The National tribune., 1908-08-27
c, THURSDAY AUGUST 2 1905

: camera, but knows all the tricks of no,
to get close to the BIRDS
The question now Under considerable
by Kermit and Mr.. Chapman is the bes
kind of Photographic outfit ito take.
: is said that the camera al9ne with tn
several lenses. including "a powerf,
long-range lens. will cost about s25t
. He will have to snap birds hoppin
and flying, and wild animals in motion
}, Vice Presidential Nominee Sherma
J returned to his home much refreshe
and invigorated after his bong stay o
the island. where he1lwaso shut ava
i from everybody and had a good chanc
to rest. He was all ready for his mott
fication. and it is Thought he can nov
go on with the work of the campaign.
Fighting Bob" (title, by the way
which he thoroly dctested) has beel
retired for age. After As years irr-th
naval service of the United States, ant
| having reached the age limit of g.
years, he has laid down the mantl
which he has so long. so vigorously ant
so honorably worn. Admiral Evans en-
tercd the Naval Academy from the Ter
ritory of Utah, but was born in Floyt
County, Va, Aug. IS, 1876. He entered
the Naval Academy in 1861, but go
| most trying scenes in the war of tn,
rebellion. Admiral Evans was at Lake
Mohonk. n. Y, when he went upon tn,
retired list. and they made a big tim,
for him. OF course, he had to make 6
speech. and here is part of it:
1T may not be out of place for me
to sag that during my 4s years of ser.
vice / have done all in my power tc
uphold the honor and dignity of my
1
old flag as | loved nothing else in this
world. That II have suffered severely
under that flag must be evident to any
one who sees me, but / would live my
life over again just as | have lived it il
knew the suffering was to be a thou
sand times as great. I go to the retired
list with Il feeling that it is a reward
for long and honorable service, and !
hope to enjoy the rest and comfort it
may bring, unless some emergency shall
call me back into active service, when
/ shall give all that remains of me to
my country as willingly as / have given
the best years of my manhood
Fighting Bob" is a kind lOf mis-
nomer, don't you know, for Evans was
in no sense of the word "beiligerent."
In his report of the battle of Santiago.
writing on the day following the en-
gagement he said. 80 long as the
enemy showed his flag the crew fought
like American seamen, but when the
flag came down they were as tender
and gentle as American women" In
another~place he has said. 1.-The worst
use you can put a navy to is fighting
and the best use is keeping the peace"
But he is for a big Navy. OF this he
said that he has always beld that our
best guarantee of perpetual peace is to
be so strong that other Nations will be
afraid of us.
I'VE should have 40 battleships in
both the Pacific and the Atlantic
Oceans" said the Admiral. Sixteen of
these should be in commission in each
ocean all of the time. with eight held in
reserve"
Admiral Evans expressed it as his
opinion, formed thrn "a long service
and study of our naval needs. that such
a feet of battleships would not only
a state of peace, but would
have fnestinabie value in promoting
our trade interests in tall tquarters of
the globe. ri Ts
The formal celebration III honor of
the Admiral took place i'm the large
parlor of the NountRin Hotel. The
room was gayly decorated with Ameri-
can flags, but the feature, which at
lracted the attention OF everybody was
a battle-scarred flag which The Admiral
carried on the Iowa during the battle
with the Spanish feet at Santiago When
Evans was brought into the
room in wheel chair the audience ap-
pIauded him vigorously, Keeping it upI
until the Admiral silently raised his
hand as request for silence.
A beautiful silver loving cup was
presented the Admiral By the people.
and he got enough adulation to last
him till he rs 100 years cid, which he
says he is going to live to be.
Could there be anything finer than
The following thoughts from his last
speech as Rear-Admiral in the United
States Navy?
'I have loved the flag as 1 love moth
ing else in the world.
'That / have suffered severely under
that flag must be evident to any one
who sees me-.
But would live my life over again,
Just as I have lived 1t, il l knew the
was to be thousand times
Is great
"I hope to enjoy rest and comfort !
unless some emergency calls
ne back into active service, when /
'hall give all that remains of me to my
% say at the end of an active career Of
IL years that one would do it again
f life were to be lived over again.
Mrs. Alice acknowledgement is at
Sycamore Hill, the guest of her father, |
he President. Every day she receives
rom her husband great box of Amer
can Beauty roses.
When you flee from banks don't fly
% buckets, especially if said bucketsI
ire made of cheap tin. A man from
Arkansas has learned that there is more
o menace money than having thieves
)reak thru and steal. He had $4,000
n greenbacks which he was afraid to
rust to the banks in his vicinity, so |
our years ago he put the wad in a |
in bucket, put on its cover and buried
he bucket in the ground in his back
ard, where it has lain unmolested for
g months or thereabouts. You know
he sequel. The other day he conclud-
ID to look at his money and began to
1ig. He dug and he dug, and no
money He concluded that somebody
rad got onto his bank and busted it by
'wiping the pile, but presently. as he
persisted in roofing around in the dirt.
lie found a queer-looking mud ball."
md on examining it found that it was
lis wad of money encased in dirt, the
,ucket having gone to red dust. Mr.
Carl, the man with the money wad.
ned himself to Washington with the
to see what the United States
could do for him,
AS soon as the money was placed in
fr. Treats hands he took 1t to Mrs A
J. Brown, who for Is years past has