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Show i i, icter. Je almost serious disaster on Jan. livolving three of our battle-shipgreatly disturb the Americanbattle-liFive of the more modem ot the elSht that raake P 016 ef'-!- ps (lattle-shisquadron of the North At-- 1 1 bulk S s mall b young 1 o I P . VVti T, - V -" n p the aeir(anUo fleet one of the finest In hanjjrorld) were engaged in an ordinary routine maneuver. Working against there and tide the line of battle-ship- s . one ie shoe88 thrown into confusion by it and required aground, iaralj;,lhip running 'greatest exertion to prevent the ant he d take Jeatruction of the Kearsarge, the and the Alabama, ved it was, the Kearsarje was run ns fate' jnd to prevent a collision with land, ig olranded Kentucky, and the tooke-to a, the third ship in line, crashed d thatfc the Kentucky. All the vessels able to 1 beejx:pt the Kentucky were to Hampton roads, but the squad-nWas crippled as badly In getting with Joe?" Bo Fred begs; and would you think time At the very solf-eaIn the house nuross the Hit ret e Willie rings the chime: Hunting woode "Mother, say. now, yvX pro-See- d 1. cant VS e ove-to- laying a I (to t The First Forks. ORKS were really known lo our -Saxon forefathers throughout the middle ages. This we know because a workman, who was digging a drain In England not so very many years ago came upon a box containing some old coins of Saxon the time of Ethel-sta- n Anglo- adful tl with ai he 11 revo, stopp. whatb the mat, and ink' strong t er aim; id, be-- i t to? Tflit o New York harbor as it would nswer lave been In an ordinary naval en-o- f esjag;ment. rst harp The disaster will provoke the more opper Useusslon in foreign naval circles bein--p side offers each one of the battle-ship-s the tfclved bad a fine record for seaworth-- i theeinr v as well as for fighting evolu-wa- s kl v The Kearsarge, the Kentucky, 0 less tit- -, the Alabama, had come victor dace oIops from the severest tests in long tie stn'oyajea and in all sorts of weather. nnopefhe Kearsarge and the Kentucky had ttct left the dry dock at the New 1, after frrk" navy yard after slight repairs, Illinois bad been thoroughly lan? T jpened, ivc. hauled at the Boston navy yard. of wrill the vessels of the battle-shi- p i contaC;-3ro- n, Including the Missouri and true ntl Indiana, were in splendid condl-h- e strJ for a cruise. The Indiana, reeast dtg Jed in the last two years, has 1 it at h - been put in commission to take ly and be I face of the Massachusetts, which i but tfx out of commission for repairs. : In fact, the North Atlantic fleet, in n Its bfluilng the four new armored cruls-- r in better condition for aloud, rt, jraa-sev?TtiVe work' A" the vessels ex-- i the coast squadron were to pro-u- t band to brb - to Culebra for the winter useuvers, and yet at the very begin- ed: ing of this 'active campaign the very ower, of the fleet narrowly escaped .) twister in getting out of a home or. , p Willis It seems clear that the navigators 1 who litre not at fault. It Is officially reorder. Tortef that the vessels were proceed-rcof tig In the regulation formation, fol-ll- s feiJwirg the flagship in line at a die man tnce of 1.200 feet But if the Inkn o interval is not great enough to to maneuver in ;t a battle-shiiw the ' owhy should it have been he In this case or in any other? I The sinking of the battle ship Victim KyOrta. by the battle-shiCamperdown, Brltsh og a fri'bna 22, 1893, aroused the Is l department to the folly of fol-1of (Pwlc literally routine or standing ed. Wl'rdong under all circumstances. The rltieh Mediterranean fleet was ma-at deuvering oft Tripoli. The Victoria, flasshlp of Vice Admiral Tryon, th In fas ing one column f the fleet, d the fu,a fbe Camperdown, the flagship of ie doc,'r Admiral Markham, was leading good e18 tther. Coluri Tk8, order was for the columns, at to reverse sailing direction, I him inward, each ship to follow Its fadpr at distance of 8,600 feet In is. rt courlkil1 the turn the ram of the Cam-I- d an powllo?,, "truck the Victoria atstar-e, Hovem"8'0 e8hty degrees on the ow- - about twenty feet forward accAoar1 le! II f th. and the Victoria went Ylce Admiral Tryon and and men. n desc39 court martial that Investlgnt ,t on t The l disaster held that the maneu dor of dnngeroua and expressed nd a fer ,hat Rear Adlntlral Markham cot dl8beyed the order the car-th- e years ou f which seemed to him cer-ce- n otf'T' (878-890)- e die-ke- p main-somevn-'- p st old-tiafa- y l, lrret c,'r8 ' ro1 succeed then for otif rd can rta the llu-i- Holi'Jur e ' 9 result dlssstrously. Camperdown episode resulted rcral important changci In Brit-jva- l routine. It is possible that cent our battleship .on may result In changes In "mlx-u- In naval fottC"8- - Th Morality of tho Avorage. It Is the fashion of the day to place oc! y upon the vivisection , table, rfnc the alnormal la alwaya at honl sensational than the normal we g of s Mng treated to horrifying or ujmn tho results of these In-ions. Why do not these s icrlbwl . consider the average man will In a while? It Is because he Is ise H at tonal and falls to furnish ps? Yet there are many i must more of him than of the on Is of social vivisection at either f scale. And the normal Rlr B( mdthowomeu are to be found In I: and mansions Just aa well as ordinary dwellings that do not feawr-f to elilier category. The prorcpi1' , of the nation, of humanity, n j. normal, not the abnormal, ier t every Indication that th i. ! ! constantly being raised. ,t h urg Dtsuairh. f ( ! K -- I b;I mfa dls-on- sen-ailst- mil-Im- A. D., and also the first fork, shown In our cut. In an old Saxon mound another fork, with a bone handle was found, such as are sometimes used for common even yet The second fork Is a German make of four hundred years sgo. The funny looking old knight on the end Is Jointed like a little girl's doll and tumbles about when the fork is used, while the saw altps up and down the handle. I am afraid If you boys and girls had such amusing forks nowadays, you might forget to eat. Polly Evans doesn't think It would be very pleasant to run the risk of having a Jagged saw fall down and cut her mouth each time ahe took a bite. Don't you Inter with her? Chicago agree Ocean. I'l bar-Thln- , These three battleships figured in a remarkable naval accident in New York bay Jan. 7. Tha Kentucky, which ran aground and was rammed by ie Alabama, la In the picture at the upper left The Alabama Is in the upper right At the lower left ie the Keareage, which also ran aground. The diagram in the lower right ehowe how the accidente occurred. It is drawn from a description furnished by Rear Admiral Davis. . EXPLORATIONS IN WHEN ANDES. THE Has Traveled Baron Nordenakjold Through Unknown Country. Unbeaten tracks through the lauds of the Indians have been trod by Baron Erland Nordenakjold, who traveled for eighteen months In the Andes, along the various tributaries of the Amazon in practically unknown districts. He visited in all three tribes, the Yamlacas, the Guarayos and the Atsnpnacas who, until a couple of years ago lived like people of the Stone Age. The last two still retain No their customs in large measure. white man had ever before visited The explorers the Atsnpnacas. marched through the territory of a fourth tribe and were constantly watched by the people who would have no dealings wlthbe strangers. The Quiches and Aymaras living around Lake Titicaca at an altitude of 12,000 feet and in the fella of the Andes, offer an Interesting Btudy for the ethnologist, since they have retained many customs unaltered or but slightly modified since the days of the ancient Was. 8urface Must Then Have SILVER DOLLARS OF Been 8ea Majesty and Magician. of Molten Rock. Life on earth began when the surface was a sea of molten rock, if we may accept the theory of Geoffrey Martin of Kiel university. It must have been based on silicon Instead of carbon, and associated with It as fundamental elements were perhaps phosphorus, sulphur, and oxygen, in place of the hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, of modern' life forms. This slllclous life Is supposed to have flourished in the sea of molten rock, with which It blended at death, leaving no trace. A possible trace, however, may remain in many remarkable minerals, whose fiber like structure may be due to former existence In or ganio form, asbestos being an exWith the cooling of the ample. earth, carbon entered more and more Into the composition of living matter, and the silicon solidified out There may now be worlds at high temperature, it Is contended, with life In its silicon age. - MADE NO LIFE BEGAN ON EARTH. RICH BY 8TANDARD Jugglers, sword swallowers and magicians travel all the way around the world, stopping at the big cities and usually paying their respects to the rulers ot the regions visited. Thus It was that a magician, well known In London and New York, found himself at one time In the presence of the King of the Maoris. Turn to a map of the great South seas, put a finger on New Zealand, and you will have Indicated the country of the Maoris. Well, after some parleying It was decided that his dusky highness himself should conceal an article which ths magician Bhould discover. OIL. 1905. Assistant Treasurer Safe In Offering Large Sum for One. William Marlor, deputy assistant treasurer of the United States, stationed In New York, thought he had a Joke on a stranger the other day, but later found it was on him. The stranger appeared in the aubtreasury and asked for a new 1905 silver dolWe have not one In the lar. William G. Rockefeller a Witneea In Great Lawauit. William G. Rockefeller, who is a witness In the suit of the state ot Missouri against the Standard Oil company, is a director in the latter concern and a brother ot the oil magnate, John D. Rockefeller. He was born in Rlchford, Tioga county, N. ," said Mr. Marlor. As a matter of fact, there Is none in the treasI am willing to ury at Washington. Well, I pay 5,000 for one myself." dont want one that badly," said the stranger with a smile and he went away. Within a short time the telephone begun to ring and for the rest of the afternoon Mr. Marlor was kept busy by persons who wanted to know why a 1905 dollar was so valuable. After the day was over he said: I will never Joke with a stranger again. Why, I have heard from that 93.000 offer from all over the city. As a matter of fact, there were no stiver dollars coined In 1905. America Treasury of World. Jonathan and hla continent hold the money grip. With of the world's population th United ot Its banking States has surplus, circulation power, capital, The and deposits being considered. bunking strength of tne world has Increased 1P5 per cent since 1890, while that of the Ynlted States has expanded 170 per cent and that of New York city 200 per cent. New York bank clearing average greater than those of London and far In excess of those of any other financial center. With expansion rontet responsibility. Serious financial straits 'n America would be felt the world over. 8o lnextrlo ably Intermixed are the fates of flcr-- I lu, Vienna, tendon. Purls, and New York, that none can suffa without the others. h two-third- s Is almost well-know- Hunting In the wood, with Joe? Freddies mother said he might. Sure, we'll lie home long 'foie night. let me go lo. please,in mother, the woods with Joe?" Hunting Joe stands walling In the street. feet. Tousled hulr and umgh-nho- d Tight he holds his liHttered gun, Heals the pleading of each one; Blands and listens anxiously, , Thinking, thinking soheily. "Ouess their mother think I'm rough. Wild and reckless, like enough; Hanllv trust their lios to me; Wish they would, and then they'd see I don't have to ask my mother, For she's dead. There's none to bother If I stHy or if I go; Wouldn't I he happy, though, To hear mother tel' me: No, Just how careful I could be. " You can't go a hunting. Joe! Ruth Fletcher, in Washington Star. Ala-mb- i for the self-sam- ftc-iick- I, In proportion of the bead, body and legs certain to be ridiculous, while tall and eyes are hardly ever In the right places. The lluo where the drawing starts and that where It stops never meet as they should. If such a book has a pretty cover woman a disappeared ly from her house, and llarras was tak- put on it, and Is tied with a bit of riben to the room In which she had bon, It becomes a pretty souvenir. been last, and left there till he An Eskimo Dainty. scratched at the door. The greatest treat Known to the As soon as he was released he hurried to the back door with his nose Eskimo boy or girl Is a lump of sugar. close to the ground, and so on through Perhaps jou think there Is nothing very the town till he reached a tree by the strange In llmt. The Btrange part Is, river. He leaped up at this, trying the very funny way they have of eatto climb it, and when the police ex- ing the sugar. They roll the sweet amined the tree they found a piece morsel In a pleee of tobacco leaf. of the old lady's skirt banging to a This they place In their cheek, and, lower limb. smacking their Ups delightedly, hold When they brought this down and It there until It Is dissolved. This showed It to Harras. he was satis- dainty Is called "laloop." and Is the fied, and Immediately continued on choicest morsel known to the little to the river. There he waded Into Eskimo stomach. the water and howled, and soon the woman's body was found there. Peony (ot Your Thoughts It was plain that she had held to a lower limb of the tree In order to save herself from falling, but that her hold had weakened and she had tumbled In and been drowned. Another dog named Caesar Is used to police the parks and he has been taught to catch people who break the shrubbery or commit other disorderly acts. He does not bite his prisoners, Chiefly the mold of a man's characbut seizes them firmly by the arm ter is in his own hands. Bacon. or leg and holds on till the human Sunshine, like mercy, Is twice policeman comes to make the arrest blessed: It blesseth him that gives In one week Caesar thus caught sev- and him that takes. Tla mightiest In enteen persons. the mightiest. The police dog Peter found a drunkHow much Jyy and comfort en man who was lying asleep on the You can all bestow, rails of the railroad, and pulled him . If you scatter sunshine off Just in time to escape a train. The Everywhere you go. same night be found a burglar breaksunshine all along your way. ing Into a store and leaped on him, Scatter Cheer and bless and brighten every barking till help came. Lanta Smith. passing day. Caesar's most recent deed was to One day at a time warn the prison keeper in the town 'Tls a wholesome rhyme; of Brunswick that a dangerous prisA good one to live by, oner was breaking jail. He barked A day at a time." and pulled the wardens clothes till the latter followed and reached the Not every flower can be a queenly cell just In time to spoil the escape. rose, Not all of us can mighty deeds A Tongue-Twisteachieve; Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled But not In vain shall we have lived it peppers7and most people would rathwe er admit the fact than try to tell It Have proved a heartsease to . the In a hurry. But here la a new one of hearts that grieve." the same kind, which some folks think inner aide of every cloud is The as Is easy. Try saying It as fast you bright and shining. Then turn your can: clouds about and wear them Inside out A fly and a flea In a flue " to show the lining." Were imprisoned. Now what could they do? Contradictions. , Said the fly: "Let us flee!" In this game let the first player Let us fly, said the flea a The next player must So they flew, through a flaw in the give to proverb. contradict it with another pro' try flue, ' verb.For the first one order to help the human policemen; but they have done so well that many of them are practically allowed to patrol on their own hook now. One of the beBt of these dogs is a shepherd dog named llarras. Recent- Asking Mother. "Mother, say. now rmi't I so Hunllnir In the woods with Joe? Willie's mother sa he rnn; I'll. take care: I'm most a man. l)o. plcasr, mother, let me K1 '- 4 v r. Instance, quotes, Out of sight, ont of mind. But the second one Immediately remembers to quote, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder. If you want to you can make a written game of this Instead, giving each player a piece of paper with a proverb written on it for him to answer with a contradictory proverb. Here are examples: A stitch in time saves nine. A tear Is the accident of a day, but a. darn is premeditated poverty." A rolling atone gathers no moss. If at first you dont succeed, try, try again. "Beauty unadorned is adorned ths One might as well be out of most the world as out of fashion. Marry In haste and repent at leisure. "Happy the wooing that's not i The mind reader left the room, and after a while He was brought back blindfolded. cogitated for a moment, and then exclaimed that the hidden article was in the King's mouth. The professor" Insisted that the article was there, and finally demanded that the royal mouth should be opened wide. The King rewas firm. fused. The professor Great was the excitement among, the Maoris who crowded around. By and by the King's mouth was slowly and reluctantly opened. The lost article a button was not there! The next instant, however, the King began to cough. He tried to bold In, but couldn'L He coughed up the button, which he had tried to swallow. They didn't know which to admire the more the wisdom of the magician or the heroism of the King. A new and attractive form of the old autograph album may be called an Anlmul Book, and may become the source ot much amusement. Take any number of paper sheets, say 20, about 7 by 12 inches; fold them evenly acrosa the middle and tie there, making a little booklet of 40 leaves, 80 pages, each page 7 by C Inches In size. Common manlla pa- long Discretion is the better part of per will do. On the outside cover or first page valor." Nothing venture, nothing Tbs have." write or draw the following: All's well that ends well.! "A thing Donkey Book. Specimens of Art by well begun Is half done. My Talented Friends." You may prefer any other animal or There is honor among thieves." bird, and call It accordingly your Pig When thieves fall out, boneat men Book, or Dog Book, or Owl Book. The get their dues. easier and simpler the animal Is to "Fine feathers make fine birds." draw the more readily will every one Handsome Is that handsome does. A penny saved Is a penny earned. Germany's Dog Policemen, attempt it. Your friends first write their names For some time they have been usTenny wise, pound foolish." ing dogs to act as policemen in many at top or bottom of the page. Then, A man of 40 Is either. fool or a of the larger cities of Germany. Of with eyes absolutely blindfolded, the physician." Ho who doctors himself course the dogs were not supposed donkey or other animal Is drawn. has a fool for a physician." Philadelto act alone, but were Introduced in Here Is where the fun comes. The phia Inquirer. THRILLING GAME OF PIONEER WARFARE "Well," began Uncle Joe, as he settled himself for a long talk, In the days when I was a boy, the boys waan't afraid to play a game. We useter play agame which we made up ourselves. We called It the Tionecr's Warfare, We would get all the boys we could, and set them to work building a fort for the Pioneers (See Figure 1). Then we set them to work making spears end tomahawks (See Figure 2). ot Then we would select d us for Injuns, and that leaves of the boys for pioneers." Then the Injuns would take their The Indians', signals were: We tied him to a tree and let him means 'Attack!' 'Restay there during the next battle." treat!' Pioneers' signals were: We'll try that," said John, 'Charge!' means run after Indians 'Retreat!' run Into fort. (TOA) Suddenly our Chief or loader gave I i the warcry, and down we rushed upon the fort P 4 But the Pioneers were not asleep. They Jumped up, grabbed their spears and punched us right lustily with rough-and-tumbl- e a g. oezz7zma Y, May 91, 1841. He has been at th head of the oil company in New York since 18C5. Before he entered the oil business he was a bookkeeper and later partner In a produce commission firm. He waa married in 1864 to Miss Almira Geraldine Good-sel- l. Ills residence I G89 Fifth ave- nue, New York. First English Rifle League. The first practical outcome of Lord Roberts' appeal for national efficiency In the use ot the rifle Is the formation of the Northern CounUes Industrial Rifle league. In opening ths first of tbs league in St competition George's hall, Newcastle-on-theTyn- , Honorable Alleen ths Roberts, Hobs'" daughter, showed how much he had taken her father's doctrine to heart by scoring an inner," narrowly missing th buU'seye. 'Kl-yl-y- two-third- s . bad signals so that wa could talk unknown tho rioneers. Wo cortxt Tomnnwn l Th Fort of the Pioneers, tomahawks and draw off to plan an attark. them. Then managed to drag ono of ths Injuns Into their fort, upon which be SACK was Ihcir prisoner. X O) J2AOO But we In the meantime had captured three of the Pluneers. "Well, to make a long story ahort, there was pulling, punching, wrestling and making prisoners, until ons or ths other hud won!" But," said Ned's mother, who had been a silent listener all this time, didn't some of you get hurt?" No; you see the spears and tomaThe 8 fear and Tomahawk. hawks, were padded, and only served to Jolt a person up a bit" The game is Just as good now as it, What If a fellow got mad! ques-- I ever was. Why not try It, boys? ttoned John. Cincinnati Enquirer. A one-thir- fxT CJ dl1U - Co-ee- ll II . I |