Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 48, Plymouth, Marshall County, 5 September 1907 — Page 3

"T J. FEraMORE COOPER

A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION

Z TT TVPTlt -m w - ir.i; a. i.V. (Continued.) i .aueiiu, my. sisier, my oniy sister!" cried the youth, with a burst of sorrow that he could not control ; "my father! my poor father " "There is the sting of death; but he is a soldier and a Christian. Miss Wharton. I would speak of what interests you while yet I hare strength for the task. The world is still before you, and why should I disturb the little happiness it may afford ! Dream ofc. lovely innocent, and may God keep the evil day of knowledge far distant! Oh, there is even now little left for me to enjoy,' said Frances, burying her face.I am heart-stricken in all that I most loved." "No!" interrupted Isabella; "you have one inducement to wish for life, that pleads strongly in a woman's breast. It is a delusion that nothing but death can destroy. Miss Wharton, if there breathes a spirit congenial to Dunwooüie's. and worthy of his love, it is your own." - A flush of fire passed over the face of the listener, and she raised her eyes, flashin with an ungovernable look uf delight, to the countenance of Isabella, who watched her emotion with a look that partook both of pity and admiration. Sach have been the feelings that I have escaped," she continued; es, Miss .Wharton, Dunwoodie is wholly yours." "Be just to yourself, my sister," exclaimed the youth; let no romantic generosity cause, you to forget your own character." In justice to Dunwoodie I must speak: and for the same reason, my brother, you must listen. By uo act or word has Dunwoodie ever induced me to believe he wished me more than a friend ; nay, latterly, I have had the burning shame of thinking that he avoided my presence." "Would he dare?" said Singleton, fierce"Peace, my brother, and listen." continued Isabella, rousing herself with an effort that was final; "here is the innocent, justifiable cause. But one word more for I feel that blood, which ever Cowed too swiftly, rushing where nature never intended it to go. Woman must be sought to be prized ; her life is one of concealed emotions; blessed are they whose early impressions make the task free from hypocrisy, for such only can be happy with men like like Dunwoodie." Her voice failed, and she sank back on her pillow in silence, ar,d, with a slight convulsion, expired. The sun broke forth, on the morning that, succeeded this night of desolation, in unclouded luster, and seemed to mock the petty sorrows of those who received his rays. A retired and lovely spot was selected rear the foot of adjacent rocks, and such rude preparations were made as the. time and the situation of the country permitted for the burial of Miss Singleton. A few of the neighboring inhabitants collected, from curiosity' and interest, and Miss P'.yton and Frances wept in sincerity over her grave. The solemn offices of the church v-'ere performed by the minister who hr.d tso lately stood forth to officiate in another and very different duty; and Lawton bent his head, and passed his hand across his brow, while the words that accompanied the first- clod were uttered. CHAPTER XX. The friends of Henry Wharton had placed so much reliance on Lis innocence, that they were unable to see the full danger of his situation. As the moment of trial, however, approached, the uneasiness of the youth increased. The rank of Andre, and the importance of the measures he was plotting, tog-iL?r with the powerful intercessions that had been made ia his behalf, occasioned his execution to be stamped with greater notoriety than the ordinary events of the war. But spies were frequently arrested; and the instances that occurred of summary punishment for this crime were numerous. These were facts that were well known to both Dunwoodie and the prisoner ; and to their experienced judgments the preparations for the trial were alarming. The moment at length arrived, and the different actors in the aproaching investigation assembled. Frances experienced a feeling like suffocation, after taking her seat in the midst of her family. The judges, three in number, at by themselves, clad in the vestments of their profession, and maintained a gravity worthy of the occasion. In the center was a man of advanced years, whose whole exterior bore the stamp of early and long tried military habits. Th.' was the president of the court. Before these arbiters of his fata Ilenry Wharton was ushered, und.- the custody of armed men. Two of the judges sat in grave reserve, fixing their inquiring eyes on the object of their investigation; but the president continued gazing around with uneasy, convulsive motions of the rauscles of the face, that indicated a restlessness foreign to his years of duty. It was Colonl Single'.on, who, but the day before, had learned the fate of Isabeha. "Bring forth the prisoner, he said, with a wave of the hand. The sentinels droped the points of their bayonets, and Ilenry Wharton advanced. Frances turned for a moment in grateful emotion, as the deep and perturbed breathing of Dunwoodie reached her ears ; but her brother again concentrated all her Interest in one feeling of intense care. "You are said," continued the president, "to be Ilenry Wharton, a captain In his Britannic Majesty's GOth Regiment of Foot." "It would be prudent," said one of his companions, "to advise the prisoner that he is bound to answer no more than he deems necessary." A nod of aprobation from the silent members was bestowed on this remark, and the president proceeded with caution. "It is an accusation against you that, being an officer of the enemy, you passed the pickets of the American army at the White Plains, in disguise, on the 29th of October last." . "I retract nothing that is true," said Ilenry, proudly. "Your sentiment Is noble, sir. I only regret that a youthful soldier should so far be misled by loyalty as to lend himself to the purposes of deceit." "Deceit !" echoed Wharton ; "I thought it prudent to guard against capture by my enemies." "A soldier. Captain Wharton, should never meet his enemy but openjy, and with arms in his hands. I have served two kings of England, as I now serve my native land; but never did I approach a foe unless under the light of the sun, and with honest notice that an enemy was nigh." "I am the son of this aged man before you," continued Henry. "It was to visit him that I encountered the danger. Besides, the country below is seldom held by your troops, and Its very name Implies a right to either party to move at pleasure over its territory." "Its name, as a neutral ground. Is unauthorized by law; it is an appellation that originates with the condition of the country. But wherever an army goes, 'it carries its rights along. "I am no casuist, sir," returned the youth; "but I feel that my father is entitled to my affection, and I would encounter greater risks to prore it to him la hi old age."

A very commendable spirit," cried the veteran. "Come, gentlemen, this business brightens; I confess at first it was very bad; but no man can censure him for d?siring to see his parents. Let the older Mr. Wharton approach and take the oath." The f-.iher made an effort at composure, aud, advancing with a feeble step, he complied with the necessary forms of the court. "You are the father of the prisoner?" said Coolnel Singleton, in a subdued voice, after pausing a moment in respect for the agitation of the witness. "What do you know of his visit to your house on the 20th day of October last?" "He came, as he told you, to see me and his sisters." "A boy of spirit," whispered the president to his silent comrade. "I see but little harm in such a freak ; 'twas imprudent, but then it was kind. Do you know that your son was intrusted with no commission from Sir Henry Clinton, and that the visit to you was not merely a cloak to other designs?" "How can I know it?" said Mr. Wharton, in alnn; "would Sir Ilenry intrust me with such a business?" "Know you anything of this pass?" exhibiting the paper that Dunwoodie had retained when Wharton was taken. "Nothing upon my honor, nothing," cried the father, shrinking from the paper as from contagion. "Have ycu other testimony? this does not avail ou. Captain Wharton. You have been taken in a situation where your life is forfeited; the labor of proving your innocence rests with yourself. Take time to reflect, and be cool." Dunwoodie was sworn, and desired to relate what he knew. His statement did not materially alter the case. To him personally but little was known, and that little rather militated against the safety of Ilenry than otherwise. His account was listened to In silence, and the significant shake of the head that was made by the silent member spoke too plainly what effect it had produced. "Still you think that the prisoner had no other object than what he has avowed?" said the president, when he had ended. "None other, I will pledge my life," cried the major, with fervor. "You say that he escaped, and was retaken in open arms?" "He was; nay; he received a wound in the combat You see he yet moves his arm with difficulty. Would he, think you, sir, have trusted himself where he could fall again into our hands, unless conscious of innocence?" "Would Andre have deserted a field of battle. Major Dunwoodie, had he encountered such an event, near Tarry town?" asked his deliberate examiner. "Is It not natural to youth to seek glory?" "Do you call this glory?" exclaimed the major; "an Ignominious death, and a tarnished name." "Major Dunwoodie," returned the other; "you have acted nobly; your duty has been arduous and' severe, but it has been faithfully and honorably discharged ; ours must not be less so. Let that black be brought forward." Ca?tr found himself confronted with a row of rebel officers, before he knew what was uppermost in his thoughts. The others yielded the examination to the one who suggested it, and using all due deliberation, he proceeded accordingly. "You know the prisoner?" "I think he ought," returned the black, in a manner as sententious as that of his examiner. "Were you employed In carrying any letters or messages while Captain Wharton was in your master's house?" "I do what a tell me," returned the black. "Enough," said Colonel Singleton, with dignity ; "you have the noble acknowledgment of a gentleman, what more can you obtain from this slave? Captain Wharton, you perceive the unfortunate impression against you. Have you other testimony to adduce?" Frances arose, and with a tottering step moved toward the judges; the paleness of her cheek continued but for a noment, and gave place to a flush of fire,, and with a light but firm tread, she stood before them. Raising her hand to her polished forehead, Frances threw aside her exuberant locks, and displayed a picture of beauty and innocence to their view that might have moved even sterner natures. The president shrouded his eyes for a moment, as if the wild eye and speaking countenance recalled the image of another. Recovering himself, he said, with an earnestness that betrayed secret wishes. . "To yoo, then, your brother previously communicated his intention of paying your family a secret visit?" "Xo! no!" said Frances; "he told me nothing we knew not of the visit until he arrived; but can it be necessary to explain to gallant men that a child would incnr hazard to meet his only parent?"1 "But was this the first time? Did he nfver talk of doing so before?" inquired the ccknel, leaning toward her with paternal interest. "Certainly certainly," cried Frances, catching the expression of his own benevolent countenance. "This is but the fourth of his visits." "I knew it," exclaimed the veteran, rubbing his hands with delight; "an adventurous, warm-hearted son I warrant me, gentlemen, a fiery soldier in the field! In what disguise did he come?" "In none, for none were then necessary; the royal troops covered the country, and gave him safe passage." "And was this the first of his visits out of the uniform of his regiment?" "Oh! the very first," exclaimed the eager girl ; "his first offense, I do assure you, if offense it be." "But you wrote him you urged the visit; surely, young lady, you wished to see your brother?" added the impatient colonel. "That we wished it and prayed for It oh, how fervently we prayed for it ! is true; but to have held communion with the royal army would have endangered our father, and we dared not." "Did he leave the house until taken, or had he intercourse with any out of your own dwelling?" "With none no one, excepting our neighbor, the peddler. Birch." "With whom?" exclaimed, the colonel, turning pale and shrinking as from the sting of in adder. Dunwoodie groaned aloud, and striking his bead with his hand, cried, in piercing tones, "He is lost!" and rushed from the apartment. "But Harvey Birch," repeated Frances, gazing wildly at the door through which her lover had disappeared. "Harvey Birch !" echoed all the judges. The two Immovable members of the court exchanged looks, and threw an inquisitive glance at their prisoner. "To you, gentlemen, it can be no new intelligence to hear that Harvey Birch is suspected of favoring the royal cause," said Henry ; "for he has already been condemned by your tribunals to the fate that I now see awaits myself. I will therefore explain that it was by his assitanee I procured the disguise and passed your pickets; but to my dying monent, and with my dying breath, I will avow that my intentions were as pure as the Innocent being before you." "Captain Wharton,'.' said the president,

solemnly, "the enemies of American liberty have made mighty and subtle efforts to overthrow our power. A more dangerous man, for his means and education, is not ranked among our foes than this peddler of Westchester. He is a spy artful, delusive and penetrating beyond the abilities of any of his class. He would have saved Andre. Indeed, young man. this is a connection, that may prove fatal to you." The honest indignation that beamed on the countenance of the aged warrior, was met by a look of perfect conviction on the part of his comrades. "I have ruined hin I" cried Francos, clasping her hands in terror; "do you desert us? then he is lost, indeed." "Forbear ! lovely innocent forbear !" said the colonel, with strong emotion; "you injure none, but distress us all." "Remand your prisoner," said one of the judges to the oflicer who had the charge of Ilenry. "Colonel Singleton, shall we withdraw?" "Singleton! Singleton!" echoed Frances ; "then you are a father, and know how to pity a father's woes ; you cannot, will not, wound a heart that is now nearly crushed. Hear m. Colonel Singleton ;t as God will listen to your dying prayers, hear me, and spare my brother!" 'Remove her," said the colonel, gently. "Colonel Singleton! how lately was your own son in suffering and in danger ! under the roof of my father he was cherished under my father's roof he found shelter and protection. Oh ! suppose that son, the pride of your age, the solace and protection of your infant children, and then pronounce my brother guilty, if you dare !" "What right has Heath to make an executioner of me !" exclaimed the veteran, fiercely, rising with a face flushed like fire. "But I forget myself; come, gentlemen, let us mount; our painful duty must be done.'(To be continued.)

GLASS SHIRT, PAPER COAT. Unusual Articles Which Make TJean tlfnl and Endnrlnff Clothes. One of the latest novelties In dress material is reported to bo a cloth mado from spun glass, and it can be had in white, green, lilac, pink and yellow. The inventor of the fabric is an Austrian and hj declares that It Is as bright and as supple as silk and is none the worse for being either stained or soiled. The first lady to wear a spun-glass dress was an Austrian lady of royal rank. It was a very delicate hue of pale lavender shot with pink, and when she wore It at a state ball Its peculiar sheen reminded her admirers of tha sparkle of diamond dust The Russians manufacture a fabric from the fib;r of a filamentous stone from the Siberian mines which Is said to be of so durable a nature that It Is practically everlasting. The material Is soft to the touch and pliable In the extreme and has only to be thrown into a Are when dirty to be made absolutely clean, Iron cloth Is largely used to-day by tailors for making the collars of coats sit properly. It Is manufactured by a new process from steel wool and has the appearance of having been wovea from horsehair. Wool which never saw the back of a sheep is being largely utilized on the continent for the making of men's suits. It Is known by the name of limestone wool and Is made in an electric furnace. Powdered limestone mixed with a certain chemical is thrown into the furnace and after passing under a furious air blast is tossed out as fluffy white wool. After coming from the furnace the wool Is dyed and finally made Into lengths of cloth; A panr of trousers or a coat made from this material can not be burned or damaged by grease and Is as flexible as cloth made from sheep's wool. Some time ago a woolen manufacturer in the north of England succeeded In making a fabric from old ropes. He obtained a quantity of old rope and cordage, unraveled them and wove them by a secret process Into a kind of rough cloth. A suit of clothes made frcn It and worn by the manufacturer himself proved extremely strong and kept their color well. It Is said that a large number of goods now sold by London and provincial tailors at low prices are made from old ropes. Taper clothes were first worn by the Japanese troops, who found them very serviceable and much warmer than cloth ones. Paper dressing gowns, bath robes and similar articles of attire aro now being turned out by the cart load In Britain, France, Germany and other go-ahead countries. Gloves even are being made of paper, and they have one great advantage. They can be washed clean with soap and water and dried before a fire. Glrl'a Ambition Not Illtfh. A Kansas girl graduate who had been given the theme "Beyond the Alps Lies Italy" promulgated the following: "I don't care a cent whether Italy lies beyond the Alps or In Missouri. I do not expect to set the river on Are with my future career. I am glad that I have a good education, but I am not going to misuse it , by writing poetry or essays on the future woman, "It will enable me to correct the grammar of any lover I may hare should he speak of 'dorgs In my presence or 'seen a man." It will also come handy when I want to figure out how many pounds of soap a woman can get for three dozen eggs at the grocery. So I do not begrudge the time I spent in acquiring It. But my ambitions do not fly so high. "I lust want to marry a man who can lick anybody of his weight in the township, who can run nn elghty-acro farm, and who has no female relatives to come around and try to boss the ranch. I will agree to cook dinners for him that won't send him to an early grave and lavish upon him a wholesome affection and to see that his razor has not been used to cut broom wire when he wants to shave. "In view of all this, I do not care 11 I get a little rusty on the rule of threi and kindred things as the years go by." Topeka Capital. Dogs and Musical Tones. The capacity of dogs to distinguish musical tones has been made the sub Ject of elaborate experiments by Dr. Otto Kalischer, of Berlin, and the resuits have Just been published In the proceedings of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. Dr. Kallscher trained bli dogs to pick up and eat morsels of meat set before them only when a certain note was sounded. ! Confidential. Husband But, my dear. If Mrs Xextdoor told you In strict confidence you shouldn't tell me. Wife Oh, very well; if you donJ care to hear It I can tell It to somebody else, I suppose. Chicago News. ' As a rule, what a man calls hU "rights," represents merely desired privileges.

New Device for Women. Among recent inventions is a device designed to supersede the popular clothespin. There 13 little likelihood that it will ever do so, as the common wooden clothespin lias proved Its usefulness for so long that it defies competition. Nevertheless, this device for securing clothes to the line Is interesting. It pomnrises a wooden clothes line iiELPstrip having a longitudiual groove equal in diameter to the clothes line. The center of the strip Is slightly narrower than the ends and carries a movable ring. As shown in the illustration, the ends of the strips are placed over the ends of the articles to be suspended for drying. The ring is then forced to either end, which causes the grove to tightly grip the line and thus hold the garments in place. Tour Honbanil'i People. . Be as courteous and considerate to your husband's people as you would be to your own. Do not think that every fault found, every disagreeable word uttered. Is directed at you. Don't gossip to your husband about his people. Tell him of the pleasant things they do and not of the unp'eas,ant things. Do not try to keep him from them. Encourage his devotion to those of his own kin, and you can be certain it will not be greater than It Is for you. Be helpful, If you can, to them; be hospitable, but do not overflow with confidences that you had better keep to yourself. - v When you married your husbrwid you married his family, in a way, and you can show no greater love and tenderness to him than by giving and inviting love and respect from his people. Empty Spools. Never throw away empty cotton reels; they have a hundred uses. In most kitchens there is a row of nails on which aprons and dishcloths are hun?, with the result that they are frequently torn and rust-marked. This will be prevented If you force on each nail one of your empty reels; nothing could make a more useful peg. A iool will make an excellent stop to prevent the door from opening too far and banging the furniture. Cover the spool With thick cloth to prevent its Injuring the varnish of the door and screw It firmly to the flooring In the position required. Often enough one finds the door of a cupboard provided with no better means of opening than a keyhole. You can make an effective knob by screwing on mother of those everuseful spools. Don't for Hostess. Don't Invite more guests than you can seat comfortably at your table. A space of two feet should be allowed for each perscru ... Don't send your plate nway, or appear to have done eating, till your guests have all finished. Don't discuss politics or religions matters unless you know your guests are all In sympathy with you. Don't press your guests to take more or to partake of any special kind of food. They know they are welcome to all they want and such pressing Is embarrassing. Still the Mushroom. This mushroom sailor Is of lingerie, the upper brim covered with a fliie embroidery, and the rather high crown encircled with a broad scarf of soft white mull which ends In a huge bow in front. The brim Is peaked a little in the front, a touch of smartness which we see In many of the latest hats. For Mother. In all your Intercourse with children, remember these things: Learn to govern yourself before you try to govern them. Have reason to respect yourself before expecting them to respect you. Don't say In their hearing what you wouldn't like to hear them say. Never correct them when you are angry yourself. Pay not the slightest attention to tale-bearing. They will learn politeness and kindness and gentleness a thousand times better from your dally example than fron; years of precept. Home Chat. To Kill he File. Some one gives the information that flies do not like the old-fashioned woodbine or Virginia creeper, and will not enter the door over which It Is twined. Another remedy for them is to give them a dose of fine black pepper mixed with brown sugar and moistened with condensed milk. This Is easy enough to try. Serving Fruit. Fruit may be served on a large round, flat dish, or in a fruit bowl or fruit dish. It is very pretty to use the natural leaves If they can be procured, for garnishing the dish. The fruit should be passed, and each person be given a fruit plate and fruit knife and finger bowl. The finger bowl is placed on the fruit plate and should be lifted and set to one's left before hetylng one's self to fruit A nice way to eat an orange

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Istocutit in h.-Mf and eat with a spoon. Plums, peaches and pears are eaten from the fingers ; bananas are eaten from the skin. Pineapple is usually pared, the eyes taken out. the flesh picked apart with a silver fork, placed in a fruit dish and sugared and then served In a dessert plate and eaten with a spoon or a fork.

Does It Renlly Tay? Does It pay to darn stockings repeatedly amid a multitude of other tasks in order to save money that It may be spent for a silk petticoat, an extra feather in one's hat, or an expensive dessert for dinner? Does it pay to stand at the ironing board and smooth out ruffles and laces for children to wear once, perhaps, when It means a mother so tired out that she can not repress impatient words later In the drof? Does it pay to do without the occasional day's fcelp in the kitchen? No; none of these things ever pays In anything but heartache and tired nor es, in temper and friction. The housewife's bet friend is a "sense of proportion." 1 - t White Sertre. Here Is a costume of white serge which ' Is Ideal for summer resort wear, and if. properly made the model Is excellent. The otherwise plain skirt Is finished at bottom with three deep tucks.. The jacket made In fichu style has a double cape effect which narrows toward front, Nhere It crosses and fastens under arms at waist line. A shaped flat collar Is prettily set around neck and fastened on either side with three gold buttons. Short sleeves are filled In with lace ruffles. Choonlnfc,' n IrofeBlon. There would not be so many failures if girls would not attempt work beyond their powers. The great object Is to make a comfortable living, and you are far more likely to do this if you get rid of the "genteel" idea. It matters not what work you do, but how you do It. No work Is well done that Is not done intelligently. You will gain more respect and consideration for a well-cooked dinner than for nn ill-spelt typed letter, and the master of a house will have a higher opinion of his children's trustworthy nurse than for his not too reliable shorthand-typist. If girls about to leave school are wise, they will ask for training which will enable them to enter the home rather than the offise. Keep Dill. It Is well to keep every bill, paid or not, for an Indefinite period. One never knows when mistakes may occur or when dishonesty may be attempted. The steel bill files are all very well, though they are not remarkable for their neatness or order, but a better way Is to use a large scrap book and paste the bills in alphabetical order, according to the names of those by whom they are preferred, therein. If possible, it, would be well to prepare the leaves like those of rn address book, so that It would be easy to find any bill at any time. Of course, this Is only a cheaper home-made substitute for a regular letter file, which is the very best thing for the purpose. American Girls. The average American is blase almost before the English girl Is ready to leave her school, says a writer In the World Magazine. The English girl never leaves her governess and home before "she Is IS, while at the same age the American girl has seen much of the world. Yet the American girl retains her vivacity and her interest In everything, and It Is that one quality, I think, above all others that wins for her the admiration of the Englishwoman. The American woman never looks to her husband as master, while the Englishwoman Is taught to do so from her birth. New Klrd of Shampoo. Now there -is the vacuum comb that Is used in Paris to clean the hair. All that is necessary In Taris is to pass the comb through the hair and every particle of dirt is removed after the manner of other vacuum cleaners. What might be the result in some of our dirty Amcr.cau cities Is problematical. Xuptial XeKlIree. Daintj' for brides are negligees o? flowered crepe or of albatross, simply made and lined with soft china silk. Their especial attractiveness Is due to lavish trimming of silk knife plaiting und the slashed sleeves edged with the plaiting and '.-aught together with ribbon bows. Not Very Complimentary. "Women as a sex are such xor things," said Lady Wolseley rece itly, and she declared that they were created out of the leavings, and that woman was made of scraps left after the creation of man, and moreover, she Is two parts cat and part angel. DrenniiiB for "Hubby." ( Imagine a tired man, stooped with the dullness of the ofllce grind, coming home to a frowzy wife, sllp-sboddlng about In slippers down at the heel and trailing a bedraggled garment that she calls a cast-oil tea gown. It Is enough to keep him downtown and give him

the excuse of asking a pretty, carefully gowned woman out to dinner. It Is the little things that count that cause the rupture, and the woman who neglects her personal appearance because no one Is coming home to dinner but the husband, Is on the road to lose the admiration that she curled and crimped aud tortured herself to win.

Health nn! Drnnty Hints. A severe paroxysm of coughing may be often arrested by a tablespoonful of glycerine in a wlneglassful of hot milk. Tiny 4 white spots, which sometimes deface the fingernails, are caused by a stoppage of the nutriment juices. It Is almost impossible to remove them. Wholesome food, fresh air, bathing, proper clothing, plenty of sleep and the absolute avoidance of tight lacing are among the requisites for promoting health and perfecting beauty. Here is a home-made toilet powder which Is very nice, indeed: Half a pound of starch, one ounce of orris root, one-quarter dram of oil of geranium. Crush It free from lumps and add the oil or geranium drop by drop. Dark circles and that baggy look beneath the eyes are apt to be due to a nervous or overtired physical condition or to a serious Internal trouble, so before fussipg or trying to do away with It by local applications It is well to find out the deeper cause and be doctored for that. : Square Roomi. There are square rooms and square rooms ; some furnish well and others do not. A woman who owned a tiny house in the suburbs decided that her dining room was not attractive. It had one window facing west and one south. It was an old house .with low ceilings, so it seemed not Inharmonious with the general style to insert a long narrow casement window along the southern side. The casement had three sections and took up about twice as much room as the single window it replaced, but she had it cut high enough in the wall to allow a long low buffet to stand beneath It and, behold, the "homely square apartment was transformed. Removing Stalna. Fresh fruit stains can generally be removed by pouring boiling water through them. If they prove obstinate, rub with half a lemon dipped Into salt, then wash the garment. Javelle water will surely accomplish it, but the utmost care msut be exercised In using it or rather, cashing every trace of It away after the stain has been removed or the result will surely be a hole. To remove coffee stains rub thoroughly with pure, clean glycerin; this will remove stains caused by coffee from woolen and other materials. The place afterward should be well washed with lukewarm water and Ironed on the wrong side until dry. Making-Over Hints. Skirts trimmed with folds of silk or velvet ribbon in tuck effects can have any necessary piercing for lengthening or freshening the dress at lower part, done beneath one of these bdnds, and the same holds good for waists similarly ornaiLented. Frequently a waist Is found to be hopelessly short-walsted, and for such Instances the cross wise folds seem especially to have been invented. Make the folds take a slight upward curve to the middle front from sides and there place little loop bows. A dress sent to be dyed should have the hem ripped out as the mark ordinarily at hem edge Is effaced during the process. Conn try- Stationery. Stationery for country houses Is being given much more attention than ever before, as even small places are now given a name, which must be blocked out upon the writing paper, to follow fashion's demand. Self-tone or white are the styles preferred for this lettering, and in many homes those attractive presses( that stamp out letterheads are used. For Sore Throat. For an ordinary sore throat, with loss of voice or husklness, dip a folded handkerchief In cold water. Encircle the- neck with thsj wet handkerchief and cover It with several folds of old flannel. One night's application Is usually sufficient to relieve slight cases. Woman's Life. Women Have Stotk Show. Not only do Englishwomen run their own farms, but they have their own stock shows. The Woman's Agricultural aud Horticultural Union has U-en having an exhibit. It is the first of Its kind ever held, and no doubt the American woman farmer will follow the reports with interest. . I.tfea Little Enilnrrnsmentft. It is always embarrassing to a grj when she goes Into a fashionable shoe store to buy a pair of boots and can not remember for the moment which stocking It is that has the hole In It Somervllle Journal. A Fire In Summer. To obtain a fire without the use of coal, saturate a soft brick with kerosene, place in stove and light same, and you will obtain a fine fire which will last long enough to cook a dinner at small cost. .. Hats Set rirnilr on Head. The craze for backward-tipped hats has subsided somewhat, and It looks as though it would never live to reach this side of the water. At present the hat set firm on the head Is the leader there and here.

THE BOOMING CANNON

RECITALS OF CAMP AND BATTLE INCIDENTS. Survivor of the Rebellion Relate Many Amusing and Startling: Incidents of Marches, Camp Life, Forac luK Experiences and Battle Scenes "The most brilliant charge I ever witnessed was made by Custer at the battle of Yellow Tavern," said an old Confederate cavalryman at the recent reunion In Richmond, who Is quoted In the Washington Tost. "It was near the beginning of what historians now call the Wilderness campaign. "I was with Jeb Stuart, Gen. FItz Lee's division. Wioham's brigade and Thll' Sheridan's troops were banging on us like a pack of hungry wolves, nipping us at every turn. We had been marching and fighting pretty steadily for more than two weeks, with mighty little time for rest "We left Hanover Junction about 1 a'clock one night and reached Yellow Tavern before 10 o'clock the next morning. You know Sheridan was not one to let grass grow under his feet when there was any fighting to be done, and when he was matched against Jeb Stuart it was nip and tuck. "We hadn't more than halted at the Tavern when up comes Sheridan and : tries to drive us out It was a pretty tough strutrgle, a hand to hand fight, and we fell back from the Tavern, but held our position on the telegraph road leading to Richmond. I was with the battery on the extreme left wins, and It was about 2 o'clock in the afternoon when orders came for the whole division, excepting the First Virginians, to dismount but hold their position. It did seem good, I can tell you, after so many hours, In the saddle, to stretch on the ground and take a smoke ; that is, all who had anything to smoke. There was Just one pipeful among that whole battery, and the boy who owned it passed It down the line, and each man took his turn puffing at It 1 "When It was gone we all began to speculate on what deviltry Sheridan would be up to next, and how Jeb Stuart would head him ofl. ' It wasn't long before some fellow wished for a drink of, water. "You know how it Is, when one man wishes for water the whole company begins to swear they are dying of thirst. Jack Saunders and I took a bunch of cantons and started over the hill to a spring that he had seen that morning during our scrimmage with the Yanks. "I was on my hands and knees over the spring when I heard Saunders' grunt of surprise. He was staring through the trees. "There only a few hundred yard j away was a considerable body of cavalry. Making sure that it was our right wing, I woudered to see them mounted and in ranks. Just then the voice of an oflicer rang out: "'Cavalry! Attention! Draw saber!' "The entire line moved forward at a quick walk, and as the oflicer wheeled his horse I saw his face. My God! It was Custer! "The situation came to Saunders and me like a flash. We threw, down the canteens and started back to the battery on a dead run. "Trot! Custer's voice rang out again. The next instant he shouted: Charge!' "With wild cheers his cavalry dashed forward In a sweeping gallop, attacking our entire left 'wing at the same time. We saw our battery taken, our line broken and our men running like sheep. "Saunders and I had but one thought to Join our fleeing eompany. As we reached the telegraph road above the din of battle I heard Jeb Stuart's voice. "There he was, making a stand with a handful of men around him. Thank God, I had sense enough to Join them. "It seemed but a moment before Custer's troops were coming back as fast as they had gone forward. They had met the First Virginians. We greeted them with the rebel yell and the last charge in our weapons. "Jeb Stuart cheered us on, ah, how he cheered us! I gave them my last shot and was following with my weapon clubbed when I saw a man, who had been dismounted and was running out, turn as he passed our rally and fire his pistol. "Jeb Stuart swayed In his saddle.- It was only for a moment, then his voice rang out, cheering his struggling troops. ."The enemy rallied Just across the road and fired a volley Into the little band gathered around Jeb Stuart His horse sprang forward with a scream of agony and went down on Its knees. 1 As we lifted the general off, the young oflicer who was helping me exclaimed : "'My God, general, you are wounded! Your clothes are soaked with blood! You must leave the field, sir!" 'No,' Gen. Stuart answered ; I will not leave until victory Is assured. Get me another horse.' "When I returned with the horse he was seated with his back against a tree, and when he tried to get up, weakened by loss of blood, he sank back again. " 'Go !' he commanded us. I am done for. FItz Lee needs every man. I oräer you to go. "'We cannot obey that order, general, the young officer told him, and I'll never forget the look that came over his face when he faced the general. 'We must carry you to a place of safety, however the battle goes.' 'It must not go against us, Stuart eplled, and the thought seemed to put fresh vigor in his body. 'You must put ne on my horse and keep me there. My men must not know that I am wounded. "We lifted him on his horse and, mounting our own, we held him In his saddle. When the tide of the battle turned, supported between us, he made a last effort to rally his fleeing troops. " 'Go back, men !' he cried. Go back, men ! Go back and do your duty ! "We felt him sway in his saddle. The young oflicer turned our horses' heads to the rear and we carried our fainting general from the field, still holding him upright In the saddle. That was Jeb Stuart's last battle and Custer's most brilliant charge." Nicknames Won In Dattie. Of the numerous and amusing nicknames that have been used In reference to noted Generals, there are perhaps none more fitting than those that were riven to the commanders during thj Civil War. Of these General Grant and General Thomas were more favored than their contemporaries. Uncle Sam, Unconditional Surrender, United States and United We Stand Grant have beea the

many interpretations of the Initials of that General, and he was also callei Old Three-Stars, Indicating his rank as Lieutenant General. . Gen. George II. Thomas was called Old Slow-Trot and Tap Thomas by the army of the Tennessee; Old Itellabie. on account of his sterling nature anil his steadfast purpose, but the naruo most familiar to us Is the one that waa given him when steadfast he stood In Frlek'3 Gap, on the field of Chlckamauga, after the column of both h's flanks had given way before the torrent of Uragg's onset the hall of fire that swept the Union ranks moved h.m not a jot from his firm base, and the billow that swamped the rest of the field recoiled from him. "The rata descended and the floods came and beat upon that house, and it fell not lor it was founded upon a rock." Therefore the soldiers of the Cumberland Army were wont to call him the Rock of Chickamauga. ' "Old" seems to have been rather a. term of endearment than otherwise with the soldiers; General Itosecraas was called Old Rosy; Stonewall Jackson, Old Jack ; General Halleck, Old F.rains, and Old Tommy and Old Warhorse were both given to Gen. Thomas C. Devin, who commanded Devin brigade during the War of the Rebellion. Gen. V. T. Beauregard was called Old Bory; he superseded Donham In command of the forces at Manassaf, iibout the first of June, 1SG1, and the South Carolinians said one day, "Old Bory's come." Soon the Virginia troops had an opportunity of seeing this Old Bory who seemed so popular with tin Palmettese. Little Napoleon was name applied to him and Gen. Georgs B. McCIellan. Uncle Robert was a soubriquet bestowed upon General Ie, and In turli he gave the name The Gallant to MaJ. John Pelham, of the Confederate Army. Gen. Jchn A. Logan was named Blick Jack and Jack of Spades because of his long black hair and drab complexIon. General Early was called the Bad Old Man by the Confederate troop, the German General, Franz Slgel, wa called Dutchy ; Sykesy was the name of General Sykes; Rhody was applied to General Burnslde, he having been formerly Colonel of the First Rhode Island Regiment; Skln-and-Bone was conferred on Mahone by the Confederate troops. Supe.-r was a nickname to Generil Hancock from a remark given by General Meade at Gettysburg, when the Second Corps repulsed Longstrcefs men. One-Armed-Devil and One-Armed-Pbil was Fhil Kearney called by the Confederates. Cockeye was a name given to General Butler because one of his eyes was ufliicted with sirabisrous, and his cognomen of Ficayune Butler was given by the New Orleanaise, that being rh-well-known appellative of the colorcJ barber In the basement of the St Charles. Stonewall Jackson was conferred on Gev. Thomas Jonathan Jackson, and the expression had Its origin in the appellation used by the rebel Gen rat Ree on trying to rally his men at ihe battle of Bull Run : "There is Jackson, standing like a stonewall, and from that day he was known as Stonewall Jackson. Louisa was a soubriquet given to Gen. Lew Wallace by his troops. He wai a great favorite for his fighting qualities, and the soldiers adopted thr.t käme for, want of a better one. New York Observer.

Siaall Proportion of Penaloaen. It is forty-two years since the Civil War was brought to a close. Few of the survivors of the CCGClXn) Federal soldiers who were In the field can today be less than C2 years of age. The roll of the veterans Is shrinking rapidly. Last February, in passing the service pension law, Congress provided that any person who had served ninety days In the army or navy during the Civil War and held an honorable discharge should get an honorable pension of $12 a month on reaching the age of G2. It was assumed that there would follow a large Increase In the pension lists. So far CSS.000 applications have beea received. Of these OSa per cent are from veterans who had already beea drawing pensions at lower rates and only 1 per cent from new applications. The number of new pensions is so small that It does not nearly make up for the natural decrease In the old rolls. Last month the Pension Bureau records show 3,510 old soldiers died, while only SS2 naraej were added to the rolls. This death rate was unpreeedentedly high. In the last elevent months,- allowing for new pensions, the total decrease was 16,000, only about i e-half the April rate, but with eaca year the death list may be expecteu to lengthen. By June SO, 100G, the total number of pensions had fallen to 9S4.971, Including 273,002 widows and dependents About two-thirds of the total number of pensioners are Civil War veterans. As there were 2,CCC,9na Federal soldiers In the field, and 110,070 men were killed In action and died of wounds and 24S.45S died of disease, accident or other causes, it would appear that only about onc-four'h of the Federad soldiers who survived the Civil War are alive and drawing pensions. ' This Ta a much smaller proportion than is commonly believed and It Is subject to a steady and rapid reduction. The Veteran's Iteqneat. Oh, sing to me the old war songs. The songs I love to hear; The songs i-'j' father sang to me. The songs to mother dear. i As he rocked me In my cradle bed, Or held me on his knee, I could not sleep, he sang so sweet Those dear old songs to me. Sing any of those old war songs. The cheerful and the sad. They make rre sigh when I am gay Or weep when I am glad. And my mind goes back to war times. The salt tears eoire j-ou see ; And my heart leap up at every chimo As those songs ore mng to me. Sing on, sing more of thosa war Fongs So full of love and cheer, For they start the very heart To memories that are dear. Perhaps in days to ccme I may sing songs with thee. But give me just anoth?r song One old war song for inc. An English woman named Mrs. Kenway had a unique accident in Egyt recently. She fell from the tn of of the pyramids. Sh was seriously, hur Slam was a cotton producing country 2,500 years ago.

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