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Accommodating NIourncrs.

r. Talbot Kelly writes an article
entitled can Artist Among the Fella-
hcen" for the Century. In speaking
of the kindliness of the Arabs, Mr..
Kelly says:
Here is an instance of his willing
ness to oblige. I was making sketch
of the village cemetery, and wanted
only funeral procession to complete
my study. I remarked to the old
man: "YVhat a pity there does not
happen to be funeral going on, so
that I might put it inl" His reply
took me by surprise; for, jumping up,
he said: "Ehere is a man i'll in the
village, and he must die soon. Til &c
and hurry him!" And, sure enough,
he hustled them all so much that an
hour later my sketch was complete,
and the man safely inferred! ind I
believe that tho bereaved family con-
sidered themselves especially hon
.ored by my interest in the ceremony!
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stanchlons, hatcu iui,s ;..,.-.-.. -
object that is not essential to the man
agenent of the ship. The chronome-
ters and othcr delicate instruments
are carefully gathered up and laid
eway below, to save them from de-
struction by concussion. The torpedo
division gets cut its apparatus for
sending torpedocs aud spreads the
intercepiing nets over the ships sides,
where they can be quickly lowered il
need be.
Below the activity is equally great.
The cngine fires are stirred up aud
steam is made rs tas. IS possible, for
n modern battleshlp is intended to go
into action under full head of steam.
The steam and bilgc pumps are rugged
and the magazine squad stands to its
post, but the magazines are not un.
locked until the signal for action. Tho
keys, however, are delivered to tho
officers of the powder division by the
captain ct the irst signal.
When the ship is cleared the call to
quarters is given anu the men take
their places in divisions. The gun
squads stand to their guns and make
them ready for use. The matches, ex-
cept those that will be used, are cov-
cred with gratings and tarpaulins, the
carpenter collects his men and with
the armorer stands ready to repair any
damage that may be done by the ene-
my's fire or the recoil of the ships
cannon. A man with q lead line is
placed ct the well and during the
fight will make frequent soundings to
discover if the vessel is injured below
the water line. The hose squad is
placed in charge of the fire apparatus,
ready for instant service. Chemical
fro extinguishers are used on all the
United States warships now, and hand
grenades are placed in every quarter
of the ship. Every precaution is taken
to secure the instant stamping out Of
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Moving Pictures.

Since the days of the old-fashioned
stereopticon, the improvement of pro-
jecting and moving pictures has been
one of the surprising advances of the
age. From that crude and imperfect
beginning, the evolution of the pres
ent marvellous effects has been steady,
and, considering what has been
achieved, exceedingly rapid. 1t 10
now possible to throw upon canvas
the most perfect delineations of life
street with everything in motion,
and with all as clear and distinct as
though actually seen by the unaided
vision. Among the latest improve.
ments in this line is one by means Of
which the operator may introduce
other figures into pictures already
shown. It is possible to do this with
ordinary lantern slides, and change
and shift ! the picture in such a
way that the realistic effect is en-.
HANGED, rather than diminished. The
same lantern will, permit of the use
of kineoptoscope accessories, which
add so much to the success of ontey-
tainment.
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"Two souls with but q single thought"
Tho poem says, nor e.
His thought is oil of her, you see,
And SO, likewise, Is hers.
Fweddie-"Aw, I couldn't get along
without my watch" She-"How much
do they let you have on it?"-Harlem
Life.
Suitor-"Sir, I love your daughter"
Blunt Father-"Well, sir. What does
that e?"-Philadelphia North
American.
The sBoy-"I guess sisters beau
must be engaged to her at last. The
Girl-"Why?" The Boy-"He has
quit giving me money" ."-Up-to-Date.
Helen-"Don't you think my new
bonnet is q perfect dream?" Matte
'It's more than a dream, dear; it's
genuire nightmare. Chicago News.
"Ycu've voted here once to-day"
said the election officer. Nonsense"
replied the repeater, unabashed; "you
see, I'm twins. ."-Philadelphia Amer
ican.
"Parker always exaggerates every
thing so." eyes; he can't even start
IN account at the bank without over
drawing it,. columbus (Ohio) State
Journal.
"Do you think it is like me, !" she
asked as she showed him her latest
photograph. "Like you?" he repeat
ed. sI can almost hear it. Indians
apolis Journal.
''This mandolin cost only $40, and
it will last your daughter lifetime"
GA lifetime? Gracious! Show me
one that will last her about ten days"
Chicago News.
Jones-'I started to ask Newlywed
whether two could live on what one
could, but" Brown-"But what?"
Jones-"But he struck me for a ten .
before could finish. Puck.
Traveler-"Don't you ever get tired
answering so many fool questions?"
Ticket Agent-"Yes." Traveller
'e5rT',;"', QUA tires Won most?" Ticket
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-SS ON, "a,

I--S0 Do, e., 80, H. -.-.
924 every day, 573O every hour, sixty
every minute or one every second.
The married are longer-livcd than
the single, and above all those who
Observe Il sober and industrious con-
duct. Tall men live longer than short
ones. Women have more chances ci
life in their favor, previous to fifty
years of age. than men have, butfewer
afterward. The number of marriages
is in the proportion of seventy-fve to
1000 Individuals. Those born in the
spring are generally of q more robust
constitut :. than others. Births are
more frequent hy night than by day,
also deaths. The number OF men capa-
bic Of bearing arms is calculated at
one-forrth OF the population. n.-Great
Thoughts,
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How \ Big BA3ELESHIP
IS HANDLED TN ACTION.
STIRRING SCENES ON DECK AND BELOW
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Few people outside the naval SER
vice know just how war vessel goes
into fight. To put battleship like
the Iowa or Indiana in thorough readi-
ness for action ordinarily requires
about two hours, though, OF course, it
can be done in much less time in case
of urgency.
There is one thing that makes it a
comparatively simple and orderly
task. On board q fighting vessel
every man has certain assigned post
and certain task laid out for him,
with which he is perfectly familiar.
This holds true from the captain him
self down to the little coolies who
wait on table for the different messes.
when the signal is sounded it brings
every man to his place, and long
familiarity makes the work, so in
3volved and complicated to the eyes of
an outsider, mere matter of routine.
If ship engages an enemy unex-
.pectedly, so that there is not the
usual time for preparation, the call to
Iquarters is sounded Immediately and
the men take their places in divisions.
In this case each division attends to n
part of the work OF clearing the ship,
but ordinarily the first signal is,
N"Clear for action!" At the boat
sswain's whistle and the verbal COM
mand the men move to their positions,
those whose places are on deck
forming in squads under direction OF
pthe different officers. The captain
takes his place on The bridge. Latter.
when the battle begins, he will go in
Ito the protected coming tower,
through the narrow slits Of which he
can watch everything that takes place
son deck and the movements of the
seaemY 81: well. But ior the pres
ent. while the preparations are being
Eimade, ho must decide the general
f.plan OF action. how the guns are to be
FUSED, and the class and nature of pro-
siectile on which ho will depend.
R Near the captain stands the naviga-
Stor, who will have charge of tho hand
fling of the ship during the engage
Ement, the signal officers and the yari
sous aids. First of all, the decks and
5working spaces are cleared. The spars,
rigging and boats are secured. Every
thing movable that will not be needed
80. -. -, ont 30 firn,l,r 10 sh nd
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door to MS, has gone to the Klondike. !"
"Weren'. you sorry to see him go?"
"Not so awfully sorry. He took his
six dogs with him. Chicago Tri-
bune.
"Joes is looking all over town for
you" $50 I understand; but I'm
keeping under cover. 1t must be that
I owe him money or that he wants to
owe mo some. "-Philadelphia North
American
"Young Mr.. Eniee is quite statu-
esque," remarked one young woman.
eyes" was the answer. "He strikes
attitudes all the time he is awake. All
hc does is to pose and repose.
Washington Star.
He-''The trouble with too many
people in this world is that they never
stop to think" She-''Yes, but 1 no.
tice that the most successful people
are the ones that don't have to stop to
think. Chicago News.
Conclusion: Sportsman (who has
baggcd nothing and is bargaining for
O hare)- e)-"Seven-a and d-si1ponce? That's
rather high, isn't it?" Shopkeeper-
"Ah, but see what splendid place it's
been hit. "-Pick-Me-Up.
"Really, my dear, you are not blind
enough to think that the count has
real love for you?" "It does seem In
credible, does it not? But he has
offered to let me keep half the dowry
for myself Cincinnati Enquirer.
Professor-''To bad! One OF my
pupils, to whom I have given two
courses of instruction in the cultiva-
ton of the memory, has forgotten to
pay me, and the worst of it is, l can't
remember his name!"-Fliegende
Blaetter.
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Pictures Of Leaves in Natural Colors:

One OF the most interesting expert
ments in photography is the photo
graphic reproduction of green leaf
in its natural colors. To do this,
take copper plate, such as is used
for process work, and have it silvered.
Put it face up in developing or tom
ing tray, and on it place the green
leaf of which copy is desired. To
hold the leaf in position lay over a
piece of glass. A spoiled negative
not larger than 4x5-unless the leaf is
quite large--may be used for this
purpose. Turh over the plate So
luton of hydriodate of potash contain
ing a few grains of iodide to each
ounce of solution. Cover the plate
completely, so that it is at least half
inch beneath the surface of the liquid.
Set the tray in the bright sunshine
and leave it exposed for about half an
hour, when, on removing from the
tray, most beautiful Photographic
impression of the green leaf will be
found on the plate.-Harper's Round
Table
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ing to the powder stores. From this
screen carriers take the boxes TO the
nearest powder scuttle, where they
are passed up to the gun deck and
thence to the cannon themselves. For
moving ammunition various n,echani-
cal appliances, including electricity,
have come into use, though the worl,
is still done by hand on some of the
vessels.
"I believe in the hand lift foam.
nun tion," says Rear Admiral Henry
Erbcn, 'because if you depend on
electricity the cutting OF breaking OF
q wire knocks you out, but il man is
cut in two you con put another in his
place.
A crew of sixteen men is required to
man each of the big guns, such as the
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"It does seem so good to have .ysN
Lere again." said Miss WinsloW,;
establishing herself for comfortable e
chat. "I've been so lonesome !
couldn't set myself about anything
evenings. Queer, how DR.. Halberta
petered out, isn't it? Haven't You
heard? Why, he raked in the money
right and left, and finally cleared out
one night, leaving lots of debts. and
taking ever so many things he hadn't
paid for! Strange! when he was such
good-looking mani think some:
times you can't trust anybody. Seems
as if you couldn't.
Bertha took up her writing agal1ls
and worked rs hard Us she dared, II
hopes of earning enough to pay some
thing of her indebtedness to DR..
Malcolm. He had treated the matter
very lightly when she had mentioned
it; but that did not lessen her feeling
of responsibility. She had been home
but few days when the doctor came
to take her for drive. The fresh alr
would do her good, he said. They
drove into the country, and talked
of many things. They had grown to
know each other we'll during these
weeks of Bertha's illness. That
morning she had received n ten-dollar
check for poem. Now she drew at
from her purse, and handed it to the
doctor. He looked at it, and passed
it back to her.
The girl flushed. 'I know it isn't
much, she said; "but it is begin
ming"
"I never did like beginnings" he
laughed.
"But must begin to pay you fol
your care of me-you have done So
much, more than can be told in dol
lars and cents!" :
''The worst of q physicians life is
the dollars-and-cents part, he said.
'I wish the doctors were paid by tho
Government, and T might mover have
to present another bill to patient.
But J. shall let you pay me, if you
will"
She held the check towards him.. !
"No." gently putting her hand
aside, "if you really wish TO pay me.
there is only way in which you can do
it,"
"IEow?'
"Turn about and take care Of me-.
have no home; but I shall have one
II will be small and plain, for I NJ,
not rich; but think We can be happy,
if You will come and care for me.
Will you?"
Had the wealth OF the world been
dropped at .Bertha's feet she could
scarcely have been more dazed. There
had never been the least hint OF tho
lover in Dir. Malcolm. She sat like
one stupefe1.
care you no - "--;"ns to-pay me,
if it be rot in ,s.a' "a st''-e'
sob, no, IL 20
stnm:nered, na
The doctor =. -,
of ladies in :. -
drew deep -;
Bertha tn,
ct WAS tb -,
I hadn' { kD !-e
The Ho!
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Making Leather Velvet.

NJ. Puech, of Mazamet, in Francs,
is the inventor of An interesting
method by means of which the wool
on sheepskins can be converted into
velvet. Up till now tanned sheep
skins with wool on them have been
used for rugs, carpets or the lining OF
clothing and the wool has been left IN
the curled or combed state. Seeing,
TIT the natural disposition of the in,
Vulnerable fbers is perfectly regular
and we'll suited for velyetization, NJ
Puech conceived theidea of removing
all impurities from the skin and wool
and adjusting them in such way that
the hairs would not tangle or mat,
which would Of course be sata! to the.
SUCCESS Of the operation,
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the pentup tension of tho prepara-
tions, which is succeeded by fever
of work. The lines of powder car
riers and runner boys move steadily
back and forward, the men in the tur-
rets are soon blackened bypowder and
smoke until they look more like imps
than human beings, but they work on
as coolly rs the engineers, far below,
unmindful of shots that crash about
them. All the splendid discipline and
training of years makes itself felt in
these few moments of fighting as the
sailor boys drive their ship manfully
on, still naoar to knc-- ~" ~ O. '''''
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twelve-inch and thirteen-inch cannon
of the Iowa and Indiana. They are
dicided into leaders, spongers, she'll
mer, handspikemen, sidetacklemen,
ilincklemen and porttacklemen, and
ar under the direction of first and
second gun captain. There is also a
powderman, who delivers the charge
to the gun, a fireman and a wreck
clearer.
The firing of o pivot or turret gun
requires ten separate commands. Most
of these explain themselves. They
are as follows:
1. Silence Cast loose and provide!
9. Run in!
8, Shift piYotl
1, Serve, vent end spasgel
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WISE WoRUS.

Education is q mental mariner.
Vanity is the yeast cake of pride.
Reading is lanting seed thoughts.
Character is the mirror of thought.
Effort converts the ideal into ths
real.
Moderation is check to presump-
ton.
The past is the shoolmaster of the
future.
Reason is the dissecting knife of
thought.
True politeness is kindness kindly
expressed.
Make education q science and it will
become an art.
The true prophet is seldom 6
prophet TO his own people.
Ii stolen dollars would burn, there
would be some hot pockets.
Sympathy is the channel in which
the current of mans thought runs.
When your sermons are exhausted,
initiate the farmer who plows deep.
Tolerance is good, so far MS it goes,
but it has no place between equals
and friends.
There is vast difference between
speaking zone to another" and one
about another.
Some men blow their own trumpets
by praising in others what is most
conspicuous in themselves.
It is one thing to survey yourself
with pride, and quite another to e1-
plore your heart with humility.
Without first making everything
else. God would have been without a
language with which to speak to man.
Rams Horn.
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have been impationtly waiting-''Ac-
tion"
At that command the doors of the
magazines are opened, and the men,
who form the different chains of scut'
ties, begin to pass tie cartridge cases
ND to the deck. Tho delivery Of an,
munition is in charge Of the gunner.
In modern naval fortunes the gunner
is not, as many landlubbers suppose,
the man who fires the cannon. He is
warrant officer, and his position is q
most responsible one in time of ac'
ton, for he must see to tho prompt
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Benefactor to tho Bald Headed.

An entomologist says he has known
common garden wasp to kill 1000
flies in day. IF we have ever seid
anything in derogai;on of the wasp
and his heated terminal facilities, we
trust that it will be considered as
never having been spoken. Anybody
OF anything that will kill 1000 flies in
single day is worthy Of all praise,
and the wasp will henceforth be per-
soma grata among the bald-headed
syateynity,-BoHtoa Transcript.
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To-MoRRoW's PINS.

Where Is the thrill of last nights fcar7
Where Is the stain Of last nights tear?
Where Is the tooth that ached last yeIr'
Gone where the lost pins go to.
For last nights riddle Is NIL made plain,
Tho sunshine laughs at the long past rain
The tooth that ache,l has lost Its pain
That's what our troubles grow to. -:
We can stand the smart Of yesterday; ::
To-day's worse Ills We Gun drive away;
What was and what is bring no dismays
For past and present sorrows. :.
But the burdens that make US groan and
sweat,
The troubles that make US fume and fret
Are the things that haven't happened yet,
The pins that we'll find tomorrow.
Robert Burdette.
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Paul Kruegcr.

Sitting there in his well-known at
tidude in all upright armchair, smok-
ing huge pipe and e1pectorating
profusely, he thumped upon the table
at his side and beloved back his
answer, that as long as his country
was not attacked he would attack no
one. Certainly at the pre- q
ent day no one like him exists, and
perhaps no one of his peculiar stamp
will ever appear again.-South Africa
To-day, Younghusband.
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the fire should it start in OF near The

the hre should 1t start Ill OF near Inc
magazines.
Down in the sick bay the head SER
geon, or "bull DOCTOR" has been di-
recting the laying out Of cots, instru-
ments and bandages. One hatchway,
as near amidships as possible, is al-
ways left open fol the passing down
of wounded men. I'>e surgeon may
have no call upon his services, but the
rule in every quarter of battleship
is, "Bo prepared for the worst, and
hope for the best.
When everything is ready the Off
GERS moye to their stations. If the
ship is monitor the battle hatches
are closed, and the men at last hear
tho final command isg whiob they
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and.stcady delivery of cartridges, shells
and projectiles to all the guns. The
chief gunner takes his position on
the berth deck, where he can note the
progress OF the work; his chief assis-
tant is below in tho main magazine
experimenting the handing out OF
powder, aud quarter gunner is in
charge of each OF the other magazines
and of the delivery on deck.
The charges arc passed up from the
magazines in wooden cases, which ala
painted black, with the size of cali
ber and charge painted in large white
letters on the side. They ere passed
- = tho magazine to o "fe
them up to the '7'
they are passed
magazine screen >
rtain which in -
he possibility .
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II HE letter carrier

t1E letter carrier
was coming up the
street. In q mo-
ment he would be
at the door. Bertha
Wayne pressed her
forehead against
the pane and stood
on tiptoe, to see if
he were going to
stop. Yes; he dis
appeared at the
e II trance. She
crossed the room,
and opened her
1nor a rronl- She
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Co1.lcst Hour at g O'Clock,

Taking all the year around, tho
coldeat hour Of the twsnty.four ia q
o'clock In tho morning,
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5. Load!
6. Run out!
7. Prime!
s. Point!
8. Ready, fire!
10. Shift and secure

II the ship is under way the man
with the range finder is kept busy
calling off the distance of the enemy's
ship or whatever the target may be.
AS each new distance is announced the
gun is adjusted to that range. At the
order to "Point," No. of the gun
crew adjusts the sights to his satisfac-
tion, while all the others stand back
from the gun. Then at the order
"Ready!" he takes final look, draws
his lanyard and quickly repeats
"Fire!"
In firing ut ship the target is al;
ways the waterline. Though the CON-
putting instruments now used are of
great value, the only way to get the
exact range now, as formerly, is to see
whether the first shot falls short or
over, and to move her notch or let
her down as the case may require.
The firing Of this first shot releases
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THOS. J. ADAMS PROPRIETOR.

He MAINE.
Men of the Maine, o men OF the Maine,
You ere part OF the earth and the sky.
Gcandly you've shown US poor fellows
again
How bravcly to live and to die.
And, mon Of the Maine, o men OF the
Maine,
When our great guns shout aloud,
In peace or war, they will thunder again
To the world your loyalty proud.
Men OF the Maine. men of the Mainc,
The sound OF the seas deep roar,
As 1t rolls on the coast, in an endless re-
frain
Shall chant your fame evermore.
George P. Lathrop, in New York Times.
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MEN Or
Men OF the 11ainc, o men OF the Maine,
Flower of the peoples life,
Valiant your death was, nor suffered In
vain:
You pcrishcd for peace, not strife.
Hon of the Maine, o men of the Maine,
Sad though your fute beyond words,
Still your true souls mid the fire and the
pain
Rose high with the winds and the birds
Men of the Maine, o men Of the Maine.
Your forms in the deep water slept;
Yet the thought OF your faithfulness neve,
shall wanc,
AID our mcmory's faith shall be kept.
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HUMoR OF THE DAY.

"Two souls with but single thought"
Tho poem says, nor e. :.
His thought is oil of her, you see,
And SO, likewise, Is hers.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-05-19
St. Joseph, Mich.

Though unsolicited l wish to
speak few words in praise of
Taroena food. Our little 9 mon
this old daughter, has been living
on condensed milk the last two
months. She was troubled with
sour stomach, and could not re-
tain her milk. We are using
1aroena which Immediately relic
we'd her difficulty and she has not
been troubled since.
Mrs. Frank L. Prixley.