The effect of territorial expansion v
the merchant marine of the country i ;
ready being felt , and the outlook for
mestic shipbuilding is considered un
ally faA'orable. The output of the ys
next year is expected to exceed 400
tons. The greatest annual output s
the civil Avar Avas during 187-1. Avhen -
vessels of 432,725 tons Avere built. I
ing the last year the additions to our i
chant marine from all sources amoni
VJ about 200,000 tons , of which 20 ,
lous Avere foreign vessels purchased
the Government for use during the
and given American registers. The
sels condemned as prizes amounted
nearly 20.000 tons , Avhich , however ,
l > e included in the reports of the next yi
The merchant lleet under the llawai
lla consists of sixty-tAvo vessels , ajij
jratin } ? ol.H'lS tons. The Philippine 1
consists of ninety-three vessels of 1 ! ) .
tons , but Porto Itico is practically AV
out shipping. The total number of
kinds of merchant ships under the Uni
States Hag on the oOlh of "June , 1S98 , i
22.70. . This Avas a slight increase fi
the 22,033 reported for the previous y <
and a falling off from the 22.908 repor
for 3SOG. The tonnage of all these A
sels amounted in 1S9G to 4,703,880 to
in 1897 , 4,7 ( 9,020 tons , and in 1898
4,749,738 tons. The geographical dis
bution of our merchant marine is as
lows :
Number. Tonna
Atlantic and Girif coast. . .16,442 2,5. , : ' , ,
Pacific coast . l,7.jl 40(5 ( ,
< Jreat lakes . : { , ! ! . " ) ( ! 1,4$7 : $ ,
Itivers . 1,25'J 2G1 ,
IlaAvaii Avill become a full-fledged t
ritory of the United States on July
1899 , if Congress follows the recomm
Nations of the HaAvaiian commission. 1
congressional members oC that hotly , S
ators Cullom and Morgan and Kepvcsen
live Hitt , together Avith Justice Frear
the HaAvaiiau Supreme Court , Avho , AV
President Dole , represented the islai
on the commission , have been meeting ii
semi-rormal manner at the capitol , putti
the finishing touches upon their rope
Their conclusion Avill be embodied in a 1
establishing a territorial form of gove
ment for the islands , Avith a delegate
Congress , a local Legislature , and otl
features of territorial organization c <
siderably different from those Avhich hn
obtained in the old territories of the L"n
cd' States.
* _ _
With the signing of the treaty of pea
the Government Avill begin to save fix
$450,000 to $500,000 a month in wag
alone , paid to enlisted men in the arn
The pay of a priA'ate soldier in time
Avar is ? 15.GO a month , but in time
peace it is only $13. The pay of a fii
sergeant is $30 in time of Avar and $25
time of peace , and the number of oth
non-commissioned officers Avill decrease
about the same proportion as soon
peace is declared. There are in the coi
bined A'olunleer and regular armies abe
100,000 men , Avhose pay at prese
amounts to about $2,000,000 a mouth.
_
* * *
Illinois ( ontinues to he the l.u-rest , -i
Irihutor to the internal revenues of t !
Government , the five highest States heii
as follows : Illinois. $39.058,68(5 ; Nc
Yorlc , $21.058,509 : Kentucky , $1S,22 (
HIS ; Ohio , $10.430,908 , and Pennsylvani
$13,840,790. This covers the taxes <
Avhisky , tobacco , beer , oleomargarine a :
other articles. The banner district of tl
United Slates is the Fifth Illinois ( P
oria ) . Avhich paid $22.837,554 out of a tot
of $170,800,819 collected l > y the Gover
ment during the year.
Honoris received from officers engage
in recruiting service for the regular arir
show that some difficulty is being cvxpei
onced in securing recruits , and that tl
greater number of the applicants are ol
viously not fitted for military service. Tl :
reluctance or the most desirable class <
men ( o enlist is ascribed to the hardshii
: f the Spanish Avar , and the reports. onn
times exaggerated , regarding the deadl
disease certain lo be encountered li
troops stationed in tropical climaJes.
Chief Justice Fuller is to add ainotlu
sou-in-la\v io hi.s already long list , the ei
jragement being annaunccd of his younj
< > st daughter. Jane , to Mr. Francis of P.o ;
ion. This latest marriage in the Fullt
family is scheduled to take place in th
early spring. The chief jusliro a 1 read
has six sons-i-.i-l.-nv and with seven oil hi
hands in the spring Inwiil still have
chance Jo gain another , as < e daughte
remains unmarried.
There are 2iI9 appointment * of
tial i jstma > .rers awaiting confirmation lv
1he Senate. This number represents pres
ideiilial oilices filled during the recess. Al
ihese appoinlees assumed their postoilici
J'unctioiis at once , but their continuance ii
office depends on the action of the Senate
In addition to these four others were ap
pointed , but their commSs.cion * Avere sub
withheld.
The widow of Captain Charles Gridley ,
who commanded Admiral Dewey's Hag'
* hip. the Olympia , at the battle of Ma
nila. is to have a pension. Her formal
application has been filed Avith Pension
Commissioner Evans. Captain Gridley
died on his Avay home a feAv days after
the memorable battle. His home was in
Eric , Pa.
_ _
A bill has been drawn and will be intro
duced in Congress providing for appro
priating of $1,000,000. to be used in per
fecting a thorough Avater and sewerage
system for Chickamauga Park.
Secretary of the NaA-y John D. Long
has ordered that the eight-hour laAv shall
be enforced in all navy yards , and that
HO per cent additional be paid for all over
time. - : : -
An attempt Avill be made to have the
peace treaty considered in open session of
the Senate , Avhich Avould bo entirely pro
per , as there are no secrets involved in it.
_ _ _
n
There Avill he several resolutions intro
duced in both houses of Congress for an
investigation of the recent race riots in
orth Carolina.
PETS OF THE NAVY.
Many Mascots 011 Board Ships of
American Navy.
There are enough pets of A'ari
kinds serving as "mascots" in Am
can war-ships to stock a good-si
menagerie. According to the sail
superstition , the cixnv of a man-of-i
Avould not be complete Avithout sue
mascot , and since pets arc alloAved
board only with the formal consent
the Captain they may be said to
regularly in commission.
Even at the time of the disaster
the Maine , says the XOAV York We :
her pets Avere not forgotten. The Ma
carried . . . .4 and three cats , one
them the senior cat in the United Sta
navy. Two of the cats , which had b <
bought in Cuba , perished with
ship , but old Tom utilized his nine II
and survived , as did the Captain's d
Tom Avas born thirteen years ago
the Brooklyn naA-y 3-3nl , and has bi
in actiA-e service ever since. At
time of the disaster he was sleep :
peacefully three decks down , or a <
tance of nearly thirty feet below :
upper deck. The force of the explos
was so great that Tom was litera
fired through these three decks , a
came dOAvn unharmed.
In the confusion of that awful uh
Tom Avas lost sight of , but the m
morning he Avas discovered crying p
f ully , crouched on the part of the AATC
which remained above Avater. lie AA
first discovered by Commander Wa
wright , who hastened to take him
in a boat and remove lim to the Fe :
AVhere the sailors received him as
old friend.
The other surviAor of the Maine v , '
Captain Sigsbee's little pug dog , PC
gy. Peggy was asleep in the Captaii
stateroom when the explosion occunx
and Avas forgotten by her OAvner in t
confusion AA'hich folloAved.
The ship Avas in complete darkne :
but Peggy managed to find her Avay
the deck , and when the Captain's bo
was finally loAvered in the midst of t
shrieks of the dying , the roaring of t
Qre and all the confusion , Peggy AV
found standing at the place "she hi
been taught to take when that partic
lar boat AA'as lo be lowered.
In some AA'ays the most remarkal
Df all these mascots is the goat , Bill
QOAV on the cruiser New York. Bil
lias served for more than fifteen yeai
and takes an active part in the life
the ship. The custom of decorating tl
uniforms of old sailors Avith enlistmc :
stripes has been extended to Billy , ai
ie IIOAV Avears fn-e stripes , each stri ]
. epresenting three years of hoiiorab
service.
He wears these Avher. on dress parac
ittached to a belt of navy blue clot
Thich buttons oA'er his back. In stir
ner , Avhen on dress parade , he wears
ivhite duck belt decorated Avith go ]
itripes.
Billy always marches in parade wil
he same company , and is always at host
> est throughout the most complicate
laA'al nianuevers. He never makes
nistake in finding his own boat , and r ,
me on board is more prompt in r <
pending to the A'arious orders.
Another celebrated goat is ' 'Billy tli
'error , ' ' Avhich makes his home on tli
aonitor Terror. This goat seems to I
iappy on the limited deck space of th
lonitor , where he frequently lives fc
reeks at a time Avithout going asher <
These little mascots have curioti
rays of making themselves at hem <
ine of the cats Avhich sails with th
linnesola often craAvls into the yawr
ig mouth of one of the cannon. Sh
as found from experience that this i
very quiet place for an uninterrupted
ap , and AA heii the gun is not wearin ;
-cairvas cover she is usually to b
jund. there.
The Pony Express.
W. F. Bailey contributes to the Cer
iry an article on ' 'The Pony Express ,
jtAveen St. Josepli , Mo. , and San Fran
sco. Mr. Bailey says : At first th
ihedule Avas fixed at ten 'days , au avci
; e of eight miles an hour from star
i finish. This Avas 'Cut down to eigh
lys , requiring an average speed o
u miles. The quickest trip made wa :
carrying President Lincoln's inau
iral address , Avhich was done in seA'ei
lys and seA'enteen hours , an aA'eragi
iced of 10.7 miles per hour , the fastes
: ne of any one rider being 120 miles
om Smith's < Jroek to Fort Churchill
"Pony Bob , " in eight hours and tei
iiiutes , or 1-1.7 miles per hour. Con
Icriug the distance and difficulties
countered , such as hostile Indians ,
: ul-ajrents , floods and snow-storms ,
d accidents lo horses and riders , the
licdule Avas maintained to an aston-
ling degree. The service created the
? atc. t enthusiasm not only among
> employes but also in the ranks of
i G employes freighters , and resi-
nts along the route. To aid a "pony"
difficulty Avas a privilege , and AVOC
to the man who Avould o much as
o\v a stone in the way.
> eorca.se of Marblr * importation.
'he importation of marble to tliu
Hed Stales has almost ce.ised. It
mly now and then that a cargo ar-
is at this port. Avhile a few years ago
pet of sailing vessels brought many
.SOPS annually from the famous
rara quarries in Italy to Philadel-
a. Marble buildings ? cem to be be-
lin.g things of the past , and the
ibstoue-makers find litUe demand
marble tombs , slabs or monuments ,
mite has taken Hie place of marble
rywhere. even in the cemeteries
re marble shafts and slabs AA'ere
nerly the only proper things. Graii-
unlike marble , does not require
r frequent cleaning , and looks Ayell
lout being touched up for years. It
admits of a hiprli polish , and docs
show the marks of rust by contact
i metal , as marble docs
there is no other way in Avhich a
lan can be complimented , tell her
she is a great problem
Demoncrttxation.
Before 1873 gold and silver were ;
substantial parity Avith each other ,
maining for nearly 200 years very c
to the ratio of one unit of gold equ
lent in purchasing power to lu1 u
of silver.
Togethp'ih" two metals sustai
tuv credits and paper moneys of
Avorld , and their joint mass of volt
in circulation Avas the final raeasun
the values of other things. As Sir I
ert Peel said in a speech in the Ho
of Commons in May , 1844 , it made
difference whether a remittance AA
made in gold or in sih-er ; there be
an established equivalence betw
them , either could be sent.
This perfect interchangeability
use for the same purposes made
tAA-o metals , both of AA'hich were coi ;
freely , as Cernuschi pointed out , pi
tically one money substance.
But , beginning about 1873 , the i
coinage of silver began to be restric
and finally suspended by differ
great mints of the world , and in
legislation of many of the most POAA
ful nations the legal tender funct
was gradually and in increasing me
tire taken from silver money.
The effect of this progressiA-e less
ing of the demand for silver due to
increasing limitation of its mint pri
2ge and money power , contenipora
Hisly with the vast and growing ai
mentation of the demand for gold ,
iasioncd by imposing upon it alone 1
jurden that silver had previou
iclped to bear , was certain to be f
n tAA'O directions : First , the par of i
mange between the metals must
jroken , and , second , general pri <
nust fall.
Statisti-cs exhibiting the ratio 1
: ween silver bullion and gold bulli
: rom 1GS7 to 1S9G shows that for abc
! 00 years , in spite of the Avidest flue
itious in the relative production of t
> recious metals , the least silver at a
inie necessary to buy as much as
iiince of gold would buy was 14.
mnces in 17GO , and that the most sih
it any time necessary to buy as niu
: s an ounce of gold AA'as 1G.25 otinci
u 1813 ; but that after 1873 it began
ake more and more ounces of silver
> e the equivalent of an ounce of gc
a purchasing poAA'er , reaching 30.GG
S9G. The ratio Aveut still lower
897 , and for the first six months
898 it fell to about 35 to 1. Charl
L. Towue.
Bimetallic Theory.
The aim and purpose of all iiidustri
ctiATity is an exchange of the produc
f. industry , and money is a means f
rosecuting these industries and e
lianging their products.
Apart from its employment for the
urposes , money has no economic A al' '
hatever. It cannot directly grati.
single human Avant. For moneta :
se , silver has an equal rank with gel
> r in accomplishing the objects f
Inch money AA'as instituted , mom
iade of silver is in every respect i
litable and efficient an agent as mom
ade of gold.
When there is an equal use of bol
etals , If a person depositing at tl
int sixteen pounds of silver receives :
turn for it the same number of leg
nder dollars that he Avould have r
lived if he had deposited one pouii
gold , then sixteen pounds of silv <
ould be 'Of the same value as or
tuud of gold.
The Government simply gives back 1
e depositor the coins struck from tL
etal received from him. It no moi
lys the metal than does the miller bu
e wheat when he giA'es back to h :
stomer the flour made from it.
Price is the sum of money given i
change for a commodity , but mono
s no price , for people do not buy an
11 money , and Avheu the mints ar
en to the free and unrestricted coil
e of both metals neither of them ha
-ommodity value except when used i
2 arts , and in that case they comman
2 same sum of money they Avill ex
auge for at the mint ,
[ "here is no market price for gold ii
iglaiid , and there Avas no inarkc
ice for silver or gold in France Avhei
mints Avere open to the unrestrietei
nage of both metals.
: he Government , in establishing bi
tallism that is. in providing for tin
tal use of both metals in its currcnci
1 giving the same pOAver to both-
iply prescribes the proportional *
ight of the metals from Avhich ful
al tender coins shall be struck , am
? is the mtio upon Avhich the metals
coined into monetary units.
C the ratio is 1 to 10 , it is in cffecl
ing that the same number of units
-dollars shall be struck from 1C
ices of silver as from 1 ounce of gold.
Lenry G. Miller.
Free Silver Night Schools ,
he decline in prices in gold stand-
countries since ] 73 , concurrent
h a rise of prices in Japan , India ,
nji and other silver countries , leads
to look for an explanation in the
yimr rate of exchange betAveen
1 and gilver countries , which has ex-
d since the parity bc-tAveen the tAvo
als Avas broken. Mere arithmeti-
calculation will satisfy one that de-
ictizatiou of silver has caused the
prices.
istauce : A bought a farm in 1873
? SOO. lie paid $400 in cash and
s a mortgage on the farm for the
nice , interest at G per cent , per
urn. During the firsr three years he
ived an average of $400 for wheat ,
I for corn , $80 for young cattle , and
i for hogs , and paid an average of
1 each year for expenses and im-
euients on his farm. During the
s 1895 , 1890 and 1S97 he still mar
keted the same amount of produc
one-half the former price , and had
tailed expenses to $150 per year. "S\
was his average profit during the :
three years ? Answer $190. AVhat
his average loss during the last tl
years ? Answer $25.
Note. Leaflets for a school of tv
* containing problems
ty-fiAe pupils ,
tales to be used in free silver n :
schools , Avill be supplied on applica
to M. B. Smith , Addison , Mich , "i
son's Financial Catechism , " a volt
Indispensable to campaign work
will be sent to any person sendin
correct solution of anjr tAvo problem
the series.
Can Stnte Make Value ?
When the Humphrey bill to ext
the franchises of the street railway ;
Chicago was defeated in the last
nois Legislature the stocks of the tli
principal railway companies fell in
day , according to the daily papers
May 12 , $3,838,900. The bill afterw
passed ( at what cost to the railv
companies may be guessed only ) j
the A'alue of the stocks bounded.
The passage of the Dingley bill
variced the stocks of many of
trusts , notably the sugar trust , milli
of dollars.
Every tariff act , in fact , has crea
value for protected interests.
So well is this understood that
Republican politician makes no sec
of frying out of them the fat which 1
has made for them , and they part w
value in no stinted sums , and risk
lose it all , in the hope of another 1
which will yield more fat or the fear
losing the one they eiijoAr.
The United States has created :
tional banks and eudoAvcd them w
: he franchise of issuing paper mon
by means of which a national bank c
tuake 20 per cent upon an investment
: he new AAar bonds , while an indiv
lal can only make 3. ( For proof of ti
see the calculation of the NCAV Yc
financier , quoted in the Literary Digi
) f July 2 , 1898. )
And if the banks are ever given t
) OAver , for which they are bending <
jry energy , to issue paper mon
igainst their assets Avithout bom
heir profits Avill not be limited to
icr cent , but every dollar issued Avill
L dollar made out of nothing but t
: est cf the paper.
That laAv cannot create value is
-cry good doctrine to teach the comm
teople , but financiers kiioAA * better ; th
: noAA' that law can put value in tin
offers , and they Avon't quarrel abe
vhat creates it. S. S. Field.
Franklin's Mother.
In Franklin's autobiography there
> iily the barest mention of his uiotlu
Ubiah , and merely as the daughter-
one of the first settlers of NeAV E
; land. " Presumably this silence AV
.tie to the eighteenth-century attitui
OAvard Avomeu more than to any wa
f affection , for the tAvo correspondi
/ith regularity , even after the moth
ras "very weak and short of breath
0 that I cannot sit up to Avrite. alth
sleep well o' nights and my cough
otter and 1 have a pretty good stem <
j my victuals , " and she had to beg h
Dii to "please excuse my bad Avritii
ud inditing for all tell mo I am too o
> Avrite letters. * ' To her Franklin sei
ifts of various kinds , including '
loidore * * * Avhich please to a
? pt tOAvard chaise hire , that you ma
de Avarm to meetings this Avinter
'pon her death , in 1752 , he Avrote h
ster Jane : "I receiA'ed yours with tl
tt'ecting news of our dear mother
cath. I thank you for your long coi
uued care of her in her old age an
ckness. Our distance made it iniprai
cable for us to attend hey , but yo
ive supplied all. She has lived a goo
Fe , as well as long one , and is happy.
Century.
AVhat Alexander the Great Did.
Prof. Benjamin Ide Wheeler ha
ritteu. for the Century a IIOAV life c
Uexauder the Great. " Prof. Wheelc
ys : No single personality , exceptiu
e carpenter's son of Nazareth , ha
me so much to make the world of ciA
nation AVC live in Avhat it is as Alexar
T of Macedou. He leveled the terrac
son Avhich European history buill
hatever lay within the range of hi
nquests contributed its part to foni
at Mediterranean civilization Avhich
idcr Rome's administration , bccam
e basis of European life. What hr
yond AAas as if on another planet
oxander checked his castAvard marc ]
the Sntlej. and India and China Aven
't in a Avorld of their own , Avith theii
n mechanisms for man and society
? ir OAVII theories of God and the
> rlcl. Alexander's Avorld , to which AV (
belong. Avent on its own separate
ly until , in these latter days , a HCAA
? ed of conquest , begotten of commer-
1 ambition , promises at last to level
i barriers Avhich through the centu-
s have stood as monuments to the
tmost stations of the Macedonian
ilanx , and have divided the Avorld of
n in twain.
Xuns in Men's Attire.
ir Charles Gordon's "Recollection ; :
Thirty-nine Years in the Army' * con
ns a quaint little anecdote Avhicli we
: e not so far seen quoted. In 1SUO ,
Tientsin , the two Gordons , Avhen
king for hospital sites , came across
Buddhist nunnery. Despite the
rnings of one of the inmates , Avho
icared in boy's clothes , they entered
building and found that the inui.itei
Avore male clothing. The Buddhist
ies Avere greatly shocked at the iu-
; iou. "Our regret , " says Sir Charles ,
is real. Explanations were ex-
nged ; AVO Avere informed that the
imuuity within adopted male cos-
e as an indication that they not
' renounced the Avorld , but with it
emblems of their sex. We were
eived' by the Lady Superior , tea
oakes offered to and partaken of
is. We were then permitted to visit
'private chapel , ' and finally AA-O
ed from the religieuses on the best
; nns , " London Chronicle.
MnDEin
Two canulo Scots , walking to At
termuchiy , saw an uncouth fig
Standing in a distant field. After ga2
intently one said : "It's never rnov ;
BO it's a tatta ( potato ) bogle * ' ( scs
crow. "It's no a tatta bogle , " rep ;
the other ; "it's a man working by
aay. "
David Hume , the historian , o
made an offer of marriage to a 1 :
who refused him , but whose frie :
shortly afterward conveyed to him
Intelligence that she had changed
mind. "So have I , " replied David ,
conically , "so have I. " And he Ii1
and died in single blessedness.
George IV. became convinced , by clef
of long imagining and saying so , t
he had led the Life Guards at Wat
loo. "Did I not , Arthur ? " he said ,
a court dinner , to the Duke of Welli
ton. Most men would have been e
barrassed. Not so the Iron. Duke.
Bimply answered : "I have often he :
your Majesty say so. "
Bob Ingersoll was recently talk ;
with an old colored woman in Washi :
ton on religious matters. "Do you re
ly believe , aunty , " said he , "that pee ;
are made of dust ? " "Yes , sah ; de Bi
say dey is , and I believe it. " "But wl
is done in wet weather , when ther
nothing but mud ? " "Den I s'pects c
make infidels and sich truck. "
The distinction between the par ]
rector and the curate in the old da33
Illustrated by a story of an old rect
Returning to his parish after his i
tumn holiday , and noticing a worn
at her cottage door with her baby
her arms , he asked : "Has that ch
been baptized ? " "Well , sir , " replied t
courtesying mother , "I shouldn't like
say as much as that , but your you :
man came and did what he could. "
Two Irish laborers , old-time friem
met on the street in San Francisco i
L-ently , and after a cordial hand-sha
jue of them inquired : "An' where ha
fees be'u , Moike ? " "Workin' on t :
'arrunis in Southern California , " AV
.he reply , "and O'im moighty glad t
; it back. " "What happened ye
: hare ? " was the next inquiry. "T
iveather. It was too doombed IK
iVhy , whin Oi was a-workhf near Fri
10 th' t'ermoin'ter marked wan hu
Ired an' sixteen dagrais in th' shade
'Is that so ? Will , be hivens , they didi :
nake yees worruk in th' shade , d
hey ? "
Lady Blessington. who was accor
d the name of "the gorgeous , " Avh <
Mnce Louis Napoleon , the last ei
leror of the French , Avas an exile
Condon , Avas remarkably courteous
lim , extending her hospitality in tl
iiost lavish Avay. After his accessic
o the throne of France she Avas :
'avis for a season , and somewhat na
rally looked forward ( o an iuvitatic
o the Tuilerios. Time passed and noi
arae. Bur at a sumptuous ball give
IsoAvhere the emperor passed in tl
nil splendor of his triumph. CaU-hit ,
ight of his benefactress , he smile
nd asked : "Ah , Lady Blessingtoi
'ou remain in Paris for a time ? " "Ye
ire , " said she ; "and you ? "
When Mark Twain Avas first intr <
need to Gen. Grant the later shoo
ands in a perfuctory manner and in
icdiately relapsed into his customar
titude of reticence , says the Ladie :
[ ome Journal. There Avas an aAvl
ard pause ; it greAV longer and longe
s the humorist tried to think of some
ling bright to say. Finally , as if i
iieer desperation , Twain looked m
ith an assumed air of great timiditj
tid said : "Mr. President , I I feel a in
e bit embarrassed. Do you ? " Th
resident coulduot _ help smiling , am
[ ark took advantage of the chance th
icident presented to give place to otli
's. Ten years later , Avhen statesmai
ad humorist met again , Gen. Grant
ith a tAVinkle in his eye , said , befor *
wain had the chance to utter a Avord
Mr. Clemens , I don't feel at all em
ivrassed. Do you ? "
The captain of a vessel which AVJI ;
inging to America , in the fall o
' 90 , a mysterious passenger Avho hai
mie aboard at Hamburg. Avalched th (
tter so closely that at last the passen
a- said one day. "Sir. this is not the
st occasion upon Avhich 1 have ob
wed the attentive scrutiny you be
DAV upon me. May 1 inquire the rea
11 ? " "Sir , " responded the candid
ptain , "you took passage on my shir
a Dane ; I don't believe you're any-
ing of the kind. " The passenger
liled ; the smile Avas full of perspica-
y and confidence , and Avas folloAved
th : "Pray tell me , then , Avhat you be-
ve me to be ? " At this question Capt.
viug fidgeted , hesitated , and finally
irted out : "Well , to be honest , I think
u are a gambler. You've Avell-nigh
iued yourself at home , and are nee
ning to fleece the fools you'll find on
n-e. " The young man's smile broad-
id ; the next minute he turned grave
liu , lowered his voice , and replied :
aptaiu Ewing , as you haA'e studied
during this voyage , so I have stud-
you. 1 haA-e come to the conclu-
11 that you are a man to be trusted ,
m Louis Philippe. Due d'Urleans ,
est sou of that LouN Philippe d'Or-
us Avho Avas slain by the guillotine
the seventh of November , almost
ee years ago. "
Geese ; Washing Their Food.
'r. ' It. II. AVard remarks a curious
> it Avhieh he noticed in animals , not
lous for intellectual lrightness.
hen passing the village of AYest
nt , Va. . one day , while sailing on
York River , I noticed at the AVIs -
s edge , on the very muddy shore , a
y croAvd of geese eagerly foe-ding on
t delicacy of Southern goose-uiet ,
chunks of UiroAvn-aAvay Avntermelon j
rind. But the supply from the garbage
dumps along the shore was mostly so |
coAered Avith mud , sand and adherent
filth that even a goose knew too much
to eat it , or else couldn't swallow it. So ;
each bird that found a piece too dirly ,
to eat picked it up and deliberately car
ried it down to the AVJI tor , sometimes
a yard or two distant , to Avash it. '
AVithout any effort to cat it first , ho ,
dropped it into the shallow water , aurt
stood watching it until the running
stream had carried away the extrane
ous matted and left the tempting pulp
fresh and clean ( according to a goose" < J
sanitary ideas ) , when he quickly sl p-
ped Into the shalloAV Avater besid _
and gobbled off the edible pulp Avith ft
good Avill. Had I heard of this froini
some 'longshore fisherman. I should ?
have more than suspcr'ed some mistake - ,
take or exaggeration * but I saAv and
Avatched it myself , for half an hour or
more , and saw the same thing done repeatedly -
peatedly and by several different birdsj
and , therefore , I knoAV that it Avas thq
habit of the flock at that time. "
Israel Putnam's J2xpoit ! Matched.
A braA'e deed , in order to be handeq
JoAvn to posterity , must be fortunate in
the place , time and circumstances of its !
occurrence , and also in its historian :
A.n Idaho paper records in a few Avonls/ /
in exploit Avhieh seems to reveal an in
trepidity quite equal to that shown ; u
the reputed entrance of the AVON'S cavq ,
it Pomfret bj- Israel Putnam : but the
incident appears so ordinary to the Ida- <
iio paper that it docs not even put on
record the name of the young man Avho
ivas the hero of the adventure.
However , it records the name 06
Dharles Lockerman , Avho shot ho
nountain lion after the man hatf
; moked it out of its cage Avhich se1119 ;
o be much the less important par. of-
he achievement.
It seems that near Pearl , in P.ol e
Bounty , Idaho , a mountain lion. slu > Avn |
o be ot great size by its trail , was ;
racked to a cave by Charles Locker :
nan , Avho had tAvo or three men with !
lim.
lim.Then
Then the question rose. IIOAV was thr ,
"dugar to be got out of the cavi ?
"One of the men Avith Lockorman" -
o tlie hero is designated volunteered
o enter the caAe , light a lire , creep our , ;
nd leave the animal to be" smoked our ,
o that Lockerman could shoot him.
NOAV a mountain lion of full size 13
uite as formidable as a Avolf. and to
nter the cave Avith him must be arf
reat an achievement as that Avhieh ia
jgendary concerning Israel I'tunam.
iut this anonymous person did not bos-
ate. At the risk of encountering thci
ild beast , he took some brush and
ame matches , crept into the cave ;
lade a fire , and crept out again.
Soon the smoke filled the cave ; soori
Iso the mountain lion , snarling , cams
ounding out. Lockerman was ready ; A ,
'
nd a ball from his rilie laid the crea ?
ire IOAV. It Avas measured , and found
> be seven feet in length.
Politeness in Mexico.
No other nation can equal Mexico in
te stately courtesy pr.ictk-ed in evory-
ly life among all clause * . Even the
> or laborers rarely address one an-
her without some t < Tiu of endear-
ent. "Como estas. mi alma ? " ( "IIOAV
e you , my soul ? " ) is a common form
' address. Everj * one seems to have
gentle consideration for the feelinga
others. "My lady , I am at your ,
et , " is the prescribed form of salu-
tiou from a gentleman AA'ho meets a1 ,
dy , Avhereas if tAvo gentlemen meet ?
ey say , "I kiss your hand. "
A. Mexican Avill never permit a lady
descend the stairs alone : he takes'
r by the hand or offers his arm and !
ly takes leave of her at the streetf
or. Often in their rambles through !
exico strangers lose their way and ]
they haA'e a slight knoAvIedge of
ttnish an appeal to a natiA'e is cer *
in to bring courteous relief.
Hie Mexican lover calls his sweet- *
art "the very eyes of me" and if
e rejects him he is likely to say ,
ince there is no help I boAv before
u , kiss your feet and depart. "
Mexican politeness always has the
pearance of perfect sincerity. An
nerican young lady Avas once tailing
th an old Mexican gentleman and'
5 laughingly said something about
ving some literary work to do. ' it *
is good to see the old felloAv's in-
> ssive manner as he exclaimed :
'orkl Miss , such lips as yours should
rer mention work. You should IK ;
liieeii and Avear pearls as beautiful
those incased in your loA-olv
uthl"
Quaint Costumes of HoUanr
"
Tany people Avill have seen tlu >
rming portrait which has been taken
Wilhelmina inthe - national dre of
Friesland Avomen. To realize IIOAV
ie Avas the decision of the regent
ther to encourage her daughter in
fondness for the handsome peasant'
ss , one must understand Avhat an *
> ortant place in the lives and affec-
i of the Dutch people of the present
their national dress holds. In all !
ts of the country the old styles of' "
sant dresses are still to be seen. On' '
broAvs of the women of Zeelaml !
iderful headdresses of silver andi
1 are Avorn by the Frieslaiul Avomen.
re are no more con < rvative pc-o
in the matter of dress and family
ems than the Dutch , and their lirtlo-
? n has become doubly dear to theta
aigh her devotion to the quaint na-
al dress and -
her loA-e for many
r of the time-honored customs.
British Success in AV'ar.
all the Avars of the British they
2 Avon the splemlM aA-orage of S2
cent , of the battle.s. This is the
Id's record.
The Discovery of Florida.
nee de Leon , the Spanish naA-jga.
made the discovery of the lane
> h he afterwards named Florida. " > % k ,
laster Sunday , March 27 , 1513.