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mi THE FATXGML TRIBUTE: WASHINGTON: ft OJ THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1894. ivliilc yc had been trying to get there, and they had recaptured two guns of a battery and quite a squad of prisoners. After dark a detail was sent out to find and assist the wounded off the field. Quite a number were found and helped to our field hospitals. BECOMING SEPARATED from my companions, I found a wounded Confederate soldier, and helped him to the rear.

He was a member of the 7th Fla. When I asked him who he was I thought he showed quite a little pride as he answered quite deliberately "I belong to the Confederate army." This completed one day's work. for one, was tired, and went to sleep. We were awakened the next morning, July 3, by picket-firing. The position of our brigade was somewhat farther to the left of our first position of the day before, and near the left-center of the army.

The brigade was formed as follows, from right to left: The 13th, then the 14th and 16th. On our right was at least one division of the Second Corps, and we were all in the front line-of-battle. The morning was spent to some extent in preparation. The position of the 13th was in a slight depression of the ground. A battery was put in position in our rear on ground somewhat higher than that occupied by the regiment.

Another battery seemed to be already in position on our right, apparently in line with the Second Corps, on the very crest of the ridge. We built such slight breastworks as Tre could on the crest of the ridge, which here was some 30 or 40 yards in our ixont. Old rails and loss were gathered tip as best we could and pressed into this service. It was a very slim affair when our materials gave out. Stannard's Brigade of Green Mountain boys was not ordered to the rear in reserve this morning.

I presume the little affair of the previous evening had earned them a place in the front line-of-battle. The forenoon was occupied by the pickets and sharpshooters, the latter of which had secured lodgment in a large two-story house between the lines, but much nearer the Confederate line than ours. I presume SOME DAMAGE WAS DONE, as a squad of our sharpshooters worked to the front to our left under. the cover of scattering trees to counteract their influence. It was midday or after before the artillery opened fire, but when it began there was no playing; it was earnest wrork.

The shells came from all points of the compass, and all the time. There "were many more guns in action than on the previous day on both sides, especially on the Confederate side. Evidently the rebs had massed their artil-lerT in their center, and the batteries to ihe left and right of the center were firing towards the center. The day before it had been duels between batteries stationed at intervals. Now, on the Confederate side, it seemed to be all batteries.

The day before I had lain low, to be sure, but had watched the firing. This day I wanted to be a ground-hog and burrow out of sight Yet things happened that one could not help noticing. A caisson belonging to the battery in our rear was struck and blew up with a thundering report, tlirowing debris in all directions and high in the air. Some of the guns for the time being were alencecL Other guns and ammunition were brought rapidly forward and went into action. One poor fellow had his leg shot off only a few files from me.

He begged for water. No one got up to give him any. He asked again, and I quietly crawled to him and gave him a drink out of ray canteen, and directed him to crawl to the shade of a small tree near by. After about two hours and a half of continuous and rapid action our batteries slackened their fire. In a few moments some one yelled, coys, they'be coming Our regiment was ordered to advance to the breastwork at the crest of the ridge, where we lay down again behind our poor defenses.

From this crest we had a fine view of the field in our front and to the right along the rebel line-of-battle fora long distance. Our view to the left was very much obstructed by intervening trees. Our view of our own IrhCrof-b'attle was also much obstructed On; both, sides, on the left almost com-jrietgjjm. On the right we could follow ita short distance up to the Second Corps battery, but not beyond. We had not long to wait First appeared a single brigade in our immediate front, inarching by the front in line-of-battle and straight towards us.

Les3 tjian, a minute, probably, another to the left of the first one and advanced in the same manner; and so joa.at-intervals of a half minute or a minute Jive or six brigades advanced towards' our lines. The movement emed to be en echelon by brigades. Probably the movement of one brigade was the signal to the next on the left to go forward. There were interval between each brigade, but apparently none between the regiments. It was a magnificent sight Our artillery, which had slackened their fire, now opened up in full blast and mowed holes through the lines, but these would be quickly closed up.

Each brigade seemed to keep a perfect alignment and marched rapidly forward without a waver. Our skirmish-line fell back firing. Our regiment began to fire on the troops in our front at long range. The first few volleys were fired from behind the eorry pile of old rails, and then the men rose up and fired. Very soon the brigade in our front executed the order, By the left flank File right March," the front files obliquing to the left and steering straight for the Second Corps battery on our right Our front was uncovered, and our regiment had to deflect our firing to the right The Second Corps troops were protected in part by a low stone wall.

They held their fire a short time, but when they did open up the brigade that was marching by the flank began to melt rapidly. THEY DID NOT STOP. The other brigades to the left of this one converged to the same jxnnt the Second Corps battery. Our Colonel (Randall) got excited and did a little thinking out loud, thusly Boys, they are taking' that battery They are taking that battery At this time the Second Corps troops near the battery had swayed back, and the rebels were pushing forward, and it did look as though they would be in possession of the battery. The troops were all mixed up.

TYe could not shoot at the Confederates in safety to our men. There was a mo ment of suspense terrible suspense to us bijt it was only a moment. Other troops and those nearest to hand were rushed into the breach, and the rebs were overcome killed, wounded, or captured. None of that crowd got away. At this time our Colonel gave the order to our regiment to change front forward on first company, which was executed under a galling fire from the rebel batteries, which had been advanced.

We then advanced in the new direction, sweeping the field in our front and in front of the Second Corps troops on our right The regiment captured in this movement nearly 200 prisoners, scattered in the Wheatfield. Some were wounded, but the majority were tired. As soon as game began to get scarce the regiment was ordered to halt and lie down, and even in this position several were added to our list of prisoners. Very soon our Colonel ordered Maj. Boynton, of our regiment, to take Cos.

I and and escort the prisoners to the rear. We had a Colonel of the 7th several Captains and Lieutenants, and something like 200, all told, mostly Virginians. When we arrived at the Provost-Marshal's Headquarters and turned over the prisoners, we were ordered to stay and help guard them. I should judge that there was 5,000 prisoners there, full of fight, at least with their tongues, and EATnrn inclined to be saucy. The next morning we returned to the regiment, which had moved back from the advanced position, even back of our line-of-battle the day before.

Our regiment had done no fighting after we had left Longstreet's assault had been broken, and the battle of Gettysburg was over before we left the field. It was the glorious Fourth of July, and it rained in the forenoon. In the afternoon it cleared off, and a detail was made to bury the dead. While I was not of the party, I took a stroll over the field and watched the modus operandi. Where the dead were thickest a trench was dug six or seven feet wide, and the bodies were laid crossways of the trench.

Where a body was isolated a separate grave was dug. The ground was strewn with the wrecks of the conflict Thousands of guns were scattered over the field. In one place in our front, not far from the house from which the sharpshooters annoyed us the day before, was an abandoned Confederate cannon and four dead horses in harness, with their heads to the front. Later in the day our regiment gathered and piled up several cords of abandoned muskets. Sometime during the day we got the news of the capture of Vicksburg, for which good fortune we gave three rousing cheers.

We drew rations, being down to bed-rock. The next morning we started to follow up Lee's army. But I am through with ray first and last battle, and will subside. The Snow Flower. Cliicago Herald." One of the greatest curiosities is the snow flower that blooms in the northern portion of Siberia, where the earth is continually covered with a coating of snow and frost.

This wonderful plant shools forth from the frozen soil on the first day of the year, and reaches the liight of about three feet; it blooms on the third day, remains open 24. hours and then returns to ita original elements. It shines for a single day, and then the stem, leaves and flower are converted into mow. The leaves are thrte in number. The flower is star-shaped, its petals about aa long aa the leaves and about half an inch wide.

On the third day the extremities of the leaves fehow little glistening specks, like diamonds, about the of the head of a pin. These are the seeds of this queer flower. On one occasion some of these seeds were gathered and hastily transported to St Petersburg. They were there placed in a bed of snow, where tbey were kept until the firat of the following year, when the snow flower burst forth and was greatly admired and wondered at by all who saw it. Wanted No Interference.

Life. Mrs. De Fashion (to her new Chinese cook) John, why do the Chinese bind the feet of their women John So they not trottee 'round kitchen and botherce cook. Able to Collect lUJc "You seem in good humor, old man." Yes. I've ust won a be from my wife." "Pooh, the won't pay it." "Yes she will.

I bet her three nights off, next month, against a dozen orange-spoons." Arouhcs Itavenpu Hunger. Chicago llecord. Tapley I won't need your services longer, Doctor. I've found a cure for my loss of appetite. Physician What's that? Tapley Come down in the morning without money enough to buy lunch with.

"Works like a charm." All a Mistake. lAnswers.l Her lover I assure you, Mr. Meyer, I cannot live without your daughter. Her father (reputed to be well off) my dear young fellow, you overestimate my income. i A Practical Consideration.

Wathtii'jton Star. "What are we to do with the Anarchists?" asked the man who studies political economy. Why, when they break the law, wo can put them in the penitentiary." Yes, we can do that. But I hate like everything to demoralize the penitentiary." Herman eabsoi. COME HEIiE QUICK! "Pa" was jnst scooping np a quart measure of corn.

A score of hens were ruuniug round and under his feet, impatiently clucking for their Sunday morning breakfast. lie went to the barn donr "What d'ye say?" Come here look!" Dorothy Popper stood St the back door, with her hand extended in the direction of Leveret t. Her bare arms and her calico apron were covered with flour. Her father walked slowly toward the house, the corn measure still in his hand. What's th' matter with ye, Dorrie? Ye look ns though ye seed somethin'." I dew," answered Dorothj, laconically, th' meetin7 house is gone; can't see it nowhere." The farmer quickeued his pace and soon reached his daughter's side.

"Look there now, 'tween them two trees in Silas's orchard." Mr. Pepper sighted his eye along Dorothy's shapely arm as though it were a gun. "If ye'll knock that hunk o' dough off yer finger p'r'aps I'd sec somethin' tew." Dorothy flicked away the obstacle with her thumb, and it fell with a soft pat upon the step, whereupon the sharp-eyed fowls, which had followed the farmer from tlio barn, made a rush lor it. "I dew b'licve ye're right, girl," said Mr. Pepper.

"'Tis gone, sure nuff. Where's Mirandy?" Dorothy turned toward the kitchen. "Mirandy, pa wants yer." Mirandy dropped the coffee pot and hurried out of doors. "Get my spyglass," said the farmer. Th' meetin' house steeple in Leverett can't be seen.

Somethin' must 'a' happened last night" Mirandy darted back into the house, and soon reappeared with the telescope. Her father offend to take it, but the girl had already rested the glass on her sister's shoulder, and glued her eye to the sight. Wall Can ye gee it," testily demanded Mr. Pepper. Don't know," replied Mirandy.

"Stand still, Dorrie, won't yer?" Farmer Pepper grabbed the glass without more ado, and leveled it at the place where the white steeple of the Leverett church ought to be. "Wall! it's clean gone," he exclaimed, after a moment. The two girla looked at each other in wonderment. What conld have happened? For yeara the white steeple in the distant village, raising itself above the intervening woods and bad been a reminder of the little neighboring country town in the valley far below. Toward the north the land was one continual slope.

Seven miles of constantly descending country road brought you to the village of Leverett. Then the highway ascended again, winding among the pine-covered hills, which raised their summits one after another far toward the northern horizon. "It muat be burnt up," said Dorothy. "I'm goin' ter tell ma." There was a rattle of wheels in the road nearby. Presently a raw-boned horse, drawing an nnpainted democrat wagon, appeared.

The driver, seeing the group at Pepper's back door, drew up. "MorninM" said he. "Wot yer up to?" "Good mornin'! Mr. Carter," said Mirandy. "The meetin' house down in Lev-erett's gone." Mr.

Carter threw the reins'over his horse's back and joined the others. "Gee whiz! "This Mkktujo House is Gone!" It's so, darned sure!" he muttered, after a hasty examination through the telescope. I guess there won't be no meetin' today," he added with a smile. Mr. Cnrter did not relish the job of driving his family Beven miles to church over a hot and dusty road.

AJjissing, sputtering Bonnd from the kitchen caused Mirandy to gather up her skirts and fly in-doors, crying: Land o' live! My coffee Wotyc think, Pepper," asked Mr. Carter, closing the telescope and handing it back to his companion. "D'yer really have any idee th' thing's burnt down?" "'Peers ter look like it," farmer Pepper answered; what else could it be?" Wot'd we better do, Pepper? I don't know. P'r'aps we'd better run dowu tliar 'n' see what th' troublo is. Maybe some one's burnt up." "Yer're right! An' folks '11 want ter know of it round here, tew." "Darn'd 'f I fancy dewin' it though darn'd 'f I dew said Mr.

Pepper, looking at the already dusty highway. "Goin' down's all right en nfl but comiu' home! an' we ought ter go quick." Mrs. Pepper had learned the news in the meantime, and appeared in the doorway. Simon," said she excitedly, addressing her husband, Mirandy told nio you must drive down at once you don' know what may have happened. P'r'ajw good Parson Dawson's dead he's alius in the meetin' house Sat'd'y nights.

dear! An' an' our hymn books are gone too. Now you must hurry. I know somethin' terrible like has tuk place. An' we haven't After Vacation People often feel as tired as before. This is because their blood is poor, their nerve-strengtb goue, thsir vitality exhausted.

Hood's Sarsaparilla is needed. It will Hood' Sar8a parilla purify and vitalize the blood, create an appetite and givo health and strength tires in place of weariness, weakness, and irritability. It will build up the whole system I Hood's Fills purely vegetable. 23c. the Lord forgive us, Simon." "'N' I haven't been neither," guiltily confessed Mr.

Carter. Farmer Pepper turned toward his neighbor. "Ye'll go tew, won'tye Carter's reply was to ran to his wagon and jump upon the sent.j Although he hadn't been to church of late he'd let people know he was to be among tbVfirst to lend a helping hand in time of need1. "Hold on thar! 'tfjuu't had no breakfast," loudly exclaimed ftlr. Pepper.

"Never mind breakfast, Simon," cried Mrs. Pepper; you would rue it to your dyin' day if you waited longer. Here!" she hurried into the house and soon came back, followed by her two daughters; "here's a bag o' doughnuts. Now be quick, for the land's sake Carter gave his horse a smart cut on the back. The surprised animal, which had been quietly doziug in the morning air, gave a leap, reared once or twice, and then went down the highway, leaving a cloud of yellow dust behind.

'0, dear!" sighed Mrs. Pepper, watching the wagon as it disappeared from view. "I do hope nuth'n drefful has happened." Farmer Pepper and John Carter continued on their wild descent into the valley. The sloping fields and orchards flitted by in a most remarkable mauuer. Now and then a frightened boy stopped, in wonder to gaze upon the galloping horse and rickety wagon bounding over the stones and wheel ruts.

Once or twice a sleepy dog just escaped from being crushed under the wheels, only to race with mad barks after the flying animal. Peaceful and contented hens, quietly scratching by the rondsidc, scattered right and left before the oncoming team. Good housewives, stiaming the morning's milk in the farmyards, looked up from their work in amazement as the sound of horse's hoofs and the rattle of wheels suddenly broke upon their ears. As they saw Farmer Pepper and John Carter, their respected neighbors "from above," thus desecrating the Sabbath, they asked themselves what it all meant. Down into the outskirts of Leverett went the two men.

As they drew nearer the town more people were met. Carter, don't ye think we'd better slow "You Know Tutor's -A- Law Agin Fast Dnivjsa." np a bit?" asked MV. Pepper, as they were turning a sharp confer. Ye know thar's a law agin fast drivin':" Carter tightened the reins a little, but the horse, although covered with foam, kept up his rapid pace. Ami just at this-moment a mischievous small dog rushed out of a front yard with a 'Uark equal to the solind" that would be produced if you' suddenly; pnshed a piece of -tin against a moving buzz saw.

"Whoa! whoa, thar!" hollered Carter, jerking on the reins. "Darn that cur, he's no bigger 'n a flea." They soon reached the town square. The horse was now under control, owing to Carter's iron grip on the reins. Strange to say there was not a single soul in sight but an old man. They drove up to him.

Mr. Pepper spoke. Say Has thar been a fire here The old man looked at the foaming and panting horse, then calmly examined the occupants of the wagon. After a while, with a queer kind of look, he asked: "Bin a what?" "Has thar been a fire here? Isn't th' meetin' house gone? "An' shure what should the meetin' house bft gone fur? Sure if Thomas 'u'd come along he'd arrest ye fur breakin' the Sabbath." Carter tonched up the horse. "Let's go look ourselves," said he; "I'm 'feard we've been darned fools, Pepper." They left the square and drove through the town.

Soon Mr. Pepper caught sight of something through the elms. "Carter, look thar!" Pepper pointed above one of the thickly leaved shade trees. A slender, dark-brown spire rose into the air. "Humph! Darn'd 'they ain't painted it," said Carter.

In silence they drove up to the church. Then they stopped. There it stood among the trees, the same as ever. But the steeple was a dark-brown. Around the belfry ladders hung, suspended from ropes above.

The church was being painted and they had begun at the steeple. Speechless and crestfallen, the two farmers took in the situation. After a while Mr. Pepper said "Say, Carter! Let's go home." And they did. Boston Globe.

Decided at Answers. Jack (who has proposed) It strikes me it takes you a long time to decide. Daisy I know. And. I've concluded to wear a demi-train of whito chiffon over white silk, and to have no bridesmaids.

Theory of Creation. Cincinnati Tribune. "What makes you thiuk that man was created after womai? "Just this: If man had been created first he would probably bo wanting a woman yet. Bnt woman being created first, and making up her mind that slid wanted a man, there was nothing to do bnt trot him out in the shortest possible timfe." v. Soma Observations.

AtdtifonGobe. As soon as the bills were put up this morning boys commenced to ask for 20 cents worth of groceries when sent for 25 cents worth. There never was arihah so patient that it didn't make him nAid to get a line under the horse's tail when out driving. Don't injure the baby's health by kissing it. "Wait until it grows" up to be a IG-year old girl.

A Summer widower does the house-work so quickly he often wonders what the women find to potter about so long. It doesn't take a Summer widower a quarter of a minute to make his bed. A man who thinks his work is hard would never make auother complaint if he should play awhile with a crowd of boys. True, the Lord doesn-'t look at a man's clothes when he goes to church, but the rest of the congregation more than mako up for it. After school has been closed for about a month, the graduate stops thinking of how she may reform the world, and wonders where she can get a job to make $20 a month been to chnrch fur two hull weeks.

May i TE FIRST IRONCLADS. Prototypes of Armored War Vessels in Ancient Times. Tho modern ironclad probably had ife origin in the very beginning of tho century, and in tho brain of tho great statesman and oncineor, Col. John Stovena. Ho, in 1812 or oarlior, conceived the idea of constructing an iron-plated vessol-of-war with a saucer-shaped hull, propelled by screws so arrangod that direction as well as forward motion could bo given by them.

Tho battery was to bo of tho heaviest ordnanco of the time, and tho plating heavy enough to resist tho shot of similar gnus at short range. Tho main purposo of tho ship was tho dofonso of our harbors, and tho plan of action was to moor tho ship by a chain leading down throngh tho bottom of the vessel in its center, and to spin tho craft around this center, firing gnu after gun .13 it came- in lino of fire, thu3 anticipating tho lator Timby turret, which, in turn, was tho gorra of tho modern "Monitor" ironclad. Such a vessel was actually built a half century lator by tho Russian Government, and tho Popoflska ii the contemporary representative of tho first Stevens battery. The motal ram-how vx3 familiar in tha days of tho ancient Greeks. Tho inscriptions on stone, unearthed in tho Piraeus in 1831, gavo U3 tho information that three-banked war vessols were in aso several centuries beforo tho Christian era, and that four baukn of oars camo into U5oabout431B.

C. proportionsof theso vessels were given in great detail in this ancient record, and, among other data, tho weight of iron required for the ram. It is an interesting and curious fact that tho old Greeks and Romans, as well as tho old Scandinavians, had, beforo the dawn of tho historical period, apparently, learned tho best forms for their ship3, and had adopted tho very proportions adopted by nature herself whou endeavoring to secure high Bpeeds. This proportion was about seven or seven and a half time3 tho breadth of beam for tho length of tho ship on the water lino. Some of the largest vessels aro said to have been 420 foot long and 57 feot in breadth of beam.

Docks at Zea were 20 feet wide and over 150 feet long. Tho first ironclad actually laid down was the Stevens battery of 1842, designed by Robert L. Stovcns, in consultation with bis father. Col. John Stevens, and under a contract with the United States Government for "a war steamer for harbor defense, shot and sholl proof, to bo built principally of iron." It was to bo 250 feet long.

40 feet boam, and of equal depth, and was to bo driven by engines of 900 horse-power. Later, in 1341, tho dimensions of the then partially-constructed ship were enlarged, and a vessel of 415 feet length oa tho keel, of 48 feet beam, and 33.5 feet deep waa begun still later under a contract with tho Government made in that year. Tho plating was to be G.75 inches in thickness, and tho engine power waa to bo 8,674 indicated horsepower. The ship was nover completed. Tho first ironclads actually bnilt and employed in warfare wore those of tho Froncy Navy of 1854, tho Devastation, tho Lave, and the Tonnage which did effective work in the Crimean war, beside tho ships of tho British fleet.

Tho French built the Gloire in 1858, and the British ship Warrior was ordered in 1859. Ironclads have since that date been admittedly the only really formidable war vessels. Without them it is doubtful whether the operations of our own Navy daring our civil war could have been successful. This i3 the authentic history of the ironclad of our day. According to some authorities the Dutch, woro tho first in tho modem period of history to build an ironclad, and it is said that during tho siego of Antwerp by tho Spaniards in 1535, tho people of that city built an enormous fiat-bottomed vessel, armored it with heavy iron plates, and thus constructed what they regarded as an impregnablo battery, which they named Finis Belli.

Unfortunately, tho vessel got aground before fairly in action, and fell into tho hands of the onemy. It was held by Alexander of Parma to tho end of tho siego as a curiosity, but was never employed by either side in any action. It is not at all certain, however, that any rtfodern engineer or inventor can claim to have hXd 'the first conception of an ironclad ship. Curiously worded sentences in early literatures of all nations indicate, often, tho possession of modern ideas at a timo when it was utterly impossible to carry them into in consequence of Co inability of tbo mechanics of the timo to porform tho work. Tho earliest of theso which I have yet noted is to be found in tho sagas f' of supposed pirate Viking ancestor of mine, which wore some years ago published by Prof.

Easmns B. Anderson and his colleaguo Bjarnason. Theso sagas aro Icelandic, dating back 500 years or more, and relate to tho deeds of the old sea kings 1,000 yeara ago. Tho "sagos" wore traditional and transmitted only by verbal communication from generation to generation until finally reduced to writing, probably in tho 12th or 13th century. Tho Thorstein sagas are, historically, introductory to tho Fridthiof tales.

But it is supposed that tho latter wore true semi-mythological stories based upon popular tradition, and very likely upon soma oxact statement of an original fact; the former are romances in which it is impossible to say what is tho proportion of probable truth and what of imaginary story. Theso Icelandic traditions are too little known; thoy are full of the spirit of Scandinavian poetry, and legendary as they aro, and imaginative ns they largely must be, they still contain, undoubtedly, many hints of tho Hfo and thought and character of oar wild and wariiko ancestors. In this old story of Thornstoin I find the following bit of possibly authentic history of navies. Tho story goes that Viking, son of Vifll and Eirayrja, is poisoned by drinking from tho magic drinking horn of Dis, sister of JIarek and daughter of Kol, the former of whom had bcon killed by Viking in a duel, receiving a thrust from tho irrosistiblo sword Augervadil. The- sea king, become tho leprous victim of Dis, sails for home and meets on his way another powerful viking, Halfdau, who becomes his friend and endeavors to aid him in hfa effort to in torn secure vengoanco upon Dis.

Of this great Captaiu tho tradition says: "Halfdan had great dragon (warship) called Iron Ram, and all of this ship which stood out of water was iron-clad; it roso high out of tho sea, and was a vory costly treasure" Viking recovered and lived to fight many days, Halfdan remaining a faithful ally, and his oldest son, Thorstoin, livod and fought aftor him until ho, too, died at great ago, also leaving many sons and daughters, but no more is said of tho Iron Ram, and it is to bo presumed that the trcasuro of thoir kingdoms was iusufii-cont in those days to continue the construction of such costly war-vessols. Tho story is, nevertheless, a most interesting and suggestive one. Whether iron-clads wore built or not by tho Scandinavian vikingd, Tborstein's legend at least proves that the Idea oxistod, and that tho invention of tho iron-plated ship is due to our forefathers of centuries, and possibly of moro thau a thousand years ago. Cassier'a Magazine. Might Hurt Business.

ILife. Stranger "Why don't; your city officials supply you with better water? Itesident (apologetically) "Well, you see most of them sell beer. How lie Announced Her New Relative. Vogue. Mr.

Braggs I saw something new in dresses to-day. Mrs. Bragg8 what was it, John Mr. Braggs Your sister's baby it's just two days old. 8 JCxcuraion to Niagara Falls, IVatlcin's Glen, Gene vii ami Itochester via li.

O. It. 11. The fourth personally conducted excursion to Niagara and Watkin'a Glen, via tho Baltimore Ohio Railroad and scenic Lehigh Valley route ia announced for Thursday, Sept. 6.

Boyal Bine Lino Express will leave Washington 5:05 p. Canidou Station, Baltimore, 6 p. Newark, 7:27 p. Wilmington, 7:14 p. m.r Cheater, 8 p.

making direct connection at terminal station, Philadelphia, with special through Express to Niagara Falls. Through Pullman Sleeping Cars will be attached from Washington and Baltimore to Niagara Falls. Tho tickets aro good for 10 days, and will permit of stop over ongoing trip at Bardett Station, three miles from Watkin'a Glen; also at Geneva. Stago Coaches meet all trains at Bnrdott. On tho return trip stop overs aro allowed at" Rochester, Bardett and Geneva, Remember the date, Thursday, Sept 6.

Round trip ticket $10. STOOD TO HIS GAME. Nerve Enough to Supply a Family of Mountain Lions. A tall, keen-eyed, broad-shouldered, sandy-haired man, with a countenance that bespoke a quiet and reserved natnre, strolled out of the Hotel Lawrence this morning and walked slowly up street toward Newspaper.Row,says the Star. As he passed the Press Club an Army officer stepped forward and shook hands with him cordially and then rejoined his companions.

"Do you know who that i3?" inquired the military man. "No? Well, that's ex-Special Agent Cooper, of the Indian Office. Everybody in the far West know3 Jim Cooper. He has nerve enough to supply a whole family of mountain lions and have enough left to cqnip several companies of hard-riding Indian fighters. During the stormy times at Pine Ridge Agency several yeara ago Cooper was a strong factor in settling matters with the Indians, being present there as a civilian representative of the Government.

His fame had preceded him to Pine Eidge from the Tongue River Reservation of the Northern Cheyennes, up in Montana, where he followed a career that was full of exciting adventures. One incident that may give you some idea as to the character of the man occurred up on the Tongue- River Reservation in the latter part of the 80's, when Cooper wa3 temporarily acting as the Agent there. Two Indian boys, as young unmarried Indians are called, about 19 or 20 years of age respectively, had murdered a white man. Cooper called the Cheyennes together, and they numbered about 400 warriors at that time and equally as many squaws, who are pretty near as good as warriors when it comes to a ruction, and told them that the boys would have to be brought in and delivered up to answer for their crime. The Indians said they didn't know where the boys were, and Cooper very plainly told them that they were lying.

Then they asked him how many ponies he would take to let up in the prosecution of the criminals, and Cooper said that he wouldn't listen to any such talk as that, bnt that what he wanted was the boys, and that he wanted them brought in without any further palavering or subterfuge or delay. The father of the boy3 grew very indignant at Cooper's determined stand, and said that the boys would come in all right, but that Cooper was too big a coward- to meet them. This wa3 the Indian way of challenging Cooper to a fight. He never winced, bnt got mad in turn. He told the gathering that the whole Cheyenne tribe couldn't Bcare him, and that he proposed to get those boys in spite of all of them and see that justice was done, and dared the father to let the murderers know what he said.

Then he rammed a few handfuls of ammunition into his pocket, took np his rifle and started out The Cheyennes ranged themselves around on the bluffs and waited for the fun to begin, ready to take a band in an instant, if necessary. Cooper knew that if he showed the slightest signs of nervousness or fear the Indians would make short work of him, burn everything in sight and go cavorting off the reservation. But he grew mighty lonesome, for all the white employes of the reservation had become scared and gone into hiding. He called on the six or seven Indian police that were on duty at the reservation to stand by him, however, and took the precaution to send one of them after a cavalry troop, I think it was Troop A of the 1st, that was camped down on the. Lame Deer.

Pretty soon Cooper saw a couple of Cheyennes in full war paint and regalia riding like mad down the trail toward the Agency. They were the boys who had murdered the old man. As they cema within range the Agent raised his rifle and plugged one of them so good and hard that he rolled off his pony and gave up the ghost without a single kick. The other one began circling round and. round for a little while as Indians do, getting ready for a rush, and Cooper awaited his opportunity to get a good shot at him, when the cavalry troop appeared.

Then came the strangest part of the proceeding. That young Indian charged directly at the United States soldiers and went right through it, wounding-four horses as he did so. But when he had gone through somebody whirled that troop around and the result was that in less than three wags of a sheep's tail Mr. Indian boy was as full of holes as any piece of honeycomb you ever saw in your life. There was no more trouble at the Tongue River Reservation while Cooper was there, and the Cheyenne3 respected him.

You mnstn'fc imagine from this that the Northern Cheyenne is a weak specimen of the Indian. Those fellows at Tongue River are the same who were taken down to Indian Territory many, years ago and escaped and were not overhauled or stopped until they had gone north to within 50 or GO miles of Pine Ridge, and the Government didn't try to get them to go back any more." OUR CORRESPONDENTS. Correspondents should write each question nx a separate sheet of papcr givo full name and address and mark it "Correspondents' Column." Ko attention will bo paid to communications not accompanied with name and addresa of writer. It la requested that a stamp ba inclosed for reply by letter. Postal ctuds will be replied to by msul only.

Replies by mail will ordinarily be made within a week, and. If in this column within three weeka.l T. F.t Jacteon, 3Iich. Please inform a regular subscriber whether President Lincoln issued a proclamation making an alien a citizen of tho United States if he should enlist in the army; or did his enlistment make him a citizen without taking- out his second orflnal paper? Answer. No.

Tbo enlistment in tho army of an alien wus simply equivalent to his declaration of intention to became a citizen of the Unitod States, and in every such caso citizenship did not attach till tho taking out of final papers before a court of competent jurisdiction. Such enlistment did awny with tho necessity of taking out the first paper, but not tho second or fliml one. B. Norfolk. Va.

Was any provision made in the naval uppropriatiou bill for naturnliziition of alien seamen of IhoU.S.NavyZ Answer. Yes. Tho act was approved July 26lSD4r and provides Unit "Any alien of the rtffc of 21 years and upwards who has enlisted or may cnliit in the U. S. Navy or Murine Corps, and has" served or may hereafter serve five consecutive years in the U.

3. Navy or one enlistment in tha U. S- JIarine Corps, and has been or may hereafter be honorably discharged, shall be admitted to become a citizen of the United States upon his petition without any previous declaration of his intention to become such; and the court admitting audi alien shall, in addition to proof of good moral character, be satisfied, by competent proof of such person's service in and honorable discharge from the U. S. Navy or Marine Corps B.

S. R.tWest Bridgcxater, Pa. Please inform me if there is an act of Congress establishing the rating for alight deafness in both cars; nnd if so, what the rating is? I filed a claim for severo deafness iu both ears June 8, 1889. On the 10th day of July, 180-1. 1 waa granted a pension of 0 per month for slight deafness, to date back to the 8th day of Jono, 1889.

I havo seeu several lists of rating sent out by different claim agents, and they all gave a rating ofSI5 per month for slight deafness. If that i-i the right rating according to law, I will try nnd have mine corrected. Answer. Tho rating for all degrees of deafness less than total of built ears 13 a matter within the discretion of the Secretary of the Interior, as the act of Aug. 27, 183S, fixing SCO as the rate for total deafness of both ears, provided "such proportion thereof in cases of partial deafness na the Secretary of the Interior may deem eqnitablo, the amount paid to- be determined by the degree of disability existing in each case." Six dollars per month is the rating provided by Rulings 2i5 and 249 for slight deafness of both ears; prior to said rulimrs S15 was the rate therefor.

Your pension cannot bo roratod so long as present rulings prevail. G. W. Bristol, VL1. Soldrer drew pension of 84 per month under general law for injury to chest and disease of heart; later, under act of June 27, 1890, was given 12 for injury to chest, rheumatism, and disease of Can he now npply for increase under general law on disabilities fur which first pensioned; injury to chest, heart disease, and resulting disease of kidneys? If so, how must ho proceed, and will further evidence becallod for? 2.

Soldier is pensioned at rale of 20 per mouth for fever and ague and resulting disease of liver, spleen and kidneys, and total deafness of left and slight deafness of right ear; four years ago applied for additional pension for locomotor ataxia and neuralgia, the result of concussion from discharge of cannon, tho same cause that produced deafness, for which pensioned. Has furnished all evidence called for; is informed that claim will be put in hands of Special Examiner. Can he appeal from such decfblon of Commissioner to the Secretary of Iuie o. utn ue appty lor increase on disabilities, the result of fever and ngue, fur which now pensioned, before tho other claim is settled? Answer. 1.

Yes; lio can apply for renewal and increase, old Jaw; disease of kidneys not likely to he accepted as a result, but if he should allcgo it, a call for medical testimony. hoirinK. or Attempting to show, ita connection with Injury to chest and heart disease, might be made by the Pension Bureau. 2L No; the case must be finally disposed of in the Pension Bureau beforo tho Secretary will entertain appeal. 3.

Yes. A. Bridgeport, Gm. If a soldier's wife dies leaving six children, the youngest threo years, and the eldest, beinc a kH takes full chargo of them after bar mother's death upon the death of tho soldier is the daughter entitled to any pension, or do those undor 16 only get tho ponslon.evon If the eldest one never marries, but gives all her timo to their care as their mother would? Answer. Tho daughter referred to, if over tho ago of 16 years when litlo accrued, would not bo entitled to pension; but if she had the caxo and custody of tbo children, and if appointed tlielrgnnrdmn.theconrt having jurisdiction over said guardian could allow-out of the pension proper componsation for care and expenses incident to sustaining; such a relation.

O. E. Epping, N. IT. I am Informed by tho Pension Office that my claim for pension underact of June 27, 1SSK, has been submitted to the Board of Ueview for final action.

1. Can yon inform mo about how long it will take beforo I should hear from it? 2. Are cases often rejected by a Board of Review? 3. In casn of rejection, can I reopen tho old caso, or must I mako a new claim? Answer. 1.

IVc cannot say; from a few weeks to a few months. 2. Not infrequently; still, it Is ren-sonabla presumption that tho claim i regarded as ready for a favorable settlement. 3. You will havo to file new application, and practically commciico over again.

J. JL Brooklyn, K. T. Please inform me If lha veterans of the lato war with honorable discharges arcentitlcd tolGOacresof Government land? If so, please inform mo of all particulars. Answer.

No bounty land is provided for service rendered subsequent to March 3, 1833. A soldier of tho lato war, in acquiring title to public land, has no advantage over one who did not so serve, except that in computing the period of fire years of actual residence on and cultivation of tho Ixnd sought to bo acquired by homestead entry, tle soldier may bo credited with the term of his enlistment, not exceeding threo years, thus enabling him to perfect title that much sooner than had ho not so served. D. JOecatur, if. widow is drawing a pen sion under ths new law of S3 per month.

If sho remarries at any time between the quarterly payments will she draw pension np to the date of her remarriage, or will it stop from the last payment July Ciin she fill out the voucher for a part of the quarter? Answer. To collect the balance due her from date of last quarterly payment to date of remarriage will require the surrender of her pension certificate and Iter last voucher, accompanied by competent evidence of the fact and date of her remarriage; then, in due course of time, the Com miisioner will order paid the balance due. f'l' I 'Sum ii Po'jhos i fi Mr i Said Hon. W. VL Kinlock, editorially in his paper, Chrisiisn County Republican, Ozark, "1 look two boxes MO-TO-1 BAG a year ago, it destroyed desire for tobacco, and I gained tt pounds in 15 days.

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