r VICilL AT AnMS. Kow fli lor.c venrs of lessoning nve done. Anil the white yearn cf peace have censed to be; Another world in thine nt morning sun For strife and victory. Ko more in battle slinlt thou stand and serve, While (he high clarion calls high souls to dnre; ... ' Tomorrow it s!iall shame thee, if thou swerve Charging hell's legions there. The sword is set before thee, and the spear Shall cleave thy way to glory jet un gnessed ; Cod pit v thee, if doubting thou hold dear Thy life against His hest!, Thy rows are on thee, and thine armor lies Stainless beneath the altar's solemn light: God sen! tl'ce with the seal of sacrifice For life an 1 dentil His knight! Mabel 1'urlc, Omaha, Neh. MARCHING ON. By KATUEEINE CHAPMAN, -v.' When I left Mauch Chunk, Pa., to attend the N. E. A. Convention In Boston I sished with relief to think that for a long summer vacation should have no boy problems to solve. Neither did I expect to meet any old friends. In company with some of the oth er women teachers from my State, I lost myself dally In making llttlo Journeys to Revolutionary . relics, climbed monument stairs in order that I might tell the children all bout It, occupied n niche on the sight-seeing auto and had started to "do" the churches, when I saw Him. It was on a narrow little street that served to bound one side of the huge temple, which, with Us big dome, looked much like a church capped with a toad stool. He was standing midway, swinging his arms around in circles. At first, he ap peared to be giving tin imitation of Tom Sawyer playing steamboat or Mr. Cyrus Young curving balls; In stead, he was merely throwing stones. Because he aimed none of them at a convenient flock of pigeons, I noticed him particularly. For all the world he resembled a foston terrier. His large, broken ys were set wide under his rounded lorehead; his flat, little nose divided Dlump, browned cheeks and his small front teeth separated two lipa of gen erous size. His clothing beggared description. As far os observation went, it consisted of very short pants, a sleeveless white shirt and the crown portion ot a cap. . As I neared him I saw a familiar figure approaching us. Through her veil I recognized a widowed friend, although she wore such heavy black that even in moonless night she must have cast a shadow. Oh, yes! I reeognlzed Amelia at once. Not very long ago I saw her husband laid away. I waB there, too, when her little boy died, and, while I shall always sym pathize with her, I remembered that her love was tyranny to her hus band and that she really coddled her boy into the grave. She has always Beemed like a'dell sate green vine which circles around the tree, ever growing thicker and closer, until at last the' strong tree dies In that intense embrace. This day she came droopingly to ward me. To my horror that street gamin thrust a flirty fist li'to his pock et and threw something at her. In the moment I hesitated whether er not to use corporal punishment. The boy turned his head, gazing at me with Such- a look of perfect Belf possession that I involuntarily took a back seat. Amelia reached him first. She ....... . . . ., . . . . . . . . IDIIU J L liand, while in the other she held his missile a rosebud,' broken at the item. When she had looked long in to his eyes Bhe spoke to him and wrote something in her cardcase. The youngster cantered down the street. Amelia and I talked together some Utile time, went over the beautiful temple together and parted, after I lad promised to visit her at her sub urban home. That visit was neces sarily postponed one year. When I made it Amelia's house was embow ered In green, and I walked to her eool veranda between hedges of box and pulled the bell. Immediately a gong rang out startlingly. Amaze ment must still have been on my face when Amelia let me in, for she ex plained: "My boy wanted that bell; he says It's like a fire engine." "Your boy!" I exclaimed. Then Amelia exclaimed that she had adopted a ten-year-old boy. In ne miserable moment my mind trav eled back and recalled that care-free. Independent, wholesome knight of the road I had met in Boston. My heart sank, for I could not bear to Me that boy feminized. Surely, I thought, Amelia cannot help curbing and bllthing that free soul of which I caught a glimpse through the boy's big eyes. Later she called, him into the room. He seemed to have suffered many changes. ' Those aggressive teeth had been straightened, but he was still a "barefoot boy with cheek of tan." - His feet were bare, Amelia assured me, because he liked to go wading 10 tne fountain. Bhe found a resem blance in this fancy to one of the President's sons. I inquired what were his occupa tlons. Proudly Amelia escorted me ever the place. - A corner of the lawn In back of the house was given over to two small houses. In one ot them lay a brand new Boston terrler;round the other played a large framed black and white cat whose, ' nleked ears and long tail were held erect In the pride of ownership. The latter animal had been , brought from the city together with a one-footed pig eon. Amelia, looking at the animals, said she thought the boy might turn out to bs a great humanitarian. Around the corner we came on a garden containing a rose bush, some potato vines, a sunflower and a lus cious green cabbage. "He planted them himself," con fided Amelia. '"Sometimes I think he's goingto be the future Luther Burbank of America." I groaned inaudibly. "What a pity," I thought, "to spoil a man In the making. .This boy will never be allowed to grow." But the little man himself solved the problem for me just then by of fering to Enow us some boats he had made. He proved the example, too, In the course of our conversation, and when I left, although I could not af firm that Amelia had found a gen-lus-ln-his-youth, I felt sure that she had nn nil-American boy, and one, furthermore, who would protect h.'s manhood. It was made evident to me that he classed Amelia with his lame pigeon and his battle-scarred cat as some thing to be leved and protected. And his future? Well, it will make no dif ference whether that boy'j fortunes are abased or eihalted. One look In to his eyes and you know that his "soul will go marching on." Boston Sunday Post. I.IGIITXIXG STRIKES SHirS More Often Than is Supposed Con ductors For Electric Currents. In spite of the popular impression to the contrary ships remote from the land are seldom damaged by lightning, although some of the most awe inspiring displays of atmospheric electricity are frequently witnessed by those on board of them. Standing rigging and even parts of the running gear are now made of steel wire, and this substitute for the old-fashioned hemp serves the pur pose of lightning conductor when the ship is not fitted with Buch an aid to safety. The electric current is conveyed down the wire rigging and reaches the sea through the vessel's metal hull. Damage occurs only if the current be interrupted on its way to earth. In a comparatively large proportion of instances the foreroyal truck is struck by lightning, that of the main less frequently and the miz zen least of the three. Very serious casualties under this head occurred to warships and mer chant vessels in the days of wooden hulls and hempen rigging. In July, 1802, as thirteen sail of the East India Company were trying to round the cape in the vicinity of Al goa Bay, homeward bound, two of them, the Britannia and the Bombay Castle, were struck by lightning. The foremast of each was soon enveloped in flames and the masts had to be cut away in order to save the ships' and their combustible cargoes. A heavy 'gale was blowing, the night was dark, and the other ships of the1 fleet, which were hove to at the time, were witnesses of this thrlHlng inci dent. Many vessels are now fitted with lightning conductors of approved types, lest the wire rigging should fail to carry oft the electric current. In May, 1S96, shortly after a .severe thunderstorm, accompanied by light-' nlng and rain in three degrees south, eighty-seven degrees east, the P. and O. steamship Victoria had a sudden Increase ot deviation, amounting to six degrees In both the standard and the wheelhouse compasses, and later it was discovered that the lightning conductor on the fore had fused.' The ship must have been struck by light ning during tho storm. Knowledge Magazine. Tho Maxim Muffler Peacemaker. Government tesU of this noiseless rifle indicate that Mr. Hiram Maxim will soon carry the world a few inches BVtrer to peace. A weapon which can kill a man at long range without any more fuss than a puff ot gas and a hammer click helps not a little to convince disputants that arbitration is the better part of patriotism. Could the inventor make his gun not only smokeless and noiseless, but cer tain of its aim, so that any raw re cruit might bring down his ambushed foe merely by wishing it and pressing the trigger, the device would be still more welcome. The possibilities of a silent gun in criminal hands are dis quieting. But this very fact may, hasten the better public control Of the sale and use of all death-dealing in struments, which to-day may be pur chased by any boy or burglar In pawnshop or hardware store. If this is to be an effect of the Maxim muffler, the latter will be an almost unmixed blessing. New York Even ing Post. The Glad Hand In Australia. This manifestation of Australian friendliness to the United States will not pass unnoticed or be forgotten. The jackies will remember It, we may be sure, and return, to tell their friends and families of the hospitality of onr kinsmen on the other side ot the globe. It is the dawn of a new era In the relations of the Western Republic and the enterprising people ot the great English-speaking Com monwealth in the Far East. We have always bad a friendly feeling for the Australians. Henceforth, they will be more frequently in our minds, and we shall be Inspired t seek a larger knowledge ot them. Kinsmen they truly are, and the word will stick. New Ynrk Times. HEMMING A PLEATED SKIRT. The home dressmaker is always discouraged when it comes to hem miug a pleated-skirt. The pleats, for some unknown reason, take it into their heads, to hang nt different lengths, so that the foot line when finished is bound to be uneven. The best way to secure an even edge is to baste the pleats full length after the seams have been stitched and the bands sewed and the 'hooks and eyes put on, Then turn iy the hem as in a plain gored skirt and pres.s. After removing the bastings, turn the hem In the single material according to the crease first made. A skirt turned un in this way may easily have the braid sewn on before the hem is stitched. This does, away with all hard work and extra pinning. Washington Star. NOVEL FRUIT DISH. A novel fruit dish that not only keeps its contents perfectly cold but serves as a very attractive and decor ative centrepiece is seen in some ot the Fifth avenue shops. It has met with great success during the sum mer months when fruit had to be well chilled to make it at all appetizing. There are two dishes, in fact, one fit ting inside the other. The outer one is either porcelain or glass, and has a heavy silver rim. The inner one matches-it and is smaller by at least two inches in circumference, so that when this one is placed inside the other there is a space large' enough all around to hold plenty of cracked ice. When this Is filled with ice the fruit is kept at the right temperature, yet it never comes in direct contact with the ice itself. New York Her ald. METHODS IN FRYING. There is nothing harder to teach than new methods of housework. It usually takes a generation to intro duce a decided change. Our mothers served their fried food soaked in grease, and it Is quite likely that the same fashion ot frying will prevail to some extent for some time to come. It is curious to see how our leading cook hooks denounce such frying on one page, and yet by mere force of habit countenance it on another. Every good housekeeper knows theoretically that there are only two ways ot frying. One is in some deli cate fat like butter, uslngonly enough to prevent the article fried from sticking. The frying pan is moved rapidly during this process, hence it is called by the French saute, from the verb sauter, to Jump. During this process the butter used is ab sorbed, but it is used in so small a quantity that it is only enough to dress the fried articles properly, and not enough to make them greasy. Oysters are nice cooked In this way. The second method ot frying is in deep fat, in the way doughnuts are cooked. The greater part of French frying is done by this method. - There must be depth of fat enough to cover the article put in it, and the fat must be hot enough to form a thin crust over the fritter the instant of its im mersion. Croquettes, breaded meats and potatoes are all cooked by the last method. Presbyterian Banner. t . --v - . 3 Snowball Cake One and one-half cups sugar, three tablespoonfuls but ter, two-thirds of a cup of milk, two cups flour, three egg whites, two even tppsnnnnfnls baklnz nowder. one tea- spoonful extract of almond. Cream the butter and sugar, add the egg whiten milk, flnnr and tiaklnff now der sifted together and then the fla voring. Bake in a square cake pan and frost. Fried Shrimps Have the shrimps boiled a little and prepare this mix ture; Two tablespoonfuls of melted butter, a teaspoonful of curry pow der, salt and pepper to taste, and stir the shrimps about in it. Then let them stand in the mixture for half an hour or more. Take out, dip in fine bread crumbs, drop into boiling fat, and serve very hot. Tartar sauce, it is suggested, should be served with them, Velvet Molasses Candy One and one-half pounds sugar, one-half pint molasses, one-fourth cup cider vine gar, one teaspoonful lemon extract. Place all but the flavoring in an agate lined kettle, and when boiling add a half teaspoonful cream of tar tar. Continue boiling until it crisps in cold water. Stir vigorously and when nearly done add ' a quarter pound choice butter, a fourth tea spoonful ot bl-carbonate of soda, as also the lemon. Cool upon a buttered surface; pull and chip with shears into small sections. English Chicken Tie Cut inlj dice two ounces of ham, four large fresh mushrooms, and four truffles; add to this two ounces of butter, with an ounce of flour, a pint of white stock. Stir this over the fire constantly for two or three minutes, then let simmer for twenty minutes very slowly. Put in then two cups of cold cooked chicken cut into small cubes, halt a dozen gherkins cut In slices, and the salt and pepper that seem necessary.. Line a dish with paste and bake till it is yellow. Then fill with the chicken mixture, cover with a paste and bake slowly for al most an bour. RAISING BIG SECKELS. G. T. Powell, the fruit grower, re lates an incident showing the effects of high manuring. A Seckel pear tree which had received a whole load of manure produced fruit of enormous size for that variety, and when placed on exhibition tho Judges ruled them out as Sheldons, declaring that no Seckels could reach such proportions. SWEET DAPHNE. A plant which rivals the trailing arbutus in fragrance is the hardy evergreen, sweet daphne. This is a little shrubby plant which succeeds under practlcnlly the same conditions as azaleas and rhododendrons, and should be planted with them. In the spring it yields dellciously fragrant small pink flowers and blooms again In September, though not quite so profusely. Indianapolis News. GROWING HORSERADISH. Did' it ever occur to our girls who are anxious for a little spending money that the horseradish bed may be a source of supply if rightly man aged? It there are only a few hills of horseradish in the garden, dig them out, root and branch, as soon as the frost is out of the ground, and cut off the coarse tops and roots less than three-fourths of an inch in diameter. Indiana Farmer. FERTILIZERS FOR APPLE TREES. What is the best fertilizer for an apple orchard? Our most experienced orchardlsts agree that there Is nothing better than wood ashes and bonemeal. Use in the proportion ot 200 or 300 pounds of the meal to a ton of un leached ashes. This is considered as a complete and well balanced fruit tree fertilizer, and Is probably the cheapest and at the same time the most effective of all manures avail able for the purpose. Outing. VALUE OF MANURE. While manure may contain only the same amount of actual fertilizing constituents as a given amount of commercial fertilizer, Its benefit to the soil is sometimes much greater, owing to its addition of humus. When manure Is Incorporated with a soil it greatly Improves the texture, loos ening a heavy, compact Boil, and bint'. ing together a light, leachy one, mak ing the soil more friable, warmer, more retentive of moisture and more congenial to plants In every way. Some experiments conducted by Professor King, at the Wisconsin Ag ricultural Experiment Station, showed that certain manured land contained eighteen tons more water per acre in the upper foot of soli than similar un manured land, and thirty-four tons more In the soil to a depth of three feet. Manure exerts a quicker bene ficial effect on the texture of soils than green manures. He concludes that manures will also aid in equal izing the supply and distribution of water in the soils; that they will ex ert a material influence in making soils warmer and that manured land is less subject to the denuding ef fects of wind and rain. Manures act chemically on soils, by adding new Btores of plant food, and by their decomposition in the soil they give off carbonic acid gas, which unites with the soil water and Increased its dissolving action on min eral plant food. It also provides the formation of humates in the soil, and thus renders inert mineral plant food more available. The temperature of soils will be materially raised as a re sult of the chemical actions. Amer ican Cultivator. LEGUMES. The legumes, including peas, beans, the clover and alfalfa have the power of taking the free nitrogen of the ait and filing it in the soil. This most ex pensive element of plant food costs about 17 cents per pound. It con stitutes almost three-fourths of the atmosphere. It is the bacteria that inhabit the roots of the legumes that have tho powef of fixing free nitro gen. When the plants are not Inocu lated with the proper bacteria they have to feed on the nitrogen in the soil Just as oats, wheat and corn do. Generally speaking there Is a dif ferent species of bacteria for each kind of legumes, cne kind for cow peas, another for soy beans, another for clover, another for alfalfa. But the species for sweet clover is thought to be the same as that for .alfalfa. A soil may be stocked with some kinds while other kinds are wanting. There are several methods of in troducing bacteria into a soil. Plant ing the same legume on the same fields for several successive years of ten results In inoculation. Bringing in soil from a field where the same legume is growing with nodules on the roots is another way. The third plan Is to treat the seeds with pure cultures. The evidence of Inoculation is the nodules or tubercles on the roots ot the plant. These are the houses in which the bacteria live. It would look strange to see this statement in an advertisement for thd sail of a farm: "Soil stocked wltlil vigorous strains ot bacteria for clover, soy beans and alfalfa;" but if true, it would add to the value of the lanr.. EpitomUU, Evans at fort fishur. Admiral Evans" description of the attack on-Fort Fisher during the Civil War runs as follows: "At this moment I bbw Colonel William Lamb, ot Norfolk, Va., the Confed erate commander, gallantly stand ing out on the parapet and calling cn his men to get up and shoot the Yankees. I considered him within easy range of the revolver, so took a deliberate shot at him.. As I fired' a bullet ripped through the front of my coat across my breast, turning me completely around. I felt a burning sensation, like a hot iron, over my heart, and saw something red com ing out of a hole in my coat which I took for blood. I knew, of course, that it a bullet had gone through this portion of my body I was done tor, but that was no place to stop, bo I went on at the head of my com pany. As we approached the re mains of the stockade I was aware that one particular sharpshooter was shooting at me and when we were a hundred yards away he hit me in the left leg, about three inches below the knee. The force of the blow, was so great that I landed on my face in the Band. I got a silk handkerchief out at my pocket and, with the kind as sistance of my classmate, Hoban Sands, socn stopped the blood and went again to the front as fast as I eould. "About this time the men were stumbling over wires which they cut with their knives they proved to be wires to the torpedoes over which we had charged, but they failed to ex plode. My left leg seemed asleep, but I was able to use it. The stock ade, or what remained of It, was very near, and I determined to lead my company by a flank through a break In it, and then charge over the angle of the fort, which now looked very difficult to climb. I managed to get through the stockade, with seven oth ers, when my sharpshooter friend Bent a bullet through my right knee; and I realized that my chance of going was settled. I tried to stand up, but It was no use; my legs would not hold me, and, besides this, I was bleeding dreadfully and I knew that was a matter which had to be looked to. "When I received the wound In my right knee I began at once to try to stop the flow of blood. I used for the purpose one of the half dozen silk handkerchiefs with which I had pro vided myself, but I was so tired and weak from loss of blood that I was 8oni( time doing the trick. In the meantime my sharpshooter friend, about thirty-five yards away, contin ued to shcot at me, at the same time addressing me in very forcible but uncomplimentary language. At the fifth shot, I think it was, he hit me again, taking off the end ot one of my toes, tearing off the sole of my shoe and wrenching my ankle dread fully. I thought the bullet had gone through my ankle, the palu was so Intense. "For some reason, I don't know why, this shot made me unreasonably angry and, rolling over in the sand so as to face my antagonist, I ad dressed a few brief remarks to him, and then, just as some one handed him a freshly loaded musket, I fired, aiming at his breast. I knew all the the time that I should kill him if I shot at him, but had not intended to do so until he shot me in the toe. My bullet went a little high, striking the poor chap in the throat and pass ing out of the back of his neck. He staggered around, after dropping his gun, and finally pitched over the par apet and rolled down near me, where he lay dead. I could see his feet as they projected over a pile of sand and from their position knew that he had fought his last fight." GIRL SAVES MAN IN DESERT. Harold Braly, Assistant Superin tendent of the Skldoo Mine, near San Bernardino, Cal., and Miss Lottie Davis, Postmistress of Skidoo, re cently had the roost harrowing des ert experience of the year and both came near losing their lives. That they did not is owing entirely to the heroism of Miss Davis, who crawled many miles over the burning des ert sands after their automobile had broken down and reached a civilized camp, whence a searching party was sent out after the unconscious mine Superintendent." Braly and Miss Davis spent five days In crossing the desert between San Bernardino and Skldoo. ' This stretch of sand is ordinarily traversa ble in an auto in five hours, but one accident after another occurred. Fi nally the auto was entirely disabled and after futile attempts to mend it Braly gave up. The girl worked with him for some time, then as he be came delirious she realized that if he was to be saved at all she must trust to her own exertions. She started to go to the railroad station at Wild Rose. Four miles out of town her strength failed her and she was compelled to crawl on her hands and knees the remainder of the dis tance. She finally reached the town, barely alive, told her story, and a searching party was at once dis patched for Braly. He was found lying unconscious beside his auto. Miss Davis was not revived nntll the 'next day. They had practically nothing to eat or drink for four days. When they started on the trip across the desert he expected to make it In a few hours and took only a light luncheon and a small supply of drinking water. TWO DOGS GUARD SICK MAN. William May, thirty-four years of age, residing In Brockton, Mass., went to Taunton on a visit and this over he started to return. Ho in tended to board an electric car, but on the road became ill and wandered blindly along until he got into a. wooded swamp, where he fell and lost unconsciousness. When he came to he raised his voice, but he was so weak that he could scarcely shout. Night came. He tried to call, but his voice was now no louder than a whisper. He was suddenly aroused by something cold thrust into his hand. It was the muzzle of a dog, but he did not know it. Through the night he wan conscious that at times he heard the barking of dogs seemingly near at hand. With the coming of day something warm and soft passed over his face and he opened his eyes. He looked into the brown eyes ot a dog. Be yond was another dog. From time to time the dogs growled and barked and looked eagerly in the direction of the road. All day long they stayed beside the half conscious man, now and then licking his face. In the meantime James Sheehy was looking for his dogs. Walking along the road leading to Brockton he heard barking In the woods. He plunged into the underbrush . and hurried in the direction of the bark ing. At last he' came . upon- the : swamp and there he saw a man lying apparently lifeless with the dogs sit ting beside him.' Help was summoned and May, al most dead from lack ot food and water, was removed to the Morton Hospital. World. BATTLE WITH A SNAKE. Dan Russell, of Brownsville, jind Wren Tyus, residing westof that town, went fishing Thursday in Big Hatchie River, near Van Buren, nine miles from here. As they stepped into tne boat they noticed a big moc casin snake crossing the stream. Uhey agreed to follow and kill It. They had hardly left the side ot the river when the moccasin discov ered their design and came back,' meeting them in midstream, showing fight by his upright position. Rus sell struck the snake with an oar and . sent him under the water. He came up more vicious than ever. He struck savagely at the boat and its occupants and made a dash for the Inside of the boat. In their efforts to keep the snake out the boys overturned the boat, and both were In the water with the mad snake. ' They dived and came up di rectly opposite the reptile. A second dive was made, and the snake fol lowed Tyus and bit him in the thigh. He came up calling for help. Russell managed to get him to' the bank and examined the wound, which was fast swelling. He car ried him to his home nearby, and there medical assistance was ren dered. Ho is sick, but the attending physician thinks he will recover. Brownsville Letter Nashvile Ameri- RESCUED FROM SHARKS. Cant. Carlos Krebbs. commander of the steamship Dalupao'n, reports that last Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock, while en route from Tudela to Iligan, the ship sighted four Fil ipinos clinging to a submerged banca surrounded by a school of sharks. which, even after the vessel had come alongside, persisted In hover ing about the banca. The four men upon being picked up related a terrible tale of suffer in and aeonv. They stated that they had left Basac, Negros, bound for Barili, Cebu, and that on Satur day they ran into heavy weather which caused the banca to fill, sink ing to the water's edge and washing away their food and drink. Shortly Vter. that, the weather cleared, leaving these poor mariners under the glare of a tropical sun. Then the sharks appeared and to the agony of thirst and the pangs of hun ger was added the terrific fate of becoming a morsel for a shark's tooth. They had despaired of relief and every vestige of hope was gone when they sighted the Dalupaon. Cebu Courier. WHIPS HIS COUNTRY COUSIN. Young Samuel Greer, of New York, who was visiting his cousin, John Morris, near Hall's Eddy, N. Y., went fishing in the Delaware River with the latter. Both boys are about fif teen years old. When in a suitable spot young Greer threw out the stone anchor. At the same time Morris rowed the boat several feet ahead. Greer's left foot caught in the rope near the stone and he was hurled overboard with it. He sank to the bottom-'-With -great presence of mind he put" big hand In his poc ket and holding his breath got out his pocket knife and cut the rope. He was none too soon, as he was be coming winded and when he reached the surface he clung to the bow of the boat to get air. Then he climbed in. "You did that on purpose," he said. "I didn't," said Morris. Then a scrap occurred, in which the country cousin got the worst of It. Young Greer was sent home. A large BaptUt church at Santa Rosa, Cal., was built from the wood of a single California redwood tree.
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