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Hrltlsh tinny , held pos-esslon
of I'ltlhuleliihla , ami General
Washington , with the few half-starved
trooiw under his Immediate command ,
wns encamped at a place called White
Marsh , n few miles distant from the
city , nn Incident occurred , which ,
though seemingly trilling In Itself , may
have had an Important bearing upon
the destiny of the whole country.
Lieutenant Colonel Craig , command
ing a detachment of light horse , was
ordered to approach the ei.emy's lines ,
end hover near them , In the capacity
of vldettes , to pick up any Intelligence
that might be of value to the army.
While engaged In this Important duty
one cold , rnw day In December , nn or
derly called his attention to a woman
who was coming up the rond.
The otllcer watched her as'she as
cended the hill , nml wlinn he perceived ,
by her stopping and looking frightened ,
that she hud discovered his command ,
Lo rode forward nnd called out , In re
assuring tone :
"Advance , mndnm you have nothing
to fear from true soldiers ! "
The lady , who wns well wrapped up
In plain , wnrm garments , with n hood
that quite concealed her features at a
ehort distance , now came forward ,
without hesitation , to meet the colonel ,
as If satlslled from his language and
appearance she had nothing to fear.
When near enough for him to distin
guish the features that were turned full
tupon him. he exclaimed , In a tone of
' urprlse :
" Irs. Darrah , ns 1 live ! Why , what
on earth can have brought you , all
alone and unprotected , Into this dan-
Serous locality ? "
"Theo knows , friend , " she replied , in
the Quaker style , "I have a son In the
'American army who is , like thyself ,
on olllcer under George Washington
and a mother's heart yearns toward her
offspring , even though he has depart
ed from the ways of his fathers. "
"You were going then to seek him ? "
! "I was ; but perhaps thee would carry
a message for me , and let me turn bark
to the city ? " said the lady , but still
| Wlth a cautious , hesitating air.
, "It will afford me great pleasure to
.oblige Lydla Dnrrnh In any way ! "
bowed the gallant colonel. '
"Thank thee , friend thee Is very
kind. If thee will dismount then nnd
walk with me a little way I think I
will tell thee what I have to say , which
Is a secret I would not like to have any
other persons hear. "
The colonel assented , nnd , riding back
to his men , gave his horse In charge of
one of them ind ordered them to keep
In sight of him ; but not to approach
near enough to overhear an ordinary
conversation. ! ! < > then returned to the
lady and then l.g-iu their walk down
the road , In an opposite direction to that
which she had come. For a short time
ho maintained a deep silence , with her
face averted , and , as the olllcer fan
cied , with her whole frame trembling
lelth secret emotion.
' "Friend Craig , " she at length began ,
with something like a sigh , and speak
ing In the rapid , earnest manner of one
communicating some startling fact , I
"thee must hasten at once to George
Washington and tell him thee has cer
tain Information that , on to-morrow
night , a large body of British poldlers
will secretly march out of the city for
the purpose of surprising and captur
ing him and all of his men. Not to
mystify thee , friend , and that thee may
attach all due Importance to this Information
mation , 1 will now Inform thee thnt I ,
Lydla Darrah , overheard an order read
between two high oilicers to the effect
of what I have stated. Thee must also
know that the man called General
Howe has come to abide In the house
opposite my husband's , and that for
ome reason , to us unknown , two men ,
one of whom Is supposed to be called
the adjutant general , hnve come over
to William Darrah's several times , and
held private conferences In one of the !
back rooms of our dwelling. Last night
these two men came again and one of
them told me he wanted all my family
to go to bed enrly , nnd that when they
hould get ready to leave , which might
bo late , they would call me to let them
out.
"Well , Friend Craig , I sent'thp whole
family early to bed , as requested to do ,
X but I myself felt very anxious to know
' what was going on of ho much Import- !
auce , nnd so 1 did w.hat I never did be
fore took off my shoes , walked on tip
toe to the door of the room where tho'-e
men were , put my ear to the key-hole ,
and listened , and heard what I have In
formed thee of. "
"God bless you , Lydla Darrah , for a
noble woman ! " said the colonel , with
excited warmth ; ' 'perhaps yon have
enved our country who knows ? For
had this plan siuveuded , which we will
now defeat , nml General Washington
been taken prisoner , I much fear our
cause would have been hopeless. "
"I will make haste to llnlsh my story ,
for thee must ride fast to George Wash
ington. After hearing what I have
aid , I stole back to my room , trembling
nt the Importance of what I had heard.
When the men , soon after , knocked on
my door for me to get up and let them
out , I pretended to be asleep , mid. they
had to knock three times. Then I came
out , rubbing my eyes , and saw them
off. Hut I blept none that night , for
thinking what I ought to do ; and 1 did
not dare to tell my husband for fear the
secret might get out. I wanted to get
the Information to George Washington ,
and save n great many lives , but for
erne time I could not see my way clear
to do It At last It occurred to me that
I might go to Fraukford for some Hour ,
If the man Howe would give me a pass
out of town. I went over to him and ho
gave It. Then I told William ami my
family that I would go alone to Frankford -
ford for the flour , which greatly sur
prised them and caused much remon
strance. Hut I did go alone , and theo
sees , friend , how much 1 have since
strayed from the mill. "
* * * * *
In due time Lydla Darrali returned
home with her Hour , secretly trembling
at all she had done , and the fear of dis
covery. The night following she lay
awake and heard the heavy , solemn
tramp , tramp , tramp , of the British
troops , as they marched past her win
dow , and on out of the city , to surprise ,
defeat and capture the army for whose
success she had not only often prayed ,
but had so lately periled more than life.
When , a few days after , these same
troops returned , Lydla Darrah dared
not ask the question she was the most
anxious to have answered , lest her emo
tions might betray her. Soon after the
adjutant general called upon her and
said :
"Madam , will you do me the favor to
enter my room , that I may ask you a
few Important questions ? "
Lydla Darrah , believing her secret
dlscovc'rd , cither by chance or betray
al , turned deadly pale , and almost
fainted with terror ; but fortunately the
ollicw took no notice of her emotions ,
and soon recovering herself she deter
mined to boldly brave out the worst. ,
She therefore went to his apartment
with a firm step , nor showed any feigns
of trembling when she saw him lock
the door.
"Now , madam , " he said , with stern
and stately dignity , as he handed her a
scat and took another facing her , "I beg
you will answer me truly , as If your
life were at stake ! Who was the. last
person up of your family on the last
night I was closeted in this room with
a brother olllcer ? "
"Myself , " was the firm and quiet re
ply of Lydla Darrah.
"Are you certain , madam ? "
"Quite for thee requested me to send
all the family to bed by S o'clock , and
I did so , myself going last. "
"You would be willing to swear to
this , madam ? "
"We Friends never swear , " returned
the other , with dignity ; "but thee has
my word for the fact. "
"Well , " returned the officer , with an
air of chagrin , "I do not understand It.
You , I know , were asleep , for I my
self knocked three times at your door
before I could rouse you. AVe that
night laid a plan to attack and capture
General Washington and his army ; but
by some means , unknown to me , he got
news of our design , and has frustrated
our purpose. When we arrived before
his camp wo found all his cannon
mounted , and his whole command pre
pared to give us battle ; and disappoint
ed and chagrined , we have all marched
back like a parcel of fools ! That Is all ,
madam ! " concluded the olllcer , rising ,
unlocking the door , and bowing out the
mistress of the dwelling.
Lydla Darrah retired with feelings of
relief better Imagined than described.
Who shall say how much the subse
quent dwellers In this land of freedom
have owed and still owe to the cunning
and heroism of this noble woman ?
New York Ledger.
Olioylnjr Orilei'H.
Gen. Ilarney was an oflicer of the old
school , a strict disciplinarian who took
no excuses for hesitation In obeying
orders. When he was on his way to
Mexico , when the United States was
at war with that country , he engaged
teams to transport the baggage , and
placed In-charge of them a Texan nam
ed Carter. The streams were all up ,
and Carter had much trouble , but
whenever he tried to modify the gen
cral's requirements he was cut short
with the admonition , "All you've got
to do Is to obey orders. "
Rnys Xoah Smlthwick. in his recollec
tions called "The Evolution of a State" :
They camped one night near the Nue-
ce < 5 river , which Carter found to hi1
Impassable , lie said nothing about It
to the general , and the next morning
the order was given to move on. Car
ter started with the wagon train and
halted at the river , which was absolute
ly Impassable. Haruey came blusterIng -
Ing up.
"Didn't you know that river was
up ? " lie demanded.
"Yes , sir , " meekly replied the wagon
master.
"Why didn't you tell me ? "
"You dl In't ask me. sir. Yon said
my business was to obey orders. You
ordered me to hitch up and move on
and 1 did It. "
"You did quite right , sir. Turn rouiu
and drive back to camp. "
If the general had been "done" lit
was not going to show It.
The Main Tiling.
"I hear you have been selected to deliver
liver the valedictory at your commence
ment. "
"Yes. " replied the fair graduate-to
be. "and It's just worrying me sick. I
don't know what style to adopt. "
"Why , there's only one style about a
valedictory address. I should "
"Silly ! I'm speaking of my gown. "
Philadelphia Press.
Men can't Impress the women wltl
statistics showing what men have In
vented to save the women labor , untl
pome one Invents a boy's stocking thu
will not wear out
CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS.
tralitre lilcaa of 1.dummy , Polltctic.ii
unit Cratlinlc.
The spirit of economy In the Chinese
ace transcends alt that can be IHMX *
ncd. The smallest partible of matter
s utilized. The old , cast-oil account
> ook of ( he merchant Is cut Into pieces
uul oiled to bcrve Instead of glass in
vlndows or lanterns. A coolie who
las n blx hours' march with a heavy
mrden will return to his point of tie-
mrturu without having broken his fast ,
n order to save the two cents his
breakfast would Inivo cost away from
ionic. Nothing Is more curious than to
Bee them eat , although , with their fa-
nous chop-sticks , they do not perform
ill ( he wonderful feats generally sup-
> osed. They put their food In bowls
or saucers and with the chopsticks
hey raise the pieces of meat or tlsh to
he mouth with sulllcleut grace. Each
ins a bowl of rice , which he holds
tear his lips , and with the aid of thu
chopsticks he pushes the contents Into
ils mouth. It Is curious to see them
> lck up with their chopsticks the grains
of rice that fall on the ground. Thu
children are taught this art from their
earliest years ; nothing must be lost ,
not even the smallest grain.
Europeans regard politeness as nn ex-
U'ession of those qualities of the heart
vhlch render the person who desires
o bu polltu agreeable to those with
\horn ho Is thrown. Thu Chinese look
ipon the matter from an entirely dif
ferent standpoint. The same sent- !
ncnt which accords Importance to the
( reservation of dignity regulates hl.s
ictlons as regards politeness. Here is
in example of their politeness. A Chl-
icse arrayed In his most beautiful
costume , who presented himself at a
louse , disturbed a rat which was en-
oylng himself in a jar of oil. The rat
n his Illght overturned the jar upon
he visitor , whosu dress was ruined.
iVhlle the unfortunate visitor was still
Mile with rage his host entered thu
apartment , and after the usual saluta-
lon the visitor explained his misad
venture : "As I entered your honor
able apartment , I had the misfortune
o alarm your honorable rat , which , in
aklng flight , overturned your houor-
ible jar of oil upon my miserable and
nslgniflcant clothing , which explains
ho contemptible condition In which
you llud me In your honorable pres
ence. "
To determine your conduct when a
hlnese offers you a present Is the
nest dlllicult thing In the world. Cor-
aln things are not offered to be no
epted , and others may not be refused
loremptorlly In a general manner ,
icvertheless , one may accept , under
standing perfectly that the gift must
jo returned n hundredfold. St. Louis
llcpubllc.
OMENS OF ROYAL DEATHS.
When Hells Kliiix lliirtcsit nml I'lmn-
totn liiM Appear. I
\A grcwsomo story came from London
of the appearance of thu "phantom
targe of the Thames" for three succes
sive nights preceding the death of the
lueen. This phantom bargu of the
Thames appears when a member of
he royal family is about to die , Just
us thu celebrated "white lady of the
Hohcnzollerns" gives warning of the
death of a monarch of that family. And
ivhen this phantom barge appears glid
ing through the low-lying shadows and
night mists of thu river the great clock
of Westminster , Big Ben , gives thir
teen strokes at midnight Instead of his
ordinary dozen. Just now any mini-
) er of Thames watermen can be found
who say they have seen thu phantom
barge and heard Big Ben strike his
ominous number.
There are well-authenticated In
stances of Big Ben having struck thir
teen at midnight. Once a soldier on
sentry duty at Windsor was charged
with having slept on post and was sen
tenced to be shot , runs a story In the
Portsmouth Times. It was charged
that he was asleep there at midnight
of a certain night. Ills defense was
that he was not asleep and that he had
heard Big Ben In London strike thir
teen nt the moment lie was charged
with having been sleeping on duty. It
was proved that on that night Big
Ben had struck thirteen and had been
heard in Windsor. The man was par
doned. This la a recorded case , but
the record does not say that any catas
trophe happened to thu royal family
the next day. i
'
It Is Mild that the phantom bargu ap
peared on the Thames at midnight and
Big Ben struck thirteen on thu night
before the death of the prince consort
and that the samu things happened the !
night preceding the death of the Prin
cess Alice and of the Duke of Clar
ence. When the phantom barge ap
peared on Jan. 1.1 , 1MK ! . thu night be
fore the death of the Duke of Clar
ence , another boat , pulled by four men ,
gave chase. The phantom boat glided
swiftly toward the terrace of thu
House of Commons and vanished. The
pursuing boat dashed against thu stone
embankment and \\as wrecked. '
A warning which applies to the death
of sovereigns only is the fall of onovl
of the stones at Stonehedge , the great
Druid relic on Salisbury Plain. A
stone certainly did fall there on the
night of ( hi ! death of the late queen.
AIIIC : lean Apples .1l > roi < I.
American tipples have already , In a
large measure , conquered the marketa
of England and Germany.
The women claim that the men can
never llnd anything that I.s lost about
a house ; how about finding the tucks ?
Some people say that strawberries ,
like some people , have been cultivated I
too much. i
The worst misfortune of a farmer Ute i
to have no sons.
Reports from across the water Indi
cate that the industrial depression In
Europe continues to spread.
Only one-tenth of the wage earners
of the United States a re organized. T ) > a
nine-tenths have- earned millions of dollars
lars annually on account of the activity
of union men :
In Winnipeg the Journeyman linkers'
Union Is booming Its label by oilorim ;
prl/r.s for handing In the Impost mini-
but of labels , each of which nuwi bo
cut from union-made bread.
The third b'iennlal report of the New
Hampshire bureau of labor gl.'cs tig'
ure.s to show that the average wages ot'
the 7 ; > , SI."i employes of Industrie.- * cov
ered was $ ; ! 51. ! ' . ! , or about Sll.tsG n
week.
At Brussels , the capital of Beljtl'itii ,
the proprietor of a printing olllce , who
discharged nluu of his employes be
cause they refused to leave their union
on his demand , was lined In court to
the extent of 1UO ! francs and ordered to ;
pay damages , to his printers In thu
amount of 1,5)00 ) francs.
The native employes on the only rail
road In the Philippines Indulged In a
strike some weeks ago. Capt. Cun
ningham of Newcastle , Pa. , who had
charge of the road during the strike ,
writes that the natives were receiving
$ ' _ ' . " ) per month and struck for higher
wages. The strikers' places were tilled
by discharged American soldiers , who
are paid § l- > In gold per month.
Members of the various building
crafts report the most active season In
the skilled trades in Chicago since the
World's Fair year. In many lines all
the members of their respective tnulcs
are employed , and the prospects for
the Immediate future are assuring.
The building permits run from $ ; ! ,000-
000 to So.lMJO.OOO per month , with an
unusual feature of much labor being
employed to dismantle what would be
regarded as fine buildings to make
room for more costly structures. Esti
mates for completed buildings for the
year range from .S50.000.000 to ? 40-
000.000 , in addition to the construction
of many millions of public works.
A CHINESE WEDDING.
Kvcr.vtlilnjj Connected with the Cere-
iiinnien Js I'cclccil In Jlcil.
The Chinese place a significance
upon every color , and' in connection
with a wedding red obtains a deep
rooted , mysterious Importance , thu next
bridal color in value being gold. At
a betrothal the bridegroom-elect
sends his sweetheart a pair of brace
lets fastened together with a piece of
red ribbon or cord. Thu bride and
bridegroom drain two wine cups at
the wedding , which are also connected
by a red cord. In Northern China the
attendants wear a tall felt hat , and
each hat has a red feather stuck up
right In It. The attendants also carry
the wedding pre.seuts. A sedan chair
bears the bride herself. In South China
a sedan most wonderfully gilded
used by the wealthy classes , and It IH
decorated with what appears at tlrst
sight to be brilliant Inlaid stones , but
which are In reality the glossy feathers
of the klng-llsher. A handsome cloth
of glowing red with trimmed border la
also thrown over the chair. In the
case of the poorer classes red Is also
the prevailing bridal color , and a chair
of ordinary carved wood , painted a
bright red , IH tihed. Above the door of
the chair a kind of charm Is placarded
or hung' upon a red cloth. The chair
Itself Is sent by the bridegroom , ac
companied by what corresponds to our
best man. Thin functionary br'ln
with him a letter written In yellow or
gold upon red paper , praying the lady
to enter and talce her place. Men
dressed all In red , and carrying red
parcels containing the presents , fall
Into the procession. Other bearers
carry boards and banners , Inscribed In
golden letters upon a led ground. These
banners tell the pedigree of both par-
tie * . Behind Ihu bearers come tilt
other attendants , with long poles on
which are hung very handsome Ian
terns. The bridal veil Is of bright
crimson hue , and her dress regal golt ,
and scarlet. Wide World.
Stones In Cod Huh.
Among the curious things connected
with thu codiish Is the frequency oi
large stones being found In the stoni
arch. These are of various sixes ; KOIIIO
times In a largu llsli weighing inanj
pounds. It Is a popular belief union ; ,
fishermen that these are taken jus
before n storm for the purpose of an
cliorlng themselves during the expect
CM ! swells of the sea. This supposltloi
Is corroborated by the fact that all tli
Huh taken before a storm agree 'n ' till
peculiarity , whereas at ordinary ilmi- >
nothing of the kind can lie detected
Quo Building lor ( III Dwellers.
Thu unique distinction of housing
more persons than any other building
In thu world belongs to the big double-
decker tenement at 115 Essex street.
New York. In this house -11 persons
find shelter , and the dwellers embrace
Jews , Russians , Poles , Hungarians ,
Italians , with a sprinkling of Irish
men , n Frenchman or two and a num
ber of polyglots who claim to be Greeks
or Turks are to bo found , and even nn
American Is not wanting.
After a man gets married he expects
people to take him more seriously.
When a man has ottrly hulr , the wom
en think It la a lot of good luck wasted.
'
' CUBED OF
A JUDGE'S
PELVIC CATARDB !
She Suffered for Years and
felt Her CaseWas Hopeless -
less Cured by
Pc-ru-na.
.Mm. JnriR ? McAllister writes from 1217
Went : Uul nt. , Mluiiviipolls. Minn. , na fol
low * :
"I suffered for feitrn with n pain In Hie
rrnnll of III.T imi'k nml rlulit lile. It luicr
fCtfll llftft ) With III ) tlUIIR'stll1 UII 1 1 mit'llll 'Ill-
tl fd nml I uevtr sii | > | inxt > il Hint tuiud t hi >
iirctl , HS l IH' tlootur i uit'ilti'iue did nut sii-tn
to licli | mo an ; .
"KortiinnU' . ) ' a nit'inlier of our Order nil
rl t'd' iiu * lit tr ; I'vriinn nud KIUC It Midi
ilcli I' r n Ice t tin I I tliTlih'd tn try ll. Altlinnnh
I Ninricd la wltti little fwllli , I toll t > u miu-b
liellcl In aM'fk tllflt I fi'll ' rncoimucd.
"I took It falllifuliy for Hi'vcnfiki ami
mil iiiippj liiilrt-d lo lie uliliin MII ; Unit I inn
ntlri'ljcnrcil. . Word * full to f\iross | my
: rntllildc. I'i'rfi'CI liciillli ouoo more In tli'p
ii'it lliliiR Iiinld I nMi for , iiml Ili.inU to
I'lTiinn I fiijojr Unit now. " Minnie K. Me
Tincrent popularity of IVrnnn n n c
nrrli mildly IMS tempted mnuy people in
mltiitc IViiinn. A BUM ! ninny i | . < < nllid
cut M nli remedies nml iiMtturlmt lonio nre
o In- found In tiinnjr ilriiK stores riicii-
remedies enn lie procured liy Hie i1riii > u | < t
mu'li elienper tliiin IN rinin I'eiinm i-in
niir tie olitiilned nt n uniform prlev , ami no
IrocKlHt enn net It n cent ehe.iper.
'I Inn I' U tlm I dmcjlsts me lemptul to
diilMltule tlu > clienp imllUlon '
; ( if ! > r inn
for Peninn. It l done every diiy without
a doulit.
\ \ > wou'd ' therefore million nil people
Not Hut IN fuel ii ry.
tlu. "EClY/i , " [ haven'l
voted yet , and I am notgolnir to vote.
[ am neb feeling well today. Isn't
tliafc a valid excuse ? "
"Nob ab all , " responded the pro
fessor severely ; "Limb's an Invalid
excuse. ' ' Olilcajjo Tribune.
Destiny Is the measure of a man
rather Mian decent.
It Isn't what a man used to be , or
what lie Is Kotng to be , bub what he. is
that counts.
U
iooeitliiK | .
ilpitn II.IVIIIK I'eruna. There Is no oilier ' > -
eriiul remedy for t.itnTh Unit will tnhe th
plnee of IV'inm Allow no one to p.TSimilo
vim to the eoiitrnvr
If you do not deme pi-uiupi nml Miti fac-
toiy leHilIU from ilie u-e ( if IVriitm. will *
it onre to I > r llartmnn. icUlng a full stni-
ment of jour 1'iuiand he will he plfiinetl to
t'lve you hlx vnllinlile ndvlee
tldreM Dr. llnrtmnii. I're'ldont of TM
llnriiii.Hi Sanitarium. Columbus , Ohio.
Not lull-rested In liny.
Cleveland Plain Healer ' "
: "They say
the hay crop tills year will be Im
mense. "
"How about , ! "
to gasoline crop ? ji
"riicwlml. " --1 |
"Hang It , man , didn't yon known
had bought an automobile ? "
Sim Couldn't.
Denver Times : "Jusb walk thto
way , maritime" ' said the clerk , wh
was how-taggcrl.
"I'm er 1 'in very much afrnld,8lr ,
J can't" bluslilnjrly replied bis fnia
customer , who wasn't.
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Shampoos with
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and soothing red , rough , and sore hands , for baby rashes , itchmgs.
and chafings , in the form of baths for annoying irritations and
inflammations , or too free or offensive perspiration , m the form of
washes for ulcerative weaknesses , and many sanative , antiseptic
which readily suggest thcmsrlvcs to women and mothers ,
purposes
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amount of persuasion can induce these who have once used
these great skin purifiers and beautifiers to use any.others. . CU IJ-
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BEST skin and complexion soap , the BEST toilet and baby soap
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SOAP , to cleanse the tUn of cru ti and
Ssato/nmf Hiftin the tl.lrkt-ni'.l . . outlrlc.Cunruiu OiNTMKhT t
lii-tant r alliiy lt < litiiK. Infl.iimimttuii , nml Intuition , and eootht
unil heul anil CUTtcuiu Klsoi.vhNT. to cool ami clcaiue th
_ . - . S oed < BIVII.B Srr Is often uuflldcnt to euro ihe mosttortur.
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