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German Raid Has Stimulated
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Berlin Newspaper Drops Hint While
Discussing- Raid.
By Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 17.—The Boersen Zeitung
says:
“The spirit which animates our army
and navy once more has been proved
in the attack on the English east coast,
which our beloved English cousins did
not believe possible in view of their
navy and extensive mine fields.
“The plucky German seaman fears
neither mine, nor superdreadnaught.
Their iron greetings are possibly an
indication that greater events are im-
minent.”
1915 Schedule Starts April 14—Calls for
154 Games.
By Associated Press.
Chicago, Dec. 17.—Play in the Amer- -
ican and National leagues next season
will start April 14, it was said by B. B.
Johnson, president of the former or-
ganization, before departing last night
for French Lick, Ind., to attend the
schedule meetings of the two leagues.
The 1915 schedules, it was said, will
call for 154 games.
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tection of the civilian population
case of further German attacks, ;
the organization in London of a
tional guard for local defense.
having the opportunity of putting into
practice all the things we’ve learned!”
“It won’t be bad fun at all,” replied
Holton.
Frost was about to utter another
thought when the doorway was dark-
ened by the figure of a messenger.
“A telegram for Lieutenant Hol-
ton,” he said, saluting.
Holton took it hastily and ran over
the contents. His face clouded and
he read it again. A good strong word
was trembling on his lips, and he was
about to crumple the dispatch in his
hand when his eye fell on the messen-
ger standing at attention.
“Oh, thank you,” he said; “there is
no answer.”
As the messenger departed Holton
handed the telegram to his second
without a word.
“You will proceed at once to Wash-
ington and report to me at the earliest
possible moment. Lieutenant Frost
will assume command of Scorpion in
By Associated Press
London, Dec. 17.—The German naval
raid on the east coast of England has
had the effect of stimulating recruiting-
in the British Isles. The increase in
the number of men joining the colors
today is attributed almost solely to
this cause.
The raid still is being widely dis-
cussed. Other results from it are prep-
arations at coast points for the pro-
to you, and in turn I shall expect you
to keep us in touch with matters as
you develop them. Now then, at the
ball tonight you are to become ac-
quainted with the following if you can
locate them.”
He handed Holton several sheets of
typewritten matter, headed by half-
tone photographs.
“That man especially is worth
watching,” continued Holton’s chief,
pointing to the portrait of a well-ap-
pearing Cuban, apparently about fifty
years old, “and this girl also.”
“I understand,” said Holton. I have
a good idea of"what you want, I think,
Mr. Secretary, and I hope I don’t have
to tell you that I shall leave nothing
undone to carry out your wishes.”
“You don’t,” was the smiling reply.
“It is rather new ground, but it will
be interesting work, and will give me
a chance to see action, perhaps, be-
fore the rest of the crowd.”
The assistant secretary smiled.
“Thinking of the Scorpion, eh,” he
laughed. “Well, I’ll wager a new suit
of clothes against an apple that you’ll
soon have so much to occupy your
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Medical scientists have not aban-
doned the fight against the white
plague and those who have been led to
believe that the campaign against this
dread enemy of the race had proven
so successful that there need be no
further fear of the ravages should not
permit themselves to be lulled into the
belief that tuberculosis was no longer
demanding its annual toll of thous-
sands. The disease is just as active
today as it has ever been and still
leads the list of death causes. Since
the failure of Dr. Friedmann to make
good his claim that he had found a
cure for the disease the public has
heard very little about what was be-
ing done to banish this terror, but' up
to this time, according to a bulletin
for the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
in which it is claimed that the state-
ment is backed by the United States
public health service, the best remedy
' for the disease is rest, fresh air and
good food.
The public health service is also the
authority for the statement that there
is no known drug, however rare or ex-
pensive it may be, that has any cura-
tive action in this disease and all rem-
edies claimed to be such should be
avoided. - The public health service is
following in the footsteps of some of
our most advanced physicians in sug-
gesting that we are too prone to be-
lieve that drugs constitute the sole
avenue to good health, and now that
the war has made it impossible to ob-
tain many of the drugs that have en-
tered into the manufacture of some of
the prescriptions put up by the phar-
macist, drugless medicine will have a
larger opportunity for demonstrating
its usefulness than has perhaps been
possible under practices that have
hitherto prevailed.
Out-door living, sanitary camps and
practices following lines suggested by
the public health service have made
such gratifying returns that they are
assuming each day a higher place in
the esteem of students of health mat-
ters and while not intended to encour-
age the further development of the
medicineless plan of treating the tu-
berculosis patient, they have turned
attention to this one generally agreed
belief that a treatment wherein rest,
fresh air and good food constitute the
course and it is hoped and expected
that the future will bring about ample
justification for the attention paid to
this system of treatment.
Then, too, where hitherto it has been
a popular belief that a change of cli-
mate constituted fresh air and rest,
there will come a rearrangement of
opinion, for it may be discovered that
the pure air does not mean the air of
some far away place, for the air of
the home of the patient may be as
pure as any to be found in all the land,
the trouble may be that the rest and
good food, which are equally essential,
may be the things needed to bring
about the desired results. In fact, it
would be difficult to conceive how one
could contract the diseane of tuber-
culosis, or any other disease for that
matter, if strict attention had all along
been paid to the matters of rest, fresh
air and good food.
Which leads to the suggestion that
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Expected to Continue For at Least 36
Hours.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Cold weather
continued today everywhere east of
the Rocky Mountains and the weather
bureau predicted it would continue for
at least 36 hours more in most sec-
tions. Below zero temperatures were
reported in the North central states,
while it was below freezing as far
south as extreme northern Florida.
Generally fair weather will prevail
tonight and Friday east of the Missis-
sippi, except in the lower Mississippi
valley, where rain and snow will fall,
and in Florida, where rains are pre-
dicted.
MONSTROUS.
Corpus Christi Caller.
Naco, Arizona, is being riddled with
Mexican bullets, and the federal gov-
ernment, in its attempt to further the
cause of peace, refuses to respond to
appeals sent by frantic citizens. So
far, five persons in Naco have been
killed and over forty wounded! And
this is all monstrous. Nothwithstanding
our steadfast determination to refrain
from any invasion of Mexico and to
keep ourselves from overt acts on a
humane basis, we should mount a few
broad-throated mortars on the hills
about that Arizona town and put a
fence of screaming shells beyond its
women and children. An object les-
son might be given without any final
sacrifice of attitude, and with singular
moral benefit to the nations concerned.
MONOF-THE
A STORY OF THE
_.1 FREEING OF CUBA
WHEAT FOR COTTON.
San Antonio Light.
Not all the arable land in the United
States is adaptable to the growing of
wheat, but there are large areas so
adaptable which have been devoted
solely to cotton practically ever since
they were first put into cultivation. To
plant wheat where it can be success-
fully grown will improve the agricul-
tural situation in two ways: the wheat
growers will receive a larger return
for their land and labor than if cotton
were retained as the principal crop,
and the farmers in those sections
where cotton alone can be successfully
grown may be afforded an opportunity
to gain a livelihood which would be
denied them if there were no reduc-
tion in the cotton acreage elsewhere.
mind that your destroyer will be
nothing but a hazy memory.”
“I’ll try to make it so, at all events,”
laughed Holton. “Good morning, sir.”
“Good morning. You may report
here until further orders every day
at this hour.”
“Yes, sir.” Holton turned and left
the office.
The assistant secretary wheeled
around in his swivel-chair and thought
deeply for a moment. Then he picked
up a paper.
“By George!” he murmured, “that
young chap is in for a bully time.”
Meantime Holton walked cheerily to
his club, and there met several brother
officers who were keen for billiards.
So the remainder of the day was spent
at this diversinn
(To Be Continued.)
The police department yesterday
made three arrests on charges of fel-
ony theft, two on charges of burglary
in the night time, one for fast and
reckless driving and one on charges of
assault with intent to murder. The
usual run of arrests for drunkenness
and vagrancy were made.
As Frost read the message aloud his
voice quivered with excitement. “What
does that mean?” he exclaimed.
“Hanged if I know," growled Holton.
“Isn’t that just my luck! I’ve been
working on this old pot trying to get
her into shape and hoping and pray-
ing for a chance to make good, and
hen when there appears to be some-
thing doing, why I get skinned this
way."
Frost knew exactly how the com-
mander felt, and his natural exulta-
tion at being placed in command er
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here and help me pack. I’m going to
leave you for a while.”
Dinner that evening was rather a
mournful affair, neither Holton nor
Frost trying to make light of the mys-
terious situation.
He hook hands with Frost at eight
o’clock, and with Koko carrying his
bag, started for the station. He had
delayed rather longer than he should
have done in writing supplementary
letters to his parents, and now he
found it was necessary to make haste
if he was to catch the train for Wash-
ington. Eventually, indeed, he and
Koko had to run, and as he reached
the station the cars were pulling out.
The Jap threw the bag into the open
doors of the rear one and Holton made
the steps with a flying leap. As he
did so a man who had been following
the two essayed a similar flight, but
his feet missed the steps and he clung
to the gilded rail with his left hand.
As Holton reached down to assist
him the man lost his grip and went
plunging head over heels into the
gravel. Evidently his fall did not in-
jure him, for as Holton peered back
along the rails he saw the fellow rise
slowly and shake his fist at the de-
parting train.
If he had known the circumstances
under which he was to meet this stran-
ger at a time not far distant, his feel-
ing of relief when he saw that the
man was not seriously injured might
have been tinctured by emotions of
various sorts.
RAILWAYS FEW.
The railways which converge upon
that district, it was said, are few, and
there are relatively few lines available
for bringing up reserves from other
parts of the country. A few miles
across country, the national defense
association was told, is Carlisle, the
point at which all the west coast rail-
ways converge. If there were any hes-
itation these lines might be cut, even
Carlisle itself seized, and, in this case,
it would isolate two territorial divis-
ions in Scotland, while the Northum-
berian territorial division would be
paralyzed and the Westpiding terri-
torial divisions, hurrying to the re-
cue, might be checked. If a battle re-
sulted it might require the full
strength of the regular troops and
probably half of the territorial army
from the south to subdue the invaders.
The possibility of invasion at a point,
or points, along the coast of the north
counties of England proper, where
nine-tenths of the population of more
than two million persons live in a
narrow belt along the coast not more
than twenty miles wide at its broad-
est point, had been pointed out.
While military opinion here seemed
to doubt whether any such extensive
invasion as that indicated above would
take place, they admitted if it did
come about it might follow the lines
to which the attention of the national
defense association was directed.
After a delay of four days Washing-
ton finally decided to allow Col. Goe-
thals the assistance of a few warships
in enforcing the neutrality of the ca-
nal zone and waters contiguous there-
to. The Tacoma has been ordered to
proceed from San Domingo to Colon.
It would seem that this matter might
have been more expeditiously handled.
Col. Goethals has invariably manifest-
ed mature judgment in his actions. It
would have been a simple matter to
have dispatched the warships when re-
quested last Saturday, and take up the
scope of their activities afterward.
For the first time in the history of
the city of Galveston the employes will
be paid just before Christmas this year.
The board decided upon this action sev-
eral days ago. and the different depart-
ment heads have prepared their pay
rolls which will be submitted to the
board tonight. The employes of the
city will be paid Friday afternoon or
Saturday morning.
The city health bulletin for the
month of November is in the hands of
the printer and is expected to come
from the press and be ready for distri-
bution this week. The bulletin this
month will be alond the lines adopted
by the health department several
months ago. It will show the number
of births and deaths, the number of
contagious diseases and the conditions
as well as the details of the work done
in the different departments under the
supervision of the department.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Government of4
ficials today would not comment for-
mally on the raid of German warships
on the northeast coast of England, but •
the bombardment was discussed among
them as well as in congressional cir-
cles with particular application to hy-
pothetical situations in which Ameri-
can defenses might be involved.
Naval experts generally believed that
while the raid was for moral effect
and did not screen a general invasion,
of England by Zeppelins and submar-
ines, the vulnerability of Great Britain
to such attacks was, to some extent,
emphasized by it. They also asserted
that any sustained attack on England’s
coast would necessitate a much larger
number of ships than were engaged
yesterday, and by the time an attempt
was made to land an expeditionary
force the Enblish fleet would be
brought into action.
COAST VULNERABLE.
The fact that except for the protec-
tion afforded by her fleet, the east
coast of England probably is vulner-
able at a number of points, is disclosed
in information obtained, from official
sources.
Between Aberdeen on the north and
the mouth of the Thames on the south,
there is considerable territory without
defense.
On the east coast of Scotland, Aber-
deen is fortified and there is a naval
base at Dundee, guarding the entrance
to the Firth o.f Tay, with a submarine
and torpedo station. The entrance to
the wide Firth of the Forth, on which
Edinburgh is situated, is protected by
fortifications at Kirkcaldy and Rosyth.
There also is a naval base and a wire-
less station in that section.
A fort guards Newcastle on the Tyne.
Sunderland, Hartlepool and Middles-
borough, a little farther south, have
some fortifications. Between Middles-
borough and the mouth of the Humber,
where the important manufacturing
city of Hull lies, no forts are known to
be located. At Hull and at Grimsby on
the river there are forts and a naval
base.
Except several wireless plants along
the coast, no forts are known to ex-
ist between the mouth of the Humber
and Harwich, which is only a short
distahce north of the mouth of the
Thames. At Harwich there is a for-
tified naval base.
FRENCH DANGER.
As France long had been looked
upon as the source of danger of attack
from the continent, the artificial de-
fenses of England largely have been
shaped southward. The attention of
the national defense association of
Great Britain had been directed sev- •
eral years ago, it was said, to the fact
that the east coast, from a geograph-
ical point of view, would be harder to
defend than the south. It was point-
ed out then that along the north coast
of England, in Northumberland and
Durham counties, there are a series of
ports flush with the coast, the Hartle-
pools, Seaham harbor, Sunderland,
Shields, and Blyth, none of which lies
upon intricate channels and between
which there are sandy beaches. In oth-
er words, it was said, all the appli-
ances of these ports would be avail-
able to the first landipg parties and
could be seized with relative ease.
The series of harbors, the British de-
fense society was told, in case a land-
ing could be effected, would become a
flying base for such portion of the
German flotilla as got through. These
very harbors and their defenses would
be utilized against English vessels
coming to the rescue. The civil pop-
ulation, it was added, would be help-
less.
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Lindley M. Garrison, secretary of
war, has had the following to say in
regard to national defense: “Every na-
tion must have adequate force to pro-
tect itself from domestic insurrection,
to enforce its laws, and to repel in-
vasion—that is, every nation has sim-
ilar characteristics to those of a self-
respecting man.” He is unable to con-
ceive how “a reasonable, prudent, pa-
triotic man can reach the conclusion
that military preparation for these
purposes can be classed as militarism.”
That is as good a summary of the
American situation as has appeared,
remarks the Kansas City Star; and its
soundness can hardly be disputed. To
call a state of preparedness for self-
defense “militarism” is simply gro-
tesque.
Will Appear Before Committee in Re-
gard to Canal Work.
By Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 17.—Col. George
W. Goethals sailed from Colon today
for New York. He is coming to Wash-
ington to appear before congressional
committees in charge of appropriations
for the canal work. It is estimated
more than $19,000,000 will be needed
for the construction of drydocks, ma-
chine shops, and coal wharves, neces-
sary to repair and supply the increas-
ing volume of shipping using the ca-
nal.
Col. Goethals’ visit was planned and
announced a month ago without ref-
erence to any of the recent questions
relating to the neutrality of the canal,
though it is to be expected that that
subject may come under discussion
while he is in Washington.
London newspapers—being some dis-
tance from the scene of the German
raid—take a calm view of the situa-
tion, and declare the purpose of the
British navy is to destroy the German
fleet. They insist that the German
action should not interfere with the
strategy of the naval staff—presum-
ably by affording an adequate coastal
patrol—which must be directed toward
defeating the German high seas fleet.
Bitter resentment is felt by the peo-
ple of Scarborough, whose homes have
been destroyed and relatives killed, at
their lack of guns to defend them-
selves. Berlin periodicals gloat over
the predicament of England, pointing
out the lack of protection afforded the
British coast by mines and dread-
naughts, and hint at greater events to
come. For the first time in a hundred
years the English coast has been men-
aced.
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In the western area of the war, es-
pecially in Flanders, the roles of the
contending armies would appear today
to have been clearly reversed.
All recent communications issued by
the allies and the Germans refer to
the allied offensive from Yjres to the
sea. Consequently the Germans are
on the defensive.
A British squadron still is standing
off the coast and has aided the attack
in the vicinity of Nieuport, but no-
where has marked progress been noted.
It may be said, nevertheless, that the
attempt of the allies to push the Ger-
mans out of Belgium has definitely be-
gun and that the results so far rec-
orded in Flanders have converted the
German line into a series of tenacious-
ly held positions rather than a straight
front, at many points allied wedges
having been driven in.
Russia claims to have checked for
the moment the movement of the Aus-
trians across the Carpathian passes;
she contends also that she has pushed
the Germans farther back toward the
East Prussian frontier, at the northern
extremity of the eastern front. West
of Warsaw, however, the Germans con-
tinue their advance.
The German press, commenting on
the situation in the west, has express-
ed the opinion that operations of im-
j portance are impending in Alsace,
where it is said, French reinforcements
are being brought up. A new French
attack from the direction of Toul also
is expected in Berlin. It is added that
the German guns did considerable dam-
age to the French position in the Vos-
ges, south of St. Die.
The increase in recruiting resulting
from the bombardment of east coast
towns is particularly marked in Lon-
don. where the rush of applicants re-
sembles in many respects the scenes
witnessed at the outbreak of the war.
It is gratifying to learn the success
of the state department in securing a
pledge from France not to interfere
with shipments of American cotton to
belligerents in Europe. Germany and
Austria will be able to use several
hundred thousand bales of cotton, and
as the staple is of absolutely no value
from the military standpoint there is
no reason why it should not be allowed
to go through. The market for the
South’s biggest crop is badly enough
curtailed as it is without undue for-
eign interference.
“I’m glad we had those baffle-plates
fixed in the boiler. I suppose we
might as well have the war-heads fixed
on the torpedoes, too. The orders say
‘prepared for action.’ Attend to it,
will you. Frost?”
“Aye, aye, sir,” and Frost hurried
along the grimy, oily deck to the after
companionway.
The somewhat informal nature of
the dialogue between the two will be
forgiven by the fastidious when it is
pointed out that for a month the Scor-
pion had been lying at Newport News
on detached duty of a confidential na-
ture under direct orders from Wash-
ington, and that Holton’s sole com-
panion aboard ship in that time had
been his young second. But the period
of loneliness was evidently to end in
a burst of glory and Lieutenant Holton
Was truly thankful.
In the preceding month the mighty
battle-ship Maine had wallowed down
into the slimy ooze of Havana Harbor,
a great hole torn in her forward com-
partments. In her lay one of Holton’s
best friends, a shipmate of pleasant
days following graduation at the Naval
Academy. The cry, “Remember the
Maine,” was sounding from Maine
itself to California. The entire coun-
try was on the qui vive. Osgood, the
hero of many an American football
gridiron, had, as a Cuban volunteer,
given up his life at the side of a ma-
chine gun; Frederick Funston had
served valiantly against the tyrants of
Castile and Aragon, and other Ameri-
cans had given evidence that the fight-
ing spirit was by no means dormant in
the heart of a nation of “pigs and
tradesmen.”
With the situation thus there was
little cause for wonder at Lieutenant
Holton’s emotions of mental exalta-
tion. Whatever the. future might hold
for him, at least this seemed certain:
there would be action, and that is
something for which your true gentle-
man of the service is ever on the
watch.
Something of the mood of the two
young officers was communicated to
the crew. There were broad grins on
all the men’s faces as they hurried
about the performance of the various
tasks, and many of them did not for-
bear to turn inquiring faces toward
their officers whenever occasion offer-
ed—which expressions, naturally their
officers "failed" to see.
At sunset everything was in readi-
ness, and with a sigh of relief Holton
stretched himself on the narrow seat
running along the mess-room and lov-
ingly filled his pipe. Frost did like-
wise and then looked over at his su-
perior.
“By George!” he cried, "think of
The assistant secretary paused, and
then as Holton made no reply, he con-
tinued:
“We are not yet at war with Spain—
not yet, and in the meantime I think
it will be just as well for you to re-
main in fairly close touch with my of-
fice—personal touch. By the way,
there’s a ball at the Willard tonight—”
“A ball!” exclaimed Holton. Then
he caught himself. “Yes, sir,” he add-
ed.
“Yes, a ball at the Willard. Here is
a card—you’ll note it is a personal in-
vitation to you.”
Holton glanced at it.
“I see it, sir.” He hesitated. “I ar
—merely, merely to go there and
dance? I mean—mean, sir, are there
any instructions?”
“I should keep my eyes and ears
open if I were you.”
. “Yes, sir, I’ll do that, and I hope I’ll
■be able to be of some service,” he was
rising to go. “Although—although I’m
afraid I lack—that is, and—” Holton
(paused and glanced irresolutely at his
chief.
“That you lack definite information,”
said the assistant secretary, who seem-
ed to have the faculty of reading his
thoughts and expressing them before
Holton himself could frame them in
suitable, or, we’ll say, diplomatic
terms.
“Why, yes, sir—I hawe a feeling that
the situation is indefinite.”
“Yes. Sit down, Mr. Holton.” Hol-
ton resumed his chair and his chief
leaned forward, talking rapidly in a
low tone.
“Here is the nub of the situation,”
he began. “In the first place we have
reason, excellent reasons, for suspect-
ing that there are certain elements
among the Cubans, both in the United
'States and in Havana, that are strong-
ly inclined to doubt the good faith of
the United States in this brewing trou-
ble with Spain.”
' Holton, thrilled by the promise of
revelations which these opening words
.conveyed, thrilled, also, by his induc-
tion into the inner affairs of the gov.
iernment mill, flushed and regarded the
eyeglasses turned toward him, with
unblinking eyes, impatient for the next
word.
“Naturally,” continued Mr. Roose-
velt,” the Cubans are eager to avail
themselves of our armed forces afloat
and ashore, but after the work is all
done they want us to clear out. Which,
of couse, we shall do, having first es-
tablished some decent and stable sys-
tem of government down there.”
“I had not any idea our good faith
was in question,” observed Holton.
“It is,” was the reply, “and it is
taking the form of preparations for an
attack upon our troops by Cuban
forces after we have cleaned the Span-
iards out of the island.”
“What a chance!” exclaimed Holton,
with patriotic fervor.
The assistant secretary smiled.
“I myself regard the project as
crack-brained in its conception, but
nevertheless it exists and must be met.
We must learn their plans at all
hazards, and I can tell you now that
while we have a general idea as to the
situation, it is little more than gen-
eral, and details of a specific nature
would be very welcome. I want you
to see what you can do. Your record
is that of a clear-headed man of initi-
ative and common sense. You speak
Spanish, you are equally at home in
a ballroom or in roughing it. You’re
the man we want.”
“Thank you, sir.”
“I have been extremely confidential,’*
resumed the assistant secretary, “as
naturally it was necessary I should be.
Any further information I receive from
the Secret Service will be transmitted
The words came out like bullets. “The
navy is all right, and the army, too,
what there is of it. The fighting men
of both arms of the service are the
best this world ever saw: getting
things started, that is the trouble.
Well, thank Heaven, Dewey’s—” the
assistant secretary stopped short, and
craning his neck forward, character-
istically, thrust his square jaw close
to the officer’s face. “We’ve all got to
do the best we can and be sure that
when the Hlow comes it will come
trom, and not toward, us.”
Holton nodded slightly.
“I liked your action in diving over-
board and rescuing two of your men
last summer,” resumed Mr. Roosevelt.
“And I may say that a study of your
record has convinced me that just at
present a little respite from duties
board the Scorpion will accrue to our
mutual advantage.”
“That Man Especially Is Worth
Watching.”
many a sufferer from tuberculosis
owes his condition to his own criminal
neglect of such ordinary precautions
as almost a child would observe.
Whether one be sick or well, the at-
mosphere in which the person lives
has very much to do with his better-
ment or deterioration. The human
body will endure a great deal of abuse
before it gives way, but this is no rea-
son why it should be subjected to some
of the trials it is made to undergo.
Good health is the most precious as-
set possessed by a human being, but
it is so common that we have grown
to minimize its value so far as to
neglect the commonest precautions for
its perpetuation. Pure air costs noth-
ing and good food is cheap at what-
ever price we pay for it; as for rest,
it does not consist in abstaining en-
tirely from work and any other sort
of activity, but it does mean that when
the mind and body have been heavily
taxed during the day, the night should
be used for replacing and rebuilding
the broken down tissues and not for
renewed exertion in pursuit of sup-
posed pleasures or for indulging in
practices that make yet additional de-
mands upon whatever, reserve or re-
cuperative powers the body possesses.
Try the tuberculosis remedy for keep-
ing well.
Hope and Disappointment.
Lieutenant Thomas Holton, com-
mander of the Scorpion, made as
though to place the dispatch in his
pocket, then, taking pity upon his “sec-
ond,” who was all eyes, he turned the
paper over to his junior lieutenant,
known throughout the flotilla as “Bob-
by” Frost.
“You will leave Newport News at
ten o’clock tonight with the destroyer
Scorpion and proceed south to the par-
ent ship of the First Torpedo Boat Flo-
tilla off Key West, prepared for ac-
tion.”
This order was warmly welcomed by
Holton and by his second in command
of the grim, lead-colored Scorpion.
“It looks like business, doesn’t it?”
observed Frost, with tentative inflec-
tion in his voice.
“It does, sure,” chuckled Holton.
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Having put up at the Metropolitan
club, Holton passed such time as had
to elapse before the assistant secre-
tary would be at his desk in the Navy
Department building in a fever of im-
patience.
Having at length finished his cigar
and his morning paper—which bristled
with bellicose matter—Holton put on
his hat and overcoat and sauntered
slowly toward the Capitol. At ten
o’clock he went over to the Navy De-
partment and sent his card in to the
assistant secretary.
Presently his summons came while
yet another man was engaged in the
inner office. This man, however,
brushed out past Holton es the young
officer, with mingled emotion, walked
into the presence of Secretary Long’s
assistant.
“Good mornin, Mr. Holton.” Cer-
tainly no evil augury was to be detect-
ed in the hearty cadence of the greet-
ing. “Sit down, sir. I’m glad you
were so prompt. That’s what we need
in these days.”
“Thank you, sir,” said Holton du-
biously.
The assistant secretary observed
him keenly for a moment, and then ap-
parently satisfied with his scrutiny, he
arose and paced up and down the
length of his office.
“By George, Mr. Holton!” he said,
“When you realize that war is coming
—coming as sure as guns, and then
consider our unpreparedness for it—it
makes you glad it’s Spain and not
someone else.”
“I think the navy’s pretty fit, sir,”
ventured Holton.
“Ah, the navy! And the army!”
the destroyer was quite swallowed up
in his sympathy for a man who was
his good friend as well as his superior
officer.
Holton sat for a while blowing blue
clouds of smoke to the ceiling, out-
wardly calm, but inwardly seething.
He went over every act in the past
month or so, but could think of noth-
ing he had done that would warrant
his recall in disgrace.
“Well, Bobby,” he said at length,
“you’re a real live captain now. And
I congratulate you.”
“I feel like a man who is going to
put on a pair of boots that are toe big
for him,” remarked Frost.
“Oh, nonsense!” smiled Holton.
"You're in every way qualified. I’ll
vouch for you, Bobby.”
Frost smiled.
"Tlaanks," he said; “I’d rather have
that from you than from almost any-
one I know.”
“Well,” laughed Holton, “take it
then; it’s sincere.” He arose and
called to the steward.
“Oh, you, Koko,” he said, “come in
GALVESTON TRIBUNE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914.
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