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The AMERICAN FLAG.
Why the "Star spangled Bannerr W
Chosen "A Onr National Ersir-

Why the "star spangled Bannerr Was
Chosen as Onr National EnsiS.,
Up to the June of 1777, the troops OF
the various American colonies which
had declared their independence of the
mother country had fought under any
ensign which CHANGED to please their
fancy. Most of the New York forces
had fought under flag in which the
stripes and the orange, white and red
of the old Dutch republic were promi-
nenti the Connecticut soldiers had dis
played red flag with the inscription.
AN Appeal to Heaven" on one side,
and the Latin motto of the colony,
"Qui transulit sustinet' (He that has
transplanted US will sustain us), on the
other; the South Carolina men at one
period used a palmetto banner, and
other colonial forces had flown flags
which had special and local Significance
Commodore Hopkins had put to sea in
February, 1777, with the first revolu-
tionary feet. displaying a flag of thir-
teen alternate red and white stripes
with the red and white crosses of ST.
George and St Andrew charged on a
blue Canton or square in the upper
corner, This flag was used mere than
any other ono at the time, June, 1777,
when the Continental con gress, in ses-
sion at Philadelphia, appointed COM
mittee to construct common flag for
the colonies.
On June Ia this committee made its
report. 1t advised that ssthe flag of the
thirteen United States he thirteen
stripes, alternate red and white; that
the Union be thirteen stars, white in a
blue field, representing new consteIla-
ton" The report was thereupon put
into the form of resolution. and the
resolution was unan imously passed
without discussion.
It Is very interesting to study the de-
talls OF the construction of our flag and
TO learn the various explanations that
have been given for them, in the alb
sence Of authoritative records. Let us
so study. them:
Why were stripes chosen to compose
the main body of the flag? One expla-
nation which has frequently been
offered is the fact that stripes-and
stars, also-were prominent feature
OF Washington's coat of arms: but as
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BRAVE OLD STEPHEN eIRARD.
Rloh Man Who Loved Children and
Gave His Wealth to His Country.

RlOh Man Who Loved Children and
Gave His Wealth to His Country.
A famous and eccentric millionaire
was Stephen Girard, but the world has
not yet analysed his character. In fact,
very few men in history have united so
many apparently contradictory quail
ties He loved children most passion
ately, and the sight of crippled or
misunderstanding urchin would bring
tears to his eyes. His devotion to the
United States never once faltered, and
at every reverse during the war of 1872
Is he ground his teeth and, it is said,
swore in his native French. At length
he offered to dedicate his entire fortune
to the cause, lent the government five
million dollars, and asked no interest
till the war closed. A rich man who
loves children and is willing to give all
his wealth to his country must have a
deal of good in him.
His bravery was of the morally sub
lime order. When the yellow fever
sOourged Philadelphia, and the panic
had driven away most of the nurses, he
and Peter Helm worked two months in
the hospital at the most mental Offices
and shamed the faint-hearted into
bravery. An affection in early child
hood destroyed his right eye and dis
torted that side of his face, SO the bows
nicknamed him by French word that
might be translated wall eye." He
lost his mother when he was quite
young and his father was harsh. In
short, he was miserable, lonely child,
and ned from home to be cabin boy at
the age of ten.
The romance Of his LIE came to him
In Philadelphia, where he opened his
hrst store. he was loved and beloved
again. She was singnlarly beautiful
and vi-1cious; he taciturn, badly dis
figured and eleven years her senior. For
few years they were very happy; then
she suddenly lost her health, soon be-
came violently insane, and lived in that
condition thirty years in the state asy-
lum- Their only child died in infancy.
and the sad old man finished his Jour
ney alone. His magnificent charities
have preserved his name for all time.
de was deist in religion and named
his ships after infldel authors. Chicago
Herald
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CARICATURE OF THE CALF.
An Awful Illustration of the Miserable
Ignorance of India.

An Awful Illustration of the Miserable
Ignorance of India.
Not even Kipling can do more than
hint at the awful problems of India,
writes correspondent. 1t is one thing
to read of its conditions and another to
face them. wish l could tell you what
the journey to Telegu from the coast
was iBe-my first introduction to India.
Fifty miles-and two days Journey
If we make two miles an hour it is
counted good speed. Sand and sun; a
glare above and a glare beneath. Prac-
tically no vegetation; the trees look
pestilence-stricken There never comes
time when they seem to renew their
leaves, though sometimes we used to
think they moulted the old rattle off,
and still there are leaves on the trees,
but they never look new. Of course I
am speaking of my own part of India;
near the rank vegetation of the jungles
it is doubtless different. And one day
is like another; year like another; a
thousand years like another thousand
years The impassive native stufing
the calfskn, that his cow may be de-
ceived and let down milk, might be his
OWA 1LILACLAOr1dLly BISdG grandfather,
for all the advance he has made on his
grandfather's habits OF mind, or BODY,
or soul You don't know what mean
about stuffing the calf? They believe
the cow will give no milk unless the
calf takes first its share; SO when calf
dies they stuff it-with weird results,
assure you-and solemnly lead the COW
to where this appalling caricature is
propped up on sticks every night before
they milk her.
''The Hindu fatalism extends even to
the intellectual side of life. In gram
mar with them, as in destiny, a thing is
SO because it is so; fatalism kills out
reason as it kills out spiritual effort and
aspiration. l shall never forget trying
to get an explanation from a Hindu
teacher of finding, in some of their
writings, plural substantive mated to
singular verb. why does not this
plural noun take a plural verb?' Be
cause it takes a singular verb. 'Why%
Because it is right that it should do so.'
why wouldn't it be right that it
should take plural verb?' Because it
would be wrong But 1 thought plural
substantives always took plural verbs
They do Yet this one does not. No,
this one does not What rule governs
it, then? There is no rule. 1t does so
because it is right that it should do
SO. '"-Boston Transcript
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When the late Commodore Chaun-
eey, who was choleric in temper and
strict disciplinarian, was in command
OF the Brooklyn navy yard, Commodore
Goldsborough was a midshipman, and
the services of the Episcopal church
were rendered by the chaplain, the late
Rev. Lot Jones. The chaplain an
nounced that the rite of confirmation
would be administered al certain date
by the bishop of the diocese. The mid
shipman noticed that Chauncey's face
flushed and swelled during the reading
OF the notice After the conclusion of
the service Commodore Chauncey asked
the chaplain 'sby what authority he
presumed to read that notice. He re-
piled: BY authority of the bishop.n
Chauncey then said: II would have
You to understand. sir, that am the
bishop of this chapel"
Some time ago the lord-l;en.on.a.
OF Ireland agreed to attend a certain
race meeting, and carriage was -
served for his excelleney in the snacial
train run from Dublin on the race dav
Seeing that the adjoining carriage was
reserved for Sir Edward Guinness. Of
brewing fame, witty porter took ND a
piece of chalk and wrote upon the one
carriage, For his Ex,," and on the
other, For his XX."-Tit-Bits
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THAT BROUGHT HIM.
Harry's Mother Evidently Knew How to
Make Him Hear.

Harry's Mother Evidently Knew How to
Make Him Hear.
HARRY! o, Harry called little
woman at the corner OF Woodward
avenue and a cross street, just as people
were going home to supper. She had
no bonnet on and her voice was keyed
up to concert pitch.
''He doesn't seem to hear YOU" said a
ferret-nosed man who was deriving sup
port from hitching post.
''You needn't worry" snapped the
little woman. She looked across the
street where two small boys in l1nicker-
boclers were sitting on carriage step
in front of a grocery.
You, Harry she cried, making a
trumpet of her hand.
Master Harry never moved.
kind of hard of hearing, amt hep"
asked the man at the hitching post,
solicitiously.
She gave him whitening look
when l want him he'll come" she
said. Harry, come to superb
The haste with which Harry turned
a double-back-action somersault in his
haste to obey his mother caused the
man at the post to say laconically;
''Vittles fetches 'em every time,"-
Detroit Free Press.
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good Americans we fancy that that cir
cumstance had little weight with the
committee Of the sternly democratic
continental congress OF l777. Another.
and probably the correct one. is the
TACT that the New York soldiers were
fighting pn4Ac to- 2olds of a banner
consisting of the s5- 5 of another re-
public, the most co. picuous republic
of modern times viz., the United Prov
lnces OF the Netherlands, commonly
known as the Da5ch republic" Choice
of stripes wa ac3ordingly tribute to
sister republic, and 1t was also com
pliment to the important New York
contingent III tae colonial arrny-a con-
tingent then suffering from discourage
ment as New York City was occupied
by Howe, and Burgoyne was marching
down from the north Thirteen strines
were liked upon as the correct number
on account of the M nber of the colo
MES
Those who explained the selection of
stripes by The presence of stripes in the
Washington coat OF arms explain the
selection of stars by the fact that stars
are prominent in that coat of arms But
this explanation is usually rejected. A
more generally accepted one is to the
effect that the adoption of one large
star in the canton. or union. was urged
as symbolic Of the shining in history of
the new republic, then surrounded bv
the night of af1liction and doubt: and
that thirteen stars were ultimately
chosen as indicative of the thirteen col
onies. In the can ton of the flag, as used
for many years, the stars were arranged
in the form of a circle in order to typ
ify the endless character of the republic.
The colors, red, white and blue are
a mobilization OF orange, white and
blue, the color5 of the Do tch republic.
and the ones used by New York's
forces. They were chosen by the FLAG
committee for TIE same reason thai
stripes were decided upon. Red was
later explained to be typical of the
blood patriots were ready 10 shed,
white, of the purity OF their cause, and
blue of the favor of Heaven,
Contrasting coIors, white and either
blue or red, were necessary to be util-
lied for the colors OF the stripes. Red
was preferred to blue because it was
more distinct at distance. For this
same reason, red instead OF white, was
chosen as the color of the topmost
stripe, and consequently of the lower
most also. Red and white having thus
been already used, the color assigned
the union was necessarily blue, and
the stars in the union were anpropri-
ateiY made white. The nninn was
made square and was brought down to
the eighth stripe that its blue might be
showed against white "a contrasting
COLOR, the color OF that stripe.-N. Y.
Ledger.
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PuNoENT PARAGRAPHS.

Ahey Break the Record. -Friend-
my You grind out jokes pretty fast
numorist-"Fast! You ought to Sc
tnem come back. Yankee Blade.
-She-"What did papa say. dear
"nen you told him you wished to MARI,
me, dear?" He-'T do not remembe,
what he said, darling, but know fell
hurt" -0A
.-Quidnunc-'Does Hify ever ma,
his debtsT' WagR-"He doesn't neec
70. Why, he must have an income ~
twenty thousand a year" = BOSTON
| Courier. SOon
1t Sounded So. Bunker .so1d
man, I've got q new addition to 80
t%OuSenoid Hill (who lives in the next
Cos Monthly. -
-Husband-"You say you've had
mat bonnet six monthA Why. rve
never seen it before" Wife-s.i hnow
II only wear it to church. IN v
did you like fairy stories when
you were little girl2' eyes, an.
swered his wife. "But that is no ron
son why you should tell them to me
now. "-Washington Star.
-Jeannette-"Does Miss Boardn,on
get her lovely complexion from her
1atner or her mother?" Gladys (sweetlv1
From her father. He's in the dr,,o
ousiness."-Chicago News.
consideration for Others. -Ton,r,,,
- had such a bad dream last nigbt
grandpapa!" The Admiral-NTeIIi i ~
me- Tommy" Tommy-"O. no, II Womb
only frighten you as it frightened moi
"A Wise recaution.-Johnnie (caIl-
ing down stairs)-"O, ma, pa has lost
MS collar button" Ma-'Weu. hurry
ana take the parrot out of the room and
nang the cage in the hall. "-Detroit |
Free Press
-McFingle-"How was the dinner tho
other nightP Good?" McFangle-..Go.-o,
YES; the best ever attended, ii?
we're the speeches so YER why.
NO, there weren't j eloquent!
boston Globe, any speeches. -
Both AZ
'ou hav- ,.eed.-Jackson-'I suppose
'et e heard that Tomson is going to
married?" Johnson-'To get mar
riedl Poor fellow, that is misfortune"
Jackson-''That's what l think. He is
going to marry my sister."-Yankee
Blade.
my son is beginning to write
poetry" said the fond mother with
pride in her eyes. Indeed" said her
visitor with compassion upon her face,
81 always feared you were not bringing
that boy up properly."-N. Y. Press.
-Clubberly-''Didn't you call on Miss
Pinkerly the other night In your new
Suit2" Tutter-"Yes, why do you ask?"
met her tho next morn
ing and she was so deaf she couldn't
hear a word Isaid."-Clothier and Fur
nisher.
81 never shall have faith In woman
again" said he, bitterly, just, after she
had refused him. 30, yes you will"
Iaid she, "You may not have quite as
much faith in yourself next time, but
otherwise it viii be Just the same
indianapolis Journal
Marrying Wealth.-Hojack 90 ling
up from his newspaper) - "Iiere's |
another illustration OF. the tendency Of |
wealth TO combine" Tomdik-"Well?" |
dojack-''The proprietor of summer
hotel has married the daughter of an |
ce dealer "-Detro;t Free Press.
you want to Be my coachman, do |
7ou? You have had experience with
horses, suppossT' ''Nivsr a wan,
'or." what do you mean, then, by
applying for the placer can sure, |
'oE, bean't tho misthross dhrivin' cart. |
sure an les mesilf that's an Elegant |
aRurO sittin' ON tho back sate."-Chi- |
,aRo News Record.
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Fancy taffetas and India silks, plain
as to ground or in shot effects, are very
prominent, and favorite garniture Is
cream-white or pale ecru silk guipure
lace, of which portions of the bodice
and sleeves are made. French design
Srs finish the oorsages of toilets of these
silks very elsborately, while the skirts
are somewhat less severe, with a sup-
gestion Of drapery on the sides AS to
the form of the corsage, it is pro-
nounced au fait providing it has the
bias seamless French fit and effect and
that the sleeves and neck trimming are
picturesque. Y. Post.
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SNAKE STONES OF cgY, ON
They VIM Cure the Bite OF a Cobra -,
Most Deadly of sar,nn4. -

Tney WIN Cure the Bite OF a Cobra. ths
Most Deadly of Serpents.
Inc so-called snake stones" of Cev-
Ion are celebrated for the efficacy which
tney are supposed to have in curing the
Dues OF Venomous serpents Secrecy is
naaint alned as to the method of their
manufacture, which is lucrative bust
ness carried on by monks, who supply
the merchants of India with them. Very
nlgn prices are demanded for them.
Ahey are employed in the familiar man
ner Dy being placed on the wound, their
ABSORBENT bacterial sucking up the
oiood and Incidentally the venom. as is
CANNED There is plenty of authentic
evidence of remarkable cures performed
Nv sncfi snake stones, though science is
as yer reluctant to place any belief in
theHl. -
Sir j. E. Torment, TO whose work on
0eylon we are indebted, tells of an oc-
caslon when he was riding along a jun
gle path on the island, and he saw one
or Two natives who were approaching
suddenly dart off from the road and re-
turn Immediately with a cobra. the
IloSC deadly OF ali serpents, grasped
py the head and tail The man
trleo to place the snake in a
covered basket, but handed it so mex
Pertly that it seized MIN by the finger
ana retained its hold for a few seconds.
BLOOD flowed and intense pain appeared |
70 follow As quickly as possible the |
otner native undid his own waist cloth |
ana took from it two snake stones. each
!, Inc size OF small almond. intensely
olack and highly polished. Though ex-
CreIneIy light These he applied one to
7"ch wound inflicted by the te eth of the
cobra They attached thernsel, YES close
y, the blood that oozed from the bite
'eihg rapidly imbibed by the porous
= INSTANCE. After three or four minutes
.hey dropped off and the SUITE a-ing-of !
he man seemed to have subside d. He
twisted his fingers until the Joints
tracked and went on his way W ithout
concern. 1t has been ascertainet with
that these snake stor .es are
usually nothing more than pie ces of
burned bone The Mexican rec; pe for
making a snake stone is to take frag-
nent of deer's horn of any convenient
Size and shape, cover it with or ass, in
close both in thin piece of sh, ret cop
per and place the parcel in harcoal
ire until the bone is we'll charred.
When cold remove the calcir.ed horn
rom its envelope, when it viii be found
20 be solid black fbrous substance.
t will then be ready for immediate use.
Washington Star.
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The above Is cut OF tic iustrume mt use.l l,y
Dr. terf.ii III the examination Tor. Catarrh and
al Nost- ami I Throat diseaAes IL .naf,,cs mo
Octor 20 snow mis- patient he condition a. "a,
d1ttted paris, HHH u ncetnug treatti!eIf ex-
paihlng ITS Necessity q tor wiz .rlitf,r.-
Zee cure Ia eyciy Gaze of CutaTFll he freat,
1ou can DC treated ~ nome, Instruments and
medicine t;ruslcd. 49,
DE- Grill has just returned from CbicaVo
Nhere nc has been taking q course. i'm tha ~
ur'tduate school aisQ "a special cOuse in eiec-
ulclly, THIS being the second course of tiif.
N nd the doctor has taken within the last f,sn
ears The doctor is nc only physIaial, n, ti,f.
a. , CT WIZ mas taken these SPECIAL courses
IN electricity aud is consequently the 9t,,,- a.
FAMILIAR We n iis latest scientific Sg5n;fc+f5,.,
HiSEA ASKS OF WOMEN-Ur le.rtfl ms
Elade discusses of women sTce.i,,lfv for "a
years, and has all TIE late Instruments. 5stter-
res electrical apPiiance-. etc. Tor shcjr si,f-.
Sessiul treatment. including FitrCid Tumors
l1aceraiiOns. diED5accm6nts Eui1Fe af.,oy,...
Prolapstis, Elcerations, IeIIcorrhe1 ,ifs.e,s,s
81 81 the OVaries, PaIBfui, Irregular or proFase,
MenstruatiOG. etc.
NERVOUS DIS EASFS-Dr Terrill wishes ia
eau inc attention OF those suffering from r,r-
GUS olseast s, Paralysis. Nervous Prosfrati,tp
Scihlnill hcahnes etc, 10 the wonderful fur-
AtIpe eheets 10 DO derived from electricity
Wnen scientifically applied and desires Il, -. =.
tist ne flily restores lost power and vieor in
either SEX and positively yuaI ante1s cure :,
the last mentioned disease -
Inc Doctor has the four different is.yeraes
usen III medIcal treatment VIZ A - INCH four
Piate ststic BATTERY, al-o .fffty Gel GabInef
t'aiVaIlic ana arabic Bafft,.- $50 no aurio
"E Ane.tettc Battery with ,.4,iSh rio a.
VIII cue hestG &s-sgs af.y ain - r;,,,..,.
u &c o et;afge- Thee .ss+ 80 100 - :
hest ms ufFetIIra,' 'S 'e-S
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NO VOTER SHOULD BE WITHOUT IT.
The following testimonials sreal, FOR
/ Themselves


LINwooD, LEAvENwCRTH Co, KAs.,
c n March Sth. lS,2.
GEN. j. b. W EAVER. Dies MONIES Ia.gs Nv
Pear sill have icad Your book with "a
greatest interest. No other pulIicsri,t,, -
pfcicnes IL IN the presentation or on. Gains. IN
historic and logical form. From, Ga l.. ~ I
was resident engineer OF the L. T.. "a !ycav
dhSas DIVISION and hcnc, familiar az my
own knowledge with the real cost ana M IN rs
OF railroad construction. For ten wears af ter
that had to II great extent the sale and scn-
lrOi Oh the land interest of the COmpnJtV l,nf m
congressional ana Indian Reservation h.nce
KNOW that In these matters you SPEAK = hv the
caro- IL was carnival of robbery arG t..,r-
ruptlon, and its extent and enorrnitv 50 ,-gaat
tnat II Is ulIncuit 10 make people heiieva that
snch state OF affairs couii exist or that tl.n
same influences are steadily 81: work. Y-uurcX
pcNe oI these things can not fai' To be OF ~ IT
Dcf ent ana FOR one, desire nIosr heartily n
th:' NIX YOU Union OF Church md Ni.ff. w.,ilt
horriay INC people. IL they can lar i,l,as.l,i Il,
sec inc lnsHlious union of be ~ts.t,. ;,:,.l como,
rate money power that i being ..f,-.,.l
lar more dangerous and threatening O., ft.e.r
lipettlcs, they would assert their rights and
power one man
have given away the copies got OF yo,t ~
st Louis, to good men who are still in bonds
ana | lnciose money order FOR cupIr- mere,
tor the same purpose.
am with highest regard, yours sine,rely,
~, WV W. 4. HA3nES
Mr., W a. Robinson, of Girard, Kas.. Writr.s:
Your chapter on the supreme curt is worth
nor" than the price of the book"
re Daily News les MONIES Ia. SAYS:
u hhounds in thought ana important in for /
inatoh from cover to cover. concerning our
4; poration-ridden country, aud should be read /
by every one"
Kept IN Stool, at INDEX Ofi4.
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al M.an K-IloZ-

Mrs Bcauti-I think Mr.. Lovelorn f.
just too mean for anything, and after
all the favors I've shown him, too
Ieverywhere with him, and now, when
ask him little favor, he refuses.
Frield-What did you want?
Miss Boauti-l asked him to b one ST
the usherS at my wedding. IN. Y.
Weekly.
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-''You know, Maria" he said, 81
think every child shows in some way in
what calling it is most likely to sue.
coed in after years. "Do you think
so? Then we'd better make real es.
tate man of our Willie. can't keep
him ont of the dirt"
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Easily Anawered.

Mrs Jones-Men never know how
much they owe to their wives. Now,
there's Mr. Blank, who is praised by
every one as successful man, but what
would he have been if he had never
married?
Mr. Jones-A bachelor, dear.-Phar~
maceutical Era.