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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
Outwitted by Nancy.

Nancy was assisted by her daughter,
ten or twelve years old. while the tories,
pleased with her graciOusness. invited her
to partake of liquor from jug they had
brought with them. an invitation that was
accepted with thanks, but Nancy was ex-
tremely careful not to take too much. BY
the time the cooking was finished the to-
ries were half seas over" and Nancy
dispatched her daughter to the nearby
spring for water. with instructions to
blow the "conch SHELF in a manner to
notify the neighbors and her husband that
tories were about.
The party stacked arms cautiously in
view and reach. and merrily sat down to
the feast. Selling gun as quick as
thought, Nancy threw it to her shoulder
and declared that she would kill the first
one that moved. All were terror-struck.
for Nancy's cross eye caused each to i'm
agine that her aim was directed toward
himself. One, however, drawer than the
rest. advanced and, true to her threat,
Nancy fired. killing him instantly. The
remainder planned a rush and she fired
again. bringing down another. Then.
posting herself at the door, she called
upon them to surrender your damned
tory carcasses to a wing woman.
They agreed to surrender and proposed
to shaks hands upon it, familiarity that
Nancy was too willy to permit. In the
meantime Col. Hart and his neighbors
arrived and were about to shoot the re-
mainder of the party, but Nancy protest.
ed, claiming that they had surrendered to
her She declared that shooting was too
good for them, and with her own hands
hanged them to a convenient tree limb.
The Discovery of Anesthesia.
DR.. Crawford w. Long. the discoverer
of anesthesia. was born at Danielsville,
Madison county. Ga. November l. 1915.
and graduated in 1885 at the University
of Georgia. Two years later he receiv-
ed his degree from the medical depart
ment of the University of Pennsylvania
in 1893 he opened an office in Jefferson.
Jackson county. Ca. for the practice Of
his profession. and was married the
same year to Miss Caroline Swain. He
died in 1878.
Mr.. Andrew J. Bell of Jefferson says:
I'm habits, personal appearance and
curtness of speech DR.. Long was almost
a perfect facsimile of Gen. T. j. (Stone-
valid Jackson of the Confederate army.
1 served under Jackson the first two
years Of the war and hence was as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11

which the way had been prepared by
work done in committee and on the floor.
Mr.. Smith stated that he expected to re-
turn to Washington about the middle Of
November and that inasmuchs as the Dis
trict committee is fully organised IL
could begin its active work as soon a.
CONGRESS met.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
Building Permits Issued.
he following building permits wei
ned TO-DAY NV Acting Iuspector pov,

The following building permits were
issued today by Acting Inspector Poyn-
ton:
To w. p. Metcalf. to repair house at
the corner of Gales and 18th streets
northeast: contractor. J. Parker: esti-
mated cost. 81 100
To Fred s. Canson. for one thr,e-story
brick fiat at 1O14 Massachus etts avenue
northeast: architect, Gilbert T. Rcdier;
builder. w. A. Kimmel; estimated cost,
$1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11

the yard, shot down a lone turkey COB
bier and ordered Nancy to prepare it and
cook it for the party, which she did after
storming a bit about feeding kings
men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
Nancy Hart, the Georgia Heroine.

The inhabitants of eastern Georgia are
indignant at the attempt of certain re-
cent historians to prove that Nancy
Hart a heroine of revolutionary fame,
was mere creature of imagination. AS
we'll tell the French that Joan of Arc
never lived because the exact date OF her
birth has never been ascertained. as to
tell patriotic Georgians that Nancy Hart.
their cross-eyed revolutionary heroine,
was myth and did not capture tories
during that struggle for liberty. Geor-
gia Is as loyal to her memory as she was
loyal to the cause of the early colonists.
and has exhibited its faith in her reality
by naming one of it's counties Hart
and it's county seat Hartwell. And
the first and only transportation line IN
one state. called the Hartwen railroad
Nancy Hart and her husband settled
on a farm. before the revolution. few
miles above a ford of the Broad river. In
what was then Gilbert county-now Hart
county. 1t Is said that she was grena-
dier in stature and courage. strong
with strong features: In disposition sour.
and withal fired by patriotism that
knew no bounds. Nancy p, ssessed
no graces Of motion to inspire an ar
lists dream, but she was as full or en-
ergy as an electric dynamo. and 1t be-
who CHANGED to fall into her power.
AS the clouds Of war gathered Nancy
spirit rose with the tempest. After Au-
gusta had fallen into the hands OF the
British party of tories. bent on mis-
chief, penetrated the interior, commit
crossed the Broad river to pay visit to
Nancy Hart. After heaping indignities
upon the humble household and its mis-
tress, one of the Britishers stepped into
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-29
Getting Back.
hiladelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
A company promoter who adver-
tised for an office boy received 100
replies. Out of the hundred he Sc
lected ten, who were asked to cali
at the Office for an interview. His
final choice fell upon bright looking
young chap. my boy,'' said the
promoter, II like your appearance
and your manner very much. l think
you will do for the place. Did you
bring a character?"
"No, SIR" replied the boy, "but l
can 60 home and get it,
every we'll, come back tomorrow
morning with it, and if it is satlsfac-
tory dare say I shall engage you. y
Late that same afternoon the finan-
cier was surprised by the return OF
the candidate. "Well,' he said
cheerfully, "have you got your char
acter?"
"No," answered the boy, "but I've
got yours, and I amt coming.'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-29
A Loaded Woman.

An elderly patient in the Tennes-
see mountain region was suffering
from malady the remedy for which
the doctor prescribed in the form of
capsules. The old woman trusted her
medical adviser. but for the medicine
she evinced much suspicion.
Some time after she had taken the
capsules she was asked by her son
how she felt.
"Porely.'
"Don't you want nuhtin' to eat?''
"No."
Soon. however, the old woman arose
from her bed and took her seat in a
rocking chair. Thinking that the at
tention would be gratefully received,
the son filled her pipe and taking a
live coal from the hearth carried
both to his mother.
"Take that away, SON." yelled the
old woman il the utmost fright.
"Don't You know better'n to come
near me when I've cot them cartrld-
ceS in me.,'-p;1iladelphil Ledger.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-29
AS to Offices New Court House
(lito,. Herald and News:


- Editor Herald and News:
I notice in Your editorial columns
Of Friday thar 4 petition Is being
} circulated to have the supervisor as
sign to the probate judge the room in
the new court house originally plan
ned for that office.
As the auditors office as it now
stands was originally planned for the
Office Of probate I would like to say
something in regard to the change.
In the first place the COMPASSION
invited each official to make any sug-
eestion or recommendation as to the
arrangement, etc, of their respective
offices which were then not begun.
Nv recommendations were these:
1st. To have auditors office as close
as possible to that of county treasur-
er so that the business between these
officials could be conveniently attend
ed to. Any tax payer Of Newberry
county knows the close relationship OF
these two offices, and the great III
convenience which would be OCCASION
ed by the separation Of Same.
2nd. / asked for a vault ample to
protect the public records.
Now what did the commission first
assign the auditor.
The room first assigned was as far
as possible from that Of the treasurer,
and with vault entirely too small to
accommodate the large books used IN
the auditors work.
The experts who made the estimates
and drawing Of the vault furniture,
said they could not figure at all on
the vault assigned the auditor, but
that it was sufficiently large for the
probate Judge.
The relative needs Of the two Offices
as to outside Office space was also
commented on by them.
I appeared before the different
members of the commission and asked
that they allow me to 60 on record
as protesting against the location OF
the auditors office, also the small Of
rice and vault space.
Having the assurance of the com
mission that same would be looked
into, then dropped the matter. l
did not ask for the probate's office not
for any other one, simply used some
as comparisons.
However the change has been made
and I would like to know on what
grounds this kick is being made and
what is the proposed remedy.
You say that the probate's records
are as important as those of the clerk
Of court. How about the auditor 5?
Would they be as secure outside OF
vault as the probate's on the inside.
How about the auditors and treas
urer's Offices being so widely separat-
ed?
If the probate judge would move IN
to the new office don't you think the
people would be in a better position
to sign or refuse to sign the petition.
Respectfully,
. W. W. Cromer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-29

PRETTY WALL PAPER 15c. roll at
Broad0us & Ruf's.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21
The Land of Paradox.

China is the land of paradox. If
it is an absolute, despotic monarchy,
it is also a very democratic country,
with it's self-made men, its power
full public opinion, and a states
rights" question of it's own. 1t is
one of the most corrupt of nations;
on the other hand, the standard Of
personal and commercial honesty is
probably higher in China than in
any other country in the world. Wo-
man, in China, is made to serve; her
status is so low that it would be a
discourtesy to ask a man If he has a
daughter; yet the ablest ruler China
has had in many centuries is a wo-
man. 1t is land where the women
wear socks and trousers, and the
men wear stockings and robes;
where man shakes his own hand,
not yours; where white, not black,
is sign of mourning; where the
compass points south, not north;
where books are read backward, not
forward; where names and titles are
put in reverse order; where fractions
are written upside down; where a
bride walls bitterly at her wedding,
and man laughs when he tells you
of his mothers death. Success.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21

| u. 8. to Heirs of Franklin Freer,
L 8. s 81 L 1851 s 34-232G.
A. L. Roger ct all to c. 8. Baker,
$265, L 81 B 8 L 6 B hillside
Plat OF Entiat.
s425, L 34-35 B % Great N Plat
Wenatchee.
VIM. Mills to Carrie B. Parkinson,
$1,000, L 20 B Garden Home add.
to Wenatchee.
w. R. Prowell to Jessie G. Odds,
1926, L 10 B 2 Fairview add. to We
natchee.
Rose Simmons to VIM. n Norris,
$4,000, L ga S 8 L / and SEA
SEA S 1912.
o. B. Fuller to E. A. Wymen, So
j GEO, NWA SWA Sec. 9-22-20.
i U. S. to Charles R. Schofeld NV
I 4 SWH Sec. 34-2S-22.
/ U. S. to Frank Novotny, 81 SW
/ 4 S 1929 Ne NWA Sec 6-28-23.
Chelan Val. Lodge No. rs to E.
McQuarrie, 20, L 2-3 B 80 Masonic
! Cemetery.
Otto Green to G. s. Merriam 81
Ri of Way across NV 4 S 2124-1S.
| T H McGaugh to w. H. Merriam
SIS L B &c Wenatchee Cemetery.
Chas Johnson to w. H. Van Me-
! ter, 1866, L 8 B L8-9-10, B 5
Lakeside.
NJ. K Wilkinson to w. R. Prov
ell, $3.50, L 1918 B 81 Great N
Plat Wenatchee.
Myrtle M. Prowell to w. R. Prov
! ell, 81, l. rs B l Engineers addf
L 1873 B 1, Manufacturers add. l.
to 10 3S L B IA Great N Plat
l. 9-10-14 B 1 l. 10-12-13 B l. Z.
B Fairview add. PIT. SEA SWA
S 32-24-19.
Fred Matlick to A J. Odds, s2,100,
L 10-11-12 B s Great N Plat We
natchee.
/ C. E. Graham to H. A. Graham, ST.,
! L s to IA B IS Lake View add. L 10
/ B 80 l. ga B % L $40 B So L IL
B SO Chelan.
/ W. s Gehr ct al to Augusta Car
+ michael, SITS, l. B Mob Hill add
to Wenatchee.
/ D. n. Payton to B. T. Duncan, So
/ zoe, L Rt of Way across L II
Sunnyslope Farms.
+ Elsie J. Burreu to J Charlton,
500, L B Il Burrell's LIST add.
to Wenatchee.
J W Turner to Joseph Charlton.
$3.50, l. 1924 B Il Burrsll's 1st
add to Nenatchee.
Jas. G. Peters to c. S. SHARP ct al,
s725, PIT. NWA NWA SEA Sec.
| 20-23-20.
NJ Koran ct al to Asauith Grow,
SIS, L B IS Wenatehee Cemetery.
Percy Walker to B Smith. s275.
! L 90 B Belmont add. to Wenatchee.
Robt Baunton to John Nook, ST.
SIS. l. B Cascade Orchards.
w. Fl. Club to M. M. Kingman,
$1,000, So SWA S 27 M NWA
| S 34-27-22.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21
Hear Opie Read tonight at the We
natchee Theater. .,.,...
Dot Yerman Man.


/ laugh me zick about der way
/ come to town dot winter day:
I hat no friendt, ,undt felt SO sheap,
No: havin' any blaze to schleep.
come to town upon my feedt,
Undt hat not anyding to eadt,
Undt hat no shange-undt vot You
tink?
| go all day midondt a trink:
~
loaf aboudt, but pretty soon
go me in dot big saloon;
Undt dere l see dot Mr.. Schmidt
tink | see dot goot face yit!
I dell him all aboudt my name,
Undt dot | also feel some shame
Because | hat no work to do.
He say, Mine friendt, | can help
you"
gzEs-s.s9Jss.gVv7zzr-s2 III
He take dot paper-how you say?
Dot World paper will tell you.
Undt den (you bet dot make me glad
He read dot funny leetle ad:
"Vanted-One honest Yerman man
To do some work, unde one who can
Make himself useful" Dot vas lue.
/ So away dem folks to see.
| find der man vot make dot ad.
Undt he say he vos very glad
To get goot man undt den he say
Ven | work goot he give goot pay.
Yah! dot is how it come aboudt,
Undt dots de way I foundt it oudt.
So ven you want some work to do
Dot-"World' oh, yah! right away.
Undt now I get mine house udnt lot,
Undt COW, undt horse, undt den |
got
Mine frau, undt schillerns; undt you
see
Der reason vas dot man like me.
So ven you want Something's to buy,
Like hay, or corn, or veat, or rye,
Or someding you can't do midoudt it,
Dot paper tell you all aboudt it.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21

Chas Slaton OF High Hill was call
ed to Everett this week on business.
Some of the Soap Lake young peo-
pie attended the dance N Ephrata
Friday evening.
l. w. Begley made business trip
to " enatchee last week.
High lin young people were well
repl esentld at our literary Saturday
ni.sbt.
Our ,eacher, Mrs. Hathaway, is Wis
ling with Mr.. and Mrs. Larson near
Adrian.
Soap Lake was well represented al
the High Hill literary Wednesday eve
ming.
Robert Fitzsimmons of High Hill
was thrown from his buggy the other
day and had his face badly cut and
bruised.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21
An Astonished indian.

In one of the engagements OF General
Sheridan with the Indians his men,
taken unaware by the redskins. had
howitzer from the mules back, Sc
they blazed away, sending mule alIo
gun tumbling together down hill upon
the Indians, who fed in panic. One OF
them, captured a few days afterward.
was asked why he ran away. He re-
Piled: ME big Injun; me not afraid Of
little guns or big guns; but when white
man shoots jackass at Injun me light
out damn quick"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21

A. L. johnson to Kate johnson, 81
L 1916 B II Chelan.
w. s. Gehr ct al to A. G.HenkeI,
1925, L 8-9 B z Mob Hill add. to
Wenatchee.
A. johnson to Max w. Lucken-
back, 5000, L 1914 B rs Chelan
Falls.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21
DEALS IN DIRT.

The following are the real estate
transfers for the week endiqy Ia,.
IL. 1908:
". e. Johns III to Mrs. u y
eEorse, SIS, L b 80. Fist add. 10
Ifay enworth.
d Frank Dorm to VIM. Towpe, 49,
500, So and road across r q NWA
S 9-24-19.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21

Paul Laurence Dunbar, while he was
dying of consumption, contributed to
Lippincott's this sermon of resigna-
ton:
Because / had loved so deeply,
Because / had loved so long,
Goa in his great compassion
I've me the gift of song.
Because I had loved so vainly
And sung with such faltering breath.
The Master in infinite mercy
Offers the boon of death.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1908-01-21

Hear Opie Read tonight at the We
natchee Theater. Lecture Course.
Tickets $1.00.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21

Constitution island, which the gen.
crosby of Mrs. Russell Sage has pre-
scented to the United States govern
ment as an addition to the West Point
reservation, was once a strategic
place. During the revolution a gigan-
tic chain was stretched from it to the
mainland to prevent British warships
from making their way up and down
the river. At first, so say the records,
the chain sank so that boats could
obviated by the use of a log boom.
Several of the links have been pre-
served as curiosities, notably at the
Washington headquarters at Newburg
ano at Trophy Point on the West
Point plateau. Constitution island
was the home of Susan Warner, who
wrote under the pseudonym. Elizabeth
Wetherell. Here THE Wide, Wide
World" "Queechy" and a score OF
books of religion and romance were
composed. Miss Warner is buried neal
the Cadets monument in the West
Point cemetery. Her sister, Miss
Anna Warner. who also wrote many
novels, still lives on the island. In
presenting the island to the nation
Mrs. Sage announced that Miss War
ner is joint donor, inasmuch as she
has steadily refused. from patriotic
motives" to accept offers to sell from
private parties. who were willing tC
give more than the government coule
afford. She is to have the use of hel
old home while she lives.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21
The Woman and the Collar.

Society may assume that the sign OF
woman's emancipation from the seclu-
sion of the harem or the slavery of the
savage tribe is her education, or her
domestic responsibility. Not at all. The
symbol of her freedom to do as she
pleases and to be what she pleases is
her possession of the right to wear the
masculine linen collar. Comfort, trim
ness, responsibility, dignity are all en-
Srenched behind the spotless white of
the carefully Numbered band. Safe in
Its firm grasp. a woman may be active
or idle, warm or cool, calm or excited.
The history of the collar is interesting
In its present form it is, of course,
modern device. Those who would
trace 1t TO tho necklace of teeth col
lected by the savage mistake it's real
Significance. 1t began it's existence in
Invented to hide royal scar evolved
into the lace ruche and the linen band.
The Bys0nic collar proclaimed laxity
Of morals, as the white stock declared
lot the stern virtue Oh the TuTItdu.
But the conventional modern collar
has encircled the neck of the modern
freeman for many years, and has ap-
parently established its claim as a
kind OF insignia of liberty. Let the
woman beware how the charms of
lingerie or lace beguile her from her
right in the plain linen collar, urges
the Youths Companion. When her
role is that of princess or queen. she
may don the necklace or the ruffle.
When she claims her right to fair
partnership. good days work and a
share OF the profits-be they gold or
truth OF love-let her wear happily the
white linen yoke, at once buckler and
badge.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21

Convention requires that the writer
of q letter shall at the beginning and
end of his epistle express, if he does
mot feel. respect for the person whom
he addresses. Sarcasm. vituperation
and virnlent hostility may be intro
duced by Dear sir" and followed by
Very respectfully, your obedient serv-
ant" The writers of "baboo" English
In lndia-some of them, at least-are
moro consistent. A sympathizer with
the sedition now in progress in India
lately wrote a letter to an English Of
fetal, which is printed in a London
paper, which begins, it Is true. with
Dear sir" but concludes with this
sentence: Hoping you are not in good
health, am your enemy, Gemaji Tim.
all" u..
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21

day opened in this waerlocked land with great
ringing of bells and every shining doorsill
there stepped into the crisp morning air the house
holds full number Each Hans Gretchen, clasp
ing silverbound prayer book, walked sedately to
various places of worship and there, lifting up
their sweet Holland voices harsh, perhaps, in
speech, but full and round in song sent musical
praise for the freedom of their land and the good
things OF the earth.
Church over, the entire population-for the nonce
broke through their usual stolidness and there was
a general scampering of young feet in game
dance and Gathering of older tongues in friendly
gossip as neighbor visited neighbor father wei
coined his large flock of grandchildren.
The great event of this Dutch THANKSGIVING day
dinner, at which served central dish
a queer stew of meat and vegetables which they
called Spanish hodgepodge. For once in their prac-
tical lives the Hollanders became facetious, and
over this hodge podge they made merry and cracked
jokes at their oldtme enemy-Spain. The general
"hash-like' appearance Of the hodge-podge was sup
posed to represent the condition Of the Spanish
army when the Dutch had vanquished it. Even
the children entered into the fun and kept their
history fresh by gleefully slashing into potato
turnip and chucklng they swallowed the NOR
sells, This is General So-and-So--ah! Me eat him
sol"
Well, the Puritans heartily approved of the early
religious services of the morning their healthy
appetites could fail to appreciate the Spanish
hodgepodge, however much they may have dis
approved of the sentiment which favored it, they
entered most heartily into the Dutch Thanksgv-
ing of October 3. 1923 these Pilgrims held Oc-
tober a day of Thanksgiving in the New World,
and here have first American Thanks
giving day.
This day has passed through many vicssitudes
since that date. There is festival on the al
manac, fixed movable which has had the strug-
gle for existence that November holiday has
endured.
From 1928 until 1850 Thanksgiving day was held
in America in various months some of the Pilgrims
keeping to October and other colonists holding
different day by order of the governor.
In 1880 the people of Massachusetts were suffer
ing for food and clothing and Gov. Winthrop hired
the good ship Lyon to return to England for sup
plies For many days the vessel lay stranded off
the Isle of Shoals but finally put out. Winter
on apace, and nothing was heard of the ship. The
colonsts were nearly disheartened when, Feb
ruary %, 1881, the Lyon sighted and the gov
ernor ordered that the day be given to feast
ing and thanksgiving. This is the first written
record of Thanksgiving day III Boston; it can
still be found in the Colonial Records of Massachu-
Sets 1t is interesting fact that this first Bos-
ton Thanksgiving was held on what is of
most patriotic holidays, Washington's birthday.
The first record of joint celebration of Thanks
giving day Is given in the Colonial Records 1892
when Gov. Winthrop of Massachusetts bay, asked
the governor of Plymouth colony to join him in is
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21

Prof. Dolbeare of Tufts college has
rate OF the chirp of crickets is 80 per
minute; at 70 degrees Fair. the rate
ds 100 per minute, change of four
chirps per minute for each change of
one degree. Prof. Dolbeare also notes
that the individual crickets chirping
by themselves observe no great regu-
larity. but in chorus they keep in time
as IL led by the wand of a conductor.
Again, the professor asserts that crick-
cts in adjoining fields. preserving the
ferent beats as of their respective con-
ductors. "as one may easily perceive
by listening"