Ragtime Ideals, Men, too, in
slfe In ragtltni (deals. A man wants
Mi office. lie gets It He Is not satls-
Cad. Ha wants money, lie jets It.
a loams that there are many things
gsere Important In life than money,
pat The trot song never dies. The
' (!rJ ideals oarer disappoint. Th real
j, tbe leaf ttat voices and -"aches
1 feast asd deepest and highest that
;& as. wll alwaya be snag. The true
"I nO alwayi lead to satisfaction,
J L":ana, aad pans. Wo oucM
.JtJ to Mke 1Z and tkat vast
.'70 CZX 9H mm.- Wa
would If we were not alway taking
up with ragtime M"'!iln.
Ileports have It that a certain school
of technol gy conf. rs on women who
complete the course lu household sci-
rices the degree of "Bachelor of Sci
ence in Itomt-silc Engineering"." Al
though some American institutions
have been charged with conferring de
grees too bountifully and carrying aca
demic distinctions to hasty extremes,
ro one will object to this new vaiiety
of degree a variety of the sort that
gives spice to life. In human values
the "bachelor of science In domestic
engineering" holds the most Important
position in the world. What is the
mere bridge build, r or the Laval archi
tect to the euljetT In the kitchen solv
ing the chemical problems of hot bri ad
and tQaRiiig geometric cakes?- Fojti-js
the fundamental thing l:i life, ami the
home Is the basis of the state. Consid
er, too, how dignified it would be for
a man to ask a woman t be his do
mestic engineer, with the implication
that she be a "civil" engineer, as well.
The toil of the household takes on a
new aspect The wife is no longer
cook, but thcmls;, with a kitchen lab
oratory, llir education, especially her
"original rest arch," goes on afrer she
leaves school just the continuity ihat
educators recommend. If the young
wife of 22 Is "Bachelor of Science,"
her mother should be a cand'date for
the honorary degree of ".Mai-t.T of
Science in L'omvetic Engineering." She
is like the self-made, experienced
bridge builder who has not had a col
lege (duration. And for grandmother,
nothing will do but the highest hon
orary degree. Just as universities
honor men who have made their mark,
even if they are not college gradu
ates, so grandmother should be sum
moned to the university on commence
ment day, dressed in academic gown
and lace cap, and be made a D.D.E.,
"Doctor of Domestic EngliieeiUig.'"
Many financiers are sounding the
alarm over the fust decreasing niiirg'n
Ik twee n profit and loss from Ui? opi-ra-fion
of American railroads. According
to the Financial Chronicle, reports of
lailro.td earnings thus far received for
the year ending Juue SO, KXJJ. are of
a character to warrant the conclusion
that any further Increase In expenses
or decrease In transportation rat' s
would threaten the financial soundness
of the railroads. In support of tld.i
contention figures are taken giving
comparison between the Vanderbilt
lines for the first six months of 19 -2
and of J 903. They show that the in
crease In gross earnings of the Vander
bilt group of six roads for this period
was $10,087,494 and the Increase" iu ex
penses $J0,;93,00, leaving only ?2o3,
794 as margin of profit. The principle
is well established in railroading that
expenses do not Increase proportionate
ly to the revenue, but should follow a
descending scale per unit. It is ar
gued that If an Increase of nearly $11,
000,000 does not add more than $250.
000 to the general fund, it Is d arly
shown that a small decrease In traffic
would have a serious effect. Taken In
connection with present conditions in
the transportation world, these figures
and the conclusion drawn from them
would seem peculiarly significant. Cost
of 'railroad materials and equipment
has increased since 3898 on an average
of ne-arly DO per cent Labor organiza
tions have succeeded In advancing
wages to the high-water mark, thertby
adding many millions to the expense
side of the railroad ledger. Only the
constantly inert Rising volume of traffic
has enabled the railroads to earn good
profits, and this Increase cannot con
tinue forever. In over twenty States
there is agitation which has for Its
purpose Iucrcas d railway taxation and
decreased freight rales. It is apparent,
therefore, that a general Increase In
freight rates would meet with deter
mined opposition. If the financiers
are right regarding the margin le
tween profit and loss. It Is evident that
the roads should be making careful
preparations now for the lean years
that usually follow a period of extraor
dinary business activity.
Mystery of Wild Animals.
"The forest has many mysteries,"
said an old woodsman, "but none deep
er than that of wild animals that die
natural deaths. The four-footed dwel
lers of the woods certainly do not
live forever. Age arid disease munt
carry them off regularly, but what be
comes of their bodies? I never heaid
of anyone coming across a wild bear or
deer or wildcat or fox that bad died
from natural cause. I found the car
cass of a big five-pronged buck In the
woods once, but a mitlesnak, also
dead, had buried Its futigs In one
of the deer's nostrils. The.e had evi
dently been a fight to the death be
t'.vif.i the reptile and the beast.
'1 have many tilixs found other de;id
animtils In the woods, but never tine
that did not show unquestionable evi
dence of having died from violence f
some kind. Every woods-man will tell
you the same. What becomes of the
dead wild animals that die natural
deaths?"
Sex In Industry.
The special report of the Massachu
setts bureau of statistics of labor on
"Sex In Industry" shows that women
no longer need to depend on men for
a living. According to the figures, wo
man's emancipation Is about complete.
More than 88 per cent, of the women
workers of Massachusetts are unmar
ried. They prefer freedom, work and
Income of their own and can nothing
for romance. Divorces, too, bar In
creased, being about one to every
eighteen marriages.
After a woman gives a party sbe
nearly alwaya says: 1 was so sur
prised to as ttars; aba so
HOW T( ) ( i KT A P ATEiN T.
CONSIDERACLE RED T PE SUR
ROUNDS THE PROCESS.
Jnat What Ought to Pe Iiiie to Pro
tect the Original Iilea-l-'uiteJ State
la Very Active in Frutectin Kigbta
of Those Granted Patent.
Lois of people think they Live Ideas
worth patenting, but few of tliem
know how to go about It to get their
devices patented. There is a long
Hue of red Upe to be that unraveled.
In England it is an easy matter to
secure a patent, but the laws there are
not nearly so well arranged to protect
the o 7,iier of the patent after he biis
been successful. Infringement are
all too common, and many Inventors
have come to this country to live In
order to enjoy our more liberal pat
ent provisions. Germany, conscious of
the great Influence our patent laws
have had in stimulating Industrial in
ventions, has revised Its patent laws
so as to bestow more protection upon
the inventors. Next to the patent
office of the United States the corre
siioiidiiig Institution in Germany fur
nishes the most ample protection to
Inventors, and goes farthest In encour
aging their work.
One of the most beneficial features
of our patent office laws is that by
whieh an applicant can practically
pre-empt a claim In advance. When
an idea of a new Invention occurs
to one, It may not always be possible
to complete it immediately, and work
it out in all its minute details. An
other may have heard an account of
the proposed Invention and attempt
to steal the Idea, To prevent this the
inventor has the right to secure a
caveat or caution, upon the payment
of $10, and the filing of a description
of the proposed patent This caveat is
filed at the patent office, and Is kept
confidentially, so that outsiders can
not make use of Its Information. This
laim Is In force for a full year, and
during that time no one else can se
cure a patent for the same invention.
There Is further protection afforded
the applicant In permitting him to
modify and alter his caveat If he has
claimed too much or made errors iu
hi. first papers. Such errors are imt
urally costly, and are justly charged
for by the patent office. A corrected
reissue of a caveat costs $3' I. Hut
even this expense in many cases
proves of the utmost benefit to tiie
claimant.
When the idea Is perfected the in
ventor sets forth his application for a
patent as minutely as possible In
writing, which immt be tiltd in the
patint office. A full description of the
Inveutiou must be made, so that any
person could produce a model. When
ever the Invention admits, a molcl
must accompany the application.
When the application, description and
specifications have been complet-xl,
the Inventor must attest to lu genu
ineness and originality, and sign the
document In the presence of two wit
nesses. The applicant must, niweover,
swear that he knows of no prior claim
to the Invention, and that, so far as
he is personally aware, no description
of such an invention has ever been
published.
Every applicant can make his claim
persomilly and defend bis rignH but
there are patent lawyers who have
been admitted to practice at the bar of
the patent office. A list of these law-
years la furnished by the patent office-
free of cost upon application. Their
business Is to see that applicants'
specifications are properly niadi; our,
and later to appear before the exam
iners and substantiate the claims and
contest them with any who may put
In counter-claims.
The ordinary cost of securing a pat
ent Is $.o, which the patent office re
quires in return for passing upon the
claims and Issuing patent papers. The
patent office endeavors to protect ap
plicants in their selection of lawyer,
and deliberate fraud and extortion on
the part of the latter might result In
their permanent disbarment. When
the specifications and descriptions are
filed it costs the applicant only $i5,
and he may have the fju-stioii deter
mined for this fee whether a patent
can or cannot be granted him The
final $20 must be paid when the pat-
rtlL in mam-.!.
When the examiners finally pa.s
upon the patent, a fee of $20 must
be paid, and some time within six
months the necessary papers will be
Issued. The patent is printed and a
picture of the model lithographed. The
papers are signed and sealed, and sent
to the Secretary of the Interior to
sign. Then they are countersigned by
the commissioner of patents and sent
to the successful applicant or his law
yer. Tim patent secure the Inventor
for seventeen years In the exclusive
right of using, making and selling his
invention, and the taws t the United
States protect hlra In the enjoyment
it these rights. Collier's Weekly.
Two fiackwootls Oniric.
Clifton Johnson, In bis desultory
(raveling through the Adirondack,
collected many a bit of folk-l .re and
homespun talk. At one log bouse
where he stayed the two boys were
olaylng, In Ihe evening, the game of
"bumblebee."
Ted bad bis fists together, thumbs
tip, a llajht stick poised on them.
Ueoffry ' moving tbe forefinger of
bis right hand round the end of tbe
Kick In an erratic manner, sometimes
fast, sometimes slowly, dodging this
way and that At tbe same time be
kept np a continual bussing. Sodden
tr be picked vp tbe stick and gave bis
brother's tliumbi a smart raj. "There,"
said he, "the bubbb bee stung!"
Ted had tried to part his lists and let
the t-tlek pass harmlessly between
thorn, but he had not been quick
enough. If h; bad succeeded lie would
J have lieeu the 'bumbli oer" himself,
I and trhd to "sting" .e tTry.
j Then the two boys begin to play
"ib'pmunk." Ted got d m u on all
j fours, facing Geoffry, and the latter,
I who remained stated, spread apart his
J l(-gs, and by putting his tipen band.?
ju-t inside his knees made a kind of
human trap. Ted, squawking and
chattering, dodged his head this way
j and that over the trap, and when he
' thought there was a good chance
bobbed it down between tjeoffry's legs,
w bile Ge iffry, by thumping his knivs
and hands together, trhd to make a
--eatui'.-But-- Uw-cSlp&44ml- hfssl e
cajied, and be set his '"trap" again.
When Tel succeeded In catching
Geoffry's head the two changed
places.
at--. -S..e a tXl J, iXXAJ
i
GOOD
iShortJtorieS
-M"M"Mi--f-l- 1 ! I I I
A young member of Parliament was
addressing a meeting at which there
w as a considerable rowdy el- mi ut
present. I.Ike the other speakers, he
was frc'iuently Interrupted, until, los
ing patience, be called for silence, say
Ir.g: "Don't let every ass bray at once."
"Very well, we will let you go on bray
ing, sir," said the ringleader, and the
honorable member was left without a
reply. .
The other day Secretory Hitchcock
referred the fdiowing letter, addressed
to him, to the I'enslon Bureau, for
consideration: "ISefar the war there
wasetit no man who could a t browed
me down or made uie boiler but now
a goodlsh sized man could blow me
over and I nm so ntrvloits I bolh r
when I beer a hog squeak in kllliu
time or the Jists of my oald house
grone with the wind. I nint plajln no
baby tu k Mr. Kectery, but If you alls
Is j-pn-itdin $20 bills out In the son to
dry you mite Just as well let me have
a few as any ntiihiT ole sol.ier. I ort
to be paid for my noxiousness."
At Xcwp-.rl hist summer George J.
Gould went aboard a battl'hip widen
was surrounded by a multitude f lit
tle boats, tilled with curious spectators
bent on seeing ail that could be se. n.
There was a young officer on board
who must have sat down accidentally
en a fresh pa itited b n h or some h ng
of that kind, says Mr. Gould, "fer his
white duck trousers were very dirty.
He, though, was not aware of St. He
moved among the ladles gallantly, and
his trousers were an eyesore. Finally
some one on one of the little boats be
low In a stent rinn Irish vo:ce shouted:
"Ocb, mlsther, wouldn't jer ducks be
bett-r for a shwim?' "
In his monologue at the Orpheum re
cently, James J. Corbett fold of an in
cident that occurred at the Coney Isl
and (Tub when he fought "Jim" Jeff
ries for the first time. The fighters
had to pass through the crowd on tbe
way to the dressing-rooms. One man
there, though he bad nevir seen either
of the fighters, had backed Jeffries
heavily, As Corbett, followed by his
trainers, passed Into the place, some
one yelled: "Hello, here's Jim!" The
man who was backing Jeffries thought
It wax his favorite who hud arrived,
and he rushed up and caught Corbett
by the baud. "Good luck, Jim!" he
shouted; "I hope you knock Corbeti's
block off."
Ijrd Cbarli-s I'etesford was otic?
breakfasting In a small country botl,
and aecidtntally upset a cup of coffee
over the clean white tablecloth, which
the good lady of the Louse had dug up
from her most sacred linen cupboard
for the benefit of the British admiral.
Unfortunately, the upsetting of the
steaming coffee also upset the good
lady's temper, and she soundly rated
Lord Charles Tor his want of tact.
"It's a good thing for you," she said,
"that the oiTe has not left much
stain on my plot hi" "It was tio weak,
li ndnin," rcpinl the admiral; "you'll
have to stain your coffee bifoie you
pan expect to stain your table linen.
Use more beans, ma'am; use more
bei;i!I"
. Hot Weirr iVr Kr-s-Jat.hR-A
headache causid by exposure to
the hot sua or exhaustion can some
times be cured In half an hour or
soon r by the t-imple remedy of hot
water; not lukewarm water, but as
hot as the flesh will endure. Take off
tbe waist, loosen the clothing, knot
the hair out of the way, nnd bold the
head over a basin of hot, steaming
water. Take n large sponge and lift
It soaking to the lack of the neck. It
will be more effectually acocmpllshed
If you can get some one to do It for
you. sponge back of the cars, the
back of the neck, and the base of the
brain. Continue this treatment till Ihe
nerves seem to relax and the agony
gradually pa;- away. Hot water
will often give help In an atlack of
eryslpi Ins. I'hiladclpbla Telegraph,
Life's Whirligig.
Every farmer boy wants to be a
school teacher, every school teacher
bope lo be an editor, every editor
would like to be a banker, every bank
er would 1 ke to be a trust magnate,
nnd every trust magnate hopes soma
day to own a farm and have chicktns
and cows and plga and horses to look
after. We end ( where we begin. -Saline
County (Kana.) Index.
Tbe man who can't work when It Is
hot stops to enjoy tbe weather when
It becomes cooL
TIIE BATTLE-FIELDS.
O'-D
SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES.
The Blue and the Gray Hevlew Inci
dent of the kate War, anil ia a
Graphic and Interentins Manner
Tell M Camp, March and Itattle.
"In 1M4.V wild A. 1. Newbold, "I
was one of the printers tb-talicd to
look after the printing for General
Meade. Our tent was pitched at City
I'olnt near General Grant's headquar
ters. What we called the desertion
orders were printed on slips of paper
about three by six inches. We had
sis forms In tyio. four for the Gordon
press, and two for the cottage press,'
and we could furnish 8,(.hk proclama
tions at an hour's notice.
"1 cannot remember the figures at
this late day, but rebel deserters were
to receive a stipulated amount for a
revolver, so much for n rifle, and so
much for a horse, and were to be fur
nished transportation to any point In
the north to which they deslnd to go,
or they could enlist iu the United
States army and be sent to the fron
tier, where there would be no chance
of their coming In contact with the
Confederate troops. We would gen
erally receive an order lo print these
proclamations when a strong wind
was blowing toward the rebel lines.
"When the proclamations were print
ed and arranged iu bundles, they were
taken as close to the Confederate
lines as possible, loosened up by heat
ing the bundles on a stump or a stone,
and were thrown lu the air, to be
wafted over to the Johnnies, iir d they
brought many returns. Our printing
mess was made up of as good light
ers as there were In tbe command.
We were detailed for that work simply
because we were printers, as others
were detailed for bridge work, because
they were good tivehiuiies. . They are
talking a good deal now about the
Individuality of American soldiers, but
in no other army was It better illus
trated than lu the army of 'the Poto
mac." "The Individuality of the Au, r'r.-.n
soldier," said the major, "a s-r' ! it
self In the mutter of coffee at Spot
tsylvania, and the coffee, 1 b-lieve,
saved our line of battle. Our regiment
was In the Fifth corps, nnd we inarch
ed from the extreme right to the ex
treme left, of the line of buttle. It
rained nil night, and tbe Virginia red
clay was tougher and stickier than
ever I saw It before, making the
march Irritating and fatiguing to au
unusual degree.
"When we readied our position we
were ordered to make coffee, and we
proceeded to do It. Out came our tin
cups and frying p.'ius, made of the
halves of old canteens, and In five
minutes little fires had been built and
coffee was boiling and baron sizzling.
Just as the coffee begun to smell good,
the Johnnies appeared In force in our
front and opened a furious tire. Our
boys didn't wait for orders. The
coffee was nt stake, and catching up
their guns, they went for the rebels as
one man.
"In sixty seconds there was beauti
ful fighting all along the line. Every
man In our regiment was mad as a
wet hornet about his coffee, and the
ferocity and suddenness of our on
slaught eompclled the rebels to make
a quick retreat. In the lull that fol
lowed we drank our coffee and ate our
bacon and hard tuck with keener rel
ish because of the brush. with the
rebels. This fight, remember, was not
on the program, ami was not conduct
ed on any previously arranged plan.
It was a side fight for coffee, mid was
as spiteful as indignant and angry
men could make it. '
"There were two brothers In my
company who were fair illustrations
of careless, good humor, united with
ct-olncss and courage. One had been
with us from the time (he company
was organized, mid the other, much
younger, came to us just before the
kittle of ClmneellursvUle, W hen the
rebel batteries opened upon our lines,
forming to advance, and tin whiz,
swish and "bursting of shells were giv
ing veterans great uneasiness. Jake,
the younger brother, turned to Henry
and said quietly, "Ihcie must be a
blacksmith shop over there.'
"Asked why he thought so, Jake
replied, "i hem tilings they are throw
ing at us make a noise like anvils.'
To this Henry answered, 'Walt until
you get down In the woods, and you
will see the bahinei of the out tit.
tongs, hammers, tnue chains, and
horse shoes. When we ciiu.e within
close range and the rebs opened on us
with grape and canister; Juke called
to Henry, 'They are throwing the bal
ance of the shop, sure enough, and
it SM'ttds like ball on Die corn blades
In roasting ear season.' "- Chicago In-ter-Oceim.
The Obey J "Oid Jack."
The power which was lu the per
sonal presence of "Ktonowall" Jack
son and lili Influence over those with
whom ke associated Is well Illustrated
by an Incident which happened early
In JHOi. The convention which was
to decide tbe attllude of Virginia In
tbe coming conflict was in session In
Richmond. As 1s well known, both
the Union and the Recession parties
were strong In the Htate, and the dele
gates to the convention were corres
pondingly divided In sentiment.
The students and professors of tbe
Virginia Military Institute, situated In
Lexington, Virginia, were almost un
animously In favor of secession. At
Washington College, now Washington
and Lee University, In tbe same town,
Mm Union sentiment prevailed.
One Sunday morning it was learned
that the iiatlonai flag which had float
ed over Washington College bad beer
pulled down In the night, and was
lying In the mud. The students sua-,
pected that the students of the Vir
ginia Military Institute were respons-'
ll.Ie for tbe outrage, but having no
proof, contented themselves with
(leaning the flag and replacing It.
It was not long before a group of
students from tbe Virginia Military
Institute stopped on their way by,
and in the light of open day under
took to h.iul the flag down. This time
the Washington boys were on the
alert, and falling upon the depreda
tors, handled them somewhat roughly,
and beat them from the grounds.
The reiHirt that a number of Wash
ington men bad l','iten one cadet with
out psfjvix artoii -threw -the- Institute in
to an uproar, and thj whole corps Im
mediately turned out to avenge their
comrade. Arming themselves with
whatever they could by their hands
on, they formed in ba tle array and
proceeded toward Washington College.
Their adversaries, although not so well
diilled, armed themselves In like man
ner and aw.iited the attack.
Jacksou. then a major, was in
church, but an excited whisper from
a frightened citizen who had hurried
in apprised lilin of what had happened.
He calmly rose and passed out, to
find his whole corps coming up tho
street In much disorder, but with bat
tle In their faces. One glance at tho
scene, and his decision was made.
As quietly as he hud left the church)
he placed himself at the head of tho
corps and began to give commands,
looking to the better order of tho
column. The boys were roused to
the highest pitch of enthusiasm by
the leadership of "Old Jack," and were
quite ready to kill every Washington
boy who opposed them. Promptly
came the necessary commands for
their forward movement, and the citi
zens stood aghast.
Little by little !o cadets fell Into
perfect order, and' little by little their
obedience to command became auto
matic. Tramp! tramp! on they went
to battle for the Southern Conf di-rncy,
and to avenge the comrade who had
suffered hi its cause.
The consternation of the citizen
Increased. The corps would Hoon be
in sight of Washington College, and
blood would certainly be shed. But
suddenly, "Ibilt!" rang out In Major
Jackson's curtest tones. "Kigbt wheel!
March!" came In quick succession, and
the corps was marching In another
direction. At the next street corner
the commands were repented and in
stantly obeyed, and the faces of tho
cadets were toward the Institute, to
which they mnnited In perfect order.
They said afterward that they had
been so intent on obeying Old Jack's
commands that they did not realize
what was happening until he dispers
al ilooti f thft fntititllti
Biory About Gen, Vonnir.
Nearly thirty years ago Gen. S. B.
M. Young, then a captain and brevet
colonel of cavalry, was commanding
ifllct r at Fort Union, about twenty
live tniies east of Las Vegas, N, M.
At that time, according to the Kl Paso
Times, a great part of the business
of the country consisted of govern
ment contracts and the supplying of
flu forts arid numerous forage agen
cies sniftered throughout the country,
and contractors made easy money at
the business. Las Vegas was the
home of a number of men who thus
nccumuinted fortunes, and these men
found It profitable to "stand In" with,
nrtny olllcers, so. the latter tvere en
tertained ami made much of by the.
former whenever they came to towtt
on business or otherwise.'
One tiny some soldiers happened li
Las Vegas, either on leave of absenctt
from Fort Union or en route to or
from that point, and proceeded, ac
cording to the usual custom on such
occasions, to "bike In the town." Ono
of the party got well "tanked up,"
and the result was that he landed lo
jail. A hotelkceper, who was also a
government forage agent and a man
who bad m.ide many thousands of dol
lars out of government contracts, prob
ably thinking that he might strengthen,
himself with the olllcers of the fort,
notified Col. Young Hint one of his
men svns In Jail, and that he bad bet
ter hurry to town and get him out.
rto tbe next day, while the soldier was
sitting in court undergoing trial, (j.
Young arrived with about n dozen
lio.pers, nnd, bring Informed where
in! would find the soldier, miiniiud hi
troops around In front of the court
house, dismounted them and proceed
ed himself, with drawn saber In hand,
Into the court room. There sat Mur
phy, and the Justice of the peace was
proceeding with the trial. Then this
scene was ciuicted:
Col. Young -"I'rivate Murphy, atten
tion!" Murphy' jumped up and faced tho
ollieer In the attitude of "attention."
Col, Young-"Hlgbt face! Forward,
inarch!"
Murphy obeyed with military
(promptness and marched down the
F...l . w.4 ,t. .
mii- iiuu uui ui mo coiirinouMt; uoor,
Col. Young following and Imltlng him
at the street Then, turning to bis
command, be gave the order:
"Jlattflllon, prepare to uount!Mup
phy's horse had boon brought along
for him Mount! Right face! For
ward, March!" and the whole com
pany proceeded to tbe hotel. The
troops then returned to Fort Union,
carrying Murphy with them.
Nowadara,
Dorothy Don't you feel In awe of
literary women?
Dora No, indeed; my literary cooate
says It takes more sense to dress wall
than It does to write a book.
