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THE MONROE
VOL. XL.
According to the Journal Official t)*p
population of Franc. which in tho
|»rrceding three years bad uecreaat d
by 70,OQ<), was increase ! in 1893 by
7,1 iQ sotilm
'J he Turk ma sacred 50,000 Greek)
m Kcio in 1*22; 10,000 Armenians at
Mosul in 1850; 11,000 Syrian Chris¬
tinas on Keltsr,t> 11 111 1809 ; 10,000 Bul¬
garians m 1*70 ; and 12,000 since.
Professor Atwater of Wesleyan has
said; “I believe that it is one of tho
m< at Ciiristiun movements of the age
that is beginning to make cooking a
part of the education of our girls,”
The eity of Glasgow, Scotland,
inanagi m its own gas, water and mar¬
kets, and makes an annual profit ottl
<>/ them of about $150,003. It owes
no debt, and has 11 surplus of over
2,000,000.
A syndicate has been formed iu
England to build a battle ship of at
least 8,003 tons, and to cost more
Hutu 82,000,003, according to the
plans of ?lir Edward H ted, who has
been criticising tho Admiralty ships.
llio Chicago Herald relates that
otic of the spicy incidents of the re¬
cent election in Philadelphia Was tho
challenging of Ihe vote of John Watm
tnaker. Tho ox-postmaster general
^aiin highly amused, particularly when
he learned that lii« challenger had
been in <his country but four months.
\Y hile several States aro at present
fbusy voting foi a State flower Florida
m out after a State song, says the
Chicago Herald. The Teachers’ Asso¬
ciation o, that State iu annual conven¬
tion, resolved that the State needs a
patriotic State song and off red a
prize, of $25 in gold for the best song
of this description.
The Boston Journal of Commerce
Mays; ‘Tho increase in the cotton
mills at the present time seems to be
nMostly in the direction of tho South,
mnl is perhaps as large as it should be
‘for t heir goo.I Thero are already
ov(,r 453,000 now cotton spindies pro
jlhitcd Aviiion m^pprobabl/ for T*rout sections, mi inside
* _______mg
•of one year. In this largo increase
there is great danger of the help sup¬
ply being short in certain sections. ”
Tho telephone may Avork some un
expected eh »ng >s in court procedure.
A witnesi his bean permitted to testi¬
fy by telephone in a Michigan court,
li evidence may be taken iu this man
ner, why should not jury services be
Informed by telephone, asks the Chi¬
cago Herald, i here avouM be a great
advantage in it, since juries Avould be
enabled thus to escape listening to
speeches, and could reach determina¬
tion of a cause ou the evidence alone.
Private oyster beds in tho upper Vir¬
ginia waters of tho Chesapeake have
been success At I ly protected against
oyster thieves by a simple but ingeni¬
ous devim'. Tho owner of the beds,
sixteen acres*iu area, crossed them in
two directions with Much wire se
cured to posts at the point of inter¬
section. Both wires aud posts are in¬
visible, even at low tide. The o\*ster
punte that attacks the l»e,l is sure
r" ,er *'-'«*• “.*•
having it entangled in the wire, and
thefts are rare.
An American in Germany was sur
prised to tin 1 a number of cripples
among the celebrated college profes¬
sors, men Avliose high standard of
learniug makes them famous the world
over. One Berlin professor is wheeled
into his lecture-room every day, and
there are others similarly though for
the most part less painfully afflicted.
This is due partly to the fact, explain
The New Orleans Picayune, that under
tho military regime of Germany when
a boy is disqualified for the army he
is trained for science or the latv.
Of the forty monnrehial countries
at present found on the map of Eu¬
rope, thirty-three are governed by
members of descendants of German
families. Of these tiveuty-two are iu
the German empire and eleven outside
of Germany —namely, Belgium, Bul¬
garia, Denmark. England, Greece,
Lichtenstein, the Netherlands, Aus¬
tria-Hungary, Portugal, Roumauia
and Russia. The reining families of
Spain, Sweden. Italy and Monaco are
of Romanic origin, although those of
Savoy and Spain, while Bourbon, are
strongly mixed \Mth German blood.
Of Slavic origin are only the house
of Potrowiteh-Xjegosb, reigntng m
Montenegro, and that of Obrenovieh,
reigning in Serv.a; this last aiso is
not of unniixed blood. The sultan is
cf Turanian origin. The forty rulers
in Europe are derived from twenty
six different families, and of them
seventeen are Geruiaq,
FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GA-, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL :I0, 1895.
! WE TWO.
Just we two, lore, only we two,
To drink the honey wine of life
And never tp.str the wiw
To find the sunshine f-vHr fair,
The sky tt tender blue,
And rich with joy the balmy air,
And lore forever true.
Just we two, love, only we two.
To let the mad world awing along
As it is wont to do.
To sr*» within each other’s eyes
Tin* happy thoughts pursuits
A perfect faith our paradise,
Each day of love renew. U
Just we two. love, only we two,
To make of life a Slimmer bright.
When* Storms can never brew,
My heart to tie in all the years
A shelter warm for you.
And May sun’s drink the April tear
While yet the skies are blue.
Just we two, love, only we two,
No matter if the world forgot
Our world would still be true.
For love would guard the holy spot,
The oak and not the yew
Protect the sweet forget-me-not,
And love forever woo.
M Its. BLACK’S
PROPOSAL.
“Oh, dear!” cried Mr. Coates, furtive¬
ly mopping his forehead, "whatever
can It. mean ?”
He knitted ids brow and gazed first
at (lie ceiling, then at the floor, and
finally took out o f ids pocket and read
for the tiflli time the following note:
“Dear Mr. Coates—I am deeply sen
nible of the honor you have conferred
upon me in asking me to be your wife,
and hasten to say that to nobody could
I so confidently give my hand and
heart. I quite agree with you that we
are both past t lie nonsensical age, and
shall be happy to conform to your
wishes ns regards the absence of undue
ceremony. If you are really bent ou the
twenty-eighth l will try to manage it.
Yours affectionately,
“MATILDA BLACK,
“Myrtle Cottage.”
Mr. Coates burled his face In his
hands and subjected himself to a se¬
vere metal cross-examination.
‘What did happen last night after
that Innocent little festival? I remem
her taking Mrs. Black home, but I’ll
RAvear I didn’t speak ten words all the
AA'ity. The Aveather, I know, we touch
ed upon, and I think 1 made some
slight allusion to the moon. Bevond
that I’ll take my oath nothing more
passed-most certainly nothing of the
SKSTl the .wLeni^rti.; parting
nt gate! It is lluB8 lble-but no! It
Is Impossible—preposterous!"
Mr. Coates mused tor a few moments,
then he broke out again:
“Of course. I've nothing to sa.
against the woman.....as a womau-she's
a nice, decent little body, and If I
wanted a wife I’d as lief pitch ou her
as any one. But I don’t want to mar
ry. I’ve knocked along iu single bless
edness these forty years come Michael
mas, and have never felt the need of a
wife. Moreover, Martha understands
me like a book, aud 1 doubt if there’s
her equal in all Tliornbury for cheese
cakes and delicious muffins.”
The mention of his handmaid seem
ed to offer a suggestion to Mr. Coates,
and rimrinc the bell he reonested Mar
tha to give him the pleasure of a few
minutes’ conversation .iewel
Martha w„ S a of a cook nna a
r
special object in life to minister to Mr. Mr
eye t o^e^ t hat'she had not Wnunsno! in/
eessful she had but one o inmhi
tho he smallness smallness of of th the * field tt >i i she i worked it
n. In her own words, she wanted “a
larger spere to hoperate m '
Martha had long desired to see Mr.
( oates married; and although she
knew km aa her t (i position oosirion (oo too well w.vii to to tr> t,o-trv to in- i.v
gentle hhitnoIive^irt^Wm^erwX
'TT ot a,lot 1,0 UU ‘'“ r8 »- rt “‘^
All tin se hints had ptoved uuavail
lug, though as Mr. Coates called her to
his study on this particular night, sev
cral of 1ln* aforesaid were presented to
his feverish imagination in their true
significance.
“Take a seat, Martha, please.”
Martha dumped herself into the near¬
est chair, rubbing her floury hands the
while, and Mr. Coates proceeded in as
off-hand a manner as he could com-,
inand:
I.ei . what time did I
s see. conjfc
houie last night :
\\ by. sir. 1 should say about ten
o clock—mebbe a quarter past.
Ah. to be sure; you see. my watch
stopped last night. Martha, and I—er—
have reasons for wishing to know the
e * ac T Gme.
"lo be sure. sir. ^
Mr. l oates nerved himself up for an
other effort.
"By the Aiay. Martha, you didn't no
tiee anything extraordinary in my con
duct last night, did you :
"Extraordinary in your conduct, sir?
No. sir. that 1 didn t. and the chap as
means to insinuate
"Stay, Martha. I didn t say that any
one had been insinuating. I merely
wished to know from your lips that my
conduct last night ivas just the same as
ou every other night. Can you assure
me confidently that such was the case,
Martha?"
“Yes. sir. excepting-"
“Excepting what? Speak out. Mar¬
tha. Don't be afraid."
"Well, sir, you sang just a little bit—
not boisterous, sir. nor rowdy like; but
Just Ioav and sweet, sir. as if you were
afraid of beiug overheard. In fact, sir.
it was quite a treat to hear you.”
“I sang. Martha?" echoed Mr. Coates,
in genuine amazement, knowing fall
well that he had not done such a thing
in twenty years. “Are you quite sure
of that. Martha?"
"Perfectly, sir.”
Mr. Coates thought long aud deep fur
V 'Ll* P Mil
a
a moment, while his eoon*ebancc bl*
treyed flix Worst Apprehensions.
I’brhaps yoli can tell me what I sang
alxjut, Martha—the words, I mean.”
"" by, no, sir, l can't say that I re
member the words, but It went some
thing like—
“ ‘Happy the wooing
That's uot long a-doing-■' ”
"" h at-’” gaspr-ii Mr. Uoates.
Mrtftha slowly repeated the lines,
Mr. i 'oates groaned-.
‘'lou—you’re quite sure r.f that. Mar
tha?" he feebly asked.
"Perfectly, sir.”
“That will do. Martha, thank you;
you may go back to your duties. And.
by the way, I shall not require hiV tea
till late tonight, as I have important
business to attend to.”
'But the muffins, sir; they'll be spoil
ed, protested Martha. *
“Hang the muffins!” Roared Mr.
( 'oates. “I beg your pardon, Martha,”
lie said, softening; “I mean save the
muffins. I really ant uot myself this
evening. I trust you will excuse any
seeming rudeness on my part.”
“No offence, sir,” replied the unper¬
turbed Martha, “But you’ll have a
cup o’ tea, sir, before you go?”
“All right, Martha,”
And Mr. Coates departed to his dress¬
ing-room, where he made a hasty toilet,
descended for his tea, aud two minutes
after was on his way to Mrs. Black’s.
Could Mr. Coates have but stepped
back to his hearth aud home, he would
have been shocked at the antics of his
housemaid Martha, who, taking by the
paws the sleeping Tang, danced him
round the kitchen on his hind legs,
worrying him with such queries as:
“What d’you say to a new mistress,
Tang? Eh? What? Can’t you
speak ?”
Although Tang could only bark, lie
seemed to understand there was some¬
thing very Interesting In the wind.
***•*•*#
Cold, damp, aud In anything but an
amiable frame of mind, Mr. Coates
found himself at the gate of Mrs.
Black's cottage. Once within the gate,
however, and walking up the path, he
lound his anger suddenly transformed
into a kind >t nervous dread. Several
tiines he was on the point of retreat
ing, arguing that the morning would do
as '"' el E' hut his sense of duty prevailed;
am * rehearsing for the last time the
s P ee °h he had prepared on his journey,
I,e wa,ke(1 U P to the door aud knocked,
Poping that the lady might be out. His
' v °!L st fears were realized.
Enter, called a soft, musical voice
w,th,n -
lhe ,?® xt ™ oment Mr - Goates found
, ,
!Pans bright (Ire, *Kl last,
not least ’ a ‘ * U rc ' m ''" ,ng blm
l" 1 ' "‘J’ g . tOWard * he
warmth and light.
Mr. Coates,” said
th s ' s \" a , cce ”' »p s f easant **“«“« surprise. ^
S. ^ hat imist I ascribe the honor of
5 ]
m C , ? , *• ? . , , 'IT
* l f LTi ‘ Prepared d ° Wtt speech. f to gaze « But aboat ihe
n t ? stam f mer ® d:
n t )0 !! T, the nAta ” I-I-called T 1
thf re.nLufonl f ho!rv f . f’, ,u * v , no /°’ a
'
^ 1 assure aS(,ure vo you ’ raa ara » !h tbere , Js uo
-
t ? Urr ,^ *? alL 1 “® only ioking when
w
•
1 ^ aiti tbere was ~ {f indeed . I eA'er did
ZnSTneTyJ. 8,1
T °“ ^ Mr ' roat " s “ a “ »'-•»«
sai(i Jn h{s eagerness. But he checked
reflectiag tbat 8Ucb heartless
indifference aa as hardly compatible
311 afbauced husband's passion.
The lady smiled sweetly.
“I am afraid you say that entirely
out of consideration for myself,” she
murmured. “But I won’t be selfish;
am i besides f^ iae I 1 can can manage m-m i-e Aet.A verv \vgtii aa ell.
’ ’
Mi ss Milnes 4 tried me on this afternoon,
tlTe’Sth ^ *****
Mr. CoZlrny gasped a, the auda
cious manner in which bis objections
were overruled.
“However,” continued Mrs. Black,
suavely, “business will wait. 1 think
Air. Coates, and I’m sure you've had no
tea. You’ll have a cup of tea, of
course?”
Tea with this little woman, iu a lone
house, and iu a lone part! Mr. Coates
sliuddered at the thought. .And, be
sides, would it not be a sort of tacit
compliance? He would have protest
ed, but liis tongue again failed bint,
Vacantly he allowed himself to be quar
tered in the old arm-chair, ivhile Mrs.
Black. A\-ith a bewitching smile, in
^ meh a shade of triumph might have
been detected, seated herself opposite
j, n q poured the tea.
And here another surprise awaited
the already bewildered Mr. Coates. To
his right he found a plate literally
stacked with muffins, while at his left
rose majestically a plate of—and his
eyes sparkled—cheesecakes! Hoav in
the world did Mrs. Black know of his
fondness for the particular dainties?
He looked at his hostess for an ex
piauation. That astute lady, antici
pating his query, murmured something
al>out studying the wishes of those we
love, and for the first time began to
blush furiously. Mr. Coates wasted no
further time, but fell to.
"As good as Martha’s, every bit,” he
murmured, as the first cheesecake dis
a pea red.
"So glad you like them.”
More cakes disappeared. The guest
waxed sociable.
"Really. Mrs. Blaek." he exclaimed,
“your cheesecakes excel Martha's.”
Mrs. Black smiled modestly. She
thought it quite superfluous to inform
him that they Avere Martha's; that, in
fact, they had preceded his advent bu;
a few minutes,
"All’s fair in love and war." she ar
gued; and gazed upon his features Avitli
a scrutiny almost bordering on rude
U< i-S
It was now Mrs. Black s turn to ap-
-
pedt etet'arrSeseif: away*the ' ‘id she ^xcus^d
herself to clear tea-things.
Mr. Coates' eyes wandered around
the little parlor, am. e was obliged to
admit that he had r-\er come across a,
neater or cosier room, tlverything was
in perfect harmony, even to the diniluu
tive canary in a plnL cage, hanging
against the spotless Obtains
Once lnore his eve* fell ttpdii Mrs
Black; Singularly v ougli now lid
came to think of it, Rediscovered many
charming peculiarities, and divers ster
ling qualities, all of-he had failed
to notice previously.
“Really,” lie mined, as he watched
the play of tier fin«-«-» • niong the cups
and saucers, ‘‘she u Alarming erea
ture. I—well, I mLtfivrdo a great det?
worse. And now I xhiok of it. I’ve felt*
lately that single life j* apt to be loue
ly. t shouldn't kflsXEVWhat to do if
my old Martha were aken, and she
can't live forever.”
Having bustled about, as long as con¬
venient, Mrs. Black returned to tho
charge by asking Hr. Coates if he
would like to see—ft;-- -the dress—or at
least a picture of it. 5jr_ Coates, now
prepared for almost anything, readily
acquiesced,
Skipping Upstairs sbt returned with
a ladies’ journal.
“Of course,” she explained, as she
rapidly turned over the leaves, “it's : 10 c
the usual thing to consult the—the
bridegroom”—with a Wush—“but we’ve
grown so confidential that I feel I must
Confide in you. There!' she exclaimed,
as sift? found the page. ^haGs the dress
—white, of course, and there'll be a
wreath of orange blossoms passing
around here, and and fie" bunch at the
throat. I hope you like It.”
Mr. Coates expresseTTds admiration
of the dress aud his approbation of her
choice, though lie could not for his life
detect the difference between it and
any of Martha’s kitehe/i gowns. He
was now so infatuated that lie would
probably have proceeded to express ad
miration for the ladytof the house, had
not the clock begun to strike 12.
“Dear me!” lie esclaimedp “I really
must be off, Mrs. Black. I had no Idea
how late it was. How the time has
flown to be sure! l’ou see,” he contiu
tied, beamingly, “Martha will be Avail¬
ing Up for me, and I mu i! t consider iter
feelings in my—my nev. found hapni
ness."
Mrs. Black held out tuge hand and
called up a becoming blttah.
“If you must go,” she n rnmred.
Mr. CoaHs took her hi d hi hlEvind
held l<1 it must a moment. thank bf J " % X go,” lie
said earnestly, “for th JS ' isnnt even
«^53ST n-i
gether.”
“ l tnist s0 > Mr - Contes.”
He stll ‘ heUi hor han,) -
“Good-night, Mrs. Black," he said
softly.
sUe re P 1M '
Still he seemed dissatisfied, He
glanced toward the street-all was dark
and quiet Mrs ' Black was visib1 ^ em ~
barra * sed ' He - ave another rfanco
around the parlor. There also perfect
duiet reigned; it was impossible that
any one could be spying. Mr. Coates
hesitated no longer, but, yielding to his
sudden im P ulse > he Gasped the widow
round tbe waist and kissed her-upon
the uose! and ' settiug her free ’ scam '
P ered f owa thega ^ en path witb a?l
the , ardor of a schoolboy,
“I've had tea. Martha,” he shouted, a
few minutes later, as he bounced into
t^'ehc!™ 'to fl.it
yourself, or give 'em the
tramn Nofuntil ”
they were married and on
their Avay to SAvitzerland for the lioney
moon did Mr. Coates fillister Up cottr
age tCe to ask for information regardin g
manner of his i oposh bit A ^ o
Sa U ient however tie bride’J^Ittent a ovelv on7and of scenery
^airneu med ’ ana M*‘ '
Coates too 4 . happy to ,
was press the ,
nnestion
I Lastly Martha ' aider and TeTas^ abettor tt{
i ast acquired a considerably larger, and
„ lso ste adilv increasing sphere in
which to “hoperate.”—Waverly Maga*
zinc.
Perpetual Ice in Virginia.
It Avas not long ago reported that n
natural icehouse on a grand scale had
b en discovered under singular circum
stances on the north side of Stone
Mountain, six miles from the mouth of
^tony Creek, iu Scott County. Yir
gifiia. As the story goes, it appears
i that one of the old settlers first discov
I ered it about 1880. but oiving to the
! f flCt tkat tke land on Avhich it was situ
ated could not be bought he refused to
* ts whereabouts and would onlv
take ice from it in case of sickness. He
died without revealing tlie secret to
even his own family, and but. for u
party of seng diggers entering the re
gion it might have remained a secret
' for generations, as it is situated in an
unfrequented part of the mountain,
The ice was only protected from the
rays of the sun by a thick growth of
moss, resembling that seen dangling
from the oaks of Louisiana and Texas,
Its formation was after the fashion of
a coa l vein, being a feiv inches thick in
some places, Avhile several feet iu
others. The formation indicates that
it had been spread over the surface in
a liquid state and then congealed. By
what process it freezes or was frozen
is a matter of conjecture. Some think
that it was formed in the winter and
h ad been protected since by a dense
growth of moss which <S>vers it, while
the more plausible theory is that be
reath the bed is situated a great na
tural laboratory whose function is a
formation of ether, and the process of
freezing goes steadily on through the
heat as well as the cold. The bed covers
one acre.—Brooklyn Eagle.
There is a good deal of cheap wit
about hugging girls in the waltz, but
as a matter or' fact, when a mau
, , . . crowd.
a woman e oe> u-r co it in a
ADVERTISER.
*
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY.
1 he Inspired Authof of “The Star
Spangled Banner.”
In tlu* history of humanity it is oeea
sionally seen how some one act can
raise a man from obscurity and make
him for all time famous. There lies
his life before him gray, uneventful,
unknown. Suddenly, as if a flame
leaped out. tin* iiiiiu; inspired by some
divinity, does some one thing—achieves
some single feat—and what was before
dim and obscure become. >w radiant
with a glory which time eafl never take
away. Such was pre-eminently the j
life of Francis Scott Key, the author
of America’s famous song. “The Star*
Spangled Banner.” Living as an lion
ored and respected citizen, never hav
ing done anything surprising or likely
to make him famous, one night's
events Inspired lam with a poem which
will endure so long as the United
States exists. These reflections are
called forth by the fact that the anni
versa;*y of Key's death occurred re
( ently, which event took place in Baltl
more In 1843.
It was 03 years before that he was
born in Frederick County, Maryland,
the son of John Ross Key, a revolu¬
tionary hero. Key’s school days seem
to have passed uneventfully. He prob¬
ably studied and fought and played as
every other boy has done and gave no
indication of what he would do in the
future:
His youth passed lit the same con¬
ventional way. He studied law, was
admitted to the bar and eventually
became District Attorney of the Dis¬
trict of Columbia, having removed to
Washington some years before.
It was in 1814 that the events oc¬
curred which led ou to Key’s great
song. In that year the British forces
were engaged in doing what they could
to harass the United States in retal¬
iation for destruction wrought by our
soldiers iu upper Canada. The city of
Washington had suffered terribly at
tlieir hands, tire and the sword belug
called to the aid of the invaders. Their
evil work done the English withdrew
to Marlborough, thirty-five miles from
the National Capital. Among the resi¬
dents of this place was Dr. William
Beanes, a wealthy but irascible and
hot-tempered planter. He in some way
managed to get into a quarrel with one
of the English soldiers and was taken
prisoner and afterward conveyed on
board the British ship Surprise.
Now Key happened to be a great
friend of Beanes, and hearing of his
plight came to the British ship under
is! TO
eo; force'were commander about to attack saying®^, Baltimore;
that he could not allow them to de¬
part for fear they would give the
alarm, but that they must wait until
the bombardment was over. The at¬
tack was to be made on the water side
and by a small laud force at the same
time, but the greater reliance was
placed on the vessels. Baltimore’s
harbor was principally guarded by
Fort McHenry and a small earth bat¬
tery on the Lazaretto and it was be¬
lieved that these could be easily over
come.
It was Sept. 13 that the attack on
the city Avas begun and continued in¬
decisively all that day and the next.
Then news came to the English that
the land attack had been a failure, and
therefore, unless the forts ou the
Water front could be taken, retreat
was inevitable.
Taking advantage of the darkness
on the night of the 14th a number of
British vessels moved to within a short
range of Fort McHenry and opened a
Sltddefl and terrible fire. Five hundred
bombs fell Avithin the ramparts, as
many more burst over them. Again
the enemy made a desperate attempt
to gain the city. They passed Fort Mc¬
Henry in safety, Avlien suddenly the
battery on the Lazaretto opened fire
upon them, and they were forced to re¬
treat ill much confusion.
Meanwhile Key aud Beanes ou tiie
British vessel awaited in agonizing
suspense the issue of the night. Would
tlie enemy prevail, sail past Fort Mc¬
Henry and enter Baltimore there to
repeat the outrages heaped on Wash¬
ington? They knew well hotv weak
coniparath r ely AA'ere the Americans,
how strong the English; they kneAV
Avell the profid boasts made by the
enemy and they feared they might
have a fulfillment all too true. What
added to the mop's uncertainty was
that aftei midnight they could no
longer make out the tort and see the
flag there, foi the air was filled with
the den?e smoke of the cannons. All
through the night the suspense lasted,
but at 7 in the morning the firing ceas¬
ed. Tlie large ships loomed through
the mist and the silent fort lay before
them swathed in vapor. With eager
eyes Key watched the shore, straining
every nerve. The clouds began to lift
little by little. At last Key discerned
over the fort the flag, the symbol show¬
ing that the place was still unconquer¬
ed. the enemy unable to gain a victory,
It Avas 2 r supreme moment and in
spired* y it he gave forth the “Star
Spar ,ied Banner.
'jmen Key arrived at Baltimore he
carefully copied out the verses which
he had hastily jotted down and sent
them to a printer by the hands of Capt.
Benjamin Eades. I hey were set up in
type as soon as possible, it being noted
at their head that they Avere to be sung
to the tune of "Anacreon in Heaven.”
a song then popular.
hen the verses came from the press
Eades took a copy and hastened to a
tavern frequented by theatrical people.
Here he found a crowd and read the
poem aloud amid the wildest applause,
Ferdinand Durang thereupon mounted
a chair and sang the song for the first
time, which since then has issued from
so many millions of throats.
The soug was introduced to the pub¬
lic from the theater and it spread like
wildfire. It Avas sung in ail the camps
a b y ut the eity and was soon played by
the regiment bauds. One of the lntter
played it at the battle of New Orleans.
The popularity 0( the Song has fiever
wavered; to-day it is knowii it ltd sung I
East a;:’. 1 West. North and South, and
p is as truly the country's national '
hymn as “God Save tin* (Jneen” is the j !
anthem of England or the ‘*M<irseil
laise” tl.at of Fraut-e.
As for Key, he continued after the
war to live in his native State as quiet- i
ly aud geiihts uneventful which as had before. produced The burst the } !
of
“Star-Spangled Battner” was never re
pea ted. lie wrote other poems, to be -
sure, and a volume of them was pub j
lished in 1857 after bis death, but noth
lug comparable with his lirst and
greatest strain. Key was buried in
the cemetery at Frederick where his
grave now lies, with no monument i
above it but the flag which is rever
ently renewed every year. But lie does
not utterly lack a fitting memorial, for i
James Lick, of California, gave $00,000
to build one to him to be placed in !
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. It
was executed in 1885-7 by William W.
Story. j
HUNGRY BOA CONSTRICTORS.
|
One of Them Swallowed Another at
the London Zoo.
A large number of visitors went to
the reptile house of the zoological gar
dens, Regent Park, to see the nine-foot
bou constrictor who automatically
swallowed Ills brother, measuring eight
feet, says the Loudon Telegraph. It
appears he could uot help it. A pigeon
was give it to the long snake as an (‘veil¬
ing meal, and another was handed to
the shorter one for the same purpose.
The nine-footer forgot all about It.
Turning his head to the other side, he
came in contact with the hind quar¬
ters of a pigeon, but was apparently
unaware that the other end of it was
in the mouth of liis companion. He
thought it was a bit of bis own bird
which lie had omitted to eat, and leis¬
| urely began to swallow it. Unfortu¬
i nately, his palate was out of order,
| and he failed to recognize where the
pigeon ended and the other snake be¬
gan, for after lie had got the remains
of the former in his mouth he calmly
went on swallowing Ids friend and
companion eight feet in length. ^It was
a case of “put pigeon In the slot and
the serpent will eat.” Never lias the
principle of automatism had a more
signal triumph. It is a great pity the
other was not ten feet long. In that
case the eater would have had one foot
to spare, might have forced himself
through J hfi j “lllfiViVver u id, {” t ffi“j“fnV«i
vie'
the unhappy aud unsuspecting eight
footer found a scaly sepulcher In his
friend’s Interior. It is not surprising
! to hear that after the meal the gour
* maud's skin for time unduly
was. some
distended. Yesterday, however, the
boa constrictor had nearly resumed its
ordinary size and ivas getting on as
comfortably as could be expected un¬
der the circumstances. The keepers
declare that this peculiar example of
j snakophagy must have arisen from a
mistake, because the two. during the
twelve months they had inhabited the
i same apartment, “loved each other like
brothers.”
WH*AT MAY BE EXPECTED.
T he Sort of Examination Johnnie
Must Pass on Goinjj to School.
According to an exchange, neAV pu
i pds ia lhe scbools ' ? f tbc futurt ‘ wbl
have t0 submit , t0 tllls examination:
j eertibcate ! of . vaccination n • ’ if™ r for u small- sot „ a
; 1 ^‘TVs
ir ”
“Have you been inoculated for
croup?’’
“Yes. sir.”
“Been treated Avith diphtheria
serum?”
“Yes. sir.”
“Had your arm scratched Avith chol
era bacilli?”
"Yes, sir." •
“Have you a written guarantee that
you are proof against whooping-cough,
measles, mumps, scarlet fever and old
age?”
‘Yes, sir.”
< ‘Have you your private drinking
cup?”
“Yes, sir.” *
“L>o you promise not to exchange
sponges Avith the boy next to you, and
never use any but your own pencil?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Will you agree-to have your books
fumigated ivitli sulphur and sprinkle
, your clothes with chloride of lime once
a Aveek?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Johnnie, you have met the first re
quireinents of the modern sanitarians
and may now climb over yonder rail,
occupy an isolated aluminum seat and
begin making P'-s and Q’s as your first
lesson.”
Case of Lost Identity.
Au unusual happening is reported
from Southport, England. Not long
-go births took place in two families
living in the same house. In one ease
twins arrived, and a single in the oth
er. The three children were being
washed aud dressed, and the father of.
the twins coining in, tlie ifiree Avere
placed in one bed, with the idea of
leading him to believe that his ivife
had given birth to triplets. Hie joke.
f or that was till ivhich was intended.
succeeded to the full—for a time at
least—and then came the question of
separating the infants aud restoring
them to their respective mothers. Here
a difficulty presented, aud the women
iu attendance were shocked to find
themselves unable to say ivhieh was
which. At latest accounts the ifienti
fieation had uot been satisfactorily es
tablished.
They Flatter Vs.
Iu treaties Avitli China the United
States is called ”Mei-kwo,’ the beauti
ful country.
NO. 13.
FIGS AND THISTLES.
IN repeated puta
out the eye of con¬
,
/I/',' science.
«•' f' 5) There are many
/ / religions, but only
| (! one Christ.
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* *' neait.
Thinkers have their hands on the
wheels of the world.
(>ur weakness becomes strength
when we take it to God.
Tact wins where great gifts without
it would fall flat.
If we are afflicted, it Is because God
sees a good reason for It.
Is the burden heavy? Don't try to
bear it. Give it to Christ.
God can say a good deal In a flower
to those who know Him.
The less we have, the more angels
w onder when we give.
Gold never stops looking bright be¬
cause somebody calls it brass.
The money made on whisky and vice
is the devil’s working capital.
WwUt-r , , ho , locked , , . hut .
may up,
•*>* , »">* can 1 •““I* l* rlso1 '
While Joseph was wearing the iron
chain his golden one was being made,
When the church is cold it can only
be warmed by fire that comes from God.
God needs every man who knows
Him, and knows every man who needs
Him.
The lazier a iuan is the greater things
he is going to do when to morrow
comes.
Make your life a ministry of love, and
angels will take nn interest in your
work.
You take something from the burden
of sorrow when you give it something
to do.
If God gives you a rose, thank Him
for it. If He gives you a thorn, do the
same.
The Bible begins to grow the moment
we begin to live up to the Bible we
know.
It is only tho men who can rejoice in
the Lord always, who has a mountain
moving faitili.
Satisfy one desire, aud you will And
/bahit has brought a large and hungry
il aims at the man
of fa 1th is pointed
with a uoubt.
We don't have to open the New Tes¬
tament very Avide to find out that God
loves sunshine.
When God’s Word is made a lamp to
the feet, the walk Avill be iu t he paths of
righteousness.
The devil Avili ha ve to go out of busi¬
ness on the day that he can't make a lie
look like the trfith.
Looking at the croAvd no doubt enter¬
tained Zaccheus, but hearing Jesus
speak transformed him.
A stereotyped prayer may possibly
be better than none, but it; never brings
down lire from heaven.
The dangerous thing about putting off
repenting until to-morrow, is that Ave
may be putting it off forever.
The man avIio is running before the
,
j ! chariot f the juniper of Ahab tree to-day to-morrow. will be running
or
It is mote needful to be able to suffer
)on|? and be kln<1 , llian „ ls t0 preach
with the tongue of an angel.
Had the serpent iu Eden been as ig
norant of human nature as some
preachers, there would have been no
^ ab -
A revh'al meeting is sure to drag
Avlien people can see clear across the
house that the preacher is not expect
ing much.
qq ie reason all things work together
for good to them that love God is be
■ cause love is always the gainer bybe
i j nt , tested
There is something wrong with the
piety of a Christian whose religion
never attracts any attention outside the
clittrch.
The Lord ls not. helped any by the
shouting of a m who onlj* pays twen¬
ty-five cents a year to help take the
Avorld for Christ.
Travels 39 Miles an Hour.
The fastest steam lamicl#iu England
at the present time is the Hibernia,
Avhich makes a rate of thirty-nine miles
an hour. The boat is 48 feet 3 inches
long, 7 feet 3 incites broad and 1 foot
414 inches in draught. Her .engines are
two cylinders, both high pressure, 7-4
inches in diameter, stroked inches, re\’
elutions from 750 to 1,050 per minute.
I ’The propeller is tliree-bladed. At or
dinary speed the boat makes but little
j wash. With a slight touch of the regu
i , shc leaps forward, and as the
fl , ncreaS es she sinks slightly to
j the steru whi]t , ri sing by the head, un
til at a crit ical high speed the bow rises
j clean out of the water , and resting on
j her keel tlje b oat shoots along between
a double Avail that hides about two
I thirds of her hull completely.- Phila
j cUdphia Press,
!
! Big Forg ng.
! The largest steel piste ever rolled,
not only in this country but in the
j Avorld. was turned out recently by the
; Wellman Iron and .Steel Works, at
j Chester, Pa. The dimensions of the
plate are 450 inches long by 130 inches
| wide, aud 1*4 inches thick. It Is in
; tended as a rudder plate for one of the
| neAV "ocean greyhounds” contracted
I for by tlie International Navigation
i Company Avith the Messrs. Cramp, the
I Philadelphia shipbuilders.
I; s -agin” a man if tbere is nothing
"agin” hint.