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The times., 1898-05-29
PASSING THE RE VIEWING STAND.

death and heard the taps" which bade
him sleep forever.
At 1870 yesterday morning Private Fred
Householder. of Company b. Eighth Ohio
Regiment, died after n few days illness
caused by heat prostration The body
was placed in a coffin and at 10 a. m. Com
pany B held services for the dead. Chap
lain Kiefer prayed and the men were
deeply touched over the loss of their com
rade.
The body was forwarded to the dead
soldiers late home In Ohio last night.
Hospitals and Supplies.
The men are gradually leaving hospit-
ais since good food and needed medicines
have been supplied. One case of measles
is in quarantine in the hospital of the
Twelfth Pennsylvania This is the
fourth case in camp.
Surgeon-in-C Col. Girard issued the
following for publication yesterday:
ANY capable dentists with proper ref
erences will find employment in Camp
Alger. They should report to the chief
The times., 1898-05-29
PUNISHMENT INADEQUATE.
Peace Union Driven From Indc-
pendence Hall.

Philadelphia, May 2S-As q result of the
letter of President A. II. Love. Of the
Universal Peace Union, expressing sym
pathy with Spain, a. S. Eisenhower,
chief Of the bureau of city property, to-
lay notified the society to vacate their
quarters in independence Han by the
LIST instant. This action was decided
.pon at a conference between Chief
Eisenhower and Director Of Public Safety
Ritter this morning.
Resolutions had been prepared for pre-
sentation 10 councils favoring the GUST
The times., 1898-05-29

will be issued by the chief surgeon
through brigade and regimental surgeons.
"Springmanns city express has offered
to transport any donations fer the sick
in Camp Alger free of charged This gen
erous action is duly appreciated The
present location of the depot at 152 Della
ware Avenue northeast isl adhered to-
Miss o. B. Wooster. and DR.. Mary
Wooster, of Washington, visited various
hospitals yesterday and distributed deli
The times., 1898-05-29
THERE is A CLASS OF PEOPLE

VINO are injured by the use of coffee. Re
grocery stores new preparation called
GkAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place Of coffee. The most delicate
stomach rec Gives il without distress, and but
few. can tell il from coffee. II does not CO as
over one-quarter as much. Childrea~lmay
drink 1t with great benefit. DC and 25o
per package. Try it. ask for GRAIN-O.
The times., 1898-05-29
Ifou General Lee Missed the Train.

(From the Richmond Times.)
Gen. Lee had an experience yester-
day evening that was little aggravat-
ing to him. AS soon as he received the
telegram asking him to come to Wash
ington he made preparations to leave on
the train that passes Elba station soon
after o'clock. He was not aware OF the
fact that a new schedule went into effect
May u, and that the train left a few
minutes earlier than formerly. He bade
his family good-by and walked leisureIy
over toward the station. At Laurel and
Franklin he stopped TO chat with friend
thinking he had plenty of time. During
the conversation he saw the train COM
ing 1t was at Main and Belvidere. a
street car came along, and the general
lost no time in boarding il. He asked
the conductor to make the best time pos
sible. The man cracked his whip and the
mules started off at a gallop.
There were but two passengers other
than Gen. Lee in the car. One was
a drunken man. He wanted to get off at
Franklin, and rang the bell frantically as
soon as the car got up speed. The driv-
er checked the team. Gen. Lee beg
ged him not to stop. but the driver said
he was compelled to give the passenger
time to get off.
You go ahead and I will take care of
the passenger" said Gen. Lee
The mules were again made to show
their heels. while the general tried 10
handle the intoxicated passenger.
My friend" said the general, you
wish TO get off at Broad Street, and not
Franklin"
How in HI do you know asked the
man.
Because 7 am a student of human ma
ture. l am your friend. Please do sit
down.
BY the time Broad Street was reached
the gates went down and the car stopped
abruptly Gen. Lee jumped out just
in time to see the train go by at too great
a speed for any man to board it.
The times., 1898-05-29

"The major general commanding has re-
ceived an invitation to participate in me-
mortal exercises at Arlington Monday
next, and, to enable the men of the
Second Army Corps to attend the same
commanders of regiments, separate bat
talions and squadrons are authorized TO
The times., 1898-05-29
POMP AND GLORY
CONTINUED from First Page)

all from Canton, yelled until they were
hoarse.
The great crowd OF sight-seers were
fascinated with the camp and their pres
ence was enjoyed by the troops. The
visitors went through the various hos
The times., 1898-05-29

ing Of the Peace Union, from Independ-
ence Hall, but as the meeting of councils
does not take place until June 8. the Of
ficials felt that it was incumbent upon
them TO take some decisive step toward
ridding the historic building of the Peace
Union before that date.
The times., 1898-05-29
His Record Might Preyent It.

From the Boston Herald)
II King Richard were girding himself for war
nowadays he wouldn't have to be offering his
kingdom for horse. His numerous friends
would have presented him with
The times., 1898-05-29
Times Hcniings,

(From the Fort Wayne Gazette.)
Old Mother England is not ashamed Of her boy
who ran away from home something over a hun
dred years ago, while the boy is magnanimous to
forget the spanking she tried in vain to give him.
The times., 1898-05-29

surgeon, and accommodations will De
furnished for the work. Prices will be
under the control of the chief surgeon.
The United States will not pay for this
work.
"In order to control diseases arising
from drinking water, it is desirable that
the water be boiled. The ration does not
allow tea enough for the purpose, so if
any kind donors will supply the same and
sufficient sugar ii will make the boiled
water more palatable."
'At least 200 pounds will be needed. 1t
The times., 1898-05-29
Tragedy in Camp.

Just before the dawning of the day Of
pomp and glory, a tragedy was en-
acted in the hospital tent Of the Eighth
Ohio Regiment The second volunteer to
receive his last long leave of absence.
passed the sentry on the picket line of
The times., 1898-05-29
DOES NOTHING BUT TALK
The Senate No Nearer a Vote on
the War Revenue Bill.
ADJOURNS UNTIL TUESDAY

The Entire Day Spent in Debate
and No Progress Made Except
an Indication of the Strength
of the German Amendment-WoI-
cOu Favors Coming the Silver
SeigniOraGe and Issuing Donds.
The times., 1898-05-29

pltals and tenderly encouraged the sick
men. Pretty faces and the sound of rust
ling skirts effected more good in the camp
hospitals yesterday than all the medicine
in stock
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
Cnh1c cntting In wnr.

Although not a cable laying nation
and with a strangely apathetic policy
toward projecting new lines Of sub
marine telegraph in the past, our war
with Spain has demonstrated that the
Washington authorities were kcenly
alive to the importance of cutting or
controlling the cables connecting Cnha
with Spain. OF the many naval prob
lens which this modern war is expect
ed to solve, that of testing the relative
value Of cables in deciding the fate OF
combatants is not the least. The is0la-
ton OF Cuba from Spain was one Of tho
first steps undertaken by our naval
authorities, and the success Of The work
has demonstrated its feasibility.
From a strategic point Of view the
cables are therefore of inestimablo value,
and if earlier in the conflict the United
States had severed all communication
between the blockaded island and the
mother country the war would have in
all probability been shortened. y ma
ton shut off from communication with
the rest Of the world is effectively block
AIDED: but, so long as cable messages
can be transmitted back and forth, the
most rigid blockade Of ships is some
what doubtful in obtaining the desired
results.-G. g. Walsh i'm North Amcri-
can Review.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
business and Personal Letters.

"a young man in business is wisest
who sees to it that his personal letters
do not come to his business address, ~
writes Edward Box in The Ladies
Home Journal aside from the tech
nical point that be has no right to use
his employers address for social CORE
spondence and that it is not the place
for such letters. it means freedom
from distraction which is valuable to
him. The receipt Of social letters at
business places often means their an
swer there. and so one evil multiplies
into another. a young mans business
hours should be devoted to business,
and he cannot be too strict in the OBJ
servance Of that rule
"Nor should our girls seek in any re-
spect TO lead our young men to give
laxity to that rule. The best kind Of a
self respecting girl, on the other hand,
is she who helps young man to keep
invioate a rule SO obviously for his own
best interests, present and future. a
girl cannot too rigidly let young man
alone during business hours. That is
the rule Of wisdom, and l wish that
every girl would learn it and adhere
to it. "
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

a,ier lac marriage daJ. Love meets n--'
as The door, love sits with Niin "l '.'o
table, love talks over iAo work Of tAe5
day, love takes down tho Bible an"
reeds of him who came ours souls 90
se, and they kneel, and while ln4y
are kneeling-right in that pam io '.
on the plain carpet--iho angels OF N''''
build throne. not ont OF ll"ela ''i''
perish and fade away, hut out OF o"I.
lands OF heaven, wreath on TOP Oh
wreath. amaranth on amaranin' uhlii
the throne is done. Then the harps Oh
God sounded, and suddenly there APP
peared one who mounted the THRONE
with eye so bright and brow So ialr
that the twain knew it was Christian
love, and they knelt at the foot OF the
throne, and, putting one hand on Caeh
head, she blessed them, and said, Hap
piness is with mel' And that throne
of celestial bloom withorcd not with
the passing years, and the queen left
not the throne till one day the married
pair felt stricken in years-fclt them
selves called away, and knew not viii IA
way TO 60, and the queen bounded from
the throne and said. Follow me and j
will show you the way up to the realm
of everlasting love. And so they went
up to sing songs Of love, and walk on
pavements Of love, and to live together
in mansions Of love. and to rejoice for
ever in the truth that God is love.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
Shenandoah Normal College.
A SCHOOL FOR BOTH SEXES.

Chartered institution. Best accOmmOda.
tions, strong faculty, very low rates:
courses. Teachers Normal, Scientific,
Classical Philosophical, Commercial,
Musical and Art Elegant buildings,
Beautiful scenery, healthful location.
Term begin Sept 9, Jan. 3, and March
81 Write for particulars
y. S.GRUVER, 4. B. Principal,
Aug-l2-3t Reliance, Va
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
Picking.

Picking struck me as extraordinarily
backward after the evidences Of prog
ress had seen and heard Of in other
parts of China, even in such places as
Chang-sha, the capital Of Human, where
no European resides. In the latter town
electric light has been installed by the
Chinese themselves in several dwelling
houses. In Picking the best thorough
fares are practically unlighted and al
most impossible for pedestrians, while
the DUST mud and stenches defy de-
scription. IL would almost seem as If
diplomatic indifference and Chinese
corruption had conspired together to
make the capital as loathsome and re-
pellent as possible, for fear that If rem
dered attractive the invasion Of foreign
enterprise would, on the one hand, give
the European representatives Of the
powers a deal of extra trouble. and, on
the other hand, open the eyes OF the
people and seal the doom of Chinese
official corruption. Nineteenth Gen.
fury.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
COSTLY MONSTER MISSILES.
Steel Tempered with as Much Care
ms n Razor Blade.

ns n huLOr Diauts
The invention Of the modern high
power guns has brought into use pro-
jectiles that are the finest product Of in
genuity and improved machinery, call
ing for the best efforts Of skilled arti-
sans. Instead of cast iron globes that
could be turned out by any foundry 20
years ago, use is now made Of the grades
Of steel, tempered with as much care as
razor blade and ground and polished
with as much exactitude as a surgical
instrument.
Here is the history Of the making OF
a 10 inch shell, and as the projectiles
Of all sizes are made in the same man
ner it gives some idea OF the vast
amount Of labor required to equip q
feet.
In the casting shop molten steel is
cast into solid piece 121s inches in
diameter. 1t is then taken to the FORGE
room, where, after being reheated, it
is hammered down to lO34 inches and
considerably elongated during the proc
ess. Next it is conveyed to the machine
room and placed upon a specially con-
structed lathe and turned and pointed
The only parts Of the shell that bear
against the rifled surface Of the gun are
the conical end and the copper ring
that encircles the base. This ring is
soft, so as not to injure the rifiing.
After the finishing cut has been given
to the projectiles the diameter Of tho
largest part of the cone is 10. 3 inches
and that Of the body Of the she'll is 9. 80
inches.
Then the extracting score" is cut.
There is a V shaped groove, in which a
tool can be fastened when it is desired
TO withdraw the shell from the gun.
The next move is the boring Of a inch
hole in the base of the projectile to a
depth Of il inches. Tempering follows
In this process the shell is suspended,
uoint downward, into a receptacle filed
with molten lead, and is allowed to
settle until the metal rises above the
cone base.
AT first the temperature Of the lead
is but 800 degrees. but it is increased
gradually to 1900 degrees. The work
OF heating continues for many hours,
when the she'll is Withdrawn and spray
ed with water, to give it hard exterior.
Next follows a bath in vat filed with
secret ingredients, after which the she'll
is cooled with jet Of water.
; Once more the she'll goes back to the
machine shop where the hole in the
base is widened half an inch and the
dsntb increased 2 inches. The hole is
then threaded and a screw plug insert
cd. The grinding room is next Here
tho extreme diameter Of the cone Is
ground down to 10 inches exactly. The
workmen now apply the "band score
which is a groove for the reception OF
the soft copper band.
After the soft steel cap has been fitted
to the tip Of the projectile, ON the theory
that when the shell strikes the armored
side Of a battleship the point will be
protected without any interference with
its penetrating power, the work is I'm
ished So far as the steel company is con-
oerned. Il is then boxed up and shipped
10 some United States arsenal. where 70
Is filed with an explosive compound
and made ready for its work Of destruc.
ton. philadelphia Record.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

CyranO de Bcrgcrac was "a gentle
man with very large nose. 80 But was
the nose really as large as that Of Sig
nor Rubbi. an opera singer Ci 10 years
ago: lie was singing IN Dublin tlo part
OF Tiorello in "The Barber Of Seville "
When he had sung "Piano pianissimo "
a voice cried from the gallery Mis-
ther RUBY" The singer stopped mo-
ment, and then again sang his Piano,
pianissimo. Again Tie cry Misiher
RUBY The singer. at Is loss, looked no
the gallery and at the leader. He was
about to sing the third ime WHOM the
voice cried, "Bodad, Mistnc Ruby, the
full of yonr nose Of snuff would be
worth sixpcnce. boston Journal
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
oNDoN JOURNALISM.
. x.w york Newspaper Man Fo]~a
II Not Bed Of Roses

~ vorlx Newspaper Man Fo~~a
r., Not "A Bed Of Roses
The American newspaper man VINO
,oos 70 London in search Of employmens
% certain to receive some severe shocks.
ct drifted across some years ago. said
an old timer the other night, and
having passed muster on The sun ana
uorald and other big American papers
supposed 1 would have no dihlcui'y
Catching on
81 struck The Times first, because
suonose. it is the London journal thas
we know best by name on this side OF
the nopd. Its establishment Is as grimy
as the den of an Arkansas weekly pue
imnosino all the same. What impress
cd me chiefly was the air OF ponderouS
solemnity that peryaded the place. NO,
body spoke above an undertone' ana
follow who went there for row
worId have weakened and sneaked Que
at the front door.
"Well. | cooled my heels in anterooms
two weeks before got an audience WIN
ANYBODY in authority, and when
finally did see one Of the subeditors, as
thew call them, the first thing l was
asked was whether wrote shorthand.
| said no. and added that it WASH I re-
earded as a desideratum in America.
He looked shocked, and said he didn't
see how a reporter could insure accuracy
without it. That settled me with The
Tbunderer. Then tried The Standard
and Telegraph with equally poor re-
suits. In fact, my card was returned az
both offices with the message that there
was no opening.
THAT made me mad, and l swore to
get a foothold in spite Of lem. | next
tried Mr.. Astor's paper, The Pail Mall
Gazette. There was one American on
the staff, Tom Fielders, formerly OF tho
New York Times, and through him
got an assignment. 1t was TO expose
some hospital abuses, and l spread my
self TO make a hit. The story covered
about four columns, and Mr. Astor gave
me a check for ego as a present. After
that things went pretty well Tor
month or so, although had hard work
accustoming myself to the English
style. which strictly forbids the publ
cation of anything resem bling news.
and might be there yet had itnot been
for an unfortunate incident
81 was going out of the office one
night when ran into the ugliest bull
dog ever saw in my life on the land
ing. The brute snarled at me- and L
promptly kicked him down stairs. IN
stantly a red faced, portly Englishman
rushed out Of a side room and loaded
me with abuse. waited until be got
tired and then offered to send him after
the dog. He was Mr.. Gust, NJ. F., then
editor in chief of The Gazette, and,
needless to say, was decapitated on
the spot After that came home and
later on learned with sincere pleasure
that Mr.. Astor has fguratiyely kicked
Mr.. Gust down stairs for gross insubor-
dination. Altogether | would say that
London is not bed Of roses for Ameri-
can pen pushers. New Orleans Times
Democrat.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

\ man in this city has just received
the following letter from Great Falls,
Mon:
DEAR UxcLE-Papa has allowed me the use
of his typewriter just long enough to tell you
that am a little boy and that was born on
Thursday morning last, quite early J am
worth coming all the way from New Ao.k 10
see. weighed ten pounds when was born
nine pounds the day after. and now weigh
ten again. have fine alto voice and know
several songs. Papa says ] am nonpareii,
whatever that means. think English a very
hard language to learn, and am very iohd Oh
the western climate. have no name yet ana
so can only sign myself your loving nephew
New York Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

Mr.. Cuzrons term as yicgrcy # ln-
dia will last five years His salary il
about 800, GOO a year. with all ex-
penses paid 10y the governments and be
is expected to live i'm great magnilecnce.
This salary and perquisitos seem small
compared with The incomes ol three 81
the native princes who are allies of
Great Britain, each of whom has 3lj,-
600. coo year.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

Kokomo, Ind, has blind prodigy
who took his cottage organ Co the COURT
house square tore IL down and put it
together in three hours. The organ con-
tains 295 pieces including keys and
reeds. After ne reconstructed tle organ
he played upon it. not long ago the
town clock in the city hall tower got
out Of order, and the blind man climbed
to the clock, loj feet, and repaired it,
His name is William Brinkuan.-Ex-
chance.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

a new Flemish word bias been coined
TO express the French word "automo-
bile. Draw in plenty of breath and
pronounce it "sneipard slooszonder-
tpoorwegpetroolriituig. SO 10 beccrrcct,
if not already accepted the word haa
1T least been proposed at session q
the Flemish academy at Antwerp
London Chronicle.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

A FRlCANA will cure Eczema ana "a
"A tarrh TO Stay Cured
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28

Although Sidney Cooper has attained
The great age of %, he Is still four years
bolAd the old master, Titan, who
lived until he was 90. Mr.. Cooper is
still bale and stong. and on July % last
attended the lord mayors banquet lin
honor Of art at the Mansion House,
adding TO his signature in the visitors
book the optimistic note tagged "a
years" 10 is interesting to recall the
fact that be and Mr. Watts exhibited
in the Royal academy Of lS37-the first
year of the present reign. London Tele-
graph
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-28
Poor naby! Poor Pop!

The following curious advertisement
appeared the other day in the London
Standard:
"A gentleman, whose wife and daugh-
ter have run away from home for a
holiday, leaving him in charge Of
baby, who, although fairly well, APP
pears 10 DO cutting a tooth, earnestly
desires that they will return home at
anna 80
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-14
POSTOFFlCE FIGURES.
Postmaster Moore's Good showing for the
Last Quarter.

PoAtmRstor Moore's Gnoh showing Tor the
Last Quarter.
Postmaster Moore has aent to Wash
ington his report fnr the quarter enuing
on March 3lst. The figures are very
encouraging aud show an increase Of
about 81, 100 over tue same period last
year.
Tine figures arc 40 follows: balance at
the beginning OF The quarter, S2S, 67H Gl 7;
recsived during Inc quarter, $50 500. gu ;
making total Of s56, 1928. 81, from which
should be deductad sG3. "a for damaged
stamps and dead letter billa; net sale
OF stamps, envelopes, eardp, &c., $50 3I0
sale of waists paper, s4.57; box rent,
S2l5. al; total receipts, $50, 59D.2:
The expenditures were as follows
Salary Of postmaster, $500; special de-
livery, sl5a SO; clerk hire, 81, 203; TiH.
cellaneoua expenses, $3.50: salaries oil
railway pnstoflice clerks, s725; salaries
OF letter carriers, e., 402. Sc; incidental
expenses Of tho free delivery service
sig. 80; net balance depusited at the
sub treasury in Philadelphia, 80, ooa. o..
In tina special delivery department
1871 articles were rereired from nther
paces and 1906 deposited for local de
Livery. making total OF l.9l1 Other
statiatics are as follows: Newspapers
mailed. &c, GA pounds; registry depart
ment-- domestic letters, 2,240; parcels,
10; foreign letters, 1871; parcels, II;
official leUterH and pnrOalH FREQ, l0i.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-14

romance of Der life being unguessed, q
''secret lying within the temperate zone
Of great hearts geography. To those
who thought her cold she said, Gold
because no brave Stanley had ever OK.
plored her hearts tropical climei cold
because no Balboa had ever sailed on
the bosom of its wide, pacific sea-"
In their youth Bishop Fowler and
Miss Willard were students in the same
Methodist college, both being members
of the Methodist church. Between them
was strong affinity, a friendship that
eventually ripened into deep, abiding
love. The ring she speaks Of wearing rs
ian allegiance based Oh a supposition"
was the gift of Bishop Fowler. Both
had great strength of character and
were born leaders of men and women.
The similarity Of their temperaments
was frequently considered by the young
people as barrier to matrimony, and it
was finally agreed that it would be best
for both to choose separate paths in life.
The engagement was accordingly bro
len.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.