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Evening star., 1898-03-05
JUST A TIGER STORY.
Mans Narrow Escape From Fur
nishinE n Square Meal.
From Cornhill Magazine.

n1ShtnS u square Meals
From Cornhill Magazine.
The shikari was little stunned by the
tigers onslaught; he recovered conscious
pess, however, in few minutes, when he
found himself lying on the tigers, back
and in full sail toward the heart of the
jungle.
Fortunately, he was not seriously hurt
as tho tiger had gripped him by the arm
just above the elbow. There he lay quite
helpless: what was he to do? Any raove-
ment on his part might have made his
condition far worse; so he lay perfectly
quiet, and shut his eyes as if he We're dead.
Soon the tiger arrived at his den, which
was no more than a hollow scooped in the
sand at the foot of a large tree. There
the tiger deposited him and covered him
over loosely with some sand. Luckily for
MIN his face was uppermost when he fell,
otherwise he would have had no other al
tentative between death by suffocatlon and
death from the tiger If he had dared to
move. AS it was, he could manage to
breathe gently and even to have an occa-
sional glimpse under his eyeli1s.
After this operation of partial burial the
tiger ran ahead a few yards but returned
instantly, as If he had some misgivings in
his mind. Seeing, however, all safe, he
bounded forth, but again returned to make
assurance doubly sure. He kept up this
method of self-persuasion for few times,
till, feeling quite certain about the mat
ter, he finally went away on his mission.
After waiting few minutes to see that
the tiger had really gone, our shikari
sprang up and climbed the tree just over
the den, ard hid himself well among the
leaves. He had not long to wait for the
denouement. for the tiger soon returned, ac-
companied by tigress and a couple of
cubs Qike generous and exemplary hts
band and father, the tiger evidently scorn-
ed to eat on the sly).
Thew came along with Tnany a iayrul r.
like gambol in anticipation Of ,he great
feast, and found the den-empty! Such a
lamentation over the lost dinner then orose
as was never heard before in the whole
animal kingdomi in fact, the tigers per-
sisted 30 long in their piteous cries, that
our shikari began to have some doubts as
to the Righteousness of defrauding the
poor creatures Of their hard-earned wages;
but he was prevented from Offering him
self to them in a moment of misguided
ma8nanimtty by the thought of bis own
wife and children, whose claim upon him
was obviously higher.
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deck who are not matched for round dane
ing by previous experience, both of them
always demand Justify to be 1.-The man
for the sailor finds it IS difficult as his
brother in civil life to assume the position
OF the woman in round dancing.
Then there are the tellers of tales the
yarn epinners. improvisers as gifted in their
way as the minnesingers and -improvisi-
torres of the dim ages. There are always
five or ten such on a good-sized American
man-of-war. The man-of-war yarn spinner
gathers his select circle about him and mar
rates to them, always in the first person,
thrilling tales of adventures by flood and
field, in situations ranging from the Bowery
to Borneo. by the hour. His listeners are
perfectly well aware that the yarn spinner
Is liar of, the deepest dye. and he knows
that they are aware of it-but his tales all
made up as he goes along" are always
picturesque and interesting, and his hear
erS are cor tent.
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order OF instrumental music aboard war
vessels that are not blessed with bands
ard only fiagships have bands In large
ships company there are always banjo
plunkerS and guitar and mandolin thrum-
mers innumerable up forward, but in the
line OF higher grade music there are few
gcod-sized ships In the American navy
that cannot produce enc or more excellent
violin or either players.
A young Pole of noble family shipped as
a landsman on an American warship at
Gibraltar few years ago. and before he
had been aboard twenty-four hours he hal
all the officers aft as well as the men for
ward in a trance over his violin playing.
He did not have violin of his Own-it was
in pawn somewhere in Italy-but he played
on a violin belonging to an Irish marine,
whose musical ability consisted only in his
rendition of THE Rakes o. Mallow'' and
THE Devils Dream" This young Pole
was simply master of the violin. When
the ship on which he served returned to
the United States he was permitted to
leave the service. and now he is Trevinck
the well-known violin instructor of Chi
The Evening Concert.
The musicians do not ordinarily break
out their instrun ents until after supper.
But by the time darkness falls the for
ward portion of any American nan-of-war
In any port in the world might be taken
for floating conservatory of practicers.
me tie.cr players upon HHoSS ears QlS-
cord falls like vitrioI take to the queter
portions of the ship below decks for their
wooing of the harmcnies. and they are gen.
orally followed by cliques of the non-play-
ere who yet understand and appreciate
good music. The plunkers and strummers
and members of the vast mouth organ
brigade take uD their practicing stations
in close but oblivious juxtaposition to each
other on or under the togallant foc's'le,
and play away, each man mauling a differ
ent tune, to their hearts content, regard
ing not the Babylon of unmelodic musical
emissions all around them, which Is simply
stunning until you get used to 1t.
The instrumentalists do not furnish all
the music. There are always some fine
voices among man-of-war ships COM
rany, and some of the night singing of the
numerous male quartets up forward is very
beautiful, if conducive to homesickness on
the part of the young fellows not long away
from home. Also. there is the usual number
of men in an American man-of-war ships
company-just as a similar complement is
always filled ashore-who imagine that they
can sing. and therefore inf1ict unassuagea-
BILE Woe upon those who are compelled to
Evening star., 1898-03-05
Unruly SledGc Dogs.
F. G. Jackson in tn. Geographical Journal.

2. u. SdcAoou Au tne HeO8rdphlcal journal.
Carlo. big retriever. opened the ball by
killing one Of tho Ostiak dogs. He swag-
gered about among the pack, and exhfb-
tied all the supposed characteristics of the
Britisher abroad. To check his homicidal
or rather canicidal. proclivities, I tied the
dead dog round his neck. This, however
he evidently viewed es an excellent ar
rangement, especially devised for the arc
tic, where the food supply Is defective, and
at once proceeded to make a cold lunch of
his hate adversary. looking Up at me with
grateful eyes, evidently thiI king that it
was very considerate Of Jackson thus to
provide him with q Iarder right at hand
After this the dead dog was removed, and
Carlo was always decorated with q muzzle
I afterwards made q good sledge dog of
him. but he could not stand the severe cli-
mate, and although the doctor made a
blanket coat for him. the poor old chap
died sledging during the first fortnight in
spite Of It,
Ths rest of the pack were hardly lees bel
hcosA, but conducted their battles on lines
hardly in accordance with civilized war
fare. With the exception of two or three
dogs, always had the entire pack chained
UP, having taken out q large supply of
English chains; but found these quite in
adequate to restrain these comparatively
small dogs. One dog would break loose,
and then commence g. fight with another.
The whole pack would become wildly ex-
cited, and one chain after another would
snap. and all would then fall upon the los
ing combatant. The result would be an
other dead dog.
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compared with the different constructive
points of non-fghting vessels. the storage
OF fuel and ammunition, the prerogatives
or men-of-war officers. the comparative
r;sidity of discipline of American naval
crews and the crews of foreign warships,
ana other data bearing more or less direct
iy on the battle ship explosion in Havana
harbor Not much has been said of the
daily naval life of the imam forward" for
The conditions under which the blue Jacket
lives on board a modern man-of-war are
little known or understood in this country
The enlisted man of the navy of the
United States is even more interesting as
an individual and a servitor of the flag
N an the enlisted man Of the army and q
nan of no less experience and brains than
Rudyard kipling maintains that "the man
that packs the gun has more character in
the crook of either OF his arms than all
his officers have in their whole construc-
tiUn- In the United States army there
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BILE business at the town of Proctor. and
he has managed 1t ever since.
Vice President Hobart's boy will be a
lawyer, hike his father. Ex-senator Hen
6erson of Missouri had hts con study Law
after he had completed the collegiate course
at Harvard. and he Is ready to earn a liv-
Ing. II necessary. though he has not gone
into practice very actively yet.
On the other hand. Senator Hale who
married the wealthy Miss Chandler. has
lad his Oldest sen. Chandler Hale, made
secretary of legation at Rome. and as
diplomacy is ut profession with us, his
can hardly be called a serious calling. Ex-
Senator Brice did not bring up his con to
business nfe: but the son has gone into pol
itics in New York lately, and promises to
be an active figure In life. His father be-
knows the value Of labor.
General Russell A. Alger. Secretary Of
War, says it is a great misfortune for a
boy to have a rich father who will NOT
teach him to work.
Il am teaching my boys the lumber bus
iEess. so ttat they can take my place in
It, he said to me. AT the same time I am
giving them a better education than
had
a Wealthy Family.
The man who looks into Wall street for
Illustrations Of rich mems sons at work
VIII find no more striking example than
Jay Gould's Oldest boy. George Gould. Mr.
Gould set his mind training his eldest
son to take charge of his millions and to
become money maker himself. The son
learned the lesson SO well that he has in
creased greatly the fortune which his ia
ther left to him. About his younger sons
Mr Gould did not seem to be SO much con-
cerned. They did little practical work until
fe% years ago, when Edwin Gould went
into tine match business. Howard Gould
recently has become a member of the New
York stock exchange
Nearly all of the young men who have
inherited American fortunes will be able 10
earn living If the family supply Of money
runs out some day. There are many of the
second generation Of millionaires who are
not in business life who would be able to
take care of themselves if they lost their
wealth. John Jacob Astor could get a lob
running locomotive. He Is a practical
engineer, and he enjoys getting into the
cab of an engine and holding the lever
The assistant secretary of the navy Theo-
dore Roosevelt. could get employment as a
cowboy: but he would find literature more
profitable. and he is well equipped for a lit
erary career. Perry Belmont could teach
fencing. for he is one of the best swords
men in the United States
Evening star., 1898-03-05
Value of Conl Ashes.

IRON city Government.
The report of Colonel WarIng, superin-
tendent of the street cleaning department.
OF New York, makes detailed reference to
an investigation which has been going on
for about yeai looking to the possibility
of developing a money value from the coal
ashes of domestic fires. This Investigation
has been In charge of Macdonough Craven,
c. Herschel Koyl and Joseph A. Shinn.
whose ability "a experts give the results
reached the appearance of trustworthiness.
Colonel Waring briefly summarizes the
facts. He gays that New York il now col
leCting Soo.000 loads of domestic ashes an
nually, or about 1,20o,0W cubic yards. Re-
peated analyses OF these ashes show that
they contain 20 per cent of recoverable
coal, IL per cent of clinker 80 per cent Of
fine ash and Il per cent Of coarse ash and
stone.
On these percentages il is possible for ai.y
city to estimate the money value contained
i'm its collected ashes. The figures in New
York are instructive as an illustration.
Thus it is found that from the 10000
of coal, 10000 cubic yards of clInkcr Gp0.-
go cubic yards of fine ash and lso.o0o cubic
yards of coarse ash and stone are derived
The coal can be sold, at s. 80 a ton for
SsG1.OO0; the clnker, at I5c. yard for
$l35.OVo. and the fine ash. at 2Sc. yard.
for $16S,oOu, making a total of Slas3.pD
the possible income from this source. From
this sum there must be taken the cost of
separating the ashes into their elements.
This expense is estimated to be l2kc.
cubic yard, which implies an expenditure
of SloU,WU. Hence net profit OF over
100000 can be derived from the supply OF
domestic ashes in New York.
Evening star., 1898-03-05
THE FIELD OF HASTINGS.
How an Ancient Battle Was FOus h
and Won.

How an Ancient Battle Was Fought
and Won.
The Duchess Of Cleveland in Pail Mall Magazine
1t was over yonder high hill. crossed by
the road to Hastings, that the conqueror
came There, he vowed to build his abbey
whence. it is said. is derived it's name of
Telham Hill. The right wing commanded
by Roger de Montgomeri, afterward Earl
of Shrewsbury. Chichester and Arundel,
and the founder of great English house,
was composed chiefly of sodeiers (merce-
Earies) from Picardy, Boulogne and Paix,
ard charged up the steepest part of the
bill, where the houses of the Lower Lake
now stand. and the road leads down to the
station. The left wing. formed by the men
of Brittany, and led by the son of their
count, Alafn lie Roux, the future Earl of
Richmond, attacked farther away to the
west. where the slope is easier, and the lit
tie stream of the Asten, rising near the
gateway, falls into deep gorge on the
farther side Of the hill. The center. un-
der the duke himself, comprised the flower
and pride of the invading army. There,
under Neel de st. Sauveur, were arrayed
the men of the Cotentin, descended from
the Danes of Harold Blaatand with the
archers Of Evreux and Louviers: the Danes
Of Bayeux and 'the great company of
vavassers of Normandy. who to save their
lord would have put their own bodies be-
tween him and the enemies blows" Ho
directed the assault against the center OF
Harold's position: and 1t must have been
over the ground Immediately below us
that he led his men, and that ensued the
fierce melee where he was twice unhorsed,
ana the ominous cry, 1.-The duke Is down!
the duke is down. sounded over the bat
tle6eld. He was here confronted by the
vanguard of the Saxon army, where the
men of Kent
"a merveille Sc combattnient'
LII, fw,<~ l. 80 how Nh0fu trt
right. for whenever the king goes to battle.
the first blow belongs to them" They bore
on their banner then, as now, the Pale
Charger, or White Horse of Hengist, but
their proud motto of Invicta was not earn-
ed on that day. To the right. but hidden
by the trees, a mound on some rising
ground in the park marks the outpost SO
obstinately defended by the Saxons that
the Bretons there wavered and gave way;
and the hillside beyond was so hotly con-
tested that the ravine of the Asten was
completely choked and bridged over with
the dead. 1t was from this point that the
position they had failed to storm was
successfully turned. and the Normans en-
tered the Saxon lines. On the north side
of the town, crowning the highest point of
the hill, stands the Watch Oak
whence, 1t Is said, Harold looked out, day
after day. for the coming of the invaders
The present tree can, however, only be its
successor and representative, as it is by no
means old. The famous Mafosse, or deep
swamp, partly concealed by brambles. into
which so many Norman horsemen plunged
and lost their lives in their headlong pur-
suit of the enemy, lies behind the parish
church, but is no longer swamp.
Evening star., 1898-03-05
Glass Plates Tint BEND.

FROM the tnlcaSo News.
1t appears that the Chinese have ;he art
Of making pliable glass plates. They are
not soli1. but plated from spun glass AMI
made gorgeous by brilliant oriental color
ing. The strangest thing about them is
that although they are made of glass. one
can bend them backward and forward as
if they were putty or pliable clay.
In hearing OF these strange plates one is
reminded of story told originally b. Pliny
in his Natural History. and popular during
the middle ages. AS narrated in the ''Ges-
ia Romanorum' strange repository
of monkish lore-the tale runs thus: IL
happened that certain artificer fabricated
plate which, being exhibited before the
emperor fTiberius). he attempted. hut In
effectually. to break il. Ii bent. however,
beneath his efforts. ard the artificer. apply
ing a hammer and working upon the glass
as upon copper presently restored II TO Its
level. Tiberius inquired by what arts this
was effected, and the other replied that IL
ately he was ordered to the block. the en-
peror alleging that If such an art should
be practiced gold and silver would be reck-
oned nothing.
The 'fGesta Romanorum' pretends to be
nothing but a collection of amusing stories
and in ii Pliny mingled fact and myths, so
that II Is hard TO separate them. In this
particular case. however, II appears that
the odd Roman naturalist might have been
telling the truth after all.
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when the He'll Strike..
Suddenly the bell strikes one two or thr..
as the case ray b.. these signals meaning,
respectively. that the fire Is forward. amid
ships or aft. The moment the signal Is
sounded every person appearing on the
numbered list drops whatever he or she
nay be doing and flies to the post assigned
The stewards get blankets in readiness to
smother the imaginary flames and the linen
Keeper. the cadet and the barber bring the
blankets out from retirement to places
where they can be easily seized, the sailors
man the hose and couple on" to the hy-
drsnts, while still others form bucket
brigade
Even boots has his bit of duty. and q Il
10 see that the hose does not get tangled
and pass buckets OF water when necessary
The bell boy is also assigned to the blanket
brigade. The cooks hurriedly provision the
boats. so that all will be IN readiness IL IL IL
necessary to abandon the ship Perhaps of
the duties that fall to the various members
OF the crew those OF the stewardcss ar. the
most difficult. for, with the aid OF her
assistants. she is expected TO control the
women passengers.
All this time the chief officer who il in
charge of the drill has been keeping "A
sharp eye on everything. The second officer
has been occupied with overseeing the pro-
visioning OF the beats. When sixty Seconds
have elapsed, the Junior second officer re-
ports TO the captain that the crew are at
their posts. Then. accompanied by the chief
officer. both I'm full uniform. a complete in
spection of the ship is made. IL is no cur
sorry inspection. Is any member of the
ships company derehct In appearance oc
action promptly learns.
The Boat Drill.
The boat drill is less complicated fea-
ture OF the ships discipline. Tnose who
participate In II are the twenty able sea-
men and the three second officers Al the
sound OF the steamships whistle long and
vibrating, the seamen seat themselves In
two Of the life boats and one quarter boat
the boats being selected by the inspector of
hulls in the UBfted States and the board OF
trade surveyor In England, just as the drii
is s,gnaled.
Two sailors. one at each end OF each boat,
then loosen the tackle. the ropes begin to
move on the pulleys and tine boat to drop
toward the waters surface. The sailors at
either end have boat hooks with which they
fond off: that is, prevent the boat from
touching the steamships side. In the United
states. the boats course toward the water
Is arrested just before II reaches Il. In
England the boat crews are compelled to
pun around a large dock, and thus demon
strate to the inspectors satisfaction that
the boat and its equipments are in good or
der and the men well drilled.
These are the principal points Of tho dis
ciplne OF a modern steamship. They form
a vital part Of the life aboard. The member
OF the ships company who violates even
the least OF the rules Is punished promptly.
the degree ranging from a reprimand to a
loss OF a months pay. Ii Is the sort Of
discipline We read Of as existing on war
vessels. but " hich few dream is strictly en-
forced on the peaceable ocean liner.
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ring. He has himself been-but that be-
longs To another reel. No attempt is made
by the officers to put a stop to the boxing
OF the men. and even when a man is put
out no notice Is taken of the thing. The
knocked-out man is brought around by the
will very likely have another try at the
man who sent him to the deck. The Off
GERS give the nen to understand that when
they box it is advisable for them to keep
well clear of running gear. bulkheads. tur-
rets, or other deck furnishings liable to in
jure them in case they should come into
sudden contact with them. but unless, as
happens once in q great while, pair of
mock coinbstants get angry In the course
Of their bout and begin to deliberately
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He Came Near Praising Her.
I'M the Boston Journal

Old Alb Drake was one Of the 'odd sticks"
that fiourished in a Vermont rural neigh
borhood a good many years ago. His wife
was q meek. obedient spiritless woman,
over whom Alb tyrannized for fifty years,
when she quietly slipped out Of this world.
Old Abs panegyrics on his dead wife's vir-
tues were loud and long. Before the funer-
al he said to one Of his neighbors: ''She
was the best woman on the top of this
earth. / jess thought the world and all of
her-yes. did! I always thought 1t, and
hanged IL there want times when I come
mighty near telling her so! Yes, sir! an /
would of told her 30. only I've always
held, and still hold, that It amt safe to
praise anything that wars pettieoats. 'Cep-
tim for that. I would of told Lily Ellen
what though tot her many a time-yes,
wouldv'
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rough it. the officers not only let them
alone. but watch the boxing with interest.
While this is going on on the main deck,
the most notable boxer in the ships com
pany is usually engaged down on the berth
deck forward in instructing an enthusias-
tic class of apprentice boys In the art OF
handling themselves fstically. If every
apprentice boy who served on the cruiser
Philadelphia when Sharkey. now q famous
pugilist was a second-rate master-at-arms
on that vessel did not become a first-rate
boxer, 1t was not the fault of Sharkey.
who had couple of dozen of the lads
hammerfng away at each other, as well
as at his invulnerable head-piece. every
evening during his term Of service.
Lovers of Music.
United States men-Of-war s-men are mu-
sic lovers. In a large ships company there
are generally score or more of men for
ward who can perform creditably. and in
some cases even brilliantly. on musical in
struments of one sort another. 1t is to
be remembered that men Of unusually fine
education and accomplishments very often
drift into the United States navy, and it is
this class of men who furnish the better
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How the Men Up Forward Spend
Their Leisure Hours.
Music PLAYS A PROMINENT PART
As Rule tine Sailors Are Pretty
Handy With Their Fists.
AFTER KNOCK OFF SOUNDS
Written for The Evening Star.

hA1< " - = L - - ~
people have gathered
considcra bic Informal
ton concerning mod
ern men-of-war since
the Maine cataStro-
phe- The facts that
have ben presented
TO them. however,
have been, for the
most part, OF Il pure
ly technical sort, re-
iating largely to the
structural peculiari-
lies of warSbipS aS