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.ata Institution for Veterans of
the Civil War.
(“who Hale Wliitloclt).
‘ Mm four of us In the party
Mounting the camera: The New
W“ the Porto Rican. the Amateur
pher and the Scribbler. We
' "the best of spiilts as we start-
rapturously
some. I ivory fine day," respond-
ozrost of the party. We are not
‘ ’ to airing our Spanish on occa-
limit-W
he light Is good" remarked the
diluent II he gracefully hung the
“$8an over his left shoulder.
I tear the New lurker could never
- float II I gypsy. He has not the roving
(nonunion. In answer to his inquir-
lei. the conductor told him that we
ould have to walk a short distance
,lrom when the car would leave us to
I to the Home . The New Yorker
mediately 'Islred how far It was. lie
' is so provokingly definite.
K '30?’ carelessly replied the trolley
titlin- “jest I nice little walk. About a
bailey-mile and a stone's throw. meb-
"Now just what Is a stone‘ s throw?“
persisted our genial Inquisitor. I asked
I follow out here the other day the
Iistanee to a certain point and he an
littered, as you did with some Jargon
other about a stone's throw. Do you
throw stones alike In this part of
the country—or what? i‘il be greatly
obliged If you'll tell rue."
It was too bad—~such fearful definite
iteII. The trolleyman evidently wasn‘t
hssd tell no bad the artistic mind—
mbigu'ities.
I Inglel. Mutierlng something about
stonea and tools he slid along the run
nlngboa'rzd and for the next three min
» to! save vent to his overtaxed feel-
In In ringing up fares. He was cer-
tall: by very much disturbed—I counted
Ive rings and there were only ten
We cached our stopping plpce at
It. The conductor pointed solemnly
to th e way in which we should go—but
not dad that he would not meet the
the New Yoiker it was well,
; ,for his peace of mind that he
ti ot. He would have read this
question there. Now, how far is it
really? ‘
We Were rather a silent company as
much Heights. About halfway up.
te-Ahpped to get a view—and our
atLt
f‘O,""exclIihied 1.10 Porto Rican as
‘ édaround and above and below
by bouts!”
her.” we responded in unison,
yi'l
taco!” added the New Yorker
e of those persons who will
rest easy till the Greater Metrop
. s New World shall take In
that) and the Philippines with
nuts. and other things, lying
Even that will not satisfy
ex'ptanslve heart will long far
on and the Boer- land.
he take some views, " said the
whim, and with that. as with
.6 accord. we resommenced our up-
0315 Heights is a breezy, salu-
eyatlon. possessed of many
rinses The Soldiers Home Is
. ”It . institution. comprising sever
of! t and handsome buildings. These
tum. hounded by about ten acres of
merl opt grounds tastefully ornament
filth flowers and shrubhery. The
. winds between sunny
u a thickly wooded grove.
.also a part of the Home
tit As we drew near, our Ama-
‘ ted his little box on sticks
to? a view." This time we did
imnay
‘kod for admittance at the
, mild they let us in? Such a
‘ the camera? ;But they did
rs ushered into a bright.
.. wed little reception room,
benevolent physiognomy of
,. founder oi the Home.
upon us from the mines:
or his full-lentil portrait.
is resident of Noroton at
It the civil war. A rich man
man. his heart was touched
on for the brave soldiers
red to fight their battles
M who nevertheless were
,. t the close of the war
, wounds and poor health,
make the homes they had
; roof their women-folk
to. arms was sounded.
' will" Fitch devised a
money for the establish-
maintenance of ”Fitch’s
solute; and Their Or-
with... were re-
' iy (upended our
were told by Lieut. George D. Oliver,
who was commissioned to show us
over the place. We asked many ques.
tions and succeeded In eliciting some
Interesting facts. Our guide served In
the First Connectlc Heavy Artillery
throughout the civil war. He was
chief of the heaviest piece of ordnance
in the Army of the Potomac. This bi:
mortar is now located In Bridgeport.
the property of a Mr. Miller. It ranks
as a curiosity and Is soon to be erected
on the capitol grounds at Hartford.
This was the largest mortar in use dur-
ing the civil war. Twenty-four men
are required to handle It and Its weight
Is 27,400 pounds. it carries over 200,-
pound shells and has a range of from
two and one-half to three miles, Some
of Its deadliest work was done at
Petersburg.
Greater than this death-leading mon-
ster of the olden time the war-men of
the present day have created but, by
the veteran at our side, probably none
of them would be regarded with such
an awesome revelcnce as that old mor-
tor the pride of the Army of the P0~
tomac.
A spell was on us as we gazed on
the peaceful figures which dotted the
landscape round and thought of the
titles these men could tell: tales of bat-
tle and blodshed: of weary macbes
and short rations; of the dread and
din of the hasty encounter; of the hard
won victory and its cost In death-
stl-ewn fields. What memories they
carry beneath their blue conts~tbese
veterans old and gray. Thinking of
these things we were silent. it was the
amateur. finally, who spoke.
“i am going tip to Hartford some
day.” he said, "Just to get a snap shot
at that old mortar. It would be well
worm the trip."
Lured by the fine day, most of the
veterans were out enjoying the balmy
air and “wandering unconfined 0 'er hill'
and dale. ”
A very few. however. remained in
the wards. 0f one of these dormitor-
Ies, where two men sat playing domi-
noes, our Amateur took a view. The
wards are pleasant; there are. little
home comforts many of them. added
by the Womans Auxiliary of the G.
A. R. This organization through its
thoughtful attentions, has won a de-
servedly high place in the hearts of
the home Inmates.
From the‘cupola. whence we enjoyed
a fine panorama of earth and sea and
sky, We descended to the picture gel»
lery, where are. many rare and beauti-
ful works of art. We noted two of
Rosa Bonheur's~-Lo llambournge (tbc
oxen); and La Fenaisoli, (the bar.
vest).
On our way down stairs ‘we stopped
to see the work rooms. The little Ger-
man cobbler looked up from his peg-
ging to give us a cheery good day.
This little cobbler keeps busy and well
he may. Marching wears out shoe
leather, and the veterans are not done
marching yet—~83 residents of the sur-‘
rounding towns can testify. The little
cobbler is blessed with the spirit of
contentment and seems quite happy
with allbs has to do.
Perhaps the spot where the men most
like to congregate is the reading room.
Here, in pleasing profusion. are the
leading magazines, the New York dal~
lies and the local papers. Herc. al~
so, we found such a heterogenous
grouping of bent heads and such a
confusion of crossed limbs that our
amateur was in despair.
' “What sort of a picture would that
make?" he exclaimed with an elo—
quence born of deep feeling. “it would
be all feet."
Very meekly the scribly suggested:
"Perhaps if you give the call to
arms they might straighten up a bit."
The camera man hesitated. Poor fel-
low. he was evidently looking for a
stampede. He is used to having peo-
ple run when they catch sight of the
c.smera
it was the New Yorker who came to
the rescue ~
“Boys," he said, “wouldnt you like
to have your picture taken? Our
friend here will do It up brown and
send you a copy when It‘s done." The
amateur blushed however, the New
Yorker had saved the day
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Cam Consumption three times out of
tour. Directions in circilar.
125 I000! 500; 300!“ $1.
20 days treauricat am of Toxicol-
‘l‘ablats, the great ionic and strength
builder, with every 81.00 bottle I! Ira-
iiiaalalm. I. 1'. Jackun&Co., ‘
“dissenting!“-
to the days of knapsack and blanket;
when the farmer‘s savory emokehouse
or a wed-stocked chicken roost, were
contraband of war,'for which grateful
homage was rendered to an all-pro-
viding providence. the contrast be-
tween then and now must be indeed a
striking one.
Our amateur I‘ocussed his instrument
for an Instant upon the cook. whose
generous proportions were a convinc-
ing proof of the virtues of his own
pudding; then he withdlew. Passing
the little chapel where we die told so
many pleasant meetings ale bold; and
also the bollci- l-oonis where an 850-
gullon receiver condenses the steam
used In the institution. we (linseed the
grounds to the, hospital. liere we
found only a few of the wards occu~
pied. We hastened out again into the
sunlight, which dazzled our eyes as It
gleamed from the marble whiteness of
the statue representing the returned
veteran and his tlllid
'l his beautiful piece. of all stands In
striking contrast to the cannon be-
yond. They. gaunt and grisly. tell of
war's alarms! ol‘ the. bloody field; of
desolation and terror; of brother
lighting against brother; of turmoil
iinil turbulence; or horror and unrest.
This rings the note of peace. it
speaks of war ended; of the soldier’s
home-coming and the sweet renewal of
family tiesy of the resumption of In-
dustries; of reconstruction and recou-
cillatlon, of the turning of a clean
page in a nation's history. All this
the artist seemed unconsciously to
have molded into his clay. The fin-
ished piece is a tit emblem for the
soldier's home.
Through the kindness of Superinten-
dent Jamcs M. One and his assistants
we have seen all there is to see. It Ie
time to go.
The amateur shoulders his camera
and says he “hopes they will turn out
well but you never can tell—~it’s most-
ly luck anyway."
The scribbles tucks sway pencils and
note book and steals one backward
glance to get.“n last Impression." The
Porto Rican tips his hat to the guide
as he murmurs his “adios," adding, In
Spanish-English, that it has been "a
very bonito day."
The New Yorker calls out cheerily:
”Are you ready? Come on."
And our holiday Is ended. ’
GENEVIEVE HALE WiiI'i‘LOCK.
TENNESSEE CONGRESSIONAL
CANDIDATE.
COOKEVILLE Tenn. Aug. iii—The
fourth district Republicans have nomi-
nated W B. Pickering for congress.
town
Tax Colleclms’
The “boys“ were good. Theydt‘lu‘gh- ‘ ' -
ed a little but they linolossed their
legs, made their banks as nearly per-
pendicular as possible, and out quite
still. Two of them even posed A
view was taken of the broad veranda,
after which we ascended to the lower
regions and gazed with growing won-
der and delight at the beautiful. long
dining hall with its exquisite tables
and its rows of plates, arranged with
geometrical precision, , Twenty-four
tables, each capable of accommodating;
thirty two men. Less than one hour
after dinner it was. yet there remain—
ed never a sign of the noonday repast.
The tables were freshly set and every~
thing was spotless. What neatnessi
What deapatchi All the Inmates have
a share in the work of the house:
many hands make rapid work. »
Would we like to see the kitchen!
asked our goals] guide. "Yes, " prompt»
friend from Hannah
tan and we (allowed him in. Great
pots and Pam, huge ovens. copper
kettles
Initials; like sold. Then the
V attend the busy bik-
piagotttiadlesm fingers
» thought or an that
Neiice. ‘
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!sons liable to pay taxes to the Town '
of Norwalk. County of Fairlield and
State of Connecticut. on the Assets
;ment List of 1903. that I will meet
them to receive said taxes at the 0f-
‘fice of the collector, Town Hall Bulld-
lng. In thé City of Norwalk, in said
Town of Norwalk. .
On Wednesday. Audit 81. ‘1004.
from 919'ch forenoan‘natil 1 o'clock
afternoon, an out 3 select ”to“ 5
o'clock afternoon. and from 7 o'clock:
until 8 o'clock Levelling. 2' , ;
Said silica will be open thereafter
everyweek airframe until 12m
aooaaudfrexn Hos‘attornoou.
Jimes B. Dill, while In Philadelllhllt
told this story:
“Two men were sitting tomb"
over a bottle of champagne. and I“
usually happens In such cases, the
discussion drifted to theoloelcfll Illb'
iects. One man said the only thin!
that bothered him about the future
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coat on over his wings.
“ 'Oh, I wouldn't worry about that.’
rotorted his companion. ‘Your chiet
difficulty will he to figure out how to
get your hat on over your IlOiill. ' "——
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