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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
oRoss-coUNrRY RUNNING.
SITE Long Island Trails Covered In Good Horu
Tho winners.

stin Long Island Trails Covered In Good Horn
THE winners.
The invitation cross-country run Of tho Sea
View Harriers of Brooklyn yesterday was I'M
usually successful. Among the starters were
Frank Bernard. Sea Wow Harriers; Harry Nell
son and G. MacGregor. Grace A. O.; W. Prico.
st. Bartholomew A. O.; Eugene II. Whitlach,
New Jersey A. G.; William Horner, st. Bar
tholomew A. c.. and Samuel Parks, New Jersey
A. G. The course covered was dow Fourth
avenue to Sixty-sixth street. to tho city limo
road, to the gas house. thence across country
toward Bensonhurst to Dyker Meadows. thence
to Fourth avenue. and then a straight run
home. TIL order at the finish was:
William Horner. sc. Bartholomew A. c.. was nrst
in, with Eugene II. whitach. New Jersey A. O.. sec.
ond; W. Price. st. Bartholomew A. c., third, @. Horn,
Sea View Harriera. fourth; Z. EicholSon. varuna Boat
Club. NTH. and then came q dead heat between J. J.
Mcintyre. st. Bartholomew A. o.. and Samuel Parks,
New Jersey A. c. Time. 81 minutes Is seconds.
The invitation crOss-country run OF the Star
A. c. OF Long Island City. which was held yes
The Course Was about eight miles. The tinish.
was as follows:
First. John MSlloy, <. a; CT second; oharls.
fourth. John Mason. Star a. C.; NTH, ". smith. NY
!. g; sixth, R. Kennedy seventh. Maurice Hiuesi
Albert Hammarth; eleventh. j. white, and twelfth.
=; C50nin, all Of the Ga, star 4; oi thirteenth, Charles sS
seconds.
Capt. FRANK 1. Fisher got the athletes of the
National A. @. OF Brooklyn of on q fine cross
and finish was from the new clubhouse on Cedar
miles of the territory toward. R%idgewood was
Wynne first, Frank l. Fisher second. Harry L.
Rope third. Time, 40 minutes 26la seconds.
The members of tho williamsburg a. A. held
amembers'r run yesterday from the club grounds.
A rough trail of about six miles to Laurel Hill
and back was followed, and in the sprint for
home 8. A. Walters arrived first. with Otto
Petersen a close second. and j. III. Schumann
third. Time. So minutes 37la seconds.
Chess Notes.
Major Hanham will give a simultaneous az
hibition at the Cosmopolitan Chess Club, Zig
Second avenue, this evening. He will play
against sixteen members of the club.
The New Jersey Chess Association viii hold
its thirteenth annual meeting for tournament
play at tho Palma Club, Jersey City, on Wash
ington's Birthday. Twenty prizes will DO given.
The Boston Chess Club.gave a reception TO K
X. Southland, champion OF the Harvard .Univer-
sity Chess Club, in recognition OF his brilliant
and unbroken record Of victories In the recent
Intercollegiate tourney.
The amateur meeting at the Craigside Hydro,
LlandudnO, Wales, ended on Jan. ~. Burn won
the first prize, Bellingham the second. and Jones
the third. Wilmot. Schott, Owen. Sherrard,
and Gunston finished In the order named.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-24
BOWLING.

Moro Records or Tournaments Going On In
This Vicinity.
Tho following are additional records Of tho prin-
cipal competitions hereabouts:
NEW YORK ROYAL ARcAHUn LEAGUE.
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Chess Notes.


The New Rochelle defeated the
Eleventh Separate Company team OF Mount Vernon
a. the lsttsr's Armory on Saturday nighS By . score Of
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two years he began to feel q pain in his
| back. He confided his fears to his attend
| ant physician. ITS working out, I'm
| sure" he said, sorrowfully.
| And so 1t appeared, for a distinct lump
vas forming just below the shoulder blade.
Inc Phoongyes were notified, and there
| vas great rejoicing among them. They
came and beat tom-toms all night long in
| front Of VALENTINES bungalow This was
| to drive the Nahts away, SO that they
would not steal the ''Beda'' again.
| Valentine was loaded down with pres
ents. and Toasted like bullock for the sac
| rifice.
Il shall be rich man." he said to Cor
| byn. IF the thing holds Off for a time
But the fncessant drumming and song
prayer making about his bungalow was
| driving him nearly mad for want of Sleep
linen one day Corbyn made a discovery
| 1t was only boil, the result of mangoe
eating.
The Phoongyes were in despair.
Just about that time Hpo Thit walked
INTO mis- bungalow one day, and, humping
MS forehead on the floor begged Valen-
tynes forgiveness for wounding him. He
had served his time, and was going away.
| II he remained in Burmah they would kill
him for stealing the 'Beda," so he was 60
! ing to some other country.
And that was the last ANYBODY ever sa
| of Hpo Thit in Burma
Three years more of playing Buddha at
| the rate of ten Thousand a year passed
ard this time there could be no mistake
ooout IL, 81 SoTDyn SaIN Inc ruby was
| &C ming right enough this time. 1t was
&C ming not far from the place where the
| Doll mad been; in fact 1t was the irritat ton
| o. the "Beda" that had most likely caused
| the boil :
| 1t was the same old thing over again
tom-tons. and poays, ard presents, and
much praying. ard the working Of charms
to keep the Nahts away-only stronger
| time.
corbyn could take his fingers and push
1t about under the skin, and the grim,
| butternut-coiored faces of the Phoongyes
were to getting the heaven-sent relic
even the officials were pleased-pleased
with Vaisntyne, pleased with themselves
ana with the way they had managed the
| ruby back again. and VALENTINE would
| nave done well out of the deal: in fact he
might be renstated In the service, IL this
spirit OF Buddha were cast out of him.
Tended his patronage to the extracting of
Apart from this 1t had a great surgical
interest. All the medical fraternity in
to be present; If he had chosen to charge
an admission of ten rupees a head he
might have had his compound filed a:
| that price. the day Corbyn summoned the
| of the ruby.
everything was in readiness. The arch
bishop had brought a sacred dish that wa :
supposed to have at one time belonged to
Buddna Gandama, to receive the "Beda''
| in.
Valentyne's back was barred; Corbyn
made an incision with his scalpel pressed
gently with the forefinger of his right
ifand downward, and in a second it lay in
| his left hand
He gave it little rinse in a bowl of
warm water he had ready. and held il In
to the expcctant gaze of the MANY craniny
heads
1t was piece of oblong lead-a slug.
Hpo Thit had lied, that was all ard had
the ruby away with him-at least 1t was
never found
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he could see just where to put the small
round packet he took from the roll in his
cloth just at his waist.
he put 1t down in a corner of the teak
WOOD box then. actuated by a sudden re-
soive, he picked 1t up, unrolled the little
piece OF yellow cloth in which it was
wrapped, and took a long, loving look at
u AS ne rolled it in his hand near tn,
flckering cotton dip the little room SEEM
nght Grcaat ruby tinted rays shot hither
and thither. until the dazzling brightness
ilghted up the uncertain gloom and ii was
as though red wine had been thrown high
in the bright, MONDAY sunshine
III was the stolen ruby; and night was
being made hideous with the din across
the road in the Phoongye kyoung.
Ihere was so much of terror, so mucn
OF menace, in the hoarse roar of the
Phoongyes, and the crowd Of Buddhists
VINO mad been attracted by their cries. that
his heart failed him-he dropped it again
IN the box and passed silently, swiftly
out into the Burmese night
AS ne disappeared small figure glided
out from behind a Penang mat which
served as curtain to doorway and, kneel-
ing over the box. searched for that which
Hpo Thit had put there.
IL was Mi Mira. "Ho. no, Hpo Thit: be-
cause Moung Ouray told Mi MIRA that YOU
are always smoking at the opium, and
because OF that Mi MIRA would have moth
ing TO do with you. you would have Valen-
tyne Thakine make thief of Moung
Ouray"
Then she disappeared behind the cur
tain again. and the oil dip flickered low
er and lover. and only the outside clamor
crept into the hoIse-it was so still
soon there was the steady tramp, tramp
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yellow robe. swayed and rocked in the
weird light of their Pickering earth-o oil
lamps. as they called upon the sacrilegious
thief who had stolen the ruby-taken the
sacred Beda.
Nalentyne was horror-struck at the au-
dScity of the thief, for the Beda Buddha
was The most sacred image in all Burmah
Pilgrims came from all over the Burmese
empire to strike with the stag's horn the
ciescent-shaped gong hanging there at it's
side. and then plead with forehead prone
On thu cemented floor I'm front of the
ged. for the intercession of the Beda with
Brddha Gaudama.
The Phoongyes watched II night and day.
and how any one had managed to steal the
ruby, VALENTINE could not understand
lathe meantime Hpo Thit had glided
Silently back through the crotons, and into
the bungalow once more.
The very air was full of demoniac noises
as Hpo Thit slipped into the house. for the
crows. aroused by the Phoongyes uproar,
were screaming and shrieking In a big
tamarind that lowered high above the
champac.
Within all was quiet, and Hpo Thit
lost no time in making his way to the
box they had so lately searched for the
opium.
The little lamp was still burning, 80
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now, though feeling deuced groggy. And
while the sergeant bound UP his wound
they stripped Hpo Thit clean as a whistle.
But there was no ruby-nothing but much
tattooing discovered.
What have you done with the red
stone," asked the superintendent; but Hpo
Thit wouldn't answer.
Then they got back to Thayetmyo as
quickly as they could, carrying VALENTINE
on an improvised dhooly. in the shape Of a
charpoy, which they got from the woOn OF
a reighboring village, by the gentle art OF
compulsion.
When Hpo Thit was brought back by the
police, he was met by a reception commit
tee composed of orthodox Buddhists who
were gathered together with the avowed
object of honOring him with the crucifxion.
To guard against his attaining Nirvana
by a fiuke, as it were, he was to be cruel
fled head downward.
VALENTINE, who was very weak by this
time, had great difficulty in explaining to
them that the government could not allow
such thing to take place.
Have patience, good friends" he said.
I'VE must be merciful' And he talked
cheerfully of the lifelong years of living
hell Hpo Thit would surely get on the An
daman Islands for his part in the little cir
Gus.
In a general sort of way the sergeant ex-
planned to them that they, who knew little
about such things, could only make Hpo
Thit wish he had not done this thing for a
very few minutes at the outside. But the
Thakine. who was the government. could
couse Hpo Thit to revile the day he was
projected into the world by thief of a
jackal for years and years.
So VALENTINE was taken to the hospital,
and Hpo Thit was put in cage behind iron
bars, just like the NANCY tiger they had
seen down at Rangoon.
'I'll have the bullet out Of you in jiffy," "
said the civil surgeon to VALENTINE. as he
rolled up his sleeves and opened his case Of
shining instruments.
I'D if 1 can understand it. though"
he said he probed away, for the jiffy
time had gone by and he hadn't even
touched the bullet yet. ut must be one Of
those Internal skewgee slugs of theirs that
he has pumped into you. 1t seems to have
struck you under the arm as you were
flourishing that sword Of yours, and then
travelled on down along your ribs. God
knows where it is now, for 1 can't find it.
You've lost enough blood over 1t for just
now, anyway; but If there seems to be any
complication setting in, I'll have another
try for it,
The surgeon saw 1t was about time to de-
sist. for VALENTINE was looking pretty well
used up.
Then Hpo Thit was brought up before the
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Establishment cost 100000 francs. and that
It's annual running expenses are calculated
TO be 2S5.OOO francs. A canal was built by
which the waters are diverted through the
establishment and controlled by flood gates
The necessary buildings have been erected
for the housing of the machinery and en-
pic yes.
There are eighteen basins laid side by
side. They are twenty metres long, eight
metres wide ard one metre in depth. Zone
metre is thirty-nine inchesD They are of
brick laid in cement; the water Is brought
in from the canal, and as it is discharged
into these basins 1t is mixed with the milk
OF lime in proper proportion, and the water
Is allowed to flow until all of these basins
are full. The action of the lime is such
that in from seventeen to twenty minutes
all impurities have been precipitated to the
bottom of the basin, and four-fifths of the
water from Its surface dowuwards is pure
operation repeated, and It is said that II
can be repeated every twenty minutes In
this way 1t Is calculated that 10000 cubic
meters OF water can be purified each day.
Excellent Results.
The water obtained after it's treatment
of the milk of lime is limpid. transparent.
with the slightest possible tinge of amber
color. with a perfume or odor, barely per-
ceptible. of lime and also the slightest
greasy feeling to the hand. 1t is what is
known as hard water" investigations
have been made into the water Of the rEs-
pierre before and after it was treated. In
order to discover the effect Of the treatment
upon the germs. pathogenic or otherwise
ard it was calculated that the water before
publication contained 100000 germs per
cubic centfmeter: after publication, $40
germs Tnis ANALYSIS was made at the
hospital OF Lille. The Impurities precipi-
tated to the bottom OF these basins are
gathered and passed through a litter press
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Valentyne's COUNSEL, seeing which way
the wind was blowing. agreed to accept
this ruling of the court. only stipulating
that Corbyn be appointed surgeon for the
neither stone had suffered most in the
grind, and Corbyn was out Of the service.
One little Formally the court demanded:
that was that the archbishop and three or
four Of the chief Phoongyes should go on a
bond for VALENTINES personal safety.
So the superintendent was lodged in a
beautifully furnished bungalow and was
treated very much Ike a distinguished
Life went very pleasantly with him. and
1t did not seem such bad affair after all
Mi MIRA was living in Rangoon, too. as 1t
happened; and Hpo Ihit, in consideration
of his turning queens evidence against
himself re the ruby, was let off with two
years In Jail. and was then busily enpa ped
In pushing a conservancy cart about town.
with clanking chain running from his
waist to either ankle by way of ornament.
The Europeans In Rangoon, with ORIGINAL
playfulness, bestowed upon Valentyne two
or three names expressive Of his occupa-
ton. He was KNOWN down at the Gym
as the Burmese God. Beda." and the
The fellows were never tired Of OFFERING
him as security. swearing roundly that he
was worth two lak,.s Of rupees dead or alive.
One or two playful attempts on his life
relieved the monotony of his existence
but as these laudable efforts were usualiv
frowned down. both by the Phoongyes and
the officials, and as one OF his assailants
caught cold-steel In his right lung thew
ceased altogether after a time. and he was
le6ding a comparatively happy life.
He almost began to wish that the rubv
would stay where It was. We're nxed for
life," he said to Corbyn. III this Beia ruby
doesn't turn up. l must be more careful
of myself / must stop riding, for the
shaking I'D may dislodge the infernaI
thing and start 1t working out"
He had even got accustomed to seeing
the natives plump down In front Of him
and fall to praying.
Strangers always took him for the chief
commissioner when they saw this sort OF
thing going on, and many We're the mis-
takes made IN consequence.
After he bad been In the business about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-26
Origin of the Eagle Emblem.

From the Chistian Advocate
We use the eagle as a national emblem
because the first battle of the revolution
began in the early morning, and the sleep
ing eagles were awakened in the early
morning, flew from their nests, and circled
over the combatants. "shrieking for free
dom, the American patriots declared
Green be the graves where those martyrs
are lyingi
Shroudless and tombless they sunk TO
their rest,
While Ger their ashes the starry fold flying
Wraps the proud eagle they reused FROM
his nest"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26
HAS FRIENDS IN THE ARMY.

Dear Aunt Jennie have read the
nice letters IN ''SOcial Chat" with
much interest. They are nice and some
of them very amusing.
You must not expect euch nice letters
from me as Jennie Acton and Ruth
Fletcher write. Come again Ruth, I
am sure we all epj 'yed your letter in
last weeks paper.
/ am like Jennie Acton, dark and
ugly, and standing in the shade and
doing a weeks washing does not spoil
my complexion at all. I know some
girls VINO have to wear their gloves
and bonnets all the time this hot
weather ard how hot they looki l
think it is right to look our best, but
am thankful that l can look my best
without spending so much time trying
60 take care of a fair complexion.
How many of the "Cnatterers" like
to read9 I for one ind my greatest
pleasure in reading good books, and
wish that I could tell Careless Tom
what love is, 80 as to obtain Aunt Jen-
MES nice book, but as I can not do go
he must wait for an ADLER, or better
still, let experience teach him what it is!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26
Social Chat.
EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE. RALEIGH, N. c.

Here is q column for everybody-ladies. sen-
tlemen. boys, girls. fathers and mothers
terest to them. Never mind If you are not
perfect as a writer, give US your thoughts and
we will see that they are in good shape before
they are published.
TBE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is paper for every
member of the family and young and old alike
are its patrons and its friends. We hope to
unite these thousands of our friends lin g. pond
of friendship that will be a help and an tnspira'
ton to each one of u.s." The friendship of each
of our readers. the confidence of the old North
States sturdy sons. and the trust of each Of her
daughters, Is what this paper aims to win by
helping each one Of them to do more, to be more
ana to enjoy more in this beautiful world" We
hope this s 'irit will animate each letter. and
breathe through every page. Address letters to
Aunt Jennie care of EAE PROGRESSIVE FAR
Ter. Raleigh, N. &.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26
DoEsN'T WORRY ABOUT BACHELORS.

DOEsN T WORRY ABOUT BACHELORS.
Dear AWnt Jenmie:-Some asked
what is love7" In my opinion, love
is that which binds earth and heaven
together and fits man for higher and
nobler thoughts. We can't just ex
plain love for it can not be expressed
on paper but it is that which unlocks
the portals of our hearts and fits US for
a noble life. Without love we are not
fit for heaven, for it has been said that
"Love hopeth all things beareth all
things and endureth all things" and
again The that loveth not knoweth not
God for God is love" I think Care
lnss Tom," must be careless indeed to
have asked such a question.
Well l never heard of so many old
bachelors, but I know nc girl that sym
pathjz % with them. They ought to
have to do Their own cooking, washing,
ironing and all of their work. If all
the girls we're of my opinion they
wouldn't give them so much as a pass
ing thought for most old bachelors are
cross as two sticks and always ready
to find fault at something and some
one, and if they had a wife they would
always be finding fault, so they Ist
oughtn't to have any one to care for
them. l just bet when one of the old
cross patches gets sick they know who
to run to for sympathy, (womanl but
when they are we'll they are ready
enough to sneer at their friends in
sickness. Bat bachelors are bachelors
of their own free will and I'm not go
ing to worry after them.-Madge B,
Moyock, N @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26

Dear AWRt Jennie:-I have been
thinking I would try to write a letter
for the Social C1at for some time, but
have neglected doing so until now. I
live On a farm. I help do some Of all
kinds of work, and there is 80 much
work to do on the farm. 1 raise a
good many fowers every year. Can
some one of the "C1atterers" please
tell me, what kind of soil suits oxalis
bulbs best7 l like to crochet very
much, and I do a great deal of it.
Cd Bachelors views ABOUT love were
very interesting. I, for my part, don't
think it is right to tax the poor old
bachelors when they prefer solitude TO
d~isagreeable company.
TIE letter on war times was very
familiar to me, as 1 have heard my
mother tell how she used to have TO do
exactly the same things in the time of
the war.
tt s lst as N. @, 1. says: Some girls
think lG a disgrace to work, but I dis
sent from that opinion. I think it is
an honor to work, and a disgrace not
to work. If we know how to do ali
kinds of work we are independent Of
any one. l have noticed it and I have
never seen, nor heard of a girl being
raised not to work but that had to 40
so some time in her life.
Each individual is gifted with Ger
tain talents, and all ought to study
and find out what their talents
are, or what what kind of work they
can do most successfully, and do it, for
there's a work for each of us to do"
Miss Archer, l quite agree with you.
We do talk too much of heaven be
ing so far off, while it is touching US.
We could have heaven here if we only
would.
Now, let's all try and write as often
as we can, and as inter esting letters as
we can, or I am afraid the editor will
take our column from US, if we do not
make good use of it.-DAisy Weed,
Liberty, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26
THE MOON AND THE PINES.

"a Midsummer Nights Dream"
pa! sweet is the hush in the pine tree
boughs,
And sweeT is the breath of the night;
When the earth q1iet lies
And the grass waves and signs,
We are waiting the beautitl moon!
Obi low means the dove in the pine
tree boughs.
And low means his mate on her nest;
While the wind whispers low
And the soft waters fl ~
In the sheen Of the pale, leader Don
o.! clear shines the light on the pine
tree boughs.
Oh! clear shines the light Of the moon ;
When the clouds softly lie
Ga the bright eastern sky,
They are bathed in the CLEAN Of the
OOH
o.! dark wave the tops of the pine
tree boughs,
o.! dark wave their tops 'gainst the
sky &;
While the earth and the sky
And the soft waters lie
In the light OF the beautiful moon.
Helen E. Harrison, In the July La
Cles' Home Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26
CONCLUDED MKT WEEK.
"soLD TO GENERAL GRANT"

The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
quotes a droll war story related by a
Confederate veteran. He had just
heard of Commodore DaWey's victory
at Manila.
never hear of the Smelling of a city
but I am reminded of an incident which
~happended while Grant was Smelling
Petersburg.
Oar side had become so accustomed
to the singing of the ehells that we paid
little attention to them; consequently
vas attracted as I passed a large
tion house by hearing the auctioneer
announce that during this sale Gen
eral Grant has agreed to cease firing. >"
I knew it was a oke, but I could not
help waiting to see the result.
Article after article was knocked
down until it came to an immense
wardrobe, which the salesman said
was a bargain at fifteen hundred dol.
lars. 1t must be Remembered that Con.
federate money was not q1ite up to
par.
1t started at five hundred dollars bid
advanced fifty dollars a bid until ii
reached one thousand dollars, when q
large shell dropped upon it, knocking
it into spllnters AS the shell hit it the
auctioneer, with a laugh, shouted,
Sold to General Grant for one thou
sand dollars. " and the sale proceeded
as if nothing serious had occurred
The auctioneer was @. 9. Burton,
famous throughout the South before,
during and for years after the war for
his GOODNESS and ready wit.