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I ?p Ml * I GU may be whatever you I "V7" resolve to be." This was the I * motto of Stonewall Jackson, rw ^ ; By this rule he lived and I* ? * conquered, and by it died in ' the rush of victory. Such was Jackson's faith in God and himself, he inspired not only his own men with the certainty of victory, but the entire confederacy felt sure of ultimate triumph while he was in the field. No warrior was ever worshiped by his people as was this Soldier Saint of the Lost L/ituse. \?uus ue nveu cuiu luugut tuc people of the south saw in him the incarnation of God's justice struggling for them. When the wound which was Inadvertently given by his own men at Chancellorsville terminated fatally, the news came as a chilling shock to southern hopes. The history of modern times affords no parallel to the deep sorrow that throbbed in the hearts of the confederate people when Jackson died. Those who had never seen his face wept for him as for their nearest kindred. They began to realize that with him removed their cause was doomed. As one of the leaders declared when he heard the news of Jackson's death, "God has deserted us, else he would not have taken Jackeon." In being so bowed down with grief at Jackson's loss, it must not be understood that they loved Robert E. Lee and their othec generals less, for to the first named at least, their devo- , tion amounted to idolatry, but there was sumeming in jacuson tuat tiie others did not possess which appealed to the people of the south, and gave them ta sublime confidence. This was the reflection of his absolute faith that the hand of Providence was guiding him on. Christened "Stonewall" at Manassas. Stonewall Jackson, as every schoolboy knows, was plain Thomas J. Jack-; son until in the battle of Manassas when the day seemed to be going against the southern forces, Gen. Bee rode up to Jackson and in despair exclaimed: "They are beating us back," and Jackson replied: "Then we will give them the bayonet." Catching the Inspiration of Jackson's indomitable will, Bee galloped back to his command and shouted: "There is Jackson standing like a stone wall. xvh.uj ueuma me Virginians. 1'oiiow me." Gen. Bee charged at the head - of his men, and in a little while fell mortally wounded with his face to the front From that time Jackson was known as "Stonewall," and his command became immortal as tbe Stonewall brigade. Stonewall Jackson's ancestors had lived in Maryland and Virginia for more than 100 years and were of j Scotch-Irish descent. They were all honest God-fearing people, and they were of fighting blood, taking a conspicuous part, first in the Indian troubles, and then in the revolutionary war. Not Robust in Boyhood. The boy who was to . become one of the greatest military commanders the world has ever known, was born in 1824 in Clarksburg among the beautiful mountains of what was then Virginia, and now West Virginia. He was "left an orphan at an early age by the death of his father, and his mother being unable to support him, he lived with an uncle, through whose kindness he was given the benefit of the best schools of those times. Without showing any special aptness as a scholar, he by perseverance mastered whatever he undertook, and through i hard study learned his lessons welL j Like all geniuses of war he excelled in l mathematics. As a boy he was not strong physically, and in his early J years suffered a partial paralysis, which later disappeared through the strenuous exercises at tho military academy. Served as County Constable. Partly for the healthful outdoor work that the office would give and partly to obtain funds to aid in his further education, he secured the appointment as constable in his district. He was under age at the time, but was in such general favor that no one raised the question as to the legality of the court appointing a minor to rvflR -C J ^ -i-i - _ mc uiuvc. nc tieiiui'mua uie auues of this place with industry and fidelity, though the kind of people he was thrown in contact with officially, were not such as to aid in the development of character. As he approached manhood he did not display that sober, serious nature that afterwards dominated him. The spiritualization of everything he did, and his rule of making every act of his life a religious act came later. At this time he was little different from other young men in attending horse races, house raisings and country dances. His truthfulness and aggressive honesty remained untarnished from childhood. He was always modest, selfreliant and full of dignity and courtesy. Success In Mexican War. At the age of IS he obtained a TPpct Point rnrlptcMn anrl ontoroil that institution. His literary education had not been thorough, and he progressed with difficulty. In the examinations which closed the first half year's novitiate, he came within a fraction of failing. He steadily improved. however, through his earnest application and untiring perseverance, and graduated at the age of 22, in 1846, seventeenth in a class of about Wore on Vis ''No, I'm not particularly enthusiastic over my vacation," said the lady iwith the young face and the beautiful gray hair, in answer to her friend's question. "I fear I'm growing oldold in mind and impulses, I mean. I've been losing one of my pet fancies? delusion perhaps it was?and that is always disconcerting. j "The chiefest charm of youth, to ^e, has ever been its originality. Per " . ' , V - CTi . ? j^W^OL seventy. The Mexican war was then in progress, and Jackson was at once made second lieutenant by virtue of his West Point commission. His services were brilliant in this campaign, and he was promoted to the rank of major. Became Devout Christian. So far Jackson had not given deep study to religious subjects, and had little knowledge of creeds. When he returned to the United States at the close of the Mexican war, he became intensely concerned in Christianity, and joined the Episcopal church. From that time, forward his every act was characterized by extreme piety. He is quoted as having said that two no Vi a nrnilH CO uuui o nao cio xuug uo uv Vv?.? 0 ? without communing with his Maker In prayer. Conscientiousness was one of his marked traits, and duty was to him of first consideration. His reverence of the Deity was that of the standard of perfection and of the source of authority. He believed in a special Providence, and was erroneously called a fatalist by some. His abiding trust and simple faith were those of a child. He never questioned the whys and wherefores of Providence but fervently prayed for everything and was satisfied with what occurred. "I prefer God's will to my own," he said. A few years after the close of the I Mexican war, he accepted the chair ' of natural philosophy in the Virginia Military institute at Lexington, and took charge of the cadets at that place. This connection opened up for him his career in the war. At the outbreak of hostilities t>etween tne | ( ? 3 a x _ iu A AMll /\f fVtn I r j states ue rrapuuueu tu iuo van ui governor of Virginia, and placed his ] cadets and himself under Gen. Rob- ] ert E. Lee's command. He was ap- s pointed colonel of the Virginia Vol- i unteers. After the battle of Harp- 1 er's Ferry he was promoted to the i rank of brigadier general in recognl- ] tlon of his eminent ability. i A Thunderbolt in War. ( He then began those marvelous ] military operations that have won the plaudits of all mankind. Military experts have pronounced his maneuvers greater In some respects 1 than Napoleon's and surpassing in ' details those of Julius Caesar. 1 He was a thunderbolt of war-energy. He would strike at one point and in an incredibly short time* attack at some distant place, and hurl his forces against the weakest line of his op- 1 ponent. He was never routed in bat- 1 tie and never had an organized por- | tion of his armv cantured. The baffling strategy which he brought to 1 bear upon the opposing forces, his ! furious attacks, and his remarkable marches made his name and fame as 1 a leader of armies undying. While the battle raged he would be in the very front of danger, and when the crisis was passed he would retire to 1 his tent for prayer. His trust in the Almighty made him fearless of all things else. He united qualities that seemed incompatible, by combining military genius of the highest order with intense religious fervor. He would never tell his plans of war even to his closest associates, and those around him would not know what he intended to do until the orders were given. He made rapid marches, advancing and retreating with a swiftness unheard of before in the annals of war. His sudden onslaughts usually swept all before him, and when the opposition brought against him over whelming numbers he would suddenly disappear to crash like lightning in a new and unexpected place. His tactics were to advance and fight and 1 itor's Nerves haps this was an "off" summer for the youth who gathered at the little shore place where I spent the summer; anyway It was a bit disappointing to find them all members of the 'Oh you' family. "I'll admit the first two or three times one hears a gay youngster hail another with a jovial 'Oh you Harry,' or Tolly,' as the case may be, it sounds rather smart, but given 20 or ??? ' ' ? MtooiO K, , /bs:m& s- 6 A / MM I ?o on' fighting until victorious. Through it all he prayed and prayed. More than once as his brigade was passing into action, he- could be seen sitting motionless upon his horse with right hand uplifted, and while the nvar columns swept by him in solemn silence, into the fiery storm of shot,, tils lips would move in earnest prayer is the earth trembled beneath the thunder of cannon, and the very air Df the heavens seemed agonized with the shriek of shell. ' Slain by His Own Men. "You may be whatever you resolve to be," and so he resolved and so he won. He believed that his marvelous rictories would go on to the end of the war, and that the southern cause would triumph, but God willed otherwise. His victory at Chancellorsville was followed soon after by his death [rom the injuries inflicted by the tiro of his own soldiers, who In the darkness of night mistook him and his escort for the enemy. He accepted the Divine Will with that same satisfaction he did His favors, knowing it to be beet. As he lay on his deathbed conscious that his earthly aircastles were In ruins, and that his life was ebbing fast, he was thoroughly resigned to bis fate. When the shadows came closer, and he realized that the end was at hand, he said as his last words: "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees." So he died courageous and trustful, a noble example of the winning of life's battle by simple faith and devotion to duty. Fought for State's Rights. Was he sincere? His critics question. How, it has been asked, could a man pray for the continuation of human slavery? The civil war was not waged for or against slavery. It is true the agitation of the slavery question brought about the issues out of which the war came; but the south did not fight to keep negroes slaves, nor did the north fight to make negroes free. The south battled for what it conceived to be the rights of free 30 young people living In the space of two city blocks for three months, with the on9 constant greeting. 'Oh you Bessie,' 'Oh you kid," and its novelty n?11a An nno i/ano un luic. "Needless to say this particular crowd of young folks devoted many of its-rightful sleeping hours as well as its waking ones to larks and escapades of all sorts, and an ancient body like myself never appreciated being wakened at any and all hours of the night by the tuneful cry, 'Oh you Mary?Paul?Jane' from l.he next door and Independent states confederated under a constitution guaranteeing those rights; the north fought to establish the indispolubility of the union of those states. It is plain now that armed conflict over this question was inevitable from the time the states came together to form a "more perfect union,'" and adopted a constitution without settling the question of the right of a state to withdraw from that compact. The future was certain to bring either disunion or the sealing of the union in blood. If the difference as -to the dissolubility of the union had not arisen out of slavery, it would have come over some other n?*/\k1oTvi TVio on nth wac Hppnl V 1m XUW 0VUVU T. pressed with the righteousness of its cause, a:ad Lee and Jackson and the other great leaders believed in it as they did in their religion. They were fighting for the freedom of their states?not for the slavery of men and women. These disputes are all forever sattled now, and no patriotic American wishes they had terminated other than as they did. Nevertheless, the southern cause was to millions of good people' a sacred cause, worth At the Aust "You may talk about tbe difflcul- i ties you encounter with the customs | inspectors on arriving in New York," said an English woman in New York the other day, "but you will find that worse troubles of the kind accumulate for you in certain parts of Europe. Especially is this apt to be |true on the Austrian border. "I was coming up from Turkey on my way to Paris a few months ago. Owing to the fact that my cousin, who 1? J tMiralltiff ttrHh m P pould llctu. L/CCU uurviiiiQ ?? * ? not get away from Constantinople, I had to make the journey alone. "The train on which I traveled is supposed to be one of the finest in Europe, but most of the way to Vienna it stops every few minutes. They told me the reason was tnat they had been unable to get enough coal to start with and that these stops were necessary to get fuel. Apparently they took on about a shovelful at each station. "We reached the Austrian frontier about two o'clock in the morning, and then uniformed customs officials went through the train routing out everybody. They wouldn't let the women dress, and I had to hurry out with nothing on but a dressing gown, and the night was cold, too. We were huddled in a room in the station anc our hand luggage was brought out, while every compartment in the train was searched. Then they made us open our bags and satchels. "The man who attended to my luggage was a very disagreeable sort of person. He insisted upon my opening everv parcel I had. "Now, in my effects was a large box of Turkish delight, whlcn, as you may know, Is a sort of sweet paste or gum piazza. They went nightly in a body to the post office?a small town's most popular meeting place?and on their return left their several members at their respective homes with the never-omitted parting salute from all?'Oh you?' "In the morning neither cockcrow nor dashing waves, not even your neighbor's cook nor a flsn peddler aisturbed our morning naps, but some 'up and coming' youngster up the street, or perhaps nearer by, began waking the various members of the COPy R [ OH T iby y&sxeuvi^Z/ \\ I o^kcAj-o/y V y praying for and dying for. Exactly as no southerner now regrets that the union was maintained, so no patriotic northerner denies the sincerity of the southerners in fighting so bravely for a cause they believed altogether righteous. Roused North and Thus Saved Union. The evening bells of life are tolling for the survivors of that fierce conflict, and one by one they are being laid to rest in their last camping ground. The animosities of other years have subsided in the soft twilight of time and the deeds of those who wore the gray as well as those who wore the blue are the common glory of a united country. Jackson believed and taught that God's will is best, and so all see it was in the ending of that contest. It was this man of iron and of faith that was raised up through his mighty victories to arouse the nation, and thus preserve this federated republic that is the hope of the oppressed of every land. Faith in God, faith in his fellow men, faith in himself, these are the ways by which Jackson won a fame that will oecome Drignter ana Drignv er as time flies through the ages. rian Border and Is considered a great delicacy out there. I was taking it to some friends at home. The box was solidly constructed; in fact, there were two outer cases of wood, and the candy was in a sealed tin box. " 'You must open this box,' said the official In gruff German. " 'I certainly shall not,' I replied, and I explained what It contained, " 'But It must be opened,' he insisted. He refused to believe me. " 'Then open it yourself,' I said; 'but you must fasten It up again.' "He growled and started in. The outer case was securely nailed and It took some time to get the top off. When he had removed that and revealed another wooden box the official swore. Then when he had got the top off the second box there was the tin. tie spoiled tne oiaae or ms kduu cutting that open and then when he came to the Turkish delight he waa disgusted. "Of course I laughed in his face. Then he refused to pack the boxes again, but I insisted, threatening him with all sorts of things about appealing to the British ambassador, and so on, so he finally turned in and did as I ordered him, while my fellow passengers chaffed him at being ordered about by a woman. "I learned afterward that a woman traveling alone had been smuggling a lot of Turkish tobacco into Austria and that the officials had lately been keeping a sharp lookout for her. My being unaccompanied had aroused suspicion." The dentists who took a stand against kissing probably lost tho patronage of all kissable girls. crowd by calling, 'Oh you Dick, Patty,' and so on till the whole sot were awake. So was every one else. "I did learn the names cf nno young man and his sister, but as for the others, were I to meet any of them on Broadway or the Bowery or any other place I should be tempted to greet, him with, 'Oh you Harry. Oh you kid.' Perhaps I was an 'Oh you something' this summer myself." Trying to paint the town red showB a certain amount of greenness. V PLANT THRIVES ON FLIES F Little Weed, Grown In England, Helps ^ In Work of Ridding Homes of Pest. In England there grows a little reddish-leaved, odd-looking plant known d as sundew. It is but an inconspicu- r< ous weed, and yet literary and sclen* c; title honors have been heaped upon It h The leaf is round and flat, and is w covered by a number of small red si glands, which act as the attractive b advertisement to the misguided insects. Their knobby ends are covered It with a glutinous secretion, which u glistens like honey in the sunlight ? and so gains for the plant its common s< English name. But the moment a ri hapless fly, attracted by hopes of meat b< or nectar, settles quietly in its midst, ti on hospitable thoughts Intent, the w viscid liquid holds him tight immedi- a ately, and clogs his legs and wings, so e: that he is snared exactly as a sparrow b is snared in birdlime. p Then the leaf closes over him slow- p Iy but surely, and crushes him by folding its edges inward gradually to- a ward the center. Tho fly often lingers v long with ineffectual struggles, while E the cruel, crawling leaf pours forth a d digestive fluid?a vegetable gastric fi juice, as it were?and dissolves him g alive piecemeal. * a ? - - t c The Independent Cat. The domestic cat is above all things t an anarchist. It submits to no rule. ^ The dog may lick the hand that beats it, but the cat says: "You have brought me into your civilization; I g did not ask to come, and I do not ask ^ to stay." Proudhon rightly placed ;i p cat at tne ieet 01 ms ngure 01 hd- i , erty. I A ""PINK (~( / IrW Cures the skin and acti Vj?\ Kl the tongue. Safe for bwxxi cents and $1.00 a bottle; 86 aud horse goods houses, ? ^SSS!^ SPOHN MEDICAL CO LEFT TO A WORSE FATE Dynamiter, Himself a Married Man, Knew What Awaited Forgetful Husband. The business man was sitting In his office, thinking of starting for home, when a suspicious looking person came In with a leather bag In his hand. "If you don't give me 525," said the visitor, coming at once to the point, "I will drop this on .the floor." The business man was cool. "What is in it?" he asked. "Dynamite," was the brief reply. "What will it do if you drop it?" "Blow you up." "Drop it!" was the instant command. "My wife told me when I left home this morning to be sure and send up a bag of flour, and I forgot It. I guess it will take just about as much dynamite as you have there to prepare me for the blowing up 111 get when she sees me!" He'threw himself back in his chair and waited for the explosion, but it aia not come. "I'm a married man myself," said the dynamiter, and quietly slipped out ?Illustrated Bits. "Thank You's." The man who Is not thankkful for the lessons he learned in adversity didn't learn any. There must be plenty of thankfulness in the world if those who have . loved and lost could know just what they have lost. "Why are you giving thanks? They took $10,000 from you in Wall street a little while ago, didn't they?" "Yes; but I got out with $20 they didn't know I had."?Judge. Just Guessed. "Mrs. Wadsworth, I am very glad, Indeed, to meet you. But, haven't I had the honor of being introduced to you before? What was your name formerly, if I may ask?" "My maiden name?" "No; your name before you were divorced." "Hotf did you know I had been divorced?" "Why, hasn't everybody?" An Admission. Fred?I proposed to Miss Dlngley last night. Joe?Don't believe I know her. 13 she well off? Fred?Yes, I guess so. She refused me. COFFEE WAS IT. } People Slowly Learn the Facts. "All my life I have been such a slave to coffee that the very aroma of It was enough to set my nerves B quivering. I kept gradually losing my ? health but I used to say 'Nonsense, It t don't hurt me.' f "Slowly I was forced to admit the q truth and the final result was that my t whole nervous force was shattered. "My heart became weak and uncertain In Its action and that frightened me. Finally my physician told me, about a year ago, that I must stop drinking coffee or I could never ex- pect to be well again. "I was In despair, for the very , I thought of the medicines I had tried j I so many times nauseated me. I j thought of Pcstum but could hardly j bring myself to give up the coffee. . "Finally I concluded that I owed it to myself to give Postum a trial. So I got a package and carefully followed 8 the directions, and what a delicious, [ " nourishing, rich drink it was! Do you j - know I found it very easy to' shift j from coffee to Postum and not mind j the change at all? "Almost immediately after I made ; tho change I found myself better, and 1 aa the days went by I kept on improv- { ing. My nerves grew sound and ? steady. I slept well and fait strong , E and well-balanced all the time. j "Now I am completely cured, with * the old nervousness and sickness all 0 gone. In every way I am well once ; more." I _ It rays to give up the drink that i acts on some like a poison, for health j j is the greatest fortune one can have. | Read the little book, "The Road to j Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Rea- j son." OSTS HER VISITING RULES Irs. Appleton Has Set of Good*Natured Hints on Her Guest< . Room Door. 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