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A Req Hardship.

BY the time of his second call to the re-
serve the average Frenchman has attained
the rank and age of solid citizen and bust
ness man. For him to put on his old uni
form, become too tight, and wear down his
restaurant fat in forced marches under the
hard discipline of imperious young lieuten-
ants and coarse sergeants comes to him as
a hardship. Each reserve service after
ward becomes more repugnant to him. The
harshness of 1t touches his dignity. When
the moment comes to repel the invader he
will be ready. Meanwhile he desires to be
treated with respect.
The proposed reforms thus touch the
average citizen both as a father and man.
If the active service can be reduced to two
years all around his son will gain a year.
If the distressing reserve service can be
cut down and in other ways ameliorated he
will profit personally. Army experts admit
that both reforms are possible. The average
Frenchman ardently desires them.
STERLING HELLO.
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Learning the Ropes.

The "old one" who sleeps beside him
shows him that he has made his bed all
wrong. "See here, blue! Do you notice tina,
big peg? It's for your bayonet and tin can
The two little pegs are for your slippers
and mind YOU keep the soles shiny, or it's
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"Nita. your father asked me to find you
and take you home"
With an angry movement, Nita sprang
to her feet.
Good night, Dom she said
on. said Felipe, lis that Don-my
partner Don?"
Yes, answered Don. and then added :
we begin our partnership now l help
you take home Mia"
oh, no. said Felipe, with a snarl I'VE
amt goin' to be partners in everything
and this is my job"
Without word Nita walked off by his
side, but the glance she gave Don as she
moved away left a warm glow in the young
fellows heart that removed any anger he
might feel against Felipe for spelling his
tete-a-tete.
Nita did not vouchsafe a word to Feline
as they walked home, but as they turned
In at the white gate Felipe began, his voice
growing softer, gentler and more irrita ting:
faint no use your sparkin with Don
you belong to me. Your father promised
you. and L mean to have you"
I'd sooner be in my gravel" painted Nita
Il heard Don tell you you would marry
him on the first of May, but it is 1 whom
you will marry. Let me take my betrothal
kiss
Before the girl could prevent him, Felipe
had thrown his arms about her and pressed
his hateful kisses on her lips.
Beside herself with fury, she drew away
and, forgetting all her fear, Missed through
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"STONEWALL'S" FATALISM.
Jackson Prayed to God of Battles
While Shell Fell.
From Lippincott's Magazine.

| From Lippncott's Magazine
| Jackson was as absolute a fataist as Ma
poleon with this difference. that Jackson
| was a man with a religious creed. while
| Napoleon was not. Jackson was Presby-
terrain and an absolute believer in the tenets
| of that church. AS an evidence of his fatal
| ism 1 once saw him standing In noun
| tain road when the wheel of caisson came
off and was rolling directly on him. An Of
| fcer of his staff called to him to move, but
he stood still The wheel struck a stone,
| bounded over the side of the mountain, and
stonewau Jackson turned to the officer and
| said you see, there was no danger L
| knew it."
1t was Stonewall Jackson's habit to pray
| on the battlefield His method was to re-
| move his cap, raise his right hand and then
pray to the God of battles. 1 saw him do
this on several occasions, notably on the
field of Port Republic, his battle with
Shields, while sitting on his horse in road
down which a spendidly served northern
battery was pouring shot and she'll
General Lawton informed me that some
times he would give him an important or
der so quickly that it would almost take
his breath away. Notably at Cedar noun
tain Jackson rode up to him and said,
General Lawton, advance and drive the
enemy from your front" Lawton replied,
General, there is a very deep raVlne IN
the enemy's front" Jackson replied, Il
know it. Advanced" He did not waste
words. Jackson's practice was to speak of
the northern troops as Mexicans. He very
rarely called them anything else. DR.. Hun
ter Mcclure, his medical director, is my
authority for this statement.
Stonewall Jackson died in a house that Is
till standing at Guinea station, in Virginia,
on the line of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad. His left arm
was amputated al the shoulder, being taken
out of the socket. When he closed his eyes
in death his little daughter then two or
three years old, lay on his breast, with his
right arm over her. His dying words We're,
Pass the infantry rapidly to the 'front.'"
Tell A. p. Hill to prepare for action
I'VE will pass over the river and rest under
the shade of the trees on the opposite side"
He was delirous and, like Napoleeon's his
mind, as it feebly fulfilled its last offices,
was with his military past.
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TO BRIDGE SALT LAKE.
Southern Pacific is About to Build a
Long Trestle Across It.

From the New York Sun.
One of the most remarkable tasks of rail-
road engineering undertaken In the west
in recent years is about to be begun by the
Southern Pacific in Utah. For the sake of
saving four and a half miles the railroad
and for part Of the way the road will run
on timber trestle across the Great Salt
lake. 1t now runs around the northern end
Of the lake over a route bothered by many
sharp curves and heavy grades. The work
will take three years to complete. 1t calls
for an expenditure of 100000 year. The
most formidable part will be the building of
the trestle across the main body of the
lake at a point where 1t is seven miles
across.
The lake bed is comprised first of layer
of fine sand from six to thirty inches in
depth. Then comes hard stratum of soda
formation from a foot to eighteen inches
thick and after that sand and blue clay al
ternately for an indefinite depth. The road
will be built on piles driven into this mass.
The trestle will be built high enough to
allow for a rise of the water, which at this
point is now about thirty feet deep. 1t has
that sand tends to accumulate around
driven piles. If this should be repeated
here the result will be a Swallowing of the
water and increased security along the
road. Besides saving time on the Southern
Pacific the construction of the line will
bring immense deposits of guano on islands
in Salt lake within easy reach of market.
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IT'S all right, Nita-here's the boats,'

TITS all right, Nita-here's the boats,'
Francis. the grocer. had Joined the group
aud was looking eat the incoming boats
by gosh!'' he exclaimed. Something
have gone wrong! There amt but one man
in either Of them boats
A silence fell on the crowd Then old
Cap Cana went to- old Rodrigs
Cap Rodrigs,' he said, can you show
us them boots?"
The old man hurried to his cottage and
returned in a moment with the boots,
which were identified as having belonged to
Diego. Cap Cana gave a look at the boots
and then addressed the fisher folk around
him. =
Friends" said he. eff, Diego didn't have
his boots on he never got drownded And
so l says, as a fair-minded man, that Diego
couldn't a met no square and above board
death. AS for Carlos, that there drown
ding of his always did look queer to me-
seeing the cargo was sold and the nets
dashed to the dory before she tipped over.
1t looks as if they was preparing for that
tipping over. An l asks you Teller fisher
men what shall we do to Felipe, supposing
he shows up without Don?'
There was moments pause and then q
voice in the crowd said:
Lynch him!" And the whole crowd took
up the cry
Lynch him! Lynch him.
We'll, drawled Cap Cana. that be my
own opinion"
In moment all was excitement. Some
of the women scurried into their homes
and hid themselves; others hung breathless-
ly on the edge of the crowd. To the water's
edge went crowd of determined looking
men, and in their midst stood Nita outs
Joe, warmly wrapped in a shawl, was
tightly clasped in her arms The boats
came nearer-nearer-until a cry went up
He amt there! It's Louis in one boat
and Tom in the other!''
AS the keel of Don's boat grated on the
sand Nita sprang into the water and grasped
the edge of the boat with her one olsen
gagged arm.
Don! DOM she walled; then with a
terrified Shrek fell back.
The benches and sides of Dons boat were
smeared with blood and on the bottom lay
the body of a man.
The men sprang forward.
Tom, Francis numbering clerk, stopped
them.
ut amt Don-it's the other Teller"
But Nita faced them, her eyes blazing as
with madness.
Mem she cried, 'n that boat lies the
man who has murdered my lover! viii
you let him escape?"
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able for fishing that all the men were pre-

able for fishing that all the men were pre-
pairing to go.
During the morning Dom having mended
his nets and made his boat ready to go out
with the tide, went up to see old Cap
Rodrigs, and showing him the order on
Felipe for $500, made formal demand for
Nita'S hand.
The old man appeared to be puzzled
Il wish,' he said testify, you'd not
come worriting me with these here mat
ters."
He seated by the stove smoking his
pipe and reading his paper. With sudden
journal and went to the door and called into
the yard:
"Nita! FeIiper'
Nita came in quickly, a flush on her face
and an angry CLEAN in her eye. Felipe
lounged behind her
What are you doing here?" she asked,
fearfully.
Don had not time to answer Old Cap
Rodrigs was on his feet
See here" he said. I'm 'hout tired of
this hull tarnation business! Daughter,
here's these two fellers a pesking me. Ye
can't marry EN- both, SO take one and be
done with it. They'll either on 'em suit
marched back to the stove corner and re-
sumed his pipe and paper as if no one else
was present.
Nita looked from one to the other but
Felipe was the first to find voice.
so you've asked for her?' he said to
Don.
II have" said Don.
Don't you know that she belongs to me?'
She have promise to marry with me the
first of May" Don was standing at the
kitchen table, looking straight across it in
to the other mans face"
and 1 have promised her that she shall
marry me on the first of May" said Felipe,
his beady eyes glistening, his voice sink
ing into a kissing whisper.
Nita, frightened to death, supported her
self by the table and looked from one to
the other.
Each seized one Of her hands,
"Nita" both said appealngly to her.
For moment they stood thus; then the
stiffness was broken by the II o'clock
whistle from the fish factory across the
road.
Captain Rodrigs broke the silence
Its high tide in ten minutes, boys
Amt you a-goin' out with the food?"
Without word the two men turned and
strobe out Of the door. Don first, Felipe
following.
Nita, who had remained speeches.
throughout the whole scene. watched them
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81 HAD MY KNIFE IN HIM"

as they kept up their silent walk to the
dock where their boat moored.
When they were out of sight she sank
down trembling and helpless on her door
step.
Nita never knew how long she sat thus.
She was reused from her dumb misery by
touch on her shoulder. She looked up;
the shadows were already beginning to fall
and in the gathering darkness Louis little
Joes father, stood beside her.
Louis! Louis!' she cried, have you not
gone fishing? Then they alone!''
Il couldn't CO." Louis answered Zoe
is sick. l darsen't bring him over to you,
but l thought perhaps you wouldn't mind
II asst you to come over. Seems If it
promised to be a good catch and I don't
want to miss it."
In moment the whole story was poured
into Louis ears. 1t was clear that he
shared her apprehensons. Waiting only to
establish her at the bedside of Joe, he Dor
rowed Tom, the big apprentice Of Francis,
the grocer, and sailed seward.
What night that was for Nita! The
wind had risen. Swift furries of rain pat
weird horn of the fish factory sounded, tell
ing the fishers not to sell their catch to
tramp steamers, but bring it to the home
market.
Once during the night her father came to
her.
Daughter" he said. IT guess 1 hadn't
orter spoke that ways to them fellers. l.
didn't mean no harm, daughter. But I'll
pe Slau Wnen tnem DoatS is IN
Nita chung to him.
Il know-I know, father-you didn't mean
no harm; but I'm thinking of Carlos and
Diego"
Pm thinking O. that, too. Maybe wee
orter spoke about them boots afore." And
the old man wandered disconsoately off
into the night, his oilskins screaming harsh
ly as they rubbed against each other.
In the gray of the morning the boats be-
gan to come in. They had had another
great catch and the good news soon spread,
bringing all the fisher folk of the town to
the wharf.
At last all the boats were in but Don's
and Louis.
Nita, in her watching of little joe could
not stay at the wharf and the anxiety be-
gan to tell on her father.
He asked first one fisherman and then
another If they had seen Don's boat, and
finally blurted out the story of his fears.
The next time Nita returned the crowd
on the pier had increased and all made
way for her with murmurs of sympathy
Father" she said, inquiringly.
Yes. it's out" the old man answered,
land / feel better for the tellin'"
About 10 o'clock a dory appeared around
the light-Dons dory-and closely follow
Ing 1t Louis little boat.
The kindly neighbors rushed to Nita, who
was with Joe.
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Lynch him! Lynch him.
In an instant a hundred voices had taken
up the cry.
Lynch him! Lynch him!"
Tom, for once reused to life, clambered
on the PROV of the boat and stood holding
on by the mast.
Stop he cried, holding back the crowd
with his uplifted hand. This here fellers
dead already An I'm most dead, too
Then 1t was noticed that Toms hands and
race bore marks Of struggle and that he
was ashy pale. Before any one could help
MIN, the great, lubberly lad fell face for
ward on the sand. Little attention was paid
him, however, for Louis boat was now in
dozen hands seized the sides of the lit
tie boat and pulled it ashore Louis, hat
less and coatless, had his arm bound up
ana oiood trickling down his face from a
Nita pressed her way to the edge of the
poat. Joe was still in her arms. Her eyes
gHttered with the same strange light in
them. She held Joe, out to Louis
Now she said, give me, Donr'
Inere was a childlike faith in her tone.
Louis mad gone to protect Don and left her
to protect Joe. She had done her part and
expected no less of Louis. 81
Give me Don!'3 she demanded. never
taxing her eyes off This face.
FOR answer LouisTpulled back a sheet Of
Larpauln and there, white and STILL lay
Don, his head pilowed on Louis coat
with a spring like that OF wild animal
Jumped into the boat, taking Don's head
INTO her lap, began Grooming over him and
hurmurlng soft terms of endearment.
"A wall of sympathy rose from the crowd
put Mia did not heed it. She had drawn
ner shawl around the still white face in
her arms and thus hiding out the world
was alone with her lover.
several men approached the boat to help
INT Don out, but Louis stayed them, the
tears on his cheek
Wait till the doctor comes" he said
HE amt dead-leastways not quite and
mebbe she's the best medicine he could
But what does it all mean" the men
cried
Standing with one foot on the seat of the
boat, to make more comfortable rest for
Joe, Louis told his story.
Il was late in getting away on account
OF Joe, an 1t was so dark afore came to
the grounds that couldn't tell one boat
from another. What Mia told me had
scared me some, so I says to Tom, guess
we won't bother about fshin' until we get
alongside O DOM So we sailed from light
to light and every time I'd hail boat it
would be John of Truro or Pedro, or any
BODY but Don. I had got sort O. dis
couraged when Tom says to me, Seems es
II there was light on the starboard quar-
ter
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her clinched teeth, IF there is justice in
heaven you will be in prison on the LIST of
May and Nita fled quickly up the path
closed the door and bOlted it.
happy one in ProvncetOwn. Fish had been
plentiful, the boats had all done well and
all the men who went forth had returned
to ii safe and sound.
Nita. however, had been most unhappy
Don had been so busy that she had seen
little or nothing of him, whereas Felipe was
constantly at her fathers house.
According to Felipe's reading of the part
nerShlp 1t was DOnS duty to mend the nets
and keep the boat in order while he had
nothing to do but go to sea and help to fish.
Don was satisfied, however. The season
mad been so good that he felt confident of
OBTAINING a handsome sum in addition to
the $500, and he looked forward to sitting
in his own home in May
But all the same the winter was one long
anxiety to Mia. She grew thin and pale
and none ever saw the bright blood mant-
ling her cheek unless 1t was Felipe who
would follow her into quiet corners around
the house and call her his little bride Then
the angry flush BODIED little good for Felipe
Every hshlng trip was a fresh torture to
her The neighbors grew accustomed to
seeing Capt. Rodrigs' daughter with
Louis little Joe at her side watching for
the boats to come, and slipping away as
scOii as Doll uOIy was near enough to
discover that two men were in it. They
wondered sometimes whether it was Don
or Felipe she was watching for, but Nita
Kept her own counsel and told her business
to no one.
Well, not quite to no one-Loufs. little
Joe's father-was the confidant of her fears.
but he could be reckoned as nobody for all
he would tell.
Louis was widower His wife had died
IN the summer, and all that winter he used
10 take Joe, his only child, and leave him
with Mia when he went away; so the
friendship between them seemed natural
To Louis she confded her suspicious and
showed him the veritable boots which
were supposed to have drowned Diego, and
all that season Louis boat would follow
Dons. and he would fish close to the
strangely assorted partners.
Louis had no partner. and pretended to
Don that he wanted to stay close to him in
case OF big haul which he could not
manage.
Don was willing, but Felipe thought ii
spoiled their chances. However, as the
season was good, the plan was carried out,
and Nita felt that to this fact she owed the
safety of her lover
1t was the 14th of April. The weather
had been so bad that for days no boats
could venture out, but In the forenoon of
the 18th the conditions became SO favor
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One-year men or three-year men, at pres
ent they are all ''blues," that is to say,
new conscripts. There are fearful good
byes before they are marched in squads
to railway stations, to be carried to some
other part of France. They march to-
gether. though as yet without their uni
forms-art students, law students, bud
ding doctors, priests, clerks, shopkeepers,
artisans and workingmen and loafers-to
meet on a footing of equality With the
fisher boys Of the coasts, the factory boys
of the towns, the shepherd boys of the
mountains and the farmer boys of the
plains.
The morning after his arrival at the bar
racks the new conscript wakes to the sound
of the clarion. He remembers the rail-
way trip. At each important stop he treat
ed the corporal to food, drink and cigars
In the railway car the sergeant drank his
wine and ate his ham for friendship. He
spent the evening at the barracks ''cantine'
treating "old Ones" did all his fellow
conscripts. That, too, was for friendship
He remembers that he drank and hurrahed
with the best to show his spirit. In reality
he was miserable. He is still miserable
In the night he heard the cries of certain
blues of his dormitory, hazed without
mercy because of stinginess or poverty at
the cantine. No one has dragged him out
of bed OF thrown dirty water on him. He
resolves to continue the treating habit
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Real Treasure.

From the Chicago News.
Mrs. Neighbors-"I understand you have
a new girl. Is she any better than the last
one you had?''
Mrs. Homer-"Indeed she is. Why, she
even allows us to have our own way about
a good many things
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The Reason Of It.

From the Philadelphia Press
Milkman-"You're up unusually early this
morning, Johnny"
Johnny without looking up from his
dime noveD-"Yeh. Nom sent me to bed
last night just as Pretty Pete was about to
lrescue the lovely Maiden
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her cinched teeth, IF there is justice in
heaven you will be in prison on the LIST of
May" and Nita fled quickly up the path,
closed the door and bolted it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-28
e,x MEN UNDER ARREST.
A..,ck Made on a Fireboss ana As
eis4ant Mine Foreman.

viILesbarre. Pa. June 2e.-ln..e
was disturbance in the vicinity a,,iyn OF and 'nd
stanton colliery OF the i.ei,s" ;n south "
w;Ia,esharre Coal company IN SCUM
W i'Mosb ',osharre which resulted in the ar
Ml,Nes'sis WI, of six men on the charge OF as
senl sa,l, and battery and causing rloa, nd
S'T Fifteen sn armed s.Nosa wn ,nS sos sn 'ns
siS sistant mine foreman as tney NJ yoon weas as
about to enter the colliery @ yottacking M the
the crowd osmsn of %se then sea Sss'a and iron police
two ",,n wo'kheM or their rescue. Two Of the If.
cam came were s arrested and the others t,sm es,
s's' %se taken into .c e"stSay xSqkmsn sy ns eseapeS
p pn';thout serious injury. 49, ..o,h,e
wl,@o", m%sre has been considerable tronnle a;'
.ne "e' stanton colliery since the s'tlnt 7, ~
aasnr at ,ne I a boy having been shot IN 'na'
"sSn .;ainity several weeks ago.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1902-06-28
EIOTlkG At SEVERAL POM 5
People AcCricved by Postponement OF
Coronation Festivities.

New lork. June as.-Thai many
pcrsnns unrcasonahly iel, aggrieved by
IN, postponcment of the local corona
,ion festivities Is shown. says Her
ald dispai,h from London. by the TACT
that disturbances have occurred IN dl-
fcrent parts OF England. ero"u
rath,red in the streets Of Waiiord ana
windows in the house OF the chairman
of The council We're smashed. toEt'ile1
with those OF other members ol the
town coronation committee. Mounted
rpiice charged the crowd.
Considerable riotins was INDUCED III
n, punstable. \ protest meeting was
MIA and tho crowd aitcrward proceed
"a to me residence of the mayor ana
rn,,nr where. amid much hootlns, WIN
l,ws were smashed A move was theh
r,de ia the Chiltern hills. whefe
rrca, coronation bonfire was hsh'eo'
contrary 10 orders.
4 riot also occurred in Hemoi lamp
~,o,a owing 10 the decision o1 the COZ.
ora,ion committee To sell the heel ana
,royisions obtained for the coroha'ioi,
ainnnr for the poor The disappointed
,,nnr collected in crowds ana sinashe"
~ windows of members OF the com
mittCc.