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Mrs. Margaret Gillespie, the state's chief witness, who promised to tell' eTerjrthiag she knew of the affair wi der oath, broke down on the witness stand after answering the third ques- tion of the defense, and was led weep ing from the stand by her son, James, who is charged with the murder of his sister, whose life she was expected to swear away. No testimony that would tend to un ravel the deep mystery that surrounds the assassination, of the young woman la her own home escaped the mother's lips, and unless her condition will per- mit she will probably be unable to again take the stand. Fond of Music in Oklahoma. Walter Damrosch says that during his tour of the country none of his audiences -was so enthusiastic as that which he found in Oklahoma City. The theater there is the most costly for its size he ever saw and when the lights are all turned on the place Is as resplendent as a fairy palace. Mr. Damrosch waamuch astonished to nd that many of the audience were in full dress and that their appreciation of good music was quite equal to their enthusiasm over the performance. MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN. Clara Barton resigned from the presidency of the American Red Cross May 14, and was immediately succeeded by Mrs. John A. Logan, widow of the famous general of the civil war. Prior to the retirement of Miss Barton, Mrs. Logan was rice president of the society. The resignation of Miss Barton marks the close of a long period of bickering over the post she held. In fact, it was finally conceded that the only hope for the restoration of peace In the organization lay in the retire ment of Miss Barton, against whom charges have been pending for some time. The controversy over her man agement began soon after the close of the war with Spain, and had grown to such, dimensions as to cause a serious split la her letter of resignation, ad dressed to the board of trustees. Miss Barton says: "It is now twenty-three years since by the express desire of President Garf eld, on the eve of martyrdom, I accepted the presidency of the organi zation over which you have the honor to preside, and the duties of which you have the kindness to administer. Until that moment the American Red Cross had no existence. It stood be fore the country an anomaly. Its very name was unknown. There are those in your present body whose young manhood then received its first les sons, little dreaming of the vicissi tudes that faith and faithfulness would lead them through. "It is a waste' of time to remind you of the years and the occasions la which your weary president has sought to lay her burdens down. Tear after year she has framed aad offered her resignation. This has been reso lutely met by appointments for life. "I can find no fitting words by which to .express my appreciation of and gratitude for the courtesy thus extended to me. I am poor even in thanks for such honored trust "Bat once and for alL most honored officers aad friends, I tender my resig nation as president of the American National Red Cross, which resigna tion, being absolute, calla for ac ceptance. "By the laws governing our organi zation, this resignation is made to your honored board of trustees and ex ecutive committee, and it is an un speakable Joy to me that the.toil-wom, weary mantle that drops from mine falls upon the shoulders of my vice president the woman so cherished in our own country and honored and trusted in others. "I would not have one day's delay for this little change by which all are benefited, and the organization, I trust, will find that peace and quiet In its long-disturbed elements, so wel come to It to us, and to the country." Replying to Miss Barton's letter, the executive committee of the society said la part: "We deeply regret the circum stances and conditions which render it expedient that you should take this step and retire from a position which you have so long ably and satisfac torily filled." Mrs. Logan, in accepting the presi dency, said in part: "I shall be governed by the wisdom and counsel of the executive commit tee and endeavor to the utmost of my ability to give most respectful consid eration to each member of the society. "Every Interest of the American National Red Cross shall be protected as far as it is possible to do so. The executive committee shall be advised of every step taken for the promotion of the welfare of the society and the preservation or its assets and good name, and a full report will be made to the next meeting of the American National Red Cross Society, to whom the executive committee and myself are responsible." , VMWWWMWMAMMAAAAAAAMAMAArfM0MMWW I JSUBBSB&t I bsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssswL' v 8 HI V- -VLSI SsssaflrvvST 4mfffgJlnBnBM - slnlasaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHHVHf -m III III UQu wBBmKs. I W wsl HnHam H 1 1 I XmJ'HIillNL IvKKEmzmtfjA I tvmi vhuhins Under Orders. Ok, I am the fa of the Infantry. The raw recruit of the company. Frost the bivouac, ready for aisat alanaa. I stumble up at the cry "To anas!" I hurrv to where The Commander lies Aad Present Arms! to still his' cries. "Halt! Beware! Who goes there?" "Thy father's spirit, doomed, at slcht. For a certain time to walk the night." Oh. I am the Jest of the promenade. Shlverinc there on undress parade. Uhe Commander cries "Right shoalder shift! Attention-father!" Steady aad swift, I hasten to heed his every whim And .Carry Arms! and likewise him. "Halt! Take care! Who goes there?" I send my song- across the dark: " 'Tis the nlgbtnlgale and not the lark." In fatigue dress, flowing loose and white. I drill through the crawling hours of night. I- "Forward-march! I Charger I "Wheel'" I "Double-quick!" but still I fed The Commander, all unmollilied. Conceives me still unqualified? "Who goes there? 8tand and swear!" "How sharper than a serpent's tooth To have a sleepless child, forsooth!" V Saturday Evening Post ssJ 58258 twd; wummm womihl '-J rinl astnaT)! SrfGvi - Woaaen nan down ' 3 a B&rSB 9V tUTm - sLi Tjy&&fl -JEkW fectiB kiamrys. S-7rdl amamW. Klia tku.bufk CSwW .ammmmmmmmV hotasework ft g-sslT" jL. 1 AnananananananananananananananaW unasmrmmTfeSm - smat VTiV9wmi smmmmmmmmmfnananV swmTWMffa- TWwL KKi Innnnnnnnnnanaanni ivrfi Jmrm mSX saHHB thTti ', iWsmW givea the water, announcing that he had settled on Moore the sum ol $10,000, to be paid la four annual in stalments of $2,500 each. Now. $!. 000 la a high price to pay for a driak. hut not very much to pay for one life. Only, payments of that descrln tioa are generally made In advance uader pressure. MWWMWWWWWWMWWW PULLED BIG ONE'S BACK. One PLEASED SIR HENRY IRVING. Two Compliments the Distinguished English Actor Valued. Sir Henry Irving cherishes the mem ory of two compliments that were paid him, saying they gave him more pleasure than all the other pleasant things said to him. One evening he was hurrying out of the theater at the close of a performance when he heard a nice looking old lady say: "What a shame that he Is an actor and sold to the devil. He would have made a fine preacher." Another tribute paid to his genius was that of a London newsboy who insisted on sending him the Times free for a week because he thought Sir Henry's Shylock was a perfect imitation of a business rival whom he hated. POINT SHE HAD OVERLOOKED. Had to Pay His Fare. When George Roberts was president of the Pennsylvania railway he chlded a conductor who went by him without looking at his pass. "No matter if you do know who I am." said Mr. Rob erts in reply to the conductor's ex cuse, "I am entitled to a free ride only when I am traveling with that pass. Ton don't know whether I have it or not" The conductor, a little nettled, then demanded to see the pass. "That's right!" exclaimed the presi dent "Here why where well, I de clare! I must have left it at my oflce." "Then you'll have to pay your fare," said the conductor firmly. And Mr. Roberts did. His lecture cost him $5. Customer Nearly Caught in Milliner's Clever Trap. New York papers apeak guardedly of the embarrassing position in which a fashionable woman found herself re cently. She was Invited to a swell wedding, but did not think either of her spring hats was good enough for the occasion. So she visited her mil liner's and had an exceedingly costly afair sent home on trial. She wore It at the wedding aad next day drove to the milliner's and returned It, saying It did not suit It happened that the hatmaker, who quite understood the situation, had been similarly tried sev eral times of late. "Did you wear this hat at the Blank wedding yesterday?" she asked, bluntly. Taken by sur prise, the society woman owned up, but asked: "How did you know?" "Oh, it was quite easy. I see several grains of rice in the folds of the lace." PRINCIPALS IN THE GILLESPIE 1RAGEDY. The upper sketch shows Mrs. Margaret Gillespie on the witness stand, weeping as she testified against her son and two daughters. Below her is the portrait of James Gillespie, accused of the murder of his sister, Eliza beth. The woman to the left is Mrs. Myron Barbour, Jointly charged with her brother with the commission of tthe crime. The picture below shows how Miss Gillespie was slain. "MMMMMMM m m m m m m m - " iVV-MrunrLruJTJ"Lru"U'LrLn. JOKAI A PROLIFIC AUTHOR. Vereetchagin Fated te Die. A St Petersburg journal relates that Gen. Kuropatkia had urged the late Verestchagin not to go to the seat of war at the beguudng. but to wait till it was well under way. But the painter was eager to witness the expected assault on Port Arthur, aad thus met his death. He was hard up for money, too, the sum which he had received for his Napoleon pictures having just sufficed to pay his debts. Appofliumieee Chss. Hamlet A. Rye, a business man of Sioux City. Iowa, Is organizing a so ciety which is to be called the Appen dlxless club. Mr. Rye baa called a meeting of all who have lost their vermiforms aad purposes a permareat organization "It will he something like a. A. IL," Mr. Rye said. "We can talk our wounds aad our battles within the prison walls of the hos pitals." - Man ef Many Attainments. Prof. Bowden, who was 61 years old on May S, has spent more thaa half his life as professor of English liter ature la the University of Dublin. He has been besides a most interesting critic a poet on his own account a Shakespearean expert aad the hkto riaa of French literature. Ancient and Modern Werkmaneiiin. Rider Haggard, who is writing let ters from Egypt for the London Mall, notes that "on the face of one of the temples of Abon Slmbel, just above' the solitary grave of a British ofilcer, is a white marble tablet recording Gen. Grenfell's victory over the forces of the mahdi at Toski in 1889. So poor and shallow la the cutting of thm marble that already It Is diMcult to read. Within a few yards of it, set ting out the victories of Egyptian Uaga. are many hieroglyphics almost as fresh, after 1,000 years, as the day the sculptor left them. President Eliot Talks te Students. President Charles W. EUot of Har vard university, for the first time In thirty-five years, delivered a lecture m a regular college course the other day. The course waa one ia philosophy, President Bitot acting la the absence of Prof. Francis G. Peabody, the regu lar lecturer. The president waa loudly applauded by the atadeats whoa he entered the classroom. rfttvfi9VsMi or HIM Stella Snyder, a Missouri eeheol teacher, was recently sued for fljNe damages for. whipping one of her pupils. She won the case aad as a result of the publicity attending the trial ah has secured an anpoiatment la the state reform school for girts Robert Bruce Her Ancestor. Dr. Rebecca Lee Dorsey. who claims lineal descent from Robert Bruce, Is practicing medlclae la Los Angeles. CaL Besides attending to her patients she delivers lectures regularly at the college for trained nurses and at the several hospitals of the city. Famous Hungarian's Writings Num bered; by the Hundreds. Maurus Jo Jokai, the famous Hun garian patriot and novelist who died in Buda-Pesth on May 5, was born at Komorn. Hungary, April 19, 1825. In 1844 he went to Pesth and was arti cled to an advocate, but speedily gave up the law for literature. Five years later he became the editor of the Wochenblatt paper famous at the time. Next he became editor of the Abendblatter and soon had to flee for his life. After a few years, however, he settled In Pesth, betook himself to fiction and published hundreds of nov elettes and scores of romances, be sides writing several plays. Later In life Jokai again turned his attention to journalisn.. His novels generally display the seamy side of life, but he was a humorist as well as a realist In his methods. PROVED HIS ACCOUNT CORRECT. Embarrassing Typographical Error. Albert Soimichsen, author of ''Deep Sea Vagabonds," was recently put in a very uncomfortable situation by a typographical error in an article about him printed widely in the western pa pers. Among other things 'the inter- Time and Expense No Bar Where Principle Was Concerned. William Andrew Jackson Sparks, who died suddenly at his home in St Louis0 a few days ago, was registrar of public lands at Edwardsville 111., in early days. When his final report was sent to Washington a clerk In sisted that his remittance was. $3 short Some correspondence ensued and at length Mr. Sparks journeyed to Washington by stage and through the influence of Judge Breese, then United States senator from Illinois, obtained a hearing before the land commissioner. His report was found to be exactly correct and but for bis intercession the clerk would have been dismissed. Mr. Sparks then re turned to Illinois well satisfied, though he had spent a great deal more than the $3 originally demanded. Booker Washington's Parable Well Worth Heeding. Booker Washington, In lecturing tc his colored people, tells them this story: "Once upon a time there waa an old colored man who was having great success catching crabs. He had a tremendous box more than half full when a passer-by warned him that the biggest and best crabs were crawliag out and would escape. The old-man re plied: "Thankee, sir, much obleeged. but I ain't goln' to lose no crabs. I'se a crabologist I is, and I knows all 'bout de crab nature. I don't need to watch 'em, 'tall. When de big crab fight up to top, and when he's gettln' out de little crabs catch him by de laig and pull him back. He can't git out nohow.' " And then Booker Wash ington says: "My friends, I have been informed that there is something of crab nature in human nature, but it must be altogether among white folk and not in our race." MADE THE HONORS EVEN. Kansas Man Had Never Been Abroad, But He Knew Omaha. Frank Everest of Atchison, Kan., Is a good deal of an American, having small admiration left for foreign lands or people. Not long ago he went to Europe on business. During the voy age he and other passengers were much annoyed by a Bostonlan who talked a great deal about the number of times he had been abroad. He laid great stress on the fact that he went over twice a year. "Have you ever been abroad?" he asked Everest Everest admitted he was making hit first trip. "I go over twice a year,' said the Bostonlan. un, do you," re plied Everest and he added, "Have you ever been in Omaha?" The Boa tonian said he, hadn't "Well," said Everest, "I go there twice a week." ONCE WHITE HOUSE MISTRESS vbwor cald he fonnd Mr. Sonnichsen ... -- i .. . .. .ivuvu mau Ai.&iimu wc?ra "smoking fat cigars which his Filipino as serviceable to him as his native No Opportunity for Brilliant Man. England is not in every case the best market for talent and ability. The late Lord Acton was master 'of the contents of a library of 66,000 vol umes; he was one of the beat In formed men of his time on home and continental politics, especially the lat ter. German, French and Italian were wife had taught him to like." Mr. 8onnichsen'8 friends believed hjm a bachelor and this was astonishing news. Mr. Sonnichsen's father wrote regretting that his son had not con fided in him and the author of "Deep Sea Vagabonds" spends hours each day now explaining that he is not married and that the author of the article wrote "Filipino life" instead of "Filipino wife." Student of the Aborlnli The greatest living authority oa the aboriginea of Australia la W. Howitt He has sailed front Melbourne for London to see through the press an elaborate work emhodylag tke results of all his recent researches la abor iginal ethnology. Smokers in Glaee Cage. There have been -placed ia service between Chicago aad New York some aew coaches that are unique fst that the sBBokmg room la a glaes-iacloset partmeat la the center of the car. Senator Stewart of Nevada has never had a shave. His present C0 yearoM hirsute appeadaao begae to sprout when he waa IS yean old. Elderly Statesmen Still Active. It is a standing bet among their constituents down in West Virginia that two of the briskest boys at the St Louis convention will be ex-Senator Camden and Henry G. Davis. Both will be delegates from West Vir ginia. Ex-Senator Camden ia 76 years old and Mr. Davis is 82. It is twenty years since Mr. Davis finished his twelve 'years' term of service in the United 8tates senate and he has taken hold of politics with a fresh grip. It Is also twenty years since he passed the recently established oflcial age limit 'of usefulaess. Mr. Camden is beyond it by fourteen years. New York Statesmen. Thus far New York has contributed only two presidents by election Vaa Burea and Cleveland. New York has contributed 'nine vice presidents, how everBurr. Clinton, Tompkins, Van Burea, Fillmore. Wheeler, Arthur, Morton aad Roosevelt Vaa Buren went to the presidency by election Im mediately afterward aad Fillmore, Arthur aad Roosevelt attained that otsce throngs the death of the elected language. Gladstone was his intimate friend from the middle '60'a. Earl Granville was his stepfather, and Lord Acton was anxious to serve his coun try. Yet as brought out in Herbert Paul's recently published memoir, all the public employment that could be found for Acton previous to his few years In the regius chair of modern history at Cambridge (1895-1900) lord In waiting to the queen. . Fewer Veterans Each Year. Gen. E. Burd Grubb of Burlington, N. J., once minister to Spain, where his gorgeous uniform of a Philadel phia militia-troop was the wonder of the diplomatic circle, keeps in touch with his comrades of the civil war. Every year the survivors of the Twenty-third New Jersey regiment celebrate the anniversary of the bat tle of Salem Church, Va at the gen eral's home at Edgewater park. It was the forty-first reunion which was observed last week by , "Grubb's Game Chickens," as this regiment waa familiarly known. It has now 120 sur vivors and each year these gatherings become more pathetic as do all the reunions of Grand Army men, for that matter. American King of Island. An American named Gay la practi cally king of an island of 70,000 acres in the Hawaiian group. He aad his wife relga in kindly fashion -over 100 natives, dusky people who axe just as loyal aa If they knew several words of English instead of not a word. The Gay industry Is sheep-raising, and K pays. Daughter of President Tyler Rule Sixty Years Ago. Mrs. Letltia Tyler Semple, second daughter of President Tyler, during whose administration she was mis tress of the White House, celebrated the eighty-fourth anniversary of hei birthday at the Louise home, where for nearly a quarter of a century she has lived. During her eventful life at the capital half a century ago she vat the friend of the most famous states men and public men the country ha6 produced and her mind, still active and vigorous, recalls the stirring incl dents and events of the Whig and Democratic struggles In which het father's administration was conduct ed. As mistress of the White House she antedated Mrs. Roosevelt some sixty years. Out ef His Element George W. Jefferson is a colored justice of the peace in Camden, N. J. One morning last week John Johns' soweztl, Andrew Ronstonviski, Paul Rosantoti and John Szoplutikizi were arraigned in his court charged with assaulting Anthony Urboezeski. The first witness called was Mrs. Nlcolins GulifuskizI, and his honor listened tc testimony in which she made frequent use of the names mentioned. There were half a dozen more witnesses, but Justice Jefferson adjourned court end went home sick. Wartime Incidents. "Things happened queerly in the army," said Sergeant Sam Grimshaw. "When Carlin's division waa drivea back at Bentonville, N. C, our brigade (the Third of the Second division) waa thrown out to check the rebel advance. The underbrush being heavy, we ran into the rebs unawares and got In the first volley to our ad vantage. We had fired six or eight volleys when the brigade commander ordered us to cease firing. This gave the rebs a chance to notice that both our wings were In the air and they proceeded to take advantage of the situation. "When the brigade fell back, I took to a tree, and Comrade Giles took an other to my right We felt pretty se cure, as we had seen rebels only In front, but I had fired only once and had reloaded and was putting on the cap when a Johnny who had gotter la on my left flank took a shot at me, tearing thirteen big holes In my folded or rolled blanket This convinced me that he had my range and that I was outflanked, and I hiked for a more congenial clime. I came across Col. Clancey and we traveled together to where the regiment was In line along a fence. I had been with my com pany only a few minutes when I re ceived a musket ball that put me out of the fight 'for the day. "In the same fight the Fourteeth Michigan and a rebel regiment both got lost from their brigades and had an Independent fight of their own, In which the Fourteenth whipped the rebs and captured their flag. One of the boys of company G was sent oack after a box of ammunition, and. the lines changing, he walked, on his re turn, into the rebel lines. The rebels thought it was a great joke, relieved him of his ammunition and gun. and started him to their rear without a guard. He made a flank movement, got around their line and came back to the company in three hours. "That is one illustration of the re sourcefulness of the American soldier. Here is another. When our regiment the Fifty-second Ohio, made the march to Knoxville after the battle of Mis sionary Ridge, we camped lor one night near Cleveland. Our quarters were la the timber, and for tenting purposes McLaughlin, Hastings, Roe and myself had joined forces, so that we might splice pup tents to the best advantage. There being plenty of leaves, we made a line bed, ate our supper, smoked our pipes, and retired to what the boys called our 'downy' in great contentment "We were just going off to dream of what a fine feast we would have the next morning, as Sergeant Withrow was cooking a twenty-pound turkey which McLaughlin had confiscated, when I was awakened by a cry of fire and other cries which suggested that I was an Interested party. We had. like others, built a fire in front of our tent. The leaves between our tent and the fire were in flames, and we were asleep. McLaughlin was a good soldier, but inclined to be a little slow. On this occasion, however, he went In to action so promptly that we saved our tent and bedding, and we had our feast of turkey the next morning." Chicago Inter Ocean. Many Medals ef Honor. Up to three years ago 2.525 meeala of honor had been Issued, of which 4S3 went to the regular army, 23C tc New York voluateers, 162 to Pennsyl vania, 127 to Ohio, aad 90 to Rlinola, Malae had a record of 888, hut this Included the notorious 864 of the Twenty-seventh Maine infantry. Distributed by grades the medaU issued were as follows to voluateers: Major generals. 3; brigadier generals 9; colonels, 38; Ueutenaat colonels, 18; majors, 30; surgeons, 4; assistant surgeons, 7; captains. 94; Ueuteaaata 139; chaplains, 4; sergeant major. 17; sergeants, 274; corporals, 156; and privates, 382. In the regular army 179 privates, 65 corporals, 136 sergeants. 1 hospital steward, 3 sergeaat majors. 63 lieu tenants, 15 captalas, 2 assistant sur geons, 1 surgeon, aad 2 majors re ceived medals. The courage displayed by some of the mea rewarded with the medal of honor seems almost Incredible. The roll Is filled with recitals of deeds of daring and gallant conduct Officers risked their lives to save wounded enlisted men aad private soldiers faced almost certain death to save their officers. There are maay instances in which medals were granted for capturing the enemy's col ors. Mea were never wanting for this hazardous exploit nor did they hesi tate, when necessary, to pleat the Union flag la the most conspicuous spot on the field of battle. ia lat- possihle; sleep fit- fhl; appetite givea out aad yon are tired all the time. Cant he well natll the Iddaeya are welL Uae Doaa's Kidney Pills, which have restored thousands of sufferiag women toj health aad vigor. Mra. William Wallace, of IS Capitol St, Concord. N. H., says: "I was ia the early stages of Bright'a Disease, aad were it aot for Doaa's Kidaey Pills, I would aot he llviag to-day. Paia hi the hack waa so iatease that at night I had to get out of bed until the paroxysm of paia passed away. 1 waa laagcid aad tired aad hadn't the strength to lift a kettle of water. I could not work, hut a few doses of Doaa's Kidaey Pills relieved me. aad two hoxea absolutely cured me." A FREE TRIAL of this great kid ney medlclae which cured Mrs. Wal lace will he mailed to aay part of the United States. Address Foster-Mil-burn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. Sold by all dealera. Price 50 cents per box. HaaacierlBg Is often another name for "Fiad the robber." The Highest Waterfall. For a long time the highest known waterfall ia the world was Cerosola cascade, la the Alps, having a drop of 2.400 feet But a waterfall in the San Cuayatan canyon, in the state or Derango, Mexico, bow claims first place. It was discovered by some prospectors tea years ago ia the great barranca district which is called the Tierras Dcscoaocldas. While search lag for the famous lost miae. Nana jal, a great roar of water was heard. With nvich dificulty the party pushed oa aad up the mighty chasm until they beheld the superb fall, which is said to be aot less than 3.000 feet high. For Commander-in-Chief. Comrade Wllmoa W. Blackaur Is presented by unanimous vote of the Encampment of the Departmeat of Massachusetts as a candidate for the oflce of commander-in-chief. He waa a trooper of the Fifteenth Pennsyl vania cavalry, a lieateaaat la the First West Virginia cavalry; served both la eastern and western armies; was engaged in twenty-two actions, among them Antietam, Stone River, Chicka mauga, Wauhatchle, Caattaaooga. the Shenandoah Valley campalga of 1864. and the final fighting from Dinwiddle Court House to Appomattox, aad was promoted captain by Custer on the field of Five Forks for conspicuous gallantry, which was subsequently fur ther recognized by the medal of honor. A few years after the war he waa ap pointed judge advocate general oa the staff of the governor of Massachu setts, in which position he served ten years, under four administrations. He has been a working member of the Grand Army of the Republic for thirty- six years, Post Commander, Judge Ad vocate four terms,' Departmeat Com mander, and has twice served oa the National Council of Administration. He is a lawyer of high rank. New York Press. The OriiinaiRebberneck." Giraffes are the most diflcult of all animals to take by surprise. No mat ter from what directum you may ap proach, the giraffe is sure to dscover you. It has been called the original "rubberneck." It Is not generally known that aatare, because of the height of its eyes from the ground, has supplied it with a talent peculiarly its own for makiag observatioas. Never trust one who wears a con tinual "I've-eaten-the-caaary" smile. ' Bilae te Write Another Novel. Lieut Bilse, who has finished serv ing a six months' sentence' in-Berllr for "libeling his superior and com mandlngofilcers" hi his novel called In English "A Utile Garrison," Is bus preparing to fight three duels, whld have been waiting for him, and, hav lag worked them off his hands, prom ises to write another novel, telllnf more secrets of Germaa garrison anc army life. He has received about $5, 000 from the sale of his first novel. Haa Undertaken Huge Task. One Herr Schweigerhousen Is earn ing a certain notoriety in Europe by i vast wager of his own invention. Ht is to cycle 70,000 miles ia five years he is to come ia contact with thret kings, to kill a wild animal In ead country, to write 100 articles, taki 1,000 photographs aad deliver 100 Iec tures. Has Earned a , After conducting a blble class It Chester, Pa., for forty-two years, Mia Laura Hard haa been compelled t give up the werk on account of Ul health. $10400 for a Drink of Water. There was no harder fighting, when the men had once gathered the idea that discipline was of importance and that the first duty of a soldier was not to save his own life, than In the American civil war, 1861-1864, says an English military journal, the V. C. In one of the -many desperate fights the Federals had charged up to the Con federate works, only to be repulsed in confusion, leaving the ground cov ered with their dead and wounded. Among the latter was an officer very badly hit. Everyone knows, or least knows of, the terrible thirst caused by physical injury. The one appeal that rises from the battlefield is for water. The officer's moans reached the ears of one Moore, of Burke coun ty. South Carolina, who was lying in comparative safety behind an em bankment He was in safety, the officer was an enemy, but he was suf fering and wanted water, and water he should have. So said Moore. His comrades thought otherwise. They were very happy on their side of the embankment To go to the other was to walk into a hail of lead and other missiles, in fact to court almost cer tain disablement, if not death. . They pointed out to Moore that the Idea was foolhardy, and the risk quite un necessary, especially on account of aa enemy. Moore did not talk much. He just picked up a canteen, jumped over the breastworks, walked to where his wounded foe was lying, and gave him a drink. The grateful Federal of fered Moore his gold watch as a token of gratitude, but Moore did not want any reward. He had merely done what he considered right, and now that the Federal was easier. there was ao object in staying to get shot, so he prepared to move back. The ofilcer called to him at least to give him his name, so that he might remember his benefactor. Moore saw no objection, gave bis name, and walked back to his post Subsequently Moore himself was alt in an engagement In Virginia, and re turned to his home, practically a cripple, relyiag much on the help of others, for the wound had been a se vere, one aad necessitated the amputa tion of his leg. There he lived in anything but afluence, until one day he received. a very unexpected and gratifying communication. It waa from the Federal ofilcer to whom he Presentiment Waa Correct In his autobiography Gen. John B. Gordon tells several stories of pre sentiments which came to Confeder ate soldiers before battles. He says: "My young brother, Augustus Gordon. captain and later lieutenant-colonel, furnished another illustration of this remarkable foresight of approaching death. Brave and lovable, a modest though brilliant soldier, he was rapid ly winning his way to distinction. A youth, scarcely 21 years of age, he was In command of the Sixth regi ment of Alabama. Before going Into the fight in the Wilderness he quietly said: 'My hour has come.' I joked and cbided him. I told him that he must not permit such impressions to affect or take hold upon his imagina tion. He quickly and firmly replied: 'You need cot doubt me. I will be at my post. But this is our last meet ing.' Riding at the head of his regi ment, with his sword above him, the fire of battle in his eye and words of cheer for his men on his lips, the fatal grape-shot plunged through his manly heart" A Farmer Fount) K. Mount Pleasant. Utah. May 23. To fiad a medlclae that will cure every ailment due to diseased or disordered Kidaeys has been the aim of many physicians and chemists. Mr. C. E. Peterson, a farmer of this place says he has found such a rem edy and that he has tried It with suc cess la his own case. Mr. Peterson says the remedy Is Dodd's Kidaey Pllle, a medlclae latroduced here tbout sevea months ago. "I am glad to be allowed to testify ' to what good things Dodd's Kidaey Pills have done for me. I used this remedy for Kidney trouble and It cured me completely. "I can heartily recommend Dodd's Kidney Pills to all who safer with any kiad of Kidaey trouble.'' Mr. Peterson's 'case Is only one of " many just aa convincing that have beea reported reentry. This aew rem edy seems to have conquered Rheu matism completely, not a single case having beea reported where Dodd'a ' Kidney Pills have failed to cure per fectly aad permaaeatly. For New Soldiers' Heme. A strong effort is being made by the comrades and other citizens of Wash ington, to have the government ac quire an old park out toward Bladens burg as a site for a home for ex-volunteer soldiers of the civil war. There is a sort of temporary home bow la Washington, where stranded veterans can be cared for a few days at a time, but it is altogether inadequate for the purpose, and besides it is nec essary to have a home where the vet erans can stay while in the city trying to get their pensions through. Hun dreds of such veterans go to Wash ington each year filled with hope, but having very little money with them. In a few weeks hope and money are both gone, and they have to be eared for by the local Grand Army posts, which Is a very severe drain on the resources of a small department Played with Booth; New Starving. There was a rather fine bit of senti ment developed the other day when an actor earned Maurice Pike was dragged before a New York magistrate charged with vagrancy. The poor old fellow ia 65 years of age. and he told the judge that he had often appeared ia the support of Edwin Booth. It happened that the judge, who is him self an old man, remembered the ac tor, and he asked him if he did not play Casslo to Booth's Othello in the year 1872. Poor old Maurice Pike sat isfied the court that he was the guilty party, and the magistrate refused to pass a sentence. In fact, he told the old actor that he would see that he was provided for until the time when he could communicate with the Actors Fund Society. Valuable Clay Deposit Found. On the Peabody estate in North Tar rytown, N. i ., a clay deposit has been found worth, it is declared, millions of dollars. The .land was in the market for two years at $40,000, with no pur chaser, 'a e discovery was made by a civil engineer who was surveying the land. Borings have been made to a depth of seventy-five feet and the bot tom of the deposit has not been reached. Extravagant speeches are often very economical with the truth. Only a fool's tomorrow ruins today. WHAT THE KING EATS. Seeks Owner of War Relics. J. M. Valleau of "R" 931 New Mar ket street. Philadelphia, Pa., writes that he has in his possession the com mission of William Augustus McKee as adjutant of the Thirteenth regi ment. N. G. S. N. Y.. dated January 15. 1862. signed by Horatio Seymour, Governor of New York, and John T. Sprague. adjutant general; also the commission of said McKee, as lieu tenant colonel of the same regiment dated August 1. 1863. These commis sions, with some tintypes, letters aad a Masonic apron. Mr. Valleau would like to return to Col. McKee or to his family or heirs. Effect of Military Discipline. A Brockton man visited the Sol diers' home in Togas, Me., recently and was just la season to see the veterans -file into the dining room to dinner. At the tinkle of the bell that is the signal for the men to file in he flashed his watch. Within three min utes every man was seated at the table, aad at the lowest possible esti mate the number could not have been less thaa 1,200. Nor was there the slightest commotion or confusion. Recerel te Be Proud Of. Judge Peters, who died in Malae the other day at 82, had written 598 opin ions aad oaly one was ever rejected by the court ea banc What's Fit for Him. A Mass. lady who has been through the mill with the trials of the usual housekeeper and mother relates aa Interesting Incident that occurred aot long ago. She says: "I can with ail truthfulness say that Grape-Nuts is the most beneficial of all cereal foods in my family, young as well as old. it is food and medi cine both to us. A few mornings ago at breakfast my little boy said: " 'Mamma, does tho King eat Grapo Nuts every morning?" "I smiled and told him I did aot know, but that I thought Grape-Nuts certainly made a delicious dish, fit for a King." (It's a fact that the King of England and the German Emperor both eat Grape-Nuts.) "I find that by the constant uae of Grape-Nuts not only aa a morsJng ce real but also in puddings, foaa. eta, made after the delicious recipes found Ia, the little book in each naeka it b proving to be a great nerve food for me besides having completely cured a long standing case of indiges tion." Name givea by Poetum Co Battle Creek. Mich. " There is no doubt Grape-Nuts Is tho most scleatlne food in the world. Ten days' trial of this proper food in place of improper food will show in steady, stronger nerves, sharper bran aad the power to "go" longer aad farther and accomplish more. There's Look ia Pkg. for tho to WeUviUe." T ,il & . . mU .. a -5 ! - -i. V K, & ?iV A a i-- cA I "