Beaver Herald. (Beaver, Okla. Terr.), Vol. 13, No. 15, Ed. 1, Thursday, August 24, 1899 Page: 3 of 4
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CIIAl'TUIl IX.-Conllnueil.
Ascending to I ho Imiigo chiunbrr
hiy hand trembled no tltnt 1 couldn't
hold the light stonily! nml this rr-
ratio Illumination giuc tlio figures n
Rhnstl" nppenrniico of life. I wns
hnstlly crossing townrd the narrow
entrance which led to the cloisters
when the murmur of u roice In the
chancel on the other fide of the wall
inndo tne shut off the current in my
lamp and gnsn for breath. In an In-
tant I wns In dnrltnrss to thick 1
could feel It though n very faint re-
flection from' the waning moon made
a sort of grayncftn tip where the win-
dows were) but looking toward the
chancel wall I noticed a faint luml-
nousnes in one particular spot and
it wai from thin quarter that the
voice seemed to come.
It took but a moment to figure out
that thin upot tniiKt be approximately
In tho rear of the crucifix head over
the nltar. There wns a pile of boxen
Jut under it on my side so I oniitlous-
ly climbed to where 1 could look
through. Then my nervousness left
inc. For on his knecii before the nltar
wns lay brother Felipe pattering out
prayers for the repose of the good
dead fathers below. It afterward came
out that he had been nhlrcp in hi coll
nml. nwaklnir suddenly had heard
footsteps nml cchors In the catacomb
which fairly curdled his blood; so
by the light of the only eandle he
could find ho wns doing his beat to lay
he restless spirit.
How recklessness got the upper
hand of me wolihl be hard to say; hut
without giving the dnnger n second
thought I lifted my lantern to the
aperture and turned on the current.
I would hnvc given n large sum to hnc
iiecn the efTent from the church side;
it must have been more than Ntnrtllug.
1 could tell the exact Instant when the
lay brother raised his eyes to the top
of tho crucifix by the way his mur-
muring stopped short. There was a
gnsp of astonishment too great for
louder articulation n shiver of ecstnt-
Ic fear: and when I squinted through
the hi V. nfter shutting ofT the cur-
rent he was groveling face down
upon the chancel floor.
'I hid wns my opportunity. Calculat-
ing that he wouldn't dare raise his
ejes for several moments no matter
what straucc nolm-s cihood through
the church I slipped around through
the postern and Mtcccuded In restor-
ing to I'ndre llartolomeo's snoring
torso his bunch of keys without being
ecu. Once back In my room I locked
the dour and put a chair agalnt It:
for I wns considerably shaken up nnd
looked ns though I hml spent a week
lu the Infernal regions.
Ilrcnkfnst was fortunately late so
1 had lime to bathe nml make myself
n little more presentable but I must
have looked seedy even then. This
however was naturally laid to the
dinner pnrty of the previous evening
none of the gentlemen feeling very
jmcitlve as to when or Just how lie had
parted from the others. I thought
thnt when the padres got thoroughly
iJicd up nnd had time to get the lay
"(Wtliur's experience through their
ihcntls there was likely to be more of
n sensation than the little town had
known In many moons; so complain-
ing of n severe hendnehe 1 Invited the
colonel and his daughter to sail with
jiio in tho new proa. Having to licnr a
few cases nt the trlbunol that morn-
ing he politely declined but nsatirril
me that Dorotea would lie pleased
to go.
This win better than I had bargained
for. Knowing the strict Ideas In re-
Kit id to chapcronoge which regulate
Spanish society It never occurred to
iiiu that such a tete-n-tcte would be
permitted; but 1 found that Uuajan
like a steamer at sea was more or less
outside of social restrictions a law
unto Itself.
The senorltn seemed to have perfect
confidence In my seamanship and wns
evidently glad of such an opportunity
to nt-k questions. As we skimmed
along the blue water I satisfied her
curiosity regarding Amcrlcnn women
mid gave radical opinions on men of
various nationalities chief among
which wns n cnutloji against believing
what any man snld to her unless she
Itiiow hliii cry well because they were
not all truthful and honorable llku no -self.
I wonder how muny men have
solemnly worked this gray-benrded
old warning on girls whose society
they selfishly wished to monopolize.
And I nlso wonder whnt curious train
of thought must run through n wom-
an's mind when she hours It from the
hundredth man.
II It unnecessary to dctnll the pro-
gressive step by which our talk be-
uume more confidential or to describe
1ho periods of satisfactory silence
t.Vn we Hunted nlong lu delleluits idle-
ness under shortened sail the north-
wist trade wind gently fanning our
checks nnd the cottony clouds rellect-
ed lu the broad Pacific. We two were
nlone between iky and water and the
Island wns n mere bank upon the hurl-
ro'n. Under such circumstances It Is
exceedingly dllllcult to keep one's
thoughts from showing In the face
and 1 begnn to feel that I could trust
this girl as I had never trusted a wom-
an before.
Sho knew thnt T hud some ulterior
object In remaining nt Again and her
inunner led ine to believe that she
would further It as fur as lay In her
jiowcr at least wlill I showed a pref-
erence for her society over thnt of
other women. Title wasn't e.spren.ed
in so many words but nhe confessed to
the knowledge thnt I had left the
liouso on some adventure during the
night and to n'n Impression that I
wanted the padre out of the way
-though her surmising went no fur-
ther than that.
We hnd taken a lunch with us so It
was well toward evening when we re-
turned to find the town In a commo-
tion' over the strange nnd terrible
miracle which had been witnessed by
lay-brother Felipe I've often thought
that I was nn luuoeent means oi gir-
tbe Holy Itoman church a deeper
the Miurouet man it ever tutu
wns too wily a bird nnd too well edu-
cated to be fooled by an ordinary
erery-dny miracle was a good deal
shaken up by the Iny brother's yarn.
Ills superior learning hod fostered a
laxity in his principles an Impression
Hint he could drink nnd gamble with
Impunity; but after n thorough exam-
ination of the chancel together with
unavailing crou questioning of his
entranced attoclnte he began to won-
der If there were not more things In
Heaven and earth thnn weredrenmtof
In his philosophy. However as the
offerings which brgnu to pour In ex-
reeded anything In his recollection he
kept his hend and continued to look
upon himself its u blessed though hum-
ble medium.
5599ES
CHAPTER X.
Ily Thursday morning I was ready to
start for the reef but thought it best
to wnlt a cotipl of tiny longer In or-
der to avoid rousing suspicion by an
all-day absence nlone.
Nearly all of my new acquaintances
hnd sailed with me at odd times and
my reputation ns nn enthusiastic
yachtsman was pretty well estab-
lished. So early Saturday morning. I
had l'cpc wheel my chest down to the
bench telling him thnt I was taking
my tarpaulins and lunch.'wlth the in-
tention of soiling off and on around
the Islnuil. I alto mid that I would
camp somewhere If I found it impos-
sible to get back that evening.
Pcpe was a pretty decent old chap
ns orderlies go nnd seemed to have
taken a fancy to mc for reasons of his
own possibly my hnblt of giving him
cigars now and then. He had been In
the I hi ntu Is long enough to be some-
thing of n weather prophet nnd In-
sisted upon bringing down an extra
supply of provisions In case the wind
should fall when 1 was too far out. lit-
also cautioned me ngnlnst losing sight
of the mountain ns otherwise J might
steer clcnr of It nnd never be able to
find my way buck. 1 msured him that
I would be careful nnd felt easier nt
this Indication that my knowledge of
navigation wns unsuspected. The
study had always been n fascinating
one and In my voyages between Frisco
and Yokohama 1 had Improved the op-
portunities to know nil I could of It.
Without the aid of nuautlcul almanac
It might have been difficult for me to
fix n ship's position accurately at sea
but Halsteml bad coached me on the
voyage from Manila until 1 felt rea-
sonably confident.
It was an Idenlmorulngfortheexper-
Iment The breeze wns just fresh
enough to send the pron scudding be-
fore It nnd tbe sky wnsclenr blue from
horizon to horizon. Mcl'hcrson hnd
made for me a slot from two pieces of
copper riveted to a strip of Hat Iron
to hold the log register) anil this I
secured by lashing to the aftermost
outrigger while I wan running from
Agaun to Point Orote steering with a
iiig" tbe
Jtjotln
MI NEnVKS WKItn WOIIN TO A THIN
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long flat-uladed paddle which 1 held
between my knees. When u sulllcient
distance from the shore I took out the
compass and placed it between my
feet. Fortunately the gobenndor
had got It Into his hend that my lug-
gage contained delicate scientific in-
struments so he hud given strict or-
ders tliu't it should be handled cure-
fully In transit from the steamer.
As the catamaran approached Orote
I took out the lug slipped the register
into Its slot uud culled up the Hue mi
tluit it could bo Instantly eo&ed awuy
then steered within a hundred ynrda
of the rocks so as to get an exact bear-
lug. When near enough 1 let the bow
fall olT a little until the prou wns head-
ing exactly IS degrees and 37 minutes
to the westward of south the odd
three minutes being an allowance 1
thought best to make for leeway. My
compass being hut six Inches In diam-
eter It was practically Impossible to
keep It exactly on a hair-line between
IS and 10 degrees when the proa was
crossing a long swell; but by keeping
It somewhere between the south by
west quarter west and the south by
west half west points I felt sure of
holding on n fairly true course.
When Orote rock wns precisely un-
der the third northerly spur of Mount
Tliilqulo 1 knew the benrllig they
formi'd was exactly at right angles
with an air-line to the reef mid drop-
ping the log screw overboard com-
menced pnyiug out the line being care-
ful that It shouldn't fall low enough to
foul the rocks. Then with the great
tall skimming over the water like an
albatross the pron Hew straight for
the open sen.
For over nn hour I ssnrccly lifted
my eyes from the compass; and the
way thnt frail catamnran field to her
course would hnve shamed tunny a
deep-keeled stenmer. Looking back
toward the Island the peak ofTlnlqulo
was the only thing visible nbme thu
horizon. Twenty minutes more and
there wns nothing in sight but sky and
water the log dial indicating .13 miles;
so that In a little while I might expect
to be near the reef. For several min-
utes more t looked nt nothing thought
of nothing but the compass nnd log.
Forty miles 45 miles SO miles with
scarcely n deviation from my 18 de-
grees. Fifty-onemlles; Iwastrcmbllng
a little with excitement now. Fifty-two
miles; I held the paddle between my
knees while I got out the sounding lino
and plnecd It by mynldc. Fifty-three
miles; the water certainly seemed
flutter. Just ahead. Fifty-four miles:
I hauled In my log line nnd screw lest
they should catch on the rocks and be
lost. Two minutes more; I lowered
away the salt until there was Just
before Kten Padre Hurtolotnto who j enough pulling- (o give tha proa gen
tle hendwny Over went the lead: any
henrt wns In my mouth ns I watched
the line disappear. At 12 feet the two
leather strips went tinder then the
three strips; then there wns a Jerk
a scries of gentle taps as' the lend
dragged along the rock and I knew
that nt last I had found the HanU
Itosa shonl I wns absolutely alone
upon the broad expanse of ocenn not
eTen n gull In sight. There wns noth-
ing to indicate that the ocean bottom
was any nenrcr to me thnn the three-
mile depth over which I hnd Just
railed and I could have tossed a pebble
Into thnt from where I snt. Yet I hnd
actually found and under the Impene-
trable mnsk of these long glossy
waves wns louciung through the lead
line a mystery of the sen which for
nearly n century and a half had baf-
fled all Investigation. The fnct
seemed so wonderful thnt for some
time I sat there letting It sonk in
where my mind could grasp It.
According to Hnlstead's figures my
my position wns then about twelve
thirty-three north by one-forty-four
twenty-two cast. The figures In Fray
Ignnclo's document had been 13 de-
grees !I0 minutes :!0 seconds north by
144 degrees S3 minutes no seconds
east. Ho the approximate position of
the wreck was one mile farther east
and two nnd a halt miles to the
s'titb'ard front where I was. From the
drag of my lend on bottom I calculated
the hendwny to be about six miles an
hour and steered due south for twenty
minutes; then I headed enst until It
seemed nn though the prou hnd gone
nn even mile and was Just about to
stow away the sail when the lcnd-llne
flnshed over the side like lightning as
If n shark were making off with It.
Hut upon grasping the coll I found
only the natural reslstnnrc of Its own
weight and I knew I must hnvc renched
the weather side of the ledge. I paid
out the whole thirty fathoms but the
pull was a strong ns ever. Then tak-
ing th linen Hue from the chest 1 bent
It on to the other nnd kept paying out
for 'vcral minutes; but no bottom.
Helng afraid to lose It I liegnn hauling
In measuring on the gur.wnlc as 1 did
so and found that. It hnd gone down
over nine hundred feet- Well when a
man Is nlone In mld-oceun on nothing
hut u few sticks nnd finds himself nrer
nn unfnthnmnlilf abyss the sensation
is something like that of worms crawl-
ing nround In his gizzard n sort of
ticklish feeling through his insldes.
Heading out to the west'nrd. 1 crept
slowly back over my course leaving
the lead fathoms under water. In
three minutes It struck bottom nml
dragged. Then I lowered away the
lump of enquinn which served as an
anchnr Irnvlng fifty feet of slack line
which I secured to the mnst with run-
ning loops-- nfter which I ate nn
orange took a few swallows of wine
mid flilied out the dlvlng-sult.
I remember once when n boy of IS
helng Invited to u Tory swell bnll nt
which 1 expected to meet a girl who
had produced a strong impression
upon me. nnd spending. In consequence
nearly tvo hours overmy toilet before
1 was satisfied with It. Put thnt
wasn't n circumstance to the care with
which 1 got Into that diving stilt
though the time consumed was aj-
preclably less. The recollection of my
sensations when first trying it on gave
tne n feeling of apprehciMlveiii'ss
which It was impootlblc to shake olT.
I pumped nlr Into the knnpack until
It wouldn't stand another Inch. I ex-
amined every rlief and clamp every
seam and strengthening hoop before
putting It on. Hut nt Inst I was com-
pletely bottled up with the sole ex-
ception of the I em in front of my face.
This I left mien to get another bite of
orange nnd .it least half the bottle of
wine realizing that no matter how
lunch I might want either under wa-
ter they would lie simply out of the
question.
Then I screwed nn the lens opened
the vnhc from the knniptack and start-
ed to step over the gunwale; but my
feet seemed glued fast; I hnd for-
gotten that the lendeu soles of my
shoes weighed IG pounds each nnd
thnt there were weights attached to
my shoulders ami belt as well. They
got themselves over at last however
uud letting the Hue slip through my
hand I sank rapidly to the bottom.
At first the seiiMitlnn was similar to
lilting naked. In deep water. There
was the same bubbling numbness tn
the enrs the Impression of light faint-
ly penetrating through an opaque
green substance and grotesque shad-
owy ohjeuts vthlch caught tit the feet
and made It dllllcult t'i step. The ab-
sence of buoyant feeling wns strange
and tcty uncomfortable. Had It not
been fur llitlstead's precaution lu mak-
ing mc try the suit on I might easily
have lost my head during the firs I live
minutes. There was a rushing of air
from the knapsack which uiudc me
gasp for breath and the continual
pop-pop-pop-popplng of ulr-bubhlci
from tho top of the copper helmet
filled me with it horrible dread that
the water wu pressing lu upon me
through some unsuspected leak In t lie
tumor.
Presently however it seemed evi-
dent thai I was neither iliuwiilug nor
suffocating Mt and I tried to look
about me. Ever tiling had the shad-
owy uppoaraiicc that objects will take
mi lu a room from which the sunlight
has lit en excluded by wimlow-fhndes
- u sort of cool twilight. Hut ns my
eyes became accustomed to It and in
confidence began to return 1 could
see more distinctly. My body was pro-
tected by copper hoops which allowed
me to breathe lu comparative free-
dom but my limbs felt as though the
sleeves nnd breeches were 14 sizes too
tight and were likely to split when-
ever they moved.
As nearly as one might calculate the
range of sight extended lu n radltii of
about SO feet- though nt that distance
objects had merely the nppcarauce of
blurred masses and In a few monibnts
1 commenced making my way nlong
the reef to the s'litli'ttrd keeping as
near the easterly edgo ns 1 dared but
bring careful to plant cuch foot firm-
ly before taking a step. It must hno
been Instinct which led me down the
reef Instead of up for when 1 had
walked a couple of hundred yards I
stumbled against a dark mnss which
seemed to be nn abrupt rite In the
shonl. The side toward mc wits so
steep that I was afraid to climb it so
I walked carefully around wondering
nt Its odd overhanging formation at
the westerly end At the southerly
side it slopfd away In a gentle deollv-
Itjr which 1 mounted with tats.
(TO Ml CONTtMOaO.
HERO OF TflB-WHIGS
An
Me
Incident in the Career of the
First Popular Dewey.
Barrett President Jacknon' Crn-
Inm from the Plunrrlirml of
the (lliirlous Krlualr Constitution.
tflpeelnl Washington Letter.
Everybody knows that Admiral
George Dewey Is coining home; but
very few people know that Copt. Sam-
uel W. Dewey has gone to his
long home. Admiral (Icorgc Dewey Is
coming to his own count r.v to be re-
ceived by the platidltH of upwards of
70.000.00(1 of patriotic people. Cnpt. Ham
uli W. Dewey has gone beyond the pale
of life to that land where all distinc-
tions nrc leveled nml the shepherd's
crook Is laid beside the scepter.
You probably never hcuiil of dipt.
Dewey before allliotigh you have nail
many columns about Admiral Dewey.
They were second cousins. ( apt. Dewey
was li:i years of age. when he recently
died lu Philadelphia lie wasasstrong
nml robust as any average man or SO
nml he was well known lu the national
capital and till nlong the Atlantic coast.
Indeed there was n time when his mime
wns lu till of the newspapers. It is an
Interesting stor.v.
The old ftlgatc Constitution wns
revered bv our people. Political condi
tions were such that many people re-
sented every deed done which would
change any part of the old sea lighter.
Hut during her remodeling the tlguri-
head of Andrew Jackson was placed
upon her bow. What a storm of po
litical Indignation arose out that little
circumstance! Tlicic Is where ('apt.
Samuel W. Dewey comes Into the
btory.
t:;n. That Is a long way back lu the
past isn't It V llul to understand the
story of ('apt. Dewey wc must go liai k
to that almost Til i'iirs ago. for then It
was that Capt. Dewey was lu his prime
physically as well as menially lie was
the embodiment of vlrillt.v lu every
thought ami action.
He Is the man who rut the figurehead
of Andrew .laeksou from the prow of
the frlgalc Constitution nnd that deed
made him famous with the wblgs ami
notorious with the federalists; so that
politicians big and little of both par-
tics throughout the country discussed
Capt. Dewey; ami his inline wns uttered
on every stump In the following cam-
paigns. It was a deed which on one Imml set
the whlgs wild with delight and made
the federalists who just at this lime
wci'cbcgliiiilugloealltlieiielve by the
new and popular title of .IcITcfonlnu
democrats equally wild with auger.
Nothing at the tiiiii'ilemonstrateil more
clearly the popularity of .laeksou ami
for this reason the affair not known
to this generation nnd u uiattei of his-
tory cieu to the generation before has
a peculiar interest.
To understand the story completely
it is necessary to go back at least to
tlic jenr is.'iii. Then a report appeared
in tlic Huston Advertiser that the na-
val authorities had decided to destroy
the Constitution together with a num-
ber of other old shlp of the war of
1812. Their planks had become tolten
mill the ships were dangerous In their
crews. Little did flic natal iinllioiltlcs
however appreciate the sentimental
glamour which hung around the Con-
stitution; and when two da.vs after the
announcement (lllwr Wendell Holmes
then '.'1 ciirs old. Hung the poem of
"Old Ironsides" to the world and with
the stirring Hues beginning: "Aye tear
tier tultered ensign down" struck the
nry wny bore mute testimony to this
well-known fnct nnd higher nnd high-
er ran the feeling of jllie Middlesex
county men against the dally Insult to
their political fnlth. It was too a dan-
gerous time to trifle with men's Tle-
llcfs for the romnntlo revival wns still
nt high tide nnd idcnln were the main-
spring of action.
It was under these circumstances
that Capt. Dewey then n hardy young
Hiillor of SS years determined tonvengo
the fancied Insult. Consulting but one
other who took no part In the deed It-
self Cnpl. Dewey chose one stormy
night when the ruin bent lu torrents
nml the lightning nml thunder wcro
continuous to stent out with u small
saw lu one of the boats belonging to
"Hilly" White who then kept a num-
ber of skiffs nml sailboats ucnr tho
Charlcstown bridge MulUtng his oars
with pieces of old shirts hu rowed
quietly out Into the shadow thrown by
the black hulk of the Constitution.
(Hiding up to the side of thu vessel he
stopped near the war ropes nmhlsilps
ami securing his boat nimbly climbed
up on I he ship's deck. There was no
sentinel outside the rnlu had driven
him to shelter and Capt. Dewey safely
reached the "shelter boards" which
had been placed under the. sprit tlic
day before. There was still danger in
the execution of the plan for thu Co-
lumbus' ship's light ami that on the
A Profane glleaee.
A story Is goinf the rounds of n golf mulch
between Itev Dr. Sterrct sod Justice Hsr-
Isn of the United Stales supreme rotirt. The
incident occurred at Chevy Chste (lolf
club one of the prominent orKsnlzations
near Washington during; a meeting be-
twen these two ardent golfers. The doctor
discovered that hit ball teed up in tempting
style for a fine hratils shot and with ths
utmost deliberation he went through with
the preliminary "wsggles." and with a eu-
premo effort misted tho hall. For fully a
minute he Rated at the tantalizing sphere
without uttering a word. At length Jut
tlce Harlan remarked solemnly: "Doctor
that ivai the most profane silence I ever
listened to." Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Whnt It Mtntit
Tn one of tlio the suburbs of Philadelphia
there Is n school principal who is s very
kindly man. He is noted particularly for his
love of animals and lie never neglects nn op-
portunity to lecture hit young chargva on
his pet hobby.
The other day he told them nil shout vivi-
section and how In the njtne of scienie
it entailed untold sulTeting upon dumb ani-
mals At the rr.d of his dn UMion in order
tn make sure that lilt words had been fully
understood he asked-
".Vow tell me whit vivisection means."
"Please sir." answered one of the hoyj
'it means trying it on the dog." Judge.
Ilrnln Work nml RicrcMr.
It has heel) declared that three hours of
hrain work will dcttroy more hr.iin tissue
than a whole day of physical extniee.
Anienro it filled with men and women who
earn their living by their main. Hottet-
ter's Stomach Hitters makes the mind act
ive and vigorous. This medicine it a tonic
an appetizer and a sure ctue for dspep-
sia. It has fifty years' record of cuies See
that a privato Revenue Stamp covert the
neck of the bottle.
Pin'C3iftttrtrlt H4lWW
stored by lyiltv E-
ham's VetjcttiMe CimpoitW.
"hut
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X - VW
CAPT. HAMUIM. V. DKWKV.
popular chord full ami strong the ship
us It iiftcrwiird appealed was saved.
No one could help thrilling with Indig-
nation nt those lines:
"Tho harpies of the shore shall pluck
Tim uukIu of tliu seat"
and thu unvy department acquiesced
to the popular demand. It was sonic
time after tills that it was found that
In order to keep afloat the Constitu-
tion at nil the ship would have to be re-
built. Accordingly she was docked at
Charlcstown In the Hist dry dock
erected lu the country ami rebuilt on
her own lines. Only the keel ami keel-
ami of the old ship remained.
The commamlaut of tlic navy yard
was then Commodore Klllot uini ardent
federalist mid a great admirer of Jack-
son lu the rebuilding therefore the
former llgurchcail of the Constitution
one of tin allegorical character was re-
placed by one modeled In likeness to
l'resldent Jackson. This wns done in
splto of it vehement protest by Commo-
dore Hull who had charge of the tin-
docking but who was powerless before
tliu approval of thu change by Mahlon
Dickinson secretary of thu navy mid
tin good n federalist If not u better
than Klllot.
Ah soon however ns the public knew
of the change which was ns soon as tins
new Constitution was launched lu Ib3l
there ivus almost ns loud u protest us
thnt in I Mil upon thu report of the In-
tended destruction of the old ship.
Feeling run especially high lu Sew Kng-
html uud wus Increased In force by thn
conteniptnouHiietlon of Commodore Kl-
llot In anchoring thu Constitution lu
Charlcstown harbor with tliu nose of
tho ship facing west nml not L'5 feet
from thu Charlcstown bridge.
However gallant nml brute nn ufllccr
Klllot was nml bis gallantry mid
innvery hnve never been successfully
questioned hu was no diplomat.
Kveryonu lu lloaton knew that thu uni-
versal tHisltlnu uf anchored ships was
pointing northeast on account of the
uorthemt winds. Thu Columbus and
the Independence two oilier warships
anchored In the harbor lu the custom
8AWINO ovv thu nciunmiiiAU.
Independence were thrown on the fig-
urehead as u precaution against any
such attempt.
Lying down however on bis back
bidden by the shelter boards Capt.
Dewey could still by reaching out nml
up witlt one hand reach the neck of the
figure with his saw. In this cramped
position lie worked three hours on the
stick southern pine uud finally got
the head olT not the entire bend for a
huge collar of the old fashion reached
well up on the back of thu Jackson
head and the portion sawed off was on
a plane with thu mouth and cars. This
was however enough for the Intended
purpose. Then after surmounting the
ditllcultlcH of the return such us (lull-
ing his boat nearly full of water uud the
tide so low that he had to wade ipiHc a
way through mud to the shore the
adventuresome sailor reached hind in
safely.
One can now- but faintly Imngine the
tremendous cry which went up on the
illscoicry of the disfigurement. Whigs
howled with delight. Middlesex was
wild with joy but from the navy de-
partment lu Washington came u storm
of vindictive protest. Try as tlic au-
thorities would however no trace was
found of the man who did thu deed.
i:citcincnl had not yet subsided when
('apt. Dewey decided for sonic renson
that it would lieu good thing to present
the head to Jackson himself mid uc-
coiiliuglv set olT for Washington with
It. lu Philadelphia he met Wiley P.
Mangiim nml John Tyler who had been
appointed by the president to luvestl-
gale the nll'nlrs of the Culled States
liank.a lie knew them both mid the
story was too good to keep: so lie told
thi'tu. Continuing then to Washington
lie arrlveil there in I'ebniary ami for
two mouths tried losee the president.
President Jackson was seriously HI
with hemorrhages of the lungs ami
could not see Dewey. Vice President
Van llurcii had known Dewey's father
who was an artillery captain and hu
leeched the sailor cordially. To him
Dewey told lb" story and an Huron
enjoyed the Joke of it most cordially
lie advised Dewey to take tin- llglire-
head of Jackson and give It to the sec-
retary of the navy. On this nihlcc
Dewey acted but Secretary Dickinson
did not regard the matter as a Joke.
On the contrary he was angry mid
threatened to have Dewey arrested.
Hut Dewey quietly said:
"You can have me arrested on no
charge save that of trespass and I
should lie tried lu .Middlesex county
where theolTeiise was committed. Any
Middlesex jury would glicmc damages
and applause too"
That settled It. Dewey was not ar-
rested. The figurehead was accepted
mid remained lu the Dickinson family.
It Is now In llrooklyn. ('apt. Dewey be-
came known throughout thu entire
country ns "the llgiirehcad man." He
with banqueted by whlgs In Haltlmorc
Philadelphia .New York ltostoit nml
wherever he went. And now hu has
gone beyond the tale. He was the first
popular Dewey in America.
H.MITI1 U I-'IIT.
A RED-HAIRED CLUB.
I.mlle ami tleutlriiirn of Trenton N
J ii f Auburn I.oeka llruunlse n
Miiclrlr Alt uf Tlielr Own.
An Optimistic View.
"The lies the blimed newspapers publish
shonl us" said one politician to .mother "is
eiionga lo drive a man toiimiK
"rs tlut'i so" replied the oilier
.1111 ..... I.... nn . ........ 1.1...
.ill " v in...: uu i.uic ...I iuiiiii.i hi.
"Why not!" asked the first in surprise.
"Well it might he inurh wotsc" was the
reply ''They might publish the truth"
Cliicjgo Kvening Kewi.
f.nillrt Can Wear ntiare
Onnsitn m titer after tulng- Allen's Foot-
Esse s powder for tho feet. It makes tight
or new shoes mr Cures swollen hot
wealing nehlDg fret Ingrowing nulls corns
nml bunions. At all rugglst and shoe
stores Ji'ic Trial package ITIKB bv mull.
Address Allen 8. Olmsted I.o Roy N. Y.
I.rft III Knmr.
Lady A gentleman called ) nil t.iy' Did
he le.ivc any name?
Pallor Maid Oh yes'm. He said it tvas
Inimili-ml -lloston Traveler
Tha tint Prriaertpiinn Tor Chill.
and Fever Is a bottlo of Grovc's TasTM.rss
Cut M. Tonic. It Is simply Iron nnd ijulnlon In
a tasteless form. No euro no nay. PrlccSOc
I'oner of n VVansn
In five minutes a woman ran clean up a
man's room in such a way that it will take
him live davs to find out where the put
things Dsrlin Herald.
To Cnra a ('aid In On Day
Tnko Liixatlvo Ilromn Ouhilno Tublrtt. All
druggists rsfund money If It falls to euro. !!.'!.
Do you want to he unique? Learn to
tell the facta in a story without any cm-
brllltlunenta. Atchiton Globe.
Pun's Cure is the medicine to break up
children's Coughs and Colds. Mrs. M. O.
lilunt Sprague Wash March 8 '04.
Xht English language It not a dead lan-
guage yet it it frequently butchered. Chi-
cago Daily Newt.
Hall's Cntnrrh Core
la taken Internally. Price 75c.
tttTTia to atas. rissauti iafttl ".
'IfeelltmydatytowriUwtWlthtra
you for what your VefreUMt) Ceta
pound htu done lor tne. It to the Mr? v
medicine I haro found that tVutteM
me any good. Before UklngyourmasM-
cine 1 wns all run down tired all
ttrao no appetite pains in ray feackttatm
bearing down pains anil a great mf-
fercr during menstruation Aftertak-
Ing two bottles of Lydta'13. rinkhem'a
Vegetable Compound I felt Ilka a sew
woman. I am now ou my fourth bottle
nnd all my pains havo left mc. I feel
better than 1 havo felt for three yeara
and would recommend your Compound
to every mifTcrlng woman. I hope tble
letter will help others to find a cure '
for their troubles." Mai. DxtXA
ItEJllCKEIt ltF.NSSlILAlU IMO
Tho serious ilia of women develop
from neglect of early symptoms. Every
pain nnd ncho has n cause and the
warning they give should not be disregarded.
Mrs. Finkliam understands these
troubles better than any local phy-
sician and will give every woman free
ndvice who is purzlcd about her
health. Mrs. Plnhham's address is
Lynn Mass. Don't put oft writing until
health is completely broken down.
Write at tho first indication of trouble.
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ids both rMtr ana Mitts sr-
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istltviM will dlUDMtat Ask f or
feci!
Sabstltvi
it j Fish Draal HosmmI Slicker I
it it enirsiy nt. ir not tat tale la I
roar uwn wriH ror cataion ts
A. J. TOWEK. Bcstaa luss.
H3
W. L. DOUGLAS
$3 & $3.50 SHOES u"
1rmtK7 t v jt
Worth $4 to II eomparH trlttl
other makes.
Indorsed by orsr
1000000 wearers.
AIL LEATHER.. ALL STUN
Tilt 0t1t 1st ktlt W. L. aalaf
Mat Ut fr UHt tw
Te so substitute clttmeS
to be ss good. Largest maksn
of ta sail S150 sbors tn tbe
world. ToardetltrtboaMksefi
them If Dot. will send Tim
Diorrntt. suu
klaii vt Itiiber. tit ami wldib. puis or etp to
rlr on receipt of price
fatalomia II Free..
W. L. D0U01AS SHOE CO. Brocltts. Mats.
pMs
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CONSTIPATION
"1 bar ions 14 days at a Use vrltfeant
maraaiant r ISa liuwels not being able ta
hit tbtu except br using bol water Injections.
Cbronle constipation for sereii years placed at la
lUli terrible romlltloni mirln( thai tine 1 did ar-
erriblnn I beard if bat nerur foaud inr rellefi tack
wis atresia until I began uilm UASCAnaTS I
now base from one 10 three vassal s Oar sad It I
ws rich I would glte I10UU) for each moteaeali It
Is such a teller. ' ArLUiitUlltiXT
10M nuticll 81 . Uetrolt Utah.
CANDY
Does vourhead ache? Pain hack of
yourcyesr" Bad taste In your mouth?
It's your livcrl Aycr s Pills are
liver rills. Thcv cure constipation.
headache dyspepsia and all liver
complaints. Z5c. All druggists.
Vtstit jmir inmittarlK or hranl a beaulilul
brown or licit black r llten uso
BUCKINGHAM'S DYE Ittr.
H nt q Cw..t. m e M.t. 4 f . ....-m N M
TSAOt mass taitrtsto
Plosunt. I'alaublr. I'olenl. Taste Good. Da
dood Meter blcten Weakan.urdrlue.lOc.loe.Ue.
... CURE CONSTIPATION. ...
SI..H.I ittaer r-eJ. fiUtf trot. Sew lark. M
moua ..i UNSOLICITED TESTIMONIALS SAY
ffSl
Itrhlnff. Ilurnlfitf. Healer.
::. .....;'." ... : . ..... .:..- r- .sr
r."ii. unii rain iMimtra. turn n. nuu lliirum. AC-
A club of "red-hended ladles nnd gen-
tlemen" has been formed at Trcut.ui
X. J. It Is called the Cerise club cerise
being the French for cherry and cher-
ry being the tint Hint the members con-
sidered must beautiful for thu locks.
Thomas Holmes the originator of the
club says that for n long time the red-
haired people of Trenton hate lacked
cohesion. They tacitly admitted that
the color of their holr wis a misfortune
and they lltcil nut their llws tunic or
less In solitude Vtorrylug iibout tho
mutter.
Hut Mr. Holmes says the time has
come when they menu to hold up their
heads red huh uud all proudly lu thu
community.
Thsy will begin they declare with n
red-haired beauty show nt which the
prettiest members of the club will bu
placed on Icv in provu to the com-
munity thu artistic qualities of tlielr
locks.
At .the first meeting of tho club n
Joint debate will take place on "The
Me About the Unpopularity of the
Uloutlc."
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