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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

top I'm I'M, en- 10 nan uait uo2ca u,,.,
la II, lie said he hn Int stop fer ter git
no brcal,ius', but said jns' sucl, one or
two cr der nigs On hurried right
straight out In dc ncl fer he seed it
was late en- all dc res cr de hans wu2
gone ter wult.
~ uuer II liar said Marse Dugar
'en de truf ain in yer. Yer ben run
crway en- hid in dc swamp somewhat
crnudcr.' But SlSundus swo' up cu
down dat he hadn't ben out'n dat
barn, en- finally Marsc Dugar went up
TO de house. en- Skundus went on wild
his wulS
"Wcll, yer mough. know dey was u
great 'miration in the ncighbo'hood
Marse Dugal' sent for Skundu, ter cum
up ter dc big house mex day, On Sltun-
dus went up 'spectn' fer ter kctch
forty. But wen he got dcrc Marsc
Dugar had fetched up ole DR., Leach
fun down on lioclSiish en- another young
doctor fun town, an dey looked at
SlSundus' eyes, en- felt Of his wris,' en-
pulled out his tongue, en- hit him in de
CHS, On put dorc ycahs ter his side fer
ter hcah his heart beat On den dcy
up'n made SlSundus tell how he felt
when e woRc up Dgy staid ter din
ncr, en- win dey got thuo' tallSin' en-
catin' en- drinlsin' dcy tolc Marsc Dugal'
Skundus had had u catacorncrcd III en-
had U'cn IN trance for TO weeks
"Dis yer boy, Tom," said the old
man, strengthening out his leg care
fully preparatory to getting up. lis
jcs' like his gran'daddy. ! b'leve ef
somebody didn't wake i'm up he s'ccp
till jedgmen' day llcah = comes now
Come on heah wild dat w'cclborrow,
yer lazy, good fer nuthin rascal"
Tom came slowly round tho house
with the wheelbarrow an stood blink
ing and rolling his eyes ns II he had
just emerged from sound sleep and
was not yet hall awake
We took our way around the house,
the ladies' and in front, Julius next
and Tom bringing mp the rear with the
whcelbarrow We went by the we'll
kept grapevines, heavy with the prom
isc Of an abundant harvest, through u
narrow field OF ycllowing corn and
then picked our way through the
watermelon vines To the spot where the
monarch Of the patch had lain the day
before in all the glory OF its coat
OF ynricgated green There was u
shallow concavity in the sand whore II
had rested, but the melon itself was
zone Two Tales
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09
HEROES EVERY ONE.
Soldiers who Gave Up Their Lives to Save
Their Flag.

Their flng.
There are two instances OF noble
courage, the reading of which should
stir the blood Of every American. One
occurred at fredericksburg, on the day
when half the brigades of Meagher and
Caldwell lay on the bloody slope lead
ing up to the confederate intrench-
ments
Among the assaultinR regiments was
the Fifth New Hampshire, and 1t lost
one hundred and eighty-six out Of three
hundred men who made the charge.
The survivors fell back behind fence
within easy reach of the confederate
riile-pits just before reaching II the
last of the color guard was shot, and
the flag fell In the open.
A captain, Perry, instantly ran out
TO rescue II, and as he reached II was
shot through the heart; another cap
tain, Murray, made the same attempt,
and was also killed, and so was a third,
Moore Several private soldiers met q
like fate. They were all killed close
to the flag, and their dead bodies fell
across one another,
Taking advantage OF this breastworlt,
Lieut. Nettleton crawled from behind
the fence to the colors, seized them,
and bore back the blood-won trophy.
The other incident took place at
Gaines Mill, where Gregg's First South
Carolina regiment bore the brunt Of an
assault upon IA certain strong position.
Moving forward ut a run, the South
Carolinians were swept by fierce and
searching fire.
Young James Taylor, a lad of sixteen,
was carrying the flag, and was killed
after being shot down three times,
twice rising and struggling onward
with the colors The third time he fell
the nag was seized by George Cotchctt,
and, when he in turn fell, by Shubriclt
Hayne. Ilayne also was struck down
almost Immediately, and fourth lad
for none of these men were over
twenty years old-grasped the colors
and fell mortally wounded across the
body OF his friend.
The fifth, Gadsden Holmes, was
pierced with no less than seven balls
The sixth man, Dominiclt Spellman,
more fortunate but not less brave,
bore the flag throughout the rest Of
the battle e,-Cosmopolitan.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

befo' he woke up. Ole rnarse hcared
bout II On forbid his gwine in swimmin'
emmy mo-, fer he said he couldn ford
ter lose i'm.
"Onc mawnin' Skundus didn't cum
ter wuk Dcy look fer i'm roun der
plantation, but dcy couldn't I'm i'm.
en- bcfo' de dny wuz gone ev'ybody wuI
sho dat Sltundus had runned erway
"Cose dcy wuz great howdy do
about H. Nobody hadn't nebbcr ruuncd
erway fun Marso Dugar befo', en- dcy
hndn' ben runaway niger In de
neighbo'hood for thee er TO years. De
w'ito folks wuz all wulSlscd up en- dcy
wuz mo- ridin' cr hosscs en- mo
hitchin' up er buggies d'n or little, Olo
Mnrse Dugar he'd er lot cr papers
printed en- stuck up on trees long dc
roads, On doy wuz sunpin' put In de
noospapcrs-a .rco niggcr FUN down
on de Wim'rton road read dc paper, ter
some or our han's-tcllin' all bout how
high SlSundus wuz, en- W.T. kline or tccf
her had, en- bout "a slSyah he had ON his
lcf check, en- how sleepy ho wuz en-
oifrin u reward er one hundred dollars
fer whoeber md lSctch i'm But none
OF 'em cher cotch i'm
'Onc mawnin' bout er month later
who sh'd come wallSin' out In the de
iiel wild his hoe ON his shoulder but
Skundus, rubin his eyes ~ efhe hudn'
got walked up good yiL
"Dey wuz II great 'miration 'mongs'
dc niggers, en- somebody run of ter do
big house fer ter tell Marse Dugar
Bimcby here come Marsc Dugur hlsse'f,
mad as n hawnit, a-cussin' en- gwine On
like he gwine ter hurt somebody, but
anybody wat look cl Sc could n seed
he wuz most ticlsled ter def ter Kit
SlSundus back crgin.
"'Nhar yer b'u run crway ter, yer
good fer nuthin', lazy, black nigycr?'
scz e. I'm gwinc ter glib yer fo' hun.
dred lashcs I'm gwino tor hang yer
up by yer thumbs en- talk Cy'y bit or yer
black hide oiFn yer, On den I'm gwinc
ter sell yer ter de lus' spectator wat
comes long buyin' niggers fer ter take
down ter Alabam' Wat yer mean by
runnn' or way FUN yer good, kim mars
ter, yer good fer nuthin' wool-hcadcd.
black scounl'clY
"Slundus looked nt i'm e2 II he didn'
understan, Lawd, Marsc Dugal,' sc2
q, i doan' know wat youcr tll'tin'
bout nint runnod crwny; ain BON
nowhar'
"'Whar yer ben fer dc las mont?'
said Marse DugaL' Tell me de truf,
er I'll hab yer tongue pulled out by de
roots. I'll tar yer all obcr yer On set
yer ON iiah. rll-Ill--' Marsc Dugar
went ON at n tarriblc rate, but cvc'y-
body knowed Marse Dugars bark u1
wuss'n his bite.
"SlSundus look lack . wuz sl,cercd
most ter def for ter heah Marse Dugal'
gwine ON dat crwAy, en- he couldn' pear
10 un'erstau' wat MarSe Dugar was
talltin' erbout,
Il didn't mean no harm by slccpin'
In do barn las night, Marse D1gal',' scz
q, 'en yerll let me of dis timo ! won
nebber do 20 no mo-
"Well, ter make long story shot,
Slundus snid he had gonc ter tie barn
dat Sunday afternoon bcfo' do Monday
wen he couldn't be fouu' fer to hum
| aigs, en- wilcs he wuz up dc de hu,
| 'peared so sof On nice that ho had lui
down ter take little nap; dat It wu
mawnin' w'cn he woke on fNun' hissc
all covered up whur de hay had fellow
as-'ssA. A hsn hS,l sHlls y as.' ri0.t T.
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standards ana Drought tnem on the
field himself unscathed. At the battle
Of Gettysburg the Fourteenth Massa-
chusetts was sent to support Gen.
siclSles on the I'd Of July. In this bat
tie Lieut. Adams was in command of
Company l. While leading his men he
received two desperate wounds in the
groin, either Of which was supposed to
be mortal. Yet in November he was
again with his command, before his
wounds were fully healed.
After Gettysburg he was made a cap
tain, and during the Wilderness ,am.
paign OF 1864 he was at his post and
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09
THE NEW COMMANDER.
Capt. j. q. II. Adams, the Recently Elect
cd Chief of the q. A. IL.

cd Chief of the a. A. X.
Capt John Gregory Bishop Adams,
who was unanimously elected com
mander in chief of the Grand Army of
the RepuU!ie at the national encamp.
ment recently held at Indianapolis,
was born in Grovelund, Mass, and will
be fifty-two years old the 9th day Of
next October lie was educated in the
public schools, and before he was TWEEN
ty years old enlisted in Maj, Ben. Per-
ley Poore's rifle battalion, which was
subsequently merged into the Nine
teenth Massachusetts, volunteers In
March, 1862, he was orderly sergeant.
Through nil the seven days fighting ON
tho peninsula Sergt Adams was con.
spicuous for his bravery, and his gall
lantry won for him a second lieuten.
anita commission At the battle of
fredericksburg, December l3, 1862,
Lieut. Adams displayed the most con.
spicuous gallantry. Nearly dozen
eolor-beare Of his regiment had been
SAoh and AZ lest hs ssised. both
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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09
THE ARKANSAS ROBBERS.
Surrounded Near Jsmest0wn-suspect
to lie the Daitnu Gang.

to lie the DHtou Gang.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Nov. THE men
engaged in hunting down the Iron
Mountain train robbers have been in
their saddles for the past forty.eight
hours The robbers are in close quar-
ters' not far from Jamestown, where
the posse has them surrounded.
The robbers have no way of getting
provisions and are short Of ammuni.
tion' Two deputy marshals came from
Muldrow, Tenn, last night, and are
preparing to start out to capture the
men. They have descriptions OF both
men here In Jail and believe they are
members of the Dalton gang. The
ihan supposed To be Arnett told the
jaller they might break his neck, but
1t would not move him to make a state.
mont His pal seems to show signs OF
weakening, and suggested they might
be mobbed. well, let them hang us"
Ssla Arnstti'tkex s@z't sat Va"
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reaches me.
Most of the leaves have fallen from
tree and bush, and the scampering of
mouse can be heard yards away. This
sound is more like footfall-lilSe the
cautious tread of man parting the
hazel bushes and advancing step by
step. Now he stops TO listenl Now he
comes ON again, Now ] catch the
breaking of twigs under his feet Now
he strikes spot from which the wind
has cleared everything, When the
gusts come, they drown the noise.
When the wind dies out 10 O low sigh
ing among tho branches, ! can catch
almost every football. saw pigs in
these woods the other day, but pigs do
not roam about at night There are
opossums and coons, but they could
not crush twigs under their feet A
horse or mule strayed from campq II
~. NAk ~ AaAsA sAaiiaaAA 2Ral n
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

our scouts or spies reJurnIng= II so, no
would Loldly advance. knowing that he
would be challenged before being fred
upon
1t is man moving from east 10 west
across my front-from the tree TO some
point know not. 1t can only be an
enemy, and that enemy seeks to do
murder. lie may have been an hour
creeping through the forest To the tree
under which he had somehow learned
the picket stood during the day. lie
found the spot vacant EIe knows the
post has been shifted to the right or left,
and he is searching for it | have
caught the sounds of his approach,
and yet he has moved with the utmost
care. But for the warning of the man
relieved might have been thinking Of
home, or catching u wink Of sleep and
heard nothing but the dismal winds
Stepl Stepl Stepl
A chill goes over me at each STEP War
means kill, but here is slEullSing assas-
sin working under cover of night, with
no greater motive than robbery and re-
venge.
II challenge him must revea! my
position, and he will perhaps rush
upon me, If fire in his direction at
random the reserve picket will be
aroused, and will be reprimanded and
ridiculcd. / drop to my knees and
noiselessly draw back the hammer Of
my muslSet Stepl Stepl Stepl Now he
Is just opposite and only ten feet away,
and | can make out the black figure
among the bushes. Now he has passed.;
now his footsteps are dying away. l
draw a long breath of relief have es-
capped him. and have not had TO take
his life TO protect my own. The feeling
Is one of glad relief.
IIarkl 1t isn't five minutes since 1
lost his footballs, but now catch them
again The hend is beating up the cover
with grim determination TO score
victim before he is through. This time
he must find me. He is coming on In a
straight line, and in his impotence he
Is not as cautious as before. will not
challenge him, but fire the instant l
can make him out With muslSet to
my face and finger on the trigger ! am
waiting, when gun is discharged back
at the reserve. A loose mule knocked
over stack of muskets, and one of
them was discharged. With the report
comes n fall, curse, a groan. The
sounds are scarcely twenty feet away.
There are no more footballs. | wait
and listen, but only the sounds created
by the winds reach my ears. II seems
an age before the relief comes up.
tell my story and we push through the
bushes and find q dead man-lonQ
haired, ragged and wolhsh-a typical
bushwhaclser. Clinched In his right
hand is a murderous knife; In his left a
shotgun. From the reserve tho bullet
found its way over bushes and between
trees TO strike him in the heart and lsy
him low us he hunted for q victim
Chicago Times,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09
d with high spirit and devoted

served with high spirit and devoted
loyalty.
II was the bad fortune Of the Nine.
teeuth Massac husetts TO be mostly car
tured at Cold IIarbor early in June, and
Capt, Adams was among the prisoners.
lie remained in captivity for nine
months.
The captain has been In the Boston
custom house, was postmaster OF Lynn
for eight years, has been deputy super.
intendcnt of the Concord reformatory,
and in 1885 was made scrgcant-at-arms
for the commonwealth, which position
he now holds Last year he was IA
prominent candidate for the republican
nomination for lieutenant governor.
lie was the first recruit mustered into
Post 3 Of Lynn, was three times chosen
its commander and was one year de-
partment commander OF Massachusetts,,
lie has been for many years president
of the Association of Survivors of Rebel
Prisons and is president of the board of
trustees of the Soldiers home.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

Kindness. is the sun of life, tho
charm 70 captivate and the sword with
which TO conquer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

EVERYWHERE in California the Lni-
nese are now working the gold mines
on their own account. The metal 10
sent directly TO China and is smuggled
out Of the country in the same way
that opium is smuggled in Since 1860
the Chinese have taken from California
mines the enormous sum OF sl4I 100. 600.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

GEN. HOWARD seems TO be as ready
for an emergency in time of peace as he
was iu time OF war. In one day Rt u
reunion of old soldiers in Caldwell, O.,
held very recently, he delivered Ithreo
stirring speeches, and at midnight on
the same date he started on his return
journey 10 New York city.
,nE INST stalneo-gL,;.S wInuuw vv~'
designed by a woman is in Grace
church, New York. Is author IS Miss
Tilinghast who has a studio in WASH
ngton square. The subject is ''Sco's
drearn "
A MEMORIAL to Jenny Lana iss nheiy
10 be erected In Westminster Abbey un-
der the statue of Handel, whose words
-As - ~sih aAytsA ~ rtSzasr
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

AFTER n search OF nearly thirty years,
during which time advertisements were
inserted in southern papers, the flags
belonging TO the Twenty-second Michi-
gan have been found. They were cap
tured in 1868, on the last day Of the
fight at Chickamauga, and from that
time until a short time ago their where
abouts were unknown. The fl.gs have
been discovered at Washington among
some confederate nags.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-09

I was Spot Cash that did it! l have just returned
IL from Chicago where have purchased for spot cash
Boys and Mems Suits and Overcoats from manufac-
turers at my own price. They all here This
stock with what had find is too much, and too
crowded for store We obliged to have Clothing
Sale and will beat any record known in central Kan
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-16
A STORK MONOPOLIST.

In Skane, in the southern part of
Sweden, pair of storks lived for
many years on the roof of my ia
theirs parsonage. One spring, a
pair of young storks appeared in the
place, who, after surveying the old
nest-probably their paternal home
set about building their habitation
on the opposite side of the roof.
When it was finished and the eggs
had been laid, the old female stork
returned, took a look at the new
corners, but allowed them to remain
in their home in peace. Her atten.
ton was soon occupied by number
of young suitorS, who zealously
wooed her, though she rejected all
their offers. Some days later, this
Penelope among birds was rewarded
by the arrival OF her old mate.
But then came amend to the truce
with the young birds. That very
evening the old stork, followed by
his female companion, flew to the
nest OF the newcomers. By violent
blows OF their beaks they first put
the young male stork to flight, and
then began to attack the sitting hen.
Patiently she suffered all ill-usaee
and remained upon her eggs. The
assailants then altered their tactics
One continued to attack the Young
motber-bird while the other, watch
ing till in her struggles to evade the
blows an egg became uncovered, in
stantly pushed it out of the nest.
Thus one by one, the four precious
eggs were remorseessly sacrificed.
When all the eggs had been destroy
ed, the young female stork, after
standing for some time in the court
yard, looking up to her ruined home
as in despair, sadly flew away.
There was never any sign Of that
pair of storks on our roof again.
The old ones had attained their end {;
henceforth they were the only storks
IN that part OF the country, and were
left in sole possession of its food sup
ply. To the inhabitants Of our par
sonage, whose sympathies for the
old storks were thus rudely shaken,
1t seemed a just retribution that,
though the birds had some eggs that
summer, none were Matched, and
thus the old storks had to return
alone to their Southern quarters
that winter-a solitary pair Anna
Glassel-Anderson in London Spec.
tator.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-16
ORIGIN OF THE NAME OF TOMB
STONE.

Richard Schiefflin of Los Angeles
was at the Palmer yesterday and
attracted considerable attention by
his peculiar Western attire and long
flowing hair. Mr.. Schiefflin was "a
nous few years ago as the discov-
erer of Tombstone in Arizona. He
was a poor prospector on the Ari-
iona desert IN search of gold, which
he believed was located in the south
ern part OF the territory. After get
ting grub stake" at a store in
Yuma he started out alone to cross
the arid waste lying west of Yuma.
AS he left the town he was told that
instead of finding gold he would find
his tombstone, For weeks the dar-
ing prospector struggled on until his
provisions were nearly exhausted.
One night while camping beside a
small, dry stream he was obliged to
dig in the sand OF the river-bed to
get water, and while thus employed
unearthed several nuggets of gold.
The next day he staked his claim and
started back to Yuma, where he re-
ported that he had found his tomb
stone, but that it was lined with
gold nuggets. From this the pres
ent city of Tombstone sprang, and
today Dick Schiefflin is one of the
wealthiest men in Los Angeles
[Chicago Tribune.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-16

OF the alimentary canal is about 81
feet. The amount of blood in an
adult averages 80 pounds, or fully
onc.ffth Of the entire weight Inc
heart is six inches in length and four
inches in diameter, and beats 70
times per minute, 1900 times per
hour, 100000 per day, 36,792,0oo
times per year, 1866, 44O, 900 in
three-score and ten, and at each beat
On ounces Of blood are thrown out
of it, ITS ounces per minute, 656
pounds per hour, 7a4 tons per day
All the blood in the body passes
through the heart in three minutes.
This little organ, by its ceaseless in
dustry, pumps each day what IS
equal to lifting 1872 tons one foot
high, or one ton 1872 feet high. The
lungs will contain about one gallon
OF air at their usual degree OF infla-
ton. We breathe on an average
1900 times per hour, inhale GOO gal
Ions Of air, or $4,000 per day. The
aggregate surface of the air cells OF
the lungs exceeds 20, 900 square inch
es, an area very nearly equal to
the floor of a room twelve feet
square. The average weight OF the
brain of an adult male is three
pounds and eight ounces, OF a female
two pounds and four ounces. The
nerves are all connected with it d.
rectly by the spinal marrow These
nerves, together with their branches
and minute ramifcations, probably
exceed 10, 100000 IN number, form
ing "body guard" outnumbering
by far the greatest number ever mar
shaled. The skin is composed OF
three layers, and varies from one
fourth to one-eighth of an inch in
thickness. The atmospheric pressure
being about IA pounds to the square
inch, person OF medium size is sub
jected to pressure OF 10000
pounds Each square inch of skin
contains $500 sweating tubes, per-
spiratory pores, each of which may
be likened to little drain pipe one
fourth OF an inch long, making an
length of the entire sur
face Of the body of 201 ,166 feet, or
tile ditch for draining the body al
most 40 miles long. Man is marvel
ously made. Who is eager to inves-
tigate the curious land wonderful
works OF Omnipotent Wisdom, let
him not wander the wide world
around to seek them, but examine
Popular Science News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-03-16
CONCORD & MONTREAL R. R.
Noy 6, 1892.
Passenger Service
from St. JOhnsbury.

For Woodsville, Plymouth, Laconia, TIL
ton, Concord. Manchester Nashua, Lowell
and Boston, LAO (ex.), 900 a. M, 2.34 (ex.)
p. m. Arrive Boston sos a. M, 4.35, S.55
p. m.
The 40 a. m. train daily has through
passenger and sleeping car.
For St. Johnsbury via Plymouth and Wells
River.
Leave Boston 900 (ex.) a. m, LOO, 500
(ex.) p. m. Sundays 500 p. m.
Leave Lowell 9.45 (ex.) a. m, 1853, $40
(ex.) p. m. Sundays $40 p. m.
Leave Nashua Jc. 1912 (ex.) a. M, 2.13, 9.O7
(ex.) p. m. Sundays 9.o7 p. m.
Leave Manchester 10.41 (ex.) n. M, 2.43,
9.37 (ex.) p. m, Sundays 9.37 p. m.
Leave Concord Ills (ex.) a. m, 3.15, 10
(ex) p. m. Sundays 1910 p. m.
Arr st. Johnsbury $40, pm. 1855 p. m, 2.1 z
a m.
The 9 a. m. train from Boston week days
and the 500 p. m. train daily have
through passenger and sleeping cars.
T. A. MacKINNON,
Gen. Manager.
F. E. BROWN, G. P. and T. A.