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THE PRISON-SHIP MARTYRS' MONUMENT.
During the Revolution, all naval
officers and sailors captured as pris
oners of war were placed on board
one of the prison Bhlps then lying In
New York harbor. The death-rate
from cold, hunger, disease and bru
tality on these old hulks was very
large. The bodies of those who died
In the prison ships In the bay were
thrown Into the water and swept out
to sea. The prison ships anchored in
the North and East rivers were com
pelled to bury , their dead on the
chores of Manhattan.
Largest of the prison ships was
the Jersey, which was anchored in
Wallabont Basin, near the Long Isl
and shore. Here the bodies of dead
prisoners were collected daily and
buried In the sandpits, where now
stands the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
About 1800 it was found that the tide
had undermined the old sandpits and
exposed to public view the remains
of large numbers of patriot dead.
Benjamin Romaine, a well known
philanthropist of the time, was In the
habit of buying sacks of these bones,
placing them in coffins and giving
them decent interment.
In 1808 the public demanded that
the remains of the martyred sailors
he exhumed and the bones placed In
a new cemetery. A piece of land, on
what was then known as the Jackson
farm, was reserved specially for this
purpose and fenced in on all sides.
Here all the remains were burled In
caskets, with religious services and
military honors. A movement was
started for a suitable monument to
the memory of these patriots; but the
War of 1812, breaking out soon
thereafter, discouraged the people
and the project was abandoned. In
1873 workmen accidentally uncov
ered an old sandpit, which was really
the little cemetery of 1808. It had
been entirely forgotten. Here were
found In a deep trench the remains
of a large number of sailors who died
en the prison ship Jersey. These
were collected and buried In Fort
Greene Park. In 1899 and 1901
more bones were found In the Navy
Yard, possibly a hundred skeletons
In all. This discovery aroused a deep
Interest on the part of leading cttt
ens. A Prison Martyr's Monument
Association was organized and the
work of securing subscriptions and
electing plans for the monument
was begun. The money for the en
tire cost of the monument was se
cured. The monument was designed
by the well known architects, McKlm,
Mead & White, of Fifth avenue, New
York. It Is a shaft of white granite
STATUE OF NATHAnaIE
Ini City Hull Park, New York, Near
Bpot Where Hale Was I lanced as
a Spy by the British During
the Revolution.
the
of the Grecian , Doric order, sur
mounted by a handsome bronze urn.
It Is eighteen feet wide at the base
and one hundred and fourteen feet In
length, and counting fifty feet for the
elevation. It is not less than one hun
dred and sixty-four feet In height.
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In the centre of a stairway may be
seen a small door, where is a tomb
eighteen by eighteen feet, in which
are deposited the bones of the prison
ship martyrs.
' The monument Is erected on the
upper plateau of Fort Greene near
the main entrance to the park, Brook
lyn, nnd is reached by three flights of
stairs.
The ships on which the prison mar
tyrs were confined were old, useless
BOSTON MASSACRE MONUMENT, BOSTON'COMMON.
Dedicated November 14, 188S, and Is the work of Robert Knaus. The
figure In front of the shaft typifies "Revolution Breaking the Chains," and
below is depicted the scene of the massacre.
hulks, where the worst barbarities
were practiced upon all who were
suspected of being In sympathy with
the patriots. The ships included the
Good Hope, the Scorpion, the Whlte
by, the Falmouth, the Prince of
Wales, the StrombolU the Hunter, the
Kittle, the Providence, the Bristol,
and the Jersey.
During the seven years' war hun
dreds of unfortunates were thrown
Into the Jersey, where they were
compelled to live on one meal a day,
and that of the poorest kind of food.
It was said that they had neither
beds nor bedding in summer or win
ter, and no physician or clergyman
was allowed to cheer them in their
last hours of suffering. During the
seven years' war no less than 11,500
patriots are said to have perished on
the Jersey alone. The Long Island
Historical Society has a list of over
seven thousand names of persons who
are known to have died on that ves
sel. J. J. Munro. ,
i Slung Seasoned to the Fourth Cele
bration.
Punk Ditto.
All over Noise.
Beat it The drum.
Fired The pistol.
All up Sky rockets.
Sure pop The torpedoes.
I'll be blowed The horn.
A kicker The old musket.
Up In the air The bombs.
High balls Roman candles.
Bang up The giant cracker. .
Scratched The little match.
Off in a bunch Firecrackers.
Full of hot air The balloons.
Never again The exploded mine.
Going some The "nigger-chaser."
One good turn deserves another
Pinwheels.-
j Nothing doin' If you thought to
sleep late.
In at the finish The family doctor.
' Sounds good to me July 6th. .
Warwick James Price, in Judge.
A BIT OF HISTORY.
When Mid Where the Star-Spangled
Banner Was First Raised,
How many of our boys of to-day
know where and when the star-spangled
banner was first raised, and that
the honor belongs to New York State?
How- It was made, and under what
circumstances, Tom Fosdlck, a drum
mer bpy of old Fort Stanwlx, which
stood near the site of the city of
Rome, N. Y tells us:
"On August S, 1777, the first day
we were besieged, the need of a flag
to fly from our bastions caused Col
onel GanBevoort, our commander, to
call me to him, saying, 'Tom, my boy,
we must have a banner to fight under.
I have, In a copy of the Philadelphia
Gazette, a full description of the new
standard for the United States as or
dered by the Congress last June; so
hunt around and do you best to find
something anything, red, white and
blue that can be sewn together, and
we'll show the enemy a banner that
will tell them we are a new nation,
with colors of our own; a banner that
we won't haul down, my lad, while
there's one of us left to defend it.'
"With this command, I rushed
around, ransacking the barracks and
storerooms, finally securing a couple
of white ammunition shirts, and an
old red cloth petticoat from the wife
of one of our soldiers; but nothing
blue could I find. Running back with
my store of materials, I showed them
to the Colonel, telling htm that I
lacked the blue. Captain Swartout,
standing nearby, said, 'I can furnish
that,' and going to his quarters quick
ly returned with a cloak of the right
color, which he had captured at
Peeksklll. At once the stripes and
field wer- cut, a paper pattern made
for the s.ars, and in a short time our
patchwork flag was put together.
What mattered it if the red was some
what faded In places, or that the
Beams were rough nnd uneven, the
'Stars and StVlpes' were there, and by
sunset we were ready to unfurl our
home-made standard to encourage us
In our defense.
"Ezra James, my fellow drummer,
and I beat the long roll, and at the
word of command the' sergeant pulled
the halyards, while, saluted by the
officers and cheered by the garrison,
up went our flag to the top of the
staff. Ezra and I put our whole
hearts into the beats we gave our
drums, and never will I forget the
delight I felt nt seeing how brave
and beautiful that "first edition' of
our nation's flag looked as the breeze
caught its folds, whipping it out in
graceful curves like a thing alive."
From H. A. Ogden's '"Our Flag's
First Engagement," in St. Nicholas.
FOURTH OF JULY DON'TS.
Don't play with powder and matches
On the Fourth, my little one1.
For if you do you'll sorry be
Before the day ia done.
Don't handle firecrackers
In a fuolixh, thoughtless way,
For if you do you're sure to spoil .
Some oilier 'a happy day.
Don't frighten nervous hone .
With your "poppers" and your gun,
For accidents through runaway
Can't aflord you any fun.
Don't play in roiiRli, bad fashion,
Nor rude to elders be;
But celebrate in a wholesome Way
Our Day of Liberty.
Washington Star,
To the American Ragle.
Here's to the great American Eagle,
Proud bird of freedom all bail!
That nobody can inveigle,
Or put salt on his beautiful tail.
The Patrick Henry Church.
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet,
as to be purchased at the price of
chains and slavery? Forbid it, Al
mighty God! I know not what
course others may take, but as for
me, give me liberty or give me
death!" Forceful words coming to
us from the days of the flrBt Conti
nental Congress, when Patrick Henry,
in his tremendous speech, urged his
countrymen to arise, throw off the
grinding yoke of slavery, and become
a free people. The little church,
whose walls, it is said, Beemed to vi
brate with the resonance of the ora-
tor's voice on that occasion, Is still
standing In Richmond, Virginia, and
yearly Is visited, as a patriotic shrine,
by many pilgrims,' who come' from
near and far to stand within the edi
fice mnde famous by those words of
flame; words, which, although the
mists of more than a hundred years
enshroud them, still reverberate
through the corridors of Time, and
are perhaps more familiar to the
American people than any other prose
in our language.
Yorktown Custoni-llouse.
The question has often been asked,
"Why did Lord Cornwallls overlook
other points, such as Norfolk, and
make Yorktown the object of his mili
tary maneuvres?" The reason is, that
in the early days of colonial develop
ment, Yorktown was regarded as a
great seaport; and the first perma
nent custom-house ever erected in
this country was built there of brick
imported from England; and It
stands there to-day. That custom
house had been In existence and In
active operation for more than half a
century before Lord Cornwallls came
acrofs the Atlantic to subdue the
Yankee rebels, and the custom-houses
of an enemy are always an object of
attack In .ar.
This brick building, although the
first custom-house erected, was prob
ably not the first one in operation.
The adventurous spirits on James
town Island early In the seventeenth
century determined to compel all the
commerce of the world to centre
there. They did not come to America
for health, but for wealth. They
caused to be Issued an executive order
of the governor commanding that
"Every ship arriving In Virginia
waters shall continue its cargo in
bulk, and not break bulk, before
reaching Jamestown."
Dr. Tyler, In his "Cradle of the
Republic," says that the effect antici
pated by this order was "that an
end would be put to the habit of fore
stalling imported supplies, but also
that the population of Jamestown
would be Increased owing to the ex
tension of the opportunities for erect
ing storehouses and for promoting
trade."
That was in 1623, and the James
town legislative assembly of 1623-24
made an enactment covering that sit
uation and confirming the executive
order. This was probably the begin
ning of the collection of customs du
ties on this continent. - -
- It has frequently been stated that
the Yorktown custom-house is the
oldest in the New World; but the
Jamestown custom-house was the first
to be established, although it is not
now in existence, and nobody knows
whether it was a frame building or
brick.
And after well-nigh two hundred
years of constant usage, the York
town custom-house is a good substan
tial building to-day.
Our Country.
Our Country whether bounded by
the St. John's and the Sabine or how
ever otherwise bounded and de
scribed, and be the measurements
more or less; still our country, to be
cherished' in all our hearts and to be
defended by all our hands. Robert.
C. Winthrop.
HK JUST LOOKBD WIM.
Be didn't spend the mlquta
In the valley of the signal
Be didn't have much wisdom
Ua just
Looked
Wis
He prophesied no weather '
To take you by surprise;
He lust surveyed the heavens,
Oh, he Just
Looked
Wise.
And so through life for wisdom
He won the envied prise;
He wasn't guilty of It
Oh, henjust
Looked
Wise.
-F. L. Stanton, In the Atlanta Constitu
tion. NYfEtlotf
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THE. WbrLL
Departing Visitor (disappointedly)
"Hang it, I've got my own hat after
all!" M. A. P.
"You know that $10 you lent me "
"Not now. Introduce me." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
She (after proposal from impecuni
ous suitor). "Why, you couldn't
even dress me."
He (embarrassed). "Well er no.
But you would have your maid." M.
A. P.
Returned Explorer "The trouble
Is up in that bleak Northern region
one is apt to lose one's bearings."
Miss Innocent "And are there no
repair Bhops handy." Boston Tran
script, Mrs. X. "This history says that
the Emperor Constantino had a
thousand cooks."
Mr. X. "That's nothing. We must
be getting near the thousand mark
ourselves." Boston Transcript.
Master "I see you've got a horse
shoo up there, Pat. I thought you
didn't believe In that superstition."
Pat "Sure an' I don't, sir. But I
have beard that them as don't believe
In it gets the best luck." Punch.
Mrs. Caller "This mince pie Is
simply delicious. May I have your
receipt for it?"
Mirs. Inne "Certainly, dear. I
don't think the baker will ask us to
pay for It again." Boston Transcript.
"I have noticed, Mr. Lloyd, that
you were the only person who did
not weep during Mr. Evans's beauti
ful prayer."
"You forget, Mrs. Davles, that I
belong to another parish." The By
stander. Green (with newspaper) "I see,
my dear, that Edison gets $7000 a
week for moving pictures."
Mrs. Green "Mercy! What a lot
of pictures he must move to make
that much every week." Boston
Transcript.
The Insurance Agent "Sure your
heart Isn't weak?"
The- Insured One "Oh, yes, yes."
The Agent "Ever test it?"
The Insured "Yes, indeed. 1
watched a fifteen-Inning ball game
with the score of 1 to 1." Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Conjurer (who has produced
two eggs from the boy's pocket
"There, my lad. Your mother can't
get eggs without hens, can she?"
The Boy "Course she can!"
The Conjurer. "Indeed! How's
that?"
The Boy "She keeps ducks." The
Sketch.
Odd Use for a Piano Stool.
"We have requests for all kinds of
odd pieces of furniture," said a deal
er the other day, "but I was some
what surprised when a customer
asked for an odd piano Btool. There
was nothing particularly unusual In
the request itself, but I was rather
surprised to find that neitner style,
color nor kind of wood seduted to
have much Influence on the mind of
the would-be buyer.
" 'What is your piano llke?! I fin
ally asked curiously, 'Oh, I haven't
any pjano,' was the reply. 'You see
I have Just joined a swimming class
and we all have to have a plaito stool
to practice the different motions on.
There is nothing so good to learn on,
our teacher says, unless one on ac
tually go into the water itself every
day.' "New York Sun..
Souvenir Postals Lost.
It is gratifying to learn that the ef
forts of the department hav j effected
a large decrease In the matter con
signed to the division of dead letters,
though It received In unclaimed letters-,
cash to the amount 'if $59,078,
while the drafts, checks and money
orders showed a total of over 2.000,
000. Eight millions of post cards
were destroyed without record, and
dead letter sales of merchanulse,
loose ca3h in the malls and currency
received for postage amo'.inte I to
$29,2344. Special Instruction iu prop
erly addressing postal matter .etc., is
now being given in schools all over
the country, with a view to eliminat
ing this tremendous loss In the fu
ture. National Magazine.
Pleasant Developments.
"When I feci cold, I take a little
whiskey, doctor."
"Yes, that wai-msi you for the tlnn,
but its effect toon goes off uud leaves
you colder than befors."
"Well; surely, that's an advantage,
isn't K?" Fllcecndo Blatter",
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Neighborllness, Not Charity.
A farmer out in North Dakota hav
ing been sick all winter and spring,
on a given day his neighbors met at
his farm and, with 22 outfits, plowed,
harrowed and sowed 100 acres in a
single day. The wives and daughters
came, too, and served a fine dinner on
the lawn, making a ga'a event of the
day. This pleasing little incident
reads like a chapter from 50 or 100
years ago, with its barn or house
"raisings," neighborhood harvestings
and thrashings, and other similar occa
sions, where the spirit of mutual help
fulness prevailed, without thought of
financial consideration. The only de
sire was to do a neighbor a "good
turn." In our highly organized soc
ial life, in the mad whirl, in which
we move, we are losing much of this
clrr.ple, neighborly spirit, and It is a
great loss. Leslie s Weekly.
Nature Fakers of Fame.
Fancy and imagination are already
at a discount nnd our young Grad
grlnds want strict facts. It was dllV
ferent 60 years ago, when boys de
lighted in "The Island Home," even
though the author of that best of des
ert-lsland stories made the albatross
come up from the depths of the sea, a
beautiful glittering creature with fins
and scales, and .described a battle roy
al between a sperm whale and a
threshing shark and swordfish. Again,
how popular was "The Swiss Family
Robinson," In spit of the fact that
in their wonderful island were found
a lion, a polar bear and a kangaroo,
and the whole family, though armed
with guns, were blockaded for days
by a boa constrictor. Correspondence
London Outlook.
California capitalists have bought
for about $125,000 about 100,000 acre
on the Bayone river. Republic of Pan
ama. The tract is said to be rich in
timber and other resources.
Estimate Always Off.
The career of every successful man
may be divided Into two periods. First,
when he is not given credit for what
he knows: and second, when he is
given credit for what he doesn't know.
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