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named Ross, with Il sergeant and guard came
IN TO count tho prisoners; tho process was
known as roll call" Some times Confcder-
ate soldiers on leave in Richmond. and even
private citizens came in with the guard to see
the Gagged Yankees
Ono dull morning. IN carly February tho
guards were going down the steps leading to
the office OF Turner, the commandNnt on the
ground floor in the west end OF tho building,
when, TO the unspcakable amagcment Of all
who saw the uct. Kupp fell In behind them.
The guards passed directly through Major
Turner's quarters and out TO the street; but
hero Kupp hung back. After few minutes
the commandant entered. and supposing him
TO be a Confederate private, he shouted out:
&" Hello! What the devil do you wanti''
"WGNl," drawled kupp, 81 got turlough
TO come up to Richmond, and so thought Ia
like TO drop In and take look at the Yenlis, IL
so be you don, mind
But do mlnd! Get out Of here, confound
you, and 20 TO the front, where you'll sec
Yankees enough to scare you to death, and
Turner mot!oned his guest TO the door.
Kupp said all right Kernal." and left the
prison by order OF his keeper.
An ordinary man would have made tracks as
soon as he got out, but not so Kupp. The man
had no nerves no fitting senae of the danger Of
his situation. He crossed to the other side of
Carey Street, and stood looking up at the bars
behind which swarmed his astonished friends.
At length, he lifts his hat and made bow that
set even the guards laughing. He deserved
to get through and he did Up to this time
Kupp's escape ranks first In my memory of all
the acts Of cool daring witnessed during the
war. GEORGE p. SINGER.
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simultaneously at various places, such were the
demands upon her; Mrs. Francis HOdgson Bur.
nett. the famous author, and other equally
interesting personalities. The Indies were re-
CGiyed in the handsome East room, where
after u moments greeting to Mrs Cleveland
little groups were formed and the spacious
room soon rcsOunded with he livcCst Of
feminine chatter and the gayest of laughter
! remember Mrs. Burnett coming up to me
to beg me TO help her By jogging her memory
q little, as one OF the ladies present had Just
been remarkng ON certain traits Of partuu.
lar character in one Of her boOks-a physician
! think-and asking the author her reason for
presenting him Bs she did.
I'm quite mystiiied.' said Mrs. Burnett,
with n puzzled air, for really now, | can't
recall any such person In that special book
Atthat moment saw the bcckunng finger Of
our hostess who drew me aside and lowering
her voice, remarked:
81 want you to tell me again the name Of
the gentleman whom you brought to call last
week | asked him to call again and | wish
to recall his name. You will not mention it,
pleasei 1t is such gdVcherjC, she added, mot
to know the name Of ones acquaintance
This little incident simple and entirely nat
urgl IN itself seemed to me to mark strongly
the whole character Of Mrs Cleveand's g social
administration. That she considered H. Of
sufficient Importance to keep so trhing mat.
ter unforgOttch until she should again see me,
and that even amid the distraction of rcCeiv-
ing fifty other guests she should still rCmem-
OeT ~ anu 80 so lhCilullS ana 0BTtGUDll NDOul
| II showed her n mistress Of social strategy.
And IL afforded a refreshing glimpse Of the
kndliness and unartiHCial suavity of the Mis-
tress Of the white House.
When the ushors finally threw open the double
doors leading into the central hallway down
| which the assembled ladies passed In pairs as
| their names were called, and 80 entered the
| large dining room, every guest found a pleasant
| surprise awaiting her. On taking her place at
| table, there was not only the illuminated card
! bearing her name but, alternating between tho
cards. were art Candlestloks Of pink holding
| liluc.tinted wax candles, and tied with pink
bows, and lilac CandlcstCks holding pink can
dies and tied with lilac bows. Mrs. Cleveland
| toldme afterwards that she had herself selected
| the candCstiCk8 mt u particular shop In the
! city, and her own dcft hands tied the ribbons
| ON each The names written on the cards at
our places were also IN her clear, firm hand.
| writing. The bouquets were delightfully."-
! fragrant and ON these she had again expended
/ her decorative taste, tying With her own
/ fingers the pink bouquets with lilac ribbon,
while she lOOped up the helotropo with strings
Of pink.
/ have rarely seen prettier effect anywhere.
| To attain Il perfect success, she had personally
| superintended the preparation OF The luncheon
| 50 that the whole Occasion was really the re.
! suit of her own handiworE.
Callers on Mrs. Cleveland, then 2s now, were
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TOLD BY CAPTAIN EDWARD DAWN.

saw hard service, from Mill Springs, In
kentucky, till tho surrender Of General Joe"
Johnson, In North Carolina. but, at the risk OF
being considered odd" | will venture tho
statement that the finest deeds OF daring were
not those exhibited on great battlefeds, and,
because Of this, many Of them will pass away
unrecorded. For instance there Is the case of
Sergeant James Owens. OF the First Kentucky.
which / think the most thrllllngly daring
incident of the war, and l am glad Of the
opportunity to keep 1t from sinking into
oblivion.
IN November 1868, two division of the Ninth
corps were bcsloged In Knoxville, East Ten
nessee, by General Longstreot. / was in the
besieged city at tho time with a company OF
d!smounted cavalry. Tho weather was bitterly
cold ratons were reduced and uncertain, and
there was pretty general feeling that II relief
did not soOn reach us from Chattanooga, that
we would be starved into surrender
u will be remembered that Immediately after
the battle Of Missionary Ridge General Shor
man wns ordered TO march north with all speed
and relieve Burnside and It was nll-important
that Burnside should know that relief was
coming. After much searching a man was
found VINO knew the country as well rs II he
had built It, and who was ready to carry tho
news Of coming holp 10 the beleaguorcd gar.
rlsOn.
A bravo heart, a good horse, and fno roads
weTo desirable but the first of these was tho
only necessity sergeant James Owens Of tho
First Kcntucky had, All tho horses were
reduced 10 skeletons and the roads were fright
full. In edition to these drawbacks, tho scout
must travel In disguise. for 20 venture outside
hc Union lines IN the regular uniform would
have been sort Of suicide Owens must go as
n Confederate. Hc was as intelligent as he was
brave, and 80 knew that this was an under.
taking on which Cvcn the commandcr.ln.chlof
himself could not order him, yet, for tho good
Of tho cause. he volunteered promptly, as soon
az no learned what was needed.
Whcolcr's. WhartOn's and Morgan's Confcd-
crate cavalry swarrnCd In the country over
which Owens must ride alone, rnd after this
was successfully done. there were the we'll
guarded lines Of Longstrcct which must be
passed before his mission was ended.
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sent north to Libby and Belle Isle At Atlanta,
Walker was recognized by some of his former
associates, separated from the other prisoners
tried for desertion, and sentenced to death
This was Wednesday the I'D Of November
and he was to die on the Friday following
But, he said, in conclusion, "if they shoot
me- it must be on the wing, and want you to
help me"
I told him 1 was ready, but did not sec how
could assist an unarmed man, hampered with
a ball and chain, to scale the fifteen feet OF sur.
rounding stockade, with an armed guard every
fifteen PAGES.
I've fled the rivets and can get rid OF the
irons" he explained. And with the help Of Il
stretcher. that's inside, can climb so rs to
get hold of the stockade, then can pull myself
up, end swing over
But the guardsl" protested.
"Iwant you and your friends to take care OF
them" he said.
In the middle OF the stockado there was n
pile of bricks. tho chimney OF house that had
been burned down. AN tho guards arc
groen," continued Waller. and II Just at
twelve, you could get cur boys TO hcaye bricks
down at the othor end. they'd run thoro
from their posts and leave inc clear front
to the south. They have camp. with fyo
thousand men In 1t outside but II Tn shot
running through TN be d--t sight better
than standin' up to the thing bllndfolded. you
know"
1 at once told Walkers purpose to a score or
more men, whom could trust, and found
every one Of them ready to risk his life 10 help
their conradc. l was with him when tho
guards called out "Hnle past eleven and alls
welll' He freed himsclf from the chain, and I
babe him "good.by and God speed"
I went to the men, whom found Crouching
on the wet ground with bricks IN their arms,
] never felt so nervous before. and was
amazed at the Captains splendid nerve and
coolncss. At length the shout went round tho
stockade. Twelve O'Clock and all's Welt"
That was the signal. On the instant. thirty
men rose and began to "hcaye brickB." With
cries OF alarm, the guards fred wildly into the
stockade, and rushed in body to the point OF
attack
Walkers one chance had come the space to
the south was clear. | rose and watched him
by the dim light of the dead line lamps. He
ran to the stockGde. placed the stretchor
against 1t, mounted, seized the top of the logs
and was over, with the speed and grace of a
greyhound. We could hear the firing along
Ie trail, and the distant cheer, that told US he
Jas free Of the camp.
The Confederates, who hurried into the pen
found ball and chain, with no Walker at the
end. The gallant fellow reached the Union
Lines in safety, and, strange to say, no man
Mas injured by the firing of the guard.
ALFRED X. CALHOUN.
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TOLD BY CONGRESSMAN W. s. LUCAS.

The coolest bravery witnessed during my
term OF service, was az Leesburg, Mo. General
Tom ErNinS, with battalion OF the lith Iowa
Veteran Init, numbering 100 men and two or
three hundred Missouri state militia wCr
forced TO cvacuate Pilot Knob by the advanC
OF Marmadukcs and Shebys commands, sG
70 number three or four thousand troops. IL
ing gattcmpted oreach Rolla when he evacuat
Pilot Knob, After u ru nning fight OF twer
four hours, his tired and hungry little comma
being pressed In flank and rear, took refuge
a deep cut OF the railroad, at the village OF Lee
burg at dark.
Tho lines Of tho enemy were drawn we
about the helcagurcd little command. III
commands Of the enemy were plainly hear
while adjusting their lines for, as General ErN
ing believed, u night attack. In front of III
6oleagurcd forces and inside Of the advance,
lines Of the enemy was q large barn wit,
several haystacks surrounding H. Genera
Erving called for volunteer from the trenche
to steal inside and through the enemy's line
and eet fire to the barn and hay stacks. In ordu
70 light up the field in front Of the beleagure
little band and about the lines OF the enem,
Earl J. Lamson, q corporal Of n. ~ Co. "B
l4th Iowa. offered himself as the desired inceE
diary warned him OF the imminent dangero
such an undertaking and the few chances
escape from capture or death. He replied,
fully comprehend the danger, but General Erv-
ing believes II necessary for the safety Of this
command that the barn shall be fired and can't
truly trnst better service that to a company
to perform the service" He stripped himself.
stole over the banks OF the railroad cut and
was soon lost to sight AS we waited with
bated breath for the result, moments seemed
minutes and minutes hours Soon however, u
COmmotiOn was discovered among the enemy's
troops, and about the samo time twinlilinS
light was discovered in the upper part of tho
barn through gable window, about the same
time shots innumerabe We're heard and the
noise of tramping men was carried to us ON the
night air. In the midst Of the noise and excite
ment Lawson came bounding toward the rail.
road cut with the speed Of a race horse, as he
loaped over the barricade that had been hastily
erected ON the brink OF the cut, he drew long
breath and said she well fired boys By the
time he reached his comrades, the fire was
going in full force and the whole grounds sur
rounding the railroad cut was lighted up so
that with our muskets and two parrott guns
we had with us, we were soon able TO beat
back Marmaduke out Of range. The hay
burned nearly ell night and maintained u
light, so the garrison was saved from cap.
ture, daylight came and the enemy was kept ut
bay until Colonel Beyeridge arrived from Rolla
with ro.iufOrcements and ilrying conducted his
brave little band safely to Rolla. Earl j. Law.
son is alive and resides at West Superior, Wis.
w. :. LUCAS,
Late Captain Co, b. lIth Iowa.
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Once outside the Union lines, the sergeant
was q Confederate In appearance, but spy,
with halter awaiting him. II detected
He kept away from the direct roads, repre-
sent!ng to the casual bands he met up with
that he was on his way to join Longstreet
After travelling constantly for thirty hours,
his horse dropped under him, and he shot the
poor creature to put 1t out Of misery then he
resumed his journey on foot.
Just at day break on the morning of Nov. 18th,
was in command Of the pickets along the Hols
ton River, when was startled by hearing yells
aud shots on the other side where the enemy 5
pickets had been very quiet. While | was
wondering wnat the uproar meant. 1 could
see In the indistlnct light man running like
deer for the river, with lot of other men
on foot and few mounted, were speeding after
him, and firing wildly rs they ran.
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THE sAUCY FLIRr.

",Favorite' Of men, let her carefully ponder thA
close Of such career. For having once
obtained this reputation, she will find IL very
hard TO rid herself Of its consequences. And il
is alas! very likely that many girls enter this
career thoughtlessly; and not until they are
entanGied in it, ind out that they have made
a mistake with their life. Then they are
cd Themselves with; and yet are afraid 10 leave
them. Their popularity is odious to them
Ihcy stretch out their hands TO their wasted
youth, and their future apals them. They
weep, for they think Il is too late. to retrieve
their errors.
Not II is never too late, to lift up the hca3
and the honrt II Is always the right hou,
to become noble and truthful and courageou
oncomcrol In short, there is yet a Divine he
for those who ocek it; and In that strength, q
may turn back and rcc0pturc their best selyv
While life lasts, there Is no such time O.
' too lGte.' And Oh, the good that fact 90,
onel
AMELIA f. BARR.
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wars BRAVBSE DEEDS.
ReCOllectiOns OF Episodes Of Heroism
by Land and Sea.
Stirring Contributions From Colonel N, T.
Willis, Major Alfred R. Calhoun and Captains
George P, Singer and Edward Dawn-Fifth
Number Of Notable Series.

II is proposed in the series Of papers, Of
'rhich the Jolio,riag forms the ffth number
to gire TO The public for the first time and in
authentic form, 6y large number OF diStin-
aished contributors, tie stories Of the a1ost.
signal deeds Of indiriducl kcroiSm and ScD-
sacrifice occurring under their personal OBJ
Serration tchac in the sercicc, either 5y land
or sea. during the trcr or 1851. The collection,
1rhen completed. tril form a splendid monu-
men to the proircss, patriotism and chirdlroUs
magnanimity Of the american soldier. Thus
those heroes trho, by their iHdieidual deeds Of
daring. added lu4tre and enthusiasm to the
conftct-Some IN distinguished and others in
humble roles-trRi find their true place In The
loriagGHd ddmiriHg hearts or q united nation.
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1t may be taken as a rule that women who
are favoritcs with men, are very seldom favor.
ties with their own sex. Wherever women
congregate, and other women are under dis.
cussion, mems favorites are named with that
tone of disapproval and disdain, which infers
something not quite proper-something unde-
sirable In the position. II specific charges arc
made. the "FaYorite" win probably be called
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ing the plain girls whom she despsed, become
hunored wives and mothers. and possibly
leaders in that set of the social world, OF
which she still makes one Of the rank and He
OF spinsterhood. Her disappointmonts in
spite of her careful concealment of them, tell
upon her physique; She sees the waning OF her
powcc, and the approaches of that winter Of
discomfort, which wasted opportunities is sure
to bring.
spurrcd with sense Of haste, by some un.
happy slight, she perhaps unGdyisedly marrles
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TOLD BY Ck2TAIN GEORGE P. GINGER.

Thoreare different qualities Of physical cour-
age, Just as there are Of cloth. There are men,
and have seen them. who. in company, would
rush with a shout upon battery, but who II
alone, would be incapable of anything like
reckless daring. Lieutenant Kupp, of the
Eighty Eighth Pa. Volunteers, was a tall, lank,
slab-sidcd young man, who spoke but little,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-17
TOLD BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN F. LACEY

T.
"reminiscences of deeds Of bravery of the late
war usually embrace only acts of Chiyalry in
battle.
have seen so many instances Of cool daring
under fire that It Is hard to single one out
Of the number.
/ At such times the excitement of the moment
| the pride of distinction, the admiration or ap-
| plause Of comrades brace up soldiers nerves
TO deeds of herosm.
When NapOleon's attention was called to the
| blanched cheek Of a soldier who was marching
up in the face of a battery he said, There Is u
brave man. he knows and realizes fully his
danger, but yet he faces t."
will relate simple ncdant Of an act Of In.
| tent herOism after II battle was over. Jenkins
Ferry, Ark, April 80, 1864, was bloody field,
and Ruben COOmes, Of Co. 60" sd Iowa
fought as galantly as any Of his comrades.
HIS captain, \, !. COmstOCk, was dangerously
| wounded, ana II LETT without proper care was
Bure to die. Nothing but tender nursing by a
careful friend could save him. General Steeles
army was about to continue It's retreat TO Little
Rock, and Capt. COmstoCk must be left to fall
into the hands of the enemy.
lie asked If any Of his company would volun.
teer to stay with him Had II fOrlOrn hone
been called for 10 lead charge many would
have disputed for the place Of honor. But to
fall into the enemys hand meant that when
tho service Of the nurse WAS no longer needed
the soldier would be sent to the prison pen Of
Tyler, Texas. In 1861 the horror OF prison life
was u nightmare to the Union soldier.
Mr. COomes came forward, said he " cannot
uOtudteer to remain here, my family at home
arc very dear 10 me, and II / should never re.
turn from the enemy lines, they would feel
that had sacrificed my life which belongs to
them as much us tome But let me be detailed
and then my service will become matter OF
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7HE FAVORIEBS OF MEN.
Such Women are Seldom Favorites with
Their Own Sex.

The Two Kinds Of Women that Please Men
Those the Latter Flirt With are Not the
Ones They Marry-The Winter Of Discon-
tent that Follows Wasted Opportunities
Telling Words from Mrs. Amelia E. Barr.
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We had been ont for three days, without sec.
ing trace of the enemy, and when we went
into camp the third evening, our Mexican
scouts, very skilful, but far from reliable. as |
soon learned. reported that there was no armed
enemy within days march. OF course we
took all the guard precautions, but the most
timd did not dream Of an attack should say
here that all Carson's enlisted men and many
OF tho officers were native New Mexicans.
There was a hint of day in the cast. the next
morning. when our plckets fired. and came
rushing into camp, shouting at the top Of their
voices: Los Texicanos! Los Texicanos!" and
many leaped on their horses without waiting to
saddle, and dashed away.
Fortunately our camp was surrounded by
masses of volcanic rock that made an excellent
natural defence and hurying behind these
we opened such FIRE on the Texans as arrested
the onset and forced them to fall back to the
protection of similar rocks about three hun.
dred yards away; our camp had been in the
intervening space.
Anumber Of our men had been killed and
wounded before we could get under cover,
and among the latter was a bugler of Pfeiffer's
regiment, a handsome lad OF sixteen. The day
that followed was bstering hot, and the
buglcr, shot through the legs, began about
noon to call piteously for water. The poor lad
appeals were heart.rending, but to go to his
rescue meant death.
My Cod can't stand Pedro's cries any
longer This | heard from PfeifFer, and the
next instant he had loapcd over the rocks and
was hurrying to where the bugler lay.
The enemy fired and | expected to see the
gallant officer fall every moment. He reached
the bugler, stopped, and took him up in his
arms. The instant his purpose became known,
and he turned back, the enemy ceased firing.
Not only that, but as soon as the daring man
reached our linos tho Texans sent up an ap.
proving cheer, showing that, oven in the heart
Of battle they could appreciate an act of self.
sacrificing horoism. n. T. Willis.
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MRS. WATTs.-Are you anxious to cara u
good dinner, my poor mani
WEARY WA1KINs Not half as anxious as
am tor the dinner, ruth.
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FIRE AT Pollock. The DWELL
ing house Of Mrs. Stewart, with
all the furniture, etc., at Pollock,
on the H. G. A. & N. Railway, in
Grant parish, was entirely destroy
ed by fire last Friday night. The
roofs of two other houses were ig-
nited from the flames, but were for
tunately extinguished before any
material damage accrued. We are
informed that Mrs. Stewart has
been relieved by means of private
subscription, quite or nearly equal
to the amount of her losses. -Lou-
isiana Democrat.
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method Of Book Keeping is equal to ~ weeks
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certain conditions. Send for our FREE illus.
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neutrality-suspicious.. teachers. clerks. etc. rsport-
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The second annual session of
this school will come to q close on
the 22d day of June, under the able
and satisfactory management of
Prof Jos. Paul and his estimable
wife. It is designed to bring the
session to q close with the custom
airy exhibition exercises, for which
preparations have already begun.
By reference to the notice else
where it will be seen that an cleo
ton of three trustees for this school
is to be held to-day, June 2, in the
school room. Under its charter
the school has a board of seven
trustees, the present board consist
ing of DR.. J. F. Kelly, president,
b. G. Goodwin, G. h. Mcknight,
]. 81. McNeely, L. M. Townsend,
VIM. Knotzsch and Jas. A. Hyde,
with w. L. Richardson as secretary.
These trustees are elected alter
nately for two and four years, the
election being held every two years
in June, on the first Saturday. The
time of the three members of the
board first named above will ex-
pire to-day, and the election is for
three trustees in their places.