TOLD ( IDIT ffilBiP
t . VfTlRANS
The Patriot.
Ills oyrll nHhh" with nlldl'1I1 IIIl'mol'II' I .
Ills hlooll aglow with IIlIhtlt' racial firC'
For hllli al'o qllt'llt'hcd the stirrings oC
clclllt't' l .
1'ho IIII/C/Illt oC the world has cClised to
1ll'I\He ;
hushed are the evening HOIIE8-tho lutes
or CIIIIO ;
III the war ( ( unto , that old IIlIccRlrnl
IIYI'C'
110 eats ! hlv hopeR or home , tvlfe
child fII' Hire ;
IlIslhll'l or race , II lIassloll more than
I these .
The s'tit ' it or his country , holll : ' hll1l
11'1111 ; ,
In him forgotten heroes . forbears rise ,
Stmcnglhcuing his heart 10 COl1l1ll011 Hill'-
I'llIcu ;
Out or the darkness generalions call
J1111 11I111'1 \1' roosts . I hilt nll/'l'cOI'led fall
8alllll' him ( rein the void with joyful
t'rles
-1.OIlIluII Dally News
Premonition Meant Captivity
In February , 18GG , Gon. John A Kol'
10m was placed In command or tIme
brigade and he took 1110 alone as his
adjutant j.'cnoml'I'It S Lleut. Col T.
A. Watrous , U. S. A. About a week be
fore the closlllg campaign which ended .
ell nt ApPolllaUox , It premonition
seemed to fasten Its ugly fangs Into
my brain , heart and tlesh. It was rut
elbow when ' ' resting
my working 01' ;
when walking 01' riding : when reading .
ing or wI'ltlng"hon : asleep and when
awake , and always to torment. 1\lIne
was n more mysterious premonition .
than those which sat hy the side of.
poor Brown , 1'lclmor , Chapman , King ,
Durand , and \Villiams , and pointed to
open graves. Theirs were outspoken
-toIlI them and in the most cold-
blooded amid merciless way , that they
were to bo . killed In hattle. My premonition ) -
monition stared mo In the face and
t gave warning of nn Illlproaching calamIty .
Hy , hut did ( not deign to reveal the
character or the calnmlty. I was assailed -
sailed In the dnrk-dlll not know what
was coming' Pride sealed my lips
It was the genoral's first fight In
comml\lul of n bl'lgado-tho brigade
wo had served l In time better part or
four 'enrs-Klng"s , Glhbon's , Bragg's ,
noblnson's , 1\Io\'row's Iron brigade of
the west. The commuul : was massed ,
division front , In It piece or woods , out
or sight of nn enterprising enemy ,
the forenoon of March 31 , when Gen.
Kellogg had his officers assomhlel1.
1'hls , without doubt , " said ho , "Is
i our last campaign. Think or service
done and glory won. See to It that
in these coming struggles wo add to
the old hrlga o's good name. "
Sword belts were tightened and
e each ofllcor seemed to give himself a
f fresh pulling togethOl'
UI ) to that moment my tormentor !
had not left my side , hut it then left
, I mo as It had come , without seeking
ermlsslon. Relief ? Yes , Indeed.
Five minutes later Gen. McGowan's
division crossed White Oak rand and
started In our direction with a yell ,
and drove In our sldl'lnlshers. For nn
hour and n half the field of Gravelly
nun was nn extremely lively portion of
the Old Dominion It was a strong division .
vision of two large brigades against
our three regiment brigade. When 1\lc-
Gownn had sent a force to pour lead
into our right flank and another to tIe
the same for our left flank , and still
held a firm line In our flont , it was
, . too much "re had to get bncl. "Ad ,
, ' - jutnnt , order the Nlnety.fifth to fall
back at once , " said the general. I had
I to ride through n piece of woods where
the underbrush was thlcl. Just ns I
was nppronchlllg time point at which
\ the Nlnety-Ilfth was ten minutes ben .
I fore , my horse fell to his I01Oes. lie
\ answered the spur with a couple of
leaps and landed me in the center of
n an advancing line of Confederates , a
score of whom demanded a surrender ,
enforcing the demnnl1 with ugly guns
carelessly pointed In my direction ,
some of the barrels within a foot of
my body. It was no time to bandy
I words. As I swung from my horse ,
be reeled and fell , a bullet hole In his
ti
neck m:1I1alnlng : why he had fallen to
his knees a moment before. Old Char-
ley carried mo on a mission to save
the Nlnety.fifth and then lay down
anti died , and ! J was It prisoner
Met Death Unflinchingly.
The noted Bishop C. C. McCabe ,
who was an u\I'nt admirer or Oen
Powell , tells the following incident :
"Some time after the close of the
war Gen. Sheridan , Bishop McCahe
and ! a numher of IlI'omlueut army mon
were together , whereupon some one
made a remark eomplhnentary to
Sheridan With the immodesty charac-
teristic of the man , Gon. Sheridan
placed his hand l1pon Gcn. Powcll's
shoulder find said :
" 'Gontlemen , the country could
have better SIHU'ol1 ( mo In the war
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than this mal1
As might he expected , Gcn. Powell
finally met death liS fearlessly as he
had faced him a thousand times on
the battlellehl. While on his deathbed
nrm. \ V.V , Hlo'lmlfil' , comunmander in
chief of time G. A. H. , paid him a visit
at his home In Belleville , I11 Gcn.
Blaclnnar had appointed Gen Powell
to 11 position upon his staff , and he
mndo up his minll to cheer thc sick
man Ull a hit.
" ' ' tine " exclaimed
"You are looking ,
Gen. Blaclw1I\r. OIl I shall expect you to
serve actively upon my staff "
Gon. Powell smiled and In a cheerful .
ful voice replied :
1'hank you , goncral. 1 should dearly .
Iy love to do 80. But as I can't serve
you on this side , I shall ho pleased to
do so on the other silo should the occasion .
caslon presont. "
Virginia and North Carolina.
The department of Virginia and
North Carolina has a bronze badge in
the shape of a disk , hearing upon
either side the seal of one of the two
states This disk depends from the
pin by two hronzo chains and between
thom hangs a mlnlat\11'o IICanut. The
pin Is Inscribed "G. A. n" , Department
or Va. and N. C. "
New Pension Commissioner
Vcspllslan Warner , the new pension
commlssionCl' , was born in Dewitt
county , Illinois \ , on April 23 , 1843 , anti
was studying law nt Clinton , 11\ \ „ when
ho enlisted , .Juno 16 . 18tH , in company
E of the Twentieth Illinois Volunteers.
In February , 18G2 , ho was promoted to
second lIeutonnnt , and remained In the
service until July 18 , 18GG , when ho
was mustered out with the rank or
captain and brevet mnjor. lIe was severely -
voroly wounded at Shiloh , and was
with time Army of the Tennessee until
the end of time Atlanta campaign , when
his disabilities \ compelled his being
ordered home. After recovering ho
went on the plains and took part In
the campaign ngalnst hostile Indians.
Upon leaving time service he entered
the law department of Hnrvard univer-
sity He was graduated in 18GB , and
began practicing law In Clinton , Ill ,
He was colonel and judge advocate
general of Illinois through the administrations -
trations of Govs. Hamilton , OgleslJr
and Fifer ; was a Hopubllcan presidential -
tial elector In 18GS , was elected to the
Fifty-fourth congress and has been
reelected to'-all succeeding congresses.
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The Sing-Away Gird.
o say . have you henal of the Rlu -nwuy
hll'd ,
'l'hat sings where the Runaway river
HUIII down with Ill rills C..om . the hultl-
hPHded hllll
That Htl\lHI In i the sunshine and shiver
" 0. sing : singaI ; HlnIl \\'Il ' ,
How the liines and the uh ches art !
HUITed
By the trill \ oC the sln -nwIlY bird !
And the haltl-headcd hills , with their
rocks and their rills
1'0 the tune of his rapture are ringing ,
And their faces grow young , all their
gray mists nrnong.
1\'hlle the forests break forth Into sIng-
lug .
" 0 , sing ! sing-away ! slng-n WI1 v ! "
And the river run slllHlng along
And tie : II lug winds catch up the
: Ullg.
It was nothing hut-hush ! A wild whllc-
, throated thmush
' [ hnt JIlllIpd his musical quiver
1\'lIh a charm and 11 spell o'er'nl1e '
IUlll dell '
On the banis of the Runaway 1'1\,01'
" 0. sing ! Ring-away ! slllg-Ilwa ! "
Yet the long of the wild singer had
'rhe sound of n soul that was glad
And beneath the glad sun many a glad-
hearted lime
Set the world to the tune oC his glad-
, ness ;
Time \ river shall shrug Il , time breezes shall
wlllg It ,
'rill liCe hall forget its long sadncss
" 0 , sing' ! sing-away ! sitlg'-n way ! "
Sing . spirit , who Imowcst jOy'H giver ,
Sing on , by 1'lmc' HunnwllY river !
--Lucy 1.arcom
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The Game of Sniff.
This is as enjoyable a game as you
could aslc for.
If you do not know how to play it ,
follow the directions quoted below
from the Book of Indoor and Outdoor
Games :
Sniff ; is a game of either dominoes or
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card dominoes , and may bo played by
two persons or four as partnors.
The dominoes are posed face down ,
and each player takes six , the rest
being left In the stock. The one who
has the highest double opens time
game.
If no one has a double , each draws
in turn from the stock until one Is
found. lIe places this in the center of
the talJle. The domino is called
"Sniff , " and the next player on the left
must place next to it another piece ,
one end of which must correspond to
the numbers of Sniff. If ho cannot
do this he must draw from time stocl.
If after drawing three pieces he is
still unable to play , ho loses his turn
All four sides of Sniff may he played
to , and time object of the game Is to
play the pieces so that the sum of all
the pips may make five or a multiple
of five. Each five , or multiple of five ,
made hy 11 player Is added to his score ,
and the one first reaching 100 01' 200
( ns agreed upon ) wins time gnme.
It is of great advantage to get rid
of ONO'S dominoes quickly , for the first
one to do so adds to his shore full the
pips In his ndversarles' hands.
Five , or a multiple of five , alone is
counted. For Instance , If the oppon-
ents' pips added together make seven ,
he adds five to his score : but if eight ,
ho adds ten.
The player or Sniff adds ten to his
core ; hut if Sniff Is double six , it
counts twentr.
In the diagram doulJle.two is "Sniff , "
and counts the player , A , 10 , B plays
No. 2 and counts five ( two and three
equal five ) , and player No , 3 does not
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score ( three and six equals nine ) , hut .
the players of No. 4 , D , and No. 6 , A , . 1
count ten and fifteen , respcctlvely. 1
The score would therefore rend
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thus :
Score of A. and C. Score or n. and I ) . (
10 5
1 5 10
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Death of the Sun
Among the Ojibway Indians , who
once occupied time lands about the
great lakes , In Canada , the sun , moon
nnd stars were all objects of worship :
for the red man was , in his own way ,
: t decidedly religious person. At ( dan
time old chief and warriors chanted the
praises of the sun , and at nightfall . -
they thanked him for the light anal '
heat with which he had supplied thom
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during the day. An eclipse of the sun
filled them with dismay ; that event
was looked on as his death , and they
were then very anxious about his safe-
ty. They used to fasten bits oC live
coal to the points of their arrows nnd /
shoot them up Into the ail' in order
that the expiring sun might ho relight- I
cd. As for the moon , it was equally , .
precious ; they reckoned their months
lJy It. 1'heir children were forbidden _
to point at It with their finger lest It . - - . j
should bo bitten off. ,
Brother , Who Knocks ?
Two players are blindfolded and sit
down back to back. Another player
creeps to them and taps one of them'
gently on the head. Time child that is
so touched asks the other blindfolded -
ell one :
"nrother , who knocks ? "
If it guesses who It was , the "Imocl- I I
I.\ ' " must take his place.
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The Magic Bottle
Here iv : a trick that will prove a i m- I
.de . to those who are not pretty well Ull
in 1)hy 'cs. :
Take nn ordinary dinner plate and
fill ! t with water , t.hen a small empty
bottle and assure the spectators that
' wizard to ' water
you are enough pour
through the solid bottom of the latter.
Pass the bottle around , that nIl may
so it perfectly empty and dry , then ,
having thrust a stick Into It and held
it to the fire until it Is very hot..too (
hot to hold ] in time bare hnn s-stand
It , mouth downward , In the plate or
watel' At the same time pour / a table-
spoouful of water on time upturned bet
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Water Rising in the Bottle.
tom , as If you were beginning to fill it
In that wnr
Ench time you do this the bottle
will ho seen to retain more water , and
as a corresponding amount will have
disappeared / from the plateful f\'Om
, which you are dipping it , It will \ easily
appear as though time water had passed
through the bottom of time bottle