Demoreatic:! ich, ~ Bellefonte, Pa., Juse 16, 1911. “DEFIED THE COMMODORE. Pinkham Was Insubordinate, but He Saved Vessel and Crew. Reuben Pinkham, a native of Nan- tucket, made hix first trip ax third lleu- tenant on the ship Potomac. which crossed the north Pacific, a region lit- tle known to naval vessels in the early thirties. Plokham had been on sev- eral whaling voyages and was famil- far with those waters. The author of “The Island of Nantucket" says that one day, near sunset, he had the, watch, while the commodore was pac- | ing up and down the deck. | Suddenly Pinkham gave the order. “Man the weather braces!” t “What's that for?" asked the com- | modore. i “We shall have wind in a moment.” | The commodore went to the lee rail | and scanned the sea and sky. *I see no signs of wind." he returned. *“Let' the m:en leave the braces.” The crew dropped the ropes. : “Keep hold of the braces, every man | of you!" called out Pinkham, and the | men resumed their grasp. The com- modore flushed with anger and ex- claimed in peremptory tones: ! “Let the men leave the braces!” and | again the braces were dropped. i “Don’t any of you dare to drop the ropes!” shouted Pinkbam, shaking his trumpet at the crew, who once more took hold. Just then the wind dropped entirely: not a breath stirred. “Taut, taut! Haul, all of you!” call- ed Pinkham, and the ponderous yards swung to reversed position. The wind came out of the opposite quarter and struck the ship like a sledge hammer. ' The vessel staggered, shook the spray | from her hows and dashed ahead. The commodore disappeared into his cabin without saying a word. Presently he sent the first lieutenant to relieve Pinkham, requesting to see the latter immediately. When Pink- ham entered the cabin the commodore said: “I consider that 1 am indebted to you for all of our lives, but 1 will tell you frankly if that wind hadn't come I should have put you in irons in two minutes.” FEES FOR ITS FLASHES. San Salvador Uses a Live Volcano as a Lighthouse. The republic of San Salvador is the only government on earth that collects lighthouse fees on account of a volea- no that it owns and without the slight- est cost of upkeep The volcanic beacon ix about eight miles inland from the port of Acajutia, and its pillar of clond by day and its fire sky by night are visible for many miles out at sea. It bursts forth every seven minutes and i: just as accurate as any revolving light that warns mariners of danger in any part of the world This volcano has been keeping up this seven minute series of eruptions even since any one can remember. [It is a favorite amusement of visitors to git by the hour during the lazy after- noons and, watch in hand. to time the eruptions till they tire of the occupa- tion and fall asleep. No one has ever caught the volcano napping. however. Every vessel! that puts in at Acajutla has to pay its lighthouse fee. There is no other lighthouse than the vol- cano, but that is a sufficient excuse for the government of Salvador to make a charge for its services. The expio- sions that accompany the eruptions sound like detonations of heavy charge of dynamite. but fortunately they are not sufficient to shake the ground perceptibly more than about a mile or two from the summit of the crater.—Pearson’s Weekly The Fountain at the Corner. Beranger is best known for his bac- chanalian songs. One night he was at supper with Dumas the elder. The younger Dumas, who was present, was passing through his college course and at that period was exhibiting those characteristics which unfortu- nately developed in later life. Notie- ing that Beraunger had drunk only wa- ter, he somewhat indiscreetly asked, “Where do you obtain, M. Beranger, all the wine which we find in your songs? The poet's reply was, “From the fountain at the corner. my boy, and you would do well to make that the source of your inspiration.” Invincible Logic. Donald (who is seeing his more pros- perous cousin off by the train)—Ye | micht like tae leave me a bob or twa | tae drink ye a safe journey, Wullie. Waullie (feigning regreti—Man, I canna. | A’ my spare shullin's 1 gie tae my auld | mither. Donald—That's strange, be- | cause yer mither told me ye never gle | her onything. Wullie—Weel, if 1 dinna | gie my auld mither onything, what | sort o' chance dae ye think you've got? | —London Punch. A Great Relief. “Gee, ain't it a great relief when | you've been suffering from a toothache to summon up your courage and go to a dentist and have it over with?" “] guess so. Did the dentist relieve you?” “You bet! Blade. He wasn't in!"—Toledo Too Low Down. “Why don't you name your mule, Uncle Jackson?" “Ain't no name ornery 'nough to fit dis mew]. suh.”—Buffalo Express. Ba CLOTH FOR UNCLE it Must Be Pretty Good Stuff to Pass the Government Tests. The men of the United States army come nearer knowing to a certainty what they are buying in the way of cloth than do any other consumers in the country, says Mary Heaton Vorse in Success Magazine. When the gov- ernment gives out a million dollar cloth contract it seems to it that It gets material according to specifica. tion. The specific contracts for vari- out sorts of cloth are elaborate and go into the technical side of the matter— the number of threads to be used to the yard. the kind of woo! to be used in the manufacture—for the United Stutex soldier has to be well dressed in clothes that will stand the strain of weather and of work. On Governors island, New York city, there is a test- . ing laboratory for cloth. A specification of the weight per linear yard of each ! kind of cloth is mentioned. Each bolt of goods Is weighed, and if it falls short of the proper weight it is thrown out. Next the question of wear and tear is considered. and again the speci. | fication is stated that each special kind of cloth will stand a strain of so many pounds to the inch work way and so many pounds to the inch filling way. So, after weighing, the next text is to cut a sample and try in a machine the strength of the cloth. If it won't stand this test the cloth Is thrown out. After the cloth has been pronounced perfect for weight and strength the dye tests are made. It must stand two acid tests for perspiration. and the ma- terial must stand boiling for ten min- utes in a certain soap xolution, show- ing that it will stand washing with strong alkalis, and finnllv comes the weather test, the mater’! wing ex- posed thirty days on the . +7 without changing color annrocinhiv If the cloth has passed its sxnminntions sue. cessfully each yard of ench piece of cloth is inspected. being run over ma- chines for the purpose, while Inspec. tors watch for any imperfections In the weave. An eighth of a yard for each imperfection is charged to the manufacturer. 80 when the cloth is finally sent to the contractor to be made Into uni- forms it is known to be of really good material. Each spool of thread. each button. each lining. each filling used in the clothes of soldiers has its own special test. Figs For Melancholia. Dr. William Bulleyn, of the same family as the unfortunate Anne Boleyn, was a contemporary of Sydney, Raleigh. Drake. Hawkins. Grenville, Spenser and the rest of that famous galaxy that illuminated the Elizabeth- an era. The leading physician of his day. he took great interest in vege- table remedies. and his “Rook of Sim- ples” was an honored authority for generations. He recommends the free use of sage tea and of figs. saying: “Pigres be good against melancholy and the falling evil (epilepsy) to be eaten. Figges, nuts and herbe grasse do make a sufficient medicine against poison or the pestilence. Figges make a good gargarism to cleanse the throat.” —Charles Winslow Hall in Na- tional Magazine. Not Loaded. No other language under the sun is open to so many interpretations as the English language, as witness the con- versation between two Sharon Hill girls the other evening: “Oh, May." said the first one, “Jim and Bill tried to fight a duel over me.” “How romantic! What happened?” “It was terrible. | came into the room, and those foolish boys were pointing big pistols at each other!" “pistols? Heavens! Were they loaded 7" “Not a bit. That is just what made it really very serious. They both were sober.” —Philadelphia Times. The importance of the Beard. The importance of the beard was ful- | 1y recognized in the middle ages. Here | is a passage (quoted by J. A. F. Or- | baan in “Sistine Rome™ from a letter | of the writer, Bartolomeo Catena: “It is well that those who have to lead and govern should have n long and fine beard. And I can assure you that the government of cities and provinces has | been given to more than one prelate be- | cause he had a long and fine beard; otherwise he were not worthy that honor.” Educational. “Do they teach domestic science at your college?" inquired the visitor of the freshman. “Only sewing.” replied the freshman. “Good idea.” said the visitor. “And | what do you sew chiefly?" “wild oats,” replied the freshman.— | Harper's Weekly. : Took It to Heart. ! “Didn't you hear all of the pro- | fessor’s lecture?” | “Why, no. He began by saying that | sleep 1s the secret of right living, and | then I came home and went to bed.”"— | Cleveland Plain Dealer. | Terminological inexactitude. It is what might be called a “term! | nological inexactitude” to say that a man is “inclined to be bald” As & | rule, to become bald is absolutely against a man’s inclinations. | { | 1 | i Home Training. { Mother—Robert, come here to me in- | stantly. Robert—Aw, shut up! Mother | —Robert, how dare you talk to me like Sat? Say, “Mamma. be quiet."— ck. They are slaves who dare not be in | the right with two or three.~Lowell. | | negative SHOOTING A HORSE. The Way to Instantly End His Misery Should Me Break a Leg. When u borse ialls io the harness his natural inclination Is to get up again. The shock of the fall bas excited him more or less, and in bis efforts to arise he may further injure himself as well as the harness, The first action should be to sit on his head, pointing his nose upward with one hand, to keep him from struggling until the traces and all other attachments to the vehicle can be un- fastened. If two persons are present this can be done without difficulty. It a horse breaks his leg the most humane ns well as the most sensible action Is to shoot him on the spol It is true that cases are on record where broken legs have been success fully treated by means of suspending the horse In a sling and pulleys, but the experiments in this direction bave almost invariably met with failure. To shoot a suffering animal and kill him instantly is not so simple a mat. ter as it at (rst appears, says Country Life In America. Many shots are sometimes fired before death results. How and where should a horse be shot? In the center of every horse's fore- .-ad a little above the line of the eyes is a little swirl something like a cow- lick. Three inches above this swirl is the exact spot to lodge the bullet to insure its piercing the brain. The bullet should not be of less than 38 caliber For sprains bot or cold bandages are recommended Fomentatidus promptly applied sometimes prevent permanent lameness. Spraining of the back sinews Is only too common and un- less promptly and properly treated re sults In knuckling und other complica. tions Blistering. firing und even nerving are resorted to, but it shouid be borne In mind that these drastic measures are often unnecessarily tak- en. Rest. turning out where practi: cable under favorable conditions, and massage often effect n cure Not infrequently a borse will pick up a nail It ix unpecessary to suy that the first ald is to remove the nail. If suppuration ensue poultice the wound and give the animal rest until well. It may be well to remove the shoe for a time. Great care should be taken that the nail be not broken off flush with the sole and left there to fester. Horses are pecullariy susceptible to tetanus, or lockjaw, nnd a nail often causes It Hypnotizing Lobsters. “Hypnotize lobsters? Sure thing you can.” said the man in South street. “See here.” he =ald, picking up an active one by the body behind the claws He stroked it down the tall three or four times nnd the lobster be: came very =tiY and they tried to scuttle awuy ‘|Rure thug.