Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 4, Plymouth, Marshall County, 1 November 1906 — Page 3

The Trail of the Dead: $ THE STRANGE EXPERIENCE $ Of DR. ROBERT HARLAND

By B. FUTCnER ROBINSON (Cyrllh 1303. by CHAPTER XXII. In my narrative, now drawing to its conclusion, I hare endeavored to avoid -emotion or exaggeration. Yet as I glance over its rages. I cannot proclaim myself as satisfied. On auch an evening as this, with the summer woodlands beneatn the cottage basking in the tender glory of the sun's farewoll, with the silence of the day that is" ending holding the quiet fields on such an evening, I say, my story, even to myself, appears impossible, a nightmare born in the land of evil dreams. Yet I have but to turn my eyes to where my dearest wife sits at her work, to know that it is true; for it was in that time of danger that Providence gave me the most generous of the gifts that can be bestowed upon man. Two days after Marnac escaped from our pursuit at Southampton, a little council was gathered in the parlor of Dr. Weston's cottage at Cornish Polleven. In his great arm-chair by the fire sat the old scholar, with the lamplight exposing the delicate fragility of a face whereon consumption had set its warning. Ia odd contrast was my cousin. Sir Henry Graden, who confronted him. Great-stat-ured, stern, keen-eyed, he was of that type that can fearlessly execute, as well as intelligently conceive, a plan. Mary Weston was on a cushion at her father' knee, his hand in hers; and it was mor often to that noble girl that my glance wandered than to my cousin, though, indeed it was he who now set before us the position of affairs. It was right, he said, that Dr. Weston should kno his daughter knew, thi danger that hung over us. And so, from its commencement, he told that terrible story; how Marnac, the celebrated Heidelberg professor, had been seized with a partial mania born of heredity, nurtured by overwork, brought suddenly to the light of the violent attacks delivered against a book on which he had spent half his life; how he had planned to destroy his more bitter adversaries, and how, by his insane cunning, be had brought about the deaths of Von Stockmar and Mechersky; how, in Lis desperate flight from our pursuit, he had killed the son of Reski, the Polish innkeeper; how he had come to Englam. to end his vengeance upon Dr. Weston; and how he had been led to believe that Mary was the writer of the attack which had incensed him. All this he explaii ed; and while he spoke, the shadow of the terror seemed to creep over our very souls, o fhat we drew together like sheep that hear the cry of wolves in the mow-clad hills. It was Dr. Weston who first broke the ilence that followed Graden' conclusion. You have referred to a certain book or diary belonging to this Marnac, sa.'d he, for Indeed my cousin had mentioned that discovery at Heidelberg. "And I gather that from it you first learned the nan-es of the scientific enemies against whom an attack might be directed. Did this madman include in his butcher's list any persons besides Yon Stockmar, Mechersky, and myself T There were several other names," replied my cousin; "but I do not think their criticisms were, sufficiently severe to place them in serious danger. I have, however communicated with them all. On the least suspicion they will iaform the police and also telegraph to ine at my London house. My servant there is kept informed of my address from day to "And the police? "In international matters they raove slowly. It has been a chase a tos Europe, remember. Months have often elapsed before very ordinary criminals have been arrested. But this man is a remarkable linguist; lie has some five hundred pounds yet in his possession, and he has the cunning common to the partially iusace. The Ealisi police have full information, but by this timts he may be in France or Belgium.' "What. then, do you propose. Sir Henry?" "For the moment we have no definite objective. t would be useless for us to start for the continent without further information. Until it reaches us, we shall stay in this country." "I ouite understand. I trust that for the tea days that we still have at Polleren, you will consider yourselves my guests though I fear that the size of my cottage forbids me asking you to leave your quarters at the inn. "Are you. then, returning to Cam bridge. Dr. Weston? I thought you had settled here for the winter?" asked my cousin. "It was so intended, but my doctors have ordered me to the Engadine. They tay-r-it is my only chance. Sir Henry." Mary Weston's eyes rose to her fath er's face in one brief, pitiful glance, and then her head dropped forward. Poor girl! she knew that he had spoken truly. "The Engadine?" Graden rose in his ponderous fashion and stood with his back to the fire. I could see that the intelligenct concerned him concerned him, indeed, xo nearly for immediate comment. It was some moments before he spoke agaui. "Forgive me. Dr. Weston, ' he said. bat is this a sudden resolution?" "We decided yesterday." "Is it common property? Do the villagers know?" "Really, Sir nenry, I have no idea. I should not think they know." "I will be quite plain with you, Dr. Weston, for that Is always the best. Until this madman Is secured, yon and your daughter go in some danger. You should be safe enough in Switzerland, if yon keep your address a secret. Bat even then we must arrange that you have a traveling companion, that can be trusted." "I shall be very glad to go," I interjected. "No, Robert, that will never do," he said. "To divide our forces would be tbfc worst generalship. Our duty is plain. We must be prepared to strike at the enemy wherever he may be found. Otherwise, there will be weeks of anxiety for ras all, and ueaven knows what devilish work going forward! Whom can we send? That we must first decide.". "There Is Mossel: ' I suggested, recalling the aid that stubborn German policeman had' alrer.dy rendered as. "He would come gladly enough. But I do not think the Heidelberg authorities would sanction his departure on so vague a journey. No! I am afraid Mossel is out of the question." "What of Reski? I saw him find the body of his son; he would travel to th world's end if it brought a chance to meet the murderer." "The very man. I thank you. Cousin Robert."' And so it was settled. We were to send a telegram to the Polish inn-keeper next morning. If he agreed to our rennest, money could be forwarded in time for him to meet ns in London, where he would take up his duty as escort to Dr. fcVeston and his daughter. "Remember, please, that your destination is a secret," said Graden, as we tnad our adieus. "There must be no leaving of indiscreet addresses. Dr. We.v Ion; no explanatory letters to old friends, fcliss Mary." f "My father and I--we understand," he said, looking mm gravely in the eyes. id so wt passed out Into the starlight They were pleasant days that followed lays that seemed to me the happiest

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Jsseph B. Bowles) the events of that terrible pursuit which gave them their perfection? So I argued at the time. Yet each hour I knew more clearly that it was Mary's bright eyes that warmed the winter sunshine, and Mary's presence that gave the beauty to that wild, inhospitable const. Of morn ings we walked together on the cliffs; and as night drew in. blotting out the grey wastes of the Channel seas, we joined Graden and her father in the lit tie parlor, listening to the talk of those two great-hearted, simple mea. On the second day Reski's answer came, accept ing the trust we offered. Then for a week there was no news from the out side vorld to trouble us. and no inci dnt at Polleven to remind ns of our dan gt'T save one, which, insignificant though it seemed, I do right to set it before you As I have mentioned, a narrow dell or "goyle," as the West-country folk would have it. ran between the cottage and the sea. It was a ruinous place in the win ter-time, sprinkled with trees knotted and bent under years of conflict with the winds, and floored with dead bracken and patches of gorse. In the summer it was, doubtless, pleasing enough; but in that December weather it seemed shriv eled anl forlorn. Indeed, it was not a spot wt greatly favored. CHAPTER XXIII. It was about four o'clock on a Satur day afternoon, the fifth day of our visit, that Miss Weston and I entered it from the seaward side. We had taken a sharp walk to the Bredairs Strand, where the famous caves are situated, and were re turning to tea. We came upon them at an angle of tue thicket a man and a woman seated on a fallen log. In eager conversation. Miss Weston held np a warning hand to me, with amusement twinkling in her eyes. "Oh, Mr. Harland!" she whispered, "and at her age, too!' "Why, who was it?" I asked, for theif backs were turned towards us. "Don't you see? It is Martha, our housekeeper. She is five and forty if she is a day. Fancy Martha. with a young man of her own! I wonder who it can be?" Whereupon she fairly gave way to her merriment in a low ripple of laughter. It was loud enough to reach the ears of the pair before ns, for they started to their feet, the woman facing round boldly with flaming cheeks, while the man. after one swift glance, dropped back a step and stood shamefacedly, with downcast eyes. Miss Weston nodded to Martha and we passed on np the track. "Oh! I am very, very sorry!" she cried to me when we were out of earshot I am certaia that wretched man Is only after her savings. What a silly old dear she is!" "He seemed about the average in bash ful rustics," I answered her. "He is one of the worst men In the village a drunL.i loafer, who never leaves the inn bar until he is almost starving. I,wonder at Martha, for, besides hif reputation, she knows " "What?" I asked, for she had stopped with a little shiver. "They say in the village that Penruman for that is his name acted as a sort of servant to Professor Marnac whilo ne was at Po'leven. At least I know that Penrumaa brought us messages from him twie', and once he came with a ,book that had been lent to fa tiler." "Was Penrnman courting Marths then?" "I don't know, Mr. Harland; but thi is the first time l'veseea them together. Please don't say anything more about iL I will have a talk to Martha privately, and are if I can put some sense intc her silly head." As I was walking back to the inn before dinner I caught sight of Penrumac coming out of the village postolfice. II slouched away up a side street at sight of me. Yon may think me dull, but 1 had no suspicion of the truth. If I had only known. We all traveled to London together taking rooms for the night at the Char ing Cross Hotel; for though Graden hac chambers in the Albany, he preferred that we should not be separated. It was here that Reski joined us. Sorrow had burnt its mark upon the Polish innkeeper. His thin, handsome features were yet more drawn; and though his courtly manner was unchanged, an alien ferocity lurked in his dark, reflectiv eyes. It would not go well with th murderer of his only son if he should meet him face to face. So I thought ai he stood before us, his hat raised, bowing us a welcome. At nine-forty on the following morning, we were gathered, In a little grou$ on the departure platform. Graden, who had talked with Reski far into the night, repeated his orders. To preserve t'ai secret of Dr. Weston's residence was o! first importance. He would register himself and his daughter in the Lame o( Jackson. All letters, whether from or to the travelers, were to be forwarded under cover to Graden's chambers, where a servant in whom he had absolute trust would despatch them to their respective addresses. On the slightest suspicion of danger, a telegram would bring our assistance from whatever spot our quest had drawn us. Neither Dr. Weston nor his daughter were to leave their hotel at Prontresina, even for a valk, without the escort of the Pole. "I d i not wish to alarm you with absurd ' lies. Miss Mary," concluded my cous' "but it is well to be cautious. Besiu s, it should be only for a few days. I nave found means of awakening the continental police to Interest in his capture, and we may hear of his arrest at any moment. Ah! there goes the whistle. Good-bye, Dr. Weston. Good-bye, my dear girl. God keep your He was old enough to be her -father ; yet I did not consider his age was sufficient excuse for the kiss that be touched on her forehead. We w her handkerchief fluttering from the carriage window as the train drew out of the station. I watched it fada into the muddy grey of the morning; and as it disappeared, the love I had hidden from myself rushed over me, so that I stood with staring eyes, perhaps as foolish and woe-begone a figure as humanity has ever smiled to witness. And for this I shall always thank my cousin, Harry Graaen, that he slipped his arm in nine, leading me down the platform as if he had noticed nothing out of the ordinary in my manner. (To be continued.) L'anl Kind. Mrs. Homer Did your husband make any good resolutions the first of the year? Mrs. Rounder No ; but he made a lot of bad ones. Mrs. Homer Indeed ! Mrs. Rounder Yes; at least they didn't keep. Price on Eagle'g Ilead. A price has been put on the head oi the American eagle in Tehama County, California. The board of supervisors offers a reward of 1 for the head of each of the great birds on the petition of the sheep men, who have lest many Iambs tj caslea.

Friend nip ot Lovf. How few girls there are who do not make the mistake of regarding what is only offered to them In Friendship's name as a gift from Love, though by so doing they bring upon themselves much suffering. The two sentiments are so akin that it is a very easy matter to mistake one for the other, and yet. in reality, how widely different they are "To be a little less than loved" has been the fate of many a sweet girl, and lias caused her to remain unwoddei and un won all her life. rrienusinp between a man and a '.vornan will cause the man to claim from the girl the rights of a comrade. He will exiKct her to walk beside him through life's pathway, to stand by him in trouble or misfortunes, but Love wil exact something very different. When love takes possession of a man the person thus Idolized becomes In his eyes an adored lelng. She must not walk beside him. No, he will gather her in his arins and protect her from everything by his great love. When, therefore, a girl finds herself sought by one of the opposite sex, her advice ask ed and followed, she should not Jump to the conclusion that love has prompt ed these attentions. Neither should she allow her thoughts to dwell upon love s the outcome of them, unless she has iwsltive and plain proof that it is so. Nowadays girls have a great deal of freedom. They meet men In business, and "friendships" between them are not only possible, but frequent, and must not be mistaken for deeper feeling. Chicago American. Women Who Work. One of the many advantages which women derive from being paid work ers is that they are enabled to take a fuller and deeper interest in the con dltlons of employment generally. The mere spectator (other than the student of practical economics) seldom exhlb Its more than a simulated concern In the relations between employers and employed, or In any of those matters which are really among the most Im portant at the present time. He or she may be extremely beuevolent and wish ful to do good to other people, but many of his most kindly projects are built of the stuff of clouds and dreams, because he has no tltal comprehension of the lives of those whom bo. Is seekIn? to help. The humblest, woman wage-earner, however, having known what It is to -lie Jostled by stronger competitors, what it Is to offer labor that the woman of another country Is selling cheaper., what it Is to find her work suddenly come Into fashion or as suddenly go out of It. must have formed certain ideas on the subject of production which within their own limited range are sure to be more or less accurate and serviceable. Walking Costumes. The gown at the left is of black and white checked grenadine in empire style. The skirt is gathered at the top and encircled at the bottom with a wide ha ad of the material, lrdered with littie grills of the same. The 1h lero corsage Is draped and ornamented with antique buttons. An ed,u of black taffeta at. the IotTom simulates a girdle. It Is finished around the neck with a Iaee ruflle and finished Inside with an edge of light blue silk. The loops In front and the shoulder knots, with long ends, are of light blue ribbon. The chemisette Is of white moussollne de sole and lace. The sleeves are slightly draped and ornamented Inside with the buttons, and are finished with cuffs of the material, bordered with little lace ruffles. The other gown Is of white cloth. The skirt, fitted over the hin. simulates a long tunic, encircled near lie bottom with a wide band of white silk braid, which is finished on each side of the front with buttons or motifs of pearl. The short Jacket, gathered at the top and bottom, has a voke cut In one piece with the fronts. The collar is covered with the band and forms straps In front, trimmed with braid. The sleeves are trimmed to cor. respond and the girdle Is of the braid. Have You Uele Dack Stair f A. woman who found her steep back stairs as little ornamental as they were useful has had them converted nto two closet", one opening out of her dining-room, the other on the sec ond floor. The steps were removed bodily and a glass door opened Into the lining-room from where they had been, rhe space Inside she had paneled and rows of shelves were built in, well vj to the celling. The lower ones were used for china and the upper ones for preserves. A small window cut Into he side yard admitted light into what was really a small shelf-lined room. rhe whole cost little. Upstairs a canajious linen closet filled In the vacant space. Another womau who did not wish to have the stairs actually taken out had the upper landing eoaverted nto a closet, but left the stairs under neath, using them from the first floor as a store closet for brooms, buckets and the like. Honnekerplnj? Notv Taught. Fifty years ago," says the Chicago Journal, " knowledge of housekeenlne was handed down from mother to daughter and homes were well man aged and cared for. But nowadays girls who would have stayed at home and learned to keep house have been attracted to the business world, whose

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duties leave them no time for ' house hold cares. Consequently, It is argued, the home can not teach housekeeping, and girls who wish to learn must go to school In which the art Is taught." la Tibet the law allows every' wom an three husbands. Queen Alexandra and the Duchess of Portland have brought before Englishwomen the cruelty they are guilty of in wearing algrets. There Is at present In the Mont de riete at Paris a necklace which Marie Therese of Austria gave to her daugh ter, Marie Antoinette. It Is in pawn for $8.000.The Trlncess of Monaco Is the first Hebrew womau to reign in any land u -Europe. She . was related to the great German iwet Heine and is halfAmerican by birth. A clever Irish woman has pitented an invention called "the hannr thought." It is a iKrtable cage canopy which, when adjusted on a cradle, will prevent the liveliest youngster from tumbling out. A magnificat hospital, to be known as the Ho af!n Ling, has Just been opened by the governor of Hongkong. It was built at the expense of Mine. Wu Ting-fang, wife of the late Chinese minister to the United States. The queen of mountaineers, Mrs. Bullock Workman, has added one more thrilling experience to her record of adventures by accompanying her hus band on his great climb of 23,000 feet r Kashmir. Mrs. Workman has sev eral times climbed over 21,000 feet higher than any other woman In the world. Health and Beauty- Hlnta. Take out the troublesome splinter with a clean 'needle or knife, made aseptic by boiling, nsjng warm bath H'fore and after operation. Hands that have been In hot soda water and become shrunken and soft will become smooth and natural again f rubled with ordinary kitchen salt. A simple lotion to remove freckles is composed of one dram ammonium chlo ride to four ounces of distilled water. Apply at night after the face has been bathed in hot water. Olive oil Is the beauty doctor's cureall for poor complexions. He advises ts use In every possible food, nlentv cf green salads reeking with it, and hen does of It by the tablespoonful. It Is a disgraceful neglect of the well-being of the teeth to Mte hard substance with them or to use them n any manner that should be done by scissors or pincers and other tools. The teeth should be used only for the pur pose for which they were made. A touch of broadtail trimming Is noted on many cloth suits. The color schemes displayed In millinery are daring, but wonderfully becoming. The Napoleon toque, with cockades or a feather on one side, will be worn considerably with tailor-mades. Rosewood, cedar and sandalwood shades are found in the new cloths. Heretofore mahogany has been the only wood favored with an Imitation fa cloth.. In France the veil at the back of the hat falls to the skirt hem. With this Is worn a face veil of a different hue from the longer one, which Is not over the face at all. The long coats of last season's suits may be cut Into good-looking short coats suited to this year's demands, but there Is a whisper that long coats will come in again this winter; hea.ee, it is

well to wait a while, until the report Is verified, before scarificlng good material. A combination of black and a peculiar shade of pea'vck blue Is found In the millinery world. Blue stockings with black suede walking shoes are also seen with a, blue cloth skirt. If you want a particularly new note for an evening dress get a wide, straight band of gold lace, put this on as a belt, very high under the arms. In back fasten the ends still higher, with two knots of ribbon. This charming empire belt distinguishes a French dress of white erepe.

To Avoid Takln Cold. The best way to overcome chilly sensations of the fplne and back on the least change of tcmiterature is to put your back up, to speak; to con tract the muscles of the back. If you are getting chilly about the back of the neck, stiffen the neck and set the muscles to work, and you will soon get over It. If you do not start your muscles going, you will soon find them going of their own accord. You will legln to -shiver an Involuntary action of the muscles. If you will set your muscles at work before that shivering conies you will 1 able to prevent it. Contract your hands, your legs, the muscles of your back, raise up your chest, stiffen your neck, then turn it vigorously, slowly, from side to side, or bend it barkward and forward. This will keep you from taking cold. Outlook. IlandMome Silk Coitnmn. Mauve moussellne taffeta is used for the costume at the left The skirt Is plaited ' over the hips and mounted to a double corslet of the taffeta. Below this Is a wider flounce, made in the same way, and further trimmed with curving rows of stitching. The Eton Is plaited over the shoulders and finished at the bottom with two shaped bands, headed by a narrow ruche. The elbow sleeve Is headed by a double epaulet and finished with a pointed turnback cuff, edged with loops of the silk. The other costume Is made of light brown loulslne. The skirt is gathered over the hlpi and bordered with a band of the material headed by a narrow straightway ruffle. The vest, collar and cuffs are of cream satin, trimmed with light blue velvet ribbon and silver buttons. The wide girdle is of brown loulslne of a darker shade than the dress. What a Hloh Man Eai. A Western Senator's wife tells of Inviting Senator Clark of Montana 'to her house to a midday breakfast and requesting him to select his own menu. The Senator Informed her that his Indigestion required him to oat his usual luncheon at that time, half a glass of hot water, with two tablespoonfuls of brandy In it; two poached eggs, two slices of thin toast and rice pudding with raisins In It Valne of Vanity. Were we not vain enough to adopt new fashions, whether they be silly or not, we should Ji?3t dodder along In a dull, monotonous way till we were sick of the sight of each other, anö sought change at any price. Lady's Pictorial. After many scientific laboratory trials it has been proved that from the bulb of the coffee bean a good quality and large quantity of alcohol can be extracted. Heretofore the bulb has been uesless.

THE FIELD OF BATTLE

INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. The Veteran of the Rebellion Tell of Whistling Ballets, Bright Bayonets, Banting Bombs, Bloody Battles, Camp Fire, Festive Bugs, Etc., Etc It. B. Brown, of Zanesvllle, O., who has been elected by the Grand Army of the Republic commander In chief, was a private in the ranks at the close of the war, and is the third private to lie elevated to the highest position with in the gift of the Grand Army of the Republic, says the New York Tribune, This Is not the first honor that his comrades have bestowed upon him. He was commander of the Department of Ohio In ISSo, and it was then that he was first dubbed "General." The title has clung to him naturally ever since, for he Is a born leader of command ing presence, possessing great personal magnetism and good hard sense. Gen. Brown at the close of the war returned to his home In New Concord, O., and there learned the carpenter's trade. He became country correspondent for the Zanesvllle Courier, and his letters attracted the attention of the courier's editor, Samuel Oldham. Old ham sent for Brown and offered him a position as reporter, which was accept ed. He is still connected with the paIer, now as manager and editor. Gen. Brown owes much of his fame and much of his popularity to a story. a story well told. He has told this story hundreds, perhaps thousands, of times, but it never grows old. It was the night before the battle of Fredericksburg. Two great armies had encamped upon either bank of the beautiful Rappahannock. For days the army of the gray had been hurriedly Intrenching itself in a position that it hoped would be Impregnable. The time had been all too short, for the victorious army of the North was pressing hard toward Richmond. Night and day had the Southern leaders labored to complete their defenses against the arrival of their foes. Late on the day of which this incident Is related the ranks of the blue e&nfe pouring over the distant hills Into the opposite val ley of the Rappahannock, and there they pitched their camp, hoping for a night of rest before they should begin the struggle of the morrow.. There had been days of weary marching for the army of the blue, and days of unrelaxlng labor for the cray. Ra tions had been scant and the water sup ply Irregular. Many a poor soldier. 'hungry, footsore and weary, looked for ward to the coming battle with almost a hope that to him at least would come death and endless peace. Night had fallen. . The camp fires burned brightly among the naked trees and the soldiers gathered close, for It was December, and the frost was In the air. There was little of the hois. terous merriment that so often char acter! jed the gatherings about the camp fires. Too many soldiers were thinking of the morrow and of home. -Such sounds as arose from the two camps were harsh and martial. The calls of bugles and the hoarse orders of the officers as they made their final dis positions for the night became more and more Infrequent, until finally all was still. But presently a band on the southern side of the river burst forth with stir ring strains of music and Instantly the tens of thousands of gray-clad veter ans were rending the air with fierce shouts of defiance and wild cheers for the Confederacy, for the band was play ing "Dixie." The music stopped and the cheering subsided and silence again fell over the valley. But the echoes had scarcely died away among the distant hills when from an eminence in the Union camp a band In blue struck up the first notes of "Yankee doodle" and the army of the North cheered tumultously. for the cause of the Union. Answering back across the water came the sweet and plaintive notes of "Maryland, My Mary land." The Northern band responded with "Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean." Each of these soul-stirring tunes was the signal for waves of aiplause that billowed up and down the valley like the thunders of an ocean's surf. Presently the music ceased, and the grim soldiers prepared to wrap themselves In their blankets and He down upon the frozen ground to sleep. But one soldier weary of war and its hardships, tired of the noises of battle and camp, sick of bloodshed and death and suffering, lonely amid the thousands bethought himself of the old father and mother in the little farmhouse up In Ohio, and almost In a dementia of heart-sickness he lifted a quavering voice . In song, singing "Home, Sweet Home." Another soldier Joined in the melody, and another and another. Whole companies took up the strain, and regiments and battalions and divisions, until the whole army of the blue was pouring forth Its soul in the grandest hymn of home that ever was ot ever will be written. And In the momentary lull that came between the stanzas could be heard the echoes of "Home, Sweet Home," as it was being sung by Ihe soldiers of Dixie. The valley of kbe Rappahannock rocked with the melody, and the music welled up to the irery gates of heaven. The glittering Ktars of the winter night looked down upon two vast armies united In heart ' land voice and soul in one grand hymn to mother and father and wife and sweetheart am child, to home and heaven. An Iaeltlent of Atlanta. I would like to relate a circumstance Jhat happened on the battlefield at Atlanta, Ga., July 22, 18i5. I was on the (kirmlsh line, and we went a half :ille through the woods and came out ja plain view of the city. Many of is had lost our commands, but staged hew all the time the battle was rag,'g on our left, where Gen. MePherson jvas killed. About 2 o'clock the enemy :egan pouring over their breastworks )n front of the city, column after column. I watched them as long as I nought It safe; then, as I was my Vwn general, ordered a retreat. I had lot gone far before I met a skirmish rommander, who ordered us all back. 1 started back, but not so fast as I jiad come, and soon met the whole line pinning as hard as they could. I Joined in the run back, and had only gone a little way when I came upon two Hvoung men who had been stopped in their flight by the pleadings of a wounded soldier, shot in the back, the bullet passing entirely through his body. He begged them plteously not to leave him In the enemy's hands, and ps soon u I came up one of the young

men said to me: "I will carry the things if you will help carry him." At once I took hold of his legs, and the other fellow took him around the waist, and we started through the woods as fast as we could, knowing the enemy was close to us. None of our boys were anywhere around, and we realized that we were between two fires. Several times we were almost on the point of leaving the wounded soldier to take care of ourselves, but his pleadings were too much for us, and we held on to him. After many vicissitudes we happened to hit my regiment, but when we reached It the works were so full that they refused to admit the poor fellow, and told us to take him to the hospital, half a mile back in an open field close to the woods. They brought a stretcher upon which we put the wounded man, and started for the hospital. This put us in line of the bullets where the main fighting was going on. The boys came flying up, and we knew something had happened, and we afterwards learned that this was where the thickest of the fight had taken place. But we were traveling, and don't you forget it while this was going on. When we were within 50 or CO yards of the hospital tent a cannon shot which came from the direction of the fighting exploded near the tent, which frightened the poor fellows Inside so that many of them came running out. I never saw anything so distressing; some of them with arms broken, some with one leg broken, and badly wounded In other ways. But the worst case was a ixor soldier with

both legs nearjy shot clear off, who came out on his hands and knees, his legs dangling as If held by strings. They were trying to get to a bluff a few hundred, feet from the tent. We carried our man to the place and put him down. He thanked us most ear nestly for what we had done for him, but felt he could not live. None of us belonged to the same regiment, nor had we ever seen each other before If any one of those boys see this, they will recollect at once the incident, and I wish they would let me hear from them. J. T. Drury, 2Cth 111., Bonegap, HL, In National Tribune. An Army Nurse. Among the hundreds who. devoted themselves to the care of the sick sol diers during the Civil War, the name of "Mother" Blckerdyke stands pre eminent. Galesburg, Illinois, has hon ored her memory by a monument. Many stories, in which the humorous and the heroic are delightfully mingled. are told or this faithful woman, to whom no service for her "boys' was too hard. Some of these anecdotes are given by Mrs. Livermore in her "Story of the War." Mother Blckerdyke, more than any other person, assisted In reforming the badly managed hospitals of certain lo calities. There was nothlnc she would not do for her sick and the soldiers reciprocated her affection heartily. "We shall all die now," they said, dolefully, on one occasion when she left her post for another place. Every man saluted the homely figure, clad in calico and wearing a Shaker bonnet "Mother," however, was no mild-man nered saint She dearly loved her own way, and she usually got It At one time she was In charge of a field-hospital which was horribly cold. It was night, and wounded, half-frozen men were being brought in. Mother Blckerdyke, without consulting any one, tore down the breastworks of the Iost and built huge fires. This unauthorized proceeding was reported to the commander of the post He nw its wisdom, but discipline had to be maintained, and In the morning he sought out the nurse. "Mother," he said, "you must consider yourself under arrest" "AH right major," she replied, as she flew past him with a big bowl ot hot drink. "All right I'm arrested, but don't meddle with me until the weather moderates, for my men will freeze If you do." A negligent surgeon who had beeü scolded by Mother Blckerdyke complained to General Sherman of an unjust discharge. "Who was your accuser?" asked the general. "That spiteful old woman. Mother Blckerdyke." "Oh, well. If It was she I can't help you, was the reply. "She has more power than I. She outranks me." "Mother" was famous for her care ful use of sanitary stores. Once, suIectlng the hospital help "Of stealing she "doctored" a lot of stewed peaches with tartar emetic and left them on the kitchen table. In the night there were sounds of severe suffering. Cooks, table waiters, stewards, yard masters and even some of the surgeons were numbered among the victims. In the midst of them, like a Nemesis, walked Mother Blckerdyke. "Peaches don't seem to agree with you," she re marked, grimly. , In later years Mother Beckerdyke at tended the Soldier's Convention held at Topeka. When she entered the building a great shout greeted her. In rain order was called. "Mother Blckerdyke is here!" cried the soldiers, crowding about her. Grayheaded men kissed her, weeping, while the tears ran down her cheeks. The "boys" she had tended wer eager to make her a gift, but the good old lady refused. "They hare all they can do to make a living for themselves," she said. As long as she lived, this old army nurse was remembered by the grateful hundreds she had cared for, and frequent letters and gifts from them cheered her old age. Several Subjects. A gargle of salt and water Is a remedy for an ordinary sore throat. It is better to keep your mind occupied than your tongue. The railway bridge which connects Venice with the mainland Is 12,000 feet long and has 222 arches. Franklin Did Smith have any luck when he sneaked away and went fishing Sunday? Peun Yes; his wife wasn't at home when he got back. The Jains of India, a heterodox sect of Hindoos, are considered to be the champion f asters of the world. They fast as part of their religion and among them fasts of thirty, forty and fifty days at a time are considered nothing out of the way, but only as an ordinary part of their worship. Oliver Wendell Holmes was Invited to deliver a lecture In a town In the central part of Massachusetts. He was not feeling very well and he wrote the following reply to the committee in declining to accept the Invitation: "I am far from being in good physical health and I am satisfied that if I were offered a $50 bill after my lecture I should not hare gtrength enough to refuse IL"

legal mroEiiATion.

A trade mark Is held. In Falk t. American West Indies TJ Company (N. Y.), 1 L. R. A. (N. S.) 704, not to bo assignable apart from the good will oC the business to which it is attached. The right to mandamus to compel payment of a salary to a public officer alleged to have been removed from oflice Is upheld in State ex rel. Hamilton vs. Grait (Wyo.), I L, C A. (JL S.) 5SS. A holder of a demand certificate of deposit issued by a bank is held, la Elliott vs. Capital City State bank (Iowa), 1L.HA. (N. S.) 1130, to be under no obligation to demand payment within the period of the statute of limitations. A statute providing that no action shall be brought on a claim for usury after two years from the time the cause of action arose Is held, in Slover t. Union bank (Tenn.), 1 L. IL A. (N. S.) 528, not to affect rights of action which accrued prior to Its passage. A barmnan of a street railway company, charged with the duty of substituting a perfect car for one which hx become disabled, Is held. In Chlcag Union Traction Company vs. Sawusca (111.), 1 L. R, A. (N. S.) G70, not to be a fellow servant of the conductors on the road. "A married man died In North Dakota leaving real and personal prope ty, but no children. He left no will ; to whom does his property descend 7" Ans-In such a case, when the ralue of the estate does not exceed ?5,O0O. all of the estate goes to the surviving wife ; where property exceeds that amount one-half of it goes to the decedent's' father, but if he be dead, then to his mother. In Minnesota, however, all of the property would go to the surviving wife, without regard to thevalue of the estate. In Minnesota the owner of adjolnln land is held to own the title of the land In a public road ; the public simply has an easement to pass over and use the road for the usual purpose of traveL The owner of the adjoining land mar put the land within the road limits to any use which docs not interfere with the rights of the public to use it as a public road. But an owner cannot fence of? a part If the roadway for his own, use. This would constitute an obstruction of the highway end prevent Itsfull and free use by the public, and. would constitute a public nuisance, punishable by fine or imprisonment BRAZIL IS A GREAT LAND. Area Eqoali That of tfc. ITaltcA. State and Part ot Alaska. Brazil has an area of 380,000 square miles, or that of the United States with, half of Alaska added, says the Iteviesr of Reviews. This is, approximately, five-sixths of the whole of Europe, or almost one hundred times the sire of the mother country. Compared even, with Australia, Brazil not only hohi her own, but has a surplus area that would overlap the State of Texas, whlla on her own continent she almost equal the combined areas of the other twelve republics and colonies, one-half of Argentina only having to be deducted This will readily be apparent on consulting an atlas, as will the equally astonishing statement that her extreme length from north to south is, approxl-' mately, SS degrees, or the distance from the northern extremity of Maine to the coast of Venezuela. Finally, dividing the land area of the new world by language into English. Spanish and Portuguese (whfch' Includes all but Haytl and the small colonial holdings of France,. Iloll.md and Denmark), we arrive at the following remarkable facts; The United States with Alaska, Canada, Including theIslands within the great arctic circle. Newfoundland, British Guinea, British Honduras and the various British Isl ands of the West Indies make a total of 49 per cent of the whole; the 18 Spanish speaking republics, with Pnrtn. Rico, 20 per cent, Brazil alone making up the remainder, or 22 per cent And yet, to the average American the Por tuguese language is regarded practically as i negiiDie quantity, while many -of our exporters complacently daseir Brazil as Spanish-French Guiana as too unimportant to occupy a place by Itself. The Puan, lie Xeeded "When I was a little fellow I was. Inclined to wait to be coaxed, relates a learned and successful man in an exchange. 'I remember tittlng beside the brook one day while the older children .were ; building a dam. They were wading, carrying stones, splashing the mud and shouting orders but none of them paying any attention to me. I began to feel abused and lonely, and was blubbering over my neglected condition when Aunt Sally came down the road : 'What's the matter, sonny? Why ain't you playin' with the rest? "They don't want me, I said, digging my fists Into my eyes. They never ask me to come. I expected sympathy, but she gave me an impatient shake and push. 'Is that all, you little ninny 2 Nobody wants folks that'll sit around on a bank, and wait to be asked, she cried. 'Run along with the rest, and make yourself wanted.' That hake and push did the work. Before I had time to recover from my indignant surprise I was in the middle of the stream, and soon was as busy as the others. But for that shake and push I might be neglected and waiting to this day. It s the people who'll heln push instead of waiting to be pushed that make the worthwhile citizens." St Louis Republic. State Monopollea la France. State monopolies are more than ever In favor In France as a means of raising revenue to the prejudice of private enterprise. A committee of the Chamber' of Deputies has been appointed, with a former minister of finance as chairman, to collect Information on the possible working of monoiolies of sugar and petroleum refining, the rectification of alcohol and Insurance. Camel's Carrinff Capacity. A camel can easily carry a weight of one thousand pounds on Its back, about four times as much as a horse can carry. The camel begins work at the age of 4 and is useful for half a century. The horse, as a rule, is nearly played out at the age of 15. When a woman goes Into a grocery store to use the telephone, she usually says to the grower: "You talk for me; I can't understand the blame things very well." A politician overtrains faster thin a prlz2bter. ,