Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-03

Assistant Secretary of War. He was de l lighted with the ssgscity shown In then and carried them at once to Mr. Lincoln As Hon. B. F. Wade has testified, MT. Lin coln was convinced that the plan devised by Miss Carroll was the true one. He dis patched Mr. Scott to consolidate the west ern armies for the campaign and went him self to St. Louis to hasten the completion of the gunbosts.
 The campaign was gloriously successful and there was much discussion as to ftf authorship both in the Senate and the House. To these discussions Miss Carroll often listened, hearing her plans attributed to one distinguished general after another perhaps to her amusement. She, and al who were in the secret had been strictly charged not to divulge 1t, lest the fact that the campaign had been planned by wo- man should be prejudieisl As woman know nothing about military matters, and very little about anything else, 1t was feared that the troops might object to moving upon the lines 90 marked out for them and characterization and disaster might result.
 After the war was over the matter was brought before congress, and in 1871, 2 Howard being chairman. made a most thorough investigation Unequivocsl per sonsl testimony was given, and many let ters from prominent men bore additional witness to Miss Carroll's authorship of the campaign and to the powerful influence of her writings upon the border states. The committee reported in her favor in the strongest terms, recommending that bill for acknowledgement and recompeuse should be passed by congress, as Miss Car roll has herself borne all the expenses of har a-l har sn- xfoa the results of the war had left her in i'm poverished circumstances.
 And then the case rested.
 Ten years later the case was taken up again by Q military committee of the house. The report was, If possible, more strongly in her favor than was the first, and a most convincing letter from MT. Wade was appended to 1t. This time the claim was ''obstinstely Ignored" Since then innumersble petitions have sent to Conaress, but all were of none effect, ard Miss Carroll, who was 8 middle aged wo- man when she gave time and strength and all the energies of her mind to the service of her country, was ssddened in her needy old-age by these repeated disappointments She was supported and cared for by her sister, but the time came when both wore in poverty. Then the women's papers took the matter up, and the woman's columns in mems papers. and the result was that women began to oontributute to the needs of these two and they were saved from the almshouse.
 It Is now probable that the Government will be reused to consider Miss Carroils case and her deserts. The Spolistion Claims were paid to the great-great-grsnd- children of the original claimants, long after those patient and disappointed ones had crumbled to their original dust: per haps in hundred years from now Con- gress will take up the Carroll claim, in- vestigate it once more, become convinced of its genuineness, and pass bill for her relief.
 But recognition and gratisude as sx- pressed in grave stone, are of very littls value to the one 30 recognized.
 ROOM ENOUGH HERE.
 Here ia an occupation which, it seena, would be delightful to the patient, dsft- handed woman, as they who love scientific pursuits are quite sure to bs. It seems strange, by the way, that more young women do not seriously take up the study of botany, as it is altogether fascinating in itself and affords an opportunity to do useful and remunerative work.
 Miss Ella NJ. Derry, a Wellesley college graduate, is one of the most thorough botanists in this country, and one of the few women whose profession 1t Is to mount microscope slides for botanists, geoJogists and psthologists. During the summer she gathers her material and winter finds her busy at her work in her microscopioal lab oratory in Boston. Note this, young women who are fond of such studies and hov doI -hof sional sphere shall be, that she Is one of the few who are engaged in such work. The hint may be of use to you and you are welcome to 1t.
 SPEAKING UMBRELLAS.
 Another Hong felt want" if the tale bs true, has been filled at lest, as wants usu- ally are after the world has been kept wait ing long enough.
 Ever since umbrellas came into common use succeeding generations have desired long and died without the sight of umbrel- las that could be depended upon to remain in the places where they were deposited, instead of attaching themselves to stran- gers and walking off contentedly with anyone who extended a hand to clasp them.
 Umbrellas are fckle in their friendships; they have no sense of locality, and, unlike other domestic animals, they know not their masters crib. but submit to being cribbed by anyone who takes advantage of their easy going dispositions.
 But the umbreslls of the future-per- hsps 1t Is already the umbrella of the present-will be of different makeup. It will not appear to differ outwardly from the ordinary species, but will be more bulky ga to the handle. This Is to be expected, since the handle contains @ compact photograph, with 6 multiplying rsverberstor, which will enable 1t to be heard the length of a street car, or hotel vestibule, or church parlor When the owner puts down his umbrella he switches combination lock arrangement and as soon as it Is picked up the pohnograph recites its little speech. Sometimes 1t says politely, "Exouss me. think you are making @ mistake" or, more bluntly, "This isn't yours." They will even be heard to exclatm, "Go 'wayl Lsnme slone," or. very forcibly, "- - -! --i III" Of course the courtesy or harshness of their language will depend upontha good breeding or moral character of the owner. This phonograph attachment renders an umbrella almost ab solutely non losable, to the great conven. fence of the owner, and thus also will be enumerated the errors and losses caused by the umbrellas too fscile and iokle temperament. HILARY.