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B ' ? frflB SUN SUNDAY, JANUARY 15, 1S9P. , . j II rlfi THE DUKE OF PRESIDENT. ' ii ' KT- BlHOVLAIt MAX ASD MB ESTATE rmb sBv i.v tk orr lucaiox. ml I TO-. nil Nam Yr Clnpn He et Up n Sort of V Ducal, i:tfi1IUhiiivnt with Iletnlners 1.W ? Fourteen allies from Oll.Clty, nnd Wnlted Bf J rajr In Vnln for th Teonla (o Flock There. ,lr j ak! They were fishing In a ltttle trout, stream ,'fBr n iS that was thlokly overgrown and that ran Into '' mm W lhe Alleghany Hirer laths Pennsylvania oil il' it? m- rtot. The man who lind Insisted upon '""5 S bringing a fancy spilt bamboo pole .Into n 'iS' Rh i't t-annsrlvanla forest wsll supplied with undcr- m- nan )T brush had been ths vlotltn of a multitude of -Wt rrtit' ' P"r tribulations that dar. Ha had broken !jB' r'- If the tin of his pole, his luck had been bad, and .S1 ? t: now a vloloui. low-hanging bough 'deprived JB q- S htm of hU spare tip and left a red mark across mm' j,' the stubby expanse nf his cheek, wl iltl W" "Don'f you caro," replied his companion, fffir "' J. The well-llllod creel of tho speaker contrasted IM h r ln pooo'Im war with the plainness of his at- M r"i V tire ami tho lack of display about his pole. It H 1 : r. was just a simple fishing polo made to catch iX brd ",n with, and not for show to tho farmers In- M- "Jr ,, habiting tho borders of all well-regulated trout M hui !. streams. BH . j fc- "Don't you care." repeated tho companion, H . 7r as he snatched a trout from the atroam as n HI' fori S; '&,t act ot (levotlun t0 sport whloh. In view 9 falil I' ' hl companion's misfortune, he felt he jfjf .f must abandon for tho day. "Tho bough that 2 phi ft brought you arlef crew upon the ostate ot an frf Tr Amorlcan Duke." gH jJJ ft "An American Duko?" tfv trc I r "Ves, an Amerlcun Duke." 5$ Jiff- "0t1, com8' What do you mean by 'Amerl- JM we j fa. n Duke'? Did some Englishman come over WA ' Vt S nore an(' bur ",ls 80"tude- or dld itbeloncto f bo n U some heiress whose death left hor duoal hut- i8 tl I I band Incumbered with .that not unpleasant X$ ho il f ' possession, an American ostate?" ? pr J "Xelther; nn estate of 800 acres, ot which H' on' 'I I these woods are a part, came Into tho posses- K nil 11 lion of a elmnlo American zentloman." S ga' jj ' "And yet you called him 'Duke' ?" H 'n 'lAnd 'Duke' ho was called by the few In- Jn hall ; habitants of this section. I am In a measure 113 i jj your hoit to-day. nnd I will conduct you over MA B-' jj i, the duchy of tho only American Duke. Wo H 01 11 came In back from tho rlvof. W can go jaj en I .: throueh the duchy, cross the Allegheny and S3 h Jj ', catch a train for homo this avenim;." mS' oi J K A walk ot flvn minutes broiiKht them to a raj el I S fund at one ot whose lslbte onds a modorn Iron jn g j E brldco spanned tho windlnR stream they had iy di J f just deserted. Tho man from whoso cao the 82 p j K broken tli protruded uttered an exclamation JH oi I ot surprlso at the contrast betwqon the perfect jr sis condition of the roadbed, with Its Iron brldco j B jr and the. entire absenco of any slen uf human B ' ra. habitation. Xo prosperous farmholds were R to be seen There wn llttlo evidence of rural AS , tt- travel. In slior, nothinc to Indicate that this jfjj I 5' ' road hacl been I'UHt t supply an agricultural M JJ j jf demand. Indeel. a mere passlns; examination li ' I of the soil wouM have convlncod oen nn nma- BB jj t teur farmer that this was not and could not jyj. l f, be a tarmlne country. H if I I)ut tho visiter could clean nothinc from his OK' 'If guide. New objects were constantly present ju I' lne thems:hes to excite his surprise. As fc5 'ilf they proceeded alone the road, tall poles came M ''If 'n' v'ow w'"' directions painted upon the En I fi f ilsnboards nt tho top. Each pole Indicated f t ' a decreaslne distance to "tho President Tlotel." E! ' 1 ' Over each stenhoard was a little roof, evi f ; 1 f t dently to prevent the wnshlnc away ot tho lot Kg i terlnc. At resular intervals hlch trouchs, pj c J I from which a horso cold drink almost with Jj 1 ; out being unchecked, were placed by tho road Si i ', side, and fed from the hill surincs. The H 1 j ? troushs bore tho lettered devicos, "Ilorses1 M J Delleht No. 1." "Horses' Dllnht No. 2." Ac. ! J Jr Within a few minutes tho passaero of another 15j .i- 'ron brldee brought she men within slcht ot Ex 'ijt the beautiful upper Alleeheny. Ile.tween them Bj j! 1 and tho river there was a wide march) of R ' f' Jfc Cleared land. A low old oaks were left stand ji, E v lne to give a picturesque effect. Across the K i I green river the hill rose shear up from the M ' t ft water. At the foot, a railroad ran alonz a tfjl shalt, partly natural and partly built up from lif the river. From the li-t brlilce they had f! K erossed aneleuted board walk ran to the 111 ' I E broad veramln of whai was apparently a Inrco ma !1 I summer hotel. Ilevond the hotel vtas a clus- f f ter of oulldlnes. amonc them dwelling houses. K) 1 1 w One building, oxer whose door 'Tost Otllce" fm could be rend. looked like a country general B- store, except that tho usual throne ot loiterers ffi was not In sight. Nestling under a grovo of M J' glgantlo oaks a Uttle schoolhouso faced the Rfl' fr c- river beyond tho hotel. At n place on tho river jyj jr. front illreotly In front ot tho hotel u ferryboat Bj. ; was Ijlnc. supplying n means ot trausporta- H it tlon to the railroad across the river. Nearby Bi 1 a llret of rowboats tugged at their moorlnga jB s w In the brisk river breeze. Upon each bank a jsl ft c tall derrtck-llke structure served as a lofty la i terminus for n wire ca'ile, along which a ropo H f attachea to the forrvboat ran with a creaking 19' ri IB pulley when the boat crossed tho river. There ma !h w was no one In sight. All wasHolltude. J J I "Come with me to this knoll." said the guide. Iff "and as oir spoit hi n measure Is Interrupted ! I v I'll explain to you tho mystery of this peaceful D 4 j landscape." H lie "But this apparently deserted hotol. Those ZM I ' sign posts and 'llorscR Deilclit'i" " ! I t. "They are all a iwrt of the story. Several 3 years ago all tnls countrysldo came Into the i J- possession of nn Edward Clapp. At that time I f nothing won as you now h it. The site of i ( that hotel was simply n beautiful spot upon j f. I the Allogheny. Cliiup .van nn odd e'iuub. He I ill had large wealth in eddltlon to this estate. He Dfi: i W did not desire money. He wanted to make r 1 this place a summer resort. With tlia' end In f ft 7lcw he built this hotel. All through his large H J estate he built fine roads leading from no- j f where to this hotol. Thoy were simply drives, t and very picturesque, somoot them. These I I woods' are filled with Iron bridges similar to t R the two we saw. That ferry, built to carry f I, over the river the guests of the now hotel, cost ' i r a pretty penny. I I "The years went by. Only nn occasional f r fisherman sought the 'President Hotel.' as i, J C'laPP 'called his place. You see the resort had t'tt no territory to draw from. Oil City people did g cot caro to spend their summer only fourteen ' if S miles nway from home, and thore was no , t it other-city of any Importance near to the place. f Fj It was not known out of its own ImmeUlnte v ." w neighborhood. Clapp didn't seem to realize. I f this. When no one came to his hotel ho me.-ely m went to work laying out lnuro drives and build- 1 f m lng brhlgrs. Anions others ho made a road m leading to the regular routes to Oil City, but , t w, all In vain. Thoso high wnlerlng tioughs you 1 . saw alone the road were his whims. , I . "" 'A horse should always bo comfortablo f K when It drinks,' said he, und he had troughs - t K set way up high and painted upon them, f I I 'limes' Delight No. 1.' Ac. The sign pouts ; f n were one of his Improvements. E " 'Most of the sign posts In the country nre t 1. obliterated by rain.' he said, and then he built I f a little root over each sign. That high bourd ; f B- walk there was to bo the promenade of the . 4 K fashionable who should bo attracted hero from 1 I I the cltltt. " ; f K "Bui why do you enll him 'Duke?' " ih "I was coming to time, in order to keep his , h 7 j place up, that It might not tall Into ruin pond- E Ii ' In" the arrival of tho llrst summer guest, , 1 4' Clapp kept a large force ot men constantly at t worit. 'iney weru uf ull triules. bomo tuilt . v roads and cut timber, tor. as uu see, there Is . A ' plenty of It on tho duchv, nnd others ran the i ifi hotel, the ferry und the boats. There was n tiis!. 1 blacksmith and Hevernl carpenters. These 1 'I men all lived with their families In houses v l iv uion Clapt.'s land, right iiore within ilght of ;. the hotel. The houses ho built for thein they - f iff- ocouplod free from tent charges. He had a i S storekeeiicr. vrho wus also Postmaster. In ' 38 this storo was u grout variety of goods, and r men who wore hero at the time the storo was It opened have told mo that an ur'lclo wurcely W has over been disturbed In the htore. It la an Intact stock, though twrliapssheltworn. tK . "iou see here, oft to tho right. Is a school- ; t af house. It wus urecteu at 11 coat of &.(HM), and iik un expensive teacher was hired. There were f E Ave, or possibly six. pupils, the children of f Jf the people employed on the place." :fi i.'Ahd 'Dukur' " ? , f 'itere was n man living alono on a large ho- i a if lated estate In a houso of many rooms, stir- , f F rounded by the lesser dwellings ot his re- 1 talners. Hence, ho was known far and wide 1 i)T as the Duke of X'resldent.' Thut olio of rot- I I :l tinv lumber there Is it tilbute to his nobllltv, i m Work among his retnluers wus rather alack, !' I T, so he ordeicd ull hands 10 out timber. Ilo I Mr had his own snwmlP, I am told. When tho s tit'. timber had become lumbar, iio hud no use for w It, or If he hud, It wan fur mudo improvement Jt. to his estate that his death prevented. Ho here It lies rotting to this duy. at Irust four HT Tears alter his death, ami us ou observe, jp there's enough to stnrt 11 resectable yanl, ' . ,Hls hole! tublo was provided with uvery ! delicacy 01 the season und n trained corpr of K servants took core of tho houe. lie had a w full houso .stuff, including olerks and house- m keeper. HU rates weru reasonable. Yet day m alter day his meals wore served up tojerh.iii n one fisherman and oftener to none. It got to J, be to after a while that Oil Cltv peonle would m uke their out-of-town guests up to President EJ to see the monstor joko and to talk with th . JK fiuk,i President' was the name of the sea- !B Uf iion " eeured on the railroad, at which tho if W trains would stop to lot oil his guests who wero IE I Jdwavs com ng next eeuson. " t ' B tc CT Kplng to have u houseful noxt year.' i i f the Duke has said to rue. Thla year I have , F l- lad forty.nlue topI here, but next season m -k Uiex will come in crowds. It tukes time for people to find out about the best summer re sort.' The forty-nine. might havo stopped for only an hour, but still they had been guests at the 'President Hotel.' The.'Duke' divided his time between waiting In his hotel for ths guests who always were coming and visiting county fairs. He mar havo had other occu pation?, hut I never saw him othorwlso en f raged. Ills duchy occupied a large traet ot nd that never had been drilled for oil. Vari ous oil concerns offered nlm lane sums for n lease of only a small part of II and tho right to nut down a fow test wells. You see, his land mlaht coma Into tho market as an Im portant factor. Invarlnbly ho refused. H Irons: In the single Idea of beautifying his duchy Into a unique summer resort, he would allow no unsightly oil dorrioksunon his premises. Aoout fonr years ago he died. Hlnco thnt time. his land has been developed by tho heirs, nnd 'oil has been found. It seems a pity to think that the old estate, for which ho was so ambitious, should have been given over to the ravages ot oil seeking. Bomo littlo time be fore) his death ho appeared to realize tnat his ambitions had boen nil In vain. Ha gnvo over the hotol to one of his retalnors. saying, 'Itttn It. make what you can for yourself.' lie him self raid his board nt his own hotel, apparently desiring that In his last days the hotel should have nt least one permanent boarder." Tho men went up the broad steps leading to tho nmple verandas, which, like the building, wore of wood. An open door led Into tho ofllco nt the lelt. A mnn In his shirt alcoves wns fast asleep In a chair tilted nsrulnst the wall. A bumblebee pausing ntlhoopen window was the only ovtdonco of life nbout the place. The open register upon the clerk's desk showed thnt the last guest had registered early In the preceding month. Without speaking to the slumbering ctork tho gttldo lod the way Into the washroom, whore tho flthermon bathed their faces and hands In cold spring water. "This hotel." said the guide, "is supplied Tlth spring water piped hero from bnak In tho hills. Several thousand dcllars was expended In this manner." Hack to the office thoy went to arouse the clerk. Thoy were oonducted to a dining room built to accommodate 11 crowd ot guests. Thoy two woro alono In the large room. Tho meal was oaten In silence. After supper a man was waiting at tho door, lantern In hand, to conduct them to the ferry. They embnrked nnd the largo bargo put off. The visitor broko the silence. "Yes," snld he, "tho 'Duke nf President' mut hnve been a very erratlo man." The ferryman replied: "You think him queer? Ho was good to the poor." THE XA.TIOKAT. GVAIiD ItEGISTEIt. It Is Inrger Than Usnnl, nnd lias More Itsgtments nnd Changes Tlinn Heretofore. Tho National Guard Ilcgtstor of this 8tato, just issued from Albany, Is much moro Inter esting than It Is usually. There has boon a warslnco tho lteglstor was Issued last year; tho National Guard, having boon reorganized, was disorganized by tho war, nnd la now In process of rc-roorganlzatlon : nnd thoro havo boon lots of chances and shufflings us a result of all that has happened. To begin with, tho Redstarts a blc book this year; it contains 402 numbered pages and a lot of new mattor. Openlnc the book ono finds that tho Governor's staff (in the oldsonsoof tho expression) has boen horded together by Itself, away from tho real National Guard, and has its own tablo ot rank and its own casualty list. After that comos tho National Guard. For tho first tlmo In twclvo yoars the Guard is headed by n Slajor-Goneral. Gen. Hoo. Imme diately nftor him como his staff, or rather plnccs for tho members of It, for, as tho Regis ter Is dated Doc. 10, most of tho staff appoint ments do not appear In It. Though tho staff of tho Jlnjor-Goneral commanding scams Quito vacant, yet In fact thoro is no vacancy on It. After tho Major-Gcnoral and his staff como tho five brigado Goncrnls, each with Jils own staff. In the formor registers tho names ot the staff offlcors appeared In tho beginning of tho book, each staff after its chief, and then all tho staff ofllcureof tho entire Stato woro lumped together in ordor of rank; now each brlcad-j staff is by Itself, and a tablo at tho end of tho book elves tho lineal rank ot all officers. Gen. Butt ot tho First Brigado has throe vaoancles on his staff; Gon. McLcor ot tho Second has ono only; Gen. Olivor of tho Third has four; Gen. Doyle of tho Fourth and Gon. Smith of tho Fifth Brigade havo six each. The novy lteglstor shows tho "century" or ganizations, which some parsons think have done ns much as anything olso to disorganize tho National Guard. Tho Troop CO Is tho first ot these precious and costly things. It was nil right so far as It wont. On Dec. 15 It had one olllcor. Then wo find tho First. Second and Third regiments; tho officers of these nro to be found principally uodor tho various sep arate companies out of which the regiments nro formed, The Third Regiment is llko the famous First Provisional Itegtmont. that Col. A. S. Ba con commanded for so many years. That regi ment had only ono officer, nnd tho Third has only ono. He is the Burcoon-Major. Hav ing been commissioned ns such beforo tho regiment pntorod tho United States service ho retains his commission, though the regiment has been resolved Into Its component parts. A humorous thing about this otllceris. that no was commissioned in a regiment raised to vol unteer, and then didn't volunteer himself. Tho Seventh stands whom it has stood for so long, at tho head of tho list; for tho threo regi ments just named are not real'y more than paper organizations ns yet. Tmn como tho Eighth and its shadow, tho lubthjthe latter had n rostorof twenty-llvoofricers. The Ninth's shadow, tho 100th. had eighteen offlcors; tho ll'Jthhadtwontyofflcers. Amonc them Is found tho name of tho most mysterious person in tho Ounrd. Liout. David Iglshart. When his namo appearod as ono ot Gov. itoosovolt's aides, nnd especially as ono taken from tho National Guard, tho Interesting query. "And who was Blennerhasset?" sunk Into unanswered Inslc nlllcanco besldo tho question: "Who Is iglo hart t" Well, tho new Register tells. On Oct. IB ho was nppolntod a battalion Quartermaster In tho 112th Regiment. Ho was dotallsd as n Na tional Guard aide on tho Governor's staff, but has since become a "civilian aide " thereon. Groat preparations are visible In tho book to wolcomo back tho Thirteenth. At present the Meld and staff consist of Major Russell and Assistant Burgnnn Jnrrett. hut thore aro places left tor every stall officer that u regi ment ought to havo. Tho Fourteenth Regi ment has lost Its satellite, tho 114th having been disbanded before tho lteglstor was pub lished. Thou comes tho Twenty-second, with a 'shadowy satelllto In tho l''Jd. Thnt regi ment, though it had a Colonel (a retired olllcor called to active sorvlce again), appeared with only six officers, of whom two were line. The Twenty-third, which some persons said hud the most enviable position in the Guard dur ing tho summer, comes noxt, then tho Forty seventh und Its shadow, then tho Sixty-fifth and Its shadow, tho Sixty-ninth with its shadow and tho Seventy-first und its shadow. This last shadow had moro substntico than any other century regiment: It had forty-ono officers and a real organization. Tho Seventy fourth Is the last regiment. For the lint time the names ot the new bat talions appear In the now Register, the Tonth and Its shadow, the Eleventh, Twelfth. Six teenth and Seventeenth liuttallons, tho Inst four formed just hofore tho war out of various separate companies. There nro sovernl "cen tury soparntos," but they nro all up for dlsband munt. Then como tho naval mllltla. almost every oftleerln which served In tho navy during tho war. Thou comotablos giving tho strengths of tho Guard as a wholo and by brigades arid by smaller units, and tho naval militia in the same way. n complete list of the armories, and lltially the army and navy pay tables, with the law of tho Stato as to servico pay for National Guard offlcors, and tho Index crowns tho book. Following the custom set somo years ago, a short history ot each organization precedes tho namosof its offlcors, and In thoso histories Is to bo found n now and Interesting point. Tak ing the Eighth Regiment ns tho oldest in tho service ono rends: "It has authority to placo Bllvcr rlugs on tho lances of its colors engraved as follows: On tho national color Fort Ganso voort. IBl'J; Fort tlrcone. lHl'J; Washington. April. lStll; Hull Run. July 21. 1801: Yori tpwn. 1802: Gettysburg Campaign. 180,'t. On tho Stnte color llourltlot, 1820; Stonecutters' Itlot.lKi!: Great Fire. New York city, 1845; Astor PJuco Riot. 1810: Police Riot. 1RT7 Dead Rabbit Riot. 1K17; Sopoy Riot. 18.r8: Camp, Corcoran Legion. lBtl2: Draft Riot, lHOU: Orungo. Riots. 1H71; Syracuse. 1877: Brooklyn. 1BH5" Tho Seventh Is tho only or ganization entitled to hear such badges that docs not seem to havo naked for permission, Monkeying with KitablUhvd Namel. from lhe IVaihmaton Ereninn Mir, Some years ugo tho Post Office Department created n "Board of Geogrnphlo Names." with the object of simplifying tho names of Post Offices und bringing about moro uniformity in their spelling. Ono of tho rules adopted by this board was that where a Post Offlco conslstod ot two names thoy wern to bo consolidated. Several nttempts havo been mudo reeontly to carry this rule Into operatic:;, hut each attempt has been met with such storms of disapproval on tho part nf tho resldontspf the place that tho di artment has been soroly troubled as to just what to do. Tho Post Office at briar's Point, .Miss., was changed roently "to Frlnrpolnt. When the pooplo learned of tho change there vuis much Indigna tion and tho department was Hooded with pro tests. West Point, for Instance, has been changed to "Wostpotrit," Tho pooplo near the military academy object very strenuously to tnls change. in recent yours tho compilation of the Postal "M'ue shows many chances In line with thta rule. 'There Is much contention overthe mat ter, and It muy be, that .another board will shortly bejappointod to adjust the subject, . r - ,-,.1, Mniiin. m'i 1 --.SiSi A MAP OF THE DATE LINE. aorr it jiappenb to jib aunrxxa IXSTKAl) Of STltAiaitT. The Finn Sless Our Spanish Friends Mnde of It When Ther Imposed Their Own Cnl nndnr Ony Upon Hie- l'hlllpplnes Why the Chnngn of Dote Is Mode In the rnclflc. Steamships plying between qur west coast, the Orient and Australia cross tho 180th meridian, nnd the great svent always provides tho sole toplo for at-least a day. A surprisingly largo number of tho passengers never heard ot tho Date Line, where vessels Abruptly chance tho day and date. Tho travellers retire on Wednesday night, for Instance, and when they arise aro Informed that It Is Friday morn ing. Some kind fellow-voyager volunteers to relieve their perplexity, but, more likely than not. ho Is not gifted with a talent for exposi tion und muddles rather than enlightens his y gfr I rs ni.)i oivW? j ' ' """ 5? Sg &:& rn mm&g&l iMi J 1 I 1 1 1 auditors. Then somo ono else exercises his explanatory pnwers.nnd daring the day the top lo is "pretty woll. If not very skilfully, threshed out Ofcourso. the old stock jokes about "the Line" are perennial and useful. "Did you feel a bump when wo hit tho Lino?" and nil tho other appropriate witticisms do their usual turn on the promenade deck and are then restored to their pigeonholes. "The Line" Is worth n half dozen passing ahlps to relieve tho monotony of the, long voynge. and oven the particularly dense individual becomes convinced that somehow or other a day has been lost or won. Here Is a map of tho Date Line. It will bo observed that tho line by no means follows tho 180th meridian all tho way through tho Pacific. It Is purely a convention, and In fact Is drawn through tho ocean just where It will beat serve the convenience of navigators and the busi ness Interests of tho regions through which It runs. The only reason why it should coincide with the 180th morldlan In any part of Its course Is thai, most of the sailors of tho world long bco adopted the meridian of Greenwich as (ho Initial meridian: and In sailing oast or west It Is most convenient for them to regard tho meridian thnt Is exactly opposite Green wich on the other side of tho world as the line on which the necessary chance In day nnd dnto shall bo made : and the Date Lino sworves from the 180th meridian only when the bust ucss or nntlonal intorests of lands lying not far from the Line make It moro convenient for them to have It run to tho oast or west of them. Tho nature of this convenience will bo explained later. But why is It necesf ary to make any chance of day and date? Let us consider this ques tion, dwelling only very briefly on facts that everybody Is supposed to know. The world revolves on Its axis from wast to east In twenty-four hours, which make a day. To measure distance en9t or west, morldlans of longitude havo heen drawn from the North to tho South Tole. and the east and west dis tance around the earth Is divided Into 300 de cree1; of longitude. In one revolution the earth passes through .180 degrees In twenty four hours. So In one hour It passes through ono-twey.fourth of HOO degrees, or 15 de crees. At all places that lie on tho same meridian midday comes nt the samo moment. In other words, all places on the same meridian have exactly tho same tlmo. Supposo It Is just noon in New York city. We know that at that mo ment, way out in the Atlantic. 15 degrees of loncltudo east of Now York. It Is exactly nn hour lator. or 1 P. 31.. for tho sun roso nt that point just an hour earlier than It did In New York and wo also know that at that moment 15 degrees west of this city. In tho neighbor hood ot Lako Michigan, it is an hour earlier, or 11 A. M for tho sun roso thoro an hour later than nt New ork. When you reach Chicago from New York you set your watch back an hour. That is Chicago time. You havo travelled 15 degrees west, and. having moved In a direction opjiosito thnt of the earth's rotation, you have, as far as you are concerned, nullified 15 degreos of tho earth's revolution und have lost nn hour. It you travel westward clear around the world, you have, when you reach New York again, nullified one complete revolution of tho earth. ou have counted your days ;ln sequence from the time you left New York, but you have lost twenty-four hours. It you steam up the barber on what ou call Tuesday, you will Und It Is Wednesday In New York, and vnu must add a dav to sot yourself right. Un the other hand. If you travel east, which Is In tho direction of the earth's rotation, you gain an hour for every 15 degrees you travel, and twenty-four hours by the time you return to New York. Y'ou ore a day ahead of the calendar and must subtract n day to bo oven with the vrorld again. Now the whole theorv of the Date Lino Id to havo this addition or subtraction performed in the great ocean, whero tho sailor and trav eller are far from tho haunts of men and muy make the chango with tho least embarrass menUor contusion to thomBelves or othors. Hut If the trav oiler sets his watoh back or forward everyday to conform with his changed position, why Is It necessary to havo tiny change ot duy or any lino to mark a ohangof llecauss tho watch merely marks tho subdi visions of time in a day. It has nothing to do with chances ot dais Dr months or yt urs. To show the Inexorable necessity. In order to avoid confusion, ot llxlng upon a lino where sailors or travellers going east or west shall understand that thclcalondnr duy Is chunged.lut us give a rather striking Illustration. At any place that Is exactly 180 degrees east r west of New York city, or half around tho world, the difference in time botwoen that place and New iork Is twolvo hours. Suppose two men. one travelling east nnd tho other west, might reuoh that place In an Instant, as wo may reach It In thought. The man going east, leaving New York ut H A. 31.. Jan. 1. would llnd tho time at his destination 8 P. M Jan. 1. Tho man going west would llnd the tlmo at tho same destination 8 P, M.. Dec. .11, At the same Instant, this spot, 180 dcgioes; of longi tude distant from New York, would have two time determinations differing In day, month and yeur, both seloutlllcaiTy ncournto as measured by distuneo o.int nnd west from the Initial meridian at Now York. Tho question which ot these dates to assign to the meridian on Which the Blues is situ ated Is not answered bv science. It is simply n matter of convoulenee, and. judged by that itaudard, it Is easy to sco what the date should bp. The placo 1 In Asia, or In the waters of the Aslun or Australian world, and tne calendar date and time ot day should l;e Jan. 1, 8 P. M.. for at that rhoment Jnn. I, 8 P. M.. Is the Asian jr Australian dato und time all along the 180th meridian from New iork. Let us seo what a flno plcklo our friends the Spaniards got Into through their Ignorance or IndllTorence to the fact that the duto must bo chanced when ono coos Into tho Asian world. The Spaularjls travelled west from Spanish Atnerlcn when they seized nnd settlod In the Philippines. They brought their Spanish American dute along with thorn und stuok to It. though far and wide around. In llornoo, Jnva China und Japan, the Asian date was inaln !B,nei&.. l' 'H'1"' make much difference to the Phl'ipplnes for hundreds of years. Spain risked the Islunds for nothing oxoept taxes. They had no iradn with the neighboring Asian countries. Thoir only commerco was with Spanish America; both had the samo day and everybody wns .satisllcd. Early In this century, however, Brain lost every Inch of ter ritory she possessed on the American main land and the Philippines had to look around for other customers. There woro tho l'ortu guese at Mucao, near Canton, the Dutch all around and China near at haul. Tho caleu ila,.da.r.. ' Manila was t went y-four houn be hind that of every other ilana In Asia that wanted hemp and tobacco. Wbeu It was Bun- dar in Mnnltn it was u worguay tn the Portu sti'so nnd Dutch possessions. Tho confusion and buslneisembarrassmcnt were endured tor nbout twenty years and then Spain ended It all by one determined effort. She struck Dec. III. 1844, out of the Philippine calendar. Dec. 110 dawned finely and pusswl nway smoothly; and tiro noxt day was Jan, 1, 1840. Spain ox tended the reformed date to the Lod rones and It was also adopted by a number of other Isl ands which had taken their calendar day and (Into from tho explorers who had discovered them: nnd thus It came about that tho whole clvlllred world gnvo Its informal assent to tho Dato Lino which Is scon on our map to tako a somewhat devious course through tho Pnolflo , Tho scientific Dato Lino wcnld. of course, be on the 180th meridian. But that line would not uniformly suit business or. political lb teroits. and It Is therefore made to devlato from tho line whenever ther Is reason for such Irregularity. We may call the lino, as It apponra on the man, tho Date Lino nt conve nience. Tho Russians carried the Asian cal endar dav over Into Alaska from east Siberia, whero the Asian day Prevails. When Alaska became a part ot the United States the Dato Line wns hushed over to tho west, so that Alaska nnd the Aloutlan Archlpolago were east of ths line, and thus all our most wostern American possessions have tho samo calendar day ns Porto Rico, our moit eastotm posses sion. Thon the lino goes book to tno 18"th morldlan. which It follows far to tho south, till it reaches the neighborhood of tho Fiji Isl ands. Hero the lino deviates to tho east so ns to Includo a lot ot Islands whose business relations nro chiefly with Australia and New Zealand v.n tho domain of tho Australian cal endar day. Home maps run the line to the oast ot Samoa, bill the most authoritative mans loava that group east of tho line, nnd with good reason. Samoa's relations with Australia nnd New Zealand nre most Insignifi cant. Sho has to do chlolly with the United States, Groat Britain, and Germany, nnd should havo their calendar day. This is the way the date Is changed on the line. Supposo a vessel orossos It from east to west on April 0. Tho following day Is reck oned as April 8. If tho vessel orosses the lino from wost to 'east tho day of the orosslng Is reckoned twlco. If she orossod on April 0 the following day Is also April U. The Date Line Is called by various nnmos. The Gormans call It Datum Weohsol." or "Datum Orenze" (change of dato or date boundary). In Eng lish we hoar It spoken of as The Date Line." "Tho Intornntlonal Date Line." "The Change of Day Line." A-o. In faot, tho line has about as many names as. from tlmo to time. It has had courses through the ocean. rOBTO JtlCO'S TAJttKTT BnOTT. Seven fitrnniled New York Actors Flnylnf to I.nrgo Audiences on the Island. Ban Juax. Torto Rico. Jon. 2. Tho theatri cal stago ot this littlo island, which formerly filled the purses of Spanish and Italian opera troupes on tho way to South America, Is now occupied by seven New York vaudeville actors, who were stranded In Caracas at the time ot tho Venezuelan revolution In February, 18U8. Slnco then those actors, four Americans and throe Japanese, have played In most of the West Indian ports, and now form the first company from the United States to amuso and entertain the thoatro-golng Porto Rlcans. In November, 1897, tho uctors left Now York with tho Btlckney &, Donovan Circus Com pany, and, after filling engagements at the ooast towns on the way, reached tho Exposi tion fair at Caracas early In February, 1808, just at the outbreak of the revolution. Be fore they had played betweon the bull fights In tho arena a week the circus suddenly broko up and left many of the sixty members penni less. Unable to walk home on railroad ties, tho soven players referred to formed a com pany with Alfred Sutcliffe as manager. He induced a German steamship company to carry them, as deck passengers, to Trinidad Island. Here at Port of Spain tho company gave Us first performance, a regular varloty show, undor the shado ot palm and cocoanut trees. After this modest start "The Sutcliffe and Royal Jnpanese Troupe, indorsed by the Gov ernor." visited ten other towns on the, island. Georgetown. British Guiana, aid later most of: the Milages In the Windward Islands. Ne gro Spanish sympathizers ac Polnto; a : Pltre. Guadeloupe, compelled tho actors to seek the protection of tho Amorlcan Consul in June. Dot a moro stirring Incident, which forced the actors to fleo for their lives, occurred on tho night of July 23 at the theatre In St. Thnmns. In the stage decorations, as usual, wero the flags of all nations. Including the red nnd yollow Spanish emblem and tho red, white nnd blue of the United Btntes. During the performance, the second on the Island, an American newspaper correspondent, wishing to stir up somo patriotism, persuaded tho cir cus clown, a young member of tho company. to tako down tho Spanish flag. Acting on the spur of the moment tho clown climbed to tho ton 01 tho stage, tore away the little rod and yellow rac nnd dropped to tho floor with his prlzo. Spanish refugees nnd sympathizers Instantly roso in n body nnd filled tho theatre with their cries. Inllamod by this Insult, thoy attempted to wreak vengeance on tho clown. But, dressed nn a Japane e boy, ho escaped un injured with lhe other members of tho com pany through a rear stage door. The onrnged Spaniards then went to tho Island Government ofllelals and secured nn order directing the actors to leave tho cltv within twonty-four hours. Mnnngor Sutnllffo accordingly hired the only nvnllable craft in port, nn elghtoon foot sloop with a necro Captain, nnd set sail be fore daylight for tho noarest foreign shore, Porto Rico. At the end of a three duys" voy age the nctor adventurers landed on this Spanish PDsiessIon nt a little .flshlnc village five miles east of Ponce. Or; ttm samo duy tho American troops reached Ponce, tho Butellffo and Japanese troupe arrived from tho East and took posses sion of the pretty littlo theatre. On the night of Aug. 10. under tho protection of a military guard, the oompany gave the first of live per formances In Ponco. For nn orchostrn It so cured musicians from tho military bands. Accordingly, whon the later transports arrived from the United States, tho soldiers. Instead of meeting tho-Bpanish army, saw the big sign: CONTINDAI, PEllFOItMANCE : from 12 to 10. ; : BIO AMERICAN AND JAPANESE COMPANY. : Jlost of the spectators wore soldiers, officers and newspaper correspondents. Tiiey bo friended the stranded 'actors nnd gavo them, by furnishing a good attendance, enough monoy to buy material for a road outfit. Law In August the company started on a tour of tho Island, rand nftor playing In Yauco. Mavnguoz, Aguadllla and Areclbn. reached Ban Juan on the north coast In Decomber. Naturally their journey over the rough mountain roads In the rainy season compelled the jilnyers. especially 3trs. Sutclitfe, to endure many hardships, but thoy met with no violence from the natives. From village to vlllugo they travelled In ilx ox carts, with their hnmo-mudo circus tent and stage settings. At Mayaguez and Areclho the company plnved to houses composed almost nxclusivoly of the Eleventh Infantry and Sixth Imraunes respectively. In the small vlllaaos without theatres the company plays In tho clrous tent. Whenever possible the advance agent secures an orches tra, either from the military bands or from the nntlyo muslolans. On mnny nights the only muslo Is furnlshod by n guitar nnd a Spanish instrument called a guiros. which the native player scrapes with a broken-off umbrella rib. Advertising photographs, whloh hnve been punched full of holes by tho nntlvo boys. Btlli attract and Interest largo crowds. Notwith standing the natehed-up outfit, the company p ays to. crowded houses, and nlwaye stirs up Plenty cf enthusiasm. Each performance Is a regular variety show, with Japanese trapezn and aorobatlo work, a slelght-of-hand act, tight-rope balancing and walking, clown tricks and muslo on the bagpipes. Acrobatlo and clown acts Invariably pleaso the natives and meet with hand olannlnc. whistling, stamping nud cheers for tho Americans nnd Japanese. The Scottish bagplpos. on the other hand, be cause of their resem bianco to a Spanish In strument, always get roundly hissed. An old military tent makes a comfortable hpme for the uctors In the country. Sire. Hut clllTo then a:ts ns cook, and gives her boarders ino dish the native laborers never touch, pio, lor transportation, ox carts can nlwari o hired. Manager Sutcliffe now expects to stay on ths Island until spring, and hopes to make two complete circuits before he starts for homo vylth his American oompany. v ithln the Inst few weeks, two other amuse ment attractions have Itivnded tho Island, a magician and a Yankee manager with au out fit ot living horses. Peter Jnraos. tho Yankee, came here from Malnn on a littlo coasting schooner with a cargo of New England pota toes His flv!ncJiorss nowdraw great orowds. and If an popular through the country as In Ban Juan .will .prove a good Investment, for the natives, mon. women and children Jn ages from 5 to 00 yoars, tumble over one another In order to get n seat. Others, who nave nn yopper .cents, surround the tent to enjoy the hand piano tunes. "White Wines," "My Bon rile Lies Over the Ocean," or "Sweet Marie." The Illeycle-Urlven Hone. Becauso tho horse and the wagon aro kept nt different stables and tho drlverdocs not like tho Idea of leading tho horso from ono stahlo to got tho wagon at the other, uptown New York may seo every morning tho adaptation of the blcyclo toanewuse. This particular driver, who Is em ployed by a grocer, has secured an extra long l?JfV,.riol!J,,.'.w,.lloh rea.Jl "bout ton or fifteen feet behind tho horse. When the horso Is har nessed the driver mounts his blcyclo and starts the horse, wheeling alter him to the other sta ble. The horso lias become acoustomod to bo lng driven. In this way. and the driver llnda It. anoasytasktoiiethlraonatrot 1 METHODISTS VEST CHOIRS. ihET HATE ADOVIED A PRACTICE of the xviacopATj cuvncir. No Doctrinal Stennlng In the Change-One Church In Chlcngo Divided on the Snh irrt A Seemly Appenrnnce the Object Sought Position of Church Authorities. Oho ot tho first Indications ot ritualism Inn Protestant Eptrcopal church usod to bo tho vested' choir 6( mon and boys. Tho filmplo black cassock and tho whlto cottn that covered tho Sunday clothes ot tho chorister woro for morly tho means adopted to prepare tho con sregatlbn for moro advanced and elaborate practices In the ritual. It Is safo to say that nlno out of every ton Episcopal churches which are to-day known as ritualistic, bognn tho clinngo from their formor stylo ot servico with tho Introduction of n vested oholroi mon and boys. Thcso choirs march Into tho church and thoy march out after tho fashion of tho choirs In tho English cathedrals. Previous to tho Introduction of this Innovation mlxod oholrs had stuck to thoir lofts and taken only a vocal part In the rrvloos. Unllko tho good littlo girl, they woro heard, not seen. Tho vestod choir ot men and boys has long ooasod to havo nny ritualistic significance. Tho low churches, thoso that could novor bo accused ot having rituallstio tendencies, nre supplied with boy choirs, whloh have boon ac cepted In tho Episcopal Ohuroh as a dignified and seemly way ot Bottling tho quostlon of church music, nnd their formor suggestion ot what usod to bo called "Puscylsm" would not be apt to bo dovolopad oven In thoso parts of tho country whero tho advancod party In tho .Episcopal Church has mado most progress. Now another Protestant body has begun to adopt tho vested oholr In tho sorvlcos. Tho dlfforonce botwoen Its uso In this denomination nnd in tho Protostnnt Episcopal Church must bo rocogn'lzcd at onco. It Is Into tho Methodist Episcopal churches that tho choir has lately boon taken. Hero It has no such doctrinal significance ns It first possessed In tho Episco pal churches. It camo to tho latter as tho fororunnor of auricular confession, fasting communion, prayers for tho dead, and tho doctrinal changes which ritualism has Wrought In tho practices of the Protestant Episcopal Church. In tho Methodist congre gations no such significance could ever bo at tached to tho Introduction of vestod singers. As tho Episcopal Church would never admit that tho Methodist forms a branch ot tho Catholic Church, It would see In the introduc tion of vestod choirs only tho adoption of ono of Its prnotlces taken to onhanco tho beauty of the servico. Tho Metropolitan Tomplo In Now York wns tho first Methodist Church hero to Introduce a vested choir, nnd tho Jano and Porry street churches, which form a part of tho congrega tion, havo the samo kind of choir from tlmo to 'tlmo. In East Slrty-flrst street there Is a Methodist mission ohuroh, In which tho vestod choir has beon ndoptod. Tho cnolrs, unllko thoso introduced into tho Episcopal churches, are mado up of mon. wo men, clrls and boys. Sometimes thoy march In procession, but that is not a regular part of thoir duties. Thoy havo been In uso hero for sovornl years. Tho pastor ot tho Metropolitan Templo Is an Englishman, nnd It may be addod thnt vestod choirs aro more common In his country than they aro hero. Tho latest Methodist congregation to Intro duce n vestexl choir Is tho Centonnry Church In Chicago. Tho choir, which conslstod of Hfty sevon boys, girls nnd mon. was first hoard on Christmas Day. and nothing had boen said of tho chango until the preceding Sunday. It was promptly declared by members of tho con gregation opposod to tho chango that tho mat ter had not beon proporly placed boforn tho Board of Trustees. The trustees will tuko up the quostlon nt n meeting to bo held Inter in the month. Tho matter Is to ha brought before tho Methodist Bishop If it cannot bo sottled to tho satisfaction of thoso local members who nro bitterly opposed to what they call nn inoxcusublo innovation. Ono mombor of tho Board of Trustees, who hns been a mombor of tho church for twenty years, snld that tho sight ot tho vestments as tho choir marched Into tho church envo him such a shook that he had suffered from the grin over slnco. Ho Is himself a Methodist proncher. and In nn open letter to a Chicago newspaper ho described tho nffalrasan attompt to "fplst upon a great hearted, trusting people In thoir own homo this feature of tho dead ritualism nf tho Romish anil j'.plscopnlian churches, to tnko tho placo of thoir time-honored, slrnplo. beautiful and ef fective service." Tho pastor of tho church Is highly In favor of tho now plan. Other trusteos do not shore tho opinion of tho mombor who got the grip from seeing tho choir as It cntorod. The genernl disposition is to vlow tho mntterns an experi ment which must bo made hoforo It Is oitlior approved or condomned. Tho cassocks nnd surpllcos wero presented to tho church by a membor of tho congregation who Is very much Interested in music. Tho reason for tho adop tion of tho vestments Is given by all thoso who favor them ns a desire to secure uniformity In tho npponranco of tho singers. Tho young girls who sing In tho choir nro chiefly memborsof the Sunday school. Thoy are not always dressed alike. The samo Is truoof tho men nnd boys. With tho Idea of cre ating an npponranco of creator uniformity tho vostmonts woro adopted. In placo of varied garments ot many colors and cuts theslngorn nro nil seen now In black vostmonts. which cre ates nn offect much moro satisfactory to a part of tho congregation. A reporter of The Sujj yesterday talked on the subject with Dr. F. M. North of tho City Extension Society of tho Mot hod 1st Episcopal Church, which has Its headquarters In tho building nt Twontloth street and Fltth avonuo. Dr. North told tho roportor that tho kind ot ritualism to which tho tnistoos of tho Conto nary Church objected was practised In a fow Mothodlst Episcopal churches throughout tho United States. "It has absolutely no doctrinal significance ot nny kind." ho said, "and was undertaken along with certain other changes intended to make tho sorvlcos moro nttractlve. Tho dis position has recently beon to muknrnoroofa feature of tho muslo In the Methodist Chut oh than formorly, nnd the choirs havo boon mado to wear vestments In uccordnnco with that Idoa. It Is particularly true of the churches situated In the neighborhoods whore there Is no largo church-going community. Thore weendoavor to make tho mu-vIcoh ns Interesting to tho peoplo as possible. It usually hunnen&thnt tho young peoplo of theso congregations mnko up tho choirs. Thuy nre not all of equal menus or tastn In dross and It Is not possible for thorn all to appear tho samo. Rather than havo a differ ence In their looks, tho Idea of tho vestments was adopted. Only a fow churches huve taken It up. It has not grown to nny grout extent. It has no significance boyond tho attompt to make tho servloos soom ns orderly us possible Thoro has beon. so far ns I havo hcard.no objection to tho practice It Is a mattor whloh evory congregation could doeido for itself. If a congregation doos not doslro a vested choir. It need not Introduce oho. If, on tho othor hand, a majority of tho membors want to havo thocholrln vestments. It could arrange that. But the general administration of the Church would not Intorfero unless it enmo to objections to tho presonco ot tho vestod choirs on very se rious grounds. Then thondmlnlstrntlon could recommend that the pnrtleulnr congregation Hire up tho vested choir. But that Is not very likely to hnppon. I havo novor henrd that tho general administration of tho Church objected to the vested choirs. It Is 11 muttorontlroly for thn congregations to decide." Another evidence of the way In which tho Method st Episcopal Church Is adopting what It considers good In tho practices of other de nominations can bo found In the present issue of tho Church JCeonomht. Retreats woro not common prnctlces In tho Protestant bodlosonly n few years ngo Thoy woro first taken from tho Romnn Catholic iiy the High Churchmon In thn Lng Ish Church. But that they nro com mon now tho following article will show: RctrentHnre riot a novelty In Methodist olrclos. They have been held in many confer ences, and nre so similar that a description of ono will nnr.vynr for all, Tho Roman Catholic nrnctioo Is uloholy followed. One of theso re treats which I know about.' said n Methodist pastor, followed tho Jtnnmu custom too closely for somoof tho brethren. A committee wus appointed, to nrrnngj tho progrnmmo und select a pluco for tho meeting. The subjects were of a devotional ehnroctcr. treating of how to become imbued with tho spirit, unit with lower from on high, and hnvv toutlllzo thnt spirit and tho powor for tho salvation of men and women.' " Spoaklng of Mothodlst retreats generally, ho continued: Usually nbout twenty. !ho min isters on the district attond und about ns many laymen from other charges. Tho local publlo make up tho balance. . As this Is to bo n period ot preparation, thn ministers present ngreo lo cut looso from tho world's activities In ovory liosslble way. to guard thoir conversation, und to retrain from reading books or newspapers. in short, they seek to conlluo their thoughts to tho things which Portnln to tho programme. Tho retreat begins usually on Monday nud closes on Irlday, Thore nro three services oach day-in tho morning from II to 12. In tho afternoon from 1 ::) to 4 ::10, nnd In tho evening from 7 toll. The, morning servico Is dovoted exclusively to ministers. No layman 1b per mitted to attend thesH sessions, for bore tho Inner life of tho, mlnUtor Is laid baroandthe most seprchlng Introspection carried on. When a paper Is read It Is thoroughly discussed In Its relation to Individual life and conduct, nnd Is followed by prayer, conference, and ronsecra-' Uon, Some ministers 'arc familiar wlfn what a ' Methodist term the "second blessing." and onootthflobjoctsof thoso retreats, or of most of thorn, I to assist thdso present to attain ths coveted experience, for therein, wo hold, lies tho secret of powor In soul-wlnnlng, The on tlro service Is thoroforo of tho most personal nnd practical type. Tho afternoon sorvlcp is devoted to tho laymon nnd Is conducted In much tho samo manner nnd for tho earne pur-, pose. Tho evening meetings nro usually of a moro publlo character. At this sorvlco thoro Is n sormon upon.notnn practical pnnso of tho Christlnn life, followod by stirring exhortation to the unconverted, nnd to thoso already con verted, to soek tho "second blossfng.' Tho closo of the service Is at the altar, and every night tho altar Is usually crowded with thoso seeking the baptism ot tho Holy Ghost. . "'Most of the meotlngsthnt I hate known nbout nro under tho presiding olders of tho district. At all of thorn strenuous efforts are mado to avoid ostentation or display. Tho real nlm is to get awav from the world and to nt trnct ns littlo attention an possible. In order thati thoro may bo no districting thoughts or crtros of n public or prlvnte chnractor. The only book rend during the entire Intorvnl from Mon day to Frldny Is tho Bible, nnd this Is studlod constantly with tho chief object of tho retreat In view tho attainment of perfection, tho recep tion of tho Holy Ghost, nnd tho induomentof power from on nigh, or tho socond blosslng," whlchovortorm you chooso to employ. While much good seems to bo nocompllshed. ospo olally to ministers, theso rotrents nro rnroly continued for many years In any ono confer ence. Thoy aro not officially recognized by tho Church." THE PEttCT FAMIIjT. No Fercles In It, nnd None for Centnrlei A Great English House. The Duko of Northumberland. Algernon George Porcy. who died tho other day, was the head ot the house ot Toroy In England. It was to this family that Harry Hotspur bo longed, and more reeontly another member of It. Earl Percy, made himself rather obnoxious In this country during the Revolution. As n matter of fact, tho house ot Tercydled out narly 700 years ago, long before Tfotapur. Yot the estates ot tho houso lasted, and so tho peoplo of whatever name who becamo pos sessed ot them took tho namo of Porcy. and llko the Major-Goneral in "Tho Pirates of Penzance," respoctcd their aoqulrod ances tors and endeavored with a good deal of sua cess to llvo up to them. For. as even a radi cal wrltor said In a book attacking tho peers right and left: "Thoro is scarcely a houso among our older nobility that has' a fairer record than tho Perclos." They usod their vast wealth wisely, says the same writer, and, " a a rule, have not figured largely as place men." According to'Burke's Pcorago tho family ot Tcrey started with William: tho Conqueror, though even Burko Is not certain where the first Percy camo from. At all events, ho was on hnnd to work with William. He had aeon, and that son had a son; but this third genera tion left only two daughters, Maudonnd Agnes. So the real line of the Percles ended with this third baron's death In 1170. Maude do Percy married and died w'thout children: hor elslor Agnes married Josceline. son of Geoffrol. Duko of Louvalno In France In the tlmo of Henry II. and his sons Lneland was really more French'than ICwasIEngllsh and compelled him to take her name. Her estates and thoso of her sister Maude, which Agnes's sons Inherited, were not In Northum berland then, but In Hampshire, Lincolnshire and Y'orksnlro. The descendants of Josceline de Louvnlne-Porcy held those ostates nnd the barony of Porcy for 200 years, doing good work for tho country nnd probably for themselves. Richard, son of Josceline, was ono ot tho barons who opposed King John, and had 'his eyo on the King when thi latter signed Magna Chnrta. Ho was ono of the twenty-five , barons who eWrded tho charter, too. In tho reign of Edward II., about 1320. the ninth Baron Torcy was mado warden of tho Scots marches, .and then ncqulrcd thecastloof Alnwick. In Northumberland which slnoe then has been tho home of the family. He was the second Henry of tho Louvolne-Porcles nnd after him camo nine other Honrles. so that there was always a Henry Baron Percy or Earl of Northumberland.'from about 1.'120 to Into In tho sixteenth century, whon Henry, Earl ot Northumberland, died childless In Ed ward VI.'s time. In l.'i77, nt the coronation of Richard II.. nenry Baron Poroy wns created Earl of Northumberland. Ho Is the liirl who appears In Shakespeare's "Richard II." nnd "Henry I.." nnd his son wns tho famous Hotspur. Hotspur was killed In 140.-f In tho unrlslnir of tho North against Henry IV.. nnd when tho EnrJ fell nt Bramham Moor, tho whole family was at minted, and its estates confiscated to tho Crown. But Hotspur's son was restored in blood, nnd tho estates and title given buck to nlm. m thnt he became the second Enrl of Northumborlnnd. Ho supported tho Lancas trian side In tho War of tho Roses, nnd was killed at St. Albans, nnd his son nnd brothers died at Towton. Of course thoy were attaint ed for.treuson by the successful Y'orkists, and tho estates anil titles disappeared n socond time. Tho fourth Iarl was restored by Ed ward IV. and thon turned against Richard III. nt tho lmttlo of Bosworth Field In 1485. That fuct endeared him for a time to Henry VII.. but the noxt EnrL but one. Henry, half way npriroved. oven If ho did not tnko part In the Pllgrimnco of Graco." In 5;t7, and ho nnd his brothers hail to suffer, and a third tlmo the Prrer estates departed from the family. One of the Lurl's brothers was Sir Ingalram, or Ingram Percy, of whom, as Burko says, "moroanon." But tho nophow of the attainted Enrl. Thom as, was restored by Ouoon Mary, and was re created Bnron l'orcy. and tho next day Karl of Northumberland, nnd from him tho lino ran quite sraoothly.'untll near the end of tho seven teenth century. Josceline. eleventh Enrl of tho creation of Richard II.. and fifth Enrl of tho creation of Oueon Mnry. died, leaving ono daughter, Lllzabeth, in hor own right, Bnrori ness Percy. This younc lady had an eventful llfo. When only 14 sho married Henry Cavendish. Enrl of Oglo: but lie died very shortly. Thon sho married Mr. Thomas Thynno. known ns "Tom o' Ton.ThousancI," becauso of his wealth. He was murdered In 1082 by Count Konlgsmnrk. who had boen his rival In this lovo ntTnlr. Thon the twico-wldowed young lady married Chnrlos Seymour. Duko of Somerset, known as tho Proud Duke." By him sho had thir teen children, the eldest of whom was Alger non Seymour, .who succeeded her as Baron Percy. But tills mucn-marrled lady had not had a wholly peaceful tlmo In trying to curry on the Porov namo und estates. Whon Duko Josceline died In 1070 a trunkraaker named James Percy uppoiirod. claiming tho title nnd estates ni descended from Sir Iugolram Percy, executed In 15:17. for his shnro'lntho ' Pilgrim age of Grace." Ho maintained his pretonslons for so long a time that tho Houso of l)rds. haying thrown his case out of court, ai Iasf oidored him to stand in tho Westminster Hnll with a placard nround tils neck Inscribed: "A faUo nnd fraudulent pretender to tho earldom of Northumberland." Algernon Seymour died loavlnc nn only daughter. Lllzabeth bv name, who was brought up by her grandfather, tho Duko of Somerset, nnd in 1740 was married to Sir Hugh Smlthson, a Yorkshire contlomnu. whoso ancestor had boen mado a baronet for aiding In tho Restoration. This Sir Hugh had what nowadays ,1s called a pull. On the strength of having nuirrlod tho last of the Poro es ho took the name of Percy; then he and his grundfather-tti-lnw wero able to huvo him created Earl and then Duko of Norlhum-berlniuLun-l flnnlly Lord Jxtirnlno, Baron of Alnwick: this Inst title was not to descend to Ills oldest son. hut to his socond son. So tho Bnronet feathered his nest pretty comforta bly and was a Percy, tool It wns mighty for tuiinta for this country that In spito of every thing this tioblo Duko wns not faithful either to his wire or to her memory; for in 1754 he had an lllegitlmntn son. James Smlthson, who at his death. In ISUli, loit his property to the United States; an J from that bequest grew tho Smithsonian Institution. The Duke died, and his oldest son became second Duke, and alter him enmo a third and a fourth Duko. This fourth Duka was an ex cellent man: ho had been 11 naval officer nn small pay arid Income, nnd was a simple and k lid-hearted mini. Ho spent his great vvoalth llko so many of his nomilrnd ancestors. In do ing good. He built lighthouses mid lifeboats: ho snent moro than n inllllna und iilmlfdol lurs In building Improved eottnges for his ton. unts. jr.lMJ.ootl In building churches .und thousands on thousands In roads and bridges rind drainage. Ilo was Duko from 1817 to 18t).(. und vyas followed by his father's cousin, tho eeond:hnrI of llevprloy.Ithlrd I.ord Lott vnlno, a son of Duke Hugh's second son, for whom that Undlv father had obtained tho LonUhlpot luvulne. Tho Karl of Beverley was unold man. and died In 1807. when his son. Algernon George, became Duke: It Is this DuEe who bus just died, Thls.Into Duko had two sons, the elder of whom was called by courtesy Karl Porcy; ho was broucnt Into the House of Jnls. not by being created a jsjor In his own right, but by being Hummonod In his father's Ijrdshlp of Jl2Unl"?- Tnls wa in 1887. Ho mnrrli. In 1808 a daughter of tho Duko of Argyll, who has presentod to:hlm a family of beven s, s nnd six daughters: and he Is 52 years old. The younger son of the lata Duko has two dauehters, but thoy probably won't havo tho ghost of a show at tho estates. So It Is very plain that there aro no Poroles oonneoled with tho Northumberland peerages, and that jmt as the British sovereigns for con turles baok havo been Scots and Dutchmen and Germans, so for centuries the Perclea have been Louvalues.Beymour aad Smittuvona. $2l2zfcZi' .niiiMri.i4V4 j Ponds Extract m rnm (ATold Onbstltntci) Hljfij mnmmres. .- ''"'n Cleanses and HI Heals all H Bnfimmeti Sur jB I faces. Cures H! r Sore Throat, B jj I Coughs, GoidSp B jj , Bronchitis, In Asthma, H 1 Catarrh and j H Reliewes m HE Bft " Irtlitii I HRfl lfvllliro ftWfil I KILLED A WITCH 11V AVCIHEST. , iB Crime for 'Which Two Negroes Hnve Horn ,2 Kxecuteil In South Carolina. W. YoitKtn.t.E. S. C. Jnn. 12. Tho prevalence of H tho belief In witchcraft among negroes here- H abouts Is illiiBtratod by tho oxecution of Amzt U Dunnvnnt, a mulatto, nnd Frank Castles, a, 'V. necro. They woro hanged here Inst week. U, Thoir crlmo was tho murder of Bon Gore, an B. aged negro whom thoy accused of castlne H spells. Thoy killed him bytylngn rope nround jH his nock and twisting It tight with a stick, and H they throw tho body down a woll. This story B of tho murdor wns told by Angloss Castlos. 9 agod 17 yoars. Ben Gore's stepson, at tho trial. 3 " Wo woro all afraid of Undo Ben. bocauso ha m fixed roots for us. and Undo Amzl had told mo iw two or three tlmos thnt ho was going to lis fjj him. Auntlbby (his mother. Eliza Gore, Ben iM Goro'a wife was also afraid of Undo Bon, bub WL sho did not know how to do nnythlng, nnd kepk B7 after Undo Amzl to do It. That night Juno H 13 Aunt Ibby wont over to Uncle Frank's, nnd S I went over to Undo Amzl's. leaving Undo Ben IB at homo byhlmsolf. About 11 o'clock Uncle III Frank camo over to Uncle Amzl's nnd had a ym long talk with him. Then Undo Amzl took the tjfl ropo out of the bed and told nin to come on with 19 them. When wo got closo to Undo Bon's houso H thoy told me to go in front and get Unelo Bon to ill open tho door. As soon ns Unelo Ben opened jm tho door both Unelo Amzl nnd Uncle Frank 8J pushed In behind mo. They caught Uncle Ben. H put n ropo around his neck, ran a stick through M It nnd twisted tho ropo until Unelo Ben foil to ?OU tho floor. Thon thoy told mo to hold the stick WP whllo thoy sourched for hU roots nnd conjure ' W bottlo. Thoy found thoconjuro bottle In his JLf trunk and tho roots In the pockotof his Sunday H clothes. When thoy gotthrouchscarchlng and ' camo back to mo Undo Ben was dead and H ' Undo Amzl sold: 'I nm sorry ho has been U K J killed, but wo will arrange that nil right.'" will So thoy enst tho body Into the well. IfW, J Amzl Dunnvant ndmlttod nbout all that mC Angloss Castlos said, but declared that Angles jH did ns much to tnstlgnto nnd carry out tho deed M nsnnyottho others. Ho snld that somo tlmo M boforo tho murdor his child was very 111 and M the regular doctor, after tho treatment, snld It H did not respond to tho medicino. Thon ho wenl 9j to see Aunt Nnssio Brntton. a voodoo doctor. 9 Aunt Nasslo examined some coffeo ground! IfK nnd told him thnt tho child had been . tricked. Tho trick, sho sold, was Intended ''TO1 for him, but had nilssod him nnd ff gone Into tho child. Then she. rubbed . a horseshoe on tho bottom of n copper kettla Hj nnd told him to look and ho would soo the man U who worked tho trick on him. Ho looked and 8 j sow Undo Bon Gore ploughing in tho field by H ' his houso. The vision was as plain ns If tho H i sccno Itself was richt boforo his oyos. Aunt Nnssio then told him that tho only hopo for hU I child wns to tnko nway from Undo Bon his I roots nnd conjure bottle, tio them inn guano I snek nnd hang them ovor tho child's bod. Ha went back homo but did not bollove what Aunt H . Nnssio told him. nnd mado no effort to carry W out her Instructions. Threo days aftorvvard H9V tho child died. nV About two weeks afterward Frank Cnstles's glj cow. which nt the tlmo had n younc calf, went jfEfl dry. Frank consulted Aunt Nassle. and when JBV ho looked in tho copper kettlo ho saw Uncle JPM Bon sitting by tho llro In his own house smok- mlSl lng his pipe. It wns shortly nftor this thnt VmM they agreed to go to Undo Ben's houso and Mfr1 tuko his roots nvvny from him. They had no B , Idea of killing tho old man, but only wanted to M cot poReasHlon of his charms, nftor which thev H Intended to mnko him leave the country. Their H plans fulled. Anglesrt. In his ongornoss. drew ; the rpuo too tight, nnd to hide tho crimo It vrni ! ' decided to put old Bon's body In tho woll and H keep quiet. H Frank Custles's story was nbout the same In Vm all essential particulars. Old Lizzie Gore, thi IM ', murdered man's widow. said sho know nothlnir Bm whatever nbout tho matter. The case against VM j Angless Castlos was not pressed, becauso ha 9 ; envo ovidenco for tho Btnto. The two men IM wero sentenced to bo hanged, and tho woman H was sent to prison for life, H. vMillein Prison awaiting oxecution, the two 3mr men were nttontlvo to thoir religious duties. JM On the cnllows Frank Cnstlns said; fl In this room there nro two nncols. 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