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oticer OF state There was something z
of kindliness as well as Of manliness Il
the dignified port OF this tall. black
hrowed Tripolitsn.
When Captain Bzinbridge had con
Guided his account the bashaw com
manded Sidi Nohzmned DrGhies 10 es-
cort the prisoners 20 the next apart
menr- where they would find q supper
prepared for them Sidi Mohammed Of
ferec his arm 20 Captain Bainbridge
and conversed with such respectful po-
liteness that the Americans we're con-
vtnced that in this Tripoiftan al least
they would find an honorable a1tag0n-
ist
The American officers were ushered
into another splendid apartment. where
a brilliant scene awaited them In the
midst OF the great apartment was 3
table upon which q superb supper was
smoking Nothing had been forgotten.
and chairs even. which the Trfpolstans
themselves do not use. were provided
for the prisoners. Behind each chair
stood q gorgeouSiy dressed attendant
Sidi Mohammed informed Captain Balm
bridge that not one OF the attendants
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marbles and lighted by chandeliers
cunningly wrought Of iron On the
floor lay gorgeous carpets and around
the walls OF crimson and gold were
sofas and cushions embroidered n silks
and gold
The bashsw Tussnf Caramelh. was
q handsome. dignifed man His uni
form blazing with jewels and the han
die OF his great curved sword glittering
with gems, he awaited the visitors in
full state He was SURROUNDED BY
splendid court and upon the steps Of
the throne stood his council OF state
all, like himself. splen6idiy appareled
and with 5eweIed turbans and ssbers.
The Americans were now 10 find that
even the pirates and barbarisns possess
certain virtues. for the hashaw and his
his officers with the respect due brave
men in misfortune After courteous
saIutations the bsshsv N French re-
cuested Captain Bzinhridge 10 describe
the events OF the day. This Captain
cambridge did with perfect coolness
and accuracy OF detail Through il all
Dicky Falconer and Roger Thorne. who
were a. the end OF the line ot mi6Ship-
men. listened with e feeling OF sdmirs-
tion mixed with keen distress as the
story OF the Philsdelphfs's loss was
told 20 calmly By her commander. ~
least 10 man had shown q craven spirit
on that fearful day. nor were they ab-
tect IN the presence OF their csqtorS.
Dicky's eyes, although kept at atten-
-to1" as II OF parade. had full sight
os the bashaE and his council One
nan OF the council not only deeply i'm
pressed -Dicky's boyish mind but that
of every officer present This was Sidi
Mohsmmed D'Ghies. the bashaws chief
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TO them. When al last jokes began
passfng around the table. they took
their part in them. and actually
laughed when Mr. Porter proposed 10
courtmartiai them for not having dcne
their duty in the beginning by the
magnificent supper
The feast being over. Sidi Iosnaun-
med DsGhies again appeared ana con-
Quoted the American officers back 70
the presence OF the bashsw- Yussuf
Caramelli paid them the compliment OF
waiting on them. still IN state. After
Captain Bainbridge had expressed the
thanks of his men for the hospitality
shown them. they were marched out OF
the castle 10 the courtyard. where the
sailors and marines awaited them
These mon. too. had been gwen q good
suoper and had been otherwise well
treated. Then. headed by the officers.
the company OF the lost frigate was
marched. al I o'clock IN the morning.
through the dark and lonely streets 10
a large stone building. which wa~ro o
be their prison for many months The
10 raidshipmen were provided with
mattresses and blankets in long. mar
row room On the ground 1oor. and in
Eve minutes from the time they were
ushered info II every one Of them was
sleeping soundly. overcome with fatigue
and the events of the dag.
Before dropping of TO slunaber. how
ever. Roger Thorne remarked IN =
sieepv voice that he supposed they
would all be called by Mr.. Porter az
six bells next morning 10 go 10 recita-
ton. Then there was silence, and
sleep and night prevailed
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could speak English or French, and
therefore the officers might converse
freely among themselves Then. after
courteously wishing Captain Balm
bridge and the officers a good appe-
tite. he left the room. saying that when
supper was over the bashaw would be
pleased 10 see the Americans again
The respect with which they had
been treated. the good supper before
them and the eternal spring OF cheer
fulnesS az the hearts of brave men
exhilarated everybody from Captain
Batnbridge down 10 Roger Thorre- All
agreed that never IN their lives had
supper tasted so royalty good. and the
midshipmen's appetites were declared
by Mr. Porter 70 be clean against the
articles OF war To this general cheer
fuiness might be excepted Dicky Fal-
cOneT and Roger Th0rne. whose spirits
even affected their appetftes As Can
tain Bainbridge glanced toward the end
Of the table ne caught sight OF Rogers :
disconsolate face. while Dicky had laid
down his knife and fork and sat back
in his chair. two tears actually trick
ling down his snub nose
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could q very good breakfast was served
by Salvatore Scarcely had they IN
ished when q tap was heard ar the door.
and Bulge entered with a request from
Mr. Porter for the midshipmen TO Join
him in an apartment across the corri-
dor
They marched into the long. narrow
stone room exactly like their oEn- and
there they found all the officers assem-
bied except Captain Bainbridge- A
table and writing materials had been
procured. and some rude benches on
which the officers seated themselves
while Mr.. Porter. standing. spoke 20
them
I think. gentlemen" he said we have
agreed among ourselves that Il Is only
3 just tribute 70 our commander that
We should unite in q letter 10 him ex-
pressing our confidence IN him and drm
belief that. In spite OF the unfortunate
result everything possible was done 10
save our ship. and all that was done
was judicious and seamanlike under
the circumstances
at IS the fortune OF war that al
things shall not succeed. and so il was
with the ship But I desire 20 give IL
as my deliberate opinion that nothing
was overlooked which could have saved
the ship / call upon any officer pres
ent who believes 10 the contrary 10 say
so And every officer who signs this
letter viii be doing so upon his honor
and conscience
Mr. Porter then proceeded 10 read the
letter. which. with the assistance OF
several OF the older officers. he had
drafted When the reading OF the let
ter was finished Nj Porter began. ac-
corGing 70 naval procedure. 10 ask the
opinion OF the juniors Hrst- 50 they
could not be influenced by hearing The
views Of their supsriors- Therefore il
was 10 Dicky Faleoner. the junior mid
shipman. that Mr- Porter addressed
himself hrst
May 1 ask Mr. Falconer.- he said.
whether. acting upon your honor and
conscience. you can sign this letter p
Dfcky paused a moment The appeal
10 his honor and conscience revealed 10
him that he must not answer on the
impulse OF generous sympathy with his
commander OF from fear OF disagreesne
with officers older than himself Then.
after a moments reflection, he answer
ed with steadiness-
Il can sign the letter. sir
Next. Roger Thorne was asked the
same question and answered Il deliber-
areIy- The older officers who under
stood the circumstances better. replied
promptly and rapidly 70 Mr.. Porrer's
question Then each one advanced and
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night. as the waves dashed over her
D1cky turned his eyes away from that
piteous sight and looked toward the
town. shining white in the dazzling
morning. and the great grim fortress
OF the bashaw's castle
Behind the heavy door Of the great
room which was the midshipmeu's pris-
on. they could hear the steady tramp
OF 2 sentry- Presently the door opened
and in came little dark man. bearing
on his head q great water Jar He then
went out again and returned several
times. bringing in each time a jar OF
water, until there were 10 Then he
said 10 Totten IN very good English:
Il am 10 be here 10 wait upon your
cxceliencies. Can I do anything more
for youe''
Yes. answered Totten. readily. Tell
me how you came 10 know English
All, sir. learned English by sail
Ing in English vessels I am a Nea-
politan. Salvatore Desio By name, and
a captive Ike yourself. But your
excellencies win be released and ]
never shall see my country again"
Why notr asked Totten
Salvatore shook his head patiently.
Because my country is involved in
a great war with France ike AL
Europe and her ships are engaged in.
fighting the French ships. and il does
not matter about one poor Neapoiitar
sailor more or less i have a little
wife in Naples who hopes / VIII one
day be free. and who sends me let
ters whenever she can and kneels be-
fore the carriages OF the great people
in Naples begging them TO help me 70
return 10 my country But II will not
do any good I shall live and die a
slave in Tripoli-"
In reply Totem gave the poor little
Neapoliran friendly whack upon the
back. which nearly knocked him over.
No you won't. my little man Some
day we shall be released by a great
American feet appearing ont there in
the blue sea and knocking these forts
about the Tripolitans' ears and sink
ing their queer vessels And II you
serve US well we viii take you along
with Us and leave you with your lit
tie wife at Naples
Salvatore smiled deprecatinEIy
Your exceilencies are officers while
/ am only q poor sailor who served
before the mast / have been in cap
tivity seven years. so that I have not
much hope left I will serve your
excellencies well as I know how. but
you must remember 90 not know much
about the ways OF gentlemen And
when make mistake / am sure you
VIII not heat me as the Tripolitau
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CHAPTER vi
prisoners of War

: ,ExT morning. when Dicky and
NJ Roger. whose pallets were side
BY side. walked. each thought he
was dreaming The sun. high in the
heavens. poured rivers Of light through
the high narrow Sits OF windows in
the heavy stone walls Outside they
could hear the strange cries OF . ven
der Of slippers. while the hraying OF
q donkey and the shouts Of his driver
announced the arrival OF roasted chest
nuts beneath their window Too soon,
however. IL came 10 them that they
were prisoners But each accepted II
with a new n1anliuess and f0rtitude
In - hours Il seemed to them that
they were no longer boys. but had be-
come men In truth their first ex-
perience OF danger and disaster had
made them men in courage. though stilI
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Come. Mr. Falconer. called out Cap
tain Bainbridge, kindly You and Mr.
Thorne take the matter too much 70
heart. To be cheerful under misfortune
is part OF 2 sailors duty
Dicky and Roger, electrified al being
addressed by the captain, sat up
straight and all a. once their hearts
were filed with courage
Take pattern OF Captain Balm
bridge whispered Totten- by whom
0iryCv sat. Hes the man that viii
have 10 stand a court of inquiry on
the loss of the ship But see how
coolly he takes II, because he knows
he did his duty So I should think
that couple OF little beggars like you
and Thorne, who weren't responsible
for anything. ought TO be able TO
stand it,
Dicky and Roger. thus adjured. grew
ashamed Of their dependency, and the
glorious meal finally made its appeal
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boyish in heart II was this boyish-
ness which made Roger Thorne whisper
10 Dicky:
I say. this Is what Is called seeing
life
Dicixy sat up on his pallet and looked
around him in bewilderment- Their
windows were high above ground. but
there were some projections in the
rough stone wall and Dicky. rising
ran TO the window. wheSe. catlike. he
scrambled up and looked through the
iron bars that guarded the opening.
Before him lay the horseshoe harbor,
glittering blue and silver in the radiant
morning Around II was z ring OF stern
forts The harbor was full OF anima-
ticn, with boats oddly built and with
the square lateen sails OF the Tripoli-
tans moving back and forth. Afar of
he could see the huge black hull Of the
Philadelphia. which had heeled over
10 the staTboard still more during the
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captain did week ago Here is the
mark
Salvatore barred his brown shoulder
and there was Z long welt made by q
whip.
Never you mind cried Grey. the
next eldest midshipman 10 Totten-
See II We don't take II ont OF these
Tripolitan rascals when our feet
comes
When viii that feet conez asked
Salvatore Innocently.
The midshipmen looked from one 70
the other in perplexity. But Totten re-
piled boldly:
In two months we shall be free
Salvatore heard this with a patient
disbelief. The midshipmen immediate
" dubbed him sally" and Salvatore
from then on answered promptly 10
that name
BY the time the midshipmen had
washed and made such q toilet as they
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Cats to Scare Squirrels.

Three fasteners came out to the
coast a year and half ago looking for
a location, and the result of the ven
ture was explained recently by II. j..
Macomber, who arrived at the St.
Francis and registered from Paicines
Rancho.
They have just completed a $4,000
dam a mile long and nearly 40 feet
high, and the water for it is brought
through seven miles of bitches from
the Tres Pinos and the San Benito
rivers. But squirrels are the pest and
the menace, and man with a gun has
to guard the dam to keep squirrels
from puncturing it and starting a
break. At the dam a colony OF cats
has been placed to chase squirrels,
and one of the men has devised a
great number of little crosses with
ribbon from the arms and cross is
set at each squirrel hole so that as the
breeze blows the ribbons tlutter and
when the squirrel comes up 1t is
frightened away.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
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drawn TO a close.

He is now so years old and while in good health
at the time of this writing, his passing is but
matter of few months years. There are two
sides to this great man. One is Leo Tolstoi the
artist, and the other-Leo Tolstoi the man. AS
the artist he has written fearless works and the
person or clique which has fallen under the scath-
ing attack of his pen has seldom been known to
boast of it,
There is no disputing his rank as the best known
of living authors. Also he is the most generally
read and recognized. He has attained the highest
pinnacle of fame in the literary field and it
not be said that he craved fame either.
Best of all, TOstoi is a friend of all Americans.
The traveller from the United States visiting Rus
sa, is welcome at the Yasnaya Polyana estate of
Russia's great man, if he were in his own home.
America likes Tolstoi, too, for the author is the
most democratic of men.
1t is told of him that he spurns all worldly luxu-
res, even going so far as to have two tables set
within his home at each mea-one resplendent
with fancy edibles while the other is stocked
with simple food of the peasantry Friends of his
daughters and sons are always welcomed at the
more prosperous looking board, while in the same
Toom Tolsto seated alongside of his wife, par
takes of the necessities of life as ordinary pie
bean would. However, his children, having been
brought up to the luxuries of life, allowed to
crafty their every whim, and he never allows his
beliefs to step between them and happiness In
that respect he is an ideal father and he has been
praised the world for his broad-minded
of treating others who do not believe he
does
He is also what Americans call mixer" but
in entirely different He meets the poor
of Russia on their own level and except for the
fact that he often scatters money at their feet,
one would suspect his wealth. There
no strings attached to Tostois gifts and thousands
of benefcences to Russians in general, while the
benefactor's name is a secret, are popularity laid
at the door of this great man.
To be a friend of the Russian peasant up to
few years ago meant to be an enemy of the gov
ernment. Upon several occasions Tolstois outcry
against oppression of the czars subjects has placed
him behind the grimy walls of Slav dungeons, but
ne always returned to continue the work which he
has ably accomplished
He is a social reformer of the first water and
many of the acts of justice which the Russian gov
ernment of late years has accomplished be
traced back to the work of Tostoi.
AS literary artist the count is dead His de-
mise was literary suicide, and it occurred 80
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years ago, when he himself declared that his great
creative works were unworthy and altogether evil.
Here is his own account of the split in his life:
Il had tried to test science and modern cul-
ture, and I have turned from them with a feeling
of repusion because of the inability of the first
to solve the really important problems of life
and because of the hollowness and falseness of
the second"
BY becoming chummy with the peasant Tolstoi
declares he turned to frankness, simplicity and
essential kindness, and he says he is to-day near
er mother earth than ever in his life. He declares
the peasant, typically, is the ideal Christian. And
thus since 1875 his writings have been almost ex-
cusivey polemic and ddactic.
To-day Count Leo Tolstoi is a large, heavily
built man with unusually long arms, hanging
loosely at his sides, with wide nose somewhat
thick lips, small gray eyes, head set on bulky
but slightly stopping shoulders and matted
white beard. He possesses an air of strength
that is found in few great men. The power that
one finds in him is both mental and physical, and
hence of the durable sort.
One of this mans great themes is the Sermon
on the Mount. In this he has declared that
he found five laws of God and he has made them
his rules for faith and conduct throughout the
later years of his life. These laws are sum-
married. as follows:
Live in peace with all men and do not regard
any your superior.
Do not make the beauty of the body an occasion
for lust.
Every man should have one wife and every
woman one husband, and they should not be di-
vorced for any reason.
Do not revenge yourself and do not punish 9TH
ers because you think yourself insulted or hurt.
Suffer all wrong and do not repay with evil for
you are all the children of one father
Never breakthe peace in the name Of patriotism.
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lonely. The power to hear what
natures voices have to say is in our
hearts, not merely in the ear. We
must have the beauty in our souls be-
fore we can see beauty anywhere.
Hence there are many who are really
blind to the loveliness which God has
strewn everywhere, with most lavish
hand, in his works. So we must have
the music in our heart before we can
hear the music which sings every
where for him who has ears to hear.
If we have thanksgiving within us, we
will have no trouble in finding glad
ness wherever we go. 1t is a sad and
cheerless heart that makes the world
seem dreary to certain people; If only
they will let joy enter to dwell within,
new world would be created for
! them. If we allow our heart to cher
ish unlovingness, bitterness, evil
thoughts or feelings, we cannot hear
the music Of love which breathes
everywhere, pouring out from the
heart of God. But if we keep our
heart gentle, patient, lowly, and kind.
on our ears will fall, wherever we go,
sweet strains of divine music.
Then a glad life makes a life Of
gladness wherever it goes. 1t leaves
an unbroken lane of sunbeams behind
it. Everybody is better as well as hap
pier for meeting one whose Christian
life radiates gladness and cheer. We
do ni
! selves or for the world in which w
live than to learn the lesson of praise
and of thanksgiving. Let us learn to
sing unto the Lord with thanksgiv-
ing" There are troubles in every
life, but there are a thousand good
things for one trial. Sometimes we
have disappointments but even these
are really Gods appointments, as
some day we shall find out. If people
are unkind to us, we must go on low
ing just as before, our hearts full Of
unconquerable kindness, and it will
finally win. The most deep-seated ten,
dency to sadness can be overcome and
replaced by happy cheerfulness. The
gospel Of Christ comes to us and tells
us that we must be born again, born
from above, born of God, and our very
nature will be recreated. Then di-
vine grace assures us that it is not
impossible even for the most unho!y
life to be transformed into holiness.
The being that is saturated with siM
may be winter than snow. There is no
nature, therefore, however unhappy
it may be because Of it's original quail
ity or its early training, which cannot
through divine help learn the lesson
of happiness and thanksgiving. The
secret of Christian Joy is the peace of
Christ in the heart. Then one is not
dependent upon circumstances or con-
ditions. st. Paul said he had learned
in whatsoever state he was therein to
be content. We know we'll that his
circumstances were not always con-
genial nor easy, but he sang songs in
his prison with as cheerful a heart as
when he was enjoying the hospitality
of a loving friend. There might be
hardships, sufferings, and want; but
in himself he had the peace of Christ;
and this sustained him. ST. Paul's
secret Of contentment is the Chris
tians true secret of a happy life.
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Curious Uses of Baskets by Mexicans.

Perhaps the most curious use to
which Mexicans put their baskets Is
to hold gamecocks. Sometimes the
cocks basket is woven for the pur-
pose. oftener it is made from SOM
hrero, the wide, high-crowned straw
hat of the country, into which the
bird is put, a hole cut in the crown to
give him air, and the brim carefully
tied down that he may not escape.
The bull fight has been called the ma
tional sport of Mexico, but cock fight
ing is much more universal; for the
humblest peasant may have his game
cock which he keeps in a carefully
made cage in his patio, watches with
pride and tends with care.
One of the strangest uses to which
a basket has probably ever been put
was the daily appearance in the
streets of a young man carrying in a
huge bushel basket on his shoulders
his great-grandmother of unknown
age, who held out skinny hand to the
passersby for the centavo which was
almost unfailingly given. Surely a
trust in Providence could go no fur
ther.-Outing Magazine.