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WAR S'i Greil. JL.ee\s l.iible St< Members of historical Hocictie.*, lov irs of Wqshiogtoniana and the whole wide circle of relatives and acquaint ances of the family of (ion. Robert E. Lee, are j-j.U mm intensely interested rn the efforts of members of the family to regain possession <if the Curtis family Bible, which was lost by them forty-three years ago and for which, during that time, a vain and uninter rupted search has been conducted. Found unexpccedily a few month.s ago in the hands of a Philadelphia!!, this priceless heirloom, which Martha Washington used at her morning de votions and which bears on its yellow ed pages pages the birth and death re oords of many of America s famous mer, is now the (subject of a dispute which may be carried into the Courts fV>r settlement. The present owner, who ?h George W. Kendriek, Jr., vice president of tohe Union Surety and Guarauty Com pany, refuses to turn it over to the Lees and docs not recognize their elaim to it. An attorney hai been consulted by a member of the family with a view to finding out whether legal proceedings can be instituted. The mystery of the disappearance of the Custis Bible, which came into the hand*) f Gen. Robert K. Lee by direct descoct-i from Martha Washington, is one wd?ich the family has spared no ef??tta to solve, the General himself being an active participant in the search up to the time of his death. Tho story of its wanderings has been only partly revealed by its discovery, but sufficiently so to convince the family that it was taken from Arling ton Ilcighta by a Union soldier in 1 S(j 1 at the time of the confiscation of the property by ihe United States Government. It was only a few weeks after the resignatiou of G<'ii. Leo from the Uni ted States army and his appointment to the command of the forces of the South that his family, in their beau tiful home at Arlington, received word from Gen. Scott, who wa? then at the head of the Union army, order ing them to vacate the place within twenty-four hours. In much hasto and confusion Mrs. Lee and her chil dren, whose grief at being torn from their old home was forced into tho background by their terror of the Northern army, paoked up their be longings in a single night and fled to the home of a relative It was not for several days that the family Bible, which had been treasured with tho greatest care, was found to be miss ing. It had evidently been left be hind at Arlington, with other things of less value. A return for the pur pose of looking for it was oat of the question, since the place waB already in the hands of the Union army, and they were foroed to resign themselves a_ l_ VU un lUDDt During the four years of war which .followed no active search was made for tho book, but when after tho sur render at Appomattox, Gen. Leo and his sons rejoined their family, the whereabouts of the Bible became an absorbing topic. Inquiry was made everywhere, and museums and collec tions of historical relics were examin ed without result. The book hud evidently gone forever from the fami ly's possession, and. Gen. Lee died without hearing any tidings whatever of it. The first word of the Bible was re ceived in March of last year. Miss Mary Leo, a daughter of Gen. Lee, while visiting friends in Philadelphia, received an anonymous type-written letter telling her briefly that the book for which she had so long been search ing was in possession of Mr. Ken driek. He had placed it on exhibi tion, the letter said, among other Washingtoniana in the Masonic Tem ple, in November, 1902, at the cele bration of the sesqui-oentennial anni versary of the initiation of Wash ington into the Fraternity of Free Masons. Miss Lee, who was about to return to her house in Virginia, did not have time to investigate the cluo at that vfiime, but left the matter in charge of her hostess. Inquiries revealed that tho book was unmistakably the miss ing Bible, and Miss Lee, on being in formed of it, wrote to Mr. Kendriek, asking if he would be willing to return it. ' Mr. Kendriok took the attitude that there were so many members of the family that one was not entitled to the Bible more than another. He consented, however, to a request by Mrs. Charles Custia Harrison, who is a member of the Society of the Ladies of Mount Vernon, that she be permit non to the annual meeting of the so ciety in May. There the Bible was fully identified as the original Oustie Bible, and after the return to Phila Pniladelphi tako the book to Mount Ver OKI HS. ?Ion IVom -A rlington. ?3 ia Bulletin. delphia the Leos became more deter mined than ever t<i regain possession of it. Mi>s Lee, in behalf of her brother, Cm. Custis Lec, of Raveusworth, \'a., who, an the eldest son, is said to be the rightful owner, consulted a Phila delphia lawyer a few mouths later. The lawyer communicated with Mr. Keudrick. S'n further proceedings have yet been made. Mr. Kendrick, in speaking of tlie mat 1er, h.iid ; "While 1 have had the Bible for over twenty years, I am perfectly will ing in give it either to tin: Ladies of Mount V'crnon Society or to the Smithsonian Institution, Washington. Such a relic as this should be placed where the public can see it. I do not admit that (Jen. (JustisJLeo is entitled to it more than any other descendant of Martha Washington, and hence am unwilling to turn it over to him. I do not know whether the attorney in tends to prosecute the matter or not. I have not heard from him since his first communication." Mr. Kcndrick said that he bought the Bible twenty-two years ago from a man named Stein, who is now dead. "I understand," said ho, ''that Mr. Stein's father, who was a soldier in the Union army, bought the book from a sutler, who in turn purchasod it from a soldier who fouud it in the house at Arlington. A sutler is a man who follows an army selling pro visions and clothing to the troops. Both Mr. Stein and his father being dead, there is no way of learning just how the book came into their posses sion, and I did not inquire particu larly in regard to it wheu I bought it." The Bible was published by Charles Bell in London in 1702. It contains the nntti.'S of the births of l'aony l'arke Custis, September IB, 1710, and Daniel Parke Custis, October 15, 1711. There are also the records of the mar riago of Daniel and Martha Custis and the births of their various children. Ou the page at the end of the New Testament is the birth record of G"Orgo W. 1'. Custis, the adopted son of Washington, while on the page immediately preceding the Book of Psalms is the birth record of Gen. Robert E. Lee. A slip of paper in the book, evi dently written years ago, bears the following statement: "This Bible was road in her mtrning-levotions by Mar tha Washington." In a letter to a friend a few weeks ago, Miss Mary Lee, in speaking of her father, Gen. Lee's anxiety to re cover iho Bible, said: "My father often said to us, 'I hope that into whosoever's hands it has fallen he will read the book and know from it that it is his duty to return it.' " A Story of Sergeant Jasper. To the Editor of The State: Tho enclosod paper, from The Ladies' Home Journal, was road before the "Esther Marion" ehaptor, I). A. R. Relieving that other chapters would be interested, I have been requested to ask publication for this paper on the D. A. R. page, which has been so kindly given us. Sincerely thanking you, I am Very resyectfully, * H. M. A. Wyman, Registrar Esther Marion Chapter. TUE LOVE STOHY OF SERGEANT JAM- . I'KU. The story of the love of Sally St. ( Clair and Sergeant Jasper is brief, j touching and tragic. Jasper was a ] hero of tho American Revolution and < belonged to tho famous band of Ma- 1 rion, the "Swamp Eox." Of rather i humblo origin and limited education, | his talents and unparalcllcd bravery ( prooured his rapid advancement, i Early in the struggle he saved the life of Sally St. Clair, a beautiful young t Southern girl with flashing brown oyes i and curling dark hair. Cupid hides 1 in the folds of battle flags and love i ripens more rapidly when the air vi brates with the martial notes of the bugle, and the blood stirs briskly in time to fife and drum?when today only is sure and tomorrow may oarry < the lover away to glory or death. In j this oase Miss St. Clair's gratitude < was also a potent faotor. i Their love was soaroely declared when Marion's band was ordered into i aetioo and they parted with all the : anguish which lovers must feel in the i faoe of Buch uncertainty. For him < there was excitement, aotion, achieve ment ahead, and for her inaction, un certainty and tedious waiting. This state of affairs became unendurable,. and she made a desperate resolve, lit tle in accord with her especially femi nine appearanoe. She out cS her < hair, donned men's olothing and, fol- > lowing il:- hii?:i<!?}j hi Mated as her loyer pi ?oiupaiiioii-at arms. H lie looked It kt; a blender boy, but bor?! herself with unflinching courage, and rio oue su? peeled her identity, lea-i "i all, .Jaipur. She endured without complaint the fatigucB of inarching, the bivouac on the ground, the coarse, scanty fair, repaid by an occasional truupscof her lover. lie was always at the front aud she always fought bj his side, hoping to Hhicld him in ca9C of danger. Some tiuit'B at night, when guns were stack ed and camp Gres low, and the light of the atara revealed the weary soldiers wrapped in their blankctu aud dream ing, perhaps, of home, sho Htolo to Jasper's side and watched him as he slept. On the eve of a great battle she stood watching him, filled with a presentiment of coming evil, and pray ing that he might never know what she had done for his sake. Her tears fell upon his face, and fearing to arouse him, she stole away to weep through the long hours of the night. In the morning battle raged hotly over the spot aud Mi.ss St. Clair fought desperately side by Hide with Jasper. Thr fever of battle waa in her blood, aud she knevT no fear. At length a weapon was levelled at Jas per, aud she threw herself in front of him, receiving the missile in her own breast and falling at Jasper's feet. As ho held her in his arms, her beau tiful dark eyes glazing in death fixed upon his, her lifo blood gushing rap idly away, ho learned for the first time of all she had dared and endured for love's sake. With her lover's arms about her, and the missilo still in her breast, in the midst of surging and charging infantry and cavalry, with the boom of cannon growing dull er to her dying ears, she gave up her life gladly for him who had ouce saved hers. She was buried in a quiet grave by the Santee river with all the honors due a soldier. The entire brigade stood with bared heads as the guu was Gred above her, and many a tear was shed for her by the rude men who had been her comrades. After this Jasper fought more reck lessly than over, distinguishing him self u number Df timc3. A sword was presented to him for his rescuo of a Gag shot away from the ramparts of Fort Moultrie. He luct his death in raising the flag on the fort in Savan nah. Three men had lost their lives in tho desperate attempt before he made it and succeeded, thus immor talizing himself by a death not less heroic than that of the girl he loved and from whom ho was not long di vided.?From The Ladies' Home Jour nal. lien. Gordons Last. Words at Appo niattox. After tho death of General "Stone wall" Jackson, Gen. John B. Gordon nay be said to have been the "right band" of General Lee, owing to his thorough knowledge of strategy, his habita of watchfulness of the move ments of tho enemy, and the irresisti ale dash with which he led his daring veterans upon the field. General Gordon was born a soldier, itiue son of Mars. He was as mod ?st as he was brave and or course, in bis recent lectures did not tell of his )wn many deeds of valor, as they were witnessed or known to the veterans of Lee's irmy. I was at Appomattox ind beg leave to mention a few inoi lents connected with the gallant Gor ion: By order of Surgeon Lafayette 3uild, medical director of tho Army if Northern Virginia, who had impro vised a amull field hospital for the wounded, of our last "akiruiiau." ou :he morning of iho surrender. On the lay fallowing, while taking a little est from our labors when in conver sation with ray brother medical officer, we were most agreeably surprised by a salutation from General Gordon as he -ode up to our oamp Gre. General jtordon and I wore college boys to gether at the University of Georgia, le a senior and I a freshman. He ad Iressed me in his old familiar manner: 'Ned, get your horse end ride with no, I am now on my way to make a ast address to my soldiers of the See )nd corps and tho right wing of the irmy." In a few moments we were faoing the soldiers who loved him so well ?nd were ever proud to follow him in battle. Still in hi* saddle and follow ed by his staff, all of whom were mounted, General Gordon advanced a pace to the front, and with all the winning grace of a soldier, removed his bat fad addressed bis veterans. I oan only give the ideas in the orude form, for the address, with the lapse of years is now bot a memory of this rad and eventful occasion: "My Countrymen and Fellow Sol diers: Already has onr great com mander, Gen. Robert E. Lee, spoken an aff cot ion ate farewell to the Army of Northern Virginia. No pea or words oan add to bis touching and pa triotic address. I beg, however, as your late oorps commander, the privi lege of a few words in this sad hour of parting. Let me assure you that my heart goes out to eaob and every one of this gallant oorps in this dark hour of disaster. Do aot doubt, my fellow soldier*, that the future historian will give tu you a I'ull tin usuro of your j martial glory. \'<<<ir battle flags, now furled, ?' '! of your !.er;ic achieve moots, tell of your heroic achieve-;] meats. Thousands of your comradee, in almost every plain iu historic old Virginia, sleep tho sleep of death, yet the death of glory. But few survive the fierce conflict of civil war. And oily a remnant is bofore me today, to tell the story of tho battles and priva tions of tho Seoond Army oorpa?tho old corps of Stonewall Jackson. This eorps and this army of Northern Vir- j ginia will be remembered as long as tho namaa of Stonewall Jaoksoo and Robert H. Leo will bo treasured by a grateful people. Overwhelmed by su perior numbers and almost inexhausti ble resources, together with tho un tiring energy and dauntless courage which has over marked the military movements of the great leader of the Federal army, General Ulysses S. Grant, the army of Northern Virginia, an army of heroes, decimated by bat tle, disease and privations, through four years of almost continuous war fare, will now disband, never perhaps, to meet again. "With our last parting let me impress press you one or two thoughts which I trust will go with you to your homes and firesides. Remember that in God's providence we have surrendered not to a foreign fee, but to our own countrymen. In the exhibition of your fortitude in tho face of disaster, ever bo as great and as good as citi zens as you have been great and heroic aB soldiors. lover be the model sol dier. Obey the oivil law, no matter how odious the same may be tempo rarily. Dischargo every duty as a citizen to your respective States and to the general government. Sustain the poor, help tho feeblo, and succor the unfortunate in your midst, and by so doing you will command not only tho admiration and respect of the world, but win the friendship and confidence of those who are now your political enemies. "Fellow soldiers, with my love and my benediction resting upon each and every one within tho sound of my voice, I now bid you farewell. May God, in his infinite mercy and kind ness, protect and bless you and yours now r.nd forever." No words can truly express the touching eloquence and tender pathos of tho speaker or paint the scenes of that sad parting. It was like a last good-bye from brother to brother. With moistmed eyes the veterans grasped *he hand of their gallant leader The> -etirc, for en in groups, and speak in subdued tones. Com rade and comrade shake hands and pait. Slowly they return to their bi vouacs in the open field, where stands tho stacked arms in mute eloquence, the bayonets clasp eaoh other as if in the last embrace of death. The bat tle flags, rent with shot and shell, are now furled forever. The Seoond Ar my corps of the Army of Northern Virginia is no more, except in a story, in posey and in song.?Edwin D. Newton, M. !>., late surgeon A. N. V., in Augusta Chronicle. ? Although the first indioation of hair on a young man's lip elevates ??iuj, la reality it is but a coining down. ? We hate a oold winter in winter almost as muoh as a hot summer in summer. ? Some men arc chronic kickers and somo others are too lazy to kick. ? No woman is always right and no woman's husband is always wrong. ? A waterproof cloak costs about twenty cents in Japan. It is made of oiled paper, and will last one year TVitb ordinary usage. They are worn ohieby by coolies who draw handcarts in the strents. "To say a pleasant word to anyone was almost impossible." "I was troubled with female weakness for tight years ; and suffered mere than I can tell," writes Mrs. Gust. Moser of Ovando, Deerlodge Co., Mont.' " My disposition was affected to auch au extent that to-say pleasant word to anyone waa almost Impossible. "I had two opera tions performed by oneoTthe most skilled surgeons of the West, but did uot get relief. Then, against my doctor's strict orders, I commenced taking Dr. PicTce's Favorite Prescription and Golden "Medical T>is cfnrery,' and also fol lowed the advice riven in the Common Sense Medical Ad* vise*. ?I continued this treatment for three moaths, and to-day am aa healthy and well as a woman can be. I cannot thank Doctor Pierce enough for his kind letters to toe.* Womanly dis eases, as a rule, Spoil the wdisposi tion," because of the extreme nerv? oneness and suffering they cause. Hap piness aa well aa health is restored ta the woman whose diseased conditio? is cured by the use of Dr. Pierce'a Favorite Prescription. After eight years of suft eriner and two fruitless operations, throe ssoaths* ass of "Favorite Prescripts*? rsstsrsd Mrs. Moser to perfect health. This great remedy, for woman's ills, establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulc?ration and cures female weakness. The Common Sense Medical Adviser, 1008 large pages, in paper covers, is sent free on receipt of ai one-cent stamps to* j Ky expense of mailing only. Addiei* r.JL V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. _Y, _ Savs Men arc Cou nt ils. We arc all tuorul coward?, every I one- vi u.->. Frequently the mau who < has the greatest physical courage in | the face of shot and shell is the first to dispLy moral cowardice.?John D. Rockefeller, to his Bible olaes. The attendance at the Rockefeller Bible class yesterday was the largest in its history, almost every seat in the large auditorium of the Fifth Ave nue Baptist Churoh being ocoupicd. Mr. Rockefeller spoke on "Moral Courage." taking his text from the Apostle Paul's Statement in his de fense when on the trial before the Ro man governor, Felix. He said, in part: "How few of us would have had the moral courage to have said what Paul did if we were placed in the same position. Now let us define what moral courage is. It is that faculty which enables one to do what is morally right without tho slightest regard to personal consequence?. It puts God and truth and righteousness before all personal considerations. Physical courage enables ono to face bodily danger without flinching. It carries a man into the storm of shot and shell without regard to hia person al danger. "This is admirable in its way,but the man who would not flinch before the fire of the enemy is often tho one who falls in the hour of moral temptation because he has not the courage to say 'no;' or dreads the sneer or laugh of wicked companions more than the disapproval of God. No one without moral courage can stand firm in the hour of temptation or attain that no ble life for which God has made him. "We are all moral cowards, every one of us. We let opportunities pass by for fear of the jeers of our fellow men. What docs their laugh or sneers amount to? It is only tempo rary at the ?best, and you will find that the man who laughs and sneers at you to-day for having the moral courage to stand up for God is the man who will admire you for it to morrow. Down in his heart he knows you are right and admires you for your courage. "Moral cowardice is the opposite of moral courage. As the latter is ad mirable and heroic, so the former is despicable. And yet for lack of this quality thousands of people make a wreck of life. If they feared God half as much as they fear the taunts of men they would not permit them selves to bo laughed out of being true ' to themselves and true to God.?New York American. SOW TUE TIME TO USE HYOMEI. Cures Catarrh and Prevents Colds. Wo Stomach Dosing? Saat Breathe It. At this s?ason of the year catarrhal I troubles are very prevalent, and near ly every person Buffers to a oertain ex tent. Catarrh is actually the result of a succession of oolds and can be easily prevented if the proper treatment is followed. Hyomei is a natural yet scientific cure for the colds and grip troubles that lead to catarrh, as well as a posi tive oure for the disease itself. 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Fortunately the rabbit is a fastidious fellow and will accept no bad smelling stuff for a diet. My Ionia farm is surrounded on three sides by woods and they literally 1 swarmed through the young orchard. About the time the first snow came I prooured 10 cents worth of powdered asafoetida and then made a pail of thin flour paste 'mixing it well and with a whitewash brush besmeared the young trees as high as his rabbit ship could reach, and he let all doc tored trees severely alone for the en tire winter. They will not touoh trees nbbed rith bloody or stinking fresh meat, bnt it must be repeated every month or sis weeks.?R. M. Kellogg, in Na tional Fruit Grower. Steps Conen aatf Werke eff the Cef?. L&stive Bromo-Qoinine -Tablets oure a cold ia one day. No Care, No Pay. Price 25 oenta. ? Traditions are common in Wes tern Kansas of trees dying suddenly without apparent cause after having been used as gallows for lynohings. 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