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Birmingham state herald., 1896-08-02
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Birmingham state herald., 1896-08-02
We Close Our Eyes

To everything but fixed purpose-ece sz0cks No bo
 gus advertising scheme We and bound to close all Summer Hats men, boys and children If low prices will do the work track You will find the fashionable styles, the shapes the very blocks The of bargains this department legion You strike half prices all through this
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prize, the Boxer, into Portland, as related
in the song, and IL was supposed some of
the ancient inhabitants would know some
thing about the matter.
1t so fell out that an old gentleman re-
membered to have sung the song when a
boy, some sixty years before, and still re-
membered II, and our knowledge OF 1t to-
day is due TO his memory.
In this way some Of our old sea songs
have been recovered, but some of the best
of them are sung to English airs and will
probably continue to be, for the original
aims, II they ever existed, are now I'm the
bosom OF the ocean buried" with those
who knew them.
Tho revolutionary period did not produce
much In the way OF song, possibly because
our navy was small. and most Of the fighting
was done on land, but the patriotism of the
sailors of that day cannot be questioned, II
the records they left behind are examined.
The most popular songs of this period refer
to the heroic services Of Captain John Paul
Jones, and probably the best of them all is
that which tells the story OF the action be
tween the Bon Homme Richard, commanded
by Jones, and the English frigate, Scraps,
and sloop-of-war, Countess OF Scarborough,
The Richard at best was only a converted
merchantmen pierced for guns, and some
OF her ports on the lower deck were so near
the water line that, in a rough sea, they had
to be closed to keep the old craft from
laundering. The English ships were well
fitted war vessels, but Jones had another
enemy to contend with. The Alliance, an
American man-of-war, came up during the
action. She was commanded by a French
man, who was Jealous OF Jones, who. in
stead of helping him against a superior force,
gave him one or two broadsides for luck ana
then went on about his business; but the
victory Was not complete. The song tells
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the American squadron to close and at 8
p. m. the English surrendered The wreck
Of the Lawrence had in the meantime
drifted out of the action, but she was again
taken possession of by Perry and upon
her bloody and torn decks the formal sur
render was made.
The chief song concentrating 1t is as
follows, to the tune of admiral Benbow:'
PERRY'S VICTORY.
We sailed to and fro in Fries broad lake
To find British DULLES or get into their
wake
When we hoisted our canvas with true
Yankee speed,
And the brave Captain Perry our squad
ron did lead.
We sailed thro' the lake, boys. in search
of the foe.
In the cause of Columbia our brav'ry to
show,
To be equal in combat was all our de-
light,
AS we wished the proud Britons to know
we could fight.
AT length to our liking six sails hove in
Huzza. says brave Perry; huzza! says his
And then for the chase, boys, with our
brave little crew,
We fell in with the DULLES and gave
them "burgoo."
Though the force was unequal. deter
mined to fight,
We brought them to action before it was
We let loose our thunder, our bullets did
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And SO merrily Wen push about the
John Bull may toast his fill,
But let the world say what 1t will,
The Yankee boys for fighting are the
dandy, Oh!
Perry's victory on Lake Erie figured in
almost all the popular songs of the day.
The story of both battle and man was in
deed calculated to excite bards and sing
ers. Master Commandant Oliver Hazard
Perry was in his Goth year at the breaking
out Of the war of 1912, and had then but
lieutenant. Though a young man, he had
seen some active service, in the wars with
France and Tripoli, and at the outbreak
of hostilities with England he was ordered
by the Navy department at his own re-
quest for service on the Great Lakes.
The journey from his home in Newport
was made in the severest part of the win
ter of 1S12-13, and after traversing an al
most unbroken wilderness, he arrived at
Sacketts harbor at the eastern end Of Lake
Ontario, early in March.
Perry. arrived at Erie, then known as
Presque Isle, a trading port established by
the French in 1749. Two brigs were then
under construction at this point, and with
such rapidity was the work carried on that
many trees found their places in these YES
sells on the same day they were felled in
the forest. Other vessels were hastily con-
structed, until early in September Perry
commanded a squadron of nine vessels of
all kinds.
On September 10, 1913, the English ships
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APPEARANCES.

Chicago News.
AS the twilight was creeping across tho
sky
From the east to the west, where the Grim
son dye
OF a gorgeous sunset was growing wan.
In the shadows that rise when the sun 10
gone,
In n sumptuous languor of dreamy ease
And "A wrapper respondent with spots or
grease,
on the little back porch Of an upper nat
The imperial Ethel McFadden sat.
In her beautiful eyes was a look demure
And the hint of a soul that was sweetly
As the morning dew in the poutlng buds
or n cake of soap In a tub of suds;
And the beautiful face OF this west side
was sunused with a sanity angelic mlen.
How / long. how | long" she soliloquized.
In n voice a chorus girl would have priced,
ITO be able to do, 10 achieve some deed
For the suffering victims of sordld greed"
"Are you going TO wash up the dishes, my
deaT?"
Came a voice from the kitchen, inyltingly
But a lofty fire in her soul was lit
And her red iips uRclasped In q clear-cut
init" A
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i've service, both words and music have

i've service, both words and music have
been lost.
Some few. however, have been preserved
from oblivion, and in some instances by
a somewhat curious process.
THE Parliament of England" was very
popular about the year 1915, but later both
words and music were forgotten, and so
it remained until the year 1880, when a
newspaper published at Portland, Me-, re-
printed the words from an old manuscript
copy, which had been preserved in an old
seafaring family, some of whose ancestors
had fought in that ancient war. The pub
LEGATION of the words was coupled with the
request that any one knowing the air would
kindly furnish it. The desire to obtain the
air was the real cause of the publication,
for though the song deals with several vic
torious actions, the Enterprise brought her
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HISTORIC SONGS OF THE NAVY
Inspiring Episodes of War History Oele
brated in sorg
VICTORIES OF THE "C0NSTITUTION"
The Triumph of Paul Jones and of
Perry EmbnImed I'm Rhyme-A
Popular Song of the War
of 1912.

Copyright, 1896, by the S. S Mcclure Company)
There are no more inspiring episodes in
the spirited war history of the United States
than those recalled by the forthcoming cele-
bration of the battle Of Lake Erie and by
the preparations now under way for cele-
brating the centenary of the splendid old
warship Constitution. The fearless-even
audacious-courage of Perry at Lake Erie,
the gallant conduct of the commander and
crew of the Constitution in her engagement
with the Guerrero, are among our proudest
memories. They stir our patriotism today
almost as profoundly as they did that OF the
men of eighty years ago, and the TACT that
no events in the history of our navy ever
called out more rousing songs which were
more widely sung is good proof Of the way
these victories affected them. 1t is only its
real emotions which a whole country sings.
The encounter of the Constitution and
Guerrero lent itself admirably to verse. The
Constitution, it will be remembered, was u
vessel of forty-four guns, under Captain
Isaac Hull. At the outbreak OF the war OF
1872 she had made herself famous by an es-
cape in an almost dead calm from an Eng
lish fleet. One OF the ships of this fleet,
the Guerrero. fifty guns, Captain Dacres,
commander, she afterward met on august
10, 1912, off the coast OF New England.
The fight lasted about twenty-five min
utes, and at the end of that time the
Guerriere was totally dismasted and her
hull so riddled with shot that she was not
worth towing into port and was accordingly
blown up. But let the verses tell the tale:
CONSTITUTION n GUERRlERE.
1t ofttimes has been told
That British seamen bold
Could fog the tars of France so neat
and handy, oh!
But they never found their match
Till the Yankees did them catch,
Oh, the Yankee boys for fighting are the
dandy. Oh!
The Guerrero, a frigate bold,
On the foaming ocean rolled,
dee, Oh!
With as choice a British crew
Gould hog the Frcnchmen two to one
so handy, oh!
The British shot few hot,
Which the Yankees answered not,
called handy, oh!
"Now," says Hun unto his crew.
III we take this Boosting Briton we're the
dandy, oh!
The first broadside we poured
Carried her mainmast by the board,
which made this lofty frisate look abon-
Then Daercs shook his head.
Lord aIdn't think those Yankees were
Our second told so well
That their fore and mizzen fell,
Which dous'd. the royal ensign neat and
handy. OIL
.By George!" says he, we're DONE"
And they fired a lee gun,
While the Yankees struck up yankee
Doodle" dandy. OIL
Then Dacres came on board
To deliver up his sword,
Tho loath was he to part with, II was so
handy, oh!
"Ohi keep your sword" says Hull,
"For II only makes you dull;
Obi"
Now, hil your glasse full.
And Well drink to Captain Hull.
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With a loud speaking trumpet, whence
came youY" he cried;
Return me an answer-I hailed you be-
And If you do not, a brOadsidss I'll pour"
The battle rolled on, TIL bold Pearson cried
come alongside
But so far from thinking that the battle
. was won,
Brave Paul Jones replied. i've not yet be-
gun"
The Alliance bore down, and the Richard
did rake,
Which caused the bold hearts of our sea-
Our shot new so hot that they could not
And the undaunted union of Britain came
down.
So now, my brave boys, have we taken a
A large forty-four and a twenty likewise?.
Then God bless the mother whose doom Is
The loss of her sons in the ocean so deep.
1t will be observed that these verses are
very hating, but that Is the character of
all OF them. and this is the form In which
they have been handed down to the pres
ent day.
The most Characteristic songs came down
to us from the war Of 1912. but several Of
these have already been quoted. The war
with the Barbary states Is COMMUNICATED
in a song called the Siege OF 1'ripoli,"
which is sung to the tune Of The Battle of
the Nile" and another called Yankee
Tars,'' to the tune of Down Derry, Down"
Neither of them was ever very popular.
Next came the Mexican war. but this
never produced a song OF any kind. pos
sibly because most of the hghting was done
on land.
Thu civil war produced many songs Of
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

The average number Of American patents
issued yearly is about 90, 900; in England
only from 5000 to 5000.
An Englishman has invented an apparatus
through which, it is declared, one may see
the soul leave the body.
A reckless Ohio youth said damn" in
| the presence of a sensitive young lady and
she had him arrested and the justice of the
peace made it cost him 1920.
If a snail's head be cut off and the body
Immediately placed in a cool, damp place a
new head will soon be grown.
Texas is a great state. Within her limits
are ffty-seven counties each of which has a
greater number of square miles than has the
state of Rhode Island.
There is a man and his wife in Jasper,
Fla, who have twenty-nine children. twenty
sons and nine daughters, and besides they
have sons-in-law and daughters-in-law to
the number of twenty-six.
The wettest spot on the North American
continent is Neah Bay, Wash. At that
place an average Of 1913 inches of water rails
every year.
In a single mill at Gray's Harbor, Wash,
recently the entire works were kept run
ming all day on the logs Of a single cedar
tree, from which 1888 500 shingles We're cut
The prince of Wales, simple and unostell-
tatious as he always desires his private
visits to be, cannot be fttingly entertained
IOT t'fn TWO VI lHltt udSo UNIV -
penditure very considerably over 5000.
George Welch, a New York florist, who has
had his entire tongue removed, although
there Is not a vistage OF that organ leit, IL
still able to converse and still retains the
sense OF taste.
Aaron Hayden OF Robinson Is one OF the
larges, poultry raisers in Maine. AT present
he OWNS 1000 chickens and 900 hens. HIS
daily average Of eggs Is about 700.
Milk stations are found at various places
in the cities of Chilli. A COW is tethered
on a platform, and when a person wants a
drink of milk, the COW is MIXED to order.
The cost is a trife, and brandy Is at hand
If he prefers a milk punch.
There was a deluge of toads, covering an
area of more than two miles. accompanying
the heavy rainfall recently south of Topeka.
Kas. The shower of toads lasted for several
minutes. and when a freight train on the
Santa Fe railroad arrived at the foot OF
Waukarusa hill the track was covered with
them. Sand in liberal quantities failed to
make the wheels stick, and the train was
forced to back down to Waukarusa siding
to permit a passenger train to pass.
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the story, but as there are fourteen verses,

the story, but as there are fourteen verses,
only the best are given:
PAUL JONES' VICTORY.
An American frigate, a frigate of fame,
With guns mounting forty. the Richard by
name,
Sailed to cruise in the channels of old Eng
land.
With a valiant commander, Pau Jones was
his name,
Hurrah. Hurrah! Our country forever
hurrah!
We had not cruised long before he espies
A large forty-fouT, and a twenty likewise;
Well manned with bold seamen, well laid
in with stores,
shores.
About twelve at noon Pearson came along
side,
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fly. l ,fts
Now give them your shot. boys" our
commander did cry.
We gave them a broadslde. our annon to
try,
well done" said brave Perry. FOR quar-
ter they'll cry,
Shot well home. my brave boys, they
shortly shall see
are We"
Then we drew up our squadron, each man
fun of fight,
And put the proud Britons In a terrible
plight,
fully as bold,
As the .fam'd Admiral Nelson's prowess OF
old.
The conflict was short. boys. each man to
his gun,
For our country. her glory, the vict'ry
Was won;
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were deserted from the masthead and the
Americans fastened to meet them. This
table shows the comparative force at the
time:
Guns. Crew. Loss.
american ...."."..".... s 1925 49O
piltish '''"'''....---.. % oOS oUE
The battle opened at 11:45 a. M, and
from that time until 2;3O p. IN. the weight
OF the battle was sustained by the Law
renee. Under the concentrated fire OF al
most the entire British squadron the flag
ship was reduced to a wreck, for, owing
to the failure of the wind the other yes
sells could not be brought up within sup
porting distance. Under these circum-
stances Perry hauled down his broad PEN
nant, and under the cover OF the smoke,
stepped into a boat and was rapidly rowed
to the Niagara. There he again hoisted his
pennant and the battle was continued. A
favorable breeze sprung up which enabled
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historical value, both for army and navy,
but the most noticeable is undoubtedly
the "Kearsarge and Alabama" which is
sung to any melody that will fit the words,
but generally to that of some of the older
songs.
1t is greatly to be regretted that the airs
Of the old songs have been so hopelessly
lost, but the men who know them are dead
and they died with all their music in
them" H. ID. MONACHESI,
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You'll Buy Now
of Course.

For this week only we will give
every purchaser to the amount OF
$40 the privilege of buying n ~
spring for ~ cents. and that every
purchaser 10 the amount OF $50 may
buy II SO coil wire spring for S1.S5.
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1000 Ingram Art Squares, best style
mt the following remarkable priccs'
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All worth more than double.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21
FOR PROBATE IIrnGE

New London, Oct. 20.-The democrats of the New London Waterford district to-day nominated Julian J. Bishop for judge of probate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21
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Grand Encampinent Meets-Two H hundred
 De1egates-Grand Officers Elected,

Grand Encampinent Meets-Two H undred
 Delegates-Grand Officers Elected.
 Meriden, Oct. 20.-The ffty-fourth annual meeting of the grand encamp- ment, I. O. o. F., of Connecticut, was held here to-day with over two hun dred delegates in attendance. The meeting was called to order by Grand Patriarch Dumond P. Merwin of Mill ford. The chief business at the morn- ing session was the reading of reports. The report of Grand Scribe Frederick Botsford of New Haven showed: Total number of subordinate lodges June 30 1895, 29; added during 1896, 2; total membership year ago, $40; present membership, 9.631; receipts during fis- cal year, s15,4 ,459 42: expenses. s13.677.26; funds at present. s37,7H.21.
 D. P. Merwin, retiring grand patri- arch, was presented with costly jewel by the officers The presentation was made by w W. Lee of this city.
 The grand officers were elected as fol- lows:
 Grand patriarch, George ". Camp of Bridgeport: grand high priest, Arthur c. Wheeler of Norwalk; grand senior warden, G. Fred Barnes of Waterbury; grand scribe, Frederick Botsford of New Haven; grand treasurer. James w. Camp of Bridgeport; grand junior warden, Herbert E Thatcher of Hart ford; grand representative, Dumond P. Merwin of Milford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21

w. H. Painter, were recently arrested on suspicion of having stolen the goods
 that were found in the boathouse on
 North Front street.
 Painter, through his attorney, de-
 murred to the complaint yesterday morning, and was bound over to the su-
 perior court under $500 bonds in each
 case.
 James A. Woodhouse of 209 North
 Front street, and William Palmer of
 59 South Front street, testified that
 goods were taken from the boat stores on September 21 They identified the
 goods found in the boathouse as those stolen from their places It was shown that Reeves had rented
 the boathouse in which the stolen goods were found He was bound over to the superior court under $500 bonds in each case. Penfield was discharged. All three of the men were arrested again, and taken to East Haven after the trial here. They will be tried there on
 charges of burglary at the cottages at Cosy Beach.
 BREACH OF PEACE CASE NOLLED. David Brezezinski was tried yester- day for breach of the peace. He entered Jacob Rubin's drug store at 54 Oak street September 20, and tore several pages out of the prescription register He claimed he owned the book He | was a partner in the store With Aaron | Saxon some time ago. One day he went I to New York and on his return found | that Saxon had sold the place to Ru- | bin. Saxon claims Brezezinski never l had any money in the concern. The | case was nolled.
 | THIRTY DAYS FOR WIFE BEATER Michael Ingoldsby was yesterday fine | S10 and costs and given thirty days for | beating his wife. Judge Dow imposed | an additional fine of $1 and five days | for contempt of court.
 WROTE A THREATENING LETTER. | Archie McArthur was yesterday fined | s3 and costs for writing a threatening | letter to James Mills of 1f2 State street. | He went to jail in lieu of paying his l fine.
 DIR. LEE TO BE SUED FOR Dl- l VORCE
 Dr. John Edward Lee will probably | find himself the defendant in suit for | divorce. brought by his wife in Listo- well. Canada. in short time. James
 Lee, father of the doctor, is in this
 city. He has been staying at the Tom l tine hotel since Thursday, and 1t is
 said that he was instrumental in re-
 taining a lawyer, who will bring suit
 against his son for absolute divorce, on
 the ground of infidelity.
 Miss Bird Madeline Palmer, the girl l who is Dr. Lees accuser, is around
 again. She visited the state attorney
 office yesterday morning with Coroner l Mix but the cause of her visit could
 not be ascertained.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21

 That is why any one can prove for himself the genuineness of Puritana cures.
 Puritana patients get well. This is fact.
 There are reasons for it. Puritana is the discovery of Prof. DiXi Crosby.
 wasthe greatest New Hampshire physician of his day.
 He was at the head of the Dart mouth Medical College for genera ton.
 He used common sense, and found that disease or health came to the body through the stomach. He scientifically compounded a stomach medicine from the harmless products of nature.
 This is Puritana.
 It makes the stomach right. That is why it makes the health right.
 With a sound stomach no one can help being well.
 That is why Puritana patients get well.
 Chemists say that Puritana is a good medicine.
 They also say it is well made. The materials are the purest and best that money can buy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21
THE COURT WILL YIsrT THE DEPOT
Train will be Run Out and the Manher
 of the Killing of Goss will be shown.


 A Train will be Run Out and the Manner
 of the Killing of Goss will be shown.
 Yesterday afternoon in the superior court, civil side, the case of Goss ad- ministrator vs. the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad com pany was taken up. The death was proven by the plaintiff and after this the defendants put on several witnesses to show that Goss, who was a train inspector, came to his death through his own negligence Photographs of a train similar to the one which caused the death of Goss were shown. This morning the court will visit the rail- road and a train will be drawn out on the track The position Goss was when he met his death will be shown.
 Christopher Goss, the deceased, was inspecting a train which had just ar rived at the Union depot on July 4, 1894, when he was killed He was crouch ing under the ends of two cars att tending to his work when there was a sudden lurch of the train and Goss' head was caught between the bumpers, The defence claims that Goss put his head up between the platforms of the cars to speak to a man standing upon one of them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-21
Court of Common Pleas--Judge studley.

Court of Common Pleas-Judge studley.
 Jshn Cashion, saloon keeper on Putnam street, was yesterday convict ed of violation of the liquor law in the court of common pleas. Attorney T. J. Fox represented him in the trial and filed motions to quash. They were all overruled by Judge Studley, before whom the case was tried. The trial lasted six days. Prosecuting Attorney Gum was assisted in the trial of the case by Attorney J. D. Dewell, jr The jury took the case about 1130 and at 1 o'clock returned verdict of guilty Judge Studley imposed the same fine as that given in the city court, $50 and costs. The costs amount to between $60 and $70.
 Attorney Fox, who appeared for Cashion, gave notice that he should ap- peal the case to the supreme court on Judge Studley's rulings