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Show they shame the lovely skies of the A WARRIOR BOLD. in WWW Author of By ST. GEORGE R.ATHBORNE. Little The Spider Widow, Etc., Ml Caprice, Million , Dr. Jack , Web, Etc, fMIa Copyright. 1901. by Street and Smith, New York. CHATTER II. (Continued.) Naturally, Charlie Stuart was justl-Ae- d in be lieving the girl to be the child of some Flemish citizen. True, she was not dressed in the usual Dutch fashion, but her golden tresses and blue eyes, that shone like twin stars, made him take the fact for granted. He was, therefore, considerably surprised when, springing to her feet, she advanced a step or two toward them, holding out her hands, a look of great Joy illuminating her face, and in a voice which the echoes of her recent sobs still haunted, addressed them in purest English: ' 0h, sirs! Heaven has heard my prayer and sent you to my rescue!" , Stuart made up his mind then and there, strange as such a proceeding might be, that there was a deeper mystery about the presence of this young girl in these terrifying surroundings than had at first occurred to him. Many things united to make him believe this the fact of her not being missed by her party, her manner in avoiding any reference to the friends iwho should be so anxious yes, then and there he became convinced that a (Story lay back of it as startling as any product of an opium smokers dream. Charlie knew it would be well for him to divert the girls mind as much as possible from the horrors she had so recently been forced to face. ThuB as they walked along, he even grew somewhat merry, and his object was accomplished, since the girls temporary trembling fit had passed away and she was now calm enough to ask questions regarding their opportune presence in the dismal place. Several times Charlie knew she was looking at him Intently. He believed that he could guess the reason that she had a story to tell, a (story far out of the ordinary run, and was studying him when she thought herself unobserved, studying him to determine whether she dared entrust him with its astonishing details. known parties who had so mercilessly condemned so charming a young woman to a cruel fate. It was Artemus who unlocked the heavy door And ushered them into the garish light of day, who gravely relieved Charlie of his brass candlestick and placed it, together with the rusty , keys, where they belonged, Charlie saw that his companion glanced hastily to the right and left through her veil. Once he was almost sure she gave a start, but by no word did she signify discovery. Could you get a cab for me? she asked with a perceptible tremor in her voice. "Easily, no doubt. There are usually vehicles waiting outside the Steen. This way, please." Before the vehicle started, Arline Brand threw back the veil, and again Charlie was given the privilege of looking into those honest blue orbs, rivaling the heavens in their hue. I will release you from your promise if you regret making it, Mr. Stuart, she said, softly. Thanks; but I am a singularly obstinate man, I fear. At eight I said. Besides, I confess to much curiosity bo hear what you promised to tell." Those wondrous eyes beamed upon him; a little hand crept out to allow of a parting pressure; then the vehicle lumbered away, leaving him there in front of the historic Steen, watching its progress down the crooked thoroughfare, and wondering at the change that had broken into his quiet life. When Charlie Stuart reiterated his rash prdlnise with regard to seeing the owner of those marvelous cerulean orbs that same evening, he had but a faint conception of the magnitude of the task he had taken upon himself. He was dimly conscious of a figure hanging from the rear window of a second old vehicle a figure that made all manner of pantomime gestures, and in which he recognized his friend Artemus. CHATTER III. , Remembering the quaint methods Charlie Makes an Engagement by which Artemus Invoked the dra! Who was she? matic muse, he ended with a laugh. This question came into Challes No harm I he mind many times while they walked aloud. To done, imagine,some said, one his surprise seekthose ghostly passages, through added: ing the worn stone stairs at the top That remains to be seen, young of which stood the roughly hewn oak sir. door studded with rusty nails. Turning indignantly to see who had At the foot of the worn stone steps dared to thus address him without into came a sudden flip girl stop. middle-age- d "Sir, she said, addressing Charlie vitation, Charlie faced a as though he were the only party in gentleman of military aspect, who was him with much urbanity. aigljt, unless I am mistaken these regarding am I quite ready to explain the atepk lead up to the museum of 'the Steen, and we have reached the exit meaning of those words I uttered, of this horrible underground tomb. young sir, on condition that you favor i We can be in the light as soon as I me with your name." unlock the door up yonder, he said Charlies first hasty inclination was ... to refuse point-blanbut he bad up to quietly. One moment, before we ascend. 1 this point of his existence never want to catch ry breath to tell you known the time when he found reason how grateful I am for your timely as- to be ashamed of his name. It besistance longed to one of the best families in Please don't mention it, said Char- Scotland, and his ancestry dated back " lie. to the days of Bruce and Wallace. "Indeed, it was a great pleasure, fair That is a condition easily complied lady, chirruped Artemus, eagerly. with, as I have never yet refused it to You overwhelm me with confusion. man who felt enough interest in I have, as you may well suppose, re- any me to ask. It is Charlie Stuart." ceived something of a shock, and The other bowed. hardly feel equal to the task of ex- - -- Good! I see we shall get on toplaining to you Just now what strange gether amazingly well. There need be circumstances brought me into the no trouble whatever, since we agree so desperate predicament from which I charmingly," he said. have been rescued by your assistance. Ah! about what, now? asked CharBut I trust I may see you again soon, wnen the explanation that is due will lie, once more keenly on his guard. Hm! Say, the pretty frauleln. be gladly given. Forgive me if I say But perhaps we do not agree on I have been studying you all this time, In fact, our views may be and something tells me I may surely that swbject; opposite. Tell me, why diametrically trust you with my life. God knows I do you wrfylay me? I am a complete need friends. stranger; I never saw you before. Her words thrilled Charlie. , Quite true, quite true, young sir, "Pardon me, miss I should have told you before my name is Charlie chuckled the other; but I have seen Stuart. I am at present an exile from you before. I know when you came to old London, in search of a mission. Antwerp, and just how you have emPerhaps I have found one, he said, ployed your time since. The deuce you do! Then you must with an .amused smile. have known my name. Why did you A faint flush chased across her counask for it? with the light of suspicion tenance. and unbelief in his eyes. And I am Arline Brand." To ascertain how far you would She had a small reticule attached to her girdle, as was the 'custom. Open- have confidence in me. I see" you are but, young man. It is my ing this, she took out a quaint little Incredulous; Inlaid cardcase and handed him a bit especial - business to , know every stranger who comes to Antwerp, of pasteboard. When you call, ask for me under whether he be French, English, Rusthat name, by. which I am known. But sian, American or Turkish; also to dislet me say again as a duty I owe you, cover as much with relation to his busMr. Stuart let me give you full warn- iness here as Is necessary to undering that, while I appreciate the great stand his status in society. Although favor you have done mo, I must tell you have never met me before, I doubt you I have enemies, and that if you not you would recognize my name. Should seek to continue the acquaint- Permit me. A card was thrust into Charlies ance so strangely begun, it might pos-lbl- y hand. bring you into trouble. I never yet have allowed fear of Mechanically he glanced at! it The result was peculiarly unpleaaortal man to influence my actions, ' sant Btuart said, proudly. It simply bore a name, but that But these men are cruel and un- -' scrupulous. You ean realize that after name was as famous at St Petersburg Meing to what a dreadful fate they and Paris as In Antwerp Baron Dewould have condemned me because I metrius Peterhoff. This wonderful man had been at the Hfuscd to carry out their will. They are a set of precious scoun- head of the t.inr'u - "oru Pe'.iRn In Russia; he' ha1? b r )t irror' of drels and cowards!" he declared. Nihilists for years; an arg head Ah! but perhaps they are at court men in touch with m of police; until., unfortunately, a cog ' dynasty that can shake the earth if slipped with' fatal result, since the roused, to whom one poor human life Czar Alexander was murdered through Is as a fallen leaf she said, as if test- the instrumentality of a bomb, and from that hour Baron Peterhoffs useing his loyalty. "It is file sar.," I are no reason why fulness In P.ussia was at an end. Ah! Charlie said, very calmly; I I should draw beck. Taking out his watch, he continued, In the most de- have heard of you very often, baron; is now almost hut, really, I confess the prospect of liberate fashion:-- It ' fcigh noon. At eight, then, this even- meeting so renowned a character never ining, to the minute, I shall do myself entered my mind.. To what am I honor?" for the debted at your you honor of the calling Upon Again the distinguished gentleman hotel, and until I am convinced that It is unlawful for me so to do, all the uttered ' the word - that had startled . : police of Antwerp shall not stop me Charlie before. , . To the pretty fraulein." In my rights of a British citizen travei-- '' Charlie frowned. lng under the protection of his flag. See here, baron I know this lady Arline impulsively held out her as Mile. Arline Brand. Surely there hand. s thank you. God bless you, Mr, must be a mistake. She has golden ' halrj Stuart! she said, in broken tones. Yes. V. And Charlie, as he felt the little found a And eves so blue holding up his . hand quiver and throb in his, his hands in a dramatic manner that Strong inagnation arising within un would have delighted Artemus "that those directed against breast, I k, ' . as-ey- . Riviera. Charlie groaned an assent A or.h-in- g weight seemed to press upon Ms brain and he felt as though tottTlg on the verge of a precipice. As to the name, continued Oie baron, coolly, what does it matter? Mile. Arline Brand is as good as another indeed, when you come to examine it, there is something of the adventuress stripe about so delightful a cognomen, dont you think, young sir? To my knowledge that is only one of a score of different names the lady has adopted within the last few years. Adventuress! How like the shock of a rattlesnake's stroke the mention of that word fell upon Charlies hearing. Since you have been so kind a3 to give me warning, suppose you tell me who this wonderful lady of many names is? he asked, coldly, f You must have heard of the Countess Isolde Brabant. It was a name be had often seen mentioned in London and continental papers, a name belonging to a beautiful Russian young woman, given over heart and soul to the cause of Nihilism, connected with high families In the Land of the White Czar, banished through royal, decree, and now turned adventuress in Vienna, Paris and other capitals of Europe. He shuddered at the picture. At least I am under favors to you, baron, for your kindness; and if I make a fool of myself It will not he for lack of warning. Well, young sir, I owe my life to your father. Before Sebastopol, when a fierce engagement was In progress, I had been cut down and lay there helpless, when a squadron of British dragoons charged. They would have crushed me to atoms, but that a wounded Highlander captain, crawling over, shielded my body with his own, and, raising himself, waved his tartan in the air, at which the dragoons separated, sweeping past to the left and to the right (That brave Highlander was your noble father. For years we corresponded; but in my eventful life the memory of the debt I owed him more shame to me became obscured by other issues. Young sir, for his sake I have sought to save you from the snare of the fowlsr. Be warned in time. A cab, doubtless previously signaled, dashed up, the busy baron jumped in, waved his hand to Charlie, and was gone. He left a very puzzled and deeply worried young man in front of the Steen. Charlie seemed wrestling with the problem, and drawn first . this way, then that; but his natural obstinacy finally won out Well, he muttered through hie teeth, I said eight oclock and, come weal or come woe, I shall keep the appointment" ' (To be continued.) , -- . QUESTION Tli ogt face as he faced that day, and to conPrayer for Comrades. Rod give them luck (for strength so often fidently await developments. The boy fails) Luck to dodge death burst shell and who faced the smoke on the day of our small explosion was the youngest flying hoof; Sod make their hands swift In the work son of my stolid soldier friend and that comes. my theory is that he did as he did Their tunics bullet-proobecause it was in his blood to do it, When the smoke puffs along the fronting and that the instinct of facing to the steep. front in time of danger will go down When the guns wheel and doubt rides to his sons and grandsons. Chicago down the line. ; Let the high courage of our race call us Inter Ocean. These belted friends of mine. Got Wood for Campfires. has sounded And when lights out When we first camped at Shell through the camp Bring them. In sleep, the peace they Mound, after crossing the Tennessee used to know; in 1863, there was a neat, substantial Let them forget, til dawn, the weary brick building used as the railway stamarch. j tion, and the orders were that the The hunger and the foe. The Criterion. structure be Btrictly guarded, says an old soldier.' It was, but in the Rear Admiral Batch. comings and goings, up and down the Rear Admiral George B. Balch, U. S. Tennessee the boys needed brick for N., retired, who enjoys the distinction fire places in their little shanties and of being the oldest living flag officer of frame timbers for the same. A few Uncle Sams navy since the death of bricks were torn out first from one Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge, corner and then from another, until Sr., quietly observed his 82d birthday the building was pronounced unsafe. at his home at Baltimore recently. Then the men of the regiment swoopDespite his years and full 46 years ed down upon it like vultures, and in of the most arduous and active service twenty minutes there was only a bare in the navy before his retirement, 20 skeleton left, and that was carried years ago, Admiral Balch enjoys most off that night. excellent health, is quite active and Open campaigns in winter would rugged, and bids fair to live many have abounded In hardships had it not years yet to enjoy the honors of his been that most of the men In the serdistinguished position. vice were good fire builders. When He was several times superintendent we first entered Kentucky in January, of the naval academy and directed the 1862, every fence rail was tied down, education of hundreds of the present as the boys put it, with the order dont officers of the navy. His last duty as touch and I have seen three thou commandant at the academy was as sand men shivering in rain and snow recent as 1879-81- . through a cold night, without shelter in the was He thoroughly and without lire because there was advancement of naval ships and warnothing to burn. There were trees fare, having not only seen but been and wood piles all about us, but none to the quite a factor in the change for soldiers. Several of our officers modern methods and fighting ships, were put under arrest because they of the times, abreast having kept their men to appropriate Instructed sometimes in advance, and a thorough wood or rails to prevent suffering. In one case g colonel became popular at home and in the army because on a stormy night he took possession of a wood yard and a straw stack and worked energetically to make his men comfortable. When threatened with a court martial the next day he paid for straw and wood and said nothing about it The boys found it out, however, and the year after the war that colonel received the vote of every man in our township, Republican and Democrat, for sheriff, and he was withand out organized opposition in the county, until he insisted he was too old to serve. All because he believed that when the boys needed things to burn they must have things to burn. f. DEVIL COULDNT ANSWER Unable to Predict Actio of a Haw York Jarj. While waiting for the verdict in the Patrick case a few days ago somebody remarked to Mr. Van Diver of the District Attorneys office, that he thought the Jury would acquit the lawyer who champion of all that was good in the new ideas. Rear Admiral Balch Is a southerner, having been born in Tennessee in 1821. had conspired with William Marsh Rices valet to gain possession of the Texas millionaires fortune. Mr. Vstn Diver, who had followed the case closely for several months, doubted this, ' but added reflectively: , N , Of course, nothing is more uncertain than the action of a jury. 1 remember a .story my father told me when I was a boy in Alabama. The s(ory was of His Satanic Majesty and a plain citizen who met one day on a narrow pathway cut in the edge of a cliff. On side there yawned a precipice. On the other side was the solid rock. There was only room for one to pass, and of these two, one must lie down and let the other walk over him. " If youll propound three questions I cant answer, suggested Satan, TU He down and let you pass over my , body. The citizen asked: " What is whiter than snow?1 Cotton, was the answer. What is sweeter than suger? Thats easy again; molasses. " What will be the next verdict rendered in this county by a petit Jury? Pass on your way, said the Devil, as he made a carpet of himself. Facing to the Front We had an explosion near our school building the other day, said the professor,. and I was greatly interested in the bearing of children under the unusual excitement , Of a group of boys nearest the scene of trouble all scurried away except two. One of these faced, in a dazed, mechanical way, toward the smoke, brought his heels together and 'stood in the position of & soldier, straight and stolid, awaiting developments. The other boy threw himself flat on the ground, and with head slightly raised watched unexcitedly the turmoil about the scene of the explosion. I knew both boys well and their fathers before them. Going out from Nashville along - the Murfreesboro pike on the 26th of December, 1862, our brigrade, part of Rosecrans army, moving on Stone river, came suddenly on the rear guard of the enemy. Our company was marching at the time in two ranks in the middle of the white road, while other companies and battalions were in order of battle on either side of the road. As the advance, we were pressing forward, not anticipating any serious resistance, PENN WAS NOT THE GODFATHER when we saw on a Tlse in front of us, and and beyond our skirmishers Keystone State Not Named After the the flash of brass field guns, videttes, Settler. , Early going into position. Many people are under the impresA minute later three cannon balls sion that Pennsylvania owes its name in quick succession on the road struck to William Penns vanity. In point of feet to the left of the center not three fact,. It is not named after him, but as it halted In two-ranafter Admiral Penn, his father, and the of our company back along formation, extending son only Accepted the name under prothe pike. Every one was taken by test. This fact is proved by this parasurprise by the suddenness and vicigraph in a letter written by William the attack, but not a man Penn under date of Jan. 5, 1681: This ousness ofThe man nearest the spots moved. day, after many writings, watchings, the shots struck the hard, where and sollcitings disputes in council, my macadamized road, and whose face country was confirmed to me nnder were covered with the the great seal of England, with large and clothes dust and gravel thrown up, looked powers and privileges, by the name of neither to the right nor the left, but, Pennsylvania, a name which the king would give it in favor of my father. straightening his figure, stood at atI chose New Wales, being a hilly tention, facing squarely to the front The next shot might strike him and it country, and when the secretary, a come in an Instant, but instincto refused call It New might he faced Welchman,, the danger, whatever tively Wales, I proposed Sylvania, and they was. added Penn to it, though I was much it The colonel, not twenty feet away, opposed to it and went to the king noticed the bearing of the men with to have it struck out He said it was a gleam of pride in his eyes, and then he not take would and it past upon said in a matter of fact way. They him, nor would twenty guineas more have range, men. Move off the the undersecretary to vary the name, road your before they fire again The for I fear it might be looked on as men moved to the line of vanity in me and not as a respect in fence on thedeliberately .roadside and a minute the king to my father, as it really later three more cannon balla were was. planted just where the company had stood, and again my stolid man faced ' ' Two Conta fwenr. to the front and said unexcitedly. The penalty for swearing in soma of There they go. They have skedadthe London hotels and bars is now a dled Four days later I saw thte penny per swear. Directly language of same man in the hour of a days a comminatory or profane character la battle and in thepanic midst of the teror heard the barmaid or waiter passes to and confusion he stood, facing the offender a .small collecting box, tft the front, and otherstolidly men fleeing ' from with a polite request for k penny. lines, aligned themIn some' establishment gentlemen selves crumbling upon him. with a luxurious tendency to swear are So it happened that he became the Indulged as season ticket holders. center of a new . line of desperate They put in a sum which carries them lighters looking for something to rally for a fixed period without paying for-fe- it upon, for something to cling to In the . storm of battle, for somebody who Season ticket holders, however, ere would stand against the pursuing not encouraged, because the knowlenemy, He stood and they stood,' and edge of having paid for their swears later itx became a habit with a!! ; in advance encourages men to take them, when confronted to by danger out their moneys worth. . . k - Another Bunker Hill Musket Reading in a recent Globe about the musket owned by Dr. T. G. Simpson of West Fairlee, Vt, from which was fired the first shot at the battle of Bunker Hill, reminds me that a Chelmsford family owned a musket from which they contended was fired the first shot at the battle of Bunker Hill. In the Forefathers cemetery at Chelmsford Center there Is a slate headstone which bears the following inscription: Sacred to the memory of Mr. Joseph Spalding, who died July 31, 1820, aet 64. In hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, bath promised to believers in Jesus Christ. He was among the brave assertora and defenders of the liberties of his country at Bunker Hill, where he opened the battle by firing upon the enemy before orders were given, and after enjoying for many years the blessings of civil and religious liberty in common with moss-covere- d others, "He sank to rpst. With all his country. wishes blest. The old musket is no longer in existence, as It was destroyed by fire, together with other valuable revolutionary relics, when the old homestead was burned several years ago. Chelmsford, Dec. 29, 1902. J. R. Park-hurBoston Globe. st First Colored Enlisted Man. To Worcester, Mass., really belongs the credit of sending the first colored man to the front. He enlisted on April 19, 1861, in the Emmet guards of Worcester, which, was a part of the old Third battalion under Major, who afterward became Gen. Devens. He served with the first three months volunteers sent from Massachusetts, and served his time with the battalion at Fort McHenry at Baltimore. After-war- d he enlisted in the Fifth cavalry of Massachusetts colored volunteers under Col. Russell, now fire commissioner of the city of Boston. He served with that regiment throughout its entire career and returned with it to Massachusetts, where he has since lived. He is a man that can readily pass for white. It was known by his comrades in the. Emmet guards that he was a colored man; he was not asked by the mustering officer whether he was white or colored. Upon the state rolls on his flm enlistment he is classed as white, while on the rolls of the Fifth cavalry he Is designated as colored. ' Dfe JIBS r The Mole. Mr. Mole liveo under the earth, but he likes to walk la the fresh air sometimes; and, though almost blind, he can hear the smallest sound and scent the faintest smell directly, and disappears before you can say Jack RobIf you could peep right down inson! far enough you would see him run down the little , hole . and through a a El ha W bees the .beum Z president and president of the u. and American or foreign Imha...., receive a salute of 19 guns; of the cabinet, the chief Justice I speaker of the House of Repress, I tives, a committee of Congress oanJ ly visiting a military post, govern, within their respective states or w tories ' and the civil governor of Philippine islands the islands receives 15 general receives a vice-govern- drugs jsnii cf; sight sadlj receives 17 of the guns. A govern! PhlS salute J of 17 I The term Shan w taken to mean an administrative oju under whom officers with the title I governor are acting. . .The assistssi I secretary of war or the assistant i. retary of the navy, when officially vie I iting a military post, receives a silati lot of passages, some quite big and of 15 guns.- - ' governor-genera- eei l' W to 1 (ben and the 1 R.I - wide and others very narrow for these are the streets of Moleland until he comes to his own home. This is so wonderfully arranged that the moles can go out and come In at any part of It. Of course, these small fortresses take some little time to build but, as the mole uses his pointed little nose A 1 Left-Hande- d ' Party. the invitations are sent is made, of the matter, When sc I mention the receiving party stands near the door and offers the left hand to an ) entering. Each one of the receiving party has the right arm in a sling, ant I those who are" not quick enough 1 uj The flag of Italy is a tricolor of officials who should go among ttt green, white and red, the green stripe sick and r ounded. Hospitals and i near the pole. . bulances, wounded men, nurses ut On the white stripe Is borne the doctors are all untouched in the mid shield of Savoy, a white cross on a of turmoil. - The red field, bordered with blue. distinctive mark of hospital! The simple and beautiful flag of and ambulances is a red cross upon i Switzerland is red with a white cross. white flag, and. all of , the hospital The famous red cross which is worn workers wear . a white armlet witt by the doctors, nurses and their as- the red badge upon ' it, the sign of sistants in the time of war bad its their mission .of mercy, : 'J In This symbol is, as you will see, ffii origin in the flag of Switzerland. 1863 an international conference was flag of Switzerland reversed in cokx. held in the city of Geneva, in SwitzThe two flags below, are the tuerland, to consider . how far the hor- ners of Belgium and Holland!' rors of war could be lessened by aid . They are both tricolors; thst of to the sick and wounded. The re- Belgium being black, yellow, scarlet, sult was that all of the civilized na- the black, near the pole; while fix tions, all the world over, promised Dutch flag is red, white and blue, mi to be neutral in time of war to those at the top. Paint the picture. '; . 1 as well as his forefeet, like you would your Bpade, it is not so difficult. Now, the funny part about a mole is that, although it lives In the earth, yet.it is never dirty like you get when you dig in the garden, but its blackish-brow- n fur keeps as clean and an soft as possible. Animal Instinct in Winter. With many forms of life the readiness for winter, says Bt. Nicholas, is not to secure a place to protect them from cold or even from freezing, but for security against sudden changes of conditions and of temperature. It is a protection in some cases similar to that of the plants on the lawn that were covered with straw by thd gardener when he made them ready for winter. In some places of the kind for Instance in the squirrels nest, there is undoubtedly real animal warmth and coziness. Fish seek the deepest parts of the pools, where the temperature of the water is a little above freezing, and where It remains very near this point until spring. offer the fight band have to pay a be felt. All the guests are ushered to qm corner, 'where their right, arms an tied in slings. As soon as all the gunti tests must be arrive, the gin, and- they can be many and varied A tablet and pencil for each gueit b found upon the table, and a sentencs written at the top has to be cojiA twice with the left hand. The one who can claim the best writing, of count, receives a prize. A blackboard b hung in a convenient place and ack one is asked to draw with colored crayons any animal they may choose Of course this creates no end of sport which is only equaled by comical b tempts to gracefully partake of tit refreshments offered later on. - Some Amusrng Forfeits. - , Young People are often at a loss fix good forfeits in their games. In the schemes of advice upon the sabjMt the penalties they impose are some times objectionable or highly absait creating confusion where iaaoceat pleasure is designed.' The followfcf are suggested to help young folks oat of the difficulty. Problem In Mathematics. A cannon ball dropped from this These forfeits, it will be seen, bar tower would reach the ground at A In each a separate name. A good pi four seconds. If fired from a cannon would be for a person who la to tail and acted on by no force except that an active part in the evening party t given by the discharge of the cannon read them over during the day, ao M to become acquainted with them. it would reach B in four seconds. HUSH-A-BBut when fired from the cannon it BABY., Yawn until you make several othftl in the room yawn. This can be dot! by any person who can imitate yaw lng well, and it will afford much mirth. It should be allotted to a boy with good-size- d mouth and a aomhre or heavy appearance, if such a one ca be found in the party. The Youngest Soldier. POETIC NU.'lEEPS. The Chicago American publishes the of poetry, coanilej Repeat a the words ao.it at. you proceed, thas: following letter from a veteran: 1 am a reader of Full (one) many (two) a (thrs:) your paper and in last Saturdays issue I saw a story enflower (four) is (five) born (six) The Cannon Ball Problem.; titled '(Youngest Soldier of the Civil does not move in a straight line to (seven) blush (eight) unseen (ala;) War While this soldier may have B, but in a curved line to C. and (ten) Waste (eleven) its (twelve) lh enlisted younger than 1 did, I believe Why does it move in the curved line sweetness (thirteen) on (fourteen) I am entitled to the distinction of be- and how long does it take it to reach (fifteen)-deser- t (sixteen) air (evO ing the youngest soldier of the civil the ground at C? teen). This will prove a great puaS war. The article claims this soldier to many, and afford , considers enlisted when twelve years nine amusement Military Salutes. months and two days old. In 1861, as According to the arnqy regulations a drummer boy. We had many very as revised, says the Washington A Few Conundrum. Star, young drummer boys. On the rolls salutes will be fired between sunrise What color is the grass when ee you would find me enrolled at nineteen and sunset only, and as a rule not on ered with snow? Invisible green. years old, but this is an assumed age. Sunday, unless required by internaAt what time of day was Adn ' My correct age was fourteen years. I tional courtesy. The national flag will born? A little before Eve. was born Jan. 19, 1850; enlisted Feb. always be displayed at the time of firWhat letter is best for a deJ, 22, 1864, and served until the close of ing salutes. woman? A, because it makes I the war. Now, who is the youngest The national salute is 21 guns. It is hear. . , I enlisted in Company G, also the salute to a national soldier? is a dogs tail like the pith -flag. The Why Ohio Infantry, as a priForty-nintsalute to the Union, commemorative a tree? It is farthest from the.V ( vate and carried a musket until the of the Declaration of Independence Why do black sheep eat less tl war wag over. Henry Wise. and consisting of one gun for each white ones? Because there are Uci Ohio Volun- -' state, is fired, at noon July 4 at, every them..: ... Company Q, Forty-nintI . 'r r . teer Infantry, First Brigade, Third post, provided with suitable keeping? are hens worth Whjr artillery. . Division,- Fourth Army Corps. An of the United States cause for" 'every grain they Alma, Mich. receives a salute of 21 guns, the vice- - peck. pn.-Eag-e h h 1 |