BRAVE OLD HARTFORD.
THE
LAST OF OUR HISTORIC
SHIPS AFLOAT.
to Thoronulity ItefHted ami Carry
Our Hiibj Ag-itlii A Worthy Kepresen
tlvo .r tho Olil Nnvy Some ltemliil
srenies of l-'orrniint.
Tlio riHi'iit loss of the Konrsnso
leave Hit historic 11 Hartford, Ad
miral Fun-a Kilt' fliinlilp. us the solo
;ictlvo rvitivseula'tlve of our old
wooden navy. EveiylMly 1ms lunrd
ut the Hartford, wlilch flKuml no eon
splcuixiMlv lutlioltcrwly foiitrht battles
if Mobile and Now OrWuti". Th
obituary of the Hartford U yet to lo
written, as k1h will i into netlve per
?lc fifjiln hiioii, as iividtl ly 11 rc
rvnt art of Coiikivss. It Will Cwwt
$(HH),(HMt to iut her lu first-class order
apiin, and it took n uneelul not of
Conrros t. provide the money.
The Mstory of the Hartford is
bound up with that of Farras'iit, wlmse
flnKship she was when that tfallaut
sailor won n reputation eipial to, nnd
by some oompetmit Judges regarded as
greater Ihcin that of Nelson.
Admiral Karrajnit's 11m: nppearnnee
on the old Hartford was ou Kelmtary
a, 1HIE2. when he salhil in her from
Hampton Koads on lila way to Now
Orleans to take couimtiuJ of a for
. oitdahle expedition wldeh was fitted
nut to reduce the defenses of New
Orleans and capture the city. 'Hie
okl k1ini of war flew Admiral Fur
rnrnt's ling nnl continued ns ids flag
ship. The lx.nilmrdnienit of New Or
lennst nnd tlie tlstruetlou of numerous
Confederate fortllleations nlonj; the
banks of Mie Mississippi, with Hits
atnple exception of the fall of Itldi
moml were- the nuxt lmporttiut events
In the war of the rolM'llion. and the
oM Hartford enmn out of the cugage
nwntts with flying colors.
AYhon tiie old llitfrslilp was examined
rrt the navy ytird it was found that
She l...d Ivecti tft ruck 2H times by tfiot
and shell during her tdneteeii months
of service. Several tdiots hid pum
ckstn vtirougU her hull and her top
masts were shot nwny. She was then
laid np Tor live niontlis, during wlildi
time she was rvflttod, nnd in January,
1804, she was again called up;n for
active duty. Admiral FnrmgHt. rv
tnrned In her to the gulf, visited Ship
Tskiiid, established depoi s of supplies
ami prepared fur tlie long meditated
attack upon Mobile. It was during
The Hartford.
this battle that Admiral Fnrmgut,
L&iflicd In the rigging of the Hartford,
condtK'ted tlie battle amid a rain of
Shot nnd s1h11.
At live o'clock on the morning of
August 5 tlie signal was given for the
advance on Mobile. The sloop of w-nr
Brooklyn took the lead nud the old
Hartford followed. Tlie live sloops
of wur cauie next, each sloop having
A. gunboat lashed on tho port side to
take- her through If her machinery be
came disabled. Tlie Brooklyn was
given the lead because she had four
dinse guns and a contrivance for pick
ing np torpedoes. The four Ironclad
monitors Tecumsoh, Manhattan. Wiu
nelKigo. nnd Chickasaw, formed an
other line to the right of wooden ships,
between rTiem and tlie for:s. Six
stoarucrs were placed south and east
of Fort Morgan to maintain a flank
tire upon It. An hour after the start
the combatants were within range
and. tlhe firing began Immediately nnd
was heavy' nnd destructive on both
sides. Tlie smoke of tlie battle hung
iver the fleet, nnd the Admiral mount
ed. Into the port rigging of his llag
Sliip. He gradually climbed higher,
keeping Ids glasses leveled on the
movements of tlio enemy and shimt
!ug his Instructions to the ollieors Ihj
low. The Hartford was then lu tlio
thick of the fight, nnd Onpt. Dray tun,
ftwring that Admiral Farragut would
fall to the dock in case he was wound
ed, sent up a quartermaster with a
piece of lend line which he passed
around ihc Admiral and secured him
to one of tine shrouds.
It was while Admiral Farragut was
thus lashed in the rigging that an In
cident luppeued which showed the
kind of stuff the old Hartford's com
mrnider wtw made of.
Tlie Brooklyn, dead ahead, stopped
sntUleiily. uud tills sooiued likely to
throw the whole lino Info confusion.
"What is the trouble?" was shouted
through a trumpet from the Hartford.
"Torpedoes," was tlie answer.
"D the torpedoes!" exclaimed
Farragut. "Four bells! Oapt. Dray
Don, go ahead!"
Thus the old Hartford passed tlio
Brooklyn, took the place nt the head
if tho line nnd led the fleet into the
iy. The Kittle was hot nnd ended
;n a glorious victory for Farragut and
he Hartford. It was costly, as the
national loss was 3:55 men, including
fifty-two killed and 113 drowned in
rfce Tocunisch.
Tlie Confederate fleet lot ton killed,
sixteen wounded and i!so prisoners.
Asiin the old Hartford had shown her
ipuility as a lighter and the accom
panying view of the sloop-of-war
howa ;he ship a. she npitenrod In
Mobile Bay after the lmwlo. The
Mi!i!e.! appearance of her masts is
lue to the fact that her top gallants
were housed.
Dining her career as Admiral Far
r.igat's flagship the Hartford contend
ed wll li forts, flrw rafts, fleets, bidden
furped..es, obstructions and the ele
ments :ud w.-u r-Vi victorious. After
rlu! v.::r tlie Harford did station duty
'ut jr..rf..riued no service of any Im,
.Kirtiince,
Wh' ;i a woman believes sho never
iccclvi-s.
Cnine loo fioon. j
In a lite Htory Mark Twain tells of
y M!i;,r eob.re l girl who "experienced
rvl'gV.a" ill it revival. The next day,
in mis: g her master's desk, she lia'p-ietie-1
!!;.!! a S' bill which had been
!el't Uim-o' by accident. "Lord a mas
sy,' r!.- t .id as she covered It with a
'x.:k : ii.s not to bo further templed
h-v I v!:.Yt that revival ud been
ijut c!';' i!:i t: ino.wrro"
13 FASHION REALM.
MATERIALS THAT ARE SHOWN
FOR SPRING.
Wlmt th filiop Window Sliow A
Specimen Spring Costume Tailor
Clowns Accordoon rinltetl Costume
millions AVH1 bo Popiilnr.
Special Now York letter.
Already-the fashions give Indications
of spring nnd summer. The show
windows preseut a wonderful nnd
beautiful array of dog-day fabrics,
ranging from India gnuzo to American
gingham, and Including plain nnd
fancy batistes, flowered dimities,
Mack nnd nhadow grenadines In slnglo
nnd double widths, Jn.pnnese water
proof silks, French Jnrdlmere organ
dies, silk mixture Japanese crepes,
polka-dotted Swiss muslins figured
with Mario Autoinetto designs lu most
exquisite colorings, 'white nnd colored
pltpies, French zephyrs In stripe,
checks nnd dotted patterns, embroid
ered linens, lawns, ehnmbrnys nnd
batistes, dainty Java wool nets, print
ed India wnsh silks, cocon-crepes, silk
barred bareges, wool lace, effects strip
ed In satin, crinkled Saxony veiling,
A Spring Costume.
illuminated wool duck a decided nov
elty a wealth of chiffons, a little world
of transparent crepes In Dresden china
effects, finely twilled glace surahs giv
ing the effect of satin, but extremely
light of weight, nrmure glace silks In
dots, tiny flowers, nnd llghtning-strenk
devices; summer satins with small
china figures in cashmere colorings,
striped rainlKw silks, poult-de-sole
in line reps, but of taffeta-like weight
strewn with blossoms, shaded foliage,
and snnnorles: rnnirli lmiirettn otninlnea
- --- ,,u u. ii. k ti .uv i in i, ntiuu
etrl,iM, nnd new moires In fine waves
striped with t color, nnd further
brightened with silk polka-dot. Do
mestic surahs are In standard twills
that wear admirably, appearing In nil
the popular shades. India nnd china
silks nre shown in grout vnriety, but
tlie twilled surfaces are likely to bo
Tlie more favored. A host of fancy
silks and satins are shown, which
lnd'x-s' tailors, both here nud abroad,
are using on sacking nnd capuchin
serge travelling costumes, for vests,
sleeve puffs, etc., occasionally banding
the skirts with ribbons to match.
Tlie spe5iiiNn costume for spring
herewith shown Is designed by W. J.
Mojso. No. 3 East Nineteenth street,
New York. It Is of gray moire Fran
cnis; tho skirt is laid in plents from
the tildes to the bnek; the coat Is quito
a novel shape; It Is of gray satin and
forms a bodice from below the bust,
the upper part Is shirred India silk,
the Joining concealed by an inserting
of black chant Illy; revere of moire.
Tho bodice Is of pale pink India silk
with a folded girdle of gray; yoke of
white lace over pink sleeves of satin:
hat of gray braid with tips of rose
color. I
Among the models of tailor gowns a ,
number show the back of. the Jacket 1
cut with flaring basques with fronts
in Eton shape opening on n soft cord-;
ed silk waist, under the belt of which
Is an ndded basque which has some
what the effect of a short circular i
oversklrt or tunic. This is a style bo-'
comlug to all slender women. On
some gowns this basque is sewed per
manently to the belt, on others It Is
adjustable, and when ndded converts
n house gown into n street costume.
There Is a decided lenning towards
basques, real or simulated by trim
ming. ;
Blouse effects still continue to np
pear upon some of the most elegant
gowns for receptions, dinners nnd
dances. The fine skill of the dress
maker, however, still keepp Intact tho
giovc-utting effect of the bodice, not
mm
Accorucon Plaited Costume,
wlthstandlnir its accessories of soft
folds, falling laces, drooping front
draperies and pud's with which sho
inliieably and beautifully adorns this
work of art a tin de sieele corsage. j
Dressy gowns are made with a 1'lin- '
Cosmo corsage high at tlie buck nnd cut
down in a square In front with an in
serted yoke, tilts opening being bor
dered with n frill of guipure lace
which, terminating in a point below '
the bust, Is carried on up to the slioul- ;
tiers, forming deep eqauluetteK. Tho '
seaias of some of these corsages nro '
deilned by a narrow cache point or
gimp In beading or Jet, which l:t car
ried down to the bottom of the skirt.
The rlbbou-bound tiaras, with pert
little bows In front, which have adorn
ed the winter girl's locks, hare given
place to lace. A twist of crwun or
white law binds the wire round which
forms the foundation of the ornament,
snd two nlry little lace butterflies take
the place of tlie bow.
Violets for outdoor wear, nnd sweet
peas tied with long streamers of pink
liblMin, for Indoors, are the accepted
floral adornment.
The neoordeon pleated skirt Is shown
ngnln ns a spring design. The cos
tume here delineated Is of black petu
nia. The oversUIrt, unmistakable nnd
undisguised, is here. The round "apron
front" of tificen years ngo Is reappear
ing. An extremely pretty dress was
or dark blue serge, with a perfectly
plain skirt. The bodice consisted of
a tight-fitting Eton Jacket and a vest
of yellow crepe nnd chiffon. The cun'
of tlie Jacket were of yellow satin un
der a heavy dark-blue braiding, and
the broad-shnped girdle was of tho
same material. Hut beneath this slni
plo nnd satisfactory waist a senseless,
useless rounded piece of blue serge
hung half wny down tho skirt and
over the hips. It was faced with dark
blue silk. Tho back of the oversklrt
consisted of a straight, plaited piece
of blue serge about ns long ns the
npron frout.
Ribbons will be to the front ngaln.
Modistes nnd milliners bnve combined
In great earnestness for ribbon trim
mings for the decoration of their
gowns nnd millinery for tho spring sea
son. Tlie ribbons on dresses are ap
plied In rows on the round yoke, on
the sleeves to the elbow, and on the
eklrt yoke, to which nre sewed the nc
cordlon plentlngs. Other gowns show
ribbons covering tlie seams of tho
gored skirts, ending In large rosettes
on the hem. The -ribbons used are
entered nud plain satin, l'crslnn ef
fects on grounds of blnck, dark green,
phlox red and nmber; velvet ribbons,
with satin or linen backs, and gauza
nnd satin ribbon.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
nice Waffles. To half a pint of rlc,
boiled soft and mashed very flue, put
a tablespoonful of butter. Set it to
cool, and Just before baking add ono
egg and hnlf a pint of flour ami one
pint of new milk, or better still, half
a pint of cream and the same of milk.
Fried Apples. Pry out several
slices of salt pork. - Wash, core nnd
cut the apples in slices nnd fry them
lu tlie pork fat. When one side is
done, turn nnd brown the other. I-ny
them on a platter, -but do not pile
them on top of each other. Do not
pare them, for the skin helps to pre
serve tlie shape.
Burn Old Wall rnper. When It be
comes necessary to repaper a room,
remove all tho old paper from the
walls, gather it up, roll It Into small
compact rolls, using tlie larger pieces
for the outside, tie each roll with a
cord nnd use for kindling, or burn It
nt once. It will last longer, is handier
to place in the stove, and will not
make such a flashy lire ns it would
to burn it loose. By all means burn
It; do not throw it out of doors to bo
blown hither nnd thither, perhaps to
scare some horse. As a rule, it is
colored with poisonous matter, aud
is not safe to be lying around in
reach of children or even of live stock.
The Kitchen rantry. In the United
States the words buttery nnd pantry
are somewhat synonymous with tho
larder. With us they mean about the
same tiling a place for the storage of
household titensils and provisions. At
first glance the buttery would seem to
mean a place where the? butter is kept,
but tills Is an orroowus derivation.
It comes from bottlery, the place
where bottles nre kept, nud this still
the meaning of the word in various
parts of England.
Hannah was Arointed.
"Maria," said Sliiqiklns, as he looked
np at tho sunlight streaming through
the window, "do you suppose the girl
has got up yet?"
Mrs. Simpkins listened for a moment
and not hearing nnythlug breaking lu
the kitchen, replied, "No."
'Til call her," replied Simpkins, ns
he slipped out of bed nud Into tlie hall
wny nnd shouted: "Hannah!"
But Ilanuah slept on, and Simpkins,
after repeated culls, prayed softly to
himself, nnd bruised the skin of his
hand knocking on tho door. Then ho
enme back nnd talked vigorously to
Maria about hired girls and hers In
particular.
"I'll wako her up," he finally said,
gleefully, nnd then he got out his -H-calibre
revolver and broke his teeth
getting the bullets out of two car
tridges. Thou he hustled out ngaln In
to the hallway nnd tired a salute nt
Hannahs door, followed by another.
In an instant he heard Hannah scream
from the kitchen below. She was up,
and had been for half an hour. Con
sequently she it was who let the big
policeman, the baker, and the milk
man in at the front door, uud it took
Simpkins ten minutes to convince them
that ho had not murdered his wife.
Maria, however, as soon as she was
visible, straightened things out, but
somehow Simpkins feels that neither
tho hired girl, tho baker, the inllkmau
uor tho policeman look upon him as a
man of great brain power. Philadel
phia CulL
Nun In till no.
Nuns In China belong chiefly to the
lower classes, the poorer parents be
ing willing to sell their daughters to
the servico of tlie convent. The chil
dren thus grow up In tho ascetic at
mosphere nud eventually Join tho or
der, l'oor widows nlso frequently
solve the self-supporting problem by
entering a convent. When the women
nre merely novices the front of their
head Is shaved. When the novitiate
Is completed which cannot be until
tho end of the candidate's sixteenth
year the entire heud is shaved. The
nun vows to lead a chaste and ascetic
life. Her diet Is purely vegetable;
meats and liquors she must avoid. She
must hold no Intercourse with men
ami must take no interest In worldly
affairs. Her religions duties, which
sho promises faithfully to perform, nre
mainly prayers, ceremonies nud the
care of the altar, ou which the v-tal
fire must not die out. But the Chl-esu
nun enjoys a good deal of freedom.
Sho may walk all about the town. Her
spare time Is spent lu tending tne sick.
And ns the Buddhist priests have very
Utile intercourse with Chinese women,
the -tarns are the religious instructors
Of Hie feminine part of tho comniuiiitv,
und thus exercise a great Influence.
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910-912 CHESTNUT STREET.
Warren A. Reed.
Flows I
CLOVER SEED,
TIMOTHY SEED,
AGRICULTURAL SALT,
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convince the
skeetie and tioint the
way which if followed leads to
Hi rii IIL-l J Ihd'MII ii l
Prof. HARRIS' J
SOLUBLE MEDICATED
Pastille
ITHJI tWAn mtt nn In m
proprietary form since
In prlmte prncoce.
t. 1 W MIMblllUU
a......... uu u iiinea nostrum, 01
Oniibtful renutatlnn, but a genuine Bpeclllo tot
n very ureviilent disease. Thousands o( men. of
ell aces, have nt ome time In Wo brouuut on
nem.iiB debility nud exhaustion, with omanlo
weakness, by ovor bralu work, excesses, too Ire.
pm-nt Indulgence) or Indiscretion and vicious
haulu.and It Is to these that we offer a remedy
that will, by Its direct action noon the seat of the
disease, stop the drain and restore the Datlant to
Vigorous bealth snd strength. "r"w
Our method of lutrodnetng-
Prof. Harris' Pastille
treatment Is one which commends Itself to all
sensible persons fur the reason that we supply It
upnn tholr judKmentof lu value. Weaskof our
p.itrons nothing in the way of expense beyond s,
postal card and a two cent postage stamp. Tha
pnstul card to be used In sending us their full ad.
dress nud the postage Btamp for the letter return
Ing the statement of their case fur which we
supply them with a question blank, to be dlled
out. and an envelope addressed to ourselves f or
tlSfl In rntlirnlnal. wi.an KM..,.
wuon we rtwetTO the state.
O ment on blank we prepare
S7 elghtdayB'treatmentandfor.
"wu i v7 uiuu ana prepay
TKML poxtage thereon and alone
CKACE "HhU'Oelght days" treatment
j uu ireuinient in no way interferes with
a person b attention to business, aud causes na
pain or Inconvenience In any way.
Ve are so posii 1 ve Kiaf it will
pive pcrlYct ntiafuction that
we leave tlie matter or Bending
orders entirely with those
iislnif the free trial treatment.
Having satlsiled those sending for trial packages
of our ability to bonetlt their sexual condition we
leol that they are more largely Interested than
ourselves In continuing the use of the Pastilles.
I'.ven then we do notatteuiptto rob them bydo
nmndlng high prices. On the contrary, we make
the prices as low as possible, and the same to all.
They are as follows : gU.OO for one
month; tj5.0 for two mouths;
ST.00 for three months.
These pr1eroraro
the delivery of tlie
l'ustlllea by mall, if
desired by express wo
leave the patient u
pay the charges. For
'w . u years we
haye operated our
y -. : . i nave opt
t II. . MMINATOItlUl
Durness upoo this plan with satisfactory result
n omnui persons needing treiainent f,,r Un7
Of the secret Ills which come to umuklud tlm.unn
nvlnlationof Dature's laws to send us their ait.
dross on postal card or by letter and allow us to.
convince them that PROP, 1I AKIIIH Mi. I.
X llt-K MUDH'ATDU PAM'lHaSJ llija
luerit snd are what they need. "
B(jll0""u1'i"i'eattoua ouuhduuUol and should be
TheHARRTs REMEDY CO., Mfg. Chemist!
99Beekmsn St., HEW TOHK OITT H Y
J-lMyr. N. C. A Co.
LIECTRJC TELEPHONE
U.I.I . ...1..,. . . . . .
tot it) .Mllaue or Country. Nwled in evnrr
iioii.a, ..i.:,siure and oltice. GrHtu.t..ni.vMn.
I iei sei or on eitrt i.
nuke n otu 3 to g0 nertliiT.
if. I em.i.
i'ri. One in a
; J. V",".1" rei.len.B iiihuiis a ulo to all Hie
niKnix.r. ins instruments, no toys, wurltt
W. , y anywhere, any dl'tsnn.. O.li.i.lete. reu.ly tor
I T use eheii sliipied. Can he put up by i,uv one.
Vl I I never out uf oi.l. r, i,o r.. airini!. lu.l.ii hie
LJLJlii S' u , money maVsr. Write
1 W. P. Harrison 4 Co., Clerk 10, Columbus. 0.
a-fl eta m c-j
2
inn '
in
how far a dollar wilt po In the buying of
Men's and Boyd' SI'RINO CLOTHES.
Our readv Cash secured cloth
at less than the coat of making,
and everybody knows how low
wages were last winter. You
get the benefit of other people's
misfortunes.
JKUVVNINUr, MNtr
D 5 GO. .
PHILADELPHIA
THOMAS GORREY
Plans and Estimates on all
kinds of buildings. Repairing
and carpenter work promptly
attended to.
l is Usr's Supplies.
Inside Hcrdwood finishes a
specialty.
Persons of limited means w1 r
desire to build can pay part and
secure Daiance by mortgage.
PATENTS
Caveats and Trade Marks obtained, and al'
Sl'i'S1 bU!il"l's3 conducted for .MuDKliATjj
OL'H OFFICE IS OPPOSITE TIIE V. 8. PAT.
ENT OFFICE. We have no BUb-ag-eni-lps, all
business direct, hence can transact patent bus!
noss lri loss time and at Less Cost than thoSo re
molt from WuHliltiL'ion. re
ind,S10,,j' d,'1,w"'B or photo, with uVscriu
tlon. We advise if patonfiiblo or not, free o
pora'i!snt,l'
ELY'S
V f A rn r U
CREAM BALMEgro
Nasal Passages,
MTVi-Cnsr-r.
i,irt www-
Allays Tain and
Inflammaiion,
Heals the Sores.
Restores the
Sense of Taste
and smell.
3,-7 Cn.'in .ril-sn
1 V.Y THE CURE.H AY-F.EVE R
mm
A partlclo Is applied Into cacti nostril and Is
agreeable. 1'i'lce 6o cents at Druir-lsts; bv mall
I u 'v u' 011 Cls- JiL UKOT11 BUS, 60 Wui icu
Pt i. r nvm 1 1 I
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msmm
Hulldlni Gdiu. .AVfcV-v.. 'i . eni jree
11: llmhi km D;s Works
on West St. between ami and 3rd, are
now prepared to do all kinds of
Mens Suits, Ladies'
Dresses and Coats,
Shawl?, nml every tlcscrijition
of wearing npimrel. Also, wo
do Heourinrj;, cleaning and pick
ing of goods lliat do not need
dyeing, and make them clean
and sweet as new.
Goods sent by express should
bo addressed
Elccdsig Stism Bye Works,
J. R. Smith & Co.
LIMITED.
MILTON, Pa.,
Br the following; well-known makers :
Cliickcrins:,
Iuabc,
Weber,
Hallct & Davis.
Can also furnish any of the
cheaper makes at manufact
urers' prices. Do not buy a
piano before getting our prices.
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Catalogue and Frice Lists
On application.
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