rm XT1K SUKANTOJN TK1BUJNK-THUKSDAY, OCTOBER 6. 1898.A 5 P9WWWW 2 ' St 5 , AN UNCONSCIOUS HERO. 1 "No," Eleanor Lsuidsberg sold as she crushed the cluster of fresh American beauty roses Hhe held In her claspfd hands with painful Intensity, ns if they were somehow to blame. "I cannot marry you, Mori Is you ara not my hero." "Heroes do not exist out of novel"." answered Morris Hulmes, with that perfect Inflection that good hteedlng gives to Ha possessor; "I rannot fight for my lady-love as the mcdiaeal knights did, nor fly to the wars, In these degenerate days." "Then be a soldier of peace; there are dally wais to be waned that nped disciplined soldiers. Do anything but a dawdler on the silken skirts of wi dely. You bellevo that because you havo Inherited a fortune that other men earned for you by the sweat of their brows, that you are to lie Idle In tho lap of luxury. Shame, Mouls Holmes! When I matry 1 will choose my husband from among the tanks ot the people; my heio must do great deeds, not dream them, nil day long." "My dear socialist,' said Moirls with the familial Ity of long acquaintance, "If you will listen to reason a moment you will see that with money you can remedy a great many ovlls, without It you ore practically helpless. "How many evils have you tom edled, Morris? Answer me that." "Few as yet. I admit. Hut, Eleanor, Is It my fault that my father left me a fortune? Listen, dearest, I may call you so this once. Why not help mo to become his almoner? At least I am not a profligate " "Pardon me," returned the young woman, tearing the heart from a io?c a performance which made the sensi tive Morris wince "I think you are profligate with time and Influence, and all other good things which you waste by lavishing them on yourself. How will you account for wasted opportun ities, and talents folded in a napkin, when the day of reckoning comes'" She was very handsome, very attract ive In her strong yotn,g womanhood, and as a reformer, the fad of tho hour She belonged to clubs and societies for tho advancement of women, and was not offensively progressive In her views and the expression of them, but she had been brought Into contact with strong natures, full of the sap and wine of life, and hod learned to disdain tho wearer of the purple and fine linen. The society weakling had lost place In her world. Just as social functions had become Inane and Intolerably stupid, after the seamy side of life had shown her Its rugged attractions. "What would you have mo do to prove myself a hero?" asked Morris Holmes with n gently patronizing air, as If he had been speaking to a child, and which infuriated Eleanor. "Do?" she lepeated with withering scorn, "do anything to show tho world that you are a man, and at least capa ble of managing your own affairs! Life Is full of Instructions, hut you have never learned nne of Its lessons. You have not even been a profitable dreamer." She was Intense and angry, and nt last he was aroused. He rose without his usual dawdling elegance of man ner, and said: "You have taught me one lesson, Eleanor, that I shall not forget. I hope when you find your hero he will love you as truly as I have done as I will continue to do. If you do not forbid me. And now good-bye. Wo pait friends, do we not?" Before she answered him Eleanor rose, and in so doing dropped the flow ers she had been holding. Morris sprang to pick them up, when Instantly she placed her small. Imperative foot upon them, crushing them to tho floor. He looked at her shocked and wounded. "You see how hopeless It Is that you should ever understand me," she said bitterly. "You have moie considera tion for these hot-house weeds than for the souls of those around you. You hurt and wound me by your Indiffer ence to vital questions, but you are sorry for the roses! Good-bye, Mor ris!" "No berths left In the sleeper, sir." "But I tell you I must have a berth I can't sit up all night." and Morris Holmes shivered at the thought of such a hardship. "A great many good people do, sir," raid the conductor. "There's old Judge Skinner and his wife; they arc both go ing to sit up tonight." "But my man telegraphed for a sec tion." "They were all taken then, sir." It was strange that at the first mo ment that Morris Holmes started out to become a hero, and learn the seamy side of life, he should be reduced to actual suffering like this. If he had been dressed In his usual fashionable and elegant traveling attire the con ductor would have suspected that he had unlimited wealth, and would hae bought out some less Impoitant trav eler, or sold him a berth already nego tiated foi, as the all-powerful car mag nate has the privilege of doing. But Morris Holmes had donned the plain dress of the ordinary business man and wore a hideous gray ulster that concealed his elegant personatlt.v, and was on bio way to the mining dls ti Jet where a, mine was located of which he was part owner; not a gold mine, but one that brought In gold a bituminous coal mine known ns the "Little Summit." Moiria had taken llttlo or no notice or this branch of his wealth, the man agement and details being left to his agent, but when he left Eleanor Lands berg on the occasion of hei second and final refusal of his offer of marriage, he suddenly determined to take a trip to tne mining country ana try his nand at heroism, In the way of Improving the condition of the men who worked In underground chamhcis, a work to him, the embodiment of haidnhlp and privation. He was going Incognito, with the feeling of one who Is about to perform a long-neglected duty. The beginning was not auspicious. Morris hated contact with the un washed stranger, nnd the day car turned Into a rendezvous for tho night seemed full of him. "I would not make a good soldier, nnd I certainly am not a hero," ho said to himself, and then he thought of Eleanor, and fancied her noothlnz the troublesome, crying child In the further end of the car, nnd gaining the confidence of the mean-looking par , ents, who wero poor and tired. At the next stopping place ha went out to catch a breath of fresh air, and bought a bog of cakes for thu baby, an act of generosity that tho tired mother appreciated with a smile. He talked with tho father nnd learn ed their story. Two children left be. -CT hind with lel.illves because they wero too poor to take them along, but they had the ptcinlve of work where they weio going and then they would send for them. If Morris helped them ht did not let his left hand know what his right was doing, but I do know that the children followed their parents a few weeks later Morris prepared for a nlpht of vigils, then fell Into n sound sleep curled up In a corner ot tho car scat, mid when he awakened It was early morn ing. It wns on awesome thing to uwuken In a car after u night ot that sort Tho ilrst feeling Is one of thnnkfulness that one Is alive; the next an over pow cilng sense of dirt and dlsoomfott. Mori Is thought at first that his limbs wete parutvzed, but after a vigorous sttetrh ho felt better and lonkcd out with some Interest on a world that was new to him, fresh from the luxur ies of the metropolis. Ho saw the "good morning" ot naluto. with man a rhlmeilcnl speck In the plan. Mem cabins wore perched In commanding positions on hlll-sldcs, nnd sleepy look ing rhildion, baif-headnd nnd bare footed, were saluting tho flying ttaln from the open door. Ho 'ould not un do! sttir.d how uny nne could live In such a place. Ho felt no thrill of fel lowship with these giovollers In the by-ways of life, and ngaln ho won dord how Eleanor would handle Fiich a pioblem. He felt a sense of loneli ness without her as If she had once belonged to him but hod gone. A longer stop was made at the rude station nnd .Moirh came near to the great traged that Is enacted In the lowliest as well as In tho grnndest home. But how different tho methods. It was not yet sunrise, but the door of the cabin had been (lung open, nnd a woman with an apron thrown over her head rushed out Into tho morning, followed by two weeping chlldten. Then a man rushed out hastily and going to n building near by tore a board from its rough roof nnd hurried back Into the house, followed by the woman and children. The ttaln moved on nnd Morris wondered over what ho had Just seen. Piobnbly every man and woman In that car lead the story aright, but Morns nskod a shaggy old man who sat back of him, wrapped In n time w orn old plaid w hat It meant, "Wecl, mon, 1 misdoubt it wore some body slipped aw a, nnd they needed the board to strceklt him," said the old Scotchman. It was gruesome when Moiris under stood, and he wondered If Eleanor would have known. You sec she was In all his thoughts. A more desolate place than that In which the "Little Summit" mine was located would bo hard to describe. The mine that poured wealth Into the cof feis of Its owneis was conducted bv ill-paid, sodden men, sci uhby buys nnd half blind mules. Tho foieman was brutalized by a long oouise of low wages, heay expenses and sordid sur roundings. It was a word and a blow with him, or an oath more demoraliz ing than blows. When a stranger ap peared he was leeelved with sullen and suspicious silence, being moie than half suspected of wanting the luead out of some other mouth. Morris was shocked almost out of recognition of himself by this unexpected state of things, for he felt himself passively to blame. He could not lay the odium on tho should cis of his agent, for ho had never asked a single question concerning the mine, or the moral or phj steal welfare of the men. He had taken the levenuc from It as pait of his patrimony, indlffeient as to methods. He had been helping to grind women and children Into the dust, that he might loll In luxuiy. His conscience stung him with itpioaches which wero Inadequate to make him suffer ns ho deserved. "Your hand, friend," ho had said to tho foreman, and noted the ugly scow I, and determined ntr of refusal with w hlch the man drew back. "'Taint as white as yours; and how do I know that you aie my filend?" was the surly reply. "I am here to see what you need, and will help you If you will let me," an swered Morris gently. "A spy of an overseer, like enough. Tho sooner you get out of these quar ters, the better for your health. If one of the bloomln' mine owners sent you here, go back an' tell him 'taint safe to come spyln' roun'. Tell him, too, that we'll give him a warmer welcome hounds that they all are!" The miners, dlity, black, and com plaining, had gathered around the fore man, and although they hated him, they were bound to him by a common grudge. "Tell them to como and get filled with warm lead we'd heat It fur the caslon," said a burly miner known as "Old Georgdle." "They dass'nt come nigh their own propeity," said another, "thcy'je white llvered cowards, and not woith the powder to blow "em to thunder! ' "Go back to your master, and tell him what his lovln' workmen says," said tho foreman contemptuous!!, "an" get a photygraff of some of tho hungry children and dvln' motheis, for tho family album. My missus will give you hers." "Men," said the stranger, unbotton ing his heavy ulster, and throwing It open, "have you ever heard of Morris Holmes?" A groan, and a series of yells saluted him. "Aye, an' of his falher afore him. It's that he might lie soft and eat tine food, that we gets lost In the choke an' damp. If he sent you, go back nn' tdl him to come out hero hlmstdf. We hov a long account to settle, an' tho riggers Is waiting'. It was "Old Geoidlo who spoke. "I am Morris Holmes!" Now If there Is nny quality that the rough nnd lawless of caution recognize and admit e, It Is courage, und after the first start of surprise, which In that sodden crowd was gcnulno and dra matic, the men felt an instant lespect for this weakling of wealth, who was not afraid of them, and something like a cheer broke from their hoarse throats. "I am heie to right our wrongs," continued Morris In a voice that sound ed like a commander on a battlefield, "but I demand protection at your hand. I demand your confidence, and that of your wives and children, I have the right to ask this. For the present that Is all I have to say." A few cheeted him, others remained sullen and discontented, good news be ing received with caution and suspic ion. Eleanor Lnndsberg had no word from Morris for six months Then she re ceived a paper marked In red ink.whlch had a parugiaph that Interested her, It gave a plain statement of the great Improvement that had taken place In tho "Little Summit" mine, and . went on to describe tho comfortable homes of the miners, the new machin ery which had been put Into the mines to take the place of child labor, the comfortable ntables above ground that had been built for the mules, the Im proved social conditions of the men's families, and ended with a glowing tribute to the "noblo energy of the young and athletic mine owner, Morris Holmes." Athletic? Eleanor repeated the word with muih satisfaction. It was of moral athletes she was thinking, and It pleased her mightily that this word could be thus applied to MorrK In a few mouths she lecelved a sec ond nwspaper, published like the first, in a town adjoining the mines, nnd giving the news of that section of country. It also contained a marked paragraph, hut the marking wns lr ngulur black: lines, of Jagged pencil, and on tho border wns drawn a rude hand, pointing to the notice, and the badly written but legible name "Old Geordle." Eleanor rend In a few Intense words the news that had been sent to her. Theie had linen an accident In the mine. The roof ot an entire chamber had fallen and hurled twenty miners beneath it. The men wero rescued with gieut diniculty, and some of them were badly Injured. When all were supposed to hnvo been saved, there was a vi ailing ciy. and the wife of "Old Oeordlo" stiuggled from the hands of friends and tiled to throw herself Into the mine. Morris Holmes, pulo nnd out of btenth, called for men to go down with him to re&ruo Geordle. No one it'spendod. Tho men owed their lives to their families, and they knew the danger of a falling roof. So Monl, with one look at the blue skv above 1 Im, swung Into the capo and was lowoit-d alone amid an nwe-strlcken silence. Into the bosom ot death. There was not much more to tell. When the slgnnl was given there were willing hands to help deliver the two men from the wreckage, but only one came pp ullve. The other had succumbed to the fatal damp. A long panegvrlc fol lowed, but It meant llttlo to Eleanor. Her eyes rested on four oft-quoted, hacknejod lines, that closed the story, they would never leave her: "For whether on the scaffold high, Or In the battle's van. The fittest placp for man to die. Is whero ho dies for man." She had found her hero, never ngaln to lose him. He had returned on hl3 shield. Detroit Tico Press. A PET RATTLER. It Drives Off Tramps and Rats anc Gives a Fire Alaim. From the New York Press. Dick Drannlng's pet rattlesnake Is the chief curiosity of tho Deep Hollow section. Last spring, when Drannlng was blasting bluestone locks In the Groat Bend township mountains, a great mass of lattlesnakes was tin own high In Hip air by the dlsehaige of powder. Nearly all of The serpents were killed outilght, but one of them, the biggest of the lot, escaped with serious wounds. Drannlng, out of curiosity, picked up this inttler, carried It to his house nnd placed It In n box of cotton, and some how wns glad to see It giadually re cover. When the stage of convnles censo had passed the snake crawled nbout the yaid, and In a few weeks ventuied Into the house, where It soon became a pet. It was named Pete. The big snake seemed to be grateful for the caio lavished upon It and en deavored to show It In vailous wavs. It will amuse tho baby for houis by slinking Its rattles and will twist It self Into many shapes for Its edifica tion One day In Julv n big blacksnakc crawled Into the homo and was about to attack the sleeping babv In Its cia dle, when Pete, with a terrible rattle, sprang to the lescue. and. after a hard battle, killed the Intruder. Occasion ally Pete will craw! Into the cradle, coddle up doe to the baby nnd sleep there for hours at a time. Pete has become a famous ratter, and not a rodent dare remain In the place. When a tramp or peddler op pi oaches he will coll himself up on the doorstep and prepare to strike. The Intruders invariably ictreat. One night Inst weei: Mr. Drannlng and his wife wero suddenly awakened by Pete's loud rattling. The snake had crawled upon the bed nnd gave unmistakable evidence that something was wrong. Mr. Drannlng Immediate ly hastened down stairs, where he found a barrel of rubbish In flames, threatening the building with destruc tion. Pete had discovered the state of affairs and given the alarm. Mr. Drannlng has been offered a fancy price for his pet, but It Is not for sale. Full. "I feel llko a stoio with a baigain sale," groantd Tommy ns he approached from tho dliccttou of the pantry, the Imme diate sutioundins of his mouth being a suspicious dark red. "What's tho manor, my dear'."' "Jum inside. 'Detroit Tieo Press Wealth on Its Travels. Miss Ollabrod "Theie's a clevei sculp tress down this way. 'ion ought to see what she can make out ot butter." Miss mtchley-Greest "Hhc a a good one If she can make as much ojt of It as my pa maid's oat of oleoriargarlne.' Chi cago 'Jilbur.c. m Mother Goose for Dons. Cainara skips with all his ships, We don't know whf. to find him; l.eavo him alone, and he'll como home With his little fleet behind Win. Mlstrcs3 Marie, quite contrarle, Say, how docs your fighting so? With shot and shell und fatal knoll And sink ships In a row ! Cleveland l'laln-lieale.-. AV hen our baby boy was three months old, he. bad tlio mill; crust very badly on Ills bead, mi tb.it all tho hair came out, und Itched to bad. tiu made It bleed by scratching It. I go; acakeotCUTlcuiU ho.u- ami a box of Ctm ct.ni (ointment). 1 nnnltcil thn rttrirmte and put a thin cap on lilt bead, and Irfore t ami nutaiuin can fad used half a box it uas entirely eureil, and mi ii ur uuiiiiiiem'ou ui urow out mceiy, l'cb. 2493. .Mrs. 11. 1'. HOLMlia, Aaulaad.Or. Ci'mcru ItcuioiM tppttl with IrmntlW, fatci t fioiaijti nurtei, n4tlll)ivlDif th ciro of children ro sow tfitt ngia appUcitlon vill ttor4 Intunl reli,', Rrrtnit reit tail ilfrp.anl point ttaipcrdy cui In th oil tArlurlac.antt dlitUurlnff of iktn mil ictlp illteilri, with to if oi ntr, inrlnnttouit thtmiitartillnyourliity. 8ii.rfor8ix.loim'i!uHuiitiiillt:!l. r Iiiiu MornrRs la ftwirm bath ulib Citicuka 6 ur, tnl ft lull aoatiui wild Cutlcum.nTo'.ut of ikls cunt. SiM fnroashout th world. I'oTtn P C.Cor ,Sol I apt , Umws. Haw U lull II1D7 1 SMu Untttii, : DEWEY AS A GREAT NAVAL COMMANDER HIS VICTORY AT MANILA COM PARED WITH OTHER riOHTE. It Excelled Nelson's Victory at Abouklr, Fully Equaled Lord Howo's In 1704, and Rivaled Nel son's Famous Victory of Trafalgar, A Worthy Pupil of Farragut. IMgar S. Maclay In Leslie's Weekly, Hear Admiral Dewey's victory at Manila has been tho occasion of so much rejoicing that It would be well tn consider on what grounds the real met Its of tho affair nre based and how It cotnpaics with other great naval battles. It In a coincidence worthy of note that this Is the centennial year of the hattle of tho Nile which was fought between the English fleet under Nelson and the Fieiich commanded by Urueys, In Abouklr Bay, under circumstances lemarkably similar to those under which the Amet leans fought nt Ma nila. As In Dewey'p case, the enemy had anchored their ships In a w Ido bay, and In order to get at them Nelson was compelled to sail Into the harbor and attack the French on their own teims. The battle of the Nile, very properly, has been considered one of the decisive naval engagi-menta of the world, for it resulted diiectlv In the abandonment of Hgypt by the French In no less de giee was the fight In Manila decisive In its effects, for It deprived Spain of a tPiiltory greater than Llelglum, Den mark, Greece Foitugal and Switzer land combined, and was nearly coual to Knplnnd, Walos. Scotland and Ire land. In the battle at Abouklr Day Nelson had thinner, ships of the line, with an nggitgate tonnage of 20,660 tnn, carrying 7.401 men nnd 0118 guns, with 11,000 pounds of thot-welght to a broadside Urueys also had thirteen ships of u,i line, besides a few small er ctaft, carrying 9,000 men, nnd hav ing guns capably of throwing 12,000 pounds of shot-weight to the broad side. At Manila Dewey had six fight ing ships of 10.09S tons, carrying 1,694 men and fifty-three guns In the main battel ies, while Montojo, the Spanish commander had eleven ships of 18,141 tons, manned by 1,731 men and forty two guns. From these figures It will be seen that In point ot tonnage the opposing American and Spanish foiccs wero nbout the same as tho French and Hngllsh fleets at Abouklr Hay. the former being 19.09S ngnlnst 18.141 ns compared to the 20,ftC0 and 2i,343 of the Ihisllh nnd French. DIFFIDENCE IN SHIPS. In consldeiing modern naval action ns compared with those one hundred ycais ago, we must remember that the mere number of ships, guns, nnd men engaged have come to be matters of less significance. It Is tho amount of offensive nnd defensive force that Is .oncentratcd In a given space that tells tho stoij This wo see when wo find that Dewey, with only six ships, had a tonnage of 19,095 against Nelson's thir teen ships of tho line with their 20,660 tons. An even more striking Illustra tion Is had In the fact that In 1810 the Hrltlsh navy had 1,018 warships nnd iril")72 men, while In 18S6 when Eng land was Immeasurably a greater nav al power she had fewer than 300 ships and less than 60,000 men. As to the number of men and guns engaged, It will bo found that Dewey nnd Montojo operated a destructive force aside from the consideration of steam-power, ramming, nnd torpedoes, which, of course, were untiled agencies In Nelson's time vastly superior In ev ery lespect to those of the English nnd Trench fleets in 179S, notwith standing the smaller number of men and guns employed. In Nelson's day ten men weie allowed for handling each gun, and nbout eight minutes, under tho most favorable circumstances, for each discharge, so that Nelson or Hrueys was doing well to deliver 12,000 pounds of shot-weigh, evety tight minutes. Our vastly Improved meth ods of breech-loading enabled the Americans and Spaniards to discharge their heavy guns at the rate of at least five times In eight minutes, so that -when the total shot-weight of their biondsldos wns 6,000 pounds, It was In realhy five times that weight, 30,000 pounds, when we come to allow for the quick ilrlng of modern ordnance as opposed to the cumbersome and tedious muzzle-loading of 179S. It Is not tin unfair comparison, then, to place the broadside shot-weight of tho American and Spanish foices nt Ma nila at 30,000 pounds as compared to the 11,000 and 12,000 ot tho English and French at Abouklr. MODERN OUNNEfty. In this comparison no consideration has been given to the enormous super iority of rifled guns, steel and pointed projectiles, or of tho fearful effects of exploding shell". Elongated shots or shells wero unknown to Nelson or Rruej.s, who used round, solid mlnflles, and tho noarcst they could come to tho dlsasttous effect uf a shell was by heating a solid shot befoie Inserting It In tho gun. It Is easy to get at the shot-weight per bioadsldo In Nelson's generation, for the projectiles were uniformly lound and of solid it on. The weight of the modern shot Is not so eally arrived at, It being of dlffeient shapes, mostly c.vllndrlcnl and more or less pointed, and a variety of metals and substnives going Into Its composi tion. Hut when we consider that a Milt teen-Inch rifle throw st a rhell weighing 1,100 pounds with sufficient velocity to pierce seventeen Inches of ntekel-steel plato wo can leadlly see that the destiuctlve force at Nelson's command sinks Into Insignificance when compared with the modern ord nance, and that tno number of men engaged Is by no means an Index of the strength of tho fleet. One thtrteen Inch gun, with the modern appliances for loading and qulck-fltlng, would al most bo equal to Nelson's entire broad side at Abouklr. Tho English losses nt Abouklr wero 218 killed and 67S wounded, while those of the French aro placed at about 2,000 or sllghtl) less than one-fifth of their entire force. At Manila the Americans had only half a doen wounded, while the Spanish lost half ot their number. These figures seems the moro jemark ablo when we remember that Nelson lid not have land batteries, torpedoes or submarine mines to guard against. Dewey not only destroyed every Span ish ship, but oveipoweied tho land bat teries as well. Nelson did riot destroy all tha French ships, some of them managing to escape. Neither can It bo said that the Spaniaids fought with less heioism or skill than Nelson's op ponents, for, as seen In the results, the dona hctd out to tho last plank, many of them going down with their craft. LOUD HOWE'S WORK. In tho great field action between the English under Lord Howe and the JONAS LONQ'S SONS. Don't Miss the It's the sight of the town. Crowds every day. The biggest show of its kind this country has ever seen. Phonograph Concerts every day. A Wonderful Showing of Smyrna RugsReady This Morning We have just received from one of the biggest and best manufacturers a mag nificent assortment of High-Class Smyrna Rugs, which we will place on sale this morning at half their actual value. The variety of design and charm of color cannot be surpassed. 21-Inch, 89c. 26-Inch, $1.23. 30-Inch, $1.49. 36-Inch, $1.98. Our Fall Patterns in Carpets are also worthy of notice. Thl'cahhot he dupli cated in price in any store for miles around; quality we guarantee the best. Look them over, along with the Rugs today. Third floor. High-Class Groceries The Food Show demonstrates in a measure the quality of Gro- At Rnck-Rnttnm Prices cedes we sell. In every case nothing but the best is here. During M.L K.ui.t Duuiuin i rices. tlle show wc n;ime specjai prja., t0 attract. You may be sure that all the goods you buv are clean and fresh the quantities we sell Uvp our stock that way. The fol lowing items on sale all this week. Note the saving; Jonas Lons's Sons' Colobrated Imported Haritlnes, 1 ftr tn ?Ar C Tomntoos, 18DR puck, (f Putent Mlnnco:a Klour, overy A AQ ? can, from IUL LU i dozea cuns - " ba rcl aunrnntcod tw Uranulatcd Sugar, 18 pound) nnS ,.,,,..,., , i,. - ,,. , , , .,, , . 3 for l,UU c Calumot f-onp, 10 tmrs, Or . Choice Teat, Oolong, Mixed or OCr, r 10,- , ,. . , ? tnr . . XOC English IlrcxUruat, loo rado . .. &C S Slower.' Konoy feiiRfir-Curcd QcY MntiloRrrun h , Hams, per poutid, .. . ... i bouse Mnckcrel, -JAr uo1"1 iheclty ntnny prloi i E.J. l'eus, 1B03 puck, rtozou nflp Now Comb Honey, 1 0r- f llolled Onts '?'! enns J3 J package luc 10 pounds, lor " JONAS French commanded hy Admiral Vlllar et, May 2Sth to June 1, 1791, there wns just double tho force eng-iRCd at Abpu klr. Thlt action beiiiB fought In the open sen deprives hi of a close com parison with Dewey's exploit at Ma nila, but none the les It reflects most creditably on the American command er. I3en with their turnty-six ships of the line both English nnd French having that number 17,000 and 20,000 complements and 21,000 to 'js.ooo pounds of shot weight to thebrondslde, neither the French nor tho English admirals handled the destiuctlve forces Dewey ofr Montojo had with their six und c'leen ships nnd their 1,694 nnd 1,734 men. As has been shown, the 1,694 Atnei leans at Manila handled a power for destiuctlop that tho 17,000 men under Lord Howe ntvet dreamed of. The Olympla nlone would have proed a 'crmldable antagonist to the great er part of the French (loot. In this battle extending over three dns, the Hrltlsh had 290 klllpd and S58 wound ed, while the French had about 3 000 killed nnd 1,000 wounded, or about two fifths of their entire number. Only six of tho French vcbscIf were captured. Neatly tho saim? figures perttiln to the great battle of Trafalgar, fought In 1803. There the English had twenty seven ships of the line as opposed to the thlrty-tlueo of tho Trench and Spaniards, or 2,14 guns against tho 2,626 of tho allies. Here tho Knglifch loss was 445 killed and 1.241 wounded, and they caplurpd or destroyed nineteen of the enemy's ships of tho line. And so the comparison could be carried out In all tho great naval battles enrlv In tho century, In each case It appearing that Dewey with his six &hlp and 1,691 men had quite as great a power for offense or defense as any of the old-time naval heroes. FARIIAGUT THE DRAVI. In comparing the Manila triumph with the more recent operations of the Civil war. however, wo find the con ditions materially altered. The two most Inviting Instances, of course, are Farragut's passage of the New Orleans defenses in 1S62 and In Mobllo Bay In 1S64. At New Orleans the seventeen ships that forced their way up tho liver cnrrlcd 154 guns ns opposed to the 146 In Forts Jackson and St. I'hlllp and In the Confederate flotilla. Most of these guns were of heavier calibre than any Dewey had, his heaviest gun being eight-Inch rllles, while the Na tional fleet carried as high as eleven Inch calibres. But being muzzlc-lond-ors and using the old fashioned powder It Is doubtful Is they possessed the de structive force of Dewey'3 63 guns. But aside from this, Farragut had flre shlps, Iroriclads, a ram, and a formid able barrier In a narrow channel, where theto was u swift curient, to contend asalnst which would more than counterbalance the probable super ior effectiveness of Dcwey'j Improved weapons. At New Orleans both sides possessed far greater destructive for ces than the chips at Trafalgar, for now we are dealing with rilled ord nance, shells, steam power, Ironclads, rams, nnd exceedingly dlfllcult naviga tion. The national force3 had thirty I seven killed and 117 wounded, white that of the Confederates was slightly great er. At Mobile Farragut's victory was even moro brilliant Here the enemy had tho ironclad tarn Tennessee, which, without the suppoitof the forts, ptoved to be a formidable antagonist to tho entire national licet Besides this, tho narrow ship channel was obstructed with n, double row of torpedoes num bering In all 180. The totul number of guns avollahle for the defento was ntnety-Blx, while In Faragut's ships there were 174 guns. Dewey, to be sure, had torpedoes to contend with at Manila, but he had a wide bay In which to manoeuvre, while Tarrugut was compelled to pass a double line of torpedoes, one of hl3 four Ironclads, being sunk by them and carrying down ninety-three men. The total loss In tho national fleet on this occasion wasilfty two killed and 170 wounded, while that of the Confederates was only twelve killed and twenty wounded. DEWEY'S PnOPEIt BATING. Conflerlng Dewey's achievement In the light of history, then, we And that he undoubtedly excelled Nolson'fc vic tory at Abouklr, fully equulled Lord Howe In 1794, and certainly handled a maritime foice equal to Nelson at Trufalgar, and gained a moro complete and brilliant victory than did the En glish on that occasion. But It cannot be said that Dewey equalled Farragut's feat cither at Now Orleuns or Mobile Bay. The contending forces at Manila may have been ns powerful and tho victory no complete, but he certainly JONAS LONG'S SONS. ig Pood Show. LONG'S did not havo the obstacles to contend with that Farragut had both at New Orleans and 'Mobile Bay. Dewey, how ever, has shown himself t ba a wor thy pupil of tho great admit al, and had tho opportunity offered, ho would havo demonstrated that ho possesses all tho requirements that go to make a great naval commander. It was no fault of his that ho did not havo un der his command a much larger force, or that Montojo wns not propoitlonate ly strong. He took what he had and handled his resources with nil the dash, tempered with sound Judgment, that In so necessary to great success In naval enterprises. NEW YORK FASHIONS. Tho riaiing Toque Colored Velvets. Plalded nnd Bayadere Silks Vol- vet Figures on Silk Flaring Skirts Jackets Capes. Special Correspondence of ' le Trtbune New- York, Oct. 5. a large toque, with fancy crown and costly fur band or velvet loops, set off by a Bird of Paradise feather, or a Blnglo broad os trich plume (sometimes two or three). Is tho dashing dress hat of the season, presenting what the milliners term the "side "front." The majority of stylish hats nie modeled on this basis, and manv large hats arc tilted to one side to show a "side tiont." No adequate Idea of tho beauty of the-e ornamented crowns can bo convejed. ananged In artistic curves or folds, glittering with beads and spangles, their tidiness re lieved by contrasting mlroir velvet plumeB or Rhine stone buckles. COLORED FELTS bound with velvet nre by no means Ig nored as dress hats, and velvet and feathers are piled on them In such ex tremes that they look like "heavy weights " A modification comes up for felts In a second brim of shirred Mllane edged with fur. A new velvet rosette Is ery ivlde open, the edges trimmed on tho Inside by oontiastlng chiffon ruchlngs and wide bias ehiftQn platings are placed around the rosette, forming a bort of background. Four such ro settes trim tho bilm and crown of a large felt and are usually In two colors, a Rhine stone ornament sparkling nt tho center of each rosette, a single, very long (manufactured) quill feather turning toward the 1 uck and violets or roses under thp brim. This shape Is worn over tho forehead. To complete tho ensemble of the 11 ring toque, the front hair must be very fluffy on the forehead, and the back hair quite low. Very large all black velvet hats are shown for young ladl"S. and while ex tremely picturesque, are expensive and very heavy, TOR A TIME wo&l fabilcs weie ?o handsome that tllks or satins were somewhat Ignored: now, however, the ccact opposite Is tho case, nnd silks have ttgalned their for mer position Satins of eveiy kind ao Ejilsh. but naturally attention Is chiefly tittrncted toward fancy silks and il'iie whkh Lord & Taylor are showing coii blno many beautiful designs In tho 0110 chaimlng ensemble. On a pele-hued moire fcurface run plaids In stylish con trasts, while from among tho ,bars, half turned leaves of a daiker tint seem to peep out. or waving gal hinds of plnlt tosebuds on malzo-yellow moire Illusttate tho Bavadero Idea: then, again, White silk cords traverse a clel Muo EUtface. ANOTHER PltETTY FANCY Is plnlt satin fctripes thiough small t hem figures, or clurs of white satin tt ipts through s'm'lar designs. Brj.i 1 white satin stilpes on coloied inolies aio very effective, and at present eveiy kind of molie may be utilized, or shad ed silk as well, particularly when em bellished with floral figures. Crimson gios grain silk, with narrow black stripes at tho centro nnd wide ones nt tho edge, will mako handsome waists, with tho wide stripes used aB trim mings. Velvet bow-knot designs In burnt orange, Mngcntn, or turquolso blue on black silk, or black on white silk, afford lovely contrasts, harmoniz ing with millinery and dress materials. WHAT ARE CALLED NEW SKIRTS are only tho summer styles In winter materials, except that tho flaring cir cular flounce has no fullness at tho top, and Is always headed hy plain braid dotted with buttons or fancy btaidlng. The length of skirt Is objec tionable, and street dresses show 0 perceptible train. Not unfrcquently JONAS LONG'S SONS. SONS. braiding Is used In open patterns oveu the whole upper part of the skirt, sleeves and waist, the circular flounco alone being plain; then, again, the or namentation is evenly divided. Two wide circular ruffles put on almost plain are In silk eostumes a substitute for a deep flounce. Tho blouse front Is less pronounced than It wns last sea son, and Is often drawn together at tho front by a fancy single button or simu lated straps. Sleeves are smaller, and a new Idea Is to extend the shoulder trimming over the arm-hole seam and then It Is called the extension sleeve. THIS MAY BE CALLED A FLARING SEASON. The hats flare, the sklits flare, tha capes flare, nnd even the Jackets flare. These last do not lack variety. A three-quarter, richly trimmed coot, with cutaway fronts, rank first, and In black velvet, richly trimmed by jet, with fur collars and revers the appear ance Is elegant. Then comes a medium-length tlght-flttlng Jacket, covered with hi aid: next tho ordinary box coat, then shoi t Jackets, with loose or tight fionts. Capes are cut circular, then a flaring circular pleco Is attached, and the front or side view Is anything but graceful, nnd tho longer tho cape tho moie awkward It appears, as addi tional flares are put on as trimmings. COLLARS ARC HIGH and very flaring, except on velvet gar- ments, and a new revere Is almost tri angular, one side of tho front lapping; over the other, bilnglng therevers di rectly In front. The ordinary double rovers Is, however, not out of stylo. In addition to colored or Jet passemen terie nnd every species of braid nnd bi aiding gathcicd ribbon trimmings will be much In vogue, nnd this already apparent In mlllinety, wheio gathered satin "baby ribbon" Is put on Inexpen sive velvet hat crowns, as a matter of: course In fnncy figures. A new millin ery color called violet-blue Is welcomed by rosy-faced young people, while fad ed faces nre brightened by rich, shad ed crimson velvet. Fannie Field. MARBIAGE MADE EASY. An Alleged American Industry in' Western Waters. From tho London Tld-I31ts. To marry you for nothing, nnd then give you $Jj In gold nnd a wedding trip is what nn enterptlslng American steamboat company has offered to do In order to stlmulato marriage and strrngthen Itn returns. The steamboat company In question runs boats regu larly during tho summer months be tween Chicago nnd Milwaukee, on tho shores of Luko Michigan. Thl3 last placo Is known os "tha town of easy marriage," and It is to this spot tho young men of Chicago tako their bildes durlnjj the, summer months to undeigo the wedding cere mony. Indeed, one minister in Mil waukee alone, the Rev. W. A. Huns berger, has earned for himself the tltlo of the "marrying parson," and It Is es timated that for some time past he has united over 2,000 couples annually in the bsnd3 of matrimony. The steamboat company has sent out over 20,000 invi'tatlcms to tho young men In Chicago and tho surrounding towns, offetlng to marry them free of cost nnd also to ptovide them with nn annual pass for two on any of their steamers plying between Chicago nnd Milwaukee. To those, however, who aie willing to allow tho knot to bo tied on board theie Is a further Inducement pf a present of $2i given by the com pany. The Invitations aro buld to bo alluring mid persuasive. They aro vor prettily got up and aro Illustrated with six pictures, representing Chica go, tho steamer on the lake, Milwau kee, a mairlage ceiemony on tho boat steaming under full mocn and, lastly, Chicago again. Many w III no dcubt wonder In what way tho company will henefit by this cxttacrdlnaiy and novel method of In creasing their buslress. In the first place, It Is undoubtedly the outcome of tho fact that at Mllwnukeo, In the stato of Wisconsin, there Is tho nbsenco of a license law, which la Imposed In Chi cago. Again, local ministers and civil offi cials make more ftoni tying couples in holy wedlock thnn they do from their ralarles, nnd, lastly, bridal couples aro always accompanied by numerous friends, who, of couisc, would pay for their passage, refreshments and other necessaries. So far the company Is paid to be receiving acceptances In an swer to their Invitations at tho rate of BOO a day, nnd It is expootcd that hun dreds of couples will be married on tha company's boats during the season, 1
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