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vessels to detect her attempting to
sneak down the shore on a very dark
night. Shots and rockets apprised
the heavier vessels Of the blockading
feet Of the passage Of a prize, and the
HOUsatOnic Joined the America, that,
with the schooner Blunt, was sending
shot after shot after the blockade
runner.
The prize offered no resistance, but
was run ashore on Long Island beach,
her crew escaping to the land in their
boats.
The vessel was saved, with her
cargo, which consisted OF heavy guns,
rifles, gunpOwder, army stores and
engines for confederate fronclads
then building. The vessel also car
ried English workmen brought over
TO instruct the cOnfederates in the
manufacture Of steel-pOinted projec-
tiles
When sold by a prize court Of Phila-
delphia the Princess Royal. with her
cargo, brought the government $780,
3SZ.61. The prize was converted into
a union gunbOat.
on the blockade the America was con-
Cerned in a number OF minor CAP
lures Her post was one Of the most
dangerous on the blockade, as she
was stationed in shOal water, and in
the easterIy gales that sometimes
came up she had hard work to draw
on the lee shore to a safe anchorage
in deep water.
The famous vessels service on the
blockade ended May 3, 1853, when she
started for Newport, R. L, by orders
Of the secretary of war. She had
been pressed into service at Charles
town without having been condemned
by a prize court. The officers who
had raised her from the St. Johns
river wished her to be turned over
to the naval academy, as they regard
ed her with a great deal Of sentiment.
and wanted the youth in the institu-
ton where they had obtained their
training to have the use Of so famous
a craft
I The secretary Of the navy therefore
| ordered her to be appraised and sold.
| This was done in New York in May,
1868, and the vessel was formerly bid
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Wanted to Obey literally.

While DR.. Theobald Smith was a
lecturer on bacteriOlOgy in the Medi-
cal Department OF the Columbian uni
versity a boy came to him with a mes
sage from a relative, who was visit
ing IN Washington When the boy
saw the doctor he put the note back
in his pocket. saying: It's another
DR.. Smith the note is for
Let me see the name on the en-
velope," said the doctor curiOusly.
That is my name. The note is fol
me"
But / was told" replied the boy.
TO give It TO the bald Dr. Smith
"Oh. you got turned around a little
on the name. that's all" replied the
doctor. reaching for the note
But It took considerable argument
70 convince the boy that the vas
the right man--SeE York Times.
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The Tacony meanwhile had worked
up 70 the Maine coast, burning nine
teen vessels on the way. Here, on
the 18th OF June, southeast OF the
island Of Monhegan, she was burned,
and her crew was transferred TO the
schooner Archer Of Southport, Ne, a
captured fishing vessel
In the Archer, Reade entered Port
land hsrbOr. and cut out in the night
the cutter Caleb Cushing.
But that is another story.
The America remained in the ser.
vice Of the naval academy until 1873
when she was sold by order OF the
secretary Of the navy to Gen. Benia.
min F. Butler Naval men. claimed
that the sale was illegal, on the
ground that the vessel was not con
demned by a board Of survey, accord
ing 70 law, and there was but one bid
der at the sale The matter was made
the subject Of inquiry at a congress.
siOnal investigation in 1876. The
America has remained in surdisputed
possession Of Gen Butler and bis
family since 1S73.-WinfeId NJ
Thompson in Boston Globe.
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Bookworm Verses.

I had a batch Of novels on my table yes
terday.
Most OF them bound I'm yeIlow-5ust the
sort 70 throw away
I showed them 10 my bookworm and I
said. Pray have some lunch
Il don't care IL ] do" said he: II feel
just like a MUNICH
What is there on the bin OF fareZ- he
asked as he sat down
The books most widely read to-day
said I. '-in all the town"
so sit re down. good bookworm. eat
away and merry be:
And 81 don't return BY six pray wait not
up Tor me-
And then 7 left my bOoISEorm 10 enjoy
the fresh-cooiled food
With which the writing caterers reEale
the multitude.
stayed away TIL seven. and returning
then TO him
I found that he had gone to bed. but in
the twilight dim
caught a glimpse OF writing there upon
my blotting pad
The writing OF my bookworn. and Tor
him Il wasn't bad
He said: Beloved master. do hope you
won't be veXed.
I've eaten ali the margins. but I cannot
10 the text"
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Decie, who in the winter Of 1S6O-61
cruised in her in the West Indies
The result, and possibly the motive,
Of this cruise may be judged from the
fact that in April, 1861. the America
arrived at Savannah She lay for
some time in the Savannah river.
while Capt. Decie was entertained by
prominent confederates. Then she
disappeared and her captain with
her.
Capt Decie had sold the vessel to
the confederate government, and her
first service was to carry Edward
Anderson, a former United States
navy officer, to Europe. as an agent
Of the cOnfederacy, authorized to or
der gunbOats and arms and 1T out
blockade running steamers.
AndersOn's mission was entirely
successful, and it was not until Oc-
tober, 1861, that the government was
apprised Of the service to which the
America had been put by the cOnfed-
crates
BY that time plans were being per
fected for tightening the blockade Of
the southern coast, and Admiral Sam
uel F. Dupont, in command Of the
South Atlantic blOckading squadron,
was apprised of the possibility Of the
America appearing on the coast as a
bIackade runner OF dispatch boat.
In March, 1862, Dupont organized
an expedition to seize the ports OF
eastern Florida. Lieut.. Thomas H
Stevens (afterward a rear admiral
and now dead, was assigned to take
his ship, the Ottawa, and some other
light draft vessels, across the bar OF
the st. johns river, to move against
Jacksonville. That city surrendered
March u, without opposition, and
Lieut.. Stevens, hearing that there was
some valuable shipping sunk up the
river, pushed on with smaller vessels
to find it.
His quest was highly successful
According to his Official report, a boat
was sighted near Palatka from which
two men fed to the bank. In this
boat was found a letter signed by &
person named Hemming. giving a re
/ port OF the sinking Of the America, By
/ the writer, at Dunn's Greek, 40 miles
/ above Palatka-
Lieut.. Stevens took a steamer and
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In by the navy department Tor 500. a
merely nominal price The officers
interested waived their rights to the
prize money on condition that the
vessel be given the naval academy,
and this was done
The America was put into active
service as soon as she was turned
over to the academy, by being as
signed on June Is. TO join in the chase
Of the confederate priFateer bark Ia
cony, then cruising on the New Eng
land coast
The TacOny, owned in Philadelphia,
was seized on Cape Henry, June u,
1853, by the confederate hermaphro-
dfte brig Clarence, Lieut.. Charles ".
Reade Of the confederate navy, com
handing Reade had been a cadet
at Annapolis. He had left the confed-
crate steam priyateer Clarence, a
prize, on a daredevil raid along the
coast, carrying only twenty men and
one. small gun On taking the Tacony
he had transferred her crew 70 an
other captured vessel, which he liber.
ated on bond, had burned the Clar.
ence, and had set out on the Tacony;
mounting quaker guns from her
light spars as he sailed. The Tacony's
crew got ashore on the Delaware
coast, and warned the navy depart
ment OF the capture.
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Travellers on cars crossing the
bridge between Charlestown and Chel-
sea, Mass, are often astOnished to
see some passenger hx an earnest
gaze on an old schooner yacht that
lies with a cover Of boards over her
deck, alongside the north pier at the
bridge draw. The gaze Of the inter
ested. passenger is so intent. and his
look fingers on the old vessel 50 long
that the other passengers wonder
what there is about the craft to cause
such an eager regard
Sometimes they learn, and all then
gaze, if in time. for the vessel is the
most famous yacht afOat, being none
other than the America.
For a number Of years the Ameri-
cas- winter berth has been at CheI-
sea bridge, and this year. not having
been placed in commission by her
owner, Butler Ames Of Lowell, she
has has spent the summer there also
After racing for the cup that bears
her name, in August, 1851, the Ameri-
ca was sold by her American owner
to an English yachtsman, Lord John
de Blacquiere, who used her a couple
Of years and sold her to Lord Temple
town Of the Royal yacht squadron.
In 1859 she was bought by a builder,
who rebuilt her, and in the winter OF
1850 sold her to a certain Capt H. E.
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two launches from the Wabash CDu-
Points flagship, now a receiving ship
at the Charlestown navy Yard, and
proceeded TO the point described IN
the letter.
Here the America was found sunk
in three fathOms Of water, her port
rail being out. Anger holes had been
bored in her planling to cause her to
sink
After a weeks work, Lieut.. Ste
Yens- succeeded in raising the vessel
She was towed by the Ottawa to Port
Royal, b c., the base OF the blOckad-
ing squadron, and there was fitted
with new sails and armed with three
guns.
On the 18th Of June, 1852, the
America went into commission as a
United States vessel, attached to the
South Atlantic bloekading squadron.
During this period OF duty the
America was commanded by Acting
Master Jonathan Baker, a fearless
man, who had entered the navy from
civil life and without previous train
ing had made an admirable ohicer.
One Of the most valuable prizes OF
the war was the steamer Princess
Royal, which was forced ashore in
side the Americas station on January
%, 1853.
The America was one Of the first
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Another Aneedote Of whistler.


One one occasion Whistler went TO
pay a visit to Sir AIma-Tadema, The
famous artist On the night OF his
arrival Whistler's host announced
that he intended to give q breakfast
next morning. There win be q num-
Der OF ladies present, Whistler" he
said, and I want you to pull yourself
together and look your best" All
right" said Whistler The neu
morning Whistler's voice vas
heard ringing through the magnificent
halls OF the Tadems mansion: '-Tade-
ma. Tademai want you. Tademai"
Thinking Of nothing less than FIRE.
Sir Alma rushed TO the room OF his
guest FOR heavens sake, Whistler,
what's the matter? You've walked up
every one IN the house What is ftZ"
oh, don't get 50 excited. Tadems,"
drawled Whistler. i only want to
know where you kept your scissors 10
trim the fringe Of my cuffs Thought
you wanted ne to pun myself together
for the ladies'"
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Dsndies Of SomaIIIand.


A traveller In Somaliland thus de-
scribes the toilet preparations Of the
natives: These chiefly consist Of
rubbing themselves over with a coat
OF grease. and Jumps Of mutton fat
from last nights feast had evidently
been reserved for this purpose These
'nOmadic tribes are very biblical in
their habits and one remembers tho
Jewish prophet whose face vas shin
ing with ointment Considering the
scantiness Of their costume. the Som
ais are great dandies and give much
care 70 their personal appearance.
They are fond Of dyeing-or. rather.
bleaching-their hair By pIasterfns
the head with mixture OF lime and
water This IS left 20 dry on tiII
the hair looks Ike the curIs Of a
stone statue After a day or two the
dry lime is rubbed OF and the hair
comes ont bleached to a kind Of
gingerbread yellow. which Is consid.
cred very becoming"
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For the Individual

ether people. There is such q thing as
dead stock ideas. latent or IDLE II
your head. note book. OF IN bundles
OF papers and magazines which you
frequently throw away and IL IS an
occasional rescue Of such a one you
are invited 70 make for your continued
growth. the benefit OF others aid the
success Of The Arcade Index which
is an index 20 indices-a continually
growing. unpublished guide 70 the
most reliable sources Of up-to-date
information on any personal mechan-
ical. industrial. commercial and pro
fessional subject
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The Solution
OF Difficult z s

Long walks. hearty meals. steady
day and evening work are my enc
mics, and ] know IL
A very little steady day and even
ing work win put ne into a sick bed.
though do not miss an once day
on account OF sickness Tor a hye-yesr
stretch
have read about a man who
worked day and night for a week 70
save q fellow workman his position
That nan and 1 are extremes On ply
steal endurance. though I may be just
as willing 70 help another as he was
II reasoning pro and con improves
ny final judgment I had better reason
pro and con
However, II reasoning on a subject
always reasons Il into the ground
had better handle It By spontaneous
fntufssn-
So Tou see i must know myself.
Thaf IS the beginning OF the true So
Iuticn Of my dlncuifes-
And 90 ready know or know thst ]
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a BOARD BILL SQUARED.
How an Unworthy New Yorkes Avoid
ed embarrassment.

How an Unworthy New Torkef Avoid
ed Embarrzssnent-
Magistrate Scott went down TO the
shore one day this week. and on his
return he had a story, as follows:
There was a tin-horn gambler from
New York stopping at one OF the sec
ond rate hotels with his wife and little
girl Business had been dull With
him and he was way behind in his
board bill The landlady was getting
nervous for business was dull with
her, too. and the house vas not half
full. One day just before the dinner
hour one Of those slickIOoking articles
IN white high hat and long buster.
who poses as q doctor. but whose real
game is poker. came into the caravan
ssry and vent up 70 the rooms Of the
gambler.
In ten minutes he came down
again with a face as long as an Irish
hotel bill He sought out the lsndlady
and in a solemn voice told her il was
his painful duty to inform her that tbs
little girl in No. a was going TO have
, bad case Of smallpox.
The landlady was business to the
backbone She took out a ten-dollar
bin, pressed It in the doctors hand
and said: Doctor. you can get those
people out Of my house-You know
it would ruin me If it we're known"
Well said the doctor slowly,
they'd have TO 90 tomorrow, anyhow.
III get them out, but you must lock
that room just as soon as they are
gone, and allow no one to enter it
The scheme worked 10 a charm,
and the gambler and his side partner.
the doctor occupied the same seat
in the smoker that evening when the
train pulled out for New York--Phila-
delphia Daily Telegraph.
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Unexpected.

A benevolent looking Quaker, in
drab clothes and broad brimmed hat,
walked into the lobby Of a Philadel-
phia hotel a short time ago. and
was walking up 10 the desk, when he
stubbed his tone on an uneven place
in the flooring and measured his
length on the floor. A bell boy rushed
to assist him to his feet.
Boy" said the old gentleman, sol
EMMY, does thee swear2"
"Oh, no, sir; no, indeed" said the
boy, taking his cue from the Quaker's
piOus appearance
I'm! Too bad. too bad" said he Of
the broad brfmmed hat. Il would
have paid thee handsomely 70 have
sworn for me-
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Rrlsht sox peHnes . coward.

In the primary department OF one
u the public schools \ teacher was
reading 70 the children Robert Louis
Steyenson's poem. My Shadow "
reciting the line, He stays 50 close
beside me he's a coward you can see, "
she asked Il any one knew what q
coward was.
There was much guessWork. but Tor
a time there WIS 10 light on the sub
ieet. One child thought it might be
a flower, another some kind OF an
animal Finally one bright boy Of
six said:
7 think know, Miss -. Jimmie
Jones is one Hes the kind Of q feller
that. goes al around saying he can
do you, and then when he sees you
coming he takes = sneak into his
house. New York Press
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corneob Sidewalks

A nan who has been travelling IN
iowa has hit upon an odd use Of
corncobs- He says: Il made a trip
throughout a big part Of Iowa recent
II. and I found several grain ship
ping towns that had concoD side
walks In spite of what one would
think about il. cObs make a pretty
good walk They are a little rough
al first, but whan the cobs become
trampled down the walk is smooth p
New York Tribune
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Lead the lVorId.

Tampa leads the world in clear Ha-
Fana Cigars, says a Tampa paper.
Connecticut leads the world in Panama
hats and Kansas City IN Frankfort
.szusages Thus does the American en-
serprise. get the better Of the s6ete
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Chinese Trade

The most important trade with the
Chinese is that Of the Yangtse river
which drains the largest and most pro
ductfTe area OF China The position
q the United States in this trade IS
shown By q consular report, which
gives the percentage Of business Of
the various nations British, SD;
German, I7-5; japanese. To- Amert
can. Is
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know requires the rediseovering of
old truth
can hear It. talk il. read Il. praise
il. and yet not have a quick put-to-uss
grip on f.
When We rediscoFer an old basic
we think so much OF il that il gets in
between the reflex action Of cur ner-
vOus system and ourseif
This month I received q very GOOD
story Of how a man acquired couceu-
tration BY discovering plan as old as
his ancestors.
But his discovery OF It is what
helped him make good use OF Il. II
IL had been forced on him he night
never have used f.
He says: NY mind, which Vas
rabbit-path leading nowhere. became
a r0ad leading somewhere.
All he did was TO do voluntarily
for few minutes 8 day just what he.
wanted % be able to DO fnroluntariIv
al the day-fhink effectively.
can bat BAN because I have hzt-
ted bah because 7 Ike 70 bat 5aH
But il wanted to learn how 10 "a
s0meshihz which did rot IKE q de-
i Hould do g g few tines FOR Few
Gmes and repeat and continue
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With so many Macedonians, Turkish
and Russian names brought into
prominence now the prOOfreader GER
tainly has a good argument in favor
Of an increase of salary.
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A Chinese-negro has been discover
ed who does not care for either water
melon or rice. AS he claims to be a
native of England, it would be inter
esting to know how he stands on roast
beef.
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A Nebraska court has held that
where q nan receives q check in pay
msnt Of BIN, and lives fl the same
town with the bank On which the
cheek s. drawn. his only safeguard e
10 cazh the cheek By the following day
At tie latest.
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One of the summer lecturers at the
university of Chicago has declared
that LOngfeIlOW's poetry is no good.
We are surprised that he didn't say
NC.
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Chauncey Depew knows how to
make married life one grand sweet
song. My wife consulted ali the
physicians of fashion q Paris" he
says, and purchased several stun
ming gowns"
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Why is it easier for the humorist to
write paragraphs about women that
viii make men smile than it is to write
paragraphs about men that will make
women smile?
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A writer in the Paris Figaro says
the sultan of Turkey is doing more for
civilization than any other monarch in
Europe. Still, that isn't saying 50
much for the sultan.
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If We were to have banana famine
it may result in much suffering, but let
us not give up hope as long as the pea
nut crop seems TO be all right.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-25

The New York city father who lost
his watch at meeting of the board Of
aldermen must have known what COM
pany he was keeping
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The demand for fireproof railway
cars, like the demand for the restric-
ton of the toy pistol, is becoming
faint. How quickly we forget!
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Since that man shot his wife think
ing she was a burglar perhaps women
will be more careful how they go
through their husbands pockets.
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{ The bald-headed eagle which has
been presented to Sir Thomas Upton
may, on his return home. serve as a
happy and emblematic reminder OF
the nation that owns a yacht cup he
would dearly love to possess.
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Two stOckmen out in Montana who
killed a steer have been sent to jail
for a year. This price beats the best
efforts Of the beef trust.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-25

The Massachusetts is too good a
vessel to be used for the purpose Of
finding uncharted rocks on the New
England coast.
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It has been shown that horse can
earn as much distinction in two min
utes as a prize fighter can in two
hours.
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King Peter by this time would like
nothing better than a chance to trade
jobs with some American millionaire
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Tampa feEds the world in clear Ha-
iSana cigars, says a Tampa paper.
Connecticut leads the world in Pan
ANA hats and Kansas City in Frank
fort sausages- Thus does the Ameri-
,can enterprise get the better Of the
eHete old geography.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-25

Lou Dillon has succeeded in demo1s
strating that it is possible to win fame
in two minutes.
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College training alone can not make
a good newspaper man. but college
training can make a good newspaper
man much more efficient.
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The world is divided into two class
es-thOse who work and those who
work them