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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1897)
Eagene City Gaard. I. h. OiXrBElli PruprUtar. EUGENE CITY ORKGOX. Gen. Weyler may be putting down' tbe revolution, but he isn't putting up very mucb of a fight MlnUtor Woodford must have dlsap pointed wine of the Jingo journal by not slapping tbo Queen of Spain In tbe fuce. Football hn ome advantages over base-ball, for when the playera want to roast the umpire there'e th "grid Iron." The action of the dancing master In tabooing the wait la a direct blow at the theory that one good turn deserve another. ' A Klondike club of women hare hired a mnn to go along and do their cooking. No terror cau dauut tbe Klondike woman. The theory of the European rulera la that Ifi all right to talk eloquently for peace, so long a the armies and Davie are kept In proper fighting trim. Not every American girl has the good luck of M!n Julia Chapln, of New York, who got a divorce from a titled European rascal and married an Amer ican gentleman. Since those Yukon steamers have not yet brought down the millions with which they were loaded by the eorre spondents there must be more gold up there than waa predicted. Tbe woman who waltzed herself to death furnishes the dancing professors with another strong argument In their cruwide agnlust the wait. There Is no record of anybody ever dancing them selves to dcutb In the redowa. To work worthily man must aspire worthily. His theory of human attain ment must be lofty. It must ever be llftlug hlra above tho low plain of cus tomand convention In which the senses eon line him Into the high mount of vision and renovating Mens. Tbe New York Sun has a nturnl curl oslty to learu where Spuln get tho money to continue the Cuban war. To be sure, It Is a deep mystery, anji well worth probing, but It fades Into Insig nificance before the query where ftpaln would get the money for a "difficulty with the United Stales, about which Its statesmen love to hint darkly. There are several tunnel under tho Thames, one under the Hudson at New York Is nioro than half completed, and one to be built under tbo Danube nt Uuda-resth will be vestlbuled by elec tric machinery. The projected tunnel under the Irish Channel, to connect Great Britain with the north of Ire Innd, will probably bo put through within tbe next decade. weak snrrender. nut tbo fun's mnr.r.!e Is Ilk the opening to path of deliv erance for those similarly a filleted, and tbe closed door Is like a door of hope to all sufferers from a like siege. It may be necessary yet to add to Invitations to surprise parties: "Please bring re freshments and bullet proof coats." A writer In the New Century Review, discussing the subject from a thorough ly pro-Spaulsb standpoint, entertains great bope of the early settlement of the Cuban trouble. lie pays a compli ment to the patriotism of he Spanish people and, unlike other writers, seems to have no fear for tbe solvency of the Government, but be tbluks "the Infer ence Is reasonable that a prospect ex ists of some system 'of autonomy In Cuba, such as will save Spanish honor, satisfy American sentiment and bring to an end tbe prolonged strife that Is ruining all Industrie la tbe iHlnud." Tbe writer appears to speak with au thority, and we may hope that he bas good reason to predict the settlement of tbe -conflict. It would be mucb easier to arrange tonus of peace If the Hpnn Isb Government were to take the In itiative than It will be If our Govern ment Is placed In tbe position of forcing Spain to give way. To this we may come eventually, for, as the most con servative men lu the pr sent adminis tration see a clearly as Mr. Cleve land's advisers saw tnoro than a yenr ago, the Insurrection cannot be permit ted to go on for ninny month. It has degenerated to a mere succession of skirmishes that can be prolonged Indefi nitely by tho combatants, and If the Spanish Government does not end It by formulating a plan suited to tho wishes of the people of Cuba our Government must. A relic Just acquired by the Tnrls Military Museum Is the wood and Iron leg of Geu. DnumcHtill, who lost olio of bis own legs nt Wagrnm and replaced It with a contrlvanco of timber and Iron springs. When the General at a later day was summoned to surrender a fort near Paris his reply was, "Give mo back my leg and you win have Vlu cennes." Tbe old Napoleonic veteran survived until 18:12. Electricity now supplies tho power for ringing the chime lu Graco Church, New York, and the curfew bymn Is played by an automatic ar rnngement breaking tho current to huge magnets collected with ten bells, tho largest weighing 3,000 pounds. Mu alc produced by mechanical menu Is becoming more popular lu this country, and orchestrions and solf-phiylng pi nros and liui-p". to sny nothing of phonographs, are multiplying. One of the Chicago Sunday papers has been discussing tho bachelor ques tion, or rather bns been getting a num ber of women to discuss It. The uint- . ter has arisen lately apropos of the agi tation In New England against "bach elor politicians" auil also of Ella Wheel er Wilcox's proposition to tux all bache lors over 33 for the benefit of spinsters over 40. The women who give their opinions on tbe subject In the Sunday papers are all entitled to write "Mrs." before their names a fact which, In the opinion of spinsters "over 40," If there are any who bnvo reached that age, would disqualify them as Juror In tbe case "Bachelor vs. Spinsters." As a Jury, however, they bring In a Scotch verdict of "not proven," and by so do ing will win the gratitude of "bachelors over 35." One of the Indies even hints that there may bo a good deal of meth od lu tho madness of the men lu delay ing to euter upon the delights of matri mony uuder modern conditions, least wise she would not have the law go matchmaking "with whip In Its hand." Miss Lillian Hell, In her recent book, has clearly established that man under 35 II I raw, unfinished, wenrlsomc product, who takes himself and others far too seriously. He may be used for a waltz, an occasional escort, etc., but as a companion he Is Insufferable. Granting Miss Hells conclusion, It would seem to be on Injustice to tax men who persist In remaining single un til they become rli, finished, charming to the other sex men whv take notu- lug seriously. To seek to compel meu to marry while In their green, adoles cent state would scorn to be an Injury to the young meu ami also to cast a doubt upon the power of womnn to charm this gay, brilliant creature Into matrimony. The man who defers mnr rlngo until 33 or nfter, however, If we may believe the Indies now clamoring for bis punishment, has become nlto gether too gny and charming, ami pins his faith to the advice of Punch as re- cards matrimony "Don't!" What the Indies will do about It Is an Interesting question, especially for the bachelor. A tourist who has been looking over Daniel Webster' big farm at Mnrsh flehl, Mnss., found but one persou who was ncquulnted with the stnteNinun. A former superintendent of the farm still survives, and relates how he drove tho oxen past Wetwter'a window In order to grntiry the dying man's desire to see them onco more. The old superintend ent denies tbnt Webster was a hard drinker, nud Insists that the only trou ble was that "he did not have as much money ns ho needed." It Is estimated that lu one city, Chi cago, the colu-iu-the-8lot machines are devouring more thnu two million dol lars a year. There are two kinds of the machines: Those that have a slot for petty gambling operations, and those that are suppose always to give something In return for the slot Invest ment. Those who put money In the gambling slot take their chances of get ting something out, and the makers and buyers of the machines take caro that these chances are none too good. Those who drop colus In ostensibly vending slots are not gamblers, but they are fre quently dupes; the coutrlvauce swal lows the coin, yields nothing worth having, and b corns to ask. "What are you going to do about It?" There is practically no choice between tliem, aud both clnsses of slot machines should be avoided by all save million aires, aud outlawed by the State. TO Tl'nff THR SWITCH. A man In Massapequa, L. I., has gone on the roll of philanthropists by tlevls lug a new plan for dealing with tho "surprise party." The surprlso jarty, like the pastoral donation, has bocu looked upon as one of those mysterious dispensations of Providence that, like a visitation of locusts, must be accepted as Irresistible, endured with becoming humility and received with praise be cause It does not coma more than ouce In a season. But the Maswpequa man, perhaps from confusing the facts, adopted a different method. When the hilarious surprise party, male and fe male, glecsomely pounded upon his front door, he came to the door with a gun. The women shrieked aud fled. and the men, from, behind trees, tried to convince tbe unwilling bost that they were not white caps or tramp or robbers. Hut the man with the gun bad his doubts, and It wa only after a long parley tbat the visitors were ad jnitted to tbe house. Perhaps It was a SWITCH-TURNINQ DEVICE. Street Hull Switch May lie Muiilpu luted from the Ctr l'lutfurm. A . very simple devlco by which a street rail switch may be niniilpulnt ed from tho car platform was recently patented by Johu H. Hoyer, of Phlla dolphin. The Invention consists of a small nprlglit guide fastened to the dasher of the car, which octs as a KINO'S OIFT TO MI8 BRIDE. Notable Acquisition by tha Boston Muftcam of Flna Arts. Studded wltb hundred of diamond, great and small, He In a glass case In tbe Boston Museum of Fine ArU, the wedding gift of Ctorge III. of England to big bride, Queen Charlotte. Very re cently the superb addition to tho treas ure of tbe museum bn been procured through the death of the lady In whose life possession It was Invested. This magnificent and historically In teresting relic Is a chutehilno wntcli, wltb belt clasp, band and pendants, nil of the finest gold aud thickly stu Mod with Jewels. It was presented by King George to bis queen at their ninrrlnge lu 1701, and by her wns worn, no doubt, at many a gay and toclul func tion or state ceremonial. The ornamentation of the watcb and It attachment are In the highest de gree elaborate. The clasp, which Is generous In size, bears lu It center, within an oval of lapis lazuli, tbo Queen Consort's cfown, resting upon a cushion, tho whole wrought In dlu mouds. On the band below the clasp, on a similar background, are daintily Inwrought, also In diamonds, the royal scepter, surrounded by Its cross, and the rod of equity, tlpiied wltb tbe dove. The two rods aro crossed and are uni ted nt the point of Juncture by a dell cute rlblion of diamonds. Upou the watch Itself, again, appears upou a background of blue, tho monogram C. It.," surmounted by a crown, also wrought In precious stones, lpon either sldo of tbe watch are suspended from tbo band two pendants a key, a seal with tho royal momigrani finely cut In cnrnellnn and two perfume hold ers. These dittlgns described, It must be understood, are merely the central ornaments In their respective pluce. They are surmounted by tbo most elab orate scroll work and other ornn men tation, all In diamonds, so. thickly crowded together that the gold ground work In which they are set can with difficulty le discerned. The wholo forms ono of the most beuutlful, as well as one of tbe most Interesting, of the museum s posses slous. The relic hnsain Interesting bis tory. It wns purchased by Charles Auiory at a public sale of effect of the King In London In I.S41). Mr. Auiory presented It to Miss Surah Greene, who gnve it In turn to her namesake, Miss Sarah Tliiimliis, a niece of the late Martin Brliniiier. By Miss Tlmmlns the watch was given to her sister, Mrs, Chapman, with the understanding that nt her death It should become the prop erty of tbe Art Museum. Tbo event recently occurred, aud now the relic has reached Its final restlug-pluee.- Bostou Globe. Jacket or guide to a movable shaft. Tbe latter has a handle at the top, nud when out of use till folds dose to the dasher and under tbe top rnil. The other end of the shaft Is flitted with a rennvnrdly extending orin, to which la fixed a shoo pointed nt the front end In service tho handle 1 pulled toward the operator. This nllows the shaft to fall and the shoe drops Into tho groove of tho track, and by pressing tho bun dlo to one Bide or the other the switch tongue Is turned by the shoe as It slides along, passing to one sldo or the other of the tonguo switch at tho will of tho operator. The "itlonlat," Conference. Tho "Zionist" Conference, recently held at Basle, Swltaerlaud, was a gath erlng of lutluentlul Hebrews who be lieve that It Is practicable to re-establish the Jews-In Palestine, under some form of autonomous government trlba tary to the Porte. The dream that tbe Jews may some time return to Pale' tine Is widely cherished among tbnt people, and of late year a number of Jowlsh agricultural colonies have beeu established there. The new plan, In which Dr. Hersl and Dr. Max Nordau are lenders. Is more ambitious. Tbe program adopted contemplates tho set tlug up of a Jewish state tn Palestine through a financial arrangement with Turkey, and It Is promised to rnlso fund of fifty million dollar In further ance of the scheme. The conference next year Is to Ik? held at Jerusalem. Youth's Companion. The amount of air Inspired In twen ty-four hour I about 10,000 quarts. Content In French Town. Nogcunt, the thrifty little town on tho ltlver Murne, lu France, seems des tined to lioeomo famous for the oddest contests enacted lu modern times. Not long ago tbe public place of the muni clpnllty was the scene of a race of crip ples, and a few days later a barrel rolling contest was Inaugurated, in which some of the most prominent citi zens participated. The other dny tbo town was treated to the unique spectacle of a whip- cracking contest, with about fifty con testants. The whips were, lu class A, the usual driver's whips, and In class B the so-called perplgnan, much resem bllng the long whips used by lumber men lu northern Minnesota aud Wis conslu ou their log sleighs. At least thirty different kinds of cracking sounds cau bo made by these whips In the hands of an expert, and the prizes were distributed to those who produced tho most of these sounds lu rnpld succession. Hie Judges laid considerable emphasis In this odd con test ou the kind of crackings which would stir a horse most without Injur lug him. In conclusion, nil the drivers cracked their whips In chorus, which had tho effect of on ear-deafeulng cau uoiiade. A driver by the name of I.ermlsslon received the first prize. This man cau handle the whip In so masterly a man nor thnt he Is able to crack "The Mar Bolllalse" and familiar French Bongs out of It. New York Journal. LAKE MICHIGAN'S WATERS VERWMtLAl CHICAGO IN UIREE TMO0SANDVg Angora Goats In AiVlen. In addition to .is flourishing gold and diamond Industry South Africa has nu Angora goat business which Is Import ant. There aro now some 4,010,00C goats In that colony nud, although not pure bred, the fleece Is very fine, glossy and silky, from four to six Inches long, weighs from five to six pounds and produces mohair ns perfect In quality and as beautiful In luster ns any fur nished from Angora. Although the ex port of Turkish goats has beeu for some time forbidden 200 wore allowed two years ago to bo sent to the Cape, where they averaged $2.10, some bringing ns much as f 1,(130. The goats are sheared lu June nud October, the wool baled nud shipped to England, which receive oue-teuth of Its.supply from the Cape, the value of tho Ucvce lu 1SU5 being about 13,500,000. - r i - . 1 . . i ..... i,,. f,m ml b a study of hike levels that the great lakes arc slowly tilting to Hie ionthnt. PROF. G. K. GILBERT of (be United State, geologln.1 " ,0WBIM country upon wbioh Chicago U built and drain lu ..verflo. nnd that lu 3.000 years, by the present rate of V,1?,' Huron is steadily rising, while that in the vleluity of CI,l,..wU., .t - 'i i... i........i nrif..ip hnii found that the couniry to me iiiiriu , , . i mm .nr ii ......rii,.... ....i . JL. ste. ths tne milium rutr. xu ... - - t .ba Mi. li l-iiii will overflow in IIS uikii "" : ' . " " """"nij wtm; adlly .inking. He estimate, that in nr. longer than Boll ye . j V w by way of the St. Lawrence and (bat In 3..HK1 yenr. the .hulr (lo, bk t In 2.(HS year, tbe western outlet will d.vlde v urn eu u ly I the eaa T ' yf or(,rllow mt onre before. In the last eenturl. f ft, from Luke Erie will be tl.nun.-n tne ii ira:o i n .. ... ,,,,, (!,.,. river back Into the valley or tlie firainnce chihu, wiileti l Ixtt Itself, tfcflrd- sge. wn. it. mute, will course directly thrown t hlengo for. k hat w .. n i. h)g ,tn.,11Plt f f .u ,.,. t lug to the professor, an artificial aid for hastening what J1" a "nny J th;t ,ll(.rt. no knnw .cientiflc reason for the rise responsible for llIP Imji,,, hope for Chlca, unless the tilt cease. ns" " d" Ul" witClr. the course of 100 yenr. or so to bend the other way. Otherwise he U z' rhlsgo Ird::r;i;;a;lheeware,r. uuimSS nt 8i""u,it' u"di'rH,lu,ng ,be ,ky tvrnv"' ,l,ut n,ay ta,m- lug tbe second city of the land Into a watery inns, of ruin.. . LIVES A LIFE OF EXILE. HUhop Who Una Chow of Kclluloua Work In the For Hortii. Blshon W. C. Bompns, who has charge of tho work of tho Anglican church In the diocese of Selkirk, In the extreme northwestern part of British America, has lived for over thirty year a a life of exile that bos few parallels lu missionary nnnnls. Since lSiKi he has beeu laboring among the Indian fur beyond the comforts of clvlllnntiou. For twenty-three years of Mint tint" he has been a bishop, and though he l.ns repeatedly bad the opportunity to choose for his speclnl field of work the 1v:li..V.-i.V." " --'.K,?'-i msiior w. c. iiompas. more southern and hospitable jiart of the Held, be bus resolutely kept him self ou the extreme limit. In lSH'i Mr. Bompns, then a young Kngllsh deacon 3(1 years old, presented himself for or dination to the priesthood lu order that be might go out for missionary work. He was assigned to the .Mackenzie Riv er and Yukon districts. Ou Christmas dny, 1st 13, he arrived at Fort Slmpso'i, where he preached a Chrlsimns sermon lu the rude church that had already beeu constructed, lu 1S74 ho was con secrated Bishop of Athabasca, aud the Journey to Kug'.and nt tbat time Is the only break lu his years of service lu tho Northwest which he has allowed him self. Ills territory wns nu enormous one, but be bus covered It f roui one eu-1 to another over mid over a gam. So con tinuously Is he traveling and preachlug thnt be cannot be said In any sense to have a home of his own. In ISM his vast diocese was divided and he re tallied for himself the northern portion, becoming known nsthe Bishop of Mac kenzie River. Iu INK) a further divis ion of territory was made and ngaiu Bishop Bompns chose the most outlying portion. For his tactful knowledge of tbe wnys of the Indian and Eskimos, and for his life of continuous self-sacrifice Bishop Bonipas Is respected wher ever known. clpal assistant professor of geography, history and ethics at the military acad emy until the wnr broke out. He was assistant adjutant general of McDow ell's division, Army of the rotoinne, In the defouses of Washington. After nc tlve service lu the field he was made as sistant In the adjutant general's olllce In lSiKJ. He wus twice brevctted dur ing the war, first ns lieutenant colonel lu la and ns colonel and brigadier cenernl In 1S05. From 1870 to 1S70 he served ns adjutant general of the divis ion of the I'nclllc at San Francisco. Ho nlso served lu the department of Da kota and the department of the I'lutte. He returned to Washington In lSSO to act as assistant to the ndjutaut gen eral. He served ns adjutant general of the department of the east from 1803 to 1S!)5. When Gen. Miles wns mnde commander of the army Gen. Brock was assigned to duty as adjutant gen eral wltb headquarters of the army In the untlou'8 capital. A California Harvesting- Incl nt. Four young women clad lu bloomers walked Into the fields of Lassen Couu tv recently nud nsked permission to 'OLD IRONSIDES' Gullunt Iluttlcslilp Conntltiitlon Now tine Hundred Yeor Old. "(lid Ironsides" Is 100 years old, and she survives the wear and tear of Mnce and war. Cbarlestown harbor, Boston, was where the launching took place. The American navy tx. therefore, Just n century old, for the Constitution wns one of the first battleships built by tbe then youthful Government lifter if bad achieved Its Independence. . "Old Ironsides" was ono of the first trio of battleships built by the United States, and Is by all odds the most fa mous vessel tbnt ever flontud the Amer ica u flag, 'lo survive the dangers of war nud, what Is sometimes more wasting, the decay of peace, through 100 years, Is a record more remarkable for a ship than for a man. "Old Iron sides" deserves all the praise lavished on her In sieech and song. There U no other vessel the associations of which nro enwrapped with so many names familiar iu our history, or can boast such n record of gallant achievement by American tars. Hull, Balnbridge. Decatur, Rodgers nnd Stewart were A Gold Leaf Temple. Not In America, not even lu the Klon dike, but lu the fur-oft Fast, at Ran goon, the capital of Burmnh, Is situated the famous goldou pagoda of a Bud dhist temple, the whole of the exterior of which Isone mass-of shimmering gold. Thlsgenerouscoatlngof the metal Is tbe result of years ami year of offertugs to Buddha, for devotees from all parts of the world come to Rangoon and bring packets of gold loaf, which they place ou tbe pagoda. During the Inst century the King of Burinalt gove bis (literal) weight lu gold to the walls of the pagoda, au offering worth 0,000 sterling. ,eon Victoria's New Yacht. Queen Victoria Is to have a new yacht wlthlu two year. It will cost $1,500, 000, and will be the most luxurious craft afloat. Other European sover eigns use wnr vessels for pleasure tr!w. Queen Victoria's yacht will be built after designs submitted to her, nnd will have guns only for firing salutes. Pcricatrluna' Kluhta. Irate Cttlxcu (to scorcher) HI, there! Have pedestrians no rights In this city 1 Scorcher (wblr.slng byl Certainly; they have fuueral rites. Brooklyn Life. A foot of uowly fallen snow change Into an luch of water when melted. NEW ADJUTANT GENERAL. General 8nniucl Ilrcek, Who Succeeds General Kutivlea. Gen. Samuel Breok, who has been appointed adjutant general of the army, to succeed Gon. Ruggles, has had a dis tinguished career, lie bas had forty- two years of service, and his new honor comes to him only a few mouths before his retirement by operation of law. Gen. Brock wns boru lu Mlddloborough, Mass., Feb. 25, 1S!4. He was nppolut- GEN. SAMUEL BRKCK. Hi a cadet at the military academy July 1, ISM, and was graduated four year later and made second lieutenant of the First artillery. He Joined tils regiment at Fort Cnpron, Florida, and fought against the Seminole. He served at Fort Moultrie, aud lu 1S00 became prlu "OLD IRONSIDES." work the harvester. They were Orra Dowcll, Gertie Sawyer, Lillle Dowell and Nellie IV.ckwood. It was granted them and they proceeded to action. One of them climbed to the driver's sent and began to guide tho twenty-six horses around the field, another atteuded to the binder, a third took charge of the sack sewing, and the fourth ran the separator. A whole morning wus sjient tn this Interesting occupation, nnd then, without mishaps or adventures, they tired, leaving the astonished men lu possession. A harvest field Is the pret tiest sight In the world, with Its reflec tions of soft yellow light from the gold en grain, Its mist of flying chaff nnd sheaves of wlnuowed whent, onts or barley. Even rough, begrimed, per spiring men look picturesque In this al luring atmosphere, but when lu their places pretty girls are Introduced the scene becomes worthy of a Watteau. It would be Interesting to know what motives led those adventurous girls to brave the hent and discomfort of their morning s enterprise. Was It Just for fun, for a InrkT Or are these particular women tninklng of setting out to earn their living In a novel wny and wished to prove their fitness to objecting friends and relatives? Or was It Just an outburst of the "xettgelst " the sntnt of tbe times? No one seems to know. fan rranciseo Examiner. An Exception. Catesby-AU the world loves a lovor Hawkins (Just reJected)-All but the gui me lover loves.-rhlladelpbla Avrui American. among her cnptnlns. Tuul Revere fur nished the brass bolts nnd Bplkes tbnt went Into her sturdy frame. Betsv Ross, "mother of the American flag." sewed the great banner of fifteen stars and fifteen stripes that floated above her when she first breasted the waves, Holmes wrote nu ode to her thnt Is fa miliar to every schoolboy. Lord Byron was once a guest on board aud Cnpt. Dueres, afterward a British admiral, wns entertolued there as a nrlsouer, Her record during the wnr of 1S12 In cluded the capture of three first-class British frigates, 154 guns, 000 prison, ers and property worth more than 1, 000,000. It was In 1704, In view of the troubles with Algiers, that President Washing ton and Gen. Henry Knox, Secretary of War (the navy was not then a separate department), recommended the build ing or a number of first-clnss frigates, The country wns then without a single man-of-war. The few nierchnnt ves sels tbnt hnd been hastily fitted out for service in the revolution had been dis mantled or returned to their earlier uses. Congress wns by no mean unit on the plan to establish a navy nnd the bill for the building of six frig nies or "not less than thlrtv-two ciins' hnd a majority of only two vote In the House of Reprcaentntlves. Of the six vessels thus provided for outy three were at once built. Tbev were the Constitution, of 44 guns, 1,570 tons miraen nnd costing $302,710. which was built at Chartestown; the United .Mates or the same size, built at Thlla ueipuia, ami the Consrtel'.ntlon, of 38 Sun aud 1,203 ton, built at Baltimore, Tho Constitution, with nn ai-mwu that wns Increased to K, giiM, tu more jiowerful thuu any frlgnte of "tha Ettropcniri." The engagement of the Cunstltut'oi nud the GucrrW re forms a story that we have all read and gluattd orer i our school histories. It was the 1m American victory In t lie war of 1S1J and coming from nn unexpected qu ter It set the country wild with ruth slnsm. When Hull nud his vlctorloai crew returned to Bostou a great dlnw wns given to them by the citizens, tod John Adams presided; ConereM voted a modal to Hull and J.'u.lXK) to be di vided among tl.e otllccrs and crew;ttie whole country set to singing praise of the Yankee tars. The other exploits of the Contiltth tlon, luc'.udltig her escape frm Admiral Brolte's squadron lu a three-dayi'cliiie, her capture of the Java and later of toe Cyaue nnd Levant In n single enjap mcut, are too familiar to retuilrc mutt tliaa mention. The past balf-ccntury Ims Iwon h on- eventful one for "Old Ironside.1' Slit did duty many years as a training itlp, and at the outbreak of the civil warihe wns anchored at Annapolis. It wai feared that she would full Into the hands of the Confederates and sliewai towed to New York. She was after ward removed to riiilwlnlphla, and some years ago wns towed to I'on i mouth, where she remained until tasi back ot CuarP'Stown for the celebra tion In honor of her century of exist ence. X plan that bas been iwentlr put forward In several quarters, au4 thnt limy be adopted, Is to station the old ship ut Annapolis or Washinjloa nud to lit her up ns a naval museina with relics of our earlier unva. msrarj. It Is believed that by this uieaus will be assured of preservation for an other hundred years, and mat she wU serve a useful purpose as a constant oo- ect lessou In pal riot ls::i to tneioUlv. generation of Americans. Tho nicyclo Tor Military l" The bicycle eorpn of the Twenty-fifth I'nltcd States Infantry reeeuu) n from Fort Missoula. Mont.. to Stboui Mo , n distance of 1.000 nine. . . u i, mi reiiort eoiiiinumier or ino ei - ,.n to the Wnr Department tuai i required thirty-four days of" travel, nt an nverage rate of U per hour. A lnrge part of the trip w made under trying eoiiu...". mountains, nnd on J muh, with an occasional fotd to; streams; the men living m""" Mi- ri.ruliitloil field mill "am , The health of the command '" ', lent, nnd none of the so . ers nnUMi; tne comuiiinun ... -- . SAl.. l.lsiPSllfl ns II n,r1' prnctlcnniitty or me .. - . 0l. of military transportation is titrated.-Youth's Companion- c i. n b a Hiin'l . i.nn.ishnke has arrived ft .A urn u.....- - . Tbev sny tnai Is to t . ..... i no. AS TIIKY KID IT A Englnud. - n TO-Pi rn FARntOSAnLK VOO come the rage and will en tlrely i ceae me 6" 7, ,i, ne BSU been fashionable. w-ll ".ni a shake I not a shake, i ,cft for and gently swing iron. an Instant. - -T TT7, puesi Incessant and mlmUe h.Jt & .h .ndltlon of llf"; but t SC. " death. l,n AnmltllonS I ...i.i.. .honi?e s disease. n nun- the kangaroo gr' Wn(l- . oil u Incipient Somehow, when we meet ed woman on the street keep from laughing.