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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

deck just peeping above the water. When the
sea was calm and the sky was clear the sun
beat down on the metal and the men who had
stood the night watches and were trying to
sleep suffered more severely than do the
people in the crowded back tenements In New
York city on a hot July night when death
walks through the streets An officer who
served on a monitor during the Spanish war
told me that the average temperature for
long period of time in his cabin was 104 de-
grees.
Recently two young officers not long out
of the naval academy were forced to resign
from the service because they were constantly
seasick while on service on the battleships
The young fellows stuck 1t out for several voy-
ages, but when it is remembered that seasick
man as rule is so sick that he Is perfectly
willing to die, il can be understood what these
young fellows suffered during the weeks OF
the voyagfng. They resigned from the navy
simply because they could not be Of any sery-
ice. They were sick from the moment the .Toy
age began until they were back once more in
port They were competent officers and since
their resignation they have been given land
berths as officers of heavy artillery in the
United States army
asked an old naval officer recently a man
who served on the old frigate Constitution. II
no knew of any cases of chronic seasickness
among officers and men during the old days
Of the service. He said he knew of only one
case, that of an officer who developed seasick-
ness after some years of service, but that 1t
was thought that slight injury to his spine
had affected his stomach and that It was this
more than the motion of the vessel which was
the cause OF his ailment
. This same veteran officer said that there
is considerable seasickness today. in the navy,
although comparatively few cases that could
be called chronic. and that they were due, he
believed, more to the heat of the modern steel
vessels than to the motion caused by the
waves. In the old days of wooden ships with
sail power only, there was nc heat on board
except that given out by the galley and by the
small stove which occasionally was to be found
in the captains cabin. The old-time ships In
winter we're kept In warm climates as much as
possible or otherwise the men would have
frozen to death.
The old wooden vessel, jamestown, once
commanded by Commodore Perry. who opened
the ports of japan to the commerce of the
United States, is anchored In Hampton Roads,
where 1t is used a marine hospital service
station. A surgeon stationed on the jamestown
once told me that IN the old days, when the
vessel was in commission the only way the
captain could warm himself without going to
the galley was to have a roundshot heated In
the stove then dropped into a bucket of sand
to be carried aft to his cabin, where 1t gave
out just enough warmth to temper for a few
moments tine cold of the quarters.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

He called in his first lieutenant and said: Il
have here orders transferring you Immediately
to Vermont. You have done a noble work here.
There is no reason why you should stay longer.
You have been through enough of this awful
thing. Co."
Bell said3 Captain, don't want the order.
If read ii / suppose shall have to obey simply
because it is an orS~><. You keep It in your
pocket until the fever is sver and then III read
it and CO."
Lapgdon shook hands with him.
Bell went on with his work. In few days
be felt the hot hand of the scourge on his brow.
He went to his tent, pulled up his little camp
table and wrote an official letter to the assist
ant adjutant general at headquarters of the de-
partment of the gulf Holly Springs, Miss It
was long letter, covering many pages. There
was In Bells heart that day the fear that he
might die and leave undone an act of duty to
others. He cherished the thought of the loyalty
of the surgeons and the enlisted men who had
so nobly performed their duties to the sick and
dying, facing the fever and death itself without
finching. He mentioned in this official COM
munication each doctor and man byname recon-
mending them for recognition at the hands of
the department. OF himself he said nothing
his whole thought was that recognition should
be given to others.
Lieut.. James E. Bell put down his pen, went
to the hospital and in three days dead.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

special ordnance board with four volunteer
sailors agreed to stay on board the Puritan
when the explosive was detonated. More than
this, Captain Knight had the task Of punching
small holes in the explosive with lead pencil
to permit the introduction of fuses This was
an exceedingly delicate operation and because
OF the fact that the explosive was a new com
bination 1t was possible that something might
happen during the puncturing, lightly as It
was performed. After the fuses were inserted
Captain Knight connected electric wires with
tnem and then went forward to a position on
the berth deck with the four enlisted men
who elected TO stay on board with him.
The ordnance board ofhcer turned a switch
and the explosion took place The report was
thunderous. TT felt like an earthquake" said
Captain Knight afterward With his men the
venturesome captain escaped injury. but their
heroism was just as real as II they had been
blown to atoms. for because of the fact that
the explosive was a comparatively unknown
quantity no one could tell definitely what
might happen.
Writing of the Puritan, which is a monitor
brings to mind the fact that officers and men
serving on vessels of this type undergo hard
ships Of which the people of the country know
little. The monitor gradually is passing as an
active service vessel and It is not likely that
anybody connected with the service from ad-
hiH uo"n 10 COOKS mate Is sorry Tor IL. Inc
heat In the monitors is something intense and
as the waves wash over the low decks Of the
vessels when any kind of breeze Is blowing
the men are confined below with no air except
such as is pumped down to them by way of
the engine room, and this air is hot, oily and
productive many occasions of sickness,
called sea sickness, but which In reality is
nothing Of the kind. although It has all the
attendant symptoms of the real article.
The modern battleships are frightfully hot
below decks, especially when they get into
tropical and sub-tropicai waters civilian
who went to Panama with President Taft said
\ that In his cabin when dressing for dinner he
was obliged to stand directly In the draught Of
a blow pipe to prevent the profuse perspira-
ton from so melting" the bosom of his dress
shirt that It would be unpresentable when he
appeared at the presidents table. The Their
mometer In the staterooms stood at about liz
degrees.
Some years ago an officer who was sta
toned on a monitor was found dead in his
berth and the surgeons pronounced his death
to have been caused by apoplexy, heat apo
plexy the officers Of the ship called it. An old
naval officer in Washington has told me that
the thermometer In the cabin of the oficer
who died stood at 140 degrees and that the
death was due solely to a heat stroke.
During the Spanish war the monitor Milan.
tonomah was on blockading duty off the port
of Havana. Cuba. The Misntonomah is an old
. steel monitor cased in metal and with the
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
Punishment to Fit Crime

Rigorous but wellmerited punish
ment was administered by Judge Hay
den ofSwoyersville, Pa. when ALBERT
Gay, wife-beater, was dashed till he
begged for mercy and promised never
to strike his wife again. Gays wife,
a small. fraile woman. appeared at
court covered with cuts and bruises
caused by her Ausband's brutality.
Jusge Hayden sent for the husband
and met him at the court with heavy
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surface
genial kindly him that knowing him Is
him."
Mr. arahns workmen the quality that has made his
railroad An executive the retiring president speaking OF this
He loved the
quicker with a
The to be
other qualities that him railroad
or lis
During the civil
on the
January sase
Michigan
club and the South Shore Country O Chicago
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

In an assault and battery case tried
in a Cleveland court the prosecuting
witness testified at length that the
defendant had knocked him senseless
and had then kicked him for several
minutes IF this mans attack rem
dered you unconscious" demanded
the magistrate. how is It that you
know he kicked you when you were
DOWN." This question seemed to
floor the witness. He was lost in re-
lection for some moments; then,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

Capt. Edmund B.
Underwood. United
States navy, retired
from the service re-
Gently after forty
years service in the
line. Just after Cap
tain u n d e r W 90 d
came out of the ma
val academy and
was serving as a
midshipman he was
assigned to the old
ship Ossipee, which
went 10 Cupa 10
bring back a vessel
called the Virginius.
W hic b had b eel
seized by the Span
iards In Cuba and
its crew of Ameri-
cans put to death.
This country came
near having a war
with Spain over the
virginius Incident.
When the Ossipee
was towing the Yir-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
Plan Memorial to Carlyle.

A movement is on foot for Scot.
fish national memorial to Thomas
Carlyle, the great essayist. historian
and philosopher. It is proposed to
erect statues at the village. Of EccIe-
fechsn. where the literary giant lies
buried. at Edinburg. and possibly at
Kirkcaldy and Glasgow.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

horsewhip. Take on your coat"
Numbered the irate Judge. and get
down on your knees; there is only one
kind Of punishment fitting for such
brutes as you. and you are going to
get It," Time and time again the whip
descended upon Gays back as he
writhed and begged for mercy. When
he jumped up Justice Hayden thrust
him down again and dashed him once
more. Not until he was out OF breath
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
PRINcEToN's HEAD RESIGNS

Genuine regret Is felt In education
al circles because Of the resignation
Of DIR. Henry Van Dyke as Murray pro
lessor Of English literature in Prince
ton university. He had been at Prince
ton since 1900 and HIS historical lee
lures were the most popular at this
renowned seat Of learning.
DR.. Van Dyke Is one Of the foremost
educators In the country and ia dis
tinguished author. He was born IN
Germantown, Pa, In 1852 and gradu-
ated from Princeton in 1873 and later
from the University Of Berlin. In 1878
he was pastor of the United Congre-
gational church Of Newport, r. l.. and
from 1883 to 1900 and again in 1909
of the Brick Presbyterian church
New York Latterly he had been
minister In charge" Of the Brick
church, but has severed that relation
ship. He has also been lecturer ~
Yale and Harvard.
DR.. Van Dyke has written many
works, among them 'Ths Reality o.
THE Christ Child in Art" The Cos
ers~ and other poems. II is proDaOm
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

have
divided into III parishes each carrying out Its own local work with great
waste parish by
lament piod simphed
nothing
1.-THE,
made by which this 1.-THE acquired
the 1.-THE altogether in sixty time
the principal
Of the
Tempars-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
Not for u,r

Not Tor Him.
Going to see the doctor for a black
eyel Aw, clap a piece of beefsteak
on 1t. that'll cure IT,"
What's the sense IN adopting such
a costly cure when I can perhaps get
q cheaper one?"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
HEARD OPPORTUNITY KNOCK

Some men never heed the coming
OF opportunity. When her approach
Is heralded by gentle tapping he
whose door is so favored should ever
have his ear attuned to eaten the
slightest sound. for the goddess does
not tarry. One Of those who so list
ened, who was ready when the sum,
mons came and who has certainly
made good in the business world Il
George w. Perkins. the retiring part
ner Of J. p. Morgan & Co.
At forty-nine Mr.. Perkins is in the
prime of life and retires from active
business with a fortune estimated q.
a good many millions of dollars. He
began his business career at fifteen.
with a yearly salary Of $500 a. an
ONCE boy In the employ Of the Chica-
go branch Of the New York Life In
surance company. Of which his father
was long a general agent. He was
steadily advanced until In 1901, when
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

did the justice stop. and then he sent
Gay home with warning that If he
ever struck his wife again the punish
ment would be doubled.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

he he
the Life $4,000 This salary
he
r. ten
Ing devote to corporation and
which interested"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
FIRST TEEToTAL LORD MAYOR

Sir Thomas vezey Strong, the new
lord mayor of London. is the first In
the long history of the Office to be a
teetotaler. He has drunk nothing
stronger than water all his life. and
doesn't intend to.
Two great events will mark the
reign Of Sir vezey at the Mansion
house. The first. Of course, is King
Georges coronation. at which he will
not have to officiate in any way, but
he will receive baronetcy as a nice
little memento. The second is the
five hundredth anniversary Of the Sta
TONERS guild, and In this he win take
q prominent part. He is a past mas
ter of the guild. and his year of once
synchronizes happily with its quin-
centenary. In commemoration Of this
Sir vezey has suggested the building
of an art gallery really worthy of the
city of London.
London has cause to be grateful to
its new lord mayor for two schemes
which he has carried through. which
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

Frightening. he said: II know II,
your honor, because that's what I
would have done 20 him II I'd got him
down-"-Circle Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03
PRESIDENT OF C. QUITS

James t. Harahan. once freight
clerk, engineer and passenger con-
ductor. then president Of the Illinois
Central railroad, celebrated his seven.
tieth birthday anniversary by formal
ly resigning. The retiring railroad chief
will be awarded pension Of about
$4,000. He has received an average
salary of $4,000 for the last ten years
He is said to be the. owner Of plan.
tations in Memphis. Tenn. and to pos
sess much other property.
Mr.. Harahan, however, will not re-
tire from railroad activities. He re-
mains a director OF the Illinois Gen.
trail and other railroads, and his coun-
sci frequently will be sought by the
oficials of these transportation sys-
TENS. The retiring president Of the
Illinois Central is expected to be In
close touch with the affairs of the
road.
Mr.. Harahan, his fellow railroad
men say, is the true type OF the old
fashioned railroad man. now passing
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

heat was fearful. There was
not a pound of ice on the
island and many of the deaths
that followed one after anoth-
er were due to the lack of this
necessity. There were 20
cases of the fever and for days
and nights continuously the
devoted lieutenant command
er, the surgeo and the
nurses knew no rest. With
their own hands they dug the
graves for the dead and with
their own lips repeated over
them the burial service.
Captain Langdon in the far
rorth heard of the yellow fe-
yer at Fort Jefferson. He in
stantly relinquished his leave
of absence and FASTENED to
return to his station. Some
months before the outbreak of
the fever Lieutenant Bell had
put in an application to be de-
tailed as instructor of military
science at the University OF
Vermont. The application had
been granted, and Captain
Langdon, hurrying southwark
to join his command, carried
in his pocket the order reliev-
ing Lieutenant Bell from duty
at Fort Jefferson and detailing
him for work in Vermont
Langdon reached his post
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-02-03

sive. Willard s. Isham, an ordinance engineer,
invented the explosive, and his claim that
with It vessel could be destroyed from the
outside jusr as well as from the inside 1t has
been held that high explosives lose their force
unless more or less confined. 1t was known to
be the rule that the effect of the explosion
generally went upward and outward away from
The object against which it was discharged.
Mr. Isham believed that charge of his ammu-
milton against the side of vessel would open
the armor and would not expend its force in
the air.
The monitor Puritan was chosen for the ex-
pertinent. charge of 200 pounds of the ex-
plosive was placed IN an unconfned condition
against the PIritans armor plate near the
stern. Capt. A. M. Knight. president of the
Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15
Saved His Wife's Life.

my wife would have been in hel
grave today" writes 0. II. Brown, OF
Muscadine, Ala, "if it had net been
for DR. Kings New Discovery. She
was down In her bed, not able to get
up without help She had a severe
bronchial trouble and dreadful cough
l got her a bottle OF DR.. Kings New
discovery, and she soon began to mend
ana was we'll in a short time" Infal
lioie for coughs and colds, its ths most
reliable remedy oD earth for desperate
lung trouble, hemorrhages, lagrippe
asthma, hay fever, Group and whooping
cough so cents 81 90 Trial bottle free
Guaranteed by Red Star Drug Store.
Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15

IT was probably the wisest solu-
ton that President Taft could make
in the appointment of Mr.. Hanna,
of Baltimore, Md, to succeed Gov
ernor-elect Phillip Lee Goldsbor-
ough as Internal Revenue Collector
for this district, from a political
standpoint, but fully ninety-fve
per cent. Of the people of Delaware
firmly believe that had he have ap-
pointed DR.. George W. Marshall,
of Milford, Delaware, to this place,
it would have given to the Uniied
States Government a man unusu-
ally we'll equipped to discharge the
duties of that office, and honored
one who has worked indefatigablv
for the uplift of all things to raise
the efficiency of public government
Tor life time.
Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15

George F. Pierce. Each is draw,
ing all the influence possible on the
Senators and Representatives in
Congress, through whom the ap-
pointment will come by recommen-
dation to the President, and as the
term expires at February first, 1912,
the tension is getting on the nerves
Of the friends of the contestants, as
well as upon themselves, and no
matter how the results may be,
there will be more or less hard feel
ings engendered; but, any one of
them all would give to the public
competent postmaster.
Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15
NEW CENTURY CLUB.

The regular weekly meeting OF tht
Milford New Century Club, held Mon
day, Dec. 4th (Which has not beer
previously repored) was opened by the
Sd. vice president, Mrs Robt g. Hall
I Resolutions concerning an affiliated
college for Delaware women were then
read, ALSO a letter from K A Hem
stating that 2OOO Red Cross Chnstn Is
stamps were seat to the Club to sell.
Mrs. s. J. Willis, let vice president
and chairman OF History. then took the
chair, and the following program was
rendered: A paper on the Mexican
War, written by Mrs. Ira Sichterman,
was read by Mrs Daniel HiGsch. A
piano duett by Misses Blanche Block
som and Edith Simpso A sketch on
the completion OF Bunker Hill mouu-
ment, by Miss Mary Kinder A vocal
solo by Mrs George Grier. Tae meet
ing was then adjourned.
Mrs. j. S Willis presided over the
regular monthly business and social
meeting, held Dec llth. After the
reading and approval of the minutes Of
the last meeting, Mrs. E. H. G An
dTews was elected to club mem bership
The Board Of Directors, and club treas-
1rer, reported all indebtedness on the
club building paid.
The corresponding secretary read
etter from Miss Bookwalter, accepting
he proposition Of the club to stage a
llay with sdult-) during Il 4ster week
me club voted to have the play Tues
lay evening, April 9th, 1912 Mrs
wins and Mrs. j G Sharpe were ap
"lnted a committee to distribute Req 4
'rasS Christmas stam ps for sale at The (
lErre't stores In town. A motion was
iade and carried that the price Of the {
Iue Hens thickens cook book be re- y
leed to 25- each. These books are on &
lie at the Pratt Drug Store, and copies =
ay also be obtained Of Miss Dorotuy x
race at the CLUB rooms on meeting =
'ys a piano solo ny Miss Virginia 4
'ievan was the musical feature OF the c.
sslon. Refreshments were served bv NJ
ospltalIty committee, ana the s.
eeiing was adjourned. e
Milford chronicle., 1911-12-15

be had in any of the court house records
OF the State. Record book No ., which
dates as far back as The Revolutionary
4 War, contains the following, which Is
given like II appears on the record both
( as to spelling aud punctuation AT a
Court Of Orphans held at Lewes for the
County of Sussex on Delaware the Third
Dav of February l77S Before John Wilt
bank, William Polk, John Laws and Isaac
Smith Esqs Justices Of the said Court.
Phillips KOllOck Ok. Came into Court
Curtis Brown, who appearing to be very
much intoxicated with Strong Drink,
aud in very COntemptuous, vicious and
NoclferOus manner cursed and swore sew
eral very prOfane Oath, & being admon.
ished by the Court, damned the Court Il
said theyFmight 90 to hell. Whereupon
for the Contempt aforesaid the sheriff is
commanded to take the said Curtis Brown
X contine him in safe and close Goal tor
the space Of two hOure-Bhff present"
Hope Chapter No. Z, Royal Arch Mas. |
Ons, of this town, has elected the follow |
ing officers for the ensuing term, and thew /
were duly installed Wednesday night |
High Priest, Harry l. Holson; King. Asa |
Bennett, of Omar; Scribe w. Frank |
Sharp; Treasurer, DR. John W. Messick: ,
Secretary, Albert F. Polk; Captain of the |
Host, Nelson w. Jameson; Principal So.
iOurner, Charles E. Willin; Royal Arch |
Captain, David NJ. Reynolds; Master of
the Third Vail; John F. Kaiser; Master
Of the Second Vail, Andrew ]. Lynch:
Master of the First Vail, Llovd P. Raw.
nor; Sentinel, James A. Carey.
Chancellor Charles NJ Curtis has an.
pointed Deputy Clerk of the Orphans
Court and Register in Chancerv, Everett :,
NJ. Barr, Albert F. Polk and Former
Clerk of the Orphans Court and Regis.
ter in Chancery Albert Worth, "a commit.
Tee to audit the Chancery dockets to as
certain to whom the funds in the Court
belong They are at work On the task
Last night, Thursday, Miss Amanda
Matilda Marshall, daughter of Mr.. and ,
Job Marshall, OF Harbeson. and
Harry Rust. son of Mr. and Mrs Robert
( Rust, were married by the Rev. Mr..
'imms' at O'Clock at the home Of the
rides parents Il