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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-01

the Spitfire kept side by side with the
Guerrero as she approached the cOrsair.
When, to avoid getting between the
Guerrero and the enemy, the Spitfire
ran close under the stern of the Alger-
inc, and the Guerrero was ranging up
broadside to brOadside at the moment
the action was opening, Stockton sug-
gested to Captain Dallas that they
never would have such a good opportu-
nifty to observe the effect of a frigate's
broadside, and asked leave before the
Spitfire took part in the action, to go
out on the bOwsprit and watch the eff
feet of the Guerriere's first brOadside.
He went to the extremity of the bow
spirit and remained there while two
brOadsides were fired. He came back
and said: "They are firing wildly.
Let's go to work and knock in the cabin
windows of the pirate" During the re-
mainder of the half hour the Spitfire,
with her 32-pounder, poured in a raking
fire, until the guns Of the Algerine were
silenced. When she struck her flag she
proved to be a ship Of the Algerine ad-
miral. He was killed with thirty of his
men. No one was killed on the Spitfire,
and only four were wounded on the
Guerrero.
Some Of the things that the Americans
did in that war with the Barbary pi-
rates are almost beyond belief In one
engagement with an Algerian brig that
had sought safety in-rsffsffow water,
Stockton took men in small boats and
! boarded the corsair, capturing him after
| a terrific hand-to-hand fight. Up and
down the Mediterranean went the Amer
! lean squadron, and every time one of
| the Algerian vessels was discovered it
was destroyed. So vigorous was the
action of Decatur that the Dey Of AL
giers, the Pasha of TUnis and the Bey
Of TripoH sued for mercy, and ever
afterward respected the Stars and
| Stripes.
For four or five years after the AL
gerian war Stockton was on cruise, first
| in the Washington and later in the
| Erie.
Duets Galore.
In those days the American navy was
! a stranger in European ports, and the
| British, smarting under the defeats of
| the War of 1912, were very savage
| toward Americans. On one occasion the
| Erie dropped anchor in the Bay of Ma
pies. An Italian came aboard and so
! licited employment in transporting
things between the ship and shore. He
presented, according to custom, his book
/ of certificates showing what other men
of-war had employed him. Among these
was one given by an American naval
J officer beneath which a British officer
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-01

I've got to bear It, an I'm practising a
grin. It looks a little ARTIFICIAL so far.
It's tn kind iv grin I wanst see on
tn face ~ a man in Dock OLeary's
Office that had thried to make a meal
of sthrychnine. But I'm goin' on an
in tn coorse iv a year or so II amy
wan mentions tn tariff to me I may
break out into a hystericaI laugh"
Hes a good man just tn same"
said Mr.. Hennessy. ''F'r a Republican
he's a good wan
He is that" said Mr.. DOoley. AN
they do say that IF he liver puts his
foot down somebody viii be surprised.
Ivrybody VIII be. 7 viii be. On'y his
methods is difrent Tiddy R0seufeIt
was like O'1Iauey. th' p0Iisuan on this
beat He was Iible TO arrest fr bur-
glary amy man he caught gCiu' home
at night with a bundle undher his arm.
He beat him over th' head am locked
him ups an if TIA veaaI an corrupt
coOrts wanted 10 let him out on tn
ground that tn implimiut in tn pack
age was not q Jimmy but q jumpi1'
jack fr tn baby JET thin Go it an tn
divvle take thin. But Willum's policy
is diTTent. He believes in waitin' til
burglary is committed befUre maxi
in an arrest an thin givin tn burglar
two blocks start down tn sthraet.
Wulum doesn't veto q bill befu~e it IS
passed. Tiddy used to veto it while tn
sinitor was thinkiu' whether he ought
70 inthrajooce it OF not. an there ye
ar-re."
"Tiddy hadn't amy contagious
smile" said Mr.. Hennessy.
I'm glad he didn't" said Mr.. Dooley.
Il wud've hated TO catch that smile
Ne face is not r0omy enough II Il"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-01

that he was ready to give him another
meeting. Safe conduct was guaranteed
TO Stockton, and the British officer
pledged that the duel should be on neu-
trail ground, and that it should not be
interrupted.
When the principals and seconds met,
however, the English party began max
ing numerous objections which excited
the suspicious Of the Americans. Soon
the Americans saw the guard coming
to arrest them. The Americans forced
the British to place their man, the man
exchanged shots, and Stockton wounded
his antagonist. Then Stockton had to
turn his attention to escaping.
The guards who were coming to ar
rest him had blocked the only route
open. Stockton overthrow them and
hurried away. Further along the path
he encountered a dragon. Dragging
the dragon from his horse, Stockton
jumped up and rode at a gallop through
the main street Of Gibraltar down to
the shore, where his sailors were await
ing him.
Feeling that he had been deceived by
the British officers, and that their con-
duct in arranging for his arrest was
contemplate, Stockton branded them as
a lot Of knaves.
Inc tension between the men on the
squadron and the troops on shore was
strained to the utmost, and it only was
after great efforts by the commander
of the squadron and the governor OF
Gibraltar that a truce was arranged and
the sailors and the soldiers could meet
without bioodshed. Meanwhile Stockton
was the idol Of the squadron, and when
he returned to New York in 1921, he was
Fighting Bob" to the whole country.
Winning of Liberia.
The American Colonization society
proposed to him about this time to take
charge Of a ship which they intended
to send out to Africa to procure new
territory for their colony Of blacks.
The first colony had been planted in an
unhealthful spot, and all the colcnists
had persisted. The United States was
the only nation that had declared
against slave trading. Portugal and
Spain were especially active in the COM
meTce in human beings, taking great
numbers of negroes from Africa to Cen
tral and South America.
To go to Africa and establish a black
republic just suited the adventurous
young man, and he sailed away to
Sierra Leone. There he was informed
that several hundred miles away there
was a fine, fertile upland country, but
in the possession Of warlike chiefs.
Many efforts had been made by various
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-01

well. sir" said Mr.. Dooley. Its a
fine thing fr this country to be rid
iv Tiddy Rosenfelt Mind ye, liked
him. But Pm no sycophant. I'm al
ways with whoiver is in power. An
now that he's out Nv gunshot range
I'm Tree to say that as a business man
I'm glad he's gone. Numbers iv tn
Vurrukin' classes like yeersilf, Hinnis-
sy don't appreciate tn change. But
TO US COMMERCIAL leaders it's q great
relief to be able to proceed with our
Enterprises without bein' intherfered
with be paid spies firm Washington.
Why. be nivens, d few months ago 1
Wudden't dare to put a few dhrops iv
water in a bari fr fear Nv tn odjous
tyranny w tn governmint Progress
was stopped. Enterprise was at a
standsuu Commerce was all gummed
up. Now, tits difrent Wanst more
IN jCynts iv finance are at tn hellum
F IN ship iv state where they belong.
instead iv chasin' around il a cab f'r
bondsmen. I open me daily pa-aper
an md hundreds " chances to in
vest me savings in copper mines that
IN owners are givin' I'D On count Nv
tn poor health iv their wives. TIL
counthry is on tn boom. wasn't sure
iv il tin I see there were sthrikes in
Pinnsylvanya- knew by that sign that
prosperity was barkin' at our dure
again
An it's all due to Tiddy ROsenfelt
s6ippin' of to shoot tn wild beasts iv
III forest. I tell We fr tn last few
weeks iv his administration 1 was
sick an tired iv him. Il was Rosen-
Ielt this an Rosenfelt that. The pa
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-08-01
Pirates, Canals and Raeea

( vast stretch Of African territory opsnsd
/ to free negroes.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Noble Tapestry-Weavers

Tapestry-making has reached a
high development in Norway, and the
Billevaev tapestry is famous the
world over, though specimens are OBJ
tanned with great difficulty. The rea-
son for this scarcity lies in the pass
age of a law by the government OF
Norway, which forbids this particu-
lar type of weaving by any n except
ladies of the nobility; but numbers
of them, who have been in strait
ened circumstances hitherto, are now
deriving a comfortable income from
this work.
In the spring of 1905 there were
exhibited at the National Arts Club
in New York City several BillevaeV
h~angings, which admirably illustrated
the exquisite workmanship required
in making these tapestries. They
are woven alike on both sides, and
for that reason are especially we'll
adapted for curtains or portieres; but
their beautiful designs make them
suitable as artistic drapery of any
style. Only hand-carded and hand
spun wool is woven into these tapes
tries, and each strand is dyed so as
to exactly match the painted design
which is to be copied. The delicate
shading, necessary to render the tap
estry patterns most effective, is OBJ
tanned by dyeing individual pieces of
wool to correspond to every shade
that the completed design requires
Harper's Weekly.
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cotton and silk and cotton fabrics and
for all materials suited to shirring.
The sleeves are narrowed but shirrcd
to be dressy in effect, and can be
used either in three-quarter or full
length. If a transparent effect is
wanted the lining can be cut away
beneath the chemisette and the under
sleeves.
The blouse is made over a fitted
lining and consists of the fronts and
back, with the chemisette and yoke
portions. The full girdle covers the
lower edge Of the lining. The clos
Ing Of the lining is made at the cen
sre-front Of the blouse beneath the
right edge.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four yards
twenty-one or twenty-four, three ard
hve-eighth yards twenty-seven or two
yards forty-four inches wide, seven
eighth yard eighteen inches wide for
the chemisette and under sleeves, one
yard of velvet for girdle and bands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Hard to Believe.

More than half the surface OF the
globe is hidden beneath water two
miles deep; 100000 square miles
lie at a depth Of $4,000 feet or more.
Many places have been found five
miles and more in depth. The great
est depth yet sounded is $1,000 feet,
near the Island Of Guam.
If Mt. Everest, the worlds highest
mountain, were plucked from its seat
and dropped into this spot the waves
would still roll 1000 feet above its
crest.
Into this terrible abyss the waters
press down with a force of more than
10000 pounds to the square inch.
The staunchest ship ever built would
be crumbled under this awful pres
sure like an egg shell under a steam
roller.
A pine beam fifteen feet long,
which held open the mouth of a trawl
used in making a cast at a depth of
more than $4,000 feet, was crushed
fat, as if it had been passed between
rollers.
The body of the man who should
attempt to venture to such depths
would be compressed until the flesh
was forced into the interstices of the
bones and his trunk was no larger
than a rolling-pin. Still, the body
would reach the bottom, for anything
that will sink in a tub of water will
sink to the uttermost depths of the
ocean.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
MOVING BIG TREES.
An Expensive Undertaking, some-
times Requiring q Year.

Trees of a very great size can be
moved successfully if time n money
are of no account, but it is an expen-
sive process and should be attempted
only where immediate effect is want
ed. or in the case of a rare variety
that requires to be removed and can
not be replaced.
To prepare a large tree for remov-
al. says Horticulture, a deep trench
should be dug around the tree from
five to seven feet from the base OF
the tree and working under SO as 10
cut off all the roots possible without
disturbing the bole.
The ends of the roots should all be
cut smooth and the trench filled up
with a good compost of peat, rotten
sods and n and left for a year,
when a second trench can be opened
at the outside of the first n the
tree carefully undermined with a
pick so as to remove the soil with
as little injury to the young hores
as possible, and the tree carefully
drawn over so as to cut Whatever
taproot may have been left.
If a supply of bass mats is at hand
thew a be carefully bound around
the ball of earth, and If it is not too
large it can be loaded on a drag and
drawn to the place of planting where
the hole has been prepared before
hand.
If too large for a drag the ball OF
earth may be surrounded by boards
or layers of hay and straw firmly
bound with cords, a few boards pass
ing underneath, anI the whole fas-
tened to the stem, which should be
we'll wrapped with hay or wooden ma
terial before any force for lifting IS
applied. 1t can then be raised with
the use of a derrick onto a truck n
taken to the desired place, lowered
in the hole, the binding taken off,
the roots carefully spread and the
soil we'll worked in among them ard
we'll firmed.
Large trees can also be transplant
ed by digging around them in win
ter and allowing the earth around
them to be frozen solid, having the
ground prepared previously and Gov
cred with coarse material to keep out
the frost, and removing them on a
sled to their designation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
The Wrong Door.

Charles E. Wells, who has been
called the grounding senator OF
West Virginia, because he once in
'troduced a bill advocating the chang.
ing of Ground Hog day from Febru-
airy 2 to July 4, was staying over
night at the Grand Hotel of a bud
ding West Virginia village not Ions
since.
He was awakened in the morning
by heavy pounding on his door, and
the voice of the old man night clerk
saying, Five o'clock! Better get up
o. you'll miss your train"
Mr.. Wells didn't intend to catch a
morning train and hadn't given any
instructions that he should be called
at the unearthly hour Of five o'clock.
so he paid no attention to the old
mans early morning greeting and
was asleep again almost Immediately.
In about fifteen minutes he was
tgain awakened by the pounding on
lis door and heard the voice of the
I'D man saying alphabetically, Don't
get up. raped on the wrong door"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
The Logic Of Facts.

R. P. McCulloch tells of a Harper
County farmer who lives near a rail-
road and close by a whistling sta
ton, that one day, wishing to get 3
letter off somewhere he rushed ops
on the track, frantically waved his
cap and stopped the train. He went
to the mail car and put his letter
into the slot. The conductor saw
him about that time and said, Look
here, don't you know you can't stop
this train?" The farmer replied:
"Well by gum, I did stop it."-Kan-
sas City Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24

with hens and the sleeves can be
made in full or three-quarter length
as liked. In the illustration challis
is trimmed with banding. but cash
mere, henrietta and pretty simple
Oriental silks, the various lawns, ba.
tistes and other inexpensive printed
wash fabrics all are appropriate, with
trimming of any banding that may be
liked, or frills of lace would make .
dainty finish. '
The jacket is made with fronts and
back. 1t Is finished with hens at the
front edges and the rolled-over collar
Is attached to the neck. The simple
.one-piece sleeves are finished with
rolled-over cuffs and the ribbon con.
fines the %fulness.at the waist line.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Printed Piuue.

Among the new fabrics to be
shown on the counters is printed
white pique. They have already been
used in Paris, and will probably find
wide favor over here. The pique is
nther soft, and it is covered with
stripes, dots and flowers in all the
new colors. 1t is a trifle heavy for
shirt waists, but it makes admirable
one-peice gowns. Strips of it are
also used for collar and cuffs and
skirt borders on white linen gowns
and suits.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Turtle Which Doesn't Grow.

A Brooklyn boy who spent last
summer in Connecticut found a tur-
ties egg in the course CT his country
w%anderings. He broke the shell and
found inside a perfectly formed tur-
tie. He resolved to bring up the tur-
tie for a pet and experienced no diff
fculty in feeding and caring for it.
But the turtle refused to grow any
bigger. The boy brought it to Brook
Ign and it is surviving the winter In
good shape. In fact, there is no indi-
cation that 1t won't live as long as the
average turtle. But 1t IS still the
size it was when 1t came from the
shell.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Hudson Tunnels Odor.

1--WE are approaching the entrance
to the Hudson tunnel" he said, as
they walked along Sixth avenue. "How
do I know? There Is a peculiar odor
of gas that emanates from the Hud-
son tunnel that is all its own. It. has
the subway beaten hollow. There's
nothing like it. I don't know wheth-
er it is because it goes under the
Hudson River or that the Hoboken
people talk so much, or because they
have 404 saloons over there New
York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Dressing Jacket.

The simple dressing jacket Is the
one that most women prefer and here
Is a model that is becoming and sat-
isfactory to wear, yet which involves
so little labor in the making that its
simplicity becomes a consideration
There are tucks over the shoulders
which conceal the armhole seams and
which mean becoming fulness. but
there are only shoulder and under-arm
seams. The front edges are finished
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Not Responsible For His Face.

Two London cabbies were glaring
at each other. Jaw, wot's the matte,
with you?" demanded OLE. Moth
the matter with me, you bloom
in idiot" You gave me a narsts
persisted the first. me?
Why, you certainly ave a narsty
look, but l didn't give it to you, so
'elp mel"
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to March, 1897, ]
was confined to the
house, an invalid,
from kidney trouble.
For months ! had
tottered about on
crutches, & discour-
aged and %despairing
a | was prac-
tically crippled with
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Beware of Ointments For Catarrb
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely dereuge the whole sys.
tenn when entering it through. the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply:
siclans, as the damage they will do is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
by +. }. Cheney Il Co., Toledo, U, contains
no mercury, and Is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF b esystem. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure
be sure you get the genuine, 1t is taken In
~ternally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by +.
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; price. 75c. per. bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Combination Frocks.

Many of the latest designs in lin.
gerie frocks are a combination OF
colored organdy and lingerie. Some.
times this takes the form of medal
lions inset with a narrow insertion;
another time it will be arranged as
folds or hens, while in some cases
the entire lower half Of the skirt will
be of the colored goods and the up.
per portion of the lingerie.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Jet Collars

Dog collars Of jet are worn on the
street. These are not the extra wide
ones worn in the evening; a similar
style is used which goes around the
;op of the stock just under the wide
ruche. A lattice work design is pre-
:erred and the clasp at the back is
usually of brilliants.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
PendelQues.

Among the novelties in the way. OF
dress and coat trimmings are rosettes
with tiny little pendants suspended
from the centre. One word describes
all this - 1t is %pendelque. Pendel-
Dues are made of heavy cord or OF
passementerie, and come in nearly
all colors.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24

Kim Yunwka, a Chinese, was re-
emily made the subject of a strange
all sentence. After being condemned
or life by a Chinese court he es-
aped and when captured he was tried
~ another court and a further term
Il punishment was given him.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Indian Burial Methods.

The Indian method of burial was to
fasten a corpse upon cross-sticks sup
ported on poles in the ground or in
the boughs of the tree-tops. Here
the air and the elements silently dis
posed of the lifeless clay, until in a
year or so but little remained to beas
evidence of a tomb-perhaps some
broken sticks in the top and a few
scattered. beads or human bones be-
meath the burial place. I cannot
conceive of anything more pitifully
gruesome than an Indian burial
ground of this type. I have seen them
in the fall of the year when the winds
we're shaking and swaying tho plat
forms and wringing the leafless trees,
Haunting the burial rags like signals
of distress from the dead, and whis-
Ting through and ove the whitening
bones and neglected remains of those
who had many a time withstood the
tempest and storm when the breath
of life stirred within them.-Army
and Navy Life.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
Cotton Crepe Waists.

Cotton crepes decorated witt
French embroidery are used for wash
waists cut in the Gibson style, with
one large pleat over the shoulder,
Crocheted buttons and loops are ~
appropriate fastening.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24
BABY HORRIBLY BURNED

BY Boiling Grease-Skin All Came
OFF One Side of Face and Head
Thought Her Disfigured For Life .
Used Cuticura: No Scar Left.
"My baby was sitting beside the fender
and we were preparing the breakfast when
the frying-pan full of boiling grease was up
set and it went all over one side of her face
and head. Some one wiped the scald with a
towel, pulling the entire skin off. We took
her to a doctor. He tended her a week
and gave. me- some stuff to put on. But it
all festered and I thought the baby was
~dis6gured for life. I used about three
boxes of Cuticura Ointment and it was
wonderful how it healed. In about five
weeks it was better and there wasn't a
mark to tell where the scald had been.
Her skin is just like velvet. Mrs. Hare,
l Henry St., South Shields, Durham, Eng
land, March %, 1908"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole Props.
of Cuticura Remedies, Boston, Mass.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24

A cold may be stopped at the start by a
couple of Lanes Pleasant Tablets. Even
in cases where a cold has seemed to gain so
strong a hold that nothing could break it,
these tablets have do. done s it in an an hour or
IS cents a box. If you cannot get them
send to the proprietor. Orator T. Wood
ward, lie Roy, N. Y. Sample free.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1909-03-24

lumbago. 1 decided to try Doans
Kidney Pills and a short while after
] began using them ] was able to
walk. After taking seven boxes l
threw away my clutches and the
lumbago has not returned from that
day to this. Through using Doan's
Kidney Pills L am to-day a healthy
man."
Sold by a,lIdealei so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.