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AFTER he WAS HIT.
Ehe Sensation Of an American Once,
Who, Shat

Ehe Sensation of an American Omcef
When Shot.
First Lieut.. w. H. Wassell, 22d Unit
ed States infantry, writing to his par
ents. Mr.. and.Mrs. Edwin H. Wassell OF
Pittsburg, quoted by the Pittsburg
Press: Il was shot at about 4 o'clock
In the afternoon of July while storm
Ing El Caney, northeast OF Santiago. i
was looking through field glasses at
the time and the ball cut through the
outer part Of the little finger Of the
left hand, joint next to the hand, then
through the palm of the hand, out just
below the index finger, then in the
cheek about half an inch from the left
corner of my mouth, back through my
mouth. taking several back teeth .dowa-
ward through my neck, still downward
and toward my spine, coming out about
half way down my back, and about four
inches from my spine. l haven't a
bone broken. I can swallow. and,
thank God, l am strong, and, aside
from possible scars, will be no worse
on. will never forget the sensation
OF being shot. We had been under fire
all day-the hottest rain of bullets that
men ever went up against. The Span
iards were all intrenched. They shot
us from behind earthworks. block
houses. trees and church towers. All
at once 1t seemed as II were lifted
from the ground and whirled around
ana around, oh. so terribly fast. l
never lost consciousness during the
sensation. l felt myself going. but
seemed to realize that II l let myself
hn oil n
brace. and, after what seemed an age
OF this awful whirling. was dropped
to the ground. Then 1t seemed as IL
no one would notice that had been
hit. 1t seemed an age before heard
man swear and say: They've nit
Lieut.. Wassell.' He picked me up to
carry me down behind the crest Of the
hill. and what storm Of bullets the
poor fellow got as he raised me.
didn't know how badly was hurt. but
from the blood gushing from my mouth
and the pain in my back where the
bullet had left me. imagined was In
1t pretty badly. Capt. Lochinvar came
to me. and remember telling him I
did not know whether I was done for
or only scared to death. One Of the
men dressed me as we'll as he could
with my first bandages. and lay under
tree until about 6 o'clock. About
that time some more Spaniards began
riot on the other side Of me. and for
little while bullets from friend and
foe whirled over me and struck near
me. About sundown. the firing hav-
ing ceased, I was carried about mile
to the brigade hospital. Here I was
dressed. The doctors were worked to
death and did their best. All night
and all the next day our hospital was
fred upon by Spaniards. Toward the
evening OF the second day was put
in wagon and taken about three
miles to the division hospital. which l
left in the morning OF the Sd to go to
Siboney. Twelve of us rode in the am
bulance. 1t was good ten-m!le ride
over the most abominable road. That
night they put me on board the Chero-
kee for Key West hospital. didn't
want to go. but |; was not matter OF
argument"
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CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued.) J

CHAPTER XIII.-(Continued)
And risk bringing bace the infec-
tion here? No. thank you," cries Ru-
by. hotly. Il shall ask mamma to for
bid you.'
my dear Ruby" interposes Mrs.
Wilden's voice with unusual firmness,
"if Shell thinks 1t her duty to go l
shall certainly not try to stop her. l
shall feel terribly anxious, but 1t will
only be for day or SO; and l believe
the disease in It's first stage Is not very
Infectious"
do yom mean that you would take
her back here amongst us after being
with the children?" asks Ruby, aghast.
"Of course she will return when the
nurse arrives. There Is no need to run
unnecessary risk. II you and Violet
feel nervous. we'd betted return to the
Wilderness, and Shell can stop here
until the doctor warrants her safe"
II have such a horror OF smallpox
that really think that would be the
better plan," remarks Ruby. with a
sigh Of relief. What do you say. VII"
"Oh, let us start for Mudford by all
means! am not particularly timid.
but feel that ought to go for Ed
wins sake"-Edwin is her fiance-"it
would be such sell for him II he
came home and found me disfigured.
Shell, dear"-pressing q hasty kiss on
her cousins cheek-"you are hero
inc: but the world is made up of all
sorts. and l am the sort that runs
away"
II am not bit heroic. should run
away too II felt afraid" laughs Shell:
but don't, and therefore shall take
no HARM"
So 1t is arranged. Shell, after gath
erinE few necessaries together and
receiving a fearful embrace from her
mother. hurries back to her sleeping
charges: and during the afternoon Ru-
by and Violet take their departure.
while Ms. Widen is left to bemoan
the fact that she ever allowed herself
to be worried into taking n cottage on
the moor.
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cHIcAGo's BIG TREE.

A big tree has been discovered near
Chicago. said to be the largest tree out
side of California. Three feet from
the ground the girth is Al feet. The
diameter is 13 feet 6 inches. The height
is 1870 feet. Within the tree Is re-
markable hollow. 26 feet in circumfer-
ence, S1a feet in diameter and 90 feet in
height A horse and its rider can
easily pass within the trunk, and three
horses can find shelter there. 1t is
Of the cottonwood family. and 1t has
been estimated that 1t is no less than
600 years old. 1t is found on the farm
of Charles Krotz, two miles and half
from Crosse Point. The people who
live there tell many stories Of the giant
tree. 1t is said that in early days the
Robin Hoods of the country made this
their place of rendezvous. 1t Is also
reported to have been the camping
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safety q, Railroad Travel.

Last year on American railways one
passenger was killed in accidents out
of every 2,S27,47A passengers carried.
That is to say. that you can take n
train 2,S27,474 times before. on the law
of averages. your turn comes to be
killed. You will have to travel 72,-
o93, 1868 miles on the cars before that
turn comes. and 4,5i1,945 miles before
YOU are injured. II you travel twenty
miles every day for 300 days in the year
YOU can keep 1t up for 1853 years before
YOUR turn comes to be hurt. If there
had been railways when our Savior
was born and you had begun to travel
On the first day of the year A. d. l, and
had Travelled 100 miles in every day
of every month of every year since
,hcr you would still have Tin this year
1880 nearly 100000 miles yet to ira
vel before your turn came to be killed.
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sword and sh.r. Combined.

Yankee hands forged the swords with
which all Cubans are armed. The
machete-pronounced ''machetty'.-
which is the implement for all needs
throughout Spanish America. has long
ford. Conn. and sold to all Ameri-
can Spanish speaking neighbors. This
blade is first cousin to the saber OF our
cavalry, but while the saber serves
only one purpose, the machete serves
many, and Ia as useful In peace as In
war. Almost every Spanish-American
male above the age of childhood carries
a machete. The laborer hns II. be-
cause with the machete he cuts sugar
cane. prepares firewood. and trenches
the ground for his crops. The horse
man wears the machete because with
1t he cuts his way through the wood
lands during Journeys over rough
country. 1t Is sword. spade and hedg-
ing bill, axe, Ratchet and pruning
knife, The hidalso wears 1t with sill
vered hilt And tasseled scabbard; his
humber neighbor Is content TO carry.
1t bare and hilted with horn. wood or
leather. The machete may be had in
nearly thirty different FORMS. The
blade, which varies in length from ten
to twenty-eight inches. may be either
blunt or pointed. curved or straight.
broad or narrow. The favorite with
the laborer is the machetc of medium
length, with unornamented handle and
broad, straight blade. The Spanish
American hidalgo bears scabbarded
machete. long. straight. or curved. as
taste prompts.
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old, ana was born in farm house
which at what is now the corner Oh
Eighth and Plum streets in this city.
In speaking of the great event MIS-.
Manser said:
THE girls were dressed In white,
with sashes and caps of red. white ana
blue muslin. They carried white hass'
with Welcome Lafayette to Cincinna-
IT, AS the carriage which contained
Lafayette, his son, Gen. Desha. who
was then governor of Kentucky. and
Gov. Morrow Of Ohio. passed by. the
children strewed the flowers before
him. The carriage was drawn by four
white horses. Tho little boys who
We're in the parade wore Lafayette pic
lures on their coats"
When Lafayette was on his way up
the river from New Orleans to Cincin-
natl an expert pickpocket got in his
work by stealing his watch. He re-
GREETED exceedingly its loss. because it
was given to him by Washington. and
on the outside of the case was engrav-
ed the following inscription: Wash
ington TO Lafayette" He gave min
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A Porter who Demand. III. Dues.

The German empress recently lost
her insignia of the Royal Order OF Vic
toria and Albert, valuable Jewel sur
rounded by brilliants. A porter found
the bauble and claimed the reward, rs
provided by the laws of Prussia. which
gave the finder of an article one-tenth
If the value of the property restored to
its owner. The empress offered him
100 marks. which he refused, and 81
the empress would not pay a tenth cf
what the insignia was worth, The por
ter began a legal action against tho
empress cabinet.
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CHAPTER XIV.

Two days and nights have elapsed;
no answer has been received to the
doctors hastily-despatched telegram;
and Shell. sitting patiently beside her
charges. begins to think that the ad-
dress given by Piper must have been
an erroneous one. Nor has profess
sional nurse put in her appearance
the children are going on SO favorably
that the doctor deems the services OF
one unnecessary. since Shell is de-
termined not to quit her post. and In.
deed has given promise to that effect
to her little patients.
She is quite Isolated from the rest OF
the household. The children are In
stalled In large room at the end OF
the passage which on their arrival was
fitted up as a night-nursery. Shell Is
with them all day; at night she occu-
pies the roomy old sofa in the adjoin-
ing room, leaving the door OF COM
munication open.
All intercourse with the outer world
is carried on cautiously round the sat
urated sheet which cuts her OF from
the household in general. Yet some
how Shell has no feeling OF isolation;
she has books in plenty to occupy her
when the children sleep. and during
their waking hours she has work
enough to keep them amused.
She is sitting nt the ivy-wreathed
easement on the third morning. look
ing out for the doctors visit. when
es. turns suddenly into the front yard.
She cannot see the occupants as 1t
passes beneath the window. and the
front of the house is also out OF sight.
She rises from her seat with
strange feeling OF confusion and nerv-
ousness; she would give worlds to be-
come invisible; she even glances out
of the window. as II meditating escape
in that direction.
Then steps are heard down the pas
sage, the door-handle turns. and the
next moment Robert Champley enters
the room, followed by the housekeeper
at Champley House.
Papa, papa" shrek two shrill lit
tie voices; "and Tolley-dear old Tol.
ley!"
The children are caressed and quiet
ed whilst Mrs. Tolley delights them
with a huge bunch OF flowers which she
has brought with her.
Then Robert Champley crosses over
to the window where Shell Is standing
in the background. The girl looks
pale and almost stern, though-a very
unusual thing with Shell-she is trem-
bling visibly.
shell, how can ever thank you for
this?" says Mr.. Champley. in a tone
broken by emotion.
There is nothing to thank me for
that l see," answers Shell coldly. II
like nursing-if mamma would only let
mo should like to enter a hospital"
mo young and beautiful woman can
like nursing smallpox cases." rejoins
Robert Champley.
1t is the first time in her life that
Shell has been called beautiful" and
a quick flush rises to her white skin
which really renders her so for the
Then she breaks into a
laugh.
'It Is chicken-pox-not smallpox"
she says quickly.
Are you sure?" asks her compan-
ion. whilst a look OF relief lights up
his whole face.
Eyes. quite; for the first twelve hours
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

The excise on tobacco at Manila is
severely criticised as being undIplo-
matte The natives. every man. woman
and child of whom is a smoker, will
suffer directly from this duty. And MS
they have never before paid duty on
tobacco for local consumption they will
harbor bitter feelings against the
Americans for Introducing duty
which strikes every one of them us
hard. ~
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white brow. "Shell has promised to
come to Champley House and live with
us always-what do you say to that?"
81 say she's brick" remarks Bob,
who has Joined the circle.
Robert Champley gave an amused
glance at his promised wife. and then
they both break into hearty peal OF
laughter.
(THE END) ", ~
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rh, .Am.r,c.n no,- l,.,,,..hlp.

Every American hopes our school
boys will succeed in their efforts to
raise $3.OOO.OOO to be used in building,
battleslip. 1t costs great sums to
build warship. but you can build up
your health with Hostetter's Stomach
Btters at small expense. This remedy
is for all stomach, liver and bowel dis.
Orders
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For complete list Of prizes. useful
and ornamental. given free to purcllas-
ers OF Diamond &c" Soap write to the
Cudnhy Packing Co.. So. Omaha, Neb.
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SHE SAW LAFAYETTE.
A WOMAN WHO SCATTERED
FLOWERS STILL LIVING.
Mrs. Mauser, of Newport, KY. Who Is
Now SO Years Oid-Interestine Story
of the French Generals watch-stolen
and Recovered After Many Years
Cincinnati Letter.l

of East Third
street. Newport.
KY, is the only one
living of the 200
little girls who
scattered flowers
before Gen. Lafa-
yette when he vis-
tied Cincinnati In
1925. She is now
over SO years
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A MUSICIANS YOUTH.

a mOSICIAN'S TOO f1s
It was by a devious path. some steps
of which were painful, that Verdi be.
came musician. When he was seven
years old. his mild and somewhat mel.
ancholy temperament attracted the at.
tention OF the parish priest, and he
received the appointment OF acolyte al
the village church Of LIE Roncole. One
day priest was celebrating mass. with
Verdi as his assistant, when the boy
became SO carried away by the music
that his duties were entirely forgotten.
"Water!" whispered the priest, but
Verdi did not respond. Then, think
Ing his request had not been heard.
the celebrant repeated "Water!"
Still there was no reply. and, turn
ing round, the priest found the server
gazing in wonder and delight at the
organ.
"Water!" demanded the priest. for
the third time. accompanying the or
der with such a well-directed move
ment Of the foot that the little Verdi
was pitched headlong down the altar
steps. In falling he struck his head,
and was carried to the yestry quite un.
conscious.
Perhaps 1t was this incident, to-
gether with the child's unbounded de-
light In the organ music he heard In
the street. that induced his father. who
was an innkeeper. to add a spinet. or
pianoforte, to his worldly possessions.
But It was several years after this
that his vocation was temporarily de-
clded for him, though fate afterward
stepped In and undid the decision.
why do you want to be a must.
cian?" asked his confessor. "You
have gift for Latin. and must be q
priest"
Meanwhile, the lad became an of.
fee boy In Brezzi's wholesale grocery
store, and for little over seven dol.
lars n year played the organ In the
church at Roncole: but one day 1t
happened that Father Seletti. who had
decided that the boy should be'a monk.
was officiating ut mass while Verdi
played the organ. The priest wa.
struck with the unusual beauty Of the
music. and at the close OF the service
expressed desire to see the organist.
Verdi appeared. and the priest recog-
nized him as the pupil whom he had
sought to turn from music to theology.
Whose music were you playing:"
asked Selctti. 1T was beautiful"
Verdi said. shyly. that he had
brought no music with him that day.
and had been improvising.
$50 played rs I felt said he.
"Ah:" exclaimed Seletti. II advised
you wrongly. You mus. be no priest.
but q musician
After that the way was easier. The
priestly influence on his side opened
many n door to him.
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No Advertising with State Zeal.
After 1899 it will be illegal to use the
state seal and coat of arms in Massa-
chusetts for advertising purpose.
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Mrs vnshti Jones has reorkanized our
progressive euchrc club ''ls 1t more Sc
iect now?' "Ycs: she left out the women
who always win the prizes
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Verdi said. shyly. that he had
brought no music with him that day.
and had been improvisins.
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$50 l played us l felt" said he.

"Ah:" exclaimed Seletti. IL advised
you wrongly. You mus. be no priest,
but musician
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

After that the way was easier. The
priestly influence on his side opened
many n door to him.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1898-11-24

Whose music were you playing"
asked Sclctti. at was beautiful
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21
Hancock County Vessels Lost.

Two Bucksport built vessels, both part
ly owned there, were lost in the destruct-
i've hurricane in the Windward Islands
last week. They were the bark Lap
land", Capt. Gates, and the barkentine
"Grace Lynwood". Capt. Gilley.
"The "Laplsnd" was bound from the
west coast OF Africa for Trinidad. She
was wrecked at st. Vincent. Despst ches
say that Capt. Gates and crew had q
miraculous escape, landing in their own
boats during the height OF the storm.
1.-THE "Lapland" WAS built in 1880. John
s. Emery & Co., OF Boston, were her
largest owners. She registered $50 tons
net.
The "Grace Lynwood" was discharging
at Barbados and was blown out to sea
She went ashore at St. Vincent and will
be total loss. The crew was saved.
The "Lynwood" registered 592 tons, and
was built in 1890. She hailed from New
York
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21

Who does not know women and young girls
who are continually in tears: Who always see
the dark side? Who have frequent fits OF me
ancholy without any apparent cause The in
telligent physician will know that 1t Is some de
mime organs. The young girl suffers, bodily
and mentally, in silence. There is undue wear
mess. unexpected pain, unreasonable tears and
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and is specific for the peculiar weaknesses, ir.
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troubles, when the real sickness Is In the or
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Send 81 cents in one-cent stamps to Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, \. Y,
and receive DR.. Pierce's l,0os page COMMON
SENSE MEDICAL ADVISER, illustrated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21
Criticism of the War.

Whatever may be the criticisms of
the routine and administration side Of
this war, as affecting the war depart
ment and its bureaus, none of them
can dim the lustre of our victory over
Spain or make the war other than one
of the most successful in history, both
as to its general result and its partic
ular features.
We were worsted nowhere through
out its course; we did not have a sin
gle setback in Cuba, Porto Rico or the
Philippines. We transported great
bodies of troops to distant islands, and
they were landed successfully The
losses in the army in Cuba because of
the diseases of the season most dan
gerous to life and health were far less
than had been expected. After only
two months of campaigning the troops
returned to camp at home. Many Of
them came debilitated by disease, but
the death rate among them, consider
ing the circumstances, has been sur
prisingly low.
The conduct of our campaigns in
general and in detail should be
studied calmly and without prejudice
to draw from it any lessons it may
offer as to needful improvements in
our military system and the more
efficient cooperation Of the army and
navy. The territorial extension and
commercial expansion which will re-
suit from the war will make necessary
the remedy of defects in our military
organization discovered under the Sc
we're trial of the last four months, but
the investigation to find them must
be made coolly and impartially and
with view solely to securing the de-
sirable improvements.
The military machine has worked
marvellously so far as concerns the
accomplishment of swift and uninter-
rupted victory, but deficiencies, fric-
ton, have been exhibited in it, and
they should be remedied.-NewY York
San.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21
Maine Music Festival.

The afternoon concerts will begin
promptly at 2.30 and evening concerts at
500, at which time the doors will be closed.
No person will be admitted during the
performance of any selection. Persons
obliged to leave the hall before the con-
clusion of the concert are requested not
to do SO during a performance. There
will bea short intermission to give oppor-
tunity for promenade and social inter
course. trumpet call will announce the
close of the intermission.
Rehearsals will be held at Bangor on
Thursday afternoon, Oc.ober 6, at 2.30
O'Clock, and on Friday and Saturday
mornings at 10 o'clock. The price of ad-
mission to rehearsaIs will be 25 cents.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21

deposit ion OF a witness In an inter
esting suit for Islander in which damages
are claimed at $4,000 was taken Monday
afternoon before Trial Justice l.. h..
Clark, OF Bar Hsrbor. The attorneys rep
resenting the plaintiff and respondent
were l.. b. Dessy, OF Bar harbo., and
Hannibal +. iismlin, OF Ellsworth, re-
spectively.
The plaintiff is Mrs. Josephine Cuipep-
per, OF Philadelphia, and the respondent
Mrs. Clementine Borle, also OF PhIlsdel-
phia, and until recent date eottseer at
fashionable Grindstone Neck and one Of
the wealthiest and most aristuerati, ef
the old families OF Pennsylvania.
The plaintiff is the highly educated anu
refined wife of man who till financial
trouble befell him sustained the post ION
which the famous Culpepper family
maintained for century ia the South
The Cuipeppers were few years ago vel
coined III Philadelph's's most exclusive
circles.
Mrs. Culpepper AYERS in the decisrs-
tion hat she has been grossly and iuja-
riously slandered within the hearing Of
others; that she was called by Mrs. Burie
a hief, an adventures, q getter OF money
under false pretences and other vile
names which have injured her character,
her prospects OF obtaining livelihood,
and cast reflections upon her which are
false, damaging and mentally disturbing.
She asks the law to do her justice and the
sum OF $40 coo is claimed.
Seldom il ever has there been an affair
which has set the social tongue a-wagging
among the big Philadelphia colony at
Bar Harbor and at Grindstoue.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-09-21
Commissioner Evans has issued e

Commissioner Evans has issued a
statement in answer to the charge
made by Kansas populists, that his
administration of the pension bureau
was harsh and unjust. He shows that
the average number of pensions al
lowed under him has been much high
er than under his predecessor, and the
average number of reflections much
lower, showing which would not be
possible if the charge was true. One
source of grumbling has been that
Commissioner Evans has, from the
day he assumed Office, given applica-
tons for original pensions precedence
over applications for an increase, on
the ground that those who had no
pension should be waited on before
those who had a pension that they
wished increased, but no amount of
grumbling can make that an unjust
policy.