Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 3, Petersburg, Pike County, 31 May 1895 — Page 7

Go forth to greet the deed. Around the graves they gather, A hush on every soul That listens In the sllenoe. While Memory calls the roll From battle-stained Antletam, From Missionary Ridge, From Gettysburg and Shiloh, From mountain, plain and bridge. They come who died as heroes. They come from far or near. And as the roll is counted Each man makes answer: “HereI” Not one is of the missing. The ranks are full to-day. In solid marching order They stand, a close array, *** Their faces lit with courage As In that long ago. When for the love of country They fell before the too On every grave a garland Of sweet May blooms Is laid. Till of the sad God's acre A gardeg fair Is made; And ever with the living The tributes of affection On Decoration day. Still dear to those who love them Each loyal, faithful soul Will hear their answer: "Present!" When Memory calls the rolL -.Helen Chauncey, In N. Y. Independent The noble dead are marching As Memory calls the roll. To whom their comrades pay By glade or sunny knoll.

N THE little hamlet of Brighton, up in the coke regions of Pennsylvania,in the spring of 1861. there lived

ft poor family by the name of Redmond. A few months previous the father had been injured by a mine explosion, thus throwing1 the burden of supporting the family on four sous, all under twenty years of age. Aftor the fall of Sumter the three

business, and inquired if he had any money or valuables concealed about his person. Poor, frightened Ben had managed to hide h is money, kbout;three hundred and fifty dollars, in his boots, but, not being used to evading the truth, he answered frankly that he had. “Let me hare everything in your possession,” returned the major, extending hia hand as though he had no intention of being trifled with. With quivering lips and tearfnl eyes Ben put his hand down, into his bootleg and drew oat the roll of greenbacks and handed it to the major. Then, trying to choke back his sobs, he told of his invalid father, his overworked mother, and the helpless little ones at home, and explained that the money he carried was his soldier brothers’ wages that they had intrusted to him while in Washington, together with his own earnings, and that it was i all to have been sent that very day to the desolate family away off in Pennsylvania The major listened quietly to the sad story and when it was finished he folded the boy’s passes around the money and said: “When the time comes for you to leave this place, come to me and you shall have your money again.”

Six weeks later tfen was paroiea, and, repairing to the major's office to bid him good-by, the kindrhearted officer put the package into his hands, saying: “Here is your money, my boy, and I am glad that you will soon have a chance to send it to your mother. Good-by, and may God bless and take care of you.*’ The little fellow took the package gratefully, and was soon on his way to his northern home. His imprisonment had not crushed his ambition, however, and after a week’s rest he returned to his old stamping ground, and was soon going his rounds as usual. Two of his brothers were sent home in pine boxes before the war closed; but, except his brief sojourn in Libby, his experience in the army was not unpleasant, and when peace was declared he went home with enough money in his pocket to pay off the mortgage on the little house that had sheltered him from infancy.] He afterwards worked his way through college, studied law, and in process of time took a high station in nia chosen profession. Several times in after years* during flying trips to Richmond, Ben made inquiries concerning Maj. Warner, his prison friend, but no one seemed to know what had become of him; so he finally gave up the search, though he never forgot the kindness he had received at an enemy’s hand. In the year 18S9, Ben, Hon. Benjamin Redmond, went by invitation to Covington, Ky., to deliver the memorial oration on Decoration day. In his address he repeated the touching incident that had occurred at Libby prison, and afterwards, while the old veterans were strewing the graves of the dead heroes with flowers., an old man came to him and asked him to walk around to the other iside of the cemetery to _ook at the grave in which his twin ooys were buried. When they reached the rose-covered grave he said: “You

“TOU SEE TRE old soldiers have not FORGOTTEN NT dead/

older boys hurried off to the nearest town to enlist in the defense of the country which was so dear to them. Ben, the youngest son, scarcely fourteen years old, with his heart filled with genuine patriotism,. ran away from home, and, eluding pursuit, made his way unassisted to the camp on the Potomac. “He’ll be back when he finds out that boys of fourteen are not wanted in the ranks,” said his father, when he learned what had become of him. But be was mistaken, for when the little fellow discovered that he could not enlist as a soldier, he determined to remain fit the front and earn his bread by selling papers to the soldiers. His pluck won him unexpected success, and he was very proud to be able to send back substantial help to the needy ones at home. About November 10, 1863, he left camp between New Baltimore and Warrenton, and made his way to Washington for a supply of papers. Having accomplished his object, he set out on horseback for the thirty-mile ride that lay between the capital and the camp. During his absence the union forces had changed position, and, unaware of the proximity of the enemy, he ran into the confederate picket-line, and he was at once con•veyed to the headquarters of Gen. Stuart, and from that point he was hurried off to Dibby prison in Richmond. Maj. Warner was in command of the prison at the time, and when the boy prisoner was brought into his presence be spoke kindly to him, and tried to make him as comfortable as possible under Hie circumstances. After enrolling his name the major asked him th. nxtaw, questions concerning his

see the old soldiers hare not forgotten my dead, although they wore the gray. They fell together at Lookout Mountain, and when I came here at the close of the war, I had their bodies brought here for burial.” Then drawing back the wreath that covered their names Mr. Redmond read: “Sacred to the memory of Arthur and Arnold Warner this stone has been erected.” Wiping the tears from his eyes the father said: “The story of a little scene in a south* ern prison, which you related this morning, took me back to those sad days, and the times when my brave boys wore with me. I am the man to whom you referred in that incident, and I have brought you here to let you see what your people have done for me by remembering my dead.” Grasping the old man’s bony hand, Mr. Redmond told him of the vain search he had been making for him in the years that had intervened since he had proven such a friend in a strange land, and asked if he could be of any service to him then. The old man was too modest to tell of the poverty that had overtaken him in his declining days, bnt a visit to his humble home, where an Invalid wife and two young daughters were depending on his daily toil for the necessaries of life, convinced the great lawyer that his chance of returning the cup of cold water given him so long before, had indeed come. Before leaving he arranged for the removal of the family to his own town, where a lucrative situation in his office enabled the old father to provide a comfortable home for his family and furnish him with the means of educating his daughters so as to prepare them for taking care of themselves.

"God nerer forgets* Ba never for- ! gets!" exclaimed the grateful olid man, j wnen repeating the story. "Be has said that even a cup of cold water given in i His name shall be rewarded, and now He has fulfilled that promise to me." Ah! how many blessings go unclaimed because of the cups of cold water we fail to give!—Belle V. Chisholm, in United Presbyterian.

THE AFRICAN ELEPHANT. A VUm for tit* Rehabilitation of the Ami* mol by the Germans. Germany, which feels the want of a reliable beast of burden in her East African territory more than England, seems to hare resolved on the redomes* tication of the African elephant Some time ago a German officer commenced a series of visi ts to the Indian “keddahs,” and, after mastering so far as possible the Indian methods and system of catching and training wild elephants, has hired a staff of experienced Indian catchers and trainers, and is to establish a government “elephant stud" in German East Africa. Commenting' on the chances of the success of this enterprise Mr. Carl Hagen beck, proprietor of the zoological gardens at Hamburg and New York, has contributed an interesting article to the Hamburger Nachrichten. Mr. Hagcnbeck’s paper takes the form of a plea for the preservation of the African elephant. But with him preservation is merely the necessary preliminary to their redomestication, for the probable success in which he gives reasons which should be very encouraging to those now pledged to the undertaking'. Mr. Hagenbeck writes with authority on the subject. Out of tu|b hundred African elephants brought to Europe in recent years he has imported one hundred and seventy, and many of these have remained in his zoological gardens at Hamburg and in America. With the histories of the rest since they passed into other hands he is perfectly familiar. He was recently able to tell the present writer the exact number of African elephants, and the owner of each, in the different countries of Europe; and he has a national insight into the ways and means of animal domestication. He gives it as his opinion that the general belief that “African elephants are not so strong as, are wilder, and less easily tamed, and possess less endurance than, the Indian species, is wrong.” He maintains, on the contrary, that they are stronger, and at least as tractable, and as useful as beasts of burden or to be ridden as Indian elephants; and he claims to have convinced the Berlin Geographical society that this view was correct, as early as 1878, when he had a number of African elephants in that city.

ic wm ue quite sumcientior practical purposes if a part only of these anticipations are realized. If the African elephant can be trained and made an obedient slave, it will be a factor of enormous importance in a district where the tsetse fly stops all animal carriage, and where for generations human—that is, slave—transport has been the sole means of conveying goods from the interior to the coast. The African elephant may well answer this purpose without becoming such a marvel of intelligence and doeility as his Indian relative. Moreover, he is not only as strong, but far stronger in mere physique than the Indian, the males being, on an average, two feet and the females one foot higher than the Asiatic species. Whether they have quite the same ma,ssive dray-horse build may be doubted; but for most purposes they would probably be even more serviceable as beasts of burden, and the question of general constitution would hardly arise in the case of animals used in their own country, as these would be in the German colonies.— London Spectator. SLEEP AND INSOMNIA. It la a Great Vt under That We Sleep as Much as Wb Do. Sleep is a greater mystery than insomnia. We hear much of the latter state in these days. But it is more wonderful that we sleep so well than that we are occasionally wakeful. We hear more of sleeplessness than our forefathers did. It is a remarkable fact that in/ scarcely any of the older recognized text-books of practice of physic is there any formal notice of insomnia per se. In later works, and especially in those devoted to treat

ment, the subject of insomnia does receive considerable attention. And every now end again the sleeplessness of a great, man in the world of science or in that of politics reminds us that eminence has its troubles, and of a sort which seldom affect the poor man. It is probable that this evil of wakefulness is more common than it used to be. The excitements, and especially the worries, of life multiply. Many of the arrangements of society are of a nature: to drive away sleep. Even the very pleasures of life are so taken by many as to rob them of one of the greatest pleasures of all—an eight hours’ sound sleep; for we maintain that this is what everybody should aim at.! It may seem a long time to spend a third of one’s life in s leep. But if the other two-thirds are used well there is little cause for blame. No rule for alii can be laid down; but it would be well for most people in the intensive days in which we live to devote eight hours to the cultivation of the mood and act of sleep, and to resist the domination of all habits and fashidns that are inconsistent with this purpose —London Lancet. Needed * Rest. Collector—This is the twentieth time I’ve called 'with this bill. Gilded Youth—Yes, and there are forty more, just like you, coming in day after day, to worry me about their miserable little bills. No wonder I’m all fagged oat. Guess I’ll take a run over to Europe to r ecuperate.—N. Y. Weekly. _ —A man who understands nothing of agriculture, of trade, of human nature, of past history, of the principles of law cannot pretend to be more than a mere empirie in political legislation.—F. W. Robertson.

FASHION LETTER. \TUt Women WllTw«»r tiarlng Stamm Montba—A Wear EagUib CherJet —Variety mt No rally Sottln«»—Fmaey W nltU Still the Baft—New Hammer Capes. [Special Weir York Correspondence. 1 Bound waists continue to appear upon costumes and toilets of every description, and very charming are most of those made ready for warm weather wear with their widespreading shoulder effects and pretty belt trimmings. But these are not universally becoming, and for those who prefer other styles sore offered the pointed corsage, often made double-breasted, the plaited Norfolk waist, the taut and stylish jacket bodice, a style that is neither a round one nor yet a coat, but something between the two—extending beyond the waist line some inches, but not wholly covering the hips. This jacket bodice has huge sleeves that are out of all sor t of proportion to the size of the garment, but this is a fad of fashion which “goes.” Wide revers and a rather deep rolling collar finish the bodice. Handsome tailormade costumes are formed of a new stylish make of English cheviot in beautiful color mixtures finely, blended, fhe skirts are about

AVU1 JCMU3 OUU CB half around and bat little stiffened. The jack'~et bodice is short and chic in efftfect, and a num* pber have roundfronted corners, the closely fitted vest formed variously of heavy corded silk, ladies’ cloth or fancy taffeta. I The sleeves of | both gowns and jackets show not the least pros pect of a change. The newest.

most approved models have no heavy lining's in them, crinoline being substituted, of the lightest quality, and, although immense in size, the sleeves have a tendency to droop from the shoulder rather than stand erect in wooden fashion. Notwithstanding the great number of bewildering temptations in the way of novelty suitings, crepons, tweeds, heather-mixed Meltons, etc., plain stylish tailor cloths are still in demand. The universal 'rage continues for fancy waists. New varieties are constantly produced by the modiste, and tl)$ majority of them are as charming

on oiv uov ful. There are also so many advantages and p o s s i b i lities about these waists that it will be a very long time before they are given up by even those who seek novelty in dress; for both fabric they are Constantly presen ting new effects and attractions. Many of the waists in style

jrvuvuiiu vn coic;o auu Duiuc ux wg yoke-skirted and princess dresses fasten up the hack. The range in these waists extends from a simple box plaited style on chambray,batiste,pink, cream or blue linen, on through the list of foulards, shepherd’s check silks, surahs, fancy taffetas, to the delicious lace blouses for ceremonious wear. Organdy, batiste, French and India muslin toilets will be in high fashion this summer, and lace by the league will, be used to further enhance the charm of these dresses, with a change only of fascinating French embroideries and insertions. Lace insertion will be almost as much used as satin or velvet ribbon for bands, edgings and

bordering^, in widths from a quarter of an inch to three inches. On account of the remarkably low price of silks of fine quality* plain or in every imaginable device, color and combination, a silk season is before us. Silk for entire costumes and evening toilets, silk for separate waists and skirts, for capes innumerable, for jacket bodices, elegant redingotes with elaborate shoulder effects for elderly women, silk petticoats, linings, foundations, and wash siilks galore for tennis, lingerie and traveling costumes. The styles and^ffeets in new capea for the summer are literally endless, and in very many cases indescribable. All are extremely full in effect and the majority are elaborately trimmed. Corded silk, moire, velvet, satin duchess, also handsome fabrics matching the gown are chosen for capes for present wear, with garnitures of lace spangled galloon, ribbon or iridescent head or jet passementeries. For sum* mer wear will be brought to view some French dreams of artistic manipulation in lace, black, cream and butter colored. These capes show considerable variety and some are greatly elaborated, but in much simple? forms they are designed as a dainty finish to a pretty silk or sheer muslin or silk and wool church costume; in not a few instances, the cape, parasol, hat, or hat trimmings are formed of lace of one beaw*’*ul design in different widths. C. D. F.

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Tho Omitted AdjMtlTft She (Chicagoensis)—Please stop my paper. I don’t like the way yon re* ported my costume, sir. He (editor of the Butterfly)—But I’m willing to make any correction, you know. She—Oh, well, then. It should hare read “ivory silk with real lace and real diamonds, sir!”'—Judge. Applicant—I ask for the hand of your daughter. Parent—Have you any prospects for the future? “None whatever.” “She hasn’t any, either. Take her, my boy, and be happy. God bless yor both.”—Texas Siftings. i Old Time Courtesy. “What kind of a man is Judge Bagrox?” “Undoubtedly a gentleman of the old school. Why, when I asked him for his daughter's hand he pulled my nose, a form of insult which has not been in vogue for more than forty years."— Truth. There Would Be No Complaint. “I wouldn’t ride over those fields if I were you,” said a gentleman out hunting to a sporting friend. ’‘They belong to a disagreeable sort of fellow who might make a fuss about it.” “Well, sir,” replied the farmer, “as him’s me, he won’t say nothing about it to-day.”—Sheffield Telegraph. Wholly Cat Out. “I think itls tough,” said Willie. “These twins come along and ruin me.” “Ruin you?” “Yes. If they’d been one baby It would V been all right, but with two of ’em, and both new, pop hasn't got a knee left for me. Harper's Bazar.

Bad No Ground*. “You can find no grounds for complaint,” said the landlady. “No,” said the star boarder, “1 can’t,”gpnd then gazed wistfully at the pale beverage that was parading around in the disguise of coffee.—Syracuse Post. Disillusion. “Have you often been in action, Mr. Jones?” “No, arver in my life.” “But I heard my father speak of your charging the batteries.” “Yes. You see, I am an electrician." —Golden Days. A New Bicycle Joke. Beth—I wonder why Jennie Whirler always wears flowers when she rides her wheel. May—Oh, 1 suppose she don’t dare to wear the other kind of bloomers.— Brooklyn Life. In Doubt. Mrs. Dogood—Did you ever have hydrophobia? Dusty Rhodes—No; but several dogs that bit me did. Mrs. Dogood—Before or after?—N. Y. World. __" ■_0

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