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young brother Teddy remarked with
great freedom Of speech. 1.-The Kilkenny
cats weren't in It'll"
The race came off, and naturally the
greatest excitement was over the trial
between Billy and Hal. Both had the
best canoes of the lot-real Indian
birch-barks made by Johnny Nose Cor
Nosey Johnny as we called him), a
half-breed Indian who was quite
character about Silver Glen. All we
could think or talk about were the
races, and fishing, ball-play, and SWIM
ming were forgotten while we practised
our strokes on the quiet waters of the
Still River.
Well, Billy was inclined to "blow" on
all occasions and he had done an extra
amount of Dragging before this race,
so perhaps it served him right to be
beaten. But I hated to see Hal do 1t.
Hal was always so awfully topping"
when he got the best Of fellow. Billy
had declared that he could make the
distance in less than twenty minutes,
and he was just twenty-one minutes
and seven seconds in getting over the
course, according to Freddy Maxwelrs s
stop watch, while Hal got in in a little
over nineteen minutes.
Well, the Burgess crowd was, Of
course, too unbearably fresh to live
with after that, and when it was dis
covered that Ned Chetwynde, HD.ys
cousin, had invited Halls brother Dave
around behind the tents and thrashed
him royalty, we older fellows. who
should have frowned upon any such
proceeding, never took either Of the
youngsters to task
So, these were the strained relations
existing between the two camps on the
day the mill hands at Silver Glen
struck. We heard they were going to
strike the day before, for Jim Nolan,
Halls fathers gardner. drove by on his
way to Lonsdale and told us about it.
Mr.. Burgess was one Of the chief own
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"That's so. But I never thought Of

That's so. But I never thought of
there being any connection"
In 1899, about ten years after the
Constitution was adopted, George
Washington died. Franklin had died
IN 1870; he barely lived to see the new
nation safely launched"
We'll, I'll not forget those dates in a
hurry for fact; and they do seem to
mean something"
"All dates are just as easy and help
ful If you take them in the same way.
But never try to learn more than you
can understand. The day OF the month
isn't usually Of much Importance un-
less you are studying the events OF
single year in considerable detail. And
1t isn't necessary to make q special eff
fort to fix all the dates you see In MEM
ory. Simply make sure that you take
in the meaning of each one as you read,
and you will remember quite enough
without trouble"
That's comforting" remarked the
boy.
The fact that one thing suggests an
other-the association Of ideas-is the
key to memory" I continued. And
the natural association Of ideas accord
ing to the sense is by far the most
manly and effective. Still, If an arbi-
trary device comes handy to help you
over hard place, there is no harm in
it. If you can remember the prismatic
colors in their due order--violet. indigo,
blue, green, yellow, orange, and red
any better by means of the artificial
word, 'vibgyor,' made up of the initial
letters, then make the most OF 1t. For
my own part, 1 can remember the fact
more easily than the meaningless SYM
Dol. Rhythm, of course, is sometimes
help,-as in the familiar Jingle about
the months; but in such case as the
list of English kings-also embodied In
nonsense verse--it is better to use
more rational method. These rather
childish tricks are chiefly of use where
there Is little or no connection in sense
to guide one. Don't waste time hunt
ing them up, and let them alone unless
they are very simple and easy"
CHARLES KELSEY GAINES.
Copyright, 1898, by the International
Literary and News Service.
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was that had no droning. parrot like
habits Of infection to get rid of, such
as result from learning words by rote. "
''Fll try that" he exclaimed. II
guess that's good scheme, and 1t
won't be such an awful bore"
1T may help you," added, ito write
the catch words of the principal Sec
tions on a card. Those are the places
where you are most likely to hesitate"
Dates are the worst. though" he
complained. II don't see how you can
make dates easy. or anything but
stupid. ! never could see any sense in
them"
You must put sense in them." said.
Taken separately they are almost
meaningless. but taken together and
studied in their natural relation to each
other they are full Of meaning"
II don't see it," he said. Dates are
just figures, and the more there are Of
them the worse they get'
ION the contrary, the more dates you
learn, the easier they get, provided
they belong together and you pay at
tention to their meaning"
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IF they've got any," he interjected,
doubtfully.
You know what 1776 stands for?'
"Oh, yes, I know that much"
Franklin was born in 1706, and this
date shows us at once that he was
about seventy years old when our in
dependence was declared. The next
year. 1777, he was in France, where, af-
ter the surrender Of Burgoyne, he Sc
cured for us the French alliance; and
that was the turning point in the war
of the Revolution. Ten years later, in
1887, our Constitution was drafted in
convention"
Yes. that way of going at it does tie
things together Bit"
But there was lot of trouble get
ting the Constitution ratified by the
various States, and it wasn't finally
adopted until two years later, in 1889.
The French Revolution-which was in
some degree patterned after ours
broke out in this same year; and they
almost Immediately began drafting
constitutions An English revolution,
which furnished many hints for our
| own, was consummated just hundred
years before this date"
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ers of the mill and Nolan had been sent
to telegraph him to come up from New
York and settle the trouble with the
men. All the old hands liked Mr.. Bur-
CESS and they would listen to him,
knowing he would give them fair
treatment.
Naturally we were all excited over
the prospect of a row and the day the
strike came off Hal and two or three
Of his crowd went over to Silver Glen
to see what was going on. Mr. Burgess
wouldn't be able to get up till the even
ing train, which reached the Glen at
about seven, and the hands had a whole
day to talk and get filled up on Sam
Pickles whiskey. They'd be in fine
Aghting humor by night.
Most OF us forgot the recent race and
a good many of our differences in the
strike excitement. But Billy Chet-
wynde was as gloomy as an owl, and
spent most of the day on the river. He
couldn't get over his defeat at Halls
hands. Heretofore Hal and him had
been as thick as thieves"-the chum-
miest chums in the school-and don't
know but the fact that they were no
longer friends really troubled Billy
more than being beaten in the canoe
race.
Hal didn't show up at supper time,
and Fred, who came down from the
Glen early in the afternoon, said he
was worried. The temper of some Of
the strikers was bad and Fred said he
feared Hal had got into trouble. Billy,
when he heard this, got out his canoe
again and padded up stream. What
happened after that we only know from
Billy's own story. and for wonder, as
1t is hard work to get Billy to talk
about 1t even now.
He padded up to the dam to see II he
could hear or see anything of Hal. 1t
was getting dusky on the river and as
he went up near the west bank he was
entirely in the shadow. Some of the
men-maybe half a dozen of them
were talking together under the dam
on the west side. having evidently met
there by appointment. Billy's canoe
wasn't noticed at all and he heard what
they said. In about two minutes he
had got the gist of the matter, and II
ever there was q frightened boy in a
canoe, that boy was Billy Chetwynde.
and he was in that canoe on the Still
River at that identical moment.
He learned that these men were the
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do you consider it necessary to
keep a sharp eye on the hose in winter
if you are not specially assigned to
that duty?"
These are some of the questions that
are asked the applicants for positions
as freight brakemen:
"Supposing you were told to open a
switch and then received a signal to
do something else, would you obey that
signal and leave the switch open or
close it?'
'Supposing you were on the roof Of
a car and that part Of the train you
were on broke away from the engine,
what would you do? Would you set
the brake or first notify the conduc-
tori"
do you think brakeman ought to
smoke when on duty?"
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"Supposing the train was attacked
by tramps or a mob Of any sort, what
would you conceive to be your duty?"
"1f in the employ OF your company
would you consider 1t necessary to al
ways and absolutely obey every ruler"
when do you think you should use
your own judgment?"
would you compare your watch
every day with standard time, even
if you knew that 1t would not vary for
several days from the time at which it
had been set?"
What is your idea Of the way a
freight brakeman should dress?''
Are you in the habit of drinking
liquor? Do you take drink OCCASION
ally, or don't you believe in drinking
at alp"
IL you remain in the service of this
road?"
do you think a man who is mar
ried makes as good brakeman as one
who is not?"
DO you always believe in being
strictly on time?"
Perhaps at first glance these ques-
tions may not seem particularly sig
ulnCdnt, Dut IL tHcy dTc CdFGluily Stuu-
led it will be seen that after they have
been answered the questioner will have
fairly good idea of the man whom he
has been quizzing. Some of the sug-
gestions appear commonplace, but they
form part of an ingenious whole that
as a rule reveals the majority OF the
facts the trainmaster wishes to know.
They will be more appreciated when
these rules that must serve as the
guidance Of railroad employees are
noted:
Employees while on duty must wear
the prescribed badge or uniform and
be neat in appearance.
1.-THE use of intoxicants while on duty
is prohibited. Their habitual use. or
the frequenting of places where they
are sold. is sufficient cause for dis
missal.
THE use Of tobacco by employees
when in or about passenger stations
or by passenger trainmen when on
duty is prohibited.
"All employees must be polite and
considerate in their intercourse with
the public. The reputation and pros
perity of a company depend greatly
upon the promptness with which its
business is conducted and the manner
in which It's patrons are treated by its
employees.
Conductors will be held responsible
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ring-leaders of the strike; that they
were determined the strike should go
on and that Mr.. Burgess should not
talk with the men until the trouble had
gone far enough to make an amicable
settlement impossible. And to gain
their end they had secured the assist
ance of two rascally tramps who had
agreed to draw the spikes out of a
rail at the bridge below so that the
evening train, with Mr.. Burgess aboard.
would be ditched!
Some time after Billy left camp that
evening we saw something shoot by our
tents like a streak of light. 1t was a
boy in a canoe. We all jumped up and
looked after the rapidly disappearing
streak.
Its that chump, Billy!" said Fred,
in disgust. I'VE shan't be able to get
him off the river all summer. ANY,
body'd think life or death depended on
his going over that course in better
time than Hal made"
And it did: but he didn't know It.
Billy had heard one of the conspirators
declare that it was half-past six. AS he
turned his canoes head around in the
shallow water he heard the mill clock
strike the half-hour-and the evening
train crossed the railroad bridge at ten
minutes to seven.
He couldn't stop to tell us anything
about it. He had but twenty minutes
to reach the bridge, climb the bank,
and flag the train, and it is an acknowl-
edged fact that he made better time on
the Still River that night than was ever
made before, nor has it been equalled
since, for he did It.!
The train came around the bend at
the Lonsdale crossing on time, and in
the half-darkness the engineer saw a
figure wildly climb the tressle and
swing its arms almost in front of the
engine at the edge Of the bridge. The
engine-driver stopped the train in time,
the loose rail was discovered, and after
it>wa repaired they bore Billy on to
Silver Glen in a state Of mild collapse,
but good deal Of a hero.
The canoe record Of the Still River
course remains something like eighteen
minutes, and nobody had since cared
to try to scale down Billy's time. But
doubt II Billy cares much about the
record after all, now that Hanand he
are friends again. 5i5sr
Copyright. 1898, by the International
Literary and News Service.
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what you are doing, however, you will
get no good results: mere mechanical
copying is worse than useless. Don't at
tempt too much at one time. Make sure
that you have an absolutely distinct
outline before you try to fill in the de-
tails. Go over your work until this
outline Is as familiar as the face of the
clock. but never run over either books
or notes inattentively. This doesn't
mean that you are to skip nothing,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-10-07
THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL
This Body Meets I'm Washington City
in Triennfal Session

Washington, October with i'm
pressive ceremonies the triennial coun-
Gil Of the Protestant Episcopal church
of the United States opened at IL
o'clock this morning in Epiphany
church. The sessions beginning today
have a far-reaching interest and i'm
portance to the Episcopal organization
Of the country, and indeed TO the
church world at large, for aside from
the distinguished personnel of the
bishops, clergymen and laymen, the
subjects which will engage the atten-
ton of the council have a present and
vital interest to the churches in gen.
eral and to the Episcopal church in
particular.
Conspicuous in the throng were the
silver haired, black-garbed bishops
forming the house of bishops, the chief
governing body of the church. The
actual participants in the council, in
Guiding bishops, clergymen and laity
was SO great-some 500 or more-that
but scant space remained for the con-
gregatiOn not officially connected with
the proceedings.
Notable among the lay delegates
were Chief Justice Fuller of the Unit
ed States supreme court, of the delega-
tlOn from Chicago; j. PlerpOnt Morgan
and Captain A. /. Mahan, representing
New York, while the clergy was rep
resented by many prominent in the
church work of the country.
Promptly at IL o'clock the strains of
the great church organ and the mixed
voices of the choir floated through the
edifice, initiating the council with the
imposing entrance of the bishops. They
entered according to their length of
service as bishop, walking in pairs to
the chancel. The venerab BILE Rt. Rev.
DR.. J. Williams, of Connecticut, the
patriarch of the body, was necessarily
absent by reason of his advanced age
and infirmity, and so too, was Bishop
Clark, of Rhode Island. First in point
of service came that white haired pill
lar of EpiscOpacy, Rt. Rev. Bishop
Whipple, of Minnesota. Somewhat
bowed by his years of eminent service
in the church, but still vigorous in ac-
ton and strong in intellect. To the
white robes of his office were added
the crimson academic hood, hanging
like a cape down his back, and the pur-
pie cap Of the senior presiding bishop.
Rev. DR.. McKim, of Epiphany, made
the announcement of DR.. Williams
absence and that Bishop Whipple
would preside over the assemblage of
bishops until a presiding officer was
chosen.
The business session of both houses
were announced to begin at $3.50 o'clock
D. m.
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with Indifference. The general admit
ted that there were instances in which
officers had found IL necessary TO hunt
up physicians and take them 10 the
sick.
Replying to a question he said he
mad put in a filter on the Slst OF Au-
gust, merely as a precaution-not be-
cause there was then any danger, but
because some OF the surgeons had sug-
gested that the water supply might be-
come impure as IL grew lower. Many
of the doctors had conten1ed that the
filter was not needed, but the secretary
Of war had said that If IL would save
one life il should be ordered and 10
was so done out OF abundant preCau-
ton. He said he had seen state
ment from DIR. r. T.. Smith 10 the ef-
feet that the drinking water was con-
taminated. Ike had had an examina-
ton made not only by the surgeons.
but by Colonel Smart. n noted ex-
pert, and they had informed him that
the water was pure.
Replying to some criticisms OF the
disinfecting plant made by DIR. Gill;
man Johnson, the general said II had
been very effective and had done much
good.
General Dodge asked the witness for
a general expression of his opinion ot
the conduct of the various bureaus OF
the war department. Replying. he
praised the work of all the supply de-
partments, saying they were actuated
by zeal and characterized by intelli-
gence
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Hitch as to Evacuation of Havana

Havana, October 4.-Delayed in
transmission.)-A the joint session
this morning of the United States and
Spanish military commissioners, the
Spaniards, according to a report, de-
clared it was impossible to evacuate
the island Immediately, while the
American commissioners insist that
their instructions called for an imme-
diate evacuation. After two hours con-
ference on the subject the joint COM
missions were unable to reach and def
mite agreement
The American commissioners on their
return to headquarters at the Trocha
hotel, Vedado. were busily engaged in
translating the stenographer's notes
and in sending code messages to Wash
inCtOn
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A Quarantine Against the World

Meridian, Miss. October 5.-The Me-
ridian board Of health today passed an
order quarantining against the world
and no person will be allowed to en-
ter the city under any circumstances
until frost. Members of the First and
Second regiments have been employed
as quarantine officers and the city will
be guarded by bayonets.
The secretary of war has extended
the furloughs Of the First and Second
Mississippi regiments until November
18th on account of the spread of yell
low fever and quarantine restrictions.
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confederate Veterans Invited to Oma IA
New Orleans, October 4.-Adjutant
General Mormon, by order of General
John B. Gordon, commanding the Unit
ed Confederate Veterans, today issued
an order stating that cordial frater-
nal letter has been received at these
headquarters from General T. S. Clark
son, post commander of the Grand Ar
my of the Republic, now manager OF
the trans Mississippi International ex-
position at Omaha, Neb., inviting al
confederates to attend that exposition
during the peace jubilee week. from
October 10th to 18th and desires that
this generous invitation be made
known to all the United Confederate
Veteran camps.
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Transports from Ponce Arrive with
Soldiers

Newport News, Va, October 5.-The
United States hospital ship Missouri
and the transport Panama entered
Hampton Roads this morning and dis
charged their sick soldiers. The two
vessels left Ponce, Porto Rico, septem-
ber 29th, the Missouri with 269 and the
Panama 25S sick and convalescent SOL
diers, from the Sixteenth Pennsyl-
vania, Second Wisconsin and Third
Kentucky infantry, Battery A., Fifth
artillery and members of the engineer
and signal corps. One man died at
sea, and the body of Engineer Buck
who died at Ponce was also aboard the
Panama.
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A PICTHED BATTLE.
Between United States Troops and Indians
in Minnesota.
A GENERAL UPRISING FEARED


Attacked Suddenly
Preparing er...The Soldiers Spring Cover
and Fierce Fighting FolowsCool Bravery of the
Offcers..Several Killed on Both
Reinforc Order
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The Election In Georgia

Atlanta, Ga, October 5.-Georgis
voted today for a governor, n fun
ticket OF state house officers and for
a constitutional amendment providing
that judges and solicitors be elected by
the people.
Hon. Allen D. Chandler, democratic
nominee for governor was elected over
Hogan. populist. by not less than TO-
600 majority, this being more than
double the democratic majority for
governor two years ago. The consu-
tutional amendment is adopted.
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Ate 2l2 Match Heads

st. Louis, October 5.--A special tcr
The Post-Dispatch from Dallas. Texas.
says: Jimmie" the 14year-old daugh-
ter OF J. II. Stephens. who lives in
Gonzales, tried TO commit suicide by
eating the heads Of 2l2 parlor matches-
She died today. After eating the
matches, Jimmie regretted her act
and tried to save her life by swallow
ing bacon and lard. Instead OF being
an antidote for the phosphorus pois-
oning, the lard and bacon fastened
her death. ...n-
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GENERAL BOYNTON ON THE
STAND

General II. V. Boynton. who has been
on duty at Camp Thomas since July
Sth, part Of the time in command OF
the company, was examined at the af-
ternoon session. Chickamauga Park. he
said, where the camp was located, had
always been considered a healthy place.
The whole park is underlaid with mag
nesian limestone, and IL was from un-
der this that most OF the water was
secured. There were three sources for
the water supply. The first OF these
was a number Of springs, the second
the river and the third artesian water.
There are now thirty-six OF these
wells, and there were none when the
camp site was selected. In addition TO
these, 10000 600 gallons were pumped
every twenty-four hours from the riv-
er and this water was distributed
throughout the camp by means OF
pipes. The river water supply was not
designed originally for drinking pur-
poses, but for cooking. washing and
other such uses, with the view OF re-
lieving the demand upon the wells and
springs. However, the water had
been found to be quite pure.
1T was impossible for the river wa
ter to be contaminated" he said. II
know all about that. and I do not con-
slider there is any foundation for that
charge. There was no sewerage empty
ing into the stream"
General Boynton said there were no
sinks nearer the wells than 200 feet.
The surface OF the ground was clay
and the wells were all drilled through
solid rock. 1t was, therefore impossi-
BILE for the water to be contaminated
from the sinks. The wells were ce-
mented, and there was no possibility
Of pollution from the snrface.
In response to a queery from Cap
tain Howell, he said that the only ty-
phoid fever in the camp was brought
in from the outside. The volunteers
were, he said, located in the woode
portion OF the park, but the wood was
| only sufficient to shade. II was not n
dense forest, but IL was such a one gas
| could easily be penetrated by the sJn-
| shine. General Boynton asserted tfat
| the camp was not crowded; that the
streets were only about twenty feet
wide and that there was sufficient dis
tance between the various regiments
! Most OF the complaints were, he said
| from the typhoid fever patients who
were, Of course, kept on low rationt
as medical precaution. At 4 O'CLOCK
! p. m. the committee adjourned for the
| day. General Boynton will continue
his testimony tomorrow.
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Revision Of Dreyfus Case Assured

Paris, October SIT is semi Officially
asserted that NJ. Manau, the prosecut-.
or general, has sent report to the
court of cessation, which ensures a re.
vision Of the Dreyfus case.
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Impure blood Is an enemy TO health,
and may lead to serious disease. Hoods
Sarsaparilla conquers this enemy and
averts danger.