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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-05-13
CUAPTER NXu.

The cargo OF the bort was soon
ready. and Philip sailed and arrived at
Amsterdam without any further ad-
venture. That he reached his cottage.
and was received with delight by
Anime. need hardly be said. She had
been expecting him; for the two ships
of the squadron, which had sailed on
his arrival at Batavia, and which had
charge of his dispatches, had, OF
course, carried letters from him dur
ing his voyages. Six weeks after the
letters, Philip himself made his ap-
pearancc, and Anime was happy. The
directors were, of course. highly sat
isfed with Philips conduct, and he
was appointed to the command OF a
large armed ship, which was to pro-
coed to India in the spring, and one
third of which, according to agree
ment, was purchased by Philip out OF
the funds which he had in the hands
OF the company. lie had now five
away previous to his orce more trust
ing to the elements; and this time. as
it was agreed. he had to make arrange
ments on board for the reception Of
Anime.
The winter passed rapidly away, for
it was passed by Philip in quiet and
happiness; the spring came on, the
vessel was to be fitted out. and Philip
and Anime repaired to Amsterdam.
The Utrecht was the name OF the
vessel to which he had been appointed.
a ship Of four hundred tons. newly
launched and pierced for tw~enty-four
guns. Two more months passed away.
during which Philip superintendent the
fitting, and loading Of the vessel, as
| sisted by his favorite Krantz, who
served In her as first mate. Every
| convenience and comfort that Philip
could think of was prepared for
Anime: and in the month OF May he
started. with orders to stop at Gam
broom and Ceylon, run down the
Straits of Sumatra, ana from thence to
force his way into the China seas, the
company having every reason to expect
from the Portuguese the most deter
mined opposition to the attempt. His
| ships company was numerous, and he
had a small detachment of soldiers on
board to assist the supercargo. who
carried out many thousand dollars to
make purchases at ports in China.
where their goods might not be ap-
preciated. Every care had been taken
in the equipment Of the vessel. which
was perhaps the finest. the best
manned and freighted with the most
valuable cargo. which had ever been
sent out by the India Company.
Ito be continued.)
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An Englishman OF title. Sir Roderick
Henshaw. has In his workshop a work
ing model of q roller-boat which Is to
carry the queens devoted subjects
across the English channel without the
taste Of sea-sickness.
1t is a roller-boat, so operated that
the center remains always on a hori-
x%ontal, although the outside rolls with
every motion OF the waves. Outwardly
the ship Is a typical ocean steamship,
with nothing to attract special atten-
ton beyond a few minor changes,
which might easily be found elsewhere.
but when you behold a cross section
of the ship you change your mind and
decide that 1t is entirely out OF the
ordinary.
The secret Of the boat and Its action
Is a pivotal one. The outside Is a mere
shell. inside OF which the great boat
itself, with all its living apartments, is
hung, The outside Is light, and con-
tains only the necessary machinery.
but the inside is a great. heavy mass.
In which live and move the boats crew
and passengers.
When this boat was first explained
10 a party Of English gentlemen they
laughed at the idea. but Sir Roderick.
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RlLERBAI USED 70 PREVENT SEA SICKNESS,

ed his small ship In a big tank OF wa
ter and on the upper deck he set a
glass of water. The tank was then
violently agitated until the little boat
rocked as though pitched by the salt
waves. But make a commotion violent
as they would they could not disturb
the glass OF water. which seemed some
how to be moved by q hidden force,
upon which the force Of the water had
no effect.
And so 1t was; the great inside was
fastened to the big outside shell by a
big pivot in such a way as to allow
1t to maintain Its center OF gravity in
spite OF outside %upheavals. The great
pivot by which 1t hung acted as a
pin upon which was suspended the In
side ship. No matter how the outside
turned, 1t could not affect the inside,
which. being Independent Of 1t, still
hung perfectly straight.
To illustrate this to your W salts
faction take the pendulum Of a clock
which Is not wound up. Take the
clock In your hands and nov 1t from
side to side. The pendulum. you will
find. will always hang vertically. and
In spite of the most rapid movements
OF the clock, will always regain It's
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~R1
NEW FAD.
How the UP-te-Dats ORR Seals h,
Letters,

How the UP-te-Dats oiri Seals he,
Letters,
My lady has q new lad about her ma
peterie which this time has nothing To
do with the size or shape of the en-
velope or the tint of the paper. The
rad has Just begun to gain a hold on
New York society girls, but Il ia seen
often enough for the letter carriers to
have noticed 1t, and II you carefully
Inspect envelopes the fair sex have
used that come to your notice you will
soon see what IL Is. When she seals
her letters now the up-to-date girl =.
longer puts the seal In the apex of the
triangle made by the flap of the ell
velope. but carefully sets 1t about two
inches to the left. as the enyelope lies.
address side down, on her writing tn
Bile. Just what the reason for thje ia
or what the origin OF II was none OF
the fair ones who are following the
fad seems to be exactly sure. ITS 90
novel, though" one OF them explained.
and the seal really looks much more
artistic on to n side than planted
right In the center" Rumor has Il
that the fad started from a letter re-.
ceived from a New York girl now in
Paris who has quite a reputation
among her friends for doing original
things. AS SO many OF the styles and
ads come from the capital of France.
that seems as good an explanation "a
kny
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The first piece Of property owned by
cncle Sam and the first United States
mint was nearly destroyed recently by
a fierce fire. which broke out In the
basement of this interesting and his
loric old building. which Is situated at
u and 80 North Seventh street, Phil
adelphta.
Fortunately the fircmen were near at
hand aud by their prompt response to
The alarm and untiring efforts the old
historic building was saved from com
rlete destruction and might yet he re-
stored and placed In such a condition
that h would be a splendid object les
ION not only to the present, but also to
The coming generation. illustrating the
wonderful growth OF the wealth Of the
republic from a very small and modest
beginning.
1t seems incredible that almost with
In the recollection OF living men this
plain old structure represented the en-
tire personal holdings and real estate
security of our national government.
The history Of the first mine of the
United States began with the passage
by congress of an act looking to he
formation of such a necessary institu-
ton. The initial step to put this act
in operation was naturally the appoint
ment Of the officers OF the institution,
who should have charge Of the estab-
lishment. For the director Of the mint
Washington selected David Ritten-
house, the astronomer. who received
his appointment and accepted the posi-
ton on july /. 1892.
Henry Voight, a matchmaker, was
appointed chief %coiner, and Tristram
Dalton was made treasurer. In the
succeeding year Albion Cox was APP
pointed chief assayer, and Robert Scott
cngraver. The officers having been
selected, the next important matter
was to obtain a proper building for the
accommodation OF the machinery Of
the mint and the officers. With this
object In view. a lot on the east side Of
Seventh street. north of Farmers al.
ley, now Fllbert street. was purchased
There was an old stillhouse and othel
buildings upon the property. These
structures were quickly removed. ant
on the 3lst Of July. 1892, the corne'
stone was laid by Washington, a dis
tinguished gathering OF the leadinl
men OF the day being present.
The foundation stone in place, worl
was commenced on the building a
once. So rapidly for that period wa
the work pushed that the foundation
was ready for the superstructure OF
the 25th Of August. The framework
was raised on the afternoon of tina
day.
A few days later. on the 10th o
September, six pounds of old cope
were bought for the mint by Ritten
house, at the rate OF / shilling.
pence per ounce, this metal being tn,
first ever purchased for the coinag,
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Important improvements Since the Time
~ william shsks speare.

The clerical staff, postmen, rural
messengers, and others connected with
the Stratford postoffice, and the sub
postmasters OF the district, were en-
tertained at supper at the Unicorn
hotel on Tuesday night, this being the
twenty-seventh annual gathering. The
mayor wv. Pearce) presided, and
was supported by a number OF the
leading tradesmen, the vice chair be-
ing occupied by f.. b. Wynn. Respond
ing for "Our Postmistress" proposed
by G. Boyden), Mr.. Doonan, (chief
clerk spoke of the great increase Of
work at the Stratford postoffice. With
In the last few years the clerical STAFF
has been doubled and the number OF
kilograms was increased at the rate Of
10000 a year. The year 1897 showed
an increase OF 10, 900 over those OF 1896.
and now, from the returns just made
up. 1t appeared that there was a fur
Their increase OF 10000 over those OF
1897. (Applause.) The telephone was
about to be added, the clerical stan
was to be further increased, the duplex
system of telegraphy had been author
lied in order to cope with the Ia
creased work and, Notwithstanding
that the postoffice had been built only
a few years, some important structural
alterations and engagements had be-
come imperative and were about to be
carried out. (Applause.) All this
showed that they were progressing at q
most satisfactory rate. and he looked
forward to further important develop.
ments.-3irmingham Post.
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had consumed almost all the spirits.
and that not only all the sick had al
ready persisted. but also many others
who had either fallen over the rocks.
when they we're intoxicated, or had
been found dead in the morning from
their exposure during the night.
Then the poor commodore's pro-
phecy has been fulfilled" observed
Philip to Krantz. MANY others. and
even the admiral himself, have per-
ished with him-peace be with them!
And now let us get away from this
horrible place as soon as possible"
Philip then gave orders to the Of
ficer to- collect his men. and the pro-
visions that remained, for immediate
embarkation. krantz followed soon
after with all the boat, and before
night everything was on board. The
bodies of the adusiral and commodore
were buried where they lay, and the
next morning the bort was under way.
aud with a.slanting wind was laying
a fair course through the Straits, to-
ward Batavia, and anchored In the
roads three weeks after the combat had
taken place. He found the remainder
Of the fleet. which had been dispatched
before them and had arrived there re-
Gently. had taken In their cargoes and
were ready to sail for Holland. Philip
wrote his dispatches. In which he com
municated to the directors the events
Of the voyage; and then went ON shore
to reside at the house Of the merchant
who had formerly received him, until
tie bort could be freighted for her
voyage home.
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WHERE THE FIRST MINT WAS SET UP.

In the latter year steam was intro
duced for operating the presses Dur
Ing the yellow fever that devastated
Philadelphia in 1879 and again In
1923 the work OF the mint was sus-
pended. David Rittenhouse, the first
director, was generally liked and re-
spected. And although the establish
ment under his rare was OF q most
primitive nature. II was conducted
with great care and %judicious manage
ment. For forty years the old build
ing on Seventh street was used for
the purpose OF the mint. II was only
after the marvellous increase In the
population OF the country had rendered
IL absolutely necessary that better
quarters should be obtained that the
secretary OF the treasury and the pres
ident seriously considered the matter.
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CHAPTER XXI.

The officer went to the gangway, but
found that none of his crew, except
the bowman. we're In the boat; they
had gone up to gain from the men Of
the bort the true history of what they
but imperfectly heard; and before they
were summoned to return had re-
seived full intelligence. They coin
~cided with the seamen Of the bort that
the appearance of the Phantom Ship,
which had occasioned their present
disaster, was q judgment upon the ad-
miral for his conduct in having so
cruelty deserted the poor commodore.
Upon the return of the officer with
Philips answer, the rage OF the ad-
miral was beyond all bounds. He or
dered the guns aft, which would bear
upon the bort, to be double-shotted,
and fired into her; but Krantz pointed
out to him that they could not bring
more guns to bear upon the bort In
their present situation, than the bort
could bring to bear upon them; that
their superior force was thus neutral
lied, and that no advantage could re-
suit from taking such a step. The
admiral Immediately put Krantz under
arrest, and proceeded to put into exc
cution his insane intentions. In this
he was, however, prevented by the
seamen of the Lion. who neither wish
ed TO fire upon their consort nor to be
fired at in return. The report of the
boats crew had been circulated
Vthrough the ship, and the men felt too
much ill-will against the admiral, and
perceived at the same time the ex-
treme difficulty OF their situation, to
wish to make 1t worse. They did not
proceed to open mutiny, but they went
down below, and when the officers Or
dered them up they refused to go upon
deck; and the officers. who were equal
Iy disguised with the admiral's CON
duct, merely informed him of the state
of the ships company, without naming
individuals so as to excite his resent
.ment against anyone In particular.
ASuch was the state of affairs when the
sun went down. Nothing had been
J,ne on board the admiral's ship, for
"a rantx was under arrest, and the ad-
' H.. had retired in a state Of fury to
his cabin.
In the meantime Philip and the
ships company had not been idle; they
had laid an anchor out astern, and hove
taut: they had started all the water,
and were pumping 1t out, when a boat
pulled alongside, and Krantz made his
appearance on deck.
captain Vanderdecken, I have come
% put myself under your orders. II you
will receive me-if not. render me
your protection, for as sure as fate I
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PHANTOM SHIP
The Flying DUtchmdn.
~N-BY CAPTAIN MARRYar
CHAPTER XX,-(Continued.)

ShAGl Elk hN.-tCOntlnued.D
That the admiral had exceeded his
powers in taking the life of the officer
was u%ndeniable. as although his in
structions CAV him the power of life
and death, still IL was only to be de-
cided by the sentence Of the court-mar-
tial held by the captains commanding
the vessels Of the fleet: lie therefore
felt himself justified in resistance. But
Philip was troubled with the idea that
such resistance might lead to much
bloodshed; and he was still debating
how to act, when they reported to him
that there was a boat coming from the
admiral's ship Philip went upon the
deck to receive the officer, who stated
that II was the admiral's order that
he should Immediately come on board,
and that he must consider himself now
under arrest, and deliver up his sword.
mo! no." exclaimed the ships COM
pany of the bort. "He shall not go
on board. We will stand by our cap
tain to the last"
"Silence, men! silence!" cried Philip.
"You must be aware, SIR said he to
the officer. that in the cruel punish
ment OF that innocent young man. the
admiral has exceeded his powers; and,
much as / regret to see any symptoms
OF mutiny and INSTRUMENTATION, it must
be remembered that If those In COM
mand disobey the orders they have re
eeived, by exceeding them, they not
only set the example. but give an eX-
cuse for those who otherwise would be
bound to obey them, to do the same
Tell the admiral that his murder OF
that innocent nan has determined me
no longer to consider myself under his
authority, and that l will hold myself
as we'll as him answerable to the com
pany whom we serve for our conduct
I do not intend to go on board and put
= myself In his power, that he might
crafty his resentment by my igno-
minious death. 1t Is a duty that / owe
these men under my command to pre-
serve my life, that l may, II possible
preserve theirs in this strait; and you
may also add that a little reflection
must point out to him that this is ne
time for us to war with, but to assist
each other with all our energies. We
are here. shipwrecked on a barren
coast, with provisions insufficient fol
any heightened stay, no prospect o.
= succor, and little Of escape. AS the
commodore truly prophesied, man,
more are likely to perish as we'll al
him-and even the admiral himself
may be of the number. I shall wal
his answer; IL he choose to lay aside
all animosity, and refer our conduc'
to a higher tribunal. ] am willing t.
Join with him insrendering that as
sistance to each other which our sit
uation requires-if not, you must per
.ceive, and of course will tell him, tina
I have those with me who will defent
FINE against any attempt at force. Yo,
have my answer, sir, and may return
on board"
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himself for the trip by a course Of
medicine. or he will suffer desperate
ly from seasickness. Even English
women who cross frequently never out
grow their dread OF the trip. 80 -
AS an assistant to transatlantic
travel the roller-bost must not be I'M
derestimated. but even Its great use
fulness to the steamship companies
grows small compared to the need that
exists for 1t upon the English chan
mel.
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1t Was in Philadelphia and Was Uncle Sans
First Property.

of the United states. Three coinage
presses imported from England ari6ged
Oh the 25th of September, and were put
In operation about the LIST of October.
In his message to congress Novem-
Der 6. 1892. President Washington
made the gratifying statement that a
small coinage of half dimes had been
completed, the want of small coins In
circulation calling the FIRST attention TO
them" Before the end Of the FIRST yeap
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Saving His Regard.

sulby'-That was mean OF you to re-
fuse to lend me that $40 I wanted the
other day. D~afney-I'd rather have
you regard me as too mean to lend n
than to be obliged to regard you as too
mean to return it.-Roxbury Gazette.
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the inventor. challenged them to an in
vestigation. On an appointed day they
had a meeting, at which were present
the noted ship builders of England, to
whom the workings Of the roller-boat
were explained. 1t seemed to be all
right. but they could hardly believe
that II would work.
Prepared for this. the inventor plac-
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position at once. So with the ship. The
inside acts as the pendulum; the out
side corresponds to the clock case.
The value OF this Invention to an
Englishman can hardly be appreciated
on this side OF the water. The Eng
!ish channel Is the toughest body Of
water In the world. and an Englishman
who has TO cross II is sure to
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after the opening OF the mint not only
half dimes, but also dimes and coppers
In a sufficient quantity to meet the
pressing needs Of the country had been
coined.
In 1894 the first silver dollars and
half dollars were coined and In the
next year the first gold eagles and half
eagles were produced. Up to the year
1916 the work OF coinage at the mint
was done by hand or. horse power, but
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BY the will Of the late John r.
Hates, a prominent merchant of Phil
adelphia, who died there a few months
ago and who was at the time Of his
death the owner OF the old mint
building, he beQueathed the corner
stone and all Its contents to the His
torical Society of Pennsylvania. So
this portion OF the historic old building
will at least be forever properly pre-
served.
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Twenty Years Not Accounted For.
Captain Arch Horner. who Id wide
ly known as one OF Keatucky's most
picturesque characters, Is seriously ill.'.
says a V%anceburg (Ky.) paper. '.Hs
claims to have been drunk for nfty
years, and Is now TO-"
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with Apologies to A. Pope.
Hope springs eternal In the human
"a breast,
But all too oft It gets knocked gal
ley west.
Evening journal., 1899-06-21
MAKING A ToOUE.
Some Information About a Fashion-
able HeRdpiece for the
Season.

The little toQue Is decidedly in favor
caught at one side and trimmed. 1t is
astonishing how hats are worn back on
the head and lifted at the side. Any
hat, Of any shape and of any material.
treated in this way will be more or less
in favor, with the chances toward it's
being more.
The tiniest toques are used for the
purpose. They are previously covered
with velvet, which is put over founda-
ton of crinoline, the latter being laid
on in loose folds. The velvet sinks into
the indentations of the crown and is
lifted by the curves Of the crinoline un-
I'll its shape is decidedly irregular.
When completed, the entire structure is
lifted at one side and caught with a
very large pin. The toque is then set
upon the head and spiked securely in
place.
The woman who is making the toque
now studies the shape of the face. and
as the situation of the little hat can be
changed, she turns and twists it until
she gets exactly the right angle. This
is marked By an ornament which is set
directly over the middle Of her left eye
brow When she puts the hat on, il she
has no looking glass, she feels for the
ornament and instantly sets it well
back on her head on a line with heI
pretty eyebrow.
This is no faneiful description; il is Q
bit OF the accurate detail of putting on
a toque. It was given to the writer bs
the best milliner ou Fifth avenue, whS
said that she invariably instructed hei
patrons TO put on the hat by land
mark, as II were. not haphazard, with
uncertain results.-N. Y Sun.
Evening journal., 1899-06-21
CLOSING EXERCISES

The closing exercises of the junior
classes of the public schools were held
last might in the Opera House. The
entertainment was a novel and enter
tanning one. The program was as fol-
lows: Invocation by Rev. F. NJ Mum
son, ID. D., rector OF Immanue, Church;
cantata. Gypsy Festival" In charge of
Miss Mahonsy and Mics Cara NesOit
drill Dutch Fiirtat.on," scholars from
Miss Dalema Draper's room; motion
song, Leap Frog John" in charge OF
Miss Reba Saunders; drill. 'gThe Yes
tia Virgins directed by Miss Anna Re-
Der; recitation, "The Sioux Chiefs
Daughter" Hetty McCaughan; drill.
"Garlands of Spring, directed by Miss
Lille Seminar; Chef Dn,ll, directed by
Miss Carrie Downey and Miss May
Goodley; Rev. S. Beattie Wylie pro
nounced the benediction. It was raining
hard at the close OF the entertainment
and a great many Of the go ones got
wet going home. A trolley O.. stepped
and took the Shawtown children home
thus saving them a drenching.
Evening journal., 1899-06-21
SHOT HIS SWEETHEART.

THOMAS CONNEIl-Y SHOT COLOR
ED SADIE PIERCE BECAUSE
SHE RdEFUsED TO MARRY HIM,
Salem, June 2l.-Thomas Connolly
and sadie Pierce lett Bn.dgeton Monday
and came to this city, and ab1ut 1920
Monday night they started for home.
When three miles from town Connelly
pulled revolver from his pocket and
fired four shots, one of which struck
the woman on the right cheek just be-
low the eye. The ball lodged near the
left ear. Connolly is white man, S5
years cid. while the girl is colored-
Connolly shot the woman because she
refused to marry him.
The couple drove on to Quinton,
where the wound was dressed by Dr.
M T. Good. Connolly was arrested
and placed in the county jail to await
the result of his act The woman was
also brought here and placed in the
county hospital
County Physician Jackson considers
the wound dangerous one, Though
the primary danger is over. The bal
has not been removed.