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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). * WOOLSON SPICE CO.. TObE 00 *