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lad my duty to do, though. and didn't
care. There was no one with me.
an a little while I saw group Of
men crouching beside the road. They
were evidently on the lookout for an
ambulance, and raised up and mo-
toned to inc when I drew near.
stopped. anu could SEQ General jack
son aud another wounded officer, who.
] learned was Colonel Crutchncld, Of
the generals staff, lying side by side
in the ditch near the plank road"
Was 1t ditcl?" / asked in some
surprise.
We'll, no. he said. Just a place
where tho ground had been dug out
in building the road. A surgeon was
with him, and Il Few other men. Shells
and canister shot were crashing
through the woods and tearing up
the ground all around us.
II worked as quickly as ! could 10
get the ambulance in position, and in
n minute or two the officers were
placed in 1t, surgeon jumping in af-
tor them. Hardly word was spoken.
and, even II there had been any con-
versation, i could not have heard much
of 1t, on account OF the constant BOOM
Ing of the cannon and the singing of
the shells passing by u.s. 1t was about
dark when we started back; and it was
a solemn thought to me that ! had
General Jackson wounded and lying In
my ambulance.
1t was regular army ambulance.
being a spring wagon, strongly built,
and covered over with a rounded hood
of canvas. We ran like the wind along
the plank road, the canister shot. from
the enemy scattering and singing
around us. The wonder was the am
bulance was not struck time and.
again; but we escaped Will, one hole
through the top OF the hood. made by
q spent ball We were solemn
crowd. II there was any talking GO
ing on. 1 did not hear it. I know r.
was busy wondering whether we were
going to get out or not.
1T was not long before we came to
where there had been a bridge which
had been burned, and had to turn
aside into the bed of the stream to
get to the other side. It was rocky
and rough down there, and tried my
best to drive easily; for / was think
ing of the wounded men. 1t was then
that General Jackson said to me, |
Driver. drive carefully, please 1 an
iwered. General, I'll do my best. but
f hold in my horses, they will be |
sure to balk.'
Il had two horses, bay mare and |
| sorrel horse, and. whenever I tried |
o hold the sorrel in from going fast,
lie would invariably balk However, |
did the best 1 could until we got .
IN the smooth road again.
General Jackson seemed to be wor-
led on account of Colonel Crutcbfeld |
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CHANGE FROM OLIVE GROVES
TO OUR CROWDED 7ENEMENTS
How the Call Of America Draws Laborers from the Hill
Towns Of Italy to the Congested Cities of America
Enthusiasm Strong Factor in Emigration.

trail piazza when the children were
dismissed from school. The moment
they spied me they all started on a
run toward tho stranger, crying, "Un
Americana. un Americano!" tried
to get g snapshot OF them with my
camera, but they kept so close to me
and were SO curious about the working
of the machine that II was impossible
until l discovered a flight OF steps
nearby.
From this vantage point was able
to get fairly good picture OF this
group OF future American citizens. AS
truned to leave they ran after me,
many shouting out English words. es-
pecially "good-by, good-by." l learn
eG that here, as. elsewhere In the
small towns, the lower classes OF the
schools are crowded. but the children
leave as soon as they have learned to
read and write. Out OF all this throng,
there were only six children in the
sixth grade. America has done much
for Toritto. Much more might be done
but for the ignorance OF the people.
Perhaps it will be accomplished by
the oncomlng generations Of bright.
active children
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vrni vulcncienncs.

Vrai Nalenciennes was made by the
people OF that town with the pure
mesh plated with the hobbln, and soon
1t became the only recognized variety
and great favorite at the different
courts of Europe Madame du Barry
is said TO have preferred Valenciennes
for her pillow cases. and each cost s97,
in spite Of the fact that the workers
were paid only 20 to so cents a day.
There were, however. in 1855, $500
workers in the town and vicinity.
Chantilly is also French pillow lace.
and it is made of black silk thread.
Flemish lace was first done on the
pillow, and was looser woven than the
Italian laces. Brussels, which first
started to make needle point in 1870.
never made 1t with brides or cords.
and there, too, pillow lace was never
made In ono piece. so the people of
the town in wag revolutionized lace
making. Their pillow work Is made
with two threads, one coarse and one
fine. SO that 1t gives the effect OF
shading.
Other laces made in Belgium, but
now discontinued, We're Mechlin. Ypres,
Bruges and Antwerp. ana the last in
teresting for tho legend in connection
with 1t, was also called potter kant,
which means pot lace" for the design
used was a pot of flowers-llies or
carnations. which, by the way has al
ways been favorite with designers.
The origin of this was the Annuncia-
ton, and the first potter kant had not
only the flower but also the figure Of
che Virgin, afterward discarded.
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one1 Hills splendid regiment from tho
Old North State.
IT'S Virginia Life Guard was enlisted
May Ia, 1851, and lett for tile PENN
sula May Gath. OF the seventy-two
members who enlisted In May, 1861,
the following survive:
/. Joseph II. Alien, lives in Richmond,
Va; 2. John r. Alsop. lives IN North
Carolina; 8. Robert w. Bldgood, lives
in Petersburg, Va; q. w. II. Butler, Jr.,
lives in Virginia; 8. William N. Catlin,
lives In Newport News. Va; 6. S. II.
Gates, lives in Richmond, Va; Z. Will
liam j. Gates, lives In Houston, Va;
8. George Z. Keesce, livos in Rich
mond, Va; 0. John G. King, lives in
Williamsburg, Val, 10. Allen M. Lyon,
lives in Richmond, Va; II. Arthur H.
Lumsden. lives in Richmond, Va; IL.
J. S. Moore. lives In Richmond, VA;
13. George d. Powell, livos in King
William county, Va; IA. Chapman T..
Pollard, lives In Richmond, Va; 10.
Charles A. Richardson, lives in Rich
mond, Va. 16. Charles II. Sinton, lives
in Newport News Va; II. John w. S.
Taylor, lives in Kansas, Mo-; IS. Rich
ardson w. Taylor, lives In Baltimore,
Md; 10. William 3. Whitlock, lives in
Richmond. Va; 20. Robert A. Williams.
lives in Richmond. Va.
AS the years go by, ono by ono wo
are answering the final roll call.
J. STAUNTON MOORE.
Richtnond Va, June TO- 1908.
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who was badly wounded in the leg.
Both of them were lying on their
Sides in the ambulance.
"W1ien we reached the field hospital,
the surgeon jumped out and got some
stimulants for the wounded men. At
this time guard was placed about
the ambulance, to keep the army from
finding out WHO the wounded officers
were: and we moved on to the corps
hospital, about two miles further In
the rear. Here the general and Colonel
Crutchneld were removed to big
bell tent. a hundred yards or 80 from
the building used as the main hos
pital in the light OF the lantern, tho
generals face was deadly palo from
loss OF blood.
1T was now we'll into the night, and
my work was done. Tho surgeons
were busy looking after General jack
son aud other wounded men all night
and Mt in the morning 1 was dis
missed
In the ambulance ! afterwards
found glove bearing General jack
sons name, and II hadn't been so
anxious to show II, might have car
ried 1T homo with me; but somebody
stole 1t. and I never heard anything
about 1T afterwards"
Mr.. Caps then looked up, and no.
ticed for -the first time that several
customers In the store, together with
the clerks. were listening eagerly to
his narrative. He was pleased ut their
interest, and. wishing to entertain them
further, told Il humorous incident Of
an ordery's coming to him one night,
by command of an officer for some
liquor he had in his ambulancc; and
he thoughtlessly lit his lantern to find
the bottle. immediately there came
down upon them a terrific rain of
shot and shell. AS quick as thought
away from the spot as fast as he
could get his horses to go. leaving an
Imaginary target behind. at which the
enemy wasted an immense quantity Of
ammunition.
Then he told about paying n whole
months salary, SIS, for n pound of
coffee. and probably talked on. But
I had gotten my story. and thanked
him for his Kindness and babe him
good night.
Certificate.
Wilmington, N. c.,
February H. 1908.
TO Whom 1t May Concern:
] am pleased to state that am we'll
acquainted with Mr.. II. j. Capps, and
believe the accompanying story of his
carrying General Jackson off the field
of charlottesville to be correct.
Mr.. Caps was q member of my reg
iment.
JAMES I MEETS,
Majo General, United Confederate
Veterans.
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Great Singer Poses MS pcd,,ler.

PARIS, June IA most romantic
story of Herr Heinrich knote. the ia
nous tenor, who has created such a
great sensation before crowned heads,
was told by the wife OF M. Jean do
Reszke to-day.
a timid-looking man Of embarrassed
manner called at M. de Reszke's house
in this city and asked II NJ, de ResZke
would hear him sing.
II am cloth peddlcr." he said, 'but
/ have the reputation among my
friends of possessing a fine tenor
voice. I should like the maestro to
give me hearing"
The man was poorly clad. but M de
Res2ke'r readily gave the singer hear
Ing. The mans voice was wonderful,
and NJ. de Reszkn was amazed by it.
do you mean to tell me- ex-
claimed the great teacher that with
such a magnificent voice you earn your
living by selling cloth? 1t is pure
folly! You have little or nothing to
learn in the way of voice production.
engagement at the opera in fortnight
IL you wish. But surely you have al
ready had experience on the stago?''
mo" replied tho man. II sang IN
public once, but tho result was such
n tlasco that It quite discouraged NO."
NJ de Reszkc asked him to come
back again, but the cloth poddler said
he was obliged to start for Germany.
NJ do Reszko often thought OF tho
splendid voice lost to tho public, a
little time ago he received n copy OF Il
Munich paper, underlined in blue PEN
ell. 1t was nn Interview with the dis
ttlnguisfed Viennese tenor, Herr Helms
rich Knote, who mentioned that after
4, Ia, sn, coN at fila hTptrOnnl itnnff (1parn
House in New York II. determined on
his way back through Paris to sing to
NJ. do Res2ke; but In order to get IN
absolutely sincere and impartial opln-
ion lie disguised himself as cloth
pedtller
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Convenient Aids.

Some convenient aids to mendlnE are
shown which are merely steel springs
intended to hold a pile of clothes to-
gether. The springs are bound in
leather. and finished" ana "unfin-
ished" are printed upon each, respec-
lively, In gold letters. The unfinished
clothes may be clampcd in one SO that
the wind will not separate them when
the mending is being done on the
porch, while the finished mending may
be folded together and fastened down
by the other clamp. In this way it Is
easy to keep them together. and one
may with delight watch the finished
pile increasing little by little. These
clamps keep the clothes together on
the sewing table. too. so that, when
busting is in order. the two piles can
rot be mixed.
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ter races these aggressive snobs made
careful arrangements to be there nlsc
ana were mitch In evidence on dun
day, much to the annoyance OF tho
King. who fully realized tho reason q.
their Visit. h
Undoubtedly they had intended Ia
snow themselves In the Enclosure on
the succeeding day also, had It not bean
90 pouring wet that they concluded HI
Majesty would certainly be absent Bur
King Edward Is too true sportsman
20 be frightened by wet wenther. and
he was present the next day through.
out the program. The chagrin OF tho n h.
sent ones was almost pitiful when they
learned what had happened, ana ono
wealthy couple, who CHANGED to hear
me news on the Same afternoon Just
after luncheon. actually notored FIR
teen miles from tho house they had
taken for tho week, in order to arrive
on the course before tho last race was
run and intrude into tho Kings pres
ence while being watched by friends.
ikniser's Thront BothcrInE Him ArninA
BERLIN. Juno 1.-two specialists
were again summoned to tho palace
this week to treat Emperor william's
throat, which is said to be in bad con-
NAtioh dSulU.
The nilment In the Kaiser's larynn
IS one OF the greatest mysteries con-
fronting tho German people. Tho fire.
quent treatment to which His Majesty
Is now compelled to subject himself
Is creating no small amount OF alarm
and discussion in royalty. and rumors
Will not dow that tho ruler is suffer-
ing from cancerous growth. This is
ven emently denied by those connected
with tho Kaiser's family; but the fact
remains that the disease is not an
ordinary one, for II 1t were the spe-
cinlists attending him from time to
tire would have effected a cure by this
time.
These specialists have been known
10 treat successfully any disease OF
the throat except cancer and tuber-
culosis. and the fact that TIL, T are sent
Tor htrriedly by the Kniser's cham
berlain gives rise to well-based re-
ports that tho Inherent disease OF can
Ger OF tho throat Is bringing gray hairs
TO the Kaiser's head, alarm to his
family and endless worry to his SUBJ
jccts.
There is demand that truthful
statement be made of tho Kalser's Ill
ness. and tho mysterious silence OF the
royal family in this regard seems to
strengthen tho statements that tho
Emperors life Will be shortened by n
disease which caused tho premature
death of his forefathers
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ny ANTONIO MANGANo.

(Mr. N1angano is Il native Of Italy
who has spent most of his life in this
country. lie spent last summer in the
southern hill towns of that country,
and made q particular study Of the eff
rect OF emigration on italy. This artt-
Gle tells Of lis visits to Toritto. small
town that has sent thousands to Amer
ica.)
Emlgrants from the largo cities OF
Italy are few, but in the capital towns
the entire province. With this in mind,
/ stopped one day at Bari beautiful
city on the eastern coast. and the capt.
G,l OF the province of the same name
squares and general appearance of
prosperity promised little of value for
my purpose. and the surmise was cor
rect. The people have good homes.
business, chiefly manufacturing, IS
good, and there is little need for any
one to become an exile; The secro-
ray of facts-hundreds departing from
the hill towns. q high percentage Of
There is said he, ga small town
west Of us that has literally sent thou
sands to America within very few
years. and as result there are great
changes. Tho town is being entirely
rebuilt. No, 1t is some distance from
the railroad, but you can probably get
a donkey or diligence" 1t was as
no said.
The ilrst part OF my Journey was by
train, through well-tilled country.
which at this season was all aglow
with the delicate pink and white bios
SONS of countless almond trees. Then
a little jolting stage carried me from
the railroad to Toritto, my destination.
NO Strenuous Life There.
Toritto is not built upon hill: 1t is
in the heart of a fertile valley. Its
streets, though Enthusiastically dirty
frequently emerge in spacious open
squares.
The houses, placed together in a
tenement-like row, are OF stone, COW
cred with white stucco, and the streets
are paved with. light. slar!ng stone.
Not blade of grass is to be seen,
dull green leaves Which are great
relief to the eye. 1t was about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, yet the streets were
empty. so L stepped into the only care
on the principal square.
Four sleepy-looking individuals seat
ed about round table slipping black
coffee reused UP a little at the sight
OF stranger, for any thing American
singled out the postman as the most
wideawuke ot the group and asked,
Where are all the people? Tie en-
tire town looked as lfeless as Old
Pompeli
He took another slow sip of coffee
before he replied: cat this hour the
children are at school, the
contadini, such as have not gbnc to
America. are out In the fields; the men
in offices and stores are taking their
daily nap" No strenuous life, nothing
to be learned in haste here. So great
has been the fever for TN: grafton that
there is not a single family OF the
1000 In the town that has not some
relative in ,u4rcil.
But emigration is dimishing, and
will of necessity be light for the next
few years. -Four thousand able-bodicd
workers have gone, and few of the
remaining men can pass the physical
examination on como ul 10 the stand
ard required for admission to the
and house building is done by laborers
who come from more crowded towns
nearby. Many of these also catch the
emigration fever and depart LOT
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BETHEL.

On the forty-seventh anniversary Of
the battle of Bethel it may not only be
opportune, but of interest, to publish
the names of tho survivors of the Vir
ginia Life Guard Company 3, Fifteenth
Virginia Infantry, Colonel Thonas p.
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Wants.


Wanted. at once. a lady OF title and
undeniable social standing TO take out
very attractive girl during the sea-
son.
A lady can receive In her luxurious
house an American lady. or would take
a young girl with own maid; no other
guests.
Lady or gentleman, moving in good
social set, required at once. and dur
ing season; offer does not interfere with
social engagements; exceptional terms.
A young American lady wishes to be
chaperoned for the season by lady OF
Influential social position; none ex-
ccpt those who can offer the highest
advantages need apply,
That those without the pale" and
especially Americans, still aspire. to be
within it seems very evident judging
from the above advertisements taken
from a society paper
Many American ladies, to my knowl-
edge, are willing to spend as Inuch as
s. 90, 600 to be properly introduced into
London society. The professional lin
troducer' has appeared, but sooner or
later she becomes persona non gratn,
oxen though she may have a title hers
self. for ladies' of the peerage In Eng
land will not tolerate the presence OF a
woman who makes 1t a business to IN
troduce foreigners into English society.
OF course. the American lady Is al
ways welcome If shc has the means
and the knowledge OF antertaining. but
when she tries To obtain admittance
into tho exclusive sct without the pro-
per Introduction, she Is soon discour-
aged in her hopes to win a place in tho
select circle,
Women like Mrs Potter-Pnlmer and
Mrs, pnget and Mrs. Christie arc daily
pestered by wives and daughters OF
Americans, who have gained sudden aft
fluence to Introduce them into English
society, hut they refuse to do so UNI
less they have Il personal acquaintance
with the petitioners or the latter come
|strongly recommended by Intimate
friends Of American women who Oc-
cupy q high place In British society.
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Itoynl Adoption.

Royalty has gone IN Tor the adoption
OF children. Many titled families that
nave children OF their own do not see
them often enough FOR tho reason that
nurses are always charged 10 keep
them in their care, ana now, by way OF
diversion. half a dozen ladies OF title
can bs seen daiiy while. out driving
fondling youngsters that are not their
own.
The Princess Of Wales was the lead
er OF this latest fad. Her protege Is
Annie Steele. former inmate OF the
Village Home at Alderstone, which was
founded In memory or the late Duchess
of Teck. This little girl is now pupil
at boarding school and the princess
has promised to provide for her future.
The Empress OF Russia has adopted
several children, include among whom
are the children OF some OF the officers
Killed in the war with Japan.
The German Empress has established
orphan schools. where the inmates are
regarded as Her llajesty's children by
adoption. In addition she takes spe-
cial interest in the two little ones
whose parents were burned to death
In the recent big fire in Berlin.
The Queen OF Holland lavished q
mothers affection on TWO young girls
whose father was a servant of Prince
Henry, her consort.
The unfortunate fellow was killed
at The Hague In attempting to stop q
runaway horse; and Queen Wilhelmina,
on hearing that the children's mother
had died some months previously, and
that they were left unprovided for, re-
ceivcd them into the palace. where they
revel in Injuries, to which they were
far from being accustomed In their own
mouse.
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Gave Them Good Thrashing.

some years ago. In n New York
hotei, The writer met a gentleman, who
stated he was with the Federas In
the Bethel fight, He related n number
OF Interesting details, He also admitted
mat the casualties on his side amount
cd 10 loss of loo in killed wounded
and missing, lie was much surprised
when told him our loss was only
about a dozen wounded and one killed.
IN reply to question, he also stated
lsthat scout came In during the fight
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Climbers,

There has been much quiet amuse-
jnent among members of King Ed
wards Immediate circle at the. disoom-.
future Of various would,he members q
the samrt set, who lose no opportunity
OF tntruding unon the roynl presence
When 1T became known that Ills
Majesty would be present at tho Chess
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lIinAIed nesire for EducntIon.

1NtHHTVH I1tHITN TOT 11VHcVFIVFt' Z
One good influence which America
is eXerting upon Italy can be seen
plainly in Toritto. the awakening de-
sire for All cducatlon The percentages
of illitcracy was formerly Very high
90 per cent. Very few OF the immi-
Now some have learned by dlnt of
hard work III night schools but NJ
appreciate the value Of schooling, and
Fortto's schools are filled with chill
dren, The remarkable part OF IT IS
nge of her reputation at school than
any other town, or even city, IN Italy
even the famous old university town
OF Turin, WITH its thousands OF stu
dents, taking second place. But II
must be remembered that Torittos pop
ulatlon, now consists mainly OF women
and children, Young men arc scarce,
but boys and girls ARC in abundance,
II hsnnened to be standing in the eenl--j