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Tuesday, July 9, 1907
J THE TWICER-WEEK TELEGRAPH
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NEW YORK’S VOLCANO ~
OF ELECTRIC POWER
money than the laborer at SI a day.
Every story -was the same—long
planning. weekB of poverty and schem
ing, and then, even when successful,
only a month’s wages for a decent
working man.
The police estimates of the average
earnings of thieves from house bur
glaries is even lower. There are listed
A
TROPHY A Mode/ Speech
FOR RIFLE PRACTICE
WASHINGTON',
tam
aapaoi
vale plants whleh furnish light
power tp the island of Manhattan j
closely approximates 1,250.000
with the Chicago police about 900 : the joint efforts of the committee
known burglars and if they got full! publicity of the National Board for the
value for all the stuff stolen from jPromotion of Rltle Practice and the
From the Nashville American.
A recent incident causes The Macon
: Telegraph to reprint Lincoln’s Gettys-
July 4.—Through j burg address, which. It says, “can'
* n | never be too often read *by all who
would appreciate the power, the beau
ty. the -music of spoken language." The
V YORK. July 6.—The combined ing thing to note about the change is j Chicago houses during the year they ' National Rifle Association of America charlotte Observer also reproduces the
ty of the various public and pri- . 1 e r i-'“ * n real estate values indicated would not make tSO a year each. True, a permanent trophy has been secured speech, and adds:
J?d b >’ the price. 87.250,000. for which the most of these men "work the outside." [ for the press rifle match to be shot for
hotel has just been sold. This is al- : but even if the Chicago robbers stole i n the press mutch at Camp Perry,
most double what it brought when the! evervthing In Illinois during the year , Ohio. August 22. It is believed that
"This is universally recognized as
one of the finest pieces of literature in
the language and those who have no
York would
escap
one time, Nev
to a smoking wast
the space of a sing! |
ago those who happened to be^|
vicinity of New York Central at Or
Vftduoed Common b ! n ” bu£ it has remained for by absolute knowledge that some large j litia and not a few of the older ones simplicity, comprehensiveness, breadth;
•ishc-.s in. ;b< " Salvation Army to finance a great j sum of chsh wag in a certain place.‘have seen service In the armies of thej an( j brevity sublime. Another orator |
correspondents
v few davgl char * ty " ,tb waste paper. Experl-[The great majority of burglars are{ United States or as ——
s Td”! manta In running its Industrial Home ; boys under 17 years of age. misled by I with the armies of other nations. The
‘ —'’hout cash contributions were so sac- ! tales of great ga’ns, commanding general of the District
Husi-M anH Tv«BtV.S r rtrMt end ‘ ccssf . ul in - caverel scattered buildings; picking pockets not onl yis a dan- | Militia. Brig.-Gen. George H. Harries,
t>. Tit «v me iv'-m >ed on i sma i . In ^ '*** Thirtieth street, however, that gerous business, requiring a lot of deft- !for instance, was long one of the most
tat* avenue ... ni ;-i.ea on a sina.i r-1, i„ ... ~
he army felt justified in erecting, at a ness and special training, and Involv- ■ prominent newspaper men at the Cap-
cost of J109.C0O. Its new five-story j ing the maximum danger of arreot. but : ital; the late Gen. H. V. Boynton, Col.
building on West Forty-eighth street,: the pickpockets I Interviewed declare' John M. Carson and others have hig.ily
v.-hich was formally opened last week. 1 that It can onlv be made to pay decent I creditable military records. The Pres-
scnle a graphic illustration of how this
would happen. All that Is know about
the matter id that in some way a short
which 1 amM*the°via t durr <> and C thflt vel } er * K h * Bd,ea ‘ tfId newspapers, mag- j living wages by the'hardest of'work!'" I ident of the National Rifle Association
the whole current «r too OOO Hora*. I asdn * 8 ’ letter and books - Wagons are! One woman pickpocket, whose pic-I has become editor-in-chief of a mili-
viower at a nressure of 12 000 volts was sen i. out a11 °, vcr ,he c,ty to c0l,f>ct i ture is ln every rogues’ gallery i2_lhe | tary newspaper, and scarcely a large
«iiH(i»nlv rher< ■«» lnnd I wa " te paper ot a11 hnds from private country, informed me that during txo- * newspaper in the country but has some
released. Buuaeni) inert was a 'oua | and i, r , .: ...._ _• ,, __P I , ... shooting con-
At the press
propminent
esented. New
ributing three
rattle of a galling gun. There is no
,« K _. |and rolled out again into coarse wrap-
!***•. , ,ttlf pins paper - old books are retained for
last, 'but fl%e seconds after the Jrat a while to give dealers and antiqua
ry': 1 the entire structure appeared to j rlan3 a chance to bld on them b " fore
be „ b *“ ,n *.£ d a hu ' fp c, ° ud smoke they are sent to the macerating vats,
rolled up. Then streams of molten Iron and occasionally the collectors get dls-
and copper began pouring down into Larded furnlture which ls a!so sold
the street like so much water, apd In addition to the paper sorting equip-
he f,y^‘f°, n ?*£•,, W, JI! l I "lent. there Is ample room in the build-
melted into a white hot fluid as if the> j n g for housing the workers. There
were made of wax. 1- ireman dared are a i arBe dormitory, a commodious
" ot , t “ r " ona 8tr f am of WiU . er ' or dining room, all fitted up after the most
that It would act as a conductor and appp * /ed methods. Shower baths and
cause them lo be electrocuted. Foi porcelain basins, with open plumbing
half an hour the destroying current J flxtures
are provided by the score. In ______
had its way. Then it was turned off addition to boarding and lodging the j not counting their lime "in prison.’
250 inmates, it is expected to pay them
at the. power house and the fire ex
tinguished.
Japs Favor -Friendly Relations.
Despite alarmist reports of impend
ing trouble with Jniian growing out of
the San Francisco episode, the Japan
Society of America, which was organ
ized during the visit of Gen. Kuroki to
New York, continues its work of pro
moting friendly political ar.d commer
cial relations between the two coun
tries. The latest step has been to send
two of Its members. "Mr. B. 8. X. De
• .-!M . nd Mr. Hamilton Holt, editor of
the Independent, to London for the
purpose of bringing about an affiliation
with the Japan Society of that city.
Tno plan is to have an interchangeable
membership, after the manner of the
two bi’anches of the Pilgrim Society in
New York and London. Mr. Lindsey
Russell, one of the founders of the lat
ter organization and vice-president of
the Japan Society in this city, has an
nounced that the sooiety is planning
to •Titurtain Admiral Yaip#«n°t» and
his party, inoiudlng flv§ of the proml
after, the police gets his record suet
tricks as' loafing In store and around
banks to spot people w:io show rolls
of hills are impossible.
The men who follow circuses and
street fairs informed me that they can
average about ?1 aO day during the
summer if they escape arrest, but must
loaf most of the winter, not daring to
work in their home towns. The ex
penses are heavy, and they seldom have
any’money.
The hold-up game is not a remuner
ative due. Tile average earnings of
sixteen holdup men were about $1 a
day during the time they were actu
ally engaged in highway robbery, and
<OUt naval administrators of Japan,
V'vno sra expected te arrive in the
'’Tlnited States early this month, and
. also a numbpr of other famous Jap-
\ attest! who will visit this country wlth-
tin the next year. At a meeting of the
executive committee of the sooiety held
lit 4he end ef l^st week, one hundred
•sierr mom her* ware admitted, gmong
tth*m men of .-mdh national prominence
/z Hon. Cora&<mis -X. Efliea. H- Har-
k-fmnn Jocbb H. fiTcUttf and Gen. Barpn
f furoki. His oxceiiencjr. Viscount s.
isk/. Japanese ambussador to the
'lilted Mtartes. wag fleettyi honorary
rtgratfucat, and AfimiVai Dewey. Gen.
D. Grant. Dr. Jikkth) Takamlno
Bnfl Jncith ji Btlttf.irf were elected hon-
\wrstry vire-presUlentB. Altogether ’ it
vokc If the question, “Whose lake
.Op the Pacific?” might, during the
•’ ytir.'bsr at taast, be safely
'eV<dfc» q.-i’Yh hut uu-
JpVsPtatle pr<\»Ienr\ “Hev.’ Old Is Ann?”
- BreoMyn
t ■The sagging of the offritrfil span of
't.he Brooklyn bridge a few days ago,
• s.-’lch resulted ln tearing asunder one
• - f the big steel bands which clasp
i.fSatl y the gir.nt suspension cafcies
- from which hanr the stqel suspenders
ivpholdins the roadway. gav« rise to
■the unnal series of summer rumors to
•-tile effect fh-<; during :h« morning or
■evbr.lng rush, wlxph the structure la
.Jfiadcd with hundreds of electric cars
t riad thousands of nas sen gars. As- .a,-'
, Tnsfter of tact, if the span had ndt
’• .ranged, it would have been more
alhrmitut. for It is b;\llt to sag tn skm-,
i‘m»r and rise with the contraction of
'the steal in winter: bm-there is alw.tys
lui alarmist ready to start the report
, that It threatens dl^ister. Even with
'the relief afforded by t'te new tvil-
l'.: yrtsburg bridge the N-w York side
(#f thq old bridge has become the greal-
icrt terminal in the world. Fro* it
,-pearly a thousand trains a day are
^.-■patched, besides 2.700 trolley cafe.
./During the period jf greatist conges-
'tlon. something llko 75.000 people, fl00
cqrs and an unnumbered procession of
’ trucks pars over it every liour. To
runrd against the slightest possibility
'of disaster, four Inspectors are kept
hu^v all the time watching the bridge
ton * “ep-rtimr to the engineer for di-
• "etion in the matter of reosirs. In
•jihis way it is kept in splendid condi
tion ail the time, and during the first
”.art of summer, when the steel ex-
ptuids and the passing ^rooklyjiite
tomes two feet nesrer the Bust river,
'iho adjustment of the structure to the
changed conditions of temperature is
made safely and easilv.
a moderate wage beside.
Curious Shapes in Buildings.
The enormous prices to wnich New
York real estate has risen withjn the
last few years has been responsible
for many curious structures to take
advantage of small or oddly shaped
lots. Of these Flatiron building is the
best known. Plans have just been filed
with the building department, how
ever, for the erection of a structure on
what is classified in the permit appli
cation as “the smallest lot in Man
hattan.” which is at the southeast cor
ner of Delancey and Norfolk streets.
This lot is 100 feet deep and only two
and a half feet wide. As the space is
hardly large enough even for the com
pressed quarters of a metropolitan
flat, the owner has decided to erect on
it a huge brick wall, thirty-five foot
high, a foot thick, and reinforced with
buttresses to make It steady. This
novel structure will cost J3.000, and
How Oxford Celebrates.
From the Chicago News.
That Oxford students occasionally
conduct themselves as roughly as
American boys, or more so, is proved
by the following from the London
Times of recent date: "The bonfires
to celebrate victories gained In the
eights last week led to serious damage
and collision with the police. Not
since 1849 has Christ Church been
head of the river, and a huge bonfire
was lighted in a meadow adjoining the
broad walk shortly before 10 o’clock
on Wednesday flight. Gradually the
fuel available grew less, and then a
large body of undergraduates made
their way in the direction of the
ground where the grand stand had
been erected for the Oxford pageant.
This was only a .short distance off, but
the river intervened. Several tempo-
will 'no doubt prove proflta’bi»'a’s Tp-• rary brid ^ es , ba<1 recently been erected,
vestments in New York real estate I but , the boaras in the center had been
usually are. The upper part of th*- i P uI!o(i U P- rendering access to the field
wall will be rented out for sign boards I dangerous anil difficult. In addition,
belew will be placed awnings and the the = round was patrolled by a force of
* police,, there-having been persistent
rumors that an attempt would be
made to fire the grand stand. The Ox
ford volunteer fire brigade with a
steamer .was also on the ground.
“The undergraduates, however, ob
tained a number of punts and landed
on various parts of the ground. The
efforts • of the police were directed to
saving the grand stand. A large hut
used as a temporary office was cut
down and immediately set on fire, and
chairs from the grand stand, planks
and any articles which could be ob
tained were thrown on the fire, while
the police were bombarded with fire
works and assaulted, sticks being U3ed
by the undergraduates and the con
stables replied with their trancheons.
Several men had their teeth knocked
out. Attempts were made to burn the
stand by hurling 'fireworks on the
root. These' were, however, speedily
extinguished by the fire brigade.
"A powerful stream of water was
turned on the crowd, hut the under
graduates made a rush for {he base,
which in a short time was cut in sev
eral places. An attempt to fire the
wooden bridge opposite the broad walk
was defeated.- but a smaller bridge
for horses on the other side of the
ground was destroyed. Until nearly
midnight undergraduates walked about
the ground discharging- fireworks. The
damage is estimated to amount to up
ward of 300 pounds (Jl.SOO!) No ar
rests were made.”
four feet of area way which the city
allows beneath them win be rented out
for bootblack and fruit stands and
selling booths of va-rious kinds.
Soup for Hot Weather.
A spring or-summer vegetable soup
need have no meat in it. Few know
how very advantageous it is to have
the vegetables fried lightly before sim
mering them for soup. Suppose you
wish a nice Julienne soup—then take
equal amounts of tufnips, celery, car
rots, onions and leeks. After they have
been washed and scraped, c»t them in
inch lengths, and divide into small
strips about an ajghth of an inch in
thickness. If you have somewnat over
a pound of these prepared vegetables,
put four rounding Y&felesppomj of but
ter In a atewpaft, and ’cook the vegeta
bles Ui it-until lightly colored. Add
salt and p.ep^er, and a quart of warm
water. Left It come up slowly to a bell
and simmer gent^, for at most, three
hours. Chervil is not as cbmmonly
used as parsley, but it Is very nice in
this soitp, so add sothe, ivith shredded
lettuce leaves, and some sorrel, about
an ounce of the lettuce and sorrel,
and half as much of the chervil, or
parsley, during the last part of the
time It is cooking.
If you buy some globe, or thistle, ar
tichokes and wish to cook them !n
some nice way. then try -team iMth an
onion and choose filling.
If you do not uHsh 'to afford the
fresh ones, the nice canned oneh are
very cheap at the foreign stores.
Fry a little onion, which has been
minced fine, in some ’butter, without
letting it color brown.* ’ Thicken It with
a little flour, and tftjc with slock, or
hot watjrr. to a good consistency, pass
It through a small sieve or strainer,
and use it to fill the hollows of the
artichoke bottonjs.
A Fanner’s Protest.
To the Editor of The Telegraph: I
see from the State press that a lot of
the members of the Legislature are
falling over each other in their fran
tic efforts to get the first bill before
the_ Legislature looking to the Investi
gation -of the Southern's holding of the
These aftichokgs should be arranged | majority of the Central’s stock. As I
on a pjyi for heating-, ^ftqr being filled ! nnl a little curious to know to what
with this onion, or "soubise” sauce. ' tbis zea! ls ta b e attributed, I will ask
On top put some grated tfheese moirt- | ,f possible .to be. enlightened on that
ened with a little melted butter. Since t point. No possible good can accrue to
the artichokes are already cooked, all the State for tf a technical violation of
that is needed is to get them very hot. | tbb ,a ' v caa be proved It will not re-
and colored on top. Lift them out wIth| FUlt in adding one penny to the
a broad spatula, and serve with any • State’s revenue. T assume they will
choice spring meats, like lamb or veal, not b( > ab !e to bring the two purchas
er as a separate dish with bread orf; - before the "committee and make
sticks at luncheon, or as a main disli them swear as to the purpose they had
if it be a vegetarian luncheon. in view when buying the stock front
the Southern. My opinion is no one in
reach - of the -committee's arms can
furnish this evidence. But supposing
the committee is able to prove that the
_ j Southern illigitimately controls the
adjacent buildings must scon disappear 4 v. /.v, _
Vto make mom fer a great twenty-five- ‘ * he Chicago Tribune. what? Will they declare the-charter
fetory office building, will interest peo- frakiin was right about honesty of the Central nuil and void? Will
(pit all over the world who cherish - 11 least partly. Honesty may not be! ^ be J' dismember the system and nllov.-
memories of old New York, There Is the most paving investment but It is' 5t to revPrt to a number of short lines?! Kansas
but one other hotel in the city, and lh e safest and most conservative sbou!d tbb y d ° this will it adf
that the old Astor House, where Dick-. a 0 5“ , coa s ervatl '0. anti igiory and wealth of the State? Can a
ens and Danl“l Webster rested frem Honesty in the individual does not j number of short lines be handled as
their travels, that can surpass the Fifth f 35 '- j economically as the same lines In con-
'•™m« in re- -’ tv, n-.,* In making this statement I must |solltlated form? Will the Railroad
Tt-i' eenfnrv. Wh”n <n J c r.p at n cost S*®Mfy it to some extent, but not ■ Commission in view of these facts see
of J2.000.000 the hot"! wrs oomv'r-t 1 plough to affect the general truth. ' their way towards reducing the rates?
!■' ie qualification is that not one of i If not where is the benefit to the
I; - 0 fo . rms °t dishonesty which I have'State? We al! know the clause in the
' .vestigated pays from a commercial | Constitution prohibiting one road from
lr endpoint. In making the investiga- ! controlling a competing road was for
1 n I purposely have omitted entire- tae purpose of preventing roads from
NO MONEY IN CRIME.
Famour Hostelry to Go. .
Tae news Mia: the Fifth Avenue Ho- ' Burglars and Pickpockets Especially
!el. the V.-oMr-on Fquare Theatre and Make a Pcor Living.
Among the recent additions to IHe
membership in the National Rifle As
sociation are Attorney-General Charles
J. '.Bonaparte. Hon. Seth Low, former
mayor of New York: Assistant Secre
tary of State Robert Bacon, Lieut.-Col.
N. B. Thurston, of New York., and Mr.
Mortimer L. Schiff, the Hew York
banker. '
Kentucky will send a team to the
national matches this year for t'he
first time. Capt. Jackson Morris. D. C.
N. G.. connected with the Internal
Revenue Bureau in Washington, has
. — ----- — ..— .been given a four months’ leave of ab-
■ major!ty^of the Central’s stock. Thenlscnce to drill the Kentucky National
Guard In rifle practice for the tourna
ment.
The press trophy will be an unique
and handsome one of a design to be se
lected. It will not go to the winner
of the match but to the newspaper rep
resented by the winner, tot remain in
Its custody until the next match, when
it is to be returned to the National
Rifle Association to be again contested
for. The names of the winner and the
newspaper represented will be en
graved on fae trophy each year. In
addition to the* trophy, which carries
with it the press rifle championship of
the United States, there will :be an in
dividual trophy to be presented by
"Arms and the Man” as first prize, a
life membership in the National Rifle
Association as second prize, together
with several cash prizes. This match
is open only to bona fide newspaper
men, and the conditions provide for ten
shots at 500 yards with any military
rifle and any ammunition. Accommo
dations will be-provided for all con
testants.
The executive committee of the Na
tional Rifle Association has decided the
manner in which tests will be made for
places on the team which will repre
sent the United States in the interna
tional contest for the Palma trophy,
which will be shot at the Rockcliffe
range, Ottawa. Canada, on September
7. > Lieut.-Col. N. B. Thurston, of New
York, will be captain of the team. He
is exceptionally well qualified for this
position, having been captain of the
New York team for many years, which
team .has been victorious In a large
number of hard fought, interstate con
tests. Col. T.iurston ls noted for his
abilities as a coach and is one of the
foremost authorities of the country on
riflle shooting. The remaining officers
of the team will be appointed by the
exectulve committee On recommenda
tion of the captain.
A preliminary contest for places on
the team will be held at Camp Perry,
Ohio, on August 16 and 17. Contest
ants must furnish a statement from the
adjutant-general of their State or other
competent authority that they have at
tained during the present year a record
in proactice or competition of at least
95 per cent at 800 yards. 90 per cent at
900 yards and 85 per cent at 1.000
yards In a string of consecutive shots.
In addition to the'scores made in the
two days’ contest, there will be added
those scores in the Wimbledon cup
match, the "Leech cup mate;” and the
"President’s match," all being individ
ual matches of the -National Rifle As
sociation and to be shot during the
week beginning August 19 at Camp
Perry. From the aggregate of a'll these
scores the team will be selected—nine
on basis of the highest aggregate
and three .by the exectrtlve committee,
making twelve in all. of whom four
will be alternates. Of the twelve, the
eight men to shoot on the team will be
selected by the team captain after pre
liminary practice on the Canadian
range. From August*2S to 31 the team
will be trained on the Ohio range and
will be then taken to Canada for four
days’ practice previous to the interna
tional match which will be shot on the
7th. In the preliminary contests the
cone3tants will use (heir own rifles,
but new ones will be supplied the team
by the National Rifle Association for
use In the match. The International
contest for the Palma trophy will ex
cite the widest interest, as it will be
compete^ for by teams composed of
the best riflemen of England. Canada
and the United States. The funds
necessary to defray the expenses of the
American team will be raised by public
subscription and will be received by
the team captain or by the National
Rifle Association at ' its executive
offices, 299 Broadway, New York city.
will have a lively competi-
| Should they do this will it add to the - tion for representation on the State
team for the national matches at Camp
on. the site of
Madison t'qunrt
an outlying na
y-ears it h is be->
wide Imp
more
was littl
j*t. For n!m<
a center of r
to the city and
t fort:
Perry. One hundred and twenty-eight
members of i‘:e State militia have al-
read" qualified to compete for places. , ,
on the team. Heretofore only fhe I® were employed as baggagemen
fifteen men making the highest scores i a f brakemem i as conductors, 45 as en-
in practice were allowed to represent ’
of note had prepared and delivered the
oration of the occasion. His name we
do not readily recall at this moment.
Lincoln had briefly noted his thoughts
on a stray scrap of paper. The words
flowed naturally, simply, pellucid, each
a shining drop of pure Anglo-Saxon
that sparkled like a diamond as it fejl.
It made a prose poem, scarcely tne
length of a sonnet, yet epic in its grasp
and greatness.*
" ’His name we do not readily recall
at this moment’—this of the orator of
the occasion, who had doubtless made
elaborate preparation for it. His words
have ’gone down to nothingness and
night.’ while the simple, natural sen
tences of Lincoln will live forever.’’-
The orator of the day was Edward
Everett, of Massachusetts, statesman,
orator, preacher, editor of the North
American Review, Governor of Massa
chusetts, member of Congress, minister
to England, president of Harvard Col
lege. Secretary of State in Fillmore’s
Caibinet. Senator from Massachusetts,
nominee for Vice-President in 1860 of
the Constitutional Union party, and the
Intimate friend of Sir "Walter Scott
When he delivered the address of the
day at Gettysburg. November 19. 1863.
he was 70 years old. He died fourteen
months later, January 15. 1865. His
address was a finished oration, with a
peroration that brought a storm of ap
plause. Lincoln had written -his ad
dress. and delivered It in a voice which
not many heard. It was as follows:
“Four score and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth upon this conti
nent a new nation conceived in liberty
and dedicated to the proposition that
all men are created equal. Now, we
are engaged in a great CiVil War, test-
whether that nafon or any nation
so conceived and so dedicated, can long
endure. We are met on a great battle
field of that war. We have «me to
dedicate a portion of tbat field as a
final resting place for those who here
gave their lives that the nation might
live. It is altogether -fitting and proper
that we should do tthts. But in a
larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we
cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow
this ground. The brave men, living and
dead, who struggled here, have conse
crated it far above our power to add
or detract. The world will little not,
nor long remember, what we say "here,
but it can never forget what they did
here. It is for us. the living, rather to
be dedicated here to the unfinished
work which they who fought here have
thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather
for us to 'be here dedicated to the great
task remaining before us: that from
these honored dead we take increased
devotion to that cause for which they
gave the last full measure of devotion:
that we here highly resolve that these
dead shall not have died in vain: that
this nation under God shall have a
new 'birth of freedom, and that Gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people shall not perish
from the earth.”
W-hen Mr. Lincoln had finished. Mr.
Everett declared that while the elabo
rate address which he had delivered
would be soon forgotten. Mr. Lincoln's
would live as a masterpiece of English
and eloquence. Mr. Everett seems to
have been correct. Two well informed
newspapers confess they have forgot
ten the name of the principal speaker
on that occasion. Mr. Everett was a
scholar, a graduate of Harvard, a stu
dent in English and German universi
ties. a highly polished, cultured gentle
man of wide learning and refining as
sociation. while Mr. Lincoln’s education
was obtained in a log school house, by
the cabin firelight, among men and
amid nature. N-o finer letter was ever
written than the one he wrote to the
mother of five sons who died in battle;
It is as follows:
"I have been shown in the files of
the War Department a statement that
you are the mother of five sons who
have died gloriously on the field of
battle. I feel how weak and fruitless
must 'be any words of mine which
would attempt to beguile you from
your grief for a loss so overwhelming
—but I cannot refrain from tendering
to you the consolation which may be
found in the thanks of the republic
they died to save. I. pray that our
Heavenly Father may assuage the an
guish of your bereavement, and leave
you only the cherished memory of the
loved and the lost, and the solemn
pride that must be yours to have laid
so costly a sacrifice upon the altar of
freedom.”
This letter is a gem—marred by the
expression, “I have been shown”—an
error common with many writers. This
letter and his Gettysburg speech estab
lished Mr. Lincoln’s reputation as a
master of expression.
What Women Do For a Living.
That the four million women work
ers in the United States are engaged in
no less than 292 distinct occupations
will be surprising news to some, says
Harper's Weekly. No women natur
ally, are reported as. United States sol
diers, sailors, or marines; nor were
any reported as members of the fire
department, or as stret car drivers
(though two were reported as motor-
men), or as telegraph and telephone
linemen, or as apprentices or helpers |
to roofers and slaters, or as helpers to
steam-boiler makers or to brass-work
ers. But the reader may note with in
terest. and perhaps with some aston- '
ishment, that five women are employ- *
ed as pilots; that on steam-railroads
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their respective regiments at the State
competition for places oh the teaai.
The State competition 1 , will be held
Kansas City July, 7 to 13.
nation. Men of note from all over the
world made It their headquarters w ten
they came to the metropolis, and finan
cial ileal- , * -. ist Importance w-»-?
consummated there. It was at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel in 1S67 that 'he
movement to nominate Grant for the
presidency was started, and as politi
cians came to frequent the place, many
a i»ioi was Uaicned in its corridors,
t-ve.i tne "Amen Corner' was- dishonest men In prison, and forty dis- [ try. j whv they should not be planted in
rstabllsbed by a leader. Grant was : honest men who are not arrested, and, I served my time in the Confederate! mo"re~open situations about the parks,
(weltered bv Its roof, as was every'with three exceptions, not one of them ; army from this State and have always' Even in the streets flowering trees
pther Republican President since Lin- f said that he could make as much mon- ! had a reasonable amount of State; would thrive well enough in- the un-
toln, foreigners of note, men of letters.! ey by dishonesty as by working stead- i pride; but when I see year after year paved thoroughfares which are water-
■end men and women famous in many j ily. Many asked for time to remem- ' the candidate who can shriek the
•Sther fields. When the Prince of ; ber sums dishonestly secured, and later; loudest In denunciation of railroads
/Wales, now King Edward VII. of Eng- .after figuring it out. were as frankly going In with the heaviest majority,
vend, visited New York on his Ameri-I surprised at the showing as anv one why then I think the money used bv
tour, it was a; the Fifth Avenue | could be. [such oommittees would infinitely be
y-'iat he stopped. The first regiment of “H—1!” said one. "Me a bank robber;better applied to educating some of
/iPlun leers recruited for the Union, and earning lags in three years than : our legislators'in the rudiments of po-
ItJ'my at the outbreak of the Civil War ! the bookkeepers in the banks.’ Ilitical economy.
Stopped there on its way South from j If that man ever reforms (he is: Instead of caricatures used by tba
#dbw England and after that, all serving twelve years) it will be be-[Atlanta Constitution it would be much
fcrough the war. military and naval ! cause he figures that the game does j better represented by one showing a
gSHrcrs and civil leaders made the j not pay. carcass stretched out with a lot of
y^&ice a rendezvous. In 188V Prince j Train robbing is the most remunera- hungry curs labeled "Legislators”
Towonrso. of the Siamese royal [live form of dishonesty, crooked gam- fighting for the bones. During the
bling second, robbing banks (by olfi-'last Gubernatorial campaign I favar-
cials) third, and so. on down to pick- [ed the Constitution's candidate. But
ing pockets, which ls the poorest-paid [as that paper has taken up ttee refrain
branch of the profession. Shoplifting! w*th the other "Blanche Tray aix)
- - —- - is fairly remunerative, burglary pays {SweetheaxCe” I an satisfied with the
tablet now marks the site, just off the less than the 880 a month a policeman 1 result Truly,
main-cocrflior. Nut the least interest- Learaa. and the hold-up mhn makes talks j >• S-.
gineers and firemen, and 26 as switch
men. yardmen, and flagmen; that 43
were carriage and hack drivers: that 6
were reported as ship-carpenters, and
2 as roofers and slaters; that as many
as 185 were returned as blacksmith,
and 508 as -machinists; that 8 were
boiler-makers; that 31 were charcoal,
coke, and lime -burners; and that 11
were well-borers. Of course these fig-
■y aa >' consideration of social, ethical, j stifling competition.- This is no longer
4l.- moral factors, but have interviewed a question. Rates used by the Central ! Flowering Trees in London Streets.
' -d investigated only with a view of; are made by the Georgia Railroad 1 Tb<- -.uccess which has attended Ihe
' '''ertaining whether or not it pays j Commission when local, and when in- 4 planting of various flowering tre*-:s in
.nancially to be dishonest. ; terstate by the national commission. I j London makes one wonder whv thev
The police of four cities have assist- I haven't a dollar’s interest In any rail- ! arc not r>o*» plentifully distributed. I a ;5®,, bave ,j lt , t!e i , sism _ c ^ n S?_ be , y , < ^P?_ in 1
d. and the wardens of two State peni- i road. Only a plan simple farmer. And At present their ornamental posslbili- || ~ **’""* **“ J
entianes graciously have permitted 11 certainly, object to money I pay out 1 ties are confined to 4-1 few favored
’:e to make investigations. I have ■ in taxes used by a legislative commit-i walks within "the public gardens, al-
alked with 142 known and confessed' tee on a junketing trip over the coun- ' though' thers is no reason whatever
toirjo and four sons of the King of
4?am dined at its tables and received
fcpsts is one of Its most luxurious
fcuftes. The first passenger elevator In
^»w York wt»s installed there, end
ed continually in dusty weather, for
dust is as great an enemy to trees in
town as soot. Hawthorn, white and
pink, (double or single) laburnum, al
mond. wild cherry, or crabapple can
all stand the London atmosphere, and
as standards would do well as “pave
ment tress.” But most beautiful of
all are the double flowered white ard
e'rfmson varieties of cherry. aj»d the
double crimsoned flowered peach, each
of which is to be seen at its best just
now hard by the- Albert Memorial.—
Pall Mall Gazette.
Demonstration.
Grace—And did you ever propose to
a. girl in a canoe?
Fred—Yes, and Til never do it again,
irl jumped -st my proposal and
' er>*>o*C-^Herpsr‘s WneJBy.
dicatir.g that there are few kinds of
work from which the female sex is
absolutely debarred, by either nature,
law, or custom. There were 125 occu
pations employing 'over 1000 women
each, and 63 employing over 5,000.
The Poet of the Wadding.
The following rhyming account of a
wedding is from the Cleveland Bugle:
"At 9 a. m. the wedding march
"Was played by sweet Miss Hannah;
She certainly can knock the starch
Out of a new piano.
"Then up the aisle they sloylw walked
Not single file but double:
Before the minister they stood—
^The young and happy couple.
’The sunshine o’er their features
played
(Far light all goodness follows.)
The words were said, the fee was paid
(I think R was two dollars.)
"Oh. happy couple! Tou of joy
We certainly do wish much.
May naught your honeymoon destroy
—‘YSli-'Jtou return at Christmas!" j.
Jingles and Morals
By LYMAN F. GEORGE
THEIEMBRACING.MUSICIAN.
A* Mustiiaifof abflityr veneered with' gentility,-.^
Secured many pupils by his charming amiabilityi
If only opportunities he'd sought to embrace,.
The musical profession would not be in dn^race:;
But this amiable musician lest a lucrative position; ^ l
From the house he was ejected, lor ambition misdirected.^
rgrgggcl'
Gocd-humor. sincerity; defe»ened.
Are brands of good breeding I reverences*-’ c
,But the brand calling loud for charity
’ Is offensive undue familiarity- 5 "
Mh_(
’lifiiirif
'.H i The^vtdta , s r frioii ts.Lbttz^thernziJ,' .
" Persistently voluntpring-aiJ^
. iThsugh her comparaeii waxetfi .vexed,
She stacks the plates and iAtft“TOut ’a next?*’
'*■ Far'down the handle'sfcie ’yraA: Wlmife,
And hacks. Away for her-dear fifei
Her fork, as the drummer hi* drumstick, he>2?t -
And sll the while her companion scolds.
She eoitls with biows the steaming broth;
And decorates the damask cloth;
“Nearer the bottom hold your glass 1
The limit, Lotta, .you surpass I'/
Birth of the “Msreeillaise.”
From the Reader.
On April 23, 1792, Rouget de Lisle,
the military engineer, who had as
sumed the aristocratic prefix to become
an officer, was a guest at a banquet
him to "compose a noble song foe the
French people.”
Rouget de Lisle tried to excuse him
self. Again the champagne passed
round, and just as the party broke np
a fellow-officer about to quit Strasburg
next day begged de Lisle for a copy of
given by Baron Dietrich, first mayor of Ihis forthcoming song.
Strasburg.
Patriotic excitement was at its
height. “Marchonesl” "Aux armes,
citoyens!” -were phrases on every lip.
But as the champagne went around
the leadies grew weary and pleaded for _ _
another topic. Patriotic songs? A ' sooner had he put down fhe notes than
hymn for the army of the Rhine? he dashed off the words.
Something better than the jingiing ; Thus, having in a brief hour secured
"Ca ira!" The host first suggested a for himself an undying name, he threw
“I make the promise on behalf of.
your comrade.” Dietrich replied.
Rouget de Lisle reached his lodgings
close by. but not 4o sleep. His violin
lay on the table. Taking it up. h«
struck a few chords. Soon a melody
seemed to grow under hi* fingers. No
public competition and a prize. Then
he turned to Rouget de Lisle and asked
himself upon his bed and slumbengd'
heavily— —-- *
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