Bloomington Courier, Bloomington, Monroe County, 9 July 1895 — Page 3

VETEEANS' CORNER.

TWICE TOLD TALES FOR OLD SOLDIERS. "The Little Hero" The Learned Soldiers of Japan Sheridan Grew Tired of Hearing the Famous Sons, "Sheridan's Ride." HE graves were ray as garden plots, Glad music shook the air. And in the breeze the starry flag Was floating everywhere. And little Johnny, all aglow. Flushed cheek and flashing eye. Said, "I will be a soldier, too. And for my country die!" "May God forbid!" the veteran cried; "You know not what you say; Far, from our dear land and you Be war's red awful day! "But yet be brave! to dare the wrong, And to defend the right And fear not, little Valiant Heart, You'll have enough to fight!" Napoleon's Political Code. As early as Sept. 19, 1797, Bonaparte wrote Talleyrand a letter containing what he called his complete code of politics. His sphinx-like demeanor and the mysterious allusions already quoted from the festival speech, taken in connection with that outline, confirm the notion that Talleyrand, Barras, and Sleyes were preparing for a new constltut'on, which should be ready for use when the spring elections should increase the number of royalist delegates, and eventually bring the clash between the executive and the legislature. He expresses to Talleyrand in that letter the same contempt for all antecedent French political speculation felt by Sleyes. Even Montesquieu had not arranged and analyzed the results of his reading and travels; though doubtless capable, he had done nothing really constructive. The English had confused the respective functions of the various powers in government In view of their history, it was easy to see why the taxing power was in the he use of commons. But why should it also declare war or make peace? Great Britain, being a state whose constitution was compounded of privileges (a black ceiling with a gilt edge), was quite different from France, where these had been abolished, and all power proceeded directly from the sovereign people. Why, then, as to the constitution of that time, should the French legislative alone have rights which belonged to government in its totality? This sovereign power, he continued, "falls, I think, into two magistracies quite distinct; one that supervises but does not act, to which what we now call the executive power should be compelled to submit important measures the legislation of execution, so to speak. This great magistracy would be truly the chief council of the nation; it would have all that part of administration or of execution which is by our constitution entrusted to ths legislative." This body should be numerous and composed only of men who had already held positions of public trust. This legislative should make and change the organic laws, but not in two or three days, as at present; for after an organic law has once been made operative, it should not be changed without four or five months of discussion. "This legislative power, without rank in the republic, impassive, without eyes or ears for what is about It, would have nojrrfTbition, and would not inunus with more than a thousand specific statutes which, by their ab surdity destroy their own validity, and make us, with three hundred tomes of laws, a nation without law." Is this effusion a recurrence to youthful crudities of ideal politics, or does it hint at the exercise by that upper magistracy of its unchecked powers through some single executive agent like himself? Certain it is that this very concept, though sensibly changed, had a direct influence on the institutions of the empire. Prof. William M. Sloan's life of Napoleon in the Century. Gen, Grant's "Log Cabin. Grant's log cabin, one of the sacred mementos of the lamented general and a valuable relic of the war, which has had ho special protection since it was placed in Fairmount park, will be carried away piecemeal by relic hunters unless some guard is detailed to shield it from vandalism. It is now in a mutilated and dilapidated condition and needs immediate protection says Philadelphia Inquirer. The front and rear doors remind one of a country school house in New England, where the boys are allowed to carve their names or initials with unrestrained freedom, for both are literally covered with various letters of the alphabet and designs. When the cabin was put up a printed copy of the late Adam Badeau's communication vouching for the genuineness of the cabin as the one used by General Grant while giving orders to Sheridan, Sherman and other officers was nailed to each door. The one that was in the rear is gone. Whether it was stolen or beaten down by storms is not known. Relic gatherers have not only hacked out big pieces, but have carried away some of the upright logs that support the roof and the southern side of the structure. The removal of these timbers must have required considerable time and effort, for they were securely fastened at each end by long, oldfashioned spikes, similar to those used to hold rails to sleepers on railroads. One log is half way dislodged, as though the person who was attempting to steal it was frightened away before he could complete his vandalism. The other timbers supporting the building are apparently sound. The doors of the cabin are kept locked and as yet the vandals have refrained from forcing an entrance. There is no guard around the cabin and naver has been one. The cabin belongs to the estate of the late George H. Stuart, who was presented with the relic by General Grant. George H. Stuart, Jr., once thought of placing the cabin on private grounds, but he abandoned the idea and decided to let it remain in the

park, and at present he has no plans for its use elsewhere. Mr. Stuart seid he was not aware of the depredations made on the relic, and that he regretted the mutilations. He could not say whether he would have an iron fence built around the cabin or not. He said that it would be a good idea to place a guard at the building and to keep the front door open, so that visitors could enjoy an inspection of the interior.

Gen. Miles' Poker Story. "I don't play poker myself," said Major General Miles, "in fact I am glad to say that the game has rather gone out in the army; but I think I can claim to have been a witness of the biggest game as to stakes that was ever played." "Tell us about it, general." said Col. Ochiltree. "I have some pretty good poker stories in stock myself." "And so have I," said Henry Watterson. "For instance, Joe Blackburn's about the game played in the trenches at the battle of Shiloh, with a table made of the bodies of the comrades of the players." "Well," said Mr. John W. Mackay, "as to stakes, I can enter a claim for some of the games played in the good old days in Nevada, when the boys had the Comstock lode to draw upon. But, general, let us have your story." "It was in the spring of 1865 just thirty years ago this week, when I come to think of it when Davis, Lee and the rest of you confederates, Col. Watterson, were in full retreat, from Richmond toward Danville, and we were pressing you night and day, hardly stopping to eat or sleep. On the eve of the battle of Sailors' Creek" "I was there," said Col. Ochiltree. "It was in that battle that I was wounded." "That day," continued Gen. Miles, "we overhauled and captured a confederate wagon train and found, greatly to the delight of the boys, that several of the wagons were loaded with confederate bonds and confederate money in transit from the confederate treasury department in Richmond to wherever the government, now on wheels, might make its last stand. The soldiers simply helped themselves to the bonds and the money, and the officers did not care to deprive them of the spoils to which they were rightly entitled. At night, when we knocked off work for supper and a few hours of rest and sleep, I had occasion to ride along the line, and found, greatly to my amusement, a poker game going on around almost every camp fire. Stopping to watch one of the games, this is what I heard: " 'How much is the ante?' " 'A thousand dollars. " 'And how much to fill? Five thousand. Well, here goes. I raise it ten thousand.' " 'Good; I see you and go you ten thousand better. Twenty-five thousand to draw cards." "Then cards were drawn, and presently a bet was made of fifty thousand. Some one went a hundred thousand dollars better, but he was ruled down. Fifty thousand was the limit. However, there was $500,000 in the pot when it was hauled down by the winner, who had three trays and a pair of jacks. I expressed my surprise at the size of the game, and told the boys that they had better go slow or their funds would run out. " 'Never fear, general,' replied one of them. 'We will keep within our means. You ought to have been here just now. Why, we had a jackpot of $1,200,000. "I think you will agree with me," continued Gen. Miles, "that no bigger poker game was ever played, and for my part I am sure that confederate money never served a better purpose than to amuse those union soldiers in that resting hour in that most wearing of brief campaigns." New York Mail. "Sheridan's Ride." Speaking of how weary and sick of "Ben Bolt," its author, Thomas Dunn English, had lately become because of the "Trilby" craze, a woman said: "If Gen. Sheridan were alive, Mr. English would be sure of the general's sympathy, for if ever a man got tired of a poem, it was 'Phil Sheridan of the 'Sheridan's Ride,' " Mrs. Sheridan was asked recently to tell the story of the famous ride as the general himself used to tell it. Mrs. Sheridan answered : "He wasn't in the habit of telling it. It was told to him often enough. Wherever he went somebody recited that poem. Whenever he was invited to entertainments or suppers or dinners, some girl or boy told him how he rode. It went on for years, and the general would come home so disgusted that he often declared he never would accept another invitation for reunions or celebrations unless promised that he shouldn't be recited at and told how he rode. The only time I know of when Gen. Sheridan himself told the story in public was one night at a dinner at Mrs. Hale's house. Everybody saves the best for the wife of the senator from Maine, and one night I was surprised to hear the general finishing the account of that ride. But it was told so quietly that only the group about him knew what was going on. He heard it too often ever to want to tell it himself." Japan's Learned Soldiers. London Daily News: It appears that note books are quite common in the Japanese army among both soldiers and coolies. They keep regular diaries and take copious notes of everything they see. "It is surprising," writes a war correspondent to the Chinese Mail, "what a lot they know about the great west. Several of them talk intelligently of Spartans and Persians, Napoleon and his march to Moscow, and even compare the abolition of feudalism in England and Japan. They fully understand all that is implied in the contest between old-fashioned hand-to-hand warfare and modern long range maneuvers; and they speak scornfully of the Chinese tactics at Ping-Yang, in trying cavalry charges against massed bodies of riflemen without first using their machine guns, as the French at Waterloo did their field pieces, to throw the ranks in disorder. All this from the Japanese must be surprising to Europeans, because we do not know them. Their progress is greater and more real than foreigners imagine." Willie Was Swindled. "Why, Willie, do you mean to say you paid 25 cents apiece for these handkerchiefs? They're nothing but cotton." "O, no, mamma They're Mississippi silk. The auctioneer said so."

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LATEST STYLES IN THE WORLD OF FASHION. Rhinestones for the Summer Bonnets An Opera Gown A Dressing Gown My Lady's Lingerie Tender Gray for the Red-Halrcd Girl Fashion Motes. NORMOUS rhlnastones, such as before now have apipeared on the swelling front of the minstrel showman, are now accorded :place of honor as (the central attraction of little bonnets that are a glitter of "stage jewelry," for that is all the stones are, though they are called big names and cost enough at the milliners' to scare a theatrical costumer out of his senses. Indeed, the clever actress can bring out all her best stage paste, her "queen" girdles, and such, adjust them to the new condition of millinery, and cut a swath to make the richest envy. It is always safe, however, to use such baubles sparingly, and spangles will, in most cases, afford quite as much glitter as is desired. The accompanying sketch displays a bonnet whose brim Is embroidered prettily with spangles and topped by a band of lace. Braided straw is the base of this and for other trimming toward the front there are silk rosettes, violets and leaves, while in the back there is a puffing that may be either pale lavender chiffon or of mousseline de soie. Tiny lace hats look very like the soldier hats children make out of folded paper, only the peak of the crown is much reduced. A pair of bright roses are stuck up against the upright brim, an inconsequent roll of bright ribbon lies against the hair, and perhaps in the corner made by the turning of the brim there is placed a flare of feathers, or an upright horse-hair aigrette. Becomingness is the sole object and the hat as a hat is merely an airy outline. Sailors with extremely high box crowns and narrow brims are worn without trimming, and if they are becoming are safely stylish. But they remind one of an obstreperous bump on a log if they are not becoming, so beware! Sailors with moderate crowns ae trimmed about with a close wreath of wild flowers, made by the blending together of bunch after bunch of daisies, marigolds, primroses and violets. The wreath is so soft and thick that it almost covers the hat, only the edge of the brim and the top of the crown showing. Florette In Chicago Inter Ocean. As Others See Cs. It is a pity that we cannot see ourselves as others see us. So far as mere personal appearance is concerned, a mirror is a great help, but unless one has a very complicated reflector there is no chance to get an idea of anything but the front view. The opera girl who knows she is to occupy the first seat in the box recognizes the fact that the most conspicuous part of her toilet is the back of her gown, and her coiffure, and with the aid of her maid and her three-faced mirror, she dresses herself accordingly. But the ordinary woman who dresses herself for shopping or church, too often forgets that there is nearly half of her gown which she is unable to see, even with the aid of her hand glass. There is a story to the effect that a certain young man said of a young lady of his acquaintance: "I often think I'd marry her, but her shoes always look so bad and her dress doesn't fit in the back." Fullness of pleats of any kind are dangerous trimmings for the back of a bodice, and should be stitched down very tight, if used at all. The dress here shown is figured silk with a pointed yoke of

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plaited mousseline de sole. The sleeves are a succession of puffs. The Latest, ia Chicago News.

A Model. A model is presented here that stamps the dross of which it is a part as sterling, and which is very dressy as well. Summer-weight cheviot is the main fabric, but sleeves and center boxplalt are of silk, the latter ornamented with cut steel buttons, which Is not usual. The remainder of the front as well as the 1830 sleeve caps are laid in side pleats, but the back is left plain. Ribbon garniture is placed at the joining of sleeves and their caps, and the skirt Is entirely plain. My Lady's Lingerie. Exceedingly dainty and soft in texture are the new nightgowns, which, like dresses, have grown very big in the sleeves, and very wide in the skirts. They are often trimmed with a flounce around the bottom of the skirt, and some of them are furnished with an entre deux at the waist line, through which a narrow ribbon Is run, which serves to draw in the fullness to the figure. Batiste, linen lawn and India muslin are the materials most often used, and never should any starch appear in their folds when laundered. One of the prettiest examples noted had a round yoke of alternate narrow lace In sertion and batiste puffings, ending It a standing collar of the same. The yoke was outlined by a ruffle of batiste tucked in tiny lines and edged with narrow lace. The sleeves were full and soft, and gathered in a band just below the elbow, and finished with a ruffle to match that in the yoke. A wide hem edged the skirt. Although so simple this was a charming model and easily made at home at a trifling cost, whereas the price of the ready-made article was $S. All in Tender Gray. A certain auburn-haired girl appeared at an evening party not long ago in a simple gown which made her look like a picture. It was of sheer gray organdie made over mouse-gray satin, the outer skirt being very full and edged with fluttering ruffles. The blouse was composed of gray satin ribbon, three Inches wide, alternating with creamy white lace, with a beautifully finished edge, which lapped over the selvedge of the ribbon. About the neck was worn a dog collar of silver. The sleeves were immensely gigot, the tightly fitting lower arm buttoned with silver ornaments to match the collar. Gray silk stockings, gray suede slippers, with a bit of silver embroidery, and gray suede gloves completed the picture, which any red-haired girl may duplicate for very little. Ex. For the Summer Girl. The general revival of wash material for gowns will be an interesting phase of the summer world of fashion. A fetching cotton fabric showing fancy stripes on dark and light blue grounds Is known as marine twill. All bouffant effects should be left entirely to the thin woman, who needs them and can wear them with good results. Tall women may wear long capes with good results, but those who are short or of medium height should wear them much shorter. Among silks taffeta has the preference for spring and summer wear, as it is of light weave and Is produced in a great variety of effects. Crepe ribbons are made with satin edges that often contrast In hue with crepe, which is very soft and is particularly effective In stock collars. Fine laces will be used for trimming gowns of India muslin. It Is a novel decree of fashion that coarse laces are most suitable for use on brocaded taffetas and similar fabrics. The fancy pompadour silks are made up into exceedingly dainty parasols. These come in pink, blue, yellow and white grounds, with chine-printed garlands strewn over the surface.

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Philadelphia's New Bug. A new bug has struck town, and he has struck It with a rush, says Philadelphia Record. For want of a better name even the entomologists admit he is a stranger here he is known as the electric-light bug. Look at any arc light on a hot evening and you will see hundreds of them darting about, attracted by the glare. They are about the size of a cockroach, only a trifle longer and thinner, and have reddlsb -brown wings, slightly mottled. They seem to be attracted by the glare, and dash madly against the globe, only to fall stunned on the pavement below. After recovering from the shock they crawl away to recuperate, unless trodden to death under foot. If a man wears spectacles or eyeglasses and looks up at the light at an angle at which the glare will be reflected on his glasses, ten chances to one he will feel that one of the bugs has dashed head first against his spectacles. The bug3 have been in town a short time, but are making their presence felt. The Trust After No-To-Bac. Chicago Special. Reported here today that a targe sum of money bad been offered for the famous tobacco habit cure called No-To-Bae by a syndicate who want to take it off the market. Inquiry at the general offices revealed the fact that No-To-Bac was not for sale to the trust at any price. No-To-Bac's success is marvelous. Almost every Druggist in America sells No-To-Bac under guarantae to cure tobacco habit or refund money. Women's Keener Color Perception. Statistics have been accumulated which reveal that In respect to color blindness there is a remarkable difference between the two sexes. About three and one-half per cent of men are color-blind to a marked extent, while not more than four-tenths of one per cent of women are thus affected. This difference in color perception will strike most husbands who have been sent by their wives upon shopping embassies to match ribbons as understated, if anything. Denver. 1895. On account of the National Educational Association meeting at Denver, Col,. July 5th to 12th. the Chicago Great Western Railway will sell excursion tickets at one first-class fare, plus $2.00 for the round trip. Tickets on sale July 4th, 5th and 6th and on the 7th for trains arriving in St. Joseph or Kansas City on that date. Tickets good returning until Sept. 1. 1895. This popular line has arranged to run through cars complete with every modern convenience, to accommodate its patrons. Call upon ticket agents of this company for information, berth reservations, etc. F. H. LORD, G. P. & T. A.. Chicago. Summer Tourist Rates. The North-Western Line (Chicago & North-Western Ry.) is now selling excursion tickets at reduced rates to St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth, Ashland, Bayfield, Marquette, Deadwood, Dakota, Hot Springs, Denver, Colorado Springs, Manitou, Salt Lake City, and the lake and mountain resorts of the west and northwest. For rates and full information, apply to agents of connecting lines. Illustrated pamphlets, giving full particulars, will be mailed free upon application to W. B. Knlskern, G. P. & T. A., Chicago & North-Western Ry., Chicago, 111. The Romance of Farming Is found on irrigated farms. It is genuine fun, not work, to irrigate a growing fruit orchard or berry patch or alfalfa field in the Yakima Valley. There is a tremendous satisfaction in feeling that you determine how fast or how slow your crops grow and don't care whether it rains or shines. Four cents in stamps sent to Chas. S. Fee, Gen'l Pass. Agent Northern Pacific Railroad, St. Paul, Minn., will bring in return an irrigation pamphlet. Portugal abolished capital punishment in 1867, Holland in 1870, Switzerland in 1874, and Italy in 1889. KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and tends to personal enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live better than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world's best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas' ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headachea and fevers and permanently caring constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weakening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all druggists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed,jrou will not accept any substitute if ofiered. Schrage's $1,000,000 Rheumatic Cure Never Failed. 107 Dearborn St., Chicago.

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