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his devoted band so long as their gun
ners lay asleep in their hunks? Allen
and his mOuntaineers rushed in and Gov
cred the exits from the sleeping barracks
with their rifles. The commandment
wanted to parley, He wished to know
what authority the leader Of the invad-
ers had for humping a kings officer
out Of his sleep at that time OF night
and otherwise disturbing the fixed order
Of things. Allen roared out the immor-
tai sentence given above III Il slightly
curtailed form, then told him TO surren-
der his wv arms and those Of his at
taches and to order the garrison soldiers
out On to the fort parade i'll unarmed
detachment. After over 100 pieces Of
cannon with tons of bullets, balls and
stores had been duly turned over to his
men Allen told the astounded Hriton
the strength OF his force. But it was too
late to change things. The disarmed
garrison was trembling in fear of pow
der and ball.
Two years after TicOnGcroga the Brit
ish mustered up courage 70 attack the
Green Mountain boys Oh their own soil.
The experiment was never repeated. 1t
happened at Bennington, where Il de-
tachment OF Hessians from B~urgoyne's
army appeared, having for allies bands
Of Tories and Indians. This was anoth-
er case where by all the rules Of war
the Britons should have had things
their own way. They set VI to cap
ture an unguarded supply Of rich stores
and arms, but there was a Green Noun.
tain boy abroad who had been at Bunk
er Hill, Trenton and Princeton. His
name was Stark. General Stark was
at that date, the fall Of l777, the COM
mander Of the militia Of the mountain
region. His followers had taken up
arms for the public defense, lured by
the magic Of his name. He had been
ordered by the Continental authorities
to march his militia south, but for
reasons he thought wise had refused to
do so until ordered by the assembly of
the province. 1t was a sound reservation.
Willy Green Mountain scouts brought
word home that Burgoyne had his eyes
OH Bennington, 50 convenient to the
borders Of the region where he was oper-
ating. Like the highland chieftain of
Scottish romance, Stark blew a war
blast on his whistle. Then down from
the mountain crests and out from the
leafy glens tumbled the yeomen to repel
the invaders. 1t looked like a rash I'M.
dertaking. The British plot was tc
march the Hessians in from the west,
bring the savages from the mountains
and unite with the Tories in and around
Bennington. Stark's men had no bayo
nets and were short of powder and ball.
But there were wealthy men in those
green hills even at that early date
They pledged their fortunes to fit GU
Stark for battle, and III five hours O.
what he called the hottest fighting h
ever saw he conquered, slaughtered ant
put to flight the entire British force
After that the Green mountains hat
peace, and Stark heroic followers swell
ed the ranks Of Washington's Continen
tai army.
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forts at the entrance soon surrendered.

forts at the entrance soon surrendered.
Dewey took chances against the tor
pedoes and mines, as well as against a
well manned land and naval force. His
marvellous success is only to be account
ed for by the boldness of his attack, and
that attack delivered III the right spot.
Farragut threw his whole squadron up
on the ram Tennessee at Mobile. Dewey
crushed the Spanish feet at Manila and
hen settled with the forts.
GEORGE l.. kuMER.
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der his guns SO
that the forts
around the har-
Dor could be at
tackled There
were two power
full forts at the
entrance to the
bay. There were
a lsO t%orpedoes
planted in the
channel, some
thing unknown
at New Orleans,
and the ram Ten
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Dewey's action at Manila has been

compared to that
of Farragut at
New Orleans. It
was closer to that
at Mobile bay.
At Mobile Farra-
gut wanted to get
into the bay in
order to wipe out
.the Confederate
fleet which was
headed by the
ironcla d ram
Tennessee and
get the city IN
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DMIRAL DEW
Ely, the Ameri-
cal people salute
you!
A chip of the
old Green Noun
tain stock
Your ancestors
gave us TicOn-
deroga.
Your ancestors
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;I9AaIoI uopBd!lsuoo 9Lno 'o!lITulpO ApuTO
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K II ALLEN.
-
DEWEY, THE FIRST WAR HERO, A
GREEN MOUNTAIN BOY.

He Struck the First Aggressive Blow of
the War-His Dash and HIS Victory Re-
call Aliens at Ticonderosa; Also Far
ragut's at Mobile.
copyright. 1898, by American Press Asso-
citation. Book lights reserved.
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ton, the first setback for Burgoyne.
In Havana aarbor lie the Lexington
and Concord Of our var against Spain.
Above Manila bay frowHs our Ticon-
deroga, wrenched from Spain by a blow
as daring as hat which gave us Jul first
fortress in the Revolution.
Like Ethan Allen, you had to educate
the enemy up to the situation.
Like Ethan Allen, you delivered the
blow first, then the talk.
Said your great prototype when de-
manding the Surrender ct tie fortress of
Ticonderoga from the British
dant, "In the name Of the great Jehovah
and the Continental congress-"
That was a slap at the divine right of
kings.
The first shell from your flagship, cut
ting the air where the wand Of Spanish
royalty has held sway for centuries,
gave out an eagle scream, announcing
to Spain and any powers lurking in the
background that the United States Of
America has an eastern problem to solve.
Furthermore, she'll solve that prob
lem alone, which is another slap at the
divine right of kings. 1t puts the divine
right of humanity on top.
Spain and the powers stood aghast at
the thought that ancient sovereignty
should be disturbed by men whose grand
fathers were "subjects. You cleared
the air by a Yankee shot from a Yam
kee gun on a Yankee ship, fired by
Yankee hands. Sailing under the flag
first hoisted on the ocean by the gallant
Paul Jones, you carry ''sovereignty' in
your gunroom lockers and deal it out
where it will do the most good.
You are Il Yankee of the Yankees.
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Soberly, one can examine the record
of the Green Mountain boys from Allen
to Dewey and keep making steam for
fresh volleys Of hurrahs all the time.
After the colonial patriots drew first
blood from the redcoats sent to Lexing-
something more was needed to tell Eng
land and the whole world what was up.
There was that ancient fortress Of Ii
conderoga on the northern frontier
which England had maintained at the
cost of untold treasure and blood in IN
tests with the French and the Indians.
Some patriot counselor who had little
faith in England's "sense Of honor" in
redressing the wrong done at Lexington
and elsewhere suggested that the an
Gent fortress be taken as a signal that
Great Britain's flag was not to be toler-
ated in the colonies longer than would
be necessary to wipe out the garrisons
defending it.
Aliens Green Mountain boys were
chosen to strike the first aggressive
blow against the dominion Of mighty
England. They were the men for the
task. Mountaineers were they who had
fought and won in the grim battle
against nature in the bleak northern
highlands. Fighting the British was no
new thing for them. A civil warfare
between the patriot element in the Green
mountains and the Tories, backed by
allies wearing the uniform of the king,
had been going Oh for years.
Ethan Allen had no cannon, no
mounted squadrons, no firm battalions
to take against Britain's lofty and
strongly armed fortress. In a diplomatic
way his little band Of so souls was arm
ed with the sovereignty of manhood
burning i'll their breasts; in a martial
way with their hunting rifles and shot
guns. By a stealthy march they reached
the front Of the fort u morning before
daylight. Allen drew up his line and
told the men that he had led them to
that point in order to make a dash into
the heavily armed and well manned
fortress of Ticonderoga. 1t was a life
and death undertaking, he said, and he
would wait for them to deliberate and
for any so disposed to back out. He
didn't have to wait. Not a soul backed
out.
"Forwardr' was the next word, and
the little party marched up to the gate
and dashed past the sentry into the fort.
Such tactics are not laid down in books
on military strategy. Experts waulc
have told the Green Mountain soldier
that the correct thing would be to sum
mo- the British commandment to surren
der and in order to intimidate him sc
maneuver his band that it would appear
to be 800 instead Of only so strong l.
this old ruse didn't work, he mus
draw off to a distance and wait for re
endorsements.
Allen thought differently In thu
terse language of General Forrest hi
had .'the bulge on the enemy. Wha
signified 100 cannon looking down OF
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1898-07-16
THE MAN IN THE TRUNK.
A New Way the Thieves of Paris Have
of Getting the Burglar
Into the House.

Two well-dressed men from Paris
drove up to the best hotel in country
town in the department of the Eure, re-
lates Paris correspondent, and en-
gagged double-bedded room. They de-
posted very heavy trunk in corner.
and then went out to see the town, tell
ing the landlady, widow, that they
would return at night. But night came
and the two men did not come back at
the time specified. The landlady wait
ed, much surprised, and kept her estab
lishment open after the usual hour for
closing. This was soon observed by
the local gendarmes on duty, who en-
tered the hotel and reminded the pro
prietess of the place that the curfew, OF
its modern substitute, had tolled the
knell of parting day, and that il was
full time to extinguish lights in all inns
and cafes. The widow SAID she was
waiting for two men who had left big
trunk behind them. This caused the
gendarmes to reflect little. One OF
them, well versed in criminal annals
suddenly remembered the Gouffe case
He also thought of the young stamp col
iecteor who was murdered in Paris 9
few years since, and whose body was
thrust into trunk. Anxious to secure
all the credit of a discovery which might
lead to promotion and glory, the gen
darme learned in criminal lore asked
the widow to let him see the trunk, and
told his companion to wait for him at
the bar or buvette of the hotel. The
landhdy accordingly led the man to
the room, and he began to gauge the
weight of the big box, when suddenly
the lid flew up and out jumped wiry
little man, who brandished big reyoly-
err in his right hand. The widow
screamed and the gendarme was tenn.
porarily thrown off his guard. but he
soon pulled himself together and Crap
pied with the person who had been act
ing jack-in-the-box. The other gen.
darme, hearing the landlady's shrieks
and the scuffiing overhead, was soon on
the scene of action and helped his col
league to manacle the mysterious per.
son who had jumped out of the trunk
and to take him to the lookup. There
the fellow refused to give his name OF
to say anything about his companions,
who are supposed to have returned tc
Paris, leaving him to plumber the inn
when the owner and her servants were
asleep.-St. Louis Republic.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

Tbs elephant has no fewer than 40,
man has only SIT in his entire Aody.
Air in its pure state is composed
thus: Nitrogen, AZ per cent: .oxygen.
81 per cent; other compounds two pei
cent.
1t is a noteworthy fact that sheer
thrive best in pasture infested with
moles. This is because of the better
drainage of the land.
A London specialist says the most
expensive drug in physostigmine, an
ounce of which would cost nearly ST..
100000. 1t is prepared from the Gala.
bar bean, and is used in diseases of the
eye.
Glass bricks are gradually coming
into use, and it is said that glass will
soon be used for making statues for
public squares, as it resists the corrod.
ing effect of the weather much better
than marble or granite.
The so-called 'liver' or pyloric caeca
of the common starfish, has been found
by Miss Ellen Stone to be closely re-
lated in function to the pancreas of the
yertebrates. The work was done in
the laboratory of Brown university un-
der the direction of Mr.. r. w. Tower.
The largest stock yards in the world
are in Chicago. The combined plants
represent an investment of over $1O,-
100000. The yards contain 20 miles
of streets, 20 miles of water troughs, 80
miles of feeding troughs and rs miles
OF water and drainage troughs. The
yards are capable of receiving and ac-
communicating daily 10000 cattle, co.
900 sheep and 10000 hogs.
Drops of Air.-It is not an uncom.
mon sight in laboratory where ex.
periments with liquefied air are being
conducted to see drops of air falling
on lecture table and running about
exactly like drops of water on a hot
stove. In fact, the table may be called
as "red hot" in comparison with the
temperature of the iquefied oxygen
and nitrogen, of which the drops con.
sist.
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Each little house, with the boxes.
eubby-holes, and fences about it, has
been built by the man who lives in il.
And he IS laborer, struggler for
mere existence, not deft in the use OF
tools, nor with an eye for the sym
metrical, nor with an appreciation fol-
anything beyond the most primal facts
of living. The roofs of the buildings
slant at all angles, with no two sides OF
the same length or DETECTION. One por
ton will have caves, while its compan.
ion will scorn the luxury. The SAINT
incongruity prevails everywhere. Some
OF the small openings used for windows
are high, while others are low. One
door will open in, and another out.
The hinges have evidently come from
the company scrap-pile, and the staples
and latches and locks from the same
source. Some of the roofs have shin,
giles, others weather-boards, while
others are formed of great pieces OF
rusty sheet-iron.-Jay Hambridge, in
Century.
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CHORDS and DISCORDS
By MATE PALMER.
siTHIs picture, Kate, where did 20,

"THIs picture, Kate, where did you
get it'll mean who is it?''
asked, or, rather, exclaimed. young
woman as she suddenly paused in the
breakneck pace with which one gener-
ally rushes through a collection Of
strange photographs.
''That? Why, that's Cousin Jack.
Does he look like somebody you know
Eyes, so much SO that this picture
seems like ghost out of the past"
Brings back the halcyon days of
your youth, does it? Well, Maude, for
tunately at 20 those days are easily
resurrected. Perhaps Jack may be able
TO assist in their resurrection. He's an
expert in such undertakings, assure
you. BY the way, Jack was pretty hard
hit at the hands of one of your country
women couple of years ago, and since
then have never seen him talking with
an attractive English girl without feel
ing an irresistible temptation to sneak
up and whisper: Remember the
'brawses," Jack, dear!'"
These two girls had been schoolmates
In Paris at a sort of finishing school for
young ladies few years before and had
become very much attached to each 9TH
er. But when the time came for them
to go home the American girl, remem-
boring her own distaste for letter writ
ing and yet realizing how she would
yearn for news of her dear chum, had
said: Lets write to each other once
In great while, and then we will al
ways continue it. If we promised to
write often we would wait longer and
longer each time until we drifted en-
tirely away from each other"
Five years had gone by since the hap
py old school days, and during that
time Maude had been to America and
Kate had been abroad, but the trips had
occurred at the same time, so they
missed each other. Now, however.
Maude had come again, and this time
nothing was to interfere with the long
promised visit.
1t was during her first day in Kate's
"snuggery" that she had stumbled on
the picture of Jack Dayton, and she in
sisted on knowing the story about the
'brawses" at once. "You see" said she,
II have had some funny experiences
with 'brasses' myself. I shouldn't be
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Fast Time to COLORADO.

A new through Sleeping Car line between
st. Louis and Colorado Springs will be estab-
iished over the Wabash Rock Island Short
Line. May 18th, 1893. The time will be the
fastest made with through service between
these two points by many hours. A through
Sleeper will leave St. Louis on Wabash train
No. 8, at go a. M, arriving at Colorado
Springs the next morning at loo, with di.
rect connection for Denver, arriving at II 30
q. m. This is the fastest regular through
service ever established between st. Louis
and Colorado. Returning, the Sleeper will
leave Colorado Springs at 245 p. M, and ar.
rive at St. Louis the next evening at 6l5.
Patrons of this line will avoid the only un.
pleasant feature heretofore attendant on Col.
orado travel, inasmuch as the trip through
Missouri's fertile fields will now be by day.
light, and the unattractive portion of Kansas
will be traversed during the night, with the
mountain scenery to greet the tourists in the
morning,
The fast time of this line will naturally
commend the Wabash Route to intending
Colorado tourists.
Particulars win be gladly furnished on ap-
plication.
C. s. CRANE. G. p. at. A.. st. Louis.
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Tea Dish.

Two ounces of butter, four ounces Of
bread crumbs, eight ounces of cheese,
one cupful of sweet milk and three
eggs. Cut the butter and cheese into
email pieces and put in large bowl
with the bread crumbs. Pour on this
the scalding milk and add the well
beaten yolks of the eggs and little
salt. Mix well together, set on the back
of the stove and stir until all is dis
solved, then add the whites beaten to o
stiff froth. Put in a buttered pie plate
and bake 20 minutes in hot oven.
Serve Observation-Disclosures Herald.
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Carry Of Cola Chicken.

Cook III saucepan half cup of fine.
iy chopped onion in one tablespoonful
of butter three minutes without brown
ing; add one teaspoonful of curry pow.
der, one teaspoonful of salt, one table.
spoonful of flour; stir and cook three
minutes; add one cupful Of chicken
broth, one cupful of milk. cook few
minutes; add one pint of finely cut cold
chicken and one cupful of fresh grated
cocoanut. Cook five minutes and serve
with boiled rice. Cold veal, lamb, fish
or turkey may be prepared the same
way.-Demorest.
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to learn tbefythere is at least one dreaded
disease tAeJ science has been able to cure in
al its stages, and that il Catarrh. Halls
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure
known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being 4 constitutional disease, requires .
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure il taken internally, acting directly
system, thereby destroying the founds. i
Of the disease, and giving the patien.
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith in it, curar
tive powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list Of testimonials.
Address E. j. Cheney Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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II can trace my descent back long
ways" said Slipy, as he rolled down
the mountain.-Yale Record.
Walter-"Did you give anything ia
the fresh-air mission?" William-"Yes
Isent them draft."-Cornell Widow.
my wife," said Tangle, sis mind
reader" "Pity my lot" said Tangle;
my wife is mind speaker."-Tit-
Bits.
A Marriage Settlement.-Tom-"Did
your fatherin-law settle anything on
you at your marriage?" Benedict (de-
jectedly)-"Yes; himself and his whole
family!
The Important Thing.-"Do you
think it makes much difference which
planet person is born under?" mot
bit, SO long as he keeps on the earth"
Brooklyn Life.
Different.-"Those folks next door
must have bought that house." "What
makes you think sop Il heard her
scolding the maid for driving picture
rail in the plaster."-Detroit Free
Press.
An Experts Opinion.-Burgin--"l
see the scientists claim that strawber.
ries are 81 per cent. water."-Ralston-
1.-The scientists are away of. Straw.
berries are 81 per cent. box bottom."-
Chicago News.
Every WELL" he sobbed, in hollow
voice. l shall pass in my checks!'
She laughed wild, eerie laugh; fol
there was a dark side to all this. "Gei
them certified" she urged, for she de.
sired to place no obstacle in the way Of
his design.-Detroit Journal.
Unfulfilled Expectations.-''That man
Titherson's a regular torpedo boat
"How do you make that out?" Sever
since Me was boy at school people
have been predicting great things for
him, but he's never done anything
worth mentioning et."-Cleveland
Leader.
The Dramatic Aspirant.-Stage Man.
ager-'Hase you had any previous ex-
perience?" The Slavey with dramatic
aspirations)-"No; but I'm the gal what
was nearly murdered by her missus,
Stage Manager-"You'n do. Don't for
get to put that on the bills, JONES'
st. Paul's.
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surprised if we could claim kinship ON
that score"
Yes, you may know the beauteous
damsel--she was Cornish maiden, too.
1t happened about two years ago"
''The very time"
"The very time what?"
"Why, l was just thinking. But go
on. Tell me the whole story--every
word, and then I'll tell you my story"
AS | said, about two years ago Jack
had some business that called him to
ST. Paul"
"Oh, you didn't say that at all. You
said something happened about two
years ago."
"fes, but that was the beginning of
1t. He started for ST. Paul. Of course
he went in Pullman car. There were
not many passengers, but among the
number was very charming young
woman, and also several commercial
travellers. Some of the travelling men
were disposed to be somewhat obtru-
sive, but they were very quickly re-
pulsed by the lady, who was not in the
least firtatious. Jack sat directly OBJ
posite her, but wisely smothered any
lurking desire for acquaintance for
some time. Finally the call for din
ner came, and when they started for
the dining car he adroitly managed to
open the doors for her and assist her in
the always unpleasant, if not actually
periious. transit from one car TO an
other. She thanked him gracefully and
then they took their places at separate
and remote tables and ate theirdinner
in sedate and dignified solitude. The
repast finished, the modest young man
again piloted her over the windy plat
forms, lifted his hat and repaired to
The smoking-room. But when he came
back the car seemed awfully dismal,
the papers stupid and his book hopeless
~ stale, fiat and improbable. His soul
yearned for congenial converse. The
woman over the way looked lonely too.
She had thrown aside her book and an
peared dreadfully bored with the mo-
notony. sympathy augmented his cour-
age. He passed her some illustrated
papers and then hied him away to the
smoking apartment again. When he
returned she Looked up with sweet
and welcoming amile. and he vsnsnred
e sss y hs might lsAs tls set opposite