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come which impeded his advance, but
did not check it. At this moment word
was received that the enemy were at
tempting to turn Meade's right, when
Duryea's Brigade of Ricketts's Division
was dispatched 20 thwart it, ard reach
ed there in good time to render sub
stantial aid in this and also in assisting
their comrades in crowning the summit
with our arms. This was taken pos
session of in fine style between sundown
and dark, and from that moment the
battle was won. Meanwhile Hatch had
pressed into the forest on the left, and
after driving in their advanced pickets
encountered a heavy fire from the enc
my rnassed in his front. The struggle
became violent and protracted, his
troops displaying the finest courage and
determination. Hatch, being outnun-
bered, sorely pressed and almost out of
ammunition, Christians Brigade of
Ricketts's Division was ordered for
ward to strengthen him, and in this
rendered good service. On this part of
the field the resistance of the enemy
was continued until after dark and
only subsided on his pefng driven from
his position. 1t being very dark. our
troops were directed to remain in po-
sition, and Hartsuff's Brigade of Rick
etts's Division was brought up and
formed a line across the Valley. con-
Meeting with Meade's left and Hatch's
right, and all were directed to sleeF ON
their arms
CTo be continued)
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of the great highway which was for
merly the National road, and intended
to be a great National causeway run
ming thru the center of the country
from Baltimore to st. Louis. Turner s
Gap is the lowest and easiest crossing
of the long, continuous range of South
Mountain which extends the Blue Ridge
system north of the Potomac. By NOV
ing thru Champions Gap the Sixth
Corps would come into Pleasant Valley
in the rear of McLawss forces invest
ing Harper's Ferry. The remainder of
the army crossing at Turner's Gap
would interpose between Longstreet
and D. H. Hill, cutting them off from
the Potomac.
The plan was an excellent one in
general, but it had the same fault of
all McClellans most excellent plans
that of not being executed with any
vigor or celebrity. Mcclellan does not
seem to have learned anything from
the rapid movements made by Lee and
Jackson around him. He must have
come into possession of Lees order by
noon of Sept. 13, and if he believed in
its genuineness, as he seems to have
done, everything should have been
started at once upon forced marches.
Instead 1t is not until 6:20 in the even
ing that he writes Gen. Franklin a
long letter, in which he states the fact
of having come into possession of the
order, the genuineness of which was
confirmed by the reports of his signal
officers of McLaws being in Pleasant
Valley. He also informed Franklin
that the four corps of his center and
right would in the morning advance
thru Turner's Gap upon Boonsboro and
the enemy in the neighborhood of
Boonsboro.
Franklin was instructed to move at
daybreak in the morning by Jefferson
and Burkittsvile upon the road to
Rohrersville. Think of this delibera-
ton in such an emergency! The al
ways deliberate Franklin was not to
move that afternoon or even at night,
but at daybreak the next morning,
which, with Franklin, meant some timo
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| House, where Colquitts Brigade was
stationed, but one regiment was cut off,
and retreated down the mountain to-
ward Rohersville. Altho the enemy S
line had been broken, and many of the
men were flying, others stood stubborn
ly and maintained the struggle for more
than an hour. Hill had some batteries
near the Mountain House which assist
ed the ConfederateS, and to which
Pleasonton's and Cox g batteries could
not make adequate reply on account of
the distance and elevation 1t was in
these struggles that a future President
of the United States laid the foundation
for his rise to greatness. eut.Col.
Rutherford b. Hayes commanded the
23d Ohio on that day, and distinguished
| himself by his courage and soldiership
in leading his men, and fell severely
wounded. The fight was over by noon,
with Cox's Brigade in a good position
across the crest of the mountain, but its
/ Hanks too much in the air. Neither
Reno, the immediate commander of the
corps. nor Mcclellan had been present
during this fight. IN response to Cox's
urgent request, Reno at last sent for
ward Willcox's Division to his help,
which arrived about o'clock in the
afternoon. The ener:,y's batteries con-
tinued very annoying, and searched the
open field and roads with shells.
AS usual the Army of the Potomac
was fought piecemeal. Cox, was allowed
to fight out his part entirely unaidei
by any movement of the three corps on
his right against the enemy in their
front.
Longstreet, who had been alarmed
at the firing, sent troops to reinforce
Hill, and these now began to arrive
Hood tried to turn the Union left flank
attacked Willcox's Divis on quite heav-
which WilicoX's men at first fell into
confusion, then rallied and drove the
enemy back into the cover of the woods
At o'clock Sturgiss Division drifted
into the fight, as the others had done.
and ct last Roaman's Division came
up. so that the whole corps was now
present on the hill and the position
saved. Mcclellan, Burnside and Reno
had posted themselves on a knoll in
the Valley, and studied the progress of
events thru their glasses. They sent
orders to advance the line toward South
Mountain House. and finally, about sun
set Reno came upon the field. He had
scarcely reached the front when anoth-
er attack was made, and he fell NOR
tally wounded.
A Cre;Iitabie Fight.
The fight was a very creditable one
for the Ninth Corps, and Gen. ]. d.
Cox, who was in command, says of it:
The peculiar character of the bat
tie had been that it grew out of what
was intended for a mere reconnaissance.
The Kanawha Division had carried the
crest at Fox's Gap early in the fore
noon, while the rest of the army was
miles away. Gen. Hill has since argued
that only part of his division could op-
pose us; but his brigades were all on
the mountain summit within easy sup
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at the enemy's center. The men, excit-
ed by the firing, responded to this with
loud cheers, and swept across the field
in the face of the sharpest fire the
enemy. could pour into them. They
broke the center of the North Carolina
regiments, and there was almost a
hand-to-hand encounter for some min
utes, when the Ohio boys proved vic
tors.
Rosser with his cavalry and a bat
terry, held a strong position on Scam
mons left, where he continued to be
very ugly, until Crook sent the 18th
Ohio against him. The 36th Ohio at
the same time made a swift charge on
Scammons right, which pushed the en-
emy back, and the whole line made
another rush forward, before which the
enemy broke and ran Most of them
ran back toward the South Mountain
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The Enemy's Position.

The Enemy's Position.
The road thru Crampton's Gap winds
up narrow gorge, with the steep bluffs
on either side affording great advan-
tage to the defense. The woods and
rocks give abundant cover, and near
the timber on the mountiin was a stone
wall, before which stretched an open
field Cobb posted his men admirably
with a strong line behind this stone wall
and eight guns in position to rake all
the approaches by the road. About
noon. Slocum, leading with his division
the Sixth Corps, and with the brigade
of Col. Bartlett leading his division,
came upon the Confederate cavalry,
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Scammon's Brigade consisted of the
18th, Esd and 30th Ohio, while Crook s
Brigade, which came Immediately after
it, were the 11th, 28th and 36th Ohio.
Our artillery was brought up and put
in a good position to shell the enemy's
lines.
About half way up the mountain the
enemy detected the movement of Scam
mons Brigade, and opened fire on him
with artillery, whereupon he moved off
still farther to the left and formed a
line under cover of the timber facing
an open pasture field beyond which was
a stone wall. While the formation was
going on a desultory flre was kept up,
which continued until about o'clock.
Then the order was given to fix bayo-
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port of each other, and they had the
day before them. 1t was five hours
from the time of our first charge to
the arrival of our first supports, and
it was not until O'Clock in the after
noon that Hooker's Corps reached the
eastern base of the mountain and be-
gan its deployment north of the Ma
tional road. Our effort was to attack
the weak end of the Confederate line,
and we succeeded in putting a stronger
force there than that which opposed
u.s. 1t is for our opponent to explain
how we were permitted to do it. The
two brigades of the Kanawha Division
numbered less than 5000 men, Hilrs
Division was 5000 strong, even by the
Confederate method of counting their
electives, which should be increased
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The General Hospital at Gettysburr.

Mrs. Salome M. Stewart, 22S Balti-
more St, Gettysburg, Pa, wants to
know of the exact date of the estab-
lishment of the General Hospital at
Gettysburg. 1t was situated on che
pike leading from Gettysburg to York,
about a mile and a half east of the
town
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Hoods SarsapariIIa

In usual liquid form or in chocolated
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Nasal and other local forms of catarrh
are relieved by Catarrlets, which allay in
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Frankiin's Movements.

Franslin's Movements.
At the time Franklin received this
letter he was at Buckeystown, only about
II miles by road from Champions Gap.
The roads were in fine condition, and
the weather could not have been better
for marching. Ordinary earnestness on
the part of Mcclellan and Franklin
could have had the Sixth Corps at
Crampton's Gap before midnight of
Sept 13, even allowing the order to
have been issued as late as 6:20 in the
evening. There was no reason for eau
ton with regard to the march, since
Mcclellan had been fully informed that
the enemy was employed elsewhere,
and McLaws did not send back any
troops to occupy Champions Gap until
the clouds of dust on the morning of
Sept. IA informed him of the approach
of the Sixth Corps.
Had Franklin advanced on the night
of Sept. 13, he would net only have pre-
vented the fall of Harper's Ferry, but
he would have fatally separated the
two wings of Lees army. Champions $
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Gap was some five miles in rear of Nc
Laws's position, and McLaws had sent
thlther Munford's Brigade of cavalry
with some light artillery and two regi-
ments of infantry. AS the Union force
approaching developed, he sent back
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CHAPTER XXVI.
SOUTH MOUNTAIN.

Sharp battling at Crfmpton's, FoN's and
Turner's Gaps-The Enemy Driven
Everywhere From the Crest of the
Noun!aiH-FrankIin Wastes Great
Opportunify-McCleila Fails TO Take
Advantage of Fortunes FavOrs.
The Battle of Crampton's Gap.
We left Gen. Mcclellan at Frederick,
at noon of Sept. 13, with Gen. Lee S
order in his hand, fully informed as to
his enemy's plans and purposes. For
reasons which he explained at length,
Gen. Mcclellan determined not 10 take
the most direct road to Harper's Ferry.
On the contrary, he decided to move
his left, the Sixth Corps, commanded
by Franklin, by the way of Burkitts-
vile and thru Champions Gap, the first
practicable gap in the mountains north
of the Potomac. This is about five
miles north of Harper's Ferry. The
rest of the army would move still fur
ther north thru Middletown, and cross
South Mountain six miles from Cramp-
TONS Gap, at Turner's Gap. This
woul' 1.-Two the n1ain army the ~aneti-
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Ey JOHN McELR0Y.

tellect and the utmost activity that a
General can exercise
All this was so fine if properly exc
cuted.
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Catarrh

Is a constitutional disease originating In
impure blood and requiring constitutional
treatment acting through and purifying the
blood for its radical and permanent cure.
The greatest constitutional remedy is
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Franklin Halts,

Franklin Halts.
So far Franklin had done very well,
and if that night or the next morning
he had pushed on against McLaws,
Harper's Ferry would have been saved.
Gen. Franklin gives his side of the mat
ter as follows:
"At the end Of the fight. after night
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Cen D. II. Hill gives this pen picture
of the view which greeted his eyes from
his post of observation near the way
side inn known as the South Mountain
House, at the crest of Turner's Gap:
"a little before this l had seen from
the lookout station near the Mountain
House the waste army of Mcclellan
spread out before me. The marching
columns extended back far as eye could
see in the distance, but many of the
troops had already arrived and were
in double lines of battle, and tacse ad-
vancing were taking up positions as
fast as they arrived. 1t was grand
and glorious spectacle, and it was i'm
possible to look at it without admira-
ton I had never seen so tremendous
an army before. and l did not see one
like it afterwards, for tho we confront
ed greater forces at Yorktown, Sharps-
burg, Fredericksburg and about Rich
mond under Grant, these were only
partly seen, at most a corps at a time.
But here four corps were in full view
one of which was on the mountain and
almost within rife range. The sight
inspired more satisfaction than diScom-
fort, for altho | knew that my little
force could be brushed away as read
lily as the strong man can brush to one
side the wasp or the hornet. L felt that
Gen. Mcclellan had made mistake
and | hoped to be able to delay him
until Gen. Longstreet could come up
and our trains could be eEtricated from
their perilous position
Hooker's Account.
Gen. Joseph Hooker gives this de-
scription of his portion of the fight:
I'm front of us was South Mountain
the crest of the spinal ridge of which
was held by the enemy in c0usidera BILE
force. It's slopes are precip tous, rugged
cess to an infantry force even
in absence of foe in front
Meade moved forward with great vigor.
and soon became engaged, driving
everything before him. Every step of
his advance was resisted stubbornly by
a numerous enemy, and besides. he
had great natural obstacles to over
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The Fight Opens.
Pleasonton moved with his cavalry
on the Fox road; but developing the
enemy in great strength, it was decided
TO keep his horsemen there to OCCUPY
the enemE's attention. while Scamnons s
Brigade should make a circuit to the
left to try to reach the flank of the
position.
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Lemon Jelly

LEMON juice is the foundation for
many dainty summer desserts. Here
is a good recipe for a large quantity.
One box, Of any of the patent gelatines
soaked for an hour or more in a pint
Of cold water. Then this INTO an enam-
eled steWpan; pour over Il three piats
CT boiling water. Add two cups OF
sugar. one stick OF cinnamon. the Juice
of four lemons and q little grated rind.
Allow this TO stand on the stove until
TIE gelatin IS thoroughly Dissolved.
Strain into mold and set away To
harden. II placed CT ice as soon as
cool this Jelly will form in few
hours. but Il IS safer to allow FIVE or
six and Il Is really better the next
DAY. To make a fresh fruit Jelly from
the remains OF a lemon jelly melt thu
recipe as given above, cover the bottom
OF a fancy mold with strs wberries. pour
over this some 81 the melted Jelly and
allow # 20 sorn, then add a Zver Of
bananas slic9d and more jelly. finally
a layer Of sliced oranges with the last
OF the Jelly. During the raspberry sea-
son a delicious jelly is made with a
combination Of lemon. Jelly and rasp-
berries. A dainty company dish is to
sprinkle grated cocOanut over the fruit
jelly and throw few candied cherries
over that.
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Tomatoes With Corn

Select large. smooth tomatoes of uni
form size. cut a piece from the bios
som end OF each with keen knife and
lay aside With a small silver spoon
(au egg spoon viii dol dig out the pulp
and seeds. leaving the walls untouched
Mince the extracted pulp and mix il
with cold boiled green corn-two-thirds
OF the corn and one-third Of the tomato
pulp: season with melted butter salt
pepper, and sugar fhe sugar must
never be omitted from tomatoes when
cooked in any way. When the inEredi-
ents are well Incorporated, all the emp
tied tomatoes with the mixture, replace
the top. set them close together IN a
bake dish. put bit OF butter on each 20
prevent scorching. cover and bake zen
minutes before removing the cover. II
they are Sizzling" by then, uncover
and cook from ten 10 twelve minutes
more. The oven should be brisk. Serve
in the bake dish.
Knocked corn may be substituted for
the boiled, II il be young and tender.
IN that case, cook five minutes longer
before uncoverjng. This Is a GOOD way
Of using corn left over from yesterday
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SO51IE LATE SUMMER FADS IND FANCZES Hrc
Selfish Habit Of SOLITUDE

A girls work takes her away from
the home influence. from home pleasures
and from association with men OF her
class, among whom she ordinarily would
expect to find a husband. II that way
the girl who works for her living has
less chance OF getting married than the
girl who stays at home Very few of
US can stay at home nowadays! and IL
seems TO me that fewer OF US are get
ting married. It used 10 be that there
was no such thing as a confirmed old
maid Now there are just as many OF
them as there are confirmed bachelors.
and they seem 10 Ike IT, The working
girl grows Independent She likes 70 be
self supporting, TO do as she wishes. and
after she is twenty-five she rapidly yields
TO the selfish habit OF solitude. Later
in life she viii realize what she loses.
working girls ought to get together and
promote social life. They ought TO take
advantage Of every chance to meet the
clean-minded young men and to keep the
idea OF husband and a home and little
ones always in mind. II they do that
middle age will hnd them happy.
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Though Europe
WIfR a SHH Case

when st comes to really enjoying
a sojourn through Europe" said an en-
Jhusiastic traveller. you should go with
no more luggage than a suit case, min
gle with the masses and use the sim,
pier methods of conveyance as much as
possible.
in the first place. it is only in this
way that one can gain the confidence
of the peasantry and get into sympathy
with tbem-and, compared with study
ing the people. the simple viewing OF
works of pictorial and architectural art
is unimportant
But. better still. it is the way to get
around at slight expense. Not only do
you not have 10 worry about and pay
for the handling of a large amount Of
baggage, but you may make your pur-
chases on the same basis as the natives,
without being subject to the annoyance
Of tip-takers and business bleedfrs.
And think of the memories that the
old diiapidated suit case would call up
Ia after years.
Fits a hurried pleasure chase.
Nothing but a suit case
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Power OF DImDIes

Dimples have been called the imprint
Of Cupids fingers, ard it is unques-
toned that the girl who possesses them
has an attractive power. The mischicv-
Gus dimpls appears and vanlshes as tie
lights and shadows Of various emotions
fit across the face; there is no telling
whittier II goes or whence IL comes, am
its uncertainty has a peculiar eject on
every male observer. He at once is at
tructed, and Is on the outlook for every
thing else that Is lovable about the own
e. Of the dimrie. u almost Is irnpos-
s!ble 10 imagine the cwner Of a di1nple
Is ever angry or sad. She may scowi
Snd look depressed. but out comes the
niue difnple TO give the lio 10 every
serious emotion You take il as indls-
putable, though you EIay be far wrong.
tnat the sirl with the dimpIe is light
hearted aud humorous. and to one IN
lowed With these qualities you are only
TOO willing TO lose your heart.
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Making q Queens Bed

Next 10 her majesty. the Queen.
among members OF the royal family,
the duchess q Saxe-Cobourg IS the most
particular as to the way IN which her
bed IS made. her fasudIousness almost
amounting TO eccentricity. She has the
sheets pulled with scrupulous tightness
ever the specially made mattresses and
the slightest shade Of a crease is tine
signal for a reprimand in her house
hold.
Queen Alexandra VIII only have her
bed made Dy one woman. and shows
extreme restlessness when any trivial
hitch occurs. The Empress Eugenia is
also particular and sleeps. now, as she
has always done, on a low bed not
above a foot from the fooT. This is a
practice shared by many other great
folk. The empress late husband slept
on just such a couch and the great
Duke OF Wellington preferred a COM
mon soldiers pallet 10 any other bed.