1 \ THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , MAY 10,1902 , r l. Proving His . Manhood By P. Y. BLACK Copyright , 1002 , t > / the 8. 8. McClure Company | The transport was at last ncarlng .Cuba. With a glass ono could make put tlio scattered palms and the dark thills rising behind tlio whlto beach. , On the deck tlio men lounged , only half ( believing that the voyugo was nearly lover. In a corner a group were intent pn n card game. Presently ono of the ihrce sprang up with an angry l ugh. I "Kids for luck ! " ho cried , throwing "down the cards. I "Nobby , " said n lad with the badge f the band on his forage cap , "say , t I can't help It if the cards will come my way. " "Come your wayl I'm only nn Inno cent veteran , with three service stripes , and I can't afford to play with sharks like' ' you. Did you fetch that last ace down your sleeve , or was It hidden un der the blanket ? You're a ulutcb for any. " Young McRafforty , commonly known as "Rones , " looked up , with a glint of I eagerness In his eyes. "Honest , Neb I by ? " ho asked. "Haven't I Just lost half a month's I pay to you , and me n man , more the shame ? But what will the parson say \ to me for letting you into a gtmioV" Bones threw a scared look aft but grinned chcct fully as he said , "Hope lie's seasick yet. " lie sauntered far forward In the nose of the ship. Thrusting hid hand in his ehlrt , he drew out a precious case. Opening it , he fitted together the pieces of a flute the flute which , as all the regiment knew , was a rnirvol In his bands. Bones could play many instru ments. Elis dead father had been band master. Thence arose the enlistment of little" McKafferty , the child of the regiment Now his eyes were filled with sad de sire as he fitted the flute to Hid lips and breathed out a sweet , familiar air , the "Lorelei. " Suddenly he started for a. tenor voice had taken tfp th < 5 strain. Burning nrouh3 he saw the chaplain standing by his side. Together they finished the verse. Tlicn the man laid his hand on the boy's shoulder. "McRaffcrty , I hear that you have been breaking all my rules while I was seasick. " The boy's eyes glanced up , apt in dc- nlrl witliout the need of compromising jvords. "McRnfTcrty , " cried the clmplnin nl- most angrily , "don't lie , don't lie to me today , for it may be the last time I may ever talk to you ! " His voice softened at tlio last words. He held out his delicate hand. The boy took it eagerly , for if any one in tbe world could influence him it was tbc chaplain. "Tonight wo will be in Cuba. To morrow I will be in the fi'ont where the men need me , you in the rear with the nurses. " "No , no ! " cried the boy passionately. "How can they march without music ? " "The colonel has ordered it , and you must obey. But , lad , lad , where are the promises you made me ? You think that I have not heard these things , but I .have. The men have hidden you jvway twice because you were the , worse for drink. You gamble every chance you get They even say oh , Bones that you don't play fair. " Bones faced him stubbornly. "I don't like tbe beer. It makes me sick. And I don't care for the money when I am gambling. " "Tb'eu why do you sully your father's memory and hurt your best friends ? " The boy drew in his breath with al most a sob as be said slowly : "Because I'm a man , and I want to prove it I'm tired of being called 'kid' b'y all the regiment. When I beat them eriougii , tbey'll stop. " Tbb ch'aplaln laughed bitterly. "You n man , and break your word ! You a man , and cheat at cards ! If you keep on as you have begun , you will become , uot a man , but a disgrace to tbc regi ment ! " Bones turned away without answer. 1'f tbV ch'aplain could have seen the tears in bis4 dyes , hi * might ; b'ave added n comforting word. The boy's heart iwas swelling with grief and Indigna tion. "Some day he shall call me a man , ' * ho promised himself. ' Mules , men and ambulances were crowded in tbe narrow , muddy , heav ily'rutted' ' road which led through the tangled Jungle. From the front came the sound of heavy Drlng from the Spanish trenches and blockhouse , [ where the red and yellow flag still flut tered. A regiment of regulars came swingIng - Ing along. With them marched the chaplain. A slender figure came up pantingly from tbe rear. The sergeant , twho wo 3 1116 closing , ran up with an loath. "What brought you here , you young devil ? Do you think wo are on dress parade ? Get back to the ambulances cwbere you Belong. " "I can't , Sergeant Bull , " said the l > oy , with an injured air. "The doctor Bald I was only in tbovay { didn't know the difference between tbe litter arid tbo lancet Told me to go to tbe uovll , so I came to you. " "Blamo you , Bones , " Bald tbo scr- ceant , with n grin , "do you think I can't tell ono of your lies ? Go back to the' rear , and bo quick about It ! " "Ob , Berg1 , " cried Bones , "don't send mo back ! I can eh'oot as straight as' the rest" " ' Kr'ng. " "Yon've no . I "I'll take your goo jrhen you're kllleS , " - -fc - ' "Ton little bcA'trtTco back hko n'rnnn and obey orders. " McHafferty's eyes glowedi "That's why I'm herd" bo cried * "Tbo chap lain Bald I'd never innko a man , but I'll prove bo Is Wrong. " Suddenly tbe company buglers rang out : "Forward , double tlfnol March ! " At n run the company came out of tbo jangle Into tbo open. Ilonce was fop gotten. A Bhcll Rcreecbed through Ute air and Boomed to bnrst Immediately over hg ( head. Three men fell tihrloking In front of him , dropping tholr guua. For a moment ho tbOtfght of tbo rear and Bafcty. Then the grlzzfed captain , old in Indian wars , stepped out c'almly. "Steady , my men , They'll never hit us like that twice. They d6n't know how. " McRaffcrty's volco led tlic answering chcrr. He ran forward , grabbed n gun and cartrktgd t > 6lt from oifb of tbe ( loud boldleia and pushed himself into tbc ranks bcHlilc Nbbt > y. The veteran took n moment to give him n bug. "Good for you , my bdautyl You'vo no business here , but keep close to me , my little mad soldier. " And Bones obeyed him ran forward , dropped , fired. It was a dogged ad vance under ( Ire. In straggling groups through tangled underbrush and a snag beset stream tbe men charged San Juan hill. At last Bones sank down exhausted by o little group of panting men. A despairing corporal looked up the rfdgo where the Spanish flag Btlll flaunted and down the bill at tbe stragglers. "It's no use. boys , " said be ; "we can never make It. " "I say we can ! " cried the madden ed child of the regiment An inspi ration came to him. Drawing out his flute , he pieced It together and put it to his lips. Standing erect his fair , caplcss head gleaming in the BUM , bis blue eyes glared at the flag on the ridge , while "Yankee Doodle" rttilg out bravely above the ilolso of musketry. Frbm below came a great snout , and hundreds of bluccoats came oh with n rilni Botlcs advanced wltti tbcm , bead well back , triumph In his air. Tliero was a rusfi p'ast' hlnl. The red and yclloW flag fell at last. Bones thiW up his arm , with a cheer. Sdtfae- thlrig , tlld lasf sliot of it' ' retreating foe , struck him In tbe chcfsd. lie fell , grasping hUj flbte. Th'oib\vfis JT crowd about Him , and bis head was In tbo cbnnlniii'd lap. Bones looked up. "It's taps , ain't It ? " he whiskered ! "Yea , my man , " said the chaplain. Bones tried to straighten up. "I proved It to jou ! I am a man ! " Then he fell back. Jrnn'n Ilndiiilcnl Gnrilcrn. "The one great sight In Bultenzorg and the most famous thing in Java are the botanical gardens , the finest In the world , " says a concspondent of the Kansas City Star. "The gardens were started in 1817 by the celebrated botanist Holmvardt and arc still being constantly enlarged and Improved. Trees , ferns , shrubs , plants and flowers have been gathered together from all over the world and arranged with marvelous skill and taste. Every plant , tree and vine in the garden Is plainly labeled. There are great laboratories and workshops , though no hothouses are needed. It Is , In fact , a combination of the work of nature and of man carried to a point of perfection beyond which the imagi nation fails to carry one. The magnif icent trees , the wonderful vines , the superb palms , the graceful ferns , the giant water flowers , the beautiful flow ering shrubs and the curious orchids arouse an ever Increasing interest , and for ono whole morning we wandered about from one scene of beauty to an other until at last we emerged by a grand avenue of canary trees covered with giant creepers , some specimens of one variety bearing 3,000 blossoms at one time , and returned regretfully to our hotel. " Tlie Ilelii He Wanted. Tim and Clancy wcretfalklngr'through the wilds * of New , Jersey , b6unil for New York , when Tim spied a wildcat crouched In the br'aric'hes ot a' ' tree ne'Hr tbe road. Clutching his1 compriri- lori by1 the' arm arid pointing excitedly to tbc beast' he said : 'Clancy , do yez se'e' thot' foine' linl- tesb ca't1 ? Ol've a frind on > Vas'ey'street as wud give $40 fur ul. Stand yez un der now , an * CT11 go up an' shako her dune. All yez'll have to do is to bowld b'cr. " Clancy did as be w'as' told ) and Tim went up and shook and shook till tbo cat did absolutely' tumble. Clancy grabbed her. When there came a mo ment's lull in the cyclone of fur and Clancy and dust and grass , tbe won dering Tim , looking on from above , called down : "Shall Ol come dune , Clancy , an' help bowld her ? " "Come dune ! Come dune ! " gasped Clancy. "Come dune an" help let ber go ! " New York Times. Tlie Gre > houiitll Various explanations have been giv en of the origin of tbo term grey- bound , some authors claiming that the prefix grey is taken from -Grnlus , meaning Greek ; others that it signifies great , while still others say that it has reference to tbc color of tbe ani mal. In no other breed of hounds is the blue or gray color BO prevalent , and conseyuently the last mentl6ncd derivation seems1 the most plausible. A Pulp Question. Here is a story I heard in Ireland : A quarrel had taken place at a fair , and 1a 1 culprit was being sentenced for man- | slaughter. The doctor , however , bad given evidence to show that tbo vic tim's Bkull was abnormally thin. The prisoner , on being'ask'ed if he had any thing to say for himself , replied , "No , yer honor ; but I would ask , Was tbut ' a Bkull for a mab'tb > co to'a1 fair wld ? " " " " " AX AND BLOCK , Criminal UicptHlonn In I'mmilix Still Performed l > r < tiu lU-ndmnrtn. Seventeenth century methodo still prevail in Prussia In the matter of tbo xeciitloii of criminals. The man sen * cricetl there to Buffer capital punlRb- nent IR led to the fatal block , and hln tcad Is chopped off with identically tbo Bamo Bert of art an that which WIIH pcd io put a period to tbe oaroor of harlos I , in the Tower of London on bat fateful 30th of Jantlnry 2f > 2 years ago. Practically the only difference jetwecn the twentieth century execu- .Ion 0,11(1 that of the time of Cromwell B that the condemned Is not put to lenth publicly. In many parts of the German empire the guillotine has taken the place of bo gallows and the block , but In Prus sia old fashioned justice clings tenu- cloiiRly to the old fashions , and not ho rope nor the automatic knlfu nor be power of electricity has been able to displace the broadux as tbe IIINV'H olll- clal Implement of death. The only concession made to modern flcntlmont B in the garb of the executioner. Thfs functionary does not , an In the earlier times , dross In doublet and hotfo and lildo his ctmangulned Identity be- ilnd a frlghtfiomo mimic. Instead , ho appears at the execution garbed In a frock coat of somber hue and correct cut , and he wears upon his head , e\en when delivering the death stroke , a tall Bilk lint. 1II three assistants av < > Him- larly nttlfotl. Why this garb wan chosen no one can say authoritatively. It IB one of those things the origin of which ap pears to have been forgotten with the originators. But it Is the lawful cos tume , prescribed In the rcKUlatioiiH , which apply also to the twelve civil- an witnesses who must attend an ex ecution , with the result that a stranger witness IB unable to say until the ax has fallen which of the other fifteen Bilk hatted , frock coated Individuals grouped about him Is the man who IVCB by death. New York Press. FLOWERAND TREE. _ Ifcep begonias where the air Is not too dry , and they will not drop their Idaves : In watering bouse plants sufficient should be given to soak the boll thor oughly. A tree IB nearly dormant In winter , especially ode that has been lately transplanted. Plants in n dormant state require very little water during the winter , and an excess will caubc decay. Drenching rosebushes with strong quassia tea is a good curative of bugs and other destructive liibects and pests. To root cuttings quickly fill a bnucer full of sand , Into which the slips may be set. Keep the sand the consistency f mud. Never give up a decaying rosebush until you have tried watering It two or three times a week witli soot tea for a Bhoit time. Repotting of plants becomes neces sary for two reasons the plant Ubes up the available fcitlllty In the soil and ( Ills the pots with roots. To prevent crotchcd trees from split ting after they come Into bearing twist and fasten two small limbs together , and as the stem grows it will pi event splitting. Cuttings of quick growing bcibaco- ous plants , like heliotrope , verbena , phlox , geraniums , root quickly , chryn- anthcmums quickest of all. Choose cuttings when the plants are most vig orous. More Tlmn Itc Could Stand. "What's this ? " demanded the police , hurrying to the scene. "A bold up ? " A pale , scholarly looking man in spec tacles was standing over a burly ruf fian and shaking his slender fist at the prostrate fornl "I presume that Is what'you would term it , " ho replied. "This fellow stop ped me Just now and ordered me to bold up my hands. I complied , and bo began to search rny pockets. 'I will put a bullet through you , ' ho said , 'If you tnko them down all during the time I am' And then I knocked him down. 'All during * Is an abominable perversion of correct Engllsll that no man cab utter In my prds'enco unre- ' b'tikcd. " The unlucky footpad bad' tackled a professor of rhetoric. Chicago Trib une. Thb nontto of Bcbaei. Many valleys described In guide books' as "whispering valleys" arc favorite - vorito resorts for tourists In all parts of the1 world. Few , however , exceed in wonder a valley a't Stansfleld in Es sex , England. Tlie rector of this par ish In giving a careful account of his own experiences states that bis bouse stands on a bill 288 feet above six level , rising In rear to 300 feet , while in front the ground slopes away to a stream 100 feet below and again rises 180 feet on the opposite side. From the rectory the bells of 14 or 15 vil lages may be distinguished , while across the valley footsteps and voices In conversational tone may be beard at half a mile. on IIU Lorilnhlp. A carpenter In nn English town Imv ing neglected to make a gibbet that bad bden ordered by the hangman on tbe ground that be bad not been paid for the last ono ho had erected gave BO much offenpe that the next time tbe judge came to the circuit ho was sent for. "Fellow , " said the Judge In a store tone , "bow came yon to neglect mak ing tbe gibbet that was ordered on my account ? " "I humbly beg your phrdon , " replied tbo carpbnt r. "Had I ktiown It had been for your lordship It would have been done Immediately. " I' ' " < ! rr . A hostess of the went end , Wanhlng- ( on , who propoHetl giving a dinner to FOllH ! ( lOCtOfH VlHltllltf a COtlVCIltloll III town Hald to the caterer when nho had llnlHhed With her order : "Now , Mr. X. , I trust you will malc6 tlilH dinner UN line nn poHolble , for my come from all over the country , and I want them to Bee how well wo do thlngH at the capital. " " ! H It the dootorH yoifro going to en tertain , then ? " nuKed the caterer. 4'YeH ' , " reHponiled the lioMedH. "I have Invlletl a number of tlio tltiotorfl. " "Glvo me my lint , then , " altl the ca terer , and ho forthwith pnn-Ceded to Increase - crease the quantity of everything upon the menu ami to nearly tloublu tlio amount owine. . "What do you mean by that ? " asked the patron. ' 'Why linvo you Increased the quantity 6f everything no mate rially ? " " 1 WIIH all right nt flrst for tbo ordi nary Riiest , madam , " mild the caterer with an ex cnthedrn air , "but them fmwhones does eat and docH drink : hey doen eat and drink. 'llielr * trade eeems to give 'em an appetite. " Ex change. rrlmltlvr I'M re AH Into IIH the end of the tdxteentli century In London the Hole method of extlngulHhliiK flres WIIH by meaim of ( ontrUiuiceH Known an "hand Hqttlrtu. " These \\ero usually nlnde of brnnH , with a omrylng capacity longing fi'om two to four quiirtH ( if witter. The two qimrt "squirts" weie two and il hnlf feet In length , one and a half IncheH In diameter at their InrgcHt pint and but half an Inch at the no/-/.le. On each Hide \\eie handles , mid tlitee men weio requited to manipulate ! ! "Hqulrt. " One man on each Hide gripped the handle In one bund and the no//le In the other , while the third man woiketl the piston or plunger , drawing It out while tbe nozzle WIIH ImineiHcd In a supply of water which lllled the cylin der The beareiH then elevated the no/zle when the other piiBhod In the plunger , tlio skill of the former being employed In directing the H'tre'iim of witter updn the fire. Such primitive contrivances arc BilIU to have bcOil used during the gient ( lie of 1GOO. Till- "The flshhawk tells us when the shad begin to run up the liver , " Bald a Gloucester flHhermiin. "We have leain eel that It iHii't much UHO to citHt the. netH , no matter bow mild the weather may be , until Mr. FlshluivJc swooprt down on us. When ho comes Hailing up the bay , we know It's time to get to wotk. Lots of farmers down Jersey would never think to Html planting un til the flblilmwkH come. 1 don't believe they ha\o c\er been Inter than AptII 12 , though. They wotk their way up the const fiom Florida and the othei MMithein waterH enily In Mat eh , when the fish begin to como north. They fol low the blfj schools of heirlng , IIH rule , becaiiHo the hcirliu , ' swim close ( o gcther , and the hawk has easy picking. The shnd follow the heirlng , and AN hen the flshhawk COIIICH we know tlic Hhnd are not far behind. " Philadelphia Ilec ord. How Forfreim Monroe Wnn Unlit. The manner of constructing the fott at Old Point Comfort Is Interesting and throws sonic light on customs and practices then In vogue. The work was almost wholly done by slaves who were brought to the place by their masters and leased to' the engineers In cha.ge. The slave owner received 50 cents a day for each slave , and the government furnished each "laborer , " as the slave was called , with two suits of working clothes , n pair or two of shoes , rations , quarters and occasionally a little tobac co. , The "laborers" worked with very little clothes and generally without shoes. They lived In barracks and wcro subject to a kind of military discipline. The owners were regular In coming In to collect tbe hire for their slaves , from which we may Infer that the "constitu ents" of those days knew how to appre ciate a good thing to a degree worthy ot the present generatitm. Leslie's Weekly. iipalntii. " Fusel oil , or "faints , " as it Is com- moiiiy called aliout the distilleries ! r > England , according to the London Lari- cet , Is a primary amyl alcohol mixed with primary and Bccondary propyl al cohols. In England It can be obtained gratis at some distilleries. It * Is used locally as an external application for rheumatism. It is obtained from fer mented grain or potatoes by continu ing thd process of distillation after the ordinary spirit lias all "come over. " It IB an oily liquid , with a burning , acrid taste and an odor said to resemble Jargonelle pear. It has intoxicating and poisonous properties considerably more powerful than ordinary spirits. He Ilnd n Shnrp Tonsmr. 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