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YORKVILLE ENQUIRER. ISSUED SEHI-WBEKLT. l. m. geist's sons, publishers. } % ^amilg Newspaper: 4or iMrcotton of the jjolitical, ffttrial, ^sriaittorat, and <tamei[riat 3n*Wts of the Jjeople. {c?K^NCE' established 1855. YORKYILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, JXJ3STE 10, 1904. ]N"0. 47. w* ! * MiHu?'V*?r* uitU*?tfi,V'^, U'*\*:**4?*V'?*?. iUncle IT&S ill." ~ 55SKf?sfv? r.HARI.FS CI ? Pis r'j-f''-'- Copyright, 19 0 0, by CHAPTER XXXVII. [rp HE mountains around SandI j[ gate were aflame with the bsSgRj scarlet and gold of autumn tSffijSii] before life seemed quite as usual to Alice Page. The summer idyl bad passed, and though It left a scar on her heart she had resolutely determined to put the sweet illusion out of her mind. "I was very foolish to let him see that I cared," she thought, "for It can never be, and by and by he will forget me, or If he does think of me it will be to recall me as one of his summer girls who had a flt of silliness." Her heart ached at times, and in spfte of all resolution her fingers would once In awhile stray to the ohords of "Ben Bolt" She answered his letters In a cool, matter of fact way. Occasionally, when he referred to his heart hunger and how hard he was studying in hopes that she might think better of him, she wished that he had no purse proud and haughty mother to stand between him and a poor girl, and her next letter would be more chilly than ever. What perhaps was a bitter sweet thought was the fact that the colder she answered him the warmer his next letter would be. He happened to mention once that his mother had spoken of a certain young lady, who belonged to the cream of Boston society, as an eligible match and advised him to show her-a little attention. It did not help his cause. How grateful she was all through those melancholy autumn days that she had a large school to absorb her thoughts. She was having a long and hard Qght with her own feelings, and imagined she had conquered them when Thanksgiving time drew near and her brother announced he would run up and spend the day with her. She almost cried for joy at the news, for proud spirited Alice Page was feeling very heart hungry when the letter came. Albert was Just a little surprised at her vehement welcome. "Oh, I have been so lonesome, Bertie," she said when they were alone, ,"and the evenings drag by so slowly! Then you do not write me as often or such nice letters as formerly, and Aunt Susan never seems to notice that I am blue. If it were not for my school I should go crazy, I think." "I am very busy these days, sis," Albert replied, "and my mind is all taken up with work. Mr. Nason's business is increasing, and I have many clients besides him." Then he added, "How did you like Blanch Nason?" "Oh, she was very nice," replied Alice coolly, "and If she were a poor girl and lived here I could easily learn to love her. As it Is, it is useless for me to think of her as a friend. It was good of her to pay me a visit, though, and I enjoyed every minute of it" "And what about Frank? Did he not say a lot of sweet things to you?" Alice colored. "Oh, he is nice enough," she answered, "and tried to make me believe he had fallen in love with me, but it won't do any good. I am sure his managing mamma will marry him to some thin girl with a fat purse." "So that is the way the wind blows, my sweet sister, is it? And yet my possible future law partner has been humming 'Ben Bolt' nearly every day for the past two months! You must have smiled on him very sweetly when he was here." "Please do not say any more about him, Bert," ehe answered with a little pain in her voice. "He is all right, but I am too poor and too proud to satisfy his giother, so that is all there is to it" Then she added In self protection, "Tell me about the island girl I heard you fell in love with on the yachting trip and for whom you deserted the crowd." Albert looked confused. "It is true, Bertie," she said quickly. "I can see it in your face. That explains your short letters. I shall feel more desolate now than ever." "Alice, my sweet little sister," he replied, resolutely drawing his chair near and taking her hand, "It is true, and I intended to tell you all about it, only I hated to do it at first and so put it off. She is more than pretty, she Is beautiful, and the most unaffected and tender hearts 1 girl I ever met. But you need not worry. She is so devoted to the two old people who have brought her up as their own that she will not leave them for me as long as they live" Then he frankly told Alice the entire story of his waif of the sea and how she bad refused to yield to his pleading. "And now, sweet sister," he said at last, "I have a plan to unfold, and I want you to consider It well. I am now earning enough to maintain a home, and I am tired of boarding !jouse life. It Is not likely I shall marry the girl I love for many years to come, and there is no need for us to be separated in this way. I think It is best that we close the bouse or rent it for the present, and you and Aunt Susan come to Boston. I can hire a pretty flat, and we can take down such of the furniture as we need and store the rest. What do you think of the plan?" "Oh. I shall be so glad of the change, Bertie! It Is so desolate here, and I dread the long winter. But what can I do In Boston? I cannot be Idle." "Will not housekeeping for me be occupation enough?" he answered, pmlllng, "pr jou might give music * ? v.? *'t,?,.,.*,r. ?,*v.^.'i'.i ..*? ? ?*r\* J* l*A*i?1 " *'* ,* J* / !' ,? vi?y* V, ,,/v?.*W "i v I'm *:k? . Vri'V r?y J.Vrt"' "1 Tiwc-J nn Terry!) == &:?:? y .. '^'Av'.v E LARK MUNN /.*.V v. I. EE /3l SHE f Alt J) lessons and study shorthand. I need a typewriter even now." "But what will Aunt Susan think of the change? And It will be such a change for her!" "She will get used to it," he answered. Then, as Alice began to realize what It meant to bid goodby to the scenes of her childhood, the old home, the great trees In front, the broad meadows, the brook that rippled through them, the , little church where every one greeted her with a smile, and the grand old hills that surrounded Sandgate's peaceful valley, her heart began to ( sink. Then she thought of the pleas- , ant woods where she had so often gone nutting in autumn, the old mill pond where every summer since baby- ( hood she had gathered lilies, and even , those barefooted school children of hers. "I shall dislike to go, after all," sbi> said at last, "but perhaps It is best. I shall be homesick for a spell, but then I shall have you." Then she rose and like a Dig baby crept into her brother's lap, and, tucking her sunny head under his chin, whispered: "Oh, if you were never going to be married, Bertie, I would leave It all and try to be contented. 1 couia come up here every summer, could I not?" Then she added disconsolately: "But you will get married soon. Your beautiful island girl will cot keep you waiting so long." "No sweetheart and no wife shall ever lessen my love for you. Alice, who have been my playmate, my companion and my confidant all my life." When they had discussed the proposed step in all its bearings for a half hour Albert said: "Come, now, sis, sing a little for me. I am hungry to hear you once more." She complied willingly, and, as the piquant voice of Alice Page trilled the list from "Lily Dale" to "Suwanee River" and back to "Bonny Eloise" and "Patter of the Rain," Albert lazily puffed his pipe and lived over his boyhood days. When the concert was ended he exclaimed: "I will look around before Christmas and see what kind of a flat can be found, and then when your school closes you must come down and visit me and see how you like Boston." "Oh, that will be Just delightful, , only you must promise not to tell the , Nascns that I am coming." "But if they find it out Blanch and j Frark would feel bitterly hurt." he ] replied. "Remember, they did you the honor of coming up here to visit you, j and Blanch has said to me several times that she hoped you would visit utri luio nujici. "I should love to," replied Alice, hesitating, "but?well, I will tell you what we can do?we will wait until the day before I am to return, and then we can call there one evening. They need not know how long I have been In Boston." When morning and departure came Albert said: "I will do as you wish, sweet sister, and unless some of the Kasons should meet us at a theater I Imagine it will work all right, only it is a little rough on Frank." CHAPTER XXXVIII. T*??? he proposed change did not seem to disturb Aunt Susan SZSSjS much, although Alice noticed agjfcjM that she was more quiet than ever and avoided that subject. "I'm ready an' willin' to go If you think best," she said, "an* I'll do my best as long as I can. I hain't got long to stay, an' if I see you two happy I'm content." Two weeks before Christmas came a cordial letter from Blanch reminding Alice of her promise to visit her during the holidays and insisting that she do 60 now. With it was inclosed an equally cordial but brief note of invitation from Mrs. Nason. Alice replied, to both in due form and with profuse thanks, also stating that she had prom ised her brother she would visit him durljng her vacation, and hoped to have one or two evenings with them at that time. Alice Inclosed both notes to her brother and told him he had best Inform the Nasons of her Intended visit In a matter of fact way. "But," she added, "do no; let on that you know they have Invited me to visit them. We will do just as we talked?go there and spend one or two evenings, or perhaps I may meet them at a theater, which would be much better." Bv return mail came his assurance of obedience and a sizable check. "Use It ail. my dear sis," he wrote, "and for your own needs, too. I do not want you to feel ashamed of your gowns when you come to Boston." "Bless his dear heart," said Alice when she read the letter, "what a prize thnt Island girl will get in him!" When Christmas came and she kissed Aunt Susan goodby, she was near giving up the trip altogether. It may huve been the sad face of her aunt that brought the irresolution, or a feeling that meeting Frank would reuwuken the little heartache she had for five months been trying to conquer. When she reached Boston she was met by her brother. "I have not told Frank," Albert exclaimed, "and shall not let them know you are here until we calL I want_you to myself for a few days, because after 1 Frank knows you are here I am sure J to be one too many most of the time." a "Not on his account, you'll not be," replied Alice with a snap. What a gallant escort that brother was, and what a change from the dull monotony of her home life those days wej;e to Alice. They visited art galleries mornings, and devoted the afternoons and evenings to theaters; then usually a tetea-tete supper at a cozy place where the best was to be had, and a little chat in his or her room before retiring. It was during one of these brief visits that she noticed some of the pictures that hung in his room. "Who painted that shipwreck scene?" she asked, looking at one. "It Is a gem, and those poor sailors cling ing to toe ice covered rigging are enough to make one shiver. And those 3 awful waves, too, are simply terrify- 1 lng. And what a pretty scene Is this 1 wild tangle of rocks with a girl leaning on one and looking out on the ocean 1 where the sun Is setting or rising," ; Bhe continued as she viewed the next 1 one. Then as she examined It a little ' closer she added, "Who Is E. T.?" t Albert made no answer, and she passed ( to a third one showing a little rippled cove with the ocean beyond and a girl 1 seated In the shade of a small spruce ] tree. 1 "Why, this Is by E. T. too," she exclaimed. And turning to her brother ? she repeated, "Who Is E. T.?" . "Well," he answered, "I will take you down to the Island some time and introduce you to her. She will be glad to meet my sister, you may be certain." Q Then the brief history of this girl, as her brother had told It, came to her. "So that was the wreck she floated nshore from, was it, Bert? And can 1 she paint like that? Why, I am as- a lonlshcd! And who is the girl leaning p on the rock? Whut an exquisitely d molded figure and what a pretty pose! c Who is she?" 1 "That Is your possible sister-in-law," 11 answered Albert, with a touch of pride, "and the pictures were done by h her from sketches I first made myself. F They are true to life so far as all de- 1 tails go, only I failed to catch her ex- f pressive face in the one that shows a F front view of her." "So that was the way you wooed a your island goddess, was it?" observed r Alice, with a roguish look. "Made her 11 pose for a sketch while you Baid sweet ^ things to her. Have you a picture :: of her?" s "No, I am sorry to say I have not b Remember, she has been hidden on an c Island all her life, and I doubt if she 0 ever bad a picture taken." a "And when will you take me to see her? I am so anxious to meet this 0 fairy of the shore who has stolen my e brother's heart. Can't we go down f there before I return borne?" t "We can," he added, "but I think P we'd better wait until spring." h The next day he informed her he had v Becured a box at a theater for that n evening and had Invited the Nasons to * Join them. "I thought it would relieve Q your mind a little, Alice," he added, "to f meet your bogy on neutral ground." e Mrs. Nason was a long way from be- a intr thp hnntrhtv sDecter Alice had con- 11 lured up. That a country schoolma'am P was proud euough to discourage her t 9on's attentions because of the differ- P cnce in their positions awakened her a curiosity. "I should like to meet Miss t Page," she 6ald to Blanch when the f latter had asked if she might invite her t to visit them. "A girl that shows the 1< 3pirit she does is certainly worth cul- n tivatiug." f When Alice's cool but polite note e reached Mrs. Nason she was piqued to v even a greater degree of curiosity, and 1< when Albert's courteous letter lnvit- ? Ing "Mrs. Nason and family to share s a box at the theater for the purpose of n meeting my sister" was received she v returned a cordiul acceptance by bear- a er. # ii To Alice the proposed meeting was h a source of dread, and when the car- a riage called for Albert and herself she 0 was in an excited state of mind. They I1 had barely taken their seats in the box a when the usher knocked, and Blanch, followed by the rest of the family, en- t tered. That young lady greeted Alice v with an effusive kiss, and the next in- P Mrs. Nason began chatting with Alice. d stant she found herself shaking hands J with a rotund and gray haired lady of s dignified bearing, but of kind and s courteous manner. An introduction to 1 Edith followed, and then Frank ac- t Icnowledged ber polite "How do you 1 do, Mr. Nason?" with his very best e bow. 1" Mrs. Nason began chatting with v Alice In the pleasantest way and with c seemingly cordial interest in all she r said, while Blanch kept quiet and d Edith devoted herself to Albert. It was after the second curtain when Mrs. Nason said: "I must Insist that i you divide your visit with us. Miss tl 3age, and allow us to return a little of rour hospitality. Of course I underitand that your brother conies first, ind rightly, too, but we must claim a lart of your time." "I had promised myielf one or two evenings at your home," Alice aniwered quietly, "but I do not feel that [ ought to desert Bertie more than :hat" Then, for the first time, Blanch pnt n her little word: "Now, do not offer rrsxu** KmthoF Dfl an oTnnao T hov? jeen anticipating yoor promised visit 'or a long time, and no brother Is going to rob me of it 1 shall come iround tomorrow forenoon, and If yon ire not ready to go back with me, bag ind baggage, I will just \ake your baggage, and then you will have to :ome." "I do not see why you cannot see rour brother and visit with him just a* irell at our house," put in Mrs. Nason. 'He is always welcome there." Alice turned to her brother, remarkng, "It is nice of you to insist, and I m more than grateful, but It must be :s he says." Then she added prettily. 'He is my papa and mamma now, and he cook and captain bold and mate o 1 he Nancy brig as well." "I will stir up a mutiny on the Nancy }rlg If he does not consent," laughed blanch; "so there is an end to that and [ on must be ready at 10 tomorrow." TO BE CONTINUED. piscfllaneeus pading. A NATIONAL CONVENTION. i Jreat Work That la Performed Always Under Stress. Few people who have not been able o attend one of the great conventions .t which the delegates thus elected :ather to select a presidential candilate, can appreciate how wonderfully Iramatic and enthusiastic they are. 'o begin with, when the national comnittee selects the place of meeting, it s guided first of all by the size of the ia.ll. In the last ten years, there has irobably been no hall used for a nalonal convention which did not seat rom twelve to fourteen thousand peo>le. The largest one ever used was at Cansas City In 1900. On the floor are . thousand delegates, a thousand alterlates, not far from five hundred jourlalists, representing the pick of the Lmerlcan press and full a thousand iromlnent men, not always of the ame party, because eminent men of oth parties attend occasionally the onventions of their rivals. In the rear >f the floor seats an<| in the galleries re from eight to ten thousand people nterested in the convention. At varfus points ,are stationed*- the bandi* ach with a~leader who watches out or the moment to strike up in celebralon of the arrival of the particulrr lolitician or statesman by whom he as been engaged. As men come in i-ho are known, cheers go up and lOisy music rings out. As gradually he convention settles down into uietude the leaders are seen moving rom delegation to delegation, trying to ffect a compromise here or to work trade there. The first day, as a rule, Ittle Is done. The committees are apiointed and the committee on resolulons wrangles for several nours. The people who attend the convention go way in despair, and the sessions of he convention are cut down to a very ew moments in the morning and afernoon. When the fight of the baljt comes on, the real drama comnences. Then men known by name rom Sandy Hook to the Golden Gate heck off one by one the votes of the arlous delegations, and a gain or a iss is signalized by cheers and enthuiasm. If a nomination is made, the cene is one which is possibly equaled lowhere else in the world. No man iho saw the nomination of Mr. Bryn in '96, the nomination of Harrison n '92, or the later nomination of Bryan i 1900 can forget the enthusiasm which iter.&f.d th? completion of the work f these conventions. Men of standrig, politically and financially, great nen In the nation, acted like children, a need with banners, seized horns and rombones, attempting to play tunes ipon them. If I may be permitted a letsonal reminiscence, the most pieuresque spectacle that has been seen o any convention, at least in my time, ias when Senator Clark of Montana, ddely known as the richest man in he United States, carrying a banner in ne hand and holding on his arm he one woman delegate in the 1900 onvention, a lady from Utah, led the rand march in the Kansas City conention hall in celebration of the nomnntlnn of Mr Rrvan.?The Pilerlm. Figures In the Presidency.?The uccessful candidate must receive at east 239 electoral votes. In the old olid south, including: Delaware and Maryland, there are 162 electoral votes, eavlng 77 to be secured In the north. Jew York with 39, Connecticut with 7, Jew Jersey with 12 would give only 8?19 short of the requirement. The ddltion of Indiana with 15 votes would eave the Democratic candidate still 4 otes short of the number necessary or a choice. There need be no worry bout those 4 votes, however, for the rinning back to Democracy of New fork, Connecticut. New Jersey and Inliana could be accomplished only by the ise of a refluent wave in politics of uch power that It would inevitably weep other states into line. There is ilinois with 27 votes, as to which, if he Democratic quarrels are settled, here will be cause for Republican unasiness: while in Wisconsin, which tas thirteen votes, there is an open and iolent faction fight, the two Republian senators having joined in a fornidable bolt against the regular canlidate for governor.?New York Times. tir The man who is too meek to speak n meeting gets over it before the eleclon. ' ! | ? THE TOAD IS U8EFUL. Distinguished Entomologist Tells How He Helps the Farmer. The dusty, homely toad, that has been shunned and stoned by country boys almost since the beginning of time because "they make warts grow on your hands," has found a champion who makes him appear a much more useful animal than Is generally supposed. A. H. Kirkland, a Boston entomologist, has made an extended study of the toad as a destroyer of insects; and he has come to the conclusion that the little animal Is a valuable friend to all farmers. In the hope,of preventing us uesirueuuii miu uuiiviiiuiiig lanncis of its usefulness, he has written a paper which has Just been published by the department of agriculture in Washington. In order to determine just how many and what obnoxious Insects are eaten by toads, Mr. Kirkland collected and examined the stomachs of 148 toads and classified their contents. The result showed that at least 98 per cent of the toad's food is of animal o,rlgin. The following table, which Mr. Kirkland compiled, gives an idea of the animal's preferences: Food elements. Per cent. Ants 19 Cutworms 16 Thousand-legged worms 10 Tent caterpillars 9 Ground beetles and allies 8 May beetles and allies 6 Wireworm beetles and allies ....... 5 Weevils 5 Miscellaneous caterpillars 3 Grasshoppers, crickets 3 Spiders 2 Sow-bugs 2 Potato-beetles and allies 1 Carrion beetles 1 Miscellaneous beetles 1 Snails 1 Angleworms 1 Vegetable detritus 1 Gravel .... 1 Unidentified animal matter 5 Of the insects mentioned in this list only three varieties are said to be beneficial: ground beetles, carrion beetles and spiders. They comprise only 11 per cent of the animal's diet, while 22 per cent of all the insects he destroys are described as neutral. They are ants and worms and have both good and bad qualities. But of the remaining 62 per cent of insects which the toad eats, caterpillars and cutworms, beetles, sow bugs, snails and grasshoppers, moths, wire worms and potato bugs all damage a farmer's crops or his goods to an appreciable extent. Nor can any one sniff at this table and say that a toad is too small to eat bugs to count for anything. The amount of food the little animal consumes, Mr. Klrkland says, is remarkable. In one stomach 77 thousand-legged worms were found; in another were 37 tent caterpillars. Sixty-five fcypsy moths were found in the stomach of a third, and 55 army worms in a fourth. Eighty-six housefiles are also said to have disappeared down the throat of one toad in less then ten minutes; and the record of stuffing is held by another, who was still hungry after consuming 90 rose bugs. Using his experiments as a basis, Mr. Klrkland has estimated that in ninety days a single toad may destroy 2,160 cutworms, 1,800 myriapods, 2,160 sow bugs, 3,240 ants, 360 weevils and as many ground beetles. "Laws protect our insectivorous birds," says Mr. Klrkland, "as well as others whose worth to man is, to say the least, a debatable question. The toad's worth Is an established fact. Should It not receive a similar protection?" Farmers who have realized the value of having many toads on their lands have planned to establish toad colonies; but, unless the animals are brought a considerable distance, trouble will be encountered because of their strong homing instinct. Toads, as a rule, Mr. Kirkland tells us, live year after year in the same locality. One animal is believed to have occupied the same dooryard for twenty-three years, and F. H. Mosher of Westport. Mass., has positive knowledge of a toad that occupied a certain feeding ground for at least eight years. But toad colonies can be formed, as is shown by the experience of the authoress, Celia Thaxter, who found her gardens on the Isles of Shoals, off the Massachusetts coast, overrun by Insects and snails. A considerable number of toads were imported from the mainland, with the result that in a short time the pests were suppressed. The best plan for forming a colony, Mr. Kirkland says, is to provide a breeding place and carry the toads to it at mating time, so that later in the season, when the young toads leave the water, they may establish themselves in the vicinity. A shallow pool having a small, but constant water supply is all that is needed?New York Sun. JAPANESE BUYING RICE. Options on Large Supplies Being Obtained in Growing Districts. What Is now believed by southern rice men to be a part of a well-laid plan by the Japanese government to secure control of a large part of the Louisiana and Texas output of rice in view of the probable long duration of the war with Russia, is indicated by advices just received from New Orleans. It Is said that Japanese contractors representing the Imperial government of Japan have been quietly at work In the rice belt securing options on large supplies of the rice grown In that district to be shipped to Japan to supplement the war stores for the Mikado's Invading army. J. I. Nlshio of the Japanese firm of Okazaki & Nishio, Houston, Tex., who has been making the contracts, says, however, that the rice is for sale among the Chinese and Japanese residents of California and other Pacific coast states, who are not now able to Import the cereal from Japan on account of the high export duty which the Japanese government has imposed to keep the supply at home. The first shipment is expected to go forward this week. There are now more than 100 Japanese rice farmers who have settled in Texas, and who are raising rice. Recently two came direct from Osaka, Japan, with ?100,000 each, to invest in rice lands, and it seems to be the general idea that the Mikado had in view the idea of having an inexhaustible supply of rice upon which to draw at will.?New York Times. . CATECHISM FOR RUSSIANS. By Gen. Dragomiroff, the Lord Roberts of His Country. The name of General Dragomiroff In Russia is a household, word. He Is perhaps, the most famous of all the czar's soldiers, and, although he Is too old to go to the front, he takes an active thinking part In the present campaign. Unfortunately his advice in the beginning of the war?the Immediate evacuation of Port Arthur?was not followed. $ur,nS the Ru8so-Turklsh war in 1877 he commanded the famous 14th division, which was the first to cross the Danube under Turkish fire at Sistova, and at the Shipka Pass he was dangerously wounded, but refused to leave the field. Many high commands have been instrusted to him and he is well known in Russian military literature. He devotes much time to writing about the Russian soldier, whom he knows well. Curiously enough, it is the Jap soldier, and not the Russian, who Is taking Dragomiroff s advice, given below: 1. Perish self, but rescue your comrade. 2. Push forward, although those in front are falling. 3. Don't fear to be Killed, nowever difficult the task; you will surely win. 4. If the task Is difficult, that of the enemy is not easier, and possibly more difficult than yours. You onlv see your own difficulties, and not those of the enemy; nevertheless, they are there. Never be dejected, but always audacious and bold. 5. When attacked also attack, and not merely defend. The best mode of defense is to attack. 6. In battle those win who are more obstinate and tenacious, and not who are stronger or more skillful. Victory is not attainable at once; the enemy Is also hard. Sometimes the second and third attempts fail, then go forward the fourth time, or even more until you have gained your end. 7. More or less skillful dispositions render the task easier and with less loss, but that is all. The winners are those who have resolved p* ner to die than not to gain their enas. *1 8. Whatever unexpected difficulties you meet with on the way you must only think of surmounting them, and not think that affairs go badly. 9. A good detachment has no rear and no flank, but everywhere is front where are the enemy. 10. However unexpectedly the enemy appears, don't forget that he can be beaten, either by bayonet or fire. From the two the choice is not difficult, and order of battle is of secondary importance. If the enemy is near, always use the bayonet; if at a distance, Are first and then bayonet. 11. There is no situation out of which one cannot emerge with honor. 12. In battle there Is no relief; when once in the fight remain there to the end; supports will arrive, but reliefs never. 13. During the battle rescue unwounded comrades; only remember your wounded after you have beaten the enemy. Who makes a fuss about them during battle is cowardly and Infamous, and not a tender-hearted man. Not his fellows are dear, his own skin is dear to him. For picking up wounded there are always special detachments. 14. When you are commander don't interfere in what concerns your Junior; see that he is cleverly led, and in battle he will take care of himself. Who runs after what others should do lets slip his own duties. Every rank must have its own sphere of Independence and responsibility. Non-observance of the first takes away the second. The commander must see that every one fulfills his duties, otherwise show no mercy.?London Daily Mall. AN AX TO GRIND. A Story That Is Old, But Not Altogether Pointless. When I was a little boy, I remember, one cold winter morning I was accosted by a smiiisg man with an ax on his shoulder. "My pretty boy," said he, "has your father a grindstone?" "Yes, sir," said I. "You are a fine little fellow," said he; "will you let me grind my ax on ft?" Pleased with the compliment of "fine little fellow," "Oh, yes, sir," I answered; "it is down in me snop. "And will you, my man," said he, patting me on the head, "get me a lit- , tie hot water?" How could I refuse? I ran and soon brought a kettleful. "I am sure," continued he. "you are one of the finest lads that ever I have seen; will you just turn a few minutes for me?" Pleased with the flattery, I went to work; and I toiled and tugged till I was < almost tired to death. The school-bell | rang, and I could not get away; my hands were blistered, and the ax was ' not half ground. ' At length, however, it was sharpen- i ed; and the man turned to me with, ( "Now, you little rascal, you've played truant; be off to school, or you'll rue it!" ' "Alas!" thought I, "it is hard enough | to turn a grindstone, but now to be called a little rascal, Is too much." It sank deep in my mind, and often have 1 I thought of it since. When I see a i merchant over polite to his customers, | methfnks, "That man has an ax to grind." 1 When I see a man, who is in private ' life a tyrant, flattering the people, and | making great professions of attachment to liberty, methinks, "Look out, good people! that fellow would set you turning grindstones!"?Ben Franklin. 1 ATTACKS FRAUD8 ONLY. Postoffiee Has No Ossira to Establish Censorship. Postmaster General Payne yesterday gave out a statement regarding the attitude of the department toward worthless nostrum and newspaper publication of medical advertisements. It was explained that the department had no intention of entering on a crusade against patent medicines or of establishing a censorship upon advertisements printed in newspapers, but simply aimed to correct abuses In cases of obscenity and fraud, as required by law. The statement follows: "A large number of complaints having been received by the first assist ant postmaster general, protesting vigorously against the United States malls being used for the purpose of circulating newspapers and other literature containing advertisements of alleged cures for loss of manhoood, vitality, etc., the acting postmaster general transmitted a number o? the advertisements to the assistant attorney general for the postofflce department, with the request for an opinion as to whether or not their transmittal through the mails constituted a violation of law. "Mr. Robb, the then assistant attorney general for the postofflce department, rendered an opinion holding such advertisements a violation of what Is known as the 'obscenity law.' The only Intention which has ever been entertained by the administrative officers has been to suppress the advertisements which the law officer of the department has held to be obscene. "Of course the postofflce department has never had any intention of starting a crusade upon patent medicines, or of establishing a censorship upon advertisements printed in newspapers. There has been no change in the policy or practice of the department, the facts simply are that certain abuses having been called to its attention, it has acted thereon as required by law. "In the regular course of business In the office of the assistant attorney genera] a number of cases were presented in which so-called cures for lost manhood and lost vitality were complained of as being worthless, as well as the literatures of the company selling the article being obscene. Analyses of those so-called remedies developed the fact that in most instances the ingredients were simply starch and sugar. In a number of instances the pills and drugs contained ingredients injurious to the system and forbidden by law to be sold. "It having thus appeared that these companies were defrauding the public ^ by means of false and fraudulent ..rep-* resentations made and accordingly Issued by him/^TO^^ action has been contemplated by the department save in these cases of obscenity and fraud."?Washington Post. OUR GUNNER8. How They Are Selected and Trained In the Navy. "It is only half the work to arm and equip ships with the most improved guns and sights; they must also have a highly trained personnel capable of manipulating guns, turrets and torpedoes," writes Lieutenant Commander Gleaves in the June World's Work. When China found herself arrayed against Japan she offered 1500 cash per month for skilled gun pointers, but In all great navies gun pointers are trained, not bought, and when the fight is on it is too late for Instruction. How does a man become an expert gunner? Diligent drill and constant training are not enough without a certain amount of natural aptitude. One man after another Is tried A few days' drill In the turrets eliminates all except the fairly promising. For the talent of eye and nerve which marks the born gun pointer the government pays from $2 to S10 a month in addition to the regular pay. This premium is not confined to any race, creed or color. On one vessel In the navy one of the gun pointers is a negro. Selecting gun pointers is one of the most Important duties in the navy. Having selected the men for gun pointers, the next step is to train them. Two methods are now in vogue, both having the same principle, but differing in detail. In the old days of sails and smooth bore guns, the invariable rule?was this: "Fire at the top of the downward roll Just as the ship begins to roll toward the target, and aim at the enemy's water line." This rule lasted far Into the age of steam and turret guns, and has only recently been supplanted by "continuous aim firing," or the art of keeping a gun trained on the target, regardless of the oscillations of the vessel, during ine wnme wo portion of the roll. The method for training men by the new system?by the use of a "dotter" ?was devised by Captain Percy Scott, of the British navy. The dotter is a mechanical device which causes a small target to move across the face of a gun. with a combined vertical and horizontal motion. The gun pointer must make the gun follow the target, and whenever the sights are on the bull's eye he presses a button. This causes a pencil to dot the target That Is his shot. The other method of instruction is with the Morris tube, which consists of a small gallery rifle fitted on the gun, to take the place of the "dotter's" pencil. So proficient have the bluejackets become in handling the turret gun, that In actual target practice on board the Alabama a 13-inch gun is loaded and fired in thirty-eight seconds. Two kinds of target practice are employed now In all navies. One in which the target Is stationary and the ship moving; the other in which both ships and target are moving. tsr The divided spirit cannot do divine service.