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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
N SEPTEMBER 14,
there appeared in
Boston Advertise
item st:
secretary
recommended
he board of
tha
1830,
the
news
the
navy had
but wpularly a
Old Ironsides,
ereupon Oliver
tution,
ately known as
posed of. Wh
Holmes wrote a poem
ly became a sort of
cry and instead of
Ironsides was rebuilt.
wi oh
a national
being sol
Years passed.
the
and braving the
en seas during
which has never on
any single ship in the histor
effects of en
Ironsides wa
of hauling
ravages
Dry rot had operated toward her de
struction and had taken effect
hostile gunfire had failed Altho
there w no Oliver Wendell
Holmes to public opinion
a clarion ery to Old
from destruction, the needs
gallant old ship did not go
ed. In March, 1925,
ized the rebuilding of the frig
funds were appropriated for
pose, as it considered
Ironsides be
a naval memorial and that Am
would feel a closer interest in
she were through
subscription,
In the spring of 1925 a natienal
eommittee was organized to
sufficient money for the work of res
toration, by the Elks
lodges, a campaign was conducted
among the school children of the
country, which was a decided success
not only in ralsing funds but also in
serving to teach American history
and patriotic tradifion. More than
£154,000 was raised by the children’s
contributions, Then the national
committee turned its attention toward
reaching the grownups
sioned a famous
Grant, paint a
famous ship
prime, the original
presented to President
bang in the White
tions of this
souvenirs made
timbers and metal work i
being offered to the and
the proceeds from these snles are he.
ing turned fund.
Although a total of £560,000 has al
ready been raised, according to Hear
Admiral Philip Andrews, chairman of
the national more than
200.000 is still needed to carry on
the restoration work which began in
the Boston navy yard more than a
year ago. For Cid Ironsides Is to be
completely rebulit from truck to keel
fully equipped from spar deck to
hold, as she looked at the height of
her glorious career. Veteran wood
en shiphuilders, recruited from the
const towns of Maine, whose art has
long remained unpracticed with the
advent of the Ironclad and steel
ships, are busily engaged replacing
old timber whose condition has long
rendered the ship unseaworthy., In
about a year and a half all bur 15
per cent of her timbers will be re
navy, Old
the verge
ors to the
where
a8 now
rally with
Ironsides
save
OO
congress aut}
was
would more va hie as
her if
restored popular
raise
Sponsored
Gordon
of the
looked In her
is to
Coolidge
to picture
ns he
of which he
to
House. Reproduce
painting, as wel
from the ori;
of the ship
are publie
into the restoration
committee,
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CLD IRQIIIIES Zr BOSIUL'
» ready to put
ime on a tour
historic mes
our country
of An
her building n
Constitution,
wricans who
uv enated
nterest
in this ship be
» helped save her once
and & hal
up dats
two were
ooking
The archi
Navy department
for plans
un Humphreys;
$
were
original designed
every Known
concerning hes
old pa-
dug up
of
nformation
hecked
and
was {
and recorded;
pers documents were
from the bureau
construction and repair In Washing
ton, and plans and specifications of
former reconditionings were studied
that the methods and
materials might used In restoring
this fa ship. As the work
progresses new plans must be formu
lost or unreliable In
order that the rebuilt
be an exact dupll
original,
the records of
in order best
be
mous
to replace
formation, In
des may
cate of the
The
for
task of assembling materials
| work has no small one
Just as the best materials obtainable
were placed in Old Ironsides by her
the heen
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old frousides
A TEAR ber tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon's roar
The meteor of the ocean alr
Shall sweep the clouds no more.
Her deck once red with heroes’ blood,
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o'er the flood,
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor's tread,
Or know the conquered knee
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!
Oh better that her tattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every threadbare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,
The lightning and the gale!
wiOliver Wendell Holmes
bit ’
iat the best po
her restoration,
wddore's pond,
+ tons of live oak
cit y 1.560 ton have
ived at the navy yard from
a. This timber Is being used
replace the outboard timbers of
ship. It is just the thing needed and
it is anticipated that many more tons
will be required before the
compieted.
the
work is
Appenis are being sent throughout
the country and requisitions are being
placed for materials suitable to make
up bull of fittings of “Old Iron-
gides™ In addition the oak
received from the navy's store at Com-
modore’s pond, the following materials
have been ordered for the work:
White oak from West Virginia for the
keel, kecison, ceilings and
planking: white oak knees, “L"
bers cut from the roots and
the
the
to live
outside
ghape
bases
trees in forests located
for deck beams and planking re-
from the West coast by navy
ynsport; copper rods from Massa-
setts and New York, composition
clineh rings and tobin
from Boston: locust treenails, galvan-
ized iron spikes, malleable iron clinch
rings from Maine, wrought iron for
fastenings above the waterline from
Pennsylvania; white pine for the bulk-
heads and general joiner work from
the forests of New England; mahog-
any for furniture and fittings from
Honduras; lignum vitae for dead-eyes,
sheaves for blocks from Cuba and the
West Indies; hemp for manufacturing
rigging from Kentucky; oakum for
caulking from New Jersey; canvas for
the salls from Georgia; preservative
oil from Boston; paints, both ihside
and out from Pennsylvania and New
England. As at the time of her orig
inal building, so now the resources of
the country are being called upon to
furnish materials to render the old
hulk seaworthy.
Old Ironsides was one of the first
three naval vessels built by the United
States. She was launched in Hartt's
shipyard, Boston, In 1797.
Famous Pearls
There have been many pearls of
great value. Among them are Cleo
patra’s pearl from an earring, valued
at about $300,000; the pearl belonging
to Charles the Gold, duke of Baur
gundy, 1433-1477; Mary Stuart's fa
mous pearl; the Hope pearl, which is
the largest one in the world, 1.800
grains (it was sold at Christy's In
London in 1886 and was valued at
£0,000); the Queen pearl, found at
Noteh Brook, near Paterson, N. J, In
1857 (it weighs 03 grains and was
sold to Empress Eugenie); the repub-
lie of Venice presented a pearl to
Soliman, sultan of Turkey, valued at
£80,000 ; Pope Leo the Tenth purchased
a pearl from a Venetian jeweler for
about $70,000: La Pellegrina weighs
111% grains and is said to be In Mos
cow, Russia,
Old Age
Old age is like an opium dream.
Nothing seems real except what Is an-
renl, 1 am sure that the pictures
painted by the imagination-the faded
frescoes on the walls of memory
come out in clearer and brighter colors
than belonged to them many years
earlier. Nature has her special favors
for her children of every age, and this
fa one which she reserves for our
second childhood. Oliver Wendell
Holmes,
Two [Irishmen came over on the
Mayflower—Christopher Martin and
Willlam Mullins,
OF COURSE
Now that balanced and matched sets
of golf clubs are in general we
may expect dialogues like the follow
ing occur wherever the game Is
played :
“Hey,
today?"
“Shot a
“Way off your §
“No. I've got to
the service station
properly tuned.”
use,
to
04."
game, eh?
take
and
my
have
What McGrab Wanted.
McGrab
tended father-in-law,
“I've com o ask
interviewing his In
was
you for
daughter's
“All ri
“that's
“Do
asked
he sald.
her disme
MceGrab,
WOULD RISK IT
Distinguished Disturbance.
aim
i
& ave €
re bad, find
re Worse
Ancient History Revised.
t Patron n barber shop
nd Delilah fan
dt
n't ste?
iatrog
ake
respect
Patron-
barber?
Bull o' the
“Here, what's tl
the bricks down as
‘em up?’
“It's
passin’ underneath.”
“Oh, yes, accidents
won't they ™
DON'T MISS THIS
res
young lady
the lower
30 (introducing) This
just been elected to
Zo-—-Ah, a Miss representative, 1 see,
Wasted Sentiment.
*f cannot sing the old songs”
fie walled. The loss is small
He tries the new-and this
true
He cannot sing at all
Would Do His Share.
“f.ook her, 1 shall expect you to
pay your own bills,” sald a father who
had been considerably annoyed by bis
gon's extravagant habits,
“Certainly, dad,” replied the youth,
“1 don’t expect you to run about see
ing my tailor and so on. Just leave a
check on the table for me this morn.
ing and I'll see to everything myself!”
~Stray Stories,
Shorter Short Story.
“Unmarried?”
“Yes, twice”
proves
Makes Many Knots,
“Yes, this little boat makes 20 knots
an hour!” sald thé motor-boat owner,
as they plowed through the waves.
“Go on!" gasped his preity com-
panion. “What a lot of rope you
must nse! But tell me—who unties
them all?” :
Pa Knew.
“Pa, what is a yes-man?”
Clarence.
“It's a husband, son, whose snappy
comeback to his wife's orders Is ‘Yes
mam,” replied his dad.
asked
Air
YOU AT ( sr tine
oven QirecLuoiig.
1.
tablets
100—~Druggista
“Bayer oxes of 12
ttles of 2
New Irish Coinage
i i
World War Veteran
cough that 1
fast that it was not
to return to my
Maine,
w 1 n feeling fine,
Milks Emnuleion to both of my bables
and they are as fat as little pigs, but
here, as we have to
for it. Yours truly,
Pine St,
egend to New York
T. EDGAR DIGHTON, 20
Portland, Maine”
Kold by all druggists under a guar
antee to give sa act! or money
refunded The Milks Emulsion Co.
Terre Haute, Ind—Adv.
Put It or Take It
jo when Mabel
Biil--1 told her 1 would get even.
Don’t judge the size of a girl's foot
the size of the shoe she asks for,
MRS. CORA CALAHAN
216 BE. Ashton Ave., Grand Island, Nebr.
“] am going through the
Change Life. At times 1
would cry for hours. 1 got
tired of ging © the doctor so
I tried Lydia E. Pinkham’s Veg-
etable mpound. Before I
had taken the first bottle I be
gan to get better. I have taken
eight bottles now. I feel that it
has saved my life, also doc
tor’s bills. 1 work for a family
of six, washing, cooking and
do all my own work. People
say I look like 25." —Mrs. Cora
Calahan.
Minralite
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3
Millenium Key
years ago, ‘
y" entered polit
Ty ov ‘eh +h Ey 4
ught at the key
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unt Woman's Home Comyj
They're About the Worst
hate done more mis
d than the poisoned
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bearers
this wor
the Eg
Immortal Work
-M Divine Comedy
40
written in the form
long narrative poem
821 E Harrison 00. Portland, Ore.
“Lydia E. Pinkham did for
me what doctors failed to do.
When the Change of Life be
gan I was very poorly. Now at
5 1 do all my own work, at-
tend two dances a week and it
is hard to make people believe
I am over 40. eh see a
woman in ill health but I ad-
vocate your medicine because
I know its value. Every woman
should take it, not just for a
month or two but until they
have passed the critical per
fod."—Mrs. F. C. Helming.
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