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quiry as to the 'fbop" 1t seriously marred the
Brooklyns otherwise excellent record. being. in
fact, the one grave mistake made by any Amer
Had the Brookiyn tur"ea to. the westward
that is. in the same direetlon that the Spanish
ships Were going instead OF in the contrary di-
rection. she would undoubtedly have been in
more dangerous proximity to them. Bat it
well as for her.
This kind of danger must not be too nicely
ly FOR the honor OF the flag Moreover. the dan
ger was certainly not as great as that which.
IN he seifsame moment. 'nenaced Vain,
wrtght's fragile craft as he drove forward
=. 1t was not, in nv Judgment. as great as the
turn as actually made. ]; certainly caused both
sells
But after the loop had once been taken. Ad-
miral Schlev banded the Brooklyn rnanful'v and
well She and the OREGON were thenceforth the
headmost of the American vesSels-thcugh the
as much in ha,nrer'n'- to a standstii the Wis
caya oduendo AID Tercea. while the Indana did
MI her castWard a. position and c-rIled nacnery
lyn and Oregon share the crTdit between them.
"NOTHING WARRANTED ANY
UNUSUAL REWARD FOR EITHER.'
the. recommendatio Of President Mckinley were
eminsntiy proper and that. so far AdmraIs
Sampson and Schlev were concerned. It would
have been unjust for him to have made other
recommendations.
Personally l feel that in view OF, Captain
dit,on in which he bronght her to the ene Of
service well as the way in which he actually
would have been W. Il to have rren him the
same advancement that was Giren WAINWRIGHT.
But waiving iris. i; Is evident thHt Wainwright
Yas entitled to receive p'o-e an any o.her Com
mander. and trat II was lust to Admiral Samp-
numbers than Adn,irai Sch 'ey There was moth
ing done in the battle that warranted any
usual reward for either.
N
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1LOOP SERIOUSLY MARRIED
RR0NKIYN,S RECORD"

Admiral Schley Is rightly entitled-as Is CAP
tain Cook--to tho credit Of what the Brooklyn
but / agree with the unanimous finding of the
three Admirals who composed the Csvrt OF In
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appointment 10 his present post with the
Worlds Fair
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IN EFFECT AN APPEAL
FROM MckINLEY'S DECISION.

The appeal OF Admiral Schiey TO IS not.
as TO this. the chir. point he raises really
appeal from the decision Of the Court Of Inquiry.
Five-sxths of tn. appeal is devoted to this Gues-
ticn ot command and credit; that is, to mater
which tie Court of inquiry did not consider I.
is in effect apps2! I'm the action OF Pres!-
dent Mckinley three years ago. when he sent
in the recommendations for promotion for the
various officers connected with the Santiago
squadron basng these recommendations upon
his estimate Of the credit to which the officers
were respectively entitled. ,
What / have to decide, therefore. is whether
not President Mckinley did injustice in she
matter. This necessarily involves comparison
of the action of the different commanders
gagged The exhaustive official reports OF the
tion leave little be brought out anew: but,
the question of Admiral SIMPSONS right to
be considered in chief command, which was de-
termined in his favor by President Mckinley and
later by the Court of Claims. has never hitherto
been officially raised. deemed II best TO Sc
cure statements OF the commanders of the five
ships tother than the Brooklyn and New York.
the fagships of the two Admirals), which were
actively engaged in the fight.t
We have Just cause be proud of the vigil
lance and instant readiness our ships ed
and the workmanlike efficiency with which they
were handled.
The most striking act that of the G,ouces-
ter. converted yacht, which her commander.
Wainwright pushed into the fight through a
hal. Of prniectiles any one of which would
have sunk her. in order that he might do his
part in destroying the two torpedo boats. each
possessing far more than hi. own offensive
power.
From the statements Of the Captains above.
from the official reports and from the testi-
mony before the Court of Inquiry. the fight can
portant outlines. though there is conflict as TO
minor points
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TAKES Up QUESTION
RAISED BY ADMIRAL SCHLEY.

We can, therefore for our present purposes.
dismiss consideration of so much of the appea
as relates to anything except the battle. As re
CARDS this the point raised in the appeal is be-
tween Admiral Sampson and Admiral Schley. as
to which was in command. and as TO which was
entitled TO the credit II either Of them was really
entitled to any unusual and pre-enlinent credit by
any special exhibition OF genius. skill and cour-
age.
The court could have considered both of these
questions but as matter OF fact II unanimously
exclrded evidence offered upon them. and through
its president announced its refusal TO hear Ad-
miral Simpsons side at ALL and in view OF ouch
exclusion the majority Of the court acted with
entire propriety in not expressing any opinion on
these points.
The matter has. however. been raised bv the
president OF th- court Moreover It Is the point
upon which Admiral Schley. in his appeal. lays
most stress, and which he especially asks me to
consider. l have. therefore, carefully investi-
gated this matter also and have informed my
self upon It from the best sources of information
at my command.
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Mr.. Rowe: But it is contended that the
whole campaign in the Twelfth District
was managed by a political party: that the
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II a child has any leaning toward liter
ature or art It is very soon discovered by
teachers in st. Louis schools under the
method Of instruction introduced by Super
intendent of Schools F. Louis Sedan recent
ly. The children are expected to express
their thoughts in writing. Whatever they
have to say is put in writing. and 1t Is
claimed by Mr.. Sedan that within six
weeks after entering school a child can
write an intelligent letter expressing the
idea that he wishes to convey, sometimes
illustrating II with a picture.
In most cases the child Is allowed to
choose the subject that he wishes to write
about. but often the teacher reads him a
story and he writes a synopsis of 1t. Or n
picture may be displayed in the class room
and the child viii write about that.
In most of the city schools besides writ
ing the composition the child illustrates 1t
with original drawings or clippings. This
work develops what natural talent the
child has for art, and even In these early
drawings and clippings the teacher often
reads a distinct leaning toward art.
No longer Is the school child obliged to
confne himself to reading the senseless
stories in the primer. His world is much too
broad for that. He is allowed to think for
himself and express his thoughts unre-
stricted.
Superintendent Sedan IS authority for
the statement that since the introduction
of this method the work of school children
has improved wonderfully. and so success
full has been this scheme that many Eastern
schools have adopted It.
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COMPOSITIONS OF HODGEN
SCH0OL CHILDREN.

My Dog.
Ny dog is a white dog. He is a good dog.
The dog is big. My dog can run. What
can my dog do? He can run and play. My
ROSIE ROSENFELD.
No. ISIS st. Vincent avenue.
THE Z
TIL apple is red and round. The apple
tree is big. The apple is red and yellow.
NOBLE ENDICOTT.
No. 2il5 Eads avenue.
The Bird.
The bird has n round nest in the tree. The
bird is red. The bird is in the round nest.
ARTHUR GILLIAN.
| No. 2S49 Eads avenue.
The Mother Bird.
The mother bird sits on her eggs to keep
them warm. The mother bird gets the
fooG for the little birds. The mother bird
makes the nest for the little birds. The
mother bird sits on the eggs until they
hatch. The mother bird makes the nest of
sticks and mud. The mother bird makes
the nest in the tree. In winter the mother
bird takes the little bird and fys to south.
ELSIE DIETLICHER.
No. 1898 Iowa avenue.
A Traveller.
1 like to ride on the train. ! can see all
the pretty things. Do you like to travel?
I see many wild lowers. look out of the
window and see the green field. The corn
is very pretty. ! can see the farmer SOW
Ing wheat. The farmer is very busy. The
field will soon be green.
LUCILLE PLANT.
No. zoos Oregon avenue.
Ny Ship.
I have a ship at home. It Is red. white
and blue. but wait until I am grown up the
ship will be grown up. too. l will sail
over the sea so blue. Do you like a red
and white ship? EARL PAULEY.
No. 2ST Hickory street.
The Bunny.
The bunny comes on Easter. The bunny
brings me Easter eggs. / like the bunnys.
Do you like them? They are pretty little
things. The bunny's fur IS brown and soft.
Easter is In April. but It comes in March
this time. BEATRICE LITTLE.
No. 1909 California avenue.
1 Am n Flag.
My colors are red, white and blue. The
children carried me all over the school on
Friday. The children like me very much.
Some people put me on a pole. l have thir-
teen stripes I am not standing on the win
dow now. 1 am hanging on the blackboard.
l have some white stars, too.
LILLIAN ROMBAUER.
No. 2139 California avenue.
The Pigeon.
I sec a pigeon Oh the shed. He ia making
his nest. The tree is dropping down. The |
mes. Is getting ready to fall. The little !
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SHORTEN LIFE.n

which besides being painful and annoying
a-e likely to produce cancer. II this disease
be hereditary you run 4 good chance OF
getting it.
Why ary man should blow his nose when
he does not want to IL a mystery. but hun.
dreds of people. especially elderly ones. have
the habit. Ii Is extremely bad for the nasal
| nerves and membranes. II done constantly
| when in health 1t will. sooner or later. pro-
! duce chronic nasal catarrh.
" YOU find yourself blinking, your eyes
rapidly without any canse. stop 1t at once or
It will gro4 into an incurabie habit. that
will make your eyesisht fail comparatively
early il life.
Natural blinking IL necessary to clear and
| mn,stcn the eye. The average number OF
| natural bIinks is about twenty per minute.
But 4 nervous blinker Will get in something
like a couple of hundred In a minute In bad
| cases. The result of this is n big Develop
ment of the eyelid muscles. 1t besides In
! vclves CONCENTRATION which acts on the
| optic nerve. ard renders the sight daily more
weak and irritable.
Once contract this habit. and you Will fnd
Won Cannot bear a strong light or read small
tyne. and the eyes will get worse and worse.
rho cure consists in keeping the eyes shut
/, for at Least ten minutes ever hour, and
bathing the lids IN warm water
II &c unviss to breathe drought your
mouth. II you do you will let the lower
half of your lungs fail almost entirely into
disuse. They are not filled II you breathe
through your mouth. and the lungs will bs
weakened and left an easy prey to mala-
d'es Of the chest. The system will besides
he fed by only about half the oxygen it re-
quire2. Thousands of people contract this
dangerous habit. which really Is a life
shortener.
II you sleep with your mouth open you
will get about half the benefit OF n nights
rest. This Is frequently the cause of that
tired feeling on waking in the morning.
II there be any epidemic floating about you
double your chances of catching 1t, and
halve your chances OF recovering. as you
weaken the lungs.
Never pick the teeth. II will make a dIf.
ference OF years In the life of your teeth,
and send you TO the dentist before. your
time. The habit. even after meals, will,
sooner or later. start the enamel OF the
teeth and cause decay. Some people con-
tract a perpetual habit OF picking the teeth
when they have nothing else to do. This
will put a good, sound set Of teeth on the
road to decay at least six or seven years be-
fore they ought to go. You will lose your
sleep. pay a dozen dentists bills and then
wish you had left toothpicks alone. Brush
your teeth, instead. with a good powder aft.
er every meal. IL possible.
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CAT CORPS IN REGULAR ARMY
List of Government Subsistence Stores Includes Item. "Mcat for
Cats'-Tom and Tahhy Are Real SoldPrs-Scldom
Desert and Recruits Are Plentiful.
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.

WRITTEN FOR Il SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
In advertising fer bids on Subsistence
| stores for the United States Army. the list
posted by Colonel Abel =. Smith. in charge
of the st. Louis depot. includes an item.
meats for cats" This establishes Toms
ard Tabhy's status as member Of Uncle
Sans forces of offense and defense. so"
an army officer remarked. when the cats
hold Z caucus or = back fence one should
not wax SO exceeding wroth as 20 forget the
respect due to :l,e dignity of the felines.
They may he soidlefs.'|
Cats" said the officer. have been i'm
portant members OF the army for many
years. Though their names are not carried
upon the muster rolls. this advertisement
shows that they are coming to he recog-
nized. If recruits for the cat ranks Were
not so plentiful the Government would GER
tainly have TO establish a feline farm. As
it is, they are SIMPLY kidnaped-or cat
na1ed-and forced into service by i shanshi
process such as was prIctice,i in former
times when English sailors were chioro-
formed and carried aboard ships for foreign
scrvice.'"
At tho 81. Louis stcre!louses. in custody of
N'aFls' tiih u III A= &C."
mcnt. and Colonel barnett. Assistant Quar-
termaster of the army. and even At the
drug depot on Vine street. where Major NJ.
W. Wood of the medical corps is In COM
mand. there are squads. companies and bat
talions OF cats or duty, and 1t is To feed
these trusty defenders that the bids for cat
meat arc advertised.
One of the Government storekeepers de-
livcred himself of 4 dissertation upon the
subject of his feline comrades:
"A large hunk of meat is a sufficient in
ducement.' said he" to get Tom or Tabby
to enlist. A gunny sack is always a con-
vsnient thing to carry along when on a re-
~cruitins expedition of this nature. in case
the prospective recruit is inclined to use
his ella US. But 1t is not often that we are
forced to augment the ranks at the expense
of spinster ladies. and 20 the possible relief
of other citizens OF st. Louis. The army
traditions are strong in the cat ranks. and
we have pussies in service whose ances-
tors, even unto the third and fourth genera-
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| ton hack. saw service against the rodent
Insurgents.
once in a WHILE" he continued. we re-
ccive requests from army posts OF the
Western Plains to send them a couple of
cats to protect their rations. and not only
y, thjc ~rations. but almost everything csc
| except their lives.
'Out there they have what are known as
pack rats. They are husky kleptoman!acs.
who come into barracks and pack or carry
off almost anything that Is portable. In
Guiding things they can't possibly eat. ]
have known them to get away with knives
| ard forks. and even belts and gun strapc."
Which statement Major Wood indorsed.
A discussion of the cat family was pre-
tipiJnted in the building at Third and Olive
streets. the Army Quartermaster and Sub
sistercc offices, the bid for cat meat" be-
ing the cause. Most of the officers agreed
that it was not n good plan to feed the
Government cats too much meat. Keeping
therl lean and hungry makes them perform
more effective service against the enemy.
Btt the cat forces are so we'll drilled that
n rat doesn't dare show his whiskers
around the storehouses. AMI the cats are.
therefore,. merely a garrison troop. They
Sfpuil ne wen taken care OF lOT future en-
~gageInonts. II was argGed.
one of the officers. who was posted upon
the history of the feline army corps. re-
called the fact that the domestic cat ac-
compared the armies of ancient Egypt as
4 mascot. Temples were erectedAm her
honor and sacrifices and devotions offered
to Tabby. In the Middle Ages cats were re-
carGed an the familiars of witches and the
favo!ite shape CT Satan. There Is an old
Welch law of the Tenth Century which
fixed the price CT cats according to their
age and qualities. beginning with a kitten
before it could see. and e~nacting that il
any one stole or killed the cat that guard
ed the Princes Granary he was to forfeit a
milk ewe. its fleece and lamb. or as much
as when poured on the cat. suspended by
II, tail. the head touching the floor. would
form n heap high enough to cover the tip
of the tail.
"As n soldier" the officer remarked,
tom is to be commended. 1t is well that
he has the provcrbial nine lives. He sticks
to his feeding place and never deserts the
army"
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Ones health may be seriously impaired.
| ones life may even be shortened by per-
mitting little nsannerisms to grow into
fixed habits. There are a score of such
mannerisms which are likely to do one Sc
rious injury.
Such apparently harmless practices as
blinking the eyes rapidly. moisten!ng the
lips with the tongue. picking the teeth.
scratching ones mead 81 breathing through
the mouth when carried to excess become
very bad habits.
Take. for instance. the common trick Of
moistening the lips with the tongue. If you
make n habit Of this you will make your lips
drier and 6rier, and render the nerves or
them extremely sensitive. Eventually YOU
will contract permanently cracked lips.
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WORK DONE BY CHILDREN
OF GARFIELD SCHOOL.
The Butterfly.

The butterfly lays eggs on the leaf. Aft
er awhile the eggs are Matched an cater
pillars come out. Then the caterpillars eat
the leaf. Then she is fat. She gets a CO.
coon. She stays in the cocoon all winter.
The butterfly comes out of the cocoon in
summer. GUSS1E HURDLEBRIN.
No. S2s3 Texas avenue.
The
The rainbow comes when the sun shines
after the rain. The rainbow has beautiful
cClors. How &C We make colors OF the
rainbow? We hang a prism in the sun
shine. The rainbow comes in the east
when the sun is in the west.
IDA GERBER
no. 2723 Utah street.
The Brook.
The brook runs into the sea. Tho brook
gives Fan water to drink. 1t waters the
fields. The brook gives the horses water.
The brock gives violets water. Fan likes
the brook. In winter the brook cannot
run. 1t can run In summer.
CHARLIE JUERLING.
No. 2SS9 Texas avenue.
The Bees.
There are three kinds of bees. There is
n queen bee, worker bees and drone bees.
The queen bee lays the eggs. The workers
get tho honey for the baby bees. We must
not take all the honey from the bees. The
workers make the wax. They get the
il'HtN rum INc IiOWerS. Inc DeeS ike 10
cat honey. In winter the bees cannot mako
honey. The bees are busy every warm day.
They do not waste any time.
EDNA LEI
No. PA Arsenal street.
The Wheat Field.
The farmer nlows his field; then he sows
his wheat. The sun and rain help 1t TO
grow. When it Is yellow he will take the
seeds out and take It to the mill. The
miller makes -four and bran of the wheat.
We make breed from -four
GERTTE SCHWARTZ.
No. S2'I Indiana avenue.
The Pine Cones.
l am a pine cone. l grew in Tower
Grove Park. l grew near the top. When
! was n baby cone then l was closed tight
~1St row ] am open I am net n baby cone
no 'mo-e. l am Il pretty thins. I grew on
a ninc tree. EDNA REMAIN.
No. 1894 Missouri avenue.
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DfLNlONIlO STRAWBERRY PUDDING

center use ivory cream. emitting the ~ine.
using instead the same amount of red rasp-
berry juice: heap this in the center and
scatter red raspberries throughout. Serve
on a lace paper napkin.
Pineapple Ice Cream in Pineapple
Shell.
Remove the pulp from n large. Juicy pine
apple. leaving enough to make the shell
firm enough TO retain its shape: shred the
pulp and add two tablespoons of sugar:
simmer until the pineapple is soft enough:
press through n sieve. adding one cup Of
water; scald one quart OF cream: add half
cup of sugar and tho pineapple Juice: tint a
b.ush-rose color with a few drops of red
vegetable coloring and freeze as for ordi-
nary ice cream. When ready TO serve place
shcil on a plate. surrounded with the spineS
and heap frozen cream inside.
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Delmonico Strawberry Pudding. :.

Delmonico Strawberry Pudding.
Crumble enough stale cake crumbs to
measure one pint: beat the yolks of four
eggs with one tablespoon of sugar until
thick; then AID one tablespoon of Madeira
wire CT one teaspoonful Of vanilla: che
cake crumbs and one quart OF strawberry
pup: now fold in the stifly beaten whites
of the four eggs: turn into n fancy mold.
buttered. and sp-;rS.ed with stale maca-
room crumbs: set mold in pan of warm wa
ter and bake In moderate oven about thirty
minutes; unmo!d on hot Dish and garnish
with whole fruit. Serve with thick. I'M
whipped cream.
Red-Rasphcrry Charlotte.
Bake a sponge cake in rornd-shapsd tin:
then remove the center and cover outside
with a thick icing. co,orcd deep rose and
favored with red raspberry. For the cream
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The tree buds are beginning to break. Eas-
ter Will be here soon.
FORESTER DUNCAN.
No. SOC Garrison place.
The Ship.
The ship Is on the ocean. l see four flags.
l see lots of windows. l like to see the
oceans. l see one boat. One flag is red. white
and blue. one flag is mine.
ELLEN MATTHEW'S.
No. 1870 Deer street.
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0NE COMPOSITIONS or CHILDREN
IN JEFFERSON SCHOOL.
The Kitty.

The Kitty.
Kitty is very pretty. She has thick fur.
IT keeps her warm. She has four feet. She
walks softly. Her feet are called paws.
They help her climb trees. She has big
eyes. There is a spot In her eye. 1t grows
large in the dark. She can see in the
dark. Kitty can purr. She purrs when
she is happy. ABLE WINTERMAN.
No. 500 North Eighth street.
The Pussy Willow.
! sec n pussy willow. We have a twig.
Ths PUSSY willow grows by the brook. It
IS pretty. Il has soft fur. The children
Ike the pussy willow. 1t grows in the
spring. The sun makes it grow.
LOUIS ROSENBAuM.
No. lies Morgan street.
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EARLY WORK OF TOTS
IN MARQUETTE SCHOOL,
--l,. preffy Rira.. Ne~

TIC Fretty Bfrd's Nest.
The children saw a nest in our big old
tree. Two birds were flying around The
nest. We thi1k eggs are In the nest.
WENDELL BUXTON.
No. 5lOA North Sarah street.
The Two Little Birds.
We have a nest. Two little birds made the
nest. They made the nest OF dry grass and
hair. The birds found a safe place In the
tree. l love the bird. The children like the
bird NATHAN FRIEDMAN.
No. 3I5 Prospect avenue.
Spring.
This is the month Of March. st. Pntrick's
Day comes in March. It comes on Monday.
Ihey have a parade on st. Patrick's Day.
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birds are gone away from the nest. The
nest is made OF mud and sticks. The birds
ere going flying from the nest. The bids
AaFe feathers on. and the birds are old.
me mother is older than them. They are
glad when sumTne comes.
CHARLES FARGO ADKINS.
No. 114 Nebraska avenue.
The Rain.
1 go tap. tap on the windows. I wake the
mowers rp. l make children run. l make
people put up their umbrellas. l water the
trees. We sing n song about the rain.
ROBERT EASTON.
No. 2Ii3 Russell avenue.
The bird.
The bird has 4 nest in the old apple tree.
When the bird sits on his nest he lays egSS.
And when they hatch the little fellows
come cut Of the egg. I feed my little young
ones. l hunt food for my little young ones.
! am the mother of my little young ones.
ALMA STAEKE.
No 1919 Tow, ,,-u
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To Be in the Fashion.

Bring me an oil can. I want to perfume
my clothes"
What on earth for?"
ITO make people believe I run an auto