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to the gate of the cemetery and passed
under the arch arriving at the outskirts
of the crowd as the opening hymn died
away.
After the chaplain's prayer a man
whom he judged rightly to be the com
mander Of the Grand army post arose and
introduced Capt. Richard Haniland. Cap
tain Haniland appeared to be well known
and loved for he was greeted with cheers.
After listening to the opening remarks
of the speaker, Colonel Littlepage turned
away with the same sneer on his face
that had appeared there earlier in the
day and began scanning the monuments.
idly reading the Inscriptions. A word from
Captain Haniland caught his ear, and
moving closer, he gave his undivided at
tenton to the speaker
" battle of Petersburg" he was
saying, that I always like to recall. 1t
is illustrative of the fact that although
we were enemies on the field of battle
when the fight was over we were once
more reunited by the bonds of a common
ancestry.
Few of you know what a horrible thing
to lie wounded on the field after the hght
To me have come both experiences, and
it is in this connection that | wish to
speak today. A day which sees the north
and south reunited, the scars of conflict
covered and the United States nation
of which every citizen is proud.
ut was after the battle and the dead
and wounded lay exposed to the burning
days of Virginia sun. A mimic ball
had pierced both my thighs and was
helpless, unable to move anything except
my arms without torture. To the wound
ed comes the craving for water above all
other things, and l was athirst 1 felt
that | would give anything for the water
to quench my burning thirst. Fever set
in and 1 grew lghtheaded and began to
cry for the water so craved
"A man lay close TO me. His side and
arm We're terribly mangied by frag-
ment of exploding she'll. The blood was
gushing from his Wounds AS my cries
for water grew louder he raised his head
and looked in my direction. | could see
that he wore the gray Of the confed-
eracy
and was afraid of knew not what
hushed my cries and lay breathess
watching him. Closer he crept his prog
fess slow for his strength was ebbing
fast from the gaping rips in his body.
After an eternity 1t seemed to me he
reached my side, and with fumbling fin
gers undid the canteen at his belt. lie
offered ii to me. Take it, Yank,' he said
and az ! seized II eagerly and put it to my
lips, added softly, guess you need II
worse than do
When Captain Haviland mentioned Pc
teisburg colonei Littlepage grew inter-
ested for the scenes of that battle were
indelibly impressed on his mind. When
the captain told of crying for water and
the response of the rebel he started vio-
lently. He had pushed his way through
the crowd, ignoring the curious stares.
until he stood directly in front of the
speaker AS the captain uttered the
WORT \ guess you need it the worst"
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changed to Yankee Doodle" his foot un-
consciously kept time.
Behind the veterans came the local
celebrities in carriages. And behind them
marched the school children. On came
the parade, the old men striving to step
jauntily despite their years. The column
swung into courthouse square, formed
opposite a platform and halted. The chill
dren drew up behind the veterans and
the crowd which had gathered pressed
closer.
As the Bliss house faced the court
house square the colonel had an unre-
stricted view of the proceedings. The
orators for the day mounted the platform.
The preliminary speeches were delivered
and the principal speaker of the day was
introduced amid applause.
The colonel could hear plainly but after
the first few sentences his interest waned.
He was perfectly willing to admit that the
yankees. could and would fight His
body bore mute, but eloquent testimony
to that fact but further than that he
would not go. So when the speaker
launched into an enthusiastic eulogy of
the north and the cause for which 1t
fought Colonel Littlepage resumed his
magazine with shrug of disgust.
He did not look up until the column re-
formed for the outward march. His mind
turned away to the south to other re-
unions and a Decoration Day known un-
der different name. In his mind he
compared his comrades, the parade with
which he was familiar. and in his egotism
he saw nothing to admire In the war
SCARED veterans that had passed before
him.
His attention was attracted by the
eager face of the hotel clerk at his side.
His eyes were following the parade envi-
ously.
They are going to the new cemetery"
he vouchsafed, but the main exercises
won't be held until this afternoon at
the old cemetery where most of the old
fellows are buried Thank goodness, I'm
off and will get to see that
The colonel grunted.
The clerk eyed him In silence for
second and then asked:
Aren't you going? Everybody. win be
there. Captain Havilahd Will speak and
there will be the salutes.'
Il have no intention of going to see
people who ought to know better than to
make fools of themselves. was the col
onel's reply
The clerk turned away with trace OF
color In his face for the glance that ac-
companied the words had not been
friendly. The colonel resumed his story.
But his mind was no longer on the
printed page. He gave himself up to his
thoughts. His mind strayed back to the
stirring days Of the sixties He seemed
to see again the ranks upon ranks of
of his gray clad men and above them
proudly fluttering the flag SO like but yet
unlike the ensign he had just looked upon.
The unfamiliar sound of the fife had
touched a spring in hfs mind and flood
of memories overwhelmed him. Once
again he lived the days of war and 4
flood of bitterness enveloped him. Why
had not the north been content with volun-
tary members Of the union, instead OF
4. . 4 Il . d
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Colonel Littlepage, unable to contain him
self longer, sprang up the few steps TO
the platform. turned to the audience and
held up his hand for attention.
Captain Haviland halted his speech and
regarded the colonel in amazement. Sew
eral men from the audience started to-
ward the colonel He waved them back
and began speaking.
Captain Hayiland has omitted the
principal part of the Story he cried in a
clear, penetrating voice that carried to
the furtherest edge of the group and
brought every eye to him for its vibrat-
ing intensity
Captain Haviland has neglected to tell
that when the rebel tainted from the loss
-.of blood he bound up his wounds and
staunehed the flow of blood that was
fast sapping his life i.
He has not mentiofed the agony which
it must have cost him.
"He did not speak of how, when tho
Confederate hospital squad came on the
field he rslsed capture to direct the SER
eeant to take the unconscious man to a
hospital. escaping only through darkness.
But the sergeant did not, and 1t is to
Richard Haviland that selden Littlepage
owes debt which he can only publicly
acknowledge and never repay"
For an instart after the colonel ceased
speaking there was an astonisfed silence
ended by an enthusiastic cheer when 1t
broke upon the crowd that this was the
man that had ministered to their hero.
and himself had as generous story to
tell.
Captain Haviand sprang across the
platform toward Colonel Lttlepage, his
eyes shining and hand outstretched the
colonel met him half way. There was a
warm handclasp and the men stood to-
gether making no attempt to conceal the
tears in their eyes while the spectators
cheered themselves hoarse. Havlland's
companions grouped about them, the color
sergeant waving the Stars and Stripes.
A sharp command rang out. men hur-
red to their places depioyed in fours
and moved forward TO the graves, banked
with flowers. Another command and the
measured voleys rang out on the still
air.
And then the sweetest part of the day
came the bugler fell out and raised his
instrument.
Colonel Llttlepage stirrened to attention,
his heels clicked sharply and his lone
hand rose automatically at the first notes
of taps"
4 sudden breeze blew the flag to one
side. II brushed his shoulders. And still
the bugle sobbed.
seiden Littlepage had surrendered at
last.
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~ ARIs, April 1s.-tSpeciaD-All Am
~ ercanA who know Paris, and all
i those who are coming over this
wear to have their first look at the Gay
city will be interested in the result of
a curious inventory which has just been
taken by the French government. The
objects inventoried were the, national
monuments of France, the actual cash
value of each of which has been figured
out, so now, for the first time, 1t Is
possible for the visitor to this country
to realize, when he stands before the
Louvre, the Pantheon or the Elysee
palace. exactly what sum of money 1t
represents.
Many of these figures are stupendous
and, huge as they are, they represent
merely the brick and mortar value OF
each bnjlding and monument, "as If.
TO quote the official report, there were
a question of constructing them at the
present day. without taking into account
the value Of the site. Nor, 1T might be
added, of the in many cases priceless
value of the contents of the buildings.
AS a result of this inventory, the
whole value of the national monu-
ments-from the Louvre itself to the
least valuable one in the list--the me-
mortal to Marshal Ney--is 1,795, ,246.49s
francs, or, roughly s359,049,30o. The
most valuable item in the list is not
tile Louvre, but the famous former
royal palace at Versailles, which, as a
building alone. is worth over s144,-
coo, 600 The Louvre and what is left of
the Tuileries represent s56.S74.400 and
the famous Paris opera house $4,000, 600.
One could, it seems, rebuild the Pan
theon for practically the, same figure,
While the Luxembourg is worth S1,025.-
600 and the Elyse palace. the resi-
dence OF the President of France, a
paltry s947,600.
Not SO long ago, French million
aire desired to buy the Arc de Tri-
cmphe, which Napoleon built to cele-
brate his Victories. and under which
the Prussians marched into Paris, and
to remove it on the ground that it in
terfered with the view from her bed
room window. but was informed that
the arch was not for sale Now 1t APP
pears that the monument would have
cost her, as 1t stands. s4.000.000. II
anybody wished to rebuild the gilt and
gingerbread of the Trocadero 1t would
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\]XL/'

wv When Colonel selden Littlepage
M of Marion found by inquiry OF
w the clerk at the Bliss house
that he could not get a train out OF
Clifton, Ind, until the following day,
owing to the fact that May 80 was sun
day. the ordinary genial face of the col
onel became distinctly overloaded
The colonel had stopped off in Clifton
TO look over some oil properties pur-
chased by southern syndicate, of which
he was a member. on his way home from
New York whittier he had been on the
same mission He had counted on being
able TO transact his business in Clifton
in a single day--hence when he found his
plans disarranged by train schedules he
was inclined to be irritable.
The colonel was of the type SO often
written of and so seldom seen. His clear
pink skin, keen bue eyes and six feet
boast was that he was from the south,
of his snow white hair and moustache.
The colonel carried his 65 years well.
His manner of dress and soft speech
would have stamped him as being from
the south had he failed to proclaim that
fact-which he did not. His proudest
boast fas that he was from the south,
sub. Gods country, suh.'- Colonel Lit
tlepage was aggressively southern.
He was more. Although he had served
through the war leaving an arm at
Petersburg. he had never surrendered in
spirit. His prejudice against the yam
KEGS" had not been soothed by the re-
gime of carpetbag rule in Alabama and
as the years passed ne failed to feel the
healing hand of time.
This added to his disgust when he found
that he must spend another day in Cliff
ton and he turned away from the clerk s
desk muttering something uncompli-
mentary about the train service. Seating
himself in a corner of the broad window,
he picked up the Clifton Courier and
scanned its pages for something of inter-
est His eye was caught by headlines on
the first page. 1t was a notice Of Decora-
tion Day exercises. AS he read his
choler Increased
1T was bad enough to have to spend a
day in this beastly town." he muttered
but for it to be Decoration Day is add
ing insult to injury
However the colonel might fume there
was no help for it. So he secured a hand
full of cigars and ensconsed himself in
a shady nook where the light was good
and soon became absorbed in magazine.
The hours passed as he read. Ten o'clock
came and went.
The sound of shrilling flies forced itself
into his ears and he threw aside his maga-
zine to listen better. The tune was the
Battle Hymn of the Republic" A thin
line of withered figures came swinging
hlp Main street with pathetic attempt
TO keep step and time TO the music as
cnce they had done. At the head of the
column there fioated the insignia of the
Grand Army of the Republic and beside
1t fiuttered the Stars and Stripes. In
terest crept into the coloners face despite
the sneer on his lips and when the tune
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way TO his room where he was soon
asleep.
When he awoke the shadows were
lengthening and he descended to the street
with the intention of seeking a livery
stable. A shady avenue looked inviting
and he turned down for a short walk TO
breathe the delightful May air. AS he
walked he became immersed in thought,
returning to the strain of the morning.
Softly there stole to his ear the sound
of filing and the muffled roll of the drum.
Turning a corner he. saw in the distance
the gleam of tombstones and the music
grew clearer. Walking leisurely he came
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seeking to force unwilling states to re-
main under intolerable conditions he
mused What right had the uncouth Lin
coin TO meddle with personal property.
The dinner bell Interrupted his uncom-
Portable thoughts and he made his way
to the dining room. With an impatient
sigh he dismissed thet bitter thoughts
and turned his mind to the oil properties
which he had seen. If he had not been
mistaken there was much money for the
taking and he would have a glowing
report to give his associates. "
With the intention of making another
trip to the land, which lay on the OUT
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A Be1uted Surrender
BY JACK BETHEA

for a horse when the sight of the clerk S
face recalled his curt dismissal of the
man. Perhaps he had been rude to him.
He would apologize.
He went directly to the desk and ex-
pressed his regret that he had been
sharp in his answer to the clerk.
That's all right, sir.'' was the hearty
response, but you had better come out
this afternoon
With a gesture of dissent and cour-
teous word the colonel turned away and
deciding to wait until it was cooler be-
fore going to the oil property made his
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Right

From the Weekly Telegraph.
The schoolmaster wanted to know
whether the boys had an understanding
of the functions of a British consulate.
Suppose" he began, framing his ques-
ton on the likeliest way to arouse the
interest of his hearers. ''supposing some
one took you up in an aeropiane, and.
after a long. exciting flight dropped you
down thousands of miles from homo in Z
country quite foreign. what place would
you seek out first of an
An eager hand was In ly uplifto1.
We'll, sir, the hospit9
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FRANCES NATIONAL MONUMENTS

The value of the Church of the In
valides and the tomb of Napoleon is,
roughly $S,600,000, and that of the
Vendome Ncolumn 100000.
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cost him s2.5oe. 900, while to replace
the Palais Royale, near which D'Artag-
nan and his comrade fought the car
dinaPs guards would cost s6,S72i000.
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uMExcELLEp NEWs sERvicA Of the Nome Daily Nuggst. ss.oo per
 month delivered to your homes every
 night before . o'clock
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coLLEcoE MEN GET WORK
Special Nugget esrvieA

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. Oct. l2.-Positions which will bring an annual revenue of more than s6.50o have been found during the week for students of the state university who need work by the college Young Mems Christian Association. Secretary Lewis still has on file more than 100 applications for work from under graduates who expect to support themselves partially or entirely hy work done outside the classroom. Students fill positions of all kinds Curing their spare time. While some are busily engaged in washing dishes. others tend furnaces and lawns. Still others arc engaged in pressing an cleaning establishments md many spend their afternoons and Saturdays as clerks in downtown stores.
 More than 70 per cent Of the stu Gents at the university .of Washington arc either partially or entirely self supporting.
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NEWS FROM ALL PARTS OF NORTHLA AND

three men working intcrmittently for two months. constitutes a new gold find worthy of rush of thousa nds of men-and women now--where one half of the horses used for packing are either dead or discarded by their own CTS after 90 days work. and where the trails are worse three times over than
 were the Dyea or skagway trails of 's7 and 'ss and more dangerous. then the Chisana is a great camp. Y left Ceptain W. F. Armstrong and o. B. Young inside. and came out with E. T. Hope, and we are leaving for Knik.
 "The country has been prospected for miles around and gives slight promise of shoveiing wages In even any one place other than that mentioned.
 "I banned i've creeks clear to bed rock and never raised a color"
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wzsHINca77oN4 V wzsHINca774:ieT7 SOCIETY
 NOW PETS TURTLES

WASHINGTON. --- Capital societ, women have abandoned their lap dogs and have taken up turtles for pets Among the women who have them crawling about their drawing room are Mrs. Alexander I,ritten, Mrs. George Howard and the viscountess Di Sibour' Tho reptiles have beautifully colorcd spots on their backs. Their owners nave their house gowns made so as tn narmonize with tho markings of the turtles. The turtles are taken out for oaIiy airing in automobiles.
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eATcHElLER SECLUDED
 IN HOME WITH BRIDE

NEW YORK.-Geo. Batcheller. the millionaire corset manufactures. with 79 years and other stays to his credit was ensconced yesterday behind i'm penetrable barries ut his home.
 20. buutiful bride of thirty years Miss Tuene Ruth Geddes. pronounced tie most perfect woman in Newport by her former employers in fashion able costume stores. is said to be the charming ruler of the New York man. sion. but she Is n "Cinderella Invis- ible."
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Start the menth right by subserib ina for the Daily Nugget. R ps month: 6 months. S1o; one year e2(
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KING eALks AT COST
 OF THE FIFE WEDDING

LONDON.-when the marriage of Prince Arthur of Connaught to the Duchess of Fife was first arranged t was to take place from Marlborough House and to be a comparatively quie. affair. The Princess Royal. mother Of the Duchess. agreed to hear the entire expense.
 Later. King George insisted that the wedding should be fin Buckingham Palace and should take the form of . state pageant: the Princess refused to assume the extra costs. especially the military procession: the King would not. and last Friday he can celled the entire military arrnnge. ments.
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ONE MORE NAIL IN THE
 MoTHER.iN.LAW JOKE

NEW YORK.-"She can have every thing in the house. your honor. but insist upon having my mother in law ! picture; that is all want" said Albert Guterz to Recorder Brewer yesterday
 Guterz and his wife have decided to separate. Mrs. Guterz at first re- beiied against parting with the pie ture, but at the suggestion of the re- corded she agreed to let her husband have It. and they left the courtroom to pack up.
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(Frem Our Exehansss.)S

Sitka. Sept. 22.--TRe Suku WhArf .,d. Power Company is making splen- did progress with it's power plant. and vill have electricity int" town by the nrst of October.
 tcdmonton, Sept. 29.--The noted .-snper Deschambeault arrived here .n,s morning from the Arctic regions, He claims to be the original discover = of the blonde Eskimo. and says t ,,.s he that sent word to steffansson -.rardIng their existence.
 Deschambeault sent word to Stef- .nsson immediately upon his discov- .rv of the white race, and now declares thai the matter claimed the discovery sor his own. thus robbing the trappe. If the glory connected with his find. ne denounces the explorer aa fraud.
 John L. Timmins. an old sourdough of the early Dawson md Fairbanks flaws, who arrived in Ruby last Satur- day morning returned from q visit to rons creek on Tuesday. where he had heen on husinss. Timmins stated tha; hs could see no reason for becoming Aiscouraged at the outlook. but on the contrary. the prospector has every req son, judging from what he could learn. to be hopeful. The district has not been half scratched over. and Ii is not reasonable to suppose that the best ground has heen uncovered, The Roby district. as field for the prospector offers the best opportunities in the ter rltory at present.
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Those contemplating stampedng tJ the Chisana country would do well to stop and lhink-and think hard-what they are going up against" As near as can be learned. no further finds have been made. notwithstanding th,' numerou creported rich finds on the several creeks in th district Stam peders returning from the scene of thu newest strike. in the ma ajorIiy of cnses. give credit to finding pay only on two claims, one on each of two creeks. Tn" following telegram speaks for itself:
 Fairbanks. Sept. 17. 1873.
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Al THE NEW EAGLE.

old Lewis Hunter Rye and tas Fa nneus Athssten Bourbon whis'ssya Distilled sprins 1eo4-1so6 bought ir bend and reduced to % per esnt by U. 6. government, by the bottle oallen.
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We will save you the time and trouble of writing the local news to soor friends on tho outside. by maii-
 ng the Nome Weekly Nugget to any Sedreas in tho states for 50 cents per
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Fred Harrison. Ruby, Alaska:

Fred Harrison. Ruby, Alaska: Returned stampeders estimate that
 fifty people will winter inl Chisana. Same old pay on one claim each of two ereks. Everything overdone.
 RowsoN. The sender of the above telegram VIII be remembered as the young man who acted as court stenographer dur Ing the term of court held here last month. Mir. Rowson sends 1t Is d warning to friend. and we print by permission of MT. Harrison that others may profit by the information. Thomas Brouillette. an old timer in this district. just returned from e trip to Cripple City. Conditions in that camp are no different from those of any other camp in the interior. They have some pay on several creeks, but have had no water with which 10 aiuIce any of the gravel. Broillette returned by way of Poorman and Tamarack, coming down the Salatna in a polling bout. He met Lyman Turner with his sawmill outfit about 75 miles this side of the mouth of Hamarack creek, al- most high and dry. and about IF miles below Turner he met Billie Leskie and Horner. also waiting for more water before any further progress could be made Alec Felton was also met with his outfit, trying to make headway. but very slim chances of being sue cessful--in fact, there is but little chance for any one of the outfits get ting up-to Tamarack until the water is increased by a heavy rain
 This is a very unfortunate condition at this time. because the outfits on tho way are looked forward to by some on Poorman creek to relieve to some small degree the food shortage.
 Charles c. Coulter, formerly of Nome. for more recently of Seattle. writing from Cordova, says:
 'I have just arrived from the Chi- sana after stay of several days. where l thoroughly investigated tho probabilities of that district.
 "If a single claim with a paystreak from four to six feet wide and three feet deep. almost half worked out by
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