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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-26
sTAfbeIer of the Press.'T

General Horace Porter in The Cen
fury relates the following anecdote:
General Meade had been untiring in
his efforts during this eventful week.
He was General Grants senior by sew
en- years, was older than any of the
corps commanders, and was naturally
of an excitable temperament, and with
the continual annoyances to which he.
was subjected he not infrequentIy be-
came quite irritable. He was greatly
disturbed at this time by some news
paper reports stating that on the second
night of the battle of the Wilderness
he had advised retreat across the
Rapidan; and in talking this matter
over with General Grant, his indigna-
ton became so great that his wrath
knew no bounds He said that the ru-
NOR had been circulated throughout the
press, and would be believed by many
of the people, and perhaps by the au4
thorites in Washington. Mr.. Dana, the
Assistant Secretary Of War, who was
still with the army, was present at the
interview, and he and General Grant
tried to console Meade by assurances
that the story would not be credited,
and that they would give a broad COM
tradicition to it. Mr.. Dana at once
sent a dispatch to the Secretary of
War, abiding to the rumor, and say
ing: This is entirely untrue He has
not shown any weakness of the sort
since moving from Culpeper, nor once
intimated a doubt as to the successfuL
issue of the campaign"
The Secretary replied the next day
June 100, saying: please say to Gen
eral Meade that the lying report al
luded to in your telegram was not even
for a moment believed by the President
or myself. We have the most perfect
confidence in him. He could not wish
a more exalted estimation of his abil-
ity, his firmness, and every quality of
commanding general than is entertained
for him." The newspaper correspond
ent who had been the author of this
SANDER was seized and placed on q
horse, with large placards hung upon
his breast and back bearing the in
scription, "Libeler of the Press" and
drummed out of camp. There had new
er been a moment when Meade had
not been in favor of bold and vigorous
advances, and he would have been the
last man to counsel a retreat
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-04-26

Military Bounty Land Warrants.
During the last fiscal year there were
issued by the government ffty-ive mill
tary bounty land warrants, granting
$3.50 acres of land.
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ished couple who had sighted him
after his first shout.
It was mp to the groom right there.
His bride-to-be stood by his side. cling.
ing 10 his arm, just beyond were the
portals Of the courthouse. upstairs the
parlors of bliss, but-80 yards away,
coming on like a race horse, coat tails
flying, hat waving frantically in one
hand and revolver In the other was
a desperate looking man. Something
evidently whispered to the young man
that discretion was the better part Of
vaIor, for he exercised discretion. and.
breaking rudely away from his sweet
heart, he started on a dead run
around the corner Of the brick build
ing.
The old gentleman was angry, how
ever, and this did not aDpease him.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06
eIRL Held IN PANAMA pEN.
Missionary Tells Startling Story Of
Condition on lsthmus.

New York That a i2-year-old New
York girl was lured from this city b.
woman and is held prisoner in a
house in Panama is the extraordinary
story told by Miss Johnson. mis-
sionary from the isthmus. who IS here
raising funds to fight vice In the canal
zone. Miss Johnson attempted to res.
cue the child bui was met by the la.
mates Of the house in Colon. driven
away by force. while the police did
nothing.
When she entered the girl rushed
to her weeping and began to tell her
story The child said she had started
to school one morning in One Hun
dred and Twenty.fifth street. when
she met a woman who, In Panama.
claimed to be her mother. The won.
an gave her candy and was nice to
her. The girl fell into the snare.
There was no chance for escape once
she was at the lsthmus
While the child was talking to Miss
Johnson. she says, The men and wom-
en- Of the house attacked them both
and tore the girl away.
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sent to foreign countries to learn what
had been accomplished
They discovered that 1t was possible
to transplant grasses so that the most
stubborn and lawless beaches could
be held in control France, as an ex.
ample, after a constant struggle Of
more than a century had transformed
the desolate plains Of Gascony into
forest lands and fertile fields. while
by the same means Holland had rend-
cred its country secure against the en-.
croachments OF the North sea.
In spite Of the progress made on
Cape Cod the work that has been
done is only the beginning.
Cape Cod is anchored to the heav-
ems, as 1t we're, by myriads Of little
cables Of beach grass, and If they
should fail would become a total
wreck and ere long go to the bottom.
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MICHIGAN FARMER DRAWS WEAP-
ON JUST iN TIME TO PRE-
VENT WEDDING.
Hired Man Falls in Love with Daush-
ter Of Employer, But Decides Dis
cretion the Better Part Of
Valor.

St. Joseph, Mich.--A romance was
nipped in the bud in this city, the
Gretna Green Of the middle west
when an angry father overlook his
runaway daughter and one Of his farm
hands, just as they we're about to
mount the steps Of the courthouse and
procure a marriage license.
Half a dozen court loungers Wit
messed the comedy and they tell with
no little gusto Of the manner in which
the couple ducked behind the marble
pillars on the steps Of the big building
when the enraged parent came tear
ing up the walk, revolver In hand and
pursued his would-be son-in-law across
the green lawn and down the back al
leys.
It appears that the young woman
who is 10 years old, came to Berrlen
county with her father Immediately
following the death of her mother in
Chicago She longed for the compan-
ionship she had been accustomed to
in the city and grew lonely and home
sick It was at this period that one
Of her fathers farm hands appeared
upon the scene and fell In love with
her.
Weeks passed by and the lover pro-
posed that they visit the courthouse
in St Joseph some day, procure a
marriage license, return to her home
and inform the stern father The
maiden consented, and after many at
tempts had failed, finally received per
mission from her father to drive into
this city with the hired man."
UnhappiIy. the father determined
to visit the city himself and came
on the train. In the course Of his
travels about the city he passed a
corner near the courthouse and to
his amazement and rage saw his
daughter turning in at the broad walk
which leads TO Cupid's headquarters.
His perception was sharp enough to
inform him what was about TO happen.
and the irate father lost all control Of
himself
Raising his voice in mighty shout
he sped across the Intervening terri
tory in almost record.break1ng time,
lodged under a wire tied from tree to
tree. invaded the sacred precincts Of
the courthouse flower beds and pull
ing a black barreled revolver from his
hip pocket. bore down on the aston
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cemped et Dutch Georges on the
Poudre. above Livermore. Hobby,
while fishing. became separated from
his companions Sunday afternoon.
For several hours he wandered
about, expecting to reach camp by
following the stream downward. but
darkness came on, finding him In re-
glon almost impossible with brush
and rock at the base Of the noun.
talns. Here he made fire and passed
the night
Hoping to catch sight Of his camp
he started to climb the mountain at
sunrise. and reached the summit a
few hours later. Here he was at a
loss to discover any camp in the val
ley below. but was able TO shoot a
hlueiay, which he hrolled and ate with
the mushrooms, the first food tasted
by him since the morning previous.
After descending the mountain he
walked 10 miles farther down the
stream and discovered a man fshing
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06
BATTLE OF TWO CENTURIES
ENDS iN VICTORY
All Devices Of Man Failed IN Check.
Ing Enoroaehment Of Sand on
Cape Cod and Then Beach
Grass Was Tried.

Which IS stronger? Man and the
devices which a keen and resourceful
BARN can create. or Nature? For two
centuries the ingenuity and skill Of
man have been taxed In an effort to
hold In check the shifting sands on
the lower end Of Cape Cod, but always
without success. and now after re-
peated failures man has turned to gen
tie Nature aud sought her cooperation.
and, 10 and behold, the sands rest
obedient before her, for beach grass
has been planted. and while each
blade is weak and Insignificant It is
found that unitedly the multitude Of
blades present a barrier before which
the erstwhile all-conquering sands are
impotent.
Strange to say, the fact that beach
grass can withstand the shifting Of
the sands is not Of recent discovery,
for back in the last century the town
erier used every spring to add to his
other admonitions about letting the
cows run loose, cutting forest trees
and paying the taxes this important
warning: And now all ye who hear
are admonished by the authorities
that it is the time to plant beach
grass, and all those good citizens,
therefore, who respect the law and
fear for the penalty Of its neglect will
forthwith proceed to the planting Of
said grass"
Even in those early days the value
of beach grass was appreciated, but
the various efforts to have 1t planted
do not seem to have been effective
until a few years ago, when the state
Of Massachusetts, itself took over the
sand dune desert that lies back Of
Provincetown and began a systematic
/ process Of reclamation.
The dunes extend over ar area Of
some 5000 acres and have long been
a menace to farms and roads. Al
times, when high winds have pre-
vailed, they have threatened the de
struction Of villages and homes.
The harbor. which has sheltered in
time OF storm as many as 1000 yes
sells, is even more in danger, for It II
surrounded on three sides BY sand
accumulations that have washed
around the head Of the Cape. 1t waE
this menace to coastwise shipping
and the fishing industry more thar
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06

bis house in the Judengasse. in Frank
fort-on-Maln.
Nathan Mayors grandfather was
called Amsohei Moses, but beyond
him the family cannot be traced with
certainty, for all official registers were
destroyed In the fire Of I'LL, which
burnt out the whole Of the street.
Mayer Amsohel, born IN l7ii. was IN
childhood dedicated to the Rabblnate:
but, when he came Of age, he elected
to go upon the exchange. and entered
the house Of Oppenheim. the great
bankers Of Hanover. The Seven Years
war was raging and the cute British
policy Of continental subsidies. In the
shape Of bills on Hamburg and Am.
sterdam, was eagerly adopted on the
bourse. The distribution Of these sub
sldies was immensely profitable. ow-
ing to the exchange being invariably
IN favor Of London. Young Mayer
Amschei entered heart and soul into
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would see! With a sharp jerk tho
man dragged the dogs to the brink
Of the dark, evillooking shaft A
piercing howl, and both had disap-
peared into the depths.
Then the scoundrel who had per.
petrated this soulless crime skunk
away. What did he care. SO long an
he was rid Of the two dogs. how mueh
they suffered? supposing theY en-
dured agonies of hunger and thirst,
no one would know-why should ho
trouble?
Sixteen days had elapsed since TIE
preceding incident was enacted. Two
miners passed near the dIsused shaft
A pitiful whine, seeming TO rise fFOm
nowhere, fell on their ears. The men
paused, looking to right and LETT With
puzzled eyes.
Again and again they heard the
same plaintive cry OF some animal
In distress.
Then one paused before the SHAFT.
It was from down there that tho
sounds proceeded.
With one accord the two miners
lighted their lamps and began 70 de-
scend the shaft. The way was dlfi-
cult: one slip and either Of thcm
might fan. perhaps to death. nut
troubled by no such thoughts. only
filed with desire to relieve the
creature. be what 1t might. that vas
in distress. the men clung 70 their
mission.
At last they reached the base Of the
shaft The air was choking and their
lamps suddenly began to grow dina
and finally went out. Now. side by
side, working along the heavy, foul
darkness. facing a certain death from
the poisonous air should either Of
them lose consciousness. the mcn
moved about the shaft. Suddenly they
felt the warm bodies OF two animals
dogs-which were huddlcd side BY
side. And now in the heavy darkness.
they realized that what they touched
was little more than skin and scaeS.
Each man lifted one Of the poor an
mails on to his shoulders. and then b.
gan the terrible ascent Of the shan.
with heads throbblng. and eoHsH#
by deadly sickness from the noxious
gas
Bit by bit the story Of the rescue
Of the two dogs was nolsed abToad
In noble houses the heroism Of f11
two miners was told and everTuhcTo
IN the nelghborhood praises were
heaped upon the men.
stu more. on a certain day soms
weeks later. Charles Evans and Her.
bert GHmths stood forward modcsiIJ
amid their fellow-townsmen and we're
presented with silver match boHeu D.
representatives Of the Dumb Friena
league
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between the main postofIlco and thn
six principal railroad stations, cor
Meeting the latter with each other and
with the postofice
On its arrival at a railway station.
the mail matter is dropped through
chutes into the tunnel, where Il -
taken aboard by the little cars ana
transported to the postofice. The
cars travel through the tunnel at the
rate Of ten or twelve miles an hour
and, when the mail is flrst-class. Tho
man who drives the motor engine in
accompanied by postal agent
Electricity plays an important part
in the new system Of mail transpOrta-
tion by pneumatic tube, which ia un-
der experimental trial in five cities
Boston has nearly eight miles OF such
tubing now in operation; Chicago ten
miles, Philadelphia four miles, Sc
Louis two miles, and New York seven
miles. Before long, when contracts
already undertaken are complete1.
New York will have about twenty
five miles Of pneumatic tubes. prac-
tically covering the whole Of Manhai-
tan Island in one great circuit. run
ming from the Battery all around Cen-
trail Park, and up as far as Ono Hum
! dred and Twenty-nfth street.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06
UNCLE sAn TRYING MODERN
METHODS ~ TRANSPORTATION
Experiments Being Tried in the Larg.
er Cities Of the Country With
View to Securing Increased
Efficiency.

Government officials upon whom the
responsibility of the moving Of the
mails rests are constantly striving to
increase the ehlciency Of the service,
and are eager to adopt any new meth
DDS which will make this possible
At the present time electricity and
gasoline as carriers Of the mail are
under trial During the last few
months, in Detroit and Milwaukee,
the pOstotIice department has been
making experiments with motor We
hicles, for the collection and trans
portation Of mail in bulk: The wagons
used for the purpose which are pro
PEELED by gasoline, are Of two types,
one Of them being designed for trans
port merely, while the other is fitted
up inside like postal car on a small
scale, with compartments and suspend
ed mail sacks suitable for the sorting
Of letters.
The "postmobiles," as they are
called, are intended chiefly for carry
ing mail in considerable quantities
between the main city postofice and
branch postoffices. Incidentally they
serve in the collection Of bulky mail
matter from department stores and
other places where 1t Is liable to ac-
cumulate rapidly. AS far as practica-
bic, the vehicles provided with sort
ing facilities are devoted to the trans
portation of first-class matter in or
der that It may be made ready for
the trains while on its way to the cen
trail postotice
The plan described having proved
highly successful, the postofice de-
partment intends to introduce It be.
fore long In New York, Philadelphia,
Chicago and other large cities. Mean
while experiments are being made
with motorcycles in Los Angeles
where conditions are thought espec
tally favorable for their service They
are employed for ordinary box collee
tion, each Of the little vehicles being
provided with a large collecting sacl
suspended above and between the
two front wheels.
During three months trial, two sucl
motorcycles, each driven BY one man
have done the work OF three mel
and three one-horse teams. The sav
ing in time and expense by this meth
cd is so considerable indeed, that th'
postal authorities are going to intro
duce the service in a number of othe
cities' 1t is found that by this mean
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06
steppea Street Car for kIss.

Winsted. Gonna trolley car. In
charge OF Conductor James Furey
stopped an Windsor Locks 70 take a
man abroad After the car had start
ed again the conductor saw a woman
waving her hand and running toward
the car supposing she desired pas
sage. the conductor stopped the ear
Tho man who had Just seated himself
jumped from his seat and ran back
to meet the woman.
AS soon as the couple met the man
put one arm around the womans neck
and kissed her three times. Then
The woman kissed him. The man
took his arm frcm around the wom-
ans neck, looked at her for an instant
kissed her again. then turned and
started hack for the car.
Conductor Furey said this was the
first case he knew Of a woman stop.
ping q trolley car to get a kiss
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06

who told him he was four miles above
the Fort Collins waterworks. and that
he had left his camp two miles above.
He was much exhausted. but after
eating a good supper found his dis.
tracted companions. who, in the
meantime. had sent word to Greeley
to Hobbys younger brother The
next morning after Hobby accidental
y met his brother on the stage the
two went into camp. This Is Hobby's
first visit to the mountains. and the
one thing he IS sure Of is that no ban
quet ever tasted as good 70 him as
the blueiay which he shot and cooked.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-06
HOUSE OF ROTHSCHILD

these negotiations with no small profit
to himself as we'll as to his house
Mayer Amschel's five sons were
Amschel, Solomon, Nathan, Mayer,
Charles and James, each Of whom IN
turn was the founder of a Rothschild
house-family and bank--respectiye-
ly In Frankfort, Vienna, London, Ma
pies and Paris; the Naples house was
closed in 1871.
Nathan was sent by his father in
1897 first of all to Manchester to buy
cotton goods for the German market,
and there he remained till the end of
1906, having in the meanwhile become
a naturalized British subject. Early
in 1907 he moved to London and set.
tied in New Court--which has ever
since been the headquarters Of the
London Rothschilds-frst as a gen
eral merchant and next as a banker
and broker.
The Jewish financier was, however,
not wholly engrossed by the love Of
riches"-that Of woman interyened.
Hannah Cohen, the lovely daughter Of
Levi Cohen, in rhrogmorton street,
bewitched him. and after brief court
ship in Angel court. the happy day
was fixed for Oct q. 18O6-a day for
ever memorable from the abject col
lapse Of Prussia upOn the stricken
field Of lena.
Within a fortnight after the we'd
ding Nathan Mayer Rotschild received
from his father at Frankfort a bulky
post-package-no less a sum than
e6OO,OO0 in British exchequer bills
and other securiues-with a letter
saying that the Landgrave Of Hesse.
Cassel had fed before Bonaparte. but
that all was well with them In Frank
fort.
Nathan Mayer Rothschild died in
1886, leaving several children. his ED
est son being Lionel Nathan, born in
1908. who brilliantly retained the re
nown Of his family. A very success
full enterprise-to name one among
many-was the purchase Of Spanish
quicksilver, whereby the Rothschildl
secured a monopoly for the sale Of
mercury.
Lionel Nathan Rothschlld-who. by
the way, was sidonia in Disraen'i
"Coningsby"-dled in 1879 and wa,
succeeded in the headship OF the fam
lily by his eldest son, Nathan Mayer
born in 1S40, the present most worth,
bearer Of the honors Of the British
barony Of Rothschild 1.-The first peer O
the realm Of the Jewish race.
Lord Rothschild. who takes a grea
interest in all that concerns the vel
fare of the Jewish community, is con
nected by marriage with Lord Rose
berry. and the 2othschilds mansion
at Hyde Park Corner are as sis
nificant Of their wealth and social pe
sition as are their beautiful countr
seats In the Aylesbury and Trims dls
tricts. where Lord Rothschlld and hi
brothers Leopold and Alfred are thol
oughiy well known as good landlord
and most Aospltable and kindly neigh
bors. EDoCUMBE sTALEY.
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He chased bis victim down a back
street, through alleys and over the
river bluff Luck was on the side Of
the feeting suitor if Cupid was not.
however, and a train was just pulling
out Of the station. Without a mo-
ment's hesitation he swung himself on
board and disappeared through the
coach door. leaving his love behind
him. waiting on the courthouse
steps"
Just what Farmer Nathaniel Brown
said to the weeping young woman
when he returned is not recorded.
Residents Of Lake township state
that the unlucky suitors name Is
Clarence Norton: that he had no rela-
tives there, but worked In that vicinity
for a couple Of years Il Is doubtful
whether he will return, and meantime
Mr. Brown is out a hired man, while
his daughter is minus q lover.
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anything else that caused the national
government % act "a the premises.
When the state Of Massachusetts,
took hold Of the work the sand dune
area was designated as Provincelands.
BY means of public ownership the au-
thorities were enabled to exercise q
more enective surveillance than would
have been possible we're the areas
under private ownership.
The department Of agriculture at
Washington had in the meantime
been conducting a series Of inyestiga
tions regarding sand grass in the hope
Of reclaiming not only Cape Cod lands
but also other vast areas along the
southern coasts and in California and
Washington. Representatives were
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the mails arg rercepl1ly accelerated
reaching me postomce more quickly.
and tn mans instances catching trains
which otherwise they would base
missed.
Even more interesting in its uaJ
Is the electric tunnel service for the
transportation of mails which IS now
on trial ID Chicago All Of the streets
Of the main business section ot that
city, running north and south and east
and west. are underlaid by a net work
Of tunnels. The tunnels are eight
feet high AID ten feet vide they are
forty feet under ground, and CROSS the
Chicago river at eight different points
Arrangements have been made by
which a tunnel service is established