"WIIEELS"IfnVAR.
feltK VK OF niOVCI.KH IN Mtlit
TA11Y OIMUIATIONH.
Over- nooo Military Cyclists In ling-
Innd Maninnvrve r inn Men
on thn Wheels Mow thn Cycle
' la t'tllir.cd In Wnrlaro.
HR idea of mil-
Irltig cycle for
, military pur
pose in Knglnnd seems
to havo been thoiiuht
, of as long "go as IMS I.
Hut it wn not until
four year later Hint
the llglitinil cyclists
were introduced Into
Knglnnd, tlie honor of
introducing them bo
longing In Colonel
' Tnnuilln, who cin-
gloved ryciift.t as scout dm inn t,ia 'atcr
mintmtuvrcs of 18H5.
i The Twenty-sixth Middlesex Cyclist
Corps, tin) rcuiimint on wheels, havo
heir licnlruurtrrit in a homo In tho
iueen's road, Chelsea, nearly oppositu
Chelsea Hospital. Tim garden attached
to tho house, somo 10 yards long, is
ejscd nt a drill ground when tho corps Is
fiot lit tho Utinrds barracks, and in tho
t.ililcs n large number of cyclo are
tored.
1 Tho Twenty-sixth Middlesex, Hie only
aroliintctr regiment on whirls in tho
country, Biul consequently tho pioneer
nmong volunteers, started with a Imnilfnl
of men ns recently ns April 1, 1SSS, but
lit now muster i80 members, split up
into two companies, one in tho south o(
i.omloii mid tho other in tho wont.
Tim mrmliors of tho cyclist corps havo
feu
TUCYd.K AMniTI.ANTK.
-laho-vn their nbility on many occasions,
IFor Instance, nt tho military exhibition,
Ithc reeutir soldiers perform on horse
back, including lemon-cutting, tont-peg-jRing,
tilling at tho ring, etc. In order
o bring shout a successful opera ion the
.cyclists found It necessary to nuo inoir
machines at tho ruto of about fifteen or
aixtcen miles an hour. Tho lemon wns
uspended by a single) wire, nnd on np
pronching it, tho cyclist, whilo going ut
this hiih Mto of speed, hnd to guide his
machine with tho left Imud, whilo ho
lushed out nt his fruit with his right.
At tho exhibition this corps gained first
mriio in tho drill composition, and each
member of tho team was prcsoulod with
silver medal.
Ordinary bicycles nro of no uso in
'military cycling,and con.eipicntly noth-
inn but .iletiS aro called Into moiiisi
tion. Each cyclo is fitted up to carry tho
rifle at the sidn, which can bo taken out
inthrco seconds; a pouch, 100 round
of ball cartridge, signalling flag, etc.,
tho whole weight of which is something
tinder seventy pounds, including mi
chine. When in full marching order
these cyclists can get along at tho rate of
ten miles an hour und even faster.
Tho latest invention in tho way of
military cycles is one by a centluman
liniliug from Ealing, London. Tho
sjreapous of warfnro carried by tho mili
tary cyclist uro all plainly to bo scon In
tho sketch. "ot an inch of sparo space
it lost, as besides carrying signal tlatf
. sod a rifle, the back and front wheol is
takon up by a leather valise, which la
divided into various parts, tho upper
portion of which carries a supply of
cartridge cases, aod thero is plenty of
room below for tho various traveling in-
-atrumouts required in case of accident to
the cycle and for all other neccssatios.
"The whole thing only weigh about
;flfty-six pounds.
THE MILITAR7 CYCLK.
Tbe standing gear on military cy
cle is an important part, and it is made
specially important in the construction
of the machine referred to. A single
prop is removed by the feet from the
pring clip, the upper portion of which
uguge with tbe mud guard, passing
through the same, and putting a brake
. on the wheels, thus preventing the ma
. chine from moving forward, 'or the wheel
turning to an angle, the cyclo leaning on
1 tbe side prop still out of tbe vertical.
, Fixed to tbe handle bar li a valise, in
which can be carried the kit.
Jt is therefore likely that in time of ao-
tion tbe military cyclist will be ablo to
cot witbm an easy distance of the field,
dismount and detach his riflo in a cou
1 pie of secoudi, put hi machine in a
filsce of safety, aod be on thejtceno of
1 action quicker than bo could by any
-other meuns. '
The cyclist corpe can do some very
smart things. For instance, tbey can
ioxm aereba in five or six seconds, for
the defence cif road, as aeon by tho il
lustration. Tbe cycle are stacked one
v to another, and tbe men ges 'vdiiiid aod
JLre at the appro aching enemy.
The military cyclist li really an In
fantry man on temporary wheels, for
whon engaged in fighting he dismounts
from Ms machine, places his cyclo on the
ground, or hides It sotnowhoro while he
fights on font.
Last Kastor regiment on wliooii
proved of great service In the manipuvrcs
off Dover, and gained the commondatlon
of tho military authorities. Tho (lading
gun wns useil anil cnrriotl for the first
time by tho corps during thoso man
oeuvres. The weight of the gun is
ninely-seven pounds, and tho Ammuni
tion was carried in eases for the purpose.
The gun was transported to and from on
a uuu rarrlaj-o composed of four safety
bleyeles coupled together and ridden by
four men. An nmlmlatieo was also car
ried In this way, and on a smooth road it
could lie tiiken along at a speed of nboul
ten miles an hour.
Captain Kmlaco Ilalfour, of tho I.nn
Ion rVottUh Itegiment of Volunteer.,
gives thn following estimates of the costs
of a mount of rivalry In proportion to
that of cyclist intaiitrv. Thn cyclist in
fantry: Cost of cycle, per man, rim,
life of ryele, sav six year, thereforo
cost per annum, i? I'); repairs, nil, etc.,
say r"; total ost per annum, (fH.
Cavalry: Cost of horse, $175; useful
like, say seven years, therefore cost pel
annum, miinteiianeo, C-'io; imu
cost per nuiiiim, ijC'J.V
Thus it will bo observed that the cycle
is much thn cheaper of the two. Another
thing, cycles are much mora easily car-
ricil by rill than imrses; ami witti re
gard to tho staying powers of the cyclist
and tho horse, tho cyclist b is it a Ion;,'
way.
lireat distances havo been covered by
military cyclists in a short space of time.
The record is held by twelve memberl
of the "Artists" Volunteer Cyclist Ooris.
Last year they rode a distance of 105
miles iu sixteen hours and llfty-llvi
minutes, fully armed, and out of tliii
time they were forced io halt tlvo hour)
owing to an accident, making the actual
time occupied iu riding tlio distance
little over twelve hours.
Cycles, too, nro noiseless, nnd, an
other thing, cyclists can creep along o:i
tho roads behind tint hed;cs unseen,
whereas men mounted on horseback i nn
not, except when the hedges aro very
high, and then if the Mails become dt j
a cloud of dry dust is sent up into tlio
nir by ihelic-scs' hoofs.and consequently
tlie enemy aro lu.ulo aware that cavalrj
urn about, lly hcndiii'.r over n tuachim
n cyclist Is really able to mako bimsel
shorter than the ordinary foot soldier,
but lie still keeps plodding on nt tin
rate ot about ci;ht or ten miles an hour,
and is likely to roach bis journey's und
with inii 'li more certainty than tlio man
on horseback
Carrying dispatches, skirmishing, and
reconiioitrcinir lire tho chiel duties ol
military cyclists, und owing to tho long
distance which they nro nblo t'j cover in
a short space of time they aro likely to
prova of great scrvicu iu pcrlormiug
these duties.
As patrols they nro likely to provo ex
ceedingly useful. Hero i an example ol
how a detachment managed to get
through tho enemy's lints t d uiiin tin
A ZKHKIIIIA. HKPKI.I.IXIJ AN ATTACK.
information they were told oil to obtain.
Seeing a wagon tilled with straw coming
along the road they tipped tho driver tc
let them tako shelter with their mnchinei
underneath tho straw. This tho drivel
agreed to, and by this means the cyclisti
got through tho outpost lines, accom
plished their purposu with perluct suloty
ami unobserved.
Thero is 0110 thing wanting In a cy.
clist corps that has not yet been triod,
and that is a band. Many suggestion
have been made, one ot which is that a
huge musical box should bo carried In
thu samo stylo as thcftatling uuu is con
veyed at the present tunc, Tho person
who siii'aests this is cf the opinion that
it may bo possible to construct a machine
in such a way that when tbo rulers work
the treadles tho musical alTair should
gv: forth martial strains.
What tho future of military cycling
will be it would be hard to toll. At the
present time nearly every volunteer bat
talion has a cyclist tectioa attached to it,
amounting in all to some 5000 men. In
the regulars the cyclo is also fust coming
intit favor. At Aldershot is to be seen
a remarkable multicycle culled a "Vic
toria, which is capable of carrying a
dozen ridors, and conveying provisioui
and ammunition.
9ir4?veiyn Wood is of the opinion that
Parliament would not be muking a mis
take by sanctioning tbe raising of at least
20,000 volunteer cyclists. Lord Wolso
ley is greatly in favor of military cyclists,
for iu a recent speech be said:
"There are very few countries in tbe
world whore you cannot 110 cycle. Dur
ing the wbolo time I was in India, dur
ing tbe mutiny, I do not remember, ex
cept when actually in the hills for three
or four days' fighting, one day's march
or any one fisfbc in which we took part
where cycles could not have been used
with the greatest possible advantage."
New York Journal.
Tbore aie 1284 Lutheran churches with
219,009 communicant member in Penn
sylvauia; D27 churches with 161,411
communicants in Wisconsin; 1121
churches with 143. S15 communicants in
Minnesota; and 508 churches with 115,
838 communicant in Illinois.
Lettuce i one of the most common
vegetable in the world; it ha been
known from time immemorial and was
found on the tablet of tbe ancienta a
often a it is ours, and was eaten in the
same way, drewed with wil aud vinegar.
mm
The Dying HawaIUh Use. -
One of the saddest spectacles in Ha
waii li the rapid decay of the native race.
Disease and death have made heavy in
roads among them. More evon than the
Hamonna anil Tnhltlnni thcy seem to ab
sorb all the vices of the whlto race.
Thn Chlncso havo Introduced the vlco of
opium-smoking, and they also bring It
largo quantities of rice brandy, which
tho native Hawaiian loves next to "old
npinre fuse," ns they call gin.
The Hawaiian families aro steadily ilo-
rr,cnslng In llr.o, and rvcry consus sees a
shrinkage In tho already small number of
tho doomed race. Iho census of IHN I
gnvo 4.1, ii.'l:! Hawaiian nnd hiilf-eastcs)
that of 1890 :iH,(ir. I, a loss or fl.178 in
six veara. The Chinese now nnmlief
15,21111, thn Japanese 12,214 nnd tho
l'ortiiuueso OlOtl. Of this Intgo num
ber of Chinese only 20(1 nro women.
Hence we find John Chinaman selecting
wives from the native girls, who nro only
too glad to marry Chinese because they
nro better treated thin by men of tlcir
own race. They are indulitcut husband
and tiny love to eo their women finely
dressed, but when they return to China
tho:o Is no record of any Cliinnnmn tail
ing his Hawaiian wife. The women nro
left behind, nnd seldom is any provision
mnde for the support of themselves and
their children. Tho Japanese mix littlu
with tho llawalians.
. - -
A HAW Ml AM TVI'K.
One peculiar thing which is worthy
tho attention of tho stud'Mit of ethnology
is that the mixture of the Chinese and
llawuiians makes n better race, physic
ally nnd mentally, than either of the
originals. Some of the brightest young
men in Hawaii have Chinese fathers and
Ktitmku mothers. Thoio half-castes are
remarkably shrewd in business, whilo
they havo the agreeable manners of tho
llawaii'ins. Thu Portuguese aro thrifty,
but they urn a poor race. They are now
flocking over to California nnd are going
into the fruit and vineyard districts,
whero their labor will certainly bo bettet
than that of Chinese, fur they nro cugci
to buy homes and settle. Civilized
vices and diseases nnd tho leprosy
threaten to wipo out tho nativt
Ilawiiiiuns iu the next thirty years.
They are disappearing more rapidly than
tho .Maoris, of Mew Zealand, and lor
the same reason. Chicago Herald.
An Klitoiuoloslc.il Kiiiico Steerer.
Tho mantis (Ureek: a tlivinerj is a
curious insect of a green or blue color,
nnd varies in size from a grasshopper to
a wren. It derives Its numu from a habit
it has of sitting upright on a leaf or
brunch wrapped closely iu its gau.y
wings, its bead turned sky ward in a con
templative, devotional attitude, with
crossed forelegs, partly raised ns If in
prayer. However, it is tho l'hurisca of
tho insect world since "for a pretense it
makes long prayers." It is tlio entomo
logical bunco steerer. Its truculenco if
in inverse ratio to its external piety.
now KATuns DisnrisK one
CHKATl'KKS.
It uses its arms lor seizing uapruy and
for fencing liko u hussar with others ol
its own species. 8omo of the native
Australian keop them in cages aud
match thorn like fighting cocks. When
its I'ecksnilllnn devices fuil to replenish
its larder it diuos oil smaller brcthreu of
tho samo church, and as tho females are
tho larger, their lords havo u hard time
of it when provision ruu short. New
York World.
A Lesson On Jlllk Drinking.
Few people know that thero is a good
and a bud way of drinking milk. Thu
bud way is thut which they generally fol
low, viz., to swallow a lurgo sjuuntity at
once. Whon milk goes iuto tlie stomach
it is instantly curdled, aud if it is
curdled iuto oue big muss thu juices of
the stomach can work on only tho out
side of It. This i the reason that many
people who like milk, aud to whom it
bould bo of the utmost benefit, cannot
drink it. They say it (jive thoiu
indigestion, and they uro right.
Let them givo it another ebuueo. But
this time they must sip it slowly, uot
taking more than good tcaspoonful at
oue sip, and taking at least four minute
to finish tho glassful, Euch little up
thu become curled up by itself whoa
passed into tbe stomach, and tho dlgus
live juice percolate freely around it und
it speedily becomes assimilated. One of
the nest rostoratlves known after oxces
live futlguc, and one infinitely proloruble
to auy form of ulcobol, is a glass of hot
milk. The heat seem to lighten it and
to deprive it of much of the iweetr.es
which I o cloying to ouie taste. New
York Commercial Advertisor.
Colonies of apparently well pleased
tnd contented American,! are found iu
wvoiul of the. beautiful WiUU toivus.
fete
1 1 1
of iircn
COWPITIOW Ot BTJBINKS.
The Oloss of the ktoat rroaporont Busi
ness Tear Ivar Known.
II. !. Dun Co.'a Wtrklu R'rtfw of
Trtulr says: A fiscal year never matched
In the history of Ihn country, In volume or
industrial production, In magnitude or do
mestle rxchnnircs or In foreign trade has
Just rinsed. The Imports fur thn year have
been nliont h.,VI,ooo,oii, Iho Increase nt
New York in June over Inst year heln
nliont IH per rent. Exports from New York
Iu .lime italneil 1.1. 1 M-r cent., nnd Iho n-ICD-gatc
fur Die year has been nliont l,ll'J7,
non.ism. Kallroad famines barn been the
potest In any year thus far, elearlniis In
June the largest ever known III that month,
exceeding last year H per emit., nnd for (he
whole year the Invest ever known outside
New York. Kail 11 res for the half year have
been Viilll Altai list 11,071 III IHUI, and lialilll
ties (U2,mil,ooo against :i..ikm,u.io, nnd the
whole iiIhiiiI the smalli'st for live years. In
spite of low prices ailillttonal works nro ni
hil,' Into operation nvi'll In the Iron iiifiini
faelure, and yet more III woolen and cotton.
Moreover the crops of thts year promises In
he very sall-fai-tiiry, ami the new half year
begins with ex"i llelit prosperls.
Dxis's-ilve rains have a::ain set haek Krnlu
to a liinited extent, pi iui ieallv in the low
lauds hut. wheat ne.-lils at Western points
have iieen l,NS'J,isl I lin itiel III three llavs,
nnd .Mlantle esports llili.iaio, slinwinit that
the old supplies an lint estiiiusted, nnd
prices nre an eighth lower than a week mm.
I 'urn is 11 eeut lii;ber. ill spite of l.-irue re
eeiits unit very ln;hl exports, Hie fear neinir
that part of the imp may he It -.Iroveil liy
wel we illier or so ilehived that frosts will
i-ali h it tit'lore tnalnrily. lints are 11U0 a
cent hiulier. AH hiranii the volume ol trade
cimsidi'r.iMy excis-ils la-t year's; eiilleeltons
nre easier ninl tiank elearin ;s larirer. Wel
weather has ileliiveil eroH lint Hie uplamls
lire in heller shape I linn ever.
Spisulalloil In iloiks lin. been 1 : 1 1 1 1 1 1 I .
Money Is iiliuiiilaiil at all llnaui-ial centers,
With tlltslerale ilelll:lltl,auil enlleetlolis e
erally i;oimI, exrepl where wel. wealher nnd
bad foiels i heek iliiiriliuliini and Hettle-
ineiils. Ilarely lull III mil ry heiraii 11 new
llsi al year wiih mure salisfaetory coouni'r
eial iriM Is, unit there is less liiiain ial ap.
prehension ilmn is usiml in 11 presidential
year.
I lie business failures diirini; the last seven
days number for tin-Culled Htates li'l; Can
inlii, '.s; Intnl. pi; Hiiaitisl I'M last week and
li'IMbe week previous to the ln-l, mid .11
or the ciirrespoinliiift wis-k nf last year.
A STEAM EH UN THE HOCKS.
Tbe City of Chleno-o la Aurouncl uft" Thi
HsikI of Klnaal.
Qiuknhtoh v, July 2. The liiinuu Line
Htcauier City nf ( hii ai;o, wbii h Hailed from
New York Wednesday, June IX, fur IJver
piHil, went ashore lit tl o'clock this evening
insiile the old head of Kiusale, about li
mill's wiuthwest of this purl.
After passimi llrowhead about fi.to this
innruiii'c the steamer encountered a dense
li;. She felt her way along with the usual
precautions until near the old head of Kill
Mile, and within a short distanee ol' (jueeiis
towu harbor, when suddenly a hursh,
uralinn Honnd, nnd n Jar of the Hhip fruiii
Nlem to stem told that the boltiiui hud been
tiiili hed. It was wilbiii nil hour of bii:b
water, when many 11 ns k along the Smith
western shorn of Ireland is covered fnnii
view and the ship's otllccrs at unee realized
that they had caili:ht on one of these d.uiijer-
oils places. The eugiie-s worked on, but tin1
xteauinr came to a full stop, hopelessly
nlraniled for a lime at least.
I 'aptiiin lleiilurd arli'd pruinptly, bulealui
Jy, and look time to i;ive word lo tin- pn-s-eni-ers
llinl tliev were in no dnm'er what
ever. His coolness reassured Hie doubting
ones.
When It hi came evident that the re.eue of
the steamer eould nut be neeomi!ished, iuu
short time .Hleos were taken to laud the
iiasseni:ers. 'I lie nasseiieera were taken
itbiire in.. mall boats, women and ehildreu
beinu ottered priorilv, nlllioucli there wns
iiianifestiv 110 iieril. The Misseneers enter
il the boats in nil orderly manlier, without
any exeilemeut mid were conveyed ashore
anil thence to lueeustown, to be sent by
rail und sleaioer to llieir various destina
tions. The transfer 01 tlie luo passengers
unit '.'II luii ut mall was ueeuinpll.slieii Willi
out inidiui.
THE PROHIBITION CONVEMTION
In National Assembly Nominate Onn. J.
Bldwoll for Prasidant, nnd Dr. J.
B. Cranflll for Vies Preatdant.
(Iknkiiai. John Hiiiw ki.i, of California, was
nominated at Ciiieinunti on tho first
ballot for President by tho National Pro
hibition Convention. Tlie vote wus as fol
lows: llldwoll. filW; Ilemorest, III! I; Stewart,
1711; Itiiscom, of New Y'ork, .'I. Neeessury to
B elioieo, 4N7. Long and continued cheering
ureeted the nonoiineeinent. Dr. J. II. ('run-
till, .if Texas, wus nominated fur Vice-Prcai
dent.
For the flnaiieinl plunk in the platform
thu minoriy, consisting of l.'inrinbers.hcad
ed by James lllaek of Pennsylvania, pre
sented a substitute ilcmundinir a lurger Is
sue of government notes us thu only moth
od of HecuriiiK sufficient money. For tbe
turiff plunk tho minority offered a suhsti
tute favuring limited protection, the laws to
lie revised by a tariff commission. The ma
jority report was adopted.
CHOLERA BAOINO IN RUSSIA.
130 Psrsona Die In On City in Pour
Days.
Sr. Pktviisiii'Rii, July 1. Cholera is caus
ing widespread ulurm. Iu Dzisak, in Turke
stan, llloof tho iiihuhituntt died with the
disease in four days.
The fears that the dUcsso would invade
Kurupeun ltusslu buve been reulizeil, and id
reudy several hundred cases have been re
ported on this side of the frontier. Tho in
habitants and the troops stationed along the
frontier uro panic-stricken. Tbo wealthier
classes of the populution aro seeking safety
in HinUt from the infected towns and vil
lugoi. Tbe average douth rate in Meshed
cupitul of tbe province of Khorussan, i
twoiity-llve daily.
LATEST NEWS WAIFS.
A. W. Smith, or "Farmer" Smith, as he
la famillttrlv known, of McPhersou. was
nominated by tbe Republican State Conven
tion for Governor In Kansas,
Prohibition was defeated at Augusta, Ga
by l,4U)inapollor4.0uo.
Suvar Bounty Paid.
Wasiiixi.ton, 1). C, July 6. The total
sugar bounty paid during tbe fiscal yrai
ended Julie 30, 181)2, was 7,SaO,01U, ot
which t7.0U3.3H3 wus paid on sugar cane.
Of tbe totul bounty 011 cane sugar U,s7u,
MX) was puld to the pluuters In Loulsiuua,
SOLDIERS' COLUMN.
A WAKH IN CAMP.
A Joke Playsd by Co. D, 170th Pa., on
Ont of the Boys.
While our regl
meat, Ihn ITtlth
l'a.. lay In reserve
at Yorktown, l'n
In the winter of
I Hlllt, an accident
of A serlo-cotnlc
mil urn oeciirreil
In the barracks,
which still caused
I n 11 ir h t e r. a I
vthough it Is near-
1 iv n jeara bko
V. . ', t 1
aincn 1 Wllliesaeil
the pet I'orinanee,
I he buys oft o.
l, In which I also
belonged, were, as
usual, on the
nlert. For fun, nnd chance present Iv
timed on one of our comrades, a. dry,
Imll sort, of a fellow, but nor lacking
In genuine wit, whoso name I have In
reality forgotten, but for the suke of
onvenieiice will cull him I'errv. It
had been noted by sonic nf the boys
that for several evenings of late perry
bud absented himself IroMi the bar
racks gone no one knew whit her, but
it was strongly suspicluiied that bo
was out somewhere carrying on a light
Itlitallon with some female.
The word passed from lip to lip, nnd
the Im-e idea was enough lo start the
show. H was H:!)ll o'clock and Perry
bad mil put in 1111 appearance, and in
III minutes unite the shrill notes id the
bncle would sound "lit'hlsoiil. "Kvcry
party must have a leader, nnd a proper
Intruder turneii up lust suiteil to tlio
occasion in the person of 11 fellow
named Howe, n regular clown, more
generally known through the regiment
ns "dull," so culled on necoiuit of 11
little exploit of his connected with the
shooting of sea gulls, which brought
low 11 upon Is list the laughter of nearly
tho whole regiment,
A hasty plan wus formed by tho
boys of Co. II to assume, that, poor
Perry wus dead, and proceeded at mien
to hold 11 wake around his empty bunk
in honor of the departed.
Fortunately wn bad drawn our al
lowance of candles that day, lor which
tlie boys were very glad, as it would
be out of tlie itiestion to hold a wake
without a goodly array of canities. Ac-
oidinu'ly each one contributed u piece
from bis supply until there was enough
to iiinke a bright display around the
bunk. It rciiiircd some patience and
ingenuity to make them stand up re
spectfully, with no socket whatever to
place them in, but this was llnalty
managed, and Iho little illuminnries
stood erect und in good shape. Mean
time two sentinels wera stationed out
side to watch lor the missing man and
to give thn Hiirmil agreed upon should
lie Approach. In lieu ol a morn gastly
object a gullon jug was found, Juat tho
thing for a wuke, which wus placed in
tlie center uf tlieciiiptycoiK.h, whilo
the candles in front of it flickered and
flared, looking most weird und solemn
In the Huiroiiiidiug gloom.
I he boys now tormcd in platoons,
witli llowti nt tho head, billowed by
our drummer, and all were ready to
inarch ut the first tup of tho drum.
A Mtle time passed in silence, and
then a low, aliarp whistle greeted our
ears, mid in a moment more, tho whole
line was 111 motion as they took up tho
death march, With bowed heads nnd
solemn faces tho procession moved
down the barracks ut the tap of the
miillled drum und passed in front ol
'urrv's bunk. At this moment tho
defunct mnn himself appeared in tho
door, which was opposite thn array of
gleaming candles, and stood lor a
moment liko a statue, evidently con
siderably nonplussed at tho strango
performance within.
It was, however, but for a moment
that Perry was in tho dark, and a
glow of intelligence shot over his face
as ho took in tho aituution. Tho pro
cession turned and marched again
with glow und sn'emn tread past tho
flaming light, and Perry, seeing that
tho wuko was for hia beuell, and re
solving not to got entirely "left", in
tho true spirit of solemnity, dropped
his bond instantly upon his breast,
and wulking slowly up to his bunk,
took of hia hut in the most humble
manner possible, and hung it upon tho
noz.lo ol tlie Jug. In another instant
ho had sprung over the light nnd
was sitting in the center of hi couch,
his legs twined about tho stone oc
cupant, which bo draw affectionately
to him, and with a mock gravity
which it is impossible to describe
awaited tho proceedings silent ns a
corpse.
Still tho solemn march continued up
and down tlie barracks, until at length
thu boy broke into a hearty laugh nt
the comical appearance of Perry, and
the band cume to a halt in front of tho
lighted bunk. With a dark grin upon
his face, be held out Die lug to Howe.
"Here boy", aaid he, "tako a drink
on tho strength of It. You know you
may do this in earnest gome day."
Tho affair, like all of it kind, wa
better seen than described. Tbe boyi
disbandod, and each man turned to
tuke the candle he had loaned fur the
occasion. "Hand off," cried Perry,
"These candle aro mine. They've got
to llirht me through Purgatory, aud
I'm not there yet."
The boys retired, laughing, to their
respective couches, recognizing the
fact that Perry waa fully equal to tho
emergency. Before next candle day
came many nf them were inconvenient
ly out of lights, while Perry wa
"flush", and had more than enough to
carry him through. H. A, Chameh in
National Tribune.
, .mIT
... - .
"Ain't I Olad I'm' Out of the Wilder
ness." During Gcn.Popo' retreat from Cul
pepper Coiirthoiiso to Manassas, la
August, I H(I9, our regiment arrived at
Rappahannock Hist Ion ant leisurely
turned up stream, watering our horses,
Ascended the opposite bank, formed
rank facing tlie river, dismounted,
end, whilo our horse stood renting,
we lay on the ground watching our
army enter tho river nnd wade acrore
It wn very amusing to gco how
gingerly some of the Infantry took to)
thn water. It mndo us laugh to see
fellow carefully take off 111 shoe anil
stockings, roll up hi pantaloons, and
then find that his leg were ton short
10 keep bis punts dry, It wag a satis
fiction to sen tho home of thn cavalry
mid mules of thn wagon trains plunge)
their heads in mid gulp down lingo
swallows of waler.
We must huvo remained an hour or
more lookimr on ut the moving pan
orama. Thn hend nf a cavalry regi
ment hnd just entered the ford, and
the flint horses were beginning tr
dri. k. when from over In tho wood
beyond wn heard the rebel yell, im
mediately followed by a tremendous,
upronr, nmid which we could dis
tinguish pistiiluliuts, shouts, curses,
yells, clashing of sabers, nnd thn usual
hub-bub of a banil-to hand encounter.
It was all hidden from us by A dense
growth of hushes along thn river bunk,
and nil we could see was a rush of ru
nted nnd frightened cavalry pouring
out of the woods along a narrow rond,
some mounted, some mi foot, sonto with
out hats and some evidently wounded.
How they mnde the water fly. No one
Ihouiibt of stopping to wnter their
steeds. Their war cry seemed to bo:
"The devil take thn hindmost." Pres
ently wn heard t he cxutilt tut yells no
more; t wo or three volleys of musketry
nnd seafterimr shots, then 11 hearty
Yankee cheer and thn hubbub wa
over.
While they wern still wildly rushing
over the foul our band struck up"Aln't
I glad I'm out of the wilderness." I
thought I hud never beard music so
appropriate to the occasion, and the
same thought H"cinrd to strike every
line within hearing, for it was received
with tho heart ieht cheering, followed
by universal laughing. What regiment
It wns that got. so roughly handled f
must have beard nt tho timo but havo
forgot ten, but it might have happened
to any cavalry regiment in our service,
fur Wo were not sulliciently drilled at
that timo to receive charge in flank
011 a marching column, nnd in such
close (iiarters. It was onn of tho most
exciting little event I ever witnessed,
nnd I have often wondered why some
onn of tlie part icipants did not wrltej
it up. Tlie Johnnies certainly have no
reason to be ashamed of the transac
tion, for the honors remained with
them. Kn.M. Watsuw.
THE NATIONAL GAME.
ClIICAOO is handicapped by Its outfield.
I'rarrKH Is auain Unntain of tbs Louisville
Club.
Tiir New York Club has relmsod llassutt.
Murphy slid Fields.
"Iliiric" Kwiso'a arm Is no bstte nnd the
CupUiiu's eututibi iluys arn over.
1 , . .i.i 1 1. 1. r i
i-i.ipi, ... 1 1 1 tun ., irvi'. .no Mtnntv li.
Itoleu tiusns, with thirty -three to his ure-lit.
i;onnoii. or I'liiinieiiiiiin. bar scori'i tort
hoinii runs whi-11 thu season was only half
over.
It Is a remarkuhln fact tint tloston hoe
lost tut oiih Kauie this s-iasoa to a left-
tiundod pitcher.
Ciianr'm reennt pitching siieoest has re-
Instated lihn in thu goo! graeasof the Ntjar
xorK "rooters. '
A11BKY, the craik pitcher of thaCnlvw
sity of Vermont tuuui, bus accepted terioe
witli vvnsliliigton.
HoniNsoK'a record of snvnn hits In one
game, off the Ht. Louis pitcUvrj is the re
cord of tbu season.
Mll.LIOAtf has made the longest hit ever
seen on tlm WsshitiKton grounds by driving;
the bull to the centra Held fenue.
Clahkhox. of Boston, has accomplished the
feat of striking out Milligan, Donovan sunt
Ktehardvja, o( tbs wasbiagtous, In oust
ioniiig.
KicHARDSOM'a work at Washington's
second txum end short stop this seeunn en
title him to be vailed tbe leading intlelderlo
the profusion.
And so (lalvin. late of Pittsburg, returns
to Ht. Louis after an alntnoe of seventst
years. With liimtohelp out (ilea son :
team isexpeeted to do better work In ?he
second series.
Tub work of the Boston players with thai
bat oontiniica, with two or three exception,
to be on the down grade. Tbe betting of
most of the players has been very weak and
diiappointiiig.
Thb New Yorks are mourning because.
Taylor, who was dropped, has turned out
to be a "phenom" in tbe Eastern Leagua
hnd is pitching better ball thau any t wirier
one New Yorkers retained.'
NEWSY GLEANINGS.
Tlitnixa Ska is swarming with seal.
Tiikih U a reduced wheat acreage In
fowa.
Mix-iKsiP!-! It threatened with a plague of
graiauopiwni.
On the first of June tbe pension rolls car
ried H-lu.lHJ names.
Philadelphia is to have a new line of
steamships to England.
Ax eruption of Mount Vesuviusl causing
the lurmatiou of a new cone.
Tug cholera Is spreading in the manufac
turing luburti of fan.. Franca.
Rich coal discoveries have been made iok
the State of Vera Crux, Mexico.
Expoiit of all Russian eereals, excepting;
rye, has bsn permitted by a ukase.
Tux daily consumption of tin piste in the)
United State is now 3,'JtiU,UOU pounds.
Tua Kansas wheat crop is being harvest
ed. The yield is a line one of good quality
Thb MiMourl Pacific has secured control
of a direct line to Mouthern Colorado's cwhl
Held.
Imuiorasts to tbe number of 0j,!V)ai
rived In tbu country during May; in May,
1SJ1, the number was W.1M1.
Thrkc French workmen died after drink
ing, on a wager, twelve, nine and saves
quarts of water respectively.
Tin most deplorable state of affairs exist)
in the San Antonio section of Texas, am
scarcely a rain baa fallen there for tore
Vian.
John Fibld, a note-1 miter of Golooodav
Indian Territory, Has sola liJU acre of Um
Der una to w, s, rAirgeeoa tor aiu.
Field refused to accent any money exi
good, clean bank notes, none less than twain)
ty dollar in denomination and neniantsM
not oasa. lie got It.