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    10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , * NOVEMBER 29 , ISOJL-SIXTEEN PAGES ,
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Time nnd again pcoplo have said to mo that
they could not see anything wonderful about
the Rome of foot ball , that It looked to them
like a big squabble In which everybody WM
pushing nnd wrestling In ono tangled mass.
That , In part , may describe the game as it
was played a few years ngo nnd as It is now
played by the boys on the vacant lots In some
of the smaller college. ! , but It does not take u
very observant eye nowadays to see that there
nro combinations and concentrations shown at
different points In the gamo. That means
team play. I suppose that a largo percentage
of the spectators at every foot ball eamo
Vnovrs scarcely anything about the points of
thognmo ; would bo surprised to learn that
every play from a scrimmage I s rnndo at a
given signal which Indicates the direction the
runner Is to take ; that the hole through
which hois to run or the xvav ho Is to go is
prepared for him by the men In the line ; that
the runner Is still further insisted by the rest
of the playor.H , each ono of whom hclpi by a
dclinlto action which varies with different
plays ; that the eleven , as a whole , is drilled
llko a regiment to perform certain movements
at a glvon slgr.ul with tjuicknois nnd exact
ness , which movements differ for different
players , bui are combined in such a way that
the desired result , namely , thondviinco of the
runner With the ball Is brought about.
Koferring onro moro to n picture of the
rush lines , in they stand In n scrimmage , wq
notice that there nro eight spaces through
which u run can bo in ado :
Two of those , 1 and 8 , nro outside the end
roon , and oxtcnd from them to the boundary
linos. These two spaces nre constantly
changingaccording to where the ball Is down
for a scrimmage. If the scrimmage is mid
way between the side lines they nro equal , but
as 'it approaches ono or the other side lines
the space next the line decreases whllo the
other Increases. Thus opportunities are con
stantly given for making what is termed an
"end play , " and generally speaking the
cbancns are best on the side where the space
Is larger.
Playing around the ends has como to boone
ono of the most popular plays , because II
successful It usually results in a long gain.
In this part of the rush linn there Is loss pro
tection , for experience has tuught that It is
bettor to strengthen the center by keeping
the men close together In that place , and
trust to the distance n runner with the ball
would have to no to reach the end to give
assistance to that spot. An end play Is the
most interesting of all the plays to the spec
tators because of the open running and dodg
ing which always takes place , thn line block
ing off , and then the brilliant tackle which
Is likely to follow on the nlay , but to the
careless observer what sometimes seonis hko
a long run on this play Is merely a run across
the field with little or no gain.
In 18S'J the end play was perfected by the
system of interference then originated. Before
fore this the half-back making the play had
to depend largely on his owu end man for his
assistance , but In that year Princeton , bj
skilfully running their two half-backs and
quartor-oncit ahead of the full-back or tackle
with the ball , were able to got around the
ends more frequently and to make longer
gains. I happened to see the Harvard-
Princeton gnnio of that year where the now
system was nut Into use and with terrible ef
fect against Harvard. Time and again
"Snake" Ames ran around the Harvard
ends , being beautifully guarded , and made
touch-down after touch-down after brilliant
ly covering thirty , forty or llfty yards.
The most , common way Is for ono of the
half-backs to take the ball nnd to run around
the opposite end preceded by his Intcrforors.
Spaces - and 7 , between end and tackle ,
are the next largest In sizes. Plays through
those holes have become moro and more fre
quent. Systems of Interference have been
originated which make this opening ono of
best for playing. Last year this spot in the-
llno'was a frequent place of attack by both
Harvard and Ynlo , and this year It will be
used oven more frequently. } i\ this play the
end man is shoved nut toward the side of tuo
field , whllo the taoklo is shoved in toward the
center.
Spaces ! 1 and 0 have to bo made by
the tackle nnd guard pushing their oppo
nents out nnd in , respectively , as the players
stand close together In this part of the lino.
These are used a great deal in advancing the
ball , not only by tlio backs , but also by the
tackles and guards when thu latter run
around nnd take the ball from the quarter
back. I think that these spaces are used
more than any other pair , especially for
plunging for short gains. I remember very
sorrowfully itto way Princeton plowed for
sixty yards straight down thu field through
this spot iu our Ynlo rush line after Billy
Uhodcs wns put off in the Berkoloy-Ovnl
game of 1SS9.
Spaces and 5 nro not quite so'j vuln
erable as II and U , although they can
bo made very olToctivo for playing when the
center rusher and guards thoroughly under
stand their work. A remarkable instance of
this occurred in the Yale-Princeton game of
1885 , which contest wns nlso notable for
Lamar's famous run of over two-thirds of the
length ol the Held , thereby winning thocnmo
nftor Yale had it well in hand and with only
Biz minutes more tn play. Princeton had
forced Yale down to her Hvo or ton-yard line
amidst tremendous cheering on the part of
her supporters , who thought that n touch
down must follow. But \ ale hero made u
grand rally and secured the ball , and then
began that memorable series of short plunges
through the center by Bon Morrison and
Wntkinson , carrying the ball from near their
own goal line well Into Princeton's territory ,
n feat only .surpassed In the largo games by
that of Ynlo in last year's game at Springfield -
field , whoa the ball was carried from the
center of the Held for n touch down without
once losing it.
No member of an eleven is debarred from
rnnnlng with the ball from n scrlmmngo If ho
conforms with the rule that no one can run
forward with the ball until It has touched u
third man. This , then , would allow every
body except the center rusher , who puts it in
play , nnd the quarter back , who receives It ,
to ron with the ball , but it would bo unwise
to run every playei. Up to IS8S the center
rusher sometimes put the ball Into plav by
making a bunt kick , and then picking it up
and running with it. In the Yule-Harvnrd
game of that year Corbln , Yale's coutor
rusher , distinguished hlmsell by doing this
twice for long pains , ono of them nutting a
touch-down. The quarter-back nlso was more
frequently used for running through the line
than now , hut the ball used to bo handed to
him by ono of the guards , who picked it out
from under the snapper-back's feet.
Harry Bocoher , Yale's famous llttlo quarterback
ter-back , used to make this play to perfection ,
icarcolv ever falling to make a uoocl gain ,
Frank Peters , who was captain of Yale when
Beecher llr t pluyod quarter-back , had the
curious signal of spitting on the ground for
thl > piny , nnd then llttlo Boecher would bo
seen emerging from a hole in tbo opposing
rush line and go dodging down the Hold.
1 said that everybody except the center
rusher can run with the ball from a scrim
mage , but that It 1s unwise to rim some on
account of the dUndvuntagu of their position ,
Thu players most used In running are the
backs , the tackles and the guards. Of these
tbo bucks are ty far the best ahanco to make
gains o'y reason of their being In a good posi
tion for going forward ; the taqkles come next
because of the speed they can got on before
reaching their hole , and the guards nre valu
able for running , as n rule , only when they
are unusually line players or when the other
lido are not expecting them to run and nro off
their guard.
Team play In any largo degree ni wo now
see It dates back only a very few years. It
is not long since an cloven was computed by
the number of star players U possessed. To
bo auro there was au attempt made at team
play , but It Involved only two or three play
ers at ono'tlme and was conllnoJ to two or
turoo lines of action. Nor \\as tboro thu
chance In those days for the dollnlto concen
trate J action , when tbo major part of the
game consisted In kicking tna ball. But
with the development of iho running game
grow up a system of movements In which
every tnmnber of the team performed n cer
tain definite work. As a natural sequence to
the perfornmnco ot those movements , signals
Indicating the piny about to lake place came
to bo used. At llrst such words as naturally
foil from the captain's lips , such 01 "play
carefully , " "steady work , ' "hold your
men , " "got down ou a kick , " "block hard , "
"break through , " "play fast , " etc. , were
used starting from single words , Ihnn using
phrases or whole Boutoucos , then u particular
word or phrase In a sentence , then sign * , and
InU of nil the present system of Hgiircs.
Ynlo. I bellov'j , Is rojpmnlbln for the Intro
duction of word signals in the game , Har
vard contributed sign signals In 1837 , nnd
Princeton , In Iho following year , gave to the
game the system of numbers ,
Tlio On miof Observation.
Somewhat less than half a century ngo
there nourished in Franco n conjuror by the
name of Hubert Hotidlnwhoso skill wns
BO great that the government sought his iw
sUtanco in bringing to terms the tlcrco and
warlike natives of Algeria , In which task
his "black art" proved of cfllclent service ,
and materially helped In securing satisfact
ory treaties.
One of his most remarkable feats was the
describing of the contents of sealed packets
containing various small articles which
would bo placed In his hands for n space of
time apparently altogether too brief to permit
or hU making any examination of their con
tents. In his autobiography a moat enter
taining booit that I would strongly advise be
ing road ho explained how the feat was per
formed. With a linger nail kept especially
long for the purpose , ho made n silt iu thu
pacKct , nnd whlhi the spectators' attention
was momentarily diverted took a swift
Klanco inside. That ono glinco was suHlclont
for by careful training bo had brought him
self to a wonderful pitch of perfection in
taking in nnd remembering whatever his
eyes fell upon. This was the way ho trained
himself ;
Walking rapidly past ono of the great
shops in Paris whoso broad windows were
crowded with n multituilo of objects , ho
would cast his eye over them all. Then pas
sing bevond the shop ho would Jot down on a
bit of card everything he could recall , and
when hi * memory was exhausted return to
the window and comp.iro notes. By steady
practice at tnis , ho in the course of time
reached the point when after running at , full
speed past n window flilt of goods ho could
Jot down every single object on exhibition in
It , nnd this was the faculty ho employed In
bewildering and delighting the patrons of
his cntoriniiitnent.s.
The game of observation is based upon this
very idea. The players nru seated In a cir
cle , and each provided with pencil nnd paper.
Then ono comes in buarmir n shallow tray or
salver containing a number of small articles ,
so arranged that nil are distinctly visible.
For Instance , n pair of scissors , a thimble , n
button hook , n big nail , n picture hook , a
visiting card , a penholder , a toothpick , a pen
knlfo , a ring , a scarf pin , etc. The iray is
placed for ono moment where all may have a
Kood look at it. Ills then whisked away ,
and three minutes allowed for the players to
wrlto down as much as they can remember of
its contents. Each ono then reads his or her
list , and it is compared with the tray. A
great deal of amusement may bo had out of
this game if heartily outcrcJ into.
"GentlelxjyH. "
Why not "gentloboys" as well ns gentle
men ? For , after all , how the homonoss of a
homo hinges on what the big brother , the big
sister does not do or does do. Especially is
this the case In the common country houso-
nold where the father and mother are full of
care and work early and late for the food and
clothing of the family. In such a house the
big boy of H who takes his baby sister "out
of the way" and gives her n ride in the wheel
barrow , who takes little Joe along when he
goes for the cows , who has patience to lot the
little ones help weed the garden beds , who
brings homo "peppermints" when he goes to
the village , or a funny toy , or a picture maga
zine , buying them out of his own scantily
illlod pocketbook , who spends part of his
evening showing slow little heads ana uncer
tain chubby lingers how to play a game whoa
ho would much prof or to bo reading Steven
son or Clark Hussoll that Boy is n very wn-
portent person in the family , a true home-
maker.
The nolRhborhood boys may call him n
"girl-boy , " an "apronstrlng feller , " a
"softy , " and other blood-curdling , list-
doubling names , such as sometimes do make
a sensitive lud much ashamed of being gentle
toward women and small children.
But nobody over made Daniel Webster
ashamed of gentle nets ; that splendid gi-
gantlo American was always doing these
"soft" things. It was the way ho rested
himself when ho was fatigued with u
big law case , a great speech in congress , or a
maguiUcent tilt with a political foeinnn. At
such u time ho particularly liked to retire
into private life , to plan pleasures and sur
prises for the household , perhaps n "isit to
hla Now Hampshire farm , ordering himself
the details of the meals , and seeing that pro
visions of all manner of comforts were sent
up Irom Boston , In Washington It was his
habit i.o rise early and go to the markets to
buy fresh llowors to send to the
breakfast tables of his friends ,
and another of his pleasures was to
surprise the ladles of his family with bon
nets of his own selection ; Daniel Webster
had good taste both iu ribbons and bonnets.
There was no place , no occasion too import
ant , too line for Daniel Webster to secure a
pleasure , if ho cared , for absent friends , es
pecially for the llttlo children of his acquaint
ance. Whqn William Henry Harrison was
elected president and came on to Washington
n great public dinner was given and all the
distinguished wnlgs in the city took part.
You have read that Harrison's wns n log-
cabin campaign ; well , chief of the tabloorna-
monts nt that dinner was n beautiful log
cabin of rock candy standing on a ( .latcau or
yard of nougat about eighteen inches square ,
and around this ran a fence of white and rod
titlck candles and n small American 'Hag lo
cated from the roof. When the dlur.or was
over Mr. Webster begged this wonderful log
cabin for n child that ho knownnd ho carried
it to her , and it stood in her homo , the delight
of all the children In the vicinity , until a
month later , when tbo president died , nnd
then the sugar candy cabin wns draped in
black.
Now , thosq gentle deeds did not make Drtn-
lol Wobitor a "softv , " we nil know nor will
any of the kindnesses or politeness that you
do stand in the way or your uocoming the
most tremendous man possible.
Tlio Orlfiln ol' Plrocraokors.
The reason why the suioll of burnt powder
and smoke from firecracker stumps Is so
grateful to boys Is not far to seek. It Is the
sudden force shown iu the explosion and tlio
llttlo space of danger as well as tbo noise
that pleases the youth. The origin of fire
crackers , according to M. W. WoodvlllQ
Kocltvlllo , the Thibetan explorer , Is as fol
lows :
Firecrackers were originally Joints of bam
boo. They nro made ot paper at present , but
the Chlnoso tiumo. "bamboo gun , " > > hews
what they woro. The bamboo craukors made
u very loud noise like our "cannon crackers. "
Perhaps the fragments of bamboo How about
whoa they exploded , making tnom danger
ous , so that papar was substituted. In mak
ing bamboo crackers the partitions In thn
Joints of the bamboo wore pierced , powder
sifted In , nnd n fu&o Introduced. It is in
lerestlng to see the way the present fire
crackers , with their partitions of clay , follow
the old bamboo pattern ,
iiitwuT noiNui * oi' roimi.
Chicago Inter-Ocean : A bright-eyed
111-year-old boy was in tbo crowd hurrying
iilong Clark strcot , when hU attention was
arrested by the antics of a bony old horse
uttucbod to a rickety vehicle at the curb. The
old follow had been given hi * feed of oats Iu
a noso-bag that hung six luchos bulow his
lips , uud ho was throwing up his head in
frantic efforts to catch the precious morsels
out of his reach. The boy stopped , patted
the old follow ou Ills nuck and said : "Lot
mo help you , old fellow , " Ho hold tbo bag
up and the old homo proceeded with his
lunch. HU thankfulness could have been no
bolter expressed with words than bo expressed -
pressed it with his eyes. It Was a small
thing to do , but yet a score of people passing
took the lussou. If that boy carries with
him through Ufa the principles shown forth
In that simple act , noltbor bo nor these about
him will bo growling out the query : "Ii
llfo worth living ! "
Texas Sittings : A luiTy llvlug on Mndnon
avenue undertook to tench bur llttlo boy the
Lord's ' Prayer. Ho got along very well until
ho came to the words : ' 'Give us this day our
dally brond , " then ho paused for n while , and
at last asked :
"Dod knows everything , doesn't ho mnl"
"Yes , my son. "
"Then It Is no usn trying to fool him by
asking him to glvo us our dally broad. He
knows that the baker brings us bread every
morning. "
Harpers' : Teacher Tommy , why didn't
you learn your lessons for today I
Tommy- Well , jmpa was sick nnd mamma
had to bo with him , nnd sister was away.
Tcachor How did that nITcct you I
Tommy Why , there wasn't ' any ono to ro-
mlnd mo of them.
A germ of plnlosopl'y in n cerUln little boy
took root rather unexpectedly to his parent
the other morning. Sarah , the now cooktho
first colored person the llttlo chap had over
seen , mudo her iidvonl to the kitchen. The
child sat for some time silently regarding her ,
nnd then quietly whispered : "Mamma , does
Sarah drink ink I"
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Teacher George , 1think you would make
n very good Judge that Is tn ono respect.
George Why , toacberl
Teacher Because in your reading you pass
so nuinv sentences ,
Ueorgo ( Uuglnng ) Only the heavy ones ,
teacher ; these with hard words , you know.
"You know , Nick , " "said his mother , "a
gentleman miver asks for things , no matter
how badly ho wants thorn. "
"Why doesn't ho I" said Nick , opening very
wide bis round .
four-yoar-old oyos.
JT
Chicago Tribune : Willie Papa , how much
does n rod mensuroi
Mr. Billus ( retrospectively nnd somowbnt
bitterly ) If you sign the contract without
looking atlt closely , my son , it measures
when you como to pay for it about 8(1 ( ! ) feet ,
and ns n protection against lightning it isn't
worth n it isn't worth run out now nnd
play , my son.
WHAT KI'Ktt 'J'lll' MSTATU.
K. L. It'afce ran in Omul Housekeeping ,
O brown-faced maiden of the farms 1
Chide not thy lack of town-wise charms.
The sun , the sky , the fields , the air ,
Are over thino and over fair ;
Thy life , though cast tn rugged mould ,
Gains truth and beauty manifold.
Cease , ccaso thy longings for the far.
Hurt ways , where piteous passions war ,
Whatever thy estate ,
Twill not bo long nor Into
When love comes glowing there ,
Where God nnd nature are.
But keep thy prayer aright
Already love and light
Have reckoned thy abundant charms ,
O brown-faced maiden of the farms I
O toiling maiden of the town I
Lookup , though all would put theo down.
True ns the everlasting truth ,
Thy good is molded in thy ruth.
Each scourged hour past Is peace for theo ;
Each dut3' wrought is victory.
Cease all thy plaints. Thy toil is blest.
Thv hungry soul shall feast and rest.
Whatever thy citato ,
"Twill not bb loug nor late
When love comes glowing there ,
Where God nnd striving aro.
But keep thy life aright
Already love and light
For theo are smoothing out fato'g Irown ,
O tolling maiden of the town 1
O sad and tolllncr maidens alM
Host , joy shall COTIO from Kibor's thrall.
Sco not thy sister'sscoxi ; forsho
Hath all but hope and love , may bo :
And hope , and love , and good , and homo.
Are more than all 'neath heaven's domo.
Thou art but tired. Knit in thy houra
Of toll nro all Immortal powers.
Whatever thy estate ,
'Twill not bo long nor late
When love comes glowing there ,
Where God and purpose aro.
But keep thy souls true , euro ,
There cometh to endure
Moro than all dreams may plaint and call ,
O sad and toiling maidens ulll
NK3IA11.1 CUUXTT.
IntcrestiiiK ItciniiiisccsConcerning Its
Kurly .Settlement.
Ills related that on July 11 , 1804 , 1,0wls
nnd Clark encamped for a shon time on a
sand island Just opposite the Nomaha river ,
and oven sailed up a short distance ou that
beautiful llttlo stream. They spoku of the
rich verdures of thu vicinity in glowing
terms , then all is lost In oblivion. About
1853 , a cross of wood was discovered above
Brownvillo between that place and Peru.
The cross was deeply Implanted in the
ground and had carved upon it in French :
U Ulll AN.
Died April. 1812.
In 1858 attempts were made to discover the
remains which proved successfultho remains
being discovered nearly sixty foot from the
cross. The collln consisted of a log cut In
two parts , a hollow rccoptaclo being burnt in
ono half in which the body was placed , the
other half being used as a lid. It is not
known whether Otirinn was ono of Lewis
and Clarke's band , or a missionary or trader ,
but whoever ho may have been his lot was
a grave in an unknown land laid to rest ,
perhaps , by the hands ef his f.iltcful friends ,
who dropped n tear and possibly a prayer
was said. Such is the fate of the mvsteribus
"Ourian. "
St. Doroln was the first town site in No-
malm. In 1853 , Dcroin , a half breed Indian ,
laid out the town , and the same year Robert
Haivko , now deceased , opened up the first
stock of merchandise , and the town was con
sidered a trading post merely. Also in the
same year Joseph Doroin , the founder of Sf
Doroin , was shot Uy a man named Uoddow ,
the outgrowth of a quarrel between the two
men over an unsettled etore bill. Deroln
was a disagreeable , tyrannical manand tried
to compel Bcddow to pay * his disputed
bill. Beddow was arrested , tried and ac
quitted.
August-29 , 1ST > I , niohnrd Brown of Holt
county , Missouri , formerly of Tennessee , lo
cated where Brownvillo now stands nnd after
whom it wns named. The financial crash of
1857 was occasioned by the land of this vicin
ity being in the hitnds of speculators and
some as soldiers' land warrants. It
had boon the custom for years to
postpone the sale of public lands seas
as to enable actual settlers to improve thorn
nnd mutto remaining lands valuable , but this
order of things was rnrersed und It was ru
mored that the land would bo sold. This
caused a stampede among the settlers , nnd
many of them bought land warrants on ono
year's credit for WSU and gave trust deeds on
tholr land for security.
The scarcity of money wns lolt very se
verely all over the territory , ns the settlers
had used up all they had brought with thorn
and llttlo had been raised here that year. In
18")8 tin ) land was advertised for sale and the
settlers succeeded in getting It postponed , In
1850 the land for sixty or soventv miles west
of the Missouri ri/or was offered forsalnaud
after the ale It was cntorod by speculators
with tholr land warrant. , thus causing con
siderable of our land being unimproved to
this very day. In 1S58 and 1859 the settlers
sold their corn for 30 cents and paid -10 oonts
interest on their trust deeds. Many bcoamo
discouraged and left their claims Nomnhn
county , llko all new counties , hud
to have her "blue" times , seas
as to bo prepared to enjoy prosperity.
According to tradition , fifty fumlllos
crossed the ferry at Brownvillo and took
claims In Nenmhu county In loss than a waok.
Judge J. W. Hall was ttio first to cultivate
the npplo , thus proving the adaptation of our
soil for the growth of the fruit. Theodora
Hall , now deceased , shipped the first lot ot
wheat to St. Louis September 1 , 1801 , At
this time there was a surplus of about 2,000
bushoU In Nomaha county.
Captain Bon Wliyto declared that the DOO-
plo of Brownvillo should commonoruto the
anniversary of the American independence
July 1 , 1850 , by an old-tlmo barbecue. The
band of muslo was operated l > y Jack Cbas-
ttan and consisted of a single violin , which
mercilessly squeaked out a happy medium
between the "Arkansaw Traveler" and
"Leather Brooches. " Hon. li. W. Whitney
presided and Is said to have made the an
nouncement , "Tho ordinance will remain
seated whllo the core sings. " Everything
passed oft pleasantly and the day wus long
remembered by the settlors. Uobort Furnui
made ono of his most soul stirring patriotic
addresses on the occasion.
Van Houton'a Copou "Onco tried , used
always.
Dr. Birnoy euros catarrh- Boo bldff.
GRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT ,
! > en
( if > v
Tbo Rebel Flng.brdor a Proper and Non-
Dooumonti
A NEBRASKA SEARCH FOR GOLD ,
K.xplorltiK Chant Hivcr for Ilobol
Ituotllo 'KAusiMt\K Meotlti ! ; of
llrotltcrn In \ Vnrtonilnls -
, >
mid NotuH.
The goncrnl order of tlio comtnamlor-ln-
ctilof of tbu Grand Army of thn Republic ;
censuring the motnbors of the organization
for participation In ceremonies wtioro the
confcdnrnto Hue Is displayed Is not n partisan
document , says the Now York Hocordor. It
Is signed by Adjutant Oonnrnl 1'hlstorcr , a
democrat holding n position in the military
department of our state povornmont. Uomo-
dratla Union veterans HP * qulto ns sonsitlvo
as are their republican comrades regarding
sllghta to the Hag of the union they fought
for.
liurlcil TrciiHiircfl In Client flivor.
Tucker county , Virginia , In the vicinity of
Shafcr's fork of the Cheat river , Is greatly
excited over the advent of a man giving the
name of LnKo , who claims that ho has walcd :
from Nebraska to endeavor to recover S2. > ,000
in gold which ho throw in the Cheat river at
this point twenty-nlglil years aio , by order of
Uonornl Onrnott , the commander of the con
federate nnny for this dlvis on. Lake's
story , which roads like n romance , Is that ,
after onlistinc in the confederate army ho
soon became n trusted uld of the conorul.
As they were marching in this vicinity they
suddenly found themselves surrounded on nil
sides. .Before uiving the order for his army
to try and cut their way throuch tuo lines ,
'
General Garnett callcd'Lako to him and gave
him cnargo of the bullion , tolling him to
bury It in the Client to prevent Its capture.
Lalto secured the assistance of n man , who
ho claims has since died In the south , and
after throwing the gold to the bottom of the
river , innrUuU the spot and word into the
light. General Garnott was killed early in
the battle , bqforo Lalto had an opportunity
to communicate with him again. Lake was
captured and taken north , wboro ho took the
oath and entered the United States army ,
fie was taken prisoner by the Confederates
In eastern Virginia and hold until the sur
render. Ho then emigratca to Nebraska ,
whore ho has since lived , being too poor to
raise money to make the trip east. Finallv ,
driven to dospcr.ition by bad crops and other
misfortunes , ho decided to walk uack and
try nnisecuro the buried wealth. Ho shows
an intimate knowledno of the country , and is
well posted as to the location of all historical
points. Ho has pointed out the exact spot
wherein ho throw the money , and his evi
dent honesty and truthfulness lias so im
pressed the cili/.cns that funds have been
raised and machinery and magnets ordered ,
with a view of making an energetic effort to
recover the tioasuro.
ThuyVer"e ilrotlicrs In Wnr.
A touching Incident occurred yesterday in
the Miles City club-Tooms , says the Yellow
stone Journal. MHjor Fetchot of the Sixth
cavalry was a visitor at the club , and was
conversing with.Captaln Harmon , to whom
ho had just boon introduced. The conversa
tion had turned on recollections of the civil
war , and Major Fotchet was relating an
incident which , as the story progressed , Cap
tain Harmon recognized as something that
ho was perfectly.familiar with. Breaking in
upon the story , tile captain said somethinc
that indicated that he , too , was an actor in
the scone. "Wlmkrogimcnt were you In ? "
asked the major i't ] j"Tht First Minnesota , "
replied Harmon.-'And I was in the Seventh
Michigan. Let mirllug you , " responded Ma
jor Fotchot , and without furtuer ado the
portly veterans embraced , while the tears
moistened eueh of their eyes. They were of
two regiments that were the pride of the
Army of the Potomac and the glory of the
states that sent them out. The regi
ments were in the sumo brigade
and had shared almost every hard flght that
the Army of the Potomac engaged in. The
boys of the First Minnesota were statisfiod
to go any where when they know the Sev
enth Michigan was going too , and vlco versa.
Though companions In many a battle Hold ,
these two both private soldiers at the time
had never met , and were complete strang
ers until the discovery of their relations
nearly thirty years ago , brought thorn Into
an embrace closer than brothers. Ma
jor Catcher says ho never moots n
'
First Minnesota'rnun that ho does not embrace -
brace , us it. was one of the granoest and
bravest regiments ho over saw. Ills own
Seventh Michigan , Captain Harmon says ,
bore a reputation fully equal to the Minnesota
seta boys. The two old soldiers suont the
afternoon recounting Incidents in which they
or their comrades were actors , and the rocol -
lections of those Tearful days were revived
on both sides and each by the other.
A Wur I'Cminisuciicc.
It was while there was a truce of two
hours for the Confederates to bury the
dead who fell at that terrible charge at Jack
son , Miss. , July 12 , 18H3 , that E. T. Lee of
the Forty-first Illinois infantry and Samuel
Pasco of the Third Florida regiment be
came acquainted. Lee luul gene over on the
battlellold to see how many of his company
and regiment had been killed , and there was
no other Federal soldier on the Hold , as the
Confederates were to bury the dead. The
terrible stench from the battlolleld almost ,
drove them out of their works. Mr. Pasoo
was a northern man and had gene south
before the war. Ho had relatives living
at Cambrldgoport , Mass , , and ho usked
as n favor of Leo that ho would wrlto to
them and tell thoih where ho was and
how ho came to send thoiii word. Leo had
him to wrlto n few lines on the leaf of a
blank day-book and sign his naino toll. This
ho sent to Mr. Pnsco's relatives at Cam-
brldgoport and received a reply and a letter
to send to Senator 1'asco , but the two armies
separated. On July II ! General Joseph K.
Johnston and his army loft Jnckson and the
Fodural army returned to Vlcksburg. Time
rolled on and Leo kept the letter , hoping that
some day he might bo able to send it to
J'asco , and to lot him know how liU relatives
woro. Ho carried it until the cloio of the
war , but never got near where Pasco was
and never hoard of him until 1831 , when ho
saw in the Chleaup papers the name of
Samuel Pusco of tflqrjkm among the members
of the imtionnl committee of the democratic
party. Ha wroto1'to" Chairman llarnum and
enclosed a letter To ; jsond to Pasco , which
soon brought the ( qUqwlug response :
MONTICKM.O , FlatAug. ' . It ) , 1831. E. T
Leo , Montlcollo , llljf Mr DHAII Sin I huvo
been away from hojn ? and only returned yesterday -
torday when I found , jour welcome loiter. I
remember very distinctly the incidents you
mention and our inuiillng and conversation
on the battlollold 'hi Juclcson , Miss. , more
than twenty-olio Years ago. I AID indeed
glad tunt you imsiV'l safely through the
dangers of that wAi'1 and am gratitlod that
you have written rtnU' ' revived the memories
of our racctlutr. M folatlvca after the war
told me of youV. , kindness In writing
to them and Jt.fqrwnrdlng my note
and giving them an Account of our
mooting and Interview. After wo loft JncK
nan our division returned to the Army of the
Tennessee , and nftcr passing safely through
the battle of ChlcUntnnugun I wns wounded
and loft on the field at MUslon Uidgo and
remained n prisoner until n few weeks before
the llnal surrender , when I was paroled and
returned to Florida. I have lived hero since
the war , have married and have n llttlo
family grown up around mo. One of the
sisters who wrote to you died n few years
ago. I HVo the tone of your letter and ap
preciate its sentiment * . The soldiers on
both sides who wont to the front hnvo got
along with each other In pence and harmony
sluco the war. I hope you will acknowledge
the rci-olpt of this letter , so that 1 will know
that It has reached you. I have delivered n
number of addresses at the various reunion ? .
mid If I can llnd any copies of them I will
mail them to you. Accept mv IdmloH re
gards , Your friend , SiMi'ia I'ASCO ,
Late of the Tnlrd Florida lioguncnt.
The correspondence was kept uo mid pho
tos wcio exchanged. Mr. Pasco was elected
presluentof the constitutional convention of
the state of Florida , and In 18ST was elected
United States senator , which position ho now
holds. At the national convention at S
Louis. Mo. , In 1838 ho and Leo mot for the
llrst time and hud a grand reunion talking
over their war experience nnd the way In
which they became acquainted on the battle
lleld at Jackson , Miss. , twenty-five years
ngo.
It Is expected that the survivors of the
Tenth nnd Thlrty-sovcnth regiment * of in
fantry , Massachusetts volunteers , will join
with the veterans of the Ffteenth In a
schema to erect n statute of General Uovens ,
who commanded the brlgndo in which the
three organizations served.
Mr. Matthew J. Fogorty , 71 Kast Ninety-
second street , Now York , desires Informa
tion of John Foley , company 1) , eleventh
Mnssachussets infantry volunteers , or any
member of that regiment who knew John
b'ogorty , alias Jnmus Gloason , who was
killed In action at or .icar Spottsylvaula
court house , Va.
A Iiyde Park veteran of the Grand Army
of the Hopubllc wont Into n local barber shop
togot shaved. He showed some impatience
at not being promptly served , ami ho ro-
mnrkci ! to tlio colored knight of the razor ,
"Get a move on , boy. I fought four years
for you ! ' ' "No you didn't ; I wasn't born
wnon the trouble commenced1 quickly retort
ed thocolorcd brother.
The late Don Pintt was for n tune on the
stall of General Schneck during the civil
war. Having boon sent to obinrvo the sit
uation at Winchester , previous to Leo's In
vasion of Pennsylvania , ho , on his own mo
tion , ordered General Hobert II. Milroy to
evacuate the town and full back on Harper's
Ferry. The order was countermanded by
General Hnllock , and thrca days afterward
Milroy , surrounded by the confederate ad
vance , was forced to cut his way out , with a
loss of 2,1500 prisoners.
Why suffer with catarrh , bronchitis or
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Some Definitions of Home.
The London Tid-Blts offered a prize
for the best definition of homo. Here
ivro some of the best of 5,000 answers
sent iu :
The golden sottingin which the
brightest jewel is "mother. "
A world of strife shut out , a world of
love shut in.
An arbor which shades when the sunshine -
shine ol prosperity becomes too daz
zling , u harbor where the human bark
finds shelter in the time of adversity.
Homo is the blossom of which heaven
is the fruit.
Homo is a , person's estate obtained
without injustice , kept without disquie
tude ; a place where time is spent with
out ropontniico , and which is ruled by
justice , mercy , and love.
A grand old mirror , through which
both sides of us are soeiiT
That source of comfort which youth
does not fully appreciate , which the
young men nnd maidens lovingly desire ,
which the middle-aged generally pos
sess , which .the old rightly value.
A hive iu which , lilco the industrious
boo , youth garners the sweets and mem
ories of life for ago to meditate and food
upon.
The best place for a married man uftor
business hours.
Home is the coziest , kindliest , sweet
est place in all the world , the .scene of
our purest earthly joys and deepest sorrows
rows
The only spot on earth where the
faults and failings of fallen humanity
are hidden under the mantle of charity.
An abode in which the innuito , the
"superior being called man"can pay
bade at night with f > 0 per cent interest
every annoyance that has mot him in
business during the day.
The place where the great are some
times small , and the small often great.
The father's kingdom , the children's
paradise , tlio mother's world.
The jewel casket containing the most
precious of all jewels domestic happi
ness.
Where you are treated best and you
grmnbio most.
Homo is a central telegraph olllco of
human love , into which run innumer
able wires of affection , many of which ,
though extending thousands of miles ,
are never disconnected from the one
great terminus.
The center of our affections , around
whicli our hearts' best wishes twino.
A little hollow scooped out of the
windy hill of the world where wo can
bo shielded from its cares and annoy
ances.
A popular but paradoxical institution
in whlcli woman works in the absence
of man and man rests in the presence of
woman.
A working model of heaven , with
real ungols in the form of mothers \nd
wives.
Tlio place where all husbands shouLl
bo at night.
Dr. Birnoy euros catarrh. Boo bldg.
Vonth In Wnr.
After the defeat of the Chili govern
ment troops at the butt'.o ' of Concern ,
Vina del Mar , near Valparaiso , n little
lad of eight or nine- yours of ago , hatless
and barefooted , arrived in the town of
Vina del Mar and gave a tolerably cir
cumstantial account of the light. At
lirst h's story wiifuiot bolloved , but little
bv little his tulo WIIH credited and listen-
oil to with astonishment that a child of
his tender ago should have boon present
at such a sanguinary encounter. IIo
quite artlessly stated that when the San
Fernando battalion loft the town with
banners Hying and band playing ho
imagined the troops were going out to
exercise , and followed them till he found
hiiiiholf on tlio Held of battle. When the
defeat and rout ensued ho joined a grour )
of stragglers and nt last found his way
back to Vina del Mar , by way of Qullpuo ,
at which place somebody gave him n
picco of broad and iv drink of water.
PLEASED
00 Cents a pound for VAN HOUTEN'S
COCOA ( "Best & Goes Farthest" ) seems to be
high. Let us compare it with the price of Coffee :
Lib. of good coffee costs at least 30c , , makes 31 half-pint cups.
3 < ' therefore OOc. , " 03 " " "
1 ' "V.II.COCOA" also OOc. , ' 150 ' '
Which is the Cheaper Drink ? "ISg !
KKTA1L PUIOE. 9Oc. j 93 cups of Coffee ,
BO fM > cent " ! ii " r K pouqj " . ( I SO " V.H.Cocon !
U.1 " " W " " Sold by every Grocer. HI
15 " " 3
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