A VETERA WARSHIP. FIRED THE FIRST SHOT IN THE REAL ' CONFLICT OF 1812. Good aad Bad Tort cues of the Frict Mlst Heroic Joka Kodjers "Wen Glory a Her Deck Itec&tur Lost the Skip, "btit STcd His Honor. Coprriht, 1ST, hy American Press Asso ciation. Book rights reserved. NCLE SAil is a-wkening to the d e s i r ability of preserving relics of his foreign wars. Mexican and British tro phies are the most Bought after of all the sights of the capital At the close of the World's fair there Tvas added a new treasure, the fa mous "Long Torn" gun from the pri vateer General Armstrong, used -with such execution acainst the Britons in 1814. Efforts are making to secure an ap propriation to put Old Ironsides in trim to begin another cennrry, and her sister ship, the President, captured bj a Brit ish squadron after peace "was declared in IS 15, may yet find anchorage beside her at the deck -where she 'was built. The President -was a 44 gnn frigate like the Constitution, bat didn't have the run of luck -which helped make Old Ironsides famous. Through cut the -war of 1812 .Napoleon's attitude kept Great Britain at -war with every nation that did not second her in -working far his downfall. A favorable arrangement between Prance and the United States had caused British cruisers on the American coast to become more and more annoying tc American commerce. A richly laden vessel bound to France -was captured -within 30 miles of New York, and early in May. 1811, a British frigate supposed to be the Guerriere- stopped an American brig only 18 miles from 2ew York. The government resolved to send out one or two of the new frig ates to protect American commerce from British cruisers. The President, lying at Annapolis, was ordered to put to sea at once, under the command of Commo dore Rodgers, and search for the Guer riere. She weighed anchor and proceed ed down Chesapeake bay, and on the 14th passed the capes of Virginia out into the Atlantic- Rodgers saw a vessel on the eastern horizon. Having ex changed signals, the stranger bore otT southward. Thinking she might be the Guerriere. Rodgers gave chase. Early in the evening of May 16 Rodgers was so near that he inquired, "What ship is -that?" The question, repeated, came from the stranger Rodgers immediate ly reiterated his question, which, before he could take his trumpet from his mouth, was answer d by a shot that lodged in the mainmast of the President. Rodgers ordered a return shot. It was followed by three shots frcni his antag onist and then by a broadside with musketry. Then Rodgers, "equally de termined," he said, "not to be the ag gressor or suffer the flag of my country to be insulted with impunity," gave or ders for a general fire. His antagonist was silenced within sis minutes, and the guns of the President ceased firing, when suddenly her antagonist opened fire anew. Again she was silenced, and at dawn the president saw her several miles to the leeward. Rodgers ascer tained that his enemy was his majesty's ship Little Belt, Captain A. B. Bing ham, which was searching for the Guer riere on the American coast. After an investigation the two governments were willing to bury the affair iu oblivion, but the people of both countries were stirred to more bitter animosity. Commodore Rodgers was in the port of New York when war was declared in command of a email squadron, compris ing the President (his flagship), the Es sex, Captain Porter, and the Hornet, Captain Lawrence. He received orders to sail immediately on a cruise. Having information that a fleet of West India merchantmen had sailed for England under a convoy, he steered for the gull stream to intercept it. He had been joined by a cmll squadron under Com modore Decatur, comprising the United States (flagship), the Congress and the Argus. Meeting a vessel which had been boarded by the British ship Belvidera. Rodgers pressed snil, and in the course STEPHEN DECATTE. of 36 hours he discovered the Belvidera, gave chase and overtook her off Nan tucket shcals. Captain Rodgers person ally pointed and discharged one of the bow chase guns of the President, and his shot went crashing into the gunroom of his antagonist, driving her people from it. That was the first hostile shot of the war fired afloat. Two more shots were sent home, but at the fourth the President's guns burst,killed and wound ed 16 men, blew up the forecastle and threw Rodgers several feet in the air. As he fell his leg was broken. In spite of the disaster the President's broadside guns were double shotted, and the starboard fire delivered with -telling effect upon the Belvidera. The enemy's fire was also accurate, every shot "striking the President. After an other broadside the latter began to lose on the chase, and darkness enabled the 'QaeMKixrn m r-mA nftpr castinsr her an- OTBCboard and pumping tans of d. mare cruises in to bring bis f erred to the captive ship Guerriere. De catur took command of the President and sailed from the blockaded port of New York on Jan. 12, 1815, before the news of the treaty of Ghent, signed in December previous, reached America. Sailing continuQusly, he escaped tr-s blockaders, but on the evening of the 14th ran into a British squadron 65 miles off Sandy Hook. Decatur turned about, hoping to make the eastern end of Long TVlrsnd, but next morning the President was chased by four THHfr ships of war. These were the Endymian. Pomone, Tenedos and Majestic. The President, deeply laden with stores for a long cruise, soon found the Endymion rap idly overtaking her. Decatur lightened his ship to increase her speed, but to little purpose. At 8 o'clock in the after noon the Endymion came down with a fresh breeze, which the President did not feel, and opened her bow guns upon the latter. The fire was quickly return ed. At 5 o'clock the Endymion gained an advantageous position and terribly bruised the President, while the latter could not bring a gun to bear on her antagonist. It was evident that the En dymion was endeavoring to gradually bring the President to an unmanage able wreck. Perceiving rhig, Decatur resolved to run down upon the Endym ion, take her by boarding and trans fer his crew to the swifter vessel But the commander of the Briton managed his vessel so that the two were brought abeam of each other. Both de- decatck's tigtit rs" nir tcesidest. livered trenndous broadsides. Every attempt of Decatur to lay the President alongside the Endymion was foiled. The gallant captain was twice wound ed, but refused to leave the deck. He now determined to dismantle his antag onist. The two frigates ran side by side for 2 f hours, discharging broadsides at each other, until the Endymion, having had most of her sails cut from the yards, fell astern and would have struck hex colors in a few minutes. At that mo ment the Pomone and Tenedos were seen approaching. The President kept on her course and vainly tried to es cape. The pursuers closed upon her and at 11 o'clock made a simultaneous at tack Decatur thought of surrender. One fifth of his crew was disabled, his ship crippled and a fourfold force opposed tc him. Just then the Pomone fired a sec ond broadside, which killed a number of men on the President. 'She means to sink us!" exclaimed Decatur, his face streaming blood from two ugly wounds. "To your quarters, my lads, and renew your fire." Before the command could be obeyed the Tenedos ranged up on the President's starboard bow and hailing was answered: "This is the American frigate President. We have surrender ed!" The reports to the British admiral ry stated that the President was captured by the Majestic, Tenedos, Endymion and Pomone. Bluff old Admiral Coch rane remarked, "Why, the President was completely mobbed!" The veteran ship has been in the regular British na vy since her capture and now lies at the West India docks at London. Her name has never been changed. It has been suggested in England that she be returned in a general exchange of war trophies held by the two nations. Grorgk L. Kn.-vrKR. When Doctors Disagree. Doctors rarely or never criticise each other in the presence of laymen, the idea being apparently that to do so would tend to weaken an existing and most commendable belief on the part of the general public in the infallibility of every regular practitioner. It is just possible that there is no such belief, and that even the doctors themselves know that nobody is deceived when, as often happens, one of them reverses en tirely a dismissed brother's treatment of a case ani nt the same time praises both the treatment and the brother with fervid cordiality. Be that as it may, when the doctors get together, as in their state conven tion, the infallibility theory gets some dreadfully bard knocks. The author of one paper read declared that 75 per cent of physicians habitually neglected a malady that produces an enormous amount of deafness; a second said that a largt- proportion of the operations far appendicitis were wholly unnecessary, while half a dozen of them expressed the opinion that most abases of medical charity, about which the profession complains so bitterly, were the direct result of unwise or dishonest conduct on the part of the pcafessioa's own mem bers. New York Times. The Trials of the Great. Dreams of influence and command filled his mind. -Men bowing before him, crowds striving to obey his every thought and wish flitted delightfully acrotss his imagination. Then the door opened suddenly. "If you please, sir, " said the excited butler, "the cook's given notice to leave." That was all but it was enough. f3rooklvn Life. Cast Raise the Wind. Dixon Young Softleigh doesn't seem to be traveling at such a rapid gait as formerly. Hixson No; he punctured the tire on his wheel of fortune. Chicago News. The annual taxes of the world aggre gate the enormous sum of $4,250,000, 000 How to Make Skia Pood. Melt together 2 ounces of Ianoline, t ounces oil of almonds, an ounce spexma reti, three-fourths of an ounce of whit wax, half an ounce of glycerin. Whih Jooling stir constantly, nrirKng so drop j3f benzoin THACKERAY IN BOSTON. "F Cosoaacnt ob the "Good Society" of That City. Mr. Thackeray brought from England a letter of introduction to an important gentleman of Beacon street. By him he was most hospitably entertained and passed from dinner parry to dinner par ty. But Thackeray's interest in the cap ital of New England did not end with Beacon street dinner parties. He had heard something of the eminent men of the town and at that moment happened to be particularly interested in Theo dore Parker. He wished very much to hear this celebrated Unitarian preacher. He mentioned this desire to his host. The Beacon street gentleman seemed much surprised, but without abating any of his outward courtesy and mak ing some valid excuse took Tirm to King's chapel on Sunday morning in stead of to Music hall, where Parker preached. At King's chapeL the Bea con street gentleman said, peoplo of the best society might always he found. Thackeray, it is needless to say, was a mild mannered man, not fond of a struggle to free himelf from his enter tainer's clutches. He saw that it was impossible far him to get an Sunday to Music hall. But during the week he heard that Parker was to deliver a dis course at the funeral of a rich and pub lic spirited merchant. Thackeray went alone to the funeral and was greatly in terested and thrilled by the address. He also saw many people who looked as if they were more interesting than any he had seen at the Beacon street dinner parties. He went home that morning to dinner and found that his host had invited to meet him several gentlemen of the best society, most of whom were bares. Thackeray could not help telling about Parker and the fu neral and confessing how much he had been impressed by the preacher and the people. His host was visibly distressed and presently managed to whisper in his ear, "I beg of you, Mr. Thackeray, to remember that Mr. Parker does not belong to our best society." This was mare than the Englishman could stand, and he replied, loud enough to be heard by at least one at the table, "Upon my word, I begin to wish I hadn't got into good society when I came to Boston. " Nineteenth Centurv. WARNING FOR SCHOOLMA'AM A Fond Mother Viewed the Acquaintance With Some Suspicion. The course of a teacher in some rural schools is not unmarked by pitfalls. One young lady thus engaged tells an amusing story of the anxiety her con duct unwittingly caused the mother of one of her pupils. The pupil in ques tion was an overgrown and stupid but well behaved boy of 19, named Tobias Hodge. He was older by several years, and far bigger than any other pupil in the school, but he was not so well ad vanced in his studies as some of the younger ones. He seemed so anxious to learn that the teacher often got him to remain after school for the purpose of assisting him in his studies. Their hemeward way lay over the same road, and they would walk home together after the hard places in the les sons had been made easy far Tobias. Often in the morning, when she left home to go to the schoolhousc. the teacher would find the boy waiting for her, and she tactfully gave him several lessons in politeness, such as lifting his hat to her and other ladies, and assist ing her over bad places in the road She was beginning to feel that she might really make something out of To bias, when her efforts on his behalf re ceived a sudden check by the receipt of the following note from his widowed mother: V innni I just want to say that I have heerd how ya arc carryiri oa with nty son Tofoe, an all 1 got o say is that heaia't of TnniTjia ast?, an I aia hia gardeen. A word to the wise onhff to be srfftsfrent. London Telegraph How the Scene Was Once lighted. It must have often struck people, when reading of the old performances in the last century, how it was that the lighting was contrived. The power of oil lamps was limited enough. Theaters like Drury Lane and Covent Garden were of enormous size. There were no footlights, at least until about the mid dle of the last century, and they were the humble "floats," dim enough. Yet there was ample light to observe ex pression and play of features, so neces sary in interpreting the fine old come dies of character. Nowadays the stage is one blaze. It is literally bathed and suffused in light. There are no shad ows, and yet it might be said the amount of necessary light is no more than there used to be and is not nearly as satisfactory. How was it then? In the theaters of Garrick and earlier days the stage was really lit by four great chandeliers, which hung directly over the heads of the actors from the arch of the proscenium and just outside the curtain. When the play was over, these were lowered slowly, a signal for the audience to depart. These chande liers furnished a goodly amount of light on a circular zone immediately below them. The actors' faces and figures were lit in the natural way, as the sun would light them, but the rest of the stage was comparatively r?nrV or gloomy. Gentleman's Magazine. His Exculpation. A minister met a little boy Sunday afternoon with a string of fish, none of which was more than two inches in length. Don't you know," said the minister, "that you committed a sin in catching those little fish on the Sabbath dav?" " Tain't my fault," replied the boy, " 'cause the big ones wouldn't bite. " Columbus (O.) State Journal. One of the First. "Oh, 1 wanted to nek you about that society novel you were reading! Did he marry her after all?" "No; he was one of the first to marry her." Detroit Journal. A Sound Liver Matron a well fnn Are yon billions, constipated or troubled with jaundice. 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Deep orange groves, pejsegranate hedges bright Xnt varnished fringes of the pepper trees, Arf, ah, that wind ct senshiae, wind of light. Wind of the eeaal Charlotte PerHas Stetson fa Land of Sna- GREATNESS UNDERVALUED. Shakespeare, Scott aad Mrs. Siddons Were "ot Wonder Oaee. In these modern days-, when the most extravagant laudations are paid by lit tle cliques to little poets and mediocre actors, and the language of eulogy is exhausted on what seems very renall provocation, it is difficult to picture a time when not only the minor bard and the second class actors were severely dealt with, but even the best- and great est were exposed to irreverent criticism. Robert Greene, who, however, was in the same line of business ("wrote him self"), declared his contemporary Shakespeare to be "an upstart crow, who, in his own conceit, was the only Hhakescene in the country." Dryden wrote of the bard of Avon: "He writes in many places below the dullest writ ers of our or any preceding age. Never did any author precipitate himself from such heights of thoughts to such low expressions. He is the Janus of poets, and you have scarcely time to admire one face ere you despise the other. " Coming nearer to our own times, it is generally, but quite erroneously, sup posed that the Waverly novels were re ceived with a universal accord of ac claim on their first appearance, but this is by no means the case. In many of the contemporary organs of criticism they were "damned with faint praise, " and in some even without it Mrs. Siddons, again a statue to whom was uncovered in Paddington by Sir Henry Irving is supposed to have taken the town by storm and to have been at once acknowledged the queen of her profession. Yet Horace Walpole, admitting her great talents, by no means expressed himself with such en thusiasm. "She pleased me beyond my expectation, but not up to the admira tion of the ton, two or three whom were in the same box with me. Mr. Crawford asked me if I did not think her the best actress I ever saw. I said: 'By no means. We old folks are apt to be prejudiced in favor of our first impressions- ' She is a good figure, hand some enough, though neither nose nor chin according to the Greek standard, beyond which both advance a good deaL Her hair is either red or she has no ob jection to its being thought so and had used red powder. Her voice is clear and good, but I thought she did not vary its modulations enough, nor ever approach enough to the familiar, but this may come wenh more habituated to the awe of the audience of the capital. Her ac tion is proper, but with little variety. When without motion, her arms are not genteeL "Thus, you see, till my objections are very trifling, but what I really wanted but did not find was originality, which announces genius, and without both which I am never intrinsically pleased. All Mrs. Siddons did good sense or good instructions might give. I dare to say that were I one and twenty I should have thought her marvelous, but, alas, I remember Mrs. Porter and the Dumes nil and remember every accent of the former in the very same part. " Illus trated London News Otherwise With Her. 'A man convinced against his will Is of the same opinion stilL By no such fault doth -woman fall She never is convinced at alL Detroit 2ews. Xot Himself. "Charlie doesn't seem quite himself to night." "He isn't. He's sober!" Sketch. A Fall Fancy. In lovely annum countless lovers -walked Amid the forest, hand in hand, and talked, And. lo, the virgin leaves heard what they said And blushed in all the glorious hues of red! Town Topics. How He Progressed. "He used to kiss me on the lips," She sighed, uand then somehow He moved on np by little trips Until he jrot Unto a favored spot Close to the border of my brow. "He used to kiss me on the lips Then on the cheek, then on the brow. 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