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tha North Atlantic aquadroa
will atrta; aat to Raar-Admlral
Btrublo of tha Caxrlbaaa
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"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
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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
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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
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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.
Beet
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