FESTETTY 6,708,~ restern sold, arge gold. 604,890 3 is as 314,900 795,852 133,285 een the . me and lahoma lamage, second ited in n Payne » injur- ne man eriously 0 miles e been obtain- d a long yreaking into the 20 farms g. Near ral were ere de- uildings people Dawns , but no trip the way and was in- an the s demol- Connor's way. A vas car- fearfully over the is house, built of veritable cyclone e little y. Nine fréight i a por- d away. seriously LOSS. yed by wo Sixteenth tally de- f stored Iter Wil- killed. E. ns vere "FASHIONS LATEST EDICTS, CS RE COSTUMES FOR GIRLS. rol The Flowing Sleeve and a Costume of Waterproof Silk. rele od ERE are three cos- % tumes drawn from those made fur three ’ daughters of a weal- thy family. One lit- tlegirlof 11 had a gown made of wcol :repon in brown of 10 shades, The lower Jlesve and guimpe as well as sash were of seal brown velutina. The hat was acru > CN yas Ah : sfraw. with ribbons and tips of the same shade. Her 13-year old sister wore a frock of light heather mixture in the pale lilacs. purple, greens and browns found in that goods. There were three bands of velves ribbon around the bottom, with bows and FHREE GIRLS’ COSTUMES, FOR ALL THE WAY FROM 7-YEAR-OLD TO SWEET 16. ribbon on the finely plaited blouse waist, The hat was an old military, of straw, with bow and plumes of heather color. The little 7-year-old was going to a child- ren’s party, and she had a perfectiy capti- vating little empire gown of ashes of roses china silk, with scalloped around the bot- tom with silk of the same grade. The little frock was high in in the neck, with empire puffs on the short waist. The little gown is #0 easily to reproduce, as indeed are the other two, the mothers ‘would be almost "STYLISH BEST GOWN FOR YOUNG GIRLS, ’ ‘blamable who do not make a little frock {ike it. Other colors or materials would be as suitable, but nothing could be quainter or prettier. A very handsome and dressy gown ‘is shown here which is adapted to girls from 12 to 16 and is intended for a ‘‘best’ frock. It was originallymodeled in fine challie,but is adapted for any seasonable material, in- cluding wash goods The skirt is quite plain and gathered. The corsage is draped in surplice style, but from left to right. The V front has a lace filling. and lace also so crosses the right side of the bust and reach- es to the side line under the arm. The rib- bon has one upstanding bow and loops,and the belt goes aroun. the waist, which has plaits in the back from shoulder to point, and it buttons in the back with small round silk or metal buttons. The sleeves double drooping puffs, | : A gown shown in the third picture for a have + with a band of snuft brown fancy braid in in two shades encircling fhe bottom and trimming the side of the skirt and the Spen- cer waist is an old fashion. Over this is a jacket of beef blood velvet. The little girl has a frock of ‘beef blood’’ cashmere made without trimming with the exception of self drapery across the chest. Among the new ideas in the way of mak- GOWN OF MACE CASHMERE AND GIRL'S DRESS OF ‘‘BEEF BLOOD'’ WOOL. ing up dresses and cloaks there is a style ou sleeve that borders closely on the old*‘flow- ing’ sleeve. have noticed it on several cloaks and coats, on a few outdoor and a 00a many indoor dresses and show it now in'a smart tea gown, The most of them are wider than this, but even this is a depcriure sufficiently notable from the close sleeves of the last few vears. Speaking of silks reminds me that there is an oriental waterproof silk which is only shown in different qualities of black. It is warranted to be just what it pretends-— waterproof--and it will be a boon to travel- ers particularly. No one could tell from its appearance that it was in aay way different from othe silks, ard so it will serve two purposes at once. It is not much dearer than ordinary silk. The ‘skirt is p:ain demitrain, with a six-inch gath flounce all around, The waist has a short oint, and the lower part is covered with et trimming. The draping on the but represents a figarc effect. "I'he upper port is filled in with pink silk muslin dctted with jet beads. The sleeves are excezding, ly neat and trimmed with jet frings A bonnet to go with this is entirely of jet, so that dress and bonnet are waterproof, and the fair wearer could go through a storm 4 JiR THE NEW SLEEVE AND THE SILK. NOEL WATERPROOF with a smiling face. There is no smell of -rubber to this silk, so I fancy the clever Japanese must have invented something else to render this silk. waterproof, WILL BE A SISTER TO THEM. tron The Reply Made to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers by a Girl. faa Hewitt. of Cairo, W. Va., the only fe. male locomotive engineer in the world, so far as known, and who has been engaged by he World's Fair Commissioners to run the rst train over the grounds on, the opening fay of the Fair, was csked to become a mem- ber of the Brotnerhood of Locomotive Engi- neers. It isreported that the answer she mada was to the effect that, while she could not find it in her heart to become a brother to. them, she would be a sister as long as she fived. The road on which Miss Hewitt runs regularly is known as the Cairo and Little Kanawha and is a feeder to the Baltimore aud Ohio from the lumber district. Her father is the principal owner of the road and the lumber. young lady is of mace colored cashmere, aoe? Calm { pain SR XT Tp Pun gL 2s y x, . Cr Sali, serene . a Te 1, a ——m = KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS. + THE FISH LAW, PROVISIONS OF THE BILL, PENDING IN THE LEGISLATURE. HarrISBURG—Representative Lemon, who presented the bill for the protection of fish in the streams of the state, is confident that it will become a 1aw. The bill makes its punishable by heavy fine to kill or catch fish in any but boun- dary rivers and Lake Erie in this State, ex~ cept with rod, hook and line. All fish ma be caught at all seasons, except trout, which may be caught between April 15 and July 15. Outline fishing is permissible in July. August and September, with dead bait. At all other times it is unlawful. The explo- sion of dynamite or other substance or the use of lime or other chemicals to kill fish is also unlawful. In section 3, any fish commissioner, war- den, deputy sheriff, constable or policeman is directed to destroy all illegal devices and boats used in violating the fish laws, and to arrest any person having or using them. Section 4 provides for the arrest without a warrant of violators, and the imposition of fine and cost by any justice or alderman, and directs the officer of all jails and prisons to receive and retain such prisoners. Should the arresting officers fail to make out a case the costs of the case are to be assessed on the county. Any nerson interfering or re- sisting arrest are liab’e to $100 fine for the first offense and $zv0 and six months’ im- prisonment for the second, in’ addition to the fine of $50 imposed on all lconcerned in outline fishing, or $100 for using seines or other illegal appliances. For using lime or explosives the fine is $3500 or nine months’ imprisonment, the penalty being doubled for the second offense. One-half the fines go to the prosecutor and the other half to the county. a THE BOYER BILL STANDS. AN IMPORTANT DECISION HANDED DOWN BY THE DAUPHIN COUNTY COURT. HARRISBURG—A. decision was handed down in the Dauphin County court sustain- ing the constitutionality of the Boyer law, passed two years ago. The Fall Brook Coal Company owns the capital stock of a rail- way company, which in its own name paid $11,083 33 tax for 1892 upon its capital stock. The coal company paid $1,875, be- tween the five mills tax upon the actual value of its capital stock, exclusive of its in- terests in the railroad. The Auditor Gener- al acting under the advice of the Attorney General, charged the coal company with a further tax of $11,983 33, because of its ownership of the railway shares, making the coal company’s tax 812.958 33. The coal company appealed, alleging double taxation andthe unconstitutionality of the Boyer act. The two companies indicated paid as tax on stock for 1891 nnder the old law only $4,500, but for 1891, under the Boyer bill, their joint tax under this decision will be $24,041 66. of which they have already paid $12,958 33, and judgment is entered against the coal company tor the balance. ae EARTHQUAKE AT LANCASTER. Lancaster—A full-fledged earthquake shook the buildings of this town Thursday morning until their windows rattled. As this was the second shock within a week, people are growing Lgasy. The shock like that of a week ago, travel irom east to west. It occurred about 4 o'clock. The houses on the eastern limits were seized by the paroxysm, and the occupants awakened from sleep could distinctly feel four or five sudden jarring motions, “It felt” said one man, “as if we were in a greatcage and a giant door had given itself a dozen quick shakes.” This motion swept throughout the city with 2 rumbling report that was guitk and short. People who happened to up and about sto in the street to 160k and listen, but before they had thought twice the earthquake had passed. The shock was felt by hundreds,” and the rumbling sounds heard by many. Outside the city the shock was noticed. No windows were brok- en, nor was any property damaged except of unsettling building foundations. ge NEARLY KILLED BY A STALLION. . GreENssURG—John Ellison, of Hempfield township, was leading a stallion along the road when the animal became vicious and attacked him. biting and tramping him in a terrible manner. ad it not been that some men happened along the road the brute would have killed him outright. M=s. ANNA WALKER, of Sandy Lake, has entered suit Against Levi Durban, of the Lake House, at Stoneboro, for £10,000 dam- ages. She claims that he furnished liquor to her husband, a man of known intemper- ate habits, sothat he became intoxicated and unable to work, and while in that con- dition was struck by a train and killed. Near Lock Haven, the steam scow owned hy the Queen's Run Fire Brick Company, became unmanageable from high wind and overturned. Thomas Reed and Fred- erick Sonn, of Lock Haven, and an un- known man from Phillipsburg, were drowned. Jurius MataIEN and wife were burned to death at Beaver Falls, in a fire whicn des- troyed their home and an adjoining store. The fire is supposed to have originated from an explosion of natural gas. AT McKeesport, Stanley Porter, a 5-year- old child, died in convulsions. He was playing about a high flight of steps Friday evening and fell against a sharp corner. Mgrs. M. Atkinson, living near Tyrone, was struck by a train and instantly killed. She was getting out of the way of a freight train. ms tee Some Yankee Terms. How many people, asks the Boston Transcript, have heard the verb to strawn (Vermont) or to stram (Nan- tucket), meaning to wander about aimlessly? Could the phrase “I don’t guess it’s so” be properly attributed to a genuine Yankee, speaking the .rustic speech? A Yankee says “I reckon” only less often than he says “I guess.” Is this as ancient a use with him as “I guess,” or did he somehow pick it up from the Southerners? Are doughnuts called simballs else- where than in Weymouth, Hingham and a few other towns in Southwest~ ern Massachusetts? How far west or north musf one go before a doughnut becomes a “nut- cake,” and how much further west before it becomes 8 “friedcake?®” What is the origin of the former New England term, now almost ob- solete, of “dodunk” for a stupid, sim- ple person? The word is often found in Mr. Rowland E. Robinson's Ver- mont stories—which, by the way, are the best Vermont dialect yet put in print. Calvary. The following, from Dean Stanley’s “'Sinai and Palestine,” may be of in. terest: It may be well to remind the reader that there are two errors implied in the popular expression ‘Mount Calvary.’ 1. There is in the Scriptural narrative no mention of a mound or hill. 2. There is no such name as ‘Calvary.’ The passage from which the word is taken in Luke Pennsylvania Legislature. S1xTY-FOoURTH DAY.—In the senate a spec- ial order was tixed for consideration of the bill for the appointment of a commission into the causes of the polution of streams. Among the house bills passed second call- ing were these: To prohibit school boards in cities of the second ciass from holding any office of emolument under or being employ- ed by said board. To prohibit others than the applicants from paying naturalization expenses. Farr’s compulsory education and free text book bills passed second reading in the senate but not until Senator Brown of Ycrk had made a futile attempt to have in- serted an amendment providing that noth- ing in the compulsory bill should prevent Jorents from teaching their children at orhe. In a speech he took the ground that the bill as now framed interferes with the rights of parents. He called the fayes and nays on second reading. It barely got Whiongh on a vote by 18 to 8. Adjourned. In the House Mr. Smith of Jefferson of- fered a resolution, which was accepted, providing for the appointment of a commit- tee of three members of the House and three of the senate and two persons to be appoints ed by the governor to enquire into the ad- visubility of purchasing a State printing office. Mr. Talbot of Chester introduced a bill to pay the election expenses of the yatious contested cases, appropriating $31,- The governor sent in iwo veto messages to-night, both referring to school measures. The first disaphroves the Neeb bill requiring instruction and practice of physical culture in all schools in cities of the first and second class, repeating objections filed against a similar bill two years ago. The other bill vetoed provided tor the expenses of school directors in attending the triennial conven- tions to elect county superintendents. A large number of bills passed first read~- ing, after which the house adjourned. Sixty-F1rrr DAY.—In the Senate to-day these House bills passed finally: To permit marriage licenses to be issued in counties in which either of the contracting parties may reside,to empower Councils to increase the maximum license imposed on transient retail merchants, to change labor Day from the first Monday in September to the first Saturday in that month. The bill intro- duced by Senator Osbourn, of Philadelphia, for the appoirtment of a committee of nine to inquire into she causes of the pollution of streams and to report to the next Legisla- ture the result ot irs investigation, was amended by extending the inquiry to cities boroughs and townships, The bill origin- ally provided that it should be confined to thesdhiof cities of the state. At the aftef- noon session these bills passed finally: Re- lating to the lien of mechanics and others: House bill to extend jurisdiction of courts so as to embrace all litigation between stock- holders and parties claiming to be stock- holders of corporations and between cred- itors and stockholders and creditors and the corporation; to empower boroughs to estab- lish police pension funds; to compensate appraisers or estates subject to co lateral inheritance tax, as well as experts employed by them. u The Governor's veto of the bill relating to the introduction of physical culture in schools of cities of the first and second class was sustained. . Both Houses adopted a resolution to ad- Journ to-morrow until Monday evening. Senator Bruwn of Westmoreland made a vigorous fight in the senate for his road bill. beginning when the billcame up as a spe- cial order at 11 o'clock, and keeping it up all through the morning session and until the question was finally settled at 5:30 p.m. by the defeat of the bill. In the House bills to make Jef- erson and. Lebanon counties sepa rate judicial districts were passe.| finally, as was a bill requiring yoters to ex- ercise the franchise. in the districts in which they are domiciled. At the afternoon ses- sion of the House these bills passed-finally: To provide for monthly returns and pay: ments by county officers of Commonwealth moneys received by them; Senate bill to authorize the trial of issues of fact or the statement and the affadavit of defence; tc protect contractors, sub-contractors, labor ers, and persons furnishing materials to railroad companies in the construction of their lines; to empower foreign manufac: turing corporations to acquire and hold real estate really necessary for their busi: ness; relating to costs in eriminal prosecn- tions, limiting the amount to be allowed on separate bills of indictment in any prosecu- tion; to limit the liability of poor districts. After a speech by Cessna commending the Governor for vetoing the bill to allow school directors pay for attending conven tions to nominate superintendents. the House sustained the action of the Governor. Sixry-SixtH DAY.—In the senate to. day Mr. Thomas of Philadelphia moved to reconsider the vote by which the road bill of Senator Brown of Westmoreland was yesterday defeated, and his proposition was adopted, but farther. action postponed. These bills passed final- ly: To correct an error in the law permit- ting liquor dealers to secure bondsmer from any part of the county in which the license may be granted to sell intoxicating drinks. To entitle counties to the mainte- nance in State lunatic hospitals.of as many indingent insane, free of cost, as they main- tain in their almshouse. To provide for the increase in the sa ary of the superintendent of public instruction from $2,500 to $3,500. To authorize cities to establish free libraries For the government and regulation of county prisons. To authorize the governor to appoint a commission to inquire into the pollution of streams, and to report to the next legislature the results of its investiga- tion. The house bill to provide for a board of arbitration to seitle questions of labor was repor. ed favoribly. In the house the bill probing brewers or wholesale liquor deals from owning Tre- tail stands was negatively reported. Kocht of Union offered a resolution, which was adopted, for the appointment of a joint com- mittee to ascertain how many uanaturaliz- ed persons are quartered in charitable and criminal institutions and to re- commend measures to correct the evil. ‘Honarably discharged soldiers of foreign birth are exempted from” the pro- visions. A message was read from the gov- ernor announcing that he had approved bills to provide tor the licensing of lying in hospitals; to prevent county superinten- dents of public schools teaching. for profit and to regulate and establish the fees to be charged by the justices of the peace, alder- men and constables, Both Houses adjourned until Monday evening. a The governor vetoed the bill intended to confer the power of selling school Fropery to boards of education or school directors. In his veto the Governor holds that such a law would be an infringement on the rights of any city or community. Under the law such property may be sold but the money is required to go into the sinking fund. No action was taken on the veto owing to meagre attendance. « Taste” of Electricity. Physicians explain in an interest- ing fashion that the e.ectric current when appied to the tongue seems to taste sour. The gustatory or tasting nerves, according to the doctors, are industrious and well-meaning little things, and, although it 1s not their business to take cognizance of any impression made by touch, they do their best to look after anything that happens to come in their way. Thus, when subjected to the electric current, they telegraph the fact in their own language to the brain, and as their language is exclusively that of taste they inform the brain that an electric current is sour. The or- dinary unscientific citizen, having xxiii, 33, is merely th? Latin transla. tion (‘Calvaria’) of what the Evan. gelist calls ‘a skull.’” confidence in the stories told by his «in verses 27, 23 SUNDAY SCHOOL. Re LESSON FOR SUNDAY, MAY 7. ee e— “The Value of Wisdom,” Prov. {ii., 11-24. Golden Text: Prov. iii, 8. Commentary. 7 11, ‘*My son, dispise not the chastening of the Lord: neither be weary of His correc- tion.” The apostle, in his epistle to the He- brews, quotes this and the next verse also in connection with his admonition to run with atience looking into Jesus, and to consider Him that endurad such contradiction lest we be wearied and faint in our mifds. He tells us also that all God’s chastenings are to make us partakers of His holiness (Heb. xii., 5, 10). It is interesting to notice that the word trans- lated ‘‘chasten™ in these verses in Hebrews is in Eph. vi., 4, translated “nurtured,” and in II Tim. iii., 16, “instructed.” 12. “For whom the Lord loveth He cor- recteth, even as a father the son in whom he delighteth.” In Rev. iii, 19, we hear Jesus saying from heaven, ‘As many as Ilove I rebuke and chasten,” and this also agrees with Heb. xii.. 7, “If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons, for what gon is he whom the father chasteneth not?" But we must never forget the end in view, which is to make us more holy, more con- formed to the image of God's dear Son (Rom. viii., 28, 29), whom some day we shall be like (I John iii. 2). 18. ‘““Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding.” For she says again, ‘*Whoso findeth me find- eth life and shall obtain favor of the Lord (viil., 85). Now it is also written, ‘“He that hath the Son hath life, and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life (I John v., 12), And again, “Christ our Life” (Col iii., 4). So we see that wisdom and Christ the Son of God are synonymous, as shown in the last lesson—Christ the wisdom of God (I Cor. i., 24). 14. “For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver and the gain thereof than fine gold.” Paul counted all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus Christ, and David says that His judgments are more to be de- sired than gold—yea, than much fine gold (Phil. iii., 8, 9; Ps. xix.. 10) 15. ‘‘She is more precious than rubies, and all the things thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her.” See almost the same words in chapter viii., 11, and compare Job xxvili., 18, and the context. Then consider this wonder of wonders—that wisdom is God's gift to sinful man. ‘If any of you lack wisdom let him ask of God, and it shail be given him” (Jas. i., 5). ‘“The giit of God is eternal life” (Rom. vi., 25). Rubies must be left behind if we die. and all we can desire, even if we gould obtain, would prove unsatis- fying. The preacher says. ‘‘Whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit” (Eccl. ii., 10, 11). 16. “Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and honor.” Or, as it is in chapter viii., 18, *‘Riches and " honor are with me-—yea, durable riches and righteousness.” Our Lord Jesus says from the glory, ¢I counsel thee to buy of Me gold tried in the fire that thou mayest be rich" (Rev. iii., 18). Ad to length of days we shall have ifi these mortal bodies, all that Jie sees we can use for Him, and yonder it is true that when we have been there ten thousand thou- sand years, bright shining as the sun, we've no less days to sing His praise than when we first begun. t Himself our Life our Wealth and our Glory. 17. ‘‘Her ways are ways o« pleasantness, and all her paths are peace.” Being paths of righteousness, they cannot but be paths of Bleasaniness and peace. All the paths of the ord are mercy and truth unto such as keep Hig covenant and His testimonies. The path of the just is as the shining light that shineth more and more unto the perfect day (Ps. xxiil., 3; xxv., 10; Prov. iv, 18). The whole difficulty is in our ways and paths of our making or choosing. But if we icllow closely and fully in wisdom’s ways we shall find it as written, 18. ‘‘She is a tree of life to them that lay bold upon her, and happy is every one that retaineth her.” To lay hold and bold fast is our part—or, in other words, to receive and cleave unto, or enter and abide, or beiieve and continue. He does not force Himself npon any one, but offers Himself for our ac- ceptance and Will increasingly reveal Himsasl{ where He sees a longing for Him (Heb. vi, 18; Rev. ii., xxv; John i., xii; Acts xi, 23. Isa. ii., 10 ; John 2, xxviii. ; Jonn v., 24 ; viii. 81). 19. “The Lord of Wisdom hath ‘foundel the earth. By understanding hath He estai-~ lished the heavens.” Hear Him in chapter viii., 12-14 : ‘I wisdom dwell with prudence. I am understanding. I have strength.” And “When He preparad the heavens, I was there, When He strength- ened the fountains of the deep.” Compares John i, 8: ¢All things wers made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.” And also Col. i, xvi., and see how conclusive the proof that Wisdom is none other than Jesus Himself. 20. “By His knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.” See the proof of this in Gen. vii., 11; Job xxxvi., 27. Nothing in heaven or earth can be done without Him, and there is noth- ing too hard for Him (Jer. x., 12, 13, xxxii., 17; Job xlii., 2). See Him divide the Red sea before Israel, and the Jordan three times be- fore Israel, Elijah and Elisha, He also can bring water from the rock and send or with- hold rain at His pleasure, 21. “My son, let not them depart from thine eyes ; keep sound wisdom and gdiscre- tion.” We need to pray, °‘lurn away mins eyes from beholding vanity,” and to obey the command, ‘Run with patience looking unto Jesus” (Ps. exix., 87, Heb. xii, 1). Happy the people who see ‘Jesus only” and who can truly say, ‘‘One thing hive I desired of the i will I seek after—to behold the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in His temple.” 992. ‘So shall they be life unto thy soul and grace to thy neck.” Lire within and beauty without. Moses taught the people, saying, “Love the Lord thy God, obey His voice, cleave unto Him, for He is thy life and the length of thy days” (Deut. xxx., 20). Paul's determination was that Christ should be mag- nified in his body, and he could say, “For me to live is Christ (Phil. 1., 20, 21). 93. “Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.” When our way is His way, it must be a safe way, and since He is able to guard us from stumbling (Jude 24, B. V.). He surely will if we et Him, - That He will hold us by the hand (Isa. xli., 18) is surely an assurance that He will not let us fall, but that we need not even stumble goes beyond this. 24. “When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid. Yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall bs sweet.” Safety by day and by night, at home or abroad, journeying or rest- ing, and all because the Lord is our keeper (Ps. exxiv.. 5-8).—Lesson Helper. Chinese Shop Names. It is probably not known to the general public that all the names placed before Chinese shops and laun- dries are false. Every Chinaman in business has a “shop name” and a “private name,” and by the latter he is known only to his family and in- timate acquaintances. EKalmucks Are Free Men. The Kalmucks of roving ‘people serfdom. sidered. dangerous to extend this priv | gustatory nerves, really believes that « the electric current has an acid taste. ness would lead to its abuse. Astrakhan, a numbering 150,000 souls, have at last been freed from When the other Russian serfs were freed in 1861 it was con- ilege to these people, lest their wild- SOLDIERS COLUMN SAM McQUEEN’'S CAPTURE. How He Tried to Escape and Met His Death at the Hands of Dan Ellis’s Men. a ed SOMETIME about 1865, 2 a ERALere SX March, 15, Ha ee) troops that had been Px + Be having a soft time of it for many months within the Gefenses of Knox. N ville, heard some— thing drop in their ears while on dress parade in the way of an order to pre- take the ing order. March 15, the 1st U. 8. C. H, A, over 1,000 strong, filed out of our old camp and through Knoxville and on to Straw- * berry Plains in a pelting storm of rain and snow and oh such mud. Some of the boys with a No. 12 or 14 brogan on their feet would settle in the mud so deep as to require help to extricate themselves. But several days later, after marching and wading mountain streams of ice cold water from ankle to waist deep. found four companies of us in camp two miles south of Tayiors- ville, at a place I think was called Blaine’s Crossroads: : We were under command of Maj, Gray; the Colonel and the balance of the regiment were down on the Watauga River, some 20 or 30 miles below. As we had no supply- train to reach us from the rear, and only a very limited supply of rations in our camp, - it was necessary to pick up something around the country from our friends,and as the Johnnies had visited them so often and made themselves so familiar, we thought best to return the compliment and it was on one of these foraging expeditions that McQueen was taken in I was notified one evening that my tarn had come to go out witha few teams and see what I could bring in and that the course we were to take was over the moun- tain, a distance of about 15 miles, to a place near Jefferson, N. C., where we would fad a couple of rich plantations and a mill stored with grain, salt; etc. I was also told than a strong guard would be furnished me, as the chances were that we might have an inter- view with a company of rebs that made their headquarters at this place. My train consisted 10 army wagons—mule teams; for guard, 40 colored soldiers of my regiment, and 12 of the 4th Tenn. {white}. Aside from this guard there were four or five mounted boys, who volunteered to go alouT™or the fun of the occasion, Among this number was an East Tennessean who was well acquainted with the country and people. He rode by my side most of the way over, and posted me as how I would find the places we were to visit for our supplies. The farm to the right wads owned by reb by the name of Hamilton, and a little further on, and to the lett, wasthe Worth piace, a noted reb, where McQueen and daughter had been stopping since our ad- vent into r ast Tennessee; also a widow lady by the name of Wagoner, whose home was at Taylorsville. ) I found Miss Hamilton a very spirited Joung lady, neatly dressed in a suit of ome spun goods and apparently ready to fight for Southern rights. But in her help- less condition, being alone with her mother and little brother, she felt that she was greatly overpowered, and feared that they were io be robbed of all that they po sessed I assured ber that no soldier should enter the house, but that we should have to visit a nice large corn-crib just back of the house and this we did when our teams came up; and my Tennessee suldier found here =a chance to swap his mule for a good horse. This trade Miss Hamilton did not like, but { told her it was done as a military necessity, as a mule needed rest aud we had to have horses in our business, and if there was any difference in the worth of them to present her bill to Uncle Sam along with the corn bill and if they were loyal people I thought the bill wouid be paid” in due time. I inquired of Miss Hamiiton if there were any rebs in that vicinity and was told that a company had just left there as we came up, and were likely to return at any time. This proved to be true, for about two hours later, as we had nearly finished loading up at the mill, a company of about 30 rebs made an attack upon the boys, but were soon driven back. : We started on'our return trip, and when about four miles had been made, one of the wagons near the front went down with a broken wheel, which caused a delay of some time.’ And while here 1 looked back on the road and saw this Tennessee soldier and an- other of the mounted boys coming with two old men, citizens, marching in front of them. One of these old men was McQueen and this was the way that they were taken in: They had been hid near the road, and saw, as they supposed, the last of us pass, when abcut an hour later this Tennessee soldier and his comrade. who were dressed as near like 1ebs as anything else, came riding along McQueen thought them a couple of rebs following us up, and he came out info the road to tell them what he knew of us, but made a fatal mistake, as the Tennessee boys knew him and told him and his chum to march in front of them, as he was wanted in Tennessee. So we took them a'ong with S. ‘We did not reach camp until nearly noon the next day. and when about a mile from camp met Capt. Dan Ellis and his men. The Captain said that he heard that we had a man by the name of McQueen, and he wanted him, as he had heen looking for him for scme time. Ellis and his men about faced and rode into camp. The prisoners were given a trial, and Me- Queen was given to Ellis to take to the Pro- vost Marshal's office at Taylorsville. But he never got there. The old man was made to march in front, and perhaps tried to escape, as a volley of shoots were heard in cam and a bout sunset Capt. Collins and myselt rode to the spot where the firing was heard. and there I saw the dead form of a man that in life I think would have resembled Sam McQueen.—D. W. SyEeap, in National Tribune. - — ter ERICSSON’S STATUEUNVELILED, Appropriate Ceremonies on New ¥ork’a Battery. The Miantonomoh’s Salu e. The various exercises attending the arrival of the American and foreign naval officersin theNew York port were ushered in Wadres- day by the unveiling in Battery Park of she statue of John Ericsson, the inventor, whose genius revolutionized marine architecture and modern naval warfare. This statue stands in the Battery, near the flagstaff opposite the Barge Office. It is of bronze, 8 feet 3 inches in height and rests upon a pedestal of Quiney granite 3 feet 9 inches in height. Portions of this are highly polished, while others are left in a rough hewn state. The ceremonies for the unveiling of this memorial were held at the Battery. Twenty- four Swedish societies of New York and Brooklyn and two of the Independent Or- ier of Odd Fellows participated in the af fair. The unveiling of the statue was done by Miss Esselinda Anderson, with music by the band and a salute of 21 guns by the monitor Miantonomoh. { WaTTs— What is the matter with Thompson? He has got so he stam- mers all the ¢im Potis—-His wife made him ston swearing.--Indianap-
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