Greencastle Star Press, Greencastle, Putnam County, 31 March 1894 — Page 6

A FAMOUS NAVAL DUEL.

Recalled by the Recent Disaster to the Koarsarjro.

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A RETIRED BUSKESS WOMAN. A Page From Her History. The imix>rtant cxi>orl(»nros cl others arc Interestin'^. The follo\vin« is no exception: "I had been troubled with heart disease Co years, mu. h of that time very seriously. For live years 1 was treated by one physioiun continuously. 1 was in business, but obliged to retire on account of my health. A physician told mv friends that 1 could not live a month. My feet and limbs were badly swollen, and l was indeed in a serious condition when a gentleman directed my attention to Dr. Miles’ New Heart C’ure, anu said that his sister, who had been afflicted with heart disease, had been cured by the remedy, and was

again a strong, healthy a oottle of the Heart Cu

The Memorable Fneonntcr That Freed Northern Merchantmen from a Foo That Wrought Havoc Among Them.

AMERICAN SHIPS CROWDEDOUT. YOUNG V/IDOW PENSIONERS.

Fruit Carried from Cuba to New York by

European Ve§»els Entirely.

Capt.

Skinner frlndfi the Old Soldier

Marketable for Matrimony.

. * 0 4* n 4 • United States Pension Agent SkinA large fleet of small steamers, prin- , .. 14144* _

nor has discovered that there are many

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... . . . x 4 . i veterans who have passed the three a revolution in the Cuban fruit trade . ¥ . . 4 . at New York, says the Tribune. Only scorc In fact, the captain rather , , . , suspects that the younp women who a few years airo American schooners, , f ,

sir-aH, graceful craft, went down to

woman. I purchased ire, and In less llam

The Alabama put into the harbor of Cherbourg, France, in June, 1S(14. to effect some necessary repairs. The Kearsarge, then in command of Capt. John A. Winslow, appeared off the harbor on June 14. The Ivearsarge, says the New York Times, cruised oil the entrance to the harbor, but did not make , the mistake of anchoring in the port, as that net would have given the eon- 1 federate vessel a start of twenty-four hours whenever she might choose to leave, it being an international law ; that beligerent vessels anchoring in a neutral port must not leave within \ twenty-four hours of each other. The ! Tuscarora had made that error a short time before, and when she started in , pursuitof the Sumpter from Southampton harbor she, was promptly ordered i back to her berth by the liritish an- i thorities, and a naval force snffleient ; to enforce the mandate was in readi-

ness.

Capt. Winslow made demonstrations

choose them do so because they have

liaracoa, 1 (Hbara andother“portrioacb reformed brave service for their conned with anything which would pav try. and are now being rewarded by a

t rnf . nn.l r.vnnllvin "n comfortable pension.

freight rate: and usually in about a montli or live weeks they would come backs with holds full of bananas or

This state of things, in the Pittsburgh district, at least, though not

fee I a decidod InipmN-cmentlntheHVul'i.lon '•vhiel. were equivalent to a challenge,

jt my blood. When I hud taken three doses I | and, knowing the character of Semtncs, ' one for momfis^uid niy^l’hn’t’s'h'ul beemlwoi- | had little doubt that it would be ac-

Jen

Before _

Heart Cure the swelling had all gone down, and I was so much better that 1 did my own •work On my recommendation six others are taking this valuable remedy."—Mrs. Morgan,

fkiii W. Harrison St.,Chicago, 111.

Dr. Miles’ New HeartCure, a discovery of an eminent specialist in heart disease, is sold by all druggists on a positive guarantee.or sent by the I)r. Miles Medical Co.,Elkhart, lnd.,on ri'ceipt of price, SI pe*r bottle, six bottles for

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cakes,

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so long t hat they seemed almost put rifled. ! copied, and set about preparing’ his are Iliad taken one bottle of the New ship for netion Thc heavy anchor

chains were gotten up out of the chain locker and suspended along the sides of the vessel so as to protect the vital parts of the ship. This chain armor was concealed by deal boards, which

were nailed over it.

The word was passed through the ship on Sunday morning. June ly, that the Alabama was coming out. The decks of the Ivearsarge were cleared for action and thc drum beat to quarters. The two ships were almost evenly matched as to size, the Ivearsarge measuring 1,031 tons and the Alabama l.Olrt. In weight of metal thrown in a broadside, the Ivearsarge, though mounting one gun less than the confederate vessel, had a distinct advantage, the Ivearsarge throwing 430 pounds to the Alabama's 3(10. The battery of the latter vessel consisted of six thirty-two pounders, 100-pounder Blakely ride, and one eight-inch shell

gun.

Thc Alabama was the first to open fire. The Ivearsarge reserved hers until the enemy was 1,000 yards distant, then gave a broadside from her starboard battery. The big eleven-inch guns of thc Kearsarge did terrible execution on the decks of the Alabama, and finally one of them planted a shell in the Alabama which reduced that vessel to a sinking condition and made surrender necessary. Capt. Winslow then gave his attention to the rescue of the Alabama’s crew. The confederate admiral was pickrtl up by the English yacht Deerhound, which conveyed him to Eng-

land.

Semmes claimed that the powder of the Alabama had become “caky” and

ana vmest, vougn, eore luroni ami ; ^ 1!U I l° s * sWungtli, and that the general Prostration and Fever. Taken ; fuses of his shells were defective. One

of the Alabama's shells buried itself in the sternpost of the Ivearsarge, but

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W. L. Douglas S3 SHOE thVMd, W. L. DOUGLAS Shoes ate t-l n. h, ta*v J.' tint, and uive hett r sali»fac:ion at the j «;idvertised titan anv other make. Try one j air siml be convinced. 1 he stamping: ot Vv. L. Dougrius* name and price on the bottom, which guarantees their value, saves thousands of dollars annually to those who wear them. Dealers who push the sale of W. T^. Douglas Shoes pain customers, which helps to increase the sales on iheir full line Gi uooti.. i hey can aiTtirii to scii at a less nroM, and we itelieve you can save money hv buying all your footwear of the dealer advertised Iwlow. Catalo'rue tree upon application. Addre^ 0 XV. L. DOUGLAS, Hn ' kti.n, Mm ip » 5m3H P. It. CHRISTIE And FOSTER BROS.. REELSVILLE, IND. NOTICK OF K11KK GRAVEL ROAD LETTING. Sealed proposals for keeping in repair section twenty-eight of the f ree Gravel Roads of Putnam county, said section twenty-eight being on the Indianapolis, Greencastle and Wabash Free Gravel Road, east of Greencastle, from Deer Creek eastward to the residence of W. I. Buis, will be received up to one o’clock p. m. of Tuesday, the 10th day of Apr!!, l^M; Mds to be *nade for ro much per day of ten hours for team and driver, and so much per day for single hand. Rids to be filed with the Clerk of the Hoard at his office in Greencastle. The successful bidder will be required to give bond. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject anv and all bids. JOHN 8. NEWGENT, JOHN D. HART. J. F. Mri.iioi.N, SAMUEL FARMER, Cieri*. t»l iioaru. ^umiuisaioners. This the 20th day of March. IHpl. 8t49 Eig Four Excursion to thc South on Fob. s, March e, ami April W. The Big Four will sell at one fare excur sion tickets to all points in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi, and to many points in Georgia, Florida and Louisiana. Final limit 20 days. Apply to F. P. Huestis, agent. Highest price paid for hides, pelts 4ud tallow by Vancleave & Son. iltf

failed to explode. Wad the fuse acted, it is said that thc Ivearsarge would certainly' have been disabled by the loss of her rudder. The shell is now in the navy museum in Washington. Since that memorable encounter the Kearsarge bad been almost constantly in service. She had had few occasions to visit navy yards, and had displayed her pennant in nearly every important harbor of the world. She had the reputation of being always ready for duty, and lately had been busily employed in protecting American interests in the West Indies and searching for derelicts on thc North Atlantic. As a fighter she had outlived her usefulness. Her two eleven-inch guns had been replaced by eight-inch rifles of the muzzle-loading type. Her speed in later years was much less than it was when thc vessel fought thc Alabama. Then she was credited with fourteen knots an hour. Her original boilers were taken out several years ago. and a set which was intended for the Isaut_.vket, a modi smalle* - vessel, was substituted. They were not nearly so good as the old ones. Capt. Elmer says that in the period he commanded the Kearsarge he was unable to get much more than eight knots out

of her.

The vessel measured two hundred and ten feet four inches in length and bad n beam of thirty-three foot ten inches. She was bark rigged, having been converted from a ship, which was her rig when she fought thc Alabama. She was built in the navy yard at Portsmouth, N. 11., at a cost of 614.00. The Monjlic t zar, Alexander III. seems determined to live up to his sobriquet of “thc moujik czar.” He has just affixed his signature to a project of law now being elaborated by the council of the empire, which is destined to rentier inalienable the landed allotments of the peasants. The object of this.measure is, of course, to prevent the seizure of the land for debt by the money lenders, whom he regards as the principal cause of the present distress and agricultural depression in his dominions. For the peasants, when once deprived of their lands, lose every interest in the welfare of their “mir,”or community, and drift away to the towns and cities in search of work, where they help to swell the vinks of the unemployed who constitute a permanent source of embarrassment to the authorities. biie Ttnik Her i’tm in Foul. A curious marriage took place at Verviers, in Belgium u few days ago, when Mile. Elizabeth Kunneich, without arms, was married to her impressario, an Austrian. The woman signed the register with a steady foot and ths wedding ring was placed by the priest pn her fourth toe.

oranges or pineapples. M ith the de- t^^h'Uout the country, indicates lavs incident to all sailing craft, it was tha ‘ th f P^ ment ° ( f > M ' u , MOns wll J fu "‘ no uncommon circumstance for them msh valuable assistance to many hand- , i . .i • *ome widows for at least naif a century to land their perishable car roes in a ^ ,,, . . J more or less damaged condition, and to , comc ’ fho veterans will not survive, “wind and weather permitting" was a of m course - b " t . t1 ma ! , - v . u , J0UI f qualification to an agreement respect- " u 1Ilou . ra ' 11 ir * 11 ’ l J r ' 1 ‘ e .. nn , ing delivery. While the passing of the draw their pensions until they die of schooner may be regretted, it is a fact Bccor ‘ lln » to the I itt8b urgb that the service is greatly improved, ‘ ’ , , . . , . , and the business has increased cnor- , , A ” l ' nt . S ' t,n,1 1 cr has J ust completed mouslv; and this state of affairs would hls n ‘P ,,rt the Jtt ®- bc an unmixed blessing were it not tiary 4, and also a report for the month that foreign capital and labor have of January. he report for the quarreaped a large part of the reward. The ^ lows that , 44 ' 5J ’ , l ponsumers were paid, little steamers are run at small ex- am ™, 1 disbursed be.ng $1,538,4l ... , . 804.28. These payments were all made

pense, the ships company making . . l ,

wages on which American seamen m January, and during that month 100 could not support their families. They P>; n ^one r ; , we r e added to the rolls, will make a round trip in fifteen or "htle 134 died and nine widows were eighteen days, and deliver their car- beeause of remarriage, goes in good order. The fruit can be This makes a net increase of 33, and picked much riper than before, as it is Mr ’ Skmne ; Ba p l \ at lt ls ,Uu> to the reasonably sure that it will be dcliv- niarnage of old soldiers to young womered in New York in a week: and as it en ’ The husbandsd.e and then the wife is landed direct into thc cars on floats f ot * * Pe™on sometimes when her

This After

the land that Columbus found

he thought that the world was round.

This is the city of wondrous fame That has grown so great e:ucc Columbus came.

§■’ This is the firm that is making the soap | That will clean up thc land of Christopher’s hope. ,/

This is the soap housekeepers demand, h' Tiie most satisfactory soap in the land, m Made by this firm, in this city that lies ^ ’jj. In this land, by the lake, and—up in the skies.

alongside the steamer, it is for sale in inland cities in less than half thc time formerly required to reach port. The quickness with which one of

husband did uot.

“There is no way of telling from the records just how many cases of this kind there are*” said Capt. Skinner, “but the number must be very consid-

prise. It is not an uncommon occurrence when thc “rush” season is on for one to come sneaking up New York

these steamers will get out of port crable a „ d wil, cause the pension roll after arriving here is a constant sur- to remain j for ma ‘ y years to

If- vo o rv vi v» mrvn c\c*C* 1* v*- - *

come.

Continuing, the genial agent de-

, , scribed a case of one of thc young widbay with the first sign of daylight and ()ws frnm a neiphboring . tou , n who hc warp in at her pier. Off come the ha(1 k , Ilrnc d was married on January 4. hatches and the top layer of hay is babl immcd i at ely after getting

pitched out; this 1-as prevented the U quarter’s pension.

fr.:.t from being bruised by the pitch- ( s , u , conl(1 have married at any time uygand rolling of the Reamer The! nnd drawn her pension down to the “handlers begin their work of lifting d of her lnarr t ia she evidently out the fruit. Meanwhile’the captain. vRnted the wholc amount . whieh ! has had his breakfast, lie goes ashore was m an<1 delaved the happy day to the vessel s manifest is entered and, it sh( , would have had ‘“ me dif . she.s “cleared for her return. licult tti her voucher certified signers come to the pier for their share under J a diffcrent name , and for a frac . of the cargo, and while bananas are tiona , am(mnt of her quarter - 8 pav , so iroinir out t»n one* side coal is conn nir ** 4 -4 * ** 44 V * r h AX , v 4* 4- .I that it was probably on the wholc

in on the other, and by the time the w m ‘ rio ,, nn V nKinn/1b „

Thu Wizard Cultivator Has more dcsirsble featureR to comnn nJ it to (he farniinf? public than any other: amone them are: Adjustable Arch—Thus enabling: it to be widened out or narrowed at will ana uccommodatiiiK it to rows of different widths, (twinging Beams—Each beam works practically independent of the other, and each horse does his share of the work. Equalizer

hold is empty the bunkers are full. A stray scorpion or tarantula may linger around, but no attention is paid to it. The water tanks are filled, the same crew signs over again and by three o'clock in the afternoon the sharp steel nose of the alien craft is cutting through the waters of the bay, bound for Cuba and more bananas. Italian

best to get married on pension day. From the laughing manner in which Capt. Skinner told this story, it is evident the happy ex-widow would not have been grudged her little dowry from Uncle Sam had she announced her intention to marrj- immediately on

receiving it.

Thc captain did not say so, but it is

cany inaepexulent of the other, ana each horse does his share of the work. Lqualizer Doubletrees—This improvement stamps “The Wizard” the great Cultivator of the day. Clevis Hitch—It enables you by means of draft rod to change the penetration of shovels to suit vour ground. Much better and more durable device than springs for that purpose. Scroll Spring—The most complete spring attachment made. It is easy and effective, and does not bind or cramp in operation. Cone Bearings—Most durable and easiest operated coupling movement ever devised. Works smooth and all wear is taken up and looseness overcome by simply tightening the nut. For sale by H. S. REITCXGK <£ CO., <3-o o n o z* s 11 o .

E. A. HAMILTON,

wegian owners and Spanish growers roU ^ th h vidoW8 of ^, d make good livings, and, in many eases,; (Uers b c . ncourapin(r them to imitate snug fortunes; and the ambitious the cxa le of tho tical lud who Yankee, neglecting the day of little' m;irr L, „ n T , on : in „ a 0 „

things, lets them do so, and is apparently content with the cheap fruit, while South street is fringed with

idle sailormen.

got married on pension day. A RICE ELEVATOR.

Mail Ileratiso Ho Wasn't Drowned.

!tew Orleans Claliun the First One Ever

Ifreeted in the World.

What the New Orleans papers call “the first rice elevator in the world”

erelkl'^n^NorXtown/’Ta', 'johnnie has j^tbeenerected in that city, says

Johnson, a lad of twelve years, turn

bled in the water, and sank beneath the surface. Other boys saw him disappear. and they scampered away for aid. Johnnie struggled until he reached dry land and then took to his heels. Half an hour later he stood on the

the Seattle Telegraph. The “plant” consists of an elevator tower, into which the grain is directed through a movable chute from the loaded railroad cars and from which it is transferred by machinery to tho bins and barrels of the warehouse, the latter be

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GEORGE BICKNELL,

-DEALER IN-

He became interested in

the strange occupation of the men, never dreaming they were looking for his body. He remained on thc bridge an hour until his clothes dried, and then descended to the creek bank, where the anxious crowd was watching the dragging of the stream. “What you doing?” inquired Johnnie of one who had just come out of the water. “Looking for Johnnie Johnson's corpse,’.’ replied the man. “He tumbled in there two hours ago.” “Why, I’m Johnnie Johnson,” said the astonished lad. Then hc explained to the disgusted crowd of people who had been eager to see a limp body pulled from the creek, and had his ears well

boxed for his pains.

bridge, watching a crowd of men rak- connected with the elevator tower ing the water of the creek with grap- b - v a ^ vered br ; ll f ’ lbc rlce ’ on reach : pling hooks. He became interested in in P U,e f he tower - ls

out on a rubber belt some sixty feet in length, running at a high rate of speed between rollers inclined at an angle of sixty degrees. These rollers are located at intervals of eight feet and serve to keep the rubber belt curved in such a manner that the rice is not spilled while in transit. This belt terminates just within the wall of the warehouse, where the grain is received in a hopper. At the bottom of this hopper is an aperture opened by a trap door, through which the rice is spilled on to a screw conveyor traversing the length of the second story of the warehouse and passing over a series of bins designed to receive the grain. By a delicate arrangement of scales and weights the rice is weighed while in the hopper. At regular intervals rubber belts similar to the one running from thc elevator tower receive the rice from the screw and carry it across the bins. An ingenious contrivance causes it to be dropped into the receptacle when that receptacle is reached. A single man can operate this apparatus and thus enrOrrd the moveraerit of <»neb class of rice, till it is finally deposited in its appropriate bin. Its travels are by no means terminated at this point. Six screw convoyors traverse the ceiling of a lower story. Opening the trap doors in the bottom of the bins on the story above, the rice enters thc spirals of these machines and is borne across the building and received upon another rubber belt. This leads directly to the milling department, where the husks are stripped off and the grain prepared for the market. The capacity of the elevator is estimated at about

A StranRc Friendship.

There is a peculiar case of infatuation between a rooster and two cats to be witnessed at Alton, 111. They all belong to the keeper of a livery stabile, and for some time the rooster, which is a large fowl of the Shanghai breed, was afraid of the oaU. But a friendly feeling grew - "to exist between them and this finally ripened into a case of love. They are inseparable. The rooster will conduct himself just as hc would if escorting two hens about. He will find a worm or grain of corn, cull tile eats and then eat it himself as naturally as though hc had never associated with anything but cats. The felines, on the other hand, will follow him around, roll over and play with him, share their mice with him, and in every possible way demonstrate that his affection is reciprocated. The

Srofs, Dips, Mfl laps -A.3>ff3Z> IIj&.iO.iN'IEJSS. Studebaker and Moline Wagons, Wheat Drills and Corn Harvesters Hardware, Clover and Timothy Seed. Agent for O. Xi.. IPi’ill Oix’clo, X5otaHoIo 23tr*olx.o HAY and STRAW PRESS. Shot Guns and Ammunition. Prices to suit the times. lETDIAXgA ST., KTCWTH of SQUARE Stra or Water Mt. n

rooster sleeps on the edtre of a feed- • . , , , , , , , , . , box and the -’ ; rt-t to"c»her in the! t huudfed barren, per hour, winch fio-x anu tucc-TS rt . to 0 etnerin tne js efl , )ivalent to twent y four hundred

bushels, or four loaded cars. The

box. The strange friendship has existed for some time past and exhibits

no signs of abatement.

Young Amorim.

Rev. Dr. Mcicdith, the well-known Drooklyn clergyman, tries to cultivate

warehouse can accommodate ninety thousand bushels of grain.

iSlarvitiion in iiuMftitt.

The peasantry in the northern region of European Russia are in a pitifully

friendly relations with the younger j impoverished condition, which is daily members of his flock. In a recent talk! becoming more acute. The region to hls Sunday-school ho urged the chil-! m o s t affected covers an area of not dr ,. n , . ,...,,‘1, },:. n whcrcv'T tbr-■ less than 875.000.000 acres. While thc met. The next day n dirty-faced ur-1 imperial government is formulating chin, ■.ranking a cigarette, and having plans for the commercial and indus- »• * e p Tip ▼»•-» G ■* * -l* -TTpi-pi 4 »» * . 1 .. «i^i o T*'1 I fcnizll fl C Vl * 1 f HHU | * T 11, iJllN T J V tillt*

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accosted him on thc street with:

do, Doo?” The clergyman stopped ati governors are apjieuiing lor assistanci once and cordially inquired: “And who ip keep the peoplc from actual starva

Tm one of j'our little

are you, sir?” lambs,” replied thc boy, affably. “Fine day.” And, tilting his hut back on his head, he swaggered off, leaving the worthy divine speechless with amaze-

ment.

tion. Thc people have not enough for broad to last them through thc winter. They are four years in arrears with their taxes and are hopelessly indebted to thc crown for advances made during I and since thc late famine.

OLUfipPIC* is (he result of our displays at the World's liCo"i5*Ui2 pair—more than any other jirmin Horiuulturt. Vaughan’s Seeds and Plants have made a record worthy of the occasion. The best Seed Look ior IS94 is vauunAn a CiAnoclurau ikLOaiHAi to. It tells the whole story of Gardening to dale. Splendid plates of Cannes, Pansies and Sweet Peas shown by us at the Fair,

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