ODD HUMAN FREAKS.
OSTKX COMPANIONS RLE AND
Ct'LTIVATKD PUIISONS.
('Vet of Intercut About Noted
Bwtrft, Olnnta, Hcardert Women
anil Other People With An
normal Characteristics,
LM09T everybody is
Interested (a the
human freak, per
haps because there
1j, aside from the cu
riosity to ice the tin
Uftial, a comfortable
'see-whs t-I-m I g h t-ihnve-bcen
sensation
' that causes tho be-
Vw J'f'-'ffc holder to become
liV ij; more satisfied with
for instance, even
with tho possibility
bclorn him of untold
gold and a peaceful
old nflc, with no chance ot his becoming
charge upon tho community, would
CAPTAIN AND MM. BATM.
swant to bo a frojr boy, for example? No
prosperity in that condition would
tempt, and yet the femalo freak who
makes a good living, no mater how re
giulsivcly she may be physically, never
wants for offers for marriage. This sim
ply shows how fierce and eager is the
.greed of gain at the present time.
As a matter of fact the freak is often
most intelligent, companionablo, and
cultivated person, who feels the un
pleasantness of his lot keenly, but who
ins been debarred from any other occu
pation by his deformity. Of course, in
time the freak becomes callous, as it
were. He forgets that he is regarded
only with disgust and pity, that ho is
looked on with feelings purely of cu
riosity, and that ho attracts only by
eason of the morbid appetite for horror
which is pretent and dormant in all.
WTBR ANNIE JONES, TIIB BEARDED OIRF,.
There was a romance in the life of the
ossified girl. The Zulu chief fell in love
with her and usod to make her small
gifts. He used to work her embroid
eries in his native Zulu way and present
tbem to her. At last it was planned by
them to elope, and at the same time the
tbree-leggea man was going to elope
with the piano-player in the museum.
But the ossiAed girl's mother found out
her daughter'i little game and prevented
at.
Miss Lucia Zarratti enjoyed proud
distinction and a handsome income as a
result of being the smallest woman on
earth. She died in 1890. She was
only twenty-one inches in height. Her
foot was only an inch and a half long.
She appeared before every court in
Europe, and she possessed many hand
eorae presents which had been presented
to her by royalty. She could be com-
VUI MOM-JAWED MAX.
piately bidden in top hat, and an
tdinarv finger ring could Y flipped
7 g
Ji IIm'-).
over her hand and be worn aa a bracelet.
She died on the cart coming from East
C1IANO VO MNO, TltE CntNRSR ntANT.
San Francisco. Sao was a Mexican by
birth and she died a very rich woman.
Then there are tho Murray triplets.
Tho height of tho smalle-t is thirty
seven inches. The one standing in the
middle is the largest and most intelli
gent. He is a cross triplet and bullies
his smaller and duller brethren. At tho
taking ot this picture the Murray mid
gets or triplets were twenty years old.
Miss Annie Jones was eighteen years
old in 1887. She was B troum's bearded
lady and, in addition to her beard, she
has tho most luxuriant hair of any living
woman with the exception of the Suth
erland sisters. She takes great pride in
her clothos, which are very good, rid
she also indulges herself in a strong pro
pensity to acquire many beautiful gems.
Big bliza, the Kentucky giantess, Is
THK MURRAY TRIPLETS.
daily growing fatter, and where she will
stop there is no knowing. She is very
pleasant and agrcable ana laughs a great
deal. In fact, she lives the saying
"Laugh and crow fat." Big Eliza, de
spite the fact that the market is over
crowded with fat women, has made and
still makes a great deal of money. She
supports an aged father and mother
down in Kentucky, who are very proud
of their fat daughter.
Then look at the iron-jawed man.
Notice the expression of pleased content
ment on the faces cf the two men who
sit astride the barrel. The iron-jawed
man also pulls nails out of a thick plank
with his teeth. He is strong all over
and has rather a good figure.
The tall and impressive looking China
man holding the watch is Chang Yu
Siug, the Chinese giant. He was born
MM K. SQUIRM, THE BEARDED WOMAN.
in Pekin in 1817, of a very good family.
Hs is over eight feet high and weighs
400 pounds, Chang is in every sense a
gentleman and a very well educated
man. He speaks English perfectly and
reads French. For a long time he was
in this country and was exhibited over
the length and breadth of the land.
Last year he went back to China and ho
is now engaged in the tea business in
Hong Kong. When he was here be
went into society a little and had quite
a vogue among the ladios. He is very
good looking and Is well proportioned.
Altogether Chang Is most attractive
figure.
The lady and pentleman arm in arm,
with an undersized man standing beside
them, are Captain and Mrs. Bates, who
are advertised aa 7 feet 11 inches high.
Mrs. Bates was Miss Ann ttwan and came
of good Nova Scotia family, and her
enormous height waa a causa of great un
happlness to ber parents. She kept on
growing, and doctors were consulted.
She waa then taken abroad and European
physicians ware seen, ttbe was put in
irons, but all to no purpose.
JL
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I
stty V 1
She soon became stantost. While
in the show business sho mot the cap.
tain, who was the giant in a museum.
They were married in St. George's. Han
over iquate, London, and the queen pre
scnted Mrs. Bites with a ring. Mrs.
Bates is one inch taller than her hus
band, but when they are together in pub
lic she does not wish this to be noticed,
as she stoops. Mrs. Bates told the writer
a Httls Incident that happened to her
once. She speaks with grest delibera
tion, what is known as an English ac
cent, and a careful choico of words.
"I was sitting one one day," she said,
"in tho museum, and no one clso wai
there. I happened to be sunk in deep
thought and oblivious to the world about
me. Suddenly I folt a sharp pain in my
arm. I sprang up with a cry and found
a countryman of my own, wno had en
tered unobserved by mc, and seeing me
sitting silent and immovable had thought
that I was made of wax or somo other
substance, ami had stuck a pin in my
arm to see if it was Impenetrable. I
very soon gave him to understand that I
was made of lleth and blood, 1 can tell
you.''
PRINCESS ROSSAItOW.
Captain and Mrs. Bates are uow down
in Kentucky, and the captain is breeding
hones.
Tho lady with the beard is Mine.
Squires, the bearded woman. Sho has
been on exhibition for a long time. Her
sons are doctors, and in Boston have
become quite prominent in their profes
sion. Mnie. Squires came originally
from Boston, sail is a woman of much
cultivation and amiability.
The last picture la the Princess Bon
nnhow, an Indian giantess. She Is six
feet three inches in height, weighs 691
pounds, and is a full-blooded Pawnee.
Freaks, of course, are numberless, but
tho best known, aido from Jo-Jo,
Laloo, and the two-headed boy, are the
ossified man, the turtle boy, the frog
boy, and the camel girl. Their pictures
are too unpleasant to be reproduced
here and they have been written about
for years, but it is interesting to know
that Jo-Jo is quite a gallant among tho
ladies. Indeed, the Albino man was
very jealous of Jo-Jo, who, lie said, eas
ily cut hi -ii out with the fair sex. The
armless woman, who does everything
with her feet, said that she made a great
hit in London by nursing her child pub
licly, supporting it with her feet. Chi
cago Herald.
Columbus' Fleet i'i h Reproduced.
The Santa Mnria, which took part re
cently in tho Spanish celebration of the
400th anniversary of tlie departure ot
Columbus for America, at Paios, Spain,
is supposed to be an exact reprcuuctiou
of the Santa Maria of Columbus's fleet.
The vessel was launched at Caraca,
Spain. June 26, 1SU2. Her length over
all is 29.10 metres. Tho length between
the perpendiculars is 22.60 metres; the
extremo beam '3.86 mutres. The weight
of tho hull is 187 tons. There are five
decks, a main mast, foremast, mizzen
mast and bowsprit. Toe armament con
sists of six falconets and two lombards.
The lombards are on the main deck.
The expense of building the Santa Maria
was borne by tho Spanish Government.
Reproductions are to bo made of the
other two vessel of Columbus's Heel,
the Pinta and the San Juan. They are
being constructed at Caraca by a joiut
committee of Spanish and UuiteJ States
officials. The expense of building these
two vessels will be borne by the United
States Oovernment.
As soon as the other vessels are com
pleted it is expected that they will start
for America, arriving in New York to
take part in a Columbian celobratlon in
October. After tiiat celobracion, the
vessels will sail by way of the St. Law-
THE IRIP SANTA MARIA, A REPRODUCED.
rence Kiver and the lakes to Chicago,
where they will constitute a feature of
the Columbian F.xposition. New York
World.
Richardson, "the novelist of the
boudoir, the dairy and the tea table,"
who has always been exposed to a strong
undercurrent of ridicule, was the favor
ite, of Napoleon, Thackeray, Rousseau
and Lnmb.
THE HOMESTEAD SITUATION,
ABOUT 8,800 MEN AT WORK-
The Troops to Remain, Coat to The
Stat This Far 20O.OO0.
A soi. mm KiM.an nr nis rmxxo.
The forty-fourth day of the existence ot
Camp Mack at Homestead was fated to b
the one In which the ti rst accident of any
kind among the troops was to occur, and as
a result the deepest gloom has settled upon
the encampment. Thurmluy morning hile
lying asleep In his tent, Jeremiah Kenning
hnfl, of Company K. Sixteenth Kegimeut,
was aTll-ntly ahot by Private Kurd Smith,
of the same company, and died mi hour
later. Itcnnlnghoff had been on dutv Tues
day night, ami was resting In his tentj which
adjol I that of Smith. The latter, with a
friend, was In his own tent getting Instruc
tion how to handle a rnvolvor. while Ihtis
engaged tho revolver was acrlilentlv dis
charged. The hall pnsed through the can
vas of hoth tents and struck DenningholT in
the left hretist, taking a slanting course and
penetrating the left lung ami the kidneys.
HenninitholT staitgcred out ot his tent hold
ing hl hand to his breast. He cried : "I've
been shot," and managed to return to his
tent. He was removid to the hospital tent.
Tho wounded nii it;ainau realized this
fact as fully us the attind ng surgeons and
tears stood in his eyes as he lav waiting for
his last momenta tioi) earth. W hen hespokn
hedidsoin a culm voce. He said: "It's
hard to die. Tell my mother that my dy
ing renuest was that she should foritlve inn
for going contrary to her wishes in' joining 1
the young soldier spoke. He died, Jmt one
hour after being shot.
Hi'tinlnghoft' and Smith come from
Greenville, anil havo always been bosom
frii-nda. Smith's grief was heartrending
when he learned the result of his accidental
shot: Smith was fully exonerated and no
restraint was placed upon him. During
the afternoon bis demeanor became such
aa to create the belief Unit he contemplated
doing liinis-lf harm, ami a close watch was
was kept upon his movements.
(ieneral Wylle no sooner heard of the
shootinit than ho issued all order that all
firivates be dive-ted of revolvers. The cap
sins of the various companies carried out
the order at once. In speaking of the sad
affair. UeiiHral Wylle said lie lould never
see the reason why a man should carry a gun
and a revolver, and yesterday's tiitulity set
tled the mutter in his mind. He spoke very
regretfully of the shooting, and was greatly
frleved that the first accident bad been of a
atal character.
MOI.IIII-.I1S WXTTO STAY.
The fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments,
through their olHi-era. asked to he kept at
Homestead as long as there is any evidence
of trouble. According lo Colonel Krepsthe
request will likely be i-ranted. The boys
have been here ever since the strike begun
and say thev would like to stuv until the
trouble Is adjusted. The mili'i'amen think
that if Homestead had remained under
martial law the disorder that nccompaiiied
the ramnval of Nicholis Italtigan's house
hold goods would not have occurred.
IIOMKHTKMI MHN ATTACK Kl.
The liittoe feeling exiting ugatiist persons
who am directly or indirectly connected
w ith theCarnegfe works nt Homestead man
ifested Itself the other day in a vury pro
lion, iced manner. During the afternoon
Captain Windsor, of Company I. Sixteenth
llcgimeiit, lining ilutv opposite Homestead,
sent his rook ucro-s the river on an errand.
When the cook reached Homestead he was
set upon and brutally beaten. His head was
cut open in several piuce-i, and ha was oth
erwise badly us- (I up.
This alVair had not censed to be talked
about before another was repo tc I. Kdward
Smith, wrighmaii in the Hi inch mill, lives
St Hraddock. He hud been ill the habit of
visiting his Inline every other veiling. As
he was boarding a train at Hraddock, he
was accosted by four men, pulled from the
car step and beaten In a terrible milliner.
His assailants ewapml. Smith could hard
ly walk, but managed to reach the steamer
Utile Hill, which was lying near llr.itliiojk.
ami whs taken to Homestead. Some lima
will elapse before lie csu resume work.
A number of non-union men were leav
ing the mill when a boy about IS years of
age st up a vigoious "bulling." The youth
kept it up until s couple of deputy sheriffs
?ame along and took him In charge. He
was escorted lo military hcml' (turners, mid
it is safe to say no boy wus ever more Ihor
lughly frightened. He was kept under
guard a short tune, after which he was given
some wholesome advice ami discharged.
An hour or two later hree non union men
passed through the gate near Munhall sta
tion. No sooner had they reached the street
than tliev were baited by several union
men. One of the non-iinioiiHU, a strai
ning big fellow, denied anybody's right to
interfere with him and emphasized his ob
lations to sueli interference by knocking
Jown one of the strisers. whereupon the
companions of the latter look to ilieir lieelj.
while the non-union iiu-ii proceeded to
their boarding house without further mo
testation.
HTIUKKR mtTI'RNIMII TO WORK.
Four locked-out men presented thorn
inlves at Superintendent I'o'ter s otllce, and
asked to be given employ incut. Two of the
men were given their old positions.
KM In RATI Ml WOKKMKN.
The emigration of Homestead workmen
continues unabated, .urge Members of the
men leave on every train bound for o'lier
points where they have procured positions.
Monday ended the second month of the
lock-out at the Cnruegie Steel Works at
Homestead, and it finds the company claim
ing that the strike bus been broken beyond
theahsdow of a doubt, mid the old employ
es asserting with confidence that the end
is not yet, and that victory will eventually
perch upon their banner. The company
claims to have sufficient non-union men to
operate its plant successfully, and in proof
of the assertion point to the amount of
material being turned out, and the accepta
bility of its quality. On the other huiid,
the strikers contend that satisfactory work
in not being done by the new men, and that
a quantity of armor plate for Ooveriimeut
cruisers has been rejected. The strikers al
so cluim that their ranks are still intact,
though the company asseita that it has re
instated a number of old employes who
asked for work. On the heels of the claims
of each side comes the story that 300 of the
locked-out men have obtained employment
In the new steel works at New Castle, and
are making preparations to leave Home
stead. Just how much truth there is iu
these stories time will develope. In tnu
meantime the State troops and the deputy
shoritls will hold the tort, with no immedi
ate prospect of their withdrawal,
two shots rniKii.
Saturday did no' pass without contribut
ing to the almost daily accounts of assaults
upon non-union men. A large number of
the latter came to Hiitsburg Saturday even
ing and relumed on the lo .a) train on the
Itttlilmore .V Ohio road. The men left ths
train at City Kami station. No sooner bad
tliev reached the platform than two shots
were tired at them from the rear car of the
train. There were about .V) persons standing
on the platform at the time, but no one wus
hurt. Deputy McKllianey and a number ol
soldiers were on duty at that place, but
could not ascertain who fired the shots. The
deputy asked a brakeman to stop the train
in case any more shots were filed. Ths
brakeman told the deputy to go to hades.
The matter was reported to Colonel Uray,
who informed Superintendent l'otter of the
afla'r. The latter will lav the matter before
the Baltimore and Ohio officials.
William Welsh, a non-union laborer In
the 23-inch mill, visited I'lttsburg Saturday
night, returning on the la' train. He got
off at Munhall station, where he was made
prisoner by three men, presumably strikers
and escorted into the dark recesses of Mun
hall hollow. Hera he was assaulted by
three men and beaten and kicked into in
sensibility. He was left lying, where be
fell, and was not disoovered until 7 o'clock
yesterday morning, wben some persons saw
the prostrated form of Welsh, his head and
face covered with blood, and notified
Colonel Orav, who had the man removed
to the mill hospital, where he now lies in a
precarious condition.
An antagonistic spirit exists between the
militia and the deputies at Homestead, and
It has made itself apparent on several occa
sions.
Three Plnkorton detectives started on a
still hunt for Winchester rirlos Saturday, but
they failed to locate any of the guns. The
search will be continued this week, and
somo lively times are expected.
THE TROoTflToRBMAW.
TUX tlOMKSTKVn STRIKR HAS THUS rAn COST
TUX STATU 310,000.
Adjutant Oeneral W. W. Greenland vis,
tied nmp III k at Homestead Saturday.
He said the troops would not be withdrawn
until the condition of affairs at that place
justified such a move. When (ieneral Wiley
thinks the time has come when the soldiers
can safely be withdrawn he will cummiini
cato with the Adjutant Oeneral, and to
gether they will decide the matter. The
troops will therefore remain at Homestead
Indenoltelv , Thu. fur It ! fnil llin m-ito
e-ifAUSM tor the m-e oi its citizen soxuers nt
Homestead. Adjutant Oeneral Oreenland
does not think the grand total will exceed
f u),iM, his original estimate. He Inspect
ed the camp rnd snl I that he had never be
fore seen such cleanliness and good order In
any encampment.
NKW MUX FOP. THK Mil t..
Sixty-flve new men were received nt the
works Saturday, according; to Superinten
dent Potter. The new beam mill was start
ed tin on single turn, and the blooming mill
will he started at mice. Kverylhlng is run
ning along smoothly, ami Superintendent
l'otter hop. s to have everv department run
ning on double-turn by the middle of next
woeh. There are about 2,3)0 men nt work
now, and the only addition to this numbof
will he -lit or Mil laborers. It was though!
that thore were enough laborers already
employed, hut Superintendent l'otter says
the out-put has incrensed to such an extent
that toc has commenced to pile up in tlni
yard, and more laborers are reuulred to aid
tu shipping
THE CROPS IN GOOD SHAPE.
Reports From All Over the Country
With Few Exceptions Favorably.
Following Is the weather crop bulletin
for the week Issued by the Department of
Agriculture nt Washington:
New Kngland Severe drought prevails In
Southern .Massachusetts: corn and tobacco
have made heavy growths; hom-Hy causing
suffering ntiioiig'catth.
Nw Vrk Week very favorable, corn
Staking rapid advances: buckwheat and to
bacco in excellent condition.
New Jersey Absence of rain veryinjurl
ous to all crops in southern counties.
Pennsylvania Very little rainfall: corn,
grass and vegetables suffering from drought;
ground too dry to plow; sonic grain thresh
ing; wheat above and oats below average
yiejil; trnit poor, except peas and grapes.
Virginia Drought has injured corn, to
bacco, and pastures suffering for rain.
North Carolina l.'orn, cotton, tobacco and
Hardens badly damaged by drought.
South C'uroiina Farmers think the cotton
crop will full below what it promised a few
weeks ago.
Oenruia Complaints of rust and shedding
from every section; the crop is far below the
average.
Florida Kxeessiye rains In northwestern
Imrtiun. elewhero generally deficient and
ladly distributed.
Alabama t.'cttou not doing well; outlook
for crop fair.
Mississippi Weather conditions continue
favorable; cotton opening.
Louisiana Cotton improving In northern
portion ami opening fast, though some com
plaint of worms; rice harvesting begun and
a largo crop will be made.
Texas Northwestern counties, cotton
will be light, hut over other sections light
showers have improved crops.
Arkansas Cotton generally good; late
corn injured by drought; peaches falling
off; lata potatoes injured in northern sec
tions. Tennessee Fall plowing for wheat gener
al; where rains fell acreage increased; gener
al crop conditions good.
Kentucky Crop -n most sections need
rain; some corn iuurcd by drought.
Missouri Necessity forood general rain:
pasture short; plowing; harvest generally
completed.
Illinois Wheat ami oats threshing well ad
vanced; oat crop light, ruin badly needed for
corn, pastures, and tall plowing, fruit crop
very light.
Indiana Pain benefited corn, cloverseed
being harvest)!, wheat nearly nil threshed,
plowing continues vigorously.
West Virginia Drought injurious to corn,
vegetation of all kinds injuriously affected by
drought; tobacco doing well,
Ohio Corn. tohaccoand buckwheat in fair
condition, with slight improvement; wheat
anil oat threshing well along, gra.sshopiers
damaging vegetation.
Michigan Cros, except corn, doing well
except in southern counties, where drought
prevails; corn may be injured by fro't.
Wisconsin Much neiicd rain now lightly
fsllinj; threshing next, prospects for yield
fair; much tobacco will Tie out this week.
Minnesota Week favomnle, except in
some western counties, where wheat ad
vanced lorn.
Iowa Detllciency of rainfall and cold
nights have somewhat checked rapid growth
of corn.
North Dakota Under the generally fa
orabl-1 weather conditions harvesting was
pushed vigorously during the post week.
Snath Dakota Scattered showers, and
cooler weather favorable to lute crop wheat
harvest fur a Ivaneed; heat Tuesday crinkled
and shrunk late wheat; lute crops doing
well where rain fell.
Nebraska The normal temperature of
the week was benetlciul to corn, which
though late, is doitvg we'l.
Kansas Cond tlons within rain areas
beneficial: corn in central and northern
counties, but not in southern, not doing
well.
Oregon Early grain nearly secured; corn
improved; potatoes fast drying up.
California Harvesting and shipping pro
gressing satisfactorily; hop crop seems as
sured, picking about to be begin; some
grape vines dying around Fresno.
Enrope's Hot Wave Spreads.
Tho prevalent intense beat threatens to
destroy ths Austrian beet crop. In conse
quence the price of sugar is rising and
sugar refiners are buying largely in antici
pation of scarcity. A dispatch from Odesia
says: The hot wave has reached Southern
Kitssia. The heat is increasing in intensity,
and to-day the thermometer registers 101"
in the shade.
Two Priosa For thi Siuvinlr Coma.
The World's Fair officials having In
chargo the matter of disposing of the souve
nir half dollars have decided to offer them
to all banks indiscriminately at the pi ice of
one dollar eacb.
A Cloud Burst at Boanoke, Vs.
A cloudburst visited Boanoke, Va., Wed
nesday night and over 1100,000 worth of
damage was done and one life, if not more,
lust.
Thomas Himkhs, the Jeannette policeman
who tore down the French Itagou Decora
tion day, was discharged from uia position
ot the request of Secretary of State Foster
Tbe French pe pie are greatly delighted.
While John Berg was shooting at a tar-
Ki on the F.rie fair (rounds an ll-ysar-o4d
y named Clone jumped in front of the
gun and was Instantly kilted.
SOLDIERS COLUMN
CAMP FIRE TALES.
How Lincoln Wrung the Troth from
Witness. Lincoln's Orsat Faith.
One of the in
teresting stories
going the rounds
shows how Lin
coln, by single
question, decided
a case for hit
client. It wa
long before he
was known to the
country and while
he was practising
at the bar in Illi
nois. It appears
that some kind of
- it., i
-Jk, w? .',,, "iigious meet-6"--n.t
VrtEinir had been hold
fn ntiA nf ttm
-" J4-4 neighbor Ing vil-'
lages, and somebody outside threw a
live duck through the open window
into the church, to the consternation
of the more sedate and the merriment
of tho more trifling ol the congrega
tion. It waa a flagrant breach of the
law protecting religious meetings, end
suspicion fell on two young mon who
happened to bo waiting on tho same
girl. One of theso saw an opportunity
in the incident and swore out a war
rant against thu other. Mr. Lincoln
had satisfied himself of the situation
and of tho innocence of 'his client.
When the case was called for trial
Lincoln was present at the lawyer's
table, but apparently paying little at
tention to it. When the jury waa be
ing impaneled he seemed obvious of
his relation to the case, but was hard
at work writing out papers in another
case. The opening speech was made
to tho jury and the enormity of the
offence duly exhibited, but Lincoln
was silent. One witness aftor another
was culled, but still he went quietly
on with bis writing and asked no
questions. Finally the prosecuting
witness whs called and even this did
not disturb Lincoln. The witnose
told his story cooly, camly and with
an assumption of candor, sometimes
little reticent when his evidence was
against the defendant. At last hit di
rect examination was concluded, and
the prosecutor said, with an air of
triumph, "iMr. Lincoln, take the wit
ness" Mr. Lincoln stopped at once, threw
bis feet on the table, and, looking
steadfastly at the witness, who bad
braced himself for a lona cross-examination,
said solemnly.
"Young man, is it customary In your
village to get upon the witness stand
and swear to a lie?"
Instantly there was a hubbub about
the bench. The witness staggered
and flushed in tho face. The district
attorney objected. When quiot was
restored tho question was ropeated;
the witness choked and gasped, and
when the Judge calmly insisted that
he should answer it, he fainted.
He afterwards confessed that he had
thrown tho duck, and had trumped up
tho chargo against his rival. He lost
his case; also hla girl.
The above shows the clear insight
of Lincoln into human character. lie
had before him a young man unfa
miliar with the surroundings of the
court-room, evidently a man with con
seienco, nnd yet with guilt in his soul.
Taken off bis guard by a sudden ques
tion calculated to reach the very cen
tre of bis emotions, he was thrown into
utter confusion.
Another story of Lincoln, somewhat
different in character. In the second
day's fight at Gettysburg, Oeneral
Sickles lost his leg and was taken to
Washington. Lincoln called to see
him. and asked whether he had not
been greatly worried about the result
of the fight, the President responded;
"Oh, no, I thought It would be all
riht"
"Hut what made you feel so cons
ent, Mr. President," said General
Sickles.
"Oh, I had my reasons, but I don't
rare to mention them, for they would
nerbaDS be lauuhed at."
He was pressed for an answer as to
his reasons, and repltedi- ' "
"Well, 1 will tell you why I felt con
fident we shnuli win at 'OettysbtiVg
Before the battle I rotffod atone to jiny
room in tho Whito House and ' got
down on my knoea and prayed to Al
mighty God to give us victory. I said
to him that this was His war, and that
if he would stand by the Nation now
I would stand by him the rest of my
life. He gave us victory and I pro
pose to keep my pledge. I arose from
my knees with a feeling of deep and
serene confidence, and had no doubt
of the result from that hour.
And it is not amiss to say that there
were many who shared this confidence
solely because they had faith that a
Providence which bad permitted this
Republic to becomo a beacon-light to
the oppressed all over the world
would not desert it when its future wat
to bt determined upon a field like that
of Gettysbuig. While millions bad
watched the course of the war and
noted the varying fortunes of the
Union Army, the three days trial at
Gettysburg wore marked by a tense ol
contentment that overspread the whole
North, a supreme confidence In vic
tory that would bo decisive, due tu a
conviction that It wat a day whose
fate was to be determined by the God
of Battles.
' "Whirs did Bright spend bis hon
iy-mooo?" "Money-moon, you mean;
te married 13,000,000. "Boston Con
uercial Bulletin.
Ths college commencement seasoa
ft a time when the happy senior fs la
txcellent spirits and often vice versa.
Elmlra Gazette.
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