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service. Gen. Otis served az Lieutenant
Colonel of the 22d U. S., from July, 1865, until
February, 1880. when he became Colonel Of the
Goth U. s. In 1899 he was created Brigadier-
General.
BEDoLL.-At Poplar Bluff, Mo-, Joseph A..
Bedoll, Lieutenant Co. A. 12sth U. S. C. T.
THoMas.-At Galesburg, Mich, Preslee
Thomas, 29th Ohio aged 60.
EcKHAET.-At Maxwell, N. NJ. David Eek
hart, Co. A, Cd Kan. Cav. and a member of Z.
K. s. Candy Post. 26. Trinidad. Colo
BELL--At Trinidad, Colo, John Bell, Cap
tain, Co. F. 33d Iowa, aged II. He was a Past
Commander of Candy Post.
EDwARDs.-At Trinidad Colo, Charles Ed
wards. Co. II, 7th o. S. and Co. a, 5th T. g.
SMITH.-At scarboro, Tenn, Charles NJ.
Smith, Co. X, 5th East Tenn. Inf, and mem
Der of r. X. Loeket Post, 81, Department of
Tennessee.
Deaths in the National Military Home, Ohio.
Comrade c. II. Crittenden, National Military
Home. Ohio, writes that the following deaths
have occurred Jas. T. Rodgers, Co. \. 4th Ohio
Cav; Martin Murphy, Go. c, 4th Pa Cav. John
H. Crawford, Co. d, 10Th III. Cav; VIM. Robin
son. CO. L, 57th Pa; las. Horne-. Co. d. 18th u
S.; Jas. J. Bell. Co. G. 1st Iowa Dav.; Aag. Kun
kle, Co. G. 9th Ohio; James Struthers, Co g.
81 III. Cav; John A. Marshall, Co. G., 22d Pa.
Cav; Daniel Hennemier Co. X, 10th Ohio;
Martin Lehman, Go. a. Sth Ohio Cav; Joseph
Dagnatt. Co. /, 2d Pa. Fl. A.; VIM. A. Smith,
Co. K, 63d Pa; Vim. Meyers, Co. ID, Cd Mo. Re-
serves; Lewis Richardson, Co. Z. 23d KY.
John Winterstein Co. Il, 9th Mich; ohm
Rohof 1884 n. Y; Henry Keebler. Co. H.
5th Conn; Charles Martin Co. II, 165th Ohio ;
John Buckley. Co. F. 110th Pa; James w.
Lemon. Co. c, 8th Ind; James MCGOWAN, Co.
A, 18Th Ind; Grafton Ward. Co. A, 56th Ohio;
Charles Monsoon, Co. II. seth N. Y; Martin
O'Flarety, U. S. Navy John Sheldon, Co. +,
I'd w. Va; Milton Earnhart, Co. F, 18th Ohio
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MUSTERED OUT.

CoLE-At Paola Kan, Elisha Cole, Lieu
tenant, 1st Mo. J.. A. Comrade Cole enlisted
III June, 1861, and served until October, 1865.
DoUGHERTY.-At Paola, Kan, Thomas
Dougherty, I'd Mo. Cav. Comrade Dougherty
enlisted i'll April, 1862, and served until Octo-
Der, 1865.
WALsH.-At Fremont, Neb., William Lamb
Walsh. Sergeant, CO. II, 10Th ILL.,, aged g.
Comrade Walsh enlisted June 10, 1861, and was
discharged Oct Is, 1868 on Surgeons certif-
cate of disability.
ALDRIcH.--At Fitchburg, Mass. Nathan
Howe AldrIch, Co. b. SD Mass, aged co.
CARRoLL.-At Medicine Lodge, Kan, VIM.
II. Carroll, Co. L, 7tli Iowa. and member of
Eldred Post, ia.
THoMPsoN.-At Beaver Center, Pa, James
Thompson Co. X I'd Pa Cav, and member of
John w. Patton Post, 246, Springboro, Pa Com
rade Thompson also saw service in the Mexican
War
PRIcE.-St. AIMS Hospital, Juneau, Alaska,
Aug l6, Oliver Price, Co. f.. 1st Ore, aged 62.
Comrade Price was native of Illinois.
BRADEN.-At Indianola, Iowa, Rev. George
w. Braden, Co. e, sth ILL.,, aged 81.
GAZAD-At Reynolds H., DIR. James Cazad,
aged 81. DR.. Cazad enlisted in July, 1862, in
Co. +, 93d H., and was appointed Hospital
Steward; promoted Assistant Surgeon, and
during the Atlanta campaign and march to
the sea was acting Regimeniai Surgeon.
LAyERTY.-At Worcester, Mass, Robert F.
Laverty, Co. ], 18th Mass, aged so. Comrade
Laverty enlisted juno g. 1861 and served until
Jan. 49, 1863, when he was discharged on ac-
count of disability
BucK.-At Folsom, Cal, Henry Buck, Co. C,
Goth lll.,.aged S.
oris.--At San Diego, Cal. Gen. Ewal S.
Otis, U. 5. A., retired. In the volunteer service
he was Captain and Lieutenant Colonel, 140ih
n. Y, and was bTevetted Colonel and also
Brigadier- General for gallant and meritorious
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HELP WANTED OF EITHER SEX.

We take pleasure in calling your attention to
the advertisement of Mr.. Grip, the we'll
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If you will promise to work faithfully, Mr..
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.

The scene of this story of the war period is
laid in the Seuthern Alecany Mountains. The
hero Henry Clay Pollock. is sturdy young
mountainerr; the heroine, Miriam lnruie,
tho daughter of Robert lnrule. one of the
descendants of the honest, hardy men VINO
penetrated into the mountains, and amid rio-
neer harlsfips and dangers located rude but
com Portable homestead Mrs. lnruie IS an
invalid IIrrule and ms family are intensely
loval and religious. Secession has already
startled the country, and Fort Sumter mas
fallen.
The narrative onens with young Miriam
engaged in spinning the veranda of her
fathers house She is interrupted by the
arrival of Elder Stornmont, Methodist circuit
rider Later Miriam's sweetheart Pollock,
arrives. The two expect 10 be married III
few months.
Col Rhea q bitter Secessionist and slave
owner also comes, with his overseer, Sam
Griggs, a man of low instincts and rufbaniy
appearance A political discussion follows be-
tween Inrnle Stornmont. and Pollock on the
one side and Rhea on the other Rhea goes Oh
enraged at the loyal expressions of the others
and vows 10 teach them their duty.
After his departure, Elder Stornmont, IN
solemn way, predicts a period of dread civil
strife. When evening comes. band OF Seces-
sionists of the class known as Sang dlgeefs, led
by Jim Hoskins dash by the house and fire
g shower of bullets over it, the while hootlng
and yelling. Pollock dashes out and unhorses
two of the men and the rest run away.
That nigh: as the lnrues sit around the
great fireplace, Sally Hoskins appears with her
babe in her arms, and says she has left her
husband. Jim, because of his continual ILL.,
treatment and begs to be allowed to stay and
work out her living with the lnrules; other
wise she will drown herself and child. She is
allowed TO stay ali night.
Next morning Inruie's sons and plncky
Miriam escort Pollock over the mountains
bomeward. As they anticipate, Big Jim Hos
kins and his brothers attempt TO ambush Pol
lock- bnt are scared away. Col. Rhea and the
JEFF Davis Guards thy 10 dispense mass meet
ing of the mountaineers at MI. Gilboa the fol-
lowing Sunday, and fail.
Sol Blenker an old man, keeps stillery,
and is enc of the leaders among the Sang
diggers of Chinkapin Cove Jim Hoskins and
others are gathered one morning az his place.
Hoskins threatens to thrash Elder Stornmont
The Elder suddenly appears, and when Jim
attacks him settles the affair by one powerful
blow.
After the Elders departure Griggs,
rebel Captain. enlists the whole parry willy
nilly. Next day they try to arrest young
Pollock, who is with the lnru!e boys and
Miriam. Griggs gets bullet in the ribs aud
his crowd fees.
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GAR. Sleeve Buttons.-These Sleeve
Buttons are no cheap imitation.
The disk is pearl-tinted enamel, and upon
its face in raised work of heavy rolled gold
plate, is the eagle cannon and cannon-balls
constituting the upper portion of the Grand
Army badge, with the letters GAR. en-
graved in scroll beneath. The setting is
also of gold plate. and by pressing on spring
the button can be taken apart, thus making
it easy TO adjust it in the cuffs. In short, it
is one of the most handsome, useful and
valuable pieces of jewelry that has yet been de-
vised. Sent to any address, postage prepaid
For a club of THREE new subscribers.
No. 5. National Watch Chain.-We
have had made specially for subscribers
Watch Chain which is to be a token of per-
sOnal service by lis wearers in defense of their
country. In the center is the star of the
Grand Army and on either side are the crossed
cannons. 1t is made of heavy rolled gold,
warranted for 10 years constant wear.
This fine chain will be sent as a premium
for a club OF Id yearly sub.
scribers.
Noe Victoria GAR. Chain. The
cut shows the latest noye!ty for wives and
other fair relatives of IA r. comrades.
1t is 14-karat rolled gold plate, warranted
for 10 years constant wear. The charm is
beautifully engraved like the center of the
official GA. X. badge.
The ground is enameled in red and blue
with the figures in gold. This chain and
charm will be sent to any address, free, for u
club of nine yearly subscribers.
No. 100. 1.-THE Same Canteen"
Charm. No. 100 is an Old friend in new
dress, which needs no introduction. 1t is q
facsimile of an old eanteen carried from An
tetam to Appomattox. 1t is heavy rolled
gold plate, designed especially for us. IL is
sent, postpaid, as a premium for club OF
TWO yearly subscribers.
1t will look we'll on any veterans watch
chain.
At uDTprrrrr yxrnt;-oto, n ~
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a convenient rock. / aimed at majestic
look ing old ram with immense horns. Stimuli
taneously with my touching the trigger
they dropped out of sight as if the earth had
swallowed them up. Proceeding as near
the edge Of the precipice as was safe, and
looking down on the swale meadow below
i saw the flock feeding as though nothing
had happened. The sheep, / later learned
of the mountain hunters, drop from the
top of the crag and light on the butt Of
their horns in perfect safety.
had travelled two or three miles, perhaps,
at pretty lively gait, when / came on to
the old Government trail and found one Of
the train party lying on the ground at the
side of the road, resting. We concluded we
were ahead of a portion of the train. Billy
Ais was the wayside companions name.
We were jogging along east in the trail q
greater portion of the time. As We came to
the top of a hill we ran on to n wounded
antelope dragging his left hind leg, and three
large buffalo wolves about one rod behind
him. The wolves scampered Oft as they
noticed US.
] supposed the antelope was one the party
mad wounded in the early bombardment.
We thought we could walk up in easy range
of him, but he kept out of range as if by
instinct. We drove him into small stream,
skirted by a thin fringe of young timber
and brush. We marked the spot where he
went into the brush, and / went down
stream and into the brush, and Billy up. We
agreed TO close in on the center. We were
about an equal distance apart above and
below. [ parted the brush with my left
hand, and was going near and up the stream,
when / heard something splash in the watet.
l saw the animal clanbering up the opposite
bauk. He turned to look in my direction
and l fired, the ball striking him in the
neck, killing him almost instantly. The
report of the gun brought Billy to the spot.
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After we had fixed up the buck for carrying.
Billy took his old Kentucky rifle, with q
wooden stock extending to the end of q
long barrel, put one end of it through ina
loop formed by tying the fore feet of the
buck together, and we had our trophy ON
our shoulders.
We caught the wagon-train, AMI reaching
camp, the party, summing up the days sport,
found that they had killed nine antelope.
After supper, pipes were lit and the Incl
dents of the day gone over, all in royal good
humor. -" TAMARAC," Redwood Falls,
Mimi.
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Compliments.

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not do without your paper for four times its
cost.
J. NJ. Healey, Co. /, 169th n. y, New
York City: When read your noble paper it
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SONS OF VETERANS IN THE CITY.

Jesse r. DUNCAN. Somervile, N. j.. Com
mander of the New Jersey Division, Sons of
Veterans. Brother DUNCAN is lawyer.
Wallace J.. Vanderbilt, Somervile, n. j.,
railroad telegraph operator.
Henry Z. Wyckoff, Raritan, n. J.
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was Child. she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
W0en she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
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VETERANS IN THE CITY.

Anthony Langenbach and daughter, Clarence,
Mo. Comrade Langenbac served in the 2lst
n. Y, and is a hardware merchant.
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Evening star., 1897-03-04

a two-room log cabin and even before his
election to the Senate he had become promi-
nent enough to be proud of the fact and for
the newspapers to publish pictures of the
cabin. Senator Clay graduated from coll
lege in 1876, and after that studied law and
was admitted to the bar. He made sue
cess in his practice and gained local promi-
nence in politics. He was first elected to
the Georgia legislature in 1884 and from
that time took conspicuous part in the
legislature, being elected speaker of the
lower house in 1888. In 1894 he was made
chairman of the state democratic executive
committee and made a reputation in that
position. which he held during the recent
campaign as well. He is good talker but
not man of great experience in national
affairs.
Senator Don Cameron. sedate and silent,
Is succeeded by a man just thirty-six years
old. Senator Boies Penrose has long been
Senator Quays lieutenant: now by the
grace of politics and the power of the ma
chine" he is his colleague and associate in
the United States Senate. If what the
friends of Mr. Penrose say about him is
correct he will not shine altogether in a
reflected light. He is said to be pretty near
ly the peer of Quay a shrewd politician.
and to possess apersonality of his own. He
is spoken of as indolent. but able. few
years ago he graduated from Harvard at
the head of his class and he has reputa-
Evening star., 1897-03-04

as law student by Willard Salisbury.
rem chancellor. In all his undertakings
ne displayed great energy. and soon made
success in law and in politics. For some
years he was state librarian, and he rep
resented Delaware as worlds fair commits
democratic convention he was a delegate,
being q free silver man, and is now the
democratic national committeeman for
Delaware. He was elected to the Senate
Jrst before the close of the Fifty-fourth
Congress to fill a vacancy which had ex-
listed for some time.
Joseph H. Earle, the new senator from
South Carolina. will ii is believed by his
hosts Of admirers. take a high position in
the Senate. He Is a man of magnetic per-
sonal appearance and has a charm of man.
ner about him which will make him popu-
lar Senator Earle was born in Greenville,
S. c.. where he now resides. When a young
man he moved from there to Sumter, S. c..
where he studied law and began the prac-
tice of his profession. Previous to 1886 he
represented his county in the legislature
several terms and first attracted the at
tention of the state there by his earnest
work In 1855 he was the democratic can
dinate for attorney general and was elected.
He vas renominated and reelected in ISIS.
at which time Senator Tillman had begun
his agitation for reform in the state The
reformers held the balance of power I'm the
state convention in 1858 and offered the
gubernatorial nomination to Earle. He re-
fused it. saying he was pledged to the re-
nomination of Governor Richardson. Gen.
eral Earle served as attorney general until
1880, when Tillman made his appearance in
the political arena active candidate
for governor. Earle also came out as a
candidate for governor. The two men
stumped the state together. and the cam
paign IVES the most bitter ever known in
the history of the state. Earle'S conduct
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dash and impetuosity in politics he is par
ticularly strong. His name has frequently
been mentioned for the presidency and for
the vice presidency. but he has never been
actually a candidate before the convention.
During The convention in Chicago which
was a strong Fotakea demonstration, but
Mr.. Sherman was then a candidate from
Ohio ard Mr.. Foraker was supporting
him. In a sense. Mr.. Foraker and Mr..
Mckinl.y. who today enters the White
House. have been rtfal- figures in Ohio
politics
Mr. Foraker was thn son of well-te-do
farmer. While quite young he entered the
army during the-war of the rebellion, and
after the war WIS over graduated frorn
college and in tRe law. He soon became
active in politics.. and (his dash and yiyor
brought him to the front as leader
William Z. Mason, who succeeds Palmer
from Illinois, is not at all senatorial look
ing. He looks more. like the jolly, host
than the sober statesman. His is tho most
amable face in the Senate. He is essen
TALLY a popular r1an-a good fcllow-brigflt
experience in public affairs and gifted
with readiness of wit and of speech Mr.
Mason is a native of New York. He was
born in Callaragus county, that state. in
1850. He was the youngest of a family of
fourteen children nine OF whom were boys
In 1856 his parents moved to Bentonport
Iowa, where his father built the first hotel
in the town and became it's manager, and
when he died in 1860 young Mason develop
ed a decided inclination for books and
study, and after passing through the com
mon school course CT Bentonport with
great credit. at the age of fifteen ne began
teaching the district school In connection
with his school duties. N the capacity of
teacher. he at the same time underwent a
course at the College of Birmingham Iowa.
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fortune in navigation and mining enter
prises, and is interested in shipbuilding on
the great lakes. He is the employer of
thousands of men and the investor of mil
lions of money.
David Bennett Hill has passed from view.
He came into office a great democrat
the Il am democrat" He drops out with
an uncertain party standing, after a career
in the Senate which has been interes ting
and somewhat picturesque. During his
one term he has so impressed himself upon
the Senate to become one of it's features.
representing something unconventional and
antagonistic in the senatorial character.
An habitual politician. with now and then
flight into craftsmanship. he has been
without counterpart in the Senate.
His successor is the nearest approach
to counterpart. Thomas C. Platt ap-
pears to succeed Mr.. Hill and to preserve
In the Senate the character of skilled poll
tician with a strain ~ craftsmanship He
is expected to be about the sort of figure
in the republican ranks was Hill in
the democratic ranks. His more distinct
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involved than has ever before been that of
the chairman OF party national commit
tee. he has In a few months become a ma
donal character of great consequence. He
personihes the business man In politics
Prior 10 the opening of Mr.. McKfnley's
campaign for the republican presidential
nomination Dir. Hanna was unknown in
national affairs His management of this
personal campaign attracted attention to
him as a man OF genius in his way When
the republican national convention met at
81 Louis he was suddenly recognized az
the dominant force In that conyention
and national reputation he became al ance
the central figure. The most skillfuI poii
ticians OF the day were arrayed aeainst
MIN, but their skill availed nothing. They
there marked him for the manager of the
great campaign to follow. At once he he
came the chief political factor in the na
Hon Tne campaign was his to direct, He
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and certain classification in politics will
be as a PLAT man." He is a man widely
known throughout the country. and his
rame is regarded as synonymous with
craftiness, cunning and power in politics
His name Is associated with that of Quay
and in the minds of many he is the craft
Ter of the two. Before he came into the
Senate at the beginning of Garfield's ad-
ministration he was not known to the
country at large. He was not in the Sen
ate at that time long enough to make a
career in that body. He was seen by the
reflected light from Conkling and was
known as following Conkling in a fight
against Garfield, which ended in the two
New York senators restgning. The part
he was supposed to have taken in that
fight Is indicated by the appellation OF
"Me-too." which adhered to him for some
years afterward. The fact that the terri
bic political passions of the hour. in the
development of which these designations
We're a dramatic incident, excited a luna
tic to the assassination of the President,
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ton as business lawyer. He is over six
feet tall, has slow and languid air and
speaks with the Philadelphia drawl He
has a long face, high forehead. and his
mustache curls down over his mouth He
has popularity Of dress which will distin-
guish him-a long sack coat known in Phila-
delphia as the Penrose coat, and an old
men generally he has the reputation Of a
good fellow and among politicians he is
regarded as cold, skillful and without much
sentiment.
Richard r. Kenney of Delaware is about
forty-one years old and looks younger He
is a slender. .dark-complexioned man, with
an amiable countenance and q friendly
manner. He is a man who has worked his
own way In the world. His father was
farmer in Sussex county. Delaware. He
was educated at Hobart College, and in
1878 went to Dover. He was there received