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topyr1ght, 1904, by q. v BuckD
the District Naval Battalion, but to the
entire naval militia of the country as we'll
the transfer of the firSt-class double-turret
monitor. the Puritan. to the District Naval
Battalion for the use of that organiZa ton.
This transfer will place the naval battalion
in possession of one of the finest ships
owned by the United States; but more than
| that, the transfer, it is declared, will be one
full of significance to the naval militia of
the various states in that the assignment of
this vessel to the District organization will
mark the beginning of new era in naval
| militia affairs-an era fraught with great
possibilities for the future welfare and de-
velopment of the naval militia of the whole
country
The Puritan was assigned to the Naval
Battalion of the National Guard of the
District of Columbia by Assistant Sec
rotary of the Navy Charles II. Darling,
in June of this year. The vessel
which is now at League Island navy
yard, Philadelphia, has been ordered to go
into commission August 80, and the Sd OF
September the officers and enlisted men of
the District naval militia will go to phila-
delphia for the purpose of bringing the yes
sci to this city.
According to the final plans for bringing
the Puritan to Washington. the District
Naval Battalion, together with a skeleton
crew of officers and men of the United
States navy will go aboard the ship at
League Island navy. yard September 3.
They will remain at the navy yard about
five days getting The vessel into shape,
after which they will proceed to sea. Tar
get practice with AL the guns on board will
then be INDUCED in, and The men will be
drilled III various features of "jacky's''
work; cruise lasting about ten avs will
be taken along the coast and the ship will
then be brought UP the bay and the Poto-
mac river to the Washington channel
where it will he anchored nea: the present
wharf of lie District Naval battalion and
turned over to that organization.
Tie Finest Ever.
The Puritan. it is authorized vely stated
Is the finest ship ever loaned by the gov
ernment to the naval militia With the ac-
quis, ton OF tn vessel the District organl-
cation will he equipped with the Oneida. a
large steam llunch, and number OF
smaller craft, in addition to the Puritan
| With this oulf- it is cons. dercd large OPP
portunities " ii be afforded young men to
acquire outside Of their regular EMPLOY
ment, a vast amount of info.ma ton con-
corning steam and electric mechanics and
hydraulics as well seamanShip Aboard
the Plritan there Is also q wireless teIe-
graph system. which will afford opportuni-
ties for the study Of that feature of teleg-
raphy by those so inclined.
In genera features the Puritan differs but
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CHEAP HOMEMADE FILTER.
Also How to Mend China and How to
Remove a Glass Stopper
St. Louis Globe-Democrat

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat
'In our business we come to acquire a
knowledge OF how to do many little things
that the hou&ekeeper would gladly welcome
additions to her store of Information,
but generally we don't even knnw ourselves
the value Of this miscellaneous knowledge
until something arises that put; it in prac-
tice,' Mr.. Ju1son A. Parker, no is in the
housefurnishlng trade. said to me.
LAS an inst-nce of this, at house last
week one of Icy wifes friends, Who is visit
ing us found that the glass slipper in her
cologne bottle was fast and abe couldn't
remove It. = his is easy thing to over
come when ore knows how. [ ioOk a bit Of
cloth soaked it in some hot water and
wrapped II around the neck OF the bottle.
IL a moment the glass had expanded suf
ficiently TO enable US to remove the stopper
with ease.
There is arother thing that occurs to me
which housefeepers might lik2a to know,
and that is E1w TO mend china so that it
will not be nlarred and will say mended.
Take some C,icklime and powder 1t, then
pour on this the white of an egg. whey
of vinegar and milk in equal parts must
then be made and added TO the lime and
egg, after which the whole must be beaten
well and slightly warmed The broken
edges of whatever is to be mended must
then be exposed 70 heat for a few seconds
after which the cement may be applied, in
only q very thin coat. the broken edges
pressed IiTnAN lDSttItI, anu wien lne &C.
ment has dried it will be more enduring
than the plate or cup itself. / have seen
broken fints so mended. and after a few
DAYS hammered with The stone
broke of course, under the hammering, but
in other places than where the break had
formerly been. That shows the enduring
qualities of ii.
Here is another piece of information that
may be valuable, and that IS how to make
an inexpensive, but entirely reliable, filter
For this purpose one had better take a
stone jar, though for that matter most any
recepta Gle will do. a hole sufficiently large
for the stream of water one desires to enter
the filter should be bored in the bottom
and after this is accomplished the recepta-
Gle must be filled first with a layer of sand
several inches deep, then a layer of bits
of sponge and on this to level even with
the top of the jar, plenty of small gravel
| or pebbles.
when the receptacle has been filed
a piece of wire screen is to be fastened over
the top made secure with bands of wire
| The homemade filter must then be invert-
ed over another receptacle into which the
| filtered water is to drop, the little orlfice at
| tached to the hydrant by means of small
| hose and il is ready for buSlneSs-ready to
| purify the water and render 1t as clear as
| the proverbial crystal Except for the orig
! inal cost of the jar and hose, which may
| be used indefinitely, the entire cost of the
| thing will not be more than a couple of
| cents and the filtering ingredients may be
| cleaned each day with hot water without
very much trouble, or new sand and gravel
| used frequently, just as one may elect"
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For the Training Of Husbands.

From Harpers Weekly.
But the college has not simply aided in
the making of a good home better; it has
also aided in making the good home itself.
A college president, speaking to the fresh
men at the opening of their course, said:
You are here in order to become good
husbands" The idea is common that coll
lege men do not marry largely as do
other men. and do not wish to marry. OF
course there are men, college well as
non-college, who neither marry nor wish to
marry and also there are college and nom
college men who ought not either to marry
are few The family is normal, and mar
rage Is It's foundation. Most college men,
like most college women, marry late but
they do marry. When the class of 1876 Of
Harvard College had been graduated
twenty-five years it had living 116 mem
bers OF this number no less than ninety
were married Only twentysix were bach
elors More than u per cent had mar
ried and only % per cent remained sin
gle When one considers the causes which
worthiy influence men to remain unmar-
ried-duty to parents, Ill health, such as
tendency to tuberculosis or insanity GER
ice-it is at once clearly seen that the pro-
portion of college men in this class of
1876 who had remained bachelors for what
some would call unworthy reasons was
probably very small The college does seek
to make men of the types who can he
worthy heads of homes. The college not
only makes the good home better, it also
makes the home and very good home,
too.
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You say So but Maamselle does not trust
you. know! And Marco? No, no, you lie!
Bah! that spell in your eyes. senior Keep
that for foolsr'
Come. come" urged the Spaniard, I'VE
must hurry Geronimo
All Senior Quereno. Geronimo" muttered
C8llagan hoarsely. you bring me pa news,
sad news. Marco. Marco, and so young, so
young, violinist Quereno; trick per
former Geronimo: a horseman, gentle
lad, l shall never engage his like again
Faults. Quereno, faults? Have we not all
our faults?"
The apple at the managers throat slipped
a cog he spoke. few quavering notes
trilled in his even pitched tones: but no
one had even seen tear in Callagan' $
eyes
"And-and, gentlemen" he continued sud
denly. not a hint to ma amselle; not a
word remember, She is In the ring now
and she must not know. Its the high jump
through the drum tonight There must pe
no heartache. no strain upon her. And the
Interlude comical? Why. Geronimo, you
are billed with her. You due now.
Heavens. man, a brave face. a brave face
Ting, ting ting. A bell rang in the ring.
The orchestra struck up a horse prancing
air, and Geronimo brushed through the cur
tsins
Ladies and shentlemen, Shentlemen and
ladies-ta-rum, ta-rum, ta-rah-rah!' He
was stalking round the ring In his mimi
table way, high long pantaloons drawn up to
DIS ankles, marching time 10 tHe ihusIc'
matching the long, paving steps OF the
ma amselles steed.
'Ifa, Ia, har
Loud roars of laughter round after round
of applause greeted the droll exhibition,
and rippled throughout the interlude.
Listen to him, listen TO him, Quereno."
whispered Calagan. peering earnestly
through the curtains; land ma amseile.
ma amselle. she is laughing, too. She can
not help 1t. God bless YOU. Geronimo.''
In few minutes came the equestrienne' s
Anal dashing act. the high jump from
horseback through the drum. the act of the
evening '"ra-rum, ta-rum ta-rah-rah!
Whoop-lah, whoop-lah!' Crack! Whoop-
whoop-whoopv Swishl
Ladies and shentlemen, there is no de-
cep-tion!'
"Shes through the drum, Quereno
through, through, / tell you'll All, and
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money, his savings Ma'amselles also. in
all, one thousand dollars. concealed on nis
person somewhere: In locket, Ma amselle
says, and We believe her But we have
searched and searched. my friends-search-
ed everywhere, and 1t is nowhere to
be found. All, Ma amselle is heart broken,
Marco Marco, Marco must go home she
insists when / explain. She does not seem
10 understand. Home, home home she
cries, Marco must go homer There is no
other answer, friends. What shall we dc?
We all love Ma amselle. We all love Mar
CO. Shall we help?"
Aye. aye, we must help. We will all
help Not single dissenting voice, not a
look Jared the unanimity In the ring
"Hurrah, hurrah!"
One hundred"' shouted Geronimo
"Hurrah, hurrah!'
For an instant a tear diamond sparkled
In Cailagan's eye. Bah, with smile he
brushed it away. Gentlemen gentlemen -
he cried II am proud-very proud You-
you are generous, But-but Senior Quereno
has suggested, perhaps, "a better WA
Ma amselle Is so independent All, friends.
you Will understand. Not one penny Of
your hardearned savings would she have
you sacrifice. No, no, So, the senior sug-
gests, and Ma amselle she concurs that
that we auction. such as they are. cur
Marcos little effects There are jewels, d
diamond ring, Ma amselles horse, some lit
tie trinkets his and hers - for remem-
ORANGES. Some of YOU will value them, his
violin. for instance
"Remembrances, ah, yah, Senior Gala.
gam" muttered the Spaniard, advancing
closer to the speaker and nodding his curly
head.
Geronimo's eyes followed his every move.
ment The money, that money, where was
1t? But yesternoon to Geronimo Marco had
confided where he kept it. only to you
Jerry, only TO you. he had said. II have
told no other Aye, and Geronimo had
seen it. next the mothers hair; one bill
one great big bill in the little gold lockei
slung round the sick mans neck, hidden
away beside his heart. Did Quereno know
All, Querenos eyes were everywhere In
the dressing room, perhaps2 Yah, yah, in
the dressing room, before Marco turned
my friends. continued CaIiagan SLOWLY
with your permission will start the auc.
| tion For Morkin Brothers. the circus own.
] ers. at one hundred and nifty dollars. Of.
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EAGLE AND STURGEON FIGHT.
Combat Between Big Bird and Fish n
a Western River.

From the Gateway.
We had been camped for a few days ~
a point on the upper reaches or the Plo
river waiting for a few of the party VINO
were running a side line. A source OK
amusement was watching the descent OF
large baldheaded eagle in the eddy back
of the point.
He would strike the water with great
force coming down from an immense
height At times he would dive under the
surface to reappear moment or two
later generally with a fish clutched In his
claws, when he would fly. freighted with
his fish, to very high mountain. on the
overhanging crest of which the nest with
his mate and young was quite visible 70
US with field glass.
/ had noticed his success and Journeys 70
the nest for two mornings. On the third
morning a shadow coming across the suns
rays caused me to look up and there was
the great bird at his usual hunt TO supply
the young eagles with breakfast With his
keep eye piercing the river depths he poised
over a particular spot for a few moments
and then shot down with the velocity or .
cannon ball
The waters parted and the eagle lost
to view. | watched and waited to see him
emerge with his prey. but moments length.
ened into minutes and minutes into quar-.
ter of an hour and the surface of the
water remained undisturbed.
struck himself against some hidden rock
and been killed the body would have fioated
to the surface. 1t passed my reasoning
powers to solve the result Of that plunge.
Then, far down, fully quarter of a mile
off l saw the great bird struggling, either
to carry off a heavy burden or to free him.
self from one. The waters were dashed
into foam and the bird again disappeared,
and all was still.
This flashing of the water and disappeafs
ing were repeated again and again, each
time further down stream. bend In the
river prevented my seeing the final result.
Calling one of our four men from the tent,
we embarked in "A canoe and started down
the river to view the strange proceedings
closer When We had doubled the point
below | saw lodged against the beach in Q
small bay something that did not look
natural to the place. We padded down and
found it my eagle fast fixed to
sturgeon fully six feet long. Both were
motionless. The king of fish and the king
of birds had met death together
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must tell her now" groaned Callagah'
stepping swiftly back from the eye-hole:
"QuerenO, Quereno." he Whispered but
Senior Quereno was nowhere to DE seen.
Hip, hip, hurrah. Hurrah! HIP, MP
hurrah!'
The crash of applause was loud. long ana
deafening. and in the waiting interval Cal
lagan's big heart grew bigger
Bhirr-r-r-r, The heavy rinGed curtains
| shot along the pole. On either side of the
! exit row of relocated grooms lined up
and a painting, piebald steed darted through
Marie Marie whispered ss,sr Gal arms
And in moment the futter!ng pink form
of the circus darling was in them
Next morning a gloom had fallen on Tim
| Callagan's registering troupe. AhKe 10
acrobat to clown. to the rough horsegroom'
| a still small voice had spoken Women
i their petty jealousies all forgotten, bunche d.
| together like Borrowing sisters. MI am.
| selle, Maamselle. ah, poor Ma amselIe.
Men. dis aolute fellows mostly. conversing
in whispers sauntered aimlessly round the
tent. Marco. poor Marco, yah, yah Mar
CO was man.
All eyes were riveted on the troupe car
Sympathy, sorrow. bereavement transtixed
them, and Manager Callagan. it was known,
had a message to convey. Senior Quereno
and the manager had been closeted together
all morning All. and ma amselle. neither
to hold nor to bind, she wac going to leave
them.
In the little churchyard across the seas,
a little churchyard where the channel
waves to all eternity would sing the re-
QUEEN, there would Marco Selini sleep. Had
1t been ma'amselle, the great sun-scorched
desert would have served. But Marco? No,
no, brother, Marco must go home:
"Maamselle. Ma'amselle." Callagan had
protested, you must not leave US
But ma amselle was obdurate. Marie,
Marie. take me home. You will take me
home?" with his tired arms fondly encir-
cling her, Marco had pleaded. And though
not in words had ma amselle promised, her
kiss. her tender pressure the love-light in
her eyes had been promise, and when
ma amsele promiIed she fulfilled.
Yah. yah, and there was money, Marco
money. Lots Of money, vun tousand
dollars on his person"
"On bis person? On-his-person?" CAL
lagan's speaking eyes had framed the ques-
ton.
"Ah. oui, you see-you see. he did not
trust an we hat travelled much. m sieur,"
she answered with a smile. Bah! an
Senior Quereno he is beesiness. he confer
with Marco. He not believe min banks.
They fail sometimes? No. no. very often,
he say. And so, our money he hat 1t here,
m'sieur.''
Suddenly out from the troupe car to the
little rallied platform stepped Senior Quer-
eno FURNISHED megaphone at his lips.
brothers, sisters, members or the troupe,
Manager Callagdn would speak with you
To the ring, to the ring he says. Come
one, come all.'
MY friends, my friends" said the sad
faced Callagan, mounting slowly to the band
stand, and facing the eager group below
him. you you have heard that that
brother Marco Selinf has-left us: that
Ma amselle also Isis about to leave us-on
a long, long, sad journey, friends. A jour
ney that needs money to accomplish.
Money? Yes All. and today / do not care
to speak of 1t. But 1 must That is why
have called you here. Our Marco had
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little from a modern first class battle ship.
1t is double-turfet arnlored monitor, with
a low iron freeboard and onc military mast.
and was built for coast defense. At either
end is a steel barbette turret. The cost OF
constructing, the hun and the machinery
for the Puritan was over s.. 100 900 not In
Guiding the armament. The dimensions OF
the ship are as follows:
Length over all, :9S feet inches; length
between perpendiculars, 231 feet 8 inches;
mean draft, is feet, extreme breadth, "
feet 11a inches; displacement. 5000 tons;
coal capacity, 314 tons. The Puritan's bat
terry ii is said, is equal to that of a battle
ship like the Iowa, and includes four IL
inch breech-lOading rifles, six finch rapid
firing guns, six 6-pound rapid firing guns,
two automatic one-pounders, two rapid-fir-
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and boat drills they were fuzzy equal 10
the sailors of the regular service. con.
s;der the naval militia a very valuable
auxiliary to the naval defense OF the coun-
try"
During 1898 the District of Columbfa,
Ohio. Oregon and Virginia organized
branches OF the naval militia, swelling ths
total strength TO 0.43a men by 1889, which
proved a great year in the history of the
militia. Congress increased their appro-
priation from $25.GS to $4,000, and pro-
vi6ed them with clothing, while the Navy
Department distributed a considerable feet
OF ancient tubs among the different naval
bGttalions The assignment was as FOL.
lows: Aileen and New Hampshire. new
York: Fern District of Columbia; inca
and Minnesota. Massachusetts: st. Louis
and 'Shearwater, Pennsylvania; Dale ana
SILVIA Maryland: Hornet. North Carolinat
Marion and Pinta, California Stranger,
Louisiana; Siren, Virginia: Elfrida. Com
necticut: Huntress and Portsmouth, New
Jersey; Yantic, Michigan.
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stated, by the establishment of a recruiting
board, consisting of Paymaster Sidney Bic
Der, president, and Surgeon S. Clifford Cox,
Lieut.. tjunior Sra3e} john u. Carmody
and Ensign William +. Bleo, recorder
Applicants are carefully examined as to
their character before they directed to
appear before the surgeon for physical ex-
animation.
Additional Division Formed.
AS the result of the acquisition of the
Puritan an additional division. known as
the engineers division, has been establish
ed, under the command of Lieut.. William
r. Lantz, chief engineer. Applicants for
positions of engineer officers for this di-
vision appeared before an examining board
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also found il necessary to resign for ur-
gent business reasons
After the resignation of Mr. Hopkins
Lieut.. r. b. Brummett directed to
take charge of the battalion, and later, as
a recognition of his efficient administra-
ton of the mlitias affairs he was appoint
ed lieutenant commander, and holds that
position in the battalion at present. Under
Lieut. Commander Brummett the battalion
increased not only in efficiency. but also
in numbers, and for some time the Fern
has been 100 small to accommodate the
battalion. The battalion now includes near
ly 3OG enlisted men and fifteen commits
stoned officers. The naval militia has au-
thority to enlist 400 men and commission
twanty-one officers, and with the new YES
sci it is anticipated the full complement
will be raised without any difficulty.
The efficiency of the personnel of the
battalion has been strengthened, 1t Is
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tiles of the navy officials, who were amused
at the Industrious manner in which the
lads scrubbed and rubbed and secured the
worn-out relics of a past period of naval
history as though they were fresh from the
shipyard.
In 1895 the increase was rather slow,
the muster rolls sent in showing total
OF only 1885 men caused by the organisa-
ton of branches in New Jersey and Geor-
gia. but the year following brought a con-
siderable augmentation OF numbers the
total of strength of the naval militia for
1896 being $3.50 men. A branch OF the
naval militia was organized I'm Louisiana,
and 1t was during this year that the Navy
Department granted authority for the off-
GERS of the naval militia to attend courses
at the Naval Academy. a ruling that was
received with great enthusiasm by the
roe mbers of the Olitia. Finally tho
declaration OF war with Spain In 1898,
the naval militia entered the service OF the
country 1850 strong.
In the War With Spain.
They more than filled expectations dur
ing the war with Spain. and in speaking
of them Commander NJ. E Hall said: THY
were a well-driled intelligent and dissi-
plined body OF men. In infantry. field GIN
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Almost Called Him a Hog.

From the New York Tribune.
The late Paul Joseph Blanc, the French
artist, studied in Rome In his youth" said
an American painter. "and ne was noted in
those days for his turbulence.
Blanc dined at students cafe one evens
Ing in Rome. and young German who sat
near him said
ut is easy enough to see, sir, that you
are a Frenchman.'
How SOP said Blanc, frowning.
Because you eat SO much bread
Blanc did not like this He retorted:
1T is easy to see that you are a Ger
man.
"'WhyT asked the other.
Because said Blanc, you eat so much
of everything.
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TRANSFER OF PURITAN
Vessel Assigned to District
Naval Militia.
VALUED ACQUISITION
WILL BE BROUGHT TO WASHING
TON EARLY NEXT MONTH.
History of Auxiliary to Regular Es-
tablishment-Encouragedb by Con-
gress It's Purposes.
ACQUISITION

The final arrangements have been COM
pleted for an event which is considered to
be of the greatest Importance, not only to
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Brown-'I have just discovered what II "
that destroys a mans memory completely
Green-"What is it-alcohol or tobacco?'.
Brown-"Neither; it's doing him favor.S
Chicago News.
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Engaged to Jack, Why, you're the
fourth girl he's been engaged to this sum-
mer"
We'll, don't you think there must %
sonnet hing very attractive about a man who
can get engaged to four girls in about tive
months2"
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From Punch