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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBEH 18 , 1808. n
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WHEELING WCKLD
General Roy Stone of Pennsylvania , who I
Is In command of a division of the army In
1'orto Hlco , U an enthusiast on the subject
of good roads. Prior to the war ho was
employed by the government ns an expert
and was actively engaged In advancing the
good roads movement. Part of his duty In
the army was to find or build roads for the
transportation of supplies , and hU expert
knowledge was put to good account. The
general's report of the condition of the roads
in Porto Hlco will Interest wheelers of
globe trotting tendencies , Inasmuch as the
roads of the Island are equal to the best In
Uuropp. The great highway between Ponce
and San Juan Is a marvel of engineering
rklll. Part of it ascends a mountain to a
height of 5,000 feet , and Is hewn through
solid rock. The surface Is as smooth as
newly laid asphalt and a bicycle glides over
It without a Jar. All of which Is pleasant
to read about. Distance lends enchantment
( o It. Still , just r.a good a roud might bo
built In this country for less than the cost
of acquiring the Porto Hlcan sample of
Spanish Industry.
Teddy Edwards' cher'shcd ' plan of riding
a century every day for 3C3 consecutive days
can never bo realized. The pulcky little
Welshman broke his 100-mllo chain at Buf
falo on the 7th , when he was compelled ,
upon the ndvlco of his physician and his
trainer , to abandon the rldo for that day.
Edwards had ridden 250 consecutive cen
turies. Although ho cannot carry out his
original Intention to ride 100 miles every
day for n year , ho says ho will , ns soon as
he Is allowed to start , catch up the loat
centuries , and , by riding 200 miles some
days , still bo able to record 30.500 miles
next Now Year's eve. A physician who
made a thorough. examination of Edwards
reports that ho Is suffering from a mild form
of typhoid fever. All talk of hypertrophy
of the heart Is nonsense , says the doctor ,
and , according to his Idea , It Is the splendid
physical condition of Edwards that has pre
vented the toxin of the fever from affecting
him more severely. Provided there Is no
relapse and no setting In of complications ,
Edwards will bo able to resume riding In a
few weeks , says his doctor , who also ex
presses the opinion that , Instead of being
Injured by his arduous work on the wheel ,
ho has been Improved by It.
Riding with the hands off the bars Is be
coming a remarkably common sight on the
local roads most frequented. Those who
Indulge In It sit with arms folded across
their breast or with their hands clasped be
hind their backs. The cyclists who Indulge
In this kind of "showing off" nro ns n rule
expert enough to avoid collisions , but they
nro like men walking high railroad trestles.
They are confident themselves , but they tax
the nerves of everyone else. When nn every
day rider comes alongside of one of this
species ho or she wabbles slightly nnd wears
nn nnxlous expression that evidences a
ntralfi until they have passed the vain one.
A few days ago n woman on the cycle path ,
while trying to pass ono of these "hands
oft" fiends , became so nervous and unsteady
that she fell , while the man "showing off , "
who was himself riding very unsteadily ,
went on his way smilingly unconscious that
ho was the cause of the fall. The police
com to have nothing to say to these nuis
ances , nlthough their performances nro in
violation of the law.
It Is noticeable that In general women are
sitting better on their wheels than they
wore. Under the guidance of precept nnd
the Influence of example there Is n much
larger percentage riding gracefully and un-
laborlously than there was n year ago.
Formerly there was not more than one
woman In ten who sat over her work nnd
had an advantageous poise on the wheel ,
while now there nro five or six In ten. Those
who do not wheel comfortably and who find
pedalling on a level road laborious can learn
much If they are reflective by spending an
hour or two on the piazza of some place
" * nioDE a. road frequented .by cyclists. It will
bo discovered that there Is something In
common In the position of those who ride
I nlong seemingly without effort and by con
trasting them with those whoso swaying bodies
ies and tense expressions tell of hard work ,
the subtle something will bo found. Hldors
should never cease experimenting with their
position until they reach a point where they
feel that the wheel needs holding back on
a good , level rend , nnd they cover mld-
dlo distances without feeling tired In any
particular set of muscles. The "tlred-all-
over-feellng" Is the only ono belonging tea
a long rldo In proper position.
A great deal of enamel Is scraped from
the frames of wheels In the effort to remove
mud that has dried and caked. The Use of
n wet cloth on the mud to soften It will
obviate this , and riders who care ( or the
appearance of their mounts should never at
tempt to scrape the mud off without wetting
It. Some advocate keeping tun frame slightly
covered with vaseline. This Is effective nnd
practical for the parts liable to get the
greatest quantity of mud on them , namely ,
the bottom bracket , the rear forks and the
under sldo of the lower tube ; but to smear
the entire frame , however lightly , would bo
rough on clothing nnd hands nnd would
cause a coating of dust to cling to It.
In the advance sheets of the latest consu
lar reports Consul General Toward , writing
Mr. B. P. MoAllistor , Hnrrodi-
burg , Ky. , says : "I employed nu
merous methods of local treatment
for a severe cnso of Catarrh , but the
disease srew worse steadily , getting
on mo all the timo. I
finally realized that this treatment
did not reach the disease , nnd
decided to try Swift's Specific ,
which promptly got at the scat of
the trouble , and cured mo perma
nently. "
Gntnrch is n blood disease and can
not bii reached by snrnys , inhaling mix
ture * , etc. S. b. is. id the only cure.
Send for valunblu books mailed free by
Swift Specific Company , Atlanta , Ga.
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IInittnt Relief. CnrolnlS < ! ri. Ve\er rttnnm
11 will elt.llr if nil to any § ntf ( > rr In npUIn inlcil
Ifnrrlcipa Knii : : prrfcrlpllan with dill Jlrtc.
Illani for quick.prlrttarur farLoit tUnhixiit ,
iNlRht U.WM. Ncrroui Dfhllltr Small Wc Wr
Ir.ru coj. c. . . . n.n UW .M.slei
from Monterey , answers questions pro
pounded by nn association of bicycle manu
facturers In the United States ns follows :
"No bicycles nro manufactured In the re
public of Mexico. Several firms buy all the
component parts of machines and put them
together afterward , but the complete wheel
la not manufactured In Mexico , All the
parts are procured from the United States
nnd nlmost all the mnchlnes manufactured
In the United States nro represented In
Mexico. With reference to the future of
bicycles In Mexico , it may bo Interesting testate
state that for the last four years the demand
therefor has Increased each successive year
more than 5 per cent over that of the preceding -
' ceding year. There Is no doubt that anyone
having capital to start a manufactory In this
republic would meet with success , rtnd that
j large gains would ensue to the Investors In
such an enterprise. There nre good prospects ,
! ' too , for the manufacture of rubber tires and
1 ' rubber parts of bicycles. The raw material
can bo obtained In Mexico for this purpose. "
London's wheclwomcn nnd wheelmen nro
perturbed on account of n proposed Increase
In the premiums on the Insurance policies
of cyclists. There have been nn alarming
] number of fatal cycling accidents of late ,
and the men say that they have all been
duo to the reckless riding of women. On
' the other hand , the women declare that the
trouble nil grows out of the habit of scorchIng -
Ing Indulged In by men ; nnd so It goes.
Authorities ngreo that the men do scorch
more than the women , but that they do nol
dodge under the noses of horses and lly
nround corners like the women do.
PIOIIT TOR COM'llOL.
Uolirllloii ARnliiNt tin * Ilncn
iiioiit of the LctiKiii- .
The dimcultlea In the control of cycle rac
ing by the L. A.V. . have Increased , am
there Is now an apparently organized rebel
lion to the pnrent body In the Greater New
York district. For some weeks past un
sanctioned meetings have been given a
Maspeth , L. I. , which Is now Included In
the boundaries of New York City. At these
meetings races for amateurs and profes
sionals have been given and have been par
ticipated In by some of the moat promlnen
of the metropolitan clubs. Thus far none o
these riders has been punished , and the
pron otcrs and riders are now defiantly slat
ing that the Inaction of Chairman Mott am
his associates Is due to the fact that they
are afraid to Interfere , because by so dolni
they would give an Impetus to the cxten
of the rebellion.
A similar condition of affairs prevails in
the District of Columbia. A decision of th
racing board adverse to the Interests of soni
of the riders has been seized ns the grounc
for the opening of the struggle , which seem
pretty apt to end In the overthrow of th
league control of that particular class o
the sport. Several local racers were flnei
$25 and suspended until the fine was paid
The fine was Imposed nbout three week
ngo , the charge being ungentlemanly con
duct , or something of the kind. The men
declared that they would not pay the fine
This wns the beginning of the fight , am
In taking the stand they did the riders wer
evidently encouraged by others who prom
Ised to see them through.
The movement In behalf of the profession
als , while most nctlvo on the eastern coasl
Is extending through the west. In the easl
the homo of the movement , preparation
have already been made \\hcrcby the track
at four or flvo of the leading cities , and pos
slbly more , have agreed to como In. Thes
tracks nro the most Important In the conn
try , and when they throw down the gaunt
letother , tracks are expected to come am
Jolrt In the tssuo with them. As it Is , It nether
other tracks join In the movement , thos
which have already been secured are suf
ficlcnt to establish a good circuit for regula
weekly racing.
Concerning the present phase of the Ugh
the New York Sun says : "Tho Natlona
Track Team association , -which also pro
motcd races and , In the largo majority o
cases , had the winning end of It this year
represents that It has not made any money
The National Cyclcdrome failed complete !
early In the season. This Is In accordnnc
with the forecast made In the spring. 0
the other hand , the race-going public ha
witnessed this Benson the best paced con
tests over seen In this country or elsewhere
Suspicion has been cast upon some of th
events , but. In spite of that , nothing ha
been proved , whllo In the face of the BUS
plclon remains the fact that all records hav
been lowered again and again , more often
In truth , than was thf > case last year , am
the stop watches were In the hands of me
notably competent and honest. Under th
new method of starting men from opposlt
sides of the track and allowing each t
use ns much pace as his manager choose
to get and can afford to hire , the pace <
races nro now killing affairs , each man try
Ing to play the other out In the first doze
miles. Whether It is deplorable or not , thl
Is the kind of sport that the public clamor
for. They like to see n pugilist thorough !
done for , n horse ridden out and a cyclist
entirely "baked. " Now , at the end of the
season , they nro beginning to get It. The
money Beckers have learned that the sur
est way to line their purses Is to please
their patrons , nnd put aside ns fnr as pos
sible all possibilities ot farcical contests.
Thus cycle racing , so far as sport Itself
Is concerned and so far as Its popularity
goes , Is In a better condition than ever. It
IB , however , In a more chaotic state than
over , FO far as Its future management and
regulation Is concerned. The promoters nnd
the men who have pleased the public are dis
satisfied with the methods of the controlling
body , and the rumblings ot rebellion are
heard louder at this time than during the
din of the conlllct.
"Tho executive committee of the League
of American Wheelmen , which was to report
to the next assembly on the possibility of
any other organization being able to control
the sport , has done nothing , and as Vice
President Kecnan Is now In Europe It can
do nothing until ho returns. A crisis Is
near at hand that will force the league to
take a stand. Recently the last outdoor
race of the chief promoting association was
held , and the members of the body are now
preparing for their Indoor season at Madison
Square garden and other places. This asso
ciation employs under contract at a weekly
salary a number of racing men as pace
makers. U also has under contract some
sprint riders on a percentage arrangement.
It proposes to hold short races , paced races
and a six-day race at Madison Square garden
next winter. The six-day race will force the
hand of the league. The racing board has
declared that It will not sanction another
such affair. The promoters say that the
six-day race will be run , sanction or no
sanction. If It Is run without a sanction
the management and the track will be sus
pended. Any racing man thereafter appear
ing on that track or riding under that man
agement will alto be under ban. The men
get so much a week from the association.
From the league they get nothing. It Is
plain that they \vll | ride. If this comes to
pass the best men on the track will be out
side of the league , and the nucleus of an
opposition control will have been formed.
Vlth influences west and south working
gainst the league as a racing arbiter the
nd of Its control would be not far away.
"If the racing board should stultify Itself
iy sanctioning a six-day race , the blow to
ho league would bo harder. It would then
iccomo apparent that the league control Is
lomlnal , whllo the actual control Is In the
lands of the promoters. The officers ot the
Jew York state division , It Is rumored , will
make u formal protest against a six-day
ace being sanctioned. The promoters nro
etermlncd to hold It In spite of every op-
osltlon , and so the racing Issue Is likely
o hinge upon the six-day race. "
WHISPERINGSJIF THE WHEEL
The last two weeks In local bicycling cir
cles have been unusually quiet , practically
nothing having occurred to enliven the in-
crest which has been lagging so badly ilur-
ng the present season. Local dealers say
hat there Is little or no business In high
grade wheels , and that eccond hand wheels
no matter how good or of what make bring
no more than { 10 to $12. The League of
American Wheelmen membership In this
state , which was nearly up to the 600 mark
ast year , Is now below the 250 and still de
creasing , but now that the war Is over
and the volunteer soldier has returned and
will bo shortly mustered out , local league
omclals look for the Interest to revive at
once. Lately the weather has not been such
as would make bicycling pleasant , but with
the coming of Indian summer , which will
shortry bo here , bicyclists will be enabled
to enjoy their rides more than any time
during the year. The clubs will again rc-
sumo their weekly runs , which will of
course have the effect of livening things
up a bit.
Captain Tom Mlckt-1 of the Omaha Wheel
club has called what ho chooses to call a
ten-hour century run for next Sunday , Sep
tember 25. A ten-hour century century Is
one that requires ten hours to complcto
according to Captain Mlckel's definition am !
almost anybody can rldo one In that length
of time and not holt try , cither. It used
to bo that ten hours would have been con
sidered the world's record for n century , bill
with the advent of the pneumatic tire am !
other Improvements to the bicycle ten boors
la considered slow , but the captain wants It
Blow , EO as to get his entire company to
participate and thus help swell the club
mileage for 1898. The start will be mode
from the club rooms at 7 a. m. , and the
rldo will be made over the well known Te
kamah course , which Is usually In splendli
condition.
Floyd McCall , who was perhaps Nebraska's
leading professional rider last year and who
has called Omaha his home since the spring
of ' 9C , left lost week for Kansas City , Mo.
where ho goes to take uptho study of os
tcopathy and will make Kansas City his
home. Ho has decided to retire from th
path permanently and devote his entire time
to business. By this move on McCall's par
the west loses one of Us most popular am
best racing men and all bicycle enthusiast ;
will regret to see McCall retire from thi
The last two weeks' work on the natlona
circuit has not been conducive of any grea
change In the standing of the riders , but a
review of them will undoubtedly be of In
terest. In the work of the four days of las
week , when the Bame men competed day
after day with no break and with steady
traveling , Orlando Stevens , the Iowa
sprinter , won the greatest number of point ;
of the nine men who scored one or mop
times in the championships. Stevens quail
fled In all four of the events of the wcel
and took two of them handily , running fifth
In the other two. His work was of th <
highest character.
"Plugger Bill" Martin was the sensation
of the week. The "old man of cycling" h
has' raced twelve years shot again Into th' '
front ranks. Martin qualified for three o
the four championships of the week , won
ono of them and was third In each of th
other two. Martin uses 107 gear , straps hi
feet to the pedals and rides to win from
the gun shot to the finish. Ills finishes ar
most dcepcrato and his wriggling body gain
wonderfully upon his competitors as h
mounts off the saddle to get down upon hi
pedals the harder. When In action Martin
Is very similar In his position to a "away
back" horse , his great chest sticking out
Ills back hollowing and his largo hips pro
trudlng. Martin is the most muscular of al
the circuit followers and Is considered a
wonder by all of them. Few of the young
sters fancy defeat at the hands of Martin
but they have to put up with It , for ho win
quite as much or more In the open races a
In the championships. In the handicaps ho
Is a wonder. Ono thing the plugger has
settled , once and for all , and that Is the
cry , "How Is It Martin can win In Aus
tralia and not In America ? He was a
second rater here. " That was heard many
times while Martin was winning races and
breaking records and heads in the Anti
podes. Ho Is now proving to all Interested
that ho can win hero also nnd that In bis
second childhood ho Is a better man than
ever.
In the four days of racing last week Ste
vens gained fourteen points , Martin twelve ,
Gardiner six , Eaton six , Cooper five , Free
man , Klmble , Klser and McFnrland each
four , Dald two and Cabanno one. There arc
twenty-seven names In the championship ta
bles now. Of the thirty-one championships
Gardiner won his eighth this past week ,
taking the race at Philadelphia. In a. man
ner which proves the assertion of John West
that Gardiner Is again rounding Into that
form where no man could touch him , the
form which remained 10 steadfastly with him
until ho made that foolish trip to Chicago
for a vacation right before the most Impor
tant meet of the season , the national meet at
Indianapolis. Not since ho left the national
circuit at Buffalo when In the lead In the
championship contest for a costly vacation at
his Chicago homo has Gardiner startled the
cycling world until week before last. He
however , within three days , placed to bis
credit a series of victories of which any
man might well be proud. At Wllkesbarre
he captured the $500 Invitation race , the next
day a championship race at Philadelphia and
then at Sprlngfle'.d another { DOO race.a hand -
cap this time. The Wllkesbarro ono mile
race was ridden In 2:00 : 4-5 , pretty good goIng -
Ing at any time. The Philadelphia cham
pionship event was at one mile single paced
and was reeled off In 10:45 : 2-5. In the event
at Springfield , Gardiner , for the third time ,
In three successive meets , led a field of all
the best men In the country , save Bald ,
across the plate.
CAI.MM ; roii MOTIIIMI.
Atlanta Constitution.
Always calling for his mother never stops
from morn till night ;
Last words on his lips at bedtime ; tlrst
words In the morning light.
Nothing ever seems to please him ; nothing
else he'll ever say
But "I wants I wants my mother ! "
And his mother far away !
Always calling for his mother give him
this and clve him that
Rig him out In little breeches , and a ribbon
'round his hat :
Give him painted sticks of candy still the
game thing , night and day
Always calling for his mother , and his
mother far away !
Always calling for his mother ! Well ,
at beat the mother li
Sweetest of our sweetest mem'rles , and her
kiss the sweetest kiss !
Surely , when the darknera gathers when
the llcht has left the skies ,
Wo shall meet In heaven the welcome of
the mother's lips and eyes !
A itubborn cough or tickling In the throat
yields to One Minute Cough Cure. Harmless
in effect , touches the rlzht vpot , reliable and
. Ju t w\it U wanted. It arts at once.
W i n Ton mil < > r. . n i. * ! ' . - .
Daily Houtine of Jack Tar's Life Aboard a
Man-of-War ,
CARING FOR SHIP AND FOR HIMSELF
Dully Drill * niul Other Unties Occupy
1IU Time The Sntnr ln > - Halt
Holiday nml the Jny * o (
Shore * Liberty.
The "Hobson" suspender and the "Dewcy"
brand of cigars arc proof of fame charac
teristically American. The other proof is
, ho broad grin of Interest found nowadays
on every citizen when ho espies the blue
lacket and Jaunty fiat cap of a passing
sailor. It Is sad to confess but It Is true
that a few months ago the majority of us
didn't care two snaps whether our sailors
lived on hardtack or waxed gouty on panes
and trufilcs. We had no especial curiosity
concerning them ono way or the other. Now ,
behold ! the gleam of a strip of tape or the
swing of a pair of blue-Incased legs will
send proprietors and cerks to shop doors
with more quickness than would a riot or a
circus procession. U Is as It should be. The
American tar Is a hero and he deserves all
the attention and lionizing It Is possible
for us to give him.
The story told of the Honorable "Dick"
ship In the service. H la to the executive
officer that all praise or blamr In reference
to the condition of a ship belongs , nnd di
rectly after the crew has had Its early
coffee he U on deck personally superintend
ing the holy-stonltiK and scrubbing and per
haps painting. He relieves the officer of
the deck , who goes below for a tight lunch ,
and then sees that the boatswain's mates
and the captains of the different parts of
the ship distribute their men to the best
advantage. If It bo washday , the crew-
Is allowed to attend to their laundry work
before the scrubbing begins , for , be It under
stood there are no "Hop Lees" or colored
wash ladles In the naval service. As the
sailor's outfit consists solely of cloth or
white duck trousers , flannel Inside nnd out
side shirts and the ordinary cotton hose ,
the operation of washing does not call for
much skill or preparation. For Instance ,
If the article to be renovated Is the flannel
shirt , Jack selects a clear part of the deck ,
sprinkles a little water upon the spot , then
spreads his shirt , previously soaked , upon
the deck. Then with salt-water soap and
a scrubbing brush ho sots to work. A sub
sequent rinsing completes the task , and the
garment Is fastened with bits of twine to
the clothesline stretched from mast to inast.
It must not be understood that every
Jackie Is his own washerwoman In the navy.
There nre degrees of opulence there ns well
nj ashore , and the aristocracy In the service
Is as completely defined ns In Now York'o
society. It 1s seldom that the ship's cook ,
who has the exclusive privilege to make
and sell dried apple pie , nnd the ship's bar
ber , who pursues his tonsorlal nrt at the
slon. The ofucor * In charge of each dtvl- |
elon see that their men are cither presenter
or accounted for and report the earn * to
the executive officer. The latter thcnrc- (
ports to the commander of the ship anil
the men nre dismissed. During week days
the morning hours are generally devoted to
drill. A settled schedule la made out when
the ship goes Into commission and this Is
strictly adhered to. Each ship ban Its gen
eral quarters , fire quarters , collision drill ,
abandon ship , arm and nway lio.it ? , broad
sword exercise , or something of similar
character , and from 0:30 : until noon the
decks are nllvo with men under instruc
tion.
Dinner Is followed by a short rest nnd at
1 o'clock "turn to" Is sounded acaln. During
the afternoon , flvo days of the week , the crew
Is kept at work attending to the multifarious
duties of the ship. Saturday afternoon Is
considered a half holiday , the smoking lamp
Is lighted nnd If "tho ship Is In port the men
nro allowed to see visitors and enjoy them
selves according 'to their Individual Inclina
tions. With mess-gear In the early evening
the working day Onds. Supper Is followed by
a period of relaxation until the mellow notes
of the bugle sound taps nnd the boatswain's
mate's whistle echoes through the decks In
the last cell of the day "pipe down. "
Other InoliliMitu of the Day.
There are many other Incidents which go
to make up 'tho ' naval day Incidents requir
ing n volumeto describe , but the nbovo
offers n fair Idea of the ordinary routine on
board ship. At sea , when the ship's com
pany Is divided Into watches , the monotony
la greater than In port. It Is during the lat
ter time , with itho licet nt anchor off some
friendly city , or when the ship Is tied up tea
a dock in ono of the hem navy yards , that
Jack finds his hours filledl with variety and
pleasures sufficient .to . satisfy his desires. H
Is then the liberty list a potent term In the
navy Is made out. To discover one's name
on the liberty list means shore with Its fas
cinating attractions , and If there Is anything
on this footstool the average sailor loves it
Is to "hit the bench" with n few dollars In
his pocket.
Liberty , on ordinary occasions , lasts until
8 o'clock the following morning. On and before -
fore that hour , or sometimes a little later ,
coming oft In a shore boat , If the ship is
riding at anchor In the bay , nnd It Is patent
to the experienced eye of the corporal on
'Ihotupson of Indiana wno , on being ap
pointed secretary of the navy , paid bis first
visit to a vessel of any kind , and exclaimed
as ho glanced down the hatchway , "Great
Hoop Poles ! the darned thing Is hollow ! "
would nerve to express t'he generaf Ignorance -
anco of naval matters found not only In the
west , but the east as well. That Ignorance ,
however , bids fair to become enlightened.
The public dennnd Is for Information , and
the demand Is being complied with. Hon
est citizens who have boys with Dewey or
Sampson or Schley are not sat'isfied with
knowing that their sons spend the great
majority of their time on board ship whether
In port or at BCO , but they would also like
to learn what Will , or Jack , or Fred does
between the hour of his rising and of his
going to bed.
It ) Is not a very fascinating or wildly
hilarious life , that of the man forward on
board a modern war ship. There Is a monotony
ony and sameness of things , that cat Into
the heart nt times , and It Is only through
the diversion caused by ft wreck or a storm
or a series of battles like that recently ex
perienced , that leads a welcome air of diver
sion to the naval day. The landsman with
his twenty-four hours well punctured with
work nnd sleep and pleasures has been
known to complain of the dull routine of his
existence , but If ho was compelled to put In
a three years' cruise on ono of our deep
wafer naval vessels , ho would return to his
former scenes with relief.
Dally Ilnutliie.
Take on average day In the service.
To rise at 5:30 : to the harsh notes of a
bugle and drum Is the order , except during
the few winter months , when a half hour's
grace Is permitted. The "musics , " ns the
marine drummers and buglers arn railed ,
nre summoned ten minutes before time by
the corporal of the guard. The two lads ,
rubbing the sleep from their eyes , take their
stand near the forward hatch and at the
word from the officer of the deck , break Into
the stillness of the early morning with an
Infernal hubbub technically known as
"reveille. " The hideous uproar speedily
brings a chorus of grunts and yawns , not
unmixed with something stronger , from the
occupants of the hammock-crowded berth-
deck , and presently the ladder leading above
Is thronged with half-clad figures mounting
upward In a ghostly procession . Each figure
carries upon his shoulder hU Individual
hammock , carefully lashed and fettered. This
ho deposits In the receptacles prepared for
the purpose and then hies himself to his
mess where he finds steaming coffee sans
milk nnd barely sweetened , but extremely
welcome as an eye-opener.
The spotlessly clean decks of naval ves
sels are proverbial. When the Princess of
Wales was a girl she paid a vUU to an
English man-of-war anchored at the Nore.
As she stepped on the quarterdeck she
stooped over nnd slyly rubbed the wood
with her gloved hand , then with n smile
she said Ingenuously : "Nurse was right
after all. She told mo our sailors keep the
decks as clean as a dining tabla and
they do. "
Clcniillneia of the Shlii.
This cleanliness , which seimed novel even
to royal eye . Is the result of hour * of bard ,
\ \ \ \ \2
EVEUY-DAY SCENES IN NAVY LIKE.
rate of ? 1 each quarter for every man on
his books , scrub their own clothing. They
are rich enough to hire n needy landsman or
coal passer to do It for them. But the great
majority of the men forward attend to their
own laundering and they do It well , too.
Holy-stoning decks and scrubbing ladders
and gratings with Band and canvas contin
ues until ten minutes of S o'clock , when
the call to "spread me.'a gear" Is sounded
by lho boatswain's mate on watch. This
Is also the signal to clean up , nnd each Jackie
grabs n deck bucket , gets hU share of fresh
water from the captain of his part of the
ship and makes his toilet , which , If not
elaborate , amply suffices for his needs. In
the old navy this question of fsesh water
was a serious one. Ships of the Trenton and
other wooden corvcte class carried distillers
of limited capacity , nnd water became so
scarce at times that It was found ncce&sary
to post an armed marine on the scuttle-butt
to prevent waste by the crow. In those daya
the man was lucky who secured enough
fresh water through scheming or theft to
wash his face. A chance at a bucketful that
bad previously been served not more than a
half dozen men was considered n windfall.
After the washing the Bailor's toilet con
elated of a vigorous rubbing with a coarse
towel his own private property and a hair
brushing with the aid of an oncUnt brush
and n small wooden-framed glass generally
carried In the little chest , or ditty box ,
which Is the officially approved trunk of
each Jackie.
Moiil * nml Meal Time.
At the stroke of eight bells (8 ( o'clock )
the call to breakfast Is given. Salty air
and an open , free life produce excellent
appetites nnd there Is no dawdllnc In the
ra.ce for the mess tables on the berth-
deck. The scene Is something similar to
Jack Is espied ascending the gang plank or
that described by Dickens In " .Martin .
Chuzzlewlt" when Martin had his first ex
perience with an alleged American boarding
house nnd concluded from the terrific hub
bub made by the boarders In their break
for the dining room at the sound of the
breakfast bell that the house was on fire
The din of clattering pans and the chat
tering and laughing of the eaters on board
ship during the same hour Is something
remarkable. Table manners are at a dis
count as a rule , but even that can bo for
given In men who fight as Yankee sailors
fight or shoot ns they shoot.
BreakfBt over , the men nro given unll
0 to smoke , then all hands are turned to
nnd the thlp Is cleaned up for quarters.
This latter ceremony Is conducted dally ,
rain or shine. On ships of the old navy
the men were mustered nnd Inspected at
their guns , but on vesiels ot the Texas
class th y are arranged Jn .linen n-i
guard or the officer of the deck that ho has
been shipping a contraband cargo. He gains
ho dock and essays n military salute , which
generally ends In a stagger and a reckless
wave of the hand. As the corporal supports
Urn the officer of the deck nnd the oxecutlvo
officer "size" him up , the latter finally order-
ng him forward. As Jack rolls down tbo
gangway , greeting his mates with a husky
cheer nnd a leering grin , the executive oflicer
turns to bis companion and says grimly :
"Enter him on the log ns clean and sober.
He's a bit overseas , but wo can forg'lvo a
good deal In a man who can shoot n tbliteen-
inch gun stralghter than n Yankee ball
player can throw to second. Jack is nil
right ! "
T01.II OUT OK COURT.
"What was the heaviest fee you ever got ? "
asked the pert young lawyer of the Nester
of the bar.
"A yearling cnlf and a load of pumpkins ;
aggregate weight a ton and a quarter. "
An English legal Journal , publishing the
expressions of gratitude of a bereaved widow
nnd children , says : "If anything could
console" her and her family for their over
whelming and Irreparable loss , It would bo
the honor paid to his memory.
In nn address to n jury a few days since
n Mr. Carson , Q. C. , Is said by the London
Law Journal to bavo used this expressive
language : "Gentlemen , the charges against
my clients are only mare's nests which have
been traced to their birth and are found to
have had neither origin nor existence. "
"You don't seem to thoroughly roaMze
how low you have got , " said the court.
The prisoner , a faded , battered specimen
of manhood , on whose haggard face , deeply
lined with the marks of dissipation , there
still lingered faint reminders of better
days long past , starced as If struck.
"You do mo Injustice , your honor , " he
said , bitterly. "I can bear the disgrace of
arrest , for drunkenness , the mortification ot
being thrust Into a noisome dungeon , and
the publicity and humiliation of a trial In
a crowded and dingy court room , but to bu
sentenced by a police magistrate who splits
his Infinitives that Is , Indeed , a crushing
blow. "
And as they led him away he placed a
trembling band to his forehead and shivered
rike one In an ague.
It Is not generally known that there Is a
prejudice against curly-haired men when It
comes to choosing a jury to try criminal
cases. The prejudice , when It Is manifested ,
comes from the defense , reports I'carson's
Weekly. When anted to explain the objec
tion to curly-haired men a prominent bar-
tor Inculcates ! that idea In roe. Ho cold
thai ) curly-haired men had almost luvnrU-
bly been the pampered darlings ot their
parents , nnd in their youth had been BO used
to having their own way that they had como
to. bellcvo that everybody on earth was
wrong except themselves.
"In this way the seeds of opposition ar
sown , nnd when they grow older they tunki
It a point to disagree with everybody .ind
everything. If everybody erse on the Jury
votes for acquittal , they vote for conviction ,
ns a matter of course. They are ns stubborn
as t'ho days nro long ,
"A curly-haired man never gets on the
jury when I nm defending a man It I can
see him In time. "
CO.NM 1IIA
The women of Ohio nro uniting In a
movement to bnvo the word "obey" stricken
from the marriage service.
General Onsslus M. Clay wanted his child-
wife to "tnko her maiden 11:11110 : nud go. "
She availed herself ot this Invitation gladly ,
vltutlon gladly ,
Statistics of Ohio show ninoug other
things an unsatisfactory condition of mari
tal affairs. During the past year more than
7,000 applications for divorce were 11cd ! In
the state.
Justice McAlecr of Hoboken. N. J. , offi
ciated nt n mnrrlago ceremony nt Iloboken
police headquarters nt 2:30 : o'clock Monday
morning. Ho united n couple for better
or for worsn vhllo ntttred In his night
shirr , trousers , nnd a pair ot slippers. On
his bead was an old straw hat.
Henry Sanford of New York , vice presi
dent nnd director of the Adams Express
comixiny and reputed to bo ninny times a
millionaire , was married lost week to Mrs.
Ollvn Wllmot Hurchard , who Is ninny ycara
his Junior. Mr. Snnford Is 7ft years obi
nnd his brldo Is said to bo about 33 years
old.
Quito a sensation wns created nt Mny-
flcld , Ky. , last week , over the mnrrlago ot
Mrs. Minnie Crabtrce , nged 38 years , to *
young man named Shcphard , nged I9t both
of Owcnsboro , Ky. It seems that Shop-
hard was nn adopted eon of the bviuVa
parents nnd ran away from homo nbout flvo
wocks ngo. Mrs. Crnbtreo chased him tn
Mnyfleld , found him nt work on a farm , nnd
the wedding followed. The brldo Is the
daughter of a prominent nnd wealthy
farmer living near Owcnsboro end Is said
to possess $50,000 In her own name.
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