HE IDYL OF A
T
PINK SILK WAIST
first customer Miss Pelcrsoi
THE on was a captious ol <
lady with duplex eyeglasses
who seemed fixed in the opinion thai
the bashful , gentle , little saleswoman
meant to swindle her. She looked al
a dozen patterns of ginghams before
Bhe found one that seemed to suit her.
At this she stared. Then she carried
it out to the door for closer inspection
fingered it , folded it and finally , glar
ing ul the embarrassed girl , snapped :
"Do you mean to tell me , younj ,
woman , that this is a fast color ? "
Miss Peterson was frightened. There
was a menacing challenge in the stout
customer's raucous voice.
"Please , ma'am , I'll go and ask the
manager , " said the demure girl.
"Humph ! 'Jliore's sonic doubt about
It , then , is there ? " sneered the fat
woman ; "then we'll let it go. I thought
It looked cheap. "
And the indignant customer flounced
out of the store , leaving little Miss
Peterson with tears in her eyes and a
trembling sense of her own ineffi
ciency.
"When they ask you tilings like that
tell 'cm yes , " said Mrs , Gillaui , the
Star saleswoman of Bcnton & Brown's
dry goods emporium ; "all these goods
are guaranteed. We haven't got any
eiilde stuff in the store. "
But little Miss Peterson was getting
discouraged. She managed to run her
sales up to $ S.K5 the second day , but
when Saturday night came the man
ager paid her off without a word or a
smile , and she was painfully aware
that he wasn't satisfied.
"Go after the men , " advised Mrs.
Gillani one day , when she saw Dorothy
hang back while another girl captured
a spruce-looking male purchaser ; "the
men are easy. They buy quick , and if
you can help them out a bit they'll
never forget it Don't be so bashful ,
I THINK ABOUT YOUR SIZE.
Dorothy. The men aren't half c
cranky as the women. They won
eat you , that's sure. "
But it was along hi May nearly tw
months after her arrival hi Red Cli
that Miss Peterson began to suspec
that after all , she had some later
ability for business. She was bus
with a fidgety old woman , who cor
surned precious minutes inspecting th
cheapest handkerchiefs , when a youii ;
man came in and stood by the countei
"Something to-day ? " smiled MR
Gillaui , bustling up to him.
"I'll wait for this young lady , " h
said politely , indicating Dorothy.
Here was a little victory , indeed
To be preferred to Mrs. Gillam , whon
everybody knew as the most agreeabl
and the best informed employe in tlr
store ! Little Dorothy blushed crimsoi
and her heart fluttered with scare <
delight , but she didn't look up. I
seemed hours till the old woman final
ly selected her dozen hemstitched cam
brics , but .when Dorothy turned , th <
stranger was waiting. She rememberet
quite well that he had bought some
thing before yes , a parasol. It hat
been a quick sale , and , though sh (
couldn't think of any good reason whj
he should Insist on her services , sh (
felt glad somehow.
"I'd like to look at silk waists , " h <
said , drumming nervously on the
counter.
"I don't think we have any men's
waists , at least not hi silk. Shewas
afraid to look at him.
"Oh , I want a lady'a waist , please , "
he laughed softly , but without any hint
of impertinence , "ifs for my moth
er. "
"What size , please ? " A moment's
silence. When he did not answer she
looked suddenly Into his handsome
face and repeated , "size , please ? "
"I er that Is , I'm not certain , but I
er think about your size. "
Poor Dorothy was so flustered by
this unexpected reply that she didn't
hear"the rest She ran round to where
Mrs. Gillam was slipping new boards
into some dress goods and said : "Meas
ure me , measure me , Mrs. Gillam !
There's a man 'round there wants a
silk waist for his mother , and he says
she's my size. " The motherly Mrs.
GIHam couldn't help laughing at the
Ingenuous excitement of Dorothy , but
she measured her quickly and whis
pered , "Thirty-four , honey. Don't look
so flabbergasted. "
He bought the waist all right ; waited
respectfully for hJ parcel and walked
out without further embarrassing the
girl. Wben he appeared again next
morning Dorothy's heart failed her.
She had already exchanged two of her
sales of the day before , and she sus
pected that the waist didn't fit after
all. The young man saluted her with
t
quiet courtesy and bought a bell
beautiful silken tiling with silver 01
incuts , and a love of a pendant pu
And thereafter for nearly two we
hardly a day passed that he did
come to buy something for his mot !
Dorothy found herself harried with
.sorts of guesses about him. He T
certainly very handsome. He must
well olf. What a good son he m
be always getting pretty things'
his mother. "And good sons , "
thought , "always make good " !
was blushing furiously when In
walked with his musical good-morn
and "I'd like to buy some silk glo
for "
"Your mother " said Dorothy , w
lering at her own audacity.
"Yes , please , miss. I think your s
will fit her exactly. "
She thought it a little odd that
couldn't ask his own mother what s
of gloves she wore , but she got out 1
array of filmy hand covers and
bought generously. That was a r
letter day for Dorothy. She sold 1
biggest bill nearly $75 worth and 1
other girls and women began to en
her this gallant prodigal young c
tomer. To make matters more int
esting , for the first time he now
Jered his purchases "sent , " and i
liours after he was gone Dorotl
greatly excited and pleased , she km
lot why , kept repeating his name a
iddress "George H. Sherrick , 1
! 3utte street"
"Sherrick ? George H. Sherrick
luoth Mrs. Gillam when Dorothy t (
ler the secret "why , he's the forern
ip at the Golden Chicken mine. 1
ives with his mother up in Bui
street old lady's an invalid , rht
natic or something. They came o
lore from Boston about the same tii
'ou started in at the store. "
Butte street , like most of the en
ons of Red Cliff , was a narrow , gorj
ike thoroughfare with few hous <
) orothy , perhaps by the merest ae
lent , strolled out that way often win
he May Sunday afternoons grew h <
er , but one sultry evening while 'si '
vas a mile or so above the Sherrii
ottage , watching the chipmunks sen
ying among the rocks , a sudden stor
roke like a cloudburst above the ca
on and drove her down the road HI
scared rabbit The downpour caug
er before she reached his house , ai
s she was passing it , blinded by tl
ain and deafened by the thunder , si
elt a strong hand laid gently on h
nn and in her ear a well-remember *
olce , saying :
"You must come in , miss. If yc
lease , mother saw you running fro
lie storm. "
Thus reassured and right glad <
iielter , she permitted Sherrick to les
er Into the cozy house.
"My mother , Miss " he paused f <
er name.
"Dorothy Dorothy Peterson , " sal
le girl , not looking up , and vague )
ilndful that his mother was "just h (
ze" she saw in the Invalid's chair
3rtly white-haired old lady , of at leai
X ) pounds. The kindly voice of tL
; otlier , however , drove all speculatio
om the girl's head and she took th
ttle wicker chair by the tea tabl <
id began to dream of the old day
ick East when her own mother wa
ive , as tender and almost as ruddy a
lis soft-voiced young man's.
But afterward , when the storm ha
sased and ho was taking her hom <
ey had walked nearly a block in hai
r silence before he said :
"You've found me out , haven't yoi
iss Peterson ? "
"How do you mean ? " she said , hang
g her head till her yellow curls hi
ir face.
"My mother , you know , " he an
, 'ered trying to laugh easily. "I sup
se , at least I'm afraid , you remem
r the waists and things I bought ? "
'Yes. " Her voice was very low.
"Well , I might as well tell you th <
ath. I didn't buy them for her no
r anyone in particular. I I'm a ver :
shful man , Miss Dorothy , and I jus'
inted to get acquainted with you. :
3n't know how to go about it , don'
u see ? So I kept going into youi
> re , buying things anything yoi
commended for for '
'For your mother ? " She looked ui
yly and laughed and but what's th (
e of going into details. Dorothy has
; t a customer , but Benton & Browi
; re glad to exchange Httle Miss Pe
son's services for her patronage
d the last time she was in the store
* s. Gillam told her that her pint
list fit her "like a tape measure.- "
Icago Record-Herald ,
Proper Dress lor a Groom.
) ne of the largest ready-made cloth-
: houses In the city received not long
3 from the remote Southwest a let-
; the substance of which was ,
fhat is the proper dress for a groom
the afternoon ? " The clerk who
jned the mail , naturally enough , re-
red the Inquiry to the livery de-
rtment. The head of that branch
turn dictated a brief reply , some-
ng like this :
Bottle-green coat , fawn-colored trou-
s with top boots , silk hat with cock-
j. We can make prices as follows ,
cetera. "
L week elapsed and the big store re-
ved a plaintive little note :
I always knew It was expensive to
married ; but can't you suggest
nothing a little less elaborate ? "
fhat has become of the old-fashion-
dog that was "sicked" on the hogs ,
I chewed then : ears off ?
GOT WHAT THEY WANTED.
Worthless Sermon Over the Corps
a Worthless Man.
The people of a certain towr
Maine were unanimous In the opii
that if Abner Harlow had a gift
anything it was for taking charge
funerals. He had the time , and
was willing to spent it , too , as he
no particular business of his o
Moreover , his native wit and his 5
mate acquaintance with his townsj
pie made him a discriminating adv ;
nt the ticklish moment when a stra
minister tried to fit a sermon to
life of the departed. But the Le\
ton Journal chronicles one occas
when even Abner could offer little
eistance.
A rather disreputable citizen 1
died , and Abner was requested to hi
up his old horse and drive to the n
town to ask the minister to cond
the service. This the minister agn
to do , but before he allowed Abner
depart he tried to get a little matei
Cor his address.
"What sort of a man was he ? "
isked.
"Well , about the same as no man
ill , " replied Abner , frankly.
"I suppose his loss will be felt mi
> r less in the community , " suggesi
: he minister.
"They're all bearing up well um
t , " said Abuer , dryly.
"Was he a good man at heart ? " a :
3d the minister.
"If he'd been accused of it the v
lict would have been not guilty , a
he jury wouldn't have left th
eats , " returned Abner.
"Did he attend church at all ? " ask
he minister.
"I never heard of his doing it , " sr
"How did he die ? " continued t
ninister.
"Just the same as he lived sort
laturally , " said Abner.
"I don't see how I'm to preach mu
f a sermon under such circu :
tances , " said the minister.
"The neighbors all said they didi
hlnk they wanted much of a seriuc
nd so they sent me over to see yoi
aid Abner.
The minister pocketed his discomf
re and a five-dollar bill , and after t
ervice Abner met him again.
"Well , " said he , "we got just wh
re wanted. "
GOOD INTENTIONS.
Covr the Ladies Raised Money for tl
Minister's Vacation.
"Our minister did not take any vac
on this summer , " said Brown , with
nile , as he began a couversath
'Inch the Detroit Free Press report
Why not ? " asked the other man. "Ci
auistauces over which he had no co
ol forced him to stay at home , " r
lied Brown.
"He intended to go away and ha
lade his arrangements , when sever
ithusiastic members of his congr
ition my wife was among them , an
ie others were all women , too too
le matter out of his hands and to ]
s wife 'confidentially not to pine
id save for his outing , because tl
embers of the church had hit upo
ie happy idea of raising a sum espi
ally for his vacation. '
"As the minister has a large famil
id his wife finds it hard to rnak
> th ends meet , she was only too gla
spend the vacation money in othe
ays.
"Well , the women held several 'a ;
irs , ' and managed to get somethin
er $50 together. Then they decide
make the presentation a gala even
d give all the members of the churc
chance to speed the parson on hi
ly with good wishes.
'It occurred to them that a littl
usic would add to the occasion , am
they engaged some musicians. On
? inber of the committee thought tha
there was music , light refreshment
mid be in order , and she took it upoi
rself to see that they were provided
third hit on the plan of having th
urch decorated for the occasion , an <
* ed a man to do the work.
'Early in the evening when they me
compare notes they discovered tha
jir expenses had not only eaten U ]
amount that they had raised fo :
j minister , but left them a matter o ;
o or three dollars in debt
'Oh. ' yes , the evening was .1 pleasan
to some , but there wasn't any pre
itation. On the way home I asket
r wife who was going to square th <
bt.
bt.'Why
'Why , Joseph , ' she said , * what t
estion ! The minister , of course , fl
s all done in his interest' "
One Income from Tips.
Q one of the popular musical extrava-
izas a waiter says to a hotel rnana-
What wages do I get ? "
You give me half what you gather , "
rs the manager.
Q exactly this way is much of the
vice in hotels and restaurants paid.
one well-patronized uptown restau-
t the man who takes your hat and
t pays the proprietor § 3.50 a day or
ht for the privilege. He has four
istants and he pays them. He does
j out of the tips he receives.
0 all but a few old and favored cus-
lers he gives checks. Upon those to
om he does not give checks he waits
rself.
! e addresses them by name and ex-
sses the hope that they are well.
> m these he expects to get nothing
than a quarter , and he is seldom or
er disappointed.
Is receipts have amounted to as
, h as $25 in a day and night , and sel-
1 drop below $10. New York Sun.
rhat has becomhe of the old-fashion-
tnau who , when his wife said she'u
: here in a minute , growled : "Yes , 1
vr your minutes ? "
About 1,000 diamond workers
\msterdam , Holland , are out of we
In wages alone $100,000,000 is
mally expended by the United Sta
Steel corporation , better known as
steel trust.
Mexican labor is so scarce sis to
essltate sending for negroes from
aiaica. The latter are guaranteed e
nloyment for a year.
The laws of Kansas provide that
abor unions of the State shall org
, /.e a State society and select the ]
iior Commissioner , thus giving the i
Ions the privilege of saying who sli
represent them in so important a pc
Lion.
Georgia fruit growers are claim ]
lhat the peach crop of their St ;
rk'lds more money to the product
han does the cotton crop. The ai
levoted to fruit is now large and tin
issertions are likely to cause it to
i u-re : is od.
There is one metal whose product ]
s always short of the demand. This
> Iatinum. Nearly all of it comes fr <
iussia and the annual world prodi
ion is about IGo.OOO ounces. Sov
America produces about 10.000 ouiu
aid the United States , from mines
'hasta County , California , about 1,4
iiinces. It is worth $21 an ounce.
Forty invalid employes of the T\
ash railroad were recently sent frc
he company's hospital at Pern , In
0 San Francisco , accompanied
hree trained nurses. It is said to
he purpose of the road , in case these e
iloyos are benefited by the trip to Ca
ornia , to send invalid employes to t
oast every year in the future. T
ailroad company pays all expenses
he trip.
Hood's "Song of the Shirt" mig
rell be revived for the benefit of 5,3
hildren under 10 years of age , wli
ccording to the last census returi
re employed in making such articl
f wear for men in the United State
tore than 3,000 of these are employ *
1 factories. There are 1,145 emplo
:1 : in making women's skirts and sin
ir garments. Nearly 8,000 are in tl
tocking factories , and over 9,000
ie miscellaneous employments co
ected with the production of read
tade attire.
United States Consul Miller at NOT
nwang , China , writing of opportui ;
es to sell American agricultural m
linery to the natives , tells this stor ;
For an immediate market it is nece
iry to overcome the natural conserv ;
sin of the Chinese. About twenl
iars ago an Englishman brought t\\
ows here. He tried to sell them an
mid not ; he endeavored to give thei
> vay , but no one would take then
icn he made an effort to get some or
' experiment with them , but he coul
) t even get a man to hitch a team t
ie. "
In England during the year 19C
ere were 648 strikes , 188,538 striker :
152,864 days' work lost in consi
leiice. In France the figures were
strikers , 22,714 strikers , 3,760,57
iys' work "ost In Italy there wer
0 strikes , 43,194 strikers , 231,59
iys' work lost , or more than 7,000.00
iysf work lost in the three countrie
a single year. In England 30 pe
nt of the strikes were .successful , 2
> re unsuccessful ; in France 22 pe
nt successful , 27 per cent were un
ccessful ; in Italy 34 per cent wer
ccessful , 30 per cent unsuccessful
ie strikes not here accounted fo
} re compromised in one way or an
iier.
When They Find Him Out.
Che venerable Senator Pettus of Ala
ma is one of the most genial an <
pular as well as one of the most in
eutial members of the body to whicl
belongs. To an acquaintance wh <
is congratulating him upon the com
iteuess with which he had suppress
in debate a bumptious new Sena
, says the New York Times , th <
stor of the Senate explained :
Well , suh , it's like this : When t
w Senatah assuahs the Senate ol
! United States that he knows mo
jut the pending .question than al.
! rest of them put togethah , they be
re him. When he repeats that as-
ance next day about an entiahlj
ferent question theih acquiescence
tinged with incredulity. When , on
thuhd day he renews it about a
ihd question , their suspicions ah
iiised. And when , on the fo'th day
says the same thing about a fo'th
jstion , unrelated to any of the oth-
i , they know he is a liah. "
Easy Solution.
he English press reports a storj
ich Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
I in a recent speech on the corn tax.
man once complained to three
: nds , an Englishman , an Irishman
a Scotsman , that his servant broke
reat deal of china ,
he matter-of-fact Englishman gave
short bit of practical advice , "Dis-
s him. "
Cake it out of his wages , " suggested
thrifty Scot
lie objection to that was that the
jes were less than the amount of
damage.
lie Irishman came to the rescue.
en raise his wages , " said he.
Traffic Deathof Emperors.
: ninety-three emperors who gov-
'd ' the whole or a large part of the
lan empire , sixty-two were mur-
d or died uudtr suspicious circum-
ces.
SOLDIERS' STORIES ,
ENTERTAINING REMINISCENCES
OF THE WAR.
Graphic Account of Stirring Scenes
Witnessed on the Battlefield and in
Camp Veterans of the Rebellion Re
cite Experiences of Thrilling Nature ,
"I was in forty-two engagements and
was scared every time , " remarked Col
onel George B. Van Xorinan , of the
Eighth Wisconsin regiment , to a num
ber of his comrades at the Shermau
House. Colonel W. B. Britton spoke
up , saying : ' "Van , you are an honest
man ; go ahead and tell us something
about the Eighth. "
"At Corinth , Miss. , I got the biggest
scare in my life , " said Colonel Van
Norman. "It was the day Price and
Van Dorn undertook to capture Cor
inth from General Rosecrans. Our
regiment had been on a forced march
af about fifteen miles and was making
louble-quick time the last three or
four miles , in order to get to the fort
Before we should be cut off by the Con
federates. About this time General
Mower was ordered to take the Sec
ond Brigade and advance a skirmish
me on the outskirts of Corinth in front
) f Fort Robinette and Fort Williams.
During this engagement General Mow-
> r was captured. He told the Confed
erates that he was badly wounded and
; o was left near where some horses
vere picketed. A little later , when
he opportunity offered , he sprung upou
i horse and escaped. When a little
ater he rode into our lines there was
cuoucmxc ; BEIIIXD A STUMP.
a shout sent up that echoed far ba <
into the lines of the enemy.
'A few hours later I received n
scare. The Confederates had drav
up very close to our line so close ,
fact , that at every volley several
our men would fall. About this time
had advanced with my old 'Harpei
Ferry' musket and stood crouching b
hind a stump , from which point <
vantage I was loading and firing i
fast as I could. Then the Confede
ates began advancing In a heavy lin
Colonel G. W. Robbins had just bee
wounded and had retired from * tl
fieldL The next volley caught Maj (
Jefferson and he was carried off tl
field in a dying condition. I was s
busy firing that I did not hear tl
order to retreat. Then I looked aroum
but could see only one Union soldie
Jewell Walker , of Company E , and t
was standing behind a tree and firin
at the advancing enemy. I asked hii
where our comrades were. He sai
they must have been ordered to r <
treat By this time the 'Johnnies' wer
very close and advancing rapidly ,
turned to Walker and said : 'Let'
shoot and run. ' Talk about a felloe
being scared to death ! Well , when w
began to run and the bullets began t
whizz over our heads we ducked a
every sound , whether the bullet wa
tvithin a foot or ten feet of our heads
Any man who says he was not fright
2ned some time in battle must havi
jeen in the hospital most of the .time
-Chicago Record.
Chivalry in the Old South.
In 18G2 , when General Grant enterec
lolly Springs , which from 18G1 to 186 ;
vas alternately in the hands of th <
rederal forces and the Confederates , h (
.rranged to make his private residence
n one of the beautiful homes in thai
ittle city of north Mississippi. He
aight have occupied the house by force
f arms ; but instead of doing so , says
writer in the Memphis Commercial
Appeal , he wrote a courteous note to
Irs. Pugh Goran , who had the place in
harge , asking the favor of board for
imself , Mrs. Grant , several of then :
hildren , and a large military family ,
: hich included officers of his staff and
icir wives.
During General Grant's occupancy ,
ut while he was absent on a brief visit ,
en. Earl Van Dorn made a raid into
Lolly Springs , destroying commissary ,
rdinance and quartermaster's stores ,
ad other army supplies concentrated
lere , and thus defeated temporarily
te purpose of the Federal commander ,
ie onward march of whose conquering
my through Mississippi had Vicks-
irg as its objective point.
Failing to find General Grant's offl-
al headquarters , General Van Dorn
id some of his followers dashed down
Grant's private quarters , intending
search his apartments. The Confed-
ates entered the house and mounted
e stairway , but at the head of the
airs Mrs. Goran , who was a beautiful
mthern woman of the finest type , met
em.
"General , " she gently said , "I entreat
'U ' not to enter Mrs. Grant's bedroom ,
ich an intrusion would do for van-
Is , but not for Southern soldiers. "
'Madam , " returned Van Dorn , "it
) uld be a courtesy and not the usual
actice of war to leave the ro > ms un-
irched. However , we will not enter.
" with a twinkle lu bis
as It is possible ,
" documents are not
eyes , "that the
there. "
Promptly turning , with his troopers
Van Dorn clattered down
at his heels ,
the stairway and left the premises.
Twenty-four" hours later Grant return
' call.
of the Confederates'
ed , and heard
Knowing what an uncompromising
Southerner Mrs. Goran was , he said to
her :
"Mrs. Goran , I owe you a debt of grat
itude , for you lyive unconsciously done
me a great service. You have saved
my campaign papers. All the docu
ments General Van Dorn wished were
in the drawer of my wife's dresser. "
Mrs. Goran's womanly impulse- ,
which prompted her to shield the wife
foe and Van Dorn's
of a generous ,
chivalrous deference to her wishes , had
injured the cause for which they wero
willing to give their lives ; but both
the high-bred
acts were typical of
courtesy of the South of that day.
It is pleasant to add that General
Grant paid his "debt of gratitude" in
the coin of kindness. When he left
Holly Springs he gave Mrs. Goran pro
tection papers , which are still in posses
sion of her eldest son. Several times
thereafter the house was fired by
Union soldiers , but the fire was quick
ly extinguished when Grant's orders
were exhibited.
The Tattered
In the sun-bright dust of the street below
Glittered the bayonets all a-row ,
And the muffled treiad of a thousand feet
Deepened the roll of the war-drum's beat ,
And the gray old sergeant roused to hear ,
With his hollowed palm to his deafened
ear ,
While the fife shrilled loud and the drums
kept time
To the nation's heart beats hid in rhyme.
He lifted himself from his old armchair
Ajid gazed on the regiment'marching :
there
[ n a glory of scarlet , and blue , and gold.
.nd high overhead , like a torn-out fold
Df Liberty's robe , with its glimmering
stars
[ -leaven's glorious blue on a field of
Mars
Che old Hag fluttered , half shot away
n the storm and stress of that judgment
day ,
, Vhen through blood-dyed stream , by
threatening crag ,
lhe Old Line Regiment carried the flag.t
Che veteran looked ; and his face turned
gray.
Vith the spectre light of a bygone day.
le fingered his old gun's rusty lock ,
Ie felt the thrill of the battle's shock ,
ind he lifted his head like a startled stag
LS he saw the ghosts by the tattered flag.
iojne were withered and bent and gray ,
iome were blithe and bonny and gay ,
.nd their voices shrilled through the : nar-
tial din-
Comrade , comrade , where have ye been ?
Te have missed the drill this many a
year"
! he call rang sweet to his deafened enr ,
aid his soul broke loose from the crip
pled form
'hat had weathered a nation's years of
storm ,
.nd he joined the soldiers who neve *
lag -
'he ' ghosts that march by the tattered
flag.
-Washington Times.
A Canteen of Applejack.
Several old soldiers were sitting k
te lobby of the Palmer House relating
leir war experiences , when one of
tern turned to George Burghardt , who
; rved for two years as one of the
icort of Gen. John A. Logan , and said ,
: ome , George , tell us that canteen
ory. "
"It ain't much of a story , " he replied ,
.t was in the early summer of 1862
id our regiment was on its way to
icksburg. We had reached Champion
ill and gone Into camp to the left of
oe' Davis' home. Along about dusk
eneral Logan sent out a squad to
out around and see what was going
u We came upon a settler's cabin
bich had been deserted. Some of tha
ys , including myself , went Inside
tiere we found several kegs of apple-
ck. Of course we all filled our can-
ins and incidentally put a little undea
r belts. An hour later we returned
camp and when 'taps' sounded we
; re feeling pretty good and rolled In.
rly the next morning General Logan
10 had heard about the applejack'
it for me and I was a trifle scared
: fear he was going to reprimand
j. When I appeared at his head-
arters he was standing at the door
.iting for me. As I drew up hi front
I saluted the general said : 'Burg-
rat , I want a drink of that apple-
1C *
I felt flattered that the general
mid wish to drink from my canteen.
I unslung It and handed It to him.
he raised It to his lips there was
sh and the next instant it went fly-
over his head. A spent ball from
ae unknown quarter had struck it
I on the side , making a big dent Ja
Chicago Record.
Lignt as a Healing A nt.
i view of the growing importance ot
application of light as a healing
iciple in medical science , the med-
congress which recently convened
iViesbaden invited Professor Ble. of
> enhagen , to read a paper on the sub-
- The lecturer explained the prln-
e of employing light for healing pur-
-s after excluding its chemical ef-
s. The results obtained
by this meth-
in cases of smallpox , according to
lecturer , are such that the question
aised whether the light treatment
I not be made compulsory. Profes- ,
Ble approves the apparatus Invent-
> y Dr. Finsen , of Copenhagen , with
ch the latter has achieved such re-
kable succ-ss in cases of lupus , but
is that no one but qualified doctors
Ud be allowed to apply the H-ht
tment , as disturbances are apt to oc-
which render it necessary to break
t suddenly.
ie golden day redeems avearx
' . Cella Tbaxter.