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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

Twas the day beside the Pyramids.
1t seems but an hour ago,
That Keber's Foot stood firm in squares
Returning blow for blow.
The Marnelukes tossing
Their standards to the sky,
When heard child's voice say, "Niy men,.
Teach me the way to de!"
Twas little drummer. with his side
Torn terribly with shot;
But still he feebly beat his drum,
AS though the wound were not
And when the Mameluke's wild horse
Burst with and cry,
He said, 20 men of the Forty-third.
Teach the way to die!
sMy mother has got, other sons,
With stouter hearts than mine,
But none ready blood for France
To pour out free wine
Yet still life's sweet" the brave lad moan'd
"Fair this earth and sky;
Then, comrades of the Forty-third,
Teach me the way to die'
saw salenche, of the granite heart
Wping his burning eyes
1t was by far more pitiful
Than loud sobs and cries
One bit his cartridge till his lip
Grew black winter sky,
But still the boy moan'd, "Forty-thrd
Teach me the way to die!'
o never saw I sight like that!
The sergeant flung down flag,
Even the ffer bound his brow
Then LOOKED at locks and fxd their steel,
But never made reply,
Until he sobbed again,
Teach me the way to dleh
Then with a shout that flew to God,
They strobe into the fray;
/ their red plumes join and wave,
But slowly melt away.
The last who Went--a wounded man
Babe the poor boy goodbye,
And said. 'We men of the Forty-thrd
Teach you the way to die!''
I never saw SO sad look
AS the poor youngster cast,
When the hot smoke of
In cloud and whirlwnd pass'd
Earth shook, and Heaven answered;
watch d his eagle eye,
AS he family moand, "The Forty-third
Teach me the way to de!"
Then, with a mushet for crutch,
He limp'd unto the fight;
I, with bullet in my hip,
Had neither strength nor might.
But, proudly beating on his drum,
fever in his eye
heard him moan, "The Forty-third
Taught me the way to die!'
They found him on the morrow,
Stretchd on heap Of dead;
His hand was in the grenaders
Who at his bidding bled.
They hung medal round his neck,
And clos'd his dauntless eye;
On the stone they cut, 'The Forty-third
Taught him the way to die"
TITS forty years from then till now
The grave gapes at my feet
Yet when I think Of such boy
feel my old heart beat
And from my sleep sometimes wake,
Hearing a feeble cry,
And a voice that says, "Now, Forty-hird,
Teach me the way to de!''
in Tho Times. Dispatch Sunday Oct One is published eac
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

The highest wage drawn by piece
worker for one week was $2o.S5.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Postage Stamp Filtration.

Postage Stamp Filtration.
Upside down on left corner-I love you.
Same corner crosswise-My heart is an
others
Straight up and down-Good-by sweet
heart
Upside down on right corfner-yvrite nc
more.
In centre at topics.
Opposite at bottom-No.
On right-hand corner at right angle
DO YOU love me?
In left hand corner--I hate you
Top corner at the right wish YOUR
friendship.
Bottom corner at the left-I seek your
acquaintance
On line with surname-Acccpt my love.
The same upside down. am engaged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Road Measurement.

Please answer through your paper
what is the length Of vara Spanish
1neasurenenD by United States stand
ard OF measurement and oblige.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

He would get scared in battle, and,
dam i'm, how he'd run!
But he'd always find tho comp'ny
when the soldiers work was done,
And he'd steal good rations for me, tho
from whence I've never known,
And I've oft been saved MY supper
by that boy I used to own
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Pure Food Law.

Please publish in your next Sundays
paper the names of the States that
have enforced the pure food law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Free HOSPITALS.

Please state # there is hospital
in your city which receives free pa
ticnts only. If so, please give name
of same. how supported and by whom
managed. Very Truly yours.
''E,NQUItlER"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
= A CORREsPoNDENT.
Our answer was correct

Our answer was correct. The earth Is
nearer to the sun in winter than In
summer, but in winter the rays OF the
sun strike the earth obliquely and hence
with not SO much force as in summer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

The length of the Spanish Vara
varies slightly in different places. The
vafa OF CASTLE is 32.S74S inches, or
almost precisely 32 rs inches. AS
used in the surveys Of public lands in
Texas. it is SO Ia inches. In Cali
fornia it is fixed by law at 1892
INCHES U. S. measure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
flames Lawhorn.

Can you or any Of your readers give
me any information about q man by the
name Of James Hawthorn, or any OF his
family? He was a Confederate soldier
and was well and in Richmond at the
surrender. lie was about thirty-tive years
old at that time, and belonged to Captain
Rieves's company. 1t was said that he
married in or near Richmond. ! would
be very grateful to hear OF him, or any
Of his family.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Origin of "Uncle Sam"

Editor OF The 4Times-D ispatch:
Sit beg TO say It may be of in
terest to the readers Of your widely
circulated paper to learn how the
name of Uncle sam became coupled
with the namo of the government
Omitted States). While all know that
Uncle Sam Is a nickname for United
States, not one in thousand knows
how the name originated. Therefore,
for the benefit of the rising genera
ton ! will furnish the article if you
will publish it.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
WILLIAM III. p

3019 Broad Street.
During the War of 1912 there lived
in Troy well-off Scotchman by tho
name Of Elberton Anderson, who had
a contract to supply the government
with rations for the army. a man
named Samuel Wilson, of the same
place was appointed to examine every
package OF supplies which Anderson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

The pure food law is national law,
and is in force IN all the States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

But my schooling wasn't finished, for
before was sixteen
The trumpet call to war was loudly
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

Write to the sheltering Arms Hos.
rital, Richmond, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
AN OLD SUBSCRIBER.

Can any of our readers give the dc.
sired information?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

And then I grew up bigger, and used
to ride to school.
Through meadows where the rice and
cane were sown;
And he'd take my horse at even, and
he'd love to see mo come.
That happy. smiling boy I used to
own.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
steal watermelons, but no

He would steal watermelons, but no
one didn't mind
They knew he couldn't help it-'twas
the nature of his kind;
And when in gaudy brilliance the au-
tumn full moon shone,
I'd hunt the cunnin' 'possum with
that boy I used to own.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
We were playmates all together, tho
was kind Of king.

It's true we'd get to hghtin', and I'd
lick 'em If / could;
But this was rather seldom, for they
generally were good;
And Id swap 'em off my dinner for a.
ashcake and a bone,
And I'd take my midday repasl with
that boy used to own.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

And volunteered my service and
FASTENED to the front.
And was followed by that boy used
to own
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03

He would lie bout the battles, an he
swo' he'd fought 'em all;
He said he'd killed some sixteen
men, he knew-he'd seen 'enl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
TILE Times DTSPATo RICHMOND VA, SUNDAY nARCH 8 1907

delivered to the government, and II
the packages were iii order they We're
rcclosed md tho initials of the gov
ornment (u. s.) and also tho initials
OF the seller, II. A. tl1lertin Ander-
soil). were put on each package, thus
u s., u. A. At tho head Of the labor
crs who handled the packages, was a
Young man named Will Manning,
whose duty It was to do the marltirg 8.
Tho other laborers asked Will
Manning the meaning OF these letters,
and he told them that Il. a. was FL
.bcrton Anderson and U. S. was Unc o
Sam Wilson, and hence tho United
States took the name of Uncle Sam"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Poems You Ought to Knop.
No. 100.
The Old Grenadier 5 Story.
By GEORGE WAITER THoRNBURY.
Told on bench outside the Invalides.

Thornbury, in London
which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
years 1908 and 1901.

This
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Grand Canon.

Yes; Honduras.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Suspending a Pupil.

When teacher suspends chi,d
from school. should they say for how
long, or suspend it for time indefiniteo
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
FIGHT TO CONTROL
BIG CORPORATION
Injunction Prevents q Philadelphia
Banker from Voting $4,000
Shares of Stock.

New York, Nov. S-The fight for
the control of the Lake Superior cor
poration, a s4OOOO,OOO concern. which
succeeded the old Consolidated Lake
Superior company, assumed new
phase, when an injunction was oh.
tanned restraining J. Tatnall Lea, pres
ident of the First National bank of
Philadelphia, from voting $4,000 shares
Of stock which had been deposited as
collateral for loans.
This action was taken in order to
prevent the Philadelphia contingent
from carrying a board meeting, which
had been called in Jersey City. The
fight for control of the management of
the Lake Superior is between the New
York and Philadelphia directors. The
New York directors object to the man
agement Of the company's affairs by
Charles D. Warren, Of Toronto, presi.
dent of the company. They are seek
ing to reorganize the board, it is
stated, with the idea of ousting Mr..
Warren.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
ESTRADA PALMA'S
VIEWS ON CUBA
clarcs in Favor of American
Control of Affairs.

Havana, Nov. S.-Mr. Estrada Pal
ma, formerly president of Cuba, has
authorized the publication of his views
regarding American Intervention. He
declares publicly in favor Of American
control In Cuba.
1T is enough to satisfy my con.
SCIENCE" he says, "this conviction of
having saved my beloved country
from anarchy and its natural results
of plunder and ruin"
He continues, describing that he con
siders the criminal acts on the part Of
the revolutionistS, and the necessity to
call on the Americans to prevent Il
protracted and sanguinary contest. "If
/ did right or wrong, time will say
That my attitude was Immediately
justified is proved by the sudden re
moral and material influence of the
Americans.
II do not hesitate to declare that II
is a hundred times better for our be
loved Cuba to be in a dependent polti-
cal situation in which liberty is pre-
vailing than in republic Independent
Of a sovereign, but discredited and
ruined by periodical civil strifes."
The letter Is considered important,
as Dir. Palma still commands a great
influence with a large number OF
Cubans.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
PAY OF UNCLE
SAM TOO SMALL
Pos, office Laborers at Chicago Organ.
ize in Hope OF Securing Bet.
ter Wages.

Chicago, Nov. S.-Laborers in the
Chicago postofice have organized a
union and applied to the American
Federation Of Labor for a charter.
claiming that they are unable to live
and support their families on the
wages paid by the government.
About $50 laborers are employed In
the main postoffice and the several
branches in the city. They work
around the offices sorting mail b&gs.
pushing trucks and at other kinds OF
mskilled labor. The maximum salary
for this class Of labor is $7OO year.
and the laberers assert that the cost OF
living has so increased that they are
unable to make both ends meet.
The name of the new organization is
the Chicago Postoffice Laborers' union.
and the leaders believe that when they
are taken under the protecting wing
of the American Federation Of Labor
they can raise their salaries by peti-
tioning congress.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
WHALERS MAKE
RECORD CATCH
Five Vessels Recently Given Up as
Lost Have Cargoes Which Are
Worth S3eO,OOO.

San Francisco, Nov. S.-The last five
whaling vessels to leave the north, re.
Gently given up for lost in the ice, are
bringing a record catch of thirty-six
whales, worth $36O,OOO, the Herman
leading with total of twelve. One
whale will more than pay the expense
Of a ships cruise, the average value
being $4,000. Each of the whalers
also Is bringing valuable furs, OBJ
tanned in barter with the natives.
The total catch this year will far
exceed anything that the whaling in.
dustry has yielded for many years
The biggest catch on record was made
about fifteen years ago by the Mary
d. Hume, which got sixty-eight
whales. The feet should be here in
about a week.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
SEEKS RESI~ON
ISLE OF WIGHT
Owing TO the Effects of Cold the
Kaiser Will Not Pay Visit
to Holland.

Berlin, Nov. S.-Emperor William
will not visit Holland. but will rest on
the Isle of Wight after his visit to
King Edward.
This decision was taken after the
emperor's physicians had perceived
that the cold which he had taken Oct
25 while watching the airship expert
ments at Tegel had left an inflamma-
ton around the palate and the neigh
boring chanels leading to the ears.
AS his majesty suffered much in
earlier life from a similar inflamma,
ton extending to these ducts, he readi'
~ accepted their advice to go to the
Isle of Wight after fulfilling his Eng
lish engagements, which were too near
to cancel. The climate of the Isle of
Wight is regarded as being mild and
e1uable and less in contrast with the
German climate than that of the south
ern ATTITUDES, to w hich the emperor
will have to go at the beginning of
winter
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Marchinu Geese,

Norfolk geese were driven up to Lon
don in thousands without losing con-
dition. 1t paid better before the days
Of railways TO let the geese transport
themselves. The largest drove men
toned was one Of 1900, which went
from Suffolk, through Chelmsford and
on to London. They took their journey
easily, marching ten miles a day. The
ordinary days march Of the German
army Is thirteen miles, only three miles
better than the geese. When Lord Ok
ford bet the Marquis of Queensberry
that drove of Suffolk geese would
beat an equal number Of turkeys in
walk to London the geese won by for
ty-eight hours.-Cornish's Animal Arti
sans"
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Bulletin on Railway Casualties.

Washington, Nov. S.-The interstate
commerce commission bulletin on ac-
cidents on the railroads Of the United
States during the year ended June 80
last shows total casualties of S1,2S6,
or 5000 persons killed and 1926 in
jured. This shows an increase of TO-
$50 casualties, or 775 in the killed and
9,57T in the injured. as compared with
the previous year. These figures In
clude only accidents to passengers and
to employees while actually on duty on
or about trains.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Companies Are Expected to
Place Them Within
Thirty Days.
MEANS MUCH TO PITTSBURC
Orders for Two to Three Million
Tons Would Restore the
Steel Trade.
Rail Mills Will Have All They Can Do
the Coming Year il Expecta.
tions Are Realized Crop
ping of Rails.

Pittsburg, Nov S.-Predictions are
being made here that the delay in the
railroads in placing orders for steel
rails will be ended within thirty days,
when, 1t is expected, there will be up
wards Of from 100000 to 100000
tons OF new orders placed.
The Importance Of these predictions.
should they materialize, to the iron
and steel trade of Pittsburg Is hard to
over-estimate. The vast tonnage,
amounting at least to $56,OOOOOO, will
place the trade in its normal condition
and strengthen every other branch Of
the steel industry.
Furnaces Would Resume.
Recently 1t was announced that
there were seventeen corporation fur
naces blown out. One result Of the
new orders would be the forcing of a
majority of these furnaces to resume
operations.
The conference between the rail-
roads and the steel manufacturers over
the process of rail manufacture has
drifted along for months longer than
had been anticipated by either side, it
is said. The agreement said to be
reached provides for an optional per-
centage Of cropping new rails. Tn
der the old process 8 per cent. of a
new rail was cut off to insure sound
ness of the remainder. Experts
claimed this is to small and q recon-
mendation that it be increased to 10
per cent. was made.
Price Will Advance.
To offset the additional cost that
this would mean to manufacturers, it
is said, it has been tacitly agreed that
the increase cropping will advance
the price of rails. Under the old ar
rangement rails sold for $2S a ton,
which price, it is said, will advance to
S31 a ton under the new arrange
ment.
1t is said, should present expecta-
tions be realized. the new rail orders
will give the rail mills all they can do
during the coming year.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08

THE NEWS IN BRIEF

The threatened railway strike IN
Great Britain has been averted
through an agreement drawn by Mr..
Lloyd George.
Gavin McNab. San Francisco attor-
ney and Democratic political leader,
was run down by runaway horse.
His skull was fractured and he may
be fatally injured.
The purity congress of Battle Greek.
Mich, urged drastic laws III a war on
vice
A grandniece Of Martin Van Buren,
who married an Italian count
learned that her husband is a brigand
and secured divorce.
A Chicago policeman shot a chauf-
feur who refused to stop his speeding
auto.
Attorney General Davidson of Texas
filed suit at Austin against five al
legged subsidiary concerns of the Stand
ard OIL company, asking damages to
the extent of S6,OO0,OOO in each case.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Good News for Publishers,

Washington, Nov. s. - President
Roosevelt has indicated to members of
the committee on paper of the Ameri-
can Newspaper Publishers associa-
ton, that he will recommend tc con-
gress the abolition of the tariff on
press paper, wood pulp and the wood
that goes into the manufacture of pa
per: also that he will make a recon-
1nendation to the department of jus,
tice that it take immediate steps to as'
certain whether the antitrust laws
are being disobeyed by the manu-.
facturers OF paper.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Left an Estate of S4,OOO,OOO.

Des Moines, Ia, Nov. S.-The will
of ]. S. Polk. capitalist and street rail-
way magnate, just fled. disposes of an
estate of 100000. The property is
equally divided among the widow and
four children. Mrs. Julia Polk, Mrs
George B. Hippee, Mrs. A. G. Maish,
Harry II. Polk, and John s. Polk. No
other bequests were made. The will
provides that the Polk controlling in
terest in four large corporations shall
be kept intact.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Key Mems Strike Is Ended,

Chicago, Nov. S.-The telegraph
strike is ended. After thirteen weeks
of labor struggle which has involved
nearly $1,000 commercial telegraphers
throughout the country, the final ac-
ton toward terminating the strike was
taken, when Chicago local union, the
largest local in the country, voted to
call off the strike and return to work
unconditionally. Similar action was
taken at meeting of the New York
local.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
MiIliOnaire'S Body Is Found,

New Orleans, Nov. S.-The body of
Gustave Lehman. Sr., millionaire
merchant, who drowned himself eight
days ago because of worry following the
action of Mrs. Helen Florence Hahn
Lehman, of Chicago, in bringing sui,
for 100000 against the merchant for
the alleged spiriting Of ner husband,
Joseph Lehman, out of the country
in an effort to break the marriage, has
been found in the Mississippi river
Lehman carried 100000 life insur.
qnce.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Prison for BuloW'a ACcuser.

Berlin, Nov. S.-Adolph Brandt, the
pamphleteer who in handbills, accused
Chancellor Won Bulow of practices
similar to those laid to Count Kuno
Won Moltke by Maximilian Harden
the editor, was found guilty of Grim
inal libel and sentenced to eighteen
months simple Imprisonment.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Organist Attacks a Priest.

Atlanta, Ga. Nov. S.-Dr. J. Lewis
Browne. organist of the Sacred Heart
church, was arrested, charged with at
tempting to shoot Father Gum, the
priest in charge of the church Browne
conducted the musical festival at Gin
cinnati last year and was one OF the
organists in the great recital at the st.
Louis Worlds fair.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Vanderbilt Memorial Building,

Newport, R. l., Nov. S.-Alfred G.
Vanderbilt has offered the Newport
Young Mems Christian association a
new building to be erected as a me
mortal to his father, the late Cornelius
Vanderbilt. at cost of 100000. The
only condition attached to the gift was
that Mr.. Vanderbilt should be allowed
to selecS the architect and pass upon
the finish Of the building and its de
sign. The offer has been accepted.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Fire Loses for October,

New York. Nov. s.-The losses by
fire IN the United States and Canada
during the month Of October, as CON-
piled by the Journal of Commerce. ag-
gregate 13,35O,25O. The total losses
by fire the first ten months OF 1907
reach the sum of $3.50. 765. 800, as COM
pared with $424, 400, 600 for the same
period In 1906. but Of that sum San
Francisco was responsible for $780,
100000.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Wisconsin School Teachers.

Milwaukee, Nov. S.-Over 1900
school teachers from all parts of the
state gathered at the Alhambra thea
ter to attend the annual convention
of the Wisconsin Teachers association.
After the appointment of the various
committees the first session was taken
I'd with the reading of several inter
esting PAPERS.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
THE WEATHER

Following Is the official weather
forecast up to 8 o'clock tonight:
Illinois-Partly cloudy; cooler.
Indiana-Partly cloudy.
Iowa-Partly cloudy; cooler.
Lower Michigan-Possibly showers
with cooler in west portion.
Wisconsin Increasing cloudiness
with possibly showers in north por-
ton: cooler.
Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-11-08
Runaway Boy Arrested.

Chicago, Nov S.-Stanley Kunz, Jr..
16 years old, son of Alderman Stanley
II. Kunz, 6S5 Noble street, disappeared
from home Monday and, on complaint
Of his father, has been arrested in
Baltimore, Md. with companion
with whom he left Chicago. What
caused the boy to leave home is un.
known to the police.