F. TOPICS OF TflE TIM
. ; A CHOICE SELECTION OF INI
fev ESTING ITEMS.
Comment * and Criticisms
His Ha . .puttings of the Day-Ilia
cal uud .News Notes.
Counterfeit money is not .half so
' * ; , . gerous as counterfeit honesty.
i- : . :
It is easy enough to see throug ]
objects of the window glass trusi
rvir- In one way our naval officers
--l 'V ' ' flooding
equals on earth. It's in
. .
magazines.
A copper trust is the latest , and
urally enough its projectors expc
make a pretty penny out of it.
The nationalconference to diJ
trusts will also cuss them. Th ;
what the people are doing , at any
After the way they have been
ning , it may be hard to accustoir
Filipinos to the ordinary walks of
The preacher who refuses to
claiming that his citizenship is
heaven , must be a reconcentradi
present.
All things considered , the best
to avoid the dangers that lurk in L
ache cures is to keep away from
headache. .
An exchange says the wise man
away from home to do his lectu :
True , and he often goes home and
his lecturing.
The Chicago river again caught
When the drainage channel is com
ed the intention is to fill the river -
non-combustible water.
After carefully -looking over
ground , Spain has come to the cor
sion that she is strong enough to :
a profitable position in China.
Half of these reports of general J
ration in China are fakes. The i
terrible cases of want in that terri
felt by England and Russia.
The average age of the American
at marriage is said to be a little E
than 23. It would be impolite ,
haps , to inquire how much more.
Angry danies with horsewhips
making a good deal of news capital
the Eastern journals. It is a poor \
however , for lovely woman to pu
her best licks.
r-
rK The great city of London , brimful
K : iniquity and vice of all descripti
refuses to sustain Sunday newspaj
II is a most flagrant case of straii
at a gnat and swallowing a camel.
A New York dentist predicts that
time is near when the human race
lose its teeth. If that is the case ,
may look forward with some hopt
the time when there will be sue
lliing as painless dentistry.
A German biologist is authority
the statement that the nerve (
change so constantly that a man hi
new brain every two months. At
rate it really seems as if the impn
nient in some instances ought to
more marked.
When the history of the Tagal re
lion is written the name of the r
who will be remembered longest in
rebel ranks will be that of brave G
eral Luna , who is not very strong
sprinting or speech making , but - \
can fight and is not afraid to do it.
In New York a woman has app
for a divorce because she is constai
pursued by her husband's first \ \
One might reasonably suppose that
man ought to be able to keep tl
apart , but he is probably so busy ki
ing as far as possible ahead of the ;
cession as to be unable to give in
attention to what is going on in
rear.
"Sanitary , non-sweat-shop make , '
a new label placed on the ready-in
clothing of a prominent firm. Anot
firm advertises in connection wit !
sale of underwear , "Made by cle
contented and well-fed people ,
'song of the shirt' horrors are stitc
into our garments. " When such go
can be procured , no generous-min
shopper will , for the sake of savin
few cents , buy Any other.
There is no perfection of circums ;
tial evidence that might not poss :
be overset by the truth if the tr
could be reached. This must be
while human judgment remains
lible. And as long as that limitatio
conceded there will always be br
men who will say that a fellow r
shall not suffer the extreme penalty
the law on circumstantial evidei
The steadily increasing belief that ;
wrong to hang people on circums
tial evidence is a worthy sign of
vanciug civilization.
. A number of people have "no do
been greatly refreshed by a perusa
Russell Sage's remarks as to the d
ger of overeducation. As Mr. S
saj's , a young man should be able
start in his life work by the time h
18 years old , and Mr. Sage speaks
visedly , for "I have given money
colleges. " Under our present systei
young man nowadays is not fitted
college until he is IS , hence we
driven to the melancholy conclus
that Brother Sage has thoughtles
thrown away his money. But perh
this matter can be satisfactorily
justed. Several of our proudest <
most Influential universities have Ese
so scaled down the requirements
college duties that it will soon be j
university in the :
-to enter a
and receive the degree of LL..D. H
spring. With four commencement (
clses each year the studious young
Is enabled by close application tc
lessons to cram four years into
and come un to the high yet prac
standard set by Mr. Sage. We
the utmost confidence in Mr. Si
judgment of matters education1
well as financial , and we see no
and sufficient reason why a bad
of arts should not be hustlicg fn
or making out bills of lading in
bration of his eighteenth anniven
Cities that are securing cannon
were captured in the Spanish wn
war relics with which to ornai
their parks would do well to
whether they are loaded or not. .
large gun captured by Dewey at
rite was being placed in the Nati
Museum at AVashingtou , it was
dentjilly discovered to contain
shells and a grape shot , placed t
by its former Spanish owners wit ]
tent to do deadly work upon the A
leans. . A gunner from the navy y
removed the dangerous missiles , e
3iie connected with the museum 1
ng the buildings meanwhile.
Three very similar railway proj
theattention of
ire now claiming the-
mgiueering world. The trans-Sibe
ailway , across the backbone of A
vill shorten enormously the time lie
; ary in a trip around the world.
Ulrica , Cecil Rhodes has an elabo
scheme for a railroad from Cairo to
Uape ; and in this hemisphere the
ercontinental Railway Commis
las just completed a seven-volunu
> ort on the surveys for a raih
vhich would make a through line f
his country to Buenos Ayres. Tl
lontinents it is thus proposed to s
vith iron highways.
When so close an observer as (
ain Colleran of the Chicago pc
orce , objects to the wheel oxer
or women it is time to pause ,
aptain writes to a worthy uiinistc
he gospel :
Women of refinement and exqu
aoral training addicted to the use of
icycle are not infrequently thrown an
he uncultivated and degenerate elci
f both sexes , whose coarse , boiste
nd immoral gestures are heard and
hile speeding along our streets and lx
ards. * * * A large number of oui
lale bicyclists wear shorter dresses i
lie laws of morality and decency per
hereby inviting the improper , convc
ions and remarks of the depraved
innoral.
The W. C. T. TJ. , the Y. M. C : A. ,
Ihristian Endeavor , the King's Dai
2rs and other organizations of mi
landing must look into this mattei
nee. For. while bicycling may be
elpful and stimulating to fernii
ars as to enable women to hear g
res while on the wheecl. this ad\
ige is entirely overcome by the o
or arising from "improper couve :
ions. " It secerns almost incred
iat a woman of refinement and
uisite moral training should be
ito immoral conversations throi
le agency of the bicycle , but we t
lie captain's word for a thous ;
otmds of women. Would it not
ossible to lengthen the immoral :
ideceut skirts , stuff the ears with
) rbent cotton and wear blinders ? "
er such conditions would the wh
3 the captain would say , be "dc
lental to the stability of morality'
Summing Up Forty Years.
One of the noted men of Wall str *
-ho had been forty years among
nils and bears , said to a young n
ho went to him for advice : "One
irnoon when I reached home 1 s
> ray wife : 'My dear , did you see t
laguiflcent dress in So and So's V
ow. I want you to have one like
o down and order the material i
ave it made up right away. I thin ]
ill please us both very much. ' S
ioked at me incredulously , and
lied : Why , George , how can you
> rd it ? You" were pleading pove
ic other day. ' That roiled me. I s
lat I was running the finances of
stablishment , and she must have t
i-ess. She agreed. It was to be j
msed next morning. The price \
bout $2,000. When I got home i
Let me at the door and exclaim
Vhat's the matter , George , dear ? 1
re ill. ' I couldn't speak for a moine
took her hands and led her iuto-
> om , then looked into her eyes i
issed : 'My dear , did you buy the
ress ? ' She said she did not , beca
rained and she didn't care to go c
never loved her as much in my life
did that minute. The market 1
me against me , wiping out everyth
had in the world. "
Deserved Rebuke.
A story is told of the way in whic
[ assachusetts clergyman , long ;
sad , once reproved a young man
ords both apt and stinging.
The young man , with a heartlessn
Inch nothing could excuse , whispe
i a friend a comment upon a p
ipple "who "was near him in a crowd
"You'll find his case in the Bible , "
hispered , none too softly. "In
venty-sixth chapter of Proverbs
lys , 'The legs of the lame are
mal. ' "
The clergyman heard , and bend
le gaze of a pair of piercing bl ;
* es upon the whisperer , he said ck
, "You would do well to remember
st clause of that same verse , yoi
an ; it reads , 'So is a parable in
' " Youth's Compani
outh of fools.
Dwellers in a Mine.
There is a quicksilver mine in P
' 0 fathoms in circumference and -
et deep. In this profound abyss ;
reets , squares , and a chapel wh
ligious worship is held.
A man may dodge the earthly colh
s , but he must pay the debt of nat
i he goes.
Wi'KINLEY'S BLUNDER ,
As a politician President McK
has always been ready to shift hi
sition whenever such a change p
ised the slightest advantage ,
characteristic has served the Presi
fairly well In his self-seeking ca
but has cost him the title of states
and won for him the place of politi
But McJxinley's latest political me
his attack on civil service has cer
ly proved a blunder , and Repub !
editors'have not been slow to poin
this fact. There is not a Repub
newspaper of national importance
has heartily * approved McKinley's
and many of them have roundly
demned it.
In this connection it is signifi
that the Chicago Tribune sees in
Kinley's action a profound poli
blunder. Among other things ,
Tribune editorially says :
It is a mistake to believe that the g
of 10,000 offices into the hands of
boeses will help to strengthen the R <
lican party. The people are growir
care less and less about the political ci
of rh men they place in subordinate
merely administrative offices. The
for spoils politics in national affairs is
ever past. No such move has strength
the party that committed it since a :
back as 1872. The exemption order
strengthen the politicians , but it wil
strengthen the party.
Why gire this vicious and vitii
power into the hands of political bi
\vben there is no need of it ? How
the friends of the administration jus
lefend or apologize for this intolerabl
ler ? The President has undone the
ivork of years and has put a blanket r
; age upon his political future and thi
liis party. His action is a grievous
ippointinent to the friends of good goi
nent.
Under the circumstances it is
necessary for Democratic newspa
to worry much over the situation ,
ittack on civil service is a blunde
monumental proportions. It opens
ivay for assaults on imperialism , i
shows the hand of the admlnistra
md its intention to send "carpet-1
; ers" to rob the people of the acqu
Ktssessions. Imperialism , which inlet
lot have been an Issue had McKi ;
cept his platform pledges , promise
and shrewd
oem up tremendously ,
jubllcan politicians are trembling (
: h.e prospect.
Trusts and tlic People.
The growth of industrial trusts
) een so rapid during the last two y <
hat no intelligent person can i
) lead ignorance either of their e :
snce or of the principle which coiit
hem. The trust is usually organ :
o monopolize the manufacture
; ale of some article of merchant !
lhe ? first question * to be settlec
vhether such an organization is ann
na blessing. Monoply finds an 01
ional defender who argues that ]
luction upon a large scale can be i
icd on more economically , but this
; ument Is not complete. The trust (
lot be justified unless it can be she
Irst , that it effects an economy in ]
.uction or distribution ; second , that
ousumer will receive a fair share
he benefits in a reduced price of
iroduct , and , third , that the ecouo
dvantages of the trust are sufficieu
utweigh the social and political e
vrought by monopoly.
To establish the first proposition , i
iccessary to show that improvernen
he processes of production will
reater under monopoly than under
ompetitive system , whereas it is g
rally understood that competition
he greatest stimulus to invention. ' .
ffect of rivalry is seen in the effori
ach producer to furnish to the pa
he most perfect article at the lo-n
rice. To accomplish this end e ;
rm seeks to secure the brightest :
lost skillful operaters and the EC
nproved machinery. It is not in
ord with human experience to exj
bis struggle to continue when a m
poly has been secured. W. J. Bry
Fixinjr Wnance.
The Senate Finance Committee
iusy in New York fixing up the fin
ial policy of the next Congress for
'residential campaign. While prof
ng an eager desire for "reform" in
urreucy , the committee is not .so c
inced of the benevolence of its r
ion as to suggest changes in the fin
ial system that would cost votes
IcKinley and the Republican party
3 evident , however , that the prop
ion to allow banks to issue paper
be full value of their bond deposit i
D reduce the tax from 50 to 75 per c (
leets with favor.
Wildcat currency secured by the
ce furniture of banks is not regari
rith favor by the committee , proba
ecause the people oppose it. It Is
iltted that there is a scarcity of sn
ills , and that efforts to remedy 1
latter are handicapped by the bai
or the purpose of forcing the "w
at" theory on the Republican '
ormers. " It may be concluded , hi
ver , that the Senate committee will
list as far as it dare toward the est
shlng of the single gold standard i
be granting of special favors , to
anks. Exchange.
The Free t ? ) Cubans.
Newspaper readers are advised t
moking in public conveyances
een forbidden in Havdna ; that a we
lan employed outdoors , or where
lay be seen by the public , must w
omething more than a-gauze unc
hirt as a covering for the upper p
C his body ; that coctfighting has b
- ! * * * >
made a misdemeanor ; that a thoui
and one little errors to which the
bans have been born and bred mus
stopped forthwith on penalty of
and imprisonment. If our admini :
tion at Havana would devote a 1
less attention to fool "regulations"
a little more to the big problems
manding solution , it would be mon
spected both there and at home. " ,
neapolis Times.
Hanna Has His Way.
Mark Hanna had his way in the (
Republican State Convention , w !
simply illustrates the fact that Fed
patronage in the ha'uds of a polii
boss is far more powerful than the
tests of the people. Of course , the i
form adopted by the Republicans
subscribed to by Hauna's hired r
who was nominated for Governor ,
document full of fair promises , ref
of which was made to be observed ,
all of which were constructed to
the dear people and to catch votes.
It is a sign of the times , howe
that the Republican boss of (
should allow his minions to pass a
elution condemning trusts. To be s
the resolution is nothing but " 1
combe , " but even viewed as such
presence In the platform is a con
sion of Judgment on the part of the
publican wire-pullers. When Repi
cans such as Mark Hanna and his
lowers pass resolutions against tn
and foam at the mouth over these '
lawful combines , " their sincerity
be tested by asking them if they
willing to repeal the protective du
and allow competition to enter the 1
against these trusts.
There is no sincerity in the Repu
can resolutions. The St. Louis plafo
lias been disregarded in many of
most solemn promises , and the C
platform will fare no better. Pract
politicians in the Republican pc
liave no use for truth or for cons
sncy. Chicago Democrat.
Future Justice.
If there be any meaning in the si ;
) f the times the producing millions
irmly resolved that equal justice si
DO something very much more tha ;
Barren ideality , 'and the corporati
ivlll do well to set their house in or
without the least delay. The trend
jv.ents is toward a course of treatm
svhich will startle the world by
Mgor and ruthlessness. Over
leads of the railway corporations
sword o Damocles is suspended , am
ests with them to say whether ines
ible justice shall sever the sustain
iair. New Orleans Times-Democri
A Trust Study.
The influence and power of trusts
ignificantly illustrated in the wind
; lass combination. By the fourth t
if July all the mills of that iiidus
vill be shut down indefinitely , and
lold the result. Seventeen thousji
killed workmen will be unemploy
? hey only know how to make wind
; lass and will have much difficulty
eeking other employment. But i
rust must look after its own , and tl
5 best exemplified by making anotl
arge dividend among the members
he trust. Indianapolis Sentinel.
More yioney Needed.
At the beginning of the present i
ainistratlon Congress was called
xtraordinary session for the ester
lo purpose of relieving the treasury
. deficit. The President assumed tl
irosperlty could not return while 1
Jovernment expenditures were in i
ess of receipts. Congress was to
ise the tariff so as to provide suffioic
aoney to keep the wheels of gove :
> ent moving without resort to f urtl
K > rrowing. Under that act the n
ing behind has continued. Cincinn ;
inquirer.
Unjustifiable Boycotting.
It hardly . the right thing for t
ostoffice department to discontin
tie postoffice at Lake City , S. C. , 1
ause the last postmaster , a negro , w
lurdered by a mob. Atrocious as w
lie murder of Postmaster Baker ,
oes not Justify the administration
Bfuslng postal facilities to all the pi
le of the town. The government shot
e above boycotting. Buffalo Couri
Trunts Get It All.
The people of the United States
illng up wealth at a more rapid n
ow than ever before in the history
He country , and there is no press
ondirion to indicate a halt in this'j
uraulation of riches. It will come
n end sooner or later , to be follow
y a period of depression and reactic
s such eras always do , but there is
ign now of such a setback. Kans
lity Star.
Peraosal Liberties Curbed.
The "undershirt" law and the an
moking law went into effect in E
ana last Monday. It is stated that
le first day there were something li
DO arrests. Such ill-considered , pi (
unish , tyrannical laws can hard
ave any other effect than to convin
le Cubans that we mean to institt
etty tyranny instead of freedom
uba. Savannah News.
Wanted A Policy.
Some of the shouters for empire c
rritated because David B. Henders
f Iowa , an anti-imperialist , is leadi
i the race for Speaker of the Hou :
Does Henderson stand by the poll
f the administration ? " they shout. 1
an readily answer this and floor 1
iterrogators by asking , "What is
IcKinley's policyH- e\r York Wbr
SOLDIERS' STORI1
ENTERTAINING REMINJCEN
OF THE WAR.
Graphic Account of Stirrine Sc
Witnessed on the BattleGeld ai
Camp Veterans of the Rebelliot
cite Experiences of Thrillinjr Nal
"Our regiment was. aort of ai
rnan , " said the Captain. We
redited to a state in which very
us belonged , and there was
trong-willed Governor like Mortc
Jrough to look after us. After
hree months' organization wen
> ieces , we were sworn into the Ui
Itates service , "for three years , or
ng the war. " The boys believed
hat the government could hold u :
II the end of the war , even if the t
an on for ten years. In proof of
lie jokers of the regiment used to i
lie timid fellows to our belt pi
" S. " insten
rhich were marked "U.
O. V. I. " or "I. V. I. , " as were the :
rorn by the men of other regimen
ur brigade.
"Our three years' term expired o :
larch to Atlanta , and as the time
ischarge approached many of the
ecaiue greatly . excited. One I
lother wrote him that she had
allably informed that Sherman
oicg to hold all the men until he
ured Atlanta , even if it required
ears. Another man's father \ \
Kit he heard Lincoln had decide
until
ischarge no more volunteers
'ar was over. If this was true
-riter thought all the men in the i
lent ought to throw down their |
nd get home in time for corn pkm
'he ' boys talked loud about the ir
ce of holding them in the service ,
very morning the bugle sounde (
10 old way , and the boys had t
larch and skirmish.
"A few days after the battle of R
i the regiment was ordered fremont
ont and instructed to board a wsw
am. Then there was protest loud
ug. 'Who was iuterferin' ? ' the in
int men wanted to know. Who
mding them to the rear when tl
us fighting right under their noi
hey wouldn't go until Uncle Billy i
> , and there was delay until a
Ucer rode back to say that Mor
as in the rear and the regiment
dered back to show the- new r
cuts how to take the rebel raide :
it of the wet.
"This stirred up considerable em
asm , because nearly every soldie
ie army of the Cumberland hac
ore to settle with Morgan , and
en marched to the train with all tl
ilongings. As night came on the 1
; gaii to figure out that we we
rike Morgan near Chattanooga. . '
hen we crossed the river at Brit
> rt they thought he must be cuttin ;
) out Murfreesboro , and they wen
eep , so as to be ready for busin
'hen they found they were in Nr
lie , and no Morgan , they began
aell a rat , and when the next day
e men on detached and special d
id all the teamsters reported to tl
mpanies , the men said one to
her , 'The jig's up. '
"We took steainous at Nashville
Avn the Cumberland and up the 0
Newport barracks , where we w
ustered out on the day our term
listment expired. Some of the E
-enlisted without going home , i
hers who got home for corn plow
du't stay to do it , but entered
j\v infantry and cavalry regimei
ie father of one young man boas
at he had written General Shern
i abusive letter about holding
giment in the service beyond its te :
d the next day the son disappear
vo weeks Liter he wrote from in f r
Atlanta that he re-enlisted in a n
2nt of his old brigade for three yer
during the war. "
'On one occasion , " said the Coloi
received a letter from an acquai
ce living in my home county , stat
at the writer's son was at home , t
5 extravagant stories of the ha
ips and dangers of camp life ,
ired the boy was shirking , and
ked me * to write plainly about
se. The young fellow had not b <
th the regiment a year , and was
rted home on discharge furlou
lis explanation was written the
er , who sent the young man back
e regiment , where he did good
2e until the close of the war. T
ung fellow told me , not many ye ;
o , that his father's action in teari
his discharge furlough and send :
n to the front made a man of bin :
'He had played the sick man in h
; al and convalescent camp until
J. lost all nerve. Then he had gc
me , and , to save himself , had t
travagant stories of the sufferii
d abuses in the army , and in so doi
srepresented his comrades and i
ly alarmed their relatives a
ends. A few days before he 1
me for the front he met a wounc
in of his company , home on f
igh , and received such a tongue-la
I that he-was glad to leave the neij
rhood. Smarting under the reproa
of the soldier who had really be
battle , the man who had seen no
* of war returned to become one
j best soldiers in his company , a
have an experience that he is pro
to tnis day. " Chicago Inter Ocej
le\vey as a Commander.
jieutenant Dewey was the executl
icer of the Mississippi when she
npted to run the batteries at P <
idson , on the night of March
J3. The vessel ran aground , and 1
r , under the guns of the batteries
died with shot , and sunk.
Che forethought of Dewey provid
j crew with a valuable aid for fig ]
r , the man-of-war at night. All ligi
ire out aboard the ship , so that t
smy might not have an illuminat
nad th r
Dinvey
But
tarror to flre fit
whitewashed ,
Mississippi
flecks of the
tne
' could see
so that the guns' crews
. A similar
the
running gear of guns. at
arfangement *
smartness marked his
Manila.
As a commander Dewey Tvas popular
with his men. He could get along with
hear or
could
liar ;
man except a
any
heardr
see what should be seen and
and could be blind and deaf to petty
Irregularities. He had to punish the-
regulatious obliged him but lie had *
the release of men
a. way of ordering
their sentences
lie had to sentence before
tences were half worked out. A mes
senger in the Navy Department , who
made a cruise with him the gossip is
reported in Wattersou's "History o
War" says :
the Spanish-American
"Dewey was the best liberty-grant
ing skipper I ever was shipmate witlu
Ee hated to keep quarantined inert
iboard when the good-conduct me&
ivere flocking off to the beach. One fine-
Christmas day in Genoa harbor all the
men entitled to shore liberty lined up *
it 10 o'clock in the morning to answer
muster before taking the boats foi
shore. There were about forty of us-
: nyself among the number , who were-
luarantined for having 'raised Cain'
ishore in Nice n few weeks before.
"Our quarantine was for three
nonths , and wasn't half run out OD
; his Christmas day. Dewey stood at
: he break of the poop with his hands
m his hips , watching the liberty party
ine up.
"We fellows that couldn't go were-
itanding round the gangway , smoking ;
> ur pipes and looking pretty down in"V '
he mouth. The big liberty party there-
vere a couple of hundred men in the-
mtch finally got away.
"Dewey watched us for a while out
if the tail of his eye. Then he walked :
ip and down , chewing his mustache , ,
jid now and then shooting a look at
he men forward. Finally he walked
and straight for-
! own the poop-ladder
rard to where we were grouped.
" 'You boys , ' he said , 'hop into your
austering clothes and go off to the-
ach. I'll let you have a couple of
he boats. Come back with the other
aen , and don't raise any more trouble-
n shore than you.can help. '
"There wasn't a man of us that
idii't want to hug little Dewey. We
ave him a cheer ; and when , we came-
ack we were marked in the log as
; lean and sober. ' We were not going-
ack on Dewey. "
Overreached IIimselr.
Colonel J. A. J. Smith , the coal man ,
ell known in G. A. R. circles , a mem-
er of the Fred C. .Tones Post , and
rho resides on Komper lane , near Nas-
lu street , Walnut Hills , ' is full to tin *
rim with thrilling tales of his experi-
QCCS during the late war. So , when-
rer the Colonel is in a reminiscent
iood , any one within range of his-
Dice is sure of hearing a hair-raisuig ;
arrative. Here is his latest :
"During the winter of 1S63-T 4 my
rigade was in winter quarters near
ashville , Tenn. I was at that tini"
jting as hospital steward and mad-fr
13 headquarters in a log cabin. We
id for chaplain a Kentucky gentle-
an never mind his name who could-
reach a ringing sermon and who fair-
worshiped a good horse. This rever-
id gentleman had long been easting :
i envious eye on a beautiful cream-
> lored gelding on a neighboring farm , ,
hich he could not become the owner
: for love or money. So at last he sug-
; sted to a veterinary surgeon connect-
l with the command his desire for the-
) rse , and did the veterinary think he-
luld secure the animal in any way
r a consideration ? The horse doctor
tought he could , and did. He just
ent and stole the horse. Next morn-
g the chaplain came over to my log ;
ibln and asked if I could mix up a
lir dye. I looked up a formula , ruix-
l up a feed bucketful of stuff contain-
2L plenty of nitrate of silver , and nl-
stte of silver was dern scarce in those-
lys , and the horse \vas then led be
nd my cabin. A soldier -was put to-
ork on the animal -with a sponge , and
a minute one side of the cream-color-
steed was a beautiful bay. He then
ered to the other side , and after vig-
ously stirring up the mixture with
stick commenced his work. But by
e time he had finished and used upI -
I the dye and the last nitrate of silver
camp he saw his mistake. He had
Irred up the sediment in the bottom
the bucket , made the dye mucii
conger , so the nigh side of the horse-
is a deep black , the off side a bright
.y. We had to run that horse out ot
feip. A circus clown would ha e-
ide his fortune with him , but he-
isn't fit for a chaplain. " Cincinnati
iquirer.
Was Enough.
According to the Woman's Journal
is is one of General Miles' stories ,
the Confederate army Longstreet's ?
rpswas making a night ma5ch.
> out 4 o'clock in the morning , whei >
eryone was worn out , a Georgia reg
ent stopped. A Georgia soldier put
; rifle up against the tents on the-
ler side of where Longstreet was ,
Fell , " he said , "this is pretty hard-
fight all day and march all night ,
it I suppose I can do it for love of my
untry. " He continued : "I can go
ngry. I can fight If need be , I
a die for my country , because I love
' country. But when this -war Is-
er , I'll be blowed if I'll ever love an-
ler country. "
Kautz a Confederate Prisoner.
Vhen Admiral , then Lieutenant ,
iutz was exchanged , and thus lib-
ited from his Confederate prison li
ehmond , his wa * the first case of er-
mge of prisoners sanctioned by
esident Lincoln.
is a maxim of unfailing truth ,
it nobody ever pries into another
m s concerns but with a design to-
, or to be able to do him a mischief.
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