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Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09

with the vast area required by the move
ments of great armies in actual battle,
the extent Of the park will astonish the
visitor. The Chicamauga field alone en-
braces 10 square miles, which has been
purchased by the government and 1uris-
diction ceded to the federal government
by the state of Georgia. All Of the roads
over which the contending armies moved
to the battleields have also been ceded to
the government and constitute the zap
proacheS" to the park.
viclksburg.
OF all the conflicts during the Civil
War there was none that had the same
Importance to both North and South as
the capture of Vicksburg. That city, on
the banks of the Mississippi River, stood
as the center of the Confederacy. To the
South It represented the backbone of the
nation, for with 1t In the hands of the
Union the commerce on the Mississippi
was dead to them. To the North the
investment of the city meant the break
ing of the Confederacy in twain and
free and uninterrupted waterway for
traffic
With SO much at stake 1t was but nat
ural that the conflict that ragged around
that city should have been memorable
one. The campaign against the city be-
gan March 20, 1858, and closed July A,
1868. What transpired during those days
has made, the Siege of Vcksburg not only
famous In history, but 1t ranks with
other famous sleges of history.
General Grant was In command OF the
Union forces. and 1t was this campaign
that made for him his fame as warrior
The Confederates were commanded by
Lieutenant General John c. Pemberton.
who showed to the world that he, too,
was man of war; but, recognizing, also,
that human endurance has Its limits, he
capitulated only when to have held out
longer would have been cowardly rather
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being 9o91 and the Union 10,142. which
ter of the fighting and the circumstances.
To Capt. John F. Merry, Of Manchester,
O., belongs the honor Of securing congress
sional recognition of the Vicksburg Ma
tional Park. In October, 1895, veterans
Of both armies met on the grounds and
the Vicksburg National Military Park AS
sociation was formed. A year later the
matter was presented to Congress. and on
February 81, 1899, the bill providing for
the park became a law.
A commission, comprised of Gen.
Stephen D. Lee, OF Mississippi; Capt.
william T. Rlgby, of Iowa, and Capt
James G. Everest. of Illinois, was ap-
pointed. The commissioners met March
Is, 1899; the necessary land, 1,2s2.s9
acres, was surveyed and purchased at
cost of S5s.s79.1s.
The Confederate line of defense in 1853
followed a high, rugged and almost un-
broken ridge from the river above to the
river below the city, and was eight miles
In length. From this main ridge spurs,
or secondary ridges, set out frequently,
and are separated by deep rayines with
precipltous sides. The ruggedness of this
terrain cannot be appreciated without
being seen. The investment line of the
Union Army crossed the steep ridges and
deep ravlnes above described, and this
fact accounts for the IL bridges on the
743 miles of Union avenue. Had it been
continued to Warrenton road, like Con-
federate avenue, four additional bridges
would have been required. This topog-
raphy made the Confederate line impreg
nable against the assaults of General
Grants army in 1858, but, in connection
with the fine water views afforded By
lake and river, it now offers the most
beautiful and picturesque location for a
great national park that could be found
on the continent.
The plans of the Commission contem-
plate the restoration of the lines Of
earthworks and the batteries Of both
armies, the mounting of at least one gun
in each battery of the kind and caliber
actually used in It, the placing OF an
appropriate battery tablet inscription at
each of these guns, the placing Of other
tablet inscriptions referred to, and the
monuments and markers erected by state
commissions, at appropriate, sites-largely
on Union and Confederate avenues. some
on the other avenues and roadways and
In the park between Confederate and
Union avenues. When the work OF estab-
lishment and establishment has been
finished the vicksburg Park win be not
only a faithful reproduction Of siege
and defense conditions in 1868. but also
a great landscape picture, simple in
plan, harmonious in details and interest
Ing to degree that can scarcely be sur
passed.
The National Commission has been
greatly assisted In the work Of deter
mining the positions OF regiments and
batteries on the lines of investment and
defense by state commissions that have
visited the park from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Min
nesota, Missouri, Mississippi, New Hamp-
shire. New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas and Wis
consin, and by visits of veterans of
both armies The embellishments of the
park with appropriate and beautiful state
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

An announcement that bird lovers
will be glad to hear is that an artificial
afgtette has been produced, said to be
more beautiful than the real feather
which has brought about so many ap-
peals for mercy
The aiHette is not just now much
in demand by the milliners, but it has
usually been such necessary adjunct
that no doubt the whirligig of fashion
will bring ii into use again. If an arti-
fetal feather of equal beauty with the
genuine has been contrived, one ac-
count of women with the recording an
gel has been squared, but the report
that such a feat has been accom-
plished has not been verified.
The natural aigrette, as most per
sons know, is taken from the mother
bird during the breeding season, so
that not only is her life sacrificed but
the lives of all her nostlings. No won
der an aigrette on a Womans head Is
a sign of reproach and that the hu.
name have striyen so hard to prevent
the custom of thus robbing the birds.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
v. S. GRANT, THIRD, AND MISS
ROOT TO WE'D.
Engagement Of Famous Generals
Grandson to Daughter of Secretary
of State Is Announced at
Washington,

Washington The engagement Of
Lieut.. Ulysses S. Grant, engineer
corps. L. S. A., nephew of Mrs Pot
ter Palmer, of Chicago, now on duty
at Washington barracks, to Miss Edith
Root, daughter of the secretary of
state. has been announced.
Miss Root made her debut in New
York several seasons ago and has
twice been a cabinet girl, although
she was extremely young when her
father was secretary of war in PrCsi.
dent McKinleys second administra-
ton She is a gifted linguist, an &C
compDshed musician and is devoted
to outdoor sports. She IS an expert
horsewoman, and her smart trap is
familiar in all the uptown sections Of
Washington.
Lieut.. Grant has served as military
aid at the White House during the
last two seasons, acting with Capt
Fitzhugh Lee, j., and Lieut.. Philip
Sheridan. His father is Mai. Gen. Fred.
erick Dent Grant, now in command Of
the military department of the east.
He is a nephew of Mrs. Potter Palmer,
Of Chicago, his mother being Miss
Louise Honore sister of Mrs. Palmer.
He is brother of Princess Cantacu-
zene Of Russia, who was Miss Julia
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

IF you should ever go into an In.
dian tepee," said a Westerner, IRE.
member they have rules of etiquette
that are more rigidly adhered to than
in our parlors.
do not think they are not sensitive,
for they are more so than the Japs.
If you make fun of his layout the
whole family will remember the In
suit for a lifetime The seat Of
honor is Just opposite the door. across
the fire pit Wait until you arc in
vited before you take that seat. If
You 60 boiling into an Indians topee
and rush over and take this varant
seat he may not take you by the
nape Of the neck and throw you out,
but he would like to if he thought It
could be done without cutting off his
rations.
In leaving the tepee never pass be
tween any one and the fire An ole
chivalric warrior will crawl around
the side of the tent and kick hole In
the wall on the north side in blizzard
before he would violate this rule Of
etiquette and pass between his g les!s
and the smoking embers
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
The CoIIeqe Girls Rescue.

Il believe in a college education for
girls" said Admiral Erbin at din
ner at jamestown, but the girl who
comes out of college thinking that she
knows a great deal has not profited
by her four years course. For, after
all, it is but smattering that a col
lege education gives us.
Most girls know this. Many do
not The latter sort carry themselves
superciliously use big words, correct
ignorant persons grammar and fs'l
to make a good marriage In fact,
they create a bad impression every
where.
Thus there was a girl-a Vassar
girl-who got caught by the incoming
tide out on a rock, The tide rose
higher and higher, and the girl shrek
ed and screamed madly for help.
Help came at last in the shape Of
a grizzlcd old shellback in a fiat bot,
toned boat The girl, as soon as she
saw the shellback, recovered her
poise and said in her most affected
manner:
"'Ah, | knew some succor would
come if | but continued calling indie
fatigably.'
The shellback scowled.
"'Wall, miss he said, if that's how
We express yer gratitood the suckerll
be burned if he don't row back with,
out ye >"
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duke, called the prince parent whose
enmity she had incurred and whom
she had been instrumental in having
held in exile in China. That was dur
ing the China.JapaneSe war, ana WIN
the victories Of the little Japanese
came the release of the grand duke
and his return to Seoul, followed by
the tragic murder of Queen MIN.
What happened on that fateful night
of October 8, 1895, has been related
many times and in many ways. Inc
essential facts are that japanese
troops surrounded the palace GROUNDS
and held the populace and the loyai
troops in check, that Korean troops
trained and Differed by japanese
broke down the gates, and that
horde of Japanese soldiers together
with a number of Soshi or unattached
adventures rushed in, and under the
guidance of men attached to the Jap
anese legation made their way to the
pavilion where the queen slept. Her
majesty, aroused by the tumult IN the
city, had apparently a fair opportu-
nifty to escape. Indeed, it is report.
ed that she had already found safe
refuge in the vast park, when her ma
ternal instinct, her idolatry for the
imbecile boy whom the Japanese have
now proclaimed emperor, brought her
back to the palace where she met her
| death.
And now what of Korea? Time alone
will demonstrate. But one encour-
aging wora comes from one of the
American missionaries now laboring
in Korea, Rev. Philip S. Gillett, gen.
! eral secretary of the Seoul Young
! Mems Christian association, who
says: Il give It as my opinion that
most of the Missionaries in Korea APP
prove in general of what the Japan,
csc administration is now doing in
| Korea, and believe that it is both
sincere in its declared purpose and
is proving itself practically capable
ia the working out of national reforms
| in government administration, educa-
ton, financial and commercial lines.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

The Japanese believe in more myth
foaI creatures than any other pecre
on the globe civilized or savage
Among these mythical animals are
some without any remarkable peculi.
arities Of conformation. bu. gifted with
supernatural attributes, auch as a
tiger which is said to live Until it has
become a thousand years old, and
then turns as white as polar bcsr.
The japanese also believe In a multi
tude Of animals distinguished mainly
~ their monstrous size or by tho
multiplication Of their members.
Among these are serpeuts 500 feet
long and large enough to swallo" m
elephant, foxes with eight legs. mon
keys With four ears, and fishes with
ten heads attached to one boay Jars
also believe in the existence Of crane
which, after it has iyed for zoe years
las no need Of any sustonance except
water
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prize Of $4,000 on May H. 1906 in
competition that included architects
from many countries and comprised
ZIG sets of designs The palace l5 10
be quilt by Andrew Carnegie VINO
first announced the project on Apr.l
%, 1908 His gift for the structure is
$1,000 900. but estimates place the
cost much higher, and Il is believed
that Mr.. Carnegie VIII meet the de-.
ficiency. The legislature Of Holland
on May 10, 1905, voted $4,000 for the
site The building is to consist OF
Justice halls md library, and the
entrance IS Il be through a grand YES
Thule Of honor, with an imposing stair.
way. but the chief feature Of the in
terror viii be a magnificent Hall Of
Arbitration where future peace con.
ferences are TO be held. The main
building Is TO be hankcd by high tow
ere Of ornate construction, two Of
which are to be at either Srd OF the
facade. The entire block VIII be
quaarangular, with q corridor on two
floors and justice halls occupying the
TANKS. The mural decorations are to
be highly artistic, and the furnishings
in general are to be costly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
PRlMA DONNA is REAL TRILBY.
Bessie Abbott Says She Can't Sing
Well Unless Sister Is Present.

New York.-That She is a TriIby in
real life drawnS her inspiration
from the psychic bond existing be.
tween herself and her twin sister,
Jessie. whose presence in the anai.
cnco when She sings is ncao atE TO
her succcss-was the assertion i"aah.
Iy mad. the other day by Miss Boss.
sic Abbott, one Of Herr CourI"d S.
pmma donnnas
Miss Abbott's admission was all
the more astonishing because oil two
announcements she was making one
was that rumors that she was en-
gagged were true, she keeping secret
the idcnsy Of her betrothed; the other
was that as long IS she remained on
the stage her sister must never mar
ry. This part Of her statement was
made on account of recent reports
that Jessie was engaged to James G.
Blaine Ill
Il will never sing again" declared
the prima donna firmly, If my sister
deserts me or allows her sympathles
e. be directed in another channel
From my FIRST appearance On the
stage Jessie always has been in the
audience. Even if did not zoe her J
know that she was there ] knew she
would help me whenever there came a
duoul passage Of which / might be
the boast bit afraid
Nj Abbott and her mother re-
fused ,o discuss the report that Jessie
vla engaged to Mr.. Blaine
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

the United States and was graduated
in 1898, when he at once Joined his
father in Porto Rico, where he had
his first experience in warfare. At
the end of n year he entered West
Point, graduating sixth in his class Of
1902. He was ordered at once to tho
Philippines, where he did good service
for three years, and, returning to the
United States, was ordered to Wash
ington barracks.
No date has been SET for the we'd
ding, but it is expected to take place
in the fall
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
NEW CARNEGIE PEACE PALACE.
imposing Structure Which Is Being
Erected at The Hague

The Hague.-'1he peace palace at
The Hague, the foundation stone OF
which was laid recently, will be an
imposing structure in the style Of
northern French chateauX. The de-
sign is by Louis Marie Cordonnicr. a
Frenchman, who was awarded the first
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
Amended.

Miss Prim My' wasn't it hot yes
terday? | didn't seem able to dress
coolly at all
Miss summ--Yes; IT was simply too
warm for anything
Miss Prim-Er-you mean it vas
er-slrrply too warm for scarce!y any
thing. don't you2-PhiladeIpht7 P-aas
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

Dent Grant, and the only child of the
Grant family born in the White House.
Lieut. Grants early education was
obtained in Europe while his father
was minister to Austria-Hungary, and
he then spent four years in a state
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
Tl1r Nrlu Drity
"Tl1r puhlir
BY REV. DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.

The worpcrs tire of singing in celebration of this
wonderful form deity In Notares play the ourtcs spoiled the
young prince with ae They tired Of burning that he
the odo they cerd the foolish boys mauln
words nnuncabc wrahs for his low forehead And
Of telling that "the public
intelligent to-day, Society prosperous The
twentieth century tools onycncn comforts than
ever before were The forehead Of this god named "hc public
must be wondrous high
But strangely enough "tc public" does to have published
any poem late that has ccpd the Bard of Stratfod
We have every whittier seeking tool that
the twentieth century invented that will make locomotive
steamship like toys But having searched the market place through
have who has met thc public "our era
he twentieth century, Now and then conscious of fear that
we may all be worshipng a phantom
great begins with the individual man The fountain Of
all invention science and literature in personal excellence
great age means that great march forward in
regiments. There is great twentieth century
for me- personally small Every citizen
~ N l LLLl Inn ur-L - N
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
LINK NOTED FAMILIES

military school founded by Empress
college in New York on his return to
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
J&1flueurr Ut Orgaltt5fh Eahnr
tit tl1r }auatal Serutrr
By JEREMIAH d. HOLLAND,
National President of the Letter Carriers Association

E federal government does not officially recognize organized
labor in the public service and the association Of letter car
therefore generally confines itself social and benevolent
work among its members Aside from its interest in the
ganizaon of labor it aims to be of service to- its members
a benevolent order.
The government does object to that kind of organ
zaon but rather welcomes it. and the results have justified
the plan of brotherhood of mutual hepfulness.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

employees for higher hours and the ASSOCIATION not
organized for industrial purposes along that line 1t has the right how
all proper obtain alienation correction of harsh
conditions in the service affecting the postal employees
If employee feels that he is being Disseminated against that he
being unfairly treated within the province of the ao
present individual grievance to the proper authority for
remedy
The presentation of such number of such cases, does
threat government authority There IS no
demand the for action but there as clear and sound
statement of the situation the association can present
The social benefits TO be derived from the association are such as
any benevolent such sick and death
beuets Otherwise than these the plans of the organization are to use
reasonable rgu effort make the postal service more
attractive and remuncratye proper n .Cx1/.1 =
tom individual service <Ss~~~>~>>
faithful and efficient.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24
&p.,..4a4S tAhlz4~<

Our generation seems
to have built a throne
for a new and strange
god. The name of this
potentate is called by
some "the Public" by
others Society" while
another group term it
"the Twentieth Cen
fury"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1907-08-24

There is nothing, per-
haps, harder TO obtain
from any living creature
than a frank admission
of ignorance, Great
questions arise, and we
range ourselves on one
side or the other as a
matter Of course, yet it
mover occurs TO us to
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-19

Another highly interesting comparison can be
made This consists in going through the gen
eral list of cities having more than $4,000 4popu
lation for the whole country, and noting the
comparison of arrests for drunkenness between
the Massachusetts no-lcense cities and the cities
which fall above and below each of these in the
table and are license cities In few cases the
no-license cities are grouped, and in one case
Massachusetts, no-license city is followed by a
no-iicense city in another state. With that ex-
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1907-12-19

tremely optional produces good results
other, from year to year, Chelseas present period
without saloons having lasted only one year and
that in Fitchburg two years.
Thus four cities, with total population of 257,-
400, have voted out the saloons that now exist
in them, and two cities, with a total population
of 7o,31O have voted to restore the saloons which
have been barred from them for a short time.
1t should also be observed that Taunton, the
great stove city, which last year gave majority
of 953 for license this year had that majority
cut down to eight according to the first returns,
and to barely one, according to the recount
which was Immediately demanded by the no.
license advocates.
In Boston, the result was significant. Last
years ma jority for license of 24,5S2 was reduced
to 1876, the smallest since 1900, making net
gain for no-license of over 5000 votes. The total
vote the license question was nearly 10000
more than last year in Boston Moreover, three
Boston wards, the Twentieth, Twenty-thrd and
Twenty fourth, gave a ma jority against license
and the Sixteenth ward voted for license by
majority of only II.
Ill
increase in Prohibition sentiment was brought
about by combination of many things. There
can be doubt that the great of Prohbi
ton in the South had strong influence on the
voters.
One of the interesting phenomena shown by
the elections is the fact that, corresponding with
the remarkable spread of Prohibition in the
southern part of the country, there is rapidly
growing opposition to the saloon in the southern
part of Massachusetts, This is shown by the
vote in Taunton, New Bedford and Fall River,
the only cities in that section of the state The
situation in Taunton has been noted above. In
New Bedford the majority for license this year
was only 1S1, as compared with 1915 last year,
and in Fall River it was reduced from 3,946 last
year to 1887 this year. Fall River and New
Bedford are the center of the great textile man
ufacturing industry of New England, and it is
significant that very large proportion of the
voters of foreign BIRTH chiefly French Cana
dams
Fourteen cities and u towns in the state voted
for license this year, and 10 cities and 249 towns
against license. North Adams which votes next
week, probably will remain in the license column
The 80 cities which have held elections gave the
following vote "Yes," 135,72O; NO." 13o,s5s