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' ISSUED SEMI-WEEK)^ l. *. grist & SONS, PubUsher.,j % ^"amiig Jjetcsgaper: jfor (he promotion of the political, Social, gsritnltural, and (Eommeyial Interests the ffeogle. {TERM8IN'Q^0ooiTYFA^ElcE!?^VaAKCK ESTABLISHED 1855. YORKVILLE, S. C., SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1902. NO. 62. WHEN BOYS BY JOHN X Author of "Helen's E ingto Copyright, 1901, by John Habberton. CHAPTER XXI. A CHAT WITH THE COLONEL. OK Brainard's sake was glad the fight ha occurre(*. f?r I* seeme ImM&W t0 me 't shoul h.n.Q Phil TTn mi ton's possible cbanc out of his mind. Bi a8 soon as we reache camp the few sick lif men and shirkers who bad remalne behind began to croak a story sui posed to have filtered from the colonel' tent through several intermediarle that the colonel bad been in a rag about the explosions of my relics 1 our old camp, that had made him suj; pose the enemy were shelling us a we evacuated the post, and that he wa going to make an example of the guilt party. Sure enough, we had not bee in camp more than two hours wbe the orderly sergeant of our compaB came to our tent and said: "The colonel wants to see you tw at once." We looked at each other and tried t smile, but failed. "It seems to me." said I. "that ou share of the fight at the fence ought t mitigate our punishment?I mean m; own punishment, for you did nothin in that shell affair but tell about 11 like a fool. I suppose that even no^ you'll try to make the colonel believ that you bad some share in it, so as t shield me." "1 wish I could," replied Bralnar meekly. "I wish 1 hadn't told of i when the colonel was so mystifle about the shots, but really it did seer for the good of the service." "You're too good to live," said 1 "Come aloug. I hope you'll come li for some share of the punishment, yoi unspeakable lunatic." Nevertheless for a corporal to b summoned by his colonel has a sobei lng effect, so I fought down my feel lugs and tried to* assume a bold fron as I dragged Brainard across th parade ground. - "Pass them in. sentry." said the colc nel from the open front of his tent a we drew near. We stopped at the ten flaps, saluted and stood at "attention. "Come In. gentlemen," said the colc uel, with an odd smile which nevw theless seemed not ugly. "Sit down." Roth of us dropped nervelessly on th eoiuiiel's camp bed. the only seat vl( ible. The colonel was handling son* papers which I promptly assumed wer court martial charges against us. "I was greatly surprised and als< pleased." continued the colonel, stll handling the papers, "at receiving to day commissions for both of you?com missions as first lieutenants." I looked at Brainard, and Bralnan looked at me, and I don't understanc why both of us did not drop dead wltl astonishment. The colonel went on: "I had hoped to promote both of yoi In the course of time, after you ha< reached sergeant's grade?BrainarO because of your rescuing your part from the enemy after capture and fo getting that dispatch through to th left a few nights ago, and, Frost, b( cause I've learned that you spent a It of money in trying to get recruits fo the regiment at the time you entere It. I'm not the only influence with th appointing power. Political and othe strings are being pulled for scores o my noncommissioned otflcers, and som of this sort of work seems to have bee done for you boys." "Not for me, sir, that I know of, said Brainard quickly. "Eh? Well, so much the more t your credit. Nevertheless 'tis trui You're both commissioned to the Fort} third. It seems from a letter accompt nying your commissions that the Fort} third is in a bad way?good men, ba oflicers?so bad that the command can be trusted to take the field. A lot i the oflicers have been weeded out, an the governor wished to replace thei with men from regimeuts that are i gcod shape and have seen hard servic* The senator from your district strongl recommended you. Frost, and calle your father up to Albany, and it seen; that your father took with him a bant some young woman who told an e; traordinary story of your bravery an produced a letter in evidence. I cau understand how I, your colonel, faile to have learned the facts, but"? "Your cousin May!" exclaimed Brail ^ird. Then he sprang to his feet an hit me between the shoulders with force which I could not have believe n-uo In lila tlfiu frnmn Tlie rnlnm looked surprised, and Bruinard mu mured "1 beg pardon" and collapsed i confusion. "It seems, further," continued tli colonel, "that the governor said 1 wished he knew of some other troopt of equal courage and ability, upo which the youug lady said she coul name one and straightway praised yoi Bruinard. without stint aud declare that if you two could be sent togethc you could end the war. I can't imagin where the young lady obtained he knowledge of the special requirement of the service or how she came to knoi so much about the soldierly qualities c two of my corporals, but these comml! sions are the result." "We can't accept them, sir." sai Bruinard. "if they've been granted o such hearsay and misapprehension." I didn't approve of Brainard's "we. He had the right to decline for hiuisel ; WERE MEN. IABBERTON. abies," "George Washn," Etc. should be Insist on being so foolish, but I wauted my own commission, no matter through what mistake it was issu* ed. The colouel, too, was of my way d of thinking, for he replied: d "Nonsense! Never lose a chance to d reach higher rank, especially to move I' your insignia of rank from your sleeve pi c to your suouiuer." i it "But. sir, there are other men more n< d deserving of it," said Braitiard. "I'd si >t feel ashamed to wear shoulder straps 11 d If McTwyny must go on with only a >* sergeant's stripes. You ought to see B a him fight!" s "Eb? McTwyny? That freckled gi e Irish tiger that's a sergeant in your tl d troop? Oh. he couldn't help fighting If >- he tried!" ir s "But there's brains behind his fight- b< s ing. sir. If you'd seen and heard"? al y "There's brains behind all real fight- ai n ing. corporal?er?lieutenant. Don't h< Q ever forget it, or your enemy will get '1 y the better of you." Id "But there's such a lot behind Mco Twyny's, sir," persisted Brainard. bi "Think of the odds that were against tl o him. He had only 18 men with whom to fight what looked like a brigade?cer- pi r lainly a thousand?and he talked and si o acted like a general Instead of a mere g< y sergeant." st g "When? Where? How do you know?" t, asked the colonel, with a quizzical st v smile apparently at Brainard's assum- w e ing to know how a general would act o "This afternoon. Way off to the ai right of the road our regiment took, it 3 We saw him. We were in the fight I t with him and were proud of it and of cc 3 him." a "Bless me! I heard such wild stories ct of that skirmish that I've already askI ed your captain for a written report a Tell me nil about It" in u Brainard told blm without a word of ct exaggeration, yet as be talked the colo- fc e nel arose and paced bis tent like an ex- m ' cited Ijor in a cage. He clinched his be I- bands. >i'.d bis eyes flashed, and be fc t sputtered small groups of Scriptural m e words that were not prayers. Brain- Yi aid Btopped abruptly after telling bow 1 * Mick felled the skirmishers' captain. B s "The tigeri" exclaimed the colonel, w t "I wish there were more of his kind In to the regiment." w > "But Isn't he a man, too?" asked st ' Brainard. "And shouldn't be be re- sa warded"? pi e "It shan't be my fault If be Isn't a m ? man from this day forth," Interrupted the colonel. "Come with me. 1 sup- dt e pose he is io the hospital." w "Or dead," I suggested. 6b " "Nonsense!" growled the colonel m J "Loss of a fore paw never kills a tiger, ai H Lieutenant Baslow of our regiment baa th shot them In India. He was in the re British service and has told me all ha i shout it." re ' Instead of going direct to the bos- pa 3 pltal the colonel stopped at. a captain's on tent and asked for one of the occu- of J pant's jackets?an o.'d one. The cap- M J tain looked surprised, but complied tli 'i with the request. The colonel strode w y rapidly to the hospital tents, followed w t by Hraiuard and inc. Entering the th e surgical ward, he asked: K? s* "Is McTwyny here?" v( 't "Prisint, sorr," cauie from a red face f on a cot. and a big freckled hand came bt d to the side of the face in the position of ki e salute. ht i "I'm sorry to hear of your loss," said 80 'f the colonel, "and I've brought you the e best consolation I could thiuk of. This ln a Is the jacket you shall wear when you y( get up again. Captain McTwyny." ea "Whooroo!" exclaimed Mick. He ^ closed his eyes an instant, then opened o them and said, "Av Norab cud only see t*1 ?. it!" th "She shall see it. with you inside of i* it. as soon as you're lit to go north on 81 > leave of absence. Is there anything t\ d else I can do for you?" ec t Mick pushed aside his sheet, display- A )I ed his severed arm lying on his breast te d and said: ft n "Don't let 'em throw this away." ai u "He knocked me down for trying to rc e. take it from him," whispered the y nurse, "but of course a thiug of that d kind can't be kept." is For a moment the colonel seemed to ni 1- be choking. When he recovered, he ni i- said: rc d "Let me take it. I'll have It buried 01 't with the honors of war. The company ft d you're to command, captain, shall fire S? a salute over It." > "01 thank yez very koindly, sorr, for hl d that an' fhat Use ye've done, but how 'a a about thlm two little dhlvils forninst d ye? In the foight wid the tince rails? ?1 glory be to the poikes av nuld Oireland N r- ?they were wort' more than all the rist c< u av the platoon put together. Little Brainard, ah. fhat a shillelah twister ir ie he'd make! An', as for Frost, he saved tl ie me own lolfe two or three toimes in ei ?r succession." si n "ijlood!" exclaimed the colonel. "They k d shall be taken care of. Now keep as tl j, quiet as you can. captain, so as to get s; d well quick?ana see woran. isurse, r haug ibis Jacket at tbe foot of bis cot ti e In some way so be can always see tbo ai ir shoulder straps when his eyes are si ;s open. Come along, men?I beg your u >v pardon?gentlemen." tl >f "Now," said tbe colonel, "as you two h s- have declined (1 hadn't) the cotumis- d sions granted, as you tbiak, under a ri d misapprehension and through the tl n imagination of a youug woman. I shall ci at once recommend you for comuiis- Ic sions in your own old regiment, and ei fa you may be sure that you'll get them. The colonel looked surprised. to nn mnrp rnntnlnHes flt mv dia osal. To make a vacancy for Mcwyny I'm going to force a good for othlng captain to resign. But you jail both Lave lieutenancies ? first eutenancies, if possible!" "In the old regiment?" exclaimed rainard. "Hurrah!" "Hurrah!" 1 echoed. The colonel rasped our hands and almost crushed lem in his own. Then he said: "Meanwhile, on the basis of the comlissions to the Forty-third, I'll have 9th of you as enlisted men discharged :once. That will enable you to go home ad tell your story, and McTwyny's? ? came from your town, I believe, 'will ulso enable you to see that lmaglative young woman." Brainard's pale face became a sunarst In an Instant. The colonel connued: " 'Twill also enable you to draw your ay, and, as the paymaster is about x months overdue, you'll be able to ) home in officers' uniform?shoulder raps and all?eh?" I looked into Brainard's eyes and iw that the fight with Phil Hamilton as on. "Give a man an inch, and he'll take i ell, colonel," said Brainard. "Would be possible to get our papers at once? think it?It might save a life If I >uld start for home tonight." "It shall be done. Please say to your tptain that I would like to see him." * * ? * * After tattoo, and also after a howl g time in our company street, our nnrades having learned of our good irtune. we started for Yorktown, 12 lies distant, to catch' the morning >at for Fort Monroe. We were in time ir the Foil Monroe boat for Baltlore and the morning train for New ork. We got officers' uniforms, and made It my special business that rainard's should fit perfectly. He as in such baste to reach Summern that he would have been content ith anything topped with shoulder raps. 1 even saw to It that he wore isb and sword belt. Meanwhile I ayed that my letter about Brainard ight reach Summerton before us. We did not reach town till long after irk. As our house was on the direct ay to Bralnard's I suggested that he iould stop with me. If only for a moent. and he did not refuse. As we tproached the house I was glad to see at It was still lighted. Village people tire early, and I had feared 1 might ive to rouse a sleeping family. On aching the piazza 1 tiptoed to the rlor blinds and open window to recinoitor and to increase the pleasure anticipation. There sat my cousin ay. and I was startled at the change at a single year had wrought, for she as no longer a girl, but a vision of omanly beauty. I could have stood ere many moments for the joy of izing at her, but I beard a rainuiar )ice and tbeu saw, at the left of the om, Pbll Hamilton. How handsome f was, confound him! Oh, if I could low that my letter about Brainard id reached May! For Hamilton was ying: "I asked you an important question two or three successive letters, but >u did not answer it. so I've used my irliest possible opportunity to repeat ie question in person." Quickly I drew Brainard after me irough the doors and pushed him into ie parlor. Hamilton rose quickly, and ?spite his habitual and superb conipoire he literally staggered as he saw vo of his late brother noncoraniission1 officers in lieutenant's uniforms, pparently May had received my letr and been properly affected by It, >r, though she turned pale as she rose id looked at us, she quickly became >sy, courtesled to Hamilton and said: "I like you very much, but here Is ly answer." Then she hid the red scar on Eraln-d's cheek with two red lips. At that loinent our dog Rover entered the >0111 and sprang upon me with a joyis whine, and as I tried to abate his enzy of affection I heard Hamilton iy: "Lieutenant Brainard, I esteem It an inor to be the first man to congratuito vou." *** * ? Of course we called on McTwyny's orali, a rosy, modest, dainty girl who impelled us to recall the story of Beauty and the Beast." We had not itended to tell her all the details of le fight for the fence, but she extract3 them from us, and she shivered, [laddered, cried and laughed. She also issed us both and commended us to le eternal guardianship of all the lints. Brainard and May were not married 11 after the war, by which time Brained was a brigadier general in a high taff position, and General Grant and lany other general officers attended le wedding; so did Phil Hamilton and is wife, who was as handsome and istinguished looking as he; so did Noih and Mick McTwyny. the **ner in le uniform of a lieutenant Lionel of ivalry. But. as "Journeys < >d with ?vers' meeting," this story, too, must ad. THE END. IHiSfftlattfuus grading. POLITICAL GRAFTERS. Candidates Being Bled by Campaign Vampire*. Political grafters, and their name is legion, are getting in some of their best work just now, for only a few short weeks remain before their occupation will be gone for two years. There is no county in the state, with the exception of Charleston perhaps, where this species of beats and leg pullers flourish more luxuriantly and where their bold faoed demands upon candidates are more persistent and more successful. It is said that some of them make enough out of each cam- ] paign to live several months without doing anything. They seem to be too powerful for candidates to resist and year by year their demands grow larger. The court house Is the favorite resort for these gftry, many of them being from the country and they sit around the court house railing fence like buzzards awaiting the appearance of a candidate carcass to pounce upon. Their favorite side graft is to "borrow" a quarter or a dollar until "tomorrow," or "next Saturday," and few of the candidates are proof against pulling out the coin. The candidate knows that he will never see the color of his money again and the grafter knows that the candidate knows it and thus matters are allowed to stand. It is nothing less than the selling and buying of a vote and it would be really surprising to the people at large to know the extent of the practice. Of course, any grafter would boil over with violent indignation were it suggested that he had sold his vote, but la Ti-Viot it roallv amnnnts tn. The only trouble Is that they will not stay bought, for every candidate in turn Is approached and when the election comes there has to be some buying and if candidates should hold a meeting afterwards and compare votes as to any particular man it would be hard for any of them to tell which one had really been finally buncoed. The only fact that they all could agree upon is that all of their legs had been pulled. As already said that is only a side issue. The great graft is for some fellow who has or pretends to have some influence at some particular polling place to approach a candidate and offer to work for him and even carry the polling precinct for him. The fellow may have some little influence and the s candidate does not want to get the enmity of any one, so when it is suggested that it "will cost about $52 for legitimate expenses," and some more to "treat the boys." out comes the check as a rule and out goes the liquor. The "legitimate expenses" go as far as the fellow's pocketbook. Some otHer fellow may get some of the whisky, but that is only because the grafter can't drink it all. A gentleman was telling his experience along that line yesterday. He was supposed to represent a certain candidate for governor because he had done some work in pressing his claims upon people. He was approached by a town grafter who announced that he had influence with a certain class and that he thougnt he could carry them for the gubernatrial candidate referred to. There would be certain expenses attached, the grafter Informed the gentlemen. The latter said in reply iliMt Jio hjul nn mnnev to buv votes, and moreover, had no desire or intention to purchase them. "O, you don't have to huy them exactly," said the grafter; "all I want out of it is a new suit of clothes. Then a gallon or two of whisky and a few kegs of beer to distribute among the boys." The gentleman Informed the fellow that he would get neither the clothes nor the booze, and the grafter seemed really astonished at the refusal. He volunteered the information that he was working a similar game on two local candidates. And so the game proceeds and this selling and buying of votes will continue until the very last moment before the closing of the polls. It is a most disgraceful state of affairs, and where it used to be worked secretly and under cover it is now openly and boldly demanded. Candidates have the power to put a stop to it, but without any agreement among themselves they seem powerless to resist the demands of ward heelers and sand hill bunco sharps.?Columbia Record. e TIIP. Pllltl.ISIIIVG IXDL'STRY. Tlie Rapidity of Iti Growth and Im? nifiiMity of It* Magnitude. Of the mass of industrial data that was collected by the twelfth census and which is being tabulated for publication, nothing will exceed in popular interest the figures showing the astonishing growth of the publishing industry. The public is not greatly interested 1 in the output of steel billets or woolens * in a eiven year. It does not concern it self about the ton8 of corn starch that 1 were ground out in 1900. These figures 1 mean little to the popular mind. But r when we reach the publishing industry 0 we are considering the mightiest agen- f cy for the dissemination of popular in- * telligence. The capital invested in this a business and its yearly output may he regarded in a way as barometers of the, ' popular appetite for reading. The statistics for the census year 1900 1 show that 22,312 establishments reported for this industry, representing a to- ^ tal investment of $292,517,072. The sum, ^ however, represents only the live cap- t ital utilized and the value of the land, r buildings, tools, machinery and implements. The value of the products of o the industry for one year is given as t $347,055,050, which is an increase of 24 t per cent, in a decade. To produce this involved an outlay of $36,090,719 for sal- t aries of officials and clerks, $84,249,889 e for wages, $55,897,529 for miscellaneous i' expenses, and $86,658,290 for materials used. Over 1,250,000,000 pounds of paper were used during 1900, of which almost 78 per cent, was consumed for the newspapers. The total circulation per Issue of dailies was enough to supply ?r.e paper for every Ave inhabitants. The most interesting disclosure made ny the census report, and one that is nvested with great significance to the eaders of newspapers, is the fact that )? all newspapers and periodicals es:ablishments over 63 per cent, were nvned by individuals, 20 per cent, by jartnerships and only 17 per cent, by corporations.?Chicago Record-Herald. BAKED POTATOES. Experiments Looking: to Production Of New Commercial Food. The South Carolina experiment staion. located at Clemson collge, which s under the charge or fror. j. ?. rxewnan, has lately Issued a bulletin that >ught to Interest every farmer In the louth. The bulletin describes a new nethod of preserving sweet potatoes, vhich has been tested and proven to be i decided success, and we give herewith he substance of the report: Three years ago the solution of the jroblem of how to Introduce the sweet jotato to commerce was undertaken. There were two difficulties to be over:ome: 1st. To render the potato less pershable, and 2nd. To reduce Its weight and thus ender its shipment to distant markets jracticable. * t The question of varieties, fertillza- , ion and cultivation has been exhausively studied. That large crops can )e produced at small cost has been de- i nonstrated. That they furnish cheap and nutri- , ious food, not only for man, but for , ill classes of domestic animals is not juestioned. As a market crop they have thus , 'ar fallen far short of success. Why is his? First, they are too bulky to bear ransportation, even to our own large , :ities. j Second, they are too perishable to >ear rough handling and exposure to , reezing weather. , The problem, therefore, which we un lertook to solve was to reduce tne DUi/i ind weight, by drying off surplus , nolsture, to sterilize the product as to :xempt them from the fungus disease , .0 which the green product is subject, md to accomplish these ends without j mpairing the edible qualities of tKe i lessicated product. < In 1899 the roots were peeled and , iliced and dried in a movable evapo- ] ator. This resulted in removing the xcess of moisture and consequently relucing the weight to one-fourth that >f the green roots, and rendering the >roduct non-perishable, but this was iCcompanle. by a practical destruction >f the flavor. The surplus moisture vas removed, but the re-absorption of he moisture was not satisfactory, and, 1 lence, when cooked, they did not re- 1 temble in consistency nor flavor of the J resh potato. In 1900, Mr. J. Sam Pickett, foreman ' >f the station work, learned that Mrs. 3. F. McDowell, of Franklin, N. C., had lucceeded in producing a satisfactory irticle by boiling the potatoes before svaporating them. Acting upon this luggestion fairly good results were obained, and a merchantable article proluced by boiling in an open kettle, and ising again the fruit evaporator. The 1 vork, however, was irregularly done, nany of the slices being over-cooked ind hard. ' A sufficient per cent, of the output 1 vas properly prepared to demonstrate x * At-- ikAJ +V?a + ne correctness ui me meuiuu, tmu atisfactory success was attainable with 1 l suitable outfit skillfully handled. To 1 est the keeping qualities of this out>ut, a part of the product has remain- j id in ordinary cloth sacks for seveneen months, having passed through wo winters and one summer in a perect state of preservation. In the fall of 1901 experiments were nade with thirteen different varieties . o test their comparative adaptation for he purpose. A box of each of these is low included in the Clemson college ex- ( libit at the Charleston exposition. A room was equipped for steam heat- ' ng in connection with the cannery in he horticultural division of the experi- ' nent station, by means of which the , .vork of boiling, peeling and evapora- , ing could be more expeditiously and ( 'conomically performed. , By means of a derrick used in the rannery, several bushels of green pota- , oes were lowered in an Iron basket into i large boiler in which the water was j leated by steam. To secure uniform ( ooking the roots should be nearly of he same size. Those weighing from j ine to two pounds required one hour j or thorough cooking. Six to eight , tours were required for evaporating j hem at a temperature of 150 F. An or- j linary laborer peeled and sliced one ] mshel per hour. , Under this system there can be no ( oss from rotting during storage. On , he contrary the evaporated product is , lot only not perishable, but contained j inly 3.42 per cent, of moisture will keep } or an indefinite time and bear trans- < ?ortation to any part of the world at j inv season. To prevent hardening of the product ] t should be packed in close boxes as ( oon as practicable after removal from ( he hot room. j Soak the slices in warm water for an , lour and prepare as dressed or can- ( lied potatoes. The dessicated pota- s oes may also be used as are the fresh ? oots for puddings or custards. < In commenting upon the discovery \ f which the foregoing bulletin treats, l he Charleston News and Courier makes i he following timely observations: t The value of the process which has < een devised by the station may be j stimated from this account of it. It 1 nsures to the farmer the perfect pres- t ervation of one of his most prolific and most important general food crops, at the same time fitting it for safe and economical shipment to distant markets heretofore closed to it, and effects these ends by a mode of preparation which is so simple and cheap that it can be employed on any farm. When it is noted that In one case stated In the table an acre of land yielded 357 bushels of raw potatoes, which In turn yielded 105 bushels of the dried product, the possibilities of the process in the way of developing the culture of the vegetable In the south and inroducing it to the world's commerce and comfort begin to appear in truly vast proportions. And it is to be remembered that 357 bushels of sweet potatoes to the acre is by no means the record crop for this section. Mr. J. B. Mattox, of Cinch county, Georgia, once made 1,445 bushels on one acre in one season, and doubtless some South Carolina farmer has done even better than that. At any rate, the world would be glad to get our potatoes and pay well for them, if it were at once made acquainted with their excellent quality, and Prof. Newman and Mr. Pickett, it appears, have found a way to bring them to its attention in good form and condition. It is a good work that they have done, and i it can hardy fail to prove of immense value to the agricultural interest of this state and section. Accompanying the copy of the bulletin sent to The News and Courier was a small package of the product. On inspection It was noted that the slices . are cut across the potato and are about an eighth of an Inch thick. In color i and texture It is very iike dried rigs, but much firmer, one of the slices resisting a considerable pull before tearing. When cooked for table use according to instructions?as for "candled potatoes"?the resulting dish could < be distinguished from one likewise prepared from fresh roots only by reason of a scarcely perceptible degree of toughness remaining In the desslcated product. Perhaps a longer preliminary soaking would remove even this slight difference, which was scarcely noticeable at the most. The test was successful in every way, as it proved that the desslcated product retains all the flavor of the fresh roots, and can be used for them at any season of the year with perfect satisfaction to the housekeeper i and consumer. The experiment station < has unquestionably opened the door to i a new industry of enormous propor- * tions and value for the south, and any i agricultural community can employ < the opportunity at its own discretion. There can be no question about the de- i mand for the prepared product. It will i make a large market for itself at once I wherever it becomes known. i i REWARDS OF PUBLIC SERVICE. ( Messrs. Wood and Roosev.elt Have i Fared Very Well Indeed. 1 I Now, If the president fairly drives ( us to inquire what reward Gen. Wood , has actually had, we think it can be ( easily shown that the republic has not | been unkind to him. The esteem and fame that have come to him have certainly been such as to crown labors more arduous than his. Public recognition has not erred, in his case, on the side of being too restrained. He has distinctly been one of our heroes. Mr. Roosevelt seems to imagine that Americans are deficient in the capacity for " /"v? * 1 rtfO. hero worsnip. on me cunuai^ ate our heroes too easily?so easily that we recklessly break their images, knowing that plenty more will be forthcom- ( Ing. But, strictly on the professional , 3lde, General Wood's advancement has , been phenomenal, his reward glittering. Four years ago he was an army sur- ( geon; now he has been promoted over , the heads of five hundred of his seniors , In the regular army to be a brigadier ( general, with every prospect of becom- , ing general commanding. And it Is this splendid and almost unparalleled rise that the president Intimates Is ! meagre and almost offset by the fact , that General Wood has not been able to live on his salary and allowances! What the general himself thought of pecuniary Inducements compared with the great prize he has won was shown In his deliberate refusal of a civilian position estimated to be worth $35,000. Nor can we think the president's implied plea for immunity from criticisms ' one which a public man should urge, as if such immunity were a part of his reward. No might nor greatness in mortality ever escaped criticism, or ever ' will. It is one of the necessary inci- ' } lents of the profession of public servants, whether he be king, president or secretary. To take it good humoredly Is an important part of a statesman's jquipment. It brings no dread and provokes no bitterness in the real princes of mankind. They, as it has oeen said, "gain by that scrutiny which tvould kill and damn lesser beings." It ' is no sign of lack of appreciation of its ?reat men that a people should jealously examine their public acts. For a de- 1 mocracy to do that is simply to uo its '< luty. At any rate it will not be de- J lied; the "many-headed beast" will in- J sist upon knowing all about the work of * ts rulers: and if they are too thin- 1 skinner or too haughty to endure the 1 constant peering and questioning, their ' place is not in high office. What we miss most in President ( Roosevelt's ingenious address is a rec- ( ignition, which we should have expect- ' ;d from him, above all others, of the 1 'act that true public service is its own 1 reward, which it reaps as it goes along, ( md that useful work is in itself the source of the highest human happiness. 1 'There is no fun like work"?that dis- l :overy, says Walter Bagehot, has been ^ :he making of many a young English 1 ord, who has found that Blue books ire really more fascinating than beting books, and the dust and drudgery s )f public office more attractive than i jolo or yachting or elegant dawdling. I ["hat is the truth which we must bear s lown upon in all our appeals to young v men to enter upon public service. The work to be done is the thing; and the exhileratlon of pegging away at it, the joy of striving and the satisfaction of accomplishment?these are the rewards which come with it automatically. Anyone minded to cry out for the "stars and ribbons and the other toys with which we children of a larger growth amuse ourselves," shows thereby that he does not know the true zest of public work. He needs to be set down to read Emerson's essay on "Compensation." The only rewards worth having are those which come all in the day's work; and the public servant can hope for greater rewards than the common man only as his work is more difficult and important, calls out every power more fully and sustains with a larger pleasure of struggle and achievement? New York Evening Post * NEW ARMY UNIFORM. Report of Officers Approved by the Administration. A formal order regulating the uniform and equipment of officers and enlisted men of the army was issued at the war department recently. The changes noted" In the order as the result of the investigations recently conducted by a board of army officers, of which General Hughes was president The report of this board was carefully examined by Secretary Root and President Roosevelt and approved. If anything the new dress uniforms are to be more elaborate and the ser vice ur neia uiiiiuim biiiijjici auu muic serviceable. The full dress coat is to have the buttons spread far out to the sides, giving a wider breast effect, and ornamentation is added to the collar and sleeve, with the Insignia of rank on the sleeve Intead of the shoulder. The service uniform is a new creation. It is designed for officers and is to be made of olive drab woolen cloth and is to take the place in cooler weather and colder climates of the khaki uniform used in the tropics. The most radical departure is in the overcoat. The familiar heavy blue overcoat, with its massive frogs of braid, is to be altogether abolished and a Raglan with flowing skirts, is to take its place. This big loose garment with immense hood and side pockets, which one officer facetiously remarks were designed for carrying loot in, is to be made of the Dlive drab cloth and no other kind of overcoat is to be used either by enlisted men or officers. There is to be more gold lace on the full dress trousers of the staff officers, and "breeches" for officers and men, to be worn with leggings on the marches, are authorized. For all officers there Is to be a new full dress cap, with gold lace band, and the color of the arm or corps. The cap Is of new design, larger ^nd fuller in the crown. For ordinary occasions black mohair braid may be used instead of th? gold band. The oldtime chapeau is never to be worn by mounted officers. The helmet is retained, as is also the present soft campaign hat. Epaulettes for general officers are permitted, and shoulder-straps are retained for the dress coat, which was formerly known as the dress blouse. A new design of sabre is to be worn by all officers, whether on foot or mounted. Officers are to wear a russet leather strap puttee, though in the field they may wear the leggings issued to the enlisted men. The leggings for the enlisted men Is a design of Colonel Patton, of the quartermaster's department, and meets exactly the views of President Roosevelt in this respect, as expressed by him In his testimony before the war investigation commission. President Roosevelt criticised the footstrap which holds the leggings in place. This is to be done away with, and the new legging is to be made of two pieces of canvas that simply wrap about the leg and lace in the centre Instead of on the side. The buttons of all uniforms are to have the coat of arms of the United States on them Instead of the large eagle. The full dress for enlisted men is aoonsnea, aoing away wun me iruut coat and substituting a dress blouse for it. Cheverons are to be worn point up and officers are permitted to retain their long cape. A uniform for evening wear is described and it my be worn cither with a blue or white waistcoast This uniform is optional, however, and will not be required by the regulations. The order also prescribes the occasions upon which the different uniforms may be worn. One of the regulations provides that no decorations received from i foreign government shall be worn by jfficers or men while on duty with UnJ:ed States troops, but medals of honor nay be worn by officers and enlisted nen entitled to them on ail occasions )f ceremony, the medals to be attached to the coat at a point one inch beow the opening of the collar. An American War op One Battle.? [n the annals of the American navy no ichlevement of a single commander in i single ship surpasses that of David McDougla In the Wyoming at Simonjsekl. Happening on the other side of l-? "Intin Riit-in<r nilr Plull wor this dnr ing exploit passed unnoticed at the :ime. Briefly told, the story is this: A sloop if war of six guns, in a narrow strait, ;ngaged during 70 minutes a force' of seven batteries mounting 30 heavy guns ind three men-of-war carrying 18 guns, n all 48 guns. The Japanese force jomprised probably 1,200 men. The Wyoming, unassisted, destroyed one of :he batteries, sank two ships, disabled l third and emerged from the conflict vith a loss of four men killed and seven tL Captain Freeman, who saved the iteanier Roddam from destruction durng the recent volcanic eruption at St. 3lerre was recently presented with a illver medal by the Liverpool Shlpvreck and Humane society.