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The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Prominent q. A. r. Organizer
John Mitchell Vandersilce and
His Good Work In Pennsylvania

which he served with distinction until
the end OF the struggle, being n pris.
oner at Appomattox at the time OF the
surrender and witnessing many OF the
interesting Incidents Of that great
overt. He has been for many years
secretary of the %reglmental associa.
ton. At the close of the val he re.
turned to Freeland seminary to- renew
his studies In Latin and Greek. In
1866 he enter ed the law Office of Theo.
dCre Cuyler and was admitted To the
bar in 1869, and has been in active
practice ever since. He Is one of the
oldest members Of Post Q, and cerved
as its hdjutant in 1873 and 1874. In
1876 he vas appointed by Commander
James w. Latta as assistant adjutant
general OF the department Of Penn.
sylvania and served in that capacity
for six Years, when. IL 1882. he was
elected department commando. Iie
displayed wonderful ability az an
organizer. and during his term several
posts were added to the department
His work extended into other states,
and he was looked upon as one of the
most successful organizers In the
Grand Army of the Republic. In 1888
he was appointed adjutant general by
Commander In Chief Robert Is. Beath,
and during that year the increase in
membership was nearly 100 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Her Trjbulations,

Alas" sighed the poor woman.
who had Just closed the door on the
deputation Of charitable folk who
had called to show her how to make
a cooling. cheering dessert from the
remains Of a ~sevcn.course dinner
alas. the rich we have always with
us"
Repining because there seemed to
be no place to live where the com.
mittees could not hunt her up. she
called her little boy in and sent him
over to Mullaney's for another u OF
foam.-Baltimore American.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Sc attercd

What has become of that company
of strolling players that used to pre-.
sem an imitation of Mount NCsuvius
in eruption"
Last performance | heard of their
giving was at some little town in
Montana"
You don't know where they went
from there?"
NO; nobody knows. They were
never seen anywhere in the neigh.
bOrhood after their volcano went OF.
Somebody had furnished them real
dynamite for the eruption"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
New Trouble for Boston.

Many people in the suburbs Of Bos-
ton have required the services of
physicians on accoun of being poi
soned by the larvae of the brown.
tail moth, which now infest the shade
and fruit trees throughout Maiden.
The poisoning from the caterpillar is
caused by it dropping from a tree on
a persons skin. The fuz2 with which
the caterpillar is covered enters the
pores and makes a painful and irri-
tating rash. which sometimes spreads
to all parts of the body.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Sixty.Seven Years a LAWYER.

Albert w. Paine of Bangor, Me.
has just completed his sixty-seventh
year of practice at the Penobscot bar.
having been admitted in the spring
of 1885, one year after the incorpora.
ton OF Bangor as a city and fifteen
years after Maine became a state.
He Is probably the Oldest lawyer in
point Of continuous practice in New
England, If not in the country. He
will be 80 years old IN Aug. 16 and is
still In sound bodily health. his only
inirmity being a slight deafness.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
WIFE OF IRISH LEADER

was accorded considerable space
in the public prints and was ad.
judged a clever portrayal of the life
of a Texas woman. Since the first
play was produced Mrs. O'Connor
went on our with it and Is now pre-
pairing a comedy which will be pro-
duced later. American critics yer
especially severe with "A Lady From
Texas as in 1t Mrs. O'Connor took
occasion to ~caricature American
ONE numerically.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Pathetic Tale Of Youthful
Soldier Who Died Q Hero

was John Burns OF Cincinnati, Ohio
company b, Fourth Ohio regiment. He
begged to be carried to our field hospl.
tai. where he might receive attention
and. II possible. get word to his loving
mother. being her only son. He had
a small Bible in his hand, with his
thumb resting inside on the fourteenth
chapter of st. John. His thumb being
bloody 1t made a bloody spot on this
chapter. He desired that the Bible
should be sent to his mother, showing
where he last read.
Our field hospital being a few hun.
dred yards in the rear. we carried
him there and requested our
DR.. Redwood of Mobile, to examine
him, which he did in a few minutes,
the hospital being crowded with pa.
tents. On examination the doctor
found his wound to be fatal and his
physical condition too weak for an
operation. He was IS years old.
When the doctor told him there vas
no hope. he inquired II there were
any Christians present. We told him
yes. In the meantime several OF our
comrades had gathered around him.
He requested a prayer, to which one
or us responded, all being deeply
touched. then repeating a few lines
OF his mothers favorite song:
There Is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal stand
Which he requested us to sing with
him. This song begun there was TAX
en- up through the entire camps. even
back among the federal prisoners. All
around then bid him good.by. lie
handed mt his Bible. and requested
me to hand 1t to Sergeant Stevenson
of company b, Fourth Ohio regiment.
This sergeant knew his family, and
he wanted him to send it to his
mother and tell her he died a Chris
tian.' The next morning | went to
he hospital and learned he was dead.
"'As his body lay there l thought his
face bore the most peaceful look
ever saw. ! learned this Fourth Ohio
regiment was a part of Gen. Premises
brigade which we had almost entirely
captured and had them corralled neal
our lines. | told my captain about
'i' ihNiN'ut anu itVutSteu "a pass To
the prisoners to see II | could find
Sergeant Stevenson. He granted my
request, and | oon located the Fourth
Ohio regiment and inquired for the
sergeant. calling his name. He came
forward to know what | wanted.
inquired il he knew Jorn Burns. He
said, Yes. have you all got him -
| replied, mo. he Is in glory" | then
told of his death. He was visibly af
fected and | could not restrain my
self. He said; Johnnie Burns was
the best boy | yer saw; he was q
pet with the company. | boarded with
his family in Cincinnati, Ohio, and
was his Sunday school teacher In the
Baptist church" Other comrades gath
cred near and heard of his death, al
being very much affected, and ex
pressed their gratitude to me for wha'
| had done, During my entire servic,
of three years | frequently noticed
the fondness which existed between
Ohio and Alabama soldiers.
"'This narrative | have frequentl!
told. and now, in my declining years
| desire II published. After the bat
ties are over there still exists tina
tender tie between mankind and hu
man sympathy which is wondrou
kind. John Uri Llody In Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

Mrs. Il. p. O'Connor, the American
wife of the famous Irish parliament
arian and journalist, was once a res.
ident Of Texas and last ear emerged
from basking in the light OF her hus.
bands fame. to shed a little light OF
her own. She made her debut in the
world of letters with a play she
called "A Lady From Texas and
although 1t was not considered at
once a masterpiece and did not make
a great stir in the world, still 1t
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Bidding Against Himself.

Auctioneer-But | say there is no.
body else in the room offering to bid
for the ancient cabinet. How is 1t
that you keep IN bidding against your.
self?
Broker-Well, you see, that Is a
matter of business. ! have got a
commission from two different parties
to buy the cabinet at any cost, and |
don't know yet which of them is to
have it,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

jack have a chance to marry a
poor girl whom | love. or a rich wo.
man whom | do not love. What would
you advise?
George-Love Is the salt Of life. my
friend. without It all else Is naught.
Love. pure love, makes poverty
wealth, pain a joy. earth u heaven.
Jack-Enough. | will marry the
poor girl. whom | love.
George-Bravely spoken! BY the
way. would you-er-mind introduc.
ing mo to the rich woman whom you
do not love?-New York Weekly.
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@l6hlP hre51oles

But Mistress Quickly's we'll in sight
And spreads a goodly table.
"A plague OF signing and OF grief
Better good friends. and beer, and beef!
Away now with a world Of woes,
Till all our wits shall tire:
Dim sorrow To the black Night goes
And blithcly sings the fire!
Signing and grief will turn ye gray
Make merry. masters, while ye may!
III we,thor-but the fame burns bright
Though storm rocks roof and stc"ple;
"Will" Shakespeare In our guest tonight,
And wclcome-all his people!
Pile on the logs, and pour ye strong:
And give us Shakespeare and n song!
Atlanta Constitution.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
He'll Smile Tomorrow.

New Yorker ito visiting English.
man)-So the lar who advertised to
tell you for a dollar the best way to
make the least money go tn. farthest
has answered your letter, eh? What
does he say?
The Englishman (mystifed)-He
says, Buy a penny postal card and
write on 1t to some one in the Philip.
pines Now, how should the-aw-
blooming people in the Philippines
know any more about such financial
matters than anybody else?-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
No Mystery.

by the way remarked the man
from the east, 1T seems TO me that I
have heard that my old neighbor, Jake
Billfus, who came out here some years
ago, disappeared completely and mys.
~teriously not long after his arrival"
"Hedisappeared completely 'nough,"
replied Rattlesnake Bill, but not
mysteriously. stranger. lie wuz ridin'
on a dynamite wagon wnen the hind
axle broke"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
The Death of Johnnie Burns

Occasionally one comes across a
verse or line that Unexpectedly touch
81 n dormant chord in the heart aud
bids the tear drop spring. Into the
past we wander under the influence
of such eScitsnt and by.gone memoir.
les. then come 10 view pictures long
since yelled even from ourselves.
Memory uprises, silcnces upstairs.
life and emotion that once were real
become again to us a reality. That
which in this way touches one heart
bids fair TO touch others, and Just
now a letter in print brings before
the writer of these lines a boyish face
of the long ago. a childish companion,
who turned his face toward the loved
South. never by us his boyhood's
friends, to be seer again.
But let that pass. TIE subject Is.
~The Death of Johnnie Burns" posi-
bly, now told for the first time in
It's realistic pathos to his relatives
and friends, II relatives he has yet
living. Johnnie Burns vas a Cincin-
natl boy, a hero whose name history
ignores. No shoulder straps were his
part, but that he was n hero will be
evident tp Whoever reads the story
this Southern soldier. forty years af'
ter w Gsxssrdcath, tells In his letter
to SSAbIuederate Veteran. which
changes to come before my eyes. 1t
is a .MurtHngly pathetic tale. and
challenges thought. One cannot but
wonder which Baptist Sunday school
in this city the boy attended, Who
were his loved ones. whether that
Bible With the bloody finger marks on
the fourteenth chapter of st. John
ever reached his mother. And one
cannot but further wonder. after these
years have passed, II in this city lives
a friend to value this veterans touch
ing tribute paid to their boyish sol
der of that sad long ago, or II II
strikes only empty air In the home
city where once the child was a pet.
With a view of possibly doing &
service to relative or comrade, posi-
bly, bringing some member of thu
Fourth Ohio into touch with thu
Southern soldier who cared for 1
brother In blue, l presume to one.
for publication this I~onfederate's let
ter concerning the death OF johnnie
Burns of Cincinnati,
From the Confederate Veteran:
&c. l.. Gay, an Alabama veteran
writes that Joe 7. Williams of Mont
8omery, was a member OF company i
Twenty.irst Alabama regiment, AM
tells this:
"a comrade and I were searching
the battlefield of Shiloh for som
missing men OF our company, ID. o
the Twenty-frst Alabama regiment. II
passing through a swampy thicke
near where that regiment charged tn
Fourth Ohio regiment early In tn
morning, We heard the voice OF
wounded man crying: Boys! boys!
Thinking it might possibly be n o
our men we went to him. He frs
begged for a drink of water, which
gave him out of my canteen. Ate
he was wounded he had rolled int,
the edge of this thicket In order to pre-
tect himself from being run over b.
the flying ambulances, artillery an,
cavalry, constantly passing near. HI
left knee cap was entirely shot of
and he was extremely weak from tn
loss of blood. His pititul appeal I
belp him we could not and would nc
resist after talking to him. His nam
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
The Boston Bow.

"Lookin' fer a birds nest, sonny?"
asked the ~good-natured Westerner OF
a seven.year.old boy whom he met in
Boston Common.
No, sir" replied the intellectual
prodigy. as he continued to gaze up
into the tree, Il am merely cndeavor.
ing To correctly classify this tree as
a botanical product"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

Mrs. Wiggles-Lan' sakes! what ye
fixin' up so fer?
Mrs. BackwCods--W'y. hain't "
heerd tibet Hattie marriedA me o
them French fellers with a ferrin
title an s comm home next week?
Mrs. Wiggles-Do tell. Did she
marry n o them counts?
Mrs. Backwoods-Mercy me. I
says in her letters that he's a chat,
feur.-Judge.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Another Statesman's Rise.

why in the world did you ever
send tnat fellow to congress-. any.
way?"
We'll you see, we got together and
talked him over, and see'in there
w'n't nothin' any further away than
Congress that we could send him TO-,
we lowed the best thing we could do
was to send him there"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Another Rash Break.

Il think the sev~enteen.year locust
is an interesting study" observes the
lady of uncertain age.
1T must be-" we answer thought.
lessly. Especially to one who has
traced them down from generation
to generation"
But of course it was her own fault
that she took it personally.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Not VERY Smart.

There's no use trying to make me
believe that Francis Bacon was a very
smart man." said Senator Sorghum.
Have you read any of his works.,
mo. But his biography shows than
when there was a little financial deal
on hand he wasn't clever enough to
keep from getting caught"
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Abundantly Occupied.

What does the society which you
have just Joined find to do?" asked
Mrs. Bi22ie's husband.
"A great deal" was the answer
After we get an organization estab.
lished the question of other peoples
eligibility to membership gives us all
the work we can possibly attend TO-"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Would Be Safer.

Bacon-What's his business?
Egbert-Why, he's a drummer for
automobiles.
ION, they have drummers for those
things, do they? Well. it's a. good
idea, but | think ii would be much
safer If they had a drummer and a
tifer go in front of each of the ma.
chimes"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Pleasant Country Neiehbors.

Mrs. Waldo (of Boston)-I have a
letter from your Uncle James. Pene.
lope, who wants us to spend the sum.
mel on his farm.
Penelope (dubiously)-Is there any
society in the neighborhood?
Mrs. Waldo-l've heard him speak
of the Holsteins and Guernseys. |
presume they are pleasant people.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
As to Ears

You should get your ears Topped,
O,Brien," said a smart tourist to an
irish peasant whom he was uui2zinp.
they're too large for a man
An, bedad,' replied the Hibernian
i was just thinkin' yours would want
to be made larger; sure, they're too
small for an ass"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Rural Innocence.

What your son. Joeit doin' down
to the city,"
Il reckon he's learning how to make
buckets" "
"Do tell"
"Yas! Deacon Skidd's' son lust
come back from thar an he save Joel
Is spendin' all his time in o bucket
shop"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Not So Tactless as That.

She-Mrs. Boreton called to-day
n | thought she would never go.
He--But you are so amiable | su,.
pose o never gave her the slight.
est hint that you wanted her to go.
She-lndeed, | did not. IL | had
she'd be here now.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
She Wanted Moro

Mabel love-" said Young MfTen.
spot. by way of proposal "let mo ba
your bread winner for life"
hut the girl, with her eye or the
beef trust, answered:
want some one who can win mo
some beefsteak."
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
Tit for Lat.

He-That's just like a woman. She
can't view any question impartially.
All on one side, just as she Is ON
horseback.
Shs-Yes, John; and haven't Won
been on every public question the
same way you ride horseback?
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

Mrs. O'Flynn-I'm sorry to see your
Did nan coming home in such a con.
1ition every day.
Mrs. OToole-Well, it makes no
Inference now. We see he's workin'
n a brewery, and gifts his booze fer
lothin'.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

John Mitchell Vandcrslicc. past do.
partment commander of Pennsylvania.
Grand Army Of the Republic, was
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
HeredltN.

no you believe in heredity!"
Certainly; know a barber who
las three little shayers."
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

born car historic Valley Forge. Pa.
He left Freeland seminary In Mont.
gomery county. whore he received his
education. In his seventeenth year. to
enlist. at the outbreak OF the war. in
the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry. with
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04
At HOME WITH OLD FRIENDS.

I'll weather. friends. and wild enough
To spur the de'el's own nag on!
Once more from windy night aud rough
Around the hearth and fiagon.
And clink a glass-and pour yc strong.
And give us Shakespeare and a song!
No witches Of the mad Macbeth.
With cold and dcvllish cunning,
But scenes where Falstan 'sweats to
death
And "lards the lean enrth" running!
Once more call Bardolph- pIstol- Sym-
The Prince, too-and a health to him!
Faith! Saw We ever such a night?
Storm-raCkcd each ghostly gable,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

She-He has a bright future before
him.
He-l doubt IL he ever catches up to
it.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

Bishop Nicholson of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese of Milwaukee has
issued a pronunciamento advising
against the use of tobacco. In which
he says the weed has never done
any good to spiritual or physical a
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-07-04

but untold evil, and that IL ii be true
Sir Walter Raleigh brought the first
tobacco to England 1t is a pity his
ship did not go to the bottom Of the
sea. The bishops manifesto has Gre
ated much comment.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
STOCKS AID soNDa.


tive liquidation became manifest in to-
days stock market. and at the close the
selling movement was urgent and some
what precipitated During the early part
OF the day some stand was made against
the tendency TO depression and a few
stocks were pushed up at different times
as a sustaining influence upon the mar
ket, but the selling to realize elsewhere
in the market, was steadily going on all
the time.
At the last the liquidation seemed TO
have proceeded TO such an extent that
the efforts 10 support the market were
withdrawn and all semblance OF resist
ance TO the weakness disappeared. The
stocks which were notably strong yes
terday and for some time previously
started out at declines, and showed the
largest effect of the selling pressure at
the last. Some small gains were retained
even at the last in a few OF the stocks
which had risen earlier. but in others the
gains were more than wiped out The
upward movement IN the Denver & Rio
Grande stocks which developed during
the day. after a period or quiet, was the
most conspicuous but Denver & Rio
Grande closed with a substantial net
loss. Louisville and Nashville was
rotably weak, and fell hack at one time
three points. The advance in Western
Union was said TO be due TO pressure
upon the shorts, the demand fer the stock
in the loan crowd being such as to COM
aand a premium
Bonds were quite active, and became
easy in sympathy with stocks. Stocks
sales, par value, s252s.ooo. United States
new As and old As advanced one-quar-
ter per cent on the last call.
Closing quotations Of stocks were as
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-22
EMILE zorA ON TRUTH"
French Lawyer Writes Third Great
Book Since Dreyfus Trial.

Paris. August 2l--In an interview with
the american correspondent. Emile Zola
said today:
I've finished the third OF my gospels.
call II Truth The fourth will be Jus
tiee. and TWO have already been pub
lished. labor and 'Fecundity.'
Truth is the outgrowth Of the Drey-
fus case. but Il deals with the general
subject. for the people Of any nation in
order 10 be successful must be truthful
and respect the Truth
How far are people capable Of Truth >
This depends on education. hence the So
luton Of the problem OF Truth depends on
education. The success Of nation Is IN
the hands Of IT'S teachers. There are va
rious ways Of teaching. One teaches By
schools. lectures. newspapers. and books
but the chiefest OF all ways Is the
schools. and the primary school Is the
most important OF them all
The great newspapers invariably sup
port and defend the peoples schools
Why is the United States the most
successful country in the world Be-
cause Of her schools Not 50 much be-
cause OF her colleges and universities.
although they DO their part. but because
OF her public schools
why Is Spain so Backward Because
she does not devote sufficient attention
and money 70 the esta olishmsnt Of
schools
TO their schools the Americans owe the
honorable fact that they are the most
truthful people OF earth. nation cult
waiting the national virtues and searching
FOR Truth deserves success
In my latest book transfer the IN
DERIVING principles % the Drsyfus affair
20 the military school. the college and the
university TIE whole problem OF The
world Is education. The United States has
solved f. and other nations TOW look 20
the American republic for Eight and lead
ing.
Education. eSucsaon. education T. the
basis 81 al greatness Aen must learn
their duties as well as their rights So
the school drst- and the primary schcoi
first ~ az. Then let other means q eau-
cation follow To praise the primary
schools IS not % disparaEe other means
of education. The puhiic schools are the
peoples universities Eh~re they are
graduated IN the light q Truth
7 hope 70 fnish ny fogrth gospel on
Justice IN 80