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VOL. XLVII. NO. 39.
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FOR TUB DEUCATE GIRL 6
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KIPLIKO ON THE FUTUBE.
i When Earth's last picture ia painted, and
tbe tubes are ttrls'ed ant dried,
: Wb tbe oidt colon Iiave faded, and the
youufsl riitio has died.
We shall rest and, 6, lib, we thall need It
lie down Tor an aeon or two.
Till tbe Master of all Good Workmen aliall
set us to work anew 1
And tlioae that are good shall be happy;
they shall sit In a golden chsiir;
They shall sphuh at a ten-league canvas with
brushes of comets' hair;
They shall find real aainta to draw from
Magdalene, Peter and Paul;
They shall work for an age at a silting
and never be tired at all!
And only the Master shall praise us, and
only the Muster shall bbime;
And no one snail work for money, and
no one shall work lor tame ;
But each for the Joy of the working, and
each, in bis separate star.
Khali draw the Thing an he sees it for the
id rf Things as They Are!
Kudyard Kipling.
AX INCIDENT
OF VICTORY.
the was sitting on the piazza when
the uews came to her.
The Marechal Neil roses were bloom
ing; a tiiocking bird was turuiDg every
other bird's talent into insignificance.
The little colored girl brought her a
morning paper and laid it down on ber
lap and sat down at her feet to sort the
stockings in ber work basket.
Sirs, liivers read the editorials, then
turned to tbe war news. The headlines
looked quiet, and down the column
were the names of two more identified
dead lodies; only regulars. S. P. Riv
ers, private, was one of the names, fol
lowed by the company and regiment
uumW-rs. It was'her only sou.
She laid the paper down in ber Jap
and sat looking over the straggly gra.,s
in the yard, over which the great bulky
maguolia trees threw their dark shad
ows.
The mocking bird was now singing a
luxurious contralto-solo, having finish
ed imitating amateurs; the little darky
at her feet was thrusting hT fingers
into the stockings and humming a
tune. From the kitchen floated out a
folk-song, which the cook was singing.
Mrs. Rivers caught herself thinking
of this tune and remembered she hal
read somewhere that persons often pay
the greatest attention to trifles around
them when a mental blow has struck
them like a club.
She remembered thinking how im
possible a negro's beautiful tones are to
imitate; how it was claimed that the
reason for Melba's great magnetism
came from her being the only singer
who could strike the exact shade of
sound that a negro could; then she had
wondered where she had read that.
How wonderfully the cook was sing
ing; from what ancestry did she inherit
that hypnotic middle of tbe note? It
was especially noticeable when she
sang that minor refrain: "Chariot of
the Lord Rolling On.''
Her mind then took up the thread of
her boy's childhood, and she realized
how her heart had ached through all
those early misdemeanors of his; of
that first awful fear-awakening that
probably her boy was not morally res
ponsible; that what she had forced her
self to accept as childish indiscretions
were growing Into settled immoralities!
She had prayed to God with clenched
hands night after night that such would
not be the case; that the boy w-uld
prove himself as much of a man as his
father.
The father had never seen this child;
it was born while be was In the army
of the Potomac just as he was going
into battle, and all he could do was to
write his prayer that should death come
to him while he wore the gray the boy
might grow up to be son, protector and
guide to his mother.
Death touched the father with honor.
Men cheered hiin as he fell and wept
wheu they dragged his riddled body off
the battlefield. Dying, he carved his
name high among the State's heroes,
where rueu said be would have plaeed
it even bad be lived and never fought
with a musket
She thought of that first serious troub
le the boy had brought home, aud how
she had i-pent her savings that the
townspeople might not hear of it; bow
she had schemed and planned to bear
her grief over him alone, so she would
have no pity shown her. She was too
proud for pity.
She grew to shrink from the newspa
pers, fearing she might see his name in
great letters staring at her from the
headlines, doing she dared not think
what Sbe wondered bow the other
mothers stood their children's immor
alities with such equanimity, going
among their friends as if all were welL
A loud ring at tbe door always made
her nerves thrill until they ached.
And now he was dead!
For the first time she saw his name
In print, but the letters were small and
the people on the staff of the paper
didn't sern to know that this was
"jAck" Rivers, of their own town.
She was right in that surmise; the
pople on tbe paper didn't know; they
hardly knew there was a Mrs. Rivers
in that town. They were of a newer
generation, and even tbe older towns
people never knew why this womau
had griiwn so old and bowed and silent
at 50. Few visitors came to the little,
old, rambling house; she rarely went
out except to church on Sunday morn
ing. She was a woman without confi
dants; her sorrow had so absorbed ber
that she would have been astonished to
know that half the people in the town
never remembered Jack's misdoings
very keenly; tbe world was too swift,
too full of worse men than be.
There were a ft-w staunch old friends
whose hearts yearned with sympathy
for this proud broken woman, but they
respected Ler tremendous struggle too
keenly to worry her with tbe subject of
ber sorrow, and nothing they could
have said would have convinced ber
that she would not be pitied if she
went out into the world.
She bad grown self-centered with ab
sorbing one aubj-ct, as persons are apt
to d.i if they allow their lives to become
narrowed.
She passed through the French win
dow and said to tbe old cook: "Marse
Jack is dead, Melinda; be was killed !
in the big battle last week." I
Melinda hadn't beeu brought op a
CalviuUt, nnd Marse Jack had been
R (0) to
Vf -Li L
L.JJL
SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY.
I her baby. Morals or no morals, she
gave blm the loyalty dogs give men
J without analysis and she cried her
poor old heart out through the long
day. She yearned to go comfort his
mother; draw ber bead down Into ber
big lap and cry with her, but Mrs. Riv
era had become a woman that women
didn't easily touch.
Tbe next morning the paper had tbe
name in taring headlines. The moth
er saw it across the length of the piazza
as the colored child brought it
' Oh, they have remembered," she
cried. "Wby not have let him rest in
death r .
Rut tbe headlines told of glory. It
was a despatch from tbe Associated
Press correspondent, aud it told bow
Rivers, private, bad fallen in the front
of bis regiment, holding tbe old flag,
cheering on men who were a quarter of
a century older than he, planting Lis
colors at the top of a hill, tiie first man
there!
Such was his death hi the mad heat,
under an awful sun, bored by bullets
while be dug his flagbtaff tn the ene
my's country, making crazy by his ex
ample hundreds of men who tugged
like bl'xxlhouuds at a leabh to get down
the bill after the retreaters, aud choke,
strangle every man w ho had shot at
him. '
Then came columns about him frcm
the local staff. This Rivers, they now
remembered, was Jack Rivers, a towns
man, an aristocrat w ho enlisted as a
regular 3'eara ago; anecdotes of his
childhood were told; stories of his
daring adventures when he had been
tbe worst young scamp iu town, and
bad led every other boy iuto mischief.
Tbere was an editorial telling how his
father died. This was written by the
gray-haired old editor who fought by
the father's side. He touched the boy's
death with fine old phrases and gave
him a place by his father's side.
A cab!ecram came from the white-
haired Southern general, who knew tbe
family well, and be told the mother
over the wire that death bad given her
another hero, and that tbe dead boy
lay in his own tent, where hundreds
honored him. The mayor sent to ssk
if the cablegram might be published,
and said he had arranged to have the
body sent up at the city's expense.
On the day of the funeral the church
was thronged far past the inner doors
with curious and interested groups of
people, friends and acquaintances. It
was the first soldier's funeral in that
town since '05. The townspeople knew
now that this was war.
It was cannon as well as flag.
It was bullets as well as talk. Every
mother iu the city had a heartache for
this first tereaved mother.
But when those people tell you the
story of that day now they talk to
more of grief; they tell of somethirg
that only a few understood.
The crowd at the gateway of the
church parted to let tbe coflin pass,
and hundred of faces were lifted to
the oue mourner. Dozens of emotional
colored people were sobbing aloud. The
town was showing its patriotism in this
funeral. Union veterans walked beside
Confederate veteran, the local militia
had turned out, tbe Hons of tbe Revo
lution and the Daughters of the Con
federacy were side by side.
The ooftla was covered with a flag,
and was borne Ly colored servants.
The mother, the only mourner, walked
behind by the side of tbe gray-haired
friend of the boy's father.
Eyes that were turned to her in pity
grew large with astonishment Here
was no bent, broken woman. She stood
every inch her splendid height Tbe
face was triumphant Tbe younger
generation, who had Only known her
since she looked so old and feeble.
hardly recognized ber.
The gray eyes looked squarely into
the future; her step was buoyant; her
mouth almost smiled; and only a few
in the crowd knew that the look meant
that ber boy would never be humilia
ted now. He had died as his father's
son should die!
Down tbe long church aisle she swept,
as if going to a marriage altar instead
of a mourner's pew. Her appearance
was the sensation of tbe church; and
men and women pressed to the door to
see her come out
They buried him under the hanging
Spanish moss by his father's memorial
tablet She stood straight as a lance
beside the open grave, and was almost
beautiful with that triumphant look in
her eyes.
The bells of tbe old Spanish cath
dral by the sea rung out tbe "Ave Ma
rie;" a few good Catholics in the crowd
crossed themselves. The salute was
fired over a soldier's body. Just as tbe
evening star swung into the glowing
sky an old man who had gone through
the war with bis father stepped from
behind a great tree and placed the bu
gle to his lips.
He tried twice and failed. Then
"Lights Out" quivered and died on the
air. Tbe man soh!ed aloud as he broke
on the last note, lie bad gone in mem
ory bck to the night lfore the father's
death. Rut the mother stood there
with that same look on ber face, ready
at last to look into the eyes of tbe com
ing yeara.
Her busband's son bad died a hero
and the town had forgotten the past
Wouldn't the dear God do so, too?
Harry dele Hallmark.
Etmarkable Beum.
Mrs. Michael Curtin, Plainfield, ILL,
makes the statement, that she cangbt
cold, which settled on . her lungs; she
m as treated for a month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He to!d
her she was a hopeless victim of con
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist mggested Dr.
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion; she bought a bottle and to ter de
light found herself benefitted from first
dose. She continued iu use and after
taking six bottles, found herself sound
and well; now does her own housework,
and U as well as sbe ever was. Free
trial bottles of this Great Discovery at
N. Snyder's Drug Store, Somerset,
Pa., and G. V. Braliier's Drug Store,
Berlin, Pa. Large 14 ties 50c. aDd$100
"Chollie told me he was burnina
with patriotism, but, between you and
tn?, I think he is too green to burn."
Yes; CholLe nvght appropriately t
called a fireproof flit" Answers.
erset
ESTABLiyiiED 1827.
SUNDAY IS OUR
DAY OF VICTORY.
Events of American History Enacted
on That Say.
Sunday.it eppearsfrom recent and
remarkable evidence, Is the American
day of victory. The latest victory at
Manila capa the climax of great Amer
ican euccesa in the war with Spain,
Since tbe age of Puritanism the?e have
always been people whoexclaioikgainst
the doing of anything pertaining to
worldly affairs on the Sabbath day
In their opinion tbe first day of the
week should be devoted to the contem
plation of spiritual matters. Some of
the more rigid sects even exclude aafar
as possible, tbe dispensable functions of
life, hedging their conduct with every
deprivation which reason can stomach.
To people w ho cliug to such beliefs,
and to many who entertain more lib
eral views concerning religious obliga
tions, the commencement of any im
portant undertaking on Sunday invites,
as they think, divine rebuke in the
shape of failure.- Of course, many
notable iostauces tnay be cited in sup
port of this extra-religious view, and
are repeatedly cited by its advocates.
Bible passages are quoted and the
pages of sacred and profane history re
viewed to illustrate tbe dire conse
quences attending such flagrant dese
cration of God's cboseu day. Particu
larly has this argument been applied
to war, a necessary evil which has been
for many centuries falling more and
more under the ban of religion. To
make war under any circumstances is
bad enough, but to wae battle on a
Sunday is to court the wrath of God.
. During the wars in which the United
States have beeu engaged, and other
nations, too, for that matter, many
have been the bolts launched from
pulpits against the irreligious practice
of fighting on a Sunday. We have,
unfortunately, had no war which has
not been attended by many such dese
crations ia fact, this country has sin
ned particularly in this respect, for in
its comparatively brief history no less
than three hundred engagements of
more or less importance have beeu
fought on Sunday. That In all our wars
the God of Battles has invariably bless
ed our eagles might seem to the com
monplace mind to have a tendency to
refute the religious argument were it
not supported with overwhelming force
by the fact that our opponents were
always defeated, if not In each engage
ment, in the ultimate re.-ult of tbe war.
Fr from being discouraged by this
trend of events, upholders of the sa
cred uess of the Sabbath hare only
found fresh fuel for their argument and
have by no means given up the fight
On the contrary, the recent war with
Spain afforded an opportunity to again
air that doctrine which could not be
neglected. Many were the sermons,
in the early days of the war. In which
the horrible examples of the past were
held up as a warning to our govern
ment and military commanders not to
engage the enemy on a Sunday. The
doctrine was, nevertheless, destiued to
receive some rude shocks.
George Dewey, who had rested in the
obscurity of a commodore's rank in the
navy for many years, was the first no
table sinuer. Dewey had been for
some time in command of our Asiatic
squadron a little fleet of warships
whose existence was known by but
few people outside of the Navy De
partment at Washington. Forewarned
by long distance CAble, of the inpend
ing war, this unknown commodore put
a fresh coat of dark paint on bis ships,
threw the superfluous woodwork over
board and kept the gun crews busy at
sub-calibre practice. He' also casually
asc3rtained that a fleet of Spanish ves
sels, rated at approximately the same
strength as his own,. was being concen
trated in some harbar among the Phil
ippine Islands. Tbe American squad
ron was at Hong Kong, a neutral port,
which would le untenable from the
day war was declared, and there were
no United States coaling station uearer
than San Francisco. Sj Dewey filled
his bunkers and waited.
When war was declared he did not
wait to be notified by the Chinese Gov
ernment to leave Hong Kong. Between
two days he got up steam and led bis
squadron away toward the Philippines.
The voyage was made at an ordinary
rate of speed.. Oue or two minor har
bors along the coast of Luzon were
"peeked into," but no sign of the Span
ish fleet So D.'wey concluded that it
must be in Manila Biy. Accordingly,
be lost no time in proceeding thither.
The voyage was so timed that Manila
Bay was approached at night Tne
American com-nandir had beeu warn
ed by exile Filipinos at II jug K-og
that the entrance and harbor were
mined, but this did not deter him.
Now it so chanced through a combi
nation of events, such as tbe date of
the declaration of war and other things,
that Diwey and his jquadron arrived J
outside Manila Bay on a Saturday
night D;wey was born and bred in a
somewhat Puritanical corner of New
E igland, and doubtless his early re
ligious training, had he heeded it,
would have prompted him to defer tbe
attack twenty-four hours. But his
military instinct admonished him that
it would be unwise t permit daylight
to discover his presence to the enemy,
who would thus be enabled to prepare
to. effectually resist his entrance.
Dawn came the peaceful dawn of
8unday and with cm jternation to the
Spanish admiral; for there, only a mile
or two distant, lay tbe American fl jet.
If the Spanish admiral had any notions
about 8abbath obiervanca they were
soon rudely dispelled. The wanton
American commodore opened a terrific
fire, and tbe Spaniards did a hard
day's work. Tbe story of that battle
need hot be retold here. Tbe world
knows how it ended. Out of its smoke
and flame emerged a new and reeognis-
d naval power, and American beat U
beating under blue jackets on tbe
other aiw of b world were fired with
a res!str spirit of emulation. A wave
of enthusiasm swept over tbe United
States, and eveu from thousands cf
pulpits prayers of thanksgiving wen
IrARCII 8, 1899.
sent upward. Destiny surely directed
Dewey's course at Manila. Clearly,
destiny is not religiously orthodox.
But this was not the only trick
destiny played Sunday observers dur
ing the late war. It was on a Sunday
that Cervera reluctantly adventurous
man attempted bis brave and spirited
dash out of Santiago harbor. He found
his fate on the surf-beaten rocks of tbe
Cuban shore. But out of this battle
pulpits may extract some meed of con
solation, for Cervera was the aggressor.
A week later, after days of fruitless
negotiation to Induce General Toral t
yield to tbe inevitable, an ultimatum
waa given to tbe effect that unless the
city of Santiago waa surrendered by 4
o'clock In the afternoon the American
forces would resume the attack. Now,
truly, this seemed to be pure wanton
ness, c veritable iling in the face of
Providence. Surely General Khafter
might have found another day upon
which to resume tbe offensive. What
a shiver of apprehension tbe dispatches
announcing bis iutention must have
caused among certain people in tbe
United States. Vet promptly at the
appointed hour the American batteries
aud warships opened on tbe town,
with the salutary effect that the fol
lowing day found the Spanish general
more amenable to argument Again,
on tbe succeeding Sunday, Santiago
formally surrendered and tho Stars
Stripes were raised over Morro Castle
and the Governor's palace.
Manila, Santiago Bay and Santiago
undoubtedly the three decisive events
of the Spanish-American war all
fought ou a Sunday, aud with the
Americans always aggressive and vie
toriouH ! It seems that the United
Star must be tbe exception, always
indispensable, according to Kipling,
toprove the rule.
Aud recently have transpired two
important events which go to show
that "Bloody Suuday" is fraught with
success to American arms. These are
tbe crushing defeat administered to
the Filipinos at Manila and the occu
pation of Iloilo by General Miller.
True, Aguinild)' rash followers met
their just desert for venturing to as
sault our troops on a Sunday, but by
the same token Miller should have
been repulsed at Iloilo. On the con
trary, be gained an easy victory. Truly
as hinted before, logic has no place in
this proposition. It is doubtful if it
can survive tbe blows dealt to it dur
ing our Late unpleasantness.
The history of the United States
teems with events which grossly vio
late the principle of rigid Sunday ob
servance, looking at tbe logical side of
the question. Of the decisive battles
which were, at least in part, fought on
Sunday may be mentioned Saratoga,
where Burgoyne, with a trained army
of British regulars, was compelled to
yield to American militia. Who can
reckon the reviving effect of this vic
tory upon tbe sinking fortunes of tbe
great rebellion? Washington did not
think Sunday night a bad time to lead
bis ragged, half frozen army across the
Delaware. Comiugdown to the Mex
ican war, we find that the battle of
Resaca de la Pal ma was fought on a
Sunday, and a year later, also on a
Sabbatb, our troops carried hitherto
impregnable Chapultepec Castle by
assault aud ended tbe war in our favor.
During the civil war innumerable
conflicts took place on Sunday. 'Twas
on the Lord's Day that the little won
der Monitor attacked and repulsed the
powerful Merrlmac and thereby revo
lutionized naval warfare. PitUburg
Landing, which brought Grant into
prominence; Petersburg, Spottsylva
nia, Chattanooga and Lwkout Moun
tain were all fought on Sunday. It
seems to have been rather a favorite
day with Grant Stonewall Jackson,
the "second Napoleon," was famed for
his ultra-religious view-t, yet be did
not hesitate to fibt on Suuday. He
reaped his greatest military success and
met a hero's death in the dusk of one
Sunday aftern:xn at Chancellorsville.
Perhaps some people will contend that
bad he deferred his brilliant flank move
ment until Monday he might have
bn spared, but military men will
lardly subscribe to this view. Chick
amauga was fought on Sunday, and
tbe aggressors won. Oae bright Sun
day morning tbe Kearsarge challenged
tbe famous Alabama to combat off the
coast of France and sank her.
Probably Burnside met a deserved re
buke when he assaulted Lee and Jack
son at Fredericksburg on Sunday, for
history recorls his crushing defeat
And that ever memorable Sunday at
Appomattox, when gray-haired and
heart-broken Lee yielded the remnants
of bis army to bis geueroue opponent
practically brought the civil war to a
close.
Out of a total of some twenty-three
buudred engagements fought in all the
wars of the United States, over three
hundred occurred on Sjnday. Q lite a
fair proportion, emsideriug that it
only gets around once in seven diya.
And this is how history answers tbe
pulpit and has indelibly marked
"Bloody Sunday" as a fateful day in
the progress of the great republic.
The San Jose Scale.
Tbe San Jose scale was first discov
ered by Professor J. II. Comstock, near
San Jose, CaL, la 1979. It has been
found in various parts of tbe world,
and, while tbe place of its origin has
not yet been ascertained, it waa conjec
tured to be Japan. Six years ago it waa
discovered iu tbe Eastern States, where
it was introduced six years before with
some infected plum trees from Califor
nia. These plums were brought over
for the purpose of obtaining an improv
ed fruit which should be proof against
the attacks of tbe plum weevil, and,
strangely enough, Ibis laudable object
proved tbe means of inflicting a much
worse pent on the Eastern States. Tbe
scale has now found its way into thirty-three
St tt?, besides Canada and
British Columbia.
Builds up tbe system, puts pure, rich '
blood in tbe veins, make men and
women strong and healthy Burdock
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51
Depew tnd-th Deaf Man.
There is a man in Buffalo who can
never hope to get on" good terms with
Chauncey M. Depew. Ouce they were
friends. To-day M r. Depew looks u pon
tbe Buffalo man with contempt The
manner of their estrangement is rather
interesting.
Of course it happened at a dinner.
Dinners are responsible for nearly all
things that happen to Chauncey. Mr.
Depew bad beeu called upon for a
speech, and he responded by telling a
story.
"Senator Evarts," said the great ra
conteur, "bought a farm up in Ver
mont recently, and took bis family
there to spend the summer. Mr. Ev
arts managed to visit the folks about
once a week, but business made it nec
essary for bim to live ia New York.
Among tbe appurtrnances apiortain
ing to tbe farm was a donkey, w hich
soou became a great pet ith tbe young
folks.
"Not long ago Mr. Evarts was start
led by tbe receipt of a telegram from
home. It was from his youngest daugh
ter. 'Dear papa,' she said, 'something
ails the donkey. I'm afraid he's sick.
He kee(s hee-hawing all the time and
seems to be very lonesome. Please
c inie borne.' "
After the laughter which followed
Mr. Depew's recital had subsided, tbe
Buffalo man got up and said:
"That, as Abraham Lincoln used to
say, reminds me of a story which I
beard some years ago. Senator Evarts
bad bought a farm down la Vermont
and took bis family there to stiend the
summer. Among tbe appurtenaiiivs
appertaining to the plai was a don
key, which soon became a great pet "
Tbe guests smiled brondly as be be
gan, ud when he had fiuislied tbe
same story that had been told by Mr.
Depew they applauded and declared
that it was a good joke. But Chaun
cey, according to the statement of one
who relates tbe incident, felt that he
had been insulted, and when he was re
minded that tbe Buffalo uiau was as
deaf as a post and hadn't heard a word
that bad been said, the gentleman who
has been chosen to help represent New
York in tbe Senate only seemed to feel
more aggrieved. Tbe Buffalo man bad
no business to be deaf, and that is why
he and Mr. Bvpew can never be friends
agalu.
Where Flags are Made.
In the Equipment building at tbe
New York navy yard there Ls a large
manufactory where most of the flag9 of
our navy are made. A large vessel car
ries forty Americau flags, and a smaller
vessel almost as many. This does not
include the fleet and international sig
nal flags, and the flags of other coun
tries. There are three rooms in the Equip
ment building that are given up to flag
making. One of these is very large,
and the others at either end are much
smaller. There are sewing machines,
scissors, pincushions and flatirons scat
tered around, so that the place does not
look unlike a patriotic dressmaker's es
tablishment The flags are all made
by women, though a few men help to
cut out tbe stars aud do tbe unisbing.
Tbe wind and weather destroy flags so
fast and new vessels are put into com
mission so rapidly, that is necessary to
employ a number of people even in
time of peace.
Tbe workiug hours, during the late
war, were exteuded from S o'ekk in
the morning to o o'clock in the even
ing. In one week 1,8 X) flags were
made at the flag department, and this
was when the rush of work was about
over. Tbe women cut all tbe square
flags and the devices for them. Tbe
men cut tbe stars and bias pennants,
and put on the finishing touches and
tbe heading through which the rope
runs. They also put in the rope, aud
stencil the flag with tbe size and na
tionality.
There is a pattern for every flag, and
tbe patterns are put away in paper bags
when not in use. Tbere are 44 flags in
a set of general signaLs used in the
navy. These are in three sizes, while
the regular flag is made in niuesizos.
The largest flag meatures 3tt feet long,
while tbe smallest is only 30 inches.
Pennants are made up to "0 feet long.
There are 19 international signal flags
and 43 foreign flags, which are made at
the navy yard.
Spent for Weather ForecasU
At the present time this Ls the only
country where tbe forecast of the weath
er ia made for a longer period than 24
hours, some of the daily forecasts in tbe
United States covering a period of 4tt
hours and 30 hours respectively. A
very high percentage of success is also
attributed to tbe weather forecasts is
sued in this country. The aunual grant
for tbe maintenance of tbe English
Weather Office is about $75,000, with
which sum the whole system of the
British Islands has to be taken care of.
Russia ranks foremost among all tbe
European nations for meteorological re
search. Tbere Is a complete network
of stations dotted over its vast territory,
the observations being mads with veri
fied standard instruments belonging
to the Russian Weather Otnee. The
amount spent annually in Russia on
the maintenance of its weather organi
zation Is nearly $iX),i. In this coun
try tbe work of tbe Weather Bureau
costs yearly about $975,01)0, which is 13
times as much as is spent on the weath
er by tbe English Government
Story of a Slave.
To be bound hand and foot for years
by tbe chains of disease is the worst
form of slavery. George D.Williams,
of Manchester, Mich., tells how auch
a slave was made free. He says: "My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that abe could not turn oyer in bed
alou. After using two bottles of
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully im
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WHOLE NO. 2-181.
A Game of Whist
"Grumply," said Brown, as he bit
the end off from a choice cigar and
struck a match on tbe heel of his shoe,
"Ls the perfection of politeness to the
utmost degree. He iiever gets mad,
but he has a habit of saying things in
a way that causes one to wish that he
would get mad aud relieve himself by
swearing.
"Tbere are ouly two things in tbe
world that Grumply considers serious
death and whist I don't suppose that
he worries much about death, but whist
is a controlling passion not to be light
ly treated. I attended a card party tbe
other eveniug, and it chanced, much
to my annoyance, that I was placed at
a table with Grumply, for while I like
to play whist I do not look upon it, as
Grumply d-s, as being a life or death
matter bung arnuud with tbe heavy
silence of the tomb. But when I dis
covered that Mrs. Blank was bis mrt
ner I swallowed a grin and prepared to
enjoy myself. Mrs. Blank belongs to
that element always to' be found at a
whist arty, known as tbe one with the
wandering mind and an overwhelming
desire to be kept continually pmted ou
tbe question of trumps. The cards had
gone but three times around when Mrs.
Blank exclaimed : 'Whals trump?
" 'The trump, madatn,' answered Mr.
Grum'ply, with killing politeness, 'is al
ways determined by the last card dealt,
which Is placed face up upon the table
for tbe benefit of the players. In this
hand the three spot of flubs, being the
last card to be dealt, according to tbe
rules ot the game tbe trump is clubs.'
"Mrs. Blauk gasped and trumped
Grumply's ace. .
"On tbe fifth hand around Mrs. Blank
came back to life aud exclaimed :
" 'lKar me, is it my play V
" The play, madame,' said Grumply,
swallowing bard, 'always goes from
lejt to right. Your opponent on jour
right, having played, it Is now, accord
ing to all rules and precepts, perfectly
proper for you to play.'
"This threw Mrs. Blank in a flutter
aud she trumped another one of Grump
ly's aces. The game weut ou with
Grumply g;ttiug redder aud redder in
the face. As tbe last cards of the band
were being played, Mrs. Blank threw
down her card out of turn aud ex
claimed :
" 'I have it !'
"'Madam,' answered Grumply, oe
ginniug to choke, 'by the rules of the'
"'11 trim it with pink silk,' she
broke in, with sparkling eyes, 'with a
deep gore up the back and white braid.
It will be a dream ?
"Gru.-upty arose and left the table.
He had to save his reputatiou of being
polite at all times." Detroit .Free
Press. .
She Spanked Depew.
Tbere was buried in Wolcott, N. Y.
to-day an old woman whose proud
boast it bad been, in her late years, that
she was the only person, aside from
his p treats, whoever administered a
souud spauking to Sjoator-elect Chaun
cey Mitchell D;pew. Sae wa Cath
erine Curtis Westrall-BisselL In young
womanhood she was a spinner and
weaver, going but from house to
house among ber patrons and prepar
ing their h Juiesp ia cloth. Ati ng her
employers were the parents of the fu
ture senator, says the New York Press.
Discovering that he could make her
no end of trouble by tangling the
threads in the lKm, now and then
breaking one, and snarling the ball of
tow or wool from which she spun,
young Chauncey devoted every instant
when her back was turned to thoje con
genial tasks. Sae bore it with patience
till one day the youngsters' mother
chanced to euter the room and caught
him red-bauded at bis mischief. Upon
learning the situation sbe chastised
young Chauncey, and told Mrs. West
fall to punish him herself, if he again
offended.
Chauncey soou again began bis dep
redations. Twice Mrs. Westfall warn
ed him, and then sbe spanked. But
it was too mild a form of punishment
to subdue the youth, who merely grin
ned and kept on. Then tie long suf
fering young woman lost patience.
Seizing Chauncey firmly, she turned
bim across her knee, and spanked him
long and hard. His howls could be
heard all over tbe bouse, but they
brought no. succor, nor did be get
sympathy from auy one.
Escaping from her grasp, he fled
down stairs, and remained away from
the garret for two days. Then, timidly
thrusting bis head inside the door, he
begged permission to enter, promising
never again to offc-nd. This promise
he kept as well as he was able, for,
though his subsequent pranks were
many and annoying, he did not ven
ture after that to interfere with either
spinning wheels or loom.
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Honet in the Army.
Among: those who are peculiarly in
terested in the passage of tbe Hull
army bill are the horse breeders of the
country. Reorganization will mean
that many more horses and mules wi.l
be required for army purposes. Before
the war 11,000 horses and 2,221 mules
were used, but with a Larger army at
least 24, Ox) horses and 13,000 mule will
be called for. This is a matter of con
siderable Importance to breeders, who
have watched with concern the grad
ual restriction of their markets In con
sequence of the introduction of the
trolley system on the street railways
and the increasing popularity of the
bicycle. When It comes to military
purposes the horse is still far ahead of
tbe trolley car, the wheel or the automo
It may surprise many persons to
learn that monkeys, despite their clever
ness, are not endurinsrly susceptible t
the influences of "higher education,"
for infinite is their iucata depravity.
I found them ready enough to learn,
but persistent in refusal to display their
knowledge when required to do so by
their patient teacher. Tbia peculiar
side of monkey na'tir" was rbTctbly
impressed mi n when I tried tofutin
an orchestra, or string baud, amopg tbe
simians of my nieosir'rw.
We were iu winter quarters, and as it
was my custom to devote my spare tim
duriug tbe cold term to taming and
training wild animals fur th. oeit
season, I had a family of monkeys con
fined in an apartment adjoining niy
reading, smoking and music room.
One morning upon entering the cot
tage my ears were greeted by the sound
of my 'cello. I paused, wondering
what visitor had provoked iny rich
toned instrument to such unseemly dis
cord. Then I approached closely and
through a window saw a laughable
scene.
Seated upou a chair, with a smoking
cap on his bead, spectacles ou his now
and meerschaum pipe iu his mouth,
was Joe, the largest monkey of tbe
menagerie, sawing away at the 'cello
with bow in hand. Several of tbe
smaller monkeys were in postures of
surprise and delight at Joe's perform
ance. I had omitted to lock the door
of tbe monkey room, aud that account
ed for the intrusion ou my sanctum.
Highly entertained, I-stood for a
time a silent spectator, until seen by a
little monkey, which notified its fel
lows of my presence with a sharp cry.
to, a twinkling the' auimals dashed
from the room, Joe, uiiuua cap, spec
tacles and pipe, bringing up tbe rear
and carefully closing the dour behind
him.
Upon entering the house I found all
the monkeys safely ensconced in their
proper room and looking as innocent
as lambs, while the old ringleader was
snoring and apparently sound asleep.
From this occurrence the idea of trying
to form an orchestra of monkeys came
into my mind, for I well knew that
such a troupe, eveo if it produced any
thing but melody, would te a strung
attraction. Youth's Companion.
A Oentle Horse-Breaker.
Next to Alexander the Great, who in
his youth subdual B icfphalii, per
haps the most fain sis of all br-e-brcakers
was Johu Itarey, the Obi
iau, who died at tbe age of 3S, after
having amassed a fortune by bis
skill. v
With the awakening of bis mental
energies the boy realized that there wan
something wrong in the prevalent
m hod of breaking horses. His child
ish soul recoiled at tbe cu tl's aud blow a
with which drivers were a out to sub-
du their animals. Throughout bis
school days the subject of his composi
tion was "Man's liest Friend tbe
Noble Horse." His lu-wt ambitious
effort was a rhyme, in whicli he sung
the gospel of "kindness, patience and
firmness" in dealing with the brut
creation.
Tbe turning point iu his boyhood
came on his twelfth birthday. His
father, now an exteusive dealer in hor
ses, preseuted to biiu au unbroken
pony, which the lad proeeued to train
-tfter his own ideas. Little attention
was paid to bis manoeuvres with the
pony until neighbors btga to flock to
fhe farm" to see tbe animal's almost
human antics. The hoy had trained
the pony until tbere seemed to be
nothing beyond its intelligence. But
while fa uily and neighbors applauded,
the result was attributed to the yfcy'
abnormal cleverness rather than to tbe
boy's skill iu training.
His success with the pony encouraged
him to undertake tbe education of bis
neighbors' untrained horses. Gradually
he found himself master of a prosper
ous and attractive business. For mile
round bis boyhood home pupils sought
instruction in hU method of training.
All this came about while be was still
in his teens. St Nicholas.
A Test of Character.
Here is what a Philistine has to say
in an English weekly concerning "The
.Music She Plays." It isgiven for wbat
it is worth : -
"There are worse ways of choosing a
wife than by tbe music sbe plays, and
the way she plays it If a girt mani
fests a predilection for Strauss, she is
frivolous; for Beethoveu, she is im
practical ; for Liszt, sbe Is too ambi
tious ; for Verdi, she is sentimeutal ;
for Offenbach, she is giddy; for Gounod,
she is Lackadaisical ; for Gottschalk, sbe
is superficial ; for Mozart, sbe is prud
ish ; for Kioto w, she Is commonplace ;
for Waguer, she is idotic
"The girl who hammers away at
'Maiden's Prayer, 'Anvil Chorus' and
'Silvery Waves' may be depended upon
as a good cook and healthful ; aud if
she includes 'Battle of Pragoe'and the
'White Cockade in her repertory you
ought to know that sbe has been re
ligiously and strictly nurtured.
Rewarded for Ela Honeity.
An English farm labo.-er recently
weut to a small store kept by an old
woman aud at ked for "a paliud ' ba
con." She produced tbe bacon and cut a
piece off, but could not find the pound
weight.
"Oh, never mind t' pahnd weight,"
said he. "Ma fist just weighs a pahnd.
So put ther bacon i' t' scales."
Tbe woman confidently placed tbe
bacon into one side of the scales while
the man put bis fist into the oth jr side,
and, of course, took good care to have
good weight
While the woman was wrapping the
bacon up tbe pound weight was found,
and, on seeing it the noau said :
"Nab, you see if my fist don't just
weigh a pahnd."
The pound weight was accordingly
put into one scale and the man's fist
into the other, this time only just to
balance.
The old woman, on seeing this, said :
"Wba, I niver seed aught so near
afore ! Here's a red herrin for thee hon
esty, ma lad T' New York Tribune.
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"You would not take him for a man
the detectives were after," said th
Cheerful Idiot
"Wouldn't take whoT asked the
shoe clerk boarder.
"The new boarder. I understand bU
name U Clews." I ndianapolis Journal
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