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gether upon the plain. Stockton.
knowing this, picked out boats
crew Of his best men, armed them with
pistols and cutlasses and started for
the rendezvous. Leaving the crew at
the boat, he crept on his hands and
knees until he came within sight Of
the meeting place.
There he saw the English officers
disarmed and in charge of guard Of
seven or eight Spanish soldiers, all sit
ting down, with their arms stacked
close by, evidently waiting for the re-
suit of some message which they had
sent to the Rock. Stockton returned
to the crew, explained what he was 60
ing to do, and told them to desist as
long as possible from the use Of their
arms, particularly pistols. They all
crept softly up, took the guard by sur
prise and, before they could use their
arms effectually, had them all tied up
on the ground. Now says Stockton to
the officers, we can have our fight un-
disturbed
Squibbs dairy then tells how several
Of the English officers went aside to de-
termine by lot which Of them should
meet the captain, while Stockton, seated
on a rock, conversed with one Of their
number; how the lot fell to the man
with whom he was talking, and how
Stockton said: "I don't want to fight
this man; he Is the only one among
you I know, and although have only
known him for twenty minutes, yet 1
believe him to be gentleman. I would
rather fight any two or three Of the
rest Of you than this one man." The
Englishmen, amazed at the unflinching
nerve Of the Yankee, consulted togeth-
er again, and then requested that the
affair be called off, promising that the
"single coward" among them, who had
failed to keep his word to Stockton,
should be Immediately sent to England,
cashiered. Later an American mid
shipman was insulted by the English
and the captain sent challenge to the
governor Ol luS pidSC, "hiSh' S"s
the log, produced an apology and put
an end to the whole cause Of distur-
bance by inducing the English to mend
their manners.
Commodore Stockton was the officer
who commanded the fleet sent along the
Pacific coast during the war with Mex
leo, and in cooperation with Fremont,
did more than anybody else to accom-
plish the cession of California to the
United States. He commanded the
United States steamer Princeton, on
which, during its trial trip up the Poto-
mac during President Tyler's term, one
of it's guns exploded, killing the secre-
tary Of state, the secretary Of the navy
and Mr.. Gardiner, whose daughter
President Tyler afterward married.
After his retirement from active SER
vice Commodore Stockton was prom
inent both in national and state politics.
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some respects a camel. He can make
forced marches of thirty or forty miles
day, carrying his pack, without fear
of breaking down, and this after being
deprived two days Of water. The
Somali pony resembles his master in
this respect. He can go forty or fifty
miles day, requires only to be grazed
at night on what he can pick up and
can do without water for three or four
days. The Somali natives on the march
of seventy miles start with but four
pounds Of dates per man and quart Of
water. That is their ration. On q lon
ger march they take two pounds Of
dates and a pint of water for each
day.
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PLAIN TALK BY PUBLIC OFFICER,

CommissfOner Ware a Terror to
Shyster Pension Attorneys.
If the shyster attorneys who are en-
gagged in fraudulent pension practice
fancied that they were making any
gain in exchanging Evans for Ware IN
the commissionership they have proba-
bly, awakened from the delusive dream
before this. Mr.. Ware has the credit
for more bluff and hearty" ways than
his predecessor but he Is in no sense
behind him in vigor Of speech. Some
Of his expletives would hardly answer
in a metropolitan drawing room. They
slip out with such ease when his in
dignation Is excited, however, that to
most ears they seem merely to add
spice to his commentaries. The other
day a Michigan lawyer, who had been
ordered to show cause why he should
not be disbarred for malpractices in
the department, came on to spread his
case in person. The commissioner gave
the fellow a hearing in his private Of
fee. Then he was heard to say. as he
opened the door at the close Of the con-
versation:
mo, you've been robbing the soldiers.
I've had all want Of you. Now, you
had better CO."
With this he emerged from the pri-
vate office and seated himself at his
desk in the ante-room, where he began
to address his attention to some accu-
mulated mail. The attorney followed
him, apparently much crestfallen, and,
approaching him once more, set up a
low, whining protest.
"Mr. Commissioner, I thing you're
hardly fair. I think"
He got no further. Mr.. Ware. who
had whirled around in his chair and
risen, and was confronting him with
the face Of a thunder-cloud, interrupt
ed him with:
And I'll tell you what think! 1
think you are a - thief, and ought to
be in prison. I told you to go. Now
get Quit"
And he seized the astounded lawyer
by the arm and thrust him into the
corridor.
Another specimen Of the same class,
a gray-haired old scamp. who had long
been disbarred, but had contrived to
keep up his trade by working through
other LAWYERS not yet under the ban,
came on to see whether he could not
make his way back into good standing.
He, too, was granted a private inter-
view and was deceived by his own glib
speech into imagining that he had made
a pretty fair impression. When they
were about to part the lawyer paused,
waiting for a last word from the COM
missioner, who seemed to be in brown
study. Presently Mr.. Ware spoke:
"I'll think your case over" said he.
The attorney bowed, all smiles, but
the commissioner went on without
changing his tone:
"I'll think it over. You are one OF
those - reprobates who bring reproach
on the good name of the old soldiers.
I don't know yet just what I'll do IN
your case. I'm not quite sure whether
ought not to put you into the peniten-
tiary. AS it looks to me now, I'm IN
clined to think I will. Yes, Ill THINK
# oyer."-New York Evening Post.
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A FORGOTTEN HUMORIsT.
George HI. Derby's Jokes Still Told
at West Point.

George H. Derby's Jokes Still Told
at West Point.
Thirty-flve years ago, when all the
rising generations Of America were
shouting with laughter over Artemus
Wards droll experiences, the worn
copy of "Phoenixianae," from which
the following extracts were taken, was
given to the writer Of this article, says
the United States Service Magazine.
John Phoenix" alias "Squibob," in
private life Lieutenant George H. Der
by, Of the United States Typographical
engineers, was graduated at West
Point in 1916, having entered as cadet
in 1912. His passion for illustrating
his text books gave rise to a question
obliging the cadets to hand their text
books to the professors for inspection
on the first of every month. This reg
ulation once afforded Derby an oppor-
tunity for very clever practical joke
joke which was so innocent, as well
as witty, that it was freely pardoned
by the professor at whose expense 1t
was committed. It occurred in this
wise: The class was assembled In Pro-
fessor DOS room, and the lesson had
already begun, when Professor dO.,
interrupting himself, said suddenly.
"Ah, it is the first Of the month, I
see, gentlemen, hand me your text
books"
There was a general move to obey the
order on the part Of all except Derby,
who was observed to start violently,
and, hastily seizing his text book, to
thrust it into his desk. This, Of course,
did not pass unnoticed.
"Mr. Derby" said Prof. DO, severe
ly, do you not remember that you
are the principal cause Of this regula-
tion? 1t is your text book 1 parttcu-
larly want to see, Mr.. Derby. Bring
it to me at once, SIR"
But had rather not, sir" hesitated
Derby.
Perhaps so, sir" replied Prof. DO,
but you must"
Amid the profound silence and strain
ed expectation Of the whole class, Der
by slowly walked up to the rostrum,
and with elaborate reluctance yielded
up the text book. Behold! it's pages
were innocent Of any illustration what
ever, and the blank space above the
open chapter bore, in capital letters,
1,u
1, and as we have said, the joke was
forgiven.
Early in the year, Derby was a pas
senger in ship bound from New York
to San Francisco. The voyage was to
be round the Horn," as Californians
phrase it, and therefore, necessarily an
affair of months. The ship was crowd
ed with passengers Of both sexes, and
of all ages and conditions, and the dis
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she exclaimed.
There are some barbarisms, but pre-
sumo you get accustomed to them-in
Siberia"
Eyes, in Siberia one gets accustomed
to almost anything" he answered.
She continued her inspection with in
terest and suddenly came to stop be-
fore a painting. Neslerov's face be-
came shade paler.
"My cousin, whom l have never
seenw she exclaimed, clasping her
hands and gazing raptly at the picture
Vladimir had painted. Surely, Nicho-
las. that must he Princess Alexandra,
who married your elder brother"
81 think you are mistaken" said Ne
slerov. "You surely must have seen
Alexandra"
"Yes, when mere infant. 1t Is only
from other portraits that l recognize
her. She was very beautiful. Oh,
what terrible sorrow to her! To lose
her child, heir to a fine estate and
princely title. and then lose her own
life, SO young, with the horrible mys-
terry still unsolved as to whether she
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No REASON For SwEARING.-General
Grant was asked why he never swore.
He replied: "Well, when boy I had
an aversion to swearing. 1t seemed
useless, an unnecessary habit, and be-
aroused a mans anger. I really had a
desire to have complete command Of
myself. I noticed when a man got an
cry his opponent always got the bet
ter Of him. On that account also
determined to refrain from swearing.
Then the swearing men Of my acquain-
tance when a boy were not the best
men 1 knew. I never saw any reasons
for swearing. All were against It,"
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81 lived In dread OF Siberia for tWen-
ty yearsv she said, with q shudder.
"And now you have brought me here"
But not as q convict-as friend, q
woman, like myself, resolved to right
wrong"
The princess was soon ready and
Joined the governor in the dining room.
81 have just been thinking, Olga" he
said, his face wreathed with smiles,
that it Is at least three years since we
met. Your face has not changed much,
but you are now a woman and were
then little girl. You are one Of the
most beautiful women in Russia"
"Thank YOU"
"And. might say, the richest"
NEARLY so. But the wealth brings
it's responsibilities. 1t is difficult In
Russia to do those things that are just
and proper with our wealth."
81 never found 1t so," said the gov
ernor, with laugh.
"Perhaps." said Olga, you are not
interested in the question. To me 1t Is
a burning one. Our mobiles have too
much wealth and our lower classes
have too little opportunity to rise. 1t Is
not so in England, France or Ameri-
ca"
"You had better leave those questions
for older heads. princess. You will be-
come involved with the government be-
fore you know. You were not born to
waste your beauty and talents In such
matters. You were born to be admired,
to enjoy your wealth"
81 do enjoy my wealth and do what
good a girl can do with it. AS to being
admired, meet few from whom admi-
ration seems to come with sincerity"
ooh, as to that, you cannot expect to
find the courtiers at beauty's court all
as gruff and outspoken as a drosky
driver"
81 have met some who were," she
said, laughing pleasantly.
They ate slowly. chatting the while.
"You have not quenched my thirst
for knowledge" said the governor. IF
I were In st. Petersburg and you did
me the honor to ask me to visit you, 1t
would even then surprise me. But that
you have come to Tomsk, more than
half way across Siberia, to visit me Is,
to say the least. amazing.
The princess gave her silvery laugh
again.
"You are as conceited at any other
nobleman have met. l did not come
to see you. came, first, to ride on the
new railway; second, to study the con-
ditions existing in this part Of the en-
pire and, third, to look into this new
proposition of the czar to induce peas
ants to settle in Siberia along the line
Of the railway. 1t Is very good Idea.
If the country will support settlers"
1T will under proper help from the
government at the start" replied Ne
slerov. Il am glad you came to me.
We shall have fine time making our
investigations"
81 notice that you do not seem to
have the free use Of your arm," said
Olga. "Have you been Ill or injuredP
"a slight injury. fell from an un-
ruly horse"
"You must be more cautious. 1t must
have been q wild beast. You have the
name of being an excellent horseman."
When their meal was finished, they
strolled together through the rooms OF
the palace.
II am quite interested In your pal
ace," said the princess. 1T Is not the
finest I have seen, but it Is excellent.
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WHERE COTTON OIL GOES.
Facts and Figures About the Use of
Cotton Seed Products.

Cotton Seed Products.
Several days ago we published an
extract from letter of correspondent
Of the New York Sun who wrote about
the Industrial progress and growth of
the cotton manufacturing industry, in
connection with which he gave some
interesting facts and figures about the
cotton seed oil industry, which we
quote, as follows:
1.-The conversation Of the cotton seed
into oil and other byproducts such as
feed and fertilizer, is one Of the most
important collateral branches Of manu-
featuring industry here in North Car
olina, for that matter.
Except down in the southeast, where
a small percentage was used for fertil-
izing purposes, the old-time planters
used to throw the cotton seed away as
so much sheer waste. Out Of this seed
there is now squeezed in the south every
year from sO,OO0,0OO to 1OO,0OO,0 900 gallons
of oil. worth from $4,000, ,OOOO to $25,-
00O, 900.
"But this Is not all. There is some
think like $4,000, 900 more in the hulls,
which sell for 81 ton; in the meal,
which sell for $50 a ton, and in short
lint attaching to the seed which sells
for two cents a pound. So that what
the southern planters Of the past used
to throw away the southern planters Of
today convert into from s35,000,0OO to
s4O, ,OOO, 900 every year.
The oil is distributed pretty much all
over the world in one form or auother.
About 100000 barrels of it go to Chi
cago every year to make lard, another
100000 barrels go to the same city to
make soap, 10000 barrels Of 1t go to the
Mediterranean and France to come
back here and spread all over the world
as fine olive oil, for 10 per cent. Of real
olive oil will give 1t just enough nutty
flavor to take away at least little OF
the taste that tells Of its origin down
here in Dixie.
Then 100000 barrels Of it go to Hol-
land every year to make that pure Hol-
land butter Of which the Dutch are 80
Justly proud. The coast Of Maine fish
dealers take 10000 barrels Of it a year,
for it is a fact well-known to all
epicures that the imported sardine Is
only at it's best when it Is prepared IN
pure olive oil-and that, by the way, is
one of the reasons there are such large
expectations of the cotton seed product
to France every year.
All this, however, only touches Char
lotte in a general way, for at present
there are only two cotton seed oil mills
here, with a capital Of about $500, 900 and
using between them 300 tons Of seed
day. A ton of cotton seed will turn
out about forty gallons Of oil, so that
Charlotte's output Of the oil is about
1900 gallons daily"
There isn't one person in thousand
even Of those who are engaged in the
growing and handling Of cotton who
had any idea Of the various uses to
which cotton seed oil is put. or Of the
varied demand there Is for it, or Of the
quantities consumed in lines Of busi-
ness in which it plays such an import
ant part as a factor. The facts and
figures bearing upon this in this extract
give some idea Of this and also fore
shadow the possibilities there are in
this industry.-Wilmingto N. c.,
Star.
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sa The heart hardens by misfortune
like the hands of labor.
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TO Be CONTINUED
New-York tribune., 1902-04-02
THE STATE OF TRADE.

April Flour quiet Wheat aus so'!Hs ing dull pa5
offered through billed Corn dull and ~eak No =.
AZ &c oats du No 2 white. 49c: 10 B do. 4sc No :
mixed 4Gac: No do. 46i4c, through billed Barley.
spot GIr50c. Rye. No !. &c.
Duluth April Close Wheat. cash, No hard.
49,. No Northern. 7osse; Nc NoTtheIn 67sc: MAY
cash GBIzc: May. 7OaTOlsc No Northern 66@.c Oats
Mlwaukee. April wheat easy; No Northern.
72isc. No DO IL nc; May. 11l.c. Rye dull; No !,
5st.c Barley steady; No 2 65qG6c; sample, oog6'c-
Corn-May 6oisc-
Minneapolis April Wheat MAY. 8a7s sa7cc; July
7ii.q71IIc September. 704c: No Northern. - esc,
NJ Sorthern sgI. a zoe Fiour-First patents 81 75d
s3 81 second patents sSGs? 75 first clears 81 S5a
81 % second clears. So 15Gs2 25. Bran in bulk. ST.
Philadelphia. April Wheat ie lower contract srsae siS
54lsc steady: No white clipped 5od'iG as to
location. FIRM. good demand: extra western
creamery 2S'ec: do nearby prints aoc Eggs .ale
lower fresh nearby. 15c; Western and
i5Iac Southern. l4'2c Iheese quiet Ig fi
12iIc Receipts: Flour. 1000 bbs and 2ses"o N
in sacks: wheat Oo6NO bush corn. eS' bush oats;
900 bush Shipments: Wheat, 81 6op bush; corn. $50"
bush; oats. $500 bush
St Louis April 1.-c1ose: Wheat No Tsi sasn
t,orn weak No cash. May. a9lac July. "c oats
No cash, 42i.c; May, s2c; July, S-7sc; NO "hlte
New-York tribune., 1902-04-02

81 co. do Connecticut per bb ssasa Is do yelIoT
ssi sg s. sSsss Do sec crdne s
good ss@ pePgsrs FL Forisa sIss} per 70 Do
5is 8 ssas ss[se
ps.0 100 tu2sRss fsgs DO 6r N95 @
punches So 50as5 spinach Norfolk per bbl siaSI 30
Sb 9 casi NoT sd Bano pff 6P 8 string beans
sas$ 90 sSssa Gs aHps ca6ada ana Rn per
bb sgsoe tomatoes 81 FsTid E s a do If eP Pe west
a1Es|Ho}house ProductsEastern has
shade Go sI IN f5 when of Fe
quality, and choice radishes are wanted We quote Let
dase tase ss 6Gube Per aG5e Esssrn No l. per
81 se 81 n d? aGaG az PsT tdatoes 22s s's fsr To
hgeao nearby m 100 cbas 69nshs & ssafs do
are light and there IS market so@a1c per NJ
sas prime as9 %0s .oRS ?
slowly and the market has declined m a to sneS gh
osd dry stock in Prex good don 81
entirely 9Sai s2gtsssn root .s@ss aas5sd % s. .
steady holding buekwhea about out Of stock We quote
6aoisc; California extracted 51aG6c do Southern.
market Tor both sheed picked peanuts. and trade
auo sha fsne er
alze extra SAgs'sc No | Spanish sheed as: do No No
3sc hickory per bush. 81 JoQs2 bulnuts. 5o975c
HAY AND sTRAW-HAY-sp farm work does not
vet appear check shipments. It presumed II
would market begins feel the of free
deliveries prices regarded full for prime
and No l. but there weak feeling to-day in all
other the class the buyer
make the price All holders OF covers anxious
be relieved them: In fact noted
small sales We quote: Prime large bales. per 100 10.
a2iac: No /. S5GS72c No q 756Soc No 3. 55G62t2C c,
clover mixed 55a65c: clover. 5oa57Iac Small Sc
less per 100 for Nos 1Oc No clover.
STRAW-Receipts becoming abundant and buy
make reader selection than they could month
active demand holds prices In their late range
Of 15asoc for long rye Receipts OF hay and straw In
Railroad $40 Erie 340; Pennsyvania 10;
Delaware Iackawanna and Western 60: West Shore.
260 Lehgh Valley. Ontario Western. so: Central
New-Jersey, boats 430; total. 2150 tons.
1Os1 London and 21 to Barbadoes Receipts of straw
I20 tons by river so tons by rail; total 10 tons
New-York tribune., 1902-04-02

sufficient covering among room trader. TO advance
Prices Prices little May eyentusy got up 17sc. around
haf hour when IT dropped back TI14c all interior
points the receipts. without Chicago. aggregated only
day the market helped by . 544. 900
bush IN wSIias @ & stocks according 20 Brsdstreets in
elevators and 24 ooe private
year ago or he day world'- stocks increased
re saIfe a. on MONDAY. While stiu cold all through
winter wheat Northwest sections. very little
aanage was reported and the trade showed appre-
State bulletin March considered favorable
Reports from Minneapolis said that scattered seeding had
taken TaCe IN Southern Minnesota and South Dakota but
ne amount wes sral conditions unfavor
than last I
exporters did little. taking only ! Northern
New York and load unErad-d spring here. with
outports A sale of 600 bcsh lngraded
Ish No hard winter sold in Chicago at &c over CneaE"
We're follows No sslac: No / Northern Duluth
SoAsc prompt 10 Northern York. sec and No =
YORK SIC % arrive Ho red se eleva IIvarpooI
closed lad lower than Thursday COTtN-An
Gay the corn market in firm shape. advancing on
country points mar closed partially lsc
net higher Owing the holiday al Chicago ther- was
IN the without definite Information on
this point the local contingent not disposed 70 20
much either side Of the market Liverpool came s1 80
lower than last Thursday. In the cash market loUp
bush ungaded sold TO the local trade at loc
New MAY. No closed az 81 I1so elevator
and $3.50 ahoat export: straight No corn. 6Is.c
white. 7oizc. and No yellow. ee1.c. b ahoat
oAT'S-The local market or less nominal
,rsdc No oats closed At 47c: 3, 4el4c: No white
MMarkot stead No western s87sc and No Western.
quiet Feeding was quoted at 6Sat'c and malt
ing a 6Sa72c. both ! New-Yort
New-York tribune., 1902-04-02
BOSTON WOOL MARKET.

Boston. April I-Conditions were quiet in the wool
tris is fair prospect of them
remaining time Dealers are not disposed 10
nress sales and although the market is steady.
unchanged values being held steady
huvers in supplies paying about former
The new clip bought Arizona Is being placed
the market only be sold at loss compared
ub crrst Territory woods selling about
47G4sc secured basis, good lots. with better
.rnnIad narces at soc Fine medium quoted the
secured with good staple lots ranging
higher Territory sci! at 2sfte seolred There
otatt TO with prices held steady
Dealers asking 2S229c for fine Ohio delaines Ohio
above 2T14c VIII Ohio No is quoted at 26d
2Tc the choice lots Australian Uools are
oufet with available supplies Offering moderate
6uarfar blood Australian quoted 4'Sl t2c,
secured with lower quarter blOods 3sOc and Lncolns
S1G34c
New-York tribune., 1902-04-02
COUNTRY PRODUCE MARKETS.

For week ending Tuesday. April ]. 1892.
pEANS AND PEAS-Keceipts for week Eeans. T. se4
bbs pear. IO51 bbls Exports: Beans, bSs bbls:
Beans. 27d bbls. 30 bb5 WIFI
continued fairly liberal arrivals II domestic beans ana
5,, prices have steadily declined,
however. being in small white beans At the
,resent writing sIaall Jobbng sales of fancy
ynad,urn making 81 81 II gSl 20. average
es lots offering 55, and pretty fair stock fer less
These goods affected b. the 10 unload for
egn lower prices state marrow settled TO s2 10
SO oI end are quiet. but there Is not much
70 sell Red kidney slow at 81 o5ds2 10 latter
White kidney have fallen
is difficult buyers
quoted Yellow have ha d
rtI. q 81 20. Turtle quiet Cali
fornta Inns slowly, but ~alues unchanged
hoioss lots are ne~ easily bought 81 460sl so Green