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Show Pictorial Rumor Every schoolboy know la brief tbe of cruelty and horror practiced upon the prisoner of oar erlvateers by the British during the revolution, and especially of that ree- ord of the' old Jersey, which will go down the long corridors of time with undlmtnUblng reproach to our once ' hitter foe. The whole story was born anew the other day by the announcement that the nary department would os one of its colliers as a prison ship at Norfolk, Va.. to lighten the tax upon the pretty well filled prison at the 'Boston navy yard. , The report of the judge advocate of the navy for tbe past fiscal year pointed out the Inadequate quarters for at Bostoa 1long the principal prisoners ' naval prison oa the Atlantic coast, sad urged that something be jdone to seet the growing demand for such accommodations. incident :to 'the great Increase of tbe service. The story of the British prison ship Jersey Is a , criminal record of' the progressive murder of nearly 10,000 continental patriots, and that withl 1 the sight of their own dear land and amid the vaunted plenty of their captors; and It Is something to the discredit of ns, who enjoy the fruit of their sacrifice, that no fitting monument has yet been reared to thetr memory, even though their bonee have been given the Christian burial first denied them, says Bostoa Herald. The Jersey, the most notorious of the several prison ships, was an old a craft, which had passed the days of naval usefulness ere the revolution was more than begun. East decaying, the ship was dlsmaa-tle- d and first turned into a etoreahlp and moored la the East river at New York. In the year 1780, however, becoming unflt for that service, she was ' frightful story 64-g- e, ter suffering is even many times worse. The old hirik was absolutely unheated, sad the great mass of the prisoners had only their tattered garments In which to wrap themselves. The cold winds blew through the old craft without hindrance, the eleet and enow filtered down through the hatchways up-o- n the crippled sick, and the wretched prisoners saw thetr frost-bitte- n feet actually 'fall from them for want of medical attention of the mildest eort. Heaven knows the record la grew-sorn- e enough as far as we have gone, and 'yet this Is but the briefest him of the sufferings of that 10,000 that went to martyrs graves with the proffer of plenty, and the comfortable example of their renegade countrymen ashore should they desert the 'continental cages. With every reasonable consideration for their health and comfort, the prisoners on the Southery have nothing to endure save confinement to the ship. Food they have In plenty, and of work and exercise enough to keep them .In proper trim. The ship Is under the police control of a marine guard detailed from the receiving ship Franklin herself moat famous because she brought back from the Mediterranean the notorious "hoes" Tweed years ago. ROBERT O. SKERRETT. difficult a piece of work? dacolt seldom fails. But the Jts A CASE OF TOUGH A LUCK. VI tvkMNi APPRECIATIVE PATRON. lie te Did you annoy my predecessor on Color, burn and texture are the the bench as much as yon have anthree things which the grower of has chiefly te consider. At presnoyed me?" inquired the Judge of the ent the trade calls for a light cinnamonfrequent offender. -brown shade, which mnst be uni"No, judge," said the tough one, "I Tbe leaf whea mottled. not form. always thought ao much of you that rolled on a cigar and smoked must Juat aa soon aa 1 heard you waa sleeted I made up my mind to give yon all leave a white or light gray ash, which does not flake off and tall Into ones my legal business and Ive don It." bosom or over hla waistcoat, and it Cleveland Plain Dealer. must not coal" 1. ., have a black, charred ring Just behind the ash on HARO LINES, the burning cigar. This Is sure to give Drummer "It la pretty hard to get a bad flavor .and taste. The leaf als a drink in this town. Isnt It?" mutt burn freely, and when lighted Landlord (Kansas hotel) Yon bet! hold firm for a reasonable time. It Why, you cant even work the anake must have a soft, silvery texture, bite racket any more unless yon carry glossy surface end the elasticity of s. the snake to the drug store and let1 piece of kid, so that It may be drawn him bite you In the preseaet t a about tha cigar. and closely smoothly mittee!" Puck. Flavor is not wanted In Connecticut tobacco, for if there be much of It It Mlaa Key Are you fond of Is sura to be bad. Perfect burn, color sic?" Mr. Chump "Vary. Wont yen and texture can be got In the northern climate, but a delicate and agreeable play something?" (And there she ha been banging all sorts of classical seflavor haa not yet been obtained. Flavor la conditional upon soil and ferTha Hunter Ds feller dst lent me dls gun said shed shoot good an bard. lections out of tbe piano for the last I guess the 'does all .right, caese dere wux five bolds in de flock I Just shot at half hoar.) tilise. It Is desirable, therefore, that tbe leaf be neutrhl, without taste, as We get the flavor far as may ba. 4W THE ETBEET. WCHLB WITHOUT EK9 AH KEI. wholly In the Cuban filler. To obNow. If I bad. a million dollar," hetain these qualities of leaf Is the problem of the grower a much more wn the Wall street ghost, you know Tlrtm f Tertlas. complicated one that meets the orDoctor Terket of Harvard UniversCoie down out of the clouds," the with in turtle, dinary farmer. ity, experimenting an unwilling listener to the snarled has discovered that It la a model of builder. "What would you do If kffiM. TmUI rises It and persistency. patience had a quarter?" "From any point in London a man you great obstacles. The PrujOo and get a drink." dential Record gives certain results of can write a letter in the morning and "Hem's the cash, then; drop romance hla observations: The doctor arranged get an answer the same day. and if nd try wallty," New York Times. ' same In the can do a box with various obstacles between not too Tar off he 1 the extreme corners. In one of which the country, depending, of course, to of the person was a dark nest. At the end farthest upon the promptness TROCQHTLKSS WOSAX. ' This Mr, Xrusty Well, Its too late now, from the nest he placed a turtle. The whom tbe letter .la addressed. Why didnt you come to my office whea you Wfrs down town y and tell me All .3' air-cas- tle InIn'i m allthltf - -- to-da- Mrs, Kruaty Why, I didst think to top aj your office. Mr. Krusty That's just Ilk you. If you'd .only stop to think occasionally PWbaj you would have thought to top.Phlludelphla Tinea. -- 4 ah Little Dorothy ms? AT THE ZOO. Mamma, why do they sing In church "World without - CARELESS MAM. "BJIngle Is about the most careless fellow I have ever known." ' TWhat'a hs dons now?" . "Why, hs passed the butchers down the street whistling, 0 Where Has My Little Dog Cone?' and a sausage jump from foe hook and followed him home. Waa careless, wasnt it? "Yes, but thats not the worst of It. Half an hour latsr ho waa arrested on a warrant charging him with kidnaping the aauaag." Denver Time. thi riming mo, "Whal was that?" asked tha old gentleman, suddenly appearing in the doorway, ' I I guess It was a kissing bug," she answered hesitatingly, while the young man tried his best to look at ease. The old gentleman looked at them both sharply. "Does the kissing bug make people blush? he demanded. Chicago Post. The Lion Whats tha matter with the sebraf NEW PRISON SHIP SOUTHEY AN D THE OLD JERSEY. The Wildcat He's sore because someone said hs looked like a convict thirty-fiv- e 200 rule within win tor animal around wandered anywhere ehlp apply of prison relegated to the duty mlnutee before finding what It miles of tbs Bank of England. There and h biker of confinement for our A CASE CF SELF CQIYICT10H. HOW IT HAPPENED. but after It once knew the are hourly collections and hourly deBritish, wanted; the by privateersmen captured Our lecturer" said the advance recliveries in of all the the Its on route to it parts city, animosity Improve began toward whoffi the bitterest ord, "in factf the fiftieth trip was business as well as tbe residence quar- agent to the theatrical manager, Is was felt. Smallpox In its most viru. Inan able, conservative thinker of the her made In thirty-fiv- e fastened aecppda. More dlf-- ters. The average number of delivupon lent form soon eries In At inhabitover Cities 10,000 and were day, and the subject upon which hs ficult arranged, labyrinths mates. and fearing IHaFTM when ants Is fourteen a day. Within tbs talks la a nyw one In the world of tetshowed that the turtle again the to Bight spread ters." to the once It knew Its way it went as city limits a tetter is carried by tb here, tbe ship was moved .ordinary mall service about as promptGoodrTU take hlm; What's "Ills' 'WaUsbout. 'thett a solitary and nafre.. straight m possible to as rapidly as a telegram with SUbJeftr and now ly but to back . would the If It it lost. go Island, got of Long quanted part s. There Is a letter box at every the kit of the flourishing Brooklyn starting point and begin over again. corner. A with the Boer Army." "In Field the person mailing a note at I rotted All these things show that the turtle A few minutes later there was a call nary yard. There ahe slowlyyears beIs sure oclock collected to have It of has. some points which everybody gath-ere- d away during the remaining fore 10 In the and delivered for tbs ambulance, and,' as they out struggle for liberty, and finally might copy with profit For Instance, at Its destinationmorning advance of remains the the up the within anywhere sank on tb site she bad made the its way of making its record better limits of London before Denver 12, and U tbe agent, the managed sighed. eentar of so much human misery amd with every effort U entirely commendTimes. 1 o'clock before will be it posted reply able. Its habit, when lost of going needless Buffering. the back to the starting point and begin- receive It within three or four boars at oai that has been aboard A TOUCHING APPEAL. retbe furthest This qnlck postal serold order of our wooden ships can ning over again can also be warmly vice has been a obstacle In tbe great you feller, get offn this between "Hey, deck, oomm Youth's ended. limited epae the Companion. call way of telephones. There are probtrain!" shouted the angry conductor the scanty allowance of sunshine that ably fewer telephones In London when at the hoboes. found Its way in through the to the population than in ImIIs f TMene general and the W7. certainly, boas but, say, did porta, f compared gun ' d of under even States, any city 1m confinement most expert thieves you ever live la a boardin houee?" Probably. the atmosphere of "Tee. aV what of It?" the - pleasantest conditions. Jibe sur- tbe world are those In lower Bombay. Uait. Sam Mrs. Jenks I dont think much of this reference. were these Thera theft baa been made a fine Art National Locomotor Ataxia League "Nothin, ceptln you might please roundings on tbe Jersey 01 an a do mum? mum, write Sura, Maggie (apologetically) poor hand, an Indiffer- To enter a xenana, or the womans fast' been organised, with an office in pass foe beets." Denver Times. ' limitations intensified by devapartment la a native bonee, where all liftb avenue. New Tort The object ence that amounted to well-nig- h HIS FORMULA. ' tha family treasures are kept, is the of tbe league is to promote research , SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT,' ilish cunning. WATER AT A DISCOUNT. Tom "Have a smoke, old maa?" "Do you think tbs three Ra are all Tbe old gun porta were securely ambition of every native thief. This for a permanent cure for tbe disease. "Is It not beautiful to see the moon Plodla no easy matter, for the senana la It Is tbe Intention of the Jack Thanks. Dont care if I do. closed as toon sa the ship was glven league to shine across the water?" Inquired the a mam needs Id dls life?" asked small-hole- s, - Tom and center surrounded of Pet.--- tbe the honse, Youll find that Is something over to prison purposes, offer a reward jof flQ.000 for tbe disding romantic young woman.1 ul Ra? asked like s cigar." about 10 feet, apart, were cut b other apartments occupied by Whats - d ' three of a guaranteed cure. It U becovery "Well, mlaa," answered Col. Stillwell, sentinels.- - In order to reach lieved that there are from These openings. Only 20 Jack (after s few pnffi) "By Instead. Meandering Mika 18,000 to and rithms-tjc- ." George, there te s slight reeemblaaea laches square, were. In turn, partly It the thief borrows under the bouse 20,000 sufferers from locomotor ataxia "moonshine la very acceptable in an wadin', ritln, "Why, But" I dont know as I eloeed by the stout Iron bars that until his tunnel reaches a point beWhat is It , In this country, all of whom. It Is emergency. ..i counL What a man crossed them In two directions, and neath the floor of the room to whicb hoped, will become members' of tbs especially care, about the water." dont "No; dey Star. vessel Washington the access Is sought.' But the cautious nawhen we remember that "Where wants to look out for la de three Bs your master?" inquire league, and by contributions from Idea were from 18 to twenty odd tive doee not at once enter. Full well them and others and with booxe." an wife of the rich city eontraotof, the Washingboard, bed, governef' how realise can one knows he that the Inmates of tbe Inches thick, AGAINST TITISECTION. ton Star. "Buay In the library," war the butler cut out honse sometimes detect the miner at ment aid It Is expected to secure tbe Mr. Wood wed: "Your papa is such fectually the f inmates were reply. "Then go wake him np.' Somebuild to a New sanitarium. money . front the reach of sunshine, except for work and stand over the hole armed York MedicalJournaL, joker."' "Why can a man never starve In the body wants to aee him." and earliest In with deadly weapons, silently awaitthe . the briefest while Miss Willin': "Why? great desert?" "Because he can eat his appearance. . He has with him e Maale, laveetets Arm latest hours of the day. ing Mr. Wood wed: "But what sand which 1s there. "How do you like her father?" whan Because, I the It Is said that Edison despises mu- asksd for your hand he refused me, brought the sandwiches there?" "Dont like him at alL H turned out The bowsprit of the ship was the a piece of bamboo, at one end of and which a bunch of grass represents a sic and that Nikola Tesla la peculiarly only original spar ofthe shipjeft, saying he didnt want any mutilated "Noah sent Ham, and his descendants a rascal." (But he forgot to specify human head, and this he thrusts np averts to Its charma That Is a strange members la his 6urupbnJts ample length thetohardiest he was the rascal h turned out) , family .Boston PoU. mustered and bred." be as through the completed breach. If tbe freak. Many believe that a of the prisoners clambered. person atfrae At possible from the noisome al vicarious head does not come to grief who does not love music has no, soul. ID TROUBLE TO BET A LIGHT. fpv-ortbe real one takes Its plsce. and the But some of the acknowledged geniusbiosphere of th'e body of the hulk, been have thief entering the senana secretes es of history, among them true poets, accounts of the ehlp more written, but none of them with color himself or, finding everything favor- could not bear the sound of the sweetable for this purpose, proceeds to at- est melody. Byron bad no ear for mufulness and startling truth of actempt what seems an Impossible un- sic, and neither vocal por Instrumental than the simple, straightforward count of Capt Thomas Drlng of the dertaking. .This, Indeed, Is no less a afforded him the slightest pleasure. Providence privateer, The Chance a task than to remove from the ears and Edmund Burke, whose oratory was cannon and a arms and noses the earrings, brace- music to hla audiences, hated music. vessel of 12 men. 65 lets, armlets, bangles and nose rings Charles James Fox, another great orcomplement of the sum- of the sleepers without awakening ator; Daniel OConnell, still another; dwells upon account Drlnge mer period, in fact he was liberated in them and to get safely away with his William Pitt, a third; Robert Peel, a of only plunder. Who but a dacolt would bo fourth all of these ran awsy from the "A favor, Short "Dont let If you could oblige "I should esteem October, after a confinement win- - eqpal to so delicate, dangerous and sound-o- f . the of me music. Inconvenience me with a light1 It r . ' , . the story fire months, but - f J you, air, but well-populat- ed . ir tiwow rma - ! f ever-wakef- r r er |