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who develoW a wonderful skill in
reading the code of the enemy. de-
ciphered these messages quite as
quickly and accurately as those at
Bragg's headquarters, and Stevenson's
fears added 10 Hooker'S zeal for an at
tack. This information as to Hooker's $
movements does not appear to havA
made any impression upon the rebel
mmanderin-Chief's mind, however,
for he neither strengthened the force
west of the mountains nor recalled 1t,
nor did he order Stevenson down off the
mountain to where he would be avail
able in the struggle. Possibly. as he
was said to be fascinated with the
sight of Chattanooga, he was also fas-
cinated with the sight of the Confed-
crate flag Haunting its crimson flame
from the summit of Lookout against
the western sky. 1t had been there SO
long, it was such pride to his army
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two miles from 1t. Between the Union
line and the base of Mission Ridge rose
a parallel range of hills. such as are
called in that section from their OBJ
vious resemblance hog backs" The
most prominent point on this ridge is
known as Orchard Knob, a rugged hill
rising about 100 feet with steep sides.
1t is about one and quarter miles
distant from Fort Wood, and one mile
from Mission Ridge. This the Confed
crates had made the keypoint of their
advanced line, and had fortified the
crest of the ridge with breastworks of
logs and stone, with the rifie-pits in
front near the base. Other rifie-pits
extended along the crest of the hog
back to Citico Creek. and followed its
banks for some distance. To the south
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there were also lines of rife-pits in
tended for conversion into heavy siege
works In the event of regular ap-
proaches being made necessary. The
men on Orchard Knob could look di.
rectly down into the works around
Chattanooga. into the town itself, and
see at short range every movement that
was going on. With good field-glasses
they could make out officers whom
they knew. The position. with the lines
on either side, made a curtain for what
was going on behind 1t, and Gen. Grant
decided upon Its seizure, that he might
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non-combatants in Chattanooga, deem
It proper to notify you that prudence
would dictate their early withdrawal"
Grant knew that Bragg did not send
that letter to convey what its words
implied, but for some deceptive pur-
pose, and the only explanation that
Grant could give himself was that it
was intended as bluff to cover Bragg's
retreat and a possible union with
Iongstreet's force in overwhelming
burnside. Deserters coming in brought
the news that Bragg was preparing to
withdraw and go to East TenAasDoo,
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Ninton. Iowa.
My trouble began with pain In my stomaoh, 50 Sc
that 1t seemed il knives cutting me was
treated b. wUof the best physicians in the county.
aud Consulted another None Of LtSIa suspected that
The 0f trOlt6is Eidt@U dESl~. They told
me that had cancer of the stomach and would die.
grew 50 weak that could not walk and only
weighed sixty pounds One day my brother saw an
advert ement of DIR. kilmef'S Swamp 70 T. the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy. He bought
II bottle at our drug store and took T.. My family
could see change in me. for tire better 81 they OBJ
tanned more. and continued the of swamp Root
regularly. was 80 weak ami down that 1t took
considerable 10 build me up again. am we'll,
thanks iO Dr. klmer's swamp Roo. and am keeping
house for my husband and brother farm.
Gratefully yOurz
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Grants Anxiety as to Bragg.

Gen. Grant was feverishly anxious
lest Gen. Bragg should do the obvious
and military thing of abruptly raising
the siege and taking his great army off
in some direction where there were
hopes of accomplishing something
worthy of its size and efficiency. Had
Grant himself been in Bragg's place he
would not have tarried there a day after
he had seen the impoSsibility of sue
The National tribune., 1906-11-29
By JOHN McELROY.

Grant had ordered an attack on the
21st, but it rained so heavily on the goth
and 21st as to embarrass, and to large
degree prevent, Sherman's movements
The pontoon boats could not be kept in
place on the angry waters of the swollen
Tennessee, so that the march was inter-
rupted Grant felt that he must do
something. however, and therefore he
ordered the Army of the Cumberland
to make a movement which he had in
tended to be simultaneous with or to
follow Sherman's crossing of the river
on the left flank. 1t was necessary TO
do somtehing TO occupy Bragg's atten-
ton and to watch his movements.
Capture of Orchard Knob.
Mission Ridge lifts its bare, rugged,
gulch-Seamed sides some three miles
east of Chattanooga, making position
for Bragg'S army which he well might
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have considered impregnable. He had
a heavy line of works at the base of the
ridge, another halfway toward the sum-
nit, and third on the summit. In
these works he had more than so can
non of various caliber in position. The
Union line from the mouth of Citico
Creek to that of Chattanooga Creek
was In this upper sweep parallel with
the crest of Mission Ridge. and about
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CHAPTER XXXIN.
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN AND Or
CHARD KNOB,

Grant Fears That Bragg May Escape
Him-Brilliant Pageant eliminating in
the Capture of an Important Point.
Hookcrs Battle Above the Clouds.
BraSg's Left Driven In.
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Osterhaus ana Crult.

While this was going on the batteries
across Lookout Creek and .acress the
Tennessee were pouring shell into the
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| iihood and laying the foundation of
later fortune. Long since he had
proved up" his claim and moved into
town permanently, having office and
residence in the great depot hotel
which was the citadel of the forces of
law and order, of progress and. civiliza-
tor in that land.
The railroad company which found
ed Ellisville had within its board of d.
| rectors so-called Land and Improve
ment Company" which latter company
naturally had the first knowledge of
the proposed location of the different
towns along the advancing line. When
the sale of town lots was thrown omen
to the public, it was always discovered
that the Land and Improvement Com
pany had already secured the best of
the property in what was to be the
business portion of the town. In the
case of Ellisville, this inner corpora-
ton knew that there was to be To-
Gated here a railroad division point
where ultimately there would be car
shops and long pay roll of EMPLOYEES
Such town was sure to prosper much
more than one depending solely upon
agriculture for its support, as was to
be the later history of many or most
of these far Western towns. Franklin
given a hint by friendly official. in
vested as he was able in town prop
erty in the village of Ellisville. in
which truly it required the eye of faith
to see any prospect of great enhance
ment. Betimes he became owner of
a quarter-section of land here and
there, In course of commissions on
scales. He was careful to take only
such land as he had personally seen
and thought fit for farming, and always
he secured land as near to the railroad
as was possible. Thus he was in the
ranks of those foreseeing men who
quietly and rapidly were making plans
which were later to place them among
hose high in the control of affairs
Everywhere was shown the Anglo
saxon love of land. Each man had
lis quarter-section or more. Even
Nora, the waitress at the hotel, had
nled on quarter" and once In per
laps a month or so would reside"
there overnight, few faint burrows In |
the soil (done by her devoted admirer.
SAM passing as those legal Improve
ments" which should later give her
title to portion of the earth. The
land was passing into severalty, COM |
Ing into the hands of the people who |
had subdued 1t, who. had driven out /
those who once had been its occu- !,
pants. The Indians were now cleared
away. not only about Ellisville but far
to the north and west. The skin-hunt- |
srs had wiped out the last of the great |
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destroyed her people, and banished
her In this far wandering from the
land that bore her.
Providence did not bring me here
to marry YOU" she said to Franklin
keenly, but to tell you that / would
never marry you-never, not even
though l loved you, as do not am
still Southerner, am still rebel
Moreover, have learned my lesson.
shall never love again"
Poor medicine as it is, work was
ever the best salve known for a hurt
ing heart. Franklin betook him to his
daily work. and he saw success attend
his labors. He felt growing in his
heart the stubbornness of the man of
property, the landholding man, the
man who even unconsciously plans
home, resolved to cling to that which
he has taken of the earth's surface for
his own. He knew that this perfervid
time could not endure, knew that the
sweep of American civilization must
occupy all this land as it had all the
lands from the Alleghenies to the
plains. He foresaw in this crude new
region the scene of great material
activity, a vast Industrial develop
ment. It needed no great foresight
to realize that all this land, now so
wild and cheap, could not long remain
Wild and cheap. but must follow the
history of values as 1t had been writ
ten up to the edge of that time and
place.
OF law business of an actual sort
there was next to none at Ellisville. all
the transactions being in wild lands
and wild cattle but as did all attor-
neys of the time, Franklin became
broker before he grew to be profes-
sional man. Fortunate in securing the
handling of the railroad lands, he sold
block after block of wild land to the
pushing men who came out to the
front" in search of farms and cattle
ranches. His own profits he invested
again in land. Thus he early found
himself making much more than live
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heSds u the buffalo. TIE .acs u -
tuis was changing. The trsmenAcsn
drama Of the West was going &C II a{s
its giant action. This torrent OF rrdS
life xxainst which the hands of the
law were stu SO weak and unavailina
had set for II In the ways OF things 4
limit for its food and a time for its
receding
The West was noble country, and
IL asked of each man what nobility
there was In his soul Franklin began
to grow. As he looked beyond the day
of cattle and foresaw the time of tho
plough. so also he gazed far forward
into the avenues of his own life, now
opening more clearly before him. He
rapidly forecast the possibilities of the
profession which he had chosen, and
with grim self-confidence felt them
we'll within his power. Beyond that,
then, he asked himself in his curious
self-questioning manner, what was
there to be? Wherein was he to gain
that calmness and that satisfaction
which ought to attend each human
soul, and entitle it to the words Well
done?" Odd enough were some OF
these self-searchings which went on
betimes in the little Office OF this
plainsman lawyer and strangest of all
to Franklins mind was the feeling
that, as his heart had not yet gained
that which was its right, neither had
his hand yet fallen upon that which
it was to do.
Franklin rebelled from the technical
side of the law, not so much by reason
of its dry difficulty as through scorn OF
it's admitted weakness, its inability to
do more than compromise; through
contempt Of its pretended benefcences
and its frequent inefficiency and harm
fulness. In the law he saw plainly the
lash of the taskmaster, driving all
those yoked together In the horrid
compact of society, a master inexor-
able, stone-faced, cruel In it he found
no comprehension, seeing that 1t re-
garded humanity either as a herd of
slaves or pack of wolves, and not
as brethren laboring, suffering, per-
forming common destiny, yielding to
common fate He saw in the law
no actual recognition of the individual.
but only the acknowledgment of the
social body. Thus, set down In a day
miraculously clear, placed among
strong characters who had never yet
yielded up their souls, witnessing that
time which knew the last blaze of the
spirit of men absolutely free, Franklin
felt his own soul leap into a prayer
for the continuance of that day. See
ing then that this might not be, he fell
sometimes to the dreaming of how
he might some day, if blessed by the
plying and understanding spirit of
things, bring out these types, per-
petuate these times, and so at last set
them lovingly before worlu which
might at least wonder, though it did
not understand. Such were his vague
dreams, unformulated; but, happily,
meantime he was not content merely
to dream.
Ito be continued)
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CHAPTER xv.--Continuec.
In the swift current of humanity
then streaming up and down the cattle
range, the reputation of the Halfway
House was carried far and near: and
Tor fifty miles east and west, for five
hundred miles north ard south, the
beauty OF the girl at the Hallway
House was matter of general story
About her there grew q saga of the
COW range, and she was spoken OF with
awe from the Brazos to the Blue.
Many rude cowman made long pill
grimage to verify ramors he had
heard OF the personal beauty the per-
sonai sweetness OF nature, the personal
Kindness of heart, and yet the personal
reserve and dignity OF this new god
dess, whose like was not TO be found
In all the wide realms of the range.
For each of these rude, silent. awk-
ward range riders, who stammered in
all speech except to men or horses.
and who stumbled in all locomotion but
mat OF the saddle, Mary Ellen had a
kind spot in her soul, never ceasing
TO wonder as she did at the customs
and traditions of their life. Pain thew
knew not fear they had not. and duty
was their only god. They told her
|simply as children, OF deeds which
NOW caused a shudder, now set ting
ling the full blood of enthusiasm. and
|opened up unconsciously to her view
"a rude field OF knight-errantry whose
principles sat strangely close with the
best traditions of her own earlier land
and time. They were knights-errant
and for all on the Ellisville trail there
was but one lady.
AS for Edward Franklin himself he
could not in his moments of widest
egotism assign himself to a place any
better than that accorded each mem
Der of the clans who rallied about this
Southern lady transplanted to the
Western plains. Repulsed in his first
unskilled, impetuous advance; hurt.
stung, cut to'the quick as much at his
own clumsiness and failure to make
himself understood as at the actual
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While studying in the British Mn
scum papyrus which was published
1000 years before Christ, an Egyptol.
ogist recently found a clear and con
else account of the treasures which
the ancient sovereigns of Egypt buried
in various parts of the Libyan desert
and now an expedition is beins
formed in London for the purpose OF
searching for this wealth. The nee
essary funds have already been SIS.
cured and in short time a few
skilled explorers will start for ths
desert, where the technical work win
be prosecuted under the supervisors
CT Messrs. Lake and Currie, two Eng
lisn engineers. The writer of thH
ancient pspyrus says that the Phar-
aohs hid an immense quantity of gold
and precious stones in the region
which Is known by the name OF tho
Valley OF Kings" and there the arst
excavations will be made. The task
will not be easy since the country ~
be searched extends over 40 ooo
square leagues
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rebuff received, Franklin none the less
Ia time recovered sufficient equanimity
to seek to avail himself of such advan-
tages as still remained; and no re-
solved grimly that he would persist I'M
til at least he had been accepted as
something better than a laundering
boor. Under Major Buford's invita-
ton he called now and again at the
Halfway Ranch and the major was
glad each time to see him. Mrs. Bu-
ford also received Franklin with pleas
ure, and Mary Ellen certainly always
with politeness. Yet, fatal sign. Mary
Ellen never ran for her mirror when
she knew that Franklin was coming.
OF lovers Mary Ellen would hear of
none, and this was Franklins sole con-
ISOLATION. Yet all day as he labored
there was present in his subconscious-
ness the personality of this proud and
sweet-faced girl. Her name was
spelled large upon the sky was voiced
by all the birds. It was indeed her
face that looked up from the printed
page. He dared not hope, and yet
shrunk from the thought that he must
not knowing what lethargy must else
ingulf his soul. He heard so clearly
the sweet. imperious summons which
is the second command put upon ami
mate nature: First to prevail to
live; second, to love, to survive. AS
tree whispers unto tree, as flower
yearns to flower, so came the mandate
to his being in that undying speech
that knows no change from the begin
ming to the end of time.
Against this overwhelming desire of
an impetuous love there was raised but
enc barrier-the enduring resistance of
woman's will, silent, not strenuous
unprotesting, but unchanged. To all
his renewed pleadings the girl simply
said that she had no heart to give
that her hope of happiness lay buried
on the field of Louisourg, in the far
off land that she had known In young
er and less troubled days. Leaving
that land, orphaned. penni,ess, her life
crushed down at the very portal of
womanhood, her friends scattered her
family broken and DESTROYED. her
whole world overturned, she had left
also all hope of later happiness.
There remained to her only the men,
DRY of past. the honor that she
priced, the traditions which she must
maintain. She was ''unreconstruct-
ed, as she admitted bitterly. More
over. so she said. even could IL lie In
her heart ever to prove unfaithful to
her lover who had died upon the field
Of duty. never could 1t happen that she
would care for one of those who had
him, who had murdered her
happiness. wnc had ruined her home.
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PARIS sLEUTHs WE'RE SLY.
Convinced Russias Emperor That

Convinced Russia's Emperor That
They Were Awake and Active.
The Paris correspondent of London
Truth tells this story of the manner
in which the Russian government test
ed the efficiency of the French detec-
tive police when the car was about
to visit Paris. The chief of the Rus
sian police went secretly to the
French capital, with orders to lie
quietly by in hotel and only to re-
port himself at the embassy after a
stay of week. But he had not beer.
three hours in Paris before the pre-
feet of police learned of his arrival
from French detective. At st. Pc
tersburg they thought this a satisfac-
tory result, and the imperial pair
ventured to go to Paris and drive
down the Champs Elysees without
cavalry around their carriage.
A similar test applied in Rome had
different consequences. The head of
the Russian police remained there for
a whole week without his arrival be-
ing suspected. On the evening Of the
sixth day he called on Count Nelidoff
TO report himself, to the great aston
ishment of that ambassador. They
both agreed that if the Roman police
had not scented out the head of the
greatest police force in the world they
could not be depended upon to know
much about the goings on of anarch-
lists and nihilists. This is alleged to
be the true reason why the car de-
clined to trust himself in the king of
ltaly's dominions.
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Now, We'll read the seventh of
Matthew" said mamma, opening her
Bible: and little Effie.w with some lit.
tie difficulty, found the chapter. &C
cording to the London Chronicle.
But why don't we read the right part
of the Bible?" asked Effie. THE Bible
is all right" replied mamma. But
there's some parts" "arei" (cor-
rected mammaJ-"there are some
parts better than others, because the
prayer book says so. Mayn't we read
Mark?" do you like Mark" asked
mamma. "No-but," said Effie. 81 al
ways pray Read Mark, learn, and
innidly dejest.'"
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You understand what | mean?
You attempt to form the character OF
a child. You can do so up to a GER
tain point Then 1t takes itself out of
your hands 1t begins to form itself.
You understand that you cannot
put up there on that hillside a Part
sian edifice now or a Greek church
You can put nothing but what you
have begun. The cathedral will not
permit you.
1T has now a spirit of It's own and
a decided character which nothing
can alter 1t has decided that it will
be Gothic and Gothic it will be. And
we must respond to this spirit.
1T has been an interesting psy
Geological study to me to observe the
~ or 1aplx nf raonnoao 20 +l;S
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Value Relics Above Art.

Referring to the recent sale of Irv-
ing's effects, the London Mail saws:
The proceedings were altogether err
ratio. Mediocre drawings sold for
pounds Instead of shillings, excellent
painting for shillings instead OF
pounds. The relic was priced more
highly than the work of art" Sar
gents portrait Of Ellen Terry sold for
one-third of what Irving had been of
fered for It.
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swans Long Swim.

Two Australian black swans were
recently picked up off Norfolk island
In the Pacific. They must have trav-
eled 400 miles. The birds were In a
very exhausted condition. but after a
fresh-water bath and plenty of food
they revived The black swan Is a
powerful swimmer. but 400 miles at
sea is long swim. even for him.
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religious character of the building will
speak most directly through the en-
bellshments.
THE sculpture that is planned for
the cathedral Is as elaborate as that
OF any cathedral than, can now call
to mind, and while | am working with
all the freedom that | believe was
ever given to any sculptor, | am TAX
Ing the problem up as | find it and
dealing with it as a separate and new
subject without precedents not
thinking, in other words, how other
people have worked upon other
cathedrals.
What | mean by that is that the
architecture as the architect turns il
over to us demands a treatment in
dividual to itself. and as far as the
architecture is original the treatment
Is new.
THE subject of church sculpture or
Gothic sculpture-they are the same
seems to have been a puzzle to
modern men. 1t admittedly occupies
a position unique among styles and
frequently attains height of nobil-
ity and beauty unsurpassed by the
Greeks.
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Charm of Sculpture.


"Rodin admits that he is puzzled
by 1t. He states that he finds it i'm
possible to understand Gothic style
at all, much as he admires It,
''Of course, what | refer to is the
sculpture. Very definite lines of work
were arrived at by the architects, but
the sculpture seems always to have
been left free to travel it's own
strange way. In my opinion. its charm
is unquestionably due to this fact, to
this freedom, and | believe that this
is the explanation that has been
sought by so many
For instance, | have tried great
many assistants at the cathedral and
at my studio for this work of the
cathedral. | have found that not one
man in twenty has enough OF. what /
call the natural in him, the aliveness
to the beauty of form as it is as he
shapes it under his hand, to be what
/ consider necessary to make Gothic
sculptor
THE American worker is either
overturned or undertrained The one
leaves him without knowledge of his
craft and the other provides him with
conventions, and have found that
my assistants make no satisfactory
Roadway unless they know their craft
and yet are not overburdened with
what | call academic knowledge.