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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
The Motion Was Carried,

ut seems strange to me, Miss Sor-
ghum," remarked the young man, "that
90 many of our congressman, even
those Of experience, are repeatedly de,
clared out OF order"
Really, Mr.. Staylate," replied the
l.nator's daughter, ut Is not so strange
after all. Now, IL I recall my Cushing
correctly, there Is but one motion that
b always in order. Am | not rght?"
With sinking heart and sickening
sense Of hope forever vanished, the
young man recalled that such is indeed
the fuct, and that the one motion al.
ways in order is the motion to adjourn!
N. Y. Truth.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
SNATCHING MOSBYS PISTOLS.
A Young Soldiers Feat Of Cool
Daring.

Said Gen. Fitz Simmons: "Sergt.
Netherby, graduate of Cornell col
lege and a member Of company G, Tween
ty-First New York cavalry, performed
a feat which for pluck and cool calcu'
lation was truly admirable.
"While on a scouting party with his
company in Loudon county, Va, in Feb
ruary of 1861, the sergeant and com
panon visited a farmhouse not far from
the company's bivouac, for the purpose
of getting supper. While they were
waiting Col. Mosby and his adjutant
entered. Wetherbee's companion es'
capped through the kitchen; but Weth-
erbee himself suffered for his accom-
plishments. He was in the parlor play
ing the piano. lie had Invested himself
of his revolver and consequently was
easily made prisoner lie was com
PEELED to ride the greater part OF the
night with the Mosby party, until, ford
ing the Potomac river at Ashbys gap
the guerilla column dismounted at a
house in the little village Of Paris. He
presently called his adjutant to join
him. This left Mosby's orderlies with
the horses of their officers and the pris-
oner, Wetherbee, in their charge.
Clistening in the moonlight the ser
gcant saw, peeping from the splendid
English holsters Of Mosby's mount, a
pair of silyer-mounted revolvers. Max
inl. an excuse to dismount he snatched
a revolver from the holster nearest him
and with two well-directed shots dis
abled both Of the orderlies. Then
jumping into the saddle OF Mosby's
gray mare, he was well out OF pisto
range before Mosby and his adjutan'
opened the door.
early in the morning l saw him ride
into his regiments camp at Halltown
Va, on Mosby's celebrated white mare
Nora, with a pair Of ivory-handled, sill
yer-mounted pistols, magnificent Eng
lish saddle and housings, cavalry cloak
Of the finest broadcloth and cavalry
saber, all Of the most up-to-date Eng
fish pattern. Very good collateral evil
dence, II any were needed, but sergt
Wetherbee's word was as his bravery
and patriotism."-Chicago Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

to a beauty show then in progress
This led to another remark that there
would be no entries If it was for ugly
women.
"And that reminds me-" said third,
"of a little incident that happened when
we were in eastern Kentucky after
Humphrey Marshall. Or maybe he was
after us. Pm not certain. Anyhow, we
passed through a country where the
women were proverbially ugly. We
had passed hundreds during the day.
and generally they called us Yanks, or
any old name to make us mad. But we
never minded ZEN. 1t pleased EN-, and
didn't hurt us.
"But some of the boys got ratified
after awhile and concluded to fire a vol
lev back when the chance came, as 1t
soon did. At a farmhouse OF consider
able pretension, as far as style and size
was concerned, was girl leaning her
chin upon her hands on an old swinging
gate.
"'Go it, Yanks, or OIL Humphrey'll
kitch youns," she shouted. She was the
ugliest woman you ever saw, Towzled
hair and dirty red at that, gingham
mother hubbard, snub nosed and bare
footed. Oh, she was picture. Johnny
Dill, of our company, stepped QUIT OF the
ranks and surveyed her
"Say.' he said, If you'll find me an
uglier woman than you are, III give
you this fve-dollar bill
"Just then her sister put her heat
out of window and made some remark
"'For Lords sake said Johnny
there she Is. You get the money
sand he went and left the five on TIT
gate post."-Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
"Ncw TAKE MY HEAD Off"
where the Old he-ro Drew the Line
on Gen. Nichols.

on Gen. Nichols.
Gen. Nichols. of louisiana. command"
ed brigade oi infantry during the val
lev campaign in Virginia which so im-
roorta!ized the name Of Stonewall Jack
son, In one OF the three famous We
tories over Baaks. Milroy and Shields
the Louisiana brigade bore consplcu-
ous part, and its gallant commander
was carried from the field MORALLY
wounded, as everyone supposed. by
good nursing and skillful surgery the
life OF the general was saved, and his
state is proud Of him to-day as its ex'
governor, who is now serving his people
us one of the Judges OF the supreme
court. He left leg and an arm on the
battlefield and lost one of his eyes. he
wears an artificial leg on one side OF
his body and an arm on the opposite
The pluck which enabled him to with
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doned me and started OH 10 serBeanI'
who treated him with even greater con-
tempt. Nothing abashed, he picked up
the stick and trotted with the column,
which was now moving along the road
and into which the battery hauled from
the roadside with the accompaniment
of clanking trace-chains and rumDling
wheels.
Styx maintained his position some
where between our gun carriages all
day, refusing to be allured by the dash
ing cavalry or the sober infantry as
now and then changes occurred in the
column, and, late in the afternoon,
when we halted for the night. he re-
ported himself at my particular fire as
if he were on duty as an orderly. he
asked not for food or caresses, but put
ting down a stick at my feet declared
in his fox-terrier language that If |
would please throw that for him he
would consider all obligations dis
charged in full, and threw it. He
brought it back before it had fairly
touched the ground and worried me for
more of it,
The next day we were in action. The
enemy had made gallant stand in
their retreat at narrow pass, whereit
was most difficult for us to advance, and
here the genius of Styx came into great
play. The mo. 5" man, as he is called,
runs between the timber and the gun
when the battery is in action, carrying
the missile, or cartridge, from the am
muntion chest to the mo. 2" man, who
places it in the gun, when the mo, l.
sends it home with the rammer. Styx
had Joined one of the gun detachments,
and was acting as mo. S" man. Re
ceiving the cartridge from mo. 6,"who
took it from the chest, he rushed like
lightning to the gun and delivered his
burden to the expectant artilleryman'
He was in his element now. The thun-
der of the guns could hardly down his
shrieks of joy as he rushed back from
having delivered one charge to get an
other-this was something like! Why
hadn't we played that game before
Now he saw what battery was for'
That day gave Styx a reputation
through our whole corps The com
mandng general heard of him and re-
quested me to bring him up to head
quarters. An admiring circle of officers
sat about him one evening and dis
cussed whether or no dogs could be gen
orally used in the artillery.
Three days after came the catastro
phe. We were drawn up in line Of bat
tie to await developments, and for
long time nothing developed. Finally
a distant battery began to give us it
attention. Now and then shell ex
ploded in our front or over our neads
styx was sitting with eager eyes in thu
midst of his favorite detachment. Sud
denly an almost spent six-pound sole
shot from the enemy struck in front o
us, and it rolled, as it seemed, slowl,
into the battery. "More funl" said Sty'
to himself, and jumped for it. For thu
first time he had miscalculated Blu
then his experience with the artiller,
had been of the briefest. The MOVING
mass of iron which seemed as harm
less as a rubber ball, crushed the lit
out of the active little volunteer.
We all mourned him, and the genera
said, when | told him about It: swell
you know, war can't be carried on with
out some loss. IF. W. Carruth, In In
; dianapolis News.
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WAR "REMINISCENCES.
A RAID ON GAMBLERS.
Humorous Episode of the Chatsa.
nOoga Campaign.

Humorous Episode Of the Chatta.
nOoga Campaign.
Capt. Joe Woodnorth, the United
States pension agent at Milwaukee,
tells this good story:
"In the campaign from Chattanooga
to Atlanta, after we had been march
Ing and fighting for six weeks, was
taken sick and had to be sent back.
When got SO l could travel ! started
to the front to join the regiment When
I reached Chattanooga the officer in
charge of camp in which there was
q large number Of recruits drafted
men and others. had me detailed Tor
duty with him. Many Of the recruits
were substitutes, who had received
large sums for coming to the war
Money was flush. The officer in COM
mand was Frencbman, and as ! aft
erward learned had made a gallant rec
ord in his regiment, which was from
Ohio.
"There was gambling in nearly every
tent in the camp. One evening the cap
tain came to me and said: ! am sol
der. When give orders like to have
them obeyed promptly, just as soldiers
should obey orders. Tonight l show
YOU something. First you sit down
and write an order directing that lights
be put out in every tent the minute
taps are sounded
"The order was made out and issued
At nine o'clock. when taps sounded, ne
touched me on the shoulder and asked:
Can you keep your mouth shutT
as guess so; I'm willing to try
"That will not answer the purpose
will you keep your mouth shutg
81 was a kid private, he fierce
French officer, and l said: Yes, sir, |
will
"'Well, you say nothing about what
YOU see and hear tonight. Come with
mel
"We went down one street and up
another to see if the order for lights
out was being obeyed. Away Off in q
corner Of the camp we saw tent IN
which there was a dim light. We
started in that direction. Suddenly the
lights went out. we stand STILL the
captain said. that means nothing
They will light up again pretty soon.'
1--WE had not long to wait. The lights
were burning again in few minutes
"'Now, l show you something sale
the captain.
"stealthily approaching the tent, hi
threw back the flaps, we walked in, ant
there before us was a number OF me1
sitting on the ground, with an oilclotf
in front of them, upon which there wal
"a large pile of greenbacks. Apparent
.ly they were just ready to see wh'
would take possession OF a JACK pot'
1.-THE captain walked up to them
reached over the shoulder of a man ant
gathered up the big wad Of money
crowded it into his pockets and in
savage tone said: Gentlemen, did yo
yet the order to extinguish lights whe1
taps sounded?'
zone of them said: yes, sir
"'See that you obey that order here
after
"Then we coolly walked out an
passed along the street until we saw an
other light. At that tent we wen
through the same ceremony with Xix
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
UGLY SISTERS.
An Old Soldier Tells His Experience
with n HOmCty Dino,

with a HOmeiy Duo.
When you want to hear good stories
YOU must join group Of veterans. The
best time is to find u dozen or two OF
them gathered about bigheatingstove
in a postroom, when the weather is cold
and the wind whistles. These condi-
lions recall old days when comforts OF
any kind were all but unknown. Then
one Of them will thaw out and tell q
story mot necessarily Of the hairbreadth
escape, for the veteran is rather modest
in this direction, but story filled with
humor and of novel kind.
At the George Thomas post some
time since some Of "the boys" grew
reminiscent. One Of them had alluded
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

Mistress-What in the world are you
putting ashes on the floor for, BridgetP
Bridget-Shure, ma'am. an didn'tyez
saw to doost the parlor?-Brooklyn Life.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06
Money a. a Beautifler.

HE'S she good-looking?
She-No; but she will be when her
father dies. She's an heiress.-Up-to-
Date,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-01-06

American iron and steel selling in
England, American tin plates in Wales,
and now American buttefin Australia.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

amateur hit another Of his best. which
was within an ace OF carrying on 10 the
TOP of NalNnEshaw'a table. about 90
yards distant ana more than nix feet
above the level of the teclnr ground.
Inc BAH struck the face close to the
tup ana broke nj right angles quite 20
yards 10 the ieft.
AZ the seventeenth n terrific drive,
which must have carried the wooden
sheds tsome 40 or is0 yards from the
teel by quito 100 yards. ELECTED from
Andrew the a'Woatfuck rcmnrlt Hes
paste 10 drive O., look at that
In the afternoon az the seventeenth
hol' Mr. blackwell was well on the
green. ten yards ffom the hole. with n
Drive and a cieok shot The distance
on the map u isi yards. His drive was
even ionrcr than that VI the morning"
heEarding the longest drive on rec
ord, Golf has this to says
In the matter OF the LONGEST drive on
record, that by Mt 4. q. Tait-5ii
yards inches-holds the field In virtue
~ entirely Trustworthy evidence and %
the fact that it, precise length was de-
tetmiucd by scientific measurement.
but few days ago Mr Blackwell In.
formed the present writer that when
last Ia this country q few years uro he
drove ball from the toe az the cd-s u
the swllcan Burn 20 the stone steps
lendlnr ur 20 tho H. and A. club. Now.
this shot must be- longor than Mf
Tuita. hut how much longer IN default
Of measurement. one a not prepared to
say. nut % would perhaps correspond
20 the distance between the rrst tee
ana the frst hole on the medal green.
which Is aet down ~ 1852 yards. The
writer understands that the ball hit the
stcnr. NO that even that distance does
not represent the full value Of this re-
narkable stroke"
former account ~ probably the
same performance described Mr. Black
well as having driven 20 close 20 the
green that he used hln puttcr Tor his
second shot. The hole II aI yards
An English golfer who was In New
York n few weeks aHo uaid that playing
at Pau this season Mr. blackwell cove
cred go meters In two. according to ao-
curntrly made measurements. Since
meter Il ap.1i Inches. the distance COW
cred nt Pau was Cit yards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
Long Driving at Golf

A British amateur, Mr Edward Black.
well is generlily regarded as the long
cot driver ever known to the game "
golf. longer even than Douglas ROLAND
or James Braid An account Of match
between Alr. Blackwell ana Andrew
klrkaldy, az st. Andrcwa. Scotland. In
July, the latter being a very long driver
also, gives some measurements ~ Mr
hlackwelfa performances The wind IA
vored the return half N the course. We
quote from lhe London Golfi
"a real singer from the second tee
by the amateur elected the ohsefva
tlon from Andrew that he's going gar
them sing the day, think II was fol-
lowed by oleek shot on 10 the green.
close 20 tho hole liil yardal.
al the ninth Mr. blackwell drove a
remarkably long ball, which appeared
TO carry past the bunker and reached
tho green, This drive must have bce,,
go yards or mote 10 longth OF which
all but 20 or 20 yards was carry. An.
drew's drive had been sliced, but Mr..
blackwell was 20 far on that he could
put at the hole, which he secured In
three
Proceeding to the thirteenth. the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
COMMENT ON
TIE COMING
CORBETT-M'COY
ENCOUNTER.


tCopyrEht i12i
The unavoidable poatponcmont OF the
contest between Corbctt ana Mccoy ow-
ing to the recent tragedy To- the former 3
family has tended to increase public in
tofoat In the forthcomlng encounter. The
fact that the proposed affair Inns a HiF-
nincant bearing on the heavyweight
championship % the world. because tho
winner viii probably mcot Robert riiz-
simmons. who has virtually promised
TO givc the conqueror a chance TO gain
the title. makes u only a shade less Inn
portnnt than real championship con.
toat.
Both men are hard at work In propa-
ration for the event Cofhctt In at A..
bury Park. where also % FitznimmonH
with his family. Mccoy has chosen az
2 training spot place on the south
side OF Saratoga lake Governed By his
experiences az Carson city. corbctt II
not OVERRIDING matters and thus rem
dcring himself liable TO become stale
before the contest. Mccoy'a efforts arc
devoted 20 building himself up and
STRENGTHENING every nhcr ~ his body.
There IL n Wide diversity OF opinion
aa TO the outcome Of the AFFAIR. and the
admirers OF each man rate their favor
tie far ahead OF his adversary. asked
Sam Austin. the well known writer on
sporting topics and referee. what In his
opinion would be the tactics of the two
principals when they meet In the ring.
There Ia no doubt" he replied. that
u viii be one 81 the most scientific OF
the great boxing contests ever Witness
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03

! ed, for both the participants are mas
tors ~ the nrt. ! expect that the firat
half dozen or 20 rounds win be very
fast. with Horhctt doing an the lead.
Ing, for u viii be his endeavor n poasi-
bic 10 bring the AFFAIR 10 an end early
Mccoy. on the other hand viii connne
his attention 90 holding his opponent
on. Then when he has tired him. or
rather Corhctt has played himself out,
me- BE- did IN tho nrHt six rounds OF his
rp with FltzslmmunH Mccoy will real
~ start ln 10 10 aggressive. Cofbeit
proved nt Carson city that. although
he was vastly clovcrcr than Bob Fitk-
simmons and could land his blows
whenever ana wherever he wished.
there was not sufficient force behind
them 90 do his opponent much harm. 70
TINT when he had him almost gone he
couldn't cllnch matters with an enrct-
lYe blow, C0thott has not the stamina
10 last long. and Il II Of this fact that
Mccoy Intends 10 avail himself n no
can do ao."
asked Mr Austin whether n was
true, ua sometimes stated. that Mccoy
II q disciple ot the corbett school o.
annrrlng.
HH"H W." NN" NNNNNH 1NNWfAN " MNN
doubleday The clevcrcr boxer. but his
style e. very different from Mccoy's
corhott when facing anopponent stands
IN The regulation position 20 often seen
IN pictures N him and generally affect
cd hy BOXERS FOR many years Mccoy
on me other hand. differs from Corbett
oven ln THIS matter. lie leans moro to-
ward hla adversary and holds Ms nrms
very far apart Ho that 90 a novice or
uncrtcai observer n would appear that
Dc bad mo- ruard az am. hut u n q. rp'au-
dld pose nevertheless and less firing
than tho other
tighter. ana hr has evolved the safest
ana easiest method OF wurdlnF on every
possible blow that may be directed NJ
him whether cross counter with the
rlght Tor his Jaw a straight lab with the
loii for the face or an attempt Tor his
wind with punch on the solar ploxus.
Mccoy II one OF the easiest boxers In his
attitude In the world.
"corheits greater age. other things
being equal, should be an advantage
rather thnn the reverse" was the un-
nwcr 10 my next query Continuing.
Austin slldi "a boxer should not reach
his prime an he Is as The reason 80
few are any good when they arrive at
that age ls because they have killed
themselves on AS rule by dissipation.
But take man who has lived . clean.
healthy NE. one who docs not drink.
smoke or chow tobacco. and you will
una that between 30 and 10 are his best
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
Odd Title For a PLAY.

one OF the oldest titles Of forthcoming
productions Tor the ensuing season will
be tho comedy production of Smyth a
Rice. written by Henry Guy Carleton. II
Will be called The Cuckoo" and cxpcc-
tations are that In point Of theme and
originality II win mark n now feather In
the cap Of H. author. whose excellent
work In the American comedy field ~
csempllned In John prew'a THE nut
teriilca" and Nat Ooodwln'H "a Oildrd
Fool" Messrr. Smyth a Rice have ap-
portloned for IL Interpretation the best
company ~ artists In their forces. In
which arc Included the principal actors
and actresses whose ability aud enter
tanning versatility were the medium
through which My Friend From In
din." the FIRST " their successes. rose 10
the topmoat point OF favor.
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game was her weakest point She sell
dom mado q drive OF more than i25
yards. and IN the long driving COMPETE
ton 40 thgi tournament she was beaten
by Miss Madeline Bourimnn who c0v-
cred only lii yards Since that time
Aiias Hoyt has devoted herself nHi.du-
ouaiy TO perfcctlng this point IN her
otharwl1' HtrnuF game. and now her ave
crare drive 10 10 yards ana her best
considerably morr.
The most formidable rival at present
10 Mrs iioyt for national hnnora at
Ardricy next month u Miss Eldutz Of
the Ardaley club At the shinnecock
championship last month Miss Hovt
beat her IN the maj round by ~ and
8 70 play ana u b Do that ordnr TINT
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-03
Edmond Rostand.

There II no doubt that Edmond Ros-
lands drama. "Cyfano d. Bofgcrac." l.
the play Of the year. Coqurlin found a
now lease N artistic life Ia playing this
character all last winter IN PARA and
now he has made a like success with
the play In London.
These facts are pertinent ana inter-
eailnr, since Richard Mansfield, who
stands at the head u an Englinh speak
ing actors, win make this play the prin.
clpal feature " hin coming season.
Mr.. Rostund began his career at the
are of 20, when his three act comedy.
Los HomaneHquos." was accepted In
1891 by the Coincide Franchise. though
Il was not performed an 1894 A four
act play, ia prInceaHe f.olntalne."
brought out az the RennisHnnce thratcr
and played In London ~ Sarah Bern
hardt was only demlauccess. though
Il pleased tho critics by H. wealth u
poetic fancy. NJ. Rostands next work
LA samarltaino." also produced BY
Nine. Rornhardt az the Renaissance
theuicr ana recently revived there, re-
Vonled a new phase " his talent n b.
% poetlcai pauphrase OF the story OF
Christ ana the woman u samaria.
Born at Narcotics In lsCs. NJ. RIOS.
innd u the son of NJ. Eugene Rostand.
q wen known writer on political econ
uny' lie was married NJ the aye Of q
TO a charming and accomplished lady.
hefmf a poet NJ no mean attachments.
lie hos a considerable private fortune
ana IL rapidly making another out OF
'cyrnno" the French provincial rights
alone having brought him In SO 900. In
person he II slightly above the middle
height ana somewhat slim, has the &c.
uvliy OF movement suggesting an ex
pert fenctr speaks rapidly and with Oh
almost southern tNuherance OF gesture.