Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 33, Number 119, 13 June 1908 — Page 2

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THE KICII310'B TALL.A1J1U3I AND SUX-TELEGRA3I, SATURDAY, .ILNK 13. l!)OS.

PLAYERS OP 1. 0. LEAGUE "SORE"

All of Them Get a Reduction in Wages But Have to Stand for It. LEAGUE'S LIFE DOUBTFUL. STRENUOUS EFFORTS, HOWEVER, ARE BEING MADE TO KEEP THE CIRCUIT INTACT VAN WERT MERCHANTS ALIVE. The surviving teams in the IndianaOhio league, are making gallant efforts to keep afloat in the stormy base hall sea. hut it is probable that the organization will soon go flown with all hands abroad. The salaries of every player in the league have been reduced and this is causins considerable 111 feeling. However the ball merchants have to grin and bear the reduction as the league Is now under protection and they cannot do the kangeroo into some other organization where the pay envelops are a trifle more corpulent. Up at Van Wert to keep the team In the field, the merchants are rais ing a fund which is now said to total up to $700. Van Wert, is a game little burg and the enterprising boosters of this city could well afford to take a lesson from the Van Wert bustlers. Richmond fans hope that, the I. O. league will be able ro survive the season, which Is proving such a rough and Btony one to minor leagues all over the country. Next season it will be possible, the times being better, to organize a six or eight club league. It Is needless to say that the local bugs confidently expect Richmond to be represented in such an organization. President Gamble still feels confident that Greenville, O., and Anderson will join hands with the league and that a club will be placed in Kokomo. WHO WILL WIN? NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won Lost Chicago 20 lfi Cincinnati 26 li) Pittsburg 2i 19 New York 2;5 X Philadelphia 21 21 Boston 21 27 St. Louis 21 ;:) Brooklyn .. 10 11 Pet. .614 ..-.7X .57S .r.oo .500 .457 .412 .:us AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won Lost Pet. Chicago 21 2i .574 St. Louis 2S 21 .571 Cleveland 27 22 .551 Detroit 2 S', S21 New York 22, 2?, .500 Philadelphia 25 .17!) lioston 22 2ft A?1 Washington is ;;o .375 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Won Lost Pet. Toledo 21 20 .60S Indianapolis 22 21 .(i04 Louisville 22 22 .5!):; Columbus 2s! 2t! .519 Minneapolis 22 21 .4S9 Milwaukee 24 2S .402 Kansas City 21 29 .4 53 st- Paul 14 as '.269 CENTRAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pet. Grand Rapids 2S 15 .651 South Bend 21 It! .600 Dayton 25 17 .595 Kvansville 21 20 .545 Zanesville 20 22 .476 Ft. Wayne 17 23 .425 Terre Haute 17 24 .115 Wheeling 10 2S .263 RESULTS YESTERDAY. National League. Boston 1; Cincinnati 0. St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 2. Pittsburg 4; New York 0. Chicago 7; Hiooklj n 1. American League. Chicago f; Philadelphia 1. Detroit 5; New York 2. Cleveland 4; Boston 2. St. Louis 7; Washington 5. American Association. Toledo 6; Minneapolis 5. Columbus 4; St. Paul C. Indianapolis 7; Milwaukee 6. Louisville f; Kansas City 4. Central League. Zanesville 5; Terre Haute 4. South Bend 6; Dayton 5. Ft. Wayne 7; Grand Rapids 6. Evansville 6; Wheeling 3. GAMES TODAY. National League. Cincinnati at New York. Chicago at Philadelphia. Pittsburg at Boston. St. Louis at Brooklyn. American League. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at St. Louis. Washington at Cleveland. New York at Chicago. American Association. Milwaukee at Indianapolis. Minneapolis at Toledo. Kansas City at Louisville. St. Paul at Columbus. Central League. Wheeling at Evansville. South Bend at Dayton. Grand Rapids at Ft. Wayne. Zanesville at Terre Haute. TThe Hub Of The. Body. The orrn around which all the other orcans revolve, and upon which they are largely dependent for their welfare, is the stomach When the function of the stomach become im paired, the bowels and lfver also become de rangred. To cure a disease of the stomach, live or WSU 6,t ' 50 cot or l ote of Dr. Ca!c. well s Syrup Pepsin at your drug-gist's. It i the promptest relief for constipation and dy pepsia ever compounded,

TWO BASEBALL GAMES SUNDAY

Will Be Played at Athletic Park. Tomorrow afternoon there will be two base ball games pulled off at Athletic park. The first game will be between the Bo.-ton Greys and the Nationals of this city. This game will be called promptly at liliO o'clock. The second game will be between the New Madison tr-am and the Beallviews. This game will be called at 2 o'clrck. Two hundred rooters will accompany the Buckeye outfit. These two teams will lineup as follows: New Madison J. Coblentz, lb; Kelley, If; Roberts, cf: K. Coblentz, ss; Sharp, Z); Clark- ; Hyde, rf; Max, 2b: .J. Roberts, p. fieallview Goehrier, lb; Roy, If; Scbisslc-r, cf; Warfel ss; Schattel, fib; Kelly, c; llelmi?, if; Kuhlenbeck, 2b; Marine, Hasecoster, p. There will be no game at Beallview park. LIOUOR QUESTION NOT NATIONAL ONE William Jennings Says Question Is Purely Local in Character. HE EXPLAINS HIS STAND. STATE LAWS. HE SAYS, OUGHT TO BE MADE TO FIT THE CONDITIONS AS THEY EXIST IS A TEETOTALLER. Lincoln, Xeb., JunelH. Referring last night to a dispatch from Milwaukee concerning his attitude on the question of prohibition Mr. Jlryan said : "1 have received many letters from prohibitionists and many from opponents of prohibition, and I have answered them all in the same way. I have told them that 1 did not regard the quest ion as a national Question. While it is an issue in a number of states I do not expect it to be made an issue bv either the republican or democratic national conventions. I have made it ;i title not to discuss questions outside the plat form because the candidate ha.; no rilit to inject issues which his platform excludes. "In answer to questions about my record on the subject I have stated that so far as my personal habits go I am a teetotaller, never having used liquor as a beverage, but in ISJtO I voted against the state prohibition amendment because I thought the license system we had with local option was bettor suited to the conditions we had to meet in our state. "When an attempt has been made to draw conclusions from this as to what oujiht to be done in other states I have called attention to the fact that state laws ought to hj made to meet the conditions existing in the state and that which 1 did in Nebraska could not be a guifb in states whero conditions were different." i ii i it ;i V rotv ll. The crown us." 1 by the Russian czar resembles the dome formed patriarchal miter, -which -was a favorite shape among the Hyzautines. Upon the summit npi''arR a cross formed of five beautiful diamonds, which is also supported by a large spinel ruby, polished, but not faceted. This ruby and cross are supported by a foliated arch composed of eleven great diamonds and rising from the back and front of the bae of the crown. On either side of this central arch is attached a hoop formed of tbirty-eiiiht large and perfect pearls. The spaces on either 6ide of these arches are tilled with leaf work and ornaments in silver, iucrusted with diamonds, underlaid -with the richest purple velvet. The band which forms the base of the crown is of gold and is ornamented with twenty-eight magnificent diamonds. The Independent Farmer. Buy a farm, young man. No matter Low small it may be, buy a farm and prepare it so that your land -will provide you a living. Twenty years from now the man who owns his own farm will be independent and will have at his command the means of n livelihood. The expansion of manufactures cannot go on forever, and there will come a day in this country, as there hfis in others, when the supply will exceed the demand and the only absolutely sure occupation will be farming. Buy a farm while one may be had. Troy (Kan.) Chief. Rome's Triumphal Crown. The triumphal crown of Home was made of laurel leaves and was given to the general who achieved a great victory over an enemy, lie entered the city J.ot by a irate, but over a jxirtion of the v all which w as thrown down to afford a passage. At his funeral his laurel (rowa was placed in his bier and Varied with the Kvlv. The Ilenrtlcss F.tUtor. Assistant This poet says that the las two verses of his poem may be omitted if you think it is desirable. Editor I'll do better than that. I'll omit the whole poem. Somerville Journal. HI Girl. "Her fc'.her and mother both strenuously object to me." "And the girl?" "I don't tbUi she'd look at me but for that" Ka'as City Independent

NARROW ESCAPE WINS HIM LIBERTY

Tom Juergens Rolls Down Bank of Whitewater While Intoxicated. WAS FOUND SLEEPING. 'FOLLOWING HIS SENSATIONAL j TUMBLE DOWN PRECIPITOUS j DECLIVITY, HE DOZED OFF INTO DREAMLAND. If a drunken man can roli down the west bank of the Whitewater river at the south side of the Main street bridge and escape uninjured, what would happen if a sober man attempted the same feat? Tom Juergens is the man who performed the stunt, while in an intoxicated condition. The performance won for Juergens his liberty in police court this morning but he had to promise to go to work at once and refrain from attempting any repltitions or even becoming: drunk. It was about 10:30 o'clock last evening when Juergens wandered across the Main street bridge in a very unsteady state of equilibrium. His right foot just wouldn't keen out of the way of his left. When the wanderer reached the west end of the bridge, he looked into the valley below. The soft, light of the moon made the luxuriant tree tops and thick grass very alluring to Tom and he started down, mindless of the precipitous declivity. He was not Ions in the goins. One step was enough and then biff, bang, bumpty-bump and Tom was making the fastest descent of his life. Over and over he rolled groaning with each bounce. Wit), a loud kerchug he landed on tlu site of the old roadway and stopped rnlling. The precipitation of Juergens down the cliff, had been seen by a man and his wife who were on the bridge. The man wanted to go to the rescue. His wife restrained him declaring Juergens must be dead. Xot a sound was to be heard from the stilly depths below. The noiice headquarters was notified and Patrolman Hobble was dispatched. T!o office:- had a difficult task in descending the hill side on hands and knees, but upon arriving found Juergens sleeping peacefully and none the worse for his experience. The man did not even bear the semblance of a scratch or bruise. He was removed to the city jail to spend the night. In court this morning Jtidsie Converse told Juergens he believed a man who could take such a fall deserves recognition. .Juergens stated he has a job and was willing to go to work so he was niven his liberty under suspended sentence. EYES ARE ON CHICAGO Convention Incidents Attract More Than Ordinary Interest Here. TAFT IS. THE FAVORITE. General interest is being taken by residdits of this city in the outcome of the republican national convention, which will Ik? held next week at Chicago. The events leading up to the convention are being watched with the keenest interest and general satisfaction has been expressed over the overwhelming victory already won by Secretary Taft. The big war secretary has always been a great, favorite with the people of Richmond and Wayne county and they have never taken the candidacy of Charles "Warren Fairbanks seriously. The full telegranh service on convention matters which has been given in the Palladium the past weekhas met with approval of all its hundreds of readers. This same excellent service will be maintained until after the close of the convention. JUSTICES OF PEACE APPOINTED By BOARD Vacancies in Jackson and Jefferson Townships Filled. At the meeting of the county commissioners this afternoon the application of Joseph Weigle, of Cambridge City for the appointment to the office of justice of the peace in Jackson township was approved. Mr. Weigle's petition was signed by a number of the leading citizens of Cambridge City. He succeeds Ira Pritchard. esigned. The board also has appoved the application of Carmen Sells for appointment as a justice in Jefferson township. REMARKABLE CATCH. j Henry P. Miller and Otto Heins are j telling of a remarkable catch made by the former while they were fishing at ! Nolan's Fork. Miller made a cast with ; a "Dowagiac Minnow." which is made of tin and has several hooks attached j to it. No sooner had the "minnow" j hit the water than there was a tug and j Miller proudly drew from, tie river two I three pound baa. I

REPAIRS ON U. B. CHURCH AB0UT DONE Will Present Very Pretty Appearance.

The repairing on the V- B. church will tfoon be completed. The church has been recovered and the Sunday school room and vestibules have been repaired. Electric lights are being placed. The parsonage has Peer, repapered and will be soon repainted. The interior will present a very pretty appearance when work is completed. Bishop (I. M. Matthews. I). D.. of Chicago. 111., will preach the second anniversary semon. June JS. The preaching services will be held ftinday in the Sunday school room on account of the auditorium undergoing repairs. IAPT WILL RESIGN HIS HIGH POSITION Notice of Leavetaking Will Be Sent to the President Next Week. C0FIDENT OF A VICTORY. KNOWS THAT HE WILL BE THE NEXT REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR THE PRESIDENCY WILL SUMMER IN OHIO. Washington, June 1.1. William H. Taft, feeling assured of tho Republican presidential nomination, has mapped out plans for the immediate future. His resignation as secretary of war will be placed in the hands of President Roosevelt next week and unless there is a change of program it will become effective July 1. Secretary Taft does not believe he will be able to wind up his affairs in the War Department before that date. Gen. Luke K. Wright, the prospective secretary, will be ready to take charge the day Mr. Taft steps out. Early in July, Mr. and Mrs. Taft will leave for Cincinnati. They had planned to spend July and August at an Kastern resort, but Mr. Taft will spend the better part of the summer iu 'Ohio. It has not yet been decided what form of campaign Mr. Taft shall make. The chances are that he will do most of his campaigning from the front porch of his home In Cincinnati. Thousands of Republicans are expected to visit him there as they visited McKinley at Canton in the memorable campaign of IKOtf. Up to a day or so ago it was a fixed part of Taft's immediate future that with the exception of a brief stay in Cincinnati he and his family would spend July and August on the North Atlantic coast, but the plan has been changed as a result of correspondence between Taft and his managers. The latter regard it. as highly essential that the candidate should begin work at. once, and that a beginning should be made in his own state. AWARD CONTRACTS POOR FARM SUPPLIES Unusual Close Bidding Marked Dealers' Competition. Unusual close bidding for the privilege of furnishing the supplies for the county poor asylum was evident, when the county commissioners reviewed the bids this afternoon. Only 61 cents separated two concerns bidding" for the supply of groceries and only ."ft cents difference appeared between the two lowest, bids for clothing. John M. Fggemeyer S: Company of this city lost the contract for groceries through a mistake made on tho bid for matches. The specifications had not been adhered to through l over sight. F. M. Jones of Milton, was awarded the grocery contract for $212.01. Rosenbloom. Run tin & Co., received the contract for furnishing ! clothing with a bid of $4:5. 2. The' Hoosier Store received the contract for dry goods by biding $17.22. David Hanigan was awarded the contract j for supplying wood at $2K7 and F. H. i Dunham received tho druc; contract for SlP.r.n. I COMMISSIONERS FiXED NEW VOTING PRECINCT Addition Is Effective on West Side, This City. The county 'commissioners this after- . noon considered the redivision of the ' county into election precincts as re-; quested and suggested by the chairman of the county central committee, j An additional precinct is provided for west of the river. Precinct No. '.'A ; lies westof the river and scuth of Main j street and as far west as the corporate j limits. Precinct No. "2 lies directly j north and extends to the middle of ; Randolph street. Precinct No. :." j lies north of No. ".2 to the Indianapolis j division of the P.. C. C. & St. L. rail- j way. Precinct No. :'.4 lies north to ; Grant and Ridge streets and precinct j No. 35 includes all territory north of i V. 4 u ibe corporate limits.

HEADQUARTERS

IN TWO CITIES Republican Campaign Way Be Managed From Chicago And New York. PLAN IS IN FAVOR. FIRST ORIGINATED BY MARK HANNA AND SINCE HAS PROVED MOST SATISFACTORY COMMITTEE TO DECIDE. Chicaco. 111.. June 1.".. The national campaign will be managed from two headquarters, one in Chicago and the other in New York. Just which office will be the main one has not developed as vt ? in the deliberations of the party chiefs. The new national committee will make that the subject of deliberation when it organizes immediately after the convention is finished. In the establishing of two headquarters the chieftains will be following out the experience of four and eight years ago. Mark Hanna was the originator of the plan and it worked well. He believed it impossible to keep in touch with all .sections of the country from one city, and no one doubts the wisdom of the arrangement now. Four years ago the main headquarters were in New York and it is possible that this will be the case this year. Secretary Taft is not expected to have much, if any. trouble with the far West. The Kast will be a spirited battleground, however, and so will the middle West, so that Chicago and New York will become the natural cen ters of activity. Frank H. Hitchcock, manager of the Taft forces, is in favor of the double headquarters and the probability now is that he will be in charge of the main office. "The question of long distance telephone service enters into the calculations very materially," says Hitchcock. "In fact it is one of the biggest things to consider. A man can reach all over the East with the telephone and also get good service between Chicago and New York, but when it comes to telephoning from New York to points in the far West, that is quite another matter. "I think there will be two headquarters, but of course, that is not definitely settled yet. for the national committee has had no opportunity to consider it. The old plan worked out well, however, and I do not believe it will be abandoned." SERVICES J SUNDAY Children's Day to Be Observed In Nearly Every Church In the City. FIRST M. E. PROGRAM. Tomorrow will be observed as children's day in nearly every- church, in the city. An elaborate program for this event has been prepared by the First M. E. church. In the morning there will be special exercises in the Sunday school room under the direction of Prof. D. R. Ellabarger and his assistants. At 10::y the Sunday school will meet with the church and graduation exercises will take place. Infants and adults will be baptized by the pastor, the Rev. R. J. Wade. He will also speak to the children on the subject of "The World's Greatest Magnet." Special musical programs will be rendeed in the morninig and even-ins-Children's day at the Second Presbyterian church will also be quite an event. In the evenrng the children will render a beautiful exercise 'The Children's King." The following is the program of the exercises at the First M. E. church The Lord Is in His Holy Temple Choir Song School Prayer Anthem Choir Scripture Reading .....Mrs. Isenbarger's Class of Boys Song Primary Welcome Prof. D. R. Ellabarger Recitation Gladys Iongenecker Recitation Merle De Wees Exercise Dorothy Lebo, Elizabeth Wade and Luciie Jones. Duet and Chorus hy Mary Luring, Gladys Longnecker and primary department. Recitation Yerna Swisher Exercise Luciie Ewry. Josephine Hiatt. Mildred Ramsey and Eliza-be-th Stevenson. Recitation Kenneth Chappell Cornet Solo Paul Isenbarger Exercise Katharine Rhoads, Charlotte Troy. Lilliam Genn and Eloise Richardson. Violin solo Donald Bowman, accompanied by Irene Gorman. Recitation Emmet Curme Exercise . . . . Miss Mabie Craig's Class Sons Classes of Miss Lintner and Miss Hankinson. Rose Drill Mrs. J. S??rr's Class Recitation Ro!ert McGee Song Mrs. Swin's Class Remarks Rev. R. J. Wade Song School Benediction. GOES TO MISSOURI. Mrs. Ira Swisher will leave for Mabeley. Missouri, tomorrow morning for a month's visit with her husband. Sophia: ilother u&ed Gold Medal Flour. TBXKESA.

UTAH DEMOCRATS AREJOR BRYAN Delegates Instructed to Vote For Him.

Salt Lake C:t. I'tah. June i::.-The den.O'-rats of I'tah in convention have instructed the national rfeleca'es to vote as a unit for the noniinaMn of William J nr.tr.es Bran. The platform is a genera! reaffirmation of I'en.oi raM- principles. i-orir.er Con-gresj-mau Bitham H. Roberts and L Kine r.-.ade peeehs. Mr. Hint's ao:re t r the most part was an attack on President Roo.-ev!t. Th -.w.itior. instructed the chairman to mail a letter to d-over Clevelar.d sympathising with him in his ill ness and pra.x ice that his life may t.p prolonged, "that the country may he blessed with the wisdom of his connEORM A FLYING WEDGE TO CARRY TAPT TO VICTORY (Continued From Page One.) pirant John L. Hamilton of Illinois He conies from Hoopeston and is will known not only through the state but throughout the country. He has been active in politics and is about as popular for second place in Illinois, as I'ncle Joe Cannon is for first. There has been a good deal of talk about Senator Dolllver. but Iowa does not want Dolliver in that place. They want Dolliver for themselves and it appears that their wants are to be satisfied. One of the suggestions which it is said to have been sreeted In a friendly manner by Taft and Roosevelt was, that after the fighting is all over, Mr. Fairbanks will naturally fall into the second hole for the next four years and stay there and that will satisfy everybody. Fairbanks says "No" No." Clark a Favorite. A vice-presidential boom which drew more serious consideration than any that has been started, was launched when E. E. Clarke, a member of the interstate commerce commission was mentioned as the running mate for Taft. The men who represent the labor element in the repub lican body and the men who are here to carry out the wishes of the railroads, combined by some mysterious agreement or coincidence upon Clarke and the suggestion has spread like a prairie fire through the halls of the Republican councils. The principal argument, used to clinch the justification for the Clarke boom, was that he is the only republican who could dispute for the labor vote with John Mitchell if Mitchell should he made Bryan's ticket fellow. Commissioner Clarke is now in Washington. How far he construes the boom which has been started in earnest, is not known. It is considered certain that he would accept. He has felt his boom coming for several months, during which time more than 200 organizations of railroad union men and other organized workers indorsed him for the place. It was pointed out that the record of Commissioner Clarke is such that the republican party need have no shame of it from the ranks of the millionaire voters or the republicans in the fields of organized labor. He was for thirty years a loyal and honored member of the brotherhood of railway trainmen and that organization many times selected him for distinguished posts. When he was made leader of the interstate commerce commission at the inception of that body, he at once displayed such ability that he became a figure of commanding prominence, in the tanked railroad situation which was to be unraveled within the several years that followed. This knowledge of railroading, practically gained from the inside, made him a sharp questioner and oftentimes he staggered the his;h priced lawyers for the big corporations by showing them that he could not be deceived in any of the branches of interstate transportation. liittrr Jerrold. Among the saying attributed to Douglas Jerrold is a very bitter one he ap plied to Mark J-emnn. then editor of Punch. Lemon was deeply attached to Dickens aud showed it in a very ojen fashion, which perhaps aroused the great satirist's Jealousy. At all events. as Jerrold was walking out one day with Lemon and another friend, and Dickens with severnl more behind them. Lemon suddenly dropped away and turned back. "What has become of Punch?'' asked Jerrold's companion. "Did you hear Dickens -whistle?'' wa the cynical reply. "Dickens pays the dog tax for Lemon." Liberty, Kqanlitr. Fraternity. The French phiiosopuer M. Ie Bon. commenting on ttf motto of the revolution, "Liberty, Equality and Fraternity." declared that the real difference between the French and the British lay in the fact thit the French were enamored of e'jmlity and cared little for liberty, while the British insisted on liberty and n--ver gav a thought t; e.jnahty. A:id whn ome one i;uotd thic to Rudyard Kiplinjr he instantly added bis own comment to the effe t thit whnt the Ar.:er!'3n really pre ferred wa fraternity. "He a gi-x: fellow himself, and he expects Ju ir be one." Con vlnrei. Mr. Spongf-Iy slightly related Splendid! Magnificent! Do you know. L'ncle Eli, I believe I shall never get tired of seeing the sun set behind that LIU: Uncle Eli That's -what m an" Cother's beginnin' to think. Puck. Tabithx: Raised biscuits from Gold Medal Flour are excellent. EtiiMiu.

OLD TIME SEA COOKS THEIR CUTISS AND PERQUISITES THE BRITISH NAVY.

Iy Sesrrra of Rrirnir for the Boaa- of the (.alley There Were Other Things They Had to Do 11 eaidea Preparing, the Meals. M'a cooks were ana ar very uecessary persons m the Paternal ovououiy of the ship of wr.r. but Uiero "ore rogues auioug them as aiiiong all clases of men, says the I.ondea ;U'.e. There I were sea cooks who i-om by the aid 1 of influence and knavery to very lucraj tsve positions. Lord Nottingham, when , lord hish admiral, gave a patent to P.; own cook ta appoint all the coot. in ' the navy. Stewards, purveyors, cook and bakJ rrs are c!ased together by one writer I as the chief beneficiaries under the sysj tern of p-cu!atiou and perquisites j -which at oue time made the navy so happy a hunting ground for the rascals ; of the country. Hut they were not all permitted to ply their trade with impunity, and one sa Ciik sot seven yours' hard labor from Sir John Fielding for a lout; series of frauds. And in sentencing the uiau th Judge expressed hit regret that he could not order him to be bunged at tha hoepttal (rates. Pea soup was generally th bet ration the men had and was certainly the most liked. Potatoes were always served in the aklns, aonierimas two to each man, and a good natureJ rook was frequently prevailed upon to cook cakes and duffs that the men had made themselves, demanding for his service either a pot of grog or a portion of th dish he cooked. Sometimes, however, he could only b bribed by money, and in that way increased bis pay of 32 shillings a month. In addition to which h -was nearly alwaya In receipt of a pension of lis. 8d. per month. Besides these sources of revenue he also made a good deal of monny from the sale of "slush," the fat scraped from the ship'a coppera after each meal had been served, and half of which was bis perquisite.. The other half belonged to the ship for greasing the bottom and running tackle. The ship's cook was, moreover, honored with a guard of two marines, who stood sentry over the door of the galley during the preparation of meals to prevent unwarranted raids upon the provisions by ship's thieves; he did not wear a uniform nor was he expected to keep watch, being allowed to sleep in comfort and comparative privacy throughout the night on the lower gun deck. But, on the other hand, he bad some duties not connected with food, among them the preparation when the ship was In port of a hot poker for firing salutes. And It was an established custom of the navy that the ship was not properly paid off until the pennant was struck by the cook. This operation he waa eft pected to perform as the last officer of the ship, and until he had done It no officer could consider himself discharged or at liberty to leave the port- This rule held good though every seaman had left the ship, aud sometimes the cook himself. In a fit of absentmindedness, went off without carrying out the task, and had to be routed out again before the incensed officers could leave for their homes. There will be seamen alive today who have heard the phrase, "Every man to his station, and the cook to the foresheet," and the landsman who has read Marryat will always connect the man of the galley with the famous phrase, "Son of a sea cook." In addition to the ship'a cook, of course, there were, as now, the mess cooks, men who were appointed by the seamen themselves to be presidents of the messes for the week, and wbo had to receive the provisions for the mess from the purser at the dally issuing of victuals and who bad to hand these on to the ship's cook In good time. As compensation for his trouble the mesa cook drew a cook's, or double, portion of grog, and he deserved it, for his duties were arduous and his critics severe. If he spoiled the duff he was tried by a Jury of the mess, and this Jury was gathered by hoisting a mesa swab or beating a tin dish between decks forward, lie was condemned to most painful punishments if found guilty, lie was also the carver for the mess, and In order to prevent favoritism a blindfolded member of the mess was required to call out the name of the person who was to receive the portion as it was placed on the plate. Small or large, that portion was given to the man named, and probably no more satisfactory method of dealing with tha question could have Ix-en found. Appropriate. "You in the hotel business?" snorted Dumley's friend. "Why, you were never intended for a hotel man." "Maybe not." replied Dumley. "but I'm in for it now. I notice all the swell hotels have a motto, and I thought you might suggest" "Better make yours, 'Mistakes will happen.'" Philadelphia Tress. Hta Ilata and Her Hata. She Did you ever stop to figure out how many hnfs in a year you could buy with the money you throw away on cigars? He Sure I have, dear. I could buy about fifty for myself, but only about three for you: Yonkera Statesman. fTardlr. "Why do girls wear engagement rings?" "On the same principle that a person ties a string around h!s finger so tbey won't forget they're erigaped. Answers. Blot out vain pomp: check impulse; keep reason under its own control. Marcus Aurelius. MARTIN MAY COME. Parks Martin, member of the state board of tax commissioners is expect ed in the c'.ty within a short time to consult wirh the board f review. Mr. Martin will be called upon to settle any disputed questions that confront the board. There it no m&idae fy rafe asd at tSe nmt time to pleasant to take as Dr. CaldwaU's Syrup Pepsin, the positive core tor all diaeaaaa arts teg frotn stomach troobia. Ta price U vcrr ra ocabla Sue aad L