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he could take the stage promising leave the horse
there. Arriving al Clarksburg, he found that the
stage had gone and an acquaintance urged him TO
ride on to the next town, where there was a long
wait, offering TO send for the horse and return
II 10 its owner. But as Jackson had promised to
leave the horse there, he considered himself bound
10 do II, and taking his baggage he started on foot
the muddy road The boy with such regard
for his promises naturally developed into a man
devoted TO principle Some people called it OBJ
stlnacy; but at any rate 1t among the strong
qualities which led him to great victories 1t was
as much part OF him as breath itself
An aunt once reproved him for running away from
an uncle who had been unl,ind to him telling him
solemny that he ought 10 return. Just as calmly
he replied:
Maybe ought to. ma am: but I'm not going 10 =
1t was the same spirit which he eyinccd later on
IN his famous requlSltlon on the War Department.
Send me twenty thousand men, and no orders
His Estimate Of Himself
TUST before he left to secure his West Point aro-
y pointment, a friend asked him if he thought he
was fitted, and he replied
/ am very ignorant but can make up for that
by study. have energy, and think have intel
lect.'
1t was Colonel Bennett who asked the question.
and the reply so impressed him that he helped the
estimates But / have often heard those who were
with him at West Point talk of the shy, grave
solitary, absent minded young cadet who did not
much impress either classmates or teachers at the
outset lie seemed easy mark for the nischievous-
Iy inclined, but Il soon became well known that no
student ever made second attempt TO play oke
on Cadet Jackson. He was quiet and gentle about
IT. that 1t was difficult to say just how his method
OF Wardng OF attacks was 50 effective but the
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Knew MeClellan's Plans

HIS instructive foresight sometimes seemed
IL almost phenomenal At Malvern Hill Gen
erals Ewell, Early, and Hill came to his tent
one night TO tell him that if Mcclellan attacked
IN the morning they would be unable to resist
Mcclellan and his army viii be gone bv dav-
light, he muttercd, turning over and going TO
sleep again They thought he was dreaming:
but IN the morning Mcclellan was gone
Notwithst anding the asscrtivc determination
ct his character which won so many doubtful
heids he was the least assuming man magina-
Die IN demeanor When he was camped near
Richmond after the Seven DAYS battles al the
tme when hIs fame was at its height he came
70 church one Sunday and returned TO camp
before anyo-- Who attended the service real
ized that the PLAIN, quiet officer who occupied
. seat IN the re- was the famous Stonewall
Jackson
He was stro-glv avcrse to expressions Of
devotion from his soldiers Riding his little
chestnut sorrel in his usual slouching way. his
long, solemn face with high check bones half
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break and report
al once TO the com
mander.
II was the stern
Puritan element in
the character of
Lees great lieu
tenant whichmade
him extremely IN
different to exter-
nal things-even
more rigidly for
himself than for
Others. 1t was in
herent in him. |
have often heard
my husband tell
the story of Jack
son tripto Wash
inqtOn 10 secure
appointment to
the military acad-
emV.
He borrowed a
horse Of a friend
10 ride as far as
Clarksburg, where
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longer Jackson would have been at the head
Like so many OF the great soldiers of the
90 5, Jackson left the academy Just in time to
receive his early training in actual battle in the
war with Mexico How many friends and foes
VINO gained immortality in the war of the States
We're comrades there Jackson had the novel
distinction of being twice promoted in one dav
IN Mexico; once for standing by his cannon
after all his men had been killed or driven awav
Later when he was professor at the Virginia
Military Institute one of the students asked
hm why he did not run, and he replied
II | had been ordered to run | should have
done so; but | was commanded to hold the
position, and had no right to abandon it 3"
lie always was embarrassed in the presence
OF one OF his own men, but was never at a loss
before an opponent in the field and modest as
he was he had faith enough in himself to be-
heve that he knew better than anyone else how
To manage his own forces Being ordered once
70 send part of his division to a distant point.
he obeyed promptly, but at once sent in his
resignation. There was howl of protest. and
he was persuaded to withdraw his resignation;
but after that he was not ANNOYED by instruc-
tons from the War Department
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IilS men. Al Eile
FIRST sound Of their
cheering he would
straightcn back,
hold his shoulders
erect. dotf his old
fatigue cap that
had concealed his
rcceding forehead.
put spurs TO his
horse. and dash off
at full speed
II was said in the
army that Stone
wall was afraid Of
nothing on earth
but his own sol
dicrs. her was
he in the least
adapted 10 play the
part OF parlor idol.
hen he came TO
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By LA SALE CORBELL PICKETT

q
- was when General Pick
EFT lay wounded at his
home in Richmond Just after the battle If
Games Mill. Jackson came to see him and 10
ask after his welfare.
General Whiting of Tackson's command had
lost his way coming into the battle. and NOT
knowing where TO find General Jackson had
reported TO Longstreet, who put his brigade
mite IN the rear OF Pickett 5 men, so that the
two commands together made the assault
which broke the enemy's lines. The two men
were discussing the charge. when Pickett who
always deplOTed the loss OF life expressed his
grlet over the death of certain gallant officers
and so many soldiers. Jackson replied:
General Pickett, we are fighting 10 save The
country not the army / fight TO win, no mat
ter now many are killed And another thing
We don want any prisoners. We cant feed
and Clothe our own men -
While they were talking. mint juleps were
brought IN. but Jackson declined. saving
never touch strong drink | ike il TOO
well 10 fool with II, and no mans strength IS
strong enough TO enable him to touch the stuff
with safety
Later in the war. when he was i'll and the
physician told him that whisky was necessary
10 has recovery, he still refused.
His Opinion of Dogs
a PET dog belonging to General Pickett's
IA sister came into the room wit h her. and
gong over to General Jackson laid its head on
his knee and looked up into his face. Jackson
pushed back ITS ears and patted its head Bv
way OF thanking HIM | said timidv.
- ] see YOU love dogs q"
Does man ever love dogs?" he asked so
seriously that il frightened me, but | was
bound that l wouldn't surrender and replied:
Dogs love YOU, anyway"
In spite of proper introductions. General
Jackson chung TO the impression that General
Pickett 5 sister and / were sisters. and as he
was going away remarked TO General Pickett:
Your TWO sisters are not very much alike 4"
hOugh General Pickett 5 wound was serious
and he was suffering intensely, General lack
son did not once express the slightest sympathy.
he only deplored General Pickett's absence
from his command when 1t needed him When
he had gone General Pickett said:
Jackson classes all who are weak or STARVING
as lacking IN patriotism, and suppose he thinks
am lacking in 1t to have been wounde
lie never valued life where he had an object
accomplish, but his soldiers believed in him ;
obeyed him to the death. He ALWAYS gave his orc
rapidly and distinctly and rode away His meth
were like this: Do you see that height? Take
-' Do you see that line: Break it" The off
who failed WAS likely to be put under arrest To
one who succeeded he would simply say, "Th
al right
He was the clean type OF great soldier. and
men were always ready. General Lawton said
him
StonewaI didn't sleep well himself: so ev
two or three nights YOU were walked up with ORD
10 have your brigade in marching line before d
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lost IN ms heavy reddish brown beard his gray ewes
cast downward, his shoulders in their accustomed
stoop, he would unexpectedly ccme upon some Of
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Jokes ceased altogether. The
promised energy was so firmly
developed that his mates all de
clarcd that if the class had re-
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Vile first time that l came
intimately IN contact
! with Stonewall Jackson
- was when General Pick
L. -r-,...--l-.l !
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A WELL PUT INJUNCTION.

chancellor Bergea's Injunction
restraining the Jersey City municipal
ity from interfering with the work of
the MeAdoo Tunnel Company in con-
structing a tunnel under and through
Jersey City probably puts IN end to a
controversy tina does no credit TO Jer-
sey City. The road row being huilt is
for the benefit of a large section outside
of Jersey City, and that city cannot
propriate local benefits at the expense
of other communities,
Manhattan by ferry is a matter of less
than ten minutes and that convenience
Jersey City and Hoboken have exclu-
sively. The tunnel line to be con-
structed will afford to communities
like Newark, distant from the Hudson
River, some advantages Of transit to
correspond with those that Jersey City
now enjoys, and 1t is selfish for that
municipality to attempt to compel the
tunnel company to establish enough
stations in Jersey City to seriously I'M
pair the advantages of travel for the
people of West Hudson and Essex
County. 1t is also unfair to clap on the
enterprise a burdensome tax penalty.
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THE PEOPLES VAST SAVINGS.

A wonderful exhibit is that of the
Bowery Savings Bank in New York,
with its $780, 600. 900 of deposits. the
greatest ON record in this or any other
country. This institution Is one of the
oldest and most stable in the United
States, and it's deposits are in excess
of the aggregate of the deposits of all
the savings banks in New Jersey.
This money isn't locked up in the
bank vaults. 1t is invested in different
ways to pay good interest to the de-
positors. 1t is part of the capital that
is the likelihood of great corporate en-
terprises. 1t helps to build the splen-
did edifices that arise in u cities,
and to carry on business operations of
all kinds. This use of the savings
makes the depositors In one sense
capitalists, and Identifies them with
the large affairs that are financed by
the banks.
The accumulation of savings in this
country at the present time is phe-
nomenai. The savings banks deposits
represent only a part of his vast ma
tional hoard. Hundreds of millions are
invested in building and loan, and a
vast amount also in life insurance.
which is as truly an investment as any
other form of prudent provision for
the future. For several years millions
Of savings have been put into improved
real estate. There has lately been an
extraordinary amount of that kind in
and around New York city and in the
New Jersey suburbs. II there should
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NATIONAL GUARD AND COAST DE.
TENSE.

The National Guard of New York,
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island are
being instructed in coast defense in
nearby ports by officers and men of the
regular army. The New Jersey Ma
tional Guard has received no such in
struction. The routine of duty of the
State Guard is of little value as a
preparation for the coast defense. New
York, Connecticut and Massachusetts
possess heavy artillery organizations.
and in the event Of a war with a foreign
power they would be Immediately avail
able. New Jersey would not nave a
man to offer to place in the fortifica-
tons, while her infantry are not even
drilled for the land defense Of these
fortihcations.
Home defense is the fundamental
idea for which the National Guard
was organized, but the State Mill
tary Board has always regarded
'ho luhoaiuehldi iued " pe tnde
of police duty. The Sea Girt encamp-
ment affords opportunity for rifle prac-
tise and to give the men some expert
ence in field duty. One week at the
camp is deemed sufficient for these pur-
poses. Another week could we'll be
spent in practical instruction in and
around the great harbor forts.
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VOLUME Lxxvr.-No. 1872.
WEDNESDAY. JULY 10, 1907.
RAILROAD COMMISSION AT WORK.

The Senate committee appointed to
draw up a public utilities bill may take
less interest in the subject now that
the Wright bill has failed to pass the
Assembly after being much amended.
The House has adjourned to Septem-
Der, but the Senate can convene at any
time. and doubtless will do so next
week to act upon HOUSE bills and take
up new legislation such as a public
utilities bill
Meanwhile the newly created rail-
road commission proceeds to business
unmindfu1 of the threat of displace-
ment by a public utilities commission.
The first meeting held at Trenton
yesterday declared the commissions
policy. I'VE are not going to try to
run the railroads. said Joseph w.
Congdon. the president. In view of the
restricted powers of the commission
that declaration was hardly necessary.
It is enough for the present, however,
II the commission, if permanent. shall
give full hearings to all complaints and
shall act as a state body. and not as
an appanage of the railroads.
The first important act of the COM
mission promises well. 1t is the reso-
luton for an inquiry into the subject
OF grade crossings with a view to
securing the enforcement of the laws
governing the same. The city of New
ark has a number of cases Of the kin
in controversy, and the Essex Grand
Jury has just made a severe present.
ment on the subject. The State Com
mission under the law for its creation
has no mandatory power, but there
are laws anterior to that of 1907 that
bear on the subject of grade crossings,
and the aid of the commission and the
Attorney General can he invoked to
procure the abolition Of dangerous
e dsde crossings such as exist in this
l9ity and county.
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FISH AVID aAME 1Ea1s1Ar1oN.

The Legislature should not stop at the
and Game Commission with another
commission and safeguarding the use
which has been so outrageously squan-
dered during the last few years. That
legislation leaves the abuses almost
untouched. The State pays extensively
for protection for fish and game that Is
not given. Whether the bills are to be
paid direct by the commission or by the
State Treasurer hardly affects the real
question.
In point of fact, 1t isn't necessary for
the Legislature to make any appropria-
ton for fish and game purposes. All
the money needed for these purposes
car be obtained from licenses and fines,
and 1t can be obtained. too, without
affording to wardens their present OPP
portunities for. graft, which opportuni-
ties are not abolished by the new legis-
lation. A State commission on the plan
of the present one is ineffective and its
neffectivenes inures to the injury Of
State interests. A si~ngle-head6d COM
mission is necessary. A competent man
with a proper salary can manage fish
and game interests in a practical way
to we'll conserve them nj relieve the
State of all cost of maintenance.
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Young Stevens was on his way nortn
to spend the week end with his parents
and felt In a particularly jovial mood
The train in which he was travelling
had stopped at a small village. AS a
farmer who was sauntering up ana
down the platform came opposite ste
vens's compartment he was asked by
the youth II he knew that the Duke OF
D%evonshire was in the train.
Immediately the man showed great
interest and said:
No! Is heg'
II think he is not ANSWERED Ste
vens. Il only asked II you knew that
he was .
The farmer said nothing. but conf
tinued his walk on the platform. AS
he came opposite the window again he
remarked that their town had been
experiencing some excitement.
whats the matter? p asked Stevens.
THE authorities wouldn't let some
folks bury a woman" replied the
farmer.
What was the reason for refusing? =
"She wasn't dead" was the laconie
reply.
And then he strolled away, leaving
young Stevens biting his lip.-Judge's
Library.
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All Tangled Up.

Mr.. Makinbrakes was expressing his
qualification at meeting the valedic-
torian of the class.
81 am glad to know you, young man.
he said. You have acquitted yourself
proudly. I never believed the old say
ing, anyhow, that the valedictorian is
always an ss-an l don believe 1t
now, of course-I only mention 1t to
show how absurd-in fact, there was
no need of my bringing 1t up at all,
only / was somehow reminded-though
there is no reason, to be sure, why |
should have been reminded-except
that I always seem to be making a
double-dyed, pumpkin-headed, blamed
well, anyway, I predict that you will
make a splendid record for-for-what
do you suppose, Mr.. Bryton, Is the rea-
son the Cubs go all to pieces when
they play the Pirates ?'-Chicago Tri-
bune.
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REcErvERsH1ps AS PENALTIES.

Perhaps the Federal government has
at last struck upon a plan to success
fully cope with the elusive and evaslve
trusts in their violations of the law. A
receiver TO take charge of the affairs of
a delinquent corporate aggregation and
to administer them in a way to separate
and individualize the corporate units
and make them do business in the nor
NAL way, would be likely to prove a
sovereign remedy for the trust evil.
So far in the campaign against trusts
there has been much cry and little wool.
The machinery of the law is. cumbrous
and the penalties, when imposed, are
merely fines which the trust can readily
turn yer to the great body of consum-
ers to pay. The Federal receiver is.
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HOOKING roR LAKE owNERsH1P.

The Paterson Press avs: Green
wood Lake, with Its mountainous shore,
may become the property of a small
group of wealthy men. Within the last
few days an agent from New York has
been moving around among property
owners near the head of the lake. OBJ
tanning information as to large tracts,
and there has been a renewal of talk
about a State automobile turnpike to
the Hudson"
1t is easily possible for a group of
wealthy men to acquire Greenwood
Lake and convert it into a private pre-
serve. The lake covers 1920 acres,
partly in New York State. and is at an
elevation of 621 feet. The Morris Canal
Company owns 7S7 aeres and the bal
ance is held by Sarah A. Hewitt, widow
of former Mayor Hewitt, of New York,
and the Clifford estate of Jersey City.
The assessed value is $40 and less per
acre. The lake watershed is twenty
eight square miles with a capacity of
49, 600, 900 gallons daily, with maximum
storage. As the Morris Canal Company
controls the water supply for naviga-
tion purposes the lake cannot be drawn
upon for any other purpose. but it can
be owned and fenced in for a private
park just the same, as that would not
interfere with the canal supply.
This lake, like Lake Hopatcong, has
been for generations a public resort. 1t
should be acquired by the two States
and maintained forever as a public
park. The Legislature has conferred
upon the State Forestry Commission
the power TO acquire for the State own
of the lakes, and the same Legis-
appropriated for the purpose a
sum hardly large enough to buy one
of the smallest of the upland lakes. 1t
is true that the principle of State own
of the lakes has at last beer
recognized in the law, but that is all it
amounts to. While we are affection
ately hugging this principle private
ownership is stepping In and buying up
rights and pretty soon the State
won't find any lake property to buy
at extravagant or prohibitive
rat as
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-10

The Senate passed a bill amendatory
of the Potable Water Commission act.
The Assembly yesterday passed the
Hahn bill. with amendments. Between
the two houses a newly constructed law
a be enacted to overcome the serious
objections to the present law and to
maintain and perpetuate the principle
Of State control Of the potable waters.
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VIEWS OF EDITORS.


We should all assume, and stick to it,
that war Is not on the cards. We need
no war talk to point out our duty, either
as to the completion and protection of the
Panama Canal, or the protection Of our
already great, and rapidly growing, in
terests in the Pacific. Without such means
we shall get all the ships we need, and
keep them in good fighting shape. We are
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however. a horse of another color. When
the trust managers find that persistent
lawlessness entails a receivership a
change will come over the spirit Of their
enterprise.
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tons of 49, os. 2s4.77. Last year the ag-
gregate was 50, 515.s7s on 1920 corpora
tions. The State Board has yet to
assess many corporations and the com
pleted schedule may equal and even
exceed that of 1906.
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in no danger. NJ nation would be justi-
fed in striking our shield at this time,
and the nation doing such a thing with
out justification would find for an an
tagonist eighty millions Of capable people,
backed by colossal resources, and of the
disposition to put every man and dollar at
hazard in the country's behalf. We shall,
and should, keep ready for war. but not
in any staggering way of provoking it,
Washington Star.
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The woman I'm Business.

She landed in a check payable to
Susan II. Smith. The cashier, who was
a German, noticed that she had en-
dorsed 1t Susan Smith, and gave 1t
back with a polite You hat forgotten
the H. Overcome with confusion, she
murmured. Excuse me-" and wrote.
below the endorsement, age 2S."-
LippincOtt's.
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He-It has always been my rule to
spend as l go.
She-Indeed; In hat way I suppose
you V saved considerable money!
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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come a spell Of hard times" there
will be a very large financial reserve
for the wage Garner and the people of
small income to fall back upon.
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Mr.. Crimsonbeak-I am discouraged!
I don't think I'm any account in this
world
Mrs. Crimsonbeak-Oh, don't say
that. John I vas reading, only yes
terday. that somebody had said that
the normal human body has in 1t the
iron needed to make seven large nails.
-Yonkers Statesman.
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The Republican minority in the House
of Assembly yesterday controlled the
legislation of the day. The Democrats
lacked several votes for a majority of
all the members. and the passed bills
were passed by the aid of Republican
votes.
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Disappointed.

That Professor Blink fooled me bad
'How?"
HE told me ethnology was the
science of the races, and when / went
to the library and asked for a book on
ethnology there wasn't a word from
cover to cover on how to pick win
ners."-Baltimore Sun.
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The most beautiful pair of black eyes
in town
Belonged to Mrs. Mccain,
TIL her husband went to a wake one
night
And fought with a bigger mani
Robert 7. Hardy. jr., in Lippincott's.