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The Tupelo journal., 1909-08-13
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By Leila b. Dickson,

Ben Conner, you are the man |
have sought for an hour, and | am for
tunate in finding you on this crowded
street. We are ordered to at once pack
everything ready for transportation
that is in our office, and you will come
with me and 60 Immediately to work"
For a moment Ben's heart stood still,
as he recognized the voice of his chief,
but knowing refusal would subject him
to arrest he joined the speaker and
walked on; at the same time casting
about in his mind for some plan to get
excused, as they hurried on and enter
ed the building where the other clerks
were already busy at work.
Ben, yesterday morning | heard
your surprised greeting of the man con-
demned to die as a spy. | had him
Swallowed and no one else had an op-
portunity to give him those tell-tale
papers found on him. | know where
your sympathies are in this war, but
you have performed your duties we'll
and | feel as kindly to you as though
you were my brother. While not seek
ing to pry into the secret held between
you two, yet my duty requires that |
keep you under surveillance until after
his execution, then | will aid you in
procuring a discharge that you may re-
urn to your widowed mother. From
now on be prudent and tomorrow, on
account of your friendship for Paul
Drees and because of his youth and
faithful intrepidity, | will intercede
and ask that his sentence be com
muted."
True to his promise, Ben's warm
hearted chief was with the command
ing general at daylight urging his plea,
but only succeeding so far as to gain a
respite of two weeks, and to Paul in
his dreary cell and to Ben, daily
watching for a chance to escape and
leave the way open for Paul to confess
and receive a pardon, the days were
come and gone as if they we're only
hours.
At the hour appointed for the execu-
ton, even while windows crashed and
solid walls swayed from the shock of
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the fierce cannonading, and while
women's faces paled as they stroked
the heads of frightened children
tremblinsly clingine to their skirts,
and from cellar doors. where they had
retreated for safety, watched ambulance
after ambulance in rapid succession
pass by loaded with the maneled and
dying then being brought into the city
from the terrible battle field south of
Nashville Where the Rock Of Chica-
mauga's" veterans we're successfully
assaulting the weary and desperate
remnants of Hoods Army Of Ten
nessee." Even at this time, Paul stood
erect before the file of soldiers to meet
his doom. And as the smoke, follow
ing the sharp report, rolled to the east
he sank to the earth dead, a quiet
calm settling over his face as if he
were lying in pleasant slumber.
Three months pass, and through
them all Onnie tenderly relieves her
mother of all household cares, insist
ing that her mother shall have the
time to remain with Ben, now at home
furloueh.
After the first shock on learning of
Paul's death, she was outwardly the
same Onnie; no outburst of violent
weeping or spoken regret, and only
the mothers eye noted her quick
interest when Ben told of Paul's eener-
osity to his companions, his supreme
love for Dixie" his native land. A
tender smile and kindling eye greeting
each recital as Ben would tell over
and over again of the interrupted mes
sage Paul attempted to send to her
her eyes only saw day by day Onnie's
cheeks grow more wan and pale and
the blue veins seem to swell and cover
the thin hands. Only the anxious
mothers ears, often late at night,
the rustic of the leaves as
Onnie turned the open pages Of her
bible.
Three short months and then a sud-
den change from bright sunshine to
raw, biting cold and then Onnie un-
able longer to rise, lay with fever
cheeks. Ten days more and
again an unclouded sky, as on the
afternoon that Paul swiftly rode to
the last meeting with them. the sun is
over the western hills.
Reclining on the bed, drawn near
the window as before, shading her
The Tupelo journal., 1909-08-13

eyes she looks out over the fields and
down the winding road, now bordered
with green; then turning her head to
an opposite window she gazes north
ward, seemingly over and beyond the
hills lying between her home and
Nashville. As she eazes the brilliant
fever-light fades from out her eyes and
their gray depths become clouded with
tears. Soon only the budding tops OF
the tallest naples catching the rays of
the descending sun show glints of
sheen.
Ben arises to light the room and as
he is just beside his mother, now
standing with a hand clasping both of
Onnie's, his steps are arrested by the
sound of a hooking birds opening
notes-these notes beginning low and
tremulous, then followed by short
bursts of fuller volume, to again falter
and die away until almost inaudible,
then to swell into a grand, triumphant
prelude to another afterstrain, clear,
sweet and inspiring. And as Ben
listens he is reminded of the history of
the soul, as told in The Pilgrims
Progress Bunyan's immortal work
hat he had so often read in school boy
days with Paul. Again arose before
him the picture of one, weak in faith,
hesitatinelv cropping and struggling for
spiritual light, the occasional flashes of
inspiration making bold and strong its
courage, then the many heavy crosses
and dark periods that caused the faith
to wane, yet lingering, to again after
many efforts become even and certain,
as the song birds notes now were.
A light pressure of her hand and
the mother turns to find all sadness, all
WEAKNESS gone from Onnie's face; in
stead, a radiant look of gladness, her
lips gently smiling and eyes filled with
expectancy. Bending low her
head. Mrs. Conner caught these words,
spoken slowly and soft, as if Onnie
was talking to herself-'The spirits
warning of three months ago proved
too sadly true-as the bird sang, the
future was once more opened to me for
a little while and | heard the message.
Thy Redeemer Liveth." Mother. Paul
awaits me and l eo-Ben mother
kiss me-eood bye"
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
BY Frederic b. Emery

4 y
l. numbers one will notice some -
very peculiar things but many
OF these odd features remain unnotlted uiiH
they are forced upon us The number p offers
a field for entertaining results IhlS number
REPRESENT, the absolute zero of physics and X
~, while working some OF the mathematical
portions that 1t first claimed my attention As
being different from many others IL Is, III the
first place made up of the factors tunes times
Il So that the results obtained may be OBJ
tained from any Of the factors or from the
products OF any two OF them. 81. 80. or OF.
II we multiply 27S by II. we obtain 500
and then If we continue the multiplication 10y
any group of two where the figures are the
same. we can tell the product at a glance since
II Will hc as many times 800; as the value OF
the number used in the units or tens place.
Thus. 90 times e7S Is 1927, etc.
The most peculiar results are obtained how
ever when we take other multiplrers that give
results less than 900 900 for the product II
We multiply the number by =. We obtain 10. IOI,
which NAV be considered as consisting OF SIN
digits with the first o cancelled. ANY multiple
of 3 VIII give similar results. the ninth multiple
t;55l giving 90 900. etc Ii we take 49, for the
multIplicr. we obtain 5I,OSI. n we use twlce
rS- for the multjplicr. We obtain twice 5G,o5I,
or IotIoe. etc. II our multlpher Is $50. the
product !~ ISoI50, II IT Is I.Q47. the product Is
5sG.5SI # II Is p 7oI. the product Il -SS.-Sy-
II 1t Is s.5-5. the product Is o75,Q7S. etc. y
little investigation will show that the sum of the
digits IN all these products VIII always be
number that can Toe divided 10y
The question Will naturally bc asked. How
many products. smaller than / 900. 900, can we
obtain where the first three dIgIts are the same
as the last three, The question may bc an
swerci as follows
No matter wha: combination OF figures We
may take. where We repeat the first three for
the last three. that number Will always be
multiple OF rs, provided the sum Of the dIgitS
is equal 10 or some multiple OF 3 If we take
It. l.,
), = = and as our possible digitS. The num-
bcrs may be arranged in groups OF three As
follows.
Let I be the first number. then II each one Of
the Others Is taken IN succession ds the second
number Of the group. We have three selections
for the number in the third place Thus, we
have IS5. GS7, $50, followed by ISS. IS7. $50.
etc Ii this is followed out 10 the end. we find
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and II these twentv-four
groups VIII permit the adding Of the dIglts U
sum that Is . multiple ~ g. These are S. Is g..
$50. los. SIS, SSI. So SIS. SIS $40 ssh So
o5-, and 9-5- We may obtain the same results
If the three digits that add To q multiple ~
are taken. and then the arrangements
These groups are those containing l. s. AMI
:. l. ; and o ;, ;. and =. and ;. =, and o AMI
since each group Of three NAV be arrange -r
four WAYS without Introducing new digIts
can find N this way that We can obtain twenty
four arrangements IN all IL may prove inter
estInE 10 work out the values Tor the even
digItS o. 2, ! 5. and : In ike manner We
may obtain ~.Nrv arrangements OF three each
and of these Ne nni tweuty-four that VIII
be multlplc~ II Then when take r1r
combinations o- r.d AMI even dIGitS- ei-C-r
two odd and one even 'r TWO even and one
odd. find that We have increased oar posi-
bIlitIrS u q wonderful extent
Ii We take the combinations of tw' odd AMI
one even first. We have the following -Iruul1l-t-
tions pt tw6odd only Is. IS. II. TO. 81 S7.
-. so. 81 s. :. -. =. s. : 20 o.. 'i. 15
o.. or twenty arrangements III all. II We com
bine each of these with o. We may place tine o II
any position IN the group. making II nr>t. sec
ond OF third 5I 3 50. and III Ike manner
combine with each pt the other groups 3t Two
OF sixty combinations involving two odd mum
bers and o. II take each 1t the other even
numbers in the same way 4s We have taken o.
We find that We have IN all three hundred com
binatiorS OF two odd numbers and one even.
Then n take the combination ct two
even and one odd numbers. We tIni ,ur srI-p~
oi two even numbers To be o.. o.. 90. 0S. 20. -
20. IS 10. - 10. - 90. =. :. oS 50 -, 81 an,
SO. and each OF these may De Comhtuei
with each Of the odd numbers III each of the
three WAYS. As Goe. or OIL. etc. pr three hun
dred more combinations
II VIII be found that wherever We take the
combination that Is a multiple OF and repeat
It. as oST.oSI- r+o.-+o. oIS-oGS. or oo{ 90 lhe
number So written Will always be evenly dIviSI-
Die bv p; OF Inv factor OF rs
There are III all seven hundred and twenty
combinations Of three dIgIt> where none % the
digits of the group Is taken twice. and 10y
doubling the group the values less than 1000
900 NAV be obtained Of these all that are
multipIes ot 5 are also multipes OF rs
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
Harvesting the Winds

THERE Is another neXhaustiole. tn'H2N
L more variable fitful source OF energy L" De
found in the motions OF the winds over the eStrtf
Doubtless the simple windmill OF to-day1S a most
primitive machine presently 10 be supplante9
bv mechanisms vastly more ingenious ana
capable of trapping and using Tar more OF the
GREAT power Of wind currents, with, at the
Same time. infinitely less friction
1t IS not likely that. II economic require
-uents ever drive us to harneSslng the winds
on a great scale the power OF any form OF wind
driven machine will be utilized directly as a
force. Energy supplied by wind power how
ever, would be easily transformed into electrl-
cal energy which could be stored and drawn
upon as wanted In times of calm weather these
reserves OF electrical power would have TO be
called upon In times Of moving winds. how
ever. the windmills would toll ceaseleSSly the
twentv-four hours through. requiring little
attention from man
On coal burning nights. when We hear the
wind roar down our Chlmneys. we have uncOIn-
Portable thoughts about coal BINS that are
being emptied In the years 70 come with
mills storing electricity. gale raging at nlght
would merely remind US that our gale catcherS
are boarding up more and more heat supply 70
make the cold spell or the blizzard - period OF
warm cheer within doors.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
Sun As a Workable Force

AGAIN there Is the solar engine. True TINS
~ interesting machine hasn I vet been built
though the way mas been pointed out On a
clear bright dav as science Is able to prove. the
sun shines on every square acre OF the earth
surface with a force equivalent 20 seventy ty-flvr
hundred horsepower. this working contInu-
ouslv as long a. the sun shines Even on
dark davs the force Il merely diminished some
what Here then. Is unfallIng lneXhaust--
bic amount OF energy exceeding man greate~-
possible needs
MANY who visited the St LOUIS exposition
saw device there exhibited under the name
Of the heliophore. This invention OF a POrtu-
guese priest shows the way 70 the solar engln-
of the future BY means OF the heI0Phor-.
solar heat was trapped and concentrated % e
temperature OF three thousand degrees cent?
grade one can instantly comprehend what
would happen to half iozen snowballS placed
on TOP Of a redhOt cppkStOve Yet subject
the stove itself 70 a temperature Of three thou
Sand degrees Centigrade and It would VANISH
IN vapor Just a. the SnowballS had done W hen
ever capital feels the need enough % supply the
money. science VIII not make much ado about
bringing forward the solar engine
Thus when We Try To realize the con~c-
quences Of the present great waste OF Naturr
gifts We find that the coming extinction OF Goa.
will not BY any means leave man beretJ OF
mechanical power warmth. or lighting lhr
forester and the engineer. with the people be-
hind them have the task 0t replantlng the
forests of InsurIug the water supply anI
saving the great loss of tiliable soil now washed
away by preventable floods The chemist and
the electrical engineer VIII take care OF the
questions forced upon u by the gradual empty
ing Of our coal mines.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
By III. Irving Hancock

WJHEN have drawn by N. IrNI
w upon the last Of Natures
once lavish supply OF coal. we
SbafI have left to us other sources Of power,
fla heat and light that are cIassed ine~haust-
bic For one thing. there IS the enormous l&ll5
force locked up in the motion Of the tides ne
practical solution of harness1ng the tlde9 80
~ H. will sr,DDIy u, with electrical power Is
even now in sight This problem will be quickly
disposed OF When the hour Of need arrives
Horsepower exceeding anything known 3.,.,1, OF
used bv man Is now expended IN the ebblng
and rising of the tides of the earth IN the cease
less lapping of the waves on the thousands ana
Thousands of mile, Of seashore. This energy
will be most easily utilized. as far as present
l-novy1edge can forecast. IN the generation oi
storage electricity As electrical power can De
readily transmitted. 1t Is not an IDLE cream .
.o-,-.i,-s the f,ctorie, OF st LOUIS running on
Mower Generated at the coast OF New Jersey the
same source OF power furnishing also the neat
ing and lighting Of the workshops
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

and fifty thousand horsepower
IS derived from our streams
- an address delivered recently by PresI-
dent Bogert before the American Chemlca-
society. that distinguished authority declared
the theoretical power Of all our streams to be
two hundred and thirty million horsePower
Of which he estimated that one hundred am
Sf+,, -,;1Iio,7 horsepower could be made avail
3bI5. At reasonable cost. Reckoning water
r,oyyer to be worth twenty dollars a year 70 the
horsepower. this would give Us annually three
thousand million dollars worth OF power
useful for all purposes OF power TRANSMISSION
light and heat
To be -;ire the possession OF any such enOr-
NOUS horsepower from running water depends
upon the protection OF our streams. but TINS
marks back 20 the conservation OF inland water
wavs and the rehabilitation OF forests. both
ea<iIv within the powers of national and state
governments.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
What Water Power Would Do

and TRANSPORTATION used IN this country
probably less than thirty-tive million horse
power is put IN motion These figure are IN
tended to apply 10 horsepower from all sources.
coal included Yet the United States has now
readily available. in its streams. thirty-Seven
million horsepower from the single source 1t
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
NEW POWER. HEAT, AND Ll0Hl

running water. OF this only
about FIVE million two hundred
and fiftv thousand horsepower
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
A PECULIAR NUMBER

that We have sixty different
combinations Of three lIgIts.
and u these tweutv-t9ur
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

TN tine study pt the theory ot
i numbers one will notice some
H. ;, ,-,g,- but w. n Y
New-York tribune., 1909-05-16

we have drawn
w upon the last Of Nature 5
once lavish supply OF coal. we
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. August Spot cot
ton steady. unchanged: middling, 1aA
Sales on the spot. $40 bales; to arrive, 200.
Futures opened weak at a decline Of e
to q points on reports of rain in Texas.
Complete returns from the weather
bureau showed that the precipitation was
not SO general nor SO heavy as at first
supposed and prices recovered to within
eight to nine points of yesterdays closing.
At the middle of the morning a storm
warning for Galveston was issued and
on the idea that the disturbance which
has been in the Gulf Of Mexico for sew
eral days would sweep over Texas Sun
day. carrying rain with it. the bears
again sold the market down to the low
est levels Of the day. On the closing the
tone was steady and the active months
showed net declines of IL to 10 points.
Futures closed steady. Closing bids
August. 11.SO. nominal September. 11.Y9:
October. 11.91; November, 11.91; Deem
Der, 1902; January, 11.9j: February, 100,
nominal March, 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

NEW YORK, August Flour receipts,
1875 barrels; exports, 535 barrels. Mar
ket quiet, with prices unsettled Mime
sofa patent, 5.30a6.25: Minnesota bakers
15a5.5O; winter patents. 5.4Oa5. 10; winter
straights. 5.G0a53O: winter extras. 45Oa
49O; winter low grades. 4.4Oa4.8O; Kansas
straights, 5.O5a5.2O.
Rye-DuH; fair to good, 4.35a4. 90; choice
to fancy, 4.65a49O.
Cornmeal-Steady; fine white and vel
| low, 1.65a1.7O; coarse, 155a 80: kiln
dried, 3.75.
Rye-Dull; No. western, SO; nomina
t. o. b. New York
Barley--steady; feeding, 7Oa75; c. t. f.
New York.
Wheat-Receipts, ss,4o0 Spot firm; No.
RED, new. 1.131s. prompt f. o. b. afioat;
NO. | northern Duluth, old, 1.391a, +. o. b.
af1oat; No. hard winter, new, 1.12k;
| nominal, f. o. b. afioat.
Option market was without transact
tions, closing asc to he net higher. Sep
TENDER closed 70: December closed 64H.
Oats receipts 80 $50 bushels; spot quiet
mixed, 26a32 pounds. 4S1k: natural white,
26a32 pounds, 49a51; clipped white, 34a42
pounds. 52a5915.
dlnss. s. se: sity sp a45 0ran' 1885, mid
Hay-steady; No. 8. soas5; good to
choice, 95a1. 90.
Hops-Firm; state common to choice,
1908. 15a19; 1907, nominal; Pacific coast,
| 1905 14a17; 1907, Half.
| Hides-Steady: Bogota, 22ha23ls; Cen
! trail America. 23a23A.
Enthusiastically; acid, 22a3O.
Wool-Steady; domestic fleece. 36a37-
! Beef-Steady; family, 14OOa14.5O; mess,
II .OOa11.5O: beef hams. 24.OOa26OO; packet,
| 12.5Oa13OO: city extra India mess, 2O5Oa
p 90.
Cut meats-Steady; picked bellies, 121aa
13: picked hams, 1211a13.
Lard-Barely steady; western, 118Oa
lilo, refined, steady; continent, 1905;
South American, 1265: compound Tiara
| Pork-Firm: family, 21.5Oa22OO: short
| clear, 21.OOa235O; mess 21.75a2225
Tallow-Firm; city. 59-18; country,
5-16a5 1915.
| Cottonseed oil-Steady; prime crude,
! nominal; prime crude. yellow, 5. 4Oa5 70:
| September. 5.53a5.6O.
Petroleum-Steady: refined New York,
| S.25; Philadelphia and Baltimore. $40;
| Philadelphia and Baltimore, in bulk 400
Rosin-Quiet; strained, common to good,
$40.
Turpentine-Steady, 53a531s.
Rice-Firm: domestic, fair to extra, ga
6A; Japan, nominal.
Enthusiastically; New Orleans, open
kettle, good to choice, 2Sa42
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
NEW YORK FRUIT.

NEW YORK, August THE market
for evaporated apples is quiet but steady,
with fancy quoted at sAa91a; choice al
sasA prime at 7Aa71a and common to
fair at 5a6A. Prunes are said to be meet
ing with some export demand on the
coast, Notwithstanding which the market
is rather unsettled. Quotations range
from IN to 111ac for California and to
. for Oregon fruit. Apricots are quiet
with choice quoted at 1OalOA; extra choice
at 1Oaa1OA and fancy at 11a13. Peaches
are unchanged, with choice quoted at
STAT; extra choice at 81 ASA and fancy at
7aS1s. Raisins are dull. with loose mus
catel quoted at 3ksa41a: choice to fancy
seeded at 4Aa6: seedless at 3Sta51a and
London layers at l.15a1.2Q.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
FOREIGN STOCK MARKET.

BERLIN. August THE tone on the
bourse today was firm
PARIS. August 7.-Prices on the bourse
today opened firm on advices from New
York. but closed irregular.
LONDON. August THE fine weather
Of the past week induced many operators
on the stock exchange to go off on their
summer vacations. but. nevertheless. busi-
ness on the exchange has been fairly ac-
tive and the undertone good. with fair
general advances and firm close. Home
rails showed early strength on the salts
factory settlement of the canal trade dis
pute, which brought large buying orders
Immediately after the holiday. while the
cheapness OF money assisted in the grad
ual Improvement of the xilt-edged section,
notably colonial securities. More favor
able Spanish news created a more conf
dent feeling on the continental bourses.
whence good support for the specialties
In the foreign section was received. kaI-
frs were rather neglected, especially at
the end of the week, owing TO the ap-
proach of the settlement. Japanese bonds
eased today on the dispute with China.
American securities exhibited wide and
occa sionally irregular fluctuations under
operations by the professionals. The
signing Of the tariff bill had favorable
effect.