Evening Star Newspaper, September 21, 1895, Page 17

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1895-TWENTY PAGES. SPRUCE Iv. A LITTLE DEFENDER Ethelwynne to Sail Against Spruce IV. INTERNATIONAL RACES FOR A CUP Big Matches to Be Sailed by Little ~ Yachts. THE BOATS DESCRIBED —_>+—__—_ ‘The international contests for the Sea- wanhaka Club cup between the half-rater Spruce IV, owned by J. Arthur Brand of England, and the American Ethelwynne, which open today, will, it is believed, give an impetus to the building of small yachts that can hardly be estimated. Cornelius J. Field's dainty little cup defender Ethel- wynne Is likely to become almost as fa- mous in her class as her big sister, De- fender, is in hers. This smart little yacht, selected to defend the cup against Eng- land’s crack, ‘Spruce IV, has defeated all her rivals, and it is fair to suppose that he will be able to defeat Spruce IV. Her construction is considered well nigh perfect. She is what is known as a double- skinned craft. Her inside planking is of white cedar to the thickness of an eighth of an inch, her outside planking being of one-quarter-Inch Spanish cedar or mahog- any, rubbed down to three-sixteenths of an inch. Between the two plankings Is a layer of union silk, covered with two coats of white lead paint. In general dimensions ehe is 14.6 at load-water line, and her J. Arthur Brand. length over all is 23.4. Her beam at water line is 4 feet 9 Inches, and’ at the deck 6 feet. The deck is planked with white ce- dar, three-sixteenths of an inch in thick- ness, covered with white canvas, painted a mahogany color and rubbed down. The bulkheads at each eee water-tight, and the cockpit is unsinkable. Her centerboard is of the dagged variety, modeled after an idea of Linton Hope, the English yacht designer. When down, the @raught of the board is 5 feet. The board 4s 26 inches at the widest part, and tapers [ down to a point at the lower edge. The front side is nearly straight. The board is $f bronze, covered with a coating of man- ganese. All in all, the board is one of the Strongest points about the American midget. Spruce IV is 23.23 feet over all, with a water-line length of 15.78 feet. The for- ward overhang is 3.05 feet and the over- hang aft 4.40 feet, a total of 7.45. The water-line length is measured with the boat fn racing trim and with the racing crew on board. The extreme beam is 5 feet 6 inches, which 1s an increase of six inches ver last year. The draught is uncertain, fut Mr. Brand thinks that {t is about nine inches. So far as appearance {s concerned there is no handsomer half-rater among English achts than Spruce IV. The keen competi- fon among builders on the other side dur- ing the past season has induced some of them to consider beauty as well as speed in the construction of these miniature ships, with the result that the boats of 1895 are, as a rule, much handsomer than their predecessors of 1894. Under ¥. R. A. measurements Spruce IV has a total sail area of 189.8 square feet, vided as follows: Mainsail, 148.1 square feet; headsail, 41.7 square feet. As the water-line length is 15.78 feet, the rating is 49, which ts just .01 under the half-rater mark. Under the Seawanhaka system of measurement, Spruce IV would have a rat- ing length of about 15 feet. Spruce IV was built by H. C. Smith of Oxford, who aiso built the three preceding Spruces. She {s built throughout of ma- hhogany in a neat and workmanlike man- ner. ‘The original Spruce was a canoe- yawl, sharp at each end, and carrying two canoe sally. Mr. Brand raced her in 1891 and 1892, winning fifty-nine prizes. In 1893 @ brought out Spruce II, which was hard- @ success, as she won only sixteen Buti With Spruce Ill, which he had uilt in 1894, Mr’ Brand got clear away ‘om the canoe-yawl type into the half- fater class. Spruce III took fifty-three rizes in her first season, and, in other ands, she Is still winning. Spruce I was unballasted. Spruce III car- Fied a centerplate weighted with about 300 Pounds of lead. Spruce IV has a center- Plate with 100 pounds of lead at the bottom Of it in the form of a bulb. In the trial races held by the Seawan- haka-Corinthian Yacht Club, on August 26, and 28, the Ethelwynne won all three faces handily, beating a fleet of seven mall craft, including two from the famous erreshoff shops. The Regulations. The race committee of the Seawanhaka Yacht Club has Issued the following pro- @ram regarding the match: “As previously announced by circular, dated May 1, 1895, J. Arthur Brand of Lon- don, England, has challenged, through the Minima Yacht Club, with his Spruce IV, for the Seawanhaka international challenge cup, offered this year for competition be- tween yachts not exceeding fifteen feet racing length (English one-half rater). “The Ethelwynn, belonging to C. J. Field of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club, the win- ner in the trial races, has been selected to defend the cup. “By agreement between the challenger and defender and the race committee the nymber of races has been limited to five, the cup to be taken by the winner of the majority. A trophy will also be given to the owner of the winning yacht. The races will take place on Saturday, September 21, 1895, and continue on Monday, September 23, and each day thereafter until concluded. “The courses will beat the entrance of Oyster bay, the starting line being between Center Island buoy and the committee steamer. They will be six nautical miles in length and will be sailed over twice. “The start will be a one-gun start, with a five-minutes’ preparatory signal, and will take place at 12 o'clock noon. “Unless a race is concluded within a time limit of five hours it will be ordered to be resailed. “In event of any postponement being ne- cessary for any cause, if practicable the Postponed race will be sailed on the suc- ceeding day. “In view of the small size of the compet- ing yachts, which makes them extremely sensitive to disturbed waters, yachts, steamers and launches are respectfully re- quested to keep at a considerable distance, and especially to avoid crosging and getting to windward of the course. SS SS My Playmates. Eugene Field in the Chicago Record. The wind es to of th i whispering to me @ country green Of redwing blackbirds chattering beside a reedy It brings me soothing fancies of the homestead on the hi nd I hear the thrush’s event and the robin’s trill; here. morning + So J fall to thinking tenderly of those I used to mow Where the sassafras and snakeroot and checker- berries grow. What has become of Ezra Marsh, who lived on Baker's Hill? what's become of Noble Pratt, whose father kept the mill? And_what's become of Lizzie Crum and Anastasia Snell, And of Roxie Root, who tended school im Boston for a spell ‘They were the boys and they the girls who shared my youthful play— ‘They do not answer to my call! My playmates— ‘where are they? ‘What has become of Levi and his little brother Joe, Who lived next door to where we lived some forty years ago? e to see the Newton boys and Quincy Adams Brown, And Hepsy Hall and Ella Cowles, who spelled the whole school down! And Gracie Smith, the Cutler boys, Leander ‘Snow, and all, ‘Who I am sure would answer could they only hear my call! Td like to sce Bill Warner and the Conkey boys a5 in ‘And ‘talk about the times we used to wish that we were men! oue—I shall not name ker—could I see her gentle face And hear her girlish treble in this distant, lonely place! The flowers and hopes of springtime—they per- ished long ago, the garden where they blossomed is white with winter snow. On, those girls and bors ‘That but 2 little while ago made, ob, such pleas- ant noise? Ob, trees, and hills, and brooks, and Innes, and meadows, do you know Where I shall find my Uttle friends of forty years ago You see, I'm old and weary, and I've traveled Jong ‘and far; I am looking for my playmates—I wonder where they are! cottage ‘neath the maples, have you seen Bought His Own Statue. From the Chicago Record. There was grief in a south side house- hold one day when a careless servant al- lowed a valuable piece of statuary to fall and break tn a dozen pieces. The girl had good cry ard offered to pay for the mar- ble, but this was out of the question. The man servant, who was also coachman and landscape gerdener, was instructed to take the fragments of the art treasure and dis- pose of them. It happened that he knew a thing or two. Instead of dumping the pieces into an ash barrel he took them to a repair shop, where they were carefully glued to- gether by an expert workman. When the job was completed the servant took the marble to a dealer in antiquities and objects of art, explained how he came into possession of it and received an equiv- alent of two weeks’ pay above the cost of repairs. Some weeks later the original owner came upon the marble in the show window. He could Eardly believe his senses, as he had bought 4is marble as an original, and here was onother original. He went into the shop and priced the figure. “That's very cheap,” he remarked. “I must explain to you,” said the dealer, “that it has been broken and repaired.” He pointed out the faint lines showing whore the pieces had been joined, and then the former owner recognized his property. He couldn’t claim it, as he had once ordered it thrown away. Neither could he accuse the servant of theft. He bought the mar- ble and took it home with him, and the man servant nearly fainted when he saw it in its old place on the mantel. ——__+e+—____ A Family Reunion. From the Argonaut. A lawyer in Australia was defending a young man whose record was malodorous. Ignoring the record, however, the lawyer proceeded to draw a harrowing picture of two gray-haired parents in England look- ing anxiously for the return of their prodi- gal son to spend the next Christmas with them, and he asked: “Have you the hearts to deprive the old couple of this happl- ness?” The jury, however, found the prisoner guilty. Before passing sentence the judge called for the prisoner’s jail record, after examining which he blandly remarked that the prisoner had some five previous convictions against him, but he was glad to say that the learned counsel's eloquent appeal wou'd not remain unan- swered, for he would commit the prisoner to Maltland jail, where his aged parents at the present moment were serving sen- tences, respectively, so that father, mother and son would be able to spend the ene suing Christmas season under one roof, THE NATIONAL GUARD A General Awakening Throughout the Entire Brigade. ACTIVE RESUMPTION OF DRILIS Important Work Mapped Out for the Coming Season.” NOTES OF INTEREST) ‘There is a great awakening in the Dis- trict National Guard, Since the rigorous duties connected with the last brigade en- campment the guardsmen, as a rule, have displayed no unusual desire to indulge in Grills and the like, and the armory since June has presented an almost deserted ap- pearance. Perhaps the only feature of In- terest during the summer was the visit of the local riflemen to Sea Girt and thelr very creditable success at that meet. With- in the past week, however, battalion and company commanders, at least, have shown signs of a burst of energy, and, judging from present appearances, the coming fall and winter will prove by far the most en- ergetic and successful since the inception of the brigade. ~ In the first battalion company drills have been resumed with renewed interest, and the second, although composed of but two companies, has given signs of much prom- ise. Capt. Edwards had company A in line last evening in complete uniform, and not a few of the members are Tr, So far as the drill regulations are concerned, than they were a week ago. Drills of this com- pany will be held twice each week for sev- eral months to coma Company B (the Na- tional Rifles) has already knuckled down to National Guard work, and means to take a leading place in the brigade, and in short order, too. The third battalion is far from being in a comatose condition, for Maj. Wil- son met the commissioned officers of his command last evening, and before the par- ty adjourned work for the coming year was mapped out and plans for the betterment of the organization discussed. It is the in- tention to enccurage by every possible means a battalion spirit among the mem- bers, a feature that is lacking to a notice- able extent generally throughout the guard. As heretofore published, during the ab- sence of Major Campbell, an inspection of the companies of the fourth battalion has been in progress for several weeks past. Major Campbell will return to duty on the Sth instant and two dgys later !s to per- sonally inspect his command in the rifle gallery at the armory. According to an order just issued, a copy of which will be sent to every member of the organization, it would seem that the fifth battalion will be quite ideal in every respect long before the arrival of another summer. In this order, which is characteristic, energetic Major Suess annources that active work in the fifth will be resumed Monday, October 7, and continued during the winter, as fol- lows: Battalion drill and parade in fatigue uniform, first Monday in the month; as- sembly of companies, 8 p. m., and adju- tant’s call, 8:15; company dri guard mounting on second, third, fourth and fifth Mondays of each month; battalion drills, however, may be ordered on the conmpany drill nights. A Monthly Inspection Ordered. Major Suess declares that company store rooms must be kept in a neat and cleanly manner, and that individual lockers must be arranged in accordance with existing orders from brigade headquarters. To this end, on the second Monday of each month the adjutant has been ordered to inspect the record of each company, the quarter- master to examine the company lockers, store room and property book. The sur- geon and inspector of rifle practice will look after the cleanliness and sanitary’ con- dition of the rooms and the condition and serviceability of the arms. Major Suess takes occasion to state that during the past year ‘rapid strides in marksmanship have been made, but adds the efforts have not been sufficient to war- rant the efforts put forth to increase the efficiency in that direction, and all officers and enlisted men of the battalion are therefore urged to bring up the member- ship to a high standard of efficiency in this important direction. As Corporal Maurice Appleby won the individual medal last year Major Suess announces that a new cne will be procured at an early date, which will be shot for under the rules and con- ditions that governed the contest last year. Special praise is bestowed upon con-pany A by the battalion commander for ‘arice winning the company rifle trophy. A sec- ond trophy ts to be secured and shot for during the coming year. The defeated com- panies are urged not to give up to the senior company, but to “wrest the laurels so gallantly fought for and won from the brow of the victors.” Major Suess goes on to say that {t must not be imagined from the foregoing that officiency in target practice should be the sole aim of a National Guardsman, for while it is a most important duty, there sre others, among which are mentioned guard duty, discipline in ranks and drill. Company D, the junior of the command, is commended for the manner in which it set the pace for the battalion # drilling last year, and by hard and earnest work car- ried off the championship of the battalion. The second annual battle for the drill championship will take place in Conven- uon Hall Monday evening, February 17, and, says Major Suess to his companies, “Mark well the date, and each of you strive to outdo the other in good-natured rivalry.” Until the Asphalt is Blistered. The attention of every member of the command is called to the fact that Mon- day nights from and including October 7, “to such time next summer when Old Sol's rays blister the asphalt and make it neces- sary to call a halt,” belong to the bat- talicn, and should be devoted to the inter- ests and upbuilding of the National Guard. Major Suess maintains that this is not ask- ing too much; he cites the fact that in their oaths of enlistment the men have sworn to obey, and ‘he adds that he pro- poses to see that they do so. The mem- bers of the battalion are warned to be in uniform, ready for duty promptly, when ordered to do so, and the major states that he is satisfied that no member will make it necessary to resort to harsh measures in enforcing attendance and promptness, but will assist the officers in their endeavors to build up the command? Company com- manders are cautioned against neglecting correspondence, and, in closing, Major Suess takes occasion to state that any non- ecmmissioned officer or private wishing to pass through the grades to that of ‘“‘can- didate” will receive all of the encourage- ment the battalion headquarters are able to give. The return of Major Bartlett in a few days is expected to result in the resum| tion of work in the sixth battalion. No fault can be found with the efficiency of the first separate battalion, and the efforts of the members of troop A to make that organization the leading cavalry command of the National Guard of the country are being renewed daily. To say the least, the outlook for the com- ing ‘season is not otherwise than encourag- 8 a Official Rifle Practice. While the general orders governing official class practice at the rifle range have not yet been formulated, it is understood that the assignments will be as follows: First battalion, Tuesday, October 1; second battalion, October 2; third battalion, Octo- ber 8; fourth battalion, October 4; fifth battalion, Monday, October 7; sixth battal- jon, October 8; first separate battalion, Ox tober 9; first and second separate compa- nies, engineer corps and light battery A, October 10; general staff, general non-com- missioned staff and the field and staff and non-commissioned staffs of regiments and battalion inspectors of rifle practice, Oc- tober 11. The troops will leave the city by the Pennsylvania railroad,probably on the train which leaves the Gth street depot at 9 a.m., returning on the train that leaves Magruder statior at 5:29 p.m. The morning of each day will be devpted to practice at 200 and $00 yards. After luncheon, which the men will be privileged to provide for themselves, because the brigade is without funds to furnish subsistence of any sort, work at 500 and 600 yards will be taken up and disposed of. Scores made on the range this year will count on last year’s YEtord, as well as on this. The orders will-Probably make their appearance early-nextiweek. Men who ex- pect to make a good,@howing in the official practice will indulg voluntary practice, which may be had ndays and Fridays. Election of , Captain. At a meeting of ¢ompany D, third bat- talion, last evening “Mr. Harry Douglass King, formerly a company commander in the regiment of Hi; hool Cadets, was elected captain. It ig Mr. King’s intention to be untiring in an effort to bulld up the company, and his ftiéfids have no doubt that he will succeéf: During the week twelve members of this company have been discharged in the intetests of the service, and six discharged,'bétause of expulsion from the company. ‘It‘is thought that all dead timber has nh ‘removed and Adju- tant Donnelly, temporarily in command, has been kept busy enlfsting new members. Because of the erection and operation of a steam engine on the ground floor of the armory building, the quarters assigned to company D have been rendered uninhabita- ble, and an effort will be made to secure for ye command the rooms on the upper floor ormerly occupied by company C, second battalion, A Much-Needed Cleaning. The armory of the National Guard has presented this week a cleaner, neater, brighter and more inviting appearance than it has ever done since it was turned over to- Gen. Ordwey for the occupancy of the District militia. There has been a general and much-needed ¢leaning up. The wainscoting throughout the building has been washed, the stairways and floors scrubbed, the windows and dcors cleaned, and the result is a vast improvement in the interior of the building. That this has not been done before was due to the fact that Capt. Harry Walsh,the superintendent, did not possess the services of a day jan- itor. The work heretofore has been sup- posed to be done by the janitors of the dif- ferent battalions and separate companies: who, not being hired to do the general Police of the armory, objected to being called upon for that duty. Consequently it was impossible for the superintendent to keep the buildifg in the good condition he desired. Now that he has a man de- tailed for the purpose, it is intended that the armory will be fit for rigid inspec- tion at all times. Death has visited the cavalry troop, and, for the first time since it was organized in 1887, has taken away one of its active members. Some who have been members died afte? leaving the troop, but the death of Walter Acton by: falling from a stair- way in the Library building last week was the first demise of an active member. The funeral took place last Sunday from Bethany Chapel, and the interment was at Congressional cemetery. z The troop turned out on the sad occasion in large numbers in full dress uniform, and laid their comrade to rest with all military honors. Among many beautiful floral trib utes placed upon the casket in the vault none was more appropriate than one from the troop—a cavalry guldon, with the letters “D. C.” on the upper and “A” on the lower part. After the echoes of the three vol- leys, fired by the regulation detail with commendable precision, had died Trumpeter Carroll sounded tap: emn. call brought tears to the eyes of many present. The troop never presented a better ap- pearancé than it did@ on this occasion. In marching in columns of fours it was ob- served that the distances were well pre- served, and the step and alignment were nearly perfect. A Much-Needed Donation. Company A, eagineer ¢orps, has decided to donate to the National Guard a “wind clock,” for use on the rifle range at Ord- way to indicate the,direction of the wind. This clock will be placed in position prob- ably in the nelghbgrhood of the 300-yard butts. The instrumept large dial about five feet in diamete! only one hand, which will be conn with an arrow or Gl weather vane on top’ Of tHe dial. As the ar- row is moved by the%wind the hand moves on the dial and indivates‘to a-micety the di- rection from which! it % blowing, or, in shooting parlance, shéws!whether it is a 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock, §* "clock or 9 o'clock wind. The marksman shoting at the firing point can, by referen® fo this wind clock before firing each shot, ‘@etermine whether or not he has the rfght®windage. On days when the wind‘ {fs Warfible the wind clock will be of great advantage in getting the lead into the bull’s-éye- *’ Company A {fs tak! ‘advantage of the voluntary practice, al when ordered to shoot officially as &' tompany intends to make a big score. The conversation in the company’s quarters i$ all on the subject of rifle practice, and nothing seems to give the men greater pleasute than in fighting the Sea Girt battles over again in conversa- n. a Civic Officers Elected. Company D, sixth battalion, held its first business meeting this week and elect- ed its civic officers for the coming year: C. Avg. Stock was elected treasurer, Gor- don P. Hooker financial secretary, and H. Blanton corresponding secretary. The room committee is composed of Messrs. Dantel C. Hutton, Leonard Rosser and Charles O. Krause. The meeting was large- ly attended, which gave evidence of the interest taken by the members, and that the new company has been successfully started. Lieut. Simonson will draw the clothing and equipments necessary to fit out his command in a few days, and with the beginning of October will begin to put the boys through the entire drill, com- mencing with the school of the soldier. The course of drills, already mapped out, promises to be both interesting and instructive. Complaint About Transfer Applica- tions. There has been a good deal of complaint lately from enlisted men who have made application for transfer, and who, after waiting for a reasonable time for action on their applications, have found upon making inquiries that their letters are still in the hands of their company com- manders, or perhaps at battalion head- quarters. They claim that regulations re- quire all official documents to be promptly forwarded, and that, if their company commanders do not favor the transfer, they should at least forward it “disapproved,” stating their reasons therefor. Notes. Private George H. Wilson, jr., company A, sixth battalion, has returned from a month's furlough, having spent his leave in Savannah,-Ga. Corp. John Presnell, company C, sixth battalion, has been granted a six months’ furlough. Corp. Wm. Wilkinson, company C, sixth battalion, has returned from his summer vacation, and has reported for duty. Six applications for membership in com- pany C, sixth battalion, will be acted on at the next business meeting. . Major E. R. Campbell, fourth battalion, has returned from Knoxville, Tenn., where he was in camp with the Sons of Yeterans, The major is a veteran and the Son of a veteran also. Company D, fourth battalion, began drills Tuesday last. Capt.’ Willfa has started at the beginning, thé instruction being in the “school of the goldier.” Many of the men wete familiar with thb drill, but Capt, Williams believes if a tligrough course of instruction, beginning withthe fundamental principles as laid down in grill regulations, First Lieut. W. Haryey, company A, engineer corps, is joy! ‘@ leave of ab- sence ia St. Paul, y5 but will return next week. ert Private F. L. Gighamy, engineer corps, is on furlough, and has gone to Wilming- ton, N. C. It is rumored thut spédtlal inducements have been offered Sargt. James M. Stewart, engineer corps, to transfer, to company B, second battalion. *~ Among those who'have #pplied for mem- bership in company?.D, sigth battalion, is the dramatic reader, Mr. David C. Bangs. Lieuts. A. O. Hutterly and G. B. Young, Sergt. C. W. Dickey, Corp. R. P. Carleton and Privates Graham, Cookson, Wetherald, Scott, Lizear and Cook of the engineer corps have been busy during the week try- ing to cash and spend the checks recelved from Sea Girt as a result of their good marksmanship. United States District Attorney Arthur A, Birney is an enthusiastic member of the engineer corps, and is particularly inter- ested in the excellent shooting of his com- Trades, Sergt. F. Carroll Mattingly, company D, sixth battalion, has made application for his discharge. The idea has obtained with some that Sergt. W. S. McKean, company A, sixth battalion, was reduced from first sergeant. Such is not the case. The sergeant was, at his own request, relieved from the duties of first sergeant. Several cavalrymen who falled to report at, the armory last Sunday, and who pre- sented no valid excuse for their absence, have been requested to make applications ~ , The Prescription: Ris for Rhubarb I is for Ipecac P is for Peppermint A is for Aloes N is for Nux Vemica Sis for Soda “Your Liver to Blame” —for those bilious attacks you have so frequently. The liver becomes engorged, congested and inflamed, and the bile, instead of being properly excreted by the intestines, is taken up by the blood. guhsre are griping - pains in the abdomen, headache and dizziness, and you suffer from what is known as a bilious attack. Let us be your physician and prescribe. Our prescription is kipans Talbules. The dose is one tabule after eachi meal until the bilious attacks cease to occur. “One gives relief.” _ Ripans, 50c. Box, All Druggists. for discharge. Capt. Barbour is determined to maintain discipline, and will only retain such ane i his command as are ready to obe: orders. Company B, second battalion, is taking great interest in the coming target prac- tice, and many of the men have been out at “Ordway” recently, hammering away at the targets. Private Luther C. Stewart, company A, third battalion, has asked permission to appear before the brigade board for ex- amination as candidate second leutenant. Private R. Carey Brown, company B, third SoD as ence a transfer compan: rst ‘onrst, Digutenant William M. Burchard, company C, third battalion, has tendered his resignation, to take effect September 15. The resignation of Second Lieut. James M. Fairley will be tendered in a few days. Capt. L. H. Mattingly has asked per- mission to take company B, third battalion, on a practice march to Glen Echo Septem- ber 28 and 29. It is rumored that the fifth battalion may also indulge in a similar outing. Capt. Mattingly claims to be cal- lous se far as civil officers of the law are concerned. Capt. Clarence A. Sayre, company C, third battalion, has returned to duty, efter an illness of several weeks’ duration. Because of aes Lies oS ae who is organizing the comps signed an compan C, fifth battalion, has been unable to make much desired progress with his project during the week. The ie of laws for the government of the District Guard, prepared several months ago by Major Suess and submitted to the Officers’ Association of the Second Regiment, will be acted upon when that organization resumes its meetings next month, ‘Tast unique and enthusiastic social or- ganization of members of company A, third battalion, styling itself the A. O. P. E., of which Private Moran is the shining light, announces a series of dances during the coming season. Because of the advanced season, the pro- posed lawn fete, under the auspices of com- pany A, fourth battalion, troop A, and the light battery, has been postponed until early spring. It is intended that the affair shall be the most elaborate of its kind ever attempted in this locality. “It is said that troop A now possesses seventy-five members, and it expects to reach the century mark before the lapse of many days. The coveted Hilton trophy, won by the brigade team at Sea Girt, arrived by ex- press Wednesday evening, and will be given the placa of honor in the quarters of the commanding general at the armory. ——>—_ Dining in Palestine. From the Boston Advertiser. ‘A man just back from the Holy Land tells a very interesting story of dining in Palestine. A very large circular tray of tinned copper, placed on @ coarse wooden stcol about s foot high, served as a table. In the center of this stood another big tray, with a mountain of pilaff, composed of rice boiled and buttered, with small pieces of meat strewn through and upon it. ‘This was the chief dish, though there were other smaller dishes, both meat and vege- table. Ten persons sat around the table, or rather squatted on the carpet, with their knees drawn up close to their bodies. Each had before him a plate of tinned copper and a wooden spoon, which some used without the plate. Most, however, preferred to use the fingers of the left hard, severa! dipping their hands together into the dish, as the disciples did at the last supper. As soon as any one had fin- ished he rose and went into another room to have water poured over his ds to wash them, and the vacant place at the table was instantly filled by a newcomer. The bread was laid on the mat under t! tray, 80 as to be easily reached, and a of water, the only beverage used di the meal, stood within reach. Besides rice, stews of beans or cracked wheat, with thick soup or sauce poured over them in the great central bowl, are also in fashion. Spcens, though sometimes provided, are often wanting—pleces.of thin bread, doubled, serving instead. Knives and forks are un- krown; and as there is no special dining rocm, there is no furniture suited for one. Hence tables anf chairs are never seen. So far, indeed, are orientals from think- ing it strange to dip their fingers into the common dish that it is a special act of politeness to grope in it for the visitor and lay nice morsels before him, or even to in- sist on putting them into his mouth. A CITY POINT REMINISCENCE. How an Indiana Squad Got Into the Guard House and Out Again. Soldiers who were encamped around City Point in the fall of 1862 will remember the handsome little white frame cottage, with large grounds surrounded by a picket fence, which was situated near the river and a short distance below the town. Some Person of distinction evidently had that as his home, for the orders against foraging on the premises were rigidly enforced by the commanding officer having jurisdiction over the neighborhood. The fattest pigs and the plumpest turkeys and chickens Toamed vith perfect freedom and safety, seemingly aware of the fact that the Yan- kee soldiers would not dare to disturb them. The provost guard would occasion-- ally fail to capture midnight prowlers who robbed the roosts and pens of other homes, but they kept good watch over the frame cottage, and the pigs and poultry rcaming thereabout got fatter apd fatter. An Indiana regiment had come from thi west and gone into camp just back of the point, and one afternoon a few days later @ sergeant and eleven privates from the forty-fourth New York volunteers, return- ing from a special escort, stopped to rest near the favored cottage. The sight of 80 many table luxuries cackling and grunting Just inside the picket fence made their mouths water, but a passing soldier warn- ed them of the very strict orders against Poaching, and they kept their itching hands off. However, they were very much in need of fried chicken just at that time, so, after a consultation, they filed through the gate and the —— walked up on the steps and pulled the door bell. To the old colored aunty who answered the bell the sergeant ted that they had just re- turned from a long march, were tired and very hungry, and if they could have a din- ner of fried chickens with very few ac- companying documents they would willing- ly pay one dollar each. After some hesita- tion and a short whispered conversation with some one just inside the door, the old colored female announced that it would be “All right, honey, if you boys will done cotch six nice chickens for me.” The boys were used to “skirmishing” of that kind, and it was no time before six fat spring chickens were caught and de- capitated. But a detail of the provost Suard in a large row boat on the river had heard the commotion among the feathered inhabitants of the sacred precinct, and they landed at once to inquire into the cause of the trouble. Catching the New York soldiers red-handed in the act they would listen to no explanation, but hustled them as prisoners into thre boat and started with them for the landing at City Point, where quite a number of idlers from va- rious regiments were gathered on the pier. As the boat approached the pier the pris- oners were jeered at good humoredly for being caught stealing poultry, and the pro- vost sergeant In the stern sang out to the risoner sergeant itting in the “don’t let her bump.” bump, but as the bow of the boat came up to the piling of the pier he crawled out quickly on a stringer under the flooring and gave the boat a push back, the pris- oners standing up preventing the guard from seeing the escape. The New Yorker crawled through to the opposite side of the pier, then up over the le and was soon swallowed up in the crowd. When the prisoners were landed and counted it was found that one of the original dozen was missing, but they didn’t lose any more and eleven very mad and very dejected soldiers were marched to the guard house. Under the plea that he wanted to explain to the other non-ccmmissioned officers the duties of an officer of the day, the New York sergeant that night borrowed a sword, belt and sash from his captain, and just before midnight presented himself at the provost guard house at the Point. Calling for the officer of the guard he said, rather pompously: “I understand you have about a dozen of my men _under arrest here for violation of orers. I also understand that it was a merely technical violation, and I want them released.” ‘The Meutenant couldn't release them, but after some conversation volunteered to take “Maj. Jones, sir, of the —th Indiana,” to the colonel commanding and introduce him to that officer. The colonel was routed out of bed, the “major” introduced and the case stated to him. When he was inform- ed of the true status he issued an order to the Meutenant to release the eleven prison- ers and turn them over to “Maj. Jones,” who was asked to caution them against ren tecnica violations of orders in the ————=s IN A MOHAMMEDASN HAREM. What Was Seen in a Place Whi Shut Of From Man’s sed ce od From the London Queen. An account of « visit I paid to the zenana, or harem, of a Mohammedan Nawab in & native state may not be without Interest. A carriage and mounted escort of soldiers were sent at 8 o'clock one morning to con+ vey us to the cagtle. A gate in the im- mense walls of the compound led us into the ill-kept gardens. Passing from these into thé court yard’and through long col- onpades and untidy passages, we were con- ducted finally into the zenana. A large and lofty room, with walls on three sides and a colonnade opening onto a court yard was the apartment in which we were received. Chairs were brought for our accommoda- tion, but, with the exception of the mat- ting on the floor, the place was without furniture. ‘Women, some young and tall, others old and wrinki passed and re; while we waited for the Begum to appear. The: were all dressed in the same fashion? trousers of light-colored damasks or satin clothed them from the waist. These pan- taloons were baggy above, but so close fit- ting from the knee downward that they have to be sewn up after they are on. They are unsewn and removed once a week for the bath. A short bodice reaching just below the breast is worn, and then round the and over the shoulders and head H ae Sane On ete Fowee O e ae jonor, Presently she came in—a small, yo' woman, with an oval, immobile face an smooth black hair. She wore tight trousers ofa rich green ask and a sari of cloth of gold; on her bare ankles were anklets of uncut emeralds and diamonds, said to be worth 40,000 ip pel on her arms were a large number jeweled bangles and arm- lets; on her rings of beautiful rubies and diamonds; round her neck were stringg of fine pearls, and, suspended studs of large diamonds in the outer rim of her ears, she wore across the hair at the back of the head pearis, emeralds and rub! prettily set as a kind of collarette. The were pierced in several places to aMow rings and jewels to be inserted, and in the nose small diamond was worn. The little jewel lady did not speak English, and, after we had admired her jewelry, conversation soon came to an end. Her wee baby was brought in dressed in colored silk, with a gold laced cap on its little bald head. The Nawab joined us, and there was much lively chat over the object of our visit to the state. In such a zenana the most rigorous-seclusion of the wives ig enforced—wives, I say, for in this zenana the Begum was the chief, and the only wif and was married the day after the death of the first Begum. ——_—\<oo—___—_ Madame de Stael’s Retort. From Current Literature, Lalande was once seated at a dinner be-~ tween Madame de Stael and Madame Re- camier, when he remarked upon his 01 —— in being placed “between wit ant re elther.” out