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The Irish standard., 1898-08-27

the eminent actor, sung the song nightly
in London for some weeks: it became
very popular, under the title, Britannia,
the Pride, etc. visited London in 1S47.
and found the song claimed as an Eng
lish composition"
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe tells this story
of how she came to write her stirring
song, the Battle Hymn of the Republic:
1T was during the second year of the
war;" she says, "and I had gone to
Washington with my husband and my
pastor, the Rev. James Freeman Clark.
1 had wished many times that I could
do something for my country, but the
way seemed closed. My husband was
too old and i'll to go; my son was only
boy. My children were so young that
could not leave my home for long my
self. While we were in Washington
there was a great review of the troops
across the river. We drove out to see
it. While it was in progress there was
dash made against some of our troops
by the enemy. 1t was repulsed, but the
review was abandoned, and the troops
came thronging back to Washington,
and we with them.
THE next morning just about 4
O'Clock, 1 woke suddenly. AS 1 lay
there in bed, the words of the hymn be-
gan to form themselves in my mind.
I got up, and, by the faint light of the
early morning, scrawled them on a piece
Of paper, and then went back to bed
and sound sleep again. That is the way
the hymn was written
The Star Spangled Banner was writ
ten by Francis Scott Key, a native Of
Maryland, born Aug. 1, 1879. 1t was
during the war of 1872, when Mr.. Key
went out from Baltimore in little boat,
under flag of truce, to secure the re-
lease of friend who had been captured
by one Of the British feet in Chesapeake
bay. Lord Cockburn had just completed
preparations for an attack on Fort Nc
Henry, and did not permit Key to re-
turn to the shore. The bombardment
began on Sept. 13, 1914, and lasted "a
hours.
Key, in his little boat, which was
moored to the commanders vessel,
watched all through the night the terri
BILE battle, and, from his position, was
almost in line of the fire of his friends
in the fort. He kept his eyes close set
upon the Fort McHenry flag that Lord
Cockburn had boasted would be taken
in a few hours. When morning dawned,
the rising sun illumined the flag wav-
ing in the breeze, "our flag is still
there" Then, in fever of excitement,
Key took an old letter from his pocket,
and, placing it on barrel-head, wrote
this inspiring song, which was first
called The Defense of Fort McHenry It
found its way into print week later,
and soon became the favorite song Of
the soldiers. The original flag which
delighted the eyes Of Key after his long
night vigil is now in the possession of
the Massachusetts Historical Society.
A grand monument was recently
erected to Key, and Henry Watterson,
of the Louisville Courier. Journal, de-
livered the Grafton on its unveiling.
The Irish standard., 1898-08-27

President Mckinley has selected four
of the five members who will constitute
the peace commission. They are ex-
Secretary Day, Senator Davis, Of Min.
nesota, Gen. B. F. Tracy, of New York,
and ex-Gov. McCreary, of Kentucky. The
fifth man has not yet been appointed.
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The Irish standard., 1898-08-27

Paul Dana, of the New York Sun, is
The paper which once shone for all now
shines exclusively for the wreckers Of
the republic.
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AT LUzoN.
The Situation, Cables Gen. Otis, is Some
what improved

Washington, Oct. 2O.-Under date of
yesterday, Gen. Otis, at Manila, cabled
the war department as follows:
The situation in Luzon somewhat
improved. Influence of Filipinos of ed
ucation and property, not desiring in
dependent government, but hostile to
Spain gaining ascendaney in revolu-
tfonary councils Promising nothing,
but enforcing the law. Complications
seriously affect fnter-island commerce
and diminish revenue. Affairs pro
crossing favorably, though sick report
increasing, owing mostly to careless
ness of enlisted men. Health of officers
good. Condition of city and facilities
for quartering troops improving. Fee
yer decreasing. Intestinal troubles
about the same. Many slight ailments
smallpox apparently arrested Deaths
during the month: Eight smallpox,
eight typhoid, five malarial and intes-
final complaints, three accident"
Gen. Otis cabled considerable more
than the above, but the department
does not deem it advisable to make the
other portions OF the dispatch public
because of it's bearing upon the peace
negotiations. 1t contains suggestions
by Gen. Otis regarding the disposition
of the Philippines and also information
about the insurgents
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by dood deal' she said, just like that.
phanOpnat,o1 baxr TNt,ff

by dood dealr she said, just like that.
Phenomenal, hey, Duff?"
Dufferstone was nervously drumming
on his desk with paper weight by this
time, and he looked at his watch sew
eral times. But those moves We're Just
meat and drink for No. 8, who had so
often suffered at Dufferstone's hands in
the same way. So he remained and re-
called couple more little reminiscent
ces of little Freda.
No 4 of the mean, ornery quartet
didn't run across Dufferstone until late
in the afternoon. Dufferstone was run
nlng for an avenue car to go home,
when No. hailed him from across the
street, Dufferstone, thinking that No. 4
wanted to talk some kind of business
with him, gave up his chase after the
car and waited for No. 4 to come up.
How're you, Dufferstone?" inquired
No. 4. "How's that boy of yours. any
how? Say, the reason I called you was
that / know you're interested in these
little stories of childhood, and l wanted
to tell you one that friend o. mine
was telling me this morning down
at"
Suspicion, dark and deep. crept into
Dufferstone's eyes. But he felt his own
guilt. He took out his watch and start
ed to run for the next car that came
along Just then.
"Ain't got time just now" Duffer-
stone called back to No. A.
All of this happened on Saturday last
and Dufferstone has permitted six
whole days to go by without telling a
single story of his wonderful young one
Washington Star
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-21
TRAVELS OF COINS.
Some Old Pieces Could Tell Remark
able Stories of Their Wanderings.

able Stories of Their Wanderings.
(From the New Orleans Times Demo-
crat)
IF an old coin could only talk, what
strange adventures it might TELL" re-
marked a Canal street druggist. twirl-
ing silver piece he had just received
from a customer. Now. this half
dollar was coined in 1s4S, the year the
great gold craze began iii California.
and I SHOULD say by its looks that it
has been in pretty constant circulation
ever since. Think what a volume of
trade that represents. If it purchased
its face value only once a day, which
is certainly a modest estimate, it has
done well on to $4,000 worth of BUSH
ness in tine half century it has been GO
ing the rounds. That quite record
isn't it? And l dare say that curious
Things have happened to it in it's jour
neylnSs. IL las been borrowed and
stolen and lost and lent: it has been
boarded by mlsers and squandered by
prod1gals and who knows how often it
has been the last coin in the pocket of
q suicide? 1t must have lain on gam
Ing tables and ratified in church boxes
aud held down the eyelids of the dead
There is no telling in what far coun-
tries 1t has Travelled, and what fantas-
TIC foreign things it may have bought.
never finger one of these old coins
without q cert air sense of awe and an
inclination to stop, no matter how busy
l may be, and do little day dream
ing over its history
All that reminds me-" said gentle
man VINO had listened to the druggists
honnily, of a queer experiment [ made
years ago. was specializing one day
on the possible wanderings of coins.
and just to test the matter l had
small steel punch made with my ini-
tlalsN cut in The end. BY bringing it
down sharply on coin, 1 could leave
the letters indented on the surface.
We'll, for long time-over year, in
tact-I stamped every scrap of hard
money | got hold of-nickels pennies
and all. l suppose at the very lowest
estimate l turned adrift four hundred
or five hundred separate pieces bear
ing my sign manual meanwhile keep
ing my eyes oper for the return of any
CT the wanderers. 1t was in 1881 or
1883 that l began work with the die
ard in all these intervening years
have never vet received a coin bearing
my stamp. Looking for the initials
has become such a habit with me that
do it instinctively almost every time
l receive any change. Several years
ago l was cashier in a good sized re-
tail house here, and handled a great
many fractional coins. Hundreds of
them had teen marked, but none had
my particular stamp This certainly
shows how widely money becomes
scattered. A young friend of mine
tried the same experiment. and after
q considerable lapse of time, found one
of his coins in some change given him
in q store in New York. He had
ring put in the piece and wears it on
his watch chain"
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to seven miles, returning to the house
or other point of vantage whence they
started. BY adopting this plan it is
quite possible for the quarry to watch
the dogs set forth on his own trail,
while he himself Is safely in hiding
within a few yards of them. Such a
course of procedure at a public gather
ing would, however, be obviously inn
possible.
1t is to be hoped that the trials will
prove all that their projectors antici-
pate, and that the bloodhound may yet
accomplish in these latter days some
thing practical which shall justify his
high reputation in the lnan-catching
line But, in the light of past expert
ence, it is permissible to be skeptical.
For it must be remembered that this
is by no means the first time that the
subject has been preached. Twenty
years ago at Warwick trials having a
similar object in view were conducted,
and they were repeated later on at AL
exandra park.
Again when the chastity and never
forgotten Whitechapel tragedies
We're shocking the world the idea of
employing dogs to hunt the mysterious
assassin or assassins was seriously en-
tertained by the Scotland Yard au-
thorities, and Sir Charles Warren then
the chief commissioner of police, was
successfully tracked round Hyde park
by couple of MIR. BroUgh's hounds
The trial in this particular instance
took place in the early morning and
the press failed to get wind of the af-
fair until it was all over Details are
therefore lacking, but 1t was to be pre-
sumed, seeing that no further steps
We're taken in the matter, that Sir
Charles was not convinced of the prac-
teal value of bloodhounGs for criminal
catching purposes.
The difficulty lies, of course, in keep
ing the trail clear. The news that muir
der has been committed soon spreads,
and thousands Of people deem it in
cumbent upon them to flock to the
spot, obliterating all footmarks and ef-
fectually destroying that scent which is
the bloodhound's only guide.
1t was estimated that within "a hours
fully 10000 persons visited the lonely
villa at MusWell hill wherein old Mr..
Smith was done to death by Millsom
and Ferdler and quite as many more
have up to the present gaGed curiously
at the outside of the 3lacAheath house,
within whose walls week or two ago
poor Mrs. Tyler was foully slain.
Under such circumstances as these a
bloodhound is, of course, worse than
useless. But, given a clean trail not
too old, and leading across a fairly open
country, much might be accomplished
For even if the criminal was not ac-
tually run to earth, the direction he
took would afford a pretty good clue
to the particular place or locality for
which he was making.
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ALL AGE CLASS.
Brunswick Trials at Barre
Again Successful.

Barre, Oct 2O-Members of the
| Brunswick Fur Club now at Barre
awoke this morning to1ind that a typ
ical day had dawned for the sport
which they are enjoying in this old
town. The difference between today
and Yesterday had a tendency to enliv-
en- the spirits of the fox hound men,
and they entered upon the days events
with apparent gusto, and the hunts
men donned their field attire and start
ed for the scene of the sport with pleas
ing anticipations
There was just enough moisture in
the ground to make following easy, and
there was no wind to interfere with the
scent of the dogs. The start was made
mile or more north of the town at
what is known as the Sanderson farm,
at $50 o'clock. The club hunted east,
going beyond the old reservoir, and
north to the woods beyond.
Here, about 1880 o'clock, q fox was
jumped, and the II hounds of the all
age class began their work right mer-
rAy. The drive continued for an hour
and half, and was simply superb,
there scarcely being a break, the fox
playing between lane and the Arson
Rice farm. About O'clock the pack
divided, trailing the one formerly
started and following the last one.
About noon the pack of dogs ran
their fox to earth. He was punched out
by the huntsmen, and the hounds gave
him aHbther chase. After cfrcling
about for time, and doing some mag
nificent leading the fox again bur-
rowed, and the dogs were called off.
The other pack ran their fox west
ward toward the Petersham road, where
dogs and foxes got away from the
hunters and but very little was seen of
the work by the judges. A party of
hunters on knoll, however, saw the
run and pronounced it sharp and ex-
cellent throughout. Todays hunt was
one of the most successful in the his
tory of the club, and all of the hounds
did excellent work
w. r. Deane, who came UP from Wor-
cester, intending merely to see the
hounds cast off, and then return on
the O. clock train, became so entranced
with the thrilling sport of the chase
that he gave up all thoughts of Wor-
cester, and remained here during the
day.
Tomorrow will conclude the trials in
the a1l-age class, and after the sports
of the day the awards in this class will
be made. After today's sport a local
amateur photographed the pack in the
all-age class.
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ENGLISH BLooDHoUNDs.
Hunting Trials coon to Be Held
in Yorkshire.
(From he London Mail

An interesting series of experiments
is soon to begin under the auspices of
the Association of Bloodhound Breed
ers, which Is arranged for man-hunting
trials with bloodhounds in Yorkshire.
The object of these experiments is to
determine what reliance can be placed
upon English bloodhounds in tracing
criminals.
The trials, or tests" as bloodhound
owners prefer to call them, will be car
ried out under circumstances as nearly
as possible analogous to those which
might be supposed to prevail if the dogs
were engaged in hunting down an act
ual criminal. The hounds viii not be put
upon a freShly-laid scent but upon one
which is at least three hours old. The
runners boots will be 'sclean"-that is
to say they will not be anointed with
anse seed or with any other substance
calculated to strengthen the scent.
Distances will be fixed at first at from
one to three miles, gradually increasing
to six, eight or more. if necessary. And,
finally, neither owners, nominators nor
any persons connected with the kennels
will be permitted to act as runners.
These latter will, in fact, be found by
the association, and their identity will
be kept a close secret until the day for
the meeting arrives They will be good
athletes and natives Of the district, who
know the country well. This latter
qualification is very necessary one,
for the particular district of the moors
wherein it is proposed to hold the trials
is an exceedingly wild and rugged one,
and is, moreover, dotted with boys and
bog holes in whose treacherous depths
a stranger might easily come to grief.
OF course, in the forthcoming trials it
will be arranged, wherever possible, that
the runner shall have gained .sanctu-
ary'' before the dogs are laid on; but
naturally this very desirable consum-
nation cannot invariably be guaran-
teed. In private trials it is usual for the
runner to make a circuit of from four
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Il [HIE s. . +,
SUNDAY SPY.
THE CANNON STILL KING.
(From The Chicago Journal.l

(FfOm the chicago Journal
The tool that has done the most brill
liant and splendid offensive work in the
naval part of the war has been the old
cannon.
The ram hasn't been used.
Torpedoes haven't blown up any
thing, although two of them discharged
by the Spaniards have been found
stranded on a Cuban beach.
The torpedo boat has accomplished
almost nothing beyond carrying dis
patches FIVE Spanish boats and one
American having been completely dis
abled to date.
The submarine mine has hurt no one
since the Maine was destroyed, the two
that exploded in Manila bay merely
stirring up the mud.
The pneumatic guns of the Vesuvius
have made o great noise and fright
ened the enemy. but whether the pro-
jectiles have done much material dam
age or not, or can be made to in the
future, is still problematical
But when it comes to the S or 10 or
12-ineh rified gun, with a nervy, sober,
mechanical Yankee squirting through
the sights, that means business. Bricks
and mortar are going to crumble and
warships' boilers are going to be
searched out and blown up.
The old cannon, reinforced in the
breech, with twisting ribs cut through
the bore loaded with chunks of brown
stuff and holding a large, pointed steel
prescription for Spanish big head in its
thrOat-that old cannon is still king.
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Described a.
Length.
REV. ALEX. DIGIT
Entertained a Large Meet
ing at Webster Royalty.

Webster, Oct. 2O-At the soclable
given at the Methodist Episcopal
Church this evening, Rev. Alexander
Digit, the pastor, gave a very inter-
esting account of his recent trip to Eu-
rope. The address was preceded by a
pleasing entertainment, and that in
turn by a bean supper at o'clock. 1t
was all under the auspices of the La
dies Aid Society. and the general COM
mittee in charge were Miss Flora B.
Gould, Mrs. William c. Wellington and
Mrs. Fred Woodell. Special music was
rendered by the supervision of Choir
Master E. D. Clemans.
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WILL NOT SAVE FROM DROWNING
A Strange Antipathy to Rescuing Folk
From the Water
(From the Boston Glohe. )


A strange antipathy once prevailed to
rescuing drowning man, the idea
being that the person saved would
sooner or later, do some sort Of injury
to the man who preserved his life. Sir
Walter Scott, in the Pirate" tells how
Bryce the peddler refused to help Nor
daunt to save the shipwrecked sailor
from drowning. and even demonstrated
With him on the rashness of such a
deed
Are you mad" said the peddler, "you
that have lived sac lang in Zetland. to
FISK the saving of drowning man?
Wot We not, If We bring him to life again
he will be sure to do you some injury?''
This prejudice, which was deeply
rooted among our seagoing community
In many parts of the country, existed
not very long ago in Cornwall 1t is
found, too, among French sailors and
the boatmen Of the Danube, and is
widely credited in Russia.
MI Barry, in his Ivan at Home"
gives striking instance Of the Russian
repugnance to saving life from drown
ing.
One day drunken man walked into
the water and disappeared A number
Of spectators stood by and gazed on the
scene with the utmost Indifference. but
no one tried to rescue him. A court of
inquiry was held, but as. on exanfna-
ton, no cross was found on his neck.
verdict was quickly agreed upon bv
the villagers. who declared that the
man was drowned because he had mo-
cross upon his necck."
The Bohemian fisherman shrinks
from snatching a drowning man from
the waters, fearing that the water
demon would take away his luck in
fishing, and drown him at the first OBJ
portunity. This is lingering survival
of the ancient significance of this SUI
perstition, the explanation being that
the water spirit is naturally angry at
being despoiled of it's victim. and
henceforth bears a special grudge
against the unlucky person who has
dared to Illustrate him. Thus, when
some one is drowned in Germany. the
remark is made "'Fhe river spirit
claims his yearly sacrifice" or 'sThe
nix has taken him
Out of Europe, also, the accidental
drowning of person is attributed to a
similar seizure, and the Siamese breads
the 'Pnuk, or water spirit, that seizes
bathers and drags them under to his
dwelling. The Sioux Indians have a
similar fancy and tell how men have
been drowned by Unk-Tahe, the water
monster For the same reason, it an
pears, the Kamtchadals, far from help
ing man out of the water, would
drown him by force. Ii rescued by any
chance, no one would receive him into
his house, or give him food
The Chinese reluctance to save a man
from drowning arises from quite a diff
ferent belief-it being supposed that the
spirit Of a person who has met his
death in this way continues to fit along
the surface of the water until it has
caused, by drowning, the death of
fellow creature. A Chinaman, therefore
who attempts to rescue another from
drowning is considered to incur the
hatred of the uneasy spirit. which is
DESTROYS, even at the expense of a mans
life. to escape from its wanderings.
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lay crosswalks, then the entire street
VIII not have to be scraped every time
1t rains.
Volunteers George r. Eagan and
Dennis Maloney of co. X, 9Th Massa-
ehusetts regiment, Southbridge, visit
ed Joseph Stone in town today
Rev. Alex. Digit Aofficiated at the
funeral of the infant child of Mr. and
Mrs Edward Mathewson at the house,
this afternoon.
Hon. and Mrs. c. c. Corbln left today
for Boston.
The six-days' old child of Henry
Grzyli died today. The family live in
Jericho village.
DR.. F. e. McDermott has been admit
ted to the Foresters.
Printiss Howard, superintendent Of
the Chase wooden mills, is in Philadel-
phia on business, while his wife is
visiting in Douglas.
Selectman Henry Brandes, who has
been confined to the house on account
of illness, was out today.
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AN HONEST KING.
lFrom the London Tid Bits.

Whoever reads, the following must
own to a feeling of respect for the
honest king. King Frederick VI of
Denmark, while travelling through Jut-
land, one day entered village school
and found the children lively and intel
ligent and quite ready to answer his
questions.
"Wer, youngsters" he said, what
are the names Of the greatest kings of
Denm&rk2'
with one accord they cried out:
"Canute the Great, Waldemar and
Christian ""
Just then a little girl, to whom the
schoolmaster had whispered something,
stood up and raised her hand.
do you know another?" asked the
king.
"Yes-Frederick W.
What great act did he perform?"
The girl hung her head and STAN
mered out: II don't know"
BE comforted, my child" said the
king; 81 don't know, either"