The National tribune., 1907-04-04

room. out there are 12Snlnnabie tallors
who do not want the set of clothes
the sIovenly Practise. and who have
conceived the notion of making dress
pantaloons with no side pockets.
Like many other bad habits, carrying
the hands in the pockets is worse for
boys than for men. as it tends to "hunch
up the figure. The carriages and soft
bones of a growing boy may be perma-
nently affected by the formation of this
habit. for las the twig is bent the trees
inclined" -
To prevent men frmn wearing their
hands in their pockets they should be
caught young" Possibly the officers
who have provoked the criticism of Adj
miral Goodrich contracted the slouchy
habit while at school or at the Naval
Academy. 1t would be we'll for parents
and instructors of youth to turn their
attention to the desirability of breaking
up the habit of carrying the hands in
the pockets.
An American Flag presented by Ar
menian orphans to the United States
Government has been received by the
State Department. An inscription on the
Flag stated that it was given in graft
tude by the Armenian orphans of Har-
pool. Syria.
Many Armenian orphan children as
sisted in the weaving of this Flag.
whose threads are so tightly interviewer
that the banner weighs % pounds, al
tho the size is only seven feet eight
inches by three feet II inches. 1t is too
heavy to fly in a breeze, but makes a
rich silk drapery.
There is sword in one of the cases
at the National Museum that has q
more interesting history than Is indi-
Gated by the label. But then, many of
the objects in the Museum have that.
1t is hard to compress all the really
interesting matter into label space. The
sword in question is merely common
cavalry saber. and IT is stated that it
was the property of Gen. Nathaniel
Wilson's Creek during the civil war.
The additional facts about the sword
are rather more unusual and romantic.
Lyon never wore any insignia of his
rank in the field except pair Of very
plain shoulder straps. When he was
shot the body was put into an ambu
lance to be sent to the rear. What hap
pened to the driver was never known.
Probably he was killed, too. Anyhow.
the ambulance team ran away and ran
straight into the Confederate lines. 1t
so happened that the wagon charged
into Missouri battery that had
been recruited mostly from st. Louis.
The body of Gen. Lyon was Immediate
ly recognized by a number of. the men
and officers who had formerly served
under him. One of the battery officers
was Churchill Clark, cousin of the
General, and when the body was sent
back to the Federal lines next day I'M
der a flag of truce he unlocked the
d hn he. nd ant In
less than a year he was killed in action.
and his brother, Lucas Clark, took the
sword and wore 1t till the surrender of
Kirby Smith under whom he was serv-
ing in the Trans Mississippi campaign.
This was the last section of the Con-
federate army to surrender. The sword
was brought home, and years after a
cousin of Clark's, who knew the history
of the Lyon sword, Induced Mr.. Clark
to give 1t to him. Afterward it found
its way into the collection of civil war
at the Museum. Where its chief
interest is in showing the type Of saber
used by some of the regiments in the
war and the fact that it was once the
property of Gen. Lyon. ~
With the view of improving the quail
ty of smoking tobacco and of reducing
10 minimum the growers loss on I'M
salabie leaf. the Department of Agri-
culture has set up. machine which
performs the amazing feat of smoking
,igars. Six cigars can be smoked at a |
lime by this machine and during the
progress Of the smoking, the Govern
nent testers and experts are able to
note how they burn and determine the |
quality of the leaf for smoking pur-
poses.
Recently the Department has receiv-
ID many samples Of tobacco leaf. which, |
It is claimed. do not burn easily. and
some of which are said to be practically
worthless When II was decided to ex-
pertinent on the "asbestOs-like leaves"
volunteer smokers could not be found, /
and therefore the tests are being made
Dy machinery.
In a Specially-constructed room the
samples of bad-burning leaves are re-
,eived. They are made into cigars. and
hese are fed 10 the smoking machine, |
which is fitted up with glass tubes, into
which the cigars fit. The draft Is made |
oy a vacuum caused by a jet of water.
The smoking test is closely watched, |
md should the cigar burn evenly and
freely without any Objectionable fea-
ures. the leaf and the seed from which
{ is grown receive a favorable report.
On the other hand, should the machine
,mOked cigar refuse to burn, or should
t burn flaky, the seed is recommended
o be destroyed as unsatisfactory.
AlthO this new and unique way Of
smoking has been in operation only a
'ew days, the officials claim that the
machines smoke like veteran habitues
IF the weed, but the tubes have not yet
earned any of the tricks of fancy feats
If smoking. such as inhaiing. blowing
'ings, etc.
And also We are to have our lobster
la Neuberg preserved
While the National Government does
lot wish to mollycoddle the lobster, and
"ouid like to train him into an upright
md self-reliant citizen. there has been
TO much talk and fear of his extinction
ately that the Fish Commission Is 60
ng to take the situation seriously In
land and begin the propagation of the
,rustacean on an extensive scale at a
station in Boothbay. Maine. An ap-
of 100000 has been made
or this purpose. and operations will be
begun with 10000 Holsters at the sta
ion this season. 1t is believed that
100000 Holsters can be added to the
Invisible supply this year. Attention
will be given to developing extra thick
hells or sting in the tail or some
'ther method of defense from their
natural marine enemies. One Of the
scientists has discussed the possibility
If crossing the lobster, with the cuttle-
ish and developing an ink bag with
escape from his foes. th0Ht may be de-
ided to hybridize him with the flying
ish and grow wings on 1his shoulders
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