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eyer noticed it,did yer" and her voice
softened. That's Loami's grave, He
wuz my man."
Then in her slow, patient voice came
Loami's brave story.
eyer see, Loami he wuz Jest uh vol
unteer. Yes, he served all through the
rebellyun, an he wuz brought home
shot q most ter pieces, an nearer dead
then alive. l nursed him up ez good
ez l could, but yer see ther wuz one
bullet they we did git out. Then
he he'd stiffness of the jints frum camp
in on the wet ground mebbe nights an
he couldn't lay down on account o the
asthmy settin' in. No, he wuz no
trouble. He suffered awful, Loami did,
but he wuz the bravest, p~atientest man
that you most ever did see. Volunteers
is, | reckun. He got dretful tired, but
he wuz tibet patient an jockey"
Here the slow voice stopped long
enough for her to wipe her dim eyes on
her apron.
'Loami, he set great store by the flag
an me. When he seen l wuz uncom-
mon tired on wash days he used ter say:
Three cheers for the ole flag an my
Betsy. Long may they wave"
Here the wrinkled old face lit up for
an instant. Then she went on:
"But he got dretful bad ut the last.
He couldn't layner set no place. Days
an nights he jest kneeled down on the
floor with his head agin the lop yonder
a sufferin' an a ~sufferin', an not groan.
He seemed tired like n mornin' an l
helped him up to a cheer by yon win
der. He SEE ter me: Betsy, them lay
locks smell good. Them will be sort
O. company Ter ye.' Tnen ms ureaun
kind O ketched an he looked up queer
like smilin' IN tried ter pint up at the
flag he he'd me fx up on the wall. In q
few minutes he whispered slow like:
Neutrality-suspicious. -hez-kum-Betsy,
an he didn't say no more"
No sound broke the stiffness as the
faithful Betsy paused. Then she went
on:
$50 when Memorable day kums
round I jest put sum laylocks an the
ole flag on Loami's grave out there ter
please him He Civ his life fer the flag
an he wuz proud he dun It. I'd like
awful well ter git uh he'd stun so as his
lSumrades could see where Loani is
layin'."
A year later, and the next day after
Memorial day comes round" business
took me to Teazle Hill station. While
waiting for the train, Ipicked up a stale
copy of the Teazle Hill Record lying on
the floor. CHANGING down the column
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The highest church spire in the world
Is that of the cathedral at Ulm, in Wur-
temberg, which is $40 feet high The
next highest are the twin spires of Co
logne cathedral, that wonder of archi-
t%ectural design and construction that
was six centuries in building. Next
come Strasburg cathedral, $50 feet; st.
Martins, at Landshut, in Germany, asa
feet; St Stephens, Vienna, 1876 feet; st.
Peters, Rome, 434 feet; Salisbury ca
thedral, England, All feet; Antwerp ca
thedral, 403 feet. The dome of st.
Paul's, in London, is only 1855 feet. The
great pyramid, in Egypt, is 4bO feet
high, and the Washington monument,
In Washington, 555 feet
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-30
LOAMI THE VOLUNTEER.

OW the starry hap
they fought for
Floats entwined
with olive branch
From the p~roudest
eastern city
To the widest west
ern ranch"
s o m ethin z
huttered among
the trees and
W o Q d s. We
drove nearer,
and saw that il
was the United
States flag, A
bunch of lilacs
tied h
red yarn lay
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-30

afresh. Then she slowly shook the
drops of water from the gourd as she
looked after us while we drove away.
Prompted by mingled pity and curl
osity, l determined on my way back to
go in IAN set sum- when / reached the
lonely-looking woman in the bleak
black house. What influences of good
ness and beauty could reach the in
mates of such a home? Too near TO
civilization to be objects Of missionary
effort, too poor for progress, mot poor
enough to seem to call for aid"
To my knock the same slow voice an
swered: Come"
The woman was ironing. The room
was bare but clean. The boards of the
uneven, sunken floor were secured
white. The stove had lost a leg and
was a propped up cripple for life. A
few pots and pans hung against the
wall A basket of twigs, gathered per
haps as far from the house as the woods
we had passed through, stood near the
disabled stove.
She put her iron on the fire, took
down and did up her back hair before
she began to sew on some patchwork
and talk.
One of the first things she said was:
"Mebbe yer hev uh notion fer quilts"
She spoke with a suppressed eager
ness In her voice that betrayed a long
ing for sympathy,
"Loami he uset ter like ter see me
patchin'." AS she spoke she meditative-
ly took out her back comb and did up
her back hair again. Then she pulled
out from under the bed an ancient hair
covered trunk. From il she took a large
bundle.
''rhis amt dun yit, fer l hain't no
place fit ter quilt in. The roof leaks,
an | don't like ter resk putin it on.
when Loami wuz fetched back he
lowed ter git well an fix her roof, but
he kudn't. He jest uset ter set on yon
lop pointing to a green calico covered
lounge) and watch me piecin' this here
wun."
She unfolded and spread before my
eyes as she talked a wonderful COM
bination of Turkey red, yellow and
green calico appliqued on a white mus
lin ground. This here Is called the
Rose O. Sharin."
Any rose would have hung It's head
and blushed at sight of this namesake.
The S grew out of red and yellow
blocks. They had small square buds
and right-angled stems.
Them buds wuz real perticler work.
The quiltin' would set it out complete.
This here ne is the Star of Bethlehem.
'Tain't much ter look at after the rose"
Then a panorama of the kings crown,
Irish chain, ocean wave, risin' sun,
and the courthouse steps passed before
my bewilderod eyes.
This un is part Dutch puzzle an
part twin sisters. Loami he never set
much store by tibet un. He uset ter
say them wuz the most puzzlin' pair o.
twinses he eve seen"
Noticing an army coat and cap lying
carefully folded at the bottom Of the
trunk, | remembered the grave In the
'uooAs and smoke AT IL
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headed Memorial day I came to this
paragraph: "On the morning of Decora-
ton day at $3.50 o'clock the officers of
Wilde Post No. 20 G, A. R., accompanied
by the post guards, came In stages to
Teazle Hill and decorated for the first
time the graves of old soldiers who lie
buried In this vicinity.
"The impressive grand army ceremony
was conducted by Commander Andrew
j. Wood, Junior Vice Commander Will
liam Burgess, Senior Vice Commander
Thomas Y. Brown, Adjutant John T..
White and Chaplain James W. Davis,
each of whom placed a floral wreath
upon the grave of a comrade. This
was followed by three volleys fired over
the grave by the post guard"
Wondered If Volunteer Loami's grave
was remembered by his comrades. On
my way back, l stopped at the little
bleak black house and knocked again
and again. There was no answer. 1
tried the loon and found it locked. But
as / drove through the woods, / saw the
STOPPING figure of a woman bending
over Loami's grave.
She pushed back her slat sunbonnet
and welcomed me. Then She said: 'Did
yer tax notice nv ther he'd stun? ! sold
the ole kow but she didn't fetch enough
an l kudn't NV got the stun only a lady
kun out frum the city one day this
spring. She stopped an rested nh spell
on the lop to our house, an l reclcuned
mebbe she might hev uh notion fer
quilts, an SO she seen all my quilts.
When / told her about Loami an the
kow not fetchin' enough fer the he'd
stun l lowed ter git sum day, she SEE:
IN buy all the quilts yer hev. l don't
want 'em fer myself, SEE she, uh smilin'
ez kind an purity, but III Civ 'em 10 the
hospitals in the city wher I live, SEE she,
an she set her own price, The Rose o
Sharin fetchet the biggest price.
Loami he'd uh ben glad eff he he'd
knowed It, but mebbe he dooz-mebbe
he dooz. The star, Eyer remember the
starr we'll tibet fetchet up next ter tho
rose in price, an mebbe Loami wud uh
lowed them twinses an Dutch puzzle
wuz good fer somethin' eff he knowed
they went mex ter the star o Bethle-
hem. Yes" said Betsy, with a genuine
sigh of regret, they all gent an 1
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miss EN-. my eyeslgnUs geUUen u1nI an
/ reckun I'll never do patchin' so good
any more, but thets how I got the he'd
stun fer Loami Step round yonder an
see the readin' an picter on it. I walked
ter teown an found uh nan tibet dun it
jist ez 1 he'd it On the paper, the writin'
amt the way they spell EN- fer most
folks but 1 lowed ez how Loami he
knowed his Betsy wud fix it ter please
him.
Near the top of the stone was q
marble copy of the flag. Below the flag
l read:
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-30

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, %cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend il
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug.
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FTG syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE XIV NEW YORK. NV
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-30
SHILOH'S
CONSUM PTION
CURE.

The success of this Great Cough Cure Is
without a parallel in the history Of medicine.
All druggists are authorized to sell it on a pos
tive guarantee, attest that no other cure can sue
cesstully stand. That it may become known,
the Proprietors, at an enormous expense, are
placing a Sample Bottle Free into every home
in the United States and Canada. Q If you have
Cough, Sore Throat, or Bronchitis, use II, for
it will cure you. If your child has the Group,
or Whooping Cough, use it promptly, and relief
is sure. If you dread that insidious disease
Consumption, use it. Ask your Druggist for
SHLOH'S CURE, Price 10 cts, 50 cts. and
SI.oo. If your Lungs are sore or Back lame,
use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Price IS cts.
For sale by O. H. Hagenbuch.
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training for the army2 Don't you know,
old man, that the war is over2 Perhaps
you haven't heard of it out here yet"
Silas Elkins did not smile. Eyes" he
muttered, ''the war is over these twenty
year-and through all them years on
this day this old musket has sung it's
battle cry. You see, it's Memorial day"
The stranger nodded. "And did you
ave friends in the rebellion?"
The old man leaned on his gun.
stranger, l had suthin' betterln
friends. I had boys-two on EN-"
He brushed a tear with his sleeve.
Eyes, sar, one fit for the oil flag, an
n fur tn new, Yuh see, one on 'em
took arter his mother, who had southern
blood"
"Were they both klledP"
"Wull, no-hot 'xactly. They both
come back home arter a year-one In
gray an t'other in blue. Both he'd
been wounded at Bull Run, him in
blue on the leg an him in gray on the
arm. Both on 'em went back. After q
month him in blue come back ag'in-
with the scurvy. The doctor toll me
10 bring him out here, but 'twarn't no
use, stranger, he died. He's a-sleepin'
over thar on tn hill"
Sand the other one?"
az never see him agin- They said he
fell at Vicksburg. 1 waited till arter
the war wuz yer an then l come back
here, so-so's TO be near him" The old
man wiped his eyes.
The strangers eyes were wet, 20.
He had rolled up his sleeve and stood
facing the old man with outstretched
hands.
Father, don't you know me9 Don't
you recognize this SCARF"
The old man leaped toward him, and
his voice rang out through the clear air
In one long cry-not a cry of sadness
and sorrow-but a cry of joy. The ex-
ultation of a heart which has called
back from the land of the dead, not
only the memory but the reality of an
idol. JEAN LA RUE BURNETT.
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near the faded, fiuttering flag. Both
had been placed on a nameless grave.
For another half hour we drove
through these unfrequented woods.
Then we came to q cleared patch of
ground Shrinking back from the road
side stood q small black house with a
low forehead above two crooked glass
eyes The door looked like long fat
characterless nose. The thin strip of
board warped at one end might have
been the up-twisted mouth of this
painfully ugly monster. A scrubby
lilac bush stood just around the corner
of the house, 1t had spread it's long
arms across one crooked window as if
in haste to hide its ugliness.
A lean COW was meditatively scratch
ing her neck on the top rail of the fence
while she gazed hungrily across it at
the green leaves of the lilac bush. AS
we drove up, a face appeared at one Of
the windows. Presently, a stoop-shoul-
dered, thin woman came out wipinp
her hands on her apron. She had pa
tient eyes, quiet ways and was c~uriously
slowo speech She brought us water In
a gourd. As we drank, she said:
"Wuz yer headin' fer hereP I reck-
uned yer might uh ben, bein' ez there
don't menny KUN this road. Kant yer
KUN in an set sum?"
Iexplained that my friend was anxious
to reach the railway station at Teazle
Hill in time for the next train eastward
bound.
AS she told us In her slow way of a
road she "'lowed would fetch us yonder
in no time" she was taking out her back
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-05-30
AvertIne Attaoks Id Asthmn.

According to the journal de Medicine,
Of Paris, the fumes of bromohydrate of
ammonia have a beneficial effect in
asthma and bronchitis. BY an inhala-
hon of the fumes, under certain condi-
lions, an attack Of asthma may be
averted.
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no means the most suspicious event of
the year. In fact on this particular
Memorial day 1t is doubtful If more
than half of its fifty inhabitants were
aware of the occasion. But there was
one man who knew what day it was.
Long before the first lights of dawn had
twinkled from the eastern hilltops Silas
Elkins had left his bed. For an hour he
stood in the doorof his little hut gazing
out into the darkness; then with some
thing like a diamond g~listening on his
brawny cheek he turned, and taking his
rusty musket from the pegs above the
fireplace went out. The pallor of morn
had melted into day, Silently he went
his way " the rocks and grass, paus-
ing here and there to pick a wild flower
or gather moss. Presently he stopped
upon a green ledge commanding a
beautiful prospect Of valley and hill
Here beside a green mound he knelt
down and arranged a garland of flowers
upon the dew-kissed sod. Then arising
he Strengthened himself with the air Of
a soldier, and bringing his musket to
his shoulder fred a volley into the air.
Going some distance further he pulled
from his pocket a dirty old flag with wide
bars-a confederate ensign-and spread
ing it upon the ground he again dis
charged his frearm. Then with head
bent, as If in meditation, he retraced his
steps When near his cabin he observed
a stranger approaching.
Good morning" said the latter.
"Mornin'," replied the old man.
"What luck?'
81 hain't ben arter game"
The stranger laughed. "Oh, just out
for exercise, Ell? Or maybe you're
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-14

bonds authorized to be issued requires the
payment of all the assessments to and on
account of the improvements so made Ihe
judgments so carried until the next nscal
year and no additional expense entaiied on
the city, it looks to me prudent thing Tor
Councils to await this decision.
VIII sustain the Legislature.
1 think, however, and those who have
fully and conscientiously examined this
whole matter of legislation with me, think
the legislation will most unquestionably be
sustained.
In the arguments yesterday d. T. Watson
made general claim of the right of the
Legislature to pass retroactive measures
and of their validity. He also argued for
the constitutionality and equity Of the new
street act.
c.. A. O'Brien,. for the defense, attacked
the curative act, claiming that while the
Supreme Court had decided in certain cases
in favor of curative legislation, the circum-
stances were entirely different from those
in the present case. This he declared was
special legislation and therefore unconstltu-
tional. Mr. O'Brien drew the Court into
the discussion and from the remarks made
it was evident that the judges are IN
sympathy with the curative acts.
In Major Moreland's argument he sup
ported the city's right to lay sidewalks the
same as to pave streets, as in the Anderson
avenue case, holding that the same law that
allowed one permitted the other, and gave
the right to charge the benefited property
owners for the work.
The other attorneys directed their atten-
tion chiefly to the constitutionality of the
curative and new street acts
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-14
MUSICIANS ARE MAD.
A Fight on Who Should Get the
Letter Carriers Reception.
THEGREATEAsTERN GETS THEJOB,
Iut Kriel Succeeds in Wrestling the Con-
tract From Them.
SOME GENERAL INDUSTRIAL NOTES

There is not much harmony in the Musi-
cal Union just now, according to one of the
members of the Original Great Eastern
italian String Band To a DISPATCH re-
porter last night he told the following story:
On November q, last, the committee on
music for the letter carriers reception, held
tonight, met to award the contract. There
we're four bands applying. They were the
Great Eastern. Guenthers, Toerge's and q
Southside band. There were seven letter car
riers on the committee. but only four OF them
were present at the meeting. Each
had preference, and to decide which or
ga1ization should get the contract the
names were put into n hat and the Great
Eastern was the first drawn out. TIE COM
mittee then formally closed the contract and
offered to give security, but it was thought
not necessary.
Or November cS At the Musical Unions
headquarters there was q discussion as to
who had the contract. President Rhine sent
after the Great Eastern's contract book and
saw that it had been given to that oraanizn-
tion. This did not tisfy Gus Kriel, the
figure caller for Guenther, and, knowing
that we had 1t, went to the committee on
December and secured the job over our
heads. He had only two names of the COM
mittee, though. He then went to some of
our men and tried to get them not to play
with us. but failed.
We felt that we had been wrongfully dealt
with and asked that the Musical Committee
Of the Union investigate the matter. Presi-
dent Rhue and Huel, both members of the
committee and of Guenther'S Band, refused
to grant this. We then went TO the Unions
attorney and he said he would collect the
money for us. At the next meeting of the
Union there will likely be trouble as we do
not think that the Union is protecting US.
1t is hard to say just what will be the out
come, but it looks as though the Union
would split. This is not the first time that
such a scheme has been worked. 1t was
long ago found out that the Germans were
the only people who had any standing in the
Union, and although a great majority of the
members are Italians they have been
crowded to the wall every time.
The letter carriers are strongly opposed to
the union since this trouble, and at their re-
ception tonight there will not be 4 full at
tendance. In the future some other band
outside of the union will furnish the music
tor the carriers entertainment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-14
WAITED TWO YEARS
To Serve Papers on the officers of
an Insurance Company.
THE FORMER OWNER ENTERS SUIT
On an Indemnity Contract Which He Says
Was Not Fulfilled.
PHILADELPHIANS ARE INTERESTED

Two years ago William FL. Denniston, of
Pittsburg, sold to William S. Kirk and
others, cf Philadelphia, the charter, cor
poration rights and letter patent of the
Home Life Insurance and Investment Com
pany, formerly the East End Investment
Company, for $4,000. In written agree
ment Kirk was bound to indemnify Den
niston from all claims against the com
pany.
Kirk, it is alleged, failed to fulfill his
agreement, and in consequence Depniston
was compelled to paw 1858 IA to James G.
Fulton, who had acted as agent for the sale
of the charter, but which sale was not con-
summated as originally planned. Ever since
this Denniston's attorneys, Young & Trent,
have been endeavoring to get service on
Kirk or any other official of the Home In
vestment Company. Under the charter of
the company the concern is compelled to
hold its annual meetings at its office in this
city. While the company still keeps an
office in this city its principal business, it is
alleged, is in Philadelphia where all the
members reside.
Found After Two Years Waiting.
Yesterday morning three stockholders and
the secretary of the concern came to Pitts
burg to hold their annual meeting. The at
torneys, who had waited their coming for
nearly two years, were there also. They
secured service on the secretary,
Charles r. Durdore, and later in the after
noon suit to recover the pledged indemnifi-
cation, amounting to Sc, 500, Il, was filed in
court. With the bill was filed a statement
recting the history of the case which is not
without interest.
The statement recites that in 1890, Phillip
Bertz, through his broker James G. Fulton,
purchased the charter and rights of the
concern from Mr.. Denniston for $4,000.
For making the purchase and securing the
sale Fulton was to receive $1,000. The
money was never paid to Denniston, who
later on declared the sale off. Then
William S. Kirk purchased the concern.
He paid the ZOO and signed the indem-
nifty agreement. Later on Fulton entered
suit against Denniston for the $1,000 COM
mission with interest. The case was carried
into court and Denniston was compelled to
pay the money. In the trial it was de-
veloped that Kirk was connected with
Bertz in the purchase and that Fulton had
been dealing for both Kirk ank Bertz
The Officers All Out of Town.
An effort was made by Denniston to re-
cover from the Investment concern, but the
officers of the company remained away from
Pittsburg and the attorneys were unable to
secure service on them.
An announcement that the annual meet
ing was to be held yesterday was accom-
panied with the assurance that none of the
officers of the concern would attend. This,
it is supposed, was intended to throw Mr.
Denniston and his attorneys off their guard.
They were promptly at the meeting, how
ever, and the validity of the agreement
made between Denniston and Kirk will be
tested in court.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-14
$ Fifty-Ton Nicl,eI-Steel P,ata Ro,,.d

The 5O-ton nickel-steel ingot recently
cast at the Homestead Steel Works,
which mention was made exclusively in
THE DISPATCH at the time, was yesterday
rolled into an armor plate for the United
States monitor Monterey. The rolling into
steel plate of this monstrous mass was
success, the massive machinery manipulat-
ing it as if it were a mere toy. The plate
when finished proved to be perfect in every
way with smooth polished surface. Ii is
1315 inches thick and sc inches wide.
Chairman Abbott, Secretary Childs and sew
ersl members of the firm witnessed the
operation.