Plymouth Tribune, Volume 5, Number 37, Plymouth, Marshall County, 21 June 1906 — Page 2

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(Wlliiiois The Republican party is now half a rentury old. In twenty years It will nave reached the allotted three score years and ten, and In Philadelphia has bwn celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the body that has, with only a small interruption, dominated the country's affairs since 1S00. With all questions of partisanship waived, It is an occasion veil worth commemorating, for few events in American history have played a larger part in the nation's policies than the formation of the only political body that was to gain strength enough to cope with the Democrats. ' The Republican party has been a , mighty factor in the history and development of the country in the half cen- . tury which has elapsed since the first National Convention, and It was a happy thought to Mi a golden jubilee In. the old hall where Its first declaration of principles was enunciated and Its first national candidates were nonv lnated. It was a rare occasion for a review of its remarkable achievements &nd to take cognizance of its present status and future work. A National Celebration. Though the celebration took place In the City of Brotheriy Love, It was not a local event The Pennsylvania State League of Republican Clubs had the event In charge, and co-operated with other prominent Republican bodies all over the country. . It was a fortunate circumstance of the anniversary that the building In which the first convention met is still Btandlng. It owes this preservation to the fact that It Is given over to music, 'it is known as Musical Fund Hall, and Is rapidly approaching a centennial of active service. It was In Philadelphia In June. K. that the Republican party denounce! the admission of slavery in the Territories,coupled it with polygamy as a 'twin relic of barbarism," and presented John C. Fremont ?.s a candidate for the chief magistracy. While the! convention of the then infant party, which assembled at Musical Fund II all, 'June 17. IS3 was certainly not inferior in mental capacity, or patriotism to any Df Its successors, it Vas one of the most jpontaneous gatherings known to American political history. i To a considerably degree, the new MUSICAL FUND HALL, Republican party was the successor and the legatee of the old Whig and Free Soil parties, and there were several other factors prominently concerned In its Inception. From the old Free Soil party came such noted leaders as Wllmot. Hale, Chase, Julian, Sumner, C. F. Adams and Preston King, of New. York. The remnant of the old Whigs went Into the new party bag and baggage, aider the leadership of such giants a Lincoln, Seward, Greeley, Fessenden, Thaddens Stevens and Sherman. . The most prominent leaders of the Anti-slavery party were Banks, Wilson, Iiurlinganie and , Colfax. Similar, but different in that they acknowledged even less fealty to the various tenets of the new party, aside from the question of human bondage, were . such brillbsat writers and original thinkers ts Glddings, Lovejoy, Wendeir Philtips and Garrison. In addition to those already enumerJOHN C. iTUEMONT. atcd, a great number, of Democrats separated from their parent organization on the vital Issue, and ü;rew their influence with the new movement The most prominent were Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania, Trumbull of Illinois, Doolittle of Wisconsin, William C. Bryant of New York, and Gideon Welles of Connecticut The East section wils composed of I he "War Democrats," many of whom returned t their original fealty at the termination of the struggle. Among these were Butler, Stanton, Logan, Andrew Johnson, DIx, Dickinson, Cochrane, Sickles of New York, etc Of these the first three were for many years commanding figures In Republican touneilsl The Pint Convention. When the first Republican convention assembled on that midsummer day, it facei some of the most momentous

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questions that ever Involved the attention of man. It had first to deal with the slavery issue, then the large question of the constitutional rights of Congress to undertake internal improvements, and finally the then mooted problem concerning the building of a railroad to the Pacific Ocean. The three most formidable aspirants for the presidential nomination were conceded to be Seward, of New York ; Chnse, afterwards to figure so prominently in Lincoln's administration as Secretary cf the Treasury, and John McLean, the venerable Justice of the United States Supreme Court Fremont was not at first considered as even a remote possibility. The delegates had not been chosen by any settled rule, and it Is Interesting to note that there was no attempt at any apportionment of representatives based on the population of each State or any effort to limit the vote of each. Pennsylvania cast 81 votes. New York 90, and Ohio 69. Every Northern State was represented, as were also Delaware, Maryland and Kentucky. The first act was the election of a temporary chairman. Judge Emmet of New York was successful. It qulcklv developed that there were reasons that disqualified McLean, Chase and Seward, PHILADELPHIA, IN ISM. and when the first ballot was taken John C Fremont of California had received. 359 votes;. John McLean, of Ohio, 196; Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, 2, and William II. Seward of New York, 1. Fremont Like Roosevelt. Fremont was then not 44 years old, showing that the party of Roosevelt fa vorei young men even at that; time. His remarkable Journeys amongst the Rockies had won him the name of the Pathfinder. The contest for the vice presidential nomination was spirited, and William L. Dayton, of New Jersey, won over Lincoln, , Banks and twelve other candidates. This was the beginning of a great party. Fremont was not to find his path to the White House, for ia the October election, James Buchanan, of Pennsylvania, the Democratic nominee, was successful. But the way had been blaze 1, and four years later, the greatest of Republicans, and with Washington and Jefferson, the greatest of Americans went Into the White House. Many of the exercises in the recent seml-centennlal celebration were held In Musical Fund Hall, and the great stars of the present-day Republican party sent their eloquence against the same walls that resounded with that of their predecessors fifty years ago. Democratic Incompetence. . The Democratic party has gained control of Indiana three times since 1830. Every time It has added millions of dollars to the State debt. Three periods since 18J0 the Republican party has had charge of the State's affairs. In each period It has greatly reduced that debtmore than $12,000,000 altogethersufficient to bare wliied It out If the Democrats had not added to it every time they gained control of the State. The Republican party has now been responsible for affairs in Indiana since 1893, and in that period has paid off nearly $7,000,000 of Interest-bearing debt. Every cent is now paid except some bends which are not matured. There has been no good reason for this great debt. It is an ugly truth, but it cannot he dodged, that the debt itself Is a monument to Democracy's Incompetency and their fiscal mismanagement Exchange. Betvreen Friend. Playwright Yes, my production had a wonderful first night You should have heard the thunderous applause. Friend Didn't have to hear it old man. I see your hands are all blistered. No Room for Doubt. Hyker So Swiggs was loaded last lJght, was he? Pyker I Judge so from the way he hot off his mouth.

WILLIAM L. DAYTON".

WHO IS THE HAPPY

HE Independent farmer, who lives with Nature, tills the soil, cares for his cattle, and has what money he can make, can have uo idea of the difference between his own life and the life of every man who lives in the city and helps to carry on the world s Indus

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very few men of all the millions in the cities who follow their own will. When he understands that he will understand better how the desire for independence is one of the factors that draws men back to the country. Independence Is one of the dreams of the city mau. But it Is a dream with most men that never comes true. The conditions of life are such that the desire to rest and breathe close to the fields and woods cannot be realized. The rich man Is often so enamored of his money and the prospect for more that he waits just a little longer, until death overtakes b;m still In pursuit of the dollar; the poor man cannot give up his work for a day, or If he Is in slightly better circumstances he wants to be Just a little more sure he is making no mistake In giving up the days of being bossed for the era o doing as he likes. Hapy the man who can always live a life of iudeieudence, but happy also the man who while serving others can live in Independence of mind and spirit and lead a simple and useful life. That does not depend upon environment and It contemplates no control of others or by others. It is the domain Into which others cannot enter, and It Is absolute in Its possibilities for happiness whatever the stress of life where business holds sway. Most workers must take their happiness as they go along, without expectation of years of leisure or absolute independence. It If their good fortune If they can make it a happiness wHch all the world's a-seeking. Lowell, Mass., CourierCitizen. '

THE SAY-WHEN SERMION. HENKVER you think I have preached long enough I want any of you to say so and I will Immediately announce the last hymn. It is not always possible for a preacher to' tell Just when he should saw off, and I for one would be grateful for suggestions. You will not offend me by calling time. Say when and

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I'll stop." So said the Rev. Charles Clarksou of Detroit to his congregation. " ' He Is a wise parson who knows when to quit This preacher evidently wants to preach the gosiel so that It will stick in his people's minds, lie can't do much to tired minds. Therefore he must gauge his sermons to suit The tendency of all public peech is toward condensation. The Edward Everett style of oration belongs to the stage coach era. This Is an electric age demanding electric speech. Brevity Is the soul of eloquence nowadays. 4The direct uervos utterance is the speech of the 'busy day. And Ro!ert G. lugersoll, if he may be men- . tloned In this conx.ectlon, did as much as any public speaker to fix the coadensed style, the short simple words of modern oratory. r ' The same tendency is seen in the later newspaper editorials. It was a great shock to the literary folk when . Arthur , Brisbane began to write editorials on common every day things and cut out all the long words. But that st.1e of editorials has won out If the pulpit is to keep in touch with the times it must adapt itself. The modern audience is quick to catch on. The preacher need not spend xumecessary words to tell the old story of love and sacrifice. And only the speaker of unusual charm Is able to hold an audience longer than 85 or' 40 minutes. Before all else the future man of the pulpit must stay by the Rosiel themes the themes that touch men's hearts and hopes. He must have something vital to say. And .he must sny it without unnecessary rhetoric. The nnn

I KING FREDEBIK AT KOME. The new King of Denmark, Freder.l: VIII., begins his reign rich in the loy j and respect of his people. He ia as democratic a sovereign as even Denmart could desire, and is possessed of that last blessing of public men a wonderful memory for faces. When Jacob Ulis was In Denmark iu 11)04, säys a writer in the Outlook, he was Invited with his wife to dine at Charlottenlund with Frederik, then crown prince, and the crown princess. I Just borrowed a top hat it was tl ree sizes too small, and I was' glad to carry it in my hand In the presence of royalty says Mr. Uils, and the" rest was easy. We drove out with the American minister and his wife, who were also invited. Charlotteulund lies In the forest Just outside Copenhagen, on the beautiful store road. We hardly knew we were half-way there when we wheeled Into the palace grounds, and the door of tbe carriage was yanked open by1 lackeys who. swarmed to help the ladies. In we went, and almost before , we cculd draw breath a door was thrown open, our names were announced, and the crowa princess came forward with outstretched hand. It was very good of you to come out to us," she said. Our entrance had been so sudden, due to the hustle to make way for the princes following close upon us, and in thought and speech we had been so far away during the ride, ( that the Danish greeting left me for the moment dumb, groping my way four thousand miles across the sea. Slowly and laboriously, as it seemed to me I found the tongue of my childhood again, but awkward beyond belief. This Is what it said: "How very respectable of you to ask ns!" The crown princess looked at me . moment uncertain what to think, then caught the expression on my wife's face, and laughed outright At that the prince came up and heard the explanation, and we all laughed together. The next moment the room was filled with their children, and we were Introduce! a'l round. It was all quite as neighborly and Informal as if it had been at home. - My wife was taken In to dinner by a prince, a shy, boyish youus fellow, whose great ambition, he confided to ter, was to live in a New York skyucraper, and shoot up and down in the elevator. They say that Frederik never forgets enything. I had proof of this when we next met, in Rlbe, my old town on the North Sea, where he had come with the royal household to open the Domklrke, rtstored after the war and decay of Dine centuries. I wis coming out of our hotel at 7 in the morning, and in tbe square ran plumb into a gentleman In a military cloak, who had a young man for company, and a girl of 15 or m "Good morning, Mr. Rils!" said he. "I hope you are well, and your wife, f tnce last we met" It surely must be that I am getting eld and foolish. The voice I knew; ft ere are few as pleasing. But the man I stood and looked at him. A urnile crept over his features and broadened there. All at once I knew him. "But, good graclotö, your royal high

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with a real message can say enough In SO minutes to keep his audience thinking for a whole week. The day of tb ponderous polished essay in the pulpit is over. It has one with the prosy, padded, long-winded editorial. This is the day for the say-when sermons. Des Moines News.

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are entitled to be called happy. In the second place it outrageously puts the whole blame for unhappy marriages on the female partner, contrary alike to probability and to fact But nt least as many of the marriages are failures in which men "choose" their wives, or think they do, as In cases In which men become the prey of their own imaginations. And there is this to be said from the Iolnt of view of reasons In favor of marriages with which reason has nothing to do. In the first mouths of married life there are necessarily very many differences to be adjusted and small incompatibilities of ways of thinking and feeling to be reconciled. That as all experienced spouses know, is the trying period. Marriage Is like life In that it is a school wherein who so does not learn must suffer. Now, to diminish the friction of this trying time no better lubricant could possibly be provided than the romantic love, which cannot be expected to last forever, but which may very proi. ably outlast this greatest necessity for It of the early connubial period. When the glamour of the romance "fades into the light of common day," and a. real man and a real woman takes the place of the creatures of each other's fancy, and passion cools into at best the tenderest of friendships, both parties are better eff, and will acknowledge themselves to be better off because the romance has been. "In erring reason's spite" all mankind will eontlnue to love a lover, and Justly so. New York Times.

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ww mm quire to ness." I said, "who would expert to 5nd you here before any one is up and stirring? You are really yourself, to blame." He laughed. "We are early risers, lay children and I," he said. "We have in-en out since 0 o'clock." WHO HAS THE MOST FUN? A II on oh of Urfffht Ones that Oaffbt to I!nJo Life If Anyone Doe. Who among us has the most fun nowadays? One can only guess, but guessing on such a question is some fun in itself. We guess Uncte Mark Twain has a fair amount of dally Sort He Is a very kind man, and finds many opportunities nowadays to do public services of a benevolent sort to great advantage. The papers, as we write, say he is going to preside at a meeti.ig for the benefit of the blind. He dos such things often, and makes very good speeches on such occasion nnd ou all occasions when he speaks, at all. To exercise the gift of discourse to edification is a high pleasure. Mark does It vocally and by word of pen. Ills' command of good, and also of bad, language Is fluent comprehensive anOi exact IIe practices an art of which he is a master, and he Indulges the Impulses of a benevolent spirit Of course he has a good time. And, of course, Fresident Roosevelt has a lot of fun. Action and reaction Is the rule of physics, but It is not the rule of him. He has the exhilaration of perpetual action without any considerable reactions that anyone ever hears of. Thotras Edison must have fun, too. The processes of Inventive thought must be exceedingly Interesting, especially when they pan out as well as Mr. Edison's processes do. He has the pleasures of the imagination added to the Joys that come from searching after truth and setting clamps on It He makes money, too, but that to him Is an Incident and a troublesome but necessary digression from the pursuit of happiness. Luther Burbank, the plant wizard, must have a vast deal of fun of a sort not unlike Edison's. Uurbank began work la a plow factory, and kept his wonderful mind on the Improvement of machinery Just long enough to make some money with which to undertake the remodeling o? the vegetable Ärld. Then he Invented a new potato, and made a little more money and moved to California, where he opened a plant factory. Anyone who does not kn!bw of the marvels he has done should read up about him. There Is 'Joy, of course, in creation, else things wouldn't have been created. Burbank must have tasted that Joy In abundant measure. Harper's Weekly. . SPIDER THAT EATS HIRDS. Live In the Forewt of the South American Tropics. There has Just been deposits! In the insect house at the zoo a specimen of the bird-eating spider, which earns its name by occasionally Including In Its menu some of the brilliantly hued humming birds or varl-colored finches of the South American tropics, says the London Graphic. It is doubtful whether the silken threads which he spina In profusion constitute his most effective tackle for securing his prey; indeed, it is more probable that the little birds get caught through alighting upon the banana and other leaves, In the twisted folds of which the spider makes his home. The imllarlty of his coloring to the bark

MOST MARRIAGES ARE HAPPY.

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marriages are happy is that "young ladles spend their time in making nets, not in making cages," is doubly outrageous. In the first place it is an outrageous begging of the ques

The testimony of. less cynical observers day and country is that most marriages IN THE CLOTHES BRUSH.

HE brushing of dusty clothes in the living rioms of the household Is opposed to cleanly sentiment, apart altogether from'the evil to health which, as the bacteriology of dust distinctly Indicates, might easily be caused by the process. The iniagination . does not re

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the clothes brush might bd easily responsible for the dissemination of disease. Dust is rarely, If ever, free from micro-organisms and among them pathogenic entitles have been recognized. Dust Is, In fact aa enenry of the human race, n vehicle of disease, and should everywhere and on every occasion, however trifling, be prevented as far as mean can be employed to that end. " The clothes brash Is a vigorous dust producing agent, and since Its application Is Indispensable It should be used in a manner as far as possible consistent with hygienic requirements. . Clothes, of course, must be brushed. Just as carpets must be beaten, but both processes create a nuisance which Is different not in kind, but only In degree. Just therefore, as there are grounds reserved for the beating of carpets remote,, as they should be, from hiunan habitation, so also ought there to be in a household conducted on hygienic lines a special room relegated to the brushing of clothes. The brushing of clothes Is, In fact a clumsy and an unsanitary procedure, which might with advantage be superseded by some more effectual and less offensive method. The use of some kind of vacuum brush for the purpose would, sanitarily speaking, be ideal. London Lancet

of treesy, to which he attaches himself is also a powerful factor in enabling him to approach his prey. The silken threads which help tc ensnare so many beautiful birds are a serious annoyance to the traveler wher riding or driving through the iess-fre quented forests. As they contlnuallj strike the face one is reminded of somi fiendish motor trap on the Surrej roads. The bird-eating spider Is much small er, although not less ferocious in appearance than the famous tarantula. The body of a full-grown tarantula Is as big as a lira's egg and oa an average It gives from twenty to forty yards of silk, the weaving of which was expected at one time to prove a very consld-t-r,ble Industry In some of the Australian colonies. The silken output of the bird-eating spider Is greater In proportion. ' CANDIED FRAGRANT FLOWERS. Thli Ia One of the Latest Development of Luxury In EngUnil. One of the latest developments of luxury is said to be the caudylng of fragrant flowers. The notion 1? not altogether new, for violets have been made into confections for the palate, as well as Into bouquets for the olfactory, organs, from time to time for a long period, says the London Globe. At any rite it seems that the fashion has go', a new impet is of late, and a candled violet is coming to be regarded as an acceptable "bonne bouche to be presenteJ to a lady. There is also we are told, a demand for sugared rose petals, which Is being catered for by some enterprising artist? in sugar. It can hardly be pretended that flowers made into "sweets" are of any medicinal efficacy, tliough damask rose leaves have long held a recognized place in the materia ,mediea. Whether the violet has any therapeutic qualities does not appear, though the leaves (not the flower) have Just now some reputation outside the medical faculty as a cure for cancer. The best that can be hoped for, If 'flowers are to be eaten as well as to be seen and smelled. Is that they may in all cases prove to be Innocuous. It is a nice question whether the perfume is always a safe guide. . Perhaps the modern craze is, after all, only a form of luxury. A candled violet or a dish of rose leaves cunningly prepared for the tea table could not possibly enter into the category of cheap sweets for the million. A Dariraln. This notice appeared on the official bulletin board at a local medical college this week: For Sale, Articulated Skeleton, $30. A widow who has lately lost her husband wishes to sell his skeleton which he used In his business. Tbe notice bore the dean's private stamp, without which no notice is allowed to appear on the buleltin board. You can always tell when a young man is in love; he becomes very anxious to make a great deal of money, in order that the object of his affection may have Everything She Wants. Every bald man would be willing to wear a wig If he thought he could do it witho.tt detection. Some men think tl:at If they have family prayers night and morning that Is ecoujfo.

THE BATTLE-FIELDS.

OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER ARMY EXPERIENCES. The Bine and the Gray Review Incidents of the Late War, and in a Graphic and Interesting Manner Tell of Camp, March and Battle. Mas An interesting account of a day on the battlefield In front of Petersburg, Yfu, is furnished by Comrade G. G. Burlingame, Company F, First Massachusetts II. A., in a communication from 143 Archwood avenue S. W., Cleveland, Ohio. "On the morning of June 18, 1804. about 9 o'clock, the First Massachusetts II. A. was drawn up In line of battle to charge the enemy's works aver a comparatively clear field of about a quarter of a mile to the works of the Confederates. In fact before I got nearly there I ound It was a 'right smart' distance, as the Johnnies would express It. I knew what was coming, for our regiment had made a change two days before. Well, I will not pretend to say what was going on along the line, but I will relate it as I saw It "Colonel McAllister, of a New Jersey regiment, or perhaps he was commander of a New Jersey brigade, was standing within five feet of me talking to some of the boys. He said: ought to have had my breakfast an hour and a half ago In Petersburg "There was considerable commissary used that morning, and whoever ordered that charge and the one four or five hours later ought to have been compelled to carry the colors each time. I CLOSE TO THE TKEE AS HE COULD GET. had Just celebrated my sixteenth birthday, and had not had quite one year Df service. In looking over the field 3ver which we were to charge I saw there was no protection except one large tree about 500 feet to my left la the middle of the field. " 'Fall in Fix bayonets Forward I' "Over our works I went I had a canteen full of water and a Johnny's haversack which about two hours previous 1 had taken from a dead Confederate, a blanket rolled up on tuy kuupsack, several rounds of ammunition, and a Springfield musket I got within about 400 feet of the works of the Confederates. I .was not the nearest one, either. Our column never fired a shot We were simply human targets for the Johnnies.' Well, I turned back and went about 100 feet, when .'I dropped in what I should call a dead furrow. 'I hauled up two dead comrades in front of me, and with my cup and tin plate (. scooped out a hollow place In the ground, so that the Confederate sharpshooters could not hit me. All about me were fallen comrades, some dealt 'while the wounded were uttering heartrending shrieks In their agonies of pain. Those who managed to rise were shot, for the Johnnies were watching for the first one to move. There was one of our men behind the lone tree that I mentioned, and he was target for them all day. But the last I saw of him he was as close to that tree as he courd get "About 2 o'clock I heard a loud cheer, and I could see a column of our boys start ou a charge from the same place we had come from. The thought came to me, 'Shall I Jump up and go with them, or shall I remain here and let the First Maine have the honor of carrying the works?' My decision was to let well enough alone. The charging column passed over me, and I don't think they went any farther than I had gone when back they came, and as many of them were shot coming back as there had been , as they weut forward. One. fellow stumbled over my little ' breastwork, . and then h crowded In beside me. He, with the two dead bodies before me and the earth I had thrown out made good protection for me. Tasked him what his name was. "Alvln W. Hurd, of Lincoln, Penobcot County, Me. I belong to the First Maine H. A., he replied. ' "My, but the shrieks of the First Maine boys were terrible. I saw by the National Tribune some tinie ago that there were 204 shot dead in that regiment in that charge. We stayed there until darkness came on, and then crawled back on our hands and knees to our works, where I found my regiment Over a little fire I made my coffee, and with a piece of salt pork on a little stick I allowed the grease to drip' upon some hardtack. Thus I had my evening repast I then unrolled my blanket, and with my knapsack for a pillow I went to sleep and, no doubt dreamed I had earned a $2 a month pension." National Tribune. Fourth of July at Anderonvf lie. In the summer of 1S04 the desertions from the Confederate forces at Andersonville were so numerous that Captain Wlrtz became very anxious lest there should not be enough left to guard the 3L000 Union prisoners. He appealed for reinforcements to General Cobb, commander of the district, but none were to be had. On the Fourth of July General Cobb with several staff officers visited Andersonvllle, and the general made an address to the troops of the post who had been formed Into a hollow square facing the center. The following, taken from the Grand Army Sentinel, is a graphic de scription of what followed : Soldiers of the Confederate States began General Cobb, 'what news is this that has been borne to your district commander from the commandant of this post? Can it be possible that soldiers of the South Georgians have been fullty of desertion of abandoning the duty assigned them of guarding yonder horde of vandals, whom your more valorous brothers in arms have captured upon many a well-fought field?' "At this instant, 12 o'clock, from the center of the prison pen was heard the sound of song. Turning my eyes in that direction I saw that several thousand men had congregated, while others were hastening toward the assemblage. Ferhaps not more than fifty ttices were wording the first verse of

the familiar, anthem. The speaker outside was continuing expnssIons of astonishment at what he had heard, when the chorus was reached, and with detonations like an explosion G.000 voices pealed : The Star Spang'eJ banner, O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave ! "The song-burst had startled the speaker or drowned his utterance, for he had suddenly stopped and turned his face toward it When it had ceased and only a few score voices were sinking the second stanza, he commanded Wirtz: 4Go stop that noise V Wirtz hastened away, and Howell Cobb resumed : '"Would you see that horde turned loose within your state, to pillage and burn your homes, with your wives, sisters and daughters at their mercy?,. "The verse was sung and the chorus reached again. The congregation numbered 10,000 more than before. Heaven ! what a swell of sound ! The very air seemed to quiver with the concussion the stockade wall to tremble. Tha guards on mount stumbled with wonderment Wlrtz, who had reached the great gate, stood stock still, as if paralyzed. The soldiers forming . the square were all now facing the prison. "The storm lulled, the speaker sought to resume, but his manner was disconcerted. Wlrtz was moving nervously about but essaying nothing. They heard the breeze of song sweeping the lines of the third stanza, but knew It only forboded the return of the tempest And now It comes: "There, are 20,000 throats swelling the call of the pennant under which they had fought, and 5,000 more joined In the Invocation: 0 long may it wave O'er the land of the free and the hoai i of the brave. "The echo of the last word has but struck the branches of the pines, when they began to repeat Higher, wider, deeper, stronger, louder, the. swell! It peals It roars It booms It thunders ! It 13 an artillery of song I The

i speaker outside stands transfixed. lie has heard the anthem before, but never as now. Perhaps it is reminding him of the high position he ha. but lately held under the flag It deflnta. The listeners appear almost panicked. A guardsman's gun drops from bis hanfts without his missing It ! "Again they repeat, and now the scene grows wild. Thirty thousand voices are clanging the chorus 50,000 bosoms swelling with thought of country and flag and loved ones from whom they are parted. Men with but one leg clamber up, and stpportei by their stronger comrades, wave ' the'r caps aloft, and Join in the chorus': The star spangled banner. O long may it wave O'er the land of the free and tbe heme of brave.' , "Once more they, repeat and now all the prison Is In the sky-rending peal the very walls,1 the ground. Poor, fever-wasted frames, within an hour of dissolution from their spirits, half uprise and propping upon one hand raise the withered fingers of the other aloft while they unite their cracked voices in the refrain they will hear never more: The star spangled banner, O long may It wave . . O'er the land of the free and the home of brave." Sptklnar Gans at Island Xo. 10. Editor National Tribune: You have an article In your paper of March 1 in regard to the spiking of the guns at Island No. 10 April 23, 1SG2. The credit belongs to Colonel Roberts, of the Forty -second Illinois, ranking ollicer, with his soldiers and fifty sailors, from the "ironclads," to man the boats. I have tne Hag captured from the battery now in Wm. II. Berry Post (irand Army, in this town of Woodbrldge. I shot the flag and flagstaff twice In one day with a 50-pounder Dahlgren gun, on board the Ironclad Mouui City, which was stationed at the head of the J line on the Missouri side, Comuander A. 11. Kilty commanding. Each ironclad sent a cutter with aa otlicer and fourteen men to pull the boats. The business cf the Mound City was" to silence that battery whenever the rebels came but from their bombproof to fire at us. They seldom tired more than one or two shots before they had to get under cover. The way that I came In possession of the rebel fiag was as follows: Th moriilng'of the evacuation of the Island being foggy, I commanded the first cutter with fourteen men and was first to land. We ran Into the rear guard of the rebels, and captured them with the regimental flag, which was a beautiful silk, with a gold stafi. I wrote my name and Mound City on he flag. I refused to give it up until Flag OScer A. IL Foote, commanding Mississippi Squadron, sent from the flagship to Commander A. II. Kilty for the flag to be sent to the Navy - Department where It now is. The flag oifieer finding I felt so bad about my losing the captured fiag, which I took from fifty rebels with fourteen sailors, in their demoralized retreat, sent me the flag that I had shot away rrom the battery. The flag was so badly riddled that lie sent me some new bunting, teldng me that the rebel flag that I , had 6hot away so many times was more honorable to me than the other. Now I would like to send that flag back since we- are all once more. I was the regular gunner of the Mound City.- Thos. McElroy, Acting Master, U. S. Navy, Commanding U. S. Receiving Ship Grampus, Mound City, Woodbridge, N. J. ' . Worth Reading-. In 1904 there were 521,000 miles of railway in the world. The Turk; are but one-sixth of the population of European Turkey. Every minute is said to witness the death of sixty -seven persons and the birth of seventy. Orders have recently been executed In Japan for a supply of fishing nett for Alaska, valued at $30,000. For 100 years the number of patents i registered bv balloon and alrshio IntArst avpr:11?Pl1 morft thin thr PPh 1 day. February holds the record as the month in which most children are born ; Juhe as that In which t'iere are fewest births. Six queens smoke the Empress oi Austria, the Czarina of Russia, the Queen of Roumanla, the ex-Queen of Spain, the Queen of Italy and the Queen of Portugal. Count Tolstoi goes barefoot and hatless the year round. Ho is fön I of French perfumes, and keeps ills ifhen scented with sachet powder. There is always a flower on his desk as he writes. Although very rich, be wears the cheapest clothes he can buy.

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One of the ew DIocses FATTEBX jro. 134L Among a number of exquisite in, ported blouses Just received by a New York importer, is this novel and striking design. Made of white albatross, with yoke and ciffs of German Val lace and trimming-band of pale pink silk embroidered in white, it is re markably, effective. Below the tilm-. ming band which outlines the. deep V cf the yoke and extends down the center front and back Is a row of fiae tucks that are released to form the requisite fullness for the lower part of the blouse. The design would be equally charming ior a lingerie waist, muking the yoke nnd cuffs of fine all-over embroidery. For such a waist short sleeves would be pretty and this can be readily arranged by omitting the deep ruff For the medium size, tbe waist will require 3?j yards of material 27 Inches wide, with I1 yards of all-over lace and 14 yards of silk. Pattern Xo. 1.141 is cut in sizes from 32 to -10 inches bust measure. The above pattern will be mailed to ycur address on receipt of 10 cvnts. Send all orders to the Pattern Department cf this paper. Pe ,ure to give ooth the number and size of pattern wanted, and -write very plainly. For convenience, write your order oa the following coupon : Order Coupon. No. 1341. SIZE NAME ..... ADDRESS Salt for Small 'Irl. fATTEEX XO'. 1203. '-.' Here Is a design that is at once flnv ple and stylish. A wide box plait extends from each shoulder to the bottom of the t-kirt, in. back and front and a stitched belt of the goods is fastened in front with one large button. Stitched tucks shape in the sleeves r.t the wrists one of the season's latest fancies. Infthe inodt'l from which our sketch is taken, a heavy, d(v; red linen is used, but for the fall season liht serges,-cashmeres md flannels will be excellent for these little uulhied frocks. So little Is needed for them, that remnants can often be utilized to good advantage. For a girl 10 years old 4Vi yards of material 2 inches wide will be required. The pattern. No. 1203, 13 rut In sizes for girls from 4 to 12 years of age. t The ibove pattern will be mailed to your address on receipt of 10 cents. Send all orders to the Pattern Department of this paper. Re sure to give both the number-and size of pattern wauted, and write very plainly. For convenience, write your order on tha following coupon; Order Coupon.. No. 1203. ' . i SIZE : NAME ADDRESS Items of Interest. Tea was cultivated In China before the Christian era. Cultivate the ground you have before you try to acquire more. Only 'one couple In over 11,000 live to celebrate their diamond wedding. A French Jeweler, BordcUit has lavented tools for engraving the surface of diamonds. More Inventions are leing made la electrical app'lances than in atl other industries combined. When a door key is hung up outside a house in Sweden It is a sign that the family is not at home. A Chicago, girl gets her exercise by beating a drum every morning. She likes it but the neighbors don't All the religious lUerature used by i-Totestants in Spanish-speaking countries is published at the Methodist publishing house, Nashville, Tenn. The foreign population of the British Isles numbers l'JS.000. Germans hold first place in point of numbers, Russians cond, French third. At the N'ival Academy of Japan, one hour is devoted daily to the most rigorous exercise, and naturally the sailors are a particularly hardy lot Agriculture is so neglected in Russia that the average yield of wheat an acre is little 'more than one-fifth tL average yield from English soil. The Aztecs operated bellows for tla forijos In the old Mexican copper mi-fa by opening them with thslr hands r.nj pushing them together with thrir feci With a population of only o,r,l.",C 11 Switzerland has a foreign trzZi cl more than CIOO.CCO.COO a year.

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