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with the name OF his company and regiment
and the battle in which he was killed.
such Is the sole record of MANY who gave
their lives for their countryi
Poor little Tommy There was a childish
nmpheity In which he had named himself.
when in his weakened senses he had mist.Ien
the good sisters question when she asked him
how he felt Not Thomas Jones or Parsons or
whatever might have been his full name Int
Just Tommy" as child might have answered.
Sister Aoysia thought il was morbid 10 feel
80 much Tor one poor young victim in hospi
tai fun OF victims, and in q world SO full OF SUI
ferers- She prayed until she went to sleep.
She slept several hours. until it was her turn Of
service Her hrst waking thought was OF
Tommy He was at rest by this time. she
thought, as abe hurried through her prepare
tons and went 10 her ward
Tommys cot was at the extreme end from
the entrance. As she passed in she noc,ced
many changes that had taken place during the
hours Of her absence. AL the cots were occu-
pied when she left; now some we're empty and
others tenanted By new patients. She passed
nisntiy On, gresting one ~ two ~ficiais who
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MS mouth 10 answer question or TO swallow
the food OF medicine offered him. He was still
holding the fort"
An opinion seemed to prevail among the
nurses that Tommy would 60 off suddenly at
any moment. But in Tommy's own opinion
he was always ''better"-always ''going to get
well soon"
Sister Aloysia had found out all about him
now.
His name was Thomas White. He had been
''mortally wounded" while saving the colors of
his regiment that had fallen from the hands Of
the slaughtered bearer. He would win promo
ton il he should live. But il was impossible
for him to live-so his attendants decided.
The women who visited the hospital daily.
bringing fruits, jellies custards and other deli,
cacies for the sick and wounded became yery
much interested in the boy, and ne was the first
they would inquire about when they entered
the building. And the answers to these
inquiries would give the best index Of Tommy 8
condition and progress. For the first few days
the answer to the daily question. How in
Tommy" would be He is still alive" When
Tommy was asked he would answer: Better. I
thank you, mann or sir; I'll soon be up and
about, thank you" Tommy was always Cheer
full, always patient. ever better" and soon he
was "going to get we'll :" though no one but
himself believed he would recover He steadily
refused to let any one write to his friends.
1T would only make my poor mother cry
because pappy couldn't come, and she couldn't
come neither: III soon get well, and then III
write myself"
"Get wellr' The words seemed a seif.
mockery when he lay there at the end of q fort
night OF suffering almost a. helpless as an
infant Yet he seemed thoroughly convinced
that he was getting better every day and deter
mined to get well as soon as possible. And.
indeed, at the end OF the month, when the ter
rible heat of summer had abated and had given
place to the delicious breezes of our incom-
parable autumns, he began to move his hands
. little TO take cup or spoon in his own
fingers and to help himself Henceforth his
improvement was rapid
There was not a soul OF his old comrades left
in the hospital Most Of them had died and
were buried. The others had gone away. The
time hung heavily on the poor boy. Sister
Aloysia saw this and felt that his ewes vould
follow her all around the ward, 90 every Ieis-
ure hour or half hour she could call her own
she would sit beside his cot and talk or read to
him, but she soon saw that her reading wearied
him He took no interest in books
day came at last when he asked for soma
writing materials and he wrote q letter 20 his
mother telling her how he got wounded at the
battle of An and was proud Of it and
that he was in the hospital having good time.
the best he hsd ever had in all his life except
when be was at home with her, and that Miss
Alice Louisa the did not know her other name)
had been like an angel out Of heaven to him.
and finally how hs vss. going homo on long
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,noi'iuuai' que Wouiu nave done anything in
her power to help him, but she was in utter ip-
norance Of the cause of his trouble. which. il
seemed, he could not confde to her and which
in common delcacy she could not farther probe.
She contented herself now with saying:
well, Tommy. we must all do our duty,
and we must look to the Lord for strength and
comfort" And Tommy would say:
But 1t seems to me that / am such mean
fellow to call it even duty, when it ought to
be delight and q pleasure
We'll, Tommy, my child, the Lord in His
goodness may turn it into pleasure and de-
delight" said Sister Aloysia-
$50 He may! So He mayi And 80 Il il !,
And I'm mean fellow, who ought to have been
let die Of my wounds for ever thinking it was
ever anything else but the most joyful and
happy thing as ever could happen to n fellow
like me. Don't you think 30. Miss Alice?'
Il think you are a good boy, Tommy.
know your are, but don't quite understand
you. said the sister, and at this moment a
message from the surgeon in charge was
brought to her and she left the ward, wonder
ing what hard duty pressed upon the soldier
boys mind and whether she could help him.
1t was evident that one of those crises that
come to all Of us had befsllen him and that the
soldier boys gallant little soul was now the
battle field in which there was a fierce conflict
between duty and inclination, but what it was
no one could guess.
The last day came. the very last that Tommy
was to sojourn in the hospital. He was walk
ing up and down the ward in a more distracted
manner than ever, when Sister Aloysia came in
to look after her young patient.
Tommy" she said in her admonishing way
"you had better sit down and keep quiet TO
save your strength for your journey tomor-
row."
Eyes, Miss Alice" he replied in . submissive
tone, as he went and sat down in his armchair,
where he sighed and fidgeted and fdgeted
and sighed. At last he mustered up courage
to say:
Miss Alice, would You mind me talking to
you some?'
''why, no, Of course not" said the sister
drawing chair near to him and seating herself
Miss Alice, " he began in a subdued manner
II wish was . major general or q policeman
or somebody Of importance"
He paused 30 long and in such deep embsr-
rassment after saying this that the sister came
70 his relief by suggesting that IL WINS some
thing to be an honest man and q brave soldier
Yes, know, but" his usual hating word
Then suddenly, a. il he had plucked up cour-
age, he said:
Miss Alice, you know that my pappy is .
Eyes, Tommy, 90 you told mo-"
'And he makes boots and shoes and keeps .
store for them"
Yea"
..And Tn his only boy, and I learned my
trade long o. him; and he lowed me Q little
wages for my work and never charged me moth
ing for my victuals and Clothes"
s'Hs vas kind father"
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TABBY'S GRIP ON LIFE.
A Ca In Philadelphia Which Has Sur.
yfved Many Disasters.

A Cat In Philadelphia Which Has Sur.
yfved Many Disasters.
Engineer William d. Wicker. of thu
Cheltenham Light, Heat and Power COM
pany. at Oak Lane station, Philadelphia.
related the following remarkable story.
which strikinRly illustrates tine old but not
always credited story that a cat has nine
lives, says the Record. Mr.. Wheeler il a
gentleman who enjoys an undoubted repu-
tatlon for veracity, which renders his mar
rative additionally interesting. His story
is given in his own language;
About two months ago a small black cat
came to the station here. We treated il
we'll. 1t got fat n became the pet Of the
station. On a Sunday evening in the latter
part OF December she went down to the
pump cellar, got in the wheel-pit, and her
hind legs were caught between the belt and
the face of the big fy-wheel. She was
snatched through the slot in the floor
which IS not large enough for her to crawl
through was thrown up with the force of
a bullet, struck a beam and was then hurled
fourteen feet to the floor, apparentlysdead.
We threw her out on the lot and Thought
no more ABOUT her.
about three weeks ago one of the lima
men was coming in the station in the eyen-
ing and saw a black cat outside the door.
He brought her in. and it proved to be our
old pet. She was thin and had a scar over
her ear, and one leg was broken. She was
taken in charge by the fireman, and was
soon as sound and plump as ever, but she
could not be persuaded to go inside the en-
CINE room. But on last Sunday, Feb. y.
she got into the pump cellar again, while
everything was quiet. Shortly afterward the
machinery was started. BY some means the
luckless cat was again jerked up from
the wheel pit, this time squarely between
the belt and the wheel, striking the noor at
my feet will force enough to kill anything
out Il squall, trotted across the room and
hid behind a bale Of waste.
when we got her out she seemed to bs
considerably excited, otherwise little the
worse for wear. She was again taken in
charge by the fireman, Gus Hunter. and is
already as lively as ever. Now, that fy
wheel is tssslve feet in diameter and makes
103 revolutions a minute. The belt is two
feet wide II at present pulls about eighty
horss' power. l will back this cat against
any otL"t black cat of same size and weight
in The ssany other state. The cat is here
fort6hy one to see."
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glory In my. triumph. And she was the wife
81 my intimate friend, who had over-
whelmed me with kindness. And who
knowa II 1 wonld not have been as bad as
az these men are IL ! had been successful?
An, Ivan, we are all bad. Here are ton
million ronbles in drafts on all the large
East India cities. Keep this money for me.
4 may perhaps claim it again. II ] do not
return In ten years 1t il yours. viii you,
in return, 90 and see this nabob, or do |
ask too much? You do not reply?"
Muller, l want first to know your plans.
You speak as II some danger was threaten
ing your"
mo, not yet. But tomorrow I shall be
condemned to disappear and | mean to dis.
appear"
u 90 not understand you, but / demand
the light to share your fate"
you"
danger"
There is no danger; only n man OF
broken heart who is weary Of the fight and
VINO succuinbs to fatigue. ! do not ask YOU
70 noe, bnt to spare me a reInorse. Lean
9 iet this Indian prince spend his whole
!ife shut up in his palace. Somebody must
INFORM this nabob of what l desire film To
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know. And who knows? l may return to
Asia Ii then l shall need this money
which l intrust to you. Ivan, I beseech
you. obey me thisl last time!''
Il will, Muller, as + lave always done.
But you give me pain. I also am sad since
yesterday. I see that the laws that rule us
are wise. / feel that we nave been criminal
in our views and plans. !, too. feel like
dying"
Muller looked at him with ineffabIe sad
ness. After a while he said:
Tomorrow you will be present at Count
Lanin's trial. Promise me to leave imme-
diately afterwards .
IT promise. I fully understand now the
service you expect me to render you and
shall fulfill your mission"
"If 0 wish to betray me, Ivan. you are
free to do It'll" and his hand sank upon his
breast and the tears trickled down into his
beard.
The old Siberian, deeply moved by this
immense despair, was going to speak, but
Muller was already near the door of his
bedronra and said: @ss- s
You will find the money and thei in
structions there upon the table. Goodbye,
Ivan! Let no one come in and disturb me
not till tomorrow morning." f
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,s, / pity. you, for You love mo and you

"Yes, ! pity. you, for You love mo and you
arc cowaldly.o
She stopped a moment.
"Weli, then. who threatens meY What
will happen to nae? Why are you 80 retie-
ent2 Speak, speak outr'
ALAS! know nothing" protested An
drew, with great sorrow in his voice. II
swear 1 know nothing!"
Then you are too creduloua!'
"LDuise!"
She drew her robe ont of his hands.
slowly, bat firmly pointed withsher finger
at the clock, which marked II o'clock, and
went to the door. He cried:
For mercy's sake! You prepare for
yourself Il most fearful catastrophe! Stay!''
II shall do my duty"
She left the room. unwilling to hear an
other word. A few seconds later Andrew
heard the carriage roll away--she was going
to the trial.
A very different scene was in the mean
time going on in Sehelm'a bureau. The ex-
chancellor seemed not to be In the least
frightened by the appearance of his arch
enemy. He looked at him with his red eye
and q sardonic smile played on his lips.
"Ha! LIS it you, Muiler?' he said. "Wel-
come here. / received you because this
will probably be our last interview. IL Ia
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PANSIES.

~ yon remember one far day?
We met az usual on The way "
AZ. we were wont to meet;
Onr lips yet holden by the spell
Ut silence, though our eyes might tell -
Ina neW-fOand love was sweet.
+! held n bunch of pausies, blue,
yellow and pnrp q every hue
That pansy flowers can take;
fon looked at them. yon looked at me.
W., Love-. how stormy IL the sea
Thy waves Of memory make!
Yon looked at me with tender Dyes:
LOVES rosy dawning filled the skies. 90.
ANA grew apace to moor
An! is ii but a year ago!
One ffeeting round Of run and snow,
One C~hrl,tmastide, on Junel
Twelve changing months. and now l stand.
me faded Dansies in my hand,
That were 70 fresh last year.
Hatfi love, too, fadad?. Love that came
A better gift than wealth or fame;
tour love that WIS 30 dear? -. "
Could not you trust me? ! am true;
/ would be leal and faithful through
The worst that fate could bring;
IN evil. rs in happy case, "
In honor, or in shame OF face. .,.t
My love would clasp and cling.
Will you not trust me. dear, and make
Glad with Il look. a v d! =
May not these faded pa. sizes speak
VI love that yet its love shall seeA.
As seeks its mate : Lirds
know not: time alone can tell.
wait and hope, all may b. we'll;
Nay, all is well to-day;
have been loved; and pansy-fowers
Ut thought shall touch my darkest hours
With tints of blue and gray. 80
have been loved, though nevermors -
fonr eyes meet mine. as heretofore
With loYe that seemed divine,
count my losses and my gains;
III much be lost yet much remains,
And all that much il mine. F.
have been loved. 1t was no dream.
But blessed surety; though Fate's stream
May part my life from yours.
Iou loved me through a long, sweet wear.
And 10. you must not wonder, dear,
That my poor love endures.
All the Year Round.
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II may betray myself or kill myself il I

choose?"
Here he took two steps nearer to Schelm.
II have but one hour loft me-" no said, sto
enjoy that active life which ia nv only life.
and hope l may do in that hour whatever
J. chooseh.' .
Scielm now thought Muller WIS mad and
listened to him with u pleased smile on his
lips. |
II told yuo," continued Muller. in the
same placid voice, II do hate You, but | do
not feei justified in leaving such a black
guard rs you are on earth. You are infrm
and can kill you easiIy--with n breath al
most. Your bones would break e~asily.'
he suddenly drew himself up to his full
height, raised his fist and brought it down
IN q formidable blow upon Schelm's head.
die, viperf' he said.
.,... LTo III CONTINUED.
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CHAPTER XIII.

Sfp'
Although the next day was Sunday the
nabob, Dowgal Sahib. went in company
with his ~acolyte, Ivan Kolok, to see the
three principal bankers of the city. These
princes of the financial world were, of
course, not at their banking houses and the
nabob was compelled to look them up at
their private residences. He spent the
whole day in these visits, and when he re.
turned he had q huge por~tefeuille stuffed
with bank notes aud drafts. Dir. Dakous q,
who was sitting in his bureau, rose as he
came in.
Ivan" said Muller, take this man and
lock him up in some room or other, / want
not to zee him again. -Four part will begin
tomorrow. Dakoi ss. l have your money,
you see, and will hand it to you in the court
ROOM"
Dakouss wanted to speak. bnt Muller
showed that he was tired. Cor he COM
manded, Ivan, you will send for Andrew
Popotf; | want him.. Then, when he goes.
you will introduce Bsllo and Poleno, and
when those two mel are gone you will come
back here. ! must have a last and final con-
ysrnation with you"
He remained alone. "Men are all the
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LlTTLE BUSINESS LEFT.
People Prefer Baid Heads to the wigs Of
Former Days.

People Prefer bald Heads to the Wigs Of
Former Days.
In ono of the side streets leading from the
| Bowery, and within half a block OF that
t~horoughfare. is u weather beaten wooden
| sign jutting out from an old-faBhioned
house, which announces that wigs of all
sizes and shades can be obtained by bald
headed u~nfortunates, says the New
York Telegram. The owner of the
sign occupies the first floor of the building.
and the front room serves both az work
room and show room. He is a dapper little
Frenchnian, with hair, mustache and i'm
perial dyed jet black, and strangely at var
lance with the wrinkles and lines carved in
his face by his go years of life. An ex-
~pressive shrug of the shoulders was his first
response when l asked him il business was
good.
II would have no business at all.' he
said, IF it were not for the theatrical pr.-
tesslon \ the ~frizzes. bangs and switches
a shadow of what it was. Thirty or forty
years ago it was Il science, and the cover.
ings turned out by the best workmen were
works of art. Every principal thorough
fare had a dozen or more large stores de-
voted to the sale of wigs, specimens of
NAASa WtlS prominently displbyeu Ill Dig
show windows. In those days there were
very few bala-headed men to be seen in
public, II ! am often very much amused
to hear people, who should know better,
wonder why bald heads are no very much
more common now than in former years,
They seem to forget that wigs have gone
out of fashion.
How did it come about?" said the little
old man, reflectively. well, l have always
attributed it to the great changes in man
ners and customs brought about by the
civil Wal. There are a few old timers who
still cover their bald and ancient pataH
with hair, but they are lost III the great seI
of bald heads. When wigs were worn pneti.
monia had made no record 81 a life taker,
and the great American complaint. cHtarrh,
had to content itself with few Victims"
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N his private ONCE
in his palace Muller
was sitting with
Ivan Kolok facing
him. The March
sun sent a pale ray
into the sombre
room with its dark
curtains and fell
upon the face OF the
East Indian, which
looked almost livid.
The Siberian had
but just come in,
having been sent
for by His great
friend. and finding
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THE CAR OF THE NIHILISTS
A RUSSIAN MONTE CRIsTo.


teeth, the hot tears scalding his furrowed
chseks, at the moment when Muller entered.
AZ the sight Of his visitor. who would at
least break the unbearable memory Of his
solitude and his anguish, Dakouss jumped
at his feet,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-02-26
Changes Of Climate

XIII more people thanis generally known.
Particularly is this the case in instances
where the constitution is delicate, and
among our Immigrant population seeking
new homes In those portions of the west,
and where malaria and typhoid fevers
prevail at Tertain seasons of the year.
The best preparative for a change of eli
mate, or of diet and water which that
change necesSitates, is HoStetter's Stom-
ach Bitters. which not only fortifies the
system against malaria, variable tenn
perature, damp, and the facilitating eff
fects OF tropical heal, but is also the lead
ing remedy for constipation. dyspepsia,
liver complaint, bodily troubles Specially
apt TO attack emigrants and visitors to
regions near the equator, mariners and
tourists. Whether used as safeguard
by sea Yoyagers, travellers by land, min
ers, or OF agricutursts in newly popu-
lated districts, this fine specific has
ELECTED the most favorable testimony.
2-lw
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BAT CAVE CULLINGS.

Today the police appointments will
be made by the city council.
VIM. Hill was fined So for leaving
his team alone on Military plaza.
There were thirteen cases in the
police court, the fines amounting to
$S2.
There were an usually large pro-
portion of disorjerlies and fights the
past few days, in the recorders
court.
@. M. KiDgleys was arrested yes
terday afternoon for beating and strik
Ing; the case came before the record
or today.
o. Sirplass. the individual who hit
Mr.: Leai over the head with a hottie
OF Worcester sauce, was fined $40 for
the seasoning"
The cases against Ed. Dryfus for
not taking out licenses as an auction
eer and q merchant were dismissed
by the recorder.
The council will appoint the first
and second assistant marsbals, the
detectives and the police at tn rec
O'Clock this afternoon.
An individual named O. Sirpiase,
has been figuring very frequently in
the police court the past few DAYS.
Yesterday he was fined $40 for strik-
ing. the case of abusive language
against him, being dismissed. Yes
terday afternoon he was again locked
up for striking, it being claimed
that he hit 3 chop house customer
over the head with q Worcester sauce
bottle, breaking the bottle and spill.
ling its contents over his head. He
made his escape but was finally
caught by Officer Daniels.
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GRAFTON EXCURSION.
They Arrive this Afternoon and
Spend Three Hours Here.

A Grafton excursion of "A persons, came
in in two special cars on the /, & G. N
delayed train today at p. m, and spent
the time until the departure of the 4:40
Southern Pacific train in looking over our
city. They were met at the depot
bysixof. Carter & Mullaly's hacks and were
at once escorted to theAlamo past the city
Hall, the San Fernando cathedral and
through Commerce street. After leaving
the Alamo, the party drove to San Pedro
park, thence to Government Hill and the
First Mission. Among the party are:
J. J. Grafton, manager, and wife, s. II.
Stokes. assistant manager. DIR. j. G..
Hoag, Howard Knowles, G. A. and J.
Stiles. Chicago; J. d. Cougar and Helen
M. Cougar. LAFAYETTE. Ind; r. II.
Jackes, Toronto, Cav ada; c. T. Trege.
wife and daughter, Chicago; Mrs. M. L..
II. Walker and daughter, Ann Arbor,
Mich; Mrs. Israel Hal, Ann ArbOr, Mich;
L. S. Phillips, Syracuse, New York,
F. E. Lee and wife. and +. w Lyle and
wife, Dowagiac, Mich; f. G. Hal, Chica-
go, and others. They leave for Eagle
Pass at 4:4O o'clock, on their way to Mex
leo.
In the party is Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar,
the celebrated temperance lectures and
female rights advocate
Also Mr.. r. w. Lyle. president OF a
large machinery mandatory, of Michi-
gan,
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thought they succeed in getting on .
| slaring red necktie and a-"plug"
hat.
How long will 1t be before men will
come to realizing sense Of the fact
that they were never meant to be
things OF beauty? The most that they
can ever hope In the way of dress is
to avoid being attrocious. Neatnees
Is the highest ideal of mans dress.
there is no higher standard. There 10
not, and can never be any beauty to
their dress. II q man dresses neatly
he has done all that nature intended
or man has accomplished; and it
never was and never will be an ele.
ment OF beauty, or neatness. to take 3
section of well polished stove pipe,
put 1t on his head and call 1t
(plug) hat-Caramel.