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PAUL REVERE’S RIDE.
AN ECHO OF THE DAYS OF FREE-
» DOM’Sz STRUGGLE.
When Trouble Began Between the Colo-
'nlos and the Mother Country He Bee
came the Trusted Messenger of the Pa-
triots and Traveled Thousands of Miles.
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 deeds done 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 3. 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 the 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 April 18,, 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
marched the people must be warned.
It was also important to know whether
the British were to 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
Pulling, a. friend of Revere, was to,
These arrange-
make the signals.
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
the Charles river by two of his friends.
Here, with eyes fixed in the direction.
of the church tower, he- awaited the
signals. The‘ dark waters of Charles
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 the thought 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. “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 outl"
Hancock heard his voice 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-
nl'ty. ‘ His services won for him the ti-
..e of "The Messenger of the Revolu-
tion." He was a gallant soldier, and
served faithfully throughout the long,
war, winning the rank of lieutenant
:olonel.
At'the close of the war, in 1783, he
spened a foundry at the north end of
Boston, where he cast church bells,
brass cannons and‘il‘on ware. He al—
so continued his work as an engraver.
[n 1801, he and his son established a
large foundry at Canton, where they
lid an extensive business, rolling~cop-
oer plates and making copper bolts and
:pikes, and casting bells and cannons.
the bells and spikes used in the fam-
ous “Constitution" were made by Paul
Revere. It is pleasant to learn that
Paul Revere was successful in business,
"cared ‘a large family and died {es-
'eemed by all who knew him. He was
-lgbty-four years old when death came
11 May 10. 1818; and. was buried in '
tranal'y Burying Grounds, Boston.
there a small monument marks. his
‘.,i'a\"2..
.orlal address.
‘ truthfulness.
Tannynslsealzcrrs‘
GRANT, IN THE DAYS OF CIVIL WAR
The North and South Will Unite in Re-
calling His Career. o
This year the birthday of 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 of the Confed-
erate army, Judge Emory Speer, oi
Macon, Georgia, will deliver the mem-
In answer to the invi-
tationto give this address, Judge Speer ‘
wrote: “I do not hesitate to accept the
invitation, and, if I can give any
adeq'uate expresSion of "the care-
I'ulness and ‘honor with which the
renown of that great American is
cherished by his countrymen who
dwell in the Southern States i
shall be happy indeed.” This is
a significant occurrence. the honoring
of the leader of theblue by a soldier
of the gray; and heralds 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-
flier; 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.
The most striking strait of General
Grant’s character was his modesty. In
the makeup of the man egotism had no
part. He never boasted and never
posed. He had no vanity to feed. A
distinguished literary critic, after read-
lng Grant’s “Memoirs," made the re-
mark: “This is the only autobiogra-
phy I have ever read which is totally
devoid of egotism.” Shortly after the
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
you?” 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. _ :xg‘p:
Another trait, rarer 'even than is
modesty in great men, was his absolute
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 importunate
nfiicer to the servant. General Grant
overheard the command, and, turning
suddenly in his chair, called outta the
servant: “Tell him no such thing. 1
lon’t lie myself, and I don’t want any—
me to lie for me." . _
General Grant was one of the very
'ew men who never displayed the
aliglztest nervousness during a. battle.
~30 matter how great the personal dan«
. :er or momentous the occasion, he was
Ilways outwardly calm, imperturbable.
At Belmont one of his staff exclaimed:
‘We are entirely lost, General. They
nave surrounded us." “Then we will
:ut our .way out," he replied, indiffer-
ently. ’ During the attack on Peters
surg Grant and his staff halted on the
summit of a small hill, which over
:ooked the battlefield. The position
. was'exposed to the fire of the enemy.
who, probably noticing the gathering
3f officers, began to pay particular at-
tention to that particular spot. Gen-
aral Grant was busy writing dispatches
llld gave no attention whatever to the
calls 'flying all around him. The
members of the staff began to grow
uneasy, and suggested that he move
:0 a less exposed position. Grant con-
:inued writing. When he had finigled
the despatches and had taken a nal
View of the enemy, he mounted his
horse, remarking as he rode quietly
away: “Well, they do seem to have
got the range on us.”
General Grant was never great in
little things. He could not success-
!ully manage a farm; but he led great
armies to victory. He was unable to
cope with his townsmen in a pelt!
election; but he directed a negotiation
:hat averted a war between England
1nd the United States, and won the ad-
miration of diplomatlsts. He was a
ioldler and statesmanpnot a. business
man; but even here'he needed the spur
)f great responsibility to force out all
he latent powers of his masterful
ulnd. - ' . .
lIANNINe A WAR sIIIP
VORK ON BOARD WHICH THESAlLOR
MEN HAVE TO PERFORM.
. a .
)iscipline Taught First, Then How to
Prepare for Action—Battle Tactics Oi)-
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
l year, at some suitable place, for ma-
leuvering purposes. The main object
)f this gathering is to furnish as many
ine officers as possible with the exper-
ence of handling ships in tactical
novements in ofder 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,
iriefly, the life of the men on board
I. man-of—war during these maneuvers;
for, during this period, jacktar is a.
very busy“ man.
At 4 o’clock in the morning the bugle
lounds and the ship’s company turns
lut of the hammocks in which the men
lleep. First the decks are sluiced with
water and scrubbed. The hammocks
Ire stowed away at 6 o'clock; and a few
minutes later the men who are acting
ts cooks for the day are piped off to
get breakfast. At 6:30 the signal is
given for breakfast. Thirty-five min-
ites 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
clean the guns for half an hour, then
they have what in nautical parlance'vis
called a “stand easy” or rest for twen-
ty-five minutes. .
At the end of this time the upper
lock is cleared and the crew mustered
lor prayers. At the close of the re-
ligious services there comes another
short “stand ' easy," after which the
drill for the forenoon begins. This
takes place at about 11 o’clock, and us-
ually consists of one of. the following
evolutions: “Man andarm the ship,”
‘m-an overboard,"- ‘.‘~close water-tight
floors and out collision mat," “general
luarters,” “fire quarters? “clear for
tctlon,” “prepare for-.battle,"and when
n harbors, ‘fout torpedo. nets.” . There
ll‘e many other evolutions, which form
I. part of the drill on board a man-of-
war; 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 simplya
lrill; hence, all use their utmost:quick-
mess in obeying the order. The instant
the shout is heard, a sentry who is al.
ways stationed with a. loaded gun at
the poop near the twoesafety-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
ister'n, a. cutter is'manned and lowered,
and the drowning sailor or 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 ‘lntd a great
many compartments, which communi~
rated with each other by means of
heavy doors. so made that when shut
they are water-tight. On some of the
closed, but others must be kept
open if the. ship is worked with
:omfort and case. These are never
shut, except during a danger—maneuver
or when preparing for battle. It
takes from two to five minutes to close
:he doors; and, while this is being done
the great collision mat of hemp and
:anvas i) got down and made ready
to be placed over the breach in the
ship, and the boats are prepared for
hoisting out. ‘
At the command "general quarters"
all the ship’s 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 ln'loadlng and turning the gear,
turned on by the ship's crew, before
ammunition is served to the guns from
below. All incumbrances are moved
from the d:ck; 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
direct 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
is only given when the ship is lying-
ln harbor. At the order the nets of
steel wire are brought out, placed on
ieck, 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 men clear up decks, and at
noon have dinner. At 1:10 the “out
pipes” sounds, and they go to work
cleaning the 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 easy;"
then work; 3:00, a second evolution.
and at 4:—00-the Crew is mustered for
supper. At 7:15 the hammocks are
slung in the‘lower deck; and the day's
providing he is not on the watch to:
the night. .1--. ‘ ' ‘ '
work for the man-ofewar’s .man is over, .
ships there are over four hun-
dred of these doors. Ordinarily .
many of these doors are kept
they can be fired. In the meantime '
PEAGE turn an Vlcromrs no
. LESS null WAR.
Norwalk is the Battlefield
and the Fight ls Waged
with Disease and
Death.
The foremost citizen of the world,
representing in his, personality the
acme of Christian civilizatiOn, has 'ust
died'in intense agony in his English
home of a malady that had its beginn-
ing- in catarrhal imflammation of the
nasal passages. In this country thous~ .
ands of men have met the same fate,
the end ofteli clouded by insanity,
caused by the awful pain which noth-
ing but death can relieve.
But catarl'h, which, though existing
elsewhere, is so prevalent in America
that it is known as the national dis-
ease, after being long considered in-
curable, has finally given way before
. advancing scientific achievement. The
test was made in Norwalk, au’d to-day
thousands of people from every part of
the city acclaim the success of Cali-
fornia Catarrh Cure, and the remark-
able popularity of the medicine attests
the confidence the people feel. In
Norwalk it was tried and in Norwalk it’
was proved; and the 25 per cent. in-
crease in the general health of the city
is directly attributed, by those who
know, to the introduction and wide-
spread use of California Catarrh Cure.
Its popularity is built upon such works
as this: - ,
Mrs. A. B. Freeman, who lives at
8 Hanford place, says : “I have sufier-
ed a great deal with severe headaches
caused by cattarrh; my head was stud-
ed up and my throat. also troubled me
greatly. I got a. bottle of California.
Catarrh Cure at Pla1sted’s drug store,
and it has helped me very much in
every way; it has cleared my head and
keeps it clear, my throat is well and
my headaches have gone for good. I
must say it is a. wonderful medicine and
I am glad to recommend it.”
Use 0.0.0. for hay fever, head colds,
and all mucous diseases. All dealers,
50 cents, three times as much, one (101- .
lar.
A
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' 'A Daughter-,0! the Revolution. \
' Marlon Gibbs’wa‘s—a'glrl‘ thirteen: ..
years old, living on a plantation near
Charlestown, during the Revolution,
when Tarleton’s red-coated troopers
were raiding that region. Her father,
who had been in the American army,~
was crippled' from his wounds, and
almost helpless.
One morning a slave rushed into the ,
room where Marlon was spinning, and
in great excitement begged her to flee
to the swamp, for the troopers had‘al—
ready set the barns on fire and shot
down some of the negroes.
Hastlly summoning the servants.
Marion had her father and the chil-
dren conveyed to a hiding place in the
neighboring swamp, and directed the
negro nurse to get the baby, a boy,
two years old, and join them, while
she, would get together a few needed
articles. As soon as the red coats of
the soldiers were observed approaob-.
lng through the orchard, Marion slip-
ped out of the rear door and sped
away to her friends. .l our ".113???”le
Upon joiningthe frightened group,‘
our little heroine discovered that the
nurse and baby had not been seen by,
anybody in the party. Without ut-
tering a. word she darted back along
the intricate path that led through the
lonely morass. 'lw-wfi‘wyv .' _ “a awn,
Upon emerging from the gloomy for—‘
est she beheld the house in flames and
surrounded by the soldiers, while, fly-
ing toward her, and wringing her
hands in agony, came Aunt’Dinah, who
sobbed out: “Honey, honey! is you got
do baby? Aunt Dinah jes stop one
minute for go to de washhouse fo’ as
gbaby’s clo’es, an’ when she go back
de house all on fire! Oh, tell me,
honey, is you got do baby?” '* “'l
The next moment a lithe form flash?
ed between the ranks of dragoons and
disappeared within the structure, from
which greedy tongues of smoke and
flame were spitefully thrust out of
doors and windows. ’ Before the
startled soldiers had finished their
cries of consternation, Marion reap-
peared, bearing in her burnt, brave lit-
tle arms a white bundle, from which
a child’s frightened cry was heard as
the heroic girl once more rushed away
in the direction of the swamp. In-
stead of impeding her flight, the En-
glish soldiers swung their hats and
cheered her until the dark forest hid
her from their view. ...... '-.
. Animals Hate Castor Oil.
There is no plant which animals so
detest as the castor—oil plant. A goat
will starve rather than eat it, and those
destroyers of everything green, the 10-
cus-t and army worm, will not feed
upon it.—Philadelphia Inquirer.
An Odd Sklrt.
' A new and rather extraordinary
skirt—model has a tunic back and
front of a different material from the
under-skirt. If the tunic is'Of lace'and
the underskirt of satin, the‘s’tyle'is at
Its best. Another very unusual skirt
has three overlapping skirts'shaped in
handerchief points, 'and made of white
glace silk mounted in cerise silk. The
effect is very striking. '
A hair—dresser says that an oldisllk
handkerchief is much better to use
In stroking the hair night and morning
than a brush.
Norwalk Chronicler