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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
reutenau. to commend when no reach.

lieutenant to command when no reach
ed the lake. A few small vessels,
poorly armed and indiferently mann
ed. made up the squadron, and two of
these through the carlessness of their
commanders. were captured by the
British in June, 1879. Then II de-
veloped upon Marlborough. as it did
upon Perry on Lake Erie, to build hts
own ships. This would not have been
difficult had artisans and supplies been
easy to obtain, but they were not.
Work as hard as he might he could
make but little progress. Throughout
the winter OF 1873 he busted himself at
Vergennes. on Otter Creek, in tho
construction OF ship and gunboats,
apprehensive all the time OF a land
attack that would result in the de-
struction OF his fleet, and apprehensive
later on. when tho lake was open. that
the British would block ...e creek and
prevent his vessels from getting out.
To prevent a blockade ne built a bat
terry at the mouth of the creek. Twas
well he did. for the British came to
blockade him and were driven off.
While Macdonough was building, the
British. too. were building, and while
they were about It they built frigate
that was nearly twice as big as Mac
donough's largest yesses. Late in May
Macdonough was on the lake with his
squadron. He was so short of sailors
that he had TO use 2oU soldiers. But
there w2a5s no chance of fight just
then, for the British squadron had
gone up the Richelieu River to await
the completion OF the frigate and to
move in conjunction with the army.
Through June. July and August Mac
donough waited. ne knew the super
iority of the British force. and he
knew that were he to fight on the open
lake he would have little chance of
victory. He picked his own battle
ground and prepared for a duel to the
death. The battle-ground he selected
was Plattsburg Bay. The bay is
formed on the north by point Of land
called Cumberland Head that extends
out into the lake. The prevailing winds
on Lake Champlain are north or south
Macdonough figured that when the
British squadron came to give him
battle they would make sure OF hay-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
BY RICHARD sp1L1ANE.

As fine an army as England ever had
6ssembled on the American continent
marched down from Montreal to Cham.
plain In tho summer of 1914. 1t was
made up OF men who had fought under
Wellington in Portugal. spain and
france-the iron columns Of the Iron
Duke. Napoleon, crushed and his
legions decimated. had been forced to
abdicatc. With the Corsican pris-
oner on tho island OF Elba, $4,000 OF
Wellington's men had been shipped to
Canada. and now the bulk OF this mag
nificent force, under command Of Cen
eral Sir George Preyost, was TO in
wade the United States. He planned to
sweep along the line of Lake Cham
plain and Lake George, and. after
capturing Crown Point and Fort Ticon-
deroga, take Albany. To capture Crown
Point and Ticonderoga would not be
difficult: TO oyerwheIm tho meaere
force General Mucomb had at Platts-
burg would be easy. but 1t would no.
be safe for him TO move on Albany
unless the British had control OF Lake
Champla:n. for II the Americans held
the lake his lines OF communications
could be destroyed and his rear seri-
ously menaced. Tho first important
move in the campaign, therefore. was
to clear the lake of American raft,
una 10 90 TINS the British had got to-
gether squadron OF frigate, brig.
two sloops and twelve gunboats. the
fr!gate alone being a match. in the
estimation OF its commander. for the
whole force the Americans had on the
lake to oppose him.
In the winter OF 1912 tall. slender.
frall young man had been sent from
Portland. Ne. to assume command on
Lake champlain. The young man was
Lieutenant Thomas Marlborough. He
had gone into the navy when he was
sixteen, and was one OF that heroic
band that went with Decatur into the
Harbor OF Tripoli and. under the guns
of the Bashaw's palace. captured and
burned the frigats Philadelphia. an
achieyeme nt which Nelson is credited
with having pronounced the most
bold and daring act OF the age"
Building the Squadron.
There was not much for the young
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gagement. When the Eagle retired
only the Saratoga and the Ttconderoga
were left, aside from the gunboats.
Only by the employment OF every art
OF sea fighting applicable to such a
battle was 1t possible for Nracdonough
to win. Students OF sea fighting rank
his achievement among the highest in
the nations history. Roosevelt says.
"Macdonough IN this battle won a
higher fame than any other commander
OF the war, British or American"
Commander Ward, in his Manual OF
Naval Tactics" says: THE careful stu
dent will find IN history no general
action fought at anchor moro instruc-
tive more worthy of attentive
notice"
Captain Mahan considers 1t the most
decisive contest of the whole war.
A Great Captain in Victory.
The British had 81 killed and Ito
wounded. There were ISL prisoners
The Americans loss was 81 killed and
IS wounded. How destructive was
the fire may be Judged from the fact
that not mast in either squadron
would support O. sail and the lower
shreds. The Saratoga had fifty-hve
shots in her hull. Bad as was the con-
dition of the Saratoga, that of the Con-
fidence was worse. Fer hull was rid
died. She had received los shots, and
of her crew OF 800 men, fifty were dead
and sixty wounded.
The fatalities among the British off,
GERS were unusually heavy. In addi-
ton to Commodore Downie, Captain
Anderson and Lieutenants Gum and
Paul were killed.
Soon after the battle Captain Pring.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
The Art Of the Master.


To make his vessels as mobile as an
chored craft could be. Macdonough had
provided springs-that is. hawsers-at-
tac;sed to the bow anchor and running
along the length OF the vessel to the
stern BY hauling on port or starboard
spring the vessel could be canted one
way or the other. Stern anchors We're
out, too, and. in the case of the Sara
toga, kedge anchors were set off each
bow, with cables leading to bow and
stern. Had II not been for all these
elaborate precautions against change
OF wind and to swing the ship around
when necessary, the battle Of Lake
Champlain would have had different
ending.
Macdonough was kept we'll advised
OF the approach Of the British squad
ron, and Commodore Downie was fully
informed OF the position and the
strength Of each American vessel.
At 8 A. NJ, September IL. 1914, the
British were sighted The British army
had advanced likewise. but General Pro-
vost halted his troops a short distance
from Plattsburg to await the result of
the naval fight. AS the British squad
ron rounded Cumberland Head and
stood into the bay, here is the way the
two forces compared:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
What Barnum Said OF cutlcura.

1T. Barnum, the famous circus man,
once wrote. II have had the Cuticura
Remedies among tho contents of my
medicine chest With my shows FOR tho
last three seasons. and can cheerfully
certify that they were very effective In
every case which called for their USE"
Complete External! and Internal Treatment for
s!sta 81 C,ltlsura soap l2se 70 C!sapse the skn.
cura Resalvent (5oc Tor In tho form Of Chocolate
Cosyed plls ese per vlsi q CO., 70 Putty the Blood
Corp. SOLE rrona l35 Columbus Ave Boston Macs
pIselses and their Speedy, Economical Treatment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26

Ing north wind to speed them along.
To get at him anchored in Plattsburg
Bay the British would have to close
haul. and once under the lee OF Cum
berland Head they would find the wind
light and ft<i,I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-06-26
The Crow of the Gnmecuck.

The Crow of the Gnmeccck.
Unable to carry out his first design,
Downie headed straight for the Sara
toga, using his bow guns as he adj
vanced. The Linnet meanwhile gave
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
MR.. FRENCH, THE NOMINEE.

Regarding Mr.. FIR sHch, the Demo
cratic nominee for state Senator i'm
the seventh district he Independent.
Herald Of Hinton very Justly remarks:
The nomination OF Hon d. T..
French, of Mercer county, by the Dem.
ocracy of the Seventh Senatorial Dis
trict at Beck.ey yesterday meets with
the hearty approval of the people of
Summers county. Mercer county. by
the right of the tim2 about policy
WIS entitled 10 the nomination and tho
honor could not have been more wise
ly or properly bestowed. MIR. French.
the nominee, is a gentleman OF lofty
intellectual, moral ana social standing
in his home county. md leading
member Of the bar at Bluefeld He
is regarded as an able lawyer. "a man
OF excellent business Judgment and is
interested in The industrial welfare of
many institu ions oil Blucfeld. Al
present Mr. Frc' p chairman of the
executive committee OF Mercer county
and has long been req rdcd as n lcgc.
ing Democrat and popular citizon o..
the county. 10 is interesting to- note
mat ne came To- Summers for wife
VINO. prior 10 her marriage. was Miss
Minnie Reid a splendid lady and dar.
ehtcr Of WIN a. Reid onei Of fh.
most prominent citizens OF Pipcstrm
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
| Other Editors
The Counterfeit southerner.

OF course, there ace many counter.
fcits. A most amusing imitation is
one that often passes for the typical
Southerner in New York. This satchel-
mouthed braggart infests the cafes
and demands attention by abusing the
waiter for offending his delicate sense
OF honor. IL nate niger. sub" he
loudly proclaims which is senti-
ment that one never hears from those
to the manner born. He haunts the
theatres and parades the streets. since
it is poor fun to provtice his gentility
in private.
He wears wide black hat; mounts
the table and yells whenever the
band plays a Southern melody. Such
a pretentious caricaure would be
harmless enough but for the ridicule
he brings upon the South. Unfortu-
nately, popular authors seem to ac-
cept hi mat face value and exploit
him in novels or plays where a
"Southerner" is a necessary part of
the stage machinery. -Everybody's
Magazine.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
A Chinese SuIrrstition.

FenGslui is the Chinese superstition
that determines good, site or locality,
and if town on the .Yangtze has not
good fengshui trade will not come TO
1t. and 1T will be ruined. town
named Peishih had its pagoda I'm the
wrong place-not far enough down the
riveT-and the result was that all traf-
fic which should have come to IL was
swept past, PcishIh being left out I'm
the cold. The peoplespulled down the
pagoda and built another one I'm the
supposed right spot. as nothing would
convince them that the depression
could arise from any other cause than
that of a bad fcngslni.
The city of Wanshein. on the other
hand. has perfect fengshui. two fine
paSodas. and is very prosperous. But
the fact that Wanshein Is situated I'm
fertile valley, where wheat, barley
and the. poppy flourish abundantly.
while Peishih Is barren and mlscrable,
does not concern the inhabitants so
much as the fengshui site. This re-
markable idea In the Chinese mind IS
only one of thousands like 1t.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
East Indian Monkous-

y naturalist who has Travelled tn thc
East Indies says THE eHcct on the
monkeys Of mans appearance s. most
Interesting The expression of their
emotions is certainly almost human as
they SIT and stare at him. coughing
and snarliug with anger ana contempt.
drawing back their heads and throw.
ing the hand before the face with o
gesture q adherence and other move
mcnts indicative Of shocked and ont.
ragged feelings But predominant IS The
expression Of absolute horror which.
coming from those we consider our
sun degraded cousins. IS 10 our supe-
riOrity very aggravating"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25

The Baltimore Sun stands hatfoot.
ed and asserts that Theodore Rooss
welt cannot consist 'nly promote the
reelection of Henry Cabot Lodge. A
foolish devotion to consistency is. ac-
cording to Emerson, the bugbear
small minds. Gen. Grosvenor. of Ohio
tripped in debate Improved upon En-
erson by calling consistency an idiosyn
Grassy OF small men. 1t is understood
mat Mr.. Roosevelt. hos the word care.
fully deletcd from the dictionaries he
uses, as an annoyance to great speak
ers s'J the Courier-Journal.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 25
SLlPSHOD FARMING.

III '"'eilHS through mercer ana
'''''0'e" 'o"ii''es' anu 'Ae same would
pioO"o'S oe 'He case III the ADJOINING
0'''i'''eS' one Is impressed win the
i"ise acreage iol hhe agricultural
'"''is 'oo'i' inc nl"''er' ne Is also I'M
pressed with the vast amount of slip
shod, unscicntific farming. Occasional
y ne passes wen 'ileu ana wei
NVp' i'i'''' hoS'leu aIhons uhkempI
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
a Healthful Costume.

when the Fraser hishIandcrs landed
In North America in 1871. f. was pro.
posed 90 change the dress on account
Of The cold winters and bot summers
hc officers successfully opposed This
ana were ultimately justified by the
Alehlanders being the hoaithicst sol.
clers in the army US The campa 4n iu
Holland in l791 some regiments lost as
many as 300 from disease. bur the
Black Watch, which had 900 recruits
in fits ranks had only twenty-five cas-
ualties, including Che killed in battle
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
OFF 4 FEW poiNre

The Charleston Galcte iu down
t. tho.minuto rows printed SIM.
Gay reg riding mo material coa..a.
ton held in bc.koy $50 day. b.tor.
Says Chat 90. bpuJl,r of zinc
'nu district nominated ID. j.. Fr.,r.
OF Bluchcd their candidate for ...
State sonaf' mid as-at enthusiasm
ctc. u tho rcst of uo Cazcrcs nr
j. as reliable as this ~ is paper ID,
which TO marvel
We have known for a couadcra5f,
spell ihat charIcstooe nowspa1o
wcro manned by an ama,cur bunch
bat hardly thought tfo Gazctto would
put 'eross ANYTHING q1tc SO rank
wa hthe exception that ft wasn't q
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
What Good Is Fsther7

Father has always been the goat"
Il was always father who held the
family from the achievement Of its so
cial ambitions. 1t was father who
made blundcrs that put the family to
shame. Father never would take TO
the new fashioned ideas. lie was
against the domination by the younger
generation. against suffrage. against
women's clubs. against the teaching
or French 30 the chlIdrcn-in word.
"a natural rcactiOnary. II was but nat
ural, therefore that father should be
come generally known as back mum
her. useful ONLY in bringing home mon.
~ and writing chcchs Washington
Post
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
n acknowledgements
MAY is, 1910.
schedule I'm Eject

MAY is, 1910.
Leave Bluefield 1920 a. m. for ,toa,
noke, Norfolk and all points of Shen-
aGoGh division. r.llman Sleeper
Roanoke to New YORK, via Hagsrs.
town, Pullman Parlcr Car hL~snoAe
to NerfciE
1855 .. m. for Roap oke, Rich
mond, Norfolk. Pullman Sleeper.
Dlrlng Car TO Roanoke. Pa-lor Car
Roanoke to Norfolk.
1920 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynch.
burg and intermediate stations and
the Shenandoah Valley. Philadelphia
and New York. Sleeper to Phi adei-
phia Cafe car Gary and Shena-
doah.
9:18 D. IN. Tor Roanoke, lynch
surg, Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman
Sleeper to N>rfoiK, Rnsnoks to
Richmond
Leave Rlueflsld 500 d. n. for Ken
oya, Columbus aud all points WeAI
snd Northwest. Pullman Sleeper 70,
Colum bus an Cincinnati. Cafe cars
S:1O n. m. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car
Leave 1885 a. IN. and 2:O5 d. m.
dsi'y for TazeweJl, Norton tuJ al
stations on Clinch VALLEY division.
Arrive '-om Norton md points on
the Slinch Valley division at 1t.3o n.
m. and 1920 p. m.
Leave 6:15 a. m. for Welch and
interim, Hate stations.
Leave 1895 a. m. for William
'on a9d Intern ediace statlons.
Leave 1:15 D. m. for Welch and
intermediate stations.
For additional iaformation call on
agent Norfolk and Western Railway
". b. BEVH,
Glen. Pass, Agent,
Roanoke. Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
SINGS ITS DEATH SONG.
A Peculiar Bird Found In the JungIes
Of South Arl1erica.
you now

a Peculiar Bird Found In the Junqies
Of South America.
There is queer bird In the jungles
OF northern South America which is
called the paul. by the natives. but
IS known 20 science ~ the galeated
curassOn. Il Is chiefly remarkable be
cause It sings its own death song.
It does not really sing, but makes n
deep humming noise which sounds
very much like the Spanish words "El
mucrto csta aqul' 0hc corpse lies here
ut IS while uttcring this lugubrious
chant" said a South American travel
or, that the paul. usually meets ns
death, for the hunter can then easily
track 1t TO its retreat. and It falls a
victim. as the indians say, to it's own
death song"
II the paul. gets suspicious It i'm.
mediately ceases humming, and that Is
a sure indication to the hunter that
the bird has seen him or scents dan
ger. Ia such case the only thing for
the sportsman 10 do IS 20 remain per
fectly still. The bird may become re
assured after waiting awhile and again
begin 10 call, "Thc corpse lies here" II
can thcn be cautiously approached aud
Killed
II 30 is only wounded the paul. usu-
ally escapes. though It cannot fly much
better than the ordinary domestic
fowl. 10 is very feet Of foot and win
outrun the hunter until Il is lost in the
dense underground OF the jungle.
IN the mating season the male paul
- the most pugnaciOus OF birds and
will fight its own kind whenever Il
meets them. often the fight ends ia
the humiliation Of both combataDts.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
Not Next
Magazine.

West Virginia fruit-growers have pc
toned the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission and the railroads against the
proposed increase in freight rates. set.
ting forth that 1t will entail loss to
the moi $4,000 They do not Geem to
understand that the earth and the
fruits thereof belong 20 the railways
and the commission northumberland
York World.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
Old or New?

Housekeepers should lay in a
good supply Of these brands Of
flour now, all of which is made
from old wheat. New wheat
flour is not SO good on account
of too much dampness. Besides
wheat is advancing and flour
will be higher. Any retail
merchant will be glad to supply
you now.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25

Republican, but Il Democratic conven-
ton, and that Mr.. french is not a
Republican, but one Of the staunchest
Democrats in the state, the Gazette's
report was eminently correst.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
Just Joshes
Throat Trouble.

You look bad. old man. What's the
matter?"
Throat trouble"
II didn't know you were subject to
IT,"
Yes. / am. This throat belongs to
the newcomer in the next house, who
practices singing at all hours OF the
night"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
Past 10 Past.

Finish every day and be done with
IT. You have done what you could.
Some bunders and absurdities, no
doubt. crept ip. Forget them as soon
as you can Emerson.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25

First BereIcr-I say. old man. your
wife won't DO thing Co you when she
smells the whisky. Second Ecycler-
When I'm near her / hold my breath.
First Reyclcr-You won't be- able to
IT'S too strong Boston Transcript.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-07-25
The Drawback.

cant you live just as cheap in the
suburbs as in town.
Yes, but everybody knows It out
here. - Life.
The Glenwood post., 1910-09-17
CONDENSED RECORD OF THE
PROGRESS OF EVENTS AT
HOME AND ABROAD.
FROM ALL SOURCES
SAYINGS, DOING ACHIEVE
MENTs, sUFFERINGs, HOPES
AND FEARS OF MANKIND.
w ES

Ray Roberts was killed at Miller,
Neb., Monday while trying to board a
moving train, and Verne Reynolds was
moving train.
In the heart of San Mateo county,
California, the most beautiful orchids
in the world are raised, and this fact
is being recognized by King George v.
of Great Britain, who has sent $1,000
for one of the rare plants for the
Sandringham conssrvatories.
A heroic statue of the Rooseveltian
bird-the stork-will adorn the fac
ade of the new court house at Tulsa,
Okla, which is to be built at once in
official recognition of the anti-race
suicide tendencies of the people of
Tulsa county where the birth rate
since statehood was established has
overwhelmingly exceeded the death
rate.
The government is preparing to
build what will be the longest fence
ever constructed in the world. 1t will
extend from Ell Paso to the Pacific
coast and will divide the United States
and Mexico, distance of over 1000
miles. The fence will be of barbed
wire, five-strand. Work on the big un-
dertaking will commence within a few
weeks.
A severe wind, hail and rainstorm
in Texas which swept over four or
five counties Friday night and Satur-
day did untold damage to crops, es-
pecially to the cotton crop, which was
entirely stripped from the fields by
the wind or ruined by the hail which
was unprecedented for Burleson,
Brazos, Houston. Grimes and Walker
counties. It. is estimated that the cot
ton crop was ruined in about 250,000
acres, being beaten down by the hail
and later washed away.
California; legislature. convened in
special session three days ago by call
of Governor Gillett, passed the two
state constitutional amendments
Thursday that provide s10.00O00O for
the Panama-Pacific International ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915. The
two amendments mean total of $17,-
100000 with which San Francisco will
go before congress in December when
asking the governments approval of
the exposition. as s7,50O.OOO is the sum
San Francisco subscribes voluntarily
to the exposition fund
The Glenwood post., 1910-09-17
POLITICAL.

Morgan Gavin, aged 12, Of Glenwood
Springs, lays claim to being the cham
pion boy long distance auto driver of
the United States, and he has a rec
ord of a 1,925-mile trip now to back
his claim. having driven a car from
his home to Cincinnati.
With the return of Theodore Roose-
welt from his Western trip, the strug-
gle between the old guard and the
progressives for control of the New
York Republican state convention
looms larger upon the political hori-
zon.
Senator Joseph l.. Bristow, one OF
the foremost insurgents" Of the Kan
sas insurgents. has invaded Colorado
to take up the cudgel in behalf of
Merle d. Vincent, candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor.
and the insurgency cause in general