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Fox and Hounds.

For little way the pack follows
steadily upon the line, gaining. fast
Suddenly leading hound views 100
yards in front the beaten fox. He raises
his voice in frantic delight The rest
of the pack in turn catch sight of their
prey, and now, ravening together, dash
forward with crash of voices, with re-
newed pace and vigor. The fox knows
now that the end is very near, yet he
still holds his head straight and PRESSES
on. The sight, even to the hardened fox
hunter, is almost pathetic one Here
is no friendly ditch, no bush, no shell
ter Of any kind where the hunted
creature may set himself up at the last
and die at least with his back to the
wall. All is bare, inhospitable and
open. The pack flashes forward, one
hound three lengths ahead of his fell
lows. He is within five yards of his
prey. The fox suddenly faces round
with open mouth and barred teeth. The
big hound grapples him fiercely, receiv-
ing a nasty bite as he does SO. In an
other instant the whole pack are mingled
in one wild delirium. The death has
come. The huntsman gallops up, jumps
off his good chestnut, rescues the dead
and now tattered quarry, and, with the
field gathered round him, proceeds to
conduct the last rites in due form. -
Saturday Review.
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Resting on one knee at his side, General
Gordon read the letter.
Now please take out one and read it
to me. They are from my wife. wish
that her words shall be the last hear
in this world"
Resting on one knee at his side, Gen
eral Gordon, in clear tones, but with
fearful eyes, read the letter. 1t was the
missive of noble woman to her worthy
husband, whom she knew to be in daily
peril of his life, and with pious fervor
breathed a prayer for his safety and
commended him to the care Of the God
of battles. AS the reading Of the letter
ended General Barlow said: THANK
you. Now please tear them all up. l
woulf not have them read by others. "
General Gordon tore them into frag-
ments and scattered them ON the field
"shot sown and bladed thick with
steel" Then, pressing General Bar
lows hand, General Gordon bade him
goodby, and, mounting his horse, quick
ly joined his command.
He hastily penned a note on the
pommel of his saddle, giving General
AiCSodSO W "AS, cht
stated that he was still living, though
seriously wounded, and informing her
where he lay. Addressing the note to
Mrs. General Barlow, at General
Meade's Headquarters, he handed it to
one of his staff and told him to place a
white handkerchief upon his sword and
ride in a gallop toward the enemy's
line and deliver the note to Mrs. Bar
low. The officer promptly obeyed the
order. He was not fired upon. and, on
being met by Union officer who ad-
vanced to learn his business, he present
ed the note, which was received and
read with the assurance that it should
be delivered instantly.
Let us turn from Gettysburg to the
tapital, Washington, where, II years
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-23
WHOLE NO.. $50.
The World as 1t Is and Was,

The earth, which we find today
bright with varied hues, vocal with in
Vulnerable sounds, rich in fruits and
fragrant with odors lay for an almost
incalculable period of time destitute, or
all but destitute, of color, soundless
save for the noise of wave and tempest,
and with no promise as yet of the rich
profusion of vegetable and animal forms
that now diversity its surface and fill it
with the thrill and manifold activities
of life. We often speak of man as 1.-The
heir of all the ages, but not often,
probably, do we pause to realize the
significance of the word. We talk of
evolution, but seldom make any due eff
fort to grasp the plenitude and grandeur
of the thought. These senses of which
we have the use, and each Of which
brings different world within our ken,
whence are they? 1t seems so natural to
see, 1t seems so natural to hear, to
touch, to smell, TO TASTE that we forget
through what slow processes, by what
an incalculable number of slight accre-
tions and delicate notifications these
wonderful channels of knowledge and
sensation have been made for us. We
go back through the ages, and we come
to a sightless, voiceless world.
For period probably as long as all
the rest Of geological time the only
forms of life We're protozoa. Sight was
developed among the wonderful crusta-
ceans of the silurian period, but as yet
there were no organs of hearing. The
first stridulation of an insect wing was
heard (if it was heard) in the devonian
age, the birth epoch of the first verte-
brates-fishes-but long ages had to pass
before the first bee hummed over flow
er or the first butterfly fluttered its
wings in the sunshine Popular Sci
ence Monthly,
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later, General Gordon held with honor,
as now, seat as senator of the United
States, and was present at dinner
party given by Orlando b. Potter, a
representative in congress from New
York
Upon Mr.. Potter's introducing him to
a gentleman with the title of General
Barlow, General Gordon remarked,
Are you relative of the General Bar
low, "a gallant soldier, who was killed
at Gettysburg?"
The answer was, 81 am the General
Barlow who was killed at Gettysburg,
and you are the General Gordon who
succored me" " The meeting was worthy
of two such brave men-every inch
American soldiers.
l should add that ON receiving her
husbands note, which had been speed
lily delivered, Mrs. Barlow hastened t
the field, though not without dar 20
her person, for the battle was Il
progress. She soon found her hush
and had him borne to where he C !
receive surgical attendance.
Through her devoted ministrations he
was enabled to resume his command of
the Excelsior brigade and add to the
splendid reputation which it had
achieved under General Sickles, its first
commander.
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is limited to ~ hours. The remain
der Of the "a hours is spent within
doors. No one stood in dread of con-
tracing the disease, and no cases
occurred in which it was conveyed
from person to person. No special
precautions were taken by the ply
sicians and local authorities to pre-
vent contagion other than good ven
tilation of the living and bedrooms
AS in Colorado Springs, no cases of
the disease originated ct Davos..-
DR.. Clinton Wagner in New York
Medical Record.
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CON SUMPTION.
Medical Expert on the Dangers of Con-
tagion From the Disease.

Medical Expert on the Dangers of Con-
tagion From the Disease.
Knowing that there are more
cases of pulmonary consumption at
Colorado Springs in proportion to
Its population than in any other city
or town in the United States, and
perhaps in the world, wrote some
time ago for information to DR.. S.
e. Solly of that city, well known as
writer on consumption and clima-
tology, and whose experience in the
treatment of that disease has been
large and extends over a period of
many years. In reply received the
following:
1.-THE dangers of contagion from
a consumptive are so easily control
led that it is by no means necessary
to separate consumptives from
healthy persons. You ask me con-
corning my experience here. At
least third of our population are
consumptives. The town, which con.
tairs some $1,000 people, has been
established 20 years. An inquiry
made by disinterested physicians in
to the number of cases of consump-
ton that were known to have origi-
mated in the town resulted in re-
port of 20 in ALL Although it is
probable that our brilliant sunshine
and dry air more quickly destroy
the vitality of the bacilli than your
eastern atmosS here, yet in the poor
er lodging houses of the town there
are many i'll ventilated rooms, in
side or on the north side of the
building, inhabited by consumptives
and their families, where reckless
ness of expectoration and careless
ness of ordinary cleanliness are
marked features of their domestic
menage, yet cases of contagion do
not average more than one year" :"
At Colorado Springs the consump-
tives mingle with the other resi-
dents of the city On all occasions
at church service, theater, concerts
and in the overheated and crowded
rooms of private residences during
social functions. They reside in the
same hotels, boarding houses and
private dwellings with those not af-
1icted with the disease, and no at
tempt at isolation has been made.
Notwithstanding this apparent in
difference on the part of the local
authorities to the contagiousness of
the disease only 20 cases have origi-
mated in Colorado Springs in 20
years.
At Davos Platz, in Switzerland,
where l spent winter a few years
ago, very large number of con-
sumptiyes were staying The hotels
were crowded, and of the 1900
strangers in the village about 600
were consumptives. AT the hotel at
which, l staid there were about 12O
guests, about so of whom were con-
sumptives. AT Davos, during the
winter, the invalid's day for outing
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Just Like Him.

The Rev. Walter Cotton, author Of
"Ship and Shore" and other books, gave
most forcible illustration of the char
acter of an officer Oh board the ship tc
which he was attached as chaplain.
The officer was always meddling with
other peoples business and was seldom
in his own place. Consequently he was
most unpopular with the sailors.
One of them, goaded to unusual irri
tation, said one day, 81 do believe that
at the general resurrection the Iieuten.
ant will be found getting out of some.
body else's grave.
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An average shade temperature of 85
degrees during about ten months of the
year in Bangkok is accompanied for at
least six or seven of these by damp so
depressing that for many hours of each
day the grasshopper is burden and
sustained thought almost impossible.
The Siamese recognize the drawbacks of
their climate, and they seldom attempt
to do anything through the hottest
hours Of the day. The king sleeps
through those hours, reviving again
about O'Clock with the sudden cool
ness of approaching sunset. Cabinet and
court, and, in fact, every Siamese in
the land who can do as he pleases, fol-
lows the royal example in this, and the
cabinet sittings are held through the
night.
Even the sturdiest Europeans suffer
and degenerate if they persistently for
get that life i'll tropical plains must go
slower than at home. Many tombstone
in the Bangkok cemetery and some
nameless graves in the jungles and
swamps of the interior attest this fact.
A low level of vitality is SO inevitable
that the common Siamese excuse for
nonappearance, Mai sabai" ("Not
well"), creates no remark and no spe-
cial interest. The chances are that the
excuse is valid, but whether or no what
does it signify? In Siam it is quite nor
NAL to be i'll. l.-Contemporary Review.
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Grant and Ochiltree.

President Grant made Colonel Ochil-
tree marshal for certain district in
Texas. The colonel, however, did not
spend much of his time at home, but
went skylarking about the country
wherever his fancy led him. This
caused so many complaints to be filed
against him that at last the president
sent for him to come to Washington.
While waiting in the White House
reception room for his turn to see the
president, Ochiltree began reading re-
port of the preceding days races at
Saratoga and was surprised to see that
a horse bearing his own name, Tom
Ochiltree, had carried off second money.
When he faced President Grant, the
latter said he was sorry to learn that
an appointee of his should be in any
way derelict in his duty.
THE fact is, Tom, l can hardly pick
up paper that don't run across your
name," said he, land you seem to be
about everywhere except in Texas,
where you ought to be-"
General" said the Texan, with a
smile as radiant as a California sun
set, "if you'll read the papers today
you'll find that I carried off second
money at Saratoga yesterday and am
said to be in fine form and faster than
ever. See here"
And he showed the sporting page of
the paper i'll his pocket
"Am to blame" he said, "if, while
l am faithfully attending to my duties
at home, some confounded race horse
is disgracing my name about the coun-
try?"
The president thought not, and Tom
hurried back home and stuck to bust
mesquite awhile. Chicago Times
Herald.
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Mrs Newwed recently returned
home to find her lord and master dill
gently tearing up the contents of a
drawer.
why, Herbert, whatever are you
doing, she exclaimed-''t tearing up all
our old love letters? The idear'
But these are no good now, dear.
They only fill up the drawer. -
Eyes they are, and l want them.
Whatever made this sudden fit of tidi-
ness come into your head?"
'Only this, my dear: When l die,
some one who wished to break my will
might get hold of them and use them
to prove | was insane. Pearson s
Weekly,
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Curious Errors In Titles.

A publisher handed me, not long since,
postal card which he had received
from California. 1t read thus: Have
you any Treties on The Edable Frog"
Another treasured card in his pos
session, coming from South Dakota,
asks for a price list of his books, "espe-
cial.y the one that treats of Pharo" The
last word was at first spelled Faro"
and then corrected At the same
time that the publisher showed me this
card he told me that he had recently re-
ceived an order for copy of 1.-The Fair
Rose of the Bondage" As you have
guessed, the book referred to by the last
two writers quoted above was DR..
Charles S. Robinson's "Pharaohs of the
Bondage. Critic.
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How to Keep Awake.

The American in England affords
matter for much perplexity and aston
ishment to his English kinsmen.
A typical Yankee was being shown
over an old church wherein hundreds of
people were buried.
"A great many people sleep between
these walls, said the guide, indicating
the inscription covered floor with a
sweep of his hand.
Sop said the American. Same
way over i'll our country. Why don't
you get a more interesting preacher?"-
London Fun.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-23
IN CLASSIC BOSTON.
A Plantation Sermon That Was Indced
GeOgraphicaI Marvel

A Plantation Sermon That Was Indced o
Geographical Marvel.
1t is not often that plantation SER
mon delivered by oolored preacher is
heard in Boston church, but the Rev.
Dr. A. J. Gordon once listened to such
homily while sitting in judgment on
the pulpit style" of a negro minister
from South Carolina
DR.. Gordon and committee from the
white church which supported the COL
ored mission had entered the meeting
house little late and found the preach
or delivering his sermon on the words
in the Eighty-seventh Psalm, "And of
Zion it shall be said, TSis and that man
was born in her. The preacher was
making clear the thought that wherever
mans home might be, his spiritual
birthplace was in Zion. Said he:
"Let us go to de city OBJ Charleston,
an hubberin ober dat wicked city, let
us shout down to de Lords children.
'Whar war yer born?' An dey will hol-
Ter back, 'We'se born in Zion!'
AN den let us 60 on to Richmond an
ask de brederen dere, 'Whar war yer
born?' An dey will say, too, 'We'se born
in Zion. -
The preacher passed on from city to
city, followed by the audience, who ex.
pressed their excitement by swaying
back and forth, until he reached Green.
land, and the Christians ''libbin in dat
benighted Ian" were asked, "Whaf
war yer born?"
"An now, brederen," he continued,
"let us go to de north pole. an twinin
our legs round de pole, let us lift up
our voices an cry, 'Whar war yer born?'
An de Christians dere will shout back,
'We'se born in Zionp
The visiting committee, who had
thought the preacher had reached the
end of his journey, were astoniaAed.
For the preacher, after physical, not
rhetorical, pause-his wind had given
out-shouted, "Brederen, let us go on
to de east pEer'
That flight broke down the impassive
Gordon. The committee saw the self re-
straint Of their usually very dignified
pastor give way as though struck by a
glacier. He laughed and laughed, and
1t was some time before he obtained full
self control Youths Companion.
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just Do 1t.

Evadne, after failing many times to
reach a desired goal, arrives at this
conclusion: Just do thing and don t
talk about it. This is the great secret
OF success in all enterprises. Talk means
discussion, discussion means irritation,
irritation means opposition, md opposi-
ton means hindrance always, whether
you are right or wrong. 80 Heavenly
Twins"
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One of Ian MacIaren's.

Ian Maclaren tells of parishioner of
the late DIR. Norman McLead who, on
her husband falling i'll with typhus fe-
yer, called in another clergyman.
"Why didn't ye fetch your own min
ister?" was asked. "De'ye think, was
the woman's reply, 1--WE would risk
Norman with typhus fever?"
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His Limitations.

"Poor soulr' exclaimed the sympa-
thetic housekeeper. What ever drove
you to this way of making living?"
''That's long story, mum" replied
Tuffold Knutt, reaching for another
doughnut "an l can't talk ON empty
stummick. Chicago Tribune.
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The Oldest lock in existence is the one
which formerly secured one of the doors
OF hinevek. 1t is gigantic affair, and
the key to it is nearly 81 feet in length
and of the thickness of q four inch drain
tile.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1897-10-23

val OF new goods.
of gen'l merchandise IS
because your trade is
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order to get it we will always carry just what
In so doing, we rely upon the goods, and
their matchless prices to supply the thing
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-15
l.OCAE. i:IsEyaTIES.
Minor 1ECntion OF Various RInttora OF
InterGRr.

Mr.. Sam Kahn Is In New York for
two weeks recreation.
Rev. DR.. Wharton is at Philadelphia
called there by the Illness Of his SON
lt. ~. K" wants to buy a small farm
cheap for cash. See ad. in special col
umn.
AN onen air gospel meeting was held
last night at Main and Church streets
by Rev. X. w. Webb.
Mrs. John Taylor McNair and tlaugh-
ter left Tuesday evening for Toronto.
Can, FOR some weeks visit
The pupils OF LGpworth NJ. e. Sunday
school enjoyed q delightful lawn party
Mt the foot OF Yarmouth street last even
ing.
The quarterly meeting Of the TTarbor
commissioners. that was TO have been
held yesterday, has been deferred to the
2Sth.
ally appreciated by truckers as tine cool
weather following, prevented excessive
evaporation OF the moisture.
Following visitors registered at the
Cotton Exchange yesterday: Mr.. c.
Henry Cohen, Of Augusta, Ga. MIR. Ed
ward Alsion, OF Henderson, N. c.
Keeper Howell. OF the Cape Henry
light, was in town to-day ell route tc
Richmond. Mr.. Howell says that an
'1N ~ alsS pi auo Nl"ltOFS inspect Tie l1S'li t.
house each month
There will be n meeting OF the officers
ana Executive Committee Gncluding the
Ladies' Advisory Bonrd) OF the Norfolk
Lyceum at the Norfolk Library this
evening at 6:30 o'clock
The Richm0rl excursion OF the First
Baptist Sunday School. OF this city, was
well patronized yesterday. Twenty eight
Wcll-filled passenger coaches left the
Norfolk and Western depot laden Will,
pleasure seekers.
Mr.. John j. Montoto, who has been
here Tor some time installing the Vir-
Einiants magnificent now Hoe perfect
Ing press. will leave this evening for
New York Vin the Old Dominion steam
er York town. 0
Mrs, NJ w. Mason and daughter, Miss
Nellie lNaVe returned home after an e,1.
! tended Northern tour of three months
Ai'. Guy Mason, who has been at.
| tending college in West Virginia, re-
turned with them.
The British steamship Avonn, froa,
sacoln. to London, that put in here
TO coal, was surveyed yesterday by the
underwriters. She was found to have
too much deckIoad, and was compelled
TO remove part Of 1t TO comply with the
insurance requirements
The Rev. William r. Savage, Dastor
Of the Episcopal Parish IN Princess Anne
county, who has been undergoing throat
treatment in New York CITY, will re-
tu1m this week and occupy his pulpit
next Sunday in Eastern Shore Chanel
near Oceana.
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ANNEXATION REC0srMENDtp
ScEatc Foreign Committee Agrees to
Rrport thc REn nirnifnm Trcnt.

Washington. July 1i.--'rhc Senate Com
mittcc on Foreign Rotations agreed To-day
to support 4 resolution for the ratiiication
OF the Hawaiian annexation treaty with
out amendment.
OF The eleven members Of the commit
tee, only seven were present. These wero
McSsrs. Davis, Culom, Foraker Clark
III organ, Turpic and Daniel, and Of 1hcsn
all but McssrS. Tmpc and Daniel east
their votes for the resolution OF rat iflca-
ton. Senator Eryc'S vote was also on
In that interest by Senator Davis, Mr.
Frye having left instructions to this cf-
feet
Senators Daniel and Turpe did not tal5f.
n positive stand III opposition to tho trcn-
ty, but both expressed tho opinion thai IL
was not eHpcdcnt nor consistent with the
vast Importance of the subject that the
treaty should be pressed o Immediate con-
sidcration, and that II the Senate was nor
to take the subject ND 1T the present .l,s-
sion, the better course would be to leave
II IN com!nittcc until the Senate should
be prepared to proceed with It's considcra-
ton.
Senator Turnic expressed himslr as in
clncd to favor the treaty, but said ;Nnt
no thought it should be amended. lie
the suggestion that the majority would
consider il preferable to have tho amend
mentS offered N tho Senate.
Senator Davis. chairman or the Foreign
Relations committee. later reported tho
action Of tho com mHnittce to the Senate J;
There was no reference to the report
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-15
VENED QUESTION SETTLED.
PRESIDENT 'TyIcr's Granddaughter AD-
pointed Postmaster ut Courtinnd.

Washington, July Jt.-MisS Mattic II
Tyler, granddaughter of the former
PRESIDENT of the United states, was to-
DAY appointed postmaster at Courtlund,
Va. The selection ends {. long con-
test, in which Miss IIyler cam, here
and presented her claims in person To
Postmaster General Gary and Fourth
Assistant l'ristOW. During the TYLER
administration the President In the
course Of IL trip picked UP Il child in his
arms and remarked: That's a bright
little boy" That boy is the present
Postmaster General, who, after the ad-
visers of the administration in Stat te
patronage had failed to reach an
agreement to-day, settled the poS.toffice
ease for himself The Office pays 1856
per amnun. Hiss Tyler succeeds Eu-
gene g. Barrett
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deficiency bill, which came over from the
Senate to-day.
Mr. Hepburn (Rep), OF Iowa, asked If
he would not permit separate vote on
the amendments relating to armor
pla te.
Mr. Cannon replied that the House
would be given an opportunity TO ex-
press its opinion on that subject and
with this assurance Mr.. Hepburn with
drew his request.
The motion prevailed, and Messrs.
Cannon, Northway and Sayers were APP
pointed conferces.
AIR. Perkins Rep.),, Of Iowa. asked
consent for the considcra ton of q reso-
luton to print additional copies Of the
temporary rules Of the Tifty-f1fth House.
Mr Simpson PopD, of Kansas, called
attention TO the fact that Mr. Hcnder-
son, az the opening of the session, had
announced that within thirty days q
complete revision of the rules would be
submitted to the House. Where was
that report, he asked. Anyhow, he said.
the House seemed to have little use for
Il set of rules. This remark caused
some merriment. Finally MI Bailey
objected to the publication OF the tenn
poraTy rules.
On motion of Mr. Cannon the House
at l2:3e y. n, by vote of II to LOG,
adjourned until Tomorrow.