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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23
HISTORY DONE OVER.
A Newiy Discovered Anecdote Of Queen
Elizabeth.

Elizabeth.
The March wind was swirling and sough-
lng drearily as Sir Walter Raleigh assembled
tho steps 10 the palace and inquired Of the
Grand Duke of the Yestibule Il her majesty
was al home. That individual, turning TO
the Goidstick in Waiting repeated the ques-
ton to him, and be IN turn Intercepted the
First Lady OF the Front Staircase who
promptly communicated Sir Walters request
for information 10 the proper authorities, the
result being that the couriier was informed
that her ma iesiy was in and would be pleased
to have him call again next week This Sir
Walter, concealing bis discontinue, pro
ceelel to do, remarking TO the queen when
next he met her that she had treated him IN
a very wintry manner the last time he called.
NO. my dear Sir Walter" replied her
majesty. ''the treatment accorded you was
not wintry. il was summary"
"Ha" smiled the courtier "You were
feeling coolly that morning"
"Wrong again, Sir Walter" was her ma.
iesty's quick retort 81 was not coolly dis
posel Indeed | was much less Raw-ly dis
posed than usual"
Were | your enemy, madame" quoth the
courtier, 81 should inform your majesty that
the jest was good when first twas uttered by
the third assistant, game keeper on my great
groat-grandfather's estates, some two hun
drei years ago, but as one Of your majesty's
devoted slaves / remember what IS due
your highness, and observe, 'Hal hag Thy
Wit we'll nigh drives me 10 the verge Of Ia
macy. Again your majesty will permit me
10 observe, 'Hal ha!"
Laugh away, my dear Sir Walter" re
piled the queen, somewhat piqued; but do
not laugh to hard. Men have been known
10 laugh their heads OF.
This story is interesting as showing Eliza
beth's extraordinary ability In the art Of TO
partee -Harpers Magazine.
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animation will be held, and su0 other
information as he may deem necessary.
Tho candidate passing the best cxamina-
ton will receive the appointment.
The successful candidate is ordered TO
report at West Point on the lst Of June Of
the year for which he is appointed. Upon
arriving there he reports in person TO the
adiutant of the post and shows him his
appointment from the secretary Of war
The adiutant sends him TO the hospital
for a physical examination by the sur
goon. lie is stripped and Inspected to
see if hc is physically sound. If the
candidate has any defect. If bis eyes, his
teeth, any of his members. are not per
feet, hc is rejected
After undergoing this ordeal he is sent
to the cadet barracks and put in charge
of old cadets. and i'm day or two j.
brought up for his mental examination.
This examination is thorough so far as il
goes; but it only embraces common
school UNDERGRADUATES, geography,
grammar. reading, writing. spelling and
history. The value Of competitive OK
aminations has been demonstrated by a
table. showing those examined during
ten years from 1877 10 1887. or j02
cadets appointed by competition 3O6, or
Gl per cent, were graduated. OF G3S
appointed directly 80, or ii per cent,
were graduated
1t is not intended that the entrance
examination should be very severe, since
It j. regarded desirable that the cadets
may have chance 10 show their fitness,
during BALI year after they enter, and
the final test takes place in the follow
ing january, when a severe examination
weeds the corps of all but those who
promise TO be worth educating. Those
who are not successful in the entrance
examination are given mileage to their
homes Those who pass are marched to
the commissary building and measured
for clothes.
Then begin the drills Of squads Of
"Plcbs.' as the new cadets are called.
in June one may see number Of these
squads marching hlthcr and thither, in
preparation to enter the battalion IN
uniform
The pay Of a cadet is $40 a year. Out
Of This be- pays for ms clothes, board,
washing. fuel. lights and books. True,
he doesn't see any Of the money till he
Is graduated. bat he has an account book
which Is balanced every two months, so
that hccan tell just how he stands, the
accounts being kept by the treasurer Of
lho academy -Four dollars a month are
retained from bis pay for the equip
ment fund. and when graduated this
accumulation IS given him with which
to furnish his outfit as an officer. Be
sides tins a cadet may save something
like hom > e. 81! month.
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How Young Man Who Desires to BE
Educated There at the Expense Of the
United states and IL willing to Fight n
Necessary Should Proceed.

given gratis, and the commissions IN the
United States army following gradua
ton. that there arc thousands or tens Of
thousands Of American boys who wish
to bo educated there. But a very small
portion Of those who covet tho appoint
ment ever succeed in securing one. One
desiring an appointment must apply to
tho congressman representing the dis
trict in which he lives, unless he be the
son Of an army officer, in which case
he may apply to tho president Of the
United States. who has the power Of APP
pointing ten cadets at large from those
whose fathers have been in the regular
army.
Tho appointments used to be given to
friends of tho congressman, but latterly
they have usually been bestowed Oh the
successful candidate at a competitive ex-
animation. Application should be made
to the congressman, who will furnish in
formation as 10 where and when the ex-
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crARD MOUNT.

At West Point rcvciile sounds at 6
O'Clock the year round. Then the cadet
stands IN tho ranks and answers TO roll
call. After this lac goes to his room and
putsitin order for morning inspection. Vt
a driartcr past the sick call is sounded,
aud at GEO comes inspection Of barracks.
vt Cos the drum beats for breakfast,
and the battalion marches to the building
called Grant hall. Here there are
number of tables where the cadets take
seats. and when the meal has been fin
lshed the order Is given TO rise and re-
ire, and each company marches out and
back TO barracks.
There are two sets of officers at West
Point - those who are ordered there
10 instruct cadets and cadet officers.
The cadet officers consist Of captains
and licutenants Of companies, sergeant
major. quartcrmaster sergeant, company
sergeants. corporals. One of the cadet
lieutenants acts as adjutant. The cadet
officers do not wear shoulder straps or
epauleties, but chevrons Of gold lace on
the arm. For every day there Is an
officer Of the day and an officer of the
Guard. The officer of the day wears his
Sash oyer his night shoulder, and The
officer Of the guard wears his sash
around his waist, They arc quite mlll'
tary looking IN their gray uniform and
cocks feathers waving In their hats.
The cadet uniform has been substan-
tally the same ever since the academy
was founded. The only officer OF the
army who appears with the cadets In
,.eir ceremonies is the commandant OF
cadets, who appears at dress parada
One Of the prettiest ceremonIesln ths
army Is guard mounting. This, at West
Point, occurs at o'clock. The cadet
| officer Of the day and adlutant are pres
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~ think droppod letter into the mail
the other day without stamping il" said a
man at the postohce as he called for the chief
clerk.
III you did it has gone to tho dead letter
Office"
alas, chi You must have known that 1t
was a mistake
"Yes"
"And you ought TO have hell 1t for In
CURRY"
"We have our rules
"And they are mighty impudent rules, let
me tell you'll The postoiIico department needs
oyerhaullng, and Ill help 10 SEQ 1t done"
The next day the man returned, this time
with q smile Oh bis face, and said:
you remember was speaking about N
unstamp-d lotterP
"Yoa-"
IL was much put out"
"Yes"
"Well, want 10 apologize. That letter
was directed To On acquaintance. In 1t cali
Cd him a liar and horso thief. Last night
found out that | was mistaken he hasn't
got tho letter and won't get 1t, and 30 won't
know anything about IT, The posto.Iice de-
partment Is all right Rules are all right.
Clerks are all right Have a cigar and press
On 10 promotion and increased salary. "-De-
troit Free Prc-a
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MANY columns have been written Of
the awful scenes. Thousands OF persons.
dead and alive. floating ON the turbid
torrent. romc ON trees and logs. some ON
fragments Of lumber. doors ard pieces Of
furniture. An the acts thatcnnoblc man
hood were witnessed an the hour OF dan.
ger: many that degrade it. were perpc.
tratod ancrthc flood subsidized husbands
gave up their lives 10 save their wives.
parents 10 save their children. children
a. save their parents. and men took most
daring risks to rescue total strangers All
the boroism of common life was display
cd. And after the food came few
ehouls % rob the dead. and after them
the avengers. the citizens hastily organ.
lied rude system Of Justice. arrested
some. shot others and scared away most
From an parts of the country relief
poured in and The whole region was Sod
patrollcd by acarchcrs.
It's supposed that the dead viii mum
Der oycr 1900. al tho adiaCnt
towns and cities are filled with mourn
crs. Here isa husband who, being alb.
sent from home. has lost his whole fam
ng: there wife who has.lost an of hers.
and Wonder q child who is the last Of q
largo family Through al the valley
men and women are wandering n am
uncertainty worse than death. seeking
10 identify thcir own among the hun.
drcl5 of corpses; thousands do not Vet
know if those near aad dear TO them
have escaped or are lost. Thousands of
bodies probably viA not be- found-thc
skeletons may be- mcarthed years hence
Many arc-cucd child. too young 20 know
its oWn name. will be am unknown for
ife. Many q romance will grow out OF
This awful tragedy. In all American
hist ~ there has been 10 such calamity
j. II. BEApLE.
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THE DAILY Times SUNDAY. JUNE 49, 1889

II he will, by obeying the phiIoscpIncai
Injunction 10 "look outward and not in
to admit to his life the light Of nature
first comprehending that nature is not
thing exterior to him. but that II Is
himself and he il naturc-and not for
ever shut himself within the darkness OF
n martial and selfish view Of life; and,
examining ia this light his condition, TO
determine whether the lethargy and de-
spair which mpel him to suicide arc not
of his own making. and whether the
natural gifts Of hope and health are not
still within rccovcry.-Boston Tran
scriDt
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SMALL Arms.

PRAcTicAL Mil Spar bridge budding June 10
fTAny ENGi Pom Don bridge building. June
sLERING..... Military signaling, June u
use Of tho word and bayonet
SMALL ARMS june ~.
Military gymnastics, june u.
This order Of exercises may be changed
ON account of the weather, or for other
causes.
When the cadet has passed his final
examination and is ready for q commits
sion in the army, he is recommended by
the academic board to the different corps
of the service, according 10 his class
standing, The first three or four are
recommended for any corps they may
choose. They usually choose the en-
gineers, but promotion has been 50 much
more rapid in the cavalry Of late years,
owing to vacancies occurring from lndi-
an fighting, that some select this arm Of
the service in preference to the higher
ranking corps. The fifteen or twenty
standing next in order Of merit are ap-
pointed. to the artillery, or the lower
branches, as they may elect; those com
ing next. to the cavalry. and the balance
TO the infantry. +. \. Mitchell,
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soody strangcr-l have here a couple OF
articles which think would interest your
readers
EdIfor-Wcll sir. what ere their subjectsi
Seedy Strangcr-Thcy are editorials One
is on THE Business Situation, and thooiher
advice 70 Young Men as TO Getting on IN
Il'on
Eiilor-If you viii leave them We will
look them over
ssody Stranger Thank you, but if you
would only advance mo five cents IL would b
a great favor should like 20 buy a neat
bat not gaudy sandwich. America.
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Phyllis soto vocel-Why don't you &c
knowledge his courtly salutation, Dorothy
Is It because his father was in soapl
Dorothy an whispered warmtLl my
family traditions arcngainst cultiyating such
an acquaintance.
Phyllis eoothinglY-Pardon me, dearest
did not mean 10 wound you But were all
your ancestors trampsi-Mun.ey's Weekly
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,,Ir.. r..fal,ovc the city ESQ
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23

Itappcars from communication made
TO the Reeii Lincei at Romo that GELS
and mureum possess a poison similar 10
that Of yipers. ln them it is not found
in the mouth. aud they havcno organ for
inoculating their enemies With it. So it
is usually without any effect upon man,
because in the eel eaten by him as food
the poison is destroyed by the heat Of
cooking. and also because, as is the case
with tie venom Of the viper, it has no cf-
feet upon the digestive way .-Ncw Or
leans licayune.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23

There is a man in Fulton county who
has evidently been having the hay fever,
or words to that effect. IL is reported
to be engaged to five grass Widows
OIL City Blizzard.
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TIE GREATEST CALAMITY EVER
KNOWN IN NORTH AMERICA.

5~hrsiown and Other Places swept Away.
ycrcerprhs 90 tho VALLEY Many Thou
sands Lost Awful scenes -IIcroism aud
Crime Many a Romance TO Come.
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Will Thoroughly Heal Chronic Gases Of y
Years Standing.
HunniCutt'S Rheumatic Cure,

that they 10 bere edited at all Al Of them
thus cured this medicine chectiul'y
volunteer .heir willingness 10 certify iohS
virtue In order that suffering humanity
may be benefited; and the consequence -
we have hundreds of valuable certificates
from all parts Of the country, praislng ihs
discovery Of this miraculous GO mponnd,
which has already effected more cures than
aH other similar preparations combined.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE.
Ask your druggist for IL, and II he hasnt
II, make him order IL for you.
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DRUGS. MEDICINES, 30.
,>-.-....-..,...s.l,-
@ " { n S 4 N \ Or
DRUG COMPANY,
Wholesale and Retail
Druggists,
1907 MAIN ST.,
OPPOSITE PosroFFIcs.

Keeps a large and we'll selected stock Of fancy
TOILET SOAPS and PERFUMES. cOSNE-
TICS. FACE POWDERS. BALMSand all Kinds
of beautiful fine English. French and American
HAIR BRUSHES. CLOTH BRUSHES. FLESH
BRUSHES. SHOE BRUSHES. TOOTH and
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We keep all tho year round PLUSH CASES
suitable for Bridal Presents ~ well as Ladies
and Gcntlemen's travelling se.s.
All kinds OF MINERAL WATERS both az
wholesale and retail wearc agents for the now
Justly celebrst Dyspepsia cure. CHAsBCITf
LITIlIA wAILA which We deliver In any
part OF the city FOR % cents per gallon. Per
sons su,fcring with Kidney affection will do
well 60 drink this water freely. -
We make specially of Fitting TIKI SSbo
and keep a full stock always on hand. also
SHOULDER BRACES and CRUTCHBS. all
kinds and prices.
We have all the leading brands OF CHEWING
TOBACCO. and keep a nice line of CIGARS.
Give our PLANTATION CIGARa trial. Re
member to Try our NELLIE bly, CHEWING
TOBACCO.
Physicians prosecutions carefully prepared
by competent Pharmacists. and none but the
PUREST MEDICINES USED.
Persons csntemplating having painting done
ought 10 call and ger Color Card and prises
OF WadcswOrth's Silica Paint. which Is better
and cheaper than Lead and Oh.
Please remember that for everything usually
found in a first class Wholesale and retail 0rug
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strip, etc.
Scotch broth. cold slaw. assorted sauces roast
beef new string beans with butter sauce, niashe1
potatoes. farina cake, cream sauce.
Ate o'clock come more Rotations till
4, when the drills begin. At sunset the
battalion is marched out tOdress parade.
over which the cOmmandant Of the corps
presides After dress parade is supper
followed by brief period OF recreation
Then a bugle announces study hours
till half past o o'clock, when Tattoo
sounds, with taps" OF lights out at 10.
The cadets 20 through the course Of
study by classes. each class being divided
into sections. There are four sections in
all the studies. The best students, soon
after entry, are put into the first section.
the next best into tho second, and so on
down to the fourth, where are usually
to be found those who are lowering be-
tween home and a commission. Cadets
are continually passing from ono section
to another as they improve or retro
grade. Besides the regular academic
staff there are cadet professors who are
distinguished from tho other cadets by
a slight change in the uniform they
wear.
After the Juno examinations the corps
is marched into camp and for two
months live the life Of a soldier in tho
field, though the only enemy in front IS
the girls who skirmish about over the
plain and tempt tho cadet to incur de-
merits for the sake Of joining them be-
ycnd Limits" or remaining away from
camp beyond the time of leave.
This year the examinations, rs an
nounced in an order by the superinten-
dent. promulgated by tho adjutant lieu
tenant. W. G. Brown. began on the lst
Of June. continuing TIL they are fin
ishcd. The members of the first class
will be graduated on June =. The pro
erammc Of military exercises is here
given:
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ent; the adJutant lnspects the guard WINE
TIE band plays. This over, he presents
the guard to the officer Of the day and 1t
is marched past in review. After the
guard has been mounted. a bugIe sounds
and the academic duties for the day com
mence. The morning IS taken up prin'
cipally with recitations and exercise In
the gymnasium and the riding hall.
At o'clock the cadets are marched to
dinner. Formerly the mess was very
poor. but today the cadet has no reason
to complain of his rations Major VIII
lam F. Spurgin is now in charge of the
mess hall. and here is sample OF what
be gives the cadet for one day:
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iRcyiew. June 3.
: School of the battalion. Juno
I battalion ssirmi-ii drill june B
( Mortar battery dfill. june I.
: Light battery drill june %.
I sea coast battery drill, June Q.
I School Of the company and bat.
TALON. June I
! School of the soldier mounted,
| June T.
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Oatmeal porridse. ham omelet, Preach fred
potato,s. hot rolls. milk, coffee, bread, butter
strip. etc
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Scotch broth. cold slaw. assorted sauces roast
beef. new string beans with butter sadce niashen
potatoes farna cake, cream sauce
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lNFASIRY ...
ARTILLERY ..
CAVALRY .....
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1889-03-26
MYSTERY OF THE DEEP.
A Wreck Reported at New York whicl
No One Can Identify.

A wreck Reported nj New York which
No One Can Identify.
NEW YORK. March 25.-All efforts 70
trace or identity the vessel whose wreck.
age was passed BY the steamer Colorado
Saturday have SO far failed. The agents
Of the steamer Conserva or Madrid, which
sailed from here week ago for Samoa,
deny that the wreckage is that OF then
vessel. They say that 1t does not CORE
spond In any particular with that Of thelI
vessel. The agents of the Clyde line
steamer Signal also denied that the wreck.
age belonged to their vessel. A possible
clue TO the skipwreck was furnished by
two incoming vessels this morning. The
Atlas line steamer Athos, from Port
Lim0n, which arrived early to-day, re-
ported having passed Saturday noon q
white painted steamer disabled and bound
south, showing the German colors. The
brig Lockart, which also got In this morn.
ing from San Domingo, brings O more
definite report OF q ship in distress.
The Lockart's captain said that on March
II. In lat. S845, long Is OF, he spoke the
British steamer Yeomandell in disabled
state. The Ye0mandell had q heavy list 10
starboard, her decks were on line with
the water. her machinery disabled and her
displayed series OF signals indicating dis
tress and hoisted request 10 have her con-
dltion telegraphed 20 the English Lords.
The Yeomandell left New Orleans for
Rouen, France, March g. On the Maritime
exchange to-day II was thought probable
that the latter vessel had gone down and
that the raft and driftwood passed by the