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THE SIOUX COUNTY JOURNAL.
L f. SIMMONS. Fray.
HABRISOX. : : WEBBASKA.
FORGOTTEN NAVAL HERO.
el Tncker of
Fame Sleep is
Bevolntionary
Maine.
In a pea-eful spot on the coast of
Maine itt a humble cemetery. It it an
acre or two in extent. and slope to
ward the east. The blue summits of
the Camden til I1m arise in the dim a me.
The bright wafers of a river whine
through the wosia near by. Birch and
pine are growing up all over til- place
and among the graves. There in hard
ly a human habitation in sight lu
a lowly corner of this pleasant though
nad It neglected burying greuinl is a
wound with a Blate headstone. The
tone bears the once conventional tiru
and willow, and on it are carve J these
words:
: Iu Memorv of :
: COM. SAMl'KL Tl'CKEK, :
: Who died Mar. h In. 1K. :
: A Patriot of the People :
There in nothing about the icrav or
IU surroundings, except the abbrevia
tion of a naval title, to show Unit the
occupant of the mound was distin
guished alsive the rest who sl.-ep near
him. Yet U-iicath this green sod lie
the bones of one who was a hern hi
strength of mind and liody, a man of
lion-like bravery, "ue of those f;rand
patriots on whom Washington Icunctt
as on Knox, Putnam anil Greeue: one
who ranked with Jones. Iiei-uiur ami
Hull, snd with them bumbled the pride
of England, and made our flag a ower
to be respected on the Head, Coinn'o
dore Tucker's name is to be found in
hardly a history of our country. With
few exceptions, the cyclopedia find
him unworthy of a place in the lists
of soldiers and sailors. Yet proliubly
no officer of the revolution was more
uniformly suci-essful than he. With
possibly one exception, he took more
prizes than any other man, and in fer
tility of invention, lu daring, iu loyalty.
In timeliness of efforts, he h:id no
peer, while surely no other of the he
roes of 7ti was so brulally treated by
an ungrateful country, aud no other
has been so coolly relegated to obliv
ion as this noble soul.
Samuel Tucker wag born iu Marble
head. Mass., Nov. 1. 1747. He was the
third child of Andrew and Mary Tuck
er, who had eight children. Mrs. Tuck
er's maiden name was Mary Belcher.
She was an educated English lady of
great beauty and winning manner,
qualities which were inherited by her
son. Andrew Tucker was a skillful
and prosperous sea captain, w ho lived
In an elegantly furnished mansion in
Marblehead.
Of the years of Samuel's childhood
little Is known. But we do know that
his education was not neglected, tor
his father wished him to take a col
lege course, and for that purpose placed
him in a preparatory school. His
penmanship and the style of his letters
how that he profited by his Itistruc
tlon. Moreover, when the neglect of
an ungrateful country obliged him to
labor in his old age he was a skillful
teacher of navigation.
Tucker was born in an atmosphere
of seagoing excitement. His earliest
memories and constant associations
were of the sea. The ocean, ltu k
ed with sails, was ever before his eyes.
The shouts and songs of sailor, their
tales of peril and strange adventures,
were constantly In his ears. It is not
strange that the thought of life Imund
ed by a college campus became repug
nant to bim. At the age of 11 he threw
off the restraints of home and par
ents, ran away from home, and em
barked on the Hoyal George, an En
glish sloop of war, bound to Loulsburg
to Intercept a French transient. His
father either realized the boy's bent
for a sailor's life, or thought, perhaps,
that a little experience would i-ure
him, as is the case with most runaway
boys. He accordingly apprenticed him
to the commander of the Royal George,
and in 17511, the year that Wolfe died
lu glory at Quebec, young Tin ker be
gan as a child a life of toil and excite
ment, and commenced a matchless ca
reer of naval exploits. Lewlston Jour
nal. Vaaint Book Titles.
' . The following are the titles of a lot
of curious books of Cromwell's time:
The Christian Sodality: or Hive of
Bees. Sucking the Honey of the
Churchas Prayer From the Blossoms
of the Word, Blawne Out of the epl
ties and Gospels of the Divine Servica
Throughout the Yea re, collected by
the Puny Bee of All the Hive, nor wor
thy to be named otherwise tlian by
tbeae Elements in bis name, F. P." "A
Fan to drive away Fliea; a Theological
Treatise on Purgatory. "A Most Ie
lettable Sweet Perfumed Noaegay for
Saint to Smell at," "A Reaplng-Hook,
well-tempered, for the Stubborn Ears
of the Coming Crop, or. Biscuit Baked
In the Oven of Charity, carefully con
ferred for the Chickens of the Church
and the Sweet Swallows of Salvation."
"High heeled Shoe for Dwarfs in
Holiness." "The Spiritual Mustard
Pot."
Roses'l Great Clock.
The great clock of Kouen. France, has
been grinding out time and trlkiug the
hour ami quarters for over 900 years,
running all thl tlm wtvhotrt Intemip
tton. ' ' - '
Don't put too mocli confldenoe in a
4Vls; hmtav it ras Us tail; that la
Mt tke end It bttw wltit.
, "What did you buy ih's piece of tnii
fc for?" asrH Mr. DaMey crossly a
at took up a sheet from the piano. 'I
tooght it for oni " replied Mrs. Dsr
ter,Detrolt Fro Pre.
DUBUS HISTORIC DRIVE.
faaoa Kecape of Caatbelta Alter
Hia Voyage la a Balloon.
M. Iubiu, w ho was Malre of Epen
etMse, Oiae, In 1870, baa Just died at
Clermont, aged 72. Who was Dubus?
Outside of oor small and respected
French colony here we may safely say
that few of ua know. And yet bin
name W liound to be recorded in history
and to remain there until the m-orda
of the "terrible year" are lost and for
gotten. He was the man who saved
Geunbetla from falling into the bawls
of the Prussians during the Franco
German war.
The story is wimple enough, but Its
very simplicity aervj to teach sound
citizen of every country the priceless
value of patriotism. Oct. 8. 1870, tak
ing advantage of a favorable wind,
Gambetta. at-omanied by Spuller,
left Paris in a tstlloon. Intending to
reach Tours. After nailing in the air
at a comparatively slow rate the 11
loon drifted toward the north. The
Prussians noticed h, gave chase, aud
tired at it furiously. It was hit several
times, but the holes niade in It by the
bullets caused only a sliglit escape of
gas. After some tittle time, how
ever, the leaks Is-guu to tell, ami the
balloon begun to descend slowly. The
famous travelers distinctly heard the
hoarse clieers of the enemy, who im
agined that their long chase was i-om-iug
to an end. and that they were about
to i-ongratulate themselves on their
capture. Bin jit then all the remain
ing sandbags, together with everything
that i-ould be dispensed with iu tht
car, were thrown out. and once more
the airship pointed toward the clsHids.
The fusillade became more furious
but the bullets were bannles. A
light Increase In the wind also fa
vored tile fugitives. The enemy wan
left behind, but be was still In hot pur
suit. The flloon. lecoming weaker
and weaker in buoyancy, at last Is--gan
to descend gradually.
It limited in the woods of Favicres.
eleven kilometers from Clermont. The
Prussians were coining on rapidly.
The Malre of Clermont, M. Dubus, who
watched the lialloou and snw the dan
ger of the fugitives, hitched up his two
strongest and f anient horses to a light
wagon, and a few moments after tlieir
landing he was driving them at full
speed on the road to Jloutdidler. In
that drive he Is-at the record and
brought Gambetta and Spuller Into the
little town In safety. Of course, the
Prussians found the balloon, but no
trace of the men w-tio were in the car.
Such is the simple story of Dubus
drive, for which be received the cross
of the legion of Honor and an ap
pointment to a judgeship lu the Canton
of Mouy. Four years ago a monument
wa erected to Gamherta near the spot
where his balloon descended, and the
tree In which the airship got fastened
was named "Gambetta's oak." The
owner of the land on which it stood
has lately cm It down, l?eauae he did
not like to have patriotic pilgrim nd
pienfekers on his property.
This goes to prove that there are
bogis even in France, but, fortunately,
they are among the sans patrle. New
York Sun.
Boarded by a Meagoino; Eagle.
In the wheelhouse of the Atlantic
transport liner Montana, Captain Wii
kins. which came into port on Satur
day from Swansea, the emblem of the
great American repuMIc was In dis
grace. I.ast Wednesday, while off the Nova
Scotian c-oast, an eagle hovered about
the Montana for several hours. When
Chief Officer Percy George I-owe took
his watch at twilight the bird of free
dom swooped down upon the Montana
and took a position on one of the Isiat
davits. Mr. I.owe devised a measure
to i-apttire the arrogant bird, which
had Interfered with work on deck by
causing the crew to watch It when their
attention was needed elsewhere.
Creepiug upon the bird with his big
oil cont, Mr. Ixiwe threw the garment
over the eagle and wrapped It up. The
bird was soon a prisoner, with a stout
string about bis starboard leg.
The eagle was fully KM) mile from
land when he succumbed to fatigue aud
took to the Montana for rest. He Is
marked with white on the throat and
every feather has a delicate tip of the
same color. Mr. Lowe will present the
bird to the "zoo at Druid Hill Park
if the commissioners will send to the
ship for It.
The eagle measures five feet from tip
to tip when its wings are extended.
Baltimore Sun.
Both In the Ma me Fix.
A Tioga youth started to take bis best
girl to the city one evening last wHt.
The couple boarded a street car. and
when the conductor came iu for his
fare, the young man dived down lu his
pocket. To hi horror, he dis-overed
that bis pocket was alotoluiely empty.
Looking up at the conductor, be blurt
ed out: "I've changed my jmnts and
left my money at home." Then 1k look
ed qnetMon1ngly at the girl. She shok
her head, ami murmured: "So hove I."
The conductor grinned, the maiden
blushed, and the young man signaled
to atop.
Choice HltHsralctraaua.
At. the convention of the Irish race
receiitly in Duldin. two speakers, who
bad row from the l olled States, con
tributed the following sentence in the
course of their speeches. One of them,
In giving some ibiaiis of personal his
tory, informed his hearers that "he had
left Ireland fifty-three years liefore, a
naked little boy, without dollar in
hi pocket." Said Die other: "I'ntil
last week,' I bad never set foot In the
land of, my birth."
"Good morning, Lieutenant! I hear
you are engaged to alls Rosenberg.
Where hi she nowT Lieutenant Oh,
be' at borne congratulating beraetf.
Fllegende Blaetterv
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO FARM
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.
Beat Way to Care for Sweet Corn
Cooking; Graia (or Stock Hedge
Are Soil Bobbera-The Farm Work
shop a Yaloable Building.
Caring for reed Corn.
1 like to shuck my seed corn In the
field to Judge the stalk, says a corre
respondent of the "Indiana Farmer.
This year I gathered it about fair time,
and spread it out on a hay loft. It will
keep well in a house loft which a pipe
gom through, or fairly well in grain
sacks, not shelled in a shop. The sack
is some protection. But 1 am going to
try this winter a plan given by a pro
gretaiive farmer at Winchester Insti
tute. After corn ls-uite dry he puta It
In cracker barrels mixed well with dry
threshed oats, the corn still on the cob,
and places them In a dry place. This
protects the grain much as nature doe
from sudden changes of moisture and
'temperature. He says his corn always
shows great vitality. It is not enough
that corn may "grow," it should grow
with vigor.
The loft of a workshop Is a typical
place. I once bought seed that had
been corded under the ceiling of a dry
i-ellar. It was swelled tight on the
cob, but was good seed. I never like to
shell seed that shows a crumpled or
blistered face. Yon all know what that
te. It should be glossy and bright,
clean and smooth. I used to keep a
knife bandy aud examine the genu of
mn every ear, but have now lieeouie
so accustomed to the "feel" of the grain
tliat 1 seldom need a knife. If it shells
off the cob a little tough and leaves lit
tle white points broken off of the grain
and left sticking lu the cob, I rejw-t
that ear at once. If any mold shows
anywhere on the ear. It is cast aside. If
It Is a good ear and shells rattling drv
and the grain are bright, glossy aud
flat and brood and deep, so as to drill
one at a time and avoid thinning, '.t
jLHes. Very much extra thluning is
caused by planting slim grains, "rat
tisrtb," so that two are often dropped
at once.
Boiling Grain for Stock.
While we believe every f;inmv who
keeps stock In any qnanii'y shoiiM
have a steam lsjiler and mill to grind
the grain he feeds, still those who lack
this can find the next b-t substitute
by boiling the grain until swelled and
feeding It in this shape. More of toe
grain must be fed to prodm the muw
result as whole unboiled grain, be
cause the cooking Increases bulk with
out increasing Its nutrition. Hut the
boiled grain Is partly digested In the
cooking process, so that it Is less likely
to Injure when stock is fed on It large
ly. It la better to boil grain, cheap m
It now Is. than to draw a prist eight
or ten miles, as we have often done,
and wait a whole day for a iVbushc!
grist to be ground, besld'U paying in
money the cost of grinding.
Hedges aa Soil Kobbere.
Iand In this country is not so valu
able as it Is In England, so the waste
of ground occupied by hedges and
their root extending either side has
never been regarded as of much im
portance. But as the iKilge grows
older it extends Its roots in every direc
tion, until as lu the osage orange each
hedge plant lwcomes a large tree. In
England hedges are kept closely
trimmed, and this rcatrhta the exten
sion of roots on either side. We inn
Dot get the lalsir to do this in this
country without making the hedge
fence more expensive -than a more jmt
mauent fence made wholly of Iron or
of woven wire. If the hedge is al
lowed to grow, the waste f land it
will cause will make its cost greater
still. Most owners of liejclges on farms
would le glad to be rid of them if they
could do so at little cost.
A Farm Workshop.
No more useful building, or one that
will Have more money to the fanner,
tan be found titan a workshop, lu whh'h
should lie kept a complete set of tools
for working in wood. Such a set will
not be very expensive, and having a
house where they can be kept it will
encourage habits of nealiiess, which al
ways pay in every buaimws. We would
have the tool house large enough to be
used as a general receptacle for all
farm implements, wagons, sleighs,
drills aud carts when not In use. Oue
room should Is' partitioned off aud have
a small stove, so that it inn lie kept
warm for working in It In winter.
Make All the Land Par.
It la one of the advantages or dis
advantages, as the case may Is, of
renting land that the man who rents
bas fully impressed upon hi in the need
of getting full returns from every acre
that he pays rent for. If the farm is
owned this K)lnt Is not often thought
of. If the farmer gets a living, and If
he can still lay by a few dollars In the
bank at the end of the year, he thinks
he Is doing all that can tie ex'iected.
Quite likely this is true In times of low
prices, when It Is most difficult to make
farming pay. But it Is not the result
at which a farmer should aim. His
attempt should he even if not realized
to get some profit from every acre, aud
to make his liesl land produce us large
profit as It Is capable of doing. When
ever farmers aim at these purpise- tbey
will be able to withstand coms-tition
unless It comes from those whose nat
ural facilities for cheap production are
auperior to their own.
Crop that Patlea the Soil.
Home of the recent Investigations in
vegetable physiology are of extreme Im
portance to agriculture. I hare before
referred to the growing knowledge of
plant that do not rob the noil. It la a
fact that sofue growths actually enrich
the soiL Corn aud wheat and tobacco
deplete It of such constituents as are
not easy to be had, but, on the other
hand, li-guinluous plants and clovers
make It more fertile. Prof. Paul Wag
ner, at oue of the German research sta
tions puts plants lu two classes. In the
first are w heat, rye, oats. Iwrley. pota
toes, turnips, tobacco, vines, chicory,
buckwheat, mustard, cabbage all of
which use up nitrogenous material and
cannot help themselves Uj more from
the air. On the other hand, he shows
that there is a class that does not de
pend on the nitrogen iu the soil, but
helps itself from the air freely. In this
class he places peas, vetches, beans,
lentils, clovers. These assimilate ultro-
1 gen from the air. and the more the
j ....t .1.1.1.. 1, fi-iinuinitMl
with the soil the richer it Is iu nitrogen
for other plants. As nitrogen is an ex
pensive manure to purchase, this dis
covery Is of vast Importance. If you
wish to restore wheat aud coru land
sow peas or clover or plant ls-aus for
a few years. The Independent.
Iiaae in the Foil.
In a valuable paper on the relation of
soil ferments to agriculture. Prof.
Wiley, of the Department of Agricul
ture, draws attention to the dangerous
possible results of burying animals
that have died of some forms of eou
tagious disease. Our veterinarians have
for years past insisted on the propriety
of burning Immediately after death of
all animals that have died of anthrax,
and Dr. Wiley, in his essay on ferments
on the soil, says: "There are forms of
ferments la the soil of a dangerous na
ture, as well as those which contribute
to vegetable life. It has Iwen olwerved
lu France that In localities where ani
mals that had died of charlsiu (anthrax
or splenic apoplexy) had tcn Interred
the germs of this Infectious malady
have persisted in the soil for many
years, and that espiiially when cereal
crops are cultivated on such soils there
Is great danger of healthy cattle get
ting contaminated with the same dis
ease. In one case where an animal died
of charbon, sheep fed two years on the
land w here It was buried were Infected
with the same disease and died." The
same thing is quite likely to happen
with hog cholera. Kvery effort should
be made by farmers to avoid infecting
the soil by burying the can-asm of any
animals that have died of my xymotle
disease. Burulng Is the only safe way
to dltoe of carcasxe. Science has
fully established that several diseaacs
of this nature may have their germs
kept alive In the soil for several years. I
ami for all smii eaes tire is uie ouiy
safeguard.
Methods of Tillage.
The method of plowing Is not so Im
portant as the act of plowing or turn
ing the sward, yet th method should
differ with the soil. Saudy solU de
ficient In organic matter and already
oH'ii slHiuld receive a different furrow
from a comia't clay. The former
hliould have a close and close 1 furrow
or flat furrow, while t'le Later require
a lap furrow. Such :i furrow hsi
nothing In breaking lod-itudinally and
crosswise in the act of turnliu. A
such furrow plow harder, llie'y ad-vis-acy
Is of doubtful propri"! y, for we
are In tlie age of effective after-illlnge
tools In the cutaway tyncs to harrows.
No harrow wilu a leu h-ti'-y to pack
the soil, like the old spUc-tooth cbss.
whose teeth act as wedges, should !
used. A liefore stated, no harrow
should 1 used f r tin purpose of pul
verizing and of soil d Nouiposi-foii that
does Uot open the, toil tuo'v irony to
the air than be fore Its use. Aft'-r a
moderate use no harrow niitliiiies to
make the ro!I more orous so far as in
dividual Investigations throw liu'ht on
the subject. Country !etri Miiatl.
lioldrn Hll Beana.
The Golden Wax ls-aus, from th
tenderness of their h1s and absence of
strings, are much the most wipular j
bean for n when green. But not !
many know that next to the Lima ln-an
tlie Golden Wax Is also best for us In
Its dry state. It has a richer flavor, re
calling uie i, una h uu u is csraii urj, j
There is, however, stu-b a demand fori
wax lien us for siM in spring that not I
many of them can Is'-affordeil for eai
ilig purpose. Probably If the superior
ity of the wax lieau was uiiderstotsl
more would lie grown and used dry.
The only drawback on growing the wax .
bean -largely is the difficulty of shei. j
ling It. The waxy condition of the
lods keeps the beau from drying out, l
as most other beans will do, aud un-!
less shelled by baud some ls-aus will
be left in the pod.
Poultry Yard.
Are those surplus cockerel still eat
ing the food the pullets should have?
Fatten the fowl Just as quickly as
possible. When the fattening prtx-cn
l begun, stuff them.
Are thoe broken window lights re
placed by whole ones lo keep out the
wet and cold?
When the wings are cut, the feathers
do not renew until the bird molt, but
where the feathers are pulhsl new
feathers will apiear in a short time.
Secure a quantity of leaves for the
hen to scratch In this winter. Place
them in the hen house aud scatter the
grain therein. The fowls will get need
ed exercise in hunting for il.
It Is well to make an occasional
change in the ingredients of mixed
foist. Oats which have been Isillisl for
two or three hour are excellent for an
occasional breakfast for Uie fowls iu
winter, or for au evening meal In sum
mer. Buckwheat boiled Is a great egg
making food.
Select and make a purchase from
some reiki hie breeder of auch variety
ai may be desired, sir) then prepare
good, warm, airy and comfortable
quarters, and reap your reward la the
well tilled egg ImskeV, when egg are
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF INTER
ESTING ITEMS.
tomacoti and Critic iarna Based Upon
ttsa Happening ot the la-Historical
sad Near Notes.
Men of the noblest disHiitlou think
themselves happiest when others share
their happiness with them.
And the foot-ball player iu all bis
glory was ne'er arrayed like oue of
these chrysanthemums, but very near
It.
The astonishing rejsirt comes from
Ixiudou that the Sultau Is "perturbed."
In the alisciii-e of any adequate details
the suggestion Is bazardd that now Is
the time to swat him.
The niece of Mine. Blavataky bas
leen welcomed by the New York Theo
sophists. She is a young woman who
confesses tn li.(HH) summers lu various
conditions of material servitude.
The most daring fool that has recent
ly appeared is a young aeronaut in
Kansas who had himself blown out of
a caution when ri.iSMj feet iu tlie air.
His parachute did not work and the
rent need not lie told.
The ulisciouxDeMg of work well doue
increases sif-rcwpe-t, stimulates the
energy's, elevates the alms, and exalts
the character of the worker. While he
is striving to accomplish some good iu
the world, a reactive gisxl Is entering
into hia own life and Is-lng.
A great, a good and a right mind Is
a kiud of divinity lodged in flesh, and
may be the blessing of a slave aa well
as of a prince; it came from heaven,
and to heaven It must return; aud h Is
a kind of heavenly felicity which a
pure and virtuous mind enjoys, la
some degree, even upon earth.
A burglar lu Ixuiville was exposed
and frightened away tlie other night by
stepping on sn India rubber doll, which
gave forth a heairt-rendlng shriek in
consequence. Hereafter timid maiden
ladies can allay their fears of tlie pred
atory "man" by a libera! application
of India rublier dolls to different rt
of their domiciles.
A "socret dlKtauce re-e" is a new and
approved feature of bicycling iu Aus
tralia. The distance is known to the
official only, ami la decided after the
race is started. Tls meu race around
the track and w hen the starter's gun is
fired the race Is terminated, the man
in the hud at that point being declared
the winner, while the others nwt-ive
prize according to their positions. In
a race of this sort every one has to do
hi beet fnrni the start, as there Is no
knowing when it will end.
If a mail cannot be is-ally loyal lo
truth without sympathy, licit he - can
he be truly kind and gcneroiu without
truthfuliH-HS. For, If he weakly yields
to every one, right or wron, and is
what Emerson calls "a miis'i of con
cession." he la not really helpiug or
strengthening or elevating any one; lie
Is only Indulging his own ease, i-y giv
ing some oue a cheap, unwholesome,
and transitory pleasure. The courage
of truthfulness is one of the nrmetd
foundations of ail worthy friendship.
A dredger of novel construction ha.l
lseii built In Rotterdam for use ou the
river Ksla, lu Sjiaiu. It priuial fea
ture Is that its motive force, In the form
of electrical energy of high tension,
may be generated on shore by any con
venient means, the current being din
tribuled either by overhead wires or
cables laid under the water, lu the In
stallation under notice the central sta
tion is situated ou the river bank, and
fumlshos current not only to the dredg
er, but also to operate an elevator
which returns the material dredged into
lighters and IkiUaat wagons. All the
motions are controlled by one man in
the cabin. The iihrtor for oicratiug the
bucket chain is capable of developing
45 horse power when making tKW revo
lutions lier niluuU. The average power
required lo work the dredger is equal
to a 1 ut fifteen lionses, ami as the mo
tor will account fir 45 horse power in
normal working, a good margin Is left
for emergency. Beside iqicratlug the
motors for driving the screws, driving
the dredge chain, raising tlie dredge
frame, and lifting the pile, the electric
current also works a centrifugal pump.
A navy la popularly ::upu-ci to be
designed for use In war, and servb-e In
it In time of peace ha not been sup
posed to lie very dangerous. In fact,
laudsmen have been dlstcd to envy
naval men the good times they are sup-
swed to have. feaMtiug about watering
place and Junketing about Ihe world.
This seems on reflection to le u I'.U
liike. Except the recent war Iwt vecll
China and Japan there has Im-cii no wr
since our civil war iu whlc'i naval
force have made much of n lgurc.
Vet it would have lakci a seniauu.'.'
of quite respeHable jinipor'loiH lo
have entailed aa many cnsuallii-s as
navies have suffered within tli.it period.
Everybody has hastened io bull'l Iron
and steel ships carrying hiue a. ins,
none of winch has done sn lighting,
yet they have Is-eu cnpslz.ing one after
another for England and Spain and
other countries, toppling eac;i other
over by accid ntal collisions and kill
ing and maiming men through defec
tive construction and Ire hVlcut ma
chinery, till the average mini woull
about as sisin think of smoking his
pipe lu a powder-lionse is of einlMi'K
Ing lu one. Here were nn titrretd of
our naval pride, the Indlai.n casting
loose in the storm the other day and
waltalng about to the Imminent rll of
the whole crew and tbj whole ship. In-
dd. All this takes Uo a-voiilir of iie
endless expense caused by ship grt
tlug ou ledge of rock, or mud stmaU,
u otupldly placed block in dry docks,
aud otherwise "breaki'ir ihcir Iweks.
Are such things init :ti;i t-t-? Trout
armcred vessels? Isn't I isissiblu lo
male them more servie-alde eveq if
Ih'-y don't look so well?
In St Ixiuis of late an "artist lu hair
ha been sued for damages by a put
rou w hose flowing locks she bad under
taken to subdue to a bright straw color,
but which came out a dull pea green
patched with purple, uot unlike a Ger
man cabbage, the head It decorated ap
parently inclosing a core of similar con-slsletn-e
aud intelligence. Sampltw of
ringlets snd bangs which the artist bad
promised to match lu color were dis
played, decirly demonstrating a breach
of contrai l. In such a case, which la
the first of record, aud therefore with
out precedent, the difficulty of deciding
which Is switch, or arriving at any wlso
diiisiou, is apparent. It is uo wonder
that the magistrate advised the liti
gants to settle the case out of court. Tlie
Incident Illustrate the uncertainty of
the color scheme aimed at by this clais
uf artists, iMilmiiig the moral that It hi
much tietter for a lady as to her hair to
bear the hue she has than fly to others
that she knows uot of. In the iwtUna
tlou of some a straw-colored cbevelure
may be a thing of beauty and a Joy for
ever, but when It can only lie drawn
like a prize lu a lottery, with any num
ber of pea green blanks Interposed, It
becomes too costly, and the desire
should find fulfilment If at all in the
frank and unhesitating adoption of a
wig.
Tlie Navy Dcsirtnient ought to tak
the battleship Texas out of eervU-e,
frame her In a rosewood ds-k and put
her on exhibition. She Is too fair aud
marvelous a craft to waste on the rude
work of buffeting wave him! cruising
around the waters of Hnmptou road.
Ever slnee she was completed aid put
to sea she has l-cu getting Into trouble.
It wa only a few Weeks ago tlMit she
1juiiimh her grai-eful none ou a satslbar
In a perfwtiy navigable seaway, w here,
as everybody knows, there luul never
IsH-u a sandbar before, and laid to be
hauled off by tugs to be taken luto dry
dis k and Inspected. The other day the
powerful vessel, while lying tleO up at
a dock, gave another proof iT her ex
traordinary qualltlew. It ha lieen some
time lnv she hud done an act of dis
tinction. She was not due to go to sea
aud mi wild waves wen- "ouralng
around her. So she Just broke her sea
cock, staving a thirteeii-ltich Ixrfe iu her
steel aide, aud calmly sunk. It dow uot
seem that the Texas will ever be Hble
to do a uy Uilug better than Ibis. It is
Infinitely beyond tlie s-rforiuauces of
any other war vessel -not exceptiug
that of the Indiana, wbiaie turret broke
looec In a high sea and lKiugcd right
and left all night, or that of another
stately vcsel,' which, in endeavoring to
prpmeuade New York hartsr, nut luto
a Jersey uiikI bank. It look as though
the Texas would Is- able to sink her
self aud all ou txwrd if she were snugly
drawn up lu a dry dock, fires drawn and
all water-tight ctsnparunent closed.
Perhaps the Navy Department would
do well to take a gissl long look at Uie
Texas again. If the last accident had
occurred at sea, the death of alsiut J')
men might have boeu the result.
He Nat on the Baby,
Mr. D. is au extensive real cstaU
owner In one of the suburbs of New
York. He is also an insurance intent
and a general adviser on matter of
law aud isjulty, and. lu addition to ull
this, he Is the proud father of a three
weeks old baby. The other dny Mrs
D. took the little treasure Into the par
lor, ami, after a half hour's cooi'ig,
lulh-d it to sleep. Then she laid the
child ou a sofa with a pillow at Its
feel, darkened the room and went
alsiut her household duties. Just as any
good housewife would. All this t line
Mr. D. was busy lu the garden. Fies.
eutiy a ucjghlxir haps-ued along uni
stopped for Mr. D.'s opinion on a law
matter aud was Invited into the dark-eiM-d
porlor. The visitor went straight
for the sofa. lie could see the pillow,
but did not olsterve the child. He waa
adjusting the pillow to make a nic
comfortable seat, but Mr. 1. Insisted
that he should sit In the big arui chair,
a sort of seat of honor for all gin-H's.
lie acquiesced and Mr. D. took his sett
on the pillow.
Alsiut this time Mix I)., whose ma
ternal lusllnct bad asserted Itself, peep
ed In to see how baby slept. She suw
her husband sitting where she had left
the child. As she asked In an alarmed
lone where the baby was n muffled
cry came from beneath the pillow, aiid
Mr. D. Jumped up. He had been sit
ting on the precious little thing, aud
the timely arrival of his wife probably
saved the chilli's life. A few moments
more and It would have Is-H-n suffo
cated. "Lucky for the child that 1 did
uot sit on It," remarked the visitor,
w ho Is a man of generous proHirtlons.
The child Is all right now, but Mr. D.
'docs uot take bis clients into tlm par.
lor any more.-New York Times.
Unwelcome Visitor.
Thl Bits has this bit of a story about
one of that class of children, and oth
ers, who speak the truth:
"You are sure that Mr. How ton la
not at home?" asked the niller.
"Well, I ought to Is-," said the hon
est rvaul. "Hi; li(ld me ho when I
tisik your card up. and he said If you
would call some time when he was out
lie would be glad to see you."
Chryaaatheiuuma.
It lit said that chryaaiHbcinuma live
longer than auy other flower after be
ing cut. '
The brightest jewels are the hardest
nd coldest.
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