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PLAYER VOLUME XXX. NUMBER 14. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1913. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. A TRAIN DISPA Sends Two Tra Other...En Instantly PASSENGERS RECEIVE BRUIS SLIGHTLY HURT A TRAIN DISPATCHER'S BLUNDER. Sends Two Trains Head-on with Each Other. Engineer Cogbill Killed Instantly Firemen Injured. PASSENGERS RECEIVE BRUISES-EDITOR MITCHELL. AND DR. JEFFERSON SLIGHTLY HURT-A GRAPHIC RECITAL-TRAINMEN COOL AND COLLECTED. --- Little did I think when I awoke at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Betts in Halifax county, Va. early Sunday morning, February 23, 1913 that are the hours had passed away I would be the witness to a grusonice tragedy, the like of which I had often read but had never seen. Dr. E. R. J. Jefferson of Richmond was sleeping peacefully, the loud snore having given place to rhythmic gurgle, while Dr. I. D. Burroll of Roanoke, who slept in the room adjoining gave no evidence so far as my hearing was concerned that he was even among the living. AMUSING EACH OTHER. It was 7 o'clock, about three hours from the time I had first awakened that I arrose and performed the usual ablution. Dr. Jefferson soon across and then Dr. I. D. Burrell. We were soon laughing and joking about the African jungle scene and story about, "Don't dare put the missionary's feet in that pot. It will spoil the stew." This tended to relieve the feeling of apprehension which had come over me from the time of awakening. A. FAREWELL; GREETING A few moments later, we were down-stairs. The host and hostess were late in awakening and were evidently 'embarrassed when they learned that we would take the No. S, which left Barksdale at 9:44 that morning. A cold breakfast was promised, but after Mrs. Betts and her cook got busy we found that we had a hot one. Mr. Betts had his double team surry at the door and after bidding all good-bye we were soon on our way to the station, said to be about two miles and a half by a countryman's estimate and actually four miles and a half by a city man's guessing. WAITING AT BARKSDALE Reaching Barksdale, we found that we were twenty minutes ahead of time, so we joked and swapped experiences until train time. Dr. Burrell has decided to return to Roanoke by way of Danville. His train left at 10:26. As we looked towards the Dan River we saw a white farmer and his little son coming up. The boy had a string of muddy looking catfish. They no doubt were for the Sunday morning breakfast. The whistle of the engine was heard. "She's blowing for this station," said the colored railroad man. "It doesn't look like it." I remarked as the engine came around the curve at a rapid speed. STOPPUNG A TRAIN. "She'll stop," said Mr. Betts as he waved his handkerchief. The engineer saw the signal and stopped the train with little effort. We got aboard, not realizing that within four hours the engineer who had seen the signal and had stopped the train would be a blistered mutilated corpse resting upon the top of that same engine which at that moment had rushed by the two waiting passengers. Dr. Jefferson and I sat down and the ticket collector smiling came towards us, passing pleasant remarks concerning our visit to Hallafax. We watched the changing scenes on the outside. PASSING KEYSVILLE. At Keysville, we saw Mr. Wilson's residence. Two ladies were in the yard and one at the window. Dr. Jefferson saw the ladies. The train stopped, but we remained aboard and shortly afterwards we were enroute to Burkoville. Colored passenger came and went, until, save for the conductor and the porter we were the only persons in that coach. From some jatitive motive, Dr. Jefferson arrose and showed the back of the seat in front of us back, causus us to have both seats facing us. like seats in a Pullman car. hand had just been taken off front seat when the crash came. WHEN THE CRASH CAME I was thrown into the soft plush of the back of the seat that he had just moved and so was Dr. Jefferson. It acted as a buffer and broke the force of the impet. Dr. Jefferson was up in an instant, but there came that wrenching grinding sound. I was doubled up expecting every minute to see the coach in which we were telescoped. I had "ducked" to keep my head from coming in contact with the wooden partition and the mirror as we sat on the second seat from the forward end of the coach. Mr. Joel Yates, porter, 1208-31st St., Richmond, was yelling with pain. He had heard the warning whistle of the engineer and had started to the door. He was thrown against the woodwork. A cut under the left eye told the story. "What's the matter?" asked Dr. Jefferson. "Why, it's a wreck." was my reply. "Let's get out of here." I hurried towards the door. It was jammed. "Break it down," was Dr. Jefferson's remark. "Here's your hat. General." ON THE OUTSIDE: I got it open and we went through it. We reached the ground. We examined the porter's face. It was not serious. On the outside, we saw people running from the coaches. White men were around the form of a man lying on the ground. It was the engineer on the train from Richmond, known as No. 13. He was carried to a grassy plat on the side of the road and laid out. Dr. Jefferson was running towards the party. I followed. There was no surgeon on the train and the country folk and the trainmen had not thought that a colored surgeon was in the realm of possibility. There was a slight disposition to regard the colored surgeon as an intruder, but a few words from me allayed all apprehension caused the white men who were trying to help the suffering engineer to give way, and soon wooden panels which were about two and a half inches wide were found and brought to Dr. Jefferson. AN EMERGENCY OPERATION. In the meanwhile he had with marvous skill adjusted or reset the broken bone in the leg as best he could. He had bandages in his catchel, morphine tablets, but no absorbent cottier. As it was I had a bundle of PLANETS of February 22, 1913, and Dr. Jefferson used these around the limb which appeared to be broken in the calf of the leg almost midway between the ankle and the knee. Engineer Durvin stood the ordeal well. He gritted his teeth when the limb was being handled, but no sound escaped his lips. The leg was soon dressed. A white trained nurse came from somewhere. She had a hypodermic needle but no morphine Dr. Jefferson furnished the morphine. A colored man also assisted in getting the emergency aplints. THE CONDUCTOR'S INJURIES. While this was taking place I saw Conductor A. T. Atwell of Train No. 8. He had a bleeding cut on his face under the left eye and a bruise on his lip. I told him he was lucky to save his teeth. Conductor Atwell has seen much service. He was cool and collected and went about performing his duties with the nonchalance of a veteran. A few moments later, we passed Conductor H: J. Clark of Train No. 13. He was uninjured and although his engineer was lying on the bank in the throes of pain, he too was looking after affairs with no evidence of entitlement. His "THE MAN ON THE OTHER SIDE." the I had called for axes and attention to the missing engineer, but this work had been so silently done that the men were on the other side, cutting away the top of a coach which enveloped the engine before I knew son. the "There is a man on the other side" son said a passenger, "he's all doubled me up. We want a doctor. We think I he's breathing." I called to Dr. Jefferson. Some of the white men we evidently thought that I belonged to to the medical profession. We went around on the East side of the train, and there a scene met our gaze and which will always be remembered. CORPSH ON THE ENGINE. Colorful men and white men wore on top of the steaming hissing locomotive of Train No. 8. Away up at the top of the engineer's cab and on top of the hot engine between the roof of the baggage car which had been telescoped by the tender of the engine was the body of Engineer W. L. Cogbill. His face was downward and the rear part of his anatomy shown through the opening which had been torn away. He was chad in overalls and no part of his body was exposed. His hand hung downward and one of his feet was limp, just as though it was broken. NO DOCTOR NEEDED They wanted a doctor. I called out that none was needed. Only a dead man could remain in his position, where the missing steam had done its work and where the crushing force of those cars had sent his soul to the God who gave it. Dr. Jefferson started up the side of that engine. He pulled himself up. The platform yielded under his weight, but finally I saw him silhouated against the sky line. Then they cut away more woodwork. It looked as though the body would fall to the ground. But kindly hands pulled it up on top of the engine and it took Dr. Jefferson but a moment to announce to the white and colored men what I had known before—life had fled. BODY LOWERED They lowered his body from the top of that engine where he had given his life in the effort to save his train from destruction. Strong men carried him to the roadway and laid him down, tenderly on the ground near the force line. His face was blackened with cold dust and reddened by the escaping steam. His leg was broken and his toes ground off and black with the coal dust. Some white member of the train crew knelt at his side while later a sheet or white cotton cloth was brought and his body lifted on to it and wrapped, while this lone "ministering companion" with a rag and with water obtained from the leaking tank of the engine tender washed away the stains and I could distinguish the features of this brave engineer. But the sight was sickening and I turned away. There was no excitement despite all this. Word was sent to Burkville, four miles away of the disaster. It took a man half an hour to drive there. These veterans were doing their duty. Conductor W. D. Rudd was also assisting. He was "dead-heading" into Richmond, and was scheduled to bring out a train that night: Later he said that he had been in three train wrecks. In one of them every member of the train crew had been injured but himself. A CORPSE ON TRAIN NO. 13. Mr. W. B. Miller of 8 West St., Chelsea Nill. Richmond. Va. was on (Continued On North Park.) The True Reiormers. That Double Taxation—Officials Make Detailed Explanation—The Official Circulars—Leading Men Hopeful—The Public Can Draw Conclusions. Office of Grand Fountain, U.O.T.R. Richmond, Va., Feb. 25, 1913. Mr. John Mitchell, Jr. Editor, Richmond PLANET. Dear Sir: Will you please allow the management of the Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R., to state through the columns of your valuable and much appreciated Journal in reference to the publication of the article in your paper in issue of the 22d inst. under the head of the "True Reformers" that some parts of the said article appear to be misleading, and yet you feel certain that it was not your intentions to do so. In the first part of said article, you take up the assessment of the members of the Class department in keeping with the action of the last session of the Grand Fountain, which was, that the members of E Class should pay an assessment of $2 annually, payable $1 in April and $1 in October. Members of B Class, assessed $1 payable 50 cents in April and 50 cents in October. This is correct. After giving the reason for this assessment, you stated that the officers have further increased the taxation on the members of the order, when you should have said this increased taxation was on the members of the Class Department of the order, which statement would have been in keeping with the first paragraph in your article and also the actual facts in the case. We desire to say to you that on account of this increased taxation of the members of the Class Department, the assessment to which you refer in the first paragraph in your article was discontinued January 15, 1913 and that only one of this assessment was actually paid, which was for the October quarter, 1912. so the members of the Class Department will not have to pay the assessment as levied at the last session, but they will have to pay the assessment as levied by the Grand Worthy Secretary under date of January 15, 1913. You state further that the current death claims are now pressing us for payment which is also misleading. We are delighted to say to you that we are caring for the current claims without being pressed. In reply to the statement that "This assessment has caused much comment, but the officials hope by this plan to tide the order through its financial difficulties which now confront it and ultimately pay some money on back claims," despite the "comment" to which you refer, we are not aware of a single member of the Class Department who has refused to pay this increased assessment. The officials are not at all alarmed over the prospect of the order or its ability in the near future to liquidate every dollar of indebtedness. We are pleased to report to the public through your paper that since the troubles of our order brought on by the failure of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, the membership has been increased from about 14,000 to 36,000 members since the administration of Griffin and Ross, which dates from August 22, 1987. There has been collected $135,337.28. From October 26, 1910 through January 31, 1913 the Grand Fountain has paid on death claims on account of those of several years standing as well as current claims the amount of $107,046.37. Of the above amount paid on death claims $57,626.76 was paid under the Griffin and Ross administration. There has been organized under the Griffin and Ross administration in sixteen states of the Union 115 fountains and added to the brotherhood 22,500 members. At present the membership is about 36,000. Is not this a remarkable showing? Are not the receipts, the payment on death claims and added membership to the brotherhood a remarkable showing in less than twenty months under the Griffin and Ross administration, knowing as you do the deployable condition of our order which existed once upon a time. Thanking you kindly for your liberal space and commending your spirit of frankness and a square deal. we are Yours for the race and welfare of the Grand Fountain. FLOYD ROSS, G. W. M. MAURICE ROUSELLE, G. W. S. DR. W. H. SMITH, G. W. Tress. Office of. Grand Fountain. U. O. T. R. Richmond, Va., January 15, 1912 Notice to Members of Subordinate Fountains of the G. F., U. O. T. R. Throughout the Brotherhood. Extra Assessment for Class members levied by the Grand Worthy Secretary Maurice Rousseau January 15, 1913 and approved by the Board of Directors of the Grand Fountain in session assembled January 24, 1913 does not apply to you unless you are a class member. Since this Extra Assessment has been leaked, we have decided to allow persons to join 15 Class if they so desire. We mention E Class because it was decided at the 32nd Annual Session of the Grand Fountain which convened at Richmond September 24, 1912 not to issue any more policles to members in this Class, because the premium being paid for the same was not sufficient o properly maintain it. Members can join E Class between the ages of 18 and 45 years. They can join B Class between 18 and 50 years. For further information write the main office. Yours for the upholding of the order Yours for the upholding of the order. FLOYD ROSS, G. W. M. MAURICE ROUSELL, G. W. S. DR. W. H. SMITH, G. W. Treas. Directors: Floyd Ross, Adolphus Humbley, J. R. Wilson, J. E. Brown Dr. B. H. Stilyard (absent), Maurice Roussell, Lucy D. Hodge, Rev. S. S. Morris, S. W. Hall, Dr. W. H. Smith, Rev. Granville Hunt, Sarah F. Lewis, Irvin East, R. L. Jones (absent). Extra Assessment for Class Members: Office of Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R. Richmond, Va., January 15, 1913 To the Members of B—E and M Classes of the Mutual Benefit Degree of the Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R.—Greetings: At the Last Annual Session of the Grand Fountain, U. O. T. R., which FOR SALE. B. A. CEPHAS, Cor. 2nd & Leigh Sta A Great Bible Parade and Missionary Movement, Sunday Afternoon, March 2nd, 3:30 o'clock at the 2nd Baptist Church. Every man is requested to meet at his church in time to march in a body to Second and Leigh Sts. by 2:45 P. M. The parade will move promptly at 3 o'clock down Second St. to Second Baptist Church. Fulton, Church Hill and West End divisions will fall in line at Second and Main Sts. Program: Devotional exercises by Rev. J. Andrew Bowler and Rev. N. B. Brown, B. D.; welcome address, Rev. Z. D. Lewis, D. D.; address, Christian Education, Dr. J. E. Jones Bible in the Home, Hon. H. R. Pollard, City Attorney: Sunday Schools Part in Social Conservation, Dr. Douglas Freeman: What the Negro Organization Society Can do to help the Sunday School, Prof. J. M. Gandy, Petersburg, Va. Addresses will also be delivered by Major R. R. Moton of Hampton, Va., Rev. W. H. Stokes, Ph. D. and Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D. Music furnished by the choir of the Second Baptist Church, Prof. T. M. Crump, leader. Every man is expected to be in line with his Bible. Under auspices of the Richmond Baptist Sunday School Union, W. P. Epps, President; Hon. T. C. Walker, Missionary. —Mrs. Bita Wallace, 1208 St. John St., who has been sick during the next four weeks is improving. CHAUTAUQUA AT VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY AND COLLEGE February 17th, 18th and 19th. A Glowing Success-Large Attendance-Subjects of Visit Importance. Discussed. Monday, February the 17th in response to a fall, made by President R. C. Woods, a large number of representative men and women met to begin the opening session of the Chantanqua. While this was the organizing year of the meeting it was nevertheless an excellent meeting in every sense of the word. It is the purpose of this organization to study very thoroughly, the Negro from every point of view and give to the world the benefit of the study, so as to place, the race in better light before the American people. At this meeting social, religious, educational, economic and political questions were discussed, by able men. Great audiences attended these meetings and they set astir an influence that is destined to do much better racial feeling, and certainly to uplift the Negro. All the speakers manifested the fact that they desired to enter into their discussions to reach conclusions that were strictly fair to all. They were cosmopolitan, broader than any particular denomination, touching every phase of the race's religious life. At the same time distressed from proper angles, the Negro's citizenship. President Woods, who was made President of the Chauquayun, through the aid of the men present appointed committees on education, denominations, farm land ownership, city real estate ownership, journalism, public health, Negro organizations, Negro business enterprises and other social and economic questions. Those committees will gather data from every available source, report same at next meeting, and each report, is to be compiled in pamphlet form and sold throughout the country. This is intended to give the world a brief study of Negro accomplishment, and at the same time, let those of the rank, and tile of the race understand the race better. Among those present and who spoke were Dr. B. P. Riley, author, educator, publisher, of Birmingham, A., who spoke on "The White Man's Duty to the Negro" Dr. James H. Burke of Roanoke, Va., who spoke from the subject "The urgent need of a per capita system in church money raising for education." Dr. A. A. Galvin of Danville, Va., who spoke was "The social problem of the Negro race as viewed by the Caucasian race." Dr. Thomas H. White of Clifton Forge, Va., discussed "The attitude of Negro Baptists to Christian education." Dr. W. R. Ashburn of Franklin, Va., discussed "The present social status of the race compared with that of fifty years ago." Dr. W. D. Woods of Roanoke, Va. had as a subject "The support of Negro enterprises as organizations and corporations." Dr. W. R. Brown of Roanoke, "Interdenominational affiliation; to what extent?" Dr. P. P. Morris of Lynchburg, Va., "The Church and social reform." Dr. Bernard Tyrrell discussed "What the Theological Department of our institution has contributed to the denomination and the age." Dr. T. J. Fawcett of Lynchburg, Va., "Race Effects of neglected hydlene." Mrs. E. P. Fox of Salem, Va. had as a topic "The relation of the Woman's Baptist State Educational Convention to our Educational Work." Others present that discussed topics were Dr. Alexander Gordan, Chester, Pa.; Dr. L. R. W. Johnson, Rev. L. O. Lewis, B. D. Rev. A. O. Bell, B. D. Dr. S. A. Garland, Dr. R. L. Wynn, Rev. L. C. Scott, Deacon A. Humble, all of Lynchburg; Rev. Hubbard, Bedford City; Rev. R. J. Miller, Batesville, Va.; Rev. W. B. Calloway of Bologne, Va.; Prof. Frank Trigg, principal of Virginia College and Industrial Institute, Lynchburg. Two of the sessions were held at Diamond Hill and Court St. Baptist Churches, other sessions at the College. Great audiences heard gladly these splendid speakers, discuss these pertinent and vital topics. It was pronounced by all a great meeting It is to be annual. K. OF P. EXERCISES. The anniversary exercises of the Order of Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A., A. and A. and the Order of Calantha will be held at the First Baptist Church, College and Brod Sts., Sunday afternoon March 30th. All members will be required to wear the regalia of the Order. Badges are furnished by Mrs. H. E. Thompson, 104 W. Jackson St., Richmond, Va. Single badges, 75 cents each; between 12 and 25, 65 cents each; 25 or more 60 cents each. Past Chancellor's badges $1.50. -Messrs. S. W. Robinson, Jr. and C. P. Hayes left the city this week to attend the inauguration in Washington. They will visit Philadelphia and Baltimore before their return. Mr. Editor: I am sure you have been expecting the news as usual from this section. Mr. Rambler has not been here for some time and. Rev. Adams, the reporter, has been out of town for several days trying to locate the heirs of Mrs. Aunnie Woolrich who left several thousand in cash in California. The Rev.'s trip to Buckingham Co. Va. where he met a man who gave one of these heirs twenty-three years ago, gave to him Lynchburg, Va. as new basis of operation. After many weeks of research the Rev. has been successful in locating both of these heirs, one dead and the other alive. We are now preparing the required papers to be sent to California. Rev. Adams may have to take the trip in company with Mr. Matterson Brown. The citizens of this community think the Rev. deserves much credit for his untiring efforts in looking after this matter. Mr. Gilhort Mason, one of our old citizens who had been sexton at First Baptist Church (white) for thirty odd years died suddenly in the basement of said church several days ago. Funeral service was held at the First Baptist Church (colored). Rev. R. G. Adams officiated. The membership of the First Baptist Church, (white) turned out in full. He was buried with Masonic honors. The K. of P's, paid their respects to their brother. Mr. Mason Marshall of Radford St. died Monday, February 24th. Mr. Armstead Venable of South St. died February 22nd and was buried from his home. Rev. Adams onciated. Mr. David Fountain who came home from New York City several months ago for his health, professed hope in Christ on Sunday eve. Rev. P. M. Robinson and other were pres ent administering the word. Miss Lizzie Reed and Josephine Young gave an entertainment at Ely St. Hall for the benefit of First Baptist Church. Mr. J. Baker is erecting a beautiful dwelling on Race St. Mr. J. R. Hughes, the President of Men's Club for the Rally in April is looking up his men trying to enroll them ready for the battle. H. F. Jonathan's Mother-in-Law Gone, Too. Death has once more hovered over the household of the late H. F. Jonathan. He died February 5, 1913 and twenty days later his wife's mother passes away under the same roof. Mrs. Mattle M. Robinson, widow of Sandy W. Robinson died at 740 N. 5th St., Tuesday, February 26, 1913 after a protracted illness. The funeral took place, last Thursday at 1 o'clock from the Ebenezer Baptist Church. Funeral Directors W. Isaac Johnson and Sons had charge of the remains. Rightmond to See Best Colored Base Ball Teams. From all outward appearances and if reliable dope counts for anything the energetic Manager Mayo Stephens has at last succeeded in putting Richmond in the first division as a baseball "berg." It has always been the public's greatest ambition to witness games played by the best teams of color in the country. The following communication explains itself: "Nashville, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1913. Mr. Mayo Stephens. "Dear Sir: Get the Norfolk party busy. Ascertain whether or not they can get the park, also got the plan worked up in your vicinity. I will be down March 6th. Had a talk with Clarke Griffith, Manager Washington and he wants us to play on his grounds during the weeks when they are away. I am going to Albany, N. Y. tonight. Will he in New York next week. Saturday, when I hope to have a line from you. "Very truly yours. "W. T. SMITH." Mr. Smith is Manager of the Nashville Collegians and was formerly with the famous Cuban Giants and Brooklyn Royal Giants. A committee of the leading baseball men will meet Mr. Smith in Miller's Hotel. March 6th to formulate plans and arrange schedule for this season. Norfolk, Vn., Feb. 27. 1913 The Richmond PLANET, Richmond, Virginia. Dr. C. S. Morris and P. B. Young. Editor the Journal and Galde were acquitted of criminal libel in the Court yesterday. DOVE A Stirring Story of Military Adventure and of a Strange Wartime Wooing, Founded on the Great Play of the Same Name By BRONSON HOWARD AND HENRY TYRRELL Illustrations From Actual Wartime Photographs by Brady COPYRIGHT, 1912 BY Q. P. PUTNAM'S SONS This thrilling romance of love war, patriotism and adventure in the valley of Virginia, 1861-5, has a vivid historical and scenic setting. The whole stirring panorama of the mighty struggle that preserved the Union is outlined as a background to the romantic love drama continuously occupying the stage, the dramatics personae of which are famous soldiers and typical civilians on both sides. This novel, like the play which ranks as Bronson Howard's masterpiece and which has held undiminished popularity on the stage for a quarter of a century past, is broadly nonpartisan in spirit and abounds in striking characters, with effective contrasts of pathos and comedy. The illustrations are particularly interesting because a majority of them are actual partime photographs of famous generals, camps, batteries, historic scenes and typical soldiers who wore both the blue and the gray. Haughty Old Charleston. CHARLESTON always looks to me as if it and drifted bodily across the 'Atlantic from old France or Spain,' said Coloel Haverill as he stood gazing out harborward from the pillared veranda of the roomy colonial mansion fronting on the East Battery. It was early spring of the year 1801. Sky and water in that southern seaboard clime were blue, but it was the soft, dreamy blue of Mediterranean abore. Nights of velvet dusk were lit with strangely large, low, hung star. The magnolias were not yet in bloom, but amid the moss veiled like saks already the stockingbird sang, or rather rhapsodized in language of golden tone, as if confiding thrilling secrets that burst from stiffed hearts. Such were the enviable conditions, heightened rather than restrained by the political turmoil of the time, under which an oddly assorted group of people of various ages and conditions, and including besides Christophians ```markdown ``` a number of representatives of other sections of the south as well as of northern states, planned the Ellingham ball for the second week in April. Colonel Haverill of the regular army of the United States had been a Mexican war commande of the late Colonel Ellingham of Virginia. When Ellingham died Haverill became the guardian of his two children, Robert and Gertrude. Robert was duly graduated from West Point and with his classmate, Kernchval West of Massachusetts, went with the rank of lieutenant to the active service on the plains in the regiment of Colonel Haverill. Ordered to Washington, Colonel Haverill and his wife were now traveling northward via Charleston, accompanied by Lieutenants Ellingham and West. Gertrude Ellingham had come on from the family homestead in the Benedoah valley of Virginia to meet her brother Bob. Likewise Madeline West had come to join her brother Karchiva) and incidentally to enjoy her first acquaintance with the fascination southern city. Nothing less than it ball—one of the CHAPTER 1. famous Ellingham "devices"—could fittingly honor the occasion. The younger set, including the two heutemants, had practiced no other subject of "secular" discussion. Secession talk was rife, to be sure, and military activities going on were such as to lead to but one logical conclusion—that war or something very like it was imminent. But love outranked logic, in that particular camp at least. At the very opening of the campaign the casualties took in Kerchival West and his demure, dark eyed sister Madeline; also, as mutual offsetting to this pair, the gallant Rob Ellingham and his sister Gertrude, the latter a spirited girl, with warm bronze hair befitting her emotional temperament and vivid completion to match. The first cloud that appeared in this roster sky was Edward Thornton. Thornton was rather a handsome fellow in his insolent way and g few years older than the two lieutenants—that is to say, he was close upon thirty. He had more than the assurance of manner that such advantage might perhaps be expected to give him—especially with Mrs. Haverill, the colonel's wife. The young people frankly did not like Thornton though none of them had said so and probably any or all of them would have denied the charge bad it made. Meanwhile Dr. Ellingham and the colonel and Mrs. Haverill and the Pinckneys (South Carolina relatives of the Ellingham) saw graver portents than sentimental ones on the near horton. Their conversation turned upon questions of state sovereignty, the "old flag," and rights as to secession from the Union. "If the interests of your manufacturing and shipping states of the north, observed Dr. Ellingham, "and of our agricultural and cotton states of the south are not running in harmony, that is no excuse for a family quarrel." "I quite agree with you," said Colonel Haverill. "It is an awkward thing for a soldier to take slips in such a dispute. Theoretically we don't have to. The government settles all that for us, and we simply obey orders. I feel confident they will tell it a remedy for the present break as they have for other and perhaps worse ones in the past. If it were not for the slavery question"— "Ah," sighed the southern conservative, "If I owned the 4000 shives I would gladly give them all up for the preservation of the Union." "Well, your friend, Major Ruthin, you may be decided opinions on the subject than both of us put together," laughed Haverill, making the temporary effort to divert the conversation into lighter channels. Ruthin was a striking character, typical of the time. They met him after noons at the Charleston hotel or on a sunny morning walking by the Rattery sea wall, gazing across the barber to where the Sumter fortress reared its forty foot walls on an artificial island built on the shoals. This was one of the important fortifications of the seceding states whose status in relation to the federal government was in outlines dispute. "Sir," Ruthin would say impressively. "If the status of these federal forts it the seceded states is not yet determined, it is big time it should be an appeal to arms is necessary, and can see that it is sooner or later, if it come right here and now." "But my son, Colonel Haverill would protest, 'I understand you were a Virginian.' Virginia has not acceded." "Not so," but she will—the must. "I am, as you say, sir, a Virginian born at this hanging fire is so little to my taste, sir, that I have sold my Virginia property and cast my allegiance with South Carolina for the present. I have enlisted with the state troops here, and I await any minute General Beaugrard's call to the batteries nee planting all around Sumter." Major Ruffin was a white haired, elderly man, sixty years old if a day. In his fiery fanatical zeal there was something humorous—and something tragic. Colonel Haverill, fifty-five years of age, was distinctively an American soldier type. A veteran of the Mexican war, he was happily married to his second wife, a New York belle up to the time of her becoming the colonel's bride, some six years before the period with which the present narrative is concerned. His only son, Frank, was at that time a boy of fourteen, bright and spirted; but, as the colonel declared with real mortification, evidently not out for a soldier. That most insaneable deficiency—in the father's eyes—gave color to the assertion, made not by Mrs. Haverill alone, that the colonel thought more of his young southern wards. Robert and Gertrude Ellingham, than he did of his own son. However this may have been, the difficultly young with more find made up to the 'had the deprivation' of his father's full memorial of paternal children and affection. Having no children of her own, she gave to the boy what in his infancy he had never known—a mother's loving care. As he grew up in New York amid good family connections and in comfortable circumstances, seeing little of his father ```markdown ``` Wartime Photograph of General P. G. T. Beauregard. and experiencing the irksomeness without the companionship of that parent's strict control. It was not to be wondered at if Frank came peripherally near to being spotted. After graduation from Columbia—instead of from West Point, as the colonel would have desired if such a choice could have been realized in the natural course of events—Frank Haverill entered the banking house of the Howards, relatives of his stepmother. This had seemed a promising connection—it might have led, possibly, to another matrimonial alliance through one of the pretty daughters of the family on whom the young clerk was known to have made a most favorable impression—when suddenly he ran away with and married Edith Murnick, a nice enough girl, as it was said, but two or three years his senior and the daughter of an impoverished southern family whose home was in New Orleans. This was bad enough. Still a rush love match is not in itself an unparable sin. Frank was forgiven. At least a truce was patched up and the prodigal son went back repentant, as it seemed, to his stool at the bank. Alas, the prodigal climax was yet to come. Its beginnings had dated back even to the college days. Edward Thornton had been much in New York then. He had, first met the Havenills at Saratoga. Handsome, reckless, a social favorite and sportman of no small pretensions. Thornton had immediately exercised over young Frank an influence amounting to fascination and hero worship. Those were flush times of racing, of gambling, of drinking and—south of Mason and Dixon's line especially—of dueling. Thornton took the eager, precocious boy in hand and "made a man of him." It was such a "man" as the colonel, his father, absent most of the time on western duty, never dreamed. Matters were in such strained relations now when the colonel and his wife stopped at Charleston on their way north. And it was at this fateful moment that the last stroke fell. The day before the Elingham bail Colonel Haverill learned from the New York newspapers and simultaneously by letter from his lawyers there that his son was an absconder and a fugitive. Under suspicion on account of irregularities discovered at the Howard bank, he had fled, no one knew which er, to escape arrest, leaving his wife deserted and without resources. Colonel Haverill's grief andrage were fearful. "I might have expected it," he said. "And yet, I didn't I enough else on my mind just now without being brought to face a thing like this? Well, let fate deal with him. He deserves the worst that can happen. I am through with him. I have always done my best by him; now I have other and more important duties to perform. I am an officer of the United States army." "Don't judge him too harshly, John. May it not have been that it was only after another was dependent on him that the delights of a thoughtless spirit—for he was nothing worse drove him to desperation—to fraud, perhaps—I will not believe crime." "The wife shall be provided for—my lawyers have their instructions," replied the colonel curtly. Mrs. Haverill stole softly out of the room, closing the door behind her, passed through the spacious galleries and down the broad winding stairs to the drawing room. Everywhere, as Mrs. Haverill descended after her troubulous interview with the colonel, the younger people were bifurcally lounging or circulating about, still talking love and war. They had a new and brecly accession to their ranks in the person of Jenny Buckthorn, U. S. A. She was the daughter of bluff old General Francis Buckthorn of the regular army and had been born and brought up in a military camp on the western plains. "We're going to see active service now—mooner than you civilians seem to suspect," announced Jenny to an attentive group of listeners under the front porch. "Our boys are already under marching orders in Washington Your General Benuregard is riding his high horse, it seems. Tell him for me that he'd better mind what he's doing or we'll have Heartsease down here after him." "And who is Heartsease, pray?" inquired Gertrude Ellingham, who of late was developing an unwonted interest in the federal military service. "Heartsease? Brevet Captain Heartsease? Why, be—one of my favorite cavalry officers. You'll hear about him." "Yes—wherever Miss. Backthorn bob sive minutes or, whispered bob Bilgham to Bilgham Well. "I knew Bilghamman. With a butt below, but the biggest hip that was ever endured into the cavity. "She ought to hear what General Bilghamman says about him. Wears a single cringle at guard mount, and captures a scented face hand-hurried at across country drill." Gertrude Bilgham drew Jenny sufficed and asked her: "How is it to have a sweetheart who is a soldier?" "It's all right," answered Jenny promptly. "I wouldn't have a sweetheart who wasn't a soldier—a northern soldier, of course." A flush of pleasure stole over Gertrude's face, then died out as suddenly as it had come. Madeline West murmured to Robert Ellingham: "It is only lately that I have realized there are northern soldiers and southern soldiers. I thought there was but one flag, and that you all served under it." "That is what I was brought up to believe," replied the young lieutenant. "but some unaccountable change has come about." "But it seems to me," interposed Kercilvall West, "the people of Charleston are taking an extraordinary interest in the preparations to bomb bard Fort Sumter. They look forward to such an event as if it were to be a gala day." It was at this juncture that Mrs Haverill appeared. Before she had time to join the group Thornton has tened forward to meet her and said in a low, hurried tone: "I must see you alone. I have important news for you." "Are there—any further tidings of Frank? I she inquired engender." "Yes. We must not talk here"—as they passed out together into the hall and passed at the foot of the stair—"Frank is here in Charleston." The halls were decked and garlanded, full dresses were laid out in readiness, and the young people were practicing minuets. Toward twilight Kerechival West and Robert Ellingham strolled across the battery park and along the old and new wall together. "Bob, old comrade," the former began, "I have something I want to mention to you." "Is it about Thornton?" "It is about Mrs Haverill, the colony wife." "I understand—certainly, old boy—tell me all you know about it." "Well I was passing along the gallery of the second floor on my way to my room when I heard a muffled scream, then a lady's voice uttering violent, or, rather, hysterical, exclamations. The sounds came from one of the principal guest rooms, as I supposed, but whose I didn't know. Then the door was opened hastily, and Mrs Haverill appeared, looking alarmingly ill or else terribly frightened and trembling with excitement." "And was any one with her?" "Not that I know of. I did have no impression— Anyway, she recovered herself quickly after I had saturated my handkerchief with ammonia and can do cologne and anything else that changed to be at hand and given it to her. It would be all right, she said and I was not to let such a foulish lit the incident disturb me on any account Still—" "Still, the 'toilish little incident' must have had a serious cause behind it eh?" "So I thought. But it may have been only a mouse." "Or it may have been Thornton. I was right," exclaimed Elingham, striking the clenched fat of one hand into the palm of the other. "Then, by heaven, Bob—" "It mustn't get to the colonel. Leave Thornton to me." "A pretext is all that is necessary if you don't find it I will." They shook hands in silence, then hurried in to dress. Robert and Kerkhval were as eager as any one for the drawing, yet they could not enter into the spirit of the affair and engage their partners as a matter of fact, these latter, meaning chiefly Madeline and Gertrude, did not make an early appearance in the parlors until their anxiety about Mrs Haverill should be allowed. Would she find an excuse to avoid the ordeal of gayety under the eyes of at least two persons who knew of the shock she had suffered but a few hours previously? CHAPTER II. After the Ball: where, looking at anything the role of "the life of the party" and never missing a dance. Rudely the colonel's beautiful wife, flanked by the two vitreous girls, and herself looking the picture of health and radiance in a specially modish ball gown of flowered satin, sallied into the salon like the star of a stage play. It was the official, formal opening of the ball. "Do you know what Mrs. Pinckney says?" Gertrude Ellingham asked Lieutenant Kerkhval West. "She has invited a party of friends to her house to witness the ding on Sumter." "How delightful!" responded Kerkhval, in rather a forced tone of gagery. "I hope, however, that they won't wait for breakfast until the fortress is bombarded." "You think it will be a long wait? Well, Lieutenant West, I'll bet you an embroidered cigar case against a box of gloves that the first gun is fired before sunrise." "Done. You will lose the bet. Mine Gertrude, unless Major Ruffin, unable to curb his patience any longer, should steal out and touch off a mortar on his own book. Not that I shouldn't be overloaded to offer you the gloves, particularly if—well, in the hope that—one of the little hands belonging inside them shall"— They were in the shadow of the ole anders as he spasmodically asked one of the aforementioned little hands. She with drew it almost as promptly, murmur ing: "Shall remain in my own keeping for the present still some one comes along who has a good excuse for stalking **MK.** You can't believe that Ginaela Beauregard is going to open fire on another this morning? "No; of course not." "Well, I happen to know that everything is in readiness." "It is a cheap easier to have everything in readiness to do a thing than it is to do it. For instance, I have been ready a dozen times today to say to you, Miss Gertrude, that—" "Well, sir." "But I didn't, you know." "Very likely General Beauregard has more perve than you have." "Oh, it is easy enough to set a few batteries around Charlotte harbor. But when it comes to firing the first shot at woman"— "At a woman! Why, what are you talking about?" "I mean at the American fing. A man must be a—must have the nerves of"— "You northern men are so slow to"— "Yes, I know I've been slow, but I assure you, Miss Gertrude, that' my heart"— "Aren't you going north to join in the threatened invasion of our southern Confederate states?"— "Yes. That's our orders, I believe."— "You are ready to fight against my friends, against my own brother, your ```markdown ``` They Met by the Battery Sea Wall. comrade. If that don't make us enemies what doe? "Nothing can make me your enemy Gertrude. My services belong to my country at call. I belong to the north" "And I am a southern woman. There the fatal line is drawn." Here Thoruton and Jeuny Buckthorn came up. "I'm glad the attack on Sumter is to be made at last," declared Thornton. be made at last," declared Thornton. "I do not share your pleasure in that prospect," said a serious voice over Gertrude's shoulder. It was that of her brother, Lieutenant Robert Elling ham. "And you a southern gentleman!" retorted Thornton, with the customary shade of insolence. "And you a northern—gentleman." With the reluctant account Bob gave to the word "gentleman" it actually seemed to be in quotation marks with an interrogation point after it. "I am a southerner by choice. I shall join the cause," said Thornton curtly. "We can take care of our own rights air. They will be safe in our keeping even if you should not find it to your interest to run risks in our behalf." "You'll find me ready for any risk you like," muttered Thornton, turning on his best. At the same moment Colonel Haverill who had not participated in the diving, approached from the direction of his wife's apartment. He held in his hand a white silk tuckerkchief, which he meditatively offered to Lieutenant West who took it, glanced at the initials his own-thanked his superior officer and passed out to the veranda over looking the lawn, where many colored lanterns twinkled. Here, almost as if by preconcerted arrangement, Mrs. Haverill joined him a moment later. "Madam," said the young man, with embarrassed solicitude, "I beg to tell you how happy I am to see that your indisposition has vanished—also to offer humble apologies for my awkwardness and helplessness when I undertook to rush to your aid. You can always depend upon me to act the part of an idiot in such an emergency. Fortunately I was able to find Mine Gettrude and my sister and send them to you in time to be of real service. Colonel Haverill has just handed me back my handkerchief." "Oh, thank you, lieutenant, for everything. I suppose my husband had been to my room looking for me. Some- ```markdown ``` Charleston Was Preparing to Bombard Fort Sumter. thing came up today that has upset me both a bit. And it is in regard to that matter that I wish to ask you to do me a favor—a great service. Will you? "Pray command me, Mr. Hegwell," answered Kerchival with his heart. "It is about the ensemble son, Frank. You know the trouble he has got into in New York. He has escaped arrest, and I have just received word that he is here in Charleston. I am the only one he can turn to. His father is storm and uncompromising in his demilitation. I want you to find Frank and arrange for me to meet him as soon as possible, if you can do it with safety. I shall give you a letter for him. I should like you to take it at daylight if possible. It is a sad errand, and I know of none but yourself whom I can trust with it." Lieutenant Kerchival West bowed profoundly. "I will get ready at once," he said. "I can change my clothes in five minutes." How he welcomed this spur to action! The ball had ended for him at the last words of Gerrude. He kept his word within the five minutes specified and came back booted and spurred to report to the colonel's wife. She was not where he had left her, he heard her low, correct voice at the other end of the shadowed veranda. "If my husband knew," Mrs. Haverill's voice was saying, "he would kill you, Edward Thornton, unless you trencherously took advantage and shot him down without remorse. You know I am innocent. I never gave you any hint of encouragement, and the last I remember you were crouching before me like a whipped curt. But I have kept the secret, and you must. Avoid meeting Colonel Haverill before we leave Charleston." "You have my apology," whispered Thornton. "That is not what I have asked." "Do you mean by that that you will not accept amends?" "For my husband's sake," the woman plumed. "Ah, your anxiety on his account, madam, makes me feel that perhaps, after all, my offense is indeed unparadonable. What an aburd blunder for a gentleman to make. If I hadn't supposed it was Lieutenant Kerchival West who was my rival!"— "What do you mean, sir?" "But instead it is your husband who stands between us." "How dare you, sir!" cried the exasperated lady, now on the verge of hysteria. "Let me tell you that whatever I may wish to spare my husband he fears nothing for himself. But, no; I entreat of you do not let this horrible affair go any further." Kerchival West, having no choice but to overhear, was of the same mind. He now stepped forward decisively, saying: "Pardon me. I hope I am not interrupting. I believe, Mrs. Haverill, you have an errand for me?" "Yes!" she exclaimed eagerly. "Thank you so much. I will go and write the note immediately. Pray excuse me, Mr. Thornton." Without another word she hastened away. The two men bowed and waited in silence until she was out of sight and hearing. Then Kerkishal West drew himself up and said quietly: "Thornton, you are a d—d scoundrel. Do I make myself plain?" "You have made it plain all along that you are looking for a quarrel. I've no objection. Still, I profer to pick my own adversaries." "Colonel Haverill is my commander," said West, trembling with suppressed excitement. "He is beloved by every officer in the regiment." "Well, what authority does that give you"— "His honor is our honor. His wife"— "Oho, that's it, eh? So you have a first class license to act as Mrs. Haverill's champion. I have heard that her favorite officer"— Kerchival approached a step nearest. "You dare to suggest"— "If I accept your challenge, answered the other, "I shall do so not because you are her protector or the protector of her husband's honor, but as my rival. We stand on even ground." "Cur, you listen to me now" and Kerchival emphasized his words with a slash of his riding whip full in Thornton's face. "I think you are entitled to my attention, sir," responded the other, recovering himself quickly. "My time here is short, as you know." Kerchival said. "Long enough for my purpose, I peckon. The bayou-up the Ashley a mile or so—is a convenient place. In an hour from now it will be light enough to sight our weapons." "I'll be there in half an hour with a friend!" cried Kerchival. Nobody in Charleston slept that night of April 11-12. At the Ellingham house, as at Pinckney, and at many another house of luxury and pride there were festive or other gatherings which kept people up and about until long past midnight. Then in the early hours of that fateful Friday an exchange of rocket signals between Forts Johnson and Moultrie began. Every one knew what that meant. The men, some of them without stopping to change their evening clothes, disappeared with strange, silent, ominous clarity. The women huddled in whispering groups or brought spygases and from outdoor points of vantage watched intensely across the dark waters to where the flagstaff of Sumter, like a warning finger, pointed solemnly to the stars in the belamy dunk of the southern spring-time sky. The abrupt departure of Thornton and Lieutenants West and Ellingham, accompanied, as it appeared, by Dr. Ellingham and one or two of the young men in uniform, had not failed to attract attention and excite comment. Mrs. Haverill by discreet inquiry among the household servants, obtained a startling hint or two which she hastened to communicate in confidence to Gertrude—none else. "There are tears in your eyes, Gertrude," said Mrs. Haverill sympathetically. "They have no right there," returned the girl, with a puffish fault of the old spirit that contrasted with the scared look on her unwontedly pale face. "I am afraid I know—not what has happened to Lleutenant West in those last few minutes, but—forgive a woman who has had more experience than you have, dear, and who is fond of you—what happened between you and him when you were together for the last time, maybe, in—who knows how long? Let fate part you. If it must, but not a quarrel. What is pride or coquetry at such a moment?" "Another rocket," cried Madeline West, fitting from somewhere in the outer darkness. "Doe any one know where Rob—I mean where Lleutenant Ellingham is? He excused himself for a minute and he has been gone an hour and a half. He promised to be here before—" "So did Lleutenant West." Mrs. Haverill joined in with undisguised anxiety. Boom, came a loud, sullen, reverberating report from over the bay. "Look!," screamed Gertrude Ellingham, jumping up in a frenzy of excitement. "Did you see that line of fire against the sky. That was no rocket—that was a shell. It has struck the fort!" At the same instant there was a loud clatter of horses' hoofs outside and Bob Ellingham dashed up the front steps. "Ruffin has fired the shot!" he cried, throwing his cap into the air. "Tark! there goes another one. They have opened fire on Sunter, sure enough." "Where Is Mr. West? Mr. Thornton? The doctor?" demanded the three women, all in a breath. "They are—Anderson doesn't reply—That's what I rode back ahead to tell you. It's all right. The second shot hit Thornton, and Kerechval hasn't scratch. He'll be along with the doctor directly. Ruffin swore he would fire the first!" "For heaven's sake, Robert, what are you talking about?" pleaded Gertrude, seizing him by the arm. "Do try and compose yourself and tell us what has happened. You say that". "Kerchival and Thornton have had it out. I tell you. Bonnerguard has 3,000 or 4,000 men under arms, and it's a chance 15 Anderson can master a hundred. Well, as I was saying, they met in the gardens down at the bayon. Sam Pinkney and myself loaded the weapons, a pair of regulation navy axes. Then we tossed up a silver dollar for choice of position at ten places, and Thornton won. But that made no difference. For the sun wasn't up yet." "Merry. Was it a duel?" Mrs. Horrell interrupted. "It certainly was, madam. Kerchival scored at the second fire. His bullet plowed through Theorton's check, branding him, but nothing dangerous. The doctor is with him, and old Kerchival is all right and coming along after me no minute. Well, that tril fling affair is over and well over. Something more important has started. I thought you'd all be anxious to know that!"— "Mudam, I have to beg your pardon for my unexpertly prolonged absence and to reap for orders." This last was the voice of Kerchival, looking uncommonly pale and animated, addressing himself to Mrs. Haverill. She grasped his hand without speaking and drew him aside. "I can only say God bless you, Llenent West," she said, with quivering lips. "Some happier day I hope to thank you adequately and so will the colonel. He knows even less than I do at the present moment. But he knows that Frank has taken refuge here, and he will not see him or allow me to do. You will take these to the poor boy, won't you this letter and this little packtit? "It is a sacred confidence, and I ask it, as I know you receive it, freely." Kerehvali bowed profoundly and was off in a second. Mrs. Hewitt's envoy to her stepson Frank had cost her another polignant scene with the colonel. Before the ball had ended and the excitement of Sumter fairly began, husband and wife had met in the seclusion of the lady's apartment. "My desdemona," he had said in more than half serious buttering, "I picked up Cassie's handkerchief here, and I have returned it to its owner. That is all very well, my girl, but what is this I hear about you having M. H. B. ® by Patriot Publishing company. Colenel Anderson and Fort Sumter, had a fainting spell or something earlier in the evening? You are trembling and excited even now." "My husband, there is something I have to tell you—something very near to your heart! It is about your son"—"About Frank? Again!" "He is here in Charleston." "He ought to be in prison. I suppose. But to me he is nowhere." "I am sending word to him; I may see him later. Have you no word for him?" "I have told you he and his unfortunate wife are provided for. Why should you see him? I shall not." "At least I had thought to convey a warmer message than that from his father." Here the colonel passed a moment 1. A Stirring Story of Military Adventure and of a Strange Wartime Wooing. Founded on the Great Play of the Same Name This thrilling romance of love, war, patriotism and adventure in the valley of Virginia, 1861-5, has a vivid historical and scenic setting. The whole stirring panorama of the mighty struggle that preserved the Union is outlined as a background to the romantic love drama continuously occupying the stage, the dramatics personae of which are famous soldiers and typical civilians on both sides. This novel, like the play which ranks as Bronson Howard's masterpiece and which has held undiminished popularity on the stage for a quarter of a century past, is broadly nonpartisan in spirit and abounds in striking characters, with effective contrasts of pathos and comedy. The illustrations are particularly interesting because a majority of them are actual wartime photographs of famous generals, camps, batteries, historic scenes and typical soldiers who wore both the blue and the gray. CHAPTER I. CHARLESTON always looks to me as if it had drifted bodily across the Atlantic from old France or Spain," said Colonel Haverill as he stood gazing out harborward from the pillared veranda of the roomy colonial mansion fronting on the East Battery. It was early spring of the year 1801. Sky and water in that southern seaboard clime were blue, but it was the soft, dreamy blue of Mediterranean shores. Nights of velvety dusk were lit with strangely large, low hung stars. The magnolias, were not yet in bloom, but amid the moss velled live saaks already the mockingbirds sang, or rather rhapsodized in language of golden tone, as if confiding thrilling secrets that burst from stiffed hearts. Such were the enttable conditions, heightened rather than restrained by the political turmoil of the time, under which an oldly assorted group of people of various ages and conditions, and including besides Charlestonians THE STREETS OF BERLIN by Review of Reviews company. Charleston In 1861 a number of representatives of other sections of the south as well as of northern states, planned the Ellingham ball for the second week in April. Colonel Haverill of the regular army of the United States had been a Mexican war comrade of the late Colonel Ellingham of Virginia. When Ellingham died Haverill became the guardian of his two children, Robert and Ger trede. Robert was duly graduated from West Point and with his chasmate, Korchiral West of Massachusetts, went, with the rank of lieutenant, to two active service on the plains in the regiment of Colonel Haverill. Ordered to Washington, Colonel Haverill and his wife were now traveling northward via Charleston, accompanied by Lieutenants Eillingham and West. Gertrude Eillingham had come on from the family homestead. In the Bhenandhoah valley of Virginia to meet her brother Bob. Likewise Madeline West had come to join her brother Karchival and incidentally to enjoy her first acquaintance with the fascination southern city. Nothing less than a ball-one of the famous Ellingham "devices"—could fittingly honor the occasion. The younger set, including the two heutenants, had practically no other subject of "serious" discussion. Secondion talk was rife, to be sure, and military activities going on were such as to lead to but one logical conclusion—that war or something very like it was imminent. But love outranked logic, in that particular camp at least. At the very opening of the campaign the casualties took in Kerkelhay West and his deputy, dark eyed slater Madeline; also, "as mutual offsetting to this pair, the gallant Bob Ellingham and his sister Gortrude, the latter a spirited girl, with warm bronze hair befitting her emotional temperament and vivid completion to match. The first cloud that appeared in this rosette sky was Edward Thornton. Thornton was rather a handsome fellow in his insolent way and a few years older than the two lieutenants—that is to say, he was close upon thirty. He had more than the assurance of manner that such advantage might perhaps be expected to give him—especially with Mrs. Haverill, the colonel's wife. The young people frankly did not like Thornton though none of them had said so, and probably any or all of them would have denied the charge bad it been made. Meanwhile Dr. Ellingham and the colonel and Mrs. Haverill and the Pinckneys (South Carolina relatives of the Ellingham) saw graver jerks than sentimental ones on the nage portgon. Their conversation turned upon questions of state sovereignty, the "old flag," and rights as to secession from the Union. "If the interests of your manufacturing and shipping states of the north, observed Dr. Ellingham, "and of our agricultural and cotton states of the south are not running in harmony, that is no excuse for a family quarrel." "I quite agree with you," said Colonel Havervill. "It is an awkward thing for a soldier to take sides in such a dispute. Theoretically we don't have to. The government settles all that for us, and we simply obey orders. I feel confident they will find a remedy for the present break; they have for other and perhaps worse ones in the past. If it were not for the 'savvy question'— "Ah," sighed the southern conservative, "If I owned the 180000 shares I would gladly give them all up for the preservation of the Union." "Well, your friend, Major Huffin, certainly decided opinions on the subject than both of us put together," hailed Havervill, minkling the coronary effort to divert the conversation into lighter channels. Ruthie was a striking character, typical of the time. They met him after noons at the Charleston hotel or on a sunny morning walking by the Battery sea wall, gazing out across the harbor to where the Sumter fortress reared its forty foot walls on an artificial island built on the shoals. This was one of the important fortifications of the seawalled states whose status related to the federal government was in obvious dispute. "Bir," Ruthie would say impressively "if the status of these federal forts in the seawalled states is not yet determined. It is high time it should be an appeal to unions is necessary, and can see that it is sooner or later if it come right about and now." "But in order," Colonel Havelier would protest, "I understood you were a Virginian; Virginia has not seceded." "Not yet, but she will—the must. I am, you say, sir, a Virginian born, but this hunging fire is so little to my taste, sir, that I have sold my Virginia property and cast my allegiance with South Carolina for the present. I have enlisted with the single troops here, and I await any minute General Beauregard's call to the batteries we are planting all around Spitzer." Major Ruffin was a white haired, elderly man, sixty years old if a day. In his fiery fanatical zeal there was something humorous—and something tragic. Colonel Haverill, fifty-five years of age, was distinctively an American soldier type. A "retainer of the Mexican war, he was happily married to his second wife, a New York belle up to the time of her becoming the colonel's bride, some six years before the period with which the present narrative is concerned. He only son, Frank, was at that time a boy of fourteen, bright and spirited; but, as the colonel declared with real modification, evidently not cut out for a soldier. That most inable deficiency—in the father's eyes—gave color to the assertion, made not by Mrs. Haviland alone, that the colonel, thought more of his young southern wards, Robert and Gertrude Ellingham, than he did of his own son. However this may have been, the children's young wife more than needs up to the led the deprivation of his father's full measures of parental condemnation and affection. Having no children of his own, she gave to the baby what in his infancy he had never known—a mother's loving care. As he grew up in New York amid good family associations and in comfortable circumstances, seeing little of his father ```markdown ``` Wartime Photograph of General P. G. T. Beauregard. Wartime Photograph of General P. G. T. Beauregard. and experiencing the irksomeness without the companionship of that parent's strict control. It was not to be wondered at if Frank came perilously near to being spotted. After graduation from Columbia—instead of from West Point, as the colonel would have desired if such a choice could have been realized in the natural course of events—Frank Haverill entered the banking house of the Howards, relatives of his stepmother. This had seemed a promising connection—it might have led, possibly, to another matrimonial alliance through one of the pretty daughters of the family on whom the young clerk was known to have made a most favorable impression—when suddenly he ran away and married Edith Murray, a nice enough girl, as it was said, but two or three years his senior and the daughter of an impoverished southern family whose home was in New Orleans. This was had enough. Still a rash love match is not in itself an unparable donalie. Frank was forgiven. At least a truce was patched up and the prodigial son went back repentant, as it seemed, to his stool at the bank. Alas, the prodigial clinax was yet to come. Its beginnings had dated back even to the college days. Edward Thornton had been much in New York then. He had first met the Havelrilla at Saratoga. Handsome, rockless, a social favorite and sportman of no small pretensions. Thornton had immediately exercised over young Frank an influence amounting to fascination and hero worship. Those were flush times of racing, of gambling, of drinking and - south of Mason and Dixon's line expertise - of dueling. Thornton took the eager, preoccupied boy in hand and "made a man of time." It was such a "man" as the colonel, his father, absent most of the time on western duty, never dreamed. Matters were in such strained relations now when the colonel and his wife stopped at Charleston on their way north. And it was at this fateful moment that the last stroke fell. The day before the Ellingham battalion Haverill learned from the New York newspapers and simultaneously by letter from his lawyers there that his son was an abscesser and a fugitive. Under suspicion on account of irregularities discovered at the Howard bank, he had fled, no one knew whither, to escape arrest, leaving his wife deserted and without resources. Colonel Haverill's grief and rage were fearful. "I might have expected it," he said. "And yet, didn't I enough else on my mind just now without being brought to face a thing like this? Weil, let fare deal with him. He deserves the worst that can happen. I am through with him. I have always done my best by him; now I have other and more important duties to perform. I am an officer of the United States army." "Don't judge him too hastily, John. May it not have been that it was only after another was dependent on him that the debts of a thoughtless spend thrift-for he was nothing worse drove him to despair-to fraud perhaps-I will not believe crime." "His wife shall be provided for-my lawyers have-their instructions," replied the colonel curly. "Mrs. Haverill stole softly out of the room, closing the door behind her, passed through the spacious galleries and down the broad winding stairs to the drawing room. Everywhere, as Mrs. Haverill descended after her troublous interview with the colonel, the younger people were bifurcally lounging or circulating about still talking love and war. They had a new and breezy accession to their ranks in the person of Jenny Buckthorn, U. S. A. She was the daughter of bluff old General Francis Buckthorn of the regular army and had been born and brought up in a military camp on the western plains. "We're going to see active service now—sooner than you civilians seem to suspect," announced Jenny to an attentive group of listeners under the front porch. "Our boys are already under marching orders in Washington. Your General Benregard is riding his high home, it seems. Tell him for me that he'd better mind what he's doing or we'll have Heartsease down here after him." "And who is Heartsease, pray?" inquired Gerritte Billingham, who of late was developing an unwonted interest in the federal military service. "Heartsease? Brevet, Captain Heartsease? Why, he is—one of my favorite cavalry officers. You'll wear about him." "Too-wherever you Buckthorn have five minutes or no." whispered Bob Wilsonia to Stuartia Well. "Lady Bessie Beacon, and a bad follower, but the highest top that she ever attained took the cavity. She went to be what General Bessie Beacon says about him. Wears a simple epaulet at guard meet, and carries a pressed hand-bear- chief at army cross drill." "How is it to have a sweetheart who is a soldier?" "It's all right," answered Jenny promptly. "I wouldn't have a sweetheart who wasn't a soldier—a northern soldier, of course." A flush of pleasure stole over Gertrude's face, then died out as suddenly as it had come. Madoline West murmured to Robert Ellingham: "It is only lately that I have realized there are northern soldiers and southern soldiers. I thought there was but one flag, and that you all served under it." "That is what I was brought up to believe," replied the young lieutenant, "but some unaccountable change has come about." "But it seems to me," interposed Kerechral West, "that the people of Charleston are taking an extraordinary interest in the preparations to bomb bard Fort Sumter. They look forward to such an event as if it were to be a gala day." It was at this juncture that Mrs Haverill appeared. Before she had time to join the group Thornton hastened forward to meet her and said in a low, hurried tone: "I must see you alone. I have important news for you." "Are there—any further tidings of Frank? she inquired eagerly. "Yes. We must not talk here"—as they passed out together into the hall and paused at the foot of the staircase. "Frank is here in Charlcotton." The halls were decked and garlanded, ball dresses were worn out in readiness, and the young people were practicing minuets. Toward twilight Kerchival West and Robert Ellingham strolled across the Battery park and along the old sea wall together. "Bob, old comrade," the former began, "I have something I want to mention to you." "Is it about Thornton?" "It is about Mrs. Haverill, the cote nell wife." "I understand—certainly, old boy—tell me all you know about it." "Well, I was passing along the gallery of the second floor on my way to my room when I heard a muffled scream, then a lady's voice uttering violent, or, rather, hysterical, exclamations. The sounds came from one of the principal guest rooms, as I supposed, but whose I didn't know. Then the door was opened hastily, and Mrs. Haverill appeared, looking alarmingly ill or else terrifically frightened and trembling with excitement." "And was any one with her?" "Not that I know of. I did have an impression - Anyway, she recovered herself quickly after I had saturated my handkerchief with ammunition and can decoign and anything else that chanced to be at hand and given it to her. It would be all right, she said and I was not to let such a foolish it to disturb me on any account still." "Still, the foolish little incident must have had a serious cause behind it eh?" "No I thought. But it may have been only a mouse." "Or it may have been Thoratton. I was right, exclaimed Billingham, striking the clenched flat of one hand into the palm of the other." "Then, heaven, Bob-" "It must get to the colonel. Leave Thornton to me." "A protest is all that is necessary if you don't find it I will." They shook hands in silence, then hurried in to dress. Robert and Kerkhval were as anger as any one for the dancing, yet they could not enter into the spirit of the affair and engage their partners (as a matter of fact, these latter, meaning chilly Madeline and Gertrude, did not make an early appearance in the parlor until their misery about Mrs. Haverill should be availed. Would she find an excuse to avoid the ordent of gayey under the eyes, of at least two persons who knew of the shock she had suffered but a few hours previous? CHAPTER II. After the Ball. NO such concern seemed to hold Edward Thornton back. He was here, there and everywhere, overcanting if anything she role of "the life of the party" and never missing a dance. Suddenly the colonel's beautiful wife flanked by the two vicarious girls, and herself looking the picture of health and radiance in a specially modish hall gown of flowered satin, sailed into the salon like the star of a stage play. It was the official, formal opening of the ball. "Do you know what Mrs. Pinkney says?" Gertrude Ellingham asked Lieutenant Kerchival West. "She has invited a party of friends to her house to witness the dring on Sumter." "How delightful!" responded Kerchival, in either a forced tone of gagery. "I hope, however, that they won't wait for breakfast until the fortress is bombarded." "You think it will be a long wait? Well, Lieutenant West, I will bet you an embroidered cigar case against a box of gloves that the first gun is fired before sunrise." "Done. You will lose the bet. Miss Gertrude, unless Major Ruffin, unable to curb his patience any longer, should steal out and touch off a mortar on his own book. Not that I shouldn't be overjoyed to offer you the gloves, particularly if—well, in the hope that—that one of the little hands belonging inside them shall"— They were in the shadow of the old danders as he spasmodically seized one of the aforementioned little hands. She with drew it almost as promptly, murmuring: "Shall remain in my own keeping for the present until some one comes along who has a good weapon for aim If you don't believe that God has bound me is going to open fire on another this morning." "No; of course not." "Well, I happen to know that everything is in readiness." "It is a heap easier to have everything in readiness to do a thing than it is to do it. For instance, I have been ready a dozen times today to say to you, Miss Gertrude, that—that I"—"Well, sir." "But I didn't, you know." "Very likely General Beauregard has more nerve than you have." "Oh, it is easy enough to set a few batteries around Charleston harbor. But when it comes to firing the first shot at woman"—"At a woman! Why, what are you talking about?" "I mean at the American flag. A man must be a—must have the nerves of" "You northern men are so slow to"— "Yes, I know I've been slow, but I assure you. Miss Gertrude, that my heart"— "Aren't you going north to join in the threatened invasion of our southern Confederate states?" "Yes, that's our orders, I believe." "You are ready to fight against my friends, against my own brother, your 100 comrade. If that don't make us enemies what does?" "Nothing can make me your enemy. Gertrude. My services belong to my country at call. I belong to the north"— "And I am a southern woman. There the fatal line is drawn." Here Thoroton and Jenny Buckthorn came up. "I'm glad the attack on Sumter is to be made at last," declared Thoroton. "I do not share your pleasure in that prospect," said a serious voice over Gertrude's shoulder. It was that of her brother, Lieutenant Robert Ellingham. "And you a southern gentleman?" retorted Thoroton, with the customary shade of insolence. "And you a northern—gentleman." With the reluctant accept Bob gave to the word "gentleman" it actually seemed to be in quotation marks with an interrogation point after it. "I am a southerner by choice. I shall join the cause," said Thoroton orily. "You'll find me ready for any risk you like," muttered Thornton, turning on his heel. At the same moment Colonel Haverill, who had not participated in the dancing, approached from the direction of tuwife's apartment. He held in his hand a white silk handkerchief, which he immediately offered to Lieutenant West who took it, glanced at the infant's own-thanked his superior officer and passed out to the veranda over looking the lawn, where many colored lanterns twinkled. Here, almost as if by preconcert arrangement, Mrs. Haverill joined him a moment later. "Madam," said the young man, with embarrassed solicitude, "I beg to tell you how happy I am to see that your indisposition has vanished—also to offer humble apologies for my awkwardness and helplessness when I undertook to rush to your aid. You can always depend upon me to act the part of an idiot in such an emergency. Fortunately I was able to find Miss Gertrude and my sister and send, them to you in time to be of real service. Colonel Haverill has just handed me back my handkerchief." "Oh, thank you, lieutenant, for everything. I suppose my husband had been to my room looking for me. Some- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100. Charleston Was Preparing to Bombard Fort Sumter. thing came up today that has upset me both a bit. And it is in regard to that matter that I wish to ask you to do me a favor—a great service. WWWYOU? "Pray command me, Mrs. Haversall," answered Kerkely with his heart "It is about the estimate son, Frank. You know the trouble he has got late in New York. He has escaped prison, and I have just received word that he is here in Charleston. I am the only one he can turn to. His father is storm and uncompromising in his humiliation. I want you to find Frank and arrange for me to meet him as soon as possible, if you can do it with safety. I shall give you a letter for him. I should like you to take it at daylight if possible. It is a sad errand, and I know of none but yourself whom I can trust with it." Lieutenant Kerchival West bowed profoundly. "I will get ready at once," he said. "I can change my clothes in five minutes." How he welcomed this spur to action! The ball had ended for him at the last words of Gertrude. He kept his word within the five minutes specified and came back booted and spurred to report to the colonel's wife. She was not where he had left her, he heard her low, earnest voice at the other end of the shadowed vermin. "If my husband know," Mrs. Haverell's voice was saying, "he would kill you, Edward Thornton, unless you treacherously took advantage and shot him down without remorse. You know I am innocent. I never gave you any hint of encouragement, and the last I remember you were crouching before me like a whipped curt. But I have kept the secret, and you must. Avoid meeting Colonel Haverell before we leave Charleston." "You have my apology," whispered Thornton. "That is not what I have asked." "Do you mean by that that you will not accept amends?" "For my husband's sake," the woman pleaded. "Ah, your anxiety on his account, madam, makes me feel that perhaps, after all, my offense is indeed unpardonable. What an absurd blunder for a gentleman to make. If I hadn't supposed it was Lieutenant Korchival West who was my rival!"— "What do you mean, sir?" "But instead it is your husband who stands between us." "How dare you, sir!" cried the exasperated lady, now on the verge of hysteria. "Let me tell you that whatever I may wish to spare my husband he fears nothing for himself. But, no; I entreat of you do not let this horrible affair go any further." Korchival West, having no choice but to overhear, was of the same mind. He now stepped forward decisively, saying: "Fardon me. I hope I am not interrupting. I believe, Mrs. Haverill, you have an errand for me?" "Yes!" she exclaimed eagerly. "Thank you so much. I will go and write the note immediately. Pray excuse me, Mr. Thornton." Without another word she hastened away. The two men bowed and waited in silence until she was out of sight and hearing. Then Kerchival West drew himself up and said quietly: "Thornton, you are a d—d scoundrel. Do I make myself plain?" "You have made it plain all along that you are looking for a quarrel. I've no objection. Still, I prefer to pick my own adversaries." "Colonel Haverill is my commander," said West, trembling with suppressed excitement. "He is beloved by every officer in the regiment." "Well, what authority does that give you"— "His honor is our honor. His wife"— "Oho, that's it, eh? So you have a first class license to act as Mrs. Haverill's champion. I have heard that her favorite officer"— Kerchival approached a step nearer, "You dare to suggest"— "If I accept your challenge," ancered the other, "I shall do so not because you are her protector or the protector of her husband's honor, but as my rival. We stand on even ground." "Cur, you listen to me now"—and Kerchival emphasized his words with a slash of his riding whip full in Thornton's face. "I think you are entitled to my attention, sir," responded the other, recovering himself quickly. "My time here is short, as you know," Kerchival said. "Long enough for my purpose. I reckon. The bayon-up the Ashley a mile or so—a convenient place. In an hour from now it will be light enough to sight our weapons." "I'll be there in half an hour with a friend!" cried Kerchival. Nobody in Charleston slept that night of April 11-12. At the Elingham house, as at Pinckney's, and at many another home of luxury and pride there were festive or other gatherings which kept people, up and about until long past midnight. Then in the early hours of that fateful Friday an exchange of rocket signals between Forts Johnson and Moultrie began. Every one knew what that meant. The man, some of them without stopping to change their evening clothes, disappeared with strange, silent, ominous alacrity. The women huddled in whispering groups or brought spyglases and from outdoor points of vantage watched intently across the dark waters to where the flagstaff of Sumter, like a warning finger, pointed solemnly to the stars in the balmy dunk of the southern springtime sky. The abrupt departure of Thornton and Lieutenants West and Ellingham, accompanied, as it appeared, by Dr. Ellingham and one of two of the young men in uniform, had not failed to attract attention and excite comment. Haverill by discreet inquiry among the household servants, obtained a startling hint or two which she hastened to, communicate in confidence to Goff-Fole—none else. "There are tears in your eyes, Gertrude," said Mrs. Haverill sympathetically. "They have no light there," returned the girl, with a pitiful flash of the old spirit that contrasted with the scared look on her unwontedly pale face. "I am afraid I know—not what has happened to Lieutenant West in those last few minutes, but—forgive a woman who has had more experience than you have, dear, and who is food of you—what happened between you and him when you were together for the last time, maybe, in—who knows how long? Let fate part you, if it must, but not a quarrel. What is pride or coquery at such a moment?" "Another rocket," cried Madeline West, fitting from somewhere in the outer darkness. "Does any one know where Rob—I mean where Lieutenant Ellingham is? He excused himself for a minute and he has been gone an hour and a half. He promised to be here before—" "So did Lieutenant West," Mrs. Haverill joined in with undisguised anxiety. Boom, came a loud, sullen, reverberating report over the bay. "Look!" screamed Gertrude Ellingham, jumping up in a freeway of excitement. "Did you see that line of fire against the sky. That was no rocket—that was a shell. It has struck the fort." At the same instant there was a loud clatter of horses' hoofs outside and Bob Ellingham dashed up the front steps. "Ruffin has fired the shot!" he哭ed, throwing his cap into the air. "Hark! there goes another one. They have opened fire on Sunter, sure enough." "Where Is Mr. West? Mr. Thornton? The doctor?" demanded the three women, all in a breath. "They are—Anderson doesn't reply—That's what I rode back ahead to tell you. It's all right. The second shot hit Thornton, and Kerkelvih has insisted a scratch. He'll be along with the doctor directly. Ruffin swore he would fire the first!" "For heaven's sake, Robert, what are you talking about?" pleaded Gertrude, seizing him by the arm. "Do try and compose yourself and tell us what has happened. You say that."—Korevishal and Thornton have had it out, I tell you. Beaugrard has 3,000 or 4,000 men under arms, and it's a chance if Anderson can muster a hundred. Well, as I was saying, they met in the gardens down at the bayon. Sam Pinkney and myself loaded the weapons, a pair of regulation navy sixes. Then we tossed up a silver dollar for choice of position at ten paces, and Thornton won. But that made no difference. For the Sam wasn't up yet. "Money. Was it a duel?" Mrs Haverill interrupted. "It certainly was, madam. Kercelyh scored at the second fire. His bullet plowed through Thornton's check branding him, but nothing dangerous. The doctor is with him, and old Kercival is all right and coming after me any minute. Well, that trifling affair is over and well over. Something more important has started. I thought you'd all be anxious to know that"— "Madam, I have to beg your pardon for my unexpectedly prolonged absence and to request for orders." "This last was the voice of Kercival, looking uncommonly pale and animated, addressing himself to Mrs. Hoverit." She grasped his hand without speaking and drew him aside. "I can only say God bless you, Leon- tenant West," she said, with quivering lips. "Some happier day, I hope to thank you adequately and so will the colonel. He knows even less than I do at the present moment. But he knows that Frank has taken refuge here, and he will not see him or allow me to do so. You will take these to the poor key, won't you this letter and this little quack? It is a sacred confidence, and I ask it, as I know you receive it, freely." Kerchival bowed profoundly and was off in a second. Mrs. Havelcill's envoy to her stepson Frank had cost her another poliant accent with the colonel. Before the ball had ended and the excitement of Sumter fairly began, husband and wife had met in the seclusion of the lady's apartment. "My desdemona," he had said in more than half serious bantering. "I picked up Cassel's handkerchief here, and I have returned it to its owner. That is all very well, my girl, but what is this I hear about you having M. H. had a falting spell or something earlier in the writing? You are trembling and excited even now." "My husband, there is something I have to tell you—something very near to your heart. It is about your son"— "About Frank? Again?" "He is in Charleston." "He ought to be in prison. I suppose. But to me he is nowhere." "I am sending word to him; I may see him later. Have you no word for him?" "I have told you he and his unfortunate wife are provided for. Why should you see him? I shall not." "At least I hell thought to convey a warmer message than that from his father." Here the colonel, paused a moment. SATURDAY... MARCH 1. 1918. In silence and inside his peculiar gesture of violently brushing something guide from before his face. "Frank is a man now," he said at last. "I couldn't trust myself to see him—and anyway, he must now stand on his own plus. We all must, for these are desperate days and rebellious boys are not the only concern by a long way. But, here"—the colonel carefully took something from his breast pocket. "I will send him something to make a man of him if anything can. He will understand. I know he loves you as if you were his own mother. Possibly he has some little tenderness for his father also. If he has I think he will look tenderly upon this picture and at the same time remember me." "A miniature portrait of me" gasped Mrs. Have all she received it from her husband's hands. "Yes; the one you gave me before we were married. I have never been without it a single hour since. I have carried it through every campaign and in many a scene of danger on the plains. You see what a sentimental old ruffian, I am now, don't you? Never mind. Frank is a fictive from justice. God only knows what his future will be." CHAPTER III. STRANGE feeling of excitement, something like exhilaration, was in the air at Charles STRANGE feeling of excitement, something like exhilaration, was in the air at Charleston that morning of April 12. Henry Clay's birthday, as more than one of the Ellingham household had remarked. In a way that cannon signal roaring against Sumter had come as a relief to the general tension not only at the South Carolina storm center, but everywhere, north and south. It was the decisive beginning of what all now knew to be inevitable war. When Colonel Haverill reflected upon the calamity pending over the country his own personal griefs and annoyance sank into insignificance. It was the same with the elderly southerners, and the personal greetings and communings of that day were marked by grave courtesy and kindness. From earliest daybreak every available place on the harbor side was thronged by ladies and gentlemen, old and young, white folk and black, viewing the spectacle of the bombardment Troops came jouring into Charleston but were held in reserve, the forces at ready manning the score of batteries now in action against Sumter being more than angle. Civilians of various descriptions were arriving from all directions on horseback, afloat and in every species of antiquated or improvised convoyance. Far out seaward could be described the vessels sent by the Federal government for the relief of the beleaguered fortress, and it was rumored that they would still make an attempt to throw reinforcements into the place. Meanwhile Major Anderson, within the fort, had withdrawn his fire until long after daylight, when parapets were knocked down and branches began to appear in the masonry of the walls where the thirteen inch shells from the mortars struck, and smoke and flames from burning sheds told of havoc wrought within. When he was "good and ready," as they said, Anderson opened fire with three barbette guns and stirred up the Confederate batteries on Mount Pleasant and Cummings point like a bornaea' neat. Then he brought into action the two trees looking toward Fort Moultrie with such effect that several of the latter's guns were eventually silenced. The dying continued all day and intermittently through the night. Sumter had no ammunition to waste. One of her magazines had been exploded by the Confederate shells. The latter were persistently directed in an attempt to carry away the colors, but all day these defiantly waved, and when the morning of the 13th dawned the flag was still there. At last, about noon of that second day, a successful shot was aimed and the flag, which had been hanging by a single halfyard, fell. One of the enlisted men was quick to raise it again, replacing the shattered flaggard with a spar. In that brief interval Major Anderson's fire having of necessity ceased, the Charlestonians concluded that the fort had surrendered. Senator Wigfall, in the name of General Beau-gard, put forth in a boat and went to offer Anderson the most favorable terms of capitulation—e evacuation with permission to salute the flag and to march out with the honors of war, with their arms and private baggage. Under these conditions the brave defense having won him the best possible terms and knowing that further resistance would mean useless sacrifice of life. Major Anderson without humiliation bolstered the white flag over Sumter and entered into negotiations for the surrender of the fortress. President Lincoln had called for 75,000 troops to suppress the rebellious combination of the southland and to "cause the laws to be fully executed." "Lloutomant Went," said Colonel Haverill, handling his young officer a stamped paper, with full military formality. "I have secured the necessary passports north—here is yours. I am ordered direct to Washington and shall start with Mrs. Haverill at once. You will report to Captain Lyon of the second regiment in St. Louis." With what a different number of passports tomorrow did the colonial lay his hand on the shoulder of Haverill Robert Klingham, as if he hated to sound the words that amount to long furywell. Bob felt lonely restraint in going over the same ground again when the time of leavetaking came for him and Kercibral. "Our state is to be the chief battle ground, according to present prediction," he said, with the weight of fifty years suddenly added to his stature as a Virginian. "But every loyal son of Virginia will follow her dag. It is our religion." "That may be all right for you, Bob—I am not blaming you," responded Kercibral. "But my state is New York. If New York had gone back on 1 by Review of Reviews company. "Uncle Sam will have a brand new recruit." the old flag--your father's and mine--well, New York might go to the devil That's my religion. They walked out, Robert and Madeline, along the battery wall by the sea, in silence, as if by mutual rendezvous. "This is the host we shall be together for the present, anyway, Miss Madeline," poor Bob began. "I'm afraid so," murmured Madeline. "But we shall meet again--some time," he went on desperately; "that is, if we both live." "If we both live!" repeated Madeline, in an awestricken tone. "Oh, Robert. You mean if you live, I suppose. So you are going, too, into this dreadful war, if it comes." "Yes, Madeline, I must. It is fate--yours and mine together--isn't it, dear est girl? You don't deny it, and that gives me courage. You know what duty means. And you know what love means, too, don't you? Madeline. I do love you. I shall always, love you, come what may. There, fate has granted me this much—allowed me to tell you, how I love you—and nothing can take this moment away from us at least, thank God! And I have the strongest kind of faith in me now that our story isn't going to be cut short here. It may be interrupted. We've got to be tried by fire, maybe, but I can stand it if— You will think of me, won't you, Madeline? "I shall keep watch upon fate." For the rest of their time together their silences were more eloquent than their words. Lieutenant Kerchival West passed through one more dramatic scene before quitting Charleston. In an obscure tavern by the water front he found Frank Haverill, a sincere, young desperate, whose bold, dissipated look had something strangely attractive about it and whose gentlemanly speech and manner belied a certain affection of hardihood and bravado. All this latter was swept away by the sudden, violent wave of emotion that vividly rushed over his whole being when West delivered Mrs. Haverill's message and handed him the locket containing the portrait miniature. With an eagle on his lips and tears running down his hardened face he cried out loudly: "I've been a fool, an ungrateful dog, and I've deserved jail and worse. And I stand the gaff and not blame any one but myself either. But, by heaven, I'm glad now that you settled with that Thornton before I got to him. And I came down here to Charleston to seek him as a friend! Now, listen, Leutenant West, and I want you to tell this to my father and to my dearest mother, for she is that—here he kissed the miniature forwently—"tell them that I deserve the worst that can happen to me, but that I didn't desert my wife. "Poor girl! She only allowed that story to go out in order to throw them off the track and help me to escape, as I did. Now she will know that the colonel and Mrs. Haverill know the truth, and that will comfort her more than the money they are sending her. God bleas them! And it would comfort me, too, if anything could, but nothing can, except one thing, and that is fight and plenty of it. I want to fight my way back to self respect, to honor, and show those who have stuck by me that I'm worth saving after all. No matter what happens, thank God I've still got freedom to fight." "Do you mean that you'll enlist?" asked Went. "Yes—you, heintenant. 'I can't get to Washington quick enough.'" "In the Federal army, of course?" "Surely—in the fight for the Union." "Belly for you, Frank!" cried the officer, impassionedly grasping the boy's hand. "That will be splendid news for the colonel." The somber crowd overropped Frank Havelver's face again. He rose, his foot and said earnestly: "No, I do not want to be here." upon honor, not to tell my father— to tell any one—but to keep this a secret, between ourselves. It will be thus enough for them to know when he have proved myself a man again. Leutenant, I am going to Washington to列阵. But that is all that will be known about me for the present, per- haps forever. Even if you hear of me in the days to come it won't be under the name of Frank Haverill. "I am going to start all over again under a new name, which won't have a spot of dishonor on it, and Uncle Sam and Father Abraham Lincoln will have a brand new recruit, born today. Do you understand, Leutenant? That sweet lady, heaven's own angel mother to me, has stooped down and grabbed me out of hell, and she shall yet have reason to be glad that she did so or my father will never get eyes on his son again." When Colonel Haverill arrived in Washington, which at that period had not yet outgrown the aspect of a shiftless, overgrown Virginia town, he found it transformed into a vast, chaotic military camp. Every incoming train from Baltimore or from the west brought its regiment of raw recruits, who were driven like cattle to the barracks and drill grounds on the Potomac flats, near the end of the Long bridge and within sight of the steeples and roofs of Alexandria, where on a clear day the southern flag could be seen from the very windows of the White House, floating defiantly. While Washington was getting ready to send the Army of the Potomac to invade Virginia, Robert Ellingham reported, to General Lee in Richmond, 115 miles to the southward, and found the new Confederate captain likewise soothing with activity. Lee was exercising all his energy, an gacility, skill and experience in the tour de force of sending an equipped army to Johnston and Beauregard in the field at the threatened points. From one of these points, the great valley of Virginia lying between the Blue Ribbon and Shenandoah mountains, he and called Colonel Thomas Jonathan Jackson, an eccentric Presbyterian professor at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, and who in the first brief month since the breaking out of the war had developed aggressive qualities calculated to attract the attention of the authorities at Richmond. Lieutenant Elingham, promoted to captain, naturally gravitated to the new brigade of Jackson, who was now elevated to the rank of brigadier general of volunteers. The regiment of the brigade were composed of the ver flower and pride not only of the valour of the whole commonwealth of vil- gain, and even before Jackson's troops took the field they had already begun to receive the impress of the iron hand of their leader. Their first destination was Manassas Junction, the point of union of the railroad coming into Virginia from Washington with a branch road leading into the Shenandoah valley. General Lee had pointed out that this strategic point would in all probability be the first battlefield in the move to check the Federal advance toward Richmond, and he now concentrated all available forces there. On a small stream called Bull Run, some thirty miles southwest of Washington, Beauregard awaited the arrival of McBowell. The banks of this stream are abrupt and densely wooded, but it is fordable in numerous places, and at that time was crossed on the Centerville and Warrenton turpike road, below Sudley church, by a stone bridge. It was on a bright, sunny Sunday morning of mid-July that the two armies of brothers—disgruntled members of a family republic that had held together for three generations—first emerged in armed battle lines six miles long from the mysterious Virginia fortress on either side of Bull Run and rushed forward to fight breast to breast for victory. The Federal plan of operations, credited to the still masterful Lieutenant General Winfield Scott, started, with the planting of an entire division of fully 15,000 men in the rear at Centerville, to protect the communications. Colonel Haterfill's regiment, to his intense chagrin, was here helplessly detained. Another division, in which General Buckthorn's brigade was included, marched ahead to make the opening demonstration at the stone bridge, while two others crossed at the Sudley and other forts, to concentrate on the southern bank of the stream and bank Benreugedd's left. This seemed an admirably clear and simple plan at 8 o'clock in the morning. Before noon it was an obliterated memory, and the wide arid plateau over which the battle spread like a fire in the brushwood awarded with confused masses of northern and southern troops reeling to and fro, alternately taking and losing and retaking the same positions half a dozen times over, all lines indistinguishable in dense and lurid clouds of smoke, through which artillery guns and calamus dashed madly, while the thunder of cannon and the Long Bridge Over the Potomac. continued crest of nobility reverberated in distinct concert from the low lying hills around, and sent and far around managed with the hammer- knapping of harpoons and the hammer- Hawkins-Johnson MANUFACTURING CO., Hair Grower and Restorer, 616 R. 1st Street. Richmond, Va. Will positively remove all Dandruff and cure the scalf of all impurities. It will restore Hair on clean Temples and Bald Heads where the Roots are not dead. 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Before his horse was killed and himself knocked senseless by the explosion of a shell Heartsease saw General Buckthorn fall in the grand charge that drove back the South Carolina legions of Hampton and Bess. He also became aware of another brigade near the enemy's center that did not give way, but stood his ground stubbornly and then turned aggressor. It flashed over Heartsease's mind at the time that or two more commands like this one would make Buckthorn hard to whip, not knowing that this was the unique First brigade of the Army of the Shenandoah, under Jackson. Bob Ellingham galloping along the little wooded crest on the other side of the stone bridge, knew all about this brigade. He saw General Bess check and rally his scattered forces by pointing with his sword and shouting "Look at Jackson there Standing like a stone wall." Jackson's brigade on the artillery swept plague of Manassas was playing the part of the imperial guard of Napoleon at Austenzie, but without the prestige of the inspiration of apparent success. At a late hour of the afternoon neither side knew whether it had lost or won. In point of fact, one had about the same right to be routed as the other. Regueregard was touring about the field, at every portion of the lines, his dark creole face burning with animation as he shouted encouragement to his grim, savage looking troops, who responded with the blood curdling "rebel yell" of the southern swamp rangers. [TO BE CONTINUED.] BILL BOOZER's take his last drink. He had his share on earth, we think. His end was with us. The clue he answered was a tack. The inattent Knitter. Sam Anook has passed from earthly grenze. No doubt dwells on some distant star; While he was starting at two queens He stepped before a trailery car. -Birmingham Age-Herald. 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There is one record of a man fingering in prison for ten years. When his time was up he was naked what his crime was. "For selling chickens that squawked," was the reply. In the confusion of the trial the fact was not brought out that the chickens and not the man were responsible for the din that aroused the wrath of the disturbed citizens. A Dutch Ironclad. It is of interest to note that, according to some authorities, the Dutch were the first in the modern period of history to build an ironclad and that during the siege of Antwerp by the Spaniards in 1555 the people of it city built an enormous that bottom, I vessel, armored it with heavy iron plates and thus constructed what they regarded as an impregnable battery. This they named Finis Boll. Unfortunately the vessel got aground before coming into action and fell into the hands of the enemy. It was held by Alexander of Parma to the end of the siege as a carolloy, but was never employed by either side in any action. Pure Breed. A woman went to a bird shop to purchase a canary. She was in search of a good singer, and several were recommended to her. "But," she said, "they seem to be marked very strangely. Are they pure canaries?" "Pure!" cried the proprietor of the shop. "Pure!" Why, m'am, I raised them birds from canary seed." D. J. PARRAR, CONTRACT ALL KINDS OF OAK OFFICE ROOM, NO. 406, MECHANIOS Thomas Moore- RESIDENCE, 610 N. FIRST 9TH It was held by the lute of Wellington that the true story of the battle of Waterloo had never been written. A contemporary relates how he once sat in a carriage with the duke and "watched him read a powerful quarto recital of the battle of Waterloo Against paragraph after paragraph he truce the letters L. or D L." with a great blunt end of speech. I ventured to ask what those my letters meant. The pithy reply was "lie" and "— be" to be sure." Delicate Discrimination. "One can make anything express one's feelings if so inclined." 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EDITOR cana oar acelin be pee SEPA tok aby Floeniar, aa bate ee Cony. fbi icsrtinseosncaetiacsio RON Re CONRT MA matlbaccise seers cineeiede BO © St geet See eg Ver Wop), three moethe cccecececscerees nD ees ea] or ope (ocd, ome foerrtlog.. +... ssrB Far om Wh Se ees isso Boo ASS a eas ieee Be fr be Saree 8 Fe A tae ie mee Be foe ioe ey mee Ee to tes Settee a ipa fe ie SS aa aa piece cence ewe IS ATLMTE Oh RROE, Da Sfeo CENT Sor | ERE FL AMET te toneed messes. Sey ety Aloe peice te 8.40 per Feat, In advance. Terr are four wage by wtlch inoory capt wont Oy ail at our Fak! ly «Tom Ode Moors Braet’ oy ak ‘Cheek ov Draft, of ab EAD Moaey Grace and. whee wim ot thew can be Ores, ta" a Hegiacceed, Letter. HONEY GkOKKSS Tou can buy « Mooey Onin ath your Post. OGor, (payne at the Michoud Fad “Oaces ant we will erapwanible Torte ie aretead EXPHERE MONET ONDE cas be cotslon! avnany e@ce ot the Averian, Cxpiees Gone the ated Seatre Axper Gn, tnd tbe Welle Parco Mes CT eter Coxopant. 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MARCH 1, 1943. EDITOR JONES DELAVERANCES, When a conservative, Goll feartas Souther citizen of color Ike Kalte: Robert E. Jomm of the New Orleans It, Southwestern Christan Advocate False his voles asainst prevailing gonditions 18 the Southlang and Announces that they have hecote 80 critical tht only his fall im God prevents hin sinking into uteer din couragement, {t seeme to un that ft L 1K Gime for us to begin anew the autltatlon against the barbarous out rates perperrated upon the colored people of thix country. Editor Jones" editorial deliverance under the caption of “Who Carex?” will richly repay a perusal and we shall in our noxt ixsue xlve It to the public It may be that wo mhatt auKgest preliminary remedies tor], existing conditions, “Who Cares?** tw a nubfect, which wil) mand a yearn analynls. Let ua start with the Influential professional colored mon. thore high || up in Facial affaira and propoumd the} anextion to them, too—who cares? f re : tea tf —_ ‘ DR. WASHINGTON's DeAbERSHID, [2 We have before called the atten: Uon of our readers to the fact that Dr. Booker T. Washington {x not Feady to surrender the political lead ‘orahip which he has ererciaed for Ao many yoarn and that he may yet Provo @ powerful factor in selection of colored men for appointment under the Wilson Administration. It sbould not be forgotten’ that President-elect Wilson Is an educator and that Dr. Washinrton trains in, that class. Influential nen throag- out the country will eay a word for the distinguiahed leader and recom- esond his retention as the referee of the administration. Among theas may be mentioned ‘President Tart, who camo, stroagiy to Dr. Washing- ton’s aid in the New “York incident. Tae Washington," D. C. Bee with! that veteram journalist, W. Calvin. Chase im charge, who may be “set hewn’ aa a pretty good political weather propieet, under the caption! f ‘Vamlish Leatlership™ proceeds © give Be: Wahtagnen unstinted caise for Be Wil, afviee aad permaai| iedet' ta ms Natipnat & Se ee wo nny, -aere Carolina. . J. The Beo sayy Dr. Washington tray eled night ahd day to keep hi appointment and sat for four. dour with tho Board of Trustees of tha fastitution. We quote It further: “The Bee polnts to this man alwayt with. pride, und more and more at the duys go -by, the ronl greatuess and far-nightedness of Booker T. Washington will be known and told by Mack and white nite. Wo aro of the opinion that Tho Ree in general and Editor Chase In Particwar are correct in thelr ¢o3- Slusions. Dr, Rooker T. Washington ts one of the greatest- leaders, the Face and the white people of thin country have ever produced, He Franky with Doustiss and other erat leaders who have gone on betore. Hut ft fe with his farsightedness that Be are now disposed to deal after according to him his proper place In the niche of fame We wish ta be Talr and to state. hatte sides @f the question at {saue, Dr, Washington wan in consultation MO: tle Board of Trustoon of the National Reifgious ‘Training Seheol,|! Pelenary 2a 191 In an effort tol ‘ dive fifty thousand datlare for that] ¢ Mstitution We was farsighted, bat levine fe that portion of thw Sertye| # res whieh at, he who falle tof! vide for Wie awn honwe t4 worne| f ath an intided, for hie seat out an] 4 wal fur tis eam dnetitutton. tme[ 2 wobatety 3 M Aweuutated teter sumed py btn]? A cativts tectind us the fret part] oT We ace teaking an espectal effort}! Mike te raten #2000 among: IF jrople tor thts current expenves thorsen to Mx a one who would] 2F Views te contribute, 1am writ} #4 hak 24 to xend at leary $1.00, 4 dere ean send amore, ra much tae] Yl Hoe" P xhalt we acratetal for anys | Het ser taay send. = “ihehe ed son will tad a Wank to Bet eat and return envetope. |" atetber blank which Txhatl bef he Ste have yon ese Gr sending the] '¢ es eC any Of your trtegs whom | M0! P think ney wikh te help. Money, eu fe sent in the tara of ened, Mt His. Habey order ur cheek. Yout i J Feeetye a protpt receipt from 4 Titer Met for tee bear] ME Set be eet then that two colt Tei P the came time and for wortay {tac When Editer Chase de feotn tated De Washington ae fare] OH! ted Me Stem what he was talke| tases the memes bh not for diel ther ptt cre hat for othe nse of Levies tens ie ofthis dtivetinaten, whol ad Joel a sRillfa? etneationad and [ott rab seneral aay not he able to, 2 we Bokew Alexander Walters’ yger vscemterte of frtends and eanre! Naw Be Miten Waldews tw hank | etand edition: uf the ald atyte 2 hN! So Thatritead Dietonares ce esiored ten af the Wiser tents sal Chibs arg fn danger, ale ier Nother nap aut an yet have wd tegthe fact Mt may: bet Hy for Vetttar Wiltam Moar | roti resurrect agatn thon “tkanetoottez” ents of De, [et FT. Wastington and keep ys, Sanding in the colamns of j journa nardian’ [tax ths O%n Opinion ts that na shrewa.|Jonmna b tha: tie. Tooker ‘Wasi! faq ever breathed the breath lanyted inthis country. That he ts‘ that ering for a. place of influence of ar "present admintatration ts! 0, by the sheny af the ties. “famon Tof thts is mere guess work ot the > pay be tht we have uninten-'R. Moe whsrepeosented tho dinine 2 mie wizard from * Tuskeree,! layne a % Whe can telly . [vam Me | Thin tn to certify that I have re- celvod from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand ,Worthy Counsellor of - the Grand Conrt of Virginia, Order of Calantho ($100.00) Ome Hundred Dollars tn, payment. of fe. death- claim of Sister Mary .l. Hatreton, who was a member af Progressive Court,.No. 146 bf Danville, Va. Shmned—Aarak 5. HelbrooR” Beneficiary. Wineens: eae Anna Williams, Wi C. ‘ . We P. Allen, Aasignes. -_ The Proper Procedare. eeeteie gap ee ee W. Calvin Chase, editor of Th Wanhinyton, D.C. Bee, and a voterat fournalist of thirty year standing has the audacity to critician a brother Journalixt for getting personal men. Hon In the columnar of hin own Journal when he knows aw well nn anybody else that tiie Ix about. al that he gets out of the publication of w race Journal, tad’ all this treason to tho myo fension and we aro in fatoF of placing him on trial with T. Thoman Fortune, of the Now York Age, aa fudge: Pred R. Moore, of tho name publication, an short: George I. Knox, of Tho Indlanapolls, Ind. Froomad, and our. “elven ag pronecuting attornoys: Wil am 3onron Trotter, of the Boston, Mans. Guardian and Chria J. Porry, of the Philadelphia, Pa. Tribune, an deputy sheriffa, and J. R. Clifford, of tho Martinaburg Ploncer Press, as, laltnr. We mame H.C. Smith. of! he Cleveland, 0. Gazette, as appelinte judge, ! Wo shall ask that ha be fined the: ‘bn of a supper. including overything | bat he, himaclf would demand {t/ jome one cle wax required to pay| or tho mame, and we ask for his; olitary confinement in the New York | ‘xe office for a period of six days, eing aatinfled that the non-appetis- nf menu for that period of “time | ‘Ould be bread and water. The fallare , f thevcolpred press of the country to | Ppose this mode df procedure shall , © accepted as prima-facie evidence | t Editor Chase's gullt—From The, ( febmond PLANBT. Our 016 friends, John MMchel!, ants’ us tried bys judietal Jary. | mat chow for acquittal would the; ttor of The Bee have before seek’ ‘a jury? We woulé chiltenge th jentire beuco with the exception “0 Editor Trotter... We would withdram our demand for a jury trial and jask to be tried by the Editor of Th Guardian, Some of the foregoing, Hrother John, are so nkrrow-minded and 1ack Rood sense that they couldn't see a patnt If one was made. You muat have anticipated us, Brother John. A man who doesn't know in which ward Co voto after having moved to another“ward and-who has been lir- ing In the ward from which he movea since Tleetor was a. pup, certainly haan't sense cnough to be a Jurymnan., Tho Bee has great respect for the! Rdltor of Tho Guardian, ns well as for our old ancient friend, Joan Mitchell, Jr, who intends to be a| retired millionaire bachelor. gan always had Koad old horse aouse. fo Beianapolis, Ind. Freeman.) |W. Calvin Chase, editor of Tho Washington, D.C. Bee, and a veteran Journnllxt of thirty years standing. has the audacity to eritictne a brotbor Journalint for Ketting porronal mon- Hon fn the columns of hin dwn Jouronl when he knows an well as anybody olse that thin #4 about all that he gots out of the publication of a rico Journal. We call thin treason to the pro| foalon nnd we are In favor of plactam, him on trial with T. Thomas Fortuno, of tha New York Age, ax Judge: Frod R, Moore, of the name ‘pubileation, ax sherit! George 1. Knox, of The| Indianapolis, Ind. Freeman. and our- velvew aw "prosecuting attorneya: Wile Nam Monroe Trotter, of the Horton, Mass. Guardian and ‘Chrin J. Perry, of the Philadelphia, Pa. ‘Tribune, asf: tepnty wheritte, and: J. R. Cliftord. || of the Martinstnits Plonoer Preas, anf ‘alles, | We namett. C. Smith, of he Clovelind..0, Gazite, ax appeliate| thee The Planet of Rekmnond, Va. We aceupt, and enter at once on mip duties, “Firat, we wirh to edn ratulate ourselves, on the lating ‘ulvhed collaboration: John Mitchell, Attor-banker, who tenderr hin ner: tc In the Interest of the pronecution. |* Ve wish to call the court's attention | F this most unusnal care. fy Mr. Charo tx an editor. of mane], are’ atanding, during wivteh time]? * hax done nome good things, and}” en again he hag done rome things wt ro pond, Notwithetanding the Ange Indiffarent and otherwine, we ive atlowed, him to page unchal-[., nied aaa rite. That sevntiemen |= se mean the conrt)—Rrother } Hebel! mieht have named a jury] = wee It Ie a Reound principle of ont] rinpradtence that the accused bales vat by a jury of hie peorn—thits. as] Nill. fe sneh an unnaual ease, [4 tof eettletsing a brother Journalist [st “getting personal mention in the [fs namns of his own Journal. that tae] Fonality should be moted out tol Had tha Ween an outside tndivtde[# not attiiiated with the erate, [ee re omicht be comething sald Infsy vuuation. Tet no, yonr honor, he] fe a fellow Snffercr tn thie Journal: |e ‘warfare, Te known well enough! | tif there ever were a clase off » that needed Madly attention now |& ting speck, i ix the Nero nawa| $ cenen. And yol, what docs, he | ay We repeat it, what does he do? r honor knows what he hnedone | — pealh we fnsint that tie should soto total benefit of the Tas, Pe ein this fustanee fe an ample, ney, refreshinents fdixerettonaryy | 1 a Generous mention of the of-[ Mrs Gt brother at the tioat favorable find! rtanity tmp nova Is aid to be the region of the Klube where it thunder oftenest. av. ing Uuttertorma ninety-reven day fn de year After Mt are sumaten, with eighty <n dayw: Hindustan, with Ofty-nix; Gerues, with ofty-four; the Gold Coaat, with afty-two, and lilo de Janoi, with Ofty-one. In Eunye J itty oecupion the fest place. with thirty-cight duya of thuoder, -whtle | France aud southera Rustin bare, xtx- teen daw. Great Britaln and:Swtiser, land have ‘ech ‘seren days, and Nor’ way hax fons.’ Thonder is rare at Colro. being heard only three days to the year. and extremely rare.tn north: rn Torkentan and the polar regions. Generally Pretty Coatly. The Ibias we mvt for nothing wre opt to cont cs ieee them the things we ay —Qmehe Wirtt-Herig (it The Proper Procedure. ‘The Proper Procedure. [Obes hetare AE vai Tlonene: Prose) W. Cain Chase, editor of. The | Waclitnaton, D.C. Ree, and a veteran Jiournalist of thirty years atanding. [tec tne audactty to criticise a brother Jonrnalist for getting personal men- [Tien tn the columnx of hig dwn Journal éhen he known ar well an lanvbody else that thin ix about all that he mts ont of the publication ‘af a race Journ : (We eall thie treason to the pro fouton and we ure In favor of placing ‘lit on trial with ‘T, Thomas Fortune, of the New York Age, ax Judge: Fred R. Moore, of the name pubdlteation, as wherift, George T. ‘Knox, of ‘The Indlanapotis, Ind. Freeman, and onr- selvew ax promeeuting attorneys: Wie Lam Monroe Trotter, of the Roston, Mase" Gnardian and Chtie J. Perry, of the Philadephia, Pa: Tribune, “as depute sheriffs, and J. R. Ciitrord. of the Martinsburg Ploncor Press, as jailer. “We name Hf. C. Smith.” off, he Cleveland. 0. Gazette, ax appeliate!; jude. a f "Wr phall atk that’ ie be ned thet ost of a supper, Including eversth ras] hat he, himgeif would demand tf ome ene elxd wan required to jar or the same, and wo ask for Pin olltary confinement fn the Now York \ee office for a period ‘of nlx dayr. wing aatinfind that the non-appotiz-[« ne menu for that period of timely Ouldsde bread and water. Tho failure] F f the colored press of the country to] A pore thi mode of procedure abalt|f n necepted ax prima-facte evidenco| x f Editor Chan's gullt.—John Mitca-| HW, Jr., In Richmond PLANET. ae : dR As Jaller, we guaranter to stvol at haso crow pot pic three times datly | th rough the week and an oxtra mup- y of turkey buzzard for his Sunday, nner. x $100.00 Endowment Pald. Danville, Va Feb, 13, 1912 38. ‘80 ) rea: Wien: She i For Weak Men. You Cam Mawes kt Pree and Be. Sereng ané Vigerers. Teton save t@ MY posseasion a prescrip || toa for Rervens debility, lack of vig [Of weakesed:manhoo , tailieg taser [Ory and lame teek, brought om by {excomses, unestaral drains, or the folliee Of Yowth, that bas cured so | BARY Wore Gad nervous mea right be | their own Resee—orithout any adét- {tional help or medictne—that I think: jever”’ an whe wishes to regain Ale manly power aaa virility, quickly and quietly, showkd ‘imre a copy. Bo 1 have Uetermined to seed a copy of the prescriptien tres of oharge, in a plain ordinary gealed eavelope to any man who will write me for. it. Thie Dresoription comes from a physician who has made a ‘special study Of men and I am convinced it ia the surestecting combination for the cure of deficient manhood and vigor failure ever put together. 1 think I owe it to my fellow man fo send thee copy in confidence 90 that any mas anywhere who is weak and Wiscouraged with repeated fall- ures may stop drugging Mimeelf with | barmful patent medicines, secare|/ what I believe ip 1 @ qnickest-acting | restorative, upbaliding, BPOT-TOUCH ING Remedy ever devised, and so|: ‘ure bimeelf at home quietly and{s uickly. Just drop me a line tke |< his: DR. A. B. ROBINSON, 3895 suck Putidiog, Detroit Mich. and 1/4 rill. wond you a copy of thie splendid |b ecipe In & plain ordinary envelope | ° reo of charge. A great many doo ‘ ors wouN! charge $3.00 to $5.00 for | \ terely writing out a prescription fike | _ bis—but I send it-entirely free. ot olorea (poopie tase a Sita ime. : We se call straightening comes Our prices Gre “ewe? fees? epee clowhere. Send tre cont lately free our Mtastenaes somts Weatet, HUMANIA HAIR COMPANY, | Dept, D, 23 Deane @&, N.Y. Cow. Ladies!!! | You cam get all your toftet neces- nitien by mail, potter. caster, with Privacy, Don’t Blush when buying what you hare to have...1 will sive Your needa my personal attéitton. no matter what they are.” Booklet Freo. . GEORGE A. C. HICKS, riz KE, Walnut St. Colambus, 0. 5. W. ROBINSON & SON DEALERS IN | HIGH GRADE Liquors. ~ ‘PHONE MONE 23 5. 19 and 21/N. tath St} Richmond, Va. i ee | POCOMOKE CITY (MD. NEWS, Tovomoxe City, Md., Pot. 25, Mrs, Taah Whealion, who has teu indiwponed for four werk ta trae Improved. : Silaw Water of New Chirch, Va who was atrnck by a freteht train of December 20th last In able to be on agin Miss Bessie Hovington, the niece ot Me. Alfred Movington, m pros ent butinesn. man of New Church Ya. ied February 18, 1912. Fan eral ‘took place at the Horntown M. B. Churhr. Large crowds had Rath ‘ered before the rervice had token place. “Rev, J. W. Conlnmmne of fietated. | D. iD. G. C. George If, Whealton is working hard trylag fo organize, the Court of Galanthe at New Church ve Mrs. Mininto Broadwater, whose former namo was Minnle G. Fisher te auite It. Mt Sinal Maptiat §. S. tn having a arke attendance and guite a good choot en the international leassone ieorge T. Wise, Supt., George FI. Vhealton, teacher Ex-Supt. H. P_ ran out last Sunday and after ad reasing the eohool a vote of thanka|: vag tendered. ‘ . Rov. J, W. White and the Doacone f Mt. Sinal Raptiat Church will have rally the third ‘Sunday fn Marca sf the purpone to tals ‘money: to rip In rebuilding. I Two Colored. Men Lynched. |? Marshall, Texas, Feb. 25.—Twe colored men were lynched in tain, Harrison county last night. Noar Elysian Fiolds, a colore’ man aaned Andernon was immgod. The reatons for the hanging are not kndien Pero, Near Karnnck, Robert Porry, charcel with horao steating, wan shot to deata. Another colored man, George Reddin, charged. also With: horea atealing, wan wounded in the log by the men who killed Perry. Thunder tn Varloue Renta, tt has. been fous necessary to bu: And properly equip the hohe fo: homeless aad dependent Colored. ch! dren, located: at 1613 ‘Tayter street Known as the Working foman's In luvtrial. Home and Day Neesery, that moved from 516 Third street in July, 1910. Im onder to make the Home perpetual and purchase it, we ust appeal to the genergus public ‘or help, : py All Interested in this work oan help by contributing freely through the Mite: Boxes and envelopes alrepdy distributed, which will be called oF by « committee wearing a badge con- talning the words “Children's Home.” Contributions can be sent directiy to Mra. J. Calvin Stewart, 1031 West Orace rtreet, who is the Treasurer of the Building Fund, No fund can be too small to help. Please do not give money to anyone xcept those soliciting and wearing he “Children’s Home" badge. This rork Is appreved by Gor. Mann. Mayor Ainslie, Dr. J. T. Mastin, Rov. james Buchanan, Judge Richardeon nd a Committee of Ladies. Phe rork Js also en Jorsed,by the Colored ajsters’ Conference of the City. The following compose the Colored | ommittee for soliciting Funds: Mra. Rebeker Violet Crawford, fanager of the Home: Mra, Atielaide _-Thompron, Mre. Mattle Hewin, rs. Harriett Page, Mra. H.R. Jobo n, Mra. 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Hooked See now." be mall, “Moltke j bas It, Koon bas It, Blumenthal haw ft Excellent! Tut.” he added, “your Bighnesw and 1 have It, too, atl xarely ft is not for ux to grumble!” Married For Spite, “She married to xplte womebody, I be- Hore.” “Whom?_ Do you know 7" “I don't know, but Mt looks as tf it Were her bustund."=st. Louls Poat- Hihsarek: . a Beer bt MADERO AND. SAUREZ SLAIN Shot in Fight With Rescuers in Mexico City. | PEAT OF GUARD UNDER ARREST’ ace to FMizaz, When Escort’ Were At tached. Frineseo 1 Madero and Pim Fenrev the deporet president and vile i sant, were shot to death while 4 4ortof mucules was taking them from Ao .cittenal palace to the penitentiary ae me tiey City, eeuetal Huerta, the provisions) pres Joent, and Francisco De La Barra, th¢ duenuer, havo disavowed the killlog and have Informed tho United Stater government that Madero and Suares were killed by the buléets of their own frlends In an attempt to rescue them ‘They say that the government pro foundly deplores the occurrence and will track. down apd punish the mur derers. United States Ambaxxader Wilson told your correspondent that he thor. oughly belleved there was a real at- tempt at rescue by some armed fol: lowers of Modero. Ho did not belicve for a moment, he said, that tho affair wax framed up by the new govern- ment, ax-samo intimated. He sald that Benor De La Barra talked with bim two dayn ago about a plan to remove ex-President Madoro and ex-Vice Pres Ident Suarez to the penitentiary ‘for botter security and comfort. Mr. Wil- non raid bo censidered this as proof ‘of Rood faith on the part of the prem ent regime. It seems that Madero and Suarcx wero advised of the project to trans- fer them to the penitentlary.. Thoy arose, dreaned and entered an automo bile In waiting In the courtyard of the palace. The auto had alrealy been occupled by Major Carnedas and a ‘force of armed ruralos. The automobile immediately Ieft for the penitentiary, followed by nuother automobile full’ of .surales. The tha ebines bad gone about two-thirds oF the way to the penttentiary and were | in the Colonia De La Bolxo, Mexico's “Whitechapel” district, when, at the corner of Calle Ia Cumbertl; five arm ed men, crying “Viva Madero,” fired upon tho guards. ‘Theso men were followed by some thirty others from a aide street, who also frod yolleya at tho two automo bites, ridding them, From what can be learned, the prisoners took advan- tage of this attack to” attempt their escape, and they were riddled with bullets, whether or not by the rurales or accidentally by their would-be res- cuera, {x not known. . Two of the rescucra were killed and Reveral others arrested, After the news of the killing of Ma- doro and Suarez becamo known, Pro- vislonal President Huerta immediately fent for the newspaper mon, making full and frank atatemont of the facts nod promtacd to give the fullest de- tafln obtainable later. as ho consid- ered it most Important to fuatify the Rovernment Inthe matter and avold ahy suspicion that might arise that t wan a putup fob. The widow of Ma- dero obtataed possession of bis body only after Ambassador Wilson had {n-} terceded for her. Nearly prostrated from the frightful news that bad come to her, abe pleaded pitifully for per | mission to seo tho body. Tho gavern- ment refused. Mr. Wilson onlled upon |, De La Barra ‘and. porsuaded bim to} grant Senora Madero's request. Gen-|. eral Blanquet delivered ,the body to} Alberto Perez, Senora Madero's broth- |, er. : Major Cardenas and two other off-| cers who woro In charge of tho guard of rurales escorting the automobiles | ; have been imprisoned pending an in- J; vestigation by the attorney general. | The people are disposed to accept | | the government's statements, The merciless acts of the dictatorship, |, which {2 only thinly clothed by the] forms of a provisional presidency and |, clvil authority, have bad their effect. |: Murmurs of resentment have been si-| jenced. All Mexico 1a Dexinning to un-|} deratand that there is a death penalty | s for disaffection. - : ‘ As was intimated by Ambassador Wilson, the members of the diplomatic | ( corps will not recogniza the new gov- ernment even socially ugti! the aasas- | , sinutions have been satlefactorily ex- phined by lege! investigations. The bassedors and ministers declined tof ake luncheon with General Huortaf ind the foreign minister. "Ny The machinery of the military and vil courts was put in operation by I he president's orders. Military Pros} cuting Attorney Vasduer Tegle ook} , he dath an mallitary Judge and began aking evidetice as to the .circim- |, Kances of the Killing. Civil Prosecut- b ag Attorney Casteliance sourht for} yunesses to the tragedy and fnstitat- | a an inquiry Independent of the mill: } ,, ary tuvestigntion. Members of the} |; igtecnntic corps will be furaished with} aptes of all of (Se proceedings before ‘The body of General Madero was placed fn the mausoleum of the Frenca ecometery: Theer was a small crowd Present, but: no disorder ocourred. Nowe of the members of the family wes Label caren Madero, the late president's unc'e, having left for Vera Cruz,‘and Senora Madero being in ve . IN MEXICAN TRAGEDY. wite of Ex-President and Madero and Suarez, Who Were Slain. Pe ee oe Be SJ ; | | _ At lett, Francisco I. Madero, Jr., the 6e- posed president of Mexico, He was killed while being taken to the penitentiary Ip Mexico City. Jose Pino Buares, the de- oat vice president, was elain at the fame tine. ‘Benora Madero was dented the right to ape her huabarad'a body. clusion with the father and siator of Francisco Madero. Permiaston hax been given tho Ma dero family to remove tho body to San Pedro de Lox Pinos, the family homo in Coahuila The government contemplates the paying of full mill- tary and clvil honors when the body fs taken from the capital. Thy body of the murdered ex-vico president wax. taken to the Spantnh cemetery. The government han been anked to permit tx remoyat to Yuca- tan, whire Suarez was governor until he was elevated to the vico prest: dency. The autopry revealed, according to an announcement by government oft- clan, that two- bullet had entered tho back of Madero’s head and that Pino Suarez had recelved elht wounds tn the breast and abdomen. Two, Additional Brigades Sent to Galveston. With vearly 10,900 .svldiera enroute to ar pivparius to leate tor the fio Dilization camp at Galventon, Texan, Presiden: Tati reiterated hls detent bation not to brite: on a war with Mx. lea by Un.erventton, . At ti maine Utne in fuliliment of Bix promise ty “lay the carda on tbe tables’ for Prewdent Wilson, orders wore Written al-the war department for the dixpateh of twa additional brt- kadex to the Mexican border, The adatnisiration already regarda the MME Of The deposet President Madero and Viev Srenident Suarez as a cloxed fneftent, In which Un gov erninent has uo other Interest than that of human symputhy and well wlab- Ink to the new government In Mexico city. . Te was even admitted in many quar- ters that brutal as wan the act of the taking off of Madero, fx elimioation probably chax done mach to almplity the present situation and remove the Kreatest-menace te the aim of the bow regime to restore peace throughout all Mexico, 7 “Bhe trope now enroute to Galveston af ordered to praceed there comprise ait thoae tn the central department. sommanded by Major,General William H, Carter, at Chicago. When aii the troops under orders to Fo to Galventon have-ansembled there the total. force wilt be about .10,000 men There will te between 8000 and ann Infante, ctonut Oy cavalry and about the same number of Geld arti: ery To transport thin force four army transporta are now entoute to Galveston _ = 7 GOVERNOR WILSON RESIGNS WII Attend Inauguration of Senator Fielder on Saturday. .' President elett Wilson rattgned as governor of New Jersey. Hin @atgna- tien will take effect at noon on Satur day Tho gorerhor wrote his resignation In long band and sent ft dy his secre tary, Mr. Tumutty, to David 8. Crater, Uie secretary’ of ntate. At the same time be sent a mesaage toboth houses of the legttnture notifying them of bie act. 2 Mr: Wilacn will attend the cere monies at moon Saturday, when bie successor, Jamen Fiefder, president of the state senate, will Cake.the oath as Getlag governor. eh TWO EXPLORERS © Oe IN ANTARCTIC Usut Winnis and Or. Merz | : Suecum In Ioe, THE’ DETAILS ARE LACKING The Head of Expedition Alive, Witt Bix of His Companions, Are Re turning. Bomewhere within the frozen Ant wrctic, not far from the magneiic pole, two moro lives have been ancrificed to tbe cause of South Polat exploration. A briof wireless messago from the ttle relief ship Aurora, of the Maw- don expedition, from the neighborhood of Adelio Land, recelved in Sydney, announces the deaths of two proml- Bent members of Professor Mawson's party, Lieutengnt R. E. 5. Niniiis, of the Hriueh army, and Dr. Hore, tte Swiss ski champion. How the two men met death the dixpatch does not say. To Aurora, which Is a salting stip, had xono to bring out Dr. Mawson and several of bis men who had left the main party temporarily. Some unfor- tunate circumstances, believed to have beon the sudden closing ‘tn of the Ice, prevented thy explorers from regain: Ing the ship, the message states, and Dr. Mawson and the six men with him wil winter on Adelle Laud, They aro well. according to the report, and bave ‘accomplished some important oxplora- Uons along the shores of Wilkes Land by means of sledking expeditions. | “Ldeutenant Ninnis belonged to the elty of London regiment of the Royal | Fusilcors, He was a friend of Captain Lawrence Oates, of tho tantskillin Dragvons, the Hritlsh oMcer who lost bis Ilfe returning from the South Pole with the Scott'expedttion, He served the Mawson party ax an expert in sledking aid surveying. Dr. Herz was hardly less well known As x xportaman than asa actentint. He won the Swixn -wkl champlonahtp tn 1908, and hin endurance and experi. ence fn long Journeys over snow and fce qualified him to act as a acientific alde to the leader of the etpedition, The Aurora, with Dr, Mawson on board, was known to have been on Its way to pick up Dr. Wilde, a former, member of both the Seott and Shack- Jeton expeditions, who with severat companions had been left at the foot of Termination Glacter in Wiz. Tt 44 beleved In Sydney that Dr Mawson, with a half dozen en, landed and ventured on a aldo excursion, from whieh (hey did “not return In tine to regain the veane) The wireless merase recelved in Sydnew way addressed to Dr T WE Davli, profesror of Kedtosy In the University of Sydney, and bimset? the Antareth explorer whe led the party which rearhed the, Seth Maxnette Pole in January, tit) This ts the We pateh from-Adelie, wht howae relaved BY MeQuarie Ddandt: Shr Pouslas Mawson and severat ME men mite the Aare ra, which ad xene to fetch them, ander the wenmand of Captain JK Davin, Thi apy ne) owing te unfortunate, cr uimatances, Linttonant ES Nin Ms, of the elty of Landon regiment of loxal Fusiloers, and Or Herz, who eae sht champlon of Switzerland tn fos, members of the expedition, are oth dead. The others aire well “Ur Douglas Mawron and siz other] | nembers of hix party probabty wit]! Minter In Adele Land Some very suc. oxafnt eltzing expeditions were |: nade during the sojourn of De Maw-l | oni and his compantony tn the Ante, eetie . alan AND 3 CHILOREN DIE Parent Dies in Vain Effort to Save + Her Little Ones. The wife of Howard Plsber, n ear penter, and three of her children were burned to death in thelr home tn South Huntingdon. near Huntingdon, Pa. Men Fishershad gone to a-store, leaving the children, (wo.girln and & boy, ranging In kee from lx months to five years, unattended. On her re turn she naw the house in“Bames and trled to. enter the front door, but was) driven back by the fire und smoke. ‘Then, frantically, she ran to x rear window and, although xeized by two men, succeeded In throwing . herself Into the flaming interior in the first floor, In this manner whe met her death with her Itle ones whom she was unable to nave : The husband wax absent from home and an eight-year old daughter, who ts dear and dumb. wax the only one saved from the flames. Senate Passes Pension Bill, ‘The senate passed she $180,906,000 annual pension bill In the record time of.wenty-five minnten and with ere than fittecn minuter’ debate. IC Is the: Iargent amount of any annual pension Monatire in the history of the govern: ‘anna: . Beek Nobel Prize For Booth. Genefal Bramwelf Booth, head of ine Salvation Army, has been propos: fd as a candidate for the Nobel peace prize this year on the ground that the Salvation Army tn o great interna. tional peace factor. Crusned Under Train. H. T. Raker, an‘ undertaker, was killed at the Reading railway station at Conshohorken, Pa, He Jumped out of the way of one train and, tame eiaely Ja front of another. * ‘Penna. Lawyer Sentenced In Virginie. 3. T. B. Yorum, wllas William M. Henson, sald to bave formerly -prac- Ulced law at Carlisle, Pa. was arrent- 04 [a Norfolk, Va. apo the charge of giviex checks upon banks withbat funds to meet (hem, was ‘coavicted. be a Jury and sentenced to five yeare $9 the penitentiary. . -” aa menithidinaiy oneal | eet — Oo a | GENERAL HUERTA, .- ai etiam Man Who Turned Against Ma. ero Now Acting President, eee aes eee: Ba . aN es o en ‘ ya a So aaa ee Pog REA a Ge we og ay inccuerenctaas BoE geese tiene ot Vievniane Huerta,, Meateo's tet fete... dn the een or ottcer in fanond of Hie Meatean army witt the Pet etna. aenetal Bor mute, menthe hehos besr an command of ati the fede erat fércen In the vicinity of Me ued Cnty, When General Ding and Gebers) Heyer Tagan their revelt on Rusday, Ve 9, Jinerta wan denlgnated to tnke share of the aiuation. He disnomed Ce federal forex and prrnonnlly teal many vf the ae saults in Uke tome tn dayn of dighting around the atrenal, Where Diga wax fortls fed. Leven Chitéren Burned tn Home. Si ven children, rancing In ace from two to twelve yems. Gag entire faintly of cir, and Mrs. George Sinith, were bur ed to death tn their tos cabin hoa sa few milee trom Hurt. burs, Pa, which wan fotzily deetroyet by a Ore of wukeswn origin . Toe father and other: oa teen io Farrinburg, purchariig anpilen Cor the family, and made the 0. some dincuvery upon thelr return Moxt of the sachages the pants cart i wero toys and catullen for the ehtide u Somti eared bodies, almost un rece nie ble amore the: wmottdoring FT, Were all the evidence ot. what Rad tees a det ot Ge andng oo ibdren, Thr andy bad ony “ted to thes to a nea: yy tarm Toe taker and motaer arrsed at thet home while the ie was at ite heh at and the mother was res sa.nwd with dificulty from danhing st the tantrr balding fan effort ts nave ber iaren, The house was Met oA ak iatde, and during the fire the children sould. be meow Muddled on tugie bes. tut it eo beneved that He wan ot be: fore anyone reached the pte Tow tworearold baby’s bes wan fond clasped Inthe uring os fe olds “tibuishter, aged twelve, in toe ratae, eC te bed on which they dul cone to seop ¥ 1 tx thought that the @re started tn) the hitehen and that the deine nok | Caused the deathe af fle chiblres be: tare theetire reached them { Gaby Dves of Munger In Motner's Arms AS Mtr Fraik Stupka, emaciated and poorly clad, stood in the cout st domesste relations In Chbease waiting to testity agadint her hu-tutnd ona Charge of nonaupport, be: habe did to herarinw Dir Park, of the elty teaith depart ment, and two other ductass, declared that the baby died of starvacton Stupku sat stolldly iy nia char. Judge Chile called tim before the bene and asked sharply What are you going te do about at “Tean't do anything. f -an't up: port her,” Stupka ceplied, though be admitted "he owned nome po operty. Ho way seat te Jail | Second G. W. Ties Up Town. ) MLean't toll youa te, paps Pda tt, ant with this Hele Rey, Scout hatet; et" This was the explanation given by Timothy Hutler, clever: yeara of age. of Plantvilfe, near New Britain, Conn, when he wae askel ty hie tather to explain the felling of a tree That pat every electric liht, telephone and trolley car in town out ot comnts ston The Int was emulating George Washington, and when he tied aoma- ple tred service wheres were carried te the sronnd wita it Giggling Girt Jailes. Mine Rose Heattie eeventeon years nf ngs, und Mre Florence Aaptine nine'ren‘yen:n oid, are fn th couny gota: Wasdington, Pa, »rving os twenty day nentence for gtesdng. In formation axainst them way :ande by Rev Z Ko Riges, who texttled that they Indulzed In frivolous -onversn: Mou amd elggted while he conducte ! rellatonta xorvtoen, CEWERAL MARKETS PU.LLADELPHIA—FLOUR steady; Minter ivan, $4:10G4.30; exy mills, Hanes, $545 6 45. iti FLO steady, at $26563.75 ‘per barrel, : AV HEAT autet; No 2 red, $1.02%5Q fOuN steady; No & yellow, 56% @ S7e. . OATS firm; No. 2 white, 46g 40Ke.; lower grades, 39c. Poultry: dave stondy; hens, 150 16c.; old roosters, 22: dc. Dressed arm ,cholce fowls, fhe; ol¢ rooat- eta, 136. - BUTTER steady; fancy creamery, 8c. per Ib. . dae siemdyz psietes 26 © es nearby. 23c.; - é “Pot aTOiks sendy, at 708 72c.. par: beshel. : _ " Live Steck Markets. OR EP Scape Saas Vik BU ' Musics! Lead. A bar of lead cooled to about 300 de grees below sero gives out when atruck pure musical tone | Early Mince Piee Mince pica were known as early ‘n- 1608, and ther nre anid to be derives from the parte Imnges and aweetuent. given to'the fathers of the Vatienn a1 Rome on Christinns eve. They were far more formidable, ‘these old tie mince ples. than mince plex are now conalating of “neat tonguen, chicken. fatainix, Jemon, gugur and orange pest with various kinds of xplcery.” Peps the diarist. writes of Christmas, 1064 “Lay pretty lone In bed and then Tone, leaving tay’ wife desieuus to whoop having ant up til 4 this morning nee fog her wahls make mince plex.” Clearly It was un vinlertaking, and Mera Pepys wax a beauty of only twenty-six too : Brutal Wite Murder. ; | At “Turkey Kun,” on the outskirts | of Shenandoah, Pa, Mra. John Semon owice, thirty years old and mother o} three children, waa beaten and ther choked to death, {t I alleged, by het husband. it fn sald that he afterward carried the Lody some distance-and threw tt Into a mine breach. The almost nude body of the murdered woman wan dle covered Ia the breach’ by searching partier. The police, after a hasty Inventtga tlon, placed the dead woman's bus. band, John Semonowlcz, under arremt, and he {yin the lockup, charged with the murder. The only witnesses of the crime were the three xox of Semonowicz, aKCd respectively seven, four and to years. Nolghbors ray that Semondwicz was an overbearing, brutal husband, but that hin wife was thrifty and made an excellent hetpmate. “Cistsete Mevent Aileoed' Reser. | | Wore Mr. and Mrs, Levi Smita renidenta “vf Whipps Cove, Pa, four teen miles north of Hagerstown, Mad, were away attending services at the Church of God, bursturs entered qhelt home and Mtolé $1477 trom an’ old ean vue bag hidden for years i a bureau In thetr bedroom. They bad thouxtt thelr money anton tuere than in a bank, The bureau drawer was pried open with a grub: Bing hor, whteh the thievex left be hind, with the canvas nack. + Constables Frank Heller todged fn the Hagerstowa jal Lanes Seville snd Chester Hollen, of Morgan county, W. Va. and Altred Decker, of Fulton county, Pa, charged with the robe bery. They were arrested in the barroom of the Monterey hatel, at Hancock, tn the safe of which Decker had depoalt od 31H Including many $5 gold pieces nnd $20 bills, ted together-and dentine as part of the loot Bomb Wrecks Country Home. “WaltononTih.” Cie country real dence of David Lloyd-George, chancel lor of the exchequer, at Waltor Heath, in Surrey, near London, was neally destroyed by a bomb which the police Kay was placed there either by tillltant nufrakettes or thelr inate ympathizers, Lloyd George ts on at snoter trip tn France, Nobedy was Injured, asthe | Feridenice was hut eceupted The fact thut neighbors xaw soveral women near “Walton onli! in an automotlle Ted to Ube theory that the Foutrare had heen committed ‘by aut fragettes, Thi auapielon was strength: ened by the dating of tao hatptne to the wrechaxe. 7 Sets April 1 For Extra Session. The xpecial sexnton of the Incoming congress will open Tuesday. Apeit 1. 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One Year of a Progressive Governor THE platform upon which the error Wilson had been elected had promised four printad things, which probably not a man in the convention that adopted it expected to see realized the direct primary, a corrupt practice election law, a riddle service commission with power to fix rates and an employer's liability and workmen's compensation law. The governor's inaugural address, a remarkable document, vibrant with the spirit and the consciousness of a new age, new alike in politics and in the very elements of social and industrial life made it clear that he regarded the platform promise as binding. The new governor of New Jersey had little respect for the doctrine of "the three coordinate branches, as it had been politically exaggerated in practice." It is not necessary here to go further into Mr. Wilson's ideas of responsible government the believes that the American plan is capable of natural improvements, except to remark that he attributes the upwrowth of the bus system, with its extra legal extra official leaders, largely to the absence of constitutional provision for official leaders and to add that he had determined to be, as governor, an official leader—the chief of his party in the state, the party put into power by an overwhelming vote of the people—the leader, therefore, responsible not only for administering the routine business of the governor's office, but for seeing that the policles indorsed in the party platform on which he had been elected were embodied in legislation. During the campaign he had explicitly requested that no man vote for him who did not want him to be the party leader. He had warmed the electorate of the state that if elected he meant to be an "unconstitutional governor," as the constitution was instantly interpreted to forbid his taking part in legislation. What was the situation that confronted this hopeful governor? His party had a majority on joint ballot of the legislature, but the senate, without whose concurrence no bill could become law, stood Republican 12 to 9. Democrats were in a majority of 42 to 18 in the assembly, but many of the party's representatives were connected with the old organization and resentful of the college president's advent into politics. The governor's triumph in seating Mr. Martine in the United States senate over ex-Senator Smith's candidacy had not ended the war between him and the old organization. It had given him prestige, it had heartened the friends of good government, but it had even more savagely embittered the old leaders and engendered subliness among their still faithful followers. "We gave him the senatorship, they said among themselves, "but that is the end. We've done enough. If he asks for more he'll find out who is running the state of New Jersey." The state of New Jersey had been "run" for years by the allied corporation interests. The way in which a situation no discouraging was forced to yield the surprising results it did yield is full of promise to men of hope Governor Wilson relied from the start on the merits of the bills, on public sentiment in favor of them and on his power to force the open discussion of them. He would not permit them to be done for in secret conferences; there should be public debate. He would make his own arguments for the bills so that all the state should linear him, and he would compel the opponents to give the reasons of their opposition publicly. The doors of his office stood always open, and he encouraged senators and assemblymen to make it a habit to come to see him and talk things over—familiarly, but never secretly. Those who did not come he sent for on one pretax or another, and the matter of the bills naturally came up. He told them that he had no patronage to dispose of, no promises to make and no warnings to issue, but he should like to have them consider the bills on their merits, and let him know where they stood. Herculeside Republican governors had committed Republican members, and Democratic governors had consulted Democratic members. Wilson consulted members of both parties. He talked to them all alike of the good of the community. To Democrats he asked arguments based on the platform positions. He made it clear that he unbounded himself chosen party loyalty, but he gave no orders—he would not be a bear. The moment that he came to a threat was the suggestion to a few stubborn opponents that they deflate the question from being in support of their own decision. WOODROW WILSON The Story of His Life From the Cradle to the White House By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE Copyright, 1911, 1912 by Doubleday, Page & Co. From time to time the governor issued public statements regarding his measures. In one he expressed the fear that he might have to name the men who were preparing to be faithless to the platform promises and to betray the people. On the opening of the legislature, Jan. 10, 1911, it was with difficulty that sponsors could be found to introduce the governor's bills. Few believed that a single one of them could be forced through before the end of the session. "Very well; then; we shall have to have a special session to do it," was Governor Wilson's undumaged reply. "However, let us hope that won't be necessary." First in order came up the primary elections bill, to which an assemblyman from Monmouth county had allowed his name to be given—the Geran bill. This revolutionary piece of legislation contemplated the turning over of both or all political organizations to the people. Conventions, so easily manipulated by nominating bosses, were done away with. All candidates for office from that of constable to president were to be nominated directly by ballot of the people; all party officers, committeemen, delegates to national conventions, and the like, were to be elected by popular ballot. To those who understand the significance of the great movement for the resumption by the people of the direct powers of government, it would have been unfailingly astonishing that a governor of a state like New Jersey should have thought it worth while to make his legislature such an audacious proposal as the direct primary, with popular selection of United States senators, popular nomination of presidential candidates and popular choice. of party officers. This meant the killing of the bosses; it meant the extinction of corporation controlled organizations; it meant everything that New Jersey had never had and that the professional politicians and the big business interests could never permit it to have. No wonder there was a battle royall James K. Nugent was in active direction of the opposition. Ex Senator Smith's relation, he urged the "inmate" argument; Wilson knew no honor and would knife the men who assisted him; State chairman, he was officially in command of the party organization and could promise and threaten with the prestige of fifteen long years of almost unopposed party supremacy against this new governor's bare month of troubled experience. Nugent easily arranged a coalition with the Republicans. Their organization was equally threatened, and far greater than the fall of the minority party houses would be that of the Republican "board of guardians." If the Republican majority still in control of the senate stood at the gigan bill would fail there, but Nugent wanted more; he wanted the Democratic lower chamber to repudiate the governor's plan. He was so confident that this could be managed that he arranged for a conference on the bill as a preliminary test. It was a fatal error. The governor heard of the conference and genially suggested that he be invited. It was unprecedented for a governor to attend a legislative caucus, but it would have been awkward to decline to invite him if he wanted to come. So he went. The gathering was in the supreme court room, on the second floor of the statehouse. One assemblyman, Martin, challenged the governor's intervention. He had no constitutional right to interfere in legislation. Had it not been written by them of old time, that the executive and legislative branches must, he kept sacredly apart? The governor, replied by drawing from his pocket the Legislative Manual and reading a clause of the constitution which directed the governor of New Jersey to communicate with the legislature at such times as he might deem necessary and to recommend such measures as he might deem expedient. He was there, he continued. In pursuance of a constitutional duty to recommend a measure of that character. In noble fashion did he recommend it. That conference lasted four and a half hours. For three hours of it Mr. Wilson was on his feet, first expounding the bill, clause by clause; answering all queries and replying to all objects out of a knowledge not only of the experience of other states, but of the practical workings of politics, that greatly surprised his audience. One by one he met and silenced all critics. Then, looking about upon them, he began what will always remain one of the notable speeches of his career, a speech which no man who was present, will ever forget. They were Democrats, and he spoke to them as such. This, he told them, was the attempt to destroy the party. It was a plan to revitalize it and arm it for the war to which the swelling voice of a people called it in an hour of painful urgency. With an hour of words, white hat with sword and purpressed emblem he displayed before them the higher view of political duty and expanded the ground of his bore for the future of the Democratic party as a servant of the people. One repeats out what the attendants at this remarkable meeting unified in testifying when he says that they came downstairs not knowing whether more amazed by the force of logic that had fairly won them over or moved by the inspiring appeal to which they had listened. The conference, called to refuse the Gorman bill, voted to make it a party measure. A Republican cannub was proposed to insure party unanimity against the bill, but so many Republican members refused in advance to be bound that the plan was abandoned. The opposition had hoped that the senate committee on elections would refuse to report the bill out, but to this Senator Bradley, a Republican, chairman of the committee, declined to be a party. The senate elections committee did hold a public hearing arranged by the opposition. It was a melancholy affair, from their standpoint. The speakers who were to demolish the bill never came, while a battery of able and by now enthusiastic councillors riddled the pretensions of the enemy. Among the expected lights who failed to come and scintillate for the senate committee and the public was Mr. John William Griggs, McKinley's attorney general and governor of the state during the palmetto days of unrebuke misrule. Governor Wilson informed the senators that if Mr. Griggs appeared he would come himself and make a few remarks suggested by the former attorney general's speech. It would have been a great debate had it ever come off. The governor walked in his office, but Mr. Griggs never came. The total of the opposition was represented by James Smith, Jr., private secretary, who offer some desultory vowrings, sent word to his chief that open opposition to the Geran bill was futile. So now was secret opposition. Nu gent still hung about Treton, one day he went into the governor's office at, the governor's request to "talk things over." "Nugent very quickly lost his temper." "I know you think you've got the votes," he exclaimed. "I don't know how you got them." "What do you mean?" queried the governor sharply. "It's the talk of the stufebouse that you got them by patronage." "Good afternoon, Mr. Nugent," said Governor Wilson, pointing to the door. "You're no gentleman." shouted the discomfited boss. "You're no judge," replied Mr. Wilson, his finger continuing to indicate the exit. Let us finish with a disagreeable sub- subject of some slight interest in a picture of Jersey politics. Nugent crept away, six months later he came again into the prominence of his kind. Still state chairman, he was giving a dinner to a small hut convivial party at "Scotty's", a restaurant at Avon, on the Jersey coast. A party of officers of the New Jersey national guard then in camp at Beat Gil, near by, was seated at an adjoining table. Nugent sent wine to the officers' table and asked them to join his own party in a toast. The dinners at both tables arose. "I give you," cried Nugent, "the governor of the state of THE Photo by American Press Association. Woodrow Wilson in Meditative Mood. New Jersey" all glasses were raised; Nugent finished-"a lirr and an ingrate." The dimmer stood a moment stumped. "Do I drink alone?" shouted the host. He did drink alone. The glasses were set down untouched. Some of the officers indignantly threw out their wine on the floor. Then all dispersed, and Nugent was left alone. The following day a majority of the members of the state committee signed a call for a meeting to elect a new chairman. A little strong arm work was indulged in Nugent's behalf by a gang headed by Charlie Bell, a wine agent, but the Newark man was duly deposed and a successor elected in the person of Edward W. Grousecup, a member of the organization who had come to be a supporter and an admirer of the governor. The German bill came to its passage in the assembly and went through with one-third more votes than it needed. The Republican senate accepted and passed it without a struggle. The whole legislative program for passed. Today Survey has the most ad Voters best working primary election law in the U.S. It has a corrupt presiding law of the severest kind. Betting on elections is forbidden. Trampling by candidates is forbidden. All campaign expenses must be published. Corporations may not contribute. The maximum amount allowed to be spent by candidates for any office is fired by law. New Jersey today has a public utilities commission with power to up praise property, fix rates, forbid dirt criminals, regulate finances, control all sales, mortgages and lenses in the case of all railroads, steam and electric, in the case of express companies of canal, subway, pipe line, gas, electric light, heat, power, water, oil, water, telegraph, telephone companies, systems, plants or equipments for public use. Today New Jersey has an employees' liability law which gives an injured employee immediate automatic compensation paid by the employer. The working man may, however, sue for damages if he prefers to take his chances before a jury. The state has today a provision for the adoption by such cities and towns as may desire it of the commission form of government on the Des Moines plan, with the initiative and referendum and recall. Under this law Trenton, the capital, and many other Jersey cities and towns are trying scientific municipal government. Governor Wilson, has spoken in many places in advocacy of the plan. To this extraordinary record of progressive legislation must be added an intelligent statute regulating the cold storage of food, legislation establishing the indeterminate sentence in place of the old disresolved fixed sentence and the complete reorganization of the public school system. It is worthy of special remark that the achievement of these surprising results over and against its original position left the legislature nevertheless in a very friendly attitude of mind toward the governor. He earned their respect, and he won, to beat the hearty good will of most of the legislators. At first an atmosphere of diffidence hung over the executive interiors. Visitors were not sure how they would be treated. But they found it a delight to visit the governor's office and began to think up excuses for a look in. The spare gray man with the long jaw had a mighty taking way about him. There was always a ready smile and often a lively story, and you seldom failed to go away with a glow around your heart. The senators found him out in due course of the session one night at a little dimber given him and them by the adjutant general, Mr. Sadler, at the country club. There were some darky music makers on hand, and presently the high tenor voice that had led two college glee clubs was caroling in darky dialect, and before long (it was in the confidential privacy of a group of sympathetic senators) the rather lengthy legs and other members of a governor were engaged in a duet cakewalk with one of the older senators. No retaliation was ever vaulted upon adversaries of the governor. Assemblyman Martin of Hudson county, for instance, was prominent in the light against Martine, and he was a lender in opposition to the Geran elections bill, his opposition being doubtless sincerely based on his belief that it would destroy the party organization. Martin was much interested in a bridge bill affecting Hoboken and the north end of his county. As the time drew near for action upon the bridge bill he grew very uneasy and was observed to be much in the vicinity of the governor's room, liquoring of oil and sudry who were in communication with the executive whether they thought he would let it go through. It was difficult to persuade a man used to the customs of the old days that there was a new kind of politician in the governor's chair, a politician who dealt with proposed legislation on its merits and not in the hagging of vindictiveness nor the remembrance of promised reward. Mr. Martin's bill was a just and desirable measure, and he got it. Ex-Senator Smith, Wilson's bitter enemy, owns a great deal of real estate in Newark. His relative and chief lieutenant, James R. Nugent, controls the city so absolutely that a laborer can't get a job on the street without his consent. However, there are some things which a New Jersey city council has to ask the legislature for permission to do. This session there was to come up at Trenton a bill allowing the Newark common council in its discretion to widen certain streets. The improvement would enhance the value of really owned by Smith. It would have been the easiest thing in the world for a vindictive governor to veto the bill on the ground that it was a job and to win applause for his act while striking a telling blow at Smith and Nugent. But, considering the case on its merits, Governor Wilson could conclude only that it authorized a real improvement irrespective of its effect on the Smith property. He signed the bill. There was one case, however, in which Mr. Wilson violated unhilminly his declaration that he had no rewards for those who supported nor punishment for those who opposed his measures. Assemblyman Allan B. Walsh of Mercer county was a mechanic employed by the Roebling company. This corporation, which paid Walsh something like $3 a day for his labor in its shops, naturally felt that this sum included what service he could render in his capacity as a legislator. When the election of United States senator came up he was instructed to vote for Smith. He went to the governor and told him how the case stood with him. "I quite understand," said the governor, "and I don't want to advise you what to do. I am not the man to ask you to imperil your family's living. Whatever you concludes to do I should hold it against you." Something in the common sense and human kindness of Wilson's attitude we touched Walsh, not therefore known as a hero, that he went to the church and mind for Morning. work was cut till he could make only 810 a week. When, the battle was joined on the Wilson legislative program his campaign wined him to vote against it. He voted for it—Walsh, you see, had a man in him—and was discharged. The governor board of that, and those who happened to be in the state-house that day heard language flow in a vigor drawn from resources not commonly tapped by Presbyterian elders. Walsh was a poor man with a family whose livelihood had been taken away from him because he voted according to his conscience. "Something must be done for Walsh; we can't see him suffer like this," said Mr. Wilson. He was reminded of his declaration that he would neither punish nor reward. "No matter what I said! he exclaimed. "This is a good time to be inconsistent. We'll find a place for Walsh." So it is a true charge that the present clerk of the Mercer county tax board owes his position to the fact that he voted for Wilson measures in the legislature. Mr. Wilson's appointments were for the most 'part wise and happy—some of them remarkably so. One of the best in its results was that of Samuel Kallish to the supreme court bench. Kallish is a Jew, and he happened to be Nugent's personal counsel, but neither of these circumstances closed the governor's eyes to the fact that he was able, honorable, vigorous and peculiarly fitted for such work as lay before the New Jersey supreme court. It is Justice Kallish, now sitting in the Atlantic county circuit, who is cleaning up Atlantic City; it was he who, finding made a joke of In Atlantic county by juries picked by the corrupt sheriff, turned to the early common law and appointed "elder" to select jurymen. A grand jury thus obtained indicted the sheriff, and the work of bringing the big resort under subjection to law goes thrivingly on. New Jersey elects its assembly anew each year. In the autumn of 1011 Governor Wilson went before the people to ask for the return of me pledged to sustain the accomplished legislation and to support what further progressive measures should come up. For the first time a primary was held under the Gornan law. The Smith-Nugent influence was frantically exerted everywhere to nominate anti-Wilson men. It failed—failed utterly—everywhere except in Essex county, the home of the ex-senator and his lieutenant. For the first time, a Gornan law convention was held. The Wilson men controlled it. A sound platform was adopted. In Essex the Smith-Nugent machine won the primary, nominating a ticket expressly chosen in antagonism to the governor. In the campaign that followed Governor Wilson visited every county in the state except Essex. He canceled his engagement for that county, refusing to ask support for the Smith ticket. The result of the election has been twisted by opponents of Mr. Wilson into a defeat for him. It was, in fact, a signal victory, a striking endorsement. In all the state outside Essex, in the counties, that is, where he asked support for Democratic candidates for the assembly, their majorities aggregated 857 votes more than they did the previous year, when the state waived abate with the excitement of a gubernatorial campaign. In Essex, which he refused to visit, in Essex, where the Democratic candidates were pledged anti-Wilson men, the Democratic vote fall off 12.00% and the Republicans won. [TO BE CONTINUED] HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY How to Resist a Cold. One way to overcome chilly situations of the spine and back on the least changes of temperature is to put your back up, so to speak, to contract the muscles of the back. If you are getting chilly about the back of the neck stiffen the neck and set the muscles to work. When you are sitting still and find yourself getting chilly set the muscles to work and you will soon get over it. If you do not start your muscles going you will soon find them going of their own accord. You will begin to shiver—an involuntary action of the muscles. If you will set your muscles at work before that shivering comes you will be able to prevent it. Contract your hands, your legs, the muscles of your back, raise up your chest, stiffen your neck, then turn it vigorously, slowly, from side to side or bend it backward and forward. This will keep you from taking cold. One need never take cold when sitting still. You can make your muscles work just as hard when sitting down as when walking about, and it may be more convenient. HEALTH, HINT FOR TODAY. Carballe Acid For Burns. Three cases have come to light recently in which pulp carbolic acid was applied to burns, causing immediate cation of pain, with a subsequent cation of inflammation. The corroded skin came off in a few days, leaving a new skin and causing absolutely no inconvenience or trouble, not even a scar or contraction of muscle. In one case the burn was very extensive, covering entire head, face, back and hands, and in this case a hypodermic injection of emulsion was given. The patient recovered without a single scar, although there was sloughing on the end of the nose and rim of the ear. PHOTOS. We offer you, the Leaflet and Most Artistic Photos, on a Mixed Adderite Figure then you can obtain elsewhere. Special Attention Field to Children, Relaxing and Copying Interior View Work. We will also be Flanned to Quote you Prints on Background and from Old Photos. A Speciality. Geo. O. Brown, PHOTOGRAPHER, 603 North 2nd St., Richmond, Va. HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. Proper Clothing. The presence of clothing stimulates by friction the circulation and if of nonconducting material keeps the skin at a normal temperature and the blood from being driven from the surface of the body to the vital organs, thus preventing infiltrations, congestions, kidney troubles and various other ill depend upon the action of the blood and its vessels. A human body exposed to cool air soon begins to lose its heat by three different processes—viz. by radiation, by evaporation of surface moisture and by conduction. The natural heat of the body is necessary to life and must be maintained. HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. Hurried Eating and Constipation Hurried eating is a common contributing cause of constipation as well as other lilies. When the food is not properly masticated more energy is required in the upper part of the alimentary canal to reduce it to the condition necessary for complete digestion, and in cases in which the vitality is depleted this may so seriously cripple the activity of the lower part of the alimentary canal as to contribute largely to the atonic condition, which is a large factor in such cases. When the food is not fully masticated it is held back in the small intestine as well as in the stomach, and this also has a tendency to establish a sluggish action, which contributes to the condition favorable to constipation. While thorough mastication will not cure these cases which may be largely due to bad mental condition, excessive mixing of food, lack of exercise, overwork, too concentrated food or some physical defect of the intestine, it is an important factor, and more careful mastication will contribute to improvement in all cases. HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. A Cheerful Mind. "A merry heart death good like a medicine." The correctness of this latter statement is seen in the fact that it is much easier for a person to recover from an attack of illness if he is cheerful and hopeful than when he is either indifferent as to his recovery or despair of it. This is also altogether aside from the strength of purpose which often helps one to throw off an illness by sheer force of will. Just as the bodily health is improved by cheerfulness so the mental condition is equally benefited by it. Painting. Painting is the invention of heaven the most ancient and most akin to naure - Ben Jonson. HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. About Small Dwellings. Dr. a paper at the recent congress of hygiene in which be said: All dwellings must have a cellar. Cellars should not be used as lodging. No window, even in part, should be below the street level. No room should exceed a depth of about eighteen feet. The kitchen should not be used for sleeping purposes. Front and back stairs should not be placed in the same shaft. Wooden stairs should be permitted only in two story houses. Each family should have its own toilet room. One laundry is necessary for about twenty families. Each water feeder should have a drain. Laundry should not be washed or dried in the bedroom or in the nursery. One bed should not be placed over another. Each dwelling should have its own pantry, which should receive direct light and should not be located in the cellar. Overpowers the sturdiest, Underwrites death. Loosens your hold on life. Annihilates health and happiness, Is no respecter of persons, Reduces earning power. WHILE— Pure Air: Upholds resistance to disease, Roddens blood, quickens steps, Energizes body and mind. Accentuates the worth of living. Insures long life. Routes pneumonia and tuberculosis. HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY Danger In Pet Drugs Danger in Pat Drills "Many chronic invalids," says Dr. D. H. Kress, "habitually take some pet drug, believing it to be the only thing that keeps them up, while it is, in fact, keeping them down. Some soda fountain drinks contain drugs. One who drinks one of these for a headache feels better, but he is not really better. People accustomed to taking such drugs imagine they cannot do without them. Most people want to feel well for the time being, whether they are well or not, and anything that will bring about this result even temporarily, is welcomed. This is responsible for the prevalent use of patent medicines and drugs." It is a popular error that the mere urease binding of pain is cure. The modern ideal of the healing art is not merely to remove the effect, but the cause. Stopping a headache, for instance, is not necessarily curing it. Pain is the cry of injured nerves, and to take some remedy that deadens the sensibility of the nervous system does not remove the cause of the headache, but injures the nervous system and tends to make it more necessary to use the drug again. Most people understand that it is not wise to take headache powders, but many do not understand that any drug that deends pain or "relieves fatigue" is by that token injurious. "It is best to take no such remedy without the advice of a physician." HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. When the hair begins to thin around the back of the neck and on the temples it is a danger signal. Use a hair tonic and massage the scalp every day. Don't rub the fingers over the scalp like mad and rub off what hair is inclined to stay or the new that is trying to grow. That is not massage. Place the fingers firmly on the scalp and with a rotary motion work all over the head, moving the scalp with every rotation of the fingers. It is necessary to keep the scalp fairly loose if you want the hair to grow. HEALTH HINT FOR TODAY. When an animal is sick it does not worry about it nor about the outcome. Its mental attitude does not hinder nature's healing process. It goes into the sunshine, takes the rest cure and stops eating and recover. But if we have rheumatism in one joint we expect other joints to become affected. We worry about it. It is of course, well established that the right mental attitude assists in cure, and it is equally important to understand that the wrong mental attitude hinders health restoration. Lesson, imagination and will power are big factors in the restoration and maintenance of health. Every one should know the laws of suggestion and apply them in relation to health. Discover what habits of living, exercise, breathing, diet, mental habits, especially are concerned to health, live hygienically and expect health, happiness and success. The right mental aid is vitally important. 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The bag, which is suspended from a substantial book screwed into a cornice, is really a shapely affair, and crowding papers into it does not destroy its symmetry. To make the most popular type of the newspaper bag get three wooden hoops twelve inches in diameter, and taking one of them for the base of the, receptacle floor it, with heavy cardboard, covered with material like the bag proper, which is a half yard wide, and a yard long strip of brocaded silk or satin or of printed linen, shirred over the hoop. At its upper edge this bag is shirred over a second hoop, and from that extends upward a broad band of embroidered plain satin, rendered additionally substantial by a lining of buckram and a facing of plain silk. This band is held in place by the third hoop, to which is attached the broad ribbons by which the receptacle is suspended from the cornice. 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A good black plume that has been properly recurred will be pretty old and have seen a lot of wear before it will need to be redripped. One reason why many good black plumes lose their color and gloss is that they are scorched when being irradiated. The most popular and useful ostrich feather is the eighteen inch plume in black. Get the best grade, recurl it carefully yourself or have it done by a skillful repairer, and you will have your money's worth of wear from it. SHRINKING FABRICS. How to Successfully Accomplish Thin Disagreeable Task. To save a great deal of time and worry shrink all materials before making them up. Then there will be no mea- nema to let down, sleeves to lengthen belts to whiten, due to the shrinking of the material after the garment is made. When shrinking insulants and gling hams, place them in a pan and cover with clear warm water to which has been added a little salt. The salt prevents the colors from running. 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