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JULY THE FOURTH.
Thou -t of all glorious 'lays,
•Toly the Fourth, all hail!
Yon lit « lamp in Freedom's fans
Whoi y* flam** si ver fail
The Fathers of this Western World
flsrt *»ndl« fa t
Whf*n thoy proclaimed to all the earth
That man by birth was free!
Thy n anting signa 1 Fr dom’s dawn,
Whose noonday tendon now
r ood earth and sky with radiance
Fr m fair Col mbia's brow!
Imn rfnl Day! We hail thy rise
As Fr* rn’s K Aster morn,
<Vhrm Liberty, long entombed,
In glory was :>rn.
Th< prn >ne<i flar if ancient Rome,
Of Cart hi ige nn*l of Greece,
Whose ftb§f nca made the centuries dark
In you found glad release—
this continent,
conn's rim to rim,
To cheer all struggling nations oa
And never more grow dim.
Fou symbolize a sacred law—
The right of all mankind
To win their aro of all that God
For human needs designed !
W« know the )■ >n that you teach.
I he duty you proclaim,
And we are here to guard that trust
In Freedom’s sacred name.
— V. H. Cassidy.
HOW THEY CELEIHiATEI).
A FOURTH OF JULY STORY,
smw W‘ N I lumbia lnnd the town little of rail- Co
money
came rather slow
to a majority of
‘
the bo ^ aiid
how to celebrate
Fourth of
^ July in an ap¬
propriate way was indeed a question
of considerable magnitude, Most of
the boys’ fathers were railroad men,
and railroad salaries aro proverbially
small.
sat:2Ssi.U,’ Unh, , i an( „ f ;, .S i :
hostilities between the Nm'th Vml
South had broken out anew
To Obtain the necessary articles with
which to celebrate was the all-im
portant question before Iho hoys’
dub, called the “Our Bovs” two
weeks before the time designated as
the “Glorious Fourth ” One of the
boys, Hern Gilman, suggested
piug in and buying a lot of skyrockets
and red fire, but as liis father was an
engineer aud made big money, the
proposition was nothing remarkable.
The words “rod fire” suggested an
idea to another of tho club, Jim Slade,
aud on his plan of eelobratiou there
was a unanimous agreement. It was
to the effect that an effort be inaugu¬
rated at once looking to the collec¬
tion of as much red fire as passible in
tho two weeks yet remaining before
the Fourth of July, aud on the night
of that day letting it off in a bunch.
To the members of ihe “Our Boys”
there was no necessity to formulate
plans or advance ideas as to how this
red fire was to be obtained. They
were sons of railroaders, aud knew red
fire by heart.
Every flagman on a train leaving
East or West has among his collection
of lamps, torpedoes, poker and shovel
a couple of sticks of this material,
which are used on foggy or stormy
nights to warn the train following of
ach- near approach to the train ahead
These sticks bum live minutes, and,
of course, contain a large quantity ot
the red powder. All the railroad meu
leaving from Columbia on the eastern
or western trips were known, and
very few of the through men, running
from one end of the division to the
other, were not known.
The “Our Bovs” Club ori umllv
was a ball club, but had been in exist
once for several seasons as a social or
ganization, minus a club house and
the luxuries of Buck.
Jim Slade, being a member of a
State militia company as drummer
boy, knew something ‘about organiz
ing for effective work, and he it was
that proposed and appointed commit
tees to corral every train that * passed
through "
the town
Boys born and raised in a railroad
town soon become expert car jumpers,
and it must indeed be a fast train that
they cannot successfully mount. A
rendezvous was selected back of the
railroad round house, in the cellar of
a deserted house, iu which was to be
stored all tho material secured.
The boys worked like beavers and
as only boys can work when a Fourth
of July celebration is iu the prospec
tive, and at the end of the first week
twenty-seven sticks had been secured
and some seventy-five railroad torne
does. The latter article is also an im
portant part of a railroader's outfit
and, crossing the vision of one of the
collectors, several were secured and
thereafter thev were added as a sort
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of auxiliary.
As the d‘ay drew near the bovs re .
newed their efforts and the red fire
and torpedoes came in in such quau
tities that one or two of the more
timid bovs suggested a halt But
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like the trained bloodhound, they
smelt the sport from afar and decided
to give the little town a celebration
that should go down iu its history as
a red-letter day of the most vivid hue
To add zesi to the collection the
railroad officials began to notice the
great inroads on their supply of com
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bustibles, and the train men had to
rack their brain for new stories as to
their rapid disappearance.
On account of the vigilance of the
railroad officials the boys’ base of
operations avas transferred from the
yards of the road to the outskirts of
the town. Trains going east were
easy to mount, but those going west
called for volunteers who were expert
train jumpers, and the narrow escapes
made wherein the loss of a limb, or
even a life, hung in the balance, were
uumerous enough to appall any boy
but the son of a railroader.
Charley Vac Lew and Johnny Hook
were both thrown half under a fast raov
ing freight iu one day, but their cool
ness and strength pulled them through
with badly torn clothes. Coupled
with these mi-haps were numerous
brushes with the railroa 1 detectives
in the w y of c -- over cars and out
ov to til country. Th
bovb Avere know n to the detectives,
THE MONROE ADVERTISER, FORSYTH, GA., TUESDAY, JULY 3. 1894. -EIGHT PAGES
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knowing wink would set matters right
before any harm had been done
On the 1st day of July a halt was
made m the foraging and the work of
extracting the red powder from the
sophomore signals was begun.
A flour barrel was used as a recepta
cle, and at the end of two days’ work
it was three-quarters filled. The tor
pedoes had mounted up in number
until nearly 200 of them were piled
up in a store box. in an off corner of
the room.
Then, as a final endeavor, three of
the boys in whom were traits that go
toward making up a diplomat called
on the chief train dispatcher at that
point and in the most persuasive tones
begged for a contribution toward help
ing out their celebration.
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llved tban , “ Em „ - ’ Stevenson, the dis
totl Mm all ^ kn0wiu ” tbis ’
„ »is contribution t l . was an eye opener
to the boys, and, after opening the
f^als >rnn Wlth the tbe barrel preci0U3 was red filled fire. to the
At last the great day arrived, and
, l^nts of the boys belonging to
the club were astonished at the use to
which the money given for firecrack
ers and other explosives was put. In¬
stead of buying firecrakers and tor¬
pedoes they made the mouths of many
of the outside boys water as they passed
among them munching peaches or
apricots, or contentedly chewed away
on some delicious sweetmeat.
And then the novelty of the situa¬
tion struck some of the younger boys
and sarcastic remarks were flung at
them as to their patriotism. But the
members of the “Our Boys” said noth¬
ing, looked wise and waited for the
cover of nightfall.
At 8 o’clock everybody in the little
town was on tho streets promenading
and viewing the few roman candles and
pockets Cr * tlC * n ? wealtb set off / by < ? ltlze the f more aristo
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tbftt time + the barrel of , red , * fire
, been transferred to a field just
h aeoted *°} ° f „ therewith tbe to ™ aud Each a \ on boy S fuse appro¬ con
pnated a8 man - v Redoes as he could
without . exciting
J«ry suspicion and
t?° k up P osltlous signed to them by
chief , conspirator,
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that would °P en the eyes the oldest
re ^ den \
the scheme worked , , to , a charm.
At 9 o’clock exactly the through ex
preSS was due and from the telegraph
®. perftto £ lt was learned that it was on
M*?* lbe | f own was locat ed along
side the track and , a grade of consid
orable ]eu oth ran through the center
° £ tUe J ormcr aud was the cause of
most of trams reaching a high rate of
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, y one
and on tlie 8chedule was n ot called
upon to stop at Columbia. The boys
kneW this ’ and on the instan t that a
, prec ed ; u S the had
pull express
ed oat o£ f the wa ^ the y 8et to
W ° rk> ,
Only five minutes intervened, but
were experts at piflting down tor
l iedoes > R nd in three minutes’ time
every torpedo collected had been
l dac ed on two parallel rails. Then the
aharp wili8tle of the express was heard
in tbe dietan ce, and on it came with a
rusb a » d a roar -
The boys scattered and with bated
brcath awaited developments.
They came the next instant.
Wlth reports like the explosion of
musketry, and if anything louder, the
tor Pedoes went off in quiek succes
sion and tbe promenaders first halted
iu amazement and then took to their
keels in affright. They thought the
uolse would cease, but instead it
seemed to increase. Two hundred tor
P« d ^s stretch out over a considerable
distAuce ’ and they were laid for the
leu S tb two squares.
Peo P Ie running down the
streets from tbe back highways in
‘1 umn S th e cause, and it appeared as
lf the town WftS OQ its feet - or ’ fi gure
tivel J speaking, on its head.
Ami tbe engineer and passengers on
the train ’ wb at of them? To the boys
tbe v indeed furnished a surprise that
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was unlooked for.
The engineer, with hair on end, was
tr 7i Q g all he could to bring his train
to a standstill, but it was impossible
to do before the last torpedo had
exploded ; the passengers ^were frightened
almost into a frenzy, climbing
back over the seats, out onto the plat
form and gesticulating wildly from
the windows.
At last the train halted and all gath
ered around, and, as the train dis
patcher simply motioned the engineer
to go ahead, a great laugh went up and
passengers were enlightened to
the fact that this avas the glorious
Fourth, and they, too, joi*ed in the
hilarity.
As the train disappeared around the
western corner of the street paral
leled to the railroad and the people of
the town gathered in groups to dis
cuss the strauge occurrence, the eon
-pirators disappeared from the scene
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U p from every part of the town and
all eyes were turned toward the west
e rn section of the town. It appeared
as if the town was to be destroyed by
fire and that a mighty conflagration
was under way.
The sky was blood red and a mighty
column of smoke was ascending on
high. The boys had done their work
well, scattering the red powder over a
large area and leaving the most daring
boy of the crowd to set the mass off.
Soon the fire bells were tolling and
the exciting jingle of the fire appar¬
atus denoted a race was on between
the different companies who were de
sirous of securing places of vantage
from which to fight the supposed cou
flagration.
la this race it is needless to say the
members of the “Our Boys” were in
dulging to their hearts’ content. Thev
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At the end of the street the cause of
the light was discovered, and again the
tongues of the citizens were set wag
gmg, and the younger generation of
young men voted the day s celebration
a great success. Even the solitary pa
per of the town while taking the con
spirators to task the following day for
the fright they had given thetowns
people, could not but commend the
pl an l° r its originality and startling
effectiveness,
Among the boys of the town the
story leaked out, and soon the details
of the celebration were known to all.
T* say that the “Our Boys” Club took
a boom but faintly expresses it. Every
boy in town put forward his name as
an applicant for membership, but
“exclusiveness was desired,” and the
tone of the club remained at its first
great height for several years there¬
after.
They Are Engaged.
“George,” said the maiden, fondly,
“did you hear Willie’s firecracker
just now?”
“Yes, Miss Mantalini, I did.”
“Didn’t it pop gracefully?”
It was enough.
The Match to Blame. ~
“Johnny,” cried Jinks, angrily, as
the sky-rocket went off, “who sent that
rocket up? Didn’t I tell you not to
touch it?”
“I didn’t touch it,” said Johnny.
“It was the match touched it.”
Keep Your Mouth Shut.
Great numbers of people go through
life with their mouths open day and
night. They take into the delicate
organs of the mouth and the lungs the
dust of the street, which is filled with
the germs of disease, and they breathe
into their lungs without the protec
tion intended by nature the noxious
elements in the atmosphere and lay
the seeds of pulmonary disease and of
many other beginnings of imperfect
beal ‘ h - A Prominent physician in
Boston , actm S as a throat specialist,
remarked that he would have nothing
to do if people could only be taught
to keep their mouths shut. If you no
tice persons on the street, you will
find that a large proportion of them
Keep their mouths habitually open,
an d that they breathe through the
“outfi instead of the nostrils, never
liavln f Peen taught that this is the
s P ecla l function and use of the nose.
In many cases the nostrils have be
com « so impaired by disuse that they
are practically filled up so that it is
impossible to breathe through them
and then it is only after a great deal
of effort that they are made to resume
their natural function, rheimport
ftnce of breathing through the nose is
ver - v great in the case of public speak
e f s an d readers, who, if they take in
a \ r through the mouth, are usually af
flicted with dryness of the throat,
which speedily develops into some
form of bronchial disease. This is the
c ri § l n of the clergy men s sore throat,
People living m the country, and
never thinking of the use of the nos
their fils, easily Use It form is said the habit that of people ignoring who
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sleep with their mouths open are
usually snorers. The habit of disus
m g tbe L 8 on ® tbat ls ? ver
come with difficulty, but unless , it is
formed \^ly expose people themselves hvmg in to cities all sorts need- of
disease that attack and enfeeble the
lungs.—Boston Herald.
A Tempting Bait.
Reeruiting officers are devising all
sorts of schemes to entice men into the
Br^ish in lar S e army. posters Tne worded latest as dodge follows: is seen
* TO MEN OUT OF IVORS.
j Men of Good Character. Between 13
and 25 Years of Age, Can Obtain
Regular Employment,
GOOD FOOD,
GOOD CLOTHES
AND
MONEY TO SPEND
By applying at
StO Deaxsoate. Manchester.
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As in the West the majority of fruit
trees are at best short-lived, it seems
poor economy to wait uutil the trees
in the oi l orchard die before com
meneiug to plant to keep up the sup
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“OLD GLORY’S’YDAY-
4. Timely Account Flag. of
of the
First Colors Used Before the
“ Declaration.”
The Star-Spangled Banner was born
June 14, 1777. The colonial flag chief¬
ly used by the colonies of New England
previous to the Revolution, was red,
with a field of white crossed by a red
bar from top to bottom and from right
to left.
At the battle of Bunker Hill, June
17, 1775, the flag displayed by the
Americans was similar to the one de¬
scribed, except that its color was
blue, the white field with the red
crossed bars remaining the same,
while a pine-tree was shown in the
upper corner of the field. The Pine
Tree flag of the navy, used by our
ships during the early part of the
Revolution, was white, with a pine
tree, and the words, “An Appeal to
Heaven. ”
Early in the Revolutionary War the
patriots showed their earnestness by
ising what is known in history as
“The Rattlesnake flag.” While it
cannot be claimed that this emblem
was very mystic, yet it was typical
of the resolution of the Americans in
their struggle for independence. The
flag was yellow iu color, and showed
i coiled rattlesnake in the centre,
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EARLY AMERICAN FLAGS.
underneath which were the words,
“Don’t Tread on Me.”
The first national flag used in 1776,
before the Declaration of Independ¬
ence, contained thirteen red stripes,
alternating with white, signifying the
thirteen colonies. The field was bine,
crossed with red bars, as in the colo¬
nial flag, and crossed again diagon¬
ally by two narrow bars of white.
As I have stated, the first Star Span¬
gled Banner was unfolded to the
breezes of heaven June 14, 1777.
Congress was then in session in Phila¬
delphia, and there were well-founded
rumors of an invasion of the colonies
by Burgoyne, from Canada. Congress
appointed a committee, of which John
Adams was Chairman, to examine the
various designs submitted, and to re¬
port on a suitable flag for the new na¬
tion, then in the throes of its first ex¬
istence. The report of the committee,
made June 14, 1777, was the recom¬
mendation :
“That the flag of the thirteen United
States be thirteen stripes, alternate
red and white; that the union be thir¬
teen stars, white, in a blue field, rep¬
resenting new constellation. ”
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The report was adopted unanimous¬
ly, and a sample flag of silk was pre¬
pared for Congress. The number of
stripes was made to correspond with
the number of States, and the colors
—red, white and blue—were chosen
because of the distinctness with which
they can be seen at a distance. Fif¬
teen years later, the Republic of
France, emerging from the Reign of
Terror and tempest of blood, adopted
the same colors for its flag. The
pretty conceit was that the red repre¬
sented the blood of the patriots, white
the purity of patriotism, and blue the
smiles of heaven.
The first idea of the American pa¬
triots was that a new star and a new
stripe should be added to the flag for
each new State admitted into the
Union. May 1, 1795, Kentucky and
Vermont having been admitted, Sena¬
tor Bradley, of Vermont, offered a
resolution, adding two stars and two
stripes to the flag.
This would have answered if our
Union had been content to grow slow¬
ly, but as many new States were con¬
tinually knocking at the door for ad¬
mission, it became apparent that at
no distant day the increasing number
of stripes would destroy the beauty and
symmetry of the flag. The stripes were
fixed forever at thirteen, the field was
elongated, making it rectangular, aud
it was ordered that a new star should
take its place in the field from the
Fourth of July succeeding the birth of
each new State.
The Star Spangled Banner is the
most beautiful flag ever devised. As
you will observe, the flag of 1777 con
tainei a square field, in which the
five-pointed stars formed an endless
circle. The arrangement of the stars,
as the new States were admitted, some
times required study and skill, but it
invariably retained its impressive
beauty, and will always be the most
striking among all the emblems of the
different nations of the earth.
The new arrangement was originated
in 1816, by the naval hero, Captain
Reid. On April 13, 1818, “Old Glory”
was hoisted over the Hall of Repre¬
sentatives, where it shall float through
all the coming ages.
Some countries have so many anni¬
versaries to celebrate that they lose a
great deal of their significance. The
boys and girls will agree that the
fault of the United States lies rather
in the opposite direction, and that we
do not have enough of them. While
I am not prepared to say this, yet I
do insist that there should be one
more national holiday added to the
calendar; that is, the birthday of
“Old Glory.” Little heed was paid
to this anniversary until the Centen¬
nial year, since which time the idea
has steadily taken a stronger and deep¬
er hold upon the American heart.—
Blue and Gray.
Made Room lor Him.
In a Pennsylvania village on a Fourth
of July, many years ago, a certain
eloquent member of Congress was de¬
livering an oration. He had rehearsed
at some length the virtues and achieve¬
ments of the signers of the Declara¬
tion of Independence, and had taken
up the subject of the greatness oi
Washington. Working up to the fuL 1
height of his eloquence, he asked:
“In what place shall we put the
peerless man of Mount Vernon ? Shall
we put himamoag the kings of earth?
No; for he scorned their title.
‘ ‘Shall we put him among the sol¬
diers? No; for he was much more
than soldier.
“Shall we put him among the states¬
men? No; for the simplicity of hit
lofty genius rose superior to the de¬
vices of statecraft.
“In what place, then, shall we put
him—this peerless man—”
Just then Sandy McDowell, a Scotch¬
man, whose acquaintance with Ameri¬
can history was possibly not much
greater than his liking for American
oratory, rose from his seat in the
midst of the audience.
“Hoot, mon!” said he; “ye can e’en
put ’im in my place ’ere, for I’m ga’n
oot!”
Nearly a (Quarrel.
“Excelsior is my motto,” said the
rocket.
“Oh, come off,” said the punk.
“You’re no match for me,” retorted
the sky-scraper.
“Well, if I were to light on you,
where would you be?” queried the
punk.
“Ah, but you don’t light on me. I
light on you,” insinuated the rocket,
with a shrug of his shoulders. And
the fireworks nearly exploded with
mirth.
Atter the “Fourth.”
Full many a boy this quiet morn,
Aii bandaged, poulticed and forlorn,
On bed of anguish tossed
Feels numb
And blue ,
He wishes he bad ne’re been born
To monkey with a powder horn,
For yesterday he lost
A thumb
Or two.
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Elegaut dress of black crepon, tho
skirt slightly draped over petticoat of
black moire antique. Crepon sleeves,
with moire cuffs. Bodice entirely of
moire, with full basques, and draped
with bow and paste buckle over a vest
of ecru guipure. Little guipure cra¬
vat, with paste buckle.
A New Sailor Hat.
Some of the new sailor hats have
medium brims of light straw-, and soft
tops of silk or fine cashmere in a good
deal the shape of tam-o-shanter tops.
This brim crown is tipped jauntily to
rest on the brim on one side, and a
pair of cock’s quills are set against
the opposite side of the crown. The
prettiest toques and capotes are those
made of the crown cut from the brim
of either a leghorn or a rough straw-.
About the sides of the crow-n, so dis¬
mantled, sash ribbon is folded, being
drawn through buckles and so nar
row-ed to tho height of the hat. Loops
spreading to right and left are drawn
one at each corner of the hat, then
round bunches of flowers (pansies set
closely together, primroses or violets),
are set between the loops irregularly,
and back of tho bunch a lit le to the
side of the front stand two upright
cock’s feathers with frosted tips. Car¬
ried out in a mixed straw top, bound
about the sides with black moire
ribbon, with orange colored primroses,
for the bunches and black cook’s feath¬
ers tipped with jet frosting, nothing
could bo prettier or more stylish for
the street. The samo idea, using the
crown of a white leghorn, blue sash
ribbon in satin or moire and violets
for flowers, is prettier for more sum¬
mery effect. The crown of last year’s
sailor may be used in this way.
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It takes but a glance at the hat of
to-day’s picture to see that it caunot
be made from the crown or brim of
any hat, this or last year’s. It is
made of fancy straw, and has a flat
crown and a wavy, bent brim, which
is slashed at the sides where the crown
joins it. The trimming in back con¬
sists of an arrangement of black vel¬
vet ribbon and feathers, and a black
velvet butterfly bow is placed on the
inside of the brim in front. The tie
strings commence at the point of the
slashes between crown aud brim. —
New York Advertiser.
Variety ol Climate in Australia.
What is our idea of the Australian
climate? It is most probably new to
us to be told—perhaxis we have never
even thought of it—that in the one
colony of New South Wales, in parts,
the inhabitants experience a Avinter
like Canada and a summer like Ja¬
maica. In Kiandra, a mining town on
the borderland between New South
Wales and Victoria, there is no com¬
munication Avith the outside world for
four months in the year, except by the
use of snowshoes. Snowshoe races are
organized, and the mail man has to
use these means of locomotion.
At the same time in Queensland the
sun will be pouring down in overpow
ing strength, drying up all before
him and making water dearer than
Avine. To continue the tale of this di
versity of climate, in part of Northern
Queensland the rainfall and vegeta¬
tion are not unlike those of Ceylon;
in the northern rivers of New South
Wales canebiakes flourish, as moist
and luxuriant as in Jamaica; in the j
west of the same colony a long file ef
camels laden with merchandise has be¬
come a common object; and in Tas¬
mania, Assam hybrid tea plants grow
side by side with barley, maize, or po¬
tatoes.—All the Y'ear Round.
A Verbal Request Held Good.
Just before Miss Mercy Morgan died
in Stroudsburg, Penn., about a year
ago, she made a statement to some of
her friends that upon her death an old
tin box, which Avas stored away in the
house, was to go to her housekeeper,
Mrs. Pryor, There was no will and
the administrator refused to give the
box up. A jury has just said that Mrs.
Pryor is entitled to the box, which,
when opened, contained nearly 84000.
—Philadelphia Times.
The feudatory States of India have
armies amounting to 349 000 'men.
Smart little tailor suit iu shot
diagonal fawn and electric blue.
Very long, full skirted coat with
rovers, and double breasted revered
vest of blue Tattorsall. Plain skirt.
Gigot sleeves, The waistcoat has
two rows of buttons.—New York
Herald.
The Holsteiu Friesians.
This breed is reputed to excel al
other breeds in the amount of milk
produced, the quality being consid¬
ered generally inferior to the Jerseys.
They are, however, excellent butter
cows aud more robust than their
rivals. They fatten readily and make
excellent beef.
Our cut represents a splendid spoci
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PRIZE HOLSTEIN FRIESIAN BULL.
men of the breed, Colanfcha’s 2d, Sir
Henry 10,497. At tho Columbian
Fair this bull received tho follow-ing
awards: First as aged bull, first in
sweepstakes competition, headed herd
awarded first, was a member of herd
for which Sir Henry, of Maplewood,
was awarded first for bull aud produce;
headed herd awarded third prize for
bull and produce, and was awarded
third premium as aged bull in the
grand sweepstakes general purpose
class, all breeds and a largo number
competing.
He was got by Sir Henry, of Maple¬
wood, 2933, H. H. B., out of imported
Colantha, 6714, H. H. B. ; milk rec¬
ord of seventy pounds per day at
three years old, twenty-one pounds
nine ounces butter as a young cow in
seven days and thirty-one pounds seven
ounces as aged cow. In color he is
nicely and evenly marked aud is re¬
markably vigorous and stylisli in his
general appearance. Ho is live years
old, well developed and almost perfect
in every point, as is shown by his
creditable record in the prize-ring.—
New York World.
An Ostrich-Skin Rug.
One of the most interesting curiosi¬
ties for which sea captains’ cabins are
noted is possessed by Captain Pea¬
body, of the ship Tam o’ Shanter. It
is a rug made of seven ostrich skins,
with feathers entire, sewed with cat¬
gut strings. The Captain obtained
it on one of his voyages to Patagonia.
The work shows considerable skill and
an eye for color effects possessed by
the Patagonians, for the colors aro
most artistically blended.
Captain Peabody asserts that it is
almost impenetrable to the cold, and
maintains its pristine freshness and
durability against all rough handling
on shipboard. —Philadelphia Record,
A Novel anil Dangerous Weapon.
Many peculiar weapons are turned
over to the property clerk of the Po¬
lice Department at the Central Office,
but none of a more original design
than that contributed by the sergeant
of the East Thirty-fifth Street Station
last Sunday. It consisted of a pistol
of small and formidable make, capable
of firing seven .22 calibre bullets, and
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“my friend.”
so shaped as to be easily concealed in
the palm of the hand. Tbe handle is
of silver plated steel, Avith a hole in
the middle for tbe second finger, and
when so desired the pistol can be used*
as a knuckler.
The weapon was taken from Albert
Frankenburg, who, with three com
panions, was arrested early Sunday
morning on a charge of stealing a keg
of beer from the saloon of Louis
Becker. The pistol is called “My
Friend. Those words are engraved
upon the barrel.—New York Herald.
Twins at Sixty-Three.
In June, 1892, Mrs. Harrison Breed
loA'e, of Carson City, Xev., presented
her husband with a bouncing paii of
twins. This fact of itself is not “out
of the ordinary,” but when it is known
that the lady was sixty-three years of
age at that time, and the husband over
seventy, it becomes an item worthy of
record in all annals devoted to oddities
respecting loves human beings. The Breed¬
are said to be the oldest couple
in the world that were ever so favored.
—St. Louis Republic.