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Street Theatre in Baltimore: The tavern had
been Kept by the Widow BurlinR and later by a
Capt MacCaploy. 1t was . house whore play
srs mo9t did conEreEate- 70 prepare L0r the
being at that time a soldier. Can't. Edes, the
printer who struck of the copies Of tho song for
Key. dropped. in at tho tavern ono day in the
latter part of September. not long after Key
had boon liberated. Edes had a fresh copy, OF
tho new song. and read II aloud to the assembled
volunteers, who cheered oveLy, verse. The old
air OF "Anacreon In Heaven" had been adapted
to 1t by Its author, and Frederick DuranR.
mounting n rush.bottom chair, sang the lines
Tor the very fret time. unless Key had sung
them to himself, in this Union. When the
tneatre opened the now cong was sung eVery
night after the play "by Paddy Mcfarland and
discussion as to what became of the flag re-
fcrred, TO In tho song. It has been located posi-
As for " Yankee Doodle" there arc as many
stories about II as there were stanZas In some
versions. and that is an astonishing number. 1t
was of English origin, at any rate. In tho time
OF Charles !. 1t was popular as an. acoompani-
ment to a touching tale about Lucy Lockit
had n pockit." The familiar form camo into
vogue in the time of Cromwell, whom It was in.
Tended to ridicule. During colonial times the
English bands played II In this country, and at
the time Of tho Revolution all manner of dog
Rerel verses were set to IL.
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An Impatient BRIDEGROOM.

SHELTON, jun johannes l.. Alcott OF Meri.
den was to marry Mary +. Blackman at Scatter.
good Tabernacle in this place at | O'Clock yes
ii A. nj. Mi. Aicott was at the church at that
time assisting in putting up the decorations.
AS Miss Blackman was not feeling well. she was
unable to keep the appointment. Mr.. Alcott
waited till noon. when he went TO her house to
see her, but as she was busy dressing she did
was At her toilet. Thereupon Mr.. Alcott got
mad and went away, declaring that he would
not marry her.
While he was eating a good dinner tho guests
were arriving at the church, and the young lady
was in commissions. caused by his change Of
heart, The minister being notified that she WAS
sick, tho assemblago was dismissed. A doctor
had to be called to restore Miss Blackman to
Consciousness. After his dinner Mr.. Alcott re-
Tented and went to the house to make amends.
The couple kissed and made up, and q messeu.
ger was sent for tho Clergyman.
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REAL ESTATE VALUES.
InGtances OF the Fluctuations Caused BY BusI.
meas and Fashion.

Instances or the Fluctuations Caused by BuAI.
ness and Fashion.
No money lending Institutions in this city are
moro uniformly cautious or more carefully pro-
teCted by law in making investments than the
savings banks. An officer of one of them was
asked at an uptown club one night last week
how many big losses his bank carried on its
books. The savings bank with which he is con-
nected is ono of tho oldest and richest in tho
city. 1t was with surprise that tho little group
of men who sat around the table with him
heard him say that his bank carried on its books
only ono loss of any consequence.
I'VE loan money on real estate at a so per
cent. valuation he said, and tho security Is
carefully examined by experts before 1t is ac-
copied. That permitG a so per cent. shrinkage
that I referred to illustrates in an interesting
way tho fuCtuation of real estate values in
this city. 1t shows how a business location that
deteriorated in value. The loan WAS made on
real estate in Chatham Square before, the ele-
property offered and valued it at $1so.oOO,
which was 2 conservaty @ estimate and
days Chatham Square was one OF the best bust
ness centres in New York. 1t began to decline.
however, and finally we were forced to bid in
the property for the amount of our loan. 1t
probably could not be sold now for $65. 900. 1t
la a curious fact that Oh some OF the side streets
near Chatham Square the value OF real estate
has steadily advanced"
4 real estate man who had been an interested
listener said that w ater and Dearl streets had
suffered in much the same way.
When bad an oftlce in Pearl street" he
ingS around mo commanded similar prices.
Water street was equally desirable. and now
both are given up, very, largely to storehouses.
The owner OF the building in which my offices
wero offered TO sell u to me for $4,000. Then
he came down TO $4,000 and finally TO $4,000.
Pearl and Water streets played a very conspicu-
Gus part in the commercial history OF this city
thirty-tive or forty years ago, and now
they are back streets. comparatively unknown.
A good illustration of increased values lie
the site occupied by one of our Fifth
avenue clubs. 1t was purchased by the family
looked upon as merely a very poor COW pasture
that might some lime be sold for building lots,
II the city ever grew up so far. When tho club
leased 1t for its present home, twenty-five years
ago. it agreed TO pay $4,000 a year rent for
the ground for twenty-five years. and at the
end OF that time. II a suitable rent could not be
agreed upon. the matter was to be left to arbi-
~tration. which should be hnal. The club has
recently renewed the lease for $50 900 q year.
1t 10 now paying more than four times what tho
property cost for its use each year, aud ii 10 un'
doubleday paying merely a fair rental for it,"
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NO LIGHTNING WITHOUT RAIN.

Discovery or an Old ToIeErAPher That There 10
Always Rain Where the LiEhtnIHE IS Central.
The observant Jerseyman and a friend OF his
were standing out of doors chatting the other
evening when they were startled by a sharp
fash of lightning in the western sky.
"We'ro going to have q shower" said the Jer-
seyman. They listened for an answering peal
OF thunder, but as none was heard the friend
said:
IL guess not; that is only heat lightning"
There never is any lightning without rain.'
said the Jerseyman. My father made that
discovery when he was a telegraph operator.
That was in the early years of telcgraphy. nearly
fifty years ago. In those days there was no
such thing known as reading by sound and all
the operators used recording Instruments. Tho
crudeness OF the instruments in thosedayS made
it very difficult to operate the lines except under
the best circumstances and utterly impossible,
even with careful adjustment, when there were
My father began experimenting to over
Sdjustins relay magnet which would not only
work on any line. long OF. short, without any
manual adjustment, but i would also work
just as well when the line wire was overcharged
by aerial electricity, and the working of the Key
merely made slight differences In the amount Of
the current on the line: At these times he
could receive messages from any one on tho
line, although they could not got messages
from him. as they had only tho ordinary relay
Ills ability to take messages under such cir
cumstances soon became known all along tho
line. His office was at Perth Amboy, Nj. One day
ii occurred to him to inquire into this question
in the wGst, no telegraphed along the line, ask
ing all the offices where the storm was. He got
answers from oil the offices up to that which
was cut Off by the presence OF the storm. and
thCn requested each ohice between TO tell him
when the storm arrived there. SO as the storm
moved he got "a history OF III.
This no repeated many times. and by means
OF questioning along the line afterward also
made sure that there was always rain falling
where tho lightning was central every time the
| aiEhtfSii At Perth Amboy Tor days OF week."
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surrounded by 100000 "dogs Of Mohammed.'
lie routed these dogs of Mohammed," and the
Gothic mobiles elooUed him their King.
and PeIsyo the Restorer was "honorod with
the title Of Don. permitted until then only 10 the
saints" The Kingdom was that OF, Leon, and
device. lie married the Lady Gaudioca-.'yoy-
GUS became the ancestor OF ALFONSO MIL,
died in 1877 and is buried at CovadongH.
Lastly, there Is one little torpedo boat de-
stroyer with a name which might have been
thought worthy OF a moro important vessel.
Perhaps courtiy consideration tor the feelings
conspicuous use of the name. Queens, regent
have figured largely and sadly In Spanish his;
tory. Maria dc Molina, mother OF the child
more strikingly romantic figure in medinval his.
tory than Margaret OF Anjou, whose story
somewhat resembles hers; In i2s2 she mar;
tho Injunction Of the Pope, who considered the
consanguinity Of tho parties a bar to matri,
mony. On the death OF her husband she found
Of her son and her own good name against Juan.
SRncho's younger brother, who was backed by
a following OF lawle3s barons as well az by tho
moral support OF the Papal authority. In spite
Of all this she never lost her grip of the king
dom, conciliated Juan and won the, Pope to de-
cree her son Legitimate. thus MANIPULATING his
unclc's excuse for stirring up strife. But the
most tragic part of her story is the inCratitldc
OF King Juan TO his mother. Maria de Molina,
M IvitT e YER s seems 81 Y b6 n% oGn oy noSIe eSa nqT son , She She
Burvivod him and was practically Queen Regent
n second time during the minority OF her grand
son; though she t%aetfGl!y o shared Saot ner pGwSr
Juan. With n wider stage Maria de Molina
might have been as great In history as Isabella
OF Spain or Elizabeth of England.
And so. thanks to the present Spanish system
of naval nomenclature, when the American
Navy shall have won its final victory. the rec.
i Es" after II ali. the most Valuable part Of tho
Spanish its history.
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r. T. o CO.,
Astor Court Building,
Sd st. next waldorf.AstoriA HoteD, New YoFIs
SAILED with q Cross Fin on Her Keel
From the BiddsIOrd Journal.

During the yachting season last year 1t was
noticed that the Syndicate, a boat owned by
four y~achtsmen, was always tail ender, but the
cause OF the backwardness WINS not apparent.
senmunship OF her shippers, but it now appears
that the trouble lay elsewhere. The secret has
Just leaked out.
the season hit upon a simple device for Kidding
themselves of tho Syhdicate's rivalry. They
pulled the craft upon the shore and nailed q
board across her keel. This had tho effect OF
making the Syndicate very stiff, and there was
little danger of her tipping over, but the effect
been said, she usually managed to get distanced
in a race.
BlisSfully ignorant of the handicap thcy were
carrying the owners OF the craft continued to
sail her in this condition all summer and at tho
close OF the season the board was IN we'd In the
same surreptitious manner.
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sick. Tho plumbing arrangements were all
purchased in this country last summer by Miss
Bradford. who IL ono OF the physicians OF the
mission. This is the only room 80 equipped in .
town of nearly 100000 inhabitants. From the
subscriptions OF Mr.. Child's friends II was also
possible to purchase surgical instruments and
medicines.
In the room has been placed the memorial
tablet. 1t was made In this city by a arm Of
silversmiths. Printed in Persian and English
ia this inscription: I'm memory Of Theodore
Child, born 1916 in Manchester. England.
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Then he set out to continue his journey and died
of typhoid fever as he was approaching Julia.
He was buried there.
The money sent by Mr.. Child's friends for a
memorial has been used to fit up u sickroom 35
feet long by % feet broad, on the second story
and at the southwest corner of the mission
house. This has been fitted up with running
water. pumps, and other appliances that will
make 1t useful as n room in which to nurse the
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Discovery or = war POst.

From the FfttSbur0 Chronicle.
A traveller meeting a settler near a house In
the b~ackwoodS, the following colloquy occurred
Whose house
"NoREs'."
WHAT'S 1t built OFF,
Logs"
Amy ~neighbors 2"
Frogs"
What's the soilf
Dogs"
The climAtef"
"FoRs."
What do you eatf'
Hogs"
How DO you catch tAsns"
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While travelling on n literary mission for
Messrs. Harper s. Brothers of New York he was
attacked by cholera and was received and cured
at this mission house. Continuing his Journey,
he was stricken with typhoid fever and died
Nov. 20, 1892, just south OF Julia, whore no
was buried. This room was furnished by his
friends in memory of him and in recognition OF
tho kind treatment he received here" The
framework Of the memorial Is % inches high
and is made of bronze. The picture is painted
on wood. The memorial has already been
started on the journey to Persia
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fERoDoRE oHlEp MEMonrAL.
Tablet Erected for Him IN the nsisulsn mouus
at Tnbrtr, Per4tn.

ut TnbriE, Perth.
The accompanying illustration shows the me.
mortal erected Mt TRbriz. Persia, TO Theodore
Child, the woll-remombered Paris correspondent
OF THE Sun, who died six years ago. 1t will DO
remembered that Mr.. Child was travelling on a
literary mission for Harper s. Brothers when
he was taken i'll with cholera In November, 1892.
He was received and cured in the mission house
al Tabrizin which the memorial has been placed,
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TWO Not Always Company.

People who are shut off from contin-
ual contact with their kind are apt to
grow splenetic. Army officers who have
lived for long periods at one company
post on the frontier and the wives of
these army officers may know something
about the difficulties of small groups Of
human beings living together and low
ing one another.
Keepers of lighthouses do not always
get along together, and if there are two
lighthouse keepers and two lighthouse
keepers wives the result is generally a
monkey and parrot time.
Light housekeeping in lighthouses by
lighthouse keepers wives often leads to
heavy work with rolling pins.
Even husbands and wives have been
known to quarrel on the honeymoon
tour, not because they did not love one
another, but because, being in foreign
countries, they were cut off from their
kind and were forced to rely entirely on
one anotber's society. 1t is one of the
weaknesses of human nature. Man is
gregarious When a few individuals are
isolated, they nearly always quarrel
Exchange.
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THE UNITED STATES FIFTH
The Position of this Country Among the
Naval Powers.

The Position of this Country Among the
Naval Powers.
The United States now ranks fifth
among the naval powers of the earth
and is a tie with Germany. England is
first, France second, Russia third and
Italy fourth. The German navy is bet"
ter supplied with torpedo boats than
that of the United States, but we are
little ahead on battleships and cruisers.
Taking one consideration with another,
however, there is little difference.
When the Kentucky, Kearsarge, Illinois
and the other vessels now building are
adoat, we shall surpass Germany, but
the Germans, however, have magnlfi-
cent scheme for the development OF
their navy, and the recent episodes III
China were planned for the purpose OF
stimulating the interest of their parlia'
ment and the people. If the emperor S
programme is carried out Germany
will spend 5000, 600, 600 in naval con-
struction during the next nine or ten
years-an average of about $40, 900, coo
a year-for battleships, cruisers, coast
defense monitors and other fighting ma
terials and will run way ahead of US
and take the second place. In 1906 the
German navy will be increased to II
battleships of the first class. coast de-
tense vessels, 9 first class cruisers and
20 second class cruisers. The battleships
will be the most formidable in the
world and are to cost S., 900, 900 each,
the cruisers So, 900, 900 each and the
small cruisers 81, 000, 600 EACH The ap-
preparation by the German parliament
for the year amounts to 50, 900, 600 and
will be spent in the construction of
first class battleships, l first class ar
mored cruiser, 5 second class protected
cruisers, 2 gunboats, torpedo boats and
1 torpedo boat destroyer
During the present year Russia will
spend 81, 500, 900 for her naval estab'
lishment She has now under oonstruc-
ton 8 battleships, 2 coast defense YES
sells, 2 armored cruisers, protected
cruisers gunboats and 40 torpedo
boats.
Great Britain, however, as usual, is
outdoing all the nations in naval con-
struetion and during the present year
will spend 500, 500, 0OO She has now
under construction III vessels, and sew
eral of them will be completed before
next January-viz, 10 battleships, II
first class cruisers, 8 second class cruls-
ers, 10 third class cruisers, 6 twin screw
gunboats, 56 torpedo boat destroyers,
light draft gunboats and l royal yacht
Great Britain has today in this cata-
logue of ships under construction a fleet
as fine as that of the United States,
Italy, Germany or any other nation ex-
cept France and Russia. Chicago Rec
orl
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WASHINGTON.

The Mite Society met in School
House Hall last week and about seven
ty-five people attended.
V. w. Curtis was in town last week
visiting his parents.
Mrs. Anna Benedict Franklin is Wis
iting at Geo. M. Seaver's.
Chas. Emery has hired Chas. Nourse
to take care of the towns poor.
Glen Bigelow has moved into the
house in our village owned by Winslow
Flint; and will pursue the art of paint
ing.
Frank Richardson gave party last
Monday evening.
The Universalists held meetings on
Thursday and Friday of this week.
Revs. Downey and Cobb were pres
ent.
Mrs. F. A. Warner has charge of the
millinery establishment of Mrs. Bond
of Barre during her absence.
1t was reported about town that
Aunt Tabitha was in a terribly depres
sed state of mind and when we called
in found it to be true, but Sairey Ann
was trying to comfort the old lady by
SdN llSs I1fJ" ctbhCPs NUM- LAWN
don't you worry nothing about your
quarry. This town will soon be a
booming and our old house Will be fill
ed with papers from Barre announcing
their opening days their closing
days, their special bargain days, the If
birth days and all the other days they
are having down there, and when yGu
go down to trade won't be "Old Aunt
Tabitha from the little ancient settle
ment up the branch" You'll be Mrs.
So-and-so from Washington who owns
a fine marble quarry up there. A due
ed fine old lady, only just a little &c
centric, don't cher know" And when
you've traded hundred dollars wOr' h
at one store down there they'll give
you little gold cuff box or delicate
ly tinted silk handkerchief to take the
place of your old red bandanna they We
smiled so many smiles over when they
thought you want looking. Now
cheer up l say or you'll be having ner-
vous prOstration or appendicitis and a
pretty time I'll have taking care Of
you.
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VERSHIRE.

Mr.. Bartlett and family have moved
back to Plainfeld.
Mr.. Daniel johnson has bought Mr..
Gearge Kimball's farm in West Fairlee
and will move there soon.
Rev. G. B. Drake was in Chelsea last
week.
Mr.. Leonard Robinson is reported as
gaining at the general hospital in Boston.
Mrs. Elisha Prescott has been quite i'll
during the past week, but is now gaining.
Since the thaw the freighting teams go
the station on wheels.
There was wedding at Mr.. E. Hoods
Feb. 9th, the contracting parties being
Mr.. Charles Farwell, and Miss Katie
Hood Elder Q. w. Jackson performed
the ceremony.
Mr.. Woodcock and family came last
week.
Mr. Wetherbee has moved to the Al
phonso Cross house at the Lower Village.
Rev. G. B. Drake was in Chelsea last
week.
Mr. J. J. Parshley came home from Bos-
ton last week.
a. There were fifty present at the party at
Mr.. Lackey'S Tuesday evening, in spite
of the bad travelling.
Mrs. J. J. Parshley, who was severely
injured by being thrown from her sleigh
while passing loaded team two weeks
ago, is improving although she still suf-
fers much pain in her head.
George Kimball has bought the place
owned by Mr. X. o. Darling, near the
village.
Sap has run freely during the past two
weeks, and the recent thaW has taken
down the snow a great deal.
Hugh Clark has gone to Chelsea to as
sist his brother during sugaring.
Mrs. Mary Holt Hall of Lyndonville, a
grand aunt of Mrs. Mary W. Parker, re-
Gently celebrate ed her 92nd birthday.
Mrs. Hall is the widow of the late Rev.
DR.. S. Il. Hall, LII d., formerly Principal
of Philips Academy, AndOver, and the
founder of normal schools in America.
He was for many years successful
preacher, teacher and lecturer and was
the author of many text books.
The S1st birthday of Deacon HAL Col
ton was cele brated by a surprise party at
his residence last week. About one hun
loved a splendid time. A delicious sup
per was served, and all united in wishing
him many happy returns of his birthday.
Elmer Blanchard and Fred Powers have
returned from trip to LacOnia, n. Ii.
Nellie Spear is working for Mr.. Cyrus
Fuller.
There was a party at the home of Mr..
G. b. Titus, March I'd, which was very
largely attended and very pleasant time
reported by all.
Miss Jessie Lackey is better and has
returned home.
Mrs. Henry Morse has been caring for
Mrs. Elisha Prescott.
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EAST CORuNTH.

East Corinth creamery paid it's pat
rons % cents for February butter
Mrs. G. F. Butterfeld, who has
been working at Chas. Martins, has
returned.
Farmers made very little new
sugar last week.
The last of the series of Skim Milk
dances was held Friday evening.
Quite a large number were present and
as usual all enjoyed pleasant time.
At the meeting of the East Corinth
public library the following officers
were elected: President, Dir. F. A.
Stevens; vice president, G. NJ. Page;
secretary and treasurer w. r. Row
land: executive committee, w. Chap
man, E. S. Rowland, A. d. Jackman,
G. G. Dickey.
RELIEF FOR STARVING NEIGHBORS.
In response to an appeal from the
Cuban Relief Committee steps are be-
ING taken to collect supplies IN money,
food, medicine and clothing for the
starving Cubans. Solicitors are named
for the Center and East sections of
the town who will receive whatever
NAV be given; articles of clothing, such
as shoes, cotton or linen goods, cloth
or garments for old or young; in food,
rice, beans, peas, coyned, dry or pick
led beef; in medicines, anything for
fevers, including a large portion of
uuinine. Gen. Lee specifies summer
clothing, second haSd or otherwise,
principally for women and children.
1t is needless to repeat facts as to
the urgency of this call or the pro
priety of immediate action. Two calls
have come from President Mckinley
in which the Governor of our state
Joins. All families or persons not
otherwise solicited are requested to
confer with any member of the com
mittee named below as to supplies
they are willing to furnish. Anything
brought to East Corinth or to the Cen
ter church Sunday next, March goth,
as contributions to the relief fund will
be cared for and all forwarded as per
directions of n. E. committee, Col.
Albert Clarke, secretary, II Bedford
street, Boston. Solicitors, COrinth
Center, A. E. Kinney. Estelle Nc
Farland, Loren X. Richardson. For
East Corinth, Henry Metcalf, Mrs.
May COrliss.
Z. w. HATCH, for committee.
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Rents the KIOnC{ike.

Mr.. A. c. Thomas of Marysville, Tex,
has found more valuable discovery than
has yet been made in the Klondike. For
years he suffered untold agony from con
sumption, accompanied by hemOrrhages
and was absolutely cured by DR.. Kings
New Discovery for consumption, coughs
and colds. He declares that gold is of lit
GUS cure; would have it even if it cost a
hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, bron-
chitis and all throat and lung affections
are positively cured by DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. Trial bot
ties free at j. M. 1aylOr's drug store,
Regular size so cts and 81. Guaranteed
to cure or price refunded.