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With the nation arming for what may be another memorable conflict, the ‘days of‘that first call to duty, in April, 1775, when was fired the shot “heard around the world,” come to the memory of Americans. Of the many stirring deedsdone during the “times that tried men’s souls” the midnight ride of Paul Revere was the most important and brilliant single ex- ploit. When trouble began between the colonies and the mother country Paul Revere became the trusted messenger of the patriots and traveled thousands of miles on his faithful horse, carrying messages between various “Commit- tees of Safety.” Hancock, Adams, Dr. Warren and other patriots, whose names are dear to every American, were his friends, and frequently em- ployed him to carry messages of the greatest importance to the cause of liberty. In a letter to Dr. Belknap, dated Boston, January 1,1798, Paul Re- vere himself modestly tells the story of his patriotic services. He writes: "In the year 1773, I was employed by the selectmen of the town of Boston to carry the account of the Destruction of the Tea to New,York; and after- wards in 1774, to carry their dispatches to New York and Philadelphia for call- ing a Congress; and afterward to Con-. gress several times. In the fall of 1774, and winter of 1775, I was one of upwards of thirty, chiefly mechanics, who formed ourselves into a commit- tee for the purpose of watching the‘ movements of the British soldiers, and gaining intelligence of the movements of the Tories. We held our meetings at the Green Dragon tavern. We were so careful that our meetings should be kept secret that every time we met , each one'swore upon thee-Bible that he would not discover any of Our transac- tions but to Messrs. Hancock, Adams, Doctors Warren and Church and one or two more.” ‘ This was before his famous midnight ride. On April18, 1775. a movement among the British troops stationed at Boston was noticed. It was thought» they intended to start for Concord and Lexington that night. If the British marchedthe people must be warned. It was also lmportantto-know whether the British~ were :t’o'go by water or ‘by land.- Paul .‘Revere offered his ser- vices. It was agreed to show two lan- terns in the Christ Church steeple, if the British went by water, and one,_ if by land, as a signal. Captain John make the signals. These arrange- ments all completed Paul Revere re- turned to his home to prepare for the memorable ride. ' He took his boots and surtout, and went to one of the wharves where he kept his boat, and was rowed across of the church tower, he awaited the signals. rived flowed between him and Boston. It was getting late. One by one he saw the lights of the-city go out. , The silence of the night was'all around him. The signals! How his stout heart throbbed at the4thought of what they meant to his country. Would they never appear? Suddenly, a few minutes before 11 o ’clock there was a glimmer of light in the tall church ' tower. Then, clear and bright, shin- lng across the dark river, Paul Revere saw the signal lights. There were two." The British were going by water. No need to wait longer. He had a na- tion to arouse. He sprang to,the back of his horse, dug the rowels into the animal’s sides and, like the wind, was away. “The Regulars are coming!" he shouted, as he dashed by the lone- ly farm houses. S‘The Regulars are coming! The Regulars are coming! Turn out! Turn out} The Regulars are coming!” No need to stop to ex« plain. All knew what that terrible warning cry meant. There was no more sleep for the people that night. It was near midnight when Paul Re- vere galloped into Lexington. He' rode at once to the house of Rev. Mr. Clark, where Hancock was staying. The guard stationed around the build- ' ing at first would not admit him. and cautioned him not to make any noise; “Noise!” exclaimed Revere. “Noise! You will have noise enough before long. The Regulars are coming out!" Hancock heard hisvoice and called out: “Come in, Revere! We are not afraid of you!" and in he went. His famous ride was over. He had aroused the nation. He had ridden better than he knew. But the work of Paul Revere was not done; nor was this last perilous ride for the good of lib- erty. His services won for him the ti- tle of ”The Messenger of the Revolu- tion.’ He was a gallant soldier, and served faithfully throughout the long war, winning the rank of lieutenant colonel. At the close of the war, in 1783 he 3pe1_ ed a foundry at the north end of Boston, where be cast church bells, brass cannons and iron ware. He al- so continued his Work as an engrax er in 1801 he and his son established .1 'arge foundry at Canton, where they ' d an extensive business, rolling cop- er plates and making copper belts or. d pikes and casting Dell 3 and cam: or: 5. he bells and s*1kes used in the I. Yun- 1115 “Constitution" were made b) i 1111 -.evere It is pleasant to learn to... "aul Revere was successful in or: 512 ass. eared- a large family and died es eenred by all who knew h In. lie a; l: ighty- four years old when (learn came 11 play 10.1513; and was bulled .I'alzary burying Grounds, Boston. -'.Ic.c a small monument. marks ms _,...t".8. .erate army, Pulling, a friend of Revere, was toe- the Charles river by two, of his friends. . Here, with eyes fixed in the direction ‘ The dark waters of' Charles- ' 'ew men who never . slightest nervousness during a battle. VENIN G GAZETTE D IN THE DAYS OF ClVll. WAR The North and South WIll Unite in Re- . culling His Careei. This year the birthday, 0. General Grant, which occurs on April 27, is to be celebrated in'a memorable way at his old home in Galena, Illinois. For the first time a veteran ofthe Confed- Judge Emory Speer, ol Macon, Georgia, will deliver the mem- orial address. In answer to the invi- tation to give this address, Judge Speer wrote: “I do not hesitate to accept the invitation, and if I can give any adequate expression of the care- fulness and honor with which ‘the renown of that great American is cherished by his countrymen who dwlle in the Southern States I shall be happy indeed. " This is a significant occurrence, the honoring of the leader of the blue by a soldier of the gray; and firaids the complete establishment of the “era of good feel- ing. " Judge Speer served in the 5th Kentucky Regiment, which was a part of the famous Orphan Brigade. He is an eloquent speaker; and his tribute to the memory of the man who con- quered him, along with several hun- dreds of thousands of comrades, will be of unusual interest. At Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, the day is to be commemorated by the un- veiling of an equestrian statue of Gen- eral Grant. In New York city the Grant Monument Association will give a banquet in memory of the great sol- dier; and the services at the tomb, while lacking the pomp and cir- cumstances of the grand dedication ceremonies of one year ago, will yet be a fitting echo of that notable event. it is interesting to note among the trustees of the Grant Monument As- sociation the names of three Confeder ate generals. GRANT, The most striking strait of General Grant’s character v'vas his modesty. In the makeup of the man egotism had no part. He never boasted andnever posed. He had no vanity to feed. A distinguished literary critic, after read- ing Grant’s “Memoirs,” made the re- mark: “This is the only autobiograe phy I have ever read which is totally devoid of egotism.” close of the war General Grant visited Bethel, where, his father had lived. The good people heard of his coming, and after the manner .of.country folks sought to do honor to him. They hired a band and carriages, and the judges and politicians rode out to meet and to escort him, with befitting pomp, into the town.. 011 the way they met a middle-aged, care-worn man driving a team of horses hitched to a surrey. He looked like a country merchant out for a drive. “Didn’t hear anything of General Grant coming along this way, ”did vou?" the leading citizen inquired.- The man in the surrey nodded. "Yes; he is on the road‘now.” he re- ' plied and jogged on. Shortly after the. plain-looking stranger had vanished one man said to the rest: “I believe that was Grant himself " . The man was right. The care- worn, _plainly dressed middle-aged man jogging along .contentedly in the surrey was General Grant. The ‘judges and politicians” could hardly believe their eyes. They had expected .the great general would appear in full uniform, with his staff, likewise in glittering uniforms. trailing behind him. 7 ' . . , ' Another trait, rarer even than is modesty in great men, was his absolute- truthfu—lness. Few men knew ,Gen~ eral Grant better, than did General Horace Porter. who ,thus writes of him: "He was without exception the most absolutely. truthful ,man, I have ever“. encountered in public life. An incident. will illustrate this trait. One day, while busy writing in his bedroom at the White House, a servant brought :n‘ a card. "Say the President .5 not in," ordered an lmportunateT afiicer to the servant. General Grant overheard the command, and, turning ruddenly in his chair, called out to the servant: "Tell him no such thing. i _ion’t lie myself, and I don’t want any- :ne to lie for me.” General Grant was one of the very displayed the \10 matter how great the personal dan- ger or momentous the occasion, he was Ilways outwardly calm, imperturbable. At Belmont one of his staff exclaimed: ‘We are entirely lost, General. They nave surroundedus." “Then we will :ut our way out,” he replied, indiffer- ently. During the attack on Peters- nurg Grant and hisstaff halted on the summit of a small hill, which over. :ooked the battlefield. The DOSMOB was exposed to the fire of the enemy. Who, probably noticing the gathering of officers, began to pay particular at- :ention to that particular spot. Gen- eral Grant was busy writing dispatches Ind gave no attention whatever to ethe calls flying all around him. The members of the staff began to grow. ineasy, and suggested that he move .0 a less exposed position. Grant con. :inued writing. When he had finished :he ’despatches and had taken a final view of the enemy, be mounted his iorse, Iemarklng as he rode quietly away: “Well, they do seem to have got the range on us.’ General Grant was never great in :ittle things. He could not success- ?ully manage a farm; but he. led great armies toyictory. He was unable to ~0De with his townsmen in a petty election; but he directed a negotiation :hat averted a war between England Ind the United States, and won the ad- miration of'udiplomatists. He was a soldier and statesman; not a business nan; but. even here he needed the spur Jf- great responsibility to force out all is latent powers , of his ‘lnfiStel'I'lill mud. ., \ 4' Shortly after the ' A MANNING A WAR SHIP WORK ON BOARD WHICH THESAlLOR MEN HAVE TO PERFORM. )iscipline Taught First, Then How to Prepare for Action—Battle Tactics Ob- served—Sword and Bayonet Practice-- . I Side-tracking a Torpedo». It is the practice of the navy to have ' I. certain number of ships gather once I. year, at some suitable place, for ma- Ieuvering purposes. The main object. If this gathering is to furnish 'as’many ine officers as possible with the expert. once of handling ships in tactical novements in order that they may 'orm some conception of the conditions ikely to arise in fleet engagements; Ind also to perfect the drill of the men. It will be interesting to describe. oriefly, the life of the men on board I. man- -of-war during these maneuvers; .or, during this period, jacktar is a very busy man. At 4 o’clock in the morning the bugle Iounds and the ship’s company turns ml: of the hammocks in which ,the.fmen Ileep. First the decks arelsluiced with water and scrubbed. The hammocks Ire stowed away, at 6 o'clock; and a few“ minutes later the men who are acting Is cooks for the day are piped off to get breakfast. At 6:30 'the signal is given. for breakfast. Thirty-five min— utes are allowed for this meal, and Imoking, then the“ “out pipes” sounds. l‘he watch at once falls in, clears the ness deck and polishes all the bright metal work. At 8 o’clock the men r-lean the guns for half an hour, then :hey have what in nautical parlance is called a “stand easy" Or rest for twen- zy-five minutes. At the end of this time the upper leek is cleared and the crew mustered (or prayers. At the close of the re- ligious services there comes another Ihort "stand easy,” after which the drill for the forenoon begins. This takes place at about 11 o’clock, and us- ually consistsof one of the following evolutions: “Man and arm the ship,” ‘man overboard, " “close water-tight fears and out collision mat," «genera luarters, ” “fire quarters,” “clear for Lotion, " “prepare for battle," and. when n harbors, “out torpedo nets.” There Ire many other evolutions, Which form I. part of the drill on board a man-got- Ivar; but a brief description of these will answer the purposes of this article. . "Man overboard!" . When this signal ls given the men never know whether some comrade is struggling for life in the water, or whether it is simply a lrill; hence, all use their utmost quick- ness in obeying the order. The instant the shout is heard, a sentry 'Who is al— » ways stationed with a loaded gun at - .lhe poop near the two safety life buoys, pulls the knob and lets them fall into the water and fires his rifle. The great ship is stopped and the engines started eaten, a cutter is manned and lowered, and the drowning sailor at life buoy is picked up “Close the water-tight doors' and out :ollision mat” is one of the most com. mon of the exercises. . The modern warship is sub-divided into a great many compartments, which communi- rated with each- other by means of heavy doors. so made. that when shut. they arewater-tlght. On some of the ships there are over four hun- dred of these ' doors. ' Ordinarily many of these doors are kept closed, but others must be kept open if the ship is worked with ~:omfort and case. These are never Ihut, except duri ngennianeuve; or when preparflad or battle, It takes from two to five minutes to cloSe the dours: and, while this is being done the great collision met or hemp and canvas is got down and made read!- to be placed over the breach in the-- ship, and the boats are prepared for. hoisting out. At the command "general quarters" all the sh-‘ip 3 guns are manned and cast loose. It has been found necessary to secure the larger guns on board a. bat- tle- -ship, for if they were allowed to roll about they would smash the vessel. The securing chains and bolts must be removed and the hydraulic pressure, used'in loading and turning the gear, turned on by the ship’s crew, before they can be fired. In. the meantime ammunition is served to the gunsfrom below. All incumbrances are moved from the deck; and at “clear for ac- tion,” all. obstructions in the way. of the guns are cleared away. - ‘ “Prepare for battle!" At this order all the boats are filled with water-“to prevent their‘catching fire; woodwork which might cause splinters is thrown overboard or sent below.;.the conning tower, where the officers watch and llirect the battle, is further protected by laying the hammocks around it; mantles of spare rope are placed be- tect the gun crews;" the water-tight doors are closed, and all aboard the ship is made ready for instant battle. “Out torpedo nets!" This command ls only given when the ship is lying in harbor. At the order the nets of steel wire are brought out, placed on leek, laced together and fastened to the great booms pivoted to the side of the ship. The booms are forced out until they stand horizontally from the ship’s side. with the nets held at a distance of twenty feet. A smart crew will ac- complish all this in about twenty min- utes. After the evolution for the morning is over the menclear up decks, and. at noon have dinner. At 1:10 the “out ipipes”.sonu1ids': and they .go to work . cleaning the F guns and sweeping the decks, which are kept as clean as a New England wife’s kitchen floor. At 1:30 drills: 2:00, a short “stand easy3“ then work; 3-:00,J‘a3secon'd evolution; and at 4: Oil-«the crew is mustered for. supper. At 7: 15 the hammocks are slung in the lower deck;_and the day' 3 work for the man-or-war.’ 5 man 13 av er providing he is not on the watch for the night; " ' ‘ _ Tz-IE" sac: or mon'rrczu. '- I "mm“ Jefferson. the Profpund [States- 2mm Ill His Younger and Older Days '2 It-e celebration on April 13.0: the one :1. Inbred and fifty-fifth anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, prom- uses to be unusually enthusiastic and ~ eral this year. Probably the most ~‘ctable event of the day» will be the .Sllbscriprion dinner held at Washing- ton. under the auspices of the National ‘ Asunclation of Democratic Clubs. This 9' In nearly every reSDe‘Ct W111 b9 1 repetition of the now famous dinner of 1897. Mr. Bryan again will deliver Ihe principal address. Other orator! of national reputation and Democratic to be resent. It is persuasion are P n; nected that every state in the ‘Unlom will be represented; and that upwards of 600 staunch Democrats will be there to honor the memory of Jefferson. Another notable gathering will be _ the banque‘t‘given by the Iroquis Club of Chicago. Grover Cleveland is to be present and will deliver the address. Senator Caffrey of Louisiana. and D08- siblv. Bourke Cochran are among the renowned speakers. This will be a gold Demdcratic dinner. and the silver men in the club will have, probably. other engagements on the night of the ,, :1 net. athen Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence he built his most enduring monument. Th world read it; and straight“? i scribed the name of Jefferson on the roll of those who have done a great work for liberty But, to the student of United States history, the author of :he Declaration of Independence is mmrdin’ated to the statesman who with sense and judgment helped to mold the destinies of the young Repub- ’ic. Washington. Jefierson and Ham- 11011 were the nation’s master~moldersn and to them more than to any other tmee men the great Republic owes the solidity and breadth of its foundas tions. Jefferson stood for simplicity and! economy in administering the func- tions of the government at a time when something of the grandeur of t u. ce1emon1a1 pomp of the courts of rope was beginning to appear in public - life, and the nation's administrators were unloosening too freely the strings If the public purse. He advocated un- iversal Suffrage. The people found in him their ablest champion. To-day the niiuence of his deeds still works for. :he same things—simplicity, economy, lhe people—the whole people. The Democratic party claims him for a: tether; but his achievements are the :ommon heritage. They belong to no party; but to the natibn. The Sage of Monticello! What a pleasant picture of Jefferson, after he had retired from‘active.-public life to mend the time yet remaining to him in :he busy quietude of Monticello, these words recall. The tall stately figure. straight and erect though crowned with the snows of seventy Winters: the fine scholarly face, with its thin lirm lips, strong chin and highvfore- nead; the kindly eyes, not as'brighl: now as they were when they guided: :he pen that wrote the Declaration of independence; the firm step, just be- ginning to halt as the old man strolls tround the home of his own making—— this was JelfersOn .when old age found him dwelling iii peace beneath the nortIcOs of beautiful Monticello. Jefferson loved Monticello, and no. wonder, for it almost grew out of the native soil at his command. The iricks which composed its walls, the tails which united its wood-work. much of the furniture, the building it~ Ielf, and even the state carriage, an es? ‘ Ientlal and characteristic appendage of 'he period, all Were the product of the -.kill of his slaves and servants. His Iwn brain planned everyarchitectural ‘eature of the building, and:laid out he walks and drives and gardens that Ieautlfied the surrounding grounds.‘ For years, as time and means permits :cd, the structure grew, under his di- ect supervision, until it became one If the fairest homes in_ America. Here Jefferson spent the IaSt seven. :een years of his life in the pursuits of iterature, the management of his ’arms and other interestsand in en- ertaining, with true southern hospi- ality, them many distinguished guests vho came to do honor to his greatness. l‘o few men have been given a more perfect ending to a long and fruitful 'ife; but the clouds came. His business interests became in- rolved; and at last hopeless bankrupt- :y confronted the old man. He feared but he would be compelled to part vith Monticello,_ dearer to him now han ever, for age clings with ever in- teasing fondness to the associations of nygone days. But a. tardy public .ympathy was at last aroused, and con~ ributions sufiici cut to justify the hope but beautiful Menticella would be. raved, were sent to him. 1 He died, comforted by this thought, It Monticello, eaIIy in the afternoon of luly 4, 1826,'the fiftieth. Anniversary If the signing of the, gDeclaration of independenCe. " A few‘ho'urs‘later in she day John Adams passed into his- ..ory , Strange that these two men, Jeffer- :on the anther of the Declaration ,of independence and Adams its most elo Iquent defender, should. both have lied on the afternoon of the same day; )ut, more striking still, that the day Ihould have been the Fourth of July. The last words of Thomas Jefferson were: .“This is the Fourth-'3’? Then Ifter a brief pause he repeated in a rery faint whisper: , “This is the Fourth?" and, with an expression of Ileasure lighting up his face,__ sank in- :c unconsciousness- . When the attendant bent over John idams’, to catch the lost utterance of be dying ;,-.man ,he heard what he bought to be the words: _‘.‘Tii'omas lefferson stillilIves", .as the aged pa- ' and we wrll do the, rest. «not. passed. from life :9 death. Rates] on application. V . ' > . . .— l , ' _ ' . .v ' lo . ‘\ V. _ ’ ' . i . I’ . i . 2 . ' ' . Ti ,. 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