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Show T ( I watched the newsboys enter the build--, lag and then run out again with their papers under their arms. Finally he went Into the office and asked for a CAMP-FIR- E OUR FOR 8KETCHE8 containing General Shelby'a picpaper OLD SOLDIER READERS. ture. A smile lighted up his face as be ook the paper in hie trembling Patriotism Rampant la a Kamalo Col- hands. Then be leaned against the lege Aa Old Negro Whom Um. Mhel-b- y wall and gazed steadfastly at the pics, ture on the front page for ten Uoafht Just llefuro tbo War Marriage of bold lor. Did you know General Shelby?" one of the office meu asked of him. 1IOE the etied "Did I know him?" the old darkey with silver That Imre him replied, without taking his eyes from to the fray. "Did 1 know Jo Shelby?'1 the When lie heard the he paper. Why, he was my ole repeated. guns at dawning inurstali." As he looked up the tears Miles away; When he heard were coursing down his cheeks. tlnm culling. The old darkeys name was George lulling nor Miller. He was the faithful slave who Mount! was with Shelby Ihiough the war and slay; Quick, ur all ia took rare of the general s horses. He lost; Is now 58 years old and lives at the They ve surprised and stormed corner of Tenth street and Washington the (Hist, They push your routed host avenue in Kansas City, Kan. He earns Gallop! retrieve the day. a living by delivering groceries for House the horse in ermine Henry Hurstman, a grocer. For the foa lilew Miller told a reporter that be was White through the red October; born in Madison county, Kentucky, in He thundcK-into view; 1838. About leu years before the war cheered In the looming. him They Horseman ami horse they know. broke out he was brought to LexingThe turn of the tide begun. ton, Mo., with a number of slaves who The riiliv of Iniglcs ran. were to be sold on the block. On the III tile von; lie swung his hat The electric hoof spark Hew. day of the sale, Miller says, General Shelby came along and purchased him Wreathe the steed and lend him st private sale. For the charge he led "lie paid $1,000 for me, and he was Touched and turned the eypresa Into amaranths for the head the best marstah I eber had. Of Philip, king of riders. The old darkey said he was taken to Who raised them from the dead. The camp (nl dawning lost), Shelby'a farm, where he was given lly eve, recovered forced. charge of the generals stables. When Hang wth laughter of the host the war broke out General Shelby took At belated Iaiiy fled. Miller with him and he was a faithful slave during ail the long siege of Fhroud the horse In sable For the tnouniis they heap! civil strife. After it was over he was There Is tiring in the Valley, given his freedom. And yet no strife they keep; The old darkey's sorrow over the It is the parting volley. It Is the pathos deep. death of his Idea! soldier and master Then is glory for the brave is pathetic to witness. Who lead, and nobly save. Hut no knowledge in the grave Where the nameless fojl.jwers sleep. Marrincr for Molillrn. The commander at Fort post Islrlntl.ni Rampant In a Female College. Mont., recently reprimanded Two years ago (he faculty of Vassar because mo college at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., voted 1ost Chaplain Hatciuan ed latter official had the at marriage of that, for various reasons, Washingofficer and a ton's birthday should not lie given a to the Btinleiits as u holiday. In lHbii young woman at the post, says the the day fell upon the last day of the New York World. The whole affair "unauthorized and week, and so scented like u holiday in was stigmatized many respects. Dut this year brought Improper," but the chaplain didn't It on Munday. anil the young lady stu- think so, and promptly appealed. He dents of Vassar felt it an insult to held that no authority was known to their patriotism to be obliged to at- exist which can grant or deny permistend classes on a Ipgal national holi- sion to enlisted men to get married day. They resolved to proleBt against and that his authority to perform the marriage ceremony ia in no way dethis aa a body. rived from the military establishment. Anout a quarter of an hour before breakfast that day a body of students The post commander held that no assembled in the senior parlor, and married men were wanted In the serstarted In procession over the corri- vice and special authority was not to a married dors, Increasing In numbers aa they only required one. to man also General but marry marched. America" and "Yankee ' Doodle were sung with a will. By Brooke, commanding the department the time the procession passed out of of Dakota, through whose hands the the front entrance and over to the papers passed, pronounced Chaplain Bateman's act perfectly lawful and president's house there were 200 or 800 students In line. They saluted proper," but favored some rule being Prealdent Taylor's windows with adopted which might prevent enllated Three Cheers for the Red, White and men from marrying while in the serMiles comments as Blue!" and hearty cheers for George vice. follows upon the points at Issue: "Tho Washington. Then, returning, they course of Chaplain Bateman appears entered the dining-rooto the tune of warranted by law and regulaAmerica." Quick and silent hands fully the While tions. objection to soldiers had transformed the dining-roointo well recognized It Is not is marrying of a glory national colors. A chalk line was drawn around the faculty prohibited by law or regulations, and the military authorities are not, there(able, and a screen of flags shut them from ones the patriotic who were fore, warranted iu Intervening. As away Intent on celebration. The professors neither the soldier nor hie wife are entitled to claim or privilege from the wet;e greeted as they entered the class rooms with patriotic aongs, and found government during hie service on actheir classes all arrayed In Sunday count of marriage, under proper adminno detriment to the service best, some with hate and glovea on, istration, need result. The reaa If Just ready to leave the college. consefurther marks that evil "the More than this, a poster for every to result from prohibclass was conspicuous behind the desk. quences likely of soldiers would the marriage iting The French poster announced: Qul no doubt far exceed those existing unentre id lalese le patriotism dehors." conditions." der present The algebra poster was a clever computation of the results of taking away Lawsuits In Bornaa, patriotism from the faculty and adding When the Dyaks of Borneo have it it to the students. That of the Greek class Informed the college that 'the decide between two disputants, they Greeks loved freedom and taught hon- give to each the same sized lump of or to those who freed their country. salt These lumps are dropped Into Would that our teachera would do the water, and he whose dump Is dissolved same. The psychology poster traced first Is to he decided In the wrong. the effect on the mind caused by de- Or they put two live shellfish on a piste one for each litigant and squeeze priving the students of the holiday. In the morning mall each member of lime Juice over them. The verdict Is the faculty received a notice: "A re- given according to which man's fish vised edition of Shakespeare's tragedy stirs first. An English traveler remarks George Washington.' " with extracts gravely that the result Is sometimes to Illustrate the situation. The bulle- as accurate as the Judgment of civtin hoard on the main corridor was ilized courts. covered with notices. Those who stop-pe- d to read found a notice from every Mann Hope nnd Cheap Measures. "Deliver us from mean hopes and club in the college: "There will be bo meeting of the students association from cheap pleasures." The words are today, "Federal councils will hold no a part of a prayer written by Robert meeting today," "The Wake Robin Louis Stevenson to be read at family club will not meet today." And In worship In his household at Samoa, striking contrast was an unsigned no- They suggest a lesson that life teaches tice. "The faculty will meet as usual to men of any creed. Between the today." In the evening there was a mean hope and the cheap pleasure come Colonial ball given In the gymnasium, the beginning and the end of every nnd the whole senior claea went as form of sin. Youth's Companion. George Washingtons, with labels to insure Identification. A Straight Tip. The Heiress Yes, when I don't wish to accept certain men's attentions, and Vm HwlDj Falthfal Slave. Kansu City Star: A darkey with they ask me where I live, I say In the tent form sod wrinkled face that bore suburbs. Mr. Selfaure Ha, ha! An traces sf age nnd sorrow stood on Min- excellent plan. (After a pause.) But nesota avenue In front of the office where do you live, Mies Brewnlowl of the Star In Kansu City, Kan., early The Heiress In the suburbs. New yesterday morning. For a long time he York Tribune. CAMPFIRE SKETCHES. mln-ute- ' ke d -- Assln-Iboi- re-enl-iet MaJ.-Ge- n. m m major-gener- al AT OLD MONTPELIER. BEAUTIFUL HOME OF PRESIDENT MADISON. Whrn Ilia llmlj Now Rests Tho Spacious I .aw a. oail Fluo Traps That Surround tha Huum- Madlsou's Kspsrlouru with tils Overseer. - (Special Letter.) HEHhJ ia one spot in the United Slates from which can be Been the homes of four of Its presidents. That spot is in Orange county, where, YiiginU, standing on the summit of a little bill, one has within vision range of Montebello, the birthplace of Zachary Taylor; Ash Lawn, the early home of Monroe; James Madison's stately Montpelier, and Montlcello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. The two latter are twenty miles or more apart, but Madison and Jeffeison were considered neighbors at that time, when a few tulles more or less made no difference, and a morning call lasted all day long. The two men were always warm friends and political associates, and there was much visiting between their homes. Nowadays the name of Montlcello is almost as familiar as that o' Jefferson himself, but the home of Madison does not seem to be aa well known. Montpelier stands on a alight eminence about four miles from Orange Court House, facing the long line of the Blue Ridge Mountains in the distance. The broad pediment portico, upheld by stately Doric luiumns, has on both sides the long wings of the house which give It the appearance, as it were, of "holding out open 'arms to welcome the coming X' well-kno- ; n, MONTPELIER. OF PRESIDENT MADISON, guest. One of these wings, with the gardens and offices attached to it, was HOME devoted exclusively to the use of old Mrs. Madison, the president's mother, who lived to a great age. Here she led a quiet life, near to her children, but apart from the gay throng with which the house was often filled. The front e door has acquired a quaint, look from the high, pointed cornice over It Inside the house Is large and furnished plainly, hut commodious, and richly, everything Is arranged with a view to comfort, rather than ornament But the especial beauty of Montpelier Is Its magnificent trees, many of them hoary with age, which shut the old house In with a sort of protecting tenderness from the outside world. To the right la an avenue of spruce pines, planted under the personal supervision of Madison, and not far away a grove of ancient walnut trees, under whose shade a solemn quiet reigns, and the grass Is always green. .Near the house la a majestic oak, which is so large that a horse placed on one aide of It cannot be seen from the other. This has been critically tested by many people, among them President Hayes when he visited Montpelier, accompanied by his Cabinet, In 1878. At one dnd of the avenue of pines to which we referred above. Is an ice house, dug In the ground according to the Virginia fashion. Over It Is s dainty little Doric temple, In which Madison often spent long summer mornings, reading or conversing with his friends. One of the traditions which the good folk of the neighborhood delight in telling Is about this Ice house, which was the first ever heard of in that section. The negroes could not believe their ears when ordered to fill it with Ice early in the winter, and the overseer, himself filled with doubt, straightway attempted to dissuade his master from so useless an undertaking. Madison was greatly amased at this and laughingly promised the man an iced mint Julep on the next Fourth of July, In exchange for his largest turkey the following Christmas. To this the overseer willing agreed, deeming his turkey On the Glorious perfectly safe. Fourth Just enough Ice remained In the straw to fill the compact, and Madison told the story with great glee to his friends while carving a fine, large turkey for his Christmas dinner. During the summer months the Inmates of Montpelier spent most of their time on the spacious lawn In front of the house, and often had dinner arserved under a large, bor. In one of Mrs. Madison's letters, written on a hot July day years age, she says: "Yesterday we had old-tim- . vine-cover- ed fifty-sev- en ninety people to dine with us, at oue table, fixed under the arbor. Only a half dozen of them stayed all night, but I am less worried about a hundrej In Washguests here than twenty-fiv- e summer in especially. I truly ington, Relieve a country home Is the happiest and most independent in all the world." About a quarter of a mile from the house is the family burying ground, which Is so surrounded by trees that many of the gravestones have been thrown out of line by their spreading roots. In this spot lie the remains of the fourth president of the Unltrd States, under a handsome granite shaft, on which Is cut in large black letters the one word, Madison, and the dates of his birth and death. This monument was erected by private subscription, mostly in his own county. Many years afterwards his wife's remains were removed from Washington and placed here by his side. Over Montpelier, like the fragrance of an old-tiflower, lingers the mem"Sweet Dolly ory of Mrs. Madison. Madison'' she was called then, and it is us "Sweet Dolly Madison that she has gone down to hiRtory. Madison, when member of Congress from Virginia, met in Philadelphia Mistress Todd, a dashing widow of a brilliancy and beauty seldom equaled. Oil, these widows! They betwitched us then as they bewilder us now! Perhaps even a little more, for In reading the history of those early days oue cannot but be struck with the number of widows one comes across. They held right royal sway and were undisputed belles. What became of the girls uniil they themselves became widows it Is difficult to discover. In sooth, they seem modestly to hare held hack, while their widowed sisters reaped noble triumphs on the field of conquest. Of the first four presidents three Washington, Jelferson and Madison married widows, and many others among the prominent men of that day followed the Madisons marprevailing fashion. riage to the sprightly Widow Todd took place in 1794 at llarewood, her Eister's home in West Virginia. This sister had married Ceorge Sreptoe Washington, nephew to George Washington. It has fallen to the lot of few women to go through as varied a career as that of Mrs. Madison. She was brought up according to the strictest rule of the Quaker church in Philadelphia, and little Dolly Payne, tripping to srhool in her demure Quaker bonnet and quiet drab gown, was as different from dash ing Dolly Madison as If they had been two persons instead of one and the same. But the demure Quaker bonnet could not conceal the beauty and fascination beneath it, and she soon had admirers galore. She married one of these, John Todd by name, a member of the Society of Friends and a rising young lawyer, and until his death about three years later, lived the life of a sober Quaker matron. After mourning him for some time she threw off her quiet garb and bloomed out one of the most bewitching belles of her city until she left It to go to Montpelier, as the brlda of James Madison. Here she remained until Madison became Secretary of State under Jefferson, and she left her quiet country home for the gay life at the capital. Traveling then was not what it Is now; steamboats were few, railroads unheard of, and a journey must needs be taken on horseback or In a coch. Mrs. Madison carried much of her household furniture with her and commanded frequent stops on the way to rest her .weary horses, so the length of time It took to make the trip seems almost Incredible to us of During the eight years that followed, her house was, with the exception of the White House, the best known In Washington, and whenever Jefferson's daughters were absent Mra. Madison presided over the presidential recep- to-da- y. Britlah Dairy Issports. The returne of the statistical department regarding the imports of butter nnd cheese from foreign countries Into the British markets are at hand, says Elgin Dairy Report. Taking butter, rheese and oleo, in 1898 tha imports were 6.208,416 hundred weight, valued at $113,714,609; an Increase In the amount of 308,767 hundred weight, and In value $6,327,030 as compared with the amount and value of 1893. Of but ter alone the Imports for the year of 1896 amounted to a total of 3,037,947 hundred weight, valued at the enormous sum of $77,720,415. In the tables below we give the countries from which the butter was supplied, and the amounts for the years 1896 and 1895: Denmark Fiance 1896. 1.228.784 467,901 323,829 234.469 219.015 141,553 107.825 88.357 1895. 1,162,770 454,843 310,809 191.201 813,398 66,932 112,339 38.940 Sweden Holland Australasia United States .... Germany Canada Denmark, the little country In the Baltic, still keeps In the lead 'In Increased shipments to Great Britain, and for the year 1896 nearly of the whole Imports were from that country. France, Sweden and Holland are also Increasing supplies and developing their markets, but' Germany has lost ground. The United States and Canada are increasing their business In that line with Great Britain, and the prospects are for a further Increase, providing our people as well as the Canadians take hold of the export trade In the proper spirit and are willing to manufacture and pack the butter In accordance with the wishes and desires of the merchants and dealers In Great Britain. Cheese Imports and the countries from which they were received are given in the table below: two-fift- 1896. hs 1895. Canada 1,150,018 1,234,297 500.419 United States 381,187 305.920 292.988 Holland 92,759 Australnsia 55,149 56.393 45.676 France Canada has slightly Increased her hold on the cheese trade as Great Britain continually Increases the same. This country has improved somewhat since the year 1895, and with the competition of filled cheese out of the way and the reputation for honesty once gained, that we have lost by the sale of so much of the adulterated article, we have no doubt but the United States will again secure her position in the British markets for the sale of full cream cheese. Now when we come to oleomargarine, the Imports have de3 clined from 1893 to the amoiftit of cwL The question that Is now agitating the British consumers, as well as the British manufacturers. Is what amount of oleomargarine Is Imported as the real article. The question Is becoming so 'Important and Is attracting so much attention, that the authorities are discussing the question of having all imports examined at the port, branded and stamped by the department to decide whether they are the real or adulterated articles. 924,-94- Profitable Dairying. There Is no ns trying to make dairying profitable on old lines. Better cows are needed at once, and they should have the best care. Stock that has to stand out In all kinds of weather and has no shelter from the fierce storms that sweep across those prairies, other than a barbed wire fence, will never yield enough milk to be a source of Important income to the owner. Cows must be well housed and well fed; and better care of the milk before It goes to the creamery Is absolutely essential. Cleanliness In the barn, about the milk rooms, with the pails and cans In which the milk le handled, should receive very close attention. Get the milk to the creameries in first-clashape, free from the bad odors that are so often absorbed by it, and the fault will lie with the creamery management if the finished product le not of a high grade. ss Sunflower Seed. A Maryland dairy- man Is raising sunflowers to feed hie cows with, and declares that a small ration of the seed so Increases the rich- ness of the milk as to add several cents a gallon to its market price. In this statement be contradict the authorities end the results of experiment station tests, which have determined that the fat In milk remains practically the same regardless of feed. This Marylander has seventeen acres of sunflowers which he expects to turn out a thousand bushels of cleaned seed, or about 59 bushels per sere. We do not doubt the virtue of those seeds as a feed for any sort of stock, though we may be permitted to doubt the correctness of the estimate of the yield. Ex. lions and levees. She possessed a most remarkable memory and never forgot a face or miscalled a name a faculty which served her well when she herself became mistress of the White House, In 1810. Washington Irving, In on of his letters, describes Mrs. Madison at this time as a "fine, pretty buxom dame, with a smile and a pleasant worn for everybody." Few ever came within her sunny presence without being charmed with her, and the natural goodness of her heart showed itself on many an occasion. Butter and Cheese Consumption. In 1887 the United States consumed 660,-0tons of butter and cheese; the Unit-e- d Kingdom, 328,000; Russia, 310,000; 00 Germany, 185,000, and Austria, 130,000. The people of Canada eat more butter and cheese per capita than those of any other country. The annual consumption In the United States, per Inhabitant, le 20 pounds, and in the United Kingdom 19 pounds. It has been ascertained by chemical analysts that the cheapest of all animal foods Is skim milk. |
