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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
Pathetic War Story.

William Wilkinson, who was for
many years Jailer of Fayette County,
Kentucky, and who was noted for his
fidelity to truth related to Lexing.
ton Leader contributor the following
pathetic incident of heroism which he
witnessed shortly after the battle at
Richmond, KY, in 1852:
"a son of my friend, Hor. Cassius
NJ. Clay, was killed in the fight at Rich.
mond. andit was made my duty to visit
the battlefield to identify the body and
take it to his fathers home. While
riding slowly over the scene of the bat
tie I heard groans, which l was
sure came from cornfeld
near at hand. Looking down the
corn rows I soon discovered two
wounded soldiers lying about forty
yards apart. One was Federal and
the other y Confederate. A cannon
ball had broken and terribly msngled
both of the Confederate's legs, while
the Federal was shot through the body
and thigh.
"I am dying for water, 1 heard
the Federal say Just as I discovered
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

and was continually broodiny over
schemes to heal the breach between
the two families-heal the breach.
Else, how was to make Henrietta 80
much as seem conscious of my exist.
encep All this time my father watched
me SO closely that it made me nervous.
Guess that hurried things-guess it
did. Anyway, I was not very good
humored one morning, and when my
father said something about it l
wheeled round and told him all about
Garland's death and the things l had
done afterward, ending with the bold
statement that I loved Henrietta and
could not help it.
"To this day wonder that my fiery
old father did not fell me to the floor
with chair, for he was quick man
"A quick man. He stood and looked
Mt me pretty much as he would have
looked at cur that had dared to bite
him. Then he turned on his heel and
went away, took his hat and left the
house-went straight to the woods.
Needn't ask me how felt; mean
enough, that's certain, mean enough
mean enough. He didn't come
home to dinner, and did not eat any.
Toward night I saw him coming down
the spring hill from the direction OF
the family burying ground, and l
knew where he had been last, If not all
day. My elder brother had been his
idol.
"You can talk aboutbravery, but I
tell you it took bravery to make me
face my father at the supper table a
few minutes later. He said next to
nothing during the meal, and his hands
trembled when he passed the plates. l
do hope I'll never again feel like I did
during that meal. After it was over
the big horn was sounded, very un.
usual thing at such an hour, and the
hands from all over the plantation
came pouring up to tho house. They
gathered close about the back porch,
and the house servants and the family
we're on the porch.
81 felt like running-felt like run
ming; didn't know what on earth was
coming; felt like I was to be cursed
and sent from home. Father stood
close to the old water shelf, and here's
what he said, the words fairly burning
into me:
'''I have oallad you together to put
you on notice that the trou1lA hetween
Mr.. Grantland's family and mine is al
nm end. Hereafter there will be peace.
His family will dine here next Thurs
day and the day following his hands
and mine will have a barbecue in the
spring grove. You may go to your
places
"I can't tell you how we all dis.
persed; but amid the pleased eiacula-
tions of some of the servants found
myself wiping the tears off my face
before the whole crowd. Perhaps 1
was shedding tears because mother was
sobbing; never could bear to see her
cry.
"Well, this about ends my story.
The bag of gold dust and nuggets that
fell to me helped to buy this house,
young man. And you needn't think
we're lonesome when you pass by here
late in the day and see two old folks
sitting close together, for they're
Henrietta and me. We haven't been
enemies now for many years-many
years. - Waverley Magazine.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
THE GOOD TIM ES.

let's sing about the good times-the happy
times to be
As sing the rivers rippling on in music to the
sen.
As sing tho birds-they know not why-wheh
springime days begin;
So let us sing the sad times out, aud sing the
glad times in.
Let's sing about the good times, when every
cot and clod
Shall send benedicton to the living skies
of God.
When the world n brighter beauty and II
raror grace shall win,
And life shall sing the sad times out aud ring
the glad times in!
Let's sing about the good times! They'll
greet us on the way
A rose upon the mornings breast-a sun
throughout tho day;
When life springs like n blossom from the
color of the clod,
And the world rolls on in music TO the shin
Ing gates Of God,
Frank L. Stanton, In Atlanta Constitution
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
Kit Carson's Desperate Valor.

Once, in Arizona, saw Kit Carson,
backed only by my then inexperienced
self, ride down upon a whole band Of
Apaches and rescue Pah-Ute pris.
oner whom they had tied to stake
and were about to torture to death.
On riding over the crest of bluff one
morning, we came unexpected lily upon
this band and, OF course, would have
retreated at once had not Carson REQ.
ognized in the prisoner an old friend.
"It's a desperats venture" he said,
"but we'll at least try to save that poor
fellow. See the reds have discovered
us and are running off to get their
ponies IN order to give chase. Now's
our time! Keep close to me"
Carson was riding apowerful STALL
ion, and had an equally swift horse.
Without another word we dashed down
the slope at headlorg speed. reaching
the prisoners side in less than Ave
seconds. The man, already singing
his death song, was bound to the
stake simply by rawhide lariats passed.
around his waist, his legs and arms
being left free SO as to afford greater
sport to his torturers. Without dis.
mounting Carson cut these thongs
with single stroke of his knife; then,
he on one side and I on the other,
we caught the prisoner under the arm.
pits and bore him away between US
before the savages had got half way to
the grove where their ponies were
concealed. Almost in a twinkling,
amid a shower OF arrows, we had sur.
mounted the hill, and by the time the
first pursuing Indian appeared on its
crest were half mile away. Then
came the chase. Incumbered as we
were. the Apaches gained on us
steadily, and by and by the foremost
one, evidently the chief, came within
long rife range-a fatal mistake on
his part. Never slackening speed,
Carson half turned in his saddle,
threw up his rife with one hand, and,
seemingly without taking aim. brought
the warrior to the ground. This
somewhat checked the ardor OF pur-
suit, but still the redskins followed
us, mile after mile, until they and we
caught sight of a long cmigrant train
coming slowly over the eastern plain.
Then the whole crew fed precipitately.
We gained the train and were safe.
"Wasn't that close call, Kit?" l
asked.
"Nothing to speak Of" he coollY
replied. "With our repeating rifles
and four revolvers we could have kept
those hounds off oil day; and help
was sure to come before night, as we're
on the main line Of emigrant travel"
1t was by such deeds that Kit Car.
son won the hearts of all worthy per.
sons who knew him. No thought of
self, no consideration of personal
peril ever had feathers weight with
him when distress was to be relieved
or endangered captives were to be
rescued.-William Thompson, in New
York Sun.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
WHAT CONGRESS IS DOING.

The FortiAcations bill was passed and
amendments to the Monetary Conference bill
were concurred In.
Members OF Congress will receive no mile
age for the extra session OF Congress, the
law authorizing 1t only for the regular
sessions.
The President sent to Congress the COM
plete report OF the Worlds Columbian Ex-
position commission. The report Is extremely
voluminous, the typewritten pages filling i've
large boxes.
Mr.. Richardson, OF Tennessee, secured the
passage OF joint resolution through the
House providing that copy OF the Congress
sional Record shall be furnis he'd, upon up
plication, to each newspaper correspondent.
The President transmitted to Congress n
communication from the Secretary OF State
and accompanying reports from the United
States diplomatic and consular officers on
the passport regulations OF foreign countries.
Mr.. Cummings, from the Committee on
Library, reported favorably to the House the
bill appropriating S1O0, 900 to aid In the erec-
tion OF q monument at Fort Greene, Brook
lyn, In memory OF prisonship martyrs Of the
Revolutionary War.
Paintings, statuary and bologna sausages
were, at a meeting Of the Republican MEM
bers of the Ways and Means Committee,
taken from the free list and placed on the
uuabUiO itots AUG uuNJ III CdCu OfsSo WoS
fixed at twenty-five per cent. I'D valorem.
The bill introduced at the desire of the
wholesale tea merchants OF New York BY
Senator Hill and Representative Quigg
passed by Congress. Exact standards are to
be fixed and Inspectors appointed to prevent
the importation OF unwholesome or impure
teas.
The House Committee on Military Affairs
decided to report favorably bill TO- author.
ize the Board Of Managers Of the National
Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers to
establish q branch in Vermillion County,
Illinois. An appropriation OF s2oo, 900 Is
carried by the bill.
As a result of the proposition before the
Legislature OF Utah to place statue OF
Brigham Young in Statuary Hall OF the
Capitol, Mr.. Barrett (Rep., Mass. presented
to the House o bill amending the Sundry
Civil Appropriation bill so as to provide that
no statue shall be placed In Statuary Hall
until accepted by joint resolution OF Con-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
A Fight With a Grizzly.

The people of the State of Washing
ton, who still have the grizzly bear
with them, manage so we'll to keep out
of hand.to. o.hand struggles with that
formidable animal that such contests
are seldom heard of except in fiction.
But now and then some unwary settler
comes in contact with the grizzly, with
terrible results. The Wallawalla
Statesman records such an experience
on the part of Mr.. John Doud, of
Promised Land, in Wallawalla County.
Mr.. Doud was hunting in Wallapa
Canon when he ventured to fire his
only shot at large grizzly, and was
Immediately pursued by the animal,
one of whose legs had been broken by
the shot.
The hunter ran but not so fast as
the bear, Notwithstanding the animals
crippled condition. Mr.. Doud relied,
however, on the bears broken leg to
make the limb OF small pine.tree a
safe refuge for him, and perched him.
self on this with some. confidence. The
bear stood up on his hind legs beneath
the little tree, and just at that moment
the branch broke, precipitating Mr..
Doud into the bears extended paws.
Then came rough and. tumble fight,
in which the chances seemed to be
altogether on the side of the bear.
But a human being is formidable
antagonist, after all. Mr.. Doud sue.
ceeded in getting hold of his knife,
and with few happily directed blows
killed the bear.
But it is possible that his knife.
blows came too late. The hunter was
go badly injured that he could not
move. He lay upon the ground by
the bears side until scar ching party
found him next day, badly torn and
very far gone. Nevertheless, at the
moment of the Walls walla papers
publication hopes were entertained of
his recovery.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

suit for damages brought by n NJ.
Baudian against the great cab COM
pany Of Paris for injuries sustained
through being run over by one of its
vehicles has brought to light the fact
that Americans are just as much
averse to having their remains repose in
foreign soil as Cinnamon. NJ. Baudian
Is the chief and most fashionable EN-.
balmer of the French metropolis, has
been in the business for sixty years,
and declares that, in spite of his having
been paid large sums for embalming
royal personages, such rs the Emperor
OF Brazil and the ex-King Of Hanover,
it Is Americans who are his best and
most numerous customers, and who for
the past half-century have furnished py
far the largest portion Of his annual
profits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
Man ut His Best.

Said George Du Maurier once in o
private chat: 81 think that the best
years in q mans life are after he Is
forty. A man at forty has ceased to
hunt the moon. I should add that in
order to enjoy life after forty it is
perhaps necessary to have achieved,
before reaching that age, at least some
auccoaa
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

The latest estimate Of the population
of the globe is that made by NJ. DAM
freville. who places it at 1,479, 100, 900.
The number of inhabitants per square
mile in Asia is As; in Africa, 15; in
America. s: in Oceanica and the polar
regions. 3; and in Australia, /. The
yearly increase OF the population Of the
earth is about 8 to every 1000. At this
rnte the population Of the globe will
double every 139 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
hem. His words sounded as il they

them. His words sounded as il they
came from rarched mouth.
"I have some water in my canteen.
You are welcome to drink il you'll
come here, said the Confederate, who
had feebly raised his head from the
ground to look at his late ensmy when
he heard his pitiful cry for water.
"I couldn't move 10 save my life,
groaned the Federal, as he dropped
his head to the ground, while his whole
body quivered with agony.
"Then I bsheld an act of heroism
which held me spellbound until it was
too lato for me to give the assistance |
should have rendered. Tho Confed.
crate lifted his head again and took
another look at his wounded foe, and
1 saw an expression Of tender pity
come over his pain distorted face, as
lie said:
"'Hold out little longer, Yank.
and I'll try to come to you. Then the
brave fellow, by digging his fingers in
the ground and catching hold of the
corn stalks. painfully dragged himself
to the Federal side, the blood from his
mangled legs making a red trail the
entire distance. The tears ran down
my checks like rain, and, out of SYM
pathy for him, l groaned every time
he moved, but was so lost to every
thing except the follows hero;sm that
I did not once think of helping him.
"When the painful journey was fin.
ished he offered his canteen to the
Federal, who took it and drank eager.
ly, the water seeming to sizzle as it
passed down his parched throat. Then,
with deep sigh Of relief, he reached
ont to the Confederate, and it was
plain to see as they clasped hands and
looked into each others eyes that
whatever hate may have ranked once
in the hearts of these mon had now
given place to mutual sympathy and
love. Even while 1 watched them I
saw the Confederate's body quiver as
if in spasm of pain, and when his
head dropped to the ground l knew
that hero had crossed the dark river.
The Federal kissed the dead hero's
hand repeatedly, and cried like child
until I had him removed to the hos.
pital, where he, too, died the next
day."
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
ApOplexy in England.

Apoplexy has increased in England
in 9 very remarkable degree since
1850. In the sixteen year ending with
1865 there we're 457 deaths Of apoplexy
per l 1000, 900 inhabitants. Last year
year the ratio wa SIT ner 1000, 600.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

Depauw, Ind. is a town OF such
mixed tastes that society Aourishes
there and holds monthly meetings at
which the girls mend the boys "socks"
and the boys present boxes of candy
to them.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13
In LOVE WITH Ills ENEMY.
BY EUGENIA ID. BIGHAM.

WOULD rath e l
hear that old man
talk about his early
life than listen to
u play at a first
class theatre. said
an intelligent.look.
ing gentleman, ad.
dressing the hotel
clerk.
I glanced in the
1iract.iOnin1icated
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

Omaha is considerably excited over
the establishment of n new chicory
mill in that place. with capacity Of
900 bags Of coffee per day.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

1t having been found that the bullet
of the small-bore rifle now used by the
English army drilled hole in the ad-
vancing assailant so minute and so
clean that it failed to stop him in his
rush, and even left him ignorant for Il
time that he had been wounded at all,
the military authorities have now de-
cided to adopt new projectile, invent
ell by Captain Clay, which, by spread
ing and bursting the nickel shell, effects
terrible destruction Of the bone and
tissue perforated. OF course, this
sounds barbarous, and is calculated to
add to the horrors of war. But 1t must
be borne in mind that the functions of
rifle bullets in war are not to give sat
isfaction, but, on the contrary, the
greatest possible dissatisfaction, to the
enemy advancing upon the line.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

The Philadelphia Ledger asks: "Why
Hest because the farmers in Nebra ska
5and other parts of the West are using
their corn crop for fuel" And it then
goes on to show that corn is the most
profitable article for fuel these farm
kcrs could have. We have heard no out :
CRY or protest against burning corn.
X,rhe farmers themselves have not OBJ
jrctcd. They may protest against the
conditiOns which make it necessary
but not against the act itself, for the
y winds of Western Nebraska are very
Bitter and a bushel of corn Is capable
Iof making II brisk fire Under favor
able conditions the West produces
buuntful crops. No combination of
capital. no trust or association exists
which can limit the output Of the soil.
But human greed and ingenuity have
devised means by which natural con-
ditions may be Offset and collnteracted
and 1t is eXtortionate railway rates
which render useless the farmers la
bor and the bountiful crops and which
lnakes 1t necessary for him to burn as
fuel grain which might sustain thou
Isands OF Pennsylvania and Ohio coal
miners out of work and near starva-
tion by reason of the limitations Of out
put imposed by the coal trust. And so
greedy capital keeps in the bowels of
| the Eastern States the coal which the
Western farmer needs and throws into
4 the farmers fire the corn the miner
starvcs for. or what Use are the treas
urp- houses of nature-the veins of coal,
the fccund earth-when trusts and rail
ways prevent the natural exchange of
the products of each?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

Atlanta, Ca, is a hilarious old town,
where conviviality reigns the year
round. In 1896 the police Of that city
made over 1900 arrests, one in every
five being drunk. More arrests were
made Of boys and girls between the
ages Of Is and 20 than there were Of
men and women between 30 and 40.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-03-13

Were we to believe nothing but what
We could perfectly comprehend, not
only our stock Of knowledge in all the
branches of learning would be shrunk
up to nothing, but even the affairs OF
common Life could not be carried on,
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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

under the title. Some Eecollec,scns &C
.se Century"
TIE article mos; interesting 30 Ane-i-
cars In the "Pa.f Mall Magazine" :or
July is = paper by Heary Tyreil On 9 En-
Robert =. Lee. This VIII Re followed by
three other papers. the series being de-
signed TO offer i kind OF animated pic
cure Of The foremost American soldier n
acton at the climax Of bis career" This
sr~r insrailmen. takes the reader as far
as the battle az Gettysburg.
In The Arena" fer July the Hon Hugh
II T1usk ex-member CT the New Zealand
In Operation
.~rh eosophy'' for July contains an ar
,icle entitled The Problem of the Pyra-
r1ie$" by Major n. w Lockwood. Corp
OF Engineers L. s. a. IN which he eluct-
dates the problems in manner Interest,"
ing 10 all students of mathematics. The
oscphy' is published al ii4 Madison ave-
nue., New York.
The Month" for July has an interest
ing article by Miss Jahei Mcpougaii. en-
titled "An Ar glo- American Club" and
G@1l- with SlE " after lS~S4sEfs cIEEesNRJl
Of the establishment OF such club in
London, with branches in the principal
cities of the United States. The article
is supplemented by many letters from
we'll known persons, giving their opinion
OF the praeticability of the plan Among
them are communications from Sir Henry
Irving. Prof. Charles Eliot Norton. Col.
r w Higginson. DR.. Weir Mitchell,
Henry II. George, Theodore Thomas.
Henry r. Fuller Theodore Roosevelt,
Chauncey n. Depcw and many others.
In the same number is a most interest
ing account of the laying OF the corner
stone of the free public library at Edmon-
ton, England. made especially notable ~
Mrs. Humphry Wards delivering the ad-
dress, of which the full text is given.
The Midland Monthly" for July should
be OF special interest 10 dweliers In the
state Of Washington. for II gives a full
account Of Gen. Grants life at Vancou-
Yer. Among the Illustrations is enc of
'old Fort Vancouver" printed from an
old drawing made in 1850. and purporfs
TO give true picture of the fort and
grounds when Grant was stationed there.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-25

The Post-fnteiligencer extra edition OF
Saturday. July II. was exhausted on sun
day. after four editions had been printed.
the last at midnight Saturday. I, had tho
largest sale of any special ever gotten out
in this city. A great many requests have
been made for reprint of the map from
the extra edition. Accordingly. 1900 extra
copies OF the weekly edition have been
printed, containing very full reports Of the
Alaska gold strikes, and also the man OF
the Clondyke, which can be obtained at
the business office of the Post Intelligent
GER.