The Hillsboro argus., August 28, 1902, Image 4

A STUDY IN
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.
CHAPTER V.
Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor.
Our morning', exertion. had been :
IKS T. f.r"kIlh: " 1
wai tired out In the afternoon.
After Holmea' departure for the eon
cert, I lay down upon the aofa and en
deavored to get a couple of hours'
sleep. It was a useless attempt
My mind had been so much excited
by all that had occurred and the
strangest fancies and surmises crowd
ed Into It I
Every time that I closed my eyes I
saw before me the distorted, baboon
like countenance of the murdered man.
So sinister was the Impression which
that face produced upon me that I
found It difficult to feel anything but
gratitude for him who had removed Its
owner from the world.
If ever human features bespoke vice
of the most malignant type they were
certainly those of Enoch J. Drebber, of
Cleveland.
Still. I recognised that Justice must
be done, and that the depravity of the
victim was no condonement In the eyes
of the law.
The more ! thought of It the more
extraordinary did my companion's hy
pothesis, that the man bad been poi
soned, appear.
I remembered how he had sniffed bis
lips and had no doubt that he had de
tected something which had given rise
to the Idea.
Then, again, if not poison, what had
caused the man's death, since there
was neither wound aer marks of
strangulation?
But, oa the other hand, whose blood
was that which lay so thickly upon the
floor? There were no signs of a strug
gle, nor had the victim any weapon
with which he might have wounded
an antagonist
As long as alt these questions were
nnsolved I felt that sleep would be no
easy matter, either for Holmes or my
self. -
His quiet self-confident manner con
vinced me that he had already formed
a theory which explained all the facts
though what It was I could not for an
Instant conjecture.
nv w yerj in rauruiug
late that I knew that the concert could
not have detained him all the time.
Idnner was on the table before he ap
peared.
"It was magnificent,' he said, as he
took his seat "Do yon remember what
Darwin says about music? He claims
that the power of producing and appro-
dating It existed among the human
race long before the power of speech
was arrived at Perhaps that is why
"w are - so subtly Influenced by It
There are vague memories In our
souls of those misty centuries when
no wona was in its cnuanooa.
That's rather a broad Idea," I re
marked. "One's Ideas must be as braod as
Nature If they are to interpret Nature,"
he answered. "What's the matter?
You're not looking quite yourself. This
Brixton road affair has upset you."
' "To tell the truth. It has," I said. "I
ought to be more case-hardened after
mv Atohan MMHnrM f AW nf AW9
cbmrades hacked to pieces at Halwand
without losing my nerve."
"I can understand. There is a mys
tery about this which stimulates the
Imagination; where there Is no Imagi
nation there is no horror. Have yon
seen the evening paper?"
"No."
"It rives a fairly good account of the
affair. It does not mention the fact
that when the man was raised up a
woman's wedding ring fell upon the
floor. It Is Just as well It does not
"Why?"
"Look at this advertisement" he
. answered. "I had one sent to every
paper this morning Immediately after
the affair.
He threw the paper across to me,
snd I glanced at the place indicated.
It was the first advertisement in the
"Found" column,
"In Brixton road," It ran, "a plain
gold wedding ring, found In the road
way between the White Hart Tavern
and Holland Grove. Apply Dr. Wat
son, 221B Baker street, between 8 and
9 this evening.1
"Excuse my using your name", he
said. "If I used my own some of these
dunderheads would recognise It, and
want to meddle in the affair.
That Is all right," I answered. "But
supposing any one applies, I have no
ring."
"Oh. yes. you have," said he, hand
lng me one. "This will do very well.
It is almost a fac-slmile.'
"And who do you expect will answer
this advertisement?'
- "Why, the man in the brown coat
our florid friend with the square toes.
" If he does not come himself ha will
send an accomplice.
"Would he not consider it as too
dangerous?"
"Not at all. If my view of the case
Is correct, and I have every reason to
believe that it Is, this man would rath
er risk anything than lose the ring.
According to my notion he dropped it
while stooping over Drebber's boay,
and did not miss it at the time. After
loss and hurried back, but found the
police already In possession, owing to
his own folly in leaving the candle
burning. He had to pretend to to
drunk in order to allay the suspicions
which might have been aroused by his
anrjearance at the gate, now put your
self in that man's place. On thinking
the matter over. It must have occurred
to him that It was possible that he
had lost the ring in the road after
leaving tne house, wnat wouia db ao
' then? He would eagerly look out for
the evening papers, In the hope of see
. Inr It intone the articles found. His
eve. of course, would light upon this,
He would be overjoyed. Why should
he tear a trap? There would be no
rnasnn, in his eyes, why the .finding
of the ring should be connected with
the murder. He would come. He will
come. You shall see him within an
.: hour."
"And then?" I asked,
' "Oh, you can leave me to deal with
him then. Have you any arms 7"
' "I have my old service revolver and
a few cartridges
"You had better clean It and load it
He will be a desperate man. and though
-1 shall take him unawares It is as well
to be ready for anything.'
. - I went to my bedroom and followed
bis advice. When I returner! with the
pistol the table had been cleared, and
Holmes was engaged In his favorlto
, occupation of scraping upon his vlo-
In
"The plot thickens," he said, as I en
tered- "I have Just had an answer to
m American telegram. My view of
the ease Is the correct one."
SCARLET.
And that is?" I asked, eagerly.
"My fiddle would be the better for
JrT
ow comeT.peakto him la aa ordl.
puy your
fel-
ordlnary
way. Leave tne rest to me. uoui
frighten htm by looking at him too
hard."
"It la I o'clock sow I said, glancing
at my watch.
Yes; he will probably be here la a
few minutes. Open the door slightly.
That will do. Now put the key on the
Inside. Thank you! This Is a queer
old book I picked up at a stall yester
day "Ds Jure inter Qentas' pub
lished In Latin at Leige In the Low- j
lands la 1642. Charles' head was still
firm oa his shoulders when this little
brown-backed volume was struck off."
"Who ta the printer?"
"Phllllppa de Croy. whoever he may
have been. Oa the fly-leaf, In very
faded Ink. Is written Ex librls Gultol
ml Whyte." I wonder who William
Whyte was? Some pragmatical sev
enteenth century lawyer, I presume.
His writing has a legal twist about It.
Here cornea our man. I think."
As he spoke there was a sharp ring
at the bell. - Sherlock Holmes rose
softly and moved his chair In the di
rection of the door.
We heard the servant pass along tho
hall and the sharp click of the latch
as she opened It
"Does Doctor Was on live here?".
asked a clear but rather harsh voice.
We could not hear the servant's re
ply, but the door closed, and some one
began to aseen- the steps.
The footfall was an uncertain and
shuffling one. A look of surprise passed
over the face of my companion as he
listened to It
ft came slowly along the passage,
and there was a feeble tap at the door. I
"Come In!" I cried. . ,-
At my summons. Instead of the man
of violence whom we expected, a very
old and wrinkled woman hobbled Into
the apartment
She appeared to be daxxled by the
sudden blase of light and after drop
ping a courtesy, she stood blinking at
us with her bleared eyes snd fumbling
in her pocket with nervous, shaky fin
gers. -I
I gtalnced at my comparison, and his
fsce had assumed such a disconsolate
expression thai tt was all I could do
to keep my countenance.
The old crone drew out an evening
paper, and pointed at onr advertise
ment "It's this as haa brought me, good
gentlemen," she said, dropping another ,
courtesy; "a gold wedding ring In the 1
Brixton road. It belongs to my girl, ,,
Sally, as waa married only this time '
twelvemonth, which her husband Is
steward aboard a Union boat and
what he'd say If he come 'ome and
found her without her ring la more
than I can think he being short
enough at the best o' times, but more
especially when he has the drink. It
It please yon, she went to the circus
lsst night along with "
"Is that her ring?" I asked.
"The Lord be thanked!" cried the ;
old woman. "Sally will be a glad
woman this night That's the ring." !
'And what may your address be? I
inquired, taking up a pencil.
13 Duncan street, Houndsdltcn. A
weary way from here." , .
"The Brixton road does not lie be
tween any circus and Houndsdltch,"
said Sherlock Holmes, sharply.
The old woman, faced around and
looked keenly at him from her little
red-rimmed eyes. -
"The gentleman asked me for my ad
dress." she said. "Sally Uvea in lodg
ings at I Mayfleld place, Peckham."
And your name is
'My name Is Sawyer hers Is Den
nis, which Tom Dennis married her
and a smart, clean lad, too. as long as
hes at sea, and no steward in the
M,n,t, nf- w when
nn shore what with the women and
whst with liquor shops"
"Here Is your ring, Mrs. Sawyer," I
interrupted in obedience to a sign from
my companion; "It clearly belongs to
your daughter, and I am glad to be
able to restore tt to the rightful
owner.
With many mumbled blessings and
protestations of gratitude, the old
crone packed It away in ner pocxei,
and shuffled off down the stairs.
Sherlock Holmes sprang to bis feet
the moment she was gone and rushed
Into his room. - '
He returned In a few seconds en
veloped in an ulster and a cravat
"I'll follow her," he said, hurriedly;
she must be an accomplice, and will
lead me to htm.- Walt up for me."
The hall door had hardly slammed
behind our visitor before Holmes had
descended the stair.
Looking through the window, I could
see her walking feebly along the other
side, while her pursuer dogged her
some little distance behind.
Either his whole theory Is lncor
rect" I thought to myself, "or else
be will be led now to the heart of the
mystery."
There wss no need for him to ask
me to wait, up for him, for I felt that
sleep was Impossible until I heard tho
result of his adventure.
It was close upon nine when he set
out I bad no Idea how long he might
be, but I sat stolidly puffing at my
pipe and akipping over the pages of
Henri Murger's "Vie de Boheme."
- Ten o'clock passed, and I heard the
footsteps of the maids as they pal
tered off to bed. Eleven and the more
stately tread of the landlady passed
my door, bound for the same destina
tion. - " '
It was close upon twelve before I
beard the sharp sound of his latchkey.
The Instant he entered I saw by his
face that he had not been successful.
Amusement and chagrin seemed to j
be struggling for the mastery, until ,
the former suddenly carried the day. 1
and he burst Into a hearty lauh.'
"I wouldn't have the Scotland Yard
ers know it for the world," he crie-l,
dropping Into a chair. "I hav
chaffed them so much that they would .
never have let me hear the end of It
I can afford to laugh, because I know
that I will be even with them In the
long run." .: .
"What Is It, thn?" I asked. '
"Oh, I don't mind telling a story
b gainst myself. That creature had
(rone a little way when she began to
limp and showed every sign of being I
footsore. Presently she ca.me to a halt
and hailed a four-wbeeler which was
passing. I managed to be so close to
her as to hear the address, but I need ,
not have been so anxious, for she sung
It out loud enough to be beard at he '
ther side of the street. 'Drive to IS
Duncan street. Hmtiflsfiltch,' she
cried. This begins to look genuine, I
I thought and having seen her afWy
inside, I perched myself behind. That's
' an art which every detective should be
an expert at Well, away we rattled,
and never drew rein until we reached
the street In question. I hopped off
before we came to the door, and
sirolled down the street in an easy,
lounging way. I saw the cab pull up.
The driver juinped down, and I saw
- him open the door and stand expecl-
i sntly. Nothing came out, thounh.
When I reached nlm be was groping
I about frantically In the empty cab, and
j riving vent to the finest assorted col
lection of oaths that ever I listened to.
Thre was no sign or trace of his pas
senger, ami I fear It will be some time
before he gets his fare. On Inquiring
at Nn. IS. I found that the house be
longed to a respectable paper hanger,
named Keswick, and that no one of
the name of either Sawyer or Dennis
hsd ever bevn heard of there."
"You dont mean to say." I cried. In
amaiement "that that tottering. frrcJe
old woman was able to get out of tho
cab while It was in motion, without
either you or the driver seeing her?"
Old woman be d a' said sner-
oc Holmes, sharply.
"We were the
o'd women to be so taken In. It must
He saw that he was followed, no
doubt, and used this means of giving
me the slip. It shows that the man
have been a young man, and an active
cne, too, besides being an Incompara
ble actor. The get-up was Inimitable.
we are after It not as lonely as I
, Imagined he was. but has friends who
- sre ready to risk something for Jm.
, Now, doctor, you are looking done up.
I Take my advice and turn in."
j I was certainly feeling very weary.
so I obeyed his Injunction.
I left Holmes seated In. front of the
' smoldering fire, snd long Into the
watches of the night I heard the low.
melancholy walling of his violin, and
knew that he was still pondering over
the strange problem which he had set
himself to unravel.
(To b Continued.)
OBEYED ORDERS AND WON
Incident ef the CWO War That Shews Um Vslut
of Uaqesitieaiat; DtKlelia.
As an illustration of the Idea of obe
dience and discipline Inculcated in the
West Poiut cadets, James Barnes tells
a story full of significance, says the
Chicago Chronicle. During the war in
the sixties a young officer rnce reported
to a volunteer brigadier that he had or
ders from division headquarter to tske
a battery that held the top of a sweep
ing slope on the front of the Confeder
ate line, the shells from which were
playing havoc with the Union infantry
that weie deploying through a wooded
ravine.
"What!" exclaimed the volunteer
brigadier, "are yoq going to try to take
those guns with cavalry? Impossible!
Yon can't do it."
"Oh, yes, I can, sir," wss the reply;
"I've got the orders in my pocket."
This West Pointer did not doobt in
the least what he was going to do, nor
his capcaity, and. strange to say. be
did it, for, advancing at a charge snd
denly from the wood arcoss the open
ground be took the battery in the flank
before they could change effectually
the position of the guns, and he brought
them back with him.
LAND OF MANY WONDERS
Galapagos Islands Centals Sttmlsgry Ne End
ef Miacrala
Captain Kicbard Nye, who was one
of those on the steamer W, 8. Phelps,
tells of many wonders ol the Galapagos
islands, which that vessel visited. In
an interview at San Francisco he said
"The islands sre ss full of minerals
as a shad is of bones. On Albemarle
there is an extinct crater, miles in di-
smeter. In which there is in sight 40
000 tons of pure sulphur. The crater is
about ten miles inland-and a tramway
will be necessary for transportation to
the coast, bnt this should be a small
matter considering the possible profit,
1 "Une ol me queer uungs in aids-
marie is that It is Overrun with wild
Antrm Tha animals ara a mongrel broad
snd were left on the island by whalers.
The dogs have become wild and ex
tremely vicious. They are wolflike In
their habits and run in droves.
Captain Nye also tells ot s remarks
ble lake on the island of Chatham at
an elevation of 3,000 feet above the
level of the sea. This lake, according
to the captain, rises and falls with the
tide, and no sounding line has ever
reached its bottom. Many relics of sn
ancient race were found.
Just Around tns Corner.
A tali, green sort of a well-dressed in
dividual walked into an Esst End place
the other day, where they were talking
politics in a high key, and, stretching
himself op to his full height, exclaimed
In a loud voice:
"Where are the Socialists? Show
me socialist, gentlemen, snd I'll
show you a liar!"
In an instant a man stood before the
inquirer in a warlike attitude and ex
claimed: "I am a Socialist, sir!"
"You sre?"
"Yes, sir; I sm."
"Well, sir, just step sround the cor
ner with me, and I'll show yon a fel
low who said I couldn't And a Social
ist. Ain't he a liar, I should like to
know?" - -
Chance for s Divorce,
. He I understand young Slmklns and
his wife are not living happily to
gether. She What seems to be the trouble?
He Incompatibility of temper.
Hhe-Whlcb Is at fault?
He Both. He furnishes the Incom
patibility and she supplies the teuper.
How.
"Were there enough young men to
go around?" asked trma, speaking ef
tbe mountain resort.
"Yes," said the girl who had not
been hugged, "but they were too bssb
ful to go sround."
Her Bjrslem.
He Mrs. Wise seems to understand
,how to manage her bupband pretty
weiL , -,-,,-
She Yes. She lets him have bsrowa
way tn everything.
The Husband Knw. '
City Editor See here, tn your obitu
ary of this prominent club woman you
say she "Is a good wife." You mean
"was," of course.
Bcporter No, I mean "Is." Mr. Hen
peck, her husband, told me If I wsnted
to be absolutely truthful that was tbe
way to put, lt.-1'hlladclphla Press.
FAINTING LESS COMMON.
Oatdoor Ks.on.-l.ca Regarded a ta a
Laj-f Measure KeaMMMlbta
It la a curious tact of general re
mark aud observed not by physlclau
only, that fainting Is less couiuiou than
It used to be. It la rare that oue sees
a wowau carried out of church or the
theater, yet forty years ago It was a
matter of such couiuiou occurreuc as
barely to excite remark. This Is due
In very great measure to the outdoor
Ufa youug wouicu lead iu those day of
teuula aud golf aud otber sports. The
heart aud the circulation sre strength
ened by exercise lu the open sir, and
It takes a greater shock to disorder the
blood balauce lit the body of the mod
ern wotuao that It Uld lu that of her
grandmother.
The habit of fainting Is nut so much
s sign of weak heart as It Is of an ex
citable circulation It Is caused by
aneiuia of the brain mulling from a
dilatation of the Mood vessels of the
body aud the consequent How Into tbem
of the entire mass of blood. This ab
sence of blood from the brain art-eats
the acttou of the heart aud produces
l.uia if isiiuu-lniiumo It la iiroliabl
that the heart doea not stop beating en-1
tlreiy but It acts so feebly that no pulse
..... L f-if i
Alarming as a falutiug spell nisy be, I
it i. v MuM i...i..i .h.... ti.. h..rt :
Is uot actually diseased that a person
dies lu oue. Women are wore liable
to faint than men, but there are few
even of the latter who have not at some
time during their lives experienced at
least a faint feeling, If not an actual
loss of consciouaueoa,
In the case of a falutiug fit, the first
thing to do is to lay the person fiat on
the back. If possible with the head
lower tha'u the feet, and then to looeeu j
all the clothing. Vigorous fanning aud
sprinkling the face with cold water will
help to equalise tiie circulation. Burn
ing a feather uudqr the uose Is some
times of service. Smelling salts may
also be used, but ammonia water la uu-
advisable, for the person may suddeuly
take a deep breath aud Inhale a pow
erful dose of the ungent gns. Brandy
and all other alcoholic stimulants will
do more hsrtn than good.
Persons who are subject to fainting
spells should avoid hot rooms aud hot
baths, stimulants of all kinds strong
tea and coffee aa well as alcohol and
food of au Indigestible nature. Youth's
Companion.
Wbat Barber 8ee.
In the good old days," said a West
End barber to P. W. the other day, "no
body was In hurry. A msn took all
day for a bath aud a haircut and ex-,
pected entertalunieut thrown In with ;
the towels sud the lather. In those
days the barber talked to kill time, but
nowadays time kills all talk. )
"Smooth faci-a sre on the Increase. A
man cannot keep bis secrets behind a
smooth face, and It Is a mystery to me.
i -,Ur.iu-i. i.
shaving, 'seeing that half the world Is
laying Itself out to cheat the other half.
A beard covers unpleasant looking fa
cial lines, sn sgreeable fact which ought
to fit In with the tastes of the majority
of business men. but It doesu't, some
bow. A clean-shaven man Is usually good
and handsome. That has always been
my experience. But the man who has
the right to a smooth face la he with a
fine, strong chin and clean-cut lips and
good teeth and holiest eyes; on the oth
er baud, ueu with receding chins and
weak upper lips snd projecting teeth
and ugly lines at the corner of the
mouth ought to be required by law to
grow either a mustache or a beard, or
both. A few years ago It was only
actors snd waiters, coachmen and foot
men, who affected the sbaven face, but
the present universal fashion no doubt
took root some years ago when barris
ters first commenced to shave." Pitts
burg Dispatch.
A Cause of Grief.
Major John Burke, avaut courier of
Buffalo Bill's Wild West exhibition and
one of the picturesque appurtenances
of that venture, told a party of Pblla
delphlans during the receut local visit
of the show an anecdote concerning two
doughty old Indian chiefs who were
present at tbe officers' dinner In one
of tbe frontier forts. Both chiefs had
ugly records, but possessed tbe respect
of tbe officers as brave fighters, and
were known as men of Influence on the
reservation. One of the pair was at
tracted by tbe bright yellow of a pot
of freshly mixed English mustard, and
motioned to tbe waiter to pass It He
took a tablespoonful and put It Into his
mouth. Then bis face set, his teeth
were clinched In sgony, and tbe tears
welled from his eyes and down bis
t.nnl.a In tnrrant. Wlthfillt a word
1 " .. . . , ,, .
be passed the pot to bis fellow red man,
nodding approvingly to Indicate that It
was good to the taste.
Zrl MfaZ-h Xiliih.ta.es
asked by bto ft lend who noted tbe tear.
I cry," he replied,
"because my
grandfather Is not here to enjoy the
. . .,
. . ... t ... ...
T T 3 .i,h
month of the otber red man, and with
iV-r. von err?" asked th.
'JmrMMth
rJXS? Ten,fe-
f ul satisfaction.
IfJl'JJ !r'?.D.lL
ji.j... t,i.ii..ii.i. rn.
laiae, u.eu, ...q.... x.u.g..
Wireless Report to Press.
Wireless telegraphy Is about to be
anolled to Dress work In France for the
first time. The Havas agency has bad
a French apparatus' established on
tbe roof of It head office In tbe Place
At, la Bourse, which is In comrounlca-
tton with all the race courses around,
the city. Tbe first paper to place Itself
In communication with agency by wire
less telegraphy Is the Journal. Tbe
apparatus Is open to the public, and
attracts large crowds every day, Paris
Correspondence Chicago Itecord-IIer-
Id, . ;
To Cnre Seasickness. ,
A, simple preventive of seasickness Is
to draw a long and vigorous breath at
frequent intervals. The explanation Is
that tbe extra oxygen added to the
blood lessens tbe sensitiveness of the
lobe of the brain thnt produces sea
sickness by reacting on the stomach.
A man's word In business Is better
than bis word In a love affair.
MSB.
fht
CmI ( arms of la
Wuklaffc Fatally.
!
NE hundred and twenty-five
ycars ago, the Amerlcau Cou-
areas. In session at rhllftili'l-
phla revolved "that the ring of the
United States be thirteen stripes alter
tints red aud white; the Union to be
thirteen Stars, white, on a blue field,
representing a new couatellatlou, the
stars to be arranged lu a circle.'
There are many traditions afloat con-
1 ..... . . ... J I .
CCTOing tne origiu or mis aiin, i
one In wbk'b there Is undoubtedly tb
u""1 i uivu .
Idea of the design to Washington. The
nral rouurt In the coat-or-arms oi
his own family a hint from which be
drew the d.lgn for the flag. The coat-
' 'n Washington family was
two red bars on a wnue grouna, aim
three silt stars shore the top bar. The
American flag, once decided upon, '
waa rushed through In s hurry, for the !
army was badly lu need of a staudard. !
HctsT Hoas. of Philadelphia, entbu-!
slasttcally undertook the work, and In !
few days a beautiful star-apangled ,
bnn,r ""-J? t0 ",,fHrlw!' h
jn 1 'r. ' 7
era! had made his star atx pointed, ss
they were on his coat of arms; Betsy
fill ot tht Colunlr. I'tKlMMut ot tat Stars
aud Hlrlpmk
Tu Battlrsuak Klsi.
Boss made her atara with five points
and' five poluts have been used ever
since. For several years Mrs. Iloas
made the flags for the Government.
The first using of the stars, and
stripes lu military service, It Is claimed,
wss st Port Htanwlx, renamed Port
; w-W"'. ' - V
August 2 of that year the fort wna bo-
i. , , V- ...
b h British and Indians; the
" ""' "u; """
am iuhuv m in .
were of a petticoat furnished by
woman, the white for stripes sud stars
was supplied by sn oitlcer, who gave
his shirt for the purpose, and the blue
was a piece of Colonel Peter Ganae
voort's military cloak. Three women
worked on the flag, and tt was raised to
tlctory on tbe 22d of August, when the
reduicn and tbe British were defeated
at the fort.
Tbe next record of the using of the
Stars and Stripes Is ou tbe first snnl
versary of American Independence,
Charleston. S. C, and other places,
July 4, 177T. The banner was used at
tbe battle of the Brandy wine Septem
ber 11, 1777; at Oermautown, October
1, of the same year, aud It also float
ed over the surrender of Burgoyue.
This flag cheered the revolutionist st
Valley Forge the next winter; It waved
at Yorktown sud shured lu the rejoic
ings at the close of the war.
Home of the first lings were made un
der difficulties and at great coat, the
greatest Ingenuity being required on
cessions to secure the necessary tnste
rtals for the banner.
As long ss the States remained tlilr-
leen ,n Dum,M!r u,e ur'""" "'
lue circle ot liars was an ngui, inn
when, In 17U1, Vermont and In 1702,
, k( First Fls Mails by Betsy Itoss-
Adootrd b Consress Jane H. im.
Th flag as Alti-rwl In 1703, when Kentucky
sua vsrmuui wsra Auoimea.
Ktucky were taken Into the Union,
t0 ammge gUn ,B
the form of one huge constellation.
In 1705 It was decided to add a stripe
as well as a star for each State which
came Into the Union, consequently In
at year Vermont and Kentucky were
, .' . ... . . ... .
tne other b red trl')C; bUt 0me
heU lo0ki,lg. .head some
twenty or more years, saw this plan of
adding a stripe as well as a star for
-ch State added to the Union would
i - - -
i mean a constant changing of tbe flag,
wtlch would( n a f.w yeaMi become g0
! large and ungainly that Its beauty
would be lost A committee In 1812
was elected by Congress to decide upon
permanent design for tho flag, and
the result was that the original thlr-
teen stripes were again used, the star
arranged on tne mue neio in tne rorm
a square, with one constellation for
each new State, In 1818 this plan was
formally adopted by Congress, and the
flag, with Its thirteen stripes and stars
, eoiTespoiidlng In number to the States
in the Union, became the established
emblem of the United States of Amer
ica,
Although the United States Is one of
tbe youngest nations of tbe world, Its
dag Is one of the oldest among tbe pow
ers. Tbe country's standard, with Its
thirteen stars and stripes, which was
first unfurled June 14, 1777, has re
mained practically unchanged through
the progress and growth of tbe coun
try of which it saw the birth, The
star-spangled banner which now floats
vsr Uncle Sam's possessions on lauds
ssssssas --21222
3flC3
Tit rug M U it T ih
ami seas, Is uimllcml. with the excep-
tton of the number and arrnnireiuoiit of
the atara,
from the one wtilch lletsy
Hons, at Oenoral Washington's reqiieat
made at her boiue, No, lUU Arch street
Philadelphia.
On the death of Queen Klltatwtn, In
ltfcKI, King James VI. of Scotland, as
cended the tliroue of England, Mgn-
lng ss King James I., and lu honor ot
..... - . . (S. - I U.. ..II.. I,
m union m me ch-okisu aim nuannu
Crowns he placed the white Croa of
..uv,.,-.. un m .
lug th field from white to blue. Tliii
uuiou or tne two croaaea was caneu me
"King's colors," or "Union" colors.
snd the first permanent settlement In
wbat Is now the I'nlted States were
man nmier its protection, aim me
"King's colors" were generally un
furled by each new body of explorers
who came from the Mother Country of
the New World, until. In 1T0T the
Americans adopted the red flag, but
adJcd to It a device of their own In
place of the crosses.
The device of a rattlesnsks was pop
ular among tht colonists, and Its origin
as an American emblem Is curious
feature tn the national history. It has
been stated that Its ua grew out of
a humorous suggestion made by a wai
ter lu Franklin's paper-ths Penuayl-
vsnla limetts that lu return for the
wrongs whirl the British authorities of
the time were forcing upon the Amer
ican colonists, a cargo of rattlesnakes
should be sent to the Mother Country
aud "distributed tn St J ships Park snd
other places of pleasure."
Colonel Uadsden. one of the Marine
Committee, presented to Congress on
the Mth ot February, 1770, "au elegant
standard, suj-h ss Is to ht used by the
commander-in-chief of the American
navy," being a yellow flag with
a representation of a rattlesnake colled
for attack.
Another use fur the rattlesnake was
upon a ground of thirteen borisoirtal
bars, alterants red aud white, the
auake extending diagonally acr the
stripes, and the lower whits stripes
bearing the motto: "Don't Tread on
Me." The snake waa always repre
sented as having thirteen rattles. Oue
of tbe favorite Oaga also waa of white
with a pine tree In the centre. The
words st the top were: "An Appeal to
God." and underneath the snske wers
Flag ujhmI ty th. CnlnnUts st Bunker Mill,
juiis ma, ins.
Pins Tre "1s. nsmt on l'rlltsriinn dor
uif tn. iieioiuuutt.
the words: "Dont Tread on Me.
Several of the companies of minute
men sdopted similar flag, giving tb
name of tbetr company, with the mot
to, "Liberty or Death."
Maasaebuetts dung to the plus tree
ss her symbol for some time. Trum
bull, In his celebrated picture of the
Battle of Bunker Hill, whlrh now
bungs In the rotunds of the Capitol at
Washington, represents the red dag,
white corner and green pine tree.
Governor lias (lood Name.
Out. In Idaho the people are not all
wild and woolly. Not long ago the gov
ernor of the State visited tbe office ol
the surveyor general. This letter, whle
s now In the file of the Civil Service
Commission In Washington, waa sent
to the governor by the stuff In tbe
office; .
'Dear Governor: When your earthly
course Is done and you will reach the
borders of Styx, still hearing aloft th
love torch and tb friendly and benefl
cent banner, the ancient ferrymau will,
we know, receive you with love ami
reverences and give you a safe transit
with joy and thanksKlvlng.
"Ithadamanthu will hall you with
glnd 'Well dune!' and escort you to the
rose-embowered gateway of the fields
elyslan,
"On golden binges turning, the pearly
gates will swing wide open and 'blessed
spirits uttering Joy' will bid you tbrlce
welcome,
"Your countless friends cannot go all
the way, dear governor, with you, as
we sre not nil so worthy as thou,
knight of nature's nobility, but we will
try to Imitate your example except In
what Is Inimitable, and shall hope to
Join you when we shall have had our
(ill of earth and It transitory bless
ings." Wheels.
The earliest mention of wheels In the
Bible Is In Exodus xlv. 20, when the
chariot-wheels of the Egyptians were
"taken off by the Lord," although
chariots are mentioned In Genesis ill.
48. But there were older nations than
the Egyptians. The Chaldeans used
chariots, and the Greeks are said to
have had cliurlots at the siege of Troy, '
1500 B. C, Probably In reality the
wheel Is about as early a piece of ma-1
chlnery as any now existing. Of course
It has been developed, but the bicycle-1
wheel of to-day is a direct descendant
of the section ot a log of wood used
by the agricultural peoples thousands
of years ago. '
It Is perhaps well to remind tliat
girl whose parents are dolug all they
can to make her happy, and who Is
then dissatisfied, that some day her
happiest moment in life will be when
the baby la asleep,
MATCHES WERE NOT USED.
t
Hon vn Irs oft ha laj Whrn Htn.iksra
(iota I.laht from Live Coals.
When smoking first became fashion
able In England during the reign or
Queen Elisabeth It was customary for
thoae V.I10 used Ilia aeed to have III
his outllt a lr of htlsuvo tongs. If
h were a gallant f the court they
were made of silver; If a sulwtantlal
merchant, of brass, but If a working
man, of cheap Iron a are. They weis
necessary Implement to the smoker.
Matches were unknown, snd tlm only
available fire In the ilnytliue v. the
biasing log upon tho hearth. Itu the
poker s small piece of glowing i-mU-r
was brokeu oh, which with the tongs
waaappllert to ins m-siiiy riiaigin im-.
Hundreds of theas tongs are to lie
round lu lh collections of alillqunrlans.
Moat of them sre clumsy object, but
few sre so graceful In oiittlue ami
artistic In workmanship mat "try
seem to be of French sud Flemish
rather than English orlglu.
These toug were revived on a
small scale some twenty years ago,
when they were employed for holding
la-aretteB. Tbe cigarette tongs were
from two to four Inches lu length, con.
noetod at the upper end by a smart
spring, which kept tho ends together
whim In a position of rest. lieu useu
the smoker opened theiu and caught
the cigarette between the Hp close up
to th mouth end. The contrivance en
abled tho user to bum the cigarette
dowu to the last whiff and protected
tbe lingers from the discoloring va
por that produces the brown stalu upon
the fr and middle linger. Tits uw
tonga shown nowadays are somewhat
larner and sre Intended to bold figum
aa well ss to reach a coal from the
fireplace to a pipe. They sr ma.to of
Iron, steel sud gun metal, sud many
of the latter are said to be manufactur
ed from warship, canuou aud other
trophies of th late war with Spain.
Those huge glass bulb of red aud
jellow and bluo water, which are call
ed show bottle, sre grsduatly ceasing
to be a feature of th decoration of
druggists' window, lu the past they
were s ueceasary to every drug store
a red and whit pole Is lo a barber
hop. but they have not. s th pole
baa, a well ili'tltied history.
All that druggist know of them I
that they have always becu used s
window ornaments. Th brilliant
llauld that they contain are. made
cheaply aud plululy of chemical sud
water.
Thus, a solution of copper and sm
moula mak blue; bichromate f pot
ash ninke ornuge; aniline dye hnve
of late been used In the chemical'
place, but the liquid fade In a strong
suullght and have frequently to he re
newed. The liquids rolitrcd chemical
ly, on the other hand, last wlluili for
ever, In the drug store st tbe southwest
comer of Broad and Spruce streets
there Is a show Iwttdle of a very clear
and delicate shade of green. This Is n
greeu so fine that muuy druggist hive
skd for the recipe that make It
This, unfortunately, I unknown,
A clerk lu the hop twenty live yeurs
ago colored the water sud filled tho
bottle, and a little later left for un
known part. Preserved only by a
cork of cotton from the air, the liquid
ha ever since remained as brilliant us
It was lu 1877.
There are, Indeed, many show bottles
In this city whose content are from
twenty five lo fifty years old -Phils-delphla
ttecord.
Making a Pieco or News.
A good llvo piece of new may often
be iniulo by luvltlcnt. Ilcaib-r of Bar
ries liovel, "Wbeli a Mail Sluglo,"
will recall the telegraph editor who
thought a dispatch beginning "The,
Zulu have taken umbrage" referred to
the rupture of a post sud gsve Umhrago
the benefit of s cnpllnl. A dispatch In
the Ottawa Evening Journal, dated
"Dauphin, Man., June IS," and an
nouncing the result of tb voting In
the Ivlnlstluo district In the territorial
elections, states: "As a result of the
vote, Meyers and Nott Hhadd, t negro,
have been elected for the constituency ."
It should be, of course, "Meyers and
not Hhadd." In this case tho wldtt
awnke telegraph editor In the Ottawa
Journal office added: "Hhadd Is the
first full-blooded negro to bo elected to
a legislative body In Canada," Aud he
beudi-d tt up: "First Negro to Hit In a
Canadian Assembly." "Nott Hhadd Un
Been Elected In tbe Territories."
Must Grow to Fit Them,
Frcsldeut Diss, of Mexico, has Lin
coln's habit of putting n good deal of
wisdom Into a short humorous sen
tence. Tho New York Times tells of
so American gentleman who called on
Diss some years ago, and in the course?
of talk brought up the Mexican const I-,
tutlon.
He wss saying thnt although It Is evi
dently modeled after that of the United
States, It Is not administered to the let
ter. Dlax did not attempt to make a thor
ough explanation of nnnlyzlng tbe con
dition of tbe masses In Mexico, but
said to his visitor that his suggestion
romlnded nlm of the story of an uncle,
who, forgetful of the age of his year
old nephew, sent blra a pair of trous
ers. "Now when that boy Is old enough."
added Dlaa, "be may bo able to wear
them."
They Ain't Hklllful.
"It's dreadfully hot, Isn't It, mam
my?" said Mr. McWudo.
"Deed It la, chile," said the old wo
man, '"deed It Is. 'Taln't right for It
to be hot thls-a-way. I toll you, forty
years ago when the Blessed Lnwd
made the weather, we didn't have these
stowing days, honey no, 'deed, wo
didn't; but now these blggety men up
at this here weather office has tho milk
ing of the weather, they does send us
anything they plonses, and they ain't
skillful, chile, they ain't skillful."
Time of Ionbnrgs.
Icebergs In the North Atlantic usually
appear about February IB mid nro seen
more or less frequently until about
June 15.
I Colored Globe Are Plng