HI FOREST REPDBLICAN -A , RATIS OP ADVCRTISinOl - REPUBLICAN. fa pabllaht' tTTf W4a.llT, kf J. E. WENK. Cffloa In Bmubau(h A Co.'a BuilcUnt MO ITMIT, TIONBSTA, T Term, ... fli.eo par Yar. H MtaerhitlOM rclTa far 1 atari pnoi Cerroapondnne. Mllctt4 fr.ia U aarta f tht eoontry. N. cue wui Utn tfunimiui oawanlcatioas. ' On. Btraar, on Inoh, en. Inaartloa. .t 14 On Square, on inch, on month. . On Bqu.r., on Inch, three month. , On Square, on Inch, on year.... . , Tiro Hquarn, on yr ... Quarter Column, on year, ..a,...,,.. Half Column, on yar On Colnmn. on Tmr.- V JJL JLV Legal .dTartuwinoot Um out pT IkM ach lauMrtion. A Marriaro and riatb notloe rr All bill, for varl. advertisement ( VOL. XXVII. NO. 8. TIONESTA, PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1894. SI. 00 -PER ANNUM. quarterly. Temporary adverUssiDeada I bt paid In advance. I Job work eaea on delivery. ' J Tho railroads of tho United Stntos hnvo cunt nonrly ton billions of dollars. Borne of tlio lnrgest ocean steamers nn lo convortod into armed cruisers in thirty hours. i Thoro nro four natives of Georgia ml seven of Kentucky in tho United Itntos Senate. New York furnishes sight nud Ohio six. Tho report that tho rnnnrnn syndi )ito has been rehabilitated is not borno jut by tho fad. Employes nud mer chants nro leaving tho Isthmus nnd avcrything is at a standstill. Miss Knto Hilliurd, iu a paper read oeforo tho Now York Thoosophists, speaking of hypnotism, snys that no ono whilo under the inllucuco 1ms ever been induced to surrender a vital se cret. Many, experiments hnvo been tried with this intent, but without suc cess. A Now York confidence ninn says that ho and his fellows victiinizo nioro city men than hayseeds. Tho rural visitor, when ho comes to town, is suspicions nnd on his guard, while tho city man, who thinks ho knows it nil, is n much easier victim. Besides ho does not run to tho 2'olioo when ho is "pinched." A writer in Harper's Weekl;-, iu eulogizing James M. Bailey, of Dan bury, Mass., tells us that the Danbnry News man would never allow an nrti elo rederting npon the privnto lifo of any individual or likely to wound any person's sensibilities, to bo published. Ho preferred that his journal should chronicle tho good deeds of his towns people, rather than record their weak nesses nud failures. Canada promises to offer notable treasures to future historians of this continent. Tho Archives Department at Ottawa now presents for reference 1203 volumes of original correspon dence, nnd many hundreds of copies of documents bearing upon tho history of tho New England colonies, Acadia, French Canada nnd tho nioro western regions. The British War Ollice hand ed over to tho Department some time ago eight tons of valuable historical material, comprising 400,000 official documents. All Europe Beems to tho New York Times to have tho exhibition fever, and some sort of world's fair is to bo held iu every European capital during this year. And tho epidemic is spread ing farther afield. Alexandria is pre paring a national exhibition of ancient and modern Egypt, to be opeu in that city during tho coming summer. It is to bo a complete exposition of the modem life, social, industrial, nnd artistic of tho laud of tho I'harnohs, and also of much of tho country's woudrous past. Chemistry seems likely to furnish substitutes for the expensive perfumes now made from flowers, predicts tho New Y'ork Sun. It has long been known that tho exact odor of the banana is produced in tho laboratory. There seems a possibility, however, that even when so:ue frngraut plauts cense to be cultivated for tho perfumes many may become of importance in surgery. It has been discovered that some such plants are free from the at tacks of insects and from fungus growths, nnd this may bo due to tho fact that their essential oils have anti septic qualities. Tho eucalyptus yields nu antiseptic, aud so do other familiar plants. Says the New Y'ork Observer: Wo do not know how many hundred thou sand times the old adage that "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing," has been repeated, but we think it ie about time thnt some one should give us as condensed a suggestion of tho possible evil effects of great knowledge. It is not at all certain that the wonderful kuowledgo nchieved in the scientific world, which enables men to make such deadly munitions of war as are now produced, is a blessing to man kind. The London Spectator calls at tention to the fact that tho new ox plosive of anarchism could not have been created without the diffusion of chemical knowledge. A burglar can use chloroform iu his nefarious pur suit quite us successfully as a surgeon can relieve paiu with it. Much of the crime of the day is committed by per ilous of education, whose resources in that respect aid them in their opera tions. The conclusion to bo reached iu the matter is, that knowledge, like ill other goo I thing, needs to be sanctified, iu order to bo put to the lighest use for tho blessing of mau kind nud to prevent its perversion. Knowledge is power for good or evil, if good then only because of tho existence of something better that holds ii by the ruiu WE NEW DAWN, In hour ago Wo said good-by, My dream nnd 1 1 Tho golden voice that promised tat Lovo, light, fruition, ecstasy, Is silenced quite, And It Is night. Night, whllo tho rent clouds frot the :noon, And waters croon Bnnoath tho fateful, running brcnao That wakes a messago In tho trees t 'Tatlonoe nnd pray Till comos the day." The day Is here, the nzuro day, A day In May I How oan I grieve while Nnture slugs? The robins' call prophetic rings Tho one rofrnln, "You'll dream Kgnln!" Kate Jordan, In Mpplneotr. THE OLD STONE BELFRY, BY FRANCES C. WILLIAMS. OME hero, "Ralph," said Mr. Kline as jV . he wearily dropped to a chair in the kitchen, "you'll havo to ring the bell to-night; I'm clean played out. Tho rheumatism's got me again. I lighted up the church aud turnod the lamps low be fore I camo home, but as for going bnckngnin to-night, I can't do it." "All right, I'll do it," replied Rnlph, a sturdy boy of fifteen. "All I'll have to do will be to turn up the lights and ring the bell twice, I suppose." Mr. Klino had been the sexton aud boll-ringer of tho old stone church for twenty years, nud Ralph Klino had many a time been with him whon he opened the church for service, nnd even had helped him ring tho bell. Therefore, though tho church was a quarter of a mile from tho nearest house, it was with no hesitation that he started out after supper. A bright moon lit up everything and made the snow sparklo as if strewn with dia monds. Arrived nt the church he pulled the big key from his pocket, unlocked nnd opened tho door and walked in. The body of the church, which wns not large, was dimly lit by a dozen lamps, which Ralph speedily turnod up bo thnt the building wns cheerful in n glow of light. Then he wnlked to the vostry, nnd, opening a email door nt one side, glanced at the nickel clock which was suspended on tho wall. "Five minutes of Beven!" he cx clnimed to himself. "Tinio I was ringing!" Tho bell nt the church wns always rung twice, with a period between of ten minutes. Most of tho congrega tion lived at a distance from a quar ter of a mile to a mile or more away. Son "warning bell," as it was called, wns rung at five minutes of seven, in tho evening, when services began nt half past seven, and a second bell at ten minutes after seven. Thus every one within henring distance of the church had ample time to make ready if they wished to attend. Ralph closed tho door of tho tower room and took off his coat. By lamp light, tho bell-ropo seemed like somo great sunke stretching down from above where the darkness hid every thing. But Ralph was too accustomed to the interior of the place to think of this. Ho reached up and took a firm grasp ou the rope, threw his weight upon it, and slowly sank toward the floor. Tho bell, which was a big one, hung in n cradle, nnd tho bell rope, passing up into the belfry, wns fastened in the groove of a large wheel which, wheu turned by a pull on the rope, rocked the bell and threw the iron tongue against its sides. The bell was veiy heavy, and it took a couple of vigor ous pulls, even wheu Mr. Kline him self had hold of the rope, to bring any sound forth. Twice Ralph pulled and hung upon the rope before the cradle began to move perceptibly. Evou then the bell did not ring, and the boy threw oil his strength aud weight into a third effort. As he did so, it seemed to him that the rope came toward him much more quickly than it should, aud then, be fore he could let go, it suddenly loosened up above aud fell in great spirals to the floor. Fortunately none of the heavy coils struck him ; but it gave him a big Btart, notwithstanding, and he jumped quickly to ouo side. There he stood staring up into the darkness, and wondering what could havo happened. Then, realizing that the only way to learn was to go up in to the belfry and investigate, he picked up a lantern which stood in a corner, and, lighting it at tho lamp, started up the bidder which led to the tower above. It was u long ladder and climbing it was no easy task. Tho lantern, as it huug from his arm, bauged against him and cast shifting nnd uncertain lights. The rungs of the ladder were covered with a thick coating of dust. Yet he toiled slowly on. It seemed as if the ladder never would end. It grew cold, too, for it was freezing outside, nnd a keen wiud blew through tho openings iu the belfry above. Presently, however, Ralph struck his head against something, ami he knew he had reached the end of his journey. Holding ou with one hand, with tho other ho unfastened the hook which held down the trap door. Push ing this back ho drew himself up through the opening, and was in the belfry. For an instant lie reded. Then, shivering as a cold blast of wind swept down upon him, ho rose to his feet and took up the lantern. Immediately bfori him was tin; topiii daugUug frgm tk bU rd) 1 ?! above. Apparently, it wns all right. It seemed to run properly enough through tho hole in the floor ing ou which ho stood. Ho wns about to go down tho ladder ngain to dis cover whore tho break hnd occurred when a draft of nir stirred the rope, aud, as it moved, ho saw thnt it did not go through tho hole nt nil. It came to an cud just wheco it reached the floor. Ralph placed the lantern beside him nnd bent down to examine the rope. It seemed to havo been severed by somo jagged edge, for it was torn nnd frnyed, aud bits of hemp strewed the floor nenr by. Ho concluded thnt it must havo been worn through by rub bing against the sides of tho hole through which it had originally passed. While, ho was looking at it he was startled by a sharp squeak nt his very elbow. Ho glancod quickly about, nnd n bright spark in a dark oorner of tho belfry caught his eyo. He picked up tho lantern and swung it in front of him, and a small gray animal darted under a beam. It was a rat. All at once, Ralph recollected that the old belfry was said to be infested with these animals, aud, raising him self, ho turned to go. As ho did so, his foot struck tho edgo of a floor board aud he fell, knocking the lan tern over aud instantly extinguishing the light. Somewhat startled now, for the first time, ho groped about for tho trap door, but could not find it. The moonlight, which came from nbovo, lost itself in tho narrow tower, and where ho lay it was almost entirely dark. At last, however, his baud came in contact with something which he know was the trap door ; but, even as ho touched it, it tell with a bang I He nervously tried to raiso it ngnin ; but in vain. Tho door was flush with the floor about it, and there was no ring bolt-or projoction by which to secure a hold on it. While Ralph wns struggling to get a finger benenth the trap door, the snmo sharp squeak which had startled him before sounded again, and this time it was almost immediately echoed from half a dozen other places. As ho turnod about, in every direc tion there shone in the darkness tiny sparks of light. Ralph knew that theso were the eyes of rats. One, or even a couple of the animals he would not have feared. But a dozen of them, boldly surrounding him in this wny in the darkness, sent a shiver down his back. He noted, too, thnt they did not seem afraid of him, though he banged on tho floor nnd yelled nt them. . Instead, they grew bolder ns their numbers increased, nnd ono of tue.ni presently darted across his foot. Ralph now sprang to his feet and rushed at the enemy. Those in front of him at once retreated, as he could tell by tho disappearance of their eyes. But as ho moved several jumped nt him from behind, nnd one fastened its teeth iu his leg. He kicked wildly nt this, nnd the rat was thrown to one side. Another instantly sprang at him, and then a half-dozen at once, a couple of the vicious little animals fastening themselves in his clothes. Ralph whirled about, clashing his assailauts off for a moment. It was only for n moment, however, for he wns attacked ngaiu immediately, and this time more fiercely than before. Thoroughly terrifiod now, he yelled loudly, aud kicked and struck out with lists and feet indiscriminately. But no nuswer came to his cries. The walls of the tower echoed his voice and the squeaks and squeals of the rats; but that was all. Something struck Ralph in the face. Instinctively he made a pass at it with his hand, thinking it was a rat. But his ringers came in contact with the bell rope, which shook with the blow, then swayed into his face again. At the second blow an idea camo to him. He reached out quickly with both hands aud grasped the rope aud pulled himself from tho. floor. Then, with one tremendous kick, ho shook off the last of the rats which clung to him, and, hand over hand, raised him self a half-dozen feet into the air. The rope slowly descended with his weight as the whoell slowly revolved. The bell at last struck a solitary, mullied note ns the tongue fell against its edgo. Than it was Bileut, remain ing tilted iu tho air, and, aud Ralph rested. But the straiu on his arms soon warned him that he could not long stay in his present position, even w th his feet twisted about the rope as they were. To go down he did not dare. To go up was the alternative; so slowly he pulled himself higher until his head struck something hard. He quickly put up a hand nud felt for tho obstacle. A short examination told him that it was a beam. Then he re membered that a couple of stout tim bers ran across tho belfry aud gave support to the frame in which huug the bell. Ralph twisted himself about aud tried to force himself between the two beams. But the intervening space would only admit bis head and shoul ders, and, having worked himself that far upward, he found his legs were so confined that he could scarcely move them. He then clutched the rope with one hand, aud the most conven ient beam with the other, and, for a full minute, remained motionless, resting. Below him he could hear the rats squakiug, aud occasionally be felt the rope shike as somo particularly activo animal spraug at it. The movement of the ropo suggested, a plan to him which promised tempo rary rest to his arms, aud he at once put it into execution. First he low ered himself so that his head was clear of the beam. Then, while ho cluug fast w ith one hand, he raised tho slack , ( below aud twisted it about the part from which he hung, so that a loop was mad), into which h quickly tlnust tin U(f. It was vi tUiliriuit work, for tho ropo wos thick and heavy, but when it was done, and he held the rope so thnt it could not slip, he found ho had a fairly comfortable sent. He now hung somo three feet below the cross beams, nnd, thought tho ropo rose nnd fell gently for a few minutes, as tho crndlo above slightly rocked with his motions, no sound camo from the bell. Thero wcr'o no sudden pulls on the ropo, and consequently tho tongue of the boll remained motionless oguinst the bell's edge. Ralph was content to rest in this wny for several minutes. Then a blast of icy wind sweeping down upon his shoulders warned him that ho could not remain long where he was. Swung in midair, without a coat, he would shortly freeze 1 But would any help come? It seemed unlikely, oinco only his own family knew thai he was nt the church, and they would not think it strange if tie did not 'return for a couple of hours. Noithcr was it likely that anyone would think of coming up into the bel fry, unless they should happen to go into the room below and see the fallen rope. Of course there was a chance of this, since there would bo curiosity doubtless as to why the bell had failed to ring as usual. Ralph determined that something must be done to attract attention to his place of imprisonment at once. He knew it wns useless to call. His voice, cooped up between the narrow walls of the high belfry, would never be heard outside, yell as loudly aa he might. Ho looked about wildly, and just then a shaft of moonlight gleamed on the curved side of tho bell. Tho bell I why had he not thought of it be fore? He reached up quickly, and, after a little effort, succeeded iu grasp ing one of the beams overhead. Then he began swaying on the rope. He had an insecure hold, but within a few minutes his heart leaped as a deep boom rang out from the bell. Uardei and harder he worked, aud tho notee of alurm followed close upon each other. Soon the old bell was ringing out a wild peal and the timbers under his hand vibrated with its movement. Suddenly, through the clangor of the bell he heard the sound of voices. Then a light shot up from up the opened trap door, and a voice called out to know what wns the matter. There was a note of alarm iu tho ques tion ; for, this bell ringing, apparently without bauds, was enough to make anyone a bit fearful. Ralph quickly told them how mat ters stood. Ho added in warning: "Look out for tho rats I" The man below held a lantern high above his head, and then crawled npon the floor, immediately followed by a companion. Ralph recognized tho men as neigh bors, aud soon descended stiff and cold from his awkward perch. No rats were to be seou. Frightened by the light and , the presence of bo many persons, the vicious little beasts had retreated. Ralph did not wait to investigate more. Once down tho ladder he told his story to the startled congregation, which had nearly all assembled, and then hurried home. To this day, however, ho never looks at the old stone belfry without a shud der. St. Louis Republic Making a School (iluhc. A hollow wooden or iron sphere ie first formed with wiros projecting at opposite ends to indicate the poles. Then strips of damp paper are spread all over it; other strips of paper soaked in paste are laid over them, then other strips nnd so on, till the total thickness of the layer is about an eighth of an inch. When com pletely dry the pasteboard envelopo is cut in the line of the (future) equator, and is separated from the mold in two hemispheres. These aro fastened by nails to tho two ends of a wooden rod exactly equal in length to tho diameter of tho globe, and the edges of the hemispheres are glued togother so that we get a pasteboard sphere. Two wires projecting from the two ends of the wjoden rod penetrate the paste board, aud form the poles of the globe. The pasteboard is then coated six or more times over with whiting, glue aud oil, until a considerable sub stance has been laid en, each layer being dried before the next is ap plied. At this stago of the manufac ture any irregularity ou the surface of the globe is remedied by working a metal semi-circle rouud aud round tho sphere till tho surface is made quite smooth. The surface is then marked by means of a beam compass, with lines to represeui tho circles of lati tude and longitude. Qoldthwaite's Oeographicul Magaziue. Affection lor a Dog. "Ouo often hears, " says Ernest F. Triest, of Roahester, N. Y., who was one of the arrivals at the Liudell last night, "of the affection of dogs toward their owuers. There is a caso iu our towu of a man who shows an equally remarkable affection for his dog. When the dog's mistress died and housekeeping was broken up tho troubles of the mau begun. Ho in sisted on haviug his dog with him, aud there was scarcely u boarding house iu towu that would receive him. Wheu he tiuully got located, the dog was bo tiresome that ho was asked to get out, and finally he took two cheer less rooms, where he lived and slept, getting his meals where he could, lie seemed iudill'ereut as to the accommo dations to be obtained fur himself, tho most dillieult thing being to secure a place where his dog could sit by his side aud share his food. He found such a place at last, uud now eau bo seen daily, uatiug beefsteak uud divid ing rations most equitably with his cauin eonipuutom" Mt. Luuu Ulvbs-Dimiosrat. SCIENTIFIC A51) IS DUSTRUL. Thero is an cloctrio doorstop. Taper belting has been invented. Ouly about 0000 stnrs nro risible to tho naked eyo. There nro 23,000 species of fishes, one-tenth of which inhabit fresh wnter. Scientists nro of tho opinion thnt tome ioobcrgs Inst for two hundred years. It is pointed out that ono-loggod men usually grow fnt possibly from Inck of exorcise. In the parrot's beak both mnndiblos arc movnble a peculiarity unknown in other species of birds. A Beet ion of a California treo sent to tho British Museum, London, is 1330 years old, according to its rings. ricnty of water is reported to sup ply a good level for the proposod canal between Lake Superior and tho Mississippi. An eminent anatomist snys that more of tho ill health of women is due to their habit of cramping thoir feet than is realized. There are 187 pounds of salt in a ton of water from the Dead Sea. In the Atlantic the amount is eighty-one pounds to every ton. At ono year old the infant nlligntor is twelve inches long. He is fifteen before he doubles thnt length nnd ho does not attniu his maximum develop ments until the age of fifty. The little snow bird of the Sierra is no bigger than a wren, but he is as strong as tho Btormy petrel, and flits about in infinite glee when tho wind is blowing fifty miles an hour. A medical man has found out thnt dismal weather has a bad effect upon the reasoning powers as well as upon the spirits. He snys his deductions made on cloudy days often prove to be faulty. To make animals unconscious before slaughtering is considered humane in Berne, Switerland. A test was recent ly mado there by legal enactment, and it took six quarts of alcohol to render nn ox unfeelingly drunk. United States Consul General Mason nt Frankfort, Germany, in a report to the State Department, suggests that our fruit preservers try the new fruit syrup made from beet sugar and chemically identical with natural fruit sugar. There were many expressions of wonder by persons w ho chancod to be out in a rainstorm at Pocatello, Idaho. The rain had a peculiar whiteuess and left white spots on tho clothing, like mud. They were examined aud found to be the residuum of salt water. One secret of the willow's marvel ous tenacity of lifo is to bo found, per haps, in the fact that it sends its roots a long way in search of moisture. It wns discovered, after an important nqneduct had caved in, thnt its walls were cracked and rilled for many feet with roots. Theso roots, it was dis covered, came from willows nt least thirty feet distant. Mr. Bruce, of the Dundee Antnrctio whaling fleet, describes tho wholo of the district south of sixty-two degrees south latitude ns strewn with ice bergs, which become very numerous south of sixty-two degrees. The base of the bergs was colored pale brown by marine organisms and other brown streaks were seen beyond tho water level. No luminous glow was ob served. Clothed in mist they rise their mighty snow-clad shoulders to a stately height, or shine fourth brill iantly in the sun. Although they are of the purest white yet they glow with color. The crevices exhibit rich oo baltio blue and everywhere are splashes of emerald green. Some Domestic Details In Clilua. Cleanliness is not strictly observed in cookiug or about tho house by tho ordinary natives. The cat is too fre quently promenading on top of the oven wheu the meals are being cooked, helping itself to fish, meats or rice out of tjie bowls that are afterward Berved to the traveler. The tables are seldom washed off. A delicate hand -broom made of a few straws is used for brush ing off tho dust aud dirt before meal time. Tho women wash their clothing at pools of water from w hich afterward water is drawn for cooking purposes. Were it not for tho Chinese fashion of bo ling all water before using it, dis ease would probably long ago havo swept tho empire out of existence. Soap for washing the fuoo is unknown. Hot water is rubbed ou with a wet rag aud left to dry, ns they uso no towels. All the domestic animals share equal rights in tho house, l'igs and dogs are iu one's way ut nearly every turn. Sometimos uuder tho cot of tho China man is thrown a littlo straw where the pigs, dogs, pups, ducks, chickens aud cats rest as peacefully side by side, as opposiug instincts mny. Outing. Tho Oldest (rapcriue. Tho "oldest grapevine in tho coun try," wns indeed interesting, writes a correspondent from Sauta Barbara, Cal. Ouo growiug near this, which was known to be more than eighty years old, died finally Osgood old age, uud was purchased aud transported iu its entirety to tho Chicago Fair lust summer. This one is forty-seven to fifty yearB of uge, nud hulo and heurty yet. At the base it is fifty-two iuches iu circumference. It grows straight up for about throu feet, then divides into six branches, and ut this point is five feet in circumference. At ahight .if perhaps seven feet it spreads itself iu all directions over an immense ar bor covvriug n space by actual meas urement of sevcuty-1'ivo by sixty-six feet. It bears iu one season II50J pounds of the purple mission grape, of which uo use is ma le except as it is eatcu aud givou away by it owut( W any vat wit wUl Wk it -Iruy Xiiui ARMY AND NAVY UNIFORMS OFFICERS' 0UTFTT3 ARK KXPEN SIVE AND CHANGE IS COSTLY, The Lntcst Fix! U Whistles for the Army Changes That Have Ucen 31ttlc Items of Cost, T I J nE latest fnd of Major-Gon- erai neiioneiii is ino army officer's whistle. Tho order has gono forth that every iu- fantry otliccr must equip himself with this useful article, and that it must bo set iu the hilt of his sword. This is done "for tho good of the service," nud tho necessary nlterntious will bo made at tho Springfield (Mass.) or mory, but not nt General Schofield'a expenso or nt tho expeuso of tho Gov ernment. When the general com manding the army gets a notion that the servico will be improved by n change in nn ollicer's uniform or equip ment, the officers of the nrmy must pny for it. If Genernl Sehofield or dered a change in the regulation cont of tho nrmy officer to-morrow or in tho regulation shoulder strap, tho offi cers would havo to throw nsido tho old coat or tho old shoulder Btrap nnd equip themselves anew. The same rulo holds in tho navy. An officer's outfit is expensive. Tho army outfit costs nt tho very lowest $180. Yery few officers would be sat isfied with nn 8180 outfit. It is made of chenp cloth, poorly finishod. It is "regulation" aud tho commanding officer would havo to pass it. But an officer would feel very mean in one of these outfits nt an official reception. From $1 SO the cost of tho outfit ranges up to $3o). Most of tho difference i-i in the cost of tho material of tho uniform. A naval officer's outfit costs even more. At the Navy Department they say that iu round numbers n "good" outfit will cost $130. There nre 1410 officers in tho navy on tho active list. If tho Navy De partment tcjok a notion to alter the character of tho uniform nnd equip ment of its oflicers so radically that the present outfit would be useless, it would cost 1131,500 to make the change. All of this would como out of the pockets of tho officers them selves. It is very well tj mako offi cers pay for their own outfit, but they eaunot see tho justice of paying for changes which depen 1 nn tho whims of a superior officer an 1 which benefit no one but Uncle Sam. It would not bo a novelty for tho War Department to or l"r a onipl 'to change in tho nrmy uniform. In t'.i-i early history of tho Government it wasdouo rather frequently. Washing ton oidered tho first change iu tho cou tinentnl uniform in 1777. Up to that time tho army button was white. Under Washington's order the regu lation uniform was to consist of "a dark blue or black cont reaching to the knee aud full trimmed, tho lapels fastened back, with ton open worked buttonholes in yellow silk on the breast of each lapel and ten hir,jo regimental buttons at equal distances on each side, three large yellow regi mental buttons on each culf nud n like number on each liocket He.ii. " At the same time an order was issued for the navy to equip themselves with blue coats, with red faciugs ; red waistcoats uud blue breeches ; the coats trimmed "yellow" buttons. The marine ofli cers of the day wore greou- coats with white faciugs, white breechtw edged with green, white vests, silver epau lets, black gaiters and white buttons. Two years later Washington ordered another change in tho uniform of tho army. Tho regulation coat thereafter was blue, tho facings of white, buff or rod and tho buttons for the cavalry white. This Listed until 1782, wheu orders were issued to equip tho in fantry with white buttons, tho coats to bo of blue with red facing aud white lining. By 17Sli another change had been made. The infantry ollicer woro a dark blue coat reaching to the knee, full trimmed with scarU t lapels, cult's nud standing cape, white trim mings, white uuder dress, black stock nud cocked hat with white binding. Iu 1810 tho officers of the general stall were put into top boots with gilt spurn uud other miuor chauges in thoir uni form were made. Nowadays chauges iu uuiforin uud equipment nre less frjqitcut. The last radical change in tho naval uui forin was made eleven years uyo. But the ollicers live iu daily diva I oT an other. Here is the outfit with which a uaval ollicer would havo to provide himself if a complete change of pattern was ordered : Special full dress, $S0 ; full dross, $50; frock coat, $4- to $35 ; service uniform (extra blo.ise), two p.iir blue trousers, $'h ; overcoat, H't to Slid; cap, $7.50; chapeau, 13 to 3:23 ; epaulettes. to $3i) ; sword, $15 to if JO ; full dress belt, 15; uudressbelt, 83 ; sword knot, $2.50 to $1 ; helmet, ;f2.50; shoulder straps, $5; gloves (eight pair), $2 to SI; r.iin clothes, $1) to $25. 'Iho "spocial full dross" in a featuri of the uuval uniform. It is worn on the greatest state occisious in honor of tho 1'resident of the Unite I States or some foreign naval ollicer of high rank. With it is always carried the clumsy chapeau. The army In no special full dreis. Hero in tho ur.ny oilieer's outfit : Undress uniform, $23 to $li ; forage cap with ornaments, $3 to. $11 ; shoulder straps, $5; dress uniform, $J5 to $111 ; shoulder knots, $ to $13 ; headdress, $15 to $10 ; sword or saber, $10 to $21; dress belt, $10 to $15; field belt, $22.82; overcoat, $15 to $ '". Washington Star. Southwestern North Carolina hns a bund of 150 ) Cherokee Indians. They constitute uu incorporated uompauy, livi iu tho mouutaiua, but follow th , flttiWHl wim IUi THE FLIGHT OF TIME Ho had tnlkod on every subjoct and' The girl was dreadful tlrod ; He'd talked nnd tnlkod nnd talked until She wlshod to seo him llred. And whin ho had got back again To wnther, sho was mad r.nonih you bot to call down-italrj Her flereo aud warlike dad. "It's been a lovely dny," he said x "1 wonder It 'twill be Like this to-morrow, for I lova . These balmy days to soo." She answered him : "I do not know, And I don't care to guess, For In such mnlters, I must say I'm not a prophetess. 'But If you really want to kno To-morrow's weather's fnto. Possess your soul In patience, fo Xou'll not have long to wait." Detroit Free Tr Hl'MOR OF THE DAY. Asnmmer hit Slopping a mosquito Boston Courier. A still alarm "The revenue officers are coming." Truth. The only really true nnd steadfast love is love of self. Hallo. Every bird pleases us with its lay especially tho heu. Grip. A masked ball A lemonado with a stick in it. Philadelphia Record. Don't talk too mirch. A stiff lower jnw is as useful as a stiff upper lip. - Puck. Some people aro never at homo nn til they nro away from homo. Atchi-' ' sou Globe. ' A beetle can draw twenty times its own weight. So can a mustard plas ter. Texas Sittings. You will notice thnt tho man who is spoken of as "superior to clothes" wears mighty poor clothes. Puck. Nothing isensier to understand than how we shouldn't hnvo made tho mis takes we have seen other people make. Puck. Tho man who is willing to wait for something to turn up is usually too blind to see it wheu it comes aloug. -Puck. Oddly enough the homeliest of old maids nro gcuernlly girls who were matchless in their youth. -BuQalo Courier. Uncle George "Aro yon good at guessing?" Littlo Dick "Yes, in deed. I'm head in tho spelling class, " Good News. He "My lovo will hnvo no ending, " dear." She "flow, I say, George, aren't you going to marry me, after all?" Tid-Bits. Tho lons-tMit overcoat has proved To hiiu the. best of boons, Blneo underueath it he can wear His bag(.-y pantaloons. Sew York Hernld. Musical composers should have no trouble about proposing to their sweethearts; they are used to making overtures. Philadelphia Record. An oiler to bet ij not au nrgumcnt, but it frequently has the effect of si lencing your opponent nud increasing his respect lor your position. Puck. "i'l'm !" said tho burglar after he had found that tho safe was empty, "this thing lacks a whole lot of w hit it was cracked up to be." ludianup olis Journal. Twickenham "How is your daugh ter's Freuch tutor getting ou with her?" Bilter--"Very nicely. Ho has got so ho can speuk English first-rate." Brooklyn Life. "I wonder what makes Higby so un popular?" "I give it up, but it's a fact. Why, that mau is so disliked thut ho can't even get a bite when ho goes fishing." Indianapolis Journal. Nature abhors a v.ieuii'ii, Aud art a platitude, And this is might hard upju The geullH, harmless dude. Uostou Xr.ius.'ript. My son, if you nro Hush, associate with tho well-to-do, for they nro not likely to borrow ; but if you uro broke keep on good terms with tho poor, for they nro more willing to lend. Puck. "You beat us," said the defeated yachtsman, "becauso you caught thu breeze before wo did." "That's be cause we watched for it with baited breath," replied tho victor. Chicago Tribune. Logical: Ellio "Mummy, why do they hunt lion uu' tigers?" Mamma---"Becauso they kill tlio poor littlo sheep, Eflie." Kllie (after n pause1 "Then why don't they hunt tho butchers, mummy?'' Punch. Young Fogy--"Dad, let's go iuto the other room and see the phono graph. It repeats every word you buy." Old Fogy -"Just us though I hadn't frieu Is enough that do that right along."- -Boston Transcript. Mrs. Nextdoor - "1 hav. found out one thing about that Mrs. Newcome. Whoever she is, she has never moved in good society." Mr. Nextdoor "How do you know that?'' Mrs. Next door "She shs'ies hand us if she meant it." Tit Bits. Museum Manager "1 vo got too many of you freaks. I'll have to dis charge one of you." India Rubber Mau--"Let it be the Human Sala mander; he's used to the tiro. " Mau ager "Not I think I'll bouuee you." Philadelphia Record. Heloise (eight years old! "What does transatlantic mean, mother?" Mother "Oh, across the Atlantic, of course. But you mustn't bother me." Heloise "Dos Iran-, llieu, always mean across'.'" Mother "1 suppose It does. Now', if vo l don't stop both ering me Willi your questions 1 shall send you right to bod." Heloise is oleut u few mo:uouU. Hclaiae--"1'hou do Uausparmit lus.m
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