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The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30
MOLLY PITCHER, HEROINE


The bestknown of all the American hero
ines of battle Is Molly Pitcher, the story OF
whose adventures, especially the battle
field at Monmouth is one of the most pictur-
esque incidents of the revolutionary war The
early life of Molly is somewhat vague. She
is supposed to have been born at Carlisle Pa.
October 13. 1744 Her right Mary
Ludwig and while the soldiers only fa-
milar with her first name. calling her Molly.
they soon applied the second, because wher-
ever they Molly they also saw the pitcher
with which she carried water to the sick and
wounded In the camps.
Several writer's say Molly came to this coun-
try from Germany with her parents, who were
among the Palatines. The first information
we have of her is that she was employed a
maid in the family of General Irvine at Car
Isle, and July "a, 1863, was married to
John Hays barber. Her husband was COM
missioned a gunner in Proctor's First Pennsyl-
vania artillery. Continental line, December 1,
1775. and Molly followed him to the field This
was a common thing for the wives OF private
soldiers to do. their time being passed In
laundering for the officers.
At the assault at Fort Clinton she showed
much pluck and also the following year in
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30

firing of salutes On United States warships
where guns of every calber are at hand from
which to pick and choose the saluting is
usually done with three-pounders and on shore
light artillery or field pieces of about the same
dimensions utilized
salute should consist of a specific number
of discharges having certain Significance.
and one or another of these regulation salutes
fired when the noise-making is In the
hands of regular volunteer soldiery, but in
dependent gun crews recruited for the Fourth
continue to claim extensive license in this
respect. There several different saIutes
as prescribed in Uncle Sans books of regu-
lations that may be adopted for the Fourth
of July greeting. Perhaps the most extern
sively used of all is the American salute of
one gun for every state in the Union BY
allowing an interval Of minute and half be-
tween discharges this salute can be strung
out for more than hour and at half-minute
intervals, which is slow enough to suit most
persons. 1t enables an interval OF booming that
exceeds twenty minutes.
Another salute that is used this holiday
and that is appropriate to the occasion is the
old Federal salute OF thirteen guns-one for
each of the thirteen original states This sa-
lutte is no longer used to any great extent
other ceremonial occasions. but It comes
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30

the important battle of Monmouth. N. J. In
the latter battle her husband. gunner, had
fallen, when she sprang to his place and fired
the cannon.
Molly had been carrying water to the SOL
diers from a spring. the mercury being at s6
degrees In the shade. AS able to
take his place when he became incapacitated,
it Is said she dropped her pail. seized the
rammer. and vowed that she would avenge
his death. She proved an excellent substi-
tute. her courage exciting the admiration Of
all. and on the following morning. in her soiled
garments, General Greene presented her to
Washington, who praised her gallantry and
commissioned her sergeant.
1t is related she received many presents
from the French officers and that she would
sometimes pass along the French lines. cooked
hat In hand, and would get 1t almost filled with
coins. She is said to have served In the army
nearly eight years in ALL She placed
the list OF half-pay officers and for many years
after the Revolution lived at the Carlisle bar
racks, cooking and washing for the soldiers.
The house in which she spent her later
years in Carlisle demolished In recent
years. She died January %, 1929 at the age
of seventy-nine. and was buried with military
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by the fact that the number twenty-one Is
formed by the addition of the figures l. Z. Z. 8,
comprising the numerals in Uncle Sans birth
day year.
Every salutng vessel in the United States
navy will thunder out salute to Independence
day matter whether she be at anchor in
foreign port, tied up in one of our navy yards
or cruising out of sight of land in the open
sea. The national salute is the one used just
it is on Memorial day and on Washington's
birthday. The salute OF minute guns is pre-
scribed under certain conditions in the navy.
but the regulation interval between guns in
all salutes including the national salute OF
twenty-one guns is five seconds. During the
firing of the salute all the officers and men
stand at attention 1t is customary for for
eign warships anchored in American harbors
to fire salute in compliment to the United
States on the Fourth and the same courtesy
is usually shown by foreign forts and warships
when Yankee naval craft are spending the
eventful holiday in alien waters. Whenever
any foreign authorities ships fire our ma
tional salute, the firing is no sooner concluded
than an officer from the American ship In
port makes an official call upon the foreign
officials and extends thanks
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30

honors but her grave remained unmarked un-
til 1876 when Peter Spahr of Carlisle con-
ceived the idea Of erecting monument
monument on the battlefield of Monmouth
further commentaries Molly Pitcher. bas re-
lief representing her in the act of ramming
a cannon. She also figures In George Wash
ington Parke Custis' painting The Field of
Monmouth" SO familiar had the heroine of
Monmouth become that the name Molly
Pitcher" was applied by the continental SOL
diers, in their hot and weary march throupo
New Jersey, to any woman who brought them
water to drink.
Molly is credited with having remarked
at banquet at which there were British SOL
diers. when she was called upon to toast King
George; When Washington leads his soldiers
into battle, God help King George!"
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the Fourth OF July salutes for noise making
was genuine fun for the men who did 1t years
ago. whereas It is more nor less than
detail OF the days work for Uncle Sans gun
ners- Indeed 1t may surprise Of
readers to learn that there are artllerymen
In our regular army and men-o'-war' 's-men on
our naval vessels who thoroughly detest the
roar OF the big guns. II is not that they are
afraid or are lacking in experience, for some
of these men have been in the service for
years and have repeatedly faced death in a
variety of forms and yet many veteran
never gets over his dislike of the din at close
range
But then the enthusiastic crowds that on
the Fourth OF July hear the echoing salutes
in the distance have idea OF the shocks
administered to the men behind the gun when
shooting IRON Of any size lets go. The
strain of waiting for each report and bracing
himself to withstand 1t is also severe tax
on the nervous system of the gunner. to say
nothing of the unpleasant experience that fol-
lows the discharge when the gunner is struck
In the face as though by sharp gust OF wind
and sustains jarring. particularly Of the
spine, which may force him to have me
mento all the remainder of the day in the
form of severe headache OF course guns
Of the largest size never employed In the
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30
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in pat on independence
day. Extensive use is
also made on the Fourth
of the standard national
salute of twenty-one
guns. Ordinarily this
number OF guns is also
accepted as the interna-
tional salute and 1t is
also the special salute
of the president of the
United States. fired
whenever the chief mag
istrate visits a fort or
steps aboard a naval
vessel. The salute is
popular on the Fourth
because 1t seems to be
Just about the proper
length and its use on
this holiday Is Justified
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30

Z u II n e RS grew
tired or the pow
der was exhaust
ed and when the
volume of each
peal of artificial
thunder varied
according to the
guesswork OF the
a m a t e u RS In
measuring out
the powder.
In one way.
though. 1t is a
pity that there
had to be any
change in the
method of firing
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COULDN'T STAND EXPOSURE

The member of the legislature, of whom
some graft stories had been circulater was
about to build house
You will want southern exposure. I sun
poser" asked the architect
No sr!" said the man. ''If you can't .ui,d
this house without any exposure. I'll get an
other architect"
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gieries to come. And what man, whatever his
years or present-day responsibilities. can
wholly forget the keen anticipation with
which he awaited that early morning sum
mons. IT, indeed. he was not down on THE
commons" or the vacant field at the edge OF
town to see with his own eyes the barking
OF the tanned dog OF war.
From time out OF mind the firing OF salutes
with cannon has been one of the approved
methods of celebrating the Fourth Of July and
II is likely that It will continue to be the fash
lon to the end of the chapter. no matter what
other changes may be made in the approved
form Of commemorating our festival of inde-
pendence. The discharge OF big guns the
July holiday is simply elaboration from the
noisemaking standpoint of young Americas
practice of exploding firecrackers. and since
the average red-blooded citizen is merely
small boy grown tall. there is widespread
sympathy with. II not cooperation In, this
noisy Acknowledgment OF the glorious Fourth
Whereas cannonadng seems 10 be fixed
feature of the program of the day cele-
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30

Those who discourage us the most
In an undertaking are the first to tell
us Il knew you would succeed" when
We have attained success.
The Elbert County tribune., 1911-06-30

HE early morning salute on the
Fourth OF July is to the celebra-
tion OF our greatest national holi-
day much what the gorgeous
morning parade. or better yet.
the grand entree" and pageant
of all nations, is to a long-awaited
circus-that is in the eyes OF the
average small boy. II is at once
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27

times IN recent months, the creation of a
foreign trade balance like this after a
period of business depression is almost
| invariably the precursor of larger ac-
ftivity in domestic industry proper
Runaway Market improbable.
No one is looking for a runaway mar
ket in any commodity, but what has
gone on in copper has gone on in prac-
tically all lines of trade and production.
and 1t will be interesting to note inst
what the outcome will be-
AS the time draws near for the be-
ginning of the next, or long" session
of Congress some attention is being paid
to the recommendations regarding Iegis-
lation that President Taft will make in
his annual message and to the general
course of legislation that Congress is
likely to follow. 1t is noticeable that
public and financial interest on the point
is much less acute than it was earlier in
the year, partly, perhaps, because the
different matters referred to have been
already half talked to death and partly
because, as indications of reviving busi-
ness are clear, people are coming to un-
derstand that these are the important
factors in the situation and that prices
have already overdiscounted political
discussions and alarms.
Clearer Definition of Law.
The truth is, that barring an entire re-
peal of the Sherman lava development
that Is apparently to be unhoped for at
the present time-it is extremely improb-
able II indeed not wholly impossible that
such a revision of the Sherman law can
be brought about as will coincidentally
afford the business men of the country
any clearer definition OF the legality or
illegality of business operations than
they already possess, strengthen the law,
in any particular, and leave the consti-
tutionahty of the new statute impreg-
nable. An attempt to enroll in the new
law large number of specific prohibi-
ions would Immediately engender new
litigation and uncertainty as to the
meaning and constitutionality Of these
prohibitions, and would lead to further
years of uncertainty and turmoil over
the entire situation. Fro i the point of
view OF those who wish to make the
statute stronger" It is to be remem-
bered that the terms of the present law
are already in the strongest degree in
elusive and that under them absolutely
every improper and dishonest business
act can be prosecuted and condemned.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
NeW High Levels That Have ATTAINED Since Sep
tember II, Giving Buyers Confidence

New York. Nov. 26.-SInce the low
day n the street on September q
last the market has had two COnsidera-
BILE recessiOns, but has each time risen
from these to new high levels, and looked
at from u sO-called technical point of
view this development is calculated to
cause reinsurance as TO the permanenCe
OF the present movement. The strong
probability is that the rise that has thus
far taken place is still in the nature of
an instructive and natural recOil, based
upon purely general considerations from
the OverdOne pessimlsm that prevailed
throughout the entire first three-quarters
of the year and depressed prices of Sc
curities to figures that We're ridiculousIy
low.
Three months ago fully 30 per cent of
the people in Wall street, giving the
stock market their daily attention, pro-
fcSsed themselves convinced, or at least
exceedingly fearful, that an era of indus
trial and railway dividend reductions was
at hand. Yet the fact is that since that
time 70 dividends to speak Of have been
reduced, and advances have been made
on extra distributions OF one kind
or another in nearly a dozen promi-
nent instances. During the summer a
smash in Union Pacific stock was one
Of the features of the situation and did
much 10 cause general weakness of the
market baSed upon talk TO The erect
that the stability of this Company's divi-
drnd rate was particularly in danger.
Yet now that peoples minds nave
Nbecome calm. IL is seen that there IS no
more pS&ctical doubt o. the stability of
the Union Pacific dividend than that OF
the interest On the bonds of the State of
New York, and that the Union Pacific
company stands in a position of financial
strength unparalleled among the coun-
try's railway organizations.
Advance Due to Reflections.
1t is likely that the advance in the
Union Pacific common shares, which con-
stituted the leadership OF the stock mar
ket last week, was due to reflections Of
this nature rather than to any immi-
nence of a segregation" of the Union
Pacihc's free assets, although such. aseg-
regation of assets is possible at any
time. Likewise the advance of Louisville
and Nashville stock was undoubtedly due
10 the belated appreciation by financial
interests Of the intrenched position of
the Louisville proposition and OF the ex-
traordinary development that has been
and Is taking place in the Southern part
of the country.
But 1t is TO be admitted that the coun-
trys business itself is showing improve
ment. Ihe building up of our foreign
trade balance which began some months
ago goes on at a rapid rate. So thai a.
the moment the country has enourT1o,,s
Sums 10 its credit in foreign lands snd is
In undisputed control temporarily ~ ,hs
international financial situation. Al hos
been stated IN this column "a score ~
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
OIL Allotment Made.

The syndicate managers of the Hous-
ton Oil Company, at a meeting held on
Thursday in New York, arranged final
details in connection with the new financ-
ing plan of the company, and also made
the allotment of certificates which are
to be issued under the plan. In all,
s., $4,000 of the new certificates will be
sold. It is not yet known at what price
the certificates will be offered to the
public, but It is understood that 1t will
not be under 97H.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
BUSINESS oPPoRTUN1T1Es,

CASH FOR YOUR BUSINESS OR
real estate-I bring buyers ana sellers
together No matter where located, II
you want to buy, sell, or exchange any
kind of business or property anywhere
at any price, write me. Established
ISL. FRANK p. CLEVELAND, 26lC
Adams Express Building. Chicago. III
s14-m, Witt
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD.

LEAVE UNION STATION
ROYAL BLUE LINE
EVERY OTHER HOUR ON THE ODD HOUR"
TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
NEW YORK TERMINALS, LIBERTY aTREEu
and W. TWENTY-THIRD STREET.
100 100 Ro5al Special, hOurS). 500 BoyaI
specIaD, I'll 90 q m, = 90, 400 Royal Limited
hourS 500 800 p m. and sl2:l5 night S2a3
. m Dtn5s and ParioF Cars On. day tanA.
Slerpers on 'l2:l5 night open at 300 p m
PhilAdelphia and Atlantic CITY. 90 800 'u00
q N, TD6, $50. 400 p N.
TO BALTIMORE.
EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR"
Week days. 100 u N. to 900 p NJ
rs t5NO, $50 100, I'D 800. $50. 500
+sao 1000, I'll 90 e. m. 1900 noon. f120 06. Loo,
sI:l5 +2O 800. SD, $50. t40o. s445, 500,
f503 $50, $500. $50. T0o. $50, ts00 cfoD,
'lo.lo 'uSo, '12I5 night
WESTWARD.
CHICAGO, $40 a. m. T3, SO p n
CINCINNATI. ST. LOUIS, AND LOUISVILLE,
$40 T. m. Slo p m. 1910 night
PITTsBURG. $40 a. n, r75. $40 p. N, '13aa
nizht. (Sleepr ready 10 .. MI
CLEVELAND. 'sIo p. m. COLUMBUS, 50
p m
WHEELING, $40 a. m, $50 p n.
Schedules q local trafps at ticket ofioes.
Daily. tEIoept Sunday. sSunday only.
TELEPHONES at following Ticket Ohices: l4H
G 1t. NV. Main Ie1: 6ls Pennsylvania ave, Main
ns: Union Station ofhcs. Main rSeo
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CHEsAPEAKE & OHIO LINES,

Published only 4 information; not guaranteed
go D. m. dafly-C. & o. SPECIAL Solid tzain
70 Cincinnati, with Pullman SleepeS 10 Louisville.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis St Louis, and Chicago.
G. 4 o. dining car, service . Il carte.
HID p m. daiy-F. F. Y. LIMITED 20 the
West, Southwest and Northwest Pullman Sleepen
to Virginia Hot Springs, Cincinnati, and Louisville.
Cincinnati sleeper open for occupancy 10 p N.
O. q o. dining car, service . Ia carte.
Ticket Ofices, SIS Pa ave. 1850 St, and Unino
Station Phones, Main 1885. md and F3so.
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FINANCE AND REALTY
Cotton Cloth. Earnings increase.

1t was learned yesterday that the Con-
solidated Cotton Duck Company, sub
sidiary of the International Cotton Mills
Corporation. on November Is showed an
increase of between S1,0OO,0O0 and 81, 900
in sales, as compared with the previous
year.
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
RAILROADS.
NORFOLK & WESTERN RWY.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT. & I'll
LAaTs Washington, New Uhion Station.
soa a. M Daiy-An points On NortoIk and
Western
1919 D. N DaIly-Roanoke. Bristol, Winston
Salem Knoxville ChRttanooG7, Nashville New
Orleans Through Sleeper. Dining Cars
Ilo q n For Bristol, KDoIyile, Chattanooga,
NashyiIIe and MemphtE Warrington Memphis
sleeper open 10 p m
For NorfoTk-LeaTe Washington, IN a. n. daily
arrive Norfolk. II % q m: 2O1 noon daily. srTiTs
EoFfoIk, $40 D N daily PaTloF Can. Leave Rich
mond daily, 4lS D. m. arTtTs Norfolk. 72o p. m
Gn p m--DaIy-BeryTflls. Duray. Shenandoah.
Trains from the Southwest arrive SIS 4 N, WaS
p m, and 1913 q m
AL information Fourtsenth rtreet and New XorA
ETenus Bond Building).
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
WINDOW AND HOUSE CLEANING.

YOU'LL WEAR BILLIKEN'S SMILE
II you have the Acme" do you win
dow, office, and house cleaning ACME
WINDOW CLEANING CO., 921 G St NV.
Phone Main 7l59 115-tf
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
FURNISHED ROOMS.
UNFINISHED ROOMS.
FOR RENT-APARTMENTS.

ONE FoUR-RooM AND BATH IN THE
Seaton, 150 Rhode Island ave. NV; first
floor; all rooms look on the street.
THOMAS H. MELTON, Owner, 1877 H st.
NV. 335
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AUCTION SALES.
THos. J. OWEN 4 SON. AuctiOuee+s.

THOS J. OWEN & SON. AuctiOueerS.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE FRAME
AND PEBBLEDASHED DWELLING on
DOUGLAS AVE, NEAR RENILWORTH,
d. c.
By virtue Of certain deed Of trust duly recorded
In Lfber No. 3Is Folio Is ct SEQ. Of the Land
records OF the District Of Columbia, and Gt the
quest Of the party secured thereby. the underAgned
trustees will sell at public Guct0n, IN front ot ths
premises on THURSDAY the Tth day Of December.
A. D.. ls11 at 40 O'Clock P NJ. the following de-
scribed land and premises, situate At the County Of
Washington. District Of Columbia, and designated
As and being lot numbered l6 Of q subdivision
called Douglas per plat recorded In the OTcs Of
the Recorder Of Deeds for the District Of Columbia,
in LibeT ls45 at Folio 43s cDutaining 5ZA75 square
feet, more less, and particularly described
in said deed Of trust, together Nth ths improve
mentA
Terms Of sale: All cash- deposit Of s1ou
will bs required at tina Of sale. AL eonTeysncng,
recording. &C. at cost Of purchaser. Terms OF sails
70 be cnmpHed with within Is days from day Of
sale otherwise the trustees reserve the right to-
resell the property at the NIX and cost Of de-
faulting purchase after five days ADVERTISEMENT
Of such resale In newspaper published in Wash
ingtOn, D. c.
CHRISTIAN J. GoEKLER,
JOHN A. MASSIE,
noo7 z, ,deiIs Trustees
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
Purchase Power Plant.

Information was received in Washing
ton yesterday to the effect that Messrs.
Redmond & Co. and ]. G. White & Co.,
of New York, had just closed a deal by
which they acquire the Georgia-Carolina
Power Company. a valuable power plant
now being operated a few miles outside
of Augusta. The sale Of the property
to the well-known New York banking
houses is looked upon as an important
move for Augusta. as It is said that con-
siderable money viii be expended in i'm
provments in order to provide additional
power facilities for that section.
Transfer to seabOard.
/ Final arrangements are being perfected
in Richmond for turning over the control
OF the Raleigh and Charleston Railroad
to the Seaboard Air Line Railway. The
Seaboard has acquired the capital stock
of the first-named company and guar
antees principal and interest on the out
standing bonds. The Seaboard viii for
maliy take over the road about Decem-
Ter L
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
FOR EXCHANGE.

I WILL TRADE MY EQUITY IN DE
sIrable northwest city lots for an equity
in small six or seven room house. BOX
81, Herald office. S26-tf
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FARM LANDS.

FOR SALE-wELL IMPROVED FIFTY
acres; ~ miles Mount Vernon; nearly
all fenced: 10 acres woodland fenced hog
tight; GIT S,room house: Sthsr buildings;
Mount Vernon, Ill, Route 4. 81
HAVE A LARGE LIST OF SELECTED
lands In Florida In fruit and vegetable
district, west coast; valuable timber and
truck farms very reasonable; write for
list. c. c. MORGAN, Fort Ogden. Fla
The Washington herald., 1911-11-27
HELP WANTED-MALE

WANTED-ONE CHEMIST, AT s. PER
diem; two first-class laboratorians, at
$0.04 per diem; two second-class labora-
torians, at A.4S per diem, and two fourth
class laboratorians at 1928 per diem. A
competitive examination will be held Jam
uary 8, 1872 at the Navy Yard. Wash
lngton, ID. C., for filling the above po-
Stions at the Naval Proving Ground, In
dian Head, Md. For further information
address ''COMMANDANT, Navy Yard,
Washington, D. c." S33
MAN TO DRIVE WAGON WHO IS AC-
quainted with Chevy Chase preferred.
Cash deposit required. ELITE LAUN-
DRY CO., 2117-19 14th NV. 331-tf
WANTED-MEN AND BOYS TO LEARN
automobile business. New and modern
machinery; new cars; best equipped shops
South; good positions for our graduates.
CHARLOTTE AUTO SCHOOL, Char
lotte, N. C. 331-tf
WANTED-BOYS, OVER 16 YEARS
old, with bicycles; can earn $40 to $50
per month. Apply WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAPH OFFICE. 1401 st.
WANTED-ACTIVE WHITE MAN TO
clean windows. Room 101, 9Th and D
sts. NV. 332
WANTED - LINOTYPE OPERATOR;
night work. CoCKRELL CO.. GIG E NV.
WANTED-A BOY TO RUN ERRANDS
and deliver packages. One with wheel
preferred. Apply GIG E NV. 326-tf