Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 9, Plymouth, Marshall County, 5 December 1907 — Page 6

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Drift Toward Protection.. . It certainly is curious that at a time when there is more or less discussion of the question of revising the tariff of the United States there should be entirely different propositions abroad in various other countries. Even in England, which free traders are austonted to regard as the exemplar of economic perfection because it gets along without protection, there is a well-defined tendency toward a different policy. It Is admitted that ome Interests In the island are suffering as a result of ruinous foreign competition, against which the laws interpose no check. Agriculture enecially is at a low ebb, although In a fertile -ount"ry like England, with enormous manufactures giving employment to millions of workers and circulating great sums of money as W3ges, there should be not only activity In farm pursuits, but a ready markst for every food product. Yet something is fhe matter in England, and the outcry igfinst the existing economic system is growing louder and louder. In almost every other quarter of the globe inhabited by civilized peoples there is a strong disposition to mnliitain protection and increase the Bufeguards of home industries. (Jerluany recently overhauled its srhedules and raised the rates on many classes of imports. France has a maximum and minimum tariSf, and does not hesitate to apply the extreme figures when it thinks its own Interests will l served thereby. Canada, which has no use for the free trade of the mother country, has long been an ardent protectionist and has lately Increased 5-ome duties, although it gives a preferential figure to England. All the otber important British colonies have protection, some of them in the most pronounced form, and several of them have shown an ominous inclination to take both the economic and political bits in their teeth and Mgo It alone," as regards fheir own Iffalra. The late conference of colonial Premiers in London was a striking illustration of the independent spirit which, while affirming sturdy allegience to the imperial government, is becom-1 lag more and more intolerant of reitralnt In any matter of home concern. In every Instance here cited it will be seen that the drift is with the protection current that the advanced and progressive peoples are determined to safeguard their Industries. Tossibly this Is selfishness. But it is an enlightened selfishness. lie who guards not his own Is likely to be accused ooner or later of failure to comply with a most Important trust. And the question naturally suggests itself: "When other nations are taking special pains, to establish economic rules in their own Interest, Is it a good time to take down the bars behind which American industry Is thriving itecause it Is shielded from foreign invasion? Troy Times. WIU It Be Itooeveltf Will Theodore Iloosevelt le the next Bepublican caylblate for the presidency? That he- will be urged to accept the nomination Is certain; will he persist in refusing? Three years ngj, ou the night of his election by a tremendous popular majority Mr. Koosevelt lasued a statement declaring in lanpiage in which there was no equivrcatlon, that he would not be a candiaate la 190S. Not a word has been uttered by -him since that time incompatible with that declaration. ' On the contrary he has reaffirm d his statement. But there is already an emiJiatic demand on the part of , Kepublicans in all sections of the country that he accept next year's nomination. Ami this demand 13 echoed by thousand-; of Democrats. It is argued that he is In reality now serving his first term, that he merely filled a vacancy caused by the death of McKinley, snd that as. he has been elected but once, he is entitled to another term. The argument is also made that Mr. Iloosevelt has InaugurJied certain policies which he a line can carry out, and that In conjunction with tLese policies are others which dovetail In as a matter of course, and that he must be returned In order that these plans may not be side-tracked. 1 There are also those who Insist that while Mr. Iloosevelt is in earnest in his intention not to be a candidate, that It Is a matter for the party and not the President to decide, and that If the convention again makes him the nominee, he cannot, and will not, decline the call to duty. It is plain that the pressure for his renomination. already strong, will becom? more so during the winter and spring. There Is no doubt that President Uoosevelt means what he says. He Is and will not be a candidate next year. What he will do If th- conve ntion nom inates him In eplte of future alone can tell"tests, the Blade. Kentucky Safe Even the blindes, of the Kentucky I Journals recognize llcan victory In that stick. Bradley, the J Jean. t bigoted ; machine je Itepubln 1907 wiil f Kentucky's Republican Governors, had a lead In 1SD5 which no returning board dared to set aside, and he was not only inaugurated, but he served his term of four" years. Taylor, Republican, was chosen in 1899 as Bradley's successor, but although he had a lead of 2,400 rotes, the Democratic Legislature found or Invented pretexts on which they set aside this margin, and gave the governorship to Gocbel, who had been, defeated at the polls. But the plurality for Wlllson, who lrff just been elected on the Republican ticket, Is too large to bo nullified under any pretense that a Bourbon Legislature can' devise. He will be Inaugurated, and will serve to 'Jie end of his term. The Democratic machine la Kentucky Is thoroughly discredited. Though the Democrats will retain control of 'the Legislature, the will of the people this time will be avowed to Ctand. The present prospect. Is that Ken tucky will be exceedingly doubtful In 1908, with the chances rather more faroraWe for the Republicans than for the Democrats. Obvloasly. LleuL Gor. Chanler, of New York, Insists that the tariff Issue should be taken out of politics. As the Congress makes the tariff, and as the political parties select the members of that body, Mr. Chanler's first step should be to abolish Congress. Philadelphia Record. Wonder Is the first cause of philosophy 4 Aristotle.

NO MORE CURRENCY TIKEBINQ.

Dancer of OvpnloIuTImprijency Palliative. The bankers of New YorK, Boston, Ch.cago, ISC Louis and the other financial centers are rejoicing over the government's announcement of an Issue ot $."0,000,000 of Panama canal J per cent bonds and $100,000,000 cf Z per cent treasury certificates. Like Messrs.. Roosevelt and Cortelyou, the bankers Iniieve that the government will thus unlock all the hoards of idle cash, an J restore it to trade channels, where it can ierform its customary functions. Confidence Is gradually reviving, and that is all there is ne.'ded to restore business to its old-time activity. Fot the psychological effect which It baa on the couutry the action of the President in thus providing for an immediate increase in the currency is justinable. But there is always danger of over doing these financial palliatives. Emergency measures of relief, are often effective for the moment, but they sometimes do harm after normal conditions are restored. For this reason it is to be hoped that the government will take no further steps in the direction of Increasing the currency except through a,n act cf Congress, and this will insure Intelligent discussion from all point of view. The measures which tne President has announced will accomplish their immediate punxsp, which was coax the hoarded currency out of its hiding places. But when all of it geia back into trade channels there will bf too much of it. We will have gainei $70,(h0,OOU in gold 'by the time that tht metal already ordered gets to New York. This gold, coupled with the now CT.rency which will be created by the measures announced by 'the government, will put the volume of the circulation far above the needs of legitimate trade. Our currency was sufficient, until the recent scare and hoarding bega'u, to meet all demands of the exchanges, and trade was more active then than It 13 likely to be for the next two or three months until confidence is fully restored. An immediate effect of a ledundan cy in currency will be that the gold whi-h we have recently Imported wiil all go back to Europe. Gold exportation always takes place when the eurreiuy is Inflated beyond the absorption point in business. The $70,000,000 of currency which will drive out our $70, 000,000 of gold would be a ior exchange for us in this or any other exigency. When, Just after the Juy Cooke failure In September, 1S73, and the general financial convulsion which started at that time. President Grant vas appealed to by the New York bankers to reissue the $44,000,000 greenbacks which, several years earllei, Secretary MeCuiloch had retired and canceled, he refused. In carrying out the purpose of the wartime legislators to retire the greenbacks as soon as possible, so as to s;iin gold and silver payments by the treasury, McCulloch abolished as mucn of that currency as be could safely do, and Grant refused to reissue it. Contraction was resorted to in order to make resumption of seci payments easier when Congress could ho induced to "pass a resumptiou aet, and Grant wanted resumption at the earliest possible hour. The panic incited Congress to pass a bill In April, 1S74, whicn would have added about $44,(0O,0OO to the currency, but Grant vetoed it because tie believed It would delay resumption. The financial scare was far more acute In those days than it Is no.v, and the danger was inmieasurabfy greater. Grant, however, refused to be stampeded by the clamor for more currency. A little of this firmness will b In order for Mr. Roosevelt m this exigency. No harm lvas been done thU3 far by anything which the Presid?ui has countenanced. The money is being coaxed out of its hiding places, and when It gets back into Its old channels it will be abundant enough for all legitimate purpses- The Panama canal bonds, though not needed now, will be needed some time. The treasury certificates will run for a year only, anC are not legal tender, so that they will be retired twelve months hence, when interest on them ceases. In the meantime the treasury will send moaey to tne financial centers in the West and Soutn. wherever it is needed. A permanent requirement Is to make our currency more elastic and this Is a task which Congress can attend to at its leisure this wlnttr. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Conditional Rfvrrietl. Will those editors who have been worrying, themselves sick and their readers tired over the bugaboo of export discount prices please publish the following New York dispatch and add an honest comment? "All records In the price of rails hitherto sold for export were broken Saturday, when the United States Products Export Company, which takes care of the foreign business of the United States Steel Corporation, closed a cable contract from the administration of the Japanese government railways calling for the shipment of 12,000 tons on a basis which will net Just a shade below $00 a ton at the mills. Iils is nearly $2 a ton in excess of the existing price for rails intended for consumption In the United States. This unprecedented figure Is to be paid to assure prompt delivery." Quite recently It has been urged that the tariff should be reduced because we sold an occasional bill of goods abroad at lower than domestic prices. Perhaps It will now be contended that the tariff should be reduced because American products bring a higher price abroad than at home. Do ot Depend on the Tariff. It Is time to har it understood that the creation of mOiopolistle combinations does not depend on the presence of absence of a tariff, but upon the existence of opportunities to engross supplies or coutrol the machinery of transportation or exchange. For instance, there is a protective tariff on wool; tut the business of wool growing cannot be monopolized, even though it is languishing. For a clear understanding of the question It should be plainly recognized that wherever, through neg'ect or maladministration f the lav, there 13 an opportunity to ombine or control either the sources i supply or the means of production, or the channels of transportation or exchange, there the combinations to monopolize the given staple will spring up. This is inevitable if the law does not correct or punish the offense. There may be men too honorable to share iu such schemes, but the dynamic force of the tendency Is seen In the fact that the people who are willing to share in It can buy out or extinguish those who will not Clinton (la.) Herald. Not unacquainted with misfortune, I Vrn tb succor the wretched. Virgil.

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4 Opinions of JAPAN'S DESIGNS ON iLOSE upon the friendly

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Hayashl, In which he assured the American people that war was the farthest thing from Japan's thoughts, comes an article written by Count Okuma for the Japanese-English Pacific Era. Count Okuma will be recalled

as sometime one of the most vigorous of Japan's Jingoes. Nothing was too peppery for him to say about Americans. But now Okuma seems to have changed his opinions. His article In the Pacific Era has no fiery fulminatlons against San Francisco anti-Nipponese, and no hint of retaliation can be found anywhere within it. Okuma's eyes are turned away from the United States and fixed westward on the 400 provinces and the 400,000,000 people of China. There Is the future field for Japanese labor, he thinks, not In the United States. China is in a critical period of transition, ready to cast away all her traditlous and embark upon modern methods of trade. If Japan will wisely undertake the work, she may hope to build up, through racial propinquity and common traditions, a vast commerce with her continental neighbor. This work will be quite enough to occupy Japan's attention for the next few years, in Count Okuma's opinion. As he Fays, In all modesty, the Japanese may perhaps better prepare themselves in first becoming a power whose voice is paramount in the settlement of Far Eastera questions before they aspire to have a decisive voice on the settlement of great world questions at large. This may Im? Interpreted to mean that Japan realizes the difficulties and dnngers that threaten her in any attempt to Intermix In American affairs, and prefers peace :nd the gains that are to be had from exploitation of China's lm:i:?tw resources. Des Moines News.

AIR-SIIIP3 AND WAR.

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nr.tions airy navies grappling in the central blue." and even the poet, in a prophecy of aerial battleships, placed the time of their building In '"the futur?, far as human eye could see." No such battleships have yet been constructed, but the art of building

directable balloons has made such progress that they do not seem so fantastically impossible ;ts a few years ago. Vice Admiral Sir Charles Campbell, of the British navy, remarked in the spring of 1'JCG that air tleets might eventually displace water fleets, and Alexander Graham Pe'l said in the spring of this year that "only very few know how near America is ight now to the construction of a practical aerial 1 ittlcshlp." The controllability f balloons, properly equipped with motors, Is now so evident that war experts are suggesting new methods in warfare. It will be no longer possible to surprise an enemy by forced marches. The balloonist, reconnoitering. In the sky, can keep his General Informed of the whereabouts of an attacking force on sea or on land. A French balloonist a few weeks ago

BE A RIAL WEATHER PROPHET.

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No. 1 When a cat liclcs herself No. 5 Whea your newspaper tears core than usual it will rain. easily rain is In the air. Weather forecast? If the weather; man is w rong, natura is not alw ays In so trilling a inood. The old dame has provided; say those who study such things, means whereby everyone can foretell the approach of rain, seveal hours in advance, by simply keepin an eye on things. For instance, the household cat, salt, your gloves, umbrella or walking stick, your newspaper and shoe laces, are prognostleators o weather changes. It Is only necessary to pay attention to be-ome a prophet yourself.

LEGAL INFORMATION.

Liability of clty for Injuries due to 1 fall upon a silewalk covered with Ice ind snow, where the Ice, w hich accumulated from natural causes, was less than an Inch in thickness, and the perlon Injured knew when be went iKn It that It was smooth and slippery, and there was no other defect. Is denied in Evans vs. Concordia (Kan.), 7 L. U.A. (N. S.) 033. Notwithstanding the statute provides that a mortgage of real estate shall not be deemed a conveyance, whatever Its terms, so as to enable the owner of the mortgage to recover possession without t foreclosure, It Is held. In Moncrieff rs. Hare (Col.), 7 L. K. A. (X. S.) 1001, that a court of equity may, pending foreclosure-, Impound the rents and profits to be upplied In reduction of the lebt. That each proprietor and wholesaler f patent medicines Is permitted to determine for himself to what .retailers he will refuse to sell is held, in Jayne rs. Loder (C. C. A. 3d C.) 7 L. R. A. (X. ) 0S4, not to prevent an undertakluf on the part of associations of proprietors, wholesalers and retailers to prevent rate-cutting from being within the Sherman anti-trust act. If they bind themselves by an agreement aot to sell to aggressive cutters of prices, and the agreement Is enforced by the. retailers notifying wholesalers who are aggressive cutters and putting opon the list of aggressive cutters all wholesalers who do not desist from telling to persons on the list so furnished, the result of which 13 greatly to Increase the cost of proprietary medicines to consumers throughout the country. Snch la Fame. A learned correspondent writes: "I uraa examining a witness, an elderly

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Great Papers on Important Subjects.

CHINA. utterance of Viscount T vim radical ideas now LAST

of rich soil, and the tracts once cleared are turned to agricultural uses. In Arkansas. Louisiana and Mississippi the production of hardwoods has reached Its height, and In Missouri and Texas It has begun to decline. The Appalachians cor.trln the largest body of this timber remaining in the United States and have the greatest variety of species. Rightly managed, their forests would produce 20,000,000,000 feet per year, since their soil and climate combine to make heavy stands and cause rapid growth. Much of this area, however, has been so damaged by fire and cutting that it will be years before its T.'.OCO.OOT) acres are fully productive. Leslie's Weekly.

,l' No. 2 Breaking shoe laces fre quently indicates rain. , No. 3 Before a rain it is difllcult to don gloves. No. 4 Salt becomes dull and cakey some time before a rain.' wr.man, the other day. On my Inquiring her name she said it was Mrs. Iiardell and that she came from Gravesend. I asked, 'Did you know Charles Dickens?' She replied, 'Do you mean the undertaker?" Such Is fame." London News. Two Great Water Project. On opposite sides of the continent two water supply projects the greatest in history are engaging the attention of engineers. They are the plan for the Catskfll addition to Xew York's present system and that of Los Angeles for the utilization of the waters of the Owens river. Just as the limit of the supply of the metropolis Is uncomfortably near the demand, on account, of the wonderful growth of the city, so Los Angeles, which. Instead of a population of C0,000 lu 1S90, now has nearly 230,000, has difficulty In making ends meet, so far as water Is concerned. So it is proposed to draw upon the Owens river valley and to bring Its waters to the relief of the city. No other water system In the world can compare with these two, and the comparisons and contrasts between them are of considerable interest. The Los Angeles supply must be carried 226 miles from the dam In Inyo County to the north of the city, to its destination; the length of the new Catskiy acqueduct will be 117 miles. The Owens river valley will yield 400,000,000 gallons dally; the Catskill reservoirs from 500,000,000 to 000,000,000 gallons. The esimated cost of the Pacific coast project Is $20,000.000, that of the new Catskill pytem $102,000,000. A Nice Calculation. A Flemish gentleman conceived the idea that he would only live a certain time, so he made a nice calculation of his fortune, which he so apportioned as to last just the same period as he guessed his life would extend to. Strangely enough, his calculations came correct to the letter, for he died punc

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discovered a Moorish army encamped In the hills several miles from Casablanca, and enabled the Europeans to surprise and rout the semi-civilized tribesmen so completely as to lead them to sue for peace. Youth's Companion.

OKLAHOMA'S NEW IDEAS. HE ountry will watch with interest the progress mrJe by the new State, Oklahoma, under ' its radical constitution, which differs from the constitutions of other States and, of the United States not only in length, but ! In many of Its provisions. Some of the most

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porated into this constitution, and tlje first day's operation of the machinery of government shows that they are to be pressed to the farthest limit. Gov. Haskell's inaugural address was extremely unconservatlve, declaring, as It did, that war would be waged on "the combinations that have fattened by unrestricted robbery on our people," declaring In favor of prison sentences for offending officials of corporations, and announcing that the prohibition law would be rigidly enforced. . The Governor's first act was to order a county attorney, to prevent the Standard Oil Company from completing a natural gas pipe line across the State border Into Kansas. The first act of the Attorney General was to bring suit against forty-seven coal mining companies In Oklahoma, alleging a combination in restraint of trade and discrimination In selling the output of the mines. This will affect the business Interests of the entire Southwest? but is regarded as only the first gun la a regular battle against corporations to be waged In the new State. Oklahoma is nearly as far In advance of the other States as New Zealand is in advance of other nations. We shall see whether the ideas that prevail there are better fitted to Increase prosperity and human happiness than tho.s' with which other citizens of the United States are imbued. Chicago Journal.

S0UBCE OF HARDWOOD.

MEIilCA'S future hardwood supply must oiue mainly from the Appalachian mountains, according to the Forest Service. The o;h?r chief centers of production are now In the lake States and the Lower Mississippi Valley ; but in the former the presence of hardwoods is an almost certain indieat'ion'

tually at the time he had previously reckoned. lie bad so far exhausted hla estate that after his debts had been discharged a solitary pair of slippers represented the entire property he left His relative hurled him, and a representation of the slippers was carved on the tomb. To-day In a churchyard at Amsterdam nis grave may be seen the only Inscription on the stone being two Flemish words, "Kffen Xyf (L e., "F.xactly"). FOUND WEALTH IN TOMATOES. JarkNon vllle, Texa, Farmern liarvented a Crop Worth f SSO.OOO. The tomato shipments fx-om Jacksonville, Texas, and points within a radir.9 of eight miles of there aggregated 1,100 cars for the season recently closed. The average price received per car was ?S00, or a total of $880,000 that has lioen turned into the pockets ot the farmers ot this Immediate section as a result of their season's work. Jacksonville this year has captured from Crystal Springs, Miss., the palm for being the greatest tomato shipping r int in the I'nited States. It Is only within the last few years that the worth of the soil in this suction for tomato growing became known Until this discovery was made the lane" was considered practical ly worthless Corn, cotton and other ordinary crops do not do well. There was no demand for the land. The farmers eked out a miserable exlsteiwe with their scrawny patches, of the old-time products. Finally a government soil experl visited the section and made an analy sis of the soil. He pronounced It splen dldly adapted to tomato growing and to peach raising. This Information was scoffed at by the "practical" farmers, who thought they knew more about the soil of their own farms than any "upstart" from Washington. A few of the more progressive land owners thought that there might be something li the report made by the government soil expert, and In order to test the theory they planted small patches of tomatoes and set out peaeb tree orchards. Their success from the very beginning was little short ol marvelous. The tomatoes thrived and produced abundantly. The peach trees made fire orchards, and when they reached .1 bearing age they produced a fruit that soon attained a wide reputation for its excellence. Many difficulties In the way of mar ketlng had to bo overcome before the tomato and peach raising Industrie were placed uyon a certain and profitable footing Although abundant crops were raised, heavy losses were Incurred on account of the lack of a system In their marketing. The growers now have their own sales agents In the principal cities of the North and East, who attend to the marketing for them. The demand for the tomato crop is so great, however, that buyers flock here from all parts of the coun try during the season and most of the crop Is sold free on board the cars at the shipping point. The tomato shipping season here opened on May 23 this year. The first car sold for $2 per crate. Many of the early cars sold for $1.50 per crate. At the higher prices which were obtalnHl early In the season, the profits of the Industry were enormous. The shipping season ended the early part of July. The last shipments averaged about J0 cents per crate. Even at this low price the growers realized good profits. The bank deposits In the little town of Jacksonville aggregate nearly $1,000.000, having Increased about $C00,000 since the tomato season opened. Kansas City Star. Uncertain. "What are the fruits of your labor after all?" asked, the stvTn moralist of the energetic politician. "Don't know," replied the latter; "you never can tell until all the returns are In whether It's going to be plums or lemons." Baltimore American.

THE FIELD OF BATTLE

INCIDENTS AND ANECDOTES OF THE WAR. The Veterans of the llebelllon Tell of "NVhUtllnsr Ballets, Bright Baronets, Bursting; Bombs, Bloody Battles, Camp Fire, Festive Bass, Etc. "I was at the Stone River National cemetery the other day," si id the Colonel, "and counted 198 graves of solllers belonging to Col. Shepherd's brigade of regulars. Those and ethers of that brigade were killed lu the battle of Dec. 31, 1SG2, and a good many of the volunteers have reason to remember the time. Our regiment was ia Palmer's division and had been thrown fco the front just before the Confederate attack burst like a tornado on Palmer's right. We were caught in a ssrt of whirlpool, Confederates dashlag against as Jn front and sweeping past our flank Dn the right. We made a good fight and really believed things were going our way when a brigade of Union troops came from the right at a full run and swept over us. "We saw these men coming, but supposing they were after tlx? Confederates trying to reach our rear we gave thein little attention. Tbey ran over us as we had been so many weeds, breaking out line and sweeping man of our men away with them. Our boys, dazed and bruised, rallied on the colors and after a few minutes formed a thin line to resist the heavy Confederate column advancing In front. We retired slowly toward what we thought was our reserve. Before we reached it the line melted away. We changed direction, and. still tiring at the ad-v vancing Confederates, maneuvered to attach curselvesh to a regiment or brigade some distance to our left. Before we reached that line It was swept away by a Confederate charge and we were again alone. "The advancing' Confederate line, three or four regiments deep, came steadily forward, and we fancied we could see the Johnnies smSle at our attempts to stop them. Our nwa were like enraged animals, and had almost given up all hope of help from any quarter, when we caught sight of a long, firm line of men In blue crouching or kneeling. As their saber bayonets flashed lu tl sunlight our boys said. 'They are regulars; they will stop the rebs.' Then, on a mistaken Impulse the men In our thin, short line started t forward or toward the charging Confederates. A horseman shot out from tho rt-gulars shouting at us to come back and get out of the way. "As our boys sullenly obeyed the regulars pushed us Impatiently through their ranks and opened lire. Just then General Rosocrans rode to us. and after sinking hands with the Colonel and complimenting us for our stubborn fight, assigned us to position on the left, so near the regulars that we knew they stopped the advance. The second day after that I walked along the line held by the regulars and counted the dead bodies of men who had not moved an inch from where they were iosted. The line of dead men was as straight as if they had been on dress parade. This showed that the regular brigade had not wavered at all. They stopped the rebs, but lost twenty-four officers and 513 men, killed and wounded. In fifteen minutes. "There had been up to that time no love between regulars and voluLteers. But as the scene comes up to me now I can see the look of acknowledgment and Interest on the faces of the kneeling regulars as the thin line of stubborn volunteers gave way to them. And I remember that when we walked two days later along the same line two of the volunteers took off their hats. After that battle regulars and volunteers were better friends." "The volunteers," said the Major, "were just as good as tlw regulars, and under some d renin. tan :es better. But at first they had queer experiences. At the beginning of the war we went up the Ohio hi steamboats. The situation was new t; most of the men, and pretty strict orders were given to the guards to prevent quarrels. On the first day a number of half -drunken privates resisted a guard, and he knocked them overboard with his musket." In two minutes 'the boat was like a theater filled with a panic stricken crowd. A man had been killed. This was a tremendous fact then. The guard was seized as though be were a desperate criminal. Ills hands and feet were tied, and, though h? said not a word, a gag was put in his mouth, and he was literally thrown Into the hold. "The whole regiment was astounded to learn that we had a man In the ranks who could kill another. The murderer was described as a most ferocious brute. Nobody eonld place him; nobody could tell what company he belonged to. But all agrool that he must be a desperate fellow, and with great officlousiicss the officer of the day doubled the guards about him. Finally I discovered that the man terionged to our company, that he was one of the best soldiers In it, and one of the quietest Then there were explanations, and the .alleged murderer was released. Ha had done only his duty, and h lived to takr part In many a skirmish. He was shot dead in the fight at White House." "The first death In our compnny," said the Sergeant, "was that of Charley Wright, who . was drowned while frolicking In the Ohio river. . That deatii Impressed us more than the loss of ten men in our first battle. We all Insisted that tho body must be sent home, and In my kindness of heart I had It shipped to my father, who was to communicate with the yornig man's friends. The body wa3 taken by the undertaker in the country town to the village where my father lived. The driver drove up in tho dark and awakened the people by his shouts that he had a corpse for them. Imagine what a panic there was in that house. "The first man In our company wounded was shot in a tent He and several others were frolicking with the old muskets when onj that was not supposed to be loaded went off and sent a bullet through his thigh. This troubled us greatly, and it was a rule In that company after that to be very careful with old muskets. The first wounded Confederate I ever saw was in a mountain fight, lu which the Oonfederates had made a dash on our picket post. Both parties fired and retreated, and our company was scat to I reclaim tho position. We found the ' dead horses of the Confederates and one wounded man. In 6tooplng to pick him up I took hold of one of his legs. II looked & m with a Queer expres

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hand had found little to take hold of nnd cam 9 away smeared with blood. "For a minute I was sick and faint I thought I could not touch a man bleeding as was the ioor fellow Derore ire. A look at his face, a realization of the circumstances, and my nerves were like steel. He had been shot three times, and there seemed little hope for him. but we Improvised a stretcher and carried him as tenderly as we could to the rear. I did not know then that I had that softness and gentleness v of touch that belongs to a natural nurse, hut every time I made a visit to the hospital that Avounded Confederate spoke of the caressing tenderness with which I liad handled him. I have at home as a souvenir of my care of the first wounded man I ever saw a cartridge stained with his blood." Chicago Inter Ocean. Losses In the War. Gen. Porter, In th? Century, says: "While at the mess table taking our last meal before starting upon the march to the. James on the evening of the 12th, the conversation turned upyi the losses which had occurred and the reinforcements which had been received up to that time. The figures then known did not differ much from those contained in the accurate officii.1 reports afterward compiled. From the opening of the campaign, May 4, to the movement across the James, June 12, the total casualties In the army of tho Potomac, including Sheridan's cavalry and Bumslde's command, had been: Killed, 7,621; wounded, 23,330; captured or missing, S.9C0; total, 54,920. The services .cf all the men Include! In these figures were not, however, per manently lost to the army. A number of them were prisoners who were afterward exchanged, and many had been only slightly wounded and were soon ready for duty again. Some were doubtless counted more than once, as a soldier who was wounded twice In battle and afterward killed may have been counted three times In making up the list of casualties, whereas the army had really lost but one man. "The losses of the enemy have never been ascertained. No precise information on the subject has been discovered, and not even a general statement can te made of his casualties. In a few of the battles of this campaign his losses were greater than the losses suffered by the Union troops; in the greater part of the battles they were less. Our reinforcements had amounted to just about the same number as the losses. It was estimated from the lest sources of Information that Lee had also received reinforcements equal to his los?es, so, that the armle3 were now of about the same size as when the campaign began. "All the reinforcements organized in the North and reported as on their way to the front did not reach us. There was a good deal of truth in the remark reported to have been made by Mr. Lincoln: 'We get a large body of reinforcements together and start them to the front; but after deducting the sick, the deserters, the stragglers and the discharged, the numbers seriously j diminish by the tlnie they reach their destination. It Is like trying to shovel fleas across a barnyard; you can't get them ail there." Carlnjf for the "Wounded. Such things as are found on the iersoh of the wounded or on ;he field of battle are used. If a man's leg is broken Dy a bullet the proper splints would not be at hand. The broken limb would be comfortably fastened to his rille by means of the gun sling, his belt, handkerchief or necktie, and the sufferer laid out and made as comfortahle as possible till the litter bearers could carry him back to tho rear, hla conteen being placed within reach. A severed artery would receive a compress made by placing a small stone or piece of wood against a wad of cloth, and the makeshift twisted by means f a handkerchief or belt and the bayonet or a tent peg. Maybe it would be necessary to elevate the leg to stop the flow of blood from a wound. This would be done by means of the rifle. A man wounded but ahle to walk would be showed how to use his rifle . as a crutch, aud also to assist another man to the rear for better treatment. Mings for wounded arms are lmp.ovised by the skirt of the coat or by rlpplhg the sleeve. Litters are Improvised by means of two rifles and a blanket, or njaking use of the bed sack, snipping off the corners and thrusting two rifles through the holes. And so on thesa means might be named. The uniform of the hospital corps Is similar to that worn by the other men of the army except that the trousers bear a stripe of emerald green piped with white down the outer seam of the trousers. On tne left arm above the elhow is a white brassard containing a red Geneva cross. On the cap is a white metal Geneva cross, which, under the articles of the Geneva convention, carries some Immunity to the members of the hospital corps when engaged on duty in the field during active service. All young officers of our army are instructed by means of lectures and object lesson in this most lmiortant duty of first aid, and many eases might be cited where the lives of brother officers or comrades have been saved where accidents have occurred cn hunting trips far from skilled assistance, but where the simple rules taught at military posts have been made use of and resulted In properly treating the wounded until the post was reached and the surgeon's aid invoked. Worth It en din tf. Oklahoma Is larger in area than Indiana and Ohio combined. Steel piles are now economically cut off by the use of the electric arc. Nevada seems apt to forge to the first place in the production of precious metals. The steel sleeping cars which th Pullman Company Is building will weigh 25 per cent more than the present cars. The highest elevator service In the world is that at Burgenstock, a mountain near the Lake of Lucerne, where tourists are raised 1500 feet to the top of a vertical rock. Dogs of the St Bernard strain tracked out a number of people buncd under a f-nowsllde at Gelsenger. Nor .v ay, in which thirteen iersons perished. The animals dragged several of tue victims j to places of safety. At one time the bailiff in charge of an Lngiisn jury was sworn to Keep them "without meat, drink or Are." Justice Maule once gave the classic reply to the bailiff who Inquired whether he might grant a Juryman's request for a glass of water. "Well. It is not meat, and I should not callIt drink, Yea, you may."

Pattern Department lP-TO'DATE DESIGNS FOR TrlE HOME DRESSMAKER v v v Doll's Jumper Costume. Every normal little girl likea to nee her dollies well dressed, and daughters of "wise inannnas are apt to make the garments themselves. The jumper waist is f the newest sort w ith narrow Mandarin sleeves, and the plaited skirt Is just like the favorite one of the real, live school girls. In this case the frock Is made of cashmere, In one of pretty rose colors that are so fashionable, and the guimpe of-embroidered Swiss muslin, but 'there are as many materials appropriate for dolly as for her live ?rototyie. The costume consists of kirt, jumper and gulmpe. The jumper is made with front and bacts and Is :l3sed invisibly at the back, its lower PAITEKN o. oso;. edges being joined toNbelt. The skirt is made In one straightpiece laid In overlapping plaits and the guiinpe with plain front and backs and full sleeves. The above pattern will be mailed to your address on receipt of 10 cents. Send all orders to the Pattern Department of this paper. , Be äure to give both the number and slz of pattern warted, and write .very plilnly. For convenience, write your order on the following coupon: Order Coupon. No. 530G. SIZE NAME ADDRESS Mne Gored Plaited Skirt. Every variation of the plaited kirt Is to be -worn throughout the season. This one is graceful and Includes lonjr and becoming lines, while it is by no means over voluminous. In the Illustration it is made of one of the novelty wool materials of the season and is simply stitched with belding silk. It can be utilized, however, for all the suitings and all the skirting materials that are fashionable and is just as desirable for the separate skirt to b vorn with odd blouses, as it is for the xat -suit. The plaits are stitched flat PATTEEX for a generous depth, but flare grace' fully and Iecom'ngIy at the lower pvr tion. The kirt is made iu nine goret and the plaits are all turned backward while tbey effectually conceal tfct seams. The alwve pattern will be malledjlo your address on receipt or 10 cents. Send 11 ordecs to the Pattern Depart ment of, this paper. Be $ure to give both the number and size of pattern wanted, and write very plainly. Ofdr Coupon. No. 57SG. SIZE NAME ADDRESS Little A Ivo nt Everything. Ireland has 300.000 goats. There are T.00 ways to ook eggs. The Chinese like fried wasp soup. Norwegian wrapping paier is th best. The Swiss are the greatest chocolat caters. Germany holds a record for cocci drluklng. Spain has the greatest percentage ot hunchbacks. Soap has been known to the world for 3,000 years. Tho annual fish catch of England la valued at $53,1X.O.COO. The absorbing capacity of a brick Is about sixteen ounces of water. The factories of Japan close on the first and fifteenth of each month. it Is estimated that American tourists spent $40,000,000 lu Europe asl Rummer. In 1897 there were only sixteen motor cars in Britain. Now there- are nearly C.000. The Chinese viceroy at Canton has given authority for the forming of a commercial company for the working of the various coal deposits found in the different pirfs of the pro v late. Agreements are now being made to organize tho company. t Copjier is king in Valdez (Alaska) and is talked of more around hotels and all public resorts than the court term, the dropping of the lid on gambling, or travel on the trail. Prince William Sound copper is stirring up most of the fuvs. snys the Seward Gateway.

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