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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-10
CHAPTER XXI.

BEARDING THE LION IN HIS DEN.
 Over the useless slaughter of the field pf Fredericksburg it were best to draw khe veil. Far down at the left flank the old brigade groped its way through dripping fog and lay in line of battle, having little to do but wait orders, and catching only occasional shots from the southern guns along the heights. Old hands under fire. the veterans Officers and men--lay close and kept still. Their rifles could effect nothing against an enemy uphill and behind entrenchments. New hands. not yet uaed to battle, were not so quiet, and the gallant colonel Of the grsat battal- ion of Wolverines, big almost as the rest Of the brigade, thought 1t neces- s4ry to ride up and down his line, ex- hOrting his men to steadiness in loud and powerful voice. Tt lets lem know commander of the next door regiment. see" said the latter, as volley flashed down from Earlys fellows along the crest, "and 1t also lets the enemy. Your men will be steadier without the telling" which reasoning the colonel pondered over and accepted. He and his thoroughbreds were spoil ing for a chance to show their neigh bors from the adjoining states that they were quite as valiant as the vaunted old brigade. Give us half a chance said he, "and then-you look out for the Wolverines"
 But neither Fredericksburg nor Charlottesville, nor Virginia, nor even Maryland afforded the longed-for op- portunity Not until the midsummer morning of the first day at Gettysburg did their time come, but when it came it proved test the like of which had never been met before, even in that Thanksgiving, hard-hammered com mand.
 Meanwhile. what had not befallen other actors in our story notably the Damon and Pythias of the ante-bellum days. Benton and Paul Ladue.
 Seems to have bout as many friends among the rebs as he has on our side
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than thirty-three different regiments, regular and volunteer, British and for eign. He has a uniform for each. Tn the case of certain British regiments he has duplicates.
 Now in this department there are many suits if one may so call them, which the king has worn only once. There are, for instance, his uniforms of the Second regiment of Gurka in- fantry, the Sixth Bengal cavalry, the Pomeranian (Blucher) Hussars, the Kieff regiment of Russian Dagroons, and the First Prussian Dragon Guards. But even these are carefully stored away, and some day the king may wear them again-at least, hope so.''
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-11-10
Great Ribbon Opportunity

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Rushing to tue D4vys. ,Ae Badger an swered:
 Possibly because was kept waiting l an hour outside, sir Stanton's veins seemed to swell to 1 thrice their natural size, and his strong face, fringed by the iron-gray beard,
 turned almost purple.
 "You will be wise to keep your tenn per, young sir, if you wish to keep your 1 commission You owe your escape from rebel hands, am told, to certain members of pr. Chilton's family, of
 Charlottesville" No answer. Tt is so. is it not?"
 "One member only, sir" "Lieut. Ladue was your intimate friend at home, I believe" Stanton i was tapping the desk with a long
 ruler-an ominous sign, said they who knew him.
 'He was, sir." Was it to square accounts with the Chiltons you sought to shield him?" T have had to shield him in no way, sir. He had been brought here before could see him again Stanton actually smiled, but the smile was grim as any scowl. Then it was by helping young Chill ton, was it?" And the professional
 cross-examiner tapped more swiftly on the table, and his eyes fairly
 b1azed through the spectacles. Benton was boiling over now. 'T never heard until an hour ago
 that he had got away, sir." I'm g-- 2 "Glad, I dare say,'' said the secre- i tary, with sarcastic force. We heard as much of you-and more.' Then, sudden as steel trap, What did you ! do with the papers you received from
 Ladue?"
 This time there was no mistaking Benton's start of amaze. He was kneel- 1 ing by poor Paul's side in the hospital tent, when with feeble, nerveless hand the, boy had passed a little packet to him and faintly whispered his re- quest.
 What did you do with them?" de-
 manded Stanton, and now the officers standing at the side of the room seemed
 to hold their breath. Nothing, as yet" was the unlocked for reply.
 "Then you still have those papers?'' and Stanton seemed rising from his
 chair.
 "Yes, sir," and Benton seemed ready to spring to meet him, with fight in
 every line of his face. "Here?" and Stanton had dropped the ruler and gripped the arm of his chair.
 Here and Benton had the touch if-you-dare" look of bulldog watch ing bone. You may deliver them to Mai. Thorpe said Stanton, as though the
 matter were settled, and the major accordingly, but uncertainty, advanced step or two. He was fifty years of
 age, and Benton was barely half his years, but the elder little liked the look of the younger's eyes.
 T may not, MT. Secretary" and de- spite his wrath, something almost like
 smile of amusement played about the corners of Benton's firm set lips.
 Those letters concern only two people on earth, Ladue and-my sister. You may have my resignation this minute but not her letters Gro Be Continued.) 1ITi.
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YOUNG VRGINIANS
 MARRIED IN A BOAT,
Escape the Brides Irate Father and Take to the Water with a
 Preacher.

Baltimore.--A marriage in an open boat in Pecomoke sound was the novel sequel to the romantic elopement oi Virginia couple
 The lovers were Miss Angie Mister and John Spence, of Saxe's Island. Va. William Mister, father of the bride, was much opposed to the atten- tion that young Spence was paying to his daughter, and forbade her to allow him to call. threatening him with vio- fence should he catch him at the Mis- ter home. Spence paid little attention
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Piano Instruction.

By Miss LILLIAN MARIE LOUGHLIN at her home, IS ORANGE COURT, or at residence of pupils, on and after September 10th. 0-S-tf.
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confusion 1nexpresstDle owing to tn
 appalling number of those needing surgical aid. How he got there or be yond. Paul never knew until long thereafter. Tender-hsarted yirginians had concealed him until he was well enough to move about. Odd as it may
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to the threats, but wooed and won the girl.
 An elopement was planned for Fri day night, and Spence procured the license in Virginia. Arriving at the garden gate, which was the appointed spot for the meet ing, the young man uttered his famil- jar whistle, and, to his surprise, in stead of his lady love carrying a satchel, her father appeared with a shotgun and gave Spence a chase through cornflelds and marshes until 8 late hour, when MT. Mister, thinking that he was thoroughly rid of Spence, returned to his home to enjoy peace full slumber.
 The next morning Spence went to Princess Anne, Md, and secured aE- other license. He then met his sweet. heart. found a minister and with a few friends embarked in the boat
 They sailed just across the boundary line into Maryland waters and were married.
 large number of Maryland oyster men witnessed the marriage, and say it was the most novel affair they have seen in many years
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Ladies Lace Collars
 Still Another Great Bargain. By increasing efforts we have been able every day recently place sale for the benefit of patrons some rare bargains, greater each time than the previously offered.
 100 Ladies' fine, extra large LACE COLLARS, us- uay sold at $3 to $3.98 each the greatest value in this line ever offered in Waterbury, at
 BLOO BACH. 100 Ladies fine, large LACE COLLARS, usually sold at $1.5O to $175 The value of both of these lots is positively not exaggerated.
 500 BACH.
 SEED WINDOW DISPLAY FOR SAMPLES.
 Or ocery Department
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PROF. BAILEY. Citizen Bank Block
'.JHSt H7 Tine''

for the holiday dances will be the put pills who start now at Miss Reed I, Dancing Academy, 1O8 Bank street. second floor Jones x Morgan building.' Tuesday evening, advanced class; Thursday evening, beginners class Strictly private lessons by appoint ment any hour.
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BIG OFFERS THIS WEEK

I am offering this week only one Rogers Buck Saw, value $1, one Edge Tool Go Axe or H. J. Browne Axe. warranted and valued at $L5O, com plete Axe and Buck Saw for $1.
 Goal Hod, Coal Sieve and 1 Fire Shovel, for 25c.
 Galvanized Chamber Fails, 25c.
 1 No 8 Boiler, copper bottom, ana one solid zinc 35c Wash Board and a 1Oc Clothes Line all for $1 Preserving Kettle, white lined Stran. sky ware and one 6-quart Kettle, blue ware, for $1.
 Gas Tubing Pc foot, $15O 100 feet.
 Small Gas Stoves, 15c, at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-26
Animal Stories.

Strange to relate, I do not recall but
one animal story that has won fame for
its author" said book reader yesterday.
some have achieved passing popularity
but | believe only one has reached place
where 1t bids fair never to be dislodged.
II am referring to Miss Sewelrs Black
Beauty This story has been read In
nearly every home in the land and Is still
popular. 1t seems to represent the apex
of the authors powers, for she has never
written anything since to compare with it
and nothing she wrote preceding 1t Is
worthy of special notice. 1t Is said that
Black Beauty has done more to awaken
public sentiment against the abuse OIL
dumb animals, and especially horses than
any other agency. Many of the humane
societies now doing good work in various
parts of the country are the direct results
of this most remarkable book,
Black Beauty is not great novel
and there is nothing deep about 1t. 1t IS
simply a beautiful story told in an effect
i've manner and compelling admiration by
it's simpleness
MIR. Kiplng has made quite success
of animal stories but 1t must be remem-
bered that his style is altogether different
Seton Thompson has also made a name
for himself as depicter of animal char
acteristics, but his books are different. so
far as my recollection goes there is only
one Black Beauty and 1t will be long
time before another like it is printed
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THE ALABAMA TORNADO.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
The frightful tornado which wrecked
the town of Moundvile, near the city or
Birmingham, in north Alabama, on Fri
day. morning soon after the previous mid
night cost the lives of thirty-seven
people and more or less seriously wound
ed one hundred.
Tornadoes are rare in the Gulf states,
although at long intervals there have
been serious visitations. They are, in
deed, so infrequent that there are no
storm cellars nor any provision against
them. They are common in all the states
of the Mississippi valley west of the
mississippi river, from Minnesota to Mis-
souri,, and they frequently cross the river
TO the eastward and work havoc in Illi-
nois, Kentuck and Indiana. There has
not been a serious tornado in this part
OF the country since that which struck
Wesson and Beauregard some dozen
years or more ago. These land tornadoes
are distinct from the ocean cyclones that
sometimes ravage the Gulf and Atlantic
coasts. though of the same general char
acter. but revolving In much smaller or
bits and moving in narrower tracks.
New Orleans will do all in its power to
relieve the suffering people of the unfor-
tunate region visited.
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The Arr of Walking.

VERY few people, outside the military
know how to walk with grace, ease and
dignity, and even in volunteer corps this
feature is not sufficiently attended to-"
said gentleman as he regarded the
shufling, slouching gait Of the people
passing along First avenue.
"All the defect could be easily remedied
by introducing a course of instruction In
drill during the recess hour in the public
schools. Say a half hour twice a week,
during which time all the boys in each
public school would be put in line and
taught to march, heads up, shoulders
thrown back, to step forward firmly and
regularly, form squares, columns and
companies; in fact all the evolutlons OF
military training. This would be good for
the boys and might be of great benefit to
the country If it were necessary to call
for volunteers as done during the Span
ish-American war.
1.-The girls should also be instructed in
the art of walking without strutting or
waddling Every years before the schools
close for summer vacation there might
be a very interesting procession of the
school oh ldren, followed by exercises In
some public park, a banner TO be award
ed to the school making the best display
in discipline and drill
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Business Ibis Year.

The late Professor Jerons always in
sisted that trade depressions and sun
spots went together, and other writer's
are believers in "the-10-year-cycle
theory. The latter show that in the
late century depressions occurred in
1914, 1926, 1897, 1S47, 1857, 1866, 1873,
1884 and 1893 The one of 1908, say
such w.seacres, was therefore fully
due, and had to come.
All this is, however, fanciful and
foolish. Depressions in business are
the results of conditions in business,
and all conditions, be they of crops or
currency or mines or exports, all point
to sound and reasonably prosperous
times this year-not booming times,
Presidential years are not apt to be
booming years, and the present year
will not be exceptional. But all agri-
cultural. transportation and mercantile
reports indicate that the year will be
reasonably prosperous, at least up to
the time when it's own crops can be
measured. If the crops of cotton,
wheat and corn are satisfactory the
entire year will be sound, hopeful and
helpful to its end At any rate there
are no grounds at present for pessim-
istic views. All are justified in an
ticipating a good business year until
they know the years crops are to be
disappointing, and at present there ere
no grounds for anticipating any such
outcome Only part of one crop is
in the ground-winter wheat-and no
one can say what that part will do.
Keep, then, straight upper lip, and
go ahead.
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Map Making.

From the Worcester Spy.
Map making has kept pace with the
progress of other arts though its steps
are not so loud and are heard oftenest
in the school room. 1t is really an art to
make map, and has always been so.
From the time of the earliest crude affairs
to the elaborate and exact pictures Of
today great degree of skill has always
been necessary to give a perfected rep
resentation
Map making is now at the height of its
excellence and popularity. The man with
land to cultivate. houses to build or land
to sell must have everything set down on
his map for reference. Nobody thinks of
travelling any great distance without con-
sulting a map. Indeed, it is almost i'm
possible to escape it, for the oblging
ticket agent thrusts it into ones hand
with thoughtful Kindness mindful of the
advertisement within the pages as well
as of the convenience of the tourist.
Maps are so common now that there
are no more little boys who think the
soil of one state is green, another brown.
another red, because that is the way it
Is colored in the geography.
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Situation Of the Canal Treaty.

The Washington correspondent of
the Atlanta Constitution says the dem
ocrats in the senate will vote, as fol
lows:
For Ratfcation-Foster, McEnery,
Money, McLaurin, Simmons, McCreary.
Latimer Stone Cockrell. Berry, Bacon
Clay, Gibson, Mallory, Taliaferro, Clark
of Montana, Clarke of Arkansas-17.
Against Ratification German, Bailey
Teller, Culberson. Dubois. Bate, carmack,
Blackburn, Martin, Daniel, Tillman' Pat
terson, Morgan, Pettus, Newlands-15.
Doubtful-Overman--1.
The vote will not be cast as stated
il the facts can be brought out by res.
olutions of inquiry and by demands for
correspondence, but it is not probable
that the inside history of the shady
transaction can be brought to open
publicity, and the final vote will prob
ably approximate the estimate of the
constitutions correspondent.
The senators of three gulf states
will vote for florida, Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana, while those of
Texas and Alabama will oppose 1t.
This at least shows that the gulf states
are not sectional. Nor are the Missis-
sippi valley senators united, for those
from Tennessee will vote against rat
ification. while the Kentucky senators
are divided
The republican senators, with one or
two exceptions, will vote for ratifica'
ton. the treaty being strictly an ad.
ministration affair and issue, and as
the republicans need but five or six
democratic votes in order to secure
two-thIrds, it follows that the treaty
will be ratified, probably without
amendment, as soon as the debate over
it has run its course. Ratification is
probable in February.
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McLELLAN-FATHER AND SON.

From the New York Press.
isn't he the living image of his ia
ther?" said an old soldier, looking admir-
ingly upon New York's new MAYOR "He
is for fact" replied a political leader of
the last generation. mot only to look at,
but mentally and temperamentally." John
Covode that sturdy Pennsylvania, Lin
coins right hand in congress in the con-
duct of the war Che was on the joint COM
mittee) used to say of Little Mac in
his homely phraseology: Mcclellan has
been raised to so high pinnacle that he
is afraid to move in any direction for
fear that he will fall and break his neck"
Speaking of Covode: He paid no atten-
ton to white house rules or etiquette.
Whenever he wanted to see Lincoln he
would walk upstairs, pas through hall,
open a door without knocking and stand
announced in the presence of the Presi-
dent, who always received him cordially.
MIR. President he said one day. finding
Lincoln In a linen buster, his chair tilted
back and his heels on the window sill. Il
always thought it strange that the first
time we met we seemed to know each
other and / think | have discovered the
reason You are called Honest Abe and
I'm Honest john and honest men are so
mighty scarce in Washington that, of
course we knew each other at sight"
General Herman Haupt who was present,
says: 1.-The President laughed and then
remarked That reminds me of little
story. 1t was about two little newsboys.
and was appropriate, but have forgotten
the point Another good thing gone
wrong
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Worlds 0utput of Iron.

The world made in 1903 just about
1880, 900 tons of iron. The exact fig
ures have not been compiled, but when
they are they will not materially vary
from the present estimate. The output
of 1903 was 1,6S5,00O tons above that
of 1902, and about 10000 tons larger
than that of 1901.
The production in this country was
Just about $4,000 900 tons. and it would
have been 20,00O,O00 tons if there had
not occurred in the last half of the
year severe slump that cut down
both prices and reduction. The latter
was reduced at the tail end of the year
to rate not much exceeding 10000, 900
tons per annum.
But bad as the slump was the con-
sumption in 1898 in this country was
504 pounds for every man, woman and
child in It, This is a new record. No
country ever equalled such consump-
ton, and this country will not soon
again make new record.
In production, Germany did best, for
she made over 10000. 900 tons, as
against s.4OO,OOO tons in 1902. Ger
many leads Great Britain, which sim
ply held her own, making last year
about S,225,0O0 tons. The pig-iron
countries are, in order the United
States, Germany, Great Britain,
France and Belgium. Luxembourg is
counted as part of Germany.
Owing to Germany's gains and our
own slump, we did not make in 1903 as
much as Germany and Great Bcitaiu
combined, as we did in 1902. What
Germany and Great Britain viii do
this year is problematical, for this
country will compete with them as
sellers in every market, instead of
buying iron from them as we did last
year. The chances are that Germany
will not be able to make and sell as
much iron this year as she did in 1908.
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16 and II cents. But these were the
only years that show better prices
than those of the present time.
And yet no war affected the present
crop, and it is not an abnormally small
crop. It will certainly exceed ten
millions of bales. The long and short
of it is. there are not enough pickers
to clothe naked world. The world
wants an American crop of twelve or
thirteen million bales, and it is not
certain that American pickers can pick
out that much We can make that
number of bales, but it remains to be
seen whether VIC can pick that much
cotton. The picking of so much cotton
by hand, boil by boil, is not light
task.
If the present year be favorable the
problem of picking out will be before
the south, for our farmers are about to
plead for big crop, and all the advice
in the world cannot stay their ploughs.
Some of them will plant without duly
considering the picking problem, trust
ing to luck as to that, but If prices re-
main above 10 cents growers can afford
to pay pickers good prices, and this
will swell the army of pickers, and
thus perhaps whatever is grown will
be gathered. But some of it will not
reach the ginneries until the ploughs
are started in 1905.