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Ono of tho liugo exhibition halls of tho famous Crystal Palaco at London converted Into sleeping quarters for
tho Royal Naval Itcserve. Thousands of lmmmocks nro strung up for the sailors.
SERVIAN DIES HERO
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Both Hands Wounded He Helps
Capture Battery.
Killed as Daring Dead Is Accomplished
Might Have Been Great
Scholar, But Preferred
to Be 8oldler.
Nlsh, Servla. Lieut, Voya Gara
slilnln was tho son of a statesman and
diplomat, tho Iato Mllutlu Qarashlntn,
leader of tho ProgresBlvo party, and
envoy to tho French republic. Voya
had a brilliant education, spoko
French, English and Italian, distin
guished himself at tho Sorbonno and
grieved his parents by choosing a
mllltnry career Instead of applying his
brain power to sclonco or art. Long
ngo when ho camo to Belgrade from
Paris ort n brief visit, tho first thing
that struck him In tho humble little
Balkan capital was a squad of soldiers
marching past tho palace to a nation
al tuno, und It ho had been old enough
ho would bavo enlisted thero and then.
"You aro talented," said his profes
sors. "You must dovoto yoursolf to
law, philosophy or literature and
mako a great namo." "I'll bo a sol
dier," said Voya. And bo was.
Ho was but a cadet when tho firstn
linnmn war urouo out, uui no volun
teered, and won his epaulettes on the
battle Held. In tho wyir with Bulgaria
he was wounded In tho foot and was
decorated with tho gold modal for
bravory. In tho presont war ho earned
undying glory by tho manner of his
death.
"Voya was leading our detachment
at Golotchuk," writes a comrade,
"when his right hand was struck by
a bullet. Ho wrappod his handker
chief round it and continued to give
orders. But tho wound bled so pro
fusely that ho stuck tho hand in his
pocket and took tho bayonet In hlo
left. Just as ho lifted It, giving tho
order to charge, tho loft hand was
also struck, tho wrlBt being broken.
"Wo toro off his coat nnd sot to
bandaging him seriously, for ho was
determined to stny at his post. Wo
did all wo could for tho two wounded
hands, but It was an awkward task,
and when wo had finished, tho band
ages woro bo big lie could not put on
tho coat again oxcopt by hanging It
round his neck. All tho tlmowo woro
busy with his hands ho had been
watching tho ebb and flow of tho com
bat and suddenly ho called:
" 'I'm lucky not to havo gono to tho
rear to bo treated, Horo Is tho chanco
of my. Ufo! Thero Is a battery over
there to bo had for tho taking. Como
nltfng, brothors, and our detachment
will never again bo short of guns!'
"Ho could not hold n weapon, but
ho raced In front of us, holding up
his bandaged hands and shouting
'Hurrah!' all tho tlmo hq ran. Every
man of us was aftor him, nnd tho
AimtrlanB abandoned tho battery bo
for.o wo came up to it. Ono of them
turned, howovor, nfter ho hud got n
little distance nnd, nlmlng strnlght
at Voya, shot him In tho c"ioBt. Ho
fell forward still shouttng 'Hurrah!'
and that was tho ond of Vovn.
"It was an end such aa ho had al
ways wished, for ho was ambitious
of glory, nnd If ho can know whoro ho
now Is that tho bnttory wo captured
is known nB Garashlnlu'B battery ho
will bo satisfied."
City Vaccination Proved Costly.
Philadelphia. Camlllus C. Howard,
a negro, obtained a verdict of $5,000
against tho city, aftor nlleging care
lessness by tho municipal physician
who vaccinated him. Tln defense
claimed Howard ncglocted tho eoro.
Blood poison developed and his right
arm was amputated,
Not Fishing, But Got a Bite.
Rhlnolandor, Wis. While washing
his hands from tho dock at Moon
Lake, Ilofmnn1 Hall, twelve years old,
wn? blttan by n hugo fish. Tho hand
-ua- u '"Jv lacerated from wrist down
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CHINESE BEAUTY TO MARRY
Lily Tong of 8an Francisco Will Soar
Through Llfo With Aviator
Tom Gunn.
San Francisco. Miss Lily Tong Is
ono of the moBt charming and petito
of tho Chinese belles In San Francis
co's Chinatown.
Her BUltors havo been many, for
her beauty has attracted scores of
lovesick Chinese swains who havo
laid their all at her feet and wor
shiped at hor shrlno. Sho would,
howovor, havo nono of them, for she
had promised Tom Gunn, tho Snn
Francisco born nvlntor, that sho and
ho would soar togothor through life.
Tom Gunn Is tho young Chinaman,
whoso daring aerial fetes witnessed
by Gen. Lau-TicnWol, when tho
Chincso general visited San Francis
co, resulted In Gunn's nppointment as
chief aviator of tho Chlnoso republic.
Miss Lily Tong.
Bofuro Tom could reach China thero
was a chnngo In government and fear
ing that Tom was to head a corps of
aojronnutB to drop bombs on Poking,
President Yuan Shi Knl placed a prlco
of ?5,000 on Tom Gunn's head. Tom,
howovor, valued his own head at a
far greater sum nnd went (o tho Phil
ippines, whero ho established a lucra
tive BChool for flying. Lily Tong In
tho meanwhile had been receiving
nrdent letters from hor absent lover,
and when tho daring youngster had
decided that h,o had enough money to
start housekeeping ho sent for his
sweothenrt. That is why, in China
town, in tho homo of Miss Tons Lily
is busily engaged In mnklng tho prep
arations for tho long journoy of 0,000
miles to bocomo tho wlfo of tho In
tropld young liter whoso cleverness
nnd exploits cnuscil him to bo named
as tho lumd of tho Chinese govern
ment'H aviation corps and subsequent
ly to havo n prlco of $G,000 placed on
his head. Tom Gunn watt born in
San Frai'dsco and recolved his edu
cation III tho public school of tho
westorn metropolis.
Here's the Twlgleso Apple.
Jncksonwald, Pa. A farmer has an
old trco, from Ihu sldo, of which Is
growing a big rod npplo dlroct from
the bark, without branch or twig.
NURSES FACE DEATH
Women Work Fearlessly
Bursting of Shells.
Amid
Correspondent Describes Trip Into
Burning Town to Rescue Wounded
Soldiers Glrlo Take Risks
With Laughing Courage.
By PHILIP GIBBS.
Furnes. Tho Btaft of an EngllBb
hospital to which a mobllo column is
attached for field work has arrived
horo with a convoy of ambulances and
motor cars. This little party of doc
tors, nurses, stretcher-bearers and
chauffeurs has done splendid work lu
Belgium.
Many of them were in the slego oi
Antwerp. Lady Dorothie Fielding, one
of Lord Denbigh's daughters, won
everybody's love by hor plucky devo
tion to duty in mnny perilous hours.
This girl takes all tho risks with
laughing courage Sho haB been un
der Are in many hot skirmishes.
In doflanco of bursting shells a fly
ing column of tho hospital was pro
paring to set out In search of wound
ed men on tho firing lino under the
direction of Lieutenant Do BrogVllle,
son of tho Belgian war minister. Lady
Dorothlo Fielding and two other
nurses stood by their cars waiting
for tho word.
Do Brogvlllo Invited mo to ncconi'
pany tho column In a car. which I
shared with another correspondent.
Wo sot out from Furnes at noon
Wo woro asked to got into Dixmuda
about sixteen kilometers away. We
passed many refugees and German
prlsonors. As wo approached within
two kilometers of Dixmudo wo heard
tho boom of tho cannon and saw many
villages in flames.
Closo to us, ncross tho fields to the
left, Belgian batteries wore at work,
and rlflo flro camo from many
trenches. Wo were between two fires
and Bolglan nnd German shells came
screeching across our heads.
Farther down tho road we loft two
of tho cars In chnrgo of Lady Doro
thlo Fielding and hor two nurses. Twc
of the ambulances came on with our
light car. Wo went forward at what
Bcomod to mo a crawl, shells bursting
around us now on nil sides.
Then wo camo Into Dlxmude. It
wns wrecked from end to end as
though by on earthquake.
Soon wo hnd a full load of wound
ed men. I put my head outsldo tho
cover nnd gavo tho word io tho qhauf
four to stnrt back. As I did so shran'
nol bullots camo past my head and
striking a plcco of iron work flattened
out nnd fell nt my feet.
Thero was an incessant cannonade
and crashing of buildings. Mitrail
leuses woro at work now spitting out
bullets. Along country roads the
flolds were still being plowed by
shells. In tho hnlf hour since we had
left tho town, Dixmudo had hurst Into
flames and was a great blazing torch
By this tlmo thero wore five towns
blnzlng in tho dnrkness. The enemy's
bombnrdmont waB now terrific.
At tho gnto of a convent wero some
Belgian nmbulances which had como
from nnothor part of tho front with
their wounded. A wounded man put
his arm around my neck and then
"with a dieadful cry collapsed. A third
man. horribly smnshod about tho
bond, walked almost unaided Into tho
operating room. Now ho lies dead on
a llttlo pllo of straw.
Expects Long Life at 103,
Kindred, N. D. Tho oldest man In
North Dakotn, Olo P. Pytton, has Just
colobratod his ono hundred and third
anniversary. Ho is mentally alert
and active, and scorns as much Inter
ested in public matters as ho did halt
a century ago. Ho was born in Hal
Hngdahl, Norway, and has bqon a resi
dent of this country many years. Ho
Insists ho will live for many years.
Ho Is, deeply religious and finds his
greatest plcnsuro lu discussing reli
gious topics,
WINTER ROAD WORK NEEDED
Many Little Improvements That Can
Be Made Which Will Combine
to Improve Conditions.
American farmers seem to lose sight
of Uie fact that our roads aro trav
eled and cut up by man and boast and
washed full of ditches by tho elemonts
(or twelve months every season, while
the period during which thero Is any
Improvement along the highways
covers but ono-half that length of tlmo
perhaps Icsb than that.
Is it any wonder that our road sys
tem Improves so slowly under such
conditions? Winter road work Is pt
vital Importance. Of course wo can
not get out and dig, plow, scrape and
grado in sections whoro tho ground Is
frozen, but thero aro many llttlo Im
provements that can bo made which
will combine to establish more favor
ablo conditions, both during the winter
and when tho time comes for more
active work next season.
Sometimes it Is a Btrlp of brush or
shrubbery along the fence that ought
to bo removed, but In any event they
must bo got rid of, henco they, in
addition to the above detriment, prove
a nuisance to tho traveling public in
tho summer, by shutting off tho air
when the dayB grow sweltering. Then,
too, tho drying effect of tho sun and
wind la shut out from tho roadbed and
this also wields a most detrimental in
fluence on tho condition of tho roads.
But one must exercise good Judg
ment in the disposition of brush grow
ing along tho road. If the drain ditch
on each sldo of tho track is somewhat
deep, toss tho brush into it till it is
tho proper depth fon, good drainage,
and to provent further wash; then
throw In no moro.
If tho ditch Is nbout the right depth
at tho start, keep all tho brush out of
It so that ample drainage is certain.
Bear in mind that correct drainage 1b
tho most important factor to be con
sidered in the maintenance of good
roads. A firm, compact roadbed can
not exist whero water settles on tho
surfaco or soaks into tho soil and re
mains thero.
Then, many bridges get in bad re
pair during the winter months. A
board or two may bo loosened or a
treacherous holo may be Just right
for ono or both of tho horses to step
a foot Into it and break a bone. By
keeping an eye on these places, ono
will be enabled to repair them Just
before they becomo dangerous, which
will help to distribute tho road work
through the wholo year, instead of
only six months at a time, as well as
arranging so that all of the labor may
bo as nonrly cleaned up as possible
when tho spring comes. Then real Im
provomont of the road may be carried
on nt once without nny preparatory
or repair work being done.
The most Important thing that must
bo kept constantly in mind Is that of
dragging tho roads whenever practica
ble In winter. Of course we cannot
make ubo of tho drag every day, but
there aro days when tho slight thaw
ing again begins to freeze on the sur
faco of tho earth, tho dirt is brittlo
enough to bo moved and yet it will
not roll or clog up on the drag. This
Is when the road reaches Its worst
stage through being cut up by travel
ond If It Is left In this condition It
freezes that way, making It rough and
rutty till It thaws out tho following
day.
Working down with the drag will
brush off and crush tho clods and the
high places", filling up low and rutty
spots, lenvlng tho roadbed smooth and
more compact. Tho ground then
freezes up before it Is cut up much
moro by travel, and thus the track will
be smoother nnd easier than If allowed
to freeze up Just as tho whole day's
travel left It.
Any snow or rain that fnlls on n
stretch of road thus treated with the
drag will havo no ruts and low places
to retain the water and mako the
roadbed soft, yielding and dlfllcult to
drain or dry off.
Furnish Green Stuff.
Good succulent green stuff should
bo on hand at all times. It should
form a good part of tho dally ration,
for chicks need bulk as woll as nour
ishment. Beat Dairy Farming.
Tho best kind of dairy farming
keepB tho skim milk on tho farm and
markets It as young stock, pork nnd
poultry products
Age of n Fowl. v
Tho ago of a fowl Is always dis
closed by tho condition of Its legs. If
tho skin is hard and rpugh bo sure
It Is an old one. Tho dollcacy orthe
skin of tho faco ludlcates youth.
Excellent Insurance,
i A grain bin on n farm is excellent
lnsurnnco ngulnst forcod salo at low
price.
Tax Keenly Felt.
Poor roads Impose a tax never mora
Iceonly felt than at groin-hauling tlmo.
District of Columbia to Be Square With Uncle Sam
WASHINGTON. With tho payment by tho District of Columbia to tho fed
eral government next spring of a balanco of $7G,283.29 on account of
ndvnnces for Bpeclal park improvements, the municipality will have com'
pletely discharged all indebtedness to-
A J$4$m MY j
Iho item referred to on account of advances for park improvements nnd
$0,939,150 of tho bonded debt, which does not expire until 1914.
Tho report shows that tho payment of ?021,521.71 to the United States
on account of advances, general fund, for extraordinary Improvements, closeB
tho account mado during the fiscal years 1901 to 1909, Inclusive, for certain
extraordinary projects of permanent Improvement In tho District. Total ad
vances on this account amounted to $4,144,G9G.35 and the interest charges
thereon paid by tho District to $587,887.64.
"During the period in which the foregoing advances wero made," It is
stated, "thero was expended on account of permanent Improvements over
eighteen million dollars, one-half of which, paid from IWstrlct revenues,
amounted to between nine and ten million dollars. All of these extraordinary
improvements have been paid in cash from current revenues, without resort
ing to long-terra loans, or permanent improvement bonds, which Is the usual
practice in other municipalities."
Tho District government, according to tho report, closed the year with a
balance in tho treasury of $75,875.24, and in tho hands of tho collector of
taxes of $45,G94.G5.
Crank Inventions for War
ITH tho outbreak of war In Europe even moro than the usual large num
ber of crank Inventions and ideas relating to war on land and sea and
In tho air poured in to tho army and navy departments, and there is no letup
in tho flood. Most numerous of the
recent inventions which have been
sent to tho departments in "Washing
ton aro hoso relating to bomb-dropping
devices. The bombs assumo
many ingenious forms. Somo are
loaded with a vapor which Tiroduces
Bleep, so that an onemy may be lulled
to slumber and easily captured with
out loss of life and tho suffering which
comes from the explosion of bombs of
moro destructive character. Ono man
suggested that tho bomb bo filled with
printed leaflets that should make an appeal to an onemy, and so Instill a
spirit of forgiveness and generosity, and thus produco the sentiment of l)eace.
Thero are also incendiary projectiles and bullets that, as the name and"
title implies, produce conflagration and are capable of creating havoc by fire.
In the class of devices that are defensive rather than offensive thero la
tho arrangement of hugo mirrors set up at such angles that tho approaching
enemy does not see tho opposing forco behind these mirrors, but gets the im
pression cf terrain, which is metely the reflection of that over which they are
traversing. Then thero are the electrical devices which betray tho approach
of an enemy, such as threads stretched across the country which on fracture
communicate with signals or sound alarms Indicating the location of troops.
There are- hidden platforms which can be so nicely adjusted that there wilt
bo an indication at headquarters of the strength of the enemy and its charac
ter, whether infantry, cavalry or artillery.
Ono invention has to do with what Is described in the flics as "composite
armor," which may bo of alternate thicknesses, or, as in one case, bo mounted
on powerful eprings, affording no adequate backing for tho attacking shell to
penetrate. The projectile, it is represented, under such nonreslstlng target,
will bounce back. s
Poor Thomas Jefferson May Have to PIove Again
WASHINGTON'S most artistic bronze statue that of Thomas Jefferson bj
tho French sculptor, P. T. David Angers has had many locations since
it was presented to the United States in 1834 by Capt. Uriah P. Levy, U. S. N.,
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Baker of Oregon, where it remained for several years. It was then trans
ferred to tho rotunda of the capitol and placed between the plcturea repre
senting the surrender of Cornwallls and General Washington surrendering
his commission, by Trumbull. After occupying this position for somo tlmo it
was a'jain removed and placed on the right hand side of the east entrance to
tho rotunda, opposite tho statuo of Washington, whero It now stands, but just
how long it may continuo In this position is not cortain.
Just why Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States (1801
1809), should change his location so often is rather peculiar; surely Thomas
Jefforuon of Virginia (1743-182G) and author of tho Declaration of Independ
enco nnd oigner of the same, member of congress and minister to France, is
eB titled to have his statue located in some permanent and conspicuous place
The bronzo of which tho statuo Is composed, having been cast in Paris
is of a most excellent quality, having withstood the ravages of the elements
for mnny years while exposed in front of tho White House.
This statue of Jefferson was the first statuo of artistic merit in fact,
tho first statuo of any kind to bo placed In Statuary hall, formerly the old
house of representatives, In tho capitol.
Secretary Bryan Beats Swords Into Plowshares
ANOTHER dellcato hint to the European belligerents to cease their fighting
Is contained In a present which Secretary of State Bryan 1ms mado to
each of tho 29 ambassadors and ministers who havo signed with him one oL
tho Bryan peaco treaties. Included In
tho numbor aro tho representatives
here of Great Britain, Franco, Russia
and Belgium, all of which countries
nro at war.
Recalling tho Biblical text, "Th3y
shall beat their swords Into plow
shares," tho secretary obtained from
the war department a numbor of ob
solete swords, the blades of which ho
had mado into miniature plowBhareB.
On them ho had ongraved the text
quoted.
It Is tho secretary's hope that these plowshares bo always on tho desks
of tho diplomats as paporwelghts, as perpetual reminders of "tho better way."
.The handles of the swords Mr. Bryan has had mado into paperweights for
tho members of the senate committee on foreign relations, who passed 'on
tho peaco treaties, whllo the scabbards wore cut Into short pieces, filled with
lead and polished up so that they also may servo as paperweights of peace.
Tho secretary also had replicas of the plowsharos mado of brass, nickel
plated, which ho prosonted to tho newspaper men who call upon him dally at
tho state denartuwiL , (
tho United States under tho several1
acts of congress directing reimburse
ment for advances. This 1b shown by
the nnnual report of the auditor, Alon
zo Tweedalo, submitted to the District
commissioners.
During the year Just closed the
District reduced Its Indebtedness by
reason of cash payments made thereon
in tho amount of ?1,9SC,2G0.23. Its
total debt at tho closo of tho yeat
amounted to $7,015,433.20, made up ol
Offered the Government
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and may before long bo told again tc
move on," flndlng a final resting-
place in Monticello. For several years
after the statue was delivered it ro
malned in obscurity for some reason
not explained, but It was finally placed)
in tho semicircle in front of the White
House, about whoro tho fountain now
stands. In 1874 it was removed to
Statuary hall in tho capitol, and occu
pied a position between the plaster
statuo of Washington, after Houdln
and tho statuo of Edward Dickinson;
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