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another, and another, and finally
one came in an unfamiliar hand
and told the story so much
feared. They thought he was
killed in the battle Of Gettysburg, in
the desperate charge at the Bloody
Angle" where SO many brave men on
both sides gave up their lives, but dill
gent search brought nothing more def
mite. sometimes wonder how have
lived through all these long thirty
years, but you know we poor mortals
can endure more than we think.
have much that is pleasant to look
back upon, and much in the future to
dream of. And now about that lonely
grave. He was a soldier, too, and
there was no one to care for him, so
love to place my flowers there, and
cannot help feeling that perhaps anoth-
er Is doing the same for ..u.ph."
A whistle interrupted the story and
Antoinette stopped to kiss the dear old
lady, and in moment was gone.
Late that afternoon, after Antoinet-
ties class had gone and the cemetery
was quite deserted, Ralph and Antoin-
cite fingered at little distance from
that grave, quite unobserved by Aunt
Ruth, and watched her arrange the
flowers.
do you know" said Ralph, "I never
saw anything more pathetic. The men
who enlisted and fought with courage
and fearlessness were indeed brave he
roes, but not an atom more heroic than
the women who gave their husbands
and sons and lovers to die for their
country, and have lived on, year after
year, bravely and cheerfully hiding
their loneliness and heartache behind
a happy face. All honor to them!"
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Coed morning, Aunt Ruth. You
see I'm on hand bright and early for
my lilacs. Aren't We going to have a
beautiful day." said Antoinette, cheer
lily, seeming to have caught the con-
tagion of the bright May morning.
Il am so glad it is pleasant, for l
we'll remember how rainy it was last
Decoration day. I'm sorry the lilacs
are little backward this year; still
think we shall find enough for fair
showing. Did you bring a basket?"
Il did. The self-same one that has
done service for the last three years.
Ralph is coming for me about IL o.
clock"
With that they started for the gar
den.
Miss Bosworth, aunt Ruth" as she
was more Familiarity known-was one
of the Oldest inhabitants of Pleasant
willie, a sleepy little town nesting
among the Berkshire hills, its quiet
undisturbed save by the buzz of the
sawmill, and, in summer, the busy
hive OF workers at the canning fac
tory.
Everybody knew Aunt Ruth, and
none knew her but to love her. She
was one of those elderly women-shall
we say rare?-who had preserved a
sweet, happy nature, free from disa-
greeable habits both Of speech and
manner. Although over 60 years old,
she still possessed that blessed faculty
OF adaptability which made her COW
eted companion of both young and old.
Children were attracted by her cookie
jar and fund of delightful stories,
while those Of maturer years were
charmed with her personality and her
entertaining conversation, which ever
sparkled with subtle humor, despite an
unmistakable undercurrent of sadness.
which at times betrayed itself in her
face.
Antoinette Rathbun was particularly
fond of Aunt Ruth, and many happy
hours they spent together, reading or
discussing the various questions of the
day.
Antoinette was just now in a most
beatific state Of mind. That which
makes the world go round had touched
her life and impaired to it fresh en-
thusiasm and delight. and this Decora-
ton day morning she seemed unusual
~ happy
AFTER ALL. Aunt Ruth" she said.
there, is no season Of the year quite
so beautiful to me as the springtime:
when everything seems fairly bursting
with life and delighting In life. !" ~ = ~
. "Ah: my dear. 1t 10 because you are
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
American Roses for England.

Rosegrower L. M. Noe of Madison
N. J.. has solved the problem of pack
ing American beauties. Some time aeo
he had an order for a huge bunch Of
this variety from lady who wished to
take them to Europe with her. !. N
packing roses Mr.. Noe inserts each ar
the long stems into potato, and, on
their arrival after the voyage they
were found to be as fresh as II th,ey
we're Jus; taken from the GREENHOUSE.
In letter the lady said the flowers
kept well for q .number Of days after
her. arrival. and stheif beauty was
greatly admired BY her English friens !,
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CHAPTER VIII.

Ns~A~& HE sailor on watch
WITS eef opened the outer
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MEMORIAL DAY.

The mist of battles has rolled away:
Peace. glorious peace Is ours to-day;
And added stars in our banner glow:
The dear old flag of the long ago:
We think Of the founders Of this blest
land,
Our grandsires brave in stern COM
mand.
And listen still as the veterans tell
or vict'ries won, though the foe fought
Well:
OF retrieved disasters, of great defeat.
The onward march and the forced re-
treat.
Then turn where our childhood's heroes
rest,
While gentle fancies soothe the breast,
Then while We place on each soldiers
plot.
On each hallowed grave, the forget-me-
not;
Thankful to God for the courage shown
BY those We were proud to call our
own,
That Right, triumphant. may closer bind
The ties of royalty all mankind:
With the inward prayer: May all wars
cease
And men be skilled with the skill of
peace.
George Bancroft Griffith in Woman's
Magazine.
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and sledges, waiting the word which
was to start them on their perilous and
doubtful journey.
Captain Helding, Of the Wanderer.
accompanied by his officers, entered
the hut-in high spirits at the pros
pecs of a change. Behind them, loung-
ing in slowly by himself, was dark,
sullen, heavy-browed man. He neither
spoke nor offered his hand to any
body; he was the one person present
who seemed to be perfectly Indifferent
to the fate. in store for him. This was
the man whom his brother officers had
nicknamed the Bear Of the Expedition
In other words Richard Wardotlr.
Crayford advaEc I'D. to welcome CAP
tain HeldIng. Frank remembering
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the friendly reproof which :he had Just
received-passed over the other off,
GERS Of the Wanderer, and made spe-
cial effort to be civil to Crayford's
| friend.
Good morning, Mr.. Wardour," he
said. Eve may congratulate each 9TH
er on the chance of leaving this horri-
bic place."
"You may think it horrible" War
dour retorted. 81 like it." .
Like it? Good heavens! Why"
Because there are no women here"
Frank turned to his brother officers
without making any further advances
in the direction of Richard Wardour.
The Bear of the Expedition was more
unapproachable than ever.
In the meantime the hut had become
thronged by the able-bodied officers
and men of the two ships. Captain
Holding, standing in the midst of
them, with Crawford by his side, pro-
ceeded to explain the purpose of the
contemplated expedition to the au-
dierce which surrounded him. He be-
gan in these words:
Brother officers and men of the
Wanderer and Sea-Mew, it is my duty
to tell you, very briefly, the reasons
which have decided Captain Ellsworth
and myself on dispatching an exploring
party in search of help. Without re-
calling all the hardships we have suf-
fered for the last two years-the de-
struction, first of one of our ships, then
of the other; the death of some of our
bravest and best companions; the vain
battles We have been fighting with the
ice and snow ard boundless desolation
of these inhospitable regions-without
dwelling on these things, it is my duty
to remind you that this, the last place
in which we have taken refuge, is far
beyond the track of any previous ex-
petition, and that consequently our
chances OF being discovered by any
rescuing parties that may be sent to
look after us is, to say the least of it,
a chance of the most uncertain kind.
You all agree with me, gentlemen, so
far?"
The officers with the exception O:
Wardour, who stood apart in sullen ST.
lence) AL agreed, so far.
The Captain went on: cit is there
fore urgently necessary that we should
make another, and probably a last, eff
fort to extricate ourselves. The winter
is not far off, game is getting scarce:
and scarcer, our stock of provisions is
running low, and the sick-especially,
l am sorry to say, the sick in the Wan
derer's hut-are increasing in humble.
day by day. We must look to our own
lives, and to the lives of those who
are dependent on US, and we have no
time to lose"
The officers echoed the words cheer
fully.
Right! right! No time to lose"
Captain Holding resumed: "The
plan proposed is, that detachment of
the able-bodied men and officers among
us should set forth this very day and
make another effort to reach the near
est inhabited settlements, from which
help and provisions may be dispatched
to those who remain here. The new
direction to be taken, and the various
precautions to be adopted, are all
drawn out ready. The only question
now before us is-who is to stop here,
and who is to undertake the Journey"
The officers answered the question
with one accord: volunteers" The
men echoed their officers-"Aye, aye,
volunteers
ITO DE coNT1NuED.)
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just now in the springtime of life your

seA' 4Ou seem TO me very ike tnat
little shrub yonder, the buds just peep
Ing out which shall so soon unfold into
the perfect flower. So do see in you
the possibilities of beautiful and no
Die womanhood. But haven't we
! enough lilacs? The sun is so warm!"
Yes, indeed, we have and don't
| care to rob you even for a good cause.
am relying upon the girls for a good
ly supply"
Its your Sunday-school class, isn't
it,"
YES" answered Antoinette. "Aunt
Ruth, won't you go with us? That
would make our party complete. Do
say yes"
mo, I would rather go alone. 1 am
glad, though, that you are interesting
your class in this way, for it seems to
me that children in these days have too
little patriotic spirit, and too little APP
probation of the cost of liberty. The
decoration of the soldiers graves
means little more to them than half
holiday from school and a happy time
gathering flowers. After all, guess
IT is better so. Let them have all the
sunshine possible; the shadows come
soon enough to all of u.s.
Aunt Ruth" said Antoinette, ten
Derby, I've wanted to ask you some
thing for long time, but don't know
that ought"
Certainly you may. What is it,"
"Will you tell me whose grave you
visit so much, and on which you al
ways put such lovely flowers Decora-
ton day."
You will be surprised, my dear,
when tell you that l don't know. 1t
is an unknown grave, but all l needed
to know was that he was a soldier.
When did you say Ralph was COM
ing?"
Not till H."
''Then come into the sitting-room
where it is cool and let me tell you a
bit Of my own life. Somehow I feel
just like it this morning."
They laid down their flowers and en-
joyed the restfulness of the coy room.
I'm going to lie down." said Aunt
Ruth, land you bring the hassock and
sit right beside me and let me tell you
what is in my heart.
when you came in this morning
so happy and light-hearted my
thoughts flew back thirty years, when
l was about your age, and had just as
much to make me happy as you have
now. l was engaged to noble man,
and, strangely enough, his name was
Ralph, too. He was a lawyer, and his
fine mind gave promise of a brilliant
career. We were to have been married
in the spring of '63, but when the war
broke out his country's call appealed
to his noblest manhood. He didn't say
much at first, but knew that the only
obstacle in the way of his enlisting was
the pain it would give me. He was
perfectly we'll and strong, an added
reason for his going. All, we'll do 1
remember the night we settled it! How
earnestly and tenderly he talked about
it! In few days he was gone. It
took more courage than then thought
to make that sacrifice. but my sense of
duty to country would not allow me to
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
How Big Your Feet should BE.

It is quite easy to tell II your feet
are the proper size. Every person, un-
less deformed, has a bone Of the exact
normal length Of the foot. and by COM
parison the largsness or smallness Of
the foot can be seen. The foot in
length should be the length Of the ulna
bone in tha.fprearm, which extends
from. the lump in the outer portion Of
the wrist to the elbow
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withhold the. word. He Joined the,
Fiftieth New York Volunteer Engi-
neers, Company q, and at first had an
easy time. The letters were bright and
CHEEKY and full OF enthusiasm, so that
,fftsr 9. time ] grew less anxious and
more and more glad that he went. But
there came q day when the regular
letter failed. and week passed: and
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OpeueQ Lne OuleT
door. There, plod-
ding over the ghast-
ly white snow, were
the officers Of the
w a n d erer ap-
preaching the hut.
T h e r e, scattered
under the merciless
black sky. were the
crew. with the dogs
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-05-27
REMEDIES FOR sEA-slcKNEss

There is no doubt that many people
who would otherwise spend their holt
days in visiting foreign countries are
deferred by the fear of sea sickness, an
effective remedy for which does not yet
appear to have been invented. AL
though various means of relief have
obtained degree of credit in this dis
tressing and severe affection of the
stomach, still the greatest relief is
usually to be gained by remaining per-
fectly quiet and motionless. and by ex-
posing the body 10 the fresh air on
deck instead of retiring to the cabin.
little wine or spirit diluted with
water will frequently succeed in check
ing the vomiting and nausea, and the
same effect has been known to arise
from eating two or three fresh apples,
while any very strong impression made
on the mind by exciting a powerful
influence on the brain is at once cap
able of arresting the progress of sea
sickness, such, for instance, as an
alarm Of fire or other risk to which the
vessel may be suddenly exposed. 1t
may not be generally known that deaf
mutes never suffer from sea sickness,
fact which is perfectly we'll understood
by those who have had charge of these
unfortunates.
The result of inquiries that have
been made into the reason of this i'm
munity tends to show that the absence
of sensibility in the auditory nerves is
the occasion of the entire freedom of
deaf mutes from sea sickness. Both
physiological experiment and patholo-
gical observation point to that part of
the inner ear known as the semi-circu-
lar canals as exercising a con-
trolling influence over the main
tenance Of the erect posture and the
sense Of equilibrium. AS those 6unc-
lions are frequently disturbed on ship
board by the rapidly changing motion
of the ship, it seems probable that this
has much to do with sea sickness, II it
is not the sole cause of it.
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CHAPTER VII.

OUSE the doctor, !"
he repeated. Sup
pose the doctor
should be frozen?
He hadn't q ha'-
perth of warmth in
him last night, and
his voice sounded
like a whisper in a
speaking trumpet.
Will the bones do
now? Yes, t h e
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-04

THE COOLEST COUNTRY IN THE
WOrLD.-SyhHON's MonthLy Meteo-
y0LogicaL Magazine gives an inter
esting account OF "Life in the
Coolest Country OF the World"
which has been taken from the
bulletin Of the Royal Geographi-
cal Society of Irkutsk. The name
of the place is Werchojansk, in
Siberia, longitude 1873 81 B., lat
itude o. 81 ~, where the lowest
temperature OF minus 90 Fair.
has been observed, and the mean
of January is minus 48o Fair. II
is inhabited by about los, 900 per-
sons Of the Jakut and Lamat races.
In large part Of the region, ac-
cording to Professor Kovalik, the
air is so dry and the winds are so
rare that the intensity OF the cold
nnotbefully realized. In the most
distant part Of the East there are
sometimes terrible storms, which
are most fatal to life in their con-
sequences. During the summer
time the temperature occasionally
rises to so Fair. in the shade.
while it freezes at night The lat
ter part of season is often marked
by copious rains and extensive in
undations, which invariably Law
waste a vast acreage Of land and
prove to be a serious obstacle to
the cultivation Of the soil. Vege.
tation is very scanty. There are
practically no trees-only wide,
open meadows. The people hunt
fur-belring animals, fish, and raise
cattle and reindeer. II requires
about eight cows to support fam
lily, four being MIXED in the sum-
mer and two in the winter. The
cattle are very small in size, and are
fec with hay in the winter. Occa-
sionally they are allowed to 90 out
when there is the slightest break
in the weather, but their teats are
always carefully covered up with
ielt. Milk is the principal food.
This is sometimes supplemented
with hares, which are quite abund-
ant, but not very relishable. The
houses are constructed of wood
covered with clay, and, as a rule,
consist OF only one room, in which
the people and animals live to-
gether. The upper and weather.
class are better provided with lodg-
ing and food. AS race they are ex-
ceedingly courteous and very hos
pitable, and they are excessively
punctilious concerning points Of |
honor, such as the proper place at |
table and at festivals.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-04
Lsoies and Tobacco.
Hos6ikak

II is trite to observe that a large
number Of the most Characteristic
changes Of the present rapidly cul-
minating JfA ae steele period have
been in the direction Of approxi-
mating the habits Of the female to
those Of the m ale sex. Among
the familiar illustrations OF this
iacts few are more remarkable than
the increasing tendency OF ladies
towards the consumption OF to-
bacco. Very much
mag be said upon either side Of the
question. Old fashioned people
are not unnaturally disposed to
regard feminine smoking with a
feeling which approaches horror.
and to think that no woman can
indulge in tobacco unless she be
lost to all that makes her sex most
charming, to delicacy, to refine
ment, to that power Of self denial
for the sake of appearances that
Stimulates, even If it does not consti-
tute, much which passes muster
for the highest order Of virtue.
The new woman" on the other
hand, does not see the object Of de-
nying herself any indulgence to
which she has a fancy, and pitt
lessly SCOTS at those who would
restrain her. She regards them as
prudes or as imbeciles. May there
not be some middle aspect, and
may there not be valid reasons why
the use Of tobacco is or is not de-
sirable for either sex2 Its inhu-
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-04

The BRITISH NAVY IN 1903
According to the twelfth issue of
ByaSSeI'S Naval AHRuaL, we have
now 20 first class battleships built
and building, compared with IA
owned by France and building.
Russia having half a dozen in each
stage. OF second class battleships
we have !, and Of third class 20.
with none building in either class.
France has 8 second class built and
1 building, and 7 third class with
none building; Russia, when she
has completed her I second class
ship building. will have Of the
type; OF the third class she has {,
none building. Thus OF battle.
ships we have 65, 9 building,
against France SO, 7 building, and
Russia ~, 7 building, OF the
three classes Of cruisers, we have
1871, a7 building, compared with
Frances 49, I9 building, and Rus
sia's "A, building. Lord Bras
sey's deductions certainly are not
unsatisfactory TO this country, and
we might supplement them by say
ing that, at the recent Spithead re-
view, the speed Of the battleships
averaged about I71z knots, and
that Of the cruisers about IoX
knots; while, with the exception
of about 2 OF the vessels-I6s were
present-all had been designed
and completed IN some eight years.
Washington sentinel., 1898-06-04

ence, in all essentials, must be the
same upon both, and the question
whether it should be used must
certainly be capable Of elucIdation,
in the eyes Of reasonable people,
by an unprejudiced consideration
of its effects.
We must begin by saying that
we have not the smallest sympathy
with that systematic consumption
OF tobacco which is only too widely
spread among the younger males
OF the community, and which
renders so many public places pes
tIierous. We think that the con-
slant smoker among young men is
very frequently one who is enabled
by the perpetual influence OF mar
cotic to live in a FOOLS paradise, to
neglect duties, to play with studies,
to lose opportunities, and to whom
it is quite certain that a bitter
awakening will one day come. We
are quite prepared to believe the
correctness Of the reports, which
have come from certain American
universities, of competitions be
tween smokers and non-smokerS,
in which the former were beaten
in everything-in games of skill,
in trials of strength, and in position
in the class rooms. We are famil-
lar, as every doctor must be, with
the fact that many busy proies-
sional men, whose duties in life re-
strict their use OF tobacco to GER
tain periods OF the day, and. there
fore, to what is practically moder-
ation, lose all the benefits which
should naturally come from an au-
tumnal holiday by smoking from
morning to night during its con-
tinuance. But, when all this has
been conceded, the tact remains
that, to many persons, and accord.
ing to the experience of the great
majority Ofmen folk, the moderate
use Of tobacco is a panacea against
many OF the smaller ills of Lille; and
we think it cannot be denied that
these smaller ills fall with far
greater force, and with far more ire.
quent recurrence, upon women
than upon men. Why should
women, if this be true, be deprived
of the
Thought in the early morning, solace in
time Of woes,
Peace in the hush Of the twilight, balm
ere the eyelids close.
We chance to know a London
physician who, whenever the soul
OF his wife has been troubled about
any of the various household cares
which beset the path of women,
and from which IT is so difficult for
them to find escape, has gently
urged upon her that she should
seek the solace Of tobacco, and so
disarm her adversaries, who, for
the most part, would be trouble
some rather than really formida-
ble. And this, we think, is advice
which, in all probability, points to
the true solution OF the problem.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-13

The second lecture OF the winter VIII
be delivered by Rev. Moses ID. Hoge pc
fore the Association for the PreserVaton
of Virginia Antiquities Friday, Marcn sth'
at S:l5 p. NJ, in the Assembly Hall OF the
Chamber of Commerce.
DIR. Hoge has chosen as MS subject
'Trhe Scotch irish; their training, their
characteristic virtues, and their influence
in Shaping the political structure OF our
government"
This is Il theme OF deep and broad IN
terest. 1t is one which has not peen
treated very often by lecturers. and YET
Il is fraught with far-reaching results III
various dli ections. Just at this time, when
history Is demanding the incisive inter
lects Cf the age. the community Is iortu.
nate In the possession Of one so ably ntteo
to elucidaro some of its important lac
tors.
DIR. Hoges long life OF unceasing study
his repeated visits 10 foreign countries
under most favorable circumstances, anu
his broad relations with all denomina-
lions. ut him with peculiarly great advan-
tages for this lecture, and the community
will look forward with eagerness 10 th'
rare opportunity. No charge Is mace ioi
the lecture. and the public in invited y
| attend.