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.