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The Courtin'.
God makes aoeli nights, all white an' still
Fur 'z you can look and listen.
Moonshine and tnuw on field an' bill,
All silence an all glisten.
Zekle crep up quite unbeknown
Ad' peeked in thru' tbe winder,
An' there not Huldy all alone,
'it h no one nigh tu hinder.
JL fireplace filled the room' one side
With half n cold o' wood in
There wnru't no stores (tell comfort died)
To Luke ye to a puddin'.
The wa'iml logs shot sparkle out
Towards the pooliest, bless her,
An' Uetle flames danced all about
The chiny on the dresser.
Agio the chiinbley crook-necks hung,
An' iii amongst them runted
The ule queen's arm that grao'tber
Voiif
Fetched back from Concord busted.
The very room, eoz she was in,
Seemed warm from Moor to ceiling,
An' she looked full oz roxy agin
Kz the apples she was peeliu'.
'Twas kin' o' kingdom-come to look
On sech a blessed crotur.
A dogroie blusliin' to a brook
Ain't modester or sweeter.
Ho was six foot o' man, A 1,
' Clear grit an' human natur';
None couldn't quicker pitch a ton
Nor dror a furrer stroighter.
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He'd sparked it with full twenty gals,
Hed squired 'em, dauced 'era, drur 'em,
(fust this one, an' then tbet, by spells
All is, he couldn't lore 'em.
But long o' her his veins 'ould run
All crinkly like curled maple,
The side she breshed felt full o' sun
Kz a tomb slope in Ap'il.
She thought uo T'ice bed seen a awing
Et hiMi in the choir;
My', when he made Ole Hundred ring,
She kuowed the Lord was nigher.
Aii' Hoe's blush cariil, right in prayer,
When her new meetiug-bunnct
Felt somehow thru' its crown a pair
O' blue ryes sot upon it.
TTbet night, I tell ye, she looked aome!
She seemed to 've gut a new soul,
For she felt aartin-siire he'd come,
Down to her very shoo-sole.
She becrd a foot, an' knowed it tu,
A-raspin on the scraper
All ways to once her feelin's flow
Like sparks in burnt-up paper.
IJ kin' o' 1'itered on the mat,
Some doubt fl o the sekle,
lfi heart krp' goin' pity-pat,
But hern went pity Zekle.
An" yet she gin her cheer a jerk
Ez though she wished him furder,
An' on her apples kep' to work,
Farin' away like murder.
"You want to see my pn, I s'pose?"
"Wall no 1 come da aignin' "
"To see my ma? She's sprinklin'
clo'es
Agin to-morrow's i'nin'."
To sny why gals act so or so,
Or don't, 'onld be preauinin';
Mebby to mean Yes on' sny No
Comes nnternl to women.
lie stood a spell on one foot fust,
Then stood a spell on t'other.
An' on whi'-h one he felt the wust
He couldn't ha' told ye nuther.
Says he. "I'd better call agin;"
Snys Hhe, "Think likely, mister;"
Thet latt word pricked him like a pin,
An wall, he up an' kist her.
Then ma biineby upon 'cm slips.
Iluldy sot pale vz ashes,
All kin' o' smily rouu' the lips
Au' teary rouu' the lashes.
For she was just the quiet kind
Whose naturs never vary,
Like streams that keep a summer mind
Snowhid in Jenoonry.
Tht blood cloat roun' ber heart felt glued
Too tight for all expressin',
Tsll mother see how metters stood,
An' gin 'era botlrher blessln'.
Than ber red come back like the tide '
Down to the Hay o' Fundy.
An' all I know la they was cried
In nievtin' come nex' Btindsy.
James Russell Lowell.
MONUMENT TO 8T. CLAIR.
Daaajkter of the Aaaerlcaa atovola
tlott Wnk to Honor Bla Masaarjr.
Tbt Daughters of the Revolution,
who have done so much permanently
to nark historic spots Id lbs country,
art bow once more agitating a move
ment to honor fittingly General Arthur
8t. Clair bj praclng a handsome monti
moot ovar hta grave. Thla la a proper
mora, aaya th Philadelphia Inquirer,
not because St Clair deserves to be
honored above other who are still
wltboat monuments, nor Wnusc he
wai a great general or administrate.
He abould t honored because In a pe
culiar war he was connected with our
history for a very long period. He
waa one of the first of "lyplcnl Ameri
cana." Bora a wealthy and tilled house
in Scotland, he entered the army and
served to the Trench and Indian war"
wader Wolfe. Settling In the Llgonlcr
valley, be beeame oie of the weslthl
eet and moat enterprlaloff of our West
ern cttUtna. Ha served throughout
the war for Independence and, though
a man of high qualities, be bad ninny
mast nnfortnnate experiences, though
a was onVlally ilea red of any blame.
A eteee frtaad of Wsshlngton. he Jw
rarM ttahsad of the amy, and after
all the advice about Indian warfare
given by Washington he waa utterly
defeated by Little Turtle, Involving a
disaster which It took year and an
other Peunsylvanlan to retrieve.
As member of Congress, Governor
of the Northwest Territory and soldier
he bad much to do. and though noth
ing that be accomplished shines
brightly In history, be wan a man of
many parts and deserves recognition.
His fall enme through bis jiolieal con
victions. A confirmed federalist, be
bated Jefferson, bis superior, with an
Intensity which lie cared' not to con
ceal. He used his high office to try to
nmke Ohio a federalist State by cut
ting it down to half Its present pro
portions. In advocating this be used
language which Jefferson could not
overlook and was removed from of
fice. This was his fall, from which
be never recovered, though be lived
long. Losing his property, he con
ducted a log-cabin bold while trying
to get the State and Congress to rec
ognise bis just claims to compensa
tion for property devoted to the ser
vice of the country. He died at au
advanced age. embittered by his suf
ferings and the alleged Injustice done
bim while be saw mediocre men gain
prominence and power.
He died in the belief that the coun
try was going to ruin, largely induced,
no doubt, by the fact that bis own
services bad been rejected. He was,
with all his limitations, a man of mer
it, though perhaps he is known better
as the inn u who made Washington
swear than for anything else. The
outburst of profs nlty on the part of
Washington, continues the Inquirer,
when be heard of the disaster to the
Westeru army Is declared by the only
auditor to have been almost fiendish
In Its vigor and sulphurous character.
However, Washington recovered bis
equanimity and Is loved none the less
because he waa very human with all
his wisdom.
MILLIONS FOR A MUSEUM.
New NatUnal Btrnctnre Will Cost an
laaenie Bum of Mossy,
Tlans have been completed for tli
new $:t,500,000 structure that is to be
erected for the National .Museum in
Washington. The regents of tbe
Smithsonian Institution are superin
tending this work, and it Is tbeir Idea
when the new building is completed to
have a complete rearrangement of the
exhibits now In tbe National Museum
and the Smithsonian Institution build
ings. The new structure is to be devoted
to the scientific collections of the gov
ernment, the present National Museum
building to the imhislrinl arts and tbe
old Smithsonian building to tbe Smith
sonian and National Museum library
and art collections. The repents pro
pose t lut t the scientific collection in the
new building shall be the finest In tbe
world, and an officer of the Institution
makes the statement that already
many of the brandies to be covered
have reached a perfection that is not
equaled In any other museum In tbe
world, even the great Lrltish museum.
The chief subjects to be covered are
biology, anthropology, geology, zoolo
gy, botany and American history. Tbe
present National Museum building will
be given up to ft great exposition of
Industrial art. Including tbe already
Immense and unique collection of the
museum, and many additions that the
regents are planning to secure us nip
Idly as possible. The museum will be
modeled in Its scope and general plan
after tbe Victoria and Albeit Museum
of Great Britain. Among tbe chief
departments will be those of bind
transportation, boat models, imple
ments of war and electrical apparatus,
of which tbe museum already has rich
collections.
The plans for the Smithsonian build
ing contemplate (be creation In time
of a ningnlllcent library und art gal
lery. Tbe scientific library of the In
stitution is already one of the finest
In the world. Its scope will be broad
ened und It will ttecoino a much more
Important unit In tbe general scheme
of the Institution. The plans for the
art gallery are as jet tentative. The
new structure will be 4Srt feet long
and 345 feet broad, with n height of
four stories. Brooklyn Eagle.
I'aaalner of Onagri Hedge.
The usage lndg s which I) rder thou
sands of Illinois forms are xiud.iii'ily
dlsapienriiig. This hedge, Introduced
a half century ago by Professor .1.
Mt. Turner of Jscksoiiv'lle, became very
popular, and for ninny wnrs was a
favorite fence, no! only with farmers,
but with lot wwner In the smaller
towns, and with the railroad com
panies. The high prh-e of fence posts 'and
lumlti r made the o-ie in economical
fence, also, nn.l In spllv of Its faults1
It gradually U-imiii;' e tuslvtly used.
It held Its own tint il wire fencing ap
peared. Then II l tame evident that
the oeage was dtiomed. Wl'f fencing
was more effective, was vh a per, took
up has room and required lcs cure.
The rallrocd ls"gau grubbing up I heir
hodgis and substituting win'. ' The
farmers fol.owed their lead, ai.d where
thirc used In be miles of hedge there
are only rode of It now,
Tbe osnge Is (lll used f'M wind
brinks, but nn'.UK to the fact It Is in
jurious to vegetal Ion near It Is In
coming a fxed Idci li will probably
soon be nb'iudon il nitl.ely. Chicago
Inter Occ a i.
Future of the Ml - titi Valley.
If the MIsmIIi' i vile wer as
dens ly t.opnlale ..Losicbu e ls I.
would hare 3.V!.v .it'ti iiifcn'i tni.t,
Tbf 'ikl i d jn.og 1 Kro.il irltl
to cucli rtln r. ' ml .' ;ou..tf do t '
get jti'.i , ie iii.i . ,,
Mr. Morlcy's "Gladstone" is prom
ised for Oct. 2. A number of portraits
will accompany tbe teit.
Jacob A. Wis bus written "The
Peril- and -cue Preservation.- of 4ue
Home." It is to be published by
George W. Jacobs & Co. of Philadel
phia. The five conspicuous novels lnst sea
son were written by Gertrude Atlier
tou, F.dith Wharton, Charles Major,
Frank Stockton nnd Mary Johnston.
They were all five historical in subject
and all five written by Americans.
Turkey is "looking up" as the pro
vider of literature. Poetry, short sto
ries and novels are coming out in rapid
succession and some of these works
are to be translated into French. Acb
met Midliat is mentioned as the most
popular novelist.
Webster's Spelling Book holds the
sale record. In tbe thirty-five years
during which D. Appleton & Co. pub
lished this book 31,155,000 copies were
sold, and In one year, just after the
emancipation of tbe slaves, J,ffMt,000
copies were sold.
Tbe forthcoming volume of McMas
tor's "History of the American Peo
ple," which I). Appleton & Co. will
Issue in the fall, has an important
monograph on President Jackson, for
tified with many letters and hitherto
unpublished material.
The prevalent Interest in tbe race
problem has this Benson added three
novels to the list of negro books "Tbe
Leopard's Spots," "Handicapped
Among tbe Free," and "Tbe Inevita
ble." Tbe three authors take varying
views and paint their pictures in vivid
colors.
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. are to pub
lish "Tbe Flower Beautiful," being an
Illustrated volume by Clarence Moores
Weed. It Is said to be the first book
dealing purely with tbe decorative use
of flowers, an art In which, according
to the author, the Japanese have been
pioneers.
How Methodism may be said to have
begun In Susanna Wesley's nursery,
rather than in the University of Ox
ford, so often called Its birthplace, is
one of the fresh and Interesting points
made by Professor C. T. Winchester in
his pajiers on "John Wesley," printed
in the Century Magazine.
F. Hopkinson Smith styles his new
book "The Under I)og." It consists of
thirteen stories, chiefly of men and wo
men who have been misunderstood.
The Scribners sny that In fashioning
them the author's sense of the dram
atic and the picturesque is united with
an idealized justice and a serious pur
pose. The Just issued index, edited by Sid
ney Lee, of the monumental "Diction
ary of National Biography," Is not only
an index It summarizes briefly tbe
wealth of Information given In this
vast work, so that leading facts may
lie found In a moment, while precise
references to volume and page guide
the reader quickly to the fountain head
of details.
"The Call of tbe Wild" is tbe title
of Jack Ixmdon's Klondike story, to be
Issued by the Macmllluii conspany. It
Is said to show a long advance over
even the best of Mr. London's pre
vious work and to combine human in
terest nnd adventure. It Is the same
story as Krnest Scfon Thompson's "111
ogruphy of a Grizzly," except that hu
man beings enter into It more largely
us actors In the drama.
Huvld Gray in his "Gallops" estab
lished the horse as a member of so
ciety. In ills "The Braybrook Baby's
Godmother" one of tbe Century's many
stories, even the baby who gives title
to the tnle plays a part subordinate to
the foxes and tbe drags whose wrongs
a charming New York woman tries to
right. For Miss Cushlug, never having
visited a menagerie, thought of drags
as small animals needing a cbnmplou
to save them from cruel fox-hunters;
and David Gray's story tells the ludi
crous adventures Into which her im
perfect knowledge nnd righteous zeal
led a houseful of guests.
Where Pulque la Drunk.
"The pulqiierles of the City of Mexi
co are a unique feature of the Ufa of
that country that never fall to catch
the rye of tbe tourist and attract the
intention of Visitors," sutd A. 8.
Che wning. of I'" I Paso. Tex., to a
Washington Mar num. "There are
nearly a thousand such places, and
they dlspensi.' many carl m is of pulque
every day. Thc-e pulque shops are
open every day hi the year, and sure
ly prewnt a p!i tnrfqi'o appeiranca,
The whIIs are de oiil.'d with the most
extraordinary ph tur s. ivin-outing
bull fights in (I prize litrlih..
"The extincllcn f th.' pulque from
the stems of cm il 'i done by hollowing
out a soil of cup In one erd and I tting
the sap (low Into It. whim It does very
quickly. Thm It l einpllt I Into a
gourd, which Is can lid to the pulque
dealer. A pin n t will yield fro.n three
t'i ten gallons. Hvcry pubpie Miop la
tbe City of Me.vleo lias a name pccuU
iarly lis own, Midi as 'Delights ef
Life,' "The Hiuilc.' The Charmer,' 'Tin
Hope,' 'The ILiliibow.' 'The Image ef
Jesus,' The In-p mi Ion' vd a lot of
others of a situ It ua ' Pulqu
when taken lu l.u.:e qi h in It let Is In
toxicating. It f ttus the pttoelpal
drink of the Me . , mis. nml Is a
r the Me. ..ins. ami Is a tfcla
Hul l, l 'i b' n hr of mm
whitish Hul l, n I 'i 'b o.kr of
milk."
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OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
About Appendicitis.
A l'I'i:vi)ICITIS la no new disease. An examination
of an Cgyytian mummy over 2.000 years old. showed
t hut death must have been caused by that illness.
But although the disease occurred thus early, it was
p.-ohably never frequent until the latest decades. Three
of the Indon hospital reports give the number of appen
dicitis cases treated In IXliO as 38, while in 1900 nearly 4(H)
opt rations were performed. It is comforting to note that
all but 10 of the patients recovered. Sir Frederick Treves,
'lie must noted authority on the subject, has performed
successfully more than 100 consecutive operations, it is
ia;d that appendicitis may be caused by imagination, but
modern foods are probably responsible for most cases,
according to Dr. II. C. Howard, of Champaign, 111. Until
(he trade demanded an exceedingly white flour the disease
was rare. Where coarse breads were used the disease
was unknown, as In rural communities, where people se
cured their flour from small, old-fashioned mills. The mal
ady did not Increase until the smaller mills were crowded
out by t lie larger ones and the farmers had to buy the fine
flour. Southern negroes, as long as they ate corn bread,
were exempt. Germans bad appendicitis little or not at all
until they began to eat our new-process flour. Dr. Howard
says that prior to 1S75, in twenty-five years' practice among
the people of this section, he did not meet with more than
forty cases. Now they are common. Very small children
are sufferers. A boy bad thirteen wcll-deUned attacks, but
came through nil without au operation. After changing his
food to corn bread and coarse breads in general, fruit,
vegetables and very little meat, he bad no further trouble.
SprlngHdd Itepublican.
The Labor Problem.
IT will be strange if the many and
1 which are now so actively engaged in the solution of the
labor problem upon an equitable basis should result in
failure. Some of the best minds of the country are now
oonsiderlng the question more seriously and earnestly than
they have, ever done. It will be commonly recognized that
this activity is not only dcsiruble, but necessary. The dis
sensions of capital and labor are unusually numerous, and
some of them are being fought out with both determination
ami bitterness. There are obvious causes for the exist
ing conditions In the labor world. One Is 1 he conviction of
labor that It is not receiving a fair share of the wealth
which it contends it creates. Another Is that the cost of
the necessaries of life has been so largely increased during
the last three or four years, as to render an advance of
wages essential to comfortable living.
fuel and shelter alone that labor demands as Its due; it asks
that its children of tender age shall be sent to school, not
to the factory or mine, to t lie end that they may have a
chance to achieve such material success as education as
sures or promises. Labor similarly demands that it shall
be paid something over and above the price of comforta
ble living; It wants a wage from which a portion can be
put by for the proverbial rainy day and for old age, in
which no man can work, but still must live. Philadelphia
Ledger.
Jewish Immigration to Palestine.
JKWISII immigration to Palestine continuous apace
under the auspices of the Alliance Israelite, which
alone spends 1,000,000 francs a year on tile Hebrew
colonies and schools in Turkey, and other philanthropic
societies. The latest phase of this migration, known as the
Zionist movement, has for Its object to revive the Jewish
State by purchasing Palestine from Turkey. The move
ment, though condemned by some as Utopian, and ridiculed
by others as sentimental in origin, possesses considerable
Interest for the unprejudiced observer of Eastern affairs.
No one who has watched its growth can doubt Its practical
importance.
Although the Sultan Is not prepared to grant all that
Dr. Hcrzl demanded, there Is sufficient ground to believe,
with Dr. Ilerzl, that the negotiations will most probably,
at no distant time, lead to a conclusion satisfactory to the
Sultan and the Zionists alike. This hope Is strengthened by
the Sultan's altitude toward the Jews, w hich In Its benevo
lence contrasts curiously with the treatment meted out to
bis Christian subjects. Two years ago, lie appointed mem
bers of tiie Hebrew community to important posts lu the
Turkish army, while he attached two more to his personal
entourage. On another occasion his Majesty evinced a
lively interest on behalf of t lie same race whoso good re
ORIGIN OF THE
VICTORIA CROSS.
Thursday, Jan. 29, la the anniversary
of the institution of the soldier's most
precious decoration perhaps the most
precious decoration lu the world the
Victoria croNM, for II was Instituted by
her Majesty, the Ute Queen Victoria,
on the 20th ilny of January, 1S."U, and
so is not quite fifty years old. WWle
It Is moat prlr.ed of all the decorations
and orders au Englishman can win, it
la also the most demovratlc decoration
In the world, for, although It Is the
official badge of an act of peiHonnl
courage and daring, It hag no concern
with rank, long service or wounds, and
It may be worn by one who has been
only a few months or weeks In the
army, while others who have spent
their lives In the service and gained
rank and other decorations may not
posse It. It may Im worn by a prl-,
vste soldier or a Held marshal, and on
tho roll of tbe heroes' iines are to he
found almost every rank In both the
services, for the winning of the cross
la poaalhle to sny one, as It was grant
ed "as a reward for conspicuous brav
ery or devotion to the country In the
presence of the enemy," or as the in
scription upon It records, "For Valor"'
The Victoria cross had Its birth dur
ing tbe Crimean war, when Queen Vic
toria felt that some recognition of the
personal dsrlnf and heroism of her rol
dlers In that terrible struggle was
needed. The.?nfal warrsnt clearly lays
down the eonflltlens under which the
cross nisy he son, hut the whole oi'
them may he summarised In the one
sentence, "For conspicuous bravery or
devotion U the country In the pivs n e
of the enen-.t."
There are nt many who nic mi f i
miliar wltt th" appearance of the
I cross, but :Vr ie heneilt of ibo-e wbo
I have only s.vr. It In photo. riph or
plclttres, It may he said that il Ik h i u
cross, but :W heneilt of ihon wbo
ElflldDllALS)
powerful Influences
It is not bread,
an Inch and a half wide and has in the
obverse center n crowned lion, under
neath which Is an escroll bearing the
words, "For Valor." It is attached to
a bur on which Is a spray of laurel
leaves and Is suspended by n broad rib
bon, which is blue for the naval ser
vice and dark red for the military.
Hot!) the cross and the bar are made
from bronze which formerly formed
part of some of the Russian guns cap
tured' during the Crimean war, and
complete with tbe ribbon and pin
weighs Just under an ounce, or 432
grains, to be exact. It is engraved with
the name and regiment of the recipi
ent, as well as the date on which be
won It, and as soon as this is done it
Is dispatched, from the makers to the
sovereign to bestow upou the hero.
It is strange to have to record that
the first Victoria cross was won by a
sailor, for it has come to lie looked
npon as almort entirely a military dee
oration, yet such In the case and It Is
still stranger that the deed which gain
ed It was performed a year and seven
months prior to the Institution of the
decoration. Another feature Is that at
the time of winning it he was a hoy
serving his time as a midshipman on
lHHrd If. M. 8. Hecla, and the story
of how Charles Davis Lncas, now an
admiral, won the cross as a middy will
always form one of the most glorious
stories among the ninny In Its history.
It was at the bombardment of Homsr
stind, in the Haltle, on June 21, 1KVI,
that a live shell dropped In tbe midst
of a group of men of whom young
Lucas was In command. The fuse was
almost burned away, and an explosion
seemed Imminent, but without a mo
ment's hesitation the young midship
man sprang forward, grasped the sput
tering shell In his hsnds and, rushing
to the side ef the vessel, hurled It over
h nrd, where It exploded before It
ri adu-d tbe water, Such an act as hta
displays the stlblltueH courage, for It
itomhlues hit
; ous action, s
, e's U merltoi
itomhlues Intelligence and Instantane
ous action, snd In a hoy It was espe-
s I if meritorious, and so young laics t
.sasaaaMBO
Tv
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pute was sullied by one of the blood accusatfons period
ically brouglTt agairist tbe Jews Uy the Christians of tbej
East, and caused the local authorities to take steps to
prove its groundlessness, thereby earning the thanks of the-Anglo-Jewish
Association.
Perhaps it Is to this increasing favor of the Jews in
t he eyes of the Sultan, and the consequent fear of opposi
tion to Itussia's designs in Palestine, that we must attribute
a step lately taken by the Itussian government. The Min
ister of Finance is reported to have forbidden the sale of.
the Jewish Colonial Trust shares in the Czar's dominions,
a step which has created great perturbation in the camp of
Polish Zionists, the most deeply interested in the concern.
Edinburgh Beview.
The Age of Political Success.
OF the members of tbe House of Representatives ip
proximateiy two-thirds had when first elected reached
or passed the age of 40 years. What an amazing con-'
trast is presented by the British House of Commons,
where, according to the Springfield Piepubllcau, only two
members out of 070 were past 40 when elected!
How does that contrast affect Mr. Cleveland's "key of
success," as furnished by determination, persistence and
courage?
The typical success in American politics Is won by a
man who has shown himself in some degree possessed of
those qualities and who in business or In a profession has
commanded attention.
The typical British success is won by a bright young
man not long out of an expensive university, who Is rich
enough to sit in Parliament without pay. Sometimes be
cause of his ability, oftener because of family influence, he
is selected by party leaders to "make the race" In a district
frequently far from his home, where all assistance possible
is given to enable him at least to seem to understand the
issues of the campaign. New York World, A
Cost of Ocean Speed.
WHAT it costs to increase the speed of a ship by
one knot has lately been determined with great'
accuracy in tbe steam trials of the British ar-
mored cruiser Cape of Good Hope. On her fu'l
power trial this vessel, of 14.100 tons displacement, attain
ed a mean speed of 23.05 knots an hour. By the speed
curves plotted from the trial results, it appears that to go
from half speed 13.05 knots to fuii speed 23.05 knots
needed, roughly, 26,000 additional horse power, of which
thedast knot alone absorbed 8,2('t horse power. In other
words, to increase the speed of this cruiser from 22 to 23
knots consumed as much power as was needed to propel,
her at 10 knots; or, to put it in still another way, the power
required to propel her at full speed would have propelled
two vessels of the same size at an average speed of 19 knots
an hour. At full speed her coal consumption was 2(3 tons
per hour; at 10 knots It was about 11 tons per hour. This
means that at full speed she would move .85 knots for each
ton of coal burned under her boilers, while at 10 knots
the distance would be doubled for the same coal con
sumption. This Illustrates very clearly the price paid for
high speeds afloat. Applying the ratios thus established
to steamers of the Atlantic merchant fleet, it wiii be readiiy
understood why the "greyhounds" earn more applause than
dividends. New York Times.
As to Growing Old.
A FOREIGN writer undertakes to answer the question
as to whether It is sad to grow old, and treats the'
subject most felicitously. He says the art of grow'
ing old is a difficult one, but he asks If the under-,
standing how to be young is not difficult also, a question'
that will readily find an affirmative answer. It is the;
same with the possession of wealth. Do the rich know how,
to be rich? Even as to health, the secret of graciously
bearing health is as difficult to acquire as that of carrying
off gracefully illness. Yet nothing can be finer than a
placid and amiable old age. This writer remarks that
"one of the most beautiful things in the world Is an old,
person who, made better by experience, more Indulgent,
more charitable, loves mankind in spite of Its wretchedness
and adores youth without the slightest tendency to mimic
it. Such a person Is like an old Stradlvarlus whose tone
lias become so sweet that its value Is Increased a hundred-,
fold, anil It seems almost to have a soul." This "adoring
youth without the slightest tendency to mimic it" Is a flue,
touch Indeed. Boston Herald.
was chosen as the first recipient of tha
decoration eighteen months afterward.
The winning of a cross. It may be ex
plained, carries with It an annuity of
fit), which may be Increased to 50,
payable quarterly, to all excepting
commissioned officers, but Including
those who have risen from the ranks,,
while for each clasp an extra annuity'
of 5 is swarded. 8L James Gazette,
Photography Betrayed Htm.
Speaking of baseball, says the Phila
delphia Telegraph, there la a certain
resourceful young man in this town
who recently decided that the unfurling
of a championship pennant for the first
time In nineteen years waa an event,
not to be passed over regardless. H
Is a clerk and his office hours ars
from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Last Wednes
day morning he failed to appear at his)
dciik. Instead his employer received a
note, announcing bis sudden and (inex
pert ed Indisposition.
The young man wss a faithful em
ploye, and his employer was only to
willing to excuse him nnder the cnV
cumstances. On the day following thsr
opening game the clerk had entirety
recovered. As he entered his plac
of business, the man who pays his
salary politely Inquired after bla
health. Receiving a satisfactory re
ply, the employer remarked, casually:
"L hope you enjoyed the game?"
"Whnt game?" queried the clerk.
"The Iloston-Athletic baseball game,
wos the .reply.
The young man wss about to enter
a protect, when his employer handed'
hi in u copy or n newspaper containing
a sectloutil view of the "bleachers"
at the ball park. It Included a llfs
like pott rait of the recalcitrant clerk.
Philadelphia l.lger.
As It Mounds.
Mrs. New rich Marie's trip abroad
has Whi her qnl.e n ninattertag of
French.
Mr. Newil li id suslidlyl tiolte
sputtering, I should call' It Jadgs.
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