ffiATIKEIgIMr A [PUGAS&PJEr tLDTTOUE \D," said Jack, at the D breakfast table, "I've got to have a new pair of shoes before Memorial day. J5"1"!55 All the fellows are getting 2. : l7 {s3 patent leather oxfords, and WjS 1 rny slloes getting KSpgf rather disreputable—worn j clear through on the 'l 118 "Dad"—elsewhere known „ ,j and respected as the honor able Judge Adams—laid down his morning paper and looked at Jack over his glasses. "See here, young man, go ahead and get your patent leathers if you need them, but get the ones you have on fixed up. I know where there's a lit tle cobbling shop down on Spencer street—it's kept by two brothers—old soldiers both of 'em, crippled by the war, and they're trying to make an honest living. Tell the old fellows to put on some good strong half soles and straighten up the heels if they need straightening." Katherine passed her father the toast. "Daddy," she said, eoaxingly, "may I take the new auto on Memorial day? You know you and mamma are talking of going to Uncle Robert's to spend the day, and if you'd only let me take it I'd be so careful." He folded his newspaper, consulted his watch anxiously, and rose. "Well," he said, "I've got to be going or I'll miss that car. Yes, Katherine, I guess you may take the auto, if you think you can be careful. Broken bones are expensive as well as mighty painful. And you, Jack, remember what I told you about those shoes." Jack cornered Katherine as she was going upstairs to dress for school. "Say, sis," he said, digging his fists Into his pockets, "would you mind ta king my shoes down to those old duf fers on your way to school? You gen erally go that way to call for Phyllis, don't you?" Katherine took the bundle under her arm along with her high-school books and went down Spencer street. She went into the little shop and sat down to wait. She had knocked loudly, but no one had responded, and she had made bold to enter. As she sat there waiting, voices from the little kitchen beyond reached her. Evidently the two old men were having a late breakfast, and evidently also they were somewhat hard of hearing, for they kept od talking. Katherine did not really mean to listen, but a sentence caught and held her attention. "I don't care so much for myself, Jerry,"' an old voice was saying, "but laws! you hain't ever missed goin' to Decoration day. And I hate to have you miss this one—yes. sir, I do, Jerry. If work wasn't so slack now mebby we could afford to hire old man Daw son's horse an' buggy togo with, but there's the grocery bill yet to pay, an' the medicine for your rheuiuatiz, an' the repairs on my wooden b'g, and our pensions not dui- yet lor quite a spell, and —" Here Jerry broke In. "Now you hain't no tall to worry none about me, Silas," he said, "not a inito. I guess 1 know how wlllin' you be togo with out things so as to give me a Icctle hi you always wn that way— an' I appreciate It. But doa't you go to worryin'. I gue>> tuebby w«- can h'-ar the band play clear here, au' 112 wpn 77] V~'v i(0 I \A : mm llm J t fAi They Hobbled Into the Little Shop. niebbv we run k> (ell a lllnpue o( th" x awMvln' An' xt dtmr, will nail it up on th<* pon-h My rht-utuuUx, an' your I>-k b. In an,is aeltlß' iU'-d. u« sor ter help)* *, don't it?" Juki h-re Katherine reni-mber.il h.reelt and •ounhr.l loudly Th« two old nun *«*t down ihflr h«'*vy teacups in liu Kttux t'sunht up hit crutch mid J« rry hi, . ane, and >h«-y hobbe d Into Ih* Utile bop tic 1 • And rim run nt the in indny, •**\ hy yea, We'll il< Vm tmlay** Kiii t>< > m<» > •<»>•( nut u'iM (hi* 1 t>*> lul 11 »ir! graves to Henry's, where the little llag fluttered and the great bouquet of white syringus and plumy lilacs lay like a bent diction. The band played ir.s sweetest and softest, and the two old brothers never that veil blew out itrsitisht behind Into the delighted faces of the two old men. who were thor .tehly enjoying the »wirt pace n W a* *ll very wonderful and beautiful. and »ure|> there was a good deal in ||r* after all. they thought That night the general was the guest i"i honor at Judge Attains' at dinner Fhe Judge and bis wife had at the eleventh hour given u p their pr<>|H>sed visit, ami were glad and pruud to en J tertaln so famous a gu»ai Ihi general looked across at Kath ■ erine .My dear young lad»," be tw» gan in Uis stately, old fashioned way It di»-x me gt»>d -more than I.«a ug pre** ia mere words to discover thai rottih is mn all frivolity and fllppauc) jin >bl« generation \\ b« n I ana yw uelai gh lag pl> a i»re ami >*t|«liiet|s| to tie eh bt> ii*. s are |Mior ant u»w It »hi n I beard afterward oI tb* lelightlul oiiilug >%ii g.it iK -iit »u m. beautiful river road why i | | The general stopped and t»i< J ti : > btnlt vf tb« prup*'r word, tb> a s ll«u *t Katbertn . wbl«b aas a gi at tl.»a iter tbaa Hading It fbey told n»e all about It -4tla. ami Jerry," be said, "*wfl«a t • ailed t» »*# ikfts on my ni) bete sal it »v« a haMpl» i uf pio«de» pair kI briber CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1910. | When Daddy Donned Is the Blue § Q" )HR birds are singing there to day. Just as they dlrl of old, I I And phantom feet go down the street—the same old war riors bold; lAt Lincoln's call they swell the ranks, all eager for the J!=J fight; I see the shades march thro' the glades— for country, God and right. From eaves and sill, o'er vale and hill— the Stars and Stripes a-wave, To fife and drum the legions come, the loyal and the brave. I see her there upon the stair—oh, mother heart so true— With tear-dlmmed eye, and sweet good by, when Daddy donned the blue! YES, Daddy donned the blue, my lads, but hearts were sad that day. For little .Jim—lt was his whim—had gone to don the gray. Dad called hlrn "Baby brother'—his were but 18 years, "Alas, alack, go bring htm back," they said twlxt sighs and tears. My heart It hears, down thro' the years, the echoes sighing there, When mother-heart poured out Its grief, and hands wrung In despair. But still we sang, till lilll tops rang with echoes thro' and thro', "Hurrah, boys, for the T'nton,' for Daddy's donned the blue! < - are mareh- I Ing.' we sing It with a vim. The train Is pulling out, my lads sing It for the love of him! 'Way down the track, the song came back, and echoes faintly play, 'The Girl I Left Behind Me," till at last they die away. The regiments, the fields of tents, down by Potomac's shore; The silent camp, the sentry's tramp, and home, dear home's no more. They're gone, they'ro gone, the battle's on, but young hearts never knew The mother's part, the aching heart, when Daddy donned the blue! I SEE today, thro' mists of gray, my old grandmother there. The lamp Is dim, she thinks of him, and then the poignant prayer. "O. God of Battles, keep them both. Thou knowest which Is right; Thine arm their screen—oh, let them lean upon thy love tonight; My boy in blue, oh, keep him true; my boy In gray protect. And If they meet, in battle's heat, O T,ord, each aim deflect." The days have rolled Into'the year, and years seem hut a day. Since Dnddy donned the blue, my lads, and Baby Jim the gray! ANTIKTAM sings her harvest song, her harvest song of death. The iron hail rings on the mall—"a bullet for a breath;" Poor Baby Jim, the feet of him stand shoeless on the line. With courage there, born of despair—like something half divine; Face powdiT-stalned, while bullets rained defiant there he stood. To load and fire at each command and win or die for Hood. All, Baby Jim, a mother's prayer must needs go up for you. If wrong or right—lt Is her plight—"God bless the gray and blue!" THE boy in blue -while carnage Brow- with Hooker stood all day, I'ntll the stars looked down upon ton thousand swept away. The night wus still, o'er vale and hill, An tlctam mourned her dead; No sound was heard, save coo of bird. and silent sentry's tread. The hoy In blue—ah. w> U he knew, that Jim was ever there; Hut what of hlrn? Night's sable rim elosed 'round hlni in despair; With heart of steel, for woe or woul —ho sees the bayonets shine— With quick advanee, leap like a Innee, he skims the picket line! WHAT strange Intent! Presentiment * He seeks among the dead; II" flh a touch, it clammy clutch, then :ttts his brother's head. "This message bear, to mother there," said .Tim, "I am to blame. But she'll forgive. If she shall live—my last breath is her name." "O, Jim, that I had died Instead," cried out the boy in blue, "Her heart bled when you ran away, and now 'twill break for you." The Rcn'ral passed, tint hell him fast; said ho--"A spy, I gtieas. When I tin thro" with th' life o' you. there'll be one Yankee less." W. Keneinl. this Is lit 11- Jim, m* IN 1 pi hw I .-were it gr, that I'd lie true to him; Ti.t 11 Wl n I've i .iv. red him with earth, and suld my last g. toil-by, J'.-it tell tier this "tw.m't t) amiss—''for llaby Jim I die.' " Tilt* itt iteri»l tpok.. with husky throat. and eves a little blurred: "You'd better take ll nev\ yourself— my boy, you've kept your word. Mere t iki tills i> us. and t lip ihe gnsa. It. re's rompttim-ntN »112 mine, Tell 'Fighting J-m' he'll have a need «' you when he strikes my lighting line." CAIiVKK nn a heard. they read, who pass "Ti> Unity Jim the brave." While bird* awing, their requiem »lng, uliuvit tils honored graii Ttiey'r. living still, the hearts that thrill • ly it tin sti.r> old Where pi antuni fi et g.i down the street and phnnloiii warriors bold, N" sound "I Hull, their h|>s t mute, hut .1 i.l. s hi roes eonii \» mi tr • . .iite*, with h »rls art.ime, til bugle, fife in.l drum. The inn * mt l.i with laugh and sigh, but lhat day seems to slay, *Vh» Ut t.if il i.t .->1 lb* b! my Istls. und Hub* Jim the gray* What Soldiers Liked, No mutter hnw serious the situation nt>r how mar to death the suld lets Mire, I key were always able to eg change a few )nhe* and tn see the comic s*>le of life As HtMrMit It Is related thai while In camp at Mam phis. Tenn . a great flood eatwe t« and I' iit.it I.f th I tilt.it ~ % r, was put very largely atidi r water It waa tho custom of ihe ■nltltera to itig large. 1t..!• i In the ground, fur di*poeai of the waste fruw the tnwtl, anil these Were covered over hut || the lime of the ll' >«l the water pt«v ui. tithe 11. » ' tII .e. Il.g 1.. .til ing It ».i4 |uat Ut (hits llws t lull la I tat 111 Kvani win - home was at liuatnn, he laH Hlehitu nil anil Wlm> wa a tui g iit made hi apt" 4iant'* In a hand ». - I HI W • II Ml l lnlhl 4 Mil Weill out Its vlsll a ittttlk pi t tu.ii m|' the t atop It* dun a w h» baloitoateiy land* d tilt toy of MM ol the waste pits, with h» rvault that he tall though his Iv •». ai. I a |t«*l 4v«l ul )• .atug I "Put One Over" on General Grant (SbhSS™|J HAT General Grant was a man of big heart, possessed Jfiwill warm sympathy for the boys in the ranks, was im pressed upon a well-known veteran when he met Grant near Vicksburg under rather embarrassing conditions. He was in General Hovey's old regiment, the Twenty-fourth Indiana, from June, IS6I, until August, 1864. "The stage of the great war drama had been shifted to Vicksburg and vicinity," said the veteran in relating his story. "On April 28, at Hard Times Landing, thirty-flve miles be low Vicksburg, I saw General Grant, Governor Dick Yates and Fred Grant (then a boy, apparently only thirteen or fourteen years of age, but wearing a captain's shoulder straps) board a tug and cross the river. The can nonading between our fleet and the forts was terrific, and I could see the cannon balls come skimming along on the water, some of them very near to General Grant's tug, but he stood calmly on deck, not in the least dis turbed. The next day I crossed the river on the flagship Benton and stood within six feet of Grant for three hours. He chewed an unllghted cigar stub all the time. I saw him no more until about May 8. "Several comrades Induced me to go foraging with them. Wo knew we were in the enemy's country, sur rounded by an army 25,000 stronger Asked What We Were Doing There. than ours, but we decided to take the risk for a square meal. The day was cloudy and dark and finally we lost our bearings. But we had a few chickens, some sweet potatoes, peas and a duck or two, find so really did not worry over the situation. When wo were at last picked up by a patrol guard of our own army we were so relieved at not falling Into the hands of the enemy that wo did not take our predicament seriously. It was when the guard look lis to General Grant's own headquarters a short distance away that we saw we had but stepped out of the frying pan Into the fire. We knew Grant was a good disciplina rian and we had broken the rules. "General Grant was not in his tent at first, but soon came. He threw his bridle reins to an orderly and strode Into his tent, giving us rather a curi ous glance as he went by. In a few minutes he came out again and asked us what we were doing there. Our spokesman glibly manufactured a tale about a sick brother being weak and badly In need of bettor food than hurdtnek on which to regain his strength. It was at once evident that General Grant's sympathy bad been aroused. "Then lie proceeded to tell us thnt he would forego punishment. In view of the cause that had led us togo foraging, but be asked us io promts*? that we Mould never again be guilty of such an act. He said that we were in the enemy's country ami did not know at what hour be would have to order tin' army to move. He suld he knew wo were short of rations, but that he had sixteen boats loaded down with provisions waiting for us Just above Vlcksburic He said be u ould get to them soon If all his plans to dislodge anil rout the enemy suc ceeded You can bet we went away with some new ideas about Grant. Ills talk was our -salvation, for General Uovey was fully determined to make an ex ample of us until ho heard General Grant bad ordered us back to our company That 'atck brother' atory Would not have done to tell li.lleral Hovey " Debt Owed to Boya In Blue It la, perhaps, dlth ult for many of ihe present generation to appreciate the nation's obligation« lo the boya In blue 11tit for theiu we should have no union, anil slavery would stain our tivllMaUou The nation can never re pay th. debt ii owes to these brava u.i ii but it muat never let the alory of their heroic deeds perish from the aimai • of manklit I or thi m uiory of th generations yet to i owe Tha Dwindling Line The Grand trtuy of the Hvpoblln has passed ihe point where It can gain la numbers, ami et ut > y. gr eats down it. loial No tmetUan who watches ihe parade at an annual en » aiiipUi twf van tail to draw inspiration t»«n« |hu pat »u»i tent for hitit it theae II eg »ian J aor an h* fall to fe« sd 4en»-4 by *!•« thought iggt fewer * a... - i|4 TELEPOST SYSTEM OF TELEGRAPHY HAS RIVALS ON JUMP LOW RATES AND RAPID SERVICE COMPELS THEM TO MAKE NIGHT LETTER CONCES SION TO PUBLIC. The activity of the Telepost auto matic telegraph system, which is en gaged in interlacing the country with rapid service wires, is causing the offi cials of the Western Union and Postal no end of anxiety. In the eighteen months the Telepost has been in com mercial operation it has cut seriously into the business of these companies in the states in which it is operating. One of the first fruits of Telepost competition—hailed everywhere as a signal victory for the automatic sys tem —was the recent concession by the older companies of a "night letter" in part Imitation of the Telepost's tele graphed letter feature, introduced to this country by the Telepost when it first business eighteen months ago. The Telepost, however, maintains a uniform rate throughout the 24 hours and applies it to all distances from the longest to the shortest on the same principle as the U. S. mails. The Telepost makes a specialty of two forms of letter telegrams, unique in American telegraphy, known as the "telepost" and the "telecard." The first is a 50 word letter sent over the wire for 25 cents with the same expe dition as an ordinary telegram and de livered by mail, instead of by mes senger. The second is a ten *vord message, exclusive of the name and address, sent over the wire in the reg ular way for ten cents, transcribed on a postal card and delivered by mall. The Telepost as a system represents the most brilliant achievement to date in the evolution of telegraphy, and transmits from 1,000 to 5,000 words a minute over either a telephone or tele graph wire. It has met with unquali fied success in every part of the coun try to which it has been introduced, its speed, accuracy and low rates es tablishing a new standard of tele graph efficiency that has commanded recognition everywhere. Its ability to handle with one wire the volume of business that requires 05 wires for transmission by the hand method of telegraphy employed by the old companies gives it a big advan tage. The Telepost system has been com mercially operating in the states of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana for the last year and a half. Extensions are being developed in all directions, north, east, west and south, assuring this service to the whole country withiu a comparatively short time. New Work for Women. Mrs. Frederick 11. Snyder is the only woman impresario on earth, she says. She decided that grand opera would be a good thing for St. Paul and made her first venture so successful that she has continued in the business after the fashion of men engaged in the same work. "Beautiful Hands." One of the most popular of Jamea I Whitcomb Kiley's poftns is "Beautiful Hands." You may be sure tha hands | he referred to riere not reddened and I swollen and cracked by the caustic in j cheap yellow laundry soap. Easy Task | soap—costs a nickel a cake—lasts | twice as long and does twice as much work as the yellow, common sort. Your grocer has it, or w ill get it for I you. It's an honest soup that does I the hard work for you and gives you a chance to enjoy fife. Not a Cass of Treat. "How long has the doctor been treat Ing your wife?" "Treatin' ht'r? Gosh. !f you seen his 1 bills you wouldn't think there waa much treatln' about It." —Chicago Rec ord-Herald. Knr !(<••!, Itehlug Hjrllila, (>•«, Hyfi Falling E) •!,'.!■" and Alt Bjtm That Need >'ar< Trv Murine live Salve. Asep t! Till* Tri.il Sli" Ask V"Ur pr .<• .>r Writ* Murtiiu Kye lUnicdy Co.. Chicago. Odd Fellows' Paper? Wright—lie's going to call his new paper the Sausage Links. lVnman llu In threw sections, I sup pose.—Yonkers Statesman. I'KKKY IUVIK' I'\IM,II IM( «Imwi th*> tunu •an t tnrtftts»tt>ati<>ia ti« £ l cni * farmers wlio in ado Canada • Kf their home during 1900. l'*lel«l crop rot ii man lone V>s AfSZ* J during year added tothowculth of tho country upwards of $ 170,000,000.00 Grain growing, mixed farm- It A *"*• rattle raising and dalr jlnff j/ $ are nil profitable. l-tos Homo steads of 100 acres are to be & /2Tm« : lm,J ,n *' lo ▼rry best districts, hy -^i—„ aero pre-emptions at $3.00 P* r acr » within certain areas. ' 4fc Trt?T Schools and churches In erery | 4P JrAffi settlement, climate unexcelled; soil t he richest,wood, water and R?w i 9fv&jrvJj bulltllii* material plentiful. . r Particulars as tolocation. low I '' 4c> settlors' railway rates and descrip ' (fVk tive illustrated pamphlet, "Last Best West," and other informs f*3r f M tion, write to Hup't of Immicra ~ Government Auout. [■ H. M. WILLIAMS &8'" aw ® u " a ' nB Toledo, Ohio (TTse address nearest you.) (3) W. L. 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