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KEMOVINO THE BIG CXJRIJSS SAFE FROM THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK.
HE J. J. Delight compa-njr of
0 H I Omnlia has Just installed eight
I I of the famous Manganese steel
jnua ana Durgiary jrooi Dans
safes In the United States
National bank. Sixteenth and
Kamam streets. These safes have a stor
age capacity of sixty cubic feet, and sup
plant the old eighteen-ton single safe that
has been In the building since its erection
about twenty years ago. This big safs
was a Corliss, manufactured by the firm
thai makes the manganese steel safes,
and had a storage capacity of but thirty
cubic feet.
The removal of the old safe, which was
prsctically built into the bank building,
or rather the building was built around it,
was a tremendous tank. Cm account of Its
rreat weight the floors of the b&nk build
ing had to be reinforced and stayed with
heavy timbers to permit the removal of
the safe from the vault across the floors
to the Sixteenth Ftreet front, where It was
tsken oue one of the large wlnodws onto
heavy scaffolding and supports, then grad
ually lowered by powrfu! jacks .to the
hesvy trucks, upon which It was hauled
iviy to the front of the PeriRht eMab
lldhnient. Owing to the heavy and danger
ous nature of the work, It had to be done
after night, so as to not Interfere with
street traffic. The task was successfully
accomplished without da-nage to the build
ing, other than the necessary cutting out
of a part of the big vault in which the
big safe has been encased for twenty years.
The mechanical work of the removal of
the 36,000 pounds globular leviathan of steel
was performed under the direction of E.
J. Davis, the safe mover. The work was
completed without the slightest accident,
and Is regsrded as the heaviest work of
safe moving ever undertaken west of the
Mississippi, the jCorliss safe being the
largest safe of Its kind in the west, there
being but two other like it In the country.
In Its day It was the best and most se
cure safe known, and though at present
discarded, is as strong and impregnable as
the day of its Installation twenty years
ago. It was too bulky for the purpose of
the bank In lu enlarged sphere, taking up
too much room In the big vault, on ac
count of its globular shape, and affording
too little storage capacity.
The eight new safes which succeed it
have Just double its capacity and occupy
scarcely more than half the space in the
vault formerly occupied by the big Corliss.
The eight manganese stoel safes iri
mantis of mechanical Ingenuity ?nd ktll.
In material, design and construction they
are far In advance--of anything that has
yet been pioduied In the afe line. The
material, mapfanese steel. Is o hard thsit
no burglar could possibly drhl it, wiiij
other safe steels and vault 'teels are shown
te be suscepflble to being drilld with
comparative rase by diamond steel drills.
This has been demonstrated repeatedly In
the hardened chrome steel snd ct.lKed Iron
used in safe and vault construction as
being ptntrsble by diamond dr'lls. This
mangsr.tse steel will resist the diamond
drill most effectively, and being less brittle
than the other steels will resist without
breaking or cracking, charges of high ex
plosives which would wreck the largest
buildings.
In the 3(sipn of the ?nansaneEO slee1
safe a distinct advance has been made in
that It is constructed of only two pieces
of metal, the body und the. door. The
door is ground into the body to a valve
tight joint, precluding the possibility of
Introducing any liquid explosives. The
body and door are held securely together
when the safe Is locked by wedge bolts,
which make the two practically one. After
years of experimentation, all other safe
manufactuitrs have been obliged to
abandon the idea of making a spindle for
the operation of the bolts snd locks which
could not be removed, and an entrance
thus gained into the safe. Aulomotlc
locks were resorted to which open the safe
whether the bank or the burglar la in
pnKseEsion of ttie premises at any time -t
for opening. Tets have proven that these
automatic devices are unreliable, and In
an actual hark robbery the shock of the
explosives tripped Ihe lock snd open.d
the safe. The difficulty of the spind'.e
in the manganese steel safe has been en
tirely overcome. By the use of this ma
terial, togf.lier with the application of pro
per mechanical appliances, the spindle can
not be removed. In the construction of
the Bafe it is necessary to grind the ma
terial since no tools will machine it. The
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EIGHT NEW MANGANESE STEEL SAFES NOW INSTALLED IN THE VAULT OF THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK.
manganese steel safe has succ sfully re
sisted all attempts of burglars, and so Im
pressed has the United States government
become with the merits of the manajantse
steel safe that it has used them in pref
erence to ail other makes to protect its
gold quartz and other valuable exbib.ts at
various national and international exposi
tions. This safe was awarded the gold
medal at the Faris exposition and at the
Pan-American exposition at Buffalo and
Wold's fair at St. Louis. It will be w 11
worth the whlie of ail of thoee who art
Interested in keeping their funds secure
from expert cracksmen to examine this
safe, for prominent bankers, financiers and
mechanics all over the world give it m
their opinion that in its construction the
burglar has been finally frustrated.
Victor Caldwell, vice president of the
United States National bank. mid in
reference to the installation of the cigut
new safes: .
"By this change in our saf'-s and in th
equipment of our vault we a:med tf obtain
the best means of protection of our d.1
pcsilors' funds that could be furnished at
the present time. By these changes in
se.fes we have more than r)n:hled the
capacity of the safts heretofme in use and
we have gained almost d uih'e the pac
ta our vaults. By adding additional safes
we can Indefinitely accommodate the busi
ness as it grows. With the fuiu.e grow ih
of the city and the territory around it
Omaha is Jubt about beginning to get a
gcod Hart and we expect the bank's busi
ness to increase mote in the next five or
ten years than it has done in the sum of
all the years of its previous history."
The popularity of the manganese steel
safe is shown in the fact that the J. J.
T- ;iit company has sold about fcw of
this make of safe in Nebraska and Sjuth
I'akota.
An aiditicmal precaution to the safety of
the bank's .fundr is in the electrical equip
ment of the vault which is being installed
by the American tiistrict Telegraph com
pany In Its alarm system. This equipment
embraocs everything known to science to
riuy to iiifure ubaoiule safrty. The vault
is ceiled, walled and floored with a steel
lining in which is enclosed a multiplicity
of Insulated wires scarcely more than a
quarter of an Inch apart, all connected
with the general alarm system at the main
office of the American District Telegraph
company. Tue slightest attempt to drill
Into or through any portion of the vault
from any point immediately seta off an
automatic alarm at the main office of ttie
company. These alarm wires are carried
underground, so that there can be no
possible interference with them. Once the
alarm is given, an armed man is at once
dispatched to the bank, followed a moment
later by another. If within ten minutes
these men do not return to the main office,
a secret alarm is sr-nt in to tlie polite
nation and a force of policemen is at once
hurried to the bank.
The instruments which control the sig
nals are secured in a box electrically pro
tected in the same vault and cannot be
tampered with without sending in the
alarm. The alarm apparatus is tested
every fifteen minutes when the bank is
doted during nights and holidays.
In front of the vault doors is another
door built of glass, through which Is inter
woven an intricate network of insulated
wires Installed by the American District
Telegraph company, so when the bank
people close the vaults for the day the
glass doors rlose automatically, thereby
completing the circuit. These glass doors
cannot be opened or a hole drilled through
them In any direction but It gives the
alarm at the cen'ral office. A bank under
the protection of this company from the
time of the official opening or clis.ng of
the v;.ult, will not open such vault w:thoi;t
a notice in writing or in p-rs-n to the
central office. No attention is pdiJ what
ever to telephone orders, especially at
night, for a telephone order might be gives
at the point of a burglar's ritol.
Additional precautions art established by
the electrical alarm system for the prelec
tion of the vaults In the day time. The
combination locks of the inside vault doors
.are connected by insulated wires with the
'desks of the vice president and cashier.
The moment any one seeks to open the
vault a flash of a tiny red lamp at the
elbow of both of these officials is given
and they are on the instant eaabltd to see
who Is in the vault or at the vault door,
tha vault being in full view of both of
ficials. In brief, as stated by Vre President
Caldwell, nothing Is left undone to secure
the absolute safety oi the Lank and Its
contents at all times, night or day.
Tills electrical alarm system has been
Installed by the American District Tele
gtaph company for the government in
thirty-two public buildings throughout the
country, including the federal building in
Omaha, In which there are ten vaults thus
protected. The burglar alarm manager of
the company has Just returned from Bn
Francisco where he closed a contract with
the government to install the system in
the sub'.rcasury and United States mint,
where t;. &'." of gold and gold bullion is
constantly stored.
Quaint Features of Life
Ten Days Camping- on Mont Pelee
Horse's g-ease of Daag-er.
HAT a horse has the instincts of
0 m I impending danger was demon
I I strated the other afternoon.
wurii an annum L-iviiai'S lu
M. D. Swisher, road overseer,
at Cripple Creek. Colo., refused
to act on the btt, ran up the mountainside
and saved Its rider from death In a cloud
burst. Swisher was riding along Box canyon, a
r.arow gulch, when the horse turned from
the road ami. paying no attention to the
rider, ran up the mounts inside end stopped
on a ledge twenty fret above. Swisher was
mystified until lie saw water about eight
feet deep rushing down the ranyon tearing
up bushes and upending everything mova
ble. The water was from a cloudburst
about ha!f a mile further up the gulch and
the horse had heard the noise of the rush
ing water before the rider.
Half a mile of the Box canyon road lead
ing to Florissant was washed out and
bridges carried away. Swisher remained
on the mountainside for an hour before ho
considered It safe to re-enter the canyon,
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Babr la the Desk.
While her mother was searching every
where about the house for her, relates the
Phllad. 1 1 hia Press. Alice Throman. I years
old. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. WiilUm
Throman of l..l tmick street. Manayunk.
was fast asietp inside a closed roll top
detk.
Alice has an older sister. Cora aged 5.
While the children were j laying Alice man
aged to climb into the detk while the roll
top was open, and soon fr'.l fast asletp. In
a srlrlt of playfulness Cora then closed
the desk, the lock snapped and the little
Jailer went off Into another room and also
went fast asleep.
But If the situation had no worries for
Cora and Alice it did for Mrs. Thioman.
after neither child answered her call. She
soon found the older girl asleep In her bed.
A search all over the house for Alice being
unsuccessful, Mrs. Throman aaakened
Cora, but for some reason of childish per
rersity Cora hsd forgotten all about the
desk Incident of her earlier play.
And nut a trace of the missing child did
the agonised mother find until Mr. Thro
man himself came home for e.-pper and hsd
occasion to open I us desk. There, peace
fully sleeping, nine the worse for her
c-aropd quarters. Alice was found. Suffi
cient air bad circulated through the desk
lap to keep the child alive.
U Roata Ball Teasa. .
Tbm Jacksonville Ptoneera and the Clinton
AUUattcij la wtoe uniform red prodooU-
lates. feat to William Hanpf's field. Jack
sonville, N. J., to play a game of ball.
"You shall not play ball in my field,"
aid Mr. Hanpf.
Players and spectators laughted at the
farmer ard the game started. Hanr f walked
silently to his barn and let lose his bull.
The animal followed and charged a red
legged Athletic. Players snd spectators
fled in all directions, the bull charging now
this way, now that.
Devlin of the Giants never ran the bases
faster than did the fellows the bull chased.
All got away except Michael Bo'.srxl. the
Athletics catcher. The bull tossed him
over the fence He escaped with scratches,
bruises, and a sadly r;ped uniform.
Bsrglar Tlrklea dlrl's Feet.
The .ht of pretty Martha Armstrong's
Wril-shaprd feel eepirii out from under
the covers proved too much for the mir
g'.ar who entered several Avalon houses,
PMiadephia. and ty stopping to tickle the
girls feet ha almost caused his own cap
ture. As it was. the girl awakened and
creamed, and several members of the
household answered her tiles. The bur
glar eicapeJ.
Martha. If years old. was sleeping 'at
the home of her untie,-T. E. Armstrong,
when the burglsr entered. The tickling sen
sation awakened the girl, who saw a
strange man standing at her bejside.
"Mighty pretty feci you have." siud- the
burglar.
Martha's only rerly was a series of
screams, and the man fled. He look i
ticlcs nvith (Sou witn him.
Ltvt'i Heveage.
Harvey feitlen bender, Harvey Wieand.
William Bitler.bendt r ar.d Elmer Keller of
ADcntew n, Pa., each about Is ) (art old,
have been arrested In East iiucung.w on a
charge of having soJSed a you I..- kill witn
water as she lay in elum!r in l.tr u-me.
Disappointment in love is glv.n as the
caus -.
It is stated that successively the four
Lothar.os went down on tlietr knees to 'h
maiden to plead, snd arose to "be.it It "
By chance each Warned of the others' woe,
and thoy jt. mined on revenge.
J. C. Waaaer. a merchant, alleges tnat
the youths climbed the grape arb-r at his
home and w!tu poi;o sprays spi.uk. ej
w ater over Miss Emma Wssser, his daugh
ter, while she wa sleep. r.g in l.r bed. un
another evening, they are aaid to haw at
tached strli.1 and weight tu her window
and frightened tar by Dtui tf uc-
' lac" fame.
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mountain has been so covered with clouds
and steam that I have not been able to
see It for several days.
"Coming up the mountain our wninti
lost one of our grips containing matches,
salt and nightiiot Acs. A resculig paity
was at once sent out to look up the missing
property, which was finally localbd at the
base of the mountain, where the servants
had ubandonod It, being too tired to carry
it fui titer.
"Our first meal consisted of powdered
pea sntip. which proved more apietixing
For our evening meal a can of baked beans
put up by cn American concern tasted
even better than the choicest Sunday morn
ing breakfast ever served at the Hub.
"We couldn't have any tea for we were
snort of water. Five miles on a straight
read for w ater seems a long way to go,
but when more than half the way is prac
tically perpendicular climbing you can
imagine the difficulty of getting fresh
water. Alcohol btths are all that we can
tj.k while in camp here, water being too
much of a luxury.
"Miiy I Our first night on the mountain
was a very comfortable one. It was cold,
to be sure, but we d.dn't suffer. This
morning we saw a g'rtat avalanche.
"At the time of the big eruption great
mounds and hills of mud and rock thrown
out by the volcano were piled up. These
are now getttrg dried out and then great
avalanches occur. One can see great
miiks where tne rocks have scored out
huge ravines. Oh, the desolation of it; Not
a living thing ground us. only the rocks,
the ashes or dry mud. the greet mountain
peaks and the clouds everything as far
ss the eye can see the same color the gray
of ordinary ashes.
"This morning Mr Kovey went out to
the mountain while the servants went for
water and I stsid at the camp alone. It
was very weird. I l ad a pistol on the cot
hes'de ire. but I think I ri mre afraid
of that than rf anything, not that I was
ri ailv s'ra-d of anything
"As I wri'e now our dirnr is cooking
over a furrarole r. ar the fit. The fin is
behind a n c.mtsin reak snd raik of us
is the voiram. -nit "f which are pouring
clouds of steam, snd the sun falling on it
make a wonderful pirtue. I am on my
knc ;ti the ashes wrung en a parking
box for a d-k '
"We couldn't ms'.ir a fire up here if we
were fee. tlr.g. for tier- Unl a sink or
blade of grts within miles and miles
- "The steam, a it is ii"w lighted up by
the sunset. 1 tks the color of pink roses
and It Is goigeous. Can you imagine being
so high, so tear the sea the mountain
rises, as it wre. right out of the Caribbean
ca-lhat OU can rcad.ly see the earth
is round? I never was o high with the
ea, so near at hand before, but it certainly
gives one a curious sensation.
"Way 5-lir. Hovey Is out on the moun
tain today, but I did nut go. as tie- cli-ni-lng
is very difficult and there is little for
mo to see. as he g3es to study and collect
rocks. I am alone again in the camp, but
I am somewhat used to it now. so the
pistol is kept on the box instead of at
hand, and there is really nothing to be
afraid of. as no one will climb this lar out
of curiosity.
"It Is wondertui day and the cone of
the acihe part of Pelee Is covered with
clouds, so we cannot see It all. The ea
is glorious, and the sunlight, touching the
tops of the mountain, makes them glis'.on
and look very attractive, although, thee
is such a lack of ve 'aiion.
"The director of the coservatory was
to spend today with us, bui instead ociil
lis fcirvant twenty miles to tell us Inat he
was detained and to bring Me some writing
paier so that I cou.d rite letters "
Alter five days at th.s camp, wlu.h tluy
callid Hotel Fimarole. Dr. tnd Mrs. Hovey
returned to sea level agur. and were t.ans
poried by canoes to St. Pierre to ascend
Mont Pelee agciu on the cast side of the
crater. This eutai'.ei. a trip ct sou.e thirty
miles to reach a paint kss than five miles
away from their first camp. Dur.ng t'nelr
Journey txrosa the isifcnd to ascend the
mountain on the t astern si pe Uiey were
magnificently entertained by wealhy
planters who own large sugar plantations
on the island and who were anxious to rive
the New Yorkers a banquet at every singe
In their Journey.
The second camp was situated on the
east side of the crater of Mot.nt Pelee,
id feet above sea level and feet
higher up than the first tamp. 'Only a
couple of hundrei feet from their camp
was the open crater of the volcano piur
Ing forth its steam. It was at tins, tie
highest polni t ver reached by a woman
sncr the destruction of St. Pierre, tr.it
Mrs. Hovey entertained Chester Martin,
the American consul at Fort de Frsnce,
who with his wife and ilaughs.-, Mrs
Maud Jones of Detroit, Mich., made the
lot.g Journey from Fort de France to the
lop of Pelee to visit the Hovey camp.
This ramp on ttie valcano's crater was
the most thrilling part of Mrs. II iy i
tr p. In descrihing in ner diary w hat to, k
place during her five days- suy at the
crater she made the following entry:
Monday. May 11 -V- left our com
fortable charters at Caport ear y this
morning ana in an ct cart drawn by four
oxen we started with cur outfit for tue
top of Pelee. We came as far as possible
in the cifc. Tfctc eight etfrwes luoit kui
baggage on their heds and we took horses
snd rode up as far as the horses could
cl.mb.
"The remainder of the Journey was
made by foot, li wasn t as difficult as I
expected, although it was tlreaome enough.
We are now encamped on the edge uf the
c rater and I am so thankful I could get
here. I was a! raid I should ioj. e to be
satisfied w ith amping on the side and I
oid want to reach the lop so much.
"1 think we shall be very comfortable
here. The priest on the islaxd and the
young men V no dinid us yesterday all said
they were going to come up lure and give
us a surprise party wi.iie we were in camp.
One has no idea of the hospitality of these
people. Eve n our negro servants bring
limes and ha:anaa, pineapples and melons
as gifts.
"On our arrival here our tents were soon
up and, as tiie clouds opened, we could
occasionally see into the crater. But the
w.nd blew so hard and tne mist was so
thick that it was very difficult to see any
thing or to get obout at all.
"Tuesday, May 13 It was a very cold
nijht and we slept In our clothes. The
mist was so thick that we could only see
Into the craier occasionally. Aithougn I
only wen; a short d.stanct from the tcnl,
I got lust and had to caUl for help.
"We are having a pretty comfortable time.
Of course we are wet through most of the
tune, as the sun larely comes out for more
than a minute and at all other times the
mist is like rain.
"At noun to our great surprise the Martins
arrived. In the party were United States
Censul Martin and Mrs. Martin, their
daughter. Mrs. Jcnes, and Dr. Tenser, an
American o- r,tist. They brought with them
a complete outfil and loads of provisions
for the entire party. Mr. Marun and tit
denusl returned down the mountain that
night, the others ren.aiulng with us.
"Thursday. May 14 AH day )cslerday
It oured. Today the wealher was belter,
and at noon tea men appeard fur a pionlc
with us. bringing with t.-.em a large quan
tity of food.
"It was a great event for them. They
liai come from miles around, one even
f r c in Fcrt de France, one and one-half
day's journey. Our party had a fine Usi.
"They brought a whole lamb, baked lUs
and rake, wine and champagne. Fancy
earning thai up the mountain! The one
woman Ui the visiting party, Mrs. J. Ber
relm. wss prostrated and had to be almost
carried up the last tart oi the journey.
I was the first Wouiaai ever to sleep on
the mountain, and Mrs Jones and I tee
0. -.iy cr.es ever to get into tne crater or
01. to the cor.. It was a great experience
waicb I would; s.v ug fur at-yiuu-g.'
From the Story Teller s Pack
Ready fur l oav ersioa.
HE demand that the sultan of
Turkey dispense with his harem
recalls the story of the canni
bal chief who became converted
and asked the missionary to a
mit him to the church.
"but you have more than cne wife," ob
jected t(i missionary. "My church does
not allow that."
The chief departed in dejection, but re
turned again In a few dais and announced,
with evident sat it ait ion. that he now had
only one wife and was ready for bap-ism.
"But," olje.ted the clergyman doubt
fully, "wlfrt are your other wives?'
"Oh," repiied the e'or.vcrt. "I have eaten
them. "New York Trit one.
r-regrrss.
"Tes." said Mrs. Maiaprop, "my boy Is
doing first rate at school. I sent 1 im to
one o" them alimentary schools, and his
teacher says he's doing fine. He s a first
class sculler, they tell, and is bead of his
class in gastronomy, knows his letters by
sight, and ran sj-ell like one ' these da
formed speliers down to Washington."
"What's he going to bo when he grows
up?"
"He wants to be an undertaker, and I'm
Inclined to humor him. so I ve to.d the con
fessor to pay sr-cial Intention to the dead
languages." said tie proud mother. Ham
per Weekly.
tlrcamstaatlal Evisesee,
In a criminal case one day fc-eatnor Vest
urgod that no man should be convicted on
circumstantial evidence alone.
"Why," he said, "when I waa a boy I
knew another lad who. while his parents
weie absent, went into the pantry and
nearly dexoured a custard pie. Then, fear
liar the consequences, he looked about tor
deans of hil.i.g the tract of his goiiiu
"He se ixed the tat, smeared her face and
paws with the cuaiard. and then took the
innocent animal into the back yard and
shot her. As he did so. the boy observed U
me:
" There goes one more victim of circum
stantial evidence;' "
Vert won the case.- J hilauelphla Ledger.
Way of a koatarrn Sheriff.
"Down In Alabama," said John D. Fear
hake, "there's a deputy marshal who
doesn't let any such trifles as extradition
laws top htm. Term of court was about
to begin at one time and a gentleman
who waa out tin ball was reported to be
enjoying hlmseif over In Georgts. Deputy
Jim went after him. Next day he tele
giaphed the Judge: 'I have persuaded him
to come.'
A tew dsjs jater he rod Into town on
a mule, leading the prisoner, tied wnujly
with a clothesline. The prisoner looted as
if he had seen hard se-rvice.
" 'Why, for heaven's sukc. Jin:,' said
the judge, 'you didn l make lam walk ail
the way from (ieorgia. uid you?"
" 'No,' said Jim. 'part of the way I drug
him, when we came to the Tailupoeisa river
i.e swam.' " New York Telegraph.
Aid Irou ttie Aid.
Mr Taft s successor as seeretsry of war,
Gei-.erai Luke K. Wright, told at a dinner
in Washing-un a war story from Manila.
"There .was once upon a time." he began,
"a gallant old general. This general, lead
ing a splendid charge in his youth, got a
buiiet in his chest end two saber cuts across
the head. In after Lie, relating over tha
nuts and wines his many buttles. It was
this particular charge that he always de
scribed most flamboyantly.
"The older the general grew, the nioro
splendid the charge became; the. more aw
ful was the slaughter that he visited upon
the enemy; the more horrible were the
wounds he received. For corroboration he
would always turn to a grlrrled veteran on
his left, l.ls aid-de-cemp. The aid-dc-tamp
would nod his gray head In acqu.escehco
silently.
"Tailor and la!i-r grew the general's
stories of the tharge. Higher and higher
grew the mound if enemies s'.uin by his
word. More and more numerous bcram
the bullets, thrusts and sla.'h'-s sustained
by himself. At the end he always appealed
to the grizzled aid, and in n. ei.ee the aid
nodded confirmation.
'"ilie general one night ga.e a large din
ner party. The wine was no Jess abundant
thnn sup.ro. and at dessert the, old warrior
!t i..n., if out upon tiie charge as he had
i ' i i r tofe.rej done. Four horses were
Kilo J under turn. Three lances passed
in rough his right arm, f.ve through his
left. Nine sabers crai-h'-a down upon his
head simultaneously. The bodies of his
slam formed a wall well-nigh Impassably
about him. And H seemed that there was
hsrdly a muscle In his person wherein a
bullet failed to Imbed Itself.
' Tou remember all this, don't you. Da
Courcey-r he said, In conclusion, as was his
custom, to the grizzled aid.
"The silent and long suffering aid at last
spoke up.
' 'No, general.' he shouted. In a loud, in
d.gnant voice. 'No. cf course, I don't re
m umber It. How can you expect me to?
You know as well a I d tht tho cannon
ball that kllU.4 your fourth horse truck
the breastplate of a cuirassier behind us,
and then bounded back and took Biy -n j
itr: ' WasLingtun Star.