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disagreeable , too.
" My doctor's medicines gave me little
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Within three weeks a decided improve
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spells were less frequent , the pains
through my body were not so intense ,
my food was retained and after taking
the pills for a few weeks longer I found
that I was altogether free from the
miseries I had so long suffered. "
Every dyspeptic should read " What
Tto Eat and How to Eat. ' ' Write the Dr.
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HIDDEN WEALTH OF INDIA.
Much Gold Has Dcen Gathered and
Secreted in That Country.
It would be an immense benefit to
nil mankind if the stores of gold now
held by individuals in India could be
made available for general use. Ever
since tbc dawn of history that coun
try has been gathering and hiding it
away. Treasures of almost incalcula
ble value are possessed by many In
dian princes , says Spare Moments.
When the ma barn jab of Burdewar
died the stock of gold and silver left
by him was so large that no member
D { the family could make an accurate
estimate of it A report made to the
British government by a secret agent
stated that on the estate of the de
funct potentate were a number of treas
ure houses , one of them containing
three rooms. The largest of these
three rooms was forty-eight feet long
find w.'is filled with ornaments of gold
HIM ! silver , plates and cups , washing
bowls , jugs , and so forth all of pre
vious metals. The two other rooms
were fall of bags and boxes of gold
mohurs and silver rupees. The door
of Ibis and other treasure houses had
been bricked up for nobody knows how
long.
long.These
These valuables , according to an an
cient custom , were in the custody of
the mabarajah's wife , the vaults being
attached to her apartments , but none
of them was allowed to be opened save
in the presence of the master. One
vault was filled with ornaments belonging -
* longing to different gods of the fami
Hy. The natives of India commonly
bury their hoards and among the poor
er classes a favorite hiding place is a
Ifyle dug beneath the bed. Disused
wells are sometimes employed for the
same purpose.
It is undoubtedly a fact that many
hoards thus deposited are lost forever.
-Gold is also valued on religious
grounds. The gods take up great quan
tities of gold , silver and precious
stones. The temples contain vast
amounts of the yellow and white met
als. The habit of hoarding seems to
have been induced by ages of misgovernment -
ernment , during which oppression and
violence were rife. No feeling of safe
ty existing , it was natural that the na
tives should adopt the practice of re
ducing their wealth to a concentrated
shape and hiding it.
No Limit.
"It's too bad the average man can't be
satisfied with a good living and not be
hungering for more money. "
"The average man is satisfied with a
good living. The only trouble is that his
idea of a good living grows with his in
come. "
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BEAT LOTTERY AN INCIDENT
OF THE < g >
OF DEATH. CIVIL WAR. f
During the great Civil War hundreds
of brave soldiers who participated In
that memorable conflict had very nar
row escapes from death , but of them
nil none was more miraculous or thrillIng -
Ing than that of Captain John M.
Flinn , a Shelbyvillo , Ind. , boy. who
commanded company F of the Fifty-
first Indiana infantry and who through
a most mysterious agency succeeded
In escaping the penalty of death after
he had drawn a "black bean" in the
lottery of death and his execution at
the orders of the Confederate general
whose captive he was seemed inevit
able.
I The story of how Captain Flinn was
Imprisoned at Libby prison , of how he
was one of a number of Union officers
who had to draw in the lottery of
death , of how he with one other drew
a death prize as indicated by a black
bean , of how on thp very hour sot for
his execution he was given a ten days'
reprieve and of how at the end of that
period he finally through a mysterious
agency escaped the. death penalty all
these incidents form a most remarkable
story , which is passing strange and in
its very truth is even stranger than
fiction.
| Among the thousands of Iwosior boys
who volunteered in the Union army
was John M. Flinn , a Shelbyvillo youth ,
who enlisted first in company C. Sev
enth Indiana infantry , and later ont
Oct 11 , 1SG1. became first lieutenant of
t
company F , Fifty-first Indiana. He be
came captain of the same company 01
Nov. 1 , 1S62.
1 Earjy in the year 1SGH. shortly after
he was promoted to the captaincy of
bis company , Flinn was captured along
with a number of ether Union soldiers
at the battle of Day's gap and Crooked
creek , near Gaylorsville , Ala. , and con
fined in a rebel prison.
I Shortly afterward he was removed to
imprisoned criminal catches at every
straw which he thinks might mike him
free , the officers thought they were to
be - . Consequently
ox--hanged or discharged.
quently they "lined up" rather cheered
by the prospect
Their bright hopes for freedom , however -
over , were soon dispelled when all the
captain ? from among the prisoners
were oiiinmoncd to tbe lower room of
the prison. There , instead of hearing
an order road for their release or ex
change , they were confronted with the
startling news that a special order had
boon issued by the Confederate war
department that two captains should
ho selected by lot to be executed in re
taliation for the execution of two Con
federate officers by General Ambrose
E. Bmnside a short time before.
The Union captains , who with death
like stillness listened to the reading of
the order , were amazed and dumfound-
od. What could it mean ? What waste
to bolono ? What was the reason for
the order ? Would the rebel informer
explain its full meaning to them ?
These and other questions flashed
through their minds and 'when replies
were asked for Captain Turner , who
had chnrge of the prison , refused to en
lighten them. Instead , he coldheartedly -
ly and calmly asked them :
"In what manner is it the desire ot
the captains that the selection be
made ? ' '
It was several moments before the
company of prisoners regained their
composure sufficiently to answer. Pres
ently , however , Captain Sawyer sug
gested that as many beans be placed In
a hat as there were captains to draw
them. Since two of the captains were
thus hv Jot to be selected for execu
tion Captain Sawyer suggested that
two of the beans be black ones and
the rest white. The black beans were
to represent "death prizes. "
i
i
DRAWING THE "DEATH PRIZES. "
Libby prison that southern dungeon
the very mention of Which sent cold
shudders over Union men where he
toras held In confinement for many
weeks. It was indeed -an unkind fate
that brought him behind the dingy bars
of this dingy old prison. But , as brave
blue-coated soldiers who found them
selves there , Captain Flinm viewed his
misfortune as an incident belonging to
the expected events of cruel warfare
and made no complaint.
When he was taken to Libby prison
Captalu Flinn was placed in a cell with
Captalr. Henry W. Sawyer of company
K , First regiment of New Jersey cav
alry , who had fallen into the hands of
the Confederates after having been in
a hospital at Culpeper court house for
eome time. These two captured cap
tains became fast friends and after
suffering the torments and hardships
of the southern prison side by side for
many weeks became resigned to their
fate and calmly awaited the hour when
they would be liberated either by hu
man hand or the the hand divine.
So poorly were they fed that day by
day the two men , as well as many
other unfortunates who were prisoners
along with them , grew weaker and be
came thinner and thinner uutil tl'sy
thought their very life blood would
soon bo sipped from their bodies. In
deed , they thought their summons of
death was inevitable and that such
would be their only means of freedom
from the prison. To them it seeii.-'d
that they would never again hear the
familiar strains of a bugle call or lead
the members of their companies charg
ing against the enemy.
It was while in such a plight as this ,
while their spirits were exceedingly de
pressed and while life seemed to offer
precious little for them in the future ,
tftat one day the monotony of their
prison existence was broken by an in
spection call. The rattle ot" chains
the grating of the ponderous iron door
of the cell which they occupied aroused
them. Looking up they recognized
Captam Turner , a Confederate officer ,
as he entered and announced that all
Union officers then imprisoned were ex
pected to "line up" for Inspection.
This was on the morning of July G ,
1863 , and the announcement made to
all the officers who were In prison
created'no little excitement At first ,
catching at tbe slightest straw which
ffiTM promise eedom , just u the
With the approval of the plan the
drawing began. Captain Sawyer drew
first. Captain Flinn followed him. They
both drew "black beans. "
The execution was soon to follow and
preparations were at once begun for
the death march. The two captains
were not compelled to wait long for the
coming of the summons. Soon a Con
federate officer appeared with a guard ,
who marched Flinn and Sawyer to
where a car was in readiness to con
vey them through the streets of Richmond
mend on to the place of execution.
Before they had reached the city
limits they met , a Roman Catholic
bishop. Learning that they were be
ing marched away to be excuted , the
bishop inquired the cause. The Confed-
errte officer paused in his reply and
at that Captain Flinn , who was a Catholic
olic- , said he was being executed with
out thp "rites of clergy. "
Fortunately for the two captains , the
bishop was a friend of Jefferson Davis ,
and with the words that he would
hasten to see Mr. Davis the bishop re
quested the officer to march the men
away slowly and if possible delay the
execution until he returned. The bish
op's intercession for the condemned
men was not in vain , for he came back
with the word that Mr. Davis had
granted them a reprieve of ten days.
Yea'-s afterward , in relating the in
cident to his friend , Lieutenant James
M. Strading , who contributes an article
to a recent number of McClure's Maga
zine telling the story of this "Lottery
of Death , " Captain Sawyer said :
"The cart moved on and the bishop
hurried at a rapid pace to interview
President Davis. The bishop was
mounted on a full-blooded and a very
spirited horse and he seemed to us to
go like the wind when he started for
the residence of his friend. We moved
on to a small hill on which was a single
tree and to this tree the car took its
way. WJien the tree was reached ropes
were placed around our necks and we
were doomed to be hanged. This would
have br.en an ignominious death If we
baa boon guilty of any crime punish
able b ; * death , but we had committed
no crime and yet we did not want to
die In that way. We had a slight ray
of hope in the bishop's Intercession for
us , but It was too slight to allay our
fears for the worst
"I was so weak that the tree and
the guards seeineft to be moving In a
circle around me. We stood up In tha
cart so when It moved away we would
dangle between the earth and sky and
in thi $ way our existence was to end.
No courier from the bishop was in sight
and the suspense was terrible for us
to bear. The Confederate officer took
out his watch and informed us that
while his instructions were to have us
executed before noon he would wait
until one minute of 12 and then if there
was no sign of a courier the cart would
he driven away and the arbitrary or
ders of the war department of the
southern Confederacy would be obeyed ,
"Half-past 11 arrived and yet no
signs of any courier from the bishop.
Our legs became so weak that we could
not stand any longer , so we requested
that wo might be permitted to sit down
in the cart until the time for us to be
executed arrived. Then we would stand
up and the ropes could be adjusted to
our nefks and the execution concluded.
The ropes were then untied and we
were permitted to sit down on the side
of the oart Ten minutes more passed
in dead silence , and yet no eye could
detect any signs of a courier. At the
end of another ten minutes we stood
up and the ropes were adjusted to our
necks and the Confederate officer was
raising his sword as a sign to tha
driver to move away when , a cloud of
dust was observed in the distance and
the Confederate officer hesitated for a
few moments , when a horseman wKIte
with dust and his horse covered with
foam dashed up to the officer and hand
ed him a dispatch. He opened it and
quickly read : 'Captains Sawyer and
Flinn are reprieved for ten days. ' I
never felt so happy in my life , and
Flinn and I embraced each other and
cried -f ? like . - babies. - . The X > . ropes , . - were „ . . then . . . ,
untied and the cart started slowly back 1
for Libby prison. Our comrades were
greatly rejoiced to see us return alive
and made many inquiries concerning
the postponement of the execution. "
It was not long after their return to
Libby prison that word was sent back
home by the captains that they had but
ten days to live. As soon as the word
was received Captain Sawyer's wife
went to Washington and personally re
ported the matter to President Lincoln.
To the kind-hearted president , who
loved his people dearly and who ever
was ready to help one in trouble , the
news was both startling and shocking.
After studying the matter over during
that night he told the woman next
morning to return to her home and that
tie would do what he could.
And he did do what he cquld. He
saved the lives of the two condemned
captains.
Knowing that the two Confederates
who had previously been executed by
General Burnside , and because of which
execution Captains Flinn and Sawyer
were to be executed , had really been
deserving of their fate , and knowing ,
too , that Captains Flinn and Sawyer
were innocent , he delivered a message-
to the Confederate agent for the or-
changa of the prisoners to the effect
that if the two men were hanged he
would at once order that General W.
H. F. Lee , son of General Robert E.
Lee and then a federal prisoner , would
be Immediately executed.
The order created consternation
among the Confederate authorities.
But it had its desired result. Word was
at once sent to Libby prison to tno
effect that Captains Flinn and Sawyer
were not to be executed.
President Lincoln had saved their
lives.
Following this the captains were confined -
fined in the dungeon of Libby prison i
for twenty days , when they were relieved - (
lieved and placed upon an equal foot
ing with the other officers who were
Imprisoned. I
They remained thus prisoners until
March of the following year , when they *
were exchanged for General W. H. F. '
Lee aud Captain R. H. Tyler , of the [
Confederate army , both of whom had <
been lederal prisoners for several f
mcnthrf. t
Afte * that Captain Flinn returned ]
to his company and served until the <
close ot the war , when he was mustered - *
tered out with his regiment The great I
struggle ended , the captain returned to , s
his home In Sbelbyville , Ind. For the
next few years until his death , Aug. I
5 , 1872. he was a familiar figure la and . ,
around Shelbyvilie. At the time of his f
death he was forty years old. He left t
a widow and one daughter. The daugR1 1
ter d'.od several years ago , but the s
widow is still living in Indiana. Cb >
:
cage Chronicle.
A Hor.ie' * Ilandfl and Feet.
:
Now the horse never puts his heel
:
on the ground , nor even the ball of his '
foot He stands up on the very tips
of his toes , and this is , in part , the
reason why he can trot so fast Deb
bin's heels are half way up his hind
legs , and what we call his knees are
really his wrists. The part correj ]
spending to the upper arm is short , 1
and is so embedded In the muscles of
the shoulder that the elbow comes s
next the body. But the horse has only A
one digit on each limb , and the wrist
bones are comparatively small. The n
so-called ankle , then , is the knuckle f' '
where the digit joins the hand or the n
foot , and the "foot" is only a single
thick finger or toe , "with a great nail s
for a hoof. Tbe lower half of the t (
horse's fore leg is really a gigantic
hand with only the middle finger and
a piece out of the middle of the palm , ' h r
while the corresponding part of his
hind leg Is a big , single-toed foot St
Nicholas.
Feline Humor.
"Does the literary atmosphere ef
fect you any ? " asked the tramp dog tezi
3f the newspaper office cat zi
"Oh. I drop Into poetry once In a'C (
svhile , " answered the cat , as she a ,
illmbed Into the waste basket and went Rte
to sleep. Buffalo New * .
There was no session of the Senate Fri
day. The House indulged in the first
real filibustering of the session. It was
due to the attempt of Mr. Prince of Illi
nois to put through his bill abolishing
the grade of lieutenant general in the
army , which would take uway th < *
chances of promotion for Generals Cor-
bin and MsieArtliur. For several hour *
the leaders of both factions exhau.stc-1
the possibilities of parliamentary tactics ,
and wheu a truce was declared the bill
stood as the regular order of business ,
and an amendment by Mr. Grosvenor : o
let in Corbin and MacArtbur was saved
from defeat only by the absence of a
quorum. Previously there had been four
hours of debate on the legislative bill ,
during which Mr. Shackleford ( Mo. )
scored Speaker Cannon's rule of the
Ilouse. Adjournment until Monday was
voted.
The rate bill monopolized the attention ,
of the Senate Monday , Messrs. MeCreary ,
Bailey and Ileyburn making speeches.
Alter passing a bill for the establishraenr
of a fibh culture station in Nebraska ad
journment was taken. The bill abolish
ing the grade of lieutenant general of the
army was passed by the Ilouse , with an
amendment providing that it go into
effect Oct. 12 next , so that Gens. Corbin
iind Mac-Arthur may be promoted l > cforv
their retirement. A bill reclassifying the
consular service and providing for in
creases in salaries amounting to $170,000
a year was passed. In the afternoon the
legislative appropriation bill was taken
up. A joint resolution providing for the
extension of time to Aug. 15 next for the
opening of the Shoshone reservation in
Wyoming was passed. The recent battle
at Mount Dajo was the theme for an ex
change of compliments among the repre
sentatives. Several bills of local impor
tance were passed.
The Senate Tuesday passed the pen
t'ion appropriation bill , carrying $140.-
000.000. The railroad rate bill was laid
aside for the day , and the fortifications
appropriation bill taken up. All provis
ion for defenses in the Philippines was
eliminated and the amount for Hawaii
cut to $21)0.000. Consideration of the
measure was not completed. At . " :05 the
Senate went into executive session and
adjourned fifteen minutes later. The
HOUS.P was bound up in matters of small
moment , that section of the legislative
appropriation bill fixing salaries for the
officers and employes of the Ilouse IKMIIK
up for consideration. Many proposed in
creases were lost on points of order and
great economy was exercised. Having
covered loss than twenty-five pages of. the
bill , the House adjourned.
_ _ -
Wednesday the entire day in the Sen
ate was devoted to the consideration of
the railroad rate bill. Mr. Culberson pro-
seized an amendment prohibiting corpora
tions coining under the operations of the
proposed law from making campaign con
tributions. Mr. Bailey then offered hi *
"just compensation" amendment , and
spoke on the subject. Other speeches
were made by Messrs. Dolliver , Tillman ,
Patter-son. Ileyburn and Knox. Mr. Bai
ley was interrupted by the announce
ment of his father's death. At 2ll'2 p.
m. , the Senate went into executive ses
sion ' to consider the Isle of Pines treaty ,
and ; adjourned at 4 : OS p. in. , when the
death ' of Representative George K. Pat
terson was announced. The Ilouse ad
journed immediately after it was called
to order out of respect for the late George
R. Patterson , a member from Pennsyl
vania , who died in Washington during
the 1 morning. The statehood bill was
made the first order of business for Thurs
day.
The railroad rate bill occupied prac
tically all of the time of the Senate
Thursday. Mr. Iic lge spoke in advocacy
of his amendment looking to the enlarge
ment of the interstate commerce commis
sion and replied sharply to some recent
utterances by Commissioner Prouty. Mr.
Spooner devoted a speech to the technical
features of the measure. A joint resolu
tion extending from June 15 to Aup. 15 ,
1900. the time for opening to entry the
reded portion of the Shoshone reserva
tion in Wyoming was passed. At 4:55
p. m. the Senate went into executive
session and five minutes lateradjourned. .
The statehood bill was taken from the
Speaker's table in tlv * House , placed in
the hands of three selected conferees and
i request made of the Senate for a con
ference. There was much opposition , but
the final vote was 175 to 15U. The legis
lative appropriation bill'constituted ' the
subject for the remainder of the day.
Criticism was made of the management of
he library of Congress , and Mr. Hard-
ivick ( Ga. ) found himself opposed by
joth sides of the chamber in his endeavor
o restrict the White Ilouse appropria-
:5on : * o as to eliminate a social secretary .
'or the wife of the President.
N"ote of the National Cnpltnl.
An immense volume of trade passes
ivsr isthmus of Panama without a canal. 6
c
Ambassador Meyer may be given place
n President's cabinet in the event of i
Waft's retirement. 8
Charge that railroads jrrant rebates on
nigar shipments are being investigated by
Attorney-General Moody.
Furniture and other heavy matter can-
lot be franked through the mails in the
uture. according to house postoffice eom-
aittee's decision.
A provision limiting the salaries of the
government clerks over (55 ( years of age. >
o $1,000 a year has been attached to
he legislative appropriation bill.
United States and republic of San Ma-
ino. oldest and 'smallest in existence , '
lave entered into treaty of extradition.
The President has decided to appoint
lanly' Lawton. son of the late Major- s
Jen. Lawtou. to be a cadet at the mili-
ary academy.
J. E. Markel , asked by Senate commit-
je why he got contract for hotels in canal
one when competitor's bid was lower , t
ouldn't explain.
Alarmed at the spread of tuberculosis
mong goverrknent employes. President
loosevelt issued instructions as to the
lethods of fighting the disease.
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BOY RAN DOYVP4 A FISH. "
Feat of an Indian J > a l In Cnptnrlng
The lake was rather on the windowpane -
pane order , that beautiful , smooth
surface bending and cracking with
metallic ring as the young Siwash
glided swiftly along. The very peb
bles of the bottom could be counted
through the glassy ice as the rays of
the morning sun gleamed through it
and through the waters beneath it ,
says Field and Stream. Soon the long
form of a basking sturgeon was seen.
The great fish lay motionless , not fat
from shore. The Siwash skated over
it The sturgeon moved off slowly ,
the Indian keeping directly above. The
fish gathered speed to escape the im
minent threatening shadow. The pur
suer skated swiftly along , following
every turn of the quarry. The stur
geon now became panic-stricken and
the chase was on in earnest. Out to
the deeps , back to the shallows , sped
the fish wildly , with every turn and
curve and angle that the ingenuity ot
terror could suggest The Indian
skated magnificently , and matched
speed for speed , turn for turn , angle
for angle , with the fish. Skater and 4 ?
swimmer were always in a vertical \ rAT
line. For a full hour the chase kept
ip , the sturgeon now noticeably
wearying , the Indian fresh as at the
start.
Now the speed slackened , but the
Indian's gliding form was still always
directly above the fish. The sturgeon's
struggles became spasmodic. Now he
stopped motionless , but for the quick-
beating gills ; now he darted like light
ning ten or a dozen yards. The In
dian remorselessly dogged his victim.
At last the fish turned upon his side ,
exhausted. The Indian cautiously
sprawled flat upon the thin ice and
tapped it sharply ; another dart by the
fish. Again the Indian lay down and
tapped the ice. The fiesh was too ex
hausted to respond. Now the Indian
broke a small hole in the ice and
plunged a long harpoon through the
gills of the sturgeon. The blood issued
in a red cloud , diffusing In the clear
water ; the violent struggles of the fish
became weaker and weaker , till it
floated dead beneath the ice. Then it
was cut up and the skater dragged it
away in triumph to the camp.
Roman gentlemen wore a gold or irory .
crescent in their shoes.
FOOD HELPS
In Management of a R. R.
Speaking of food a railroad man
says :
"My work puts me out in all kinds
of weather , subject to irregular hours
for meals and compelled to eat all
Icinds of food.
"For seven years I was constantly
troubled with indigestion , caused by
eating heavy , fatty , starchy , greasy ,
poorly cooked food , such as are most
accessible to men in my business. Gen
erally each meal or lunch was folfow-
> d by distressing pains and burning
sensations in my stomach , which de
stroyed my sleep and almost unfitted
Be for work. My brain was so muddy
ind foggy that it was hard for me to
lischarge my duties properly.
"This lasted till about a year ago ,
vhen my attention was called to Grap > -
Kuts food by a newspaper ad. and I
included to try it Since then I have
ised Grape-Nuts at nearly every meal
ind sometimes between meals. We
ailroad men have little chance to pre-
are our food in our cabooses and I
ind Grape-Nuts mighty handy for it is
eady cooked.
"To make a long story short , Grapa-
'suts has made a new man of me. I AT
lave no more burning distress in my
itomach , nor any other symptom of in-
ligestion. I can digest anything so
n ng as I eat Grape-Nuts , and my brain
forks as clearly and accurately as an
'
mgineer's watch , and my old nervous
roubles have disappeared entirely. "
same given by Postum Co. , Battle
Jreek , Mich.
There's a reason. Read the little book ,
The Bead to Wellville , " In pkgs.