Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1895, Page 9

THE EVENING STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1895—-TEN PAGES. The Question of Economy. When great corporations are VOCS COOOS expending thousands of dol- lars in devices to save time, labor and materials, there is evidence enough that this is an age of economy. We wish to put the strongest emphasis upon the eccnomical . features of the Majestic Steel Range. D4 This Range is the greatest saver of fuel, food and of z woman’s sirength and nerves. It brings the cost of cook- & ing down to the minimum and keeps it there. $ No wonder it is turning the cook stove business up- RS PEPOES OOOO rnin side down, because it is a revelation in its way. The Majestic is No Experiment; Took 30 _ Years to Perfect It. B. F. GUY & CO., Agts., 1005 Pa. Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. Quit Worrying what to buy for gifts. You can't think of anything better for home folks than Furniture— Carpets— Mattings— Draperies — Stoves— Crockery Ware— Bedding— Bric-a=brac— Banquet Lamps—- Removal Reductions and our credit accommoda- Pictures— Onyx-top Tables— Couches— Fancy Chairs— or something of the sort. And our stock—with our big tion—makes this the best place in Washington to make your selection. House & Herrmann, ‘The Leading Housefurnishers, 917, 919, 921 AND 923 7TH ST. dets-S4d 636 MASS. AVE. Dee ceestesoatetectetectetentetectetenteoeteteetostte etpetontontentergenietontenteeteetoateatencenectntestonsettongee i ferty’s “Complete Flour.” The color is a_ brilliant white. Nutty flavor—appe- (} tizing. It has NO woody fiber (bran) in it. Tt makes beau- tiful bread. It is very rich (near 300 times the best flour) in the elements that nourish the BRAIN, the DIGES- TIVE FLUIDS, the TEETH and BONES. Con- stipation, brain fatigue, indi- gestion, irritable stomach and dyspepsia, caused by under- fed and starved organisms, are cured by the simple and sensible process of supplying the needed nourishment to BRAIN, NERVE, BILE, BONE. ’ The healthy these diseases. ficial analys! We have heaj C ( ( t to nse ft to escape has been tested by ind Dy use, ‘aps of letters cer- {Ging {ts merits. The THEORY ts sus. tained by ACTUAL FACTS. A lot of “Complete Flour krowledge matted on request." Complete Flour’ ts sold in bazs avd barrels. Ask your grocer for a lal bag, $1. ' “br Hanter McGutre, Richmond, Va., ts value would be HAKD TO RESTIMA'TE."” ELL & SON, 1412 Pa. ave. OBL: & CO., 1417 N.Y. av. 413 New York ave. EDY & SONS, 1116 Conn. av. & SYDNOR CO. 2 A GEO. B. KENN! Or sidress— 1 HITILD aan RICH MO: va, SOO > POP OS-2> OS New things just opened at -COLDSMITHESONS 911 PA. AVE. NAW., LEADING JEWELERS. Toilet and Manicure, sep- arate pieces; Cut Glass Salve Jars, with sterling silver tops. 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We sell Just as +) fine Furniture—and Carpets—and Parlor Suitec—and Bed Room Suites—as were ever to Washington—and those who have bought here will tell you that our prices are ALWAYS LOWER-—than these |¢ same qualities cost in the cash stores. {7AM Carpets made and laid FREE—no cbarge for waste In matching flzures. Grogan’s MAMMOTH CREDIT HOUSE, 819-821-823 7TH STREET N.W., BETWEEN H AND I STREETS. de24-84d *| brought [Xxx RR EERE ERE RA REREEM EMRE RRER EE EER ERE MERE ERS le} (XERREEEREREREREMES A BOLD. DESERTER, ——+_—_. BY JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. ——_+_— (Copyright, 1895, by Bacheller, Johnson & Bacheller.) (Contirued from Wednesday's Star.) SYNOFSIS. At the beginning of the civil war there re- sided in Hillsborough, Ga., a poor widow, known for miles around as Aunt Sally. Her son, a lad of twenty, whom everybody called Pilly Cochran, was a great favorite, espe- cially with Major Goolsby, a wealthy plant- er, whose dead wife had been tenderly nursed by Aunt Sally. When, therefore, the boy was taken as a recruit to the confed- erate army, the major threatened and de- fied the conscript officer, but it was of no avail, and little Billy was forced to go. Il. Of course, everybody sympathized with Aunt Sally, and their sympathy added to her grief, for she was a tender-hearted wo- man. Moreover, when she found herself the object of so much condolence, she naturally concluded that her trouble was a great deal worse than she had any idea of, and she sat in her humble home and wept, and, like Rachel, refused to be comforted. But the situation was not nearly so bad as Aunt Sally thought it was, or as Major Goolsby expected it would be. The major himself sent her a little negro girl to keep her company, and the neighbors for miles around contended with one another in their efforts to make her comfortable. Not a day passed, except Sundays, that Miss Mary, the major’s daughter, didn’t drive out to Aunt Sally’s Uttle place and spend an hour or two with her. Miss Mary was eighteen, as pretty as a peach, and as full of fun as an egg is of meat. She was a brunette with blue eyes, and, although they were laugh- ing eyes, they could look very sad and ten- der when occasion called for it. She made herself very useful to Aunt Sally. She read to her the letters that lit- tle Billy sent back from the camp of in- struction at Loudersville, and answered them at Aunt Sally's dictation. In this way she came to feel that she knew little Billy better than any one else except his mother. She was surprised to find that, although lit- tle Billy had had few advantages in the way of schooling, he could write a beautiful let- ter. She took the fact home to her innocent bosom and wondered how it could be that this country lad had the knack of putting himself into his letters along with so many other things that were interesting. She was touched, too, by the love for his mother that shone through every line he wrote. Over and over again, he called her his dear mammy, and tried to comfort her, and some- times he spoke of Miss Mary, and he was so deft in expressing his gratitude to her that the ycung lady blushed and trembled lest some one else was writing little Billy's let- ters, as she was writing his mother's. And then, somehow, she never knew how, his face came back to her memory and planted itself in her mina and remained there. Little Billy no longer the green, awkward and ungainly couniry boy, peddling the scanty frults of his poverty about the village, but a hero, who had no thought for anybody or anything except his dear old mammy. As the cold weather came on little Billy wrote that he would feel a great deal more comfortable in the wind if he knew where he could get a thick sult of clothes and a heavy pair of shoes. But he begged his dear mammy not to worry about that, for he had no doubt the clothes and 3 would be forthcoming when he needed them most. Miss Mary skipped this part of the letter when she was reading it aloud to Aunt Sally, but it wasn’t long before the clothes were made, with the aid and under the direction of little Billy’s mother, and the shoes were bought, costing Maj. Goolsby a pretty round sum in confederate a currency. Moreover, Miss Mary baked fruit cake with her own hands, and t was to be put in the box with the cloth and sheos, The next thing was to find out if any. body from Hillsborough or from the coun. tryside was going to the camp of instri y’s headquarters of expectation and preparation Aunt Sally fell ill, She had never reconciled herself to her separation from little Billy. Until the con pt law: tore him away from her side she had never been parted from him a day since the Lord nt him to her arms. The strain was too much for the mother- ly heart to bear. Aunt Sully gradually pined away, though she tried cheerful, and, at last, just be! Billy's Christmas box was to be sent, she took tu her bed and lay theré as helples: as a child. The doctor came and pre ed, but little Billy was the only medicine that would do Aunt Sally any good. So she kept to her bed, growing weaker and weaker, in spite of everything that the doctor and the ne!ghbors could do. At last, when an opportunity came to forward the box, Miss Mary wrote a note and pinned it where it coull be seen the Gray Hair A thing of the past when Nattan’s Crystal Dis- covery “is used. Guaranteed. to. restore gray or faded hair to Its natural color in 3 to. 10 di positively not a dye. Stops the hatr from falling ont, arrests dandruff and makes the nicest dressing the halr ous ean use. No poison. No sediment. stains. Price, ‘Trial size, 50. KOLI ARMACY, SOLB AGENTS, 438 TTH Sig N.W. Sent, express prepaid, to any part of the fountry on receipt of price. de24-tt ahhh ahh hth hhh hia aaa ae POSS SOOO: ;FOR THE PARLOR! Just opened—an exquisite ° eo line of dainty Reception pieces of high-class Furniture, in gold leaf, solid mahogany, curly birch and enamel finished. Beautiful, of course, but: you'll be surprised how reason- able they are. Not another such line in Washington. Craig & Harding, Furniture, 13th & F Sts. de25-804 3 PPD LO PSS SSS SOS ES ea ae Writes Bi Miss Mary Note to Little first thing. She began It with “Dear Little Rilly,” but this seemed too familiar, and she began it with “Mr. Cochran.” She told him that his dear mammy was very ill, and if he wanted to see her he would do well to come home at once. It was a very pretty letter, brief, simple and sympa- thetic. This duty done, Miss Mary turned her attention to nursing Aunt Sally, and, ex- cept at night, was never absent from her bedside more than an hour at a time. Ill. When little Billy arrived at the camp of instruction, the first person on whom his eye fell was Private Chadwick. Simultane- ously the eye of Private Chadwick fell on little Biily. Mr. Chadwick was something of a humorist in iis way, and a rough one, as the raw conscypts found out to their cost. A heartless jest rose to his lips, but something in little Biiiy’s face—an expres- sion of loneliness, perhaps—stayed it. In another moment Private Chadwick's hand fell on little Billy's shouljer, and it was a friendly hand. “Where from?" he asked. “Close about Hillsborough,” answered. “I reckon you know the Tripps and the Littles?” “Mighty well,” sald little Billy. “What name? “Cochran.” “How old?” < venty last April gone. “You don’t look Ike you're fitten to do meee soldierin’,”” suggested Private Chad- wick. “Oh. I'm tough,” 3aid little P'lly, laugh- ing, though he had a big lump in his throat. “Come with me, Buddy,” remarked the old soldier, smiling. “If I'm ever to keep a tavern, I reckon I might as well begin with you as a boarder.” And so, for a time at least, little Billy was installed in Private Chadwick's tent, much to the surprise of those who knew the peculiarities of the man. Th: camp was in charge of Capt. Mosely, who was recov- ering from a wound, and he had selected his old comrade, Private Chadwick, as his drillmaster—e curious selection it ‘seemed to be to those who didn’t know the man, but the truth was that Private Chadwick knew as much about tactics as any West Pointer, and had the knack, too, of impart- ing what he knew, even if he had to use his belt strap to emphasize his remarks. ‘The upshot of the matter was that little Billy went to Private Chadwick’s tent and remained there. He and the private became inseparable companions when neither was on duty, and in there hours of leisure little Billy learned as much about tactics as he did from the actual practice of drilling. He seemed to take to the business naturally, and far outstripped the men who had been Grilling twice a day for three months. Nat- little Billy urally, therefcre, Private Chadwick was very proud of his pupil,and frequently called Capt. Mosely’s attention to little Billy's profi- ciency. Over and often durin; ie pleasant days of November Private dwick could be seen sitting in front of their tent engaged in earnest conversation, Httle Billy leaning his face on his hands, and Private Chad- wick making fantastic figures in the sand with the point of his baycnet. On such oc- casions little Billy would be talking about his desr old mammy, and about Miss Mary, and, although Private Chadwick was som thing of a joker, in his way, he never could “Hello! what kind of a picnic is this?” see anything to laugh at In little Billy's de- votion to his mother or in his innocent re- gard for Miss Mary Goolsby. Somehow {t carried the private back to his own boyh32d days, and he listened to the lad with a sympathy that was as quick and as dell- cate as a woman's. About the middle of December little Bil- ly's box came, He carried it to Private Chadwick's tent in great glee, and opened it at once. He had sald to himself as he went along that he was sure there was something nice tf the box, and he hoped to find Mr, Chad- wick either in the tent or close by; but the drillmaster was engaged just then in mak- ing a refractory conscript mark time in the guard tent by jabbing a bayonet at his toes. So, for the moment, ttle Billy had his precious box all to himself. He opened it and found the letter that Miss Mary had pinned to the clothes. It ran thus: “Mr. Cochran: Aunt Sally is very ill now, and has been ill for some time. We are afraid that you are the only person in the world that can cure her. She is calling your name and talking about you all the time. It would do her so much good to s that I hope you can make it convenient to come home very soon, if only for a day. We should all be so glad to see you. Your true friend, MARY GOOLSBY.” Holding this letter in his hand, little Billy sank down on a camp stool and sat there He forgot all about the box. He sat as still as a statue, and he was sitting thus when Private Chadwick came into the tent a half hour later. Little Billy neither turned his head nor moved when the drillmaster snorting with rage and consigning all awkward recruits to plac mentioned in_ polite convers pulled himself up when he s Billy on the camp stool staring at va- he cried. “What kind of ptenic is this? If my nose, ain't gone and forgot her manners, [I smell cake.” He paused and looked at little Hilly. Seeing that the lad was troubled about something, he lowered his voice. “What's the matter, old man? If it's trouble. it'll do you-more good to talk about it than to think about it.” answer Httle Billy held out the let- ter. Private Chadwick‘took it and began to read it. Then he held it close to his ‘and it's just Sh and ratched out the best part.” Little Billy neither moved nor spoke, but turned inqmtring eyes on his ‘patron and friend. “She began it: “ ‘Dear Little Billy,’ Pri- ate Chadwick continued, ‘and went and scratched it out” It was a vet fortunate stroke, The ¢olor slow! ane ha into little” Billy's face and stayed there. After Dr vate Chatlwick had. readsthe letter 2i Billy took it end gave it ear 1 Inspe then she indeed. tion. His face was so full of color at what he saw that a stranger would have said he was blushing. at’s to be done about it?” Private Chadwick asked. t must go home and see mammy,” re- pied little Billy’ Pri Chad shook his head, apd 1 to shake it, if by that means continu he would blot out the idea. "* little Billy asked, ‘an I get a furlough? with tears in his voice. If any gther conscript had asked him this question, Private Chadwick would shave used violent language, but the innocence and ignorance of little Billy w dear to Now, whoever heard of the like of t?" he said, in a Kindly tone. ‘There ain't but one way for a conscript to leave this camp, and that is to desert.” 1 do it! exclaimed little Billy. 1 reckon,” You know what that mieans, said Private Chadwick, “It means that I'll see my once more,” replied little Billy. that T don’t care what happet Private Chadwick looked at little Billy long and hard, smiling under his mus- tache, and then went out. He walked to the center of the encampment, where the flag pole stool, This inoffensive affair he struck hard with his fist, exclaiming under his breath: “Lord, Lord’ What makes some people such big gt rds The next day little Billy was missing. (To be concluded on Friday.) eee The ning Star Almanne for 1896. The Evening Star Almanac for '96 is larger and more complete than that of '95. Four hundred and sixteen solidly printed pages of national, internationa) and local Statistics, Records and General Informa- all about the relationship exist- en the District of Columbia and Contains mue! Te the National Government. not to be found in any encyclopedia. Av uable, yet Inexpensive addition to any 1 brary. Price, 25c. ‘To be had at The Even- ing Star office, at ell news stands, or will be mailed upon receipt of price. 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To the farmers who live along the banks of the Osage river in central Missouri this Christmos brought only woo and gloom. ‘The unprecedented rise in the river of thir- ty-flve feet in three days spread all over that section, and many farmers have lost everything they possessed. Sono of them had their corn in shocks, others in cribs. The flood has taken all that lay in the lowlands. Not only have many of the farmers lost their crops, but their stock and buildings as well. At Bagnell, the end of the Lebanon branch of the Missouri Pacific, the river is three miles wide, and no train has been able to get within a mile and a half of the town for four days. That town is shut off entirely from telegraphic co:nmunica- tion with the outside world. At Tuscumbia, the county seat of Miller, a terrible condition exists. Nearly the en- tire town is partially under water. Only the roofs of many buildings, the post office among them, can be seen. A large flour- ing mill, the printing office of the local paper and several small stores and resi- dences are entirely submerged. Twenty cars loaded with railroad tles are standing on side tracks at Bagnell, and there are, thousands of ties floating about in the river and back water. The loss to property in the immediate section is estimated at $1,000,000. The river is high- er even than during the famous flood of 1844. The suffering of the people. whose land and property have been devastated will undoubtedly be terrible this winter. —-+e+—— Gales Off Great Britain. ‘The heavy gale has-continued all around the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, and many small wrecks have occurred within the sight and knowledge of those on shore. Much wreckage has been stranded, telling of further disasters, of which de- tails are not yet known. The greatest anxiety is felt for all vessels due and un- reported, or that are known to be at sea in the neighboring waters. Several gal- lant rescces are reported to Hghten the dark page of disaster and death. ‘The trawler Sunrise took refuge at Aber- deen in 2 much-damaged condition, five of the men on board having been drowned. Friends of the crews of the distressed ves- sels gather on the shores, and there are heartrending scenes among the helpless lookers-on at the havoc wrought by the sea. In Kingstown bay the bodies of the crew of the lifetoat. which yesterday went to the rescue of the unknown three-masted ves- which was flying signals cf distress, but was capsized before reaching the ship, are coming ashore. Mysteriously Disappeared. Alex. Knopfel, a wealthy Michigan broker, is mysteriously missing. He and his wife have been traveling south. He has been ill and slightly unbalanced. They were on their way home from Jackson- ville, and stopped off at Cincinnati, regis- tering at a hotel. Tuesday night about 11 o'clock Knopfel left his room and walked out, and has not been seen since. 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