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nALDY. PRorEnrr on 49, on eENERAL MEADE.

90 amount of coaxing or urging on
the part of the great commander could
persuade him to move on. Gen. Meade,
dismounting, remarked:
Badly is finished this time, for this
b the first occasion that be ever re-
fused to go under fire"
And he was then led to the rear, the
general being promptly supplied with
another horse. In the hope that Badly
would recover, his master kept him
until the following spring, though he
was never able to use him. Just be-
fore the army crossed the Rapidan
river in May, 1864, fearing the wound
ed horse would be in the way in the
approaching campaign, he was sent to
Philadelphia, and soon after placed in
charge of Capt. Samuel Ringwalt, of
bennington, Pa, who had served with
Meade in the early days of the war, who
knew all about Badly, and who, the
general was certain, would take good
care of him. He remained with the
captain until after the close of the
war, when Gen. Meade returned to
Philadelphia to find his favorite horse
fully recovered and in as good condition
as ever, constantly using him for sew
eral years, until, from long service and
old age, he became unsafe as a sad
dle-horSe. He was then presented to
country friend in Montgomery coun-
ty. who took the best care of Badly I'M
til his death in December, 1882, when
he was believed to be 50 years of age.
Bis last service was in November, 1872
when he was present in the hero's
funeral cortege, following the remains
of his old master TO their resting-place
in Laurel Hill cemetery, Philadelphia,
near the grave of Commodore Isaac
Hull.
After Baldy's death his head and
neck and two fore-hoofs were secured,
and are now cherished relics of the
George C. Meade post, No l, depart
ment of Pennsylvania, Grand Army of
the Republic. At its headquarters in
Chestnut street, Philadelphia, may be
seen the head handsomely mounted on
IN ebony shield, with a record of
wounds emblazoned in gold letters on
either side, also two hoofs of Badly
finished in gold and the shoes of silver,
preserved on glass-covered ebony
brackets. Writing in March, 1899, Mr..
Spencer Meade, the generals son, says:
while the writer was too young to be In
the service during the civil war, he was fire.
suently at the headquarters of the army Of
the Potomac, and recalls anecdotes of
Badly particularly in regard to his Pc
suliar gait when on long marches, and the
STAN officers complained about him on ac-
count OF the rocking gait which he had that
was faster than a walk but too slow for a
.rot, and consequently they could not fol-
low him with any regular gait, but had sue
ressively TO change from trot to walk, caus-
ing great discomfort and annoyance
Cen. Meades charger called 'Blackie,'
horse than for servics, was wounded in the
| right knee during the six-days' fighting in
he peninsular campaign of 1862, and was
| brought home to Philadelphia, together
With Baby by John NARROW, the groom.
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SATURDAY NOV, "a 1900
DELIGHTS IN CRIME.
Strange Case of a Little Girl Now
in Jail at Pittsburgh.
Startling Confessions Of the Orphan
Child Who Tried to Poison and
Then Burn Up whole House
Full of People.

A fair little girl o. IS, but a criminal
with more than one dark deed to her
charge.
The police of Pittsburgh have her
In charge. She is the child who sever
al weeks ago first tried to poison all
the inmates of an orphan asylum, and,
failing this, set fire to the building
that she might escape. Since the
managers of the asylum have turned
her over to the city authorities as an
incorrigible she has also confessed to
the killing of boy. In murderous
mood she struck the boy in the tenn
pie with a stone, and he died two days
later.
A curious psychological study is pre-
scented by this child fiend. At present
she is being carefully watched to de-
termine whether or not she is insane,
though, as yet. there have been no
signs of mental arrangement, but to
the contrary the little girl appears
to have brighter mind than most
children of her age. She is gleeful in
jail, where all but the long-hardened
are miserable, and says that she likes
the Jail better than any other place.
Margaret May Kinney has been a
charge of charity Tor some time. Her
father, who was a waiter in a res
taurant, died about year ago, and
her mother died when she was a year
old. With three brothers and n sister
she was taken by Adam Fisher, a di.
rector of the poor, to Williamsburg
About two months ago Margaret was
taken from the asylum by a family
named Miller, who live at SIS Arch
street, Meadville, but they returned
the child with the report that she
was so Enthusiastically that they could
not keep her.
The child, says the st. Louis Re-
public, took an unaccountable dislike
to the assistant rlatron, Miss Marie
Lewis, who, she claims, beat her. The
two other officials living in the house
were Rev. Henry Thompson, the super
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were married and she went with him
to his mountain home.
A daughter was born to them, but
there was no change in the father. Pc
riodically he rode to the village of Co
lumbia and drank himself into a stu
por, in which condition he would come
home, maudlin.
One morning his wife was not at the
door to meet him on his return from
town. He did not hear the baby. The
door of the cabin was open, too. He
crept TO the black opening, and, peep
ing in, saw his wife on the floor, with
the figure of man sitting beside her.
In blind rage he raised his rifle and
fired at the figure. With a hoarse
growl of rage big grizzly bear dashed
at him. Twice more the repeating rifle
awoke the echoes, and the great car
cass rolled over PROSTATE.
as that you, Tommie? Oh, Tom
mic"
And the voice of his wife was still.
Only fragments of bone and flesh
showed where death had come to the
baby.
~ was thSu thaI iale eNacISu the
great reckoning of Thomas Page. He
buried his dead and left the haunts of
men. He made VOW never to speak
again TO n fellow man. He swore to
avenge himself by devoting his life to-
ward discriminating the grizzly bear.
In the mountains for more than IS
years he has been on the trail of the
great creatures and he has been q
nemesis that few have escaped.
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intendent, and NJ $. Margaret Nc
earthly, the matron. There were IS
children in the house when the schem-
ing little criminal crept down into the
kitchen at daylight for matches and
set fire to lot of paper in a clothes
closet, with the hope of burning up
the building and making good her
escape from the place that she hated
because of the restraint imposed upon
her willfulness. Before the firing of
the house, however, Margaret at
tempted the poisoning of her compan-
ions.
All of her crimes she has confessed
TO the police. The child tells how she
found ammonia and kerosene in the
Kitchen and mixed the stuff together,
dropping it into the big boiler of cof-
fee that she knew would be served
next morning. She had hoped that
the mixture would kill those who
drank it. Instead of this they were
only made very sick. 1t was noticed
that Margaret did not drink any of
! the coffee, and later, when she was
charged with having put something in
the boiler, she admitted having added
the ammonia and kerosene. She was
8punished for this, and the next morn,
ing in the early dawn she arose,
&dressed herself, made bundle of her
clothes and went down 70 the kitchen
in stocking feet.
Returning, to the room where she
had slept, she took the handful of
: matches that she had secured in the
Kitchen and lighted a fire in the closet.
She says that when she saw the blaze
she was frightened and tried to put it
Sout, but the smoke choked her and
she crept back into bed. At six
&o'clock flames were seen bursting
from the building. and several men on
the street gave the alarm and rushed
Ito the house to awaken the inmates.
margaret was found almost suffocated
Hfrom the smoke, and when finally
&aroused in the fresh air said that she
had seen the flames and smoke and
hurriedly dressed herself, but was
overcome before she could leave the
room. Information charging her with
&arson was entered and she was ar
( rested. Two days later the grand
jury Of Allegheny county indicted her
land ordered her committed to Nor
+ CANA, where she was refused. While
IN court she cried, but on the way &C
: Jail was as happy as lark, and
laughed and chatted about her at
sempt to poison the children and burn
score of human beings. When asked
why she did it, she replied that she
mated the woman who whipped her,
and wanted to get away.
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and fireman on each and every train
on which he rode of the many things
he was going to do to Walter when he
caught him,
But when the old man reached Oma-
ha his anger had cooled, and he fell on
the hotel clerks neck and said: Say,
pard, l was mad. Yes, / was. And /
was a-going to fill that tenderfoot full
of plaintive holes. Yes, were. But,
say, pard, it's all over now. Jest want
my little Anna. I'm poor old lone fool
dad, and l want my little girl, and l
want to take her back home with me,
and if she wants to bring that pill
miXin' dude back with her, why, all
right. / guess l can stand it If she
can. And, say, I've changed my mind
about a-shootin' of him. Yes, I have.
pard. Instead of that I'm a-going to
give 'em $4,000 for weddin' present.
And there's more where that came
from, pard, just SOS I get my little
Annie, pard, won't have to look at
him, anyhow, and if the Injuns don't
steal him he can roost around the
ranch and get his three square meals a
day all of his sweet life. All wants
Is my little girl, pard; that's ALL"
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CoMPLIMENTING GEN. LEE.
A Little Southern story That shows
How the Confederate General
Was Revered.

Few defeated generals have been so
revered as was Robert f. Lee. Every
southern man and woman admired
him. The author of "A Girls Life in
Virginia" tells a little story that
shows how much he was loved by chill
dren.
a year after the surrender Gen. Lee
journeyed across the mountains on his
old war horse, Traveller" to pay q
visit to the authors mother. On the
night of his arrival he said:
To-day an incident occurred which
gratified me more than anything that
has happened for a long time. AS I
was riding over the desolate noun
tain region, I was surprised to find,
on a sudden turn in the road, two lit
tie girls playing on a large rock.
They were poorly clad, and after
looking at me moment began to run
away.
Children said +, don't run awayi
If you knew who I am, you wouldn't
run away from me-
1--WE do know YOU they answered.
"You never saw me before I said,
for I never passed along here
but we know you,' said the chill
dren. We've got your picture in our
house. You're Gen. LeeI We amt
dressed clean enough 10 see you and
they scampered off to a hut on the
mountainside.'
Then the general told of another
adventure that he had had the same
day. While riding through thick
woods he met a man who, recognizing
him, stopped, and throwing up his
hat in the air, exclaimed: General,
please let me cheer you'll" and then he
hurrahed as loudly as he could.
Gen. Lee was too great a man to be
excited by ordinary applause. On the
contrary, he was annoyed by a COM
pliment to his valor or skin as a gem
eral. But he was touched by the
compliment which the two little girls
OF the mountain paid him: 1--WE amt
dressed clean enough to see you!"
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A WYOMING ROMANCE.
Wealthy Ranchmnn Gave a $4,000
Wedding Present to His EIop-
ing Daughter.

w. c. Mcdonald, wealthy ranch
man whose cattle feed on thousand
hills, and whose great stone house is
located rs miles from Cheyenne, Wyo.,
followed hard and fast on special trains
last week to intercept his daughter
Anna, who had eloped with Walter
Hartwell, drug clerk at Van Tassels,
the little town near McDonald's ranch.
The old man had two big revolvers
strapped to his waist, and he told every
conductor and brakeman and engineer
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The favorite war horse of the hero.
of Gettysburg was raised In the west.
Badly, who was bay with white face
and feet, saw his first service at the
battle OF Bull Run, where he received
two wounds, one being through the
nose. He wac ridden in this engage
ment of July, 1861, by David Hunter,
colonel of the Third United States cav
airy, commanding the Second divi-
sion, who was himself seriously wound
ed. 1t is believed that at this time,
writes Gen. James Grant Wilson, IN
Ledger Monthly, Badly was govern
ment property, for in the following
September he was purchased By Gen.
Meade from the quartermaster's de-
partment for $3.50, the horse having en-
Grely recovered from his injuries. He
was shot in the right hind leg at the
second battle of Bull Run, though not
badly hurt, and was wounded through
the neck at AntietRm, but this also
proved to be slight, and Badly soon re-
covered. He received his last and most
serious wound on the afternoon Of July
., 1863, in the battle OF Gettysburg.
Gen. Meade had just ridden to the
AANAt VI INC ASAI SeHteN OI MS long
battle line, as the reenforcements were
being hurried forward to the support
OF that part of the army, when bull
let passed through the right trouser
leg of Gen. Meade, as well as the flaps
of his saddle, and then into Baldy's
body between the ribs, where it re-
manned. When shot, the horse came
TO standstill and staggered little,
but soon recovered. He could not, how
ever, be induced to go forward, and
endeavored to turn away to the rear;
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who reported at Meade's house, very drunk,
that the general had been killed-that he
left him dead on the field OF battle. and he
Thought the family would like to have his
horses. The groom was very much sur
prised. on becoming sober. to learn that
Gen. Meade was recovering from his
wounds at his Philadelphia home. Blackte'
saw no active service after this time, but
remained in Philadelphis, and never entire
ly recovered from the wound I'm his knee.
which at times opened and gave him
trouble. He was, however, ridden by Gen.
Meade after the war. and was used by his
family as riding horse"
Badly had rather remarkable war
recordi Twice wounded at the first
battle of Bull Run; was In the battle
of Drainsville, December, 1851: two
days in the seven days fighting which
began at Mechanicsville June 20 and
Gainesville June 81, 1862; Groveton,
August go; second Bull Run, August
50; South Mountain, September II; An
tietam, where his saddle and bride
were removed and he was left for dead,
but on the next advance Badly was
found browsing on the battlefield, and
after being well cared for, was used
in the pursuit and march to Falmouth
In October and November; was wound
ed in The battle Of Fredericksburg; in
the battle of Charlottesville, May 2
TO 4. 1863, and in the frat two days
fighting at Gettysburg; Bristow Sta
ton, October; Relly's Ford, Rappahan-
mock Station, and Nine Run, Novem-
Der; battle Of the Wilderness, May 5
and 6, 1854; Spottsylvania, May to
90; North Anna, May % to &c; Tolop-
tony, May 20; Bethesda Church, May
80; Cold Harbor, June to 8; Peters
burg, June Is to IS; Jerusalem Road
June %; Mine Explosion, July 30; Well
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WARS AGAINST BEARS.
"Oid Grizzly" n California Cheracter,
Has Killed Nearly Five Thou
sand I'm Revenge.

"old Grizzly. of Tuolumne county.
Cal, is so called because in As years he
has killed 4,9S3 grizzly bears, and for
the further reason that he was sworn
to make the number 10000 before he
dies.
Thomas f. Page was one of back
woods family of II children. He says
that he was born mo account" Drink
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ing, he used to go to San Francisco
when gold dust was the medium of
exchange. There one day he fell in love
with daughter of prominent mer-
chant and she looked with favor on
him. She wished TO reform him. They
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Margaret says that when she was a.
Meadville she struck boy and knew
that two days later when he died that
IL was the result of her blow. This
she also tells without any evidence OF
feeling the enormity of her crime.
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a Mean Question.

Tommy-Did you do much fighting
during the war, pap
Pal did my share of it, Tommy.
Did you make the enemy rum"
You're right, I did, Tommy"
Did they catch you, pam. Y.
World.
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Mrs. Ado you find it more econom-
zeal to do your own cooking?
Mrs. Bob, yes; my husband don't
eat half as much as he did.-Tit-Bits.
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don Railroad, August Is to 25, where
Gen. Meade was struck on the leg by
12-pound spent ball while riding
Badly, but was not seriously hurt.