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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-27

putting things into saalpshape for tbs
morrOw's battle. Although THE Portu-
SueSe governor entr6ated tine British
10 stop hiStlMitieS, the British COM
nauder SWure that he would have that
Yankee priyateer, if he had to knock
down The town 10 get at her. Reid
sent his wounded ashore, and at day.
light all the able bodied meu-some
wearing CORY bandages- stood at The
gums ready for action. Early next
morning the brig Carnation moved to
the attack and opened with fun broad
sides at close range. Meanwhile, the
Long Tom dlad been rdghted and poured
shots fast and furious into the mum, the
rigging ana The mast of tne Britcns.
The punishment was too much for the
Carnation and she hauled away
Reid saw that THE defense would be
useless against The odds, and that
bOmbardnlent was erlriangeIing the
town. Many of the British shots took
effect on land. The schooner was scut-
tied and abandoned. The ensny
boarded her and applied she torch.
putting am end to vessel that had
left many a mark ON the crack men
o'-War of the kings navy. Taa Long
Tom went down with the clhaIred g7uGl,
but was dshed up some years ago by
| Colonel Samuel Chester Reid. and by
permission of the king of Portugal
brought to America 1t excited great
curiosity in the war museum of the
Worlds Fair in 1898, and Is now among
the relics in the navy yard at WASH
inston.
The Armstrong had been in commits
sion from the outbreak of tine war, had
whipped ships of the line and captured
great prizes. Captain Reid was tlae
son of Il British officer who had be-
come Americanized during the revclu-
tlon, and at II years of age began his
career as a sailor. He had fought the
French in 1888, and was a prisoner
of war while in his teens. He served
gallantly under Genn TruXuon, and
when he leaped to the deck of the
Armstrong TO take the battle-scarred
and battle-hungry privateer upon her
glorious last cruise, was in his Both
year.
REID WAS TOASTED.
For the exploit at Fayal, Reid was
toasted and honored and appointed 10
position in the regular navy. He re
manned active until his death in 1861
Four years after his famous battle at
Fayal, he designed the present form
of stars and stripes, a star for every
state, and a stripe for each of the
original Is.
In the battle at F'ayal, the British
lost 200 men, Their killed numbered
ALo- TOM the crew OF tne fT1Sate R0ta
alone 10 men We're killed or disabled
The ships lay at Fayal a week burying
the dead. and caring for the wounded
Meanwhile, the New Orleans squadron
was waiting On the West Indies for the
arrival of these ships to proceed to the
mouth of the Mississippi. When at
last the combined fleet reached New
Orleans, Jacl1son's unccnquerab bic army
of defense lay behind their mud forts
and breastworks of cotton bales b5low
New Orleans. closing the Mississippi to
the ships of the invader An English
spectator of the fight at Fayal, ex-
claimed, God save us, if this is the
way Americans fight" Our naval his
torians slight the event because Reud
did not sail under regular commission,
but under letters of marque.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-27

Arapahoe county has a school popuIa-
tion of 1886. There are 1889 pupils en-
rolled in the high schools. 23,04S in the
graded schools. and 1 1852 in the rural
schools The number of teachers in the
graded schools is SIG. The aggregate
salaries of teachers for the year was
s55l590.1S. The number of school dis
tricts in the counties is s5. The total
assessed valuation of school property
in the county is SS1. 1897 $50. There are
IT'S school buildings in the county.
All Denver saloons that fail to
abolish their wine rooms Will be closed
up by the police commissioners.
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Montana.

Samuel Curnow. a mangr, was killed
in the Elhd1orn mine at Ellolyora We'd
nesday by the explosion of missed
stlot- The fuEa had hung fire between
five ard six hours.
Peter Mclaughlin, a cook at Ana
corl1a- suiciGs't by taking dose OF
morphine
George Tnscpblay suiciaad at Butte
Thursday night by taking morphine.
He had BEEN 'irinltfEly heavily.
A novel schema to head off an e[Dpe-
men has bean adopted at Butte. John
NJ Harrington, who Ens been, a clerk IN
Butte hc'-elS. fen IN love WITH d pretty
sal from British Columbia, but ana
relatives of the latter objected to the
match Finding thai. sile was deter
mined 10 marry H0TIcns,.oa they mad
him arrested and thrown in jan for
vagrancy and propose to keep him there
utrrun the giIf goes hoCne.
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nv cDoRCE I. H1MER

Copyrighted, 1897. by S. 5. Mcclure Co.
Yesterday and today are anniversar-
les OF one Of the most notable naval
encounters Of the war of 1872. The bat
tie of Sept. 1921 is further recalled by
the death in Washington of Colonel
Samuel Chester Reid, son and name
sake of the hero of that remarkable
battle.
When the British set out to conquer
New orleans in 1914 they meant to
have 2 fight to q finish with the stub
born Yankees. The heaviest end of the
armament sent against the great city
of the gulf was the navy Jackson
whipped the British, in fact elunihilated
them. before their fighting squadron
reached the mouth OF the Mississippi
The delay to the British ships was due
TO the pluck of Captain Reid and his
gallant privateer, the General Arm
strong. Reid accepted battle from the
advance ships of the squadron in the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-27
Colorado.
Jennings

state Labor Commissioner Jennings
has instituted war upon the man
ayers of saw mills in various parts Of
the state who have defrauded en-
ployees out of about $1,000 in wages by
the old trick of employing large NUM-
bers of men and keeping them only a
few days when they would discharge
them without pay.
The annual report of the county
superintendent of schools shows that
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Soft Hats,

Stetson, Fedoras and other famous
makes. See the new fall shapes.
BROWN, TERRY & WOODRUFF co.
166 Main Street
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MARp CoNyENrnoNs.

A convention Of Democrats IN each Of
the i've municipal wards of SaHt Lake
C.fy viii be held Thursday evening, Sept.
g. at & O'Clock for thu purpose of NOM
irlatGlg three members of the city council
for each municipal ward; and to elect
ward committees. and to ua'7SdCt any
other business which may properly come
before the convention.
The ward conventions are appGrti0ned
membership as follows:
FIRST municipal ward ....-.1VI delegates
Second municipal ward ----152 deiz gSd-S
Thlrd muaaciInl ward - 81 delegates
Fourth municipal ward 73 deie51',ess
Fifth municipal ward - n dEeeg1'-ss
Chatrmeu of the ward committees ara
requested 10 arrange places of meeting
fer the ward CC1Venti1ns and 20 publish
the announcement at the earliest posi-
bic day. They are also authorized to
change date Of ward conventions where
such action becomes necessary for the
ccny e'ale1ce Of eIActors; but are requested
to see thai conventions are held as near
to above date as possible
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Call For Democratic City Convention

Following IS the official call for ms
Democratic city and ward conventions
and precinct primaries:
CITY CONVENTION OF DEMOCRATS
A convention OF Democrats of Salt Lake
City will be held In the Salt Lake theatre.
Monday. Sept. e. 1897. at 10 a. m, for the
purpose of nominating the following Off
GERS TO be voted for at the municipal cleo
ton, Nov. 2, 1897; and to elect q city CEN
tral committee and to transact such
o'ttrsr business as may properly come be-
fore Tire convention:
Mayor, ...-,
Recorder, -l Z, - "a
Treasurer "a -
Justice OF the Peace, e E-'f 1-gl
Attorney,
Auditor
TIE convention will consist of $50 dele
gates to be. elected at the precinct Drima-
rtes in accordance with the appOTtbJnnent
which appears below and divided among
tho Inu4rCiDal wards al; follows:
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his breath as he rose to his feet and
walked up and down the room for a few
moments. But no word more of any
kind could his mother get from him uu-
til she had exhausted herself with weep
ing and pleading Then he led her to
her room, and, kissing her tenderly, bads
her good night.
Going back to his own room, he re-
sumed his reverio. "Well, he thought,
81 had a merry Christmas for it's aft
er II o'clock. And now for the old life
CowardlY, folks would call it, [ sup
pose, to run away with a charge like
that over my head, but [ don't think it
is. If | stay, the old man will surely
make row in the morning and there
will be great scandal If I go, he wilt
be too proud to make the scandal TOT
nothing He will call $500 cheap
price 10 get rid of good for nothing me-
and that will be the end of it. Poor
mother thinks I'm gnilty, too, but they
won't tell anybody else for shame
think what they will.
Give hundred dollars, - he muttered,
with nasty sort Of laugh, under his
breath. 'That's rather a small sum t.
turn thief for, but [ wish I had a
hundredth pare OF 1t just to get grub
till strike another job. I could get it
from mother easily enough, but I'd
rather go hungry than take it from hes,
thinking what she does,
boC f,.l 70, { Al
not care So much about if it it weren t
for Alice. Perhaps that's best too.
don't know whether she would care.
Probably l never will know now, 80
here goes.
And opening his window carefully
and noiselessly he swung himself out on
a huge vine that chung to the side of the
house, and, lowering himself hand over
hand, he was soon on the ground. L Yas
only five miles 70 town, and he was
Enare long before daybreak. go
Now Alice was a certain wide eyed,
clear witted, young second cousin OF
this headstrong youth. They had never
met till three days before, but great
things are done in three days when Gu
pid turks around old fashioned country
houses where the mistletoe is used
among the DECORATIONS, and Ben was
very mach mistaken in thinking she
Aouldn't care She would and she did
Being quick witted, Alice was alst
tmpulsive, and sometimes it was wei
| that she was SO. On the morning after
| Christmas she passed old Mr.. Habber
tons door very early on her way DOW
stairs and was greatly surprised t. Aeal
angry words inside As tho doos wa:
open she entered.
Il tell you he stole the money, and
shall send for the police, " stormed the
| cid man, and Gems mother, who hat
been Pleading for mercy, gave up the
struggle. Il would have sent last nigh
| if it hadn't been Christmas.
why, who has been stealing, Qpcl'
Ralph?'' asked Alife
Even in his anger the old man paused
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
GOOD SEEDS
GOOD SOIL
GOOD GU ATION

and then you reasonably expect good crops Some
times, by extra cultivation you may get along pretty we'll
on really poor soils, and sometimes, soils paable
made without proper cultivation there is one
thing 10 be remembered-no matter what the soil or the
cultivation will succeed unless seeds are all
right Figs do grow from thistes" nor good crops
from poor seeds
We sell no seeds which are not good
Will you let us help grow good No matter
how small operations bewe furnish the seeds
and will be surprised find how buy our
seeds by mail Write for cataloguc-iti the best ever
written for the Southern gardner.
GEO. I'silt ~ son. 7SCommercial Place
Seed Growers, Norfolk, Va.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

ION. Ny son. HOW COULD YOU Do ITH|
would tempt even me to give up knock
ing about the world and settle down, as
they all want me to. BY George, have
a notion to do it. Mother says that
granddad wants somebody to look after
the estate, and if he could only trust mo
he would be glad to have me do it.
''COnfound it all, that's what sticks
in my crop. Nobody ever trusted me so
far as l know, and | never would ex-
plain anything, no matter how suspi-
ciOus the circumstances might be. So |
always got blamed for everything
Hanged if l don't think that even moth
er used to think I took all the cream
that any Of the cats stole.
Foolish, of course, to run away and
go to sea, but what could fellow do
when he is always getting into scrapes
and is too proud to deny anything even
when he isn't guilty? Well, I've seen
half q dozen years of life and had q good
fling out of it, but don't remember
that I ever did anything to be ashamed
Of HellQi Who's there? Come in, the
door isn'F locked Why, mother, is it
y0u9 Crying? What on earth is the mat
ter?''
Sprtnging to his feet, he took the poor
little lady i'll his arms and placed her
carefully in the big chair. Then pulling
a stool forward he sat on it at her feet,
and laying his head in her lap said:
''There, mother. Do you remember, this
is the way / used to sit when | was a
little fellow? Now tell mo all about it.
What has happenedE
But sue only sobbed the harder for q
time, and at length when she could
command her voice she cried out pas
sionately, ooh, my son, ma son, how
copld you do it?''
The curly head was llfteC instantly,
and the handsome, boyish face grew sui
len and hard Recklessness aud pride
were Hahberton family traits, and Ben,
though younger son, was true Hab-
bertOn.
So he said nothing, knowing that he
would hear more presently, and he did,
for soon his mother talked on weakly
and, if she had only known it. foolish
": You know your grandfather al;
Ways suspected you Of being wild, and
after you WSDt u sSu 1e AWAY eet1et
you d come to some Lad end, and | had
hard work to get him to ask you here
for Christmas, but after you came he
liked YOU ever SO much. He would not
have asked you to sit with him this
afternoon if he hadn't, and even when
he dropped asleep and you left the room
he wasn't angry. He said 81 course you
wanted 10 be with the young folks. But
how could you take that money? You
ought to have asked me if you needed
any 1 know you said you had come
back as poor as you went away, but
did not think you needed it right away.
| can return it to your grandfather, OF
course but he is So angry that h9 says
he will have you arrested in the morn
ing, aud dc believe, Ben, that he
would have made you his heir. How
could you do it, Benz"
Ben had grown very white, and his
fists were clinched tightly when his
mother paused, but he said quietly:
$50 you and granddad have discovered
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

she is disabled i'll any way that II be
hard work against this gale. If she's
one Of these coasting steamers and her
machinery's broken down it's all day
with her, for there's no anchorage out
side the reef. and there's not chance
i'll ., 900 of her driving in behind with
out striking.
1t was a coaster, and she was certain
ly beyond the control of those on board,
for as he looked rocket after rocket
went up i'll vain appeal, as it seemed.
There was no life saving station within
Is miles, and Ben's eye was tho only
one that saw.
Nearer and nearer she came, driven
by the awful power of the worst storm
Ben had ever seen. Fascinated by the
sight, he sat as if frozen, watching for
the tragedy that seemed inevitable. He
thought of the little boat below, but it
was hopeless thought. Twenty men
could not have launched her from the
rocks in the breakers that We're dashins
up, and no one man could have rowed
her rod if she had been atloat All he
could do was TO sit and watch. He
could see the ship now from time to
time as she rose and fell on the waves.
but every time she sank from sight he
thought must surely be the last. He
knew the cruel rocks that lay below the
surface.
No earthly pilot cold have guided her
among those rocks to the lee of the reef
on which the lighthouse stood, but it
was not written that she should be
wrecked that Christmas day. Lying
helpless in the trough of the sea, she
drifted past rock after rock till Ben
saw with amazement that she was float
ing in behind the reef, aud still he
watched with straining eyes
Suddenly he spraug TO his feet with
shout like a crazy man, and, rushing
down the stairway four steps at time,
he seized an AK and big pannikin in
the room below and ran out into the
storm. a thought had come to him Of
one chance in million, and he was
after that chance.
A single blow smashed il the head of
a hogshead, aud ia another instant he
was scoOping out the oil it held with
the pannikin and scattering it like mad
as far as he could in every direction.
The wind carried it all toward the YES
sci, and the great wonder of the sea was
wrought almost in minute, for as the
oil fell the waves abated, so thai sno
ship was Immediately in smooth water.
Overheard went her anchors as quickly
as the captain could give the order, and
she was safe
For the rest of the night BeG watch.
ed, throwing little more OIL from tina
to time, and in the morning, tao storm
having abated, be rQwed out in his
mall boat to the ships side.
As he stepped on her deck the captain
greeted him with such thanks ana
praise as could only be given by one
who had just been saved from destruc-
ton. Then as the passengers crowded
up to have their say Ben saw, to his
amazement, his grandfather, his mother
and Alice.
eve came after you, my boy y sand
the old man, cas- SOFA - your letter to
your mother came You must come
home again, this time to stay"
Ben looked at his mother and thea al
Alice. In both their faces he saw whas
he looked for, and then he answered;
eth be merry Christmas after all,
granddad, " he explained with happy
laugh. And it was.
DAVID A. CURTIS.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
MOTHERS FRIEND

allays Nervousness, and SO assists
Nature that the change goes for
ward in an easy manner, without
such violent protest in the way Of
Nausea, Headache, Etc Gloomy
forcbodings yield to cheerful and
hopeful anticipations-shc passes
through the ordeal quickly and
without paints left strong and
vigorous and enabled to joyously
perform the high and holy duties
now dcvoIvcd upon her. Safety
60 lie Of both is assured by the
use Of Mothers Friend" and
the time of recovery shortened.
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
OIL ON THE WATERS.
A TALE OF TWO CHRIsTMAsEs.

"Well, this has been what I call q
Christmas, - said Ben Habberton, with
a great sigh of content as he threw him
self into an easy chair in the great guest
chamber that was his for the time and
his feet out toward the CHEEKY
log fire
"Ncw, imagine, =" he went on, talk
ing to himself in light hearted way,
THAT a few days Of this kind Of life
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

IT'LL BE MERRY CHRISTMAS. AFTER
/ ALP HE EXCLAIMED.
his own kin, but the case was too clear.
"That young rascal, Benr' he exclaim-
ed and told the story of the money
| Then Alice had occasion, if never be.
fore, to be thankful for her quickness
| ~ don't think Ben looks like thief, !"
she said, "but, uncle, you say you saw
the money in your desk just Lefore he
came in.
II certainly did," said Mr.. Habher-
! ton.
"But are you sure you left it there?"
asked the girl.
The old man looked at her i'll surprise
! Then one emotion chased another across
his rugged features until presently he
sank back i'll his chair with an express
/ sion Of great disgust at himself.
I'm surely getting old" he exclaim-
| ed. II put it in the safe and forgot that
1 had done SO. Don't let anybody tell
Ben that l suspected him, :"
but told him last night" said his
mother.
"Then go quickly and tell him to
come here till | apologize. You have all
| Of you been too ready to accuse that boy
all his life. -
This seemed rather hard to Alice,
who had certainly never accused Pea
of anything, but that Wise young wom-
an held her tongue while Mrs. Habber.
| ton hurried Od6 OF the room.
| La q few moments she returned, ex-
claiming, "He is goneP'
Lighthouse 81 was situated about half
| mile from the mainland on the point
of reef that lay irregularly parallel to
the shore, leaving plenty of clear Yates
between. The coast was rocky, and the
! light was maintained as a warning, for
a vessel that should approach too near
was liable to be dashed to pieces on hid
den rocks anywhere within q mile y
| two.
The lighthouse keeper mad helper,
so that usually there were two men on
| guard at 81, but leave OF absence for one
| Of them was obtainable at times, and
| it happened year after Ben Habberton
had left his grandfather S house that the
keeper had gone to spend a few days
with his family at Christmas time, and
! Ben, who was the helper, was alone on
| the reef.
Long after midnight Christm a. u ORA
ing that impetuous y2Ata sab up IN the
lighthouse tower, gazing out at tho fu-
fious storIn that ragged and meditating
by no means pleasantly on the events Of
| the year.
II shall go melancholy mad if I stay
here long," he thought. "It is no lif9
for young man, and l VISA mother
hadn't asked me pot to go to sea again
I was q fool to make her even that hall
promise not to. Well, she knows where
am by this time, and if she doesn 7
write and let me off from what said
must leave here and look for something
on shore. This is neither land nor sea.
81 wonder what granddad thipks ant
how he came to make such a mistake
Confound him! Ife ought to know thai
a Habberton couldn't be thief. 1t wa'
just like him, though, to jump at th'
conclusion that l had done something
wrong. Every one in the family is hasty
except me. Hello! What's that?"
He had seen faint CLEAN out az SEA
and watching as only q SAILOR cal
watch he soon saw anQtAeF.
SIT is certainly rocket. he exolaim
ed, talking to himself as his habit wa
when he was excited. Some vessel i
in distress God help her and all aboart
if they can't keep her offshore. and and. i
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17

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hat | am a thief. have you? How did

that | am thief. have you? How did
you find it OUT
"Why, he had $500 in bills in his
writing desk 1t seems he saw it there
just before you went to his room, and
there was no enc else there up to the
time he missed IT. -
$50 he says | stole it, does hep
Don't use such words, Ben. OF
course you didn't mean it for stealing
but am afraid he will have you arrest
ed-and think of the disgrace! Why
didn't you ask me for money, Benz
1t was something like All imprecatioE
that the young sailor muttered under
Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-12-17
:. xecutorls Notice

t--<.o- qualified IS Executor of the
.~,l.. al II. Bright, deceased, late Of
p itluk county, and the State of
&o.'. Carolina, notice is hereby given
t" all persons having claims against
Ntt. estate TO present them duly au
thrnrcltcd on or before the Goth day
OF Novvmhcr, 1898, or this notice will
o1 plead i'll bar of their recovery.
ga pltsOns indebted TO said estate
are requested to make Immediate pay
mcnt TO me.
las. r. BRIGHT,
November 26. 81. Executor