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hind Dawkin's branch on August 2S, 90,
has been removed four miles south of its
old site, but the foundation stones may
be seen by those who will enter the
thicket of underground that obscures
them.
The Henry house, the Chinn, Dogan
and Matthew houses, destroyed by
shells, were long ago restored on their
first foundations and are to-day as they
were in 81.
The Stone house still stands at the
crossing of the Warrenton pike and
Sudley road, and until recently was oc-
cupied by Virginia farmer, who as a
cavalryman under Stuart fought over
the fields around the house.
The Van Pelt house, damaged by the
first shell thrown from Tyler's division
when the fight opened at the Stone
bridge, is still there. So, too, is the Rob-
inson house, and Robinson, the old ne
gro who dwelt there when Hunter and
Heintzelman drove Bee, Barlow and
Evans from the heights north of the
pike to those on the south, dwells there
| to-day.
The Lewis house, Johnston's head
quarters, is still occupied by Mr.. Lewis,
and the Hampton Cole house, which
figured so conspicuously in the Fitz-
John Porter case, is standing.
Mrs. Dogan, through whose farm runs
the railroad cut where Porter, Sigel
Reynolds and King fought to dislodge
Jackson on August 80, '62, is still living
at Groveton. She is 81 years old and
hearty. She likes nothing better than to
tell of the red, grim scenes of war.
The fields in that bloody square
bounded by Centreville on the east
Groveton and Gainesville on the west
5udley on the north and Manassas on
the south, are as a rule still titled by the
families who worked them when Prince
William and Fairfax counties shook un-
der the tread of armies and the crash ol
guns.
1t is believed that most Of the bones oi
the men slain at Blackburns ford, July
18, 81; Bull Run, July 21, 81; Stone
bridge and Gainesville, August 27 and 2S
so, and Groveton and Sudley August q
and 80, 62, have been exhumed.
Those recovered from the federal posi-
tions were removed to Arlington, where
many hundreds are heaped under the
monument of the Unknown" and many
other hundreds are buried in indiyidua
graves marked with little slab also in
scribed unknown"
Bones dug from the confederate posi-
tions in the first battle are inferred un
der red sandstone shaft at Manassas
five miles south of the central fighting
ground. This shaft is inscribed: "Dedi
Gated by the Ladies' Memorial Associa
tion of Manassas on August 80, 1889, tt
the Heroes of Virginia and her Siste
States. who Yielded Their Lives on JUL
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BATTLEFIELDS
BULL RUN

IS and 81, 81, and august go and 80, '62
in Defense of the Confederate Cause"
Close by the Henry house there is
rude union monument erected "In Mem
ory of the Patriots who Fell at Bull Run.
Erected June 10, 1865"
In bit Of cedar woods by the rail-
road cut at Groveton there is another
little union monument "In Memory of
the Patriots who Fell at Groveton Au-
gust %, 20 and 80, 1862"
There is no confederate monument on
the battlefield.
Bones taken from the confederate
lines of the second battle are buried on
knoll at Groveton.
AS the positions of the armies often
overlapped, it is safe to believe that
northern and southern soldiers are min
gled at Arlington and Manassas.
Identification of the bones at Grove
ton was not difficult, for while the con-
federate dead were buried in deep
trenches, the union soldiers who fell
near the cut" the place of greatest
slaughter. were not given sufficient
burial. Earth was simply shoveled over
the poor corpses where they lay. The
first heavy rain washed away the earth
and exposed the remains. This state
ment is made on authority of Mrs. Do
gan, who, ordered from the field by
| Jackson's men as the fighting began, re-
! turned to her farm before the removal
of all the wounded or the burial of the
| dead
Reminders of the fighting are ever
coming to light, says the Boston Globe.
Hunters often come upon skeletons in
woods far from the field. These are the
bones of men who, wounded, struggled
off and died. With each spring plowing
bones of men and horses, buckles, can
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the Fourth Of July, but it treats Of ex-
plosives, so suppose it will suit you
just as we'll"
The children settled themselves de-
lightedly, and the professor began. He
was charming story-teller, and the
children sat spelbound until he had
finished. The tale made a great i'm
preston, and especially on Clifford
The next day, when he and his playfel-
lows were lying on the grass in the
shade, too lazy to play on account of
the heat, Clifford told the story To
them, and concluded by saying:
Boys, I've got a scheme. Let's us
get up 'gunpowder plot for the
Fourth. Only we won't have ours just
it ought. We can have it on that va
cant block across the street. We'n
dig cellar and then build a sort of 4
house on top for the parliament build
ing"
"Yes, and make the house of tin
cans and such things so it will make
terrible noise when it goes off" said
Frank Middlebury.
So it went on and soon the plans
were all laid.
The next day they began operations,
and worked desperately, as boys will
for play all morning. Day after dag
the work went on. Both boys and girls
Of the neighborhood were wild with
curiosity to know what they were
about, but never a word of informa-
tion could they get from any of the
workers. Even Ruth Gray did moi
know what they were doing until she
accidentally overheard Clifford say
something TO Clarence about the gun
powder plot" Then she was all in
terest and wanted to join the conspir-
ators herself.
There weren't any ladies' in it,"
Clarence replied. scornfully, when she
asked him about it.
"Oh, well, that doesn't make any diff
ference and | want to so bad"
"Well, you ask Cliff"
And when she asked Clifford he put
her off very contemptuously. Then
Ruth began to cry and told him he was
real mean"
But no amount of teasing made any
difference. Clifford was obstinate.
ruth was not admitted to the plot.
At last the morning of the Fourth
arrived. The conspirators had agreed
that parliament" should be assembled
and the gunpowder in the cellar "set
off" at IL exactly, as they would all
have returned from the public exer-
cises of the morning by that time.
The day wore on. The usual pop
ping and banging of typical Fourth
OF July continued very steadily. II
was nearing II o'clock and one by one
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fields and stretches of woods shown on
the topographic maps used in 1861 and
1862.
Sudley Springs and Groveton are no
bigger hamlets than at the time of the
battles; Centreville has rather shrunk
than grown, and Haymarket, on the
Sudley road, which was a group of three
or four houses. has disappeared.
Manassas, from mere hamlet at the
junction of the Orange & Alexandria
railroad and the Manassas Gap railroad,
has become a small village and is the
seat of Prince William county, whereas
Brentsville had that distinction in
Americas heroic age.
The bells of Sudley meeting house and
Centreville church ring out every Sun
day, and old men pray there who listened
to the firing, saw glimpses of the strug-
giles, carried water to the wounded and
helped bury the dead. Those churches
were hospitals during and after both bat
ties.
A shot from union battery, which
made breach in the walls of Sudley
meeting house. is preserved by men,
ber of the congregation.
| Bethel church, which was Fitz-John
Porter's headquarters when he lay be-
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dren should be told the truth al
ways.
at is bad course" he would say,
ito let children read and hear so many
fictitious stories. Why not give them
historical stories which shall teach as
well as amuse?"
So that was the plan he pursued
with his family. Each year he took
up the history of different country
and all the stories the children read
or heard that year must be of that
particular nation.
Three years ago they were studying
English history. One evening toward
the end of June the family were seat
ed on the front veranda enjoying the
evening air.
Father" said Clifford, the elder
son. suddenly, won't you tell us d
story?"
"oh, yes, do" urged Ruth, the only
sister.
Make it Fourth of July story"
Clarence put in enthusiastically.
How can II" said the professor, in
doubt You know they don't celebrate
the Glorious Fourth in England"
ooh, you can certainly get up some
thing" Clifford insisted
The professor sat thinking for few
moments, and then he said:
well, I'll tell you about the Gun
powder Plot. 1t has nothing to do with
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of the Labor World)
Kearney "sand lot" agitation in Cali
fornia provided her first experience in
the labor movement. She became one
of the most active members of the
knights of Labor, and is now asso-
ciated with the social democracy. Her
efforts on behalf of the United Mine
Workers are recent history. She is an
orator and debater.
She spoke at length to the Chicago
federationists on behalf of the striking
miners of Colorado, taking, as might be
supposed, radical stand
"You do not seem to be awake to the
great issues before you" said Mrs.
Jones. "If the miners of Colorado are
coerced and suppressed by the militia
you will soon receive the same treat
ment from the militia of this state. we
are facing crisis and we may as well
meet it now as any other time. The
miners in Colorado are fighting your
battles as well as their own and should
receive your support"
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Took It Literally.

Says the master of the house to his
servant, as he prepares to lock him
self in his study and work: II am
not in IL anyone calls, mind"
A quarter of an hour later he rings
the bell. No answer. He rings it
again. Still no answer. He opens the
door furiously and cries to the serv-
ant in the ante-chamber:
"Did you hear me ring?"
Eyes, sir; but you told me you
weren't in and I couldn't think of
taking BELLS word before yours, sir"
Chicago Journal.
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(Nnown Throughout Japan as the Brains
OF the Army.O
reserves a special paradise FOR martyrs
to their country's honor-and last, but
not least, a war anthem written by Gen.
FulIushima. The following translation
Of the last verse is fairly accurate:
Break the ramparts OF Port Arthur,
Tear the walls of Harbin down!
On the heights of Ural mountains
Float the banner of the sun
Then unto our sovereign's glory 30
Praises sound and never cease,
While our hearts unite, rejoicing
In the great and worldwide peace.
Gen. Fukushima made a famous expe-
1ition across Siberia and Manchuria II
3eror, riding 5000 miles alone on horse
back, in the depth of winter. Almost
insuperable difficulties attended the
iourney-the roads were impossible and
the cold intense. Several times he was
captured by bands of lawbreakers, who
on one occasion tortured him with fire
20 force a revelation of the emperor's
affairs.
1t is agreeable to learn that his in
domitable will overcame all obstacles,
and that his commission was triumph
antly performed. He was rewarded
by being made imperial councillor of
war, which position he held during the
struggle between China and Japan, di-
recting the campaign from Toxic.
Gen. Fukushima is one of the richest
mobiles in the empire, his ancestral es-
.ates being located in the peaceful in
land province of Shinshiu, which is fa-
nous for it's silk industries.
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A bit OF color against the blue;
Hues of the morning: blue for true,
And red for the kinding light of flame,
And white for nations stainless fame.
OH fling It forth to the winds afar,
with hope in its every shining STAR
Under its folds, wherever found,
Thank God, we have Freedoms holy
ground!
Don't you love It, as out Il floats
From the schoolhouse peak: and glad young
throats
Sing of the banner that aye shall be
symbol OF honor and victory?
Don't you thrill when the marching feet
OF jubilant soldiers shake the street
And the bugles shrill, and the trumpets
CALL
And the red, white and blue Is over us all?
Don't you pray. amid starting tears,
1t may never be furled through age-long
years?
A song for our nag our country's boast,
That gathers beneath 1t mighy host;
Long may 1t wave DER the goodly land
We hold in fee meath our Fathers hand;
For God and liberty eVermore
May that banner stand from shore to shore,
Never to those high meanings lost,
Never with alien standards crossed,
But always valiant and pure ana true,
Our starry flag, red, white and blue.
Young People.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
MOTHER JONES IN CHICAGO
Noted Woman Labor Agitator Thinks
the Striking Miners in Col
orado Are Heroes.
Chicago Special.

Mother" Mary Jones, who was the
central figure at recent meeting of
the Chicago Federation of Labor. has
by her work for the trades union
cause gained the name of "the stormy
petrol of the labor movement" She
was born in Cork, Ireland, So years
ago, and immigrated to Canada when
a girl. She taught school in the Do
minion and in this country. The
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
CANNON CRACKERS.
Evened Things Up.

Teddy and Fay were each given ten
cents for their Fourth of July treat.
You buy ice cream soda wifi yours,
Fay. and give me half. and I'll buy fire
crackers"
mo, | won't, never" interrupted
Fay; you'll drink half of my treat,
and then you'll fire off the bunch of
crackers all to yourself"
We'll" shouted Teddy, won't you
have half of the noise, smarty?"-Lip-
pincott's.
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His Busy Season.

aren't you going to celebrate the
glorious Fourth
"Don't believe IN have time" said
the physician, unless make arrange
ments to use red. white and blue ban
dages. Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
Not Their Style.

Whats the matter with Mcbride?
Hasn't he any tact?"
Hardly. He came over on the
steamer with two Englishmen and in
sisted upon their celebrating the
Fourth of July with him,"-Life.
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A "Don,tu for the Fourth.

Don't tell your long-suffering son as
he sets fire to a whole bunch of fire.
crackers at one time how his father
had but one bunch for the whole day
when he was boy, because if you will
stop to think the story must be q
chestnut to him, considering how
many times you have told it already
Chicago Daily News,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
A SophistrY.

"Why do you shoot lot OF fire.
works to show your patriotism, instead
of learning the Declaration of Inde-
pendence by hearth"
For the reason" answered the man
who is never at loss for an answer.
that actions always speak louds.
than words. Washington Star. ~.
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JAPAN HoNoRS FUKUSHiMA.
He Is the Man Who Made All the War
Plans for the Mikado's Vic
torious Armies.
Toxic tJapanl speclal

Toxic Japan) Special
Maj. Gen. Fukushima is known as ''the
brains of the army" in Japan.
There are many other "honorably IL
ustrious" men of brains on the mika-
dos staff, but none is quite so prolific
of ideas as is Gen. Fukushima. In ad-
dition to his gifts of generalship, he
has rare ability as poet, and his con-
ributions to his countrys literature are
honored by all Japanese as the highest
expression of patriotism.
On leaving for the seat of wat\
every man in the mikado's army re-
ceived a soldiers pocket book contain
ing instructions in military rules, the
tenets of the Japanese religion, which
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Well Provided.

Hank-Say. there's an eight-fngered
boy at the museum!
William-Gee! Wish had that
many SOS | could afford to lose some
on the Fourth.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01

HE battlefields of Bull Run,
on which the autumn ma
neuvers of the army will be
held, have undergone little
change since the civil war.
Catharpin creek, Young's
branch, Cub run and Rocky
ford are still pouring into
Bull Run, and that historic
stream rolls sluggishly from
the mountains to Aqua
creek.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
No Independence.

Tyed-This is the Fourth of July.
Knotley-Why don't you say Inde-
pendence Day.
Tyed-It is also the anniversary of
my marriage.-BrookLyn Life
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A Modern w -
GunpowderPlot
A FOURTH OF JULY STORY
BY CAROLINE MI LIS
BY Caroline Miles.

ROF.ESSUR GRA1 nau q
great many ideas and opin-
ions; indeed, it was his
business to have them, sor
he had been a teacher
over 20 years. Many of
his theories lay in the di-
rection of training the
youthful mind. He had
three children and on
them he worked out his
pet schemes. One of his
ideas was this: that chill
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
The Fireworks Corps.

''How do you celebrate the Fourth
of July?"
We'll, we take care of the Jones
children half the day, and the Joneses
take care of our children the oLher
half.-Chicago Record Herald.
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oficial Hint, for spinsters.

A directory of Metz. Germany, has a
star attached to the name of every mar
ried man. This is to impart information
70 unmarried females.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
The Conventional Hoodoo.

Man on the Bank-How's the fish
ing?
Fisherman-Well, It's purity good.
mister, considerin that this is a preslr
Dental year.-CAiesgo Tribune.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-07-01
HISTORICAL ACCURACY.

Teacher-Where was the declaration
of independence signed?
Tommy-At the bottom.-Chicago
Daily News.
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in it's results makes it more to be
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1t often terminates in death before a
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family should be prepared. Chamber
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Remedy is a reliable and effective
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AMONG THE MARVELS OF
THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION

! An Italian racing chariot in use be-
fore the Christian era is one of the
most rare and interesting of these
queer articles. Being so unlike any
thing in use in modern ages, it is a
| curiosity that attracts much attention.
An odd and unique cariole from Nor
way is next in line, and then comes
a Chinese hand cart, such as has been
| in general use for ages.
! a Sicilian donkey cart for holiday use,
is an interesting sight with it's gaudy
! colors and it's gorgeous decorations. It
| is drawn by a donkey, which is also
rugged out in holiday attire. A Cuban
volante, drawn by two horses, tandem,
J stands near, as if awaiting the arrival
| of some dark-eyed senorita. A docile
| little donkey from Jerusalem stands al
most hidden beneath his massive pack
| saddle.
| An Arab holiday wagon from Con-
| stantinople, Turkey, drawn by two
| oxen, is one of the fanciest rigs in the
| exhibit. A Jerusalem mule litter car
| ried by two mules, fore and aft, is a
peculiar little pagoda-like arrangement
for carrying passengers of prominence
Just beyond this queer collection
| from distant countries are the great
railway trains of today, the speedy
automobiles and other modern methods
| of conveyance, making the contrast all
| the more noticeable and showing the
wonderful improvements in transpor-
tation methods.
WORLDS FAIR NEWS-NOTES.
A huge round table more than ten
| feet in diameter and cut from a single
mahogany tree is exhibited in the Cafe
Luzon on the Philippine reservation at
the Worlds Fair.
An International Congress of Butch
ers will be held at the Worlds Fair
July 25 to % inclusive. The estimated
attendance of this Congress is 10000
| butchers from America and 1000 from
Europe
A group of Longhouse Indians are a
part of the Anthropological exhibit at
the Worlds Fair. They came from
Vancouver Island and are the abor-
| igines of the Northwest. They live in
the peculiar houses which give them
their name.
Thirty thousand chairs and benches
| have been placed at different points on
the Worlds Fair grounds for the con-
venience of visitors. These seats are
absolutely free. The only charge for
seats is that made for a limited number
which Immediately surround the band
| stands. These are reserved for the
, small fee of ten cents.
| The Eighth International Geogra phi
! cal Congress will be held at the
/ Worlds Fair The object of the as
semblag e is to correct and change the
! spelling of geographical names and
| settle all questions of an educational
nature concerning the geography of
| all nations. Delegates from 50 coun-
/ tries will participate
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reason" as that decision stated, that
it subjects the constitutional rights OF
persons to the arbitrary discretion OF
| the Executive Council and contains
nothing to judge or control the exer-
! else of it's discretion"
| The Supreme Court in that case drew
a distinction between the business OF
| keeping a lodging house, which is
| necessary to the welfare or convent
| ence of the community and that of
| liquor selling. Lodging houses ARE
! harmful or dangerous, if at all, only
because of the particular way in which
| they may be conducted" while the
| latter may be regulated or restricted
even to the extent of prohibition. or
the keeping of lodging houses, ETC., the
| Supreme Court said that 1.-The Leg1sla-
ture itself could not constitutionally
impose unreasonable or arbitrary res
trictions upon such pursuits, much less
could it delegate such power to any
other person or body. 1t may itself
impose reasonable conditions or 1T may
place considerable discretionary pow
er in executive officers, but in the latter
case there should be something in the
statute to guide or control the action
of the officers
The views of the Supreme Court with
respect to the Executive Councils lack
of power regarding location, Judge
Gear holds equally applicable to the
power assumed by the Board of Health.
He quotes a Connecticut decision in
point, which says: 1.-THE conditions OF
this Act do not support a mandate to
issue a license upon compliance with
rules established by law; on the con-
trary, they clearly provide for the
exercise of a discretion unrestrained
by law
Judge Gear holds that in the Hawai-
ian law at bar there is not any regu-
lation established or legal test pro-
vided, nor even indication of what
may be good sanitary condition." or
suitable for such purpose" to regu-
late the Boards discretion. He shows
that it would be impossible to compel
the Board by mandamus to issue IL
cense to an applicant, because the
Board had nothing to rely upon but
the "hearsay" report of one of it's a
gents as to sanitary conditions. The
gist of his conclusion is that as the
law provides no means for compelling
the Board of Health to issue the GER
tif1cate necessary before license is
granted, and it is the right of any per-
son complying with reasonable condi-
tons to keep a lodging house, the stat |
ute is unconstitutional.