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him and finally lift him toward shore.
Thus he loundered until he reached the
bank, but upon laying his burden down 1t
appeared to be a corpse. 1t SO happened
that Devinny had been studying the
first aid'' chapter of his manual the day
before, and instead Of running, in panic,
for aid from distance. he sat right to
work, following his little book OF tactics
as nearly as he could remember. It was
a long and trying ordeal, fraught with
awful suspense, but the brave young
scout held on with tenacity and was at
length rewarded by the sight Of signs Of
not studied his little book on the previous
day, would have been brought home to
his mother a cold corpse.
This first aid training was equally po-
tent in placing the hero's cross upon the
breast Of Scout Benjamin Barnes Of
Ridgewood, N. J. Young Benny
was having great sport at Asbury
Park watching his toy sailboat speed.
in a stiff breeze, across the ripples
of Deal lake Presently q floating
object. close to the wake of his
prancing craft, caught Ben's eye, and
while he kept his gaze upon it he thought
he saw q little hand move out Of the
water near it.
Without another thought, he splashed
into the the big lake. swan with all his
might to the grim object, now sinking be-
low the surface, and. taking hold Of the
fold of a dress, pulled up what proved to
be the body OF little girl. He towed the
nfeless form to shore with due dispatch.
and, without seeking assistance, applied
the rules for resuscitatioD which his
scout master had taught him. And that
he knew his lesson well was demon
strated by the girls revival from q con-
dition that would have speedily resulted
in death.
One of these young heroes enjoys the
honor of having had his priced cross
pinned upon his thrilled bosom by Lieut..
Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell. chief
scout of Great Britain, during that no.
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dealing with American history ever Of.
fered to the public.
Among the chief treasures that DR.
Losing had collected are his letters OF
Lafayette. There are thirty-four OF these
and many Of them have never been pub
lished. They give a vivid picture or the
sufferings of the detachment OF the army
under his command. with many pleas
ant side light on his charming character.
The generals troops were in a bad way
for supplies. Under date OF July B. 1871,
he. writes to Col. Davies at Stanton:
1.-THE Dragons had better come with
hunting shirts than be delayed, but 1
would wish them by all means to have
Boots. AS many OF the Troops are In
tirely without Shoes 1 must request you
to use your best endeavors to procure
fredericksburg a thousand stands
at Hanover Court House with wagons
ready to remove them. Maj. Call
is gone up the Country any ar
rangements proposed by Baron Steuben
I request you to comply with"
y
AS the biographer Of Gen. Philip
Schuyler, the friend of the Indians, Dr.
Losing naturally had a fine collection
Of autographs of this picturesque per-
son, as well as many important letters
written to him. Among the latter is a
curious document. letter .wfitten by
Joseph Brandt, or Thayendanegea. the
Mohawk chief, who was an ally Of the
British during the revolution.
Brandt. had been educated in this
country and in England, but had never
been Aheffated from his people, to whom
he was passionately devoted. He hated
the United States as the enemy OF his
race, and never lost an opportunity of
fighting against them. In a clear hand,
the day, the chief writes in his native
language. under the date Of Niagara,
October 10. 1888, presumably in regard
to the treaty OF peace negotiated by
Gen. Schuyler with the Indian tribes in
One curious document is a copy OF a
letter addressed to Washington. July IT,
1881. In which Gen. Schuyler congratu-
tons by the French for an attack on
Quebec. crfticises the number of troops
and suggests q few more thousand to
be drawn from other points; 1t also
against New York city by the joint
forces OF Washington and Rochambeau.
Endorsed on the back is copy of a
letter calculated to mislead the enemy
tentions, directed to the general. but
carried to the enemy" The original
was. no doubt, sent by q messenger di-
rected so as to fall into British hands,
Gen. Schuyler.
X *
Many OF the Washington letters are
OF exceptional Importance. December
rs. 1880. Washington wrote to Thomas
Jefferson from his headquarters at New
Windsor in regard to an expedition
against Detroit:
Your Excellency's favor OF the 18th
reach mo this day. I have ever been
of opinion that the reduction OF the post
Of Detroit would be the only certain
means Of giving peace and security to
the whole Western Frontier, and have
kept my Eye upon that object.
but such has been the reduced state OF
our Continental Forces. and such tho
low ebb OF our Funds. moro especially
OF late. that have never had 1t in
my power to make the attempt shall
think 1t a most happy circumstance
should your State. with the aid OF Con-
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handed them the end of the stick. The
first man was rescued in this way.
*
X
Then Tiff had to go back and get out
the second man, who by this time was
almost exhausted. Tiff had some diff
Guilty in pulling him up on the ice, and
almost went in himself He got thorough
ly soaked, caught very heavy cold, and
was confined to his house for three weeks
as q result Of his efforts.
ut was proved to the satisfaction of
the Local Court Of Honor that Tint took
big chances in going on the ice, and that
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their home ports constitute the back
bone of a new scheme Of war-or, rather,
of war against war-on which an Amer
lean has been working steadily for the
past fifteen years. He is Carl NJ. Wheaton
OF Newtonville, Mass, several OF whose
inventions along other lines are at the
present time in successful use.
In addition to the '.marsupial battle
ship feature of his scheme-that il what
he calls his submarine bearing dread
nought-Mr. Wheaton's scheme for war
ring against war includes things which
will. he feels confident, make war so
deadly that it will be impossible These
are gun that will fire q powerful anes-
thetic and render the crews OF hostile
ships unconscious. and q ''smudge'
which. enveloping their ships. will pre-
vent the gunners on board from seeing
their opponents, and. consequently, cause
their fire to be totally ineffective.
Mr.. Wheaton arrived in New York the
other day. and while there did active
work in the furtherance Of his project
Already ii has received the commenda-
ton of several experts among them Ad-
miral Wilde. late commandant of the Bos-
ton navy yard.
Like many inventors, Mr.. Wheaton is
averse to going into too much detail re-
garding what he has evolved. But. in a
general way. the housing Of his subma-
rines under the .tleships and their re-
lease when they sufficiently close to
the enemy's wars Fps and strongholds
would be accompIis cd as follows:
Under the vessel there will be con.
structed a sort of tunnel. SO designed that
the submarines will ut neatly into its
various compartments. When the time
comes for them to sally forth they will
do so by means of locks.
These locks. opening beneath the water
line. will disgorge the submarines one at
a time. AS the vessel will be made up OF
compartments, and each one will be ar.
ranged to accommodate one submarine
there will be no jeopardizing the safety OF
the battleship by the sudden influx OF
water when the lock 10 opened.
The opening Of the lock would furnish
the necessary impetus for propeliinx the
submarine out Of its compartment and
into the surrounding water, there to act
independently OF the battleship until such
time as(t must once more dive benea tn
the surface and crawl into its compart-
ment. Once clear Of the battleship. the
submarine. Mr.. Wheaton points out.
would clap on its own power ana 70 forth
unaided TO the accomplishment Of its mis-
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He would turn over q heap of old
papers apparently quite without value and
come upon some unpublished document In
washington's own hand. Letters Of La
fayette fell from the most unlikely places.
and, indeed, before the day was over It
became evident that he had fallen upon
what promised to DO about the most Inn
portant collection Of autograph letters
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Submarines to Overcome Enemy With Powerful Anesthehc
L B M A r INES so

L B NJ A r INES so
c o mt riv Q d that
tucked away be-
meath the hull Of
g. battleship they
may be carried
across an ocean
and loosed on their
destructive careers
at the very en-
trance Of hostile
harbors thousands
of miles away from
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shock Of the discharge which drives the
bolt.
mechanism set to operate after suf-
ficient time has elapsed to allow the sub
marine to reach q safe distance.
1.-The guns for the application OF the
are elevated from two to three feet above
the top Of the turret when operated, the
buoyancy Of the boat being slightly In
creased at the time to hold 1t firmly IN
contact with the bottom OF the ship at
tackled. After the submarine has done
its work it can sink away by admitting
more water into its interior"
Mr.. Wheaton submitted all the features
of his scheme to Admiral Wilde and re-
ceived from that officer q letter in which
he spoke enthusiastically Of them. After
stating that the Wheaton type OF sub
marine was superior to either OF the two
kinds with which he was familiar Ad-
miral Wilde said:
Speaking specifically, I consider the
'marsupiar feature OF the greatest value
for the reason that 1t extends the radius
OF usefulness Of the submarine to all
parts of the world instead Of limiting 1t
to harbor defense and inshcre service.
II approve the shape OF your boat, as 1t
gives the greatest amount Of available
space with the least displacement.
r
''The 'notation bomb and the 'smudge'
method are both exceedingly valuable.
giving a terrible advantage to the party
using them or making a condition some
thing like the advantage that a man with
perfect sight would have over a blind
man.
"That portion Of your plan which con-
templates the bloodless capture Of the
enemy's ships Is, in my opinion. the most
feasible. the most humane. ana the most
valuable Of the system, but doubt the
wisdom Of attenp ting to convince people
of Its worth at present. for well remem-
Der that at FIRST I marveled that . man
who looked as Intelligent a., you did
should advance theory which appeared
convert me from that view, just az 1t will
to convert others. but there ID enough OF
merit In the plan with that left 0ut-and.
remember. 1t is always available when the
time comes to use it.
Mr.. Wheaton, when he was IN New
York last week. spoke Of his invention in
these words: ~
THE submarine can be constructed to
secure the safety Of the crew operating
it. 1t operates always on an even keel.
at will. It can move sidew;se bodily, or
turn as on q pivot. It can lie near. the
surface and watch the movements Of q
hostile fleet without being seen 1t q. hum
dred yards. by the use Of q simple invisi-
BILE periscope. stst, 80
at can IRE anesthetic shells. which shall
discharge into the interior OF ship, over
coming those operating It, II they do not
retreat, or 1t can discharge . torpedo 1t
sion. either against the bottom Of the
enemy's ship or against the sides below
the armor belt.
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RY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.

T. still i've In an
age of hero wor-
ship. But 1t is one
Of. the promising
signs Of our time
that c,ivilia n
heroes who save
life are coming in
for q share of the
glory and reward
m o n polize d
hitherto by mill
tary heroes who
kh~Do0h hic
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which the medal is suspended bears the
admonition BE Prepared" The decora-
ton, in whatever degree awarded, is
worn upon the left breast.
To date 1t has been conferred upon
twenty-seven young heroes, and l am in
debted to Chief Scout Executive West for
description Of the deeds Of valor which
have earned them. But before describing
some Of the more interesting of these
rescues it would be well to explain that a
considerable space in the official hand
book issued to our Boy Scouts is devoted
to instruction In first aid to the injured
and endangered. Scout masters through
out the country are placing much impor-
lance upon the training Of their armies
in this work, in which the scouts take
much pride. Consciousness that in case
either strangers or those near and dear
to them soon thrills them with satisfac-
ton.
This training has enabled several scouts
to earn the coveted cross Of honor. One
of these is Vincent Devinny of ST. Paul.
His heroic work has been Investigated by
committee Of representative men Of that
city, whose report went up to the national
court of honor.
It appears that while Scout Devinny
was swimming in Birch lake, Mimi, he
heard a companion, Scout Hillman, give
cry for help. Believing that the cry
was merely hoax, Devinny did not re-
spond at first. But upon seeing that the
lad went down Devinny struck out for
him. Taking care to protect himself
from being death-locked by the desperate
boy. and thus being pulled to the bot
tom by him, Devinny, with presence OF
mind, grasped Hillman by the hair, and
after towing him for sixty feet got his
footing in shoal water. Where he brought
up, however, the bottom was filled with
soft mud, from which at each step he
could lift his feet only with great difficul-
ty. And to make matters worse, the
rescued boy was now limp and lifeless,
SO the brave young scout had to drag
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sion-either the torpedoing Of the enemy
or the discharge into its midst Of dose
OF the anesthetic that would make him
an easy prey.
The inventor attaches particular i'm
portance to the humane side Of his
scheme-the putting "out Of business of
an enemy by means Of his anesthetic.
The main features Of the Wheaton sys-
tenn were described some time ago in an
Issue OF the Technical World Magazine
under the caption '"ro Chioroform q Bat
tleshtp." in the following not too tech
nfcal language: -. $3.50 =
"Drugging 'em to death! Sending to
the side OF ship shell that is loaded
with powerful anesthetic. putting the
men who run the engines Of the warship
to sleep and rendering the giant citadel
the veriest pys.ny for capture!
Boah.' you say. as You shake with
mirth at what you regard as the comicai-
ly Ridiculous. ~ -,
LET us reflect, however. They laughed
at the idea Of the Monitor warship. New
ertheless that tiny, twisting turret thing
reyolutionized the mode of naval warfare
1t was the same with the machine
gun and Hollands submarine. A foreign
power had first to buy and try 1t In order
that the United States might trail along
and finally believe In and. build the war
contrtvance of one of its own citizens.
Sneertng and laughter have little to do
with determining the merit of the inven-
ton"
After giving some details about Mr..
wheaton. the writer OF the article adds:
Wheaton proposes building subma-
costing 100000 Each carries ee a tank ssnk
capable OF standing q pressure of 500
pounds to the square inch. fitted with
tubes ana conveniences for rapid heating,
and . connected with the ,puncturing tube
gum as Wheaton calls it, is Of peculiar
construction. carrying q tube which has q
bore OF three-quarters Of an inch and an
outside diameter of one and half inches
with larger portion to At the bore Of
the gun. The tube is about Ave feet
long.
"A bomb Is carried In the interior Of
the submarine. and only placed in the
its use. 1t is forced out Of the tube by
. piston operating from the inside, and
the piston rises to the top Of the tube,
where 1t remains until the Gap Of the tube
!: returned to its place. thereby prac-
tically excluding all the water which
would otherwise enter.
The bomb is attached to a strong
flexible cord. twenty to thirty feet long,
coiled In parafiin on its top. the other
end being attached to q ring which is.
placed In recess In the muzxle OF the
gun. through which the pointed end Of the
bolt projects. This. when discharged.
penetrates the outer shell Of the ship.
firmly fixing 1t thereto. with the bomb
and attaching cord trailing astern and
held firmly In contact with the ships bot
tom by means Of buoys on the outside OF
the bomb.
These buoys are fully inflated iunt
after they leave the tube giving them 4
lift OF several pounds In excess of their
weight. This method OF allowing tho
bomb to trail astern before exploding is
to avoid all risk Of defamation from the
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by carrying six submarines inside q
battleship. below the water line. It IL pos
sible to utilize submarines In mid-ocean,
or inside an enemy's harbor. Think OF
the damage six submarines could do to q
feet at anchor by placing bombs having
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CROSSES of Honor Now
~ Conferred Upon Scouts
Who Exhibit Great Courage
This New Decoration Is
in Three Grades - Bronze,
Silver and Gold-Twenty-
seven Lads Have Had the
Order Pinned on Their
Breasts-What They Have
Done to Earn It.
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R. BENSON JOHN LOSING of
Duchess county, New York. ha,
been dead more than twenty
years, but his library was not
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Mrs. Lea at the Brighton. left last weel
for Nashville, where they will make q
visit to Mrs. LEAFS parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Percy Warner. Mr.. and Mrs. Overtor
also been the house guests of Senator
and Mrs. Lea, have returned to Their
home in Nashville.
have as their guests the brother-in-laW
and sister of Senator Bryan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Marshall Price of Miami
Fla, whose marriage was recent bril-
liant event of DANA, Fla. At the con
clusion Of their stay in Washington Mr.
and Mrs. Price left for Harrisonburg
Va, where they visited Mr. Price:
parents.
A number of Washington people have
left for Nashville. Tenn. to attend the
wedding of DR.. Philander Priestly Clax
ton Of this city and Miss Mary Hannah
Johnson. The marriage will be very
elaborate and will take place Tuesday
Bishop Gailor and DR.. H. G. Milsell Of
floating The bridal chorus will be sung
by the full vested choir, and the mus.ca
program will be Of unusual beauty. Fol
lowing the ceremony there will be re-
ception at the Maxwell House, given by
Mrs. Hannah Payne johnson, after which
DIR. Claxton and his bride will leave fol
a honeymoon in Porto Rico, coming later
to this city.
Miss Nancy johnson left Saturday fol-
New Bedford, Mass, where next Sat.
urday she will be among the six brides
maids at the wedding Of Miss Marian
Wentworth and Mr.. Foster Of Boston
Miss Wentworth has many friends In
Washington having spent last winter al
the Cochran.
Representative. Arthur Rouse and Mrs.
Rouse have returned to town after long
stay in Kentucky, whittier they were
called by the illness and death of the
father Of Representative Rouse.
Mrs Lynn Mitchell Pugh has as her
guests for long visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs Clinton G. Mitchell of Rogers
vile. Tenn.
Mrs Charles Bryan of Jeffersontown.
KY. is visiting her brother. Mr.. c. C.
Calhoun. at the Rochambeau.
Mrs j. E. Ransdell, wife of Represen-
tative Ransdell Of Louisiana, is confined
to her apartment at the Dewey owing to
Of this injury Mrs. Ransdell will not be
able to return calls or fill her social en-
gagements this spring.
Mrs. III. H. Thrasher, in Knoxville. Tenn.
Mrs. James E. Wilson has returned to
her home In Washington.
Mrs Eliza J. Bouis and her daughters,
Mrs. Adams and Mrs. NJ. E. Hoppe of
this city have gone to Jacksonville. Fla,
where they are the guests of their son
and brother. Mr.. s. G. Bouis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Ring. who have
been at the Brighton, moved last week to
an apartment at the Octavia on Columbia
road.
After a visit to Mrs. Riggs, Miss Me-
dora Cheatham has left for her home In
Nashville. Tenn.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John E. w. Cochrane
have as their guests at their home on K
street Mrs. Cochrane's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs.. Simeon Hyde Of Charleston, s. C.
! Mr.. ana Mrs. George P. James. AssD re
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turned to Washington after visit in
Wilmington, N. c.. where they went to
attend the wedding Of Mr.. James
brother.
Miss Jordon Conway, after spending
fortnight with Miss Fisher at her home
in Charleston. w. Va, has returned to
Washington. Mrs. Jack Conway Is ex-
pected to arrive from Dallas Tex, the
first Of May, to join her daughter.
After a visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Clay Evans, in Chattanooga,
Tenn. Mrs. Denial Foote Sellars has re-
turned to Washington.
Mrs. James Caperton has as her guest
her mother, Mrs. Thomas Phelps of Rich
mond, KY.
Mrs. A. NJ. Bull and children have re-
turned to this city after spending the
winter with eMrs. Bulls parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Taylor. In Jacksonville, Fla
Mrs. James p. Tarvin, after visit to
her son, Dr.. ]. w. Belt. in Charlottes-
vile. Va, returned last week to Washing
ton.
Mrs. L. J. Brennan and her niece Miss
May L. DALEY, have just returned from
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speaker of the occasion, her subject be-
ing Flowers and Plants and the Beauti-
flying of the Garden"
Mrs. Armstead Emery of Chevy Chase
was hostess at dinner Wednesday, even
ing. Her guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Joerissen. DR.. and Mrs. Rudderdy
Stewart and Mrs. Stewart. DR.. George
Ruff1n. Miss Helen Emery and Capt. and
Mrs Barry Adams.
Mrs Anthony James, who has been
the house guest for several weeks of
Mrs Albert S. McLemore. is spending
a while at Annapolis, the guest Of
Mrs. Wainwright, wife Of Lieut.. Vain
wright
Maj. and Mrs Albert S. aMcLemore OF
Chevy Chase will be dinner hosts Sun
day evening in honor of Lieut.. and Mrs.
Anthony James.
Lieut.. James arrives today from the
battleship Georgia.
Mrs. Wadsworth was the hostess at a
dinner Wednesday at the Highlands in
honor of her mother, Mrs. Peck of Kala-
mazOo, Mich.
Mrs. Luke Lea and little sons, Luke
Jr. and Percy, and Mrs. LEAFS sister,
Miss Margaret Warner. who has been
spending the winter with Senator and