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Show I CNCLE SAMS FORCES 'Jl-Hati- iful- HISTORY OF THE ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. of Servant Girl -- BY ' R 5ugcj25UotiSi& K WUNKITTRICK Tbit departure should be followed by a course each in Drowning and Emerson When she can read and appreciate like a Jlostonlan the Sage of Concords "My Garden" she will slice the cucumbers with a rarer uniformity and skin the potatoes with a finer sense of economy as regards the thickness of the peelings. She will realixe that string beans do not grow upon strings. and thaUbean poles havent roots; also that breakfast food is not, as a.rule. predigested on the vine. When she has learned to find pleasure In Emerson and Browning, give her a course in Omar Khayyam, until her haughty spirit reeks with Persian pomp and philosophy and she wakes to the fact that the policeman Is a mere myrmidon, that the afternoon off is a delusion and a snare, and that rn attempt to borrow her mistress hat, even when successful, is a trianumph, so called, that proves upon hollow-cs- t the than hoilower alysis to be mockery. Teach her to piay moonlight sonatas on the mandolin if you would have your coffee made aright, and, furthermore, teach her to appreciate the luminous beauty that will live forever iu tbe rippling gold of Andrea del Sarto, if you would have your liver and bacon dance hand in band in your fancy to the Dorian mood of flutes and soft recorders. But In refining her with music and literature, that sbe may become a culinary thing of beauty and a Joy until her last month la up, and not continue to be the mere romantic beaat look to it that of burden ahe la you do not let .an accordion or a copy of any cook book fall into her Incarnadined and freckled bands. New York Times. Tho domestic servant never somed more brightly and conspicuous-I-f In every possible point of view than he does at the present time. That he' challenges criticism and actually disarms it is a fact that Is quite as well known as that one and one make two. That she is anxiously awaiting an opportunity for mental and Intellectual development cannot he dented by the most skeptical people in the land, he they employers or not. If they will but take sufficient interest la tbe matter to give It but superficial glance In passing. It must be admitted by tbe most prejudiced person that tbe serving dsmosel reveals ordinary ambition when she avails herself of every opportunity to practice upon her mistress' piano or mandolin. Therefore, ahe should be encour-- . aged to develop her musical talents. In ths hope that she may ripen into a fireside genius capable of rendering fipobr sad Schumann in such a man- ner as to cause her to frown on the policeman and the butcher's acolyte, and at tbe same time teach her to put a finer quality of energy into the centrifugal stroke under which the buckwheat cake leaps Into ineffable beauty and the pork and beans sparkle until, to the astronomical mind, they are tbe very Castor and Pollux of the kitchen. It should be the duty of every member of Ivery woman's club from one end of tbecountry to the other to provide a clavier for her cook to practice upon, and to Impress the Importance of this move upon all her friends, to the end that tbe intellectual aide of the pot and kettle Joan of Arc's romantic nature may bars an opportunity to dsvslop along intellectual lines. to-da- m fkvvvjvvvvvvvvvvijvvn,ru,vvvvvvMivmi Czar Guided by Eagle few of his officers, waa making his way to the center when a curious sound In the air above arrested his attention. Looking up he beheld n great eagle flapping Its wings noisily, soaring up to n dlxxy height and then swiftly descending to n spot not far from where he stood, lie did not then know that It was n bird tamed by the mn who were wont to load tbe boats with timber, but looked upon its appearance aa n good omen for his undertaking. Seizing n bayonet therefore, he cut out two soda of tbe turf, placed them one on the other like the beams of n cross, then made a wooden cross from two boughs and, pressing tt Into tbe In tbe name of aods, exclaimed; Jesus Christ, let there be s church on this spot, and let Its name be those of the chief apostles, Peter and Paul! And It was all he had said. The church, with Its golden spire, now surmounts ths terrible fortress In which many political prisoners have miserably, and the city perished round it Is St Petersburg, for the was "Captain of the Bombardiers 08 8 flortoua spring morning toward the close of May 200 years go 8 momentous hlatorlo event took piece In a very quiet way, with not even 8 chronicler to describe the details. Woodland, water and 8 cloudless sky formed the framework of the picture, the foreground of which was occupied with a number of boats ailing on the surface of a broad river and manned with warriors, flerco-looIng, oddly dressed and wrangling among themselves In loud tones. They were the famous Bombardier" regiment which had achieved feata of prowess a few weeks before during the battle with the Swedes, and their captain was ths most Imposing figure of them all, sitting In tbe prow of 8 stout vessel ahead of ths rest. The weather was bright end bracing, and the breexe caused the face of the blue, broad Neva to wrinkle, as tt lost t Itself In the Finnish gulf. The "captain stood with his back to the sea, taxing at the smiling Islands In front, which were literally covered with dense forests; Indeed, had it not been men on the for the boats he might have fancied himself In a country theretofore nnvlBited by man. The whole district, .Swedish down to n couple of weeks before, had recently been taken by the Russian troops. The "captain now landed on the moat pleasantly situated and attractive of the Islands, and, with a k nolay-tongue- d Peter the Great Such Is thq legendary tale of the foundation of the northern Palmyra, which Is said to have been jotted down by an officer corps at the time, and to have been laid In a gold casket, which still lies among ths foundations of the fortress. of-th- e Alonarclis of When the America won the first International yacht racs at Cowes, Engyeara ago, the world land. little knew at the time that on n farm at Point Pleasant, Bristol, R. I., fifty-tw- o two children were ptaylng who would give yachting and rapid navigation generally, an Impetus such aa. In all the wide world, they had never felt before. The, elder, John B, Ilerreshoff, a sandy-hairedblue-eyed-, earnest looking boy of ten, although foredoomed to n life of blindness, could then see, and had already begun to whittle out pretty toy boats. Only three or four years later he built his first host for a Use.' which was considered marvel of beauty and speed. At flf-teen, his eyesight failed him forever, hat he would not let anything him, so he continued to study boats, and to build them, too. The : younger, "Nat, a rntbor reddish-halr-ed- . rtfddy-fteeroguish toddler of three, at the time of the Cowes contests wss noted chiefly for an irrepressible Inclination to run away to the shore near by. at every favorable and Be down on hit back in tbe sand and kick bis heels exultantly In the water, lie was found often asleep In this position by bis anxious-mother, one chubby hand clasping a wisp of seaweed, the other tall of wet sand, with the rising tide wasting bis bars feet Whenever he wss missing he wss first sought for oa ths shore, where, it he wss awsks and saw that his, movements were g ao-tu- L 1 Women Wage Earners. The parentage of wage earners who are females Is, in the United Slates. 14; la Germany, 25; in England, 23; in Italy, 41, and in Austria, 41. Enlarged and Reduced at Necessitys Demand, It Has Gons Through Many ComFluctuations Ths Various manders. the Sea noted, he would generally spend his time in watching passing ships or sailing chips or toy boats. When oldor grown he attended he primary, intermediate and grammar schools, and, later, the high school, nnder the prlnclpslship of Thomas W. Bicknell, now living In Providence, who says he wss always and studious, only an ordinary pupil In grammar, reading, spelling or history, hut bright In physical geography, aigebra, geometry, and chemistry, and remarkably keen In natural philosophy. At this time he waa tall for his age, thin, rather slender, somewhat loosely built,' and had a noticeable forward Inclination of the head which became more and more pronounced from a habit be hau of closely watching rivals In his many boat rsces. craning bis neck In order to see them from under bis boom. - Mr. Bicknell says that the mother of the young Herreahoffs, although a very busy woman, managed to visit the high school two or three times a week on an average, and encouraged her children, some -- of whom were My blind, in all ways possible. mother, said John B. Ilerreshoff to the writer. In 1899, "is eighty-eigh-t, and still enjoys good health. It I have One 'thing more than another to ba thankful Jor, it is for her care in childhood and her sympathy through llie. She is one of the best of mothers, and I feel that I owe her a She has debt I can never repay. since died. Success. d Tbe army of the United States, depending upon and governed by the national legislature more directly than the army of any other country, has from the very beginning of our national existence reflected tbe necessities of tbe country by the way In which It has expanded or contracted to meet existing conditions. It may be doubted If any other army went through so many fluctuations of size as ours has done. After Washington gave up his command at FYaunces Tavern in December, 1783, Gen. Henry Knox as senior commander-in-chief- , officer became bolding office until June, 1784, when bo was mustered out along with most of the army. The rest, consisting of DEATH OF HENRY D. LLOYD. Long Known as a Devoted Student of Economic Questions. Henry I). Lloyd, a devoted student of economic questions, died of pneumonia at Chicago last week. Mr. Lloyd was widely known, not only In the United States, but In Europe, as tbe friend of the wage worker, and as an authority on all matters pertaining to the toiler and his welfare. He was born In Belle-illN. J., near Newark, May 1, 1847. His father was Rev. Aaron Lloyd, a clergyman of the Dutch Reformed church. A brother, Demorest Lloyd, was a celebrated playwright In bts day. Henry D. Lloyd received his early education In New York city. When a young man he studied In Columbia University, and after he was graduated he took a law course; In 1869 he was licensed as an attorney. During the next three years Mr. IJoyd was assistant secretary of the American Fnee Trade League, organized by William Cullen Bryant, David A. Wells and other famous men. In 1810 the young man was also actively engaged In organizing the 'Young Mens Municipal Reform Association, which contributed its share in the demoralization of the notorious Tweed machine. In that cam algn Mr. IJoyd prepared a manual for voters, f The title wss "Every Wan His Own and the pamphlets were distributed In every auction of New York citjitod helped to open the eyes of the citizens to the machinations of Tweed and his gang. Mr, Lloyd then went .to Chicago. In 1873 he was married to a daughter of William , Bross, once lieutenant go' vernor of Illinois. As a Chicagoan Mr. Lloyd continued his work among the people. Through magazine articles, lectures and per sonal labors among the masses he came to be considered an authority on sociological questions. Several years ago he went to New Zealand, where be remained six months studying economic conditions. One result of this trip was a book entiled "A Country Without Strikes " He was also sent by the Allied Trades Unions of the United States to represent them at the International congress In Berne, Switzerland. A few months ago Mr. Lloyd waa associate counsel with Clarence Darrow before the national arbitration commission. Tbe miners rights were advocated by Mr. IJoyd In a speech which was T warmly praised. f He was a producer of many boohs and treatises. "Wealth vs. Commonwealth and Making Bread ear" are among the creatures of his brain. He was a man of considerable means, a pleasant personality, and had the reputation of being a forceful orator. tot, HER CURTAINS STOPPED TRAINS. They Were Red, So the Railroad Bought Mrs, Seanor New Ones-Mrs- . Hiram Seanor of Penn, near Greensburg, Pa, won a notable victory over the Pennsylvania railroad company recently when ahe compelled It to purchase new curtains for the windows of her home. The Seanor home fronts slots the Pennsylvania railroad. Red curtains In the windows proved a constant annoyance to trainmen, who rctook them tor danger signals; and trains were frequently brought to a stop. Tbs railroad company Insisted that tho curtains bo removed, but Mrs. Seanor replied that the curtains could only bo replaced by tho compart furnishing green ones. , This was done, and now trains no longer stop before the Seanor home. Forty Year a Naval Forty years a naval officer Is the record CapL J. M. Miller of York navy yard has just ooirr5etfd-Al- l the officers at the yard ert ra tulatod him and be declared to folt fully equal to another decade of serv Ice CapL Miller is a veteran of the war civil war and took part fa with Spain. He was only 15 of age when he entered tho acad ny at Pr,T Annapolis CapL Miller baa Gorman Bank Capital. ilege of retiring with the rank tf re Tho aggregate capital of 122 Ger- admiral, but says he active man banking institutions is. according service to honorary rankprefer s now He 35 4 250, to the German Economist. chief of the Iripoctioa board at the 000. More than half of this capital ia yard and in fine Health. . located in Berlin -- HAJ.-OZ3- HINTlT CfiABBOWr. 4. a regiment of infantry and a battalion of foot artillery, was placed under the senior officer. Major Joslah Harmer, f by brevet as lieutenant-colonel. There were 700 men in the army then. In 1789, after tbe constitutional government had got Into working order, the army was enlarged to forty-siofficers and 840 men. In March. 1791, the army was still further increased until it consisted of 104 officers and 2,128 men. Arthur SL Clair was commissioned Major General, and Ipso commander-ln-chlef- , facto became whereupon Col. Harmer resigned. . In March, 1792, the legion was brought Into our army. It consisted of four regiments of Infantry, four companies of dragoons and four companies of riflemen, with a total of 258 officers and 6,136 men. Major General Anthony Wayne became general-in-chie- f of the Army of the Frontier, a post which he held until Dec. 15, 1796, when he died.' He was followed by Major-Gen- . James Wilkinson, who remained senior officer until July 2,1798. There was fear of a war with France, and Washington, who had left the presidency fifteen months earlier, and commawas made lieutenant-genera- l nder-ln-chlef; and on March 3, 1799, the army was enlarged, and. the rank of general was crested lor him. He never was commissioned In that rank, however, and died lieutenant generaL The army had been enlarged meantime, its authorized strength being placed at two regiments of artillerists and engineer, four regiments of draof Infantry goons, forty regiments and one regiment and one battalion of riflemen. Its total was 2,447 officers and 49,244 men. Major Gen. Alexander Hamilton waa senior officer. When tbe danger of war was over the army wss cut down with great rapidity, the act of May 14, 1800, lopping men off right and left, until only two regiments of artillerists and engineers, two companies of light dragoons and four regiments of Infantry remained; and of these James Wilkinson again took command as senior officer. The army consisted then of 318 officers and 4,118 men; but only a year later1 this number was further reduced to one regiment of artillerists and two regiments of Infantry, with a strength 01 241 officers and 3,046 men. The army remained at this size for six years, with Wilkinson still in command, until on April 12, 1808, the strength wss placed at 774 officers and 9,147 men, divided among a regiment of light artillery, a regiment of artll- commander-ln-chie- x ODD ANIMAL FOUND IN GIRL. Creature Which Puzzles Doctors Taken from Near Shoulder Blade. An extraordinary case which has baffled the medical profession Is re- ported from Buckingham, England. Last October a girl aged twenty-two- , living In a village near Buckingham, fell 111, She gradually became worse, and In February last vomited a number of live animals about the size of a sixpence. Then she was taken to Buckingham Nursing home, "where she received medical attention for about six weeks. At the end of that time she was taken 0 a hospital in London. were applied, and the The cause of the Illness was found to be the presence of a large animal near the left shoulder blade.!. White ia color, flat and almost as large as the palm of the hand, surrounded by scores of smaller ones. Several members of the medical profession were present at ,he operation, and others have seen the animals, and they all agree that such a case has never before been known, neither can any idea be given as to the origin of the animals. -- s HER FRIENDS TOO FAITHFUL. Admirers of ths "Divine Sarah a Re-fu- ss Substitute, Sarah Bernhardt Is much displeased with her Paris public. During her provincial tour she determined to keep her Paris theater open with a revival of "LAIglon in which her latest protege, young Max, was to play the hero. But Sarah has worn LAlglons breeches so effectively that the Parisians refused to accept any mere man in the role. One of the critics wrote After the remarkable nonsuccess which has greeted Mr, Maxs appearance as LAiglon, we have no doubt that next season, out of the goodness of her heart, Mme. Bernhardt will promote him to her other great role. Marguerite Gauthier." Traveled Far to Pay Debt To pay a debt of (1 more than 10,000 miles over the sea came Fergus Thorkleson, a Danish seaman. He arrived at New York on the coaster Bethel, in Brooklyn, tattered and still humble, and proved himself as be said, "a square man" to CapL Hiram L. Meeker, who had advanced him the dollar five years ago. In his simplicity of mind the sailor hadnevedhought he could Just as well have discharged his debt by malL "CapL Meeker, he said, gave the money to ms with his own hand, and I had ,to give it back to him with and one regijpent of riflemen; and Major-Gen- . Brown became Jacob . senioroffleer. ifter another six years tha was reorganized, with a staff four regiments of artillery and of infantry, the total strength e men. Three years later, In 1869, twenty regiments of Infantry were disbanded, and the authorized strength waa fixed at 2,277 officers and 35,036 men; and In 1874, with the same number of only 25,000 men were regiments, permitted. Twenty-fou- r years passed without a az.-oe- n. Andrew Carnegies Diversions. You ought to see Andrew Carnegie strip, get Into a bathing luiL and swim around In his private tank at Skibo Castle. Hes a lively old fellow, said Gen. C. H. Grosvenor of Ohio, who arrived on the SL Louis last week from an extended European tour with Mrs. Grosvenor, describing his visit to the estate of Carnegie, in Scotland, and continued: "Carnegie has had a tank built In his castle for hid private use. It is fifty feet long, twenty feet wide, and Is filled with sea water, which is heated from the bottom. Carnegie not only swims, but plays golf and plays It well He is in excellent health. . f-- UsiP.Vi j,- fflconai n. ttclztllax Ia change in the army strength. March, 1898, two regiments of artillery was added, the officers then numbering 2,137 and the men 26,610; and six weeks later the strength was Increase! for the Spanish war to 2,246 officers and 62,473 men. This was Increased In 1899 to 2,285 officers and 65,090 men, and then, in which 1901, came a reorganization has given ns, besides the staff corps, fifteen regiments of cavalry, a corps of artillery and thirty regiments of Infantry, with 3,820 officers and a maximum enlisted strength of 100,000 men. The actual strengtn at present Is fixed at 59,866 men. Since Gen. Scott retired, the army has been commanded by Major-Gen- . McClellan,- - Major Gen. Halleck, Gen. and general; Grant, lieutenant-genera- l Gen. Sherman. Gen. Sheridan, as lieutenant-general and general; Gen. Schofield as major general and lieutenant general, and Gen. Miles as major-generand lieutenant-genera- l New York Sun. Salmon and Sermon. clergyman in the north of Scotland, having finished his preparation for Sabbath dnty, went on the Saturday afternoon to recreate himself by fishing in the river which flowed within a short distance of his manse. Having caught a fine salmon, he was proceeding home with It, when he met one of his parishioners, to whom he said: "James, Ive done a good day's I've finished my sermon, work and Ive caught a fine salmon." "Well, for my sir," said the parishioner, palrt I wud ratther hae the salmon than the sermon. A to-da- mine."-.- ,' He "was In Sydney. Anstrxlia, when he made up his mind to pay back ths money. For mouths the sailor beat across tbe seas on his quaint mission. army corps, seven being 540 officers and 5,58k men. When Gbn. Brown died in 1828 Gen Macomb wae directed to take command of tbe army the first officer ordered to that duty, exthe earlier commanders cept Washington, being merely seniors tor tbe time being. Macomb held office for thirteen years. In 1832 k battalion of mounted rangers was authorized, the strength of tbe army being 589 officers and 6.540 men; in 1833 the riflemen were discontinued and a regiment of dragoons enlisted, the authorized strength being placed at 599 officers and 6,595 men; three years later, when a second regiment of dragoons was provided, the strength became 647 officer and 7,310 men. and two years later still, in 1838 anotfcefu (eighth) regiment of infantry having been formed, it waa placed at 735 officers and 11.804 men. The Mexican war was fought very largely by volunteers, but the regular army wa3 increased until it consisted of 1,353 officers and 29,512 men, in three regiments of dragoons, a regiment of mounted riflemen, four regiments of artillery, sixteen of infantry, This and a regiment of volunteers last body was not the same as the Gen. State volunteer organizations Scott had succeeded Macomb In 1841, and held office until Nov. 6, 1861, when he retired. After the Mexican war the piping times of peace returned and the army was cut down by two thirds, so tuat it consisted of 8S2 officers and 9,435 to men. In 1855 It was increased 1,040 officers and 17,278 men. This was the strength of the old army. It was Just about doubled for the civil war, reaching a total of 2,009 men, divided officers and 37,264 among a staff corps, six cavalry, five artillery and nineteen infantry regiments. The end of the war did not cause a reduction, however. Instead, the army was Increased until, In the staff corps, ten regiments of cavalry, of Infive of artillery, and forty-fivfantry, It had 3,036 officers and (4,641 Rua-ast- r Hardly Diplomatic. Of course I know Mrs. Fitz-Bil- e you do' hot care for me. Why, you even forgot my birthday. Fitz-Bil- e A'dilt of delicacy on my part, madam. 1 did not fall to remember that you had come to the point where your birthday ought to be forgotten. josuit KAtuuX lerlsts, a regiment of dragoons, seven regiments of Infantry and one regiment of riflemen. Gen. Wilkinson was relieved as commander-ln-chlef In January, 1812. Gen. Dearborn succeeding him tor the war with Great Britain. Mauy additions to the army were authorized during that war, the greatest strength reached being 3,495 officers and 59,179 men, in one regiment of light artillery, a corps of artillery, a regiment of rangers and sea fenclbles. At the end of tbe war tbe strength was fixed at 67 officers and 11,170 men. In a corps of engineers, a regiment of light artillery, a corps of artillery, eight regiments of infantry. Married Sixty-thre- e Years. Mr. and Mrs. John TIHotson of Orange. VL. are declared, the oldest married couple in New England. Mr. and Mrs. Tillotson have been married sixty-threyears. e j j Reward for Lo-- g Marriage. The Russian gciert inert gives a golden medal to eve- - couple that ;t3 goidn or d'amond wed-- i ding.. I.ast rear 614 couples received medals. -- 0 |