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New-York tribune., 1905-01-29
EDITED By
George Long Duyckinck

Many full page illustra-
tions, including portraits
of leading Shakespearian
actors and actresses, and
scenes from the plays
taken from the famous
Eoydell Gallery 8 vol
umes. Handsomely and
durably bound in fine
cloth, gilt tops, with gold
lettering and stamping.
Order tO-day-tO-mOrrOw
may be too late. Only 30
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An American Sailor Who Became Russian Vice Admiral

ter disclosing the fact that Jones' mod
est funeral expenses, amounting in all
to $92, had been paid by the French
commissary of police from his, own
slender purse.
| Finally as the result of General Por-
ters logged refusal to give up the
search some clews were found which
led directly to the abandoned st. Louis
| cemetery, which has long been covered
with small houses and shops. A shaft
was sunk to the depth of seventeen feet,
and some bodies were discovered. At
last woman was found who declared
that the grave of the great sailor was
beneath her parlor floor. She demand
ed large sum for the privilege of ex-
cavating through her premises, and it
took year to induce her to be reason
able. She was right, however, in her
claim that she alone was in possession
of the remains of the man who was in
his time the terror of the seas. The
leaden coffin containing the well pre-
served remains was found almost pre-
cisely where she had indicated.
Before opening the coffin General
Porter made the most minute and care
full preparation looking to identification.
He realized that the most trying mo-
ment of his task had arrived. One mis-
step at this stage of the investigation
would be fatal. 1t was imperative that
the Identification should be SO COM
plete that no whisper Of doubt could
ever arise. After hours of the most
painstaking labor series of facts was
tabulated, and it was determined by the
ambassador and the medical and an
thropological experts he had summoned
that the final tests must conform in
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Upon his arrival in Paris he was ac-
corded great distinction, Louis XVI.
presenting him with gold handled
sword and decorating him with the
customary orders.
Congress also did everything it could
to show it's gratitude. 1t voted him a
gold medal, passed a complimentary
resolution, assigned him to the COM
mand of a new ship of the line then
building and proposed to create for
him the rank of rear admiral. General
Washington sent him a grateful letter.
The British, however, always refused to
regard him as other than a pirate and
disputed the validity of his captures.
When peace came Admiral Jones was
sent to France as American agent for
prize money. Later he visited Denmark
on a claims mission.
But there was nothing on shore that
could wean Paul Jones from his attach
ment to the sea. In 1888 the opportu-
nifty for which he had longed so ar
IDENTIFY came in the form of an invita-
ton to enter the Russian naval service
He did not hesitate a moment. On ac-
/ count of probable war with Turkey
the Empress Catherine had applied to
the king of France for the loan of q
| flag officer of high rank, comparative
| youth and established capacity to or
ganize and command her naval forces
in the Black sea. 1t was a job which
the intrepid admiral was perfectly will
ing to undertake, and when the French
king asked Mr.. Jefferson to sound him
on the subject the American statesman
| did not have to urge him to accept
The aStute monarch did not care tr
involve himself in Russia's quarrels to
the extent Of sending the empress a
French officer, but he was perfectly
willing that Jones should be the man.
! AS soon as it was settled definitely
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destination are completed. The Nation
al cemetery at Arlington will probably
be selected for the gallant admirars
new earthly resting place.
John Paul, who some years later as
sumed the unpoetical addition of Jones,
was native of Scotland. His father
was gardener on the estate of Lord
Selkirk at Arbigland. The Pauls were
race Of gardeners, and John was ex-
pected to continue the succession, but
at the age of twelve he ran away from
home and shipped to America, where he
joined his elder brother, who had been
legally adopted by wealthy Virginia
family named Jones. Some years after
ward, at the death of his brother Will
| Ham, the Joneses asked John Paul to
take his place, and he consented. BY
this act he became heir to consider
] able estate and an American citizen.
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Philip Of Orleans Royal Seeker For the Elusive Po<

to court Gallo favor by the very best
behavior of which it was capable there
has been feverish rivalry between the
representatives of the countrys former
rulers, Bourbons, Orleanists and Bona
parties, to secure the center of the stage
The Duke of Orleans has not been a
lame contestant in this struggle to ap-
prOpriate the limelight. At the time of
the French alliance with Russia, when
it was being discussed pro and con by
all shades of political opinion, he came
out without reserve in a fiat footed
manifesto against the measure. In
stead of the contemplated alliance the
duke advocated a closer understanding
with England. This was not an unwise
move on his part, for at the time he
was in particularly bad repute through
out the length and breadth of the Unit
ed Kingdom on account of social slip
he had made. A Paris cartoonist had
drawn rather broad caricature in
which Queen Victoria figured promi-
nently and grotesquely, and the duke
had been sufficiently indiscreet to send
the artist letter of congratulation.
The English queen had always been ex-
ceedingly kind to the young man, and
she resented his rudeness.
The duke succeeded in obtaining a
good deal of notoriety in the matter
but it was not of the kind that could be
turned to profit The Russian alliance
was effected, and the English were I'M
appeased. AS matters seem likely to
turn out, the French republic having
already lost prestige on account of the
alliance, the dukes attitude may do him
no harm eventually. If Russia should
be compelled to sue for peace the royal
list cause in France would receive an
impetus that might set it on it's feet.
All this the duke as we'll as every SYM
pathizer with ousted royalty in the re-
public knows perfectly well. 1t is for
this reason, perhaps, that the arctic
project appeals to him and his friends
so strongly at the present time. The
Gallo political situation is sentimental
to the verge of hysteria. When the SUI
preme moment arrives for the restora-
ton of the monarchy, believe the Or
leanists, what more fitting and, above
all. what more picturesque than ma.
tional recall from the pole2
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Is very much in earnest. For two years
he has had. the project under contem-
plation, and during that time he has
made several visits to London on bust
ness connected with the purchase of a
suitable ship.
An offer to buy the Fran, Nansen's
famous arctic craft. was declined by
the Norwegian government, which in
tends to preserve the ship as national
memento. Other vessels are now under
consideration, and a firm of well known
English gunnlakers has been engaged
for some time in assembling the outfit
necessary for polar expedition.
The duke confesses that he has an
ambition to surpass the record of his
Nenturegome relative, the Duke of the
Abruzzi. This daring nobleman, it will
be remembered, is at present the cham
pion pole hunter. In the summer of
1900. in the ship Stella Polare, he pene-
trated nineteen miles farther north
than the extreme point reached by the
Nansen expedition. The Duke of Or
= leans has been making a careful study
Of the earlier expedition.
The extensive and thorough prepara-
ton that he lis making shows that the
duke is determined to spare neither
time nor money in his effort to estab-
lish a new polar record. 1t is probable
that an early start will be made and
that the voyage will extend over two or
three winters. 1t will be announced
that the ultimate aim Of the expedition
is scientific, but it is understood in
France that the real purpose of the or
ganizer Of the scheme is to obtain the
notoriety for himself and for his country
which will come from getting little
nearer the pole than any man who has
ever made the attempt to reach it.
Ever since it became evident that the
RseEent French republic was prepared
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the same voyage. and he was put in
command by his fellow sailors and took
the ship and valuable cargo safely
into port. For this service the owners
of the vessel made him captain and
supercargo. He spent the following
nine years in the merchant service, and
at the close of that period he was COM
missioned senior first lieutenant in the
new navy which the Continental con-
gress was tryin= assemble
He was place. in command of the
ship Alfred, which was converted
merchantmen, and it was characters
tic of his lighting propensity and sug-
gestive Of his future career that one of
his first acts after taking possession of
his ship was to nail to the masthead
with his own hands flag of yellow silk
on which was the painted figure of a
coiled rattlesnake and the legend Don't
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can and two French. for the coast Of
Scotland. Off Marlborough he fell in
with fleet of forty-one merchantmen
returning from the Baltic sea conveyed
by two powerful men-of-war. the Sc
rapis and the Countess Of Scarborough.
Watching his opportunity to attack one
of the vessels separately, he finally en-
gagged with the Scraps, and after three
hours of desperate firing at close range,
part Of the time with the two ships
dashed together, he boarded the Brit
Usher and fought her to surrender
His own ship was so badly damaged
that she sank a day or two later. Jones
transferred his remaining crew to the
Scraps and procee "a on his way
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that the search had been successful.
that the wonderfully preserved body
before them was Enthusiastically that of
the famous sea fighter. The remains
We're carefully transferred to new
casket and deposited for safe keeping
In the receiving vault OF the American
church in the Avenue de lAlma Cen
eral Porter will now await the further
pleasure of the government. Although
he had expected to come home very
soon, he has concluded to remain
abroad until the final arrangements for
the moving of the body to it's American
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several fat prizes out Of the English
merchant fleet afloat in American wa
tiers and did not hesitate to go in search
of others on the high sea. On one oc-
casion his daring almost brought his
adventurous career to a sudden terrni-
nation In the early dawn Of gray
spring morning he sailed close up under
the nose of a long hulk that resembled
one of his many commercial victims.
The sun came out suddenly and showed
him that he was in the very jaws of a
powerful enemy. the Milford, one of the
largest and most formidable ships in
the British navy. His startled crew
were ready to give themselves up for
lost Not so the gallant commander
He seized the opportunity to show the
amazed Britons a trick Of seamanship
that fairly stunned them. He put the
Providence through quick series of
brilliant maneuvers and ended by MAX
ing a dash forward. There was a sud
den flash of fire from the Providence's
twelve guns. and almost before the enc
my realized it the audacious American
vessel was out of reach. 1t was this
episode that gave Paul Jones the repu-
tation among British sailors which led
them to christen him 'the devil of the
seas"
In 1879 Jones was put in command of
the Bonhomme Richard, a decayed In
dia merchantmen which had been
transformed into ship of war. 1t had
been refitted by the French government
and was originally called the Duras,
but Jones did not fancy that name and
changed it to the Bonhomme Richard.
In August of that year he sailed with a
squadron of five vessels, three Ameri-
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serve in the army as private soldie
1t was a youthful escapade and rath,
audacious. 1t pleased the French nd
ton more than anything the Royals
had done for long while. The your
mans father disavowed all complicit
and France was more pleased ar
amused than before. The duke was a,
rested and sentenced to two years i,s
prisonment. After four months deteR
ton in fortress he was released al
sent home. If he had been wise enolN
to profit by the popularity he had al
CURED all might have been well.
But fortune refused to smile on f1tj
The unfortunate connection of the RI
alists with the ill fated BoulanA
movement spoiled their chances WI
| the populace, and the final determine
ton of the pope to propitiate the II
public has retarded the movement II
the restoration of the monarchy. II
the Dreyfus affair the dukes suppdi
ers We're strongly identified with H
army, and it seems to be the fate of II
party to choose the unpopular siddl
all questions. In addition to all of til
the dukes domestic infelicities nix
given great concern to his friends. III
does not reflect pleasantly upon HI
reputation for moral stamina to ldt
that his wife, the estimabIe Marie H
rothea of Austria, is quite as willinN
| become free from him as he is ann II
to permit her so to do ey
The Duke of Orleans owns severa5t
tates in England. the most notes !
| which is York House, a royal residt
| endowed with wealth of historic ~ III
citation. Both the duke and the pro-
queen of Portugal We're born thers
is on the Thames, opposite RichnSl n
about twelve miles from London, III "
came into the possession of the CIV
de Paris when that gentleman N
obliged to find a residence outsid I,
his native France. Although it ia d
| dukes childhood home and is filledt
mementos of the Orleans stay in
land. including museum of nj
history collected by its present u (
and containing many specimens Oh
mails slain by him on his frel
hunting expeditions, it has red
been advertised for sale. NJ
THOMAS w. SMA III
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His success % shore, however, did
not cure him of his Unborn affection for
the sea. Long before the death of his
brother, while he was still John Paul,
he disappearedg from the estate on the
Rappahannock river, and a letter to his
brother explained that he had sailed on
a merchantmen bound for Liverpool.
This life on the sea continued with few
intermissions until he arrived at his
majority and came into possession of
the Virginia plantation. About that
time he happened to be on vessel
whose captain and mate both died on
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tread on me-" A little later Jones was
put in charge Of the Ranger and at
tached to the squadron of Commodore
Essex Hopkins. who found the young
officer to be a man who was always
looking for trouble and so reported to
the Continental congress. ''In council"
the veteran commodore declared, che
never advises anything except to fight"
AS was inevitable, Jones opportunity
came. He was made commander of the
ship Providence, with twelve guns
With this brave outfit he started in
pursuit of the British. He captured
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every particular to the standard pre-
viously agreed upon. Two portraits
and several medallions, the bust by
Houdon and authentic descriptions of
the personal appearance of the admiral.
the color of his hair. his height and 9TH
er measurements were used in the in
vestigation.
Subjected to these rigid conditions
and with every source of possible error
eliminated, it was made evident to Cen
eral Porter and the other investigators
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hasa dor to France. For over a century
the mortal remains Of the man who
contributed SO much to the welfare of
the infant republic and incidentally to
the picturesqueness of American histo-
~ have been suffered to lie neglected
in a foreign and practically forgotten
grave. At infrequent intervals the
subject has been discussed in a desul-
tory fashion, but nothing practical had
been accomplished until General Porter
went to Paris.
For five years the ambassador has
been agitating the matter both In
America and in France. He organized
at his own expense a systematic over
hauling of the mortuary records of the
Paris of century ago. In this search
he was aided in every way possible by
the police department officials. At his
earnest recommendation bill having
for its purpose the recovery and trans
portation of the remains of John Paul
Jones was introduced by Congressman
Henry T. Rainey. This measure called
for an appropriation of $4,000, and the
president gave it his approval.
General Porter met with innumerable
delays and discouragements in the
prosecution of the search. Historians
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differed concerning the resting place of
the hero. The archives relating to the
matter were burned during the stormy
times of the French revolution and the
commune of 1871. The national assem-
bly, which sent delegation to the adj
miral's funeral failed to keep any record
of the burial place. The whole subject
seemed to be buried in almost impene-
trable obscurity. Many facts were IN
earthed which would be of service to
the biographer. One of them was let
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Louis Philippe Robert, duke of Or
leans, is now in his thirty-sixt year
He was born at Twickenham, England
and was only about two years of age
when the law of exile against his fam
lily was abrogated and his parents took
him to France. After the customary
home preparation at the hands of gov
ernesses he was sent to the communal
school at Eu. from which he passed to
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the College Stanislas, famous Jesuit
school. His father. the late Comte de
Paris, wished to have his son take his
degree at the Sorbonne, but the re-
newal of the law of exile put an end to
the matter, and the entire family went
back to England. When he was a lad
he accompanied his father to Frohsdorf
to attend the funeral of the Comte de
Chambord. While there he heard his
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father saluted by the faithful as your
majesty" and it made great impress
sion on him.
In England the young duke.received a
military education. Queen Victoria took
an interest in him and had him APP
pointed cadet at the Royal Military
college at Sandhurst. He acquitted
himself quite creditably at this institu-
ton, and when he was graduated he
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was assigned temporarily to a regiment
quartered in India and given iieuten-
ants commission. He remained with
his regiment for year and gained con-
siderable practical experience. At the
close of the year he resigned his COM
mission and returned home. Shortly
afterward he. made his first notable po-
litical pose. Proceeding to France. he
demanded his right as Frenchman to
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iE latest candidate for
distinction as an arc
tic explorer is the
Duke of Orleans. He
has recently exhibited
a considerable activity
in the matter. and it
is understood among
his infimates that he
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he recent discovery and
subsequent elimination
of the body of the re-
doubtable John Paul
Jones are due to the
energy and patriotism
of General Horace Por-
fer United States am
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
Seed Adulteration.

The department of agriculture is con
tinuing its good work of warning against
the adulterators of food and other arti-
Giles. Its latest foray is intended to bring
about the suppression OF the business OF
selling adulterated seeds 1t is found
that many seeds supposed to be of first
class grasses, grains. ETC.. are largely
mixed with something else of an in
ferior character. While 1t seems difficult
to design law by which the persons
can be prosecuted and punished by fine
Or Imprisonment, the act of congress
under which the department is pursuing
its investigations permits the publica-
ton of the names Of the offenders. These
the department announces, together
with statement as to the extent and
nature of the adulteration in each case.
This may not be as severe penalty as
should be inflicted, but it is fair warn
ing to the people against deception.
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Cutting Compliments.

1t is related in an exchange that Marie
Corelli. the novelist, recently was badly
worsted in a passage at arms with a
Miss Goals, who has school across the
street from the writer's residence
Every day the children had musical ex-
ercises. which may have been of great
value to the pupils, but which were
most annoying to Miss Corelli. So it
happened that the following note was
sent across to the music teacher: Miss
Corelli presents her compliments tc
Miss Goals, and begs that she will be
good enough to arrange so that there
may be no singing class between the
hours of ten and one, these being Miss
Corelli's working hours. when distrac-
tons are peculiarly distasteful." The
white-aproned maid who bore this
rather unusual missive was detained
long enough to bring back the answer
1t ran: Miss Goals presents her COM
pliments to Miss Corelli, and begs to
state that If such a course is likely to
prevent the writing of such books as
The Sorrows of Satan, she would re-
ioice in arranging singing programme
Tor every day from nine to two"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-03-25
TERRoRs OF FIRING LINE.
Screech of Death-Dealing Shells ps-
clared to Be an Awful Strain
on the Nerves.

Only those who lie in the firing line
and hear the constant screech of he
shells as they cleave their way through
the air above know the true sounds of
modern war. says Worlds Work. The
whiplike smack of the bursting shell, the
swish of the scattering bullets are moth
ing to the knocking screech Of these mes
sengers of death as they pursue each
other as If in competition to complete
the awful object of their hideous mis-
sion. The whole welkin is discordanr
with their tumult; you feel the rush of
misplaced air, splinters sing in your
ears, the earth is in constant tremble
with the violence of the discharge: you
feel it pulsate against your cheek
pressed to the moist mud Of the parape.
and then bullet saps the life blood of
the comrade whose elbow has touched
yours day and night for 40 hours. There
Is limit to human eEdurance in these
straits
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them. Under these circumstances they
must often have saved their lives by
starting quickly back or jumping to one
sid, when they came without warning
upon some strange object. This is a
habit which has not left the animal, even
after long years OF donestication. On
the other hand, the donkey is descended
from animals which lived among tho
hills. where>there were precipices and
dangerous declivities, and from these
conditions resulted his slowness ara
sure-footedness. His ancestors were not
so liable to sudden attacks from Wild
beasts and snakes. Besides, sudden and
wild starts would have been positively
dangerous to them. Consequently they
leai ned to avoid the very trick which
has been so useful to the horse. The
habit of eating thistles, which is pecu-
liar alone to the donkey, is also descend
ed from these ancestors. In the dry.
barren localities which they inhabited
there was often little food. hence they
learned to eat hard. dry and even prickIy
plants when there was nothing else