Plymouth Tribune, Volume 4, Number 24, Plymouth, Marshall County, 16 March 1905 — Page 3

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CnAITER IV. So puffed was I by the condescension of the two princes arid my head so busy with big thoughts that not till I was rer the bridge and climbing the high ground beyond South Hincksey, with a hrewd northeast wind at my back, could I spare time for a second backward look. I pulled out the letter that Anthony had given me. In the moonlight the brown am ear of his blood was plain to see running across the superscription: To oct trusty and well-beloved Sir Ralph Hopton at our Army in Cornwall these." 'Twas no more than I looked for. w the sight of it and the King's red wal Quickened my step as I set oil again. And I cared not a straw for Dr. Kettle's wrath on the morrow. Having no desire to fall In with any of the royal outposts that lay around Abingdon, I fetched well away to the west, meaning to shape my course for Faringdon, and : into the great Bath road. .Tis not my purpose to describe at any length my itinerary, but rather to reserve my pen for those more moving rents that overtook me later. Twas about 5 in the evening, and I till laboring along, when, over the low hedge to my right, a man on a sorrel mare leaped easily as a swallow, and alighted some ten paces or less in front f me; where he dismounted and stood barring my path. The muzzle of his pistol was in my face before I could lay hand to my own. "Good evening!" said I. "Toa have money about you, doubtless," growled the man curtly, and in a roice that mads me start For by his Toice and figure in the dusk I knew him for Captain Settle; and in the sorrel with the high white stocking I recognized the mare, Molly, that poor Anthony Killigrew had give almost with his last breath. The bully did not know me, having but seen me for an instant at "The Crown," and then in very different attire. "I have but a few poor coins," I an wered. . "Then hand 'em over." "Be shot if I do!" said I in a passion; and pulling out a handful from my pocket, I dashed them down in the road. For a moment the Captain took bis pistol from my face, and stooped to clutch at the-golden coins a they trickled and ran to right and left. The next, I had struck out with my right fist, and down he went staggering. His pistol dropped out of his hand and exploded between my feet I rushed to Molly, caught-her bridle', and leaped, on her back. It was a near thing, for. the captain was rushing toward us. But. at the call of my voice the mare gate a bound and turned; and down the road I was borne, light as a feather.' A bullet whizzed past my ear; I heard the Captain's rageful shout mingle with the report; and then was out of range, and galloping through the dusk. Secure of pursuit and full of delight in the mare's easy motion, I must have traveled a good six miles be Core the moon rose. In the frosty sky her rays sparkled cheerfully, and by them I saw on the holsters the silver demi-bear that I knew to be the crest of the Killigrews, having the fellow to it engraved on my word hilt. So now I was certain it was Molly that I bestrode, and took occasion of the light to explore the holsters and saddle flap. Toor Anthony's pistols were gone; filched, uo doubt, by the Captain; but jou may guess my satisfaction when on thrusting my hand deeper, I touched a heap of coia and found them to be gold. It was certainly a rare bargain I had driven with Captain Settle. For the five r six gold pieces I scattered on th road I had won close on thirty guineas, as I counted in the moonlight; not to speak of this incomparable Molly. And I began to whistle gleefully, and taste the jpfce over again and laugh to myself, as we cantered along with the north wind at ur backs. All the same, I hao no relish for riding thus till morning. For the night was chill enough to search my very bones, and, moreover, I knew nothing of the road, which at thij hour was quite deserted. So that, coming at length to a tall hill with a black ridge of pine vrocd standing up against the moon like a fish's fin, I was glad enough to note below it. and at some distance from the trees, window brightly lit and pushed forward in hope of entertainment The building was an inn, though a sorry one. Nor, save for the lighted win-: dow, did it wear any grace of hospitality; . Round the house, and into the main yard the wind howled like a beast In pain. I climbed off Molly, and pressing my hat down on my head, struck a loud rat-tat on the door. Curiously, it opened at once, and I saw a couple of men in the lighted passage. "Ileard the mare's heels on the road, Cap HMo! What in the fiend's name Is this?" Said I: If you are he that keeps this house, I want two things of you first a civil tongue, and next, a bed." "Ye'll.get neither, then." "You keep an inn?" "Aye the Three Cups'; but we're fulL" "Your manner of speech proves that to be a lie." I liked the fejlow's voice so little that 'tis odds I would have remounted Molly and ridden away; but at this instant there floated, down .the stairs and out through the passage a sound that made me jamp. 'Twas a girl voice singing: I turned sharply toward the landlord. The second man.' that till now had stood well back in the shadow, vas peering forward and devouring Moliy with Iv faze. 'Twas hard to read bis featur lilt then and there I Would have w: , ered my life he was no other than Luke Bettle's comrade. Black Dick. ; My mind was made up. Tn not ride s step further to-night," said X. 'S "Then bide there and freeze. V J CHAPTER V. The landlord was for slamming'the foor in my face,. when the other caught him by the arm and whispered a -ord or two. I guessed what, this meant.'.-but -resolved not to draw back; and presently the landlord's voice began again: "Have ye a oo .high a stomach lo lie n straw?" . "Oho!" thought I to myself. "tSen T un to be kept for the mare's sak, 1 aot admitted to the house;"' a"s;i aloud that I could put up with a tra. led. , "Because ; there's the stable loft at four service. As ye hear, our house is full of company. But straw is clean bedCLog, and the mare I'll help to put In rtall." "Agreed, I said, "on one condition hat you send me out some food-" To this he consented, and, stepping lack into a slda room with the ether pllow, returned In a minute alone, clttjiaj a 1 intern. Tie flare, as we picied rar way along, fell for a moment cn an t;en cart shed, and within, on the gilt ;zzih cf a cench. In tha ctiib I tras fcrrrlrcJ to Cid hilf a Clill ;L:r2es

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standing, ready saddled, and munching their fill of oats. They were ungroomed, end one or two In a lather of sweat that on such a night was hard to account for. But I asked no questions, and my companion vouchsafed no talk, though twice I caught him regarding me curiously as I unbridled the mare in the only vacant stall. Not a word pass'd as he took the lantern off the peg again, and led the way up a ramshackle ladder to the loft above. lie was a fat lumbering fellow, and made the old timbers creak. At the top he set down the light, and pointed to a heap of straw in the corner. "Yon's your bed," he growled; and before I could answer, was picking his way down the ladder again. I look'd about," and shiver'd. The eaves of my bedchamber were scarce on speaking terms with the walls, and through a score of crannies at least the wind poured and whistled, so that after shifting my truss of straw a dozen times I found myself still the center of a whirl of draught The caudle flame, too, was puffed this way and that inside the horn sheath. I was losing patience when 1 heard footsteps below; the ladder creak'd. and the red hair and broad shoulders of a chambermaid rose into view. She carrivHi a salver with food, and mutter'd all the while. The wench had a kind face, tho'; and a pair of eyes that did her more credit than her tongue. "And what's tobe my reward for this, I want to know?" she panted out resting her left palm on her hip. . "Why, a groat or two," said I. "I beg your pardon, but my wits are frozen up, I think. There's two, for Interest; and another if you tell me whom your master entertains to-night that I must be content with this crib." "Well to begin, there's the gentlefolk that came this afternoon with their own carriage an heathenish French servant; a cranky old grandee, and a daughter with more airs than a peacock; Sir Something-or-other Kill'grew bless the boy!" For I had dropp'd the mug and spilt the hot coffee all about the straw, where it arickled away .with 'a fragrance - rev proachfully delicious . . "Now I beg your pardon a hundred times; but the chill is in my bones worse than the 'ague;' and huddling my shoulders np, 1 counterfeited a shivering fit with ' a "truthfulness that surprfs'd myself. . . ' "Poor lad!" "And 'tis first hot and then cold all down my spine, and goose ' flesh and flushes all over my "body; and by morning I shall be in a high fever; and oh! I feel I shall die of it!" " ; "Don't don't!" The honest girl's eyes were full of tears. "I wonder, now " she began; and-1 waited, eager for her next words. "Sure, master's, at cards in the parlor. Shalt pass the night by the kitchen fire, if only thou make no noise." "But your mistress what will she say "Is in heaven these ,two years; and out of master's speaking distance forever. So blow out the light and follow me gently. Still feigning to shiver, I follow'd her down the ladder, and through the stable into the open. The girl took me by the hand to guide me; for, save from the one bright window in the upper floor, there was no light at all in the yard. Clearly, she was in dread of her master's anger, for we stole across like ghosts, and once or twice she whisper'd a warning when my toe kick'd against a loose cobble. But just as I seem'd to be walking into a stone wall, she put out her hand. I heard the click of a latch, and stood in a dark, narrow passage. The passage led to a second floor that opeu'd on a wide, stone-pavM kitchen, lit by a cheerful fire, whereon a kettle hissed and bubbled. Close by the chimney corner was a 6ort of buttery hatch, for pushing the hot dishes conveniently into the parlor on 'the other side of the wall. "Sit," whisper'd the irirl, "and make no noise, while I attend to the iaen folk ia the parlor." She jerked her thumb toward the buttery hatch, where I had already caught the murmur of voices. I took up a chair softly, and set it down between the hatch and the fireplace, so that while warming my knees I could catch any word spoken more than ordinarily loud on the other side of the wall. The chambermaid stirrM the fire briskly. There was the sound of the voices singing in the room upstairs. "That's the foreigners," said the chambermaid. A volley of shouts sounded through the buttery hatch. . " And that's the true-born Englishmen, as you may tell by their speech. 'Tis pretty company the master keeps these days." I held up a finger for silence. In fact through the hatch my ear had caught a sentence that aet me listening for more with a still heart "Confound the Captain," the landlord's gruff voice was saying; "I wara'd 'm agen this fancy business when sober, cool-handed work was toward." "Settle's way from his cradle," growl'd another; "and times enough I've told n: 'Cap'n, says I, 'there' no sense o proportions about ye.' A master mind, sirs, but 'a 'II be hang'd for a hen-roost so sure as my name's Bill Widdicomb. "Ugly words what a' creeping Influence has that same mention o' hanging!" piped a thinner voice. .' ' "Hold thy complains, Old Mortification," put in a speaker . that I recogniz'd for Black Dick; "sure the crowd upstairs is tender game. Hark how they sing!" - And indeed the threatened folk upstairs re singing a catch very choicely, with girl's clear voice to lead them. "Heathen language, to be sure,", said the thin voice again, as the French choral ceased; "thinks I to .myself," 'they U; but Papisters,' an' my doubting mind Sti mightily reconcil'd to manslaughter." '""I ."don't like beginning.' ,'ithout the Ca p'n," cbserved Black Dick; "though I doubt something has miscarried. Else, how did that young spark ride In upon thermare?" V "Ail' that's why thy question should ha' been, Dick, with a pistol to his skull." "He'll keep till the morrow." s "We'll give Settle half an hour more," -Id the landlord. "Mary!" he push'd a the hatch, so that I had barely time . duck my head out of view J "How :.ä'st leave the young man i' the loft?" "Asleep, or nearly," answer'd Mary. The hatch was slipped to again. I stood up and made a step toward the girl. "How many are they?' I asked, jerking a finger in the direction of the parlor. "A dozen, all but one." - "Where is the foreign guests room?" "Left fcssd, cn tis first licdin?" "Tien sing go on singing for your UfaP. "D:ir htirt, they'll nzziir th:3!" I ttzlt t the door ard zz?zl cut A lantcm her j la ths zzzzz trJ tiowed 1. 1

stayed for a moment to pull off my boots, and holding them in my' left hand crept up the stairs. In the kitchen the girl was singing and clattering the dishei together. Behind the door, at the head of the stairs, I heard voices talking. 1 slipped on my boots again and tapped oa the panel. "Come In!" (To be continued.)

EARLY RISING AND LONGEVITY. An Excellent TJablt to Be Formed bj Everybody for Health. Most persons who have lived to b old hare been good sleepers, but this does not mean that they have beer long sleepers. A good sleeper is one who sleeps well. He may sleep quite enough in six or seven hours to answer all his needs, and it would be folly for him to He in bed three or foui hours more. As a rule, long-lived persons have been early risers, because they have been good sleepers. Bj "good sleep" is meant sleep that Ji sweet and sound, without dreaming refreshing; the body recuperates wholly. Those who love to rise early generally are of this sort They have strong wills and good health to begin with. Late risers are often invalids or persons of bad habits Idlers whe are never free from other vices be sides idleness. The nervous exhaustion which keeps a man wakefu! throughout the small hours requires sleep late In the morning. This exhaustion is invariably due to one ol several life-shortening influences, especially anxiety or indiscretion In diet oi drink. Early rising is thus rather one effect of certain favorable influences another result of which Is longevity than a cause of longevity. To turn a weakly man out of bed every morning will not prolong his life unless he has slept long enough. Preventing a weakly person from sleeping more thac four or five hours nightly would nol cause him to live to be old, but would tend to shorten his life. Early rising does not mean the time by the clock the word has a relative significance with the time of going to bed. A person who retires to rest' four hours after-midnight and gets up at 10 a. m. may be strictly regarded as an early riser. Thus early rising is synonymoui with short sleeping, which means rapid recovery -from fatigue, itself a sign of bodily strength." Early rising as a practice may 'be" cultivated by all "persons, in good health. It is excellent as a moral discipline and eminently healthy as" a matter of fact Mösl persons will eat three "meals daily. When a man gets' up late those meals will. probably follow each other at toe short, Intervals and be eaten too rapidly to be wholesome. When he is an early riser it will probably be otherwise. . He pan enjoy a good breakfast and when his other meals are due he will be ready for them, whicj is itself one of the signs of health. New Orleans TImes-Demccrat , POSTING THE GLOVE. Old Cnstom Still to Be Found In Ports of En eland. One of these old world customs, dating from time Immemorial, which are still to be found flourishing in parts of rural England, was observed at Honlton recently, when, in quaint phraseology the annual fair was formally declared open, says the London Mail. Attired in a costume somewhat resembling that of tbe ancient parish beadles, with a three-cornered hat blue coat and trousers and waistcoat, plentifully ornamented with gilt braid, thi town crier of the ancient borough took up his stand at midday outside the market house. As tbe hour struck this gorgeously attired official delivered himself of the following announcement! "Oyez I oyez! oyez! The fair's begun. The glove is up. No man can be arrested till the glove Is taken down. God save the king!" This proclamation, which w as made in the presence of the borough officials and members of the council, annually attracts a large crowd of visitors and sightseers and the assemblage repeats in chorus the words of the proclamation. The announcement Is also made in other parts of the town, and at tho conclusion of each stoppage nuts are thrown for the crowd to scramble for. The fair dates back to the time of Henry III., when Isabella de Fortibus was the lady of the manor. The "glove" Is a large gilt model of the glove or hand, affixed to the top of a long pole. It Is displyed on the balcony of an ancient hostelry In the center of the cattle fair on the Wednesday, and on Thursday is removed to the other end of the town, where the horse fair la held. The promised Immunity from arrest Is a relic of "tin good old days" when the debtors' laws were In existence. ORIGIN OF LONDON FOGS. Result of a Recent Investigation Into Their Peculiarities. . At the request of the London county council the meteorological council of the Royal society undertook an Inquiry Into London' fogs during the winter of 1901-2. The results were recently reported to the latter body by Captain A. Carpenter, who had charge of the Investigation.. The observations were made chiefly by the officers of the metropolitan fire brigade. Captain Carpenter finds three causes of fog: - '; . f First, a warm atmosphere cooled by contact with a cold earth or water surface, which forms a cold surface fog: second, a cold atmosphere warmed by contact with a warm earth or water surface, which forms a steaming water fog, and, third, two strata of . air of different temperatures in contact with one another, which conditions give rise to a cloud fog. Each of these fogs may become perseated with smoke, when the fog irticles become coated with oily uydro-carbons and are impervious to the evaporating power of the sun. These may drift lonj distances, slowly settling on the ground, on houses and clothes, and are inhaled by living animals and plants. The report represents that when the wind at Kew. reached a velocity of thirteen miles an hour the London fogs were usually dispersed. The exceptions noted were the 'very smoky fogs which accompanied the damp air of advancing cyclones, and it required a wind force seventeen miles an hour to dirperse

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THE SOVEREIGN SERVANT. He took a towel and girded himself. John 13:4.' Never was the greatest of all greater than when he put about him the oadge of- the servant His example has made the towel, the apron, the badge of true honor. Nothing could havo surprised those men who were quarreling over their precedence more than that this great Master should stoop to perform this menial service of washing their feet Like many who cull tliomselveji His to-day they strove over chief seats, honors, titles, dignities. They were seeking the chief places and by their ttrife showing themselves f.t only for the lowest. Nowhere is the sense of honor more easily slain than in the search for honors. The only dignity that really adorns a man is that which comes without his demanding It But how often have the servant of the meek and lowly Jesus turned the world away from Him by their examples of vanity, greed, lust for power, their pomp and pride of self-pjoiy. They who were sent to be shepherds of men have fleeced the flock for their own adorning and then fought amongst themselves to see who should wear the choicest robes. But history has shown that they were wrong and their Matter right The greater their greedy ambition the greater their sh.nre the higher the place they have claimed the lower has been that whl m the voice of humanity has awards! thni. On the other hand there shine forth those who have followed Him In lowly .service; theirs is the honor to-day. Because He took upon Him the form of a servant then now is the kingdom and the power and the glory. So it has always been, sovereignty comes by way of service; heaven and earth unite in honoring those who have not scorned the humble place of helpfulness. John says that it was because Jesus was conscious of His divine origin and His glorious destiny that He took the towel and did the work of the slave. Only those who realize their true greatness can ignore the littleness of man's petty dignities, can lose all sense of stooping, of condescension when they serve others, and so can be of service to mankind. A man proves that he is the son of a heavenly Father by his service for his least brother. When that dignity, heaven born, is In a" man's heart there is nothing in the dirt he may touch by deeds of kindness that can defile him; contact does not contaminate. Love never thinks of any of its services as loathsome. That from which a superficial dignity would revolt love does with rejoicing. It thinks nothing of the honor or the dishonor, but only of the helpfulness It may render. It is not asking whether men are approving or whether promotion is coming. It needs no promotion or approval; the work Itself is the highest reward; the service elevates to the loftiest of all positions. The world's sovereigns are Its servants. He makes an alliance with God who helps a fellow-man. Work is that by which the Creator has lifted man above the creatures of the field, and the work that sacrifices that it may serve is thut by Tshich God lifts man to himself. The heavenly gate may be shut to robes and miters, epaulettes and crowns; but it shad be open wide to that great throng who bear the stains of toil, who have served their fellows, who wear the apron of sacrificing service; and the son of the carpenter shall lead them in.

WHAT INAUGURATION MEANS. By Rer. J. W. StockwelU The preparation for the inauguration ceremony of the President which took place at Washington has given rise to the thought among some citizens as to whether this Is not an occasion of useless expense and time. It has been remarked that the matter of the selection of Mr. Roosevelt, the citizen, to be the chief executive of this nation was decided once for all at the popular ballot taken last November. "Why, then," it has been asked, "should there be these post-climaxes?" "Why should there be, a number of months after the recording of the popular vote, a ceremony like that of the electoral college?" "And what, Indeed, still later, Is the use of this public ado about the inauguration?" "So much pomp and display," it has been said, "seems almost ludicrous when it is associated with a government that is considered to be purely democratic." Let us consider the question fairly. Let us endeavor to see if there is any significance in this ceremony other than In the glitter and glory of It Now, the careful student and the unbiased mind will admit that there are certain laws back of social and political happenings of the human kind. That there have been 6uch laws becomes more and more apparent as one studies history and sees how; the affairs of men have been' shaped up as if by some guiding hand. Recall the apparent arrangement of the great world stage for tho advent of God upon earth. How el.? can we think of such arrangement antf combination of race forces than that they have been somehow guided by an unseen band? The fact of this Influx of the divine power into the office explaics how it may be that men chosen for offices,' such as Judges, magistrates or ministers, may, although In their personal lives be not exemplar, f üll in the actual work of their respective ocV.es conduct themselves wisely and usefully and with regard to the good of those to whom they minister. Such a ceremoni&I as the Inauguration Is and should be in Intent a recognition of Divina Provldcnca in ths affairs of this nation. It should mean rr.i dec -j rrn that tr.tlz lriuctian . . t t

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thus formally and orderly into ofllct the President of the United States is placed in the way of receiving a more direct and more helpful Influence from the divine power while he is In the ad ministration of his public duties. ERROR IN OSLER THEORY. By Bishop SamueJ Fsllow. The distinguished scientific writer, Elie Metchinkoff, concurs in the dec laration made in Genesis that the day? of man are 120 years. The latest phys iologlcal Investigations prove this to be the case. By a proper understanding of the Hebrew the correct ages of the patriarch are brought near this estimate. Adam was 130 years old, Seth 121, Enoch 114, Methusaleh 124, Noah 150. The average ages of ten of these Old Testament worthies are a little more than 120 years. It is a significant fact that the average duration of life is continually growing greater. Correct living will yet bring the race to the normal figure. In the light of these facts the contention of Professor Osier that the creative period of man's intellect is between 25 and 40 and that there is a steady decline until the comparatively worthless age of CO Is reached, must be taken with considerable allowance. We must push the natural age limit to at least 100 years. A man of S5 ought to be as active as the ordinary man at C5. The period of creative Intellect ought to be advanced to 70 years. The men of the Bible who hav made a most profound Impression upon the ages were in their zenith at an advanced age. Moses was in his prime when over 90 years old. Isaiah waa uttering his sublime prophecies when he was more than CO. Hosea and Amos were active at a still greater age. Both Elijah and Elisha were potent factors In history when over 70. The Apostle Paul was about 90' when he wrote the most forceful of his epistles, and St John was about the same age when he gave his letters to the churches and wrote the book of Revelation. Men must be encouraged to prolong the period of productive labor. No artificial dead line should be established.' Some persons are younger at CO than many of their contemporaries at 40. Temperate in all things' as the rule of life will push old age far toward the scriptural and divine limit The world's work will thus be done by the young men of 70. ETHICS OF CONSCIENCE. Br Rer John Thompson. In these days, when the charge o! high robbery is made against officials and corporations and trusts, may It not be well to examine our own ethical ideals? It Is a queer conscience which permits a man to rail against corpora, tlons while he keeps his commutation ticket frm harm by the conductor's punch on the train or steals a ride on the street car or leaves other debts unacknowledged and unpaid. To steal a nickel Is theft as truly as If millions were Involved; to steal a ride is dishonesty as truly as stealing a street; to refuse to pay a debt is robbery as truly as burglary or a holdup. There ought also to be a limit to preachers and congregations going into debt in church-building. Both preachers and churches need more conscience in this matter. NEED OF A SIMPLE GOSPEL. By Rev Edgar H. LIbby. The world of to-day needs the simple gospel rather than the simple life. The question is not so much. Is life "simple" or 'complex"? as Is life pure and righteous and divine? What men need to-day, just the same as they ever have and ever will need, is not Impulses from within, but help from without Healing can never come fiom beneath, but from above. It will require something more than reform In dress, reform in eating and reform In the matter of conducting "social functions" to save society and the world. The church is so loaded down with organizations and committees that there Isn't anybody left to do the work. In our haste to reform society we have forgotten and neglected the individual. Short Meter Sermons. Practice is prayer. Piety never parades itself. The self-satisfied need to be shortsighted. There are no wolves in the empty sheep-fold. A man may be measured by the things he seeks. You cannot hoodwink heaven with a holy aspect Love gives, no license to dispense with, courtesy. . . - They who walk with God do not walk away from men. He" can bear a. great trust who can bear little trials. t. .. :. , 1 It is better" to lose your joys than to escape his sorrows. It is slow work getting rich in grace at a penny a week. A. veneer of religiosity has none ol the virtues of religion. It takes less than two half truths to make a full sized He. Men are not drawn to the church by using the creed as a club. It's a poor religion that lets " the prayer meeting hide the poor. neaven does not stop to consult the ogue before it picks out a man. You cf jmot blame a bag of wind foi steering clear of pointed facts. Habit may be od s of our best a Iii as well as one of our Vorst enemies; Half an evil eye cf.n see more Iniquity than the whole of an Innocent one. The men who have lifted the world have never been too great to touch it with their hands. . TIsa great troublo with many a chtrcih 13 that it is more anxious about the cUam that runs to ita vrhirtla than

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THE BATTLE-FIELDS.

OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER ARMY EXPERIENCES. rke Bine and the Gray Review Ind dents of the Late War, and in Graphic and Interesting; Manner Tell of Caatp, March and Battle. In the summer of 1S61 Col. Martin Green was appointed a Brigadier-General of the Secession forces in the First Congressional District of Missouri, and he gathered up 1,800 men to stamp out Unionism in that section, and particularly to wipe off the earth Col. David Moore, and his "First Northeastern Missouri Infantry,' which were stationed at Athens, Mo. Dr. J. T. Norris, now a prominent physician of Kahoka, Mo., was one of Green's band, "the flower of the land," is the Secession papers described them, and gives this account of the battle: "Our men got off their horses and tied them to trees and fence posts. They were armed with shotguns and squirrel rifles that would shoot possibly from 75 to 150 yards. Then we had two cannon, a six and a ninepounder. "The Federals lined up in the form of an L. Our cannon were unllmbered and the gunners went to work. To me it looked homicidal to point those grim monsters at human beings. Remember, none of use knew any more of war beyond what we had read In the books. "The cannoneers applied . their matches. I shuddered and turned my head. Two awful detonations followed and the balls lit In Iowa. They graciously traveled about 300 feet above the enemy, who jeered us. "For two hours the battle raged on flanks and center. Word came to us that the Des Moines River was almost choked with the corpses of the Federals. It was said the river was becoming a rich carmine hue. We cheered and started forward. Then we made a disagreeable discovery the enemy's muskets would shoot more than twice as far as .our hunting guns. We might just as well have been shooting in the air, for all the good we were doing. "Of course, the thing to have done on learning of the superior range of their, guns was to charge 'em. There were enough of us 'to have gathered In the whole crowd, brass buttons and all. But their guns could outshoot ours, and it was as easy as adding two and two to figure out that they must necessarily be able to lick us. Every blessed Confederate turned himself into a lightning calculator to work out the result, and then made a break for his horse. "Did I run, too? You bet I did. It seems funny enough now, but I thought I had a fine reason for It then. In 6pite of the Des Maines River being dammed by dead bluecoats, we felt certain there were enough left to reach us with those terrible longrange muskets. "You never saw such a mix-up as when the fugitives tried to unhitch their horses. Few waited to untie them. Some slashed the bridles with a knife; others tried to jerk them loose by main force. The horses Imbibed the terror of their masters and jumped around frantically. Many broke icose and rushed wildly across the Geld, adding to the uproar. Some of the excited soldiers struck out across the country without taking time to get their horses. The cannon those terrible engines designed to terrify the pnemy were dragged off the field and hidden in some hazel brush. "The rout didn't stop until the Confederates got back to their homes In Marion, Lewis, Shelby, Scotland, Knox and Schuyler Counties. You never saw men so homesick in all your life. During all this panic and confusion there was no attempt by the enemy to pursue. While Col. Moore's soldiers could outshoot us, they couldn't outrun us not that day. "After the excitement had worn off a bit, and the boys had rested, they met and reorganized. Every man said he wasn't scared up there at Athens; he 'Just wanted to get away They laughed over their display of panic, but were grimly determined it should never occur again. "Those men who ran the hardest developed into the finest soldiers you ever saw. They joined the regular Confederate army, and many of them atoned with their lifeblood for their scare at Athensl Inconsequential as the battle was, it gave them in after days the equipoise of veterans and taught them how to stand and be shot it without fIlnchlng. American Tribune. . ' The Yates Phalanx of 1801. "The Yates phalanx," said the Captain, "had a hard time getting Into the service and a hard time getting out. I remember well that we began to organize the phalanx as soon as the news came to Chicago that Fort, Sumter had been fired on. We. had S00 men for the regiment when we received notice that the quota of the State was more than full and that we could not be accepted under the first call. The men were so disappointed and Irritated that they joined in an effort to have the regiment accepted by the State of Missouri. The tender of 800 fighting men was no small thing in the first months of the war, but Missouri could not accept us and the boys were In a state of mind. "We had banked on our name, Yates' phalanx, carrying us through, but other regiments got ahead of us in - completing organization. We thought the Governor hadn't taken enough interest in his phalanx, and some of us told him so. Thereupon the Governor, to show his interest In the regiment, sent Captain O. L. Mann to Washington to urge the immediate acceptance of the phalanx. Finally the regiment waa accepted as the Thirtyninth Illinois Infantry, the day after the first battla of Bull Hun was fought. We left Chicago Oct 13, 1881, for Ct Louis. Five weeks later wo were ordered to Williamsport, Md.. and iE a month were soldiering with the best of the regiments In the field."We went into the service a prize drill battalion and in good time we TTca a refutation as good ciarchcrs

and fighters, and Governor Tatss showed a very kindly interest in us. While we were in North Carolina, la

January, 1SG3, the Governor sent us a new flag with his portrait on it, and several months laty?r we took that flag into Fort Wagner on Morris Island, South Carolina, under what might b called a suspension of the rules That was a long siege, and we were In the trenches a good many times. It so happened that we were in the trenches on the night the general assault was ordered. Our outlook discovered that the fort was being evacuated, and under the leadership of Colonel O. L. Mann we scrambled into the fort just in time to cut the fuses set to blow up the fortifications. "After a scrap with the rebel rear guard we hoisted the Yates flag on the parapet and our commanding officer sent a quaint dispatch to General Gilmore, announcing that the Yates phalanx was In the bombproof s of Fort Wagner two hours ahead of time. This was talked about a good deal when we veteranized in January, 1S04, and came to Chicago on veteran furlough. We went back in March vith 750 men in the regiment to Butler's Army of the James, and in the course of the next six months lost nearly 20) of them in battle. In the charge at Deep Run, for example, we climbed over the rebel works to find the rebs ready for a hand-to-hand fight. They put 104 of our men out of action, but we captured the works. Chicago Inter Ocean. A Brave Confederate, Lieutenant C. A. Coryell, formerly of the One Hundred and Forty-first New York Volunteers, Twentieth Army Corps, was wita Sherman on the famous march to the sea. Ono bright Sunday in December, 1SC4, tho lieutenant was detailed to take chargo of the picket line in front of Savannah, on the edge jf a. rice swamp. There was a truce between the pickets and everything wore a SabbathHke stillness. Coryell had nothing to do and was out of tobacco, now to get a chew was the question. Finally a handsome young officer from the Confederato .side strolled out between the lines. Coryell hailed him at once: "I say, Johnny, if I come over t you, can I get tobacco and return safely to my lines?" "Come along. I'll treat you right" "How do I know that I'll not be taken prisoner?" "You have the word of a gentleman and a Confederate officer.' Coryell thought a moment and thsn decided to make the venture. He laid aside his sword and belt and started across the high and narrow dike leading to the Confederate line. On either side of the dike the water in the rice fields was five feet deep. The lieutenant reached the opposite shore without any misgivings. The Confederate produced some tobacco, and a trade was made in no time. Then the two fell Into a pleasant conversation. Suddenly Coryell saw a signal flutter from a house some distance ia the rear of the Confederate line. "What does that mean?" he asked sharply. "I don't know," replied the Confederate. Just then an orderly dashed up on horseback, and, with a dignified salute, said to the Confederate officer: "Lieutenant, the General orders you to take the Yankee officer to headquarters." Coryell was dumfounded. Then he looked at the Confederate lieutenant, and noted his honest eyes and his manly face. "Am I your prisonerf" askeJ Coryell. "I offered you my protection," he said. "Go to your lines. I will follow you over the dyke, and if my body can shield you from Confederate lead you shall reach your command in safety. Good-by and God bless yon." The Federal started on his return trip. He was half way across wh?n the first shot came. There was another and another, until a whole brigade seemed to be firing at him. The fugitive walked rapidly onward until he reached the Federal lines and vaulted over the breastwork. Then he looked back and saw his protector standing on the dyke. The Confederate waved his hand, turned alout and marched back to his own site. He had kept his promise like a true soldier. Atlanta Constitution. The Flag Above the Schoolhonse Door. In cities and in villages, in country districts scattered wide, Above the school house door it floats a thing of beauty snd tf pride; The poorest child, the richest heir tls theirs in common" to adore, For 'tis their flag that proudly floats the flag, above the school bouse doorl What does it mean O careless boy, O thoughtless girl at happy play ? Red for the blood your fathers shed on some far-off eventful dayWhite for the loyalty and faith of countless women who forbore To mourn, but gave their all to save the 1 - -flag above the school house door. And blue sweet hope's ethereal hue the color of true loyalty Red, white and blue, united In one grand, harmonious trinity I 'Tis yours to lovel 'tis yours to serve! 'tis yours to cherish evermore! God keep it ever floating there the flag above the school house door! Youth's Companion. Negro Knew the Signs. Stonewall Jackson's negro bodyservant knew before anybody else when a battle was Imminent. "The general tells you, I suppose," said one of the soldiers. "Lawd, no, sir! De gin'ral nuvver tell me nothin'! I observates de 'tention of de gin'ral dls way: co'se he prays, Jest like we all, mornin an' night; but when he gits up two, three times In a night to pray, den I rubs my eyes an' 'gits up, too, an' packs de haversack ca'se I done fine out dere's gwlne to be old boy to pay right away." A bar for prison windows which will resist the work of a saw has been patented by a rhiladelphjs inventor. It has a number of longitddirJ holes near the surface, which are filled with glass. This is very severe on ti:e eaw, and la likely to discourare th zirrjzr.