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Many went down. Perry, broad-should.
cred erect, clear-eyed, defiant, paced the
deck. A pail Of powder smoke enveloped
the fighters. Signals were made by bugle
blasts. Soon the Lawrence began TO
culver. 1t was punctured with balls. Not
q brace, nor q line, nor a gun remained
on one side. Eighty-three OF a crew OF
lO2 had fallen. Only three effective men
remained to IRE the last gun as Perry left
the ship for the Niagara. With the Niagara
comparatively fresh Perry again drove into
the British feet, or what remained Of Il.
and in fifteen minutes had swept its decks
at pistol range. The day was won. The
British feet was ours.
Odds Against Perry.
The thrilling story Of that famous vic
tory. which marked the doom Of British
domination on Lake Erie, suggests in
structive contrasts and comparisons with
American naval triumphs OF 1898. The
contrasts are striking in material and
ships, but so great has been the revolu-
tion In naval architecture 4 { any COM
p~arison instituted would be iar-fetehed.
The immortal Perry, then a lieutenant
only Is years OF Age. we'll Versed In the
theory OF naval warfare, but without
practical experience. His neet was de-
cidedly primitive, home made and indif-
ferentiy manned Nine ships In all moved
out on that September morning TO give
battle to the invaders. The British neet,
six in number. were superior to the Amsri-
can nine In tonnage. equipment and night
Ing material. Captain Barclay. the com
handing Ofhcer. had seen service with Nell
son At Trafalgar. and with characteristic
conceit regarded the American neet, with
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Paint was spread on thick. Even the
arching heavens put on the proper crimson
shade at twilight. 1t was a time that tried
mems threats. And then what mighty
shouts and cheers resounded through Ia
COON and plaza when the exposition lights
were turned on and over the band stand,
In blazing letters, appeared the ragtime
sign: Spanish Fleet Gone to Meet Nc
Ginty."
Consider the PrOvOcatiOn.
On both occasions, there was abundant
provocation for patriotic outbursts. We
had became a world power. With a
rapidity rivaling the guns of Manila and
Santiago, came the realization that we
were the real thing. Although the Ameri-
can fleets were far superior to the enemy,
no one gave tina a thought. 1t was enough
to know that we had humbled Castillian
pride. We had grabbed tyranny by the
topkuot and shot 1t of the western hem
isphere. Cuba was on the high road to
freedom and the proud bird Of liberty
hadn't lost a feather.
The heroic Perry did not fare quite as
we'll as the later day heroes of the navy.
He was promoted to the rank Of commo-
dore and received many tokens Of public
esteem and appreciation. 1t was his good
fortune, however, TO De spared the annoy
ance Of a gift house in Washington and the
joyless boon of a court Of inquiry. But
his fame mounts higher and higher as the
years pass and will remain an inspiration
to heroic deeds as long as the republic
lives.
Precious little thought is given my the
moving throng Of pleasure seekers to the
historic memories Of the bay. Crowded
boats come and go. the bands play, hotel
runners shout and cabmen Jostle the way
farer. Even as / listened to the waves
hum a requiem on the rocky shores my
patriotic ruminations were rudely Jared
by a voice from Cincinnati murmuring,
water, water everywhere, but not a drop
Of michelob to drink"
T. ]. FITZMoRRIS.
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Heir to Mackay Millions

Clarence Hungerford Mackay, who, by
the death Of his father, John w. Mackay.
becomes the head Of the family and Of
the great business interests which It con-
trolls. has for years been familiar with the
various business enterprises In which his
father was engaged, says the New York
Tribune. Up to the present time he has
never taken active part In the direction
Of the Macksy business concerns, but Il
lie well known among the friends Of the
family and among the men who we're the
business associates of John w. Mackay
that Clarence H. Mackay dad the conf
dence Of his father in business matters,
who gave him credit for having suggested
some Of his successful business schemes.
The fact that Clarence II. Mackay
showed talent in the direction Of business
was a source OF especial comfort to Mr..
Mackay after the death Of his elder son,
John w, jr., who was killed In France
In 1895. Despite the fact that willie"
as John w, jr., was called in the family,
was ardently devoted to music, being a
fine performer on the violin and a stu
dent Of music in all its branches, he was
a good business man and his father re-
garded him as a worthy successor. After
the uehlu VI tue pIOhllSlhb gOuuh mhh
Mr.. Mackay discovered that his son Clar-
ence also possessed business qualities Of
no mean order, despite the fact that he
had not been conspicuous in that respect
during the lifetime Of his brother.
Clarence H. Mackay was born in San
Francisco. April II, 1874. With his
brother, he was taken TO Europe, and his
boyhood days were spent at Villebon, near
Paris, the beautiful estate now leased by
w. X. Vanderbilt, who has converted a
part Of the place into a horse breeding
establishment, where he keeps Halma and
other famous horses.
While at Villebon the boys attended
Vanguard college, and later went to Beau
mont college, Windsor, England. Clarence
showed a remarkable aptitude for languages,
and speaks French, German and Italian
f~uently. A friend. In speaking Of young
Mr.. Mackay's foreign education. said: HE
speaks French like a Partisan, but although
he has lived abroad many years, no one
would ever mistake him for a Frenchman.
Many a man who goes abroad for a few
weeks once a year is more foreign in his
ways than this man, who is as we'll ac-
quainted in Paris as he is in New York,
and who probably knows more titled people
In Europe than any Of his American friends.
He has his clothes made in this country,
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Marks of Trades
ImprintS of Various
Occupations.

haye bow legs and to toe In" parrot fash
ion, as is admired in Japan and in Indian
land. Priests, magistrates and all who
wear skirts drag their legs in walking In
stead Of raising them, as do soldiers and
correct pedestrians. Dancers Of ballet who
have worked hard at pointing have an in
ternal deviation Of their bones from recti-
tude known as "onlon." Scrub women who
pass much c; their lives or their knees
have a swelling Of the knee joints. Den
lists Leg is a result of overstrain, fatigue
and prolonged muscular contraction. An
other instance Of muscular trade marks is
found among file cutters. They overexert
the right hand in their work with the
hammer. Tn land and wrist finally weaken
and shrivel. TIL pressure of the chisel
against their thumb stunts the growth of
that member and bends 1t backward.
In certain musicians one observes facial
trademarks. Flutists and clarinetists may
be recognized by the position Of their lips
and their pulled cheeks. Violinists who
hold their instruments in place with their
chin hang their heads and incline them to
one side. AS to special sense and occupa-
ton, they are improved by use. One argu-
ment for child labor in the old days dwelt
upon the fact that in certain forms Of work
unless the laborers we're aim at an early
age the necessary skill would never be at
tanned. Tactic precision, sight. hearing
and taste are among these. The excessive
use, however, to which after life subjects
the senses brings about the trademark
abnormalities. The Observation-Disclosures of
scholars and teachers is a case in point.
sense Of hearing is dimmed, sometimes
Inst for fhnon uuhn ana anAaNA-AIu
TO excessive noise such as boilermakers.
riveters, artillerymen and workmen in
engineering shops. Sudden. interrupted,
strong vibrations cause more injury than
equally powerful vibrations in continuous
action.
The sense OF smell is weakened when
ceaselessly exposed to powerful odors.
Those engaged In offensive trades become
unconscious of their loathsomeness. Snuff
makers must n~onchalantly pursue their
work in an atmosphere so permeated with
that article that the non-habitual person
cannot breathe II for a minute without
painful irritations Of nose, eyes, throat
and mouth, sneezing and the like resulting
The teataster's loss OF his sensitiveness of
palate to such an extent that sooner OF later
he must Inevitably quit his business, is
witness to the consequences OF long con-
tinued use of the tasting faculty. n skin
shows one the commonest forms of eccupa-
tion trademarks. Harpists and guitar play
ers show callosities of the fingers. Horny
thickening of the skin from handling heavy
implements is common on tht palms Of day
laborers. Laundresses. dyers and bleach
ers have the same in combination with
%blisters, thickened and softened skin. Por-
tiers have shoulder knots. "H~ousemaids'
knees" means blisters from long pressure.
Miners have swellings OF knees and hips.
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inexperienced officers and gunners, as a
mild diversion in warfare. With 45O ef-
feetive fighting men, Of whom 1853 were ex-
perienced seamen. and "a gunners, pitted
against 416 ineffective men on the American
heet' less than a dozen experienced sea-
men and 81 guns, there was some war
rant for British confidence. But on this,
as on other occasions, confidence and APP
parent superiority proved no match for
youth. pluck, skill and the determination
to do or die in defense OF native land.
Historic Picture.
Looking out on the ruined waters Of the
bay one involuntarily calls to mind the
picture OF Perry and a boats crew passing
from the flagship Lawrence, riven with
shot and shell, to Niagara. from the deck
OF which he put the finishing touches on
the British fleet Three and q quarter
hours the battle ragged. and then the last
British nag was hauled down as q signal
Of surrender.
II was the FIRST time an American squac-
ron encountered 9 foe in line Of battle, and
1t was the first time, also. that q British
squadron was completely destroyed or
captured.
-Four hours after firing the nrst gun
Perry penned his famous dispatch: I'VE
have met the enemy and they are ours.
Two ships. two brigs, one schooner and
one sloop," which Was forwarded to Gen
eral Harrison at Fort Meigs, with whom
Perry had been ordered to cooperate.
The battle Of Lax Erie. in results anc
manner Of accomplishment, deseryedly
ranks as one Of the glorious triumphs OF
the American navy. A novice in war pitted
against a veteran. Inexperienced. raw re-
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and, without obtruding the fact upon you,
makes you understand that residence abroad
and association with foreigners have not
impaired the quality Of his Amerieanism."
II Clarence II. Maokay has a weakness
It is for horses. He had owned a number
Of good horses. but had never become known
on the turf until he won the great inter-
national stallion race at Paris with Sweaza.
The American colony at Paris was deeply
interested in the race, because many promi-
nent owners had entered horses. Little
was known Of the animal which Mr.. Mackay
had purchased at Little Silver. N. j., for
$500. To the surprise Of the natives and
the great satisfaction Of the Americans,
Mr.. Mackay's horse won In straight heats
in 2:1S each. This was on the turf and
not on a level track, and the performance
has not been equaled since that time.
Mr.. Mackay's nrst venture on an Amer
lean track was with Banastar, with whom
he won the Metropolitan handicap. The
Maokay stable was gradually enlarged, and
although II is now not as large as many
Of the American stables, It contains about
fifteen horses which, according to an ex-
pert, have a bright future"
Clarence H. Mackay, although he is a
sportsman in everything that the word i'm
plies. has never been a sport" He is
never seen in the places frequented by the
sporting fraternity; he Is a temperate
man., but not a total abstainer, and is not
a gambler, although he occasionally sits
in a friendly game Of poker. He is an all
around athlete, but is not a big man.
There is that about his appearance, how
ever, which attracts attention and he
would be noticed in a large crowd as a
good-looking man, and the student OF
p~hysiognomy would pick him out as one to
whom no sharper, be he ever so daring,
would attempt to sell a gold brick. As a
trap shooter Mr.. Macksy has won many
laurels. He Is a good racquet and tennis
player and has made many good scores at
golf. He has probably devoted more time
to polo than to any other outdoor sport
and has played much in this country and
abroad. Three polo ponies belonging to
him were taken to Europe by the Amer
lean polo team.
The people who know him best say that
no matter how extensive Mr.. Mackay's In
terests on the turf may become he will
never allow them to interfere with his
business.
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cruits, indifferently armed, against trained
soldiers. A dozen seamen against 16s
veteran tars. Ftfty-four against sixty-four
guns. But the Americans behind the guns
eighty-nine years ago had the courage,
daring and celebrity which distinguished our
modern gunners, and these qualities over
came the advantages Of numbers and ex-
perienee. II is not the amount Of shot
fired, but where the shot is put. that
counts. The Americans put the shot where
1t did the most good.
Old and New Heroes.
/ wonder what the people did IN those
bygone September days to manifest their
JOY over a triumph so complete, won
under adverse conditions? What did the
people do to the heroes Of that day ?
Did the populate shout and make merry
as their grandsons did four years ago? In
our sober, solemn moments, We esteem
ourselves an Unconditional people. Free
Quently we pat ourselves on our several
backs and congratulate ourselves on our
lack Of the v~ttriolic qualities Of the Latips.
Still, there are times when the populaee
kick over the solemn traces ana do a
vitriolic stunt that would drive a Partisan
to strong drink. That May day OF 'ss. FOR
Instance. Remember the strange. startIinS
capers We cut? We blew siren whistles,
beat the drum. footed shrieking horns.
drained countless horns. decked our throb-
bling bosoms with badges bearing gro
tesque puns on Dewey's name, and did
other and divers things too numerous to
mention And we didn't do a thing on July
4, 1855, when We heard from Santiago.
Holy smoke. the earth was too small for
US. We Jared loose and Jared everything
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II purihes the blood and cures nervous
meas, iritAbility and SleePlessness by
curing the diseases in which they
originate.
uPo three years I suffered untold agony,s
writes Mrs. II. \. Whits, Of Stanstead, etAnStead
Co, Quebec. ~ woaid have speiis Of trembling
aud Psing sick AZ my stomach, pain In right side
all the time thee II would work up Into ny
stomach and-Sueh distress Il y Impossible 70
describe, l wrote 10 the worlds DisPsnsaU
Medical Association, stadng my case 70 them,
and they very promptly answered sod told me
what TO do. I took eight bottiss q DR.. Heross
Golden Medical Discovery, and ave vtais Of
Or. Pieroe'a Pieaaaut Pet1etA Thanks 10 DR..
Pierce and bic medicine ! am q well woman
to-day. DT. Rieres's medicines also cured my
mother Of liver complaint nom which she has
been a sufferer for hheen years. We highly
recommend thess msdAeinss u al sunsnn6
people"
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, a book containing zoos pages,
Is given away. Send Al one-cent stamps
for expense Of mailing OSkN for the book
in paper covers, % IL stAmps for the
volume bound in cloth. Address DR..
R v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03

Every employment, say three wise men,
leaves lite trademark on the body. The
wise men in question are Gabriel Provost,
the French Psychologist; Mr.. Arbuthnot
and DR.. Arlidge, two English physicians,
who have made exhaustive nvestigations
on the variations Of the human frame as
affected by its daily activities as to bony
structure, muscular system, senses, skin
and organs within. Each OF these bodily
elements proves to be as susceptible to
the imprints Of exertion as is a blank
sheet of paper to the marks OF the pen.
Nothing done or nothing left undone fails
to stamp it's insignia upon them, subtly
and forcefully impelling them to assume
contours Of grace, beauty, power or their
opposites. In the old fairy tales 1t is said
the elves could be traced on their busy
errands among men by the dainty impress
they left upon the grasses Of wood and
meadow. Precisely so the infinitely count
less movements which have to do the work
Of the world may be traced on the marks
they leave on human bodies.
The principle at bottom, the
Chicago Tribune. lies in the truth that
most employments serve to accentuate the
development Of certain portions of the
body at the expense of others. This Gre
~ oDAOA hoAiNiCoB WhClucT JuCy DO the
dreamy, absent-minded gaze of the poet,
the bent back Of the man at the desk,
the horny palm of the day laborer OF num-
berless other physical eccentricities which
sometimes require q Sherlock Holmes to
associate with certain varieties of occu-
patton. It is evident that the body Is not
developed with symmetry when 1t is al
ways bending or always kneeling. It
thrives best when It is permitted to obey
the laws Of variety in movement az we'll
as in nourishment. Hygiene and esthetics
alike enjoin mankin to remember to
maintain equilibrium Of forces. OF this
most convincing proof. says MT. Provost,
lies In the fact that, apart from accidents,
longevity attaches to those professions
which give most varied play to the entire
organism. the sculptor. actor, artist and
soldier. 1t Is said that police magistrates
who have practiced eyes rarely are de-
ceiVed about the profession or work of a
man. While there are many employments
whose imprints are less obvious to the
eye OF the observer, others are most
potent. Looked at closely even the state
Of being without employment, II such a
thing as complete leisure exists, cause its
own deformity. 1t comes in the form OF
fatty degeneration. anemia and arrest of
growth throughout the system.
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Do children notice and remember things?
ON, no. certainly not, says the Morocco
Qnd.) Courier. A cheap picture hangs on
the wall Of the Courier sanctum. II rep
resents two young people, a man and a
woman. seated at a table, the woman in
the attitude of weeping-perhaps because
her soldier lover is about to depart for the
wars. The other day a bright s-year-old
child, after gazing at that picture long
and intently, turned to the scribe and feel
ingly remarked: I'll bet a dollar that
Teller has been cussin' about the Coffee
Now. where did the dear child get that
idea?
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impaired, " h en-
there Il q dull,
sluggish feeling,
with nervousness,
i~rritabiiity and
sle sss.
Every day that
these symptoms
are neglected In
a the liabil-
ity to physical
COLLAPSE.
DIR. PIERCE
Golden Medical
Discovery cures
diseases Of the
stomach and other
organs of diges-
tion and nutrition
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Any form Of ~exertion tells Immediately
upon the conformation Of the skeleton.
Not only does the shape of the bones of
the human adult vary with such move
ments as are performed habitually or with
such routine attitudes as are assumed by
the vigorous individual says Arbuthnot
but also do the details OF the structure
and functions Of the several Joints. II a
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person is habitually engaged in performing
certain movements or sequence Of move
ments. the formation Of the skeleton varies
from the normal in a degree proportional
to the length Of period during which the
movements are performed and to the
amount Of energy expended" During q
single performance of an act there are
present numerous tendencies for the bones
and joints 10 undergo changes ia form.
Constant repetition enables these tenden-
cies to become actualities. The earliest
variation from the normal is a hxation
Of the physiological attitude which is
normally pursued during it's performance.
Later changes are an exaggeration of the
same attitudes. This is due to the changes
in the bones and the intervening soft
structures.
Thu peculiar character Of the anatomy of
the laborer is first the hxation of exagger-
ated normal physiological attitudes OF &C
tivity, and second, the exaggeration Of the
normal attitude of activity. He does not
get the variation between rest and activ-
ity which is necessary to normal develop
ment. During the period of a single rest
attitude there are tendencies present to
change the form Of both the bones and the
joints.
Competitors are always standing up and
are hence subject to palsy, v~aricose veins
and ulcers. The same is true OF women en-
ployed in shops who stand twelve and thir-
teen hours consecutively. The bending po-
sition is exaggerated in the occupations OF
the clerk, tailor, shoemaker, gardener, en-
graver. woodsawyer. laundress and the like.
The vertebral column tends to become de-
formed, as is apparent in elderly gardeners
and students. Internal calamities befall
the abdominal v~iscera. which are engorged,
whence arise affections of digestive appa-
ratus, headaches and other disorders. Nurse
girls who constantly carry little children,
not always little enough for their own
good, get lateral curvature Of the spine and
appear one-sided; work people who stand
g long time lose the arch of the feet and
get peculiar ankles. N~ailmakers and lock-
makers are one-sided. The shoemaker's
last presses against his chest and leaves
its trade mark in the form Of q spoonlike
concavity Of the breast bone. The hand
undergoes many changes. according to the
person to whom 1t belongs. Great pianists,
who fascinate throngs Of music lovers with
their melodies, produce the ~enchantment at
the expense Of exaggerated finger and hand
conformation, which the esthete must view
as deformities. Weber could stretch nearly
two octaves. Carpenters and miners in
their less artistic operations change the
shape Of their hands by the way they ham
die their tools. Artists have a perma-
nent mark in the palette hole on the left
thumb.
The leg has Its own woes, to which II
falls heir from the legacies Of exercise.
Grooms and cavalry ofacars ara incIinnd %
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ABOUT THE YOUNGSTERS.

From his boyhood upwards, whether in
pastimes or in politics, Mr.. Joseph Cham
berlain has never willingly submitted to
defeat.
A story is told that he was playing with
his sister once at a game Of battles, each
having a regiment OF toy soldiers and a
popgun. The gallant Joseph won easily.
But he won without honors. for his sister
found that he had glued his men to the
hoorl
Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-03
WHERE PERRY SMOTE THE FOE
Glimples Of q Region HallOwsd BY a Famous
Naval Victory.
HEROES SLEEP BESIDE LAKE ERIE WATERS
Inspiring story of American valOr
Heightened by DimcuIties over
cOme-HerOes of To-day
and of other Days.

PUT-IN-BAY, o., July sO.-on the shore
Of this ummery resort, facing the princi-
pal landing place, is Perry park. about
twice the size Of Jefferson square, shaded
with lofty naples. oaks and sycamores.
Three sides Of the park are surrounded with
hotels, shops, saloons and gilt goods stands.
Facing the waterfront are a dozen Rodman
guns, relics Of the civil war, mounted on
stone masonry. On the southeast eorner Is
a cement-faced stone monument about 10
feet square and 4 feet high, topped with a
pyramid Of cannon balls. In front. on a
movable piece Of board are painted these
words: Z
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Philadelphia Times A little uptown
girl had always been particular to say
her prayers before retiring until one night
In the week preceding the family's visit to
Atlantic City. When she tumbled prayer
less into bed her surprised mother ex-
claimed:
"Eveline. ~dear!-haven't you forgotten
something?"
mo mamma" was the reply.
why, you didn't say your prayers" e1-
planned the parent.
Obi I know I didn't" said Eveline,
indiferently. wait until next week. I
suppose it's Just as hot IN heaven as II is
here. and I'm sure the angels are all down
at the seashore"
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London Built ON sponRes.

1t is said that the flint which forms the
substratum Of London is nothing but petri-
ned sponges. An examination OF the fossil
sponge. or hint, shows its structure.