CTAc Late Martin J. "Russell.
Martin J. Russell , the great Chicago
sdltor , whose death was recorded last
week , exercised a wide Influence In
slvlc affairs , In politics , In social life ,
By native talent , by Industry , by thrift ,
by honest endeavor , by loyalty to the
Ideals which he had formed he paved
his way to the position which ho oc
cupied. Ho followed every path of
duty as It kiy before him. Ho was
born In Chicago In 1845. When the
civil war broke out ho left his books
for the battlefield. He accompanied his
uncle , Col. James A. Mulligan , to Mis
souri , and was chosen second lieuten
ant a year later. In 1862 Lieut. Rus
sell was appointed assistant adjutant-
general and eervcd In that capacity
until mustered out of service. In 1870
Mr. Russell began his journalistic ca
reer as a reporter for the Evening
Post. Later he became a member of
the editorial staff of the Times , and In
MARTIN J. RUSSELL.
1876 was made editor of the Telegram ,
a paper published by W. P. Storey.
Shortly afterward he returned to the
Times , and In 1883 Joined the staff of
the Herald. During the administra
tion of President Cleveland Mr. Rus
sell was collector of the port of Chl-
caso.
Some JVolablc JVominalion-r.
Speaking of the unanimity of Reese
velt's nomination the Philadelphia
Bulletin expresses the opinion that It
must be extremely trying to sit In a
convention as a delegate and be nom
inated at the same time , and recalls
the fact that Garfleld was the only
president who sat in the convention
which nominated him , and Seymour
and Bryan were the only other presi
dential candidates evolved from out
the convention chaos of which they
were a part. Hcndricks was a dele-
sate to the convention of 1SS4 , which
li&tncd him faemlnea for vice-president
after an attempt had been made to
stampede it from Cleveland to him ;
Arthur sat among the New York
delegates when the victorious anti-
third-termers tossed the second place
to him llko a bone hi the closing
hours of the session , and old demo
crats remember how young John C.
nrecklnrldge sat In the convention
which gave him the vice-presidency
on the ticket with James Buchanan
and sought In vain to escape the pres
sure.
'REFO'RMB'R.
Lord Ranfurly , the governor .of New
Zealand , has earned for himself consid
erable notoriety as. , a Voluntary and
somewhat exacting sanitary Inspector
a work which , to say the least of It ,
Is not usually regarded as within the
scope of vice-regal duties. The
governor has pro
nounced views on
hygiene and sani
tary science , and
ever since there
has been danger of
the bubonic plague
being carried from
Sidney to New
Zealand he has
been the leading
Lord Ranfurly. f nn ncr-
getlc and effective
crusade for cleanliness. lie has not
contented himself with directing the
movements of sanitary ofilclals , but
has personally visited unsanitary
neighborhoods , laid bare hidden
sources of possible disease and ordered
rhclr Instant removal.
Myslcry in Washington.
Locked securely away In the big
safe which Is such a conspicuous fea
ture of the office of the librarian of
: ongress , is a package which ranks In
mystery with "The Man of the Iron
Mask. " It required the efforts of four
able-bodied men to place the package
in Its present location , and the quartet
remarked at the time that It was the
heaviest Job they had ever handled.
This package , whatever It contains , Is
i donation to the government by a
noted collector of curios , the only stip
ulation accompanying the gift being
that It should not be opened until the
tloae of the twentieth century , or 100
feara hence.
Among Richard Crokcr's neighbors
In Berkshire there has been a vdry
general feeling of disgust at the at
tacks that have been made upon this
gentleman by one of the London
dallies. I do not know Mr. Croker
myself and I have no fondness for the
political organization ho bosses , but
those who have come Into contact with
the American politician pronounce
him to be one of the quietest and most
unassuming of men , friendly , hospi
table , and charitable , while showing
not the slightest disposition to thrust
himself Into county society or to "cut
a figure" In any direction. Neither his
politics nor any other of his views
have been obtruded upon his neigh
bor's , nor on any one In this coun
try. It Is alleged , however ( with what
truth I do not know and do not care ) ,
that Mr. Croker has favored the Boer
delegates in America , and to such
lengths Is the abuse of "patriotism"
for trade or party purposes now car
ried , that this allegation Is deemed
sufficient to Justify the raising of a
hue and cry in the London press
against an American citizen who has
paid us the compliment of acquiring n
homo In England , and whoso conduct
among us has been beyond reproach.
A grosser breach of the laws of hos
pitality , not to say good manners ,
could hardly be committed , oven In the
name of patriotism. Truth.
Ccn. Chaffcc Off for TcKjn.
Gen. Chaffeo has left Washington
to take charge of the American land
forces In China. He is accompanied
by the Seventh cavalry and will draw
the balance of his forces from the
Philippines. The formal orders to
Gen. Clmffee , Issued by Acting Secre
tary of War Melklejohn , direct him to
"tako command of the troops ordered
to China , and to proceed to Pekln by
way of San Francisco and Takn , ac
companied by his aids. " The direction
to proceed to the capital of the Chi
nese empire Indicates a determination
on the part of tbo
government au
thorities to have a
strong military
force at the scat
of the Chinese
government. The
desire to have Gen.
Chaffeo and this
cavalry regiment
reach China wlth
little delay Is such Gen. Chaffee.
that the transport will not stop at
Honolulu , but will continue on her
way direct to Nagasaki , Japan. At
that point Gen. Chaffee will be In com
munication with the war department
and will receive further instructions.
If the trouble Is all over the troops
will go from Nagasaki to Manila.
To Soar Abota the Clouds.
News comes from Europe that the
flying machine designed by Count Zep
pelin of the German army has been
completed and is about to be put to a
series of trials , says the Philadelphia
Record. Unusual Interest Is cantered
on this machine , because of the mag
nitude of the scheme and because of
the association with it of such a dis
tinguished name as Count Zeppelin.
An Idea of the enormity of the
scheme may be gathered from the fact
that before any work was begun a
floating construction plant was erect
ed on Lake Constance , 450 feet in
length and slxty-flve feet high. In the
boathouse the foundation of the ship
was laid , and since then the entire
construction has been carried on
within Its four walls.
Jn "Rich Man's "Paradise.
Otto Young , the wealthy Chicago
merchant , has decided to add another
palace to the group at Lake Geneva ,
Wls. , the rich man's resort. Hero is a
picture of the proposed dwelling. It
will cost a million dollars , and is to
be 175 feet In length , seventy-five feet
deep , and three stories in height above
the basement. It has a white Georgia
granite base , and , above the stylobate ,
I the entire face , walls , cornices , balus
trades , etc. , are finished In white Bed
ford oolitic limestone , richly carved
THE YOUNG PALACE ,
and decorated throughout. The style
is Italian renaissance. The pavilion
ends of the structure are open through :
the llrst story , and form a continua
tion of the loggia at the center , in
tersected at each end by covered
porches , making a gallery or corridor
250 feet in length , by sixty feet In
width across the front and sides of
tha building. The east front has at
its center a circular portico some
twenty-five feet in diameter , forming
the carriage porch entrance.
ELECT'RICAL , T'RV/MPET.
Francis MacDanlel an eastern In *
vcntor , has Just obtained n patent on
the cloi.trlcnl cur trumpet shown below -
low , itr. principle being based on the
well-known fact that persona deaf to
ordinary sounds ouch , for Instance ,
as the human voice can hear the
same sound perfectly plain If pro
duced in the presence of a sound of
greater volume. Theoretically this
condition Is probably duo to the In
fluence of the ordinary sound waves
produced by the volco , music or simi
lar means acting txa superposed
waves or Interfering waves with the
Influence created by the largo sound
waves upon the nerve centers of the
car. In the device the Inventor ap
plies the principle by creating sound
waves from the vibrations of a tuned
reed , which Is set In motion by mak
ing and breaking an electrical cir
cuit. A small battery and magnet aroused
used to create the electrical vibrations ,
with a push button located In a con
venient position to close the circuit
when the person desires to hear. The
reed Is located in the bell of a trumpet ,
ELECTRICAL AID TO HEARING ,
which also serves as a receiver and
mixer for the vibrations of the exter
nal sound waves and those from the
reed , the latter serving as n vehicle
j
for the former.
Spain Is Looting Vp.
The vigor with which the Spanish
government is enforcing the collection
of the now taxes seems to inspire con
fidence at homo in the honesty nnd
ability of the present financial admin
istration ,
The 4 per cent bonds of the gov
ernment sold on the European bourses
above 72 , and the new nnd purely In
ternal loan of" 1,200,000.000 pesatas
nominally equal to $240,000,000 designed -
signed to take up moro than half the
nation's floating debts , commands a
premium In advance of its issue.
3latcs in CTatwTcztx > / .
The slave owners in Tawi Tawl are
Moras. They have the right to slaves
by their religion and have held them
for centuries. In the past they have
carried on a great business In kidnap
ping men , women and children , and
taking them to Borneo and elsewhere
for sale.
There are white men still living who
have been Moro slaves , having been
captured by the Mores In tholr wars
with the Spaniards. According to the
Moro laws the father has the right to
sell his children. Ho can soil his wife
A SLAVE GIRL IN TAWI TAWI.
and if ho frets into debt ho sells him
self to pay it. The debts of fathers
entail the slavery of the children , who
agree to work for their creditors until
the debt Is paid.
A JVEWEICyCLE MOTO'R.
A New York city inventor has dis
posed of his patent rights in the in
genious bicycle motor hero shown to a
company formed for the purpose. The
main feature of
this device Is the
unique method of
transmitting power
from the motor tea
a friction pulley
which Is In contact
with the rear tire.
The motor wheel
and the friction
wheel are each
provided w 11 h
Friction Motor.
sprocket wheels ,
the power being transmitted by
means of small chains of the kind
u&Tially seen on bicycles. These mo
tors may be attached to any make ol'
bicycle , the complete motor and fit
tings being sold for ? 100. The friction i
wheel Is of aluminium bronze , and
presses on the sides of the tire , thus (
avoiding wear on the tread. A coaster
brake should bo used in connection |
with this motor in order that the
rider may rest or assist the motor at
will. The wheel hero shown is fitted
.
with a gasoline tank , carrying suffici
ent fuel for a eeventy-flve mlle Jour
ney. After the regulating , which is
done by the rider setting the regulat
ing lever and giving the pedals a few
turns , the entire apparatus may bo
controlled by one lever , located near
the handlebar.
f S OF NEBhui
Runaway Accident Injures Father and
Obildren at Fremont !
THE HARE CRAZE STRIKES SHELBY
nilsclicvlotis lln.v * Kxiiloiln Toiflucli Tire
Cracker In Toi.t Wliuro Sotcuil Chit-
Iron Arc Slcrpliir , Sottlnir t'lro lo Ihe
Tent and Model In K other Note * .
Itiirneil by Tire CrucUcr.
CHADHON , Neb. , .July 1. While the
family of Benjamin Lowcnthal of this
city were asleep In n summer tent on
the lawn , a largo giant firecracker ,
measurjng ton Inches In length , was
lighted and thrown Into tlio tent by
two mischievous boys. The cracker
exploded among the sleeping children ,
setting their bedding on flru without
awakening them. The father , who
was asleep In the house , being awak
ened by the noise , rushed out and
found the tent filled with smoke and
flames. The tent wr.s pulled down
and the bed clothes scattered about
the lawn. Moses , tbo 19-year-old sou ,
was badly burned about the fuco and
hands. The rest of the children es
caped without serious Injury. The
chief of police was notified and the
boys were soon apprehended nnd
placed under arrest. The boys plead
ed guilty In police court this morn
ing and were fliuul ? 3 and coats.
Woes of tlio Sinitll liny.
OMAHA , Juno 30. The small boy
and his firecrackers and other Instru
ments of torture are supposed to bo
off of the earth until G o'clock on the
evening until July 3. Policemen will
bo after all violators of the fireworks
and firecracker ordinances until that
evening , when the ordinance will bo
suspended until Fourth of July at mid
night. Mayor Moores has Instructed
the chief of police to prevent Fourth
vf July celebrations from continuing
throughout the entire summer.
A number of runaways that wore
caused by firecrackers nnd fireworks
have already been reported and many
complaints have been lodged with the
mayor and the police department.
Every effort will be made to protect
the city of Omaha from an untimely
fusillade of cap pistols and Roman
candles.
Fremont Kuiuiuay Accident.
FREMONT. Neb. , July 30 Attor
ney A. II. Brlggs and his little son and
daughter met with a serious runaway
accident last night. Just how it hap
pened no one knows , for Mr. Brlggs
lias not recovered consciousness suf
ficiently to tell nnd the children were
badly injured as well. Mr. Brlggs was
found insensible on Fifteenth street
near Broad and a block away the little
ooy and girl were In the wreck of
- the buggy. Mr. Briggs was wholly un-
: onscloii3 for several hours. One of
' his ribs is broken and he Is badly
Injured Internally. His Httlu girl , who
.s 7 years old , had one oar nearly
: orn off and sustained other bad
Drulses and cuts. The C-year-old boy
jacapcd comparatively uninjured.
lliire Cni/o Ilriiclirft .Shelby.
SHELBY , Neb. , Juno 30. The Bel
gian bare craze has struck Shelby.
Jiie citizen who raised St. Bernards ,
several of which won a national repu
tation , Is going out of the dog busi
ness because he claims hares are less
expensive to raise and more profita
ble. Two other lending citizens have
invested neat sums in the small ani
mals. In December the Polk County
Poultry association will hold Its show
in Shelby and there will bo a separate
division for the hare show. The lat-
uer promises to eclipse the main show
is an attraction.
Ilriinloii Ditto IH CIioHnn.
SUPERIOR , Neb. , Juno 30. At the
jncampment of the Interstate Reunion
association held In this city yesterday
the reunion was located at Superior
on the dates of September 10 to 15 In-
iluslve. C. E. Ailams of this city was
jlected commander ; H. R. Stone of
Smith Center , Kan. , senior vice com
mander ; Joseph Hunter of Guide
Hock , Neb. , Junior vice commander ;
llev. Hamilton of Nelson , Neb. , cbap-
: aln. The encampment set aside a
I -Jay for the Hlspano-Amerlcan war
I soldiers.
Ituiich HniiHn
LEIGH , Neb. , July 1. Yesterday a
tiouse out on the Wisherd ranch , five
miles southeast of here , was totally
lestroycd by fire. The house was oc-
tupied by William Wilber , n tenant.
The fire originated from a defective
,1ue nnd only for the timely arrival
jf a neighbor two children would have
perished. The building was Insured ,
but Mr. Wllber had no Insurance on
household goods.
T.ihnrur I.oxeii
HUMBOLDT. Neb. , June 30. A
roung man nnmer Cox , a laborer in
the employ of Frank Hicks , n farmer
living in this vicinity , got his hand
: auglit In the cogs of a binder and suf-
'ered the amputation of three fingers , |
> ne by the machine and two by the
ittending physician.
School Ceiniii nt Wuliro.
WAHOO , Neb. , June 30. The scboo
.
jensiis has just been completed am i
i jhows the number of cbllilien of
I school age Ju this dlftilct to be 817.
License. ( Jnrntlon In Court.
ST. PAUL. Neb. , Juno 30. District
: oiirt has been in Re&slon for the last
( our days , with Judge Munn on the
nench. Most of the time has been oc-
: upled by the court on the contest
and Injunction cases following the city
elections this spring , on the muddle
over the license question. The cour
finally decided In favor of license
holding there was no legal ground for
a contest , nor for the injunction Is
sued against the mayor and city coun
ell to prohibit them from granting
| licenses.
TRAIN RODDERS ARE SIGHTED ,
Gang Snipncteil of llntlnc Itolibod Ilur-
llncton Train Are Her n.
REYNOLDS , Neb. , June 30. The
man supposed to have robbed the pas
sengers on a Burlington train near
Brndghnw , was seen with two other
men at 3 o'clock this afternoon , ihrco
miles west of here , going south , driv
ing a. team of mules , which seemed
to bo about worn out. Officers with
bloodhounds were closing in on them ,
being only thirty minutes behind
them. On account of the large
reward considerable excitement pre
vails here.
COLUMBUS. Neb. , Juno 30. Sheriff
Byrnes received word laat evening
that the lone Burlington train robber
hud been traced to the Platte river
near this city. An Investigation , however -
over , proved the matter to bo a false
alarm. A fellow who could not give
a very good account of himself and
who wns evidently a little "off" men
tally , wns found and turned out to bo
the party who had been "traced. "
Train Crow rifilit Trniiiii.
SUPERIOR , N'ob. , Juno 30. There
wan n pitched battle Thursday morning
n llti\bell \ ; , Nob. , between the craw of
Burlington freight train No. G3 and
nix tramps. The tramps attempted to
got aboard the train when n brakcman
forced them off. The brakeman was
lit In the back of 'he head by a brick
\nd rendered unconscious for some
Ime. The rest of the crow then Joined
u the fight and two of the tramps
were beaten into unconsciousness ,
ivhllo the conductor , E < 1 Davidson , ,
rushed Into the caboose and secured
a revolver , which ho emptied at them.
Ho was a poor shot and did not hit any
of them.
\Vlnn nig Prlr.o.
WILDER , Neb. . June 29. Judge W.
G. Hastings of this place has boon tiotl-
lled by the American Philosophical so-
lety of Philadelphia that ho has been
iwarded the Henry M. Phllllpa prize of
$2,000 for the best essay on "Tho De
velopment of the Law as Illustrated by
ho Decisions Relating to the Police
. 'owors of the State , " offered by the so
ciety In April , 1897 , nnd for which com
peting essays had to bo sent In by May
, 1899 , upon which the award has Just
jeen made.
Storm Don * Iitin o at Auluirn.
AUBURN , No1. ) . , June'30. Another
icavy storm has vlsted this county ,
the hall doing considerable damage
In some places. For some distance
the storm followed the path made by
the storm of June Jli , but extended
farther east. Commissioner Conner ,
who suffered great loss by the first
storm , suffered greater loss by this
storm. At the farm of .lainea SpnrkH
large , fiat hailstones fell , some ol'
which measured eight Inches In cir
cumference.
i ( Jrenler Will Umlori ; " Oporntlon.
LYONS , Nob. , Juno 30. Eugene
Grenlor. sr. , a farmer upon the reser
vatlon , has. gone to St. Joseph's hospi
tal , Sioux City , to undergo an opera
tion of bis left arm and only remain
ing leg , caused by the limbs becoming
apparently dead , resulting from a bone
disease of long standing. if Mr.
Grenler survives the operation this will
leave him with only one arm , the ether
leg being cut off about a year ago ,
resulting from the same cause.
Slumlur Suit lit MutllHon.
MADISON , Neb. , June 30. A $1,000
damage suit for slander was begun In
the district court Wednesday by Nor
folk parties. Herbert Kaufman Is the
plaintiff nnd J. A. Parker and Fred
Ncnow the defendants. It is sot forth
in the petition that the defendants
circulated a story that the plaintiff
had converted property of another to
his own use and by this story becom
ing known his position In a Norfolk
creamery was taken from him.
CiOTiirnmont HullillnR Sllu Decision.
HASTINGS , Neb. , June 30. Judge
E. L. Adams concluded the adjourned
June term of the district court hero
today. The adjournment had been
taken for the express purpose of quietIng -
Ing the title nnd to clear up all Im
perfections In the ground for the gov
ernment building site. The case was
entitled Veith against Smith nnd was
brought by Judge John M. Ragan.
Judge Adams rendered a decree quiet
ing the title.
Lightning btroko IH F.itnl.
CRETE , Neb. , June 30. A very se
vere thunder storm visited Crete and
vicinity Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
Isloy , who lives about flve miles west
of Crete , while out working In the
harvest field was struck by lightning
and Instantly nllled. Two of her chil
dren , who were with her In the field ,
and a farm hand were knocked down
by the same lightning strole.
Harvesting In llufTiilo Conn I v.
MINDEN. Neb. , June 27. I. A. Hill ,
tenant on the uogers farm , one mile
west of Mlnden , on the 23rd" com
menced cutting a field of eighty acres
of fall whca't , which will yield at least
twenty-five bushels per acre. This is
quite early , but Is the cominonccmorit
of harvest In this county. All grain
Is looking flue.
Smith Guilty of .11 tinier.
AUBURN , Neb. , Juno 301 The Jury
In the case of the State against Smith ,
who was charged with the murder ol
his wife , found the prisoner guilty oJ
murder in the first degree and fixed
the penalty at life Imprisonment.
Olil Settler1 I'linlc.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Juno 30. Tbo
annual plci.lc of the old settlers of
Valley county was held at the home
of A. M. Stewart on the cast side of
North Loup River. A largo number of
the original settlers were In attend-
an co.
Herder Thrown From Hono.
GREELEY , Neb. , Juno 30. Jamea
Fuller , u herder for Will Reed , wag
thrown from a horse and had his arm
broken above the elbow. His shoulder -
dor was also badly bruised.
3'
II
WISE WORDS fROM MANDERSON.
on "IhuiRor * of MllUnrlmu" to
Point Uitilota.
At the closing exorcises of the West
Point Military Academy , General
Charles R Maiidcrson , wns selected. to
make the address to the class. General
Mandcrson proceeded in bin open nnd
frank style and In the course of his ad
dress made the following utterances ou
militarism and the dangers of a standIng -
Ing army.
"When war comes it is usually the
unexpected that happens. That wlsa
nnd close observer , Do Toouevlllo ,
said : 'War is an occurrence to which
all nations arc subject , democratic na-
tluns ns well as nil others , whatever
taste they may have for peace. ' And I
might accumulate quotations to an ex
tent to produce satiety on the propo-
sltlon that n wine nation will in peace
prepare for war. Yet wo have these
possessed of more timidity than wis
dom , and othora with more wisdom ,
but with political ambitions leading
to attempted deception , who cry out.
'Beware of militarism , ' and fear a
standingarmy. . In this republic where
' military service Is voluntary , not com
pulsory , what Is the number that would
make a standing army sufficient to af
fright even n timid soul and make It
fear for the liberties ol the people laud
hownil the coming of militarism ?
Would one soldier to the thousand pop- ,
illation be dangerous ? Yet that would
mean 75,000 to 80,000 of n regular ar
my. Would one man In every square
mile of continental area bo a thing to
fear ? Yet that would mean an army
of .1,002,88-1 , and one to each five sqitnra
miles would be 720,570 men , about
eight times our present army , regular
nnd volunteer.
"I have prepared three tables snow-
liiK the population nnd urea of the great
nations , the number of their armies In
peace and n comparative utatometit ,
with the United States , of the soldlora
to the 1,000 of population , also tha
square mile of area , and the war budget -
got of each when at peace. Thuse ta
bles furnish much food for thought
and contain figures of fact that annihi
late the figures of speech of those who
would 'make cowards of us' all. '
Coinpurntlvo Military Htrunctli.
"Taking the armies of Europe at a
period In 18D9 , when all European na- '
tlons were at peace , and It will bo
seen that France , with 540",000 men ,
had M soldiers to each 1,000 of people
ple and 2.G soldiers to each square mlle ;
Germany , 500.000 soldiers , being 1 1.3
to each 1,000 nnd 2.7 to each square-
mile ; Russia , 890,000 , being G.9 to
evry | 1,000 , and. on account of Us en
ormous area ( including Siberia ) , 9.G
squnro miles to each soldier ; Great
Britain , 258,000 , being 0.8 to the 1,000
and 2.1 to each square mile.
Now , let us compare the United
States under existing conditions , all of
the countrlcn named belilg on n peace
basis and the republic at war. Our
population In 1890 wns 62,000,000. 1 es
timate It now at 75,000,000 , n conserva
tive estimate. The regular army Is ,
under existing law , 03,000 , which Is .80
of a soldier to each 1,000 of people. Ad
ding the volunteer force now hi the
field , and we have 1.23 soldiers to each
1,000 , as compared with 9.7 , which la
the average of all continental
Huropenn nations , and 13.2 which Is
the proportion in Great Britain at the
present. And yet this absurdly small
fraction of an armed man Is declared
by the cowardly cavillers and deceiving
demagogues to be u throat at the lib
erty of the people. In France there are
2.G and in Germany 2.7 soldiers to each
square mile of territory , while In tha
United States there Is one regular to
each 55 square miles of American soil ,
nnd , when the volunteers are added ,
one man to each thirty-six square
miles. Truly this solitary ooldlor
would have an active time of It lord
ing It over such n broad domain. Ho
would be ever on duty nnd to accom
plish anything his reveille would have
to continue until after bed tapa and
taps never be sounded.
"No ! 'The nation that saw the mil
lions of armed men , whose love of
country nnd devotion to duty saved
the life of the republic from the dread
ful struggle of thirty-five years ago ,
disappear as the morning mists that
hang around Crow's Nest dissipate
under the warming rays of the rising
sun , to assume again the part of the
civilian and take up the duties OL' com
mercial and business life , need have no
fear of evil to come from Its citizen
soldiery.
Gentlemen of the class of 1900 , sl.o
cells you to the duties for the per-
formnnce of which you have been
trained. The working tools of your
craft have been given you. They are
not only the theory of war , but respect
for authority , subjection to the civil
power , regard for the rights of others ,
especially your Inferiors In rank :
prompt obedience to superiors , remem
bering ever that he who would com
mand must first leuru to serve ; cheer
ful promptness In that obedience : punc
tuality , that politeness of kings ; so
briety , economy , studious habits , and
with all these requisites the remaining
great essential effacement of self , it
need be , in love of country and devo
tion to her glorious flag.
"Gird on your swords ! May the
bright blades now &o spotless , never bo
stained with dishonor , for never woru
swords unsheathed In a service so ex
alted and for a nation so great.
"God uncovered the laud that Ho
hid of old time in the west an tlio
sculptor uncovers the statue when ho
has wrought his best. "
V r rH.
The Prince of Wales' latest Indul
gence is un attempt lo write verso ,
ut which he recently spent an hour
In response to requests from several la
dles to write something In their auto
graph albums. lie admitted that the
verses were very bad.
lln r nlHheil In " UnMotl ,
President Seth Low , of Columbia ,
university , Is a good Latin scholar , but
he forgot his speech in that tongue the
other afternoon while conferring an
honorary degree on a Harvard professor
ser of Lulln , and New Yorkers are
laughing good-naturedly about It. Mr.
Low 'was getting along swimmingly ,
when suddenly he stopped and con
fessed that he could not remember his
l atln. Then he added , with a smile :
"Latin may come from the head , but
English from the heart , so I will con
fer this honorary degree from. my.
heart. "