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A GRINDER character than Capt JssW Phillip, commander of the United States battlesilip Texas, can possibly not be found either in oHr army or navy. He believes in honoring our Heavenly Father, both in war and in peace. It will aforementioned that his ship, the Tcxas. ever since the war begun, has proved itself to be one of the strongest fighters and most for .nidnble vessels of our fleet. At the great naval battle at Santiago on July 3rd the Texas was in the thiokest of the engagement and did a great deal more than its part in destroying Ceryera's fleet. Just after the battle Capt. Phil lip had the signal sounded for all to come oa deck and here the noble old fellow himself lead in prayer. The story is told in de- fal by Chaplain Jones, of the Texas, and will be found in this issue. It is indeed interesting reading and is the grandest and most impressive christian sermon thnt will be preached during the entire war. Be sure and read il end then save 1t to read to youl friends
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COMMISSIONERS SALE.

Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue of certain mortgage executed by Chas. l.. McLain aud Fife E. McLain, his wife, to the ARKANSAS BUILD ING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Perpetual, on the Sth day of July, 1892, and duly recorded in Record Book 1, at page 240, of the Re cords of Monroe county, Arkan- sas, l will, as secretary of said as sociation, in person or by agent as authorized by said mortgage, proceed to sell, on
 MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1898, on the premises hereinafter des- cribed, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, for cash, between the hours of 10 o'clock in the forenoon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon of said day, the follow Ing described lands and premises situated in the County of Monroe and State of Arkansas, tc-wit :: Lot Number Twelve CPD in the East half of Block B 1, i'll Me Creight's subdivision of the town of Brinkley, to satisfy the debt secured by said mortgage. default having been made Tn the payment thereof. This Sth day of July, 1898.
 JAMES NJ. STEWART, Secretary Of the Arkansas Build
 ing and Loan Association, Per-
 petual.
 July l2, 1898. At.
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FOR LEDIGS OnLY

TIE FINEST DISPLAY OF Millin- cry, Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons, Laces and Ladies Furnishings IN THE SoUTH. The Latest Eastern and Imported Novelties. A SPECIAL delight in showing our goods to readers of this ad. Mail orders solicited. Come to see us, even if you do not want to purchase.
 PARLoR MILLINERY STORE, 309 Main St.
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 and steam up near the levee recon hotter, The southefuers had q <sy Of rushing q field piece to the
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or so much thereof as will be nec- essary to satisfy said decree, during the hours of judicial sales, the following described property in Monroe county, Arkansas to- wit:
 An undivided one-half interest in the west half of the northwest quarter of section fourteen the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section fourteen south east quarter of northeast quarter of section fourteen; the southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section fifteen. All III township four north, range two west.
 Also an undivided one-half ill. terest in the north part of lots one and two, in the west half of block .E'' in Brinkley, Monroe county, Arkansas, fronting 150 feet on New Orleans Avenue, and running back POO feet on Hem lock street.
 This sale will be upon a credit of four months, the purchaser will be required to give note with approved security and lien will be retained on said land to secure the purchase money.
 This sale is to recover q debt of $229 with interest, also for costs of suit and sale. June 2Sth 1898.
 JAS, ENGEL; Commissioner. c. F. GREENLEE. Atty for PIT,
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and necessary repairs made to the Sc
rapie. She vas finally abandoned on
the afternoon Of the 2ith. and on the
morning of the 25th she sank into her
ocean era e As she went down head
foremost. the last object seer was an
American mas left flying. by Paul Jones
orders. at her peak.
Paul Jones succeeded in carrying the
Scraps to the Texel. from whence the
news Of his victory spread over the
civilized world. The British govern
ment put n price of 10000 guineas upon
him dead or alive. and ~ ships Of the
line and frigates patrolled the seas for
him. Nevertheless ne escaped from
them all and left the Texel with his
best American ensign flying" as he
wrote Franklin. n reached France.
Honors and dignities awaited him In
france and in the United States. IN
his name and fame rave always been
considered mons the most splendid
ornaments of he American a v
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Boarding the Seraphis.

the Bon Homme Richard was fighting it
out yard arm and yard arm with the
Scraps.
1t was known that the Baltic fleet of
40 merchantmen was expected, n that
it would be conveyed by the Scraps
frigate and the Countess of Scarborough
sloop-of-war. Paul Jones was watch
ing for 1t in the German ocean,, when,
shortly after noon on the 23d of Septem-
Der. the first ship was seen coming
around Marlborough Head. The Sc
rapis and the Countess of Scarborough
at once recognized the hostile squad
ron, and Captain Pearson, after pru-
IDENTIFY and calamity securing his con-
voy, made ready to attack the Ameri-
can frigate. The Scraps was a spien-
did, new frigate, the fines ship of the
class ! ever saw" Paul Jones wrote
Franklin. She carried 80 guns and a
crew of about 400. chiefly picked sea-
men. The Bon IN Richard was a
clumsy old Indiaman. so decayed that
no alterations were possible to be made
in her. She carried 40 guns. which
could throw a broadside of 800 pounds
to the Scraps $40. But she had only
fred two ~broadsides when her main
deck battery became useless, 10 of the
guns bursting and the rest cracking,
and she won the fight with three nine
Founders, assisted by a really formid-
able musketry fire. She had on board
about $40 men. OF her three li~eutenants
one had been captured. n was absent
on a boat expedition. and only one
Richard Dale-remained. But he was a
man worthy to serve under so great a
captain as Paul ones.
The Scraps Unanswered to get the
Bon Homme Richard under the guns
Of Scarborough castle, but Paul Jones
was not to be caught that way. The
ev~olutions, however. lasted through the
afternoon. and although the ships had
cleared for action at 1 o'clock I'm the
lay il was not until ! O'Clock. OF a clear
September evening, with a great moon
shining in the heavens. that the two
ships came to close quarters The
Bon Homme Richard fired the nrst
broadside. which was promptly an
swered. and she was considerably cut
up aloft, and became more difficult to
handle. At the second broadside, her
main deck battery becoming useless.
her sole chance lay in graphing with
the Scraps: otherwise. the superior
sail M battery power Of the British
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Homme Richards desperate plight. he
would never have surrendered to a foe
which was even then sinking into her
grave. But he made the very natural
mistake OF supposing that a vessel SO
uncompromisingly fought was not SO
near death and extinction. and was a
deeply chagrined man when he came
aboard the Bon Homme Richard and
saw the miserable shell of a ship which
had conquered by mere. invincible cour-
age. Many captains. in going into ac-
tion. proclaim that they will go to the
bottom before s~urrending. Paul Jones
said nothing OF the kind: but his con
duct abundantly proves that he meant
il, and he came extremely hear do
ing it.
The Bon Homme Richard was the
flagship of a motley squadron. placed
ostensibly under the command Of Paul
Jones by the French government in the
summer of 1779. The vessels gradually
fell away from IL, after a fruitless
cruise, until. on the morning Of Sept. %.
which was to be his day of glory, Paul
Jones had actually, besides his own
ship, but two others, the Alliance. a
fine American frigate, commanded by
Cant. Pierre Landais. and the Pallas,
a smart sloop of war, commanded by
Captain Cottingau. The story of Ian
dais' %treachery will be told later on,
and for that he was dismissed from the
American avy But in justice ii should
be said that there Is little doubt hf
brain was touched. The Pallas ehavC
well. and captured the Countess o.
Scarborough very handsomely, whilt
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YANKEE PROWESS ON THE HIGH SEAS
How Paul Jones Conducted the Immortal Fight of the
Bon Homme Richard Against the Seraphis'
Overwhelming Odds

. All encounters by sea between the
Americans and the British will now be
Of continuing interest. The superiority
ish as sea fighters will be understood
when 1t is recalled. that in over 200 en-
counters in the 20 years preceding 1s12.
between the British and the French. the
Spanish. the Italians, the Danes, the
Russians, h Turks and the Algerians,
in only v Instances did the British fail
to sink or capture their opponent. But
within eight months after the breaking
out of the war with the United States
in 1872, the British had lost five frigates
In single ship encounters with the
Americans. This proved at once that
there was one nation on the earth
which was Gifted by skill to ope with
the British at ea-fo as regards cour-
age II has never been claimed that the
continental powers of Europe was not
as brave as either the English or Amer
leans. Blu as Chucks. the carpenter in
Peter Simple sagely remarks of the
gallant, but futile defense made by a
Spanish ship, THE Spaniards would "a
fought better IL they's knowed howl" II
is remarkable. though, that the most
bloody and long continued seafight
which ever look place tive Ameri-
cans and British occurred with a ship
of the feeble American "a of the rev.
olution: and IL was decided more by
tenacity of courage than by skill. The
holding out of the American ship may
be ascribed to one immortal
Pau Jones', although ne was very ably
seconded by his first lieutenant. after
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fury. The three nine-pounders on the
Bon Homme Richard were we'll worked,
and pounded the Scraps main mast
vigorously. while the American sharp
shooters cleared the spar deck and the
tops OF the Scraps. Captain Pearson
alone bravely remaining on his quarter
deck.
At this moment-about half-past nine
the Alliance. which had beer lying
off inactive and out of eunshot, APP
preached. and the Americans con-
sidered the battle won. The Alliance,
however, sailed around the combatants
and poured two tremendous broadsides
into the consort. killing and w%ounding
many men, after which she disappeared
and was seen no more. The two ships
were now in a singular position. One,
the Scraps was beaten above, while
the other. the Bon Homme Richard,
was beaten below. Each had repeated
ly caught fire from the other. but the
Bon Homme Richard was burning and
leaking steadily in a dozen places. The
American topmen had then climbed
into the Scraps tops. as the two ships
lay fast locked together, and one man.
William Robinson by anne taking a
bucket OF hand grenades, crawled out
to the end of the main yard of the Bon
Homme Richard, which lay directly
over the main hatch of the Scraps.
anu. cOolly fastening MS bucket to the
shutlock. began throwing his grenades
down the hatchway. The first n
rolled down the hatch, and striking a
row of cartridges. left exposed by the
carelessness of the powder boys. a
frightful explosion took place. IL
seemed as IL the inside Of the hip was
torn out. but the charge was more de-
structive to the men than to the ship.
A vast number OF officers. sailors and
marines were killed and wounded. ana
the rest were completely demoralized.
and at half-past 10 O'Clock Captain
Pearson. the last man left on the Sc
rapis' deck. with his own hands low
cred the colors. The Scraps had lost
about 100 men killed and nearly as
many wounded. while the Bon Homme
Richard IA ~ killed and 40 wounded.
The enormous number killed on both
ships make IL one of the bloodiest sea
fights in history. The desperate con-
dition of the Bon Homme Richard
made II impossible to save hV, and she
was with difficulty kept aloat until
her people and prisoners were removed.
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frigate would enable her to choose her
distance and destroy the Bon Homme
Richard at her leisure. In try ing TO lay
the Bon Homme Richard alongside
the Scraps. the W. ships came foul.
and Paul Jones. with the assistance Of
Stacy. his sailing master. himself lock-
ed the Scraps bowsprit to the Bon
Homme Richards mizzen mast. shout
ing. at the same moment. Now. my
brave lads. we have her"
The fight. which had ragged f~uriously.
became hotter. The Bon Homme Rich
ards tops. were fully manned. and Paul
Jones had himself taught his topmen
how to fire. They now poured a de-
structive musketry fire upon the Sera-
pis' spar deck. driving the men below:
but the lower deck batteries of the
Scraps riddled the hull of the Bon
Homme Richard until h shot passed
completely through from one III to
n other. finding nothing to strike.
The snip, by that time. was leaking
furiously. and was on fire in many
places. Over a hundred prisoners in
the hold made a dash for the ladders.
but Richard Dale. who seems to have
been everywhere at once In this re-
markable fight, ran below. and at the
point of his pistol. forced them to
return. and actually put them to work
at the pumps. thereby saving the ship.
Had the prisoners dreamed OF the
vessels conditions. they could have
stepped through the shattered ports
into the Serapis. One man did this.
and told the Scraps people of the con-
dition of the American frigate. but In
the confusion he was either not noticed
or not believed. Three petty officers on
the Bon Homme, thinking the ship was
sinking. ran on deck. crying for quar-
ter, Inc one of them. as has been re-
lated. was knocked down by Paul
V~xa, urhioh ATaotoltx, efrannod the
others. The two ships just then drifted
into a position. when neither could fire
an effective shot. and were both en-
veloped in a blanket of smoke. A sud-
den silence fell. broken by a voice on
the Scraps, shouting out of the black
ness. Have you struck" To which
Paul Jones' returned the immortal reply.
I'VE have not yet begun to fight"
The smoke drifting of, the action
was again renewed with the greatest
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MADE A NOSE.
A Remarkable Operation by n Surgeon
ON "a Young Lady.


From the Baltimore sun.
DIR. Adolph G.. Eisenberg has made a
successful operation in supplying "A
nose to "A patient who was minus this
necessary part of the anatomy. The
young lady IL Miss Amelia PAIL. daugh-
ter of william PAIL of 1927 Mullikin
street.
Miss PAIL had the bones of her nose
shattered by a fall when a child. The
surgeon took pieces of the bone from
the fracture. A disease. the exact ma
ture Of which DIR. Eisenberg has not
been able to ascertain. set in. and the
flesh Of the nose was entirely de-
stroyed.
Miss PAIL Is a very pretty young
lady. but the injury served To ~disfgure
her. Medical advice was sought. but
several physicians were unable To sug-
anything In the way of a remedy.
DIR. E~isenberg undertook the case.
He had the patient removed to his
residence. 1900 Bank street. and the
operation was performed IN February
3. The young lady was kept under the
influence of ~chloroform for three hours
while the work was being done. Be-
fore commencing the operation DIR. Els
enberg outlined on the forehead of his
patient a piece OF skin sufficient in
size and Of the exact proportions that
he wished To uses. This flap was sim
liar in shape to the human heart. the
broadcast portion. at the top of the fore
head. being about three inches wide. IL
gradually tapered to the root of the
nose. The flap was then cut from the
forehead n placed In position over
the nose and closely sutured. The re-
paired nasal organ was then carefully
dressed for the purpose of keeping the
temperature In the adjusted Hap high
enough To maintain life. The rap from
the forehead was cut to the bon and
the portion at the base was left an
touched. with a view to keeping a cir
culation i'm the flap until adhesion took
place. The wound caused by removing
the flap was allowed to heal by nat
ural Pal
DIR. Eisenberg stated that the nose
would look "A little pale until the cir
ulation became perfect. He dressed
the wound yesterday and expressed
himself as very much pleased with the
progress the case is making. He be-
lieves hat II will prove a success. The
flap has been held In position by in
sorting some soft material In the nos
trils. DR.. Eisenberg does not think
the covering will interfere with the
young lady's breathing.
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ward the celebrated Commodore Dale.
aul Jones says, specifically, in his Of
fetal report, that many of his officers
in whose sense and courage he had a
high opinion, recommended him to sur
render; and when the details of the
fight are studied, 1t becomes difficult TO
understand how any man could keep
his flag flying in the face of such aw-
full disaster. One man. indeed, cried for
quarter. and ran aft to haul dow the
colors, which had, however, been shot
away. But a tremendous blow from the
butt Of Paul Jones' pistol knocked him
down. n no other man dared follow
his example.
The interest, which continues unabat-
Led to this day. in the great fight, is not
only because 1t occurred between the
two great sea fighting powers. the
United States and Great Britain, but
because every circumstance connected
with II Is remarkable. The ship which
whipped had a scratch crew which
raj always on the eve Of mutiny. II
was made UP Of men from all over the
world, including Malays and Lascars,
who did not always understand the
word Of command. She was old, de-
cayed and unhandy. at best. She was
cruelty short of officers, n went
through the action with only zone sea
Observation-Disclosures Dale. She was
leaking and burning from the start;
she was crowded with passengers, who
were fully able to have taken possession
of the ship a very short time after the
fight began had they the necessary res
olution: she was SO shot to pieces that
she sank within IS hours of her victory,
in spite of every effort to save her. And
to crown all. there was not a m
after h had fred her second broad
side, in which the guns which were her
main dependence, cracked or burst. that
any captain would not have been justi-
fed in surrendering her. and there are
few captains who would not. Yet. in
spired by the genius of one man. she
forced the surrender of a new and
splendid frigate. in fine condition. and
about twice as strong as h was. In
her best state.
Nor can any want of courage be laid
at the door OF the gallant and sea
soned sailors Of the Scraps. There was
a want Of knowledge Of the condition
Of their enemy. Nor had Captain Pear
son of the Scraps dreamed Of the Bon
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Far-Siehted Economy.

Mrs. wipedunks-Jenkinson we ought
to take one Of the first-class magazines.
It's only - a year. and the children are
getting old enough now to have some
thing good to read.
Mr.. Wipedunks-Only "A a year, That's
all, Is it, II you begin on magazines
you'll think you have to Keep 1t up. Al
the end Of every year you'll want TO have
EN- bound. There's two volumes in a
year. Costs a dollar a volume for bind
ing. That makes " d year, In ten years
it's $50. Then you'n want a bookcase to
hold - olumes. Thatu cost about IS.
because you'll think II ought to be big
to hold 20 more volumes. There's
SIS thrown away. Do you think I'm made
OF money! IL you want to read the mag
azInes what's the matter with borrowin'
'em,-Chicayo Tribune.
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Evening star., 1898-05-31
The District Regiment In Dema N Il

There seems to be some question about
the exact duty to be assigned to the Dis
trict volunteer regiment in the forthcom
ing activities outlined for the military
forces. Orders have been issued, it is
noted, for the regiment to proceed from
Camp Thomas to Tampa, there presum-
ably to await transportation to Santiago,
San Juan or some other point in the West
Indian field of action. At the same time
II is stated that General Merritt has been
granted permission to choose the volun-
teer regiments needed to complete the
complement of men to be sent to the Phil
lppines and that he has selected the Dis
trict regiment among them. The Tampa
orders have the most direct significance
and 1t seems likely therefore that the
Washington boys will soon be participat-
ing in the campaign in this vicinity 1t is
gratifying to note both of these sugges-
tions, that leading to the Cuban expedi-
tion and that pointing toward Manila. for
they show that the military authorities ap-
preciate the excellent condition in which
the District regiment took the field. The
woful lack of equipment to be noted in
every camp of concentration as the volun-
teers report for duty is in sharp contrast
with the smart appearance and excellent
condition of the District men, who were
thoroughly outfitted the first day of the
complete muster OF course clothes alone
do not make soldiers. but the uniforms in
diCate care in preparation and may be ac-
cepted as a type of the completeness with
which the necessary details of equipment
have been provided. A very large per-
centage of the District volunteers were
from the ranks of the militia and thus
the leayen of discipline and camp expe-
rience is exceptionally abundant in this
local material These facts appeal to the
commanders and it is inevitable that under
the prevailing conditions such well pro-
Nided, we'll drilled and we'll conditioned
men as the Washington volunteers should
be chosen for active service at the first
distribution of the army among the va
rious points of activity.