T1LLÀMÔÔK HEADLIGHT. AUGUST 2 4 1916. KI.N3LY QUEENS. Origin and Rise cf the Grand In­ stitution at Annapous. BANCROFT GOT IT STARTED He Worked Far Its Establishment W.ta Untiring Zea', and It Waa FoesnaMy Opened an Cat- 13. IMS—Cur Presi- aus Naval Seh« a . We ta! a udHt iry academy almoat half a century bet we we bad a naval arademy l> w.-« not until th* admin- lstrutlwu of President James K. Polk that tbe g vernment thought it neces­ sary to establish a naval academy at which young men eccld be educate! fur tlrat part at oar protectfv* servke George Bancroft was tbe foaadar of the Tnited States Nava! academy which was at C*st railed the Naval aclnuiL It was formally opened at An Uu • lie us CKt. Iv 1S4.J- For Severn year* prt r to tbu effert there was a -.Loci working ai-’ug similar Bae* at tbe Naval ysytum in Philadelphia, w ere th* u !d«h‘: men prepared them selve« ter examiiratioo and proaeCoe. Tbe » bool wn* reu-mn.red tn 1^5*' ai d the course was iras in reused from five to seven, tbe first and lost two year« to be f a«sel at th* »• h«x>L tbe inter venlng years at sen. At tbJ t!u.e the separe’e ¿--aments of instruction were ectai usbeL a vessel was pro- Vhled and cunral pcncti.e cratses were instituted. In 1131 the requirements o -ei serrlce were ais-isnei. leaving ■tag I mt cukaai'nr.v* years aff study- At tbe outbreak at the war la 18«>1 the Naval a-udem. wa« reove! to Newport. R. I- where It remained an­ ti! tb* summer of I-wr- when it was re e-: . -1 a; Ann’ is. In 1-7 the title of cadet midshipman was sub­ stitute! ' r tutdsnlpman. and three years Liter tbe course was increased by th* addit ■ u of two years' sea sera Ivin cruising vessels, at the expire tkn of which the cadet miilsbiyman returned to the Naval a ademy tor ex amiaatio* la professional sublets prt-r to grsdiatioa. Previous to rhe establishing of the Naval «ralemy several attempts had t een made to establish training sebooki f r officers an l sailors of the navy. In 1S3S Captain M. C. Perry sutgested a •rtiool for engineers, but Utt!* was ac- <"tnr Ished t-efore Bam rnft caDed the c etlng tn PkiiaJelpbta which decided the establishing of the present school. At first there was considerable of 1 wrangle is to where the school should be k> ated. The site finally chosen was ■n ok! army poet known as Fort to­ wn. located on the potnt of land which f ruts the easternmost extremity of the city of Annapolis and lies '.etween the harbor and the Severn river Poor as the pLa-re was tn the eyes of Bancroft, be saw that it was far less likely to challenge e'cgresisk'na! crtrk-tsm than a n. re pretentious rrabitatt'.n. and be- »UI*«. •» th* boari of naval offi -ere had aaM. the fi t waa undeniably true that tt mi-rbt “be enlaroed and perfe ted at some future time ' Fort 9 -rem was duly transferre.! by th« wir department t- the nary on AB: 13. IMG. an.! a fort brüt after ward Secretary Bancroft pa t tHUed his ■plan.- whi-’h. together with the “regulations’ subeequently prepared by Commaader Ba-baaax go-»rued tb* workings yf the »itoti tati! 1830. The first si lertatendcat cf the Naval academy «as Commander Franklin Buchanan. At U o lurk on the tn-irv.tn; of Oct. 10. 1M3. all Lands assembled In one of th- recitation rooms, and the super ir.teideut. after a brief bat p> luted ad dress, in which be anaoaacvd be shoe.,.! exat t rtghl oMBpl:ai»> e with a.I law«, •.i le.-v and regulations, declare-J the schoi I open Tb* old bulliimga al the ancient army at Annapolis, wbere the mkisblpmen Urgan to re •reive Instru-tton. bad been termed by Secretary Bancroft “a tr» dest shelter for th* papiks." and It is said that they • ertainly deserved no mure cvuipU- irentary de» rlptioo. Mr. Bancroft at *nce began plana to have the •'adetay mure cummudi .*sly I'. iive«!. and be asked congrese for an arpri'rtatlii;. . t A‘Z?»raXM> to be er pend­ ed for repairs. Improvements and lu •tractions a’ Fort Severn. AnnapoUa The »e- retary brought all bia dlplo- ms -v »nd skill to bear and at last bad lb* profound «atUfactbio of receiving tbe appropriation by aa ample ma­ jority and of seeing tbe naval »-bool of the I’cited Statae then become duly organize«! by law. n>us ended th* long fight fur tt. Thru* days after tbe bill beracse a law Secretary Bancroft directed tb* supar- lnteudent to enlarge tb* bulld&igw and roostract new ones sufficient to ae- romm-jdate 1'1«) midshipmen Thia small beginning wa« tbe t- un latioo of the present larae and effective lusti tntioa, which trains tb* sailor* tn a wav e-joal to that furnished by any other rountry tn tb* wrxid. —Pbilad*P phi.r Pre-«. I Train Yewr Dog to Wipe H.s Feet A puppy can easily be taught to wipe Its feet ■« the dmrmat when entering a house and the habit oar* formed is ■ekJ-- n broken. The tn -dos ope-an»h is simple, Erarr time the d -g la brought re Ibe door the command is given, •Wipe roar feet.- The trainer then lifts each pew tn sn-'-wsslon and pud» It twice acroas the mat In a few days the d.ie wtl be wiping hts owe fset- «—d Heretwr-ut No man or boy la ever the sHghtoat -nd ta rhto world an I mo bo baa ambi U a.- Lord Stanley. EHaaSeth «♦ Esjwi Mar-a T'-erwa* a*4 Cathar ne the Great. It is said that Queen Elizabeth ber» a greater v»-.ety *C popolar m- knames than any ether Brciso sovere^n. sb* »a-, called the “Virgin Q’wen." ’Gl«> nana." "’ko-«l Qraeu Bess'* at-d oeva- •iatuLlly tn waj ument to her m.:» u Lae sued ”Kikg E. Mbeth. ’ Hsr sue ceancr. James L, proved such a fe*bie and effemii...'e mutiaro.. by con'.a st t-> the ktagiy queen that be toi-urred tlo nkikaame. rarely veunred in pacar, but frequent!» tn the privacy of suf* -.empany. of “Queim James. ’ E izabeth's zutscumne nickname, a* thoegg less fami—ir to us tad.v tona most of tl» others applied to Cer is re-.-v'to ted m Suatbey « paaon-g 'iunza open toe armada, tn wb-cb Le ra.w piayfu! and patriotic uae vf it ui cue jsn. tiim with the name of ber great narai c-mmandcr. Si» Francia C raa*. Ox Notar*! To o.d England at- - Ccntmue to«*» mjacakva Gl-.-e sa tir ah cur kmgs sues ley crowded atom her hard* and waving tar naked trades la tee eu at fealty, tbev shouted fervently- “We wu! .lie tor ver tmg Marta Theresa .— la IT5-I when General Scvaroff. a.ter the secund portiti- u of Puiand. «torme 1 I •nd eaymred Praga after a twelve soars desperate batti* against a stipe rtur force n* repeated tbe victory t Li.« > impero, mistress. Catharine the Great of Ku-s:a. in these w iris “Hurrah! Praga’ Suvaroff “ To this message Catharine, “os befit ce-l a king and a «ommauder." says the I historian, answered with equal brer- ; Ity. conveying in three words t» *!a eoa- gnatuiatlun and prum-jticn. "Bravo’ Field marshall Catharine’” —Youth s Companion. RUSE OF A BAO MAN. i-s Turnod too T sd . m on Shan* BUI Nye. To nearly evgry on* the name of Bill Nye t-rtnis the picture of a genial, fun Icvmg man wb-.'ce jo-es were one* fa­ mous all os er the couatty. bat to these who Brad in Wyosn.n* some thirty years a?o Sheet* Bi’l Nye of Laramie ecunty means m.'metbtag e s* too Sb riff Nye was absolutely fearieaa. He was resolute, decisive, qui k to act sad tire •—- in pursu L.g offe-ders. He 'a ed to get bsj ma' u ooi .Nf no occa­ sion. sad that failure was doe to the teuderuewi at beurt that was a wars a pert of h.s •: barm ter Nye started «etx once after a typical bad man who bad shot or stabbed «me oce and qu. kly earned that fie S.-1 fed _■ the m entams. Summoa- Xi a deputy. the sheriff sprang on hla Ber-i*. am! the two started off. After • . ■ . ■ _ - : . ? -v _ sera they learned that ttelr man waa hid.nt .n an abandcued miners cabin, wmtber he tad .■nagbt bis ycung wife. Soon after darkness fell Nye quietly tode ap to the cabin and dismounted before the door. He sent bls deputy ronnd to guard the rear of the little shack. Then Nye threw c;eu the door and dashei Inside, with bls revolver cocked and ready for instant action. Tte criminal was asleep on the bed. and his wife, who sat eioss by. was strobing bis forehead, Nye covered them tn th with bis gun and told them to throw up their tmr.ds. “Tve gut rec.- he said grimly. “Now yon net up quietly and -ome »long. The lady ran stay here if she cheeses.’” Tb* tad man sdi tied that the game was up and besran to roti his blanket Into a bundle. “Never mind that’ •aid Nye “We've got plenty of blan- kets ixf the Ha. e you re going to " The desperado then asked if be couldn’t say soodby to his wife. “I reckon it s the last time I II ever see her.” b* continued. “Tou’ve got tb* gcods cn □* this time, sheriff, and I re-'kon 111 swing for it” He apfeared so cast down that Nye’a warn heart prompted him to grant th* request “All right” he said “111 give yon two minutes.” The criminal res* from the ted. The BISMARCK AS A SPEAKER. next instant these tightly rolled blan- I kets came whirling through the air and Haw th» G-eat P-jisun Statesmao struck Nye in the face «o heavily that I he reeled tack against the waiL Be­ l^vp-oaaad A cd raw 0 Wh.ta. It was my good fortune to hear Rfe- fore be coat! recover his balance and swr k pabli -Iy dis< as* many important ’ throw off the blankets the criminal questions. and his way of speaking was ba 1 dashed out of the cabin, leaped oa not like that of any other man I bar* Nyes pony ar.l was galloping down a ever heard. He whs always ct-thed in mountain trail In the darkness. Of roar-e Nye s deputy rame rashin the undress uniform of a Truss- a gen eral, and as be rose Lis talk tunde him round from the rear of the cabin snd started In pursuit, bat the bad man imposing. His first otteran -es were disa point­ was never heard from afterward.— Youth’s Companion. ing. He seemed wbeexy. rambling, tn coherent, wtth a sort of bur.len.tome The F -st Cradle. seif consciousne« ebeekin* La Ideas The earliest meutioo in Hterature of and clogging his wools. His manner was fidgety, bls arms being thrown un­ cradles is in the Biblical account of Bat easily about and bis fingers tumbling Hoses' little ark of bulrushes. his must»--be or bls clothmg or the there are in the British museum soma clay tablets found some years ago on papers on his desk. He puffed, snorted and floundered. the si'e cf ancient Nineveh which, ac­ seemed to make assertions without cording to archaeol ..gists, make it proof and phrases without point, when quit* clear that seme where about suddenly he would utter a statement 4.000 years before the Christian era. so pregnant as to clear up a whole there was another Infant hero exposed poth-y. or a