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FIRST WHITE BOY
Youth Accompanied Columbus’
Expedition in 1492.
Detailed at Helm While Superior*
Slept, Youngster Was Blamed
for Wreck of Santa Maria.
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Many phases of the life of Colum­
bus offer mysteries that the histori­
ans have never been able to clear
away, and on«* student of the life of
the great explorer has come across
an Incidental mystery that has an ap-
pealing Interest. It relates to a boy
who accompanied th«- expedition of
1492—the only boy among its mem­
bers. and consequently the first white
¡boy to set foot in Amerlcn.
The contemporary accounts of the
first expedition of Columbus mention
ithe boy in question only once and
'that briefly. They indicate that he
(was the only boy in the expedition
'and they place on his young shoul-
ders the blame for th«‘ great entns-
trophe that befell when the Santa
Maria was wrecked on the coast of
Hayti, To be sure the story of the
wreck shows that the boy was less
to blame than his elders, but It was
easy enough to make him the scape­
goat. It was the night before Christ­
mas. 1492, ten weeks after the dis­
covery of the land, and Columbus was
pushing his search for gold among the
West Indies. The flagship, the Santa
Maria, was skirting the coast of Hay­
ti, and late at night, as the wind was
light and the ship barely moving, Col­
umbus went to his cabin for rest. He
passed the helm over to the captain.
He, too, soon felt the need of sleep
an«l went below. His successor at the
tiller was a sailor and he shortly fol­
lowed the example of the admiral and
the master. Before he went he awnk- I
ened the ln«l in question and told him
to mlml the nelnf.
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The boy did not go to sleep. He
was doubtless a live Ind and he felt
the Importance of being trusted to
steer the ship. But he was in strange
waters and the currents were treach­
erous near that const, says an ex­
change. The ship struck a reef. The
admiral nnd crew rushed on deck in
terror. Of course they blnmed the
boy. That was the way of th«» world
befor«» 1492 and the fashion has never
changed.
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That was the end of the Santa
Maria. The crew reached the shore
In safety nnd mad«» n fort from the
timbers of the wreck. In that fort,
which they called La Navidad In
honor of the day. about forty of the
crew remained while their companions
went home to Spnin on the I’inta an«l
th«* Nina. One historian mentions a
tradition that the boy remained with
this number, but it is only n tradition.
The fat«* of the forty is a mystery, for
when the second expedition of Colum­
bus reached that island a year later
there were only a few charred timbers
rtn«l bones to be found. Perhaps the
boy perished there. His name lins not
even come down to us, but the brief
glltnps«* that we have of hint Is a fas­
cinating one. Thor«» is something to
stimulate the Imagination In that
fleeting picture of th«» hoy who stuck
to his post while his superiors slept.
LOSS IN TRENCHES
PLEASURE OF BEING NEEDED
To Know You Can Lend Assistance to
Some One Greatly Lessens the
Strain of Discontent.
Physician Assert* That Disease I* Sa
Thoroughly Eliminated That a
Sick Man Is a Curiosity.
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An Aviator’s Farewell.
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Should Eat Mushroom*.
Contrary Evidence.
Wild mushrooms are a food that
should be more largely utlllxed In thia
country now that food Is scarce, ac­
cording to William A. Murrlll. assist­
ant director of the New Y’ork botan­
ical gardens, who thinks the people
should be taught how to distinguish
the poisonous from the wholesome va-
•'•ties. Wild mushrooms are eaten
rounnw almost exclusively by
'-»nt population,___
"The greater cannot go into the
less."
"So they say. But how la it on
these blowy days that half the dust in
the world gets Into my eyes?”
Search for Oil In Britain.
Certain eminent American geolo­
gists. the house of commons was told
lately, hold that It Is well worth while
to spend a considerable sum of money
in exploring for possible petroleum de­
posits in Great Britain, according to
a London correspondent. The speaker,
a spokesman for the board of trade,
added:
“It Is Impossible to exaggerate the
Importance of finding oil In this coun­
try. We cannot yet say that It Is here,
but it Is certainly worth looking for.
“Oil Is almost more Important at this
moment than anything else. You may
have men, munitions and money, but
If you have no oil you are without the
greatest motive power we are using."
Concerning the Tussock Moth.
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The New York state college of for­
estry at Syracuse has recently sent out
a circular letter to chambers of com­
merce throughout the state warning
against the ravages of the tussock
moth, which bld fair to be severe on
shade trees during the next growing
Reason. The egg masses, which are
white and conspicuous, may be seen
readily at the present time on the
bank of elms particularly, and these
may be collected and destroyed or
daubed with creosote so that they will
not hatch. The college In Its letter
has suggested that local shade tree or
park commissions tak«» the matter of
destroying the egg masses in hand ■it
once and push It vigorously.
Then Ananias Turned Over.
Easy to Remedy.
He—How shabby those boats look.
She— Why should boats be shabby?
I’ve often heard my brother talk about
the painters they had on board.
Readers with relatives and friend*
at the front should get considerable
comfort from a study of the mortality
statistics of the armies recently put
forward by a well-known physician.
London Tit-Bit* states. While his fig­
ures are not so favorable us those
given out from Paris indicating thut
all kinds of permanent losses—killed,
captured, missing and disabled—aggre­
gate but 3 per cent per annum of the
effective forces engaged, they ure nev­
ertheless distinctly encouraging.
He finds that about sixty men per
1,000 are being killed and 150 wound­
ed and that a very large proportion of
the latter return to the trenches. This,
naturally, is not to be compared with
the normal death rate in time of peace
of men of military age. which is but
eight per 1.000; but it is a vast im­
provement upon' the showing of any
previous war.
For one thing, disease has been so
thoroughly eliminated that a sick man
is a curiosity. The soldier at the front
is certainly less liable to attack than
if he were at home, Everything he
eats and drinks and wears, almost
everything he touches, is subject to
the finest metrical supervision of which
science is capable, and if any particu­
larly persistent bacillus were to get
into his system in spite of all precau­
tions. it would find him in such su­
perb condition that its work would be
futile. The high commands have thor­
oughly learned the lesson that it does
not pay to train a man to lie a soldier
and then lose him from a fuu*e that
is in the least degree preventable.
By this sam$ taken. experience, both
in the protection of the soldier and
in the care of the wounded, is stead­
ily reducing the death rate as the war
progresses. Not only are new tactics
constantly being developed which re­
sult in loss exposure of the individual
soldier, but he is constantly being
better equipped with defensive ap­
paratus to minimize the effects of bul­
let or shrapnel or gas attack. Finally,
from many classes of wounds which
would have spelled probable death in
1914 and certain crippling in 1915, re­
covery is now almost a matter of
course.
The drafted man who goes as an or­
dinary soldier, taking his judgment
with him and leaving his excessive en­
thusiasm behind, has every chance
of coming back, and in better physical
condition than when he left.
Tit for Tat.
The subject of the Sunday sermon
at one of the uptown New York
churches was the duties of the cltl-
zen in time of war. The need of con-
nervation of all foodstuffs was etn-
phasized, and among the persons who
gave ear was a small b y, replete In
Sunday finery. He sat with his grand­
father, a stout, rather red-faced man,
who was obviously devoted to the
youngster. “And nt this time,” said
the clergyman, In the course of his
sermon, “it is the small sacrifice which
means so much to the good of the
nation generally. There Is a shortage
of sugar. Well, let us eat less candy,
for Instance.” The stout man nudged
his grandson. “It Is time for sober,
clear-headed action on th«* part of all,”
continued the clergyman; “and when
there are so many war needs for al­
cohol, why, for instance, should any
man now partnke of spirituous
liquors?" Then the small boy nudged
his grandfather.
Concealed Weapons.
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JUST A FEW OF OUR
MANY BARGAINS:
Mortality Less Than in Any of
the Previous Wars.
“rm really worried about Miss Eus-
tael a," Mrs. Jessup declared.
“Of
course everyone knows that It was
hard for her to lose her savings and
go Into the home, but the home's pleas­
ant, and she has a big room all to her­
self; and we are always sending her
things or inviting hex round to tea to
show that she isn't left out; yet she
goes round with u face as long as my
arm, and the tears come Into her eyes
if you look at her. Really, I’m almost
uut of patience. I wouldn't have be-
llev«»d it of Miss Eustacia."
Mrs. Crane looked out into the yard.
She wus u p'ump little woman with
tender, luminous brown eyes that had
a way of seeing far into the heart ut
times.
"What pretty little tea parties Miss
'Stacia used to give,” she said musing­
ly. “She made a different ‘feel’ ubout
them somehow."
"I know it,” Mrs. Jessup ugreed. “I
don't know exactly why, unless b«j-
cause she was so happy over them her­
self that she made everyone else feel
the same way.”
“And how runny summers was it
that she took to her home a little
fresli-air girl?" asked Mrs. Crane, with
an air of Innocent reminiscence. “La t
time it was a mother and a sick baby,
wasn't it?"
“I guess it must be full as much as
fifteen. I hadn't thought of that he­
fore, but I suppose she lloes miss
that 1”
Mrs. Crane's soft eyes shone with
sudden passion.
"Miss them? Things like that—giv­
ing things—were her life. Ellen Jes­
sup 1 Do you suppose that being in­
vited to tea and having flowers carried
to her are going to make up to Miss
’Stucia for having nothing to give?”
"But—she
hasn’t
anything
we
want I" Mrs. Jeisup said bewilderdly.
“Exactly. That's what's breaking
her heprtZ'
“But you can't make yourself want
things when you don't,” Mrs. Jessup
argued.
“I suppose not,” Mrs. Crane said
with a sigh. “Well, 1 must be going
along. Run over soon, Ellen.”
At the turn of the road Mrs. Crane
met Lauretta King. The girl nodded
with sullen brows. Mrs. Crane stop­
ped.
“What's the matter, Lauretta?” she
asked.
“Matter? I want Miss Eustacia,
that's what's the matter. I used to
run in every day or two when things
were hard at home, and she'd help me
through, but now—”
"Have you told her so?” Mrs. Crane
asked quickly. “Oh, Lauretta, have
you?”
“Told her? I haven’t been up there.
She'll be too busy with all those peo­
ple.”
Mrs. Crane even gave her a push.
"Go, Lauretta; go this minute. She's
been eating her heart because no one
needed her. And tell her that I'm com­
ing tomorrow. I want her—Just her—
to help me do a dozen things. Hurry,
Lauretta I”
But Lauretta was already gone.—
Youth's Companion.
Monsignor de Gibergues, bishop oi
Valence, bus lost his seventh nephew
"Did you hear? The Crosbys were in the war—M. Antheline de Gibergues
so generous as to give their sedan amongst whose papers was found th«
to the Red Cross. I wonder what was following moving letter of farewell ad­
the matter with it.”
Í dressed to his parents:
“My dear, you do knit bee-utlfully,
"If one day, with wings broken in
but what Is It?”
t the blut* heavens, X full to tile earth
"The major looks so formidable in and return to God. may these lines car­
his uniform, doesn’t he? To«» bad. the ry to my father and mother the lust
thoughts, desires and dreams of the
poor man never wore it nt home.”
“Here comes Miss Veriplaln In her son they loved so tenderly. As my
red-whlte-and-blue hnt.
Who would body nears the earth, my soul will
fiave thought anything could become soar to unknown heights, and the sep­
aration will lie victory. It wlfl be a
Iler so well!”
‘Magnificent;’
adoring
“You will go from house to house full-hearted
mnvassing for th«» Liberty loan, Miss prayer of expiation for what I have
«•out. My dear, you have the right left undone rather than for what I
have done. And lastly it will be a.sup-
idea.”
“You put down 20 quarts of beans? i pllunt cry which cannot but be heard
flplendld I Splendid! I do so hope for everlasting life, for strength and
comfort for those I leave behind, and
they’ll keep for you this time.”
"The Red Cross Is to be congratu­ for mercy and glory for beloved
lated, my dear, In securing th«» serv­ I France, the coming of the Kingdom of
ices of a woman of your years nnd God.”
long experience.”—Edmund J. Kiefer
In Life.
HI* Waterloo.
“There is a fellow they call the ‘Mlr-
Overcoming Camouflage.
acle Man.’ ”
An American physicist believes that
"Why?"
the advantages of camouflage—or nt
"Because they say he can do any­
least certain kinds of camouflage— thing.”
can bo overcome by an opposing army
"1'11 bet there's one thing he can’t
by providing Its airmen and other do.”
«routs with colored glasses or screens
"What's that?"
of contrasting colors to use with field
"I'll bet he can’t convince a woman
glasses, notes Popular Mechanics that slit» snores In her sleep.”
Magazine. When the colors of these
Not Satisfactory.
acn-ens nro properly selected, uni­
"What did she say when you kissed
forms nnd other objects may b«> made
to appear in contrast. Instead of in her?"
"Told me to come around Fridays
harmony, with their surroundings, he
claims. Camouflage as practiced In hereafter, as that wus amateurs'
many cases Is accomplished largely by night.”—Judge.
th«> use of paint, objects being given
In th« Right Place.
■hnd<*st that blond with the landscape.
"Ton seem at home here." remarked
In spite of certain difficulties that
would arise, It is believed that such a man at the post office to th«» post­
efforts nt concealment could be ren­ master.
“Yes," replied the latter, “this is my
dered quite Ineffectual by the means
stamping ground.”
stated.
1916.
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First Dentist—The fact is. I've got
gentleness down to such a fine point
that all my patients go to sl«»ep while
I'm pulling their teeth.
Second Dentist—That’s nothing!
Mine are beginning to have their
photographs taken while I operate,
because they nlwuys have such a
pleasant expression on their faces.
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Sea* PortiTomatoes,'2 Cans for 25c., #3 per Case.
Crystal White Soap, 5 bars/for 25c., 100 bars
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