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at West Point and known there rs
~. S. Grant," he signed this painting
with his old family name OF ~. II.
Grant" AS to Whistler, he was en-
tered simply as James A. Whistler.
The National Cyclopedia of American
Biography calls him James McNeil
Whistler" leaving off the Abbott.
Congressman Baker of Brooklyn, N.
Y, should resign his office or else DIS
charge the duties it imposes upon hun.
He declined to appoint midshlpman
from his district to the Naval Acad-
envy because he was opposed to war.
and will take no part in training men
to the art of murder" Secretary
Moody, being of a more "bloodthirsty'
disposition, has therefore filled the ap-
pointment by naming the son of Col.
w. A. Simpson, L. S. A, whom Baker
would call a "red-handed murderer.
- A New York autograph dealer
offers for sale. at 49, letter from
President Andrew Jackson to Gov X.
X. Call, regarding the conduct of the
Seminole War. Call had been an ofh-
Ger in the regular army as we'll as OF
volunteers before he became Governor
of Florida, and was experienced in mil
itary affairs. "You must" writes jack
son, 'by gallant stroke destroy Pow
ell. You must approach the river pre-
pared with a gallant corps to cross it.
Good swimmers with Nrafts to carry
their guns can occupy the south bank
in ten minutes. Four hundred Ten
nesseeans can whip Powell and his
whole force when they can charge
them. The Indian cannot stand
charge. Never fight Indians across
a river unless you do so to amuse
whilst you are crossing at a different
point to attack them in the rear" etc.
The Powell referred to was a famous
Indian warrior.
The Illustrated Navy is a verv hand
some new naval monthly, published at
No. 10 Astor Place, New York city. The
first and second issues-May and June
are devoted to the Life and Adven-
lures of Jack Philip" known to the
Morning News readers as the late rear
admiral, John Woodward Philip, U. S.
N, who so calamity commanded the
Texas at Santiago. Rear Admiral
Francis ]. Higginson, U. S. N, closes
his tribute to Admiral Philip in these
words: LAS the young gentlemen of
the Naval Academy pause at the grave
of Rear Admiral Philip, and read upon
his tombstone those noble words: Don't
cheer, men; those poor devils are dy-
ing let them be inspired and elevated
by the granduer of the sentiment, and
let them resolve that they also, living
or dying, will leave in the example of
their lives an immutable legacy to their
country and to the navy" If poor
devils" is the inscription on the tomb
stone of Admiral Philip. as above
stated, 1t does not agree with the state
ment of Capt. A. T. Mahan, U. S. N.
(retired), the eminent naval writer,
who says Philips appeal to his men
was in these words: Don't cheer,
men; those poor fellows are dying"
The editor of the magazine admits
that there has been some dispute over
the matter, but for himself after
careful investigation, he is satisfied
that poor fellows was the term used.
The Morning News of Sunday, Aug.
2, contained a thrilling illustrated ar
ticle on Hair Breadth Escapes of the
Postman," but find in it nothing equal
in horror and devilish cruelty to the
case of a postman who had no hair"
of any breadth" left him with which
to escape" The postmaster at Tam
pa, Fla, on Feb. Is, 1885, gives the
following account of this inhuman deed:
1.-THE mail which left here on Tues
day, the Bird inst, is lost. The car
rier was brutally murdered about six
teen miles this side of Fort King. He
was shot from his horse by Indians,
his ears and nose cut off, and other
horrid atrocities and tormentss inflicted
upon him. The horse and mail bags
have not since eeen found" doubt
if there is on record in any land, civ
lized or uncivilized, a case of barbara
ty that excels this one. No wonder
young army officers resigned life posi-
| lions in the service rather than come
to Florida and battle against such in
| human monsters. This ''postman," or
mail carrier, was engaged in a lawful
and peaceful occupation when he was
thus foully murdered and his body
fearfully butchered. 1t was such
awful deeds as this that prompted the
| late Richard Henry Stoddard to write
in the following severe manner:
'These bronzed barbarians of the Past,
| Cast in the moulds Of He'll, are gone;
Their world was wanted, far and fast,
We drove them towards the setting
/ sun.
Ay-and If future needs should be.
Wen drown them in the Western
seal"
While it is true that Congress, in 1777.
| did not adopt at first the Betsy Ross
design of arranging the stars in the
blue ground of the new national flag,
her design was finally adopted. din
the stars in three rows of four stars
| in the outer rows and five in the CEN
! ter row. Congress, however, arranged
the thirteen stars in a circle. But in
1895, when two new stripes and stars
We're added, the Betsy Ross idea pre-
vailed and the stars were placed in
three rows of five stars each. At the
present time there are forty-five stars.
as one new one went into the flag for
the state of Utah. The rows have
since been composed of eight and sew
en- stars each, starting in the top row
with eight and ending in the sixth.
or last row, with only seven When
three new states shall have been ad-
| mitted to the Union there will be six
rows of eight stars each, filing the
blue ground in an artistic manner. It
is doubtful If Betsy Ross, when she
arranged her stars, had the slightest
idea that eventually they would fill the
| entire blue field. l am led to thus de-
scribe the present United States flag
because the cablegram from Rome in
regard to Pope Plus and the American
delegation calls for special mention.
III Plus as reported, admired the
two American flags carried by the DEL
| egation and exclaimed, America. dear
America! Forty-four stars. eh?'' the
hags carried must have been old ones.
some that were made before Utah be-
| came state in the Union No flag
can be correctly called a national flag
that bears less than forty-five stars
When a new state is admitted to the
Union the new star goes on to tho
h2g on the Fourth of JULY succeed
| iLN at which time all flags in 1se in