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n railroad rates are 20 manipuIatsd
thet thsy sometimes favor ths locsli-
tios n which ths plants owned b.
trusts are Eituafsd-end Wat diaintoE-
esfsd siudont can deny thiss-Why
shoald We hesitate. IA season ana cut
e nsason. g agitato the question q
tho oontroi of, he national highRay1f
Il pEtsnt law ere another rsliGEeo g
fhe trusts. Wy should Ws hesitats -
threw oDen 20 general use. a. return
foF raasonahle c9mDeRnatioa, eEery
patanl that is employed hsreaetaF oaF
m0nopolistzo end8f Thosa rsmediaI
Would e least moderats fho sxactiona
e Hlny q tha fruEtl. an6 ~ furEhor
oEp1E.onca e Eraat1F lnoH1a1Vs ouEht
- - neoaaG % fonnnaern1s fhs wfs-
6ua oE cnplcyfna all auch moana that
uland 60 near nt hand--At1antia
ssatsly.
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DiststIos In Fsvsr.

we make much better progress at
the bedsideof the fever patient by keep
ing before the eye. e. the only object
worth striving for, the Warding on
oe hamilton, than we should by q ran
dom search after dishes that win do
the patient good guided BY unclear
and ungrounded prejudice" says Prof.
Carl Von NoordeR IN the international
Monthly. ''The condition Of the diges-
tive organs may IN special cases, as in
typhoid fever, lay Us under certain
restrictions, but otherwise every va
riety Of food must, IN fever cases, be
looked upon as useful and welcome, II
thereby We can reach the goal Of the
fever dietsties. and prevent inanition
and the initial loss Of fat and protop-
lasm. With some fever patients, We get
along better, and DO them more good
with pea soup, sausrkraut and roast
pork than with the finest ealTes-foot
Jelly and the tendsrest breast Of chick
en-. The old dogmatists in diststics,
whose footing was rather natural phil
osophy than the facts Of the pathology
Of metabolism, would have been hor-
rihed Il they could have known what
q vast variety Of dishes We allow our
fever patients noWadays."
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SMALL COLLEGES BEST.
A Writer Says Large Institutions Pro
vide Lsas VARIETY.

A Writer Says Large Institutions Pro-
vide Less Variety.
Why It Is better, on some accounts.
to send a boy to a small college rather
than to a large one is set forth by
Herbert W. HorWiu in the Atlantic.
He says: "The smallest college in
eludes men who have come from dif-
ferent schools, who live in different
counties, who hold different religious
opinions, who are Of different grades
in society, and who anticipate very
different careers IN later life. Il IS in
the mingling Of these diverse elements
that the social intercourse Of a college
operates most healthily. . No
outside associates will contribute to
a mans education more Of what Is
fresh and unfamiliar than will meet
him daily on his own staircase. A
small college puts upon him the CON-
pulsion Of this broadening social in
tercourse. A large college, on the
other hand, from its very size pro-
Vides less variety; Il Is impossible for
all the men to know one another, and
they assert themselves accordingly In
to cliques, along the lines Of some
sectional interest. As q social organ
ism, the small college Is distinctly to
be preferred to its larger rival. The
personality Of the teachers has q much
greater opportunity for wholesome In
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How n R..ls 20 Rsn.


Ths Swiss Alpine climber, slgriEt
who once fsll from the top Of the
KaTpfstoek, IN Switzerland, described
his sensation while falling as follows:
The plunge, which was taken back
ward, was In no wise accompanied By
the anxiety such as one has when one
dreams Of falling. seemed 70 Be borne
IN the most pleasant manner gently
downward and had complete consei-
business during the entire fan Free
from al pain or fear, ! contemplated
my position and the future OF my fGm-
Hyi which I knew vas assured by the
insurancs carried. And, this contsm-
plation Waa accomplished With a rap-
idity which ] had never before known.
Of. the losing Of my breath, Of which
people talk, there was no suggestion,
and only the hsEvy ian on the snow
covered ground caused ne 20 lose sud
denly and pAinlsssly all coisciouSness.
The bruiGlng of ny head and limha On
the rocks ss fen caused ne no pain.
In faet. I did not feel r. cannot con
OaiEo q Gn easier. plSasantar death
The roawkening. however, brought
with e entirely different and Tar lels
agreeable GsnSations" "-London Nail
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Portarar. Popn1ar D..


The Queen Of Portugal q one Of the
most popular Of reigning soyereignsi
90 that anything like q revolution IN
Portugal is absolutely out Of the quss-
tion- The recent act OF heroiGm
through which she saved q fisherman
from drowning win not diminish that
popularity. The fisherman was IN a
boat which capsized. and was in q very
bad way indeed. when her majesty,
who happened to be near. flung her
self into the water, swan 70 the res
cue and brought him safe 70 shore.
Anyone who has ever tried TO swim
with his or her clothes on win realize
the pluck Of the young queen, and as
Il turned out that the hsherman's leg
was broken her act deserves al the
more wonder and admiration
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pa. n. por psnr.A

An animal dentist is one Of the lat
est additions % the queer population
Of Paris. 2 This one attends strictly to
the teeth Of pet dogs. filing them With
gold when they begin 70 show decay.
e. the result Of sn lniudioious diet
Ths teeth Of some fashionable dogs
glitter Ike q jewelers. window. One
famous actress had q gem or two IN
terspersed with the gold 81 her dogs
tssth. merely for the sake Of owning
them. Just how the pets IKE the proc
ess Of hIling Il not known. but from
the yelps and barks that issue from
the dentists estahlishmsnt 4 is prob
abls that ths operation e not more
soothing to canine than 70 human
nSrvoL
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oARpEN.s oRowrH IN HAWAII

Pialts and Vlnss PrOdueS ProIas CE0pl
the Year RounG
Incredible reports Of the productive
ness of the son Of Hawaii have reached
ths agricultural department through
GOV, Dole who requested one Of the
principal farmers Of Hawaii 70 furnish
authentic information On this subject
This farmer says that almost every
vegetable and fruit known to man
VIZ grow In the island In protusion.
Peppermint be says. grows Wild. -Four
crops Of potatoes have been produced
In succession on the same piece OF land
within twelve months. This Il not an
extraordinary occurrence Radishes
become edible ten days aftsr sowing.
Strawberry vines bear fruit Al the
year. The berries are Of the finest
aGEor. Cabbage grows all the year and
L apparently. makes no di1srsncs
whether Il is planted IN the spring,
summer, autumn, or winter. Parslsy,
o1ce soWn, grows forever, apparently,
Lima beans continue 20 grow and bear
tor over q year, and they have to be
gathered every week altar starting 20
bear. sCucumbsrs bear the entire year
and 50 do tomatoes which, with proper
attention bear for years. RGspber-
riss bear for six months. Pinsapplss
come int bearing Whsn the plants are
four months old and bear In abundanes
for years. Lettuce can be planted 1t
any time. and It develops quickly. The
sane b true Of celery. Wheat, corn,
barley and oats produce only one crop
saeh year. and this e not quite as
good ~ the crops produced In other
portions Of the world.
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One of the queer charities IN New
YORK is the auctiOning o. homeless and
destitute msn IN Madison Square every
night. Chaplain Ratzlsr, q worker
among TIE poor. who = unco1neeted
with any church organization started
tie scheme. ne auction idea vas hit
upon by mere accident, bat Il proved
more popular than tie old style of
making collections ne chaplain yin
pick ouf raezed specimen o. saSuan-
sly. stand him On the curb and shout.
s'F7hat an j bidfa The crowd SnVari-
ahlg takes TIE c1e With good hamor.
and someone usually starts biddlng at
1Fe cent? often the homeless ones are
lnoeked down, a. ffty Or sixty cents.
Nhcn the crowd Is especially liberal o.
good hunored. The money f. then
passed over % the object ol his attrac-
tion- Everg night between eleven and
twelve 6 lire aol ho11el lozs and pennies
men icrm lh 4ladie9n c1aere and - the
tttere empty tteir cr1rs Chaplain
aef 111ls 8 fcach end invites al-
leutic1 - h.e hrn1r u
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Practical Reforma-
ton In the
Metropolis. \R%%

his home. During the past i've years
he has helped about 1000 youths in
one way or another and once or twice
a year these report to him.
The success OF Mr.. Willard's re-
markable work is proven by the fact
that out Of the hundreds Of boys who
have been placed in his charge only
10 have failed 30 realize his expecta-
tons Had he not saved them from
the disgrace Of an early prison life
It Is probable that the great majority
Of them would now be well started On
a criminal career.
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The first active step IN the war on
the famOus-or infamous-JeTsey mos
quitoes Wa taken last month, when
Simultaneous attacks were made upon
several points Of their breeding
grounds. The Hackensack meadows
and the marshes about the Oranges
have always been prolific sources Of
this insect pest. Under the direction
Of the snf0mologist of the Department
Of Agriculture at Washington, the sur
face Of the water IN the marshes Was
treated With kerosene. The applica-
ton WIN be renewed several times
during the summer. Success win be q
the greatest benefit to public health,
but the extermination Of the Jersey
mosquito Wln rob the humorist Of one
q his dearest treasures.
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DR.. Leopold RiegsT, a fashionable
Tiennese dentist, hsa iust sued his as
gistaIt, DR.. Yon Hausr. for the sum Of
,219o, being the estimated value Of
certain luneheOns and dinners eaten BY
the latter while he was tie haace Of
Dr.. RiegaT's daughter. The engage
ment lasted two months, and was then
bFoken on DR.. Rieger maintains that
the food was obtained under false pre-
tenees. Is his assistant was never seri-
Gus IN his attsntiOns 10 his daughter.
After q deal OF argument the case has
been decided against Dr. Rieger. who
also has to pay the costs, amounting
70 el3o.
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o-s.a 7url.la theF ordered him %
rssD, . tha hcsplai for troatment.
Hs rsspoetfuiiy declined 70 90, He
thsn appealed 70 the colonel and ne
guasraI "a command, hut, 2 vain
there vas nov but one ehanca len
him. He would appeal % the com
nander-in-ehief Of ths armies-the
President Of the United States. he ap-
peaIed 70 Lincoln, but the President
also declared that he was unit for ser
vice. Ho appointed him to q plaes In
the War Department For many years
DR.. Rand practieed his profession n
washington, but . few years ago re-
tired
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A road made Of Stag cement
a to be constructed at North
TonoWanda, New York. The Tono-
wanda Iron and Steel Company
has received permission TO lay
tracks on a road which is now in poor
condition, provided it win Stag the
roadway for its fun width Of 66 feet
The street is about 30 feet wide. TIE
method Of laying this particular sur
facing Is probably novel. The molten
slag Is to be run in a "hOt train" Of
iron cars over the track, and the sag
poured over the surface at the proper
place. The company GLAZING that II wiz
cool into a solid masS
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What Is described as an "aneie.t
draughtboard" has been discovered IN
Crete It must, by all accounts, be q
very hne piece Of work, since It Is COM
posed Of natural crystal, ivory, gold
and dlver, but e is by no means
unique. Chess. draughts, or the game
from which both are derived, was
known to nearly Ell the ancient ciTili-
EstionE, and Creek and Egyptian
boards are By no melRs uncommon.
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Not al the coral reefs are found out
IN the ocean. Within the last two years
several remarkable reefs Of fossil coral
have been discovered near Bsinbridge,
on the Flint river, n Georgia One
reef so found consisted Of coral heads,
some Of them more than a foot in di-
ameter. Between twenty-five and thirty
species have been recognized in these
Georgis reefs.
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A movement has been started IN
Georgia to perpetuate the memory of
Eli Whitney by converting into an ele-
CANT country club the scene OF his Ia
bors near Augusta, where he perfected
his cotton gin. The organization has
been perfected and the charter for the
club secured.
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a eonplsts ct q - 1amos 7 ~
vR apoStis spoons hsicnrine = lord
peFner vas solt a Loaioa rooustly
~ I1oo. only .tVo oeoF ~ ars
apUa. sns q cosbu1 c cns-s.
c1E1gi1gA ths gsher q oolfusith,s
Hau q Loafon. A Er.h-laan
1l1aerR at caErF urlrhfnr so
sunenl. ras roil - llcIl .-s.-'T ESQ
an oauee
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huenee. Every member Of the stan
may become directly acquainted with
each student In the college. The size
Of the institution not only allows
friendly intercourse between tutors
and undergraduates, but directly in
Vites Il Further, It is possible for the
undergraduates themselves to enjoy all
the social advantages Of academic life
without splitting up into eliques or
creating artificial associations. The
college itself Is the true fraternity"
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d. - a -

Ths paVnshop of Mexico ls recent
comer IN tie charitable asld. hut has
been extremely successful ever since
Il vas opened. n 1883 ths oncial r.
port shoFed that business % ne oz-
tsnt Of over 8 s.eoo. 600 vas tolo 81 thiS
institution. Whlsk ,Els patlolinsd b.
Goo.ooo peoDla o.. rathar. tie anount
q nonsy spsciaea1 leaned en- Eoo. .ooe
tFannactfona
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One ton OF steel shipping eqnsls
four Of sailing shipping-that is to
say, q steamer can carry four times
as much cargo any given distance IN
q year rs a sailing vessel can.
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An Italian named LamEcithia hss
invented repeating gun which fires
nineteen shots without reloadinE and
has al the advantages Of other weap-
ons.
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The largest needle manUfactory IN
the world Is ct Redditch, Worcester
shire. Eng. Over a. .0oo, 900 needles are
made there weekly.
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Tasmania's tutors engaged by fFTEa-
ers often work with their pupils IN the
fields. notably at harvest time and IN
the shearing season.
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Though dean of the Paris fac1lty Of
Protestant theology. the late Augusts
sahEtisr constantly Welded his pen IN
Ls Temps II defense oe freedom Of
thought Ha Lived sixty-tWD years.
His best works arc on the sources Of
ne ne q Christ and Z philosophy Of
religion.
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olsTMcTIoN BELONGS TO On.
cHkRLRs ?. RAND.


IN the National cemetery q Airing
Ton there b = burial plot presented
by the United States government 70
Or. Charles +. Rand of Washington.
.. O. The plot q not occupied. There
q no reason % suppose that e VIII
Be for many years. But when III
owner b laid there for his last rest,
the monument which marks his grave
win commemorate the distinguished
services Of the first volunteer 70 enlist
IN the civil var, IN response 70 In
eoln'n cal for 1900 men, who was
also q Wearer Of the rars and highly
priEed medal Of honor, 70 b Worn
only for notable gallantry In action
Dr. Rand's medal Of honor is the 6rst
that was ever struck oR, and the deed
that won It was performed before the
decoration was IN existence.
FIrst 20 Enlist
The opening chapter In one Of the
most remarkable military careers on
record IN this country, was on April
Is, 1851, when young Rand. then an
ls-year-old clerk, attended q meeting
In the old Eagle tavern. 1t Batavia.
N. 7. There had been a heated dis
cussion over the probabilities OF war.
In the middle OF which q man came
rushing in waving q telegram ever his
head.
The president has called for To-
900 men TO 90 forward and fight" he
shouted.
Henry L GIoWaed. who vas pre-
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NIn r1o1uls.is M q q sines urlI,,.l1 -
80 rIinE1plos g DrmcUfscF, tut EoEl1ala,
.e..-ogl. ftuleleautl. kuifhls & LatllS -
GReea haQs fhelr aly, = lpng - ll1lg
angels9 = l1o1.l - ralI--,. ~ = l1,.z
n Broad AZ iaa nruu-arsl = - nIstI1llr
Cad 1ouEh fcE ell. SgrE H9imtSg tha
alas-.ll right 8 spelk - sun aisa,
Ir.sl eonnunieation viu haze uttsntiuaI
aNW,g@ 6as sids g dle papoa
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Besides tie young cnlpriB there are
many honest boys who make lLr. WI
lar1l house their home when ont of
snpioymeEt There are dozens of hoTB
n the neighborhood who come % his
olubs ana classes. AZ present there are
about 1so Boys cut on probshon, Who
I've in theLr oHn h6ncs and report 6
In regularly eTeEY diy or -. ssl-
DON ars thsls d. than . boy. 9
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Tho best DaFt e ~ Kimberly
diamond asld covers nina .aoras only.
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90lIgsE4l1LoR, nasor e PIbaIA.a
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y kgnl.g-.-.s....s-... --...s... -------- Lle
ls.su.s..aalnSu.slss,l,ps,N
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A. eocn ~ he Was ahls - tTaVal hs
was diaeharEsd. vita q penaol for -
al eisah'lity. and sent = 81 ho1sa -
Batavia. d. y. Eof manT woafv
mcat1s - s1lclod. - uoands ro,-S-
ia1 q lczL Finall5 - bociris tfrsf
e BasnE ed Bh1G hfs nounaI
1,1l nselst clra. GllEoneuloa Ne 80
neu esrlllcata. sesure1 q canralsaion
ed r1rret elf 11l1 VIA - ae1
ro9iuent nttha ga nhf -, -.
esl c,a q 80 r.rr--i rsi.s -
psss ~ sl ~ suorl ~ ~ poF-
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siding at the meeting, took the tale
gram. read Il, and said:
The war 10 already upon us. We
have 20 raise our quota of men TO
an this call We must have them
Immediately. Who win be the first
man 70 onlist?"
Young Reed stepped forward on the
spur Of the moment and said, Il win. I"
BIS name was put down IN HIS own
handwriting on the muster roll, and
ths Twelfth New York volunteers had
their nrst soldier, while. New York
stats had the proud distinction Of en-
listing the first volunteers for the eiVil
war. BataTia's quota Of men was soon
raised and left for the front Very
soon afterWard Rand performed the
daring act which won him the hrst
medal Of honor ever presented By
congress for most distinEuished
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LOVES
THE YOUNG
New York Letter.


The practical work Of q young New
Yorker may In time radically change
the entire system OF our reformatory
institutions. Instead OF places where
boys live, work and study by rule un-
der strange surroundings, there win be
q collection Of private homes, or fam
lilies, where the charges win be sur
rounded by the comforts and enjoy
ments Of home life and trained In the
duties which tend 20 make competent
men and good citizens.
About six years ago David A. VIII
lard started a school for boy Grimm
ais In the -Tombs, the famous New
York prison. Each morning within
the prison walls he talks with his pu-
pills on subjects referring 10 practical
educational matters. He never refers
70 their misdeeds, but seeks to divert
their minds to more wholesome mat
ters. In this way he gives the boys
new interests in life, encouragement
for the future and gains their afiec-
tion and confideee. The boys know
him as q school Jeacher-one In no
way interested in the criminal cases
AGAINST them
Waits the Tomba
After Mr.. Willard meets the boys IN
the Tombs, he learns from the officials
what the charges are against them.
In cases Of first offense and where the
boys show any promise for the future,
be induces the presiding judges to sus-
pend sentences and turn the boys over
70 him. He makes an agreement to
become responsible for the boys and
reports upon their conduct to the
judges st regular intervals. When he
first began his work he found some
dimeulty in persuading the judges to
turn the boys over to him. Justice
jerome was the first to give the
scheme q trial Now all the judges
Of the Court OF Special Sessions have
adopted the plan
Now the unique and interesting feat
ure OF the plan develops. What does
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There is q library, sitting room and
gymnasium IN the house. The boys
DO as they please, read, play games
and exercise In the gymnasium. Quick
" they acquire habits Of neatness and
courtssy OF manner. Mr.. willard
seems to have absolute power over
them, but they do not fear him They
freely laugh, joke and talk with him
and delight to be In his company. He
has arrangements By which they take
their meals at nearby restaurants and
each boy Is taught 70 be punctual at
each Of his three daily repasts. Those
boys who have. good homes are taken
20 them By Mr.. Willard and are re-
uuired 70 report to him every day or
two The boys who are under "a are
required 70 sttend the public schools
and must report their attendance and
aets 20 Mr.. willard. The ones above
school age are instructed 10 ind POSI-
tons and Mr.. willard ldevotes much Of
his time In helping them 10 secure en-
ployment Each evening for the hrgt
few months they report 70 him and
he inBtructs them 20 Be faithful and
onsrEstic IA their work. he also has
q number of clubs and classes which
ho asroctl and ingtructs.
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AZ Gaines, MI. in the seven, dayu'
aghting before Richmond IA 1SS2, q
muskst BAH crushed through sargt
Rand's right shoulder, smashing Il 20
6 jelly. Hs refused 70 ride IN an an
buianca. saying. That wagon e nsed-
q Tor those who cannot walk" He
vas taksn 70 Savage Station, where
his right shoulder Joint ana slx inches
q the shaft of The arm we're removed.
Portions Of the Ehattered shoulder
bone ana fragments Of clothing we're
taken out through the back, TIE ballet
having passed through ons oe his
mnga While e home upoE q fzr-
lOash. following this terrible Wound,
ho was apDrised q The fact hat ho
Wag the hrrt man 81 TIE Unitaa States
- re1psnd % Lincoln's can foF Volun-
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Mr.. willard do with the boys when
they are placed In his care By the
magistrates? he has q large. airy,
prettily furnished house on Chrystie
street. The boys who have no homes
and those whose parents are too poor
to properly care for them, are taken
70 this home which, Of course, ap-
pears like q palace to them There Is
nothing like an institution about the
place. Everything Is homelike and
the boys are made to feel that they
are at home. Each boy has his own
NEAT and eoZv bedroom
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- @oD AZ
~ AENOUn AEnEEA, csIahsl
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eallaatrI d. - nattlsaala.

At BlackburnG Ford, Va, July lS,
less than three months after he had
enlisted, his command was ordered 20
retreat The order had been given on
account Of the deadly Gre OF the enc
my's artillery, which was masked on
the hills Of Bull Run. Infantry also
poured IN q terrific IRE. The rest OF
his battalion Of 500 men were swept
In disorder from the Geld, but Rand,
apparently not noticing the slaughter
All about him, held bis ground with
an old. Harper's Ferry muskst that had
bean changed from . hintloek. The
ground was pl0Wed IN all directions
b. shot and shell, yet the Only injury
he received was from flying dirt and
stones. Across q deep raEins be cav
the command Of Capt Barnum Cater
Gen A. 81. Barnum), who were on
their faces. not being able % riss 70
thaiF knees % load on account Of the
deadly hre of tie ConfederateS, but
turning on their backs for that puR-
pose. Hs made his way to them on
his knees, Joined the line and fought
with e 70 the end Of the engsgsment