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Glorious Gettysburg.

The battle on the first day was re-
markable not only for the acts OF
great personal courage. but also Tor
the most heroic fighting on the part
of organizations. The 147th New
York was the first regiment to make
the great record at Gettysburg. Going
into position on the right of Cutters
Brigade, and becoming hotly engaged
In the very beginning of the night,
Lieut.. Col F. C. Miller, its command
er, fell almost at the first fire, shot
in the head. Maj George Harvey then
commanded The regiment fought the
Forty-second Mississippi, and when
the position became untenable and the
brigade was ordered to the rear, the
command to retreat was not received
by the 147th until the other regiments
of the brigade had gone. The 147th then
stood alone, and not only fought the
regiment to its front, but was exposed
to the fire of the Second Mississippi,
and the Fifty Ninth North Carolina
on the right flank. The fight was
close and deadly, but Harvey and his
men stood up to the work until the
orders reached them to retreat, which
they did in good order, with colors
flying The loss of officers and men
was appalling, but hardly had the
splendid organization reached the new
position than 1t became engaged in
resisting the attack of Ewell's corps
and assisted in capturing part of
VERSIONS Brigade. But the 147th was
not yet ready to rest; on the evening
of the second day it was rushed over
to Culp's Hill to reinforce Green's
Brigade, and until long after dark
fought in the dense woods among
rocks and fallen timber, locating the
enemy by the tongues of fire that
leaped from their muskets. This regt-
ment was recruited in Oswego coun-
ty, New York, and it left the great
record on Gettysburg's field of sixty
per cent killed and wounded, more
than twenty per cent being killed out
right.
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wh.r. 1ee.sss soldier, FEN

The greatest and most historical bat
tlefield spot in the world is that in
and around Fredericksburg, Va A
comparatively small territory in this
region would take in places where
were fought the great battles of Fred
ericksburg, Charlottesville, the
Wilderness, Spottsylvania Court
House, Laurel Hill, the Bloody Angle,
Todd's Tavern and half dozen small
er but hardly less bloody struggles.
More than 100000 troops were engaged
in these battles. The total losses in
killed and wounded at these battles
were 129, 1888, besides an immense num-
Der OF deaths from disease. In the Of
fetal data collected by Col. Fred Phis-
terer, in his statistical record, the fig
ures of the losses at Fredericksburg
and other important battles in the vi
cinty are given as follows: Fredericks-
burg, Dec. 13, 1862, Union loss. 1883;
Confederate loss, 1876; Chancellors-
vile, Union loss, 5000; Confed-
crate, 12.2S1; Wilderness, Union,
S7,737; Confederate, 11,4O0; Spots
sylvania, Court House, includ-
ing Laurel Hill, the Bloody Angle
and Ny river, Union loss, 26,461; Con-
federate, 5000. The general officers
killed in these engagements were:
Union, Maj. Gems. John Sedgwick, Hi
ram G. Berry and Amiel w. Whipple,
Brevet Maj. Gems. James s. Wads-
worth and Alexander Hays, Brig. Gems.
George D. Bayard, Conrad F. Jackson,
Edmund Kirby, James c. Rice and
Thomas G. Stevenson; Confederate Off
GERS of prominence killed were Lieut..
Gen. Thomas ]. Jackson, Brig. Gems.
Thomas r. R. Cobb, Junius Daniel, Alb
ener Perrin, Maxey Gregg, e. F. Pax
ton, j. NJ Jones, Leroy A. Stafford and
Micah Jenkins.
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it and the well-behaved citizen instead
in Jail actually benefits by his wong
doer in being compelled to support him
in jail actually benefits by his wrong
doing in the absence of taxation.
So proud are the citizens of vernal
of their model town that the city ofd-
Gals almost invariably turn back into
the treasury the amounts received for
salary. The only man who is really
paid by the town for his work is the
city marshal, who devotes his whole
time to the duties of his office.
AS might be expected the town Is
splendidly laid out, possessing miles of
asphalted streets, one of the finest
school buildings in the west and ample
means for the building of more as they
are needed. No breath of suspicion
has ever been directed at the officials
of the town. Their action in refusing
to receive salaries might in itself di-
vert any suspicion of 'boodling." The
town numbers about 1000 persons and
as its admirable system of government
is attracting numbers to take up their
residence there it is probable that it
will emerge from comparative OBJ
security during the next few years and
become one of the most important
cities of the west.
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shook hands, but there was nothing IN
Lees face, as he gravely and courte-
ously received him, to indicate that
he had ever met him before
After talking a little while Gen.
Grant beckoned me forward, and on
approaching Gen. Lee pretty much
the same scene took place as with
Williams Gen Grant said: Gen.
Lee is DESTROYS that his officers and
men should have on their person some
evidence that they are paroled prison
ers, so that they will not be disturbed :"
and Gen. Lee remarked that he sim
ply desired to do whatever was in his
power to protect his men from any
thing disagreeable. 1 said I thought
that could be arranged, as I had a
small printing press and could have
blank forms struck OF which could be
filled up and one given to each officer
and man of the army, signed by their
own officers, and distributed as re-
quired. To this he assented. He then
turned to Gen. Grant and said: Gen
eral, have you accepted private horses
for the surrender. Now, most of my
couriers and many of the artillery and
cavalry own their own horses. How
will it be about them?'
Gen. Grant replied at once, speak
ing to me: ''They will be allowed to
retain them Turning to Gen. Lee
he added: ''They will need them in
putting in their spring crops" The
remark struck me as peculiar, and 1
have no doubt it did Lee, for Grant
could have said nothing which demon
strated more completely his idea that
the war was over and that these war
like men and horses would go at once
to work planting corn.-From a Pos
thumous Paper by Gen. John Gibbon
in the Century.
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Song of GIadn0ss.
Sing away your trouble and soul-disturb-
ing fears;
Smile away your sorrows. your heart
aches and your tears;
Let the sunshine follow you thro' all the
coming years,
Sing a song of gladness forever
Look above the trials that abound on
ev'ry hand:
Keep a stock of courage always at COM
mand,
Some time in the future you will under
stand
Sing a song of gladness forever
When the day is gloomy, songs will make
it bright.
When the burdens heavy. smiles will
make it light;
Sunshine will follow in the trail of dark
est night
Sing a song of gladness forever
Just song of sunshine-let it flood the
heart,
And the bars of sorrow it will rend
apart;
Whisper words that courage in some
soul will start
Sing song of gladness forever
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Omcers ana Their Men.

Some of the company's officers
said the major, had in the first year
of the war original methods of main
tanning discipline. I remember a cap
tain in the Twenty-second Illinois
who scorned the ordinary methods of
Furnishing the privates of his company.
While we were at Birds Point, Mo-,
in the fall of 1861, passed his quar-
tiers one day and found him behind his
tent pounding a man as large and ac-
tive as himself. The captain was
stripped to shirt and trousers and was
fighting for the mastery.
For five or ten minutes it was give
and take between him and his antago-
mist. Then the latter was knocked
down and said he had enough. Then
the captain put on his coat, sent the
man to the orderly's tent, and sat
down to smoke with me. He said he
made it a rule to trounce every man
who was saucy or insubordinate, and
as his men were mostly from the
country, and given to independent no
tons, he found the plan to work well.
He said he would no more think OF
bucking and gagging his men than he
would of shooting him."-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
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SATISFIED HIS WORK WAS GOOD
Joe Jefferson Convinced There Had
Been No FaIIinE on.

Joe Jefferson Convinced There Had
Been No Failing On.
The truly great are not only never
vain, but seldom perfectly satisfied
with their own work. This was re-
Gently demonstrated by Joe Jefferson,
who became fearful lest his rip" was
becoming mechanical and his audience
responding more from habit than any
thing else To satisfy himself he con-
ceived the following:
In company with an old friend, Mr.
Jefferson called at a remote farmhouse
occupied by a family of really Puritan
simplicity, who, far from ever having
seen a theater. had heard little or
nothing of actors.
1t was Sunday evening, and after
simple and homely service the little
com pany gathered around the log fire
and the actor began to tell story
1t was the old story of a -ne'er do
we1l'' who left his home and wife and
child, went up into the mountains, fell
asleep there etc In a word, the ia
miliar story of old rip Van Wrinkle"
himself
As Jefferson told the story he acted
II with words and gesture, his little
audience listening spellbound- First
came the tribute of silence, then
laughter and finally that greatest of
all tributes to an actor-tears- The
old farmers face was bathed in tears;
the wffe's face was buried in her apron
to hide her emotion
Are you convinced?" hispered his
friend
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that the fire was out that the room
was dark. save for the moonbeams-
that it was cold, and that he sat there
gripping his chair, totally uncon-
scious of all but those eyes, and that
looki
For the first time i'm his mistaken
life he was compelled to think, with
a perfect conception of his faults and
crimes. He was dragged out of him
self, his soul was turned inside out.
The stress was more than mortal
could bear. Staggering from his chair.
he stood with outstretched arms.
half in, half out of the moonlight.
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church with . cork.cr.w st..ple.

Church with a Corkscrew steepIe.
The steeple of the parish church at
Chesterfield, England, is often called
the "corkscrew" steeple, for it has got
quite big twist This is due to the
action of the sun on the wooden and
iron materials. and the warping is
more pronounced in the case of
Chesterfield church than in any other
church in the country. BarnstabIe
and Bristol and one or two other
places have leaning steepIes, but their
tendency is decidedly to lean and
not to twist The church of Ches-
terfield is the nearest rival in the
United Kingdom to the leaning tower
of Pisa.
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pm sheridan. brother.

Brig. Gen.. Michael " Sheridan re-
sembles his brother Philip of Winches-
ter fame in general appearance, al
though he is taller than Little Phil"
In speaking of Sheridan's resemblance
to his brother a friend of Gen. Brooke
tells this story:
was at Omaha one day while
Brooke was in command of the De
partment of the Platte, and was invit-
ed to the generals house for the even
ing. There i met a number of men
and women The presentations were
of the regulation order, and left no
deep impression as to names on my
mind After speaking to a stocky man,
who even in his evening clothes looked
like a soldier, I said to one of the
women, How much your friend looks
like Gen. Sheridan"
THAT is not strange" said she, for
they are related on their parents
side
II don't quite understand" I said
~Why. he's Phil Sheridan's broth
en-" was the reply.
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vations and sufferings, after having
been wounded so often and SO severe
ly as has Capt. Samuel G. Wright, a
United States inspector of customs at
Boston.
The story of his life reads like a
romance. He was thrice reported
dead, and twice promoted upon the
field for conspicuous bravery in &C
ton"
His right eye was shot out, and the
ball entered far into his head. but he
lives to tell the story, and shows the
bullet dangling from his watch chain.
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Uncle" David Higgins of Abilene.
Kan, has owned silk hat for thirty
seven years, which he wears only on
election day, when he dresses I'D in a
long Prince Albert coat and other good
clothes and makes the business of vot-
ing quite ceremony. Uncle David
is 80 years old, and he has voted the
republican ticket ever since there was
a Republican party His annual ap-
pearance In the plug hat has grown to
be quite an event in Abilene and on
account of it there are people in Abb
lene who regret the change to biennial
elections
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Smallest of Microbes.

The smallest microbe yet known is
said to have been discovered by o.
Voges of Buenos Ayres. 1t is much
less than the influenza bacillus, and
only just discernible when magnified
about 500 times.
The work of the smallest bacterium
in this troubled world is to produce
deadly assesses, known in South
America as manguea- in cattle, with
this special eharacter1stic-the hotter
the climate the more fatal the infec-
ton.
A further popularity is that IL the
abscess is opened In its early stages
the disease is arrested and the animal
saved Minuteness of the germs Of
disease is no particular advantage to
the victims; the influenza microbe
makes up for its diminutiveness by
overwhelming numbers.
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time, adding them correctly until they
reach the thousands. He can likewise
subtract and divide, doing all his
work in a natural way. He has given
several exhibitions of his wonderful
talents in the public schools and teach
ers and superintendent have endeay-
ored to trap him, but always without
success.
This power is considered all the
more wonderful since the child does
not know the letters of the alphabet.
He cannot read, nor can he even prop
erly write all the numerals, nor can he
read numbers. A number of people
have witnessed the childs wonderful
power in the handling of numbers, all
of which he does mentally, and with
such precision that no one can doubt
but that it is a perfectly natural gift
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As the two sat talking on their
horses only few steps from us, we
had full opportunity not only to note
their bearing, but to hear most of the
conversation. i had not seen Lee for
about six years, and his appearance is
thus described in a letter written the
next day:
Soon after our arrival Gen. Lee
came riding up, attended only by two
orderlies. He looks pretty much the
same as usual, but older. and his face
has a very sad expression. 1 did not
see him smile once during the inter
view. He has the same quiet, subdued,
gentlemanly manner for which he was
always noted"
As the two generals sat talking to-
gether, Gen Grant turned and beck
oned to Gen. Seth Williams. his adju-
tant general, who rode forward l
was curious to see the meeting be-
tween Lee and Williams. Some years
before the war, when Lee was super
intendent of the military academy.
Williams was his adjutant, and was
known to be great favorite with him.
A Williams approached the two
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wireless Teleer.phy ON an Auto.

In speaking of his experiments with
wireless telegraphy on an automobile,
Sig. Marconi said they were begun
with the idea of discovering to what
extent the system might be used on the
motor car as a war machine. He
had a heavy automobile and a motor
bicycle and while in England he fire.
quently conversed from his automo-
bile with the home station while trav-
cling along the road, once while 1ee-
ing from a policeman and once after
meeting with an accident. On the lat
ter occasion he asked to have his din
ner kept hot Thus far he has not
been able to communicate at greater
distance than thirty miles. His motor
bicycle is not equipped with the wire
less mechanism, because such an ap-
paratus would be too cumbersome ON
the lighter ~vehicle.-New Centaur.
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the wall, hung the head of Christ
His dull heart beat faster as he gazed
at the heavy brown locks, the fair
white brow, and the traces of ten
der mouth, almost hidden by the curl
ing beard The eyes wera closed He
felt that he had never seen the picture
before.
God! The large lids opened and
great glorious, burning black eyes
looked into his and through them,
into his soul. They searched him, the
wistful, reproachful gaze finding his
very heart. His breath came hard,
his ring cut into his fnger-but he
did not know it. He was not aware
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Saw Hard Service.

Few men can claim the distinction
OF having actively engaged in twenty
one pitched battles, and fewer have
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Its all right" replied Jefferson,
and he went home a happy man.
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When nations cease to complain
they cease to think.
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THE LOST TITLE
By dEROME CHAMBERS.

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The love of popularity holds you in
a wise.
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One can stop in rising, never in de.
Ginning.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-12
TEXAS MARRIAGES.

Corpus Christi Texas, October S-Mr.
FRANK GrHYlS Robinson and Miss julia Nc
bride potn ~ TINS county, were married
az the Caiholc church here tms morning
BY Rev. Cl3nie Iaillet The happy couple
LETT on the O'Clock Aruusas paSs train
Tor 3 snort nridal tour aud will make their
future home az Banauete, this county.
Mckinney TEXTS October I'll NJ.
Smith and Nliss Matte ISnsloy were mar,
ricd pt The hOnc % the brides fathcr J.
II. Hlnsicy at Milllcan,
Mckinney, Texts, October 7-Lee IT,
Cooke and Miss Leua Pharr. OF the Lucas
the brides f0thcr Dave pharr
Terrell. Texas October T-Taylor King
and Miss Ethel Haynes were married at the
BAPTIST parsonage,
san Augustine. Texas, October 6-Mr G.
q. Sossamap aud Miss Clera Thomas were
evening, Rev. MT, Harrell officiating.
Mineral WeNs Texas October 5J H..
Coleman Of this city and Miss ADulc GIL
were married AT The home Of the brides
town at r. o'clock today. Rev. II ~
smith. pastor Of the Presbyterian church
Of lhis city performing the ceremouy.
Rockdalc, Texas, October S--Captain A,
ms pglnl representing both the pacilc ana
Wells Fargo companies, and Miss Kittle
koWlett were mnrrlcd this afternoon ut =
o,Hlack at the homo " the bride, The weh
ceremony lac couple left on the 5 o'clock
ltenadonal ans Great Northern train for
npstein teNas on q wedding trip. Miss
ltnMlftl was raised here ana belongs to 0no
q Roekdale's best families, Rev W. A.
hamlclr pastor 81 The Baptist church, Of
hciated at tho marriage,
Eagle Lake, Texas. October Married.
gt tne resleencc Of The Divide. Mr Louis
Nell end Miss agnes fir5hrft- fhcy went
20 Houston and Galveston Tor a few days
Mexia, Texas, October Yesterday az
The home Of the brides parents at Old
sprinrneld, Air. John Iisles and Miss Mat
ne Niece we're married. Judge ]. W. Kin.
cNeloe 81 this city officiating.
Mexia, Texas. October 6.--Last saturday
night at the MethNiist parsonage IN this
city Mr. +, J, Dicbeeson and Miss Miunic
MORGAN. both az Thclma. this county were
married by Rev. W y. Andrews
Cedar Bayou, Texas. October 0.--Alr Fred
q Gillette and Miss Maggie a. hligore
two popular young people q this place
we're married AZ the Aeth7diat EplasopGi
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Joss Worshipers.

Texas Farmer.
IAe Dallas Times Herald presents the
speakership contest In the Twentv-eirhth
legislature RS test OF the strength ~ Igo,,
J. w. Bailey Mr. Bailey. II rs soi5 ha,n.
Tor s,hiuter as against p. ii. Nen Mr.
haliel overenthuslastlc friends seem I'm.
cllned to ring him into every possible con.
test They attempt TO divide rexas into
Bailey aud anu'Bailey, from an aldcrmoplc
OF horse race up TO contest Tor president
WINE Texas Farmer can not be ,co,,ss,
~ EXPERIMENTATION tOr Bailey. we 10 nirtest
49, nis A.tslas do him an Injustice IA this
respect The contest Tor thc sneet,cr,, Ne
Us ~ no souse Baley ma 20, y. NJ. III "
SAht no haiier whether M may fa,,csr
s>t',uteti gt Nen, on neither The rnt,f,sf
~. 9tt"het ought TO be uDOn th,, tt,ortts =
~ ~ iN9 SNh ldates, The writer served IL
r. ,,,t ',i.ast Win both gentlemen. and
IVY Nlgse friend Of either AIr Srhinfsr
seod norllamentarlan mas mnt,,Sl
iuuhiASul us 10 men and measured Mn
hl.oM wen now 60 organize fho ,-.tt.,,,s
SoH.utltfes, can hold down the Scit ,,
Si;i 4. ,i, ~ .i watch particulars MIR Mem
y ~ uenelent ln fact. Texas Far,ner
rs or opinion that Nen Ia ~ tr,,,, < a. ~ ]
stfNHtt MATERIAL and saws This vrttt -
ptils lefuenlarly Interested ~ M 49,
~ ana certainly Is moi inaner,ssa
aasinst', IN q, IN ~ Bailey Is 'for or
@ t,s,,tt " the premises. Nj. BaileySs an
t-r'lHsts aie sluply trying tO make esngt m
49, A l4G, Bailey. Ii Should NOT -,
49, one way OF the other. H mo ,tar ~, ~
s-ri,, essS Pc elected speaker. TSev 49,
vance nrensr,,ss speaker. aud are IN nj.
IN justice q Bailey rexas tne credit
- ~, W not believe he will he NJ s,,i,a,,
- " Sislln TIE credit any ts,,,re ~ .eolls ~
Saiaersen aud othcrs.
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church, South, last evening at O'Clock,
Rev, w Il, Brooks officiating The church
was tastefully decorated for the occasion
ana well hlled with friends ana relatives of
both parties, After many congratulations
and we'll wishes the young couple repaired
70 their new home, which was IN readiness
for them.
Mckinney, Texas October ST. b. Nc
llonald OF Paradise, Fla, and Miss Addie
Kerr OF Ninelnnd were married at the home
ing.
In Grange, Texas. octclHr 0.-Rev To.
seph 5. Baird OF Port Arthur and MISS
Anna Mary Holman, eldest dauchter OF
Captain matt Holman and wife of thls CITY.
We're married at the Episcopal church al ;
pollock p. m, yesterday Rev Baird mud
MS bride took the southbound Knty trnln
Tor his home at Port Arthur
Ennis, Texas October 0.-w. L. Bootba
ana Miss Annie May Hanson were piarried
mere last night by Rev. n j Duncan
Muldoop, Texas. October 9-Aliss Souie
Robnlns OF Muldoon aud Mr.. Lee C'aihomn
OF colony were married last uirhf az 9
p m. al the Muldoon church Rev. B. p.
barumn Of Flatonia officiating
Clehurne Texas. October s-Mr rr,,i
Bi3ir ana Miss Irene Osborn and 6r m
Osborn, Jr. and Miss MAY Rreg.n 49,
married today-a double wedding.
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several years ago by Mr. Edison and. others,
depending upon The principle Of Induction,
ana employed more specifically us a means
Of telegraphiug 10 aud from moving trains.
In this work induc,lye signals are Jumped
ecross the air space between the ordinary
Telegraph wire Oh the track ana the metallic
roOt of the passing car. which contains the
receiving apparatus. ana the signals Gre re.
corded by mraHs OF buzzing dots and dashes
cult.
Ia the same manner the operator on The
car desiring TO send a message dcprcsses his
70 operate by local battery, through n VI.
orator, TO charge and discharge through the
ear roof al a high potential and q rapid
rate.