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grasp in this way and past two br0adsides
any gun of which could nave sent him to
the bottom, and Cap'n Dick wasn't one to
miss bodsting over 1t. Even during the
chase he couldn't help carrying in his
usual loud and cheeky way, waving good
Dye TO the Mossoos, offering them tow
rope ana the like but now the deck wasn't
big enough to hold his swagger. and in their
JOY of escaping a French prison the men
encouraged him. that to hear them talk
you'd have thought he was Admiral Mel
son and Sir Sidney Smith fsllsd into one.
BY O'Clock they made out the Eddy
stone on Their starboard bow; and 4 little
afler-the morning being bright and clear.
with a nice steady breeZe-they saw I. sal.
right ahaal of them, making n for Ply
mouth SQUAD. And who should it he but
the old Bear Pheasant, deep as a log!
tapn Dick cracked along after her, and a
picture she was as he drew up close! Six of
her guns had gone. her men were haling in
two gangs. ana still she was down a bit by
the head. and her stern yawing ike ter
rier tail vher his heads in IL rabbit hole.
And there a the tiller stood Cap'n !acka.
bis bald heaG shining like a statue Of fun,
and mis- one eye twinkled with blessed sat
isiactlon as he cooked it every now AID
then for glance over his right shoulder
"Hullo! What's amiss?'' sang out Cap'n
Dick. as the Unity fetched within hail.
.Aw. nothin', nothin'. Tho troubles as
sail an dangers -stiddy there. you old an
slewitch,-she's e bit too fond . smelling
the wind. that's ALL
AS a matter of fact. she'd taken nora wa
Yer over n2r quarters tnan Jackd cared tC
think about, now that the danger was ever
But what brings zee here? An what
| cheer wi you?" he asked.
This was Cap'n Dicks chanHe. give
run between two French frsates" he
boosted, lin broad day, an given the slip
to BOTH
Dear. now,' said Capn Jaclso $50 have
lin broad day, too. They must ha' been
the very same. What did zee take out of
'em?'
Take! They were two war frigates, j
tell 'eei'
''Iss, ISIS; don't lose your temper All 1
managed to take was this young French
orclfer here; but l thought, maybe, that
yCu-having a handler craft
Jacka chuckled bit; but he wasn't one
to keep joke going for spite.
Look-y-here, cap'n,' he said; 'Tll hear
your tale when W. get into dock, and you
shall hear mine. What 1 want zee to do
just now is to take this here lugger again
and sail along in to Plymouth with her as
your prize. L wants. if possible. to spare
the feelins of this young gentleman, an
make it look that h brought in by
force. For SO he was, though not in the
CO mmon way An ! likes the fellow, too
though he do KICK terrible hard"
They do say that two days later, when
cap'n Jacka walked up to his own door, he
carried the cinder-sifter under his arm; and
that, before ever he kissed his wife he
stepped fore and hitched it on a nail right
in the middle of the wall over the chimney
piece, between John Wesley and the wealth
er-glaSS.
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troubles assaiI =" and the very night
before sailing. as they sat quiet one each
side of the hearth, he made the old woman
jump by saying ALI of sudden, Goals o
fire.
What dee mean by that?" she asked.
iNothin'. | was thinkin' to myself and
cut it popped
well. tbs like providence. For, till
You said that. I'd clean forgot the sitter
for your cudGy fire. Mustn't waste cinders
now that you're only mate"
Being woman. she couldn't forego that
little dig; but she got up there and then
and gave the old boy kiss.
She wouldn't walk down to the quay
though. next day, to see him off being GER
tain (she said to lose her temper at the
sight of Capt. Dick carrying on as big as
bulls beef, not to mention they sneering
shareholders and their wives. So Capt.
Jacka took his cOngees at his own door and
turned halfway down the street and waved
a goodbye with the cinder sitter She used
to say afterward that this was providence
too.
The Unity ran straight across until she
made Cshant light, and after cruising
about for couple of days in moderate
weather lit being the first week in ApriD
capt. Dick laid her mead east and began to
nose up channel keeping an easy little dis
lance off the French coast. You see, the
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TO look after. and prepared for comfort
able little hOmcward trip
II Just cruise between this and Jersey"
said Capn Dick; and at the week end, if
there's nothing loins. wen put back for
home and reship YOU
So they parted. AMI ny 1890 Cap'n JacIla
had laid the Bean Pheasant's head north
and~by-west. and was reaching along nice
~ for home. with a stiff breeze, and moth
ing to do but keep the pumps going and at
tend to his eating and drinking between
whites.
The prize made a good deal of water but
was weatherly craft for all that, and on
this point of sailing shipped nothing nut
what she took in through her seams: tie
worst of the mischief being forward. where
her stem had worked a bit loose with age
and started the bends. Cap'n Jacka how
ever. thought less of the sea-that was
working up into a nasty lop-than of the
weather. which turned thick and hazy as
the wind veered a little to west of south
But even this didn't trouble him much. He
had sausages for breakfast and sausages
for dinner, and. as evening drew on. and
he knew he was well on the right side of
the channel, he knocked out his pipe and
Probably "Bienfaissnt.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
Ira nsference of Heat.

Y
A correspondent who is associated with
the observatory at Toulouse calls attention
to a very singular phenomenon, the scien-
tific explanation of which he seeks Take
bar of iron in the hand by one end and
plunge the other end in the fire. heating ii
strongly, but not so much that the hand
cannot retain its hold. Then plunge the
heated end in pail of cold water. Imme
diately the end held by the hand becomes
so hot that it is impossible to retain it in
the fingers. THIS phenomenon, said by the
correspondent to be familiar to workmen in
iron is aScribed by them to some repellant
action which they suppose the sudden cold
to exert upon the heat contained in the
iron, which is thus driven to the opposite
extremity.
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channel was full of our ships and neutrals
in those days. which made fat work for the
French pTivateers; but the Trenches own
vessels kept close over on their coast. and
even so the best our boys could expect,
nine times out of ten when they'd crossed
over. was to run against chasse-maree
lodging between Cherbourg and ST. Malo
Morlaix with naval stores or munitions
of war.
However, Capt Dick had very good luck
One morning, about three leagues NV. of
RUscoff, what should he see but a French
privateerirg craft of about fifty tons new
measurement with an English trader in
tow-a London brig, with cargo of all
sorts, that had fallen behind her convoy
and been snapped up in mid-channcl. Capt.
DICK had the weather gauge, as well as the
legs OF the French chasse-maree. She was
about league to leeward when the morn
ing lifted ard he first spied her By 1
o clock ne was close, and by had made
himself master of her and the prize. with
the loss of two men only and four wound
ed. the Frenchnan being short-handed, by
reason of the crew he'd put into the brig
to work her into MorlaiX.
This was first-rate business. To begin
with, the brig tshe called the Mar
tina Edwards of London) would yield a tidy
little sum for salvage The wind being fair
for Plymouth Captain Dick sent her into
that port-her own captain and crew work
ing her. of course, and thirty Frenchmen
on board in irons. And at Plymouth she
arrived without any mishap.
Then came the Chasse-maree. She was
called the Bean Pheasant an old craft
aid powerful leaky; but she mounted six
teen guns, the same as the Unity, and
ought to have made a better run from her;
but first. she hadn't been able to make her
mind to desert her prize pretty well within
sight of port. and in the second place her
men had fair job to keep her pumps
going. Captain Dick considered and then
turned to old Jacka.
I'm thinking" said he. I'm have to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

OF Or, Al That Pass By and the very
next morning Cdpn Jacka walked down
and told Mr.. jon he WAS ready To go for
mate under young Dick Hewitt.
Nor" Than once. the next week or two.
he came near to repentidS: for Cap'n Dick
was very loud about his promotion. especi-
ally at the Three Pilchards: and when The
nifty fane round and was fit ing-very
slow. too, by reason Of delay with her let
tiers OF marquette ordered Cap'n Jacka
back and forth like steVedore'S dog
There was TO be no nigh enough on this
lugger that was the sort of talk: and oil
and rotten stone for the very gunswiynfs
But Jackd knew the fellow and even acI-
mired the great figure and its loud WAYS
Hes Il cup'n. anyhow he told his wife.
''twout't be all fellows 20 foot bali while
he's in command. And Tie seen him handle
the Good Intent under Hockn."
Mrs TdCkabird said nothing. She was
busy making sausages and setting down A
stug of butter for her mans use on the
voyage. But he knew she would be a dis
appointed woman If he didn't cOntrive in
some honest way to turn the tables on :hc
company and their new pet. For days to-
gether he went about whistling Tho
Probably "olnsy."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26
~SA-
swell.
From Pucs.

Havers-"Was the banquet to the count
swell?'
Jabbers-''Swell? Why. | DIDN'T recognize
a single thing | ate except the ice water
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

LIE tAr.D bnS 7 =,
in his prison on tie
lie du Dis Die, il at
last to benefit by a
regime of favor"
pending the inVrS;i-
CATION of his case.
This news comes to
the French public at
the same time with
the first truthfl! de-
tails of what the old
regime has been.
Ard these details
present an ensemble
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How Dreyfus Spends His Days on the
lie du Diable.
TREATED With GREAT HARSHNESS
Vet He Manages to Keep In
formed of What is Going On.
PENDING INV ESTIGATION

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Paris, November L. IS'iS.
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They do say that two days later, when
tap'n Jacka walked up to his own door, he
carried the cinder-sifter under his arm; and
that, before ever he kissed his wife, he
stepped fore and hitched it on a nail right
in the middle of the wall over the chimney
piece, between John Wesley and the wealth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-26

Probably "Olnsy."
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
DELAWARE THURSDAY OCTOBER

ordered to DO mustered out who desire
to enlist in the Regular Army without
nvailing themselves OF furloiighs may
be subjected to the usual examination
Of areeruiting station, and II they meet
oil requirements, BIO discharged from
the volunteers to enable them to enlist
in tho Regulars, upon application to
this office, which the recruiting officer
may telegraph clearly stating the
facts. y
Major Andruss, the head of the mus
tering out board, is very busy with the
details for an accounting between the
companies and the government. In
speaking of the subject yesterday,
he said that in the regular service it
took long while to break men in and
even there, mistakes were made, and
it was not surprising that officers and
men without much experience should
make errors. The man who has the
lowest number of errors will receive
the highest credit.
The major said the paymaster ought
to be here not later than Saturday,
probably by Friday. As soon as paid,
tho men will be furloughed for 30
days, with the exception of about 60
men who will be retained to assist in
completing the papers. During that
period, the rolls will be carefully con-
sidered, preparatory to the mastering
out of the men,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06

Philadelphia, Oct. 1.-The receipts for the
weok-Beeves, 3,0s5: sheep. S,977: hogs, 7,l5h
Beef cattle-Extra, oAa5Nc.i good, sa51sc.;
medium 4as Sa coT aHssa aa sSi.g SHEEP
&C.; common, s1Sas1SSc.; lambs, d1sa6c. Hogs
Best Western, GaBl4c.; others. 55zu6c. Fat cows.
e.5aa54c. Thin COWS, s. to SEQ. Veal Calves 5aSc.
Mich COWS, s25a50.
Chicago, Oct, 3.--Cattle-$iaa.75 for common to
fair grades Of native beef steers up to s55oa5.si
a8.05; pigs, s. 40n350 Sheep and lambs--Native
sheep, S2.50a9.60: commonest. S440a4.60. fer
choice to prime flocks, and Western range sheep,
S960a4 80; mutton sheep, g. 90a4 u.s. feeders So 80
to $5.75a8 for choice natives. Hora,pts-- Cattle,
2l0O0 head hogs, $4,000 head: sheep, 10000 head.
East Buffalo, N. Y, Oct 3---Cattls-Good TO
choice steers, n5a5; fair TO good steers, $3a
40; fair TO good butcners' COWS, S3.G0a4 common.
old to fair cows, Sc .a5aa.40. Hogs-yorkers, good
sa.45as5d: pigs, good to choice. ss.50a3 CO. Sheep
ana Lumbs-lambs, choice 10 extra, S550a5. GU;
culls, fair TO good, s450a4.s0; sheep, choice to
selected wethers, si70a4.s0; culls and common,
sa.25a3.i5.
New York, oot. a. Beeves--Steady, SSa4.72;
bulls, S25hna25; cows, sl.65aah0. Calves
Receipts, ISIS head: veals, $4a150: tops. no;
grassers, S2.75a3.5o: Wcstorns. $4.sT1Sed.50.
sheen and lambs-hecelpts, le,ol3 head; sheep,
ssni 90; lambs, s6.ls1ab.S75; tops Sc: culls, 81.
lower at s4.a420. liz
East Liberty, Pa, Oct. Seattle, steady;
extra, s5a0ao.4o: prime. Ssa5.a0; common. So 40
az 70l hOgs-Steady: prime mediums, s4a5.00;
bost forkers, $395a4; common TO far Workers.,
Ss.S5a3e0; heavy hogs, S3.s0ai pigs. S3.5Oa3.75:
skirs and common pigs, sa5oaa.a5; roughs, S2.5o
as4o. Sheep, steady:choce, S4d5aA5o COM
mon. S3a360: choice spring lambs, S5.s0a5.5O.
common to good, s3.50a5.25; veal calves, S6.50aT.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
The Low prlors for COTTON.

Discussing the present low prices for
cotton-the lowest ever known-the
Baltimore Sun advances the eXplana-
tion that spectators, discounting the
probability of an excessive crop, have
pushed the price down to 8. II cents per
pound, but'in making this figure, the
bears, it seems, have overdone the
matter and q reaction was natural.
Prices of options are now, accordingly,
from 10 to Is points higher than they
were two weeks ago. The small return
to the planter indicated by the present
range of prices is, of course, much to
be regretted. There can be little or no
profit to most planters ON cotton sold
under 6 cents pound. But they are
themselves to blame, perhaps, for grow
ing more cotton than the world de-
mands, the inevitable result Of which
course is lower prices. They arc I'M
able, it appears, to agree among them
selves to restrict production or hold
their CROP for higher prices. Just as
the railroads, competing for customers,
cut rates in spite of all reasons for
maintaining them, so the farmers, each
hoping for luck, continue to plant ex-
cessively and lower their incomes by
sales on descending scale of prices.
Tive. years ago it was the fashion of
Southern politicians to ascribe the low
price of cotton to 'the crime of 1873,
but statistics of crops and prices since
1872 show that overproduction is the
cause of the planters trouble. In 1872
was 1854, 0S4, 494 pounds, with an
average price of %. 10 cents per pound,
whereas in 1898 the crop was 5, 667, 3T2,-
QS1 mounds and tho ,,rina of rrncant ia
about $50 cents. Tho crop is four
times more than in 1872, and the price,
as was to be expected, is four times
less. Twenty five years ngo we pro-
duced 10 per cent of the worlds cotton
supply, but we now produce 55 per
cent, Our proportion of the worlds
supply has greatly increased. The in
crease is not due to u reduced pro-
duction in othor countries, but to the
excessive production in the United
States. In 1928, for example, the
other countries producing cotton mar
keted 1,G6T, 900 bales and in 1918
1,G65, 600 bales. They have just about
held their own, while our production
has grown enormously. The consump-
ton of cotton has happily increased
fast also, but production has been in
ADVANCE of consumption, with the result
that there is always a large surplus in
sight to depross prices. Cotton cloth
has fallen pari passu with the raw
material. In 1872 printing CLOTH, -
suitable for calico, sold at 7.SS cents
per yard: in 1903 at q IL cents per
yard. The moral of all Of which is
that cotton, cotton cloth and silver
have all fallen for like reason pro
duction in excess of demand.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
DeafMs.
BRowN-on october SIN, isps, Miss 5.

BRoWN-on October 5th, 1898, Miss s. eornelia
Brown.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend tho
funeral from her late residence, No. s0u King
street on Friday, October 7th, at 3 o'clock. ln-
torment private.
FlSHER--In this city, on September 2sth, 1893,
Harry Il. Fisher, aged % years.
FLINN-In This city. on September a0ih, 1903,
Jamos Finn, aged 81 year,.
HAWKE-in this city, on September s9th, 1898,
Elva j., daughter of Edmund and Mary j.
Hawke, aged years
HIl,ZEL--In this city, on September agth, 1907,
Corn May, daughter of George ard NJ. Isabella
Hirzel aged years.
JACks0N-At Fort Wayne, Ind, October lat.
1913, Thomas, son Of the late John q. and
Elizabeth jackson.
KEABLES--ln this city, on September a9lh, 1895.
andrew j. keablcs, aged 6j years.
LYNAM-In This city, on October I'd. 1905, Joseph
q. Lyman, in the 9Th year OF his age.
o'CoNNoR-ln Christiana hundred. on Soptom-
Dor 2Sth. 1883, Patrick Oconnor, aged so years.
PENNlNGIoN-l.ouis Ewes Pennington onterod
into rest October 4th, 1895
The funeral. services will takc place at his lato
residence, No. pi9 Dekalb Square, Philadelphia,
on Fsiday morning. IL o'clock. lntorment at
ST. Anne's cemg ietown, De.on arrival
Of the train troi .atS. ~ o clock ppm.
sESTERIIENN-ln this city, on October 9th, 1898.
Christian r., infant son Of Christian +. and
Lizzie II. Sesterhenn, aged months.
SroEcEI.E-on Sd instant, Katie, gife OF Harry
j. Stoeckl6, aged ~ years ana days.
RohtiveS aud friends of tho family, Ladies'
Society ri rho German Lutheran Church aud the
ladies' Society OF the Delaware Sncngerbuut IRE
respectfully Invited to attend the funeral from
the residence of her husband, No. I01 sdains
street, on Thursday afternoon. october ltb. lHg5,
at O'Clock Jnterinent at klverview cemetery.
ToNER-In this ciiyson September ssth, 1875.
Agatha, daughter Of Patrick and EhEaboth
Toner, agod year,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
PHILIi.piss SITUATION.
Considered Today by the United States
Peace Conmission. r

toustucrsu Nouhy ny the Unfteu STATES
Peace Commission. m
Paris, France, Oct. 5.-The United
States Peace Commission held its usual
session today. Mi-13 ...-
The commissioners continued. their
conference with Major General Merritt,
and practically concluded an extended
canvass Of the Philippine situation.
The members of the commission re-
fused to disclose the views of Gen.
Merritt and Admiral Dewey in regard
to the policy to be pursued towards the
people Of the Philippines.
Nothing could be learned as. to
whether the general or the admiral had
recommended tho retention or the
evacuation of the Philippine Islands
by the American forces, but it de-
veloped that Admiral Dewey handed
Gen. Merritt n communication setting
forth his Judgment on the subject, and
the general submitted this to tho com
mission with reports from the Ameri-
can military officers ut Manila touch
ing on the condition prevailing in the
islands. Gen. Merritt concluded with
declaration of his Judgment in the
matter, and it may DO said that he
arrived in Paris hoping the United
States Commission would press for the
possession Of the Philippine Archipe-
lago. 1t is also true that tho DISPOSE
tion of the troops in the Philippine
Islands before Gen. Merritt's departure
was such as to warrant the view that
large or complete holding of tho
Philippine Islands by tho United
States was contemplated. ..,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-06
county Tax ColIsc.ions Large.

County Treasurer and Receiver of
Taxes Rettew in September collected
about $4,000 in taxes. From other
collectors he received the following
amounts: Wilmington, John r. Dickey,
delinquent collector, $3.50. 10; Lewis L.
Dickey, poll taxes, 1897, So. IS; 1898,
81. 80; Brandywine, county and poor,
Sc, 1904; Investment, S426 Sc; Chris
tiana, county and poor, 1897, $40. A I;
1898, $11, 3S4. 86; investment, 81, 935. 95 ;
Mill Creek, by Durnall county and
poor, 1B94.96, $50. Az by Baldwin,
1897, S13l42; 1893, IS, T21. 66; invest
ment, S400. A.; White Clay Creek,
county and poor, SO, 233.S7; invest
men az 81 PenG ,sds "a county our ~ and
vestment, 500. 45 Red Lion, county
and poor, s2,s63G1; investment,
Sl61. "a; Appoquinimink, county and
poor, 50, 174.64; Blackbird, 81, Sol. AT.