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The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
A tohcorItN HEhU.
uajor George Croghan and His Defense
of Fort stephenson.

uajOr George Croghan and His Defense
of Fort stephenson.
It is noteworthy that the reputation
jf our great soldiers was in every case
built mp of long as we'll as brilliant
service. In no case has it been the
result Of any single deed, however
heroic In fact, others have per-
formed single deeds of heroism sur
passing in brillianoy, perhaps, any
single deed Of any OF these great SOL
diers. In such cases, as a rule, these
heroes are known only to the reader
Of abstruso history. A single in
stance will serve to illustrate.
Just where the town in Ohio per.
petuating the name Of the first Re-
publican candidate for the Presidency
and the home of more successful
subsequent candidate for that high
office, is now situated. was a wretched
stockade called Fort Stephenson. It's
armament consisted Of one gun and a
garrison of 100 men, commanded by
Major General George Croghan, a
young officer OF twenty-five. He was
born not fan from Louisville, KY, in
1891, and came OF fighting stock, for
his father had been an officer in the
Continental Army and his mother was
sister of George Rogers Clark.
Graduating from William and Mary
College in 1910, he entered the army,
was in She battle of Tippecauoe in
1871, and year later was made cap
tain in the Seventeenth Infantry.
With this rank he served under Har.
rison in 1912 aud 1913, aud so distin.
guished himself in a sortie from Fort
Meigs that he was appointed an aide.
de-camp with the rank of major, and
assigned to the defense Of Fort
Stephenson.
Lest Tecumseh and the Indians
who were coming across country from
Fort Meigs should make flank attack,
Harrison had authorized Croghan to
burn the fort and retreat. This he
did not do. "We are determined to
maintain this place." he said, "and
by heaven we will" Harrison, there.
upon dispatched an officer to relieve
nAMs Dub 0LDHiAUA NNAv W ACpAN
quarters, carried his point, aud when,
on August /, the English commander
summoned him to surrender, sent
back stout defiance. The next day
the bombardment began, and toward
afternoon an assaultwRs ordered. The
English soldiers, in three columns Of
100 men each, were to attack three
sides. The Indians were to storm
the fourth; but as they came out Of
the woods into the open a steady and
well.directed fire from the fort drove
them back. The British troops, thus
left to fight alone, came on brayely to
the very gates, made every possible
effort to get into the fort for two
hours, and then retreated with all OF
the officers and one-ffth Of the men
killed, wounded OF missing. The
wave Of enthusiasm which rolled over
the country as the result of this vic.
tory equalod anything Of the kind
seen in our day; but who to-day
knows anything oi the personality e!
Major Croghan?-Frank Leslie's.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
WORDS OF WISDOM,

Truth is violated by falsehood, and
it may be equally outraged by silence.
Amman.
Persistent people begin their sue
cess where others ond in failure. Ed
ward Eggleston.
We are answer able not only fol
what we know but for what we might
know, Manning.
There Is no great achievement that
is not tho result of patient working
and waiting j. G. holland,
The grand essentials Of life are
something to do, something to love,
something to hope for - Chalmers.
"They that cannot have what they
like should learn to like what they
have" A tough lesson, but well worth
learning -Spurgeon.
A man by his conversation may
soon overthrow what by argument or
persuasion he doth labor to fasten
upon others for their good
One day of sickness will do moro TO
convince a young man that his mother
is bis best friend than seventeen vol
umes Of proverbs.--RoseleGf.
Never build after you are lye.aud-
forty; have five years income in hand
before you lay bric6;and always cal
cuate the expense at double the esti-
mate --Kett.
One can mover be crushed by sor-
row who is unsel6sh in a sense Of
sympathy with others or in sense Of
the duty of loving service for others
III. Clay Trumbull.
Those who say they will forgive, but
can't forget an injury, simply bury
the hatchet, while they leave the
handle out, ready for immediate use.
Dwight l.. Moody.
Remember that if the opportunities
for great deeds should never como the
opportunity for good deeds is renewed
for you day by day. The thing for us
to long for is the goodness, not the
glory. IF w. Farrar.
'But" is word that cools many q
warm impulse, stiles many a kindly
thought, puts a stop to many a broth
erly deed. No one would ever love
his neighbor as himself if he listened
to all the "buts" that could be said --
Bulwer.
There is no music in rest" that
1 know Of, but there's the making of
music in it. And people are always
missing that part Of the life melody,
always talking Of perseverance aud
courage and fortitude; but patience is
the finest and worthiest part Of forti-
tude, and the rarest, too. .---Ruskin.
The well-ordered life, the life obo-
dient to law, is alone the life of liber-
ty. As well call ship free that with
out rudder or compass drifts here and
there upon q great high seas as to call
a life free that is without definite guild.
ance and direction and obedience
Tohn w Chadwick
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
PRESENTS m MEXICO.

Tho Giving Of Thorn is Purely Matter OF
Etiquette ana Not 20 BE Taken Seriously.
81 have just returned from a two,
weeks soiourn in the City Of Mexico, "
said Mississippi lumberman, who is
a frequent visitor in New Orleans, II
had a rattling good time, and learned
several valuable lessons in foreign
etiquette-one Of which was to beware
of gifts. The story in connection With
it Is this, A friend who resides in the
city introduced me to lot of charm
ing people directly aftor my arrival and
one of them, a. young Mexican lawyer,
invited me around to his bachelor
quarters. While there happened to
notice a beautiful panel on which was
an elaborate floral design executed en-
tirely in feathers. / never saw any.
thing like il before, and was express.
ing my admiration when my host in.
terruptod by insisting that accept it
as a souvenir. 1 didn'twant to do so,
but he was so pressing Gndapparently
SO sincere that / finally thanked him,
and when left ] carried the thing
away. On the following day l saw
him again, aud was very much sun
prised at tho change in his manner.
He was cold and distant, and IN fact
he hardly recognized me at all. 1
was at loss TO account for such u
transformation, and reported the mat
ter to my friend, who was also puz-
zled and questioned mo closely as 60
my visit to tho lawyers quarters.
Finally remembered about the panel,
and when | narrated the incident my
friend was horrifed. lie told me that
had made the worst possible break
in accepting the present or at anyrate
in taking it away, and explained that
in Mexico it is a piece Of merely per-
functory politoness to offer a guest
anything for which ho expresses ad-
miration, but that such gifts are never
taken seriously.
I'VE got out OF the scrape by re.
turning the panel with a note saying
had merely wished TO examine it
closely, and now desired to restore it
to tho collection which it adorned.
When L again met the,1fexican gentle
man he was cordially itself. re-
memDered, on second thought, having
read something about the custom in
regard to presents, but had no idea it
was really followed. Even at the bull
fights it is common thing for spocta-
tors to throw magnificent sombreros
into the arena, ostensibly as gifts to
the matador. They are always scrupu-
lously collected and returned to the
owners. New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat,
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

..Ine only ihlng lhat OlYvs "eiiei'"
Mrs. NJ. f. Latimer, Biloxi, Miss,
had an itchy breaking out on her skln'
and she sends 81 for two boxes, saying;
"Tetterine is the only thing that gives
me relief" This is strong language
disinterested and voluntary 1t cures
all skin diseases, tetter, itch, eczema
ealt-rheum, etc, and never fails 0Oc'
box at druggists or send stamps to
j. IT, Shuptrine, Savannah, Ga.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
UnTortunate.

There are many Joncges IN this
world, but perhaps not quite 80 r9auy
as people think. Not long ago tg;o
friends met who had not seen oach
other for ten years, sincethe school.
days.
Whom did You marry, BiGy?'
asked one,
"a Miss Jones--of Philadelphia, "
replied Billy, who was triae sanli-
tive.
"You always did take to the name
Jones L can remember when we
went to school together, you used to
tag round after e little snub-nosed
Jones girl.
"I remember it, too, said Billy,
"She's the girl married"
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
DF.BuRs + =; .53 ,5%s5S 4 .;s5: 55ss s.
Cough Syrup Ct Gass s'aS5i a@ fas53 5a53
cures in few days Price a5c ata.l druggists
GIri's Beautiful Reply.

At a dinner in Paris the other dap
the conversation naturally turned upon
the war. Opinions were much divided
some holding that the English were
working for civilization and others
maintaining that the Beers were fight.
ing for independence. And which side
DO you tako?" said one of the guests
to fair young girl, who had been lis
tening attentively without taking any
part in the discussion. She replied: 81
am for the wounded. kansas City
journal.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

This certainly is a fair division, or.
at all events, IL is . division which
enables those who desire good roads
to secure them without placing too
heavy a burden upon their shoulders,
The bill is one of the results Of the
good roads convention lately held in
Albany Ifthe farmers asawhole desire
it's passage and bestir themselves TO
that end they can have their way, II
they remain passive the Legislature
will be justified in concluding that the
time is not ripe for making SO large
an appropriation. New York Mail
and Express.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
rhn Ecnnnmic phnse.

Speaking Of good roads as an econ.
omic proposition, there is no doubt
that If the common highways of the
United States were placed in anything
like proper condition they would save
millions of dollars annually. A Gov
ernment expert estimates it at half a
billion dollars, or one-half the appro-
priations of the famous "Billion Dol
lar Congress"
There was a national good roads
movement on q different principle
early in the century. 1t included the
building of a national turnpike from
Washington to st. Louis. The advent
cf railroads nlpped the movement in
She bud, and all that remains Of it to-
day is the Cumberland turnpike. But
highways were needed and the neces-
sity was recognized The iron rails
have been made the leading highways
during the past half century.
A railroad is a highway Of commerce
in the same sense as public road,
and so are rivers, harbora and canals.
They are the arteries of trade. This
country has spent billions of dollars
for railroad building, hundreds Of
millions for canals and still more for
rivers and harbors.
Yet not cne ounce Of any commod-
ity, of any kind, that is hauled over
railroads, canals, rivers and harbors,
but is first hauled over country roads
or city streets.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
panrer. of Newspaper porrawlng.

Here is the latest story Of the man
who is too stingy TO take his home
paper: GA man who was too economi
cal to take his paper sent his little
boy to borrow the copy taken by his
neighbor. In his haste the boy ran
over 81 stand of bees, and in ten
minutes looked like a warty summer
squash. HIS cries reached his father,
who ran to his assistance, and failing
to notice barbed wire fence, ran into
that, breaking it down, cutting a
handful of flesh from his anatomy,
and running a 81 pair Of pants. The
old COW took advantage Of the gap in
the fence, and got into the cornfield,
and killed herself eating green corn.
Hearing the racket, the wife ran, up
set four gallon churn full of rich
cream into basket of kittens, drown
ing the whole flock. In the hurry,
she dropped a$7 set of false teeth.
The baby, left alone, crawled through
the spilled milk and into the parlor,
running a brand new $40 carpet. Dur
ing the excitement the oldest daugh-
ter ran away with the hired man; the
dog broke up eleven setting hens, and
tho calves got ont snd ehewed the tails
off four fine skirts. kansas City
Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

The nimble nickel works wonders in all
lines oftrade, and the oitener it Is turned
the greater is the purchasing power In any
line.
The Endless Chain Starch Book will en-
able you to get with the nimble nickel ono
large 1Oc package Of "Red Cross starch,
onelarge lOc. package Of "Hubinger's Best
starch, with the premiums, two Shakes
peare panels, printed in twelve beautiful
colors, as natural as life, or one twentieth
Century Girl calendar, the finest of its kind
ever printed, all for &c. Ask your grocer.
Tobacco Is now raised in County Meath
ireland, where 1t grows luxuriantly.
The Trans -Baikal Railway, extending over
"A distance Of 1854 kilometers is open.
Iuse Piso's Cure for Consumption both In
nv family and practice.-Dr. q. w. PATTER-
SON, Inkster, Mich, Nov. D, 1874.
About 900 servants are attached TO the
royal household of Great Britain.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
A Thoughtful wife.

Alpharetta (Ga-) Free Press: A man
went home the other night and found
the house locked up. After infinite
trouble he managed to gain an en-
trance through a back window, and
then discovered on the parlor table
aote from his wife reading: Il have
gone over to fathers; you will find
the key on the side of the steps"
What a thoughtful woman!
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
STATE OF, ono, ClTY OF ToLEDo, IS,

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior partner of the firm of X. j. CHENEY &
Go. doing business In eCityof Toledo County
and state aforesaid aud that said firm viii pay
tho sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of CATAHRH that cannot be
cured by The use Of HALLS CArARRH CURE.
FRANK J CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in my
. - presence, this 9Th day OF December,
SEAL a. d. 1888. A. w. GLEASON,
t--r- Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,and
acts directly on the blood und mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testimonials, free
h. j. CHENEY a Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists. zoe.
Halls Family pills are The best.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
The waY 10 Get Good Iloads.

One hears a good deal from time TO
time of the good roads movement. Is
public sentiment behind it? Do the
farmers of New York really want first
class highways, or are they conten,
with those they now drive on? The
treatment which the bill pending at
Albany appropriating $1,000, 900 for
good roads gets will throw light on
these questions. 1t is provided in
this measure that the appropriation
shall be spent in accordance with the
provisions of the law of 1898, by which
the State pays fifty per cent. Of the
cost of road improvement, the county
thirty-fve per cent. and the town or
abutting property owners Immediately
Interested the remaining fifteen per
cent
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

In tho suit at London Of DAILY vs.. Ed
wardes, for the possession of Days The
alter, Justice Kekewlch decided for the
plainum
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Tho War once has decided that in case q
soldier is reported missing the payment Of
allowance to his family shall be continued
until more definite information comes.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

daughter has received from the use Of
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. After beginning the use of
your medicine she began to mend
rapidly and is now able TO be at her
work. Her menses are regular and
almost painless. feel very thankful
toyou and expect to always keep your
Vegetable Compound in my house. 1t
is the best medicine ever knew. You
have my permission TO publish this
letter If you wish, 1t may be the means
OF doing others good. ."-MRs. MATILDA
A. CAMP, Manchester Mill, Macon, Ca,
September IS, 1899.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
uer NTlstnIre.

Horrihed mother should like to
know how you happened to let young
simpkins kiss you. Daughter--I-t
thought no one was looking. STRAY
Stories.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

There IS said to be n Boer agency in Mon
treu engaged in circulating dlrty-looking
publication which seeks to foster disloyalty
to Great Britain.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

DyeinC Is ns simple as washing when you
use PUTNAM FADELEss DYES. Sold 10y al
druggists.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Mrs WinAow's Soothing SywpfOr children
ttcthing, softens the gums. .reducingi ginnamnla'
Gon, allays pain, cures wind collie. 25c. bottle.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Tho Car OF Russias army is the only one
n Europe with feminine medical officers.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

VITALlTYlow, debilitated or exhausted cured
by Dr. Kline's lnvigoratlug Tonic FREE 81.
trial bottle for week treatment Dr. Kline,
La, Ojl ArCh St, Philadelphia. Founded ISL,
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Tho Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
announces that it will put IN a block signal
system between llobokon and Hackettstown
this year.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
The NimbIo Nickel.

Among 100 600 Germans, there are q sui
sides every year.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
ITO Curo a Cold In Ono Day.

Take LAXATIVE BROMo QUNINE TABLETS. All
druggi-ts refund he mIney II 10 fails 10 cure.
Il, W. GROVES signature IS on each box. s5c.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

" DEAR Mrs. PINK
HAM:-It affords me
great pleasure TO tell
uni1 of the hennhk my
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

i'd has been for about
rec months. The doc
r does her but very
tile good, if any, L
thought ! would
D. try Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable
" Compound, but /
want your advice
before beginning its
use. / have become
very much alarmed
about her, as she is
getting so weak. -
Mrs. MATILDA A.
CAMP, Manchester
Mill, Macon, Ga,
May 81, 1890.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Venezuelan orchid now on exhibition in
London is valued at $1,000.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Port Tampa is built on piles driven deep
In the bottom of the bay,
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

The Best l'reA rlption for Chills
and Fever is bottle of GROVES TAsTELEss
CHILL ToNtC 10 IS simply iron and quinine in
a tasteless form. No Cuto--uo pay. Price SOC.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
A MOTHERS STORY.
Tells About Her Daughters Illness
and How She was Relieved
Two Letters to Mrs. Pinkham.

"MRs. PINKHAM;-I write to tell you
about my daughter. She is nineteen
years old and is flowing all the time,
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Tobacco Is now raised in County Meath
Ireland, where 1t grows luxuriantly.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

The Trans Baikal Railway, extending over
IA distance Of ,03i kilometers is open.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

About I 900 servants are attached to the
royal household Of Great Britain.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07

Iuse Piso's Cure for Consumption both In
my family and practice. --Dr q. W. FArrEh'
eoN Ink ster Mich. Nov, D. 1894
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-07
egegeF9totsfs Itole'IAeTseR7a9aeeeelel9q
! GOOD ROADS NOTES,
gead Nrendtnr.

Y KY ITH the opening Of the
NV riding and driving season,
Y V and especially with the
,ao.roorauoa &c ltovo1a az
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Many wears $40 two bishops we're enter
tanned BY a hostess. who. after dinner
caused 90 % handed to Thorn o box q
cigars. The FIRST bishop considered smok-
ting q device % thu evil one With scaut
tivility he declined the groGered cigar.
and. with more force than politeness, de-
nounccd the viliainous habit q smoking
Tho other bishop being a lover 81 the
weed. contrived 20 reprove hts reverend
brothers narrow indedness by putting
TO him the following question. Now,
which DO you thiuk Is most 90 be con.
demucd. the use or the abuse 81 a thing ~
The other promptly replied. The abuse.
90 coursee+' Then. responded the genial
bishop, you see that use tobacco. while
you abuse ia
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drome and the finest free street parade
ever seen in Seattle.
p ~ ~
I'D RONsoN HOwARD'S great drama
IT0 of the war OF the rebellion. "Shen-
andoah," has made the fortunes
of several managers. and from the pres
ent outlook 1t seems liable TO materially
increase that Of Jacob Lit. who is d.
recting Its tour this season. The play
has never been put on the stage as Mr..
Lift has mounted Il. Some idea OF the
magnitude Of the production may be
gathered from the fact that the compa ny
carries fifty horses and their riders for
the great battle scene in the third act,
and in this scene there are used no less
than 200 people. The company travels
everywhere by special train and Is doing
the most successful business OF any at
traction now upon the road. II will be
one Of the early season attractions at the
Seattle theater.
~ ~ ~
6JTHE Royal Marine band OF italy has
made a great success during the
- summer at Willow Grove park.
Philadelphia, some critics going so far as
to say that 1t is the best foreign band
which has ever visited America After
completing its Philadelphia engagement
the band goes directly 10 Columbus o.,
where it plays four days at the state
fair, beginning September A. September
and the band viii play at Lima. O.. and
September 10 and II will give three con-
certs at Cleveland Immediately follow
Ing II Is engaged at Kennewood park,
Pittsburg, for five days. and from there
goes directly to Minneapolis. where one
concert will be given. October the band
begins a fifteen-days' engagement at the
Industrial exposition. Spokane, Wash,
and after that VIII tour for eight or ten
weeks on the Pacific coast.
n - ~
IN TESTIMONIAL concert will be ten
At dered tomorrow evening at the Sc
attic theater to Miss Adrienne
LANCER. one OF the most popular In the
younger set OF Seattle musicians. Miss