THE SCRANTON TRIBUTE-SATURDAY, JUNE 11. 1808. 11' SEA FIGHTS OP ANCIENT HISTORY The Fate of Nations Often Decided by Great Naval Encounters. BAIiAMlB UHUINS TICK l.ONtl rOt.t AND MANILA IS Till: LATllPT KN THY IT 'XO DATK-A OI.ANOK AT THE UATTLKS tirON MWTT.It KHO.M tixis TiMn or xt:rtxi:s to tuc vk'Tohv or unwnv. AltliouRh nnnl warfiito liml Wf" practiced long before Xerxes plnnniM his treat Invasion of (Ireece, utnl al though history it-mirix how one Kr thrns in very nuly times niiuli him self master of the Hod Sea nud mon opolized Its commerce to the exclusion of tho Egyptians, tint to upeiik of the reml-niythlenl exploits of Jnecui and others, It Is with the expedition of tho great Tcrslan kins that the liHtuiy of naval umfare piOpeily HpptiMiiff lie Kins. Tho world's lecord of Rinit naval battles opens with Salami? The engagement took place In Octo ber, 4S0 U. C, In the naimw Kttnlt that separates the Island of Salamls from the Attic mainland The (ire clan fleet consisted of .".SO small war gullejs, the lamest of which was of hut fifty oars and tarried onl eighteen fighting men. The IVulun lleet vvai probably more than tuUe as huge, and powerfully manned The voxels com posing It weir inimidei'uhl higher than the Uu-e-k gallejs. but they weto prnportloiidti 1 less active1. All the ot--scls were open boats without decks'. The frltu.ttdui was fi aught with peril for the Cifeks. Nerxes had so dis posed of lil lleet that If the Greeks were detailed In the Hist contact their destine Hon was eitaln. A poitlon of Ms (loot bridged oni the sci fioin Flialeriitn, on the mainland, almost to the Island -or Thalamls. effectually t Icing the eactem outmnc-e to the Straits, n spennu poitlon was diawu Up nlnir the Attic coast to the foot of the lotky piomotoiy of Aegaluos, wheie the tin one fiom which Xcinoh purpoed to lcw the battle had been erected, and a thlid poitlon had been sent mound the Ihland to cut off the Greek esp!s should they attempt to ecapc by the westcin mouth of the Strait Yet the situation had this ad vantage foi the (iieeks. In tho nnilow strait the Poislans wcio unable to dis play their whole toice. r'.m:i:K ualli:ys. Thp (Jreek galle.vs had been lvlni; on the hench of Salanils. On the inotn lng of thp 20th tho set can in single line of battle with the full impetus of wind and oats to meet the eiiemj. Tho Persian g.illcn achaiiced in lilplu line and retched the attack with .-"lie h un daunted lgor that the (iieeks falteicd and theli gallevs backeil water nlnio&t to the beach of Sal.imls. buddenly an Athenian galley dai tod foith fiom the ?reek line and lammed one of the on mpj s ps-sels. The two lioats became entangled, and the Athenian captain -nnn found himself sum minded b the Persian ships and unable to ietie.it. Hue the Uieeks lushcil to the lchctic. Tlieu whole line lioie down unto mine on the Peisians and the light became genei.il The nien-at-ai nis boauled the Tersian e-scls. oveipowciing the Pei slan speaimen and slaing the lowers. The sea loiiud about was mpoii covcied with In tiKi ii o.us and wicckage, to which the I'eislan.s, few of whom could s Im clung in despeiatlon. Knowing that they weie under the cc of Xer xes thi Pci.siaus fought (leu civ. hut the s-lugglshness of their ves-s-ols and thp .infusion due to a pluialltv of commandeis completely disc om cited them I'nder the well-dliected efforts of the CJiecks. who wcip iindei one supreme commandei. tho (list low of the Pei j Ian line bioke. The crlpplpcl pallrvs hacked water or ecied. Mean . wbilp the second and thlid lows were pushing to the front, anil when these i et the defeated 111 t row the whole TV -Lin line wa thrown into one In extilcable tangle. The Orceks. liv skil ful manoeuvring, broke up this con fuw d mass Into gioiips which they suiiounded. burning and sinking the ppllovs Those of the Persian galles that oM.iped the AthPiilans fled panic stricken tow aid Pli.tlcium. but weie met on the wav by the Uglnetan lleet, which des.tioed niauj of them. I!. ofteinoon the sea wheie the battle was fought could not be seen for the wreck age Two hunched Peislan e els had been sunk, and their crews oltlici cut down or di owned. The tliccks lost forty gallejs, the ciows of which were roositlv saed The Cieek lleet retlied to PalHinls for the night, expecting to renew the battle on the next day, but when the morning of the ilst dawned the Persian lleet had disappeared. THE HOMAN NAVY. It w-ns moip than 200 yeais nfter this that the Ilomnns, u 1 1 1 1 ? the ilist Pu nic war. tin ned th Ii attuiitu n to mtv.il uffalrH. Main lmpioeiu"ai.' had b-en Introduced Irlo naval uur.wi in the meantime, though the gei'i'i.il m.'thcii of sea lighting was the same as at the time of Salamls. Carthage wp.s the great maritime nowei of the westein Mediterranean, while tho Unmans hid riot so much ns th beginniuga of a navy In the -War for Sicily." how ever the stiugglo had gone m lai that the Homans, theli land foies having taken possession of the inland, oulu do nothing more against C'aithage un less they attacked her on her own ele ment, the sci'. They begun .' c in . thprefoie, the ronstriK'tion of a iIpc. A Onitlingltilan war galley, which had bj chance stranded on llilr hliouu, served them ns a model. hii- thp galles weie building a sufllcient nun. her of men were trained to mar ihem Benches wore elected on '. cr 1 and i w -' era taught t. u.e the oai b-f-n tijiv had even been on the hoh in c -in.it time the Romans had -uupp l ib.t of JJO war galleys and lO.o'O ( , ih a id the mm m a mum J I III i M doesn t look so the woman who cleanittK loses tight at her money edijewisc. The womnn who values Iter money as Washing nd bus omothlnj? to worn mce nun jargon pucunge Tli N. IC. Kalrbank Company, Oblccro. Ut. 09.VU0. soldiers. But they were lacking in skill und experience, nud weto beaten In their llrst engagement. The Jtomnn cjoinmander, tho Consul anti3 Wllus, nt onco exttted lilnWlf to tin! some way of neutralizing tlia sup-rloilty of the Cuithnslnluns In naval tactics. This ho effected by the Invention of the "cot us," a sort of bilclpc sus pended over tho how of tho vessel, which could bo let down upon tho en emy's HlllpR. At length tho two ilccts came In sight of one another near I'ljlae, tho mod el n, Mllnzzo, and prepared for battle. The Caithiiglnlnus, icailzing that they were uppilor In numbeis and In naval skill, and expecting that the battle was to be drcldcd by manocupilng, were confident of the victory. As tho Honians advanced they weto met by a shower of uriows and othct tussles, but without pausing- lo letuin the lire they pushed on until evciy Human gal ley had stiuck a Caithaginlan ship. The ropes to which tho enrvl were sus pending weip loosened and the heavy blldges fell upon the encin.Vs decks, crushing those who had gallic! cd to defend the entrance. Tho shaip Iron spikes en the bottom of the coivl pierced the decks and the contending vessels weie llimly grappled, liaising the war ciy the ISomniis uishcd, swoid In hand, iuioss the blldges, and met the enemy The Carthaginian galleys weto soon tinned into slaughter pens. Hlghty of them weio taken or d--ttoy-ed, and many of their beaks or tostia were taken to Itlme to adotn the l'oi utn, BLOODY HATTLK. One of the bloodiest battles of history was that fought In the bay of Lepanto, In 1171. between the Papal, Venetian and Spanish Meets and that of Pelim, Sultan of Constantinople. The Cluls tliin lleet consisted of '.'i0 ships and in no than ;o,noo nun, under the com mand of Hon John of Aitstila. The Tuiklsh lleet. which was under the command of (he Pasha All. was much linger. Hut the Chiis-tlans had the ad vantage of equipment. They lnado uie of helmets, coats-of-mall. and llie aims, while many of the Tin ks had no better defensive weapons than leather shields, and no nmie loimldable ml'i flles than .mows The admlnls began the battle The e-els nf Hon John and All, after n Minn eannoifsido, closed and grappled. The c'icvv.1 of both ves-scls nt-heil to the n--:iult and met In a fierce stiugcle on the guuv hales Thiec times the Spanlaids boauled the Tutk and weie dilvoii bj''k. A fouith time with a uliiloiceme nt of l!(m men thy lushed to the ns-.iu!t and then can led every thing hctciie them All indlsc tlnilnate slaughter follow id. The descent was Itili Kly lepltupd by the eiosj, and the bloody head of All, planted on a pole, vns tal-i'd em the masthead of his llag shlp. At the sight of this the Chris tian0, with eiics of "Vlctoila' Vic toi la'" Mi-heel upon the eneinv. Hut the Tuiks did nut j Iclcl The ships giapplnd, and n hand-to-lnnd unfile t tliiouh'iut 11 tb'Ct ensued. Both si le.s weie Hied Willi lellcious fnii.itl clsm, li r the pope had pieimlscd abso lution to all -InniMs who fought and heaven lo all who died and Sellin, in like manner, had pionil-pd the delights of raiadl-e ti all his followeis. Pikes juvtliiM and .mows, cannon-, match lmks and aiciiieliu-s-es. Used with dead ly epect. soe n made the decks i mi with gnte J .ut I he icsult was till doubt ful, vli-m the Chustlaii galley slaves in the Tuiklsh ve-es levolted, broke their chains and turned em thtlr mas l.i'?. The cilmlnals who scived an galley slaves in the ChiUtian Heel were at the -ame tlm" set a llbeity and joined In thp rttack on the Tuiks. '1 his ilc. iileel the ic.-iilt. The Tin l;s look to lllght. Only thirty of their gal levs (one of which .ervantes was lioriip e.ff a cnptive) escaped lo Cou htantinople. I:i0 vere captured, tho lest eleslioyeel; 10.0''n Tuiks were taken and LVi.Otin slain But the vlctoiy had cost the Cluistlans 10,000 men J'li'LLlAN'T NAVAL VICTOUY. The most biilliaiit naval v. loiy of our revolution wa won by the adven turer, John Paul Jones when he won with the old hulk, the Hen Hom me Hlchaicl, the iliUMi filgate scia pls Jones had been ciulslng alung the P.iltl"h and Sc-otlanel coast, when h fell ill with Hie Scrnpls and a. smaller vessel, tile Countess of Seal! olough, convoking a lleet of nieni hnnlmen. The Biltlsh men-of-war appi cached to en gage the Ameilcaii vessels and give the convoj time lo esc. me. II was S o'clock in the evening, th- moon wis Just rising, and the neighboring heights were coveted with pe iple vim had coiiie to watch the iciltle. I. ne of Jones'ic eonsoilb engaged the ion-oil if the Set nils the nth, .P. I ii.a enter the action tlli tow aid Mi' close, v hen she tiled Willi e'liial injuiy to filcud and fop. The Hon Ilnnuno Hlcraid and the Seiapisi Hppioachpil within p s toi shot, and then open.Ml (lie. At the tll.lt ills-cblllerp tht..n ..f .ln.iMxa run. bu:st, causing teiilhle lino - -...-- .-. .- .. . .. f.. .... Tho rieinpU. having the advantage In num bei and callbie of guns, and being innir manageable, was able to edioose rak ing positions. Tills advantage was du ally lost, how"ei. by tunning her bow sprit between the pimp und the tnUzc-n-mast of the- Hon Homnip IJlihaie, w hero Jones, with his own hanels made It fnt. Tho two vessels weto now ly ing side by side. Huh guns imi,:lc to miiKZle and fighting desperately The Hon Homme Hichntil her rotten fides pletced thiough and thiough. was soon in n sinking condition, but the ptlsn. tiers wimp Hindu to mini the pump:?, and so kept the vessel afloat. .lores't? sliaipshontPis meanwhile weie clearing the decks 'if the Set apis. Some of his lii"ii climbed over by the nrds lit the tops or the Setapls, and Ihtew' stlnkprts, lias!. and gienades down Into hr hate lieu Captain Peatson linnll to sue tin. oniaindei ot his er-w, 'tuiik. and Jones at once ttans feneil the lpinnnnt of his crew on he .ne) h.i Tho loss on the Hie hard was 30u killed and Wuundel, thut on mwmMB&am , hit; as the face of It. bus soan for linnv. of economy site looks well as her strength uses Powder. show for her labor bettd a pairni roujtn uiiiias. groaicai economy. Ioul N.wYotk, uii.v.iyniB V Sunday School Lesson for June 12. Jesuit Crycifiedc Matt. XXV31, 35-50. BY J. E. GILBERT, D. D., LL. D., Secretary of American Society- of Religious Education. CONTKXT.-PllBtc'B last word sealed tho tatn of Jesus, llcmovlng tho robe In which He had been armed and restor ing His own apparel, the soldiers led Him away. At llrst He boio the cross on which He was to be executed, but piobably because of His falling strength. Simon, a Cyicnlau (Maik xv, 3D, sup posed to have been u dlsclplo (Acts xlx, S3), was mndo to assist lllrn. A gloat nuiltltiiclo of people follow eel, among whom woro faithful women who bewailed ond lamentcii (Luke xxlil, '). Turning to tl.em Jesus said: "Weep not for Me, but weep foi youtBClves," at tlm same time predicting the calamities that would be lull them In the destruction of the. city. West waul through tho streets and be yond tho wall (Heb. xlil, ",) tho proces sion passed Jesus. the condemned; Simon, Ills cross-hearer, tho two malc factois, tho executioners, the Itoman soldiers, Hie chief priests, the rabble, the tcudci-hearted women. His mother, the beloved John. Hate and love fol lowed the Lord to His tragic death. GOLGOTHA.-Just outsldo the city (John xlx, SO,) the procession halted at a slight elevation of ground haidly laigo enough to be called a hill. Its name, Golgotha, being Hebrew (John xlx, 1"), must have been given by the Jews. Its Latin form. Calvary (Luke xxlll, S3), Is now common among all Christians. Tho vvniel slKiillles placo of a skull. Sonio think that as this mound was probably tl.e usual place toi tho execution of cilm lnals It thereby obtained its name Oth cis claim that It had the uppeaiance of a skull, i omul, bare and smooth Thcio Is a tradition, by no means Incredible, that It was there Ahialmm built an altur on which he'propoied to offer Ibaac, and thnt theie he laid the vision to which Jesus lcfened (John vlll, Ml. It Is Im possible for us now to locate the spot. Probably it lies burled beneath the rub bish of the ten-tlmos captuied ellj. Hut the niime and memories clustering iitound It will live forever. KXKC'l'TlON. Jesus was sentenced to die b thp most hoi Ud form woise than stoning, diowning. binning, stinngula Hon. polFiinlug, smothering, or hanging, e'rli ItWInn u-ul by the J.yptl.-ms, the I'aithcgeiilans, the Per-I.ins. the Asy llans, the Greeks and the Homans. was unlvci.-ally icgiiided with profoiuulcst dread. The death upon the cross was ma onlv iMiomliieus. retctved for slaves and the worst cilmlnals, but It was also pxtieniclv painful. The ivan gelistH have not deci lbed the process. The mcie wonl "crticincd" told the whole -tmv to that generation, for the brutal and revolting -pectaele was witnessed until Constaiitlne abolished the practice, and oreleird the cios made of gems unci gold, to displace the caglo al the head nf the aim. to be held forevei as an emblem of Hie Clulstlan faith The Im agination can foi m but u faint concep tion of the pain enduicd by Jesus, whoso bod.v was stllpped then scourge d, then fii-lencd to the eto-s b nails elriven tliioiigh the hands and feet, then left hanging lor hours upon the uplifted wood. DHINK. There was one act of pity In the e ricltixlnn of Jetus. With a destie to mitigate the suffering of the condemned the wealthy ladles of Jerusalem were at'cu-tomrd to piovlde at their own ex- pen-e. a stupelying draught of wine, mcdliratod witli some poweiful opiate This Huv did without any s.vmpath.v for the criminal It was the ieult of Hab banlc teaching (Prov. xxxl, t5.) an effort the Heiapls neatly as great The Bon Homme Itic hard v. ha left to her fate, and went down the next day with many of hr wiiiinded annul el. The battle of Ti,ifnlKu, Xelt-on'B last finht. took jilaee olf Cadiz, between the allied Kieneh and SjianKh fleet of thlity-thice tall and Hie Hiit c-h flon nt twenty-seven. On Oct. -1. lSO.'i. the two fleets came In sight of one an other and piepared foi IlKht. The al lied fleet diew up in mi li regular eres-em-Mmped line, on the lai beard tack The- BiltKh fleet unio down under full will, lu two tliii;lc column?, the left of fouilceu ess-i'ln, led by Nelton lu the Vlctoiy, and the light, of thirteen, by Vice-Admiral C'olliugwooel .n the ISiiynl Sovereign. N'el-cn',? ejhject was to birdie the eneinles' fleet up into sec tions Infeilor to his own and then en gage In a light nt c!oo quaiteip. The t-lgiial, "Kngland oMiectsc ecry man to do his duty." was ldli-ed on the miiMhem! of the Victory. Collingvuintl i cached the ciipiiij line llMt, biokc thiough It .iMpi.ii of the rianta Ann-, and l.ikcel her with a brgadf Id -. Mean while Nelson, whose coiuse was at n lors acute angle with thp enemy's line than Colllngwood'ii was bearing down exposed to a taking Hip fiom the Fhlps under his lee. Finally bieaking thtough the enemy's line the Victory opened with both bioadsldes The other thlps, ol P ,?"P1 """i"". ' mweii me a i- I"""1 " ""'"I"1' .iii-.cnu.h iiinMiKii cot-' enem's Hue and engaging their ves sels at clre ejuarteis. Nelson, from a feeling of humanity, had given ordeis that shaipshootois should not bo em jilojod to pick off the enemy's olll ceis or clear their rigging To th s older he owed his eleath A bullet fir.e liom tho mlzzentop of the F.encn ves sel Itodouhtable stiuck him on the epaulette and entered hv. back. He fell with his face upon the deck. When, an hour later, as he lay dying below, he learned that fifteen of the enemy had surtcndeied he said: "That Is well but I hat gained for twenty." And twenty had hiinendcred befote the day was over. When ho had or dcied the fleet to be anchored and re quested that they would not throw him ovetboard, ho said: "Now I nm s.Ulstled. Thank Clod! I luue done my duty." FIGHT WITH Tl'KKS. The attempt of the allied English, Freneh and Hussian fleets lu 1S27 to Intel one hntwpen Turkey and Greece ' If possible, with trumpets: If neces saiy. with cannon," led almost Im mediately to one of the Woodiest naal battles of the cuntuiy, the battle of Navatino. The Turkish and Kgyptlan flr-et, under the command of Ibtahlm, 1'aslui of Kgypt and son-in-law of Jle-he-met All, Hulian of Tuikey. lay In the Inn bor of Navnrlno. The hai bor Is funned by a largo bay, thiee miles lu length and ncaib two In bieadth, piotected on the west by the Island of Sphaktetla, and open only at the south western end, wheie a natrow channel seputates the island fiom the main land 1'slng Navarlno as a base, Ill inium was sending out expeditions to ravage the interim. Admiral Codrlng ton, who. as senior office! , commanded the allied fleet, sent an ultimatum to Ibiahlm demanding that the maraud ing expeditions cease, nnd that the Turkish and Kgyptlan fleet bo with diawn No satisfactory rc,ly having been lecelved fiom the Turkish com nmndei, the allied fleet, about 1.30 on the afternoon of Oct, 20, 1SJ7, entered the haibm to make a deinonstiHtlon. The nnnnw channel leading to the bav made Impossible any other foinuillun to tone thp severity of thp old heathen world, and to promote humanitarian sent iments. Tho effect of the draught was to dull the nerves, to cloud the Intellect, to provide uii anesthetic against some pari of tho agonies of that awful death. Hut when tho cup was offered to Jesus Ho tasted .hut refilseel to drink. He de sired to ictaln tho full force of His poweis. to be conscious to the end, that Ho might suiter all that He must, min ister to those who were about Him, and at last yield up Ills spirit (John x, IS). This was an act of subllmo heroism. PHAYKH-Tho fearful torture awak ened no anger, extorted no screams of agony. On the contiary, the heart of Jesus was tilled with Divine compassion. Ho was more concerned for His murd erers than for Hlmell. While they were lu the vciy act of driving tho cruel nulls through His lacerated flesh, Ho cried out: "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do (Luke xxlll, 34). This was tho undoubted tt nth repeated In af ter years (Acts 111, 17, I Cot. II. 8). By this prayer Jesus fulfilled a prophecy (lsa. 1111, 12, ) and Illustrated His own teaching (Matt. V, 41 and 4i). He did not Intend that the sin of the chief priests should be pardoned unconditionally. There Is but one way to forglvenes-a (I Cor, I. !n He rather staved the vengrnee of heaven which might have Justly luter ferred In His behnlf until time and oppoi tunlty were olfercd for ripentatnc (Acts II. 2S). TITLK. At the head of the cross was written the offense for which Jesus died: "The King of the Jews" It was written In Hpbrew. the language of tho church; In Greek, the language of the peoplp, in Latin, tho language of the government (John xlx. 1'0). All could, thorotore read It In the no crime was alleged, but His hoveiclgnty owned. It was, there fore, no reproach to Jesu, but a seveio rebuke to the Jpvvs. Probably Pilate In tenued In this way to humble those who had forci d 111m to violate His convic tions, and to announce also the complete overthrow of Jewish hope for a king (John xlx. 1.). Thev obieeted, tlietcfoic, to the Inseilptlon, but Pilate would not change It (John xlx, 2). Besides, In a sense which no one understood It was true. Ho was the long promised Me--slali, the king of the spiritual Israel, whose reign should be pripetual and uni versal (Dan. -v It. 27). UAHMKNT3. The clothing of a crim inal belonged to the executioners as their fee While Jesus was upon the cioss In full view of the multitude, the four (John xlx, 23), who had done the w II of Pilate, seated upon the giound near by, divided their booty They made them selves menv with His mlseiy. sitting at their sport while He was hinging In pain To each a portion was assigned, and for Ills coat, a pretty piece, without seam, thej threw dice (John xlx. 21). Little did these luudened men, accus tomed to blood, consider that thev were fulfilling an old piopheey (Psalm x-xli, IS), thereby Increasing the evidence that this wan Hie Promised One. Having com pleted their allotment they tat down to watch, as was tliclr duty, until elp.it., came to their victim, who might linger foi a day or "Veil longer. , MOCKING For a time the neonie stood and gazed. When It was full' rvi dent that Jesus suffered th' exfetne pen al, thet Up was In th' film gilp of tin Power of Home nn aii-r another began to offer Insult, enourage 1, pr- than that of line ahead, and as the esbels sailed into the ba, the bat tel les mi the mainland and on tho island, which commanded the entiance, could have destiojed the allied war ships one by one. Hut they remained silent. When Codilngton entcied tho baj ho saw tho Tutklhh lleet drawn up in seml-elreular form, 'three lines deep, the vessels so arranged that those In the second and third lines tilled up the gaps in the llrst. On each flank were posted thiep tlreshlps, and these weie fuithet protected by land batteries. The Tuiklsh fleet, which eonslsteel of elghl-two vessels, outnumbeied that of the al'ics mote than t hire to one, but the advantage In size was all with the latter. No sign of resistance was made as the Knglish. l-'ieneh and Rus sian essels took up their positions opposite the Tuiklsh, lleet. Codilngton now sent the Daitmouth to request that n, llreshlp that was mooted to w indward of tho Knglish flagship should be removed, and upon the Tuiks refusing to change its position he sent a boat to cut Its cables and tow It off. No sooner did the Turks leallze the design of the Hngllsh boat than thev discharged at it a ollcv of musketry A French and an Knglish ship teplled with their guns Codilng ton now sent a boat to carry a re inemstianre to the Turkish ndmlial. but the Turks tiled upon this also, and the shot Ftrurk the flagship. In a few minutes everv vessel In the baj was blazing forth shot and shell. For two houts the cinonnde continued, while fiom the suwoundlng hills 211,000 of Ibrahlm'b tioops watched the snuggle In which they could not participate. There was no loom foi tactics. Skill In workins the guns alone decided the day. Hy evening the 'lurKisn neet was totally dPMiojed. Tho whole bay was llteially coveted with a chaited tangle of wrechace, while the sea for some distance was stained with blood. The lobs sustained by the allies was iea tlvely small, not more than 510 being killed or wounded; but over 6.000 JIus sulmans had petlshed In the struggle. FIKST MOtKRN TKST. The Hi st battle In which the modern armed battleshl"H weie engaged, and until Commodore Dewey's lrtoiy at Manila tho only one of any Importance In which such war vessels took pait. was that fousht at the mouth of the Vfilit river In the lecent wat between China and Japan. The action took plnce on the 17th of Soptembor, JR91 On the morning of that day the Chinese llett which conbUted of two battle ships and s'ven armed crulseis, w.n drawn tu In line ten miles out before the moiuli of thp river Two vessels wep detached from the fleet to guard the mouth of the river The Japanese licet appioached toarel noon In a col umn of divisions. As It neared the Chinese fleet, the tear division swung ntoutul abreast of the (list, forming a line of battlo. The Chinese thereupon formed n lino of sections, each section comprising two ships, one behind tho other. At 32.30 o'clock the Chinese Ting Yuen opened fire at h. tange ot 5.700 yards. Tho shock of the first dls e'hargethrew every man off the bridge. As the Japanese vessels approached, they turnrtl slightly to the loft thereby forming a qtiuitcr line to bring mon of their giinn Into play nml havo a Chinese met this rrnnnetivie hv tum hroader target for their guns The ing two poltitM to Htaiboaid, Hum keep ing their bowti tut ned toward tho Jap anese line. The floats continued to ad- anee, Keeping up a continual Hie until hrps led on by the ohlff prtiMts (Luke xxlll. 3.". They rolled upon lll'it and mocked Him. "Ho eav. l others, let mm savo Himself," they cr'.?i.V "Thou that destroyest tho temple," thev celnliii( 1 exultliigly, "If Thou be the Son ot 'loc', come down from tli oic's." was tneir challengo (veiso 40). Li Ihej- Indignities the soldiers Joined, pasting by and wag ging their heads In scorn and hate. "Haseness, savagery, falsehood and stu pidity, such wcro tho characteilstlca of the world which thrust Itself Into hideous promlnenco before the Saviour's lost con Hclmisness. such the muddy and mis ctable stream that rolled under the cross before His dying eyes." THIBVBS. The mocking had ceased Tho patient Jesus lives, a wonder to be holders. His associates In suffering had at first Joined with others In shameful abuse (verso 44) But ono of them ic lented as he contemplated Hie compo suro of Jesus, recalled His prayer and reflected upon Ills own career and des tlnj. Turning to the other and check ing his Impudent demand (Luke xxll, 3U-40) ho said to Jesus: "Remember me when Thou comest Into Thy kingdom" "Quickly tho response came- "Today thou shall bo with Jle in Paradlso (Luke xxlll, 4"! ) In the home of tho blessed. Thus Jesus on the cro-s shed light on the abodo of departed spirits. They live they nre con-clous they are with Jesus (Phil. I 23) This piomlso to tho penitent, showing Hie largeness of Di vine mercy, Is no piicotnaBoment to pro crastlnatnrs. It is the only case In Scrip ture in which tho djing tinned to trust In Jesus. MOTHER. Jesus was ciuclfled at 9 o'clock In the morning, the third hour (Mark xv, 25). Three hours elapsed, din ing w hl li soldiers, chief priests, and tho mob did their worst. At the sixth hour, mid-day. u stiangp daikness began to gather (Luke xxlll, 11). concealing th. sun. Awe-struck enemies moved to a distance, apprehensive of danger. This gave opportunity for friends to draw near. Witnesses of all that hud passed they were powerless to lescue, to lellevp. or comfort. We do not know the names of all that weie pre.-pnt. But, be-lcles the women, there weie two whom the world might expect to find at His feet. She who had been blessed above women (Luke I, 2S,) mid he who had been loved more than other men (John I1I. 23.) were thcrp. To one Ho tald- "Woman, behold thy son," to tho other: "Behold thy mother." The precious gift was ac cepted. John became Mary'B son and protector (John xlx, ..and 27). FINISHED -The ninth hour. 3 o'clock lu the afternoon, has come Darkness has been all over the land since the sun stood at tho meridian. There have been strange portents (Luke xxlll, I,"..) and stout hearts are beginning to fall All c;,cs are fastened upon Him Friends no longer fear to show their love and grief. The words of forglvene-s and tlllal care are now to be followed by those of personal foresight and trust. "I thirst." says Jesus, as the awful fever seized Him. Receiving the sour wine of tho soldiers (John xlx, 2? and 2J). He added: "It Is finished." The vvoil: of Ills life was done. His suffering was com plete. The last item nf Divine plan and every detail of piopheey had been ac complished. The world had been re deemed by His precious blood (I Peter I. lS-lfl "Father. Into Thy hands I com mend Sly spirit." was His last utter ance (Uikr xxlll, 16). And "He gave up the ghost." thev wpip within i.'M yards distance of each either- at that point the v hol Japanese lleet turned eight points to rort, thereby forming a single lino aheae' and steaming aciossi the Chi' nose lino, tinned Its light wing Then the Japinese line steamed niound astcut of the Chinese fleet, pouring a tenlble Hie into tl.e Chinese vessels, some of which begnn to burn, ard hj this manoeuwe cut off completely the K.vang Kai nnd the Tsa Yuen which were in the tear of the Chinese line Thee two vessels ictltPd and took no furthei pan In the action. The Japan-c-e, having completed the elide, hauled oft' to a distance of $ 000 yards, and there went thiough an evolution for the purpose of separating Into two di visions, the (list foimed of seven of the swiftest etulsers the second of five Inferior ships. As the two fleets wore npproachlng once more the Chlnesa Chili Yuen If ft the line and stei'titi" across the Chinese bow made for a Japanese ship and sunk her. The bat tle now arranged Itself in two groups the second division of the Japanese en gaged four of the Chinee, cruisers The lighting was fierce, but Ir.egular. Suddenly the Chili-Yuen was seen to keel over. In a few minutes she sank with all on board Uventually this di vision of the Japanese fleet dlsap peated in the dliection of the Ibland of Haiyuntal. The tlist division of the Japanese fleet cngeged the two Chinoe ironclads, ciicllng around them at a distance of some 4,IiOO yaids Tho Chinese vessels keeping togeth er followed the enemy's moements. steaming mound In a smaller circle During the turloub lire that accom panied these movements, the ltvs of llfp was tenlble. The rapid-Hie guns splintered all the wood work on the ships and mowed down the men by scoies. Hut tho modern twelve-lneh guns of the Japanese weie- unable to sink the CIiIiipsp batueslniv,, thanks to their heavy armor the latter were able to rc-Mst the SOO-pnund projectiles Vinil, llnall.v. to withdraw in good or der. Toward 5 o'clock the Japanese ceased llilng. The distance between the fleets giadually Increased and tho Japanese finally disappeared fiom the scene of battle. Th losses on both sides were very heavy, but tho advantage remained with the Japanese. Throughout the action many of the ships we.-e on fire and thp men often had to leave the guns to put out the flames. Ahout as many men werp drowned or burned to death as were Killed by bullets. HAPPINESS VS, MISERY. Dr. Chnreot 8 Tonic Tablets, tliegr-'At Par lilnn reniejc, Is a gtiniante'cii cine for tne Urlnlc llnblt; nUo iiervoustiii una meliiii. chore caused by over-lmluljonoe. It Usstroys the Appetlti lor Alcoholic anil all Intoxlcutlng IlONnraaei, and leme.1 man as be should be. It run bo ailinlnlnteia I without the know ledge of the patient whore necessary Sond for pamphlet. Wm. Q. Clerk. 326 I'enn Ave,. Scranton I'm, TVTKnVOU3 TrtOUIibKS; ALU KINDS 1 cured with Animal Uxtractn. Free boon telle how, WASltl.NUHJ.N CHEMICAL CO WukUlUStOE, U. t. AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR ItlGIIT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD "CASTORIA," AND TITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS OUR TRADEMARK. J, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Ihjannis, Massachusetts, was tho originator of "CASTORIA," the same that has borne and docs now bear r yfr on every the fac- simile signature of QZa&jfl&tcscU: wrapper. This is the original "CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it is the kind you have always bought J ,,, on the and has the signature of -La&ffi&Zth wrap per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Company, of which Chas. H. Fletcher is President. Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in gredients of which even he does not know. "The Kind You Have Always Bought" BEARS THE SIGNATURE OP Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed Y01D THt CtNTAUfl COMPANY, TT MURRAY BTMCT, NIWYOHK CITY. FREE ONE TRIAL BOTTLE THIS OFFER ALHOST SURPASSES BELIEF. An External Tonic Applied to the Skin Beutifles it as by Magic, the nrcrnvEDV 0F I lit UlauUVCKi THE A WOHAN WAS Thousands h.ecc tried fn-nt tune im ineiuiiiUI to ellscoer some- ettieaeious if-nieiU for wrinkles and other Iniper teetlons nf the complexion but none li.nl ct succeeded until the Mlnsrs Kell the now famous rcn plexton Specialists, of 78 rifth Aenue, New oik On. ofteied the puhllc their wonderful t'omplexl in Tonic . The reason so manv tailed to make this dlscoery before is plain, be. cause they hae not followed tho right principle Balms, Cieams-, Lotions, etc ncci hae a tonic effect upon the skin, hence the failures Tho .Misses iScll'f. Complexion Tonic has u most exhll.uatlng effect upon the cuti cle, absorbing ami earning off nil Im purities wU'cli the blood bv Its natural action Is constantly fencing to tlm sut fac. of the skin It Is to the skin what a It .illrliiK tonic is to the hlood and nene.e, a kind of new life that lmine.ll.itel e hllarutes ami strengthens wherrer ap plied. Its tonic effect Is felt almost im ni"cllatel and It speedily banishes for ce er from the i-kln freckles, pimples, blarkheuds moth pitches, wrinkles lier spots, roughness oll!nes ciuptluns. and dii-coloratlons ot any kind In older Unit all nwj lie benefited h their Oreat l)sinerv the JIses Deil will, dining the present month, give to .ill MJSms THE A1ISSES BELL, 78 Fifth Ave., New York City. The Misses Bell's Complexion Tonic, Complexion Soap, Skin Food and Dcpilo are lor sale in this city by MARTHA II. SCIII3IPFF, .317 Luckawanim Avenue. immm R1AMUFACTURERS OF Hll. Hill Timber cut to order on short notice. Hardwood Mine Kails tawed to uniform lengths constantly on hand. Peeled He-mlock Prop Timber promptly Turnishcd. MlLl.b At Cross Fork. I'otter Co.. on the Bttflalo and Sttsqtie. 'lantKt Uuilroad. At Mina, Potter County. Pa., on Coudcrsport. and Port Allegany Uuilroad. Capacity-400,000 feet per day. GLNEUAL OIPICE-Boardof Trade lluildlug. Scranton, Pa. Telephone No. 4014. stmastim. ajfeSivfsiRMrcai: I'or Sals by JOHN H- PHELPS, tipruc street rhtcbttttr'a Foallih Dlamoiiit nrnniL ENNYR0YAL PILLS UrlfflnsI and Onlj Genuine. FIt alwsji rrlUbl LDit Urujiln lor Cklrkfttr$ Kugtitk Ma , IbOItt irfclixi lth Liu tl .hn TiLa "H4 rait a in iica mui t, ui mr tinier no olhrr Utfu.it J Ana r hum Muhttitu tiiMtand Ittii'ation Ai lraiaini.t,trnA 1. ta ttrari for rrileti!u tctiiMijlU ml Vltellef fop T mAUiS in UtUr bj retura f MIU 1D.U0O Tf HI ic on HI i Kta. fr. rAihtnriiSn.i.i iA m,i.iinn u... Ctlt tij all Utn PruHiim I'llILAIIA., v r aim n i Vx m FREE THE INVENTOR. callers nt their parl.-ts .ine trial bottle of liter Cnmpletn.n T011I. absolutec free; and in ordei that those who cannot call ot who live nwuj from New York may ba ben. tiled thev will urnd one bottle to any ndilteics nil charges prepaid, on tho receipt of 21 ccntu istamps or slHeri to coer cost of paikine; and delivering Tho price of this wonderful tonic is $1.(11) per bottle, anil this llbeial offer should ha embraced by all. Tho Misses Hell have just published th Ir new hook, -'Secret ot lleauty." This .tillable work Is free to all desltmg it Tho book treats exhaustively of tho Importance of a good complexion; tells how a woman may acquire beaiit and keep It. Special chiepteis on the cnio o Hid hair, how te hae hiMiilant growth; hatmless nie-thoils ot milking the hair preserve Its pjlui cl beauty and color, even to advanced age Also insliuctjolis how 10 banish superfluous hair lrom llin fine, neck and arms without Injury to the skin. Tills book will be mailed to any addrebb on request. rrtKi: Trial n.atles of Wonderful Com plexion Tonic free at parlors, or 25 rents (eobt of picking and mulling) to those at a distance. Correspondence cordially solicited. Ad dress. lu When In doubt what to use for Kcrvoui Debility. Li ol Power, Impotcncy.Atropbv.Vartconle and riier ealtncjics, from sny cause, ust Sezlne I'llls. Drains checJcti unci full vieor aulcklv restorid. lritctaetril luatrottfe, rutllbttUr. Mailed for $1.00;Gboxe (9 00. Wid $5.00 orders vve rItc a guarantee la cure or fffund the money, Addrnt PEAL UEDICINE CO., derelict!, O. Pharmacist, cor. Wvomlno tavaoue and UAlfC Vnil Bore Throat, I'lmplei. fop. IlAVL lUU Per CnlorCHl bnoti, Ae'hea i old bores, I'lLcm lu Mouth, lllr r'nllluc'.' Write COOK KlIMIiUY CO., 651 Masonic Temple, Chicago, lit., for proofs of curia Capltul, $500,000. Worst rases cured I a 13 to .lavs, lao-pige boon tree.
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