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Victories
That Won
Liberty

This encounter, though unimportant
in itself, was the means of cheering
the disheartened troops. But Fort
Washington was a veritable Naboth's
vineyard to Lord Howe. He closed
in on it as much as possible. Wash
ington was Of the opinion that the
Americans could not hold the fort
against such numbers of we'll fed, well
clothed, disciplined soldiers; but al
Greene differed with him in opinion,
and Greene was in actual command
Washington having gone owe to the
Jersey shore-he deferred to Greene.
Lord Howe's forces were encamped
on Fordham Heights, from which place
he sent to Gen. Greene a summons to
surrender. The demand was accom-
panied with a threat of the extreme
measures to which the British officer
would resort il he were obliged to
take the fort by assault.
An American is, and always was,
the poorest man on earth to swallow
a threat, and Gen. Magnaw, who had
received the summons, returned the
ICpIJ. ASOuA0 AAAS 1ZASCAlCuCy ludIe
~actuated by the most glorious cause
that mankind aver fought in. I am de-
termined to defend this fort to the
very last extremity"
Lord Howe had planned four stimuli
taneous attacks. The fort fell into
his hands, with a loss to our cause OF
upward of two thousand men killed
and wounded. From that time until
evacuation day Fort Washington was
held by the British.
1t was fourteen years later that Gen.
Washington next passed the portals
Of the Morris house. He was then
president of the United States, and he
made a note Of this visit in his diary.
under the date OF July 10, 1870. In
the party that accompanied Washing
ton were the vice-president, John Ad-
ans, and his wife; Miss Smith, the
secretaries of state, treasury and war.
and the wives of the two latter; also
all the gentlemen OF Washington's
family, Mrs. Lear and the two chill
dren.
This party visited the places Of the
surrounding country where Washing
ton had walked and ridden on his
horse when he was 80 weighted down
with the responsibilities Of wayG
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but Washington made him a member
Of his military family, learned to love
him as q son, and this love and conf.
dence lasted through life.
One of the rooms on the west side
OF the Jumel mansion is to this day
covered with an antique wall paper,
which, it is claimed, General Wash.
ington and his staff hung, Washington
himself mixing the paste. On the
wall of this same room, when Gen.
Earle's family occupied the house,
hung thirteen large ears of ordinary
field corn, no doubt from some near
by farm. Tradition says that Wash
ington hung up this corn to typify
the thirteen original states. Whether
or not Washington placed them there,
it is certain that they have been on
that same wall for more than a hun
dred years, and are to this day nearly
perfect, only a few of the grains hav-
ing fallen OF.
Gen. Earle nee gathered up those
fallen grains OF corn and planted them,
but not one grain sprouted into life.
The general said that he did not know
whether this fact indicated that the
life germs of the corr were dead or
that his knowledge OF farming was de-
fective.
Councils of war were held in this
house by Washington and his staff.
In its rooms he gave a welcome to
Gen. Lee-upon whom at the time
the hopes of the nation were placed
on account OF his successes in the
south.
Washington loved the place and he
hoped that IL the enemy attacked him
there an American victory would re-
suit.
"A surprise not altogether welcome
was given to Washington one day
when his orderly announced that some
Indian chiefs waited without. having
sent In a request for a talk with the
great father" The experience OF
Washington's early life had taught
him that the Indian Is an exceedingly
unreliable commodity. AS these
braves were self-invited guests. there
was q more than strong suspicion that
they might mean treachery. However,
the red men had their talk In peace.
took their departure. and no harm
came of It
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The British soldiers were near them
and an attack might be expected at
almost any moment. On the morning
Of Sept. 16, 1916, word was brought to
Washington at headquarters that the
enemy was advancing in three large
columns. There had been so many
false reports of an attack before this
that Adjt. Gen. Reed gained permits
sion from Washington to ride forth
ard ascertain for a certainty what
the trouble was.
TIE firing continued brisk, and
Washington mounted his horse and
rode toward the outposts. He was
met by Reed returning, who told
Washington the advanced post, which
lad been situated on the hill skirted
by the Woca, hal been attacked by a
strong detachment of the enemy. Our
own troors-a company of continental
rangers-were commanded by Lieut..
Col. knowlton, VINO had distinguished
himself at Bunker Hill. Gen. Leslie,
tire British commander, had under
him three companies of Hessian rifle
men, T Of Royal Highlanders, and
bis forces so outnumbered the CONT
mental boys hat he had succeeded in
capturing the outposts.
Reed was earnest in his appeal to
Washington that reinforcements be
fought SO nobly. While he was still
sent to the continental boys who
Neaking, the British soldiers came
sight end sounded their bugles,
-.er the manner of those calling in
to witness the death at a fox chase.
Both Washington and Reed were stung
to the quick by this haunting, derisive
bugle call, and three companies we're
ordered out from Col. Weedon's Vir-
GINA regiment, commanded by Major
I Glitch. A sh3rp contest took place,
in which tie Virginia boys We'd with
ore arother in bravery. Major Leitch
received three bullets in his side and
WIS carried off the field. He died OF
these words about two weeks later.
but rot without tie happiness of
Knowing TIT ne had assisted at about
the first victory of the Americans and
with the praises Of his beloved Wash
irGton to soothe his last moments.
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Great interest Is manifested by all
patriotic societies In the surrender by
the city of New York to the Daughters
Of the American Revolution OF the
Jumel mansion.
Desultory attempts have been made
Tor many years to preserve to pOsteri-
ty this historic place, and at last the
deed Is done. The beautiful home of
the late Gen. Ferdinand Phinney Earle,
city, is soon to pass into the care of
the general committee of the Daugh-
tiers Of the American Revolution, to
whom belongs the credit of having
brought about it's acquisition. AS
oon as these ladies become incorpo-
rated, and thus enabled to hold prop
erty. the transfer will be made to
them. The mansion will be conducted
as a free historical museum.
This house, historically known as
the Morris house, was the military
headquarters of Washington ard his
staff on Harlem Heights. Here he
first met General, then Captain, Alex
ander Hamilton, whom he loved as a
son.. Here Washington received the
unannounced visits of Indian chiefs,
not knowing whether their intent was
friendly or warlike. From the oppo-
site shore he wept like a child when
he saw the Hessians slaughter his
troops. From this house he was
driven by Lord Howe, and he never
returned to it until after he was presi.
dent Of the United States.
J There is much of historical nation.
al romance connected with the Morris
house. later known as the Jumel man.
sion.
Col. Roger Morris, the ancient mill.
tary companion Of Washington in that
fateful and awful Braddock campaign,
built this mansion, which he intended
to be the home of his bride, Miss Mary
Philipse, whom Washington had also
loved and wished to wed, but was re.
fused.
Col. Morris remained true to the
royalist cause, and after the breaking
out OF the war he took his family to
England. His property was confs
Gated by the colonial government, but
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The COOPERATIVE Movement.

It is sixty years ago since the CO.
operative movement was inaugurated
in England by the Rochdale Equitable
Pioneers, a little band OF weavers
(only twenty-eight in number), most
of whom were Chartists, and practi-
cally all of whom were also Socialists
Of the Owen school. Now that the CO.
operative movement has grown to
such dimensions that it can claim to
possess the largest trading C
in the world, it is interesting to re-
call the fact that the Rochdale Pion-
GERS commenced business on a capital
of a2S, collected at the outset by
weekly contributions OF I'd, which
were afterward increased to Sd. The
Rochdale Society has now over $4,000
members, and It's trading profit last
year was $4,000.
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FOOD FACTS.
What an M, D. Learned.

what an NJ. y. Learned.
A prominent physician Of Rome,
Georgia, went through a food expert.
ence which he makes public:
1T was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and l also know from having pre-.
weak patients that the food is a won.
derful rebuilder and restorer of nerve
and brain tissue, as well as muscle.
1t improves the digestion and sick
patients always gain just as | did in
strength and weight very rapidly.
II was in such a low state that | had
to give up my work entirely and go to
the mountains of this state. but two
months there did not improve me; in
fact / was not quite as well as when I
left home. My food absolutely re-
fused to sustain me and it became
plain that must change, then | began
to use Grape-Nuts food and in two
weeks l could walk a mile without the
least fatigue and in five weeks re.
turned to my home and practice. TAX.
ing up hard work again. Since that
time l have felt as we'll and strong al
I ever did in my life.
"As a physician who seeks to helm
all sufferers l consider it a duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days on Grape-Nuts when
the regular food does not seem to sus.
tain the body will work miracles.
There's a reason"
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book. THE Road to Wellville.s
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Washington
Planned the

after peace was declared the crown
made good all Col. Morris losses as a
reward for his loyalty. BY an ante
nuptial agreement this property mad
been settled upon Mrs. Morris. After
her death the claim Of ner heirs was
bought by John Jacob Astor. The
profit Of this transaction In real es-
tate Is said to have Melted the old man
the snug sum Of $780, 0O.
subsequently the mansion was
bought by Stephen Jumel. a wealthy
French wine merchant, whose widow.
ct the age Of sixty, married Aaron
Burr. who was at that time q marked
and ruined old man Of seventy-eight.
Ultimately the property reverted to q
lineal descendant Of Col. Morris. the
late Gen. Ferdinand Phinney Earle,
whose widow lived in the Jumel man
sion until it was acquired by the city.
The ancients represented Time as q
monster deyOuring his children. The
march Of time and the wonderful in
. Of property values are devour
ing every landmark Of the struggle
that made us q nation. Parcel after
parcel OF this old property that once
belonged to Col. Morris has been sold.
cut up into city lots and built upon.
But the Jumel mansion, IN the midst
Of nearly thirty lots, and the sycamore
trees that M. Jumel brought from
France and planted there-the only
trees Of the kind in the country-have
not been disturbed.
II caution and modest Difference to
the opinions OF others are faults In
the character Of a military Al Wash
ington possessed these faults to q
marked degree. and it is perhaps due
70 those same faults more than to
any other cause that our struggle in
IA war for independence ended in
giving US national birth. A bold dash
tor freedom. would have ended in
prison or worse for all the leaders, but
TIE patient policy Of worrying the
enemy to death won.
There was little Of the frivolous in
W~ashington's nature. From early boy
hood he wal orderly, m~ethodical. He
appreciated the praise of people Der.
hAps - much a any man that ever
ltvod, but the weakness that marks
- poser was kept n careful rein
HI acrupulous honesty and relie-
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DON'T CAMP IN CLEARING.
Grass Harbors Gnats and Mosquitoes
and Brush Is Troublesome.

Grass Harbors Gnats and Mosquitoes
and Brush Is Troublesome.
Some people may think an old clear.
ing Is a good place to pitch a group of
tents. Nothing could be further from
the truth. A clearing soon grows up
to tall grass, that shelters mosquitoes
and gnats. 1t is filled with bushes
that are troublesome to cut away. The
wood supply is generally poor and the
clearing is exposed to the wind. The
very finest and easiest place to make
a camp when travelling is on a level
spot in the woods, where not a tree
has ever been cut, and, if possible, in
a grove Of birches. Here a few strokes
Of the Y clear away all the under
brush. The birch makes a lovely night
fire. There are balsams for boughing
the beds, and tenting on such a spot is
the luxury of outdoor life.-Scribner's
Magazine.
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SERMON DID HIM GOOD.
Churchgoer's HomeIy but Very Effec-
tive Comparison.
Ode by Rev. r. p, DUFFY.
allegro MaeSt0s0.


The late Father McGoldrick Of Dor
est pulpit orators in the archdiocese
and always took delight in seeing
what effect his sermons had upon the
lOWly members of the congregation.
One Sunday, while leaving st. Peters
church, where he had been stationed
many years, he met a ~parishioner who,
touching his hat to the reverend gen.
tleman, said:
THAT vas a beautiful sermon you
preached to-day, father. 1t did me a
power of good"
I'm glad Of that" responded the
clergyman. Can you tell me what
particularly struck you? What was
the main point?"
"Well-er-I don't rightly remem-
ber-I don't just exactly know. ah
-ah-what's the use; sure, / don't
remember an individual word Of it.
Sorra a bit of me knows what it was
at all, at ALL"
"And yet" said Father McGoldrick,
with a smile, you say it did you a
power of good"
$50 it did, Father; I'll stick to
that"
Nov. tell me how"
"Well Father, now look here.
There's my Sunday shirt that my wife
Is after washing, and clean and white
it is by reason of all the water and
soap that's gone through it. But not
a drop Of water or soap or blue has
stayed in it, dye see? And it's the
same way with me an the m
It's all run through me an dried out,
but all the same, like my Sunday
shirt, I'm the better and cleaner for
IT,"
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larry OF A REAL BOY.
Its PerusaI Gave Father Insight Into
Many Things.


Many Things.
There is a certain ~9-year-Old kid in
this city, who is keeping a diary says
the Philadelphia Telegraph. The book
was given him last Christmas by a
relative, and his father had forgotten
all about it until he accidentally found
the volume the other day. Curious tc
see what his small son had written in
it, he opened the book and found that
the diary had been faithfully kept.
Here are a few Of the entries:
Il am 9 years old to-day. Looked
in the glass, but whiskers amt SprOut-
in yet"
"Sassed a boy. Got lickt."
Pop borrowed Ter cents for car
fair, that makes $1.15 he owes me.
Wonder If lie ever get it,"
Jimmie - stole my ball. I
lickt him for it."
Asst Pop for some Of my none
and he Civ me a nikil. I want that
doler."
1--WE feloes got up a baseball club
to-day. line picher. If I had that
doler Is l could get a unaform."
Pop got paid today and Civ me my
money"
Mamma borrid a doler. Bother
these people anyway. A felo can't save
nothin'."
"Ast Pop about banks. I want to
put my money ware carfair amt so
skarse."
Got lickt again.
There was more of this, but "Pop'
had read enough. AS a result there
was a conference, and now the ar
rangement is to pay 5 per cent. a week
interest, and settle every payday. The
kid got his "unaform.'
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A Good Start.

IT understand" tentatively remark
ed the book agent, that this village is
loon to have a new theater in place of
the old town hall?"
Sure thing" replied the landlord Of
the tavern at Waupsey, Mo. The Hon.
Bill Billderback had a chance to buy a
secondhand fire escape and an asbes-
tos curtain, cheap, and he's goin' to
build an opery house to fit 'em, just
as soon as he can git some interested
party to put up the money."-Puck.
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Mrs. J. 4. Bowles of 11S Core ST.,
Durham, N. c., says: Il was sick
and belfast for over nine months, and
the doctor who attended me said un-
less | submitted to an operation for
gravel would never be well. l would
not consent to that and SO continued
to suffer. My back was SO weak |
could not stand or walk, and it aches
constantly. The first day after l be-
gan using Doan's Kidney Pills l felt
relief, and , a short time | vas up
and around the same as ever, free
from backache."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Mrs. Bowles
will be mailed to any part Of the
United States. Address Foster-Mil.
burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price so cents rer box.
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Back at Him,

Bejiggers has just finished his choic-
est %anecdote. Bejaggers refuses to
laugh at it.
II can tell an old joke when l hear
It." declares Bejaggers.
You bet you cant" snaps Bejaggers.
you generally tell it about the next
Ing it till no one will listen to YOU
Judge.
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Comma to the Scratch.

Mrs. Bacon-What a funny noise our
hens are making.
Mr.. Bacon-I understand it. They
are laughing.
What are you talking about?"
"Why I heard our neighbor talking
about going to plant some garden
seeds tomorrow and l guess it has
got to the hens."-Yonkers Statesman.
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Laying It On.

Tess-Did you hear Mays f1ance
rhapsodizing over her complexion?
Jess-Yes, he certainly did lay it on
pretty thick.
Tess-Yes, but not nearly as thick
as May Observation-Disclosures Press.
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IFiuurinu on a Touch.

New Sutton (after her brother has
gazed at him for half an hour)-Well,
Johnnie, and what do YOU think Of
me?"
Her Brother-Oh, I'm Just tryin' to
size you up, whether you're good for
quarters or just a plain 5-center."-
Detroit Free Press.
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A REASON FOR SICKNESS.


take from the
blood every -
hours 500 grains
of impure, pois-
OnouS matter
more than enough
to u death.
Weakened kidneys
leave this waste
in the blood, and
you are soon sick.
To get well, cure
the kidneys With
a kidnel
Pills, the great
IyiInr1- crnoiGo
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-12-05
PARTY LEADERS.

WASHINGTON, November 1S.-The
Star says: The calling of Congress in
extra session early after the Inaugural
tion of President Roosevelt, March 4,
1905, is the strongest kind of a proba
bility. The revision of the tariff will
be the work for the extra SESSION, and
there will probably be nothing else.
The president has by no means deter
mined upon such a course but his mind
is inclined that way. The matter is
so far in allegiance that the president
will not even discuss the tariff i'm his
Forthcoming message to Congress. The
reason for this is apparent. He does
not care to proclaim his attitude in
advance of the strong probability that
he will be called upon to state his re-
concentrations on this subject upon
the assembling of Congress in extra
session. Moreover, the President has
not had time to discuss the subject of
tariff revision with Speaker Cannon
and other leaders of the party. He
has entered upon such discussions, but
they are merely the beginning of his
conferences in that direction. He will
not act until he has obtained the views
of every republican entitled to express
an opinion and of every one who wants
to say something. This is not because
he has not pronounced views of his
own, but because he knows that he will
receive many valuable suggestions.
The truth is that the president is
gradually leading his party toward
tariff revision. There $ not much
difficulty i'm doing this, even with the
"stand pat" people, in view of the
arguments favoring an extra session
| and notifications of the Dingley act.
The first important question that sug-
gests itself to the mind of the Presi-
dent and to many of the other leaders
is this: Is the Republican party going
| into the next presidential compaign
without any change in the tariff? If
anything like a majority of the wise
men of the party determine that the
= party can afford to do this then there
will be no extra session for tariff tin
kering, and the Dingley law will not be
touched i'm the next four years. Ac-
cording to the best judgment so far
put before the President, there must
be no ''monkeying' with the tariff on
the eve of the next congressional cleo
| tion or the next presidential election.
So it is a question pure and simple of
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notifications early next year or moth
ing for four years more
The Republicans will not repeat their
errors of 1890 and other years, and they
propose to escape a future campaign
that will be full of uncertainty and of
party and public division on the wis
dom of tariff changes. DO it now
or not at ALI" is to be the slogan of
the wise men of the party. The pre-
sident's mind is open to conviction as
to what is best. He has not failed to
point out to some of his stand pat
friends what happened i'm 1890, when
the republicans were swept out of Con-
gress i'm a whirlwind and when they
had fewer members OF that body elected
for the next Congress than the demo-
Gratis elected this year. The defeat
was attributed to the passage of the
Mckinley tariff bill on the LIST of Oc-
tober and it's going into effect on the
eve of the election.
To leave tariff notifications to the
regular session beginning Il year from
next December would mean that the
revised tariff measure would not be
perfected until some time in the fol-
lowing summer, when the republicans,
not the democrats. would have to do
the explaining. Astute republicans
agree that the explanations had better
be made a year before the election.
There would also be a whole year for
sore spots in the party to heal and for
the fighting elements to get together.
The democrats method of fighting
within the party both before and after
an election is not to be emulated. All
fractional troubles, as far as possible,
all differences on the tariff and other
questions are to be put out of the way
before 1905 That it is a far-seeing
policy is already admitted, and some
democrats are hoping that they can
similarly harmonic their own ranks
before the next presidential year
The republican aspirants for the
presidential nomination i'm 1908 will, it
is understood, add their influence to
that of the President i'm taking the
position that the tariff must be re-
vised now or passed over. The best
information from some of the men who
will enter the field in 1908 is that they
will favor immediate tariff revision.
They will follow what now appears to
be the inclination of the President, al
though as stated. it is true that the
President is open to conviction.
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KRuGER,s ROpY on VIEW.

CAPETOWN, Dec. 5.-The body of
Paul Kruger is visited daily by crowds
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger
former President of the Transvaal Re-
public, died at Charnes, Switzerland,
July IA, 1904, of senile pneumonia. He
expressed a wish to be buried in Pre-
toria by the side of his wife, who
died soon after his flight from
South Africa. AS soon as the neces-
sary arrangements could be made with
the British Government the body was
taken to South Africa.