Talk About Women.
Mrs. K. M. Laferriere. a teat her cf
Freni h in Minneapolis, has been select
ed by the governor of New Mexico to
go to the Paria exposition to exploit
that regions turquoise mines. She la
a sister of A. Damenies, the "turquoise
king,' who was killed a short time ago.
Miss Clara Bett Martin's recent suc
cess in winning two imoortanl cases,
opposed bv the ablest lawyers in Can
ada, is a rerhuke for the lawyers who
held out against her admission to the
bar until the women, headed by Lady
Aberdeen, forced them t yield.
Mr:;. "Jic!:" Gardner, the 1 ioaton so
ciety lead r, laughs at the report that
she intend!: to bring over the .arts of
an old Italian palate and rebuild them
i the liub. ' liven if I found such a
buildi!:g i:i Italy." fays Mrs. Gardner,
"1 should always have be-n prevented
by our ridiculous tariff laws from car
rying out a plan of that kind. Italy
makes you r-av to take art works out
of the country; America mak-s you pay
to bring them in. How foolish we are
:-an readi'r be seen."
Mayor Phelan of fcan Frdm-is.-o lias
appointed a woman on the board of
education Mrs. Mary V. Kincaid, for
merly principal of the girls' high school.
The appointment gives (Treat satisfac
tion to the women of San Francisco.
I 'rider the new city charter, the board
of education, which used to consist of
twelve unpaid members elected by the
voters, will consist of four members ap
pointed by the mayor with salaries of
f.l.WO a year each.
"The Chatterer" In the Boston Her
ald scouts the idea broached by cer
tain doctors that the high collars worn
by men and women are producing dire
physical results by throwing forward
the head to relieve the back of the
neck, thus narrowing the chest and,
decreasing the lung capacity. "Rub
tilsh!" says the Chatterer. "The high
Mocks worn by women have done mora
to Improve their 'lift' of head, and. con-
sequently to open their chests and in
crease! their lung capacity, than can be
realized ly these doctors. No girl who
wears a high collar ever runs her chin
lut. If the chin is kept down, the head
:nmt up and the back straightens.
Urns live the high collar. It Is the only
sensible thing in a long dreary cata
logue of silliness."
Amelia Karr, the novelist, has started
x crusade In New York in favor of
the employment of men house servants,
not only as butl.-ra. footmen, etc.. but
'.r do the housework, make the beds, do
'he cooking, scrubbing and sweeping.
She avers that men are handier than
firle: that they are cleaner, quicker and
nore reliable, and th y don't stand in
:he kitchen door ami flirt and gossip
with the butcher and baker and grocer;
that the man servant is not so prone
to be impudent; that he Is nt: onger
and not so liable to illness. She also
Maims that housework offers a splendid
.ield for young men. and that Ce time
will come when a young man will be
come a man of all work with some
reliable family rather than a ticket
?hopper or a street car conductor.
FRILLS OF FASHION.
Autumn leaves and grapes are used
ti millinery.
Tretty little negligees are made of
ane velvet, plain, loose-fitting little
Jackets with lace trimmings.
The use of chiffon, choux and rosettes
.m hats of fur or velvet is becoming
iore and more fashionable.
Kilts, plaits, tucking and folds will
3e used In the spring on every garment
;o which they can possibly be applied.
Buy a tulle hat trimmed with crepe
uses If you want to have som. -thing
which will be of us.f and in style next
lummer.
A novel penwiper of chamois has a
wishbone of silver gilt fastened there
in. A large Imitation amethyst is set
it the Intersection of te prongs.
A great deal of luxury and a touch of
?lamic. grace are characteristic of the
lewest prlncesse house gowns and more
youthfully made negligees.
A novelty is a scarf pin of gold rep
enting a serpent in green enamel, coil
id around a larg pink pearl. Diamonds
jerve as eves for the serpent.
Dainty handkerchiefs in pale colors
mbroidered with white are prettv tri
les which are exceedingly effective II
;hey match the prevailing color In th
Toetume.
A handsome brooch of gold represent
i bee. The back is set with a largf
sapphire. Diamonds and emeralds are
'reely used in the wings, while two iu
jles represent the eyes.
Kvenlng sllpiwrs, it they are really
well, match the gown this season, and
ire embroidered in pearls and rhine.
Hones. However, the black satin am.
aatent leather slippers are always Ir.
food taste.
A handsome cigar case of silver gilt
las a finish which resembles pigskin,
'he case Is slightly curved, so as tc
it the pocket snugly. Rubies are free
y used in ornamenting the case.
Crocheted beaded silk bags are un
earthed again In great numbers and th
ld-fashioned shapes are copied despite
:he fact that they have been rejegated
:o the treasure chest so long. They are
tilver or gold mounted with a chain
ind hook to fasten them at the side of
:he belt. Silver, gold and steel beads
ire used and the silk is either gray or
lack.
Boer hats are on the way to us. as
night be expected, the political condi
:lons of the world being always more or
ess represented In feminine dress. But
:hcy will not reach here before spring.
Bhen they will come in straw. They
ire tall, sugar-lonf crowned hats, with
wide curling brims. A distinctive fea
ture will be the bl-color ribbon band
slth a long curled feather fastened
with a buckle in front.
A beautiful gown worn at a receni
eceptlon was made of accordion-plait-d
black net, embroidered in cut steel
Seads, over a prlncesse slip of gray
atln. The black satin slippers and
lack kid gloves were wrought with
tteel beads, and the low-cut bodice wa
I raped with black chiTcn stl fringe
ind In relief were shoulder sprays of
mft pink La France roses. I
The latest flat of fashion allows thr
rld to omit gloves on completing th
Tilnnr accessories of her wldding toilet
At one Mm when elbow rloves wer
,n irreater vo:ue this would have beet
very singular omission. Now, how
ver, the wrist portion of the sleevi
rgtend so far over the hand that thi
ibsence of itloves Is hardly noticeable
Womtl who like the effect of velvet
trimming will be glad to know that
this rich fabric, in many shades and
varlrtle, will b In marked demand
in the- tiftwatlnn of smart spring to
.s. Black will unodubtedly take Itl
usual prscedence. but there will als
he generous; use made of handsomi
tfisdes of vert, russet, damson, orchk
purple thf superb tint with a glow m
trmson a becoming tone of sumac red
rtsrautlfu! shade of Bngllsh cherr)
sMI. befomlnt alike to fair and darl
omen, and a complete grade of th
perennial sprinir browns. Including thi
heather, Havana, cedar, chestnut, rus
let and the golden marquis and red
fee Titian alkadM.
iTHEcaptain'Swife
I
I ain't mlndln" other folk's business,
nor never was." said the third sergeant
as lv !iaa .1 skillet of baeoa on ik
Wiuter-hut fireplace, "but I'll go as far
as to Bay tha it don t loog right
.fT course it don t said ilvs second
cerffeai.t :i3 he rut his coffee to boll
and I ;.'.uess there II be a row about
It before long. It don't look right, end
11 am t military discipline."
"What you tellers blow in' about
ttji.e'i u:e wiueny sergeani as he came
n for ;ire to IikIU his pip?.
"Vi u eouldn t sti'-'-w in four yea.s'
lime, and 1 won t keep ye r.hiverin' and
trenblin.' The captain's w:f:- has come
"N-o-a !"
es. sne r.:i!. tome down to rtay
the winter in quarters with him, and
company 1) In lest talkin' Itself hoar:
about it. Did ye ever hear of ch c
thing in ail yer torn days'."
"Durr.cd if I ever did: Mighty funny-
he r.i ver said anything to me about it.
Wa l, "'ail!"
"And v.e wan ssyirx" Raid the eec.
end sergeant as he lifted his eyes from
the coffee cup "we was savin 'that It
wasn't disciiline and didn't look right.
"Jest think of a woman down litre!
And I tell ye what's goin' to happen.
She's goin' to poke around unl talk
and Interfere and break this company
up. They say she used to twist her hus-
oana arouna ner tnumo when she was
home, and why shouldn't she do it
ncrer it sne nappens to git down on
ye or me or Jim what's ffoln' to save
us rrom oetn broke?'
ny gosn. wnispered the orderly c
he sat down to his smoke
"Wall, what ye goin' to do 'bout it?"
asked the third sergeant after a pause.
"Dunno."
"Better find out purty quick. I gufga.
If you don't want to see trouble. Can't
no Woman be down here without want
In' to run things, and Captain Hhat
tuek. "Pears to me ye might go and t".;
him how we feel about it. The disci
pline of the company is in yer hands, so
to say. and nobody hain't got any right
to break It up."
"Yes, mebbe I ought to speak to the
captain," mused the ordenv, "but I'll
wait and think It over. I ain't fur
havin' women down here, but I'm in no
hurry to lose my stripes and go back
Into the ranks. I guess we'd Letter shet
up and wait and nee what happens."
That closed the talk in the Htrgea-U's
quarters, but there was talk among the
corporals and among the privates.
There was tho army in v.inl -r q :ii
lers, sure of a rest for three or fou:
months, and there was the captiia of
company D with a fine lari- hut to
himself. His colonel and bis brigadier
had given him permission to send for
his wife, but from orderly s,i.-rgeant to
the last private the men were down on
th scheme. As for the lieutenants, one
was away on furlough and the otht-r on
detail.
There was soon a great ehinge in the
men of company D, but the captain il j
not notice it. It was the orderly ser
geant, who was virtually in command,
who noticed the glum looks and heard
the mutterings. He had made up his
mind to stand neutral and ncith r en
courage nor discourage.
Unce in awhile, when the talk li-cirnc
too strong, he felt it his du'y to hhi su
perior officer to say:
"Now. then, hang on to that pab
Mebbe the captain's wife is goin' to tip
set the bar'l and mebbe she ain t. It's
our business to wait and Re?. She ain't
tried to run things so fur."
A month had passed and no caiu'nl
ties had occurred. Some of the men be
gan to breathe easier, and to wonder if
they hadn't misjudged the klnl-fa'-ed
and smiling little woman who was sa
riftcing a good deal to be with her hus
band for a few- weeks, but triers were
firm in their first ideas and soberly
shook their heads and replied
"You jest wait. Women aln t fools to
show their hand all t-o once. She's lyin'
low. and when she gets ready there'll
bi a sudden and awful bust-up.
It was a cavalry command, and every
pleasant winter's day the captain and
his wife had a gallop over ;he high
ways. One day an engineer was dis
patched to tee about repairs to a nrldKe
spanning a creek flowing throun the
neutral ground between the arml.
and the orderly sergeant of company
D was detailed with ten men as an es-
c ort.
The bridge was reached and in
specied. and the engineer and his is
cort were ready for their ride ba -k
when there came a sudden alarm. Half
a mile down the road, where Caption
Shattuck and his wife had debouched
from a crossroad while taking an after
noon galloo. they had run full tilt
against a confederate cavalry scout.
The enemy had shouted to the cap
tain to surrender, and ss he wheeled
his horse to get away a bullet brought
him out of the saddle. His wife wi.uld
have pulled up her steed, but he took
the bit In his mouth and was beyond
control.
As she went flying uo the road the
scouting party followed. They knew
of the small detachment of federal;
at the bridge, and were hoping to makf
a surprise.
"It's the captain's wife and the John
nies are close behind her!" siiotited
the sergeant a the woman cane Into
view with a great clatter. "p.-n ranks
and let her through, and then c lose up
and give 'em hall Columbia!
With a rush and a clatter the hcri"
of the fugitive passed the blue-Hud
troopers, but came to a dead bait a
few rods bevond and turned about.
A volley from the carbines checked
the pursuers for a moment, but It wav
seen that they were strong enougn io
break through and the sergeant gave
the order to fall back to an oband ined
log house a quarter of a mile, in the
rear.
"Men. exclaimed the woman, as she
looked from man to man, "do y.u know
thut your captain is back there
wounded and a prisoner? Are you going
to leave him there-'"
"It's too bad ma'am, but they are
three to one." renM-d the h-rgant.
We'll be lucky If we nln't allied or
gobbled up before help com"."
"But I'm going t ride back!" she
cried, as her ''ale face f1uhd and he'
voice had a thrl'l to it. "If yu won't
go with me to rescue your cr.ritaln I'll
let them take me rrisoner md go to
Richmond with him"'
"Gnd. but she's a brave one!" whis
pered the sergeant with admiration In
his eyes, "but we'll have the captain
or die. How far down the ro-id was it "
"Not ovc-r half mile."
"And how many rehs In ;he party?"
"Not over fifty.",
"Fifty rebs. and ten of u! We'll
never do It, but we'll die for the rap
tain' Into yer saddles boys! Ye'll tide
on toward camp with the engineer
ma'am. ,
"Not a foot! I'm going with you!
Some one give me a revolver!"
"By twos right wheel!" shouted the
sergeant as he handed her bis heavy
navy and drew his saber. "Now. then,
ride throush or over them ond d.m't
Mop this side of the cap'.aln or hell:"
It was a curious spectacle Ihe gray
clad soldiers witnessed a woman rid
ing at the head of the charging squad
rona woman with white face and
glittering eyes, who held her reins tn
one hand and used the pistol with
deadly effect with the other.
Through the thick of them aha went
it ", through the thick of them f,,nv ,
the ten. and fearing that th aim
might have already leached thsfed-ri
camps the confederates dlsapp.-j lnl
the woods instead of pursunur
lewn there beyond th hrilr. n
captain was lying on the groim.t .-i i
lu'.U'i in his shoulder und ihr..
Kuardii.fr him. The cavalcade irent .,,
... a.iu nunxuoueu tneti. am
lime nr miee prisoners lag-.', t.
three ruards.
luu, sir, out excuse me, i, but i
-i n:e ia;oain g WW? wno oM.l it ,.
said the sergeant as he renortel e ..,
' f ii'iiei. .-me not on v fivt -....
band from Libby prison, but v rr,i' .-
all have been wined out if wo ii . .
a -Kin mr n ui me oia pnut
That evening ai the second md thl-i
ergeants ate their evening- mh ".'i.
third s-rant looked nn nn.l
"Well. I ain't mindin' othee ev.'i
unless, nor never v. as. hut 1 11
far as tt sny "
go a.
ay, now, interrupted the
s -elm
sergeant. "If It hadn't bin fur ynir gal
the biys wouldn't have made fools a
themselves about
the captain's wii
comln' down:'
"You scid on much es 1 Old."
"You're a liar"
"Whit yj mad about? Didn't v.e -i
s-ty "
'Didn't v.e all say what?" naked Cn
orderly sergeant as he came int tN
hut.
'Didn't we all say that a wonn i hn
no blzness down here, and that the cat
tain's wife would bust the compa.iv al
to smash?"
'look here, you fellers!" i-d11.k tie
sergeant In menacing tones, "yon war
ter quit yer gabbin', and see that nl
otners do the same. This nornin
there was ninety-one fools in ompanj
D. This evenln' there ain't over one
and I'm lockin' around to u-et my paw:
on him and break his neck!"
'Lord, but I alius knowed the cai
tain's wife was a dalty!" casned thi
third sergeant.
"You bet your sweet life:" edd 'd thi
cecond sergeant. ,
Tnen you finish your grub and rou
out the boys, far
we re poms
jp tj
heerj
swing our hats
and give three
and a tljer."
Wireless Telephone fc
ossible.
Lexington, Ky. (Special.) The ex
perlments being conducted in wireless
telegraphy at the state (ollcge of Ken
tucky by Prof. Chfii-lc- II. Sturdevanl
ana fnl. John hulg ;:re developing
some wonderful results. Instead of us.
Ing the high potential current neces
fary In the Marcor.i system they usi
an ordinary dynamo to make the cur
rent that is transmitted through space
b or a receiver they use an ordinary
Bell telephon" re-clver. thus simplify
ing the process of telegraphing withou'
wires.
Prof, fcturdevant writes hp folio vi
concerning the subject of wireless tel
egraphy and of the experiments foelnj
made here:
Since cctric space telegraphy. 01
wireless telegraphy, as It is usualb
called, has been brought Into suci
prominence by the recent visit of Signoi
Marconi to our country, it might not bt
inappropriate at the present time u
call attention to systems of space teleg
raphy other than that which bears hit
name.
There are two other systems, thi
general principles underlying which arc
fairly old and well understood. The
first and oldest of these, known as the
earth current or leakage system, util
izes the earth as a conductor of elci .
trielty. The current In passing from
one earth plate or electrode through thi
earth to a distant electrode spreads oui
over a broad area and causes an elec
tric pressure between two other well
separated electrodes included anywhere
In this area. Ordinary telephonic crosi
talk may be attributed to these phe
nomena. The second method, which has beer
used for purposive space telegraphy
depends upon the magnetic Induction 01
mutual induction between two Insulat
ed conductors stretched upon polesit.
parallel lines, one being located at iht
transmitting and the other at the re
ceiving station.
This system has been In actual reg
ular use for some time at a point near
Cardiff. England, and has been develop,
ed largely by Mr. W. H. Preei e, of the
British postofflce department.
During recent experiments with the
Marconi system of space telegraphy,
conducted by thi- mechanical and elec
trical engineering department of the
state college of Kentucky, we were led
to experiment also with the magnftle
induction system in order to determine
its comparative efficiency and practica
bility. This system, in Its present stage
of development. Is probably not capa
ble of suc h general appll' ution us the
Hertzian telegraphy, yet It has several
compensating advantages which make
it more desirable for short distances at
least. It employs magnetic '.vaves, the
laws of which are simple and well un
derstood. These waves are of very low-
frequency as compared with the Hertz
waves of the Mare-unl system, snd. con
sequently, are inaepenneni 01 an oosia-
lc-s except Iron, and are only sngntiy
weakened and deflected by conduc tors.
its distinct advantage, however, lies
In the fact that the apparatus neces
sary for transmitting and receiving are
not to remote from standard tyws or
elynamc s and motors. Any generator
that will produce a pulsating current,
together with a suitable key or switch,
whic h will make ordinary Morse sig
nals, and a pole line grounded at eac h
J, constitutes all the apparatus re
quired at the transmitting station. At
the receiving station an ordinary Bell
tlephone, plac ed in a corresponding pole
line, is all that Is necessary to receive
signals over short distances.
As a further advantage this system
is to a certain extent selec tive as com
pared to the Marconi system, for It
will transmit me ssages only In two di
rections, perpendicular to the Inductive
plane. To my knowledge messages
have been sent farther than thirteen
miles by this method, yet there is llttls
doubt in the minds of those who havn
worked upon this system that with
more delicate receiving apparatus than
tins vet been constructed the distsnof
c an be Increased very greatly.
A hi"h school git I said to her fat he.
ihe ether night: "Daddy, lv'e got
sentence he-re I'll like to have yot
punc tuate. You know s intcthini
about punctuation, elon't you?" "A
little," said her cautious parent, as hi
took the slii'.f paper sh handed him.
This Is what he read: "A five dolla
bill flew around the corner." He stu
died It carefully. "Well," he ilnally said,
"I'd slmtily put a period after It llk
this." "1 wouldn't." said the high
school prlrl. "I'd make a dali aftc.T it!'1
If you tind htm pb-ase send hjm home,
us we are worried about him."
The cleverest daughter rec ently made
a be-autiful shade for the piano lamp
from a link evening dress and trimmed
It with roses from her last summer's,
t.at. relates Collier's Weekly. That
evening a young man called on her
and to low-toned music they chattel.
"How do you like our new lamp
shade?" she asked demurely.
He studied it for a moment. 'The
laat time I saw it," ha replied, "I wtr
dancing with it." i
RICH CAMP IX
(iOLUKX ALASKA.
I e
The richest gold tamp In Arctic Al
lska is only two months old.
This wonderful lamp goes by th
name of Nome, situated on the icy
toast. It. has already, despite its ex
treme youth, fully S.OoO Inhabitants
;hough only about 3.500 remain in th
place to brave the rij?or of an Arcti
inter.
The rest sought safety and comfort
jn the outside to escape a famine if
provisions, which was then feared, but
.8 not likely to occur.
Less than one year ago the place was
not known. It was discovered by threi
prospectors I.I ndt loom. Brent jenser
ind KJellmann ho found rich placet
iaims while unwillingly wintering it
that region.
Gradually, but Burely, the news ol
their find spread to St. Michaels ami
ither portions of Alaska, and at lH!jvhlch
1 few daring men ventured over thi;aj,,.n
ice fields to the new diggings.
When George I.Iebes. of the Al
isk I
Exploration company, arrived h"re-
lune 18, last with a party of expert
tninrs and explorers on the steamer Al
bion, the first vessel coming to the
beach from the outside world, he founc
120 men, who had
been there durinf
the winter, and a
few men wno nao
ome all the way from St. Michael Just
ihead of his party.
The town proper runs along the
beach for fully two miles, facing the
water, and In such close proximity tc
tide water that the tents and shackt
ire In danger of being carried awaj
when the Ic e breaks up.
During the last two months some pre
tentlous wooden structures have beer
erected. Iits which sold at a few hun
dred dollars only two or three month!
ago, tiow find ready sale at from 10,00
to $15.00 eae h.
Lumber is held at 1200 to per 1.0f
and Is pretty scarce at that, while car
penters are a rare artirle and earr
from $10 to $15 a dy.
The season, however, lasts emly foui
months In the year; during two months
f that time the days are twenty-foui
hours long, and mechanics and inlne-n
work In three eight-hour shifts, so E!
to utilize the whole of the time.
The straight beach and Ihe tow r
built on It have no protection against
the strong winds coming from the Ber
ing sea and from the heavy surf lush
ing the beach close to the tents anc
i-hae-ks.
The landing of merchandise Is ex
tremely difficult, and much of it, witr
the lighters and barges, g.-ts swampoej
in the rough surf and washed tip or,
the tteai'h. -iiitly to be destroyed by th
rough waves.
Of course saloons those advance:
agents of civilization are abundant
but most of these are extremely crude.
A few glasses on a botrel head consti
tute the outfit.
Two churches, one Congregation'
and une Presbyterian, are. however, ir
11 thriving condition. The only hospita
ls the one improvised In the warehouse
of the Kxplotatlon company, though
lhr-re is muc h need for a good hospital
There Is not a hotel in the town
while the Immense floating population
fUKgests the need of a good hostelry.
The whole beach Is taken up wltl
!each diggers and the coming spring
may see a population of fully HO.WO l
the new town.
FEATl'IiKS OF LIKE.
When Mrs. Pauline Mullaney of Jer
ey City applied for letters of admlnis-
iration of the estate of her husband
Michael Mullaney, deceased, questlor
is to whether she had really been Mill
iiney's wife was raised and to prove
icr marriage she introduced a photo-
raph of a tombstone which had beer
rw ted ejver the grave of her son. Pari
f the inscription on the stone was ai
ollows; "Our little Mlmey Himon K.
n of Mlchae-I and Pauline Mullan'-y
)ied March 23. 1K73."
While Deacon Mervln Miller of the
baptist church of Montowesc, Conn,
was in attendance at a meeting "of the
ihurch trustees some one painted on
the back of his shay In which he
had driven to town, a large whisky
bottle. There Is scandal In town, es
pecially be-rause Deacon Miller accuset
the Montowese Literary club as being
responsible for the painting, and be.
cause, he declares, the picture shai:
day on the shay hs long as It lasts.
A new "religion" has been Inventee!
in ItiK-kmart. !a., by n Mrs. Huberts,
une of the tenets of which consists !ii
nfferlng animal sac rilicc-s. Mrs. Hub
erts is high priestess and she now hat
eighteen followers. Hhe was former!)
n member of the Baptist church foi
thirty years. Converts to the new faitt
are mad-- "by force and fear." and th
ommunity is being terrorized. One ol
the beliefs of the faithful Is that al.
who ride bicycles will be damned.
James Kgolf. of Hm-iia Vista. Va.
who is short of stature, broke througl
the fee while skating near the shore 01
the North river. Theater was ove-i
his head and he had gone down for the
eoond time when a man over six fee;
tall stalked Into the hole and, standlim
in the river bottom held Kgolf up unit
help e-ame. The rescuer's name coulc
not be learned. He was submerged tl
he iie-e k while aiding Kgolf.
A DEVIL FISH,
When a youngster, says a writer Ir
he Pittsburg J)lsati h. I was hme
ard bound from Hanta Anna with f
argo of mahogany, and when oft Cape
'ampei he was one calm afternoon lean
ng over the taffrall looking down intc
he blue profound on the watch fm
ish.
A gloomy shade came over the bright
vater and up rose a fearsome monster,
lome eighteen feet across, and in a
teneral outline more like a skate ot
-ay than anything else; all except the
lend.
There, what appeared to be two eurl
ius horns, about three feet apart, rose
n each side of the most horrible pa it
if eyes imaginable.
A e hark s eyes as he turns sideways
nider your vessel s counter and looks
ip to see If anyone Is turning, are
thastly, green and cruel, but this
hlng's eyes were all this and much
nore. I felt that the Book of Revela
lon was Incomplete without him, and
lis gaze haunts me yet.
Although quite sick and giddy a
he sight of such it bogey, I could not
move until the awful thing, suddenh
wavlnk what seemed like mighty wings
eoared up out of the water soundlessly
o a height of about six feet, falling
igsln with a thunderous splssh that
night have been hnrd for miles.
1 must have fainted with fright, for
he next thing 1 whs conscious of was
makenlng under the rough doctrine of
ny shipmate.
Hlnce then 1 have never seen one leap
Jpward In the daytime. At night, when
here Is no wind, the sonorous splash
s constantly to be heard, although why
hey make that bat-like lean out of
.heir proper element it not easy tc
understand.
REIBEL'S COKE OVENS
UNIVERSAL FUEL CO. PROPOSES
OVENS IN FIVE TOWNS.
One Is Intended for Council Bluffs
Along With Gas Work Cost
ing: About $200,000;
Council Bluffs, la. (Special.) Mr.
Seibel made an address before the
I Commercial exchange of ihls city, in
:hlch he gave cossiderable Interesting
nformatlon regarding the plans of his
company. The intention, Mr. Selbel
pays, Is to erect a battery of 100 ovens
I n each of the cities named, in this or
Ser: Dttumwa, les Moines, Council
I (Huffs. Davenport and Dubuque. The
I irst plant will be erected at Ottumwa
js a recognition of the great interest
the people of that city have
Is the enterprise. The cist
rectlng 100 ovens will be about $5,
(00, and each oven will coke about five
:ons of coal every twenty-four hours
K battery of 100 ovens will employ
Ihout forty men.
In addition to the establishment of
1 plant for manufae-turinir exike Mr
5eibel eays his company stands ready
o bring into each cltv where such
lant Is started, an outside company to
reel gas works costing about f-'OO.'lOO.
These plants are to take the gas made
n the process of coking, and prepare
t for distribution and sale to tnanu
'acturlng plants for fuel. The gas thus
jroduced is said to be about four-
eon candle power, and will be sold for
!uel purpose only. The liquors nnd
ther by-products of the ?oke manu
'acture. will be shipped east, and Mr.
Jelbel is confident that a ready market
will be found for the coke produced by
lis company, and that the Introduction
)f cheap fuel gas will revolutionize
nanufactures within easy reach cf it
FIERCEST NAVAL FIGHT IN HISTORY.
Kaiser's Designs on South America
Will Psovoke It.
Commander Crutchley, one of the
leeneet experts in the progress of
'vents In the British navy and founder
f the Navy League, said to a Journal
orres'iondent :
"Admiral Beresford is a cannnle ria
al expert, but he takes rather ten
iptimistlc a view when he s.iys Kng-
and's navy Is In a, position to face the
omblned fle-ets of France, (lermany
ind Hussia. The fac t are against
lim.
"The British admiralty and most na
'al e-xiie rts agree with the deduction
nade by Captain Mahan from the Ilib
lano-Amcrlcan war. that to be :euo-
'e-ssful, a nation must have five battlr
ihips for every three used by the
nemy. Kngland has slxt y-thr-e l aitle,
dilps, forty-seven of th-se !n every
espeet fit to go Into ac tion il any mo
nent; sixteen almost wholly equipped
.vlth mirzzle-loading guns, which are
lut of elate, as hreech-loadin? is absce
utely nec-essary. The Britii-li admi
ally holds the opinion that the M-s-cels
being old the expense of refitt ng
hem would be greater than expedient.
"Assuming, however, that all lxty
'hre battleships are perfect, they
vould b- utterly Insufficient to Iw-at
"ranee, !ermany and Hussl.i. As a
natter of fact the nurnlM-r we have
vould not insure a victory over 1'rnnc-e.
"I spnk the opinion of many leading
xperls when I say It would require-Ixty-six
to fight France alone. n the
inllkely event of France combining
vith Germany and Itu&fia we would
equlre eighty at leHst. 1 only deelt
vith battleships, because cruisers do
tot count for much in actual warfare
They are necessary as scouts, but bat
leshlps settle th" differences.
"America can be scarcely 1 lassed as
t dangerous naval foe alone yet. Slu
ms but twenty-six battleships, twelve
if these small ones, but I have little
loubt thHt when any serious n.tval
Ightlng tie done America will be found
ly Kngland's side. We are woeklnt on
Kith sides to that end. Whn the e rit-
cal time arrives an Anglo-Saxon cm
nonweallh will be no mere sentiment
"Japan won't play that important
lart in any great fight for nival u
iremai y t'-.at Is certain to com" a;;
nany Imagine. (he will have to be
wkoned with in far e-astern questions,
nit the greatest dlfferene3 will r.ot
irise in the fur east.
"'Jermany wants to cxt -nd lu r n!o
liis to South America, one of the c'l
ei Cons In w hich she Is looking. Wl en
ih" begins to go further thin v irdies
vhe-n sh" stretch's forth her hand to
ake the land. 11 s she Is likely to de
icfoie veiy loner, It will lie 'he com
nencen -tit of the greatest naval fight
he world h' eve- known.
"Kliellend ne.-ll;s 'o s--e lil.ll -f 11 Tl V
lag t'ii i - v- th' ivh'd- f S..oth
?retca i! be tl St.ns ,.-nd M:lrt.-.
vl.i-h cartbs with it the -a:n- ueed'Oii
J d pii grc-f" .! the Cnl in .I n !;,"
TI'.AIM.VC A 1 ilK.BS W ILL.
ttl- pood inn come of being crbl-
I.
rary v.iili a child, by making htm do
ne vl-b. without first getting Bt th'
nii"c ef l.! v lllf ulii' ss. A child's vo
' tions rii- transient. The nd. avr
hell, mils' be t i gt nt his fl e'lng vo-iio-
:e-il trai'i each one iirlnht. until
le can bo s::id to luive a goi-eniince
.ui pose. Vo ice put implicit f:il!h In
i-as- nitig v ith a c hild. Well, H sliowr
e-'iit for 1 hlld nature, and occasion
lly : ;n hes him; at lean it may eff-ct
lon.e In cievi-lo lug Ills reasoning pov-
m. and certainly ptenilscs confidence
eiv .-fin .'irert and child. If his reason
ve ie uln Mdy developed t lere would bt
:i ehf'Seully in tialnlng the will, but
hue It Is rut we must train the wil.
I, rough other avenues, snd his feei
ng, h.s eir.otleti.il impulses, foim the
est of t!ie In order to Hrenglhe-r
1 nil train his will a child mut lie al
oxeel to exercise It by choosing foi
ilmself as far as practicable, The pa
int or teai-hir must advise the child
Kfoie the choice Is made, or when lie
suffering as the result of sn unwise
hope he may well reflect on them for
lot giving him Ihe benefit of their ti
,1 rienoe: but after both sides sre made
lain the e litld must lie left a free inotal
tger.t. If there Is a choice lietween a
Hie ke t knife and a new pair of trousers
1 hoy will almost surely choose the
irrf". When he feels ashamed of his
lutehed knees It will he a means of
nit ure to bis Judgment through th"
motion of shame, and his next willing
nay be on Ihe line of reason. But it
akes more than one lesson to learn
hat "we c annot eat our cake and have
t, too." Itobetlson says: "There are
wo wavs of reaching the truth-by
easonlng It out snd by feeling It out."
child must feel his way to truth. A
hlld lives In his feeling, and through
hem he Is rescheel for good or evil.
Woman's Home Companion.
The modern woman type flourishing
n New York drifts toward the oppo
lite sex as naturally aa a duck takes
o water. A sample of the class who
let the faahlon of going out between
the acta tartlr replied when asked why,
Went out to aee a mem" The Inquls
tor did catch a whiff of clots or coffee
iowa 11 fx mmm.
Interesting Points of HlatoJy Culled
From Old Newspapers.
The following "points of history" re
lating to this subject were compiled by
E. L. Sabln from the newspapers of
that period on file In the historical de
partment and publishel In the "Annals
of Iowa."
When, In the spring of 1S46, war be
tween tho United States and Mexico
broke out, Iowa territory wa on the
eve of becoming a state. James
(.larae was governor.
With the beginning of war the presi
dent was authorized by congress to call
for .0,000 volunteers. When he did
this he asked for a regiment frcm Iowa
territory.
June 1. 1848, Governor Clarke, from
the executive office at Burlington, is
sued a proclamation to Iowa people,
stating that a regiment of volunteers
was wanted.. This proclamation Is to
be found In the papers of that period;
among others in the Bloomlngtoti Her
ald. Bloomlngton Is now Muscatine,
The territory was aflame with excite
ment and In Bloomlngton a mass meet
ing was held at which resolutions sup.
porting the government were adopted.
A patriotic song is published In one of
the jor issue of the Herald.
On June 26 tne Herald states that al
ready twelve companies' had been
raised two in IJes Moines county, two
In Van Buren, two in Lee, one In Mus
catine, one In Ixiulsa. one in Washing
ton, one In Dubuque, one in Johnson
and one In Linn
Only ten companies
were wante-d. The Herald remarks
that probably the first ten supplications
will be the ones granted.
There, si far as the Herald appears
to show, the record of the twelve com
panies ends. Reasonably careful In
vestigation of the data of the times
does not throw- any further light on
the subject.
Mies' Register for 1M6 says that
Oovernor Clarke offered or at letixt
paid a visit for the purpose cf offering
the command of "the Iowa regiment"
to ex-tJovemor Chambers, but that the
former territorial executive was too
feeble to accept. This seems to bo the.
only mention Niles' Register makes of
the Iowa regiment."
However. Mies' Register of about
this time says that an Independent
company of volunteers ha been mus.
tered In at Fort Atkinsn. la. T., and
will probably be statlond there. This
company roll Is given in the first vol
ume of the Historical Record (Iowa
'It y. 1 !!. The company was mmtlered
In July 16, 1X47, having enlisted, like
re-glment, for twelve months unless
sooner discharged.
1 he names of the organizations of
trocis that took part In the operation
on Mexican soil, and published in one
of the histories of the war. In the li
brary of the state historical depart
ment, have no representation from
Iowa save the Mormon battalion and
ompany K of the Fifteenth United
tales Infantry.
While the Mormons were crossing the
territory Captain James Alien of the
First dragoons was sent by the gov
ernment to enlist a battalion from
them. He appe-ared at Mount Plirah.
Mormon station. In June, lHfl. From
there he went to the site of the pres
ent city of Council Bluffs. Having
conferred with the Mormon leaders he
not only secured their cfins-nt to the
nllstmcnt, but obtained even n warn
ing from Brlgharn Young to iht Kalnts
thut if they elesired to worship Hod as
they pleased they must furnish a bat
talion for the war.
Five hundred mn were speedily en
rolled and July 20 they left the Misnourt
river for Fort Leavenworth. The Mor
mon battalion did good ork In the
war.
Tr Fifteenth Cnitevl States infantry
as recruited from the central I'nlted
States. Ohio furnished, six compan'es,
Michigan two, Wisconsin one, Ic-wn one.
The Iowa company was company K.
Kdwln f.'uthrle of Fort Madison was its
aptaln. Isaac Griffith "old Chitru-
busco" lately e.f Ie Moines, but then
Fort Madison, wa a sergeant. The
company re ported at Vera Cruz, July
1". 1S4.. and served lit a nuinter of en
gagements. Captain flufhrie died from
wounds received. Frederick I). Mills
of Burlington was major of the regi
ment nd was killed in the t.Uaofc on
San Antonio Jacinto, Mexl-.i, august
2m. 1M7. Ke-rgeant Uriftlth lost an arm
in the- buttle of Chur jbuicn.
Thine queries now naturally e-ise:
What became of the twelve cinpanli-s
that rushed to form the regiment nsked
for by the president? Was the regiment
ever organized?
Th" regiment was never organized.
The following letter from the tnen sec.
rc-tury of war shows that the Iowa vol
unteers, like those of these later times,
ere eager ta be organized and go t-t
ih front, but that th'-y were not
needed Iowa had !hi-n 'it .1 small 0011.
uiauun, ami ciouiitie-ss t aptaln ciulli-rl'-'f
coinimny was its fill quota.
Wtr Iicpartment, Wtahlngion. Nov.
-:.. IM. Hlx Kxcellency Jum-u Clarke,
Hovornor of iowa. Burlington. lau tur:
I have the honor to Sc kuo.vleilg.. th"
lee c ipt of your excellency s ltt"r of the
l!Mh instant, suiting that th" regiment
if Iowa volunteers ure anxious to be
Hilled lntc active service, rtnd lo in
form you that their palriolle- wishes
cannot now be gratife) c-onslietenlly
with the claims of other Mat s. Very
reseiict fully, your uKtllnt servant,
W. 1.. MAUCY. Secretary, of W ar.
Purt cf the Mormon bc..;i lo.i was
niiisteted out Nt Is Angeles. Cul.. In.
luly. IS'.T, nnd the remsliel-r n' t-'an'
IMeg-i th" following Marc.i. This bat.
tallon neve- took rur! in .my Inlll",
The record of Its losses shows but nine
deaths, under the heading "Ordinary."
omething ouite iinusuiil vlth a bnl-
of men on suc h a long man h. It Is n
natter of tegiet Him th letters of
ejovernor Clarke have not yet luen
found In the war dc-partm. nt! I'nlteo
States Senator John H. Hear has
lately asked that careful seatch bee
made for I hem,
CAPTAIN PAI.MKR RKPoltTH.
Omaha, Neb. (Special.) -Capluln H.
K. Palmer has returned from Wash
ington, very Jubilant over the prospects
of the bill now- pending before the
house which provides for establishing
a sanitarium for the national soldiers'
home at Hot Kprlngs. H. Il . and carries
with it an appropriation of tlM.Oon At
present It Is In Ihe hnnds of Ihe house
military c ommit lee. snd will probably
lie acted upon by that body February'
H. By persistent effort Captain Palmer
believes that It rsn be gotten through
the house In good season, and little fear
Is fell for the senate for similar bill
have already twice passed that body,
and It Is not believed that the senate
will go back on a measure It has twice
endorsed, especially when the member
ship is practically the same now as It
was then,
"The principal thing Is to get lh
sanitarium established at Hot Hprtiiga,
even If ve get an appropriation of only
15,000," said Captain Palmer. "The
amount named by the first appropria
tion doesn't limit the amount that will
be aepnt, If once we ran get Ihe work
started. The national aeidlere' home
bill originally carried an appropriation
of 120,000, and now l,00,OM hag btra
pent upon It."
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