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; - i THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 401 :"-v "r- r; , - , '-S3 Ml ' r ' -v 1 5 ; "V- v ' '1 I . ,r -u. m iiie" itoflPi.v. n-mm-m7Ba i u w knx j vsi ill t m : m'im mr ..1H -: I I t f. i ! 4 jj " fr-IM-v. TRAININ6 5HIP"CHEBAPEAKE-' w ITH1K a faw yean mlrai Ralalak a Huh tha North Atlantic aquadroa will atrta; aat to Raar-Admlral Btrublo of tha Caxrlbaaa Oeorga fleet: . , "Ltoat your binaaeta, atrf '" 1 Both of thaaa aaa doga ara Portland bora. They are bow plain astddlea at the United States naval academy. Buskea wUt beala hta third year thla fall, ha vlna; bean appointed by ex-lana-ter Joseph dlmon; BtruMa beaina bin awond. or "younsatar" year at tba aame clmav he baTlaa; reserved hla-appolnt-meat throuak aanator Charlaa W. Pu Both boya hava reeaatly ina a abort furl en aft at home. Their aomlna; was tha akmal for all thehr fair frlenda to hold pink, toaa, whara blue ttnif ornw with anchors oa them would But those good ItM on th part ef the midshipmen come Just once year. . Thay teat but a few days, la a abort UnM the midshipmen an graduated from tfaa academy, and than the hoine-comlngs are very, vary law. Both of tha boys ara now oa their way back t Annapolis to r arums their dancing laaaona ealoalus and boat drill. And man? port ' land girla ara anxiously awaiting tha arrival of a anvil package containing a faw hat bands. I U. I. K i pcnaaiyt and a blank abaU or two. An to th work that Honk and Btru ' Ma ara looking forward to with ao much pleasure. It la hard work. But that It make bm out of raw bora ona only '. Baeda to look at tha reoorda of Dawar and Sampson and Bchley. It la work whara tha old aaw of "early to bad and early to rta" la preached. Tha midshlp ' man firat saints tha dawa at ,4 o'clock ' a. ex.; they bid aach othar good night v at Id o'clock p. m. During thla day. f ... only ona hour and U minutes ta el- , lowed for play. l' Durln weak daya reveille ta sounded '7 at ' clock. Thirty-flv minute la al lowad tha midshipmen to get themselves la aplck and apan ordar. At 4:14 a. ra. la "braakfaat formation? at T:l tha admlralatc-bo maroh from breakfast to ", thalr rooms, Fifteen minutes la tar the j alek oall la blown, ao that all who have aoheo and palna may hava thalr troubles . attaadad to before tha firat class be gin. Batweea T:W and tha mlddtaa ' ara bmay cleaning up thalr rooma for ,. aaspeetlon. At I o'clock the firat recl . tntloa period begins; thla laata untU 10 . o'clock, whan the aacond period beaina . At 14:M a. m. tha rooma ara Inapeoted by tha commanding officer. At 1: p. bl to tha tlma aet aalde for dinner ' formation. Prom 1:1 a to 1:1 tha mid '; dleo ara allowed to play tap; and mum blpeg. Tba third recitation period la . . from 1:14 to 1:10. DriU la held from 'j : vntll 1:14. Then tha mldahlpmen ' ara permitted to enjoy ping-pong and eroaaet until 4:14. which la tha supper hour. At T:ll another alck eall la , Mown. Prom 7:14 until the mlddlea ' ' atudy. Tha half hour batweea tha end . of thla atudy period and tape, which la , blown at It o'clock, ta apent la sky- - larking, Thto. ta brtaf, la tha Ufa of tha mid :, ahlpmaa during five daya of the week. Saturday tha routine la tha aame until It a. m. Than a drill beaina and laata until U:M p. as. At 11:44 all ara In ' their place for dinner. Prom 1:4 until - f :St p. m. tha midahtpmaa are on lib ' arty. At f:ll tha auppar servtos ta bs- . cub. Sick eall la Bounded at 7:18. An other a aeon of liberty la allowed front ' t: until trie. ... Tape at It o'clock, aa uadays tha middles are allowed to lie abed until T o'clock. Tba reet of the day they spend aa foUoars: Braakfaat, . f :St; rooms arransed la perfect order. - l:ld to tt laapeetlon. it; church forma , tloa, releaaed from church. It m.; - dinner formation. :M; liberty. 1 to ;SB; auppar formation. :; atudy, T:to .. until tape. It p. m. Tha mldanln- v am ara not allowed to ax outalde of Annapotlo durlnf thatr aftarnoon hoM ,: daya, and all must report at the din ar and supper formations. AH are .'required to attend ohurcb oa Sunday, put those who brlnff a written roqueot from bom aektnt that they be allowed f to a;a to soma eervioe other thaa the rearular aeademy chapel may do ao. The 4, aatddles ara not forced to eat thalr Ban : day dinners at tha academy. -$ Tba flret year atudents ara called plaba. short for pleblana. It la dur Um tha "Vlebe" year that tha middles " live up ta every letter of the academy resulatlona In this they ar aatd to ' learn atany thlnta. Rack mam hwk of them Is euppoeed to pet out of bed at i the first aound af the o'clock buale. Tha alebea never faU. But the older ' boya bars M down to aocfc a fine point that rber dea vnttt C :tt, when they hop mi aad draaa aa tba rusv In lat flf-'.- tea minutes, they ara draeoed end hruahed. and In Irne fnr the morama; ' meal. The first claaamea, aantora, do aat arise until r0. At osactiy d:li a. m., tba bugle totsta" for breakfast formation; tba la at -boat- la heard at t:ll. If a midahia aaaa m late, ha la marked with three de 1 saerlta: tf toto three times, he Is put the aariy rialna aauad. This squad mi never crowded, for It means that those ho ara aeelKned ta H must report In Kutl uaifsm to toe affJoar of fba d Reared- FORM ATI hN . ." , V X 1. . W - - V f 1 aa Of 11. 1 1 rfniTD.1 C 1 beaaapaBd-ai II . En I IvrHlUCC Vr MCW MM IUM ' I I I I I II "'"' li'htoamammmmmmmmmaammmamu1 mf ti'ftnij 1 1 I Interior of a MiPSHiPMANi X-ccker not a eeooad later thaa 1:41 a. m. They ara then aaalsned to various "stunta," which are eald ta bo unpleasant until tlma for breakfast formation. ' At tha breakfast formation, tha offi cer la chares (who la a commlaaloned officer) and ths officer of tba day (a mlaahlpmaa) order tha brigade com manders to open ranks Thla order car ried out, tha entire brlaade la Inspected to aaa that all clothes are properly cleaned and pressed, that the shoes are shlned and that ao non-re su lotion olothlnc la worn. Noa-rasulatloa cloth- Ins is the sort made by toUora othar than thoee at the academy: anyone caught weaiina; a uniform of thla brand la gi ven ed demerlta and sentenced to aerv a month on tha prison ahlp "San- tee.- Neither of tha Portland middles has seen tba Interior of thla old hulk. After tha officers hava satisfied them- aelves that tha proper amount of black- Ins haa been daubed on each shoe and that aona of the cloth ina- la of tha home spun variety, tha companies march Into the mess hall. The boya etand at at tention" until the command of ''Neatat" la flvem then all "so down." At aach mass there ara St midship men. At tha ends of the mess-tablet are flrat-class man (aenlore); koine down rrom either end towards tha center of the tables are the second-class men, the "youngsters," while the "plebaa" ara put la the middle of tha table, where they may be carefully watched by all the wlae mn. rood la called "arubv" Borne of tha "grub served Is given pet names: canned corn beef la known aa "canned wlllle.'' corned beef la called "salt horse." while hash made from this sort of food baa baea christened "rope yarn hash." The food served tha mlddlea Is said to be far better thaa that dished up la the average boarding school. Almost, any brand of breakfast food that has been discovered by civilised man may be had for the asking; there Is coffee, tea, milk and cocoa; eggs straight up or half-seas Over; cow. sheep, and hog meat cooked In various styles; corn pone, hot cakes, biscuits and slain bread la aerv erf: fruit la aleo placed oa the table. The "grub" la placed on the table all at once, al though there Is a corps of negro -waiters hovering near to attend to the wants of the boys In blue; two of these waiters ara assigned to each table. Aa aoon as the time alio ted for eating has expired, the command of "Silence! rise!" la given. Tha mlddlea etand, while the old chap lain offera prayer. The boys then march out of the mess hall, and ara dismissed. The midshipmen are plaoad In claaaea according to alphabetical arrangement These classes ara sub-dlvlded Into sec tions. Rach section oontntna about l: men. They are made email in order that each midshipman may hava plenty of personal Instruction. As tha recita tion periods ara two bourn long, they are divided teito halves. Thus, tha first half of the class may recite from t to o'clock, end atudy from f to lt;'reclte aaa la from It to 11 and study until noon. This will be tba arrangement for tha first half for a month whoa It will change hours with the othar section. During study hours, the mldahlpmen must bo Into their own rooms, and no visiting Is allowed, excepting among the seniors Plvo demerlta are given the underclassmen caught visiting during tha hours when they ara supposed to be davntmg their time to silent study. During tha aacond period. It H a m., the officer commanding makes Ma dally tour of Inspection. Tha beds must be properly made, the lockers stowed In a handeoms" manner; nothing in the ha aariO. M aha eu. - amBmmarBiki a a.-." - "V aaa E. Hughes geowe ;. ) waa. Is expected to be In ahlp-anapa, Thaaa who happen to be studying la their rooms at this period, must stand at a rigid attention while tba offloer la nos ing about, Tha rooms must act small of tobacco or perfume. . At exactly it o'clock, noon, tha mid dles ara released from thalr rooms and claaaea, la order to make ready for tha dinner formation. They must make aa neat aa appearance aa possible for this meal At. this formation, tha adjutant reads the orders for the day; these or ders consist of tba drills to be bad and the assigning of midshipmen to duty In tha vartoue buildings. Tba dinners ara big meals at U. 8. N. A. They open with soup and cloee with fruit. All aorta of good things ara served In between Including flah oa Prldaye but there la always a lack of game; nor are- there any bUls-of-fare for tha middles to transform Into paper wada; the dlahee are plain white, and are said to be aa thick as the armor plate on tha battleship Oregon; the knives, forks and spoons ara of fine allver.' The only tlma that the middles hava to devote to athletics Is after tha drllla ara over until the supper formation. Once In a great while, a few of the orack athletoa are excused from drill, but oaly on rare occasions. .The boya average younger than those at West Point and ths big colleges, but the academy's rec ords show many victorias won oa tba gridiron and diamond. Tha studies sre hard. Kvary boy that goea to tha academy aaya this, and It must be aa But uncle Bam wants hta naval officers to be able to stand hard atudy aa well aa hard work. Midship men are obliged to maintain for a pass ing grade 3.1 out of a poselble 4. If. during tha week, a boy falls below tba required S.I In any branch, be must at tend a "study party every Saturday af ternoon, which last from 1 until 4 o'clock. If one gets a I tha first term, aa average of f la all that la required during tha second term. But If one does not make tha 1-1 average at the end of the year, ka ta "bilged" (dlsmlased). Last year a eon of one of the moat fa mous rap ta Ina in American naval annals waa "bilged" because he did not make tha required average. Should a middle make 111 or 1.4. he ta given another chanco at tha next examinations. Palling lo thla "all hope haa fled." The middles must study If they wsh to attend the academy any length of tlma Tha men who hava charge of governing the United Btate naval offi cer "factory" hava arranged a course that would keep any bright hoy haed at work In order to make the needed four. During the plebs year, tba boya struggle with marine engineering and naval enn atructlon, Bngllah, law, mathematics and Spanish. Tha work lo the first named branch consists of mechanical drawing: mathematics conslats of Jug si In g with algebra, logarithms, geom etry and deeorlpttvt geometry; It will be aeon that thla part of tha course was not put m for pastime. Ths tangtlngs of International law ara aleo made a wee btt clear to the mlddlea during this Brst year of their naval oareer. In tha study of Spanish, tba middles us the graph op hope system. They explain It thue: "Boms swell who knows how, crows Into ths tiling and It crows bask to as.". As to ths examination a During the "pleb year they are thicker than wed dings ta June. Every Saturday morn ing tha "plebs" gather la their class rooms to face severs examlnatlona In mathematical the four "exama,'' aa the ija e-ii tbem, during tag mouth 1 ara averaged, and this marking hi taken aa the Anal examination grade of tha month; this eeunta one-third of tha month's work, la every other subject an "exam" Is held every month. About February 1, tha first of the eaml-snnual examinations Is held; tha grade re ceived here only counts one-fourth of tha term's work. ' The at"! examina tions are bald la June, They are aakl to be aa bard aa the academy officers oaa make them. It Is reported that nearly one-tenth of every "plebe" class falls to make ths needed markings for a passing grade and la "bUgad." Ihiiing tba "youngster" year, tha middles still hava to tueals with marine engineering and naval oonatructlou, mathematloa, English, law and modern languagaa; ta addition they take up pbyaloa . and chemistry. atecnanlcal drawing continues- to be the work In the engineering and osnstruatloa claaaea.. walla trogonometry, descriptive geometry, conic sections, differential oalculus and integral calculus please those who enjoy playing with ngures and angles; ths Kngllah classes study ths first two volumes . of Captain laaelajr'a History of tha United 0 la-tec Navy, tba third volume of which la barred owing to the autbora attacks upon Rear Admiral W. ft. Bohley; in the modera language course, tha mlddlea ara given their choice between, Spanish and Preach, tha Brat named being the favor Its. Tha "exams" come often enough. The third year .classmen study sea manship, ordnance and gunnery, naviga tion, aoarlno engineering and construc tion, mechanics, physics, chemistry and a modern language. Tha aeniora (fourth year elaaemeaj have tha earns branchaa aa tha third year men with the excep tion of naeohanlea. It Is said that if a boy oaa get through the first two years of tba academy work the chances ara id to I that ha will finish ths course. Bealdee too book learning that tha midshipmen receive, they ara also put through a series of drills that ara never forgotten by American aaval officers, miring tha first summer. Infantry drill la held from until 10 o'clock a, sx. This Is followed by two houra of sea manship, - whoa knotting, aplielng and work sa ths yards Is made plala to th boya fresh frost the pea or the plow. Oa sue day, from to t p. au ths mid dles wUl engage In cutter drill. While at tha aame Urns the neat day they will handle steam launches. Prom 4 to list p. m. they ara given swimming laaaona, the .diving being done from an old bulk that was a trim warship from '41 to' '4ft. Prom I to t p. m. they go through ths "setting up" axerelae la ths gym nasium and armory. During tha "piece" winter, there la a week of dancing lessons, followed by a week of fencing instruction; this Is followed by a boat drllL On two daya of the week, the "plebaa" must go through artillery drills, while oa the other days they learn how It Is to be Infantrymen. Then, there ara many hours put in by these beginners ta learn ing seamanship and la cutter drills. During the tatter, a promising "young star" Is In charge of ths craw. It s during tha "youngster year' that work la the machine shops begins. Hre the lads undertake to make all aorta of things. It ta also during thla term that the art of Wig-wagging taught the mlddlea The third year slaasmea hava steam launch drllla and advanced--, machine ahop work. They also hava drllla stt the submarine boat Holland, which la stationed at Aanapolta. About June 1 every year, the training ship Chesapeake, which waa eon et rooted especially for the aoademy, and ta of ths ' wind-jammer" rig, accompanied by ssvtrsi . batUoshrpSi monitors and dn stroyers, sails from: Annapolis for a summer cruise. On board these snsa-of-wsr ara ths middies, all who are at tending tha academy with tha exception of the plebes. The plebes enter about tba Urns the fleet aalla, and they ara compelled to stay behind and go through tha long aeries of drills described above. Ao many as possible ara stowed aboard tha Chesapeake, where they get as much real sea life on a sailing ship aa they can. Tha others sre scattered among the rest of tha unlpa These cruises ara generally along ths north Atlantic coast, aometlmee as far as the fit. Lavwrence river. But most of ths tlma la apent at Mew London. Conn Newport, R. L. and Bar Harbor, Me. These ara gala days for the midahtpmaa, aa well as the girls residing in tha porta named. Per a earn pie cruise, ths ' tattnorary He Skot Prom ths Chicago Inter OoeacC ' JUDGE RTCILLY of Aooomao has mads his last call at the White - House to pay bis respects to the president. The old man died re cently, and thus passed from Washing tone Ufa on of the most picturesque karaotars K has ever known. Judge Rsllly of Aoontoc--that what be always demanded he should be called. Ha was bora la Virginia about 74 years ago. la which state ha educated. Entering tha BrofeaslOB of w- Jud Bellly became, before the civil war, eommon wealth s attorney for the eastern bora of Virginia and ItfttmiJ "ff judge for the same section. After the War President Grant appointed him judge of the southern claims commis sioa f or the stats f Virginia, and sub uiTlyonma to La Ouyra. from which place he was trmnsrredton slbar. aa tba east eoaat of Africa. While serving at the latter place there oc curred a dramatic event that has klven th Judge a distinction that has adhered to him. It has been popularly related that tha judge shot the queen of Banal bar for persisting la bathing ta front of his consulate. A related by Judge ftallty. tha shoot ing occurred under these circumstances: Before reaching Zanslbar the Judg was sdvlsed that former American eonaula had been subjected to many Indlgnitlea by ths natives, and h was therefor prepared to encounter soma difficulties. When his ateamer anchored tn the har bor of Zanslbar a delegation of half clad natlvea boarded tha ahlp and In quired of tha captain whether ha had "another cowardly American consul aboard." According to tha Judge's story ths captain replied that, judging from ths Irish name of tha aaw consul he had brought out, and the great reputa tion of his ancestors for fighting, be was not s onward aer waa he likely to be Intimidated. After landing fha new consul called on the represents tlvea of the American bualnssa bouse and, accompanied by those gentlemen and a native interpre ter, called ofBclally On the Sultan and sultana. The sultan sppeared to be weighted down with domestic ares, having seven wives and a largely equipped harem. Tha sultana was evi dently th head of the Zanslbar admin istration. The consul presented his commission, and after the ceremonies coffee was Mrved, followed by a glass aft cordja&t ' - .! p ', -' - INTERIOR OF NEWARWORY of ths Oieeapeaks in Hot la a good example. She sailed' from Annapolis, Juno t; June II, arrived In Oardlnern Bay; sailed from ths bay the following, day aadT arrived at New London, Conn., Juno Is. Tha ship stayed hero until July 1, whan aha sailed for Newport, TL L, arriving at thla society port two days later; five days ware spent -hare.' July It, tha ahlp put Into Oordlners Bay. Bailing the next day for New London. After staying here three daya, aha aailed for Bar Harbor ate., arriving July It, August 4, the ahlp put Into the aaval coaling station at Bsstsrn Bay; four daya later the vessel waa again In Bar Harbor. Balling from this port the next day, tha ahlp arrived In New Lon don after eight days smooth sailing. The Chesapeake returned to Aanapolta on tha evening of August It. Oa the 104 cruise the Chesapeake was aooompanled by Parragut'a old nagahtp. the Hartford, ths battleships Texas and Indiana, tha monitors Arkansas. Florida, and Nevada (all of whom are sister ships of tha Wyoming; which visited Portland last aummer) and seven de Stroyera, During tha era lee ths middled ara pat through ail sorts of drills. They work up aloft la ths rigging, down la the stoke holes, around the gua decks. In fact everywhere that they oaa be sent. They also study the various modes of loading ships at the naval sta tions visited, and inspect ths forts along the eoaat. But the bard work la re lieved by balla and entertainments given In honor of the mtdahlpssaa at ths va rloua porta visited. The aeniora act aa Instructors for ths "plebes." Immediately after a midshipman has bean admitted to the aoademy, no to re quired to supply himself with tha fol lowing articles: One dress Jacket, ana blouse, ona pair of drees trousers, ona pair of aervloe trousers, one overcoat, one reefer, two white blouses, two pairs of whits trousers, oaa macklatosb, one cap cover, eight working aulta, two pairs or regulation laggings, two parade caps, ona knit cap, mug. soap box, laundry book, ono pair af blankets, ona pair of overshoes, two pairs of high Shoes, eight white shirts. 11 soltars, sight tkc Queen of TJpok leaving tha presence off the sul tan the consul waa Informed that the American flag would not be permitted to be displayed from the consular resi dence, aa such' displays were distaste ful to ths aulUn and hta people. To this Judge Rellly entered a vigorous protest. Informing the sultan that hta declaration against tba display of the flag of the United Btafee was aa insult to that country and to ths judge as Its consular representative. As narrated by Judge Rellly, he Informed the aultan: "I am tba duly accredited representa tive of the grandest nation on God's green footstool, and by the eternal, sah, the flag of my country shall fly from tha masthead oa ths consulate, all ob jection to the contrary notwith standing. ' " la reply to thla patriotic outburst the Judge was Informed that If be put up the flag It would bp hauled dowa. Again the Judg asserted the greatness and the power of hie government, and Informed the sultan that any man who attempted to haul down Its flag would be shot en the spot. Withdrawing from the pres ence of hta dusky majesty Judge Rellly proceeded to th consulate and Imme diately hststed his flag. It waa hot tang before a guard of Arab, soldiers' ap peared at th consulate and directed that th flag should be lowered. The consul refused and Informed th officer In command that tha man who at tempted to Interfere with th flag would be summarily dealt with. At the com mand of the officer two of the soldiers ruabed forward to execute hla order to out down the flagstaff. Judge Rellly was equal to th emergency, and, armed with a shotgun, fired en th offenders and killed the two soldiers. The re mainder of the guard .became pan to st rick en and withdrew, carrying off tha bodies of thalr companions. When the affair waa reported ta the sultan-a messenger waa sent to the oon aulata with the Information that th sultana commanded that the flag should come down within It minutes or she would appear at the consulate in per son and haul It down. The Judge sent his compliments to ths sultana Insisting that the flag of his country should re main over th ooneulete and added that if aha appeared and made any attempt to Insult that emblem of the great American republlo her box would be Ig nored and she would hava to aocepi the responsibility. At th expiration of t minutes the suitans appeared before ths osnsulata, gjiamriMt, wv.i aa n awfc pairs of cuffs, sight pairs of box, eight towela, a shaving set, six pairs of aum mer drawers, alx pairs of aummer un dershirts, a hand glass, three striped Jerseys, a Jaekkntfs. two lanyards, six sheets, hammock dawa ono pair of bathing trunks, three pairs of white gloves, two clot nee nags, ona hammock mattress, a requisition book, a peas book, stencil, ink. brush, wash basin, pitcher, one pair of gymnasium slippers, a whisk, a coarse comb, a cake of soap, hair bruahea, stationery, II white band be rehief a, one pair of suspenders, four suits of pajamas, a toothbrush, thread and aeedlea, blacking brush and black ing, nail brush,, six pillow cases, ona black silk neckerchief, aame plate, ana blue Jersey and three whits hate. A middy must supply himself with ths first outfit which ta drawn from tha midshipmen's atorekeepef; a deposit of Ills ta required for this. j Aa soon aa ths midshipmen move, into quarters, tha following additional gear must be purchased: Two bedspreads, two paJra of drill -gtovea, one slop Jar, two spatter cloths, a hair pillow, mirror, rug, hafr mattress and a broom, A midshipman ta allowed 140 a month by the government during hla stay in ths aoademy. Out of this ho Must pay 121 a mouth for board and laundry, 1S to 111 for clothing, while 4T ta laid asfcts by tha aoademy officials to apply on tha middy's graduation outfit, while athlet ics, dancing and other needed things take up the rest. This gives tha middles little spending money. The academy dances ara described by the midship men as the "swelleet hops" given along1 tha Atlantis seaboard, and New York, Philadelphia, Washington and Baltimore belles consider It a great honor to re ceive an Invitation to attend thaaa ' function Whoa things ars dull during some Of the "play" half hqura between and It o'clock a. m., tba boya from tha northern and western states walk through tha halla whistling "Marching Through Georgia." The mlddlea from ths sunny south ds ths rest. The mid shipmen ar not allowed to leave ths city of Annapolis; nor oaa they enter any of that city's barber shops ar ahop houses. Middles ar ant allowed to marry. Zanzibar accompanied by a guard. Bne made an attempt to haul down th nag. Th Judge warned her majesty of ths eonse qusncss of her sot, but she simply met hla expostulation with a dens nee la choice Arabic Upon this the Judge said be raised his shotgun and fired. Ths charge of bird a hot lodged hi bar body and the sultan was carried to her pal ace. It waa found, mpoa examination, that th sultana waa not seriously wounded, the thickness Of her garments preventing ths shot from penetrating below the skis. This assault upon the person of bar majesty reused popular indignation against, ths consul, and It was declared that he should be taken out and put to death. Notified of tha fats that awaited him, the Judge barri caded the oonsulsto and alone resisted ths attack that was mad by tba natlvea. Th attack was unsuccessful, and sub sequently explanations followed and a oommleelon was sent to JSanslbar to ln- vsstlgate th trouble. Through the ax erelae of diplomacy the difficulty wag aatlsfactorlly arranged and Judge Rellly remained at Zanslbar for several years. He declared that the affair with th sultana was overlooked and be became persona grata with that important per sonage. Moreover, the episode contrib uted to make him popular, and be was enabled matsrially to aaalst In promot ing ths earn me roe of th United flutes and Sanxlbar, ' ' . . Blavery. Prom the Chicago Journal. China ta tha great alave country of th world. Of a population of 400,040, 004 there Br slaves to the number of 14,440,000. Bvery family of mean keeps Its girl slaves and man's position is usually gauged by the number he keeps. At any age from three to II years girls are sold, seven or eight being the age at which moat change hand a. The glrla -ar purchased to do housework. It be-. log cheaper to buy thsa to hire. Slaves vary in gntoa; two pounds starling is about ths average price, but aw oh de pends upon th girl's appearance; A good looking girl wltl fstoh four t eve six pounds sterling. Prom the Chicago News. Tom Why do you prefer a thin girt m steed sf a plump oneT Jack -Because a fellow can get aa much doser to the heart aft a thin one. 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