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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28

The men, With fixed bayonets, ad-
vanced bravely, and he led them gal
lantly forward, sword in hand The
Americans fired a volley. Forests bat
terry, which enfiladed them, poured in
a deadly fire. Rail- in the advance,
upon his horse, received fatal wound
and fell to the ground. The Cont
nentals, cheering madly, charged for
ward with fixed bayonets. The Hes
slams stopped, hesitated, wavered
Their chief was gone. The battle was
lost. They broke and fed! Disregard
ing the commands and appeals of their
officers, they turned quickly to the
right and ran off into the face Of
Hands rifemen, who received them
with another volley. Many Of them
fell \ body of Virginia troops, led by
Talbot, now gained their left flank, the
Philadelphia city troop encircled their
rear. The helpless men stopped, COM
pletely bewildered, huddled together in
a confused mass. Washington, seeing
imperfectly and thinking they were
forming again, ordered the guns from
Forests battery, which had been load
ed with canister, to be discharged upon
them at once.
'Sir, they have struckv' cried Sey-
mour the keen eyed, preventing the
men from firing.
"Struckv' cried the general in sur
prise.
eyes, sir. Their colors are down."
$50 they are" said Washington,
clasping his hands and raising his eyes
to heaven. Then, putting spurs to his
horse, he galloped over toward the
men. The firing had ceased in every
direction, and the day was his own.
The three regiments were surrendering
at discretion, two to him and the other
to Lord Stirling. AS Major Wilkinson
galloped up from the lower division
for instructions Colonel Rail, pale and
bleeding and supported by two SER
geants. presented his sword, which
Washington courteously declined to re-
ceive. The general then gave orders
that every care and assistance should
be afforded the unfortunate soldier,
who died the next day in a room in
Potts tavern
''This is indeed a glorious day for our
country" said the general to Seymour.
It was, in fact the turning point in
the history of the nation. The captives
numbered nearly 1000 men, with 1,2OO
stand Of arms, six feldpieces, twelve
drums and four colors, including the
gorgeous banner Of the Anspachers,
the Won Lossburg regiment.
Of the Ccntinentals only two were
killed and four wounded. while I'D
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
This Stream Runs Cp Hill,

One Of the few instances Of stream
running up hill can be found in White
county, Ga. Near the top of a noun
tain is a spring, evidently a siphon,
and the water PUSHES from it With suf-
hc1ent force to carry it up the side of
a very steep hill for nearly half mile.
Reaching the crest, the water flows on
to the east, and eventually finds it's
way to the Atlantic ocean. Of course
1t is of the same nature as a geyser,
but the spectacle of a stream of water
flowing up steep incline can probably
be found nowhere else in the country
and appears even more remarkable
than the geysers of the Yellowstone.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
PATRIOTIC OLE BULL.
The Greatest Political influence In
Modern Norway.

Modern Norway.
What was it that made Ole Bull un-
deniably the greatest political influ-
ence in TIVE history of modern Norway?
The riddle is easy to read. Although
he voiced the peasants, his own voice
was that of DO peasant, but one Of the
most severely learned of European ut
terances. His instrumental mastery
was complete, and the technical diff
culties of his compositions have left
them for the most part unperformable.
But Mozart was his chosen theme,
worsh1ped with such an ardor of con-
secration that the whole range Of his
works had for him no secret His
fame, therefore, was of that order that
opens all doors. Statesmen and chief
captains like Bismarck and Won Moltke
were his intimates, and he was their
confdant. To world artists like List,
Chopin and MendelSsohn he was own
brother. Indeed, a curious physical
resemblance between List and himself
led to many amusing contretemps on
this score. And sovereigns, diplo-
matists and great mobiles were all
proud to name him among their friends.
In him, then, Norway had found one
who could stand for her in the highest
ranks of the nations, learn for her the
secrets Of statecraft and recover in
her behalf the trick of thinking like
king. For this is one Of the losses en-
tailed on people who are governed
by foreigners from a foreign seat-that
they forget to think Of their country
as whole, the habit that is the secret
Of rulers.
Yet it was only as a man and not
by any means as a politician that an
autocrat could claim the friendship Of
the distinguished artist His own SOW
ereign felt that he had cause for grave
offense when the news reached Stock
holm, in 1848, Of his heading a pro-
cession in Paris to present the Norwe-
CLAN colOrs to LamartIne. But even
royal anger could not resist the good
stories told on the next visit, and the
king stood biting his lip at the careless
bonhomie CT Ole Bull as he turned
suddenly and said, by the way, sire,
you should have been with US the other
day in Paris when we went to &C.
claim Lamartine. '-Margaret E. Noble
in Century.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28

1.-THE army aUlll n1Ove In taUo hours"
flank Of the British, and, by threaten
ing their communications, force the
superior army to retreat and abandon
the field or else attack the Americans
in their intrenchments in the hills.
with a probable result even more dis
astrous to the attacking party than
at Bunker Hill. 1t was a conception
as simple and beautiful as it was bold,
brilliant and practicable.
But now the DIRECTORS began. It
had been showing, sleeting and rain
ing for several days; the roads. were
impossible, they had no bottom. OBJ
jections We're made on all sides-the
artillery could not possibly be moved,
no horses could pull the wagons
through the mud, the troops could not
march in it. But Washington, with
true instincts, held to his carefully de-
v1sed plan with an unusual resolution.
Arguing, explaining, suggesting, con-
vincing, persuading, the hours slipped
away until at 10 o'clock at night there
came sudden change in the weather,
perceptible even to those in the house.
Washington ran eagerly to the door
and opened it. Followed by the gen.
eral officers, he stepped out into the
night. 1t was dark and cloudy, no
moon or stars even, and growing cold
er every moment under the rising
northeast wind.
'Gentlemen," he cried gayly, "Provi-
dence has decided for US. The wind
has shifted. The army will move in
two hours"
At the time specified by the COM
mander the muddy roads were frozen
hard. The heavy baggage was sent
down to Burlington, and a strong
party Of active men was left to keep
bright fires burning and charged to
show themselves as much as possible
and make great commotion by
throwing up Notifications and loud
talking, with instructions to slip away
and join the main body early next day
as best they could. At 1 o'clock in
the morning the astonished army
started out upon their adventurous
journey-another long, cold night
march. The untraveled roads were
as smooth and hard as iron With
muf1ed wheels they succeeded in steal
ing away undecided.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
WOMEN'S WEAR IN WARTIME
Homemade Cloth of Many Kinds.
Scraped Hor1, For Hats.

Homemade Cloth of Many Kinds,
Scraped Horn For Hats
We had one cotton mill to spin the
warp. The people stood in line to get
bunch Of cotton for warp. The filing
was yarn, cotton, fax and tow. We
got our dyestuf from the forest. It
| was almost as bad on timber as the
tanbark trade is now. There was great
rivalry among the women to see who
could have the prettiest dress. 1 have
a quilt made Of cotton and linen called
e "Confederate" quilt.
The clothing for every member Of the
family was made from the raw ma
terial, carded, spun, woven, dyed and
made with homespun thread.
The tow linen cloth had one peculiar
ity. 1t was great stretcher. It was
man and his wife started to town with
cloth sufficient to get some articles. On
the way he remembered he needed a
gimlet also. He told his wife They
decided to tie the ends Of the cloth
to two saplings, he to stretch a GIN
let out Of it.
took great interest in the silk in
dustry. We fed the worms on null
berry leaves, and such beautiful silk
we did have. A bright stripe in a cot
ton dress made it very fine. A family
made gloves, beautiful silk mitts, with
bees embroidered On the back Moth
ing went to waste The thorn trees
furnished us pins and hairpins. Our
millinery was our browning effort.
Hats were made Of cotton thread Gro
cheted, put on block, stretched very
stiff and ironed, then wired. We had
homemade flowers and all kinds of ma
terial for trimming. A cloth frame
made stiff and covered with scraped
cows horn was much admired, if it
did look like a cocoanut cake.-Char-
lotte On. Co. Observer.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28


ward of hundred of the Hessians
were killed and wounded, among the
killed being Rail- and Won Dechow, the
first and second in command. The
whole of this brilliant affair scarcely
occupied an hour
AS none Of the other divisions had
got across, it was scarcely safe for
Washington to remain on the east side
Of the river in the presence of the
vastly superior forces of the enemy,
which would be concentrated upon him
without delay. So, after giving the
men a much needed rest, securing
their booty and burying the dead, the
evening found the little army, with it's
prisoners retracing its steps toward
the ford and it's former camping
ground.
But with what different feelings the
hungry, wornout, tattered mass of
men marched along in the bitter night
The contrast between the we'll clothed
and we'll fed Hessians and their cap.
tors was surprising but not Less strik.
ing than that between their going out
and coming in Little rocked the fro
zen men Of the hardships of the way.
They had shown the world that thew
possessed other capabilities than facil
1ty in retreatmg, and no American ar.
my, however small or feeble, would
ever again be deMdsed by any foe.
The return passage was made with.
out incident save that just on the crest
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
OvercOnfdence.

1t Is dangerous point in any mans
career when he feels sure of his posi-
ton or his fame. Overconfdence is
the first sign Of decline, the first
symptoms Of deterioration. We do our
best work when we are. struggling
for our position, when we are trying
with all our might to gain our ambi-
ton, to attain that which the heart
longs for.-Success Magazine.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
The Real Tests.

is ne thoroughly honest man?"
Il don't know" answered the man
nom Missouri. II have trusted him
with hundreds of thousands of dollars,
put l never tried him with a book or
an umbrella "-Washingto Star.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
PaIliatfOn.

PaI11atfon.
I'VE are going to give an amateur
dramatic performance in aid of a
worthy charity
why, that, Of course, is an extern
uating circumstance" - New York
Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
Ito BE Continued
Invaluable.'

I'm what way could you be of any
use to an employment bureau?" said
the proprietor.
"Simplest thing in the world" re-
Piled the skiftless looking applicant
You are always in need Of men to
MI positions, and I'm always out of a
job.'-Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
A Trick of Luck.

Luck never manages things Just
right" said the irritable man who dis
likes music. 1T might just as well
have been the other way round, but
It wasn't"
What Is the trouble now?"
NY daughter who plays the piano
has sore throat, and the one who
sings has sore finger"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
A Step Too Far.

step TOO
Author-1t's wise man who knows
when he's we'll of.
Friend-Yes?
70. told ne that everybody was
talking about my new book" >,
"And what then?''
Il was foolish enough to ask what
they said.''
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28
Missed Her Chance.

May believe that Miss Passey had
proposal when she was sixteen.
Blanche-Indeed2 And the poor thing
was so young and thoughtless that she
did not accept?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1905-09-28

The oftener a man loses his tempe.
the moro he has Of it.-Galveston News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
ANOTHER MISSING GIRL.
This Time a Portland Girl, Miss Mary
Wright.

An item in the Boston papers. Fri
day. is the following:
Fearing her sister. Mary Wright.
may have been the victim of Boston
doctors. Annie Wright of Portland. Me-.
has asked for police assistance in find
ing her.
She has been missing since June 20,
when she disappeared from Exeter,
where she was a domestic.
She had worked in Exeter but a
week when she disappeared explained
Annie Wright to the police. II shud-
der to think of what has been her fate.
Mary is % years of age, 5 feet, :
inches in height. weighs 125 pounds and
has a medium complexion.
Il don't know what clothes she wore
when she disappeared. for I had not
seen her for a week previous. She was
last seen leaving Exeter. N. H.. alone
on the S.51 train, June 20, for Boston,
The name of Annie Wright does not
appear in the Portland city directory
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
SHEPARD MAY AVOID PRISON.
French Government Inclined to Grant
State Department Request.

Washington. Nov. 10.-An Informal
request was lately made through the
state department to the French govern
ment to prevent the disgrace by impris-
onment Of Elliott Fitch Shepard of
New York, who was recently sentenced
to three months imprisonment and to
pay i fine of 600 francs for running
down and killing young girl with his
automobile, last August.
The French authorities replied that
they could not with any sense of re-
spect interfere with the regular course
of the law. especially as the imprison-
mcnt was the minimum term provided.
and public opinion was greatly excited
over the case.
1t is understood. however. that full time
will be given to Mr.. Shepard in which to
present himself for punishment. This
probably means that he will be allowed
six months before coming up to serve
his sentence.
Ii is limited that if the excitement in the
meantime subsidies, an arrangement may
be made by which Mr.. Shepard will avoid
Imprisonment in consideration of his pay
ing an increased compensation to the
family of the victim. The court. in ad-
dition to sentencing Mr.. Shepard to fine
and Imprisonment. ordered that he pay
10000 francs damages to the family of the
dead girl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
THE STAY.AT.HOMES
Who Paid for Exemption in 81 Look
ing for Their Money Back.

Washington, Nov. 1O.-Many inquiries
are received at the pension bureau
from all parts of the country asking IL
a law has been enacted reimburslns
those who paid money to be exempt
from the draft in 1864, but the pen
sion officials point out that there mas
been no legislation to warrant the re-
ports which led to the inquiries. Dep
uty Commissioner of Pensions Daven-
port. today. said:
The pension bureau has no knoWl-
edge of a proposed law of this kind and
it is a little strange that anyone would
expect the government to come to the
relief of these stay-at-homes. In 1853
it became necessary in some states to
resort to draft to fill town quotas. 1t
seems that at that time anyone could
purchase exemption for fixed price.
'In many towns that price, was $500.
1t was simply Il barter and trade ar
rangement between the men liable to
be drafted and the town.
Somebody must be laboring under
the impression that these drafted men
should be reimbursed for this $500. 1t
does not look that way to an outsider
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
TO MAKE LAST FIGHT.
Edna Hopper Has Marshalled Forces
in Fight for 100000.

San Francisco, Nov. 1O.-Edna wal
lace Hopper has marshalled her forces
for last fight for half OF the SS,ooo,oV
estate left by her late step-father. Al
exandcr Dunsmuir. Joined with her in
an effort to secure the other half is
Jean Oliver Dunsmuir, mother of the
dead capitalist. On behalf of the claim
ants, bill in equity was filed in TINS
city, yesterday, to declare void the
will of the deceased admitted to pro-
bate in British Columbia and TO set
aside the proceedings in this CITY
whereby an authenticated copy of the
testament was admitted to probate ana
letters testamentary issued thereunder.
A sensational feature of the action
is that Attorney Mountform, member
of the firm of Wilson & Wilson. repre-
sentatives of James Dunsmuir. sole de-
visee. under the will of his brother, AL
exandcr Dunsmuir, is directly accused
of fraud and fragrant violation of the
ethics of his profession.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
MARCONI SNEERED
About Americans and He Is at Once
Snubhed and Challenged.

Annapolis. Mr.. Nov. 1O.-A sighting
remark credited to Signor Maroon
concerning the De Forrest wireless
telegraph service on board the cruiser
West Virginia, during the Presidential
cruise. has caused great stir.
THE results on board the West
Virginia were nothing unusual" is the
comment of Signor Marconi to press
Representative on the other side of the
ocean.
What provoked the expression was
an inquiry from him as to his OPINION
of a wireless telegram received In
Washington from the West Virginia
while she was lying off the mouth OF
the Mississippi.
The distance traversed by the message
was overland. 1900 miles. and is generally
regarded as the most remarkable demon
stration of wireless biography on record
The feat is all the more surprising DIS tdil
mastS were not used and the apparatus
was not of high power.
The remark Of Mr.. 'Marconi. who is
head of a rival wireless system. Was call
ed to the attention of Mr.. De Forrest
head of the secret United States naval
system. and he at once dictated tart
challenge to Marconi as follows:
"Versed as you are in wireless telegra-
ply. no one knows better than yourself
that these performances are absolutely
without precedent or comparison in Eu-
rope.
ITO the best of my information the rec
ords of the West Virginia apparatus are
from three to ten times greater than COW
cred by Marconi or other apparatus on
Shipbnard or shore.
"In view of these established facts and
your apparent attempt to minimize the
credit which all Americans can justly feel
in the remarkable wireless work from the
Presidents cruiser I hereby challenge
you to demonstrate that vessels equipped
with Marconi apparatus. or any other. can
successfully transmit to stations using
Marconi receivers legible message at any
speed whatsoever over distances one-llalI
or one-third those negotiated by the ap-
paratus on board the West Virginia. on
land or sea-.
The American sealed and posted his let
ter and it is on it's way to Signor Mar
conf.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
HORACE LEWIS SMITH.
Well known Actor Dies of Heart Fa"'
ure in Brookline, Mass.

Brookline Mass, Nov. 10.-Horace
Lewis Smith, the well-known actor
known in stage circles as Horace Lewis
died at his home here, today. Heart
trouble caused his illness while ne was
IN New York and he was brought 10
his home. Monday last.
He was born in South Boston ana
WAS 81 years of age. He had been on
the stage for about so years and was
a favorite in Boston where he had APP
reared frequently. The funeral Will De
held at the Church of the New Jerusa-
lem in Boston. probably, Saturday.
Mr.. Smith made his first professional
appcarance i'm Chicago as a clown In
the trio pantomime called 1.-The Witch
es' Gift" ThencefOrth he passed
through many struggles before he OBJ
tanned a permanent fOOthold on the
stage. His first ShakeSpcarian part was
Cuildenstern to the Hamlet of Edward
l.. Davenport and with that actor ne
also played the jailer in Richelieu and
oxford in Richard III. Later he sup
ported Mary Anderson in her tours,
was a member of the Boston Theater
Stock Co, and won especial commenda-
ton for his work as the drunken Dor-
fer in MacBe and OSric in Hamlet
while playing with Edwin Booth. For
10 years he starred off and on i'll almost
every part of the United States. After
wards he supported Julia Arthur in Va
rious plays throughout the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
FIVE YEARS IN SING SING
For New York Painter Who Confessed
To Thefts Amounting to 100000.

New York. Nov 10.--Confession to the
robbery of 100000 worth of gems from
fashionable New York homes In the
last two years was made. today. by
Harold Prescott, painter. His profit
on pawning the jewelry, Prescott said.
was but little over $4,000. Almost by
accident the painter was arrested in
connection with "a recent small robbery
and the police were ignorant Of the I'M
portance of their arrest until at ms
arraignInent. today. Prescott said that
his thefts could not be concealed much
longer and then confessed. Imneoia'e
search was made Of pawnshops lie
named and the police say they nav
recovered $4,000 worth of the stolen
oems already. Prescott obtained en-
trance to the houses he robbed by Sc
curing employment in them as paint
or. Prescott was later sentenced 10
five years in Sing Sing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-11
PERSONAL insult
Was Cause Of Recent Fa-
tai Fight at Annapolis.
Branch Challenged After Being
InsuIted by Meriwether.
Version Of the Tragedy, II is Understood,
From Cadets Standpoint.

Annapolis. Me-, Nov. 10.-A state
mcnt, coming from within the Naval
Academy and believed to represent the
midshipmen's version of the fight be-
tween Midshipmen Meriwether and
Branch and the death of the latter, is
rs fellows:
"The fight between Midshipmen
Branch, and Me-riwether was because
of personal dislike and trouble between
the two midshipmen which eliminated
in the latter personally insulting the
former. Midshipman Branch did not
report Midshipman Meriwether for any
violation of regulations. and he did not
incur this fight because of discharging
his duty. Midshipman Branch chal-
lenged Meriwether as the result of in
sulting remarks addressed to him by
the latter. and it was decided that their
differences be decided in the usual man.
~ American fashion.
"In weight there was not difference
of over five pounds between the two.
BCth midshipmen were good physical
specimens of manhood. Branch having
at one time held the academy light
weight wrestling championship. Meri-
wcther was not considered to be excep-
tionaliy we'll developed physically as
has been enormously stated. This way
settling their personal differences may
have been a mistaken one, but as far
as can be said about an affair of this
description, it was free from brutality
and any unfairEess. and the tragic end
ing is a most lamentable accident.
AT the conclusion of the fight, Mid
shipman Branch was able to walk to
his room and there cOnversed with his
seconds for time, afterward taking a
shower bath and retiring. No fear OF
the result being tragic was felt until
the next morning. when he was found
to be unconscious.
'The code at the Naval Academy alb
solutely prohibits fighting over re-
port. Midshipmen on duty frequently
have to exercise this authority for the
maintenance of the state of discipline.
and it would be just as serious an Of
fence against their code for the mid
shipnen so reported to challenge the
one who made the report as it would be
for Il University OF Virginia student to
offend against their code of honor by
cheating at an eXamina ton"