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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-18

When the Confederate constitution
empowered its congress to provide ana
maintain a navy, the Southern states
on the seaboard as they passed ord
fnances of secession, the state author
tiles had taken possession of the United
States vessels in their respective ports.
These were mostly light house tenders,
q revenue cutter here and there, and
the hulk of the burned frigate Merri-
mac in the dock at Gosport navy yard
opposite Norfolk These vessels, elev-
en- in number, namely cutters William
Aiken, Lewis Cass and Mcclellan;
tenders Washington, Dodge, James
Gray, Bonita, Eyerglade; the Fulton, a
United States war steamer Of three
guns, and the burned hulk OF the frig-
ate Merrimac
The states turned these vessels over
to the Confederate states, with their
armament of fifteen guns, the largest
q 6S-pound smooth bore columbiad.
This was the nucleus Of the navy of
the Confederate states of America,
when pursuant to a resolution of the
congress at Montgomery, the Confed-
crate committee on naval affairs were
authorized to procure the attendance
"of such persons versed in naval al
fairs as they may deem it advisable 20
consult with"
February q, 1861, Immediately fol-
lowing his inauguration on February
IS, President Davis despatched Caleb
Huse to Europe to purchase arms and
munitions, and Raphael Semmes went
to New York ON like mission.
The Confederate congress promptly
passed an act ito establish the navy
department of the Confederate states.
Stephens Russell Mallory of Florida
was made secretary, and Immediately
proceeded with his most arduous work
of organizing a navy He assigned
Captain Franklin Buchanan to the
bureau of order and detail Comman-
der George Minor to that of ordinance
and photography, James A. Semple
raymaster, w. A. Spotswood, surgeon
to that of medicine and surgery. Com
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-05-18
DEATH OF J. IA. BANKHEAD
A THOME IN MISSISSIPPI
Prominent Resident of That State Died
Monday.

kilograms received in Americas yes
terday announced the death of Mr.. J.
X. Bankhead at his home in Macon,
Miss. Mr.. aBnkhead was the father OF
Mrs. B. R. Boyd, of Americus, who
with Mr. Boyd went to Mississippi re-
Gently to attend him in his illness. He
was a prominent and influential man
of his county and state, which sus-
tains a great loss in his death.
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Organization Of the Confederate Navy

mander Semmes after his return from
the North, was made chief of the
house board, and Edward NJ. Tidball
was chosen chief clerk of Mr.. Mallory's
department
Commander Semmes while n
Northern ports. purchased naval stores
in large quantity. Some light ba- ter.es
and a plant for rifing heavy smooth
bore guns, of which there were large
] numbers in the Southern navy yards
and seaside arsenals. He was not able
TO secure, as he was directed to do,
two seagoing steamers OF strength and
light draught
By the third of June, 1861, 521 OF
Gil Southern-born officers in the
: United States navy had registered and
rendered their services to the Confed-
eracy. There were few ships to COM
mand and officer. however and many
Of these officers We're assigned to shore
batteries, to devising means of de-
fence, and to the procurement of ord
nance stores.
The Confederate naval establishment
however, proved equal TO the demands
made upon their patriotism, their gal
lantry, their devotion and energy.
Every available foundry. machine
shop and mill was equipped rapidly;
bronze and steel guns were cast, per
cussion caps, gunpowder, shell, time
explosive fuses, were manufac urea,
smooth bore cannon We're transformed
into rifle guns. What could not be
supplied at home was brought in from
abroad despite the blockade and IN
one OF the first naval engagements OF
the war, at the mouth of the MISSISSIPPI
pi, an English Whiuworth rifed gun,
shrilled defiant answer to the shrek Of
the Hotchkiss, at that era the latest
scientific advances in projectiles.
A resume of the Civil War cannot
undertake to rewrite history. The
achievements of the Virginia, the Sum
ter, the Florida, the Albermarle, the
Stonewall, the Shenandoah and the
Alabama, the skill and daring of the
Confederate cotton-clad river steamers
on the Mississippi in conflict with
armored federal gunboats at Fort
Pillow, Memphis, in Bewick's bay.
The superior effectiveness of the
Confederate "turtle-back" iron clads,
illustrated by the victories of the Viz
gnia, Albermarle, Palmetto State, Ar
kansas and Atlanta, in their victories
over the turretted monitors, have
served to revolutionize naval construc-
ton in fighting ships. In Mobile was
constructed the first submarine de-
stroyer used in naval warfare, the
torpedo boat H. j. Hundley which on
Friday IA, 1864, engaged and sunk
the United States monitor HousatOnic
in Charleston harbOr The Hundley
which had her torpedo equipment at
tached to the bow, was submurged,
came up under the monitor, and it IS
supposed she attacked which under way
and went into the hole made in the
Housatonic by explosion of the tor
, pedoes for of the Hundley's crew, Leu
tenant Dixon, Arnold Becker, C. Sim
kins, James A Wicks, F. Collins, Con
federate sailors, and Corporal C. T.
, Carlson of Wagener's IS. c. Artillery
, Company, nothing was ever known at
ter. They won Immortality with the
glory Of their achievement.
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Before they were married, when
he'd take her out rowing he used to
like to rock the boat" He's rocking
the cradle now. Boston Record
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The man behind the bass drum is
not the only man who beats his way
through life.
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Sensible shoes are almost as oo-
noxious to a girl as sensible talk.
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There's always something to waste
money on, if it's only private garden.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

NEARLY every scholar in China. after passing the
called civil service examination, goes into poll
official For fifteen years he has been studying
the classics which with philosophic theories of
governmental and social ethics. When he becomes an
official he punges into practical affairs, which
keenly test both his theories and himself.
City problems? Any number of them; for China is
thirteen million people. With her hundreds of walled
cities these must have met and solved with fair
degree of success almost every city problem else there
would be such peace and security has prevailed
within her borders with few great exceptions, for ages
In one little of this vast Empire, southeast
from Annoy hundred miles, within an of hundred
square miles of mountain and beautiful country
to be found the most novel group of small walled cities
in the world Each contains a single family of several
hundred persons. There hundred and fifty
of these cities Few travellers, and few mission
aries, have them.
Each city is contained within circular wall of six
hundred to thousand feet in circumference The walls
feet thick and sixty feet high Against the WALL
the inside the hOuSeSOr rather the flats They
are four stories high and have four tiers of verandas
six feet WIDE all round the circle Only the top story
has any windows looking outward Some of these cities
have double walls encircng them In the center of the
city large well fifteen feet wide and thirty feet Deep
covered with great slab of granite with three holes in
it, which furnishes water for all domestic purposes.
There is only door for entrance and exit to the
CITY, and in the largest of these cities this door
liar It is a double door about ten feet high by
feet wide and is in the wall bevel One side is
flush with the wall while the other side is sunk into it
for couple of feet The for this is that when the
city was built, in order to favorable "devl
influence the gate point in certain di-
rection. Not until after the hole for the door fin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
III. SCHEFFEL HALL.

60 up Fenton went, with his heart pumping, OBJ
structed by his overcoat, gained the next landing,
and looked about for of escape. Three
four away from him the end of ell Stood its fiat
roof level with his landing With definite plan Of
escape, he jumped the opening landed on the
gravel roof and hurried along lodging under telephone
wires, where another roof rose. few feet higher.
Up this he scrambled and looked about. There
trapdoor few yards away. He made his way TO it.
tried it, and found it unlocked. Lifting it, he gazed
down into black hole AT first he could nothing;
but his eyes grew accustomed to the darkness he made
ladder leading down. With terror in his SOUL he
cautiously CROPPED his way to the foot bumped his head.
felt about for door opened one, and found himself to
his immense relief in the upper hallway of an apartment
house. Here he paused for moment to regain his
breath and his courage
There was nothing for it but to descend boldly and
trust his luck not to be observed He got down the first
flight in safety, meeting one but at the next landing
suddenly confronted by young girl coming up. She
Continued page IS
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out quick or they'll hold you for wtness | don't
want evidence than can help Hurry, for
Gods sake! Get out through the back parlor, there!
Even as she spoke the front doorbe rang, and the
handle ratified enforce the Fenton did
stay the issue; but in between the folding
doors to cluttered by feminine garments and un-
tidy the last degree He opened door into the hail.
but the instant heard the officers entering He could
escape that way If he could not find some other
exit, he would be caught like rat in trap. He darted
to the window, fire escape landing, and climbed
out.
The back ward showed no feasible route of egress.
He climbed the ladder peered into window, tired
it and found ii locked then hurried up to the next floor
Here the window open and the room lighted. He
glanced in and gave of surprise.
STOPPING down to the floor, woman dressed IN Rus
sian sabes gathering into travelling bag by hand
us profIson of gems which, scattered the carpet,
made the place miracle. BY the vivid flashes of red,
blue yellow and green that dazzed his eyes, there must
have been in all two hundred precious stones set
and unset rings bracelets, necklaces pins and pen
dants. Where there not the prismatc fire of
precious stones, there the dull sheen of gold For
the most part the Jewels lay in puddle of gorgeous
COLOR but spattered from this all the floor single
sparks of radiant light twnkled a rainbow had
plodcd in the and lay in gorgeous fragments.
As he stood there transfiXed the woman turned
caught sight of his white face, and screamed With
sudden she threw herself full length the
floor, like hen trying to protect her chicks at the APP
proach of a hawk. Fenton too astonshed to think
of his peril astonished even to speak; it the
woman who broke the silence.
"Who you for Gods sake?a she moaned,
Still Fenton stared, aghast, inartlculate
"Are you burglar?'
His tongue loosened at last. "The house is radedi
The police down stairs now-theyve got Madame
Oswald! What in Heavens name does all this mean?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

CITY runs river on the banks of which large market
for trade and among the people and with the
outside world
The arrangement of marriages by go-betweens in
China and the commercial considerations Herewith
ciaed, tend to prevent extensive nermarTlages between
relatives and consequent deterioration OF stock which
would occur if sentimental relations alone prevailed.
Life here is intense. All things work together har
monouslv. Drunkenness is unknown. immortality is
not in any way noticeable There is of poverty
and wretchedness but the surface at least little is
observed but earnest life hard work. and great skill and
courage in meeting and conquerng all the ordinary ills
of a simple life.
good story is told of the largest city, illustrative of
the intensity of its communal life 1t also illustrates
leading characteristic of the Chinese people generally
They forget and cease to pursue purpose.
There here families of which, thirty
before had borrowed from the other six pecks of rice.
Of these only peck had been returned. The debt
forgotten by either party The son OF of
them had embraced Christianity, and the of the
other realized that this fact rendered it opporune
time present the bill for this long standing debt,
the debtor probably would have few friends to defend
him. The creditor shrewdly estimated that this five
pecks of rice of thirty years ago good seed rice and
if planted, the yearly increase counted during these
successive years, would total twenty-seven hun
dred pecks. He thereupon presented bill for hum
dred dollars. The reader may smile; but such claims
frequent.
This one, however, preciptaed social CONFUSION in
the city After much talk to and fro, the went to
the head of the city and the clan, and finally to
arbitrator. These decided that about twelve dollars
ought to satisfy the claim 1t ended, however, in the
debtor having leave the city, and in the creditor TAX
ing possession of his abandoned farm and working it to
recoup himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

GOOD Lord!7 She faltered; then, with fearful
effort and stood, with her hand to her head,
panic stricken
Fenton got good look at her now, and that she
beautiful with a piquant, eager face, exquisite
scarlet lips and deep brown eyes sufused with tears
Her skin had olive cast, and her hair dark. Al
together she was unlike any woman he had ever seen,
refined by great intelligence. Was she oriental? There
least something tropical about her beauty it was
too vivid too moving, for Anglo-Saxon.
CHE had stood with her hand to her face, thinking
- ntently; she darted to the window and laid
grace hand upon his she looked sharply into his
face She spoke under her BREATH "You look honest and
brave. Will you help me? | have not moment to
lose if the polio, are in the house. Quick"
Without waiting answer she dragged him over the
windowsil into the Before he had collected his
wits she was scrabblng the jewels from the floor and
loading them into his pockets.
Il swear am innocent of any crime!" she exclaimed
passionately, she gathered handful of diamonds,
rubes, and emeralds from the floor and dropped them
into his overcoat pocket. you've got to he me out
There is no one else to save me-and the honor of a
great family
She the door, listened, and returned with
pressed lips, to stoop for Jewels They dripped
from her fingers she great drops OF rldescent
color the hues of blood and poison to be gathered again
in her little hands "A | want is that these things
should be restored to their ghtful owner Why if the
police find them here, it will be awful! never
expain-a terrible scandal will come out" Again she
of carved emeralds topazes, and sapphres a tiny
enameed watch, half-dozen rings dazzling with
rbes. Already his inside pockets FULL the stones
pressed hard against his sides She opened the flaps of
his outside pockets and thrust in gems Don't
ask any questions there's no time hope to Heaven
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you get away safe! You must do your best | am
being followed; but they won't suspect YOU Now then,
be qlick!'
By this time the last gem concealed, and Fenton.
his coat bullying with the treasure, stood before her
pale and trembling with excitement. Just then there
noise from the stairway bang upon the hall
door
"Out the window" she Kissed. acct away somehow,
for Heavens sake-and meet at Scheffel Ha-and
wait till GOMEZ In another instant she had hustled
him out the fire escape, shut the window behind him,
and turned off the gas. As he climbed the next fight of
iron steps, out of sight, he heard the pounding the
door grow louder shouting for her to
open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09
WALLED
CITY
LIFE
BY X. F. JUNIOR. MD.

ished was it discovered that this
pointing was not exact. The
difficulty, however, was solved,
and the spirits propitiated, by
putting the door itself on the
bevel, that it might face the
exact point of the compass.
On the outside of the wall and
facing a lane, leading to an
extra urban village which had
grown up about it, stands a
stone monument, with this in
scription, 81 bear the brunt of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-09

the tax" Literally translated, this MEANS I'VE will
meet all the requirements of the spirits.
The life in these cities is directed by the head
father of the clan. The government is patriarclal.
Each family has its little farm in the fields about
the city, and of there the various trades and
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-28
ark, several DAYS last week.

Clark, several days last week.
Mrs, r. l.. Hoaglanh is the victim
of the grip and unable to sit up. Mrs.
Pa0l Arnold IL also quite ll. as are
also Mrs. "A. u, rhomasson aud Miss
Anna Gllmer Mrs. Sarah Henderson
is thought to- be slowly recovering.
Miss Demural Morris, teacher In
the Caledonia schools. visited her
mother, Mrs Ida Morris. Saturday and
returned to her school Sunday morn
Ting.
Miss Edna Arthur. of Delaware. was
n guest at the Topllff home the past
week She returned to her home Mon
day.
Miss Ida McMorran. of st. Paris. is
visiting Miss Florence Jones this
week.
After a, stay Of several weeks with
relatives IN, Georgia. Mrs. Maggie Scott
returned Thursday ievening well
pleased With her winter outing,
| After months Of Illness Mr.. John
Leslie Is, slowly Improving. Last week
he sold to his son5 w. H. Leslie. a
two acre lot OF land ip our corporate
| limits 20 'Ai '' hful .2lv' ~
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-28

Strange. but true. the sidewalk mi DIT
dilapdated and some portions of nj
entirely removed for rods In .idn&h
Is that located nearest the sawnAil
and humber plant 'srH ~ IN
Mrs. Benton 'IIoagland and sfftAr
children, of Marion. came SATURDAY
and will spend the week with herihu's-
band, who contemplates completing
the Boyd ditch in few days. fyrhis
has occupied the time and labor of
Mr.. Hoagland and corps of hands
the larger portion. of the winter.
Paul sutton was in FLEETWOOD Sun
day.
Peter IIelwig reroofed part of the
printing office the first of last week.
Several persons were taken intY FUN
church connection and some hnall
children baptized by Rev. Ferguson
Of the Presbyterian church sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Leonard Metz Of lie
cllf visited lcs G. fd Metz aM family
here Sunday, ,,.t,,, ,1fstN !
r.. S. Brown was a business Visitor
IN Marion Monday, X
Rev. Clarence i.aRue, Of Delawape
was q guest Of his parents,a a fe,ySho9ts
Monday. a Ia. ,,.srys !.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-28
I.aRue Letter.

IaRue March 28---After several
months visit with relatives In Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Mr.. Absolem Elder
returned to l.aRue Friday evening,
being accompanied by his daughter,
who will remain as a guest OF rela-
tlves and friends here for several
days
John Lamb moved Monday 10 an
other part of the village ana will con
tinue in the employ of the Slanser
Lumber company.
Bry Miller was in Marion on busi-
ness Saturday.
Rev. j. A. sutton was called to
Meekcr Friday to attend the funeral
of the aged Harriet Metz II. w,
Myers. a friend of the family, accom-
panied Mr. sutton.
The series of meetings is still In
progress In the NJ E. church. Four
young men of the Ohio Wesleyan uni
versity are assisting Pastor Scott in
preaching and singing. Several per-
sons have started on the new life and
many indications are favorable for
others to follow.
Mr.. Noggle moved from town to
the Raub farm south of LaRuu We'd
| nesday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. II. sutton and Mr..
and Mrs w. +. Knffin We're Marion
visitors Friday.
| win j. Clark has purchased the
George w. Manley property I'm the
east end of town
Mrs Salle Howser spent several
days last week in Caledonia While
| there she disposed of some of her
household goods, moved the rest 10
| LaRue and with her two small chill
drcn contemplates making her home
with her father. w. II .sprague.
| James Lee will move upon the VII
liam Hampton farm west of town this
week.
Harry ST. Clair has moved to Co
liumbus where he win i've during the
summer T,eH o't!A y
| Mrs. Amanda Iinff. of Marion. came
over Saturday afternoon and is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Is Drake
for "a few days
Miss Leona Baughman and Miss
Lena Topliff, students of iIillsdale
college, came home Friday and viii
spend their spring vacation of more
than a week In this vicinity.
Mrs. Charles l.. Harris and two
children. of Marion, visited about two
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
s. S. simpson. Mr.. Harris came over
saturday afternoon and returned home
Monday accompanied by his wife and
children. ,
Prof. n. B. Bell, superintendent of
the Caledonia public schools, with hb'
granddaughter Miss GLADYS Bell
were IN town Saturday. ~.
r. Mrs hrtmir Porter and child OF
Green Camp. aud Mrs. Ed, Crowley
and children, OF Marjqn, were guests
Iof their parents. Mr.. and Mrs, wills
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-28
NEW YORK PRODUCE

Now York March s.--Flour--Dull
and weak
Pork quiet: mess 2l6O@2l75.
Lard Firm; Middle West spot $50
G8.90
Sugar Ray dull. weak centrifu-
gals, 06 test a.02. MuscoVado. 80 test.
3.42; refined, fairly active; cut loaf
$50, crushed $50; powdered 40.
granulated ASO.
Coffee-Rio No I ON the spot - Ia
ale 3-S.
Tallow-Dun; city IA; country
3 1896 3-S.
iIay--Dull weak, prime l.O5i No.
3 70@60; clover 55m9O.
Dressed poutry--Firm: turkeys 10
ace, chickens 16a20; fowls 12@16 @.
ducks non.
Live poultry Firm; geese 10;
ducks 49, fowls lG@'lG ~; turkeys
49, roosters o nf
Cheese-Steady, state milk. com
mon to specials, 9mlG sldms. com
mon TO specials. S@l1. fnll skins ?
ar ~
Bntter-~Unsettled; receipts lOaS5;
creamery extra 20 ~; state dairy
tubs lS@22 l-2, imitation creamery
frsts 10 l-2M1I
Eggs-unsettled, receipts 45,03s:
nearby white fancy l9@21: nearby
mixed fancy 1907; freeh hrsts l5 IA
GAS,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-03-28


The missing defendant al tue Swan
sen quarter sessions WHO was found
among the grand iury aud explained
that he Thought ;hey were all prison
ers remlads o:.t uf the late Judge
Norris.
He once said 10 the jury, Gentle
men. take N"ur proper places" Il
give you my word. Lord Morris uset
to add, ''lhry All walked into .th'
dock
a Witness who gave his evidenc'
very badly explained that lie was I'm
accustomed to his position; he wa
more ut home there. pointing to III,
dock.
Lord Morris was reputed the wit
tlest Judge on the bench aud as /
matter Of course every witty story
especially II Irish. was attributed /,
him, just as every piece Of iudicla
sarcasm used 10 be fathered on JUS
tice Maule and examples Of extraol
dinary politeness TO Justice Greham.
Lord Morris once met his match. A
Il circuit mess one barrister refused
TO listen 10 his tales.
Surely" LORD Morris said In de
spalr, you want to hear Of the rim
breaker Ut BlllyskibereenT
mo me lord answered the incor
rlgible one That's the lie told yoI
meselr yesterday" Tit Bits.