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Z ,p.uk Il. Cpl..'AI~
AN ANCIENT IRONCLAD.
The First ArmOred Vessel Was Con-
structed Way Back in 1885.

Inc rlrst ArmOre0 tesse4 NaD Con.
structed Way Back in 1885.
The idea Of protected ships, such as the
modern men-of-war, is by no means an alb
solutely new one. This is proved, says the
Western Mail of Cardiff, by the fact that
an armored vessel was constructed though
crudely, of course. as far back as 1856 by
shipwright of Antwerp. during the wars
between the Spaniards and the Dutch
The greater part of the Netherlands had
come into the possession of The house Of
Iabsburg in 14T7, but in the early part of
the sixteenth century it passed to the Span
lsh crown. At this time the principles of
the reformation had spread throughout
the iowiands, and when the SpaniarSs in
stituted the inQusition there disturbances
broke out. The Spanish soldiery pillaged
the towns Of the Netherlands in their
work of suppressing the rebellion, and Ant
werp being a margraviate suffered greatly
In the summer of 1885 it was invaded by
the Spanards, both by land and water,
ana the people of Antwerp built The first
protected ship on record in an sattempt to
break through the line Of beskgers In the
river. 1t was a craft of unusual size, with
fiat bottom, Its sides ed,with iron plates
fastened into great beams of wood. When
finished the builders thought it a floating
castle, impregnable to the artillery and
missiles of those days, which should crush
all opposition, as 1t contained a great num-
Der of men, some of whom were pla ced
like sharpshooters in the tops of the masts,
and the rest protected by the buwarks.
They were SO confident that the craft
would rout the enemy that they called
it "Finis Belh," thinking 1t no doubt
would put an end to the war. Unfortu-
nately, however. the early ironclad proved
disastrous failure, getting stuck upon
bank of the Scheldt after a very short
and unhappy carer. The Spaniards were
greatly amused with the untimely end of
the great vessel, while the brave burghers
of Antwerp changed the name from "Finis
Belii' to 'Perdito EXpensal' or Money
Thrown Away" The crew then deserted
the ship, and the Spaniards, after defeating
the Netherlanders in a naval battle, car
ried the NOR ster in triumph TO the camp of
Alexander of Parma, where IL became one
of the sights of the tunes. The city of
Antwerp was taken August Il, 1885, and
so the first ironclad on record came to an
unfortunate end.
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field the che capable % touching all the ~
SppnsiVe chords In your mature. ana who
VII bring you In life that happiness %
which you are 80 worthy aud walch T. az
one time. fondly hoped you might obtain
through me.
Il have met SRI here at the Pier-youns
ana pretty. OF coarse. but. nlicuN QUE ca
ingenious, original and fresh as A breexe
nom the ocean
II believe she loves me, Flo-cncet Only
thirk OF II! My reasons for so thinltin- arl
ner oNn artlesS words. her waist can ne
naturally curly. Q large ana her h"ir Is
DO write me soon an about yourself, Ara
small waists urhealthy7 FaIthfuliy yonrs,
The heiress repliel:
Dear Walter, Richaeld T. the s,ou.es,
tT We uIeu YET Next year, ] think I
small cruise on the Mediterranean. TIE rid.
nag Is good here and Willie Colgate h ont
WIN his drag. Awfully glad you've fallen
IN with such a claiming Eiri. Small waists
are not always unhealthy, hut one such az
You descrloe must represent a gooi deal OF
pressure. Get her 10 let it out You are
riSht about our agreement: We never should
nave pulled toeether: each has too much
totce OF character. Have about made pp
my mind to hit IL on with Willie COLGATE
most or hts time at the club. VIII YOU
come 10 the weddinCg Yours.
FLORENCE EDGTH WESTON"
IEere was kirness at the Casino that
Il.
30 DID their coIlege-boy brother, Herbert
fFeyn carried OF the honors In the
Dutch dance dancing with Fred Duncan
VINO looked for all the world like one of
NIP Van Ninkle's friends on the noun
talh' Constance and the Summer Man
We're hooked together. as a matter Of course
ne spanish gypsy dance was their part Of
the program
Garland had occasion 10 remember that
evening. Constance. in a little crimson
velvet Jacket. all tv'inkling With spangle.
her hair Heating about her shoulders and
snrnounted by a fantastic little cap With a
son tassel was the gAyest OF the dancers.
waiter was fitting comps mon. I'm his VEL
Vet knee-breeches and crimson sash
constance Kept perfect time 20 the wild
weird music of the Roumanian hand and
many OF the spectators pronounced her the
most graceful OF the dancers
Inc summer Man noticed DURING the
evening a sleek young fellow In the audit
ence. who never took his eyes OF the OGDEN
girls during the performance
constance had a fine bunch OF roses
handed up on the stage TO her, in addition
TO tfcse Garland sent her, and he saacis3
ne saw her smile at the sleek young man
without saying anything, he siyly glanced
at the card. Ii read:
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PRESIDENT PEnIER'S PLUCK.
His Comrades Recall a Touching In
cident of His War Record.

cident of His War Record.
One of the most memorable events in the
life of NJ. Casimir-Perier, says the Paris
CORES pondent of the Times, was his bravery
captain of the Mobiles of the Aube dur
ing the fighting outside Of Paris in 1870.
He was by the side of Commandant de
Dampierre when the latter fell MORALLY
wounded at Bagneux, and with the bullets
whistling about him he carried Of the body
of his chief with-so the report ran-"un
entrain remarquabie." This act and this
period was touchingly recalled yesterday to
the president by his old comrades, who
were received by him at the foreign Office.
They had come to offer him q bust in
bronze, the Military Courage Of NJ. Du-
bois. and to congratulate him on his cleo
ton TO the chief magistracy. Two captains
of the Mobiles addressed him In the most
affectionate terms in the names OF all the
officers of the first battalion Of the Mobiles.
One of them said:
1T Is not only the legitimate pride ex-
perienced by your companions in arms
that express to you here, Ii Is in particu-
lar the patriotic Joy OF good Frenchmen,
who know that the destinies of the country
are in valiant hands. Do you recall the at
tack of Bagneux? / seem to see you still.
undaunted and resolute. Ieaping the first,
at the head of your company and under a
violent fire, upon the barrica0Ns defended
by the Royal Bavarian Guard 1t was
there that YOU received in your arms and
tore from the Germans our brave COM
mandant, Comte de Dampierfe, 1mortalIy
wounded at your side. 1t was owing to
your GOODNESS and presence Off mind that
the defenses of the village were ostfianked
and the enemy was driven from his posi-
TORS. From the moment of tits brilliant
engagement Of October Ii, 1875, You were
our veritable chief; for your rare nature,
modest, anectionate and firm, sinspired in
us absolute confidence and dexoti0n. Per-
haps some day We shall relate the exploits
of our battalion Of which you ysreothe soul
and the honor"
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beautifully located capital on the face of
the globe. II Is only twenty-six miles from
the sea. and it Is connected with the port
of ChemulpO by a poor wagon road, which
climbs up the hills and over the noun
tai1s TO get to il. The sluggish Han river
flows within three miles Of it, and 1t was
UP this river that l rode in a little steam
tug to a landing place not far from the
spot on which Kim Ok Kiun's dead bo1y
Was cut into Sax pieces a month or so ago.
ChemulpO.
But first take "a lock at Corea's chief sea-
port.
ChenulpO is the place at which Seoul gets
Hl its provisions. 1t is now the lfveliest
little city of Asia. There are something
like two-score gunboats in its harbor, and
the japanese have all told twenty-eight
TUrbnats and transports there. The harbor
Is large and land-lOCked bv islands The
Il T. has an enormous rise end fail, often
Is high thirty feet and boats which get
close 10 the town are left on the mud when
the tide goes out. Chemulpo lies right on
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At, and II he goes to his relatives funeral
he must put on the garb Of the mourner
Death gives more work to the tailors than
weddings, and the mourners of Corea wear
long yellow gowns, with hats as big as
umbrellas above them. You can tell some
thing about the position Of a man by the
size of his sleeve, and there Is no place
where hat means so much as In Corea.
Carp's Filtration.
For long time I Toasted my eyes upon
what I considered the pretty little girls Of
the country. They were dressed in bright
gowns. They parted their hair in the mid
die, and they tied the long braid which
hung down their backs with neat little rib
bons. Once or twice l smirked and smiled,
but could get no smiles in return, and I
know now that these little girls were no
girls at all, but merely young boys, who,
not being married, have to wear their hair
down their backs. After they are welded
they Will put on hats and wrap their hair
up on the tops Of their heads in a waterfall.
All Of the men of Corea wear waterfalls or
topknots. These are just about as big as
the fist of a baby, and they rest on the
crown of the head. They wear gorgeous
hats, and they are, / believe, the best
dressed men in the world. Their customs
are as queer as their dress. and they both
mt 50 closely together that / will write of
the two In the future.
@u z CoL..to.
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along the edges Of the structure. II would
rot take much more than a Calling gun to
batter down the heavy doors by which these
arches are closed. These doors are bigger
than those of any barn in our country
They are swung up on pivots made by pins
htunS into the masonry at the top and the
bottom. They are sheathed with plates Of
iron riveted on with big bolts. and up until
now the common Coreans have believed
them defense against the enemy They
have as much ceremony connected with
them as other nations have with their forts
and there are officers in charge of them
who would lose their heads IL they failed In
< h@ir S.aty. Every night just at shutdown
these safes are closed. and they are not
opened again until about In the morning.
The signal OF their closing and opening is
the ringing OF a massive bell in the exact
center of the city. After this those who are
In cannot get out. and those who are out
SIDE cannot get in.
The Mammoth Locks.
The greatest care Is taken of the keys to
these gates. The locks close with a spring
and the keys are kept In the kings ralace
except at the time that they are used at
the gates. The locks themselves are guard
I'd all day at the palace and are only
Drought 10 the gates a short time before
closing the city. I wish l could show you
one OF these locks. Each gate has two of
them and they are each as heavy as a ten
year-old boy. 1t is all that one man can
do TO- carry them from one part of the city
70 the other. and when / tried to lift one l
found my back strained. They are of mas
give iron. They are made in the shape of
box and are two feet wide and at least a
foot thick They lock with a spring much
Ike that of paddock, and ID takes a ham,
mer to put them together
When lifted the lock the gateke eper with
horror warned me to let II alone. He point
ed to my neck and drew his finger rapidly
around his own in order to let me know
that ! was In danger of losing my head I
stiii held IL and he rushed toward me as
though hs would seize IL from my hand.
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learn that there IL a decided difference be-
l. zen the equipment OF the two armies The
: - have landed their m IN with the best Of
c, err thing and have their stores complete I'm
every department They have 80 ca VARY
anu about ~ field guns, including machine
and mountain guns. They have full st1oks
o. provisions and are Supplied with pOnJoou
b-tIses. telephone lines and ali the ma
tcri-ls Of modern warfare. On the other
hand. the Chinese are said TO be calling on
the COreans 70 supply them with ponies,
cattle and rice. Corea Is very poor. The
country Is on the verge OF starvation, and
tins Chinese would not be able TO carry on
their war long by rations supplied in this
way.
The japanese have demanded OF China
that she give up all pretsnse Of sovereignty
over CJrsa- II China does this she will lose
her reputation throughout the far east and IL
may lead 70 the Acknowledgement Of her gov
eminent Her provinces are by no means
closely tied together and the Fight that she
10 making may be tor her existence Is an
empire as well as for q show Of power In
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~ edge Of the sea with great hills rising
behind il. aai IL is on one Of these that
Z % stands the house where admiral Shu-
1rhlt met tn CJrran crmr1issiJncI in 1SS2
AMI made The treaty which opened COrea
4 the civilized world. Since then Chernu1po
has ErlSSn 10 be quite a city, AMI ii looks
more like a slice OF japan than Corea. 1t
has twenty-five hundred japanese and thir-
ty-fve hundred Corean popU la;ion. There
are less than a thousand Chinese, four
Americans. sixteen Germans. and five
tHglishmen in it. The only American bust
ness firm III CJrea is located in Chemulpo,
and this is. i think. now closed on ac-
count Of The war. II has been about de-
Ci'irl u regard ChemulpO as Neutral ground,
end this will prevent its being fired upon
IL either party. Were IL otherwise. a single
guuboat could shell It cut of existence, as
Ii kdrbor is open and unprotected
AZ IA San.
The fighting has been at va San. which Is
about nifty miles south of ChemulpO. IL was
At this point that the Chinese troops fist
landed. and l.. 10 came here at the instance
a. the king to aid him in putting down the
rebellion. They did nothing to help how
''-r. as has been Incorrectly stated In the
Iapers. They merely remained at Va San
In tie meantime the japanese began send
Ing troops 20 COrea, and by the LIST Of July
taey had : no soldiers IN Sep-II ard SO In
Cl~nuspo. TSiS caused the Caiaese to senI
more soldiers. hut they LANDED all their
troops at y a san. being for the time appdr-
emily paralyzed by the japanese invasion.
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} W NV ~ I'll II
You some idea OF
Seoul. the capital of
Corea- 1t is the GEN.
ter OF the war trou-
ole between China
and Japan. A battle
may be fought in 1t
any day and the lr-
ing would wipe its
matched nuts from
the face OF the earth.
1t lies in a basin in
the mountains and
1t is perhaps the most
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IL W as ABOUT IO
take a header" when
shrill screams caus-
ed him to turn
around.
A terrified girl.
W e z hing in the
neighborhood Of q
hundred and seventy,
up to her knees In
water. was making
the col m tion,
clutching frantically
at the arms Of q
meek young man.
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entity looking into a great Kaleidoscope of
Acknowledged humanity which changes in
colors and costumes at every tupn of the
barrel There are different Costumes for
all positions in life. and every nIaIt9 wears a
dozen different kinds Of dress during a year.
II he goes TO a wedding he has his own out
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The Wonderful City Which Ma Be
Destroyed by War.
In The STREETS OF SEOUL
A Comparison Of the Troops Of
China and Japan.
GREAT WALL AND IT'S GATES

Copyrighted. 1891, by Frank G. Carpenter.)
Written for The Evening Star.
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THE STORY OF A SUMMER MAN
By VIRGINIA NILES LEEDS.

Copyright by the Irving Syndicate.
CHAPTER /.
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COrean MaideBs.

am human enough to want to study the
women of every country I visit. 1 found
this very hard in Seoul. The girls on the
streets wear shawls wrapped around their
heads. and only an eye peeps out through
the folds. In India and Egypt the women
are secluded, but when they go on the
street, If their faces are covered, they think
they are modest enough.
The fair girls of Cairo care not that THAR
dresses are open at the neck IL the bIa Oh
Veil hangs Ger their cheeks and the
n aidens of Hindoostan trot along with bare
legs. lille they pull thin white cotton gowns
around their eyes, p-iding themselves upon
their bracelet-covered arms and the an
Elets, which reach halfway to their knees
These Corean girls are mere bundles of
clothes. Their feet in their wadded stock
ings look fat as those of an elephant
and their skirts and their drawers hang in
great folds. l happened TO rub against one
as / passed her on the streets of the city.
She looked angrily at RE out of the tail of
her eye, and fed like deer.
As she ran l noted a gorgeous man clad
in red dress and little hat of white
straw, which sat on the top of his head
looking at me. He had a fan in his hand
and he glowered fercely upon me- I asked
Gen. PAX who he was, and he told me he
was servant of the palace and that he
did not know but that he was related to the
girl whom i had insulted by touching her
We looked at each other for some time and
he tabbered at Pax in Corean. He was
dressed more gorBeouSly than Solomon in
his glory. He looked as though he came
cut OF handbook. He was, however only
enc of a thousand strange characters that
you may Zee any day on the streets of
Seoul There Ere no stranger people on the
face Of the globe. A masq Jerade of the ma
lions could not furnish more strange COS
tunes. and In going through Seoul you rub
your eyes again AMI again TO find whether
you are dreaming or waking. The kingdom
of C0rea Is made UP OF many classes of
people, and each has its costume There
are hundreds of officials connected with the
palace. each Of when wears a different
dresa =
The mobiles strut about In all sorts of
gowns. with their retainers in all sorts of
ifveriss. and you are all the while appar-
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HE WAS ABOUT TO
The herald., 1894-12-20
CONLEY Is FOUND.

Tho Missing Horse Trainer Tsrns Up at
Albnquerque.
Ed Conley, the horse trainer VIII, dis.
appeared from his home q wsos ago,
was found in Albuquerque, N NJ, yes
tsroay by friend,
Conlsy was o driver for DR.. Wise end
also for Richard Grid. nnd last fall took
in tho northsFn circuis during the races
He Was stationed SIT agricultural park
in charge of Gird's hosses when he lstt.
He il said to have nnnounrsd that
he was going to Hines ranch, near Wiz
mington. on short buainess trip. hat e
telephone message from Mr.. Hiuea
stated that Conley had not been there.
His friends and family bscsme greatly
worried over his unexplained absence
and began to fear foul play.
When Trainer Ed Ryaa rccsivsd q
telegram from gentleman in Albuquer
qre Yesterday stating that Conlsv was
there, Mr.. Ryan at once informsd the
misuiug man's wife. She notified ths
authorities 30 hold Conlsy. and she
strrted for Albuquerque ou tho 5 o'clock
traiu last night.
The herald., 1894-12-20

tics fully upholding his assertions. Con-
tinuing his argument he said that it was
a fact that the church today seemed
entering the penumbrs OF an eclipse.
'Such is the religious con dition OF
Christendom today, said DR.. Frost. The
spostasy which began in the early
centuries in the Roman and Greek
Catholic hierarchies has continued to
the present time. while Protestant
Christendom, with its 10000. 600
church mem bers in all the world, and
hall OF those give little or no evidence of
genuine piety. And so we are called
pessimists today, while we almost hear
the apocalyptic thunders rolling and the
Judgment trumpets sounding, and al
most see the judgment seats breaking
and the judgment bowls OF Gods wrath
pouring, the sun dsrkeniDg, the earth
quaking, the stars falling, Antichrist
reigning and the nationo wailiDg.
The conference will be reauaed this
morning
The herald., 1894-12-20
Finn Flam Operator on Trial.

j. W. Ellis, very clever young man
OF good appearance but of bad reputa-
tion. was on trial in Justice SeAman's 8
court yesterday ON charge of vagrxncy.
He was arrested on complaint OF De-
tectivs Good Imam, who charged that he
''roamed about the streets at late and
unusual hours of the night and that he
was All associate of dissolute persons"
The evidence of the officers showed that
Ellis was about what he was charged to
be; that he associated with notorious
people of both sexes, and that he had
no business or legitimate calling. He is
said to be one OF the supposed "fim.
fam" operators who, in company with
Ida Arbuckle, got away with $40 in cash
belonging to W. ]. Hildreth, = tourist
who met them in the Senate saloon on
South Main street. The Gaze was con-
tinued until this morning.
The herald., 1894-12-20
A Church Nursery.

The basement of Simpson Memorial
church is now humming like a beehive
on Sunday mornings. The pastor has
introduced a unique feature in the way
Of q nursery as we'll ss Kindergarten for
the Juveniles. His plan has met the
demand, and not only the basement Dut
the pews are becoming populous, as the
weary house mothers from homes OF the
poor find the privilege of an hours rest,
with spicy sermon and good music
gratis, a thing not to be rejected.
The basement work highly commends
itself. An ample corps of volunteer
young ladies, with an advisory staff OF
matrons. take turns in bouncing baby
jumpers and warbling nursery prattle.
A leading kindsrRardner has laid her
Sunday mornings under contribution.
The popularity of the affair and the do
nations forthcoming indicate that the
keynote has been struck in the heart Of
the hum an itarian of childhood.
The herald., 1894-12-20
Strangers in = Strange City.

A pathetic incident occurred at the
police station yesterday. A slender little
woman, with a small babe clasped to
her bosom, went to the station and ep-
pealed for help. With tears streaming
down her wan looking cheeks she told
really pitiful story of hunger and want.
1--WE came from Pomona" she said
amid sobs, "and are starving. With
another lady We live in a tent on the
river. and it is 80 cold and rainy! Ny
husband is in Jail, leaving myself and
Woodruff" The kind police captain
sent the poor woman and babe to the
Associated Charities, who. no doubt, as.
sisted her. This is only one OF many
such cases in the city.