Show tU 0 a f r Battery Wa Taken the low enrlleit Hiwh ° f tHwn n11 I at left 11 WII8 111111110 on kifoh ft 1tihI h bhl ncld laM1 the seen serene ° jerloutlrlpurCY 11 the licenc 11 i n rider imtiil lo brim Intingr Kd cried out ai lutlng him iif report I take U lf ral hat H battery take fbl ml iipr va iler < 11 allPn nut 110W j I Grantpnllvpak out How was It ° 1t r and nnr iiefoie ve look 2 Bkrfi bn Very vns took 8 1 I < Grant You i Hiilhcil the Kilns of 1 urfhe DoHtschrrs Volco was il hShpl rkP Mill ntuwelem brand < r It eta ould NneT poll clem You make 7 turn aid I Grant make fun with tafl5 ef g rinily asked What did you do Ir li the Deutuchcr dot VIIK plain tooktdemrpacklagaitpluin lit eye > met took dcin pack again BIrdse0 In National Magazine Resented Discrimination Serer dirrs except on one occasion i j the lieutenant did I think the Uh way of treating soldiers waster was-ter tban our own way When wo do t Tampa In 1898 a good many lie restaurants there displayed tho I No soldiers fed here AH we had rations and very llttlo money did not disturb the boys but It a aged the sensibilities of a young Uhman in my company Hoed r Ho-ed ny attention to tho sign and dare display sucJi d nO man would dlspl len whore soldiers were quartered p gland Instead of proclaiming they would I feed soldiers the restaurant pro etors In an English town were red re-d not only to feed soldiers hut tho price 1 e them at lialf regular enieg to the story the men of tho pony began to show resentment a = cnlarly toward a pretentious eg ihment which made a parade of Cuban proprietorship and the pride reoC In the American soldiers but Ihe while displayed the sign No idlers fed hereOn here-On the first pay day the men of irtlllery company decided to have d fast The company was formed as IFAR jlorduty the orderly sergeant Insist m that the cooks take their place In one a Then tho company each man jed and equipped for hot work It 11 rehed to the restaurant took pos aria lon i put the proprietors and their lIld byes under guard and then put he t own cooks on duty These pre top rd and served a fine supper I Bier the supper had been disposed Ore the i company marched out without 179 action or remark and the indigo i indig-o proprietors made haste to pro pot a formal complaint to the colonel pa mmand of the camp The colo lias a strict disciplinarian and ho sw sure the restaurant men wero e lien His own men he said d d not possibly have done such a d ag However he would order tho spanles formed for inspection and the restaurant keepers could pick DIll tithe offenders they would be pun led l1P j idThings Things seemed to be going against M din d l I boys when tho colonel said bland to tho complainants Of course ure 011 feed soldiers at your establish roc eetl 1 The SpanishAmericans re ptIl old ttantly admitted that they did not t0 lie colonel asked not so blandly ou dont show one of those offensive t th Iacards No soldiers fed here do Ia ooh r They admitted that they did en thundered the colonel get out esc f this camp as quickly as your legs u n i carry you Get out or I will put ti Ira all under arrest And they got a0 Int IntI a I never saw such a sign In the civil tte w said the captain Tho Southern fotelkecpers were as a rule ready to fit feed all soldiers who had money I C are often thought however that tho is In the SpanishAmerican war had Ws Tery limited experience of tho un ad isnal as compared with the experiences e experi-ences of the long service men In the tat Onlon army This was particularly lime of the things that happened in IM last year of the war when the a laen were seasoned to adventure and a were thrown largely on their own re aI Sources Chicago Inter Ocean 0 I 0h Letter That Was Well Lost I t0 Did Capt Fowler said tho doctor y ever tell you the story of a letter ten I that came to him six months late f0 lathe course of one of tho most active I campaigns of the war Mrs Fowler I at her home in Wisconsin was pros J I fated with a dangerous illness Her Iii Physician felt In duty hound to tell o0 I Mrs Fowlers mother that tho chances a Iere against the recovery of her J t I daughter and advised that a letter be l l Written at once to Capt Fowler ask I I kg I him to come home J d I It so happened that this very try t lag Interview was held In a room ad I inlng that occupied by the sick worn I en and at a table In tho corner of tho I J 0m entirely beyond her lino of vis r lon > The door j between tho rooms was I Pen however and tho mirror on a bureau In tho room In which tho doc Inc and the mother sat was in Just the rgbt position to reflect their figures nlo a mirror In Mrs Fowlors room In which tho Invalid could look with out changing her position tin While the doctor and the mother talked in excited manner about the atlent I In tho noxt room the patient taw h their J faces and movement ten every reflected t In the mirror She know by a look t ort her mothers face that tho 110 Irlned were talking of her case and she that the Doctor was Insisting that at the rapt Fowler be sent for Then 0 saw her mother take pen and NPer e anti write a letter seal It and rddrees It Before the letter was nailed Mrs p Ile told her mother that 0 knew wbat the doctor had advised = and knew that a letter had been writ ten to her husband advising him to I como home She insisted that the letter must not be sent because Mr Fowler could not come homo at such a time and ho only effect of tho letter would be 10 make him miserable Sho was so earnest about the matter that tlw mother destroyed the letter she had written andpromised not to wrlto another an-other She told the doctor however of her experience and he wrote to dipt Fowler himself That letter was In mall that was captured by John Morgan and In due time was recaptured re-captured by the Union cavalry It did not reach Fowler until six montha after It was written and then his wife lad entirely recovered from her illness Ill-ness and there was no cause for uneasiness un-easiness Bravery In Indian Fights Behind I each of the medals won In campaigns against the Indian stands a story of Intrepid bravery Gen Francis Fran-cis D Baldwin while first lieutenant of the Fifth infantry so runs the official offi-cial record rescued with two companies com-panies two white girls by a voluntary attack upon the Indians whoso superior superi-or numbers and strong position would have warranted delay for reinforcements reinforce-ments but which delay would have permitted the Indians to escape and till their captives This occurred at uL DlcClenun s Creek Texas in November Novem-ber 1874 On OcLl 1879 Maj Francis Fran-cis Dodge then captain of Troop D Ninth United States cavalry was scouting near Grand River and there heard of the defeat two days before of three troops of cavalry under Maj Thornburg near White River Agency Colorado An overwhelming force of hostile Indians was besieging Maj Thornburg and threatening the entire destruction of the command Capt Dodge Instantly set forth rode all night arrived at the scone of conflict at daylight attacked at once and held out for three days when reinforcements reinforce-ments arrived and the Indians fled Capt Dodge was at that time highly commended In orders but he had to watt nineteen years for his medal of honor Less than a score of medals were granted for bravery In tho war with Spain One of these went to Capt John W Heard of the Third cavalry and another to Lieut Ira C Welborn of the Ninth Infantry Capt Heard was awarded his medal for gallantry In action at the mouth of the Manl mnnl river In Cuba on July 23 1898 After two men had been shot down by Spaniards while transmitting orders to the engine room on board the steamship Wanderer the vessel having hav-ing become disabled Capt Heard took the position held by them and personally per-sonally transmitted orders remaining at his post until the ship was out ol danger Lieut Welborn wears his medal because during the fighting In front of Santiago on July 2 1898 he voluntarily left his shelter and rushed under fire to the aid of a wounded private of his company In Old Soldiers Homes Uncle Sam now maintains nine homes for old soldiers but they are all one as regards uniformity in operation opera-tion The various homes are known as the branches The Illinois branch located In Vermillion county Is one of tho most notable of all and carries 3353 veterans on tho rolls The various vari-ous homes are located as follows To gus Me Columbus 0 Milwaukee Wis Hampton Va Leavenworth Kas Santa Monica Cal Marlon Ind Danville 111 and Johnson City Tenn The last named Is the latest having Just been completed Besides these a sanitarium is to be erected at Hot Springs Ark which will be open to any or all of tho members of the several sev-eral branches whose ailment necessitates necessi-tates treatment Col Isaac Clements is governor of the Illinois branch and is widely known He was superintendent of tho home for soldiers orphans at Normal III The cottage system is used for housing the inmates although the fourteen cottages are known as barracks bar-racks Each cottage will comfortably comforta-bly accommodate 175 members All of the old soldiers cat at a common mess hall which cost fCSOOO There Is one general kitchen where all food Is prepared while there Is an annex where special food for the hospital or those who are sick Is made ready Tho members pass away tho time playing backgammon chess checkers cards tennis billiards pool croquet and cribbage all of these games being supplies by the government There are also other amusements such as swimming In the largo artificial lake on the grounds In addition there is a largo and well stocked library free to members Dally concerts by brass string and orchestral bands are a pleasing diversion diver-sion while many theatrical companies appear and give plays In the theater Each company appearing puts on an afternoon performance as well as one at night |