Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 42, Number 4, Jasper, Dubois County, 29 September 1899 — Page 3
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Brief Account of the Battle of May I. I89Ä How the Olympia, the Admiral and the Men Who Fought with llim Will tit Keceived Upon Their Return. September 28.
about the saraenuraber. As the MtCulloch tan into tine it also find eerie ai shot (ran it thrce-inc h field guns, with which it aid been supplied by the italeigh and the Ha.ti ni'irt. .nal was then laaiH for the te-erte 1 1 1 . i r t. to come up on the port side i t the mam equedno, ilno asking if ereeythiBf was nil ruht. The MCul och ansttercd 'O. K.' 1 he licet being bf the ho Hl rial lid over the mines a speed of four knots nit Signal d. " I 1m whole squadron passed up the hay at this ! ed, stct ring to avoid l.e h!i'a'jion the southern tide of the hay and expecting to Ik? a!oul fight mile from Manila at day light. It Bm a night of tin- mo.-t strained suspense. Signal light were being shown in in all along tin- southern tide of the hay, howing that the -tUnlron's nioveiurnta were being ob-i rved and reported. "The (Tews of the various vessels were ordered to lie down alongside the, gun ar.d get wh it rest ;i p ,s. M . i-: j g si. .it ly up the hay the squadron was in front ol M anila at live a. SB., daybraak. It w aa immediately seen that none of the Spanish lieet wa.s in that wit n.ty. "A signal Ufl far ' iff to the right üsclosed Uie Spanish reaeeli n ored in Caaaooa hug, clo-c to t'aviti , the naval arsenal. "It was immediately n .ted by the firing of tiie .--'- ..i... " movements of the boats among them that they were taken by surprise. The Olympia - ;i iltd: 'Prepare to engage tlie enemy,' and turned toward Cavite. As the I.aitimore, i -'lowing t)ie Olympia, made its tarn the battery of 9.2 inch Krupp guns on the lunette of Manila opt m d tire. "The first shot passed over and beyond the flagsl. p (Mjmpia, 'liua fin was ktpt up
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it Nnv York Thurda , pit inl ir 'J. ILV. 1 I"' aeeorded a reception surpa-sitig in apontaneity and grmdiar aajrthing loriuds'd in Ann in an history- He be reeeired, officially, by the government of the United Matts, by the täte of Nt .v Y tl; and the citj of Greater New York, and by repreaedtativea from every state m the union; and OlHIfrMH of his fellow-cit i.-i.s w.M bo pnacnt to express by voice mnl a t .on the -tt em in wkkfc the vi tor of Manila is held b tha common people of Anonoa. Afttr the New York r5 t p! loll is uvi r. the ;..'.!:.!. will Viait N a.-hiugloli. where the president and his cabinet will taader bin a reception and pteeeot hin with a sword of honor, voted bv the congress.
Tili: iiitti.i-: Or MANILA. Ii Was Wim Wllhfinl the Loss r a Slnule tmrrli'sn l.tfe. The t ry i.f the battle of Manila reads alnoei liko a picea of Action, I n tha morning of Mat 1, 1W, Commodore Ilrwev gleaned UStO the harbor. Hi squadron i - d of the cruiser Olympia (flagship),
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i, .- i tu ml and Petrel, ai.d t in- revenue cutter McCallocis, with two transport Here be met the Spanish fleet, consisting of the Reina Crist ina, CaatiHa, Don Antonio de I i. Isla dt- Luzon, Isla de uba, (Jen. Li '. M mjuisde l)uero, CaSO, Yelaseo, Isla de MindaiMlfli lOraa small gunboats and a tran-'p rt. The total tonnage of tha Amer--ji: lint was li.W t'.iis itits that of the Spanish real tiuhling ships was H22 tons, tut t:.e .alter had the support of heavy and
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well m .untt d shore batterit. The result of liii' battle ass the entire destruction of all the ! sniah est-ls and the silent ing of the arnl hat'.eru. Comnioth re iK-wty did not lose a hip nor a man, while the Bpaniah loot tl .i entire fleet, commamird by Atinural llosttojojr Tnlli), and ironi ODO to Tounien.
MOIIV Ol Till: IHTTI.lt. I "Iii In n IVv W rtl ly ( npt. I iikIiInn. af IM ItnlelKti. ( int. Joseph It. Coghlan, who coMMMadod the emmer ltaleigh during the 1 . t.e, h,. famished whst i perhaps t he liest short account af the famous engagement . lleaays: "Tha OtjrMBfata at about HUM Of April , pissed Kl Fraile rotk, a una 11 islet near t ie southern side of the entrance, upon
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TADLET FOR THE OLYMPIA. Jo Be Presented by the People ol the State of Washington.) which a thrtl gif battery of 4. 7-inch Boatoria guns bad bota erected. Next passed the Baltimore in its line. "The llaieigh m:e next nt.d was abreast of the rotk at l-'M a. m. ft May 1. A it swung into the wake of thcO'yrupiaat 12:1.1 a. m. the first gun of the opt rations in the eat was fired Ity the Spaniards from El Fraile rot k, the projectile ) IH Of over ami ImjIMU the I5a;e:g:i and Pttp l. About a Minnti .::.r a oacood shot was fired from El Krai'e in shout the same dir it n ' The ltaleigh then, at 12:15 a. m , at a distance of shout H) aril, fired the first ehot on the American side in the Philippine eampaign. El Kmile battery cor.t inmd tiring ns the squadron passed, the Consird ami Boti M tuing II tnry rime by. "In all alout fix shots were find at the saitt 'jody of the fleet, and answered bv
during tue whole of the battle. As theCon cord swu:: p.il Man, la .t tirtd two shells at tlie lunttte battary. These were the only shots tired toward the city. Our squadron kept moving, the speed increased to eight knots, to thl ttoaniah fleet at t'avite, six milt s tli-t.itt. Wüten the Olympia wachsd a p int al-u: ,"i.li yards fr.m the tiaaiah poastÜM li opened with its forward turn: guns, the t'li.y guns which could be brought to le ir. "The Olvinpia kept up this fire until a point was reached where cur squadron could turn and pass parallel to the Spaniards, at a ti -tam e ot about H.lsJO yards. The 0!mp,a was some 'JO minutes under tire from the lunette batttry. the riet t at (i ite. and the batteries on Sangley Point before it reached a pus, won fron which us fill isiold HiTiitlj be e:Ii tive. "As the tHympia turned to run parallel to the Spaniards at a distance of about 3.000 yard inc.ir.y two nuic from tue enemy) the Paltimttre, fellow ing in its w ake. opened with its sWnwi i -t it .i.i li gu:., and the ships following opened us they reached tlie same point and could bring their guns to bear. " The Ha'cigh was about 50 niB It It under fire baton it 0 u!d lire in if turn. Path of the vess-ls of i ur stjuadron opened w..h guns to. luv. t :.t t sample ol t he . inpia, as they came into position to do so. "We swept by tl-.e Spanish licet, beading to the westward, until we pissed them ami exchanged tire with, the batteries on Sangley Point, turning in succession, with our Midi to tlie northward, to at d rutting on the shoal m front of the latter batteries. "Wo then steamed across the front of the Bpaniah licet, heading eastward, turned with i ur ht ids to the southward, and repeated the t:r-- m.tto liver of g-urg to the wt sttvanl. panlng Bf times in front of the Sp in.ard. tii no t .nit s Li aiiing to the ii-t ar.d t w ,i i to the cast, at each turn gradually edging nearer to tlie Spanish vessels. On the UOt run the Half g!i Mrcd with its guna elevated to 1.400 yards, at which distance all of the sic ondary l attery was also br. tight into p . n "During the seeond run to the westward two agfilaiiini took plate in the watf r a!out mx) yanls to the northward of the Spanish licet. These explosion were supposed by all hands, from the general appearatue of tht tu. to be p iwerfu! mines. "Daring the second run to the west wan! the Sj Utah Bngship, Ueina fri-tina, got under way and steamed alxiut the and. r tie. evidently to avoid punishment. The
rarioos Fpanuh gunboa's or smaller vessels fu. lowed ls example. 'Im- iliina iiad Ix-eu und r way but a short tum when stt am was observed issuing from its i i t ape pipes, showing that it was badly injured. "Soon after it apparently lost control of itself, and one of the gnu I. .. is waa seen to shove its low around and point it to the westward, showing that it steering g U mut have lieen injured also. "It ontiliued to WUHMfOli lM-.i:g turned by a gut boat for about hall an h ur, when it I" ! iiue stationary, and it waa afterward f 'Ui.d it had toti, Oed bottom and stutk. It and the various gunboats boil g under way and maneuvering without any order often bunched themselves ;ri a w iy most satisfactory to the Americans, aa with the proper distance all our guns could fairly
hail projectile alsoard them without missj lag a shot. Several of the Spanish gunhoata
had .ighttrs baa pad iritn atona laahcta on osa wnta iith tht of r..-ot i.i ' . fi a t li. suli'M of
tlie v.-sf s troin our project. .es. "Kt t ping up a ttrrible snd well-direetud fire our squadron swept tive tiiin-a iu front of the Span.aids, and ti.ir., ur.fier s.gual
"N hils the deaiructit n of the smalhr veawas going oil by a Isoat's HOW suit in from '.hi' Pi tie!, the Olympu got untie: w it and strauit tl BV( r far Main I, slitting with no vessels to aid it. The Halcigh, llostoti and ltaltiniore followed as soon us they could g' t tlieir engines g'-tt.g. MMftag kM ( 'oht ord, m hieb htt JUt joined the tit It at'.er the tiestru tjOO Of the MM tic Milidanao ai.d the Petrel to tarry out the destruction .1 the if main-rig vessels. "I ho (fi BtpM surci tiled in reaching Manila itiil aiu hurmg Hi flout of thU okj lefole ant ot tlie otlnr tic.si .s .t tue stpiaal fill could I tti h Up to u. "line uf the bravest things and prei'' sights that ti'.e toiild well iinagilifs wat !io resi itesiua.il ii. by order ol 'he atlmirol, nnusing in ami uiichormg inahom of the Olympia, Oonintnication was ootnhliahod with the shore by landing some of our pie on hjiirtl a neutral veaael, where our at ting t .nsiil, Mr. Walter, the Hr: -ii consul, eooferrad with then and nnriad into Manila the admiral A uitimatura." On Mi) 9 Conaaodort Do way cot the cable coniiiiuiiit ation betwien Manila and lloiig-
CRUISER OLYMPIA. DEWEY'S FLAC3HIP.
fr m the tl.gsl p. withdrew from acti r s' '.ng to breakfast as we got out fron u:. Entire of the fleet and the batteries if fiangli y Point and Mania city. A ton: h i. tas immediately held on Isoard tha flagship, n l.t n reports . cxpenditurea cf ammttnition ami taualties were tcrbally made to Admiral Dewey. "It was with a feeling of the greatest astonishment, as well as of intense gratification, that we learned the squadron liad tS pi tu; I '.nly about one-third ot its ;.r.iraunit.on and hod ri"t lost a s i.sjie nan or ot reived injuri i w irth speaking of. It w n so inerisirtiic that the commanding ofikon stared at cat b other in astonishment. "Ab ut ten o'iltxk it was seen that all the Bpaniah gunboats had run behind t he arsenal f ivite for protection; that the Heina i risttna was agronnd and in flames; that the Don An' L'llo.t's arul the t iti la's sVm tn .r.i.j" had Ixscn tut: tliat i hey were swinging to the wind, and that the C'aatilla
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to be an Kr.g'.isii t I. ituJ.- t gi in and destroy the batteri Tho BaUinore, from its position bcii. . nearest in, oral ordered to lead, i ne t' ii n! a i- dir chd t i g in and I urn the transport itaoner Isla da Mindanao. The lt.il-.im ro, being - k i M m - from the main squadron, was able to get into action - BM i line befon the othf r t 'ease la "f the iqnadron eonld get up. It attaehod in the ni)t gallant manner, stopping at onetime directly under the battery at Sangley Point and pouring in a terrific tire. "tie Olymi t, Raleigh and Boatni follow-! d .n as : is' a tiny possibly t' U:.!. penrng on the botto dnoi their gone eonl 1 be brought to War driving the Spanien troop oat of the fof fificotiona and ailencing everything in that vicinity. During the secritl part of the engat nu nt the battt rics at Manila remained quiet. As soon as the batteries on Sangley Point were tüeBced signal v.as made l -r the ti s '. to e ;n ..s t lose .is ; --Me and iii tr y all tin span.h iiit n-of-war th.it eOald be found. "Tlie Petrel, by lU light draft, waa enabled t o get i i" or - es. r :f, j, , ti ar.y of the other vts-t!. The Raleigh, having a clear field, tired a dozen a:x-tn.h ehe! Is into
Kong, destroyed the f irtificationa at tha el. train" cf M il.i'a bitVu.'nl t k p. ..st-ssii.n of the nival statnin at Cavite. He demanded the surrender of tlie ity of M Utile, which waa nfawd, I'"' gntated Later on.
THIS viimiii vi. s iRRI :it. lie tinte I'riinil Itnrl In Liga Of Bfeoiiilnu ti Hero. George Dewey is a veteran among the naval officers of the United State. Ho received his first exiHTicnce under Admir.il Farragut, and aboard the old st am slo qi M.s-.ss.ppi, to whit It he tvn.-i a'.-tied for duty April 1!'. 1SG1, eight days before Port Suiutt r w as tired upon. He is ii jw 62 years old ami a native of Vermont. He waa appointed to the cavul at nil my from that state in St pti mber.lt"". Whoa he was gndaated four years Itter ho v. is : ei. t a'to.i.i the . : :ii ti al a.-h, and went en a cru, si m the Medio rrantati. He received bis commission as a lieutenant when he was assigned to fluty on the Ulfitnlppl. w-hith joined the Weal Gulf aanad dron. When l-'.irni gut's tit et f r d an c ntr nee to the Misaissippi Lieut. Dewty was ia t he thickest of the fray up. D the kl steam
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- -- ppi fver t' ok part ociurnd in Marth, 180 :. when the lie I tried I ! - I f theOOOsfederate batteries at Port Hudson. Some vi the ships managed to aM up to thOMUf row part of the c hannel, w here they w re t;n d upon by the sh. it battui . Inforced to retreat. Put the Mississippi did ot attempt to get up iato the channel. It w as a foggy day, made more obscure by the sm ike 01 battle. 'The sloop lost ito bcoiingai and ran ashore. Pet ore its officers were aware of ii it bad Otroch directly under tlie guns of a battery which was uric of the strongest of the fortifications. It was only a brut" breathing spell before shots trnch the Mississippi and riddled it from i.tl to end. The obeceritjr niude it ponihle for its crew to take to tht h'.tts alter setting it on fire. Dewey got his first command in lS7i. when he performed special service with the Narrapansett. lie made surveys of the Pacific toast until 1S76, when he became n lightin use iiisrsfcc'.ur, aftwiwatds be.nir the see-
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tlie l lloa. linking it at its B) 'i.ng, and then tirmg into the arsu.al and tlie town of t 'at ite w..rr. ver a Spanish l! ig c u d be st t n . . :; t .oit r one p. in. the Petrel signaled: 'i he enemy sorri i d ra,1 "At this t.niü troos from the batteries on : .1 ' Point tt.u.d ,n -U t. t : . rig out of
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fast aa possible. W bile our squadron was sweeping down to the west waul the first or second tune a small steam vessel wan ;on to rone Mr! Iron Itelund S.mg.vy Point nndattt Rlpt to pas- K full speed ahead of the soinlron, apparentl) loading for our re st rvt s. "The Olympia immediately opened ea it with its secondary battery and the Halcigh, whu h had been ordewd to n ate t iie main line of battle and attach anything which might attempt the deetruotiea of the reserve squadron, sheered out of line and opened with its leeondary l itten-. In a few minutes t. -m ... oh, t amid toward the lard, ran on the lt.nl., :.r. ! was th-tittil by itrrrtv, sinking jut as it struck the ihoal w-ster.
retan of the lighthouse board. Daring llgg 'Ml he comma ihIhI the luin.it. -t mi the Atlantic station. In BeptoaohtTi issi, l.ieat. Deerey was avade a enptain, anti phtcedl m eharnje of thP Dolphin, one of the four vessela abieh formed the original "White Squad n n." He -..a placed in conmaad ot the Pu.-ii.da. of the European stuiadroii, in the to ! .wing tear, remaining an its conwiand rtitmi lss, win ti he beeaaH the ehial of the bornnof . ;. inert and recruiting, with the rank of i .i.i.nniiwte.
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Untitled nut hanged then untii !'".:. when, he hiriatl a member of the ItghthoaOO boorol. He Nceived bh eaeauaJanoM on eoaa m..d .re I'c! nr. it "s, ivh,, .Ml. ...., t. nam t ine made prcsnlent of the board of laapeetiea and survey, whith poodtiog he occupied until Jaaaary, iww, trnen lie waa phv i m t onmaad of the Asiatic aquidroa. n May 7. 1S!W. Commantler Dt ttt a promoted to be rear admiral and g ti n tlie thanks of congress. Still later ho was made full admiral by act of congress.
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Hesse lt tlie l.'iiilf. Baahfa the swortl that is to be presented te bim by the nation, Admiral Dewey Will tp Ins return be math- the recipient of majiy tosti) presents, am ng tl.tai a li.iiidsolne I of work i i hie Sagahip, to be present i I bjf the eitinns ot tllympia and the state at Waahifigton. It ia a annn paaal, whu h w.,1 bo phv d m the Uu maid taveat of OJm ship, between lln; ti big gun.. It weighs 3s poaaae, i four feat high, while itsgreutMt breadth is 44 footi P .u. IV. Morrh) dosined the panel, und. r the cliret turn ot D. C French. The panel will contain tho historic li g. ltd "(ir. 1 1 1 , V'U may fire when ready," the words with whu h the battle of Manila waa t, pencil. Ai.'. iter is a decorative tablet, dtssigned by Uaphael A. Weed. The tablet, win. b measures about tiiree by four feet iu size, h tont thing unique, the design being builnd into pie pared und polished white 1 tssw .oil by ine app..eatmn of heated irons, produt .ng aa fffoet "f rich brown tones, eoaahiaao w ith a slightly atodohsd nrfoai that suggests I carving.
Still another is the largest luving cup ever prodm ed by the lUveranith's art. It aril be of solid silver, six feet bigh, or 4A inches taller than the admiral, bitty thousand dunes, raised by popular tabieriptivn, have been used in its construction.
in all, tin- committee suggest some such mbjct t as " I be A'niy" und " The Navy" for .1 I "Tha Weal Indue" and "i hn East ln i.e" for the otin r. A - .. i. i.i- i .eii made that arrange gnanti should I ntofeetedi with one of the gas c mpaiues to have the collUMI of the colonnade topied with fianhna lights, and Mailar lights ifiud to the curuers of tha eontioa of tlie ireh, while the arch itself should be illuminated with ein trie lights. 'I;..? .mit .s '.. be I. ii .t .: the same material as that used in tha gorgeous decoration of the Chicago exposition, which, as ex-
TilUI IKUi VOBK RKCBPTIOS, I hr. t- Million l't-oile Are i:ieeled Its Pneltntpnto in it. The Olynpia, btr iidiiiiral, captain and trrttr will be received St pt.mi.t r Ü bf Hear Admiral oampeon, on behalf of the govora iiit-ii t. by the governor of New York, the n.i r of the city, and other dignitaries. There will be a great naval parade up the llul- n river, ban. pi. -Is and receptions, and on Sc ptenber 9 then a ill be a great land p.w.ulc, and n ivem trs by the score, from the eaat mid the west, and the north and the south, surrounded by gaudily dressed stafis, will vie with each other to tell lletvey what the people of the land think of him. Ami they will toll him pleasant things. They will tell hin that ha is the central figure of the ffpiniah American war; that his waa the only victory Bot tainted by charnc-Mf-destroying jealousy; that his diplomacy waa as triumphant as his fighting. They w ill tell liim that in spite of seiuäiional newspaper correau ndei ts, who would make a monkey of the lion, the people have an abiding faith in his common sense and hht jvdgmeiit of men and affairs. And all this homage will not turn his head, for Dewey is a true Amcm-an who believe in the people anil w ho knotv that charlatanism and olb nlive jingoism are nut Anerieao ami that yellow journaiiaui does not represent anything
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Agustrul at n m Ii I iik t tn. The verses given hre were written tn honor of Admiral DOVejr, on his re turn to the fr.lted States from the Philippine ta- : indu, and In commemoration ot the destruction of the Spanish fleet tn the harbor of Cnvltl hy th..' arjuadron under hin command, May 1. 1H3S. This poem, according to Leslie's Weekly. In to be read at the literary exercises at Washington in connection with the admiral's reception Ut tho national capital. IlfWf) I nines! Present Arme! Turn out the guard! With urms presented well!
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DCWtV TABLET IN UUHNT WOOD. .To Be Presented to the Atlmiral by the Citizens of New York.)
tl, it is ennobling or commendable in our national life. Preparation! hat e been made for the rnteriaiiiiii.'iit oi '.Uou visitors dunng the Dewey (aativoi. : i : l it ii miii i, Aittii. I he t.rttt.tlt -1 rit-t i ,t H tirk l.er Coner Is eil In Anierlt-a. The contribution of the National St ulpturc society to the Dewey celebrntion is the Moot notable of all. It will consist of an arch tod I aknnode to he erected at Mudison square, free of cost, although the professional services of the artists engaged in the U irk repreai nt an etimvaleut ai from sl."Ji.ssi to OJin.UOU. The arch is to be suplcmtnted by a line of columns, enrnhed with sculptures. The arch itself is similar in general design to the greni Roawa nitiinoruil archea, purtieulnri the arch of Ti:u. Its four grunt piers will have hl II relief decorations, and at their bases are to le large allv ru ai prcups, personifying Patriotism, War, The Return and Pi m I. The timala of the columns, oueithcr side ol Um elleg irieal (roopi ourntieoad are to Ik- iinrlr.iit linurcs, from ei.'it to twelve feet hiph, of famous American admirals and naval olht-ers. The commuter of the Sculpture society wrote to Secretary of Navy Long to surest the annua of right heroes wh.. he thought oroald most fit t iriK'y rep resfTit the navy. In reply be itiggeeted Johl I'aul .lone. npreaeftting the war of the rcvolation; Decatur, Hull, Terry and Une ). ti..iijiii, rejire-i nt mg the war of 1M2, unit Fan got, Porter end Cuahing, representing the ivil w-.tr. The sp.itnlrels over the main entrance, on the nuith Rad south sidea, are to have Ins reliefs lyuboluting the At lan tie and Pacific ct i a:. s . a i .ii. I tin rth st:d Maw' rivers en the other, "thuO," t quote from t he conunit tee's report, "to emphnain New Yot L-'s position as i he in est important ci m naorcial eitjr of the eeontttr." Thetwokcy.tone af the Mofa are to be surmounted by :: i At Ann rnuti f.iM-, which wiil prvhnbl be gihled. Above the winirs of the e.iirlcs hall, it is suggested, be placid itistcrptiona, to be choaeo by the oelebration committee, ia rccognition of the servict s of Atlmiral Dewey. A I. vel leatuiT of tin- tl. sign IS A UUtdligl nf sea koteeu, drattirin a ship, surmounting the UpM of th areh. At ti.e prow of this ship stands a figure, symbolizing Triumphal Victory, with outstretched wing. Thia is MM "I lln- most stnk.i'i; poit, ons of the entire at met ore. Ti.e .,i .-urf .:, above the minor arches on the we-; and easl sidea of tho ediftee an in be eorired Ith tieaigno In high relief, tlie nbjoetiof Urhich have not yet been th finiteIt chosen, bm for which allegories f "The Proteetioa of ti- Country" und "Thi Ad rancrmrnt of Civilization" sre atiitgeated. As for the large sculptured groups to le placed at either end of the cnlonnsile, toir
He'a home again, within our hearte to dwell: With n our hearts, as !n a saert d shrine, her. In our love shall hold him for all time. liud let the drums heat! Wright the bonfires (flow! With palms and roses rare hia pathway strew! Turn out the KiiarJ! Let flags und falchions wave! With all aeclaUU extol th warrior brave. S.: a, maids and matrons, joyous patana alngLlt glad-voiced chllJren shout and churchbells ring! While nil tha world applauds amazed aghast At deeJs which chslleiigo evt ry record past. Turn out the guard! Another lustrouu name Is graven on the nation' roll of fame! Nobly he did the work he went todo Qu l age ad Mi fernlag Maro trkei and true. The flag ha hare into that fateful tightIts lit e-and-forty stars now blaze mom bright. Turn out the guard! And roar, ye cannons, roar! Till th. iarth tremblea from Atlantlc'u I h ore To aril I the western sun. in gorgeouu state, Ir." lathi I'aelflc through the Golden Gate. Ii t proleea siiout! TO heavens be not mute, liut add our thunders to the grand salute! Turn out (he guard! Turn out, ye people all! To gr.et the kr.lght who sadd at duty'U call: Hit coming conjures mem'rles of the past The MON of guns, the IrnyiuK huule's blast. Aim in W e h ir th- trumpet's shrtlly blow. The while the charglna crullen crush the foe. Turn out the guard! Lord Nelson ia outdo:-, e! The in. rdoa fairly won from Albion's son. With l'n hie, Perry , Lawn m-. Hull, l'aul Janf a Wht proeed the country's might In clarion tones With 1'irrjKUt, Iiahlgren. POOtl cnrctll hia name Upon tie- t ihn ts of eternal 'ain.! DAVID JAM Eg I. VANS.
Mnlslim n lltlntd lln II. It ri'tjiiires skilled labor lo turn out n blllitml bull. Onc-lialf uf it is lirat turned, an instrument ttf the finest steel bei n( need for the work. Then thu half-turned ball ist httttf ap in n in t i ml is allowed to remain there for n year to dry, i in n the aacoad half la turned, and then comes the ptilisliin. Whiting; nd water nml n pootl ileal of rubbing; tire requlolto for this. It is necess.-iry in UhO tad thai the ball r.lnill. to the eerie t frnetiofl oi I prain, be uf itertain weight.
