The National tribune., 1893-11-16
PERSONAL.

Capt John g. Bourke. Sd U. 8. Cav. who was IA
charge OF the Ia Rsbida Monastery At the Worlds
Fair. IL the author Of work recently issued by the
Bureau of EthHoiogy the Medicine Men Of the
Apache which contains the results Of his per-
sonsl observation and reading for years and which
Is full OF Information which wall prove invaIuabls
to scholars all over the world, among whom his
former works OF this character have given Capt.
Bourke bigh rank Capt. BOurks is q rare c0mbl-
nation As n boy In Philadelphia regiment he
went through the latter years Of the civil war with
such distinction That he sent TO West Point at
the request Of his commanding ofSieerG After
graduating well vt che Military Academy be was
sent toa post in Arizona. where instead OF wasting
his leisure time he dsyOied getting thoroughly
acquainted with the surrounding Indians, and
taking notes Of their habits and customs. He
Kept this up until he acquired saeh reputation
Tor knowledge Of the Indians that ien Gen. Crook
came out there. and asked where hc could find for
his staff such young Lieutenant BOurks was.
all the different people he spoke 10 ,oid him shks
Bourke was the OF all men fos bis purpose.
Mrs. q. 8. Grant, who has gone 10 CslifornIs to
pass the Winter. that sire mag escape tie rigors Of
the climate of tho EasI. Will rest fer awhile in
Santa Barbara. having givea up her plan Of staying
al sun Diego. When she has recovered from The
fAtigues Of the overland journey. she will go to
San Francisco. She has been In that city since
she visited 1t with Gen. GF~nt la 1872 on their re-
turn from their celebrated trip around The world
Mr.. James NJ. Alien. Of Morgan County, Ga. has
IN his possession pipe made from piece Of bEiaE
root such ~ abounds ia old fields and swzmps OF
Georgia. and which seems to have been selected on
account OF Its natural shape being just right TO
fashion 3 pipe from. nothing being necessary to
complete IL but to bore hole IL for the tobacco
and another for the stem. Il is lined Inside the
bowl with metal, apparently piece Of tin. Mr..
H. - 1T.
pipe at Fsirplay. while his command was ia pur-
suit OF Stoneman's raiders. the day aferthe battle
OF Atlanta, in July. 1854 The pipe is Of no In
trnsic value In ITSELF but would no doubt be highly
priced by the soldier who dropped 10 while he WAS
perhaps b" ttT- r-~sA~-l k4-.-~ ~ i-is ill., BS 81
dressing the Advertiser. Madison. Ca the Of
the pipe can find his long-loss companion.
touching little incident, illustrative Of the
sfectiOnais cOmrsdesbip Of The Grand Army, oc-
cured recently on the return OF Boston Post 200,
Boston. Mass. from the dedication ceremonies at
East Weymouth. At Is Broadway there lives an
old soldier. speecbless and slowly wasting away
from the effect OF cancer Of the tongue. which
necessita;ed the removal Of that member. He
wanted TO SEQ the boys once more ali together In
the old familiar uniform. And when the comrades
heard bis wish they resolved 10 pay him a saiuts.
So a. the Post came back It turned iaso Broadway
and hau;ted la front Of No. Is. CoIn.ade Warren
was there propped Up in the windew wearing bis
full Grand Army uniform and badge. smile Of
perfect delight illuminated his face when his old
associates wheeled Into line and ssiuted him. more
eloquent than the words hs could aOt speak 70 ex-
press the pleasure he felt, and when the band
played "Auld Lang Syne." he waived his hand.
There were tears in the eyes Of the comrades out
side. MaRy head turned TO look back and
catch glimpse Of the bfight face as she column
moved off,
Undoubtedly we have all read the story OF Mrs.
Harriet Bsecher Stoves "Unele Toms Cabin"
Recently there has appeared in the papers q state
meut from Capt. r @. Rankin. a Of Rev. Joha
Rankin. vino was a prominent Abolitionist in his
day. Capt Rankin said: II was a conductor on
che underground railroad at Ripley and con-
veyed Eliza from Ripley to the next station north,
and when our advance videis woRld report the
route through Decatur untenabie. we would change
through Russeliville. or go by way Of Robert Mil.
ler's. ON Straight Creek, thence to BeauIord. Ia
Highland County. The accounts Of Eiizd's es-
cape are incorrect. To refute them quote from
the book called "Reminiscences of Levi Co6ia.'
On page la he says: ELIZA Harris, Of '-Uuels
Toms Cabin" fame the slave woman who crossed
the Ohio Ripley the drifting Ice with her
child in her arms, was sheltered under our roof
and fed al table for several days This was
while lived a. Newport, Ind, six miles from
the Ohio line. To ei0de the pursaers who were
following close on her track. she crossed to
line of the underground railway. George Harris,
another character In this novel. crossed the river
year two later and WAS cared for by my father.
Harris a white man. though slave. aud
white that during his three days Stay he spent
most of his time the streets of Ripley. and no
one suspected he had drop Of African blood in bis
veins George went to Canada, but returned two
years after and crossed the river at Ripley. In
q few weeks he returned. with his brother, who
was also white man, though both were The goods