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IN WARD
W
1MJAM FABSONS, Com
pany E, Eighteenth I'nlUd
Slates Infantry, was th" n
try In the hospital register.
lie of i npicd a cot In Ward 1.", together
v.ith thirty other wounded soldiers,
representing nearly every regular rcgl
inent lu t lie Fifth Army Corps. Many
of them were seriously wounded, one
wr.s shot through the neck, several
through the body, while others had
ben mangled ly the terrihle shrapnel.
But of all the wounded, Hill Parsons
was the only one who could not live.
At least, so the surgeons and nurses
said, and as the regulars, through Ions
experience, had Warned to put faith
in what the surgeons told them, they
not infrequently forgot their wounds
and looked over toward the white
screen which sheltered Bill's cot, and
muttered something which pounded
like "Poor Bill." or remarked that it
was a blank shame that such n good
soldier should bo obliged to give up his
life to the bullet of a miserable dago.
And Kill was a good soldier a goad
regular and when you have said that
you can say no more. Ills bronzed
face, with Its deeply marked lines, be
spoke dangers and hardships and his
hair and beard were grizzled. Fight
Ing was un old story to Bill Parsons,
He, had hunted Captain Jack and his
Modoc Indians; he had fought the Utes,
Geronimo and his Apaches, and he had
been with Miles at Pine Ridge. Thirty
years In the regular army was his rec
ord and private was the only title that
had ever been affixed to his name. If
he lived, however, and decided to stay
In the army, he would stand an excel
lent chance of being called sergeant,
for his Colonel had seen him when he
seized the colors from the dead ser
geant's hand and carried them far out
on the firing line on the hillside of El
Caney.
lie had had but few conscious mo
ments since leaving Siboney. They did
not think he would live to make the
voyage, but as he was breathing when
the Seneca began to load with wound
ed for the first trip north he was put
aboard with the rest. And in due time
he was in the cool, clean ward at Belle
vue. It was a hard fight for life, but
Bill was a good fighter, and he won.
Weeks passed. The wound in the
head had healed, but the terrible Cu
ban fever and the shock of his wound
weakened his body and sapped the lit
tie that remained of his great strength
nis bunkies had already begun to leave
their cots and to gather on the sunny
balcony where they smoked their corn
cob pipes and swapped bandlage and
stories, but Bill still tossed and
moaned on his cot. Sometimes he
would open his eyes and look about
him In amazement. He wondered
where he was, and thought it might be
the Fort Custer barracks until he
looked through an open window and
caught a glimpse of the slate colored
waters of the East River and the green
stretch of the hospital grounds sloping
down to meet them. Maybe it was
fairyland or heaven. He wondered
who the sweet-faced woman standing
by the "next cot could be, and he mar
veled that she should spend so much
time In feeding its occupants with fruit
and Ices. If some one would only feed
him. He seemed to have a vague im
pression that something had softly
stroked his forehead while he slept.
II thought that possibly it might have
been some of the angels whom he used
to believe guarded over those who
eleap, and then he smiled foolishly and
told himself that he had probably
dreamed it. And then the windows
darkened, the sky grew black, the
ward and its occupants faded away,
and he sunk into the first sweet sleep
since he was wounded.
Meanwhile the regulars and nurses
bad come to lock for the arrival of a
stout, sweet-faced woman Avith specta
cles and gray hair.
"Yes, ma'am," they would say, "he's
a little better to-day." And then she
would smile aud go over to Bill's cor
ner, and if he was asleep she would
sit down on the edge of his cot and
smooth out the rumplod hair and bathe
Lis temples with ice water. If his eyes
were open she would pass by. But
whether he was asleep or awake she
wov.ld always leave a jar of jelly or
some fruit on the little table by the
head of his cot. She left jelly with the
Other soldiers, too, but she never sat
beside them or bathed their templos
pVrhaps it was because Bill looked so
siik and so old.
Rill never slept so soundly as now,
nnuhe often dreamed that some beau
tiful being guarded over his slumbers.
Ar.iUoiu'o li:s dream seemed so real
that V; awoke, but he did not open his
eves Vcause a soft hand was passing
over li aching forehead,
the su:i-' :'s b.-nd r.or th.
It was jkU
nnrse's. 1 1
I d juit toil. I l.it compile
Tin' Ti!l tlii't ti-lU renown;
Mc n cn h! children when 1 stm!
Aiul lit nible w lu ll 1 frown.
"fi tlnn the lonliy egotist htz
W hile einet worker it rive
Ami I. 'ill tin' lov t ha t (hong brmr
Nor know that iilivo.
FIFTEEN.
gel's. Quite as likely one as the other,
thought BUI. He did not open his eyes
until the baud ceased to bathe his fore
head. It was early la the afternoon,
he knew, because the sun's rays (hone
In n-.-lther the eastern nor the western
windows. Thereafter he always kept
awake at that time, although he never
opened his eyes. And then the sur
geon shook his head, and decided that
Bill was not Improving he slept too
much but Bill knew.
"When I get well," he told himself,
she won't come auy more. I don't
know but I'd just as lief die." But the
next time Ik' heard the familiar rust
ling of the dress he opened his eyes
and found a sweet-faced woman stand
ing near his cot, and she blushed and
turned away when she saw him look-
ing at her. And then Bill wished he
had kept his eyes closed. He began to
reel very runny auout it an.
mere was something about her race
that puzzled him. As one pauses and
listens to the strains of some old for-
gotten melody, wonders where he heard
it Derore, remembers ana men recalls
tne associations wan wnicu it is unueu
so Bill gazed at that gentle, peaceful
race, tne raued uiue eyes witu me
crowsfeet in the corners and thought
oi a gin ne used to know m a little
town in the hills. Bill had loved that
girl. That was why he went Into the down the main line as soon as a train
army. It was all so long ago that It whistled in the lower yards, and. turn
seemed like a dream, and yet the light ng about, speed ahead of the engine
which still lingered In the eyes of that until It stopped at the platform. To or
kindly woman illumined his dream to dinary switching he paid no attention.
a semblance or reality and in mind he
followed the light down the devious
grooves of change until the face of his
old love shone vividly through the veil
of years. Bill was puzzled to know
why that should be.
She came back the next afternoon
brlnging with her a long pipe and sev-
eral bags of tobacco. "The doctor says "Dude's" end came yesterday after
you may smoke to-morrow, and maybe noori. a Terminal train, several min-
ril come and read to you."
Thanks, lady," said Bill, who felt
as one must feel to whom an angel has
stooped.
And she did come, and she came the
day after, and although she visited
many soldiers it was Bill to whom she
used to read of the doings at Montauk
Point, or listened while Bill in his sim
pie way told the story of his cam
paigns. Once she told Bill of her little
home in the hills, where she hired a
girl to milk the cows and man to do
chores and help raise garden truck for
the market ever since her husband had
died. And when she told him this the
ligHt of Bill's dream became light in-
deed. He knew now why she had been
kind to him. Strange thoughts began
to fill his mind, and oftentimes he
blushed behind his grizzled whiskers,
The woman began to be known as
Bill's widow, and they made mild sen-
timental jests at his expense, but Bill
smiled.
"I used to know her when she was a
girl," was his only reply,
But there was one thing of which
Bill's bunkies were certain, and that
was if her kindness to him was due to
the fact that he had known her when
she was a girl, the same explanation
could not be applied to her kindness to
the youngest soldier in the ward,
Merely a boy he was, and he had blue
eves. too. much like the widow's. A
shell had taken off his foot at the ankle
and he spent most of his time talking class office had sold things mucilagin
of the pension and the two cork legs a ous to within $3.S5 of the 2000 limit,
year that Uncle Sam was to give him.
He had been brought Into Ward 15
only recently. But he had not been
there a day before every one knew that
Bill had a rival. There were some who
hart soon her orv nnd kiss iho lmv
when she first saw him, and some had
it that the boy cried, too, although
this was not generally believed.
One-day she sat bsside the boy, talk-
Ing earnestly the whole time, for near-
iy an nour, and sue stayed with lilll the treatment of Charles I. as a pris
only ten minutes. For she was hi a ouer aimost Un to the time of his exe-
hurry, she said. 'Ihen it was that Bdl
realized, as had his comrades long be-
tore mm. Ana men lie blushed again
and felt very foolish. Just a little bit
ter, too, he felt, and in a dull way it
struck him that this was not the first
time she had made him feel this way.
But the first time was many, many
long years ago. The next time she
called Bill made believe that he was
asleep, and so he did the next time af-
ter that. It was hard, though, nnd af-
ter sue uaa gone a tear trickled own
xms iurrowea cuce:. r.ut me tmru
time ne pretenueu to no asieep ogam.
This time, however, the steps lingered
by bis cot, he felt warm breath against
his cheek, but he kept his eyes closed.
men came a sortty wnispered sen-
teace and the;-. Bill ojxmed his eyes
very wide. His comrades were out on
the balcony, and the nurse was in an
other part of the ward, so no one can
sav authoritatively what followed. At
ngiy r.t i no i.uie cnppicn roouie. u4
eourse he coiiiii limit TMaini wny sue
did not want Mm to know at fird, nl-
tbour-h she never told him why. lie
should not have eared If she had three
sons.
When Bill said good-bye to his bun
kies and told them he was going to re-
enlht they slapped hint on the back
md neeined glad that he had not fallen
dnwt: to the "Jersey widow." And Bill
did enlist. The I'rlted Stales Army
was not aware of It. however, for his
enlistment papers were tiled in the ar
chives of a little country church back
In the Jersey hills, and Bill often de
clares that It was t't? most satisfactory
enlistment that ho ever made all the
more satisfactory since the crippled
rookie has learned to call him fatlnv.
New York Sun
"DUDE" DIED IN HARNESS.
Doj Croiittng WatcJiman Who Svl
Many a Child' Life, Hui'rumbs.
"Dude," the railroad dog, Is dead.
"Dude" was only a dog. Ills name was
not written among those dogs of high
degree, for his ancestry would be abso
lutely untraceable, but he possessed a
wider circle of human acquaintances
than falls to the lot of most dogs.
Dude" was the property of Fred
niume, of Edwardsvllle, but for several
years was unofllclallv recognized as
on detached service of the several rail-
r0ads entering the un-town station, in
the capacity of crossing watchman.
The Blumes live near tins depot, and
g00n after he came into their possession
the little terrier became possessed of
the idea that he must watch the grade
crossings, of which there were a nura
uer ln the vicinity.
For more than two years be has met
every in-bound train and preceded the
locomotive, barking an energetic warn-
inc. Ills nl.m at netlnn ivna tn lneh
hatching the crossing became a mania
with him, and as the companies pro-
vId? no watchman he was reallv useful,
ail(1 many a schoolchild has been
-warned of the approach of danger
i)V the frantic barks of the dnr when
the warning bell, by reason of Its fa-
miliarity. might have passed unnoticed.
utes iate. and luati11!r time, proved too
st)eeay for the little pilot ahead, aud
he- was run down directly ln front of
the door of the ladles' waiting room.
'Dude" is mourned sincerely by the
railroad men, and suitable burial la
the Wabash Park will be given. St.
Louis Republic.
I'oMiuuftter Wai Too Iloneit.
I noticed." said an old resident f
Chicago, "a recent story of a Nebraska
postmaster who bought goods, and
stock, and lands with stamps to such
an extent tnat his omce went into an-
other classification and his salary was
raised to several hundred dollars a
3er.
"That reminds me of another post-
master out in Missouri who didn't
know half as much, and who, without
ny Increase in salary, had to bvy
drinks for hair the town just arter ne
failed to rise to an occasion.
"It was under the first Cleveland
administration. The postoffiee had been
In the fourth class all his life, and
there had never been any public stir
about putting into any other class;
the new postmaster sat down on his
job and sold stamps at current rates.
making the usual settlements and
thankful for small favors. But in the
third year of his incumbency of the
office things took a spurt, ana wnen it
came to a nnai settlement ror tne year
the receipts showed that the rourtu
making it a third-class office. And
don't you know Smith turned ln tno
proceeds of that last quarter wltnout a
thought of buying that $3.S3 worth of
Is, Ss, and 5s necessary to make his
office of the third class for a whole
ycar."-Chicago Tribune.
KiuC charie. I. as a Captive.
Mr. E. G. Atkinson of the nubile
record office has come across two in-
teresting rolls throwing fresh light on
cutiou. Tbese State papers, which
seem t0 h.ae escaped the diligent re-
..nvh nf br S' i. C,.u-dinn show
that the Roundheads did not act in a
niggardly way toward their royal cap
tive in the matter of dress and other
requisites. The King s boots and shots
between May and October, 1G47, cost
L2S 4s. The tailor's bill for the King
and the commissioners attending his
mnjeBty came to 333 133.. and the bill
for otbcp apparel. including black and
colorea silk stockings, a scarlet riding
coat trimmed with gold aud cilver
,.,cc and lint,d with nl,,sh ad a uiellt
ba2 laced wUh gold and silver lace
onat f3T fls Anion" ether rvti;-lr
ordei-ed for his majesty were a watch
i n-.i
dotk Hunting and other horses were
,1,.,.i,v..i ,,,t . i.nr.t.-c c,,,-;,,,! !,
King cost S2 17c London Caroidcle.
Satisfactory
fuel for Cre ( r.
experiments vvit!i
I'r.s have been ix.iC.
oil
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HOUSEHOLD
AFFAIRS
f I
Arraiiiriiirnl of l.lncn C .
The well rcgulaWd linen closet should
have Its napkins and cloths arranged
in sets, matching hi quality and do.
sign. It Is a good idea to arrnnge the
napkins folded on the folded cloth and
tie them in a fiat package with a rib
bon fastening around from all sides.
Cure should be taken that household
linen, not only napery. but towels and
bed linen, Is rotated in service. Some
times the bottom of the pile of towels,
sheets or pillowcases is not touched
f- months, the upper pieces of the
piles being conveniently taken off con
stantly and replaced by themselves as
tli-cy come from the weekly laundering.
It wll. be found much more economical
to take them In turn, as in this way
they wear alike and much longer than
If ln constant use. New York Post.
LalFHt In FurnUhlngi.
The built-in seat only increases Jn
popularity as time goes on, instead of
losing its vogue from length of service,
a2 so many things do. For one reason
It presents such possibilities f r both
large and small houses. In the very
small rooms of an apartment or fiat,
where a divan or colonial sofa would
be Impossible, a small seat adds much
to the artistic effect and coziness.
Again, in very commodious rooms,
with long blank walls, the aspect may
be entirely changed by running a long
side seat from one angle of the wall to
the other. The growing fashion of
having furnishings built In and to
match the woodwork of the room
makes these seats quite inexpensive,
as they can be of soft wood enameled
to match the woodwork of the room.
Tinted woodwork is having a wide
vogue for colonial bedrooms just nt
present. Pale green and a cream
white, flushed with pink, are much
liked, while a dull finished cream or
a silver gray that looks almost white
are two other favorites. Care should
be taken, however, to avoid crude color
tones.
From two to four inches are the pro
per widths for the planks of the plain
hard wood floors used now. Parquetry
or fancy effects are not considered
uearly so desirable.
Even for the summer home two sets
of curtains are almost obligatory these
days, if fashion Is to be followed. The
thin scrim-like madras, in white or
cream, makes an admirable summer
glass curtain, and should always be
shirred over the rod. These may hang
straight or be looped back each side
about five Inches below the centre of
the window. Narrow panels or net,
lace patterned or ruffled, are also used
for summer glass curtains, as the set
of curtains next the window is called.
Full inside curtains hang straight or
are looped back, according to the ar
rangement of the first set, as one just
reverses the other. Soft-shaded Indian
and Oriental curtain gauzes In endless
variety may be had that make admir
able as well as unusual and attsactiye
inside summer hangings. These are
especially effective in combination with
the madras here mentioned. Philadel
phia Record.
pgr recipes::;
Eggs Stuffed With Sardines-Cut
hard boiled eggs lengthwise, remove
the yolks without breaking the whites.
Fill the whites with minced sardines
and press the halves together. Serve
on lettuce with any thick salad dress
ing.
"White Jelly Scald one pint of milk
with half a cupful of sugar, then add
one-fourth of a box of gelatine that
has been soaking one hour in one
fourth cup of cold water"; remove from
the fire; add one teaspoon of vanilla
or leinou extract and strain into a
mold; serve with cream or fruit juice.
Cream Pudding Put three cupfuls of
milk in the double boiler; beat four
eggs, rub half a cup of fiour in one
cup of cold milk; add it to the scalding
milk, when it thickens add the eggs
and cook five minutes; add half a tea
spoon of salt and pour into a dish;
sprinkle one cup of sugar over the top
and pour over any fruit jo.ice; serve
cold. - "
Hot Tot Cut two pounds of mutton
ljio small pieces, pare and cut four
medium sized potatoes into dice, mince
two medium sized onions; put a layer
of mutton into a baking dish, then a
layer of potatoes, a sprinkling of salt
and pepper, the minced onion nnd pars
ley chopped; continue with alternate
layers until all are used. Peel j:nd
cut in thin slices two potatoes: add to
the dish one quart of stock or water
and lay the potato slices over the lot;
bake in a moderate own for two lrjuv,
or until the potato-' are t-udcr; serve
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Th" ( tiilil h r.nu.
The Ohio Experiment Slat, on re
ports that the (I. Inch bug U especially
fond of millet and similar gntsr-and
where wheat fields are Inflate. 1, It
will Ik well to sow a narrow strip of
millet between theiii and other crops.
A strip of millet two or three yardi
wide may be sown by the side of the
corn field next to Infested wh-at or
oats, nnd when the bugs have takt n
possesion of It the millet may be
plowed under with a jointer plow and
the grouud harrowed and rolled, thus
burying th? bogs. Another method Is
to plow a deep furrow acros their
tracks, us they travel from field to
field; the bugs 'n this furrow will
have difficulty In getting out, and may
then be killed by sprinkling them with
kerosene emulsion. This may also Ik'
used where the bugs have attacked the
outer rows of corn, using a spray pump
and throwing It with sufficient foreo
to wasli them off the corn.
I'ffillni; firlt or Shell.
The illustration shows a handy bos
for oyster shells or grit. It is filled at
the top and Is sclf-f ceding. For wintet
use as grit nothing is quite so good as
the small quarry stone fragments
which may lie obtained for almost
nothing nt any stoneyard. These are
kept on hand, sifted to the right size
at the poultry supply stores and are
now quite commonly used by the
A GRIT BOX.
best professional ponltrymen. If there
is no quarry or stoneyard nearby, a
grit that will answer very well is a
barrel or two of gravelly sand, some
of which should be shoveled into the
coop every week or two in winter.
Oyster shells are not hard enough to
take the place of grit. New England
Homestead.
Milking. y
In milking do not use a milking ma
chine; they do not give good service,
and In time injure the cow, besides
causing her to dry up more quickly.
The hand method Is the best. The
milker should work both hands rapidly,
keeping up a constant flow until the
udder is empty, when, except in cold
weather, the milk will be crested with
a fleecy foam. Cleanliness is one
great point to keep in view. The best
time to milk is either before or after
feeding, never while the cow is eating.
Do not draw the milk with a down
ward jerk; it Irritates the cow and
often Injures the udder. Fill the teat,
and with a firm pressure on the last
three fingers, empty it, drawing slight
ly on the teat and udder at the same
time; so proceed alternately with
each hand until the supply is exhaust
ed. The cow should be milked regu
larly and stripped quite clean. The
milk should be strained into cans and
then set Into cold water as fast as
the cows are milked. For butter let
the milk set at least twenty-four
hours; thirty-six hours Is the time in
which all the cream will rise. In
skimming, the cream should be taken
off early in the morning or after sunset,
-F. L. Morris, in The Epitomist.
Success ou the Farm.
Very few farmers make the most oi "
their opportunities. The key to sue- -cess
is doing things right and in proper
time. It is easier to do things right
than wrong, when the effort in each
case is measured by results. Too
much land for their capacity or cap
ital is the common error that many
American farmers adopt. It is better
to master thoroughly the art of grow
ing 200 bushels of potatoes on one acre
than to keep on growing 100 bushel
on two acre3. One cow should give
as much milk as two, with one-quarter
or one-third more feed. To obtain
such results it is necessary to study
the relative value of feeding stuffs
and thir effect on Individual cows.
The farmer must learn the use of the
testing instruments in order to know
if he is getting the proper amount of
fats and solids. He must also under
stand the necessity of providing a
comfortable temperature with proper
cleanly ventilation. Jreat orchards
are standing idle year after year. How
much better to master the difficulty by
causing a few trees to produce abund
antly every year. Knowledge with .
the necessary application will do it
Barren trees cannot be redeemed with-
out considerable mental effort jiysi
calized. Th-? same amount of uorfc
spread -over a large orchard will fa'.l.
II. A. S., in The Epitomist.
About C.OiHl.fiOO pineapples, worth
about ?2ro,"!'o, ;:re cx::..rti-d from th-;
BaLatuas cvtry year. I
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