Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-27

The reported capture Of young Dutch
girl named Miss Bester. who was leaving
Ladysmlth on horseback for the SUI.
posed purpose OF giving information %
the Beers, reminds one that women has,
played notable part as spies in vG
time, especially during the America,
Clvil War, says the Philadelphia Led.
ger For example one Of n most te.
voted OF the rebels during the America,
war was a Miss Ford, who lived sl
FAIRFAX court house, which was usel
as the headquarters for the staff officer,
OF the Union army. Among these mss
Miss Ford was quite a belle. ana yery
popular, as she was 10 all intents ana
purposes an adherent OF the north b.
lleving her 10 be such, the officers Often
cropped Items OF information about thdi
army, out all this Information MS
FORD received in an apparently very
careless and nO-interest. to-me-I-assure.
you manner, which quite deceived the
men. All the same, the little rebel man.
aged TO obtain all the news she desired
from the nom suspecting officers and
this she conveyed to the Confederates
IN a Quaint manner Frequently there
used to visl, her a simple. green, raw
country youth, who would sit quite
openly on the piazza with Miss Ford,
exciting not the slightest suspicion. This
country youth" however, was no less
a person than Mosby. a famous guG-
lila whom the northern officers wouli
have given worlds 10 eatchl And Mss
Ford, who was honorary alde-de.camp
10 Hrlgodlcr General ]. r.. B. Stuartwas
Eiylrg him, almost within the hearing
OF the enemy. the whole scheme ani
plan OF campaign Of the Union ioroesl
Climbing Her Genealogical Tree.
Six thousand dollars TO learn the his
tory OF her ancestors.
That is what Miss Sarah +. Adams o.
Norwalk. Conn, paid out OF snug IN.
Tie estate valued az $4,000, 10 under
stand her genealogical tree. For ihai
sum she was enabled to know her his
tory from the time Of the Revolutionary
war; and she says she would have viii
lngly spent the rest OF II tracing he'
fofefathers back 10 the old Norman
days, but Judge Seymour Of the probate
court Of Fairfield county. Connecticut
thought she knew sufficient and ap'
pointed a conservator Of her prOTeriyso
that she could waste no more Of H.
This step was urged by her brothers
Charles Francis Adams and John
Adams. c. +. Adams conducts q groe.
Try store In Greenwich Conn. He is o'
practical turn OF mind. Mr.. Adams
iays he knows nothing about his gene.
illogical tree and cares less. 1T isn't
What you used TO be: It's what you are
oday" Is Mr.. Adams's way Of thInking
But his sister, who IS IS years Old.
links differently. ITO me the story q
ny forefathers and their labor ID
building the foundation OF my country
5 n rare study" she says.
Some years ago" she said 10 New
'ork World reporter, Il began 10 taEes
reat interest In tho work OF me
daughters Of the American Revolution.
| Is such a noble order. We started 10
orm branch In Norwaik and the VI
nifty. and Of course one cannot be
lember unless she has Revolutionary
ncestors. / quickly proved that my
)refathers had fought with Georss
but to learn my coffe'
neage | began 10 make q minute DIS,
ny Of my antecedents. and am proui
what have discovered.
THE Adams family descended froms
IAN named Camp. who took an ocuNe
art In the establishment Of American
berty. The Camps were early seiuen
Connecticut, and am daughter "
le first white man born IN NorwaK,
The cost. Well, II did cost something
I'd what OF II? had the work done ~
leaply as possible, but / had to employ
erks 10 search the records In our cap''
| and TO do the same thing In Wasn,
gton. even had 10 send 10 Engiaha
r Information. Every good Americaa
ould know his or her family. 40 n.'
gret cent OF the money | PAID ou,
ID would have gone even further
had not been for the silly action :"
y brothers"