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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
Hero of Many Battles.

Foxhall Alexander Parker was born in
New York city August 3, 1921, and died at
Annapolis, Md, June 10, 1879. He was
appointed from Virginia, March II, 1889.
During the civil war he co-operated with
the Army of the Potomac, built Fort
Dahlgren and drilled 1900 seamen, there
by promoting the success of Admiral An
drew Fl. Foote'S operations in the Mis-
sissippi. While attached to the Washing
ton navy yard he was ordered, after the
battle of Bull Run, to Fort Ellsworth,
with $50 seamen and marines, to protect
By his vigorous action he aided in rally
ing the men from their demoralization
after the defeat at Bull Run.
From September, 1863, he commanded
the Potomac fotilla and frequently en-
gagged the enemy. On one occasion, at
the head of a detachment of soldiers and
marines, with two howitZers, Commander
Parker marched into Virginia and drove
FitZhugh, with a force of over loo cav
airy, out of Matthews Court House.
which he took possession of.
Commissioned as captain July %. 1866
for good service during the rebellion, >"
he became commodore in 1872. A code of
signals for steam tactics was his devising.
In 1876 he was chief signal officer of the
navy.
He was chief of staff of the united
fleets under Admiral Augustus L. Case.
that assembled for instruction in the
Florida waters in December, 1874. and
was one of the founders of the United
States Naval Institute. AT his death he
was superintendent of the Naval Acad-
envy, to which he was appointed in 1878.
He was for many years a contributor
to newspapers and magazines and pub
iished many standard works. His broth
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Well, II is the result of dreadful perse-
cution by this man; yet he has nerve
enough to charge, as in the case of Irene
Osgood, that / tried to relegate him TO
the position of a servant in the house
Il don't mind if my case should be
cited as an example TO American girls
to hesitate before entering into marriage
with Europeans or more especially Eng
Hshmen, for it is always sure TO be
case of a totally different temperament
NV husbands charge is nonsense All
| did was to naturally rebel against the
home. which was worse than that of a
servant being a mere slave. ] tried
TO make him understand that ! wanted
the same freedom in my own home that
all American wives possess, but these
stolid unimaginarive English created thu
expression some hundreds of years ago
that their home is their castle, which
means that il was mans castle, ana
we can't pry them loose from thing
which they have always done, therefore
it must always be correct.
Home a Mans Castle.
Home, perforce. still remains a man s
castle, womar's place therein to be what
he chooses. So if a woman starts out
with the idea of changing all this, the
husband gets cruel"
Miss Heyman declared she would stand
by her friend throughout the present diff
culties She denied ever having inten-
tionally acted as the go-between between
Mrs Foster and Mr.. Beecham, and de-
clared she believed Mrs. Foster innocent
of any wrong.
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Distinguished for Calamity.

George Beall Balch was born in Ten
nessee January 3, 1921, was appointed
midshpman December 80, 1887, retired as
rear admiral January 3, 1888, and died
April IL, 1903
In 1916 and 1S47 he was actively en-
gagged in operations afioat and ashore
with the army. during the war with Mex
leo, notably at first attacks on A1vorado,
and at Vera Cruz and the surrender of
San Juan d'Ulloa.
From 1851 to 1855 he was on duty with
the Asiatic squadron and commanded the
advance post in a fight between rebels
and imperialsts at Shanghai, China. He
was wounded during the action.
In November, 1861, he was executive Off
Ger of the Sabine. He was highly COM
mended for his valuable assistance in the
rescue of officers and marines from the
sinking transport Governor.
On duty in the south Atlantic blockade
in squadron. 1S61-1S65, he was specially
distinguished for gallantry in action in
command of a boat attack and for taking
possession of Tybee Island. and in the
enga cement at Stone, July 16, 1868, in
the repulse of Confederate attacks. Gen.
Terry compimented. him as having. saved
his command from capture
He was conspicuous in operations in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22

II you want work read the want col
umns of The Star.
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IN HONOR OF HEROES
Torpedo Boat Destroyers
Named for Naval Officers.
LIST NUMBERED 43 TO so
Tribute to Men Distinguished for
Brave Deeds in Service of
Their Country.


Eight heroes who won honors in the
service of the American Navy have been
distinguished by the selection of their
names as those to be borne by new tor
pedo boat destroyers, Nos. As to 80, incu-
sive. These great Americans are:
Stephen Cassin, who won distinction in
the war with Tripoli commanded the
Ticonderoga in the battle of Lake Cham
plain and was a terror to West Indian
pirates.
John Downes. distinguished for gallant
y in the Tripoitan war and later break
ing the power of the Malay chiefs
Silas Duncan. hero of the battle of
Lake Champlain, who carried, in the
face of the enemy's fire, orders in
small boat
Andrew Boyd Cummings, who, while
executive officer of the Richmond with
Admiral Farrasut, was, mortally wound
ed at Forts Jackson and ST Philip
George Beall Balch. who was commend
ed for special gallantry during the civil
war, and saved Gen. Terry from cap
ture.
John Gushing Aylwin. sailing master of
the old Constitution, who was wounded
while maneuvering against the Guerrero
and again mortaliy wounded in the battle
against the Java.
Alexander Parker Foxhan. one of the
founders of the United States Naval
Academy. and who greatly promoted the
success of Admiral Foote'S operations in
Mississippi.
Andrew F. X. Benham who prevented
the Brazilian rebel feet from interfering
with American shipping in. the rebellion
of ls93, and saw service against the
Chinese pirates and in the battle of Port
Royal.
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French Have a Name.

Upon the latter supposition the de-
structive accidents might have been in
cited by the communistic revolutionary
propaganda carried on N the navy by
civilian agitators. or thet may have been
detached acts Of embits}red individuals
in private rebellion against society and
all authority. Scarcely q day throughout
the year passes in Franc. without acts Of
simple destructiyeness affecting the pub
lie, such as the cutting ~ telegraph and
telephone wires, the dera SginE Of railway
switches or the placing ;of obstacles on
tracks.
The French have a wesd of their own
for these acts. 1t is .abotage.' The
word is scarcely transit !. able, although
akin to vandalism. In collective move
ments the first step is to:scomplain to the
government or the cooperation. the sec
ond is to demonstrated hy procession or
meeting and the next is 4, destroy some
thing-the vineyards in she champagne
provinces, the provision shops in northern
France the railway stations, as has
happened on the NesteGn railway, be-
cause the suburban trains were usually
behind their schedule.
Now those who know tie French navy
and believe thoroughly in the excellent
spirit and discipline that generally per-
wade the service accept the idea of coin
cidence in the number IF violent hap
penings and attribute them where not
purely accidental to sabotage"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
ACCIDENTS TO NAVY
French People Employ Word
Sabotage" to Explain.
SCARCELY TRANSFERABLE
Means That Violence Has Resulted
From Failure to Secure Re-
dress of Grievances.

PARIS, October 21.-Ten strange acct
dents have occurred in the French navy
within a year. fires on shipboard, shells
bursting prematurely, guns exploding
while at practice, eliminating in the sink
ing of the battleship La Liberte while at
anchor in Toulon harbor
The fire on La Liberte broke out near
the apparatus for flooding the forward
ma gazine, which afterward exploded so
near that the flooding machinery could
not be used. This circumstance has
seemed odd to inquirers, and even more
singular was the breaking out of fires the
same morning on the Patrie and on the
Suffren, two other battleships. The Off
cial inquiry will endeavor to establish
the facts. but in the meantime sinister
differences are In circulation. Either there
is a certain want of precaution. which Is
a theory rejected by admirers of the navy
or the accidents have been caused with
malign purpose.
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Queens Interest in Lace.

Queen Elizabeth of Belgium has undeI~
taken to revive or preserve the falling
Brussels lace industry. Although Brus-
sells lace is admired and worn quite az
much probably as il ever was the indus
try is a fading one. The girls of Bel
GUM prefer to do something else. The
small profits. the effect On the eyesight
and the long apprenticeship required to
do good work drive them into other call
ings. The picturesque, old fashioned lace
worker type has almost disappeared from
Belgium, SO that the making of genuine
Brussels lace is becoming lost industry.
The queen has formed a cooperative so
ciety to study how TO make the lot of
workers in lace more attractive, to find
higher-priced ma rkets. especially in the
United States, and to encourage lace
making courses lin the industrial schools
Queen Elizabeth has capitalized her COM
pany for S27,mo, which has been sub
Scribed by some of the wealthiest men of
Belgium. including Count de Merode
Ernest Solvay, 1.-The soda king. the min
lister of state, Beernaert: Baron Jansen
and Baron Empain. The board contains
several professors of the University of
Brussels and the queens secretary, NJ.
Ingenbleek
A new terror has been added to the
many in store for the unwary Amer
lean tourist who patronizes the estab-
lishments of Montmartre. The police have
coiners has put in circulation over 10000
francs worth of bad fiVe-franc pieces dur
ing the past month. The leader of the
syndicate is an anarchist, Maria L.lopiS,
who was condemned to death for her com
picity in the revolt in barcelona which
preceded the execution of Ferrer. The
proceeds are probably for the anarchist
cause The coins are of unusually subtle
composed of practically the
same alloy as the genuine ones, and pos
ceSSno SIIch slight defects that ONLY
EXPERT could have detected them; hence
the facility with which they were put into
circulation They were made in Barcelo-
ma. two of the company going there every
Friday. returning to Paris Tuesday with
a fresh supply, which they delivered to
the other four. who fastened to change
them by making small purchases. These
four are now safely under lock and key,
but the two who brought the goods from
Spain either received warning or stopped
behind to participate in the recent out
break. they holding anarchistc opinions
like their chief
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Career of Stephen Cassin.

Stephen Cassin was born in Philadel-
phia February Is, 1873, and died in
Georgetown, D. c.. August 30, 1857. He
entered the navy as midshipman Febru-
airy 81, 1900; became a lieutenant Febru-
airy IL, 1907; master, September II, 1914;
captain. March 3, 1925; reserved list,
September -, 1850.
He served with distinction in the war
with Tripol. In the war of 1872 he COM
manded the Ticonderoga in the battle of
Lake Champain and was rewarded by
Congress with a gold medal for bravery
in that action
-Four of the enenly's gunboats united in
an attack upon the. Ticonderoga. again
and again coming almost within Crap
ping distance, but We're as often re-
pulsed. Lieut.. CaSsin coolly walked the
Schooner's after deck amid a storm of
missiles. watching their movements and
directing his guns to be loaded with
canister and bags of musket balls when
they attempted to close.
TO carry the Ticonderoga by fire
poured over her stern or by boarding her
over the taffrail were both perseveringly
attempted, and as CALAMITY and success
fully resisted
lie was a terror TO the pirates that in
tested the West Indies and captured
four of their vessels in September, is22.
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Served in East India Squadron.

er, William H Parker, served in the
navy and resigned and went south.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-22
Says She Is Prosecuted.

Look at me! See how ill / appear.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-28

roof In February to the brightness
and greenery OF July roof gardenl
"You we're the immediate inspira-
tion, Dallas said. HARRISON thought
your headache might come from lack
OF exercise and fresh air. and he has
worked us like nailers all day. I've
a blister on my right palm, and Har-
bison got shocked while he was wiring
the place. and nearly fell over the
parapet We bought out two full
sized florists by telephone"
Max raised a glass Of benedictine
and posed for a moment, melodra-
matically.
ITO the Wilson roof gardenl" ne
said. ITO Kit. who inspired; to the
creators, who persplred; and TO Taxa
hiro-may he not have expired"
Every one was very gay; / think
the knowledge that tomorrow Aunt
Selma might be with them urged them
to make the most OF this last night OF
freedom. tried to be jolly. and sue
ceeded in being feYerish. Mr.. Harbi-
son did not come up to enjoy what he
had wrought Jim brought up his
guitar and sang love songs In a beau
teal terror, looking at Bella all the
time. And Bella sat in a steamer
chair, with a rug over her and a
spangled veil on her head, looking at
the boats on the river-about as soft
and as chastened as an acetylene
head light,
And after Max had told the most
improbable tale, which Leila advised
him to sprinkle salt on, and Dallas
had done a clog dance, Bella said 1t
was time for her complexion sleep
and went downstairs, and broke up
the party.
IF she only gave half as much care
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-28
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as no is called
BY his friends. Jimmy was rotund ana
looked shorter than no really was. His
ambition In life was 20 be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused TO do 80, his
art Is considered a huge Joke, except TO
himself II no asked people 20 dinner eV-
eryone expected a frOlic. Jimmy marrlea
Bella Knowles; they live together year
range 20 celebrate the first anniversary
or his divorce The party is In full SWING
when Jimmy receives n telegram from MS
Aunt Selma who WIN arrive IN iouI houfs rs
tell her OF his divorce. Jimmy takes kit
Into his confidence, he tries, 20 devise
some way so that his aunt VIII not learn
that he has no longer a wife. He sug-
gests that KIT play the hostess for one
night be Mrs. Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Be-
lima arrives and the deception works out
20 planned Jim's Jap servant iH taken
Ill Bella, Jimmy's divorced wife. enters
the house and asks Kit who Is being ta-
ken away In the ambulance2 Bella insists
IL Is Jim. Kit tells her Jim is well and Is
IN the house. HARRISON steps out on the
porch and discovers man tacking
card on the door He demands an ex-
PLANTATION. The man points 70 the pllacard
and HARRISON sees the word SMALLPOX"
printed on II. He tells him the guests
cannot leave the house until the quaran-
tine Is lifted. The guests suddenly real.
!ze their predcament, the women shed
tears, the men consider Il a good Joke.
The all important question arises as to
VINO Is 10 prepare the meals and perform
the other household duties HARRISON I'm
ally. solves the matter, After the lifting
Of the quarantine several letters are found
IN the mail box undelivered. one Is ad-
dressed 10 Henry Llewellyn. Iqulque.
Chile which was written by HARRISON.
He describes minutely OF their incarcera-
ton. also OF his infatuation for Mrs. VIII
son. Aunt Selma is taken III with la
grippe Betty acts as nurse. HARRISON
hnds Kit sulklng on the roof She tells
him that Jim has been treating her out
rageously HARRISON fully believing that
she is Mrs. Wilson, tells her that she
doesn't mean the things she is saying
about her husband Kit starts down
stairs, when suddenly she is grasped In
the arms OF n man who kisses her sew
Bral times. She believes that HARRISON
did Il and Is Inundated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpin and
other articles Of jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty OF the theft. The fol-
lowing morning Jimmy was in a rage.
Tho papers printed a story about the In
generation of the party and that one Of
the guests had attempted to escape by
means Of laying a board across the roof
10 the adjoining house, but was frus-
trated by detective who fired a revolver
ut him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-28

closets, and running her fingers over
things for dust Whenever she found
any she looked at me, drew a long
breath, and said, Poor James!" 1t
was maddening. And when she went
through his clothes and found some
buttons off (Jim didn't keep a man,
and Takahiro had stopped at his
boots) she looked at me quite awfully.
"His mother was a perfect house
keeper" she said. James was brought
up in clothes with the buttons on, put
on clean shelves"
Didn't they put them on him?"
asked, almost Historically. It had
been bad morning, after a worse
night. Every one had found fault
with the breakfast, and they struggled
down one at time until was fran
tic. Then Flanagan had talked at
me about the pearls, and, Mr.. Harbl-
son had said, Good morning" very
stifiy, and nearly ratified the inside Of
the furnace out.
Early in the morning, too, ] over
heard scrap Of conversation be-
tween the policeman and our gentle
man adventurer from South America.
Something had gone wrong with the
telephone and Mr.. HARRISON was fuss
ing over 1t with screw driver and a
pair of scissors-all the tools he
could find. Flanagan was lifting rugs
to shake them on the roof-Bella's or
der.
Wash the table Iinen!" he was
grumbling. 'Tll do what | can that's
necessary. Grub has to be cooked,
and dishes has to be washed--I'll adj
NIT that. If you're particular, make
up your bed every day; don't object.
But don't tell me we have to use SO
table napkins a day. What did folks
do before napkins was invented? Tell
me that!"-trlumphantly.
Whats the answer?" Mr.. HARRISON
inquired absently, evidently with the
screw-driver In his mouth
used their pocket handkerchiefs!
Wash clothes will not"
Wen, don't worry Mrs. Wilson
about It" the other voice said. Elan.
nigan Strengthened himself with a
grunt
Mrs. Wilson!" he said. "A lot she
would worry. She's been disappoint-
ment to me, Mr.. HARRISON, me think
ing that now she'd come back to him,
after leavin' him the way she did,
they'd be like two turtle doves. LordI
the cook next door"
6To BE coNTINUEDa
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-28

The catbird is our northern mock.
ng bird. When love attunes its voice,
1t can warble as sweetly as the night
lngale. You must catch it in one OF
Its melting moods if you would know
the charm of its liquid notes. It 10
not at all beautiful-no more is the
mocking bird - only a gray-brown,
perky, restless thing, of lesser size
than the robin, with the soul of song
In it.
The wonder of the catbird lies, OF
course, in this, its dual nature. At one
time it hops about screeching COM
plants against the circumambient air;
at another there throbs out from its
delicate throat the essence Of a divine
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-28

on day after day, night after night
until trainers and beasts were almost
dead with fatigue.
Several of the groups exhibited
there we're memorable. Twenty leap
ards had been assembled and taught
to walk ropes, shoot guns, Jump hur-
dies, ride bicycles, roll barrels and
pose in many positions. Another
group, which consisted Of seventeen
animals, included lions, tigers, pumas,
bears, hyenas, boar hounds, wolves
and one panther. In addition to the
difficulty of teaching these beasts to
perform there was the task Of train
ing them to forget their natural In
sincts and enter a cage together with
out fighting.
Most remarkable Of all these groups
and in fact the most remarkable ami
NAL group ever assembled, was Cap
tain Bonavita's company Of thirty
lions. Everyone was a fierce black
named Numidian lion. Yet Captain
Ronavita had complete mastery over
them.
Animals so schooled are often
spoken of as tame" Animal train
ers say there is no such thing as a
tame wild animal. Performing ami
mails are trained. not tanned. They
do not reason, but go through their
tricks parrot-like.
Serious indeed may be the outcome
of any innovation made while the
trainer is Gagged with his pupils. On
one occasion an admirer of Madame
Pianka sent her some red roses just
before a performance. She thought
lessly took them and entered the
cage. A lion sprang forward and
made a sweep at the roses, fearfully
lacerating Madame Pianka's arm and
chest. She threw the roses from her
lust in time. For other lions leaped
from their pedestals and pounced on
the roses. They had mistaken them
for meat. At another time Mr.. Bos-
took entered a cage to help Madame
Pianka with a sulky noness. He
thoughtlessly struck his whip against
his boot. Instantly the mate Of the
Iioness, thinking no doubt that harm
was intended, sprang upon Mr.. Bos-
took and downed him, then picked
him up in his mouth and carried him
to Madame Pianka. In the latter's
hand was a revolver, used in her act.
She instantly fired two shots, which
was the cue for the next act, and the
lion dropped Mr. Bostock and fell into
his accustomed pose. To this hold Of
habit upon the lion, Mr., Bostock
owed his life.
OF the hazards of animal training
It is almost superfuous to speak.
Every animal trainer is at times
clawed and bitten. He expects to be.
It is all in the days work.
Animal trainers say that If they en-
ercise proper care, they run no great
er risk than do miners, locomotive en-
iron-workers and other men
who follow hazardous callings. Per
1aps that is true; certainly one man
& on record who handled animals
with entire impunity. His name was
Noah and he lived in the ark.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-28
COFFEE CONGESTION
Causes a Variety of Ais.

A happy old lady in Wisconsin
says:
During the time l was coffee
drinker 1 was subject to sick head
aches, sometimes lasting or 8 days,
totally uniting me for anything.
To this afi1iction was added, some
years ago, a trouble with my heart
that was very painful, accompanied
by a smothering sensation and faint
ness.
Dyspepsia, Also came to make life
harder to bear I took all sorts of pat
ent medicines but none of them helped
me for any length Of time.
THE doctors frequently told me
that coffee was not good for me; but
without coffee I felt as if I had no
breakfast. finally decided about 2
years ago to abandon the use of cof-
fee entirely, and as had read a great
deal about Postum I concluded to try
that for breakfast beverage.
Il liked the taste of it and was par
ticularly pleased to notice that it did
not come up as coffee used to. The
bad spells with my heart grew less
and less frequent, and finally ceased
altogether, and I have not had an at
tack of sick headache for more than a
year. My digestion is good, too, and
am thankful that / am once more a
healthy woman. I know my wonder
full restoration to health came from
quitting coffee and using Postum"
Name given by the Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is this.
Coffee has a direct action on the liver
with some people, and causes partial
congestion Of that organ preventing
the natural outlet Of the secretionB.
Then may follow biliousness, sallow
skin, headaches, constipation and final
ly a change Of the blood corpusclea
and nervous prostration.
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs There's Rea-
son"
Ever read the above letterP A new
one appears from time to time rhev
are genuine, true, and full Of human
iAterest.