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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
FIRST ENLISTED UNION MAN.
Contest for the Honor Between Two
Doctors.

A contest for the honor of being the
first man to enlist in the army OF the
north during the civil war has been
in progress in congress and in the war
department bureaus between William
NJ. De Hart, of LoganspOrt, Ind. and
Charles Franklin Rand, of Washing
ton, both doctors. The claims of De
Hart have been in the hands of Sena-
tor Albert J. Beveridge and Congress
man Frederick lands. His cham
pions have been lighting to gain for
the LOganspOrt man an honor that
has already been bestowed upon the
Washington man by act of congress.
They are fighting, writes A. r. KEGS
ling in Leslie's Weekly. to secure for
Indiana an honor which they claim
has been wrongly appropriated, by
act Of the legislature at Albany, as
prerogative of the state of New York
Within an hour after the news of
the fall of Fort Sumter had been flash
ed over the wires, De Hart had en-
rolled himself, the first, as he believes,
of an army that, all told subsequently
consisted of 2,77S,30 men. The rec
ords of congress and the records of
New York state, however, declare
Rand to have been the first. These
same records also show Rand enlisted
two days after De Hart Documents
sent to Washington attest the enlist
ment of De Hart at nine o'clock, April
10, 1861. The honors Rand has been
given were based on official records
showing he enlisted April IS and~was
mustered in May Is, 1861 Meanwhile
De Hart, according to his supporters.
was already on his way to the front
arriving in time to participate in the
first battle of the civil war-at Philip
pi, June 8.
De Harris documents indicate he en-
listed two days before Lincoln's call
for $4,000 troops Rand's claim is sim
ply to have been the first man to
volunteer after Lincoln's call" and
this honor awarded him by congress.
it is claimed, makes no recognition of
several Indiana men who seeing the
nations peril, volunteered before the
call was issued In Albany's state
house Rand's picture is hung, with a
record of his history as the first volun-
teer among the 44S,S5O men the state
sent to the war Honors have been
showered upon Rand by England, Rus
STA, Germany, France. Persia, Mexico.
Egypt, India, Norway. and Japan. The
war department has given him large
pension; the senate records devote six
pages to a tribute to his services: and
a lot in Arlington Cemetery, Wash
ington, has been presented to him to
shelter his remains when taps"
sounds. De Hart does not seek to dis
parage one triumph of Rand, but de
mands recognition as the first volun-
teer of the northern army.
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In
DOrmitOry 10.
By TEMPLE BAILEY.
Copyright. 1907, by p. G. Eastmeut.
By TEMPLE BAILEY.


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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
A Few Well Chosen Remarks.

Don't be too hard on the criminal
who is caught in a repetition of his
crime. Frequently, well-meaning peo-
pie marry twice.
There is only the difference Of an
"a" between an idle and an ideal hus-
band
Remember, that every Christmas
present bought now saves worry and
cash during the last mad rush under
the wire.
Don't forget to fatten a turkey for
the editor
Many a man has gone to bed with
the gas turned on and suffered no fur
Their injury than that done his pocket
book
It would be impossible to get in on
the ground floor of flying machine
project.
More people would toboggan if they
had energy enough to get to the top.
Be kind to your neighbors and they
will borrow your nice fresh eggs.
Sometimes tramps are welcomed by
the newly married housewife. Some
body has to eat the sponge cake!
The handles on the coffin OF the
man who talked about mule behind
its back, cost $40.
Speaking to a girl always did cost
money. If it is in Chicago and you
don't know her, the policeman will
get you if you don't watch out" On
the other hand, marriage licenses are
no cheaper now than formerly, so far
as | know.
There is no hope for the fool that is
always right.
1t is almost a year now since Tom
Browne, the English cartoonist re-
turned to England after asserting that
he wouldn't spend another winter in
Chicago for $4,000. 1t is not uusea-
sonable or untoward, at this time, to
remark that l haven't heard of any
one offering Tom that amount to come
back.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
A "Peach" of a War Story.

Humor is not associated with the
bloody days of Kentucky in Revolu-
tionary times. But bit of fun of the
grewsome kind is recited by Lynn Tew
Sprague in the Outing Magazine in an
article entitled General Isaac Shelby,
First Governor of Kentucky" The in
cident follows:
"a patriot soldier of the neighbor-
hood named Culbertson, who SUISSE
quently became a captain, was at the
time acting as a scout to Shelby's com
mand, and while gathering informa-
ton before the action he came sudden
ly upon British Dragon, far from sup
port, who was eating a peach. Both
were startled by the meeting. and the
Britisher swallowed the fruit, stone
and all, and reached for his gun A
shooting match ensued. The dragon
persisted in the duel and was hastily
buried by the scout in a shallow hole.
Visiting the grave next year, gilbert
son found a peach tree growing from
it, and he boosted of living to enjoy
fruit rooted in British soil and ferti-
llzed by his adversary. The story, we
may add, is Culbertson's very own,
but who shall say that the patriot
army lacked constructive imagina-
tion?'
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
Amenities.

Our amiable contemporary let loose
a yawp last week about the return Of
Ike Winslow. The Journal don't in
tend to pay much attention to this
said contemporary, but we stop adding
new subscribers long enough to say
that Ike has for sure returned. We
were keeping him safe from the pry-
ing eyes of those who are unable to
find much more than half the news
the Journal is printing every day, until
today, when he called on his wife and
made an effort to effect a reconcilia.
ton Mrs. Winslow, we are informed,
refused to have anything more to do
with him.-Orton (Mich) Journal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12

summer term. His father was worth
million, and it was hard for Dick to
understand why he needed to grind
over books
''No," Betty Belle told him; no men
are allowed above the first floor Of our
dormitory"
We'll. we will screnade You While
you are eating it," Dick said
"Please don't" Betty begged.
"Why not?" Dick asked in surprise.
His attentions had always been sought
rather than refused, and he had meant
that Betty Belle should appreciate the
high honor he was comforting.
It's against the rules" Betty Belle
said
81 shouldn't think you would mind
little thing like that"
Il DON'T" said Betty Belle, but you
can't afford to lose any standing"
He flushed. You needn't hit fell
low when he's down. don't care
whether l get through next year or
not"
"Well, do," said little Betty Belle.
You told me about your mother, and
I don't think you ought to disappoint
her"
Dicks eyes dropped before the clear
ones of the little southern girl.
81 shouldn't like to disappoint her."
he murmured.
But that night as six girls in all the
comfort Of dainty kimonos and dress-
ing sacks ate cocoanut cake and chick
en- sandwiches with ginger ale accom-
paniment there hoatcd up through the
air the strains of Dixie"
There" said Drusilla Davis; that is
in your honor, Betty Belle"
Betty, pink and white and charming
in her rosy kimono tapped a small
foot impatiauuy,
"Wcll. / wish he wouldn't" she said.
Margaret Mills looked at her with
raised eyebrows. why, Betty Belle
Fairfax" she exclaimed "Ec is worth
a million! Any girl would be glad to
have him pay her attention"
Il don't care il "a Is worth ten mil.
lions" Betty Belle returned quickly;
"he isn't a gentleman"
The girls locked az her startled.
why, Betty Belle" one eaapcd. what
makes you say such thing:"
"IIe isn't" affirmed Betty Belle, with
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12

ed as men and maintained their dis
imagined possible.
Love Of one man, rather than love
Of country, was the ruling passion with
most Of the war-going women. But
there were exceptions, apparently, one
of which l shall describe
1t was easy. especially after the first
two years, for a woman to pass the
careless inspection of recruiting Off
GERS who were mainly anxious to fill
their lists regardless of the fitness OF
the volunteers as fighters. That they
were food for powder" was thought
to be enough. If the new recruit came
somewhere near five feet in height,
and was not obviously lame, halt or
blind, admission to the ranks was
sure.
Annie Dillybridge a l6-year-old girl,
enlisted at Detroit, so that she might
be near her sweetheart, lieutenant
in the Twenty-frst Michigan regiment.
To her dismay she was assigned to an
other company than the one in which
her lover was on duty, and though she
made every effort to get into his COM
pany, she never succeeded She car
ried out her duties as a soldier, how
ever, taking part in a number of bat
ties and doing good. service.
When, in 1868, she was wounded in
the arm, the surgeon who was called
to dress the wound discovered her sex.
and the young heroine was summarily
dismissed from the service and sent
home
Frank Miller" was the name taken
by Frances E9ok, a 14-year-old girl
who enlisted in Chicago with her
brother, early in the civil war. The
pair were in one of the home guard"
regiments for three months, and when
the term of service was finished they
again enlisted, it is said, in the Nine
teenth Illinois regiment.
The brother was killed in battle. but
the sister remained in her regiment
until she was taken prisoner. In at
tempting to escape from the confeder-
ate prison the girl was shot, and her
wound led to the discovery of her Sc
cret. She was held a prisoner for
some weeks, and then exchanged, pre-
sumably for genuine Johnny Reb,"
and so she disappeared from the story.
These warlike feminine creatures
were, it will be noted, all very young.
Mary Owens, young Pennsylvania
girl, but just in her teens, married
young soldier, much against the will
of her parents. Fearing to go home
after the wedding, she enlisted in her
husbands company, declaring that she
would never be parted from him. She
took the name John Evans" put on
the blue uniform and endured patient
ly all the hardships of soldier life.
She saw her husband shot dead by
her side, and she was wounded in the
same battle in which her husband was
killed. She was sent home, invaded,
after Is months service, and her sex
remained undiscovered during the
whole time of her army experience.
The one girl whose love of war, or of
country, seems to have led her to en-.
list, is an unnamed heroine. / can not
help thinking that love led her into
the army, although it is not in the
story as told by the people who knew
her. She was determined to enlist,
from the first, but her parents, who
lived in New York state, considered
her desire to enlist but a crazy notion,
and they sent her west to visit some
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
Copyright: 1907: by Byron Williams.


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hose
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foes
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
WOMEN WHO WENT TO WAR.
Devoted Wives VINO Could Not Bear
Separation from Husbands.

The women of America had their
full share Of the burdens of war when
they gave their husbands, sons and
brothers to the country which called
upon them in dire need. 1t is con-
ceded that of the two, the woman who
stayed at home and the man who
marched away, the woman had the
harder task
But the records Of the war depart
ment show that women were not, in
all cases, willing to remain at home,
parted from those they loved. Strange
stories, writes Ada c. Sweet, in Chi
cago Journal, are told, some of them
well authenticated, of girls who enlist
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
ULYSSES s. GRANT.
How He Got His Name-A Good Story
Of His Boyhood

Ulysses S. Grant received his given
name in Difference to the wishes of
his maternal grandfather, who had a
high opinion of the Greek soldier Ulys-
SEES, who was distinguished for his
wisdom and for his ability to keep 81
lent about affairs of state. Grant made
this warrior his model Grants moth
er sometimes joked about his name,
saying, BE careful not to be useless,
but try to be Ulysses"
He attended the district school
where he was fair pupil and noted
for his kindly disposition-a trait of
character which he inherited from his
mother In after years, one of his
early playmates said of him: 81 never
saw him show any resentment, and
do not believe that he ever felt
tinge of it. He was never rude, OBJ
pressive or disagreeable to other chill
dren. Once, when he was a very
young scholar, he was very much trou-
bled by one of his lessons. A school
mate, noticing his perplexity, said,
lOu Gan MASTER tudt. ulysses re-
Piled: Cant! What does that mean?'
Why, replied the boy, 1t means that
that you can't. There Ulysses
went to the dictionary, and tried
unsuccessfully to find the word there.
Then he went TO his teacher and asked
him what was the meaning Of the
word cant telling him that he had
searched for it in vain in the diction-
airy. The teacher gave proper ex-
PLANTATION, and added: Ulysses, If in
the struggles of life any person should
assert that you can't do a thing you
desire to accomplish, let your answer
be, The word cant" is not in the die
tionary "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12


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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12
Stop That Cold

To check early colds or Grippe with ''Prsvsntics'
means surs defeat for Pneumonia, 10 stop cold
o Tn u cr 4 gr s % es \ run ene %
ventics VIII ours even deeply seated cold but
taksn early-at the s7oazc stage-thsy break. or
head OF these es-'v -.,.ls. That's surely better
That's why tho are called Prevsntics-
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Inc, no physie, nothing siekening Nice for the
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usual sickness. And don't forget four child. II
there Is feyerishnssA nightof day, Herein prob
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Prcventics. Insist on your druggists giving you
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12

IN. J. g. ROBINSON. DENTIST.
u OAKLAND Mo.
Office at residence on Liberty street.
GAS ADMINISTERED
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-12-12

No woman legislator in Finland
could Guido that French deputy who
tainted at the description of blood.
shed and had to be carried out of the
chamber.
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nILMOR :. HAMLL.
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
Schedule effective June2, 1907.
0 AK L A ND.

Daily, Daily except Sunday. ssunday
only.
For WASHINGTON, BALTIMORE. PHILA-
DELPHIA y NEW YORK. Depart 1927 a.
NJ, 1881 a. m, al p. m, 'S29p. m, Arrive
~ a. M, 1913 p. m, *l0.26 p. m, al 81 D. m
ForCU MBDELAND and Way Points. Depart
1000 a. m, t4.4O p. IN. Arrive 1926 a M,
fI.26 p. m.
For COLUMBUS * CHICAGO. Depart *ll.54
p. m. Arrive 500 a. m, *4l7p. m.
For GRAFTON accom-. Depart ~ &c a. M,
+i.26 p. N. Arrive 5000 a. m. a 40 p. m
For FAIkMONT and WHEELING. Depart
1926 a. IN. QOcaD, 1875 p. m. *ll54 p. m. Ar
rive ~6.07 a. m, y l. p, m, 80 p night.
For Al Z Won't accom-, Depart *7.26 p. m.
Arrive 1000 a. IN.
For CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE and ST.
LOUIS, Depart Ftp a. m. 1888 p. M, 1925
T.. m. Arrive 1927 a. m. s6.3l a. IN. IS 20 o. M
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EesncSt.

no matter how small he is,
\ man should a short maid WOO,
For when you are tied for good,
She'll always look up to YOU
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-29
New Theory of Defense.

New York, Jan. 29.-Harry Thaw's
defense for the killing of Stanford
White depends on a tiny note which
the young Pittshurger is said to have
intercepted while ii was being passed
by the architect to Mrs. EVELYN Nes-
bit Thaw at the Cafe Martin, four
hours before the shooting in Madison
Square roof garden.
Witnesses for the defense will state
that Harry X. Thaw learned through
this note that Stanford White was
still seeking to renew his relationship
with Evelyn, despite n pledge that he
would not force his attentions on the
girl any more. 1t will be developed
that Thaw had eXacted q promise
from White not to annoy her with his
attentions. and his counsel will en-
deavor to show that when Thaw
Leaned of Whites duplicity he be-
calre filled with an all-consuming
desire to do away with the man who,
In his opinion, was seeking out his
wife and harrassing her with his ad-
vances. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. on taxi
ing the witness stand in her husbands s
defense, will testify to all her rela-
tionships with White, and of the
events which led up to the shooting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-29

New York, Jan. 29.-Subpoena SER
vers from the distritc attorneys Of
flee have thrown a dragnet over New
York to locate Mrs. ]. ]. Caine, who
was an early friend of Evelyn. The
prosecution thinks to be able to throw
light upon the first relations Of the
chorus girl and White, and reveal the
real motive of Thaw for killing the
architect.
Mrs. Caine, a buyer for Boston
millinery house, lived in the same
house with Evelyn and her mother,
when the Nesbits came to this city.
The mother and daughter were in
hard straights, and Mrs. Caine helped
them. All efforts to find Mrs. Caine
have failed.
All the Thaw party were present at
the trial this morning. The prisoner
was in an apparently happy frame of
mind in contrast with his morose at
titude Of yesterday. A roll of 100 new
talesmen was called and the examin-
alton proceeded in a hunt for the
lsast three jurors. A number were
examined unsuccessfully. During the
examination of the veniremen Evelyn
read a number of letters. Thaw read
one which pleased him greatly. He
chuckled audibly a number of times.
Tenth Juror Selected.
John S. Dennel, a travelling freight
agent, aged 40, married, was selected
as the tenth juror at HAS.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-29
PENDLETON OREGON, TUESDAY, yANUAIs Ss0,
NEW YORK STATE TAX REVISION
Committee Report Certain TO Provoke
Great Fight.

New York, Jan. 29.-The report of
the state commission, appointed by
Governor Higgins, to revise the tax
laws OF the state, has been presented
to the legislature. The committee in
stead Of making an income tax or
habitation tax makes feature OF the
Inheritance tax. The report provides
for an increase in the inheritance tax
graded on the remoteness OF the re-
lstionship of the donor TO the benefi-
Giary.
The report recommends an increse
of the tax now paid by corporations.
The exemption from taxation OF de-
posits In savings banks is reduced
from $4,000 to $1,000, The report rec
ommends an increase on the Tux on
the surplus savings banks IN such a
way that the state does not benefit by
the increase, the additional amount
raised by tax going to Ihe iocslity.
As the commission WIS not 'unani-
nous in its findings several minority
reports were presented. The rural
members of the commission favor an
income tax while the Wall street men,
bers favor habitation tax. The bills
OF the commission are expected to
cause lengthy hearings and oconsidera-
BILE opposition is expected to come
from the interests affected.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-29
SUGAR MAKING
Was DELAYED
ALL THE WESTERN MILLS
POSTPONE OPERATIONS.
Utah, Nebraska, idaho and Oregon
Factories Not i'm Operation Until
Very Lane Sm the Season-Thousands
OF Tons of Beets Yet I'm the Ground
and Some Factories Suffer From
BrcakdOwns-Ia Grande Begins
Soon

a summary of the situation the
beet factory people find themselves in
at this time is taken from the La
Grande Chronicle, as follows:
Fred Montgomery arrived Saturday
evening from Grand Islano Neb., and
will remain a few days on a vacation
before returning to the beet sugar
factory 1T Logan. Utah, where he is
employed He brings the report that
all the beet sugar factories in the
west are delayed this season. In
Utah there are thousands of tons of
beets not yet out Of the ground, and
this is especially tiIe case from logan
northward.
The situation is about the same in
Nebraska, and in addition the factory
at Grand Island. which was one of
the first beet sugar mills in the
United States and WIS constructed on
the old French model, has had lots of
trouble with breakdOwns. All through
the season there have been stops on
account of breaks in the machinery,
and sometimes the delays have aex-
tended through an entire week.
According TO these reports, the fac
tory at La Grande is not alone, and
while there was a good beet crop in
nearly all sections of the country the
past season. every factory is behind
time.
The agony will soon be at an end
for this year at La Grande. The fore
part of the wek the last car went out
for beets at the Cove end of the line.
This finishes the haul, and with a few
days of favorable weather the saccha-
rine substance will soon be in sacks
in the warehouse.