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The times., 1898-06-05
Cardenas Rsy.

Five thousand for the five.
That is the price they'll pay;
For the brave boys lost at C2rdenas bay
Five thousand for the fiyei
The Draw Carolina lad was there
Too eager for the 6ght-too willing TO dare
He was there in the midst OF the fray;
And he won his place in the warriors' heaven.
Bagley-' fullback' of the old eleven.
o. many a score he made,
hlle the gridlron rang with deep, hoarse cries.
Till the echoes came back IRON Annapolis bav.
He that is dead today;
BY God! II was good for the soul
10 see the TOut-to hear the shout
When Bagley scored goal"
But it's over. The green gridiron game.
Though rough and fierce, mild and tame
Compared with the crashing and roaring hell
OF the withering battle where Bagley fell.
But Bagley was still the same.
Careful and cool in the midst OF alarm.
As though with pigskin under his arm
He fought for last touchdown. Alas!
lis the iron deck not the soft, green grass.
And now in a losing game he played;
But his is the hero's soul
True TO the end OF the fight he STAYED.
d he and the four brave lads at his side,
He and the four brave lads that died
In the fight at Cardenas bay;
Firm-iooted and dauntless and unafraid:
And the boys will see that the price he paid.
Fer the guns are ready and grim.
Five thousand for the five
That is the call, and Spain will pay.
Theirs is the place in the warriors heaven,
Bsgley, 'fullback'' OF the old eleven
And the men that fell with him.
Silence on board when they call the roll,
'Bagley and four at Cardenas bav''
Absent but only in name
Theirs Is place in the warriors heaven,
Bagley, 'fullback" OF the old eleven
And four brave lads that fell with him.
Five names. the first on the roll
In the battles red fame. in the last great game
At the finish Death scored goal
Let the guns be ready and grim,
Five thousand for the FIVE.
To be paid without delay
Robert Burns Wilson
The times., 1898-06-05
CURRENT VERSE.
Goods Messaee to Men.

Oou message to Men.
God said: am tired of kings;
suffer them no more:
Up to my ear the morning brings
The outrage Of the poor.
Think ye | made this ball
A field of havoc and war,
Where fyrants great and tyrants small
Might harry the weak and poor?
My angel-his name is Freedom
Choose him to be your king.
de shall cut pathways east and west
And fend you with his wing.
i VIII have never a noble;
No lineage counted great;
Fishers and choppers and plowmen
Shall constitute state.
And We shall succor man:
'Tis nobleness to serve;
Help them who cannot help again;
Beware from right 20 swerve.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The times., 1898-06-05

What Is the length of a knot2 q Was Dewev's
victory ON Saturday or Sunday, Washington timer
). How far viii l3-ineh gun carry? 4 Is the
entrance 10 Santiago Bay more than 100 feet wide?
5. How many and what vessels are in sebley,s
squadron? RFADFR
Knot is a nautical miIe-6.0S6 feet 2.
Saturday afternoon. April 30 g. With
the proper elevation about twelve miles
4. We think not. 5. Brooklyn. Texas,
Massachusetts. New Orleans. Iowa, Mar
blehead. Nashville, several small gun
boats and two or three torpedo boats.
The times., 1898-06-05
.rPearce Amerstn.s Will,

Richard Malcolm Johnston made his first
reputation as a writer of short stories
and until the present day he has made no
very large reputation as a writer of long
ones "Pearce Amerson's Will" his lat
est book, is. however, q novel. and moves
in the same leisurely and natural gait
which distinguished the authors work in
the short story The characters talk the
same gentle, easy. slipshod dialect; they
are the same easy-going, mild tempered,
generous hearted folk of Georgia
In Colonel Johnston's stories there is
now and then mean man, whom all his
neighbors, after ruminating on the sub
ject for some years, agree 10 be possessed
of some sort of congenital neanness But
he is rare. Such man is the villain of
this novel. The plot is very simple and
very transparent There are two broth
ers-the elder is the mean man, and en-
deavors to cheat. first, his brother and
then his brothers widow and child. out of
the inheritance which their father intend
ed should be divided equally between the
brothers. OF course the reader knows
from the very first, that he will not sue
ceed in his nefarious attempts, and that
the widow of Cullen Amerson will come
out triumphant in the last chapter and
marry the man of her choice, or not mar
ry again, just suits her own inclination
And the reader is fairly well able to rea-
son out the way in which this will be
done. The enjoyment lies in seeing IL
done. Colonel Johnston tells a story in
a peculiar, unhurried untroubled way,
not unlike the flowing of a gentle brook.
dappled with sunshine and fallen leaves
through some pleasant woodland One
likes TO follow that brook, when one has
plenty of time, and see where it will go,
whether one knows already or not.
One of the best characters in the boob,
from an artistic point of view. IS that of
Seaborn Torrance, the old lawyer who
defends the widow and fatherless from
the wicked uncle. He impresses. on. as. a
portrait and doubtless there is more than
one such honest, alert, ungrammaticaI
and powerful lawyer in the hill country
of Georgia.
1t can hardly be said that Colonel
Johnston is as happy in his novel as he
was in his short stories, but the novel
is good one, and will repay the reader
who loves Southern life of the oIden time
The characters which Colonel Johnston
takes delight in describing are peculiar
to the section in which he has lived and
1t may interest the reader to know that
he did not until quite recently think of
making authorship a profession. He has
always been good story-telIer. with a
gift for misunderstanding, and some
years ago one of his friends suggested
that he write some of his stories instead
of allowing them TO fall unheeded on the
desert air of contemporary society. He
dld So and met with almost instant sue
cess. And he has been writing ever since.
CChicago: Way & Williams. Washing
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The times., 1898-06-05
Silence on board when tbev can tbs
POSsunl.

Ef dey's anything dat riles me
An jes' gifts me out o. hitch.
Tvell want to tex my coat off
Sos to r'ar an tar an pitch.
Hits 10 see some ign'ant white man
Mittin' dat owdacious sin
Wen he want to cook a 'possum
Tekin' off de 'poSsum's skin.
Wy, dey amt no use in talkin'.
Hit jes hu'ts me to de heat
Flu TO see dem foolish people
Th'owin' way de fines pat.
Wy, dat skin is jes' as tendah
An ez juicy ez kin be-
| knows all erbout de critter-
Hide an haih-don't talk to me!
'Possum skin is jes lax shoat skin:
JeS' you svinge an scrope il down,
TEX a good sha'p knife an SEQ it,
Den you bake it good an brown.
Huh-uhl honey, you'S so happy
Dat yo' thoughts is mos a sin
When you's settin' dab, a-chewin'
On dat 'possum's eracklin' skin.
White folks t'ink dey know bout eatin'.
An | reckon dat dey do
Sometimes git little idee
OF a middlin' dish or two:
But dey amt a ting dey knows of
Dat | reckon cain't be beat
When we set down at de table
To an unskun 'poesums meatl
Paul Laurence Dunbar
The times., 1898-06-05
Bucle Calls.

hheAC SaAlS.
] can't git 'em up!
] can't git 'em upi
! can't git 'em up in the morning.
| can't git 'em up,
! can't git 'em up,
! can't git 'em up at all!
The corporal's worse than the sergeant.
The sergeant's worse than lieutenant,
And the captains worst OF all.
Go to the stable.
All We that are able.
And give your horses some corn.
For If you don't do it,
The captain will know it.
And give you the devil
AS sure as you're born.
Oh, where has that cook gone,
Cook gone,
Cook gone,
Where has that cook gone?
Where the aiteh is he-e-e?
Twenty years till dinner time,
Dinner time,
Dinner time.
Twenty years till dinner time,
So it seems to me-e-el
Come and git yo,ir quinine,
Quinine, quinine, quininel
Come and git your quinine,
And your pillsl
Soupy, soupy, soup
Without any beans
An coffee, coffee, coffee
The meanest ever seeni
The times., 1898-06-05

II ''B. F. w." who inquiries about the
Storys. who We're shipbuiiders in Essex.
Mass. will address the postmaster Of that
town he will almost certainly be furnish
ed the names OF several members of that
family who have been. IL they are no.
now engaged in shipbuilding. The Storys
are numerous in that little town. and in
Gloucester, seven miles south, my native
city.
w. c.. HASKELL.
The times., 1898-06-05

What sort of omen do superstitious rnortsIs
attach to a white pigeon flying into a room
through an open window, alighting on a piece
0I furniture, and. after coOiRg 4 few seconds
flying out?
The same omen we think that they
would attach to a Spanish spy climbing
a western Union telegraph pole and
shaking three fingers of his left fist at
the Naval War Board
The times., 1898-06-05

Is Rear Admiral Dewey of English or Irish de-
scent? TW0 SIpFs
OF straight English descent. from
Thomas Dewey who, in 1893 came TO
Massachusetts, from Kent England.
The times., 1898-06-05

Can a son OF foreign parents-father not being
haturaiized-born in the United States. yoteY
If he has elected to become an American
citizen, yes.
The times., 1898-06-05

What rank in the Army did u s. Grant hold
when he died7 " 3 SIV0NS
General: on the retired list.
The times., 1898-06-05

Are there ten vessels OF any kind that make
better time than the Paris? A.SF
For long distances. no; for short dis
tances the Paris would be beaten by
many torpedo craft and yachts that were
built for speed solely.
The times., 1898-06-05

What is the national anthem Of the United
Stats y L. 81.
The Star spangled Banner"
The times., 1898-06-05
LITERARY NOTES.

1.-THE Rise of Silas Lapham'' is to be
dramatized. Mr.. Paul Kester is at work
with Mr.. Howells on a dramauzed ver-
sion.
The times., 1898-06-05

What is meant by the displacement Of 4 ship
H. A.
The amount of water the ship dispiaees.
The times., 1898-06-05

How IS the armor for ships put On? j. ;. v
Each piece of armOr is nodded in max
ing 10 mt its place on the ship. II is then
boited in place TO the frame OF the vessel.
The times., 1898-06-05

Please tell the length, cost and tolls Of the
Suez canal Who owns it, Are there locks on il?
v b < L
Length. 90 miles; cost, S102, 80. 600; tolls
collected in first six months OF 1897. on
las vessels. We're $7.f37, s75. II is owned
by a private company, the Suez Canal
Company. whose Offices are in Paris. The
British government owns a large block
of the shares which the late Lord Bea-
consfeld bought for Il without authority.
2 The canal has no locks or interruption
of any kind.
The times., 1898-06-05

What IS the size Of Cuba, and Of Havana
2 How many of the West Indies do the spanish
hoidE 3. How many Of the Philippine Islands DO
the Spanish hold? H H
Cuba in 1857 had l. .631, ,GST population, and
Havana 100000, but the present popula-
ton is uncertain. Probably il Is now less.
z. Cuba and Porto Rico. 3 All that Rear
Admiral Dewey permits them TO hold
The times., 1898-06-05

What are the duties and rank of an ensign in
the United States Navy2 Is the title of ensign
applied to any officer Of the land forces Of OCr
Army? p J. W.
An ensign's duties are those OF a jun
Tor deck or watch officer; he may be an
aide to an admiral or commodore and
may command a small boat as in this
war. He ranks as a second lieutenant
in the Army. The title Of ensign for an
officer on land does not exist in our Ar
my. In Great Britain. whore the junior
lieutenants of a regiment carry the coll
ors, we think they are still called en-
signs. though unoffieially the rank hay
ing been abolished in ISL.
The times., 1898-06-05

Please give good recipe for making blueprint
paper? ,. Which is better fsr tracing, cloth or
paper? c. ES
Blue print paper is paper coated with a
mixture of ammonia-citrate OF iron and
ferrO-cyanide of potassium In the PAM
phlets published by most dealers in pho
tographic supplies you viii find directions
for preparing it. >. Cloth is better than
paper for tracing.
The times., 1898-06-05

What are mortar guns, used in coast defense?
W.R
Mortars are short cannon Of heavy cali
Der that are fired at high elevations: that
Is, their projectiles go away Up in the air
and drop on the deck OF a vessel. rather
than being thrown more nearly in a
straight line at her sides.
The times., 1898-06-05

Ballads of the Occident." is a little
book of verse by George VI. Vickers. who
dedicates his work 10 Her Grace the Du-
chess OF Marlborough. in testimony of
the friendship entertained for England by
America, which, although not generally
appreciated, lives ready TO assert Itself in
the time of need. The most striking fea-
ture Of Mr.. Vickers' book IS the fact that
he has included in his collection several
songs from operas of his own compost
ton.
The times., 1898-06-05

Is the "Pied Piper true stery2 NJ NAME
No, although it is told with much cir
cUmstantiality. II has even a date. June
26, 1884. The story is modern version of
the tale OF Orpheus and Eurydice. an
old classical myth, which is one Of class
known as soul-IeadeT myths. OrDheus
with his lutte led animals captive just as
the Pied Piper led first the rats and then
the children. Some persons have tried
to make the story of the Pied Piper re-
late TO the ChildFen's Crusade.
The times., 1898-06-05
Has this Government a school Of civil engi,s,

Has this Government a school OF civil engineer
ing? q
No. The only two schools maintained
by the Government are the Military
Academy at West Point and the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. At the former
civil and military engineering is taught
as part OF the education Of a modern off,
Ger; at the latter, steam engineering as a
necessity Of a naval engineers training.
The times., 1898-06-05

Where is the BLACK Republic" and vhv was
it 50 named: Has South America a cable direct
10 Europe? MR.
The BLACK Republic is the name ap-
piled TO the negro republic OF Haiti by
Sir Spencer St John. for many years
English minister there. South America
has one cable direct to Europe. from Per-
nambuco TO the CanaTies and Madeira,
thence TO Lisbon.
The times., 1898-06-05

The original of the hero in F. Hop
kinson Smiths latest novel, Caleb
Vest is said to be Captain T. A, Scott,
and the lighthouse whose building Is
therein described is supposed to be Race
Rock lighthouse, built by Mr. Smith in
1S71-77. eight miles out from New London.
The times., 1898-06-05

The Bookman for June contains paper,
about the War" by Harry Thurston
Peck, which is a remarkably clear and
happily written resume of the existing
situation. In the course of the article Mr..
Peck takes occasion TO say some very
lively things about the suppression of
news and information by several high
class papers of this country.
The times., 1898-06-05

The Ohio Historical Society is now try
ing 10 secure a valuable collection of old
manuscripts belonging to Mr.. Robert c.
McKelly. of Upper Sandusky. Ohio MIR.
McKelly inherits them from his great
uncle, Alexander McKelly, who was fore
man for George r. Graham, publisher of
Graham's Magazine. This publication
was, it need hardly be said, the foremost
literary magazine of the country in the
4G's and sos, and Mr.. McKelly collected
manuscript poems from nearly every au-
thor of prominence among It's contrlbu-
tors. In the collection are poems by
Lowell, Holmes, Poe, Charlotte Cushman,
Longfellow Bayard Taylor and many
others.
The times., 1898-06-05

Would it be contrary to international law if
tho Spanish should bOmbard oEe OF our ports
without first giving twenty-fetF hours notice2
y \
No; war is on. and surrenderinG all Op-
portunity for surprising an enemy is not
consistent with the proper conduct of
war. Previous to a declaratio OF war.
bombardment is usually preceded by n no.
tification of definite Iength-Qt was but
one hour in the case Of the Spanish bonn
bardment of Valparaiso)-inside OF which
time it is demanded that the party threat.
ened with bombardment shall perform
some specific act.
The times., 1898-06-05

Outlines of the Earth's History is a
popular work on photography, by Prof.
Nathaniel G. Shaler, of Harvard Univer-
sity, dean of the Lawrence Scientific
School 1t is written in a clear and pleas
ant style, and contains an immense
amount of information. given in not too
technical way. 1t will be particularly
useful to those who are studying geology
and kindred subjects without a teacher.
1t deals with the stars, the earth, the at
mosphere, glacial action, the work of un-
derground water, the soil and the rocks
and their order. Without attempting to
cover all these subjects in so thorough
a fashion as to make each chapter mere
dry collection of facts Prof. Shaler has
nevertheless managed to pack into the
comparatively small space of 400 pages a
great many facts, reasons and laws of
natural history. AS all works likely to
~ used for reference should be. the book
licked. It is published by D. APP
The times., 1898-06-05

In Ben: Perley Poore's Political Register and
Congressional Directory 1t Is stated that Andrew
j. Hamilton was elected a representative in the
Thirty-sixth Congress as a Republican, receiving
I6 400 votes against Is, ,961 votes for Waul Demo-
crat serving from December ), 1859. TO March 3.
Is6l'' Please explain the error in this statement
No Republican could have been electd 10 Con-
gress from Texas az that time. l.
Poore was right to this extent: Hamn-
ton ran as an Independent Democrat He
had begun as an anti-secessionist. which
in those days was practically a Republic
can.
The times., 1898-06-05

W. c.. HASKELL.
The times., 1898-06-05

The statement is made that a larger per cent
of volunteers failed 70 pass the physical require
ments in Southern and Western States than in
the Northern and Eastern States; Is it true9 If
so, what accounts for il? D. r. B.
We don't know whether this IS true OF
not. and we do not think that anyone can
tell. Most of the volunteers were mem
bers of militia organizations If those
organizations adhered strictly 10 Regular
Army standards. few men were thrown
out: it, as was sometimes the case. they
were almost as much social Is military
organizations and examiners were lax.
many members were unable to stand the
test.
The times., 1898-06-05
Like the leaves of the Summer rose
Were her pink cheeks and pretty nose,
Just simply grand,

Just simply grand.
The theme of all poets, from time inn
memorial, has been womans perfections
but not one of them ever originated any
thing like that. And here is a stanza
full OF, eerie suggestiveness:
! hate that upper, western room
In which the cruel lady sat,
All, yes, | feel toward that room
As the mouse toward the hungry cat.
And when the poets righteous indigna-
tion boils over at the thought of any
wrong done to woman, this is the way
in which 1t boils:
All heaven has no water soft enough
Nor earth cleansing soap
That can wash the crimson from the heart
That destroys womans hope.
But one could go on quoting from this
inimitable work for an unlimited time,
and there would still be unquoted gems
by the dozen. The book is full of dewy
and romantic sentiment, of gentle and
subtle moral reflection, of artless and de-
lectable autobiography. 1t may be men
toned, by the way, that one Of the ex-
periences of the poets early life was the
absence of a given name His parents,
with rare consideration, allowed him to
choose his own name at the age of four
teen. This may possibly account for the
airy and untrammelled quality of his
muse. "A boy who wandered free on the
banks of the Congaree, unburdened even
with name, must have had opportunity
for some rather unusual reflections.
There are two noteworthy features of
the book, aside from its lyrical contents
One is the illustration, which is done by
Mr.. Coogler himself and has q subtle
far-away, original atmosphere. The 9TH
er is the collection of critiques which pre-
cedes the poems. They are culled from
The times., 1898-06-05

The news of the recent death of Maria
Louise Pool came as a personal sorrow
to the many acquaintances she had made
by her books, and an appreciative tribute
to her memory from the pen of her life
long friend, Mrs. Margaret E. Sangster.
published, with portrait, in Harper's
Bazar for June 4, will be valued and read
with especial interest at this time. Miss
POOLS last complete work, "The MaIoon
Farm, on which she spent months of
careful labor, will be published in the
Bazar during 1899. 1t is worthy to be the
crowning work of her Industrious life.
and it is fitting that it should be the last
addition to the ten novels by Miss Pool
already on the list of Harper & Brothers.
The times., 1898-06-05

Next 70 this frank and engagIng revela-
ton of personality, Mr.. Coogler's genius
delights especially in quaint and unusual
metaphors and SMILES. and figures of
speech not yet named in the rhetoric
books. When this poet of the New South
launched his bark on the mighty sea of
literature he may not have discovered
new islands. but he has all the symptoms
of a discoverer, an originator; something
Of that sort IS surely the matter with
him. Here, for example, is an effusion
addressed to some fair lady of unknown
charms:
The times., 1898-06-05

CTo young lady who sought publicity by at
tempting TO belittle in public print poem by
the author entitled Beautiful Snow''-she has
never been heard from through the press since. }
And was buried beneath the "slush;"
The last sad words she breathed upon earth
We're these simple ones, ''0h, poet, do hush!"
1t would be mistake, however, to ac-
cuse the sweet singer of South Carolina
of anything which could possibly appear
unchivalrous. Daring as well as poetic,
he was the first of our native poets to
sing the praises of the bicycle girl. Here
is a little song called:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1898-09-17
Interesting Letter from Camp.

CAMP CUBA LIBRE,
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Sept 8, 1898.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
will now assume the pleasure of
writing you few lines to let YOU
know where we are.
We left fredericksburg. Va, Aug.
10, and arrived in jacksonville, Fla,
where, a short distance outside, we are
still camped.
We are now in the 9TH army corps,
under the command OF Major General
Fitzhugh Lee. We are camped on a
sandy field. All this country is sandy.
Since coming here we have been re-
viewed twice-first by Major General
Warren keifer, our division command
err, (lst DivisioD and second by Gen.
Lee. We made a creditable showing
on both occasions. On the fifteenth of
this month we are to be reviewed again
by president Mckinley and Cabinet.
Several of the regiments here are to
be mustered out, but we are not one of
them. Everything looks as if we
would have to stay our two years.
We have been supplied with the new
magazine rifle (krag-Jorgensen) and
are the only regiment here that has
them.
Rumor has it that we are to be
moved to Middletown, Pa, on account
of the great amount of sickness here.
But | do not think it probable, as the
authorities are fixing this camp as
though they intended to keep us here
some time.
A few of our company are sick, one
seriously, but all of US Frostburg boys
are we'll. There are SIX of US in Com
pany |, namely privates Charles Mears,
J. W. Thomas, Isaac Foutz, Mike
Leslo, corporal John Bartolon and
myself.
All join in sending you many thanks
for the JOURNAL, which we have re-
ceived and enjoyed in the past, and
hope you will continue to send it in
the future, us we watch the mail eager
ly for it.
Again wishing you all possible sue
cess, | remain yours very truly,
M. P. BROWN,
Sd Sergeant, Company |,
4th U. S. Vol. Inf. Qmmunes,)
Camp Cuba Libre,
Jacksonville, Fla.