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chantmen, valued at nearly a quarter
OF a million of dollars, and fought sew
eral stubborn battles with naval YES
sells OF her own size and strength. On
Oct. ], 1914, the Wasp hailed the Swed-
lsh bark Adonis, and took on board
two Of the surviving officers of the old
Essex after her destruction in Valpa-
ra1so harbor, and then passed on into
the dark mystery which has never been:
solved. That was the last intelligence
ever brought to any port by any ship
concerning the veteran fighter and VIC
tor. Her fate will ever remain an un-
explained puzzle. IL.
IS. The last vessel Of the series to be lost
at sea without leaving any sign behind
to- explain matters was the brig Eper-
vier, commanded by Lieutenant John
Shubrick. When the terms Of the treaty
between the United States and Algiers
We're dictated to the dey at the point
OF. the cannon by Decatur in 1915 a copy
OF the paper was sent home by the
Epervier The brig passed the strait
Of Gibraltar on July 12, 1915, and from
that time all trace Of her was lost. She
sailed out upon the ocean and was
swallowed up by the sea that has
wrecked the hopes and am bitions Of so
many.
4 In modern times the loss Of naval
vessels at sea has been comparatively
limited. The United States navy has
been singularly fortunate in this re-
spect during the last half century, but
this may be attributed as much to the
number.of ships in commission as to-
any skill or. safeguard. The mod
navy is built upon such different lines.
from the old class Of war vessels that
it is difficult to compare the two, but
it is safe to assume that the cruisers
of today could stand the elements much
better than their prototypes Of fifty
years ago. The mysterious disappear
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vessels flying the new stars and stripes.
The Inflated Saratoga, an eighteen-gun
ship, after performing brilliant SER:
vice on the high seas, sailed forth up
on the great ocean and disappeared for
ever from all human knowledge. What
we know of her is briefly summed up
in few sentences. After capturing
three English prizes she was intercept
ed on her way to Philadelphia with
them by the British seventy -four-gun
ship of the line intrepid, and after a
long fight she escaped from her heavier
adversary. No further word from the
Saratoga was ever received, and no
signs of her wreckage was ever dis.
covered. She probably foundered at
sea in a gale, but she never left anyone
behind to tell the tale.
This was in 1880, and the next loss .ef
a similar character occurred twenty
years later. The thirty -six-gun frigate
Insurgent, commanded by Captain Pat
rick Fletcher, was originally under
the French flag, but after she was cap
tured by the Constellation off the Is
land. of Nevis, she sailed under the
American flag until the end of her shcrt
career She had sealed orders to sail
from the Chesapeake capes out to sea
but after she started on her easterly
course she went forth to her mysteri-
Gus doom. No word from any slip
brought tidings Of the Insurgent. She
disappeared from the world as COM
pletely as swallowed up by a whale.
No one on board of her was ever saved
to give official confirmation of the story
Of her loss.
bout a month after this sad occur
renee the fourteen-gun brig Pickering
met with a similar fate, she was scruis-
ing off Guadeloupe, with Master Com
mandant Benjamin Hitler in charge.
when severe storm arose and swept
the s.sts. It is generally supposed that
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17
.MAHDlsM PECULIAR DOCTRINE.
Y Foreigners Can Comprehend iii

Few Foreigners Can Comprehend the
Moslem Theory Embraced in IT.
Mahdism is the doctrine Of the Mus
sulman messiah. No foreigner seems
to me to have grasped it, in spite of its
close analogy with your Christian doc
trine Of messiah. There is no reliable
book upon the subject. Mahdism is
taught only orally; it is a tradition,
and why it is not impaired to outsiders
is chiefly because before this can be
done the Initiated are obliged to submit
to formalities which, in the presence of
the profane,'' are of an embarrassing
nature and likely sto expose them to
ridicule. History repeats itself. AS
the doctrine of your messiah was cre-
ated chiefly by the sufferings of the
Jewish people, in constant bondage and
persecution, and ever dreaming of some
national deliverer, so the dogma of our
Mussulman messiah was born of the
sufferings of the people combined with
the hope of a brighter future.
At this time of day, owing to a GU
rlous concurrence of many circum-
stances, the messianic, or mahdist, be-
lief is so deeply rooted in all Mussul-
man. nations especially the Schiytes
.Persian) )-:that it has become their life
and soul. # these oppressed hordes in
Persia, Turkey and Morocco have. en-
.dured patiently SO many bad govern
ments it is because they are sure that
a mahdi will soon arise to remedy all
these evils. They are crying out, like
the jews, for a savior and a deliverer.
Tradition g r declares that Friday is the
day on5Which he will reveal himself to
the world, and, according every FRI.
day in all our mosques prayers are Of
fered up and invocations are made be-
seeching allah to. hasten the time Of
messlah's advent. All Mussulman sects
schools of philosophy, attempts at re-
form, political or social-aim invaria-
bly, at the realizations of this messianic
mystery. All the different mahdis,
past and present, those of the Soudan
as well as all others, are but the ex-
preston. more or less incomplete, of
this central doctrine of a miraculous
messianic deliverer. ~
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laconic expression is familiar to All
sea followers, and it contains alsworld
Of meaning if rightly understood. There
have been ships that have gone down
in battle with the flags flying defantly
at the mast head, and others that have
battled bravely against the adverse ele-
ments until, water-logged, they nave
sunk within sight Of land; but to be
lost at sea, with no official mention of
the disaster because Of lack of all de-
tail, is to meet a fate hardly deserved.
EARLY in the history of our navy such
a mystery closed about one of the first
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X e 3 s- n r . .
visiting Mary Yost, and those other
sick folks. Buy some good clothes,
3 lie in bed of "a morning, let Maud see
to the house. Play cards Say mean
things about your neighbors. Be as
selfish as you can. Don't put yourself
out for anybody
is that quite right, doctor?' Lucre-
tia objected. Ii
1t is a prescription" he returned
Just as tell one person to take hot
baths. / tell you to beselfsh and lazy
though you haven't much natural abil-
ity.''
"Poor little Iucretia," the doctor
thought, when She was gone. He had
known her since a child. and he recog-
nized in her recital Of symptoms the
beginning of a hopeless disease. Mark
Farley was a brute and Maud is a ty-
rant and the whole town imposes on
her. I'll try to give her a little good
time. though it's a late start. =
Lueretia endeavored to obey the doc
tors orders as to taking life easy just
as conscientiousIy as she took her tonic
before meals, but 1T was hard to reverse
the habits Of a lifetime. The first morn
ing when she heard the rising bell she
thought of the doctors command and
concluded she would have her toast
and coffee brought to her. She was half
terrified at her audacity. Maud came
ia, her face redder than usual from a
recent scru bbing.
Aren't you ever going to get up,
LucTetia?' she asked, sharply, and
poor LHcretia huddled on her clothes
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the yessel succumb bed to the heavy
waves, for she was an unseaworthy
tub, and foundered with all on board.
Piecss Of Wreckage were picked up
along the coast, but as so many ves-s
sells were lost during this gale lheres
was mo certainty Of identifying them.
Tt isl thought also that the same storm
might have caused the loss Of the In
#surgent, although as to this no trust
worthy account can be found.
Tie next vessel in our navy to dis
appear in this mysterious fashion was
known as gunboa No. z commanded.
by lieutenant Ogelvie. She sailed
from New York May IA, 1903, to in
crease our naval force then engaged in
the war with Tripoli. She returned to
sthissport after being out for a few days,
and then she sailed on June 20 the sec
ond time. But she never reached her
destination. Although nine other boats
left Iabout the same time for the Med
#iterranean service, and all reached
their points of sailing in time gunboat
No. was lost, and no word was ever
received from any Of her officers or
crew. n
The loss of the Wasp followed this
disaster. The mystery about this
handsome naval fl fghter is generally fa-
miliar to all readers of American his
tory. Her exploits on the water after
her first launching before the time Of
her strange disapp ppearance were SO bril-
liant that every schoolboy knows about
them. Within a period Of five months
the Wasp took fifteen English mer-
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i other children lurked beneath her win
. dow daring her to come out and play
kangaloW. Her brothers and sisters
asked her to do their tasks and secretly
regarded her as soft for her pains.
During their short married life she
fetcned and carried for her husband as
would spaniel and took his rough
words with the same doglike submis-
siveness. When Mark Farley died
frank people said none too soon-her
youngest sister, Maud, came to live
4 with her. Maud was big and raw
boned, with ashy blonde hair and a
temper which would have tried the
meek st. Francis. At first Lucretia's
friends hoped that she would be eman-
cipated by her sisters marriage, but
as Maud slipped from 20 to 80 unwed
the hope died. .. = -
Lucretia continued to do
4 her duty. She visited hypochondriacs
ana cross old people, who poured into
her patient ears all their symptoms
and complaints. She really felt guilty
when she made call at pleasant
home where the fanny asked after her
health and how her flowers were
blooming.
s@S @ When her neighbors were i'll Lucre-
tia satsup with them every third night,
and II they died she put the house in
order for the funeral and lent her Grape
bonnet to the chief mourner. In fact.
1T grew SO shabby she had to have it
made over before she let Mrs. Ransom
take, it to Kansas for her son=in-laW's S
Obsequies. - =
She was president of the Dorcas So
ciety and many time she wore shabby
shoes and cotton gloves that she might
give a child a cloak. She made spec
1al effort to go to prayer-meeting dur
I. ing very wet or very hot times, when
less conscientious people thought up an
excuse for staying home. G.@~..
There came a spring when she felt
strangely weak and listless. Her feet
Jagged as if she were dragging ball
and chain and her hands were so thin
that her rings dropped from her fin
gers. She stopped, at DR. Spurgeon's
office one day on her way home froma
church meeting.
He pushed his glasses up on his fore
head and locked at her attentiYely; he
felt her pulse and asked her many
questions which seemed to have no
Z bearing on her case.
Nothing much the matter, is there?"
she asked.
"Oh, no." he said briskly, writing a
few hieroglyphics on his paper pad.
II give you tonic and want you to
promise to do what tell you.''
All right" said Lucretia, for she
was used to obeying his orders.
"Have.a good time,'' he began, "stop
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17
Couldn't Treat Him That Way

Couldn't Trent Him That Way.
Col. Yerger and his son Tom came
home a few nights ago in an intoxi.
Gated condition. Mrs. Yerger had been
waiting to open the door, but had
fallen asleep, hence there was consid.
cradle delay, at which Tom, who had
been educated at a college, remarked
to his parent: ..z ~
Look here, old man, if / was mar.
5ried to that woman I'd teach her mol
to keep me waiting this way
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17
Fixing the Day

{ '.sNow, Billy, tell us how you know
when Sunday comes" hs
'.Yes'm. I allus know it is Sunday
,oz grandpa won't let me sing Henri
etter, Shes 4 Corker.' Detroit Free
Press. 1919. g.. :s sgg 2s..
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Ana Several Cases Of Beer

81 thought Wibble wss such good
rider,sand here he goes and s1nashes-
his wheel against brewery wagon. =
''ThatYWasn't awkwardness. It was.
case of fascination."-I indianapolis
.TOl1rna1 :gs sH
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17
HE navy depar

HE navy depart
.ment has many in
teresting records of
ships that have met.
with sad endings,
but none more m SO
than ! the brief ac-
counts Of six differ
ent ones summed SUI n
up tersely in these.
W o r d s.. IN e v er l !.
heard from This
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17
An American Heiress.

Miss Edith Collins, the great grand
daughter Of Commo odore Vanderbilt and
heiress to $1O,OOo,Ooo, is just now start
ling the Partisan world with the beau
ty and costliness of her gowns. The
French papers have just been describ-
ing her Wonde derful wardrobe and her
great personal attractions to such an
extent that she is said to revel in daily
offers Of marriage from the haute
monde.
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Good Excuse for Escaptng Service.
A London coroner the other day ex
scused a juryman who said he was 8.
railway servant and had been on duty
all night.
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OdelI Williams is said to have re-.
.ceiyed the mantle Of the late Frank
Mayo and will play the title roll ii
aPudd' 'nhead Wilson this year,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-10-17
TO OCEANS BOTTOM.
NAVAL VESSELS NEVER HEARD
FROM AFTER SAILING.

Their Fate Involved in the Profoundest.
4 Mystery Up to This ay.--Few Such
Losses In More Recent Years--Fate Of
the Insurgent.
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arms about the woman's neck and de-
to her home. She says her parents have.
starved and ill-treated her, while her
mistress is kind to her.
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SLUCRE1IA FARLEY.

UCRETIA FAR
] LEY ':l|!,,, was always
unself fish. She was
a baby whose good
nature was a mar.
vel to the wise wo-.
men. In time she
grew to be a little
girl who never tore
her pinafores and
W b o 'spracticed"
Faithfully although
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Sale of Valuable Land.

Under and by virtue OF the power OF sale
contained in deed OF MOI, gage givsn by
w III. HOOD and A Hood TO Miss Catha.
1897, and r gistered I'm the office of the Reg-
lister of Deeds for Wake county, North Car
day of January, 1897, at the court house door
In Raleigh, N. u at II O'Clock M. sell To the
highest idder for cash the following de-
sclibef tract or parcel or land situate,
lying ard being in Marks Creek township,
Wake county, North Carolina. and bounded
as ollOws { wit: On the north by the land
OF James A Hood, on the east by the land
of Ra som Hon ycutt o. the south by the
land of r. p. Williamson ana on the west
by the land of W. II. Richardsoo, contain-
ing one buf dr@d acres more or less, being
the same land pure hased by $. A. Hood
from william e richardson, registered in
the Re tsCer s Office If W AXE county tn book
-, page =, and purchased by w E Rich
ardsou from PrestlY Mgngum and hi wife.
w M BOYLAN,
Executor of Catnariue Buyian.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Notice Of Sale.

Under an sg virtue OF deed or mort
John @. Drewry and John B. Kenrey ann
wife, TO Cary Hunter and Charles nj Bus
bee trustees, and regis cred in the Regis.
ter's offs of Wake county. In book l27, page
o. tae undersigned will expo pubic
u e q the court house door in the city OF
rssaIoigh, on Monday, the 2ot day of Decem-
ber at II O'Clock ia, two certain lots or
psrcels of land situate and being in the CRY
OF Raleigh, and described as follows, viz:
west corner of lot of said Jnbn
C. Drewry in the south boundary
line of sOakwood avenue. running thence
sanu1ffwardlv along a'd Drewry west line
one hundrs and five ti05l feet, thence
we-twarGly in Inc parallel with satf Oak'
wood avenne Aft two and one half t52 u
feet IN the southeast corner OF ieandef I'll.
ParCfn's lot, thence nOfrhw2rdiy y along salu
Partin s bne one hundred and fv- (i05) feet
avenue thence eastwardly along said ave.
nue. fifty-two and one-nalf (52 p feet 10 the
beginning.
SECOND LcT-Reginning on Worth East
Astreef at the sou shw sJ corner of Mrs. 81 w.
Parti rs lot 1851 re t south Oakwood ave
nue srhence southwardly along SAID North
East street i85 feet to Heck's COZ n.r thence
in q line perpendicuiar to- said North East
street l57 IL feet to j. G. Drewry's south
west corner, th nee northwaroiv along ni-
5 line lO5 feet, thence westwardly In line
perpendi.uIar to said North East street
Isl f-2 TO the beginning.
Terms Of sale: Casn.
GARY j. HUNTER
CHARLES M. BUSBEE,
Trustees.
Raleigh. Nov.25. 1896.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

HilIsboro, n. c., 1896.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
A HOLIDAY SONG.

Here's a song of Christmas
Sorrow in eclipse;
Little children climbing
To the mothers leaning lips.
Here's a song of Christmas
All the winters joys;
Kiss the girls and toss their curls,
And frolic with the boys!
Here's a song Of Christmas
Gone are all the birds;
But Love, he sets the music
And Love, he makes the words!
Sing song for Christmas
weetheart-wife;
Love is ON the threshold,
And Loves the joy of life!
p. l.. STANTON.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Stockholders Meeting.

THE COMMERCIAL FARMERS BANK.
RALEIGH, n. -, Dec II, 1885,
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of this bank will be held at sheir Banking
House In tire city OF RaleIs b on Tuesday
January l2th 1897, ut 2:30 p N.
Il. 3. JEkMAN. Cashier
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
Wanted.

Two special agents 20 write insurance for
the Massachusetts, Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Good contacts given. Addl ess,
II. w. ROC ERS. Gen'l ACT.
Raleigh, ". G.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

HAx$T&kNN ESisS@1
EI: l LIMITED
!s;, - D STRAIN5'
WXfKSS DOUBLE DAILY
SERVICE
SHORTEST AND QUICKEST ROUTE
To Atlanta, New Orleans, Norfolk.
R1chmond. Washington, Baltimore.
FnlIadelphia, Boston, New York
ocheuule In effect Nev. 1st, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH:
1925 A. IA. DAILY.
Atlanta Special Pullman Veutihula
for Henderson. Weldon. Pete~uburr
Richmond, Washington. Baltimors
Philadelphia. New York. and ali potnes
north. Buffet drawing-room sIeep~rs
ana Pullman coaches Atlanta To wash
lngton, parlor cars Washington Tn N@v,
ork, Pullman sleeping car Monroe 10
portsmouth. Arrives at Wamhingtov
lo:45 a. M, Baltimore 10 neon. PRIla-
delphla 2:2O p. M, New York AKA N
m. Also for Portsmouth, Nsrfolk Ofa
POINT and local stations Seaboard ana
Roanoke railroad.
1881 A. M. DAILY.
For Henderson, Weldon. Euf3oTh
Portsmouth. N@rfolk and intarrra5ta4-
stations connects at PortHrnouth .vitk
Bay Line for Old Point and RaltIm.rs.
with Norfolk and WaEhina+on Staam.
boat company for Washington; vita
N. I. T. and railroad for Philsdel-
pnla and points north; also at Weldon
with Atlantic Coast Line for Rich
mond. Washington, Baltimore, PhiIs-
delphia and New York, and with SCOT
land Neck Branch for GreenyiIle
washington and Plymouth.
Pullman sleeping car Atlanta ts
Portsmouth.
600 A. NJ. DAILY.
ATLANTA Special" Pullman vast;buIs
Tor Southern Pines, Hamlet. WHINING
ton, Monroe, Charlotte, JineoIDto5
Shelby, Chester, Clinton, Greenwood
ADbevllte. Athens. Atlanta Auuumtx
Columbia. Macon, Montgomery. .MobiJe
New Orleans, Chattanooga. Nashville
Memphis and all points south ana
southwest; through Pullman BufYe4
sleepers and day coaches Wssbingtow
ana Atlanta, connecting directly al
Union depot, Atlanta, with iiverxfns
hnes: also Pullman sleeping car Ports
mouth to Monroe
5:4o P. NJ. DAILY.
For Wilmington, Charlotte. Cb1a+ay
Greenwood, Athens. Atlanta ana All
intermediate stations. Cennectm "a
Union station Atlanta, with diver0fn@
hnes Pullman sieeeping car Ports.
mouth TO Atlanta
TRAIN LEAVE RALEIGH:
$40 2. NJ. DAILY.
From Norfolk, Portsmosth and
points north via Bay Line and N.Y.
and N. r. r., Petersburg, RichmonS
and Washington, Baltimore. Phtladei-
phia, New York and Boston. also froym
Greenville, Plymouth, Washington. N
e, and eastern Carolina, points Wis
Weldon.
1921 A. NJ. DAILY.
ATLANTA Special" Pullman vestibuis
from Atlanta and points south.
Athens, Abbeville, Greenwood ana
Chester.
11:26 A. M. DAILY.
From Charlotte, Athens, Atlanta ang
intermediate stations.
5:55 A. NJ. DAILY.
"Atlanta Special" from Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Henderson. Weldon, Riehs
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, New York and the east.
Magnificent Pullman vestibulss
trains No extra fare.
Apply to ticket agent, or to
IL. 5. LEARD, Sol. Pass. AEt.
Raleigh. N. G.
r. ST. JOHN, Vice-Pres and Gen. M'Sss.
Fl. W. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
T. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass, Agt.
v. E. M'BEE, Gen. Supt.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

Don't Daily with rheumatism. Purify
your blood and cure it at once by taking
a course Of Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The news & observer., 1896-12-25
SAYS HE DIDN'T SAY IT.


To the Editor: In your issue Of to-day
you quote me as s,riticising Judge Fur
ches for expressing his opinion regarding
the position Of Senator Pritchard. |
made no utteranee that could be dis
torted into a criticism. Mr.. Merritt,
the reporter, passed me late yesterday
evening on the street, and asked what L
had to say about Senator Pritchard's
position. / replied, nothing. He then
said he had some shot stuff for to-mor-
row, referring to Judge Furches' state
ment. / told him I had just heard the
Judge had said nothing for publication,
and that he ought not to be using the
Judges name; that he was a judge OF
the Supreme court, and what he says in
private ought not to be seized on for
political use Judge Furches is my per-
sonal friend, and one of the last men !
would criticise.
A. E. HOLTON.
TMr. Holton's version Of what he said
is correct, so far as it goes, but in the
conversation referred to, he went further.
He said that JIldge Furches was on the
bench and had no business talking poll
tics. and used the language | quoted
f. l.. MI
The news & observer., 1896-12-25

The Wadesb0ro Messenger and Intel
ligencer says that State Senator-elect w.
II. Odom, Of that district is critically
i'll ut his home with pneumonia.