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FROM rRIDZY'SPMLT,
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A H A N VY M JLXa
FETES KIRK kXKCUrOBS,
1 Creditor of the JEMte Ask to Be
5Amed idmUtotpator-f Would
Hasten a Settlement.
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Iboma. C3l3non. creditor ot w..
e.Ut. orFter K 3ece.rea. yf:;'
' Zr wiMituit Matilda M. Kirk and $1H.'-S. - r:
a ri Cirt tcutort of th,Jr Th path frcm Turner to Meham.
Sw ui ud K2uirTC thejdeceawi by wiy of SUyt.n. mh ha.
rrmoved and -tfcal the iKriilkmer cora lete.l. it being mnch used by many
S J0er euitSS W-STte ap- wheelmen. Urrf partle. from thl city
lned to act a. adnun:.trator with pef: ovr tt, ou their way to the
pomicM w . i..n..r.Umnip iAHi on the Sanliam. aside
Sat h? hrUe rJ5it fi. et,,
SJoitill2i- to? tearinc date
of May .11,. JWS. payable lx; months
after date, and beating; ir cenl In-
ituriA rrt vr i-iM nuie ou
JtW. 1. reasonably worth I1MM.J
2nd thaVtM orly mrroirtha claim W
no beta pnM, Is beiause the eX'ctitr
are entfg4 In "unncetnly disputes and
bickerings and nart-ls between them-
' selves, and are unable to aa-rc . upon
the conduct of and management of th
estate" and are ncg-lecMng- th fr dutisa
ln connection wtth It, alt he ugh abim
Utht asset are or, hand to pay all
' clsjma The i-et:tionr aVr that a ci
tation be fisued. requiring the two ex
ecu tors to appe&r snd rhow caise. If
any, why they should not be rdnove.1
and that some other person be appoint
ed to administer the affairs of (fie es
tate. Hf urges that a change is im
mediately necessary Icr the prompt
iettfc;mt-nt of the affa'rs cf the estate,
and 'that. If he should bo compelih-d to
'sue the estate (fi the amount of his
claim, long snd'ted'oue Utlsratlon Iwoutd
result, exiwnslve to the estate, ojnd he
' asks for an order, for the appointment
of an adrr lnistratcr,' and foi an Allow
ance of his claim, and for a farther
claim of $100 for attorney's feesJ - ,
; Judge O. P. Terrell ordered the cl
' tatlon to Issue, naming August 2d, At
! ie a. m., as the ' time for hearing the
petition. 'John A. Carson is attorney
for the petitioner.
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FACULTY RE-EIECTED.--over
nor T. ,T. Geer,; State Superlnteindent
J. H. AcJcerman and Secretary of State
V. I. Durbar returned yesterday from
Corvalli where they attended the an
nual meeting of the board of regents
of the Oregon Agricultural College, lo
cated In that city. The board elected
Its officers as follows: President J. T.
Apperson; secretary; J. D. Daly; treas
urer, B. P. Irvine. No action was taken
In the matter of the faculty. Which, In
effect, means the re-eleotlon of Presi
dent Catch and ths corps of Instructors,
for in connection wlth;4he school there
Is a rule that the members of the
faculty hold their respective chairs un
til notified of the election of ) a : suc
cessor.' An elective course in assay Ihg
was added to the ' curriculum, ', the
course to be extended next year to
metallurgy and other mining subjects.
A sub-freshmen year was jordered est
ablished for the benefit of country pu
pils, students from towns jof a popula
tion of 1500 or over and frm all accre
dlted schools not being admlssable to
the sub-freshman course., The purpoae
of the change Is to strengthen the Eng
tlsh course of the instltut
on.
An EXTKNSION.--Retdents of .Me
hama and the surrounding' country have
raised a subscription of $47, as a bonus
for the extension of the f?alem-Stayton
telephone line to that town. The line
to Maytonr which was originally built
by private parties is now the property
of the Oregon Telegraph ; Telephone
Co.. and It Is likely that the encourage
ment offered by MehSma. will Induce
the company to extend the line to that
place.
THE BICYCLE PATH
THE WORK OS MOST 8KCTI05S IS
NEARLY FINISHED.
Cost of the Different Roads for Wheels
Mot SnrTfjs May Be
ifade Soon.
Nearly a.l of the' blcyclef paths, to
b constructed In Marion county dur
ing this year, have been comp'.etcd so
far as the work cart be done with the
funds on hand, and a very good sys
tern of roads for the wheelmen of Ma
rlon county Is the result. The money
in the fur.J hrs not been all expended.
but the amount received from the tax
cn bicycles wtli be about exhausted
by the time the lsst of the work, now
being done on the paths. Is pala for,
Ihe principal one of these paths for
the wheelmen Is the one running from
this city tc " Aurora, vhre It crosses
ovtr Into Clackamas county, connect
ing with that county's system of piths
This roadway ft Hows ths main county
road leadlnir from tWs city to Aurora
and lortland, and touches all of the
ti-wns in Marion county, north cf thl
Hy. and along the Southern Pacific
railroad. It Is an excellent path, an J
Is used constsBtly. a large amount of
iravei over it having follow d it.
structlon. The cost of the construe
tlon fort this secUon of the i-atb, wa
. The path ftorc this city to .S'lverbm
, has also been s completed. . It runs
thrv.ugh a cxwi.parattvely levitl country
rasln;, through, one of, the richest
f armlnj; sections of the TVUlametu
ZT' ndwlaysibe a favorft.
wttb wheelmen , who start, cut, for a
few days' ride. , fcr ' the ressoo . tMt.
after pasting through the rich region
mentioned above. I hey rea-A the beau
tiful scenery surrounding SJlvertcn.
be . paid, sithovsh the exeejtora hd epende3 between Mayton
iJwe? ih cll He further allea-l and Meham where tkt wo,. was
that the estate, which was reported dlrecp of J. W. jlr-
th. "xVcto; to te valued at ta. and tha other Sit was pall pot
' and many of UM going w
Cmk untr 4 to wmo ?ps-.
oa Iheir bicycle, will utU'se thli i pat.
It was constructs at a ccst of 3t'3-3Z-
vigor, and rood rysirm ct path has
been, -provided" The section from
Jefferson, to Marlon ba been co
pleted under I the supervision cd SH.
RuseIl,of Jefferson. td a food road
way for wheelmen las taken the p'ac
of the rough country road heretofore
the rienendance cf bi-yc-;e iters. TMi
oath will later be extended to Turner.
. y4ys. tint 1 nJbvV
oui in. ny " " " .7"
fTom the regular travel by Vne,L
which to not InconldaMe. ThJ. .e-.
tion will be u?3 a nnt deal, and Win
on repay lta 4 cal by'lte utility. ' It
waa constructed at a total cost of $Mi,
gr .t? . btayton P4
'!S5!irorf J3' f"?
The sectionf ttween Saim and Tur-
ner has been sun eyed and the wjerk
of ' 'construction "Is " now ' Under way.
When ft la f3nip1ef,ilt lrtlt conrict
the fystem of-paths north end east of
This city with the Turner-Mehama"tnth
and later XI tn the Jefferscn section;
The cost of this has not been ascer
tatned'aa yet.':" ""' : " "." "
-The cost it each of therectlons of
the bicycle 'path ' mention dabove, : Is
for the construction work aloninut
including the work of survey. Mori
paths 'than those laid out now, will
not be built IM yar, but members f
the county court have expressed thm
sehres In favbr of surveying new routes
where the residents w!ll file for paths,
ro as to be reaJy for the construction
work In the 'spring,' when more money
wd: De ava'iabie for the work.
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I "to the
A petuion' wfU be presented to Ithe
county court, at Us meeting ' rtn Sep
tember 7ith, foi the construction . of a
'hew 'countyi road cn the Willamette
fiver near HaA'n Ferry. The pftltion.
which is now issU d on bill boards, Is
signed by R, H. Bone and twenty-two
householders residing within two miles
of the proposed new road and the de
scription of the b'fchway Is glreni as
follows: Begicning at a point In tlt
center of the county road leading from
Salem to! - Hall's r Perry, where; (the
boundary line between - the donatl n
land claims of T, Towns nd and j H.
Croisan inteisects said county ' road;
running thence north along the south
bank of the old bed of the Willamette
river, said boundary line being the
east -line of F. Levy's land and the
west line of V.. Crolson's land; running
thence west a?ong the south bank of
the old t lough as nearly as can! be
dt ne, to the ncith end cf a private
road, on the land now owned by F,
Levy, and which road was foimerly
totitht end oned by Paul Rcnco,
Aleo a branch off of this proiosed road
sa a pofnt cppotlto the bridre now
used by the residents of Bicwc's Isl
and, to get onto the inland, said point
being 34 rods west of the aforemen
tioned boundary line of Levy and Cro
isan; running tierce noittcrly across
the old bed of th river foily.liht
tvxls to an ash stake about six inches
in diameter, driven flim'y in the ground
on the north bank of ld old river
bed. Paid proposed road Doing ! in
road dlntrlct No. 2. of Mat ion c ounty.
A SICK VOLUNTEER
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BERT LOW'S C0XDITI05 IS MUCH
IMPROVED. T
General Sntnmers'Report to Governor
Geer-Petition for Clemeney J
for Frank Girard. ,; .- ,
Oov. T. T. Geer yesterday received
a telegram from Gen. O. Summers,
commanding ihe Second Oregon vol
i nteers, now at the Presidio, San Fran
cisco, awaiting the time when they will
be mustered out of the service. The
text of the telegram Is as follows:
"Bert Low Is convalescing; improv
ing nicely.
"Thanks . for you' ststemeat In . the
Interest of our regiment. . The boys
sr predate it. All are well and getting
along nicely. i
The news of Mr. Low's Improved con
dition Was at once communicated to
aw urocner, alter luOw, wno was
much gratified at the welcome news.
as were tne many friends of the sick
soldier.
.Governor Geer, upon his return home
rrom orvams yesterday, found await
ing him, a petition from the friends of
rranx wrard. a member of company
L of the Second Oregon volunteers, who,
without securing a furlough left his
company and hastened home to the bed
side of his mother who was reported
to be seriously til, ? The petition is
numerously signed by friends ef the
young man, and urges the governor to
intercede for the soldier with the regi
mental commander and tha war de
partment. - , ,
Governor Geer, In speaking of the
case, said that be would write to Gen
eral Summers and to the war depart
ment, urging clemency, in view of the
fact that no serious harm resulted, as
the regiment Was not swine-,. into an
active i campaign, but, was returning
for the purpose of being mustered out.
t ne young man. , who cams home in
response to v telegram from his moth-
era Physician urging his attendance at
"er oeosioa, acknowledges baring .-violated
tba military- rnia bnt
bU excuse the anxlty he: felt for his
mother. His petition is k-
Dr. W. H. Parrish. the nhYniot.n -t,.
tog the sick mother of the soldler.who la
anxious that j-oung Glrard abould not
suffer far hia acL The soldier Is : the
son of the owner, of the Lucltlamute
Courlng mills neat; Monmouth, and be
longs to a highly respected family.
The petition to the governor reads as
follows: -. - ' j '; - . m m
"In behalf of the whole people of
one Mttntr we be that you will use
your utmost Influence in behalf - of J
Frank M. uirara, a private ei-wur
pany I. Second Oregon volunteers, -In
securing not only nis exoneration from
military discipline or punishment, but
bis 'honorable discbarge from the ser
vice at the earliest date possible. Being:
acquainted with the circumstances of
his leaving- the service at San Fran
eiseo, on bis - return from the Philip
pine Islands, without permission, we are
pleased to state that they reflect honor
upon him, and show him to be a brave
and-worthy young man, rather than
discredit We are further pleased to
state that his treatment by the officer
of the regiment was kindly and con
siderate, that his failure to await their
action on his 1 application for a fur
lough was because of his great and
irresistable desire to see his dying
mother. We earnestly request that the
young soldier may 'receive your very
beat efforts In his behalf, and that you
may-use all the means in your power
to his benefit- i- ; !'. ' -! ' " :
' -This Is the common sentiment of
our people. If you desire in any form
an expression of the people, we wui ne
pleased to furnish It. Our people can
not patiently permit the young soldier
to In any wise i suffer from his techni
cally wrong- act. If In our power to
prevent.' - - M . ' : " ' '
Iast night .ne govetnar sent a lettrt
to Brtgadler-Oeneral Summers, " ac
companied by ! the 1 petition for clem
ency, sigred by i theM friends-of the
young' soldier, and the affidavit of Dr.
W. H. Parrish. whose telegram called
the young mac home. The affidavit
rets forth the d angerous condition of
the soldier's mother, end the reason
for the telegtam urging the soldier to
hasten' home. rhe young soldier will
ot ret.trr to Calif crnla until he heirs
there and it is likely that ar-
rangmcnts will De peireciea oy wni n
he wiil receive un honort-ble discharge
without telngcompelled to go; back
to the PrfctidioOPollowintf is the gov
emcrs ..letter; ; , . ,
- "My 4 Dear " General. Enclosed you
win -find a Statement of circumstances
under which' Frank Girard techidca41jr
dferted from hi company, last 'Tk.
It re ems the furlough for which he)
plied was pTomirec.'hlm,: but .not. in
time for him to be sure of seeing his
dying ' mother, and while Ms ictlon
Was in violation of strict military; dis
cipline, he: was cc mlng from the war
Instead of going, to It, had lecformeJ
evoty duty required of im, and reatly
did enly what you or X would be .very
much tempted to do under similar cir
cumstances. I X. would be very much
pleased If you can see your way clear
toward assisting In securing his honor
able discharge without requrlng his
return to 84n Franc b-co. To be able
to admlrster to the v. arts of on-j's
dying mother Is of far more : conse
quence than the mere formality cf be
ing mustered out of service after ev
er I required! duty has been fully per-
formd." '
IN THE FUTURE.
Father of the Girl. My dear young
njtn. I have called to ask if yuu will
accept the hand of ray daughter. I
' Young Man. Indeed? .
Oirl's Father .Yes. sir. I have reas
on to believe she care for you, and I
know you can make her happy.
young Man.- what sre your pros
pects?! ' " - - " ' ;- ! ' M
Girl's FatherI am 65 years oMi and
have th gout, which, may take nie off
nt any tW-e. I own 300 shares of the
Sure Th.ng copper . mine and an equal
number in the Eurtxille Hallway. -I
ajn worth $250,000. 1H you have! con
fidence in me.
Young Man Well, this Is sudden.
but I will think It over. 'ome u round
Tuesday, some time b tween 10. and
10.30, and I will give yov my antwer.
Girl's Father. Very well, sir. Good
tiiorning. , ,:
Young Man. Good Morning. . ..
"LEND ME YOUR ANTS. (
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A plague of small ants Is worrying
tbi Kood hosekeeners in the lower part
of town. The little pests get in the
sugar bowls, play havoc with cakes
and pies and drown themselves In lh
Jelly and fruit preserves It Is well
known that the large blaek ants de
vour the little red ones, and one blight
lady introduced several cf the big
black ants lnt hei home In order that
they might eat ihe little ones up. Tha
black ants did their work notty, and
nrw the house ia fiee of the small
pests. Hnee the bright woman made
her succ--erul c-xperlment her .neigh
bors frequently run over and ask.
-Mrs. , will ycu pirate lend ni
your big black ants for a day or so?
I want to borrow them to eat my little
ones. Breckinridge News.
TUBERCUI OfsiS AND PI-rTCLINO
My attention has lately been called
to cyclists, particularly those who
sprint, riding rspic'ly, especially on an
upgrade or on a road that Is s.-n-Jy
Ttey almost all cf them open their
mouths.' not bee use hley have nasal
obstructions, but becaust the nasal
passages themselves are not sufficient
ly, roomy to admit of a sufficient sup
ply of air for the work they are doin?.
I have seeh a number of eases of pul
monary tuberculosis which have oc
curred in what ere called "sprinters,
in very iowerful young men, . which
without the slightest doubt have been
the result of mouth breathing occa
sioned by rapid riding through dusty
roads and highways as I have de-
ecnoeu. si ed leal Record
NOT EXACTLY tlOOI. ENGLISH,
A trespass notice, posted e.n oremta'
es somewhere near town, would hard
ry sump the Uw from a strict adher
ence t- good EnslSsh. Hhm
f ective, however,' is evidence " that thi
,-nw ji uM Taim evidence, is the
ieI rthingf to conrider. It reads
fJune the 1S9. Treaspfcs nolles I
ior dm ah poeraen not to
S-A
and my pre am me whit out mr con-"
sent or I win preattsaue them b i -.
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yvVV"srsrsrTs4rw I jvx
II0I7 DH7EY COHES SIIIIG 1I0UL
Daily Life of the Admiral on. Board the Olympu How His Quar
ters Are Arranged -
Washington, D. July IS. To the
average man it would seem lather odd
to have two 5-inch bret-ch-toading rifles
In his bedroom and sltUct, room, but
Admiral Dewey doesn't rfnd it a bit,
having got used to those two article
of furniture in his cabin on board the
Olympia, - While on his way home
from Uie other side cf the globe be had
the came quarters that be occulI-hI
when Ihe w nt to attack Manila and in
which he has lived evei ' nee two big
rooms aft, on the port ride of the sh1 p.
One of these,' which he uses as a din
ing room and living room, is irregular
In shape and 2S feet in length; the oth
er, 20 feet long, is hi bedroom, and,
in addition to a very tcmfoi table
berth-fashioned ccuch, contains in the
way of fixtures, a bureau and a lock -sr.-
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The Admiral having done all that
his country demands af him, may taka
things henceforth as easy as he like.
On the Olympia. during her buiieward
trip, he Is practically a passenger,
traveling in semi-royal state. While
every thing on board is at his com
mand, he issue s - no-orders, except to
his own tsonal 'attendants, he hi
no duties at all to perform n -t e en
the - signlrig of (fficial mall and he
makes no reiorte. No longer, as when
the other ships were by, is tne )lyin-
pla's deck his battle platform, from '
whb'h to direct his floe t. Capt. Lam
berton is in ommand for the voyage,
and Dewey would never think of . in
terposing authority, except to arrange
the Itinerary. ' ,
The AdW.r.nl Is not obll:ed to get up
at any particular lime m the moi nicg:
ho might lit- abed all dy If he cho ax.
As a matter of fact he rise about 8
be-ile 8 a. rr.. and tak.es his tub. which
is quite conveniently nesr at hani. In
asmuch as a bath room i attached to
his cuhln. If be s unls any assistance,
a steward, who Is his own body ser
vsnt and factotum. Is at hand to fur
nifh it. This servItot.wUl ehave him,
if he , so dce.res; but, as a rule, the
hero of. Manila prefers to yield his own
razor. : ' His '. toilet is ," a cry carefully
made., as a mallei , of courtei. for It is
not without cause that .Dewey has been
called the dandy or, the navy, and he
has often been, beard to express ' the
opinion that a gentleman's ditss should
be the outward and visible sign of the
Inward and spiritual grace. ,
While he da engaged in dreeing,., tb
steward lays the cloth and sets . the
table for bis breakfast, which when
it is served, he eats In solitary state.
No one messes with the Admiral,. un
less, specially, invited. If be chooses to
take his meals st lrrc gular hours, no
body is. Inconvenienced, for a separate
range is provided for bJs exclusive ben
efit, and he has his own corn. The
latter, in' culinary matters, is under
the direction of . the chief cook of the'
vet-sol; '.who is a sort of ehef, but, he pre
pares meals only fcr the Admiral. All
of the letter's food Is purchased by the
steward, who acts as butler. ,, Whn
th ship hai pers to be in a port he
gons ashcre and buys In the market
whatever is desirable In the way of
frtih rro Islor-s. Mher things, such
as sugar, rice, beans, pork, cooking
butter and canned meats, he purchas
es from the paymaster on board, pay
ing for them in c;ish. Such articles
he gets attest T-rlee.
: After breakfast the. Admiral devotes
two. or three, hours to answering let
tors. TP I In iteo'f is no snotll task,
and it occupies a good dc-:l of his time
during his busiest dt-ys In Manila Bay,
He has begged people not to write to
htm, but tbey peitist Ir doing so, and.
ever sine? the famous f slit off Cavite
was fought and won, he has been .re
ceiving immense numbers of commu
nications from all' parts cf the t'nlted
States and even from other parts of
the world..' Many of them, of .course,
are "from "'cranks': but Dewey Is , au
extremely punct.'l'cus mm. In such
matteis, and he makes it e tule ti re
ply to every letter, dictating what h
has to say to his o.'fice cl-rk, wh, takes
the answers down In shorthand and
trftns.r'.tMS tbtm en a typewriter for
his signature
At every pert reached ty the Olym
pia cn her voyage hon eward several
great bags of mail addressed to ths
Admiral persr.nslly are delivered
aboard, and pretty hard work Is re
quired to get rid of one batch bef ira
the eiext ' stcppitiK place 1 reached.
The time will doubtless arrive, after,
he has been for a virile in tbta countty.
when people viJU stop writing to him
on frivolous pretexts, but meanwh'ljf
this is sure to be a source ef mu h !
trouble to him. There are 'eceasions. j ua. but merely that the ranking oTJcer
doubtless.' when It .occurs to him 'that pin port, whatever his nationality, Kw
the condition of being a hero has Its! err a flag at st nret, end all the other
drawbacks. Fortunately, nowadays! ships present follow. ,
he Is not required to transact any of1,- J
clal bualness and so he manages to t
through with the toll of tlv day by the
time that lunch is ready to be served.
The letter wilting Is done In the Ad
miral's private effice. ' J f
This office Is cne of three little rcons
Just outside of .his cabin, the other two
are the bathroom tnd the intry. Nat
urally, the pantry is the hcednuartera
of the steward; It is mnch like any
othr pantry, wich loeker.s a china
closet and an Ice chest. In which a fewi acuon tne AarriraJ s quarters are
bottles ct wine are kept customarily. ! r.tttntmtfA into gunrooms, every
Two "cabin beys." who are enUsted f moveb'e tMn lnt cut of thf wjt.
men over 21 yesrs of age, assist Ah' RTtm miners tako their places In reid
steward, a part of thIr duty being ro ,n for business, and ammunition Is
keep the, Admiral rooms : In order bro,,6ht up f.y the hoIsU for use. It
The Admiral iys for all provisions i ' the ,3m Wfcy ,n the Capt ata's cabin
consumed by his eteward, cook and on lh trl-ard tide, where llkewl-e
ooys, on me same trininl
that which, governs In a gentleman's
househcld oa land, h'q doinr he is at lib
erty to draw in money for their mtions
amounOnr.to JOc , a day.for each of
thern;.,buC as a. muter cf fa t
n, a present of this as an
addition to the. wage welch ths gov-1
ernment . pays them., Dewey, himself, f
? way, like every officer and man '
i me navy, nas a daily allowance of
3nc for grnW tut this It is now ro-l
mJ a . s.. I
i " ,r.m '"'.?m:"' ,n
nm,l" . JM,,U
nrrpy
wv uui sKe a, 1L.
His Enormous Mail.
After luncheon the Adrrfral has his
time pretty much to hiraelf, nhd is at
liberty to disposo of it tun ht- p!eases.
If the Olympia barrens to be In a port,
however, he ir mere than Lkely to re
ceivo a uumt-ir of visits, some of hich
aie oHiclal and hav to bo :eturnd.
Thcee are often a bore, but Dewey Is
the rink of courtesy, and them Is al
ways champagne In the Ice t host i-eady
for such occasions. . It is rather cus
tonaiy to effer champagne, but not
absolutely "rcWsite: a glats of red
win, or even beer will serve. bvwer
himself though no teetotaler, is ex
ceedingly moderate tr. hs potalns.
As a matter of course, he always has
a box of good c!i&rs at hand, j Ht
cculd r.it offer a guei whlfKy, otj any
othr spirits, even Jf it were si-ked for.
inasmucn as t r.e regulations ao I not
pcnnlt such strcng waters t t-e kept on
board ship by anybody tut the medi
cal fflcer. , , . ; ; , 5
lTnder ordinary " circumstances the
honu ward , voyage of the Admiral
would, be; punctuated . by a ser.-es of
handsome dinners given In, his' cabin
in return, for sli.Mar courtesies offered
to him by dlgnit tries and persona of
prominence .arbor...,'. Unhappily, how
ever, he is not In good health, and ou
that account ho Is refiisiug all Invlta-
t itTiH. " T.'blle ' lcfi t.Ti'rnr htmulf . fM.t
the fcfvlrg of eiitit:.lnm-nts. . Occa-
sionally he Invites Capt. Lambcrton or
ens or, two of. the ward-iom officers
to Jake lunch ,or U dine wltJ. him. ! If
he did give & dirner patty of. any z
the partition , hicb cepaiates his own
cabin from, the Captain s quartors
would be removed temporarily a r.d the
Captnins dining table voukl hr. joinsl
to his own, provision teiug maJ4 for
such an arrangement. The Clympia
' built original, y to seive as a flag
ship, and its-cabins are veiy c-omniv-
uious. . . j ,
The Captain's quarters are exactly
similar to those of the Admiral, the
two cabins being a-pars ted moiety by
a partition easily lemoved. As tegu
A ...
j3iioia iciuire, tne Aomfrara rooms
arc on the port side of the ship, while
the Captain's are on .the starboard
side. .. AUbugb eoonomy Juts .nothing
to do with Dewey's self denial in the
matter of entertaining, it saves bira a
gcod deal of money or. his voyage, in
asmuch as his bill for wines, cigars
and extra provisions would mount up
i several thousand. dollars before he
; -ot home if he were extending the cue-
tomary hospitalities .This, indeed. Is
always a source of great expense t
commanders .of j United SUtes vessels
In foreign waters. Uncle Sam ec
pects them to do, a lot of entertaining.
with a v.ew to promoting the entente
cordlale, but refuses to pay a ' cent
toward It, A British adinlial, on the
other hand, gets a special allowance of
000 a yeur for "table mcney,
as It is
called.
Dewey has ken a poor man
all his
life hitherto, and he niuet derive no
little eomfoit from the gte&t Increase
of income which has ccme to him with
his pre motion. He now draws from
be ire.-imyy, as pay. 13..fie0 i
which is Equivalent to $ir-S a
year.
month,
..' One
or tr.W a day. or ?1 4S an hour
.may support the dignity oi
la full-
uior.n Aamimii . very conirortably on
that amount of money. " iVople, by thj
way. frequently write to the newspa
pers to ask If the luiro f Manila, is
obbged to obey the piesident of thi
secretary of ihe navy. A m-.re ab
surd question It would hardly be pos
sible to imagine. Inasmuch as Dewey
is as subject tc disclpl'ne as any mid
slupnian in the service. 1 If Secretary
Lcng aesigned bim to a disagreeable
duty, and. he refused tc , do It, lie
oiil.l lie coutt-u.artialed, iin-l th nnd
ins of the court would have to te n
sentence of dJwi'rfaI from th navy,
Vi hlh only the pres'd nt cc-uld com
mui4. . .. , '
The nly sunerivr whom Dewey can
meet afloat is AOmlKl fir John O.
Hcpklns, K..C B, cnmmar.d-r-in-ch!ef
of the British fleet in th- MedUerrau
an. The British ravy 4s ' tn-i only
one, except our own. thtt has a full
Adtiira now at seot the traJe ptaoll
rittly drx M not exist In eny .tther. Eur
oifn service. Emperor William, cf
Germany, is a full Adnditil, ditt-t th-f
Prince of Wales; snd so likewise nre
a couple of F.iissinn rrinces, but they
do not appear In ihe naval rei;lstrs
Hopkins however had hli, Admiral'M
c&mmlpsie.n llrst. and k- rttr.ks Dewey.
In ar.y pert her rewey happens to
lv. unlesr. Hopkins Is present, he makes
the sun tet at the tune he chooses This
does not mean that he craulates Josh.
f course, Dewey, is flag officer, hts
his own military band on the Olympin,
wbkh t plays for him -whenever he
chooses. , He has elso a, boat snd Its
ciew of oarsmen for bis own exclusive
uk9. In regard tc the 5-inrh breech -loading
rffles ir, hit bed room snJ sit
ting room. It should be exrla'ned tht
they sre by no means mere articles of
furniture; on the contrpry, they wer-i
need with much effect at the baife of
(Mn,,a Iiny When the ehlp Is elearel
c r -ncn nnri. wnen
not In uw.the gun are trained oft, so
as to be out of the wsy.
CHRISTS DIVINITT.
Faith In Christ's divinity may be
difficult, but less difficult than the ac-
ceptance of any other possible expla
nation of his person, Dr. G. H. Combs
Kansas City. Mo.
. 1
About 600 persona montH are re
quired for Jury duty in the New York
courts.
Wawvill
When Perfessor Abdul Hmi trJ
-w i - J IMn
-VTTTS a . .
w pyranuas an" sphynr
ht .i , 1 uci
aruiuQur stand.
Came a eaflln' mto Squaw wile in
Oriental robe. f a
We applied to him instanter the')
' quisltorlous prober ' i
Fur we knowed the d timed dtt.
hit all manner 0 duigulse I
In their questionable caiiin- w... .
...... 7 . T
Wao most happily supyUnted b
look of holy calm !
When he proved to be an expert
lnterpretln the palm.
He explained in slick palaver that t
creases In the hand j
Told an interest in' story only f
could understand;
That the doln's of a lifetime from t,
cradle to the grave 1
Was recorded in the grippers oft'
nabob an the slave.
Jet to -Drove hLa mvitli nnwpa k. .f
I nounced a free-fur all.
An Invited us to meet him that i
evenln' In the hall. (
An' r swear we never witnessed sks'
jam o curious him
with their lingerie an' limbs!
The Perfessor said he cottoned to
i fact that In the West
There was now an then a man wfa
A .,-antycedents wa'n't the best.
An be hoped there'd be no chawli
rlii
!. the fabric if, forsooth.
In his readin' j he should chop us
, the.gleamln' axe o' truth
He would prostitute his callln an1
suit his talent if
He should paint a man a angel v
he was a wicked stiff,
An' in au nis scruuniztn or the h
lines! he would stick
To the facts with the persistence o
Rocky Mountain tick.
When he made a call for subjects
was met with frozen stares, i
His solicitation fall In' to unglue j
from our hairs.
Fur we had an intuition the import
greaser might
Resurrect some painful
' features 4
sight. I
V in a on.
had rather hide from
Every feller in the eetln',
instinctive way, - (
Shoved his feelers In his pockets, ii
he shoved 'em there to stay.
An the entertainment seemed to be
. nxsling out until .
Twaa suggested that the parson t j
the paw revealer's skilL
The suggestion was the signal t
uproarious applause
An' universal howlln' for the m!t
ter, because ....
We regarded him as beln' Jest as f
a saint as it
Was expected that, a critter in
mortal flesh could git. 1
But the parson made a rather hi
; v exit through the door.
With a blush upon his afeutres leak:
out from every pore.
An was follered by a "bong-mo' t
' frcf
of Arlxony Red
"There ain't none of us infallible,'
hoary sinner said!
' l Denver Poi
1
BOSTO
N'S TREES;
Boston has a cltv forester and V.
000 street trees! -are under his cat
There Is a law In the streets and pari
snd even the orester is not allowed
trim or remove! them without a peril
from the board of aldermen. He
ports that the two great - sources
destruction of! city trees are elect!
wires ana illuminating gas.
lows are killed: by gas and many bay
ed to death bV exoosed electric wlrf
m mam . Sl'ft, S
Two thousand young trees are pUnii
In Boston annually,, and the ' depal
ment gives trees to citizens who
properly plant, and protect them.
SIBERIAN RAILWAY
Siberia Is ahead of this country
seme things, according to John
40
Be ok waller, who eays: "At every i
tion on the railway there Is pl-veel
front of the station, at 'a iolnt m
nlent of access-by the paseni?er,
large cask of cool water that has be
boiled, and It is th duty of the
tlon master to see that the supply
kept up. " This Is free to ail pa.i
gers, even to the poorest emigrsit
whose comfort ahd welfare are pr
vlded for In many ways with though
ful care."
i i n
BY LIGHTNING. .
Lightning caured the death of I
persons in tfce Unlte-l States last
and . a less in property of 11,441,1,
Few of the deaths cccutred In eiii-f
The annual number of thun-ler terr
In this country Is from lhlity-flve r
forty-five. The traxlmum is in 13
Southeastern elates."
THE MYSTERIES.
ixnere are those who violently of
pose the mysteries which have' grow;
up with religion. They are unwllllr'
to await the process of evolution
gradually cast it off. , In their h
they would destroy religion Itself. ot
cast It off with the mynerles. Rv. O.l
W. Stone, Unitarian, Kansas Clty.'M.
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CAUSE OF THE BLINDNESS.
Ethel (on rear. 'teat of tandem).
We're scorching. Aren't you aft all
that policeman will see ust i
George ton front seat). l?e?. No. Hi
never sees me. He's been cwlng n7!
$5 f-r ore than a year. Chicago TrI-
bune. -
ENGLISH WEDDING CAKES.
'The cake at English weddings is sl
ways a star feature. Usoully at a
fashionable affair It is fvlly six feet
high, and Is a marvelous, architectural
structure of Icing adorned with IViwtaV
and figures. 1
FEMALE THIEVES IN PARIS.
Aooordlng to the Paris police,, there
has, been a marked. Increase of late In
tli 11 Try Kp Af wtmjMi IKIaira. In T a f
city. . It seems they cannot resist the f
temptations offered by the displays in .
the large shops,
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