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i -Vj' "4-.jK?l.-J 42 - fc- ' - - - - irMy-'- - -. - i" irt -1 -. 5 . .t-' ft 1 - n?s --v. jgw-isft . ?1"-r'iare.5v -"v- -? : . If g , ! k : I THE DUST OF The tombs of England's honored dead Are. like her annals, grand; T Leaning o'er Chatham's burled head, -i Drooping by Nelson's trophied bed. As if their hearts of marble bled. Art's silent mourners stand. But how. my country, bast thou shrined Thy patriot-heroes dust? Hath he. in whose majestic mind All human virtues were combined . Hath he the champion of mankind Carved urn or laurel bust? ' No from his tomb th' unsculptured stones. Mildewed, and broken, fall; No marble warders guard his bones. His grave nor state nor nation owns. And he who startled Europe's thrones Neglected lies of ail. The monuments that Nature gave Are melting fast away; The branches that were wont to wave Like banners, o'er the good and brave. Torn rudely from his hallowed grave, Are speculation's prey. Conquered Cornwall! rests In state. So Howe and Clinton lie; For Britain bars not glory's gate Against e'en ber defeated great. While we to him. whose sword was fate, A ntting tomb deny. Sons of the soli! heirs of thefame Earth's purest patriot won. Let not his memory be your shame. The sordid ransom give, and claim The dust of Washington! I i V r Mrs. Washington's Noble Character la the course of the year following the French and Indian war, CoL Washington bad paid his addresses successfully to Mrs. Martha Custis, to whom he was married on the 6th of January, 1759. This lady was three months younger than himself, widow of John Parke Custis. and distinguish ed alike for her beauty, accomplish ments arid wealth. She was the daugh ter of John Dandridge. At the time of her second marriage she had two children, a son and a daughter, the former six years old. the latter four. Mr. Custis had left large landed estates in New Kent County, and forty-five thousands pounds sterling in money. One-third part of this property she held in her own right, the other two thirds being equally divided between her children. By this marriage an accession of .core than one hundred thousand dol lars was made to Co.l. Washington's fortune, which was already consider able in the estate at Mount Vernon, and other lands which he had select ed during his surveying expeditions end obtained at different times. To the management of his extensive pri vate affairs his thoughts now turned. He also look upon himself the guard ianship of Mrs. Washington's two children, and the care of their proper- ty. which trust he discharged with all the faithfulness and assiduity of a father, till the son became of age. and till the daughter died in her nineteenth year. This union was in every respect felicitous. It continued foifjr years. To her intimate acquaintances and to the nation, the character of lira. Washington was ever a theme of praise. Affable and courteous, exem plary In her deportment, remarkable for her deeds of charity and piety, un ostentatious and without vanity, she adorned by her domestic virtues the sphere of private life, and filled with dignity every station in which she 'was' placed. Washington Chosen Commander-in-Chief At the outbreak of the war of the revelation, it should be said, to the rredit of the New England delegates, that they were among the foremost to propose, and. the most aealoas to pro mote, the appointment ef CoL Wash ington to the chief command. As the asmtaat had beaua in ManMPimcMt. th tahabltaati of which had been the and as the existing raised there, it could thought an extravanat had that cohmv asnirad n ' of furnishing a commander- jto, nappuy tor America, hi of that dav raw far atuiw the eordM aims of selfishness and par ' 7 rivamkips. While the discussions were going da a Omvrtas respecting military nren- Mr. John Adams, one of the laascausetts. moved the army, then heslegtaj, the Brit xa.tresee ha BonC should be adopt i by Csmgnssas a Continental army: tad. la the coarse of his ebservatioas mforctec this motion, he said it "was xta legalise to propose for the office f "! Iff"- -"- a gcatmmaa from Tlrgiaia, whe was at that time a nmiir of their own body. His re jpm .BsbbbbcobbW. EOR n mJPPJT : WASHINGTON: marks were so pointed that all present perceived them to apply to Col. Wash ington, who, upon hearing this refer ence to himself, retired from his seat and withdrew. When the day for the appointment arrived, the nomination was made by Mr. Thomas Johnson of Maryland. The choice was by ballot, and. on inspecting the votes, it was found that Col. Washington was unan imously elected. As soon as the re sult was ascertained, the House ad journed. On the convening of Con gress the next morning the president communicated to him officially the no tice of his appointment, and he rose in his place and signified his accept ance in a brief and appropriate reply. Absolute Stranger to Physical Fear An anecdote is related by an his torian illustrative of Washington's resolution and courage. A person of lawless habits and reckless character had frequently entered upon the grounds near Mount Vernon, and shot ducks and other game. More -than once he had been warned to desist, and not to return. It was his custom to cross the Potomac in a canoe, and ascend the creeks to some obscure place, where he could be concealed from observation. One day, hearing the discharge of a musket, Washing ton mounted his horse, and rode in the direction of the sound.- The in truder discovered his approach, and had just time to gain the canoe and push it from the shore, when Washing ton emerged from the bushes at the distance of a few yards. The man raised his gun. cocked It, pointed it at him, and took deliberate aim; but. without a moment's hesitation, Wash ington rode into the water, seized the prow of the canoe, drew it to land, disarmed his antagonist, and inflicted on him a chastisement, which he never again chose to run the hazard of en countering. 4 Gratitude of Congress Shown When Washington returned to New burg, at the close of the revolution, he found a letter from the president of Congress, asking his attendance on that assembly, then in session at Princeton. The object of this request was to consult him on the arrange ments for peace, and other public con cerns. While he was making prepara tions to leave camp Congress conferred on him new honors. It was voted unanimously that an equestrian statue of General Washington should be erected at the place where the resi dence of Congress should be estab lished, and that it should be executed by the best artist in Europe, under the superintendence of the minister of the United States at the Court of Ver sailles. 44 Incident Typical of Washington's Life A story illustrative of the firm and determined character of Washington Is told in the following description of af fairs during the frontier warfare: "The labors and dangers of the field were not the only troubles with which Col. Washington at this time had to contend. By an ill-timed parsimony, the pay of the officers was reduced so low as to create murmurs and discon tent throughout the camp. Complaints grew loud and vehement, accompanied with threats to resign and leave the army to its fate. Under this pressure the character of Washington shone with the same purity and lustre that often distinguished it afterwards on similar trying occasions. In his letters to the governor he assumed a firm aad manly tone, demanded for himself aad his associates aa allowance equal to that received by the king's troops, aad deprecated the idea of being placed upoa a footing, which should imply aa inferiority ia raak. or la the valae of their services. S SH1NGTOPC "While he took this high stand in defending the just claims of the ofll cers, he endeavored to calm their feel ings and reconcile them to their con dition by appeals to their honor and the obligations of duty. 'I have com municated your sentiments to the oth er officers,' said he to the governor, 'and, as far as I could put on the hypo crite, set forth the advantages that may accrue, and advised them to ac cept the terms, as a refusal might re flect dishonor upon their character, leaving It to the world to assign what reason it pleases for their'auitting-the service.' And again, 'I considered the pernicious consequences that would at tend a disunion and was therefore too much attached to my country's inter ests to suffer it to ripen.' In this way he concealed his uneasiness, and tran quilized the minds of his officers, al though he felt the wrongs they suf fered, and approved the spirit that would not tamely submit to them. "As to himself, it was not so much the smallness of the pay, that gave him concern, as the Indignity and in justice of having his services estimated at a lower rate, than in the British establishment, when in reality no ser vice could be more severe and hazard ous, or less promising of glory, than the one in which he was engaged. 'Now if we could be fortunate enough,' said he, 'to drive the French from the Ohio, as far as your honor would please to have them sent, in any short time, our pay will not be sufficient to discharge our first expenses. I would not have you imagine from this, that I have said all these things to have our pay Jlmdv 'n h& 'VmAtna 2fe& 4r ?w!t " S.1JO& ,JS vl &$ "tk,ArfLS-4&. tJz&nCfy prUtr? u..vMA. "99 increased, but to justify myself, and to show you that our complaints are not frivolous, but founded on strict reason. For my own part, it is a mat ter almost indifferent, whether I serve for full pay, or as a generous volun teer. Indeed, did my circumstances correspond with my inclinations, I should not hesitate a moment to pre fer the latter; for the motives that have led me here- are pure and noble. I had no view of acquisition, but that of honor, by serving my king and country-' In this declaration, uttered in the sincerity of his heart, we per ceive the principles, the eminent vir tues, that dictated every act of his public life." Title of Monarch Sternly. Put Aside When the revolution ended and peace was declared, the discontents of the officers and soldiers, respecting the ar rearages of their pay, increased, and, there being now a prospect that the army would ultimately be disbanded without an adequate provision by Con gress for meeting the claims of the troops, these discontents manifested themselves in audible murmurs and complaints, which foreboded serious consequences. But a spirit still more to be dreaded was secretly at work. In reflecting on the limited powers of Congress, and on the backwardness of the states to comply with the most essential requisition, even in support of their own interests, many of the officers were led to look for the cause in the form of government, and to distrust the stability of republican in stitutions. So far were they carried by their fears and speculations that they meditated the establishment of a new and more energetic system. A colonel in the army, of a highly re spectable character and somewhat ad vanced in life, was made the organ for communicating their sentiments to the commander-in-chief. In a letter elaborately and skilfully written, after describing the gloomy state of affairs. the financial difficulties, and the in numerable embarrassments in which the country had been involved during the war, on account of its defective political organization, the writer adds: "This must have shown to all, and to military men in particular, the weakness of republics, and the exer tions the army have beea able to make by being under a proper head. There fore I little doubt that, when the ben efits of a mixed government are point ed out and duly considered such will be readily adopted. In this case it will, I believe, be uncontroverted, that the same abilities, which have led us through difficulties, apparently insur mountable by human power, to victory and glory, those qualities tha: have merited and obtained the universal es teem and veneration of an army, would be most likely to conduct and direct us ia the smoother paths of peace. Some people have so connected the ideas of tyranny and monarchy as to find it very difficult to separate them. It may therefore be requisite to give the head of such a constitution as I propose some title apparently more moderate; but, if all other things were once adjusted. I believe strong argu ments might be produced for admitting the title of King, which I conceive would be attended with some material advantages.'' To this communication, as unexpect ed as it was extraordinary in its con tents, Washington replied as follows: "Newburg, 22 May. 1782. "Sir With a mixture of great sur prise aad astonishment I have read with attention the sentiments you have submitted to my perusal Be assured, sir, no. occurrence in the coarse of the war has given me more paiaful seasa tloas than your information of, there being.such Ideas existing ia the army, as yoa have expressed, aad I mast view with abhorrence aad reprehend with severity. For the present, the com maalcatioa of them will rest la my ek, -L. rr own bosom, unless some further agi tation of the matter shall make a dis closure necessary. "I am much' at a los3 to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an 'address, which to me seems big with the great est mischiefs that can befall my coun try. If I am not deceived ia the knowl--edge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable. At the same time, in justice to my own feelings, I must add that no man possesses a moresincere wish to see ample justice done to the army than I do, and as far as my powers and influence, in a constitutional way extend, they shall be employed to the utmost of my abil ities to effect it should there be any .occasion. Let me conjure you, then, if you have any regard for your coun try, concern for yourself or posterity, or respect for me, to banish these thoughts from your mind, and never communicate, as from yourself or any one else, a sentiment of the like na ture. I am. sir. etc. "George Washington." - Such was the language of Washing ton, when, at the head of his army -and at the height of bis power and popu larity, it was proposed to him to be come a king. After this indignant re ply and stern rebuke, it is not prob able that any further advances were made to him on the subject. Thought Always of Country's Welfare In a letter to Colonel Hamilton, a delegate in Congress from the state of New York, Washington said: "My wish to see the union of these states established upon liberal and perma nent principles, and inclination to contribute my mite in pointing out the defects of the present constitution, are equally great All my private letters have teemed with these sentiments, and, whenever this topic has been the 'subject of conversation, I have endeav ored to. diffuse and enforce them; but how far any further essay by me might be productive of the wished-for end. or appear to arrogate more .than belongs to me, depends so much upon popular opinion and the temper and disposi tions of the people that It is not easy to decide. I shall be obliged to you, however, for the thoughts which you have promised me on this subject, and as soon as you can make it convenient No man in the United States Is or can be more deeply impressed with the necessity of a reform in our present confederation than myself. No man, perhaps, has felt the bad effects, of it more sensibly; for to the defects there of, and want of power in Congress, may justly be ascribed the prolonga tion of the war. and consequently the expenses occasioned by it More than half the perplexities I have experi enced in the course of my command, and almost the whole of the difficulties and distress of the army, have -had their origin here. But still, the preju dices of some, the designs of others, and the mere machinery of the ma jority make address and management necessary to give weight to opinions which are to combat the doctrines of those different classes of men in the field of politics." To Lafayette he wrote: "We are now an independent people, and have yet to learn political tactics. We are placed among the nations of the earth and have a character to establish; but how we shall acquit ourselves time must discover. The probability is (at least I fear it) that local or state poli tics will interfere too much with the more liberal and extensive plan of government which wisdom and fore sight, freed from the mist of prejudice, would dictate, and that we shall be guilty of many blunders in treading this boundless theatre before we shall have arrived at any perfection in this art; in a word, that the experience which is purchased at the price of dif ficulties and distress will alone con vince us that the honor, power and true interest of this country must be measured by a continental scale, and that every departure therefrom weak ens the Union, and may ultimately break the band which holds us togeh er. To avert these evils, to form a new constitution that will give con sistency, stability and dignity to the Union and sufficient powers to the great council of the nation for general purposes is a duty incumbent upon every man who wishes well to his country, and will meet with my aid as far as it can be rendered In the private walks of life." Early Selected for High Honors Although CoL Washington retired to a private station at Mount Vernon at the close of the frontier warfare, he did not neglect bis duties to the public. Still holding the office of adjutant-general of the militia, he circulated orders for them to assemble at certain times and places to be exercised and re viewed. So much were the inhabitants alarmed at the recent successes of the enemy, that their martial spirit re ceived a new impulse, and volunteer companies began to be organized. Their ardor was stimulated from the pulpit and it was in a sermon to -one of these companies that the accom plished and eloquent Samuel Davies pronounced the celebrated encomium in a single sentence, which has often been quoted as prophetic. After prais ing the zeal and courage wbicjfthas been shown by the Virginia troops, the preacher added: "As a remark able instance of this, I may post out to the public that heroic youth, CoL Washington, whom IcannoTbut hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country." This was but the echo of the general voice, and it is a proof of the high estimation in which the character of Washington was at that time held by his country men, and of the hopes it had raised. "I Die Hard, but I Am Not Afraid" After Washington's retirement from the Presidency, his health was remark ably good; and, although age had not come without its infirmities, yet he was able to endure fatigue and make exertions of the body and mind with scarcely leer ease and activity than he had done in the prime of his strength. On the 12th of December, 17M. he J Bpcui iciem ouurs on oorseoacc, rid ing to his farms, and. giviag direc tions to his managers. He returned late la the afternoon, wet and chilled with the rain and sleet to which he had beea exposed while riding 'home. The water had penetrated to his neck aad saow was lodged in the locks of his hair. A heavy fall of snow the next day prevented his going abroad, except for a short time near his bouse. A sore throat and hoarseness convinced him that he had taken cold, but he seemed to apprehend no dan ger from it He fiassed the evening with the family, read the newspapers, and conversed cheerfully till his usual hour for going to rest. In the night he had an ague, and be fore dawn of the day the next morn ing, which was Saturday, the 14th. the soreness in his throat had become so severe that he breathed and spoke with difficulty. At his request -he was bled by one of his overseers, and in the meantime a messenger went for Dr. Craik. who lived nine miles off, at Alexandria. As no relief was obtained by bleeding and the symptoms were such as to alarm the family, another messenger was dispatched for Dr. Brown, who resided nearer Mount Ver non. These physicians arrived in the morning. and-Dr. Dick in the course of the day. All the remedies which their united counsel could devise were used without effect. His suffering was acute and unabat ed during the day, but he bore it with perfect composure and resigna tion. Towards evening he said to Dr. Craik: "I die hard, but I am not afraid to die. I believed 'from my first at tack thati should not survive it My breath cannot last long." From that time he said little, except to thank the physicians for their kindness, and request that they give themselves no more trouble, but let him die quietly. Nothing further was done, and he sank gradually till between ten and eleven o'clock at night, when he expired, In the sixty-eighth year of his- age ,and in the full- possession of his mental faculties; .exhibiting in this short and painful illness, and in bis death, the same sample of patience, fortitude and submission to the Divine will, which he had shown in all the acts of his life. On Wednesday, the 18th of De cember, his remains were deposited in the family tomb at Mount Vernon. Congress was at this time in session at Philadelphia; and, when the news of the melancholy event arrived at the seat of government, both houses im mediately adjourned for the remainder of the day. The next morning, as' soon as the House of Representatives had convened. Mr. Marshall, afterwards chief justice, rose in his place and ad dressed the speaker in an eloquent and pathetic speech, briefly recounting the public acta of Washington. "Let us, then," said he at the conclusion, "pay the last tribute of respect and affection to our departed friend. Let the Grand Council of the nation display those sentiments which the nation feels." He then offered three resolutions, pre viously prepared by General Henry Lee. which were accepted. By these it was proposed, that the House should in a body wait on the President, to ex press their condolence; that the speak er's chair should be shrouded in black, and the members and officers of the House be dressed in black, during the session; and that a committee, in con junction with a committee from the Senate, should be appointed "to con sider on themost suitable manner of paying honor to the memory of the man, first in war, first in pears, and first in the hearts of his fellow citi zens." The Senate testified their respect and sorrow by similar proceedings. A joint committee of the two houses was appointed, who reported resolutions recommending that a marble monu ment should be erected to commemo rate the great events in the military and political life of Washington; that an oration, suited to the occasion, should be pronounced in the presence of both houses of Congress; that the people of the United States should wear JiUso- sssPhbsbbpsbbKIbbi Issssf dssWmssssBB' crape on the left arm thirty days as a badge of mourning; and that the President, in the name of Congress, should be requested to write a letter of condolence to Mrs. Washington. These resolutions were unanimously adopted. Ptvtrick Henry's Worthy Tribute Mr. Wirt relates an anecdote of Washington which shows iu what esti mation he was held by the members of the first Congress. Soon after Patrick Henry returned home, being asked "whom he thought the greatest man in Congress," he replied, "If you speak of eloquence, Mr. Rutledge of South Carolina is by far the greatest orator; but, if you speak of solid information and sound judgment. Colonel Washing ton is unquestionably the greatest man on that floor." This opinion was verified by every act of his life. His knowledge, on the subjects to which he gave his attention, was most thor ough and exact; and all the world has agreed that no other man has given such proofs of the soundness of bis Judgment Secretary Hay has a copy of Oliver Goldsmith's "Life of Shakespeare," an early and rare edition, but it has a greater value than its literary rarity, in having come from the library of George Washington. Washington's personal bookplate, the familiar arms of his family, on which the American flag was modeled, adorns the inside of the cover, and the signature of the first President appears on the title page, as clearly as if it had been written yes terday, instead of more than a hun dred years ago. FOR. MEN YcVre brought as a letter, I reekoal Aa' it may be oae from son Jim! Why, mother aa' me have beea waHla' for weeks, to hear omethiag "boat him! He's still la the Philippines, aghtlag. but ought to be home here to stay, It's years siace he up an ealietea. thea proudllke, went marchin' away. He's in the Ninth Regulars, bless him! Our Jim is a hero to me! There isn't a day, night an' momin, I don't pray for Company C. You know Jim has been clear to China. aa' fought at Tien-Tsin, on the wall. Three times was the lad badly wound ed, an' once,' 'twas a mighty close call! You say it's a telegram, neighbor? Then , Jim must be oa his way back! I'll go an' fetch mother to listen, her poor heart has been on the rack. What's that? I should first look It over? I can't,, when those joy- drops so blur. It's good news, of course, long ia com ing, and, oh, what a blessing for her! A massacre there In the Islands? It must be an awful mistake! Why, ain't the war now nearly ended? And are there more fond hearts to break? You say it's In all of the papers? Well, aot the first line have we read! And only three words In the message! Our Jim Oh, Goo, Jim is dead! Mrs. Flndley Braden, in Leslie's Weekly. War-TIsM Strata. There Is a story connected with the earlier life of the late John M. Palmer of Illinois that, though told before, will bear repeating. It was nearlng the close of the civil war. Gen. Palmer, on one of his visits to his home at Carlinville, had brought with him a negro boy, Martin, from the south, and had turned him over to the care of his family when he went back to the army. It was not long before it became evident that the whole proceeding was obnoxious to the southern sympathiz ers living In the little town, and there were many. The Palmer family heard vague whispers about the "guerillas," then flourishing about the country, and they kept Martin close at home. But early one morning, when the sun was just reddening the east, a band of about thirty masked men rode to the house to demand the boy. There were no men in the house a fact the band outside probably knew. Then Miss Bettie, the 18-year-old daughter of the house, took command. Her brown eyes flashed as the knocking became im perative, and, taking down a pistol from tbe shelf, ordered the ashen-hued Martin to go to his room, and lock himself in. Then to the door she stepped and opened it. "What do you want?" she demanded bravely but with quick-beating heart "We want the boy Martin," the spokesman answered, "and be quick about it, too. We know he's here." "Well, you can't have him," snapped Miss Bettie, "and I'll shoot the first man that tries to step Into this house!" and she flourished the revolver unflinchingly. The men cursed a little, and made threats, but no one offered to move toward the de termined little lady, and after a whis pered consultation,, galloped away. Then Miss Bettie went into the house and went But she was called "the daughter of her father" and a heroine, and was presented with .a fine pistol that to-day she shows to grown-up children. Boston Globe. Stmry ef the Asserlcaa Flag. Few persons have noticed the inter esting evolution of our flag of the stripes and the stars as depicted In the army of the Ancients (Ancient and Honorable Artillery), at the top of old Faneuil Hall. Most persons are fa miliar with the story of Mrs. Ross and the making of the first flag of the free. But evidently it was not Mis. Ross who originated tbe idea of the stripes. Down in the armory of the Ancients you will see the broad red flag with the old Eiglish cross in Its field. Next a very similar flag except that the broad red becomes broad blue, with no red but in the cross itself on the white field. Next the white flag with its pine tree and "Appeal to Heaven," whence came our own state banner. Then it would appear that the fathers went back again, for tbe next flag has the red and white longitudinal stripes, but in the field there are crosses of St George and 'St. Andrew worked out in red upon a white ground. The next flag restores the blue to the field. It too, has the longitudinal red and white stripes and the combined crosses of St George and St Andrew, as in the Brit ish Jack, worked out in red and white upon a blue field. It was not until af ter .that upon the assertion of inde pendence by the colonies, that Mrs.' Ross' flag appeared, and apparently she only substituted for tbe. double crosses the circle of thirteen stars upon the blue field. The red, white and blue and the red and white stripes were all in the flag generations before Mrs. Ross was born, as the collecton df the Ancients demonstrates. Boston JournaL FratM for Armj OSseers. Secretary Long reccntlywrote a let ter to the Secretary of War highly commending the conduct of Captain G. A. Detchemendy - and Lieutenant Parker Hitt, Twenty-second Infantry, and the men under their command for the "zeal and perseverance" with which they prosecuted the search for tbe body of D. G. A. Venville, a first class apprentice in the navy, who was murdered by Filipino insurrectionists at Baler, P. I. "The fact that the loss of one naval apprentice," says Secre tary Cong, "in the multitude of fatal and other casualties which have oc curred during the insurrection in the Philippines could have inspired such unselfish and hazardous service as was involved in the search for the remains of D. G. A. Venville is a high tribute to tbe character of the soldiers of tbe United States Army, and will tend to unite the navy to it In closer bonds. I have the honor to request that you will transmit to the officers and enlist ed men above mentioned the grateful appreciation and commendation not only of the Navy Department but of the officers' and enlisted men of the en tire navy, for this act, and for the thoughtful remembrance of the family of the boy who was so cruelly mur dered." A Sladeat f War. It is still too early to estimate how lar civilization has been advanced by tha Hfe work of Jean de" Block, the OF WAR.. writer whose death at 1 the other day. Practi cally thnHsghoat M. Mock's active Ufa he was devoted to the study of the sci ence of war, lis methods, itr caaaea ami Its polttfcal aad economic effects. His study of military equipment aad methods led him to the belief that war, always a horrible thiag, maet he ia finitely more terrible la the future; that, la fact, war was becoming so deadly that first-class powers could no longer resort to It opposlag armlea being uaable to exist withia striklag distance of each other. His moral coa victloas led him to evolve a plaa for international arbitration. The esar, who had beea strongly impressed with M. Bloch's pictures of war, virtually accepted this plan In outlialag his call for the peace conference at The Hague. That conference failed signally to. brlag aay lasting assuraacea of peace, but for the influence M. Block exer cised In bringing it about as well as for his contributions to the entire sub ject of international relations he will be long remembered. Chicago News ScsJag Ballets la FUstbt. "I don't believe the story that ballets can be seen when fired from a gnu," said the old soldier. 'You know ia the army there is a theory that men have seen bullets, but they never lived to tell of it, because the bullets were go ing straight for them, and hit them in the eye. The only men who have seen the ordinary rifle bullets in tran sit are dead." "No. they aren't," said the old huater. "I have seea many bullets flying. One way by which yoa can see them plainly is by dipping them in glycerine before firing." "Yes. you might trace them by the smoke then, caused by air friction. said the veteran, "but you can't see the bul lets." "Oh, yes. you can." retorted the hunter. "I have watched them often during target practice, and any one can see the targe calibre bullets, though I won't say as much for the tiny mod ern missies. The way to see a flying bullet Is to be standing on one side of the shooter, about five feet away from him, say. Then run an imaginary line from the muzzle of his gun to the tar get Let your eyes rest on a space of light-colored ground exactly on this line, and when he fires you will see something dark, like a bee flying past through tbe space. That is the bullet Of course, by the time the eye tells the brain it sees the missile, the bul let has struck the target, but you have seen it all right New York Press. TypkaM Is British Atmj. In a recent discussion in the Royal United Service institution on "The Abolition of Typhoid Fever from the Army," Dr. Rideal gave some interest ing facts respecting filters and chemi cals for the sterilization of drinking water. The essential fact, so far as South African experience goes, is that the filters became instantly clogged. With clear water they might have been efficient, but they were of no use with the turbid fluid which the British troops had to put up with in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony. Dr. Parkes and Dr. Rideal have ex perimented with bi-sulphate of soda, a very small quantity of which is said to kill the typhoid germ, and "the salt is being tried on a considerable scale in South Africa." It does not appear from the official statistics of death in the South African service from ty phoid, says the New York Times, that the bisulphate of soda experiment has been completely successful, but per haps it has not yet bad a fair rial. Sol diers are not very prudent in the mat ter of potable water, and will drink anything wet no matter how much good advice they get Chicago News, Th F!at of View. At one of the reunions of the Army of the Cumberland several ex-officers of the Union army fell to discussing the wounds they had received during the civil war. At last one of their number turned to Colonel B , a tall. fine, soldierly looking man, who had remained silent during tbe discussion, and said: "Well, colonel, you seem to be tbe only one of the party who es caped uninjured." "Oh. no. I didn't." answered the colonel quickly; "I was shot at Antietam. A bullet went through my nose, taking the gristle out." He wiggled his nose to prove the truth of his statement "Ah. well, you were quite fortunate, after all," said Major M consolingly; "if the bul let had struck a half inch farther in your soul would have been launched into eternity." "Yes." said the colonel, "and if the blamed thing had gone a half inch farther out it wouldn't have hit me at all." Lippincott's Magazine. The Oldest Vtmg. The Stars and Stripes is the oldest. The British Union Jack in its present form only dates from 1801. Other flags of great nations are also very hew. The French tri-color was adopt ed in 1794; the Spanish flag, as at present displayed, in 1785; whilst the German and Italian banners are no older than the present administration of those countries. The United States adopted the present flag as long ago as June 14, 1777, and the only change in it since has been the addition of a new star for every new state added to the union. Detroit Free Press. Amlrml BVoatt. Admiral Montt, who presided at the banquet given in honor of Sir Edward Reed at Santiago a short time ago. was the choice of the Chilians for the presidency when Balmaceda was driv en from power ten years ago. The ad miral belongs to one of the oldest families in South America and long has been one of the most popular fig ures on the Chilian coast WoaM Fas:a Wostii Afl -A bill has been introduced by Sena tor Hawley of Connecticut for the re lief of Mary McLean Wyllyss of East Glastonbury. Conn. She is 97 years old and is the daughter of James Mc Lean, a soldier in the Revolution. The woman is very poor and it is proposed that she be given a pension of $12 per moath. Thki Captala Saw Serwle. Captain Charles H. Green2. U. S. A., who died a few days ago in Baltimore, served through three years of the civil war and figured in most of the battles of the Army of the Potomac. He par ticularly distinguished himself at the battlo of Antietam. He afterward saw much service on tbe frontier. The first baby and the first photo graph are aot to be lightly spoken of. If Cupid can only puncture a man's brain with the first shot the rest fa V. At the met msstlag ef the HeetkaMaral Society Daalap made the remark that ha hat feat vleHed the meeting ef the Cea tral Borticmrtaral fedety keM Stt mlles away, ami had picked up petals that would he worth hundreds of dol lars to him the cassias year. This shows the valae of these meetings ta tha fruit growers. Mr. Denlap la a veteraa la fruit growlag aad has beea Heading horticultural meetlaga for a goad part of hie life. Yet he finds each masting valuable. ' Now, if he aeede to attead sack eoaveatioas, want caa he said of the ordinary frak grower who sever attaaded sack a meetiag la ale Ufa? It m aateaishlng that mora fruit raisers do aot make am effort ta he prases at thee e With the approach ef earing are thlakiag abort tbe work- to he aoae la the tardea aid orchards. Nat . the least important ia the transplant las of trees aad plants. Ia this work aaa thiag saoaM aot be forgotten aad that le to keep the roots moist while oat ef tha graved. There are some trees and plants that may aot he la- x Jured greatly by aaviag the roots dry oat, bat aa assay are injured that it is safe to keep the roots of all moist " Maay times strawberry pleats are dag aad allowed ta He exposed to the wlad aad sua. The roots become thoroughly dry. Waea they are realaated thr alaater woadera way they do aot grow. With evergreea trees dry roots are fatal. The rootlets exade a gummy substance that dries with the drylag roota. Waea replanted this gammy - -sahetance preveata all actioa of water oa.the roots. Ia the transplanting el evergreeaa' therefore dry roota should he especially avoided. . . We are pleased to see the growth oi seatlmeat la favor of the ase of eoxet ia the packing aad marketiag of ap ples. We believe that this will greatlj lacreese the consumption of that fruit California has set the style oa this aad some of the states east of the Rocky Mountains are rapidly follow ing the example of that state. The orchardiets of Colorado 'are using boxes ia large aumbe'rs. The fruit raisers there to some extent get th benefit of the reputation California has built up. for the eastern buyers dc not stop to distinguish between Colo rado aad Callforaia apples, so long as they are la boxes. Up to the present time, however, only the fancy fruit U thus packed, the poorer grades goin; in barrels. It would doubtless, how ever, be an advantage to the buyers to have all apples ia boxes. mtsa Grates far Da!ry Cows. From Farmers' Review: I moved oato the farm where I now reside, ad joining the limits of Owasso, about nine years ago. Prior to that 1 hac resided la the city, so that while here my work has been mostly to find s method that would be paying and per manent, as raising grain and market ing direct did not give me profit, aac four years last November, after inves tigating tbe various farm industries presented I bought 17 cows aad start ed these as an experiment for profit oi loss. The first winter I fed corn aac oats mixed aad ground with fair, bat aot satisfactory, results. During thi winter or spring I &aw the statement in an agricultural paper where a mai had raised 105 bu. millet and buck wheat oa three acres aad gave It muck pr Jse as a crop aad for feed. The fol lowing spring I sowed 15 acres of thi above grains mixed aad have done s every seasoa siace, aot fsiKsg to havt a good crop every year. The millet assists in holding thi buckwheat up to ripen and in so do ing I cut with binder and harvest wit! same treatment as wheat and oats, alsc tLrash the same. Then If cut a litth oa the green side the straw of botr makes excellent fodder for stock. Ix my first feeding I found the grait (oats and corn) too strong for milct cows. Then I mixed corn, oats, millet and buckwheat and at once noted at increase of ncllk aad have so fed sinci with the exception of very short inter vals, feeling assured that milch cowt require several kinds of grain mixec and fed together and that buckwhea ts a kiad that increases tbe flow o milk. I try to have the above grains about one-quarter each la feeding. I am wintering 21 milch cows, ant sell the milk to factory. Only a pari in milking now (9 to calf witbir next 99 days) and those milking wll bring me a return this moath of near ly $109. All the cows have beea lee oa grain as herein stated hay ant cornstalks for fodder, grain twice eacr day and salted each time when fee grain. I ahoald state that I sow usual ly the last week la June, mixing th grains, S quarts millet to 18 quart! buckwheat per acre. The grains car be separated after threshing, througt a fanning mill as readily as-corn anc buckwheat can be. These grains riper in same time. C. E. Hershey, Shia wassee County. Michigan. . By the use of cold storage and rapid transit the finest fruit from every lane can be found in any large market, bote In and out of season, for while thi fruits of one hemisphere are first wak ing from their winter's sleep, on th other tbe summer sun has done itt work and the ripened fruits are ox their way to distant markets. A FwMMesJ Sal The Due de Moray, half brother U Louis Napoleon, was ambassador ex iraordinary to the Emperor of Russii dtirlng the .coronation festivities, ant wrote home that the French migh learn something from the Russinns, i it were only how to light 10,000 candfe in five minutes. De Moray was in Paris the night be fore tbe coup de etat; and spent tb evening at the opera. Between the actt he went into one of the boxes to speal to a lady of his acquaintance. "What shall you do, M." de Moray.' asked a lady, "if the National Assem bly is swept out of doors, as threat ened?" "Madame," he replied. "I shall try to be on the side of the broombandle. . California has over 157,000 acres it grapes. Brave hearts break out their owr opportunities. God had to thlak oat aa could thlak oat God. before ' Charity ia. bat oae of the maay tajags that should begta at home. " Potatoes were first cultivated oa what la mow the herder of Peru aad Chile ia tha Aadee Mountains. 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