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BOOK THAT SAVED A LIFE.
Affecting Meeting Between Two OLE
Union Soldiers.

Affecting Meeting Between Two Old
Union Soldiers.
When Andrew French was mere
In the Union army. He thought that
mayhap. as he was only nineteel, the
parental s".hority might intervene.
and so, in common with thousands Of
others, as 1t has turned out, he went
In under another name, that of An
drew Page He enlisted in Company
D, Third Maryland Infantry, and prov
ed himself a gallant soldier, says the
Baltimore American. He was wounded
at charlottesville on May 3. 1868, and
subsequently received an honorable
discharge. Some time after the war he
applied for and secured pension Of So
a month, and under, OF course, his
army name. The special pension exam
liners found. among other things. that
no one knew of any Andrew Page at
the address given. but did know An
drew French. The "alias" made an
identification requisite under the rules
OF the department. and French was
Identified as Page by Colonel J. NJ.
Ludsburg and two comrades Here Is
where a story comes in.
Previous to Charlottesville Page, or
French. had given comrade named
George Wannall a diary, and, as 1t
turned out. 1t was lucky gift for
George. At Charlottesville wannall
had the book In side pocket, and
stuffed In with 1t was e towel. A Con-
federate bullet struck him In the
breast and penetrated through eight
thicknesses OF the towel and part way
through the diary and then stopped.
When French wanted witnesses to the
fact that he was Page In the army. he
hunted up William II. Walter, whom
he knew as comrade, and the latter
brought with him Mr.. Wannall also,
whom French had not see since the
war. French didn't recognize Wannall
until the latter called TO mind the diary
given him and which had saved his
life. Then the meeting became affect
ing between the two old soldiers.
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rhe YOUNG ladies STARED.

A number of young women grouped
on the pavement on Main street, above
Schoolhouse lane, Germantown, on
Saturday evening, gazing intently at
an overhauling sign illunlined brightly
by encircling ircandescent bulbs, at
tracted the attention of pedestrians.
The sign, OF large proportions, was
suspended over the sidewalk from me
old-fashioned stone building which a
century or more ago was known as
the King Of Prussia Inn, the building
being one of the best known land
marks of that historic suburb. Part
of this old structure is now occupied
by tonsorial artist named Hug, Of
German extraction, and his unusually
attractive sign read Hug the bar
ber." The comma after the word Hug
had been omitted.-P hilad elphia Rec
ord.
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Gas Pressure.

A manufacturer CT high-grade gas
ranges in Columbus, Ohio, tells me
that the gas pressure in the various
States varies so much that it Is i'm
possible to regulate range without
sending an expert along with each or
der, that perfect satisfaction may be
assured. This costs money. Conse-
quertly ranges come nigh, and about
one purchaser of such a range out
of billion understands how to regu-
late the flow of gas even when the
mixers" operate as they were de-
signed to do. There is always either
too much gas or too much air. To
have perfect cooking there must be
an equilibrium of the two agents II
too much air the burners pop out;
If too much gas the utensils are COW
cred with SCOT. What you want is
a royal blue flame without a bit OF
white light.-New York Press.
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The Man Behind the Gum.

Soon after the close Of the Spanish
war Admiral Schley visited Bangor,
Me. General Joseph Smith rendered
him a reception. to which many Of the
townspeople were invited. The people
gathered from far and near, and the
streets were filed with those who wish
ed to get a glimpse at the admiral.
Mrs. Pearsons lives directly opposite
General Smiths house. and the piazza
and the steps of her house were crowd
cd when up the steps came Mrs Ca
sey. comedy Irish woman, cluh-hing
something tightly In her hand. Coming
up to Mrs D., who was seated on the
piazza. she held out her hand, and In
the palm lay bronze medal, which
was given to her son for services rem
dered at Manila.
IF We please. will ye read what IL
saysT she asked, and Mrs. ID. read:
ITO the Man Behind the Gun"
That's him. exclaimed Mrs. Ca
sey; that's hip. that's my SOM He
got there for g sety, and could ys
blame him. now Y'-Boston Globe.
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Contrary to the Last.

Speaking OF 'contrariness,' said
the man from Come -ttcut, probably
the most contrary person that ever
was heard of lived near my home at
Haddam. Not only did he carry his
stubborn streak through all the things
OF this life, but he intended, accord
ing to his own statement, to persist
even further with It. Just behind the
little house where he lived there was
stone bluff, and the old man spent
most Of his. spare time quarrying out
a big rectangular hole in this mass
of rock. To all the questions of his
inquisitive neighbors, he would make
no replies until he had completed the
excavation to his satisfaction. Then,
to the first person who CHANGED to
ask the purpose of the work, the old
man answered proudly:
Well I'll tell We. When die I'm
goin' to be buried in that hole, and
all them stone blocks We see settin'
round air goin' to be piled in on top
OF me. Thcn. when Judgment Day
comes and Gabriel blows his horn /
amt acomin'--' New York Times.
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of praise should ascend like a uniyer
sal holocaust to heaven.
"Unknown.o


She stood, thAt immemoriI day,
Within the shelter of his arm,
Grief bowed, and heard him rev'rent say |:
"Gcd keep my little girl from harm !"
And then his column marched away.
He fell with broken blade in hand,
Upon his heart a pictured face,
His generous foes could understand
They left the trifle in its place;
They answered thus his eyes command.
He lies within q grave unknown
Somewhere beneath the Southern stars !:
She sits with whitened hair, alone,
His wound was death-hers shows no
scars,
And all the burdened years have flown.
The frightening years have gently flown |;
God keeps her" in his own right hand,
She says. Fame sometimes finds its
Some men are great-my love was
grand!
Can such as he be left unknown"
With happy eyes she sits alone,
This latest of Memorial days;
Outside, the march, the thundertone
OF cannon, music. garlands, bays,
She smiles, MY love comes to his own
Only his grave is left unknown"
Charlotte Whitcomb In Boston Tran
script.
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6HO0kS
COLLEGES GO.
~~~~~~~~~~

A team from Dakota Wesleyan univer-
sity defeated a team from Hamline uni
versity in a debate at Hamline
A committee of ST. Poal Aldermen has
adopted an ordinance providing that here
after school buildings in the city shall be
of frcproof construction.
st. Olaf College Of Mortified defeated
Gustavus Adolphus College Of st. Peter
in debate. st. Olaf had the negative OF
the municipal ownership question.
Rev. Edwin A. Schnel of La Porte,
Ind, has been elected president Of the
Iowa Wesleyan university at Mount
Pleasant, Iowa, and has accepted the POI
sition.
James A. Bull, for many years an ac-
tive supporter of the Minnesota State
agricultural school, died suddenly at bis
home ia Edna Mills, suburb Of Min
neapolis.
The seminary building at washington
Springs, S. d., burned last winter, is to
be replaced by new granite and pressed
brick structure, costing S20.S40. Wes-
sington has also let the contract for a
public school building to cost S25.934.
Anti-vaccinationists won a signal vic
tory when the Minneapolis board Of edu-
cation overruled the action of Health
Officer Dr. p. VI. Hall, and ordered the
reinstatement Of Roy Larsen as a pupil
at the Seward school, despite the fact
that he has not been and will not be vac
cinated
BY recent action taken by the board
of trustees. the State school of science at
Wahpeton has become affiliated with the
North Dakota agricultural college. Grad
yates of the school of science may now
enter the agricultural college with the
rank of juniors, and graduate upon the
completion Of two years work.
In the legal contest to decide whether
or not the Minneapolis board Of educa-
ton can suspend a pupil who Is backward
in his studies Lindsey PiIkey won his
first point in the controversy befol Judge
Simpson. who issued an order command.
ing the school board to reinstate young
Pilkey until final argument on the point
involved is completed.
The Nebraska State university Senate
has requested the designations Of DR..
j. T. Lees and DIR. T. l.. Bolton, faculty
members Of the university athletic board.
DIR. Lees took a prominent part in re-
yising foot ball rules at the conferences
held in New York. Students objected 70
the method Of holding the athletic board
election and the two members were ousted-
The Sisters of ST. Joseph. who main
tain a school in Crookston, MIMI. are
making application of John d. Rockefeller
for money for additional buildings On
their grounds and have sent to BIN letters
of recommendation from many Of the io-
cal merchants.
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charle. sunner On War.

Give me the money that has been
spent in war. and I viii purchase ev-
cry foot OF land on the globe.
will clothe every man. woman and
child In an attire OF which kings ,ni
queens would be proud.
VIII build schoolhouse on every
hillside and In every valley over the
whole earth.
win build an academy and endow
it, and a college In every State, and
ill 1t with able professors
I win crown every hillside with a
place OF worship consecrated 70 the
gospel OF peace
viii support In every pulpit an able
teacher OF righteousness, so that every
sabbath morning the chime on one Hill
viii answer TO the chime on another
around the earth's wide circumference.
and the voice OF prayer and the song
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lost on sea and land.
Now a reunited nation joins to bless the
honored dead,
Though forgetful of the living who have
likewise fought and bled.
Hats are reverently lifted to the heroes
lying here
Lift them to the living heroes-hail them
all with cheer on cheer.
Not for long will they be with us; soon
each regiment will be
Tented here beneath the blossoms OF the
land it helped to free.
But to-day the drums are muffied and
the flag at half mast waves,
Keeping green dead heroes memories as
the grass above their graves.
Still another weary winter shrouded in
the snow they lay;
Now we bring them crowns and garlands
of the lovelest blooms of May.
Let them rest In honored slumber, while
their praise, from shore to shore,
Eighty million threats are swelling-we
are free forevermore
ELSIE Florence Fay in Success.
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CHAPTER Xxx.

I'VE are going up to the tower 10 see
the stars" cries May. They viii be
lovely tonight Gilby." to Grec, who
is in close attendance, has Amber gone?
She said she hated cloaks- On! come,
Dolly, it win be delicious in the tower.
and. after all. I'm not q bit sleepy now r
The stars 10 their corrses." begins
Dolly. glancing II Eversrd, ARE lighting
for Jon. Come,
Up here in this old tower the night Is
magnificent Stars upon stars stud the
pale blue armament. their brilliant lights
defying the darkness. Even Dolly IL 3
little less vivacious than usual beneath
the heavenly beauty Of those silent stars
swimming above her in the inefable blue.
II may Be their mystic charm. or else q
fsint twinge Of conscience. that renders
hen mute-wbo can say? II would De
unfair to Judge her on such evidence. as
May Is very silsnt, too: and Amber. with
arms sn the sin Of one Of the narrow
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Writing from Saltillo. Consul Thorn
as w. yoetter says that on account
OF the poor Mexican wheat crop har-
vested IN 1907 about all the wheat
raised has now been ground and the
mills will shut down. to which he
adds:
The supply of -four on hand is not
sufficient to last until the new crop
Is harvested. and millers here are de-
sirons that the Federal government.
should reduce or take OF completely
the import duties on wheat, but so far
as known, no concerted effort has been
made 10 secure this action. One OF
the mills in Saltilio has for several
months past been grinding wheat from
the Argentine Republic. which was
imported at the penod. when the gov
srnment last reduced the import duties
on wheat-Consular Reports.
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FEEDING coNFEDERATEs.

Lees Soldiers Drew Three Days
Rations from sheridan.
There having been some controversy
as to the incidents connected with Gen
eral Grants issue of rations to Lees
troops at Appomattox. General Michael
X. Morgan writes to the Washington
Post as follows:
was General Grants chief COM
missary and was present in the room
during the interview between him and
General Lee. After the terms OF the
surrender had been agreed upon. Gen.
eral Lee said to General Grant:
General, would like my army fed
General Grant turned to me, as his
chief eommissary, and said:
Colonel. feed the Confederate army"
asked: How many men are
there?'
General Grant asked: How many
men have you. General Lee?"
General Lee replied: Our books are
lost: our organizations are broken up /;
the companies are mostly commanded
by non-commissioned officers; we have
nothing but what we have on our
backs"
Interrupting him In this train OF
thought. ! suggested. interrogatively /:
',Say 25.00o men"
He replied: "Yes. say $4,000 men,"
/ started to withdraw for the pur-
pose OF giving the necessary orders, and
at the door met Colonel kellogg. the
chief commissary Of General Sheridan's
command. / asked him IL he could feed
the Army OF Northern Virginia. He ex-
pressed his inability. having something
very important to do for General Sheri-
dan.
then found Colonel NJ. P. Small. the
chief commissary or General 0rd's
army. and asked him. as I had asked
General Sheridan's chief commissary,
II he could iced the Army OF Northern
virginia He replied. with a consider
able degree OF confidence: Il guess so.
I then told him to do IT. and directed
him to give the men three days IA,
lions OF fresh beef. salt, hard bread
coffee and sugar. die mounted his horss
Immediately and procee0ed to carry out
his order.
Both Colonies kellogg and Small are
now dead
That we had any rations on the spot
TO spare may be wond' red at when tbs
swiftness and extent OF the pursuit ar
considered. but we had. and we sool
found sufficient TO supply the furnishing
army.
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young fellow suffering intensely and
making an unusual amount of noise.
General Williams, in command, whea
passing through the hospital quarters
approached the soldier and, in a gruff
your"
The soldier. pointing to his foot. re
piled, I'm wounded
The general said: stop your noise!
Stop your noise, There are men lying
around with their heads knocked off
and not saying a word"
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Two artists were boasting how they
could paint DO you know" said one.
Il painted a sixpence on the ground
one day. and beggar nearly broke his
fingers trying to pick It up"
That's nothing to what did" said
the other. Il painted leg Of mutton
on stone. and It was 30 realistic that
a dog ate half the stone before be found
out his mistakei"
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Who to BLESS.

A very young child was saying his
prayers at the bedside in his grand
fathers house. The grandfather, anx-
ious to hear the boy, stood at the
room door. which was sufficiently open
for him TO see and hear the child
After the usual asking, God to bless
his parents" the child reached "Gcd
bless grandma and grandpa" At the
mention of the last named. the boys
eyes catching sight of his grandfath-
er. he stopped, and. pointing his Hit
tie finger. said: There he isl
Philadelphia INQUIRER.
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Don't You belss shen." asked
the plain CIT gssr-ss.that public once
is q pubgc trust 2
''Sure repli ID the disgruntled Of
fcesce Ar. IL is very like a t-usr.
Some fehoEs seem to have a regular
monopoly OF tr-Philadelphia Press.
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Among the dead or one OF the battle
fields before Richmond was a young
Confederate soldier who lay unburied
several days after the conflict. Al
ready the flesh had been eaten by
worms from his fingers. but underneath
one skeleton hand lay an open Bible.
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den Of Illinois, was admitted to the
bar when only IS years old. and for
some time was professor q. the
Northwestern University and presi-
deaf Of the Law Club OF Chicago.
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Mrs. Frank Gould. at her home in New
YORK said the reports circulated about
divorce suits between her husband and
herself were .aiI rot" She said there
was nothing to reconcile" between them,
As there had been no trouble
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

Socialists celebrated in Berlin the
anniversary Of the Revolution of 1S4S
Red was the prevailing color display
ed By the cslebrznts
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foiCcs u II . " z
"Here."
Still their regiments
are marching
many march with
noiseless tread.
And the bugles
sound assembly"
in the bivouac of
the dead.
Glorious tales of
gallant service
echo still on ev-
cry hand:
Charge and siege
and bitter hard
ship comrades
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THE GRAND ARMY.

Day by day their ranks are thinning, one
by one they disappear,
And at each succeeding roll call fewer
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

The University Of Chicago conferred
iso degrees upon students recently,
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

II Is said that the Oklahoma Legis-
Iature eats a busheI OF popcorn day.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-26

General Williams silent Mens
Among the wounded after ngne on
James Island. South Carolina. was
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-05-20

ing racks, bicycle stands and all similar
and almost necessary conveniences. It's
provisions allowed for barber poles but
permitted signs to be placed seven
feet above the sidewalk instead Of nine.
Otherwise the ordinance was practi-
cally the same as that read at last
meeting. 1t was referred to the street
committee to eliminate the objection
able performances.
The plans and specifications for the
grading and sidewalking of Ninth
street from Rose to Chestnut were
accepted. Bills which had the o. K. Of
the finance committee were accepted. A
bill from the water department
amounting to $6Ss.SO was allowed. A
petition for a street light at the corner
IF Seventh and Main was referred to
the street light committee. A report
was read and approved stating that the
work of grading Division from Whit
man to Garrison creek had been COM
pleted Whereupon the council ad-
journed.
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GOODMAN | IS NOT: BARRED
WELL KNOWN ATTORNEY ELL
Gl6LE TO RUN FOR COVER
NOR IF HE WISHES.

SPOKANE, May 20.-That he Is de-
barred by the state constitution from
being elected governor of the state is
denied by Judge M. M. Goldman, of Sc
attic, who was in the city attending the
democratic state convention Judge
Goldman was among the first of the
democrats to be mentioned as a can
didate for governor but has never as
yet made a formal announcement that
he would be a candidate.
When asked if he was a candidate he
said that he had not yet thoroughly de-
cided, but intimated that he would &C
cept the nomination if he was asked to
do so, but said he would not actively
seek it.
AS to the claim that he was dis
qualified by reason of being a member
of the last legislature which increased
the salary of the governor, he declared
that this would not affect his candi-
dacy as his term of office as a member
of the legislature would have expired
before he could be inaugurated as gov
ernor.
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CAR BREAKS LOOSE.
Loaded With Flour Ii Flies Track and
Thereby Averts Colliding
With Train.

A car loaded with flour from Th2
Dalles, broke away from the Wasco
Warehouse and Milling Co., warehouse
about train time Saturday morning,
and whizzed out of Moro, down grade
at the rate of 20 miles an hour as it
passed DeMoss springs, says the Moro
Observer. The freight train was a
short distance ahead of it and bets
We're easy that there would be some
body killed when the runaway caught
up with it, which fortunately didn't
happen as the flour car literally flew
into the air, mile behind the train and
averted a calamity. Hardly was a
scratch made Oh the ties where the
car left the track, and the trucks shot
100 yards ahead of the wreck, which
was total. About 200 sacks of flour
out of the car load, was saved, in pass
able condition.
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Wait for the cars at the Book, Nook.
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RAISE GOOD sum
FOR LEAGUE TEAM
OVER $500 ALREADY SUBSCRIBED
AND MORE IS COMING.

More than $500 was raised by the
committee yesterday which was out
securing money to back the baseball
team that is to play under Walla Wal
Ia colors this season. The committee
was composed of Walter Kimmerly,
James Dacres, T. D. Scally, Frank En-
mis- and August Babe. Owing to the fact
that the gun club was holding a shoot
and the Knights of Pythias were in
session, the committee could not see
more than a third of the business men
Of the city and there are many Of the
well known fans who have expressed
their willingness to help who have not
yet been given a chance to subscribe
But enough has been secured to
start the team off in good shape and
at meeting held last night in the
rooms of the Commercial club, it was
definitely decided to enter the league
and the club was formally organized
and officers were elected. Robert
Johnson was elected business manager;
Walter Kimmerly, secretary; James
Dacres, treasurer; Emmett Rogers,
playing manager.
First Game With PendIeton.
The first game of the season is to be
played at Pendleton on Sunday after
noon and to get the men here quick
work was necessary but they have
been secured and will be here in plenty
Of time for the opening game. An ex-
cursion will be run from here to Pend
Teton on that day.
The first ball that will be played ir
this city will be on Decoration day and
the three days following. The teams
will play four games a week, thus CIV
ing plenty of baseball for the fans.
Another thing which is Of interest 20
the people Of the city came up at the
meeting last night. That is that the
WIN OAi SAtC Oh CCI Gar llue cAlcuSlOH
to the county fair grounds will be
started tomorrow. This was given out
as definite assurance and the line will
be completed in three weeks time.
1--WE will have a good team" said
Captain Rogers last night II think we
will have one that can get the pennant
If given the proper support and I am
sure that we will get this support. Dan
ny Shea, well known to fans of this
city, has written to get chance be-
hind the bat and in all probability will
be here. For pitchers, we have Killilay,
McClair, French and Davis The rest Of
the team has not been lined up as yet
but we have the following fast men to
choose frem:s ~ AcAllister. : Northup.
Burke. Wells. Killilay, Nee and Shea. |
BESIDES these there are a number ,fl
local youngsters who are to try out and |
they will all be given a fair shake. |
We want the best team and I am pref
ty SIRE we are going to get It,"