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mi NAVAL MANEUVERS \merican Navy to Play War Game on a Grand Scale. lOSTILE CONDITIONS MIMICKED, reparations For the Winter Opera tions In the Caribbean and Asiatic Waters Are o.s Great as Those of ISBS—Officers In Charge of the Ma neuvers. Lacking the bustle of 1808, but actu ted by determination equally as rong, the navy department is making reparations for war, says a Wasking >n dispatch to the Philadelphia Press. , is not that at the present moment lere is even the smallest cloud on the iternational horizon betokening hos .ities with any power, but it is the 3sire of the president and Secretary oody that the navy, which must here fter be the arm of defense most es~ mtial to the safety of the nation, shall i in the highest state of efficiency hen the time for action comes. To us end maneuvers on a scale larger tan ever before attempted by the .merican service and approximating lose of Great Britain and other first lass maritime nations have been de ified upon and will take place during he coming winter. In the Caribbean sea there will be .sscmbled a fleet more formidable than hat collected by the United States to fiockade Cuba and destroy Cervera’s squadron. In Asiatic waters the fight ng ships of the China and Philippines squadrons will be mobilized. The prob em of the Caribbean fleet will be the lefense of the Atlantic and gulf coasts f the United States and American de endencies in the West Indies and hat of the Asiatic command the pro ection of the Philippines, Guam, Ha raii, Tutuila and the Pacific slope. The conditions under which the two eets will operate will simulate those f war. Plans of campaign will be repared during the summer by the ener?l board, of which Admiral Dew -7 is president. Commanders in chief * squadrons which will take part in le maneuvers have been ordered to igage in drilis and gunnery exercises >r the double purpose of increasing ie efficiency of the ships’ companies id to discover officers most capable * handling the vessels to the best ad mtage in the maneuvers and men ho are especially expert at the guns. The fleet which will operate in the iribbean sea will comprise three uadrons, that on the north Atlantic ation, which is commanded by Rear dmiral Francis J. Higginson, with ear Admiral Joseph B. Coghlan as cond in command; the south Atlantic ition, commanded by Rear Admiral x>rge W. Sumner, and the European ition, commanded by Rear Admiral S. Crowninshield. Rear Admiral Higginson will assem e his vessels at Hampton Roads out Dec. 15 and sail for Culebra is id, near the coast of Porto Rico, inch will be the headquarters of the ti:e fleet. Rear Admiral Sumner will ready to leave Bahia, Brazil, on jc. 12. Rear Admiral Crowninshield II proceed with his squadron the ,pe Verde islands, from which point ■ must be in readiness to sail on ic. 15. dembers of the general board say at the European and South Atlantic uadrons will represent hostile com ands, while that of Rear Admiral igginson will act as the defense fleet, e will have scouts—the eyes of a fleet an the lookout for the expected rces. When the strategical problem s been solved, the three squadrons 111 be mobilized into one great fleet, hich will be under the supreme com and of Rear Admiral Higginson. ear Admirals Sumner, Crowninshield .and Coghlan will be squadron com inders. The fleet will engage in tac al exercises, in repelling attacks de by torpedo boats, in making as llts upon imaginary fortifications on lebra island, defended by marines, flch will require the employment of ding parties from ships taking part the action, and in ship and boat ma lvers. These exercises will occupy lehst two months, and during a part the time they will be witnessed by • general board. Then the fleet is finally assembled, will comprise more than forty ves 5, seven of which will be battleships lern in every respect of the word— arsarge, flagship; lowa, Massachu- L s, Illinois, Alabama, Indiana and new Maine; one armored cruiser, Brooklyn; eleven protected and un tected cruisers, Olympia, Baltimore, cinnati, Raleigh, Albany, Chicago, t Francisco, Newark, Atlanta, De t and Montgomery; three gunboats, -ietta, Nashville and Machias; four l torpedo boats, one engineering re .* ship, the Marcellus; one hospital ), the Dixie; one supply ship, the goa, and half a dozen naval colliers, vill be the most perfect fleet ever mbled under the American flag, jar Admiral Frederick Rodgers, mander in chief of the Asiatic sta , is working out a scheme of ma kers for the vessels under his corn id. It contemplates the mobiliza at a central point in the China of the sb'ps in Asiatic watei’s, with exception of the small vessels en ed in preventing the illegal importa of arms and ammunition into the 'ippines. The men-of-war which be concentrated are the battleship tucky, armored cruiser New York, iitors Monadnock and Monterey, reeled cruiser New Orleans and boats Annapolis, Don Juan de Aua- Helena, Isla de Cuba, Isla de Lu- Frinceton, Vicksburg. Wilmington Yorktown. The fleet will also be ulied with a supply ship and sew colliers. NOTES OF THE T.M.C.A. Timely Information on Camps Conducted For Boys. FEW KULE3 AND MUCH FEEEDOM Use of Firearms and Swimming: Not Allowed Without the Presence of a Leadeiv-Cliief Feature of the Day the Big Evening Campfire—Camp Properties. Fully 4,000 beys were in the camps conducted by the Young Men’s Chris tian associations last year throughout North America, on lakes, rivers and islands by the ocean. These camps are unique. They combine all the rough and ready features that can be introduced into a camp for boys from twelve to eighteen everything that can be adapted from the hunter and the trapper, the boatman and sailor and fisherman for a camp lasting from ten days to four weeks or sometimes for ten weeks, so that a party of city boys may live healthfully, helpfully and happily under the guidance and direction of the camp leader. These leaders are generally secretaries and physical, directors of the associations, assisted by a group of members who have had experience in out of door life. A way of handling these camps has been developed tnat is unique and char acteristic of the associations, as they have run camps for eighteen years. The only camp rules are uo firearms and no swimming without the presence of a leader. Under these rules serious accidents rre almost unknown. In some of the camps over 200 will be under canvas for two to four weeks. Each group of six to ten boys has a leader, a young man or older man of sense and experience. This man is there as a companion and not as a po liceman or commanding officer. The strongest influence of the camps comes I from companionship with athletic Christian men. The better a leader can play ball the greater influence he has with the boys. There is the largest kind of freedom of life, dress and hab its, and yet there are rules underneath, but not felt unpleasantly. The great feature of the day comes in the even ing, when the big campfire is started. Then there are songs, music, jokes, recitations, stories and often heart to heart talks that touch the life of the boys and change their character. These camps are regarded as the strongest religious factors of the Young Men’s Christian associations for shap ing the religious character of boys, and sometimes an active camp returns without positive religious convictions which carry them through life and shape their characters. Some properties have been acquired for these camps. A lady gave a large island off the coast of Maine for the Massachusetts and Rhode Island boys. Montreal boys have an island in Cana da. Philadelphia has a farm of 450 acres. Cleveland has leased a farm with a lake and river on it near the city. Vacation time is often a perilous time in life, but the association means to make it a making time of character. TARKINGTON TO FARM. Indiana Author, Sick of Society, Seeks Relief In Agriculture. “I am sick of society, surfeited with It. I denounce and renounce it Its ar tificiality is sickening. It is worse in large cities. In New lerk it is the worst in the world.” These words Booth Tarkington, au thor, playwright and politician, em ployed as introducing the declaration that he is about to become a farmer, says a dispatch from* Indianapolis to the New York Evening Journal. Im mediately after his marriage to Miss Louise Fletcher of Indianapolis he will go abroad, and upon his return in two or three months they will make their home on the outskirts of the city. “I don’t know much about gardening or farming or cattle or horses,” said Tarkington, ‘‘but I am going into the regular farming business on a small scale, whether I know anything about it or not. I am reading some books on orchards, and I have just completed a long treatise on tomato vines. I guess we’ll make out some way.” Mr. Tarkington’s country home Is already furnished. When the property was transferred, he secured as bonus one cow, aged eight years, and one horse, bay, aged fourteen years. With these And a few chickens Mr. Tarking ton will begin his farming “ " T \ “GOD BLESS PINGPONG.” Preacher Landed the Game In Ad dressing School Pupils. The Rqv. Da Samuel R. U. Cal- of May Memorial church at Syracuse, recently addressed the graduation class of the Syracuse Clas sical school, says the New York World. “Recreation is of highest impor tance,” said he. “If you can play foot ball, do it. You girls can play tennis, and I advise that. The best indoor game that has yet been discovered is pingpong, in spite of all the ridicule that has been thrown upon it. God bless pingpong.” Odd Effect of Volcanic Ashes. The rain of ashes in Fort de Frane, Martinique, on May 20 had a peculiar effect on the cruiser Cincinnati, lying In the harbor, says the New York Times. On the day before the second great eruption of Mont Pelee the cruis er had been painted a dazzling white. After the darkness which lasted dur ing the eruption had cleared away it was found that the cruiser had been turned to a dirty drub, and now she will liayq to be painted all over again THE WASHBURN TIMES THURSDAY. JULY 10. WELL KNOWN CLERGYMAN. Baptist Minister’s Tribute to Dr. George 11. Hepworth’s Memory. Among the many tributes paid to the memory of the late Rev. Dr. George H. Kepwortli of Now York here is one, says the New York Herald, from Dr. R. S. MacArthur of the Calvary Bap tist church, in New York. He said: “I had not heard of Dr. Hep-worth’s illness, therefore I was not prepared to hear of his death. He was a man of unusual attainments and personality. He quickly won and always held the confidence, esteem and affection of all with whom he came in contact. Short ly after I came to New York, in 1870, he attained the height of his popularity and powe< as a preacher in the Church of the Messiah. He was then a Uni -1 tarian. I chanced to be present at the service on the Christmas day when, I believe, he preached the sermon which led to his separation from the Unita rian bodj\ A great audience assem bled, and be spoke with remarkable intensity of feeling. His voice was al ways most sweet and musical. Its modulations were worth the imitation of all public speakers. On this occa sion he rose to wonderful heights of pulpit eloquence, for he was uttering the deepest convictions of his soul. It was a crisis in his life, and lie felt it. “Great excitement followed the ser mon of that day. The orthodox preach ers rallied around him and gave him cordial welcome to their ranks. He was elected a member of several cler ical circles to which I chanced to be long, and I came into close and delight ful fraternal relations with bim. “Soon after this sermon Steinway hall was obtained by his friends, and there he preached to audiences which filled the hall to its utmost capacity. He showed at once his wonderful pow er over men. Here he had the largest congregations ever assembled at that any Protestant gathering in New York. He showed remarkable power for simple, tender and affec tionate statements of the simple gospel. Later a church gathered around him, and the unique structure of corrugated iron was built for bim in Madison ave nue near Forty-fourth street. His pow er of exposition was exceptional. “Later he left the pulpit and entered upon his work for the distressed people of Ireland in connection with the be nevolent work of the New York Herald. He did remarkable work in relieving distress in Ireland and then entered up on a similar career in Armenia. Many of his brethren in the ministry regret that he left the work of the ministry and the pulpit, but he found in the Herald a pulpit that was high in it. position and farreaching in its influ ence. His sermonettes touched millions of hearts in various parts of the world —sweet In spirit, tender in appeal and powerful toward the moral betterment of all readers. His spirit was broad theologically. His sympathies were boundless as the human race, and only the great God himself can adequately measure the influence for good that went out from his clean hand and brave heart” Is This Amerloanese? Say, John Bull, wake up. o J hoss! Don’t yew fix things late! Guesj we’re coming cross the pond Help yew coronate! Push along them abbey seats! What’s the dollar rate? Money ain’t no shakes to us So’s we view the fete! S’ pose yew snap a bulge from us, Run a syndicate; Plerpont Morgan, he’s yew’r man. Slick a.j’ up to date! Spread a coronation trust. Do the job fust rate. Float ten million dollar shares— Don’t that palpitate? Say. John Bull, fire up, old squib. Else yew’ll fix things late. Guess we’re crowding cross the pond Help yew coronate! —London Globe. Fatalities of Nature’s Convulsions. According to statistics compiled by the Chicago Tribune, thus far durin te the current year volcanic eruptions and earthquakes have destroyed 48,450 lives, storms 704, tornadoes 416, cy clones 220, floods 333, avalanches 22*8, tidal waves 103, snowslides 39 and wa terspouts 12, a total of 50,505 lives de stroyed by nature’s elemental disturb ances. Thousands Have Been Sold. 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