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Gave Up Hope Of Closing.

Finding that the enemy had 1t In his
power to choose his distance, now gave
up all hopes Of closing with him. and
as the wind for the moment seemed to
favor the design determined to en-
deavor to run her on shore. iand my
men and destroy her. Everything SEEM
ed to favor my wishes. We had ap-
preached the shore within musket snot.
and had no doubt Of succeeding. When.
N an instant. the wind shifted from tne
land Gas Is very common IN TINS port
in the latter part Of the day., ana payed
our head down on the Phoebe, where we
were again exposed to q dreadful raking
ere. NY ship was now totally unman-
ageable: yet as her head was toward the
enemy. and he to iee wal a OK h,m me- sun
lat this moment Lieut.. Commandant
Downes Of the Essex. jr. came on BOARD
to receive my orders under the impress
sion that ! should soon be q prisoner.
He couiu be Of no use to me In the then
wrecked state Of the Essex: and nndlng
tfrom the enemy's Putting his helm upl
that my last attempt at boarding would
not succeed, I directed him. after ne
had been about ten minutes on board. to
return to his own ship, to be prepared
for defending and destroying her In case
Of an attack He took with him several
Of my wounded. leaving three OF bis
boats crew on board to make room tor
tunity Of distinguishing herself. by keep
ing up q hot fire on him during his re-
turn.
'sThe slaughter on board my ship had
now become horr. BILE: the enemy con-
tinued to rake US, and we, unable TO
bring a gun to bear, / therefore directed
a hawser to be sent to the sheet anchor
and the anchor to be cut from the
bows to bring her head around. This
succeeded. We again got our broadside
10 bear and as the enemy was much
crippled and unable to hold his own
have no doubt he would soon have
drifted out Of eunshot before he dis
covered we had anchored, had not the
hawser unfortunately parted.
.My ship had taken fire several times
Curing the action, but alRrm1nSay 90
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had damaged the enemy to the extent
Of 81, 100000.
TIE Phoebe came to seek him at VAL
paraiso. where he was ancho ed with the
Essex and a prize which he had called
the Essex, jr. Capt. Hillyard In the
Phoebe brought with him his concert,
the CEerub, and the two vessels greatly
overmatched Porter.
The British vessels bore the motto:
God and Country.
British Sailors Best Rights.
Traitors Offend Both.
That was a reply to Porter's motto.
which was:
Free Trade
and
Sailors Rights.
When he saw the motto OF the British
ships Porter sent to his mlzzen, he says.
another motto:
God,
Our Country,
and Liberty.
Tyrants Offend Them.
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His Journal in Navy Library.

Porter tells of the ship in his Journal,
which is bound and Is q part of the
present Navy Library. In the two vol
umes are also given his reports to the
Secretary Of the Navy at the time Of
the second British war. and among them
is list Of those who were killed in
the action in Valparaiso harbOr. In 1914.
when the British ships Phoebe and
Cherub captured the Essex.
Porters list Is very much like that
furnished by DR.. w. E. Aughinbaugh, a
former Washingtonian, a letter from
whom aroused interest In the state Of the
misspellings OF names and discrepancies
as TO initials, the list given by Porter is
practically the same as that furnished
by DR.. Aughinbaugh as being the list
of names on the tomb at Valparaiso
Porter's list. the surgeon general Of the
navy said yesterday. would be acceptab e
to him as a means Of identifcation. in
planning to bring home the bodies. II the
log Of the Essex cannot be found.
When war was declared In June. 1872.
ph.a navy yard. and Capt. Porter was
D aced In command. and under instruc-
tons OF Commodore cambridge. was or
dered to meet the latter at Porto Praya.
6 6ss e. s is Ss sss
'hirty-two guns and 255 men. The ac-
ton was fought the 2Sth Of March. 1914
in Valparaiso harbor. She was captured
by the British frigate Phoebe thirty
six guns and roo men. Capt James Hill
var. commanding. and the British sloop
Cherub. twenty-eight guns and $50 men.
Capt. T. Tucker. Farragut was mid
shipman on the Essex and was eleven
years old at the time Among the killed
In the battle on the Essex were First
Lieut.. James p. Wilmer and acting Third
Lieut.. John G. CoWel whose remains are
said to be stu at Valparaiso.
Subsisted on the Enemy.
Ever since no had been at sea Porter
had subsisted on the enemy, all his
prizes being well provisioned. He had the
idea that Capt Hillyar would seek him
at Valparaiso. and he determined to
cruise around that port. hoping to cap
ture more English ships. He had brok-
en- up British navigation In the Pacific,
and Il was estimated at the time that hs
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tors. as reported In dispatches from

According to the Picking report an
agreement had been reached for the en-
ga ement by China OF one German lea
tenant general. with q STAFF OF six OFF,
GERS and an interpreter at Picking and
also 80 German officers. to be distrib-
uted throughout the country. The cost
of the scheme was estimated at 81 00O.0D.
of which 1t was said the Krupp Com
pany was to provide $4,000.
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A Sticker for Teacher.

From the Boston Transcript.
Teacher-C1eanliness.r remember. IS next
to godliness.
Johnnie-Then say, teacher, why Is il
wrong for ~ boys to % swimming on
Sunday .s,s.
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Until 1926 he filed the position OF navy
commissioner in Washington.
1t was from 1902 to 1903 that the
Essex lay ''in ordinary" as 1t was called
at that time. at. the Washington navy
yard, and many Interesting local events
took place I'm connection with her and
on her decks.
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Enemy Repaired Damages.

The enemy soon repaired his dam.
ages Tor fresh attack He now placed
himself with boil his ships on my star.
board quarter. out Of the reach Of my
caTrOnades. and where my stern guns
&C uld not be brought to bear He there
Kept up . most calling fire. which II
was out Of my power to return. when
saw no prospect Of injuring hl.a wi,n-
out citing under way and becoming the
/ assa liant. My tOpsail 8. Gets and hal
yards were all shot away. as well as the
ub and fore-topmOst staysal halyards.
1 ne only rope not cut was the flying lib
halyards. and that being the only sail
could set, l caused II to be hoisted. my
.able to DO cut, and ran down on botn
ships with an intention of laying the
Phoebe on board.
1.-THE firing on both sides was now
tremendous. ] had let fall my FORE
topsRil and foresaI, but the want OF
tacks and sheets had rendered them al-
most useless to US: yet we were enabled.
for short time, to close with the
enemy, and although our decks were now
strewed with dead and our cockpit filled
| with wOunded-although our ship had
been several times on fire. and was rem
dered q perfect wreck, We were still en-
couraged to q hope to save her from the
circumstance Of the Cherub being COM
pelied to haul of She did not return
to close action, although she apparently
had 1t In her power to do SO. but kept
up . distant nring Win her long suns.
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Ran His Ship Near Essex.

Capt Hillyar. on arriving at Valparaiso.
ran the Phoebe. prepared for action and
boarding. so close to the Essex that Por-
ter called that he was prepared to receive
him. The ship then fel of and was 30
disposed that Porter could have taken or
DESTROYED her. After the ship was
brought to anchor Capt Hiliyar and
Capt Tucker of the Cherub visited Porter
on shore, and when he asked them II
Trey int Ell to respect the neutrality OF
the port they said after they had seen
such respect paid by him (fOrter) they
woud do the same.
HIllyar seemed deter mined to avoid
controversy and Porter. therefore, deter.
mined to put to sea, as he had received
information that three other British YES.
sells had failed to pursue him.
On the 18th Of March the wind came up
and ne put to sea. Bob ships gave CHASE
to him, and on rounding the point q
suual struck the ship. carrying away
the main top mast. and some Of the men
fell into the sea and were drowned.
He then ran into small bay within
pistol shot Of the shore, intending to re-
pair damage. The enemy. however, con-
dnued to approach, regardless of the
neutrality OF the place. and at minutes
TO 4 o'clock, the Phoebe under his stern
and the Cherub on the starboard bow.
commenced the attack. but Cherub. md
ing the situation q hot one, ran down
under the stern also. and both ships kept
up q hot raking fire.
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forward and aft at this moment; the
names we're bursting up each hatchway
and no hopes were entertained of saw
did not exceed three-quarters of a mile.
and l hoped many of my brave crew
would be able to save themselves should
the sn snip blow up. as ! was informed the
nre was near the magazine. and the ex-
plGs1on or large quantity of powder
below served to increase the horrors
of our situation.
enemy's shot: therefore directed those
who could swim to jump overheard and
endeavor to gain the shore. Some
reached It, some were taken by the
tempt. but most preferred sharing with
me the fate of the ship.
we VINO remained now turned our
attention wholly to extinguishing the
went again to our guns. where the
nring was kept up for some minutes.
but the crew had by this time become
SO weakened that they all declared to
me the impossibility Of making fur
ther resistance and entreated me to
surrende. my ship to save the wound
cd. as all further attempts at opposi-
tion must prove Intellectual. almost
every gun being disabled by the de-
struction Of their crews.
The enemy. from the smoothness OF
the water and the impossibility of our
reaching him with our carronades and
the little apprehension that was ex-
cited by our fire. which now became so
much slackened. was enabled to take
aim at US as at a target. His shot
never missed our hull and my ship was
cut up In q manner which was per-
haps never before witnessed. In fine,
saw no hopes Of saving her and
twenty minutes after pm. gave the
painful order to strike the colors-
Seventy-five men, including officers
were all that remained OF my whole
crew after the action capable OF doing
duty.
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ers out Of the stern ports. which were
worked with 50 much bravery and skill
that In half an hour we so disabled both
as to compel them to haul OFF to repair
damages In the course Of this firing [,
had. by the great exertions of Mr. Ed
ward Barnwell, the acting sailing mas
ter. assisted by Mr. Lincott, the b. at
swain. succeeded in getting springs on
our cable three 1..ierent times. but the
fire of the enemy was SO excessive that
before we could get our broadside to
bear. they were shot away, and thus
rendered useless to US. My snip had
received many injuries and several had
been killed and wounded, but my brave
omcers and men. notwithstanding the
unfavorable circumstances under which
we were brought to action and the
the powerful force opposed to u.s. were
no ways discouraged: all appeared de-
termined to defend their ship to the
last extremity. and to die in preference
to shameful surrender. Our gam with
the ensign and the motto flag al the
mixzen. had been shot away but Free
Trade and Sailors Rights" continued TO
ny at the fore. Our ensign was replac.
ca BY another. and to guard against a
similar event. an ensign was made fast
to the mizzen rigging and several jacks
were hoisted to different parts Of the
ship.
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Porter's Preparations.

Porter in his report to the Secretary
Of the Navy dated at sea July 3. 1914.
says:
Il had gotten three Tong twsave-Dound-
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1.-THE Phoebe from our disabled state
was enabled, however. by edging on. to
her long guns, and kept up q tremendous
rire on us. which moved down my brave
companions by the dozen. Many Of my
guns had been rendered useless by the
enemys shot, and many Of them hao
ned them again from those which were
disabled. and one gun In particular was
three times manned: fifteen men were
slain at It in the action. but strange as
it may appear, the captain OF 1t escaped
with only q slight wound
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Accuses British Conduct.

I'VE have been unfortunate, but not
disgraced; the defense Of the Essex mas
not been less honorable to her omcers
and crew than the capture OF an equal
force. and I now consider my situation
less unpleasant than that OF Commodore
Hiliyar. who. in violation Of every prin-
ciple Of honor and generosity. and re-
CARELESS Of the rights of nations. attack
ed the Essex In her crippled state within
pistol shot Of a neutral shore, when Tor
six weeks l had daily offered MIN TAR
to his adyantage. The blood of the slain
must be on his head. and he has yet 70
reconcile his conduct to heaven, TO his
conscience and to the world.
OF tive Of the Objects S20 "
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$780, 90 Parlor Armchair
$34.5O

Fine Parlor Armchair to be up
hoistered in any goods you may
desire: best springs and hair filing.
Regular price, 5000. Sale price,
$3.50.
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Here we have a fiat-top
Office Desk in golden oak or
Eariy English; size Of top,
:alxO inches. Sanitary con-
struction. Regular price, SIS.
Sale price, $26.
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Large, roomy, easy Library
Rocker In fumed oak or Early
English finish; seat covered with
best quality real Spanish
leather. Regular price, $500.
Sale price, 800.
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Here Is a magnificent Colonial
Dresser, extra large size, with
heavy French plate mirror and
Colonial feet, either I'm mahog-
any or Circassion Walnut. Reg
ular price, $4,000. Sale price,
$3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

This magnificent B + a SIS
Bed, pinch post with 1,inch
filters, guaranteed lacquer
and construction. either in
polished or satin finish.
Worth $50. This sale, $2l.5O.
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Here is our special, extra wide
seat. extra heavy roll, extremely
well made and first class through
out. Regular price. 5000. Sale
price. 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

This 24-inch square Golden oak Ia
BILE with reinforced top. Regular price,
$1.5O. Sale price, 19c
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

This large. modern Cross
banded veneered Dresser. Reg
uIar price, $500. Sale price,
$500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

Here is a dainty Buffet in
quartered-sawed oak, Early
English or golden oak finish.
French plate glass, with shelf
supported by carved figures.
Regular price, 5000. Sale price,
500. so.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Ar. Joseph G. Gernand. of Thur
mont. Md. aome time ago received hig
commission as postmaster at Thur
mont lie will take over the ofiiee On
Saturday. November 18th.
! report was circulated thu oueh
this city that Mrs. Joshua Stevenson.
formerly Of this city. died In Balu-
more thla week. We think the report
l. untrue as We cannot get any Infor=
nation concerning the death.
Telephone connections have this
week been established BY the local
company In the following homes.
Willis {. Senseney, McKinstry. Union
bridge ia: /. G.. Ebaugh. WesttaIng=
Ter 2Isf. Thomas NJ. Shamberger. near
White House. Hampstead i01-i2. ". L.
Smith. Westminster 2S4.
The State executive committee of
the Patriotic Order Sons of Anne eaiean
will visit the Winfield Camp on Sat
urdaY night. November 27th. The
Baltimore members will come to
Westminster by automobile. where
they will be Joined by State viee-Prea-
ldent seabrook. The executive com
mlttee degree team will initiate :
number of candidates. and addresses
viii be delivered by State Secretary
Heaps. and Vice-President Seabrook.
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Farm and F1reside, the national
farm paper published 1t Springfield.
Ohio, contains In Its current Issue IN
article entitled What Veterinarians
See" by DR.. ID. 7. Deyine. Texas
veterinarian. Following il m 81
tract from his article relating come
foolish quack remedies he haH en-
eountered In his practice:
A quack horse=doetor told me- lhal
he could cure loekjas II he could get
the animal 10 take 4 plug of tobacco.
but, dear reader. an animal With lock
jaw cannot swallow.
Il was also informed b. thIa came
doctor that when an animal had
dlarrhea the remedy Waa 10 Ile =
string around his tall. aud. really.
people for miles around would bring
animals TO him to have TINT string
tied on--any old string would do
One large raneh=owner of the
Southwest followed treatment Tor
loekjaw suggested By one Of his Hind
neighbors. Ii was to place Dnafd
on the animals forehead and strike .
good blow with an ordinary n. Vel,
the horse moved his head little. and
the blow hit the animal between the
eyes
Dear farmer friend, don't Iry al
the remedies of the neIghharnoo1 IN
your sick animals. but get graduate
veterinarian, licensed to practice. Il
is also a good plan To keep some re
liable collie remedy and good lotions
or ointments on hand
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Ladies' Aid Society Meets.

The ladies Aid Society OF Proyi-
dence Methodist Protestant Church.
met aI the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hor-
ace shipley. at Gambler. on Thursday
evening. October 80 II was n very
pleasant meeting. there being quite a
large attendance of members, and was
success both socially as well as
financially. The meeting was opened
b. Rey Carroll Maddox with scripture
reading and prayer. Dues amounted
to 1920.
After the business meeting the
society adjourned and partook OF the
Refreshments which were served In
abundance. and enjoyed by all.
Among those present were: Rev.
Carroll Maddox and brother, Mrs.
Alice famotte and Mrs. Joseph Ward.
Of F1nkaburg. Mrs. Lewis Haines
Megdames-Bewis Shipley. J. n.
barnes jesse NJ. Patterson. Lester
Patterson. r. +. Wells, n. Zentz.
Clinton shipley, Emmltt Prugh. John
KIae. Lewis Brauning, Leslie Gorsuch,
Marshall Buckingham, Eugene la
NOTE and daughter. Charlotte, Balti-
more. Misses-Iaura Brauning.
Eurith Zentz. Mabel Shipley. Edna
Barnes, Florence Patterson. Carrie
and Liza Buckingham, Myra and Mary
Patterson. Alice Brauning, Eurith Mar
ahall. Baltimore. Messrs. rs.--Courtney
shInley and Lamotte Shipley.
The next meeting OF the Aid will be
held at the parsonage. at FinksDnrg,
On New Years eve. al 7.30 y. m.
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NEW W. M. RY. TIME TABLE.
better Service and Two New Trains.

netfef service and Two New Trains.
A new time table for the Western
Maryland Railway trains will go Into
effect on Sunday. Some important
changes will be made In the winter
schedule and two new Eastbound
trains have been added. an accommo-
dation from Hagerstown at 6.45 D. m.
daily. and a train on Saturday nights
which will be especially pleasing to
theatre goers as IL is to leave Vest
minister at 6.09 p. m, reaching Union
Station at 7.3s. The Express TO Baiti-
more has been changed from 1910 a.
m. to e.17 and one OF the most note
worthy changes is the Accommodation
which will leave here at 1888 p. m.
instead of 2 o'clock as formerly. There
Will be no train 10 Baltimore between
f2.3s and 5.45 p. m.
The schedule will be as follows:
Trains West--Fast Mail, 5.17 4. m,
Hagerstown accommodation, 9.57 a.
m. Chicago Express, i.07 a. m. Union
Bridge accommodation. 313 D. m. Hag-
erstown Express, 5.15 p. m. Union
Bridge Accommodation, 7.b1 p. N.
Pittsburgh Express, 1908 D. m. Sat
urday night Owl, 1881 a. m.
Trains East--Accommodatlon. 5.32
=. m. Pittsburgh Express, s.4s :. m.
Accommodation. 7-i9 a. m. Hagers-
town Express. 9.l7 a m. Aceommo-
dation, 1928 p. m. Fast Mall. 5.49 p.
m. Accommodation, 6.45 p. m. Sat
nTday Special, 6.09 y. III.
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Transfers Of Real Estate.

Jennie c. Winemiller to George II.
Winemiller, ct al, conveys II square
perehes, for $1,000
Isaac n. Stoner ct al. exec uto1s. 10
Jacob S. Gladhill, convey GAP Square
feet, for $500.
Isaac N. Stoner ct al. executors. TO
Vim. ]. Reifsnider, convey 2 lots IN
Union Bridge, for $3360.
Seward Smith and wife to George
Brenneman, convey tracts o. land.
for $3.50.
Anna Miller and husband to Mar
garet V. Grimm and husband, convey
l acre. roods and y square perehes,
for s25.
John l.. Visner and wife to Alyerta
A. Myers, convey 3 lots of ground,
for So.
Alverta A. Myers to JAMIE L. Wisner,
conveys lotE Of ground
Catherine Flanagan to Ezra L.
Pickett, conveys 5h acres, for $50.
William F. Ramsay to Central Rail
road of Maryland, conveys pieces OF
land, for $4,000.
Wm. F. Ramsay to Central Railroad
of Maryland, conveys several tracts
of land, for $1S,S25.
Vim. e. Poole and wife to Susan
Elizabeth Grim, convey l acre. for
$500.
Eugene Trayer and wife to Levine
Trayer, ct al, convey 252 acres, }
roods and 25 square perches, for
$500.
Edwin M. Mellor ct al. to Lee HofI-
aeker and wife, convey 130 square
perches, for 5000.
Alice II. Gowman and husband TO
Henry G. Hood, convey 5l,693 square
feet, for $3.50.
Henry G.. Hood and wife to Chester
r. Hood, convey 38,695.65 square feet,
for 5000.
An anda +. Fleming to Chester 4.
Hood, conveys so square peffhes. for
81.
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DEATHS.
stauD.

Mr.. Emanuel Edward staup died at
his home near Finksburg, Monday
night. November 10, aged IS years,
months ard II days. his death being
due to heart trouble. The remains
were sent to creagerstown, where
funeral services we're held yesterday
morning. ReY. y. II. Hetrlck, OF Grace
Lutheran Church. this city. officiating
Besides his wife. who was Miss Eliza
beth slgmund he Is survived by q
daughter. Mrs. Toy Bond, OF Finks-
burg. and one son. Clarence T. Staup
of this city. lie Is also survived by
two brothers. Messra. Eugene D.
staup. Of creagefstown, and John j.
stanp, Of Westminster. two sisters
Mrs. Joseph Martin. of Thurmont, and
Mrs. Mary Donsife, of Woodsboro.
He vas son of the late John w.
staup. Of CreageratoWn.
Mr.. staup was 4 member OF the =.
o. s. Of \. and members OF the order
were his pallbearers Funeral dIrec-
tor. Harvey Bankard G Son.
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IIoIlInger.

Mrs. Augusta Ann Bollinger, wife
OF Emanuel DollInger. died at her
home On College Hi. on Thursday
November s. after = lingering Illness
aged D years. months and days
Besides her husband. she In survived
by her mother. Mrs. Raitt, OF New
Windsor. and b. one daughter and
three sons. MrH. Bessie Shean, al
home Charles. Of THE city. Harry, OF
near F'rlzellburg and Leslie OF Glen
Rock. p.
Funeral services we're held on We'd
neaday morning At nauat Reformed
Church. conducted by Rev. Martin
schweitzer. the pastor. and interment
was made IN the adjoining cemetery
Funeral director. James II. Stoner.