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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-07


Surgeon to Give Effect to Sneerins Verse
Designed to Lampoon the American Sol
diery but 1t was Appropriated by then
and Became our Favorite Marching Air.
George Harvey, in North American Review.
When Charley |. assembled the
throne ditty familiar in the nurs-
cries of high society was Lucy
Lockct." afterwards known in New
England as "Lydie Fishers Jig, and
running like this:
Lucy Locket lost her pocket.
Lydia Fisher found 1t;
Not a bit of money in it,
Only binding round it,
\ stuart cavalier. adapting the jim.
gle 10 political conditions, produced
the following:
"Nankey Doodle came in town,
Riding on pony,
With a leather in his hat
Upon Il macaroni."
y doodle" according to Murry
was Il slmpleton, "A sorry, tritiing
fellow" Il macaroni' was Il knot in
the ribbon. The particular Nankey
characterized thus dcrisivcly in this
case was Oliver Cromwell. The next
adaptation appeared in 1866 in con-
nrctiou with q caricature ridiculing
William Pitt for eSpousing America S
cause, and incidentally shifting at
the French and Virginia negroes
thus:
Stamp Act, lc diable dat is de job, sir
bat is de Sill.Han's noh. sir,
To be Americas nabob, sir,
Doodle, noodle, do"
1t was but natural that shafts of
the wit of the period should be aimed
at the uncouth American soldiers;
and there was much hilarity in the
British camp in Boston when an Of
ticer-pOet recited the lines which be-
came the real Yankee Doodle" be-
ginning with the familiar verse:
Father and went downt to camp,
Along with Captain Goodwin,
Where we see the men and boys
As thick as hasty-puddin' -
and continuing with the well-worn
reference to Captain Washington. "
My Jemima," ct al, after the we'll
known fashion designed to take off
the provincials thus:
"There was Captain Washington
Upon slapping stallion,
A giving orders to his men:
guess there was million.
"And then the feathers on his hat,
They looked 80 tarnal finea,
! wanted pockily to get,
To give to my Jamina."
Some years before Il British army
surgeon stationed at Lake George
had composed one or two sneering
verses entitled Yankee Doodle, "
and Ethan Allen, whose liking for
stirring melody was stronger than
his taste for classical music, prompt
ly appropriated the tune, SO that the
fiferS and drummers at Dorchester
were fully prepared when they re-
ceived copy of the Boston compost
tion, and the shrill tune became,
probably for all time, our favorite
national marching air. 1t is cs.
sentially English, as we have pointed
out, but only in our judgment as
adapted; in any case, rightly or
wrongly, we prefer to accept Duyck.
inck's declaration that it was taken
by the predatory British from an old
Dutch harvest-sOng, whose refrain
ran:
yankee didee doodle down
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-07

MONEY is either a mans slave or
his master.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-02-07
yankee didee doodle down
Dikee dudel lawnter,
Yankee viver, voover, vown,
Buttcrmik and Tawnter."

The British ofiicer-poet, however,
is entitled to the credit of having
made the first use of Uncle Sam"
on record. although there is no indi-
cation that he meant it to refer to
the States then united only for de-
fensive purposes, thus leaving to the
Albany pork inspector the high
honor traditionally accorded him for
sardonic humor in the use of brand
ing-irOn,
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YANKEE DOODLE
ORIGIN OF THE FAMOUS OLD
MELODY.

Tune Vas Composed by British Army
Surgeon to Give Effect to Sneerins Verse
Designed to Lampoon the American Sol
diery but 1t was Appropriated by them
and Became our Favorite Marching Air.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
ABSURD CHARGES FROM A DEFEATED
CANDIDATE AND ORGAN MAKE A LAUGH
CONTINUED From Page One)

finding excuse in this for his SEEM
ing participation in attack on Schenck
and by implication upon every other
member of the convention.
The charge that the tellers DELHI
erately miseounted the votes cast in
the convention, however. is nasty
one even TO come from a sick man.
and il is not believed that Mr.. Terrell
has been correctly quoted by the or
gan Whether he has been or not
however cuts no figure. Nothing of
the kind occurred and it is absurd
To consider for a moment that even
a thought OF such kind might have
been entertained
Mr. Terrell is quoted by the organ
as saying that he went into the con-
vention with % votes pledged to him,
a number that would have nominated
him. The day before the convention
he claimed 81 votes On convention
day at noon he said he was afraid
he was being traded off by his sup
porters. After the vote was counted
in the convention he declared that he
had beer slaughtered by men who he
believed would stand with him.
Schenck received % votes and the
nomination But one of these votes
came from Ely. The rest We're cast
by the out Of town precincts Brown
received II votes.
The fatal blow to the view now
taken of the manner of his defeat,
is contained in the fact that previous
to the time that Mr.. Wise propounded
his very natural query. Mr.. Terrell
realized that he was defeated and
was fixing responsibility upon men
that he had believed would stand by
him. Mr.. Wise was not of these
pledged ones and as the later vote
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

showed it would have been imma-
terial which way he cast his own bal
lot. which was absolutely all that he
had control of in the convention.
As to the charge that slate was
fixed by corporation representatives
the night before the convention and
put through the next day. such state
ment is known 10 be absolutely false
by all participants in the convention.
There was caucus held the night
before the convention, in which prac-
tically all of the delegates participant
ed, but as is known by everybody
there was no result reached in this
caucus or in Others held that night,
the candidates going before an abso-
lutely free and unpledged body of
delegates the following day.
In conclusion II IS TO he said that
the organ stab at sensationalism is
of type that can be expected today
and on Monday from that source and
that it is merely an effort to Gre
ate discord IN the Republican party,
effort that will fail absolutely. The
untruthful assertions made. the de-
ceit and treaeLerF contained are on
par with the attacks the organ and
the machine have made upon the
working men OF the district. with
whom they would Ike now to find
favor. after asserting that their votes
are for sale and ridieuling the meet
ings they have held to protest against
the malicious ISLANDERS the organ has
printed against their manhood, hon
esty and honor. The dishonor of the
handbill in political matters Is q
stencil in the nostrils of decency and
will be repndiated and condemned
best on Tuesday with Republican
votes.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

tive power. The reason is that II is
moving the crops of the northwest to
the grain centers. As soon ~ this
movement Is over II will have many
engines to put on the sidings
As TO the election, the laboring
men of the east are going TO vote for
Taft There is no manner OF doubt
about this and l do not believe there
is doubt but that Taft will be elected
Nv landslide. The laboring men Of
the east have confidence in the con-
struetive ability of the Republican
party and they also believe that Taft
will carry out the corrective measures
advocated by Roosevelt and that he
will do II in a way that will get re-
suits without panic going along
They have no confidence in the abil-
ity of Mr.. Bryan as an executive and
are fully OF the belief that his cleo
ton would mean four years of the
hardest times i'm the history of the
country. They want none of il ard
are going to vote the Republican
ticket in the belief that 1t means
work for them while the success of
the Democratic ticket would mean
idleness and starvation for many.
And | believe that they are absolute
ly right in this opinion. That they
feel so ] know from actual contact
with them as 2 fellow worker
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
DOG MAKES PANIC.

scattering or pedestrians, run
away and a dog frightened almost TO
the point of madness, were the re-
suits of a prank played upon Bum, !"
the bull terrier pup of the Nevada
Northern railroad boys yesterday aft
ernoon in saloon on Aultman street.
Bum" bowling with fright, dash
ed through the door or the barroom
onto the street, his caudal appendage
being decorated with a paper bag
well filled with nails. People on the
street did not notice the cause of
Buns peculiar actions-they did not
take the time to investigate but rush.
ed for cover, believing that the puppy
was suffering with the rabies.
Bum made his way down Aultman
street, upsetting one fat man in an
attempt TO rush past him. The pc
culiar rattle of the nails in the sack
gave wings to BUNS flight and he
fairly flew, merely settling on the
high places for a small fraction of
second per high place. He coun-
tered and dashed back up the street,
followed by small regiment of
Fidos who were inquisitive. When
he reached the corner of Aultman and
hurry his yelps frightened a horse
hitched to a baggage wagon. The
horse dashed up the street, but be-
fore he could get under way. he was
stopped by a pedestrian. In run
ming between the legs of another fat
man (this seemed to be specially of
Bums) the sack was pulled off and
Bum suddenly came out of it.
City Marshal Hudgens took up the
case but was unable to learn the
identity of the fun-promoter at the
great humiliation of Bum and the
fat man.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
THE BUSY OFFICE BOZ.

A small office boy who had worked
in the same position for two years
on a salary of SO a week finally
plucked up enough courage to ask
for an increase in wages. How
much more would you like to have?"
inquired his employer.
We'll, answered the lad, ~ don {
thiuk 81 more a week would be too
much.
We'll, YOU seem to me to be "A
rather small boy to be earning So a
week, replied his employer.
II suppose | do. know I'm small
for my age" the boy explained, but
to tell you the truth, since I've been
here | haven't had time to grow"
lie got the se.-Kansas City
Star
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

on yesterday in an editorial regard
ing the resolution passed on Thurs
day night in sum and substance de-
clared these same men to be towards
who had retracted and as much as
said they were entirely insineere and
lied in the second set of resolutions.
II can also be added that the second
set of resolutions was handed to the
organ yesterday and that II showed
its cur makeup by refusing te print
these
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
MINERS RESENT DECEIT AND
IMPOSITION FROM THE ORGAN
CONTINUED from Page one.)

of that which il has said in earlier
weeks of the campaign and not a line
OF which untruths it has ever cor
rected or apologized for in any man
ner
In the substantiation of the above
it may be added that while the organ
on Thursday characterized the ae-
ton of the Miners union as that of
men not afraid to tell the truth; men
who do not have 10 ask any man what
they shall do etc. the same sheet
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
sTRoILERs' DANCE.

One OF the most enjoyable society
events OF the year was the HalloWe en-
dance given by the Strollers' club at
the skating rink last evening. AL
most the entire membership Of the
old body was in attendance and nu-
merous prospective members made up
the gathering of merry makers. The
Halloween customs were observed
throughout. The next dancing as
sembly of the Strollers Will take
place on Thanksgiving night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
PLACING TELEPHONE POLES.

More than dozen telephone poles
have been placed along hurry street
by the White Pine Telephone Co. in
connection with the work of recon-
struction of the line in that section
of the city Wires will be transferred
to the new poles next week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
THE RICHARDS RETURN.

g. l.. (Big Tex Richard and wife
returned last evening after an abb
sence of several months. Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard visited San Francisco
and a number of points in Nevada,
where Mr.. Richard is interested, dur
ing their absence.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

Mrs Wade Parker. Dear. let me
have 81 please. want to go to the
matinee" Mr.. Wade Parker. Hon
estly. | haven't got more than 20
cents and" Mrs. Wade Parker.
oh. well. let me have that and
I'll go shopping instead. Cleveland
Leader.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
PROPERTY TRANsFERRED.

Transfer of lots 4, >, q, b, 80 and
b. i'm block of the Ellis addition
from Alma ID. Chambers, of Ogden,
to John p KERN of this city, was re-
corded at the court house yesterday.
$40 being given as the consideration.
Deed was also filed. whereby the
same property was transferred from
KERN TO Edward Maxwell.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
CHrHCH LADIES CANNASSING.

Ladies of the Methodist church
were yesterday canyassing the city,
making disposal of tickets for the
dinner to be served at Ely and East
Ely on election day, and before night
a large number of tickets had been
sold. In East Ely. the dinner will
be served on the second floor of the
Phillips building and in Ely a room
in the Ely hotel will be utilized.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
A PERFECT SCORE.

A perfect score was established by
NJ. F. Richard in the regular gun
club shoot Thursday afternoon in the
% bird event. In the event of 20,
Daily was credited with Is, Fesler
1 A, and Richard II. In the following
event, % birds. Richard scored %,
Daily and Fesler S. The last event
in the present prize contest will take
place next Sunday afternoon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
TO TRANSPORT BODY.

Remains of Mrs. r. A. Eldredge,
who died at the home of Mrs. Halves
in Central Ely Wednesday night, will
be transported to Evanston, Wyo..
Monday morning. where interment
will be had.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
INSTALLING EXCHANGE.

Work of Installing telephone eX-
change at Eureka is now in progress,
supplies having reached that place
during the past few days. Subsequent
to the recent advent of the long dis
lance telephone line into Eureka. the
subscription list grew to such an eX-
tent that the installation of an ex-
change was necessary.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
OUGHT TO ANYWAY.

According to this paper" observ-
ed Mr.. Goodwin, ian Ohio man has
lived a year on beer alone"
We'll, that's as it should be-" re-
joined Mrs. Goodwin, ANY man who
lives on beer ought to be compelled
to live alone. "-Lislie's Weekly.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
HALLowE.EN ENTERTAINMENT.

Misses Dorothy RichardsOn and
Vera Taylor entertained last evening
at the Richmar. The affair was with
out doubt one of the most enjoyable
participated in by the younger set
during the year In celebration of
Hallowe en-, numerous novel features
were arranged and carried out. De-
lieious refreshments were served be-
fore the guests departed
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
10 MOVE RrmpING.

Building at the northwest corner
of Sixth and Aultman streets, former
" occupied by a restaurant. will be
removed from that corner and a mod
ern building put in its place.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
WALLS GOING UP.

The foundation of the new court
house is about finished, having been
CONSTRUCTED to point on level with
the surface of the ground, distance
of about 10 feet. Actual work on the
walls will begin. about the first of
the week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
DEED FILED.

Deed was filed with the county re-
eorder yesterday of the transfer of a
tract of land from II. G. f. Brown
TO E. G. White. The property as de-
scribed in the instrument is one-half
interest in the southeast quarter OF
the northwest quarter of section FL
in township 16 north, range 63 east.
NJ. ID. B. & M.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
FROM COPPER FLAT.

DIR. Lew Wallace came down from
the Flat last evening and attended
the Strollers' dance at the skating
rink.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
NO LONGER SECRET.

Does your husband belong to any
secret societies." inquired Mrs. Kaw-
ner.
No answered Mrs. Middleblok;
II have found out the name of every
one of them. Chicago Tribune.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
ATTENDS MEETING.

j. D. Watson of Smelter. was in
Ely last evening in attendance on the
regular meeting OF the Knights of
Pythias lodge
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
SERIOUSLY SICK.

The condition of w. n. McGill, who
was taken sick a few days ago with
typhoid fever, has increased in seri-
business, his physician stating that
Mr.. McGil is likely to become crit
ically i'll at any time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Herman Wise. Republican nominee
for commissioner, was a business Wis
itor in Ely yesterday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
FRESHNESS WORK.

George Baird, deputy in the eoun-
" clerks Office. was able to resume
his duties yesterday after brief i'll
ness with grip at his home on Lyons
avenue.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
nOUSE VISITOp

John Bouse came in yesterday
from the Duck Creek ranch for a
short stay
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
NICHOLSON VISITS Elm

Henry c. Nicholson, Republican
candidate for county commissioner,
is in the city from his home at Osee-
ola.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
I.OWRIE IN CITY.

Ben II. Lowrie was visitor in
Ely from Shelter yesterday. He will
return this morning.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
SHERIEF AT RIEPETOWN.
IN ERoNI SHELTER.

Sheriff X. {. Davis made bust
ness trip TO Riepetown yesterday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

w. NJ. Gibbs, OF Smelter. came in
Yesterday afternoon for visit with
friends
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
DOWN FROM LANE.

L. D. Osborne came down yester-
day from Lane City for a short stay
with friends.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
ECKERT IN Ely.

II. r. Eckert. member of the staff
of the Giroux Consolidated at Kim
berry, visited in Ely last night.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
RECOXERS FROM LLNEss.

After being confined to his home
in East Ely for several days on ae-
count of illness, r. b. Hildebrand Is
able to be about.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
NANCE IN CITY.

c. b. Nance, bookkeeper of the
Nevada Consolidated at Copper Flat,
was visitor in Ely yesterday.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
TO BUTTE.

Tom Osborne of the Butte & Ely,
came down yesterday and will leave
this morning for Butte, where he will
remain for several weeks on visit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
TO ATTEND DANCE.

Miss Duddleson came up from
Shelter last evening to attend the
dance of the Strollers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

The Bank of Ely, MeGill branch.
will open permanently Nov. LIST, in
charge of Mr.. w. Y. MeGill. l4-l 4
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Phone 63-K when wanting laundry
called for and work will be salts
factorily done By the Troy laundry.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

If you lose that $500 lat on cleo
tion night. Tuesday. buy i Al Nye
Bros. for $3S5
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Fashionable dressmaker Corner
hurry and High streets If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
CALIFORNIAN HIRE.

G. A. Hoffman of Sacramento Cal.
is a business visitor in the city for
a few days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

FROM KIMBERLY.
GIRRs IL CITY.

4. J. Sale was a visitor n Ely from
Kimberly last evening
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Nye Bros. are offering any Stetson
hat in the house for $685..
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Friends of the late Airs. Eldredge
can see the remains from TO . p. m.
Sunday at the Wilson-Bates under
taking parlors.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Ed Sunkley came in from Smelte1
yesterday for a brief business visit.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
WRIGHT XISITOl

w. d. Wright was a business Wis
itor from Veteran yesterday
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31

Get your cold meats and cold
lunches at Fuller's, Aultman ST. If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-31
CLASSIFIED ADS.
. ....s.........s.

FOR GOOD LUNCH STAND,
with bakery goods In connection
500 Aultman street, or Box $50.
Ely. 16-tf