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The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Wages in Tho Navy.

A naval cadet at Annapolis receives
$500 a year, beginning with the date OF
admission. Cadets after leaving the
academy, when in service, other than
on practice ship receive $3.50 year.
Sea pay after that is: For ensign,
first five years, $1,000, after that ST.
400; lieutenant, junior grade, drst five
yaars, $1,000, after that So 1000; lieuten-
ant, first five years, $2,400, after, 81
600; lieutenant commander, first five
years, $2,S00, after that $3,500; COM
mander $3,500; captain, $4,500; COM
modore, $4,000; rear admiral, $4,000;
admiral, $13,000-New York Weekly.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

Bull fighting, Spain's national sport
was supposed to be too strongly en-
trenched in the spirit and traditions oil
the people ever to become distastefu
to them, but it now appears destined
to be swept away before the march oi
civilization. At a recent mass-meeting
in Barcelona, the scene of many g
CORY contest between matador and
bull, resolutions were passed condemn
ing the sport as cruel and brutaliz-
ing, and calling upon the government
to suppress it throughout the peninsu-
la. The fact attests the power of the
humanizing ideas and influences
which, slowly, but surely, are trans
forming the world into better and
happier abiding place for man and ami
NAL alike.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
NILES WAR SHIEtn.
Cost $4,000 and Proved tn n. :
Useless. - "

70 ia n.
Useless. ~ W
AT the opening Of the Snsn,.,
there was one thing in which ,sa y
Miles was allowed to have ~ Sea
way. Out of the fifty millions ~ :,
lars appropriated by Congress y. y
national defense a certain g., III
allotted to the general of the sa a..
be expended as he thought ha i
part Of this sum Miles devoted
rying out an original schema J,
own. He conceived the idea ~
nishing his army of invasion u.l|
device which he believed won,a
great efficacy in protecting
against the bullets of the foe N
dered the construction, accordias
plans of his own, of 200 shialds
like Of which had never been ~.
war. These shields We're bnl,os :
steel plates mounted on an aylo Y,
a few men were to push ahead n, n
in the advance against the on.
They were also to be used as An )
ily-constructed intrenchment hv A.
ing earth against them. They
built as Miles directed at A ~.
$50, 900, but they were so constr
that no army on earth could n
showed them ahead over the n,-'
wagon trail of Cuba, where # Wa
tended that they should be used l
fortunes Of war did not perma
their employment, for the fam,
mud march to Havana never hss
and they are now stored ava,
Fort Wadsworth, New York, and 4
Meyer, Virginia, 100 of them AZ .
post, where they have grown rust,
monuments to the genius of tbe,
ventor." u. A. Coolidge in Aims.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
DAILY AND HACKMAN.
New Story Told of the Late Montana
Copper Kiug.


When Marcus DAILY was in Wash
ington last it is told that he performed
a humane act which very nearly
brought a brutal hack driver into the
police court, and was topic of con-
versation at the hotel and other places
which Daily frequented. The story es-
capped the vigilance of the local news
paper fraternity, and is here published
for the first time. DAILY was coming
out of Chamberlain's one morning
when he espied negro hackman
brutally belaboring crippled old
horse with heavy whip in an almost
futile effort to increase its speed from
a walk to a slow trot, says the Wash
ington Post. DAILY hailed the driver,
who quickly drew rein and approached
the curb with the prospects of obtain
ing fare Where do you want to
go to, boss?" inquired the negro. 'I'll
want to go with you to the police court
if you don't stop beating that poor old
horse" replied the millionaire. you
could coax the nag along faster with a
handful Of oats and wisp of hay in
front Of him than you can by beating
him from behind. When did you feed
him last?" The negro complained that
times were hard, that fares were scarce
and that he could not afford to pro-
vide better for his horse. DAILY saw
the force of the argument at once and
inquired how much the cabman aver
aged week, and was told that So or
$40 was considered good wage. DAILY
reached down in his vest pocket and
drew forth a roll of bills, from which
he peeled a $40 note and handed it to
the astonished negro. There, take
that" said the copper king, "and put
that rack of bones in the barn and
treat him to banquet Of hay and corn
and if l see you with him on the streets
in the next two weeks I'll have you
arrested"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
CIDER IN EUROPE.
Leverage Is supplantlng Beer and Wine
In Eastern Countries.

In Eastern Countries.
The consumption of beer in Germany
has doubled in the past twenty years.
1t is now said to be 125 liters year
head of the whole population. In
France, on the other hand, wine is the
national beverage, and the use OF 1t Is
more extensive than ever since the re-
covery of the country from the ravages
of phylloxera. Notwithstanding the
increased use of beer in Germany and
of wine in France, both countries are
going into the business of manufactur-
ing and drinking cider. France mas
made cider for many years, but 1t Is
almost new industry in Germany.
Both nations like cider and are drink
ing more and more of it, though the In
creasing quantity does not seem to dl-
minish the consumption Of their ma
tional beverages. In three months be-
ginning with September last 4,1OO car
loads of apples arrived at Stuttgart
alone for the cider mills of that city.
Some of the apples were raised in Ger
many, most of them in Baden and the
Rhine provinces, but far larger num-
Der came from other countries. Bel
GUM and Holland sent 1,115 car loads,
France 1,20S, Austria Hungary $40,
Italy go and even far-away Spain con-
tributed forty car loads. AS each load
of apples was worth about $3.50 the
three months shipments to the Stutt-
CART cider mills represented large
sum of money These statistics apply
only to one city and there are many
other towns in Germany that are ac-
tive in cider-making. The business is
said to be developing most rapidly
throughout Wurtemburg While Ger
many imports most of her cider apples,
France raises her own supply. Quite a
number of the northern and central de-
partments have planted many thou
sands of apple trees in the past few
years. The cider crop comes from six
ty-five departments, but more than half
of it is derived from Normandy and
Brittany. Nearly all the cider is for
home consumption and the imports
amount to very little. The older mills
Of France are now turning out 150,-
100000 gallons of cider year, SO be-
tween wine and cider all Frenchmen
of high or low degree have plenty of
drink without recourse to any consid-
cradle quantity of water.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

An open letter from Mrs. Isobe.
Strong, stepdaughter of Robert Louis
Stevenson, comes right upon the heels
of resolutions which congress has
passed against the sale of liquor and
firearms to uncivilized peoples. Ever
since the Samoan islands came under
the influence of the United States
Great Britain and Germany, she says
an organized effort has been made to
keep drunkenness out. The native rul-
ers have shared this effort. But since
the islands were divided and Tutuila
allotted to the United States, license
has been issued for saloon in Page
Pago, our harbor there, and the saloon
is under construction. Mrs. Strong
calls attention to the matter because
she believes the people Of the United
States may not know what is being
done, and ought to know. She says
with justice, that to participate In
the international efforts to stop tn;
sale of liquor among native tribes in
Central Africa. and to fail to stop II
when the power Is all in our owl
hands, would be a sham affectation Of
;decency.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Cares Not for TItles.

A man who does not care two straws
for his title is Sir Bryan O'Laghian.
once prime minister of Victoria. For
twenty years after he succeeded his
brother as third baronet the name "Mr.
B. O'Laghlan" stood on the door of his
office in Melbourne, and may stand
still, the baronet not having taken the
trouble to have the "Sir" substituted
for Mr.. A man of the same type
was Adam Black, the founder of the
fap1ous English publishing firm. He
refused a knighthood in recognition of
his services to Edinburg. ma, ua.'
said he, ut would never do to have the
ladies comm into the shop and .ayin'.
Sir Adam, I'll take pennyworth o.
pens.'"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Oath Objected to by Catholic,

The following is the text of Tho
popery oath" administered to the h
of England at the opening Of Pa
ment on February 14th. 1t has \
administered to all the kings Of h
land since the time of the RefU
ton:
Il, Edward, do solemnly and sins
ly, and in the presence of God, prof
testify and declare that l do bell
that in the sacrament of our Ia
supper there is not any transubs
tiation of the elements of bread
wine into the body and blood Of ca
at or after the conservation thered
any person whatsoever, and that asl
vocation and alteration of the VIA
Mary or any other saint and the vi
flee Of mass, as they are now used
the church of Rome, are superstt1
and idolatrous; and 1 do solemnJ
the presence of God, profess, ted
and declare that l do make this I
laration and every part thereof IN I
plain and ordinary sense of the NJ
read unto me, as they are comm.
understood by English Protest
without any evasion, equivocada |
mental reservation whatsoeyer [
without any dispensation alra
granted me for this purpose by
Pope or any other authority or ped
whatsoever, and without any hON|
any such dispensation from any :
son whatsoever, and ~without thilli
that l am or can be acquitted bd|
God or man of any part thereof |,
though the Pope or any other ped
or persons or power whatsoever shS|
dispense with Or annul the sams|
declare that it was null and void d
the beginning"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

In spite of the fact that the expert
ments made in the American navy
with oil as fuel have been entirely un-
satisfactory, some of the French and
German vessels on the Chinese sta
tions are having complete success with
it. The advantages of petroleum, if il
can be properly utilized, are very great
At Singapore, for example, coal now
costs about $14 ton, while oil costs
but Sc ton and has a steam raising
power 26 per cent greater than that
Of coal.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Chaplain's Prayer Causes CommotIon.

Quite commoton has been aroused
in the Nebraska legislature by a
prayer uttered by the chaplain in the
house of representatives. 1t was in the
wise; 20 Lord, we thank thee that the
members of the legislature can come
and go between their homes and their
legislative halls with such ease and
such little expense to themselves. :"
This cut at the solons who travel on
railroad passes has reused great in
dignation, and many hearers are in an
uncomfortable frame Of mind.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Grant Family Reunion.

Sixty members of the Grant fal
association and their guests celebn
in New York February 9th the
annual reunion and the 500th ami
sary of Priscilla Grant. 1t was
nounced that there are now 1900
the descendant Of Matthew and
ella Grant in this country. Matt
Grant and his wife Priscilla lands
this country in 1880. The late Gen
U. S. Grant was one Of their del
dants.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

Early in the eighteenth century Isaac
Watts wrote a noble hymn, beginning,
20 GOD. our help in ages past" 1t has
beef i comfort, and an inspiration to
countless minds. When the first gov
ernor general OF the federated Austria
1ian colpnies.i the Earl of Hopetoun,
It6ek ,1kis position, preparatory to the
Administration to him Of the oath Of
1ofice, q choir of thousand voices
: psng the hymn which Watts gave to
ne Generations. Thus in a time and
. land far distant from that In which
~ poet wrote. the hymn fulhlleS Ito
ok1Gnann.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

One hundred and sixty miles an hour
railway company in Germany under
the direct patronage of the emperor
Cars with accommodation for fifty per-
sons each are now being built, and will
be tried on 80 kilometer track. II
it intended to use electricity only for
the express passenger service, as for
freight and local traffic steam is ex-
pected to remain the power for long
time.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

A remarkable cat has been discov-
cred in st. Joseph; Mo. N. Schellinger,
an electrician of that city, filled a cat
with electricity, and in few minutes
as marble cat. Two hours later the
electrician reversed the current, and
his treatment terminated the appar-
emily dead animal. and in few min
utes it was as playful and frisky as il
ever had been.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

his willingness to give a prize Of five
francs for the biggest apple sent to
him. In fortnight he had received
enough big apples to stock his store
for a season, and, like an honest man,
he awarded five francs for the biggest
one. The others didn't cost him sou,
and the free advertising brought to
him a rush of business.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

A nobleman in Madrid, after spend
ing his fortune and getting deeply into
debt, lost his wife. His friends advised
him to marry rich bride, but to the
dismay of his creditors, he married a
poor woman. When asked why he did
SO, he answered, For revenge. To
make my rascally creditors rave"
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

Senator Spooner's suggestion that a
congressional commission be sent to
the Philippine islands to investigate
conditions there possess obvious merit.
1t is difficult for congress to legislate
for the needs Of country which few
of its members have ever seen. and
concerning which the reports are SO
conflicting as they are regarding the
Philippines.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Proposed Alliance with England

If the United States and England q
form an alliance, the combined stft!
would be so great that there would
little chance for enemies to overcoms
In a like manner, when men and Hg
keep up their bodily strength with
letters Stomach Bitters, there Is
chance of attacks from disease. ThsI
time remedy enriches the blood, ssI1
the nerves, and increases the app
Try 1t for dyspepsia and indigestla
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

HIS WIFE AT THE WHEEL.
capped from the coast There were two
rude sails on the raft. and the clumsy
structure had had fair breeze behind
her for day and a half. AS the raft
was not easily managed we could have
evaded 1t by putting up our helm. We
were for doing this at once, all but
the captains wife. She knew they
were convicts and desperate men and
that once aboard of us we should be at
their mercy, but she nevertheless in
sisted that We should pick them up.
They were so miles off the coast, with
the signs of a storm coming on, and
she declared that it would be a cruel
act to leave them to perish. l was of
a mind to lock her up in her state
room and dodge the raft, but the other
two men were against me, and ten
minutes later the float was alongside
and the convicts were climbing aboard.
[ expected nothing less than an imme-
date attack from them. for twelve
tougher looking men I never set eyes
on, but, to my surprise, they halted at
the rail while their leader advanced.
doffed his cap, with scrape Of his toot
and in passable English inquired for
the captain. He was told of the esp-
tain's Illness and of our being shert-
handed, and he bowed and scraged
again and said to the woman:
Madame, have no fears. You prob
ably know that we are escaped con-
v1cts from Cayenne, but no man will
offer harm to any one aboard. We
may be robbers and murderers, but we
are also gentlemen in way. Thery is
bad weather coming on. We have ar
rived at an opportune moment. Most
Of us are sailors, and all of us arc at
your orders"
Captain Ill at Ense.
When l looked into their vicious
faces, could not help but suspect that
they had game to play and were only
delaying it, but 1t was policy to take
them at their word. As soon as the
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

The idea seems to be gaining ground
that consumption should be known as
such. The Philadelphia board OF
health at recent meeting discussed
compulsory registration of consump-
tives, and inclined to its favor in the
belief that it will tend to check the
disease.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
THE MARBLE TIMES
CRYSTAL SILVER LANCE
MARBLE, COLORADO.

An elephant has only eight teeth
two below and two above on each
side. At the age of fourteen an ele-
phant loses its first set. and new set
grows.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

A wicked cynic says: 1.-THE ialn'
his country is we'll known in histoay hsay
don't know who was its. motneafi,
you could not throw a brick N "
rection of the United States SenaaIth Senaths
out hitting one of its grandmoA'
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

A fashion journal says: "Shlrts
and hosiery will be quieter next
mer." That's all right, but ~
blamed collar buttons that proVoAs
language.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

An army officer thinks he has s,l.' ~
cred the site of the Garden Of Eoi'
the Philippines. Adam and Eve
moved. but the snake is still there.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

The great public schools Of the .sa laisS M
use Carters ink exclusively. IL Is snV Il
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

De Sappie-I hadn't been tasa taIkiaasm n
him five minutes before he caiieu
ass. She-Why the delay!
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
ROMANCE OF THE SEA
WITH A CREW OF GENTLEMAN-
LY CONVICTS.
Peculiar Experience of a Ships Crew In
Strengthened Circumstances on the
South American Coast-The Bad Men
Had Escaped from Cayenne.
Especial Letter.l

1t was a queer chapter of accidents
that overlook the bark Nonesuch on
the South American coast. We were
Sound from Philadelphia to Pernam-
buco, being well-found craft and
willing crew, and we lost man over
board before we had been out twenty
four hours. Off the Bahamas the sec
ond mate and two men pulled away in
the dingey to inspect some wreckage
which seemed to prove the loss of
steamer, and as they were returning
small whale rose under the boat and
smashed her to match wood and then
two sailors were drowned. This left
us three men short, and we put in at
the Windward islands to replace them.
After much trouble we got two men,
but as we were leaving port the captain
was bitten on the cheek and the first
mate on the hand by a flying insect
somewhat resembling the so-called
"darning needless to be found in the
United States. Within an hour they
were suffering as much as If they had
been stung by an asp.
A Luckless voyage.
The captains wife was aboard, and
of course she did all in her power, but
it was three or four days before the
men could move about again, and then
only the mate could return to duty.
The captain had what seemed to be ii
carbuncle appear under his right eye
and for ten days he suffered so acutely
that at times he was out of his senses.
We should have run into Demerara
had he not begun to improve, but 1t
would have been better had we done
so anyhow. The two fellows we picked
up at the Windward islands proved to
be worthless sailors and bad men, and
they worked the bark an evil turn.
One night as we lay becalmed, with
the captain and mate still suffering
from the poisonous bites, they over
powered and bound the second mate,
provisioned and lowered boat and
induced four of the original crew to
embark with them. We afterward came
to know that they had been talking a
great deal about a treasure buried on
the Dutch Guiana coast, from which
we were distant about rs miles. We
were thus left with only three G3le
hands aboard, and the captains Wife
had to take her trick at the wheel
while we headed for Cayenne to get
relief. We had crawled along to
within thirty miles off the French
penal port when the wind headed us,
and we could do no better than drift
off to the eastward and wait for a
change.
Convicts on a Raft.
After about thirty hours Of drifting
F, the wind changed in our favor, and
Que morning at sunrise we were max
ing shift to get on our course again,
when we espied a raft with twelve men
on 1t close at hand With the naked
eye one could make out that they were
clothed in convict garb, and of course
the deduction was that they had es-
~ 80
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

AS every wants United state, Sor nr,
niec'ea not to do Sy it 'e for peUh another hundred
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

Try Russ Bleaching Blue, the me
bag blue, makes clothes winter tnan
Sold by grocers everywhere.
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing syruI.
For children teething. softens the gums 5sr Ia
aammatlon, allays pain, cures wind coIlO' -
The Marble times and Crystal silver lance., 1901-04-12
Captain Ill at Ense.

When looked into their vicious
faces, could not help but suspect that
they had game to play and were only
delaying it, but it was policy to take
them at their word. AS soon as the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-14
AMERICAN TOBACCO co.
Leaf Tobacco Trust Making Big
PrOfits-GOOd Dividends and
Handsome Surplus.

New York, March bat the meeting
of the stockholders of the American To-
bacco Company held in Newark to-day,
the following directors were elected: w.
r. Harris, w. w. Fuller, w. L. Walter,
Thomas F. Ryan and A. N. Brady. The
annual report showed assets, $40, 933, 253;
liabilities, $5625,159; surplus, $43OS, O93
There was no change in the stock. The
total amount of outstanding common
stock is $545OO,OOO, and of the preferred,
$14,G61OOO.
The annual report also shows that the
net earnings during the year were $685.
49S. Out of this was paid $1,12O0O0 per
cent. dividend on preferred stock; $3.50, 1874
per cent. interest on scrip issue of May
/, 1896; leaving applicable to surplus &C
count 5000 663. This, with the surplus
of $2575, 429 at the close Of 1899 brought
the surplus up to $57S, 003. Out of this
was paid SO, 10000 6 per cent. dividend on
common stock, leaving a surplus of 81
3OS, 094.
This did not include net earnings in
some of the companies in which the
American company is at present interest
ed. OF these earnings the companys
share is about $S00,00O which it was
deemed advisable not to declare as divi-
dends. but to let it remain at present as
surplus on the books of these companies.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-14
THE 3. & o. DIRECTORS.
Pennsylvania Railroad TO Have
Majority.
New York, March 18.-The Evening Post

New York, March 13-The Evening Post
says:
Chairman William Saloman of the Bal
timore and Ohio Railway is to retire
from that position, and from active par
ticipa ton in the management of the COM
pany. He will shortly leave this country
for an extended trip in Europe. The
Baltimore and Ohio Railway voting trust
is to be abolished, or entirely reconsti-
tuted in the interests of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which now controls the Balt-
more and Ohio. Additional Pennsylvania
officers will be elected to the Baltimore
and Ohio board as soon as the Pennsyl-
vania directors themselves make up their
minds just what representation they
want At present only two officers,
Vice Presidents S. NJ. Provost and ]. P.
Green, are on the B. & o. Board out of
the eleven directors elected by Che share
holders. They will probably have ma
jority of the board. The Pennsylvania
now controls about $40, 900 900 par value of
B. & o. stock, about equally divided be-
tween preferred and common stock.
Practically it is already in control OF
the affairs of the Baltimore and Ohio,
though this controlling voice has only
been secured since the recent issue of
convertible debenture bonds by the b. &
o. The Pennsylvania as a stakeholder in
the company subscribed for its full al
lotment of these bonds.