The Cedarville Herald, Volume 13, Numbers 1-21

The Cetlnrvillc Hmkli ™ E MTTLE FIELa W. IX. 13LAIK. I’uMUtisr. i. A WAR STORY. CEOATtVTLI.E. OUR MILITARY STRENGTH. Tlio tl»pi >7 Sequel of a ittcoiljr BattlivRn- OHIO. : counter, ■ Stories of the late civil war are gen* •eraliy so uuplcasant to ine tha t when j compelled to listen to them I do so with inward impatience; and 1 have never, ! until the presenttimo, felt any Inclina- •tion to repeat one. 1 would fain fo-get Jthe fratricidal strife, with all.its sau ro­ mances, its sighs and tears, its animosi­ ties, its atrocities, its desolated homes and broken hearts, lint to the foliow- Tbe lurluldable Ile su rn T!i»t Uncle Haul Hay Call Upon. The anndal return for the' militia j for 1890 gives the -strength of the “un- j organized" force as 7,091,987. This is .a mere', census statistic, and is the num­ ber of able-bodied men liable to m ili-' tary duty. In some states it is deter-; ing incident, related tome by my genial mined by actual enrolment and in oth- j friend. Dr, Cheering, I listened with iri- ers it is estimated. Jterest and feci that I can repeat it with , The organized militia numbers 109,- ' pleasure, ■674,or9,900officers and 109,000men. The ! Dr, Cheering was spending the even- average attendance a t camp, as reported ! lag with us when, in the, course of con- by the adjutants-general of states j versation, some allusion was made to varies from 75 to 95 per cent.,.but. in some of the Btates in the south and -west there is no provision for armories or encampments, and the troops have not- yet attained such organization' or instruction in military duties as to make them valuable in an emergency. The armed force of the states which can' be relied upon is’ therefore proba­ bly between 70,000. and 83,000 men.. -The total force is distributed as fol­ lows: In ike slates ol MussachUKetls, Connects- « cut, New York. NowJersey and Penn­ sylvania, available for prompt' concen­ tration at any point between Boston and Harrisburg..,......... . ...... . .... 3I.SOO In the other Atlanticstates fromMalneto Virginia,............ 11,100 In the states along the lakes ami npper. j Mtsah&lppl, avallabtu for prompt con- I eentnulon in (.’hlcugo, 8 u Louisor other »■ central cities..................... 23,100 i In the south............... :t5,f>U0 i In tlwwest.... ,........•.............. ........ . 7.100 I Onthe Pacific coast.................. 7,700 i Total................................................ 1.(0,900 The annual cost of maintaining the United btutes army is about Si,000 par man. Tne armies of Europe cost from about £450 per man (in England)- to 8125 per man (in Russia). The organ­ ized militia cost a little less than S 21 per man, of which the general govern­ ment contributes one sixth and the states five sixths. Officers and men give their services free (except a nom- . inal pay while in camp), and contribute for uniforms, traveling expenses, and other purposes pn amount which prob­ ably exceeds the amount paid by the states. It will be noticed that the southern states spend less for- their militia than they receive from the general govern­ ment; while in the west the govern­ ment contribution is-only'about one- third of the total cost, in the Central states about one fifth, in certain east­ ern states one sixth, and on the Pacific coast and in the vicinity of New York the states pay fourteen times os much os the general government This propor­ tion is oven greater in Now York, for the cost of constructing expensive armories is not included in the expendi­ tures given ini' that state, whereas, iu other states the cost of renting ar­ mories is included as part of the ex­ penses of maint lining the force. The largest expenditure iu proportion to population in any stats is in Connecti­ cut, where it is nearly fifteen cents per inhabitant In some of the south* •crrl states no appropriation is made. The government contribution can be drawn only In arms, equipments and equipage, and not In money. I t Is dis­ tributed to the territories In such pro­ portions as the president may direct, and to tiic states in- proportion to their representation in congress, but nothing is available for any state where there are less than one hundred organized and uniformed men for each senator and representative. Tho relative effi­ ciency of the lroop 3 in different states is closely proportionate, up to a certain limit, to the money expended on them by the Btates themselves. Of the total force about 04,000 are in­ fantry, 5,900 artillery and 7,000 cavalry. About one-half of the force in New Mexico and in South Carolina Is cav­ alry, and the proportion of this arm In a ll the southern states is much greater than in the northern. In many states there is no cavalry organization, and In New York, with a force of 14,000 men, thero is only one Iroop of cavalry. Of artillery there are in the various states about sixty batteries, usually of four guns each. A few of the batteries “war t imes,” and—lie—and my—broth err who had both seen some ‘‘soldiering,” a t once launched into reminiscences of camp and field life, “You don’t like war tales?" said the doctor after awhile, turning to me, with a smile wrinkling his face a t the cor­ ners of his keen, but kind, gray eyes. I honestly admitted that l did not. “Well," said he, “with your permis­ sion, I will relate you a little incident in my own experience, and I hope you won't dislike iL" “ I will listen patiently for just this once;” 1 said. . “ It was at the battle of Pea Ridge, Ark.," began he. “Our fellows and the ■Yanks," as'we called them, were keep­ ing up a pretty lively firing a t each other, when (Jen. Price called me to him—I was' one of his aids—and said; ‘Here, I want von' to deliver this mes­ sage to Col. M——— who is command­ ing over there on the right." “To deliver the message at once, I must' go straight through between the opposing lines, but if time were allow­ ed me I could make a detour and keep out of harm's way. “ ‘Do youwant this message delivered immediately?’ I asked. “-.'Immediately,' answered the gen­ eral, his eagle eye looking as though it would pierce through me. •'Well, thorn was'nothing for it but to ride through under the fire of the two armies, and I proceeded to do so, not. without some trepidation. I flatten­ ed myself upon my horse’s side and set out upon my perilous errand, and al­ though several bails whistled threaten­ ingly near me, I succeeded in making my way through and delivering the mes­ sage without mishap I was returning by a more -circuitous route, when, on entering a wide ravine, I met a squad of horsemen in blue emerging-from i t I was about to wheel my horse, which was a. fleet arid powerful fellow, and attempt to outride them, when I saw one of them raise his sabre to aim a blow a t me. As one will notice trifles a t supremo "moments^ I observed that his cap bore a letter T)’ on the front. In another instant, or rather in the same instant, I felt the weapon descend upon my head, arid then I sank intouu- consciousness, "When my senses returned T found myself lying a t the side of the ravine, with an ugly gash in my head, from which the blood had flowed until it had saturated my hair, and was still flow­ ing. You can see the scar here.” Tho doctor parted his thick, black hair and showed a broad white scar above and a little to the right of his left temple. "Well," proceeded he, “the fedcrals had disappeared, linving evidently left me for dead. 1 arose, feeling very weak from loss of blood, and tottered down to the bed of the ravine, where I found some water and washed the blood from my head and face; then, looking about, Xsaw my horse quietly grazing near by, the bluecoats not hav­ ing cared to capture hin„ as they were riding to a charge. I manage to crawl upon him and make my way back in­ side our lines, where my wound re­ ceived prompt surgical attention. You have doubtless arrived a t the conclu­ sion without any severe strain on your logical powers, that I recovered from my scratch, though there were a few days when it seemed no light matter to me. “After the unpleasantness was over, instead of resuming tho practice of have the now 3.2 steel breech-loading j medicine I engaged in a business quite gun, and many of them have Gatli igs; J different from that of wielding tho but most of tho guns in tho liaru.- of j sword, namely, that of selling plough- the militia are the 12*poundor hi .-.s Napoleons, or tho 5-inch iron rifle.', f 1803. In addition to the guns with tho batteries, there is a t nearly overy stale arsenal a miscellaneous collection of old guns of various ages, most of which it would be dangerous to use with projectiles.-“-Century. < To Prevent th e Odor o f Perspiration. The unpleasant odor produced by perspiration is frequently the source of vexation to persons who are subject to it. Nothing is simpler titan to re­ move this odor much more effectually than by the application of such un­ guents and perfumes as are in use. It is only necessary to procure some of the compound spirits of ammonia, and place about two tablespoonfuls in a basin of water, Washing the face, hands and arms with this leaves the akin as dean, sweet and fresh as one could wish. The wash is perfectly harmless, and very cheap. I t Is rec­ ommended on the authority of an ex- jierienced physician. “-Old Homestead —The practice of sticking the Sewing needle in the thread on Aspool results in having a bent Implement to sew With shares. In other Words, I became a traveling salesman for a wholesale hardware house in St. Louis, whoso chief trade was in agricultural imple­ ments. My territory lay in the north, arid in a« Iowa town was a hardware man named Murgoni who was a good Customer of mine. Ho was a pleasant fellow, and I used often to spend some time a t his store chatting with him while waiting for the train by which I usually left tho place. On ono of those occasions I related tho incident which I have just now inflicted upon yon, and when I had finished Murgon slapped his hand down on his knee exclaiming: ‘I know tho man that gave you tha t saber cut! I t is old Uncle ISillic Oramp? ton, who lives out here a few miles dis­ tant. He is a good customer and friehd of mine. I have heard him tell your story often with tears in his eyes, for he has never forgiven him­ self for cutting you down. While,the probability th a t he may have killed more than one man in battle, fighting a t random, docs not trouble him, the consciousness of having killed one man whom he met face to face seems to hang over him like a pall, and he feels him­ self almost a murderer, lie often comes In here—by the way, ho is com­ ing in this evening to g e t p l o w from me; and if you will wait over till the eight o'clock train you can meet him here, and I will get him to tell the story in your presence. It seems to weigh on his mind, and he is always ready to talk about it.’ Well, I stayed to see the old man. He came in -sure, enough along in the evening^a weather­ beaten, honest-faced old Sfflkiw, who didn’t look a t all like a man possessed of a taste for saber slashing. Mr. Mur. gon. engaged him in conversation, and adroitly led him into a recital of the story as he had' promised During the recital, which ‘Uncle Billy’ managed to lengthen as an old man can, quite' a number of men dropped in, one by one, and formed a group about him, and when, he had finished he said: " ‘I tell you', men, the only th ing ! re­ gret about my army life is the killing' of that man. If I could undo-that one stroke of my right arm I would.be a { happy man." I "His account of the' affair tallied so f exactly with my recollection of it as to leave riot'the slightest- doubt as, to his being the than who had assaulted me, sod said: ‘Give yourself no further un­ easiness about that man; he is notdead, but here before you 1 am the-man you struck with your saber that day.’ And l parted my hair and showed him the scar ns I have shown it to you. A few more words from me describing the horse I rode, and mentioning the letter *D’ which I had observed on his cap, assured the old man that I was in­ deed the man. whom- ho had mourned As slain by his hand,and with a burst of joyful tears-he sprang at me;threw both arms around me and, resting his face j on my head, sobbed like a child. I oft­ en met 'Uncle Billie’ after that: in fact, 1 he al ways made it a point to be at tho * town to meet me when he knew I was s coming, being informed hv Murgon, j and we have had many pleasant chats together: He said,, and I believe he spoke truly, that he had not a comrade j in arms whom it gave him.' as much j pleasure to seo as myself." - • 1 “Well,” said I, when the doctor had 1 finished, “that is the best war story I | ever heard, because It ends in peace." f —Martha Dion Spencer, in S t Louis} Republic. __ : . ____ _ j REMEMBERED BY GRANT, A Fortner Art o f Hravrry Nave* t ?.’egro ■ From l ’unUhment. , , . : John Johnson, better known ,nsj “Bomb-proof," a demented but perfect*! ly harmless Negro, is dead, He, was J well known in Grand army circles and j hull lived by the charities of Grand { army men for the last twenty years. j Johnson .received his queer sohri-1 quet "Bomb-proof’ from Gen. Grant j When'the union troops were making! their approach toward Richmond, a riil-! lory duels between the confederate; stronghold, Fort Darling, arid the j United States batteries at Harrison’s; landing were of 'frequent occurrence. . It was not often that the confederates' | shells, did any harm, but one day a ."screamer” fell among a number o f j officers who were, seated before their ! tents. John-Johnson, th en 'an intelli-1 gent young contraband and the servant j of one of these officers, was present The shell rolled directly to his feet. 1 Each one did his best to get away I from the neighborhood of the unwcl-! come visitor, except Johnson. He i stooped and attempted to roll the shell I toward the embankment, intending to ! hurl it over into' the ditch, but before I he could carry out his purpose it ex- j plodetL • j The officers hastened back to where j the brave fellow had fallen, expecting { to find him dqad. Ho was merely j stunned, however, and bore not the slightest sign of having been wounded, • but after he had recovered it was seen ttiat the shock in some way had affect -1 cd his mind, although not enough to ! make him unfit for duty. Some time after this occurrence John* j son was comt-martialed for something 1 he had done and found guilty. Thu j verdict of the court was sent' to Gen. j Grant for his approval. The general, | who knew of the shell incident, sent the verdict bade with this indorse­ ment: “Not approved. 'Bomb-proofs’ are not responsible.’’—-N. V. Times. IN WOMAN'S BEHALF. TWO WOMEN OF NOTE. “ F ig h tin g Hob" Kvall*. “Fighting Boh" Evans, now in com­ mand of the Yorlttown, earned his title in the attack on Tort Fisher in the late war. Evans, then a midshipman, was alighting from a boat with the marines when a bullet hit him, making a severe flesh wound Not minding that he led the way up the slope to the breast­ works, when, in attempting to scale the ramparts, a shot broke his leg. Seizing a rifle, he lay on the ground and kept picking -off the gunners as they attempted to load one of the, big guns of the fo rt The union forces were repulsed in this attack, - and “Fighting Bob" lay all night in the moat In the morning the union forces tqadc another and successful attack on the fort, and when the marines reached “llpb” up he rose and with his rifle as a crutch led ' his men again to the at­ tack. Congress, in recognition of his pluck, promoted him, and his brother officers dubbed him “Fighting Bob."— N, Y. Recorder,^ - —Tcrriblel—Bereaved wife (to nurse) —Do you think my husband will live till to-morrow? Nurse—I am afraid not, madam, and 1 would advise you to order « mourning dress a t once. Wife (wringing her hands)—This Is terrible, How would yopi have it trimmed?— Cloak Review, Fen Vlniures of sir*. Koutliworlli and Mr*. Holme*. The two most popular novelists among women to-day have written continuous­ ly for the greatest number of. years, and have published the greatest num­ ber o f’volumes. It speaks well, also, for the general rpanility of the popular, taste that the literature created by them is pure. Picture the faithfulness and the persistency, the ■genius for hard work, and the elasticity of crea­ tion embodied in two women who, within eighty years, have produced nearly one hundred novels—good, wholesome, some of them exciting, novels, Mrs •E. D. E. N. Southworlh has been the longest in the harness; in_ other words, iu the author's chair. With almost . incredible rapidity—she has sometimes written three volumes a year—she turned -out about sixty nov­ els, many of them really dramatic and most of them decidedly' sensational. Sensational they may all be, but never impure. I t would seem that a woman who had written .continuously for forty-eight years, and, in her old age, is still writ­ ing, would have written herself dry of incident and plot. But her.ingenuity and her energy seem, boundless. The National Era, which brought ,out Mrs., Stowe and “Gail Hamilton.” published Airs. South worth’s first-serial, "Retri­ bution;” -and it was the first serial, which issued from an- American pen. Mr-. -Southworth’s first story was pub­ lished by the Baltimore -Saturday Vis­ itor, and was called “The Irish Refu­ gee.” She was a teacher at-the time and continued so for several years, but demands upon her strength as an nuthor became so' pressing that she soon"’devoted herself entirely to her destined-vocation. The Harpers, Peter­ sons and Bonners fought for the prod­ ucts of her pen, the’ -New York Ledger monopolizing her stories for many years: .Mrs. South worth’s novels have been translantcil into French, German and Spanish-, having been republished- in London, Paris, Lcipsic, Madrid and 'Montreal. For twenty-three years the famous novelist lived in her beautiful villa on the Potomac Heights, near Washing­ ton. paring the centcunial year she lelt Pleasant Cottage, in which she had woven so many fancies’and plots nnd made a lorUino out of her brain, remov­ ing to another charming home a t Yon­ kers, N, Y. There, hist December, she passed her seventy-second' birthday, and there she still lives ami labors. She loves this home, too;, and who would not?' - Mrs. Mary J. Holmes as a novelist has been compared to the. )at,e Rev. E,. P. Roe. Her works never offend; their, obvious airii is to teach a good lesson, nnd they reach an enormous number of readers. In fact, since the dentil of Mr. Roe there‘lias been no writer iu Amer­ ica whoso novels have sold as well as Mrs. Holmes’. It is said that already considerably more than 1 , 000,000 copies o th e r works have been put.upon the market. From childhood the novelist was a dreamer, and sensitive, She says of the Brookfield .(Mass.) farm house in which she was born: "There was a well-sweep in the rear, and a great poplar tree shading the windows from which my. young eyes first looked out upon tho world,which, from my earliest recollections, has to inc been filled with shadowy people." Since then, lu-r blue eyes and yellow hair have both deepened and darkened, but she is still the same sensitive, imaginative being, of an older growth, much of whose life is spent in another world. Some steps in tier outward life: At three sba commenced school; a t six studied grammar; a t thirteen taught; at fifteen had her first production pub­ lished: married a lawyer of Richmond, N.Y.; removed to Versailles, ICy., where her first novel, “Tempest and Sun­ shine,” was issued. Afterwards the stories came oil apace, until now they number about thirty. But, although Airs. Holmes is rich, has been (with ail her labors of love) almost a universal traveler, and lias lived for many years in an elegant home a t Broekport, N. Y., she is still modest, and a friend and a delightful entertainer to all tho girls whom she draws- to herself in-the flesh. All biographical notices of herself,- she says, seem to her like “funeral ser­ mons,’ To be “written up" makes her “very nervous.” Which are some of the pains incident to fame. In person Airs. Holmes is tall, slender and graceful, lias large, blue eyes and brown hair. She is fond of chil­ dren, although, her large, quiet home shelters none of-hcr own. Slio and her husband, as stated, arc great travelers and when they return from some foreign land nothing gives the popular author so much pleasure as to gather around her a company of young people and tell what she has seen and learned abroad. Her beautiful home with its music, its works of art-, its conservatory filled witli rare plants aud flowers, is an index of her refined and educated character. Mrs. Holmes* home is thus described; The cottage is an unpretentious frame house, painted brown, and only a few minutes’ walk from tlio depot. I t is, however, unique, with dormer win­ dows, tiny balconies, cozy nooks, and bow windows looking out upon the vel­ vety lawn. Fine oil paintings are a r­ ranged artistically in the drawing­ room, together with several beautiful water-colors and . a choice colleo tion of bric-a-brac, delicate mosaic*, pieces of statuary, and rare old china. In the middle room or lower library, upon numerous shelves built into the wall, is a valuable collection of books handsomely hound, and in the niches are placed the statuettes, “ Iiu th ' and ’‘Rebecca," “ Venus" and “Apollo Bel­ vedere.” The dining-room is furnished ■ iu the prevailing modern, style, with a handsomely carved biiffe in oak. filled .with bits of rare Dresden china andC bric-a-brac. Off from tins lovely sunnjy, room is the conservatory, filled wit! / plants and vines of every description,/ wiiiie several pieces of -statuary are placed in the niches in the wait,—-Chi­ cago Tribune. ___________ WOMEN'S COLLEGES. What President Eliot, of Hurvard, Tliiitlc* About Them . , _ In the fifth denture of his Lowelldn- ... stitute course, this season. President Eliot, of .Harvard university, spoke of the development of women’s colleges. After enumerating the opening of the several colleges and annexes, President Eliot is represented in the Boston Her­ ald as.,saying: These women s colleges will hardly come to be equal to colleges • for men for years'to come They have not had the time, to get together the. necessary laboratories, collections and libraries, or to obtain properly trained teachers. Besides, highly-educated men, as a rule, prefer to teach in men’s colleges. As to the last statement, is President Eliot sure he .is right? 'The corps of professors at llryn Alawr college, for instance, would indicate th a t’he can not be quite so ' certain. Conceding that his statement in regard jo this matter is true, is the reason to he found firi the fact that young women are the students instead of young men, or in the fact that lesser salaries are paid?, When in the course of tune the , woman’s colleges become thoroughly / equipped in all their departments of work, and can afford to pay law* sal­ aries, will-the highly educated men, as a rule, prefer to teach men?- Another Boston paper represented ' President Eliot as saying:' “The fate of co-education in, this country is not yet quite apparent. ’ It is more popu­ lar in the west Utah in the cast, where 1 colleges especially for womjrfi seemed to lie preferred.” The president’s mem­ ory should be jogged with a b it of his­ tory. When the demand was made for higher 'educational opportunities for -women,-the established colleges in tho ivest, one after anotherf'op.’ne 1 their doors to women.. In the cast most of the established colleges selfishly ami stubbornly refused to admit women, so that the matter of preference would not seem .to bo a matter of choice. — Springfield (Mass.) Republican ASiifCciiifuLltiiiicImr. One of the .most successful ranchers in the. west is a young widow, slight in stature, • itini d in manner and fair of face. . Hue is also a clever conversa­ tionalist, intellectual it, her'tastes ami very foml of painting, to which site de­ votes tiic leisure she can secure after •litlending to the large estate she man­ ages entirety herself. WOMEN'OF THE“DAY. T iiekk are a dozen women piano , tuners in .Philadelphia. T ub first woman to pass examination * ^ ] as a lawyer in Connecticut is Miss Mary llall. Aim E lt . k . v W itter has been admit­ ted to practice in the laml office of the Denver district. She is a -graduate of the Denver high-school and twenty-one years of age. Her father is a land-oflice attorney of long standing. T ub Woman's Liberal Society of England, headed by Mrs. Gladstone, lias a membership of about 109,000, and the Primrose league is even larger. The women of England take a keen and active interest in politics. AIiss R osa L ee T ucker , of Okolona. has been re-elected state librarian of the two houses of the Mississippi legis* ture, and Mrs. Alary Brown Russell Day has just been chosen slate 1'.ovarian of Kentucky by tho legislature. Allis. P jjieise II earst , widow- of Sen­ ator llearst, has recently endowed five llirec-humlred-dollar scholarships for women, in tho State University, the candidates to be recommended by the county superintendent, and no competi­ tive examination required, THERE' is one vocation, particularly fitted to a woman who has deftness arid, skill combined with artistic taste. This vocation is to furnish floral and table decorations for elegant entertainments. One woman on tho Pacific coast has built up a very successful and flourish­ ing business during the past six years. Miss L aura T oivnf , is one of the first women to be appointed to public office in the south. She has been made a member of tho educational board, a post for which slio is peculiarly fitted by the years she has spent teaching the negroes in the island of 8 t. Helena Her appointment wax opposed by tho . colored man who was president of the board. He objected streriously to hold­ ing office with a woman. Two ladies of New York are the pro- motors of a scheme for starting a hotel for women only. Thero are to be no rules The lights are not to he turned ont a t a fixed hour, as was tho edict in the Stewart’s Women's Hotel. Neither pisnos nor sewing machines are to be tabooed, nor Is the money­ making type-writer, to be forbidden. Tho whole is to be conducted on tin* lines of the ordinary hotel boarding­ house, except tha t women only are to be admitted. t e m p e r a n c i THREE GEIN Illu stratin g ti Proverb “Charlie! Char/*/ mamma wants her llttl This fond, motherly into my room through windows, near tiie cl . June afternoon,' as I t ring over an array < iembled chaos, hi aily bread." Presently there carar _ I raised m,v head I the doorway the gni young Mrs. Preston, <> wife, with its shap head, her sweet fa with the voice whose still rang iu my ears “Miss Helen." she as w seen my little lpd, my think where he can be amuse baby Paul whil had ,been up with the most of the night be weary. I did not mca but it seems I fell asl« awoke after a long, lo baby sleeping sweet: gone. It is so strai after a slight pause, “f< a little boy he is so never before has left .1 I have put Kim in his cl Together we hunte and garden, down the which led to the Bros road, that in its turn city near which we lit purpose. Then turt searched carefully hot rambliag houses, tho hope of finding the qb; J ust as we were a being a t our wits’ eri push against the op< ther’s now empty oftie stacle which prevent entirely back. Meeh hehindit to.see what w I saw the dimpled ds little heap,. . “Here he is, safe asleep in Morpheus’ ar joyfully. But with a look of h waved me aside, and, picked up an empty evidently from his fall which were lying at h •had drugged them '.instant lifted the cl from the floorAvith th “Oh, my God! has it c -I remained silent, a; too, reeoguized the fai golden-haired Charlie, old, was ticad drunk! Alii happy mothers little prattlers are p your knees, you can 1 aa an actual occurred . Shall 1 tell you the as it fell from the bin friend, confirmed by t timony and what I and heard. I It appears that, lo the grandsire of this mother country, hs drinker. But God in and saved him, hoc subsequently he beca •teetotaler, but an ea r»/the Gospel. 1 myself him preach and sal neatl) his -impassionec The old man never of total abstinence, in the nature of his although born aftet an inherited love of Possessed of a brill many- graces of mil passed through ficho. ultimately graduated from a medical un ante prominent as well as a church m: munity in which he 1 From his inmost sc Vice of iutemperanct sometimes of montl years, lie would he s ing for intoxicating seemed utterly pmve Loathing, yet lo: would struggle ail ground incli by ine 1 unable to ovcrcomf give up—a t length s ing his medical tine hoi they contained cumbing helplessly t petite, and drinkiti three*or four days. • ually sobered, his pitiful. Again arid the strong man we the private meetiri Recusing himself, ft and beseeching hi to pray for him and trial before casting 1 This was repeatoi was universally bel osity, kindness and o f heart,-yet, sooner again be overcome temptation, In the third goner, developed in wee still, in arms, quiver ing when the faint* reached him; and as about he had to be lest he might get tinctures for the .tained, But never ended so sadly, did tually succeed. F< the medicine was * tor he drained the The ensuing At babe who had corr