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ADMIRAL A FIGHTING COMMANDER. Dewey, the Hero of Manila, Has Seen Hard Service. Ill bis sixty-one years of life Admiral George. Dewey, the hero of Manila, has seen a preat deal of red hot fight ing, lie was born among the green hills of Vermont ami received his aiipoint meitf to the Naval Academy at the age of 17. When he graduated In 1838 he went with the steam frigate Wabash on a cruise In Mediterranean waters. When Fort Sunnier was tired uion Dewey was promoted from ensign to lieutenant and assigned to the steam sloop Mississippi, which was to take part In the fierce fighting of the West Gulf squadron. The Mississippi was a side wheeler of seventeen guns, and wns commanded by Commander Mel nncthon Smith. The West Gulf squad ron went at owe to the Mississippi River to force Its way up. The "His tory of Our Navy"-thus describes the ACTING ADMIRAL DEWEY. sort of things the men on the Missis sippi experienced when they preceded Fairagut up past New Orleans: "The Pensacola and the Mississippi steamed slowly, with their black liulls at regular intervals sheeting the a!r with lurid fire as they replied to, the forts. Abreast of St. Philip, where the Confederate fire was hottest, they drew in so close that the gunners afloat and thowe ashore heartily cursed each cklwr . n3 they worked." ; The Mississippi was with the sqiiad I , i again when It ran down past New " . leans on the way back, fair targets r nineteen big guns at close rang. The hardest fight that the Mississippi ever was In was the one that ended her. The fleet was trying to nm by Port Hudson with its powerful batter ies. None of the squadron got by. The Mississippi ran aground In the fog and smoke and stuck hard and fast. In thirty minutes she was shot full , of holes. Her crew climbed Into boats on the side oposite the forts, and. afer setting her on fire, made for the other side of the river under a withering riile fire. Upon this occasion Lieut. Dewy stuck to his guns until the last and b,e did not quit the ship until all others hat 1 SAMPSON'S FORMIDABLE j left. Admiral Porter singled him out for special praise. In July, 18(3, Dewey was on the gun boats that engaged the Confederates bolow DotraMsonvillo. In 1904 lie was attached to the North At hint Ic block ading squadron, assigned to the steam gunboat Agawam. The Agawum was one of tlie great cresetnit of warships, big and little, that plumped shot Into Fort Fleher In December, 1864,. and January, 1S155. Dowey received his coin mlsslo nas lieutenant oonunondcr on March 3, 1S115, and served for two years on the European squadron, first ou.tlw steamer ICearsarge and then on the frigate Colorado, the flagship. In 1SUS he was assigned to duty at the Naval Academy. In 1S70 he received his first command, that of the Narragansett, which was employed on special service until 1875. The Pacific survey of 1S72-T3 was tn tnrsted to him. After two years as lighthouse Inspector and five as secre- tary of the Lighthouse Board he was put In command of the Juniata on the Asiatic squadron In 18S2. In Septem ber, 1884, he was promoted to be a cap tain and placed In command of the Dolphin, then brand ww, and one of the four vessels to which the name "white squadron" won first given. From 18S3 to 1888 he was the commander of tire Pensacola, the flagship of the Eu ropean squadron. In 1SS8 his energy and ability to complete matters of de tail was recognized by making his chief of the bureaa of equipment and recruit ing, which carried wDth tt the rank of commodore. In May, 1893, he took another turn on duty as a member of the Lighthouse Board. He was made an actual com modore on Feb. 2i, 1891, and was at about that time put at the bead of the Important Board of Inspection and Sur vey. He was transferred to the com mand of the Asiatic squadron Jan. 1, 1898. Hallway pools may be prohibited by law, but the stock will continue to I watered Just the same. No dress wearer is. is immodest utiles the FLEET. THE ORIGIN OF PORCELAIN. Invented by the Chinese) Perfected bj Japanese, Named by Portuguese. Frank U. Vlzetelly, in "A Chat Abouv China" In the Woman's Home Com panion, writes iuterstlngly of the Intro duction of fine porcelain into Europe: "The word porcelain, as applied to china pottery, originated in Japan dur lug the thirteenth century. The Chi' nosu, the pioneers in the art of porce lain manufacture, began to make it nearly two centuries before the Chris tian era, and so careful were they to guard the secret of the art that nearly fifteen centuries lapsed before their neighbors, the Japanese, got any in kllng a It But once in their posses sion, the wily Japanese lost no time to profit by their knowledge. The few Intrepid navigators of those days brought samples of both Chinese and Japanese ware to Europe, but not until early In the sixteenth century did a trade In It of any extent take place. Among the early importers were Portn guese traders who had settled on the Japanese coast, and to them, it is claim ed, we owe the word porcelain, derived from the Portuguese parcelhina, or sucking pig. When the Portuguese traders fiust saw pieces of Japanese ware they were struck with its translu cence, which somewhat resembled that of the cowry shell. The cowry shell, in turn, resembled In shape a small sucking pig, or porcellona; hence our 'porcelain.' ' Development of the Transvaal. In 1892 the main trunk line from Cape Town was pushed forward from Its then northern terminus to Johannes burg. The distance from Cape Town to Johannesburg by mil Is 1,013 miles. In 1S94 the road was completed from Delagoa Bay, a port In Iortugucse ter. rltory on the southeast coast of Africa, to Johannesburg a distance of 377 miles. The third road reached Johan nesburg a year later, from Durban, a port tn the British colony of Natal dis tant 4.S3 miles. From 23,000 ounces of gold In 1S87, the anuual output has risen to 3,000,000 ounces In 1S07, giving the Transvaal the second place in the world's gold production. There is no doubt that the present output of the country will rap idly increase; and probably wlithln a few years, notwithstanding the Increas ed output of other countries, the Transvaal will rank first as a gold pro ducer. The town of Johannesburg may be taken as a good index of the wonder ful expansion of the gold-mining Indus try of the district. From a few huts In 1880, It has developed Into a town un excelled. If Indeed equaled, In the Im posing character of its buildings by any of the enterprising mining towns in Western America. Indeed, Johannes burg has but little of the aspect of an American mining camp. Ia Its general appearance It reminds an American more of -Spokane or Salt Lake City. John Hays Hammond, In tho Engineer ing Magazine. Pretty Japanese Custom. At the birth of a Jajwinese baby a troe is planted, which must remain untouch ed till the marriage of the child. When that hour arrives the tree Is cut down and a skilled cabinetmaker transforms the wood Into furniture, which Is al ways cherished by the young couple as the most beautiful of the ornaments In the house. Tom Do you believe that marriage, as a rule, Is a failure? Jack Judging from my own experience, I believe It Is. Tom Why, I didn't know that yon had ever been married. Jack That's Just It I failed to marry. Chicago News. The sherry cobbler is not in the shoe maker class. What You Get! When Yon liny Medicine In a MatU r of Great Importance. ,:l Do you get the liicdidne that has cured thousands of others who were afiiicted like youT Do you buy Hood's Sarsaparilla,' mid only Hood's? If you dp, you may take it tor scrofula, salt rheum, dyspejrsia, loss of appetite, rheumatism, cutarrn, with the utmost tfontidence it will do you good. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is America's Greatest Medicine. 1 ; six for p. Kow's Pills euro all liver ills. 25 cents. Earliest Known Cuban. These facts are from an old Scotch paper published in 1843: ... . "The inhabitants - of the larger islands of the West Indies, St. Do mingo. Cuba and" Porto Rico were in dolent but mild in disposition, fojiil of dancing aim otner games, governed dt kings called caciques, They had an established priesthood, believed in tho existence of a deity and a future state of .rewards and punishments. These simple people showed great kindness to Columbus and his companions while visiting their islands,: and observing the Spaniards' love lor gold gave them all they possessed. '' -f w '' ' "A remarkable speech lias been pre served which an old man, a native of CAba ' addressed to ' Columbus when presenting him with a basket of fruit. The speech shows the quiet disposition of the people and their profound vener ation for their white visitors." Pat "An' phat will yez do with ycr money at your ditlvT" Mike "Oi'll lave it to me children." Pat "But pupposiu' yez niver hev iny?" Mike "Thin it'll go to me grandchildren. " Tit-Bits. . ' " FIT? romnehtfCareiO o flta or nwvcronrwi I li oiler lirst day's use of Dr. Kline's un-at Norve Kcatorer. 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NERVOUS DEBIMTY and all IM attending hmKula, of VOl'Nii, MIDULK-AOED and OLD MkN. Theawfnl eflme of neglected or Improp erly treated cea, cuualng tlralna, weakneaa of bolyaodhrttln,dliilnea, tailing memory, lack of energy and conHdence, paina In back, loins and kldnys, and many other dUtreMlng symptomn, linlltllng one for study, bUHlneas or enjoyment of life. l)r Batclllfecanoureyuu, uo matter who or what has failed. WEAK MEN. He restores lost rltror and Tl tallty to week men. Organs of the body which have been weakened through disease, overwork, eicenies or Indiscretions are restoreil tofullimwer, strength and vigor through his own suocesaful sys tem of treatment. VAKICOCEI.K, hydrocele, swelling and ten dernew of the glands treated with nntalllrig suorss. hl'ECIAL KISKASKS. Inflainmation, dis charges, eto.. which, If neglected or Improperly treated, break down lbs system, cause kidney and bladder diseases, etc, IMNEASKS OP WOMEN. Prompt and es pecial attention given to all their many aliments. WHITE If you areawareof any trouble. DO NOT DK1-A.Y. Call on prltatclllfetoday. If you cannot call, write him. Ills valuable hoot free to all sufferers. CONHULTATIOW FUEii and confi dential at offlos or by letter. E. M. RATCLIFFE, Til Flnl in. CITTlf . tin LUKtS rVHtUt ALL tCST Best Cough Brmp. Tastes lUood. tn time. Hold by druggists. $y mi Csa 1 5 PEN POINTS. The odes of some poets are, rather odious. The wedding tour is often the calm before the etoirm. People who have advice to give are neyer Btingy with it. Popular songs are often so popular that they become unpopular.- When it comes to jealousy and crow ing a man is superior to a rooster. . A war artist is always suocesaful, even though his battles are drawn. A jolly good fellow is hardly ever classed synonymously ' with a first class financier. ' , When a man boasts of having money to burn ho will soon have ashes to throw away. . . '' " Only a small . portion of the world loves a lever; the rest of it considers him a chump... , A bachelor as a mle is the acme of sollishness, and happy is the woman that fails to get him. - 1 Every man intends to have his own way after marriage, but sometimes his wife relieves him of a false impression. Chicago News. " - , :" PUBLIC CLOCKS. ' Few great cities of America are odea utttelv provided with clwss of such a size and so prominent location as to indicate the time over wine tnetrotioliwn districts. But it li high time to chock kulncv and bladder com plaint inanltcsred to tho snfTercr by iiiaotlvttv of the orsans afteoted. llostetter's Stomach Hitters remedies this sa lt diej dyspepsia, rheums tism, constipation, biliouBiiess ana nervousness. . Solved. ., . "Has your wife ever, threatened to loave you and go back to her mothor?" '"So." ."Ah! Thon she is master of the house," TRY ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. A nowder to be filmlcon into tho Rhnp. 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The stanu bears these words: "In memory ot Bonn Bnmimel, who departed tills life on tiie 20th of March, 1840. aged 03 years. " The tomb con tains the remains of the noted favorite of George IV, . In Northern China one of the prin cipal occupations is raising dogs for. their fur, which is fine and dense and much need for clothing. They cost only 40 cents apiece. Editor "One of my fair Bnbscribers wants to know how to change' the color of her hair." Callor ".What would you sayf Editor "I should siivise her to niarry some nice young man to reform him. "Puck. 8tte or Ohio, City oy toi.euo, j Ll'CAS CofNTY. j' Fkauk J. ( HT..NKY inalres oath that he' Is the senior patter ol the llrm of K. J. ( iienkv A Co., ilciitiK business in the City of Tolwio, County and state a ori Halil, ani that S'lirt firm will pav the sum 01 ONE Tll'MiliKD IKILI.AILS for each and every ease of Catarrh tlutt ennuot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Ci're. KUANK J. CHENEY. 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