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mel and coast as q warning that lie
processes OH the part of England on
our own shores should not go unpun-
ishcu.
Join Paul Jones, who had already
given evidence. not only of that desper.
ale courage and uny .e.dins tenacity
wl.ici Lad marked h.nl us among tie
most no.aJ,e OF sea o.dcer5 TIE word
has seen-lacl.ng nosL.ng bu. op. or
tuE.ty to have eIualed, if not sur
passed. Il Nelson-bat of conslMma.e
seiinansi.p and Ire.,t executive ;-1..i y
us wei. Lad been appc.n.ed 10 CON-
uiand tie snip. Before pfoceeG.n Ne on
tie mission, however. an impor.an. ul-
der .ahing lad been ui,osicd to HIM.
Tie commissioners lad sent word
from France. by Il fast sliiing armed
packet. CT the near departure OF II
transport from El.,,.ud ca.ied tie Mel
fish. Laden with -.UJJ nIsle.S. tvelty'
~Heidpieces. power and other E.ai-
tlouS OF war ana 1909 suits of winner
clothes destined for the army that was
assembling at Halifax and CueJec lCr
tie invasion OF tie colonies by Way Of
the ST. Lawrence river and Lake
Champaign.
Congress had transmitted tie letter
f:oul Frame to Captain Jones With di.
rectious that he endeavor TO II. ercept
and capture this transport. Tie des.i
tuition of the American army at this
period of the wlr vas frightful. De-
void of Clothes. arms. provisions,
powder-everything, In fact. Which is
apparently vital to tie existence OF an
army: continually beaten. menaced by
q confident. well equipped and disc;-
pl.ned enemy in overwhelming force,
and Lefore wi.oEl they i.;id been habit
ual.y ~retreatiny. they We're on.y held
together Ly tie indornitable will and
Lero.c reso. ution of one George
Washington. Tie fortunes of tie
colonies were never at Il lower cJb
than ut that moment. and there was
apparently nothing further to look for
ward to but Il continuation of the dis
IL. e-rition emil the end came. Tie
ElcaGer resources of the lax colfes.er-
acy We're already strained to tie Ut
most. and Ike capture OF Il ship laden
as tits Il was reported 10 le would
be OF incalcuia5le service. Coolies and
slices to cover tie n~akedness of tie
so!d!ery and project them from tie In
c,en,ency OF the w,n.er. now fast APP
proacil.ng. and arms to put in Their
hands. by means Of which they could
ASSUME the Offensive ana attack the
enemy. or ut least defend themselves
what more could they desire.
90 Ue CUIIliiIueu.I
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CHAPTER XII.

lr.ANT. ILL., interesting con
IVA versations we're going on for
I.@S35$ ward, of which this is q sam
G~I&N ple.
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SUFFERED 3 MO.,TIS

1 can Ia ditIis rectiiiiiiIeua A, kEk
TABLETS toi Dyspepsia Il Siun,
tui sisbi months AMI tried uIdIi. rtu,
esiirs Without dn. Keller until | ~
AIkEkS DYSPEPSIA TABLETS
which ! use0 only a short TUE an,
am now perfectly we'll Thanking 20
fui The speed, recovery. ! dD great
fully yours FRANCIS | CANNON
Aancoavei Wash tui SD p b. B.uu
Bios Senu 10 w n i.ookeI 4 90
Bnffaio \ T., for d free trial sash
age Nothing like them.
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THE main royal also. Mr.. Seymour"
continued the captain. Il think size
will bear 1t. 'Tis a new and good
Stick"
AYE. aye. sir. Main topgallant yard
there
'Sir?"
".Aloft. ore Of you, and loose tie
royal as we'll"
AYE aye. sir"
After II few moments Of quick work
the o..acers Of tie various niasts in
d.cltCd tLeir readiness for lie next
orGer by saying In rapid succession:
"Ail ready tie fore. sir"
"All ready the main. SIR"
"All ready tie mizzeI. sir"
ia. isome,y. now. and ell together.
] want those F'renchmeu there to see
how smariiy we can do this" said the
captain il reply. addressing Seymour
In a lone perfectly audible over the
ship.
Let fall. Lay In. Sheet home.
Hoist away. Tend tie braces tLc:e.'
shouted TIE first lieutenant.
Amid tie creak.n2 of blocks. tie
s.raiuiny OF cordi-e and tie lus.y
leaving Of tue e with the sLrill
pipes of the 5oatswain ana his mates
for an accompaniment. the sheets were
hauled LONE on the yards. tie yarls
rose on their respective n,as.s. and tie
light sails. tie braces beng Laulcd
taut. be,,.ej ont IN tie strong breeze.
adding materially to tie speed of the
ship.
Lay down from aloft-.'' cried the
lieutenant wien all was over.
AYE. that will do" renarsed the
captain. I'VE SO better already. ! am
most anxious to get clear OF the capes
before nightfall. Call the men aft
aud request tie officers to come W TO
the quarter deck. | wish to speak 10
them"
AVE. aye. SIR. Mr.. Wilton sad tie
young or1cer. turning to n young md
sl,ipnan standing en- the lee s.Ge Of
tie deck, .step below and ask tie Of
ncers there and those forward TO
come on deck. Eent.ey." be cil,ed 10
the boatswain. .call all hands aft"
att. uyS- SiIs
Again the shrili whistling of the pipes
was heard. followed iy the deep tones
Of BENTLEY. which rolled and tumbled
along the decks of tie ship in the u.s.
Cai long drawn. monotonous cry which
co,ld lie heard above the oar Of the
wind or the rush CT the water or tho
straininS CT tie timbers. from ="
4 - lie keelson. "Ali hands Ley
uft. to the quarter deck"
Ine captain. standing upon the poop
deck. WAS net Ut first glance Il particu-
l.:riy H.. posing figure. IIc WAS small
In stature. scarcely five and Il half feet
ligh at best. witt Lii natural height
diminished. as is often the cast with
sailors. by a Slight lending OF tie
lack AMI stepping of the shoulders:
yet lie possessed II well knit. vigoruns
:nl not urgrrceful figure. whose care
.ess poise and the ease with Which lie
maintained his position. With lis
] ands c!as., ed Ieiind his back. in suite
CT tie rather he,ry roll ana pitch of
tie ship in tie very strony breeze. in
d.cated long familiarity with the sca.
The officers. gathered II a little knot
on the lee side of TIE quarter Geek.
several midsEipircn among them. were
worthy OF the crew and the command
or.
Men" said the captain. In n clear.
firm voice. removing his cockel hat
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BRADY
Author OF The Grip OF Honor" -The southerners"
s. Henry Morgan. BuccsneeE" "A
Doctor O Philosophy" Etc..
Copyright, is9s. by CHARLES scRIBNERs SONS
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Notice to Detir~.ent co-Owner

To Thomas Nolan. You are hereby
not fled that. |. the undersigned. have
performed the annual abor To the vain.
of one Huud I'd Dollars. in the veal
1908. on the Badger Mining claim. silt
uaied In Jackson Greek Mining u strict.
Humpoldl county. State nf Nevada. in
,npper canyon. h Ing the first canyon
south nf Jacksnn Creek. the tabor re-
under the prnvisinis OF section 23.I Of
the liev.sed statutes OF the Gated
~fates To hold the same fos the year
eitdit. The 2lSi day Of Der.'inbei. laO3.
and tina. IL Al the eApliai on OF niiiety
days aftel the publications al tE.s no:' G
you sho.id IAN IL contribute your piu-
po. lion III SAID eAp-iniiIu es yuu inter-
esi III the saiu ciain snail ueeuiue the
~pruperts OF ile unde. stied. yuui CO.
owlIeI OF said claim. youi SAID interest,"
being AT, undiN .uca twn-thh IL vt sa u
.peilditules being sob. TO rs. Tue nrsl
publlcatioii Of TINS notice is made on
the .tn day of June. 1904. Yuui SAID
piopoi ,iuli nay he paid to the UNDER
Signed al .o.in iU-. a. a,,o ituiid NIX -.
Louso. A~IISsoa.t. "a DC uvps,st.va aitn
,nv -lsst mammal nanh "A une-
,tucta al Winlenurca. Nevada. To my
credit. BENJAMIN GRAFT
Dsled Lh.s 1th day " Juus. AVA. sed.
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Go ue coiitiiIueu.J
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lSl versations were going IN for
t~.vs ward, Of which this is q sam
Es@J pie:
I'm blest If I Ike this ordc-in' basi-
ness" said one griZZ'esl seaman. They
said lie was hard on orders. but what
] shipre1 for WAS prize 0 IN n
chance to get a lick IT them bloody
Critishers. not for to clean brassvork
I'M scral,e spars an flemish down an
Loiys,one decks. which lie won't let
rs s;if tcrbacker III. ! don't call this
no f-htin' for liberty. not by a durn
sight"
"shct IN Bill" replied another.
"You've got to Obey ors.ers. This
yere amt no Old tea wagon. no fs'','
~ :. go S.a scoWL;iiIAer, II S Il ves-
sIl-o-war. an E.ry | never see Nan
tucket again IL the old man." using a
G.eTcllantnEan's expression. ";tin't goin'
10 he captain Of tba old hooker while
he's in it. An If you call this hard
work an growl IL, this kinl of dis
syl,lin-well. all | got TO say. you'd
ouslter been on tie old Itadnor.
Curse the British devils he criel,
grinding his i.cei In the de"k. I'D
give twenty years of my LIE TO lie
.longsiGe Eer In a ship half her size:
yes. even In this one. an I tell you
ycn's tie inan to put Ter there. If lie
gets n chance. Amt that SO. mates?'
AYE. aye. Jack. tits trUe." came a
deep toned chorus of approval.
BESIDES" wen: on tie forecas.le
orator. WE all know'd wot Kind of a
o.lcer lie is. Fightin and prize money
Is wot we all want. ana here's where
well git 1t. youli see. ell. ma,esy'.
AYE. aye: Jacks right. Bill"
"Then blow the dissyplin'. say /. I'll
take orders from Il man wot amt
af. aid o. nothia'. wot Eates the red rag
we knows OF. wot won't send me
where lie won't so himself. Fight.n'
ard prize money. he's u man. Be-
sizes. wot's the use o. kickin'? We got
TO do II: were bound by them articles
0, war we signed" continued this deep
sea philosopher. Now. pass ne my
can o groc. Tom. I'm dry as n cod.
Here's to America. and hang the Hr.t-
is. tco." continued this sea lawyer,
drinking his toast amid shouts of APP
prevail from the men.
Lett TO himself. Seymour, after tie
men had received Their Grog AMI other
necessary duties Lad Leen attended to.
turned tic deck over to Lieutenant
Wallingforl. whose watch 1t was with
Philip Wilton. ana, descending the
poop deck iacder. Disappeared through
tie same dor Which had received the
TWO o.1ccrs INTO tie cauin.
Three weeks had elapsed since the
rad upor Tie Wilton place. and TIE
scene had shifted from Virginia to tie
sea. CT ratler to tie great bay which
S.vc3 entrance TO II from tie Dell-
ware river. 1t WAS Il Gear. cold day in
tie early part of December. and the
American Continental ship Hanger had
Just left her moorln-s OF Philadelphia.
with orders to proceed TO Engl sh WA
ters. stopping at Eiest to receive the
orders OF the commissioners in par.s.
ana then. IN ease no bc.ter snip could
Le tounl. ~ g4ya.e tbs ~ clau.
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All Right Washer

Is correctly named. IT Is the quickest
4 is The simplest. II ;uls the easiest
II cts the streaks out. IL is the most
duable. IL weighs the r.dst-25
pounds. II ~ u moi rust or GO III
slaves. II washes the dries; places
fastest. II washes 10y the latest srien-
rife principle. II wiz wash ii tambric
handkerchief alone. II viii wash sis
VA 4 nj carpet al one time. II adds
Yea : and happ ness TO the laundress
he least NOISE. Si.oP. STEAM
LABOR and TIME The mnsI EFF
EEtTfNENESS. PLEASURE Salts
FACTION. Address all Inquiries "a
THOMAS SHONE who is sole agent
TO- Nevada. Call and the see IN.
aehine work at his res dence. 6-a-tf
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That Throbb no Heacaehe

Would quickly leave you. If rnu used
Dr.. Kings New Life Pills. Thousands
of suffe. ers have proved tneir match
less nerii for Sick and Nervous Head
aches They MAKE pure blond and bu Id
up iour neaith. only % cents. money
back If not cured. Sold by Brown
Bros. druggists.
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~ az, bou.d Jor Lhyiisa ud.ers.r
from lis thick black hair. tied in a
CITE and entirely devoid of power,
as lie looked Gown ut them from the
break of tic poop with his riercin.
black ercs. w are bound for Eng
liSL waters"-
"I.rrrah. TIu; rah." cried many voices
frcEl tie crew i~mpetuously.
I'VE will show the new tag for the
FIRST time on tie high seas lie CON
tinued. visloiy pleased. and pointing
proudly 10 tie s.arS and stripes. watch
his own hand had first boosted. tlut,er-
Ing 6ayiy out at the peak. 'und | trust
We Elay s;r...e II blow or two which
WI cause it, and Us. to be long re-
nlemaered. While you are rndcr my
orders | sial. expect from you prompt.
unqaestionci compliance with my com
Mauas, OK llose VI Wy Vjyers, aul u
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If YOU DESIRE a GOOD COW
DsexIon use Muk Tea a pnre hert
nlu II acts ~ the tivei aud make
ne sktn snnutH and clear Cures
Siek headaches % cts aud 30 cts
'one, refunded II il does not satisfy
VA. Brown tsrt,s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
INTERSTATE COMMISSION MEETS
To Hold Meeting in New York With
 State Shell Fish Commission to Con-

To Hold Meeting in New York With
 State Shell Fish Commission to Con-
 slider Legislation.
 The members of the interstate com mission held . meeting in the Exchange building yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock. This commission was appoint ed by Governor Chamberlain some time ago for the purpose of bringing about a set of laws to protect the ownership of oyster grounds and the lobster fish cries in the sound, This commission is to act in conjunction with the New York State shell fish commission, and it is proposed to draw up a code of laws which can be adopted simultaneously by both state legislatures. When this is done the entire shore fronts of the two states will be thoroughly protected, all chances of conflict as to jurisdiction, therefore, being obliterated.
 All the members of the commission were present except William A. Lewis, of Bridgeport The members stated after the meeting that, as the report has not yet been completed and sub mitted to the governor, there was noth- ing at present to say about it. It was voted to hold a meeting in New York city next week in conjunction with the New York state commission. Just what day the meeting will be held has not been decided. The commission hopes ito complete it's work in short while.i
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
TRIPLE TR4GEDK.
Man in Love With Widow Kills Self,
 Woman md shertr.


 Lockport. N. r., Dec. 21. Fred Jones, a clerk in a store at Newfane. shot and killed Mrs. Abhie Goodrich and Con- stable William e. Gray late this after noon and then shot himself fatally.
 Jones was suitor for Mrs. Goodrich who was widow with several children and well to do. Being older than Jones she objected to his attentions. Jones, 1t is alleged. had threatened to kill her and burn her property in consequences of which she to-day obtained a warrant for his arrest, which was given to Con- stable Gray to serve This afternoon Gray went to the store where Jones was employed. Jones requested permis- sion to send for Mrs. Goodrich in order that he might settle the matter with her. Upon her arrival they had some words resulting in Jones drawing a re- volver and shooting her in the head. Constable Gray sprang toward Jones when he also received a bullet in the temple. Jones then placed the revolver at his own temple and fired. All three are dead.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
MRS. IRA w. BEERS.

Great sympathy is fel tin Hamden for Ira w. Beers, who has just lost his wife, who died on Friday of pneumonia, after an illness of only a few days Mr. and Mrs. Beers had been. living for the past year or tive at Algona, Ia, where MT. Beers bought large milling plant and coal business. Mrs. Beers had not enjoyed very good health for several years past, and MT. Beers thought q change of climate would be beneficial to himself and Mrs. Beers, so he has been his Iowa plant himself and George Thorpe has been handling his Hamden mill. Mrs. Beers has been greatly miss ed since her removal from Hamden, as she was always planning entertain ments and musicales for the church and local organizations. and being one of the finest pianist in the town her ser vices were sought for by every one. She had played several concerts in New Haven with great success. She was a very fine organist and had supplied mu- sic at several large churches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
THE J. s. WILLIAMS PLAN.
How It Strikes Virginia Democratic
 Editor.

How It Strikes Virginia Democratic
 Editor.
 Such a course of action would bring us good deal more ridicule than sym pathy. It would be the return of a whole people to the baby ultimatun, II won't play" It would be an attempt to ignor the United States government to boycott Congress and to secede po- litically while remaining physically part of the Union. /. If we should lcse some representatives, fifteen or twenty, we should not be ruined. A number of gentlemen who are in poli- tics would lose their jobs, but the mass of the people would not suffer seriously, The sensible course for us to take in such conditions would be to give all our energies to bringing in white i'm migration, developing our natural re- sources and acquiring the population necessary to restore our representation by the next census. We can see no sense in MT. Williams's suggestion of passive resistance" Sometimes it hap pens in extreme cases, when a very dear CT profound principle is involved, that individuals and communities are re- quired by loyalty, duty and self-re- spect to throw considerations of pru- dence and material interest to the winds; but we can find no such re- quirements in this case. It is all a question of law. The common sense and material interests of people and politicians alike will rebel against MT. Williams's suggestion. All the men in the South with congressional aspira4 tions would not be willing to sacrifice seats and salaries for the sake of fif- teen or twenty who might be thrown out. The people of the South need many things from Congress, including public buildings, harbor improvements and improvements of public roads. There is no reason why we should
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
ELECTED OFFICERS.
Israel Putnam Lodge Chooses Officials
 for Next Year.

Israel Putnam Lodge Chooses Officials
 for Next Year. Israel Putnam lodge No. 31. A. 0. U. w., held a meeting last evening and elected the following officers for next year: -1-. M. W.-Charles H. Clark.
 Overseer-John A. Hall. .-. Guide-A. H. Barclay. Inside watch-Thomas Flynn Outside watch-Frederick G. Lee. Recorder--L. Knollmeyer. ! Financier-Walter A. Whitaker. Receiver-W William F. Neville. Organist-J. H. Kirschner
 Representative to the grand lodge-L, Knolley. s .s --s Alternate-John w. Seery.' ..i .. Trustees-R. c. Lightbourn ant pr. w. c. Welch |G .e The installation of officers will take place in February. There were about fifty present
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
SERIOUS FIRES IN STATE.
THE HAT MEMORIAL CHAPEL
 BURNED.

Nothing saved-origin of the Fire is
 UnknOUn-Briggs Hotel in Ridge
 field Burned. -.....
 Simsbury, Dec. 21.-The memorial chapel erected at the Westminster school by Secretary of State John Hay in memory of his son AdeIbert Hay, whose death was caused by a fall from q hotel window in New Haven in 1901, was burned at noon to-day. nothing but the brlek walls remaining,
 The chapel was dedicated November l, 1902, and was a handsome building. The cause of the fire is unknown. Noth- ing was saved from the building. The loss is partially covered by insurance.
 A big pipe organ was in the chapel. The furnishings as well as the chapel were the gift of Secretary and Mrs. Hay and the cost was estimated at s10.0O0.
 Bishop Chauncey Brewster of the Episcopal church, formerly dedicated the chapel, the date being the birthday of Adelbert Stone Hay, who was pupil of Westminster school at Debbs Ferry, N. Y., preparing for Yale, where he graduated in 1898. The dedication was the occasion Of a reunion of the Hay family.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
PLUM STONES FOR PAVEMENT. Other Materials That Have Been Used
 to Make Streets

The streets of London are not yft paved with gold, despite popular traai- tion to the contrary, but one of the busiest southeastern metropolitan sub urbs has discovered that plum stones constitute a nightly serviceable and in expensive substitute for ordinary ma 1 terial.
 This suburb is the center of the jam and preservers' manufacturing indus try. During the season the fruit often deteriorates and the Magistrate there upon ccn1scates the consignment. It Is I no uncommon circumstance for from 50 to 100 tons of fruit to be condemned in a single day.
 Instead of being discharged into barg- l es and dumped into the sea, thes fruit is distroyed in a much more hygienic manner. It is consigned tG the refuse destructer. and the ashes are collected, and by various processes are compress led itl slabs like stone, which they re- sem5le very closely.
 1 A well known sugar refinery utilizes the dross from the product for paving, The waste is very thick, viscous liquid.
 What to do with it was a thorny pro blem for some time.
 l At last one of the employees conceiv- ed the idea of mixing 1t with the ashes, the latter being applied in sufficient quantities to render the mass solid and stable. The mixture is then cut into small bricks and compressed.
 In the north of England many of the roads are laid with glass slag. This re- fuse is the waste from factories, and for many years, as no commercial use was found for it. the slag was left to accumulate in huge mounds. disfigur- I ing the countryside.
 A Paris inventor, however, came to the rescue. He devised a process for I preparing this refuse and burning 1t in- to small blocks. The slag was melted, and by a secret treatment it's brittle qualiy was successfully overcome I Experiments are now being carried
 rnt to prove the efficiency of steel for road paving The steel is two inches thick and is in large plates, which are bolted together. | One town, whose great desire is to reducethe noise of the traffic in streets l to the minimum, has paved some of the thoroughfares with a composition of cork and other material. The cork is ! first granulated and then mixed with q ! preparation which solidifies tho pow dered cork and converts 1t into a solid
 durable substance.
 | India rubber is also used for the same purpose. being laid three inches in
 thickness, but the high cost of the ma terial precludes it's extensive adoption. l From Pearson's
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
DEATHS AND FUNERALS IN MIL
 FORD.

Word was received in Milford Tues day of the death in Brooklyn Monday eveningq of Elton Wilcox, the nine- year-old son of MT. and Mrs. George Wilcox at St. Johns hospital, where he was operated on last Thursday for ap- pendicitis. The. remains are to be brought to Milford for burial.
 Tuesday the remains of Samuel Les ter Beard, infant son of Mi. and Mrs. s. H. Beard. who died in 1891. while they were residents of New Britain, were brought to Milford for burial.
 Rev. Nathan T. Merwin officiated at the funeral Tuesday of. the late Mrs. Charles Munson, which was held from the home of her daughter. Mrs. James F. Bristol. The pallbearers were Luke Platt, George Mallett, George W. Mum son and D. |. Nettleton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-22
OBITUARY NOTES.
Jonathan Damn, of Sidney, O., Formerly
 of New Haven.


 John A. Damn. president of Damn Bros. & Co, received telegram yes terday notifying him of the death of his brother Jonathan Damn of Sidney, O. The deceased was born in New Hart ford, N. r., in 1s255 and in the sixties was proprietor of a machine shop in the building near the corner of Wall and State streets. now occupied by the New Haven Rattan company. He moved to Ohio late where he lived until his death. He was a staunch Methodist, man of sterling character and honesty and re- spected by all who knew him. He leaves besides a widow two daughters and son. He was a, brother also of Isaac N. Damn of this city and Mrs. Esther Dann-Lewis of Denver, Col. William Damn, another brother, died but a few weeks ago.