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Show ! BEAVER PRESS roftfh hope you know," said stellation Perseus, "that my Is the most noted of "I the Al- variable st&rs." did not wait Harry was glad Persues moment. to this for' an answer, for up not If the truth were known, he was as much so even sure that he had heard of Algol. Evidently Perseus thought he knew for he went right on with his talking; "In the old days they thought Algol was rather unlucky In spite of his brightness. Alpha, to be sure, is my a brightest star, and Alpha lives - In : meadW-" regular starry un"Why did they think Algol an asked. star?" Harry lucky "You see Algol's name means De mon, and his light varies which is the reason he Is called a variable star. Algol has also been called the Double Eye." "What "They mitted. Medusa, queer names." are a bit queer," Perseus ad"By the way, you know about don't you?". VYes but I'd Just as soon hear It 'again." Harry was thinking how many myths he remembered Just as soon as they .were told to him again. Perseus commenced "Medusa," proudly, "was one of three Gorgon sisters. If you looked at one of them Caen. JohnliMorga: 4 ECENTLY there took place In Lexing ton, Ky., a ceremony which was the theme of many news stories In papers throughout the country and which recalled for a moment the name of one of the most picturesque figures In American history. It was the formal opening to the public of the old home of Gen. John Hunt Morgan, famous Confederate commander In the Civil war. This home, flow owned by a Lexington woman, Mrs. John Johnstone, has been restored to the architectural style of antebellum days and, containing as It does, many relics of this cavalier of the old South, It now stands as a memorial to a man whose deeds marked him as one of the boldest and most dashing cavalry leaders In our history. , Among those who attended the opening was a little group of aged men to whom this ceremony had a special significance. There were only 19 of them and they were the survivors of the thousands who "rode with Morgan" on those spectacular raids which made him the idol of his followers. They entered the front door, through which once rode General Morgan and his Lexington Rifles, and walked reverently through Its rooms, characteristically Southern In their simplicity and spaciousness. They saw the massive chandeliers, the heavy doors and the clr- cular stairway, which are Just as they were when this flue old mansion housed the gallant and debonair horseman, only mellowed and made even more beautiful by the passing years. They pointed out to each other the south gateway Into the paved courtyard through which, according to local tradition, the general, pursued by his enemies, rode his beloved mare, "Black Bess," and clattered tip the side steps to bid farewell to his adored mother. John Hunt Morgan was born In Iluntsvllle, Ala., June 1, 1820, the oldest of the six sons of Calvin C Morgan. When he was four years old his father moved to Kentucky where he bought a farm in Fayette county. There the future cavalryman grew to manhood and at the outbreak of the Mexican war enlisted In the service, rlslug to the position of first lieutenant in a cavalry regiment. When the Civil war started he was a prosperous young business man of Lexington, having married the daughter of a leading merchant of that town, John W. Hunt, and being engaged In the manufacture of bagging. It Is said that at first Morgan remained neutral, hoping that Impending conflict would be settled amicably, but when a Federal force from Camp Dick Robinson entered Lexington he was angered by the Invasion and decided to cast his fortunes with the Confederacy. Morgan's official position In the Civil war Is something of an anomaly. In that respect. It resembled the position of his homeland, Kentucky, It was one of the border states which both the North and the South tried to win to their sides and It furnished thousands of men for both armies. In it the horrors of civil conflict were shown at their worst. Families were divided and frequently brother fought against brother. It was a fertile field for guerilla warfare and such was the nature of much of the fighting which took place upon its soil. Morgan became such a thorn In. the side of various Union commanders and gave the citizens of two Northern states such a scare by bis spectacular raids that amid the blind passion and prejudice of the war, he came to be regarded In the North as a guerilla lender. On the other hand, the South regarded him as a regular Confederate cavalryman, subject to the orders of higher Confederate officers and the government at Richmond. Certainly he was regularly commissioned as a captain of Kentucky volunteers, attached to the division of Gen. Simon B. Buck-ne- r. early in the war, as the colonel of a cavalry regiment In Gen. Braxton Bragg's army In 1SC2-6and later as a brigadier-generaOne of General Morgan's men was an expert telegraph operator, who carried his Instrument behind his saddle. On one occasion Morgan wanted to know If there were any Federal troops at Louisville who could be sent quickly to Bowling Green to reinforce the larB--e force stationed there and cut him off while he was raiding behind the TJnloo lines. General Boyle was In command at . Louisville and General Granger at Bowling Green. Beaching the main railway line between the two cities, Morgan had 'his telegrapher tap the telegraph litre and put himself In communication with ISoyle whom he Informed that Morgan had been seen In the vicinity of Bowling Green and that there was danger of bis attacking the town. "How many troops can you send Immediately to rein- force me?" tapped out the telegrapher on his key, ending the message with the name "Granger." Rack came the reply, "There are no troops In Louisville who can be made at once available." "Are there troops elsewhere who could be sent to Bowling Green? If so, where are they now? CQURTWY i , , LCUHGTOrt CHAMBER Of COMMERCE 'me of GenJohnHuntMonjan. at Lexington, ry. - no tell f'""1 happiness: tm L xtravagance of it WhLf,l,,l W not proflt." lu SEASONABLE DISHES The bride of today with . .1 ' nt , equipment In cuiinarv u no fear date cook II08 or f0d8 Preparlj gives n Fancy one-hal- J J ,2 w until fnnl , one-na- Riff " thp Hr jiiiii Mill. 1.I.-1I1cftw in flin ctinrni. - - cA . vy&r vn ;. AZ7 mJ v Yl 2 Morgan Statue inLexinqtonCourt'lard How soon could they be brought op to strengthen the town's defenses?" was the next message from the bogus "Granger." Boyle replied, naming the places where troops were then stationed, stating their exact number and calculating the time required to transport them to Bowling Green. Having received this. Morgan sent a final telegram, thanking Boyle for giving him so much valuable Information and praising him as "a very smart boy." Then he signed the message with his own namel The most spectacular enterprise of this cavalry leader was his raid Into Indiana and Ohio in the summer of 1803, a feat of daring and skill almost nnequaled during the whole course of the war and one which won him even the admiration of his enemies. Boldly conceived and skillfully executed. It Just missed being carried to a triumphant conclusionthrough no fault of Morgan's but because a swift and unexpected rise of the Ohio river prevented his reaching safety at the last moment. It was his own Idea, carried out In his own way and undertaken In spite of the disapproval of his theoretical superior officer. General Brutrg. At that time Morgan was operating in Tennessee where the military situation was far from encouraging for the Confederates. General Buck ner was In East Tennessee and General Bragg's army lay (.round Tnllahoma, confronted by General Rose-crawith a superior force. Bragg dared not detach any troops to strengthen Buckner's Inadequate force, which was essential to holding his part of the state, because General Burnside was preparing an army of 30.000 men In Kentucky to move against Buckner. So Bragg decided to retreat across the Tennessee river and in order to create a diversion to cover his retreat, he decided upon a cavalry expedition Into Kentucky. Morgan was selected for the Job with orders to go anywhere in Kentucky he wished and capture Louisville If possible. Morgan was willing to make the u tempt but did not believe that he could bold out long enough for Bragg to accomplish his withdrawal. He proposed to carry the war Into enetny territory by crossing the OWio river, believing that the scare would not only hold Burnslde In Kentucky but also reduce the pressure on Buckner and Bragg. But Bnigg could not see It that way and gave the cavalry leader orders to confine bis operations to Kentucky. Morgan, however, had set his mind upon bundling the expedition In his own way and when on June 11 bis division of approximately l.WO men, divided Into three brigades, crossed the Cumberland and started north, his secret destination was Ohio. After a number of skirmishes with Union troops stationed as garrisons of towns along the line of march, be reached the Ohio at Bragdcns-burJuly 7, captured two steamboats, drove off 300 Federal militia and two Federal gunboats, and then crossed the river to Indiana. He was now in the heart of enemy territory, bis little force pur ns iiih g, al a! L nmamn' Ea8t Llw' After his surrender Morgan was sent te Colun bus where he was Imprisoned in the Ohio Four months later, however, be of his men dug through the stone floor and six of the dungeon In which they were confined, tunneled under the walls aud. after a series of hairbreadth escapes from capture while making their wav south, finally managed to reach the Confederate line. In safety. After taking part in some minor engagement In West Virginia and Kentucky h. went to Tennessee and September 4 ' 1804, while stationed at a farmhousi Gr vllle, Tenn, he was surrounded In the night br detachment of Federal troops under Gen. A O Glllem. His presence there had been hi betrayed a young woman who was living n the house! While attempting to escape a trooper shot through the heart, thus bringing to a clos. iZ gallant and colorful career. fi by WMtera Nt(apr Uoloa.) y. She Was Chained to a Rock. to That was They had snakes for you were turned vn liinlln ; Algol." "Yes, with all his queer names." "Algol, and some other llttla atnra nearby, make up the Medusa's head which I carried In my hand when I rescued the fair Andromeda. But Algol Improved after he got up in the sky. "Have you time to hear another little story about me?" "I'm sure I have." Cosmo was asleep and Harry was anxious to hear all he could from this Interesting Perseus. "They said that I made the Milky ay when I stirred np so much star dust In the heavens in my hurry to perform the deeds I had set out to "The brave deeds, you mean." Perseus smiled. "I'd rather the praise come from some one else and not from me. Of course the story that je the Milky Way is nothing more than a fanciful story, but if is a Pleasing one for me to tell. "I on't want you to think I'm con-- " ? JU,tlk some mor, about bad Idea of him. Nor do to feel sorry for hUn. He and they have 1 want you an excelled 18 brighter than his -et- lmeslds companion. bigh' , i .f.An , Arabians thought winking wa, TerV ' wr. very shocking.' "Oh, Cosmo is awake nowl" Tniia .1 a. n K.iL'a in a mnncm' vutriuuiL.i f nhlpsnfinnfi' sugar and three to four tahlespoonfuls of strong coffee infusion. Cream tie butter, add the cocoa. Stir In the sugar and coffee gradually. Beat until smootn ana spread on me cat Mashed Potato Puff. Take one quart" of well seasoned mashed po tatoes, two egg yolks or one wlw,e egj slightly beaten, two pimlectnes chopped. Add the beaten egg the plmientoes to the he. and yolks mashed potatoes. Pile lightly In i casserole and place in a hot oven for ten minutes. Serve In the baking dish. finely GOOD Everybody THINGS LIKE WE likes lemon pie, matter there is something the with tneir iuuikcsw1" taste. Here Is nice thick one: Deep Lemon Pit Mix three of cor- nstarch, one and cupfuls sugar, orl,l rrnduallr tf and boll ll cupfuls of boiling water Add the grated rind im minutes. then Juice of two lemons, cool slightly, of fonr beaten yolks add the well whites eggs. Cut and fold In the dry. W and stiff four eggs beaten W a deep pan with rich pastry . .. . tViawzeOl . an men wide strip nruuuu ...v baM and the rim, turn In the mixture chlllei B Serve minutes. twenty-fivbe wished, a meringue may maki s eggs, three the top. using pw mi the most fluffy pie. However and oanj meringue, the good without e PrNapro!eor.Tort.Cream cupful of butter and the weU until very light; add four add yolks, stir well, then bit ful of flour, lifted wUh fleD " teaspoonful namon and cloves. Add one P ful each of grated lemon teaapoonf two orange peel, coco grated chocolate or aM monds grated. Mix thoroughly M wh beaten in the stiffly buttered eggs. Pour into three ,w venl.v- -tl tins and spread Oft should be very thin. Bake 1 P coo twenty minutes. When malade. with layer, together v the top with murmulade andU o Icelnf er with a chocolate Heat Cider Frapp strain the boiling point. Skim, free and Chill cheese clotlu stemmed mush. Serve In fiaj a fan pieces of ginger for or the pre either the crystallized one-WI- one-fourt- teJ , . "Z&t -Hake smal. Pj- rf - , putty pans Inverted, 9w with raspberry Jain whipped cream sprlnMei tachlo nuts. ,n V well m w A very pretty as he Pr ' petlzlng dessert may and plari" ,Dd slicing Jelly roll of whipped cream. center witb flavored, piped In the pastry tube. . : "Well, one of the reasons Algol was given such a bad reputation was because m mvviia I vainly. ntifnl nf hnfTdr fine stone. the old tale. hair." "I remember. I always thought they were horrible." "Andromeda was the daughter of Cassiopeia you'll notice I'm not far from Andromeda and.jshe is Just below Cassiopeia whom' you've met I want you to keep your directions. You've heard how vain Cassiopeia was. Well, her daughter was punished, too, for her mother's vanity. She wes chained to a rock bo a sea monster could come and capture her." "I think that was mean to punish a daughter for her mother's vanity." "I didn't think it was fair, so when I came along' with Medusa's head which I had taken without looking at her face, I decided then and there I'd do something for Andromeda. "I was going to help her In the first place because I felt sorry for her, but do you know that I fell right In love with Andromeda when I saw her? I flashed the head of Medusa In front of the sea monster who was Just reaching for her so that he was turned to stone. Then I took Andromeda away with me, and here we live la the sky, right near each other and happy." "That's a peach of a story," Harry said. "Andromeda deserved all I could do," Perseus went on. "Some time when you're down on your Earth look up at her fine Nebula the Great Andromeda Nebula it is called. "But I've got away from my subject! I was going to tell you about aa nAn r.m- - Kiiiirmn nf uuLiucuia auu tdui tho rirv inrrrpmuma nlturnntplo sued by thousands of Federals from the Kentucky camps, and facing hostile militia, populace and soldiery wherever he might turn. Descending on Corydon, he found 4,000 militia drawn up to bar his way. He dispersed them and moved on with-ou- t halting through Salisbury and Palmyra to Salem. There he tapped telegraph lines and learned of the frantic efforts the Federals were making to capture him, and of the wild reports of an Immense Invading Confederate "force which" were being circulated. From Salem he proceeded on up the Ohio, destroying and burning as he went, in an effort to cripple the transportation system and deprive the Federals of their stores. At Versailles he encountered a strong force of enemy troops sent to capture him but eluded them and continued on his way. After threatening Cincinnati, he .skirted the city and reached Camp Shady. There he destroyed a large number of Federal army wagons, much forage and other supplies. Continuing east, laying waste to rail lines, he finished his dash through Ohio at Pomeroy. At that time it was estimated 25,000 Federal troops were in hot pursuit of the daring raiders. Even then Morgan might have made his escape into Virginia, but for an unexpected rise In the Ohio that delayed the command and prevented it from crossing the river Immediately. While were compelled to wait. Federal troops and they gunboats came up. The raiders pushed further up the river to another ford. Here many crossed before the pursuers caught up, and made their escape. Hemmed in by Federals, the remainder of the command spilt "up In small groups some some being captured. General Morgan andescaping a large number of his men escaped, doubled back on the trail and headed toward Athens and Zanesville. But the game was almost up. And Ironically enough It "took a Kentm-klato catch a Kentuck-Ian.- For when Morgan was finally surrounded and forced to surrender near Lisbon In Coiumbi-an- a county. Ohio, the man to whom he surrendered was MaJ. George W. Hue of the Ninth Kentucky cavalry of the Union army, a native of Lexington, an old acquaintance of Morgan's before the war and an old adversary of his during the first two years of the war. Uue had entered the non aervice as trie captain of a cavalry company which he had organized and. according to his reminiscences, published In the Ohio Archeo-logicand Historical Society Publications sev-eryears ago, he "was kept busy chasing John Morgan out of Kentucky. Six times I drove hlra out of the state, on six different occasions, before the raid Into Ohio when he surrendered to me on the Cubaugh farm, where the monument has been erected." That monument stands south of Lisbon and bears this Inscription: "This stone marks the spot where the Confederate raider General John Morgan, surrendered his command to Major George W. Hue. July au. iso.1. the farthest point north ever reached aud by any body of Confederate troops durlrg the Civil war oK?i-Wl- u cupf iriiirn ina 6 teaspoon. f one-hal- fWmr li'iMnG i . , bride one-ioun- n i 0J of f powder, teaspoonful of one tablespoonful of sugar, hv0 spoonfuls of shortening, eaT two-thirof a cupful of bo? third cupful of sliced dates tahlespoonfuls of peanut butter m one egg yolk. Sift the drv ents. work in the shortening with fork until well blended, add milk Ul well beaten egg to form a soft Koll out on a floured board and cu small rounds. 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