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emily. there came the long, low, SOL
emn roll OF the drums-the slow. mel
ancholy. almost human roll
~Ah, -all-over.s' he said. faint
~
Only : few women were at his side
now
..It's-over.'' he gasped. e-an'-BilIy
-youn have t'-go.with tn. rest
Into tn trenches under tn
sod But-not=met They said
c'd-go home. I'm wounded. III
tell her-Bily-when I git-there-
that you-died a-f1ghtin'-an' a-thInk-
in'-o'-her, An I'll-g1ve-ner-th'
tn testament. uve@goEmine yet
Billy, I giF@'em-t'-ye. but-I'n-
not need-'em.''
He attempted to rise, but could not.
Some one held a flask to his lips and
he drank.
The procession meantime wended
down the hill again.
The first columns swept past where
Weak-Eyed Jones was prone upon the
some passing vehicle The mayors
carriage approached "A jolly old
drunk, theret" the occupants remark
ed. then bow1ed away up the street
and out OF hearing Another carriage
swept past without a heed, a load of
mower girls uTSW near ne oIiN CT
was beckoned to halt, but his atten-
ton was centered upon his screaming,
laughing passengers
The sun was now almost set
Presently Weak-Eyed Jones feeb1y
raised himself upon his emaciated
elbows, peered with all the power he
could muster through his almost sight
less Oi.bs in the direction of the blood
red sun and moved his lips to speak:
tYes-they're waitin'-fer me, Bill
1y- I wish-you-was- in'-too.
he said.
Later, when strange hands gathered
from the wayside all that was mortal
Of the dauntless soldier, a withered
spray of honeysuckle slipped unheed-
ed from his nerve1ess grasp In the
meantime the city had resumed the
noisy tenor of its way, and Memorial
day and its meaning had all but be-
come forgotten.
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straight to the breeze as like clock
work that human phaIanx moved to
obey
was that the foe there. entrenched
at the base of the hill, calmly waiting
with muskets primed and ready2 But
never a man did he see falter. On
ward they pressed, with music soaring
and flags flying, into the fray and into
the face of death Then. when the
first vOlley had been met and passed,
they were over the breastworks and
upon the foe He felt an absence about
him then. He looked for Billy Billy
was gone. bullet had carried him
down at the first onslaught, he con-
Guided Then he saw the men in the
trenches waver for moment, club
their muskets for last feeble stand.
That was all; then they fed. The Fed
era1 troops, forgetting their orders in
the enthusiasm of the moment, were
as quickly over the ramparts and
after them-through woods, over logs,
past gulches, and into the face of
murderous musketry from above!
Presently Weak-Eyed ree1ed and
fell from the marching column, strik-
ing his head as he fell Grasping
shade tree by the side of the thor
oughfare he slowly raised himself to
his knees Had he, too, been struck
by flying bullet? He put his hand
to his head Yes, there was bloodl
and the bridge of his nose was gone.
But he forgot the pain momentarily
he heard the order. Charge the
crest of the hi11t'' pass from mouth to
mouth it came from Grant His
pulses 1eapt- His blood fairly bounded
at the words. He tried to rise and
obey, but he could neither see
walk.
+tHurrah fer th'-stars an'-stripes!''
he shouted in the exultation of the
moment, but the effort cost him throbs
Of pain
a vehicle full of belated ce1ebra-
tionists, hurrying after the procession.
heard his shout. "A drunken soldier
they said. Weak-Eyed thought an
ammunition wagon was hurrying to
the front.
His sight cleared a little after the
first daze from his fall In the dis
lance he saw clouds of dust arising.
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The Last Charge.

BY J. WHITFIELD SCATTERGOOD-
Copyright 1902. by Daily Story Pub Coz
Dressed in his only suit of navy blue
Old Weak-Eyed Jones sat uncOmtort-
ably one of the backleSS benches IN
front of the speakers stand The post
adjutant was reading the post orders
The boys in blue, scattered hither and
thither, bent an attentive ear and held
their yeIlow-corded hats to one side to
shade their fading eyesight from the
waning sun.
Far away under the trees of the park
lounged hundreds of people. Polite
attention prevailed among those with
in hearing distance; farther away the
hum of voices and shouts of unsup-
pressed laughter arose on the air in
unmiStakable volume. This was sac
riIege to the ears of Weak-Eyed Jones'
To him event was more solemn
than the present, and it seemed the
same dignity and reverence he felt
should actuate the conduct of others.
The air was SuffOcating. Early in
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How She Scared Tramp..

Timid, unprotected ladies who look
under the bed before counting the
sweet reStorer, and who have been
known to keep a masculine hat hang
ing in the hall to keep away burglars
will be Interested in the device of a
postmistress of 80 in England, who
has taken a still more daring flight
of imagination The only door of the
house faces the main street. Opposite
the door is table, and in the middle
met.
An inquisitive surveyor, who tells
this story in a London publication,
asked if she had a policeman lodging
with her. She explained with some
dignation that the helmet was a
blind, for many tramps came beg
ging that when they saw the helmet
they passed on THE helmet there
concluded the aged spinster, affords
me great security
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Honor the IiNinc.

Persons of middle age who but dim
Iy remem Der the closing days of the
awful struggle and the scenes of ioy
that followed the return of the sol
diers to their homes, participate in
the ceremonies of the day with feel
ings of reverence. and the children
with almost a sense of awe Rever-
entity and gratefully we remember tn e
services of those who fought and suf-
fered for the union We can but
strew with fragrant flowers the graves
of the dead; we should with fragrant
deeds remember the living. Not long
call for tribute each year Let us do
the living honor while we may
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NOT TO BE HURRIED.
TGkiNMEN ON SOUTHERN RAILROAD
TAKE THINGS EASY
Conductor Held Her Up for Yer" While
PassenEe Went search of Game
Obstinate Turkey Delayed Progress
TWeaty

Speaking about rapid transit, re-
member few years ago travelling on
a go-as-you-please train in Florida,
and, although it took the greater part
joyed that trip" The speaker was
Jack Flaming, the crack trap shooter.
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. the other
y day, says the New York Press
1T was in 1894; 1 went down to
Florida on a hunting trip, intending
to join a party at Leesburg- A steam
boat carried US up the ST. Johns river
to Aston. all right.
"A dinky-dink line called the St
Johns and Lake Eustis railway runs
between Aston and Leesburg, a dis
lance of thirty miles, and the return
trip takes from 5 O'Clock in the morn
ing until midnight The conductors
on trains down south are all called
captain and the particular genus
homo on this train was Capt. Tucker,
and he was all right
I'VE hadn't been out of Aston sta
ton three minutes before Capt Tuck
taking the measure of my guns
and dogs and wanted to know why 1
didn't stop off at Sellers Lake.
eff you'ens would like to git a
shot at a deer said he. I'll hold her
up (meaning the train) out at the Bay
Head
Much game out here?' 1 inquired.
Some deer out with the cattle, and
plenty of quail and robins
Finally the train pulled up at a lit
tie station called Ravenswood, a de-
cayed village with two three inhab-
tied houses, and Capt. Tucker pointed
in the direction of the bay head and
said he would hold her up for yer
and away I went in search of game.
Il was gone about hour, and
bagged about seven or eight braces of
quail, and, returning to the train,
found trainmen and passengers (there
were two besides myself) fast asleep
under a shed, the engineer playing a
game of solitaire in the baggage car.
Capt. Tucker was absent. and, the
engineer promising to whistle for me
before the train started, I wandered of
in the direction of a neat-lOok1ng
house to get a glass of milk and some
thing to eat.
Here I found my conductor engag-
ed in conversation with the lady of
the house, who was apparently a
widow. and seeing me, the genus
homo exclaimed: I'll be starting her
up in about twenty minutes.
Whats keeping uS?' I inquired.
a drafted turkey has just gone on
her nest, and she'uns (pointing to the
widow wants to send dozen eggs to
town, and she's just one shy
I'VE reached LeeSburg that night
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Burning Head.

Star City, Ark, May 26th.-A very
remarkable case has just occurred
here.
Mr.. w H. Metals has been suffer
Ing severely for two years with all
ment that puzzled the doctors and
everybody The trouble seemed to be
all in his head, which had a burning
sensation all the time.
Sometimes this burning pain in the
head would be worse than at other
times, but it never left him.
At last he tried new remedy called
Dodd's Kidney Pills and was agreeably
surprised to find that the burning
gradually disappeared
An attack of La Grippe has laid him
up for the last few weeks, but Dodd's
Kidney Pills have banished his old
trouble entirely.
His son George used few of the
Pills which his father did not need and
they have done him so much good
that he says he would not take ten
cents pill for the few he still has left
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That Dickens is longer the most
popular author, especially among the
great middle class and the common
people, who used to read him gladly,
there seems to be no doubt. Henry
Sturges Ely, the globe trotter. veri-
fies this by experience he had
the other evening at a boarding house,
just out of Washington Square, where
he always puts up when visiting this
city He had come in early one even
ing, and rang up his 1and1ady to know
if she had anything he could read
This Iandlady had long been one of
his special admirations for her ac-
curate and general Information.
Iii try the sPickwick Papers, -
said Mr.. Ely, IF you have it in the
house,
We'll, now, I'm sorry replied the
1andlady, but we don't take that We
have The Christian Advocate and
The Rams Horn regular. Perhaps
they'll do.'-New York Tribune.
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COLLECTIONS of Tavern signs.

The April exhibition at the Guild
hall is to be of French and English
painters the eighteenth century,
and one feature of it should be partic-
uIarly interesting to our readers who
contributed so many instances of curl
Gus tavern signs For collection of
signboards is to be made, and already
French collectors are being asked for
specimens of Chardin, Lemoynes,
Nicholas. Vatican and other famous
artists who paid their tavern scores
with their brush This method of pay
ment has been common enough with
young or struggling artists The late
T. Sidney Cooper painted his way to
Brussels. the Royal Oak at Rettws-y-
Coed has a signboard done by David
Cox and there are few of the oId-fash-
toned inns on the Thames which can
not show pictures which were paid for
in kind.-London Chronicle
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Pr,vil.<.. OF Women.

Women visitors to New York VIII
be glad to know that after theater
hours, or at any other time in the
evening, in fact, they can nowadays
go to hotel restaurant and be served
without having a male escort Not
long ago no woman-indeed, no two
women-unescorted by a man. could
in the evening find a hrst-clasS res
taurant where they would be permit
ted to dine
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Prophecy Fulfilled.

At the recent Lincoln dinner given
at Kingston, N Y. ex-Congressman
Wise and Abraham Gruber were the
speakers. After listening to Mr.. Wise
eulogize Lincoln and Col Gruber adj
vocate Sunday observance the curb
stone sage of Kingston remarked:
This does set the seal on prophecy.
and unless there is collision they'll
probably bring in the millennium on
a special. New York Times
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The French have every reason to
pray for a speedy termina tion of the
war. Not only has 1t affected Paris
tradesmen and hotel proprietors
throughout France, but it has had a
serious effect on the champagne COM
panies- The cry of the companies is
that, with SO many officers away from
the English clubs and restaurants, the
stocks of wine have accumulated and
dividends have in consequence de-
creaSed--LOndon Express
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a Chanoel1or.s Dimculties.

The lot of a British chancellor of
the exchequer has never been exactly
happy one and Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, of all English chance1ors, may
be held to come the nearest to Sir
Robert PeePs idea of perfect misery:
I cannot conceive a more lamentable
position than that of chancellor Of
the exchequer, seated empty
chest, by the side of bottom1ess de-
ffciencies, fishing for a budget"
The Globe-republican., 1902-06-05

The word treacle has undergone an
odd modification. At first it ap-
piled to such decoctions of roots
other substances as were deemed ben
ef1cfal in medical practice; then, as
these were frequently sweetened. 1t
came to mean any sweet concoction
or confection; and, lastly, as mO1asses
was the sweetest of all, this name was
exclusively applied to sirup-
The Globe-republican., 1902-06-05

Educating cesmahy's Crown Prince
The Kaiser will pay at an early date
. special visit to the Krupp works at
Essen in order to conduct the crown
prince over the establishment The
Kaiser will also make short sea trip
with the crown prince on board the
warshfp Kron Prinz Wilhelm to point
out various matters upon which he IS
DESTROYS his son should be correctly
informed
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OId-Tfme AboIitioni.t.

Edward H. Rauch, editor of the
Mauch Chunk (Pa.) Democrat, is still
hale and hearty at the age of "a. He
is one of the few old-line anti-slavery
men of early days who did yeoman
work In Lancaster county. His Pit
Schweffefbrenner' letters, written for
the Democrat in the Pennsylvania
German dialect, still retain their
quaint humor
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Remember the Sailors

A worthy custom of Memorial day
exercises is the strewing of flowers
on the waters in memory of the sail
ors of the civil war who persisted in
the mighty conflict. And surely worthy
of honor are the men who fought with
Farragut and our other great naval
leaders In the exercises of the day
they should never be forgotten
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The Kipiinx Clause.

One of the trustees under Cecil
Rhodes will says that the remarka-
bic paragraph concerning "1oafers' in
the codiciI of that document was in
spired by Rudyard Kiplings latest
poem on "danneled FOOLS -muddled
OATS and such things, and that in con-
'versation the Colossus used to REFER
to the provision as the Kipling
clause"
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Great Britain is only half as big as
Sumatra and double the size OF New
foundland 1t stands fifth in point OF
size in the list of the worlds biggest
islands England, without Wales, Is
almost less than one-Quarter as Dig
as France or Germany The whole
British Isles only occupy the one
s1xteen-hundredth part of the surface
of the globe.
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The glass hospital for consumptiyes
which is to be erected in PHILADELPHIA
Wall be modelled in its general plan
after the one in London which has
satisfactorily demonstrated the effec-
t1veness of sunshine in the treatment
OF that fell disease. Each patient oc-
cupfes small room of glass. into
which air having an excess of oxygen
Is pumped This gives actual relief
70 the SUFFERER and rapid Improvement
t. made by selected eases.
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Weak-Eyed Jones feebly raised him
self upon his elbows and peered at the
bIOod-red sun.
THE smoke of the BATTLE he thought.
The music was still playing, clearer
and louder than ever, Indicating the
enthusiasm of battle. Someone ap-
preached his side
Only -scrape-comradet' he said.
ssNever-mind NELL be-aH right
soon. There's WORKER you-up
there" He indicated the hill with a
wave of his hand
Z tell you he's not drunk; he's
sick" The man at his side addressed
some one near at hand.
In pity they tried to raise him to
his feet His legs would not support
him; he collapsed again at the foot
of the tree.
A roll of drums foated across the
valley and into the old mans ears
<*HarkI' he exclaimed, raising him
self with heroic effort. Z hearth
sound O. vict'ryt" Volleys Of musket-
ry rang out on the air. Give ito
'em-boys.'' he added
was heard to remark nearby He must
be taken to a physician"
sEAwI He's only had drop too much
| t. drink, I tell you some one an
| swered-
Weak-Eyed didn't hear; his whole
mind, his whole being was centered in
another direction Back of Mt Zion s
crest the sun began to set, and, pres
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The weather prophet must be the
kind that is without honor IN his own
country.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-06
SIMPLE YET IMPRESSIVE
ARE THE LAST SAD RITES
Oreyus Marches Behind Remains of
Emile Aola Unnoticed by the Crowd
-Workingmen in Procession
my ASSOCIATED PRESS I


iaris, Oct 6.-Ihe remains OF Emile
No'" were laid at rest yesterday with
simple but impressive ceremonies. II was
snch funeral as Zola himself would have
r;na M,sneu' without pomp, but with TIE SER
many accompanied by their wives sor,
,owinlly marching behind his col,in
Municipal guards mounted and on foot
iined the route, but except for a comn,ny
oil infantry which rendered military hon.
' ors to the body as it was carried from
ane mouse 10 nc hearse, they were there
as guardians oi honor and NOT ~ ,,r,;a;
pants in the ceremony.
Former Captain Dreyfus marched in
lne cortege, according to the authority Of
the project of police, but he passed com.
pietely unnoticed by the crowds. A little
distance distance behind came Nine. Dreyfus, ac-
companied by her father. Dreyfus sent
handsome wreath which was placed he
side the coffin.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-06
RUSSIAN WARSH|P
Anglers THE TURK
MUSSULMEN DO NO LIKE PRESENCE
OF BROWNING VESSEL IN
THE BoSPHoRUs.
TBY ASSOCIATED rREss.1

Constantinople, Oct 6.-Grand Duke
Nicholas OF Russia had a long audience
with the sultan last Friday and discussed
the Macedonian situation. The grand
duke assured the sultan Of Russas friend
ly desire to maintain order there. The sui.
tan granted a farewell audience to his
visitor yesterday and the grand duke, who
had been the recipient of many couirasics
since his arrival here last week. sailed
yesterday afternoon for Lividia OH the
Black sea.
Grand Duke Nicholas arrived at Con-
stantnople on the Russian ironclad, which,
owing to the insistence of Russia. wa,
permitted at the last moment to pass the
naval inspectors.
The warship anchored in full view of
the Yildez Kiosk ard the Mussulman pop
ulation of Constan.inople was deeply I'M
pressed by what was regarded as another
outrage of Russia overriding the clause
of the Berlin treaty which closes the
Bosphorus to foreign warships.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-06
BRIEF UNPLEASANTNESS WITH
DoNs FooTs UP ALTOGETHER
TO JUST $73,6e8,64O.
PAYMASTER GENERAL SAYS
so IN ANNUAL STATEMENT
And He Ought to Know, at Least in
Dollars and Cents, Though Not in
Tears and Gray Hairs--Some Figures
as to the Expenditures in Running
the Bunch Of Brave Boys in Blue.
IRY ASSOCIATED PRESS

I'M hooo'IhiED PRESS.J
Washington, Oct 6.--According to the
annual report of the paymaster general
army general expenses decreased during
the past year $oi8,8ro, as compared with
the preceding year, partly owing to the de-
crease in the pay Of the army and in part
to reduction Of claims for extra pay to
volunteers.
Expenditures made by Paymaster Cen
eral Bates were $sa.5a3Izo.
he payinastcr general is an earnest adj
vocate of the creation OF re-enlistmcnt
'ystem for government clerks, based on
the deduction Of a small sum from each
Clerks salary.
The general says good results are OBJ
servablc from Secretary Roots plan Of de-
failing line officers for staff duty. The
only improvements he could suggest would
lc the detail of first lieutcnants instead OF
captains, as the lowest grade Of the pay
department, giving lcu,cnants captains
pay while doing such work.
financial statement setting out in
great detail the expenditures Of the pay
master generals Office. makes il appear
that the total approximate cost Of the war
with Spain, on account of pay and extra
ray to volunteers and regulars and mile
age to officers, was $73.66S,64o.
General Bates takes satisfaction in
noting the fact that every cent of money
disburscd through his department from the
date of the outbreak Of the Spanish war
has been sufficiently accounted for and thar
The government has not lost one cent
through defalcation. captures by the enc
my, robbery or other causes.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-06
STEAMERS COLLIDE I'M
THE COLUMBIA RIVER
British Ship Cypromene and River Craft
Come Together With a Crash
and Awaken Passengers.

Portland. Ore, Oct. 6.-The river
steamer Hassalo and the British ship
Cypromenc were in collision this evening
on the Columbia river at Coffin Rocks. six
miles from Kalama.
Inc Cypromene, with cargo of wheat
was being towed to sea en- route TO Liver.
pool, when the IIassalo, on her way TO
astoria crashed into her during a dense
log he upper works OF the Hassallo were
rAked from stem TO stern and the passcn.
Peis were reused out of bed No one w,s
INJURED but the total damage will be
about $Io,ooo
he opromcne will be laid up for two or
three weeks. VI
Astoria. way W
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-06
LOAD OF BUCKSHOT TORE
HALF. HIS HEAD TO BITS
Arthur Sharpe Slipped on a Stone and
Heavy Charge Entered Skull
Funeral Tomorrow.
ESPECIAL TO INTER MoUNTAIN.1

Great Falls, Oct. 6.-Further particu-
lars of the killing of young Arthur Sharpe
OF Sheep creek, IL miles southwest of
Cascade, have been brought in from the
scene of the accident. On his arrival at
the place where the shooting had occurred
Saturday night, DR.. McLennan found
young Sharpe dead he having expired
soon after the accidental shooting. The
young man was accompanied by Charles
oralg and James Taft. He was wading
through Sheep creek, carrying his gun
above his head, when the shooting oc-
Cured. Stepping upon loose stone he
was thrown partly, and in the effort to
recover his balance the shotgun was dis
charged and the charge entered the right
side of his neck and jaw, almost tearing
ms head from his body and leaving no
nope for his recovery He was carried
to place of shelter and young Craig came
to Cascade, Taft staying with the wounded
boy. The body of the young man was
brought to this city and now lies at the
barthold undertaking rooms on Central
avenue. The burial will take place to-
morrow at Highland cemetery.
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HIS BROTHER LIES
At DEATHS DOOR
AND THIS MOTHER WANTS HER SON
TO CONE HOME BEFORE THE
OTHER is NO MORE.

Chief Of Police James Reynolds has
received letter from Mrs. Minnie Jor-
den of Brainerd, Minnesota, asking for
news concerning one William ]. Jorden,
a young man who was last heard from
in this city.
His brother is very i'll and not ex-
pected to live" writes Mrs. Jorden. who
is the mother Of the two Young men.
i would like to know where William is.
SO that he can come back home before
his brother dies
Chief Reynolds asked that the matter
be made public and if William ]. Jorden
is in Butte he can call at the police
station and get more information about
his bothers inquiries
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-10-06
Evans itinerary.

Missouia Oct. 6.-Judge John NJ. Evans.
democratic nominee for congressman, de,
parted last night for Madison county to
open his campaign. He will speak this
alterhoon at Laurin and this evening al
virginia City, his old home, that being
the place where his parents first located
when they came to Montana 81 years ago.
tomorrow morning he will address the
voters at Twin Bridges and Tuesday even
ing at Dillon. From there he goes to Miles
o,ty, where he will deliver an address or,
Thursday evening and will then work west
towards Butte along the line of the North
ern Pacific.