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-. I l't K I IB I , fc Hie it- I K.fe" III: Red Cloud Chief., PUBUSHED WEEKLY. BED OLOtTD. NEBRASKA - In removing tho exhibition buildings In Paris tho foundations were found of tho palnco that Napoleon I, began to build near tho Trocadero for tho King of rtomo. Plans were drawn for a larger nml moro magnificent Kremlin, with tho BoIb do Boulogno for Its park nnd tho foundations woro begun. After tho fall of Napoleon thoy were built uvcr and forgotten. An electric nutotnobllo rccontly camo (o tho rescue of a church In Stratford, Conn, Something went wrong with tho lighting facilities and tho church wan left In total darkness. Kerosene lamps had been proposed when up camo an automoblllst member of tho congrega tion, connected tho feed wlro with his ntorago battery, and In a mlnuto had tho church brilliantly lighted. After ward' ho unhitched tho automobile and took his family home. Tho supremo court of appeal In Austria has decided that If n wife saves money from the amount allowed to her .by her husband for household expenses and appropriates tho savings for herself this proceeding amounts to theft. Mr. and Mrs. Daun of Vien na, after being married for thirty years, woro divorced, and Mrs, Daun took .with her tho sum, amounting to about' $625, which nho had saved from her weekly allowance rHade to her" for household expenses. Mr. Daun brought an action against her to re cover this amount, and Judgment was plvcn In his favor. Mrs. Daun has to refund tho whole sum. , In more than threo thousand schools )n Great Britain 'tho boys aro studying text book on Canada which set forth her history, explain her system of gov ernment and lay stress upon her nat ural resources. These books aro sup plied freo by the Dominion, nnd Lord Btrathcoun, Canada's high commission er to tho mother country, will give Valuable medala next spring to tho scholara who pass tho best examina tions on them. The laudable aim or Btrathcona and his countrymen Ib to Impress British youth with tho advan tages of tho Dominion as a field for emigration. It should bo easy. Geo graphically speaking, and In other ways, too, Canada la the next best place to tho United States. A pack of Ivory playing cards, said to have been carried by Prince Eugene, the colleague of tho Duko of Marlbor ough In .the campaign against tho French under Marshal Vlllars, has Just .been purchased by Queen Christina of . (Spain. Th'e "court" flgurcB are all ihand-palntcd, bub of no particular ,merlt The pack was at one time in the possession of the Duke of Saxc iCoburg Gotha, father of the Prlnco Consort, and grandfather of King Ed iward Vir. Tho cards wore given by tho duko somo sixty years ago to a .Spanish nobleman, who visited his court in a dlplomntlc capacity, nnd a grandeon of tho latter Is In such re duced circumstances that he was glad to dispose of tho pack to the queen. Tho members of the church boqrd ol tho African Baptist church, of Frank fort, Ky., have been arrested by tho city marshal for violating tho building ordlnanco of tho city requiring a per mit from tho council to eroct a building in tno city limits. Tho negroes recent ly bought ground Just opposlto tho cx acutlvo mansion and tho governor nnd adjacent property owners raised' objec tion to tho building of a church upon It. Tho city council refused to grant a permit. Tho church board, Ignoring tho action, let tho contrnct and the contractor had begun work on the church. Tho matter has been In con-, trovcray several months, nnd Gov. Beckham threatons to recommend the removal of the capital If the church Is built. A curious letter from Mindanao, in tho Philippines, has been received nt tho war department from Washington. It is written in characters not unllko tho notes of a musical score, and Is an acknowledgment of a gift by Wato Mama Datoh Baqul, ono of tho natlvo chiefs. Ills conduct hnd been so exem plary at the tlmo when other Inhabi tants of tho Philippine. Isles wero giving much trouble to tho United States that General MacArthur, after a tour through that part of tho archi pelago, decided to send Datoh a cane. Ho accordingly had ono beautifully headed and engraved, at an expense of about $30, nnd forwnrded it to the loyal chlof with his compliments. Tho acknowledgment, translated Into Eng lish, is as follows:, "This letter from your brother Wato Mama Datoh Baqul to his brother tho captain general of tho Philippines concerning tho appro priate present a cane which I have received from his oxcell6ncy through tho commanding officer nt Malabang. I wish to express my great gratitude, to htm for his thoughtful remembrance. My pleasuro at receiving It reaches the skies," According to a London newspaper champaguo drinkers will learn with re grot, on tho authority of no less an export than M. Charles Ilcldsleck of Reims, that this year's vintage is far from satisfactory, and that It "will not rank with nny of tho great years." To those who linvo tho money to keep their collars well stocked tho announce ment Is not of bo much moment, but to average persons It means that tho prlco of champagne at hotels and res taurants or purchased. ntHho moment for homo consumption In small quan tities will bo seriously onhnnred. The Diamond Bracelet By mrs. Henry wood, Author of East (CHAPTER, iV. Continued,) "It cannot bo lost," returned Lady Surah. "You aro sure you put It out, Alice?" "I am quite suro of that. It was lying first in the case, and" "Yes, It was," interrupted Hughes. "That was Its place." 'And consequently tho first that I took out," continued Alice, "I put it on tho table; and the others' around It, near to me. Why, as a proof that It lay there " What was Alice going to add? Waa she going to adduce as a proof that Gerard Hope had taken It up, and It had been a subject of conversation be tween them? If so, recollection camo to her In time, and she faltered and abruptly broko off. But a faint, hor rible dread, to which sho would not glvo ehapo, camo stealing over her, and her face turned white, and she sank on a chair trembling visibly. "Now look at Alice!" uttered Fran ces Chenovlx; "sho is going Into one of her agitation fits." ' "Don't allow yoursjlf to bs agi tated, Alice," cried Lady Sarah; "that will do no good. Besides, I feel suro tho bracelet Is all safe In tho cbbo; whore else can It be? Fetch tho case, Hughes, and I will look for It myself." Hughes whisked out of tho room, In wardly resenting tho doubt cast upon her eyesight. "It Is so strange," mused Alice, "that you did not B3o tho bracelet when you came up." "It was certainly not there," re sumed Lady Sarah. "Perhaps you will look for yourself now, my lady," cried Hughes, return ing with tho Jowcl box In her hands. Tho box was well searched. The bracelet was not there. "This Ib very strange, Hughes," ut tered Lady Sarah. "It's very ugly, as well, my Indy," answered Hughes, In a lofty tone, "and I'm thankful to tho presiding geniuses which rule such things that I waa not In charge when It never would have taken placo, for I can glvo a guess how It was." "Then you had better," Bald her ladyship, curtly. "If I do," returned HughcB, "I shall offend Miss Seaton." "No you will not, Hughes," cried Alice. "Say what you please; I have need to wish this cleared up." "Then, mlBS, It I may spoak my thoughts, I think you must have left the key about. And there aro strnngo servants In tho house, you know, my lady; thero'o that kltchon's maid only camo In It when we did, and there's tho now under butler." "Hughes, you aro wrong," Interrupt ed Alice. "Tho servants could not have touched tho box, for tho key nov or waa out of my possession, nnd you know tho lock Is a Bramah. I locked tho box last night In Lady Sarah'a presence, nnd tho koy was not out of my pocket afterwards until you took It from thenco this morning." "Tho key scorns to have had nothing to do with It." interposed Frances Chenovlx. "Alice saj'B she put tho dia mond bracelet on tho table with tho rest; Lady Sarah saya when she went to tho table nttor dinner it waB not there; so It must have been In tho Intervening period that tho the dis appearance took place." "And only a few minutes to do It In!" ojaculatcd Lady Sarah. "What a myBteryl" "It boats conjuring, my lady," said HughcB. "Could any visitor have come upstairs?" "I did hear a visitor's knock while wo woro at dinner," said Lady Sarnh. Don't you remember, Fanny? You looked up as If you noticed It." "Did I?" answered Lady Frunces, In a, careless tone. And that moment Thomas happened to enter with a letter, .and tho ques tion waB put to him, "Who knocked?" His answer was ready. "Sir Georgo Danvers, my lady. When I Bald the Colonel was at dinner, Sir Georgo began to apologtzo for calling, but I explained that you wero dining earlier than usual becauso of tho opera." "Nobody else called?" ."Nobody knocked but Sir George, my lady." "A covert answer," thought Allco; "but I am glad he Is true to Gerard." "What an untruth!" thought Lady Frances, as she remembered the visit of Allco's Bister. Thomas' memory must bo Bhort." All the talk and It was much pro longeddid not tend to throw nny light upon tho matter, and Alice, un happy and ill, retired to her own room. Tho agitation had brought on a ner vous and violent headacho, and sho sat down In a low chair and bent her forehed on to her hands. Ono belief alono possessed her; that tho unfor tunato Gerard Hope had stolen the bracelet. Do as sho would she could not put It from hor; she kept repeat ing that ho was a gentleman, that ho was honorablo, that ho would never placo hor In so pnlnful a posltlou. Com mon sense- replied that tho temptation was laid before him, nnd he hnd con fessed his pecuniary difficulties to bo great; uay, had ho not wished for this very bracelet that ho might make money CHAPTER V, A knock at the door. Alice lifted P Lynn, Etc Intruder enter. It was Lady Frances Chenovlx. "I came to Allco how wretched you look? You will torment yoursolf Into a fever." "Can you wonder nt my looking wretched?" returned Alice. "Place yourself In my position, Frances; It must appear to Lady Sarah a It I I had made away with tho bracelet. I am sure Hughes thinks so." "Don't eay.unorthodox things, Alice. They would lather think that I had dono It, of tho two, for I have more uso for diamond bracelets than you." "it U kind of you to try nnd cheer mo," sighed Allco. "Just tho thing I came to do. And to have a bit of a chat with you as well, if you will let mo." "Of course, I will let you." "I wish to toll you I will not men tion that your slBtcr was hero last evening. I promise you I will not." Alice did not immediately reply. Tho words and their hushed tone caused a new troublo to nrlso within her ono which she had not glanced nt. Was It possible that Lady Fran ces could lmaglno her Bister to be the "Lady Frances Chenovlx!" burst forth Alice, ''you cannot think It! She! my sister guilty of a despicable theft! Havo you forgotten that she moves In your own .position in the world? that our family Is scarcely in ferior to yourB?" "Allco, I forgive you so misjudging me, because you aro not yourself Just now. Of course, your sister cannot bo suspected; I know thnt But as you did not mention her when they wero talking of who had been here, I supposed you did not wlsh(her namo dragged Into so unpleasant' an affair, and I hastened np to say there was no danger from me that It would be." "Bellevo me, sho Is not the guilty party," returned Alice, "and I havo more cause to say so than you think for." "What do you mean by that?" brisk ly cried Lady Frances. "You surely havo no duo?" Alice shook her head, and her com panion's eagerness was lulled again. "It Is well that Thomas was forget ful," remarked Lady Frances. "Was It really forgetfulness, Alice, or did you contrive to telegraph him to bo silent?" "Thomas only spoke tho truth. At least, as regards my sister," sho hastily addod, "for ho did not let her In." "Then it is all quite easy, and you nnd I can keep our own counsel." Quito easy, possibly, to the mind of Frances Chenovlx, but anything but easy to Alice, for tho words of Lady Frances hnd introduced an idea more repulsive and terrifying oven than tho ono which cast tho guilt to the door of Gerard Hope. Her Bister acknowl edged thnt sho was in need of money, "a hundred pounds or bo," and Alice had Been her coming from tho back room where tho Jewels lay. Still she take a bracelet! It was preposterous. Propostorous or not, Alice's torment was doubled. Which of tho two had been tho black sheep? One of them It must have been. Instinct, sisterly re lationship, reason and common sense, all combined to turn the scale against Gerard. But that thorc shculd ba a doubt nt all was not pleasant, and Allco started up Impulsively and put her bonnet on. "Where now?" cried Lady Frances. "I will go to my sister's and ask her and ask her If she saw any stran ger here any suspicious person in the hall, or on tho stairs," stammered Allco, making tho best excuse sho could; "But you know you wero In tho drawing rooms all tho time, and no ono enmo Into them, suspicious or un suspicious; so how will that aid you?" "Truo," murmured Alice, "but It will bo a relief to go somewhere or do something." Allco found her sister at home. Tho latter Instantly detected that some thing was wrong, for her euspenso, Ill ness nnd agitation had taken every vestige of color from her cheeks nnd lips. "Whatever Is tho matter, Allco?" wns her greeting, "you look Just like a walking ghost" "I felt that I did." breathed poor Alice, "and I kept my veil down In tho street, lest I might be taken for ono and scaro the people A great mis fortuno has befallen upon me. You saw thoso bracelets last night spread out on the table?" "Yes." "They wero In my charge, and one of thorn has been abstracted. It waa of groat .:uo; gold links holding dia monds." ' "Abstracted!" uttered the eldest sister In both concern and surprise, but certainly without the smallest In dications of a guilty knowledge. "How?" "It is n mystery. I only left the room when I met you on the stair case, and when I went upstairs to fetch the letter for you. Directly after you left Lady Saaftln came up from dinner, and tt iiracolot was not there" "It Is' Incrodlblo, Alice. And no ono else entered tho room at all, you say? No servants? no-1 " "Not any one," Interrupted Alice, determined not to speak of Gornrd Hope. "Then, child, It Is simply" impossi ble," was tho calm rejoinder. "It must havo fallen on tho ground or "It n VoptdbSitiy gone. Do you re member seeing It?" "I do romembar seeing amidst tho rest a bracelet set with diamonds; but only on tho clasp, I think. It " "Thnt was another; that Is all safe. This was of fine gold links, Inter spersed with brilliants. Did you see It?" "Not that I remember. I was there ocarcely n minute, for I had only strolled Into the back room Just be fore you camo down. To toll you the truth, Allco, my mind wan too fully occupied with other things to tako much notice oven of Jewels. Do not look so perplexed; It will be all right. Only you nnd I were in tho room, you say, and wo could not tako It." "Oh!" exclaimed Allco, clasping hor hands and lifting her white, beseech ing face to her slater's, "did you tako It? In sport; or' In oh, surely you were not tempted to take It for any thing else? You Bald you had need of money." "Alice, nre we going to have one of your old scenes of excitement? Strive for calmness. I am sure you do not know what you are Implying. My poor child, I would rnther help you to Jewels than take them from you." "But look at the mystery." "It does appear to be a mystery, but It will no doubt bo cleared up. Alice, what could you havo been dreaming of to suspect mo? .Have wo not grown up together In our honorable home? You ought to know me if any ono does." "And you really know nothing of It?" moaned Alice, with a sobbing catching of the breath. "Indeed I do not In truth I do not If I could help you out of your per plexity I would thankfully do it Shall I return with you and assist you to seareh for tho bracelet?" "No thank you. Every senrch haa been made" Not only was the denial of her sis ter fervent and calm but her manner and countenance conveyed the Im pression of truth. Allco left her in expressibly relieved, but the convic tion that it must hav.e been Gerard returned to her In full force. "I wish I could see him!" was her mental exclamation. And for once fortune favored her wish. As sho was dragging hor weary limbs along ho came right upon her nt the corner of a street. In her eager ness she clasped his arms with both her hands. "I am bo thankful," she uttered. "I wanted to see you." "I think you most wanted to see a doctor, Alice How ill you look!" "I have cause," she returned. "That bracelet, the diamond that you wero admiring last evening It has been stolen; it was taken from the room." "Taken when?" echoed Mr. Hope, looking her full In the face as a guil ty man would scarcely dare to look. "Tho, or within a few minutes. When Lady Sarah camo up from din ner It waB not there." "Who tool: It?" ho repeated, not yet recovering his surprise. "I don't know," sho faintly said. "It was under my charge. No one elso was there." "You do not wish me to understand that you aro suspected?" ho burst forth with genuine feeling. "Their unjust meanness cannot have gone to that length!" (To be continued.) A STRONG PEOPLE. Innults of Alaska Aro Classed Among Very Hugged People. It now seems probable that not all, the InnultB of Alaska aro bo smalll as has been supposed. Indeed, if ono Ib to believe the tales of travelers who visited an Island south of Bering Sea, theso Indians must be classed among the tallest people in the world. The travelers' story is given In Popular Science News: On King's Island In dians wero found who by their phys ical characteristics belong to tho In nult or Eskimo family, having small black eyes, high cheek-bones and full brown beards which conceal their lips. The majority of tho men are over six feet high and the women are usuallly as tall as and often taller than tho men. These women aro also wonder fully strong. One of them carried off In her birch bark canoo an eight-hundred pound stone, for uso as an an chor to a whalo boat. When it reached tho deck of the vessel It required two strong men to lift It, but the Innult woman had managed it alone. An other woman carried on hor head a box containing two hundred nnd eighty pounds of lead. Both men and women aro also endowed with re markable agility. They will outrun and outjump competitors of any other race who may bo pitted against them. Their strength Is gained from very poor food, and they frequently travel thirty or forty miles without eating anything. They live on carrion fish and sea oil. Tho fish, generally sal mon, are burled when caught, to be kept through the winter and dug up as consumption requires. When brought to the air they have tho ap pearance of sound fish, but the stench from them is unbearable. In the mat ter of dwellings theso Eskimos aro pe culiar. Their houses aro excavated in tho'sldes of a hill, tho chambers be ing pierced somo feet into tho rise, and walled up with stones on three sides. Across the top of tho stono walls poles of driftwood are laid and covored with hldea and grass and last ly with n layer of earth. Theso odd dwellings rise one above another, the highest overlooking perhnps forty low or ones. Two hundred people live in tho village Forget tho good thor. hast done, and do better. He who Incurs uo nvy possesses CAMPFIRE SKETCHES. SOME SHORT STORIES FOR THE VETERANS. Estimates of the Navr for the Fiscal Year Ending Jnnn 30, 1003, Show tho Need of e98,010,98 Navy's In creased Cost, HVMN OF TUB WAGONER. O sailor bold! when o'er tho deep Tho bravo ship beats through stormy weather, 'Tls sun and stars thy course must keep; 'Tls trusting binds all hearts to gether. Then, landsman, hall! For ub the sun Marks out n path which never varies Until within tho west Ib won A rest beyond tho rolling prairies Let hungry danger haunt our way. There'B yet a time for mirth and sighing! We've sworn our leader we'll obey And seek the hills where gold Is ly ing! Then come away! Across tho plains Good fortuno yet shall smile above us, And some glad morn the lovo that reins Shall lead us back to those who lovo us! Has not the hunter here his wish, Whero roads aro smooth and streams are shallow? Each prairie pool's agleam with fish; The shy deer feeds along the fallow! In hollow trees bees hido their sweets; Wild fowl to every wood aro wing ing; And nature's Joy tho heart repeats When through the silence song Is singing! What though in marshes serpents nest?, What though in thicket lurks the savage? These are the perils of tho west. And there's no spot death will not ravago! Then westward ho! We venturo whero Tho bright day dies in a golden glory, And all our hopes lies over there In lands unknown to song or story! Then lift tho song! Let valleys ring! Wo lead the way, and more shall fol low, Who to a slumb'rou8 life will cling When hearts but ache and truth Is hollow. Sing ns we bound o'er hill and dale, Like ships that rldo above tho bil lows, Our wagons mark the outward trail And God keeps watch whero valor pillows. NAVAL ESTIMATES. The estimates for tho navy for tho fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, were made public at tho navy department recently. The total amount Is $98,910,- 984, against $77,024,535 apprpprlatetl for tho current year. Tho chief in crease! aro $2,600,000 for construction, $2,000,000 for armor nnd $129,255 in tho appropriation for yards and docks. Secretary Long, in speaking of the es timates, said that they were mado with duo record for the needs of tho navy. UnJiJaMlrtWrjrfail" llJGrf of tho administration. He spoke of the Increased cost of the navy, and said that tho building of a battleship cost ing $5,000,000 was not tho end of its expense, as Its maintenance waa very costly. These estimates, he said, did not cover nny recommendations for in crease of tho navy over that already authorized, but'it Is more than likely the secretary will recommend throe new battleships and th.ee new armored cruisers and a number of small gun boats. Among the new Items of Im portance in the estimates are the fol lowing: New battery for tho Newark, $175,000; new batteries for the Albany and New Orleans, $200,000; reserve guns for ships of tho navy, $500,000; floating dry dock, Portsmouth, N. H., $500,000, making the total for that yard $l,614,5Jt. A total of $1,227,700 for now works nt te Boston navy yard, which includes-n plant for housing and stor ing torpedo vessels and now buildings. The estimate for new improvements at tho New York navy yard aggregate $3, 110,000, which Includes $2,000,000 for the purchase of land and $200,000 for barracks for enlisted men. Tho now estimated Items for the Norfolk yafd aggregate $1,208,500, which Includes $350,000 for the purchase of land. Tho estimates for.tho naval station at San Juan, Porto Rico, are $2,013,000, and Include $1,000,000 for a masonry dry dock, $50,000 for tho purchase of land. $260,000 for dredging and $200,006 for extension of coaling facilities. An es timate or $650,000 is made forn plant for housing and storing torpedo ves sels at Pensacola. An estimate of $108,000 is mado for tho naval station nt Tutulla, Samoa. An estlmato of $381,000 Is submitted for tho Cavlto station, and includes $200,000 for a re frigerating plant Estimates are mado for a complete naval station at Olong npo, P. I., umountlng to $1,443,000. Other estimates aro us follows: Naval magazine noar Boston, $500,000; naval magazine near Portsmouth, N. H $400,000; naval magazine, Puget Sound, $100,000; dofenses for insular naval stations and coal depot, $500,000. CAPTAIN AIIEHNB SAMPLES. Capt. George P. Ahem, Ninth United States Infantry, chief of the forestry bureau of tho Philippine archlpolago, who has prepared a book on the woods of tho Philippines, has been in Wash ington superintending tho publishing of tho reports of his bureau, which will soon bo Issued by ,ho war department. Frt hnf non nn exhibit of Philippine woods at tho Pan-American exposition In Buffalo. The riches of the Philip pine forests in both building and fur nlturo woods Is 'incalculable, but for use In tho islands many vnluablo spe cies are almost use-loss owing to tho ravages of the white ants which swarm there. A few months ago Captl Ahern reported to tho wnr department that he way making experiments with ' a variety of natlvo woods to determine their capacity to resist attacks from tho ants. Ho labeled a largo number of sample pieces of wobd and placed them In an unused house where the ants could operate freely upon them. On reaching" Washington, Acting Secretary of War, Colonel Sanger, who follows closely everything done In tho Islands, Inquired as to the result of tho experi ments. "Mr. Secretary," said tho cap tain, "when I went to cxamlno the samples they were nil gono." '"What!" exclaimed tho secretary, "had tho ants, utterly destroyed them7" "No," nn swercd Cnpt Ahem, "not tho ants. Somo native, more Interested in pot boiling than In science, had mado off with the entire lot." Saturday Even ing Post. ONLY TWELVE KNEW SONG. Only twelve out of the 400 enlisted force on the receiving ship Richmond, at the League Island navy yard, or dered to learn the words of the "Star Spangled Banner," gave evldenco re cently that they knew the song, says the Phlladephla Press. Capt. Leary, of the Richmond, sent forth the order, that no leaves of absence ashore would' be granted unless the men showed that they knew tho words of tho national anthem. To ascertain how many ot tho sailors and landsmen really had memorized the Bong Capt Leary de cided to hold n test examination. In the morning, after the men had been lined up at roll call, Chaplain Morri son requested all those who-knew the words to step forward. To tho sur prise and dismay of tho officers only, twelve stepped out from the ranks. To relieve the nervous tension and merriment the nontenant In charge Im mediately gave tho ordor to "air beds." Some of tho sailors say that whllo the captain hno authority to compel them to learn rules of ordinance, ne has no right to order them to learn "The Star Spangled Banner." As a large major ity of tho men who crave leave of ab sence declare thoy will not learn the song, the situation promises Interest ing developments. A MINDANAO RULER'S CANE. A curious letter, written In long, back-handed loops, not wholly unlike the whole notes In musical notation, recently passed through the depart ment, says tho Boston Evening Tran script. It was from Wato Mama Da toh Baqul, one of our faithful subjects in Mindanao, a ruler of his people, and a Mohammedan of truo faith and al legiance. His conduct bad been so ex- 4 emplary ut the time when other in habitants of the Philippine isles were giving much trouble to the United States, that Gen. MacArthur, after a tour through that part of the archipel ago, decided to send this Datoh' a cane He accordingly had ono beautifully headed and engraved, at an expenso of nbout $30, and forwnrded to the j. loyal chief with his compllmentsTJrtfcrfl''' acknowledgment, translatcigtoEng Ilsh, Is as followsj"hts letter from ama Datoh Baqul Vis brother the Cantaln-Genoral of tho Philippines concerning tho appro-' , prlato present a cane which I have , received from his Excellency through tho commanding officer nt Malabang. I wish to express 'my great gratltudo to him for his thoughtful remembrance. My pleasure at receiving it reaches the. skies." Curious Condition Governing Arrest. Rear Admiral Terry, commandant at the Washington navy yard, tells an amusing story about court martial re--, qulrements In tho navy. Admiral Slcer rett was then a captain, and an officer who had been charged with an offense and ordered under arrest presented himself wearing his full dress uniform, but having no sword. "I can't arrest you," said Capt. Skorrett, looking for the missing sword, "unless you come prepared to submit your sword tb me" Tho officer explained that ho had not, received his sword from home, al though it had been expressed to him. ''Well, you'll havo to get one," was the reply. So tho officer skirmished, about in the navy yard for nomo one who had a sword to lend. Finding one, tho offender returned to Capt. Skorrett and was promp'tly and regu larly put under arrest according to regulations. Mone Sickles Has Drawn. Ono way and another Gen. Daniel E. Sickles has drawn about $300,000 sal ary from tho government As colonel of the Seventeenth New York volunteer Infantry and the Forty-second regular Infantry for seven years ho received $3,500 a year, or $24,500. As major general, retired, for thirty-five years ho has received $5,626 a year, aggre gating $190,875. As representative In congress from New York for four years ho received $5,000 a year, or $20,000, and as minister to Spain ho received $12,500 a year Chicago Chronicle Monument to Gen. It red. Tho citizens of Kent county, Mary land, havo decided to erect a monument to tho memory ot General Philip Reed, hero of Caulk's field. General Reed was commissioned lloutenant in tho Third regiment of tho Maryland lino, Oct 13, 1778, and seryed through tho war of tho revolution. He commanded tho militia which repelled tho British, at Caulk's field, near tho Cecil county linn, and wna mado brigadier gonernl. Ho waa United States senator from Mnryland from 1800 to 1812. " V ml 4t 4! rl fe. & W inriiHiiMtrf rmi mm t