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worth and weakness of Putnam. There
after the two men were the most stead
fast of friends. Upon the evacuation Of
Boston Washinton sent Putnam to take
command at New York. Putnam had
been made a major general. New York
was tory town, and he had great deal
OF trouble in keeping the patriots from
massacring the leading loyalists.
But the patriot army was not to hold
New York long. The British force from
Boston had gone to Halifax to recruit,
and with reinforcements from England
the combined body entered New York
harbor and encamped on Staten Island.
had ever seen. There were eighty
four sail in the armada. Then came
the battle of Long Island. In this
Howe outgeneraled and outmaneuvered
the Americans in every way. 1t may
have been the fault OF Washington. it
may have been the fault Of Putnam
and it may have been the fault of Sui
livan that the British hanked the
Americans and put them to rout. The
best authorities are inclined to believe
that most OF the fault was Putnam's.
At any rate the Americans were beaten
and had to retreat across the East
river and prepare to evacuate Man
haitian Island. If Gen. Howe had not
have captured the whole American
force before it got away from Brook
lyn. and later could have captured Put
nam and about one third of the Ameri-
can army on the lower end OF Manhat-
tan Island
Howe had crossed over to Kips bay
and after a skirmish near saith street
and the East river he proceeded lei
surely to the Murray Hill district, up
near where the Waldorf-Astoria is to-
day There he stopped at the Murray
mansion and accepted the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Murray. the
parents Of Lindley Murray, the famous
Of the island Putnam was busy getting
all the American troops and patriot
families ready for departure. All that
was necessary for Howe to coop up
one third Of the American force was
to throw line Of troops across the
island But just then he was busy
eating the Murray venison and drink
ing the Murray wine and apparently
did not think Of it. So Putnam escaped
with his beaten army to the heights OF
Harlem. II is a strange thing the par
ents of the man long famous as Ameri-
been the means OF saving the American
soldier who had the least respect for
the rules Of grammar or organized
methods of spelling.
Whatever may have been Putnam's sins
OF omission in the battle Of Long Island
he had none 10 account for in the battle
of Harlem Heights. There he was unde.
the direction Of Washington and had the
sort of fighting he had been accustomed
to in the French and Indian wars. He
drove hack the advance guard of the
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derers LOndoun and AbercrOn bic were
supplanted by Amherst the whole phase
of the war was changed and Putnam
came into good deal Of prominence. He
had the confidence Of Amherst and was
one OF the most useful men among his
lieutenants He took part in the capture
of Ticonderoga and in the invasion or
Canada by way of Lake Ontario. When
Amherst made his attack on MONTREAL
Putnam's services were invaluable. A
French warship appeared at the eastern
end of Lake Ontario and Amhersts
forces were in serious plight. Putnam
proposed to Amherst that II he would
give him a few men and a few wedges
he would put the warship out of COM
mission Amherst laughed at the idea.
but that night Putnam and three picked
men in small boat crept stealthily I'M
der the stern of the Warsh1p. with the
wedges he so fouled her rudder that the
next day the vessel was unmanageable.
After that Amherst belieSed that any
thing Putnam proposed was possible.
With the close Of the French and In
dian war Putnam was able to give at
tention to his farm for year or so. but
at the first sign of hostilities he was back
at the front once more. This time it
was in an invasion Of Cuba. He was
second in command of the Connecticut
force that Joined with the regulars In
the siege OF Havana. The ship in
which he sailed was wrecked by hurri-
cane on the coast of Cuba, and lie and
his command drifted about on RATS for
days. narrowly escaping becoming food
for sharks. For three days they were
marooned near Cartagena without food
or water. Then the storm subsidized and
they were picked up by the fleet The
siege of Havana cost more lives through
disease than by bullets. nearly one-third
Of the English force dying from small
box or yellow fever before the surrender
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SAMPLE OF PUTNAM'S SPELLING.
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Copy of Letter to Washington

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The Girl Grad.

MARX TWAIN was firm believer IN
@s@ the higher education Of woman, but
Hartford still remembers speech he
made one June to a platform of Hartford
girl graduates.
This speech. a humorous attack on the
college girl. ended:
GO forth Fall in love. Marry. Set
up housekeeping. And then. when YOUR
husband wants shirt iro1ed. seni out
or y -rdiron = Il. IL nth -
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MRS. Dennis Occupies
wi a Conspicuous Position
in Society and Has Interest
ing Views on the Organiza-
ton of Which She Is the
Head-She Is a Native of
Kentucky and Possesses All
the Charm and Versatility
for Which That Region Is
Famous-Is Woman of
Considerable Literary Ability
and Has Written Many
Clever Pen Pictures of the
Passing Phases of Kentucky
Life.
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lieved the half-dead man of his burdens.
promised him better treatment and acted
toward him in the most humane manner.
After he had departed, however, some of
the other savages determined to burn the
prisoner. They tied him to a tree. brought
faggots and set them afire. A shower
came up and extinguished the flames.
When the rain had passed the Indians re-
kindled the fire. Putnam was not tied so
tightly that he could not move some
what. AS the flames darted al him on
one side he would strain at his bonds and
slip away as far as possible.
But soon the fire on the other side left
no alternative to choose between and he
was despairing OF his life. when sud
denty a French officer named Marin, bet
ter known among the Indians as Molang,
came dashing up. He had heard from
an Indian boy of the plan to burn Put
nam and had fastened to prevent the
barbarity. He kicked the faggots to one
side. released Putnam and threatened the
Indians with death If they maltreated
him further. But although Putnam was
relieved from immediate danger of death
he was in a very serious way He had
been terribly burned and lis wounds
had left him so weak and exhausted that
he could hardly stand. In addition to that
his broken jaw prevented him from
eating. Caughnawaga, the Indian chief
who had captured him, nursed him back
to health He soaked biscuit so that Put
nam could swallow the food without
trouble Throughout the remainder Of
the long march to Montreal he was as
careful of his prisoner as though he had
been a babe.
For FIVE or six months Putnam was a
captive in Montreal end then was re-
leased and returned TO his home in Con-
necticut But in a few months he was
given a command and once more was a
forest ranger. He had been promoted
to the rank of major. When the blum
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successful presidents which the local
Southern Relief Society has ever pos
sessed, and it was through her constant
efforts that it's affairs have assumed al
most national importance. Her views on
the subject, though frequently put for
ward before, are awaking attention. Just
at present Washington's offlcialdom has
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No zone knew his incapacity better than
Washington. No one mad less idea of 1t
than Putnam. But he was a glorious
figure in the war of Independence, never
theless. He blundered every now and
then, Numbered egregiorsly, but his were
errors of the heau and not of the heart.
There was never a Drawer. more pa
triotic soldier than old Israel Putnam. No
a colonel he would have been magnificent.
lie simply was not the born commander.
He could handle small bodies of men ad.
mirabl but large ones confused him. He
was obstinate. he acted on impulse, not
through careful study and reasoning. He
differed from Lefebvre in only one par
ticular. Lefebvre always obeyed orders;
sometimes Putnam did not.
The old witch town of Salem that has
given many great men to the world was
his birthplace. 1t is strange TO think
that he should have been SO odd a write--
and so atrocious speller when his peo-
pie were among the leaders i'm that an
cient settlement. we'll to do. well educated
and cultured But if he did not learn to
read and write we'll in old Salem town he
certainly did learn how TO be healthy and
strong He was massive, powerful
man. with great chest big arms strong
hands. great head, and delighted in
feats of strength. Just after he reached
his majority he emigrated TO Pomfret
Com, and ii was there that lie achieved
distinction by wolf hunt that has be-
come one of the classic stories of New
England.
In the French and Indian wars that be-
gan in 1875 and lasted for seven years
Putnam got his first military experience.
He went out a lieutenant in Con-
necticut company and served at first as a
ranger under those stupid commanders,
Lord Loudoun and Gen. Abercrombie.
Putnam fought the Indians. fought the
French. did a little scalping now and
then. Just as did the enemy; was caught
in ambush several times, and had some
marvellous escapes from death. But ii
was not until he had been in the service
three years that he passed through one
of the most remarkable adventures that
man ever has undergone and lived to
narrate.
In a fight near Lake George Putnam
was attacked by an Indian chief. AS the
Indian rushed upon him with tomaha wk
uplifted Putnam ieveled his gun and
pulled the trigger, but il missed fire. The
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By Margaret B. Downing.

y the evolution of
the National Capt.
tai from a provin-
cial town into a
world-famous GEN.
ter nothing has
been more interest
ing than the grad
uaI gathering of or
xanizations of phil
anthropic, literary.
patriotic and be-
neyolent societies.
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T is remarkable
how close a paral-
lei can be drawn
between the mar
shals of Napoleon
and the generals
of Washington.
Nearly every one
of the command
ers in the Ameri-
can revolution was
a prototype OF q
general of division
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or oil brigade under Bonaparte-
In the army Of Napoleon there was
man untutored, big. bluff and brave, who
perhaps was more beloved by the COM
mon soldier than any other in ali the
legions of the great Corslcan. lie could
read very little and write less. When he
did write Il was difficult for any one 10
decipner his meaning. He had his own
style Of letters and his own method OF
sreIlrg. His wife could neither read nor
the Grande Armee as was her distinguish
marshal OF France. Duke of Dantzic; the
woman was his wife. the duchess, better
known today as Nine. Sans Gene.
In america Israel Putnam was Lefe-
bvre's counterpart. He was as much be
and almost as untutored. No rules OF
grammar. no rules OF photography ham
pered the Yankee general There is moth
Ing more strange, nothing more ludicrous.
than his letters and his official reports. as
found in the historical archives He was
the most picturesque character of Ameri-
can life in the eighteenth century AS
Nine Sans Gene followed her husband $
fortunes in the field and was the idol OF
the common soldiers. so too IL was with
the Wife of Israel Putnam. She died IN
the camp on the Hudson.
As soldier Israel Putnam never can
be ranked high. He never was fitted for
the high position TO whica he was ap-
pointed He never lid have been 4
major general in the army Of the revo-
luton. IN is doubtful whether he was
fitted even for brigadier Generalship-
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'I have recently been giving my atten-
ton to theme which agitates every
woman in the world said Mrs. Dennis.
land it does not concern the right to vote.
either 1t relates to how to go away on
n shc-t to a-,f i .e ~e'.~ e; Gown and
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Few vast enterprises are without rep
resentation in Washington. and the ac-
cepted way 70 reach the interest % the
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next instant the Indian was upon him
and bore him to the earth. With the as
sistance of several other Indians Putnam
was bound to a tree, so that during the
remainder OF the battle that swept to and
from as one side or the other gained as
tendency the tree to which Putnam was
tied was near the center Of hostilities.
Half a dozen times Putnam's friends got
within ten or twenty feet Of him. but
they were always borne back by the tide
OF battle. In one of the stages OF the
fight the English were driven far back
where Putnam was bound and tainted
amused himself by throwing his toma-
hawk at the helpless prisoner. seeing how
close he could come without hitting him
and testing his nerve. Putnam begged
the Frenchman to kill him II he intended
to do SO and put him out of his misery,
bu: the Frenchman replied by striking
the captive terrific blow on the jaw
with the butt of his musket. Then he
left him. Putnam's jaw was broken
little later an Indian came along and
amused himself by throwing his knife at
the victim. Then another Indian appear
ed and wantcnly drove a tomahawk into
Putnam's cheek. soaring him for life.
At last, when the French and Indians
saw that the fight was going against
them, they released Putnam and took him
with them on their retreat. They loaded
him with heavy burdens. He had nothing
to eat for long time. His captors strip
ped him OF his moccasins and he marched
with bleeding feet all that night
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They continued their retreat until they
were We'll away from the scene of battle
The next day the chief who had captured
Putnam appeared, and Putnam asked
that II death were 10 be his portion
he might be killed at once and thus be
spared needless torture. The chief re-
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-02-06

At the meeting of the Historical So
ciety held in Ogden last Thursday, an
interesting talk was given by Tracy \,
Cannon on Modern Music Conditions IN
Berlin and Paris The program also IN
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NEPHI.

Especial to The Herald-Republican)
Nephi, Feb. 5.-Ar. and Mrs. H. E How
ell entertained at dinner last Monday
evening. After dinner the guests were
entertained with several instrumental and
vocal selections by the Misses Olive Syn
dergaard and Lulu Harper. H. E Howell
also rendered pleasing numbers on the
cornet. Refreshments were served. The
following were the guests; Judge and Mrs.
Joshua Greenwood and daughters, Mrs.
S. c. Chase, Misses Lulu Harper, Georg-
eta Paxman, Olive Syndergaard and ia
cob Coleman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel Bale entertained
last Saturday evening in honor Of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Bowers Of Spanish Fork,
who have been visiting here for the past
James E. Clinton, jr., a former resi-
dent of Nephi, was here shaking hands
with old-time friends last Thursday.
J. S. Cooper spent the first OF the week
/ in Salt Lake.
Mr., and Mrs. ]. 5. Painter left Thursday
for Salt Lake, where they VIII JOIN the
EIks' excursion to California
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Goodman have re-
turned to their home at Cotton, Utah.,
after a visit of several days here
Mrs. Thomas Vickers, Mr.. and Mrs.
Verne Vickers, Wallace ViCkeTs, Miss
Pearl Sperry and Mrs. Lacey Vickers &C
companied the latter's husband as far as
Salt Lake on his way TO his mission Ilelu,
Mrs. Willard Garrett returned home
from Salt Lake Tuesday after a week
visit there.
Ernest Forrest, Harry Foote, Lynne
Wright. George Sudbury and T. L. Foote
were among those in attendance at the
aviation exhibition at Salt Lake last Sun
day. -.
James Hawkins OF Salt Lake was here
the first Of the week visiting his family.
A. L. Jackman, president of the town
board was in Nephi Monday
Edwin Bigler returned home Saturday
from a brief visit at Ephraim.
Ralph Booth and p: EppeTson OF frov .e
spent Sunday in Nephi the guests OF
Master Booths parents, DR. and Mrs j.
George r. Howard, J. W. Brough and
J. II. Brough were in Fillmore last week.
Harvey WhitmOre and Hyde Miner
went up to Salt Lake last Saturday 10
witness the aviation met.
r TT. Burton returned home Saturday
from a brief visit to Salt Lake:
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallie Batchelor spent
Sunday visiting Mrs. Bachelors parents
at Spanish Fork. -,,.,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Salt Lake
on business. ,.s.
Fred Chapman and Alma Chase left
Monday on a trip through Sanpete county
Mr. and Mrs. Barr Musser and tamlly
of Theodore, Utah, returned to their home
Sunday after a pleasant visit with rela-
tives and friends here.
NJ T. Howard was here from Mills for
a few DAYS the first Of the week.
Hvrum Cazier of Currant New, re-
turned to his home Friday, after visit
of several days at the home of Thomas
Ingram
Miss Olive syndergaard left last Thurs
dew for her home in Mt. Pleasant, where
she viii visit for a few days.
Charles SperTy and L. A. Bailey were
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CIawson, Miss Edna Daley, Miss Sybella
Clayton, Mrs. Emily Sitter, Miss Joseph
inc DuvalI, Miss Joy De Camp and Or. A.
(. Ryckert.
X x =
For the musicale to be given by the
Mutual Improvement association this
evening in the Seventeenth ward meet
ing house the following program has been
prepared:
Opening HYMN ................ Congregation
Anthem-Praise Ye the Father. Choir
Organ sOlo-PastOral Symphony trom
Messiah) .............. William Homes
Soprano sOlo-Face to Face :;'.....'.-
.................. Stella Broberg
Address Gee. President Nepm L. Morris
Harp solo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Rhea Nibley
Anthem-Song Of the Redeemed Choir
=
One Of the interesting musical events
scheduled for next week will be the ap-
pearanCe Of the LambaTdi Grand Opera
company at the Salt Lake theatre. The
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in Moroni last Friday in attendance al
the Indian war veterans party.
Mrs. Enoch Burton returned home sun
day from a brief visit in Salt Lake.
R. T. Cowan spent Sunday with his
family in Nephi
w. F. Madison and L. NJ. Pexton were
in attendance at the military ball at
Manti last Friday.
County Attorney T. /. FOOte was in
Eureka last Saturday on legal business
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the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Archi-
bald at Snyderyille Friday evening by
Marge Muffet. luncheon was served.
Those present were Misses Laura Hubby
May Nimo, Ethel LOughlin, Agnes
Str0mness, Ada Stewart, Mary Miller,
Winnifief Jennings, Theresa Quinn, Mar
guerette Wilson, Pearl CrOwther and
Rose Nolan.
Mrs NJ. J. McGiH left Thursday after
noon for Honolulu and the Pacific coast,
where she expects to visit for three
months.
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Albert Wood is here from Eureka visit
ing relatives and friends.
J. H. Latimer went to Manti Friday to
attend the opening of the new armory
Lacev P. Vickers left on a three years
mission to Germany and Switzerland last
Tuesday.
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PATENT
SECURED OR
FEE
RETURNED

Free reports as to patentability. Guide
Book. new list inventions wanted and
prizes offered for inventions sent free.
Patents advertised free
Victor J. Evans & Co.. Washington. D. c.
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operas will be given all week, commence
ing Monday, February IA, but the Satur-
day evening performance Will be omitted.
The following operas will be sung: Mon
dav. GiOconda; Tuesday, Madam Butter
fly: Wednesday matinee, Gioconda; We'd
nesday night, II Trovatore; Thursday
Lucia; Friday, Faust; Saturday matinee,
Pagliacci and Cavaleria RUsticana.
x x <
Arrangements have been made for a
rehearsal of the Symphony orchestra, to
be held Thursday morning, February IT,
at the OdeOn hall.
x x
Eliza Lehman's song cycle, in Memoir
ium," will be given at the First Congre-
gatiOnal church Monday evening. Those
taking part in the program are Free
Smith, vocalist, and Spencer Clawson, pl-
anist. An interpretive talk on TennysOn
the author Of In Memorium," will be
given by Rev. Elmer I. Goshen.
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Ad readers-people who Took sharp.
and keep the cobwebs out of their eyes"
are capable. self helping sort Of
folks.
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BLANCHARD BUTTER VS.. OLEOMAR
What Blanchard Butter contains

What Blanchard Butter contains
Purest Utah cream, bought from Utah farmers
whose diaries are regularly inspected. Every gal
lon of cream is purified by Pasteurizaton.
Where Blanchard Butter is made
In thoroughly sanitary 95-per-cent score cream
ery located right here in Salt Lake City.
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Local Benefits from Blanchard Butter
Over million dollars paid by the Jensen Creamery
Co. last year to farmers for cream Over one hun
dred thousand dollars spent in Salt Lake for wages
and supplies in 1909. This year these amounts will
be materially increased.
The Price
The price of butter throu ghout the middle west is $50
to 40c ner nound In Salt Lake Blanchard Butter is
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-31
ARGuEO INJUNCTION CAST

Attorney General West and Assist
ant Attorney General Henshaw re
turned This morning from Kansas City
where they argued for the state in
tie Injunction cases brought by the
Frisco and Rock Island railroads IN
Federal court. The grounds gone
over were practically the same as in
the Santa Fe and other eases and the
arguments required only one day
Before The taking of testimony was
completed, Judge Hook granted the
railroads three DAYS to prepare for
rebuttal Of the states evidence. after
which five davs are allowed for the
respondents to answer