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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10
SAW HISTORIC INCIDENT,
Mrs. Bedgar Witnessed Barbara Fritz
chic Wave Stars and Strioes.

Mrs. Bedgar, who lives at Over
ton, Westmoreland county, was
born in Frederick, Md, nine years
before the Civil war began. She
saw Barbara Fritchie place the
stars and stripes in her window,
saying she defed the rebels to take
them down. A rebel living in
Frederick tore down the flag, but
Barbara Fritchie placed another in
the window.
Some people have asserted, that
Whittier's poem entitled barbara
Fritchie" was founded on fiction,
but there have been enough facts
told by eye witnesses to establish
the reality Of the happening. Bar
bara lived with her sister and was
surely a heroine of the highest or
der and in the broadcast sense. She
loved mankind because she first
loved her country. Mrs. Bedgar
(then Miss Bender rode in bug
gy with Stonewall Jackson, who
bought some goods Of Barbara
Rice, an aunt of Mrs. Bedgar.
Mrs. Bedgar's family belonged to
the Rebel army. She saw John
Brown fall off his horse, being
wounded, opposite her fathers
home.
Stonewall Jackson placed under
guard the man who tore down
Miss Fritchie's flag. His strong
language on that occasion quoted
from Whittier's poem that "who
dares to touch a hair of her head
dies like dog" displayed the
true southern chivalry that pre-
vailed in those days.
S. L. HoLLEY..
Fairchance, Pa.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

1t should not be thought thing
incredible that the Bible was lost
in that early and crude age, when
those who could read it could be
counted on ones fingers. The
Bible was practically lost again in
the Middle Ages, even in those
seats of art and learning, the mon
asteries. 1t is said that Luther
was twenty years old before he
ever SO much as saw a Bible.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10
Josiah and the Book OF the Law.

L ,
were wide breaches in its walls.
all the fine gold had been stripped
off to buy worthless truces with
heather invaders. All the goodly
and significant articles Of furniture
had been crowded like lumber in
the unoccupied rooms surrounding
the courts, and their places had
been filled with the affairs and
symbols of alien religions. The
ritual of the Hebrew faith had
ceased and the dust Of civilization.
the deposit incident to a great city,
steadily accumulated in the un-
kempt building. Among other
things which had disappeared in
the two hundred years of neglect,
was the yellow scroll Of the law. If
they had only known it that old
parchment was the nation 5 palla-
dunn. If it had been preserved
the kingdom would have been pre-
served. 1t was the written will of
! Jehovah. Obeyed, the scepter
would not have departed. Aside
also fronl:its indescribably precious
contents, it was a souvenir of the
highest value What hands had
penned it! What eyes had scan
ned it, What lips had read it
aloud to what wondering congre-
cations But its very existence
had long since been forgotten, if
not entirely, at least to the great
mass of the people.
Quick and great were the gains
of honoring Jehovah in the restora-
ton of His temple, undertaken by
the good king. In that crude age
there were no safety deposit boxes
or vaults. The custom of hiding
treasures maintained. The high
priest probably secreted the money
collected for the work of repair.
He probably put it under some of
the old plumber in one of the un-
occupied rooms. 1t was while ran
sacking the place for hidden treas
ure that he made the most re-
markable find of that age. He
unearthed the only, the long lost
copy of the Bible. One tradition
says it was beneath a heap of
stones where it had been hidden
from the destroying hand of.
Ahaz. Another says it was in
the ark of the covenant which Ma
nassau had tossed aside with
sacriligious hands.
The results of this discovery
were important and benefcent. A
rule of life, both for individuals
and the nation, was found. A
standard of conduct and character,
to which king and peasant, priest,
civil and military officers, all alike
might resort.
No wonder that at the first read
ing the king sprang to his feet
and rent his clothes in regret and
fear that the will Of Jehovah had
been 50 long and grossly neglect
ed.
Because Of the low standard of
education which maintained in
those comparatively crude days,
need Of all interpreter and inter
probation was imperative. Some
one with an inner light, a sense
for the divine must needs be found.
1t was in this way that Huldah
enters the trinity of women proph-
cts and joins Miriam and De-
borah.
Key and Analysis.
l. Condition of Temple and con-
tents.
I. The scroll of the law. Its
intrinsic value. Its value as a
souvenir. Results of its loss. 4
2. The finding 9fthe law. How.
By whom. Under what circum-
stances.
8. Result of finding of the Law.
In general. Upon the king in
particular.
4, Need of an Interpreter.
Whence it arose. Huldah.
The Teachers Lantern.
1t is an ancient story with mod
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10
EStray Notice.

There came to my place about June
18th black shoat with few white
spots on back. Owner will please
come forwt rd, pay all costs and dam
ages and take same away. 1873
143t J. 7. LoHR Btttinger.
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Snlfted over and their hre COnCen-
trated on the enemy's mainmast,
which was soon lettering.
There had been smart fighting
aloft among the topmen since we
grappled and our fellows had
cleared the enemy's tops. The
Commodore, observing this, and
indeed nothing escaped him in
thet hot action, ordered grenades
thrown on the enemy, which was
most skillfully done by NIidship-
man Tanning. One grenade, fall
ing through the after hatchway,
kindled pile of cartridges, which
blew up, producing great explo-
sion and loss Of life and terror
among her people.
The enemy was now seen to
be on fire and our ship was both
! blazing and sinking at the same
time. The case of both was des-
perate, There was no thought of
striking on our part, however.
The men were crazy with fight,
especially the Frenchmen, the
Americans being more steady, but
not less resolute, and every man
and boy inbued with the desper ate
determination of their Commodore.
Midshipman Mayrant, although
suffering from a second wound,
was now ordered to board the en-
envy, which he did most CALAMITY
at the head of some two score
men. He was wounded a third
time by a pike thrust as he leaped
on the rail, but shot the man dead
that did it.
THE enemy's captain, now
practically alone on deck, struck
his flag with his own hand shortly
after four bells and the battle was
over, Lieutenant Dale, who was
also wounded, at once took charge
of the prize, which proved to be
formerly) H. B. NJ. S. Scraps,
A, Captain Richard Pearson,
ship outclassing the Bonhomme
Richard by about five to three.
Above 200 men of the Scraps
complement of over 800 were kill
ed or wounded, and we lost of our
own brave fellows near $50. The
sufferiugs Of the wounded were
most terrible and many died on the
run to this place, Notwithstanding
the skill and devotion of both the
British and American surgeons.
Full lists of the killed and wound
ed will be transmitted later.
1t is with great regret that I
chronicle the further melancholy
fate of our noble ship. She was
so cut up and wrecked that in
spite Of every effort it was impos,
sible to save her, and the second
morning after the fight she sank,
going down bow foremost with
the fine silk American colors I'm.
der which she fought, flying from
her gaff end. The Commodore
left the dead in her, vowing they
could wish no better coffin. The
prisoners say they never met such
desperate fighting in which our
men agree. They say they could
sink us, but not conquered by
Britain.
The course of the Alliance is
much censured in the squadron
and It's believed that her captain
will be court. martialed for COW
ardlce and treason and receive the
fate he so richly merits. Had he
been disinclined to fight he vet
had the helpless convoy at his
mercy and could have sunk, burn
ed or captured them at will. The
Pallas, which somewhat over
matched her, took the other Brit
ish ship, which proved to be the
Countess of Scarborough, after a
smart action Of an hour and a
half.
Captain Pearson is much cha
grined to be the first British cap
tain that ever struck to an infe
rlor force in single ship action
from time immemorial. Commo
j
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10
The Bible is a potent book.

The Bible is potent book. It's
reading brings things to pass. It
provokes either revolt or ODE
dience. Josiah sought an inter-
prefer to make its contents plain
to him. Jehoiakim reached for
knife and cut it into shreds. The
Bible receives the same opposite
treatment to-day.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

The public display of the Bible
on the sacred desk is to be COM
mended. It is an exalting of the
Word. An object lesson. In
sight it is in mind.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

written. Out Of sight it is out of
mind.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

Yet the Bible is never to be a
fetch. The Bible is only Gods
vehicle. By it He comes to our
minds and hearts. To Worship
the vehicle is idolatrous. If the
Book could speak it would cry as
the angel did to John, ''See thou
do it not"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

Here is an old-illustration of the
principal which Jesus enunciate,
that 'he who does shall know"
Josiah was doing" It was when
he began to repair the temple
that he found the Book.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

Copyright CLARK
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-08-10

The life is more than the book.
1t the ultimate malaysia it is not
so much what a man knows as
what he is.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01
CONFEDERATE REUNION f>:1l;(.)'
One thousand Present at M ont ;'l''E'
ross to Greet Camp.
Especial to The Times Dispntch.)

Especial to The -Dispntch.)
HAGUE, VA, September SO.-Ihe an :.
nual reunion Of Westmorelnd camp q
{ Confederate Veterans was held at Me MON,
ross yester Over 100 veterans ant
over 900 persons were present-a ia a .
attendance than on any previous reunion.
They came from all parts OF WestHltoii!e,
land and the upper part OF tslchno ;.
county. rho ladies graced the ocAaslon
with their presence and probably ~
4, rpn,. numbers than tho men, and they
seryed q bountiful dinner In the atowl
hall. ], ala
b 1,be meetings Of the camp were . h !.
q, fhes courthouse, and not half Of the
crowd y could find even Standing roo'h
tdurinr thc spcaking Mr.. Edwin BOWIE,
commander Of the camp. lhtro.l'ceu -, Z. :
M. M. Walker OF Montross' VINO, ~ "a .
very pretty opening speech, a all i, ~
his long absence from the county anu t' ,t
pleasure of again meeting WIZ, ms ~. ~
army comrades and introduced az nc :,
principal speaker Major II. w Hunter' ~ y
Winchester, formerly Of the stairs q u
Generals Edward johnson and John n, 2.
Gordon, and now employed IN inc :, Wt -,
T,enartment 4 at Washington, - 49,, ~, -.
collecting and colnting the muster ~. ~,
of the troops furnished by virginia -
the Confcderacy. m. mid
Ma Tor Hunter, for nearly an hour' ai y ~
frcnuont bursts Of applause encnhiiieu ,i.s
Ia ree audience with accounts OF lile in ~
and times OF the Confederate war n..,
rmr5 present interest In the Wonuei1 >
arhievements OF Vlrglnia's sons ~, iie
cantiyated his audience by ms Clowns CLOWNS
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winning owners at the recent Fort Erie
meeting, his horses having won $3,275,
while the list is headed with John and
Dodson, who are credited with $3,iS. The
principal winners In the Bradley stables
were Annie Alone, Berry Waddell and
Away, all being by Aloha and from the
farm mares. Il
Token of Remembrance, A. T.. Grtilths
fast and richly bred trotting mare, by
tI.eewood, dam the noted brood mare Re-
mclnbrnncc, hy George Wilkes has been
bred to Lord Chancellor. The latter is
n son Of Dare Devil, o:o9 the stallion
for whom Thomas w. Lawson. author Of
"Frenzled Finance paid $4,000 to head
"Drcamwold stud,"p
Mr., Rose, the North Carolina bred
steeplechaser, who was returned q vim
ner at Latonia, also won at Louisville
over the full course, ditance about two
and one half miles; time, minutes flat.
This black son Of ~ HmyaI and Tube
rose, by imp. Charaxus, won on the flai,
and now seems TO be pretty fair sort
Of q horse over the jumps,
The Petersburg Horse Show Assocla-
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Alton Affairs.
I7| Y !
tspecial Il The Times-Dispatch.)

" sf4He
ALTON. va, Sept 3o.--Mrs. John J.
ArcHenry, Master Henry McHenry and
Mrs. McHenr5 are spending the week At
Old Point u;
Mrs. Janney left for Richmond this
week after teveral weeks stay at tho
Alton House
a number Of guests still finger at tho
Alton Houst to enjoy the lovely fail
months in the mountains. Among these
are Nils; Mamie Hunt, Mrs. j. 4.
Vaughan, Mr. and Mrs. Copeland, Mrs.
George Cur ningham4 and Miss Emily
Lyman, OF Richmond. 81
Mrs. Dan Kernaghan and sons. who.
have been cry popular guests at Avon
Cottage" LEFT for their home this week,
Z In Fort Worth, Tex. Il
4 Miss Mary Slade and Mrs. Thompson,
who have been spending the summer at
Highland Lodge, will leave this week for
their home, In Texas @ q
Mr.. J. Wilcox Brown. Mrs. Guy Corbett
and Miss Eleanor Brown. OF "Elsham.
were visitors in Chariot tesyille this week.
Rev. Or. Allen upper and Miss Tupper'
OF Brooklyn, Nj y, arc guests OF Mt
and Mrs, I1artWell Hawthorne
Mrs. w. IS. RIDES is visiting friends IN
Staunton. NJ,
Mr.. and Mrs Fred w. Scott spent this
week at the Hot SPRINGS IN attendance
on the Scott-D[nn wedding. FIJI
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PNEUMATIC TOOLS.

Successful Experiment Made at
the Chicago Stock Yards.
In the construction Of the extension
of the Chicago Stock Yards the contrac-
tors are utilizing, to q creator eXtcnt
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than usual, tho pneumatic boring appl-
unces. The popular idea is that the field
of application Of pneumatic tools is llm--
itcd chiefly 10 iron work, where the hand
work displaced Is Very aborious. Re-
cont experience appears TO show that
the less laborious hut equally tedious ma
nipulution o. wood can be NOSE econom-
lcally done by power tools, and at the
present time pneumatic appliances are
the most convenient portable tools avail
able for the4purpose,
At the stock yards an improylsed car
was built, carrying an old street car
electric motor 10 which WAS alta hed
an air compressor, current being taken
from II nearby trolley system, It Is re-
ported that one-inch holes are being
bored through II inches OF green OAK
with pneumatic boring machine, TWO
of which are doing tho work formerly
accomplished By 70 men under hand labor
1ouliI lions $1,000. - ~. -.fl- Y.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-01
Pastor Celebrates Anniversary,

Especial 10 The Times Dispatchl
RANDOLPH, VA, Sept 80. Last Sunday,
Church, that day being tho fortyynnth amt
yersary OF tho paslorato OF Rev Hugh Brown,
same text which no used at the beginning Of
his ministry nj Hermon, and Was listened TO
By large and nppreCt aslSe audience. The
memorable one, and the legend In raised let
ters behind d. the g, pulpit, prepared by Mrs holl-
substantial character was a well filled purse
presented by Mr. Boyd In Well chose Torqs. ~
Tue name Of the Whole ssaeIably.
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tribute TO the county Of westmoreland

y Dc Il ii &
tribute to the county Of Westmoreland,
which, besides the many other5noble men
manning General r. d Il. II Beale--had
furnished tho two great commanders In
chief to the armies OF the Revolution and
OF the Confedcracy--Gcorge Washington
and Robert T.. Lee-who would stand IN
a the future as the two greatest men OF
this or any other country, l1e Il did no o.
fall to pay his tribute to the women OF
Confedera te times and their successors.
d Mnjor Hunter was followed by another
Invited speaker Mr.. Nv. B. Saunders, OF
lancaster county, OF the younger genera
ton, who, in an eloquent speech, paid MS
tribute also to the heroes Of the Confed-
eracy, men and women. and their pres
entErcpresentnttves AZ
The day was an ideal one for such an
occasion and was greatly enjoyed by all
present. 555s$, :,
rho camp had invited Hon. Charles f.
Adams. Of Massa chusctts, who has lately
expressed IA wish to visit this historic
coi1ntyJto he present at the reunion, put,
rs last year. circumstances prevented
his coming this year also much to the
regret Of the camp. He expresses ne nc!
hope to be present next year, as no ' VII
probably then be living In Washington.
D. G. ~
AS n, side show for the occasion. NOT
planned or approved by the camp. was
a baseball match between n local team
and one from &yVnrsaw.EI understand the
game was stopped BY q serious accident
to one OF tho players. Mr.. Julian Car
land. OF warsaw one Of the players, was
struck by n ball on his leg, and the doc
tors thought the bone was splinterea Just
below the knee.
Tho farmers have nothing TO complain
Of in the corn crop, as It is being stripped
and handled, It 4 Is found to DC Quite q
heavy crop. The past week has been much
more favorable than previously to SAVING
ne;lS and nea. hay. ~. LLE.Ha.
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ciers isn't 50 bad, all things considered
and WHEN the American turf becomes Il
lllttlo older and n little more substantial,
the stakes to be won will be richer than
they are now, and there Will be more
after them, ms II natural result.
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Phoebus Pencilings.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
81, PHOIBUS. VA, Sept. 30.-Alessrs.
beautiful residences on Curry street and
placed Il fine Iron fence In front. These,
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improvements hive added much q |

improvements hive added much to tho
beauty OF the street. x
Rev. s. w Bennett. the new Baptist
minister, is llkedtycry much by his con-
5grcgatton. He Il drawing good houses
and gaining members. So
Mr.. j. G. Mott has sold his livery
business to the Union Transfer Company.
and will soon so Into the hotel or restau-
rant business In Washington, D. c.
Mr.. G. r. Morris was taken suddenly
Z III this morning, and had to be taken to
his home. on Curry street. II, 5
Mrs. Furncss,I who wass seriously hurt
by a fall last Monday, Is improving
slowly. 3
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Il Robert Bradley stands sixth among
4 exhibition on Saturday next, October
18th. The initial show Of this new assoc
citation will be held at Riverside Park,
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ton has been formed and will have an
the late x-Goyernor Oden Bowie, Of
Maryland, is out of The Alarm Belle, and
now ten years old. S5
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| the grouids OF tho latter being near towr
and easy of access.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08
MISSOURPS BULL RUN.
A Belated Examination of How 100 Fed
erals Routed 1900 Confederates.

secret nearly forty-fOur years old
regarding the wonderful victory of Col.
David Moore's little company of Fed
erals at Athens, Mo-, over Col Martin
Green's army Of 100 Confederates was
dlvulged by Comrade l.. NJ. Sprague of
Arabela, Mo. For nearly half a century
no one has publicly explained how it was
the little Federal force scared the Con-
fcderates so that the Athens engage
ment is referred to as Missouri's Bull
Run.
There isn't the slightest doubt about
the Confederates scattering. They will
tell you that, and laugh over it. But
COmrade Sprague is the first man to
tell why the boys in blue stood so well.
when the fight began" said Mr.
Sprague, Col. Moore didn't have more
than 100 men in his command The
colonel was a natural born fighter. and
you'd have to shoot his head off to scare
him.
Il suspect he had some doubts as to
what his soldiers would do, for he sta
toned us against the bluffs along the
Des Moines river. The advancing army
which seemed like million to us-be-
gan to close in, slowly firing as they
came.
''The enemy was on both TANKS and III
front. The high bluff was behind We
had to stay.
mo telling what might have hap
pened to the little band, though, if some
Iowa troops hadn't opportunity arrived
There were only few of them, but
when Col. Moore saw them coming he
cried:
Here comes the whole United. States
army, boys! Let's charge now, and give
the rebels hellp"
That was all there was to it. There
are men living thirty miles from the
Athens battlefield who declare they saw
hatless Confederates rushing by their
houses that day with nothing chasing
them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08
In q GOldfeld Restaurant.

Many stories are told of the vicissi-
tudes Of the early rush to Goldfeld, the
new Nevada Eldorado.
An old prospector went into a tent
restaurant and the girl in charge said:
VIII you have some soup?' receiving
mo- for an answer.
After a while the girl again APP
preached him and said in a persuasive
voice:
Wont you have some soup?''
answered mo- BEFORE" replied the
proSpeGtor in an injured tone.
We'll, dinner is over them" calmly re-
joined the girl
mot much variety, boys said the
prospector when he told of this expert
ence there to some friends who Joined
him soon after
"Goldtield is a great country said one
OF the ''old time residents in a res
taurant one day. Just then the waiter
said in rumbling monotone:
toast beef, mutton, lamb, cold ham,,
Hold on" interrupted him the old
timer, did you say 'duck?'"
Yes answered the waiter.
Tame or wild?'' inquired the other.
wasting no unnecessary words.
Wild came back from the other.
Well said the miner, ''give me beef.
I'll be d if [ eat any fool bird that
had wings to fly out of this country and
stayed here to be shot,
And he took the beef and enjoyed it.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-03-08
SENATE'S HISTORIC DESKS.
proposition to Have the Record of Each
Engraved on Them

A proposition has been made for chron-
illogical histories showing the occupants
OF desks used in the United States Sen
ate The suggestion is made by Senator
Spooner. who is chairman of the COM
mlttee on Rules. His idea is to have
the history engraved on a small silver
plate, to be placed on each desk.
1t was recently found impossible to
determine the precise desk which Daniel
W ebster used
In the Senate desks are never changed
Tor new ones. Repairs are made when
necessary but the original framework is
retained. Senator Cockrell now uses the
desk assigned to Jefferson Davis and
Which was bayonetted by a squad of
Union soldiers, who broke into the SEN
ate chamber. The holes were plugged
up and the varnish hid the work of
the bayonets. The location of the desks
occupied by John G. Calhoun and Henry
Clay is never given by the Senate at
The only desk ever permitted to be
taken away from the Senate chamber
was that used by Hannibal Hamlin A
special resolution was passed, giving the
widow of Senator Hamlin permission to
take his desk. Mrs. Logan made
similar request for the desk used by
her husband, but the Senate refused it.
The desk formerly used by James G..
Blaine is now used by Senator Hale of
Maine