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The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
TAKING A LOOK BACKWARD
Picture Of LIE Upon Our Atlantic
shore - u Was Two Centuries
AGO.

Brush away the fog Of . couple Of
centuries. and take look At this. our
native land. as II then appeared. Here
upon the Atlantic shore, the scream Of
the panther arose on the midnight
air with the savage war whoop. and
the pale.faced pilgrim trembled for
the safety Of his defenseless home.
He planted his beans In fear and gath
cred them In trouble: his chickens
and his children were plundered by the
foe. and life itself was In danger Of
leaking out from between the logs Of
his hut. even n II was fortified with
three muskets. . spunky wife. and a
jug Of whisky. Yes, my friends. this
was then a wild. gloomy and desolate
place. Where the Indian sQusw
hung her young pappoose upon the
bough and left II to squall at the
hush.aby Of the blast. the Anglo. Saxon
mother now rocks the cradle Of ! =
delicate babe on the carpet Of pc; -
and In the gay psrlor Of fashion. Tie
wild has been changed to a blooming
garden and Its limits are expending
with the mighty genius Of Liberty
Lorenzo Dow, Jr.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
DEE BOTH BUSY AND BRAVE
u Never Seeks ketesisty ovt nsssNts
Interference with . vlses That
Arevsss Respect.

II was Maeterlinck Who idylized the
bee. The master Of modern playcraft
found In the busy insect q bookful OF
entertaining marvels. The bee is not
only the symbol Of industry. but 1t II
the exponent Of good government. OF
good order. Of practical socialism
incidentally. the tiny creature lie
fercely sensitive regarding its place.
its home and Its right TO pursue hap.
piness In its own uneventful way. In
the Omaha Union depo, two hives OF
bees fell on a truck, and the inmates
bufeted and disturbed. swarmed
through the great Enclosure seeking
the unknown enemy and speedily
clearing the floor Of everything ami.
mate For an hour they held posses
sion Of the station. held II against all
corners. until expert advice vas called
In and the marauders we're lured back
TO confinement
In England an accident Of . similar
character occurred when a hand hive
was broken open IN Waterloo station
and a panic promptly followed.
But all the stories concerning the
bee cannot be accepted without inves.
tixation. The bee never poses. II
never seeks notoriety. All Il asks IL
20 be let alone--and II resents inter.
ference with q vieor and effect that
are At times overwhelming
A creature so tiny and yet 90 reso.
lutte. that can hold up all trafic a.
me OF the leading railway centers Of
The country IL entitled to a good deal
~ respect-and respect Is a tribute
which the bee has commanded even
as far tack as the promised land
which flowed with milk and honey.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27

. military failure. He Nd not cross
the Potomac TO see what Devens had
to contend With before ordering bis
brigade TO go over aud fight
Colonel Cogswell stayed with bis
men on the Virginia bank and was
captured. ID his official report he ib.
directly placed the blame for the dis
aster uron Baker lie said that the
transportation of troops across the
river was badly organized. There were
no guards and no detailed crews for
the boats. The boats were not utilized
10 their full capacity. and cannon at
hand on the Maryland side were not
brought into action 20 cover the land
Ing
In conclusion he said. The dis.
positions on the field were faulty, In
my judgment"
Colonel Devens' ofhcial report con.
hrms this view. lie said: Colonel
Baker welcomed me on the field. seem.
81 In good spirits and very confident
81 success. He asked me 10 look at
his line Of battle. and. with him, I
passed along the whole front He
asked my opinion OF his dispositions Of
the troops. and I told him frankly that
deemed them very defective. as the
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Cleaning Gilt Frames.

Where is the home that has not its
quota Of gilt frames, be they tiny and
few or large and many? And the
problem Of keeping them bright. how
many know II? This Ia information
that ought to be pasted In your scrap.
book on one Of the pages &C" for
cleaning.
For cleaning gilt frames there is
nothing better than q wad OF fresh
bread sprinkled with a few drops OF
benxine and ammonia (benzine away
from fre) and you will find that the
moisture In the bread Is enough to
absorb the stronger qualities Of the
ammonia and what remains of II on
the surface 10 suflicient to supply the
frames with . pretty appearance of
newness. Wash on the frame after.
wards with water In which . little
borax has been added.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
WHAT TRUE EDUCATION IS
Rev. Charles N. sheldon's Idea Of
the Right Development Of the
Human Mind.

What Is an education? II IL the
right development. In the right direc.
ton. all the time. OF the whole being.
for the purpose of giving one as much
life ~ possible for himself, and TO
share with Others.
This means that the whole person
must be taken into account. Educa.
ton means more than q one.sided de-
vslopment Of one talent or ability. II
means symmetrical and msny.sided
growth. The reason why there are
not more interesting people In the
world IL because so many people are
content with one.sided development.
They are willing to be musicians and
nothing but musicians. They are
willing to be newspaper men and moth.
Ing but newspaper men. They are
willing TO be lawyers and nothing but
lawyers: teachers and nothing but
teachers; ministers and nothing but
ministers. And 90 their range Of
thinking. OF conversation. and Of &C.
ton 10 limited. True education takes
into account whole being, with many
different possibilities life which
has In II the elements Of surprise and
an sagerness TO know everything
which can be known about q very
great world In order TO sympathise
with and enter into the thought, 30
far a. possible. OF all sorts and con.
ditions OF men.-Rev. Charles M. Shell.
don In the Christian Herald.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
HIS REASON IS RETURNING
Insane Men, Formerly Member q M
tiensI Guard, oriIls Other lnmatss
Of Asylum.

A Chicago man with . large 80
quaintance became insane within .
year. and II now an inmate at . state
asylum. One Of his friends telephoned
the hospital the other day TO find out
about him.
Hes the happiest man here" said
the doctor. and I look for his cure.
He 10 getting big and strong and
ruddy and he 10 doing wonders for -
other patients.
In conversation with him. found
out that he had been In the National
Guard. and I asked him how he would
like to drill . company. Fine ne
said. so I got him . uniform and
sword and gave him . Cancelled beer
stamp for . commission.
IN good weather he marches those
~ men all over the grounds - II
he we're the marshal Of IN army On
parade. His soldiers are just ~ much
interested 40 he and keep step proud
ly. think they march four or i've
miles . day.
When they are OF duty and see
him coming they step TO one side and
salute.
Their physical condition 10 perfect.
and I hope to see their reason come
back Chicago Post.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Uses for Cotton Waste.

Watch a man facing the problem Of
grease, with his motor. He has one
unfailing renedy-cotton waste. II
the machine needs cleaning. he pro.
duccs his bunch Of waste: II the oil
IL dripping 10 the floor, q handful Of
waste removes II. II his hands are
greasy, he doesn't use a good towel.
and then try TO wash II: he uses cot.
ton waste and burns II when Il will
absorb no more. II women who do
their own work would 60 to the near.
est hardware store and buy this In
expensive cotton waste. they would
find their labors much lessened. The
saucepan, or the greasy frying pan.
II wiped with the waste soon after
being taken from the stove. will need
nothing more than rinsing. And dish
washing would be made easy II all
greasy and sticky dishes were wiped
Oh with the waste before being
washsd.--Good Housekeeping.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Colonel Baker Shot Down.

Selling their advantage. the Confnd
crates pushed the hghting on the Fed
eral left. Lieutenant Colonel Wisiar.
leading the Seventy first Pennsylvania
was shot down. nnd Colonel Baker
rushed forward to direct the line
Passing IN front OF the skirmishers 10
select ground for nn advance. he was
instantly Killed by n Confederate sharp.
shooter. Bakers death left the CON.
mBnd In the hands Of Colonel Cogs
well. who Mt once put his own ideas
Of the ufYnir into practice He ordered
Colonel bcvons to march the Fifteenth
Massachusetts TO the extreme left. In
tending. II ov"rpowcred 10y the Confed
crates massci there. 10 cut his way
through by the left flank down thu
buns to the Potomac to the shelter Of
Germans camp Mt Edwards Ferry.
Dcvcns carried out the orders under
fire, and ipst ns he got good line be
yond the pennsy lvaninns there oc.
CURED one Of those disastrous blum
dcrS 80 common 10 raw soldiers. Two
fresh companies ~ Colonel Cogswells
New York regiment cane NJ aud form
ed on the left of Dcycus' line. At that
moment mn officer In Confederate uni
form showed himself IN front Of the
New Workers aud with shouts and gcs
lures urged the Fed"rals to charge
into the woods In front. Some Of the
cool heads thought this was merely n
challenge To dare the Yankees. Others.
not knowing the encmy's colors. took
II for nm order and rushed hhchd. Some
81 the Fifteenth Massachusetts. car
ried away by enthusiasm. also charged
forward unfll ordered back by Devens
nnd his captains. The New Workers
who went forward met n singing IRE
from the enemy In the woods and cam
back IN n panic. Colonel cogswell said
that nj this time he attempted to have
the whole line charge the enemy loig
cd In the hills IN front ~ his left, but
the confusion among the troops did not
admit 81 Il, and he ordered n retreat TO
the pltiful landing under the blum.
The hntboat was instantly swampcd
by n rush ~ men upon Il.
Shot While Swimming For Safety.
The confcdcrntcs followed the re-
treating troops nv fur ny the edge Of
the blum and potied them ON the bank
below Two companies Of New York
crs, freshly landed. climbed the blum
To cover the retreat. and Colonel
bcv"ns ordered his whole command Ia
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
lauahter.

Here's to laughter! The sunshine
OF the soul. the happiness Of the
heart, the heaven Of youth, the priv.
lege Of purity. the echo Of innocence,
the treasure Of the humble. the wealth
OF the poor, the bead on the cup Of
pleasure: II dispels detection. ban.
ishes blues and mangles melancholy.
for it's the foe Of woe. the destroyer
OF depression, the enemy Of grief; II
is why kings envy peasants. pluto.
Gratis the poor, the guilty the limo
cent; It IL the sheen on the silver OF
smiles, the ripple on the waters Of
delight. the CLINT on the gold Of glad
ness. Without II humor would be
dumb, wit would wither, dimples would
disappear and smiles would shrivel
for It's the glow OF a clean conscience.
the voice Of pure soul, the birth cry
OF mirth, the swan song OF sadness.
Laughter!
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
The First "Lady In Trade"

Perhaps the most notable instance
on record OF the feminine street trader
10 that Of the white widow" other
wise the duchess Of Tyrconnell. the
Frances Jennings Of the DE Grammont
memoirs, who, at the time Of the
revolution In 1858. according to Hor.
ace WalpOle. being reduced to abso-
Lutte want on her arrival In England
and unable for some time to procure
secret access to her family, hired one
OF the stalls under the Royal Elk
change and maintained herself by the
sale OF small articles Of haberdashery.
She wore white dress wrapping her
whole person and white mssk. which
she never removed, and excited much
interest and curiosity."-London
Chronicle.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27


Charles Devcns with this regiment
crossed tho Potomac from Maryland To
tho BLUFFS on the virginia side. intend.
ing 10 destroy q Confederate camp.
which the nrmy scouts had reported
lay close 20 the river. Pushing on
toward Lccsburg. Ave miles from the
river, early ON the 2ist. Dcvcns found
No enemy and plnccd his regiment IN
the conccalncnt 81 the woods nj Enll's
BiufY TO await orders. Word came 10
Maryland that he would be rc.cnforccd.
The blum IN rear Of the position wns
very steep. and the only means of
Transporting troops 20 the danger
point wns by fiRtbonts. During the
forenoon some Massachusetts compu'
nies which had been left IN Mary
land crossed and joined the advance,
and these were the only Fcherals on
the Virginia side Of the river when
the Confcderntcs appeared IN Dcvens'
front and attacked the skirmishcrs
This WINS nb0ut midday. Seeing u"
help IN sight. Colonel Dcvcns formed
his line for battle and was able TO re-.
siSt the vigorous attempts Of the Con.
fetIerntes 10 turn his flank and cut
him or from the boat landing.
Colonel Devens' regiment formed
part Of the brigade ~ Colonel Il. ID.
BAKER. which belonged TO General q.
y. Stones division. having hendIuar.
tern at Poolcsville, Md. about Ave
miles back from Ball's Blufr. Cor.
mans brigade Of stones division lay
at Edwards Ferry. Ave miles down the
Potomac.
The main Confederate force IN the
vicinity was ut Edwards Ferry. In
front Of German. AMI Its comma dcr,
Colonel N, q, Evans. withdrew all his
troops save one regiment from Cor
mans front and marched TO Balls
Mum, General Stone on hearing Of
nevens' Ell .gcmcnt ordered Colonel
Baker either 10 retire the Massachu.
aetts men or send the remainder Of
mis- brigade across tho river to sup
port them. nnker Immediately order.
ri the Twentieth Mnssac husetts. the
Fort y second New York CTammany
regimcnt) and his own Seventy. first
Pennsylvania california regimenD to
cross the river and went over In per
son 10 direct the movement.
Hunton's visginians Open the Fight.
The fresh troops toiled slowly across
on the hatboat and up the steep. mud
dy blum. Baker reached the front M
2 o'clock without any men. hut was
soon Joined by one battalioi Of the
Pennsylvnnians and detachment Of
che Twentieth Massac husetts. The
Massachusetts men held the right Of
che line. Next. on the left. were two
howitzers and on their left the Penn
SyivanianS. A sig FOUNDER held the ex'
IRENE left. Before the light opened
.Oalouel CoHswell reached the line with
part OF the Forty-second New York.
He pointed out the weakness Of the
lCft' Mank 10 Baker. hut no attention
was paid 70 his warning. The Con
federntea In front NJ Bakers left were
posted on high ground screened by
woods. In a few minutes after Colo.
mel Coeswell uttered his warning the
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
jUMBLED ORATOR WAS A HIT
vaiedietorisn Got Badly Mixed up
But the Result Pleased his
Audience Immensely.

The trouble with the valedictorian
was that be had started orations on
three different subjects and aban
doned two. after committing them to
memory.
This may account for the fact that
the trouble ensued early In the en-.
gagement.
The youth made a good getaway
and was covering the ground stead.
lily when he suddenly switched.
beyond the Alps lies Italy" be
cried as he took careful aim with his
index finger at the gallery. Such
we're the inspired words Of Patrick
Henry a. he faced the astonished gath.
ering. and pointed 10 the throbbing lid
Of the steaming kettle II he had
turned aside at the crucial moment,
II Hannibal had not brsved the
minions Of the English king. the pow.
or and helpfulnsss OF harnessed
steam might have been left for the
discoveries Of q future age But such
10 the memorable decree Of fate. Han.
nibal swept down upon the plains Of
sunny Italy. the seeds Of American
independence were deeply rooted, and
the steam engine was given to an
amazed world. n James Hannibal
should say Patrick Watt mean Lib.
erty Henry-had hesitated-or looked
back--the course Of empire would
have remained unchecked and history
would have been rewritten"
Then he sat down amid tremendous
applause.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
MAN OF FALLEN FORTUNES
Ne was stirred 10 New Ambition BY
the Act ~ . Cigar
osiesman.

"Cigars Of the brand I used &c
smoke" said the man Of fallen for
tunes. are. like those of many others
made In various shapes and sizes. &c
be sold at various prices. and Of my
favorite brand there was one partic
ular size and shape that especially
pleased my fancy and that always
smoked stogies usually smoke now
but occasionally. when I feel that
can spare the money. I 20 In and
buy q few Of those fine cigars.
For one Of these occasional fond
smokes ! went In this morning and
looking down into the case. ! named
my brand and reaching into the case
the salesman brought out Q box. But
these were not Of my size and shape
! Indicated the ones ! wanted. and
the salesman brought out that boz
cigars At six for . dollar. Of which
now took three. noted casually the
card on the box which the salesman
had 1rst brought out, and that card
] confess gave me q little thrill OF
pleasure and then, what was better
a stir OF ambition.
The cigars In that other boz were
three for a dollar. and had not the
salesman brought them out TO me con
fdently as II were that sort OF @
customer He certainly had. and
must look itn. And II looked It. why
should ! not be IL? Why should
continue to be a stogie man? Why
should | not retrieve my fallen for.
tunes and far surpass them--come to
be not merely a six but a three for q
dollar man."
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Good Snake Story.

This story is told Of the late Or.
Emil Reich. One day while travelling
he lay down to rest In the shadow of
a bush and fell asleep. He awoks
with a start to find that night was
coming on and that rain had begun
to fall. Quickly snatching up his um.
brella. he tried to open It and. finding
1t worked stiffy. he pressed the spring
vigorously. Suddenly there was
sound Of ripping and tearing and Q
snake fell to the ground split In two.
The reptile had apparently swallowed
the umbrella SO far as It could!-Ex.
change.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Financial Genius.

DO you think there 10 any such
thing a. financial genius?"
II am sure there 10. ] know q
young man who has II In Q marked de.
gree. After he had persuaded the
beautiful daughter OF one OF our most
prominent jewelers. to become his
wife. he went around and induced the
old man to let him have an engage
ment ring at the cost price"
II don't see any indication Of re-
markable financial genius about that"
Walt. When he and the girl broke
their engagement he took the ring
back 10 her father and got him 70
pay eight per cent. interest on the
money that had been invested"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Cook Without Pans.

A missionary in an account OF life
IN the South Pacific says: THE prob.
lem OF cooking without pots or pans
Is already proved, The natives Of the
South Pacific cook their food In q hole
In the ground, a wood FIRE being made
at the bottom and covered with stones.
On these the food 10 placed. wrapped
In leaves. and the whole covered with
earth. The result 10 delicious. When
cooked the food Ia served on leaves.
thus doing away with the necessity OF
crockery. lived in the South Sea
Islands without crockery. cutlery,
chairs. tables or beds"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27

VI TUE e'uuiu NtnoiNiA'
deploy for the same purpose. These
men skirmished until dark, when those
who had chung TO the bank were rushed
by the Confederates and captured.
When Colonel Devens saw that the
day was lost he told his men TO save
themselves. Some Jumped into the
river ana swan to the Maryland side.
with their muskets strapped to their
backs. Others hid In the woods on the
Virginia side and stole across a day
or two after the battle, Many were
shot while swimming for safety. The
total loss Of Bakers command was
forty.nine killed and IA captured or
missing, This loss fell upon about
100 men who crossed to the Virginia
side Colonel Evans Confederate force
also numbered about 100 and lost
i4S killed and wounded.
I Balls Blur aroused more indiRna.
ton throughout the country than Bull
Run. Colonel Baker was alternately
Slorined az u martyr and criticised as
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27

A good many women do not marry.
Probably the proportion Of marriage
worthy the name would bs found. II
We could make an accurate census, as
large among college women 90 among
others. II 10 not . college course
that takes . woman out Of the mar
Tying class. but something with which
her education has rarely anything to
do-native traits. or domestic rsspon.
sibilities. or the lack Of q calling for
matrimony. or accident. o. any Of -
thousand things which might have d..
verted the current Of your career. and
mine without our voluntary compile.
tty.-Franois e. Leupp. In the Atlantic.
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
Knew His Business.

A negro. having won . dollar at q
crap game, decided TO spend II ON
having his fortune told. The fortune
teller led him into a gloomy room
with dirty hangings and misty red
lights. She took his palm. traced It
with q dollar, spread out her cards.
and then said: you are very tond
Of music; you like chicken; you have
won money at craps; and you have
been In jail" The negro looked at
her with bulging eyes and finally ejae-
ulated: Nah goodness, lady; why
you lest read nah Utmost thoughts!"
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27

Eighth Virginia. under Colonel Eppa
Hunton, opened FIRE from that point
upon Bakers artillery. At the first
volley every man ut the Federal guns
was shot down. No furious was this
rife FIRE that only three charges were
fired from the cannon after the Wiz.
eInians got TO work. A. fast o. the
gnnners fell their places were filed by
officers. and during the heat Of the
fight Colonel Cogswell and Colonel
william Lee Of tire Twentieth Massa
cbuse'ts. ~ well as the aids on Bak
er's stan. took q hand at serving tn.
guns One 81 the bowi'zers on It's las.
discharge recoiled ~ the edge Of th"
blum,
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-27
The War Fifty Years Ago

October 1861. Added to the List Of Federal Defeats
the Action In Virginia Known Balls Bluff Lees
burt. Designated by Congress the Most Atrocious
Military Murder In History --Federal Troops, Un-
prepared Drawn Into Disastrous Battle Of
Colonel E. D. Baker, Senator From California and Per-
sonal Friend Of Lincoln -Blunders Which Heroism
Could Not Retrieve.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-13

We landed that afternoon at 4
clock In Pensacola, Florida, with
the sun shining, aud there we STAYED
over night aud took the train next
morning at 1880 for Cottondale Flor
lda; changed cars there for Panama
city, arriving at 3:45 o'clock; took
launch two miles down the bay 10
81 Andrews. on. arriving there Mrs
i'ockstead had us a sumptuous sun
per AFTER supper we crossed the
stfeet 10 our cottage, all furnished
Tor housekeeping Since then we have
been feasting on fish. oysters. new
turhips, cabbage, radishes and other
Vegetables, When we first arrived
the trees we're loaded with oranges
OF the navel ana Ben Davis variety.
large sweet and juicy, at $1.25 per
hundred. just purchased five dozen
nice large japanese persimmons at
Ten cents per dozen. They are deli
c1ous fruit Our Christmas dinner
was chicken, new vegetables. fruits
and nuts. After dinner we sat out
on the front porch in the warm sun
shlne and enjoyed a good cigar.
think the advantages here for tbo
poor man or man Of small means are
good for truck farming and poultrv
raising Last Sunday / walked out I'm
town and saw a hen with ten little
lVely chicks. Fresh laid eggs are
brought into the stores daily. ono
can eat them with some satIsfaction
without that rank cold storage taste
one raising chickens here could shin
horth and catch the early spring mar
het and get the high price. Chickens
mere do better than most places as
lhere rs no trouble to raise them.
the government has appropriated
$6oO,OOO to deepen the channel TO
tne pay for large sea-going vessels.
The steam dredges are here at thu
present time to work. When this
survey was made the surveyors re-
port was the finest lahd-locked har-
Dor in the state of Florida. | think
81 Andrews has bright future.
could tell you more but do not care
TO wear you out on the first letter.
WIN close, stating the weather is
nice and warm, With best wishes TO
everybody In Marion, l am,
Yours truly,
VIM. Stansbury, at Luna.