Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
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noticed for the first tir- 9 an ominous-lOok-
ing sheet of note paper resting just above
the doorknob. What dreadful conclusion
had the mater arrived at after consider
alton of the daughters disobedience? Was
she to be punished by having to spend the
small portion of the night remaining with
an aunt in the neighborhcod? Could her
mother have been so severe as to turn her
out Of doors altogether for so innocent a
thing remaining too long charmed sub
ject of the dreamy waltz?
Finally the young man plucked up cour-
age and stealing softly to the door took
possession of the fateful piece of paper.
Then the couple moved across the street to
a nearby gas lamp. They proceeded with
much trepidation and many heart palpita-
tons. Both thought their respective fin
ishes were drawing near.
Slowly the document was unfOlded and
half wishing they were unable to do SO, the
young man and. the pretty girl began to
read the following:
will the milkman please leave an extra
quart in the morning."
The front door was still unlocked, and all
was we'll
Palestine Peters a new domestic in
the household He had been street urchin
most of his sixteen years on this mundane
sphere. and had just recently been taken
in hand by his mother who was deter
mined to make something out of her Off
spring. So she brought him to the house
where she served mistress of the kitchen
and there undertook the task Of breaking
him into homestead work, with a future
butlership in view.
Palestine's first effort was dismal fall
ure. He was sent to the bakers shop with
instructions to watch himself and see that
the clerk there did not palm off upon him
bread more than a day old. The lad met
some of his former companions Of the
ctr nd 1nif v1yqv
Finally, arriving at the bakery he bought
a loaf in hurry and did not remember the
strict injunction of his mother and en-
ployer. When the stale bread was cut and
served Palestine came in for thorough
discussion, all of which was not in entirely
complimentary vein.
Next time Palestine went to the bakery
he was determined to do better. He had
the building of a reputation in sight, and
he knew second failure to bring back
and the blighting of domestic career, the
alternative being the life of a crap shooter
and would-be sport, destindes not at all
desirable to Palestine's old-fashioned
mother of ancient IDEAS Coming to the
house of ovens, Palestine asked for the
different kinds Of bread. having made up
his mind to choose between those of the
most fetching designations. The decision
was between two names at last.
Which shall 1t be-" queried the baker.
'the Bread that Mother Made or the
Bread that Grandmother Raked?'"
For the first time in his life Palestine
was guilty of a thought. Then he drawled:
You'd better give me that what mother
made: grandmother's is too old for my
folks
1t Is interesting, In the light of the
achievements of our navy in recent years,
especially those of the splendid fighting
machines propelled at the rate of twenty
will 4 tIn fn1ID
made during the war of 1912 on PROPOSE
ton made by Robert Fulton to build a
steam vessel for the protection Of our har-
bors and seaboard cities:
NEW LONDON. January 3, 1914
1--WE, the undersigned, have this day ex-
amined the model and plans of a vessel of
war, submitted by Robert Fulton, to carry
twenty-four guns. twenty-four and thirty
two Founders, and use red-hot shot, to be
propelled by steam at the speed of four to
f1ve miles per hour, without the aid Of wind
or tide. The properties of which vessel are ::
That, without masts or sails, she can move
with sufficient speed; that her machinery
being guarded she cannot be crippled; that
her sides are thick as to be impenetra-
BILE to every kind Of shot, and in calm or
light breeze she can take choice Of position
or distance from an enemy. Considering
the speed which the application of steam
has already given heavy floating bodies we
nave lull commence tQaC, SnOulQ SOCh a
vessel move only four miles per hour, she
could, under favorable circumstances,
which may always be gained over enemies
vessels In our ports, harbors, bays and
sounds, be rendered more formidable to any
enemy than any kind of engine hitherto in
vented. And in such case she would be
equal to the destruction Of one or more
seventy-fours or of compelling her or them
to depart from our waters. We, therefore,
give our decided opinion that it is among
the best interests Of the United States to
carry this plan into immediate execution.
Stephen Decatur, ]. Jones. I. Biddle."
On this report Is the concurrence of s.
Evans, o. H. Perry, T.. Warrington and J.
Lewis.