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rhe Search-Light. AFTER THE BATTLE.
HAtNUKIDUE, JCI.Y 13. 1901.
A VETERAN’S STORY OF A TASSELED
TURKISH FEZ.
It RolMt Copper.
TBb cadets of A non polls sat to tbe
Bide slab** of tbe etui pel. leaving the
center aisles for the officers ami thi*lr
families, says I>r. Cyrus Townsend
Brady In "Under Topsls an<1 Tents.”
When tbe offering was received, the
two Iwys char Red with the duty of
passing the plates did not uu.ke the
Slightest effort to circulate them among
the cmtota, for we never bad any mon
ey. They woukl walk rapidly down .the
ulsle and then come dclllx'iutely up tin*
middle, gathering tlienee wlmt they
could. One Sunday the eliaplnlu an
nounced that lie would preaeh a mis
sionary sermon rlie next Sunday. It
did not -have .the ordinary effect In
emptying tile cblllvh. for we wore
obliged to go ns uausl.
During tlie week It occurwl to the
bright mind of u seulor. or first' class
mini, *rt*o la uow a |>coniiucu< Mew
York financier. that It woukl Is* well
for the endets to make an offering. So
be sent out ro the bank on Saturday
morning and succeeded In smuggling in
over 30Q copiHT cents, which Is- ills-
ttilmted 1 cent per Ixiy to the Epis
copal battalion. \Ve stationed a strong,
long armed mnn ou tin* outside seat of
.the tii'Ht pew In each aisle.
The chnplnln made n piteous np«>cnt'
for pennies even, nud wiien tlieaston-
tslicd cadets wlio |w«t»te<l the plates
started on their perfnneiory promenade
the strong, one nrtm*d men aforesaid
promptly relieved Ihetn of the metal
phi lea, and each ooe dmp|x*d In oue
copper cent with an ominous crash
and then deliberately handed the plate
to the nest boy. wlio did the same
thing. It ruined copper cents for nbont
leu mhnrtes. The chaplain was dread
fully disconcerted, the officers fidgeted
and looked aghast. Some of them
laughed, and tlie cadets preserved n
deadly solemnity. The affair was a
striking success.
A »*H»ron m VgtH to w Crow.
“Toth was I Is* us me given to a lordly
young crow." says l-Totvtuv M. Kings
ley In The I tulles' Home .lourtml.
“Beauty was a snow white pigeon of
about the crow's age. with whom ho
was reared, .lust how It cattle about
we never knew, but we soon discovered,
thill tk'iiuty regularly acted as maid of
all work to Tom. Slie fetched and car
ried morsels of food at Ills Imperious
command, nml one of her unvarying
duties was the |tm>nlng of her mas
ter's feathers. Tout was very much of
n dandy. Ills coal black plumage al
ways appeared |n*rfi*etl,v t1rcnai*d l and
shining, hut the arduous labor of tils
toilet was performed for him twice
every day by llu* humble an.I affection-
ate pigeon.
“Our tine gentleman would come In
from a roll In the dust or a dip !u the
fotititnl" and. Matting himself upon a
certain tilli utte* a short, sharp call.
Install' ? I>-mi't ■ 131*1 descend to Ills
side pul III !'
lously trim s.d •
drawing • eh >
caruf dl.v i m ; »
pink hill. ' (tin tt
rlotisl.v. ..'lilt i.
isi, 'li ttering tins-
hh- as she worked.
njia hlaek feather
lull length In her
twtiile dosing It:ill
• si even, after the
manner of the complacent patron of a
skillful liurlier. It llea-uty unfortunate
ly pulled a feat tier t <x> hard, a squawk
and a sudden |H*ck Informed her of her
mistake. ”
nta S|ie|ilnir System.
Dobbs tqet his friend Turner fn the
tram. They were limn going to Hlr
tnlnglmin and stopped tft the same ho
tel. Turner registered his tuitni* "E. K.
Phtholognyrrb." ,
Dohlis, untieing It, exclaimed, “Here,
what ure you using such a foreign. out
landlsh name for?"
"I am act assuming any foreign
' name." replied Turner.
“Wlmt mini of a name is It. then?"
“That- is my Identical old name, and
It Is English too-prourmneeff Tur
uer.'"
"I can't see how you make Turner 1
out of those Iff letters; Is-sldes. wbnt Is
your object lu spelling tlint way?"
naked Dotdm.
“Well, ytat see. notssly eVer noticed
Di.v name on tlie register when I wrote
It •Turner,'" tts* latter explained, "hut
alnet* 1 commenced writing It T'ntholo*
gynrrb' I set them all guessing It is.
as I sai l before, English s|s>lllng
*l*bth* Is »!■• sound of T in 'phthisis,
•olo' Is tlie sound of 'nr' In 'colonel,
‘gn’ there Is the it' in 'gnat,' -yi-rh' Is
the sound of 'ef In 'myrrh ' Now. If
that doesn't tqs41 Turner tvtmt does I*
spell?"— London Standard
Optimism.
When the optimist was dispossessed
and Hirown, along with his Household
Impedlmcuta. into the cold street, he'
chuckled furiously.
“Why do'you laugli, my frteud'f" tn-
qtilrvd a passertiy.'
"Heeatise I have Just now h«>en
emnnctpuH-d from toil." ivpJ'ed tae op
♦Imtst. ’ For years *ny life nas Iw-et,
* e long Struggh* to keep | lie wolf from
t <■ door Rut now that I have Ixvn
deprived of the door 1 no longer am
Compelled to-toll. Sweet, Indeed, are'
the uses of adversity!"
Then the optimist wailed off. Whis
tling gn.vly. Into the sunshine.—New
York Sun.
The Stnoomt Incident In Which fie
Participated nt Hie Second nnttle
of ytnnnssnc—A llrnvc Bop and till
Dying lieqaest.
“Whenever I see a tasacled Turkish
Tea." said a Confederate veteran wIkisc
i attention bod been attracted by a
smoking cap of tbut partem In a Canal
i str<*et window. "I am reminded of a
‘ curious and rather grewaome Incident
I of my campaigning days. It was on
i the morning lifter the second laittle of
j Manassas." he continued In response to
■ a request for the story, "and several of
i ua from my company had gone over to
| the tick! In the hope of picking op a
| few things that we badly needed and
fop 'vjilch the dead had no further use
—waterproofs, for ImOauec. ami sound
canteens.
“During the previous day's engage
ment you may remeinlH*r that a regi
ment of freshly recruited New York
Jtotinvcs held the crest of a hill and
were charged mid almost annihilated
by Hood'a brigade. They *verc mowed
down like ripened grain and fell so
thickly that their corpses literally car
peted the earth. I dare any It was as
awful a slaughter, considering the
number engaged, as occurred anywhere
In the course of the war.
“Well, we hadn't gone very fnr when
we came to this hill and liegan to get
among the dead men. The poor fellows
had been mustered Into service less
than a week lieforc. and they were said
to be tbe most gorgeously uniformed
military troop ever organized. They
wore scarlet Turkish trousers, blue
jackets embroidered with gold bullion
braid and purple fezes with long |k*iu1-
eut tassels.
“Being Jtwt from tbe outfitters, all
this line regalia was perfectly fresh
anil new. und somehow or other It
added to the ghnstltuess of the specta-
cle oil the hillside. The corpses were
In all sorts of strange postures, and
their fantastic costumes gave them an
air of hoi’rlhle grotewpicncKs that 1
couldn’t begin to describe in words.
"However, to come to my |x)lnt, I
had picked op n fez to carry away ns a
relic nml was nbont to k'nre the s|s>t
when I happened to notice a much
handsomer specimen on the head of a
little zouave stretched out. stiff nud
stark, a few yards away, with a hand
kerchief over Ills fAee I steppc*d up to
make a 'swap.' but had hardy touched
|the tassel when a low. sweet toned
voire under the handkerchief said.
'Please don't. M
"For n moment." (vmtttuied the veter
an. “that unpleasant pruti'st, eomlug
from wlml I had sup|>osed to Ih* a
corpse, made my hair bristle on. my
head. Then I lifted the handkerchief
and was shocked to see tbe delletite.
refined features of a hoy not ovet^to.
He was pale ns death and evhminly
desperately Wounded, hut In* looked al
me calmly. 'My God.' I exclaimed,
'wlmt n lairyou are to tie here!' 'I'm
afraid I'm dying unless I have help.'
be replied. 'Do you think the surgeons
will lie around prelty soon?' •The Isird
knows!' I groaned, for the .boy's cour
age touched me *to the heart. 'Your
surgeons have all run away, nml wo
only have u few. with more wounded
than they can attend to.' •Then I guess
all 1 can do Is to lie here quietly and
die,' In* .-aid'In the same gentle voice.
•Can you get me n little water before
you go? 1
“I took his canteen and hurried down
to a branch at the foot of the mil.
where the Hint thing 1 saw. liy tbe
way. was the corpse of a zouave fiont-
Ing In n pool. 1 went up the stream far
enough to get out or the horrible'death
zone, tilled the canteen with pure wa
ter and was soon hack at the boy's side.
I gave him a drink, und lie thauked me.
'la there nothing else 1 can do?' 1 asked
awkwardly, iHH-nuse I knew otir com
pany was under (airly marching orders
that morning and that U would be Im
possible for file to linger mock longer.
'.Nothing at all. thank you. In* replied.
'No nieusagv to anybody/ 'No; noth
ing. t banks,'
"I turned a way most reluctantly and
had gone only s few yards when I
! heard Ills thin voice calling me haem
| 'Excuse me.' he said. Tmt I want you
i to accept this as a present,' and he
j handed tne his flue purple re*. 'No. do.'
i I exclaimed, greatly embarrassed: '1
| couldn't think of taking it. When I
| started to a little while ago. I thought
you—you'— Thought I was dead, of
course,' he Interrupted. 'Well, I soon
will he, and that other fez will do me
Just as well. Please put it ou my head
and take mine.' I saw that he would
be hurt unless I did as he desired, so I
I took the fez and went away,
i "In less than half nn lion.* our eom-
i pany was on the march, and. needless
I ?o say. I never heard anything more of
I the little child zouave. He was badly
j wounded ami andonbredly died where
| l left him. I'kept the fez n long time.”
I added the veteran, "bnt It was dually
■ lost, with other (shls and amis. In the
general confusion following tjie war.
: rd give some money for it today.”—
i New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Daisy was originally the eye of day.
or day's eya.
Wellington's Endoronec.
Wellington on on • occasion startad.
Blr Herbert Jlaxwell tells us. nt 7 a. m-.
rode to a place £i miles distant, here
hold a review and was back nt the
place from which be bad started for
dluucr between -l and 5 P- m., says
Gold win Smith In Tlie Atlantic. He
galloped 2"> miles and back to sec
whether damage had been done to a
pontoon train. He rode 17 miles In two
hours from Freneda to Ciudad Rodrigo,
where be dined, gave a ball nud sup
ped. was In the saddle again nt 11 a. m..
galloped back to Freneda by <s and was
i doing business again nt noon, fie rota
I regularly ut is nml wrote till fi and aftei
j dinner wrote again from I) till 12.
■ It must l>e essential to every general
and Indeed to every mnn who is bear
ing a heavy load of nnxlona business to
bo u good sleeper. Napoleon was a first
rate sleeper; so was Pitt: so was
Brougham: so woa Mi. Gladstone; so
was Wellington.
At Salamanca Wellington, having
given his order for tbe tattle, said to
his aid-de-camp: "Watch the French
through your glass. Fltz Roy-. I am
going to take a rest. When they reach
that copse uoar the gap in the hills,
wake me." Then he lay down and was
fast asleep In a minute. In the midst
of the critical opt*ratlon3 before Water
loo. feeling weary,
Fo«» kc&rA qt ,
A number of years ago
was presented with tn%, o'"
and. wishing to try, the i- 1
tbeir grit, be took then
tie bear hunting. 0
Tbe first morning Wit:.,.<.|,* , ’
(Hit for a ran while he v, ils
breakfast, expecting ti.i
In a short time. When it,! " ^
over, the dogs had m
taking his gun. Mr. Wlu. 1 r ' l,: '‘ l| ‘
In tbe direction they t..;,|
traveling about a mile i:.,-f!,'^
’■ »i:i| i
Rite*
and ,.f
down, put n newspaper over his face
and took a nap.
Tor Exercise Why Xr,t Wa!k1
The best exercise In the world Is
wnlklng.
A person who knows how to walk In
telligently en:i get along wltbcn:t a
gymnasium. No other form of exercise
brings so many muscles into piny and
dt*velops them so normally. Tbe most
popular games Ba 1 ' those In which
wnlklng I’ormn a prominent port Golf,
enspiet and In a sense cricket uod even
bicycling merely give an excuse for
wnlklng.
Every one knows bow lo walk prop
erly. It Is because of carelessness that
so mnuy walk badly. Tito Ixx’.y should
Ih* carried erect. tb(> well out. the
bead Imck. while the anna should
swing freely nt tbe sides. Tbe pnee
should be regulatj-d to one’s strength.
Every one should walk fast enough
and fnr enough to got the body In a
comfortable glow. To got the host re
sults from Walking one should give his
undivided attention to It. In other
words, he should walk for the pleasure
of It. and not carry'worries with him.
Excessive walking Is Injurious. Nev
er walk Just after a heavy meal or nft-
tor violent exercise. And after a walk
It Is well to rest for 10 or 15 minutes
before taking up severe mental work.
A Tusk.
To be honest, to lie kind, to earn a
little and to s|M'nd loss, to make, ti[x>n
the whole, n family happier hy his
presence, to renounce where that shall
he necessary and unt to Ih. Imhittered.
to keep a few friends, hut these with
out eaplrularion: above all. on the same
grim cotid It Ions to keep friends with
blmself—here :s a task for all rhai a
man has of fortitude and delicacy.—
liohert I mills Stevenson. 4v_
Lamb la Either Case.
One of tbe editors who read the man
uscript of Henry Thew Stephenson's
“Patroon Van Volkenberg" thought
that the author might he a good man
to know. Accordingly he wrote a
pleasant personal letter. Inviting a bet
ter acquaintance, uud, as one of the
tests of companionable fitness. Inquired
whether the author preferred Lamb or
Milton.
Mr. Stephenson replied, acknowledg
ing tlie pleasure the letter had given
him and saying: ^
“I do not know whether you nsk If I ' tag of degs could U* liuini, mi
like 1-amb or mutton or t-uinb or Mil- then idalu why tlie d, K ,
ton liest. but In either wise it's Ijimb." turned. Tliey had sir;:;,.,]
Even the reflection on the editor's j were In pursuit. Th
handwriting could not detract from the barking led. him far up tCZ-A.
editorial approbation of Mr. Stephen- : mountain. at:d socti he ,, t|
son’s choloe, and the new partnership.| the dogs standing arot::.,i u v
of minds was Immediately formed.-I roots of n tree.
Youth’s Couqxi.nlou. , Mr. Vlltbee crept up •nttriousv
— j trltbfn ulwnt 13 feet of a . :i f( ,,
TVonld Rather Smoke Than Eat. j near bj'. ami then a lilac!;.
“One day.” writes an American In • could "U* seen Just aheve tjjji
Havana, "i came across nn old Cuban ; Taking good atm. lie fitnl iii s +)
woman sitting disconsolately on a rock j ber and awaited results. After
near Morro cnstle. She told me In minutes lie went up to tlu*
Spanish that for three days she had what lit* saw tlH*iv g-ve ii= ni (
from which lie has never mm
Two bears' lay fiead, ,; !;i | , Wl)
were so stunned that a f ()a i,,L
es with a knife settled i
For the four bears Mr. vvik
celvetl S!5> bounty,
hides and $42 for the l.e.ir oil. ne
$SJ).30 for one day's hunt -5
Woods.
had nothing to cat but a loaf of brea.
and coffee. She lookwl It. T gave her
a Spanish dollar and followed hi her
wake. She entered tbe first cafe she
ho laid himself j came to and bought a drink and a ci
gar.. I couldn't help laughing to see her
as she walked along the street, pulling
away at the weed purchased with my
money. ' She seemed perfectly content
ed. The Cuhnns, even the women,
would rather smoke ‘than eat They
take only two meals a day. breakfast
about 10 o'clock ar.d dinner nt 4 In the
afternoon.” ,
Plrteon*' Kent**
A curious preference of certain pi
geons for the use of metnlllc objects It
building their nests Is noted by M
Maurice Dusoller In The Revue Sclea- j
t(lli|ue. lie assures us that tu*v«ul .
pairs of these birds that he has obr.erv
ed In Paris have raised their young I::
nests made entirely of hairpins! These j
articles they collected la the paths r
the Luxembourg. The young plgtmt -
grew tip. normally ns the* wi*!d l:i «
(softer nest. M. Dusoller be’leves t’ *.'
there Is a useful suggestion :n this rot
pigeon faiHicrs.. wlio are often (*vor
anxious, he thinks, to see that ’he- -
charges have soft material for
nests.
i he;
He Went.
He—Half pest 11! lsti’t thn* ch-e‘
fast?
Slit*— 1 think not.
Hi—Well. I guess my war/'i Is like
myself—It is slow.
She—I’ut It is not exactly l><* »--u.
Hi*-Indeed?
Shi*— No- It goes.—Dai Jen Li* >.
Athletes an* short: liven, ai.d giants
-u'ldouj l.ve out the allotted time of
threescore years iful leu. They ex-
leuil too mticli Vita lit v.
The first European book that ever
appeared In the Japauqsc lauguuge jras
| a translation (tom the German of
. Heine’s songs.
All Pot !.o-(*.
It was a ruuawtiy mati h. TLf
couple hiad nothing to live ra ber
and they grow thin on It. for ibvi,
er. baker, etc., heartlessly rrfoij
liaM*r any of the ueeessHr.cnoff
n bit of love. andThe Inn.ll.i.ly i
nciN'pt i*veua large slice of It for,
Al last they were reducei
tremitles that starvatim starrt
In the face, JVhen Mtarvsilw
this. It. so to "say •'puts yon
countt'nanoe."
"Oh. George." wailed tN-yom#
"what shall we do? 1 n::s so i:o-
"A his. I know not. dnrlimt!"
rd fondly lHit sadly, tny.ug
luxuriant tresses.
"But I know. George!" site sir"
exclaimed after a pause. "14
hair!"
"What!" he almost shor'wl.
Itorror stricken face. "Kncrifler
lovely golden locks! Rmliliwly
the greatest ornament a vcoufaa
possess? Never! Never! I will
first !*’
"But. George.” site assiircil hi*
does not reijulre emting c7 Sw’
And she detach(*d the glistel
guinea switch from her head ml
It In his baud.
That night tlie young •t-tip.le
luxuriously, but still he uot
—Peai‘son'8 Weekly.
Tbe Vnpas.
Tlte word topaz ciin:(*“ In*
Greek verb slgnlfylmt to gues* v
Jewel was) brought Irani the esA
reported to have come frci:i an
and im*!i guevtst*d nt the l.scatiya
i Isle which produced sui b l*‘
gems.
A LUXURY WITHSN THE REACH OP ALL!
M
AKE no mistake!
See that my head
is an every package of
LION COFFEE
you buy. It guarantees
its purity. No coffee is
LION COFFEE
unless it is in a 1 pound
sealed packet with the
head of a lion on the
front. Then you get
pure cofioe—the highest
grade for the money.
•Wdi our nut advertisement.
Why has
LION COFFE
now become thelci
of all package con
And why is it used
millions of homes?
Because it does
sail under false co
It is an absolutely cl:
pure coffee. No g»
no coating with
mixtures or cheff
in order to hide
fections.
Just try a package
LION OOFFE
and you will unj
stand the reason n
popularity.
package of LION COPPER you win find a folly illustrated and it
“St pe ' , I n wo ? MD * ^ will fad to find in the list soc
7f,.. contr * ute to t hgg happmea, comfort and convenience, and which they may I
simply cutting out a certain number of Lion Heads from the wrappers of our ooe poon<
packages (which a the only form in which this r/-Tfo ? j, sold).
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