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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

-
>-rrp-A COMPETENT AsSlS,
w ~ M 10 take charge Of Classes N
W and Geometry. Address IEAtti
h ~ office Of The Times. 'y1a'"ui
Observation-Disclosures. WITH
w H1ctpD Tor two cool. comfortable
nolfS on south Third street, At very
ki'oosConable rates. Address j. \, care
The Times ONCE. -
=, ARDN.R AND FARMER, GERMAN.
tr married. would take situation AS
manager Of gentleman's place on farm
dress II. THIELE, Box 3i9. Mamord-
neck. Westminster county, y. ).
jy20-1t'
MAN WITH GOOD BUSINESS
"A ability and small capital can get
thu general agency Tor this city TO push
and put on the market NEW AND
USEFUL NOVELTY. Thousands can
be sold in city. Respons,bIIe T pan q 9ntl ny
rare 9PPqqrt98lIty' oo- n-arIr,, st-aet
Chicago, III. N-'-ll
yxvANTED-BY \ GRADUATE or
w RouyIing Green Female Institute
eituatfon 10 teach the English Branches,
French. German. and Music. Refer
euces exchanged. Address Box -. Bowl
ing Green. Va. jy29-lw
ftf ANTF,D - NtCtl41 7 RNlHili@i<<
w ROOM. WITH BOARD. FOR myself
and wife. between Broad and Cary ana
east Seventh AMI Harrison streets. state
terms and accommodations. Private
family preferred. H. G.. EDWARDS,
District Superintendent Pullman com
pany city. Js-'-i'
wy ANTED-AGENTS TO SELL OUR
w NEW BOOK, COMMON SENSE
IN BUSINESS MATTERS.' sells az
sight. Send for circular. NOOIt-
HEES & RUDD, IFS Monroe street
Chicago, Ill. Jy-o-o'
,urrapEAL. BUSINESS COLLEGE EIcnNoNp, "a
shortiand Typo-wrilng BOOK keeping. PenhAhsHip
E Ha...s S:5 e.. a. sum- .st5,: NNDL i
81 pa. ~ T.s ~ f.a - f4S'l~0As
rny15-tu. th&su3m
vxrANTED-BY 4 YOUNG MAN WHO
w has attended Hampden-Sidney Col-
Ieoe the past two years, a posltGh 10
tc9cb Latin. French. Mathematlcs, cheW-
istrv, and the usual English branShes.
Satisfactory references given. ADDRESS
r. C. HARRISON, JR., CartersVliie' a.
iyIl-su3t
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. BEAuTlFUL
Il ; a..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE,
LENINGTON, VA.
tine and Technical School Thorough
Courses in General and Applied Chem
istry, and In Engineering. Confsrs De
gree OF graduate IN Academic Course :
a $50 degrees OF b. s. and c. L. IN Teen
meal Courses All expenses. including
clothing and incidentals, provided at
rate Of S36 80 per month, a6 an average
for the four years, exclusive OF oulnI
New cadets report September LIST.
GENERAL SCOTT SHIP,
jylS-we, fr&sul9t Superintendent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29
nrATION.

800 a. M, Daily, "ilu t1ace ca.
Lyncnburs and Clilon ..7,
Connects al Bgemu, ch
Sunday. FOX k0eneyi 90 -
buzz, daily, lor che 0uutn"'
al Balcony, except SUNDAY
lexington, 1At except
daD IL BesseIuer ior N'"'
E.oo y Al Tx,cpt Sunday. local ae.
Wv 49, mod fion for Gladstone. Do
,rpArNS ARRINE AT Klcli'DND-
RRoAIrSTREEp STATION.
e.qo n pAily from Cincinnati ga
liz a 81 Daily from Norfolk anu 0''
Point. ana
2:20 p. NJ. Daily from Cihc'n"'"
So, p. ~. 5aiiy from Norfolk and on
Point ,.tIft. an
500 +. NJ. Except SUNDAY "'''
Forge. .. t-t..s
TpAIEs ARRIVE FfGHTH-SfELE1
STATION. .,.t
S45 4. M., Except SUNDAY '0'"
s.oo y NJ Daiiv from LynchburS ana
JOHN - POTTS.
D,vfslon Passenger Agent
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

CITY OF PETERSBURG 5 PER CENT BONDS.
Dated February 1, 1894, Due 1884.

We offer for sale limited amount of
the above bonds at 10i and accrued in
terest, with the right Of advancing the
price without notice. These are part OF
$4,000 issued for water works More
than half have been sold. Petersburg
has never been in default for interest
or principal Of her debt, neither before
the war nor during the war. nor since.
No city in the State has maintained its
credit better.
SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW.
mh9-fr. su,we, emo
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FRIpAY. Anrust 3. 1s04.


at l o'clock =. NJ, the FARM described
in said deed as All that certain tract
or parcel OF land, with all the improve
ments thereon, lying and being in the
county of Powhatan, Va, containing no
acres, more or less, being the same real
estate conveyed TO Claiborne Watkins by
James H. DOOley, executor Of j. l.. Car
rtngton, deceased, dated July l. 1901
recorded In Deed Book y, page ISL, and
was conveyed 10 Frank Daele, Esq. by
deed from Charles III. Watkins, special
commissioner, June -. 1892.
This farm has a larger proportion OF
James river low grounds than any other
farm I'm the county The buildings are
good and the land Is bell, we'd 20 be un-
derlaid with coal. Parties wishing to
attend the sale will take the A. NJ
train, Richmond and Allegheny railroad,
20 Vinita station in full view OF farm.
and return by same way In the afternoon.
TERMS. Cash for costs OF executing
this trust and 20 pay a note OF $l,52o,
with interest from July 4, 1894. and any
taxes due. credits as follows: sl,472, due
July /, 1893: Si42i. July /. 1896; $3.50.
July |. 1891: SLIPS July !, 1898; ESQ.
July l, lS99: 81 232. July I. 1000; 81 ISL,
July l. 1901; 81 1876 July /, 1902. and
S5OSS. July |. 1903. and the balance on
terms TO be announced at time OF sale
X. b. CHAFFlN, Trustee
Sale by r. y. CHAFF1N & co, Auc-
tioneers. Jy22-td
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AEO MARY.

Instruction in English Branches, Latin.
French, German. and Music.
Terms for all expenses. except Music,
sI43. Music S25. University eXamina-
lions, For further particulars, address
MISS y. +. SCOTT,
Lewiston, Spotsylvania. Va.
jy22-su6t'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

BY ]. Thompson Brown Il Co..
1113 Main street
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

Wy ANTED- 4 GRADUATE OF
w Bowling Green Female Institute, a
situation to teach the English Branches
French. German. and Music. Refer
ences exchanged. Address Box ~. Bowl
ing Green, Va. Jy-'-i"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

- ARDNER AND FARMER, GEKMAN.
II married. would take situation as
manager Of gentIeman's place on iarn
Irops - THfELE. Box 30. Mamora-
neck. Westchester county, n. }.
iy2D-1t+
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-29

-o~'-0- .,,,,.n COMPETENT ASSIS-
w AN IN ~ take charge Of Classes IN
w and Geometry. Address IEAoii-
LAIN "a, nn.i~e of The Times. jyHtaui
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OF VIRGINIA
RICHMOND EEMALE SEMINARY

No. 3 east Grace street Richmond,
Va John ii pow ELL, Princ-pal'
MRS. T. q. PEYTON. Assistant Ir iil'.
cipai. The twenty second session oettaS
WEDNESDAY, September ~ loyf. 49,"
ioeues containing All necessary hiofH9
tion and the corps OF teachers can pe
gotten at the bookstores, and VIII De
Sent uDon appllcatiOu tyl5-Su, We&Irbn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
WIndnlr Shades

j. j. Hanscom & O.. are prepared
to supply YOU window shades Of any
description, Al i bare margin Of pro.
fit, Fixtures Of ali kinds on sale
and sci up t. order. 2s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
HAM MocKs.

What luxury in comfortable
hammock swinging ii tlH ,bade,
during these mid-Summer days ar
sultry evenings J. ] lIansco,u Is
Go. can supply YOU u aey style /
any price from 75c. u IS 90. 2s
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
MINERAL POINT TRIBUNE.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 1893.
PRICES or sEvREs.
ss..e Of the Fancy Figures Paid For This
Much Coveted Ware.

6asse Of the Fancy Figures Paid For This
Much Coveted Ware.
A set Of three even tail jardinieres
of the largest model, green ground,
painted with birds and flowers by
Alonde, which sold in Lord Dudleys
sale in 1856 for 1,GG8 guineas they
cost him 81 995 dropped TO lao
guineas when they appeared in Lord
Reyeistokes sale in 1898. At the last
named collectors sale also Rose
du BARR jardiniere Of the largest
model. with white and gold scroll
handles. s3lQ for 1850 guineas; a
pair Of green even tail jardinieres,
each painted with tropical birds and
flowers on whige ground. went for
4s0 guineas, and a pair Of Rose du
Barri square jardinieres, 81 inches
high. fetched 30 guineas.
Among the Glastonbury Park treas
ures. collected in France soon after
the great French revolution by the
fifth Earl Of Essex and sold in 1893,
an oviforIn vase and cover on gros
bleu ground. and painted with sea
port and marine trophy in colors III
medallions by Norm. ID inches high,
realized the extraordinary SUM ~
1000 guiaeas. or close on $4,000. a
garuiture Of five sea green vases, with
birds and plants in dark blue and
colors, each about ~ inches high,
realized i, 400 guineae, and many 9th.
er items sold tor equally extravagant
amounts At the Hodgs0n sale at
Christie's in 1888 among the old Sc
vres porcelain were rs white plates,
with blue lines and gilt edges. These
plates realized over guineas apiece,
but much more artistic articles may
be had from amy dealer in modern
china at less than rs many shillings
each Even as far back as 1850 Ger.
tain examples Of old Seyres ran well
into three figures, for at the dispersal
Of tie Bernal collection in that year
a pair OF vases of the Rose du Bari
pattern. l81 inches high, with plinths.
sold for 81 A92 los, end a pair OF
vases, turquoise, for II, Az los, the
purchaser i'll each case being Lord
Herlford.
But probably neither before nor
since did Sevres porcelain realize
such absurd prices as at the Hamil-
ton palace sale III 1882. Collectors
were aimnly carried away by the
great fame of this extraordinary col
lection. aud their enthusiasm out1an
their discretion, as doubtless many
have realized to their sorrow since.
So far as regards examples Of old
Sevres in this collection, we have
only room 10 mention two illustra
tive examples a vase and cover, tur
quoise ground, with white and gold
bands and festOons Of foliage 1S4
inches high, IL, 5s5, and an oval pla.
teau gros bleu festoons and medal.
lions, initiating moss agate, III inches
by 81 inches, e430, An interesting
item in Sevres occurred in the collec.
ton Of DR.. Patrick Sinclair Laing,
sold at Sotheby's III February 1893, a
pair of vases and covers in rich bleu
ground, painted with portraits of
the Fapress Catherine of Russia and
inJerlaced letters forming mono.
grams OF the king Of France als. the
empress. with crowns of gold above
This lot sold for 900 Fortnightly
Review.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
A SPECIAL TRAIN

Ill Calamine and tratiat
Shullsburs, will leave Mi
ing 1T Monroe at 1910, !
GEO, 6. cox, President.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06
"A Gnn.i,l.rnta wNar.

The FUNNIEST thing by all odds that
has been said hy anybody under any
circumstances for several years was
by Joseph II Choate in the Stokes
h'ial when he observed that one Of his
eloquent outbursts had aroused juror
No. 2 from comfortable nap. "EX-
cuse me said Mr. Choate with ex-
treme courtesy i didn't mean to
wake You UP. w New York Tribune.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06

HEApAenR is lbe direct rcsnlto indigestion
aud stomach Disorders. Remedy these by using
he Wits | lille Early Risers and your he iache
disappears. The tayorile tale tim everywhere
W. n. PRpEAtN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-09-06

BRtNe your butter, eggs and poul
try TO J. A. Splatler and get the
highest market price.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31

Capt Heel, who vas ! villain. ,Ths
part was just the reverse Of Nj. sam
mons nature, still his acting va very
good. john G Cunningham took tho part
Of Lieut. Douglas and made 9 very gal
liant young officer. u. Calvin, G. Lane
and E Cox were soldiers and performed
we'll all the duties assigned them. Miss
Mary Bilsborrow showed some splendid
acting in her portrayal Of Bose Fitzger-
add" Miss Maggie Crane took the part
Of Eileen O Rourkc;;" her acting was very
good, especially her singing and dancing.
Miss Anna Heating, in the part of "Nano
Desmond did some very good acting.
The town was filled with visitors from
Browns Valley, Beardsley, Ortonville,
Clinton and the surrounding country.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31
THE LOCAL MARKETS.

M1NNEAroL1s March 30.
FLoUR-Quoted at So. 4O@3 so for first patents:
Is OO034O for second patents, $2.0002.20 for
fancy and export bakers; $1.l5@1.26 for low
grades, in bags. including red dog
BRAN AND sHoRTs-Qu Quoted at 81. OO@1O so for
bran, $40 50@l1. 90 for shorts and 90 for
m1ddlings
CoRN--No. g. 32c; No. yellow, 33c.
OATs-No white selling at2ec; No. s.27c.
RYE--No. 2, 42c.
BARLEY-Nominal; No. 8, 34@39c.
FLAx-Quoted at $3.50.
choice, 32@2sc; fair to good, l8@2oc; dairies,
fancy, 22@23c; fair to good, ls(g2oc; common, is
@19c; packing stock, l3@1319c; grease, 4@bO;
FOIL and print, 15016c.
EaGs-strictly fresh, &c including cases.
'CHEEsE-Fancy full cream, 12(013c; fine full
cream, 11@12c; part skins, 7@8c.
DRESSED MEArs-Pork, 514@6c per Id; veal 20
INC; mutton, 414@5c.
PouLrRY-!TurEeys, per lb, 12c; spring chick
ems, per ID, &c: hens, per ID, e.
SHEEP PELrs--l5016; shearlings, 40l5.
HONEY-Fine white clover, l6018c; buck.
wheat. HOBO; extracted. 7@8c.
HIDEs--Green, 214a4; G s calf, Sac; g s kip
veal eel 4a5; G 8 8 kip veal, long haired. sa1.
dozen, a35c; lettuce, 1oa11c per dozen; pars-
ley, soc per doz; onions, southern. per bushel,
9O@1.15; rutabagas, per bu., soc; tomatoes per
bushel 75a1. 90.
TROPICAL FRqITs-Florida oranges, per boz.
IS. 100; lemons Messinas, per box, 3l.50a6 90:
apples, choice to fancy, $3.50 to 800:
Reid Rss ali CO.. %e.
135O@l400. Bolted meal, SIC; granulated, {l9.
HAY-Choice Minnesota upland, 81 50; mixed
$6.5; $7.0O37.60 for Iowa upland: lOWer
grades 4.o0l9b.Oo "eA
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Announcements.

/. Davenport & Than, lawyers. 316-l1
Rank Of Commerce building.
Chris. A. Gallagher, Counsellor at Law
4O1- 4O3, Guaranty Loan Building.
John j. Carroll, real estate, loans and
insurance, $40 Bank of Commerce Bldg
MCGOWAN & Mahoney, Fire Insurance
Real Estate, Loans. l25 Central avenue
John j. McHale and Ace P. Abel, Law.
yera, 3l9-320 Bank Of Commerce Bldg.
Steamship tickets via Cunard Line to
and from Europe, sold at Irish-American
Bank
IF. Mccarthy we'll contractor. Es'
Inmates furnished on application, POS
Central avenue.
Norton. Coal company, 226 Hennepin
avenue. dealers in all kinds of coal and
wood. Prompt delivery. Telephone 314-2
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31
PROBATE NOTICE.

CTATE OF MINNESOTA, County OF Henne-
- pin.-Probate Court.
In the matter of the estate of John H. Raglan,
deceased.
Letters of administration on the estate
Of John Fl, Raglan, deceased, late of the County
of Lewis and Clark and State of Montana being|
granted to Katie Framback. Il
1t is ordered, That six months be and the
same is hereby allowed from and after the date
of this order, in which all persons having
claims or demands against the said deceased
are required to file the same in the Probate
Court of said County for examination and A.
lOwance or be forever barred.
1t is further ordered, That the first Monday In
Oct ~. 1894, at 10 O'Clock a. m, at q general
term " said Probate Court, to be held at the
Court House in the City ofMinneapolis, In ssid
County, be and the same hereby Is appointed
as the time and place when and where the said
Probate Court will examine and adjust said,
claims and demands.
And it is further ordered, That notice of such
hearing be given to all creditors and persOns
Interested in said estate by forthwith publish
ing this order once in each W eek for three suc!I
cessive weeks in The Irish Standard, a newsps.
per printed and published in said County.
Dated at Minneapolis, this 23rd day of March
1884,
JOHN Fl. STEELE,
By the Court: Judge of Probate.
GEO. NJ. BLEECKER,
Attorney for Administrator.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31
Something for Nothing.

"The darkest hour in any young mans
life" says Horace Greeley, "is when be
sits down to plan how to get money with
out earning it.
There are more ways than one Of max
ing this fatal mistake Of trying to get
something for nothing. The criminal
way is the worst morally, but not the
most common.
Almost as demoraliziDg to character,
though not positively criminal, are the
many ways Of trying TO increase. ones
wealth at the expense Of others by
gambling. Still third way of getting
something for nothing Is to hunt for 9
sinecure. The new mayor of Brooklyn
elected on strong platform On munich
pal reform, returning homo from short
trip just after his election, found three
bushels Of letters from applicants for Of
fee, most Of them, it u safe to ~, from
lazy young men who wanted IN 1sasy
|place. aS1<sssES.s
This incident has led 70 the quotation
|ef President Idncoln's apt sayinl, sssIf
[eYerst hiis people 4 ~! Z.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31
Story by "Slug H. the Printer

Everybody knows Slug H.. He is a
printer and a tall, ra w-boned Hoosier,
and is blessed with gift of the CAB that
must make the cheeks of even the shades
of his departed Hibernian ancestors
Jingle with pride, says, the Louisville
Commercial. ~
"Well, SIR" he said, as he looked re-
gretfully at the bottom of what had once
been prosperous glass of foaming lager,
but was now but a memory, ''of all the
queer fellows ever met in my travels, a
duck in Pittsburg was the queerest. He
was professional convert, and had hyp-
ocritical tears of religious feeling always
on tap. If he had cared to work he could
easily have made $25 per week reaching
for type. He must have had IN incurable
case of that tired feeling the patent med
icine advertisement speaks about, for he
only worked as last resort. He went
to every mission in the city and was con-
verted. Then he worked the congrega
ton for suit of clothes. As soon as he
had accomplished his purpose he left and
pawned his garments. With the pro-
ceeds he lived IN alcoholic aplendor for q
few days and then became converted
again at another mission, only to do the
same thing. have heard him get up
and make fearful addresses that brought
the briny dampness to the eyes OF all
present, and then, when the conerega.
ton had sung, "Ill Soon Be at Home
Over There" he had looked mournfully
at me and nodded towards the saloon
across the street. Atpresent he is doing
Cincinnati, but he thinks of making q
tour of the west, as he has heard the
convert business is good out there.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31


this human struggle for office - way 4
live without work. = .55 3s
| Value Tor value is the only rule IA
business, politics and morals. :sS|
.6 ~. Ess3st 9l.{H
The date OF E ,ster is determined b.
the ecclesiastical calendar Of the Catho-
lie Church. It is very complicated and
elaborate affair invented by Lilius, .
Neapolitan astronomer and sage, under
Pope Gregory XIII, at the close Of the
sixteenth century. 1t would be prepos-
ferrous to tax the brains Of modern read
ers with the abstruse calculations by
which the date of Easter is determined,
but few general rules might be given
for their enlightenment. The regula-
tons Of the council of Nice are four:
First, Easter must be celebrated on .
Sunday; second, this Sunday must follow
the fourteenth Of the paschal moon;
third, the pasohal moon is that moon
whose fourteenth day falls on or next
follows the day Of the vernal equinox;
fourth, the equinox is fixed invariably in
The calendar on the 2lst day of March.
This calendar moon, it should be remem-
bered, is not the moon of the heavens,
nor yet the moon of the astronomers,
but it is an imaginary moon created for
c ,lesiastical convenience. From these
conditions it follows that Easter Sunday
cannot happen earlier than the 22d Of
March or later than the 25th of April.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31
Grasp This and Hold 1t.

The North Western Limited to Ohjca-
go via The North Western Line is the
Finest Equipped Train out of Minnear
oils and ST. Paul. 1t has Pullman and
Wagner Private Compartment and 16
Section Sleepers and Buffet. Smoking
Library Coaches and leaves Minneapolis,
Daily 7:30 p. M; St. Paul, $40 p. m.; az :
riying Milwaukee ESQ a. M; Chicago
9:3O a.. m.
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Graceville, MINI.

Special to The Irish Standard.
March II, 1894, dawned bright and
beautiful-a fitting day to honor st.
Patrick. The celebration in Graceville
was greater success than even those OF
former years. The A. o. "a. in full re.
gala marched from their hall to the
church, Father Stritch celebrated high
mass and afterward delivered beauti-
full sermon, depicting the suffering OF
Ireland for the true faith. After mass
the crowd repaired to the old church
where the ladies Of the parish had spread
a most bountiful repast. At 2:3O p. m.
Rev. Stritch delivered q lecture in the
opera house on the Sesame to Success. =
This distinguished 6ivine's reputation as
q speaker is 80 well known that it is
only necessary to say that his lecture
was one of the best he has ever delivered
in Graeeville. While Rev. Stritch was
speaking those seated on the stage were:
Rev. Father Darche, Of Beardsley; Rev.
Father Weysters, Of Coils; Rey. j. A.
Cotton, of the Congregational church;
Hon. D. P. O'Neil, and Mr.. JAS. Dean.
The days entartainmant closed with the
romantic drama Shamrock and Rose"
by company of home talent in the
opera house. The play was as good as
was ever produced in Graceville, ell the
characters being we'll personated II.
w. Crane showed his ability as come
dian. The audience were very much
pleased with him in the part Of Barney
.O'Brady." D. IL Cregan made . verygood
old Irish gentleman, a. D. OBrien, il
the part Of aJohn Desmond, was . fine
specimen Of Irish nobility The part Ct 4
Shaun Carry, the spy. was tsl1an by . =.
d. Leo il . way few amateurs could iIn1-
[tat indy samnnon took the part q
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-03-31
BRAVE MOLLY PITCHER.

Why Monument Should Be Erected to
the Heroic Irishwoman.
A correspondent of a New York paper,
says the Baltimore Sun, suggests the
erection Of monument to Molly Pitcher,
":shat heroic woman of Cork, ireland, who
served calamity as soldier IN our revo
luton, wore the cooked hat Of the Con-
tinentals, received a sergeant's commits
sion from George Washington, was made
q half pay officer for life by congress and
was buried in the Potter's field near
West Point" Molly is remembered
chiefly for her bravery at Monmouth, but
her war record began at the defense of
Fort Clinton, in l777, when her husband,
who was gunner, dropped his portfire
and ran with the rest of the Americans
before the rapidly advancing British.
Molly, who was the better man of the
two, after vainly trying to rally her hue-
band and his comrades, seized the port
fire and discharged the gun at the enemy,
and then retired in good order. At Mon
mouth. nine months afterward, when her
husband fell a corpse at her feet, struck
dead by cannon ball as he was ram
ming charge into his gun, Molly seized
the ramrod and finished the work he
had begun. It was not until night had
covered the scene of carnage with pail
that she retired from her self-imposed
task. The following morning Molly, still
begrimed with the smoke of the previ-
GUS day Is battle, was brought before Gen
Wayne, who complimented her for he1
bravery. She continued to follow he1
regiment through the war, after which
she lived in hut near West Point until
her death, proudly wearing the artillery
mans coat and hat which had been worr
by her husband in the field"