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THOS. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR. The PLASTERS LOAN and SAYINGS BANK, AUGUSTA, GA., Organized 1870. Oldest *S?Tlnc*\ Bank In Eastern Georgia* Largest Savings Capital in City. Pnys Interest nnd Compound* every 0 month?. VOL. LXIII. NO. 81. A BALLADE 0F_ Hopkins, Bainbridge, find John Paul Jones, Here's to tho kings of tho sea! Confusion to cowards and death to drones. But a health to tho bold and free; 4 cheer for tho men of our own country Who fought for tho Hag or day or night, Captains courageous whoovor thoy bo Thev wcro tho men who lived to fight. -Jobi THE RE By STEWART AST spring there were two things that almost everybody in New York City was talking of. One was the great strike of the Brother hood of Cloth workers- three thousand of them; and tho other, tho sud den appearance in tho city of a little band o? dangerous anarchists. The cloth-workers-for the most part they wcro Russians and Poles were peaceable and industrious work ers, at ordinary times. Even now, in tho excitement of thc strike, with no work and no wages, and nothing to do but congregate in the streets and dis cuss their grievances, they had created no public disturbance, but they were complaining bitterly and loudly of their employers, and some of-themwero be ginning to make threats of violence. The anarchists-at least, they were believed to be such by the police were, as it happened, also Russians. They were evidently bent'on sonio mischief and were consulting with some of tho strikers, and though -the authorities had, as yet, no ground for * arresting them, they wcro kept under close watch. Every day the papers had accounts of tho troubles of the cloth-workers, their mass meetings, tho conferences of committees, and the iiery speeches of - the leaders. Sonio papers de voted whole pages to descriptions of the people themselves; their lifo be fore they came to the Western world; their journeyings across a continent and an ocean to lind freedom; their homes hero, such as they were, in dark, crowded tenements on the East Side; the daily and nightly gather ings on the streets of their men and women. Every day, too, the same papors had much to say of tho mysterious ' anarchists and gavo portraits which, representod them as particularly ugly and vicious fellows. Somehow, for no particular reason at first, and then because everbody snggc3tod it to everybody else, thc public came to think of the two tilings together, and all sorts of rumors gained currency. . It was said that thc cloth .vorkers had brought " the anarchists hore to intimidate their em ployers; that the cloth-workers them selves were half anarchists, andlinally, that there was a plot to set the city on fire. The publie mind was much dis turbed, and tho papers began to hint at dynamite stored in the tenements, and of the hateful red ilag of anarchy, hidden away as yet, to be unfurled at any moment as tho. signal for lire and death. Beneath all there was also an uu casy fear that some of these strikers had, perhaps, much to complain of beggarly wages, excessive hours of labors, wretched homes; and that they were smarting under a sense of injus tice, aud were very ignorant, and might be led away, in a moment of ex citement, by the conspirators, who hated all forms of government and all authority, and preached the doctrine that ruin would give opportunity to re-crcato a better social order. At last, in the second week of the strike, tho cloth-workers determined to make a public demonstration-a perfectly peaceable one, they said and applied for leave to parade the streets on a Friday eveniug. The officials hesitated. To grant tho permit might lead to a serious dis turbarle 3. To refuse it Avould cer tainly increase ill will and make the strikers feel themselves to bc martyrs. But after some delay, it was decided to grant the request. A large force of police was detailed to precede and follow tho procession, and to gnard the line of march. The men were to gather at various points and join forces at the corner of Centre and Graud streets, nt half-past six, and were to march through Broome street, the Bowery, Rivington street, and other east side thoroughfares, anti finally to pass through to Chatham Square and there disband aud go nt once to their homes. This determination served only to increase the general uneasiness in tho city. To biing so large a body of the disaffected foreigners together, and to enable them to displny their griev ances in public and excite sympathy among tens of thousands of the look ers-on, seemed to many the height of folly. Tho talk of dynamite and the red flag Avas renewed, and to add to the confusion, an evening paper an nounced that it had discovered the existence of au extraordinary plot. . It had been found that thero Avero certain women among the strikers, so the account ian, who Avero thorough going anarchists and exceedingly vin dictive and daring; and it had been determined that Avhile thc procession was on its march, and many of the police were withdrawn from their nsnal beats, those women should carry out their plan of shattering Avith dyna mite the building of one of the most unpopular employers. This method, it was thought, Avould divert suspi cion from the men, Avhile no one would dream of connecting a Avoman with such a deed. Eveu this wild rumor received serious attention, and the guards about all the buildings where tho strikers had worked were in creased. By Friday the excitement had reached fever heat. Along the streets through which the procession was to pass, all the shopkeepers put up their shutters and closed their dgors early FIGHTING MEN. Preble and Stewart and tho youngster Drake, Somo flag struck when they sailed the sea, Decatur's namo'mado tho pirates quake When ho sileuced their guns off Tripoli; Tho Barbary corsairs wero taught to flee When Barron's frlsrato novo In sight, And our flair in tho East bela sovereignty They wero tho mon who lived to light. i Northern Hilliard, in Collier's Weekly. D FLAG. MITCHELL. in tho afternoon, By three o'clock crowds had begun to gather, and the police passed up and down, forcing the people to move ou. At about this timo two Russians-a man of middle age, with a long, rough beard, aud a girl of perhaps sixteen turned tho corner of tho street where one part of the procession was to form. "This is thc street, Helena, my child," the man said, and they stopped to in quire for a house the number of which was written on a card the girl held in her hand. They carried large bundles in theiv arms, wrapped in cloth, and were evi dently strangers and not known to any of their own countrymen crowding by ?hem. They were noticed by the police as they passed on and entered the dark doorway of No. 37, one of the tall tenements which frowned down on tho narrow way. The afternoon wore on, and by five o'clock the sidewalks wero packed with a solid mass of people. A littlo later even the roadway was filled, save for a passage kept open for the pro cession. By six tho strikers were as sembling and ranging themselves in order between the restless masses on either side. To show tueir good faith and peaceable intentions, or as some said, to cover their real designs, those who were to go on before carried an Amcricau flag. A few of their num ber, who mado up a rude band, with a drum or two and some Avheezy wind instruments, gathered about the flag. The polico escort took its place. There was a strange feeling di ex citement and expectancy in the poor throng. Hunger revealed itself in their faces ; anger at real or fancied wrong; dread of evils to come; hope, too, that this gathering of awkward and meanly clad men, as it marched on, marched on, as if to a final battle with its evil fortunes, might some how bring victory to their cause. A woman in the crowd held up her child to seo its father standing in tho front rank, ard the child gave a cry of delight. Then one of the musicians sounded a hoarse signal, the men straightened themselves in their places, and silence fell on th?. throng in the darkening street. All at once some oue was seon to raiso his hand and point upward. All eyes followed its direction. Loaning far out from a high window they saw a girl waving a red flag, lighted up by the rays of the setting sun. An in stant tho silence lasted; then a dull roar like the sound of waves rose from the crowd below. Half a dozen policemen made a rush for the doorway of No. 37 aud passed in. Other officer:: herc and there pounced suddenly on men and boys and dragged them away. ' Others got tho procession under way and hurried it on with all possible speed. The people or the sidewalks were crowded and pushed and driven along in the same direction, aud a few moments later a new throng of people, who had seen nothing of the incident, were mar'hing steadily through tho street Alter all had passed, and tho street was quite deserted and darkness had come on, the officers came quietly out from the doorway of No. 37, bringing with them thc girl, Helena. For a mo ment their footsteps echoed in thc si lent street as she was led away. Then they turned a. corner and all was still. Saturday and Sunday passed, and it was Monday morning before there was a formal hcariug for tho prisoner in court. It was Monday morning, too, before her father, with few acquaint ances and no knowledge of tho city, fouudto defend her a lawyer who satis fied him. ? In the meantime tho assistant dis trict attorney in charge of the case was so well satisfied with his evidence that he did not ta'k with the prisoner, aud no one cue was allowed to see her. This did uot prevent some of the papers from giving long stories about her. She had, so they said, mado a full confession, and had told how she had been trained from infancy to bato tyrants, and to believe that all Govern ment was tyranny; and had been brought to New York hythe group of conspirators already there, to do this very act and set the poor cloth-work ers on fire with a spirit of revenge. That morning, when she was brought over to the court house, a great crowd had agaiu collected to see this strange creature, this human monster. Be tween rows of officers on cither sido to guard her, she passed slowly from the street into thc court. As she moved on there was a cry of surprise. Tall, straight, with erect head and clear, honest eyes, sho was thc last person to bc suspected as a vicious enemy of society. She passed in and the doors wero closed. . After some delay over other'matters, her case was called. The judge spoke with her through the court interpreter to ask if she had counsel to represent her. A lawyer sitting by her ad dressed the court. "Your honor," ho said, "I repre sent this prisoner. I learned the facts only this morning aud have not had opportunity to speak with the district attorney, but I think I can satisfy him "I insist," said the prosecuting at torney, "that this henring proceed in the regaler way. We have conclusive evidence that this prisoner has com mitted a most heinous crime against so ciety, and should bo held for trial." "Very well," said the prisoner's counsel. "We are ready. Proceed with your evidence." Yery remarkable evidence it was that was then heard. Breathlessly those in attendance hoard the officers toll the story, to tho point where, rushing into ibo bare and dingy room where the child was, they found her. frightened by tho sight of thou Bands, of upturned faces and tho hoarse roar from the street, crouch ing in a corner, but still clasping the red flag in her arms. Here the flag itself was produced a long, red scarf-and tho attorney waved it about and denounced it, and being of a fiery disposition, finally threw it on the floor and danced up and down on it in rage. When ho had finished with his wit nesses, tho prisoner took the stand and kissed tho little Bible the clerk handed her beforo sh o was sworn. Then, speaking through the court in terpreter, who translated her words, sentence by sentence, she said: "I lived in Russia. I had heard people tell of this free country. We had a hard time there. We were poor. My father and I worked hard, but I had scarcely any books and could not learn as much as I wanted to. I persuaded him that we should be better off here. So we worked harder thau ever, till ve saved a little mou ey to come to America. We never had very good food, but we even saved a little from that, to get this money. Whenever I could, I fojind out all about America. "An agent of tho steamships, who came to our villago to get us to buy steerage tickets, gave mo a picture of your flag, and toi i me what the stars and the stripes stood for, and how it is tho flag of people who are free and happy. So I loved the flag. And while we were coming over in the steerage, I had some pieces of oloth of different colors, and I made an Ameri can flag, because I loved it. "When we came here, and I looked out of our window and saw all the people in tho street, and saw a flag waving there, I wanted to wave mine, too, but it was in our box, that had not come yet, so I only had my scarf, and I waved that. I never thought about any red flag, or making any trouble. ' I am sorry I havo made trouble." "All nonsenso," said tho fiery attor ney, who nevertheless, had been some what stirred by this recital. "Where's that flag you made? Let's see that." The child took from her father, who handed it to her, a poor, pitiful touch ing senfblance of our Stars and Stripes. The shades of the color were very strange, and the stars were a little crooked, and there wen: not enough of them for all tho States, but much love for the flag and all it stands for had been sewed into it by tho little traveler te a laud of freedom. As she spread it out, the spring breeze from the open window sent a ripplo over its surface. The crowd iu the court-room could not be restrained, and applauded with deep enthusiasm. "A great deal of dust flies in through these windows," said the proseoutiug attorney, blowing his nose and wiping his^eyes. "And, your honor, lam in clined to think that the public inter ests do not demand any further pro ceedings irrthis matter. He picked up tie 'vicious red flag, and looked at it ruefully. "TellTier," he said to her counsel, "tell her I'll see she has a better one, and a real flag, too." "Prisoner discharge'," said the judge. - And a day or two later, Helena, tho suspected anarchist, the little Russian, tho true American, had tho Stars and Stripes flying from her high wiudow at No. 37, to celebrate tho success of the strike., in Avhich her neighbors were rejoicing.-Youth's Companion. A Cat's Pathetic Suicide. While Superintendent Daubney, of the Western New York and Pennsyl vania Railway, was on his tour of in spection of the road in"his privato car, near Nuuda, N. T., he heard screams abovo tho roaring of thc train. Tho superintendent signalled the train to stop aud made an investigation. On ono side of tho track lay ono half of a lit Lie black dog, and on tho othor side of the track lay tho other half. Sitting ou the bank near by, aud mnkiug tho most pitiful Availing was a large maltese cat. The cat gave every sigu of genuino grief, and shoAved an inclination to fight Avhon any ono dis turbed the remains of thc dog, so tho cat was left aloue to its grief, aud tho traiu departed. FolloAving the superintendent's special Avas regular train No. 212, and but. ten minutes apart. The tAvo trains passed at a siding along the lino and on the pilot of the engine, resting on tho level portion of it was Avhat was tho cat headless. Tho train Avas stopped at tho next station, Avhere tl e ehgineer reported that a feAv miles back thc cat deliberately Avalked ou tho track in front of the train and thrcAV itself nt, the engine. The cat and dog Avero playmates, and belonged to a nearby farmhouse.-NOAV York World. Carvings in a New Matcrlnl. Something entirely UOAV in tho way of carving has been introduced. It is ione upon leather and has an appear ance of fine etching with tho effect of heavy embroidery. Special tools aro used; some of these are sharp-pointed and long, Avhilo others arc short and dull and still others have broad blades. An aAvl is also numbered among these utensils. This is for boring holes in? reprcsentiug the centres of plants or a stipple effect of shading. It is claimed that any one having a little artistic senso eau take up this work. All sorts of things may be made, from belts and cardcases to soft cus hions and chair backs. The leather used is a soft yelloAv, and has au ex tremely hard finish, so that every stroke o. ^Cratch tells. As yet this art is little knoAvn, but is much liked by those familiar Avith it. Individual Freedom the Itulo nt Vnnf>nr. At Vassar the student is Avinning greater freedom, too, in her domestio life, for the system of self-government throws the responsibility in regard to the order of the community upon the girls. Certain cardinal rules are sub mitted by the Fnculty to the student body. If approved, they are adopted, and the police force appointed to carry them out is ma'de up of students. The change has brought greater freedom of speech aud of action to the students, and the old gulf botAveen the govern ing bodj' aud tho populaco is being bridged over.-Margaret Sherwood, in Scribner's. A Staggering Bulletin l or Staggerers. A charitable society, recently organ ized at Basie, Switzerland, announces one of its objects as follows: "We escort home the inebriates who are in conflict with the perpendicular." Mommmmm 5 ROOSEVELT;'" H The Picturesque Troop ir 6 vasion Familiarly Known HEIR feet In tho -stirrup ( nnd hands on tho ropo,. Right luto the round-up. tho cow-punchers logt." Liko tho dust clouds that rido on Dakota's wfl? breeze, Tho kings of thogrnsslrtM'-. uro swarming like hejfp One peal from thc to'cslu nt Fargo was mag, And into tho Hue every brave cowboy ; : swung; "Our onttle are safo on their own nntivo , plain, Como on, every cowboy-light out afi;3f>^ Spain," Who cares for nil Europe with these in the ' van? ' Make way for tho monarchs-tho men from > Mandan. %?. Lot tho Regulars wntch thc accoutrements ' sblno, As the Dftudles of Deadwood fall into -t?ti/-i Uno. With a ropo on his pommel, Make wny for tb* cowboy; hi Tho Spirit of Freodom flies 01 And echoes his war.cry, tiRoi FACT which none'l will dispute that so far, the most pictnresera? development djf the war is Th ed* dore Booseveltjs regiment of rough riders, commong known as "Tod dy ' s Terrors.^ Theodore BcoseS velt is one of tlfS few flgures in our latter-day life th? seems to havo the romance and brigg Haney of the past allied to the nervo?? energy of tho present. His moth'o was a YirgLuian, and gave to hi?| some of that cavalier spirit which w?S| supposed to be the heritage of thesonjg of the greatest of the Southern StateiC* Thc rough riders have as intens esting a personnel as any regimen? that ever was organized. The punchs ers and bronco-busters from AfM zona, tho mining-men from CripplB, Creek, the plain every-day cowboylfj of fifa TYPICAL S CE from tho Texas prairies, and the club men and high-class sports from New York, make a combination that even "Onida," has never outdone. "What one might call for want of a better name "tho gentlemen adventurers" from thc East include some of the most promiuent society men of the dny. Woodbury Knne, the brother of Colonel Delancey Kano, has for years been a typical New York man-about town. When last hoard of he was hewing wood and drawing water with the cowboys nnd tho brouco-busters. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL ROOSEVELT AND (iOLONEIi WOOD. Craig Wndsworth is another man of wealth nnd position, who created a most intense excitement by taking his vnlefc with him. Some of the swell Bough Eiders are inured to outdoor life by yenrs spent in hunting big gnme in odd corners of the world. Others have simply tired of the dissipations of the town and have turned to the stern lifo of camps to try something new. It is said that what are roughly known ns gentlemen stand the rigors of a severe campaign better than those who have been habituated to hard ships by au agricultural and'out door existence. Those who kuow pey Colonel Eoosevelt and Cclouel Wood must look for their ha-dest i the Cuban Army of In- ?g? as "Teddy's Terrors." 3bl El Toro may bellow; we'ro Into tho ring; See tho Gold Bags of Grand Forks tho lar iat swing! o Wo Luve heard of tho Maine; lfow she Hes 'nonth the wave; We have heard, too, of Cuba, we gallop to save. "There canters John Harvard, there rides Eli Yale. The Tiger of Princeton comes down on tho gale . it the call of Tod Roosevelt-no tender foot ho Wu will.carry to Cuba the flag of the freo." With the Devil's Lake Imps nt his left and his right, Our Teddy will bo in tho thick of the .fight. Then out with your guns, boys, and let the nlr ring, Hip, hurrah for Tod Roosevelt, the cow punchers' king! . . a gun in. his band, j's chock full of sand; i ia hlfrtr&in, nember tho Malnol" task in the controlling of this force of moro or less lawless men. How' the wild spirits from the Mexican border, and the fiery, untamed cow .boys from Texas will stand the re straints of military discipline is the serious question. Accustomed to life in the saddle, trained to shoot quickly and accurate ly, hardy, athletic, and fitted to en dure hardships that would speedily prostrate a city-bred man, these rougli riders will make ideal cavalrymen for service in Cuba. The greater number of the Arizona recruits have a conversational knowl edge of Spanish. The people of tho East believe tho Arizona cowboy to be a combination of horse and alligator, fond of tho ardent and utterly lawless*. As far as the Arizona recruits'of tho flying cavalry are concerned this will be found incorreot. The greater number of tho men are quiet, sober fellows, who will be found at all times keeping strictly along the lino of their duties. INES IN TIIE CAMP OF ROOSEVELT'S PO The First United States Volunteer Cavalry, as the troop of rough riders is termed on the muster-roll, is mado up of picked men. It is uot com posed entirely of cowboys, or of "rough riders," or of fox hunters, or of heavy "swells." Men of all classes who fill the requirements havo been enrolled. These requirements are perfect physical coudition, skill in thc saddle and nt swordsmanship, and fa miliarity with rifle and revolver. Not many cowboys are in the ranks. Eanch owners, superintendents aud foremeu, hunters, guides and many of the storekeepers and traders of the Territories comprise the greater part of tho regiment. From the East have come about fifty adventurous spirits, most of whom are college graduates and athletes. Some **o men who have seen the rough side of life in dif ferent parts of the world, and who can feel as much at home eating fried bacon scraps, with a rubber blanket for a seat and without a "boiled shirt" in the tent, ns when discussing a metropolitau dinner at Sherry's or a supper at the Union League Club, in New York. Others are. new to West ern life. These include polo, football aud baseball experts, thoroughbred horsemen aud golfers. They aro up to-date Americans-many of them, like Roosevelt, wealthy, and more than one a millionaire. Some of the best known aro Craig Wadsworth, noted cross-country rider; Hamilton Fish, Jr., polo player; William Tif fany, a Now York society lead er; Horace Devereux, the pride of Princeton's football team; and Eonnlds, Yale's great half-back. A number of Chicagoans, promiuent irf social and athletic circles, are also enrolled ns troopers. The others inny be called plainsmen, coming from n section where you see a Winchester or shotgun bnck of the counter in every country store, nud where tho saddle takes ?the place of the buggy. Tall, musculnr, wiry, straight as ar rows, with checks bronzed by ex posure to the weather, eyesight which promises a deadly aim, muscles like steel and nerves like iron; they have been toughened by lives of constnnt peril and hardship. They are as much nt home on horseback as afoot, and it is a part of their lives-even of those who sell anything, from pins to pork, at their little country stores-to "draw a bead" on rough or half drunken Indians, or shut np shop and . ' * OFFICERS' MES; (At the time tho photograph was taken, H Quosina, was at the extreme left. Col volt are shown side by side In the centre chase a murderer or horse thief with the sheriff. The equipment is suited to the com mand. The men.carry breech-loading carbines with telescopic sights, which will send bullets through three inohes of oak at two thousand yards. The carbines are slung across their backs. A forty-four-caliber revolver is in each man's holster on the saddle. At their belts aro regular Cuban machetes, while behind, on tho horn of the high Western saddles, hang the lassos. Heavy cotton duck, dyed a dull russet tint, fastened by strong laces running through eyelets, is the material for the uniforms. Attached tc the coat is the cartridge bolt. The trousers extend to the ankles, and from the ankles to th.0 knees tho legs are inclosed in the regulation militai y leggings. Tho familiar dun-colored slouch hat is worn by all alike, from commander to private. The officers are distin guished only by their shoulder-straps and the symbols on their hats. The quality and design of their dress are similar to that of the privates. No gorgeous plumes-no glistening hel mets-no gold lace-no glitter of any kind is to be seen, except that of cold steel. The horses selected are a cross be UGH RIDERS. tween tho Mexico bronco and horses brod in tho Indian Territory and adja cent regions. They are of about the size of tho regular cavalry horse, but will enduro moro fatigue. Most of th?? animals vheu purchased had never been broken to the saddle, and the Eastern recruits at the camp at San Antonio, Texas,wore given au exhibi tion of "Western horsemanship which opened the eyes of those accustomed to following tho hounds on thorough bred jumpers. lu tho "West, "break ing" a horse is putting the saddle on him once. Ko is supposed to bo ready for use after that. Several of the nov ices thought differently after tho lit tle brutes had "bucked" and thrown them over their heads. The drill of the volunteers iucludes all of tho regular cavalry movements and some special maneuvers. These comprise handling tho lasso, skirmish fire with carbines while riding at full speed, shooting from horseback objects thrown in the air, and jumping ditches aud other obstructions. Every man ia obliged to care for-his animal, and is responsible for its condition. He must feed aud water it. rub it down, handle the bedding, saddle and un saddle; and special instruction has been given in picketing them, in bivouacking without tents,and in other features of outdoor life. For many weeks tho troops were put through hours of drilling and other evolutions daily, until? now the regiment is pro ficient in marching, trotting and wheeling compauy front, platoons, files of fours, eto., while each man is able to hit a Spaniard at a half mile, whether from the back of his horso,ly ing behind it, or as a dismounted skirmisher. Colonel Leonard "Wood.in command, was for ten years under General Miles and other noted commanders in Indian campaigns. Although a surgeon by profession,he is also a thorough soldier and tactician, ond his experience has furnished many valuable hints in the preparation of tho men for Cuba. Ma jor Brodie is also a veteran cavalry officer. Boosevelt's rough riders have had a curious effect on the styles. The sombrero hat of the "Western plains is all the fashion iu New York. It is the favorite outing hat of the Fifth avenue girl. And also-'of her brother, whether he has gone off to the war with Colonel Theodore Roose velt's band of rough Tiders or whether S-AT DINNER. * iamllton Fish, Jr., killed In battle at La onul Wood and Lleutenant-f lionel Boose O *he plans to be among the chosen few at the summer resorts. Fashion has sanctioned the sombre ro, hence the. most np-to-date young persons in town are wearing lt. It is big and dashing and Western-like; but not becoming until the modern girl has given it an indefinable touch all her own. Then it is the most pic turesque thing in town. The* sobrero is carrying off all the laurels as the correct hat for outdoor sports. The * "DAUGHTER OF, THE REGIMENT. bicycle hat, the golf cap and the long popular soft felt Alpine are losing their popularity. And then the Fifth avenue hat is trimmed'in its own individual .way. Aband of finely striped'ribbon- en circles the crown, generally in the Rorcn shades. At the left side a single quill is caught .with a silver buokle, and the stem of the quill to be absolutely correct must not only be thrust through the buckle, but the end of it must be bent up. The hats come in cream color, gray, black aud a dun shade. Many of them are sold -with just a plain leather strap around the crown fastening at the sido with a small buckle. The more the hats suggest the genuine cowboy the more they aro to be de sired. Such are fashion's eccentric ities. An Old Man's WuUclii>r Feat. People who were on Crockett street yesterday may havo noticed an aged man wending his way toward ,the Postoffice, a stout stick being his sup port, ne was au odd-looking charac ter. White hair denoted extreme age and his step was somowhat unsteady, but his figure was upright with indi cations of vigor, and, though drawn, there was a rugged look on his face and his eyes wore lustrous. Across the traveller's shoulders wore strapped two largo canvas packages which hung in front; a large water canteen hung by straps to his back. His name is Buckingham, a shoemaker by trade, and he is nownearly ninety-one years old. Ho came from El Paso to Beaumont and walked every foot of th6 way, carrying water and provi sions while traveling through the de serted country along the Mexican border. From Mr. BuokiDgham no details of his journey could be ob tained except that he left El Paeo on February 10 of this year, and made the trip in easy stages, arriving at 7 o'clock yesterday morning. The dis tance from Beaumont to El Paso in 917 miles. Buckingham was 112 days in walking tho distance and covered an average of eight and one-fifth miles per day of twenty-four hours, which is pretty fair walking for a man of less than ninety years of age. Bucking ham may not be aware of the fact, but in walking from El Paso to Beaumont he has established a pedestrian record for the ninety-year-old class that has not heretofore been equalled and probably will never be excelled. Beaumont (Texas) Journal. A Preference. House Holder-"I am looking for a couple of domestics to serve in my family." Employment Agent-"I guess we can supply you, sir; your name, please." House Holder - ' 'My name is Fish-" Employment Agent-"Ahl Then, of course, you would prefer a couple of Finns. "-Richmond Dispatch. Mosquito Net Shields For Soldiers. This shows the mosquito net hats and wrist shields which our soldiers are wearing in Cuba. The pest is most troublesome in tho rainy season, and protection of the kind depicted is nec essary to all who are not natives. THE SONG Or int ?r-Aman wmin, Oat in tho south, when the day ls done, And the gathered winds go free. Where goldon-sanded rivers rna, Fair islands fade in the setting san, : And tho great ships stagger, one hy one, Up from the windy sea. Oat in the south, when a twilight shroud Hangs over tho ocean's rim, Sall on sail, like a floating cloud, j Galleon, brigantine, cannon-browed, Bich from tho Indies homeward crowd. Singing a Spanish hymn. Oat in tho south, when the sun hos set,' And tho lightning Stokers pale, The cannon bellow their deadly threat, Tho ships grind, all in a.crlmso.n sweat, -. And hoarse throats call, "Ilavo you strick? en yet?" Across the quarter-rail. * . . . Out in tho south, in tho dead of night, ' When I hear the thunder speak, 'Tis , the Englishmen in their pride and might, Mad with glory and blind with fight, Looked with the Spaniards, left and right, Fighting them cheek to cheek. Out in tho south, when the dawn's pale light, Walks cold on the beaten shore, And thc mists of the night Uko clouds of fight, Silvery violet, blinding bright, Drift in glory fronrhelght to height, Whore the white-talied eagles soar; There comes a song through the salt and spray, Blood-kin to the ocean's roar,, "All day long down ilorez way Richard Grenville stands at buy. . ; Como and take him if ye may 1" j Then hush, forevermore. -John Bennett, in the Ghat) Book. 1 PITH AND POINT. "Poor Mrs. Gibbles can't hear more iban half her husband says to her." "That's all right; she oughtn't to." Chicago Record. "Where is your fiance? I saw him come in here two hours ago." "He has been with papa, confessing bis debts."-Fliegende Blotter. Patriotic Cab-"Papa, were you born in England?" Papa-"Yes, my son." Patriotic Cab-"Say, but did n't w? lick you in 1812?"-Judge. Hicks-"I notice that Charley's wife hasn't touched the piano bined she was married." Wicks-"No; the fact is she thinks the world of him." -Boston Transcript. "You speak," said a fond mother, .;about people having strength . of mind, but when it comes to strength of don't mind, my son William sur passes anybody I ever knew."-Tit Bits. . . He-"Why doosn't that English girl ?orne on deck and be wooed by the ? . breezes, too?" She-"Her mother v on't let her. She heard the captain say this was a trade wind."-Harlem Life. "I thought your doctor told you that. you'd have to get ont of this climate." "He did, bnfl couldn't arrange my business affairs so as. to be ablo to get away, so I had to change my doctor." -Chicago_News. .Mrs. Oldham-"I see tho paper says the King of Belgium ans been visiting the Spanish Queen Begent incognito." Mrs. Dollyors- "Is that so? I didn't know that she had left Madrid." Cleveland Leader. Aunt Mary's chandelier wau an ob ject of great interest to Dorothy, who had never b )fore seen one. On her return home she exclaimed, "I wish, mamma, we had a place ior our lamps to roost on, too."-Judge. "Pa," said the youngest of seven, "why don't you go to tho war?" . "I have all I can do to keep the rec?iF cantrados in this house from starv ing," replied the parent, sadly. - Philadelphia North American. The Woman Who Had Just Moved In-"The first thing we want to do is to tear down those old curtains those people have left." Her Husband-"It beem.T you have no reverence for the shades of the departed."-Cincinnati Enquirer. Dixon-"I don't believe young Shortleigh is half as extravagant as people say ho is." Hixon-"Perhaps not; but I've noticed that he has a suit of clothes for every day in the week." Dixon-"Is that so? Why, he al trays had thc same suit on overy time I met him." Hixon-"Well, that's the one. "-Chicago News. Tho Hammock in War. Thc only difficulty abont the use of the hammock by an army is in regard to its supports, and this one dilficulty is not half so serious as it may seem. With a supply of hammocks available, American soldiers who have not suffi cient "gumption" to fiud or to pro vide supports for them are not fit to send to Cuba to make war. With au article so vitally important to the health of the soldier as is a good ham mock, properly hung, the question ot supports- whether it be t-eos, light wooden tripods, or stakes of metal pipe or of wood-is'oue which must be settled for eaoh body of troops, ac cording to the conditions to be met. In garrison or in permanent camp it is a simple matler. On the march, through treeless country, something of wood, light enough to transport, ? must be provided. It is fair to assume that in nfl the thousands of American soldiers who will land in Cuba, there will be very few so lacking in ingenu ity and resources that they will sleep on the ground because they can neither find nor make supports for their hammocks.-New York Sun. The Volcano of the South. It seems probable that we shall, within a few years, learn something more about; tho wonderful volcano, 12,000 feet high, which Sir James Boss saw, half a century ago, [discharging flame and smoke amidst the vast snow aud ice-fields of Victoria Land. At the Antarctic Conference of the Boyal Society in London, last February, the desirability of a thorough scientific exploration of the South Polar regions was strongly urged, and still later the German Antarctic Expedition Commit tee at Leipsic unanimously resolved to advocate the sending.of a ship toward the South Pole to explore Victoria Land and its surroundings.-Youth's Companion*. Taming Beasts by Electricity. Lion-tamers nowadays frequently uso electricity in taming their beasts. When a wild lion or,tiger is to be tamed elect ric wires are first rigged np in the cage between the tamer and the animal. After a time the tamer turns his baok and tho lion invariably makes a leap at him, but, encounter ing the charge wires, receives a paralyzing shock sufficient to terrorize it forever,-New York World.