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WANTS TO ENTERTAIN SHRINERS
Atlanta Making Preparations for the
1904 Convention.

Atlanta wants to entertain the Mystic
Shriners at their annual convention I'm 1904
and already steps toward this end are be-
ing taken by the business men Of the south
ern metropolis" said Milton E. Saies of
Atlanta to Star man at the Arlington to-
day.
THE only thing that appears to stand in
the way up to this time has been the lack
Of suitable auditorium in which to house
the meetings of the great organization. The
proposed building OF such structure is now
occupying the attention Of prominent busf-
ness men. who realize that the annual con-
vention Of Shriners would be Of great bene-
fit to the city in the first place and that
having the auditorium would offer an in
ducement for other organizations to meet
in city where the climate Is delightful
most seasons Of the year. Atlanta has al
ways been a favorite as a convention city
for smaller gatherings. as seekers after in
vestments and sightseers are always anx-
ious to visit our section, and 1 think We
will be able to go before the Shriners at
their 1903 convention with the assurance
that in 1904 Atlanta will not only receive
them with open arms. but will be able to
house them in a fitting manner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-18

Harriet DarneilIe, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Darneille of Georgetown, and Mr..
William Reading of this place, whose en-
gagement was recently announced, will take
place in April.
The last will and testament of eX-Judge
John T. Vinson, who died at his home here
about ten days ago, was admitted to pro-
bate and record in the orphans court here
today. The instrument bequeaths to each
Of the children of deceased-Thomas VIM
son, Richard B. Vinson, Robert w. Vinson,
Mrs. Edward c. Peter, Mrs. G. Minor An
derson and Miss Mamie s. Vinson-the sum
Of $4,000. and provides that the rest of the
estate be divided equally among the six
children, excepting that the homestead Is
left to Miss Mamie s. Yinson. to be hers SO
long as she remains SINGLE and upon her
marrying to be sold and the proceeds di-
vided equally among the children. The will
further provides that the brother Of de-
ceased, Napoleon B. Vinson, and his sister
in-law, Miss Mary Prout. make their home
at the homestead during their lifetime.
Messrs. Thomas Vinson, son of deceased.
and Edward c. Peter, son-in-law, are
named as executors. They were granted
letters testamentary, and filed bond In the
sum of $4,000, with the Fidelity Company
of Baltimore as surety.
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CHAPTER xxx.
A Promotion Declined

~Peyton," said the admiral thoughtfully,
Il have been thinking hard about your
case. and II you like will detach you from
the Hartford and send you over to the
Pembina, which is to remain outside. You
will have plenty to do on her, as the squad
ron 1 leave behind win engage the works
south Of the point to make diversion IN
our favor"
What, admiral" cried the young man.
Relieve me from my station on the day of
battle. Take me out Of action! Sir! Why
i" He sprang to his feet, his face
flushed with Indignation. II don't under
stand you. sir!" he burst out
The admiral leaned back in his chair and
seemed to pierce through and through him.
You cannot mean it, sir!' Peyton con-
tinued hotly. 'It's-it's-saving that we
know you, sir, and love you, one would
almost say 1t was an in"
Hold on. my lad!' said the admiral
quietly. Your father commands that fort.
Your brother Is on the Tennessee. The
place is sacred in your memory. for take
1t, from what you say and from what l
have heard that II is associated with one
even dearer to you. There Is no dishonor
In my proposition. / am giving you a
chance In one sense. In its way 1t Is a
Of the Pembina. You have shown your de-
votion to the cause by your recent search
for torpedoes and mines In the channel. /
don't want to compel you to do violence to
your feelings"
Admiral Farrasut," said Peyton impet-
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TROUBLES OF AN UMPIRE, =.
Tells a Star Reporter That He is
Sometimes Fooled" by Pitchers,


well, the base ball season will soon be-
gin with us againand the troubles Of the
judges Of balls and strikes will start anew, %
said an umpire OF the national game to a
Star man at the Barton this morning.
" Mr.. Umpire has hard road to travel
and has little sympathy can tell you. No
matter how hard he strives to please he is
sure to be called down good and hard by
the crowd that is getting the worst end Of
the game, and this Is especially true If the
home team Is losing. The rooters are sure
to say he is giving the game away.
Holding the indicator is no easy job, I
can tell you, and we know when we are up
against 1t. OF course, we are just as liable
to make mistakes in judging balls and
strikes as the batters are, and you know
how many times they misjudge the balls
On g. cloudy day the pitcher with speed
usually has the best success. because it is
harder for batter to Judge a fast ball
when the light is not good, but on the other
hand a ball with a curve to 1t is seen to ad-
vantage when the sun is shining brightly.
The pranks Of the ball do not affect the
batter alone, the umpire has his troubles
in trying to render fair decision A cury-
ed ball Is easily judged, but the man behind
the plate with the indicator is up against a
fast bail with an up or down shoot Pitch
ers often kick against decisions because
they have been fooled just as we'll as the
umpire and the batter, but as all hands are
fooled what is to be done? Why, make the
best Of it and render what appears to be
the fairest decision. I once held the center
of the diamond and used to kick against
the decisions, but should get back there.
me for the deaf and dumb asylum' no
more kicks" r1
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spite of the most perfect fitting of joints
Ether, carbonic acid gas and sulphur diox-
ide would cost something, while water
would not. On the whole, therefore, the
greater depth would probably be found the
more satisfactory.
The importance of this general PROPOSE
ton, like that of utilizing the tides, grows
out of the fact that the worlds fuel supply
Is comparatively ephemeral resource
while the two agencies here referred to are
likely to last as long as the human race, If
not longer. To all intents and purposes
ley are inexhaustible. Today 1t might be
too expensive to get power in either of these
two ways; tomorrow 1t may be necessary
The matter, therefore, deserves careful con-
sideration. 1t Is greatly to be wished that
the means be provided for boring two or
three experimental holes to a depth of three
miles. in order to reveal the temperature
gradient further down than man has hither-
to gone. 1t would then be important to
learn, by practical test and not mere COM
putatfon, the maximum amount of power
that can be derived from a single pair Of
noles. Are there any limitations which fix
this. say, at % or 100 horse power? How
widely distributed must such plants be not
to interfere with one another? Would it not
be possible, electrically or otherwise, to
concentrate the output Of twenty or. thirty
motors Of the type here considered? These
and other questions would need solution
after the main one was disposed Of but
they should not prove difficult.
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uously. forgetting in some part the distinc-
ton OF age and rank which lay between
them. my feelings have nothing to do with
my duty. My father did everything to keep
the woman was engaged to marry. but
l broke away. Your own letter to me came
In the nick of time. sir. although had al
ready decided. Father, in his excitement
and anger, said things that perhaps he did
not mean"
II am sure he didn't" broke in the ad-
miral kindly.
But, sir. he'd rather see me dead, I am
sure. thousand times. than have me ac-
cept your offer. BY heavens. sir. I'd rather
be lieutenant on the Hartford in this &C
ton than a captain Of the Wabash or the
Colorado out at sea! They, my people.
haven't any love left for me. no affection,
but II they had 1t would wither II did this.
No. sir! If you leave the choice to me. and
you would not order me away surely. under
such circumstances. stay with you.''
That's well said" cried the admiral
heartily. 81 knew how 1t would be- 1t
would have broken my heart, boy, IL you
had gone. Besides, want you. I need you
here"
THANK you. SIR"
Freeman is our only pilot. Should any
thing happen to him your services will be
invaluable. I shall want you on deck di-
arrange with Capt. Drayton that you are
freed from duty with your division. You
can carry my orders to the different parts
of the ship. II have any to give. and you
will be on hand to take Freeman's place
and pilot us in II anything happens to him.
relieved. II shall be ready
And by the way" added the admiral, 81
want you to go with us In the tender when
We reconnoiter the forts this afternoon.
nation about the situation" $780,
Aye, aye, sir"
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CHAPTER Xxx.
In the Ward Room of the Hartford

In the ward Room OF the Hartford.
Eight bells had struck on the flagship. In
the ward room of the Hartford the officers
of the ship not on watch were congregated
around a long table running the full length
Of the room. At the head Of the table sat
Kimberly, the executive officer. Near him
was Watson. Farragut's gallant flag lieu
tenant, while Peyton sat about midway
down. Pens. ink and paper were strewn
over the table. and every man was busy
writing-every one but Peyton, that is.
= 1t was remarkably still in the ward ROOM
Scarcely sound was heard above the deep
breathing Of the men but the steady
scratching Of the pens. punctuated by an
infrequent and suppressed sigh at Intervals
They were writing to their wives. their chill
dren. their mothers, their sweethearts. their
friends. Once in awhile suspicious sniff
might be heard, or one of those violent
blasts of the nose with which men shame
facedly seek to disguise their finer emotions.
Sometimes the back Of hand or the tip Of
a finger went furtively to the corner Of an
eye. To use a handkerchief would have
been betrayal. Everybody saw or OWNED
these motions, but nobody paid any at
tention.
They could enter into each others feelz
ings. and there was much sympathy in thu
silence. There would be time on the NOR
row to think Of little but the battle. They
They were writing those last precious
words which. whether they lived or died,
would stand for 50 much to those for whom
they were destined; for they would be ex-
pressions OF the heart In the face Of posi-
Bile or impending death, when all that is
true In man speaks forth to those he
loves.
They were all writing, I have said. but
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THE EARTH'S HEART.
Proposed to Drive Machinery With
Power From Great Depths.


In Casters Magazine for February Prof.
William Hallock of Columbia University
briefly but succinctly discusses the idea Of
utilizing the internal heat Of the earth for
industrial purposes. At level of 100 feet
below the surface the temperature remains
uniform the year round. From that point
downward it increases about one degree
for every sixty feet At first the rate may
not be quite so great, but below 1900 and
1900 feet 1t is somewhat greater. This is
the gradient" at Wheeling, where well
has been sunk 1850 feet, and at West
Elizabeth, near Pittsburg, where a depth
Of $3.50 feet has been attained. By going
down two or three miles at these places a
much more rapid increase might be expect
ed. Still, there are a few especially favored
sites where one could work more advan-
tageously. In the Comstock mine, for In
stance, a temperature Of 10 degrees has
been experienced, and If hole 5000 feet
deep were sunk there heat should be found
greatly exceeding that of boiling water
Again, the fluid which comes up in some OF
the Yellowstone Park geysers has temper
AZURE of 1875 degrees, and speculation on the
result of trying to tap that supply, or OF
locating a heat motor on the slopes Of
Pelee, is most inviting.
The particular type of engine employed to
convert the heat thus sought would dictate
the depth to which it would be necessary to
70. In any case the machinery could be
kept on the surface of the earth. If there
We're two vertical shafts, one for the down.
ward movement of cold water and the other
one for the upward flow of hot liquid, and
II capacious reservoir were blasted out at
the bottom to hold the water while it was
absorbing heat from the inclosing rock, the
rest would be comparatively simple. 1t
would then be necessary to decide whether
to use in the engine itself some substance
like carbonic acid, sulphur dioxide or ether,
which will vaporize and expand at a lower
temperature than water does, or to employ
steam. In the former case II would be nee
essary to go down only far enough to OBJ
tain a temperature of $50 or 200 degrees,
would be requisite. The first Of these two
systems is practicable, beyond doubt, but 1t
is not so economical as the other since
there Is apt to be little waste Of vapor, In
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Falls Church News.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, February Il, 1903.
A valentine sociable was held on Satur-
day night by the ladies Of the Baptist
church, at the residence of Mr.: Geo. w.
Hawxhurst. During the evening the fol-
lowing program was rendered: instrument
tai solo, Master Claude Garrison: recitation.
Morrill, Ilsley; vocal solo, Miss Annie Hid;
recitation Miss Hattie Tuckerman; vocal
solo, Mr.. ]. S. Garrison; recitation, Fred
McInturff; vocal duet Mr.. r. L. Ilsley and
Mr.. J. s. Garrison; recitation. Miss Raydell
Shaw; recitation, Miss Lannie Graves.
A number Of the ladies of the town have
decided to organize an art club, and a
meeting for the purpose will be held tomor-
row at the residence Of Mrs. J. s. Garrison.
Prof. H. M. Willis of Indianapolis, Ind.
an elocutionist, gave an entertainment at
Odd Fellows Hall, on Friday night.
The guild Of the Episcopal church held a
sociable at the Falls Church Inn on Satur-
day night.
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the bay and run to the old man and beg,
If not for forgiveness, for kindly word of
greeting.
He finished the letters, inclosing Mary
Annan's In the one addressed to his mother,
begging her to read and deliver it, and then
he abandoned himself to his thoughts. Most
of the other men in the ward room had fin
ished their letters by this time as well.
silent for while, staring at the table,
loath to speak Finally Kimberly broke
the silence.
Here, fellows he said this will never
do. Wen go into action in blue funk If
we don't brace up. Somebody start up a
song. Nov. dash it all, Whiting, he con-
tinued, as young ensign started to sing
Home, Sweet Home not that, not tonight.
o! Give us a regular old timer. That's
right" he cried as the ensign's clear voice
rose in the room. Now, men, all of you.
come in in the chorus" beating time
"Heave away! That's it!'
They were glad of the relief afforded by
the song, which seemed to shatter the quiet
and gloom which hung over them. One
song started another. Presently some ons
told a story. and a second capped it with
another. The room was filed with laugh
ter and merriment for an hour. Presently
the black steward Of the ward room came
in with pitcher of water and rare piece
of ice.
mo whisky or liquor tonight. lads said
Kimberly. gayfy. "Well drink the sweetest
toast in the purest liquid. 1t Is getting late.
We have had our hour of sadness and our
hour Of fun. I'll give you toast-the Sat
uriay night toast. Come. everybody, take
a glass. What Peyton. are you geing?"
yes. KIM" answered Peyton: -
think I'll go up on deck and relieve Yates
He has wife, you know, and he can drink
the toast. ILL don't need to-"
Well drink it for you, old man. cried
Haywood, the marine officer, clapping him
affectionately on the shoulder
.And, my lad" said Kimberly, grasping
his hand 1--WE know the circumstances, Of
course. We feel for you. We WISH some
body else was in command of that fort.
"Idon't," said Peyton. sternly. my father
will put up fight that will make your hair
turn gray, and that's what you want. And
I reckon my brother will keep up his end
on the Tennessee. too.
Before we drink the toast, fellows" said
Watson. .'let's give three cheers for the
Peytons-the old man in the fort, the boy
on the Tennessee and our own messmate
on the Hartford. Thank God, there Is
good fighting blood in all of them"
|. The little room rang with cheers sss Pey-
ton sprang- up the companion ladder with
a heart so full that he could scarcely con-
tain himself. AS Yates. happy to be re-
liexed.s came tumbllng down below Peyton.
leaning over the hatchway. heard Kimberly
give lthes. Immortal toast Of the navy.
'Sweethearts and wives-may the former
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appeal, should he justify himself? Nay, to
attempt these things would be useless
Thinking deeply, he resolved what he would
do.
Take" he wrote, whatever may be your
future. dear, the memory of an affection
such as comes to few women. 1t can
neither hurt nor harm you now. And re-
member"-he could not avoid this one SEN
tence Of exculpation-"that if 1 had not
been true to my duty, If had not followed
the path where honor led. the affection
which l ask you not to forget would have
been an insult, not an honor to any honest
woman. And beg you again to forgive
that one kiss on the porch have not for
gotten it. 1t seemed to me at that mo-
ment that you almost loved me. The touch
of your lips has abided with me- l shall
take it out into eternity. The hooking bird
has never sung in my ear without bringing
your picture; your cheek with the color
coming. the rise and fall of your bosom,
your eyes ashine in the darkness and look
ing love into mine.
THE song reminds me of YOU, Mary
Amman. All, well is it named the 'Moeking
Bird! This is all. would not tire you.
This is only to ask you to remember; bur,
that on the eve Of great battle with death
looking me in the face l have told you the
truth only, but not all Of it. No words can
frame, no paper hold, that which is in my
heart. Good night. goodbye, and God bless
your 81 49,. :; -. '.
1t was brief letter, but the most indiffer-
ent woman could not have, read 1t I'M
moved. 1t breathed q passion that would
live. and the most needless memory could
not forget It.
There was something else to be done.
There were others to whom his mind turned.
His mother. his sweet faced, soft voiced
young mother! His heart had many a time
quivered at the recollection that she had
pleaded for him on the porch. And so he
wrote to her. too There were words for
Pink and Willis. appeals that they would
think of him kindly and try to- understand
his position. Indeed, he had never forgot
ten Willis for the impulsive yet generous
action which had prevented him from leav-
Ing home without a single friendly word.
He loved the boy, man now and support
ing his flag on the mighty Tennessee. There
was his father. too. What did the stern,
implacable old man think Of him now?
i War is a great dispeller of animosities of
one kind Or 1t may have been peculiar to
this particular war that it beat down
hatreds and men saw things more clearly
in the mist and smoke of battle than in the
sunlight Of peace. He wondered. if from
the ramparts Of Fort Morgan, HIS father
had watched the ships with a thought of
him as often as he had looked at the fort
from the deck Of the Hartford. When he
had rowed cautiously up the channel to re-
connoiter the torpedo line a few nights
since he had almost felt fmpelfed to turn
his boat into the wharf back Of the fort In
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Stock Men Expect a Good Year.

1.-The stockmen in the western part OF
Texas are confident that this year will be
the finest they have had in a decade" said
Raleigh G. Johnson Of Fort Worth to q
Star man at the Raleigh this morning.
There has seldom been SO much moisture
at this season Of the year to start the grass,
and we believe 1t will hold out until the
early summer rains set In. Early grass
means that the cattlemen will not sustain
a loss, and means further an early move
ment to the northwest Cattlemen believe
that there will be no enforced delivery this
year as there was last year on account Of
adverse conditions. Cattle have wintered
much better than last season and will COM
mand better prices About the only thing
that could happen to keep the entire year
from being prosperous one for the stock
men would be the tinkering with the quar-
antine matters. This subject Is giving
Texas cattle dealers much concern"
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soon be the latter and the latter always

soon be the latter and the latter always
be the former"
Boyd Peyton stood on the poop deck lean
Ing against the Parrott rife, still staring
at the fort. A step sounded on the deck
beside him. breaking his reverie He turned
to meet the admiral, The old man walked
with as jaunty step as II he had been a
boy.
Asleep or dreaming. Mr.. Peytonr' he
asked. smiling. - -
Neither. sir; just watching Fort Nor
gan
How peaceful IT looks! And you were
"Of my father and brother, sir: Of home
and mother and Mary Amman mp the bay"
The night, the silence. the loneliness.
made the young man more communicative.
The admiral inspired confidence and welr
coined it. He had known Peyton ever
since the latter graduated from the acad-
envy, and the younger man loved him with
unusual affection, which the admiral recip-
rocated in full.
"Ah, that's her. name. is it?' said the old
sailor, gently and kindly. well. pray God
that we may come through safely. and
that there will be no more heartaches in
homes than Is absolutely necessary He
laid his firm, well shaped hand upon the
young officer shoulder In kindly, sym
pathetic touch. keep bright lookout.
Peyton," he said at last. land don't hesi-
tate to call me il anything suspicious oc-
ours. 1t would not surprise me if Buch-
anan came out with the ram to attack US
at any moment WOutu ulSapEOiHI INC
dreadfully If he did. though. i want to
catch him inside, now that we are ready.
and finish up the whole job at one blow.
Where's the ensign Of the watch?"
Forward, SIR =,
when L was on the Essex, Il remember.
as a midshipman. just turned eleven years
Of age I went to sleep lying on gun car
riage in a midwatch one night. The watch
officer saw me. and instead OF waking me
up he actually covered me over with his
Jacket and let me sleep on" said the ad-
miral reminiscentiy. 81 ought to have been
court-martialed- for 1t, but I've always been
grateful to him, and I've never forgotten
his reprimand either"
mo one on watch VIII sleep tonight, ad-
miral." ..,,.e. sss 4
mo 1 suppose not. There are thoughts
grim enough to keep them awake now.
HoWs the wind."
Little enough sir: but what there Is 10
from the sou; Invest
THAT is where we want it. Looks black
over there. too"
Eyes. sir: think we shall get another
squall of rain"
"Well rain or shine, we go In with the
/. food in the morning ] thirk shall turn
In now, and as soon as your watch is over
do try to ge. little sleep. Remember
that /, that we, that the country. needs
the best there Is In Won tomorrow
(To be contir- s,-,orrow)