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A DISAPPEARING CALLING
Days of the Old Coast Guards Are Passing—The
Ancient Institution is Gradually to Be Abolished
in England—Some Reminiscences of the Days
When Freer Smnggling Gave It Great Importance.
The recently made known proposal
for the gradual abolition of the coast
guard within the next few years will,
however gratifying to the economist,
hardly be welcome to the seaside vis
itor who has been wont to chat with
some stalwart member of the force
as he paces the parade, tends the
sunny garden that surrounds the
whitewashed “station" house, or sits
within his lookout box perched high
on some tall cliff above the Atlantic
waves. Already steps in the direction
of retrenchment have been taken;
from some of the smaller stations
the telescopes, axes and other
erties” have been withdrawn.
The coast guard, as we know it,
is the remnant of a triple cordon
which onco patrolled the coast for
the prevention of smuggling, says the
London Globe. The inner line
sisted of a force of “riding
originally established more than
centuries ago to suppress the illegal
exportation of wood, whose
quent duty was the inspection
roads and lanes for several miles
land. Revenue cutters—some
them fine vessels of 200
watched the seas; while the
ventive water guard" patrolled
coast. There was also during
early years of the last century a
cial force known as the “coast
ade.” This, commanded by lieuten¬
ants of the navy, was manned at first
from men-o'-war, later from the
enue cutters and civil sources. It
disappeared in 1831, its plage being
taken by the “preventive water
guard," known since two years before
as the “coast guard.”
The early members of the force
were by no means the w r ell set up men
to whose appearance we are accus¬
tomed at the present day. Tinkers,
tailors, any landlubbers who could
secure indirect influence with “My
Lords” of the Treasury might hope
for a berth. Not until 1829 was a
seagoing experience, or at least an
apprenticeship on board a fishing
boat, made an essential qualification.
Two years later the patronage of the
coast guard was transferred to the
Admiralty, and its personnel restrict¬
ed to men from the navy or revenue
cutters. But the force remained a
branch ot the customs until 1857,
when the customs flag was replaced
by that of the navy.
The duties of the coast guard In
the days of smuggling were severe
and often dangerous. The service
was not looked upon with favor by
the local population, and indeed
where—as in most coast villages—
the Inhabitants were largely interest¬
ed in the illicit trade, social inter¬
course between them and the force
was practically prohibited. A “look¬
out.” man had to take up his lonely
post soon after 4 o'clock upon a win¬
ter's afternoon, there to remain for
some sixteen hours. An ingenius de
vice, provided less for the comfort of
EATING DOGS AND
HORSES IN GERMANY
1 North American Indians eat dogs
because they love them so; also be¬
cause they are convenient, and, more¬
over, an eaten dog never bites. But
in Germany the people eat dogs be¬
cause beef, mutton and poultry are
very scarce and high.
During the year 1906, says a writer
in Harper’s Weekly, there ivere
slaughtered for food in the Kingdom
of Saxony (which constitutes one
thirty-sixth of the area and contains
about one-tliirteenth of the popula¬
tion of the Empire) 12,922 horses
and 3736 dogs. This is an increase
of 224 horses and 133 dogs over the
year 1905. In all Germany, during
the year 1906, there were slaughtered
for food 182,000 horses. This is an
increase of about 20,000 over 1905,
and of about 47,000 over 1904.
Complete figures are lacking in re¬
gard to the slaughter of dogs for food
in the German Empire, but frag¬
mentary statistics indicate that the
total number was about 7 000—prob¬
ably more, ratlier than less.
In the city of Chemnitz alone 698
dogs were slaughtered in 1906, an in¬
crease of eighty-eight over 1905, and
during the same period 1070 horses,
an Increase of eighty-seven over 1905.
Horseflesh is very generally adver¬
tised iu the German newspapers,
pecially in those of the large
trial centres, and most German
have at least one market which
.it a specialty, claiming for it a
percentage of nourishment than
of either beef, veal, mutton or pork.
Neither is it unusual to find
tisements.of dog meat or for the
chase of dogs for slaughter.
The grand hall of the recent
deaux exposition will be
lor the Marseilles exposition.
| the patrol than with a view to in*
surlng his wakefulness, was the “don
key”—a small, flat board attached to
! a single leg, pretty much like a mod
ern shooting stool, On this the
j watchman long he could maintained obtain some careful rest bal- as
i as a
ance; the briefest doze and conse
quent loss of equilibrium would bring
( man and “donkey" together to tha
, ground,
j service The chief not incentive the to zeal which in was the
j t was pay,
far from high, but the prospect of the
rewards” for successful capture.
This prize money sometimes amount¬
ed to a thousand pounds for a single
1 seizure, of which sum the share of
j the rank station in the service—might “boatman"—the be lowest ninety
j
pounds. A much appreciated addl- 1
tion to these rates was the custom of
allowing a tub or two from every
cargo of spirits captured for the use
of the crew “to afford cheerfulness
and buoyancy of spirits.”
The tourist, had he then existed,
would have found his freedom much
restricted by the regulations In force
on the coast. “Whooping” or halloo¬
ing, or the showing of a light from
the shore after dark was strictly for¬
bidden; for both might be signals to
some smuggling lugger lying off the
land. Any one “loitering” near the
shore was liable to be taken before a
magistrate to give an account of him¬
self, and falling a satisfactory ex¬
planation he could be committed to
prison. In the ranks of the coast
guard itself there were black sheep.
Chief officers were dismissed for do¬
ing a little smuggling on their own
account or for “looking the other
way” while a “run" was accom¬
plished. So frequent did it at one
time become for patrols to allow
themselves to be “surprised” and
bound—of course, for a “considera¬
tion”—that it was enacted that a
lookout man who could not show am¬
ple proofs of resistance should be
held to have connived. The men
were armed with a cutlass, a pair of
pistols and a blue light to give the
alarm.
As the discipline of the force im
proved so also did the alertness of the
smugglers increase. It was found
necessary for the night patrols to
wear plain clothes, while the look¬
out points had to be constantly
changed and each man s place of duty
only communicated to him at the very
moment of his setting out. The not
unnatural desire for some compan¬
ionship in the lonely night watches
led to the keeping of too large a num¬
ber of dogs about the stations. Don¬
keys, supplied for carrying provis¬
ions from the nearest towns, at times
gave trouble; an official complaint is
on record concerning the needless
supply of beans for a “station” don¬
key; the daily allowance of oats be
jeessive! ing at the t same time censured as ex
Desperate Remedies.
By HON CAMERON SHAFER.
It was just before daybreak—the
darkest hour of the night. The shut¬
ters of a third-story window in a
large summer hotel noiselessly opened
and a heavy object was cautiously
lowered to the ground. A young
man in fashionable clothes, gripping
a heavy hand-bag in his teeth and an
umbrella and a cane under his arm,
slid hurriedly down the rope to the
ground. With nervous fingers he
untied his suitcase, tiptoed out of the
yard, and started at a trot across
lots to the station a mile and a half
away.
The first golden beams were danc¬
ing across the eastern hills as the
young man neared the depot. The
sleeper whistled sharply for the sta¬
tion and he quickened his pace into a
mad run. heedless of his aching arms
and the sand in his low shoes.
“It’s a bid getaway,” muttered the
young man three minutes later in the
smoker as he wiped his steaming
face, “but my bills are all paid. I
left tips for the servants and a hur¬
ried note explaining that an uncle
had died in Honduras or some other
place. It certainly was a desperate i
chance, but the only means I could
think of to get away from that straw
ride the girls have planned for to¬
morrow.”—From Judge.
Auto Language.
< > Daughter, who was that voung
nuisance honking in front of the |
house last night? !
“It was Montmorency, father. Six- ,
teen honks means ‘I love you.’ ”—> !
Kansas City Journal.
Hot weather has brought a marked
increase in the number of children
who are taken to the New York hos-,
pltals for treatment, and the diag¬
nosis shows that ninety per cent, of
the trouble arises from improper
feeding.
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In three days or less. If you want something
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and "How to Care For It.”
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Two bronze tablets in memory of
President McKinley are soon to be
placed In Brandywine Park driveway
in Wilminaton. Dei.
CONSTIPATION AN1> IIII.IOUSXES*.
bounding Constipation sends poisonous matter
through the body. Dull headache,
Sour Stomach, Feted Breath, Bleared Eyes,
Loss of Energy and Appetite are the surest
signs of the affliction. Yooxa’s Liver Finns
positively cure constipation. Th9y awaken
the sluggish liver to better action, cleanse
the bowels, strengthen the weakened parts,
induce appetite and aid digestion. Price
25 cents from your dealer or direct from
the laboratory. Free sample by mail to any
address. J. M. Youxa, Jr., Waycross, Ga.
Sometimes a chap loses a roil ci
money through a roll of the bones,
uses an old stocking for a rat.
Hicks’ Capudine Cures Headache,
Whether from Cold, Ileat, Stomach. 01
Mental Strain. No Acetanihd or dangeroui
drugs. 10c., It's and Liquid. drug Effects immediately.
25c., 50c., at stores
It is a mistake to suppose that just
because a man is in the swim he has
a clean record.
ANTIDOTE FOIt SKIN DISEASES.
That’s what Tettetiine is; and it is more.
It is an absolute cure for eczema, tetter,
ringworm, erysipelas and all other itching
cutaneous diseases. In aggravated cases
of these afflictions its cures have been phe¬
nomenal. It gives instant relief and effects
permanent cures. 60c. at druggists or by
mail from J. T. Shuptuine. Dept. A, Sa¬
vannah, Ga.
Clever Women Then and Now.
i. Believe me,” said the Woman Who
Thinks, "I’m a little weary of rhapso¬
dies over the supposedly superior in¬
telligence of the women of bygone
days. Why don’t those so generous
of praise give modern women a
chance? It is a sort of mental fash¬
ion to assume that George Eliot and
George Sand and Lady Mary Wortlev
Montagu and Lady Blessington and
others like them were peculiar to
themselves and their periods; that no
woman of today can hold a candle
to them in any particular. I wonder
if that’s true. Seems to me there
are dozens of women in New York
alone ivho are every bit as clever
as those heroines of the past. Lady
Montague wrote delightful letters,
but the art of correspondence has
not passed from earth, and surely
the cultured woman of today can he
as sprightly. As for novelists and
essayists, they flourish in abundance
in this enlightened age. And when
it comes to social knowledge, almost
any Fifth avenue hostess is far ahead
of those of yore. Let’s bring our
commendation up to date.”—New
York Press.
A POSSIBLE RESULT.
Suppose women should vote. What
■**ould be the result?”
“Oh, I don’t know,” answered Mr.
Sirius Barker, petulantly. “Perhaps
wed have hand-painted ballots.”—
Washington Star.
NOT A MIRACLE
Just Plain Cause and Effect.
There are some quite remarkable
things happening every day, which
seem almost miraculous.
Some persons would rot believe
that a man could suffer from coffee
drinking so severely as to cause spells
of unconsciousness. And to find com¬
plete relief in changing from coffee
to Postum is well worth recording.
“I used to be a great coffee drink¬
er, so much so that it was killing me
by inches. My heart became so weak
I would fall and lie unconscious for
an hour at a time. The spells caught
me sometimes two or three times a
day.
“My friends, and even the doctor,
told me it was drinking coffee that
caused the trouble. I would not be¬
lieve it, and still drank coffee until I
could not leave my room.
“Then my doctor, wlio drinks Pos
turn himself, persuaded me to stop
coffee and try Postum. After much
hesitation 1 concluded to try it. That
was eight months ago. Since then I
have had but few of those spells,
none for more than four months.
“I feel better, sleep better and am
better every way. I now drink noth
lD S but Postum and touch no coffee -
and as 1 am seventy years of age all
my friends think the improvement
I 11 ^ 6 remarkable.
“There’s a Reason. >»
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to.
Wellville,” in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of human
interest.
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t MOCK WHITEBAIT.
This is a London dish. To prepare
it, parboil an egg plant in salted
water, then cut in little strips the
size and shape of the whitebait.
Shake in a plate oC flour until dusted
all over, then put in a frying basket
and fry in deep fat to a crisp, golden
brown. Drain, dust with cayenne
and serve with lemon and slice of
buttered brown bread.
VERMICELLI PiTDDIN'G.
Cook one-half pound vermicelli in
boiling salted water for five minutes.
Strain. Add to the vermicelli a pint
of milk, two well beaten eggs and a
half cup of sugar. Flavor wit!.
vanilla, mix well, pour in a custard
pan, dot with bits of butter on top
and bake in moderate oven until firm
and lightly browned. A half cup sul¬
tana raisins may be added if desired.
CHEESE SOUFFLE.
Mix together one-half cup bread
crumbs, a quarter teaspoonful salt, a
half teaspoonful mustard and a dash
of cayenne. Add a tablesooonful but¬
ter, cup and a half milk, cook over
hot water. When heated remove, add
while hot two cups grated cheese and
the well beaten yolks of three eggs.
Cool. When ready to bake add the
beaten whites of four eggs and a cup
of whipped cream. Fill individual
cups half full, set in a pan of hot
water and bake about fifteen minutes
in a quick oven.
BAKED MACARONI.
This is both “filling” and appetiz¬
ing. Put a layer of the cooked maca¬
roni in the bottom of a buttered bak¬
ing dish, covered with a layer of to¬
mato, fresh or canned, season with
salt and pepper, add a layer of grated
cheese with lumps of butter, a little
grated onions, and if desired any
shreds of left over cold meats, Add
another layer of macaroni and so con¬
tinue to the top; having the top layer
of the grated cheese. Bake until
hot, bubbly and steaming at the top.
DELICATE PUDDING.
Put into a double boiler three cups
mixed fruit juice and water, When
it reaches the boiling point, stir in
four rounded tablespoonfuls corn¬
starch stirred smooth in a little cold
water, a half saltspoonful salt and
sugar to taste, dependent upon the
kind of fruit juice employed. When
it has cooked and thickened, take
from the fire, stirring in at the same
time the stiffly whipped whites of
four large eggs. Pour into a mold
and set where it will chill. Make a
custard, using a pint and a half milk
and the yolks of four eggs with sugar
to sweeten and flavoring to taste.
Chill also and serve both very cold.
RE ’-T!?.'- 1 • 11
wm HSR $ OUSE= OLD
INTS
Housekeepers who have had trou¬
ble with ants have found that borax
is one of the best exterminators.
Pantry shelves and cracks should be
well sprinkled with it.
When returning from abroad don’t
pack away your steamer rug, for it
will be found a great comfort in your
room. It will serve as a throw on
your couch; it will make a comforta¬
ble back to a rocker, and it is handy
to have at the mountains or seashore
on cold nights.
Water is a nerve food. It has a
distinctly soothing effect when sipped
gradually, as one can test for one¬
self. Moreover, the hygienic effects
of water are not confined to the
female sex; 101 ’ as a matter of fact,
men would be all the better if they
imbibed more of it.
Cheese crackers are better when
made the day they are to be eaten. Use
American grated cheese and saltine
crackers. For each two tablespoon¬
fuls allow one of created butter, rub¬
bing them together, until perfectly
smooth. Spread evenly on the wafers,
and set them in a moderate oven to
glaze the cheese. Watch carefully to
prevent burning. There is nothing
nicer to serve with a plain salad.
For an attractive salad cut the top
off as many oranges as desired, re¬
move pulp and keep the orange cups
in ice water until ready to serve. Fill
the cups with equal parts; of cold
chicken and cucumbers cut in small
cubes, aud one-fourth the quantity of
finely-cut celery, moistened with may¬
onnaise dressing. Smooth tops of
cups and cover with dressing. Deco¬
rate each top with chopped radishes
or chopped parsley.
Farmer’s Dairy Cutter.
Secretary Wilson says that
the farmers wealth have of added the $53.000.000~OonT
country during th 3
past nine years. Two years output
the farms would buy all the railroads
in the country. He says also that
t.he farmer received seventy-five
' nr
cent, more for his produce than
years ago te
A CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case of Scabies—Body a Mas.
of Sores from Scratching—n *
Tortures Yield to Cuticura. er
“A young 5 voman came to om ’ city mis
sion in a most awful , , condition ... physically
Our doctor examined her and toldH a that
she had scabies (the itch), incipient pare
sis, rheumatism, etc., brought on from so! ex¬
Her body .
posurc. poor was a mass of 's
from scratching and she was not able to
retain solid food. We worked hard over
her for seven weeks but we could see little
improvement. One day 1 bought a rake of
Cuticura Soap and a bottle of Cuticura
Resolvent, and we bathed our patient well
and gave her a full dose of the Resolvent
She slept better that night and the
day l got a box of Cuticura Ointment. i u
five weeks this young woman was able to
look for a position, and she is now strong
and well. x Laura Jane , Bates, 85 Fifth
Ave., New York, N. Y.. Mar. 11 , 1907 ."
REWARD AND INSPIRATION.
“Write me verses.” (Laura cried.)
“You, they say, so brilliant are
As to dazzle, if you tried,
Every bright poetic star.”
“My reward—what shall it be?”
(I of her did thus demand.)
“On my brow shall all men see
Laurels placed by Laura’s hand?”
“Laurels nothing!” (Thus the maid.)
“Sorrel’s all the wreath you’ll get”
“Lacking love of yours,” ([ said.)
“I’m no Poet Laura yet.”
—Brooklyn Life.
STANDARD.
Stella—Are you engaged?
Bella—Yes; I told him my ring hai
to be auto bail size.—New York Sun.
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