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strange sight as;tAe eyes of a sailor ever
beheld. 1t was ship, to be sure. but one
again to be certain of it. There was the
great hull-there thy three masts-up aloft
the yards, and there were scores of ropes
trailing about like Shiny serpents. From
the fabric was covered with mud and
slime and barnacles and sea grass and
shells. and as she rested there the water
poured OF her decks and out Of her hold
bring the shivers Not a word had passed
between the pair OF US while the wave
raced in and across the island, and the
Il think this ends 1t. and let US both
thank Godl This ship was heaved up from
the bottom Of the sea, where she must
have rested for q, good many years, but
we'll have to walt day or two before we
investigate"
After a couple Of hours, to let the ground
dry out bit we descended the hill to
see what damage had been done. About
one-half the trees on the island had been
uprooted and carried out to sea, and of our
hut not vestige remained. There was
scarcely a stone as large as a hens egg
on the island previous to the wave, but
now we found that hundreds of rocks had
been distributed around. while the dead
fish were so numerous that we were hours
IN gathering them up and giving them to
the tide to bear away. Two hours after
the last shock the sky cleared, the sun
came out, and by night the island was
fairly dry in all parts. We, however, gave
the ship all the next day to get rid of her
water and harden in the hot SUM- You are
prepared to hear. of course, that she
proved to be the long lost Star of India.
We found that out before we had been
aboard Of her quarter of an hour. and
later on we had q dozen reasons for be.
lieving that the dying Malay had spoken
the truth.
1 tell you that ship was a queer siRht
Her ocean bed had been hundreds of feet
deep, and the mud covered everything to
the depth of foot-in some places two or
three. Neither Of us had heard of the Star
or her loss, but we knew this wreck to be
that of an Indiaman. and we went at IT
to clear away the stuff and get into her.
We were a full week doing this, and at
every turn we came across evidences to
prove the story Of the Malay Three or
from the way she had been knocked about
by cannon shot 1t was easy to figure that
she had made a hard fight and suffered
great loss of life before she gave in. Even
before we began work we found the aueer
holes bored in her bottom to scuttle her.
The great cabin and every state room had
two feet of mud on the floor, and l may
tell you that we worked hard for four
weeks before we got the hulk cleaned out
In the mud and among the mold and rot
We found rusty muskets pistols swords
pieces of jewelry. cutlery, crockery, glass
ware and what not, but in actual money
we found only five sovereigns. A part of
ing whatever Of value out OF it. Indeed
when our work had been finished, we sim
ply had big hulk resting on land a mile
from the beach and were only five gold
pieces better off than before The pirates
had swept her clean of treasure, plundering
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Cables Catch Whales.
From the Boston Globe.

From tne bOe TON GiOOe
Submarine cables are usually imbedded
in the Shiny bottom of the ocean. but al
certain points they hang like wire bridges
over deep submarine valleys. so that
whales and othe. large Inhabitants Of the
deep may become dangerous to the cable
Once in q while 1t is the cable that be-
comes dangerous to the whales, as re-
Gently shown in an accident to the West
ern Brazilian line.
There was some difficulty with the wire
and after many futile efforts the seat OF
the trouble was discovered seventy-six
miles north Of Santa Catharina- The cable
ship Viking was sent to repair the dam.
age, and began to take up the wire After
the cable proper had been grappled and
was wound to the surface on the large
drums provided for the purpose, 1t was
found that 1t hoated very much easier and
was more buoyant than Is usually the case
The reason was discovered when in a loon
Of the cable the carcass of a whale of more
than sixty feet In length came into view
1t appears that the whale had become
caught under the cable, and, not beine
able to lift 1t nor to go forward or back
1t became suffocated. By its last spasms
or attempts to free itself the whale had
damaged the cable SO that the sulation
was rubbed OF and the wire became use
less.
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the passengers before numbering them.
and we did not find in cabin or state room
SO much as single bone Of human ana.-
omy We made the ship our home for six
months, and were then taken off by
a whaler. and our story was the first
news received of the long lost ship
of-War to the island to overhaul the
hulk, and mementos Of her have long
been on exhibition in the British Mu-
scum Nothing could be more queer
sn snah tne way she was heaved up by the
sea to be discovered. From sound,nRs
made to the east Of the island in 1S67-6s
II was estimated that the great ship rose
from a depth Of over 1000 feet Nothing
put an earthquake could have lifted her
from that depth-nothing but a tidal wave
held her up and swept her to our feet.
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for {, beginner, with two minutes rest be-
tween each round. Plenty of good, coarse
Turkish towels should be used to wipe off
the perspiration caused by the exercise.
Five rounds each day are enough for a be-
ginner for the first few weeks. After tina t,
for the next fortnight the length of the
rounds can be increased to two minutes.
would never advise lengthening the rounds
beyond three minutes and care must be TAX
en- never to unduly tire oneself. After bout
with the ball the body should be wiped un-
til thoroughly dry, then a quick sponge bath
should be taken. and If the puncher, after
drying himself. will rub himself with witch
hazel and alcohol and hand-rub himself
Until he Is perfectly dry, and then don clean
underwear. he will go forth from the room
not only lighter in body and heart than he
was when he entered 1T, but also wonder
fully refreshed and invigorated.
]. B. (MACON) MCCORMICK.
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The EAST" Ball.

The East" Ball.
The first fast BALI worthy of note was
the invention of the proprietor of a Cleve-
land gymnasium. named Professor Rumsey,
who is credited with being Mark Hanna 8
teacher of sparring. This bag or ball was
merely a rubber ball. about foot in
diameter, inclosed in canvas covering
and suspended from the ceiling by a cord.
The bottom of the bail. which was hung on
q level with its users shoulders was fast
en2d TO the floor by rubber strap. which
was just loose enough to permit the ball to
fly back about a foot when sharply hit and
cause il to quickly rebound. This ball was
great Improvement on It's predecessor, for
Its use made a man much quicker in his
movements Its great defect was the fact
that 1t had TO be driven away directly in
line with the puncher's position or 1t would
revolve in a circle and have to be stopped to
be steadied
The present form of punching ball Is in
its general construction somewhat akin to
the foot bail employed by our coliegians in
their games. only ordinary leather is used
for the covering instead of pigskin. The
ball is usually suspended from a ceiling but
where the ordinary ceiling is too high a
wooden disk about six or eight feet in d.
RUeter ia used instead. This disk is mainly
what makes the bail so useful. Ordinarily
II is suspended from the regular ceiling by
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round contest with Charley Mitchell, and he
was frequently told by members Of his
"aw1ence," "Oh, yes! you kin punch ball
all right, but how about Charley Mitchell?"
Corbetrs skill.
One of the greatest exhibitions Of ball
punching ever witnessed was that given BY
Jim Corbett in Madison Square Garden a
few days before he started south to wrest
the championship from John L. Sullivan.
On that occasion the disk used on the
stage was two feet six inches above the
top of his head, and the center of the ball
was just below his chin. Among his other
feats that day he fought the ball with both
hands as rapidly as he could hit out for
three minutes without cessation. Good
against the disk not less than 12O times
each minute, or $50 times in all. The ball
was blown up very tight and its resiilancy
vas very great. Assuming that the ball
travelled five feet each time 1t was struck
1t went 1900 feet in all, or about one-third
of mile. This was great speed when It
is remembered that the ball changed dlrec-
ticn 240 times a minute.
Four Great Funchers.
The four greatest ball punchers In the
pugilisttc profession are Tommy Ryan. Jim
Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons and Young Grif-
TO- Parson Davies claims that Ryan Is the
best Of the lot, and am inclined to agree
with MIN. Corbett makes ball punching one
Of the features of his theatrical entertain
ments. Bob Fitzsimmons alternates his fist
blows with jabs with his elbows and he can
make the ball fairly ouch each time he
uses them on it. Critic, too, is very good
at this elbow work.
People who wish to punch the ball as an
exercise should suspend it in room which
while we'll ventilated, is free from drafts
They should strip to the waist, and wear
nothing but drawers and slippers. 1t il
we'll to incase the hands in loose kid gloves
from which the fingers have been cut. This
will prevent any abrasion of the knuckleS.
which is sometimes caused by glancing
blows. One-minute rounds are long enough
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y
myself the pleasures of the table"
Punch the ball." l responded. Ball
punching is one of the best physical meth
DDS of reducing the weight and improving
the wind of f1eshy people. When a ball Is
fought, energetically and persistently. the
exercise produces profuse perspiration.
Every muscle of the body and limbs is
brought ito play and there is little or no
darger of strsining any of them, and that
Is more thar. can be said Of pulley lifting"
and many other kinds of ssymnastic work
Fat fairly melts away from the regular
ball Tupcher, and he obtains nearly all the
benefits of sparring without any of it's in
conveniences. such as bloody noses, black
eyes or bruises" My friend took my ad-
vice. bought him punching ball. fought
1t every day for fifteen or twenty minutes
according to my advice, and now he tips
the scale twenty pounds lighter than he
was and he looks and feels 50 per cent
better than he did before ne began the ex-
ercise.
The Old Apparatus.
The punching ball' of today differs very
materially from the fighting bag" which
was used in the days Of Tom Hyer. Yam
kee Sullivan, Heeran and Sayers, and even
IN ice CobUrns time. The bag then used
was huge affair. nearly as tall as man
and twice as bulky. 1t was filled with cot
ton. oats and such like heavy yielding ma
terial until 1t weighed about what its users 8
Intended opponent was supposed to scale.
1t was ST spended by a rope from the cell
ing In a room so that its center of gravity
was a little above Its users shoulders.
Naturally, in responding to blows, pushes
or shoves. ii swung slowly and ponderous-
ly- The ran who fought II not only punch
ed 1t with all his power. but collided against
It with his shoulders and body. This meth
Evening star., 1896-08-22
Liked the Cider.
From Answers.

Some years ago a well-known fors,,n
prince. who owns a large estate IN tha
Midlands. invited his tenants to q hunt
breakfast. at which claret was the nr,r.
c.pal beverage. After the breakfast and
just before the hounds were thrown of
champagne was handed around in large
cups, when ono old-fashioned farmer, after
taxing long pull at one of the cups and
smacking his lips. exclaimed: "Well, your
royal highness. didn't think much Of that
port wine we had at lunch. but must say
this cider Is the best ever tasted"
Evening star., 1896-08-22


they are making them in the wrong way.
They are taking medicines prepared by in
competent nurses, or inexperienced physi-
clans. They are daily submitting to exam
nations and local treatment, for which there
Is generally no necessity. They are grow
ing steadily worse instead of steadily better.
There is no reason why almost every wo-
man should not be we'll and strong. Over
thirty years ago, DR.. r. V. Pierce, of Buff
falo, an eminent and successful specialist in
the treatment of the diseases of women,
discovered wonderful specific for woman's
diseases that has since become world ia
nous as DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription.
It cures all forms of female weakness and
disease. Its effect is Immediately percepti-
Bile in the better feeling of the patient 1t
forces out impurity, soothes the inlamma-
ton that is always present in disorders of
debilitating drains on the system. 1t cures
nervousness, irritability, sleeplessness, lack
of appetite, lack of vitality.
Evening star., 1896-08-22

es of the earth and will the great host of
sensitives become their slaves? Perhaps
that is somewhat the case now. Trust
worthy authorities relate hypnotism with
the same power by which the teacher inn
presses his students, the preacher converts
his congregation. the pleader convinces the
jury, the oross-examiner ''rattles' the wit
ness, or by which the orator holds his audi
ence with bated BREATH receiving cheers at
every nod, although heard and understood
by Few. According to this. Mr.. Bryan is a
hypnotfst, and doubtless Mr.. Mckinley is
one. JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS Jr
Evening star., 1896-08-22

strong iron rods. so that 1t forms a pseudo
ceiling about eight or nine feet above the
floor. The cord suspending the ball can be
raised or lowered so that the center of the
ball can be brought, as the puncher NAV
desire. to the level of either his chin or
shoulders. Generally the cord Is attached To
the ball by a metal swivel, which permits ~
to revolve longitudinally should it NOT be
struck fairly.
John L. as a Bag Puncher.
John L. Sullivan was the first pugtlist Of
note to use the present form Of ball In his
training. few days before he fought
Paddy Ryan for the championship Of Amer
lea at Mississippi City he gave an exhibit
tion Of ball punching in his training quar-
ters at Carrollton, above New Orleans. that
an azed and delighted his friends. His last
blow burst the ball, and as 1t collapsed
Arthur Chambers exclaimed: John, if
see you let go that way at Ryan in the
ring III shut my eyes. for don't want to
see him murdered"
Dominick McCaffrey was the frs. pus1l-
ist TO give public exhibitions of ball punch
ing. Ihey We're given in Bowery museum.
but they did not meet with the hearty an
proval OF the 'toughs' of that famous
thoroughfare. 1t was just after his four
Evening star., 1896-08-22
Devices to Produce the Mesmeric
49,. State Mechanically.
WHIRLNG MIRRORS AND CRYSTALS
Influence Of Certain Chemicals
Upon Sensitive Subjects.
U SES OF THE WEIR

VEN HY NO g 1 8
may now be pro-
duced by machinery.
We are approaching
a day when the d.
rect influence of
Svengalies will not
be necessary to
throw Trilbies into
subjective s t a t Q 9 !,
when hypnotists will
exert their powers
through machinery
set to operate at
given times, the
Evening star., 1896-08-22

"a wealthy friend of
Vmine, who is some
what Of an epicure
and was more corpu-
lent than he cared to
be. said: Macon, !
am fifteen or twenty
pounds heavier than
I ought to be. How
can / take t h a t
weight off without
dieting? / am will
| II g to work a bit,
but I won't d en- V
Evening star., 1896-08-22

paper-bound. absolutely free to any woman who
Will send twenty one cents In one-cent stamps
to cover the cost of mailing only to Worlds DIS
pensary Medical Association. 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y. If handsome. substautial French
cloth binding Is desired, send ten cents extra,
thirty-one cents in all
Evening star., 1896-08-22

If a door is hung
to swing one way,
there IS no use
trying to push it
the other W ay.
There is a right
and a wrong way
to do things.
Many thousands
of wo m n in
; America are sick,
and would like TO
be well. They
are making efforts
Evening star., 1896-08-22
GREAT r1EDICAL BOOK FREE

Every woman should have copy of Doct
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. II
Evening star., 1896-08-22

q handsomely illustrated volume
OF a thousand pages, several
chapters of which are devoted
to the reproductive physiology
OF women. II is written in plain
language, and contains over
three hundred illustrations and
colored plates. Until recently,
It was sold at a dollar and a
half copy. and at this price,
1t reached the tremendous sale
of six hundred and eighty thou
Evening star., 1896-08-22
PUNCHING THE BALL
A Healthfll and Weight-Reducing
Exercise.
GOOD ADVICE TO HEAVY-WEIGHTS
Beautiful Exhibitions by Champion
PugiIists.
G. n ER AL DIR ECT 0 N S

Copyright, 1896. by the Bacheller syndlcate.)
Evening star., 1896-08-22

presence Of the Instruments being un-
known to the subjects. The mechanical
mesmerizer will then find an essential
place in the burglars tool kit, and we will
have to look under our beds to see IL such
traps have been set by our enemies. The
mechanical hypnotizer as now made. how
ever, Is strictly a scientific instrument.
The governments bureau of education re-
Gently purchased collection of such appar-
atus. which are new in this country. They
Will be used by specialist for studying
the values of hypnotic suggestion in the
education Of the abnormal classes. Ex-
periments will be made determining their
effect upon the sensibilities emotions.
breathing. circulation and temperature of
the BODY
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-27

Before adjourning sine die Chairman
walsh, in happy speech, congratu-
lated the delegates on the success of
the convention, which had exceeded
his most sanguine expectations, and
presented the golden opportunity for
the south to show its great possibili-
ties for future development, its Him
liable resources and natural advan-
tages under favorable conditions. He
impressed on the southerners that
Chicago had done her part, and the
responsibility was now on the south.
Three lusty cheers were given for
the American flag and when Gov. Bull
lock called out: Now the rebel yell"
that was also given with will three
times. With these exercises the con-
vention came to an end.
This evening the delegates were en-
tertained at the First Regiment armory
by the Union League club, the Chicago
committee and the officers of the First
regiment. There was a military and
civic reception, fancy drill by the
regiment, dance and feasting until
late hour.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-27
GRAVE CHARGES
Made by William Fl. Graves, One Of thu
Bidders for Bonds.

Made by William Fl. Graves, One of the
Bidders for Bonds.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-William III.
Graves, whose bid for S4,5OO. 900 of the
new government bonds was thrown
out, ostensibly for the reason that Mr..
Graves could not produce the gold in
payment therefor, charges that he is
the victim of conspiracy in which
Secretary Carlisle and J. Pierpont Nor
gan played leading roles. Mr.. Graves
says that he made all necessary ar
rangements to pay for his allotment OF
bonds, but that the original certificate
of award was misdirected. He COM
planned to the treasury department by
telegraph, and on the afternoon of
February II he found the notice of al
lotment at the general post office. The
postmaster would not give him the
notice. Eventually the treasury au-
thorities said they would receive the
gold from him and give him a certifi-
cate of deposit.
But" says Mr.. Graves, ''the treas
ury department absolutely refused to
deliver any bonds in payment for the
gold, despite the fact that, in accepting
our bid, they had agreed to deliver the
bonds to us when we offered our gold.
the same as planned ito do in all other
cases. We offered the gold, but they
would not deliver the bonds
Mr.. Graves alleges that the notice
was purposely INSTRUCTED, and that
Banker Morgan prompted Secretary
Carlisle, having, he affirms, openly
threatened to squeeze" him (GraveS).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-27
McKinley's Party.

We gather from valued contem
porary that Maj. McKinley's birthday
was celebrated with great enthusiasm
at the Marquette club. the majors
rise from obscurity to the pinnacle OF
renown, his prowess at rail-splitting.
his liberation of the slaves and his firm
course in putting down the rebellion
were duly lauded. It is an admirable.
indeed a beautiful, feature OF the ac-
count of the celebration that much
praise is bestowed on A. Lincoln, a sim
cere but unpublished patriot, since dead.
who lent valuable assistance TO The
ma Tor in seeing to it that government
"of the people, by the people.
for the people" should not per-
;sh from the earth. Indeed, NJ.
Lincoln was worthy of much praise.
He it was, we are privately informed.
who first communicated to the major
the great truth that the foreigner pays
the tax. It is fine thing to see men
in the plenitude of their own power and
fame thus turn aside for a moment to
bestow praise on the humber workers
in the good caase.-Chicago News
lInd.).
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-02-27
THE HEMP WAS ROTTEN.

7
Fearful Botch Made Of St. Louis Hang.
ing-The Rope Broke When the Drop
| FOIL, and Murderer Fitzgerald Suffered
/ Cn.old Agonies for an Hour While q
/ New Rope Was Being Procured-Was 1t
| Legal?
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 21.-Those who ac-
cepted invitations to witness the exc
cution of James Fitzgerald, condemned
| to death for the murder of Annie Macs
| sens, his sweetheart, on the night of
| November "a, 1893, were hardly pre-
pared for the horrible sight furnished
them through the means of a rotten
rope.
Gov. Stone had authorized respite
until ten o'clock, and at 9:4a Sheriff
Troll received a telegram from the
governor declining to interfere fur
.her.
Proceeding at once to the cell of the
condemned man, bearing the death
warrant, the sheriff read the fatal doc
ument, the priest in attendance having
! administered the last sacrament.
The sheriff's deputies at once pre-
pared the culprit for execution and the
march for the scaffold began.
Fitzgerald, though pale, walked with
firm step upon the scaffold, and as he
stepped upon the trap the black cap
was drawn over his head, the moose
adjusted,an at a signal from the sher-
if the trap was sprung and Fitzgerald
| went down, but not to death.
The creaking sound as the platform
gave way and the rigid body shot
through was followed-not by the thud
SO well known by those familiar with
hangings. Instead there was a terrible
rending sound, as the thick hemp
strained and snapped. Then came an
awful jolt, as the pinioned body struck
the wooden platform eight feet below.
The fall broke the strands binding
Fitzgerald's knees and elbows, and,
liberated, he walked into the dead
house.
When put on slab FIR. McErlane,
the attending priest, said:
James, are you suffering?"
Father, am in awful agony" he
replied. '.If they are going to kill me
let them do it quick and end my suffer-
ing"
Sheriff Troll at once sent for his at
torney to ascertain his duty in the
emergency, and by the advice of the
latter at once sent for new rope with
which to complete the bungling job.
Meanwhile Fitzgerald suffered agony
from bodily pain and bitter cold in the
morgue, where attending physicians
did all they could to alleviate his suf-
ferings.
At II o'clock the new rope arrived,
and it was at once fastened to the scat
fold. The condemned man was once
more placed on the fatal trap. and at
11:Oa the drop fell again and Fitzger-
aid died.
prominent attorney declares the
execution to have been illegal. as the
death warrant read that the execution
should take place between and II
o'clock.
Fitzgerald died protesting his inno-
cence of the crime for which he suf-
fered.
Sheriff Troll, speaking of the acct
cent at the execution, says the rope
was new, made by the firm that sup
plies hangmen all over Missouri and
Illinois, and had stood what was con-
sidered sufficient test.
Chief deputy Anton Huebler says he
bought the rope few days before the
previous date of execution, January
-, and tested it with 800 pounds Of