Plymouth Tribune, Volume 6, Number 52, Plymouth, Marshall County, 3 October 1907 — Page 3

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ICFENITIORE COOPED

A STORY OF THE REVOLUTION

CHAPTER XXV. To the eager inquires of Miss Peyton relative to her success in her rointntic excursion Frances could say no more than that she was bound to be silent, and to recommend the same precaution to the xood maiden also. There was a smile playin around the beautiful mouth of Frances, while she uttered this injunction, which satisfied her aunt that all was as it should be. She was urging her niece to take some refreshment after her fatiguing expedition, when the noise of & horseman riding to the door announced the return of the major. Frances had not time to rally her thoughts before Dunwoodie entered one door, as Miss Peyton, with the readiness of female instinct, retired through another. The countenance of Peyton was flushed, and an air of vexation and disappoint xnent pervaded his manner. "Twas imprudent, Frances; nay, it was unkind," he cried, throwing himself In a chair, "to fly at the very moment that I had assured him of safety! I can almost persuade myself that you delight In creating points of difference in our feelings and duties. There was no danger .impending. He had the promise of Harper, ard it is a word nerer to be doubted. Oh! Frances! Frances! had you known the man, you would never have distrusted his assurance, nor would you have again reduced me to the distressing alternative." "What alternative? asked Frances, pitying bis emotions deeply, but eagerly seizing upon every circumstance to prolong the interview. -What alternative ! Am I not compelled to spend this night in the saddle to recapture your brother? You make me seem your enemy I. who would cheerfully shed the last droD of blood in your ser vice. I repeat, Frances, it was rash ; it was unkind ; It was a sad, sad mistake. Sb bent toward him, and timidly took one of Lis hantle, while with the other she gently removed the curls from hii burning brow. "Why go at all, dear Feyton?" she asked; "you have done much for your country, and she cannot exact such a sacrifice as this at your hands. "Frances! Miss Wharton! exclaimed the youth, springing on his feet and pacing the floor with a cheek that burned and an ey that sparkled with wounded integrity ; "it is not my country, but my honor, that requires the sacrifice. Has he not fled from a guard of my own corps? But for this. I might have been spared the blow We shall see, before to-morrow's sun, who will presume to hint that the beauty of the sister furnished a mask to ccnceal the brother! Yes, yes; I should like, even now,' he continued, laughing bitterly, "to hear the villain who would dare to surmise that such treachery existed! "Peyton, dear Peyton," said Frances, recoiling from his anrry eye, "you curdle my blood would you kill my brother? "Would I not die for him?" exclaimed Dunwoodie, as he turned to her more mildly ; "you know I would ; but I am distracted with the cruel surmise to which this step of Henry's subjects me. What will Washington think of me, should he learn tbat I ever becam your husband?" "If that alone impels you to act so harshly toward my brother," returned Frances, with a slight tremor in her Toice, "let it never happen for him to learn." "And this is consolation. Frances !" "Kay, dear Dunwoodie, I meant nothing harsh or unkind; but you are not making us both of more consequence with Washington than the truth will Justify?" "I trust that my name Is not entirely unknown to the commander-in-chief," said the major, a little proudly. "Frances, I leave you with a heavy heart; pity me, but feel no concern for your brother; he must again become a prisoner, but every hair of his head is sacred." "Stop! Dunwoodie. 1 conjure you," cried Frances, gasping for breath, as she noticed that the hand of the clock still wanted many minutes to the desired hour ; before you go on your errand of fastidious duty, read this not that Henry has left for you, and which, doubtless, ha thought was writing to the friend of his youth." "Where got you this note?" exclaimed the youth, glancing his eyes over its contents. "Poor Henry, you an indeed my friend! If anyone wishes me happiness. It is you ! Read 1st yourself," he added, holding the note toward her. Frances recived it in astonishment, and read the following: "Life is too precious to be trusted to uncertainties. I leave you, Teyton, unknown to all, but Casar, and I recommend him to your m.Tcy. But there Is a care that weighs me to the earth. Look at my aged and infim parent. He will be reproached for the supposed crime of his son. Look at those helpless sisters that I leave behind me without a protector. Prove to me tlat you love us alL Let the clergyman whom you will bring with you unite you this night to Frances, and become at once Brother, son and husband." The paper fell from the hands of Frances, and he endeavored to raise her eyes to the face of Dunwoodie, but they sank abashed to the floor. "Am I worthy of this confidence? Will you send me out this night, to meet your wn brother? or will it be the oücer of Congress In quest of the officer of Britain?" Frances grew giddy. She turned an anxious eye to the clock, and the hand seemed to linger over its fae, as if with Intent to torture her. "Speftk, Frances," murmured Dunwoodie; "may I summon my good kinswoman? Determine, for time presses." 'Peyton! I cannot enter into such a solemn engagement with a fraud upon my conscience. I have seen Henry since Ma scape,, and time is all-knportant to hin. Here Is my hand ; if, with the knowIed,re f the consequences of delay, you wii not reject It, It is freely yours." "Reject it !" cried the delighted youth . "I take it as the richest gift of heaven. There Is time enough for us all. Two hours will take me through the hills ; and by noon to-morrow I will return with Washington's pardon for your brother, and Henry will help to enliven our nuptials." "Then meet me here In ten minutes," said Frances, greatly relieved by the unburdening her mind, and filled with the ho pert of securing Henry's ?fety, "and I will return and take those vows which will bind me to you forever." Miss Peyton reecived the avowal of her niece with infinite astonishment, and a little displeasure. It was violating all the crder and dc-.-orran of a wedding to get It up so hastily, and with so little ceremony. But Frances, with modest firmness, declared that her resolution was taken, and the maid returaed to the apartment, accompanied by her father and aunt, at the expiration of the time that she had fixed. Dunwoodie and the clergyman were already there. Frances, silentlly, placed In his hand the wedding ring of ner own mother, and, after some little time pent In arranging Mr. Wharton and nerself. Miss Peyton suffered the ceremony to proceed. Th clock stood directly before tit eyes f Frances, and she turned many an anxJms glance at the dial; but the solemn janguage of th prijst soon caught her attrition, and her mind became latent upon

mony was quickly over, and as the clergyman closed the words of benediction, the clock told the hour of nine. This was the time that Harper had deemed so Important, and Frances felt as if a mighty load was at once removed from her heart. Dunwoodie folded her in his arms, saluted the mild aunt again and again, and shook Mr. Wharton and the divine repeatedly by the hand. In the midst of the felicitation, a tap was heard at the door. It was opened, and Mason appeared. "We are In the saddle," said the lieutenant, "and, with your permission, I will lead on ; as you are so well mounted, you can overtake us at your leisure." "Yes, yes, my good fellow; march," cried Dunwoodie, gladly seizing an excuse to linger; "I will reach you at the first halt." The noise of a horseman was heard apIToachlng the house, and an officer was shown into the room. The gentleman w re the dress of an aide-de-camp, and the major at once knew him to be one of the military family of Washington. "Major Dunwoodie," he said, after bowing to the ladies, "the commander-in-chief ha directed me to give you these orders." He excuted his mission, and, pleading duty, took his leave immediately. "Here, indeed," cried the major, "is an unexpected turn in the whole affair; but I understand it; Harper has got my letter. Listen." "Sir Upon the recipt of this, you will concentrate your squadron, so as to be in front of a covering party which the enemy has sent up in frönt of his forager, by ten o'clock to-morrow, on the heights of Croton, where you will find a body of foot to support you. The scape of the English spy has been reported to me, but his arrest is unimportant compared with the duty I now assign you. You will, therefor, recall your men, if any are in pursuit, and endeavor to defeat the enemy forthwith. "Your obedient servant, "GEORGE WASHINGTON." "Thank God!" cried Dunwoodie, "my hands are washed of Henry's recapture; I can now move to my duty with honor." CHAPTER XXVI. The commencemnt of the following year was passed, on the part of the Americans, in making great preparations to bring the war to a close. New York was the point that was threatened by the allied armies ; and Washington, by exciting a constant apprehension for the safety of that city, preventing such re-enforcements from being sent to Cornwallis as would have enabled him to improve his success. At length, as autumn approached, every indication was given that the final movement had arrived. The French forces drew near to the royal lines, passing through the Neutral Ground, and threatened an attack iu the direction of Kingsbridge, while large bodies of Americans were acting in concert. By hovering around the British posts and drawing nigh in the Jerseys, they seemed to threaten the royal forces from that quarter also. Sir nenry Clinton rested securely within his lines and cautiously disregarded the solicitations of Cornwallis for succor. It was at the close of a stormy day in the month of September that a large assemblage of officers was collected near the door of a building that was situated in the heart of the American troops, who held the Jerseys. To one in particular was paid a deference and obedience that announced him to be of the highest grade. Mary a bst was lifted as its owner addressed this office A; and when he spoke, a profound attention was exhibited on every countenance. At length the general raised his own hat, and bowed gravely to all around him. Dismounting, he stepped back a few paces, and for a moment viewed th? condition of his horse with the eye of one who well understood the animal, and then, casting a brief but expressive glance at his aide, he retired into the building, followed by that gentleman. On entering an apartment that was apparently fitted for his reception, he took a seat and continued for a long time in a thoughtful attitude, like one in the habit of communing much with himself. At length the general raised his eyes, and spoke. "Has the man whom I wished to arrived, sir?" -e "He await the pleasure of your ex cellency." "I wiil receive him here, and alone. If you please." The aide bowed and withdrew. In a few minutes the door again opened, and a figure, gliding into the apartment, stood modestly at a distance from the general. His entrance was unheard by the officer. who sat gazing at the fire, still absorbed in his own meditations. Several minutes passed, when he spoke to himself in an undertone : "To-morrow we must raise the curtain and expose our plans. May heaven pros per them!" A slight movement made by the stranger caught his ear, and he saw that he was not alone. He pointed silently to the fire, toward which the figure advanced. A second mild and courteous gesture motioned to a vacant chair, but the stranger refused it with a modest acknowledgment. At length the officer arose, and openin a desk, took from it a small but apparent ly heavy bag. "Harvey Birch," he said, turning to the stranger, "the time has arrived when our connection must cease; henceforth and forever we must be strangers." The peddler dropped the folds of the great coat that concealed his features. and gazed for a moment earnestly at the face of the speaker; then dropping hla head upon his bosom, he said, meekly : "If it be your excellency's pleasure." "It Is now my duty to pay you for these services; hitherto you have post poned receiving your reward, and the debt has become a heavy one. Here are a hundred doubfoons; you will remember the poverty of our country and attribute to it the small n ess of your pay." The peddler raised his ejes to the coun tenance of the speaker; but, as. the other held forth the xnoiey, he moved back, as if refusing the b&g. "Dcs your excellency think that I have exposed my life and blasted my character for money?" "If not for money, what then?" "What has brought your excellency into the field? For what do you daily and hourly expose your precious life to battle and the halter? What is there about me to mourn, when such men as you risk their all for our country? No no not a dollar of your gold will I touch; poor America has need of it all !" The bag dropped from the hand of the officer, and fell at the feet of the peddler. where It lay neglected. The officer looked steadily at the face of his companion. and continued: "There are many motives which might govern me, that to you are unknown. Our situations are different; I am known as the leader of armies, but you must descend into the grave with the reputation of a foe to your native land. Remember that the veil which conceals your true character cannot be raised In years per haps never. Take enough to secure a support to your age. Remember your risks and cares. I hare told you that the characters of men who ax much esteemed la lit. depend on your secrecy ; . what

"Tell them," said Birch, advancing, and unconsciously resting one foot on the I-ag, "tell them that I would not take the gold !" (To be continued.)

THE SCIENCE OF PUNISHMENT. Victims In Many Cases Do Not Know the Rraion. It is a fact that many a child is punished without knowing that he is punished, says Success. He may neith er see how he did wrong nor that the punishment has anything to do with lt. I know of a little boy who was ordered to give up wearing his precious watch for a time as a penalty for a minor offense which had nothing to do with watches or property. The next time he did the same deed he met his father's reprimand with a cheery plea that he had obediently taken off his. watch! A punishment may thus be taken as a kind of conditional sanction. I have known children who wer? smacked by their parents, who showed eventually that they did not know that the castigation meant that that particu lar deed was wrong. It has been ac cepted as one among many things not understood In this ambiguous and con ventional world. We see, then, that punishment must be Intelligent as well as calm and fair. Now, add that It must be timely and also sure. Severity has very little to do with reformation, exept that It us ually retards it Frequency also reduces the efficiency. Treated intelli gently and good-naturedly, a child can often be brought to see that his course Is objectionable. In such a case, a child will often co-operate with his parent in devising a penalty for himself. It Is not possible !u the limitations of this article to prescribe for every possible offense. Taken with the foregoing general principles, a few examples will suffice. A child who has a habit of leaving the door open may be made to shut It and stand by It every time, counting fifty; if he neglects to brush his teeth, be must go without some or all of his breakfast; if he does damage through heedlessness or disobedience, he must give compensation by work or money; if he defaces a brick wall, he must clean it, or, bar ring that, be given a brick to crayon for a period. The penalty of unpunctuality may be restraint for double the number of minutes late as the old Hebrews punished theft by a twofold, fourfold, fivefold restitution, according to the sort of property stolen. A per son who cannot be. trusted can sometimes be punished by trusting him his shame being his penalty of pain. Young people trained to high Ideals may also be trained Into self-punishment I once heard of a boy who, having told an untruth, was obliged to go about with a placard on his back, "I am a liar." The discipline was defended on the ground that he grew up to be a good man and a minister! The discipline was outrageous, and might have cost the boy his character. It was enough to harden him Into adopting the course advertised on his back. It Is amazing how many children turn out better than their training. 'o Changing the Lojf . On a certain ship the mate was too fond of the cup that cheers. The captain did his utmost to break him of this habit and everything else failing, told him that the next time he was drunk he would write It In the log, runs a story In Judge's Library. For a long time after this the mate stopped drinking, but one day he fell Into his old habit Thereupon the captain wrote the following entry In the log; "Aug. 12, 19 ; CO deg. north longitude, 70 deg. west latitude. Mate Jones Is drunk to-day." The mate begged him to take this off, saying that It would spoil his chances of ever being made captain of a ship. But the captain said; "It's true. Isn't it?" "Yes; but " replied the mate. "Well," said the captaiu, "the record stands." A few days later the mate Lad to write the entry. On looking over the log the amazed captain saw this entry ; "Aug. 15. 19; 80 deg. north longitude, 07 deg. west longitude. Capt Smith Is sober to-day." He sent for the mate and demanded what 1 meant by such an entry, ordering him to take it oSf. "Well," said the mate, "It's true. Isn't It?" "Of course It's true!" roared the captain. Then the record stands," replied the mate. Peter Spoiled the Hedge. There, is something about a holly hedge that challenges the destructive Instinct In mankind. John Evelyn, the diarist, had one of the finest In En gland In the grounds of his home at Deptford, and Peter the Great ruined It for him. That extraordinary czar, when hfl came to the docks to learn ßfefpbul Kl ing, took a tenancy of Evelyn's house. Whenever he felt in need of relaxation he sat down In a wheelbarrow and caused a servant to charge with It at the holly hedge as hard as he could go. Also he cut up Evelyn's fine lawn most terribly by "leeping and shewing of trlkkes" with his suite. Altogether, he did cot do the house or garden any good. But the owner could get no idt quate compensation. London Newa Her Majesty's Etiquette. Queen Alexandria of England Is strict on such points of etiquette as make It a breach of decorum, for In stance, to band anything but new and unused coin, fresh from the mint to the consort of the British sovereign. To make love to her majesty is pun lshable, by the law of Britain, with' death, unlesss, of course, one happens to be the king. Peculiar Hindoo Drums. Drums used in Hindoo religious pro cessions are called doles. They are made, of baked earth, and sometimes a yard long, and twice as large at the center as at either end. Kettle drums are thin copper basins or bowls, cov ered with parchment or calf-skin, which Is held In place by an Iron hoop. Slaves Servo mm Money. Ferhat the queerest money in the world Is represented by the boy and airl slaves In Mohammedan Africa. One of these will buy two camels. It Is a currency much favored, for It will carry itself, and increases In value like the best real estate. Dusty Rhodes Didn't It almost break Percy's heart when he fell over board? Weary Willie Tea, but he felt better about It when he found that It was the Schuylkill It Is estimated that 3,000 marriigea are performed daily throughout the

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Women and the Home. "It is time enough for women to put on their armor and go forth to battle with the world when stem neces sity drives them into fields where they must do or die for themselves and those dependent upon them. Women have proved their ability to win victories over almost insurmountable barriers; but spare them ns long as pos sible from the combats of life. "Let It be the ambit! jn of American women to make their homes, 'be they ever so humble,' the dearest spot on earth to their husbands aud children. Let the men be the 'hewers of wood and drawers of water, while the wives and mothers brew and bake and make the home a place for rest and recreation. Let the men be brave and true, and scorn to share in the plenty derived from the sweating of the brows of the gentler sex." Mrs. John A. Logan. Health and Beauty Hints. Nothing assists the healthful action of the skin like a hard rubbing with a rough towel or bath brush. Moth patches are so frequently a sign of a disordered condition of the blood that It is well to consult a physi cian as to their treatment. People with greasy skins will find a little borax or ammonia adtled to the water of the bath excellent to take off the much-despised shine. Headache sufferers should never sleep with closed windows, winter or summer. Opening the window in the next room won't do. You must have fresh air from outside. Bad teeth are not only disfiguring but a positive menace to the health Many a woman considers herself ti chronic sufferer from neuralgia when all she needs 13 a visit to a good den tist Cape Wrap of Dralded Net Anyone who is fond of dainty needlework could make such a wrap as the one Illustrated at small expense, although the French model from which the sketch was taken was decidedly high In price, owing to the hand-braiding used as trimming. The wrap was cut In one pleve and was of white filet dotted net, the braiding being done In cotton soutache. In doing the work the net should be firmly basted on paper and the braid then applied, the paper being torn away after the work is done. Your Expression. What kind of expression do yöu wear habitually? Is it sour, morose, repellent? Do people look happier when you approach them, or do they shrink from you? It makes all the difference in the world with your prospects for success in either society or business what sort of expression you wear. The candidate for success should learn the power of a smile, not only because it wins friends, but because'its power over one's life Is Immeasurable. The effort to be always kind, considerate and gentle, no matter what may be rankling In tne heart, has a great influence In transforming life. A lleanty Bit, Dimples and blushes go together, and Mushing Is largely a matter of practice. The woman who keeps nor skin healthy will have no trouble In blushing, but the woman who lets her skin grow dull and thick will find herself growing warm and uncomfortable, but she can Dot blush. The complexion of the chin is to be studied. A pretty pink chin Is charming, and If the tips of tlie ears are also pink it means a great deal In the beauty line. Idle Women Are Scored. "Mentally, morally and physically flabby," is the way one of the periodicals characterizes the women who live in apartment hotels to avoid the troubles of houwkeeping. They are abnormally developed as to bust and hips, says the same authority ; they pet bull pups instead of children, and spend their days in idleness mixed with bridge. A picture not very complimentary to say the least. Need for Companionship. There is a wise old German saying that "Only a god or a brute can dwell In solitude." Men and women need congenial companionship, both for the sake of health and happiness. Just as your lungs, after using up all the oxygen In a close room, need to be filled with fresh, out of door air, so your minds need contact with other minds to get new ideas. There is such a thing as mental as well as physical hunger.

UBS. JOHN A. LOGAN.

Herders on the cattle ranches of the West frequently become mad from the Isolation they are forced to endure. Women on lonely farms and in small villages grow morbid and mildly Insane, and people do not guess that the cause is want of companionship. It Is for this reason that a woman's work at home is always more trying that that of her husband, who goes to the office, sees new faces and has the friction that Is produced by meeting other people. Even the farmer has more intercourse with his neighbor at market or at the village grocery than his wife, who may not see any one outside of her own family for weeks. It is a great mistake for young people to isolate themselves. Even If their tastes lead them to a quiet life, they should make it a point to cultivate a few agreeable friends. Woman's Life.

When Success Spells Fallare. Business success for the woman does not mean domestic or Individual happiness, and, on the whole, business life makes for restlessness, selfishness, and discontent You can not measure the Influence of business on th woman by figures or statistics. You can not count wrecked lives among women wage-earners as you can tally off divorce cases on court calendars, and trace them to certain causes, such as lncompatabllity, .desertion, cruelty, etc. You can not say that a woman In business Is a failure- or success according to the salary she draws. You can not expect the trim, selfcontained girl at your elbow to admit that her perfectly appointed little apartment-becomes a whlted sepulchre in perfectly ordered life of dinners, clubs, theaters, and opera parties spells failure. She says she Is a success. In her heart she knows that when the last guest has gone, and the trim little maid has been dismissed, the exquisitely appointed little apartment becomes a whited sepulchre In which the starved s-ul of the woman sits alone weeping. -Woman's Home Companion. Wise Plan to Save. Never mind what the method, save a little. If you can only afford 5 cents a week, rave it and do not think It too small to bother with. A woman with a small bank account of her own or with some little savings Invested in a strong financial institution, can never be as utterly crushed to earth by any kind of rsisfortune as the one who', in addition to her other troubles, has not a penny to help herself with. You may have rich friends who are willing to come to your aid In an emergency. but with your own little capital you will have a feeling of independence which Is one of the most satisfactory feelings in the world to have. Try it once and see. It Is only at the begin niug that women have to be urged to save. Just as soon as they realize the satisfaction of It, they are quite rtady to go on without any further urging. Men Their Own Menders. Mrs. McKinley used to tell a story about a Canton woman who declared that her husband was very slipshod, his buttons always coming off. Some one suggested that possibly they were not well sewed on and she admitted that to be the case, as he was a very poor sewer. Mrs. Ibsen says that her distinguished husband always Insisted on sewing on his own buttons and she humored him, but as soon as he had finished she sewed them over again. A Remedy for Ants. It Is said that an effectual cure for the ants that are the bane of many a good housekeeper is to melt together in an earthenware vessel a quarter of a pound of sulphur and two ounces of potash. When cold pulverize and sprinkle In the haunts of the sluggard's example. If the ants will not flee from this mixture be very sure the housekeeper will during the somewhat choky, melting process. To the llome-Muker. To build up the power of our homes, for beauty, for companionship, for in telligence, for charity, for a constant acknowledgment and furtherance of the rights of others, Is to build up a power greater, perhaps, than we ourselves shall ever realize. And it's within the reach of every home, whether it's a big or a very little one. Harper's Bazar. How to Arrange Flowers. In arranging flowers for the rooms or the table be careful not to over crowd the vases. Many beautiful effects are spoiled because a desire is Telt to "get them all in." The Japanese ."dea of a single flower in a vase may not be Just what you want, but it is a guide in the distributing of the tlowors that it is well to note. Cuttlna- the Xalls. It is a mistake to cut the nails too closely at the sides ; It leaves the flesh with nothing to cling to, and it thickens In consequence. If the fingers are square trim the nails square also; they will look better than pointed on blunt fingers. Do not try to file the nails while Roft; they will remain rough, but use the curved scissors. Hair Shows Health. "Have you ever noticed how much influence the state of your health has upon your hair?" some one asks. The least illness will be detected In the limpness and general lack of vitality the hair exhibits, and when one does not feel well and wishes to conceal the fact, the hair should be extra well brushed. Etiquette. "Me father," said Mrs. Murphy, "always gits up whin a lady cut hers the room," says the New Orleans TimesDemocrat. "The ould man Is too suspicious," Mr. Murphy grunted. "I never seen the woman ylt that 'ud be mane enough to bit ye when ye was slttln' down. Our Married Friends. When a girl friend marries we lose her. We may frequently call on her, and there may be a renewal of old time chatter, but the little heart to heart talk and the chatter so freely exchanged by all girl friends Is missing. She does not take you into her confidence, rrobably she will tell you of her little perplexities, etc., but she never wholly confides in you in the same old way. She soon drifts out of your

life, new friends come into it, and. the girl friend slips into a little sphere of her own. She Is still beloved by the girl friend, but even the single girl no longer delights in telling her little secrets, reading her the letters, or mak ing her a confidant In any manner. The young bride will claim to be Just the same yesterday, to-day and forever, but as soon as she vows to "love, honor and obey" one of the masculine tribe, then farewell to the girl friend. iABY Baby's first clothes should be made of the finest materials that parents can afford. In such wardrobe softness Is the thing essential, as the flesh of a young child is so delicate that it will be irritated and made sore by a quality of linen, etc., that is not exception ally fine. Lightweight garments are also desirable, as heavy qualities pull from the shoulders and are apt to Impede circulation.' For dresses French nainsook is the softest and prettiest goods and laun ders and wears better than any other. This, however, is from S3 to 90 cents a yard, and two and a half yards would be required for a frock. This allows for a five-inch hem that is a pretty width for an Infant's slip. Next to French is English nainsook. It costs from 35 to 50 cent3 a yard. Both are the same width. Next to these fabrics the most desirable is Persian lawn. Rich Society Smugglers. Fashionable women have made more attempts at smuggling this season than ever before, says a United States offi cer. He remarks It is singular that the more money women get the less of It they are willing to give to Uncle Sam. Possibly this official observer Is astray in his premises, for It's notorious that many millionaire families have had less to siend this summer than In several years before. So the society dame who seeks to slip through the custom house ordeal without declaring any more of her new diamonds or laces than absolutely necessary may be deserving of sympathy. Who, unless she has experienced it, can guess how har rowing it is to have one's Income cut from five fat hundreds of thousands to a wretched half of that amount, merely because a stupid public has iovn tired of Investing in watered stocks? Appearances Deceitful. A Boston woman has Invented a whipping machine for criminals. She can not see that whipping Is any more brutal than Imprisonment, and declares that "many criminals would dread corporal punishment worse than hanging. The little woman who has Invented the machine Is said to be a very diffident and altogeter refined looking person, which only goes to show that appearances are often deceitful. . Women Should Propose. ; Harriet M. Johnston Wood is a lawyer and a partner of her husband. She Is also the ex-president of the Portia Club of New York, and has advanced the novel theory that a woman should have the right to propose and not bo considered forward for doing so. She maintains that if women had rights equal with men there would be a great deal less uuhappiness in the married state. A Curious Wedding. A curious wedding was celebrated at a small village called Trail. The bridegrooms were the four sons of one John Sumers, and the brides, whose ages ranged from 18 to 2S, were daughters of James Hochstetler, a prosperous farmer. The eight young people had lived all their lives within a stone's throw of each otther. Smart Walking Hat. It Is some time since ribbon has been worn as a hat trimming, but this season no hat Is complete without a bow or a twist of ribbon, and on many of the smartest hats no other trimming is used. This hat is a pretty corn-colored straw with a large bow of dull blue ribbon. It Is an Ideal style to wear with a neat tailor-made costume. Woman's Work. The wife of the editor of the Rainier Review being away, he' writes: "The hens are scratching up the cucumbers, somebody broke the big sunflower, the beds are unmade, the dishes unwashed, and If It were not for a relative the cow would go dry. What Is home without a mother? I told you so." Portland (Ore1.) Journal. Polish for Mahogany. An excellent polish for old mahogany furniture may be made of a wineglassful of olive oil, the same quantity of vinegar, and lastly, two tablespoonfula of pure alcohol. Very little of this, preparation should be used at a time, polishing being afterward effected by means of a soft duster or old silk handkerchief. The Lena Is the stralghtest of all the great rivers. For 80 miles It ruo In almost a direct line to the set.

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In an "article published In your paper entitled "Siesta in Savannah," says a contributor to the New York Sun, Ohe of your correspondents writes of this beautiful old-fashioned Southern city with Its Innumerable public parks and public squares, Its open spaces carpeted with rich green and shaded by venerable trees, etc And again: "This Is a simple, gracious, dignified old city, Inhabited by self-respecting and wholesome minded folk." In reading this tribute to Savannah's attractions recollections of that city in the spring and summer of 1SG4 well tp In my mind. The dust and heat and turmoil of contest and battle had waged for three years. One day I found myself In Savannah, and many companions were in like plight with myself. We were prisoners of war on a Journey from Plymouth, N. C to Andersonville and Macon, Ga. There were some 1,800 of us, and we were called "Plymouth Pil grims" by the press of the South as we Journeyed toward what was to be our first destination Inside the Southern Confederacy. Was It kindness on the part of our captor to us, or was It a display they thought they would like to make of us. as a cat does of Its mouth, to the people of Savannah, whose equanimity and peacefulness had not yet been disturbed by any serious war echoes, that we were permitted to get out of our train and return the gaze of those who flock ed by thousands to look upon us? The sun shone brightly, and people .came by carriages, on horseback and on foot to look at us. It was a most entertaining sight to see those people, ladies and children predominating, most of the men probably being cvray et the front There was a space allotted to us of about fifteen feet ou one side of the train. A few sentinels kept us within Its bounds. We were probably as good looking a lot of soldiers as could be found, for we had recently come out of garrison duty of more than a year. Con sequently our clothes were good and we were fresh and clean in appearance, in marked contrast with soldiers made prisoners In the midst of an active cam paign. The people looked at us with mingled curiosity and kindness. We were the first Union prisoners that had been ex posed to public view In Savannah. As I stood on a slight elevation where I could get a good view of the crowd a woman sent a small child to me to ask If I was from New York. I replied that I was from the State of New York, but not from the city. My an swer seemed to disappoint her. Suddenly two men pushed their way through the line of sentinels. One of them wore the Confederate uniform of a captain; the other was In citizen's clothes. The officer said, "We will see now If there Is any one here from Al legany." I turned and saw In the speak er one a little cider than myself, who had been a village boy with me in the county of New York which he named. I shouted out, "How are you, Fred?' and he stopped, amazed, at the sudden realization of his thought, A ringing laugh was his response. The duty he had to perform, to provision the train load of prisoners, permitted only few words to be Interchanged between us. He Introduced me to his companions, who had come South some thirty years before from the same Northern county as ourselves. Capt. II. gave us pieces of bacon In the raw and some sea biscuit, which we apportioned among ourselves. Very toothsome food I can assure you tinder the circumstances in which we found ourselves. In three months time, about Aug. 1, I was again in Savannah. Sherman's army was getting into uncomfortable proximity for our guards to the pris ons at Andersonville and Macon, forty miles apart I had been confined at Macon with 1,000 officers of the Union army and It was deemed prudent to remove us from that locality. With 600 others I was broyght to Savannah. The scourge of war had not yet reached that city and there was the same holt day crowd out to see us that there had been before. In this case, however, we were taken from the cars to be march ed to the Naval Asylum grounds. The active man In control was my friend of three months before. As prisoners in Savannah we fared quite famously. Umbrageous trees helped to screen us from the summer sun. We had tents to live In during the 6x toeeks of our stay. We had fresh beef ration every day and we had flee to go with It. With mud ovens which we made ourselves we could roast our beef and bake our corn bread, which we sweetened with sorghum. We also could made our rice into puddings. One not overcome by depression from restraint of liberty could fare well at Savannah. It was said that the people took pride In giving us excellent treatment Such is my recollection of the old town at a time when the country was racked by civil war. The Cost of War. There has been a general Impression, erroneous, to be sure, that Uncle Sam's battle month is April and that b has always begun his scraps with his neighbor during the month of showers. This is not a fact, although the Revolution etarted April 19, 1775, the Black Hawk War April 21, 1831, and the rebellion April 13, 1801, although really the first blood shed was In the streets of Baltimore, when the Cth Massachusetts encountered the mob April 19, while en route from the Hub to the capital. Some comparison of the umber of men and the cost of tnese various struggles serve to show the growth of the country. The revolution cost in round numbers, according to the best estimate obtainable, $133,193,703, and In this struggle, which lasted within eight days of eight years, there were employed, during the whole time, 294,791 men, divided as follows: Regulars, 130,711; militia and volunteers, 101,080. No accurate figures, as to the number of men lost can be obtained. The first battle was at Lexington and Concord, and the cessation of hostilities came April 11, 1783. Tt next tin that your Uncle

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boys t show the stuff they were xaadd of, came In 1812, war being declaredby the president June 18 of that yoar.j While there had been no battle fought' previous to the declaration of hostil ities, yet Great Britain had angeredV the young nation by Insisting on its; claimed right to Impress Into the Brit ish navy the former subjects of Great; Britain, wherever found. This war closed on February 1, 1S15. Ther were engaged In the strife a total forc of 471,622 men, of whom only about , 85,000 were regular soldiers and sea men, the rest being volunteers. This war of nearly three years cost In round numbers $107,159,000. The next could hardly be called a war, althought It Is designated in his tory as the Blade Hawk War. There, is no data preserved by which an accurate estimate could be given either. as to the cost or the number of xnea engaged. The war lasted a little over a year, beginning In April, 1S31, and ending September 30, 1S32. The Semi nole war is hardly worth the name of more than a series of scrimmages. It was fifteen years after the outbreak with the Black Hawk Indiana that the American eagle again became war-like and plumed itself for battle. President Polk notified Congress, In May, 1846, that le&s than a month before a small detachment of United States troops had been captured by the Mexicans. Congress at once declared war, riid authorized the president to raise fu army of 50,000 men and to spend $10,000,000. From the best records obtainable in the War Department It Is shown that the United States put Into the field an army of 30,54 regulars and 73,776 Tolunteera This war, which ended in 1843, coat about $100,000,000. The great struggle, which came In 1SG1-C5, was the most expensive the country ever saw, both from Its cost In priceless human life and In the money spent Reckoned as a whole, the country spent for this war no less than $7,400,000,000, of which the North expended $3,100,000,000, and the devoted people of the South the balance In upholding a hopeless cause. It Is estimated that during the whole of the war, Uncle Sam's boys numbered altogether 2,018,200 men, but the number of men which the South put into the field could only be estimated, at best I'he losses sustained by the armies In thei war of the rebellion, have been stated as high as 000,000 men, but ex-Deputy Commissioner of Tatents Bell states that this is greatlj exaggerated, as the best figures obtainable show the total losses did not exceed 101,500. In citing Instances of exaggeration he said It was claimed that at Gettysburg something like 40,000 men were lost while, as a matter cf fact in that throe days' fight the urlon forces had killed 2,834 men and the Confederates 3,500 men. The battle of the Wilderness, according to thia authority, had much greater fatalities, as the union loss then was 5,597 and the Confederate loss about 2,000. Thus it can be seen that Uncle Sam altogether has spent for wars $7,742352,700, and has put into the field In various ways a total of 2,9S0,1C8 men, armed and equipped for fighting, not counting the Indian affairs. Boys Saved Gen. Lee. In an article In McClurc's Magazine by the lato Carl Schurz on the "Battle of Gettysburg," the statement Is made that "the general feeling in our ranks was that we had won a victory and that we had now to reap Its fruits. The instinct ; of the soldiers demanded prompt aggressive movement upon the enemy, and I ithlnk the instinct of the soldiers was right . The strongest of our army corps, the Fifth, kept In reserve, was substantially intact Hardly any of the other corps had suffered so much as to be incapable of vigorous action. Their spirits were elated to genuine enthusiasm by the great event of the day. An order for a general ad vance seemed to be the natural out-" come of the moment and many men In the tanks fairly cried for it But It did not come. Our skirmishers followed the retreating enemies for a certain distance and then returned with their prisoners without having touched the positions from which the attacking party had emerged. Then two or three batteries of rebel artillery galloped forth from the belt of timber which screened the enemy's scattered forces. They advanced a short distance, u nllmbered, fired a few discharges, limbered up again and galloped back probably to make us believe that the enemy, although repulsed, was still on the ground In fighting trim. (I do not remember having seen this fact stated In any of the histories of the battle of Gettysburg, but I observed It with my own eyes, and the Impression is still vivid In my memory.)" The following from the "Boy Soldiers of the Confederacy," by Mrs. Susan R. Hull, of Biltimore, Is cited by the author to show that to Parker boy artillery is due the glory of having saved 4 he army of Gen. Lee from what might have been a fatal pursuit: Dr. Hale says: The battle of Oettyshurg was won, by boys whose ages averaged 23." We call those man. On the Southern side battles were lost or won by boys averaging 10 years old, real schoolboys; with young officers of high rank from 17 to 24 so nobly fought that Gen. S. D. Lee, addrcssJnr Parker's bo battery after an engagement In which they had distlngulshKl themselves, said: "You ere boys, but you have gone this oay where only men could go." The retreat from Get tysburg was covered at one point by two guns of that battery, which remained in position some time after retreat had begun. A Confederate officer rode up to Capt Parker and demanded why he did not go. He replied that he had no order from competent authority to do so. Receiving this order that little battery retired slowly, following the regiments which were leaving the field in good order, their officers walking backward step by step, face to foe. History presents no other such picture. A United States officer stated afterward that his force was prevented from pursuing and attacking the retreating army by this battery, as no one would have supposed it could have been left in that position without strong support Wort English locomotives which were built In the year 1856 are still used on Swedish railroads. The Danes seem most addicted to suicide. Their' average la 256 self -murders per million persons per year. Excluding about 80,000 small vessels, the commerce of the world Is carried on by 30,100 vessels, of a total tonnage of about 5,000,000.

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