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ADDITIONAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS.

Commander-in-Chief W. w. Blackmar
announces the following additional stad
appointments:
Lee s. Estelle, of Omaha, Nebr., In
0pector General.
James Nj. Schoonmaker, of Pittsburg
Pa, Senior Aid-de-Camp and Chief OF
Staff.
j. Henry Holcomb, of Philadelphia, AS
sistant Quartermaster-General and Custo.
dian of Records.
W. +. Martin, of Decatur, ILL.,, and
Samuel Wright, of Boston, National Color
Bearers.
The Executive Committee of the Coun.
Gil of Administration will consist of:
Thomas g. Sample. Allegheny. Pa.
George w. Cook, Denver. Colo. William
81. Armstrong. Indianapolis, Ind. L. w.
Collins, ST. Cloud, Mimi; John w. Her
sey, Springfield, Mass. S. c. James, Cen
terville, Iowa, and ]. Cory Winans, Troy,
Vnio.
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TIE uIrRA-sENs1rryE sonrH

Lewis GulOn. Chairman of the History
Committee, Louisiana Division, United
Confederate Veterans, seems to have a
mind as sensitive as a gumboil on any,
thing relating to the late unlamented
Southern Confederacy. In the books for
musical instruction furnished by the
State Board of Education is the Star
Spangled Banner, the second verse Of
which has been rewritten as follows:
when our land is illumined with Liber.
tvs smile,
If a foe from within strike q blow at
her glory,
Down, down with the traitor that dares
to defile
The flag of her stars, and the page of her
story.
BY the millions unclaimed, who our birth
right have gained.
We will keep her bright blazon forever I'M
stained.
And the Star-Spangled Banner in triumph
shall wave
While the land of the free is the home OF
the brave"
Immediately upon discovering this, Mr..
Guion rises in a whirlwind of wrath and
begins petitioning the Board of Education
that every copy of the book be burned at
once. He has made such furore that
the President of the Board of Education
has assumed an apologize attitude, and
says that the book was adopted because
it was found to be much superior to any
other and that the Board was not aware,
at the time. that the song was not given
exactly as originally written.
There is nothing in the lines given which
any person, North or South, should say
is offensive. As matter of fact, every
body knows that the "Star-Spangled Ban
ner" as written by Francis Barton Key is
mediocre production. The versiication
is not very skillful. and it relates to sim
gle incident in the War of 1872, which was
not the most important one by any means.
The bombardment of Fort McHenry was
not Of the first Importance. though it was
of much interest to those Immediately en-
gagged. Mr.. Key had no idea Of writing
a National Anthem, but merely to cele-
brate an event. Since the air has been
made National Anthem there has been a
general desire that it should be rewritten in
harmony with its high purpose and use.
So far no genius has skillfully done this,
but in the meanwhile we are glad of any
attempt to improve it. The verse given
seems to be a great improvement upon the
original, and should be received to that
extent.
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A PARTICULARLY mean steal is reported
against the Russians. They are said to be
opening registered letters sent by the
miners of Mahanoy City, Pa, to their fam.
lilies in Russia, and appropriating the
money to their own use. 1t is true that
they allege that this money is being turned
into the Government Treasury and will be
refunded to those for whom it is intended,
but that is small consolation for those who
have been robbed. The United States Gov
eminent can do nothing. since its respon-
sibility ends with the delivery of the regis
tered letters to the Russian officials.
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tanned no loss
Durell's Battery, Capt George W. Du
rell. lost ).
The survivors of each of these organi
cations have devoted much time and
thought and not little amount of money
to prepare such Il monument as would be
Il credit. and the result has been very fine
Each monument has an individual lily us
well as an artistic excellence. The monu.
menis were. each of them, dedicated in the
morning by the survivors of the organiza
tons. with the Governor, COMMANDMENTS
Chief. and others present, but not ofiici-
atns. Owing to Il dispute between the
18th Regimental Association as to their
monument the Association was not present
officially. but il large number of the SIP
vivors We're. and the ceremonies were
conducted by o. c. Bosbyshel The mon
Ument is Il fine statue of Gen. Naglc. the
first Colonel Of the regiment After the
monuments were unvailed the concourse
assembled iii the National Cemetery
Col. Joseph w. Hawley, who com
manded the 124th Pa, presided. The
opening prayer was made by the Rev. DIR.
Samuel Bolman, late Chaplain of the 4Sth
Pa.
The transfer of the monuments was
made by the Pennsylvania Antietam Bat
tlefeld Commission, of which Col Haw-
ley is Chairman, to the Governor Of Penn
sylvania. Gov. Pennypacker accepted the
shafts in a brief speech, and in turn
tr, n ST IL
resented by Acting Secretary Of War Oil
yer. i'll the place of President Roosevelt.
who was unable to attend.
The Grafton was delivered by DIR. John
Richards Boyle, d. d., late of the 111th
Ia. He made splendid address, his sub
Ject being pennsylvania at Antietam." in
which he Landed the bravery of the State
troops that fought at Antietam. His ad-
dress was largely historical. The exer-
cises were concluded with singing Amer
lea and the benediction pronounced by
Rev. Joseph Evans, late Chaplain of the
Filth Pa. The Indian Band of Carlisle.
Pa. furnished splendid music during the
exercises.
The Battlefield Commission consists of
Col. j. w. Hawley. of Media. Pa, Presi-
dent: Col. Oliver G. Bosbyslell. of Phila
deiphia. Secretary: Gen. William J. Boil
ton. of Philadelphia.
Col. Hawley was wounded in the neck
at the battle. The ball just escaped the
Jugular vein and is still lodged in the back
part of his neck. The X-ray has located
the bullet exactly. An operation for it's
extraction would prove fatal
Gen. Bolton was shot while, as Captain,
he was making a charge on Burnside
Bridge. The bullet went through one side
of his face and came out on the other side.
The marks are still visible. Two years
later, in front of Petersburg. he was shot
in precisely the same place. but the ball
took downward course and lodged in
his throat. Seventeen years afterward he
coughed it up. He now wears the bullet
as a watch charm.
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SOME Of the Canadians are sprinkling a
little cold sense upon the shriekers for
Canada for Canadians" 1t is pointed out
that a great many Canadians have Sc
cured profitable positions in this country,
and il the Americans who are holding DO
sitiOns in Canada are turned out it will be
found to be a game that two can play at,
with the Americans holding the most
cards.
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THERE is the usual conflict in the Rus
sian reports. y week ago we were assured
that the Russian troops retreated from
Liao-Yang In the best of spirits, only
angry and confused a. 70 why they had
to retreat at ALL" Now they say 1.-THE
spirit of the Russian troops, which border
ed upon a panic. has been restored
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ANOTHER grief for the Anti's. The con-
ditions in the Philippines have improved so
agreeably that 1t has been recommended
that the force Of American soldiers now
stationed there be reduced from four regi.
ments of cavalry and nine of infantry to
three Of cavalry and seven Of infantry.
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III Is reported that 20 Cossacks have
been wounded. 1t is about time that those
much-boasted fellows were actually doing
some fighting.
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lost everything they had i'll the retreat
recently from L:ao-Yang Seems to us we
have heard of some such occurrences in
other wars.
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ming north and south. The moving seats
are simply an improvement on the moving
sidewalks and continuous trains of the
Chicago Worlds Fair and Paris EXPOSE
ton. Two stepping" platforms run along
side the train platform. The first moves
at rate of about three miles an hour,
and the other at six miles an hour. The
passenger steps from the ground to the
slower platform then to the one moving
at six miles an hour; and finally to the
platform containing the seats, which is
moving at nine miles an hour. The seats
are designed to hold three persons, and
are placed three feet apart.
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The Japanese appear to have decided
to let starvation do lis work in Port
Arthur. and they will not have to wait
long
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works on the screw principle. The rack
bar A catches on the floor, the point G.
engages the carpet. and by rotating the
handle the carpet is stretched.
TESTING EGGS.
A new and simple method for testing
eggs is published in German papers. 1t
is based upon the fact that the air cham
Der in the flat end of the egg increases with
age. If the egg is placed in a saturated
solution of common salt it will show an
increasing inclination to float with the long
axis vertical. A scale is attached to thu
vesse! containing the salt solution, SO that
the inclination of the floating egg toward
the horizontal can be measured. In this
way the age of the egg can be determined
almost to a day. A fresh egg lies in a
horizontal position at the bottom of the
vessel: an egg from three to five days old
shows an elevation of the fat end so that
its long axis forms an angle of 20 degrees.
With an egg eight days old the angle in
creases to ID degrees, and with one three
weeks old to IS degrees, while an egg a
month old floats vertically upon the pointed
end.
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THE EFFECT OF OPEN AIR EXPLOSION.

Leon Thomas has been conducting ex-
periments in Belgium large quanti-
ties of dynamite in order to test it's effect
upon surrounding objects. There were
erected around, at distances ranging from
five to 5000 meters 16 feet to three niles
so fixed or movable screens and two cabins
of wood covered with tiles, with doors and
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glazed windows. The amount of dynamite
exploded ran from 30 pounds to ton. The
effect of this was found to be limited
to very small area. The discharge
of so pounds was only felt a dis
lance of SO feet. while that of a ton
extended to bnt 125 meters, or 40 feet
Beyond that distance the only effect was
caused by the rush of air to the point of
explosion, to take the place Of that which
had been lifted up. In the cabins the win
dows were broken outward, the panes of
glass falling outside. The accompanying
forces upward volume Of air, and then
there is a rush of other air in to take it's
place.
THE METRIC CONTROVERSY.
Very many people wish to give our in
tricate and confusing system Of weights
and measures the scientific simplicity of
our monetary system. This can be done
by the adoption OF the metric system.
which has generally been adopted by all
the civilized nations and many of the
semi-civilized outside of the United States
and Great Britain. By so doing we would
therefore come into a better unison of
ideas with those to whom we want to sell
goods. If we are going to sell goods to the
whole world we must measure by the meter
and weigh by the kilogram. On the other
hand there are a multitude who claim that
our machinery and manufactures have been
built up upon the present system and that
change would be exceedingly expensive
to everybody. They also claim that the
inch is much better standard than the
meter, and it's subdivisions, and that IL is
better multiple than 10. Twelve may be
divided in six different ways. while 10 is
only divisible by two. The fight is likely
to grow hotter. as both sides are getting
more determined,
BIRDS THE FARMERS FRIENDS.
Col. Isaac w. Brown, the Hoosier
SchOolmasterA and bird lover, was sent
to Texas by Miss Helen Gould to see If
he could not apply his knowledge to the
determination of the boll-weevil, and he
is now preparing his report to Miss Gould.
His motto is Every bird has it's bug" and
he says that the presence of the boll-wee-
vii in such large numbers is wholly due to
the killing Of the birds, and if they were
allowed to increase to what they were. say
80 years ago there would be no boll-weevil.
The weevil is the natural food Of the quail.
lark and the dove which are most hunted
in Texas. The best of all these is the
quail. which has always been the best
scavenger. and the most prolific breeder,
one pair raising from 80 to 40 young in a
year. In Texas, unfortunately, there seems
to be a shotgun for every bird Next in
value OF the ground scavenging birds is the
dove. which is slaughtered every year by
the 10000. The red bird has a natural
taste for the potato bug. but the red bird
is not allowed to live. In many sections the
ant is pest, but one flicker or red breasted
wbodpecker will eat 5000 for a meal. If
people want to get rid of ants the best
thing is to encourage the woodpecker. The
martin is the particular enemy Of the mos
quito. and il there were 100000 i'm New
Jersey they would eat 15.0OO.OOO mosaui-
toes day. and soon the State would be
rid of the pest.
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The following is the official report of
Pennsylvania officers killed at Antietam:

The following is the official report of
Pennsylvania officers killed at Antietam:
Col. James III. Chiids. 4th Cav.
Lieut.. Augustus i. Cross, I'd Res.
Lieut.. Max Weimpfheimer, I'd Res.
Capt. Florentine IL. >Straub. 3D. Res.
Lieut.. Hardman T.. Petrikin, 9Th Res.
Capt. James NJ. colwell, eth Res.
Lieut.. Daniel l.. Saunders. 7th Res.
Lieut.. John Langbien. 9th Res.
Col. Hugh w. Mcneil, 18th Res.
- Lieut.. William Allison. 18th Res.
Capt. Peter F. Laws. 2Sth Inf.
Lieut.. Joseph l.. Markley. 18th Inf.
Lieut.. William Cullen. 4Sth Inf.
Capt. James &. Ingham. 5Oth Inf.
Lieut.. Col. Thomas S. Bell. 51st Inf.
Lieut.. j. Gilbert Beaver, 51st Inf.
Lieut.. Davis Hunsicker. 51st Inf.
Lieut.. John ID. Weaver, sd Inf
Capt. Francis V. Bierworth. Goth Inf
Lieut.. Joseph McHugh. 69th Inf.
Lieut. John Convery. list Inf.
Capt. Peter ii. WilIitts, I'D Inf.
Lieut. Adolphus w. Peabody, I'D Inf.
Lieut. William II. Van Dixie, S1st Inf.
Lieut.. William Bryan, 1O6th Inf.
Lieut.. Robert NJ. Johnston. 125th Inf.
Col. SamueLQroasdale. 12Sth Inf.
Capt. William III. Andrews, 128th Inf.
Lieut.. William A. Givler. both Inf.
Col. Richard A. Oakford. 1924 Inf.
Lieut.. Arson G. Cranmer, 1920 Inf.
Capt. Arthur Corringan, 111th Inf.
The Legislature appropriated $50, 500
with which to erect monuments TO 13
OF the Pennsylvania organizations taking
part in the battle, $500 each, and So, 900
for the expenses of the Commission, and
last Saturday they were unvailed with i'm
pressive ceremonies in the presence Of the
Governor of Pennsylvania, his staff, and q
number of the distinguished men of the
State, Commander-in-Chie Blackmar, Sc
nior Vice-Commanderin-Chief John r.
King. and number Of other prominent
Grand Army men. The organizations to
which monuments have been erected were
as follows:
Regiment. Commanding officer. Casualties.
40th-Lieut.-Col. John /. Curtin. 80
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PROPOSED ENDLESS srREEr-cAR.

A continuous train of seats on a NOV
ing sidewalk has been suggested as the
method of solving the transportation prob
lem of New York and Chicago. The device
is something Of an endless street-car which
the passenger can enter anywhere he de-
sires. 1t is proposed to use the system in
New York in connecting the Manhattan
terminals of the three great bridges over
the East River with one another, and with
the subway and elevated railroads, as well
as with the principal surface lines run
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The IhInnitnrr EIcn.

She was a pretty and winsome little
colonial lady OF four summers. but nhs
began her first conversation With too
gentleman just out from England N
this unprOmising fashion:
THE feas bic me lot in the might"
Dear me. that is very sadi" ThcD,
wishing to administer consolation evGa
in these trying circumstances, the co.,
tlrman from England added. do they
bite YOU in the daytime. tor"
NO"
why not?"
We'll, you sec in the daytime they'o
busy biting grandma"
Grandma lived in England Thea,
little by little. the visitor from this.
country got at the little girl s. theory,
in which imagination and geography
we're queerly mingled. Knowing that
II was night in England when II was
day in Australia, she had pictured tho
flea as a wandering Jew. daily hopping
the world in PURSUIT Of his Iaborious
Livelihood --Cornhin Magazine.
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ways OF our own fault. Forsooth I
must explore Roman roads by night
England hath builded better. and the
foospads have the Roman ways. My
brother Willie waiteth below, if We
please. good friends. and is quite as
hungry as myself, besides having a
pricked finger to boot-and | lost
what little we had about us. and we
came through with scarce a good shirt
between the two"
A peal of laughter greeted him as he
pulled apart the lapels of his coat and
| showed rufiies torn and disfgured.
The speaker smiled gravely.
Tomorrow" said he, 81 must seek
me out goldsmith and a haberdasher.
if you will be so good as to name such
to me-"
Sir" said Sir Arthur Pembroke.
"in this plight you must allow me-"
He extended purse which he drew
from his pocket. Il beg you, help
yourself
Thank you, no." replied John Law.
Il shall ask you only to show me the
| goldsmith in the morning him upon
whom | hold certain credits. | make
no doubt that then l shall be quite fit
again. | have never in my life Dor
| rowed a coin. Besides, | should feel
that had offended my good angel did
| ask 1t to help me out Of mine own
| folly. If we have but a bit of this
cold joint, and place for my brother
VIII to sit in comfort as we play,
| shall beg to hope, my friends, that
shall be allowed to stake this trifle
| against little OF the money that see
| here; which. take it, is subject to the
fortunes of war"
He tossed on the board a ring. which
carried in its setting a diamond OF
size and brilliance.
This fellow hath a cool assurance
enough" muttered Beau Wilson to his
neighbor as he leaned toward him at
the table.
Pembroke. always good-natured
laughed at the effrontery of the new
conner.
You say very well; it is there for
the fortune of war" said he. 1T is
all yours, If you can win il; but warn
you, beware. for | shall have your
Jewel and your letters of credit too.
III We Keep not sharp watch
Yes said Castleton, Pembroke
hath warrant for such speech. The
man who can make sept ct lie va thrice
IN one evening is hard company for
his friends"
John Law leaned back comfortably
in his chair.
Il make no doubt" said he. that |
shall make trente ct lie va, here at this
table. this very evening"
Smiles and good natured sneerings
met this calm speech.
Trente ct lie va-it hath not come
out in the history of London play for
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PRINCE NOT A CENTAUR.
During His Military Career King
Edward Took Many MISTY
Tumble.

The intense love for all kinds Of
sport by the king of England has by
no means rendered him anything APP
preaching a capable performer in any
branch of it himself. He never could
learn to play cricket, which. strange
ly enough, was a popularity also of
both Of his broth ers, the duke Of Con-
naught and the late duke of Edinburg.
His majesty has done more than any
man IN Europe to promote and encour-
age horse racing, yet lie is VIGOROUSLY
poor horseman. and during his mill.
tary career he had many a nasty tum-
bic. In his Gubaltern Gays in the cracH
regiment, the Tenth hussars. he WAC
continually falling OFT of the saddle,
and If 1t had not been for his rank and
position the riding master of his com
pany would have pronounced HIM n
hopeless failure.
No one ever doubted his courage,
however. and by che advice OF the late
Queen Victoria, who was made a.-
quaintod with HIS incapacity i'm t1s
saddle. he was forbidden TO mount any
thing but the quotes. horse that co5 {
be procured. The queen also insisted
that he must take no part in h1ntiru
or in any form Of sport i'm whick thGo
was an element of danger.
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the past four seasons," cried Wilson.
I'll lay you any odds that you're not
within oversight Of trente ct lie va these
next five evenings, if you favor US
with your company"
BE easy with me. good friends"
said John Law, calmly II am not yct
in condition for individual wagers. az
my jewel is my fortune. till tomorrow
at least. But if ye choose to make the
play at Landslnecht will plunge at
the bank to the best of my capital.
hen. if | win. / shall be blithe to Law
We what we like
The young Englishmcn sat looking
at their guest with some curiosity.
His strange assurance daunted them.
Good sir said Law, let US first
OF all have the joint"
II humbly crave a pardon. sir" said
Pembroke. in this new sort of dis
course had forgot thine appetite We
shall mend that at once. Hero. Simon.
Go fetch up Mr. Laws brother. who
waits below. and fetch two covers and
a bit TO cat. Some OF thy new Java
berry. too. and make haste. We have
much yet 10 do"
Now we must 10 business" cried
Castleton. as the dishes were at last
cleared away. Show him thy tails
man. Penn. and let him kiss his jewel
good by"
Pembroke threw upon the table once
more the mOccasin Of the Indian girl.
John Law picked it mp and examined
IT. long and curiousiy asking again and
again searching questions regarding its
origin.
II have read OF this new land Of
America said he Some day il will
be more prominent in all plans"
lie laid DOWN the slipper and unused
for moment apparently forgetful Of
the scene about him
Perhaps cried Casueton. the zeal
Of the gambler now showing in hi,
eye But lct us make play here too
night Let Pembroke bank. Ills uc.
is best 10 win this vaunter's stake"
Pembroke dealt the cards about for
the first round The queen fell. John
Law won "Deux." he said. calml,
and turned away as though It we're "a
matter Of course. me cards wen
round again "Trois." he said. as h..
! glanced at his stakes, now double.
again.
Wilson murmured "Luck's wit.
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BRIDEGROOM WAS NERVOUS.
He Thought the Parson Was In Toe
Big = Hurry for the We'd
ding Fee.

Rt. Rev Dr. Leighton Coleman, bish-
op of Delaware, told the following story,
says the Philadelphia Telegraph, to some
friends in town whom he was visiting re-
Gently:
"A young man came up to me one day
with the remark: Bishop, L want you to
marry me on next Wednesday
"'All right; I'll marry you
"'Well, l want the church bell to ring.
eyes, you can have the bell rung.
well / want the organ to play
IAN right, you can have the organ
land 1 want every thing else anybody
ever had at a church wedding
You shall have it,
well the night came, the bell rang,
the organ played, the church was crowd
ed, and everything went off as the young
man wanted 1T. When the ceremony was
over the young couple waited, instead OF
leaving the chancel. So | held out my
hand. shook hands with the bride, and
then held out my hand to the bridegroom.
lie had his hand deep in his trousers
pocket, and as / stood with my hand out,
he said. somewhat impatiently, and in a
tone that could be heard all over the
church:
g I'm getting the money out just as
fast as l can
Then everybody in the church giggled."