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The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14

through the Jerseys had left to the
American leader the merest wreck Of
a beaten and diSsolying army; and
when the confident CORVALLIS arrived
at Trenton with his 5000 disciplined
troops congress and the country OK.
rected hourly the tidines that Wash.
ington's little band had been captured
or annihilated and the war ended.
The disaffection of the troops and
the laIsuor Of both soldiers and citi.
Hens were such as to prompt the re.
mark OF an English historian that no
great page Of history is so little
stamped with hcrOism as the Amori.
can revolution. Recruiting was i'm.
possible; enlistmcnts were expiring
and the country people FASTENED to
safeguard themselves and their prop.
erty by taking the oath of allegiance
to the crow Nothing but military
success could. even m%omentarily
stimulate the dying cause of American
independence.
About half a mile farther east, in
n ravine south of Mercer street, oc.
Cured q second engagement. Here
fragments Of the 10th and 5Oth rcgi.
ments, having escaped from the rout
at Stony Brook, rallied and opposed
the American advance under Gen.
Sullivan. The scene Of this action
was just a little southwest of the
present seminary grounds. The stand
made by the English was only momcn-
tary. In a few moments Sullivan scat
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14

tered them, the major portion feeing
over the line to the New Brunswlck
road, while about 200 of the 4Oth took
refuge in the college Old North. a
few shots were fired into the building
and the English surrendered. The
Americans proceeded eastward along
Nassau street, and their ear was pass
ing Queenstown when the head !
Corvallis main column reached
Mercer battle-ground, two miles to the
west, When they reached Princeton
a feld-piece, mounted in a small IN
trenchment opposite the present site
of the inn, was fired by some strag'
glers, and CORVALLIS halted for an
hour or so TO reconnoiter, thus max
ing possible W~ashington's escape.
Resisting the temptation to risk has
dwindling force by a march on Ne"
Brunswick, where Cornval!!t stores
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14

OF the loyalists from which it never
wholly recovered
It is however, with the field of
Princeton, as it now exists, and with
the historic relics and memories still
10 be found in the old town, that We
have to do. The battlefield lies rough
~ in and around what used to be
called the Big Trianglc'-that is,
the section incloscd by Stockton and
Mercer streets. from their junction
near the Princeton inn westward, and
southwestward to the Quaker road
along-that is, the section incloscd by
Stockton streets from part Of the old
turnpike between New Brunswick and
Trenton, the scene of so many march.
cs and countermarchcs in Washing
tons Jersey campaigns, About a mile
~ the west this road makes a curve
10 the south. and again turning vest
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14
PHlaged by British.

Plllaged by British.
Inc battle of Princeton does not
comprise the entire revolutionary his.
Tory or the town. Morvcn, on Stock.
ION street, next the inn, was pillaped
ny the English early in December
600, ana was at one time Gen. Uowc's
headquarters. The house was huilt
very early in the sixteenth century
by John Stockton. and has remained
III the family over since. In l77G il
was the residence of Richard Stock.
ON, one OF the signers of the dcclara.
non or independence. The residence
Of another "signer" is i'm Witherspoon
street, about a mile north of where
President John Witherspoon built n
residence in 1913, Tusculum. as it
was called, was also used as British
headquarters in l77G-7, and in 1889
Washington spent a night in the house
en- route 10 New York to take the oath
as president.
THE Barracks" an old stone house
on Edgehlll street, Is the oldest build
ing in Princeton. 1t is supposed to be
the original Stockton mansion. II
was used for soldiers quarters both
in the French war and in the rcvolu.
ton, hence its name.
LcCkey says: 1T seemed at this
time almost certain that the American
revolution would have collaps,E." A
march Of ten miles, II skirmish of an
hour or less and the opportunity was
gone; the Jerseys were cleared of
British troops, and England'S empire
over the thirteen colonies had slipped
away. Never again did the American
appear so hopeless. Princeton,
skirmish though il was, was the trun.
ing point, the Gettysburg. Of the revo.
luton. OF the abandonment of the
Jerseys, the same historian says: "A
fatal damp Il thrown on the cause
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14

passes over Stony Brook by a quaint
old stone bridge, rear Bruere's grist
mill, which was built in 1714, and
which has been run continuously
since.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14
Chicauo's Charities,

The Chicago charities directory,
containing Il descriptive exhibit of the
philanthropic, social and religious re.
sources of the city, has recently been
issued. Under the different heads it
shows the following number of agcn.
cies: Care and relief of needy families
In their homes, us; relief of destitute.
neglected and delinquent children. 81
relief in permanent and temporary
homes for adults, 81; relief for the
sick, 1913; relief for the defective, 81;
treatment of delinquent adults, II; pre-
ventivc social work, l20; supervisory
and educational work, g.; religious and
moral, l,07l, Il grand total Of $50.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14
Especial Correspondence

Few realize that
an nifcant
Skirmish Jan. 3.
III, gave the bat.
tlefeld Of Prince.
ton more signif.
canoe than any
other revolution.
airy field. save Sar.
dtosa and York.
Long Is.
Fort Wash.
ingtOn, h arr
l. ~treachcry
nd the retreat
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14
Washington at Princeton.

At the Princeton commencement In
1883 Washington and the congress
were present. Washington donated
80 e%uincas to the trustees, which they
expended for a portrait Of him by
Pcalc of Philadelphia. This was
placed in the frame which had for
mcrly contained the portrait Of King
George. From the old hall Oct. IS.
1888. congress issued the proclama-
ton in which, after thanking the army
in the %country's name for its heroic
achievements, the soldiers were dis
charged from further service after
Nov. 3.
Here. too, Washington, summoned
from the army at Newburg, received
the thanks of congress, and after re-
dying thereto retired TO the house at
Rocky hill, which is now known as
Washington headquarters, and from
thence on Nov 3 of the same year he
issued his farewell address to his
troops. This house is now the prop
erty of the Washington Headquar.
ters association of Rocky hill. The
southeast room, on the second story,
is pointed ont as the roOm where
these orders were written.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14

The announcement made yesterday
that the London General Omnibus
Company has decided during the next
three years to substitute motors for
horses on all the main roads will
greatly interest the people of London.
says the London Morning Post. It.
means that the change from the old
omnibus 10 the motor bus is to be car
ried II much more rapidly than was
contemplated a few months & O What
the change will be may be partly in
ferred from some figures given yester-
day by Sir John Pound. He said that
at the end of 1908 the company had
twenty-nine motors at work. but that
by the end OF 1906 they will have no
less than 800.
The Tucumcari news. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-04-14
Put the English to Flight. ~

From the crest of the hill TO the
west the English turned back to meet
the American advance, under Mercer,
who was cspied coming up the Quaker
road and along Stony brook. The lat
ter had passed the Quaker church,
half a mile away, and, noting the
English returning on the double.
quick toward the bridge, he succeed
ed in reaching the top of the swell,
to the right, in time 10 form line of
battle. 1t was near William Clark's
house, since demolished, that the .irst
collision occurred. The Americans
were driven by a bayonet charge
southwark to the field, whore a pyra-
mid of shells now marks the spot on
which Mercer fell. Here Washington
came to the relief of his advance, and,
assuming command, drove the Eng.
lish in wild flight. the greater part
crossing the brook and heading for
Trenton; but a portion turned toward
Princeton and were accounted for
later. Mercer vas carried to the house
OF Thomas Clark. where he died ten
htNo Iu''i tl'Ni ilN'iIoN III ms
What are said to be his bloodstains
on the floor of the oom where he
was first laid are still shown to visit
orS.
The fight in which Gen. Mercer fell
occurred with the lines Of the oppos-
ing detachments drawn diagonal
~ across the present line Of the new
turnpike-Mercer strcet-which did
not then exist, The route Of the main
body of the Americans was northeast
ward along a farm road, which, rough
~ speaking, followed the direction
which Mercer street now takes. Some
OF the wounded were carried to the
house of Thomas Olden, on the old
turnpike. This house is now the avi
airy of Drumthwackct, the residence
of NJ. Taylor Pyne. While men were
recently making some repairs 10 the
grounds a cannon ball and several
g%rapcshot were dug up and these are
now in the possession of Mr.. Pyne.
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ana military chest offered n tcmptinp
oalt' the American commander turned
vi al Kingston on the Milestone road
anu 'hence proceeded with his men
TO the hills around Morristown.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
The Toothsome shad.

The Herald reports shad from
the Florida coast in the Baltimore
fish stalls, and says of course they
are not the great, royal fellows from
the Chesapeake; but when well
cooked and daintily servey they
meet the local epicurean demand
during the early winter. The first
shad oflthe Chesapeake Bay variety
came to market as early as Decem
Der 9TH last winter, and by Jan. 10
last year fine, toothsome roe shad
we're making their way up the
Chesapeake. Despite the warm,
bright weather of the present winter
the fish are a trifle shy in making
glad the heart of those who delight
in the delicacy of its flavor and the
toothsomeness of its meaty sides.
When planked over a roasting fire
on the shore, or baked in the in
door range, the Chesapeake Bay
shad is the finest of water products.
In the golden days of their for
mer abundance no shad were so
highly priced as those captured in
the upper reaches of the Chesa-
peake Bay and in the Snsquehanna
River, whose clear running waters
only the most vigorous and better
conditioned could reach. The 200.
mile Journey of the Chesapeake
Bay fish against swiftly flowing
tides and adverse cnrrents are sup
posed a acquire a delicacy and
richness of flavor peculiarly their
own.
Shad belong to the migratory
class of fishes and are found in the
coastal waters during only a por-
ton of each year. In their annual
migration shad appear in the
southern waters of the United
States in December and January
and as the season advances they
appear successively in the more
northern streams.
About the first Of March they
reach the lower end of Chesapeake
Bay in great schools or shoals, and
about two weeks later they are in
the Delaware Bay and about the
first of April they reach the New
York Bay. In the Connecticut they
are caught about the middle of
April and in the Kennebec River
during the first week in May.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
For The Agricultural College.


In the. case of the Maryland
Agricultural College against State
Comptroller George It. Atkinson
Judge Burke rendered the opinion
of the Court of Appeals on the. .11th
inst. The court reverses the order
of the Circuit Court for Anne
Arundel County, dismissing the
petition of the trustees of the agri.
cultural college for mandamns to
compel the Comptroller to issue his
warrent upon the treasury of the
State for the payment of 1000 and
$4,000 to the agricultural college.
The first was appropriated for the
college, to be used in connection
with its work while the $4,000 was
appropriated for the maintenance
of the farmers institute. The frs
was made under the Act of 1902,
while the second was provided for
by the Act of 1904. No attempt,
it appears, was made Ito draw the
money until a year after the act
was passed. The Comptroller re-
fused to pay the money, because
''neither of the sums nor any part
thereof" could be lawfully drawn
after the expiration of the fiscal
year for which they were appro-
priated.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
Two Freaks of Nature.

Two contrasting freaks of nature are
the Island of Fire and the Lake Of
Snow. The Island of Fire is called the
Home of Hot Devils. 1t is situated in
the midst of large lake of boiling
mud in the island of Java. The steam
and gases which arise from the sticky
mud form themselves into bubbles at
tanning the diameter of five or six feet
and sailing high UP in the air like bal
looms, carried hither and thither by the
wind and finally exploding with loud
crash.
The biggest snow lake is seen from
the summit Of Hispar pass, in the
Karakoran range. 1t is more than 300
square miles in area. In Switzerland
the sea of ice might better be called
the sea Of snow, as the surface is
broken up by solar heat, which makes
a minute assuring in the ice, giving it
the appearance of snow
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
A Modern Miracle.

"Truly miraculous seemed the
recovery of Mrs. Mollie Holt of
this place." writes j. 0. R. Hooper,
Woodford, Tenn, ''she was so vast
ed by coughing up puss from her
lungs. Doctors declared her end
so near that her family had watch
ed by her bedside forty eight hours;
when at my urgent request DR..
Kings New Discovery was given
her with the astonishing result that
Improvement began, and contin-
ued until she finally completely
recovered, and is healthy woman
to day." Guaranteed cure for
coughs and colds. soc and 81 .OO
at Eli 7. Reynolds Drug store.
Trial bottle free.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
Marriage Licenses.

Michael Guilemi, of Philada.,
and Mary Gallo, of Elkton.
Isaac Almond Simmons and
Mollie' Elizabeth Rothwell, both OF
Elk Neck.
Harry L. Caples and Laura
Frankenfield, both of Cockeysville,
Md.
John Robertson Stocktill and
Grace LevinaP Moore, both of Elk
Mills.
Giovanbottister Bomanelli and
Grazia Stumpo, both of Port
Deposit.
William B. Linton and Susan
Rice, both of WOodlawn.
John Shelton of Chesapeake City,
and Mrs. Lille Hess, of North East.
Lionel B. Turner and Elizabeth
Mcmahon, both of Pleasant Hill.
Mallory Toy and Bessie Mariner,
both of Chesapeake City.
Arthur Davis and Mrs. Mary e.
Clayton, both of Cecilton.
John Allmore Melvin and Nora
Moore, both of FELTON,, Del.
Franklin B. Joseph, Of Frank
ford, Pa, and Pearla II. Grant,
of Cecil County.
CoLoRED-James E. Hammond,
of Elkton, and Stella Miller, of st.
Augustine. .e
Michael James, of Mechanics
Valley, and Mrs. Annie E. White,
of Chesapeake City.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
The Grip.

s'Before we can sympathize with others,
we must have suffered ourselves" No
one can realize the suffering attendant
upon all attack of the grip, unless he has
had the actual experience. There is
probably no disease that causes SO much
physical and mental agony, or which SO
successfully defes medical aid. All dan
ger from the grip, however, may be avoid
ed by the prompt use of Chamberlain IS
Cough Remedy. Among the tens OF
thousands who have used this remedy,
not one case has ever been reported that
has resulted in pneumonia or that has not
recovered. For sale by Eli T. Reynolds.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
OXFORD AND VICINITY.

Mrs. Will Cam is most critically i'll of
pneumonia.
There are over So varieties of birds
around Oxford.
The local county Institute was we'll at
tended and great success.
Many persons had bad falls on Saturday
night on account of slippery pavements.
A congregational meeting will be held
in the Oxford Presbyterian church next
Wednesday night.
There has been very little sleighing but
Oxford merchants report a. boom in the
sale of cutters. -'s ~ S. 4
Walter Alexander and Aurvey Smith
were recent guests of the Bingham
House, Philadelphia.
DR.. S. T. Young has gone to Philadel-
phia to have an X-Ray examination
made of his injured foot.
Squire and Mrs. William Caldwell
entertained quite number at tea on the
12th. A most enjoyable evening was
spent.
DR.. w. Ewing, of West Grove, is a
frequent visitor to Oxford. The DR.. is
building most lucrative practice in this
locality.
Harry Shepherd, of Harmony Hill,
who has been confined in Philadelphia
hospital with diseased limb, will, it is
feared, have to resort to an amputation.
The telephone service between Oxford
and Hickory Hill was recently crippled
by broken wires, putting subscribers to a
great inconvenience. Service is now
resumed.
Between securing quarters for the CON-
ing year, securing help to assist in run
ming the same, and butchering, the aver
age farmer is finding time to take down
the Christmas tree.
The Bell Telephone Company will
begin the immediate construction OF a
new line between Oxford and Lewisville
by way of Hickory Hill. Right of way
is now being secured.
Frank Mclaughlin former resident
of this vicinity died in Philadelphia. aged
as years. Funeral took place on the
13th., the remains being brought to Ok
ford and buried in Little Elk cemetery.
Mrs. Alfred Bye, formerly Miss Sallie
Snyder of Kimbleville, died at her resi-
dence in Philadelphia of paralysis. in
duced by an operation performed for can
Ger of the breast. Mrs. Bye, up to few
years ago, resided at Hickory Hill mov-
ing from there to the city. She is sur
vived by her husband and four children.
Just moment before one of the early
trains left Oxford the other morning a
wellknown swain of that town was noticed
running down the street towards the
depot, with his coat and vest unbuttoned,
his collar and necktie under one arm,
while he wassvainly trying to button his
suspenders to his trousers. You should
retire earlier young man.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
WEST NOTTINGHAM.

Saml. Pierce is very i'll at this writing,
at his home near Colora.
Mrs. Omar D. Crothers, of Elkton, is
visiting Mrs. X. R. Crothers.
Miss Carrie Wier entertained few
friends at dinner last Saturday.
The Ladies' Missionary Society held a
meeting at the home of Mrs. S. B. Tosb.
E. C. Gather has, placed his farm on
shares to Vim. Boyde, who has been in
Mr.. Gathers employ for several years.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
Union Hospital Fund.

Charles B. Finley, Treasurer of
the Union Hospital, has received a
check for 30, 700 from the Treasurer
of the State of Maryland in pay
ment of the appropriation made at
the last session of the Legislature.
This, with the $4,000 appropriated
by the County Commissioners and
toe money raised by entertainment,
Ntc., makes the sum total in the
treasury amount to $1O,036
N. An effort will be made to
IS amount So, 900, as several
ricts have as yet contrib
10 the fund.-.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
The Farmers Paper.

THE SUMS market reports and commercial col
umns are complete and reliable and put the farm
err the merchant. and the broker in touch with the
markets of Baltimore, Norfolk. Charleston. New
York, Chicago Philadelphia and all other import
ant points in the United States and other countries
All OF which the reader gets for one cent.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
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That's what a prominent
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ago. AS a rule we don't
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THE. SUN AT ONE CENT
Is the Cheapest High Glass Paper
In the United States.

THE SUNS special correspondents throughout
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Its Washington and New York bureaus are among
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The midland journal., 1906-01-19
The Woman's Paper.

THE sun is the best type of a newspaper NOR
ally and intellectually In addition to the of
the day, it publishes the best features that can be
presented, such as fashion articles and miscelan.
eous writings from men and women of note and
prominence. 1t is an educator of the highest
character. constantly stimulating to noble ideals
in individual and national lie.
THE sun is published on Sunday we'll as
every other day OF the week.
By mail the daily Sun, So year; including the
Sunday Sun. $4. The Sunday sun alone, 81 year
Address
A s. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
dee1 Baltimore. Maryland.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
THE WEEKLY HERALD

is such familiar. old.time companion of most
OF our country friends that it hardly REQUIRES
special introduction. but it is being made more
attractive from day to day and the price 10 the
$500.
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Baltimore, Md.
The midland journal., 1906-01-19
1906 THE 1906
Baltimore Evening
: Herald.
THE INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER
OF THE GREATER BALTIMORE
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