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TRAMP's ADVENTURES,
George Lee Says He was on the IN,
Fafad Vir1ipfus

ltROIHb Leu ogb no was Oh Ino lAa
Fated Virginius.
George Lee, a wanderer, who applied
at the 18th district station for a lodg-
ing the other night, has, if his tale be
true, had many strange adventures by
land and sea, and his naval experiences
are worthy of a better reward than a
berth on the cold stones of a cellroom.
says the Philadelphia Record. Not
only, according to this story, is he a
relative of Consul-General Lee. but he
has been successfully a sailor on the
Virginius and one of the crew of the
cruiser Baltimore when seven of her
men were killed by the Chileans in
the streets of Valparaiso.
Whether Lees story is true or not,
his tale is most interesting, and so we'll
told that a cross-examiner would be
required to pick a single flaw in the
narrative. Police Sergeant Black
found the man wandering about in the
vicinity of 21st and Moore streets, and
seeing that he was nearly overcome by
fatigue, he steered him into the station
and handed him over to the care of
turnkey Young. The latter found that
the man was hungry and purchased
some pretzels for him. Under their
reVlV1fying influence he told his story.
First he said that the Lees of Virginia
had never recognized his claim to be
a member of their family, and accord
lngly he had been forced to seek his
livelihood in parts unknown.
Chance, the great factor in human al
fairs, led him to join the Virginius.
and he enlisted on that Inflated ves-
sci under Capt. Fry, who, with several
OF his men, were doomed never to re-
turn. On the events which occurred
IN cuba after the capture of the Vir-
gintus by the S~paniards Lee had much
to say. He described the execution of
the unfortunate captain, and said that
he himself had been selected to die In
the next bunch. Then the fortunate
arrival of the British ship Niobe saved
him and his companions. The suhse-
quent career OF Lee has not been void
OF incident. He enlisted in the navy
shortly after the Virginius affair. and
was serving as a quartermaster when
the stirring events occurred in the
Chilean harbor. Lee commented bit
terly on the policy of this government
In not declaring war then and there
on Chile. He admits that he was dis
charged from the navy for drunkenness
but says that he would willingly serve
again without pay to strike a blow
OF revenge against the hated Spaniards.
Lees story impressed the police. and
they gave him enough money for his
present needs. He is endeavoring to
reach Holyoke, Mass, where he has
friends, who, he says, will take care
OF him. His last employment was in
st. Louis, where he fired a retort in
the city gas works. The man is about
62 years old, but is erect and vigorous.
His hair is perfectly white.
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DEWEY.

aged TO pass up to the narrow part Of
the channel, where they were free up
on by the shore batteries. being forced
to retreat. But the Mississippi did not
attempt to get up into the channel. It
was a foggy day, made more obscure by
the smoke of battle. The sloop lost it's
bearings and ran ashore. Before it's
officers were aware Of it it had stuck
Directly under the guns VI II battery
which was n of the strongest of the
Notifications. 1t was only a brief
breathing spell before $50 shots struck
the Mississippi and riddled it from end
to end. The obscurity made it possible
for its own crew to take to their boats
after setting it on fire.
Commodore, then Lieutenant, Dew
ey, got his first command in 1870, when
he performed special service with the
Narragansett. He made surveys of the
Pacific coast until 1876, when he be-
came a lighthouse inspector, after
wards being the secretary of the light
house board. During 1SS2-S3 he com
manded the Juanita on the Atloutic
station. In September, 1884. Lieuten-
ant Dewey was made a captain, and
placed in charge of the Dolphin, one of
the four vessels which formed the orig
inal white squadron" He was placed
in command of the Pensacola of the
European squadron in the following
year, remaining as it's commander until
1888, when he became the chief of the
bureau of equipment and recruiting,
with the rank Of commodore. The du-
ties and rank of Captain Dewey re-
manned unchanged then until 1898,
when he became a member of the light
house board. He received his COM
mission as commodore Feb. rs, 1896,
being about the same time made presi-
dent of the board or inspection and
survey, which position he occupied I'M
til January of this year, when he was
placed in command of the Asiatic
squadron.
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MRS. DAVIS.

simple, yet beautiful services of the
Episcopal church, after which the Rev.
William M. Dame, of Baltimore, him
self a gallant confederate veteran, pro-
nounced a glowing eulogy on Jefferson
Davis as a man, statesman and Chris
tian. At the conclusion of his adj
dress there was a deep, impressive ST.
lence, finally broken by strains oil SOL
emn music, when the cords were loos-
ened and the curtain slowly descend
ed, revealing the beautiful work of art,
"To the Glory Of God and in Memory of
Jefferson Davis"
The window is a large double one on
the right hand side of the church as
n enters, and occupies, probably,
the most conspicuous place in the edi-
flee. 1t is a transparent glass mosaic
of Tiffany Favrile glass, through which
the light plays a symphony of exquisite
color. The upper part has for it's sub
ject the angels of Goodness and
Mercy" with the Biblical lines, LET
me be weighed in an even balance, that
GOO may know my integrity" the low
er half represents st. Paul announcing
the truths of Christianity to the grand
son of Herod the Great, under which is
the inscription from Acts &c, "This
man doeth nothing worthy of death or
of bonds"
On the wall to the right is a hand
some bronze tablet, whose futed sides
are engraved with the names of the
confederate states in the order of their
secession. In the center of the tablet is
the seal of the confederacy, surmount-
ed by the three battle-fiags, and under
1t the inscription, ITO the Glory of God
and in Memory of Jefferson Davis,
President of the Confederate States of
America. Born June 3, 1908. Died
December 6, 1889"
On the wall neal by was hung a
beautiful wreath of laurel and palm,
sent from New Orleans by the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy and Sons of
Confederate Veterans of that city.
The covering on the upper part of the
window was withdrawn by Miss Lucy
Hayes, the 15-year-old granddaughter
of Jefferson Davis. The lower half
was unveiled by Gen. Dabney H. Maui
~, the Oldest confederate officer now
living in Virginia. The pew occupied
by him was designated by a knot of
red and white, and much attention was
directed to the valiant old warrior, who
has gained great distinction by gallant
conduct In two wars-he was present
ed by the legislature of his state with
a sword for bravery in Mexico-and
who has recently. with a spirit I'M
quenchable by age. rendered his SER
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AIRSHIP WHICH is UNIQUE.

One of the queer, impracticable ideas
brought to the surface by the New
York Evening Journals offer of 81, 900
for the best scheme or instrument of
warfare is the sailing airship designed
by Prof. E. Urban of Allentown, Pa,
who is, according to his letter heads,
Americas Greatest Portrait Artist"
The workings of this aerial vessel are
best explained by Prof. Urbain's own
words:
This ship requires no machinery of
any kind" says he. "All the secrets
are in the construction of the sails. Ny
sails are filled with gas, the same as
a balloon, and divided by compart-
ments from eight to ten feet in cir
conference by two feet wide. A sail
could be hit by bullets many times be-
fore it would be disabled. This airship
would sail better and quicker than a
vessel sailing on water. l would build
an airship seventy feet long and TWEEN
ty feet wide; it would be aluminium
and gas for the sails could be made on
board. The sails will contain 800 feet
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SHE WAS SITTING ON HIM.
Mother Had to Send Her Boy to Swear
against Pa"

From the New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat: He was a mere STRIPPING of a
lad. He might have been seven years
of age or he might have been nine.
Nobody could tell by looking at his
face. The only mark of certainty
about the youthful c~ountenance was
the sure sign that some of his ar ces-
tors had come from old Ireland. The
little fellow walked hastily into the
office of the warrant clerk of Recorder
Finnegan's court. He did not notice
the four persons standing III line, wait
ing to get afidayits made out against
some bothersome relatives, but the
youth pushed through the crowd and
disengaged the attention of the clerk
with this odd demand:
II want to make an affidavit against
red head around the side of the
desk.
you wan what?" queried the clerk.
Il want to swear against pa" said
the boy again.
What has your pa done?"
He has just been in a prize fight
with ma"
well, why don't your ma swear
out the warrant against pa? My boy,
you are too young; you won't fill the
bill"
my ma can't come and she wanted
me to fix it up for her"
"Why could she not Gomez" asked
the clerk, getting interested in the
youngsters story. He could not
imagine why the wife would not be
only O willing to swear out the a
rant.
MY pa and ma they got in the fight
in the kitchen. That is how it hap
pened. My pa made a drive for her,
didn't land, and then my ma she
grabbed up the rolling pin and 1oored
the old man. She is now sitting on
him, holding him down, and that is
why she couldn't come to swear
against him. She sent me-"
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der Admiral Farragut, and aboard the
old steam sloop Mississippi, to which
he was assigned for duty April IL, 1861,
eight days before Fort Sumter was
fired upon.
Commodore Dewey is now 81 years
old and a native of Vermont. He was
appointed to the naval academy from
that state in September, 1857. When
he was graduated four years later he
was sent aboard the steam frigate Wa
bash, and went on a cruise in the Med
~iterranean, He received his commits
sion as a lieutenant when he was as
signed to duty on the Mississippi,
which Joined the west gulf squadron.
When Farragut's fleet forced an en-
trance to the Mississippi Lieutenant
Dewey was in the thickest Of the fray
upon the old steam sloop.
The most spirited fight in which the
Mississippi eve took part occurred in
March, 1863, when the fleet tried to
pass by the confederate batteries at
Port Hudson. Some of the ships man
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and that hed had one GOOD lime n he

and that hed had one good time II he
never had another. A statement which
goes to prove the wise old saying that
appearances are deceitful. That even
Ing the deep beat of a drum broke upon
the sweet-scented stiffness as the bril-
dal party, with a drummer at their
head, Justify marched out to view the
country-a time-honored custom With
the negroes here, which answers in
lieu of a honeymoon trip. and always
follows a fashionable wedding, just an
the begging basket and the written
invitation always precede it. The two
customs are adapted from those of
their white friends. Only the negroes
are a little more honest about solicit
ing bridal presents than we are.
l can still see Sally sweeping her
gallery with a new broom when 1 look
down the road these bright spring
mornings, and Jerry informs me daily
that me and Sally amt quarreled
W.T., SO l guess that so far all has been
smooth sailing.-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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c~onfederacy, and the unwilling cere-
monies took place in the church where
Mr.. Davis was baptized and confirm
ed and where he always w~orshiped dur
ing the four years he was in Richmond.
~Southerners In all parts of the United
states sent contributions to the fund
1or the erection of the window, and
much interest was manifested in it on
every side. AS early as 9 o'clock peo-
pie began to gather around st. Paul's
church, and at II, when the services
nee was crowded and numbers of peo-
pie turned away, unable to gain ad-
mlttance. The audience gathered to-
gether to do honor to the occasion was
a notable one, comprising representa-
tives from each of the southern states;
delegations from Lee and Pickett Con-
federate Volunteer camps; regents of
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety; the governor of Virginia and
chief of staff; the mayor of Richmond,
and many other prominent people. Mrs.
Jefferson Davis anne to Richmond in
order to be present at the ceremonies
and occupied the pew where, years ago,
she worshiped by the side Of her nus
band. This pew is to the right of the
main aisle, not far from the memorial
window, and was heavily draped with
the confederate colors-red and white.
Miss Winnie Davis-the daughter of
the confederacy-was unable to be
present, as she is now travelling in
Italy. Accompanying Mrs. Davis were
her granddaughter, Miss Hayes; her
niece, Miss Waller; Colonel John M.
Morgan and Burton Harrison, of New
York, formerly the private secretary of
President Davis. Near by were Miss
Mildred Lee and Mrs. w. H. F. Lee,
widow of General r. e. Lees son, Gen.
Rooney" Lee; Miss Wheeler, daughter
of the celebrated General Joseph
Wheeler, of Alabama, and Mrs. Gen
eral Simon Bolivar Buckner, of Ken
lucky. Quite a stir was occasioned in
the audience by the entrance of Cen
eral Fitzhugh Lee and family, accom-
panied by their Cuban guest, Senorita
Cisneros, and only the fact of being
in a sacred edifce restrained the crowd
from giving vent to a rousing cheer or
two to welcome "our Fitz" home again.
They were conducted, at General Lees
request, to the pew in the side aisle
which he had formerly occupied while
governor of Virginia.
The unwilling was proceeded by the
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JEREMIAH'S WEDDING

1t ia not very often that I leave my
W fireside after the sun has settled
himself between his crimson blankets
In the west, and the frogs are croak-
ing hoarsely along the slough by the
willows. But from the moment that
jerry came in to bring an armful of
wood one night last winter and linger-
ed to announce, with an expression of
preternatural soiemnity, that he "wxz
gwine ter get married ter Miss Sally
Williams" I determined to attend his
wedding wen IL l had to foot it all the
way, and that 1t should be a success
IL n weak woman's will could make
1t SO. For Jerry was more to me than
the ordinary plantation niger who
"toted" in wood.
Jerry had told us that he was to be
married by early candle light" so we
hurried q great deal, and consequently
arrived at the church unfashionably
early and had to wait a long while
before the rest of the congregation
came struggling in.
A shiny black mar with a pleasant
expression, tattered about the legs but
with a festive air about his coat, which
was black and shiny like his face. lit
n or two lamps which shed a fitful
radiance " e the scene. But no one
seemed much interested in the pro-
ceedings until a tall negro, who sat
on the singers bench, rolled up his
eyes 30 that only the whites were Wis
ible, and began to chant in a kind of
a dull monotone which rose higher as
he proceeded, until from every part of
Sweet Bethel church shrill trebles and
deep rich bassos Joined in. Ever and
anon the melody would die away until
only one dusky brother would be max
Ing a droning noise, like some great
lazy bumblebee on a sultry summer
afternoon, as he sat with rolling eyes,
and then 1t would swell again into a
perfect volume Of sound.
was SO interested In the music that
l almost forgot / was at a wedding,
until suddenly the singers burst with
great vim into
Let yer lamps be trimmed an burnin',
When Their bridegroom comes;
NN1 W. ohiP NC Il all UuTulu
When she comes"
An air which does duty for a wedding
march. I turned my head to see the
bridal party advancing up the aisle.
OF course there vas a great futtering
and turning of heads, and the tall gen.
tleman with the black coat cried:
Order; let there be order in the
house!' And two or three sisters rush
ed from their places in the congrega-
ton and assisted the bridal party to
arrange themselves on the wooden
bench facing Is, and carefully pulled
down the ladies' dresses until not even
the tips of their toes were visible. The
bride was all in pale blue and white
muslin and lace, and an illusion veil
hid her bushes. Flowers were twined
in her dusky locks and hung so far
down over her nose that she had to
hold her head up like a %belligerent
young heifer getting ready to hook,
to keep them out of her eyes. The
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just the Color.

Two American gentlemen who were
touring in Ireland sat, one morning, at
the breakfast table, where they could
look out upon the hotel garden, in
which was a strawberry patch. Call
ing the waiter, one of them said: pat,
can't we have some of those nice,
fresh strawberries for breakfast?"
"Shure, you can, Sir" The waiter
went out and presently returned.
"Oi'm very sorry, but the sthrawber-
ries are all green, sir" "Oh, the
color makes 40 difference, Pat" said
one of the Americans; 'in fact, that's
the color We expected to find everything
over here.'-Yonkers Statesman.
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SCHOOL FOR CHINESE BOYS.
They Will Learn American Rusin ess
Methods for Use at Home.


There are several hundred China
men in and around Pittsburg," said Mr..
c. S. Fowler of that Pennsylvania city,
to a Washington Post man, land they
are going to inaugurate a plan by
which a number of young Chinese lads
will be brought over to America and
given an education, embracing mas
kee ways of doing business.
"The proposition is to establish a
school for that purpose and there is
hardly a doubt that the enterprise will
be carried out. A Chinamnn who has
a young brother at home will be glad
to defray the boys expenses to the
United States, and his schooling while
here, so that he may go back and as
sumo a position of influence in his ma
tive land by reason of his mastery of
modern business methods. The Chin
csc are enthusiastic on the subject and
many of them have announced a will
ingness to subscribe money.
"It will be a good thing not only for
the celestials, but for the United States,
for since there is going to be sharp
competition for the trade of the east,
it will be a good idea to have dealings
with Americanized Cinnamon. Ger
many has been for a long time at work
encouraging the coming of Chinese
youth to the schools of the fatherland,
for she wants a share of the fat com
merce of the empire. AS a conse-
1uence, the German language is heard
over there oftener than any other for
eign tongue. If we can, by pursuing
the same tactics, cause many of the
young men of China to come here to be
educated, we will get our share of the
oriental trade"
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REAL COUNT IS COMING.

American young women of wealth
eager to exchange their cold American
dollars for a title will be interested to
know that the count of Turin is heart
whole and fancy free and is a nephew
of the king of Italy. In addition to
being the count of Turin he also re-
joices in the title of Prince Victor En-
manuel. The prince, or the count
should YOU meet him, you may choose
your own title by which to address
hints best known on this side of tho
Atlantic as the challenger of Prince
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vices to his country in The war with
Spain.
The idea of erecting a memorial to
Jefferson Davis in st. Paul's church
originated oon after his death in
1889. No more fitting place could pos.
sibly have been selected. 1t was in
st. Paul's that, as we said above, he
was baptized and confirmed. 1t was
while seated in his pew there on the
memorable Sunday morning, April 2,
1885, that he was handed the telegram
from Gen. Lee announcing hat the
lines of Petersburg were broken and
the necessity for e~vacuating Richmond
that night. The pastor of the church,
DR.. Minnergrode, with his devoted
friend, and his first friendly visitor
whom the United States authorities
allowed admittance into Mr.. Davis
prison room at Fortress Monroe. The
old pastor had besought the favor re-
p~eatedly, until finally the desired or
der was given him and he fastened
to the prison. Many people present
at the ceremonies of the unwilling had
heard his vivid description of the pa
thetic scene when he administered the
holy sacrament to the sick prisoner by
the light of a candle, the sentinel in
the room standing still as a statue,
and Gen. Miles near by leaning upon
the mantelpiece.
st. Paul's church Is filled with his
toric interest and is often designated
the Westminster Abbey of the south"
Located in the capital of the vanished
c~onfederacy, the names of many of the
men most prominently identified with
the days of '61-65 are i~ndisolubly con-
nected with old st. Paul's. Across the
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aisle from President Davis pew is the
pew occupied by Gen. r. E. Lee. Dur.
ing the war the basement rooms, in
Guiding the vestry, choir, and robing
rooms, and the large Sunday school
room, were converted into a hospital
and filled with wounded confederate
soldiers. Rarely a day passes, this
sexton told us, that large parties OF
tourists do not come to visit the his
toric old edifice, eager with questions
about the celebrated names connected
with the church, and often and again
some old confederate veteran appears
from his far-off home to look again at
the place where he was nursed back
to life.
During the last five years the church
has undergone extensive alterations
and repairs. The building is in the
purely classic style of a Greek temple.
The interior has recently been decorat-
ed in Pompeiian colors, giving a strik-
ing combination of brightness and
purity. 1t S filled with memorials of
all kinds and description, almost ev-
cry article in it having been placed
there in loving memory of the depart
ed.
One of the most striking features of
the church is the number of beautiful
stained glass memorial windows in it,
themselves alone worthy of a visit.
The handsomest of these, excluding the
Davis window, is the large double win
dow erected a few years since to the
memory of Gen. R. E. Lee by the
Misses Stewart of Brook Hill. This
Immediately faces the Davis window,
and is itself a striking work Of art.
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BEEN HELD UP,
He Couldn't DO Much More Than Hold
Himself Up,

nv MANUAL uAoEc Imam hOId
Himself Up.
1t was quiet at police headquarters
n night last week. The captain in
charge Of the desk had unconsciously
dozed away in his chair and the taller
sat bolt upright on the railing around
the reporters den, says the Kansas
City Times. He was sound asleep with
his keys thrown carelessly across his
knees. Even the reporters had lost
track OF what was going on and were
dreaming of scoops and such things,
when the door was thrust suddenly
open and a drunken man of some 80
summers entered. The captains feet
came down from the radiator with a
bang; the jailer's keys ratified, a sure
sign that he was no longer asleep; the
reporters unconsciously reached for
their pencils. Captain, I've been held
up" the man said, in alcoholic tones.
Who held you up?" the captain asked,
as he reached for a pen. "A policeman,
sir; right here in front of the door,
He took all my money and everything
else he could get his hands on" The
captain took the mans name and
called an officer. go with this fellow
and see if he tells the truth" the cap
tain said to the officer. ooh, no, let's
don't do that; l amt been held up; I'm
just sleepy; that's all. l want some
place to Sleep" Every one breathed
easier. The captains feet went back
to the radiator; the jailer's keys found
their way back across his knees and
the reporters put back their pencils.
THAT fellow can't much more than
hold himself up the captain said, as
quiet resumed sway.