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Company Q was lying and made known his
wish to the Captain. The latter accompanied
him to the Colonel, who, after commencing in
the highest terms his gallant conduct in the
battle, consented that he might carry out his
desire, at the same time warning him of the
danger TO which he would be exposed.
Seizing his blanket ST returned to his COM
rade. Cautioning the pickets. so that they
might not be fired upon by their friends, the
two good Samaritans went upon their errand of
mercy. Then carefully and stealthily they
picked their way-for the enemy's videts were
but short distance off-guided by the groans
that grew more distinct as they approached.
Dropping TO their knees they crept over the
frost-covered ground, among the stiff and
whitened forms of the dead. Over that field
that few hours before was the scene OF the
battles roar and carnage, now hung the awful
silence of night aud death.
The object of their search lay in an open
spot beyond which, through the dim starlight,
ST and Shorty could see the picket posts behind
which they knew the hostile sentinels were
watching with seepiess eye. They could
scarcely hope to accomplish their purpose
without being discovered. But they shrank
not from danger. Slowly they made their way
toward the sufferer.
"Oh, help, help! For Gods sake wont some
body come!"
Hello pard a" said 81. in suppressed tone.
Keep up yer nervei We're comm after ye,
and III be thar N minit!"
Flat upon their faces they worked themselves
along, with hand and foot and at length reached
the sufferer. There he lay upon the cold earth,
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March, April May are the months to purify
the blood-now take Hoods Sarsaparilla.
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Hundred n sevcnty-fifth Michigan" was
the faint reply.
Then we're neighbors when we're to home.
/ live in Iniianny. n Pm in the bully 200th.
s'pose you've hearn tell bout that; she's the
boss riiment."
The wounded boy gazed into the faces Of 81
and Shorty with look of unutterable graft
tude and affection. 1t was clearly his opinion
that if all the members of the 200th were like
them, the egiment might we'll deserve the
designation ST had given it.
I" If ye git well m come back" continued 81,
"ye must be sure. m hunt up me IN Shorty,
cause We'll H. glad ter see ye Ny name s
klegg and my pard's-well most forgot what
his other name is; we jest calls him Shorty
l hope yell find US live n kickin' yet"
"Ge've been mighty good to mel" said the
young soldier. "fe've saved my life, and I'll
never forget We if live thousand years. God
bless ye!"
81 and Shorty went back to their post with
hearts agl0w with pleasure at the thought of
what they had done.
The night wore slowly away There were
frequent alarms Oh the pcket-line that kept
the soldiers in constant trepidation. Reg-
ments and brigades were being moved
from one point to another, in preparation
for the combat which it was expected would
be renewed with the break of day. The
measured footsteps of the marching battalions
creaked upon the frosty ground. Few eyes
were closed in sleep that night, aud those only
in short, fitful maps that gave little rest to
weary bodies.
For three days the two armies lay like
wounded lions glaring and growing, each at
the other, with occasional fighting at one point
or another on the long and tortuOus line.
Then, between two days." the rebel army
Folded its tents like the Arabs
And as silently stole away"
With the dawn of Sunday morning came
cessation of the din and chaos of the week
No shot sounded on the picket-line; no
cannon thundered its morning alarm. An
advance Of skirmishers revealed only the de-
serted works and camps of the enemy. Vic
tory, so long hanging in the balance had at last
been decided for the Union arms.
AS if borne upon the wind the glad tidings
spread through the army. The air was rent
with wild huzzas. Whole regiments united,
with fervor and zest that words cannot de-
scribe, in singing to the tune Of Old Hundred -:
Praise God from whom all blessings fow."
1t was not prompted by any sudden ebulli-
tion of piety, but to those rejoicing hearts it
seemed appropriate to the day and the occa-
sion, and thousands of voices swelled in mighty
chorus till the woods rang with the inspiring
sound.
For the first time in a week the soldiers
wcaried and worn with marching and fighting
and nightly watching. stacked arms, threw off
their accouterments, built fires, and disposed
themselves for needed rest and reireshment,
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Il, Il q

let S gone through yer head. I'd s lief be
buried one place 8 'nuther. Anyhow, it's a
part O war. Ye git killed m they dig hole
N tumble .ye in, n that's all t military glory
mounts to-"
That evening the word was passed around
that mail would leave the next morning and
everybody addressed himself to the work of
writing brief letters to friends at home. Epis-
tolary materials were scarce, but bits of pencils
were hunted up and used by one after another
i'll turn. Messages were written on leaves torn
from diaries and odd scraps of paper picked up
here and there Anybody who had postage
stamps divided them around among his COM
rades Uncle Sam ought to have franked 1"
the letters, but he didn't.
By the Pickering light of a fire 81 wrote-on
paper that had found its way to the front as a
wrapper for a package of cartridges-a short
letter to his mother, and another that ran in
this way:
Deer Annie spose you've saw in the papers bout
the awful tite we had. Yude better bevc we
ilctem too. OF course tant fer me to brag bout
myself an amt going to but lie jest say that me
an shorty was thar all the time an we dident git
behind no trees nuther. tell ye it was hottern a
camp meetn. Wun bullet scraped the hare offn
my he'd an nuther noclsed the but of my gun into
siivers an nuther cut the strap of Shortys
haver5aclS that's the bag he carrys his grub
In but we got out all rite. / had idee yude
be kinder glad to no dident and hide in
a mewl wagin when the bullits began ter zip
want yer to think as mulch of me ye kin an no
grl likes feer wat tries ter be brave an do his
dewty bettern she does wun watts IL coward If
emmy OF cumpny q as was wownded gifts hum
furlo aint afeerd ter have ye ask how 81 klegg
stood the rackit. Shorty an me capcherd II robbie
nag an the man wat was carryiu it. Ii was nifty
billyus an dident bIeeve de ever see yer agin.
Mayby wunt cause spose got ter go
threw sum more ftes but title make me feel
awile bad if don't fer i've thot heap of ye
durin these days. hoap ye think bout
me as often as i do bout yu. But say Annie
doant want ter fife haf as bad did aore taint
funny IA bit But the 2G1th is bully riinent an
lme goin ter stick by her threw thick thin lest
the saims ime goin ter stick by yu. Thares lots
things ide like to rite but cant haint emmy
more paper got this often a packidge of cat
ridges.
If yu luv me as luv yu
kno nife can cut over luv intu.
fourn frever 81 KLEGG.
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THE 10TH CONGRESS.
An Epitome of the Proceedings Of the Past Wet

An Epitome of the Proceedings Of the Past Week.
There was a great deal of talk in Congress
last week, but very little business was done.
The House spent large part of the time in
discussing the river and harbor appropriation
bill, while the Senate debated Interstate COM
merce aud pest-office appropriations The SOL
diers received scarcely any attention, not even
private pension bill being acted upon.
Mr. Sawyer (Wis.) introduced bill Is. 2243)
to increase the rate of pension for deafness /;
which was read twice and referred to the Com
mittee on Pensions.
Mr. Geddes (Ohio) presented joint resolu-
tion of the Legislature of the State of Ohio
urging the passage of the bill (H. Z. 1902 in
creasing the pensions of soldiers who lost leg
or arm in the line of duty.
Mr.. Hanback, (Kan.) introduced bill Oh. r.
1852 to provide for the payment of a bounty
to District of Columbia Volunteers, which was
referred to the Committee on War Claims.
Mr.. Johnston lind. J, from the Committee on
War Claims, reported, in the nature of substi-
tute for Ii. Il. ASS, bill (H. r. 1922 to provide
for the payment of female nurses during the
war; which was referred to the Committee of
the Whole House.
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A Great Moral Support.
IN. Y. Suu.l

Z" declare Ethel, said young lady from
the country to her cousin after they had run
the gantlet Of two or three Broadway hotels
:" how rudely those men stare at one The
next time shall take the opposite side of the
way"
"Oh, you will feel differently" replied Miss
Ethel. Just as soon as your new tailor made
suit is Gone."
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PRESIDENT AND Ex-pREsIpENT.

Last week President Cleveland sent basket
OF choice flowers from the White House con-
servatory to exPresident Arthur, with note
in which the President expressed his sympathy
with the distinguished invalid and the hope
that he would soon recover and enjoy many
happy days. Mr.. Arthur's acknowledgment
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GEN. GRANTS BOOK.

The first volume of Gen. Grants Personal
Memoirs is now for sale at this office at the same
price the publishers-C. L. Webster s, Co., New
York-offer it,
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Mention The National Tribune
Observation-Disclosures,

advertisements for addresses Inserted under this head
the rate Of y eetS for three lines address replies q
QlrcTkiSsrS
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1t is a popularity of our human nature that
people always want toto anything that is for
hidden. Mr. Smith, who is in charge of the
Government Botanical Gardens, furnishes some
some that are so delicate and sensitive that the
slightest touch is injurious to them. He used
to have signs displayed cautioning visitors not
to touch them, and the consequence was that
everybody wanted to do it. Many of them did
and the plants were greatly damaged. At
length he removed the signs and the evil was
cured at once. Now nobody thinks Of touch
ing the plants
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-15
THE CONWAY CABAL.

There is no man so high but some will
always be found who wish to pull him
down. Washington was no exception to
this rule His men worshiped him; the
people had confidence in him; the officers
nearest to him, and especially those who
formed part of his military family, were
warmly attached to him; but in congress
there were men who violently opposed
him, and there were certain generals who
not only envied him but were ready to
seize any opportunity which might offer
to belittle him and to place one of their
own number in his place. The chief men
who were engaged IN this business were
Generals Conway, Mifllin, and Gates, and
from the prominent position taken in the
affair by the tirst-named officer, the intrl-
que against Washington goes by the name
of the Conway Cabal.
After it had failed of its purpose by
various roundabout methods; il looked
about in Congress and counted the disaf
fected to see if it would be possible to get
majority vote in favcr of motion to
arrest the commander-in-ch So at least
the story runs, which forms its nature
would not be found in any record, but,
was whispered from one man to another.
The day came when the motion was to be
tried; the conspiracy leaked out, and
Washington's friends bestirred themselves.
They needed one more vote. They sent
post-haste for one of their number, Gou-
verneur Norris who was absent in camp;
but they feared they could not get him in
time. In their extremity, they went to
William Duer, a member from New York,
who was dangerously i'll. Duer sent for
his doctor.
Doctor" he asked, "can be carried TO
congressY"
eyes, but at the risk of your life" re-
piled the physician.
do you mean that should expire be-
fore reaching the placer earnestly in
quired the patient
NO" came the answer; "but | would
not answer for your leaving il alive"
"Very well, sir. You have done your
duty and will do miue" exclaimed Duer.
'Prepare litter for me; if you will not.
somebody else will, but / prefer your,
aid"
The demand was in earnest, and Duer
had already started when il was announc-
ed that Morris had returned and that he
would not be needed Morris had come
direct from the camp with the latest news
of what was going on there. His vote
would make it impossible for the enemies
of Washington to carry their point; their
opportunity was lost, and they never re-
covered it.-From "George Washington"
by Horace Il. Scudder, in st. Nicholas for
| July.
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MORE THAN A CENTURY OLD.


Mrs Mary Benenman is no doubt the
Oldest woman in the United States, If not
the Oldest person in the world. She was
III years old April 81, and upon the same
day her Oldest son, Peter Coulter celebra-
ted his 8lst birthday.
Mrs. Benenman, her son, his wife and
daughter reside upon small farm one
mile north of Russiaville, village
twelve miles west of Kokomo, Ind.
Mrs. Benenman's maiden name was
Mary Perry, daughter OF Capt. Christie
pher X. Perry, an officer in the revolution
DRY war. She WAS born in Sussex county,
Del, April u, 1859, and at the beginning
of the present century was married to
William Coulter, being then matured
woman of more than 30 years.
Her first child, Peter Coulter, was born
April ~, 1906, and two years afterward
her second son. About 1903 she, with her
husband and two boys, started for Ohio,
which was then the "far West" in one
horse wagon or cart, through wild, bro
ken, sparsely-settled country, beset with
many dangers, Indians and wild animals
lurking near. When within some fifty
miles of their future home the horse died,
and the remainder of the journey was
made on foot, the children being convey
ed in wheelbarrow. Their journey end
ed in Pickaway county, where they settled
upon farm, building the second house,
where Circleville now is.
Mrs. Benenman rendered valuable as
sistance in the building, carrying mud
and sticks and building the chimney to
the new house with her own hands. Ohio,
as a state, was then but five years old and
the country west of it was but vast will
derness, inhabited principally by red men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Coulter lived in Pick
away county for many years, during
which there were born TO them five sons,
four of whom are dead.
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SIGNAL BOX WITHIN THE ALARM BOX.
boring police districts will also have distinc-
tive signals Moreover the signal cole will
embrace calls by which one-third, one half
or three-fourths of the patrolmen in dis
trict may be summoned from their posts and
those remaining be notified by the same
signal Of their comrades absence and Of the
wider territory temporarily coming under
their charge. Three taps on the bell, for in
stance, will summon the officer from every
third beat and notify bis neighbors to cover his
ground during his absence. -Four taps will
summon every fourth officer, and SO on.
With electric communication between 800
patrolmen in az many different parts Of the
city, and their superiors at the stations;
with the means at hand Of summoning Off
GERS from their beats to the houses withouta
moments loss of time, and with feet horses
hitched to convenient wagons, TO convey re-
endorsements, it would seem that the limit Of
human ingenuity has been reached.
This perfected police telegraph and wagon
system is clearly the most valuable auxiliary
Of police work ever devised. 1t has doubled
the efficiency Of every police force In which
it has been employed Not one dollar and
little fame did this invention bring to him
whose brain wrought it, but among millions
Of jewellers in great cities 1t has increased
security against crime and fire. helped main
tain peace and order, and promoted humane
treatment of tAs unfortunate
WALTER WELLMAN
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$1,000 REWARD

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Brush will enlighten you how to gain a
$1,000, if you are a successful guesser.
Mason's fruit jars and Charter Oak stoves,
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cheap line of ice chests, refrigerators and
cream freezers, water coolers and tin fruit
cans, charcoal furnaces, smoothing irons,
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water pipe he runs the cheapest-tin
roofing, galvanized iron cornices, gutter
ing, etc. Plumbing and gas fitting. The
house of Geo. A. Brush is the largest and
prices the lowest in Austin.
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Dob Weo IL siBHul
boxes and engine houses scratched his head
few minutes, and then blurted out:
"Say, Barrett, why can't we get up q
thing like this for the police Department.
That was the germ of the idea-the begin
ming of great work Then and there that
chief of detectives-McGar by name
and Electrician Barrett put their heads to-
gether. Years passed, and Chicago was
hard up for cash, and official jealousies were
never quiet, and aldermen were always
stupid But the good idea did not die.
The toughest district in Chicago was that
surrounding the Twelfth street police station.
Gangs of hoodlums and thieves amused
themselves by laying in ambush for their
enemies, the blue coats, and frequently en-
joyed the rare sport of using policemans
star for sharp-shooting target. Whenever
Twelfth street officer, on his midnight
rounds, came upon a gang of toughs it
became second nature for him to spit on
his hands, take a fresh grip on his
locust, and wonder how much of his remains
would be left for his widow to weep over.
When the telegraph system was started, and
the start was made Largely by contribu-
lions from the pockets Of enthusiastic officers
and by stealing wire and instruments, the
first boxes were located in this region where
the tough knew no law and despised Its
agents. The very first night a gang Of
roughs lay waiting in dark alley for an
officer, and intending to thump the life out
of him. But the officer, suspecting the
trap quietly turned in an alarm and walked
toward his foe with club uplifted. In two
minutes the hoodlums sprang upon him, and
were just beginning to enjoy themselves when
there was a sharp clang, clang, clang,
rattle of wheels and hoofs, cloud of blue
coats, dozen locusts swinging merrily, and
before the surprised hoodlums knew what
was the matter with them they we're lying
handcuffed in the bottom Of Chicago's first
patrol wagon. The new system was sue
cess from The beginning In six months the
Twelfth street district had been cleaned out.
The wagon, which the toughs nicknamed
"The Flying Maria" and finally THE
Hurry" was too much for them.
"The Hurry" as it Is still called in some
localities in Chicago began it, work au-
spiciously, and good luck has been with 1t
ever since. In the wagon on the first raid
were Capts Doyle and Ebersold, both OF
whom have since risen to the honor Of chief
Of police, and Lieut. Bonheld, the famous
mob fighter Of the Chicago force McGari-
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BLUE COATS ON MHEELS.
cHIcAGo's "FLYlNe MARlAp A TER
ROR TO EVILDoERS.


Patrol Wagon System During Riots.
"The Hurry's" First Appearance in a
Tough-Infested District.
SPECIAL Correspondence
CHICAGO, June 14.-"What would we do
without the wagons" Chicago's valiant
police officers almost hourly asked one ano other
during the late labor and Anar chist troubles.
Without the patrol wagons, they all said,
the force would have lacked fully one,half
of the efficiency which in those trying times
made it the pride and hope of citizens and
gave to the Chicago police department
worldwide fame. Without the wagons such
rapid movement into districts whence the
danger signal had come, such prompt mass
ing of men at critical moments, and such
expeditions removal of the dead and wounded
bomb victims in Haymarket square would
have been impossible. Moreover, the moral
force and general efficiency of every officer
in the city was increased by the general
knowledge Of the lawless or ide crowds
that, while only one policeman was before
their eyes, hundreds more were virtually at
his back, ready to spring to his assistance
almost with the speed of the wind
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"rHE HURRY" RESPONDING TO A CALL.

"THE HURRY" RESPONDING TO A CALL.
81 can safely say" remarked Chief of
Police Ebersold the other day, "that but for
the patrol wagon and police telegraph sys-
tenn Chicago would have suffered the loss of
millions of property and hundreds of lives
during the late troubles No police force
that ever patrolled city could handle such
mobs as we had to deal with, and keep the
destruction of property and loss of life within
reasonable limits, but for the assistance of
this system Our aim was all the time to
suppress every outbreak in its beginning.
We never permitted a mob to get the upper
hand of an officer or u squad. We main
tanned the dignity of the law and the
supremacy of the force, even at the trouble
of sending half doz II wagons full of re-en-
forcenients to scenes Of sli!ht disturb.
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the country. Ten
years ago the chief
Of detectives was
lettering for a half
hour in the fire
a larm telegraph
office of Chicago's
old city hall. He
heard the ringing
of the fire alarms,
noted the perfec-
tion of the system
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gle, the detective who invented, or at leass
first suggested the system, also rose to be
chief, and is now warden of the largest
American hospital, that o. Cook county,
whittier the wagon which he devised carried
in 100 officers and citizens injured by the
bomb Of Anarchy. The fame of the new
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ADVICE no MOTHERS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums, al
lays all pain cures wind collie, and is the
best remedy for diarrhoea. 25c. bottle.
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At the Dallas fair ground, about 6
O'Clock in the afternoon of July B, Mr.
Cottman and Harry Spencer, son Of John
W. Spencer, met with very serious acct
dent by being run over by a runaway
team attached to buggy.
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everywhere in the city, ruin would have
followed Immediately"
Chief Ebersold speaks knowingly, and in
his comparison of the mob danger to the
danger of fire he hit upon the very fact
which gave birth to the police patrol
and telegraph system which has been
adopted in nearly all of the large cities Of
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-07-15

l have thoroughly repaired the Barton
springs mill and will grind for reason
able toll. Also have a frst-class hominy
and gritz mill, and will furnish the trade,
with fresh goods daily at reduced prices.
Jacob Stern, Alb Il. Pecan.
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ance, We handled
our forces upon
the theory that
every out break
was like the bagin-
ming of a fire. In
itself it might be
Insignificant, but
allowed to gain
Roadway, and OBJ
tain the mastery
over the officers on
the ground, there
was no telling
what conhagration
might follow. Our
aim was to cover
this city as an
Irishman's stick
covers the ground
in front of him
when in q squab-
BILE. Wherever we
saw q lawless head
we hitit. Wecould
never have covered
Chicago with our
clubs in those try
ing days without
the wagons, and if
the trouble makers
had once doubted
our ability to
m q in tain order
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