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    16 TIIJ3 OMAHA DAILY BEE : : SUNDAY , MAY 23 , 1897.
CLIMBING HIGH MOUNTAINS
Exploring the Highest Point of Land on the
North American Continent.
EXPEDITION TO MOUNT ST , ELIASAN
Thr An fill A MI III in-Ill' , tlic IH-rllH of
lliircllril AdiioNplicre anil Other
llnrilnlilii" .SOIIM' Nil toil
Mountain UtilituH.
( fop } tight , If07 , hy S. S. McCltirc Company. )
Ono of the most Important nml perhaps
most dimciilt pieces of mountain work that
Iiavo been planned for many jcars Is the
afcccnt of Mount St , P.IIas , the colossus that
stands almost on the junction Una which sep.
aratcn the American domain In Alaska from
the Itrltk'h pefacsyions. Two parlies Imvo
determined to make the effort during the
coming summer , the one directed by Mr.
Hdnry O. Ilr > nnt , vlcu president of the Geographical
graphical society of Philadelphia , and the
successful explorer of the Grand falls of
Labrador , and the other conducted by Vlt-
lorlo Bella , probably the most eminent cf
landscape photographers that the world has
yet seen , and 1'rlnce Lulgl of Savoy , duke of
Ahruzzl , with a retlnuo of some of the most
experienced of Alpine guttles.
The expedition under the direction of Mr.
( Bryant contemplates the scientific examina
tion of llio St I..lns ' region , central to which
are the ascent of the giant mountain , the de
termination of Its geological , zoological and
botanical feature ! ) and the examination of the
not Always agreeable , touto of travel , but
In the latter the mountaineer encounters
particular dangers which are frequently not
readily appreciable on their face. The ava
lanche lias proved Itself to bo an unremit
ting fee to the mountaineer , and Its death-
dealing work continues from year to jcar
dc'plte all efforts that are made to avoid
Its presence. It Is an exceedingly email
and Insignificant effort that calls It Into
existence which frequently badlm the cx-
pcrlcnco of the most experienced to give
It a wide berth. H Is well known that the
discharge of a gun will often dislodge a
hanging cornice with Its mantle of snow , and
even the clapping of the hands has been
known to turn a bed of peacefully lying snow
Into the raging and tempestuous avalanche.
A step too low on the mountain slope may
likewise dislodge a movable bank and con
vert It Into a , swift-flying avalanche. In the
passage of the Plz Mortcratsch by Prof. Tyn-
dall , an avalanche carrjlng his party down
the side of the mountain seems to have orig
inated In the mere slipping of one of the
members. Many accidents nnd escapes from
the fall cf an overhanging cornice are chron
icled among the archives of Alpine monu-
talnccrlng. Of the latter there li no more
romatkable one than that of Mr. A. W
Moore , experienced In a descent of the Monch
with Mclchlor and Jacob Andcrcgg , the flrnt
named famed as one of the beat of Swlfl'i
guides. To use his own description , "As
far as the point of bifurcation tlio Inclina
tion of this southern arete 1 * very
modcrtlc ; bejoml that point It becomes
steeper. It Is as narrow as an arete can be.
Ou the left hand it Is an absolute precipice ,
en the right a slope which might be called
precipitous falls to the Aletsch glacier. The
quantity of enow on the ridge was enormous ,
nnd the sun had begun to tell on ItVc
know too much to attempt to approach the
upper edge , and kept at a distance of some
twelve feet below It on the Ale'.Bch tide
Loner down \ve dared not go owing to the
steepness of the slope and the danger of
starting au avalanche. With Melchlor In
front , It Is in-necessary to say tlut wo mo\ed
HONORING THE SOLDIER DEAD
Prophetic Words of General Grant Affirmed
by Timo.
DEATH'S RAVAGES IN THE GRAND ARMY
Plnri' of ( lip Martini T.rnilcm
of ( he llelielllon Wlilely Sunt-
tereil Gmtm of dm
CoiminuitliTH. |
In his general orders Issued to the soldiers
of the armies of the United States Juno 2 ,
1SG3 , General Grant summed up In the com
pact , vigorous and soldierly stjle for which
ho was noted , the claims which union sol
diers have on the gratitude of the country :
"Your marches , sieges , and battles In dis
tance , duration , resolution nnd brilliancy of
results dim the luster of the world's past
achievements , and will bo tno patriot's prece
dent In defense of liberty and right In all
time to come. To achieve these glorious
triumphs and secure to yourselves , your fel
low countrjrnen and posterity the blessings
of free Institutions , tens of thousands of
your gallant comrades ha\c fallen and scaled
the priceless legacy with their blood The
graves of these a grateful nation bedews
with tears , honors their memories and will
ever cherish nnd support their stricken fam
ilies. "
ThcM words were written nt the close of
the war , In the full flush of victory , when
patriotism was at fever heat , and the sense
of obligation was overwhelming. The lapse
of thirty-two yiars affirms the sentiments of
VIEW OP MOUNT SP. KL.IAS.
Claims of Mount Logan ( estimated to be 19,500
feet In height ) to be the loftiest summit of
nit North America. Mount Logan Is dis
tinctly on lirltlsh territory , but the valuation
of 'Its altitude Is determined from measure
ments of Prof. Israel 0. UUEnell , calculated In
the bureaus of the United States coast sur
vey. The attack on Mount St. Ellas , It Is
expected , will bo made from the side of the
Jlolasplna glacier , to which a seemingly most
nccesMblo face-Is turned. The mountain It
self has jnucli the form of the famous Jung-
Xrnii. of Switzerland , on which the upper
enows have a thickness of 200 to 300 feet , ex
cept where sharp rock ridges protrude them
selves to daylight : what the thickness of the
BIIOW mantle on St. Ellas may bo only the
present researches can determine. Mr. Bry
ant will bo accompanied by Mr. Samuel J.
Entrlken ( who was associated with the Hell-
prin-I'cary relief expedition of 1S92 and sub
sequently in 1893-4 with Mr. 1'cary ) and a
speolal topogiaphcr from the United States
Btrvlce at Washington ; three or four addi
tional aldl will be taken up on the California
Bide , one of whom served as special guldo
to the Husbcll party In 1S93.
A HIGH CLIMn.
The elevation of Mount St. Ellas , re
cently determined by I'rof. Israel C. nus-
cell , Id about 18,100 feet , or nearly l.GOO feet
lower than was amidied from the earlier
measurements made by ofllccn. of the United
States coast survey. The mountain , consequently
quently , lacks between thrce-quartora of'a
mile and n mile of the- altitude of Aconcagua
and the Pioneer peak. Hut It has a factor in
Its construction which will tend largely tc
Incro.u-e the dllllcultlcs In the way of 1U
ascent This Is the enormous development
of Its snott covering , which has a gieater
\rilical extension than Is known on any
othrr mountain , extending continuously from
abput the lo\cl of 2,000 feet to the summit ,
or through an Interval of 10,000 feet. It In
this condition which will tax the best encr-
glts of the mountaineer , and call out a re
source which perhaps no previous mountain
exploration has done.
Thn successful accomplishment of high
mountains of the class of Aconcagua , the
Pioneer peak or St Ellas Is not a matter
that Is associated with special danger fronl
a tarcflcd atmosphere. Experience has
plainly dcmoiu > tiated that a much more
rarefied atmosphere than Is to bo found
on any of the mountain summits of the globe
can bo safely endured by almost any healthy
heart and pair of lungs , but It IB the difficult }
or exhaustion Unit Is bound in with muscu
lar exercise under thcso special conditions
of reduced ntmcmphoio ( or oxygen ) which
makes a result doubtful , or oven forces per
manent Injuiy to those attempting the effort.
Mountain sickness In ono form or another ,
and the peculiar blood transpirations from
nobe , ears ami C > CH , are certainly existent
conditions with some , but seemingly they ore
of much less ficqucnt experience than the >
were In the eaily da > s of mountain vorK.
AVhymper , Clinton Dent and other Alpinists
ore probably justified In their contention that
no mountain height Is ton high for man's
ultimate powers of endurance , and that with
proper effort the loftlcht of them will bo con
quered like the less lofty.
KNOWLEDGE OF A MOUNTAIN.
Nothing fo convincingly demonttiates for
successful mountain work the need of tint
jiattlcular knowledge of n mountain which h
held by uiul IB ECcmliiRl- Inborn with the
cUss of men known uu the Swiss gulden than
Jiift thffo very successes attained by them.
WiympiT , In his remarUablo rapid ascents
of the equatorial Andes Chlmboia/o , Coto-
paxl , etc. had the berviccs ef the famoin
Alpine guldo , Jean-Antolne Carrel ; Hans
Me ) or , In his ascent of Kilimanjaro , relied
tipjn the resources of Purtscheller ; Conway
took Zurhrlggcn with lili.i to the Himalaya * ,
nnd now Kltzgeiuld Is essaying the services
of the eame mountaineer In the Argentinian
oud Chilean * Andes , What. It niny be uekuii.
is the special knowledR of a mountain that
tlirHo Alpinists | > osfe s--a knan ledge that
permits lUelf to ho applied from the moun
tains of one pirl of the world to these re
moved thousands of miles auay ? To the In
experienced , mountal , ! ) faces lock largely
alike , and they seemingly piebeut few fea
tures of contour or sliucturo that arc not
within the grasp of the lay student. In
reality , however , they are- very complex , and
only long study can fully satisfy the wants
of the mountaineer If success In an effort
and avoidance of danger are prime considera
tions with him. To bo able to follow with
the eye an available ridge or crest , to know
vlicre and lion Impending frags and cornices
can be circumvented , to have a certain knowl
edge of position of stable ami unstable
cnows , of the positions where avalanches of
enow , Ice or rocks are likely to Imperil the
traveler , of the llrumchs or Insecurity of Ice
bridges , etc. these arc some of the details
of mountain study which can only be ac
quired after lone , toilsome and almost con
tinuous experience , and not a least Important
Addition to tuli knowledge la that which per
tains to forecasting the weather , to know tbo
signs of approaching storm , of those swift
changes of temperature and air movements
which are the Inheritance of the mountain
world.
world.TIUJACHEItOUS
TIUJACHEItOUS SNOWS AND ICE.
Every mountain that lUrs well Into the
domain of perpetual Ice lisa its accumulation
at Iiard-hlug and toft-lying or movable
cows. Tlie former are usually A talc , if
with the greatest caution ; no man Is more
alive than ho to the danger arising from a
enow cornice. Ho sounded with his ax at
every step , nnd we went btcadlly along ,
anxious , but with every reanon to believe
that wocro giving the cornice a wide
bcith. Suddenly came a startling cry from
Melchlor ; at the tame Instant I felt mvself
stagger , and instinctively swinging ever so
slightly to tlio right , found mypclf the next
moment sitting nstrldo on the ridge. With a
thundering rear the coinlce on our left for a
distance of some 200 jarda went crashing
down to the depths below , sendfng up clouds
of snoA- dual which completely concealed my
companions , from me. It was only by the ab
sence of all strain on the rope that I knew ,
though at the moment I scarcely realized the
fact , that they were , lllto myself , safe. "
THE GLOOMY GLACIAL CIIEVASSE.
Few there are , probably , among active
mountaineers.Tio have not had experiences
of ono kind or another with a glacial cre
vasse. Slowly climbing or decendlng a steep
outer mountain face on the back of a glacier ,
with glacial crevasses zigzagging through It
at near Intervals , may be anything but a
pleasant sensation , especially ! to him who Is
not adequately provided with alpine rope ,
ax and hob-nails or creepers as part of his
footgear. A fall , a slip and away you are
hurried , possibly to eternity. Some of these
rievasses are hundreds of feet In depth , and
their vertical bides of adamantine ice make
cpcapo fiom their lower depths Impossible.
It lias not Infrequently happened that hu
man bodies accidentally precipitated Into
these lifts have been recovered only after
Intervals of jcais when washed out from
the under surface of the extremity of a
glacier. The patsago of the crevasses by
mentis of natural snow or Ice bridges con
stitutes cue of the sources of chief danger
to the mountain climber. Weakened by
melting through the sun's heat , they are a
treacherous pathway and lead the unwary
to steps that incline to ultimate destruction.
It is in such crossings that the experience
of good guides becomes a necessity , and
manv an ugly plunge that might otherwise
have resulted fatally has been turned to an
adventure of hardly more than laughable
proportions. iMr. Edwin Swift Halch , an ex-
peilenced American mountaineer , thus de
scribes the sensation of n mild crevasse ad
venture : "Tumbling Into a crevasse. If you
are roped , is n very small matter , although
the sensation , If you fall completely through ,
Is unique. The mot * curloua part of the feel
ing U the Inability to put jour feet any
where , the sensation of utter helplessness
that It glvcw you to bo kicked around trying
to get jour feet on to something. Prom beIng -
Ing ojj the ice and snow In the light , you
suddenly nnd yourself in Botnl-darKncss. The
dark green-blue Ice rise. ? In front of jou , a
lot of very rold BIIOW falls down the back
of jour neck , your hat goes down from jou ,
and you aio half crushed by the rope , until
tlio people who have not gone In haul jou
out by main force nnd jou are landed In a
confused heap on top of the glacier.
THE IMMINENT STOHM.
There are few , except these who have them
selves had the expcrlepre , who ean conceive
of the extreme rapidity with which moun
tain stornn originate and discharge thcm-
sclven. Krom a perfectly clear sky and nur-
loundliiRs , nn hour , or even a mere frac
tion of It , will frequently sulllco to plunge
the traveler Into darkness and Into a region
of the utmost turmoil. Angiy clouds t > wecp
by In mad turmoil , an Ice-cold wind bites
deep into the marrow and woe bo to him
who Is caught on a dividing crest without
shelter or covering to properly withstand
the force of nature's arms. A personal ex
perience on the Grlmsel , where from an ab
aolutelj clear and tranquil sky , August 23 ,
on ono side of the pafae plunged Into the
darkness of nigbt and a tempest like that
of the ocean on the other , has been sufllojent
to convince me of the possibilities that lie
In tills direction.
Only tlnough the timely assistance of
a pair of St. Bernard dogs , whoao kindly
mlnlsteilngs prevented that silent sleep
which falls to him who lies deep burled In
snow was on this occasion a rcicuc effected ,
Yet the possibility of the conditions that
actually presented themselves were em
phatically pointed out to us by friendly
guides , but we , presuming on duperlor know !
edge , discarded , nearly to the point of meet
ing death , the advice bought by long years
of experience. A Ic&son thus taught ls apt
to bo lasting ID Its effects.
ANQELO HEILPRIN.
Dr. ICIun' New Dlarnvcrjr tor Cou-
miiuiilloii.
This ls tlio best medicine in tic world for
all forms of Coughs and Colds and for Con
sumption. Every bottle U guaranteed. It
will cure and not dUappolnt. It has no
equal for Whooping Cough , Asthma , Hay
Kcvcr , Pneumonia , llronchltln , La Grippe ,
Cold In tliu Head and for Consumption.
It Is safe for all ages , pleasant to take , and ,
above all , a sure cure. , It Is alwajs well to
take Dr. King's New Life PlllH In connec
tion with Dr. Klng'a New Dlicnvcrj , as
they regulate and tout- the etonuch and
bowcl . Wo guarantee perfect satisfaction
or return money I'rco trln ! bottle * at
Kuhn & Co 's drui ; store ,
lUfitlUr alte 503 aud Jl.OO ,
the great captain. "Time docs not wither
nor custom stale" the affection with
which the country regards the soldier dead ,
and every recurring Memorial day witnesses
throughout the north multitudes honoring
their memories and growing tholr graves
with flowers of gratitude.
The approach of Memorial day draws at
tention to the rapidly decreasing numbers of
the Grand Army. It Is calculated that the
membership of ( he Grand Army of the He-
public , as well 'aa the pension roll , liav"
i car 1ml the maximum , and that the decline
In both through death's ravages will steadily
increase from now on. When will the lists
bo exhausted ? It Is computed by a statis
tician that in fifty years , or between 1945 and
1950 , the last member of the Grand Army will
answer the roll call of eternity. This com
putation Is babed on the presumption that
some of the boys , born in 1850 and 1851 who
enlisted in 1SC4-G will live to be centenarians.
Of the older men who took part in the bloody
struggle from Its opening In 1861 , all will
have surely departed by the turning j'ear In
the last half of the twentieth century.
Science , however , may make discoveries for
the prolongation of human life , and who
knows that some veteran may not live to at
tend the centennial of tie close of the re
bellion ?
As nearly as can be computed from the
records of ( he AVar department , not count
ing ro-enllstments , there were 2,213,365 sol-
dlcra In the northern armies. Of these 359-
528were killed In battle or died of wounds
and disease. Thla would leave 1,853,737 sur
vivors. Over 1,000,000 of these men have
died since the war closed thirty-two years
ago.
ago.Whllo the chances are that , the last sol
dier will depart about H50 , the pension list
ot the civil war will not be ended then. For
about thirty years later. It Is estimated that
( hero will still be widows on the rolls ,
The most Interesting and at the same time
most saddening statistics connected with this
period are those bearing upon the friends of
the soldiers What has become of the mil
lions who throbbed with llfo and anxiously
hoped nnd prayed during those four awful
years. '
WHO WEUE ALIVE IN 18C5 ?
It Is susceptible of demonstration that
less than 10,000,000 people are living In the
United States who were alive or In this
coun ry when the war closed. Ily the census
of 18UO the population of the United States
wna found to be G2,622,250.
In 1SCO the population of the United
States was 31,000,000 , and it Is fair to cs-
tlmato that this had not been Increased In
the four years of the war. The losses of
the north and south by wounds and disease
amount to nearly , if neb quite , 750,000 men.
In addition there was a greatly decreased
birth rate due to obvious causes. To make
up for thcso Items of decrease the total
Immigration during the war only amounted
to 546,450. Therefore the estimate of
31,000,000 population Is not far out of the
waj' .
Now of the original 31,000,000 how many
can bo reasonably said to bo nllve ? At tlio
outside not more than 10,000,000 , The
death rate of the United States IB about
twenty-five per 1.000 per annum. In thirty-
two years , therefore , 800 of every 1,000 peo-
pie alive at the beginning of the period can
bo expected to die. That la , SO per cent
of the people alive In May , 1865 , have gene
to their long rest leaving considerably less
than the estimate of 10,000,000 alive today.
Of this number now living at least 50 per
cent vvcro less than 8 years old at the con
clusion of the war , and , thcieforo , can pos
sess little personal knowledge of Its events.
WHEUE AIIE THE LEADERS BURIED ?
The boncu of our martial leaders and he
roes are widely scattered. Grant Bleeps by
the- Hudson , Sherman on the banks of the
MUslsslppi and Sheridan at Arlington
across the Potomac from Washington. With
the exception of West Point and Arlington ,
there Is mi burial place especially set apart
for Eoldlcra and pallors which contains the
bodies of any number of noted leaders , A
number are hurled in the civic cemeteries ,
Laurel Hill , Philadelphia , uul Spring Grove ,
Cincinnati fjumter'a war hero , General
Robert Anderson , lies at West Point. In the
eame cemetery are the graves of Generals
Kllpatrlck , the daubing cavalryman , J. M.
Hranuan , Graver , HarUmff , William Hays ,
Mackenzie , also a dUtlnguiahed cavalryman ,
Charles P. Stone , Sjkes , leader of tbo Fifth
corps nnd the veteran Iteyes , w'lio died in
Switzerland In 1895 , and was brought to
West Point for burial.
On the banks of the Hudson , also , the
author of the plirnce , "If any man attempts
to haul down the American flag , shoot him
on the spot , " General John A. Dlx , found hU
last resting place. His grave in Trinity ceme
tery , on Washington Heights , la marked by
a simpleheadstone. .
Fronont , "The Patliflr.dcr. " is hurled In
Rocklaud cemetery , on the HndEon. General
Thomas' grave is in Oaknood cemetery ,
Troy.
The grave of General Sherman In Cal
vary cemetciy , St. Lauia , U marked by a
monument. McClellan lies in Rlvervlow
cemetery , at Trenton. Ournslde eletim in die
soli of bis adopted state , Rhode Island , at
Swamp Point cemetery.
Joarph Hooker , "Fighting Joe , " tbi third
commander of Iho i\rmy of the Potomac ,
sleeps In Cincinnati. ' . Mcade , fourth and last
commander of that army , IB burled In Phila
delphia.
Colonel EllsworthiMne zouave , known us
( he flag martyr of lAJwandrla , who fell In
the second month or Hhe war , Is burled In
the village cemetery > t Mcchanlcsvllle , N.
Y. Nathaniel Lyon , lea a hero of the first
month ot the war , is burled at Easlford ,
Conn.
Major Theodora Wlnthrop Is burled at New
Haven , Conn. "Hold the Fort" Corec , who
survived his war wounds and died a couple
of years ago In Ilnston , Is buried at Dur-
llngton , la. CuslUng , the hero of Albe-
marln sound , nnd who also survived Ma war
Injuries for some jears , Is burled In tbo
Naval cemetery at Annapolis.
Hancock Is burled at Norrlslown , Pa. , In
a vault constructed under his own super
vision. General Henry A. Unrnum Is burled
In Oakwood cemetery , Syracuse , N. Y , Gen
eral H Irani Hurnham , the hero of the capture
of Fort Harrison , lire In Pine Grove cemu-
tcry , Chorryfleld , Me. Charles Ellct , Jr. ,
who organized the first steam ram licet , and
died of n wound received In the desperate
naval battle at Memphis , sleeps ill Lauril
Hill cemetery , Philadelphia. Fotragut U
burled at Woodlavvn cemeterj- , New York.
General Stannard , whose brigade ( if "Grctn
Mountain" mllltla turned the tide lib Gottyl-
burg , In repulsing Plckctt's charge , Is burled
at Ilurllngton , VU
General Joseph Hooker rests In Spring
Grove cemetery , Cincinnati. In the same
cemetery He the icmalns of General Wllllan
H. Lytle , the gallant Ohio leader , author of
the thrilling poem , "I Am Dying , Egypt
Dying. "
With scarcely an exception , the bodies ol
heroic Boldera who fell In Inttle were re
covered from the field or afterward taken
from the battlefield cemeteries for reinter
ment at the north One such exception was
In the CAPO of the gallant Colonel Robert
G. Shaw , whoso regiment of black soldiers
"tholr line of eyeballs gleaming white , " bar
the place of honor In the storming of Fort
Wagner. Shaw was killed on the parapet
and the southerners , who held the field
placed him In n trench scooped out of the
sand between the fort nnd the sea. In the
course of time the action of the waves de-
strojed the surface of the beach to n con
siderable depth , and scattered the bones of
Wagner's heroes beyond recovery. Another
noted war hero , whose lost resting place can
never fitly be honored , Is that of the first
leader of the Irish brigade. General Thomas
Fianrls Mcagher. "Some " time after the war
Mcngher wan drowned from a vessel In the
Missouri river , Montana , and his body
was not recovered. The body of the
gallant Custcr was removed from the scene
of the massacre on the Llttlo Dig Horn
and burled at West Point. The remains oi
Captain Miles W. Kcogh , who died by the
side of Custer , were also identified and
brought to Auburn , N. Y. , for burial In Fort
Hill cemetery. Fighting Phil Kearney , "tin.
one-armed devil , " was killed within the con
federate lines. His body was recognized bj
Stonewall Jackson , who bad herved with
him In Mexico , and nent to his friends under
a flag of truce , accompanied by a touching
message oO tribute to the gallantry of an
old comrade. Kearney lies In Trinity churchyard -
yard on Broadway , at the head ot Wall
street. Theic Is no monument. The brave
McPhcreon , who , like Kearney , was shot
down within the enemy's lines in front ol
Atlanta , was also recognized by the enemy.
The remains were carefully guarded and senl
into the federal camp. They were brought
north for burial in the family lot. In hl
old home , Cljde , O.
Gcncial Jesse L. Reno waa shot almost at
the crest of South mountain while rccon-
nolterlng the ground for the advance of the
Ninth army corps. He was burled at Oak
Hill cemetery , Washington. Three days later
General James K. Mansfield , a hero with
white hairs , was killed in a similar manner
In front of the Tr.elfUi corps at Antietam.
He died while being borne to the rear In
the arms of a couple of his soldle s , and
was burled at Middletovvn. Conn. General
J. F. Reynolds was shot through the head
by a sharpshooter while piloting his troops
to the scene ot the first encounter on the
Gettysburg field. He died after being placed
In an ambulance. He was buried at Lin
caster City-cometexjt , Lancaster/Io. General
Wadsworth fell within thfe enemy's lines
at Wilderness. His body was secured when
hlo troops rushed forward , nnd brought north
for interment in Temple Hill cemetery , Gene-
see , N. Y.
Logan is burled In the National cemetery
at the Soldiers' home , Washington , D. C.
Slocum is burled at Greenwood. Hutler's re
mains Ho In private grounds belonging lethe
the family , a plot annexed to Illldreth ceme
tery , at Lowell , Masj. Banks' grave Is at
Grove Hill cemetery , Waltham , Mass.
MANY AT ARLINGTON.
Nearly two score whoso names ore house
hold words because of their daring deeds
In battle now rest nt Arlington , among them
Crook , the cavalryman nnd Indian fighter ;
Lovcll II. Rousseau , also Hazen and Mower ,
who battled in the armies of tiueridan nnd
Grant ; old General Harnojof the regulars ;
Doublcday , Gibbon nnd many others , besides
Shorldan , who has already been mentioned.
The heroes of the deck burled at Arlington
thus far are Admirals Porter and Jenkins
and Rear Admirals Queen , Johnson and Shu-
feldt.
General Israel D. Richardson lies at Pon-
tlac , Mich.
General Thomas Loonidas Crlttenden sleeps
In the "Bivouac of the Dead , " on the banks
of the Kentucky river , close to the spot
where Colonel O'Hara penned the celebrated
lines beginning :
"On fame's eternnl camping grounds
Their silent tents nre bpreml. "
Bei'lda the grave of General Crittenden
stands a shaft erected to the memory ot a
Kentucky boy hero , his only son. Lieutenant
Crlttendcn , one of the victims of the Custer
massacre.
In Woodlawn cemetery is burled General
Robert B. Potter , a brother of Hlshop Potter
of the New York diocese. He led his regl-
merrf , the Flftj'-flrst New York , In the charge
acroM Hurnsldo't ) bridge at Antietam. Later
ho commanded a division in the Ninth corps
and led It into the smoking pit of the cele
brated crater after the explosion of the uilne
at Petersburg. General William F. Bartlett ,
another hero of the crater battle , Is burled
at Plttsfleld , Mass. Uartlott led n brigade
inlo the crater , and ono of his companions ,
hearing the thud of a birilr-t striking him In
the kg , offered to assist him to a place of
safety. "Oh , never rrrlna , " said Bartlett , "it
wan only my wooden led. " Admiral James
A. Window's grave Is Ir Forest Hills ceme
tery , Boston.
The Httlo town of Leilngton , Va. , holds
the ashes of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall
Jackson The chieftain 'J entombed In the
chapel of Washington and Lc ? unlvciulty
and his great Hold matsbal sleeps In the
town cemetery.
Richmond's noted qemtter/ , Hollywood , Is
commonly supposed to hold the bodies of
many noted confederates , but such Is not the
ccee. The most distinguished soldier burled
there Is Jeb Stuart , who was cut down almost
at the gates of Rlcbmoctl by a bullet from
the carblno of ono of Colonel Russell Algcr's
Michigan troopers. General George D.
Plckett Is also burled ( it Hollywood. In
ground known as that Hill plot , near West-
brook , and close to Richmond , lies the body of
General A. P. Hill.
General Joseph E , .Johnston . Is burled In
Grccmnount cemetery , Baltimore. General
Polk , the soldier bishop , tvhu was killed at
Johnston's side , Imfront of Atlanta , by a
Blicll which General-Sherman himself aimed
and dispatched oniMts errand of death , Is
burled at Augusta , .Gu , Ills tomb Is under
neath the chancel oflBt. Paul's church ,
Only ono army ccmmmndcr was killed In
battle. That was illbert Sidney Johnston ,
the soldier who , otitlie time of his death at
Shllon , was the bone of the south. After
leading a succc sful bayonet charge In
front of the terrible Hornet's NeBt , General
Johnston rode to another part of the field
to order up fresh troops. Without know
ing It , he was then bleeding to death from
an artery severed by a bullet that bad
struck him during a moment of excitement
and had cot been felt. A stream of blood
pouring over the top of tils boot leg at
tracted the attention of his aides , who
helped him from ( he r ddle. Death followed
before a surgeon could be summoned.
Ueauregard Is burled In Metarlo cemetery ,
New Orleans ; Forrest , the Wizard of the
Saddle , at Elmwood cemetery , Memphis ;
Semmes , commander of the cruiser Ala
bama , in New Orleans. General Armletead ,
the only brigadier in Plckett's column who
crossed the stone wall basrltr on Cemetery
Ridge , was mortally wounded and died a
prisoner. He waa recognized by federal of
ficers and burled In a churchyard of ( he
town.
General Richard Garntitt , when Plckett's
column wan forming , lay In au ambulance
prostrated by serious Illness , Unwilling to
bo left behind , lie wrapped himself In a
HKWHHW$1HWH4HHJ ! *
ANOTHER BIG CUT IN PRICES >
Wo do not soil Riipar , nor shoos , nor cnllco , nor Out
Closing Bicycle Stock * ° ° - &
. Not Hint *
corsets , nor clothes , nor capillary coaxcrs.
there IB anything demeaning In handling such arti pratloGlndlator *
bicycles -
cles. Hut twulvo years iipo this summer wo chose antccd all puar- g o * }
household poiils as the Held for our commercial ambi on suto this u
tion. Persistently , Insistent ) * and consistent ) " we have ttcokiit * '
adhered to our llrst choice. As too many cooks sixdl
a broth , so , too , wo indued , too many lines of goods
would spoil au otherwise useful career. The result of 501
sticking to one Idea has been : THH L-AW5KST
1IOUSW Ft'UXtSHINO KSTAHMSIIMI3NT IX T11K
\VKST , AXn THE H1J8T GOODS Toil T1113 1XJNV-
13ST 1MUC13.
f WE ADJUST THE TERMS TO SUIT YOUR OWN CONVENIENCE ftft
ft
and Rugs ftft ftft \
Cooler Seat Iloeker . , solid oak , very All Wool Itip.r.Un C.irpetB ft
line , worth $7.60
orth ? f
w > c 1
this week for *
Iron Hed , white enamel ( Inlxh
brass trltnmlims worth $7.50 Brussels Carpets pretty imttcrns
for nnywhere else fOc
' ' here orly ft
Crib
Child' * li'oldllip
with Meel woven wire wprlng . i. Velvet CaiiK-ts benutlfullv designed ftft
worth ( t.no this week pallet ns good va.ue in $1.23 ft
Soree-ns excellent value nt W CO all vvt nsk Is , > ftft
wo offer special Axmlnstcr Carpets
for thH week worth regular $1.50 ft
Oak lied Iloom Suit tine pinto mliror tills week ftft
heavy carving worth $33 vo ft
this ueck Matting TII Ideal lloor covering for
Fiimmer the SOe guide
Parlor Suit heavy frame upholstered In this week ,
Ilk tapestry ( .ood value at JCO.OO
our price this week "Oil Cloth made on extra heavy ftft
Leather Couches materlnl worth 40c
that sull .xll over for $21.50 tlil.s week
our price this week
' Chenille Hugs ft
Woven Wire Spring1 worth SOc ftft
worth $2.50 this vveck ft
for ftft
liotimn Chair tlnlshcil In mahogany Jnpaneso Hugs blze 3C\72 ft
velour scat woith $5C < ) worth $ .1 fid-- ftft
this week thls week ft
Single Carpet Lounges Smyina Hugs alzo 26x52 ftft
vvoilh ivgul.ir $10.00 worth $250 ft
this week this week ftt
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l
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Tapestry Curtains beautiful patterns- of tliem all we are the sole agents , and ft
worth $8.00 this week 29 !
only we sell them to you for
Chenille Curtains heavily fringe-d less than
well worth $7SO our price money you pay
this week . . . . < for inferior mike : : . Remember
Nottingham Laee Curtains Mint lots of fresh uir for the baby
regular price $250 wives you doctor's billy. Tills
this vvue-k week u 6J2 Ilcyvvood carriage lor
Brussels Curtalrifa fiesh Importation-
worth $10 DO
tills week
Window Shades
worth lOc T downrange
now OasalSne Stove ? < e
Iilsh Point Lace Curlalns coolc stove and p'ace ' in
wet th $8 fX ) range or
this week kitcnen a n up-to-date /i
"Quick Meal" frusollno Btovo. No
soot no sui ko no heat no vvasto
of fui.l uonvuniunt anil economical
\Vo li a v e ( ruarantced "Quick
1" stoves upward from
. . , Comforts 306
J ? worth $1.00
Comforts 408
* worth Jl.Ki
31 Pillows , per pall Leonard Gleanable
worth leKiilar $300
this vvcelc Have many points of
superiority. T hey
have 8 linings of asbestos ,
charcoal , etc. , etc. air tiprht
locks , metallic racks , and
Barffiln No. 1 Is a 100-plecp Dinner Set , other jrood features. This
choice ot three different colors , made of
week wo olTcr the regular
the llnest semi-porcelain and worth regu
lar $20.00 ; on tale this week for. Slli kind for
H irmiin No. 2 Also a 100-plcce Dinner bet ,
dneoiMted vvltn bejiutlful sprays in naturU
co'ors , larce sUe covered dishes and pl.it-
ters very pietty and new shape , good
value nt S25UO , this week only
Tcllct Sets ot seven pieces , Including slop *
jar , nicely decorated , worth $ o.50 ; this 27 < !
week
. Here Is a bargain In an Tee Client ; he sure
worth $1.50 .
Coolers
Water to come and see It ; worth regularly $0.00 ,
week
* on ealo this
for
week
r for wo offer this
& \
Write for
Special
Refrigerator ,
Baby Carriage
and Gasoline
Stove
Oafa'ogue.
blue overcoat , picked up on the Hold ,
mounted his horse and led his brigade as
far as the Ununlttsburg pike. A high fence
obstructed the column at that point , nnd the
federal fire from the rldgo added to the con
fusion in Plckott's ranks. Oarnett rode
along the front , urging his men to press
forward. Ho was then covered with blood
and leaned well upon his horse's neck.
Suddenly there was a fresh outburst of bul
lets from the ridge. Steed and rider went
down together , and the column moved on.
After the repulse of PU-kett the body of
General Garnett lay unrecognl/cd between
the lines. Ills sword nnd field glass were
found and subsequently restored to hla
family , but the most dllllgcnt search anil
Inquiry failed to prevent his burial among
the unknown dead of OeUjshuru.
itii.inious.
Rev , Dr. John H. narrows states that the
Hen Ollel mission among the Jews In Jerusa-
cm Is unworthy of confidence and hhould be
BtlgmatUed as a fraud.
The Orthodox Church of ItussU Is said to
bo the wealthiest church organization In the
world and able to pay off the national debt
of 200,000,000 , ana yet not bo Impoverished.
Rev , Dr. acorgo J. Johnson of St. Louts
ast Sunday celebrated the fifty-fourth anni
versary of his ministry. Though 73 ycaiu
of age , Uo still preaches with remarkable
lower ,
Monslgnor Merry del Val , the papal dele
gate in Canada , visited Toronto the other
lay and made a very favorable impreaBlon.
an address ho declared that true science
and Catholic dogma could never disagree , bo.
cause they are both from God.
The American llaptlst Missionary union
closed Its year with an Indebtedness of $293-
' 21 , and the Homo Missionary society with a
lobt of $181,7C1. Tow aril the cancellation of
his Indebtedness , Mr. Rockefeller lias niaile
an offer of $250,000. Pledges have bcin made
'or Iho balance of $80,000 $ and $1GI,000 re
mains to bo raised by July 1.
Rev Dr. J. N. Halloek , editor of tbo Chris-
tlan Work of Now York City , lias declined
the presidency of the Westminster univer
sity , of Colorado , which was reccntl ) offered
him at a salary of 110,000 a year because he
'eels It his duty to remain with tbo Chris-
Ian Work , v hlch lie baa done so much to
make a force 1u religious Journalism.
Rev. Dr. Teunla C , Hamlln , pastor of the
Church of the Covenant , Washington , has
been appointed one of thc > leaders ot a
movement which has for its object the
Forming of a vest federation of various de
nominations , and which is expected to begin
practical operations with a membership of
at least 4,000,000 Christians , moat of them
young , or in the prime of llfo , and all of
them pledged ( o exert themselves aggrcu-
lively | n the advancement of tbo cause of
Christianity.
The centenary of ( be consecration of
Dlshop Oass ot Massachusetts , which wai
celebrated last week , recalls some anec
dotes of tbo bishop. Ho refused to live In
Dorchester , because the brooks there were
"not largo enough for IUIE to swim iu. "
His first marriage displeased his parishion
er * whereupon ho preached to ( hem a
sermon from the text. "They will slay ine
for my wife's sake. " His parishioner *
would oft o get la arrears wltu bis salary ,
which never was moro than $500. When
the treasury was so low as to become hope
less , they would call upon him and ask
what they should do. "Well , well , " he
would say , "let It go ; I'll release you , and
wo will begin again. "
On and after January 1 , 1898 , Urooklyn
will ceabo to hold unchallenged Its title ol
"the City of Churches , " and the gieater
Now York will succeed to its supremacy in
that respect. There are GS3 churches In
Now York City , 448 In HrooUlyn , fifty-torn-
on Stolen Island , and fifty-four In tbo part
ot Queens county to bo annexed to the
greater New York after January 1 , Long
Island City Included , making a total of 1,115
places of woishlp In the Greater New York.
A total ot 1,115 , places of worship In one
city Is ceitalnly remarkable when It Is taken
Into consideration that the total population
of the now oily Is 3,300,000 , or nt the late
of ono church to every 3,000 Inhabitants ,
a very largu pioportlon In a city , 'llio ( .cat-
Ing capacity of the Greater New York
churches Is in oxccts of 750,000.
roi.n OI.T or uoiurr.
One of thn witnesses of the dcfciifie In a recent -
cent law suit in Dublin created a smile when
asked to testify as to the veracity and standIng -
Ing of a neighbor. He was asked If ho would
believe the man under oath ,
"Well , " was the Ingenuous reply , "I would
believe him If I Knew what ho was saying
was true , "
The Juutico was one of Uioso peace loving
men who halo to see their follow men get
tangled up In long legal wiangleu.
"Don't you think , " he ahked after he hod
heard a statement of the cane , "that this Is
something that qould be tctlled out of court ? "
"Can't be done , > our honor , " replied one
of the litigant * promptly. "I thought of
that , but the monkey-faced coward won't
light. "
A Georgia lawyer , who had a rei > e In
which conviction for his client seemed cer
tain , cloacd hlH argument with a scriptural
quotation. To the nmuzoment of all , the
Jury returned a verdict of "not guilty , "
without leaving tholr seats. After court had
adjourned ( ho lawyer approached the fore
man ,
"I am curious to Know , " ho eald , "juet on
what point of law you based your verdict ? "
"It warn't no law point , colonnl , " replied
the foreman , "but we couldn't Jest ; ii over
the Scripture. "
Judge Russell M. Wing of tb * Kent Col
lege cf Law told a gopd etory the other night ,
sayu ( he Chicago Post.
, A country justice lud been elected but a
tow davs when a young lawjer rushed In
and demanded a caplaa. Now , that juatlce
did not knowva capias from a police cell ,
but he dleliked to dmit his Ignorance. So
ho said :
"Now. ee hue , iny friend. You are ft
young lawyer nnd I fear lack experience ,
I would advise you not to be too hasty ,
Don't be In a hurry. Walt twenty-four
hours , and then , If > ou think lio.t < ome tome
mo and I will give you a rapUs"
The young IJUJCT agre'cd nd went away
The justice spent tbe remainder of tbo day
acquainted with tb writ cilUd ct-
plaa. When the limb of the law appeared
the next inoinlng tlio court felt himself qual
ified to Issue capiases by the bushel
Hofoie he could spsak the young lawyer
Mid ;
"Mr. Justice , you wore right ; I was too
hatUy. I have the matter fixed up all right
and do not need a capla ? , I have- come to
thank you for the grod advlco , nnd also have
brought > ou the $2 fee jou would Imve re
ceived for the capias , as I don't want you
to lose anything by your good deed , "
Ho went away believing llio justice to bo
a paragon of goad eunse and legal lore.
"I dcalro to make my will In a vciy ( ovr
words , " bald the djlng inn chant to hlu
lawyer , "so you can take down what I want
to say In three minutes. Are you icady ? "
"Ready , " nnowercd the lawyer ,
"I wish , " continued the merchant , "lo.
leave all my piopcity , renl and personal ,
without condition to John Jmnrnel , attorney-
at-law "
"What ! " exclaimed the la \rr jumping
up and dropping the pen In excitement. "You
wish to leave all youi property to me ? Ah ,
you aio joking , Mr. Ilrown. Ho ! 1m ! Tlu
Idea of leaving It to me when I know how
devoted you are to vour tlucc children. You
always were .1 wug , Mr. Ilrown. "
"Tlicre * IB no JoKe about this , " nald tlui
sick man gravely. "As you say , I am de
voted to my children and H is for that very
leason that I make the will I have dictated. " '
"I do not understand , " said the amazed
lawyer.
"I do , " the merchant continued. "I know-
that If I made any olhei kind of a will thrro
would bo a contest and my property would
go to you anhow by the time thii fight ended.
In that event you would not consider your-
oelf under any obligation to do anything foit
my children , as you would have worked for
tlio propcity. Hut If I hand It all over to
you by will , thus avoiding the trouble and
expense nf litigation , you may feel grateful
to mn and E 'O a small part of my fortune to
the little oncn. Will > ou promlec to uce thin.
they do not starve ? "
"I will , " answered the lawyer.
And the merchant passed away peacefully *
says thn Legal AdvUcr , In concluding- the
tUory.
A HUTHOSI'lIUT.
Written for Tim lire.
Hetty looked BO quaint nnd s'.tnder
In among the irdcn pinks ;
IJven now may Uod defend her
I can woemy queries send her
UlUHlilnu tbe-ncc ; aim nl > ly thinks
That I'll deem I did offend her.
So , disconsolate , I ehldo her ,
AH from out niy arms die slips ,
And I follow cloho beside her ,
Till her gray eyes open wider ,
An I bend to press her lips ,
V.'Jiero the honeysuckles hid h r.
How I loved ( he little maiden
In tlio heyday ot my youth ,
Loved the smllea nil sunbeam laden
And the walta that wo have strayed la.
lint he shall not know Hie ( ruth ,
Know of IIOJH-H my heart delayed In ,
For I cannot all forget her ,
Hlnce she-'fl married and away ,
Though I BolJ In my Ittfct Iclttr
That Hhe never could do better :
I ( bought of Unit June day ,
When among ; the pluku I met her
Omaha. Ntb , CATIUJIUNU IIUB1U