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VOL. .XX.
ITlTSIiOUO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. CTIIl'HSDAV, MAY 20, 1808.
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MAN5NFLUENC
-if Jim ,
(1
-4
II M il l! Ill - Ci.nllinii.il.
, "I On ugh! vim vvi i afraid of tho wrt
find," she ni l. 'If; ynii entertain any
J lis ! i y. .in- delicate constitution I ad
i ., yoi i.i re'u-.n i i t ho village."
Which I- :i i 'lite way of expressing
y. ur w.sli t i he riil of me; hut I have no
dour,, imp iiiltlie ilny in those lien-
i. -op.i. ' T In n 's ihe sun now. Blessed
sight! I'm going to move thin shawl uji
tliere who," it is dryer. Miiy 1? It is
I o itively .-uioidal t nit liere. If you
thould he 111, I'll have to net af Escu
lunius, fin- there isn't h man of pills ami
I'quill.-v in the v.l.ulo village, I'm told.
So In- w nun-1 in time."
' ll will In- ii of'' prudent, no doubt,''
jvlrnt'el Mnrgaict. allowing him to
ii. ov tlm shawl hi quosti n, "but we
'ili! I Sl-O till' W.IVOS SO Well."
"'I lint's no Ki-fjH I -si, We know they
:re I in which is just lis good. lo
; .m know, I ' vi- be n iliinking of you all
ii : :;' i . I :-. ily, I h i. I a strange dream
i:i i i.i li.X'Mi :eeiiieil to bi' lending me,
rid . ii. ue ;nili. i: inm ileil me to fol
low. l..ii I look. sko ticnl. please, ond
liny i o i-.-ti i win all very real, I
its-tii" y. ii I'iie of those old men
.i !.-! .'u 'ii - M .1 uii-t . Please tell
lie if ii ei i . vour name? 1 have qiillca
i mil. .!. i.i Know."
i i v , i.r o i:y is en, ily satisfied. My
li .ii . i Vatr.ivl. '
' 'I im:-K-. I vo nlwavs had an odd
fug
l-O I'!
lie ll.ii
ll i- I.. I
It seems to mean
' name, too. furious,
responded Margaret
I. nine i-i i (Minium
ill."
I he
1 ! v.
e -1 1 V .
I I'i.e
I'.
Oil V '
'.'la'
lie, I
'"I
i-h :
it
ei tin-loss.
like oil."
gur.-i lui xiil impatiently, and re
wil'i i suspicion nf petulance:
iivsclf mil no one else,
ly ! I i . nice of life;' hi please
eon, lure me with iniv unknown
ll I
this one's tolerable enough," ho
I. "in ! smart, too. 1 dare say.
n.iii.i-j. d to fen' her her nest lit
!'
Vet lii"
1 1 vv
I- ' '
li.il! In
in : v lia! .
. I', l imps she's flouting
! tli;-- very moment."
in y i 'i i cay th it?" asked Mar
li collie w.ii'tnt'i. "You have no
jre'.;e people f ilt Way. She
in i it i'hi of the money."
! r- pi iiied lli inn, In bomo
I said iioihing about money."
i r. ui' iied. thoroimhly aniy
if; I 'll 1 am sure money has
; o do with the injury you
I ! no a' she i-u't so hateful
r . i, It is neither .just nor
with I
I '
. s v I:
. ' '. inn her unheard.''
;;.!: '. a h'l' eii"iiestness. ' I
.-he i-u't a bad sort," he ad
p'.i'iii .ii oiin seaweed beside
i 'i. ti I ! . why you take sm-h
r. ' in I'.'i-, llioiili."
I e l'i
Ise I ill li.i-e liiieet words,
i'. n feral teiins," she re
: t.. meet his Pearehinu
I in ply -ay you have no right
i i a:'i things, mid I wish
! I Lot I llll people down ill my
ip'i ia:iy when 1 don't know
I raiino' take their part. I hate
!''
gains: my principles, and It's
q"
"" i.e.ides."
Ins feel and walked away
i . it. ne :it. alreii ly regretting
' . hd-li-lell
I,.
ml h.
ill it," she added, 1m-
jnieiiiiy, r iiiiniiig to her old place.
" V hit: iii l o i eoii-in do?"
: ot!n r iiii-iaki'. She bit her lips as
tie- w rl eoiisui rscnpnl her, but for
I 'sii.il :.v l lian had not notired it.
' I'o " l.e ii li I, still regarding her
wl'li a i .iiii i; i' I r.pre-sioii. "She didn't
ilo mimI in'. Only my father happened
to tii 'A r... iiiii.-h of hi-r an I to little of
me ..it h. left h-r a fort tine and me u
I ) :arly ineoine to starve on. No use
liv.ej vvithout money either. Hut I'll
f.e-.::ve li. ; if sh" marries me, and I
tlai" ay -he will."
I!.-- ..nil. I. ii e if this assertion wo.i
too mil. h r-i Margaret.
"I'idii I lia. lei stand you to say you
lliid tie.T net h i?" silO uskl'll, iii (I
voi. e iniiiiii urall y ipiiet innl full of scorn,
that in, id" no impression upon him. He
replied in ine must iinperlui bable man
lvr. "N.. I haven't seen her, that's true;
1 ui i dale s.iv she'll make a good wife,
4i:i ...... "
Th"s.. ivouls further enraged Mnr
j,'aiei. '"How due you," flho eried, without
(;lvin him a elianeo to romplete his
n ii:i iiee. 1 m ver heard nf such un
1 ar::l!eled iti udence iii my life. I dare
bay von roii-ider your charms so over
w l-.eimin-.; that every woman must b
oveieoiiie by the bale sight of them. Il
I wi re your cmisin you would very sooc
ilis over ji ur iii.s'.ake. A conceited inaD
Is the verv iiiMimination of desolation."
' oii slio.v your eoiitempt very freely,'
reiiiined I'liim. not ovorplensed Witt
hrr ri markf-. "If 1 suggest the Idea o,
n, y ri-u-ln's marrying nie it Is becausi
of the rireiimslaines. i'nther woiiU
have l;knl it, 1 know, rerhap he hat'
the id. i in his head when he made hii
will."
Margaret grew paler at these words,
but she .'.id lint iin-wcr.
"And ilouT you know." Hrian con
tinued, with a spice of malice, ns be
tun. r I l.i.ih 'n Ids effort to see hei
face, ' a in ah e "i marry any woman he
chooses, pi .v i le-l he goes about it the
right way. No woman ran withstand
eonMant, enduring alTeetion."
"Cousin nt. enduring Uddleslicks!" wa
the i i.ntempl in ns leply. "So doubt
your knowledge of womun, her nature
and rapaeities. Is deep mid profound,
but pray spare net your wisdom on the
BUbjeel, or 1 mav be tempted, lik Aunt
Sukey, to jaw back. 1 dare say your
eonstant, enduring affection Is another
variety of eonstant hanging on. I would
dri pise a man eternally around n.
1'hase ilon't laugh so loud. I'm not
trv ing to be amusing."
"No, I II wager not. Tell mo what
mitt of man yo.i do like. An Admirable
Criihton, with tveiy virtue under tho
pirn?"
"Heaven forbid! How tiresome such
a perfect creature would be, and what a
curiosity. No; I like men. Ileal, ac
tual men. Not ornamental show pieces."
"Like me, for instance. How compli
mentary you are. Jtut the truth is 1
Bha'n't be even o; nnmeiitnl, if cln uni
'tdanees don't change.''
He looked away tiom Margaret as he
uttered the last words and began I.,
niako marks with his heel in the sand.
She, watched his movements, hut !u-r
mind was following up an engrossing
train of thought.
"Are you going to sit still am! n'low
yourlife to map itsell?" she asked, after
a second's pause, "it seems to me you
have uu omiortui.utr to make ajuture
for yourself. hy don't you take a I
vantage of It? I do a lniire a mini who
can light against obstacles, and who
wins for himself a great name and ,-t
high position, not because o", bii ie.
Hplte (f the accidents of lorliuie. Ami
I certninly cannot understand how any
person with oidinary talents can go
through life vvith no ambition alote
amusement. I grow disgusted with mv
Belf." "It Is just as I expected." replied
Hrian, endeavoring t spra!; lightly.
" You're strong-minded."
"Thanks. I eousider your remark a
compliment, though you may imt mean
it as such. 1 don't admire w cak-miude I
men or women. 1 am glad to have ideas
of my own. and no! to he swayed by
every passing word. You are laughing
ngnln. I suppose you eousider me va.-tly
amusing, but I think iiiy.-if v,i-tly non
sensical. Theie N something in Hi" air.
I dare say, or in the company," she eon
eluded mischievously.
" Tho company without donl l," h"
agreed. "I never pfeteinled to amoiinl
to much, and I know 1 never sh.nl. Thai
is why 1 never rousid.-ie I it worth mi
effort. "
"Why not?" she n-ke-l ipiiekly, some
instinct rompting h- r .-yiiipaihv . "nii
have so much before you. ll is never
too late to begin, neither i il ever ion
early. That sounds like a pnrndnv,
doesn't it? Your profession i-. an ad
vantage in itself. It is sh. h i noble
one."
"A dog's life when il comes tn practice. "
he answered. "I tell you there's a lot
of sentimentality in the world. ople
talk about this thing and that thing be
ing ennobling and elevating, ami all
that nonsense, when they know n 1 out
as much of il as I do nf heaven. Mm Ii
good niedieliie has ever done me. I'v--got
my diploma. I've lugged il all ovi r
Kurnpe, but it hasn't seen the light of
day for many a Imig month. I know
this don't suit your ideas, but I never
realized the need of practicing lor a
living. I expected to be illdi pelldel.t,
and where was the need?"
"I!ut now?" questioned Margaret.
"Oh, now, my hoi,, vc, cousin has
stepped in and I'm as pom- as the devil.
I beg your pardon. The wmd are
forcible but expressive. The fe.-iiiig i
wretched, but the experience wnr-r I II
worry along somehow, mes a ceriain
event come alout. Are yiei going
"Yes," she re'uriiid, half iib-ently
gathering her things togeih r. "I .-mi
hungry. 1 think it must be tw.ive
o'clock, and here in S'eoi -el .im ai
that unfnshiiuia bb- hour. '
"A barbarous praitiie. but now thai
you speak of it, I begin to t. el sum in
ward cravings myself. May I walk un
der the shallow of your wing
Without awaiting her permission he
possessed himself of her sluiwi an. I
trudged by her side tiiioiigh th" ,1, . j,
sand to the village.
Turning from o. e of the grotesque
little streets. Into a more giete-.,i!..
iiroadvvay, Margaret fi iiml thai In r ap
petite had been a true guide. It Was
t we've o'clock, and all S'coiis.. was go
ing to dinner. This plea-.int duly
S'eonset never forgot, il being one ,.i
the unwritten, yet laithfiiliv obs. iv. d.
laws of the small town that, whatever
the individual's occupation at the mo
ment, the stroke of twelve should i n I
him ready, and all ideas gave way to the
reality dinner.
After leaving Margate! Hrian fmin I
his own appetite had itn reused loan
alarming extent, and he v- rv gladly he
took himself to his unpretentious alm-lo
and the meal awaiting him.
He did full justice to the hitter, and
at the same time managed to t.il.e in
the history of Captain I nlgi r's eight
brothers and sisters, all of whom had
reached their eightieth year and were
still in the lam! of the hv iug. A he
showed some skepticism on thhi laid r
point, the Captain proposed a cruise in
town, where the house in which Ihoy
were nil born should be pointed out to
him. It Is needless to say lli i.ni was
still unconvinced. He afterward dis
covered that town mi ant Nantucket,
and cruise win tho Captain's wi i'lb r
ride.
These old seamen do not take kin llv
to tho expressions of landsmen. hey
will greet you with the salutation,
"Where are you heading?' instead el
"Where are you going'" They will
agree to "land" milk and vegetables ni
your door, and if urn happen to be rid
ing with an old captain veil may ho re
quested to shift your sn.' lore or aft,
or midship, or to sit to il -leeward, as
the ease may be. It i- - u n said,
though we are lint bound t .e lieveil,
that when the vvli.i'ii ; it liisiry tailed
through the iliseovei . ni coal oil, the
old salts, oblige ! through in in-s-'i v and
not choice, to take t farming, en
countered much dilllei ,'! ' I', ui the filet
that their oxen were Inn. I animals, ami
when commanded t- go to port or star
board were too obtuse to obey Ihe older.
Horses were 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 - Hying. Con
trary to tart ies on shipbiiitid. a pull mi
the port rclu made the animal she. r to
port, when the old cai.lain was bent on
having him go !o starboard.
I'ndersuch d illicit ties plow ing was slow
work and fanning a decidedly discour
aging experience.
After Hrian had disposed of the
double duty of eating and listening he
spent some time in walking up ami down
the streets of tie- grim, small village,
hoping lor a chai ui iit"r with
Margaret.
He eamo to the old pump, reported to
have been set in its present place in the
year of the declaration of American in
dependence, and feeling in duty bound,
he driiult a cupful of its deli-hi fully
cold water. Still, not seeing Margaret,
lie determined to improve his hours of
waiting hy observing the cot (ages ai . unl
him.
Mathematical accuracy had not be. u
. oiislilered In their erection. Their
slanting roofs, curious embrasines, odd
wings, and sprawling proportions, sup-
plemenled by groti'Sipm ornamentation
In the iiul.no of nniuelii, arils of ships,
fantastic s.-.-.ill work from uiikiiovv,i
prows, and gnyly painted ligurehea.l i
made them the strangest-looking In ll --s
in Ihe experience of man. Such name,
as "The barnacle, Ihe Anchorage,"
"Castle bandbox," "l!lg Flnough." an I
the Saldino llox" ni-'geste.l a'm'.her
ch'liieiil of oi ig.nalily,
"ll beals me." commented Itrian. In
terms evidently intelligible in hiiim-if.
"No hing in'eie.-liiig about them,
though. 1 wish i-ln-'d come."
".die" not making her appear. ine to
suit his convenience, he decided to go in
search of her. He found her sitting in
the dnorway of her little cottage sew ing,
and vvithou' asking permission, but ouiy
sorry he had not come before, he sat
di, W li beside her and pron ede.l to giv e
her il I In ll-l mis, description of the cot
tages he hail seen.
"You come the day lifter Ih fair
laughed in answer. "I've in, l unit
their exterior but their interiors
I'i'l you notice fin. tain I tax er
" she
.-cell
aim.
, old
hint e:' You must have, 1 think. II is
near the pump. They say it is two
h II lid re I years old. Looks lii,e it . doesn't
It? Some day I Want you to see tie'
curio-it i. s ii contains. The greatest
lol. Some of theiii come from ih"
furthest corners ol the earth. Thoimm
has a real laughable history, too, but
I'll let Catitaiu itaxter tell yoii that. In
:ory loTling he is unapproachable,'
llavo ymi vvrllten to your aunt? She
might be worried."
"Oh, she's all rigid," he answered,
"I'll write to-morrow, ho you like to
Sew? "
"Not particularly, hut we're often
obliged to do what we don't like."
' She's peor," deeideil Hriiili. "1 thought
so all th" time. Conl'miml il."
This conclusion was rub e a s urpiisn
to himself. Why Margaret's j overly
should affect him was u problem des
tine, for i it 1 1 1 r solution. When he was
leaving her at supper lime he asked per-inis-ion
to call around in the evening,
Inn she shook her head resolutely.
"No; il will not I..- w..ith v.i il... ' I goto
bed at eight o'clock. I'oii'l look soli. ir
ritieil. I km -w ii is a nursery hour, but
litter V oll'v e been here il 1 1 a V I ,' so Vol
will feel tl IT, ets loo, am i b - very glad
to eei p illlo bed ev en thai early. lie
sides, ti,e do- t,.f ordered rest ami quiet
wh.-n 1 came h- ie, and I'm obeying his
command to the letter. 1 daresay I'll
i you to-iiiorrow. If you waul diver
sion t Ids evening g to the eiubhnuse;
you'll lind all Ihe men t here n-soluble, I
smoking their pipes, ami discussing in.,
prospects for fishing to-moi rovv. Yo i
may gain much information.'' '
blian did not follow this advice. In
stead, he spent the evening III a high
stale of discontent, and went to bed a'
hnlf-pa-l eight.
j in m: cox i ist iai.
Origin of ii Mu.
The exiles vvlin timk refuge iii I.nn
ilnll.lt t lie t ilue nf Ihe I'lencli ;.-vo-
lutimi met I lie pnveil.v ami hard
ships nf their lot vvith much (mir
age. 'I'lie.V lieVi f begged, iitnl it was
ol'lell ilitlieilit In iiidiice llleltl tn ;o
eepl l he fluids siili-a-ribe I f . .r i heir
llssistilllC.'.
The vvniii'ii iliil tmi :n--. -1 it Ihe
pat I i;i llv v, ..ni an I Miili -1 i ln liing- of
ve;i I thy Mini rhai'ilably incliii'il
ladies, ;i, i, us; VVntnell in their cnti
dit inn vs. ai! I have been : I.i-1 In d
hut iiiiitiig.-d with th" clteapesi
lintel i lls In iii. s, ii" l i- anil t,s...
I'uliy.
'III. -it lieeessiliis ilevelnpnl ill! il
velllive spii.t. The records d' the
l.niii..i I'iiti.iit i lilh'e lit I lie i ii'v:: ti
lling nf I h-' eight-iii! h e.-iitiir.v liav.:
i n even- page such names as : I . 1 1 -dean.
Ihipiti. Ciiniiiii- I, I iasi iiieau,
I.i lilmiil, and Cntiratit. Ilnvv ii
gi-iiinits they were in ut iiiiii"; th-inn-.!
iiiiprniiiising of iiiii"i-ials is
slmwn by their inveiii imi ..f a now
I'ani uis il i.ii.
When the l.nmlnll l.illihefs
slaughtcird iheir hei I tln v w.-iv a -ctistniued
lo ihinvv awa.v the talis
wil h I lie refuse. The l'leiieh VVnlii-
en lia I Ihe bright j(r.i nf buying
t lietn, since t hey entihl gel them I'm
iiel tn nothing, ami making sntip nf
il: "ii. And llius they gave in l-Iri-elainl
Ihe p. uiitlar "X-l lil s iilp. vvhieh
l.i.val Kli-glish ii ;;..vv - n -nl t-r an
rss.-iii i ; i llv nat iniial disli.
Ilitti Niita.ia. Hunt I'liilile liig-i.
A Navajn will sin k a hit id' mirror
ill Ihe eiltlilliee of il lillll ivv ullil lie
liellltnl the little mnlilill ail ilav if
need be n sc'iiie Ihe cnveieil prize of
a lat praiii" dug. hen Mr. Tiki
vent nies from his bod-mum deep un
derground h" sees a lamiliar image
mocking him at the I'mul ibmr, ami
VV licit lie hut lies nil! 1 1 1 c UI I roll t this
impudent mi ru ler, win e,,.'. a
ch.ih'rilniiv t ipped arrow thiniigh him,
pititiing him In the giouiul si. t liai In
caiiiuii tumble back into his hmtic,
as he has a wonderful facull y I'm' do-
I iug even in death, or a dark hand
i dulls l r. .in 1 'l i i in I like lightning,
seizes hi- chunky neck s.ifely h.-viin I
j the reach of his chisel-shaped t. c ll
j and bii.ikshis spine with niieswiii
snap.- si. IMciimas.
l- .t cl;(slieK Hllil l: cliri.u s.
I'nf those people who wish tn make
their lisics longer ami more sogulai,
Ihe following suggestions may In' of
Use: Katnliie Ihe eyelashes ciiie
f 1 1 1 1 v one by one, t rimming vvith a
pair of scissors any vv liich are split,
fcrlile nr Cl'iinkeil. Then illmitll th"
base of the l.tshes every night witli a
iiiiinile quantity of oil i'f ciiiupul on
the top nf a camel hair brush. If
1 1 1 i-i is lepras, il sedulously fur a few
months the result is must grat il'.v iug.
r.eaillil'ul archill cvihinvvs are like
wise a great ilei iil nf li.'auly and are
in.! tn be lllldei i,i.' l. It is best not,
to trim Ihe rvebiiivv. as it nukes it,
coats", but if il is drsiii d In s rengi h
i ti . thicken ii a few (Imps nf ciiiu
pul nil may be sa fdy i uhi rd into the
skin rvrrv ut her night . I et i. .1 1
Tribune.
'I he Neurit Sun I'l-oul.
T!ie I'liui't imi nf ii ti -gin's hlae';
skin i- slllipnseil to be the cniivefsi ei
of the suit's lighl illlo heat. The
heat thus generated remains in tho
-.Kin and ihn s imi pem-t ra I - tn I Im
deeper tissue. lieillgtlllls plnvilled
with a sun-pro-if armor t he negro can
stand an uiimuut of licit that would
be fatal to it white man. and run lii
t lo or U'J risk of sunstroke. - -
VILLAINOUS OrNCO'lTOX
THIS HICH EXPLOSIVE ADOPTED FOR
THE ARMY AND NAVY.
1'i-l-i-ille Hailiuge Vriilli;lil nil A'll-silis
lit shells Chlirgt-il Willi Ciil'iHli' ill the
V ni-I'.ct vt ceil I liina and .lniiiii IK Itii-sli-uctive
rower II. iw II Is .Miiilc,
( iiiiicotton, one of the most power
ful destroyers known to man, has heeii
adopted by the I nilcil States as the
el v ice high explosive for the great
guns of warships and seaconst de
fences, as the tests at the Indian
Head ami Sandy Hook proving
grounds have demonstrated the entire
!( nihility of til ing fruli"inoilel 11 t illed
gnus, w il h smokeless powder as the
propelling agent, steel shells cairying
heavy charges of guucottoii. Among
all Ihe measures lai.eii for strengthen
ing t he lull intuit defences, this is olio
ol tin most impel taut,
Arnmr piercing projectiles, lieu, ily
charged with guncoltoii. would make
our fort i lied liai horn safe from an at
tack by a hostile licet. A single shell
from I he great Wutervliet gnu to be
mounted mi Itoiner Shoals would
carry such a weight (if the powerful
evplosive as to put out of action III"
inosl heavily armored ship alloat.
Should a portion of an attacking licet
run through tho lire of the luiig
i aiige gnus ami come within range of
l In-inorliir-hatterit's, upon the decks
would fall tons of giincolton incused
iu ileck-piereing shells, which would
evplodo between decks witli terrible
oiled. Armor pluto would be crushed
like tin, guns dismounted, boilers ex
ploded, and crews decimated hy the
living fragments of steel and the force
1. 1 the explosive.
Modern high explosives have never
been used in hit ge quantities to charge
rille shells in warfare, hut secret ex
periments iu Kuiope have niet wiih
such succe-s that il is believed tltn!
should tliere be another great I'.uro
pcaii war the coiiibiittiuts would all be
found supplied with high explosive
shells. I iv iiamite and gitnciil ton were
used in torpedoes and submarine
mines in the war between Chili and
I'eru, thi! 'I'll co- llusstau war of 177,
the I'l auoo-Chine.se war of ss, the
llni.iliaii civil win', and the last war
ill the Last, hut only in the coiilhet Lc
t w ecu Cliyi.-i and .lapali was any use
made of high explosive shells Mur
ing the few hours (f naval lighting
terrible destruction was wrought by
.lapaiit-se shells charged with small
quantities of cordite, the service
smokeless powder i f Kllglillid. Many
of the shells failed to explode and the
aim nf the gunners was bad, but the
oiled nl high explosive shells, even
under these adverse conditions, was
terrific. iu tho action oil' Asaii on
luly '.'-"i, lvl, in which three CIihicm!
an I four Japanese warships were on
gaged, the Tsi Yuen, one of the
Chinese ships, received the heaviest
lire. An Luglish cllicer went aliniinl
alter the battle.
"The vessel presented the appear
ance of an old w reck." he said "On
deck ihe sight was cruel am! beggats
ih sei ipltoii. YVoodwoi k, cordage. luls
ot iron a id dead bodies all lay in con
fiisi ni. lielweou decks mutters were
a-, b id. The slaughter had In en
aw Iu!, blood and human remains In iu ;'
si alio! cd over the decks and gmis.
Three of the live men working th"
four ton gun in the afti r turret wen
blow ti lo pieces hy a six inch shell,
ami a foiutli was shot down while at
tempting to leave the timet. The re
maining gunner stuck to his post and
managed to lire three rounds at the
Naniw a, and one shell entering her
cii'Miie room and another blowing her
I'm e In idgc aw ny, she hauled oil'. Tito
Chinese admiral awarded to t he pliicky
giimier 1 1 ll Mi taels. nc shell struck t he
dcel; and. glancing. passed up through
the eon ii iug tower ami exploded, blow -ing
to pieces the gunner -lieutenant
and leaving his head hanging on one
i. he voice pipes. Huge fragments
of armor and bucking had been torn
from their fastenings and carried in
board, crushing u number of poor
w i etches into shapeless masses, even
the upper part of the funnels being
splashed w it ll blond. "
( iiincottoii shells for heav y guns
have been adopted by the I'niled
Sinlos as the result of experiments ex
tended nver a period of years. Long
a ;o t he ordnance experts were i
viii - d that high explosive shells
could be used with entire safety, and
omnieiisite, a modern explosive of un
certain action, was adopted for Use iu
the army. The service charge of em
iiiensite for common 12-iueh iin.rtar
shells was fixed at seventeen poun Is.
and for deck piercing shells at thirty
eight pounds. Three years ago the
army ordnance bureau announce. I
t hat experiments were in progress w n h
a v iew to adopt iug an armor-piercing
piojodile ami a high-explosive shell.
Several American inventors have since
brought forward !U'mor-)iierciug shells
inert mg the government requirements.
The projectile factories are now work
ing under rush orders making shells
lor the government. The arnmr
piei eel s, deck pier, ei s, and common
shells are all made witli powder chain
bets, solid sled having been discarded.
No more eaiiucnsite vv ill he made, and
the government is placing large ni . lei s
for cellulose ,coi ton librei and nitric
and siilphui ic acids for the nni'in
1. 1 1 -1 1 1 1 of guiicotton.
Tin-great power f guiicolbin a ; a
des! i i:ci iv e agent mid the remark aide
I'n.loiu with xv li i.-li it can be used
-at'eiy alike make it a valuable null
t ny explosi' c. (iiiiicotton is made
by iininei sing pine dry colli. n inn
mi t in e of the purest and stiongeM
nil l icund siilphui ie acids. and pressin
il into blocks. When dry it is a - o;isi
Iv elect I i lied as :i it 's back, an I i.
luminous w In ll rub bid in the dul,
I 'i v guneot Ion ma v be explode,! by
vv rapping it t m hi ! iu t in foil, st rik ing
t! several light blows on all anvil to
compress it, and then giving it a heavy
blow ; but there is no certainty that It
I will explode. Siituuited with waler
1 gi.iieolton is exploded with great dif
ticiilty, mid it is iu this condition that
i l is stoi od away in miigniiirs and
Used as a shell-charging explosive.
! The wet guiicotton, in the process of
ple-iii..' Hi its liialinlilet ill e at ihe
; I liiteil States torpedo slati is sllh-
: jc. d-d to ii pressure of iilnuit li.'lll I
I oiiii.U to the squiiic inch, ami the
piossiire has bin u cai I led tn ."i,iM)ll
.hi nils witlioitt causing explosion,
i I'ry, loose giim-ntloii burns withn
: llash, hut without explosion; wet com
pressed guiicottoii will not bin ii until
the moisture is dried out of il. In the
tot podo stnl ion experiments n ton of
wd (g ll lie- .1 ton has I ii placed iu U
boiitire, where il slowly burned away
, w ithoiit explosion.
WISCONSIN'S NATURAL BRIDCC.
! A I.e. oil ii- n liuav in I lit- ililei in - ut
I Ihe s.,i,. Willi I, lew Hi.. s,.rll,
l'i vv enple know that Wis.-i.u .i.i
iiivi.-:-rs a i : i 1 1 ui ill In idgc, with near
ly, if mil quid-, a-, uiiirli al Irart ivriiess
a- the one iu Yitgiuia, made famous
hv ihe visits nf (ioorge Washington.
Ihe liiiiiger In idgc is located iu the
town of Houcy Creek, about twenty
miles from Milwaukee, and eight miles
east of I'liiiriedii Sac The bridge is in
; fact only a gigantic archway detached
j from the face of a rncky Hull' facing
the Wisconsin river, by the action of
the elements, but as a natural curius-
Hy ha- only a local rep ilatnui so far.
I'm vi-ilo s rci p-l from the imme
diate v iein 1 1 y have ever taken I he trou
ble to iiiake a trip in (ni-- I'lirectioii,
pi-obal Iv because thi part of Sauk
county was nultl receiil yeais. cut off
fioui lailiMiids. and not on -y of acce-s.
I'. v ii ii.oi- ii requi'i'i considerable
pluck to en. hue tin- long ti Ie thioiigh
the sands ..f the Wisconsin i i v or Lot -
loins, w III ell lie bet it cell t he old pi iii I ie
oi' Ihe Sac i ii,Ii.-,.- and the bin!!'. (
is amply repaid for a i- it by tie- at
t liti-t i voiles of the pl.e-e.
A (lev ion . to. He thli'Ugii :l failnel'
plou ed field is t ro I by a uule in
rein hing lie' lace of the clilf whole is
louud the bridge. It is not until
within a shell dislaiiee of tin- Hull'
that the archway can be seen because
o I the timber and umlerbi u.-di put tinl
Iv couceiilliig it.
I'poii stepping bctiveeu the blulV
: and thea'eh the iiiiiueliseiiess of the
; lasl. which nature has accompli -hod is
: appiin nt. The under part of the inch
1- a It Idly fed above the Moor ill
the iiighe-t part, ami varies from tha'
down to about thirty feet, where li
joins the supporting rocks. The span
is fi niii ten to twenty-live feet thick,
and about lii'tccn feet wide '1 ho
pathway across ihe top is a trille over
three lecl wide ill its mil row est place,
and a co d hea l is lu-ed. d to make the
passage over t iie span. The person
: landing upon Ihe top of the spill is
probably ltl.lf.et above the average
level of th" mi ni. ni tin i- uiitry, and
t he o. !! -: l I I Li lo: c I, Mil is oi f
llli.ll i-M-niisi ii scenery unsurpassed.
' M'i -h Ih i ; I, .is i,e,.n settled
lor i.iai, y y. nr . ye, lie- I :ig .'edness of
liie sci ee -i cms li'i'dlv ' ' .;i 1 n i-ln-.l by
tin1 'mil I of man in 1.1 - i llorts lo con
quer the soil :i!i.l make b-r hilil-cif il
ho ne iii I In -e i-. i m. nit ie s ui i -oil ud iug -.
Ilvei-ph for Ih.. oei-iisional loguoii....,
ot, rarely, its l-inne sue-cssor, the
pia. " woiilii s,., in as though in it
ot.. l!l.ll I liCoil, so OoUlpi. lely llld-
li-ti f i oil vi-ov bv tangled underbriisli
, mill heavy wo ..I-, ale ihe tilled lands
of t be nil bam In, an.
About tliebii-eof the archway are
signs of hum. hi vi dial inns, ami the
vi-itor learns that heie the people nl
the siiiToiimling country conic to cd
ebr.iie tlie l'i uitii of July, and the re-
, mains of rustic booths, a broken In-ei
glass oi t w o, and ot iu-i' -ig us ,,f a- t
plea n res ale noted I'lidei lo nth the
Moor of I iie a, en I-. a huge ravrrn
seven led high, I w eiil y li v e feet deep,
ami fiom ' to I li loot long, created
by the action of Ihe wutei rushing
I down the face of the lull, and
; under th" iir-'h v. ay nlier a heavy ruin.
This cnvei ii innl. i s a naiaiiil beer cel
: lav, which tne riiiabil.ints of the re
gion, nearly all of iv ii. .m arc ( ieriiuiii s,
u t I i,e as a bii' i in i m upon 1 he o.-ca - ion
; of the celebration i. b ;o I t i.
Tin- W'i- is. i'. iiiil bring., is
eorlniulv w-uili t .ni iiug miles to see.
II. i it in ,t s,,,nl v
i tiilbei t St nai l, t iie ai l 1st. w ho made
r-o t : in i I i.i i- to viueri, uns the features
I id' Washington and his wife, was once
! vi -ited by two I'liiladelphia artist s.
j One of the artists asked Stu n t I'm
' a pinch i f suuif from the box in which
J he was nisei tiug a thumb and linger
every f.-vv minutes, and then applying
them to his nosli il-.
"I w ill gi - e it lo von,'' said Stn, u t,
proffering t in- box. "bu' I advi-eyou
not to Li'.e it. SuiitV tuk iug is a vile
habii and should he avoiiled.''
"Your piu.-tiie coiitiadiets your
prerepts, Mr. Stu.itt." answered the
' !.e!i 1 lemit'i.
Sir. I can't help it," replied
- Stiiii't. "Lot n o tell von a story,
i Once I "as traveling iliinng il Very
! dark ni'.-'ti', and eoarheo diimped us
in a ditch. We si laiuldeil up. ami on
limii-ig by evil '"illation 'hat our log-i
; and aims miv unliiokeii tli-.ughl nf
, the poor Irllow sunt up in the ba-k I
wdh the biu gage. lie v. as found
sen -e!e-s and hi u.-.-k t vv i ted aw i v .
', "A pa-;sei.;.'- bejini to untwist the
man's nee!., tit.it lie might set his
h. a I slr:ii-.;tit on his shoiil.ler.i. The
sens. Ie.-s mail. r. cover, d by the
i v. l i ii'-h. I'oai t d out :
''Let meal .in! Lot mo alone' I'm
I run hint! I was born so'' tientle
; man." a hied Stuart. "I was born so.
1 w.i-: hoi ii in a MiulT mill," and he
cmphii i. e-1 tin- lem-irk by taking an
eiioinioi; i pinch of Mill If
: " I bis.'' -.at s the author of "He. r
loo'ir. in A in i:il it i e, " inn Iili rally
M:e. in liilbe I Stuart's father, a
Seoteliimin, built the fust s ti ii ti mill
e'er eie.-ted in New llligland. "
lout h's (.'ompunioii.
FAMOUS DRY TOTiTUflAS.
A ONCE NOTED FORT IS BROUGHT
INTO PROMINENCE AGAIN.
l-.rl'.vrcii isililiiu.l 1KIKI 11 Was 1 1, .. Key
lo Iili' lillll' ill' 'Vlciicii I in I .lillelsioi
unit n lieiiiioiiiiiiii. iiisini-.v-v rii-ini
I in linii.il .lain in I- ami lie. ri Iii-.
The rendezvous of the While
Squadron at the so-called I'.v Toilu-
gas, suva the li. t.oit I n .-' I Vo-s,
l.l ing.s this singular plan- into greater
liromn. once than il has had for it
Isiiil to
1 Mill the key and foi l I'm -mod an nu-
portiiut Matiou -th-k.-vof ll u!f -
u coaling and suppl v tm i , lr the
l'-,i,..,ii 4 i:, i ib.ei ',,,,1 , i nisei s
uhi,., h.. I,, il nil -ion-nli-oi,
'I'iie w-.r.f Torluga, mean-, turtle.
un. I ,.1'ers b, l'i.-,. auiiual. whidi
frequent th k-y-. in M iy to deposit
their
The name applies to a
"fillip of lo.v l eys, which iesl oil the
water like emeralds on a i a nl uziire,
li.rme.t ny the pur,- v.), lie cum situ. I
Ihe keys are nine in niiinber, and
. i i
lire ciilbd I iili den I;. V on which is
situated tho great. Fort .Idlers. in
llllsh, I'.ltd. Middle. I, oil ?. Nnithwest,
Satul, l.otrg.-i iiead ami La l. Loggi r
head key i .; Ion:' and l.-,ider ami bears
iin "oiii i. . . ,
i ue i mien .-sum
Sami i-.ev i . lo th
ninth, mi a line wiih La -I and Mid. lb
keys. I iii iug I he war ii had a batl.ry
tin I was the . iiiallpov :t ili-.n. Hast
key is f.iiu. .Its for Ihe Spam h gold
laden eallcoii which w e wieeked here
iii the oigliieetit h c, it t u i y Tin- light
house keeper at i.irdeti In beiiid, it
is said. S'J",ttilil i:i " il-l.
In the center of thi.. gie.d reef.
VV h it'll l l I il l- -I'll I l po-sj! l y I 1 1 1 1 i '.qllil I e
miles, lies Out don I-., v and fort
.lell.'i'si. i. Mil l oiln-ieil by a liarbo: as
peli'cc! ni can be laa.'i'i' d. Oai.l' U
key was Well eiio -i u a - the foundation
of the I'm I, as ii is Hi;,, a soid.-r i:i the
in lite!' "f ti w . I .. into ami a I. nit vv hich
I be llal-i-io; Vet .leet: eh.-ililiel Mll'J--
' I -i -ll
so narrow, thai hi ail pr .nabiln v
i ,i .... . .i . .i . .. .i
none I i : l 1 llll' s 1 1 i , , j i i . i - IO I i ill .'III j
venture in, Ihoir-h . I i 1 1 1 1 1 ll,, war,'
fairly large t ran p n'l came u p io I he j
little wharf. i
To the eu-t of the Cut. lo-vi.ii I tin j ,,,,,. , , , .t,',.i wound- llrismivv-
blue ribhoti like harbor, li. ii Imsni-iitiHli v car, an 1 s tune
sandy lagoon, once partly civ ere. I ,,!,j.. ,,f ni I hi p1 operly,
vv it h eiiral. and mi it s ex t re me clge Va.illi"i..ti I'.. !
t he sea beat - fnic.lv. 'J'o liie M.iith, I
th" great lag. -on stretches uwuv. while! MOIi'v ..ril.e Wihl s e.
t tlie west there is a -h,p 'chanu, 1 ' I'ai mi r 1 1 . N . Clem, lit . of Lowell,
wiih iiiiervi tiiug 't-.t of gi'.-atei .a '. I. tin- Coiiuly, L. -1. -in i. w i- gunning
los... d-pth. To tl.i in. lib, the i 1' i I" th" Ka'ii-.ni.i - M:n -h. He came
tions are similar, with tln.-e large keys ' up.'b a Mock of wild goes.- and bagged
Sand, Middie and II. i t ami t heir I several of t horn, one of which astou
furroiuidiii't retl's. j i-l.cd him by havim.' a - a hroastpiu ail
It vv.i the original ptau in I si7. j arrow nine lie.'! i s Ion- That goose
wlnu l-'or' JdV.'isun vvtn bo.'.un, to I '"'came the wonder of tin ighhor-
jdace ..ii each of the siirriuiudiu;; j ' land the study of .-,-ieiit ,sts, tho
islands a sand I.:. 1 1. ry, thus m-ikiti.; j ""Iv eonclii-ion i. tn-lie l being that,
il titiviug i -lauds 'a pais of ( ,,- ! vv h. i i-v er I !,. wild bud . ame from,
plans of ', Ideas. . but ini . wu. u.-xrr j tl it g-l unique in
c, ,!,,,,!, id. ; fn i i.uii ion thai it . lid b- assigned tn
The fori. ni,:. i. 1 id'tei 'I'lioina-
fer on, el ,i iu.ill v t,. I n n:, and
one of t tie r. iu.o I.,,; !. ' , in I me. ..
itia ouiy in tut- cotintiy, bring of
brick, ami ;. h.il' a mile around, in
OlOsltl t 1 1 1 1 1 ll ' 1 1 H'l. -. ,. lillVlllg
three tiers of ,.ns. ,..,;,...," ,:i i,!l
ever live humlre l.
I'!,.. I,,,- s s,!, roi,,l...ll.v .1,...!,
1 it.; .,. i . ..'i
so thai the fori v ii liiaily .,- out of
the vv ut i f. havim; ii.oi the outside I
hardly t e than an in re ,,f ma ie
land vv iii.-!i titV u' h d i b.r t lie
qiiai ant itie wharf and s. vi-ral bail-t-!
ing- foriiu i ly u -ed by 1 he eugiiiet r i
corps. When the war broke out tlie
fori was well o i toward cntupie' Ion.
'l'i... ,,'.,11.. , ,,,, .,,,.1 lb.. ,,, s ,a'
lilling ii. with , ete and '..1 j 1''-
taken froai th-' reef vv a- un ler w n y . : i n-.- .mgln nl s.-.i.
but theie weie no gum. ,s:,. ,t v. .s j ,,,',-t lenarl..!'.'!.. itn'idelit occurred
some lime ',eoie li e but was rv. t, ,,t;, ,',., Tm-ks island
fairly well equipped )n .,.'VI, , .,... ,,i ,i,e Lostoi, brig Mary
The fort to day h. htetallv. a in. I j , ;.,)w j the ,...;. i-.- by the crew of :i
low mockery. One :-o.-t from any one l.irge rag!.' hiindu ! "f l.r los from
of the whi'e or. users would, i:t all i Lm.!. Captain .'... .oil.- C 1 1 1 1 1 lhal his
probability, iril-h iu an oiilire ease- j Ves-el pa-.-ed betw."U I wo lei I Hie hur
mate. ll is a sph mltd luoaunicitt by j neanrs nti ih" pa--age up the coast,
ooiitrast ,,f the a i v n :r'i'i ,i .. ii t of mili- W'heti the v. -sst 1 v. as :i.".n mil.-s to the
taiy science, a type of unsold e .-on t iieast of t pe I i at I cr;i a large bird
luelho.l.-., u.e.v of value only as a shell ! . , en llviu-:. nr ratio t being borni)
w hich ml ;ht b-' covered w ,: li b.t -s o! : ,,. i : .,. s j.,, ( , ,1-,.,-t ! v low :o . I the brig.
s:ind or eouc. to of tie .- ,i-t ce.d. mi u w a - ",it out on the jiliboom
rock of whirl. I" cleat i ' f a !' i' i an ' t . , apt .ire it. an I tne ler I. winch
abundant supply. I ,. ,.v d lo be a I it-.- . ..gle, lletv into
As the war prog-re-' .-o,l it levam" the ' ( l... iui, a.m. i.-id ..-i- i a -ily dip
f:im-. ,n Pry '1 on m;a - pris ui. where ; tun-. I. It seem,-. I complei. ly i xliaiis
lioiiuty jiiiiiprr-s .ies. tier- and war - 1 t,, l-v its heig llighl. and for some
lime criminals ol all kin-Is were seat. ,,IV ; it vv a ' u liable t stand. Pining
The nn t.st notable were the eonspirn- t ii i-i time the ci'evv led and caied for it,
tors Spangii r. Ma. Id, .McLaughhin I lXn,l tllt. result i- that the eagle now is
and others, sent in some instances for y-ety lame. Captain Coombs thinks
life, but all liii.iliy pardoned out under the' eagle was caught iu the terrilie
reconstruction. hurricane ami ciu i ie 1 from its natural
t one tune I hei e v or. about 1 1 u HI ; haunts to ihe spot where the crew of
prisoners mil b'.nil troops ,.n t his , l lie brig cap! n ! ed it . The bin! nieas-i-amlbauk
of 1 1 1 1 1. en am. . In 1 s., ni es six feet from tip I ' t i p of it s w ingi.
.-ilmosi every nth a l r.in-poi t nr-j The plumage mi i - luo.e-t i-i white
lived wlth 'pn- r- a- thy n while the back I- mottled. - IL.'stotl
crowd iis iiiie cull 1 wish I . ee, :-, nie Jiuir'.ni!.
IU old llllilonas. snluo 111 cltielis'! I....,ll. el I In.-i.tti's Cr-.ui l.
elothi-s, s..iiu in lags, unwashed. 1 Au"in ..l!ahor d'-d at Ilodgen
veri'.in -covered, despair and e.'i.uiiial- ; . i 1 1 -. Kv., lecentlv. a red niuet v-t hreo
i!y wiiltcu mi ti .i-.iy laces, while here ; v,,.n.:,- 'j v.'ns 'the bovh iod enni
iind then- w.re retined-looking, .ic- p;1j,, of Abraham Lincoln. T'hev
span iug men. win. had been un; :i-t !y ,.,.,. , . ,, . J j. ,i ,, i ., farms and at
M'ilt 'iiei'd to tile great I ..-Ml I t. tided school t, .gel her. W h.-n (ioll-
i,e pi i -am.".", were i, i-i. -In , I i,u
ini. i the but. iii'iiitigo I a- on .i.e.
liide iim I Ihe r. u I ci" d . .-'..m
v. ere missing, ha I .in. I eii route an
v. ere bm i.i in ihe (ill: St 1 1 tn
oluer,; weie -i -N. vi.-n i ici m ill
lia err. I ( hi - n i n
in tni
asked an I lie v. a-, del tib-d to c llgeii-
ial win k. I n,- carp iters wont t i t he
r.irprnt -r shop, the mason:; r.ereset
In work laying brick to complete the
fort, the laborer.; I ' h flit.i ' sand,
w hile huge numln r- were employed in
attending to police duty iui.1 in clean
ing the garrison; the drug'id-i and
ilocjors w nt into Pi" hospitals as
nurses, the cook.. In tho mesa hall.
Ami so great was the surplus pint Pie
o'lieei s (..ok m my for e. !-;; and ser
vants us a matter oi' good policy.
I'll" writer's family Inn ! tvv... of these
men. One, who had been a chef in
New York, hud gone into tho hotiuiy -
jumjvtnpc liusinpss and Im i retired to
the Dry Tortugas. The other said
that he had been ordered tn retreat at
Hull linn, and as he did not stop
until he reached Vermont ho was ur
rested as a deserter. These were
.i .. . '01 r..i 1 1, 1',. I u..i.
i "loir sioiies. xu.t e-
j MllltS.
The Thy Torlugns was originally,
I with Its incniiiparable harhor Inr
' mcdium-sicd nail the rendezvourt
j '"'' the pirates, who swept the Spanish
1 "miii during t he past cent u ry. J he
w'-'t-l' discovered an old ealiu bear-
itig the arms of Spain, on Ine reel neur
JUiil Key, iu water about ten feet
I ,ll'lT- ii--"aneu imm ...o
;ohi.i.uel, showing thai il mud Iuivh
: l-'cn on its way In the r.v in a small
! I'oal, and was probably Inst overboard.
I I he islniid-i have nl.--. had in yenrs
I ''.V unavoi.v i.-cud as
the
i hoiidquarier.s b.r wrecitor.'-.
An I iiliri-l ing lensioii (use.
It ii rare thai d. --ccudaiils of former
Presidents, who hailed from tho
North, appeal to the ( iovoi iimeiit for
, , , . , , ,
. ,, , . ... .
together. Ihe re incsl id l.nocli (t.
? ' ,. ..
.viianis.oi i-ouiii i.i-i n i . -'ie i in
increase of his pension from Si" I to
S"iil a month is therefore of iinilsnal
interest. Captain Adam . ha i had n
I-....I Lis mi ll
Ibtler to the House C nn m it lee on
Pension" ileiiioiisi-,itc..-. He is a
graduate of Yale ( ' ilh'ge. ill the class
nf Pre ident Hwighl, and it collateral
ilesceiidanl of John Adams, who was
second I'n shield of liie t'nitcd States.
The niiet'si .r, I't'oiu whnh In1 traces
his line, ii In v. Joseph Ad im-', who
vv a . John A lam -'s unele
fa-..rable i i p,,i ' iroi.i t'tie House
'i .in in it t u a bill, w hich has al
ready pa -i I the .-c.iiile, shows that
Captain Adam-- w-. . a i-n. . gallant
.l'i. o, lb- eiili-l- I in a private, rose
t . th. I... , I. of Ciipiain. innl was
I .-.-. .-t t I A i . 1 1 r ..r lii-i no l ibn imis
sorv ices. He .v a . -h-.t iii battle, but
I'efu-e I t" quit I i I V ice it'll il the
1 Will' V
,
i the n
. ov er. A g.i u : vv . mud in
k, of I! en ei- . Iia'.ider, af
fected hi m i vo'i - y-i ;n and his
brain. I 'npt'iin A i r..-: f .u .'h! iu tint
jieticn o:cli,o
I let i v - nili ;
boil!
ni, i.f tli ih i.vo ..ti.-e. . there w ho
! no tribe ,,f In, ban in the t tilted
' Mates or any oilier I. :, v, u coil ni I y .
I I'uiaiiy rr.de!. i o. T. .v!,.-on. .., the
a' ii nil Muse-i',1. a; 1 the bud and
arrow could have com" from no other
1
h- '"' l'i ''"'
such arrow s a, , nnele
S' ' l-'o.d I" tayhoiv
1 co, l'.i- I hi
oiiig the g-
ai'i ic I the in row
of a Yukon t' il.fsin iti until it met its
death from the. hot .f a ci vili.ed gunner
wil mi an Indicia marsh. The bird
disdained the weapon of a savage, but
t iiriied up its ).... . to the marksitiau--lup
ol the llon-i i t'urmcr years
aftcrvvaid, and thousands of miles
uwav from it mi ".i mer home in Arctic,
ile.-olatioii. as it was iouruevin sotitli-
.j!,,.,- was i levm vo-ns old and Lincoln
j w.i-. light the two beys w.-.e fishing
' in a creek thai v a i s wollen lit tint
j linn, hv a heavy lain. Lincoln fell
: leii-i a lo-.' ini. i the water. lieing itn-
I ,,,'.. r
-w i m .
Lincoln would have
! drow lied had (ioll.ihir Imt pulle 1 hi
plllle I ll t 111
mil. A' the time ,,, t'e- a.- id. nt tho
boys wore trying to "o r. r a -ro-;s the
ereek on the log, and n wa; while
they were in mid st ream liial Lincoln
fell iwerbonvil. (iiillaher used a nyeii
iiiore briuieh to fish the fuluio Picst
(b ill fnuii the water. New York Post.
Itllllsli Sill. tiers III l.iiiuilist..
I'.ritish ollieers serving in Indiii'i
regiments are now required to learn
the dialed of their inch iu a idition to
Hindustani, Pu hire. Punjabi, Hindi,
lxhiiakiir.i, Tamil and Mahiatti ur
among tho lauyuage' they must c-
1 entire