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IN GREEN CATHEDRAL AISLES.
„Wtthin tho green cathedral aisles
The winds are whispering 'mong tlx
leaves,
And nature’s face in wreathed in smiles.
The sunlight in mosaic weaves
A gorgeous pattern 'neath our feet.
And summer days are fair and sweet.
No pride or pomp in Mammon's piles
Can match these old cathedral aisles.
The birds are chanting songs of praise,
And music murmurs in the trees,
For in these quiet woodland ways
The choristers are blrda and beoa;
The flowers with incense fill the air,
And nature's priests her vestments wear.
In forest, free from human guiles,
Are rear'd these grand cathedral aisles.
The city teems with restless life,
And tapering steeples bear the cross—
A symbol of the Christian’s strife
Through all the years of gain and loss.
So ever upward point the trees
And wave their plumes in every breeze,
To lure the wanderer miles and miles
Within the green cathedral aisles.
—-C. 8. Kingeland in New York Home Journal
ILLEGAL PRIZES.
One morning in May, 1804, a small
brig named the Harrington, command
ed by Mr. William Campbell, sailed
ont between Sydney heads before a stiff
westerly breeze botmd to the island of
Masafnera, in the Sonth Pacific, to
proenre sealskins. Although so small,
the vessel carried a crew of abont five
and twenty men and, being a letter of
marque, was armed in the usual man
ner of the Australian whalers and south
s.;a traders of those days—half a dozen
9 pounders and plenty of mnskets and
cutlasses. The Harrington had for some
time been employed by her owners—
Chaco & Cos. of Madras—in trading be
tween Madras, the South American
ports and Sydney. On the last occasion
of his leaving Madras Campbell had
taken care to provide himself with a
letter of marque from the presidency of
Fort St. George against France and
Holland.
The result of the sealing expedition
was fairly successful, but Campbell
himself was not satisfied. At least he
found he was not satisfied when he one
day fell in with an American whale
ship, the captain of which told him that
war had been declared between Eng
land and Spain. How the American
captain had learned the news Campbell
did not inquire. He quickly returned
on board the Harrington, held a brief
consultation with his mate, and altered
tho ship’s course from west by north
for Sydney to due east for the South
American coast.
“1 don't want to waste much time,”
he said, “but there is no barm in onr
running along the coast for a week or
two. We are pretty sure to pick up
something. ”
The mate concurred, so did the crow,
and a week later Campbell did pick up
something—to wit, two Spanish prizes,
a merchantman and a man-of-war.
From the Sydney Gazette we learn that
the merchantman was “named St.
Francisco and St. Paulo. She was being
convoyed by the cruiser, which was
named the Estremina, commanded by
Don Antonio Jose del Campo, ensign in
the Spanish navy, out of the ports of
Coquimbo and Caldera on the coast of
Peru.”
In spite of his long name and title
and the traditional bravery of his race
the don does not shine to advantage in
this affair, for as soon ns the plucky lit
tle Harrington bore down upon him
and his convoy he put his helm down
and steered for the shore, then but a
few miles distant. Campbell, burning
to bring him to, crowded, on all sail in
pursuit, but was unable to prevent
both the Estremina—a brig of four
guns—and the convoy from running
ashore. Then, setting fire to both ves
sels, Don Antonio and his gallant men
ran away inland with great unanimity.
But the Harrington was so close that
Campbell, lowering his boats, soon
boarded both ships, and his men extin
guished the flames before any material
damage was done, and in a few hours
he hud succeeded in floating both ves
sels again. After putting prize crews
on board, the industrious Campbell went
on shore to see if there was anything
else “worth picking up,” and discov
ered a quantity of copper bars —a very
valuable commodity. These he secured
without firing a shot, and then he and
his merry men said goodby to the Span
iards. and with the two prizes in com
pany set sail for Sydney, highly pleased
at the result of their adventure.
In dne course tbs Harrington sailed
into Port Jnckson, bnt the level headed
Scotch captain came in alone —the prizes
•were not visible. The following daj’ he
was requested by Governor King to
produce his log, and appeared greatly
shocked when the irate governor
him that he had committed a breach of
neutrality. War with Spain was not
declared until Dec. 12, 1804, and it was
not till January, 1803, that the British
government granted a letter of marque
to any ship, and yet here was this dar
ing merchant skipper committing an
act of war on his owm account in Oc
tober!
Now, singular to relate, Campbell
had only been doing on a very minor
scale the same thing as had been done
by the orders of the British cabinet on
a very large scale in the same fashion
in another part of the w T orld, though,
of course, neither he nor the angry gov
ernor knew it. The incident is a nota
ble one in naval story: Admiral Corn
wallis (the government having at last
awakened to the veiled hostility of
Spain, and the energetic Pitt having
succeeded the peaceful Addington) was
directed to dispatch some frigates to
intercept and detain until further or
ders the Spanish treasure squadron on
its way from Montevideo to Cadiz.
The Indefatigable, 44, the Lively, 38,
Medusa, 40, and Amphion, 40 guns,
were sent away as quickly as possible,
and, cruising near Cape St. Vincent,
fell in with the Spanish fleet on Oct. 5
and ordered them to bring to. Of
course the Spanish admiral (Busta
mente) would not submit to be de
tained and cleared for action. The bat
tle lasted barely 20 minutes and result
ed in the blowing up of one Spanish
ship and the capture of the rest. The
English fleet lost two men killed and
half a dozen wounded. The Spaniards
lost nearly the whole of one ship’s
company, besides about 100 killed and
wounded on the other vessels. Then
Spain declar* and war.
But King, knowing nothing of this
and feeling very wroth with Mr. Camp
bell. called upon him to furnish satis
factory replies to the following queries:
First. Whether he had any knowl
edge of war with Spain at the time of
capture ?
Second.—Where were the two prizes
he had taken ?
Third.—What letters of marque did
he possess?
To the questions Campbell replied
that he had been informed by an Amer
ican whaler that England and Spain
were at war; that he had sent his
prizes off on their way to India after
refreshing at Norfolk island, and that
his authority to privateer was his com
mission in the East India company as a
captain of marines.
Governor King said he did not con
sider this satisfactory, and after taking
counsel with other officers,of the settle
ment decided to detain the Harrington
nntil the home government could be
communicated with. So Campbell was
ordered to unbend his sails, strike his
topmasts and lower yards and unship
his rudder.
Campbell protested, saying that his
case had been considered without call
ing upon him to be present. This, as a
matter of fact, was correct, for while
some of his sailors gave evidence at the
inquiry he was not allowed to meet
them in open court. His proto'st is very
properly worded, and he undoubtedly
has the best of the argument: “I was
not apprised of the intention of the
governor to hold an inquiry. Such
method is irregular and calculated to
prejudice my case. No adverse evi
dence should bo taken without giving
me an opportunity to refute it. Fur
ther, the detention of my ship is a seri
ous loss to my owners, who will have no
redress if even later on my innocence is
proved, and my commission in the East
India company’s service makes ine an
swerable to them for any improper con
duct. Anyhow, according to British
jurisprudence, you ought to hold me
innocent until you can prove the con
trary. Yet you seize my ship.”
King curtly answered that an East
India company's commission did not
authorize people to seize the vessels of
friendly powers; that there was no evi
dence of war existing between England
and Spain, and even if war did exist,
since the Harrington had no proper let
ter of marque, the prizes must become
u droit of admiralty.
Poor Campbell had to submit, though
he manfully resented King’s action, but
the latter was acting conscientiously.
So when Campbell offered substantial
security and some leading Sydney mer
chants backed him with money Gover
nor King consented to the Harrington’s
cargo being discharged and to her cap
tain proceeding on his voyage to Mad
ras. But, alas for Campbell, just as the
affair was on the point of being settled
in this way the San Francisco y San
Paulo and Estremina were discovered
hovering about the coast of New South
Wales, apparently waiting for Camp
bell. The two ships were at once cap
tured by the government brig and
brought into Port Jackson.
Naturally King lost his temper, and
again placed Campbell under detention.
Meanwhile disjattches had gone home,
and all parties resigned themselves for
the long, weary wait that was to follow
before an answering dispatch came from
the home government.
At last, however, it came, in the
early months of 1808, when Viscount
Castlereagh wrote, telling King to in
stantly release Campbell, the ship and
crew and the prize crews of the two
Spanish vessels, which could be sold as
lawful prizes. This snub for the good
hearted and conscientious governor was
softened by the profoundly wise ob
servation that “the spirit and principle
(sic) on which you acted is approved”
—the which, considering the affair of
the Spanish treasure ships off Cape St.
Vincent, is very pretty.—Pall Mall
Magazine.
Too RniHd For (hr Sultan.
Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the
Maxim gun, tells an amusing story of
an experience with the sultan of Tur
key. The sultan had witnessed a test of
the wonderful shooting of the rapid fire
arm and was duly impressed with see
ing the small weapon deliver itself of
600 shots a minute without being
touched by human hand save the first
pull of the trigger.
“Wonderful, wonderful! ” he exclaim
ed in amazement. “I most have some
of those anns.”
Some time later Mr. Maxim received
an order for an expensive pattern of
small field arm. He made two, beauti
fully chased in gold and of marvelous
workmanship. What the sultan could
want of such expensive outside trap
pings he did not know, but they were
duly sent to Turkey, where they now
rest in the royal museum.
“Ah! They shoot too well,” the sul
tan is reported to have said when asked
why they were not used in the field.
“They are better where they are,”
It was afterward said that the sultan,
having a superstitious regard for their
shooting power, thought they were bet
ter off where they could be seen instead
of being handled by his troops in times
of per se.
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In Gay's “Journey to Exeter,” pub
lished in 1715, it is told how after pass
ing “Morcombe’B lake” the travelers
reach Axminster, where they sleep. The
next morning
We rise, our beards demand the barber’s art;
A female enters and performs the part.
The weighty golden chain adorns her neck.
And three gold rings her skillful hands be
deck ;
Smooth o’er our chin her easy fingers move,
Soft as when Venus stroked the beard of Jove.
—Notes and Queries.
A With One Voice They Spoke Up.
At a little uptown gathering not long
ago the guests played some simple games
and told ghost stories and managed to
have a good time in the old fashioned
way.
Pretty soon one of the gentlemen said;
“I don’t believe we appreciate what
a steady old slow coach the human
brain is. Notwithstanding all our talk
about quick wits and flashes of intelli
gence the brain is not so easily thrown
from its accustomed ruts. If, for in
stance, I ask a question which is entire
ly new to you, but which your honest
old brain mistakes for a query quite
similar in construction, it will go right
ahead and telegraph the reply in its
own hidebound way.”
“That sounds interesting,” said one
of the guests, “but show us an exam
ple.”
“I will, ” said the first speaker, “with
the proviso that you answer it prompt
ly. ” He smiled, and then, without any
haste, quietly asked, “Who saved the
life of Pocahontas?’’
“John Smith!” roared 20 voices.
“You see,” said the questioner.—
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
When u Soldier In Degraded.
This is how most armies degrade an
officer who has been proved a traitor to
his country. The day before the traitor
is to be publicly degraded, the military
tailor removes all the buttons and
Btripes from the officer’s uniform, re
placing them with a single stitch, so
that they can be readily torn away.
The condemned man’s sword is also filed
almost in two, in order that it may be
easily snapped.
At the time appointed the traitor,
who has, of course, been tried by court
martial, is marched out with his regi
ment, wearing his uniform for the last
time. A halt is called, a superior officer
repeats the verdict of the court martial,
advances toward the traitor and says:
“You have disgraced the uniform you
wear; you are unworthy to carry arms.
In the name of our country we degrade
you. ’'
The decorations are torn from the
uniform, the sword broken in twain,
and amid the muffled rumbling of
drums the ceremony ends, although a
long term of imprisonment invariably
follows. —Pearson’s Weekly.
I*oor Chnnoe For I*oet.
A poet is cross with me because I de
cline firmly to read his manuscripts and
advise him as to the desirableness of
taking to verse with all his young ener
gy. Other poets may take a statistical
view of their case. Let them consider
the estimated population of the globe
How many of them have justified their
conduct in being poets ? At this hour
is there one such being anywhere ? Sup
pose, for the sake of argument, that
there are six. How many millions to
one is it against the success of the neo
phyte? But, if versify he must, let him
send his work to all the editors. If they
think his poems worth printing (and
paying for), then let him make friends
with certain young critics, who will
blow his trumpet before him. But do
not let him bother busy old men, who.
by reason of their age, are no longer
good judges.—Andrew Lang in Long
man's Magazine.
Tit For Tat.
Brothers and sisters ought to be glad
to give and receive mutual assistance.
“You show such had taste in the se
lection of your neckties. Horace, “said
the elder sister of a youth in his teens.
“They always look so wrinkled and
shapeless too. You ought to let me buy
them and tie them for you.”
“I’m willing, sis,” he answered,
looking at her pinched waist, “if yen’ll
let me buy ycur belts and fasten them
around you.”—Youth’s Companion.
In a Boom Market.
The Lamb—The thing has gone down
until it isn't worth a cent on the dollar.
And yet you told me it was a good in
vestment.
The Wolf—And so I still think. The
tronble is that we look at it from dif
ferent points of view, that's all.—Bos-
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How "Worn Out” Laud Cau Be Be*
* stored, the Eradication of Ref*
mudaand Other Grasses.
Question. —I am anew comer to
Georgia and have just bought a farm in
Cobb county. One field of about 3t!
acres, fairly level, is covered with a
growth of young pines, and the land is
said to be worn out Can this land be re
stored, and if so how? It has a olay subsoil.
Answer. —No land in Georgia is
"worn out,” if it has a clay subsoil, and
the top soil is not all washed away. By
continuous planting of a single orop the
Elant food preferred bv that crop may
e so reduced in the soil that good re
sults can no longer be attained.
Or a long succession of oleau
culture crops—such as cotton —might
so exhaust the humus in the soil
as to render it for the time being almost
barren. Such conditions, however, do
not mean that the land is worn out by
any means, for judicious cropping for a
lew years will make it fertile. My ad
vice is to cut down the pines at ones
and burn them on the land. Then
break the ground close and deep, and
afterwards harrow in a bushel of “Burt”
oats to the acre, harrowing in with the
oats 200 pounds of a good, complete fer
tilizer. As soon as the oats are har
vested broadcast and plow in 4 to S
pocks of field peas to the acre, turning
under with the peas 200 pounds of aidd
phosphate and 100 pounds of kainit.
This will insure y<ui a fine crop of pea3
and a good growtu ot vines. Gathet
the peas when ripe, but let the vines
remain upon the laud. About Nov. 1
turn under the dead pea vines and sow
5 pecks of Georgia riflsed rye to the
acre, to be turned under in the spring
before it runs up to head.
The turning under of the pea vines
and rye will furnish sufficient humus to
the soil to warrant the planting of a
corn or cotton crop afterwards. Humus
is the great need of most of our lands
that have been cropped so long in oot
ton, and without its presence the appli
cation of commercial 'nrtilizers is money
thrown away. A judicious rotation of
crops, in which the sowing of field peas
should always hold a prominent plaoe,
will prevent exhaustion of humus in the
soil, and would diminish the amount of
socalled worn out land in Georgia.—
State Agricultural Department.
Bay From 31 1 k mid Butter.
Question. — I can sell the milk from
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milk at 30 cents a pound; which will
pay the best?
Answer. —The sale of the milk will
be much more profitable than the sale
of the butter at the prices mentioned.
The milk from an average dairy covr
will contain from 3 too per cent, of but
ter fat. One pound of butter fat will
make a little more than 1 pound of but
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pounds, or 4 gallons of milk testing’3
per cent of butter fat to make 1 pound
of butter. It would take 25 pounds of
milk, or 8 gallons, testing 4 per cent of
butter fat, and it would require 20
pounds, or 2 % gallons of milk testing 5
per cent, of butter fat. to make 1 pound
of butter. You would thus get in the
first place 80 cents, in the second 60
cents, and in the third 50 cents for the
milk, which if converted into butter in
each case would only bring you 80
cents. Of course, in making the butter,
you would have the buttermilk left,
but adding its value to the butter would
not make any material difference. The
following table will give the exact num
ber of pounds of milk required to maks
1 pound of butter, according to the pet
cent of butter fat contained in the milk:
Per Cent. Lbs. Milk fot
Fat in Milk. 1 lb Butter.
2.8 31.1
3.0 29.0
3.2 27.2
3.4 25.5
3.6 24.2
3.8 22.8
4.0 21. T
4.4 19.8
4 8 18.1
5.0 17.4
5.4 16.1
5.8 15.0
6.0 14.5
6.6 13.2
7.0 12.4
A quart of milk weighs 2.15 pounds.—
State Agricultural Department.
Kradicatlng Bermuda Grass.
Question. —Bermuda grass is about
to take one of my best fields in spite of
all my efforts to get rid of it. Can yon
give me directions by which I can exter
minate it?
Answer. —lf the grass is confined to
one field I would not try to eradicate it,
but would rather encourage its growth.
It will furnish you for seven months in
the year the very best pasturage that
you could possibly have for all kinds of
stock and would in that way pay vou
better than any land on your farm. On*
farms in this state have too little land
devoted to pastures, and therefore i,t il
feed, feed, feed, for 12 months in the
year, to the detriment of our pockets and
the injury of our stock, that are never so
healthy as when on a good pasture.
If you are determined to get rid of
the Bermuda grass the following plan
will answer the purposes, living as you
do in North Georgia:
Asa freeze will kill the Bermuda
grass roots, you should at once bring
them to the surface by running under
them with a turning plow, just
deep enough to get under the
roots. After a freeze, harrow the
ground thoroughly and sow in oats,
the “Burt” variety being preferable at
this late date in the season. As soon as
you harvest the oats, sow down in cow
peas at the rate of five to six pecks to the
acre. The grass roots that escaped the
freeze will be so shaded through the
spring and summer by the oats and pea
vines that most of them will die
out end the remainder will he very
much enfeebled. Bright sunshine is
essential for a vigorous growth of this
grass, and oontinuous shade results ia
its certain death.
If neoessary, repeat the treatment a
second year, only turning the ira&
roots to the surface after each nerc
freeze and then sowing in spring oats,
from the middle to the last of Febinary
This plan will completely eradicate the
Bermuda grass. State Agricultural
Department.
The fanner’s boy looks with scorn at
the city boy, who doesn’t know which
the off horse and which the nigh horse
ia. —Somerville Journal.