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Laconle ana cnustIc.

Maurice Barrymores wit Is far
flEea bui d neat little witticism at
iis ypeus. vas Augustus Thomas
llealIc rticIsm of one Of Rarrymore's
Ill celebrated playwright had been
lefaa slg picking flaws il the actors
drama Hntl the good natured Barry
aOA. aG Gus" lie interrupted.
llon 10ite 50 hard II Its not an
Alahan Just remember that !
wrote 4 ~ geek.
IiI Arry?r retorted Thomas.
srhen Y5a Vi have afed"-Kan-
So City InaapeNent.
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- IIcln. 1hc nnnnt.

Count .Iolstol has pad some very
charming tributes 70 the unsellsh dp-
yotion ana helpfulness of Lls Wife Ii
Is said tint within lhp first eight Years
III her married life she made seven
copies II her husbands norel "War
ana Peace, i work 10 siy volumes.
ami at lie same time, as now she con,
Quoted all her husbands business c0r.
respoudence. The countess IL IN nn.
sparlng critic. and nHch n ter hus.
bands W0rk itas undergone groasmod-
ifcntlon TIL her suggestion
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The Rlrouae OF the Dead.

The ruuffied drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo;
No more on Iifeis parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
on Farnes eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards with solemn round
The bivoune OF the dead
Aso. meath their parent turf they rest,
y Far from the CORY field;
Borne 10 a spartan mothers breast
On many q bloody shield
The sunshine of their native sky
smiles sadly on them here,
And kindred eyes and hearts watch W.
The heroes sepulchre.
Rest on. embalmed and sainted deal
Dear as the oBd ye gave
No iinpions footstep here shall tread
The heritage OF your grave,
Nor shall your glory be forgot
While lame her record kesps,
or honor points the hallowed spot
Where Faiot proudly sleeps
Ydn marble ininstrels vofceless stoue
In deathless song shall tell,
When many 3 vanished age hath flown,
The story how Sc fell;
Nor wreck, nor change, nor winters blight,
Nor Times remorHeless doom
Shall dim one ray Of holy light
That gilds your glorious tomb.
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PERTINENT PERSONALS.

An Emma Willard scholarship has
been established in the Middlebury Coll
lege for deserving young women. The
scholarship is in honor Of Mrs. Emma
Willard, founder Of the Willard Female
Seminary, Troy, n. ", and originated
with the Emma Willard Assoc alton.
The scholarship is So COO and is 50 ar
ranged that 500 will be paid TO the sue
cessful contestant each year.
The sun., 1900-01-04

The Gettysburg, Pa, Star and Senti-
mel, in commenting on q story recently
printed in a Philadelphia paper, to the
effect that back Of Gettvsburg there is
located a factory busily engaged in
manufacturing battlefield 'relies,a calls
attention to the fact that the mann-
lacture OF bogus relics is not necessary,
as there are still enough bullets, buttons,
swords, buckles and pieces Of bone on
the battlefield to supply the demands
tor some years to come, and all Of them
genuine.
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wn,,e.. Exciting career.

Major ,Ae Hon Harry White, the
young Enrlishman who Is now serving
as mayor ot BulawIyo the capital Of
Rhodrsia, has had i most picturesque
and exciting career lie began active
life as an officer II the Grenadicr
guards. hrcoauing later member of
the STAR of Lord Londonderry, lord
lieutenant of Ireland During these
days he WINS famous leader Of ger
mans. fhnn lie fel under the influ-
ence 81 cecil Rhodes, became an OH.
Ger Ii tAc Chartered company, took
part III tie Jameson raid and was
brought back to the scene of his for
mer society triumphs to occupy q cell
III Row street prison When the brlet
period III his Punishment was over. lie
went iacb to Africa and got himself
chosen mayor of the Rhodesta capital.
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RAILROADS.

Ifor Chester texpress), l.57, 4.21, s.5S,
ll.4b a. ~; l,37, 800, 4.6S, GOT, e.NI,
Accommodation, 7.I0,s.26 a. m; ~. 10,
i.5O. 400. 5.26, Z. 2s, ard 1888 p. N.
For New York, through expressly
l.57, 3.02, OBS CT ming Carr 9.55, 40,
Il N. l.37 Din ng Car), 300, 6.07, s6.2O
(DiuinR Carr, 6.57, 9.l6 p. M, connect
Ing via Broad Street Station Philadel-
phia, 20, 7l0, s.25 q. M; 400, 4.6S
and 10 f3 p. III.
For BOSTON, without change, 7.23 " NJ.
Baltimore ana Washington, 4.35, 800,
l0.1sa M; 1905, l2.4a, l,50, 6.23, t6.l0,
6.l7, 736 s.ll p. M, and 1888 night
| Baltimore and intermediate stations
5.57 p. NJ, 200 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street Sta
tion, d Wilmington expreesl, $50,
IN ll23 a. IN; 1909, IL, 3.l2, 4.4l,
sos, 81 "a, 6,55, T3l, 1856, lilo, ll.l6
D. M, and 1905 night.
Accommodation, 8.35, 9. l2, TO-. 35 a. M;
1870, 2,32, $40, S.Ss, and 1907 p. m.
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FOR THE SOUTH.

Southern Railway.-6.l7 p. M, daily,
aleepers 10 New Orleans, Aiken, Mem
phis, and Tampa; 7.38 p. M, daily,
aleepers 10 New Orleans, Memphis, Nash-
Vile, via Asheville and Hot Springs.
Atlantic Coast Line. .-l2.49 p. M,
daily, slpepers TO Charleston, Jackson
vile, Port Tampa and Macon; 1888
night, daily, sleepers to Richmond and
Jacksonville.
Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railway, S.ll p.
m, daily, dining car, and sleepers to
Cincinnati.
The sun., 1900-01-04

Senator Beveridge has set at rest the
rumors that ne and the Hon. Champ
Clark were to take the lecture platform
together, in letter he has written 10 a
committee Of citizens Of Beverdge, Kan,
declining an invitation to lecture there,
and saying that it is not his present o.
ultimate intention to enter the lecture
ield.
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clnnln.s Annlc Mnmnn.

John Caan Is one ~ thr better men
ID the world 4 traveller 4 story teller
4 tAotaHsl business man ana all that
hut wonder II he follow lls fathers
hatH of buying au apRla ,tery morn.
Ing from tAn oi@ woman near the front
entrance " hs grca storos II. B.
Claim never lrt 4 day III by without
buying an apple Il Was His inyarlahle
morning custom I'LL va- us regular
as tlie 1ek II in 9i1 lafly missed
him, sll Na al IT'D dar because sha
knew I was At aul HI boHa
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sI4rE On ONO. CRY o. TolEpo. /

LuCAs C0GRTY,
FRANZ CHENEY makes oath that he
II rciaor partner II tie firm ~ i j.
CHENEY 4 oMPAN4, doing business in
the CIV ~ lnrdo, County and State
AFR said and hat .aid fro, y \ pay the
snm y one HUNDRED DOLLARS tor
each anu every ca-r ii CATARRH THAT
cannot ~ rc,irtd IS tic use u HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK j, CHENEY.
Sworn T. before ne aud subscribed in
my prese' a., tis 9th day 81 December,
A III, 1886
i. " GLEASON.
SEAL NOTARY FrBLlc.
~
Iiat'- Catafrh Cure II taken Internal.
~, and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces q the system send foI
testimonials. free.
r. i CHENEY 4 CO., Toledo, d
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Hall'e Family Pills are the best
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AMUSEMENilS.

The Weston sisters have made 4 de-
cidrd fit III nockstader's thi- wset.
thrlc ate four VI ttem aua tlry rm 2
ary clever quartet llHMcf, inr tAutlt
Iaggier, petlafns some uIEhly cfeditable
taats. ard Flnra PARKER peate7 Az With
ht sweet singing Viii ana Mr. iaS
Farrell III IAN Anet t4 buke gtGc I
yery pleasing Interpretation oi iAat
liirica comedy. Iir Attendance during
t4e Heek has been large.
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mc cnlIrn IILm,clf ! Mrtenr.

The Rockg Gueh cowboy wAo broke
up a show ID that town by shooting al
the actors called himself a meteor be-.
cause, he said, be was shooting stars
Buffalo News.
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An old silver Dollar.

Mrs. a. Davis. formerly Miss Florence
L. Crawford Of this civ, islhe fortunate
p9ssessor Of an American silver dollar
which bears date Of the year 1900. II II
in good state of preservation. MI.
Lenderman. OF the firm OF Lendermin
Brothers, has copper cent dated ! 59s.
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anccn vlcteria.. u.aal Gnrh.

The queen Is simply attircd id a black
dress, says an English writer. not ~
ways of sins, and wears 4 widows cap
With small lappets II thc lack, her sil
ycr hait plainly brushed ~ either side
her trmiIe- rpon her fingers arc plain
memorial ines an1 she Invariably
wears i bracelet having thc portrait q
her latest grandchill II great grand.
chilli placed III Ii as i medallion. The
queen always has d handkerchief Dor.
dered ut lace resting ii her hands ns
they Ilp folded In tier Tap, tile survival
or an ancient fashion.
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-. r,nln,cr n rnmnI.ainnnr.

AIrs Potter Palmer naa.c leads the
list ef the L cit.zoas af thr United
STATE Who arc to serve AS commissions
ers ii tho Parts exposition The other
II commissioners are men President
Mckinley decided io appoint Mrs
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RAILROADS.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
PHILADELPHlA0 WILMINGTON AND
BALTIMORE r r.
schedule II effect September 80, 1899.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows:


schedule IN effect September 80, 1899.
Trains leave Wilmington as follows
For Philadelphia texprss), 81, 3 02,
40, go AZ, 750, $50 S55, 935,
9.55, 10 O3, 1852, II 25. ll.22, II AS a.
o.; t*l2 rs, ~, 800, Bill, 45s, 5.04,
6.07, $50, B.57, 7.23, 900, and 9l6
p, m
Accommodation 6lO. 7.l0, s.i4. il or
q. m; 1850, 2.32, 400, 526 and 1913
p. m.
For Chester tcxpres, l.57. i 20, $50,
AZ, Z 50, $50, 5 s., lOD3, ll.o5, il.32,
ll.45 q a.; l.37, 800 IS, COZ, 657
and 908 p. nj
Accommodation 8.lO, 7 10, s VI, il 03
q. nj; 1850, 2.32, 400 5.26, $50 and
ln 43 d. ~.
For New York Through cxpress), l.57.
BOP, o IS ( DininS Carr a.55, 0 80, ii AS
a. m; .fi2 l6 Dining Car) l.37 Dining
Carr, 3.ll, COZ, a6,20 Dining Carr, 6.57
and 9lB p. m, connecting via Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia, 420. 8. 30,
\ 7.l0, $50, 1908 a M; 80, 800, ABS,
Sol. and l0.i3 p. m.
4 For Boston without change, 10. II a.
M. and 4 % p ~.
For Newark Center and intermediate
statione, 7,37 q. m. and Al r. m.
Baltimore and Washington, 435, 500.
i 80 lois, and 100 MI; 1906. l2 4a,
lib. ~ 3 80, 8 g, '6 10, 8.l7, 700.
7.36, Sill 4, nj. and l2.53 night.
Baltimore ana intermediate stations,
2.32, 4,43, 5.57 p. nj, 1900 night.
Leave Philadelphia, Broad Street for
Wilmington texpress|, $50, 7.20, 7.25.
$50, 1929, ll.23 q In; 1903. *tl2. 81
Y, l.52, SIP 846, 4,Ol, AL, SOS, 5.94.
5.59, 6.l7- g.55, z3l, nlO, lll6 ). IN.
and 1905 sight
Accommodation, E.24. Z 30. D 12. la AZ
a. ~, 23, BIZ, i0i, 44l, 5.36, G25.
s.3S, l1u7, and II 81 D, u.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
For Philadelphia texprees), I.57, 3 02.
20 b5. 935, 0.55, l052. Hasa. m. /:
l.37 800, 4.58, 607, Z23, 9.06, and 0. il
| p. m.
Accommodation 7.1O, s25a. m. l2. 10
Loo, 4.OU, 6.26, 7.2s and 1913 .. N.
The sun., 1900-01-04

The rush of new postofiices to secure
the name Of Dewey is still going on, and
attests in some measure to the continued
popularity Of the Admiral. A Dewey
postoffice was established the other day
in Wisconsin and on the heels Of ii came
an application from North Dakota to
have the name of the new postoffice
there named after the hero Of Manila.
The sun., 1900-01-04

TIE sUE is published every day in the year
&xeept sunday and Is distributed throughout the
1AtY OF Wilmington and the State OF Delaware by
ANtnorized agents. Subscriptions should be sent
pyfhe publication Office BY mail on telephone.
The sun., 1900-01-04

Spanish peselas and req and French
centimes that were on the Spanish war
ship Maria Teresa when site vas sunk in
the battle Of Santiago have recently been
sold in Philadelphia, one purchaser get
ting 500 worth of them. The coins
were obtained from one 81 the pumping
engineers of the Merritt Wrecklng Con
pany, WHO was one ot tire crew that
raised the warship from her resting
place. Tie various members Of the
wrecking crew recovered ID all about
$l5, 000in coin from the sunken vessel
The sun., 1900-01-04

After the maiinae YESTERDAY III East
LYNNE, many la4irs Nrte J t. *
pteEs their regrets III ttn ata ing % a
eose oi tile Corsc Falton N cement
Which W can attest has hten I'll Il sue
cesrful one. From an artistic standpoint
i viii compare aith any high priced at
traction seen here tliir seasun From a
financial standpoint il IL ilr III excess of
any company Fer tie matinee today
the bin will NJ Victor S4rdous great
pay Diplomacy" and al night George
ll"ty's historical, romantic play of ~
GGid ~ tte STATE TINS play gives
Sr fayton and Mis- Reed both excel.
t"nt opportunities, a. the characters
tlley play are fitted u tltm Tie COS.
tunes are mast gorgeous, being tue style
Hnf Louis NV Tie company las al.
ready booked two weeks next season
md their annual visits JILL eagerly look
III forward 10.
The sun., 1900-01-04

Sioux City, Iowa, which already has
the largest starch works in the world,
will soon boast Of having the largest
creamery in the world also. 1t will
have 250 stations, while the largest
creamery now in existence, that at 81.
Adams, Vt, has 100 stations.
The sun., 1900-01-04

TO care for the tramps that gather
there, the city Of Paris provides two
principal resorts or carayansaries-the
Aigle dor, which is the most luxurious
OF the two, and the establishment 81
Fradin, in the Rue Saint Denis. Al the
former trampa are charged few pennies
Portable bed ia pleasant quarters. All
the latter they are also fed FIR few
pennies. Nearls LOCO ragged and worn
individuals are cared for al the Ffadn
each night.
The sun., 1900-01-04

Entirely novel il theme, thoroughly
uQstic " III method and almost photo,
apllic III its trath ii nature il aGhil
ifrn III thc 1tntt83 diamatl2ad by
acl ItnRNill ifam hi~ Atye "a the
sue nanr, staged bS Ianes ! Ilrrne,
iad III ,tlled hy thr afEina company
talaay -eFertt. hy LIe1Ier \ Co for
AeN luf i. isR engagements
lm entire promotions rsaaliy as i was
lyen I'll the Anrr.cf0 aaI English
rtrepilsps, NIi bt p,l..lt,,d AZ tile
ttan. Opera llausr 4tutday, Jan
ify 20.
Far thoroughly enjoyable entertain
mt there Il A1 attraction before tile
htic tLat -e nnlPtfrA all~ tte Jill a
hlcsra.n eautsiA sldr Tracked,
EIeh WlH apieac III iia GtaHd Dpcfa
a-r 0n ArNl lfe.a4y rlgit. "~lie
fdekrd ii ale y tln4c frrsiati0ly
!aany comedies wiri appeal u all
ctIsses The plot, while nt drep, i
eean-cnt aud deeply Interesting TIE
alugue i bright ard tie hamar origi.
tAl. There il not q dull moment durIug
Il production.
The sun., 1900-01-04

Mrs. Caroline H. Dali. ~ Washing
ton, writes to the Springfield Republi-
can to express the belief that there was
not single drop Of negro blood in the
veins of the late Frederick DOUGLASS.
She says she bases her belief on state
ment made to her in conversation by
Douglass himself, in which he revealed
that his grandmother was a flll-blooded
Potomac Indian, his mother her child
by white master, and he himself
therefore, one-fourth Potomac and three.
fourths Caucasian.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
A High Priced Boy,

On bright summer day, boy
sat on the curbstone in a distant
city, reading one of Nick Carriers
great works. He was storing his
mind with literature and he smoked
cigarette that smelled like burning
old rags in house cleaning time. He
was one of the kind of boys who has
his picture taken with his hat on,
and holding deck of cards in one
hand and an old revolver that
wouldn't shoot in the other.
The city weigh master came along
looking for a boy to help customer
NOW away a load of hay. He asked
him ii he wanted Job.
what doin," said the boy of high
price without looking up from, his
great literary work.
Help farmer unload a load OF
hay"
Nav said the boy, who was
high priced and also with banker
ing for literature. And his mother
continued to take in washing to
make a living for this young scab,
while he read trash and the sporting
column in the daily papers.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
Go 10 The Bazaar for

Children's ribbed waists, with tape
and buttons to support underwear.
Infants soft soled shoes, bootees,
hose, victoria lawn, white flannel,
long cloth, embroidered silk caps,
&c. Among the Notions you will
find Bustles, French forms, toilet
soaps, powders, mourning pins, in
visible hair pins, needles, stamped
doilies, material for Battenbcrg lace,
embroidery hoops, yelling, ribbons,
buttons, Virgins, dress stays, dress
shields, feather stitch braids, dress
bindings, hooks and eyes. Elastic
web, kid gloves, Isle gloves, laces,
embroideries, lace footing for hand
kerchiefs, &c.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
MINING NEWS.
(From the Newton Herald. ,

The Marble City Mining Co. have
leased part of their Mill Greek
property to an Eastern firm who
have begun operations in business
like manner.
Capitalists from the mining regions
OF Pennsylvania are becoming inter
ested in Newton county. A Pitts
burg company is considering a prop
osition to develop a thousand acre
tract.
The demand for land in the Mt.
Hersey district is increasing and val
ues are going up. The certainty of a
railroad to HarrisonSis working
all along the line and the Mt. Hersey
district is in position to command
it's share ofattention.
Perhaps it sounds queer to a Jop-
lite to hear one speak of five hundred
ard thousand acre tracts of zinc
land being placed on the market; it
happens, however, frequently in this
county, and in cases too. where there
is working chance on each forty
acre division.
A curious find was made at the
Keel's creek zinc mines recently. The
diggers unearthed the skeleton of
horse which was found to be petri-
fed and closer examination reveal
ed the fact that the bones in petrify-
ing had become to a considerable ex-
tent carbonated from absorption of
the mineral surrounding it. The
jawbone which shows considerable
pure carbonate of zinc was brought
to town and is now on exhibition at
A, S. Bobo's hardware store. We
venture the assertion that nothing
like it has ever been seen before
BerryviLe Progress.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
II Was Two O'clock.

A man went into the Hotel, a lit
tie after the noon hour and ordered
a lunch. As he was eating, the pro-
prietor went to the money drawer
to get some change. He missed the
combination the first time and the
gong sounded. 1t always does that
on that kind of a money drawer.
And the man at the lunch counter
looked around startled and said
1.-TWO O'Clock. By gol, didn't
think it was that latel"
And the trichina in the ham sand.
witch hid his face behind his hand
so the customer couldn't see hi.
smile.
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
Man and Life.

If we love only thelovable we shall
love very few
We would rather say what we
think than do what we say.
Responsibility subdues weakness
and confirms strength.
Habits are the only chains which,
in being worn, never wear out.
With most men the correction of a
fault means the replacing ofit with
another.
Nothing uses up strength moral
and physical like never using them
at all.
There are words that stop at the
cars, there are silences that go to
the heart,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
Needed a Geography.

Two men were arguing warmly
about the war in the Transyaal. OF
course, one of them opposed the war
and the other favored it. Else there
would have been no argument.
One said, "Well Great Britain has
no business fighting the Beers, any
way"
20, WELL" said the antagonist,
Great Britain is in the right. The
Beers are ignorant, uneducated, half
civilized set, anyway. Let Great
Britain shoot some civilization into
them"
The friend of the Beers replied that
he didn't think England had a para
ticle of business in Africa and thath
hoped they would get licked.
"Well," said the man who favor
England, because the Beers areigr
rant and uncouth. Isn't CT
Britain in England"
And that concluded the argume
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10

counties of Marion, Boones Newton,
Searcy and Baxter form mineral
zone in which it is to be found in every
portion, and in rich deposits in dis
tricts, There are several of these
districts that will prove to be iabul-
ously rich, but l do not believe that
any OF them will equal the Dodd City
district. 1t is not only my belief
that induces me to write this, but
the belief of practical zinc miners as
well, who are to be found working
on claims, in all the five Waterways
and numerous tributaries about
Dodd City. they have fosad The
lslas0.'... a paying qnant;.ses, And
the deeper they go the richer do they
find the deposits.
There are three forms OF outcropp-
ings to guide the miner. The first is
known locally as flint or sand elbow
out, the flint increasing with as
cending elevation, and decreasing
and giving way to sand as the min
er goes lower. 1t is notable fact
that good ore has been found in
this first form, locally termed dry
bone" and is found on the mountain
sides and in and on the successive
terraces. Many of the best mines
are found in this form. The third
form is found very low in the
stratitied formation in broken CON
dition, the tissues of which are to
be found in quantities, being almost
pure jack. This form brings the
miner beneath water, the zinc home
as is claimed by many experts. 1t
is here the capitalist will find a rich
field, for very many of the miners
can not continue their work unaided.
The ore is usually found in two or
three veins or leads. The upper one
is usually carbonate, calcimine and
jack, in conglomeration. The lower
is pure jack, to be found in blanket
form with limestone cap.
Owing to the distance from rail
ways the prices of lands and claims
have not reached fancy prices, though
there is a constantly upward tenden-
cy, During the year 1900 prices will
increase rapidly, as "a APP
proach, and the still unavailable
markets will force very many of the
miners to relinquish, unable to con-
tinue their work because of lack of
money, even though the prize is in
sight after long waiting ]udicious-
ly invested capital here is certain to
return 1000 per cent, and many
times much more, while even where
prizes are not drawn it will bring
100 per cent. Can better field be
found in the United States IA. G..
S. in Bonds and Mortgages,
The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-02-10
Pathetic Story OF the Death Of a Brave
Young Soldier from Woodruff County.

A Manila correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune sends the following
pathetic story of the death of a
brave boy from Woodruff county,
Arkansas, who volunteered to fight
for the American flag in the Philip
pines:
We journeyed down the road in
the wake of the 33rd.
In the trench two good-looking
insurgents lay dead. One was a
mere child, slender boy, Id or Is
years old. His rife was tightly
clenched in his hand, and but for the
bloody bullet marks his face was al
most smiling
Back of the trench lay three more
dead insurgents. Farther down the
road, under house lay another.
Off to the right of the road in a
trench along rice dixie were half a
dozen Capt. Shields said that he
had counted thirty Ave M that field.
1t was death and desolation all
along the bloody, muddy road. A
horse, shot five times, lay dead at
one side. A poorgoat, shot through
the legs and in the head, lay piteous-
ly bleating by the side of two little
dead kids, both pierced by Krag bull
let's. An insurgent soldier and an
other dead goat lay side by side in
muddy slough.
On down the muddy road we go.
There is another body lying in the
puddles.
mother dead niger says a sol
der, struggling from the company.
''No, it isn't either. 1t is one of
our own men. We look down at
the poor, white face We see that a
bullet has entered one side of the
body and passed out of the other.
There is a Testament in the pocket
of the blue flannel shirt the boy
wore. | take the Testament out.
On the fy-leaf was blank form,
which had been filled in by the dead
soldier.
MY name is Willie Boone" it
read.
"My regiment and company is the
SD regiment, Company H."
81 live in Riverside, Ark"
"In case of accident notify ]. J..
Boone.
"My favorite verse of scripture is
Riverside, Ark,
Presented by the local union of
Christian Endeavor of San Antonio,
Tex; ]. c. Kinney, president; Miss
Erminie White, secretary"
Poor Willie Boonel don't think
the local Christian Endeavor Union
will think the less of homesick boy
in a foreign land because he filled in
the blank asking his favorite verse
of scripture by writing the name of
the town for which hisheart yearned.
And Willie Boone is not the only
soldier whose favorite scripture is
the name of that town back in the
states, 10000 miles away, which
was his home.