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1W » # sbe-y that V«lm- m.1
•hirr at,1*’ wt> ms «d out' Vsiox'liv w ill'll
• party «*f Immie -um- «n iwwiru
n. lb MtaMTnDW. Hut thi* l be
be a lie. or nirher it Is m
•w trovai*. wvoiviug a tr»»
q' with which la*
•■ak Iturr aKxitig tains bn* la* liknl
*»» V -wiiiamr « country ” Urn ft is
dhar. from ■tear's lif«», that nothing
•f the wort cmilti haw teppmaad : and
I ■Mwtiau this only as at. iiiustrathwi
«f the atari r*. rliiit gat a-going when
there h tta tea*! mystery at bottom.
S»* l*t..lt|» Vo.an had his wish ful
hbc 1‘oar *«• m«. la- Tvyw-uaed of his
«ly and then, like a man. submitted
*• the late be had asked for He net
«r huenUoualiy added to the difficulty
«r dHji-noj of rbe charge of those who
had hits in hold. Accident* would
hajif eu; hut they never happened from
his fault Lieutenant Truxton told me
that when Texas was annexed, there
•as a careful discussion among the
•dhui.r* whether They should get bold
«f Noian * halt isocue set of luajifi. and
eut Texas .<a! of it, from the me;
ad the world and the maj. of Mexico.
The fluted State- had been cut out
■h* the atlas was bought for him,
hui it w a* vised rightly enough, that
h A«* this muald lie virtually to reveal
to km what had ha|i|»-le-i_ or. ns
Harry Cate said, to mahe him think
Wf Burr bad *ure*e«Jed. So it was
if-* no fault of Nolan's that a great
bs-t happened at my own table, when
for a abort 'iin*. I was in command of
the <Je«rg*- Washington corvette, on
the Mouth American station. We were
tyinp in the Lx I'lata. and some of the
<dhcer« who had le-e* on shore, and
had )a«rt >oined again were eutertain
tac ns with aerounts of their misad
venture* in riding the half-wild horse*
«d Baemw Aire* Nolan was at table,
and ana .u an oac-uaily bright and
taikvme sweat. Muaae story of a tum
id* reminded him as adventure of
•da awn, aha he was catching wild
horses ta Teut with Ms brother Jftrph
«h. at a unr when he must have been
fdh a boy. He CmM the story with
a #wef deal «d apirtt—a* math so, that
fh* «ie»e* Width tdtea frdtowa a g-eel
«*ry bmug -ever (he (abb- for an In
mam, I* lw brooa br N-tea temsetf
for V asAod. perfectly uawsmscioaaly.
“T ray. wh*f has bct-kw of Texas? !
After (he Mcteal* got (heir UkXepend
*a»», f fWojSUf that prov.ir * of Texas
w*«iMd tarn '• forward very fas*. It is
*s»iiy one «f the fines* regions oa
earth : at is the Italy of this «-• wdneat.
B*r I have not m« or beard a word
of Texas for near twenty years."
There we**- two Texas -deer* at the
fahU TV- reason he had never heard
srf Texas *ns that Texas and her af
fair* had been paint uliy oat <»f hi*
news}-: ;cf» Since Austin tegau hi*
sefieticnt*: so that, whdUr V read of
Haider** and Taiuatt ipa*. and. til)
MUilr lately «d i‘aliform*, this virgin
psMwv, in wu.«h lbs brother had
trv»«-cf w far and- I heHetr, had du.-d
had ceawd to hr w*»h him. Waiters
and WtUlaais. the two Texas men.
tested grwssy at «w| o>Aer and tried
Mat lw tauch. bd*«rd Morris had his
athsntMa * m-M by the thud tank
In the Chiahii wC thy vwpt*:*'* vhan
dMter h wtevurs was -*od with a v*m
IV ■*- \ i ■Jagl*e«!t
•MW that was to- pay... he- tel
mm fcao« ***** .had i mt m»-«*er wd
the had. ted tv my -
' * v- * -. - • ,,i. >, M' \v*
tea. Ih*t >w* ween: t'aphMa ttevh'h
ewasim'i es>oua* d the TWwws kv»->
MWaarr
ton Htoft I •hftp to tom to toa
•war* a *«•** #*a m total <a*
toewaft rasft. waMoNf^t toawnwito'i
tout to toftw *to*o to toft. Tto totoft
fttiMft. to.' rtoei. ■,|”ftn«ft; twftto
to «w*d sw* tv*. a* fttofc to 'nntfri
<to % «»n,M%ltg<«»niMifc. vftoftf obp«tto
*to to ocwe seas too -. v£ to to~c to
•ftftid to' 'u4f->ftftMtti,'''4 fftFn-'ltiiiato
wow 'to* tottoL niWh ww
■■at. ft to—, to <dM m* ksMC, toft nwef
•®fs. *Wto ttofttoMHflp. stoat rftftft to wtro*
••" hrOtoftt and toae% 'tto toarv *mm
k» to« * urn* tto tor «M fWloft
* toad. B» has found a home at
la*. and • i twiiai i.
fwfter ft-rriac *Mx and white e**
5- •* a ftw-sii&f to tto young of today
«d wtor S la to ttoftw aarcy a e»««Try.
I hr** re —fi*d fr>«. lou.orth «ho i»
«ft femsd *to In su:. a b*ter «hkh
«no* as fttoaa ad Vslaa» hoc to<«r*.
tatar. tto twauwofewadoftal reader
■.to&Wt tlmt after 1SK tto
*C e»en gMWT »to. loft! Xo
torto a ana ad tto 0«a*ed
Tto g^-iT— mt had failed
"*» atohtr ad MW Wfidhg
to ltd ha* pat What. then. If to
•we called to aeeaiat by tto depari
»«»t tor stotatta* tto order «d MWt
Map hha? What. theft. If
a liberated sotae day.
an artlou for falre
eMo^iuus agaiuat «■
■to arha had had Mai M charge?
1 urged aftd iwrftfted till* uj-m South
afd. aftd 1 hare reason to think that
other idhrer* did tto sane thing. But
tto secretary ahaay* said, at they so
often da at Washington. that there
«ee* ft* apeetoi order* to give, and
that we «mwt act oe our own Judg
•Ml That mams. "If you sneered.
y«u ftil* to ssaUuned: if you fail, you
etU to d»osrowed." Wed. aa Danforth
■ftyw. ad that is after now. though I
da aut law but I expuftr myself to a
«T*u~iiaJ proseeu'-on oa the eridtnoe
af tto very revelation 1 sua am ting.
Be** la tto letter:
-Levant. r r S. 0 131* W.
*Derr Frod—1 uj lu 6»1 heart and
ill' to (oil you tluit it is all over with
do:cr 4 Nolan. 1 haw l«*en with him
"» this voyage more than 1 ever was,
nad ! nan understand wholly now the
wry in which you us.<d to speak of the
dear «id fellow'. 1 eouid we that he
»t* n«t strong, hut I had no idea that
the «*t»d wav vo *»ear. The doctor had
been watching him very carefully. and
vesierday morning came to me and
t«*W t'vc that Notan wat not so well,
and had not left his stateroom—a
thing 1 never rememl>er before. He
had let the doctor come and v.s' hint as
he lay there, the first time the doctor
had been in the stateroom, and he said
he should like to see me. Oh. dear!
do you remember the mysteries we
boys uved to invent about his room, in
the old Intrepid days? Well. I went
in and there, to lie sure, the p.«or fel
low lay in his berth, smiling pleasant
ly as be gave me his hand, bnt look
ing very frail. I coaid not help a
glance round, which showed me what
a little shrine he had made of the Nix
he was lying in. The stars and stripes
were triced up above and around a
picture of Washington, and he had
painted a majestic eagle, with light
nings Mazing from his beak and his
foot just clasping the whole globe.
wM h his wings overshadowed. The
dear old !».y saw my glance, and said,
with a sa<l smile. ’Here, you see. I have
a c. .untry!' Aad*then he pointed to
tile foot of his bed. where I had not
seen before a great map of the United
States, as he had drawn it from mem
ory. and which he had there fo look
upon as he lay. Quaint queer old
names were on it in large letters:
‘Indiana Territory.' ‘Mississippi Ter
ritory.’ and ‘Louisiana.’ as I supposed
our fathers learned su.-h things; but
the old fellow had patched in Texas,
too; he had carried his western boun
dary all tbe way to the Pacific, but on
tlia- shore he had defined nothing.
‘"‘Oh. Danforth.’ he said. ‘I know I
am dying. I cannot get home. Sure
ly you will tell me something now?
S’ : vfop: j*,, not speak till I say
what I am *tire you know, that there
ic not In this ship, that there is not
i America—tiod bless her!—a more
loyal man than L There cannot be a
man who love* the old flag as I do. or
pray* for it as I do, or hopes for it as
to* Tw*.r H*>*>*%~ w* $*<*.
I vv-cv tow ttorcytoto (tors' ^
* to* XHsWtorK 1 rttok Vto» ito
**: t- vb-v. ^ ij to todt 3ttto* * b*,6 <toit4
Wntovw tow. TVto fea,s to-vto Wto tow
<WD -'t yv; I irhtok Vh*J| $to toitp. $
kto* b> rh*A- vhxv vtoto hxs toxvx
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3i*toto<to W ■urfiKO! tost.. '<to*
> to't *tv*vto4 totto'v ton*** * h^r>*
too* to ptostoto “tow#- to to xv^Witow
wvo'.it) -j w>*\. *hf(* tow W4cx
Iwt to ® totto x*wh * hVe *x
to* w»c toA toe voi«w*hj?(<r—rtol
toe sstoSTi/HiC A'frttonth. htotov 3 4>ev'
"tagbkm. I totoM- to jv.« ttoaS 3 toft
hire a mocrto* tod 3 had W* toM hit*
totyAwc Itotow. !>*»*?* or to* 4*n
g-*~. toil 1.,-y <c I)/, dofrxjtfy. w-to wav 3
•V * ; x=i. .!;•<, i,mv bee* act,tig rite
fy~u*r a® This Time over this dear,
xa. 'i’>x t*ii\ vim, who had years f,c,.
• Ttm --' in t x «h<4(. manhood's life.
Tim ouJikxx (< * boy's treason? -Mr.
V .la: x- ni 1 -3 mill thH you everything
y <« «* alma. Only, when* shaii 1
begin?
*’Ob_ the blessed smile Thar crept
over lus white face' ai< he pressed my
hand and said. God bless you: Tell
urn liesr man**.' be said, and b< point
ed to the stars cm tie flag. The last
tn«’W ix • »lu«. My fattier lived ia
Kentucky. But I have guessed Mich
igaii and Indiana and Mississippi—that
*** w here Fort Adams is—they make
twenty. But where are your other
fourteen? You have not cut up any
of the old ones. I hope?
**IVell. that was not a had text, and
I told him the nam-x. in as good or
der as 1 could, and he bade me take
down hix beautiful map and draw them
a ax I test O'ttid with my pencil. He
was wild with delight about Texas,
told me how his brother died there;
he had marked a gold cross where he
supposed his brother's grave was; and
he had guessed at Texas. Then he
was delighted as he saw California
and Oregon—that, he said, he had sus
pected partly, because he had never
been permitted to land on that shore,
though the ships were there so much.
‘And the men.' said he. laughing,
“brought off a good deal besides furs.’
Then he went back—heavens, how
far—to ask about the Chesapeake, and
what was done to Barron for surren
dering her to the Leopard, and wheth
er Burr ever tried again, and he ground
his teeth with the only passion he
showed. But in a moment that was
oxer, and he said. “God forgive me,
for I am sure I forgive him.' Then
he naked about the old war—fold
***• rw Cufi «f %s* nmlag tbr
ps fter 4mf •» tuuk d» J* i—Mfced
■aim—I lOev *M IftBVfcd i'-tTrT. *» ter
**£-■4 tea. Th** ter amlr4 4»«»
--*»*» I*je ; U4 irTf lull*!}. h< bear
me wfl an a* lr«nr tbr tu»i*<ry «4 1.1 ty
JWHM1L
*11 <■ I «144 it bad Ins «irr
'•wdy wfcu knew MUMChing? lUit I
'tid »* wall »► I could I ttdd him (4
tin Iingiisb war. 1 tuM him aleut Ful
ton 3 mu tbr si ou tn I mat iM-gitjuiug. I
tuid Ilia about *4d Scott cad Jacfcaou;
old bitu all I could think al*out 'tie
Mississijijii, end New Orleans, tiad
Texas, and bis own old Kentucky.
Ind d« you know be asked who was
in command of the 'Legiou of the
WestT 1 told hitu It was a very **1
i lant olheer mined Gram, and that by
our hist news, be was about to estab
lish his headquarters at Vicksburg.
Thou. 'Where was Vicksburg?’ I
worked that out on tin- map; it w-as
altout a humlred miles, more or less,
above Ins old Fort Adams; ami I
i bought Fort Adams must is- a rain
now. ’It must be at old Vick's plat
ration.' said he; *weH. that is a
jchange r
"I toll you, Ingham. U was a hard
'hing to condense the history of half
la century into that talk with a sick
| man. And I do not know what l told
him—of emigration, ami the moans of
j it—of steamboats and railroads and
i telegraphs—of inventions and books
1 and literature—of the colleges and
West Point and the Naval school—
| but with the queerest interruptions
that ever you heard. You see it was
J Robinson Crusoe asking all the acen
t mutated questions of fifty-six years.
"I remember he asked, all of a sud
| den. who was president now; and
w hen I told him. he asked if Old Abe
| was Gen. Benjamin Lincoln's son. He
said he met obi General Lincoln, when
i he was quite a boy himself, at some
; Indian treaty. I said no, that Old Abe
j w-as a Kentuckian like himself, but I
j could not tell him of what family; he
! had worked up from the ranks "Good
‘ for him V cried Nolan; 'I am glad of
. that. As I have brooded and won
dered. I have thought our danger was
; in keeping up those regular sueees
sions in the first families.’ Then I
got talking about my visit to Wash
ington. I told him of meeting the Ore
gon congressman. Harding; I told him
about Smithsonian and the exploring
expedition: I told him about the capi
tol—and the statues for the pediment
— and Crawford's ’Liberty' — and
Greenough's Washington: Ingham. I
told him everything I could think of
that would show the grandeur of his
country and its prosperity.
••And he drank it in. and enjoyed it
; as I cannot tell you. He grew more
nnd more silent, yet I never thought
he was tired or faint. I gave him a
glass of water, but he just wet his lips,
and told me not to go away. Then he
! asked me to bring the Presbyterian
Book of Public Prayer,’ which iay
there, and said, with a smile, that St
would open at the right place—and so
it did. There was his doable red
mark down the page; I knelt down
and read, and he repeated with me.
"For ourselves and our country. O gra
cious God. we thank thee, that, not
withstanding our manifold transgres
sions of thy holy laws, thou bast con
tinued to us thy marvelous kindness'—
and so to the end of that thanksgiv
ing. Then he turned to the end of
the same book, and 1 read the words
i-iore familiar to me: 'Most heartily
we beseech thee with thy favor to be
hold and bless thy servant, the presi
dent of the United States, and all
other- in authority'—and the rest of
the Episcopal collect. 'L>anforth.’
said he, ‘I have repeated those prayers
,bt and morning, it is now fifty-live
years." And then he said he would
go to sleep. He beut me down over
tun* and kissed me; and he said.
"Look iii my Bible. lAinfoiih, when 1
am gone.’ And I went away.
"Bid I had no thought if w:ts the
v ad. | thought he was tired and
would sleep. 1 knew he was. happy
a¥d 1 wanted him tv he atone.
vkh*it Wi an hvttif. wheu the doctor
wept- it gently, he tvfiud. Nolan, |f|
breathed h*s fete away with, a -mde
hhv had ssaaethiibi- pressed tv
ht' hay*- it was to* £athet:a todu* vf
the tNdee vk
- We iwkvd a*, has itoito. a*d. thete
:was a dfp wJf papee.. at the pJp.ce
wheee he had UMfttod the- te-\*r—
‘'ffto$ dvahte* a wuttftto exea %
toaxetoiy > wtocvUoje ktod to Pet
jdbsbcd tv. to vahed htouf xtvd> ton
to- hath pnepated Wr thee a xhty.’’
*v*r thss af p«dre*f to- tod wehr
rOfi:
* *s»ry me in tto eca; it tos toto
my »e.wie. i toxe to. tesft totth tod
- • svafr w»; «f, n wronc •'or my me*n
•n, at F— Adams .nr a; xtofewtas. -bat
my <;srr»<e may not be «m than I
ought To bear? Say on ft:
In Memory of
PHILIP NOLAN
Lieutenant
in the Army of
the United States.
- ’He loved hi- country as no ottoc
man has loved tor; but no man de
s.-rved less at tor hands.' ”
(THE EXD.)
.
“Henry. I've come to see your ne>
stenographer.” said his wife.
“But. my dear, she will offend yoor
esthetic sense!“ protested M'ekles.
"She's a sight. I told you she was a
; sight."
“I insist on seeing." replied Mrs. XL
“Very well, but wait Ull I finish dic
tating a letter. It's very important—
i it's to Hibbiiu it Diggum canceling
an order for a dozen lead pencils and
; must get off.”
“I'll not wait a second."
“Just as you say. my dear. Bet jrour
hat isn't on straight. There's a glass
| over there in the corner."
“O. dear. I'll just fix It. HI be there
in a minute.”
And she went over to the glass to
straighten her hat. and in the half
hour It took her to do it Mickles had
let his beautiful new stenographer out
the window on an Improvised rope lad
der. and hauled up a frightfully home
ly one for whom he had telephoned
to the employment bureau.—Detroit
Free Press.
In Japan the crater of an extinct
volcano in which there are many hot
springs is utilized as a sanatorium.
PROPER DESIGN OF
ROOF IS HIM
Clean-Cut Outlines Give the
House an Appearance of
“Trimness."
DON’T NEGLECT COLOR VALUE
Type of Dwelling Described Here
Adapted to Elaborate Floral Deco
rative Scheme—Many In
terior Novelties.
Mr William A Ra-lforvl will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all siiluos pertaining to ths
mhj*d of budding, for the readers, of this
Mjer On account of his wwfc- e vperWnce
«• Editor. Author and Manufacturer, be
l*. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address aU taqu;rwe
to WUKara A Rndfntd. No tSS Frairt*
avenue. CfcXwgiv 111. and only
tseent stamp Nvr rvjdy.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Thr'rv' 4s no part of a bouse, espe
cially a small hom*\ which Is sw irs
}*orrant. fro® the standpoint ,vf appear
ance. as the bvf. TV,' hvif expresses
the •'character'" of the house in its
shape, color and texture. IVy the tase
of sharp, dear-cut outlines <ut the roof,
the entire house is give® an appear
ance of mumess. The artists know
that certain ovkvrs are “odd" ami oth
ers are “warm." these terms being used
to indicate the sensations which are
produced when an observer views sur
faces treated with these particular
colors. By a combination of the two
kinds of color, the intermediate ef
fects are produced. Color on the roof
is effective according to the same
rules which are used by the artists.
The third effect, texture, is closely re
lated. in its application to color. Hard,
smooth surfaces are effective to em
phasize cold colors and soft, rough sur
faces aid the effect of warm colors. In
termediate effects may be obtained by
combining opposing colors and tex
tures.
Suppose that It is desired to build
a small cottage which will be char
acterized by warmth and coziness In
external appearance. The adjustment
or room arrangement and sizes must
first be made with the idea of obtain
ing an outline or plan which will fa
cilitate the design of a roof capable
attre ««f betas la»X»T than they really
are to make th** feri tin
rtatrly imjiri-~sj%*'tj**s* of The buildiiWE
Th«- large city lyj* of rmwtrortii n
es|iecially ajtanment house roustrcc
' tioa. eliminates to a certain extent th
I use of the roof as a means of building
up api*earan<v. When the roof is use-1
it Is usually of the hip type, cover**?
with tile in either red or green. Tie
; nec<*ssity of using warm, soft color
j -toes not exist In this type of construe
j ti<m. although one of the favorite meth
ods consists in using these colors foi
the main wall surface while the cc-l<
I i-olors art- used in the stone, terra eottf
I or concrete trim an-l ornaments. Pleas
j ant contrast is obtained In this way.
The house shown in the illustrntioE
I is selected to show the important pari
which the roof may jday in f-.rmin*
the appearance of a house ami also t*
illustrate an excellent arrangement oi
twins. The design brings out th*
unique effect which tuay be obtained
by a proper handling of the gable roof
in which th*> main roof is extended
l-arallei to the ft\>nt of the buUdhag. A
house of this type is |wn o«tidy adapt
e*l to an elaborate Coral decorattra
scheme such as shown In the (vc
speetlxv view* lk*A the walls and At
roof are finished wiA shit*cbcs. Re
snovable Cower boxes. swppttrtodl by
braekets. a tv shown wwder all of the
principal w»*»-lox-s across the t>oat oS
the h-wts>,\ The wall shingles will V
stained, of cents*.', an-d th*' se-bvt.oa *d
--S - .is: ■■ • - s
th** fo age of vines and th*' fiowets
will affect th*' scheme. they raws* be
taken int * account. The shutters aTv
large and there js a snAcbatt n«i»
N*r of windows symmetrically placed
so that a contrrist between the walls
and shuTtcrs may be depended upon
for effectiveness. The light odors ot
the Cowers should have a darker back
ground in a harmonizing odor. which
suggests a fairly dark green for the
shutters and possibly black for the
window sash. This will give an area
of h**avy color and a pure white shingle
stain will no doubt be needed for the
walls in order to prevent a darkened
appearance. The natural color of red
cedar shingles would harmonize very
nicely on the roof and very little would
be lost by weathering.
The vestibule at the front entrance
leads to a hall extending back to the
kitchen. The large living room is on
the left of this hall, upon entering. The
living room is attractively finished
with false beam ceiling and a fireplace
is built in the center of the rear wall.
A cozy den or library occupies the
front of the house on the other side of
the hall. Back of this den is the din
ing room. A screened porch is built
of rbe A'-si-ed
ties. flew-firt 'AbeArv she wsi aks
’K At-tR'ined. ss a pu>e. when the ehble
type a? »AAf ?s used at some slight
nwfifVer-An Af this type. The correct
pitch at slope Is important. since it
provides pmerieaTTy the only mesns
Af adjusting the vertical 'dimetrCABs.
The h-*icbt Af ws?N Meg mere at
less definitely determined by the ceil
ing height. Where the roef surfaces
are large, dormers are used to relieve
The menAtARy. their saw. reef pitch
and cvmj:mentation being adjusted to
produce the effect desired. These
structural consideration?- having bee®
taker. Into account, the type of roofing
trill bring out the effects of color and
tenure. New red cedar shingles or
shingles which hate a color in which
yellow and red tints predominate, aw
in the class characterized by warmth
and the texture Is also In agreement
with this effect. Among the prepared
roofings, the soft red colors are most
effective for this bouse. Green Is a
cold color and unless very much sub
dued In texture and mixture with oth
er cokes, it does not bring out the
characteristic which is desired. The
gray roofings are cold in color unless
a small amount «C yellow or red Is
present. Any of the prepared roofings
having a crushed stone or crushed
slate surface are agreeable In texture
with the dominating idea in rt»u cot
tage.
Other effects may be produced In
the same way. Probably the majority
of houses of the small sizes, and these
houses are the ones which depend
almost entirely upon the roof for their
appearance, are designed so that they |
will carry the feeling of warmth and
coziness In their outline, color and
texture. Some of the large houses are
designed to present a dignified appear
Vice, and other* are given the appear
_
tra* Vhe WWdf ¥fcc house T*he
wit- Of t?k- 0?>>?uc worn. The hfrehoa
wmtfles fho •'-“her wu-c >of the
house « The war end a han^y sorv
fec worry is bwflr berweer. this wens
and The dmlnc wom. Thor*: stW Three
ItTSf bedwnnrs cm rhe seeerd floor, ah
having windows >e two vs-N. Th- se
wous «pem from a snslr hall whi-h
connects *hen» with The hrrh at The
heed ef rhe stairs. A elorhes chore
irem The sewn* floor to The basement
is a feature of convenience.
Vaccir>at*w< Ajrinst Whooping Cough
Dr. Die'. Lartiager of she New Tort;
board of health, who was in srrendancr
at the whooping cough clinic wheat
about S.MO patterns were treated, re
ports to the Journal of the American
Medical association on the effects of
the vaccine prepared at the depart
ment's laboratory. He also summar
izes the reports of ISO physicians who
had used it.
The results, be says, “warrant the
routine administration of pertussis
vaccine both for curative and prophy
lactic purposes."
It is best to have a child with
whooping cough vaccinated in the
first and second week of the paroxys
mal stage, as this materially reduces
the severity and duration of the dis
ease. But the proper vaccine muct be
used.
A More Voluminous Orb.
“You used to tell me," she com
plained. “that I was the bright star of
your firmament; but I'm not that much
to you any more."
“Oh, yes, you are—more than that to
me."
“Really—do you mean it? How can
I be more than that to you?"
“You're e regular full moon to me
now ”—Judge.
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; SELF HELPS for the
.{ NEW_SOLDIEK
l By a United Suits Amy Officer
| .j
j (Copyright, 1317. by the Wbo. >r Syndicate. IncJ
THF. NECESSITY OF GOING OVEF
DETAILS.
While allowing the difficult detail!
of squad movements to sink into hi
i mind, the new soldier would do wel
at this point to look back over tht
; ground he has traversed. He shouk
refresh his mind. so far as necessary
u{*on what lie has previously learned
and he will at ouce discover a differ
ence between his preseut grasp ot
military facts and their requirements
The more he learns, the more reason
able, necessary and illuminating be
cesnets that which he has alreadj
teamed.
Fee example, the new soldier why
has been taught how to execut*
“squad right* dees ts.< need the saa<
amoaat of explanation for the neves
sily of discipline and obedience as at
the br<*—lag. He naBats by this
tttne that ne squad ntewauent wonhl
be feasible cues each tadbthlua'
were subject and responsive to dvs
cipfcac. He does net have to b>e taught
tie reason for Naming to stand prop
eriy, smee he sees that no squad eoaic
come to the positron of attention am!
dross its line in a practical uu.itary
fashion unless each individual first
catne to attcuts.uu This does net
moan that the new soldier—and even
the partially trained soldier—will not
find it necessary again ami again to go
over the details of how to perfect him
self in these essentials; but it is doubt
ful whether he would hereafter have
to be told why.
He has learned how to stand, how
to step forward, backward, sideways,
the half-step—and to mark time. He
has learned how to face in any direc
tion—right face, left face, about face,
and half face, which creates the prop
er angle for the oblique march. He
has learned how to start the “Forward
. . . MARCHhow to stop—the
HALT, in two counts; how to execute
the commands altering the direction of
March.
I1JC UCU? LTTU lU.'U UVim ill MRUt* VI
the elementary military courtesies,
such as the all-important salute, and
he has learned the way In which com
mands are given. He has by this time
come to lean on the peremptory com
mand as a necessity and through this
his mind and muscles are automatically
made ready, in time, for the com
mand of execution. With the excep
tion of a few single commands, such as
“fall in," “at ease." and “rest”—a
special class—he will find that his
faculties depend upon the preliminary
notification of what they are to do
in order to do them precisely at the
moment of performance.
All this will have become clear to
the new soldier if he has familiarized
himself with the drill as far as the
point of squad movements. He will
find that his muscles would subcon
sciously resist a command of execution,
without the preparatory notice of what
is expected of them. This affords them
a chance to gather themselves into a
balance for the most effective dis
charge of the command, and this bal
ance, operating subconsciously. Is a
big factor in the making of the good
soldier.
THE SOLDIER’S PERSONAL AP
PEARANCE.
—
One of the most important phases of
military discipline is that of the per
sonal appearance.
A soldier in camp or in barracks
should keep himself spick and span. He
should scrub himself in a daily sbower,
showers are available, shave infal
libly. keep his uniform brushed and
bis shoes polished.
XaturnNy drill and other military
duties, even in camp, do not enable him
to remain altogether immaculate, for
that would mtertere with bis work,
fiat while the day of the “fcid-gVve
soldier ’- is passed the constant atten
tion so cleanliness wilt overcome the
g«5ue V. h, h attaches to the d*niy sou
tiuu wdt gfcve the general. appunfl
anc-e of uvaEness., tweu winch has seti
thst on. ti»* wn#*'* hk % dsd* hie* a.
look whiyh thssnet-ly- Stout at
bti-se and adenine- ha. tike- stone
'fcsy fcnsfu aedi tamd* wbach w* *o*
itbs-ai aenyoli tibi* tim we% H
lonrBViHSyi'y- -sokh^ -.; wk?«OWk. tikce*
bbjvhv wh.sh -dirty -<**.
ve £T>S fc W-ViRy OlOflht
The habit of bbwfiHwess b» the sol
dier w?>: h"ww second r*?.rure. If be
ts net «n ImRfetfftfve olceen. We wifi
Snd that be is net comfortable la the
regimental street or on the parade
ground unless be ts rent—wboRy aside
from the fact that bis officers will re
quire it. He will soea realise that an
unsbaved man ia camp loots evee
worse thsa ia aa office—that a maa
whose hair is net kept closely cot has
a more ragged appearance ia uni
form than in civilian's clothes.
When outside of (jwmws or his im
mediate company street, the soldier's
uniform should at all times be but
toned. The buttons are a part of the
uniform, and as such, should be cor
rectly utilised. For a man to go out
into the regimental street or parade
ground with his coat hanging open and
his hands in his nonets. or even one
or two buttons unfastened, like front
teeth missing from the mouth, is inex
cusable. A man should go forth only
when scrupulously buttoned and shoes
securely tied, leggings correctly ad
justed and fastened. His hands should
fall at his side in any easy, soldierly
fashion, and be should not disarrange
Rip Van Winkle.
Rip Van Winkle Is the hero of one
of the principal stories in the “Sketch
Book.” by Washington Irving, pub
lished In 1818. The scene is laid In
the Catskills, where Rip one day
meets a man whom he helps to carry
a keg. When they reach their desti
nation Rip seises the first opportunity
to take a sip at the keg, falls Into a
stupor and sleeps for twenty years.
On awakening he finds himself a tot
tering old man. his wife dead, his
daughter married and his native village
| the arfwnranee «f hl« uniform 1 y r-w.
? mine them Into his ;«« U, jj .
i not n.nr his hat <*ti the . . j,. «»f | „
f h«-a*l. but straight. (If tl„. wrath. r s
■
| low a man to appear in ! - -I.n a t5
• or without a black necktie, a.cording
\ to whether he is on field service.)
The soldier’s appearance when he
meets an officer is important not onlv
in the matter of clothes, but in the
manner of his salute. He should never
salute an officer with n pipe, oitar. r
' cigarette in his mouth. He should r.
J move the pipe or cigar, and. ’ :
1 holding it inconspicuously at hi< < ..
with the left hand, salute prop. : v
with the right. He should never <■! .
gum while saluting. He s!: ■■! 1 nev, r
salute with one hand in hU \ ja
, fact, whenever a soldier bic n : of*;,
cer and salutes, he should f : - be
is under Inspection, as. to t the
truth, he is. for if there is a . i
about his Bsihmi or de;sxrtr: •
• is irregular, the sharp eyes ef the
officer will detect it.
THE SOLDIER'S HEALTH AND
HOW HE CAN PROTECT IT.
No duty ef the s> liier is we -.ra
than the eare of has health.
A sscfc sad-diec is w-ws* thaw - H
ther. N-g .roly is he a dead v-, At
Hat he tv^aures the services ef r
taen in talung cate ef him. A
pany which has 3ft ssc* wen w-.-nU
be hotter- off if It were acpsaUx Dft
men short of its gu tn. hotw-.e- tic
2t> si.-P roea are of no »niHt*ry va ,ie
and pat an extra dram up.ro the rege
mental organisation. Vuoh. if m-t
roost. sickness is avoidable, with : -
or sanitary and rocd-osl preoau’ v.
and much of it. certainly, may be a
man's own fault.
The matter of health is especially
i important to the new soldier, sin.e
those whose lives have been sedentary
are exceedingly susceptible to Illness
when they first start to live under
camp conditions. The chance of fc ■ !,
change of surroundings, change <4 air,
and change of habits are often too
revolutionary for the system all at
once, unless the soldier pays particu
lar attention to his health.
uir Miirarn, especially in wn:m.
weather. Is the principal seat of illness,
and It is here that the new soldier has
his fate—his efficiency as a soldier and
his nsefnlness to the command—large
ly in his own hands. If. before he Is
well seasoned in camp, he eats be
tween meals: if he eats food not set
before him at mess—especially the
; most tempting pies and cakes and
cream-puffs from home; if he hangs
; about the canteen buying candy, nuts
j or cookies, he is almost certainly des
tined to he ilk And such illness may
: be no trivial matter, at that, since it
I may start a whole train of disorders,
j from cramps to dysentery. The ex
tent of the illness will probably depend
upon the degree of the new soldier’s
vitality, that Is. his capacity to re
sist it.
Another prolific source of Illness may
he in what a man drinks. Alcohol in
every form should be avoided; a glass
of beer may disturb the whole diges
tive organization. And the dyed fluids
sold at the “pop shacks” at the
edge of the camp are to be severely
shunced. They are responsible for
much of the work which devolves upon
army surgeons. They often are poison
ous to the system, and at best are con
ducive of indisposition.
The one way in which the young sol
dier keeps himself in health, except
for circumstances which are beyond
his control, is by his care of the body
and its habits. If he is always clean,
his pores function properly and throw
off the wastes; If he keeps the body
well clothed, that is, protected against
the weather, he will not catch cold acd
the pores will not therefore become
clogged and cease to work. He should
keep his lungs filled with fresh air.
| He should keep the body thoroughly
exercised, but without exhaustion, for
exhaustion lowers the vitality and the
consequent resistance to disease. kVr
the same reason, he should keep the
body refreshed by & sufficient amount
of sleep.
Inapt rat<OAai S*»9*ng.
How Bi H fcsjva with such
plva.-ta/v %e vyesaiu $in,g.-i-» an... «• i
j ^eja^vi'vagv ftt* 'i’iHxw a*, w»«e
| we,v«*Jt <nriesv** twqfWtftlg b.t>v ii»v«
'bWok wad i* *iif#*i**L !btft
«Phe **.>*«,«.•• nwwtftftiHfe I* wth^w 'Ob*
<. xqmft SNvlwwv (***$ W (fi(W,NV .«•
j wad IftWNMKitWikMh rift <***.*
;j c«At W <&«riMk <N«t it %b* owv. ■ g?
j ip«“**ril riw»*»wN** I* fwft d sp^y-^A.
j the e&JN* *<a *t*be wwHence is w-rilh
: lfv*toe sfcK-t.-s t*v»«- theft «»<>■ m.
‘ these posses* sthet we drift ’•’made
| vetoes.” hot that we I* any way d!s
| psrstse mdriac. success is ftsqvi^bw
wkheat ft. hat the reri artist conceals
thK in the higher art of interpreta
tton. by becoming so absorbed and en
grossed In the spirit of the song, that
The technical sMe of singing is ewe
shadowed end lost, in the fhseinartoa
of hearing the words bronchi to life
and painted with a simplicity that is
understood by all who bear.—Kx
cbange.
Artist’s Strange PeU.
Rossetti's garden at Queen’s House.
Cheyne Walk. London, harbored some
strange pets during the poet-painter’s
tenancy. Among these was a white
bull bought, as one of his friends-re
lates. because it bad eyes Uke Mrs.
William Morris. “Rossetti tethered it
on the lawn of his borne in Chelsea.
Soon there was no lawn left—only the
bulL He Invited people to meet it.
and heaped favors on it until it kicked
everything to pieces, when he reluc
tantly got rid of it.” Subsequently deni
lens of the Cheyne Walk garden in
cluded vombats, white peacocks and
armadillos.
changed, and his country a republic.
The *Story has furnished the material
for a number of plays.
In Russia.
“What Is this long procession?” we
Inquired of the Russian editor. “Is It
a delegation on some extraordinary er
rand 7”
“Oh. nothing out of the ordinary,”
he replied. “Just our usual line of
morning callers to remind us that
their names have been slightly mis
spelled.”