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set lips. and pale. stern faces. they
neld their line steady as granite. clos
ing up silently the ragged gaps torn
by plunging balls
Captain" sale Colgate, riding to
where sat my horse. you will see
that the paper gave you reaches
home safe II fail to come out OF
this?"
reached over and gripped his hand
Lard
at will be the first thing | shall
remember. Jack" | answered earnest
~. But we may have it easy enough
after ALT seems to be an infantry
affair
He shook his head gravely.
NO" he said. pointing forward.
they will need us now"
AS he spoke it seemed as though
the sharp firing upon both sides sud
Lenly ceased by mutual consent. The
terrible roar of small arms. which had
mingled with the continuous thunder
O. great guns. died away into an in
termittent rafting of musketry. and
as the heavy smoke slowly drifted up
ward in great white cloud. we could
E'ainly distinguish the advancing
Federal lines. three ranks deep.
stretching to left and right in one
vast impenetrable blue wall sweep
inc toward us upon run. Where but
brief moment before the plain ap-
peared deserted, 1t was now fairly
alive with sodiery. the sun cleaning
on fixed bayonets, and faces aglow
with the ardor of surprise. Some one
had blundered. The thin. unsup-
ported line of gray infantry directly
In our front closed up their shattered
ranks hastily in desperate effort to
stay the rush We could see them JAM
ming their muskets for volley fire,
and then. with clash and clatter that
crowned all other sounds, battery OF
six black .uns came flying madly past
us, every horse on the run, lashed
into frenzy by his wild rider. With
carriage and caisson leaping at every
limp, the half-naked, oke-begrimed
cannoneers clinging to tn Dir seats like
monkeys. they dashed recklessly for
ward, swung about into position, and
almost before the muzzles had been
we'll pointed, were hurting canister
into that blue, victorious advance.
How those gallant fellows worked!
their guns leaping into air at each
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discharge, their movements clock
work.! Tense. eager, expectant. every
hand among us hard gripped on sabre
hilt, we waited tina. word which sure
ly could not be delayed. while from
end to end, down the full length OF
our straining line. rang out the yell
of exultant pride.
STEADY. men; steady there. lads!"
called the old Colonel, sternly, his own
eyes filled with tears. Our turn will
come"
Torn, rent. shattered. bleeding,
treading upon the dead and mangled
in rows. those iron men in blue came
on They were as demons laughing at
death. No rain of lead, no hail OF
canister. no certainty of destruction
could check now the fierce impetus
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blac!; iglres of the cannoneers at the
rearer guns, outlined against the sky
over the crest. as they moved quick
ly back and forth. Twice they bore
motionless bodies to the rear. and laid
them down tenderly beyond the fierce
zone of fire. Then the heavier pieces
of artillery farther down the line
burst into thunder, and we silently
watched large force of infantry
move slowly past MS up the long slope
until they halted in line of battle just
behind its summit. the advanced files
lying flat upon their faces and peer
ing over. But no orders came for us.
Nearly noon by the red sun hiding
behind the drifting powder cloud. The
ever,deepening roar of ceaseless con
test had moved westward down the
valley, when an aide wheeled his
smoking horse in front of the Colonel.
spoke dozen hasty words. pointed
impetuously to the left, and dashed
off down the line, The men leaped
to their feet in eager expectancy, and
as the Fall in. fall in there, lads
echoed ioyously from lip to lip. the
kindling eyes and rapid movements
diced Enthusiastically the soldier spirit,
We moved westward down the long.
bare slope in the sunshine. through a
halfdozen deserted, Gesolate fields,
and along a narrow, rocky defile lead.
Ing into "A deep revine. At the mouth
of the ravine we came forth into the
broad valley, and halted. Just in
front OF us, scarcely u halfmile dis.
tant, We're the fighting lines. partially
enveoped in dense smoke, out from
which broke patches of blue or gray,
as charge succeeded charge, or the
wind swept aside the fog OF battle.
The firing was one continuous crash,
while pluneing bullets, overreachlng
their mark, began 70 chug into our
own ranks, dealing death impartially
TO horse and man. The captain of the
troop next mine wheeled suddenly. a
lcok of surprise upon his face, and
fell backward into the arms of one of
his men; with an intense scream OF
agony. almost human, the horse OF my
| first sergeant reared and came over,
| crushing the rider before he could
| loosen foot from stlrrup; the Iieuten.
ant-Colonel rode slowly past us 10 the
rear, his face deathly white, one arm,
dripping blood. dangling helpless at
| his side This was the hardest work
| Of war, that silent agony which tried
EN- in helpless bondage 10 unyieidins
i discipline | glanced anxiously along
he front OF my troop. but tney re-
! uIred no word srom me. with tisehy
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William, three and half years old.
had noted and had become interested
in an arrangement of his father with
an older brother Dick BY this ar
rangement the older brother was cali
ed lieutenant, and 1t was his end OF
the game to salute and then obey
without question and promptly any or
der father gave. The arrangement
seemed to please father no less than
1t did William, who, after watching
the military affairs for day or two.
without being observed, sprang one
himself. Father. looking up suddenly
from his paper one evening, was sur
prised TO see his youngest with hand
held in rigid salute. He had evidently
been waiting patiently for some time.
'Hullo. there" said the father,
hardly prepared for new recruit,
what is this? Another lieutenant? ?"
Nope; amt a lef'enant" said VIII.
fam, saluting With the other hand
Dicks lef'enant. Willum's a ce
ment."
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ANMH

OF flame swept the full length OF my
1t was too far away.-but realized
that the opposing pickets had caught
sight of each other through the gloom
Then a big gun doomed almost direct
ly opposite me. its flame seeming like
a red.hot knife rending the mist. This
had barely vanished when sudden
cheer rang out upon my lett. and |
turned in time to behold a thin. scat
tered line of gray-clad infantrymen
swarm down the steep slope into the
valley. With hats drawn low. and
guns advanced, they plunged al a
run into the mist and disappeared.
Our skirmishers had gone in; the ball
had opened.
had tarried long enough; any
moment now might bring boots and
saddles" and If ] possessed the slight
es. desire for a breakfast to fight on.
it behooved me to get back within
our lines. The memory Of that ami
lated scene In front still fresh upon
me, how quiet and commonplace ey-
erything appeared down there in the
hills.
What has become OF Bungay?" !
questioned of Colgate, who was lying
upon his back with eyes fastened
on a floating cloud.
do you mean the little mountaineer
who came in with us last night?'
nodded.
ooh, his mule bolted at the first
shot over yonder. and the little fellow
is after it. He's down the field there
somewhere
How time dragged The battery to
left of us went into action, and began
firing rapidly; we could mark the
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SYNOPSIS.
NWACM GkUPC GCO

The story opens in Confederate teht
at critical stage OF the Civil War. Gen.
Lee imparts to Capt. Wayne an important
message to Longstreet. Accompanied by
Sergt. Craig, an old army scout, wayne
starts on his mission. They get within
the lines of the enemy aud In the t.ark-
ness Wayne Is taken for Federal OF
hcer and young lady on horseback Is
given In his charge. She is a northern
girl and attempts TO escape. one OF the
horses succumbs and Craig goes through
with the dispatches. while Wayne and MY
Lady of the North are left alone They
seek shelter In a hut and entering II IN
the dark a huge mastiff attacks wayne.
The owner of the hut Jed Bungay, and
his wife appear and soon II party or
horsemcn approach. They are led by q
man claiming to be Red Lowrie, but VINO
proves to be Maj Brennan, i'ederal
officer whom the Union girl recognizes
He orders the arrest OF Wayne as spy
and he Is brought before Sheridan. who
threatens him with death unless ne re-
veals the secret message. Wayne believes
Edith Brennan to be the wife or Nal
Brennan lie is rescued by Jed Bungay
who starts to reach Gen Lee, while
Wayne In disguise penetrates to the ball.
room, beneath which he had been inn
prisoned. He is introduced to Miss
ed. Edith Brennan. recognizing Wayne
says she will save him. Securing q pass
through the lines. they are confronted by
brennan, who is knocked senseless Then.
bidding Edith adeu. Wayne makes a
dash for liberty. He encounters Bungny
they reach the Lee camp and are sent
WITH reinforccmcnts to join Early.
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Enulapd's ARMY of Stijt.Walkers

Thousands of men in England earn
their living during considerable por.
ton of the year by their ability to
walk and work on tall stills. Most of
them are employed in the hop fields of
Kent and other districts, where they
have displaced the high stepladders
formally In use.
During the pole,stringing season the
silt walkers, Il feet from the ground,
perform the work with ease and with.
out loss of time or motion A trained
stiltman will do the work of four or
five men working with stepladdcrs
Exchange.
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Apropos of TripoIi.

Apropos of the war in Tripoli Col,
Henry &. Hamilton said the other day
In Monterey:
"A man asked me this morning
whether you dispatch troops or de.
spatch them. ! answered.
III they are your own troops you
despatch" them; but if they are the
"nemys, you dispatch" them, with
the accent on the al "
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
Lecturers Sore Throat.

Miss Elisabeth Marbury, New Yorks
noted theatrical agent, was condemn
ing at the Colony club the scolding
type Of woman.
you can always tell her" said Miss
Marbury III you cant Tell her in one
way. you can tell her in another.
Il said TO woman the other sun
day:
why. my dear. how hoarse YOU
are
Yes she answered angrily. Ny
husband was out late last night
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
Record for Sheep Herdina.

Henry Clayton, shepherd for over 60
years on farm near Brayteldonthe
Green. Northants, England. has prob
ably established record for long
service in his line. He has worked
on the same farm for GA years, having
begun at the age of 6 as a bird scarer
He still minds the sheep, harvests,
and does odd Jobs. and is happy with
weekly wage OF 1G shillings, Ills
wife still lives, They have Is chill
dren born to them, rearing them all
The Argonaut.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
To Him Who Learns.

Perennial youth and health OF mind
and body is only for him whose mind
Is growing daily through the ABSORB
ton Of those thoughts .ba. a::icken
every faculty and thrill every feeling
With sense OF unlimited life Nv alts-
De Foe
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
An lnspIration-

Professor McMuddle Ia very In
genious in twisting things around to
illustrate his theories. Is he not?''
Yes. believe be proposes TO take
the fact OF the champagne troubles
IN France nearly oyeriurnlng the gov
eminent, TO illustrate the curse o.
drsGN
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
p,omotlno country's industry,

Queen Elizabeth, wife Of the king
OF the Belgians, is a practical bust.
ness woman, and has just instigated
the formation OF private company
who's business IL will be TO promote
the revival Of acemaking In Brussels,
Mechlin and Bruges, and to increase
tbe expectation OF Belgian iaces
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Altered the Case.

Mrs. de Mover-"Good gracious!
This il the noisiest neighborhood l
ever got into. Just hear those children
screech!" Maid-"They your own
childers mum Mrs. de Mover--"Ara
they? How the little darling are en-
joying themselves. ''-Tit.Bit
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
Called.

II asked the audience to lend me-
their ears" said the verbose speaker.
But in three-quarters of an hour they
were DOING" Il see," replied the
fnancier They called the loan"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
A Risk.

You ran great risk when you
proposed to your fiancee on noun
tain gorge"
Why so?"
"Thins Of the consequence If she
had thrown you OVER
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
Method in Her Madness.

A woman withdrew her divorce
suit against her husband and bought
1im an aero2lare. Evidently undertak
ers are cheaper than lawyers In her
own Baltimore sun.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04
Variety Secret of Charm

yet he remembers distinctly each
one Of those American types. because
each one, by her dress and her man
ners. has emphasized her own iden-
tity"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-01-04

DO you know BingIehoffer?
Yes"
He's positively uncanny'
Why do you think so?'
lie keeps his socks in the same
place all the time
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Not a Home COMPANION.

Mrs Hoyle--How muck did her hus
band leave her when h. died?
AIRS Doyle-One mos evening &
week than when he va. awe Judy
The record., 1912-06-27

the vehicles that do the most damage
pay the largest tax.
Without giving an entire schedule
the following will illustrate what the
writer has in mind:
That after . given date No vehicle
shall be used upon the highways un-
less II carries q license.
On a two horse farm wagon with Q
tire of IN inches or less the annual
license fee to be $3.50 a year.
Over IN inches and under az
inches, $3.50 a year.
$500 per year.
Three inches or over. 800 per year.
The money collected to be credited
to the road district and b used for
road repair work.
There is another advantage to be
gained by this method over and above
the preservation Of the highways:
that is, the same wagon is more use
full on the farm or on the fields for
doing ordinary farm work The haul
1 ing over hay fields and grain fields
with narrow tired wagons does con.
siderable damage. Hauling out ma
nure, and in a variety OF farm work
wide tire wagons are advisable. Many
farmers keep wagons with wide tires
for this specific purpose. Why not
have ell vehicles carry q wide, SEN
sible tire that will improve conditions
rather than make them worse?
Dynamometer tests have bcen mace
showing the amount of p wer rs
The record., 1912-06-27

auired to move q given load. over Va.
rious surfaces with tires Of different
widths. Many persons will be sur
prised to know in the large majority
of cases a load can be moved with
less power with vehicles having wide
tires. rather than narrow ones.
There may be another and easier,
way to accomplish the end desired
than the imposing Of license tax
upon vehicles. That would he to
credit the owner n certain amount
each year on his annual road tax bill,
upon furnishing proof that all his ve-
hicles used upon the highways con-
formed to the wide tire requirements.
Suppose the owner has a road tax
Of. say sI2.0O. and he has two wagons
used upon the highways. Credit him
$500 per year upon each wagon for
four years. In this way the tax abat-
ed will more than pay the cost OF
changing the wagon. Thus, his in
terest would be sufficient to induce
the owner to make the change.
Public sentiment would also change
rapidly in support Of the wide tire
movement. and in a year or two a
man would be ashamed to be seen on
the street with one of these road de-
stroying wagons.
The plan suggested is feasible.
practical and has worked satisfac-
torily where II has been tried. There
Is no reason why action should not be
taken along the lines indicated.
Referring to the illustration above
A wide tire con be placed upon an old
wheel without any filing piece as
shown in the Illustration. Just lei
the tire project half inch on eacf
side Of the felloe This will greatl,
simplify the changing from the mar
row 10 the wide tire, and for many 10
calities will serve the purpose Jus
as well.
Wide tires make roads. narrow tire
destroy them. There should be
thorough cooperation between all o
the residents OF the several township
for better roads. Nothing can be dom
so quickly and so cheaply that vii
be productive Of such good results a
to discard narrow tires and substitut,
wide ones in their place.
The record., 1912-06-27
American Awaiting Girl.

The awaiting girl Is quite an estab-
lished feature OF American life. She
hos superseded the old-fashioncd mat.
inec girl, but is very much more I'M
le.s.oned Her one dream IL that she
may, at some time or another. he
dashed to death with her tcgogg,ed
idol. II you want to md her VIII. n
rext you attend an aviation meeting
In America. do not look for her Oh
the lawn or In the grand stand You
will not even find her In the club
house. Cross over to the hangars-
that is the place for the awaiting girl
beautifully dressed, she will sit for
hour after hour en- an old hox. or n
leg of wood, or an upturned bucket.
lust near the doorway of the hangar.
You may stare at her, photograph her,
do what you wiil--she Will not move.
The spirit of martyrdom is as strong
within her is in the Indian fakir. BY
and by, later In the day, it Is family
possible that he" may let ner Greer
On to the machine and go for q ride.
That Is why she Is waiting, waiti....
waiting.
The record., 1912-06-27

highways with a wide tire Is badly
handicapped. Hence. IL any good is
to come from the wide tire movement.
II should be generally adhered to. II
is a truthful statement that wide
tires make roads and narrow tires de-
stroy them.
An equitable basis would be to H..
cense all vehicles doing business up
on the public highways. grading the
license fee according to the width Of
the tire. and letting the amount Of
money paid in be used to maintain
the roads. This is Just and no one,
who is willing to tote fair can object
to H. In grading the license fee It
should be in such a manner that II
will be to the interest of the owner
to substitute a wide tire for his mar
row one.
When this is suggested. II will be
at once said that 1t is impractical,
and that II cannot be done. II is sur
prising how many objections can be
found against the doing of anything
that a person does not want to do.
The writer has witnessed two cam
paigns where the question of narrow
and wide tires has been thrashed out
and every objection made and an
swered.
The first was during the Worlds
Fair in Chicago. In the grounds were
temporary roadways, designed to last
orfy during the fair season. These
were made of gravel or crushed stone
about three or four inches deep. Ths
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fair authorities discovered that n tho
exhibits were hauled in and out on
these roads Il would destroy them.
because OF the narrow tires that pre-
vailed upon the wagons of the truck
and express companies. The authorf-
ties established a rule that no narrow
tire wagons could come on the
the transportation companies. but the
fair authorities stood firm. and the
teaming companies met the conditions
by substituting wide for n narrow
tire upon the same wheel. They sim
ply took of say a two and half inca
tire and put on one three and a half
inches or four inches upon the same
wheel and the same felloe. This serv-
ed the purpose.
About three years ago the city OF
Chicago passed an ordinance provid-
ing for wide tires upon vehicles using
the streets for traffic. A tremendous
howl was made by all teaming inter
ests and they brought in the wagon
makers to state that the changing OF
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The record., 1912-06-27
25O, 900 PUDDINGS FURNISHED
London Manufacturer Made That
sAany to Meet the Demands Of the
Christmas Spirit.

The manufacture of plum pudding
in England is mainly confined to Lon.
don and is carried on by all the prin.
cipal bakeries. delicatessen and other
establishments. The industry was
greatly doomed Nv the Boers war.
IN ,iss opening days Of that strug.
gle thn v0tlDz00asewan wanggeuDS1s>ae
Iatarai solicltuds for the fathers and
sons and husbands in far away Africa.
and the plum pudding was requisi-
toned In large quantities TO express
the feeling at home and carry at least
spark Of Christmas cheer to enliven
the soldiers camp.
Thousands OF pounds of plum pud.
ding were sent out, but the demand
was far in excess of the supply,
fact which gave greater urgency to
the demand and by concentrating
general intrest In the pudding added
immensely to It's popularity. and es-
reoially as the soldier called loudly
for more The result 10 that today
the bulk Of plum pudding consumed
IN the United Kingdom is supplied by
Public purveyors and hundreds Of
thousands of pounds are shipped
abroad Manufacturers begin active
operations as soon as the new crops
of rais.ns, curTants and other required
fruits appear in September. All the
constituents Of plum pudding. which
20 not include plums. are prepared
end manipulated BY elaborate and ex-
pensive machinery. Currants are
washed and stems removed, raisins
are stoned. nuts are shelled and
ground, oranges ard lemons are
peeled. the peel candied and cut Up
orgs are beaten and all other ingrcti
ents prepared by machinery
Exclusive of milk and rum the In
gradients used by single manufac-
turer in supplying plum pudding to
meet the demands Of the Christmas
season Of 1910 aggregated 62o,14O
pc'Sds. tho number Of puddings fur,
nished spgregating 100000 There arc
three or four London manufacturers
Gays Daily Consular and Trade Re
ports, each Of whose output perhaps
equaled that described. and there are
quite large number Of smaller es
adjustments in which plum pudding
was supplied for home and foreign
consumption.
The pudding is put up in packages
weighing one 10 flve pounds each ant
securely packed to insure preservation
end cafe transportation. Properly PR
pared and packed the plum puddin,
OF England. with ordinary care on tn,
part Of the housewife, will retain 1t.
| virtues for a year or more.
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place in mouth as indicated In the H.
lustration. Insert the neck of the
bottle between the front and back
teeth, keeping it up to tia 3pof Of the
mouth and giving little at p time. IL
the horse coughs, let the bead down
for Ii time. tt