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Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

but the bar was against him, and he went
to his death without tremor of fear and
died like brave soldier.
The last days of the life of the Count de
Grasse, of the French fleet, were clouded
ones. When he had served this country, he
went to the West Indies and was defeated by
Admiral Rodney. after which he lost favor in
the, eyes OF his king and lived unhappiy un-
til his death, an event which took place SIX
years after the naval engagement.
1t was of him that Washington wrote to
Rochambeau in the following terms
"His fraities should now be buried in the
grave with him. while his name will be long
deservedly dear to this country on account Of
his successful career in the glorious campaign
of 1881"
Christian Deuxponts Count de Forbach),
who distinguished himself under Rochambeau,
at Yorktown returned to France with the
thanks of Washington for his gallantry Not
having had enough of war; he sought new
aurcls on other fields
He commanded the Bavarian corps at Hob
enllnden, and for his bravery there received
the grand cross OF the Order of Maximilian
Joseph
His brother, William, known as the Count
des Deuxponts, was wounded in the assault
on Yorktown. and after the war became a
chevalier of France.
The Deuxponts were distinguished for their
courage, and portrait of William is to be
seen among those represented on Trumbull's s
canvas, 1.-The Surrender of CORVALLIS" now
in the Capitol at Washington.
Count, Louis de Barras, of Rochambeau's
at the mouth of the Chesapeake probably pre-
vented the British from successfully succoring
CORVALLIS, saw service in the West Indies
after the Revolution. In 1882 he captured
the island of Montserat from the English,
and at the time of his death, about 1900. was
lieutenant general of marine.
The debt of gratitude which we owe Count
d'Estaing is not generally known. His most
distinguished service while in this country
was his attack on Savannah with General
Lincoln, where he was twice wounded
He returned home in 1880, and at once set
about trying to persuade Louis XVI to send
10000 men to the assistance Of the colonies
His efforts were largely successful for Ro
chambeau was sent with his fleet and 6000
soldiers.
Subsequently this generous man became
commander OF the allied fleets OF France and
arch caused him to be condemned by the Ter
rorists, and in 1794 he went to the block.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

ages Nevertheless, any one VINO chooses
to devote little time to the perusal OF an
"Unabridged" will find many definitions that
SAVIOR strongly of the ludicrous.
The photographers are not to blame tor
this, as they merely set down these words
because they are in common use, even though
they exhibit some very marked pecullarities OF
construction. ~
People who do not know a word, or will
not take the trouble to think about it, con-
fuse it with some other word they know bet
ter. This has been done from time imme-
mortal, and jokes of this kind have conse-
ouently been introduced into our dictionaries.
We smile when we recall the story Of the
gardener who invariably referred to emma
asters as "Chinese oysters" or OF the old
lady who was troubled with bronchitis, but
persisted in calling it brown creeturs;;
There is nothing funny, however, IN speak
inc of Tartars, when we mean people whose
correct name is Tartars. OUR forefathers prob
ably did not understand this word, and i'm
arined that the wild inhabitants of that part
az the world were called Tartars because
they were originally let loose from the place
known in polite society as Hades, but called
Tartaros by the Greeks.
s'Jerked beef is not, as one might sup
pose, beef that has been jerked about in
course of preparation; the term is corrup-
ton of charaui, the South American name
for this kind of beef.
Runagate is not person who runs on the
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supposed power against fleas, from the LATIN
pulex, flea; touchy should be "tetchy,' and
has no connection with touch; crayfsh is for
the Middle English "crevise," and is really al
is itself blunder, and is formed from an old
Dutch word, donderbusse; causeway is for
"causey," and has nothing to do with "way; "
Most of these blunders are such as would
be made by uneducated people, who alter
words that seem strange into others which
they know better. But blunders are made
by clever guessing as well as ignorance.
Once upon time learned men used to de-
rive everything from the Hebrew, if they
could find the slightest resemblance, but now
philology has taughteus that there
is wide gulf between the Aryan and Semetic
languages.
If Hebrew derivation could not be found,
a plain English word had to be tortured some
how, in order to refer it to Greek or Latin
source at the very least, for the dictionary
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
He Knew

In suburban Sunday school the teacher of
class of little ones was about to entertain
her young friends with the story of Abraham
and Isaac; but wishing first to gauge the
children's knowledge of the chief actor in the
story. asked:
"Now, my dears, who was Abraham? Can
any one tell me?'
There was silence for minute OF so, and
then a bright little fellow exclaimed trium-
phantly, manifesting his superiority over his
iess-informed and puzzled associates:
II know. Miss Jones!"
'FWell, Alfred. who was Abraham?"
"He was the man that used to come ro,nd
to nv house and buy papa's old clothes.'
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
Thirty Little Hatchets

A little boy who is not eccentric among
boys in his preference for play rather than
study, came home from school rather dis,
gusted last Monday, and on being asked the
reason for his unhappy state of mind, re-
piled:
each boy in school had to speak piece
about George Washington, and every blessed
one told about the hatchet, and l thought
was going to be the only one who knew
it."
Imagine those thirty hatchet stories, with
their many variations and embellishments,
and the poor victim of teacher who had to
sit through it and smile encouragingly on the
youthful patriots.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07

GY1T may be interesting to note the sub
IWt seguent careers of the distinguished
SseA4 foreign soldiers who offered their
I&W3l swords to this country during the
Revolution.
General history is silent concern
ing them after the siege of Yorktown, at
which their services ended. What became
of them? Did they win new laurels on other
battlefelds? What of their lives after their
return to their native lands?
Let us take up the thread of their history
from the close of the Revolution and briefly
follow it to the end. Their lives were full of
romance to the last. but through nearly all
of them there runs a mournful story, for
some of our bravest allies-the friends and
comrades of Washington exiles or
perished on the scaffold.
First of all in bravery and distinction is
of course, the young Marquis Lafayette. He
left our shores in 1884. and in his own coun-
try rose to the command of the National
Guard. When the French Revolution broke
forth, he opposed the Jacobins, attempted to
rescue the king from his enemies, but was
frustrated, and was compelled to fly for his
life.
He escaped to Belgium, where he was cap
tured by the Austrians. who turned him over
to the Prussian Government, by which he was
imprisoned in several dungeons, notably that
of Olmutz, dreary place, in which he passed
four years.
He was at last romantically rescued by a
DIR. Bolman and Francis X. Huger-the lat
ter an American-but was recaptured and
taken back. In 1897 he was liberated by Bo-
naparte's victories. His rights were in a
manner restored. for he again became COM
mander of the National Guard, revisited us in
1924, and died peacefully, loved by the
world for his virtues. May 20, $780,
Thaddeus Kosciuszko, the Polish patriot,
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road, though it owes its spelling to an |old
idea of this kind (for gate means way, as in
"to, gang ones gate,,,,), but it sipifed orig
inally ''an apostate" who had denied his
faith, and it was anciently spelled ''renegat,"
in "negation."
Wormwood, in like manner, is another mis-
spelling. from false analogy, the word being
originally "wermode," signifying waremood,
ga preserver of the mind, from its supposed
virtues.
Hangnail should be "agnail;" andiron has
no connection with iron, but stands for the
Middle English "anderne" or "aundrie."
Gooseberry should be, ."grosseberry,"' and
means properly rough berry; kickshaw is
for quelque chose, French word meaning
something; belfry is guard tower, and is
corrupted from ''berfery," the first part of
which is allied to borough" and the latter
to free" pennyroyal is for ."'pulial royal"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-07
Copyright by James ElversOn.

C0pyright by James EIVeFsUu'
would be the last
book in the world in which one
would be expected to find a joke,
the makers of those repositories of
wisdom being always considered
most grave and solemn person
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
Mjninu Notes.

The Gray Copper Mines company,
limited, has been organized to develop
a group of claims located by Buell.
brothers of Osburn.
Reports from the Golden Chariot
mine, two miles east of Sumpter, Ore,
are that a fine body of ore is being
drifted upon from the 200-foot level.
Two drifts are now established in this
property from which smelling ores are
being extracted.
Nelson, B. Can American com
pany has started gold dredging opera
tons on Popular creek, beginning at
a point between Poplar and Gerard
scow has been built for the purpose,
and the syndicate proposes operating
after the New Zealand plan.
A new compressor has just been in
stalled on the property of the Moon
Creek Mining company which is stu
ated on Moon creek, about four miles
above Wardner.
1t is reported that fully 1000 miners,
many of whom are existing in miser-
able quarters, are out of employment
at Nome, and the discouraged men
are returning to the States as fast
as Jney can secure money W pay
their passage. Nome is taking care
of a number of foreigners who are
in destitute circumstances. They are
living in temporary dugouts along the
beach and the city is providing them
with the necessities and food.
The coke famine at the Boundary
B. c., district smelters, which has been
more or less felt for the last few
weeks, has at last reached an acute
stage, and as a result the largest re-
duction works in the Dominion of
Canada, those of the CRANKY Console
dated at Grand Forks, are now tenn
porarily idle, almost the entire force
at the company's Phoenix mines,
where about 500 men are regularly
employed were laid off for a couple of
days.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23

gon are now being sought out by the
engineers in the employ of the Harri-
man lines of that territory.
G. w. Mathis, a well known farmer
residing near Miles, IL miles from
Baker City, was severely injured re-
Gently by his team running away.
Edward Olson, camper at Belknap
Springs, was shot and killed in the
woods four miles from that place re-
Gently by being mistaken for a deer.
Gustave Neitzel struck his pick into
black sand pocket in Tenth street
excavation recently at Portland, then
died death of torture under a dirt
slide.
With several kinds of patent medi.
cine in the pockets Of his clothing, the
dead body of Henry James of Spokane
was found floating in Montgomery
slough at Portland
The county cannery at Freewatel
has closed its doors. Inability to Sc
cure funds for running expenses is
the cause of its action. A great dea
Of tomatoes, corn, berries, ETC., which
had been contracted for by outside
parties will not be forthcoming owing
to the shutdown.
Robert Stranfield, a well known cat
tleman OF Echo, had 40 head of sheer
killed by a heavy electric strom on the
range few days ago. They were
grazing on the reserve near Starkey
A herder also barely escaped death
He was feeding one OF the lambs
salt from his hand when a suddel
flash of lightning came. 1t killed tn,
lamb instantly.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
Fairs.

Livingston, Mont, Aug. $3.50.
Everett, Wash, Sept. 2-7.
Bozeman, Mont. September 2-7.
Riverside, Wash, September 1912.
Centralia, Wash, September GA.
Roseburg, Ore, September, 1914.
Athena, Ore, September 1921.
Missoula, Mont, September, 1920.
Salem, Ore, September 1921.
Orofino, Idaho, September 1913.
Missoula, Mont, September 1929.
Redmond, Ore, September 1921.
Prosser, Wash, September 1921.
Great Falls, Mont, September 1927.
North Yakima, Wash, Sept. 1928.
Colville, Wash, September 1921.
Anaconda. Mont, September 1928.
McMinnville, Ore. September 1927.
Pendleton, Ore, September 1928.
Victoria, B. c., September 24-2S.
Spokane, Wash, September 2S-Oc-
tober 5.
Helena, Mont, September 3O-Octc
Der 5.
Puyallup. Wash, October is.
La Grande, Ore, October 2-5.
New Westminster, B. c., October
1-5.
Caldwell, Idaho, October Is.
Scio, Ore, October "a.
Davenport, Wash, October 8-11.
Oregon City, Ore, October Gil.
Colfax, Wash, October 7-12.
Lewiston, Idaho, October TIP.
Baker City, Ore, October 8-12.
Wilbur, Wash, October 1918.
Walla Walla. Wash, October 14-19
Prineville, Ore, October 1913.
Boise. Idaho, October 21-25.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
MONTANA ITEMA-

Bx-Justice of the Peace P. j. Har-
rington of Butte cut his throat with
a razor recently. He has been in poor
health for some time and had become
respondent.
John Haydn, one Of the Oldest resi-
dents Of Butte, recently committed
suicide at that place by taking lauda-
num- He was 81 years old and came
to Butte in 1868.
A package containing $1,000 in bills
was stolen from the Office OF the
Northern Pacific Express Co. at Lam
bert, and H. L. Schmitz, the day OPP
orator in the Office has been arrested.
He claims to know nothing OF the
theft.
At Butte a lad IL years Of age was
bound to the street car track near the
race track by unknown parties. he
was found by Mrs. ]. ]. McDermott,
who cut his bonds before car
reached him. There is no clue to the
perpetrators.
Butte printers are not unanimous in
their decision not to set copy sent out
by the Associated Press and handled
by the Postal. The Butte Inter-Moun-
tain chapel" decided to set the copy
unless otherwise ordered by the inter
national union officials.
Chief Engineer A. H. Hogeland OF
the Great Northern announces the pur-
pose Of his railroad to Immediately
double track the line on the mountain
division between Whitefish, Mont, and
Summit, Mont. Some of the worst
parts of the road are to be rebuilt al
together. Surveyors, he says, are now
at work in that section. Later, ne
says, double tracking will be COM
nenced on the eastern slope.
Governor Toole has pardoned John
L. Simmons of Chester, Choteau
county, serving a term for man
slaughter, on the express condition
that he abstain from the use of in
toxicating liquors forever. Simmons
was a hotel keeper at Chester, and
during drunken brawl killed a man
named Launer, whom he accused OF
stealing his pocketbook.
The ghost-like apparition OF a girl
astride a bicycle fitting about the
streets after midnight will not startle
the Fort Dodge residents any longer
policeman, attracted by crash and
scream, ran around a corner and
solved the mystery. He found and
Young and pretty girl clothed in thin
night dress which had suffered Sc
Verely when the wheel she was riding
struck brick. He escorted her home
aud startled her father, well-knowr
merchant, who thought his daughter
was safe in bed. The girl said she
uad no recollection Of her night rides
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23

Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Froggatt, from
drowning in American lake. where the
parents and others were picnicking.
James Dalton, convicted of killing
Patrolman Henry Stotko at Spokane
on the morning of April A, 1905, and
whose final appeal to the supreme
court was rejected, was sentenced by
Judge Miles Poindexter of the supe-
rior court to be hanged October ~.
While eight men were playing cards
IN the rear of the Clinton saloon, Spo-
kane, Saturday night, two masked
men entered through the rear door
and with drawn revolvers command
ed all to throw. up their hands, and
then robbed the saloon and everybody
present.
Can the county commissioners, af-
ter having failed to organize as a
board of equalization on the first Mon
day in August, as prescribed by law.
organize at a later date and legally
transact the business that comes with
In the province of the board of equal
iEation? This is the question which
now confronts the Whitman county
commissioners and the taxpayers of
Whitman county.
In spite of her baby's screams of
terror and the sobbing protests of the
foster mother, who was finally beaten
into insensibility, little 3-year-old Isa-
bell Marie Jones was recently kid
mapped from the home of R. P. Mace,
well-to-do farmer living two miles
east Of Roy. The chief motive is said
to be on account Of money and prop
erty which the child will inherit from
Mace and his wife at their death.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, OREGON
and MONTANA NEWS.
Few Interesting Items Gathered
From Our Exchanges Of the Sur
rounding country-Numerous Acct
dents and Personal Events Take
place-crop outlook is Good.
IDAHO NEWS.

r w. Smith has been arrested at
wallace on the charge OF forgery. He
has been taken to st. Regis, Mont,
where he will be tried.
If has been definitely decided to
call a special election at Cottonwood
for the purpose of voting on bond
issue for public improvements.
The Idaho &Washington Northern,
ntbe Blackwell road" it is now pre-
dicted will be used as a feeder for
the Inland Empire system, and will
use the tracks of the latter system to
90 into Spokane.
The IL molders employed at the
Coeur d'Alene iron works in Wallace
called at the company's office this
morning, drew their pay and quit.
There was no disturbance, the men
simply stating that they were through.
Their dream of a railroad having
been dissipated by the birth Of the
town of Vollmer less than two miles
away. the people of lilo have decided
70 move the town to the railroad
since the railroad would not come to
them.
Work on the Northern Pacific ex
tension from Culdesac to Grangeville
has been greatly embarrassed by
workmen deserving the camps for the
harvest fields. The contractors are
daily shipping more men into the coun
try. and it is only on this account thai
it is possible to keep the work under
way.
The funeral of ]. P. Peterson, who
was killed in the Last Chance mine
was held in Wardner Sunday.
Recently w. H. Buffingington, sec
ton foreman for that part of the Shor
Line branch between Nampa and Meri
dian, committed suicide by shooting
himself through the head. The dee'
was committed in a boxcar used b.
Burlington and another section fore
man named Mike Rush as hvini
quarters.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
COMING EVENTS.

Livingston, Mont, races, August &c
2S.
North Pacific Sangerfest, Spokane,
August 29-September 1.
Northwestern Washington Union
Veterans, Chewelah, September 81.
Columbia River Methodist Episco-
pal conference, Spokane, September
At.
Free street carnival, Walla Walla,
Wash, September 1928.
Montana Pioneers. Billings, Sep
tember 1928.
Washington Retail Grocers, Seattle,
September 1919.
Southern Idaho Baptist Young Peo-
pies union, Boise, September 1922.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
IDAHO NEWS.

A fire broke out Sunday morning
in the basement OF the lodging house
belonging to John Elliot. The building
is a frame structure and the build
ings surrounding it are mostly Frame
A strong wind was blowing and if the
fire had got Roadway it is likely that
all of the business portion of the
town of Wardner would have been
cleaned out.
1t seems likely that the plan for the
city and county to jointly build gov
eminent building is well on the way
to a successful elimination at Boise.
The $4,000 bond issue of indie
pendent school district No. Occur
d'Alene) has been taken by the state
land board at par.
H. f. Mallon, who, while serving
at the Idaho penitentiary two years
sentence for larceny, escaped nearly
three weeks ago, getting out of sight
OF the guard while he was watching
the work of a gang of convicts in the
state stone quarry, is again behind
the bars at the penitentiary.
The big annual miners picnic at
Camerons grove in Kellogg Saturday
was a great success. The miners in
the Bunker Hill and the Last Chance
were all given a holiday and most of
the stores in Wardner and Kellogg
were closed for the day. The parade,
o'clock marched to the grounds.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
To Protect Forests.

"The forestry department is spend
ing SoOO,oJO this year for permanent
improvements in the forest reserves
OF the west, and the larger part of
these expenditures are being made on
reserves in Washington, Idaho and
Montana because of their magnitude"
says w. e. Herring of Washington, d.
C., constructing engineer of the forest
service of the United States depart
ment of agriculture.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23
SPORTING NOTES.

AL Kaufman has been matched to
fight Mike Shreck in San Francisco
during the latter part of August.
Lou Buchholtz and Charles Delivuk
have signed for wrestling match to
take place ia North Yakima August 23.
An 1S-inning 81 baseball game was
played between Cedar Rapids and Pc
oria recently, the former team win
ming.
Virgil Hall, the well-known automo-
bile racer, was frightfully injured
while racing on the Vancouver (B. c.
track Saturday.
John Nelson, II years old, of the
Washington training school, while
playing ball was struck on the ear by
batted ball and fell to the ground
lifeless.
Forrest Smithson will be sent to
jamestown to represent the Multno-
nah club of Portland in place of Dan
Kelly, who chose the University of
Oregon colors in preference to those
of the winged IN"
James Wood, owner of Woods ho-
tel at Vancouver, who has a string of
horses at The Meadows, died at Seat
tie recently after brief illness. Wood
owned Gateway, Frank Flittner and
other well-known horses.
Walter Stanton of California de-
feated Guy Buckles of Omaha Satur-
| day night in a fierce 20-round fight.
Stanton was the aggressor throughout.
Buckles was thrice all but out, but
Stanton seemed unable to follow up
his advantages.
President H. H. Holzel of the Pa
cific Northwest association has been
in the east and on his return stopped
off in Portland to see if the Multno-
nah club would send any athletes to
compete in the A. A. U. championship
games at jamestown September and
7. None of the Multnomah athletes
will contend in the east.
Wanness won Saturdays race of the
second class yachts for the Emperor
Williams cup at Kiel, Germany, de
feating the Wittlesbach by s minutes
"a seconds, and the Spokane l., which
was third, by minutes 40 seconds
The visiting American yachtsmer
have now lost their chance of taking
home the cup or of winning even one
of the series of the races, as they are
eliminated from the finals.
B. R. Day, the English professional
racer, who is now in Seattle looking
for professional matches, has ISSUED
challenge to Dan Kelly for a race o
from 100 to 220 yards for a purse o
. any part of $4,000. Day offers to NEE
Dan at any time or any place. Tha
$4,000 would tempt most men to jun
from amateurism to professionalism
and should Dan make killing in tn
east, he may make the leap.
c. c. Holzel, president of the Pacifi
Northwest association of the A. A. [
has supported Secretary A. d. CAM
bell in his contention that the P. N. A
=. directors had no power to refuse co
leges admittance into the association
Further than that, Holzel asserts ths
!. President Sullivan of the A. A. u. wi
:. back him in the matter, and that tn
colleges will be full-fledged member
of the P. N. A. if they desire it.
Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-08-23

Philadelphia, PA hundred sur
vivors of the Fifteenth Pennsylvania
cavalry have left here for Colorado
Springs to be guests of former Com
mander General William B. Palmer.
A broken leg kept General Palmer
from the annual reunion of the regi-
ment so he chartered a special train
t. take the veterans west. 1t is esti-
mated that it will cost Palmer $4,000.
The train is due at Denver Tuesday.