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A CURIOUS BATTLEFLAQ.
Made from the Wedding Dress of the
Wife of n Confederate >
General. !:

The year before the war, 1860, John
Z. Breckenridge was vice president :of
the United States and candidate fo1
the presidency. He was young, hazd-
some, accomplished, and the lido. OF
the chivalric element of the. south,
says the American Tribune.
Early in the war he drew his sword
Tor the south, where his sympathies
were from the first. His wife, like
most southern ladies, was as earnest
IN the cause her husband had espoused
as himself; and, as an evidence of this
earnestness, she made with her own
hands battlefag out of her wedding
dress, and gave it to her husband, say.
ing:
John, want you to give this to the
bravest regiment in your command"
Gen. Breckenridge kept the flag till
the battle of Fishing Creek, which
was so disastrous to his side, and then
he presented it to the Twentieth Ten.
nessee regiment, commanded by Col
Tom Smith.
These colors were never surren-
aered, and the Twentieth Tennessee
became known in the west as "ths
Battle regiment"
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FRIENDLY ENEMIES.
Pathetic Exchange of Property ana
Compliments Between Yank
and Confederate.

In war in which hundreds of thou
sands were engaged there could be no
such thing IS personal quarrel. The
fact is the boys on both sides We're
only too glad for an opportunity to
show that they respected each otter,
and if the trouble had been lett t. the
soldiers there would have been less
lighting, says the American Tribune.
l have in my possession a diary
written by a brave boy Of the Ninth
Army corps, which gave the following
experience which he had with kindly
confederate before Fredericksburg,
Christmas day, 1862.
It read as follows:
AFTER partaking of a Christmas din
ner of salt pork junk and hard tack.
was sent out on picket, and my :4tten-
ton was soon attracted by a co1lfcd-
crate who hailed me from the opposite
side of the river. ..-.
"'I say, yank, If Teller goes over
thar, will you let him come back
again.
Receiving an affirmative answer, hs
proceeded to test the truth of my
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FORGOT to Count EN-.

When Private" John Allen was in
the house of representatives he was in
cor7sgible when it came to giving a
serious answer to a serious question.
The old members knew this from sad
experience, and seldom went to the
Mississippi wit for information. New
members, however, taking Aliens gent
al eountenance as an indication of his
willingness to be Of aid to his fellow
man, often came to grief. Just after Mr..
Littlefield, of Maine, had taken his seat
for his first term, he wanted some figures
in a hurry. Turning to Mr.. Allen, he
said:
pardon me, sir; but you were at
Gettysburg; can you tel me how many
federal soldiers we're killed outright
thers?"
'i am very sorry, very sorry, indeed,
that I can't accommodate you," replied
the Private" "but the fact is was so
busy that I clean forget to count my
ShotA"-Det0it Free PresA
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German Chamber Of Commerce.

German Chamber Of Commerce.
The duties of German chamber Of
commerce are to further by every
means at it's command the CONNER
cial and industrial interests of tho
district in which it is situated. It
takes the initiative in examining any
new enterprise which may materially
benefit the district: it actively inter-
ests itself in the building of new rail-
ways, canals and steamship lines and
in the establishment Of commercial
museums q sample roc ms, and stu
dies ways a1l means of getting the
same as advantageously as possible
before the commercial world. The
furtherance of technical educa ton il
ono of the prime features of German
chamber of commerce activity. A
deep interest is taken in the welfare
of apprentices, and much is done to
elevate their morals and ha1its.-
N. Y. Sun.
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MOUNTAINS OF THE ATLANTIC.
Submarine Peaks That Are a. Well.
Known as Those of the
Alps or Andes.

Some facts concerning the config.
uration of the submerged Atlantic con-
tinent are given in London Strand.
The Laurel Ethel mountain is the ut
termost peak of one of the most cele-
brated of the submarin elevations in
the Atlantic. It was discovered in
1878, and figures on all recent charts.
Adjacent surroundings showed depth
OF 1000 fathoms, SO that the discov-
cry of depth of only 36 fathoms ere.
ated much surprise. 1t has been re-
peatedly explored by the sounding
line, until now, after q quarter of Q
century of acquaintanceship, it's con-
tour and characteristics are almost as
we'll known as many peaks of the Alps
or Andes. ."a e..
Mount Chaucer was revealed to
oceanograpers In 1850. It is situated
in latitude AZ degrees so minutes, long
itude rs degrees so minutes, and its
crest is only 4s fathoms from the sur
face. The honor of being the first dis
covered mountain in the Atlantic be-
longs to Sainthill, in latitude AZ de-
grees so minutes, longitude AZ degrees
20 minutes. It became known to sci
ence in 1892; that its existence was I'M
guessed until three-quarters of GEN.
fury ago is strong testimony to the ex-
treme novelty of oceanography. It is
not less than 10000 feet high, and its
summit is 100 fathoms from the sur
face.
An interesting group Of submarine
mountains, 5000 feet high, consider
ably more lofty than the Snowdon
range, has recently been found in lati-
tude 43 degrees, longitude % degrees
80 minutes. To these have been given
the name of Edward the Seventh range,
the peaks being named after members
of the royal family. Mount Tillotston
Bright, in latitude As degrees 10 min
utes, longitude ~ degrees so minutes,
is considera BILE eleva ton, 2,4OO feet
high, in the North Atlantic. In lati.
tude As degrees, longitude 4s degrees,
there would be found, should the ocean
be drained dry, a lofty range, of hills
and mountains. The peaks of some
of them come dangerously near the
surface. Mount Placentia, in latitude
As degrees, longitude 81 degrees, lacks
but five fathoms of being an island.
The deepest indentation into the
earth's crust is probably in the Pa
cific, but there are some cavernous
depths now well defined in the At
lantic. OF the latter ocean four miles
and a half may be taken to be the
greatest depth. The average depth of
the whole ocean may be taken as about
two English miles. Contrary to
former opinion, recent research has
clearly proved that the greater depths
do not lie in the middle of the ocean,
but in the neighborhood of the dry
land. The latest ascertained depth of
the waters covering the earth is thus
stated by Prince Albert of Monaco,
following Prof. Krummel, to be the
average in fathoms: Atlantic, 2,012;
Indian. 1,s2s; Pacific, 2,125; Antarctic,
1904; Arctic, s44; Mediterranean, 732.
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for new sluic;ng, had worked early and
late, and was prepared to show good
balance sheet. It was like old Floyd
to get up and chase out at minutes
notice. s
The next day the party arrived, and
to Faraddy's intense establishment,
Margaret Floyd was one of them. She
always had ruled her father with q
silken rein, and her request to come
west had been granted without mo-
ment's hesitation on his part. She was
a winsome-looking woman as she
stepped from the officers car, and
greeted Faraday, and although he tried
to appear unconcerned, his heart gave
a leap as he saw how she had grown
even handsomer than in the old days.
The following morning the entire
party started for the mine, and to
Faraday's delight Margaret was placed
in his charge as assistant superintend-
ent of the mine, and the superintend-
ent, large in authority and Importance,
conducted the mine owners to the
place where active operations were
ing down the hillsides as easily as
harvesting machine lays low the
ripened wheat of July field. The men
in charge of them worked meth odical-
ly and with the utmost care. Above,
an eagle turned in the sunlight and
the snow-capped peaks of a distant
range cleaned whitley in the morn
ing light.
Faraday and Miss Floyd had fallen
behind the rest of the party, which was
standing on hillside above the "Gi-
ants" watching the tearing jets OF wa
ter eat into the mountain side. They
were looking down the gulch where
she had called his attention to clump
of lone pines. Suddenly shout d.
rected his attention to the party above.
He and the girl were hardly 20 feet
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from the nearest man directing one
of the "Giants." Faraday turned in
stantly, grasping the girl by the hand
as he did SO. They both looked up in
the direction of the warning cry and
saw tragedy enacted, so swift, so
sudden that the memory might not
fade from their lives while life lasted.
A "Giant," with the fierce volume OF
leaping water squirting from its noz-
zle, had gotten loose in some way and
was turning with the tremendous force
exerted by the water. The workman
had attempted to control tina gear
which was used to direct it, and the
insensate power whirled and struck
him to the earth, mangled beyond de-
scription, and killed instantly. Then
the freed force, springing out like an
arrow launced from the bow, had shot,
breast-high, directly toward Faraday
and the girl.
The whole thing had happened in a
moment. The corpse of the miner
flung aside, the sweep of the nozzle,
the hiss of the flying stream, the shout
of the party above, the menace of in
slant death.
Faraday's perceptions, sharpened by
the ever-present danger of the mines,
had half-sensed what the trouble was
at the instant of the cry of warning.
AS the huge nozzle swung around he
caught the girl about the waist and
threw himself to the ground, carrying
the girl with him. The water was over
them as they fell, like kissing SER
pent, but they were safe. Miss Floyd
was bruised, and Faraday had a long
cut on his face, but in five minutes
the miners had the "Giant" back un-
der control and Faraday helped the
girl to her feet.
The president of the Midas company
was man of few words. He first
grasped Faraday by the hand with the
grip of grizzly and then caught his
daughter to his breast.
That night Faraday made a resoiu-
ton. The next day he carried it int;
effect. Afterward he sought an in.
terview with President Floyd an,
stated the case very briefly. Tie pres
ident sustained his reputation for
brevity. He said: Il brought her out
here, but she would have gone back
in the baggage car if it hadn't have
been for you. I guess you've earned
her, and as you say she is willing, I
have no objections. But 1 want Won
on the board of directors from now
on, SO kindly pack up your things and
be ready to go back with US Tuesday,"
Faraday bowed and retired. And as
"Big Harry" parenthetically remarked
as the party set out for the little noun.
tain station. good luck to the fellow
with nerve"
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ward the guns, and he swore at all the
officers from Gen. Meade down, for
bringing men into such place, and pro-
nounced them all thick-headed blunder-
ers. In the midst ofsthe: TRADE, one of
the men on the log threw back his pom
cho, and Gen. Russell, in command of
the division. said, Orderly, take that
fellow out -andtie him up by the thumbs
until he cools or TT ,~..- 7, 49, t>,-7,
"The artilleryman was thundersruck.
Anderson looked for the Immediate ar
rest of the swearer. Just then the pom
cho Of the other silent figure was thrown
back, and Gen. Sedgwick, commanding
the corps, said, oh, pooh, Russell, let
the man alone. I don't know but what
he is more than half right, anyway The
artilleryman made his coffee, but he was
very quiet about it, and when he re-
turned to his battery he explained that
he had had a very interesting conference
with the general commanding the corps,
and the general commanding the divis-
ion, and that the corps commander
agreed with him as to the movement
over the mountains"
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statement by getting. into leaky
l,atteau and padding himself across
the river. He was young, bright,
wholesome-looking fellow, and might
have been born in Montgomery coun-
ty, Pennsylvania.
"In answer to my question he said
he was Georgian. and that lie be-
longsd to command known as How
ell Cobb's legion. One of us remarked
to him:
"'Didn't we stand in front Of you
boys at South Mountain
EYES, said the Georgian, and his
face grew very sad. MY brother, poor
VIII, and lots of fine fellows were
killed thar
"That's SO, Georgia. said Barden,
Of the Fifty-first Pennsylvania. MY
regiment charged over the bridge on
your boys, and we did make it hot for,
each other, sure enough. And that re-.
minds me that picked up likeness
on the field where the Georgians had
been, and I've carried it ever since.
Here it is, and it does look very much
like you, though it amt of the same
SEX
'Barden handed the young man tho
picture, and with cry that came from
his heart, he pressed it to his lips, and
exclaimed:
my mother! My mother! Poor
Will had this picture in his pocket
when he went into the fight, and must
have lost it,
1.-THE picture is yours said Bar
den.
F.. "'Thank you, and if ever can do
you a good turn I will. Let me have,
your name
"The Georgian took. a pocket Bible
from his breast, and was preparing to
write on the blank leaf at the back:
WREN Barden yelled out:
"'Great Scott! That's my Bible;
lost it at Bull Run
"And that's whar I got it, Mr. Yank.
An, here's the name in front: ITO
Alexander Barden, with the love and
prayers of his mother."' He closed
the lids and handed Alick the book
These incidents made us all good
friends and we sat down and smoked
and talked about the cruel war.
THE approach of the grand rounds
caused the Georgian to leap into the
boat and recross the Rappahanncck.
The very next day we were fighting
the Cobb legion, but had I seen my
Georgia friend could not have drawn
a bead on him."
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AN INTERESTING CONFERENCE
One That Was Not Altogether Pleas
ant for the Surprised and
Humble Intruder.

"Some men," said the captain, in the
Chicago Inter Ocean, remember the
incidents of battle and forget the anec-
dotes of their associates. Others re-
member the anecdotes and forget the
battle incidents, but Judge J. S. Ander-
son, of the Fifth Wisconsin, remembers
incidents and anecdotes. Some of his
stories, at our regimental reunions, are
worth repeating. Speaking of Gen.
Hancock, reminded him of Hugh
O'Neil, of ready wit. Hugh was coming
into camp with haversack and arms full
of sweet potatoes and garden vegetables,
and, in sneaking past Hancock's head
quarters, was confronted by Hancock
himself.
1.-THE general asked Hugh where he
got the vegetables, and pressed the ques-
ton in such a way that Hugh became
ratified, and, in answer to the peremp-
tory Where did you get them, sir?
stammered: 4 drawed them Thereup-
on Hancock thundered: Don't answer
me that way, sir. There has not been
vegetable ration issued to this command
for a month. How did you draw them?'
Hugh was himself again, and answered
meekly: why, by their tops, general
He was permitted to 60 on his way.
This story was probably common
property in the army of the Potomac, but
I had forgotten it and Anderson had re-
membereG it. Here is another, pertain
ing to an adventure of Anderson him.
self. After the battle of Gettysburg, in
pursuit of Lee, troops were sent over
South mountain. A storm came on and
1t was very dangerous marching in the
darkest kind of darkness and among
precipices and gullies. Late at night the
column was halted simply because it
could not 60 forward, and the tired men
dropped down along the roadside and
under the trees, too tired, most of them,
to take cognizance Of the heavy rain
taat was falling.
Anderson noticed little distance in
front good-sized fire with a log before
1t on which were seated two or three fig
ures with rubber ponchos over their
heads and with their feet to the fire. He
went toward the fire and the men on the
log sat like statues, the rain beating on
the rubber blankets. Not one of them
made movement to indicate that he
was alive. Anderson asked if he might
make coffee at the fire, and one of the
men, without turning his head, said,.
yes
"Soon after, an artilleryman came up
to make coffee and he proceeded to make
it without asking permission. He was
in state of mind over the difficulty his
company had met with in bringing for
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Given Valuable Library.

rhe Worshipful Company Of Cold
smiths has presented to the University
of London the whole of the valuable
library of economic literature which it
purchased some ten years ago from Prot.
EoxWed.
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As Others See u.

Copyright. 1905, BY Daily Story Pub. co.,

He-Charlie Sapleigh and Miss
Wiserly are doing a courtship stunt.
She-Ah, indeed! Another case of
two souls with but a single thought
Eyes; and it's doughnuts to fudge
that she originates the thought Chi
cage Daily News.
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The shah of Persia, who recently dis
missed 1,640 of the 100 wives he had
in his harem, has commanded state min
listers to marry SO Of them. The rest
have found husbands without his mai
esty's aid.
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The Rees northwest tribe their home bordering the
ground disappeared
though there yet be heard pretty legends Of them
out the northwest The of the tribe devoted much ar
cultural pursuits and especially the raising of of which they
produced large quantities. They held annual harvest festival
dogs dance They warke like the majority of the
west tribes and disappeared before the advance civilization without
giving the whites trouble
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Proof Positive.

Landlady-The price of this room il
$40 week. Will that suit you?
Enthusiastically.
Then you can't have It, Any one
who neekly accepts such an exorbitant
price obviously does not intend to paw
his bill. STRAY Stories.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-26
y. W. WooLvEHroN.

ia Washington st. Tel. Main 1895.
Will sell you: Five lots in Peter
Sapro's addition for $500; a IO-room
residence, Heath's addition, Nora ave.
nue.. cheap; five acre tracts at edge
of city for $500 each; a fine timothy
ranch. close to city: three brick busi-
ness blocks. heart OF city.
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A TIMELY suooxsr1oN.

This liz the season OF the year when
the prudent and careful housewife re-
plenisEes her supply OF Cha m he rial In y
Cough Remedy. 1t is certain to be
needed before the winter Is over. ami
results are much more prompt anu
satisfactory when II Is kept az hand
and given as soon as the cold IN con-
tracted and before II has become set
tied I'm the system. In almost every
instance a severe cold may bc warded
on by taking this remedy freely a.
soon as the first indication OF tn,
cold appears. There is no danger L.,
giving II to children for IL Contains
no harmful substance. 1t IL pleasant
TO take--both dults and children Tx.
II. Buy II and you will get the hes,
Il always cures. For sale by all
druggists.
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A THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH
OF GOOD,

A. III. Thurnes. we'll known coal
operator of Buffalo. o.. writes: Il
have been afflicted with kidney and
bladder trouble for years. passing
gravel or stones with excruciating
pain. 1 got no relief from medicines
until I began taking Foley's Kidney
Cure. then the result was surprising.
A few doses started the brick dust
like fine stones and now l feel like a
new man. 1t has done me $1,000
worth of good" Chas. McNab, 402
Riverside avenue
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Wants Free Trade.

WASHINGTON. Dec. o. A free
trade bill with a new and alluring
title has been placed In tho hopper of
congress by Representative Williams
of Mississippi He calls 1t ~ bill
to reduce taxation on American citi-
sens who use hides, leather. boots,
shoes. saddles and harness" Tho OBJ
ject of the bill is to admit these mr.
ticles and hides into the country free
OF duty
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REPORT FROM THE 1EFoRM
SCHOOL

J. G. Gluck. superintendent. Prun-
tytown. w. Va, writes: after try
ing all other advertised cough medi-
cines we have decided to use Foley's
Honey and Tar exclusively in the
West Virginia reform school. find
1t the most effective and absolutely
harmless" Chas. McNab, 400 River
side avenue.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1903-12-26

WASHINGTON, ID. c. Dec. 90
If bill just reported to the senat,
by the commissioner of patents be-
comes a law foreign books. musical and
dramatic works can be published
translated and dramatixed only on the
authorization of the owners of the
copywright.
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Warned by Columbia.

MOBILE, Ala, Dec. 26.-Dr. c. f.
Il. Carocristi. who has large mining
interests in Colombia, has been warned
by Colombia's representatives here
that it would be dangerous for him
to take mining expedition to that
country at the present time.
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would do lust as she pleased
woman of it-and refused to "arbi-
trate" The Des Moines combine will
60 out of business.
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ron SALE On ExcHAnoz.

Five and ten acre tracts: houses
and lots, all parts of city; the best
farms in Washington: nice stock Of
groceries, snap; new lumber and
cordwood.
y. =. Rice Real Estate Agency,
Room "a Spokane & Eastern Bldg.
Phone Main 20S5
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TOOK ODDS OF $4,000
AGAINST $|0,000,000

try that fought the tobacco trust. lie
runs a cigar store in Robert street and
the savings of many years went into
his suit against the Continental To-
bacco company, which he lost both in
the United States district court and
the appellate court.
"The odds were great. but I thought
l had right on my side" said he.
The two decisions were so discourag-
ing that it is not probable he will take
his suit to the supreme court.
The suit was based on the claim that
the tobacco company refused to deal
with him on the usual terms.
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DIES MONIES, Ia, Dec. 26.-The
Des Mones insurance combine, an or
ganization including some of the
shrewdest business men of the city
and state. is compelled to admit de-
feat at the hands of a woman.
Miss Mary Erase, the representative
of local fire insurance company, was
accused few weeks ago of "cutting
rates" She not only admitted the
charge but defied the organization
Her company upheld her. with the re-
suit that other companies followed suit
Shrewd tinanciers planned for days to
bring Miss Frase's company back into
the organization Expostulation
threats, coaxmg and other modes oi
persuasion were resorted to. but Miss
Erase held firm. She declared she