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THK WHITK FLAG. Significance in War as Once Fixed by International Law. To a great many people the mere mention. of a white flag in war at once suggests some connection with one of those unpleasant episodes which, ir. South Africa, says the London Tit-Bits, came to he dignified with the title of regrettable incidents." But it is important that it should be more generally known that a white flag in international law possesses a significance Quite different in charac ter. For an officer or soldier to display a white flag or other token of surrender in the presence of the enemy is a disgrace equivalent to showing the white feather: and the king's regulations make it unmistakably clear that the offender will be tried by general courtmartial. The surrender by an officer charged with its defense, of any garrison, post, guard or position, whether fortified or not, which even a detachment may be ordered to hold, can only be justified by the utmost necessity. Unless this necessity be clearly shown, the surrender becomes an act of shame and disgrace, punishable by death: or if the evidence is insufficient to support such a charge the offender, if an officer, is liable to be cashiered, or if a soldier to suffer imprisonment. What requires to be clearly understood is that the hoisting of a white flae means, in itself, nothing else . than that one party is asking wheth. er it will receive a communication from the other. In practice, however, the white flag, in consequence of being improperly hoisted in the course- of an action by individual soldiers or small parties, has come to indicate surrender. The white flag is the universally understood flag of truce, and nc more. Since time immemorial it has been used as a signal by an armed force that it is anxious to communicate with the enemy, and this ife the only significance that it can be said to possess in international law. Great vigilance is always necessary for the question in every case is . whether the hoisting of the white flag was authorized by the senior officer. In consequence, when the flag is hoisted the enemy need not necessarily cease fire, though it is absolutely incumbent on the party which hoists the flag to do so. For instance, during the siege oi Port Arthur in 1900, when a particular fort hoisted a flag, the Japanese ~ 1 ? At immD. general, caiuu ->usi, uiU iw<. >u,u,v diately cease firing on that fort: he looked upon it as merely the preliminary to a negotiation. Feeding Our Sailors. It costs the United States 25 cents to feed a soldier one day and 37 cents to feed a sailor one day. The difference arises largely from the government's efforts to attract men to the navy. The old-time sailor was notoriously ill fed. In the days ol wooden ships, with no provision foi keeping meat fresh, "salt horse" was as often as not about the only kinc of meat a sailor received from one shore leave to another. Black coffee and hardtack usually made up the rest of the meal, though sometimes the menu was varied by the introduction of scouse, lobscouse, skillagalee and other fillers which tasted no better than the regular diet, but were welcomed as a change. After sis months of this diet it naturally followed that there was some complaint Sailors home on leave or out of the service regaled their friends with stories or now trie uoveruiem diai v cv. its sailors, and .the impression grew that while the army was not a bad career for a young man. he had bettei avoid the navy. It was much bettei to spend a life at hard labor ashore where good food was available, than to join, the navy and retire with a comfortable pension but no appetite But this day has long passed. Ic calling attention to the work which Admiral McGowan,chief of the bureau of supplies and accounts is doing toward providing the sailors in the American navy with food which wili keep them in a contented frame oi mind, the New York Sun says: "It is not overstating the case to say thai the major part of the fleet's efficiency and the contentment of the men is due either directly or indirectly to the generous and varied provender which is now given to them, whether the ship be in port or ploughing her way through stormy seas." cannea gooas are still extensively used in the navy. Admiral McGowan says that canned corn beef is so well understood and so well liked in the navy that its use 10 a certain moderate extent is not only welcome but most welcome rc the men?they like it." Canned fruits and vegetables are also used in considerable quantities, but the refrigerating plants which are a part of every modern battleship make it possible to make fresh meats, vegetables and fruits the principal part of the mod> C.USTIC COMMENT. 1 Pointed Paragraphs Concerning Vari 1 <?us Things. I When money is tight a man should j i keep sober. i Shiftless people are never the ones ! who worry about it. The chap who suspects his neighbor. is not above suspicion. A man who patronizes saloons often finds himself in a tight place. A girl who has loved and lost boasts of her indifference for the : men. | The world has but little use for the I man who tells it a disagreeable truth. Poetry may bring returns?if a stamp is inclosed with it. When an office holder loses his grip fie does less nanusuaiwug. A small boy's ideal hero is a big boy who runs away from school. Happiness is always where we find it, but seldonj where we go to seek it. Sometimes a man gets tired of boing good and experiments in vice out of curiosity. If all women were mind readers every man on earth would take to the tall timber. The man who likes to hear himself j talk is about the only one who cares ! to listen. s Occasionally a man takes a day off ! to celebrate the anniversary of his birth, but a woman usually takes a year off. It is reported that fully 2,000 girls 'are studying law in this country at ' j the present time. Preparing to be j come mothers-in-law some day, peril haps. ' j The Mule's Name. ! Not all of the good negro stories come fiom the South. For instance, " there is the one told by John Poucher. Jr., now of Omaha, though forj merly of these parts, who has been 'I visiting his brother-in-law, "Heath!| en" Wood, in Louisville recently. ' John was a newspaper man once, but he is preaching now, says the Louis' ville Times. lj He says there is an old negro in j Omaha who, strange as it may- seem j in that latitude, never was a slave. '.The old man does odd jobs of haul!; ing, for which purpose he uses a giJgantic mule of tremendous strength I and equal deliberation and determi' nation. One day John asked the old ' man>>the mule'6 name. "Dat mule am name Co'peration," ' was the answer. "What on earth ever made you give him such a name as that?" John asked. !| "Jes' 'cause dat am de nachel name fo' 'im," said the old man. ': "Dat ar mule, he kin stan' mo' 'buse an' go right ahead bavin' 'is own j way dan any white possum yo' eber J see." ? ern sailor's diet. Until eight years ago no serious ; attempt was made to find out what was best for the sailors and to prol_jj a. ** HYYIQ an allowance I 11 viae it. ai vug hu4g *?? i : of 30 cents a day was made for each J J sailor's food, and if the sailor did ' not draw his rations he got the mons ay. This system was naturally [ abused, and attempts to devise a beti ter plan led to the present system, ! which makes a more liberal food al! lowance than any other country i makes to its sailors. At present there are about 55,000 enlisted men 'j in the navy, and it costs the govern ment about $7,400,000 annually to ! feed them. It has been found, how: ever, that it is well repaid in the class of men attracted, and in the . general efficiency of the crews. The s Wyoming is the prize ship of the i navy. Her gun crews hold the recl ord for target practice. Here is a sample menu: Breakfast?Fried I eggs, friend bologna, fried potatoes, bananas, bread, butter and coffee. ' Dinner?Grilled sirloin steak, fried , onions, mashed potatoes, cocoanut i custard, bread and coffee. Supper? Li Beef a la mode, hashed brown pota. toes, corn fritters, bread, butter and II tea. l i It has been found that since the i j modem sailor chews less tobacco and j drinks less strong liquor than his ! predecessor of the days when each I man received his daily allotment of ' rum, more sweet stuff is required. ; For the sailors in the Atlantic re: serve fleet stationed at the Philadel' phia navy yard the government last > "year bought thirty tons of candy and : 80.000 packages of salted peanuts, i The food value of both candy and t peanuts, when taken as a part of ' a carefully designed diet, is high. > which accounts for the large quantity given to the men. The old sailor j i often quenched his thirst with water 1 which was by no means pure. Today I ' the American sailor drinks only dis-l tilled water. Medical experts in the! j service have found that the use of j : pure water lessens the amount or; rheumatism and increases the gen-! eral health of the men. Of course.) food alone is not responsible for the I remarkable efficiency of the navy, but j officers and men are agreed that it deserves more praise than it get6. I ? We cure the most hopeless cases. Whatever may lie tlie ^ niatter with your wheel, we ? can put it in thorough repair. T^Wif _ We do every kind of repair s* work promptly, and we only u /vSBLJje/W m/, charge reasonable prices. You I ?[f| yt/^rr will find that by coming to us I 1? that it will pay you to keep V // your wheel in good repair. -?? J. B. BRICKLE Bicycles, Guns and Automobiles Repaired. Bamberg, S. C. HI B A. Soliloquy in 1 '1 Two Paragraphs 'That's the third time this morning. I can't wait a moment longer on that fellow. Let me see?what is Smith's number? "If Jones won't provide sufficient telephone faci& ties for his customers, he can't blame me for dealing I elsewhere. Operator, give me 437." I Haw i)a van Ltiaw tku v*n> Jamu'I I happen -with your tingle telephone. 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