The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-07-27

dents In the early days of the school, and that are
OF sufficient age to have done shade duty for many
generations of sailors before their day. are still
standing the march of modern Improvements hav-
ing been so directed as to pass the ancient mon
archs by.
The midshipmans life, small as is its compass is
intricate and full of interest The externals IL
they really may be accounted externals have a
world OF significance The young sailors are
hemmed in with incentives to a heroic discharge
OF DUTY West Point has its battle flags and it's
memorial tablets to the who served their
country against its enemies on land At Annapo-
lis are gathered the trophies of the sea- and there
are many of them, for the defeats of the ships
OF the American navy SO few that a line or
two OF historys pages are sufficient to record them
Perry's pennant, which flew from his flagship,
tne Lawrence. at the battle of Lake Erie, is here.
1t Is a red ensign with the words of Lawrence en-
proldered on 1t In white letters-words that are
now the raying cry of the men of the American
navy: Don't give up the ship" Capt Lawrence
had been killed in the action of his shin the
chesapeake. with the British ship Shannon only
lew months before Perry engaged the enemy but
MIS- last injunction to his already had become
tne YANKEE tars watchword. The Lake Erie flag
Is IN an almost perfect state Of preservation
The flag OF the British brig Boxer, Capt Blyth
commanding. captured by the American brig En-
terprse on the coast of Name is in the academy's
Keeping Capt. Burrows the American command
e. was Killed In the very hour of his victory Near
the Boxer trophy are the flags of four of the
BRUSH vessels captured by Perry at the hattie
OF Lake Ere-the Lady Provost the Hunter the
Aitue Belt, the Chippewa and the Detroit With
the Erie flags those of the Confidance tho
oeresioro' the Chubb and the Linnet, British YES
sells sunk or taken by the American McDonoupb at
the battle of Lake Champlain
POSSIBLY the most interesting of all these spois
81 'he american sea fights is the great wooden
inquire OF the British lion wearing a crown and
VIII. one paw resting on globe representing the
world. For arrogance of presumntion tho conoo
.on mas lew equals 1t was, of course carving ont
IA sculpture the idea of the world sovereipntv ~
~ ea' britain. When Decatur, in the shin United
states oe1eated and captured the British Maca
uohan the lion with its globe was found IN 10
forward deck ~ u on lts
mere are two iron long Toms" in the tronhv
oonecuon mat fell into the hands of Commodore
onoush a1ter the victory of Lake Chamnlain
shn. - s 'ne guns mas deep indentation made bv a
snt,a I'M III gun OF the American fleet during the
aouon. ne British commander Commodore Down
IT, was killed in this lake fight II ia mottou =.
.ecoro mat he came to his death nv pett,ng 49,
.ne way OF the recoil of one of the cannons no
IN the Annapolis museum Ao"S now
. onarles stewart, the American erandfotho -.
'ne irish leader, Charles Stewart Parnou ,n.s1
possio'e the addition of two flag tronh,e. - 49,
.nnapohs collection. When in command -, 40
ns vns,'ution cold lronsides") he canturoa NY
.,hsas nien-o.war' the Cyane and the Ievart
Stewart won the fight, '"e "soeiras
Inc navy OF the United States had q. ,ru
~ MATING the countrys history There ia No n."
un' ntenton on the part of the men ~ p1os-
e niosnlpmen In charge to let them haoo s
.e''ul OF the past and the glory thu. ha. o' ioI