12 THE COURIER. r- AN INCIDENT OF THE BATTLE. The Nebraska Sanitarium. Ono incident, which I huvo already tnontionod briefly in my dispatches, in worthy of moro oxtondod repetition, ub illuHtratinK tho toolings of tho onllstod tnon for tho commandor-in-chief, Com modoro Dowoy, wliilo walkinir buck and forth on tho starboard sido of tho uppor dock, noticod thnt ono of tho potty olll cors u man whoso dutieH (.id not call for ilia proponco therewas making a protonBO of finding something to do on tho port flido, but was also keeping u, caroful lookout on tho commodore. This man's record of nourly forty years of Borvico in tho navy and army of tho United States hus caused him to h.o ro gardod with Bpocial interest by tho olll cors of tho Olympia, and ho was, to a cortain e.xtont. a privileged charactor. So tho commodore, being familiar with tho manners of seamen, and Boeing that tho old mnn hnd something on liis mind, said to him: "Well, Purdy.whatisit?" "I hope, sir," replied Purdy, straight oning up and saluting, "yo don't intend to light on tho .'id of May." "And why not?" "Well, yo boo, sir," said Purdy, with tho moBt BonoiiB air popsihle, "tho last time I fought on tho 3d of May I got licked." And then ho wont on to tell of tho ill-fatod day of ChancollorBvillc, when ho had carried a gun in tho army, and had gono to defeat under "Fighting Joo" Hooker. "All right, Purd," said tho commo dmo, "wo won't light on tho ,'id of May this time; but when wo do light, Purdy, ho continued, with an air of friendly coniidonce, "you'll have a different kind of a May anniversary to think about Remember that; Purdy." "Ay, ay, sir," replied Purdy, ub ho Buluted .and e culled off. And a littlo whilo lator I hoard him telling a group of' tho other L-YuejlfckotiTthat "Wotfl lick holt out u' tho Spaniards if thoro was ton timos aB many of thorn !'' And prob acy to this day Purdy beliovos that i wii9 duo to Iub timoly hint that Dowoy wont into Manila bay at ouco, bo as t avoid tho "hoodoo" that waa hanging ovor May 3. From "With Dowoy at Manilla," by Josiph L. Stickaoy in Har poc's Muguzino for Fobruary. Located at College View, Nebr., offers the following- inducements to the tired and suffering- public who are seeking- Health, Rest and Comfort: T HE institution is situated on an olo- vated sito, overlooking tho city of Lincoln, which lies thrco miles to tho northwont, and with which it !b connected by an oloctric Btreot rail way. Ono of tho most healthy locations bo twoon tho MiBBiBBippi lliver and tho Rocky Mountains. A woll-regulated institution for tho treatment of all chronic diseases. Water of unusual purity. Daths of overy dcBciiption, including ho Electric-light bath. Scientifically classified diotary. Labratory of bygiono for bacteriologi cal and microscopical investigation. Stomach fluids analyzed for dyspep tics. 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