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rs il advance OF his command, Gen
raj Young sent another aid, Captain
'modhurg, to the rear to bring up his
'uli force and the Iyotchkiss gun. The
lOur set FOR the movement was q. N.
4 tho Gath.
General Castillo had indicated trail
rom Sibcrey, leading over a hill south
Of the main road between Siboney and
Santiago, AID forming q junction with
it at Las Guasimas Tho ridge crossed
by the trail is very high. General
Young decided to send the rough riders
over tho trail and with the regulars aud
Hotchiisi battery move along the main
road. Tho plan was to make stimuli
taneous attack with two columns II
was explained to General Wheeler. Las
GuGsimas was pass where the Span
iards expected to check the American
advance. 1t is down grade from there
20 Santiago.
Castillo was to support Young with
500 CubaIs, and the general asked him
TO start at D =. IN, and if he couldn't 20
slong himself ssnd staff officer who
NpaNs w dIiO W uuu CCuNeN
commands. The Cubans not being up
on time, at 80 a. II. Colonel Rivers
went to Castillo's camp to say that the
column was ready to march to battle.
The Cuban sentiaels would not allow
Colonel Rivers TO awaken Castillo, so
he came back without the CubGns, reach.
ing Young N 5:45. Young then moved
out, sending his aids, Rivers and Smed-
burg, with Colonel Wood, commander
Of the rough riders. The aids were 70
report to their chief the conduct of that
column ard give any assistance needed
az representatives of the commander.
Captain Mills, adjutant general of the
brigade, went forward with tho regu-
lars. The Cuhans had outposts beyond
the point where tho order Of battle was
made. There were small parties of Gu.
bans at different points along tho road.
Captain Mills reached the advance
Cuban oUtposts and sent for General
Young to come up, indicating how be
could keep hidden from the Spaniards
while doing so. From that point the
general could see the Spanish position
at Las Guasimas. There were Spaniards
massed north Of the road upon which
the regulars were advancing. protected
by some stone parapets. After survey,
ing the situation with his glass General
Young explained TO the commanders of
his squadrons what they were to do and
gave them orders to advance OH Las
Guasimas in battle order.
GEoRGE l.. KILMER.
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days travel rations supplied them.
Soon after landing part of the command
received ordinary rations, which the
men placed in their blanket rolls. as the
cavalrymen carried no haversacks.
After landing his command General
Young sent an aid ON board the steamer
where General Wheeler was for further
orders and received instructions to move
out five or six miles and select q camp
for his own brigade, screen and cover
the landing and relieve the jam there.
Tho cavalry bivouac was near the mouth
OF stream, the water of which was al
ready polluted by the infantry camps
above. After getting rations for one
squadron each Of the First and Tenth
and all of tho rough riders, also ammu.
milton for his Hotchkiss guns, General
Young moved out on tho 23d, and, find
ing Lawton's troops occupying all the
desirable camps, passed ON until he
reached Lawton's advance post. There
he learned of an engagement tho night
before between Cubans and Spaniards.
Meanwhile General Wheeler had
come ashore at Siboney and reached
Lawtons advance position. General
Young reported to Wheeler, who said
that he was glad that Young had come
up. Ho (Wheeler) had been out with
General Castillo, the Cuban, and looked
over tho Cuban position. Being very
tired, no was about to lie down and
asked General Young to get an account
OF the affair from Castillo. Castillo said
that no had met 2,000 Spaniards at a
point near Savilla. He thought they
had retired after tho battle, but General
Young got information that they were
being REINFORCED. AS there was good
camp ground beyond the scene of tho
skirmish, Young decided to go forward,
reconnoiter and develop his front.
From Castillo's description Colonel
Rivers, of Young's staff, made sketch
Of the region around Las Guasimas. Be-
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"You sag you Would like to be q boz
dgdtnP
I've had my share and am satisfied, but
1 would like to have about 10 or Is
years added to my natural span Of life.
Thcre'd be some fun in that"
Eyes? Well, think we are both I'M
reasonable, and perhaps tho best thing to
do is to go home. Goodby, my boy.
You take your tramp and I'll take the
| elevated "
When Tom reached his we'll appoint
ed little fiat, consisting Of six sunny
rooms, all in row, he found no one
/ but the servant.
"All out, Bridget" and no felt q
pang Of disappointment. There is one
odd characteristic which can be predict
cd of every male human being in exist
cnce-when he reaches home after his
days work he always expects to find
his wife close Mt hand TO give him wei
come. She may be just as busy as he is,
but still he feels that he is being cruel
ly neglected if she is not there when he
opens the front door. 1t is ono of his III
alienable rights TO bo greeted on his re-
turn from business, and if there is any
failure in this respect he becomes at
once disgruutlcd and offcndc..
"All ont, Bridget" and he looked
round the deserted apartment as though
his wife had eloped.
THE missis is to tho dressmakcr s.
sorr, an she told me to say as how it
| was unCypCcted. Sorr -
IL should hope So, remarked Tom
in bad humor.
An that she'll be back directly,
sorr."
Yes, tomorrow morning perhaps or
the next day or next week." growleG
Tom.
" All, sure, sorr, she'll not be after
kapin the child out in tho night airr"
All right, Bridget. Look after the
dinner, and I'll look after myself"
He had a wash. Then he went into
the snug little parlor and sank, with u
sigh, into an easy chair. Everything
was quiet in the darl;cned room. Tho
rumbling teams of the street were be-
yond hearing distance, and after tho
clamor of the day this silence was Pc
culiarly agreeable. On tho wall hung
some good pictures. Tom was somo-
thing of a connoisseur in art, and he
felt refreshed as he gazed on the paint
ers' green fields and fieecy clouds and
the cattle gathered at tho stream as the
sun was setting. Little by little the
throbbing of his temples ceased, the
blood ran less rcclslessly through bis
veins, life took on tendorer hue, and
in tho course Of ten minutes his head
fell back against the soft cushion of the
chair, and he was sound asleep.
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Wild Collies

The dog has hitherto been classed
among the wild animals of Canada, but
it would not DO altogether wrong to put
him into that category. y Manitoba pa
per, The Western Prairie, vouches and
accounts for the presence of wild dogs
in Canada.
They live in the great woods of the
Turtle mountains and are collies that
are wonderfully fleet and wild and
watchful and are fast increasing in
numbers. They belonged at one time to
the half breed population, but have re-
bounced even that measure of civiliza-
ton and become quite wild.
They live by catching and devouring
rabbits and protect themselves from the
cold by burrowing in the ground, just
rs wolves do. generally selecting a stu
alton protected by brushwood or fallen
timber. Settlers are in the habit of cap
turing the young puppies when den
can be found.
The pups are easily tanned and prove
superior dogs, as they combine the quail
tiles OF civilized and wild dog nature
They possess amazing switness, energy
and intelligence and are obedient and
elf reliant
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Singular Coincidence.

I'm 1854, says the Detroit Free Press
Just after Commodore Schlcy returned
FROM rcscring the survivors Of tho Grecl,
arctic expedition, tho Massachusetts Hu
inane society presented him with "A hand
some medal for his achievement, and Ben
Jamin W. Crowninteld, one of tho Bay
states great orators, was sen. TO Wash
ington to make the presentation speech
On the way TO the capital Mr.. Crownin
Held fell in with an old and prominent
resident Of Soston, who took the privilege
of asking tho orator what his mission in
Washington VAS. In reply the old gentle
man was shown the medal and told wha,
was to BIO dCne with 1t.
Strange coincidence unused the ven
cradle gentleman from the Hub. Forty
four years ago, in 1910, l rode over this
same line and met General Winfield Scott
was ms inquisitive then as now and ask
ed him where he was going, He said that
son of his friend, Mr.. .Schlcy, had beer
named for him and that he was going tc
Maryland to see tho baby. Nearly half O
century is past and now find you going
to Washington to carry medal to the
man that General Scott visited when the
man was AN infant.
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vance, Major Bell GEN. YOUNG, e. s" v. Z.
an average she men in the regulars
column fred little short of ten rounds
each. This was duo to tho fro dis.
oipline. In the FIRE discipline men
are taught when to fire. to fire at
the enemy only, under certain circum-,
stances, and the number Of rounds to
fire for given purpose. Unlimited fir
ing is permitted only at the supreme
moment. Seldom is there firing ut will.
The story of the ambush OF the rough
riders was started BY al adjusant Of the
regiment, who lost his head during or
before the battle and rushed bacl, TO
Siboney, where he spread fearful tales
Of ambush and slaughter, stating that
Colonel Wood bad been killed. This
man bad formerly been a regular officer
and was soon disposed of after the bat.
tie. In point Of fact, as soon as Colonel
Wood reached the top Of the hill over
which the trail ran he threw out an
advance guard and took every precau-
tion against surprise. Owing TO the
dense bush, remembering was diff
cult. At 40 a. m, his advance pickets
saw signs Of the enemy. The line was
then dcpioyed in skirmish order and
began to advance carefully.
Firing began immediately. The Span
ish limo wac hong, Wood deployed an
ether troop on the right and left to ex-,
tend his line, S:ill the Spanish over
.dlacl both TANKS. Two more troops
WEI doployed on the ilanks. Firing
Wa EClvy at short range, and on Caps
Az LaprOn's froAt was terrific. CaproA
Was MORALLY wounded. Finally Wood
brourht up his last reserved troouf
The whole line advanced slowly. bpH
sr,Ga.ly, forcing back the enehfyt&
right. The Spanisrds we're drivex
from their strong position among t3bf
rocks. They took POSITION 800 yardAf
in the rear. Woods line advnnUed.f
and the baesle again became heavy,
For short time the Spaniaxds -poStH
of the road, in front of tbs reg9.I
lars. enfiladed WOODS line The. righg
troops of Woods hne tnrns6 their firss
against them. FINS spirited assault Of
the regulars in front caused the evasna-;
ton of the north end of the ridge. The,
junction of the rough riders and the
regulars was then complete, and it was
a running fight until the Spaniards
were beyond range.
Major Brodie of the rough riders was
shot through the arm while on the fir
ing line. Captain McClintock had both
bones of his leg broken ON tho firing
line. Lieutenant Thomas of Captain
Capron's troop was shot soon. after the
fall of the captain.
General Young, the director of this
dashing affair, is veteran Of the civil
war. At one time he commanded a.
brigade of dismounsed cavalry in the
Shenandoah valley. General Escario
commanded the Spaniards at Las Quasi
mas. GEORGE L. KILNKR.
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'oir. l shall leave you here for awhile.

voir. shall leave you here for awhile.
BY and by will return"
Behold him, then, seated in an old
leather lined chair in a dingy room, q
students den.
II must have been dreaming" he
said, with start. 81 thought 1 was
married. and married to-ah, I fear
that will never be my good fortune
and that wo had happy home, and n
little one. Bless me, but that was very
agreeable dreaml If could only hope
for so much as that, 1 think 1 should
never ask for anything more"
On the desk lay an open letter He
had just written it. Tho ink was hardly
dry. II suppose, he said to himself,
THAT writing this letter must have sug-
gestod the dream"
He then read it over carefully, line by
line, word by word. "By Jove, don t
believe bavo courage to send it She
has been very kind, sometimes more
than kind, but what right have l to i'm
aginc that she would consent to become
tho vito Of poor man? Why should
Siit' tplt 10 iiiNit lntl uEu
command the best man that trcads shoe
leather. She ought to have wealth and
can have it for the asking. Fool, fool
to think for moment that such o crea-
turo as Mildred Howson would-come,
Tom Creighton, be n man! Get down
to your level You may deserve good
woman, but you want an angel and
can't get her."
In wild despair he tore tho letter to
bits and threw it into the wastebasket.
'Thcrol / propose to Danish that
vision and attend to business-if can. 1"
He walked up and down his little
room like Gagged lion, then took q chair
BY the fire and stirred the Goals until
the robellious sparks flew over tho car
pet and threatened connagration.
Il wonder why we have hearts any
way. \ pound or two of cast iron
would serve better purpose. We arc
always falling in love with the wrong
woman--i know dozen cases myself
and the result is we go all to pieces.
What's the good of life? It's n farce, q
comedy tragedy, mistake. wish
to heaven I'd never been born.
Il ran across that girl two years ago
and have not been able to get rid of her
faco. 1t has haunted mo ever since. She
has been my torment, and it will end by
her being my destruction. l can't have
her, and can't live without her What
q fix for n decent fellow to be in! Con
found tho whole thing! Two q great
mind to emigrato to Australia or buy u
ranch i'll central Africa and raise os.
trichesl Stay here in this gloomy hole
can'tl try to read-inpossible. Her
face is in front Of me all the time.
take long walk--no good. There she
is looking into my eyes believe if 1
were in the moon l should meet her
round the corner Why can't be strong
enough to Danish such stupid vagaries?
Poor, wretched weakling, nothing but
slave, miserable, pitiablc, driveling
idiot!
:" BY the way, what tiny feet she has.
Cinderclla's slipper! Pshaw! 1t would
be too big for her. And those delicate
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"Whu Tom, you dear boy you must haze
beCa tiycdn

Dcca ttrcd."
white hands, the pink finger nails,
and that golden hair! There was never
anything like it, And those cyesl Why,
they put the color of the sky to shame. ~
just then Jack, his fellow student,
burst into the room. He came like q
stiff northwest breeze, stimulating and
cutting.
We'll, old follow, have you got
through with that treatise Oh bond and
mortgages"
Tom did not deiGn to reply.
"Oh, see, In the dumps eh?"
stop your fooling, Jack. I'm going
to Australia, 4"
Good idea. Fine country, can't get
q title to your land, eternal litigation
and eternal fees III go with you, old
boy. Tho firm shall be Creighton q,
Crandall. In ten years We'll come back
with fortune. 1"
No coming back for mo. Jack"
"Forsakc your country, boy? Ye gods
What next"
Tho country is nothing to me. II
,an take care of itself"
There Tom, you are suffering from
fatal malady, and-stop polSing that
fire; coal is denr-and l know the ma
ture of it. I've been there myself.
You've got all the symptoms frightful-
~ developed.
well, what is it?''
you are in love. That's what's the
matter with You. You've aimed high,
Tom, but my blessing goes with you.
Hitch your wagon to Il star, ira In la. ~
"You seem to know all about me, "
and Tom grew surly.
YES, when fellow mopes all day
instead of studying law, and when ]
find scraps of poetry on his desk instead
OF tho last opinion of the court Of ap-
peals, and when"-
THAT will do, Jack. You're hitting
me under tho belt"
That evening Tom went to small
social gathering Mildred was there.
She was robed in white, and the poor
fellow felt convinced that she must have
wings concealed under her dress. She
had just dropped down from the heav-
emily choir for few minutes converse
ton and might take flight at any mo-
ment. He was all eyes, and his heart
fiuttered. He chatted with her. but was
SO beside himself that no couldn't dc
justice to his own powers and thought
she regarded him with something like
disdain. That stung him to the quick.
At half past l her father was to have
called for her, but no hadn't arrived.
She was a good deal troubled Mt the
mishap, but Jack instantly offered him
self as her escort, and to his great sur
prise she gladly assonted.
"I'll be ready in five minutes, Mr..
Creighton, and then she disappeared
On the way home he had an irresisti-
bio impulse to declare himself. The
moon shone bright and clear, and the
occasion seemed favorable to his suit.
In trembling tones he mado tho fatal
confession, and when it was all over
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where he could point out to them the
Spanish line, the main road leading &c
it, the general direction of the trail oveI
the high hill and approximately the
junction of the road and trail which
was to be the junction of the rough
riders and tho regulars column at the
supreme moment of battle
AS the rough ridors had a difficult
hill to climb, General Young gave them
more time than he did the regulars.
Tho squadron of the First regulars, un.
der Major Bell, had the advance, that
of the Tenth, Major Norvell, moving in
support. Captain Galbraith's troop Of
the First was to occupy the high ground
between the regulars and rough riders
and make connection between the two
columns at the same time.
While waiting 20 minutes for the
rough riders to gain time, General Young
placed two Hotchkiss guns in sight of
the Spaniards to draw their fire. Mean
while General Wheeler reached the
front, and General Young asked il be
had any changes to suggest or orders to
6iNNs Az NdiAtu W
Young's violation of rules in dividing
forces in the face OF the enemy. General
Young said that he had thought of that,
but in view Of the situation assumed
the risk. General Wheeler had nothing
further to say. Then the Hotchkiss guns
under Captain Watson opened fire. ono
at l. 900 yards and one at 600. Finally
the range was calculated at $50. Tho
squadron of the First immediately nd
vanced, but the troops couldn't keep
touch owing to the dense chaparral. In
order to reach ground where they
could advance in line it was necessary
to got within 500 or 600 yards in front
Of the Spaniards on q plain under view
of the enemy.
The first she'll Of tho Hotchkiss gun
was answered by q volley from the
Spanish. Having fought the Cubans on
that ground, they had perfected their
range. A few moments after the firing
began General Young heard firing away
off to his left, and seeing that the adj
vancing regulars didn't answer it he
concluded that it was directed against
Woods column, that Wood was up and
engaged.
General Wheeler became uneasy when
he saw that the advancing regulars did
not return the Spaniaris' fire. Young
told him that their silence was due TO
fire discipline The regulars were not to
pure, but To advance and secure cover.
The Spanish fire became so hot Young
ordered the Hotchkiss guns under cover.
This had the effect of stopping the Span
ish fire, In n few minutes tho Hotchkiss
guns opened again. Captain Mills re-
turned from the chaparrai in front and
reported to Young that the regulars
were advancing and getting cover. Ma
jar Bell leader Of the squadron Of the
Firs., i'll advance, was instructed 70
push forward and get under the cover
of the hill occupied by the Spanish, Il
point 800 or 400 yards on their front.
Tho regulars had 10 crawl through
the underground and to cut wire fences,
They had wire nippers, one TO every FIVE
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stepped what seemed to be fairy. This
was in his dream. She was IL beautiful
creature, white winged and with Il voice
| like distant music.
"Well," she said II am here"
81 beg pardon, butt
"Ah, you forget that you called mer'
Some mistake, assure you | am
proud to mako your acquaintance, but
sorry to confess that you have been d.
rocted to tho wrong apartment
Possibly, but ism this No. 76?"
Tom nodded assent.
And haven't tho honor Of address
ing Thomas Creighton, Esq? 2"
That is my name, miss, at your
service"
And didn't you express q wish in
your Office couple of hours ago to be
carried back ten years, | think you
said?"
She took from a gossamer pocket a
tiny tablet and turned the pages. Eyes
thought / was right. Here is Your
name, and here is your wish. Well, |
heve been sent to conduct you OH your
journey, Your request is granted, and
l have been appointed your guide"
She waved her wand over Tom g
head, and the air was at once filled with
the most delicious perfumes, His weary
feeling disappeared, and his heart beat
us beats the heart of boy.
Are you ready" and there was an
klluring mellowness In the tones of the
magician's voice.
More than ready" he answered. II
am i'll haste to begin the journey"
Another wave Of the wand, and the
apartment faded, faded, slowly faded,
aud was soon lost to sight altogether.
His present life, with its ambitions and
its drudgery, became mere "Reminiscences.
The ten years flew from him, as it were,
on strong pinions and sped on their way
beyond the hills, beyond tho plains, be-
,yond the clouds and out of sight. 1t was
as though they had never been.
When he recovered from his astonish-
ment, he found that he and his compan-
ion were travelling at marvellous rate,
though without any apparent effort.
His guide was inclined to silence, which
gave him an opportunity to look about
at his leisure. The stars were out, a
glorious multitude, and the landscape
was in deep shadow, its outlines only
being well defined. He felt sense of
buoyancy, a consciousness. of returning
youth, q gayety of spirits, a freedom
from all responsibility and lightness
of heart which increased as they sped
on. At last, when this ecstatio state of
mind and body had reached its climax,
ne cried out with an unsurpassed joy
BUSINESS which verged on hilarity, "Ah,
good fairy, i am no longer man, but
boy once morep'
"Then wo have reached the end of
our journey. replied the spirit, and he
thought he detected certain sadness in
her tone. Your wish is granted. We
have arrived"
With that sho waved her wand over
his head three times, saying; EAU re-
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The spanish Character.

Emile Olivier, formerly primo minister
OF Franco, contributes to The Century M
article on "AmericS, Spain and France. u
NJ. olivier says:
Tho Spanish nation has brilliant ouali
ties. IL Is chiyalrous, intrepid and never
wanting in patience and courage. 1t /.
never astonished at its misfortunes and
never doubts its ability to triumph over
them. To clustering Incidence it Joins
immcasurablc pride and pitilcss hardness
OF heart. Nothing that has existed is com.
parable to it, and it considers itself su
perior to everything. Whoever disputes
Its supremacy is held to merit Suppression
and its whole history is but an iucessani
determination. 1t blotted out the Moors
and tho Indians, and at home, in order &c
go on DISCRIMINATING it became the peopl,
oil tho inquisition, of the auto-da- 10; Il OK,
terminated the hereto as in no Other
Christian land.
In this passion for destroying, striking,
ravaging, even the capital of its faith wa.
not respected, 50 that when tho hordes OF
Charles V fell upon Rome they commit.
ted moro spolia,ions and sacrileges, caused
moro ruin, than did even tho barbarians
OF the north Rome still bears the marks
OF this abominablc devastation, for IL has
not been possible wholly to obliterate tie
marks OF the nails driven in the frescoes
OF Raphael ut the Vatican, on which mai.
perds werc hung, Now, proud extermi'
majors cannot DO civilizcrs They do not
assimilato peoples. They only make them
suffer ana exploit them till they exasper
ate them and force them to revolt.