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ate my conduct In going abroad at the
end of my course ut Tech and. making
Laurance Donovan's acquaintance, set.
ting of with him on career OF ad.
venture. ] do not regret, though pos.
sibly II would be more to my credit II
| did. the months spent in leisurely
following the Danube east of the Iron
Gate-Laurance Donovan always with
me, while we urged the villagers and
inn-loafers to all manner OF sedition,
acquitting ourselves SO well that,
when we came out into the Black sea
for further pleasure, Russia did us the
honor to keep spy at our heels. l
should like. for my own satisfaction.
at least, to set down an account OF
certain affairs in which we were con.
cerned at Belgrad, but without Larry's s
consent l am not at liberty to do SO.
Nor shall take time here to describe
our travels in Africa, though our study
of the Atlas mountain dwarfs won us
honorable mention by the British
chronological Society.
These were my yesterdays; but to.
day l sat in Arthur Pickering's Office
in the towering Alexis Building. con.
scious of the mufled roar of Broad.
way, discussing the terms OF my
grandfather Glenarm's will with a man
whom l disliked as heartily as it is
safe for one man to dislike another.
Pickering had asked me question.
and I was suddenly aware that his
eyes were fixed upon me and that he
awaited my answer.
What do think of it," repeated.
81 don't know that 1t makes any diff.
ference what think, but I'll tell you,
If you want to know, that I call it in.
famous, outrageous, that man should
leave ridiculous will of that sort be.
hind him. All the old money-bags
who pile up fortunes magnify the i'm
portance of their money. They I'M
agine that every kindness. every ordi-
nary courtesy shown them, is merely
bid for slice of the cake. I'm dis.
appointed in my grandfather. He was
splendid old man. though God knows
he had his queer ways. I'll bet thou
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sand dollars. II have SO much money
In the world. that this scheme is yours.
Pickering. and not his. II smaeks Of
your ancient yindietiveness. and John
Marshall Gienarm had none Of that In
his blood. That stipulation about my
residence out there Is fantastic. ]
don't have to be lawyer to know
that; and no doubt ! could break the
will: I've u good notion To try II. any.
how"
TO be- sure. You can tie up the
estate for u half dozen years II you
like" he replied eooiiy. He did not
look upon me as likely To become u
formidable iitisant. My staying quail
tiles had been proved weak long aso.
as Pickering knew well enough.
NO doubt you would like that" ]
answered. ''iut I'm not going to give
you tho pleasure. I abide by the terms
of the will. My grandfather was n
fitso old gentleman. ! shan't drag his
name through tho courts.-not even
to please you. Arthur Pickering" de-
ciarcd hotly.
The sentiment is worthy of n good
man. Gicnarm." ho rcJoined.
But this woman who Is To succeed
to my rishts.-i don't seem to rcmcm'
bcr her"
1T Is not surprisin. that you mover
heard Of her"
Then she's not u connection OF the
family.-no ion..iost cousin whom !
ought to remember"
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An unprogressive Institution.

One of the most successful clergy.
men in Philadelphia" remarked a col.
lege professor. was proud of the fact
that he was always addressed as plain
mister and that he possessed no de-
gree which entitled him to the honor
able name of doctor.
AN elder entered the clergyman's
study one morning and handed him a
marked paper. The item stated that
the minister had been honored by, his
old college and that now he could at
tach d. d. to his name.
"'Well, well. muttered the pastor.
not without feeling. for he loved his
college, my old school is a little be-
hind the times. and still believes In
capital punishment
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ports that he was about to marry. The
name Of Miss Evans had been men
toned In this connection. ] had heard
II spoken Of In my family. and not.
remembered. with much Kindness,
Later heard Of her joining Sister
hood. and opening a school somewhere
In the West.
-And Miss Deyereux.-is she an
elderly nun. too:''
u don't know how elderly she Is.
but she isn't nun at present. Stiii.
she's very much alone In the world.
and she and Sister Theresa are very
Intimate
"Pass the will again. Pickering.
while I make sure grasp these divert
ins ideas. Sister Theresa isn't the
one ! mustn't marry Is she7 It's the
other ecclesiastical embroidery artist.
the one with the *" In her name.
suggesting tn. algebra OF my vanish
ins youth"
! read aloud this paragraph:
Provided. further. that In event
said John Gienarm aforesaid shall
marry the said Marian Dcycroux. or
In the event of any promise or con-
tract of marriage between said per.
sons within Ave ycars from the date OF
said John Gl.narin's acceptance OF
tho provisions OF this will. the whole
estate shall become the property absot
iutciy Of 81. A.atha's School. n, An
nandaic. wabana county. Indiana. a
corporation under the laws Of said
state"
For touch Of comedy commend
mo TO my grandfather! Pickering.
you always were wcii.mcaninI fol.
iow.-ill turn over To you NIL my right.
interest and title In and to these an
.clic Sisters. Marry! ! like the idea!
I suppose some one will try TO marry
mo for my money. Marriage. Picker
inH. In not embraced In my scheme OF
lifc!"
Ing man." he observed.
Perfectly right. my friend! Sister
Theresa was considered a possible
match for my grandfather In my
youth. I'm quite out Of II with hcr.
And tho other lady with the fascina.
ting algcbraic climax to her name
| she. too. Is Impossible: Il seems that !
can't get the money by marrying her.
I'd better let her take II. She's u
poor as the devil. l dare say
81 imagine not. The EvanEcs arc a
wealthy family. In spots. md she
ought to have some money Of her own
II her aunt doesn't coax IL out OF hci
for educational schemes"
And where on the map are these
lovely creatures to be found7"
Sister Thcrcsa's school adjoins your
preserve: Miss DcvcrcuS has. ! think
some of your own weakness for travel
Sister Theresa IN her nearest rcla
tive. and she occasionally visits st
Agatha's-thats the school"
Il suppose they cmbroidcr altar
cloths together and otherwise labor
vaiinntly to bring confusion upon
satan and his cohorts. Just the pco
pie to pull the wool over the eyes OF
my grandfather"
| Pickering smiled at my resentment
| You'd better give them n wide
berth: they might catch you In their
net. Sister Theresa Is said to have
quite n winning way. She certainly
plucked your grandfather"
Nuns In spectaclcs. the gentle edu
Gators OF youth and that sort Of thing
with good.natured old man for their
prey. None OF them for mel"
Il rather thought So" remarked
Pickering.-and he pulled his watch
from his pocket and turned the stem
with his heavy fingers. He was short
thickset and sleek, with n square jaw
hair aIreauy thin and close-clipped
mustache. Age. l mentally reflected
was not improving him.
! CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
PARAGRAPHS ON TOPICS OF ogH.
ERsl iNTIogsT.
Proper Airing Of Clothes a MsI.'' os
Great Importance Not Sufficiently
Observation-Disclosures
liniment.

The following suggestions will st
found OF yalu. in the home:
Air
Your dresses well and they never will
seem stufIy. Clothes never should
te shut up In wardrobe Immediate
v after they have been worn. i,t
the bodice OF n dress hang over the
back OF chair for nj least half an
hour before putting IL away. Tn.
oldes, clothes can BE- kept fresh and
odoTless II they are kept In 'his
way.
Children should be taught to turn
their stockings insid. out and To hang
them over the back Of n chair on 80.
In. to bed. All body linen should bo
hun. over tho back Of n chair at
nisht. no mir can circuint. freely
through II. The neat little packS OF
clothes. folded up and put one on top
of tho other. which our .randmothcrs
delighted In. were extremely u7hy-
.icnic.
In Baking
Pics with mn upper crust. by pin -inE
n piece Of white cloth about one and
Jnc-half inches wide. wet In cold
water. around the pie after II IL ready
for the oven. you will prevent tho
Juice from runnin. out. bcnd the
pin over and water the edge OF tho
plate and fas,cn the cloth tightly
around the pie.
| Leather Goods
Never should be kept In place That
u extremely dry. M the heat will
cause tho leather to crack: nor In
damp places that will make Il mcidy.
To frcshcn travelling bags and took
covers which have become shabby
and spotted. rub them with the veil
beaten white OF an cSg.
Ice for the Sick Room.
Tie square OF coarse white fan
mel over pitcher. leaving n cup
shaped depression OF the flannel In
the pitcher. Place broken Ice In tho
flannel and cover II tightly with "a
thicker flannel. The ice Will then
keep all night and the water may bc
poured on as wanted.
A Good Liniment-
Is made by putting equal parts Of tine.
| turc Of iodine and spirits OF ammonia
together and letting them remain so
for - hours before using. shaking oc..
casionaiiy. 1t will then be clear as
water and will neither blister nor,
stain when used.
White Paint. ,
The best way to clean white paint
is to take n soft flannel cloth. dip II
In warm water. wiring out and then
dip In n saucer OF clean bran. The
| friction OF the bran will remove any
stain without injuring the paint.
When Washing
Sateen. Or any cotton material with n
satin finish. use n little borax In the
last rinsing water. The material then
will have n gloss when ironcd.
New Irons
Should be heated gradually the frut
time. After they are Injured to heat
they will not become rough SO cas-
ily.
To Keep Suet-
Pick out all the threads. chop fine.
?nt in glass jars and cover with mo-
isBses. Suct treated in this manner
Will keep for months.
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g. zSs5zs@sEsIzlG:als sssssgssSa %
@S ssAs2l5@sA5 %

When Sing-Lung told them OF the
trolley cars in America they said to
one another that he was crazy.
When he told them of the telephone
they called him n lia. When he told
them of the electric light 1t was de.
cided that he was n dangerous man
to have around, and so he was arrest.
ed and beheaded. In China they be.
lieve only what they see, and some
times not then.
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After SWeepjnu,

After sweeping room go over the
carpet with either sponge or old
flannel-as they neither leave lint
hat has been moistened well with
riumonia and water. Use a full table,
srocnful to a quart of warm water.
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mo: she was n late acquaintance OF
your grandfather. He met her through
an old friend of his,-Miss Evans.
known as Sister Theresa. Miss Dcver-
eux is Sister Theresa's niece"
whistled. | had dim recollection
that during my grandfather's long wild
owerhood there were occasional re.
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rn Remove Shine from Black Sill

Tc Remove Shine from Black Silk.
Lay the silk upon the table, and
with a sponge wet with cider vinegar
or ammonia. rub the shiny places
until they disappear. Then hang up
in warm. shady place to dry, and
the silk will look like new.
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When Heating Irons.

An old tin teakettle with the bot
ton cut out makes an excellent cover
to place over irons heating on gas
strives.
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He Told Too Much.

Sing-Lung. a California laundryman.
who went home last year after max.
ing $1,000 at his trade. happened to
live in village where the people
knew little of the outside world.
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BLESSING of Good Manners.

Good manners are short cut to
ones goal, they lubrlcate the wheels
of life instead of obstructing them
Edith w hartcn.
The National tribune., 1907-08-15

scarcely better condition than the Mon
itor, since the mechanics and other la
borers had to be put ashore after she
started on her way. which was about
o'clock on the morning Of March g..
She moved down the Elizabeth River
at a speed of about five knots an hour,
and at the mouth of the river came to
the steamer Yorktown, IL guns, the
jamestown, two guns, and the tug
Teaser, one gun, all of which were in
readiness to accompany her upon her
expedition.
March s, 1862, was one of those ex-
ceedingly beautiful mornings which
Spring selected for her entry in the
Sunny South. 1t was a morning filled
with sunshine, gladness. and the in
cense of opening flowers. with scarcely
q breeze to ripple the waters of Hamp-
ton Roads. On the opposite shores OF
the Roads the soldiers of both armies.
hopeful and merry in the bright Spring
tide. were engaged in their drills and
various camp duties, wholly thotless
of the mighty events about to be ush-
cred in.
On the numerous vessels of the diff
ferent kinds lying at anchor in the
Roads the men could be seen to be
washing clothes. cleaning snip, or 60
ing thru the mechanical routine of
watch duty. No one had the slightest
premonition of anything unusual hap
pening. AT 9 o'clock the lookout on the
24-gun sloop of war Cumberland re-
ported to the officer on deck the smoke
The National tribune., 1907-08-15

On the theory that seeing is believ-
ing" John A. Smith of Milwaukee wants
every one to try his remedy for the cure
of rheumatism at his expense. For that
reason he proposes to distribute 5000
free boxes among all persons sending
him their address. Mr.. Smith had suf-
fered all the agony and torture from
rheumatism. tried all the remedies
known and yet utterly failed to find re-
lief.
At times he was so helpless that he
had to take morphine and after consider
able doctoring he gave up in despair.
He began studying into the causes of his
rheumatism. and after much experiment.
ing. finally found a combination of drugs
which completely cured him. The result
was so beneficial to his entire system
that he called his new remedy Gloria
Tonic" Those of his friends. relatives
and neighbors suffering from rheuma-
tism were next cured, and Mr.. Smith con-
cluded to offer his remedy to the world.
But he found the task a difficult one. as
nearly everybody had tried hundred or
more remedies and they couldn't be
made to believe that there was such a
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
By JOHN MeELRoY.

from their 32-pound gun to give warn
ing to the fleet. On all the ships the
drums beat ito quarters" and hasty
preparations were made. which were
entirely too late. The riggings were
quickly cleared of the wash" the
boats We're dropped astern. decks
cleared for action. magazines opened,
and ammunition hoisted to the gun
decks. The sharp roll of the drums
and the call of the boatswain's whistle
sent the alarm to the shore. and the in
fantry formed in line, while the heavy
artillerymen rushed to their batteries.
AS soon as the Zouave fired her alarm
shots. to which the Merrimac paid no
attention, she scurried back to the
Cumberland. and little before 1
o'clock the Merrimac came out in full
view of the Undon fleet in the Roads.
The vessels accompanying her fell be-
hind. and she moved steadily and
grimly. tho slowly, forward with her
ports closed. When she came within
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thing as cure for rheumatism. But
an old gentleman from Seguin. Texas.
wrote him saying If Mr. Smith would
send him sample he would try it. but
as he had suffered over thirty years and
vast ed a fortune with doctors and ad-
vertised remedies, he wouldn't buy any
thing more, until he knew 1t was worth
something. The sample was sent. he
purchased more and the result was as
tonishins. He was completely cured.
This gave Mr.. Smith new idea and
ever since that time he has been sending
out free sample boxes to all who apply.
At National Military Home. Kansas. it
cured n veteran of rheumatism in hips
and knees. In Hannaford. N Oak. it
cured a gentleman who writes: ''Since
taking Gloria Tonic / am as supple as
a boy In 5tayner. Ont, 1t enabled Mrs
w. J. Craven to discard her crutches. In
Westerley. r. l., r. r. No. /. 1t cured
Mr.. George NJ. Smith. a farmer. ~ years
old. In Fountain City. Wis. it cured an
old gentleman after suffering 33 years
and after seven physicians had tried in
vain.
Mr.. Smith will send trial box. also
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however. the tide was now running out
and her pilots did not dare attempt to
take her across the middle ground or
nearer than mile from the Minnesota.
She opened fire upon that vessel, but
only one shot struck, which passed thru
the Minnesota's bow. The Confederate
gunboats. lighter of draft. took advan-
tage Of her helpless position, and ap-
preaching within easy range from a
quarter upon which the Minnesota
could only bring one gun to bear.
opened q destructive fire which began
to riddle the frigate. They sent four
heavy shells directly thru the vessel.
tearing up her staterooms and decks
splintering timbers, cutting away one
third Of mast, and setting her on fire
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MONITOR MERRIMAC CLOSE RANGE
FromP by

Of two steamers over the woods which
hid Elizabeth River. A little later a
trailing line Of smoke indicated a third
steamer, and by noon three Confederate
the river toward SewelPs Point. One
of these presented a most unusual ap-
pearance to the eyes Of the lookout 1t
seemed Ike the roof OF house floating
along the river with great smokestack
rising from its center. Still, there was
no alarm given to the fleet, tho the
little gunboat Zouave was ordered to
run down to Pig Point and report who
the strangers were. After going about
two miles the Zouave's officers decided
that 1t was the Merrimac which was
approaching, and they fred six shots
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long range the Cumberland opened
upon her with her heavy pivot guns,
and soon the Congress and the shore
batteries Joined in. Shots were seen to
strike her and glance harmlessly off
her mailed sides. and she moved on in
portentous silence until about 2:30. or
an hour and a half after her first ap-
| pearance. The Cumberland delivered
her mighty broadside as the Merrimac
came closer, to which the latter still
did not reply until within few hun
dred yards, when she opened her bow
port and fired her seyen-inch rifle,
striking the Cumberland fairly in the
quarter, killing or wounding most of
the crew of her after pivot gun, which
had been SO annoying. Both the Cum
berland and Congress replied with ter
rifle broadsides, which would have
blown any ordinary ship out of the
water.
Destruction Of the Cumberland.
The Merrimac kept firing. slowly and
deliberately, with her bow rifle until
she was still nearer the Congress, when
her starboard ports were opened and
she sent four heavy shells into the Con-
gress, and then swept on to ram the
| Cumberland, which was lying, helpless
on a mud bank. Capt. Buchanan put
on full head of steam for the purpose
of making an effective trial of the ram.
! He struck the Cumberland fairly at
nearly right angles. tearing great hole
in her side, and making her heel and
The National tribune., 1907-08-15
CHAPTER VIII.
THE MONITOR -MERRIMAC FIGHT.

THE MONITOR-MER FIGHT.
The Epoch-MakinG Battle Which De-
stroyed the Nnvies of the WOrld-The
Merrimac Creates Havoc the First
Day-The Second the Monitor Boldly
Encounters Her and n Prolonged Fight
Ensues, Terminated by the Retreat of
the Observation-Disclosures Results of
the Contest.
The Appearance of the Merrimnc.
The Merrimac was commanded by
Capt. Franklin Buchanan, an officer of
much reputation in the old navy, and
his second was Lieut.. Catesby Rogers
Jones. There were number of other
officers on the ship, many of them from
the Old Navy, and crew of 800. largely
made up of volunteers from the army
around Richmond. Petersburg and
Yorktown. The Merrimac was in
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tremble under the force of the blow.
This cost the Merrimac her iron beak,
which was left in the wreck as she
backed clear. A command to surren-
der was shouted, but Lieut.. George u.
Morris, who was temporarily in COM
mand Of the Cumberland. shouted
back, "Never! I'll sink alongside" and
his men worked their guns with frantic
energy. hoping that some lucky shot
would hnd an entrance into their op-
ponent's armor and disable her. The
Merrimac repeated her ramming, which
was unnecessary. and then withdrew,
keeping up fire In which the three
gunboats Joined.
AS the doomed ship slowly sunk the
indomitable crew carried the amuiupi.
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The National tribune., 1907-08-15
TWO GRAND NEW SONGS

"Daybrenk at AppomnttOx.v
Words by Thomas Calver.
Music by George II. Lillibridge.
1--WE Have Drank from the Same
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words by Chas. G. Halpine.
Music by George Fl. Liliibridge.
Every soldier. every soldiers descend
ant. and every patriot should have a
copy or these songs. Price. 25 cents
each. Address
GEO. III. LILLIBRIDGE,
922 o ST.. n. W.. Washington. d. C.
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THE MONITORS BOYS.

undorsement)
This letter was addressed to me. on
the envelope which. covered ii. at
washington, d. c., and was received
TWO or three days after its date.
JOHN L. WORDEN.
Ito be continued.)
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The Battle Of March o.


Lieut. Worden reported to Capt. Mar
ston. on board the Roanoke, who, dis
obeying hts orders to send the Monitor
to Washington. in view of the disas-
trous results of the day, directed her to
remain inIthe5 Roads and to go to the
assistance ,bfethe Minnesota. The Mon
itor took 2up her place alongside the
great frigate whose dark shadow was
sufficient to hide the diminutive form
of the newcomer.
The morning of Sunday, March o,
1862 broke with the same beautiful
placidity Of the day before Only a
light mist' lay upon the mirror-like
waters of Hampton Roads, but this was
sufficient to disguise to some extent the
forms of the ships. Great volumes of
black smoke had been curling up Iazily
from where the Merrimac lay under the
guns of Sewell's Point. and at O'Clock
she was seen to be in the same slow,
grim, resistless motion which had
proven so deadly the day before Her
program, as afterwards explained by
her commander, was to destroy the Min
nesota first, then the Roanoke and St
Lawrence. after which she would
choose whether she went to Washing
ton or New York. The shores on both
sides of the Roads We're crowded with
Union and Confederate soldiers, each
watching with the most intense eager
The Dickinson press., 1907-08-10
SOUTH 81. PAUL MARKET.

Cattle receipts were rather light the
past week and mostly natives. The
western run has o made an ~apprecia-
BILE start. There were a few loads this
week of North and South Dakota cattle
but they were not rangers. Dry-fed
stuff had been very scarce, a small string
of steers making 500. The bulk of the
offerings were grassy, mostly cow stuff.
Buyers graded the offerings carefully.
Prices showed a decline-bulIs, of which
packers were light buyers, falling off u
to Is cents, and others 10 to IS cents.
Veals lost about IS cents, tops selling at
1876.
The trade in stockers and feeders has
been dull. Farmers are busy in the
fields and the outlet is very narrow.
Local dealers showed reluctance and, in
the absence of outside demand, prices
sagged about 10 o IS cents on the aver
age, on all classes. Receipts have been
light and the quality of the offerings gen.
orally common to medium.
The run of sheep has been rather light,
almost entirely natives and of fair quality
on the average. Lambs predominated
among the offerings. The supply of
feeding stock has been small, not enough
really to test the market.