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The ! Old TImer.
Tw } old limes were the nest times ; they
say the new lire bright
Hut the old have more or loveliness-
the olll have more or IIHht.
'l'ho hllla or Cod seemed closer , and the
Hun there , In the skies ,
deemed : ! to shed n greater glory on the
oill-tlme , dreaming cyelll !
Do you think t that wo 01'0 truer than
our fathers were or old ?
That the rlllnbowH In the tempest have
more or grace and gold 7 '
Oh , he old frhmdl-thcy ware wiser
though the new friends would con-
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; ' 01' angels , on the heights at Ooll-they
lit tile way for them I
The obi times were the best limes ; the
01.1 songs nrll the hl'At- i
1'110 dl.'ar-tllo tender melodies ( lint rocked
the world to real !
Let the critics , cold and cruel , strike
the fltal'll from heaven ngaln-
' ' . ' lId moth rll all
1'0 the sweet ) voice or ( I
the world will AllY "Amenl" !
-Atlal1ta Conltltutlon
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A Lucky Stoop.
uSl1ealdng of the missiles of war "
said an old soldier who had heard the
whistles oC thousands of them , Ua six-
f10und solid shot striking It man fairly ]
\11 the hre\St might also wound or
hill the next man behind him , hut this
waR seldom the case In the civil war.
At the worst , only two men would
become victims. The firing oC round
shot wa generally tt subject oC jokes
and jibes , and It was only when one
struck Il tree and hurled splinters for
Il hundred feet around that anybody
bolted sOI'lous.
"At Stone River I saw Il soldier hit
by a cannon ban for the first time.
It struck him fair on the knapsack
strapped to his back , and ho was flung
a. distance of fifty feet He was not
mangled , hut simply reduced to pulp
from his chin to his hips. Again I
saw an ambulance horse struck. The
shot first struck the earth , glanced
and hit n. stone , and then jumped a
fence and hit the horse In the head.
His neck was broken , and all the
bones back to his middle seemed to
hayc Mien pulverlzod.
r "With the advent of the breech-
loading ] cannon , together with new inventions .
'entlons In shot and shell , the old-
fashioned cannon ball has become a
thing of the past. The same weight
of metal , cast as n. pointed shot , may
not kill any moro men In time field , but
It does far greater execution when
used IlS a battering power.
"Tho closest call I ever had from a
solid shot was Ilt Frederlcltsburg We
were standing In line , when I stooped
to tie my shoe. At that Instant n. ten-
pound ball passed over my head , the
wind of It knocking mo down , and It
smashed the rear rank man to a pulp.
Ho had a brother In another company ,
and a week after the battle the brother
came to mo with his fists doubled up.
" 'What's the matter ? ' I asked.
" 'I'm going to lam ] you ! ' was the
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reply ,
'I 'What for ? ' !
" 'For stooping down the other day I
and letting poor Jim get killed by a
cannon ball meant for ; ) 'oul' ! "
Escaped with the Mule.
The latest claimant to the honor of
being the youngest G. A. R. man at the
recent Boston encampment Is George
W McDonald of Chicago , a member
of U. S. Grant post 28.
Mr. McDonald was born In Chicago
Aug. 17 , 1861 , and enlisted aa n. drum-
mer boy April 15 , 1862 , In the 65th
Illinois volunteers. He was 10 years
and 8 months old when be entered the
army.
Before enlisting young McDonald
" was 1\ newsboy He used to sell papers .
pel'S to Col Ellsworth , who organized
the famous Zouaves , and the war
spirit came upon him. He thought It
a better bu6'lness [ ; to play the drum I '
titan ! tramp the streets as a newsboy
Ke learned to drum from William
EVSLs of the E1lsworth Zouavcs , one
or the claimants of the title of champion -
pion drummer of be United . . .S1 . .1ea. \
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McDonald ] was In many battles. Ho
was at Harper's Perry , Black ] Vale ,
and at Winches was captured lie
was 111 prison two days , when , by the
aid or It black ] auntie ho and two
others ( mcnIIC ! ) . 'riley secured 1\ mule i
and were al11l03t out of the rebel linen
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v. hen It confederate scout discovered
them. The two men were recaptured ,
hut McDonald ] got away on the nude
McDonald went straight to time
union lines and was able ] to give val-
uablo Information of the sltuallon
within the rebel ] lines. '
Mr. McDonald Is In good health and
resides at 2107 Maple ] ave" , Evanston ,
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Seeks Old Comrades ,
When the 1st Connecticut heavy artillery -
'Ullery was mustered out at Battery
Rodgers , Va. , I was a member of Co.
I , and In the hospital there , writes
Larkin A. Cooper of 99 Hudson street ,
Boston. My cOl'pornl's warrant and
other papers ] ) ( were left ] at the head of
my hunk In the barracks ] If any coin-
mile can help mo find them , I shou11 ]
feel ] very grateful.
1 was ill and I think out oC my head
the night before leaving , hut was quite
myself In the morning , when my boyhood -
hood friend , Varnum Simons , who belonged -
longed In the regiment , informed me
wo were going home. The doctor In
charge was loth to give me a certificate -
cate , but with the assurance that my
friend would take good care oC mo on
the way , finally did so. If .comrade
Simons , who emigrated to Florida ]
Roan afterward , Is alive and sees this ,
I should he most thankful to hear
from him or from anyone who will
give me information about him
Now , at nearly 71 , I am admonished :
that the end cannot bo far away , and '
It would afford me much pleasure ] to
receive and respond to a line from
any of my former special friends In
the old regiment.
Had Forty.elght Wounds.
Among the many Interesting veterans -
ans who attended the Grand Army of
the Republic encampment In Boston
was Capt. John F. Chase , who bears
the scars of Corty"elght wounds received -
ceived In the battle of Gettysburg. He
was a cannoneer In a Maine battery ,
and In the engagement named a shrap-
nel shot exploded In front of him and
four dozen pieces of it entered his
body. Ho remained on the field for
two days , and when picked up was
thought to be dead. His right arm
was subsequently amputated and It
was found that ho had lost an eye by
the explosion Previous to Gettysburg -
burg he had been III numerous great
battles , but escaped Injur
Change Caused III ' Feeling.
Some feeling has developed In consequence -
sequence oC n. change In the management .
ment of the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors'
Orphans' home at , Xenia. At the
meeting of the board oC trustees , Com-
rade James L Smith of Cleveland was
elected superIntendent to succeed Gen.
Charles L. Young , who has held the position .
slUon for a great many years. Gen.
J. Warren Kiefer and Dr. H C. Houston .
ton were opposed to the change , and
upon-Its being made resigned from the
board , of trustees
Deaths of Pensioners During 1904
The report of the Pension department .
ment shows that 43,289 pensioners died
during the year ending June 30 , 1904.
The lUmber of invalid pensioners of
the war of th © . rebellion who have
died during the past fiscal year Is
found to bo almost exactly 70 per cent
oC the total deaths , or 30,302 , with
June cstlmated The total number of
invalid pensioners on the rolls May 31 ,
1904 , was 690,528.
Had Veteran's Corps Badge.
Clerk Edward Field of the municipal
court of Providence , Is anxious to restore -
store to Loomis Palmer a civil war
veteran , the corps badge lost by
Palmer shortly after the war ended.
The badge Is of the 6th army corps ,
Is' " made of silver and bears the name
of Mr. Palmer , who served In the I
67th New York volunteer Infantry until . '
tIl the end of the war , when he was
"Ischarged.
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. By the Playground.
Which ot the summer sounds
Is sweetelt to tired hearts7- ,
The low , unwearying hum
or the bee In the clover bed 7
'rhe hymn of the thrush at dusk
Hoblnli that call III the rain
Cool waves slipping away
From the boat as she sails through the
sear . ,
'Vhlsper of wind III the wheat _
01' , from the fresh- melllng' field
When the heaven Is thick with her stars ,
The crieket'll comforting chirp
Telling of welcome antI home ?
Hot winds bearing the noiRe
Of a clt"s trafllc and cries
And from the little square
The voices of children In song.
Hundreds of children at play ,
Circling and singing their glee ;
Glad In -the gift or to.day ,
The sunshine and warmth of the earth ,
The joy of youth hut begun !
Chorus of mirth and good will , I
CI111dhool1's treble of hOle- )
This Is the summer sound
The sweetest the tired heart 1I10W8
-lUlu ) ' White O\'lng'ton In the Oulloolt.
A Neat Parlor Trick.
This is It neat and effective trick
to perform before a company of men ,
women and chl1tlrclI , from whom you
can borrow the few materials you
need. These are a silver half dollar ,
a large wire hairpin , n. heavy ring ,
and a long hatpin or "sUcltpln. "
Bend the hairpin into the shape
shown In the picture. Force the half
dollar into the narrow hook on one
end of the hairpin , which hook ; you
have pinched well together so that It
will grip the coin tightly , and hang
the ring on the other , more open hook.
Now balance ] the coin at a point near
Its edge and in line with the two
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The Needle , Coin and Ring.
hooks , on the point of the hatpin ,
which you hold vertically In your left
haud.
You can nearly always make It balance -
ance on some point , but to make the
trick effective the pin should be very
near the edge of the coin , so If the
ring Is not very heavy you may have
to borrow another one and slip It In
the hook beside the first. Or you
can usa a light ring and substitute n.
quarter for time half dollar.
Now , If you blow against the ring
the whole affair will turn on Its pivot ,
and by giving a good puff every time
the ring comes round you can make
It spin very fast and keep on spinning
a long time. If the hatpin Is very
sharp and of very hard steel It will
gradually bore a hole In the coin. Indeed .
I deed , It is possible to bare clear
, through a soft coin In this way.
Of course you should practice this I
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trick before you try It In public. ,
Then , If the ring Is a brass one and :
the coin your Qwn , you can give your !
merry.go-round to the youngsters , who
will have lots of fun with It.
Wardrobe of Mr. Dog.
In Paris they have come to look upon .
on the dog as a member of the family
and to study his dress almost as care-
fully &s if be were one of the children.
There are dressmakers who design
garments for dogs only , and every season -
son brings Its new canine fashions
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The aOl's wardrobe Includes such elegant - . - ) , . ,
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gnnt creations as n. white hairy cloth
overcoa'10rdered with white mohair
gaons ] , with a red velvet collar antI n
pocket for the hantIwrehler.Ie ] also '
has colored cambric nightshirts , rub-
her shoes , thick , fluffy dressing gowns _
to Weal' after a bath , straw and felt ,
hats , special wicker sofas , cushioned '
and bedecked ] with garlands - and rib- _ r'
bens : nail filqs , ear picks , powder
boxes and vaporizers
Barrel Swing. .
This picture will show you how to
make a barrel swing. They are novel
and comfortable , and look very quaint
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The Barrel Swing Complete. .
banging from the porch oC a country - .
hOl1se
All you have to do Is to saw away a
part of the barre ] , as the picture
shows , and screw four stout screwcyes
Into the four sides of time barrel. To
these are fastened ropes , which meet
above on an Iron ring which comes
just above the head of the person sit-
ting In the swing ' }
The barrel head Is fitted into the \ , . _ '
bottom half as a seat , and may be " _ # " , ; . ;
covered with cushions or left bare. . , i
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Blind Boys' Football. : ' , , : > - .
Football and many other outdoor , f' \ , ' ; : .
games are played by the blind , certain ' . \ ' ; . , "
changes being made so that In each ' 0 ' . : ; -per / : . . j
game the sense of hearing takes the . ' ; . - : : -
place of sight , says the Baltimore Her- . ' , . . , . . : " , ' .
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aid.In t 4 , , ' 1
In football , . for Instance ; a tiny bell _ , . . . . . ( /kJ /
Is fastened to the ball , and by the . ' ' " { '
bell's tinkle the hall's location Is de- ' " ' " "
termlned. - ' "w- . ' , " , , . } . , ' '
The blind delight In races of all " . : ' > ' ; , : ; , r :
sorts , They do not run toward a ' ! " " , . , : : . :
tape , as the seeing do , hut toward n. . ,
belt that jangles brisk ] ) ' , . ' .
It Is odd to see the blind at their : - { <
games. They play gravely , and they t
maintain a profound silence , for If , -fi ;
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they made a noise the voices of their ' . . ,
guiding bells could not be heard. , " . : ' 7
Fishing Trick. . 't - ' , 'i
, 'rhere are plenty of patented hooks - ( . " : '
: and devices for catching fish , but -
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! when they are not available all sorts
: of Ingenious devices are rigged up by ,
I those who tire of sitting in the sun
I for hours wondering wl y the fish don't J
hook themselves Here Is one of
them. It Is not recommended when
there Is a scarcity of bait , but otherwise .
wise it can be used with success
It must be kept l In mind , even with
this device , that all fish do not bite on
n hook and pull anxiously In the hope
of being caught. The slightest pull of
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How the Hooks Are Placed.
a I line should be responded to by the
fisherman , who must pull hard enough
to jerk the barb of the hook through
the very tough fiber of the mouth. .
With this In mind a fisherman has
better chances with this device than
one with the plain ] hook.
Each hook should carry a very small
piece of bait nicely coverimig the Point
and barb. The bottom hook can carry
the attractive bait , but the others are '
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used to catch the nah.
