Nebraska Newspapers

    24 THE OMAHA DAILY HHE : SUNDAY , MAY 1 , 1898.
"THE BLUFFER , "
4 = - The Messenger Boy as a Unique Character. = E = -
A. LOUNSnERRY.
In nnjr largo city the occupation of the mes
senger boy vnrles according to the section of
thp city In which he Is employed. It Is , however -
ever , a recognized fact that they arc all the
etimo In being old men with children's boJIes.
Although the average term of service of the
messenger boy Is but tlx months before ho
secures a position In the olflco of some
banker , broker or ether patron whom ho
ecrve % he accumulates In that time a mass
of experience and an adaptability to combat
with circumstances that does much credit
to the Intelligence of the native-born Amer
ican.
ican.For
For shrewdness and quickness of percep
tion the messenger boy lias no uuperlor. No
ono ever eaw a look of surprise upon his
focc , no matter where ho was told to go or
what responsibility he was commissioned to
flHsume. In his life there Is nothing hum
drum. Ills days are full of unique experi
ences that make him Indeed a very old man.
When these boys arc questioned about some
hairbreadth escape that they have had or
come subtle bit of wit that they have shown ,
they usujlly replyVc : have forgotten ;
that happens'every day to us. "
Urokcrs employ a large number of the
boys to take large deposits to the bank , as
well cs eliecka fpr enormous sums of money
to get codified. Although the boy's com
pany Is responsible for the safe delivery of
the property- the boy feels In honor bound
not to embarrass his company , and during
the last four years , In so largo a city as New
York , but $5 Is reported to have been lost
by any one of them.
York. Though but a few months more
than C years olJ , ho has been twice around
the world , out by way of the Cape of Good
Hope and homo around the Worn , and ho
has made other long voyages besides. Ho ( s
the captain's son. He bcgao going to sea
When he was IS months old , and ho has
been en most of the voyages of his father's
ohlp since , sailing when his mother sails.
illo Is a good sailor ant never seasick. Ho
has a suit of oilskins and rubber boots aad
a sou'wester , so that he Is not confined to
the cabin In rainy weather. He docs not , of
course , como on deck In heavy blows , or
very bad weather , but bo would If permitted
como out In all sorts of weather.
IlilSIIMAX I.V STAIN.
SirniiKC Story of n'llonnrll , Duke of
Teliimi.
In the early part of this century three
brothers named O'Donnell left their native
country Ireland , of course and went to
live In Spainwhere they all had extraor
dinary careers ; ono died In 1SCT after ho had
become the duke of Tetaun , though ho was
better known as Ocneral O'Donnell ; he was
ono of the most brilliant military men of
his time. The youngest brother was cut off
In his youth , but nothing In the lives of the
others is so strange and touching as the
story of Ills death.
In 1832 there was war In Spain regarding
the succession to the throne , and young
O'Donnell declared himself for Isabella , who
was Indeed soon proclaimed queen ; but before -
fore that time O'Donnell fell a prisoner to
General Zumalacarrequy , a leader of the
.inn ? > - .
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THE IlEl'LY MADE THE MEN TUKN THE III HEADS.
A story Is told of ono boy that was in the
habit of carrying largo sums of money every
day for Drown Bros. , the bankers. He
was an Innocent , sleepy looking child , but
already acquainted with the wiles of man j
and how to grapple with them. He wao re
turning from hia last trip of the day to the
banker's ofllce. In his pocket were s'x clean ,
crisp $1,000 bills , as well as a certified " check
fcr $160,000. He was quite blasevhcre large
sums of money were concerned. Suddenly ,
os he turned around a corner , ho found him
self face to face with two ugly-looking men.
They were Intoxicated and pinned him in
closely against a.railing.
"Don't try ter ? J'Jl us , " one of them said.
"Wo know ycr carry a big lot of money , and
vrc'ro coin' to have it. "
"I suppose ycr don't happen ter see that
cop a-comln , " the boy replied languidly.
There wca no policeman In sight , but the
reply made the men tutn their heads In the
eamo direction at the same time.
"Then , " the boy related afterward , "I took
the wad and Fluffed It dowu here , " Indicating
the space betwcn hla neck and hla collar.
"You can search me , if you can spare the
time , " ho told the men.
They turned his pockets Insldo out , shook
Mm like a'rat and let him go. Slnco then
the boy hag been called by hid friend ? that
know the story "the bluffer.1
Messenger-bojfl are ono of the modern con
veniences , and there are few duties , cither
In political or domestic economy , that they
are not called upon to perform. Usually
more is 'required ' than the average intelli
gence.
Not long ago a boy responded to a call
from Governor Morton's house. The butler
handed him tome motley and told him to ee-
cuio sails at'once for the'performance to be
given at a certain theater that evening and
to hand the tickets to the governor when ho
arrived at the theater. The boy had never
reen Governor Morton. After ho had bought
the tickets ho stood for come time outside
the theater scanning the gay crowd that en
tered the building. "i\Iy man hasn't como
yet , " he said with confidence to another
messenger-boy. Governor Morton had hqrdly
gotten out of hla carriage , however , when
the boy ttcpped up to him and held out the
tickets , with the remark :
"Tho best scat9 In the house , tlr. "
The governor replied : "Thank you , my
boy , I was just becomKig uneasy about your
finding me. How were you so successful1'
"Well , " the boy replied , "I've niled In-
etructlona tor pick out a tall woman , with
dark hair at tho. circus , elr , so It ain't hard
for mo ter pick out the * governor ot the
state. " -v . ,
The bicycle service of IJaQ. in ssengc-r
_ boys , which Ms now established on a"perma-
" icnt plan , has proved most valuable to The
public. These "blljo loya , " as they are
calleil.'urc a see"cted ! number andvare paldi
nn a percentage basis , which averages them
from $8 to $10 a week. The Increase in
peed , for delivering Important message * is
shown by the following Incident. A gentle
man whoso wife was ill called a messenger
boy and toU him to go at once for a
physician. Ho instructed him to take
three lines of cars and cautioned him
against loitering , saying : "To go from
Jure to my doctor's house aud return takes
Just thlrty-thrco minutes. If you are not
back In that time I shall know that you
liavo not attended strictly to business. " The
boy smllrd and departed. At the end !
of tweho minutes ho stood drain In the
ball and delivered a verbal reply from ( heI
doctor. Thu giutlcman was amazed and
IncroJulous.
' 'How did you do It , " he asked.
"I had my bike outside , " the boy replied
almply.
The lot ot the messenger boya that per
form night aervlco ta not a happy one , being
between two evils. Their instructions are :
> Yako the people , up. but don't make a
nolso. Should thty fall to fulfill the first
instruction and make their delivery
promptly , complaints would be made ; and
when they find households that require
Vigorous rapplngv between the hours of 12
nd 2 , the Irate neighbors make their lives
burden during the next day by culling
them to account'for tolitoiouasrss.
TINS YttirSUKJIT hAII.OII.
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Ml I IP Mor * Thau HI * Vrnr Old , 110
! ! HVCH Twice Aruuiul Hie World.
J'trlUps the youngot ollor In ono aboard
M American bark now lyfrjg In tbc port ot
Curllst forces. The young Irishman looked
upon this ao almcst a piece of good luck , for
the Carllst leader was an old schoolmate of
his. The two friends celebrated this meet
ing after a separation of years as a festive
occasion ; and as they ate supper together and
( Iran ! ; toasts to old times Zumalacarrequy
said :
"Your captivity will be brief , my friend.
I am Just about to send off a flag of truce to
your general to negotiate an exchange of
prisoners , so that you may expect to bo free
tomorrow. "
The flag of truce was Indeed sent , but the
result was terrlhly unexpected. The general
of the Chrlstanos ( that was the name given
to Isabella's party ) answered the Carllst en
voy by saying :
"I will show yoxi how I treat rebels , " and
forthwith he had all his Curllst prisoners
brought out end shot down before the eyes
of the Christians , and the officer had no bet
ter news than the story of their death to
take back to his chief.
The next morning Zumalacarrequy came
Into his tent , where his prisoner was break
fasting , wearing a very unhappy expression ;
he sat down In silence.
"What Is the matter ? " asked 'O'Doanell.
"Have you slept badly , or was your chocolate
burnt ! "
"I am Immensely disturbed , " was the an
swer , and ho told how the Carllst prisoners
had been shot , and added , "I must mike
reprisals. My friend , in ono hour's time you
must bo shot , no matter how I feel about
It. "
O'Donnell eet down his cup , after finishIng -
Ing his chocolate , and said : "Yes , that Is a
matter of course ; you must not distress your
self about It ; I would act In the same way
myself. ( Now Rive mo a. couple of cigarettes
and writing material , for I must write a let
ter , which I will trouble you to take care ol
after my execution. "
As he finished the letter the guard came
to take out the prisoners. O'Donnell got up
at once , shook hands with the man who was
both his friend and his enemy , lit another
cigarette and _ walked out to bo shot. "
A HOY OF"IT A FOOD SCIKXTIST.
Scott IT. Perky HUN ( Snuc to Kuroix-
Ijpnrii What ( in-lit Mn Ent.
Among Itie passengers on the Campania
recently wzs Scott H. Perky of Worcester
Mass. , who goca abroad to study the cffcc
of food upon nations and to Investigate the
food of great tnca In history.
Mr. Perky Is but 17 years of age , reports
the New Ycvk Journal , but In aplte of his
youth Is armed wl'.h credentials from mem-
bcri of the cabkiet. Governor Wolcott o
Mac achusetts and many other well known
men , who eay that he Is ono of the beet
Informed men In the country on the subject
In spite of all the courtesies that have been
showered upon him , nnd the honor paid him
by trusting him wl.d eo Important a mission
Mr. Perky is extremely unassuming and loa ! (
to speak of Ulnuolf and what he will do
while abroad.
"I cm going abroad to search the libraries
and take advantage of every pofntblc bit o
Information to bo gathered in the capita
cities of Europe , to order to prove tr-at Uio
truly great men lived upon plain fooJ.
"I shall buy all the books It to possible for
me to purchase , I shall endeavor to make
known to the publts the value of proper food
I tavo determined to make tills my life
work , having recognized ttie great impor
tance of the food subject.
"My study li of food and Its relation to the
proper development of man , with a view to
making hlir.rjelf more perfect phjelcally an <
mentally. I left school that I mlgdt carlle
lit myself for ray chosen vocation.
"P have Investigated the food subject with
my father. H. D. Perky , and rather than
depend wholly on the opinions of theorist
and the Investigations of Bdentleto , I would
read the hlstcrles of the different clvllUa
tlons of the world to find to what exteo
food haa Influenced their advance or decay
rom what I have already read I have ye
to find great nation whose advancemen
was not marked by frugality and alropllcltj
in diet , and whose fall was not greatly du
to intemperance and gluttony ,
"Ilut nust lilttorlana. while they some
tlraca mention the foods of people , general !
do so In on Incidental way , and uu thougt
I food were not an Important factor In de
tcrmlnlng the strtogtb and character of th <
people , hnough has been discovered , how.
ever , rrctn what I hnvo read , to Mttefy mo
that In the matter of foods we must como
o accept the chemistry of nature u per
fect , and sufficient to produce perfect feeder
or building material for the structure ot
man and that no disorganized food producln
are permissible.
"To further support the evidence already
n hand , my father has decided to send mete
to the principal countries ot the world to
ccui'o further1 data relative to food. I shall
; o to l/ondon first , where I shall spend some
Imo making Inquiry Into the subject. From
here I expect to go to the Netherlands ,
Iclglum , I'.irlrt , Berlin , Vienna , Conntantl-
lople , Athens , Cairo , Home , Derne , Madrid ,
, ! sb3n , Edinburgh , Chrlstlanla , Copenhagen ,
Stockholm , St. Petersburg and other Im
portant cities. "
Mr. Perky will return to America before
ic starts for Asia and iho eaetern countries.
le takes with him a bicycle and expects to
make many trips on his wheel. ,
NO I.OXOKK THB IIAIIY HOY.
Youth'i Companion.
Ic lias given up his cradle and his little
worsted bnll ;
Ho luis hidden all Ma dolls tehlml the door ;
He must hnvc a rocking 'norso
And u Imrdwcod top , of course ,
For he Isn't mamma's baby any morel
lo has cut off nil hftr curls , they nro only
lit for girls ,
And has left them In'a heap upon the
floor ;
For hu's six yenrs old today ,
And he's clad to hour them sny
That ho Isn't mnmrrm's baby any more !
le has pockets In his trousers , like his
older brother , Jim ,
Thcoitrh he thinks he should have had them
long before.
Has newnhoex Inced to the top
'TIs n puzzle where they stop ,
And he isn't mamma's baby any more !
lo lias henriT his parents sigh and has
greatly wondered wViy
They nro sorry when hu has such bliss In
store ,
For he's now their darling boy.
And will bo their pride nnd Joy ,
Thoiifiti 'no cannot be their baby any more.
iMt.vrri.t : 01Tiib YOUXGSTEUS.
"Mamma , " said little Clara , as she held a
owcr to tier mother's nose , "does dts posy
mell deed ? " "Yes , dear , " was the reply ;
'can't you smell It ? " "No , I tan't , " to
wered the little miss ; "I decs my ncse Is
eaf. "
"Say , mamma , " asked 6-year-old Mabel ,
who was our papi before ho married Into
ur family ? " "Why , " replied the aston-
shed mother , "he was the came man he Is
ow , of course. " "But , " continued the
outhful Interrogator , "was he related to
ou , or waa he Just ono of your beaux ? "
She was not much more then 2 years old ,
nd t'he ' was having for the first time a
meal with the grown-up people. Itvas a
rreit occasion , sa > s the New York Tlmca ,
nd she was consequently much elated. She
at up In her high chair with a knlfo and
ork and napkin la. front of her Just like
he rest of the people.
But what was mamma's curprlse to r.co
ler llttlo daughter , after examining care-
ully tlio table utensils , take up her fork
and throw it acrcps the table , her face all
vrlnklcd up , and the tears In her eyes , as
ho cried :
"I don't want a 'poon wlv silts In It. "
Xot lone ago , relates the Cleveland Plain
Dealer , a letter carrier was halted by a little
girl of perhaps five summers , who asked him
f ho didn't have a letter for her.
Ho slackened his pace good-humoredly and
nqulrcd her name. She told him , and ns he
valkcd along he made a pretense of looking
or a missive.
"Did you expect a letter ? " ho asked.
"Yes , " she sold , "from momma. You see ,
mamma went to sleep last week , and they
came with a box and carried her away. She
always did hate to write letters , but 1
guces she'll write to mu when she gets
Ime. " '
And she trotted away , singing merrily.
Two small boys turned the laugh on an
auctioneer In a Pennsylvania avenue store In
manner that caused considerable excite
ment as well as merriment , says a Washing-
ion paper. A sale was In progress when the
.wo urchins In question were discovered cdg-
ng their way Into the store.
"Here , you young rascals , " cried the auc
tioneer , "get out of this or I'll come after
you. "
Suiting the action to the word he advanced
ipon the boys , holding aloft a razor which he
was trying to sell to the highest bidder. Both
youngsters scampered out of the place under
such threatening circumstances , but they did
not go far away. A couple of doors below the
auction room there was a consultation be
tween the boys how they should get even
with their tormentor.
"Watch me empty his old store , " said ono
of the boys , "even If he does carry a razor. "
A few seconds later a shrill treble voice
shouted Insldo the auction room door :
'Extry newspaper ; all about the torpedo
blowlnz up the Maine ! "
ThU announcement had the desired effect
upon the crowd , for every person In the otore
made a bee line for the door to learn the
latest news from Havana and the auctioneer
waa left monarch of all ho survcvcd and
patriotic young America scored a hit.
Do you know anything about the geography
of Cuba ? Get a Bee map of Cuba , the "West
InJlos and the world for 10 cents and a
coupon from page 2. By mall. 14 cents.
SOMn 1AVTB 1XVEXTIOXS.
A handy pencil sharpener just out has a
casing In which a roughened flat grinder la
fixed , with a sliding socket for the pencil
ena cord fastened around the pencil tc
rotate ca the socket slides along.
Ladles' hats can be safely packed In a
new hat box which has a central frame ol
woven sprlnc wire the shape of the Inside
of the hat to prevent It from sliding around
In the box.
A newly designed guitar has a. second eet
of string under the main set , which arc
operated by plunger keys , the bridge foi
the second set elng mounted on a spring
lever which normally holds It away from
the strings.
Crntn can be automatically fed to horscc
r.t any desired hour by a new clock-driven
mechanism. In which the alarm is utilized
to rcleapo a weight , which opens the. valve
of a small hopper end allows the feed tc
fall into the manner.
ThOwClrcuJatlon of air In a car Is Insured
by r. ne-v attachment bavins a small wind ,
mill outside the window to be revolved u :
the car moves , the wheel ehaft tranamlt-
tlnz power through a gear shaft to a fan
wheel Inside the car.
A recent protector far motormen's faces It
made of a spring roller hung from lue fron
roof of the car , carrying a flexible witer-
proof strip which has an opening In It fo :
the Insertion of a pine of glass , the Ic-.vei
end of the strip being attached to the dash
board.
Freight cars can be transformed Into doU'
ble-dcckrd stock tire by a now attachment ,
In which rods are placed In the sides of the
car to support the outer eJgen cf an adjimt-
able floor , the Inner portion being supported
by hooks In the top of the car. When nol
In use the second floor Is held In brackets
close to the roof.
Scaling wax can bo esslly applied to M'
ters , etc. , by a TOW device consls.lng of i
epoo'n-shapcd pteen of metal mounted neai
the center of the handle on a pedestal , will
the bowl over an alcohol lamp to < ranofei
the heat slowly to the handle end , in whlcl
Is a wix receptacle-with an aperture throug *
which the wax drops to the paper.
A little boy aslscd fcr a bottle ot "get uj
In the morning as fast as you cup. " the
druzclit recognized a household name foi
"DeWIU's Little Early m r . " and gave
him a battle of those famous little pllli foi
constipation , ilclc headache , liver and atom-
ten troubles.
The Bee's consignment ot maps ot Cube
have arrived and can be obtained at Th <
Bee Office. Omaha , Council Bluffo and Soutl
Omaha. With coupon from page 2 , II
cents ; by mall , 14 cents. Address Cuban Maj
'Department. '
Twenty-ena New York women have or
ganlztsl what they say Is a real Masonli
lodge , with the ritual which was used in thi
first womiu'a lodge , founded In France Ii
1708. They call themselves "Masonezsei. " I
| must be Inspiring to see the Maeonestei rid
the goat.
In China wo couldn't soil our great
Ottumwa punchnc > f pianos In n thou
sand yenro but iiorc in Omaha nt tlio
prlccn we name wo won't hnvc one a
week from iodnyTwciitynluo pianos
In nil bought ivwny below factory cost
ntul sold like thle a $250 Voso & Sons
upright Curloy Walnut case ? 138.00 A
$400.00 Hnllct & Uftvis rich mahogany
case all latest Improvement , $ lll.00 ! ! !
A slightly used Chlckcrlng $ ll ! . i.OO
Sonio great bargains In organs ? SO.OO
Newman Kros twelve fitops $117.00
? 00. < X ) Sterling nt ? 'J8.00-1t will pny yon
to take advantage of this sale Open
Saturday evenings till 10 o'clock.
A. HOSPE ,
* IC mil Id 1513 Douglas
YDS , wo have bnll bcarliiK lawn mow
ers In fact all kinds of lawn IIUHVITH
from $ 'J.iiO up and every one worth
more than we ask. We are solo Omnha
agents for the "Stransky" Imported Herman -
man enamel steelwiire we f.'nuanti'o :
thin ware for live year * . We are now
showing a full line and Invite the Omaha
ladles to call and examine 1 . Wli'o
netting from 12 Inches to 72 nipn-.H * wide
1 and iMiich mesh an extra heavy di
vision wire fence for keeping th- ' bad
"nljiKer" boys out prices so yon can
afford to use It. La vn hose .u So , 10u
and llic we guarantee tinlOe ar.il IL'c
kind. A complete line of builders'
liiirdwiiTo.
A. RAYMER ,
WE DELIVEK YOUU PURCHASE.
1514 Fartiam St ,
A good jld standby that our mother
used for our baths when wo were chil
dren was pine castile soap It has stood
the test of tune further back than any
soap on the market and we have it in
white , green or mottled colors guaran
teed perfetely pure In large bars or
small cakes buy a large .supply It will
< eep Our prescription department is In
charge of competent and painstaking
clerks and our shelves are Hlled with
pure and fresh drugs no prescription so
dlllicnlt but that we can till It.
TheAIoe&PenfoldCo
Itctnll Dnw House.
1403 Farnnm Street.
Opposite Paxten Hotel.
AMERICAN BATTLE CRIES
SomB of the Famous Sayug3 ! of Uncle
Sam's ' Hcroes-on Land and Sea.
"rttMEMBER rHEM.MAINE THE LATEST
Memorable Vttcrnnc-en of Tlnrry ,
IH'unlnr , Lawrence , 1'orry and
Ollirr CVatnl Chief NJrsniu
HotlMtOll'H SIllKUII ,
"Hexember the Maine , " Commodore
Scbley'a now famous signal of attack on the
Spanish fleet , will undoubtedly become Im
mortal in American history , In the history of
the EnglUh-speakfag peoples , in fact ; for ,
8 an appeal to patriotism It cs thrilling as
was Nelson's battle cry at the Nile , "En
gland expects that every man will do his
duty. "
During the 132 years of our existence ca
a nation the commodores , captains and other
ofllccrs ot the navy have made a magnifi
cent contribution of patriotic phrases of our
war literature. As the terset embodiment
of popular sentiment in trying situations and
emergencies , they are not surpassed by ex
pressions of a like character In any lan
guage.
The sea fighters started in this line at the
Very beg.'cmtng of tbc revolution , In fact ,
before that tremendous struggle with the
mother country WES begun. Captain Whip-
pie of Providence , R. I. , for Instance , when
notified in 1775 by Sir James Wallace of the
Brltlah frigate Reaa that he would bo struug
up at the yardarm for having burned hla
majesty's ililp , the Gaspee , sent the la
conic reply to Sir Jamea : "Always catch
a mca before you hang him. " The lionhearted -
hearted Whlpple , who in the preceding war
with France , In his prlvatejr , the Gamecock ,
bad captured In a single year twenty-three
French prizes , voiced In that defiant an-
aner the scntfmcnts of all the rebels In the
colonies tbat catch'ag them was an essential
preliminary to the banging budtnesa.
Who first raised the American flag on a
chip of war Is ono of the disputed questions
of history. Johu Adams ctalmed the honor
for Captain John Manly , a New Englander.
Fuul Jones asserted that "my ( his ) hand
first holited the American flag. " He was
then H lieutenant on the frigate Alfred.
There were several American flags at tha
tlmo end Paul Jones docs not describe his
tattlcular one. Some historian ? think It
was the pine trca and rattlesnake flag with
the motto , "An Appeal to God : Don't Tread
on Mr. " Others assert that It was a flag
consisting of thirteen stripes with the motto ,
"Don't Tread on Me" and a rattleioake
stretllied diagonally acroct ? them.
SOME OK PAUL JONES' SAYINGS.
"I hive not yet begun to fight , " was ono
of Commodore JoacV famous replies to a
British captain with whom ho had besn
fiercely engaged for over an hour , and who
desired to know It bo had surrendered. It
\VSH not Jones who surrendered when the
battle came to an end. That was the cele-
biated engagement between the EerapU and
the Bonhomme Hlcha.d. The capUlu of the
Seraph having been knighted for his gallantry -
lantry on that occasion by George III , Jones ,
when ho lifarJ of ( the promotlsn. charac
teristically remarked : "Never mind ; If I
meet him aealu I'll m ko a lord ot him. "
'Ilae ' firat commodore of the young American
navy was Captain [ John L'urry. In the
spring of 1781 ho waa hailed by a British
on his war from Havana. To the In-
aulrv as to his Identity ho replied : "Tho
U. S. ship Alllancej-Saucy- Barry , half
Irishman , half Yankee ; who are you ? '
"Not the value"nor the command of the
whole British fleet could tempt mo from tlio
American cause , " was the heroic reply of
Barry to Lord Howe , In 1776 , when ho of
fered him 15.000 guineas and a commission
In the English navy to Jo'a the royal cause.
Equally heroic was the reply of tile capll"o
American sailor , Nathan Coffin , when asked
to enter the king's service : "Hang me , If
you will , to tlio yardarm , but do not asti
me to becom : a traitor to my country. "
DECATUR'S RIN3INO WORDS.
Commodore tStepbcn Decatur waa one of
the very bravest men that ever walked the
quarter deck. His famous toast at a pub
lic dinner In Norfolk. Va. . In 1816 : "Our
country ! In her intercourse-with foreign na
tions may she always be In the right ; but
our country , right or wrong , " would , if ho
had never said or done anything eUe , have
won him immortality. The destruction by
him of the frigate Philadelphia In the har
bor of Tripoli waa declared by Lord Nelson
to bo "the mo t bold and daring act of the
age. " D catur WM M geoerouc as he nas
brave. "I cannot , " said ha to Captain Car-
dcn of the Macedonian , as he offered to sur
render tils a word , "tako the sword of a man
who ban so bravely defcadsd his ship , but
I'll thank you for that hat. " This waa In
the 1S12 war , and the reference to the hat
w-a a reminder of a bet between the two
officers , made previous to the outbreak of
hofltllltles , In regard to the lighting powers
of their ttilps. At the flrat tire the Mace-
dralsn lost her mlzzenmast. Hearing a caller
remark to one of his mates that "they had
made a brig of her , " Dscalur added : "Tako
good aim , my lads , at the mainmast , and
wo'll make a sloop of her. "
To the hall of a squadion of Algerlne pi
rates , while cruising In the Mediterranean ,
of "Dove audte ? " ( "Where are you going ? " ) ,
Decatur from his lone ship answered back ,
"Dovo ml place" ( "Where I please" ) , and
they let him go. Toward the close of the
Algerlne war cae of their captains nought
for delay In order to gain some advantage.
"Not a minute , " replied Decatur , with a
threat to capture a pirate squadron If hla
terms were not complied with Instanter.
Toward the close of the 1S12 war Decatur ,
In command of the President , was chased
by a largo squadron , all .of which , with one
exception , the Eodymlon , he .outsailed. In
the emergency he conceived the daring de
sign of capturing that Kilp before her fih-
tes : could come to Its assistance , and , hav
ing scuttled his own vessel , which was In
jured at the time , sailing Into port on hla
anticipated prize. Hla speech to his crew
cu that occasion Is unique. "My lada , " said
he , "that ship Is coming up with us. lAs
our own ship won't sail wo'll go on baaid
of them , every man and boy of us , and carry
her Into New York. All 1 ask of you Is to
follow me. Tnla Is a favorite ship of the
country. If we allow It to be taken by the
enemy wo shall be dose , ted by our wives
and sweethearts. What , lo.se such a. ship as
this for nothing ! 'Twould break the heart
of every pretty girl In Now York. " The
Picsldmt at once headed for the Endymlon
and the engagement began. During the ac
tion Deratur was wounded and the Endy
mlon dismantled. Before the President had
tlmo to repair damages ) the Tenedos and Po
mona came up and Decatur waa forced to
haul down hla flag.
LAWRENCE'S IMMORTAL CRY.
"Han't give up the ship , " the dying vrordn
'of Commodore Lawrence , the .heroic com-
mEeidcr of the Chesapeake , are" among the
very noblest ever uttered. They will live as
long cs ocean roll * or ship flcats. The gal
lant Perry flew that signal at his masthead
In the.memorable battle of Lake Erie , at the
glorious close of whhli de had the Insplra-
tlsn to peu that dispatch which has canon
ized him In our history : "We have met
the enemy and they are ours. " It was writ
ten cci his stiff hat In lieu of a table , on
the half or an old letter , and the additional
Information In It gave tCic slzo and number
of ttie enemy , namely , "two ahlpa , two brigs ,
one ochooner and one sloop. " Perry was a
hero in peace as well as In war. During a
fearful winter storm , whllo lying In thi >
harbor of Newport , ho uccrd that a inrv-
chant veeoel had been driven on n reef six
miles distant. He at once manned his barge
and said to the crew : "Come , my boys , we
are going to the relief of shipwrecked sea
men ; pull away. " That act was applaudrd
by the country almoat ca much as was tbc
battle cu Lake Erie. During the Mexican
war General Soott requested Hie loan of
EOino guns from the licet , to be used on
ehcre. Perry compiled , but on one condi
tion , ttat "wherever the gunc go , tdo officers
and men must go also. "
FREE TRADE AND SAILORS' RIGHTS.
CommoJoro Porter , father'of the late Ad
miral Porter , happily phrased the btotlment
of the country In the motto which he Hew-
on hla flag In the war of 1S12 : "Free trade
and callorVj rights. " In theac distant dajn
It became the text for many a patriotic song
and thousands of political speeches. A
British capta'n , meeting Porter , flung out
an answering signal to this effet : "God and
country , British sailors' best rights. Tral-
tora offfcd bath. " The belief In England at
the tlmo was that the crews of the American
sblpo were all British deserters. Porter
answered hla enemy next day with a freilv
signal flag : "Goj , our country and liberty )
Tyrants offend them ! "
When the Cor.itltutlon. under thecam -
mand of Commodore Hull , engaged the
French frigate Guerrlere , a dramatic aceno
was wltnceeej on the deck of "Old Iron
sides. " Ao the Frenchnun'fl guns began to
thunder out , Lieutenant Morris , second In
command , asked Hull If be thould give the
order to lire.
"Not yet , " replied Hull.
Nearer and nearer cams the two ships.
Again Morrlo asked for the order , cad again
came the answer , "Not yet. " A few mo
ments later , hlfd above the roar of the
gucxi , as the Constitution completely covered
her enemy , Hull's voice re.ng out : "Now ,
boys , pour It Into them. "
The Guerrlere was literally torn lo pieces ,
"the blcol of the killed running out of her
scuppers , " nays a naval bUtorltn.
HOW PIUEBIJE HAILBD THE MAID3TONE.
The dashing Preble , during a cruise la the
We're ou guard duty now
teeth from ilecnylns by properly
for them It's nn easy mntter for us to
examine your tooth nml toll you what
they need nml what should tie done wo
charge uotlihiK for that service should
they need llllliij , ' we will do the bi-st
work iMsslhlo and charge $12.00 for siniill
Kold llllliips and $1.00 foi-Rllver and jjold
alloy should they need extracting , \ve
cm : do that without iialn or pu and fur-
nlsh you a nit : ? set at ? " > . ( )0 ) these nro
the kind usually sold nt SUM * ) our
iflO.OO platen are thin clastic and wo
tnmrnnteo them to be the liest plate
ever fnrnhdicd at the price Lady at
tendant.
BAILEY ,
in Venn 3d Floor Pnzton title.
HHh and Fa mam.
While Uncle Sam has bwn gathering
up volunteers Drex L. Shooman has
been gathering up tileycle boots for the
ladlcs-and i ow we nhow the handsom
est boot ever brought to Omaha either
in black or tan-all kid or cloth > ps
Mie low cut the medium cut and the
extia high cut styles we've so many In
so many dln'erent styles and qualities
tluut we can't begin to quote prices but
we can say this that the line Is larger
and the prices lower than you'll ilml
anywhere oNe in Omaha we're surely
headquarters for shoes of all kinds.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
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SI'KAKIXO QI * OARPETS-
AVe don't-mini to brag but we hon
estly believe that we have the best
bought , best selected stock 01 ! oarpotn In
this city there lira styles nnd fashions
to suit'every taste all arii'.stle. durable
and low priced a tiling you can't dupli
cate anywhere is our body brussils at
STK-c per yard no one can show you as
large or complete an assortment as we
all the new patterns and colorings ten-
resented and exclusively shown by us.
Omaha CarpetCo
0111 aim's Exclusive Carpt lions ? ,
15t5 Dodge St.
( Mediterranean , tan across another ship. It
was night , and he could get no reply to his
hall. This colloquy followed : '
Preble I now hall 'you for the last tlmo ;
If you don't answer I'll lire a shot Into
you. "
Stranger If ycu do I'll return a broad
side.
side.Preble
Preble I should like to catch you at that.
I now hall for an answer. What ship Is
that ?
Stranger This Is his iBrltanolc majesty's
clghty-ifour-gun ship of the line Donegal , Sir
Htchard Strachan. Send a boat on board.
Preble This Is the United States forty-
four-gun ship Constitution , Captain Edward
Preble , and I'll bo d d If I seed a boat on
board any ship. Blow your watches , boys.
Wewere at peace at the time , and the
two captains suspected that each was a
pirate. They lay to during the ulght. Ex
planations followed In the mornUv ? , when the
British ship proved to bo not the formidable
Donegal , but the thJrty-two-guu frigate
Maidstone.
Commodore iJIacdonough slghteJ the enemy
on Lake Champlaln on a l-unday morning.
Ho ran up the signal for divine service , and ,
lojeellng on the deck among his men , offered
appropriate prayers. During the engage
ment a British shot struck the henccop on
the Saratoga and released a gamecock , which
flow Into the rigging and crowed lustily all
through the flght , the men loudly cheering.
Macdonough's victory aroused the enthusiasm
of the entire nation.
"RDMEMBEK THE ALA5IO. "
A war cry that closely resembles "Hemem
ber the Maine" was that 'Which General Sam
Hcoiston gave to his troops at the battle ot
San Jaclnto the battle .which gave- freedom
and Independence to Texas. Colonel Travis
was In command of about 185 Texen soldiers (
lu the fort called the Alamo at Bsxar. Ther
ho was surroundeJ by a greatly superior
fcrco under the Mexican dictator , Santa J
Anna. I
On the morning of the Cth o ! March , 1SSC ,
the little garrison of the Alamo capitulated , |
on the pledge of the iMexlcan general that
their lives would bo spared. Notwithstanding
this pledge Colonel Travis and hln entlro ;
force'were marsacrcd as soon aa they had sur-1
rendered. Their dead bodies were gathered
together , a huge pile of wool was heaped
upon them and they were burned to ashi'a.
This fearful act of barbarity stirred the Texans -
ans to Intense wrath and implanted In their
breasts a fierce thirst for vengeance. On
April 19 , 1S3G , General Hoiucon , with about
700 men , gave battle at San JaclntT to Santa ,
Anna , with nearly three times the number of i
Mexicans , and , In spite of the disparity of I
numbers , Houston's llttlo for-i ! swept the j
Mexicans like chaff before the wind. It wan' '
more a .slaughter than a lu'.tle. I
Just before the assault of the Tcxans was
made on the armv cf Santa Anna , Houston
addressed hla soldiers In a fervlJ speech ,
closing with there words : "Kemcm'jer the
Alamo. " Throe words fell uoon iho car. ot >
the Texans with wondeitul effect. Every
soldier In the little .irmy at tao same Instant
repeated the wort's , "tho Alamo , " until the
w6rd became a shriek for revenxa lint struck
terror to the totils of the Mexican , \\hrn
the battle wah ever , It waa found th.it only
seventy Texans had been Killed , whllo ( 0 ,
Mexicans were left dead on tha field. I
"IlcmcinDer the Alimo"at evidently s
battle cry that not only nerved liie arms of
the avengers.-but par.ilyted the resistance
of the Mexicans.
The answer of Commodore ) Stockton to t'no
Mexican poxernor of California when we took
possession of that country 1s worth walling.
"If ycu march upon the tonn ( Los Amifkej. "
threatened the governor , "you will find it the
grave of your men. "
"Tell the governor , " said Stockton , "to
have the bcllH ready to toll at S o'clock In
the morning. I shall be there at that
tlmo. " '
Commodore Titnall's "Blood la thleUcr
than water , " won grateful -I'cosiiltbii In
England ! n JSOfl. Seeing the British ad
miral , Sir James Hope , ) n a tlijht place un
der the fire of Chlnwo forts , Tutnall gallantly
came to hU rescue. In ea doing hoaa
guilty of o breach of neu'ralltv , I ut his
ansuer , "Blood U thicker than \vdter , " lid : ;
the effect of condoning 'its ' affense.
The farmer , tno mechanic and the bicycle
rider are liable to unexpected cute and
brutecs. DeWItt Witch Hazel Salve is the
best thing to keep on hand. It heala
quickly and Is a well known cure for plica.
Got a map of Cuba omd get the best and
most complete. The Bee's combination map
of Cuba , the West Indies and of the world.
With a Bee map coupon , on page 2 , 10 centc ,
at Hep office. Omaha , South Omaha or Coun
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ban Map Department.
Picture frame * are being made which are
adjustable to fit any size picture without cut
ting , each side being made of a plurality of
sections , which fit closely together and en
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