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New-York tribune., 1900-03-25

revolt against the established order or thi,-,
II is not privateering- But IL is a perfect lima.
tration Of the plucky mood underlying ri,.
tenths Of the subsequent activity OF Ar,er;,,,
privateers- They took any risks and struck >,
the foe without fear or hesitation In 4,.,
they were too reckless, We read II two rris,4
privataers meeting far out az sea, and in -.
absence of any serviceabIe code OF s,r,,1.
nearly blowing each other to atoms On ms,,
suspicion, on pure impulse. out of sheer wiuir,.
ness 10 fight. 1t was no uncommon thing for,
privateer 70 leave port with nothing but sn,7
arms aboard, trusting 20 her captures 10 urov5.
herself with cannon. The frontispiece IA ~,
volume. showing an American vessel strikin,
terror to the heart Of her enemy BY a sham ~.
hibition of strength. is based on recorded facts
This vessel, the Paul Jones. was pierced n,
seventeen guns. but only carried three Wbsu
she fell in with the British merchantmau
Hassan in the War of 1912 her willy commando
sawed off some spare masts 10 the length n
guns, painted them black. and being MOUNTED
on buckets, rolled them out Of his emu-v
ports as effective limitations Of heavy or1
nance" Filling his rigging with his men. our
prlvateer made SO brave show that the Has
san was fairly terrified into surrender.
1t is impossible to cite Mr. Maclay's h4r,-,
and heroic deeds one by one. His book a
packed with them. But enough has bean said
to indicate the attractive nature Of his material
This is the first full history OF American ury,.
teers that has been published Il is a1uiraby
put together and contains some good Hlus,rs
tions- 1t forms welcome supplement 10 RI.
authors deservedIy popular History Of Ia.
United States Navy
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PRIVATEERING.
IT'S SIGNIFICANCE IN AMERICAN HIS
TORY.
A HISTORY OF AMERICAN PRIVATEERS. By
Edgar Stanton Maclay, A. NJ. Illustrated. Oc-
tavo PIP. xl 519. D. Appleton Il Co.

Edgar Stanton Maclay A NJ. Illustrated Oc-
tavo PIP. Xl, 519 ID. Appleton ~ co.
Mr. Maclay gives in his first chapter a lucid
definition of his theme. "The privateer, as un-
derstood at the outbreak of the for Ameri-
can independence" he says. was a ship armed
and fitted out at private expense for the pur-
pose of preying on the enemy's commerce to the
profit of her owners and bearing q commission,
or letter of marque, authorizing her to DO so,
from the Government" But the author tacitly
fixes the rise of this mode of warfare at too
late date. During the reign of George II,
he says "privateers began to play a prominent
part in the sea power of England, and then the
BritOns seem to have been driven to it only be-
cause of the disastrous activity displayed by
their Continental rivals" The truth is that
privateering is in essence old as piracy
with which it has had ties of knship at certain
times-and in form it dates fairly from the
of Elizabeth from that of the second
George. The point might easily be ignored as
Mr.. Maclay has ignored it, in a work dealing
especially with the part played by the privateers
in own brief history, if it not that un-
derstandng of the subject is really facilitated
by acquaintance with its exempIars in every
age.
Historians of power wont to inter
sperse their narratives with pen portraits of
their heroes, and those who have dealt with the
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
THE H0uESIcE H4RFESTAlS'
BY MORA O'NEILL-

BY MtttSA y -N---
Over here in England I'm heIPin' WI ti'S rs. day:
An I v-{sht 1 was in Ireland the HNs'.S 80 -
Weary or the English hay. an SO''
Och! Corrymeela. an the blue sky over
The peonle that's In England is rcher ~
Jews. - e,ssoou ou'
thravels in his shoes! 80, o., sss A bare
ia siv,. the pipe between me teeth % SeV
fut child. - -,,,th wind
Here's hands so fun o money an hearts !.
nv q 3ns cqTsi i5sk Of Iover ia stm go light for 81
did go bare III. the girl sa'
God save We. colleen di>lS
Fsr rVSSTS Cerrymeela me- an the low south VIM ,
Dive mind me now. the song at night is H'''
hard 70 raise, 4b, bovS are y
to phase; ,.i,,, hive tiS -
When one'st Tn out this "orSi"
Ay. CorrymeeIa, in the same sofi ''''
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like Nj Maclay's will serve to set the balance
straight. incidentally they are bound also to
give keen pleasure to the reader Mr. NIacIay
employs style noticeable chiefly for cIearness
and sobriety, but there is something inspiritiny
In even the simplest narrative of what our au-
dacious forefathers were accustomed to do on
the sea Audacity was. indeed. as Mr. Maclay
points out, one of the first resources of the
privateer, audacity which was the more fruitful
because it was tempered by a noble rage 1t is
delightful 10 read of the manner in which the
colonsts began to shake off the tyranny of the
mCther country as eNemplilied in the conduct OF
her naval officers AS early as tT72 the affair Of
the Gaspe proved that the blood of the pri-
Vateersmen was stirring in American veins
Into all its details we need not enter but we
must cite some of the contemporary notes on
that famous occurrence. 1t is to Colonel F.phrafm
Bowen. who shared in the attack on the English
vessel that We owe this vivid picture of the
earlier aspect of the situation:
About the time of shutting up of shops. soon
after sunset, man passed along the main street
heating a drum and informing the Inhabitants
or the fact that the Gaspe was aground on Nam
quit Point and would not float off until > o'clock
the next morning. and inviting those persons
VINO lelt disposed to go and destroy that trouble
some vessel to repair in the evening To- Mr.
James Sabin's house. About 9 O'Clock took my
rather gun and my poWderhOTn and bullets and
went 10 Mr.. Sabin'S ana found the southaa ST
room full of people. where loaded my gun and
All remained there till about 10 O'Clock some
casting bullets in the kitchen and others makin,
arrangements for departure.
In this blithe spirit the long campaign on the
sea was practically begun. They chose Abra-
ham Whppe for their leader. an engaging In
dividual whose guieless smile is commenorated
In portrait now owned by the Rhode Island
Historical Society. The band was resolved to
capture the captain 9f the Gaspe II am the
Sheriff of the County Of Kent" roared WhIpple
as they neared the schooner at am come for
the commander of this vessel. and Will have
him. dead or alive! Then ensues one OF the
neatest of conflicts. in which poor Dudington
the captain. is sorely wounded but protests
when Or. Mawney. who describes the fight tears
his own shirt TO make bandages and saws:
Pray sir. don't tear your clothes: there is linen
in that trunk" So the unfortunate but stiu po-
lite officer Is carried away by his amiable enc
mics. the Gaspe is burned to the waters edge
and in her explosion is heard one more sound OF
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deeds of Hawkins, Drake. Grenville and their
companions would. we imagine, be surprised il
they were told that they had neglected to give
due weight to the traits of those famous men.
But as matter of fact the whole trend of
modern research is to identify the earlier mill
tant seaman with the State to explain his ad-
ventures as part of the constructive policy of
Ministers at home, and while there is much to
be said for this method oewrtlng history, it
cannot be denied that it obscures one very i'm
pCrtant issue Not even Captain Mahan has
done full justice to the immense weight which
personality has had in the development of sea
power. Mr. Maclay. without perhaps intending
so to do, invites particular consideration of that
factor in history. He, too. is struck-writing so
long after the event-by the Importance of
American prvateers as copartners in the evo-
luton Of the State. But his book necessarily re-
solves itself into running recital of individual
exploits, and, though his appraisal of our pri-
Vateers as Nation builders is just and interest
ing there is on the whole. no more significant
passage in his book than the following:
This opportunity TO get rich suddenly [by the
division Of the spoil among all the men of
pilVateer capturing a prize gave rise 10 a
peculiar class of seamen. VINO became known
as gentlemen sailors All seaports sending out
prlVateers We're thronged with these tars of
exalted degree and, in many cases, of long pedi-
gree. Usually they We're Of highly respecta HE
pafentaGe, ana IN some instances belonged To
well known families. They went to sea moi as
common seanen, but as adventures To whom,
the chances of making prize money yera s,,tfi .
clent 1nducement to undergo the hardshiDs and
perfls of the sea. Being better educated and
Well trained To the of arms-especiaIIv ev
ceiling the ordinary sailor in the latter accom-
pllshment-they were welcomed in the privateer
and the commander was glad to give them nm.
usual privileges. They We're not assigned To tha
ordinary work of the seaman, but formed a SORT
of a marine guard, standing between the ON :
GERS and the regular crew. This arrangement
came to be understood when the ''gentleman
sailor shipped. The common searneIr were 10
Go the real drudgery of ship work while tbeso
ing was to be done.
In short privateering. in all times. has nro-
Vided outlet for the energy of those hola
spirits TO whom the humdrum existence OF the
ordinary breadwinner has seemed ntoIarabia
Circumstance and patriotism, allied to the love
Of adventure and the thirst for fortune ,nada
priyateerng a force in the making of bistor,
On one side Mr.. Maclay shows us the daurtlass
unattached seamen OF our Revolutionary nerio.
New-York tribune., 1900-03-25
LOVES IMMORTALITY.

LOVES IMMORTALITY.
How can he, who with his dear
Makes continual sojOurn here.
Tell the instant point Of time
When she passes from her prime?
How can she, who yesterniSht
Was his very hearts delight.
Satisfy him less to-day,
Less tomorrow, less for aye?
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her. then 20 make the sledge journey
beyond 10 the limit OF his powers.
This he did. and In company with a
gallant seaman. Johanscn. reached the
northornmost limit up TO that time
attained by human beings. fortunately
onectlng his escape from the icohelda
and reaching Norway In August. 1896.
Nansen's was a most wonderful adj
venture and resulted In valuable addi-
lions to our knowledge OF the arctic
currents. etc, but the expedition whose
achievements he outdid far surpassed
Il In scientific results and In the priva-
lions OF us momhers. That was that
OF General, then Lieutenant, Greeley.
which succeeded In reaching the far
thost north then known TO mortal man,
when the sledgc journey OF Lieutenant
Lockwood and Sergeant Brainard re-
suited In the latitude OF SO degrees and
q minutes being scored. Previous TO
that the record had been held by Eng
land for more than three centuries
but the remarkable expedition under
Greedy surprising every other attempt
ed by men OF any nationality, won the
record for America. II was ON the 18th
OF May, 1852. after'a terrible march
| with sledges, that Lockwood and
Brainard wrote their names on tho
white fields Of fame up there amid the
eternal SHOWS, and with their glasses
peered few miles farther into tho
misty beyond and named the farthest
point OF land ever seen by man Cape
Washington
The indications are that there Is no
abatement OF the patriotic spirit Of
emulation that animated Kane and
Hall. wellman. Greedy, Peary. Brain.
ard. Lockwood and all those gallant
Americans who have striyon 20 plant
the stars and Stripes nearest to the
pole Indeed, at this very moment
another American expedition ls being
matured for next year, backed by I'M
limited wealth and experience having
for It's sole object the distinction II Will
bring TO the flag Of our country. Al
recent meeting OF the Arctic Club
Il was announced by Or. Evelyn u.
Baldwin that he was to lead another
venture poleward. which he has been
planning for the last 1--WE years. Be-
hind II is Mr.. william ziegier. OF New
York, who is pledged 10 expend 81 OOO,-
900 II necessary 10 make II success.
This expedition will start In the early
summer OF 1901. and, az Mr.. Baldwin
has already won his spurs az an arc
tic explorer. having been with Peary
as meteorologist In 1898. with Well
man in 1859, and Is recognized as an
authority on the subject Of polar ex-
ploration. the best results sre antlel-
pated
Mr. Baldwin MADE an unsrccessfril
attempt to join Andree In 1897, but
there was fortunately no room Dor him
In the balloon, and he was spared to
project this voyage for 1901 and TO
enter the race for the pole with a
truly American equipment The shores
OF Greenland are dotted with the
names OF prominent Americans, be-
slowed by their adventurous country
men upon eapes and bays, mountains
and nords. and there Is no reason for
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=
Wife and daughter. who were on board,
and received the supplies OF provisions
destined for the continuation OF the
great work, should he have failed In
reaching the pole.
The relief steamer sailed from st.
johns, Newfoundland. July goth, and
as the lettar received was dated Aug
10th, II Ia not likely that Peary has
any information o. the breaking of
the arctic record by the Duke OF
Abruzzi. who reached Norway on his
return voyage on the 5th OF September
But II this were possible II Is not prob
able that II would cause any change In
his plans. which were, In bis own
words; ITO secure every mile OF I'D
vance Just as far as there is land, and
then attempt TO accomplish the re-
naming disiance In one effort In
case the conditions are impracticable
the lrst season, ! shall return 20 my
Bakimo village Eah winter there,
and start again the next spring and
II conditions are not favorable the sec
ond year. come back for the winter and
start again and again"
There are now two American parties
In the Arctic. the other company
under Robert Stein. being In Elsemere
Land; besides which there Is a Rus
sian. Il Norwegian. a German, a Dan
ish and a Swedish. without reckoning
the Andre balloon expedition, which,
despite the conflicting accounts as "a
It's continued existence. Is probably
lost II Ia thought that Lieutenant
Peary stands as good chance OF sue
cess aH any other explorer. for, as II
well known. he is no novice In arctic
experiences. having made several voy
agea and journeys. beginning In 1885
and having already endured terrible
priyStions without nlnching. As u
his pluck and previous adventures
General Greedy. the eminent authority
says In one OF his books: THE two
crossings OF Greenland by Peary mus
Dc ciasaSd az among the most brilliant
geographic feAts OF late years, his Jour
noys far surprising in extent that o.
his Ice cap predecessor. NAnssn, Wht
crossed Greenland more than 100
miles 10 the south. II Peary'I
advance beyond his buried caches wa
one OF the rashest OF arctic journeys
yet the courage, fertility OF resource
and physical endurance displayed b!
him and his companions place thel
EFFORTS among the most notable In arc
tic aledging."
There is an added interest In tn
Peary expedition from the fact tina
the wife OF the explorer was with hin
on prvious exploration. when thel
daughter was born. and II Is claime
that no other civilized member OF thel
sex has been as near the pole as they
Another interesting fact is that Al
the chiefs OF the expeditions which Il
recent years have approached neares
70 the pole, the great goal Of huma
enort Tor centuries are still living
me most recent success, so far as W
Know Ia that OF the duke OF Abruzz
VINO sailed from Christlania and Arch
angel In June. 1899, on his ship, IN
eteiia Polare, for Franz-josef Lane
p0yond which four sledge expedition
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Che Loco uOecd.

Advantages accruing from a recent
heavy rainfall In western Texas have
been largely Offset by the fact that
the unusual supply OF moisture has
greatly increased the growth OF the
loco weed Many horses and cattle
have died from eating this insidiously
poisonous weed. Exactly what the
Nel-urrnt OF poison In this weed Is has
never been fully determined.
The rush OF immigrants is greater
Just now than at any time since 1899.
over 10000 having been registered
already this year in New York. The
present Increase comes from southern
Europe. especially Italy. A railroad
official says the immigrant trnfic on
western lines Is double what II was a
year ago. There is less tendency to
herd In the large cities.
Attempts will soon be made by Cali
fornia merchants TO put fresh aspara-
gus on the market In London and
other places In Great Britain. The
California navel oranges are growing
in favor in England and are being
much appreciated. II Is expected that
California asparagus Will compete
with French asparagus. which is sent
90 England In large quantities.
In Australia novel idea has been
introduced for wedding out the man
who doesn't dance" Each lady has a
slip OF paper perforated In squares,
one square for each dance on the pro-
gram; she gives one OF these coupons
20 her partner at the end OF each
dance. and any man who cannot pro-
duce a fair percentage OF coupons is
refused admission to the supper room.
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Immen4e orade DaLanee.

In second reference to the subject
within a week. Holland" the New
York economic writer. tells us that the
British and continental customers OF
our manufacturers, who desire so
much 10 have their American pur-
ohAses kept secret will find little con-
ISOLATION In the annual report OF our
export trade He predicts that the Of
heial exhibit to be made public on Jan.
1, 1901, will show that the exports Of
the United States for 1900 will exceed
those OF 1899 by about $500 .OOO. 900. and
that the total value OF our exports for
the present year will be not less than
$1,000 100000. Furthermore, he adds
experts now figure for 1900 an Appar-
ent trade balance OF about $3.50. 900 900
In our favor.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-11-30

In recent address by Lyman e
Cooley before the engineering class In
the University OF Michigan he said;
Eventually the interior cities OF the
country will be sapped OF their trade
unless the sea can be brought TO their
DOORS This is a confused statement
and unexpected as coming from one
Of the most distinguished experts In
the exact science OF engineering.
The interior cities cannot be slapped
OF their trade" They are near the
sources OF production In every article
Of commerce and consumption. They
are the centors at which are collected
for shipment by rail or water the
products OF the farms. the factories
the forests and the mines. They are
the halfway houses OF commerce be-
tween all the sources OF production
and the seaports.
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Plans for Reaching the Pole

Attention Is called anew to arctic
exploration by two recent occurrences
--one the return from the polar re-
gions Of the Duke OF Ahrurzi. the other
the arrival OF Lieut. Pcary's steamer
Nlndward at GOdhaven. Greenland. ON
her way to Cape York.
II is not yet known. and may not be
until another season opens. whether
Peary has succeeded In his dash for
the pole. az the letter announcing the
nortlward progress OF the Windward
vas already two months old when u
re,ched this country; and even II the
relief party accomplishos the obicc, OF
the expedition. the steamer may be
detained all winter boy the ice Hut IL
y probable that the brave explorer.
Who has been 80 long absent amid the
Ice fields. has already welcomed his
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Frclh I'm ln Cnief.

That portion OF civilized humanity
which lives in large cities Is awaiting
the coming Of a beneflctor TO whom
Il will erect statues and sing paean'
OF praise. This bencfactor will BE- th'
man who shall devise cheap and CT,
fective method Of ventilatlng fias ana
ONCE buildings No such method mas
yet oeen devised. There Is no ventila'
ton Of the class OF buildings named
The unhappy tenant may choose De
tween suhocation and pneumonia. h'
can either keep his windows dow
and stinc or he can raise them am
create a draft which shall be his IN
doing, He occupies a steam-heateC
box in which no provision has beer
made for fresh air. He hrcathes oyel
and over again an atmosphere charged
with carbonic acid gas. lie may pay
s. per month or he may pay $500. Du
he will get no ventilation.
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Little Cora vandergrift. who dIsap-
peared the other day from her homo In.
Omaha, Neb.. has been located at Coi-
feyville. Kan, with her fathers peo-
pie. and her mother tells a strange
story about the supposed kidnapping
OF the girl. She Is convinced that
Fired Miller" who lived In boarding
house With her for week and sat OPP
posite her at table. was none other
than her husband, his appearance hay
ing been changed by a surgical opera
ton. Vandorgrlft's nose was re-
trousse It is now acquilino Wander
grift's wife found letters which re-
terred TO proposed operations on tho
face. addressed TO a brother at chlca-
20. Nature did the rest by putting on
his face full black beard.
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were made, one OF which. It II claimed.
made the farthest distance north until
that time recorded. OF sc degrees and
80 minutes. After great labor and prl-
walton the sledgcs returned to the ship,
which was finally freed from the ice
aud succeeded In reaching the port Of
Tromsoo. Norway. September 5. 1900
The expedition. II credonce may be
given TO the reports Of the intrepid
explorers. pushed the limit OF human
knowledge nearer by about twenty
miles to the pole than any other. tho
farthest previous effort that Of Frldt-
jof Nanscn, the Norwegian. having
reached sc degrees and II minutes.
hansen. az everybody knows. started
from Laplaui ln July. 1898, In his ves-
sci. the Fran. intending to drift as
far a. the arctic currents could carry
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90 Improve fbe wbife House.

During the coming winter II is ex-
peeted extensive changes will be made
In the historical white house, which
has been for so long the offlclal resi-
dence OF the presidents OF the United
States. The number Of rooms In the
old building Is to be more than doubl-
ed. and the whole general effect OF the
extensive mansion Is to be altered by
an expenditure OF about $1,000 900. The
commission TO which the plans for the
work were submitted has concluded It's
labors. and constructive work will be-
gin shortly. The plan that has been
agreed on is substantially the same as
was drawn at the suggestion OF Mrs
Harrison. when she was mistress OF
the white house.
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The action OF rat led n. r. In
Eoldsby to the discovery OF rich gold
mine In Arizona. Mr.. lngoldsby. who
was on a hunting trip near the San
Pedro river. was for a long time pug
sled TO explain the disappearance OF
small articles from his camp lnves-
tgation showed that the thief was a
rot. One morning piece OF gold
quartz was found after the rodents
visit, and, tracing his visitor TO It's
hole. Mr.. InEoldsby found rich gold
deposit.
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Mix one ounce OF charcoal, M much
quinine as will lie on dime, Ave
grains OF magnesia, and a few drops
OF altar OF roses. Both a soft and a
hard brush should be used, and the
upper teeth brushed from the top
downwards, the lower teeth from the
bottom upwards. The inside OF the
teeth require to be brushed in the
same way. Besides the usual brushing
twice a day, the teeth should be brush
ed with soap three or four times
week. This Is not at frst pleasant, but
Il is very beneficial to the teeth. Soap
Ia an alkaline preparation besides boz
Ing antiseptlc. and It also helps to re-
move the tartar.