y LOSS OP VICKSIlUItO. EFFECT ON THE GENERAL WHO COM MANDED AT THAT POINT. pemberton Renltnoil and Tank Service In Lower Rank Bin Family War Wealthy PenoylTnlBn( and IT Wat Wilnherltut When IT Joined Ilia Month. In an nrtrtross nt Sun Antonio, Hex., the Hon. John H. Reofran said : "While I nm speaking of matter connected with the war which have not, no far as I know, gone Into history, I desiro to do an not of Justice to tho memoty of Llentonmit General John O. Pemberton, who was in command nt Vicksbnrg when thnt city was surren dered. He, with the balance of hi com mand, was paroled after their surren der. The grrnt strategic importance of Vicksbnrg, commanding ns it did the Mississippi river, and the loss of which substantially bisected the territory of the Confederacy by tho lino of thnt. riv er, was so important and was so keenly felt by onr people that it ennsed deep regret and great dissatisfaction, and many of the people questioned tho fidel ity of General Pemberton to onr eane. It is of this thnt I wish specially to speak in justice to his memory. "Ho was a citizen of tho state of Pennsylvania and a major of the feder al army when tho war broke out. His mother lived in Philadelphia and was wealthy.- Ho believed the people of tho sonth were in tho right and that their canso' was Jnst and determined to enter the Confederate service. He notified his mother of his intention, Aiying to her that ho was a military man, and that his ago would require him to partici pate in tho wnr, and that he could not afford to risk his lifo in a canso which ha believed to bo unjust. His mother protested against thiscourse and threat ened to disinherit him if ho persisted in it. " Von may well understand what a trial it must have been to him to refnso to comply with his mother's wish and to separate himself from his own section of the country, greatly tho stronger, . and unite with tho weaker section, plac ing his life at stake because of his con scientious conviction of duty. On his merits as an officer ho rose to tho rank of lieutenant general in the Confederate service, and on account of the: confi dence of tho president in his ability and fidelity to our cause ho wus put in com mand of the important military position of Vicksbnrg. "After ho was exchanged as a prisoner and released from his parole I was with President Davis in his oflico when Gen eral Pemberton called on him and stated that tho discontent on account of the fall of Vicksbnrg had destroyed his use fulness in high command and made it proper for him to resign his commission of lioutcnant general, which he then did, and he asked to bo assigned to the rank of lieutenant colonel of artillery in the regular army of the Confederacy. The president, with expressions of sym pathy and regret, accepted his resigna tion as lieutenant general, and he was assigned to his line rank of liontenant colonel of artillery. This was tho only instance daring the war of an officer voluntarily resigning a high rank in the army and asking for service in a lower one. "Not long after this General Bntlor, in command of the Federal forces, mov ing portion of the army from the sonth to tho north sido of tho James river, with a large, force attempted to capture the city of Richmond. Our lino of works in front of him was defended by a number of siege batteries and by infantry. Tho principal attack was by field batteries on the line of the Wil liamsburg road. Lieutenant Colonel Pemberton was in command of onr bat teries, which covered that line of ap proach and in the immediate front of the Federal batteries. Colonel Preston Johnson of the president's staff and I, on hearing the heuvy firing, rode out to where we conld witness the contest We saw Pemberton standing on the Earupet of the battery on the Williams urg road, fully exjRwed to the most terrifio fire of shot and shell, giving di rections to his command. Seeing this, we feared that the disaster air Vicks bnrg. and the criticisms to which he had been -subjected were causing him to sock relief in death. This supposition may have been unjust to him, and his pur pose may simply have been to encourage Lis comrades. "On my return from prison in 186&, in going from Riohmond to Columbia, 8. C, I met General Pemberton on the eaxa at Greensboro, N. C, and learned that he, too, was going to Co lumbia to see Mr. Trenholm, the late secretary of the treasury, his object, as he told me, being to try to borrow mon ey from Mr. Trenholm to enable him to get on a farm as a means of support to his family. I inquired of him if he un derstood farming. He said he had no experience in farming ; that he had no profession tint that of engineer, and that there waa no opening for him in that line, and he saw no other way of supporting his family except on a farm. He was then in a destitute condition financially. I said to him that I under stood his faimly In Philadelphia was wealthy and asked him if they knew of his condition. His answer was, in character with this past actions, that they did not and .never should know it from him. "From this we oan understand the injustice of the criticisms to which he ' had been subjected. J saw him no more, but have since learned that he died In ' Philadelphia, and from this fact trust that he became reconciled with his fam ily. I learned from President Davis the facta relating to General Pemberton'! . leaving his home and entering the Con federate service. " Tee Emotli "Julia, I never see yon at funerals. " "No: when I go, I always ory harder than the widow, and that makes people hlnk I was in lore with Abe nan," CiPf0 Baoord, GRANT AND UNCLE BEN. The ProKldant Rmombrrd the Old Maa Whs Vu Kind to Him. D. R. Garrison told n story to Gen end Schofleld at tho Dent Honsn which illustrates to a certain extent the kind henrtednoss of General Grant. Grant was a great lover of horses, and while ho was president he came on a visit to flt. Lonis, and Mr. Garrison, at that time president of the old Pacific road, took him out to his farm. They started off in a buggy for a drive, and after go big somo distance met an old man go ing along on a horse. The man was in his shirt sleeves and wore a straw hat, bnt Grant recognized him, and, stop ping tho bnggy, he got ont, and walk ing up to the old man put out his hand and said: "Hello, Uncle Ben I How aro you and the old woman getting along?" The old man was Unclo Ben (tapping ton. Ho welcomed the president and said thnt he was getting along very well. Ho remarked that they were hap py as long as they hod enough to eat and a pipe and a littlo tobacco. "Unclo Ben, wouldn't you like to bo postmostor of Meromee township?" ask ed the president Uncle Ben said ho would not object, and Grant shook him by tho hand and said : "God bless yon and your wife, Unclo Ben. I think of yon often. " When Grant got back in tho buggy, tho tears wero streaming from his eyes, and he said to Mr. Garrison: "Poor old Unclo Ben. He has a big heart. I re member," he said, "when I and my wife, living in that honso over there, did not havo any moro to eat than need ed, and old Uncle Ben wonld come around to the house at night and leave a basket of provisions 911 onr doorstep. Ho was afraid to come and give them to us, thinking that ho would possibly hurt our feelings. God bless his mem ory!" Uncle Ben was mado postmaster, and after living to a ripe old age he joined the great majority and was followed by Grant a few years ago. St Louis Re public OOM PAUL'S EFFECTIVE PRAYER. ThU Story Hay Not R Trne, but It Is Par From Impomtbla, Here is a littlo anecdote told, not by a mnllclons nltlander, bnt by a Boer. In the early days, before tho Transvaal was a republic, thero was a fumino iu the land, and a party was organized to hunt the bartbecst. For days tho party scoured the veldt in vain ; there was no sign of game of any description. Then one of tho Boers declared his intention of retiring into the bush to pray for suc cor, as did the patriarchs of old. He ac cordingly left the party in company with a native and disappeared into the bush. Some hours afterward the Boer re turned and informed the party solemnly that ho had prayed, and in three days' time n very large troop of hartbeest wonld pass that way. The party re mained at the camp, and, sure enough, two days after the promised game ap peared insight, and the Dutchmen, with thankful heart, made a great haul. From that moment "the man of pray er" become the popular hero until he wos elected president of tho South Afri can republic. That man was Paul Krn ger. And now listen to the edifyiug seqnel : It was some time afterward that the native who accompanied Kruger into tho bush gave his version of tho affair. The native stated that when Kroger entered tho bush he did not proy, but struck out for a neighboring Kaffir kraal. Calling the headmen, the Boer informed them that the white people were starving and could find no gama There was a large number of armed Boers on tho other sido of tho bush, who had sent him to tell them that unless they (the natives) dis covered gamo in less than three days they would all be shot. Knowing Boer methods only too well, the frightened natives set ont forthwith, discovered the game and drove it toward the Boer camp. Loudon Figaro. ChlneM Treatment of Children. However little liked tho Chinaman may bo by his white neighbors, I have at all times found that the Chinese had at least one good and praiseworthy qual itythe kindness shown by all of them toward their children. The poorest parents always seem able to save enough money to array their little ones in gay garments on New Year's day or other holidays. The children in turn seem to bo remarkably well behaved and respect ful toward their elders, and rarely if ever receive corporal punishment They seem very happy, and apparently enjoy their childhood more than most Ameri can children. On almost any sunny -day the fond and proud father may be seen at every turn iu Chinatown carrying his brightly attired youngster in his arms. Other little tots, hardly old enough to feel quite steady on their logs, toddle about with infants strapped on their backs. They do not appear to mind this, and it does not seem to interfere with their childish pastimes. About the time of the Chinese New Year Chinese chil dren are particularly favore and the fond fathers deny them nothing. The little ones always appear to be well pro vided with pocket money to bny toys and candies. Theodore Worea in St Nicholas. Aa ArtM WHhoot Anna. The comrade without arms was a most assiduous worker. It was amusing to watch his mittened foot step ont of their shoes and at the shortest notion prooeed to do duty aa hands. His nim ble toes wonld screw and unscrew the tope of the color tubes or handle the brush as steadily as the best and deftest of fingers could handle it Very much unlike any of us, he was moat punctil ious in the care he bestowed on his paint box, as also on his personal appearance. Felix Moscheles in Century. The mocking bird seems to have a genuine sense of humor. Of when en gaged in the mast charmii. imitation of some song bird it will suddenly stop and break oat with the quacking of a duck or sum other ludicrous sound. SOLITUDE AND SILENCE. A Pevallar Charm Poemmed by Sonth Af rican Scenery. A peculiar charm which Sonth Afri can scenery possesses is that of primeval solitude, and silence. It is a charm which is differently felt by different minds. There are many who find the presence of what Homer calls "tho rich works of men" essential to the perfec tion cf a landscape. Cultivated fields, gardens and orchards, fnrnihonses dot ted hero and there, indications in one Jortn or another of hnman lifo and la bor, do not merely give a greater variety to every prospect, bnt also impart an clement which evokes tho sense of sym pathy with onr follow men and excites a whole group of emotions which tho contemplation of nature, taken by it self, does not arouse. No one is insensible to these things, and somo find littlo delight iu any scene from which they are alsent. Yet there aro other minds to which there is some thing specially solemn and impressive in the untouched and primitive sim plicity of a country which stands now jnst ns it came from the hands of the Creator. Tho self suffloientness of na ture, the insignificance of man, tho mystery of a universe which does not exist as onr ancestors fondly thought for tho sake of man, but for oilier pur poses hidden from ns and forever nndis coverablc these things aro moro fullj realized and more deeply felt when one traverses an immense wilderness which seems to have known no change since the remote ages when hill and plain and valley were molded into the forms we see today. Feelings of this kind powerfully af fect the mind of the traveler in South Africa. They affect him in the Karroo, where the slender lino of rails, along which his train creeps all day and nil night across long stretches of brown desert mid under tho crests of stern, dark hills, seems to heighten by con trast tho sense of solitude a vast and barren solitudo interposed between the busy haunts of men which he bus left behind on tho shores of the ocean and those still busier haunts whither ho is bent, where the pick and hammer sound npon the Witwntersrand and the palp' fating engine (hags masses of ore frr the depths of the crowded mine Thej affect him still more in the breezy high lands of Matabeleland, where the ey ranges over nn apparently endless suc cession of undulations clothed with tall grass or waving wood, till they sink in the blue distance toward the plain through which the great Zambezi takes its seaward course. Professor James Bryce, M. P., in Century. MASCULINE MEDICINE CHESTS. Every Man Carries Bis Vearorlte Remedy Always Wtttl Rim. It is customary for men to sneer good naturedly at the physical weaknesses of the opposite sex, but women would doubtless be surprised could they know how generally the medicinal remedy habit permentes the ranks of their mas culine friends. Think over your list of male acquaintances and pick out the few who have no ailments and carry no bottles, powders or prescriptions. They will be very few indeed, unless your list Includes but very young men. It has been said that every woman knows the best face wash on earth and is willing to part with her secret only on compulsion, but will try anything else suggested by a friend. But men are the most obstinate believers in sovereign remedies. Every miui carries at least one remedy in his inside pocket and is willing to unlond it on anybody who will listen or dare to test its infallibil ity. I havo known four or five healthy looking moil in a group, not ono of whom would be suspected of ever being ill, draw concealod vinla of pellets and little unsuspected boxes of pills and as tonishingly worded prescriptions from their confidential hiding places and dis course most loarnodly upon their miracu lous powers. In every case of this kind thero has been at some time, more or less remote, an apparent justification of merit claim ed, from which time and thenceforth forever thnt particular individual goes contentedly and oven boastingly bound to that medicinal chariot wheel. New York Herald. tTiefnl Gum Chewing. Even so disagreeable a habit as gum chewing may once in a great while serve a useful purpose, as witness an incident narrated by the Chicago Jour nal: A guest was washing his ring in a washbowl, when tho diamond came out and started for the sewer. It conld be seen at the turn in the pipe, but was out of reaoh. The clork of the Auditorium annex, in which tho accidont occurred, ap peared on the scene. He was equal to the emergency. He called a bellboy and sent for a package of chewing gum. When it was brought the boy chewed gum as he nevor had before. Then put ting the soft, plastic quid on the end lastio quid on the end pencil, he jlor Bis aim "w ne in the . , JL yvas of a long lead the diamond. His diamond stuok brought out safely. Obllced to Giro Cd t . : at Chooa. We used to have-v."1 xa ohops for breakfast regularly in Africa," said a traveler who has Just returned to the city after a long absence, "and occa sionally we have them here, and I like 'em, but we live Ua a flat the kitchen is small, we can't got but one chop into it at a time, and the cook has to stand out on the fire escape and turn it with a pitchfork, and it's such a slow, Incon venient way of cooking them that I sup pose we'll have to give 'em up. " New York Sun. His Magistrate You're charged with stealing some diamond studs. Have you anything to say? Prisoner Well, yer worship, the card on which was the studs was. marked "collar studs, " so I took it as an invi tation, an did collar 'em I Loudon Fun. BEAR 8AWED THE LOGS. Strange Tale of a Wondtman and the Ef fect of Mince Pie, "I don't like to repeat a story about Sullivan county unless I know it is true," snid Phil Kinney. Mr. Kinney never tells a story except with the most serious countenance, writes a corre spondent of tho New York Press. "A farmer," he said, "from Forest burg was here recently, and he told me of nn experience ho hnd ont in tho woods, and I'll give up my dinner if I 4ou't think he told the trnth. Yon see, he is one of those honest old fellows who drink hard cider around homo. He snys plain cldor doesn's hurt him, bnt when ho comes here ho winks nt me and says, 'Put a little in my cider.' "Well, sir, he was getting out rail road ties down where he lives. Ho nses in doing It ono of those big, doublo handled cross rut saws. "Snys he: 'I was a-sawln away out thar in the snow, with my little fox terrier nosln ronnd in tho bnshes after jacks, when he sndden liko puts his tail twixt them slender legs o' his'n nnd digs out for hum. I kinder looked round, but blessed ef I could set them eyes o mlno.-on enythttig ont the or dinary. I kopt on a-sawiu till it gits time to eat my old woman's bits. " 'I set down on a log an et away, an I sets the pail down ' when I was through, an I saved my mince pie fur a little later. I fell into a doze, an when I come to I waa half skairt outnn my boots by a blasted big black bear sittin longslde nn eatln my minco pio. I knew better'n to try to get np 'fore he could swat me with his paw. So I sets still, a-shakin and a-shlverin. Pnrty soon I heard them whistles a-blowing for 1 o'clock down in Port Jervls. Then the funniest pnrt o the hull business com menced. That they're bear jes' wipes his nose in the snow an goes over an ketches hold thnt saw and went to work. " 'By gosh I I wuz expectin that he would do somo sort o' troublo to it, nu it wuz the only snw I hed. But ho didn't He sawed off four or five logs jes' the right length, an then ho saw the rest o that tree wuz too small fer use as ties, nn ho looked round fer an other tree. But there wuzn't none down, so he sets the saw np agin a tree an goes off. ' "I said to him then," continued Phil, " 'You better have a littlo more cider. ' He took a big drink and then another. Then ho snys: 'Phil, I don't want you to laugh at me, but I went down there ncx' day, an I cnt down six trees, an I put two mince pies an the saw longsido the first one an went on hid behind a tree. I waited till S o'clock, but that blasted bear never showed up.' " Perils of a Joke In Germany. This story illustrates the perils of practical joking in Germany: Eighteen months ago four gentlemen of leisure from the Rhine country went to the kir mess in Bullay. Thoy rode about with a cabby and drank wine until they were overtaken by the conditions of mind and body which accompany these per formances at German festivals. Then they began to dispute with the cabman as to the weight of his horse and cab. Eventually they offered him 60 pfen nigs or about 13 cents a pound for the whole, equipage. He accepted the offer. The horse and cab went on the scales and registered 8,000 pounds. The whole outfit was worth about $75, so the cab man hastened to surrender it nnd do maiid his 13 cents a pound, or (300 iu all. The four gentlemen of leisure then protested that it wus all a mistake, a joko, iu fact, and they couldn't think of paying 300 for a $75 equipage. They went away, but the cabman sent horso and cab after them by express C O. D. When the fonr gentlemen of leisure refused to follow tho practical part of the joko further, tho cabman sued thorn. He carried on tho cuso from court to court, iu responso to their appeals from each sncccssivo decision in his favor, nnd two weeks ago obtained tho final judg ment in his fuvorfrom the high court of justice in Cobloua. Tho costs nienntimo had risen to $540, so the four gentlemen of leisure were ordered by the court to pay $1)00, all told. That is tho total cost of tho practical joko about tho cabman's $75 outfit excepting tho private retain ers which, for tho defense of the four jokers through the steady legal fight of a year and a half, ore suid to amount to about $000 more. The Bullay cabman has bought a pair and a victoria and has gone to Berlin to carry men with title and spurs on their boots. Now York Sun. An Island City. Greater New York consists of 45 is lands just as many as there aro now stars in our flag. It might be called the Inland City. Read the names of somo of the larger: 1. Manhattan island. 2. Long island. 8. Staten island. 4. Hart's island. 6. City island. 6. Riker's island. 7. North Brother's island. 8. South island. 9. Blockwell's island. 10. Randall's island. 11. Ward's island. 13. Borriun's island. 18. Governor's is land. 14. Barren island. 15. Coney is land. Many small ones in Jumaioa bay have as large names. One inland island, Marble Hill, near Kingsbridge, has been made by the government channel cut through on the Hurlem river improve ments. New York Dispatch. Mora Keen Than Kind. Hostess Well, there is one very creditable thing I can say about my husband. We have lived together over 20 years now, and during all that time I have never heard him swear once. What do you think of that? Guest I think it the most remark able case of self control I ever heard of. Boston Courier. Mora ran Mow. Aunt Jane In my young days, Ev elyn, girls amused themselves with a spinning wheel. Evelyn But aunty dear, you ought to see my wheel spin I Detroit Free Press. New Price List. I Host flour, In cotton, Flue Cal. apricots l.'le., or 2 cans, " Tomatoes 7o. a can, 1" cans, " Syrup, per gallon, " Head rlco, per lb., " Raldlns, " " Pure tnploca, per lb., " Tea, extra quality, per lb., " Lima beans, " " Navy beans 8 lbs. 2oc, .'15 lbs, " Coffee cakes, 5 lbs., " Teas. 10 lbs. Absolutely pure popper, per lb., " " baking powder, $1 00 Z' 1 00 .10 OTi 05 05 20 05 1 00 IS 20 Tho above Is prlco on a few articles In our Immense stock. We have tho goods and our prices are right all along the lino. Wo can BUve you money on GROCERIES, FLOUR and FEED. Robinson & Mundorff. Wash Dress FOR HOT WEATHER. A. D. Deemer & Co. . Have received and placed on sale this week all the latest novelties in thin goods. NEW SHIRT WAISTS AND WRAPPERS! Call early and get your choice. A. D. To Our Customers. 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