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LIFE IN TIE rINEY FOODS.
with Sweet Potatoes aud Rnzor-bnck
Bacon. Nothing Else Il TO he Desired.

AT Antioch, Miss, the different stages OF the
Piney Woods inhabitant are illustrated. The
are small, and u they are large Of getting them
down and TO the sawmill. Either brings ready
of farming begins without removing the stumps,
which after the shiftless method prevailing
here are ploughed around year after year. The
yields ahundantly with very little effort, and
the quality Of the produce Is excellent. just
what can he done u this kindly, climate with
any OF the Piney Woods people.
1t Is u saying in regard to them that they
have nothing to ask of the world so long as
there Is a sweet potato IN the bank and a razor
S GsTt h m%S IN TSn b ! piiles iS aoSe Ssfe ov eG'S %Ith sa ar9
and called sweet potato banks makes this say
ing plain. This perfect content with the barest
necessities, together with utter Ignorance of
how things should be done to Insure the best
results, is the reason, why the Plney Woods
to son for many generations, while a competency
that would easily develop into wealth could
cows. there Is not n drop Of milk nor an ounce Of
butter used in the family that owns them. DIR.
Charles /. 10 RouN. who has been much among
this people, declares that 10 teach the women TO
cook, and 50 eliminate grease and tho irving
pan, would be a missionary work that would no
the redemption and elevation OF this peculiar
and thriftlesS, although industrious and, in
their way, upright people. lie claims that tho
existence is the result ~ u diet composed
largely of concentrated grease, such as no hui
man pancreas can successfully dispose OF.
~ So - $500 800" - N'N 80.
tlersman and pioneer continued over a period
OF many years. with no indication that IL will
ever be other than IL is. The house OF Elder
WoOdCOck was IN every way superior To any
other we saw In days journey, The houses
are, most 0f them, OF logs Of the rudest con-
suction, through the %crevices OF which one can
at any time catch bird's-eye viows OF the out
side world. At one place We visited there was a
family of seven living in perfect content In a
single room. This must have been simply "A
matter OF choice, as the logs for constructing
more cOmmudinus quarters were at hand. and IL
was only a matter of a little labor. That there
was anything exceptional In this way OF living
did not occur to these people, rs when the
country editor inquired II all tho cooking was
done in a single pot that stood on she fire the
woman replied;
Il don see what folks want Of any moor. I'm
shoor that's ali keeT TO 70 wash. Some folks
Jest like TO make work To- 'emselves. but |
don't. A woman AS knows much can get up a
dinner good enough TO anybody to eat In that
pot. Ms man went up once To Nh Orlens with
charcoal, and when he come back he were all
used ~. Ito iost couldn't eat any Of the stun
he got up there. seem like he Was hOlleT down
10 his toes, YOu all come out here and stop
a while and eat what's cooked "a that pot and
and line aud peaked"
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order. The principle upon which IL Is based Is
one OF the most elementary in electrical en-
Rineering, the balance of electrical resistances,
or, as u is usually called. the "Wheatstone
bridge" by this principle, whenever two re-
distances In a circuit are equal To each other
the system Ia said to be " in balance" and the
balance is indicated by the fact that n gal
vAnometsr placed In the circuit does not show
practical shape In the engine telegraph. a
certain amount OF resistance Ia placed on the
bridge, and an equal amount In the engine
room, these two resistances being connected by
electric wires through which current pass es
from the ordinary electric light mains Of the
places, and the onicer on the bridge who wishes
10 give the signal for the engines ~ 60, say,
ninety revolutions, movcs u lever over a scale
70 the mark 90" thereby throwing a certain
amount OF resistance into the circuit. The
operator In the engine room then moves the
corresponding lever over until the galvanOmeter
placed on the instrument shows no DETECTION.
His lever, which moves over tho scale similarly
To that on the bridge, then points TO DO" which
means that tho engines are To make ninety
re yolutions a minute,
the United states ArmOred cruiser New York
for trial somewhat more than "A year ago, AL
though the instrument Was looked upon by the
officers At first as being In the experimental
stage, before II had been Ia the ship many
squadron manguVres. For instance, the officer
In charge could at any moment tell by the stadi-
meter whether the shin was gaining or losing
distance, and he could accurately and instantly
regulate her speed accordingly by slowing or
speeding up the engines. In a case Of this kind
changes her speed abruptly, II Is exactly the
same as II a private In the front rank OF
q company. seeing himself . little ahead
" W behind the line should move ~ or
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Of building the first war vessel for the state
OF pennsylyania and probably Il was the nrst
| the Revolution. on july q, IS7b, tbs Sounof
OF Safety OF Pennsylvania passed a resolution
9ppqinting g committse. consulting Of Robert
Of boats and machines for the defence OF the
Delaware, and the Council recommended the
Eyre Brothers Of Kensington; Jacob Miller.
later this committee directed Eyre Brothers
70 build n boat, according to q model produced
91y, Manuel Eyre, This vessel was launched on
July 90, 1916. IL was q regular gunboat, and
was named Bulldog. She carried two how'll.
sers, besides swivels, and had a complement Of
Charles Alexander. This boat was destroyed
when the British occupied philadelphia.
tyre Brothers also built the gunboats Frank
After the completion Of the first frigate for
Congress Eyre Brothers constructed many gun.
boats for the Government, and on April %.
IT'S, ehu Eyre, was engaged by Congress to
e. 70 ba asSlST and and s EfS%S!IHRfl 70 rl SsllH H SS 1a tNr
17!S, he was placed In charge of the Boat
pepartnrsnnt for boHts needed ~ the Govern:
following year, Meantime he had four scpa:
rate sets OF shin carpenters az work in differ.
Ter at Eastop, Can't. samuel clinton at Read;
ing, Cert; william Bowers az Chester; and
IN the spring OF 1T79, Col. BENJAMIN Eyre
built for Congres So the f%rigate General Greene
war l1s tho IN A Tonisact ! gTlc1 bs S5 ,a nS2IiO2 hyr, A S6nsht the he
eH
auction in the. Coffee House the famous cruiser
Alliance, which, under the command OF the
eccentric French Captain. Landeis. had played
such u conspicuous part In the Bonhomme Rich
ard Scraps battle. The price paid for the
splendid frigate was so, $50. Pennsylvania
currency. She was sent to China on a trading
voyage, and in the following year she was
sold to Robert Morris at a large profit. After
making several voyages for her new owner the
Alliance, In 1890, was broken up and her hulk
was run ashore on Petty's Island. Less than
o year nEO n few blackened timbers were visi.
BILE at low tide. on this island, but recently part
of the island has been moved, and there
were carried away the remains of the former
Alliance. Franklin Eyre of Philadelphia, a
dependant of Jehu Eyre, said:
II often saw the ribs Of the old Alliance
when the tide was low. and my father-in-law,
Alexander NJ. Cuthbert, procured a piece of
the oak timbers and had made from Il a fancy
but useful knife box. Other residents of Ken
gington have carried away timber after timber
to enrich their private collections"
The old shipyard of the Eyre Brothers was
cold to the present owners, the Penn Treaty
Iron and Ship Building Works. by the Eyre
estate In 1850. The three founders of the orig
inal firm, Manuel. Jehu. and BENJAMIN Eyre,
were all born at Burlington. n. j.. and were
sons Of George Eyre of that place. On the
death of Col. Jehu Eyre, in 1881, his son Frank.
lin succeeded to the business, which he carried
on until his death In 1880.
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OUR FIRST WAR SHIPS.
HELP IN BUILDING THEM VoLUN.
M LEADING

Snr,rtsphsr Marshan's Account or How
SIC and n Hundred Other PhIindeIphts
PATRIOTS Capried Beams Aboard n New
frignto In Eyre Brothers' Shipysrd.
IL Is somewhat remarkable that while much
mas been written and said about the designers
nhd builders OF the famous old a. gun frlgate
constitution and her sister ships, the President
'hd the United States, which were launched
III lfOT.Os. litde or nothing has been given TO
ibe public about tho builders Of the first war
.hlns constructed by the United States. Joshua
Humphreys. George Claghorne, and Mr.. Hart
ana Others concerned in the construction of
Old lronsides have become men OF historical
+ote; but Col. 1ahu Eyre, who. with his broth
rrs, Manuel and Benjamin. launched one of
the first group of war vessels ever built by the
United States, is practically unknown.
'"- of the first and most important stems
taken by the Continental Congress after the
outbreak OF the Revolution was TO create n
navy. Tho vessels first employed were the
Alfred, the Cabot, the Andrea Doria, and the
columbus. but these were merely merchant
craft hastily mounted with guns and sent 20
sea as cruisers. Their defects were discovered
soon, ard, recognizing the important part the
maritime forces of the colonies would play in
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An UuaeCouutab,e Omission.
Ffom HE Chfca0o Datv tribune,


A tall, dark complexioned man with n four
DAYS growth Of beard on his chin, hurrying
along Dearborn st Get the other day, suddenly
halted aud addressed a sleek, well fed per
sOnage whom he encountered At a crossing,
"Buggsby," lac said, would II be convent,
ent for you % pay TINT 81 that YOU borrowed
of mo about u year and u half 'glt'
I'm deuCed hard up this morning, Jen-
nings," responded the other, "Bnt I'll pay
you just as soon as can, haven't u cent"
II need the money.
"And you ought To have Il, Jennings, III
sec that you don't gD without II much longer.
Good morning"
Good morning,
Fifteen minutes later the tall, darkroom
pleAioned man happened 10 pass a saloon, Look
lug In at the open door he saw Buggsby In the
ic. OF treating a friend. lie saw hug2sby take
"A PreenbaCk from his pocket and toss II on
the counter, Then lac stepped inside.
"Buggshy.' ho said, tapping him on the shout
der, did anybody ever tell you. that you were
a mean, sneaking, lying, miserable, dirty, con.
tenptible, crawling, pusillantmOus, lOw-down,
lhieylng, good for-nothing, two fora cent dead
why, no, Jennings" replied the sleek.
yMsll,fed PERSONALS, somewhat embarrassed
We'll. I'm surprisedr' Tetortedl the tall
man, turning on his heel and stridihk out into
N4s Obgu al Aa4AA@
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Same precision that troops have in marching In
line OF battle. The same reasons which require
that troops shall be in certain fixed formations
make 1t necessary that ships shall be in fixed
formations. The idea In both cases is that the
fighting force shall be under the control OF the
commander. When the soldiers are marching
in line. after some little instruction. any man Is
able. when he sees himself a little in advance OF
the others or q little behind, to SO regulate his
speed that he shall gradually fall back to his
proper position or gradually advance to it.
But ships are not human beings; they
are simply machines. They weigh q great
many thousand tons. and the officer in charge
OF the ship Is perhaps two or three hundred
feet distant from the engines which drive it.
The difficulty Of keeping ships in formation is
very great, as may be readily imagined when
one recollects that 1t Is a question of controlling
the speed Of engines which exert a power of
anywhere between 5000 and 10000 horses.
And yet It is absolutely essential that this con-
troll shall be exercised. because the speed of any
one ship In the formation Is too fast or too slow
or erratic, II 10 sufficient to create confusion
along the whole.lino. The means of mmu
cation, therefore. between the brain OF the Of
fccr on the bridge and the engine Is just as
necessary In the case Of the war ship steamins
In q squadron as Is communication between the
mind Of the private in the company and the
motor nerves which control his legs In march,
ing. Until within the last four years commu-
~nication between the officer and the engine
in regulating the exact number Of revolu-
tions was effected by the speaking tube.
and to some extent by the telephone. and
the officers time has been taken up with shout
ing ordeFs to increase or decrease. by a given
number Of revolutions. the speed. But this
method has, always been very uncertain and
far from satisfactory In every way. The engi-
neer,,s attention Is fully occupied, and there Is
much noise In the engine room. so that the vocal
transmission OF conversation bv either telephone
or speaking tube. while not impossible. may be
attended with confusion, Misrepresentation, or
delay. and any one of these may be fatal at an
Important juncture. In the English navy.
which has spent more time and money on this
problem than all the other nations combined,
except the French. an electrical system has
been tried with considerable success. This sys-
tom operates on the step by step principle famil-
lar to everybody who has examined a stock
ticker. II has also been placed In one of our
ships, the battle ship Maine. but has not proved
satisfactory.
The apparatus about to be described Ia very
much simpler both in principle and. constitute
ton, very much more accurate In Its indica-
lions, and very much less apt to get out OF
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work, IL Is of mastery power and sustained
excellence Of style. The vigor never FLAGS. the
passionate swell of it's music mounts higher and
must not forget that Lyle had little lei.
sure for literary study and competition, and
made no fiaim to proficiency IN the artistry Of
from impulse.
AT. the very outbreak Of tho rebellion. hay.
ence, Lytle was com mlssioncd Colonel Of tho
Tenth Ohio, and went to the front with Nn ex.
try uiy'% and f a noblo AMBITION dGFm OIL I itu had ipt the or m f%pR.
tune TO be wounded In every engagement in
which he participated at Csrnife Ferry. sent.
he was also taken prisoner, and finally at
Chickannuga: His pe'sonsl courage, and ex-
The midst OF. every danger, although IL does
not appear that he sought to ho merely con
%spiGuo,s by foolish displays Of those admirable
a few DAYS nftcr the battle Of perryvillc. the
Secretary Of War, a brother Ohionn. sent Gen.
Lyle the following telegram, In answer TO his
earnest appeal for a speedy exchange and re.
turn to active service at the front:
wan DEPARTMENT, wAsurSoroS, Oct IL, 1909.
Your telegram respecting exchange has been re-.
ceiyed and the AdIutant General instructed TO ne.
Tow "s'p me f TO express pHSn'n my S III sp Ss : IL pS Of your gal al.
lantry, and hope for your speedy recovery and
restoration TO your command, with appropriate
rank. Il. N. STANTON. Secretary OF War.
Lyle was promoted as Mr.. stanton evidently
intended he should be-to n Brigadier, 10 date
from Nov. 20, 1862. Subseu uently. having
been regularly cxchan zed, his ambition to re-
join the army WIS Rratiicd, and lie was as
signed, with appropriate rank" Ia. one of the
of ofS The O CSmber,a an snG EndoWsd % witS o gan 4Sfimy
he longed TO inscribe his name high
rr up on the scroll of military fame, and doubt
less would have succeeded had his life been
spared, but Al 1ther fate was in store for hln.
Notwithstanding his military fame already
earned, Notwithstanding the high encomiums
passed upon him by his commander and brother
officers, William Haines Lyle is already bet
ter. and will be longer, retncmhcred as an author
than as n soldier of the republic. That II Ia
so is not discrcditable to the understanding
and tendency of our civilization. though 1t
cannot he doubted that the pOet-sOldier him
self would vince with pain and disappointment
could he return to earth and realize the truth.
HOwbeit. much as ones admiration for
Lytle's melancholy and vet passionate verses
surpass and naturally tend TO divert the mem
DRY from his professional achievements, his
tragic and glorious fate on the banks of the
Chickamauga should never be forgotten.
LESLIE j. PERRY.
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FLOGGED BY MS WIFE.
His EeIPmRts Trieed Him IN by His
Thumbs and Then Laid ON the whip.


SAN "BERHARDINo. March Mrs. William
Martin nf this city tied her husband up by the
thumbs yesterday morning and gave him such
n hursewhipping as hc " III not soon Tor get. The
punishment was inflicted early IN the day
fact, shortly after the reCrednt husband had no
several ueighbors, and they predict that Mar
tin will forsHear the gaming table, tho cause
OF his squandering a small iegney 10 which lao
recently fell heir.
Three weeks ago Martin. who had been. a
man of Rll-wnrk In town, was notified that ho
went To that State To claim his own. When he
returned to the city n .ew days ago with tho
$500 he felG that he should enjoy himself.
Taking $50 NJ the money lac made the rounds
Of the resorts, and by morning his $50 was
gone. lie reported NJ rurac for hreaE fast, but
found that his wife had more than breakfast
waiting for him:
Tie Martins live In a cottage in the northern
part ~ the city. and what was the surprise ~
the netghhOrs who were H-tir tu sec Mrs, Martin
leading leI husband toward the barn. lie 10
rather NAL ut stature, and his wife, Willie ncE
She forced Martin along unt.l the fence in tho
rear OF the barn Was reached, when shc pro,
duCed a rupc ma ltuCeudci IN Knot u utout
both his thumbs, This done and securely tied,
sine brought him up t".n pos and tied It's r'Tp
over, and the captive hU-l and was Ia -----
wH- his pain. she welt iutu the barn luT ~
whip Mnrtiu uses when driving. and sGN Riie@
what u do with IL. SHu hCltUurCl her hus-
band around tie 1trk lHl shoulders, and con
iinuci o. luy on the blows even when a. begged
her 10 dcsist, and made all ,,rts ~ promise.
moved hy them, and continued the whipping
until She Ind beaten him IA ~ qulctuvss aud
submission, IhUn she united him and led the
way To the house.
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THE Bors AND 1nE POLICEMAN
Slight Incident Or Travel on the Sixth Ave-
nue. Elevated Road.

nue. EtcNhtcu AANAd.
Into "A car on the Sixth avenue elevated road
came six young schuolboys, whooping. They
entered at the front door of the last car, and
made for the rear section. The foremost boy
Jumped like u wild Gazelle over the foot OF a
man who sat with his legs crossed and pumped
down in a seat opposite IA big policeman
whats broke LOOSE said the policeman.
"Menagerie." .uid the boy promptly. Tho
big policeman said nothing; the small boy was
undoubtedly ahead.
The boys kept on skylarktng. They were not
rude about H., but they were downright lively
AM reward offered for your" asked the big
1--WE thousand dollars" said the small boy
promptly,
Of tho Zig policeman. The small boy still
""What time is III" said one of the boys,
Tim u Seep still" said the big policeman;
II wasn't new, hut II VAS pat, aud IL was said
good humuredly. The boys all OF. them at
ouce, clapped hands vigorously. The Zig pc.
licrmRn could keep his end UP, and THAI fact
was cneeTfully acknowledged
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FOR A WAR SHIP.
LIEUT.. FIsEE's NEW EIBCTRICAL
ENGINE TELE0RAPH.

A Device for Trnusmittins the Orders OF
che Oacer IN Command on the Deck or n
War ship 60 the Engins Room-Inpor-
taaee and Difficulties OF the Problem.
II has been remarked thai while the American
reputation for ingenuity and inventiveness
has been we'll sustained in the scientific
and Industrial developments of the last
few years. Invention seems in n great meas
ure 10 have been bafied by the problems Of
securing the maximum efficiency of tho pom
derous and complicated modern war ship. The
man-of-war of to-day is q levinthan in size and
strength, but II is very suggestive Of the mere
strong man. whose muscles, while enormously
powerful. have not tho lightning-like respon-
siveness Of those of the trained prize fighter.
That the efficient control and direction of this
the $4,000 fertile Americans who yearly ask
the Government for patents Is brought into
stronger relief by the fact that the valuable
work that has been done In this field is due
almost entirely to one man-an officer In active
service In the navy. Lieut.. Fiske's range finder,
position finder. s~tadlmetcr, range indicator. and
other devices have already been adopted by our
navy. The immenso Importance of these invcn-
lions Ia the hs,ndling OF lighting ships has been
conspicuously demonstrated In the recent dis
cussion throughout the country as to the rcla-
tive effectiveness OF the naval forces of the
United states and England.
To his list of inventions Lieut.. Fiske has re-
gently added his engine telegraph. The object
of this apparatus Is to enable war ships TO
cruise in squadron and keep in line with the
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wILCoN CoMpoUND

safe aud SURE Always rrlab.e. Take ndc4e
atltute, FOR SAFE ~ ALI druggists, e. ~ send u. fag
Monan's 50 eguard WILCOX spECltlG ~ -
SOUTH kl0Htu ST. FHlLA, IA
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Since THE War.

RhsumAtI.m and Goal S@I.d 10 sySsSy case since
incuFabI' - ileasAnt TO take T5c. bot DruggisIs.
hook free. MdlisT az univsrsity ~, \.
BISMARCK Blrgles once : dsy builds Op,
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-14
MINNEAPOLIS MARKETS.
Heavy Slump Shown in Grain
Quotations

The feature of yesterdays market was the
tremendous selling of May wheat at below
o9c' The opening price was at 58Ac, and
with some buying on the break, the market
reacted to about 591ac, then eased off to
around 59c, and held there for some time.
when some heavy liquidation began at Chi
cago, and this market followed in the general
decline, reaching 5SAc. There was an open
bid OF a quarter of a cent over May for cash
wheat OF the contract grade Following are
closing quotations. No. VI HaEd-O. t. 591sc
No. L Northern-March, 5SHe; May 5S1hc;
september 5912c; o. t., 5S1sc. No Northern
U. t., 57$sc Cash sales yesterday by sample and
otherwise, included theI following: Twelve
cars northern, 5912c: gar 1 northern 595sc
. cars / northern, 59Ac; cars 1 northern
o9Ac; cars l northern. choice, 60c; 700 bu
northern, to arrive, 595sc; / car / northern. to
arrive, 5924c; $1,000 bu / northern to arrive
5912c; cars No. 3, SIC; cars No. g. 571bc; /
car rejected, lbs off, SIC; car rejected lbs
Off. smutty SEC; car rejected,,, 2 lbs off. 56bc
FLOUR-First patents are quoted at So loo
$40 second patents, $2.e563 05; first clears
$25o per bbl; second clears, $2O562 Is; red
dog -four continues weak at $40 per ton in
jute. Flour shipments 2794S bbls.
HAY-From good to choice is quoted at from
$i5O46.5O; timothy from $s.50GD9. Shipments
II tons.
CORN-No yellow is quoted at 25c: No. 2
corn, at 2413@24Ac. Receipts, 12 cars; ship
ments, cars
OATS-No. 5 white are quoted at 1SKa1s1bc:
No. oats, at 17%Q1SHc. Receipts, 50 cars;
shipments, q cars.
ARLEY-Nominally quoted at 22626c Re-
ceipts, cars; shipments, l car.
St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-14

opened steady, with near and distant posi-
tlons led lower, closed steady, with May Ad
lower, and other months unchanged from yes
terday's closing prices; business heaviest on
middle positions: March, 5s sgd; April, 5s
Sad; May, 5s sgd; June. 5s SID; July, 5s
5%d; August, 5s Cd. Corn-Spot quiet; Amer
lean mixed, new IS 1Ad; futures opened
dull. with near positions unchanged and dis
tant positions I'd lower. closed steady. with
near and distant positions unchanged to Ad
lower; business about equally distributed
June. IS 3&4d; July, IS I'D; August IS I'd.
Flour dull. demand poor; ST. Louis fancy win
ter. Is Sd.