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An echo of the Spanish war was the
distributing of money at the State
House last week 10 the men OF the
Massachusetts, Volunteer militia who
were mustered into The national SER
vice at the outbreak Of the Spanish
war
Colonel A. Mossman of the adjutant
generals office has charge Of the dis
bursement of 100000 for that pur-
pose The men TO be paid were those
OF the Ninth Regiment. The Fifth
Regiment will be paid from May 20 10
q, the Eighth from May q 10 June
3, the Sixth from June 3 to June 10,
and the Second from June 10 to June
q.
Alexander G. Adams. prince OF
Swans island, situated in the Caribbean
sea, was a passenger on the steamship
San Jose. which sailed the other day
from Long wharf for Port Limon,
Costa Rica.
The young man has been travelling
several weeks in this country, much
of his time having been spent in Wash
ington. Swans island is owned by
the Adams family and the ship will be
met there by the Adams yacht, which
will take the prince ashore The elder
Adams, native Of Maine, has lived
on Swans island so many years that
the people of that section Of Central
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king.
Fresh from their laurels at the Chel-
sea fire where they performed patient
and heroic service, both as guardsmen
and as relief committee volunteers, the
first corps OF cadets, Lieutenant-Col-
onel Thomas H. Talbot commanding,
held their first outdoor battalion drill
of the season on the Common a few
days ago. They were reviewed by Act
ing Governor Eben S. Draper and mem
bers of the governors staff.
That the efficient and meri.orious
service performed by this organization,
as well as by other state military
bodies, at the Chelsea fire is appreciat-
eG by the public was well evidenced
by their reception. Round after round
Of applause greeted them from the 5000
spectators, including an unusually
large outpouring Of pretty girls.
The coast defcnces OF the United
States will be made practically imprsg-
nable, and a hostile battle feet attack
ing our shores would be annihilated
within a few minutes, through the
agency OF wonderful invention just
perfected by an army officer stationed
at Fort Warren i'm our harbor.
Both invention and inventor are be-
ing surrounded with the greatest Sc
Crecy, but it has been learned that
the latter is Captain Abna Clark OF
the Ninth Company, Il. $ A. He Is
now at Fort Totten, New York, on
Today furlough, which expires in a
short while
by means of the remarkable device
perfected by Captain Clark battlcships
at the utmOs, range of the monster
12-inch coast defence guns can be To-
Gated to a nicely in the densest fog or
on the darkest night And then from
out the black void the giant lO4G pound
explosive projcctles would send every
ship to the bottom before the enemy
had realized the danger or even the
roar of the big guns had travelled to
the scene of death and destruction
A novel idea which originated In the
Boston Public library. is the decorating
the school rooms of the city with pos
ters They are not the Gaudy faring
things seen on billboards or those
used 10 illustrate the latest craze in
hats. but are made up of small pic
lures. Many of these are very artistic,
with perhaps a short poem or verse I'm
the centre, and appropriate pictures
pasted about IL.
For instance. there is the fable of
The Mountain and the Squirrel" by
Emerson. Surrounding the verse are
pictures OF two squirrels, picturesque
view OF snow-capped mountains and
picture of the poet. The manner of
illustrating n poem fixes the idea in
the mind of the pupils.
Besides these posters, there are many
prints used in illustrating subject.
These are handed around in the classes
and they have really won rank for
themselves as educators through the
eye. Up to date, all these prints and
posters have been provided by the
teachers. No pictures are furnished
10y the city and the schools have no in
cidental fund from which purchases
of this nature might be made.
The tedium of repetition in the re-
ports Of state presidents and their sub
stitutes at the national convention of
retail grocers was relieved last week,
when l. j. Callahan. wealthy retail
grocer Of New York, made speech de-
manding more earnest work for reform
of present conditions, SO that "A man
should have the right to purchase the