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JACKSONVILLE’S AMBITION.
WAStTS TO EhTERTAIff TDK CO*.
ki-iu hatk vktrham in luoa.
Adl>< to Tli lnk Twlft Before In.
siting Them on Arroait ol tier
lIM •< the KipfiiF _ What
< barleeton anil l.neiavllle Did.
DMI'H and Helllj Horn Soldiers.
The Klret Child Born on the t|tr
of < klcao—t nalratrrar Ahoat ihr
Mar—folillfrt Who tlnve Reached
ltr Odtarp Nork-Tho "InnatrM'
Soldier—Other Matter* of Inirmi,
Pina Greet Villa. Maitland. Fla., Bept
12.—1 aae that Jacksonville, Fla., la after
the l - filled Confederate Veteran* Reun
ion for IW2. It will be well for that city
to pauae and conatder what a Mg thing
aim [>ro|o*ei to undertake. Juat now ahe
la struggling with the capital removal
question. and that enterprise promlaea to
pick up all her loose change. It will take
JuO.OOO to properly entertain the U. C. V.
hoys, and It Is no easy matter to raise
that sum. Cities that entertain the Q. A.
R. expend from tIOO.OUO to llto.ooo. Charles
ton not only fed and housed hundreds of
poor old soldiers but actually paid their
railroad rares. Louisville, Ky., entertained
the G- A. R., tn the moat generous man
ner. and this year gave the United Con
rederate Veterans as warm a reception
and as generous a hospitality Ja ksonvllk-
Is not a big city, and she may find her
self with too big a load to carry If her
Invitation Is accepted.
It Is a remarkable fact that only one
army commander was killed In actual
bailie during Ihe civil war, and that was
Gen. Ailmrt Sidney Johnston. C. B. A., at
the battle of Bhlloh. MaJ. Gen. James B.
McPherson, V. S. A., was not killed In
actual battle, but by sharpshooters In the
advance. lie had been over at the Hurt
House (erroneously called the Howard
House) io see Gen. Bherman. and wlten
the battle of Atlanta commenced he rode
away to join his forces, but was killed
before he reached them.
The Chicago Tribune of Aug SO glvea
lt readers a few pictures of "Surviving
Generals of Ihe Civil War." with brief
skalcbes of their lives. Among others are
Lieut. Gen. John M. Hcholteld. IT. 8 A.,
and Lieut Gen. Janies Longatrect.
C. 8 A.; Maf Gen. Oliver O Howard. V. 8
A., and Lieut. Gen. John B. Gordon, C. 8.
A.; MaJ. Gan. James H. Wilson. U. 8. V..
and Lieut. Gen. Joseph Wheeler, C. 8. A.,
In his fVmfederat# uniform; MaJ. Oen.
r>anlel K. Blekles. IT. 8. A . and Msj. Gen.
Fttsluigh Lee, C. 8. A. Bchotield. How
ard, Blekles and Wheeler are now on the
retired llat of the United Slates army,
while Wilson Is on volunteer service In
China and Leo on duly In Cuba. Gen
laongstreet la a United Staten railroad
commissioner, succeeding Gen. Joseph E.
Johnston and Gen. Wade Hampton.
Gen. Gordon Is In Ihe leclure Held de
livering his great leclure, "The Last Days
of Ihe Confederacy.'*
When till. A. 8. Daggett of the Four
teenth United States infantry, ami Cap!.
Henry J Htclly, of the Fifth United
States Artillery, were ordered to China. It
gave me great pleasure to predict for
them a brilliant record In that service
How heroically Capt. Rleliy met. hla death
< Ihe ramparts of Ihe enemy* works,
ail the readers of Ihe Morning News are
familiar. And now MaJ Gen. Chaffee
comes forward and earnestly re ommends
that Col. Daggett's gallant conduct and
valuable services be rewarded with the
rank of brigadier general of volunteers
Daggett end Rleliy were horn eoklters. and
iheir records have shown that they never
forgot that they were soldiers, and not
politicians. Rleliy clime up by meritorious
conduct from the ranks of the regular
army, while Daggett entered the army as
a captain In 1*66, from the volunteer ser
vice. where his highest rank was lieuten
ant colonel and brevet brigadier general
lib first volunteer service wss as first
lieutenant of Ihe Fifth Maine Infantry.
June. IMI. Col. Daggett has many friends
in Georgia. Alabama and South Carolina,
who will hail his deserved promotion with
great pleasure.
1 was surprised to see In a Chicago pa
per a picture of Lieut. Col. Mayne Oer
trude Morris, of Tennessee. In Ihe uni
form of a member of Gov. Candler's staff
of Georgia. After what the Governor had
said about the G. A. R. It seemed strange
that he ahould be repreaented at the Na
tional Kncamrment even by a "stunning"
young lady member of his *<nff, who was
h. raided with Mrs. lahnan. the first
white child born In Chicago, as "Two Fa
mous Women." The sketch accompanying
her picture raya: "Miss IJeut. Col. Mor
ris will wear her official uniform of blue,
with military rrgalla and aword and rows
of brass buttons, and will ride In the
parade Bhe la the only young woman In
America who holds a commission on a
Governor's staff. She Is a typical Southern
girt, a writer, and a talented musician
and has been ranked negt to Winnie Davis
In Ihe hearts of the Southern people" I
must offer solemn protest to this last as
sertion Next to Winnie Davis was Julia
Jackson, daughter of "Stonewall” Jack
son. and next to her LleuL Gen A. P.
Hill's charming daughter, horn during the
war, and next to her Caroline Gordon,
the talented daughter of Oen John B.
Gordon, and born since the war. But none
of these ever clslmed to be "next to Win
nie Davis In the hearts of the Bnuthern
people," and Miss Morris certainly can
make no such claim.
By Ihe promotion of MaJ. Oen. Mite* to
be a lieutenant general our army and
navy rosters present a peculiar appear
ance. Congress revives the rank of ad
miral and gives It to Dewey, but leave*
the rank of vice admiral "out In the cold.”
Then It revives the rank of lieutenant
general In the army and leave# the rank
of general In the background. Grant,
Sherman end Sheridan were full generals
by special gel of Congress, a rank that
Washington declined. Grant, Sherman.
Sheridan, Schofield and Miles have been
or are lieutenant generals, while Scott was
* brevet lieutenant general. Farragut and
Porter were full admirals, the rank now
held by Dewey. Porter was made a vice
admiral and on the death of Farraguf was
promoted to be admiral and held thul
rank until he died. When Dewey de
stroyed the Spanish fleet at Manila Ihe
rank was revived and bestowed upon him.
The official records show, therefore, fhaf
the rank of general and of lieutenant gen
eral In the army, and of admiral and vice
admiral in the navy, are not established
ranks to be reached in the ordinary meth
ods of promotion, but depend upon special
acta of Congress to confer them upon
meritorious officers.
it looks as though the "oldest" and ths
"youngest." the "flrsl" and the "last" sol
dier business would never come to an end.
as new candidates for these several hon
ors are constantly putting In an appear
ance. "Uncle Dan" Whipple of McPher
•on Post. O. A. R„ of Traverse City.
Mich., was a century old the first of lajl
March, and claims to be Ihe oldest O. A.
K man living But his claim is contested
by Comrade J. J. Overton, bom In Peon
svlvanla. In October, 1797. but now resid
ing In California He was a drummer boy
I the war of UU. was In the Black Hawk
Indian war with Capt. Abraham Lincoln
sad Lieu I. Jefferson Davis, and In the
* ivll War— lMl-*f.~na a member of an
1 we regiment. He Is now. at 1* years of
M. healthy and vigorous and the tddest
G A. R. man yst reported. Comrade Will
iam Taylor of La Crosse. Wl„ also claims
In he the oldest G. A. R. man" In point
of service," being 96 years old and bavin*
served in the early Indian wars, the Meg
han War and the Civil Wer. Buf Comrade
Overton’s earlter service In Ihe war or
I*l2. as well ae hla 103 yeara of age. gives
him the post of honor. _ .
A* to the “youngest'' soldlsr. Cspt John
J. Abercrombie, son of the late MaJ- ® ■
J. J. Abcr.rotahia, Us B. A.* • graduate
of West Point In H 22. claims to have been
the >oungr*t commissioned officer In Ihe
bnlon army during Ihe civil War. He en
tered the service when Just U years old
ss a member of hla father's staff, and was
commissioned a ee ond Hcutrnant before
he reached hla fifteenth year. On his
mothers side. Cept Abercrombie is re
lated to the distinguished Patterson fam
ily of Pennsylvania John P. Lyon, of St.
Minn., claim** to b* k th# younurtt
i nlon soldier, he having Joined Company
f * °f *he Blghtv-tirat Ohio Infantry, Oct.
12, Ml. as a drummer boy, he then lack
ing nve day* of being II years old. He
wss In the Missouri campaign and saw
hard fighting, but his chief display of
heroism was at ihe bloody battle of Shi
loh. in March, 1862, before he stl 12 years
old And yet Comrade I. F. Dickson, of
Chicago, claims to be youngest fight
ing soldier in the Union army, he hav
ing enlisted in the One Hundred and Thlr
ty-Ufth Indiana Infantry, on April &. MM.
when he was Just 13 years and ten days
old. although he then looked older. He
was sent to Uen. Sherman's army, and
fought In the battles around Nashville.
Chattanooga and Atlanta, hut a>caped be
ing wounded during his term of service.
it I* not wise to simply ridicule a move
ment for Kood that has little chance to
succeed. People with honest purpose* ars
entitled to dignified respect, even when
we cannot sympathize In a practical man
ner with their good purposes. But at the
same time we are Justified In an o;>eii *md
dignified protest against their hope* of
success. For this reason I have frequent
ly claimed that Ihe work of peace socie
ties and ik h< e commissions was fruitless.
Gen. O. O. Howard, U. 8. A. (retired) the
famous Chrlsilan warrior, gives the
laoutsvtlle, Ky., Christian Observer, an
article on "The South Afrktsn War," In
which he suggests that "the British will
do well lo consider Washington's advice
lo live United Slates, to wit: 'ln time of
peace prepare for war.' "Diplomacy and
reinforcement should go hand in hand."
This is exactly the doctrine 1 have always
preached. When the Civil War clouds
Ural appeared many of Ihe grandest
statesmen. North and South. Joined In
earnest, honest efforts to avert & clash of
arms But In God's own way—by the
sword—came (he settlement of the vexed
questions which then divided our coun
try and menaced Its future peai-e and
prosperity Arbitration, on the part of the
most Christian people In the world proved
a dead failure.
While It was a noble act on the part
of the Czar of Russia to propose ihe
peace commission of The Hague, few peo
ple could see In li* proposed consulta
tions and conclusion* any hope of great
er or more universal peace In the world
at large. In fact, strange as tt may seem,
that meeting of peace commlasloners
appear* to have resulted In turning loose
the "Dags of War" In all purta of the
universe. Gen. Howard closes hla article
above referred to with Ibis pregnant and
timely sentence; "The Christian work!
wonders why the Instruments so care
fully manufactured at The Hague could
not all have been applied; for czample.
the Introduction of friendly Intervention
and arbitration, and ao saved nation#
and society from behokltng the terrible
sacrifice# and horrors of public war."
And now comes Ihe newspaper poet and
take* up the same strain.
"Two years ago. or more, perhaps.
We tho’t we'd seen the last of scrape.
Or tho't at least war soon would cease,
For all the world was talking peace.
The nation* lo The Hague had sent
Their delegates, wise men Intent
On making plan* so each dlsputn
Would not call armies out to shoot.
• ••••• ••
VI. #
"Now her# and there throughout the
world
The flags of war have been unfurled.
With armies growing by degrees
And navies prowling 'round the aea*.
Just when 'twill end 'tla hard to say,
For things seem getting worse each day;
And strange to eay. these rows Immense
Date back lo that Peace Conference."
Sidney Herbert.
Lt’HP.B THF. IMMi TO COMBAT.
How a Wise Cat Katabllahrd Her As
tburity Ip a Cafe.
From the New York Times.
Cat* and dogs do not fraternize as a
general thing, though now and then they
strike up *n alliance. An interesting In
stance of this took place In an uptown
cafe the other night, but not until after
the cat and do* Involved were, tn accord
ance with usual custom, at sword's point.
The do® was Captain, a particularly smart
cocker *pati>- The cat * Lena, who,
as her name suggests. Is fond of frank
furters and Swiss cheese, and who hith
erto ha* maintained a standing feud
against all dogs. Lena la a tighter, and
dog*, barring Captain, are her pel aver
sion.
Captain belongs to John Hogan, the okl
tlme minstrel man. and It came to para
that ihe Itrst time he ventured into Lena's
Stronghold he was looking for trouble.
Lena never exerts herself to avoid Irou
ble.and Captain was accommodated before
his visit was over. Lena posted her for
feit and lost no timw-ln quibbling over Ihe
lime for weighing In. The point of the
story, however. Is Ihe deliberate manner
In which Lena brought about Ihe con
flict. „ 7,
n seems that Lena has two feline as
sociates who are of a peaceful ngture.
When Captain appeared on the scene the
two timid cuts were sharing a bone, which
Captain at once appropriated Lana was
cloae by taking note of Ihe proceeding*.
For a minute ahe did nothing but think
Her plan of campaign figured out. she
arose and slowly walked behind the lunch
counter. Her action* were noted by Cap
tain * owner and others, who. knowing
Lena a proweaa as a rtpeller of dog board
ers. had regarded Captain's temerity with
aniasemeiu. .
Lena s plan was apparent when she
emerged from behind ihe lunch counter
with another bone. This she carried to
w thin a lew feel of Captain where .he
laid li down and coolly atepj**! ‘"I* 1 *
await development*, it
challenge Captain accepted the Issue In
stanier* He walked, took Lena a boo* to
hi* teeth and ‘hen put his foot on the
other bone The next instant ho had other
iMint* to attend to ihau bones. Lena was
In hH ilk •'“! >• b*tlie wss on. C.p-
Uln I* * valuable dog and the combat
ing were quickly pulled apart. Captain
wa* minus a few lock* of hair, while Lena
lud ihe bone and a ankle of triumph.
tapram .nd Lena are friendly enough
now*although Captain ha* not yet recov
ered from hi* surprise at discovering that
umToit that not only doesn't go
Z Ot U' • <“ -void bu, lure,
them into conflict •• *" U '
I, , g propostd to place a tablet In Ihe
Old Fitchburg Railroad station, of Bos
ton to commemorate the fact that it was
there Jenny Und sang for the Aral time
in [he United Stales, the big station be
ng then the only place In Boston large
enough to accommodate the crowd* that
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the bee hive,
ST. JULIAN and
WHITAKER BTB.
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1900.
Ladies!!
Our handsome and com
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to suggest
Another Season.
“EXPERIMENT” has
long since been eliminated,
and the LEADERSHIP of
“Successful Fact”
is firmly entrenched be
hind the irresistible pha
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Good Judgment.
Excellent Taste.
high Quality.
Correct Style
and
Impregnable
PRICES.
We ask your CRITICAL
SURVEY.
Misses
and GIRLS are carefully
contemplated in our pro
visions for the SEX. and we
know that no house in Sa
vannah gives THEIR indi
vidual wants the considera
tion that we do. Not a con
glomerate mass of bargain
counter makeshifts, but a
just and satisfactory selec
tion of Garments showing
the skill in DESIGNING
and the good WORKMAN
SHIP that is generally sup
posed to be necessary only
in adult clothing.
See for Yourselves.
MY VISIT TO RICHMOND. ENG.
A nightmare of Ihe Do* !>••
By Chitrle# Battel! Loomis.
Copyright. 1900. by Charles Battell Looml*.
Person* returning from the "other able '
have always expatiated upon Ihe beauties
of Richmond. It* fine prosper, of the all
very serpentine Thames, Its lon® stretch#*
of wood*. Ita lovely terrace and lta cool
ing breeze*, and when the seventh day of
Intolerable London heat came and I found
myself wilting I went to the office of an
Kngliah friend. Henley by name, and said
to him;
"Can't you leave business for awhile
and take a Bred stranger to some cool
place? I've known heat In New York, but
never such pertlnacsau* heat as this."
I have said that my friend la an Kng
llshman. but wer# It not for hla epeechhe
would paaa for a Yankee, for he la the
Incarnation of hustle. Our quick lunch
place* would be alow for him. and he
would fret at the languor of the Chicago
Limited He la up to full ateam all the
"™r>e*r men. I'm awfully busy to-day.
Still If* nlway* powMbl# to work hwMcr
lo morrow Come hack In half an hour
and I’ll run down to Richmond wall you.
Then I left him dictating two letter* at
once and I rode on top of a 'bus up and
down ttao busy Strand until the half hour
W | was near spent with Ihe heat. I look
ed forward to a cool, ahady retreat at
Richmond, where, perhaps. I could listen
to the son® of an English lark or a thrush
and alp n cooling claret cup and reflect
upon the vanltte# of thla world.
1 found Henley looking up a timetable
He flung It down a* T came In. and said:
“Ah. you're Juat In time. A train leave#
Waterloo ataslon In seven minutes."
Seven minutes, end It wh a mile from
Henley's ofltoe to the Strand. It would
he a shame on a day when horaea were
dropping like flle. lo make a horse do a
mile In seven minute* In crowded London.
But I found that Henley was merciful lo
dump beast* He did not Intend to trouble
the horse, but proposed to make It In a
wtilk
I gasped, but said nothin*. Henley ha*
a hvpnotle wav obout him
He Is an athlete, and when we left hie
Office he made for Ihe Thame* embank
ment at an energetic heel and toe clip that
gave me vertigo to look at. I trotted along
bealde him like a fathful and much abuaed
dog He la *l* feet three and ha* lo®* In
proportion, while my build la not heroic,
and *l* week* of continuous sightseeing
In torrid weather I* not sh# sort of thing
to train a man down or up to athletic
"'"sly." I panted, with lollln® tongue,
"ca-n't—we—ta-ke— a—cabT'
•What, for a mile? Nonsense man The
walk wIH da you good." And he burst
out awblstllh®. totally oblivious of the
fact that death from heat proatratlon was
hovering over me. „
At Waterloo bridge I gave out. A 'bus.
I panted, and one happening to pass at
that moment, Henley Indulgently let me
hoard It and followed me himself.
"Ah. the pleasures of the country,”
sang he blithely He looked hot. but lie
aid not seem to mind It. A# for me, wave
after wave of deadly dry heat eurged
from mv heart to every pore of my body.
Mv tongue clave to the roof of my mouth
and my brain seemed bursting with the
heat. Still we were going lo lovely Rich
mond to cool off ....
Arrived at the elation Henley found
that the train for Richmond had not
waited for u*. but had Just gone, and the
ural would not go for fifty minute*.
Quite so." said he "Very good. We ll
take a train to Kew Garden* and then
walk up llto ha oka at lb* Xhtuaaa to
Autumn
Arrives with a seasonable and attractive display
of a critically garnered sheaf of absolutely ex
clusive
Early Fall Specialties,
And you are invited to view the advanced skir
mishing lines of
Very Swell Fashion Types.
LADIES’
Tailor-made Skirts, Capes, Flannel and
Silk Waists, Eiderdown House Jackets, House
Gowns, Silk Underskirts, Lovely Neckwear, Belts,
Shopping Bags, Etc.
Men, Youths’ and Boys’
Fall Clothing, Neckwear, Shirts,
Underwear and Furnishings.
The Premier Hat Lines.
DUNLAPS, STETSONS and YOUNGS,
In all Correct Shapes, Shades and Colors. This is
the Swell Hat Headquarters. ’
B. H. Levy & Bro.
We Will be Closed on Monday on Account of Holiday.
Richmond. Far preferable lo train. Have
you ever seen Kew Gardena?"
I foolishly said 1 hid not. I ahould have
said that I had been horn In Kew Gar
dena and baud the eight of them. Then
Wf might have sat and baked where wr
were Instead of going off to be baked
mllia distant.
1 don’t think he watted for my answer.
At any rate. In a moment he had ticket*
for Kew Gardena, and we were racing
down the platform to get a train that
was due to leave at tint.
We reached It and piled Into s atuffy
compartment. Fortunately, we were alone
It Is better to fry alone than to fry col
lectively like slices of bacon.
"This la cool compared to the under
ground," aald Henley aa he saw me mop
ping my brow. If I had never been In the
underground railway 1 ahould have doubt
ed hla veracity, but I courted death for
three stations in that sizzling vacuum,
and then, like a reacued miner. I waz
drawn up lo home and friend*, and—-
mother; so 1 believed him.
l>f course, the train did not atert on
time. The value of punctuality Is an un
known quantity on local tralna In Ihe old
world
When w# finally did alert the air came
Into the carriage In thick, hot blast*, and
ever and anon the hideous, sharp whlatie
pierced my ear*, although pierced ear*
went out of fashion In Ainerloa yeara
ago.
I shuddered end gasped alternately a
we aped past dismal, dreary, smoke be
grlmtned tenement*, and at last we ar
rived at Kew Bridge
if I could have stepped at once Into the
gardens or even Into a cab I might have
found the ceolnea* for which I had come
so far. but Henley aald: "Hardly neces
sary to rid*. Just around the comer."
And so he resumed his *l**day-walklng
match- champlonshlp-of- the-work! -Madi
son Hquare- O-irdeM-admiaslon-o.ie-doitar
gelt, and I cantered along after him. with
my heart beating wildly and Imploring me
lo stop
"Luncheons are expensive at the Star
and Garter at Richmond, and. anyhow,
we re too late for lunch and too early
for dinner. Suppose we have a lltU*
snack at some place here.” Tbu* epeke
Henley.
Again my heart sank. I had. somehow,
looked forward lo Houthdown mutton and
Champion of England peea and Be#*' *l*
on the terrace at the Star and Garter.
However, I wa* too weak to rcetet my
friend Henley He wa# running thing*,
literally running thing*, and I was on*
of the thing*. Wc were passing' row of
humble little dwelling houses ae he epoke.
dwelling houses that had opened their
door* to catch the transient stranger.
"Luncheon, one shilling." Bo the sign*
read, and the shilling mark should have
been our safeguard, but It wasn't I think
the heal had made me Idiotic, but Hen
ley did not seem to be hot. and 1 can ac
count for hi* aallon on one supposition
only, and I hesitate—
Woll ( wa passed two of the tittle bouses
In safety, but through the open door of
the third I saw a g!lmp* of wistaria
and purple clematis and a Uttl# table set
temptingly under the tree*, and It celled
to mind e delightful and cheap lunch at
Che rent on in Part*, and I aald; "My In
stinct talks me that thla la Ihe place for
To he candid, my instinct wa* no bet
ter than that of a hen At the risk of
wounding it* feeling* I *ay ao We went
through the hallway and out Into the
garden, and found that the brick walla
were volleying th* heat acroas th* yard
In wave* of tntenae strength. I staggered
to a scat ami aat down, and Henley or
de'-d cold roast beef end lettuce, and as
they had no alcoholic drink*, be called
lor ginger beer.
“The good old meat beef of F.uglsnd,"
I laid Beloit U vain*. OM it wae, bejoud
| a doubt, but It was not good. Nay. nay.
It wa* not good. Henley, who Is ha-ty
In all hla movements, devoured It all be
fore ha discovered lhaZ' It woe anything
hut good, hut 1, although an American,
am more deliberate, and I had time to
discover that It had been too long away
from it* mother, and 1 contented myself
with the lettuce, dressed entirely with
vinegar, whose mother was vitriol.
The ginger beer wa* nice and warm, al
most aa warm as the day was. The file*
found ua out before we were waited on,
and we did not linger for an after lunch
eon cigarette, but departed at once for
Kew Gardens. • • •
Oh. how lovely Kew Gardens must be
In cool weather. In weather shot I* not so
warm that you expect to see people fall
ing like rain. Hot ae I was. I could not
repress my admiration for the noble tree*.
Ihe vaat lawns, the diminutive tiger lilies.
"Gome, let ua go Into the hothouse and
see the zroplcal plants.” aald Henley
airily. 1 looked at him In astonishment.
Tun the fellow meant It, and with an ag
onised thought of my little ones acroas
seas I followed him toward the great
glass Inferno.
Once, year* ago. I vlalted the smelting
room of a bras* mill In Connecticut and
saw the mercury keeping at 1 with th*
greatest ease, and iwhen 1 stepped Into
that new conservatory I wished with all
my heart that I was back In ih* bra##
mill. Oh. how the ireea and shrubs grew
In that heat. I was afraid that they
would buret their prlaon I could hear
my brain frying and spattering agalaal
the confines of my skull.
And that Henley, not content, must
needs lead me up a winding staircase In
the top of the hothouse Just ao that I
could feel from personal observation Hint
It wa* hotter near the top. My friendship
was strained to the point of severing
while I waa up there, and when we came
down I fell out of doors and felt the cool
sun shining on me. end thanked heaven
that I had escaped from the fiery furnace
Poor Ahednego!
But the respite waa only momentary.
The aun was net really cool after I had
walked a few rods. Is beat down upon me
like a fiery mist, and I shuffled along ex
pecting collapse at every moment and
rather wishing that It would hurry up
and end my suffering*. And that exasper
ating Henley was as cool as possible and
as full of vitality as when he started.
"Hurry up." said he. "We’ll walk to
Richmond. IFa not fer "
How we ever got across that burning,
though beautiful, plain to the river I do
not know. But when wa reached Ita banks
I actually found relief That river. Ihe
lovely Thame*, wa* th# one pleasant mem
ory of an otherwise frigtfu! trip. Laiy
barges floated by. atlll more taay swans
followed by peeping cygnet* swam down
wMh the current, busy little ateam tugs
rushed tip the river making cooling
hreesee, and I felt that here wa# our des
tination: here waa th# place to atop and
enjoy nature and taate the aolare of "tir
ed nature'* aweet restorer." Ah. yea. to
sleep under an umbrageous oak. whose
branches had waved welcome to klnga aa
I hey pa seed by.
But the cry of Henley waa. "On to
Hlchmond." Thus does history repeal
Itself.
All 100 soon we left Ihe bank* of th*
pretty river and began lo climb hllto. and
found ourselves In a town once more with
hot pavements and holier children out for
the hottest airings with super-heated
nurse*. Up. Up. up until te cam* to a
lovely tertao* that commanded a view
of miles and miles of the Thame#. Ah.
whet a place to sit and cool off. But
Henley said:
"Whet's th# matter with you. old men’
I begin to think that you American* hn k
energy. Come, we'll have a claret cup
at th* Star aml Unrier."
Behold ua at last at the Star and Gar
ter. But did we eU Oil the lovely ter
ra# end allow th# Hurray hreesee lo cool
our fevered brows? Not much The win#
room was Uatoor*. ami every window wa*
abut, have a ventilating sash. Behind
Ihe bar a hlnnsy barman like a atraml
rd Ash gasped with the heat. We ordered
our claret cup and drank It aa fast is
so that esc might reach UM
open eir before the stroke came. For now.
even Henley waa hot.
We paid our reckoning and rushed out
of floors. Beyond us lay cool asul ancient
woods. Boon the moon would lie up and
we uoulfl rest and retreeh nurselve* and
forget that beet had ever l>een.
Hut Ihla was to he e veritable night
mare of an experience Henley looked at
hla watch and said: "Got to catrh the
next train luck I'm awfully aorry, hut
my wife expect* company lo dinner, and
I must <lo the honor*. Make one of ua."
Why rla] f not have the courage to re
ft** and *iy by myself |n the cool wood*
and keep uway from lamdon until the "we
sma’ hooraT' Why doe* one do any
ami all Ihe foolish things that fill up a
nightmare? I accepted hla Invitation,
and the next minute I wa* sprinting to
catch the train. • • •
That evening Ihe moon rose, cool and
serene, flooding Ihe Thames at Richmond
wkh silver radiance, hut of that I waa
having brain fever in Henley's spare room
In torrid lon don.
SKA MUSH HtHVMTI.
I.title I'ae far lllss* Mange Now,
Bui Nrrwera Want It.
From the Bangor Industrial Journal.
Fifty yeara ago Mane mange wss not
only a common article of dial, but also
took th* piece of Ice cream at evening
parliee end churcti sociables. In many
cupboards there are to-day the quaint,
flaring goblet# which were made for blanc
mange glass** and have outlived their use
fulness. Irish mots was a marketable ar
ticle in thnoe day*, but mossing waa not a
big Industry, and Ihe product of the rocks
was probably not a tenth of what It la to
day. Irish moss has hern put to anew
use within recent year*, and Instead of
being gathered for food It la now gathered
for drink. This Information ram* from
a silent man who was raking over the
drying moss on the bench.
■ la this the kind of most they make
Ida no mange of?”
"Yea."
"Is It ready to bo cooked when you get
through with It?"
“Yee."
"Isn't It hard to get enough for the
people of this country to eat?"
"No. We would starva to death on whal
Is sold for food? 1"
"Whal I* It sold for IhenT'
"For beer ”
“Is that ao? Do the breweries ua* It In
stead of hop*?"
"No; for purifying th* beer."
This was anew light. Thsvpletureequ#
rows of tube, mound* and ffk tehee, tb*
patent drying ami ensuing end bleaching
were then all for beer.
Th# sndeaer require* of Nature two
thing*, submerged rocks for ihe raoea to
grow on and a <lean. sandy beach for It
to dry on. Hl* outm begins with n dory
and a fine Iron rake with a slender wooden
handle 11 or IS feel long. H* rows out to
the rock* on the ebb tide when the water
Is smooth enough ao that be can ae* the
bottom clearly. Th# moss la very dark
green, and look* bsach In deep water, com
pletely covering th* rock on which It
grow*. The moeeer reaches dosm with
his rek* end gets It* teeth filled with th#
stunted plant*, which grow only threo
or lour Inches high Bach rakeful la
dumped tight before him to the widest
part of the dory, and on flood tide, when
the water get* 100 deep for further work.
Ihe tnotMrr row# bad. to ahor*. Th# greet
Men
Are truly and really
Tailor-made
(Without Tailor Prices.)
In the examples of highly
artistic Clothing we prof
fer them.
STEIN BLOCH CO.,
STRAUSS BROS.,
HAMBURGER BROS.,
and
HORNTHAL,
BENJAMIN
&RIEM
Are creators of garments
that are anatomically per
fect. The NAMES tell
the story. The CONFIR
MATION
IS YOURS.
Youths
and BOYS esteem PER
FECT CLOTHING as
well as their seniors.
Our Boys’ Garments
are built to stand the se
verest strains of SCRU
TINY and SERVICE.
They are not made to
MEET A LOW PRICE,
and yet are not expensive,
but are always superb val
ues AT THEIR PRICES.
School Demands
Arc met in certain GEN
TEEL and ROBUST
lines, dressy as well as
desirable.
Our strong point is
Always Having
Just What You want.
IT’S HERE NOW.
(■lack heap of moaa cover* up hla ►*a and
rlee* ■ fool or mora above tl> side* of
lho bool. In d*ap spots H • pnedbla 10
work only * abort Unto befora and kftrr
dead low water, but In other places tho
mowr .tan rake on tkre* hour*' abb and
throw haaira’ rla*. aiving him six. boura to
• ltd*. |-4t*i
Aflwr th moa# haa been gathered a now
crop will crow In a few weeks. w> the rooa
ar C'wa repeatedly onrar tha aamw around
and learna the Uottoaa ao thorouchly that
h* ran aomwilmc* work on thr ntcht tlda
wban thr watar la amootlt. While a man
ran gather and av*n *to worth of moaa
on a fair day, there a*w many dayit when
he can gather non* at ail. btorroy weather
mean* a eel hark not only In Katharine,
hut also In curing tha moan, ami In any
weather there la alao danger from a dhi
eaaa Ilka ruat that gel* Into tha moaa and
render* It unmarketable.
Whan lh* moeear cornea In with hi* load
ed dory h* leave* It afloat while he re
freahea Ihe Inner man, or. In plain EngUati,
eat* a square meal. Thao lia wotha at
Other thing* until lira tkia la high, when
he ran easily plti-h tha moe* athore and
•pread It out on the aand above high water
mark A dory load apraad out Ilka bay
will make a patch lb* *!* of a good elaed
room It look* almoat black at lirat. but aa
It lie* In the *un. raked Over day after day.
It a**umaa green, brown and raddUh tine*.
After wertbtng. however. It becoawa un
iformly yellon. wllh a nort of tranalucant
appearance I'Oder aom*> rundttlon* the
rTKMiR ran be cured In ten day*, and at
other lime* the proceed may occupy threa
or four week* Kach mo**er ha* near hi*
collage or shanty a lot of patch**, whoee
varying color* ahow the different *iagaa
of th* proce**. At tom *tag** rain la
likely to eerloualy dalay th* curing pro
re**. *o that at night tha moa* I* heaped
up Ilk* haycocka and covered with •all
cloth
After It I* dried It la thoroughly waehed.
and then dried again. Th* waahlag la dona
In gr*at tube made of hogshead*. which
■re bought for SI apiece and rnwad In taro.
Throw tub* are lined along th* beach at
high water merk and filled with mo*#
from one *lde and water from th* othar,
th* water being scooped up at high tide
by mean* of email barrel, with handle*
to them Juki Ilk* ek>tk*e. the moaa la
tousled and scrubbed and rlnaed until II
gliaten* In tha sunllgbt.amber colored, and
la again *pr*nd upon th* clear aand. Or
dinary wooden hay rake# are u**d to turn
the curing anot. and tha work la don* by
men. women and aratt children, whoa*
her a fact are tanned and whotenome look
ing During th* many raktnge atones,
•hell*, bits of ordinary acaweed or Infaot
ed moaa are picked out. Then, wban It fa
cured, the moea Is alorad In large ahada
Ilk* hay harna
Faw year* ago moa* brought T cent* a
pound and proved a bonanaa. but to-day
Ita gathering la only profltaM# at half
that price If a man puila two barrels or
two hundred pound*. In half a day, that
aoumla like good bualneaa at IT. but th*
mo* moat yet be cured and the stormy
day* accounted for. Btlll. there 1* ona
man-* turfmen In the winter—who baa
the reputation of making Ho a week bom
ing In Ih* eummer season, which leat gen
erally during th* three eummer month*.
At ike end Of the aeaaon tha buyers foe
the hr ewer let come around nod mak#
their bargain* with the mo**er*. who mutt
then hnrrel their product* ond'abtp It to
Boston The stowing of one hundred
pounds of dry. springy rerr.green in nn
ordinary flour barrel 1* about the hardest
work that the mower ha* to do. In soma
ca*e* tha mo** la shipped In bale#, but
the buyer* prefer to have k barrelled, and
allow U ctmta * hundred pounds for that
purpose
Whan you need medicine you should gat
the best that memy ran buy, and ex
perience proves this t* be Hood's bans
per ilia.-ad.
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