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. omo Observation by PbIl May , the Noted
Cartoonist of Punch.
GLIMPSES OF HIS LLJXUfflOUS STUDIO
teiIi1k , ii l'ortrnlt of IfIiii.lf nnd
DCIIIIIICCN the I.nr tbn ( UItIeN
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PH iilshnIk , Offcni.c.
t LO > WON , Aug. 1.-The niry rind epigram.
matte author of 'Tiio Gentle Art of Making
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EnQmics" Iiaii written that "flack and
White in England thans Phil May , ' and
the artI8tlc world Iurn fully endorsed Mr.
Whfit1eri opinion , whic'h lini taken his
present nositlon among the ireatest comic
rtIts of the age , ranking himself with
Crulkshnnk , Leech , ICceno. Tennict and Du
Manner.
font aL Leeds thirty-two years ago Mr.
May began lIto as omco lioy to a lawyer ,
J with , however , scant satisfaction to his em-
ploycr , ron tim lad pnsed most of his time
decorating the margins at the dull legal
.locuIncntK which It was his duty to trati-
crIlw , with witty sketches and caricatures
of ( ho clients , Iir lrunk Lockwood , the
ceielrnted advocate , liimselt no mean ar-
1st , was nne of the first to discover young
May's talent. 3ceIng him one ( lay sketching
In court ( luring the Lecd n55i.es lie glanced
oVer the lad's shoulder nnd at oiicu per-
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ceiveil that ho was a genius. A little time
. ago , in speaking of the death ot Sir lronk ,
Iir. M&w & told ma that ( lie kindly manner
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In vhlcli his early patron had lraled ) theo
drawings had illumed his heart with the
first rays of ambitious hope.
Having abandoned his legal aspirations
young May became attached to a theatrical
company nt the stipend of 12 shIllings and
a pence a week. in return for vhicli he dc
signed posters and made himself generally
r useful , flit tiring of ( his mode of lire and
feeling that there were greater possibilities
within hl reach at. the age of 17 he sot
forth to neck lila fortunes In London and
was often without money to buy bed or
breakfast.
In 1894 Mr. May married , and In 1S85
went to Australia to take a place Ofl the
staff of the sydney Bulletin. lb returned
froni thu antipodes about seven years ago.
end after spending some time In Rome , and
, residing for two years in l'aris , where , by
r the way. ho lived iicxt door but ono to Sara
I \ Bernhardt. ho fliiztlly settled down in London -
don , and from that time his career has been
one of untnterrupted * niccess.
As an IIInP4triIor.
When Phil 1ay flrbt came from Australia ,
b wbero his work had been somewhat burled ,
I , nd began to break into the English papers ,
i every liluitrator who saw his sketches per-
ceired at once that a new force had up-
peared in the field , Ills style was unique
and his Ideas original. lie had reduced the
art. or line drawing to the mathematical
problem of uging as few strokes of the pen
as possible. So apparent was this that the
untrained observer was Inclined to charac-
I terizo his work as "unflnislied , " whereas It
has absolute flnIh , In that It represents
, the highest development of any art-telling
something vIthout superfluity.
: This Is the art of the stor ) ' teller ; It
should be equally that of the artist , and Mr.
I May ossesSe3 it In the highest possible do-
. grce , ills abIlIty to catch a type and put
c ' It on paper Is little short of marvelous.
Whether ho depicts a cavalryman , long-
legged and orercoated ; a costermonger In
I buttons , with a beery leer on his face , Or the
I wrinkled and aged children of Wbitecliapel ,
lie places the complete ilicture before the
, , eyes of his audience with the minimum of
etrkcs. In fact , he suggests as much las
p he draws. For exampk , the DaIly Graphhf
once reproduced a sketch of the wharf of
, Yarmouth dunin tho.morniug fIsh sale , and
this , a haif-pago affair , was so full of lire ,
t types and even of values that It was practically -
tically a photograph In ink strokes.
As to originality of ideas , apart from the
t . style ho started , there has been no better
example than his series of "On the Brain. "
, showing the fads and foibles of lrominent
nen coming out through the tops of their
F t heads , lifter the ' ' 11(15' ' of the skulls had
I heen lifted oft. That series , too , gave an
4 - Inkling of his marvelous ability to catch a
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I After doing occasional sketches for PuflCh
. for about three years , ho was taken on the
: staff of the paper , at an unusually large
I ealary , antt his ketchie for this famous publication -
. lication now constitute almost his exclusive
ouraahistic work.
I iIr , ULt ) ' at
'p Recently I had three hours' talk with Mr.
' r May , followed by a pleasant lunch with him
% ' and hIs charming wIfe , at his house , "Rows-
. , ' lb1 , " in holland Park road.
, or this road , which Is now the artistic
center of London , Lord Leighton said to me
. h twenty-five years ago :
; "Come and see me at holland Park road ;
I Val Prlncep and I lmavu made It for our-
gelves. "
A lane , which Is still standing , was then
tIme only approach to it , and 'lien Lord
, Leighton and Val Princep built hero their
houses were practically the only ones of
which : It boasted , so that they looked upon
r It as their own , Surrounded by green mnead-
owe and pleasant orchards , both mansions
backed 111)00 ) tIme famous park and residence
of Lord Holland , a place still garlanded with
all the fairest Ilowers of poetry , romance ,
] iterature UIIU art , for , with few exceptions ,
every great maim of that. period , so rich in
. talent , bad met at holland house In the
"salon" of its ambitious , If not always aml.
able , mistress , Latly Holland ,
' When Lord Leighton built lila beautiful
StUdio house , so often described , with its
oriental splendor , its marble Iloori and bun-
. talus , Its Moorish luttico wont and priceless
collection o pictures un.h bric-a-brae , Lid-
land park still consisted of many broad
acres , ; since built over , and there rtro
persons thou living who renieinbered tIme
Iliac when bloodhounds were lot loose In
the park every nIght to guari , it , a gun
being fired to give warning that the leashes
hind been alipIOi. )
Next. to the l'nlncep's ( lWChllflg stands
itowsloy. a two storied. rt"l brick house , now
fanmus aB time home of Phil May. There is
in nil London no more deceiving rt.sldencn
them : this. From the outside it beguiles one
Into the belief that it is very spacious ,
whereas save ( or time 1101110 stutllo arid a
dinIng room of fair proportions , there are
but three or four living rooms.
In the square entrance ball , cozy with
oriental rugs and curtains , hang sicetches
by Dudley hardy , Phil May , E. H , Abbey ,
I' an Macrican citizen , and F'rank Ilurgoymme.
To time left is the dimming room , handsoamely
furnished in 01(1 oak , A Portrait of Mrs.
May anti some admirable sketches by Long.
' , staff , an Australian artist , adorn the walls ,
% . anti , on the occasion of my visit , a white
cat. with a family of snowy kittens nettlecl
4 easily on the rug before a bright flre , But
the studio was time bourmmo of my IlgrIinage ,
atici thither I followed a snart maid servant
up a narrow staircase , guarded at time top
. by a full suit of Japmitmese armor , after which
. found zmmyeif In limo qualmmtest. 011(1 niost
beautiful of "workslmops , "
The well-vaulted root is crossed by heavy
beams of dark oak and a ahIer ) destined
, , . for mmmi organ runs across ono end of time
. room. Nuinrous posters by thu great
French artist Clmonlt , of whlomo Mr. May Is
* a s'arn admirer ; aim abundance of Indian
tapestry , severni tine skins , it : one corner
a taret WoOi screen of rare worknmmmnslmlp ,
cli i'lacod with artistic effect and zerfect
taste , render the studio a picture in Itself
and one which lingers pleasantly in the
memory.
The artist's wife , also born In Leeds , six
months hater than lmer husband , is a gracious -
cious and exceedingly pretty woman of medium -
dium height , dainty figure , regular features ,
a delicately cleat complexion , a sensitive ,
perfectly formed mouth , and that rare
charm , a sweet smiio the idol of her lnis
band nmml , as ho himself declares , his
"right hand , " A clear-headed business we-
man , to bet he entrusts time entire management -
agement of his affairs. "It I the anything
behind her back , " laughed her husband , "It
always turns out badly , so you see I have
come to consult imer in all timings. "
MUiie Iii Art.
I hail a fixed purpose In making my call.
I wanted Mr. May's opinion on 'ariotms subjects -
jects pertaining to his art , as well as some
sketches drawn by Imimsel ? , to illustrate an
article , lint I had a big contract on hand.
so far as time sketches were concerned.
"Sketches for an interview by Phil May
himself ! " exclaimed a mutual friend to
whom I mentioned my desire. "Do you
know what you are nking ? Are you aware
that the merest touch of P1:11 May's pencil
is worth at least 10 In time market ? "
But I made the plunge after a little skit-
mlshing , and omit conic my audacious request ,
To say that l'hil May smIled Is mmierely to
say that Phil May was there , for ho smiles
all the time , but imis face nssmimrmcil an intensely -
tensely comical expression.
"lo you know , " ime said , "that I can get
almost any stim I choose to ask for my
work , and especially for illustrations for
American papers ? I am obliged to decline
their tempting offers every day. Principally
because of my agreement with Punch. as I
am bound by contract not to do illustrations -
tions for any journal except the raphic
without Mr. I'unch's permission. At the
sanio time I ammi free to produce my own
Annual. I also illustrate books , and when
I obtain permIssion. I do a certain amount
of magazine work. At present I am engaged
on sketches for a sommveimir of 'Tho Little
MinIster' at the Haymarket theater how-
aver , I do not mind doing you a. representation -
tion of my own classic lmeacl , " lie thereupon
took up pen and paper , and whilst lie talked
drew the picture which accompamiles this
article. It Is a sketch not in any sense a
caricature , despite time slight exaggeration
of feature , hut a portrait full of expression
and character.
When we talked about comic art particularly -
ticularly , Mr. May said :
"I want to know just what you call comic
art. I iresume you mean that which is
identified with John Leech Keene and Do
Maurier in England , and with Frost in
America , I call that comic art pure and
simple. Frost is more purely comical than
wo are , I tlmink , and he mind Zimmerman
are the best purely comlq artists in time
world , I do not consider myself purely
comic ; I have another side.
"I should say , " lie continued , "that time
hummer in American sketches is more cx-
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aggerated than ours , At aimy rate , they
mnuko me laugh more. I think , however ,
that MacrIcan comic artists are elaborate
In their oxocution-'too elaborate , IeFimaPs ,
for may taste , but It Is really dililemmit to coin-
pare time two countries in that respect , both
being jmist about as good as they can be ,
I am dead agalims color In comIc srt , amid do
not like It because it tends to claborutioii.
A comb sketclm ought not to be elaborated
any macro than a joke. That is time reaomm I
so much uireter black and 'hmIto for all may
btimnoroiis work. "
On tIme subject of English and Anmenican
cartoon . . , Mr. May is reticent. According to
his idea , it is not mmii easy matter to mnaice
a comparison , but ho said :
"I am certain that no one over has
beaten Tenniel as a cartoonist , and I do
hot believe any one over will , The best
Aumerican cartoonist I evcr knew was Liv.
Iogstone hiopkiims , now a resident of Aims-
tralla and on ( be staff of may old lisper ,
the Sydney Bulletin.
'Aa to the apparent technical knowledge
of their subject Iossessed by ha artists
of time two countries , I think it Is almost
equal. "
Mr. May does not hesitate to condemn
time picture iiteia has little or imo appli.
cation to time reading matter , am.d upbolils
time vogue of the sketch which , by Its so-
( Ion , tella cli the story withotit marginal
explanation , in a word , the jole In the
drawing is his ideal ,
Vo discussed cit length tlmo i0e.t whkim
is somewhat prevalent in parts of time
lYnltcil States , timat caricaturing a public
man simould be made by law a misdemeanor ,
punishable by fine or imprisonment , mis is
lIbcl ,
"I should resent any interference wIth
the liberty of the people in that respett , "
ho said. "Such a measure hios never been
talked of in England. It Is not libel nor
slnnler to make a comic picture of a pub.
lie nina. Exaggerating lila Physical pecu
hiarities Is not. the samno as. putting time
story of imis foibles or sins into print. Th.
former is never domme with the object ( i
attackimig the man ; It. Is lila principles
which are under fire. "
Mr. May had never heard of the measure
recently brought before time Ncw York legislature -
lature relating to caricatures , antI woo as-
tommlsimcil that such it law hind ever been con-
templated. lie stands firmly for the liberty
of the press , and trusts to tIme artistic sense
of proportion to prevent anything like pie-
lure libel.
The accompanying portrait speaks partly
of the personality of the man. lie is spare
amid pale , with dark hair cut very close amid
combed atraigimt across his forehead , N'eitlior
tall nor short , lie is well built , time limbs
are trim mind sinewy , time hands ami feet
small nmd finely formed , tIme head well poised
anti time expressIon of the strongly marked
femitlires frank and open. A bright smile
lights up the interesting and boyisim face as
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MR.MAY ATWORK ,
be looks his listener full in the eyes whIlst
he converses.
aederous and kIndly , unassuming in manner -
nor , uaopoilt by his rapid success anti constant -
stant adulatIon , It is not difficult to understand -
stand why Phil May is a universal favorite.
'As I said farewell and watched the artist
mount his beautiful little horse , Punch , I
thought of the dreary law office , 'the theatrical -
atrical engagement at twelve and slxpence a
week , time adventure of the cart , and r said
to myself :
"Who shall dare say that genius will not
como to the front , and tlmat , too , in the old
country , by its own inlmercnt force ? "
There is no better dinner wimme than
Cook's Imperial Extr. Champagne , it helps
digest your food ,
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,1Ih1 ARNOLD KISS.
IIov Lieuit'iiimn ( IJOIPNOIL % zi S imiiicIed
1 a St. hoist , , Suuuimni'r UI ri.
Tue Arnoid-Itobson kiss is now echoIng
along the corridors of fame. It happened
at a Long Island seaside resort. Naturally
hl other girls thereabouts are jea'ous ' , But
the macn-well , they are willing to out-Bob-
soil Ilnbson. They are In that conditIon plc-
tured by Old Sport in the play , except they
prefer time lips at first hand ,
How it cnmo about Is thus explained by
Miss Arnold : "Mr. hlobson was receiving
a lot of children and kissing them , I said
to him , 'One would almost visim to be a child
again , ' Then he kissed inc. "
Isn't that touchingly liretty and romantic -
tic ? bflmess yes. lIven the average maim ,
timomigh not a hero , would not let a girl atmf-
fer. Certainly not a pretty one , Amid Miss
Arnold is accounted the belle of beach , She
lisa a plump , well-rounded figure , gieceful
in motion and imot ton tail tm etaturu ; he
possesses abundant hair of a rich , reddish
brown , wimlch she wears simply mmrrnmmged ,
rolled back from a atralght , white brow ,
liar eyes ore large and brown , and her corn-
plexlomi fauitless , She is 22 years old ,
Thmo imews of the kiss was sent broadcast ,
pictured and commented on , ama ? brought a
few protests fromn other girls , here are two
sanmples sent to a New Yorlc editor :
"Sir : Thu young ierson wimo so fat forgot
herself and time rotleence duo her sex by behaving -
having 111cc a sill ) ' schoolgirl at the Iiobsoa
reception deserves a scoring , amid a scoring
slum will get wherever senslhmie men and veil
beimaved women are gathered together , LIeutenant -
tenant hiobson imas time sympathy of every
woman who reads of lila embarrassment.
The young imerson who caused lila commfusloa
ommglmt to be sPankeil amid aent to lied. One
such girl cmi hme .ioes more harm than a
regiment of Spanlards-Alida B. Iunkorcl , "
"LONG IJEACII , N. J , , Aug. 4.-Sir : W'o
were cit time liobson reception right here and
we saw third St. Louis girl hiss Ilcutenzmmmt
Hobson right before time wimolo parlor full or
people. if she hind felt as cheap as time rest
of us did we guess sime' would not have doime
itVe think it was lmorrbl of her and we
don't think sue ought to have her name
in time paper for doing a thuimmg hike that-
Six Annerlenim Girls. "
Miss Arnold is not worryimmg herself.
"Vehl , I domm't cart' , " sue exclaimed. "I'd
do time Mnue' timing again under the same
circumstammce8. '
'Vulci'iu .ilummmc So ( he I'imlhliiiulimes ,
'rhmose who Imave relatives anti friends In
time several expeditions to time iThihlppino
imiiaiid will be pleased to know that a good
supply of Clmammiberlaln's Colic , Cholera and
Iharrhmpea Iten1edy hm beeii taken along
and nmore will be lrocured trom time agency
In hong Kong as required , Time grca sue.
t.cs8 of this zeimmedy In the treatnmmcmmt of
bowel complaints has umade It * itandari over
time greater part of the civilized soritl ,
During time epidemIc of cholera in hiomuilulu
It proved more successful than army other
treimtnmanL Fnr ants lv , all drumrrlsta.
BUFFALO HERDS iN COLRAO ( )
Two Xnown to Exist an(1 ( the Animals Are
Under Stzito Protection ,
WANDERINGS OF ONE SMALL hERD
Tiie IInS e liceim Polinwul for Mommy
' % cnrs-Iiitiiters Hove llean , tflcr
'rhmeiui Several Timumelu-hti- ?
tri Recounted ,
The reports of the discovery of a large
herd of buffalo hear Steamboat Springs In
the northwestern part of Colorado , whose
nplcarnnco cannot ho accounted for , have
mmmado interesting reading for old residents
of Colorado who rcmnemnber when great herds
of timeso animals roamed the state , says ( ho
Demmvor flepubhicami. Vi' . N. flyers , wimo has
followed the history of time few remaining
herds of this state , says positively that the
buffalo discovered are Colorado animals and
tlmat lie has known of them for the last
thirty years.
Besides tIme herd near Steamboat Springs
tlmcre is only one other herd of wihti buffalo
In the state , amid that is time Lost i'ark herd.
Mr. flyers has known of and followeil the
history of tlmis hmerd for the last thIrty-nIna
years. lie Is very nmucim Interested in ( ho
menmaIning buffalo in the state and urges
strongly that time state govenmmmcnt. give
thmemn the best possihmle protection from bunt-
era. In speaking of the buffalo ihiscovcred
near Steammmbont Springs Mr. flyers said :
"I can give you positive hmmrormation re-
gardimmg those imuffalo whelm will show you
that they did mmot come from any otlmer sec.
( ion imf the country tuna that whiielm they are
now In , These buffalo are time remnant of
a hmer'm tlmat ranged in MIddle park as long
ago as thirty- five years , to my knowledge.
At timat time they freqtmetmted time open lrnrt
of time imralrio and occnslommnhly one or more
of timemmi were killed by white men or In-
dianim.
"About 1863 or 18CC they were ranging
about time moutim of thmc Troimblesomne river ,
ten miles below hot Simlphur Springs. At
( lint time settlers were gmadually mmmovimmg
Into time park amid their advent drove ( ho
buffalo back lute the hills and toward ( ho
testcrii rim of time Park. Time winter of
1S713 was an excccdlmmgly severe one iii time
hark amid large quantities of snow fell , coy-
ering time country to a great depth , Time
bulTalo were at ( lint time on the headwaters
of the Muddy river , vhmieh Frenmnnt called
( ho Milk river , about thirty miles north of
Grand river.
" 1mm the hatter part of this winter , when
time snow was still very deep , tin' herd was
discovered by a band of VIe immdians. Time
Indlamis attacked timenmm iii the deep snow
and killed imearly tlm entire herd , a few
emily escaping into the tmnmderbrush amid in
this way avoiding shmmuglmter. In the spring
of 1S76 three or four mcmi wlmo had settled
at hot Sulpiitmr Springs vent up to where
time buffalo had been hilled amid brougimt back
several loads of tallow fmom time carcasses
of the dead animals. Time macmm reported that
the Indians had npparently surrounmded time
buffnio in time deep snow amid had killed
seventy or eighty on three or four acres of
ground. The muon thought that ommiy a few
of time herd had escaped.
"Time buffalo were imext seen on time head-
eaters of the Troublesome , fifteen or twenty
immliea fromu the place of the siaumgimter by
tile Indians. The Porter brothers , wimo t'nd
beno buffalo bunters on the vlains until the
imuffaio were exterminated , went into Mid-
die park and turned their attention to kiD-
11mg ganme for time market. This was 1mm 1S77
or 1S7. They found the little humid of but-
tab omm time Troublesome amid kilied four or
five of them , They , brought the meat to
Hot Sulphur SIrings 9111 ? attempted to sell
it. Information was filed agalmmet theta for
killing the buffalo antta constable wa sent
to their camp to arrest them. They re-
, slated arrest and drove the constable aw.ty
at the point of their revolvers. Soon after
this they left time country , apparently from
fear of prosecution umnder the game laws of
time state lii the district cotmrt , which waste
to convene soon thereafter at Hot Sulphur
SprIngs.
"After time episode vlthm time Porter broth-
era the buffalo continued to range on the
imeadwaers ( of the Trotmblcsonme and some of
them crossed the mountain ramge into North
park. Some of these wore seen on time
North hark slope by Judge Spicer in the
summer of 1883. Hovent u to capture
some chic calves , and while there saw about
temi buffalo , immmt suoposed that timero were
more In the mmeigimbonimood.
"Soon after that prospectors Invaded timat
section of the country in considerable numn-
bers and their presence drove the huffaio
west along time crest of the mania range to
time neighborhood of whore these bmmffalo are
reported to have been seen a few days ago ,
The last definite report thmat I have imami of
time imerd was from a young man who was
hunting there fotmr years ago thIs coming
fail , 110 reported having seen , I think , ten
buffaio , amid he also thought timat there were
othi5rs in time vlcimmity. 'I'imat Is time last dell-
nlto report tlmat I have lied of themmm , hut I
have lmecn given to understand that they are
still iii time sanmo sectlomm of time country.
"It Is very gratifying , If true , to learn
that tIme Imerd has increased to sIxty-two ,
amid If It continues to ho protected It Is
probable timat it will commtlnue to increase ,
It Is not natural for email , Isolated herds
(0 ( grow much iii nunmbers , the tendency be-
log usually time otimor way. People who have
hind knowlecmo of this Imerd have not been
Inclined to pubhisim time fact , but simmce the
announcenmont has been made by time news.
papers I am willing to give this brief history -
tory of one of time two simmahi buffalo herds
n'oamlmmg in a wild state in Colorado , They
mire being closely watched , and If any one Is
found hmimnting them or reportemi to hove done
so timey will be prosecutel and Imimnished to
time full extent of tlmo haw. "
'FIIOSH ltfl.UI.JiS OI OUILS.
Thmt'Ir Siileumd 1.1 -i ; ; 111 , m.'ss .tlmm Id ( Ito
liii rdNJIl Its ( if t1mm Csi uumpalgim ,
You swing so easily immto the routine , time
unrest , time perils and time fun of army lire
that you lose that mmmcst lireclous and
essentlimi thing a writer camm imavo-and that
Is lmhs point of view , Notimlng seems strange
or ummustmai to you any nmore , writes the war
correspommdent of thin Chicago Journal. You
get used to imummthiig for your food and sleepIng -
Ing In the iuIgim grass and loslmmg your tooth-
bruslm mmmiii immaking paper caps for wommiided
muon mmmi carryinmg gruel to the sick and trail-
lag a hiiiiCh of tobacco for half a hardtack
and drinking frommi the same canteen tlmat
your imearn servant drinks from , These
tImings cemmso to be imardaimljms and you cannot
lnmngine that anybody wouiml be lmmterested 1mm
their recital. Colonels and forelgum attacimes
amid authors who have delighted the English
speaking race with their work caine to you
for tooth or cook over yommr fire and drink
sparingly from your canteemi , and wimeu
your foot ? gives out amml ( when your fire is
gone you get a return of favors. All this
makes for a perfect democracy of feeling.
The bluffer mmmmtl this liar and the boaster
doesn't retain time level lie womm amid the
artIficIalItIes of civilization. And time good
nmman , the generous , lclnd.imeartetj , helpful
maim , shines out lit time most splendlml colons ,
lie gets to be regarded as time direct
anibassador of heaven , because all men
ilurlng an active cnmnpalgn 1mm a strange
country are so depenilemit one unon time
other.
Time spIrIt of helpfulness ammil kinlnes3
prevails all thremmgii th ranks of time
regular aruuy. I cam : remember the ( line
whmeim I used to hmear that our regulars were
recruited largely train Idle , worthless and
often ( hangerous men , ex.convicts , tramps I
and the liks of that. The people who said
this may have beemu 3umstlfleil in what they
said , hut if they mere , then to have lived
Idly , s'orthmlessly , imorima ps wickedly , 011th to
iutve been lnmprisoneil , is a grand schooiing
in kindness of heart , unflinching bravery ,
generosity of spirit and simple , straightforWard -
forWard manliness.
\'hat tiscd , to tichight me particularly
about timeso regulars was their tmnaffected-
ness , They never hiosed before you , whatever -
ever your attemitlon , and by the same token
they never imposed mmpon you. They were
respectfui always , cml ( hwy were aittays
quiet , cleft , and whiling. Time ) ' seenmed to
have lie nerves In time sense of over beimmg
nervous , and no muscles In the sense of
ever being tired. 'They lived quietly , and It
time occasion demanded it they died quIetly.
That was a curious fact. I never saw' a
dying regular delirious. Whemm it camime to
dying they maintained the annie taclturum ,
respectful attitude they assumed while liv-
lag.
lag.Ah
Ah , they arc the brave , silent , iatlcmmt
men and I am glad I ama home agaIn , if
only to tell of them and to write about.
them , To one of them I am sure I owe it
that I am home , that I am alive and able
to ackmmowlcdgo my debt to hmimmi. I shall
not forgot thmat little swarthy smiiimmg Ititlinmm
wlmo , despite hula nativity , is as good amm
Anicrican mis ever lifted his hnt to tIme flag ,
Framik Martinez is his name , and 'Imen lie
isn't busy saving people's lives he plays time
cymumbaimi In the band of the Timirtecntb Infantry -
fantry , U. S. A.
\\'hmen time yellow fever broke nut at Si-
bommey mmmi isolation oanmp was cstablisimetl
some two or three miles back in time woods.
Thither wo who timid time lever wore taken
antI thmitlmer went i'rank Martimmez. Theme
were between fifty and sevemity-five of ums ,
end tic was our ommly nurse. Without him
I do not know wlmat we uoultl have ( lone ,
and ct lie wns stmch m little chap , ammd lie
hind hover had thmo fever , ammil liii was play-
lug with lila life In conmimmg near us. lie
wag always awake , nlways mmear at hammil ,
always responsive to the faintest wimlnmpur
of a sick mnnmm. Timere was no cot for him
(0 ( sleep on and no room for it in time ( emits
if there bath been omme. So lie imassed time
nights on a box of hospital stores under a
tree. I say he passed the mmighs ( becumse
I don't see how lie could have slept tlmrougim
them. Ho was never caught sleeping by
any of that sleepless , restless crowd who
wanted somnethiog every hour of time day or
imight.
lie helped tie to vashi our feverish bodies
iii time morning , ho built time fires amid prepared -
pared the condensed milk , amid btmmied time
camp offal and ditched time temita and carried
live coals to time smokers and water to time
thirsty. lie cheered tie up with imis nmerry
laugh and lila radiant. face , amid he fetched
amid carried amid raim lii mum and shine. in
darkmicss amid dawn , lie mievor thought of
imimusehf ; lie would work for hmommrs in drip-
pimig clothes , and when we would beg lmlm
to strip amd vurap up 1mm a blammket lie vould
say : "No , I ann too busy. Soon time sun will
Caine , amid It will dry mime. " Thmon he would
rush away to build a lIre or to m'aiso time
wails of a tent so that a breath of clean air
cotmtd reach mis and we could hear the water
chugging In his shoes as ime went to and
fro.
fro.When
When I was released from time camp lie
threw his arms around me and for an iii-
stant held inc close In his strommg , kind arms
Then ho blessed me In the beautiful ltahlnmm
manner , and I went my way. As time train
slipped down time grade lie stood in front of
a tent waving goodby ,
I could act see him plaimily then , tor the
grateful tears blinded nme , bumt as the days
pass there are no tears \'hen I thlmik of hminm
-only a great reverence and love-and so I
can behold him clearly. lIe stamids there on
the green hillside , iItI0 and swarthy , and
erect , blue circles of pain and wearimmess un-
dec hIs eyes , his fmice pinched and his hand
shaking from lack of sleep.
That was my last sight ot Frank Martinez.
I do not know If lie Is living or dead. But
I know that it ho still lives lie is doing good
amid that men arc rising up and calling imimn
blessed.
And if he is dead-well , ( here's a land ( lint
Is fairer than day , and for such as him was
it prepared.
LINCOlN AND S'I'tN'IiN lmS.tatrii ) ,
Retmewmni ( if an EC'umtIve Order lhtn (
( lit ! EXeeumi ( ye had Aimnuiilcil.
It was one of my duties In the War department -
partment to receive ( ho reports of time oh-
cars of the secret service in every part of
the country , writes Charles A. Dana In
McClure's. The afternoon of the 14th-Good
Friday-I got a telegram from ( ho provost
nmarsimai in Portland , Me. , saying : "I has-c
positive information that Jacob Thompson
will pass through Portland tommlghmt , In order -
der to tal < e a steamer for Emiglamid. What
nra your orders ? "
Jacob Thompson of MissIssippi hind been
secretary of the Interior him I'rcsldcnt Bu-
cimammami's administration. lie was a con-
spicuoums secessionist , and for some time
had been employed In Canada as a semi-
diplomatic agent of the commfeclerate govern-
memmt , organizing all sorts of troubles and
gettIng tip raids , of which time notorious
attack on St. Albans. Vt , , was a shiecimnen ,
I took the telegram and svemmt ilowim and
read it to Mr. Stanton , Ills order was
prompt : "Arrest him ! " But. as I was go-
lug omit of ( be door he called to inc and sal'l :
"No , wait ; better go over amid ace the presl-
dent. "
At the WhIte house all business was over
and I went to time president's buslmmess m'oommm
withotmt meeting any one. Opeumimmg time door
there seemed to be no one in time room , limit
as I was turning to go out Mr. LincolmicalIod
nme from a little side room , where he was
waslming lila bands :
"Hello , Dcmual" said he. "What is it ?
'What's iii ) ?
Timen I read limit the telegrnnm ,
"What does Stnntoq say ? " ho saked.
"lIe says arrest imimim , but that I should
refer the question to you. "
"Well , " said lie slowly , wiping hue hmuimds ,
"no : I rather think not.VT7'en you have
got aim elephant by thu hind beg and lie's
trying to run away lt' best to let ltiimt
run. "
With this dIrection I returned to time War
departmcmmt. I
" \\'ell. what says he ? " asked Mr. Stanton.
"lie says that when you have got an ale-
pimant by the hind leg and lie Is trying to
run away It's best to let hUn run , ' '
"Oh atuffl" said Stanton.
That rmlgimt I vas awakened from a sound
sleep with the news that Mr. Lincoln hind
been shot amid that time secretory wanted
mu at a lmouse on Tenth street , I found
time Imreaiient ( vlthm a huhiet votiimd In ( lie
head , l'iimg unconscious , although breathing
imeavIly , aim a bed in a simmahl sub room ,
vhmhle oil time members of the cabinet and time
chief Justice with them , were gathm.
cred iii time adjoinIng parlor. They seemed
to lie almost aim munch imaralyzed mis time mmmi-
conscious sufferer within time little etirim.
her. The surgeons said tbert was no hope ,
Mr. Stanton alone was In full activity.
' 'Sit down hero , ' ' ealil lie , "I wammt you. "
Then be began rind dictated orders , one
after another , which I wrote omit nail sent
swiftly to tIme telegraph. All those orders
were designed to keep tIme business of the
government in full motIon until time crisis
simoulil be over. It seemed as If Mr. Stanton -
ton thought of everything , and there was a
great deal to be thought of that night. 'rime
extent of the conspiracy ¶ A8 , of course , mm-
known , and time horrible begiimiuiimg svhticim
had brent made naturally leil mis to smisicet
time worst. Time safety of Vasimington mimust
be inoked after , Comnmandcrs alt ever limo
country bail to be ordered to take cxIra
precautions , 'lime people must be notified of
( ho tragedy. Thu assassins must be cup.
tured , The coolness and ciear.imeatle < lnucss
of Mr. Sta.nnn ( uzidar timco circuwst.m cmi
' - - - - - : ' - - ± - - ' : :
were most remnrknlmhc' . I remember that
( moo of thc first telegrams was to ( lencral
Dix , time military coummnmander of New York ,
iiotltying hint of what hind linppeimctl. 'o
clearer brief utceomnt of time traged ) ' cxita
today than this , mu rittemi scarcely three limits
after the scene iii Font's theatre , on a little
stanmil In time room where , it few feet away ,
Mr. Lincoln lay ( lytmmg.
I remtmlned with Mr. Stamitomm tmumtil per-
lisps 3 o'clock In the morning. Then lie
saul , "That's emmnmmKim ; now you many io. "
\'imcn I left time President WflS still alive.
brcatimiiig heavily amid regularly , though , of
course , qumit unconscIous. I wemmt honme nmm' '
to bed. About S o'clock I scas awakeimeil ( my
a. rapping emi the latter s immdow. It svos
Colonel l'cloimzo time adjutant gemierai's
olilce , who saul : ' 'Mr. Dana , the lmrcslilemmt
Is ilead , and Mr. Stamiton directs yomi to
arrest Jacob Timomiipsomi. "
'l'iIti % 'hilSiihIS ltAGUIL
lIii It hoMe , I'ltiriMhmrIl numI Veil eu
fitViu friuuum ( luumamium.
'rime W'ltlskers league is tIme timmumammal title
' ' " which ' mmmiii
of a 'tlreiimummd" ss'as forumied
Ilotmnlsiieil nmmd fell on it Burlington traIn
last Sunday dumnimig time penimi occupied lii
tnalclmmg time rettmrum trip train time Omimahma ox-
positiomm to iCammsas City. Tit imienmbers of
tii lengtie were timree telegraph operators
cmmuployed 1mm one of Kaimsas City's comimmmils.
slomm houses , amid time story of their brief
alliance is told lmy omie of them iii time Kami-
ass City Journal.
' ' 'otm see , sve couhiln't timlimi : of leaviimg
Onmaima , ' ' saId lie , "wihimout getting cii mu
hlrett good 'skate , ' nail , of coulise , after we
got started we hail to tin sommmi'timiuig to cmi-
lIven time Jotirimey. It iII&imm'tt ( nice long to
form tIme league mmmmd mirmmsu' up commstlttmtion
mmmiii by-laws , whIch sucro to time effect that
cYrry utah wenrlng mu beard who caine Into
thiti car was to hi' accosted by each of mis hum
( thu. amid immforni iminm that lie hind catighit mu
straw or somnetliimig iii lila whiskers.Vo
drew lots to decide limo order 1mm whIch we
hmotmlii begin atm" cnmmmpmmlgim , amid agreed to
cimnmigo time erdeu on each umew miman , for we
still lmmmil semmso emmommgim to kmmoms' that , while
the first omme of us might be tlmammiceil
graciously for his kimmilness , time last one
would lie nmmummming tIme risk of receiving
boihily lmarnm.
" \Vehl , hiatt hiatt to start it , anti I came
second , Time tratmi syas just leaving a little
station , when a bIg , old fmmrner wltim a thick
brown hearth squeezed lila way through the
minor amid begaim looking ihowmm the car , over
tti toi's of other People's heath , for a acint
sent. lit' dhIn't , fimmil num ) , of course , and
halt edgeti up to hint anil reumimmrkr1 that time
ear was eroviled. There was nothing in
that roumiark to arouse time farnmer's sims.
pielomis , cmiii whemi hiatt apologlzeti for tak-
tag the liberty , but Informed him that ( lucre
was something caught In his whiskers , his
services were very gratoftilly acknowletigeil ,
After another pleasantry or two hiatt ills.
appeared iii time crond , It was ummy turn
umext ,
'Ii got tim range of time agriculturist nail
naked him soimmo qumestioim obout tue cotmimtry
we svero passiimg thurotmgb , nail how time crolie
were , ammil tlmcmi , glancing at his btisimy ciiimm
covering , said : 'ixctmse mime , sir , but there
a strau' imanglimg tO YOUr imearil. '
, , 'A whummt7 asktil time ciii mann , rallier titI-
denly backimmg off to got a better view of
umic , ammil at time s'umme time brmmshmimmg mitmapi.
loumsty at time Imaginary strav I didn't
vait to explalmi , butt resigimeil umiy ilace to
ilerriek , who svamu getting anxious to ills-
tlngmmishm hmiiiimelf. W'e watclmt'il time old nmamm
carefully lmmspectiimg hula offenihitig lilacs over
by the window , mmmiii then liernick made lute
debut. lie ventured imoimie comnumomipioco rc'-
mark or oilier , whilchi time old ummanm iliihmi't
notice , imimil ( lien. ( leftly touching his Imirsuto
onumamnentation , exetmecil iulmimseif with ( ho no-
. ummark ( lint it vas just a lilece of stnimig that
I lmiui blown imm at time window , The farimier
. sqtmarcih imlmimself.
" 'hooky lien' , young feller , do you be-
loimg to ( lint iloulgastetl gamug ot tuimhicensed
wimiskem's immspectnrs th'it'n Intemitlmi' timis
( mum ? ' lie ufidim't m'ny any lucre , butt lie
eloetl with a swift gesture that hiernick
able to oiil , ' ' of
% zt5 lmartinhl3' doilge , its ouw
time old immaim's imorimy hmmimmeklcs hiceht'ii off a
strip of haIr just above hula ear ,
"TIme mmext maim wearing o heard who en-
tereil ( iii' car was the commtiuctor , amid the
ieagtie ( hisbamideil. "
orkais Mlmuuui I'Irnm.
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mu secret ummecting to coumsider a luau of call-
hug omit the ftmrmmlttmre woedworkora amid
others. Time result is kept a strict secret ,
but no tlevciopmneimts hm'uve occurred ,
( 'ropI. Iemitruyctt hiy hail.
FARGO , N. D. , Aug. IL-A Imailatorum
destroyimig 20,000 acres of grain line swept
over time westermm hart of Foster mmml Eddy
coumities. Thu crops of mommy farmers arc a
total loss.
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