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The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-10-02

we're thinking Of settling over q CObgrsI
garional society, said that for his PsrI be
was "lired Of breaking ttrers." Il
"A SMART pARxEr. are looking ccEl
black negro came into our liies ono day
last week. and .tporled himself for work
"Whcre are you fOw." asked the off.
Ger on duty.
"Culpepper Court House, sir"
whats the news down there ?"
,,Nothing mAssa. '.ept dAr's a lnah
down dar LOST u mighty good and valer-
able nigg' this morning, aud reckon lie
dun lose more or night"
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THur EDrcArIlS.-Educa,s your ohil.
dren TO activity. to enterprise, to fearless
n'ss In what is tight. and to cOwardips
in what 10 wrong. Educste them to
make for themselves the uoblOsl purposes
OF life. and then follow them out. Edu.
cats them to dsspise suffering that stands
In tho way Of the Accomplishment Of man
aims. and count it as little thing. Make
them free by lifting them up into the
storms OF life. aud not by covering them
down wi!h soft aud d,wny plush.
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C3Z2v EA 'ee
& q z
-
'kEstR Utia nllncs sr pssu4
ID 10 vAsk heaAas CsaiAsit b sun'
DR.. ROBAGK'S
BLOOD PUR1VIER
and
BAOOD pIALS
have been introduced 10 the public for mOO
than six years, and have acquired an
TNNVNevsS VOVM\0xvtN,
far exceeding any Family Medicines Of Q
Blulll1E uutuEO Au hAo uANEACbs
An appreciating public was not long IN
discovering they possessed remarkable
GwvNSNWc RvONextAes,
and hence their ~
R0NlA Sole
and consequent profit TO the Proprietor, thus
enabling him to expend
MNNN VNOWsOMAs /.
Of dollars each year in advertising their
merits, and publishing the ]
NWWNsvOWs CcvtySlcOtes
which have been uhoworod upon him from
MMN0xts y Ne COWMtrW.
The popularity of the
B\OOA PWSvSlCr NMA VIMs
is that they strike at the root Of Disease
By eradicating every particle of impurity
w NE B\oOA,
for the life and health Of tho body depends
upon the purity Of the blood.
If the blood Is poisoned, the body drags
out . miserable existence. These medicines
AvC UNcNNoAcA
for curing ..... i..r.
Sorqtiule, ,u. Syphilis,
Stin QissassS, Old Sorss, ,.a.
Salt PhNLnt, Pheuntatisnt,
QyspspsiG, 8iok Headache,
Livcr Complaint, Fsver ond Fgus,
Lettoorrhso, Female Complaints,
ErysipsIas, 81. Jqnthony's Fire,
q'umors, Er'uptfons,
Fits, Sorotulouo Consumption, stc.
3 = = 3 = :.
0NEperson writes, hor daughter was cured
Of 6ts Of nine years stan ling, and 81 VituS
dance Of two years.
ANOTHER writes, his son was cured
after his acsh had almost wasted away.
Tho doctors pronounced the case incura.
bic. l...T
ANOTHER was cured Of Fever and Ague
after trying every medicine in his reach. 3.
ANOTHER was cured Of Fever Sore
which had existed fourteen years
ANOTHER Of fRheumatism Of eight years.
Cases innumerable Of Dyspepsia and Liver
Complaint could bo mentioned in which tho
Purifier and Pills .,.,...
Wov& NNC q CN0vWN.
We H\OoA PMS
are the most active and thorough pills thas
have ever been introduced.
They act SO directly upon tho Liver, excit.
fN0 TINT n N anah an. Awkov.k a khak Aha
system does not relapse into ib former con.
dition, which is too apt 10 be the case with
simply purgativo pill
They arc reallya tH.1#..a
B\ooA 0NA Iilwev pvM.
which, in conjunction with the
S\OOA pAsySlCs,
will cure all the aforementioned diseases.
and, Of themselves, will relieve and cure :
Headache, COstivsnsss, ' wv.
Colio Pains, Cholera NorLus,
indigestion, pain in the Botvsls,
Dizsinssa, sto.
Try these medicines, and you win nevo1
regret il. ..... ,...'.. ....
Ask your neighbors, who have used them,
and they will say they are Na'-0. -
'Hv &OOA Me&AclMcs,
and you should try them before going fOr 9
physioian. , ..o
Get Pamphlet or Almanac Of my local
agent and read tho certificates, and II you
have ever doubted you will
NOWNt no wOve.
Asa proof that tho blood Purifier and Pills are pur,v
Vegetable hayo the certificates Of those eminent chem.
Ss, Professors Chiffon Of n r. and Locke Of Cincinnati
Rad Dr. Roback Special Notices and Certlae.s. nuh
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FOR SALE BY

For sale In Fairfield county by Coo, Kaufman &
Co., ;,Siaord u nelashmuth, Lancaster; X KaIb Rush.
vile; Abboit& Son. Cloarpon; Philip Hane Pleas.
anivllle, @. Y. Hamlln, OAKLAND; Harman q Curtis,
Piokarlngton; u. l.. Nicely, Baltimore; Beery 4 Mo.
Candlish bremen; 6anhermAn q KnauR, Amanda;
j. l., BIall,n, New Salem; Joseph RAIDER, Millsrspor,
generally ihrouEhoutlhe Uniied states aud CanadAs.
Sept ~, 1901, .N,1 INV 10y
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EN Dr.. johnson says: "Ile that would
pass the latter part of his lifs with honor
aud respect, must. whom ho is young con
slider that he viii one day DO old. anil ro
member when hO is old that he has once
been young.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

ron THE RAPID cUkB OF
Coughs, Colds, Inhuenxa, Hoarseness,
Group, Bronchitis, Incfpfetft CoHs
sumption, and for the Relief
OF Consumptiyo Patients
In advanced Stages
OF tho Disease.
This 10 remedy universally known to surpass any
other for the cure Of throat and lung complaints that t
ueeless here " publish tho evidence Of lis vlrues Its
unTyaled excellence for coughs and colds and s truy
wonderful cures Of pulmonary disease, have made e
known throughout the cvlliSed nations Of the earth.
Few arc the eonmunitla sven fhmilies among them
who have not some personal experience Of h effects -
some living trophy In their midst Of s victory the
subtle and dangerous disorders Of the throat and ungs
Az all know the dreadful fatality Of these disorders, and
they know too tho effects Of this remedy we need not
Do than to assure hem that Il has ell the vir
tues that II did have when making the which have
won % strongly upon tho confidence Of mankind.
Prepared By pr.J.CAYKR g. CO., Lowell, Kass.
or she by stFf)RD 81 CO., KAUFMAN q CO
u k,l,. S')OUN, LANoAsrkr, and By Druggi
| UJ4larI OiIoWberO. 40.
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CHEERFuL 0ID ACE I'll look upon
death ta bs as necessary to our con .ti,u
lions as Sleep says DR.. Franklin, in one
Of his letters 1--WE shall rise refreshed
in the morning" In- this cheerful vein
wrote the philosopher aud statesman NJ
lhs age of eighty His vision was at
that time much. impaired, and be GufTored
severely from gout, but thrss Affections
he tells us, did hot prevent his enjoying
the pleasure Of s.ciety aud being chrer
fal ia conversation.
There IS something mex pressibly beau
tiful in old sgr, when thus exhibited, d..
void Of qusrulousness, discoD ent or
gloom, aud Tree also, from unbscominr z
loViy. We know Of no good r,.asoa
why the closing years Of lifv should DO
sorloWful simply I'eduss lhsy aro III
last. AS tie pilgrims failing feet bs.r
him lettering through the 6nai scenes oi
this strange. evenllul history" tie
peace aLd happiness Of the world b,youd
must seem 10 him, one would think, more
, desirable ~ evsry- step. Even if the
backward prospect be dark with errors,
there is light before light attainJis, and
tue great truth that through rep- ntancs
itmay be surely reached, should he a
mighty consolation The Traveller know.
that however he may have swsrvsd from
the direct path that leads tIlereto--nay
though he may never have troddcn in
,hst path at all-it is still open to him.
and that il rcsts with himself to strik.
into il, even clo.e ~ the terminus, and
attain the perfect rest TO which he tends.
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Gbt &nrll{Ials5tgr d u @azetts
CITY or LAHCAsrER
; llNEyER GIVE YouR SoNlA NIenr lKEr

PlNEvER GIVE YouR SOMA NIeAr KET
Never give your SON d night ksy. In.
sdalgence on this point msy NJ 6rst save
YOU little houLls, but will csuss great
E sorrow 10 tbs pud. If it shouii be neces-
say fOr him 10 bo out beyond The usual
hour, you would be we'll to sit up for him
ana let him in With your owu hand. The
fact that PARENTS waiting at home. the
influence Of reception by a mothers eye,
the demonstration thus made Of an alice.
zion so walchful ands: incap ,ble Of being
happy wihvu, knowing hsrown son safe
under. her 0wp roof before she can herself
\, rest 10 sleep. all make s'rongimpression
3 even on a way ward hea-t. The youth Of
afaniy should all b. safely housed a, the
usual hour for retiring to bed. M good
follOws,ehildren or families who break
through these hours. The union Of the
Seheeilal hearts Of Ia house. hold around the
blazing hearth and central light Of homo.
TO par! at bed lime,with alf,ctiou ate greet
iugs. is one Of the grsslest pleasurcs Of
the day. Il is powerful cement to the
family feeling. Make all this at racIive
10 your children, aud keep mp the habit
uDbroksn. In most cases the night ky
is The key that opens the door Of the way
going down to the gae Of death.
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,AuTioN. Ds

AsssEtAip pApslBdDisd psTsens arc attempting 70
palm q on the public OF ny
snias before pss,Ss:lsS, ana zee sIss ali asss. =
TrTPALplNo'S pkRPARHD aLUE,QK
isoa the eelslae wrapper; AZ elAess are sWIndliau
March Q, la0qhfhlN. 10. n N '-LH E.LL SOL
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PLEASANT TOWNSHIP
~ II MI II NJ a | ",

VNHR Annual Term oflhS Pleasant rovnshI Sem.
"A mary will commence on, AOrdav, March SlOl-
bions, % folloWBt
Summer sss,icn, from March slio Juhs 10, le00. -
Tgelve weeRs tniuon, %. Vaeanon 20 WsStS. n II
Twelve weeks, tuition, %, 10 Vacation,
Winter session TEN Nov. atl isea, " harsA lsth
UPNoFoduolion ofluition on asoou NJ of absoheo .
Boarding VIII b farniaAsdby ~ he PrihslpAia Al
nFIhavo also purchased a Piano. ana secured
apon the riapoahd other ihiirumsntai nusls, on
reasonable terms ~ ,t,.
March 10, lee9-Si.is' Prhe,pSI
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IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
EB. MALSEY'S S''"
FOR EST swim f.,
'f'| ''N iiA','e AID 5IuaaTiuy
ia ID GUM,coArED FOREST PILLS.
10000 CURES In ONE YEAH

1000 CURES IN ONE YBAR
TNR. HALSRY, ofNew Yorb, has inyentsd BRO
lJeo.s BY Which rich and pIntisnt WINHis pro
ducod from certain plants ofgreAt medical vriusi
This delightful Wine eopbines all the high medical
properties OF tho DGadsiiss. &sssa1sriiis, YsI,Sp
Doik, Mid CARRY nd sertAln other planls, whose
virtues are tan tnss .Gssfirs edeai aRspts
80 pure hnd ntfsted are tho medis,nsi bson.,
ties OF this Wine, that has been found she nos, ef
fcctiVe medicine now In use. PTeQuently less m On
billy and sick 10 sirng and NJ keaiTh -
Every dose shows It's good effects on the
and 2. NE general hesl'h; apd yiih DR.. Hal!
cured. '.'i" r-ff . lit" ~ 'EFNH ? '7179'
Forest Pills, ana bottle oft6e Wino win oure ths
most Distressing forms Of this complain, 81
Agne and FeveF.-ope OF Two dosss OHIO
and the patientin allcases, where The directions
on the boil are adhered 10. h 81 esst,. .f.V
DroPsical ComPi yrom one to i've
h9xe, ofthe snd three bottles ofthe Wine cure
this obstinate disorder.
tDissrdtr Of rhs Kidnsys.--The ,Eoresi Wine snd
One or Two boxes Of he PIs snd two or tSrs' Soi.
,le. OF The wine are sunisientio aeeomplisb cure
'FDsSii,tv, Night sssais, ,s.ssist;on SnS WAN.
State tAs Charlottesville Forest Wine is pop-
ularremedy for all these complaints. One to three
bottles cure the worst eases wihoutih nae Of ,h.
Pills; but when the compliant is accompanied viii
some other dlsorderthe Pills will ibe required. o.
Rhssmatism. The efhcacy Of tho Forest Re msdiss
~ 4, kheumatisn i.vsry singular. Some Of Abe most
distressing easesl ever saw have been eurea By MeAs
IN teno ortwelye days tinhe., yyNtysgeaL ...7. p4
Biions Di,ord.rs aaS TsuI StemssL,- L,-one purva-
tive dose Of the Forest Pills will euIe any billions dI,
order. or any complaint arising from Foul stomach
and morbid eOndition ofthe bowels, i1TssJ 81.
Ssp"'.-one or two purgatiye doses will cure To-
Vera.
coaghs. Csid,, sts.--ons tox ofths Pills, and =
oone OF the Vino. will break up and cure the most
severe we're colds; ;eonsh., md pain In the breast.
Ulesrs. Bale. BiotsAss. Sesbtsd HssS, RiHfsern,
Eryspsiss Sat Rktsm Sore Evss, snd Every Iiud si
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Pub shei february ~ 1862
Oh ~ptar IA

AN ACT 10 amend --c'inn one Of chsp'er
60 Of rh- Revised 5 ains-. bring An
Al eniitl-i OF hlli> OF Exchange aud
fr"mi.orv Proni sory N"l-s."
Tn pe"pl, IF the State If Wisconsin
r,prsse"hd In S.Hu'e and .AseDtbiy, do
enact a fo'i"rs.
Section /. Section one of rhap'er sxry
of the RrsI,-i STATUTES .hali re.,i ~ toll
low VI u"ie. 1T "fl'ing rnAie and
sigrs'i by suy ptr>'n wh-reby be shall
prntni.- Z" paw :" ans other Ier-nn or or.
der, az unto the setf-r All, -urn uf money
therein u-n;I"h-i shall h- due aud pa, :
al A. ihs--in expressed. and shall have
the -am. Effect aud -hall h- u-g,riabie il
like manner, ~ inland bills Oi -x"hangs
accurding tn the custom "f merchants
Appru. sl F.hIunr, 10 1862.
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Views of Archbishop Hughes.

HE vitwS nf Archbishop lluyhes upon
the slavery question are IN two respect. To-
he re ardei as worthy of consideration.
From the high position which he occupies
in his churcl lis options are influential
with large proportion of the American
popuia He i moreover. regarded a,
this tine u e duly accredited repr eSents>
tive OF rhe American government upon n
fore'gn III s>inn.
IL recent letter Il the Paris Journal
des De6ats the Archbishop says:
Although | have never written or said
wori in favor of slavery am decidedly
opposed TO AbrIi'i,nism ss il il under
stood in A urIira The AbolilIoniSrS have
not the right 10 touch slavery in rhe Uni
ted State. except ~ in'lividua!s expressing
freely he r prt>on"i opinions
HE guiding chief nf the Abolition
movement in the Nnrlhern States appear
inspire by fansrical zeal on que ton
which concerns the most grave Interests of
The Southern SIale> xnI the whole r"un-
'rv. Slaverv is The ii k man" Il the Uni
tei States. The 4 b" Inni-,s Of ,hr Moth
whete slavery does no -xr>r. see Tie STU
alton If the '>icS man" AT Il dis;anrr ihr0'
-Iesc"i'e. Their exaggerated view, in
Huelce tite r prescriptions
Tr-r- are severed ct;es in the south
where slavery is perpetual. and where he
yellow fever aud tie choErra aie freq eni
visitors ne could not suppose. that an,
Ar hb>hop or b>h"p could wish 10 make
himself the advnrae Of chn.e y ar yellow
t..v-r " hat ha yspuid dn would t.. to
ahan !on ihe treatucnt of these ,ua ii IS
To the lntIahtau III the cities Were incy
prevail, and he pi,y>,ci,us who know in
What nnamnrI hey can be cured or ln'tiga
ed; bat our ah"itiou,. durlurs Of the
north. who AwelI far from slavery and
th' >e ep''iefnIc>. would wish. in TIE inter
est OF humanity, 20 turn the cite, If tie
>ot'h. winch thay wnnii consider ~ the.
most ProInpt lrletn> of tIrif, ing The air. OF
d->tr'Niu iug AMI eE ermluttin., hv "a single
RENE 9, the cho'era, slavery and he yellow
fever
There are in the southern states fonr
millions of ~laves Ah"!i-h slavery all 1T
!, sn,iien, AMI what will become Of them !!
What viii herorne # heir na>ter-2 y hal
viii b-c"'"e of he prooinr'~ # their labor
of which E,' "pr ha> such Need ? The ab
"h,"n party of North America take no
account OF al. this
S""ll' 'r >tntnen's were expressed hy
The Arch bishop last summer il published
letter He then intiInte ell his de,ire thar
the difficulties between the north AMI The
south might be- anirably set lei b, aey.-
tIarlon> III general consen ion--nnt, how
ever. dispensing With fhe use OF the arm,
duIl"g tic existing hostile relations of IL.
lWO StrIlNns.
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LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
IPabEsh.d FIJI g .S62.1
CHAPTER 46.

AN ACl TO AInend Chsp'er 100 Of the
hevi--d Statutes. entitled Actions and
wr'i' "f sr're facias AMI quo warr.nt"" "
The l,,ojoIe of the .St1te 0f Wisconsin,.
rsp'es,atei IN .Seaose and issemj'y do en-
act ia f,1,D;
Section Whenever An action shall
I've brought III / 9 supreme court, bv The
At'ornav G-nerzi. III the name of The
State. for the pnrrse of vararing III.
charter or annuiing the existence of a
corporation, The >nrnrons shall b- person
ELY serve: upon s"m- officer Of he cor.
poranon naIned deten'ian therein If
TO I,- found ~i,hIn his .ra'e Snrh >.,>
wee NAV be ruad- hy the -he,i itf uf any
county IN The state If any sheriff TO
whom such SUMMONS hall hive been lie
liv-I-,i f,r rvrr". ehall u AXE return
thereon that uo tl .-r nf surh corp,,ra
non can. af 81 due hiiig-nce. he inuud
within thl> sia'e and shall verify HE ss,n-
by hls affidavit. The Attorney G-uera Al
shall cause y copy "f such >urntn"us t. lie
published In The state pa eT cn"e IL Z uh
week f,r at east four -urce-siv.. we-k
Upon fling such proof "f ha' publication
-. !. ,equrei h, >uhin i,"n 3 nf section
13 of chap'er Ia of fts K vi>ed >,aru e.
~ItiI the c.-rk "f s.id cuur'. III. seIyi..e at
the snmInons shall he 'etmrl cornpl-,-.
aud the colr, shall pr"ce-d a. though
p-rs"na. s-ryicr had been made on such
corp"ra'ion.
SIC. . If 'he .nmmon. .haIl no, be-
personally served. The corp ration or their
legal representa- ives shall. pu application
and sufficient rause >hos u. be allowed 90
def nd Sait action ~ any tir,,e hrf,r- tunI
lndg r-uf. hu' u"' ih-rr.a' er.
Sec 3 II IN anS sucl action Judgment
shall h- rendered = .aln>r such corp"rari"n
aud receiver OF It's property, or "i any
property In which IL has any Int.re- lie
gal or equitable. br appointed. The c"nrr
may, IN lis discretion, nrIer y sale of all
such property, and dispo>iii"n of the
proceed. thereof aunng the cfe,iirors OF
such corp ration. The court NAV also.
ia . di>creiinn order vi cost and dis
bnr>ern-nt-. duly taxed h> the proper ai-
thnriry. 10 hs paid from IA. fleet, in III,
hands Of the r-reiyer to the pc sous emit
tied rh-rrto or To- the Attorr ev General
,sking his or rh-ir 'sr-ipi therefor.
See. 4 4 sum sufficient 10 pay nI nee
e.s ?. cos:. and ,li~burs mruts incurred IL
bringing or prosecuting such ariion' 10
b.. au!ltrd hy th- So. = Al. - .S,ar, l.
h-r-hs Arpro;.rla ~ "u, "f .,nr n,"uey III
'''e t-A~nr, nut oii,eiai>e. Appropriated
II i hrretv na,i~ he tutt e ;t,., f-,..-if ~
appointed IN Any snri artror. .r ihr
iuty ,f I'll, t,t'rpev G:I.r.l. IL
csse all moneys shall h.. delivered 10
hin hy >nch r-, ever. 10 repay 10 lh- sra.
co"" -n"h costs ""d Disbursements
zee 5 lis Art >ha,l take If e, ar.,
De- ~, forc- ir,m and after u. ,,ubic.rion
Approved F-iruar, 20 1862
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Practical jokes in Camp.

\ corr e>prii'irnt Wi nrg from the camp
of Gen. NELSON'S division III Kentucky, re
Iare> this Incident:
"OuI boys are furious for practical kr>
ani are constantly on th1 10 kuu; Tor sub
jer's One was recently procured III the
person Of n new trAtn>rei. who had the
,'hatg- of .iX large >rta-g. mules. John
" A. AZ" pr"lrlrt"' O' tw, large bu'Gle- of
I'd Is mrn"n con rabani IN c.,rnp-
Nhlcli wag dI>rnv-re'l. AMI re>tlvsI to
p">>e>>. Beng awa,- that IT,. dr ver'>
lie hl' upon the fol OWING plan to ge, rid
OF hiln
" Approaching the driver. who was bu
~ rurIs ing tri- mules. he acros ed hlm
"lgh, Il >as "l! ietiow, what are YOU do
iu9 there e.
Can ,'u S''r!' replied J,.hu grrfl
Ce'talrlv. resp nd ID was. but tna'
i not your business II Is AFTER tattoo
ani there / teIot hi el hete hy the
General who cures all 'he mules and
hur>.> brnu-h in after ralt"o.'
The mute driver bIl a. ouc4. wan ed TO
know wlare this lIa,t dresser kept ir!rn>e f.
! Wherenp"n he was directed - Cen Nell
-"n'> tent, viii the assIrance that there
was where the fellow hu,r out"
Inu can't mistake, lhe man" said the.
way; he is a Iarr. fellow. and pur, on
4 Numbering SIGH. lf airs for a man in his
/ business" lie will probably refuse To- do
il. and tell v"u 10 90 to the nevl. hnt
! don't II inl that; he has been drinking
o day Make iiur come oai. sure"
,lrhn po-tr'i of. and ell ~rng the tent
wher. oar Napoleon Of The F"nrlh D,vi
SION >ar IL deep reverle, prnbrbiy c"n>ra
rring the most exped'tinus method of tx
p~iIing the r-b-l Bnrkner from hi> native
STAT. SLAPPED hIn on the buck with 70 &c
>uiii'len 10 annh'Ihte man ct ordinary
>'z- NPruglhg 10 his fee, the General
acro-tr'i has unIn"iled guest "l'h. " Wei
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Captain Porter.

Tie Captain Porter who commanded the
gun boat Essex in the late attack upon
Fort Henry is the son of the ce!ebras ei
David 4. Porter, who acquired such iis
ilnc'lo'' IN the war with Great Britain in
-el2 II was graceful compliment TO
the u.eInorl of the elder Porter that i,-
s'""'d he name ~ E>>rx ni,pn the yiiu
'oa' "r'u uar dtt h, i, son in the l,;
e "a IN. t lea f p,rerrn..n ..,.-
tl"n ~'tn tie s>tx ra,GIe, tn. miui vivid
y back to one "f the most brilliant periods
IN our naval his orv.
Captain David K P.rter, with the frig
a. Eek. whi h carried thirt, two guns
euded the Vigilance the BRITISH cruisers
upon The American coast in 1914 a;.d bold
Is put tn SEA IN The South Pac tic The
number of BRITISH mrrrEanheu which he
'ie>tr"yei Is amost Incredible. IIs oearly
anrihilatei the eiietnv's cumrnerc. in thar
remote pat of'he globe. The British All
niraIty sent friEa'e after friy4te in I,ur>ni,
of rh- bold >allor.h with remarkable SEA
nanship and DIX erIty he succec,ied in
giving ihen The slip.
At length, after w"ndrons career OF
fortune ne took refuge ia the neutral l.ar
b"r of Valparaiso, III the i,epuIic "i Chill.
There he Mas c,n>ey htuckaded b, two
BiIIlSi tnen-"f-nar, one of them superior
IL >z- and Lumber of guns 10 the Essex,
and the other haf - Iaige Finding tha,
hey could capture him IN 10 other way.
the B,ltieh ronmandrr determined To vin-
ia'e the neutrality Of the port. ard attack
'ilm where he lay, pFo'ec ed by all the
laws Of matt ns
When her n-cp>s'ties require, Great
Is lta'n does not stand upon reremnr-
"fi> Respect for the oh-..I> anre IF neutral
rlIh;s. aS her history ter hundreds nf years
attest. She has seldom. however. com
mt e' Il more arrori,,u~ uutrave than III.
a''"ck upon The Essex in Valparaiso =
y hat would have been thought if The
y ner''an brig Iu>,:arnr. II ri steauI.d mo
Southampton, En!iaHi, where the Con.
fe'icrare vessel Nashville. lay. and made
| 'he harb~r the tII-arrr Of 4 bloc iv tipht 2
| The whole world would have b-en ~
t"nnd'.d AT lie au laci'v sni rasraIlty OF
'he as; Th>i was JUS, il principle what
The E"g!l~h naval 90 ninau,ier did AT Val
pa'ai~" III 1914. H. c"m,ne ce The Al
tack upon the Essex a> She was riding a,
anrh"' III the bay, when e,.>ned one ot
he mos bloody aud t..>r,.r.te naval .u
g-rnenrs on record Porter fought the
IMMENSELY superior force agan>, hlm un>
III hi 'iecks w-re >hnpery with blood. and
until The Essex brcarn- triylifuI week
when he struck hi cuiors II WI. \ ylo
rl"us defense. aud greatly enhanred Amer
l"au reputation uhro' all South America
hV common consent the nyne If David
K Porter took i;s place with Pam Jones
N1th Barry, Tluxt"n. p.eb!+, B,utritre
II u! and Decatur brilliant cons 4iia.Ion
"t naval heroes, whose fame will ever he
hlL'f upon th- page Of history The
courage anj ability OF tn. v.,u,lgar C.,,r
Porter show that h- is 4 worthy de~,.end
Ait of his llu>triuu> father. ard that tn.
gi"'y Of the Essex viii suffer 10 abatement
~ lis haul~