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IOU may be whatever you
Y resolve to be." This was the
By this rule he lived and
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 confeder
acy 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
Cause. While he lived and fought the
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 mod
ern 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 real
ize that with him removed their cause
was doomed. As one ct the leaders
declared when he heard the news of
Jackson's death, "Godhas deserted us,
else he would not have taken Jack
son." In being so bowed down with grief
at Jackson's loss, it must not be un
derstood that they loved Robert E.
Lee and their other generals less, for
to the first named at least, their devo
tion amounted to idolatry, but there
was something in Jackson that the
others did not possess which appealed
to the people of the south, and gave
- them a 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 school
boy 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 indomit
able will, Bee galloped back to his
, command and shouted: "There is
Jackson standing like a stone wall.
Rally behind the Virginians. Follow
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 com
mand became immortal as the Stone
wall brigade.
Stonewall Jackson's ancestors had
lived in Maryland and Virginia for
more than 100 years and were of
Scotch-Irish descent. They were all
i honest, God-fearing people, and they
I were of fighting blood, taking a con
spicuous part, first in. tho Indian
'troubles, and then in the revolution
ary war.
Not Robust In Boyhood.
The boy who was to become
one of the greatest military command
ers the world has ever known, was
born in 1S24 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. With
out showing any special aptness as a
scholar, he by perseverance. mastered
whatever he undertook, and through
hard study learned his lessons well.
Like all geniuses of war he excelled in
mathematics. As a boy he, was not
strong physically, and in his early
years suffered a partial paralysis,
which later disappeared through the
strenuous exercises at the military
academy. ' .
Served as County Constable.
Partly for the healthful outdoor
work that the offiql would give
and partly to obtain funds tcyaid in
Ihis further education, he secured the
appointment as constable in his dis
trict He was under age at the time,
but was in such general favor that no
one raised the question as to the legal
ity of the court appointing a minor to
the office. He performed the duties
of this place with industry and fidel
ity, 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, seri
ous nature that afterwards domi
nated him. The spiritualization of
everything he did, and his rule of
making every act of his life a re
ligious 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 hon
esty remained untarnished from child
hood. He was always modest, self
reliant and full of dignity and cour
tesy. Success in Mexican War.
At the age of 18 he obtained a
West Point cadetshlp and entered
that institution. His literary educa
tion had not been thorough, and he
progressed with difficulty. In the ex
aminations which closed the first half
year's novitiate, he came within a
fraction of failing. He steadily im
proved, however, through his earnest
application and untiring perseverance,
and graduated at the age of 22, in
J846, seventeenth in a class of about
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seventy. The Mexican war was then
in progress, and Jackson was at once
made second lieutenant by virtue of
hl3 West Point commission. His serv
ices 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
hours was as long as he could go
without communing with his Maker
in prayer. Conscientiousness was one
of his marked traits, and duty was to
him of first consideration. His rev
erence of the Deity was that of the
standard of perfection and of the
source of authority. He believed in
a special Providence, and was errone
ously called a fatalist: by some. His
abiding trust and simple faith were
those of a child. He never questioned
the whys and wherefores of Provi
dence but fervently prayed for every
thing and was satisfied with what oc
curred. "I prefer God's will to my
own," he said.
A few years after the close of the
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 between the
states he responded to the call of the
governor of Virginia, and placed his
cadets and himself under Gen. Rob
ert E. Lee's command. He was ap
pointed colonel of the Virginia Vol
unteers. After the battle of Harp
er's Ferry he was promoted to the
rank of brigadier general in recogni
tion of his eminent ability.
A Thunderbolt In War.
He then began those marvelous
military operations that have won the
plaudits of all mankind. Military
experts have pronounced his ma
neuvers greater in some respects
than Napoleon's and surpassing In
details those of Julius Caesar.
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
ponent. He was never routed in bat
tle and never had an organized por
tion of his army captured. The
baffling strategy which he brought to
bear upon the opposing forces, his
furious attacks, and his remarkable
marches made his name and fame as
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
his tent for prayer. His trust in the
Almighty made him fearless of all
things else. lie 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, ad
vancing and retreating with a swift
ness unheard of before in the annals
of war. His sudden onslaughts usual
ly 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 tac
tics were to advance and fight and
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go 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
war columns swept by him in solemn
silence, Into the fiery storm of shot,
his lips would move In earnest prayer
as the earth trembled beneath the
thunder of cannon, and the very air
of 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
victories would go on to the end of the
war, and that the southern cause
would triumph, but God willed other
wise. His victory at Chancellorsville
was followed soon after by his death
from the injuries- inflicted by the
fire of his own soldiers, who in
the darkness of night mistook him and
his escort for the enemy. He ac
cepted the Divine Will with that same
satisfaction he did His favors, know
ing It to be best. As he lay on his
deathbed conscious that his earthly
aircastles were in ruins, and that his
life was ebbing fast, he was thorough
ly resigned to his fate. W7hen 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 simpJo faith
and devotion to duty.
Fought for State's Rights.
Was he sincere? His critics ques
tion. How, it has been asked, could a
man pray for the continuation of hu
man slavery? The civil war was not
waged for Or against slavery. It is
true the agitation of the slavery ques
tion 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 ne
groes free. The south battled for what
It conceived to be the rights of free
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and independent states confederated
under a constitution guaranteeing
those rights; the north fought to es
tablish the indissolubility 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 per
fect union," and adopted a constitu
tion 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 differ
ence as to the dissolubility of the
union had not arisen out of slavery,
it would have come over some other
problem. The south was deeply im
pressed with the righteousness of its
cause, and 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
settled 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 Austrian Border
"You may talk about the difficul
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. Es
pecially 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
had been traveling witfi me, could
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 Vien
na it stops every few minutes. They
told me the reason was that 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 every
body. 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 anj
our hand luggaga 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 lug
gage was a very disagreeable sort of
person. He insisted upon my opening
every parcel I had.
"Now, In my effects was a large box
of Turkish delight, whlcn, as you may
know, is a sort cf sweet paste or gum
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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 right
eous. Roused North and Thus Saved Union.
The evening bells of life are toiling
for the survivors of that fierce con-,
fllct, 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 twi
light 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 end
ing 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 become brighter and bright
er as time flies through the ages.
snd is considered a great delicacy out
there. I was taking It to some friends
at home. The box was solidly con
structed; in fact, there were two out
er cases of wood, and the candy was
in a sealed tin box.
" 'You must open this box,' said th
official in gruff German.
""I certainly shall not,' I replied,
and I explained what it contained,
'"But it must be opened," he in
sisted. 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 remqved that and re
vealed another wooden box the official
swore. Then when he had got the
top off the second box there was the
tin. He spoiled the blade of his knife
cutting that open and then when he
came to the Turkish delight he was
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 appeal
ing to the British ambassador, and so
on, so he finally turned in and did as
! I ordered him, while my fellow pas
sengers 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 Aus
tria and that the officials bad lately
been keeping a sharp lookout for her.
My being unaccompanied had aroused
suspicion."
The dentists who took a stand
against kissing probably lest the pa
tronage of all kissable glarla.
.suffered fifteen
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How Chronic Kidney Trtv
Permanently Cured.
F. P. Sernmel, Sr., 23C N..
rvehighton, Pa, says: "For
over
years I suffered from kidney
My kidneys were weak; tfc
tions contain'
ment and pas
a smarting s
Sharp p a i i
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bent me almost
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8 shot
Fdy an.-?
double.
7fW.S , V became so "ad I
Kl- If fft-i? v could not 'drive to my
bad
VMA'1' work. After dot faring
without benefit, I began taking Doans
Kidney Pills and soon received feef.
Continued use cured me. I "reve
Doan's Kidney Pills saved my .i, e-
Remember the name Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. CO cents 4
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Love him and keep him for thy
friends, who, when all go away, will
perish at the last. Thomas a Kempis.
Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces Inflamma
tion, allays pain, ctiren wind colic, 25c a bottle.
It Is never quite polite to contradict
a girl, except when she says she
doesn't want to be kissed, and then it
can be done silently.
For COLDS and CRIP
Hicks Capudine la the best remedy re
lieves the aching and feverishness cures tha
Cold and restores normal conditions. It's
liquid effects lmmediatly. 10c., 25c, and fiOo.
At drug stores.
News to Her.
He Concerning love, everything
possible has been said and thought.
She (coyly) But not to me. Flie
gende Blaetter.
The Way It Looked.
Mrs. Benham How do you like my
hat?
Benham You mean the one with,
the mayonnaise dressing?
Poor Prospects.
"Yes," said Miss Passay, "I found
a very nice boarding house today, but
the only room they had to offer m'
had a folding bed in it, and I detesV
those things." ,
"Of, course," remarked Miss Pert.'"
"one can never hope to find a man,
under a folding bed." Catholic Stand
ard and Times.
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."
. "How did you know I had been di
vorced?" "Why, hasn't everybody?"
"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 thankful
ness 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.
He Knew.
A small boy brought up by a fire
eating father to hato anything con
nected with England or the English
was consigned recently to eat dinner
with the nurse while the family enter
tained a genuine English lord in the
dining room. The grown-ups' meal had
come to that "twenty minutes va.st'
stage where conversation halts direct
ly, when a childish treble fell upon
the dumb-waiter shaft from the
kitchen. This is what the astonished
nobleman heard:
"Fe, fi. fo, fum,
"I smell the blood of an English
mun." Wasp.
COFFEE WAS IT.
People Slowly Learn the Facts.
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"All my life I have been such a
slavfc.to coffee that the very aroma
of It .was enough to set my nerves
quivering. I kept gradually losing my
health but I used to say 'Nonsense, It
don't hurt me.
"Slowly I was forced to admit the
truth and the final result was that my
whole nervous force was shattered.
"My heart became weak and uncer
tain 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
thought of the medicines I had tried
so many times nauseated me. I
thought of Postum but could hardly
bring myself to give up tho coffee.
"Finally I concluded that I owed It
to myself to give Postum a trial. So I
got a package and carefully followed
the directions, and what a delicious,
nourishing, rich drink it was! Do you
know I found it very easy to shift
from coffee to Postum and not mind
tho change at all?
"Almost immediately after I made
the change I found myself better, and
as the days went by I kept on improv
ing. My nerves grew sound and
steady, I slept well and felt strong
and well-balanced all the time.
"Now I am completely cured, with
the old nervousness and sickness all
gone. In every way I am well one
more."
It pays to give up the drink that
acts on some like a poison, for henli
Is the greatest fortune one can h
Read the little took, "The Ro
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