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ment. simply for the pleasure of feeling
so large a sum. Then he read the letter,
holding ii close to his old eyes with a
shaking hand The penmanship was IT.
regular, but the meaning was clear.
Dear Joshua: l send You this money TO
do anything you want with. It's some
I've saved up all these years by myself
and I've had it changed into these bills
It's a good deal to send in a letter. but
guess the Lord will see that you get it.
The children don't know anything about
it, and they don't need u. They've got
enough. anyway. You don't know how
glad / was to see you SO pleasantly stu
ated that day; it has made me happy ever
since. l can't write long because 1t hurts
me. l am sick, and / shouldn't be sur
prised II when you got this letter 1 had
passed beyond. l know low proud you
are, but don't send this money back. be-
cause the children would ,scold me. and
don't want them to have it, anyway
Goodbye, Joshua. From your loving
sister. MAIL.
The sergeant sat perfectly still on the
edge Of the bed, the letter In one hand
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himself. but every more hopeful inmate
of the home.
|. At last one day in early Nav a letter
was brought to his room. addressed to
Mr.. j. Brown. The sergeant. sitting on
the edge of Joshs bed. turned 1T over and
over in pleasurable excitement and exam
ined the postmark The name of the
town he could not make out. but the
state, the sergeant was sorry to note,
was far distant from Sophronias. and
the handwriting, feeble and cramped, was
unknown
The sergeant opened the letter and
there fell out some neatly folded bills.
He picked them up and counted them,
there were three hundred dollar bills.
my gracious. that's risky" cried the
sergeant, with a mingled thrill of fear and
delight
He held them in his hand for a mo-
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By Frances Bent Dillingham;.

- ERGT. JOHN BROWN stood in
the middle of his little room at
the Soldiers Home looking for
~ lornly about him.
'There'l be another grave to
decorate this year. To think of Josh's
being gone after we'd roomed together
all this time. Same initials same last
name, same looks, just like brothers.
everybody said SO; same room, same
disposition, everything the same, till
now. and everything's different He
lying out in the graveyard without a
stone to his head or a name to his
grave. not even general monument to
the place-Josh always set store by sech
things. and I'm here alone and wishin'
i wasn't" The sergeant sighed and sat
down in the cane-seated chair between
the two little iron beds
IF / could only go a-visitin' now for
a spell, seems as if it would kinder
take the edge off the consequences I'm
sure Sophrony'd be glad to have me
come to see her. even if she is moved
way out west But / can't go. of course
its too expensive. The sergeant shook
his head hopelessly
There came "A knock on the doorpost
ana man thrust his head around the
side Of the open door.
Say. sergeant there's woman here
inquirng for Josh Brown She SAYS
she's his sister. and she seemed so
pleased TO think she was going to see
him that somehow couldn't tell her he
is dead You'll have to. I'm going To
bring her up here to see you"
The sergeant rose from his seat in
agitation. oh, don't" he cried. Il
please DON'T But the man had gone
and the sergeant sat weakly down again
In a moment there was another step
and there was ushered into the room a
woman, an old woman. with gray hair
parted neatly beneath her black bonnet
rose and she smiled. looking UP at him
oh" she cried. holding out both her
hands. ITS been almost twenty years
since I've seen you. Joshua"
The sergeant fidgeted nervously
Wont you sit down.
She sat down on the edge of Josh's
little bed The dim, brown eyes were
shining placidly on him. and the thin
lips were quivering with emotion.
The sergeant cleared his throat Il
want TO tell you" he began and
then he paused. Did he want to tell
her.
She took the long black pin out Of her
plaid shawl and let IL slip back from
her narrow shoulders. II can't stay but
a minute" she said But it's so warm
In here"
oughter have asked you to take off your
things"
That's all right. Why haven't yot
written 10 me oftener. Joshua? I'm your
sister. amt I? If it wasn't that the chill
dren had such queer notions. maybe wee
see and hear about each other oftener.
tell 'em they'd oughter be proud to have
an uncle that was a soldier But ! dom
know" She sighed a little The.
don't seem to want me TO write MOI
nothin.
Its some your fault. too she wen
on. II guess it's been as much as three
months since I've heard from you: bu
mebbe I didn't get your last letter 'caus'
we've been movin'. Sometimes II kinde
seems as If we're forgettin' each other
but we amt. are We? You don't fee
hurt do you, joshua She beamed vi
into the seTgeant's face, and he shook hi
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figure had been sitting. Yes. We d
oughter'' he said aloud gently Then the
color came into his ia &c as he remembered
what he had forgotten for the moment
that he had taken Josh's place had let
her kiss him and go off with tears in her
eyes and gladnesS in her heart. because
she had seen JOSH and Joshs room was
so pleasant. Would that silent turf
bound chamber where Josh now slept
have pleased her as we'll?
The sergeant rose and went TO the win
dow. "She said she wasn't long for this
world. | guess when she meets Josh in
heaven he'll make it all right" The
sergeant looked long time the pros
pect that soon became a blur Of green
ard white.
AS the. days passed the sergeant brood
ing over the loss of his roommate, grew
more and more dissatisfied with the
home. He forgot the comforts that were
making the soul of many an old soldier
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ners of cities and none too discreet with
his tongue. \ few days suffced TO put
his affairs in order 10 be left FOR an in
definite time. On a morning in early June
he tells US he left At break OF day for the
long journey. He was clad in a new suit
of homespun and wore a coonskin cap.
carried his wardrobe and the precious
resolutions In his saddlebags: his two
horses were the best in the county. &C
customed to long hunting expeditions in
the mountains. and would serve him
going and returning. At the Salisbury Inn
he talked freely of his mission. produced
and read the resolutions 10 a crowd OF
Interested listeners, including some loyal
ist officials, and narrowly escaped arrest.
thereafter he was more cautious. aNoide0
the large towns and put up at farm
houses. In an almost incredibly short
time he rode into the great city Of Phlla-
delphia. his led horse closely following.
His experiences in the strange environ
menr would furnish a theme for a
novelist.
His precious document was privately
presented to leading members of the Con-
gress by the southern delegates, but II
was thought the time was not yet ripe
for so bold stand and IL was not acted
upon. After a few weeks of sightseeing
Jack returned TO North Carolina.
One year later. the 9th of May, Archi-
bald Carey presented in the Nir-
sinia convention George Masons justly
celebrated bill of rights" which was
unanimously adopted the 18th of June.
1t was the prototype of the Declaration
phia in July.
These were some of the links in the
chain of events that established the Union
of
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The Glory of New York,
from the London Spectator.

From the London Spectator.
What other city is there of like size
which matches ii New York; in posi-
ton? 1t is a seaside city; the salt water
laves its feet. AS the traveller ap-
proaches it he thinks of Venice rising
from the sea. or is perhaps reminded of
ancient Tyre. which stood out in the
sea as a hand from a wrist. and OF
which the houses were impressively tall
Impressive is not too indulgent a
word for the skyscrapers of New York
clean-faced simple original and auda-
cious they are characteristic of the
land and of the people: they are not
ugly concessions TO utility but rather
grand adaptation of architecture TO cir
cumstances The ancients, harassed with
dread of piracy, would not have dared
to build a city like New York on ths
adpe of great harbor open to the sea.
1t is something which the modern Worlc
alone could have given us.
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ordered for the afternoon of the 3oth
Of May. to be followed h. 5 dance in the
tavern ballroom. The naples around the
village green were in fun leaf. the cottage
yards were gay with the blossoms or the
peonies. syringas and snowballs. the soft
air was full OF the odor of white clover
and eglantine. the waterfall in the gorge
was droning its heavy monotone-tt WAS
perfect day pervaded with thrills of ex-
citing anticipation. The lines Of the high
ways could be traced far out into the hills
by the clouds Of dust raised by the farm
ers who came from far and near TO par
ticipate in the great event AS the shad-
ows heightened groups gathered around
the green, the band stationed on the steps
of the meeting house rendered choice
selections to relieve the tedium of waiting
for the event of the day. Finally the door
of the arnlorv ~ unoccupled store build
ing. opened and Inc brightly c!ac soldier
boys filed out after the fife and drum, led
by their gallant captain.
When the Civil War Began.
Unexpectedly as they stood in line at
rest the governor and his brother drove
down the plank road on their way home
from their hunting camp in the wilder
ness Standing in his carriage. the great
and good man addressed the crowd. Very
serious was his expression and there was
a uuaver in his voice he depicted the
woes of warfare and the necessity OF
courage and fortitude in a soldiers char
acter He told them of the efforts that
had been made for the preservation OF
peace, the part he had taken therein ana
some of the causes OF fallure. IL nad
given him inexpressble grief 10 realize
that the conflict between the brotherhood
of states had become a reality. He urged
upon the young men the duty Of faith
fully serving in the cause of the govern
ment-to go to the front when called
upon to fight for the maintenance or the
Union.
With him went the hilarity of the day.
For the first time a realization of the
serious import of their masquerading came
to them; il was as though a vista down
the coming years had opened and through
il they saw a dim vision of the future
Quietly the farmers returned to their
homes through the moonlit night, along
lanes redoleno with the sweet odors OF
mint and balsarg
Three years later they came again TO
see the young captain and three of his
men laid to rest in the little graveyard
behind the meeting house-their young
lives sacrificed upon the altar of their
country. Again the band played-softly
and mournfully this time-while a requiem
came from the waterfall in the gorge.
And each year since the good people gath
er upon Decoration day to strew choicest
blossoms from their gardens upon these
and many other graves of men who left
the valley for service in the great army
and never returned 10 gladden. their
/ homes.
This homely experience was duplicated
in every hamlet of the land North and
south. each contributed of their best 10
patriotic service. with the result that
through tribulation and sorrow the union
of states was welded into its present
glorious destiny.
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it's own internal affairs. They sent a
copy of the resolutions to the Congress
in session in Philadelphia.
Capt James Jack. the messenger Sc
lected. was young farmer. captain of
militia stoutly built bold and brave. but
sadly unfamiliar with the ways. and man
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for a convention TO be held a Charlotte.
Some fearless. liberty-loving hill coun-
try folk May b. 1878, passed the
Mecklenberg resolutions in favor of
breaking. away from the parent country
and expressing their belief in the IN
herent right of each province to regulate
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The Tourist twhose ambition mas ieo
him m giddy heights and trepidationD-I
should think people fall off this place
pretty often. don't they?
The Guide-Oh. no. m sieur Once IS
enough for most of them.-Sketch.
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Getting Ready for War.

On the banks of a stream famous for
the beauty of it's waterfalls, IN the foot
hills of the mountains. nestles a quaint
little village. Many of its citizens are
descended from revolutionary ancestors.
All have Inherited the old-fashioned pa
triotism of their fathers In national poll
tics they have taken little interest. Before
the civil war they were abolitlonisfs. with
very vague ideas of the personalities OF
slave owners.
The news Of the attack on Sumter rude
lv startled the calm Indifference of the
farmers and fired their patriotism. the
southerners at once became to them mon
sters of disIoyalty-it surely was the duty
of every able- bodied American TO prepare
to fight for the honor of his dlshonored
flag and incidentally. to defend his hearth
and home \ home guard was at once
organized in the nelghhorhood. WhIch
drilled every evening on the village green.
following as best they could Hardee
Manual of Arms" As each man fur
nished his own weapon. the ensemble was
pectIliar: in the line were three old mint
locks that had been fired at Saratoga
the captains sword had led a file at
Crown Point.
4 uniform was Of course. necessity
the women who might not he soldiers
could at least serve their country by
making soldier clothes. so they voiun-
teered in that service and were grate1uiis
enrolled. After much discussion IL de-
cided TO adopt the popular Zouave uni
form as being becoming and more likely
TO be satisfactorily made by amateur
talors The materials selected were bril-
liant red flannel for the baggy trousers.
rinkish blue flannel with yellow tape
trimming for the jackets and buff can
vas for the CATERS. "fez' caps. The vii
la ge tailor cut the garments all from the
same measurements. then the women. old
and young. assembled each afternoon In
the han of the academy to sew for their
,tr,-
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the bills in the other and the envelope
between his feet. After a long silence he
stopped down. picked up the envelope. put
the letter and money in it, and. going 10
the bureau. carefully locked it in his
upper drawer.
. Zone thing leads to another" he said.
smiling grimly TO himself in the glass. He
stood a long time with the key in his
hand in front of the bureau.
There was no address in the letter; all
Joshs papers had been destroyed before
his de th and the sergeant could not re
member the place where Josh had said
his sister lived. shes moved, anyway
he told himself in the glass.
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Clearly he could not send the money
back and Mary did not want him to. She
wanted him-no, she wanted Josh-to keep
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Woman's Share in Work.

Not so long afterward they came to-
gether again to make bandages for far
away hospitals. but such work was not
dreamed of in those early days. Few
machines being then in use in remote
districts. the sewing was all done by skill
full fingers. While the needles flew
tongues kept time. tales of long ago cam
paigns were rehearsed and direfu pictures
of the future We're conjured from the NOR
bid imaginations Of the elders. but the
younger women rather enjoyed the little
glimpse they were having at the pomp
and ceremony of war, needless of its
serious significance.
At last the drill perfected and the
garments finished. \ dress parade was
The Detroit times., 1908-02-22

Crawford model, az the stick was
really planned by Wahoo SANS a
new one this year, and 10, TO q certain
extent, freak. Though not quite the
limit length OF the Chance bat, II 10
n big stick In every part but the han
die, which In slender TO the danger
point Its design Ia peculiarly fitted
for hitters who take a deliberate swing
at the ball, as differentiated from
those who strike with all their might.
The Bresnahan model comes nearer
the generally accepted idea of bat
architecture than any other In the
above outlay.
The sticks range In weight from Is
ounces for the Chance to IS for the
Keller, and ash, the standard bat
wood, is the material employed. The
Keeler bat IL but ~ inches long. The
II inches at the end are virtually
without taper.
There has been but little quibbling
over the legality OF the bats used In
the big leagues of recent years.
though, In the past umpires were
regularly equipped with calipers and
tape lines Catchers are always on
tho watch for players attempting to
bat with sticks having hattened sides,
however. and quite often during the
progress OF q league season Is some
player detected attempting to get
away with this stick. particularly
when sacrifice hit 10 badly needed.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-22
BOXER VS.. FIGHTER
WAY IT STACKS
UP At FRISCO
KETcHEIL STRONG FAvoRlTE
FOR 25-RouNp GO THIS AFTER
NOON MIppLEwEIoHT TITLE
UP ON THE RESULT.
By w. W. NAuoHToN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 22--Young
Ketchell, OF Grand Rapids. Mich, will
hook UP with Mike (Twin) Sullivan. or
Boston, this afternoon. IL will be a
case OF q strong youth with original
ideas OF lighting against seasoned
ringster who knows every angle OF the
game. Each man has made the weight
without q struggle, 30 that there Is
not much OF n chance for the one who
loses % explain away his defeat.
Each man 10 thoroughly imbned
with confidence. This 10 shown by
what they have had 70 say here At the
scene OF strife a. we'll a. by the mes-
sages they have sent 70 friends ~ \
distance.
In speaking OF the contest yesterday
Ketchell said:
Il expect 10 win long before the
limit OF rs rounds set by the articles
Of agreement
He cannot hit hard enough TO hurt
me. and az you know I can take oil
kinda Of punishment will be as
strong az bull and Sullivan wiz
never know what happened to him
am going right after him, and he
viii think he has run into Q buzz saw.
am not going to be foolish and try
and box, as he would have the best OF
me In that respect. will mix 1t MI
the time, and / don't think he can
stand the gan. II Joe Cans can
knock him out. so can l."
In a letter sent TO q friend at Cam
bridge. Mass-, Mike (Twin) told how
he intended to handle Ketchell. He
said:
"Ketchell Is Just another Honey
Melody, and you know how / can
handle that kind OF a fighter. He
swings from both sides and he Il wide
open for straight lefts. His defense Is
SO poor, In fact. that you can take
good aim and put all your weight be-
hind q punch without fear OF missing
him. I win fight him very carefully.
and | don't think he Ia likely TO reach
me with any OF the hay-makers he
uses"
Betting Was fairly brisk today. the
odds against the twin lengthening TO
10 TO s. Betting ON the rounds was
the favorits form OF speculation. II
was even money that Sullivan would
not last 20 rounds and no one look
ing for this kind OF investment had
to wait very long for action for his
money.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-22
FOOTBALL SQUAD WILL WORK
ALL SPRING AT ANN ARBOR

mainder of the winter, and expects to
be able to keep an eye on his squad
at Ann Arbor for the remainder OF the
college year.
Yost Is inaugurating y new policy
at Ann Arbor and, taught by the dear
experiences OF the past two years, IL
doing everything In his power TO find
out all about the physical possibilities
Of his eligibles, before the time when
he will have to start teaching them
real football. In former years Yost
was always able to weed his squad
out pretty well by the means of the
fall practice at Whitmore Lake. He
still hopes to be able to have this
privilege renewed. but IL taking no
chances.
Every one of the squad eligible to
football next year has been interview
ed by the coach and was requested TO
attend q recent meeting where Yost
handed out line Of talk. outlining
his plans.
The entire squad was divided up
into basketball teams, each with an
M" man as captain, and q league was
organized which will play definite
schedule during the indoor season. As
soon al the blue-bird pipes up on the
campus, Yost will order the men into
football toys and will start them at
work on Ferry Field.
Nobody knows whether we win
have fall practice and training table
back next year or not" says Yost
I'm taking the only course that seems
surely open to me now, IL we take on
another eastern game. beside Pennsyi-
vania, NEXT year-which I hope we
won't--we will have TO make some
sort of q start before our actual
schSdule of games, AZ the proposed
New York contest will have to be
played earlier than the Penn game
and we must be ready for H."
In spite OF the food or conditions
which recently hit the athletes at Ann
Arbor, Yost believes that all his eligi-
bic M men will be on deck ready
10 play next fall. An instance of the
rigid impartiality shown at Michigan
toward athletic students Is furnished
By the Aplucking- OF Wasmund iu a
study which he recited to Fishleigb.
the old track captain
The Detroit times., 1908-02-22
BERTSCH LEADS THE
WHEELMEN BOWLERS

The present Individual bowling
championship now being conducted by
the Detroit Wheelmen is the most
successful ever held by that hustling
organization. The best part OF the
contest lies Ia the fact that the big
rollers who were looked upon to make
aN killing are having hard work to
keep anywhere near the 500 mark.
The leader at the present time II
Jack Bertsch. retired from the bowling
game a year ago and entered as a sub
stitute bowler for William Steger, who
was unable to get the time TO compete.
His work 10 date has been the feature
of the conetst He has won "a and
Lost % games
Charles Gallagher. who II running
along second, Is another surprise
party.
The entire schedule consists OF SO
games, and II is expected that II viii
be finished By the end of March.
The Detroit times., 1908-02-22

Tribal warfare OF the old frontier
days Is to be forgotten tonight. when.
In the Light Guard armory. the O1ibwa
Indians from the walpole island reser-
walton up at the Flats, cut loose q
series Of encouraging warhoops In
honor OF their old rivals. the Sioux.
from the far west az the Haskell In
dian basketball team takes the door
to play Jake Mazer's i've OF pale-faced
Detroiters.
The attendance OF the Walpole Is
landers was assured In q message from
Agent Pinnance. the ball player. to
Manager Mazer this morning. Pin
nance, who IL himself an Indian, says
he will bring with him O war party
OF about 20. and expects 10 get them
into town In time TO see the Haskell
braves and assure them Of their sup
port. Later on they will make II
known In a less formal manner.
II am having some trouble In dress
ing up the band In regulation civilized
toys" said the Indian chief over the
long distance phone.
Never mind that Bring 'em down
In their blankets" replied MaEer, and
promised that every blanketsd brave
would get a reserved seat on the side
lines. with the full privilege OF war
whooping until black In the face.
The Detroits have been practicing
ccnscientiousiy for this game. reaiis-
Ing that. In the Haskell team they are
meeting one OF the most formidable
aggregations In the country Just now,
as we'll as q team coached 20 the acme
OF its ability and hardened by weeks
OF consecutive play on different floors,