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He heard again the martial music,
the tramp of many feet, the gleam-
ing of the old campfires. He saw
again Sherman-Sherman the indom-
itable-Sherman the patriot-Sher-
man the leader. All, it was good to
have lived in days like that.
1t was all over at last, but Olive at
the close did a new thing. She walked
straight up to Uncle John.
Uncle john" she said, suddenly,
81 want to beg your pardon. / did
not realize what real patriotism
meant until to-day, or real bravery.
Neither had l understood just how
much the country owes to such men
as you."-From the Home Herald.
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reached the age of ten years. He
served thereafter to the end Of the
Civil War, under Generals Grant,
Rosecrans and Thomas, and took an
active part in many important battles.
When only twelve years old he was
made a sergeant of Company G,
Twenty-second Michigan Regiment,
on the battlefield of Chickamauga
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YOUNGEST OF SOLDIERS.

According to Losing, the histor'
ian, the distinction of having beer
the youngest soldier that ever bore
arms in battle probably belongs to
Colonel John Lincoln Glen, assistant
acknowledgement, United States
Army, who is at present stationed a
San Francisco. Colonel Glenn en-
listed in the Union Army as a drum.
mer boy in May, 1861, before he had
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got the evening it occurred, and by
and by the old soldiers of the town
fell into the habit of occasionally
dropping in to visit with Uncle John
at his sisters home.
Mother, there are old Captain Pol
lock and Mr.. Gage coming up the
steps," Olive irritably announced one
evening.
"Well, what of it," smilingly asked
her mother.
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why, they're so old and shabby
InnEinn - nriod n1iun

why, they're sc old and shabby
looking" cried Olive.
"Olive!" Mrs. Stanley's voice had
in it a note of pain. "Olive, do you
know, dear, I'm afraid you're sadly
lacking in patriotism and apprecia-
ton. Uncle John finds his pleasure
now in looking back; Thinking back
is what James Whitcomb Riley called
it, I believe. He takes pleasure in
talking over old times with these
friends he has found. The battles of
81 to '65 are as fresh to him as if
they had occurred but yesterday. 1
cannot expect you to realize this, or
have sympathy with him; but, dear,
tender him at least common courtesy.
These brave men-nearing so rapidly
their Fathers house-to them, you
younger generation owe a large debt.
Their valor, their courage their brav-
cry! Who does not know of it? And
Olive, in the face of all this, will you
not feel more kindly toward Uncle
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The Sure Refnne.

The historian, Guizot, set out as a
free-thinker. He said, Reason wilt
solve ALL" But as his years increased
he found himself in a whirlwind OF
conflicting doubts and perplexities.
and finally, with unspeakable joy, he
fed to the authority of the Scriptures
as the Word of God.-Home Herald.
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Not Expected.

Thank you very much" said the
lady, smilingly accepting the proffered
seat.
Madam" said the man, tipping his
hat, you surprise and pain me-"
Il do not understand you"
well, you've lost me a bet
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Horrible MisaIliance.

"I'm afraid there must be insanity
in your family"
why so?"
II hear that your daughter Tilted
the man who runs the elevator in
your apartment house to marry a
poet!"-Young's Magazine.
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The Non-Electioneer.

@You mean to say you voted for a
man whom you do not know"
yep" answered Farmer Corntos-
sci, 81 never even heard him talk.
I voted for him cause / was much
obliged to him for not comm around
and i~nterruptin' me at my work.
Washington Star.
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The Tie That Didn't Bind.

"You like him all right, don't
your"
"Yes."
well, then, why don't you get to.
gether and be friends?"
Il W him too much money."-St
Louis Times.
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A Pretty Sure Sign.

Mrs. Hoyle-"I believe that l am
growing DID,"
Mrs. Boyle-"What gives you that
idea?"
Mrs. Hoyle-"I am getting so that
I don't care to go to funerals. New
York Press.
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OI lie family Circle. lie
liked old-fashioned things to eat, too,
which Mrs. Stanley, his sister, took
pleasure in providing, but which were
not to Olives taste. She did not take
pains either to entertain her uncle
or to be agreeable, and if a certain
pair of dim, old yes regarded her
many times wistfuly, she gave them
small heed. Once, as the strains Of
her violin foated out upon the air,
Uncle John tiptoed in. He had been
sitting alone in the twilight, so full
of memories.
"Olive," he said, gently, "did you
ever play, 'Tenting on the Old Camp
Ground?'"
Olive looked up. "No," she replied
shortly. +.
"Or, Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys Are Marching?'" went on the
wistful tone.
NO." replied Olive, impatiently.
Il don't know any of those old songs,
or care to-"
Its a pity" replied Uncle John,
gently; "you would, perhaps, if you
realized what those old songs meant.
| always remember how they helped
us e the long, hard marches and
the still watches of the night. Man,
and many a time we've sung 'em, not
knowing whether another days sun
would set for us or not. 1t did not
for a good many of my brave COM
radeS-poor, poor ~fellowS!p
There was a G. A. R. post in the
little town, and it was not long be-
fore Uncle John found his way to it.
He never missed a meeting, never for
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The Ratio.

when / first knew that man, " said
the observant waiter, "he couldn't
have been making more than $1,000
a year.. I'll bet it's $4,000 now"
How do you know?" asked the
other.
HE used to give a fifty-cent tip,
but now he only gives me a nickel"
Philadelphia Press.
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Literary Note.

at cost him six bales of cotton to
have his new book printed"
"Yes; and now he wishes he had
kept the cotton and let American lit.
erature take its own course!"-At.
lanta Constitution.
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That Lump.

poor little grill" said the benevo.
lent old lady. There is a lump in
your throat. Are you sad?"
"No'm," lisped the little girl in the
big sunbonnet. "It's a lump of chew.
Ing gum. Chicago News.
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No Liking ADDarent.

"Your wife likes the last word,
doesn't she?"
81 don't think So" answered Mr..
Meekton. "Any way, she's mighty
reluctant about reaching it."-Wash.
Ington Star.
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Suicidal Rnsiness.

That business, however remunera-
tive it may be, which takes all ones
time, and leaves no opportunity for
the culture and growth of the soul. is
eternally suicidal.-The Rev. Charles
Bayard Mitchell, Cleveland.
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God is Eyerrmhere.

God, the great, the holy. Is every
where. 1t is impossible not to find
him. We have Him here, ont under
the broad arch OF Heaven, and va
have Him iu u hearts-Auerhsrh.>
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Holland butter is being imported
into Chile and sold at forty-fve cents
United States gold a pound, while the
Chilean product is sold for sixty cents
a pound.
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Natural Inference.

Visitor Tin prison)-"And that
convict standing over yonder?"
Guard-"He's a trusty."
Visitor-"Indeed! What trust was
he connected with, may l ask?"-
Puck.
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Shadow of Old Glory.

For them no more the cannons roar,
The riot of charge or sally;
No more they reel from the shock, of steel,
Nor thrill when the drum beats "RaIly!'
Low they lie in the warm earth's breast,
Breathe not of war above them!
They conquered peace and a laureled os.
And the whole broad land to love them.
In lilies white, in roses bright,
Again we tell the story
OF our love and pride in the men who dicd
In the shadow Of Old Glory.
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Ripe Tresses.

Small Aliens father was quite
bald.
Mamma" queried the little fellow
one day, when my hair gets ripe will
1t fall off like papa's oid?"-Chicago
News.
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True Courtesy.

Her (sighing)-"Oh, l met such a
lovely, polite man to-day"
Him-"Where was that?"
Heron the parade. I must have
been carrying my umbrella carelessly,
for he bumped his eye into it. And I
said, Pardon me, n he said, Don't
mention til have another eye
left. "-Pick-Me-Up.
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Over seventy per cent. of the ma
tives of India till the land; hence the
population is scattered, and their
power of cooperation is greatly less
ened.
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Belle-"They say there's insanity
In the dukes family"
Bessie-"Well, l should say so!
His sister Tilted a plumber and ran
away with a comic artist. New Or.
leans Picayune.
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Apparently.

Patient-"Do you think raw oys-
ters are healthy"
Physician-"I never knew any to
complain. Judge.
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Granted.

why should l help you? Why,
man, you're too lazy to eat!"
"Sure. Buy me a drink?"-Cleve-
land Leader.
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OOunU.
was he sound asieep?"
"If there was half as much sleep as
sound, he was."-Houston Post.
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mo Backward STEP"

Lives Of famous men remind US
We may make our lives sublime
And have footprints point behind us
\ Both ways ID the sands of time.
New York Sun.
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HERO OF THE MARCH TO THE
SEA.
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tGe 0lntIon ones

WHEN Uncle John For
sythe sold his little farm
and came to live with his
widowed sister in Cedar
vile, Olive, the latter's
daughter, was not partic-
ularly pleased. He was
a tall, thin old man, with
faded, kindly eyes and a
shy manner that ought to
have touched Ter young
heart. But Olive was
fond of style and full of
foolish pride, and the
worn old man, sitting in
the easy chair day by
day, did not, to her mind,
improve the appearance
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-14
speeding IN.


It is idle TO criticise at large the
American business mans habit Of
OyerwOrk. But q single aspect Of this
ruinous habit merits comment. The
American business man does NOT want
money itself. He wants to get there. "
TO get there" for his own. his wffe's
sake, his family's sake. The fun price
OF getting there" he does not always
calculate
The man who works fast. MANY
hours q day. six or seven DAYS q week
IS not merely paying in sheer energy
to get there" He eats too much
possibly drinks too much. does not
take exercise, but he pays in more
than physical detriment. He is doing
more than ill-treating his body in such
a way as he would never dream of in
treating his automobile or his factory
dynamo Above everything else. the
American business man is ~gettinz
there" at the expense OF rounded de
velopment, at the expense or nfe Itself
and Of its large and rich experiences
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-14
journalism in Some cities

Benevolent Individual-You say you
are a reporter by profession. Then
why don't you work for a living?
Penniless Petitioner did work. I
was a reporter on the Daily BugIe:
but l couldn't get my money. and the
Bugle was absorbed by the Daily
Trumpet and before 1 could present
my claim TO the Trumpet that paper
was absorbed by the Daily TOoter, and
then the TOOter was absorbed BY the
Daily Hustler, and so it went on
while l was chasing around after
them, and finally the last one was alb
sorbed by the Daily Graball. a rich
concern, and l had great hopes; but
when I went 10 the editor of the
Graball with my claim he told me he
had never heard Of the Bugle.-N. Y.
Weekly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-04-14

The death Of Zenith, the hzIf-myth.
ical king OF Scotland, was one of the
most curious and remarkable in his
tory, IL il may be called a historical
fact Il seems that ZENITH had slain
CTuthIintus. son. and Malcolm Duff
fus. the king and brother of FerneIIz.
she. 10 be revenged, caused WfItus.
the most ingenious artist Of the time.
10 fashion a statue filed with auto
matte springs and levers.
Finished and set up. this brazen i'm
age was an admirable work Of art
In its right hand Wiltus placed a
ever and in the left an apple Of pure
gold, finely set with diamonds and
other precious stones To touch this
apple was 10 court death II was SO
arranged that any one guilty OF such
vandalism would be Immediately nd
died with arrows shot from loophoIes
IN the statues body.
ZENITH was invited 10 see the won
der, and, knglike land Just as Fen
nella hoped tried to pluck the imfta-
ton fruit He was instantly riddIed
With poisoned Arrows. dying where he
fell
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The SHAMELESS Man

Did you ever stop to think how
helpless a man is without postage
stamps?T inquired the man with the
srmful Of packages the other dav.
We use stamps lots Of times without
thinking about it-don't realize how
many things we mail from dsy TO dav
But awhile ago 1 started TO mail :
big bunch Of Christmas packages. ana
wanted about so cents worth Of
stamps The hotels were all sold ont
OF nearly So I stopped at three drug
stores without finding a single stamp.
and then made for the post Office
substariOn down in the arcade. There
was line Of people there half q block
long couldn't wait there and went
on down 10 the post Office. The line
there was Just as long
Well I finally got ny STAMPS bur
it took me about two hours aItogeth-
er- I never had any idea 3 man could
waste so much time Just over tha
postage stamp problem in a town this
size Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Not Exorbitant.

The summer resident looked sharply
az Mr. JamesOn's guiIeless moon face
and then az the mild and nonetoo-
sprightly horse he was Offering for
sale
Don't you think $3.50 rather a stiH
price to ask for a horse like thatsr
asked the summer resident How
old is he"
Hes only Jest thutty. said Mr.
Jameson. calmly.
Thirty years old. and you expect
TO get $3.50 for hint
I don't know as I expect to get ii.
said Mr.. jameson. without rancor.
but it seems as if I'd ought to have
full as much as that 1t don't come
10 but i've dollars q year. and he's
cost me a good deal mOre'n that most
years, Youths Companion.
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STUDY MATTER OF FEEDS.
High Prices Of Grain Makes This
Necessary.

When grain is hish in price, tile
raiser of stock needs 10 study the
matter Of feed more than at any other
time. It does not pay TO give foods
that merely fill up. and that is what
the temptation is in times when prices
are inflated for the most valuable
feeds. The man thar understands the
constituents Of feeds will generally
find he can beat the high prices by
raising some kind OF a crop that Will
give him a big supply OF cheap feed
Thus. the man that has good blue
grass pasture can conserve il, fertilize
il. and make it produce very large
amount of nutritious feed that Will.
for some of his stock. make il pos
sible to greatly cut down on the grain
ration. though this cannot be cut out
entirely. The men that have been
feeding corn extensively 10 steers viii
have to balance that corn with clover,
alfalfa. soy beans or something else to
decrease the amount of corn used, for
protein in corn comes very high, on
account Of the large amount Of starci,
that has to be paid for to set little
protein.
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Good Jokes
LOTS DOING.

l should think that vor zo,,,a :.
10y 10y lonesome here" said a gummer
tDuIlSt riding On horseback in the
DacK"oods as he took the aourd ~
, "alsr an elderly native OF the soiI
a ~. MIN from door-yard well.
WAL, It hain't 50 lonegoroa - 49,.
nisnt think, was the reply. some
10Y thar lots doin' round here. Now
sou take yistiday This old waller dog
. mine had the liyeliest tussle with !,
poiecat right in front O. the house ,bort
i nine IN the mornin', an I kin tell Won
.l,at the mem'ry O. that lasted all dav
ne polecat is layin' over thar in the
WOODS little piece from here an Won
an see him If you want To. Then nv
"iie Killed RATHER four feet long with
! 10 fattles an button on. right thar
~. "har you are standin'; an my
oatLer Mag went out to gether bIack-
2 mes an had a scrimmage with a
Wildcat Come home with her drds
N rags. draggin' the yarmint BIZ the
.ali. shes some plucky, Mag is. Then
~ the afternoon layed out a mad dog
lnat came yawpin' down the road. an
mere was two teams passed here in
one hour' to say nothin' Of two felIers
aIoot an stray COW critter. An nv
10Y BOD killed hedgehog. an nav
we tumbled down cellar. Take It BY
an large. an thar's plenty doin' hyar
some days, even if it don't come quite
up 70 New York, whar you say you hail
from. Judge.
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WEED MORE PROTEIN
''' e Alone Not Satisfactory >,
reed Says the Farmsrs' va 3. : Hos

cla a station bulletin says. !, :. No.
e e.eariy recognized that drv ,d - Is no, no"
especially -a., where corn Is the ero, aIone
ration does not provide ~ ~ exclusive
the Sn.y combination Of nutrients u ~,
o o,ds nog' The fact that corr - =; ioi
sonefally cultivated has led - a., ~ %
81 20 exclusive use as a fa,ta,t.a a.
'ioh Tor hogs in mar. 't'-'-'ls ia
,r n,on Is unfortunate in the lfgbt .,
Investigations made in the n ,a Of
; 5eaIS' as the results distinct, st .em
. .na' much better gains wouId ~ oA =,
so ,,,,eu were the corn combined win
. solle other food which Womb sr, "lIl
me me needs Of the growing snino Ipp :.
better advantage, '''ii"iS 70
rot iattening purposes co-n 49,,
ra,s. sIne' but it is not a complete and
perfect food for either growing ~ :, 1 fat
lTnins animals, and this state9en, "a. a.
Pc, % all classes Of livestock p-e -
ne standpoint Of the hog fada- 81 -
- 1encient in both protein and min
-. - al matter especially the latter sine
-. ne UNIFORM and rapid DEVELOPMENT ~
'ne animal depends on he -
'eAahce OF the skeleton or bony $50
WORK the nutrition Of the Ionsclas
a aIu lhe formation Of fat. it is essen
''al mat such foods be fed as g-iI,
PROVIDE Tor the needs of the bod, -
the cheapest form. As otbe- -
are rich in some Of the coDstifnents
~ "hich corn is deficient. it appears
'Eat combination Of them will 800
eHectiVe' and such is shown to he the
0aae Dy the results presented.
Inc common practice of feeding
corn alone to hogs would be corrected
were some well-known truths r,ora
generally recognized. For instance :.
IS stated on competent authority tho,
the ash OF corn is entirely indfgestibIs
oy swine. Moreover, the witbbolding
Oh mineral matter from the hog moi
only impairs the skeleton but nc
whole nutritive process is disturbed 1
as well, and the growth of the animal I
Is seriously retarded if our results I
are to be relied upon. The fact thai
GAINS two or three times larger than
nose normally obtained on corn alone
oiloW the proper adjustment of the
auon Is matter Of such far-reacb-
ng and economic concern TO hog
asers as to command their most re.
pectful and earnest consideration.
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WHERE PRICES RUN HIGH.
Mothers Suggestion Helped eeores
Out Of Predicsnent.

The late Henry D. Havemeyer.H
said sugar jobber Of New Orleans.
possessed in a marked degree the
kindly virtue Of charity.
On my last visit to New York
It was some months before the panic
Il spoke harshly Of a millionaire who
had been accused Of double dealing
IN banking transaction.
said Mr.. Hsvemeyer: Let US rot
condemn this man unheard. Remem-
Der that his guilt has not yet been
proved, nor has he yet told his own
side Of the story.
Then Mr. Havemeyer laughed and
said that in the most untoward condi-
tons accused men were often able tn
clear themselves. He told Of q youna
girl who week OF 50 after Christmas
complained bitterly TO her mother:
Mamma. I doubt If I shall be hap
py With George I fear he Is Of q de
ceDtiye nature.
Why, darling. what do you mean
the mother asked
Well, mamma. said the Young girl
earnestly. 'yOu know that collar pin
ne gave me for Christmasz He swore
10 ne that he paid s25 for il, but to
day I saw its exact counterpart priced
al five dollars at a jewelers.
All, but, my child. said the moth
er. you must remember how very re-
hgious George is Undoubtedly he
bought the pin at church fair"
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one could go to bed and rest his weary
legs in contentment if he had tied his
bronks" this way. for they cannot
break their necks or otherwise injure
themselves. At least / never knew
one to, and I have used the body
hitch on a good many of them.
writes a correspondent in the Rural
New Yorker. This loop must be made
so that it will loosen up again when
the colt stops pulling However, when
broken we'll 10 lead with the bride,
there are very few that viii make
very bad fight when tied in the usual
way with a good strong halter.
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STOCK REFLECTIONS.

Darkness is never desirable in sta
bles. 1t should be driven out,
Give those fall calves lots of room
3, which 70 run around. They nesd
all the exercise they will take.
Many q poor horse suffers because it
cannot chew its food well. Look at
their teeth before you dose them with
medicine.
Farm stock help keep up the fertil-
ity of the farm. They do this by
making II possible to sell of a high
priced product containing only small
amount OF fertility.