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would look to him to put them right.
He glowered at me and said: That's
what the boys think, is it?' / said
that it was. He smiled and said:
They think right. You tell them THAT
John Brough is with the men who
carry rifles every time
"Then he was silent, and supposing
that his silence meant dismissal, [
started to leave the ROOM when he
said, taking up a paper that was
near his hand on the desk: Wait
a moment; sit down. l have agreed
TO help you; now 1 would like to
have you help me. Complaints have
been sent to me from the camp
where you have been on duty that
the sick and convalescents there are
not receiving the right kind of food.
/ ordered an investigation, and tho
report is favorable to the manage
ment. Now, what have you to say?'
"As l hesitated, he. snorted:
Speak out, man; tell the TRUTH
Reluctantly, told him that the COM
plants were justified; that the food
was not what it ought to be, but L
said: Governor, it is not the prac-
tice of the boys in front to complain
of their rations. We take what we
get, and we make the best of it,
so 1 think the boys down there are
bearing a good deal for the sake OF
the cause He snorted again, wrote
something on the paper, rang for
his secretary, and instructed him to
inform the officer in charge of the
camp that the report eXonerating
him was not satisfactory to the gov
ernor."
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have few of the so-called garden hats,
but the variety is inexhaustibe.
The 1880 modes find an echo in the
millinery world as we'll asin frockdom;
and though there are the stiffest and
perkest of street hats and some large
hats are turned up sharply at the side,
downward droop is noticeable in
majority of the large hats. The hat is
raised slightly from the face in front
by bandeau, but the broad front brim
droops, the back brim droops if it is not
altogether eliminated, and the flowers
fall loosely upon the brim and over
the hair in the back.
For this reason, flowers without
stiffness, flowers that will hang grace
fully, are favorites of the moment.
The fuchsia threatens to become fad,
and hops and wistaria are prime favor
ties.
Some of the very loveliest of the
French models are trimmed in these
three flowers and the flower manufac-'
turers achieved veritable triumpbs in
their making. The delicate white and
green of the hops tone in well with al
most any light coloring, and the wis
taria appears in all the delicate shad-
ings, although it is at its best in its
natural coloring.
Few large bows are seen, for these
soft, crushable ribbons can be gathered
into a multitude of small loops,
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all, there was a tender spot in his
heart for the men who saw hard
service. At all events, the boys in
front talked of cid John Brough very
much as they talked of old Pap
Thomas or Uncle Billy Sherman, and
good many of them drew pictures
of him as the ideal soldiers friend.
in the fall of 1864 | was sent home
wounded. L reported to one of the
state camps as soon as / had re-
covered, and was ordered on special
duty. 1 did not like this, and it oc-
CURED to me that l would write to
Gov. Brough. L received no answer
and remained unwillingly on duty,
and in the meantime was reported by
my regimental commander as absent
without leave. This touched me on
sore spot, and, leaving camp with
out permission, L went to Columbus
and asked to see the governor. The
military secretary asked my busi-
ness, listened to my story very cour-
teously and, thought, sympathet-
ically, but expressed no opinions. He
said, simply: L think the governor
had better see you himself
81 was shown into a large room
where heavy, short, large-headcd
man sat at table. AS / moved to-
ward him, he was giving directions
to clerk in short, crisp sentences,
peremptory in manner, but careful
as to details. i stood for a moment
at attention, and he turned on me
a forbidding, impatient, irritable
look and said, not in the way | ex-
pected at all: Well sir, what is it?'
For moment l was cruelty disap-
pointed. Here was the ideal soldiers
friend greeting me very much as Gen.
Nelson had once spoken tC me when
L was under his displeasure, but the
disappointment lasted only for mo-
ment.
81 said at once that | had been
wounded; that | had been sent home;
that | wanted to go back to the
front; that l had been detained
against my wishes; that / had been
reported absent without leave, and
as l could find no help at Camp Den
nison or Camp Chase, | had come to
him. He listened without a word
and as | concluded said: You wrote
me-a letter, L put it aside to an
swer myself. 1t seemed almost IN
credible that man who deserved
rest should want to get back to the
front, and L thought it just as well
that you should have time to rest,
but if you want to go back, we will
send you back, and L will see that
you are reinstated; that this absurd
report of being absent without leave
is wiped off the record Then lie
asked, brusquely: How many men
like yourself do you suppose are now
in the state?'
II replied that there were hun
dreds of them that felt just as 1 did,
and l added that there were thou
sands of men on sick leave or absent
from their companies because of
wounds, who, under this general or
der, had been reported as absent
without leave. / warmed up a little
and told him that thought it was
a cruel injustice to brand such men
as deserters, and that knew the
boys who had done good service
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CONVEYING INFORMATION.
Clever1y Concealed Telegrnphic Com-
municntion Furnished the Con-
federntes by Girls.

When the army of the Potomac was
at Falmouth, Va, April PA, 1863, Gen.
Hooker, then in command, was much
annoyed at the rapidity aISl accuracy
with which the enemy learned of every
movement in his camp. One morning,
after a weeks rations had been issued
to the men in preparation for move
ment, one of the confederate pickets
called over from the opposite bank of
the Rappahannock:
How are you, Yank? You'd better
eat all them eight days rations to
Tighten your load and keep 'em from
gittin' moldy."
This incident was at once reported
to headquarters, and Gen. Patrick,
provost marshal of the army, deter
mined, no matter what the cost, to
learn how the enemy got their infor-
nation, relates the American Tribune.
The guards stationed along the river
bank and near situations favorable for
signals were enjoined to use the ut
most care aud watchfulness to dis
cover and expose the enemy's system
of getting information.
This rigid watchfulness, in which
the whole army took part, was at
length rewarded with success. 1t
came about in this way:
One of the guards, who had been a
telegraph operator before he became
union defender, belonged to a detail
which had been ordered to guard
house near the river bank, in which
were an old lady and two younger
ones, who claimed to be her daughters.
AS the soldier was marching back and
forth at the dead of night, to see that
none of his comrades disturbed the
repose of the old lady and her daugh-
ters, there came to his ears the familiar
ticking of telegraph key, and halting
on his beat, he read these sentences:
"We are not suspected. Pleasan-
tons cavalry moved after dark to-
night up the river. Reenforcements,
estimated by us at 5000 infantry,
reached camp this afternoon, and"
The guard waited to hear no more,
but at once reported this discovery to
the officer in command. Within ten
minutes the house was full of soldiers,
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OLD JOHN BRoUGH.
Wartime Governor of Ohio who WINS
StnncHi Friend of the
Boys in Blue.

"Ies," said the sergeant, in the
Chicago Inter Ocean, II knew old
John Brough and like n good many
other enlisted men L had good rea-
son to remember him. He was lit
orally swept into the governors Of
flee in Ohio on the anti-Vallandigham
tidal wave in 1868. The election il
October of that year was like n
popular uprising and the unprece-
dented majority of 100000 made
Brough the hero of the hour. He
regarded the overwhelming indorse-
ment at the polls as commission
from the people to be first, last, and
all the time, the soldiers friend.
"As the soldiers friend he went
into the governors office, horns
down, ready for trouble with any
association or organization or officer
that did not treat the soldier fairly.
.and when he said soldiers he gen
orally meant the enlisted men who
carried rifles. Early in 1864 we be-
gan to hear of his rough, blunt ways
of carrying his points, and a good
many stories were told of hostility
among the officers engendered by
his disposition to criticise them and
to praise the men who served under
them.
Il know that in a good many cases
he was not fair. l know that, like
Stanton, his prejudices were strong,
and that when irritated, his iudg-
ments were very harsh. But, after
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position tails" and the plaits that
correspond with the front ones from
the graceful skirt back-a wonderful
height-giving arrangement. The blue
and ecru motifs, in crescent form, re-
appear in the front breadth, max
ing pockets, though apparent
ly impossible, luxurious facts, and
again as a fastening to the bolero,
which opens over a smart wide cloth,
embroidered vest, and yet again
on the plated sleeves; and charming
touches of color they are.
Another beautiful gown is of fine
diagonal gray cloth, qraintly finished
with velvet in a manner calculated to
give becoming width to the narrow
chested, and enhanced with a smartIy
embroidered vest of the now so smart
"nasturtium" reds. But this establish
ment is, of course, famous forthe heau-
ty of its hand-wrought embroideries.
Taken on the whole, skirts are fuller
than was the case last year, and cut
with a subtletywhich defies the power
of the amateur to unravel. When
flounces and frirlings are used they
adorn the lower part only, starting a
little below the knees. Sometimes the
border of skirt is emberlished with.
many rows of horizontal tucls, an up
per skirt with tabled edges being but
toned on to the top of this flounce. It
is long time since we have had so
much trimming on skirts, but it is ap-
piled in an artistic way, and is undoubt-
edly great help to the smartness OF
the general appearance.
ELLEN osMoNDH.
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pagne," which promises to be exceed
ingly popular this season, and which
has the further advantage of being
very becoming. The collarless coat,
which is cut in the very latest fashion,
is trimmed with insertions of embroid-
cry, and the waistband is of drawn silk
Some pretty passementerie ornaments
with hanging ends are also introduced
and the skirt and sleeves are orna-
mented with rows of very fire tucks,
The same design could, of course, be
carried out in any other color, and,
needless to say, there are innumerable
pretty shades in various materials,
which are suitable for the purpose.
Then here is another gown that I
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UMMER HATS there are in
countless modes. Almost
every conceivable shape is
to be found, and almost ev-
cry conceivable form of
trimming is used upon
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them. 1T is not possible to say that
such and such style is correct. To
enumerate the correct styles would
mean to go through the whole list of
hat possibilities. Under such condi-
tions none need wear an unbecoming
hat merely for the purpose of being in
tyle, as it is scarcely possible to be out
of style.
The French models are, with few
exceptions, triumphs of skill and good
taste; and though picturesqueness
runs riot, eccentricity plays a very
small part in the new millinery There
may be exceeding originality in trim
ming detail, in color scheme, but the
freak hat is relegated to the cheap
shops.
First by virtue of art and beauty if
not of utility are the picturesque sug-
gestions of midsummer days, of fluffy
summer frocks, of garden parties and
country joys.
Low crowns, broad brims, wider in
front than at the sides, floral garni-
ture massed chiefly at the back, velvet
or louisine ribbon trimming, marvel
ously beautiful color rings-there you
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iiNI w iNiNhA otNll~I@i@D vi iAIN<A cIN0'
who had entered so quietly that the
operator at the instrument was not
disturbed.
Rudely and quickly the door of the
private room from which the ticking
came was burst in, and there sat the
two girls at telegraph instrument.
They were skilled operators, in the
employ of the confederate govern
ment, though they protested that they
were only practicing with what is
known as a sounding-board.
They were placed under arrest, with
their mother" and sent to Washing
ton, where they woAld have been
hanged as spies but for their sex.
A search discovered that ,elegraph
cable had been buried in the ground to
the river, a few yards away; it crossed
the river out of sight, and on the other
side was in control of Lees operators.
Gen. Patrick gave sigh of relief
when he discovered the enemy's meth
cd of getting information, and after
that the supply, by this means, was cut
off short, never to go again-certainly
with the same operators.
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what to write of. Such is my condi-
ton, and hence chapter of odds and
ends that may be of quite as much in
terest and value to the feminine read
ers as lengthy dissertation on some
one subject.
Let us start first on the fancy blouse.
In general way it follows the lines of
the blouses seen last season. The
backs fit with easy snugness; the
fronts fit over the bust and then blouse
into decided fullness, which is eXagger-
ated by narrow belts or modified by
the new high girdles.
The sleeves fit closely over the top
of the arm, and flare down gradually
to a voluminous puff over "a narrow
have not the place in popular favor the
long sleeves have.
Lace plays its dominant part in
blouse-making, as in every other phase
of woman's costuming this spring. En-
tire lace blouses made of imitation an
tique lace of bold, loose weave tempt
women on all sides. They have the ad-
vantage of being durable and easily
cleaned, and with set of silk under
slips of different colors one of these
blouses can be made to give a variety
of pretty effects.
And next for gown or two which we
can illustrate. One of the latest crea-
tions for morning wear is made of
cloth in that lovely tint called cham
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Gossip About Summer Modes

think quite as charming. 1t is of
pale beige alpaca and notice how the
loose-fronted though belted bolero are
repeated in the "mitre" ended straps
ornamented with round motifs in pale
blue stitched linen and ecru incrusta-
tions which lie over the shoulders, and
are again continued in the stitched
plating of the skirt, and yet again be-
hind in the extension of the straps, till
the eye connects them with the smart
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Not an American This Time.

A beautiful girl has married titled
Englishman who had to go to the work.
house because of his poverty. The
wonderful thing about this case, says
the Chicago Record-Herald, is that she
isn't an American heiresa,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-01

S 1 WRITE it seems as
though the spring is just
about to give place to early
summer. A time when there
is so much of everything
that. one scnrcelv knows
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-30
Theatrical Pay Days.

Every legitimate theater in New
York has two pay days-uniOn and non
union. The union employees, which In
clude the men in the orchestra, the
stage hands, property men and stage
carpenters, are paid, as their union reg
alations demand, on Saturday night.
The actors, who have no union, are not
paid until Tuesday, although their week
ends on Saturday with the nights per
fornance. Their salaries are held up
two days merely to insure their reap
Fearance Mt the theater on Monday.
If the company We're paid off on Sat
urday night unreliable or disaffected
members Of the organization might not
show up on Monday for rehearsal or
the evening performance, thus weaken
ing the production, but If the weeks
salary Is held back they are reasonably
sure to report on Monday in order not
TO lose what Is coming to them. Ac-
tors are distinctly temperamental and
capricious, and if manager were TO
pay off on Saturday night and there ex-
listed any temporary dissatisfaction in
the company he could never tell wheth-
er he would have a.chorus with which
to open up the week on Monday even
ing.-New York Press.
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The ZodiacnI Light.

The name of "zodiacal light" has
been given to singular appearance
frequently witnessed soon after sunset
or just before sunrise. II may be seen
at all seasons of the year in low lati-
tudes and Is obviously due to illumi-
mated matter surrounding the sun In a
very fat or lenticular form, nearly CO.
inciding with the plane of the ecliptic,
or, rather, with the suns equator. The
attention of astronomers was first di-
rected to it in the year 1858 by Cassini
and was long regarded as being the
suns atmosphere. This idea, 1t Is now
thought, Is incorrect, 1t being generally
believed at the present time to consist
of an immense assemblage of rocks,
sand, cosmical dust, fragments of met
al. etc, such as the earth is continual
ly encountering in the form of aerolitcs
or meteorites 1t may not be out of
place TO mention in this connection that
the rings of Saturn are believed to be
composed of similar materials.
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The Decndcnce.

MIR. Herlihy looked at his latest pho
tograph, taken in his Sunday clothes,
and his gaze bespoke keen disappoint-
ment.
ord never "a had this TUX IL IT
hadn't been for thin children telling
me about the improvements in photo
graphing" he muttered, holding the
card upon which his likeness was
mounted farther and farther away
Improvements is itf Ord loke to
show this pictur soide be soide wild
the wan OF had twinty years ago and
is~o 1t to annybodv which O. thin two
made the betther man O. me- There's
an old, anxious, toired out look to this
new wan that was niver in the other.
There may be improvements In pho
tographing," said Mr.. Herlihy as he de-
posted the cabinet sized card face
down in his table drawer, but Oi've
yit to see thin. Companion
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-30
A Sailor Of bravery.

What tiEea tened to be one of the
worst disasters In the history of ship
ping was the burning of the Ocean
Monarch. The fire was discovered in
her fore hold an hour or two only after
she left the Mersey. There was u
strong breeze, and she was headed for
the Welsh coast.
BY some unlucky accident an anchor
was dropped. and the big ship was
brought up all standing head to the
wind. The flames came roaring aft.
whore COO passengers and crew We're
crowded.
a Brazilian frigate, yacht and
pilot boat were near, but they only at
tempted to pick up those who Jumped
and swan. Suddenly up came an
American clipper and rounded into the
wind barely 200 yards away. In her
first boat was Frederick Jerome, only
an able seaman, but one of the bravest
seamen that ever lived. In fash his
boat was alongside the burning ship,
and he climbed on deck amid the
scorch and smother. There he stayed
until the last soul of GOO was saved.
His clothes We're on fire seven separate
times, and he was scorched almost be
yond recognition. His only reward
was the medal OF the American Hu-
name society.-Pearson's
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About century ago an artist named
Cfanch was standing one day In front
of q fire In his home at Administer
Over the fireplace was an eaken man
telpfece, and 1t occurred to Cranch that
this expanso OF wood might be i'm
proved by a little ornamentation. He
picked up the poker, heated it red hot
and began to sketch in bold design.
IT, Tc5uit r:.x.seti lin so mucn tirutt {
he elaborated bis work and began to at
tempt other fire pictures on panels Of
wood. These met with ready sale
and Cranch soon gave all his time to
his new art. This was the beginning Of
what Is now known as typography
The poker artist of today uses many
different shaped tools and has a special
furnace in which they are kept heated
The art has been elaborated greatly.
The knots, curls and fibers of the wood
are often worked into the design and
delicate tinting produced by scorching
che panel
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How Plants Remain Upright.

IL tiowerpet is laid on its side the
stalk of the plant growing in 1t grad
ualiy curves upward until 1t resumes
the vertical position. This is called
geotropic curvature, and the question
Is by what means the plant is stimu-
lated to change Its direction of growth.
One theory AYERS that movable starch
grains in the plant cells fall to the low
er side as the position is changed and
by their pressure influence the mech
anism of growth.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-07-30

The effect Of movements in the ether
depends upon the rapidity of the vibra.
tions producing them. The unit OF
measurement for short waves in the
ether is the bicron, which is about one
twenty-five millionth OF an inch. Waves
measuring $50 to $40 bicrons affect our
sense of sight, the former number Civ
ing violet and the latter red color. The
invisible rays, to which the actinic and
Roentgen rays belong, are shorter and
have been measured as short as 100
bicrons. Ether waves longer than
those giving light give the feeling OF
warmth. The longest heat waves are
eight times the length Of those of the
red rays, or one three hundred and IF
tieth of an inch.
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There Is a colony of Syrian merchants
In Kingston, the capital of Jamaica,
who could give cards and spades even
to the bland Chinaman "for ways that
are dark and tricks that are vain"
They take one match out Of every box
they sell until they have enough match
es to fill another box and 80 make an
extra cent. They shave tiny flakes off
cakes Of soap and boil them down to
make other cakes. They put thin
layer of molasses on the bottom of the
scoop with which they serve rice so
that II few grains Will stick to the bot
tom. These are only few Of their
thousand tricks to turn dishonest
penny. Without doubt they are the
meanest traders In the world
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structures of our great cities there
is equal promise of activity. The
difficulty Of floating securities in a
panicky money market may delay
some of these projects, but they
will not be delayed one moment
longer than is necessary, for i'm
provements is true economy
New York World.
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In Baluchistan when a physician
gives a dose he Is expected to partake
OF a similar one himself as guarantee
of his good faith. Should the patient
die under his hands the rela atives, though
they rarely exercise it, have the right
Of putting him to death unless spe-
ciai agreement has been made freeing
him from all responsibility as to conse-
quences, while If they should decide
upon immolating him he is fully ex-
pected to yield to his fate like a man.