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PItads Guilty Each Ytar, bul iUioweil to Make a Crop.
Savannah. (;a.—The time 18 at hand for the ttnnual ]illgrimage of tbe Georgia nioonfiblner. Today he la up In tlie blilM, tomorrow be will be tried and eentenced, the day after be will be planting bU crop In tbe hills again. the next. »etting out for tbe county Jail to aerrc bin sentence.
" 'Bout time for co't, M'ria," he will M7 to bij« wife. "Gnesa I'll l>e amblin'. Don't forgit to git out tbem plow- sbarea, an' If any rerenoos come aronn' keep 'em off the trail to tbe still."
No deputy manacles bis wrists; no prison guard comes for blm. But the old man has received the summons of the United States court to appear and answer to a <-harge of violating the federal liiw against the illicit manu¬ facture and sale of liquor.
And HO tbe old man shoulders his gun and .sets out from his cabin in the blTIs and tramps down tbe mountain¬ side to the railroad station twenty miles away. Next week he gets up before Judge William T. Newman of Atlanta or Judge Emory Bpeer of Sa¬ vannah and pleads guilty.
"Six months," says the Judge.
The old man sighs and remarks, "I'd like mighty well ter go back an' make a crap, JIdge."
Tbe judge knows that up lu the hills tbe old woman and the old man's fam liy of sturdy mountain lads and lassies
are de|»endent on the "crap* for a lirlng through UMt wlntfi". So he says. "Go back and make yoor crop and report to the Jnll on Sept. 1." |
The old man strides to the railroad station, catches tbe first train for home nnd trnmiw the twenty miles up into tbe hills ngain.
Winter will Vie brenklng in the hills, nnd for weeks to lome lie will be busy planting the crop of com. Day after day he will fl.iniher up the rugpe<l \yi\th. hitrh the grny mule to the plow nnd turn the furrows of his little patch.
One day he looks into tbe almannc .nnd snys to his wife:
'"Me an' th' boys nre off to Jail ter- morrow."
The next day he swings down the trnll to the railroad station*twenty miles a*ay. .\s his head drops l)elow the brink of the path he calls back:
"Pf'e yer In Hior spring, ol' woman!"
.\nd the next week he is swapping ('nt ping with tiie deputy at tbe Jail, havl^ig rep'irt<Hl to the turnkey's oflDce, ,".lime :in<] unofJlcered.
.\nd next sprlni:?
Why, he will be bnck in the hills fiirnin. making Ids "crap" and manufoc- Jui'inir moonshine whi.sky on the side.
No Gold at Mont« Carlo. .Monte Ciirlo.- Gambling is again rnmpnnt here, but no gold or silver shines on the grf^on cloth. Ivory chips have taken their plnce.
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'Twixt Scylla and Charybdis. "What nre you so worried about?" "My rich uncle w.ints to see me about his will nnd I'm .'tfrald if I tell him tin)I I iiiu doing well thnt ho will lea VI' his money to his poor relations, while If 1 say thnt I am not doing well he'll leave It to » worthier one th.in ray.self."-Philadelphia Ledger.
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The Manner In Whieh the Sock and She* Problam Was Solved by Our Mditary Man Has Given Uncle Sam the Best Shod Soldiem In the World.
Tbe care of soldiers' feet is one of the Important things in war. A .soldier i.'i DO l>etter than bis feet. Many things enter into the sum total of military ef¬ ficiency, but two of the great factors making for efflcieucy in troops are maricsmanship and marching power. Infantry that cannot, march would be as unfit as infantry ' that could not shoot. It may be because of the im¬ portance of the feet In. Infantry that the men of that branch of the service are called "foot troops." Infantry without good feet would Ih} more use¬ less than cavalry without mounts, ar¬ tillery without cannon or a flying corps without an aeroplane.
Napoleon has been crc<litcd with say¬ ing that an army marches upon its stomach, which, of course, is true as far as it goes. Soldiers to bring or maintain their efficiency at the highest point must he adequately fed, and a world of endeavor has been put forth by brainy men to insure the proper supply of food, lo put into the ration the constituents needed by the human system and to have the food well cook¬ ed. But It is just as true, tlguratively as well as literally, that an army marches on its feet.
When a recruit or u ijrospective re¬ cruit comes 141 for lils physical exam¬ ination the exandning surgeon gives ju.st about as much attention to the applicant's feet as to his lungs, heart, kidneys, teeth, vision and hearing. He will not pass a man with llat feet, be cause that man could not march. He will iuslst on a certain amount of arch to the foot. Too high an arch, which, however, ia rare lu men, would result in his rejection. Any detect in the feet which would militate against his en¬ durance ou the march would he a cause I or rejection of the man.
With the recognition of the impor¬ tance of the soldier's foot came long and earnest study and experimentation with the soldier's sock and his shoe. The sock question was soon satisfac¬ torily adjusted. The necessity of fre quent bathing of the feet, csi)ecially on the raarcli, was early determined on. and woolen socks, light or heavy, ac cording to the season, were decided on for marching men. l-'resh and clean socks nre In.slsted on, and a ^ock with a hole In it or a sock that has been darned is nfct to be worn. At least that is the idea as developed in the Ameri¬ can military service. In the matter of the lit of a soldier's .socks It is pro¬ scribed in regulations that "the socks will be large enoitgh to permit free movement of the toes, but not so loose as to permit of wrinkling."
When it cauio down to the study of Ihe shoe the military men had a seri¬ ous problem which it is believed iu this country to have been correctly solved and with the result that the men of the American army are the best shod troops in the world. The cost of the United States army shoe, garrison or inarching, is in round flg- iires $;!, aud so iiopular is it with the men of the army tiiat they rarely buy a pair of private shoes for use when absent from post on pass or on fur¬ lough. The quartermaster shoe of the present day is considered an excellent specimen of the shoemaker's art and U^ vastly different in fit and finish from the army shoe of a generation ago.
In those states where these shoes are Issued by the national government to the organized militia it is one of tbe perplexities of the national guard of¬ ficers to keep their men from wearing the shoes in civil life.
Before the foot and shoe tit question came under the study of men concern¬ ed with the efficiency of troops there was always a great deal of foot sore¬ ness among the soldiers on the march. This trouble was always severe and annoying among new troops and among old troops with new shoes. The old idea was to equip a soldier with a pair of shoes that would wear long. The stoutness and durability of the shoe was the main consideration. There Was very little consideration for the foot that went inside the shoe. If the shoe was large enough and not very much too large for tlie man the matter was thought to be settled. I'oot trouble among regular troops on tbe march has been greatly reduced, but of course has not been ellmlnattHl. I'robably that ideal never will be at¬ tained.
A soldier's marching efficiency de pends Bot alone on the size or what is commonly called the "fit" of the shoe. but on the shape. It has been said that Dr. Herman Meyer was the first to formulate the theory that the great toe must He in such a position tbat Its axis when carried backward shall pass through the center of the heel. The foot Is a Iovf;r of the second class; the fulcrum is at tbe ball and great tot nnd power at Ihe heel, which Is trans¬ mitted tbrougb tbe tendo-Achilles from the calf muscles and the weight of the body between. This lever la the prime i factor in walking or marching. The leg and body muscles balance tbe load or shift tbe levers, which are the feet. —WashingtuD Star.
The aandal tree Imparts ita fngranoe even to the ax thai hem tt—Hlada Proverb.
''NEVEii AGAIN," SAYS YANKEEp EX-SOLDIER
Seven Foot BaKimore Man Tells of Experiences In Trendies.
MIGHTY ^MAUNA uOA.
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MIbr KathO'H Clarke, the woman sen¬ ator recently seated in Oregon, does not find lawmakini; beyond a woman's com- prehennlon. "After eisht weeks," she says. "I am fre^ to say there la nothing In lawmnklns^ that any woman of ordi¬ nary liitpllrct cannov eisily comprehend aiili be able to vote iDiclllsently upon. 1 wish lo burn into th« minds of women that woman's power in politics, as In all walks In life, lies in truthfulness and hon¬ esty of purpose. It (s a wonderfiil power which x»p should clirrlHh and gimrd Whenevpr wc forget the value of it and play pilitic.s we will at onoe lose ground and will be forced to tlKht every Inch of our way and can never hope to reach the hIgJi pinne again, no matter how we strive."
New York. - "Never againl" This was the whole souled utterance of Rut- ledge F. Gardner of Baltimore, a seven foot (almostI passenger who went to Kngland In l>eccml»er and enlLsted in King Edward's horse and went to France with his regiment. He return-, ed with mucli experience land a wrist watch. This Is bis chronicle:
"We were sent to France In Febru¬ ary, where we mounted at Calais and rode to Neuve <;hai)elle. There we spent a lot of time in holes in tbe ground, shooting at an unseen enemy nnd being shot at ad lib.
¦'As 1 was a pretty big man I was often detailed as a 'creeper.' They're quite an Institution iu the service now. The duty of the 'creeper' Is to sneak toward the German lines at night to locate snipers. The way you locate them is by letting them fire at you. You catch the flash of the rifle, see? Then your side fires at the flashes. It's quite a game, believe me!
"A trench fell in on me, and I was sent Itack to England and there dis¬ charged.
"The Americans fighting with the English :ire not verj- popular. They iire called Yanks and come In for a lot of spoofiu?:. In my regiment there wasn't nnifh future."
INVENTS PERISCOPE GUN.
Philadelphia Man Has Newest Offen¬ sive and Defensive Weapon.
riiili'.delidila.-The periscope gun Is the newest offensive and defensive weapcn brought forth by the modem trench war. .Tones Wlster of this city has invented a rifle with curved barrel and periscope attached, by the use of which a soldier may r(>main securely hidden in his trench and yet observe (?very movement of the enemy and con¬ tinue firing at will.
The Inventor is well known socially and as a sportsman. Ho Is thoroughly ac(iuainled with firearms and ever since the wai' started has been cxperimeiit- iii!,' with Ills periscope gun. After many trials he finally bent the portion of a rifle barrel at an angle of 4,") de¬ grees and soldered It to the end of an ordinary army rille. Two toy mirrors are then attached to the gun. The upper mlrrnr is on a level with the curved end of the barrel.
Mr. NA'ister declares that he can aim perfectly with this contrivance. The process consists in getting a reflection of the object alm(?d ut in the center of , the lower mirror, on a level with the I marksman';^ e.ve. Then, he says, it is I almost Impossible to miss. i
EAT. DRINK. SING FOR PEACE.
Milwaukee Thirty-niners Organize For Goodfellowehip.
Madison. Wis. "To fTomoto the use of the stein, the soothing weed and the story; lo Induce boisterous laughter and to use such nicknames, terms of affection, handclasps and caresses as will promote good feeling" are some of the purposes of the Society of Thlrty- niners, Milwaukee, which has asked permission to incorporate.
Whether this organization can be sanctioned by the state Is being con¬ sidered.
Another aim of the society Is "to calm the rising tide of warfare which may be raging in our breasts by smok¬ ing the pipe of peace and smilingly Katch our tronbles float away."
Souvenirs Are Valuable. London.—Pieces of Oerman shells dro[ipGd in December raids at West Hartlepool are so valuable as souvenirs a bricklayer nnd a real estate agent had a lawsuit over a frapnent weigh¬ ing forty-seven pounds. They value II at .^2 a pound. The bricklayer claimed It because ho saw it first, the other man because it hit the'house of a cll *nt, and the latter got it.
The Wretch!
The general joker was watching a sulTragottc nnd anti pla.ving anagrams.
"Here is one women should know how to use." said the gcilial joker, giv¬ ing them the letters ofsve.
"it's votes!" cried the suffragette.
"Guess again." said the anti. "Its stove." -Judge.
Seven by the Average.
Knicker—Dow big is your boy?
Bocker—He takes a ten-year-old suit and a four-year-old car seat He aver¬ ages seven."—New York Sun.
Politeness. "How is it that a man can c;irry an umbrella over another man'.s wife more satisfactorily than he can o\('r his own wife'r" "Ho cannot. lie just thinks he can because the other man's wife Is too r>olitG to tell him what she thinks of his clumsiness."—Houston Post.
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This Gigantic Volcano It a iWo'thy Ri¬ val to Vesuvius
The lofty volcauiHr« of tti«' Hawaiian Islands, rising iilMj«e the •x-eun from 5.000 to neerly N.iMi fei-i. nre onl> the summits of gigantic nioitntam im;iss»»s that rise abruptly froui the iN»tt>iii of tbe Pacific, .\launa l^>a. on the isl:ind of Hawaii, stands i:t.»i7."i feet aUive sen level, but its sIojk's de>cend Ih- neatb the sea, as shown b.v dc«i> •¦'ch soundings, with n grade fully e<|U)il to If not greater than that of the visible slopes. The same is geneiallv true of tbe submarine slopes of ot]it*r islands. and the depths attained iiy these con-, tinuous slopes, within thirty lo tifty miles of tbe shores, vary frimi l4,tN»0 to 19,000 feet Manna fx)u and Manna Kea, If their trtie bases are consi«lered to be at the bottom of tlu- I'acitlc. are therefore mountains of as great an alti¬ tude as Mount Kveresi, or approxi mately 30,000 feet In general the Hawaiian Island group consists of summits of a gigantic sii tuna rl tie mountain chain which (irojocts only its loftier peaks and douies above the water. On the Island of Iln wall iJie volcanic forces nre still in operation
The one continuously active volcanic vent of the Island is i\llauea. far down on the eastern Hank of Mauna I/oa— "the great mountain." .No other vol¬ cano in the world approaches .Manna Loa In the vastness of its mass or in the magnitude of its eruptive activity. There are many volcanic peaks higher In the air, but most of them are plant¬ ed upon elevated platforms, where they 0|)pcar as mere cones of grtsUer or less size. It Is not yet known at what level the base of Mauna I.oa Is situated, but It is below the sea, probably far lielow.
Mauna i\ea-"the white mountain' —Is also a colossus among volcanoes. Its summit. lo,J5:ii) feet, is a trifle high¬ er than that of .Manna I.oa. but its slopes Jire sleeper, and its base Is there¬ fore much smaller. The niaKnilude of Mauna I.oa is due cliietly in the great
lent of its twse. which U nearly ellif>- I tical io shape, witb a major diameter of sereaty-four milea aod a mlAor di¬ ameter of Ofty-tbree miles, measured I at sea level.
I In tbe aggregate of its eruptloQ» { Mauna !..on is also unrivaled. Some of tbe volcanoes of Ireland have beei> I known tu disgorge at a single outbrt^k masses of lava fully equal to those ot Mauna Ixui. Bat such outbarsts ar* Infrequent In Tceland. and a century has elapsed stur^ any of aocb magni¬ tude h^ve jx'curred. though there have been several minor eruptions. The eruptions uf .Mauna Loa are all of great'Volume and occur Irregularly, at an avera^e'^ interval of at>out eight years. In view of the total quantity of material It has disgorged dfiring the Inst century no uther volcano Is al ali <'omparable to it.-Kmm a Itulletiu of the rnited St.ites Geological Survey.
Recreation ancT Mental Diaeate. The proiiiem of fatigue and u.s rela¬ tion to efticieiicy Is btvuming mure ant) more apiircci.neil in our industrial to- stltutlfin^ -I. much so. indeed, that we nia\ irutlilully say mat. In th» United SliileH at ieasi. the ait of work is being masterc.l to a degree little- short of JHM tectloti .' ot so much can be said with r<'tereni'e to uur mastery of the art of play Let us not forget that the art of play presents an Im¬ portant protileni which requires seri¬ ous elTori foi Its solution lielaxatlon from the stress und tension of moti- crn Amorlcau city life means much fur our future physical, menUil and thorav health and efUciency. This is a tlrcnJ nailou. perhaps the most tired nntJoa on earth.-New York Medical Journat.
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