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Show . J lasfiwcriinrwotJisB'TRrATEo Haw FOR UNDERTAKING CALLS - SKILL' AND JUDGMENT. - Mar -- Rhi af 'Extaada Exparlaaea 1 Uuka4 Mara Vassal Tha Othar Maa la Aaaarlea Mod a Base fol Laaaah. A ay Opar-- f Accord Inc to Mr. M. V. D.Doughty of Newport News, V., the feelings of A maa who la charted with the responsibility of the launching of a great ihlp are by no means pleasant when the fateful moment arrives which Is to decide whether the vessel 'will glide gracefully o(( the waysor stick-- , When It la said that Mr. .Doughty baa had charge of the arrangements of more launchinga than any other man In the United ,8tatea, and possibly the world, it must te admitted that he has a right to pass an opinion upon the subject During his connection with the shipbuilding Industry he has had charge of seventy-on- e successful launchinga Iwk fkrMu (assort the af ths Jaaaara BUa. The Medical Record of New Tork in a refient issue had a communication from Dr. F. A. Burrall of that city giving an aocount of a casual patient who caned at hta office and showed a wound he had received on hie left forearm, as he supposed from a biasing bug.'' He asked for treatment, end the result of the examination and treatment Dr. Burrall sets forth aa follows: The wound wsa received on the morning of July 6. and I found on examination that near the rapitulutn ulnae was an elevation of about the diameter of e silver 3 cent piece, resembling in ahape a small nasturtium. On this were four distinct longitudinal veeicieg, the longest about the eighth of an inch in length. The wrist and back of the hand were swollen and flexion end ex tension 'of the fingers was accompanied with pain And etiff-nea- a A diffused red, erysipelatold eruption extended from the wound to the bend of the elbow, covering nearly half the circumference of the forearm at its upper pert. There wee no pain on pressure in the axilla. The patient did not complain of great pain, nor wnt there much constitutional disturbance. On the day before my patient said he had been driving on Long Island, and had been bitten by an Insect, which he had supposed to be a kissing bug. although he had not seen 1L He had done nothing for the bite,, thinking It would heal spontaneously. My treatment constated la painting the Inflamed area with tha tlnctnre of Iodine and directing the patient to take a one-tengrain tablet of the sulphide of calcium every two hours. He was also directed to apply carbolic acid ointment upon the parts and cover this with a linen cloth. This treatment waa followed by rapid improvement. The next day tha eruption had retreated to within two Inches of the wriat, and now the fingers move freely and painlessly, and the eruption haa almost entirely disappeared. The patient called but once at my office, but I followed the case. as I was interested In Its course. Tha tincture of Iodine was applied only once." ASTRJ'AN (1 KE0M5CE. P4. -- aa-an- aall domiteble fidelity was henceforth all that linked him to the world of man. She had had a joyful waleome Into this world, the beautiful girl who was to have so tarrlbla an exit Dorn 1L Every had beta step of her educstion .. Among the vessels that have left the ways under his direction' were" the first-clabattleships Kearsarge, Kentucky and Illinois, the gunboats Nashville, Helena and Wilmington, the fejir Morgan line steamers that were transformed Into auxiliary cruisers during the war with Spain, and the Plant line steamer La Grande Duchesse, which was used as a transport The Cromwell liner Creole, now the hospital ship Solace, also received her baptism under his direction. In 'speaking of a ship at the present time, with such enormous dimensions, is not only a matter of careful calculation, but one of great skill and labor. Should anything happen to the several things prepared, such as delays in clearing the ship of her shores and blocks, or by a passing vessel, then comes a moment of Intense anxiety to the man having the launch lng In charge. He knows just how long he can wait end how long the limit of safety extends. Should the ship refuse to slide from the ways, or stick, as it is termed, not only. la the safety of the vessel Involved, but earn a catastrophe means e great pecuniary loss to the builders. The cause for sticking" Is invariably blamed on the tallow with which the ways are greased, and while this may not always be responsible, I will not dispute its justice, for the launching master has trouble enough In other directions. He should haTe something to relieve his mind, for . should the vessel stlch,h is forced to go ell through the same process again, and the conditions In the second case are not always quite to favorable as In the first. Consequently his doubt and anxiety la doubled at the second attempt,,. Even after the . ship , bee started down the ways to meet her watery bed, there la a severe mental etraln upon the man having charge of the launching, for while the ship Is In motion he is thinking about bow sbe will be received by the water; for should he have been mistaken In his calculations and the ship fall after her stern had passed the outer end of the ground ways. Instead of raising, as Intended, the probability Is that she would dislodge the cradle at the forward end and fall between the ways. Who could tell the amount of damage In such a case? On the other hand, should the stern or after end of the ship raise sooner than intended, thus throwing too much weight on the forward end of the packing upon which the ship la resting, the vessel would to an extraordinary b subjected strain,' as she would then be borne forward by the Umber as well as by the water at her stern. The damage she would sustain In this condition la also difficult to imagine. , There are also other damages - caused by the ship lifting at the after end too soon, thus throwing, too greet a weight forward. .Should the trapping. or lashings, which are placed to keep the packing and bilge ways, or slides, from spreading, break, the prob-- t ability la that the vessel would fall between tha ways, or, on the other $bdr the If the trapping should not iproper moment the danger Is that th (forward packing Would Ji forced through the bottom of thy,"hhlp, caus- ing her to fill and go da&n. The dsnger of disaster in lanntgilng large ships should cause the WA having charge of the launching tf Carefully calculate all conditions wl$A ha lays the keel for the ship. Thlsvogether with the careful laying ofit'he lower ground ways, upoir whlrbhe ship is to sllde down. Insures unsuccessful launch," ss partt jI; ;- Fight Ihwlekw. ' women mors subject to seasick-nethan men?" An Atlantic captain W replies: w Yes, but, on tha othar hand, A woman atrug-cie- a .. they stand It better. sV n. .. sea blow haa prince Is not arrived; however, And the still waiting tha tlyial from hla adherents In Paris. - r- A Kipling Oats Evas Uk Hard- Mr. Kipling, while a a visit to Mr. Hardy, went to sew house which tha Little Ironies" author of Life's thought would jbolt him. When" Mr. Kipling moveout of earshot Mr, Her I may dy observed, lo the occupant: mention jv you that this gentleman la no other than Mr.Rudyard Kipling." I never "la tMrt'so?" she replied; heasl tha name before." Presently Mi. Kipling, In turn, found himself fitov9 with the lady add remar had: Possibly you' may not be aware that the gentleman who brought me here today is Mr. Hardy, the eminent anther." Oh, Indeed," waa her reply; "I dont know his name." London Daily Chronicle. -- Lea Hla Fartaaa, Prof. Nordenskjold. the famous Arctic explorer, haa just' lost the whole of hia fortune. He waa on intimate terms witn the heads of the great Stockholm publishing firm of Messrs. F. A G. Bajer, which has failed, with liabilities stated at 11,250,000. . Unfortunately, Nordenskjold is deeply Involved in the' speculations carried on by the firm. Some time since he had to ell the whole of hla valuable geographical library, and now it Is stated that all hia lifes savings, amounting to 300.000, have gone in the crash. - np to the point of despair against Had Ha Cbaae,. the what I might call the ImproprieHe took his wifes death very Qullp much so ty of the thing. She Isnt hard. She died suddenly, you know, tortured by the pangs aa aha la wor- and the poor fellow bad no chance to ried by the prospect of becoming disshe had made him a good wife. her tU She heveled, haggard and draggled. How long had he been married Pbllp and to tha last keeps it fights against up appearances aa long aa she can koId up her bead." J to hr? Topic. Qullp Twenty years, Towa lTfe Her ter tkt Kaaalee Frte I alike Other Mate he with TUM VaraiMH TM Wredleg Uirnad Affair. -- r . . ; i . i ' - Society- - at Newport, R. I.r 1 fairly aglow with excitement over the nuptial of Prince Caataeusen and Mum Julia Dent Grant Min Grant appear bewltchingly beautiful In the - coatiy gowns which her aunt Mrs. Potter Palmer, haa selected for her, and shows plainly In many ways that her heart Aff well aa her hand bclongV'to Ihe happy young nobleman. Thoe wbo hnoW Min Grantaay that aba is genuinely In lov with her prospective husband and that aba rare little for the foreign title which the marriage will cooler upon her. This is In some measure reassuring to those who have looked with opposition upon th match, feeling that the of General Grant should have chosen to bestow, her affection upon some worthy American suitor in preference to any pampered scion of royalty who might com from beyond th sea. Of course,, Cupid performs atrange antic; and It Mias Grant loves Prince Csatacusew well enough to sail with favor upon hla suit, every American should heart- - - i i I I I er grand-daught- . yr It is predicted ment have been received by the royalists from the exar of Russia. This haa been denied, but many, nevertheless, believe it to be true. Prince Louis Napoleon, In whose favor hla elder brother, Victor, some time ago resigned hla claims to tha French throbs, la a great favorite af the Russian court. Prince Louis was educated tor service Jn tbq French army, but left the country when hla father was banished, After a short servlca la tha army, .of Italy be entered the service of the exar, being rapidly promoted to the poet of colonel In the esarinaa lancers. , Soma time ago It, was predicted that the young prince would enter France and boldly demand the privilege of serving in the French army, If only as a prt rate soldier. The time for striking the JULIA GRANT SEEKS NOT HOLLOW TITLE. ed DISLOYAL TO REPUBLIC. that tha French royalists will soon make another desperate attempt to overthrow tha republic. On the Idea of helping the cause of Prince Louie Napoleon it is claimed that certain assurances of encourage- THE r TIUNCE. LOVES cap-tM- th M. V. D. DOUGHTY. alia, and Is Incased In what waa one residence for her, her a gilt frame, the gilding having been husband and her joy ae Burrs dar worn away by age. It represents a HM object woman of about 30 )eara ot aga. with tha bolt fell Provident Jeffer-o- n wall shaped features, piercing black for some time had been eyes, brown hair, slightly tinged with vaguely conscious of Burr's in auburn, and an oliva complexion. Tbc a Jjmelamua elated Oct ST. project, 18tfi. pub-u- tl halr j done up much lm the modern denounced it, and warned all good style, high on the head, with comb la back and frisxed la front. rioiens. The project immediately col-UWhen tha portrait was first present1 the succeeding June Burr Wrested. Ills trial for treason took ed to him Dr. Pool naturally recalled piste in Virginia. ' It waa Impossible tha story ot Theodosia Burr, and at the first th prove any overt act compared the portrait against him. with opportunity Barr decided to forfeit hla a well authenticated engraving ot hall, and he Theodosia. feped to England. Everybody vtho has aver ; After five years of exlla he took made tha comparison declares that tba kwt to return. Sailing under an d likeness la striking, and while It canw same, be arrived Incognito in not be proven, of course, that this la likeness ot Theodosia Burr, the circumvk. At the " rlghtmoment he evidence Iwwlmost-eonclualv- e. c!e(J fine to appear In a newspaper stantial Not long ago a lady who Is connected W me effect that Aaroq Burr had re-- t or led to tha city, and had resumed with the Burr famlly cam all the way from one of the western cities to Elisthe practice of law In Nassau street abeth City to see this famous portrait Pjiaoniy wish was left to the strkk-- tl and went away pretty welt convinced talker and daughter. That waa for IFMy reunion. But Theodosias bua-- h that aha had looked upon tha portrait of her lost relative. Tag now governor of the state Does It not seem as If the story ware Md general of militia. The war of 181 hM. broken out. He could not leave tree that the Patriot waa attacked by who murdered Its craw and pasM post Finally, it waa decided she pirates slosld come by tea. She embarked sengers and carried off all the booty Dhvaher 29, 1812, at Charlestown on they could ronvenfentty diipose of.Aod schooner named the Patriot then sent the boat adrift? It the story TM Patriot waa never seen nor heard be true, la k all true? .Was Theodosia also murdered or carried off, aa legend of again. It haa always been presumed avera, to a fate worse than death? that abe waa lost off Capo Hatters in a storm which broke out a couple of A UNIQUE REUNION. day after th tailed. To Aaron Burr, wpitlng la New York for the vessel Anderson (Ind.) Letter. that sever came, cruel storlea were Th W L. Meese of this, city Rev, that tbs Patriot had been d has the distinction ot having married by pirates, and that all on board over 1,200 couplet. For years Mr, had been murdered with tha exception ct Theodosia, who was carried on short Meese, or Uncle Billy,'' is ha la faa captive. No," said Burr, decisively, miliarly called, haa presided over' f "As la dead, Were, sbe alive all tha prisons in the world could not keep her fro her father." And now for our promised story of the portrait: Some ago the lata Dr. W. O. Pool a well kqown physician at Pasquotank county. North Carolina, waa spending tha summer at Nags Head. This Is a watering place on the North Carolina eeaat, aituated on the Banka," a narrow strip of land lying between Albemarle sound and tha Atlantic ocean. Th denizens of tha Banks" ars prim folk, and at ons time the land thereabout was lnfssted by pirates. It happened that Dr. Pool waa called la t aee a destitute old woman named Mrs. Mann. All her surroundings were THE REV. W. L MEESE. wretched, but on the wall hung a bknd-teroil painting out of all keeping large share of, th matrimonial with Its environments. Dr. Pool's, monies In this county, until there 1 daughter, who i now Mr (John P. an Impression that ths knot la net properly tied unless he does 11 Th Overman, of Elisabeth City, NC.Flf couples married by him have formed of the poatmaater of that towel, freassoquently accompanied her fathi" on er themselves Into a matrimonial rand of mercy to the poor invalid. ciation, and Intend to celebrate with Both aha and her fatheiyexpressed a him in the city park. Mr. Meese that comparatively few of th desire to purchase the portrait, but tha H She said couplet whom he haa joined have been patient would hot hear-o- f tt had been' given fir her by her first pnt asunder in th divorce court. He unhusband,' a man nvined TUlett, And aha frequently receives letters from valued It for hF sake. The old lady married women asking him to ' find good husbands, and giving (tit Well, Onq M ahaanDanA at tb them, of the kind preterred. , " Nifs Head hotel to pay her respects the doc to yhi and his family. They wera COLLEGE EXPENSES. astoishfd to see her wearing a , dress of an antique pattern. What does It cost to go to college? an evening dress, cut short In It tfcrwEst, and only reached down halt No exact answer can be given. A great deal depends on the college, and mors ivt between tha old ladya shoe tops on th young maa or woman. On and hf- knees. She hid come to tell sacthe dottor that, as aha had no money, man does not even regard it aa aha hojed he would accept the portrait rifice to dispense with certain thing In payment of hla service. The doctor which another deems indispensable. A and hb daughter were overjoyed, es- graduate at a New England college, when she related the circum filling out th blank in a list ot quespecial stances under which it had come into tions asking him what he meant to do her possession. She had no head for after leaving, wrote: Nothing bnt to dates, bnt she remembered that one pend money." Perhaps ha waa not cala winter's day during thd time ot quite serious; but a young man who y, our last war with England her first could give such an answer even probably had already more husband (TUlett) and some'of his assowaa good tor ciate, lounging on tbs beich at Nags money to spend than . Head, ware surprised to see a smart him. vesasl under full sail making for tha Inquiries about th expenses of stushore. at thirty Tha men watched her with interest, dents were recently made Tha answers college. representative supposing sbe would tack. Instead, aha from two hundred sailed straight ahead, and In a little show a wide range, a year to one thouwhile was beached. The men got Into and fifty dollars at women's eollegea one of their boats and.rowed up to her, sand dollar; and from three hundred and fifty dollars a They found that all the canvas of tha at Mount Holyoke to five hundred atrange vessel waa spread and thul her year or Vaasar. Clothing is Radcliff at tiller waa lashed. Climbing aboard, ot included; but the figures are supthey descended Into the cabin.. Hera a table waa spread with a half finished posed to represent the average students who have a serious meal The berths were unmads, who also enter heartily but purpose, number of silk dresses were scattered into eollege life, belonging to societies and supporting student organizations. M THEODOSIA BURR ALSTON. FROM A PORTRAIT. ns thoughtfully superintended by a father who was always kind if not always wise. He resolved that she should grow up supreme among all tha women of tb land. If I could foresee," he wrote to his wife In the days of her Infancy, that Theo would become a mere fashionable woman, with all the attendant frivolity and vacuity of mind, adorned with whatever grace and tllnroment.I would earnestly pray God to taka her forthher. with hence.- Bnt 1 yet hope,-bto convince the world what neither sex appears to believe that women have souls! So sha grew np a well educated, well mannered, brilliant, witty and moat estimable young lady. The cares of womanhood had been eariy thrust upon her. At fourteen her mother pad di and she had become tba sole sharrof her father's home, the mistress c'hlt household, the friend and companion the of hia mind. Then, in 1800, separation. But U came iy lt least poignant form.. She waf&rwooed and of married by a young South Carolina, who&s every-- way worthy" of her. "Hla name was Joseph Alston. It Is true thst- - South Carolina waa then a twenty hys Journey from New York. That-wa- s tha most serious drawback " the marriage for both faBut Theodosia ther an- -' daughter. made ,3hg and frequent visits io the home1 of her childhood. She wrote bae& letters full of exuberant rapture gbout the scenery around New 'York, the society within It, and, above all, about the renewed delights of her fathers companionship. Sometimes Mr. Alston accompanied her on these visits. Later another traveling companion was added. This was Master Aaron Burr Alston. He was Theodosia's only child. Next io Theodosia he grew to be tbs dear-t- st object on earth to Grandpa Burr, That gentleman was never weary of tha lads company when be was at Richmond Hill, nor could he ever hear inough of hla childish exploits and sayings when he' was at home. Early In 1808 he turned his face th great west, which wsa then a sew country. He went down the Ohio fiver in a fiatboat.' A few miles below Marietta he came in sight of an island, Mim, secure, romantic, which took its same of Blennerhasset from the eccentric Irish gentleman who owned It and mads It his home. - Burr stopped here, made th acquaintance of Mr. Blenner-- k asset, and took note of the military capabilities of his home. As he proroad sd on his journey, first down the Ohio, then the Mississippi be carefully surveyed the scenery ail the way down to New Orleans. Huge projects Mere revolving in bis bead, which were encouraged by the cordial greetings he received In Louisiana. The government at Washington, he thought, la imbecile.' Louisiana la disaffected.-Across the border the Spaniards are unquleL What of an empire In Mexico? What if the western states, ultimately falling sway from tha unlon.- should cast their lot with his, making New Orleans the capital of a new nation, of which be would be dictator? He matures his plans carefully and warily. He seduces Mr. Blennerhasset with visions of wealth, power and Mr, Blennerhaaseta grandeur. Island home is to be the base of sup-plifor a contemplated expedition. Other men of wealth, energy or position wars Interested - in the scheme. Prominent among these were big own - y i band-somej- rk - -- jest-Ingl- expen-dlturea'- On one point all the answers agree. Not even at the largest universities, where there Is most extravagance among some students, 1 a student who work for hla own support looked down upon by th others. College are highly democratic, and that tom of snobbishness which despises a mag be is poor la almost unknown In them. rd tlt-nl- ar es of be-pai- FROM THE ale-te- ra time t hauietti I.UM.U ut La n this country, presumably ed upon some military commission, but actually engaged in courting Mum Grant Rumor states that the affair waa consummated In Paris several montha ago. From present Indication, th mArrlage will be one of the moet brilliant international social events which this country has ever knotty. HONOR CONFEDERATE DEAD. h of the entire bub- - . Nearly her of confederate eoldlere who died In Northern prisons during the civil war lie buried at olfi Camp Chase, near Columbus, Ohio, unmarked even by wooden headstones; 2,260 graves there ten of the heroism with which confederate-soldier- s perished on Northern soil Since the late war these graves have been neglected, but plans ars now on foot for erecting at Camp Chase aa appropriate memorial to coet not ) than 14.000.. This will be tb gift ot confederate veterans In Ohio and other states. Under the laws of Obio th association In charge ot the movement has been Incorporated and several large subscriptions have been received. Th monument will be ot granite and will be modeled on the same line a the "These Are My Jewels monument. Ohio's tribute to her famous sons, which, since the world's fair, has been standing In the capitol grounds. Around the abaft will b grouped six figwr-thregeneral officers and three enlisted men one of each repro-- , seating th three grand divisions ot th Southern army the Army of Virginia, the Army of Tennessee and th SouthArmy of the ern camp of Confederate Veterans will be asked to aid the Columbus and Naabvllle camps by contributing funds one-tent- e Trsns-Mlsslsslp- Mott colleges remit the tuition fees or give other aid to needy students, and many take special measurer -- to Endowhelp them to employment ment and scholarship funds have been to increased that there probably never was a time when' really earnest young man or woman could go through college with lees money, do better work or have more enjoyment than now. CAROLINA NORTH painting believed to be Took Awey His Llrlag. missionover the floor. Every indication pointed aries in China do a great Deal In the to the- - fact that the persona on boeid way. of alleviating suffering among had hurriedly left the vessel In ths those who cannot obtain tha services mldat of a meal On the wall of the of a doctor. Quito recently a Chinacabin hung the portrait which fell to man lost bis sight, and some sympaher. husband, together with one of ths thetic neighbors came and enlisted the silk dresses, as his share of the treas- services of the local missionary on bis ure trove. The missionary found hla pabehalf. Such Is th story which I obtained tient suffering from cataract and sucth other day from the lips of Mr. ceeded in Removing it and restoring Overman whom the portrait had de- sight to' the Chlnsmsn. The obliging scended. hwd heard some rumors of neighbors then, however, represented ths facts, and, being In Elizabeth City, to the missionary that he had robbed called at Mrs. Overman's residence for the man of the means of earning bit confirmation. She went over the par- living (he was a blind beggar), and ticulars above given, and showed ms that In future he would to expected to th portrait. - This is painted on wood, take him Into hi service and ke-i- p i about eighteen by twenty, lnchesjla him. THEODOSIA m PRINCE CANTACU2ENE. II y ratify her decialon and wish her Infinite happiness, despite her elder melancholy experience purchased under like circumstances. From all ae- counts Prince Cantacusena is above th Average young nobleman in good deserts and bids fair to redeem the promisee of felicity which he holds ont to hi bride.. He comet ot on ot tbc oldest families of Russia, poesesees . fin educational Advantage! as wel aa unusual personal attractions; holds high rank In tha military systems of th empire, and otherwise commands general respect. He i ?5 year of Age, which make him one year the senior of Mies BURR ALSTON, .V It la wll known that the (Handsome Monument to Be Erected at Columbus In Memory of Southerners Who Died in Northern Prisons and Wbo Now Lie In Unmarked Graves.) for tbs completion of the monument, tha granite work for which has just heea contracted for. Tl common run ot literature Is atenelled. not written. Christ chsngea th city by changing tha citlxsa. I ! ! |
