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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

scarcely realize that the handsome
youth was in reality q refined young
woman.
Not long after this Miss Heath re-
ported to me that she had discovered
Malcolm Thomson, and was sure he
was engaged in some kind of crooked
business. | sent a skilled man to the
neighborhood where Thomson was liv.
ing, to cultivate that gentleman's
acquaintance. Soon he discovered
that Thomson was carrying on thri.
wing business smuggling goods across
Lake Pontchartrain into the Confed.
eracy. Also it was found out that
Thomson was greatly afraid of detec.
ton by the federal authorities. Like
all crooks he deemed everyone else
crooked, and was seeking an alliance
with someone who could fix" the ru
ling powers. This timidity led him
to take into his confidence the detect
i've in my employ, Colonel Moncos
sus.
Moncossus easily arranged a part
nership with Thomson, after convin
cling him of his-Moncossus' s-great
influence with the federal authorities
and his ability to obtain the necessary
permits for taking out goods and
bringing in cotton. Thomson was tt
furnish the money, while Moncossu:
was to take charge Of the little
schooner employed, and manage thu
authorities. There also was a thlrt
partner in the scheme. man named
Hopper, who was located at Mande
Vile, just across Lake Pontchartrail
and inside the Confederate lines. Col
onel Moncossus wished to meet thi'
partner, to whom he was a stranger
and Thomson furnished him with ;
photograph of the man, that there
might be no trouhls in identifying
him. Moncossus brought the photo
graph to me, and I left it on my desl
without thinking much about it. Mis-
Heath, happening in soon after, say
the photograph and recognized it as
picture of Andy Barrows. The myth
cal scheme that had been planned b,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
WHERE FIGHT RACED
TraSk Rock Marks Historic Maine
battle-ground.
Was tho Landing Place Of American
Troops and Is Named for a
Drummer In the War
Of 1912.

Portland, Me.-Popular as q sum-
mer resort, and teeming with inter-
esting bits of historical notes, boroer'
ing on Penobscot bay waters, Is the
little town Of Castine, Me. 1t was
once surrounded by water, by reason
of the trenches dug by the British
while the territory was In their hands
in 1872, but it Is now part OF the
mainland.
The town has relics and historical!
bits of interest. forts of French, brlt<
ish and American build. and an oid
blockhouse, all of which interest the
historian. One of the most interest
Ing Of these old sites is "Trask rock,
once called "Hinckley's rock 1t is
situated on the western shore. 1t was
the landing place Of the Americans
at the time of the Penobscot expedl'
ton, when they made an attempt 10
secure possession Of the island.
Trask rock Is of a peculiar white
ness. 1t is large and snowy, made
conspicuous by background of bowl
ders and a precipice. 1t is situated
about halfway between the point
where the blockhouse was located dur
ing the war, and the present site OF
the lighthouse on Dyce's Head. This
side Of the island being weakly pro-
tected in 1912, the Americans were
enabled to make successful landing.
The landing took place on the night
of July Is. The weather was damp,
and a slight swell tossed the vessels
as they moored along the coastllne
Just beyond the reach Of the British
musketry on shore. About three
o'clock In the morning preparations
were made for landing. In the
screen Of a low-hanging fog about 400
marines and militia landed on and
near the Trask rock.
A section Of the landing force was
under command Of Captain Hinckley
who, landing on the Trask rock as the
British opened fire, urged his men on
up the steep bank. He was killed In
the rush by shot fired from force
of the enemy on the rock which long
bore his name As "Hinckley rock
it was known until after years, when
Mr.. Trask, who was drummer In
the American ranks, visited the town
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

He had played martial airs all through
the fight and the name was changed
to Trask rock in commemoration of
his bravery. Trask at the time of the
war was boy Of eighteen, and long
after the war he visited the site Of
the rock and the battle and told the
story. 1t is said that more han 100
lives were lost on the American side
In that fight out Of about 400 engaged.
In the year 1923 the Dyce's Head
lighthouse was built on the north side
Of the entrance to the harbor, being
named after the first settler in that
part of the town. 1t was originally
built Of wood and was very stability
constructed. It became so much in
need Of repairs and SO unsafe that in
1858 1t was torn down and another
one built In ito place. The head was
properly named for John Jacob Dyce,
who owned It In Its.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
ASTONlSHED THE "cLD MAN.
His 'Rah 'Rah Son by No Means tho
"Dude" He Had Hitherto
Seemed to Be.

The new governor of q western
state has two sons. One is big anu
husky like his father, but the other Is
more slight: and at times he rather
vexes his father by his affection OF
'rah-'rah boy clothes and general alE
of lassitude and dudishness.
The TWO sons and the father were
in the library one night and the name
of a prizefght referee came into the
conversation. The 'rah-'rah boy mad
been sitting by, twiddling his thumbs
but his ears pricked up at the mans
name, and he drawled: Il rather IKE
that chap. Hes all right"
What do you know about himT
the other brother asked, rather con-
temptuously.
"Oh. he gave me shade the best
of it one night" n
Gave you the best OF W" both
father and brother shouted.
Eyes; you see, I fight under the
name of Young Ryan and he COUNTED
pretty slow one time when l was
| down. Saturday Evening Post.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

took every possible opportunity to In
press on Judge and jury that circum-
stances were nightly against John
, Barrows. These old neighbors always
had been his friends and were not
really malicious, their action being
merely the result of the well-soWn
seeds of distrust scattered by Nal
colin Thomson. John was ad5udged
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Jane Heath vowed she would move
Heaven and earth to free her lover,
and through her efforts he was grant
ed a short respite by the governor OF
the state, and he was to remain a
few months in jail before the execu'
ton. With renewed hope, she deter
mined to prove his innocence and save
his life. She insisted that there was
no proof whatever that Andy BarroWs
was not alive; that all the evidence
was purely circumstantial; and she so
earnestly persisted In her theory, and
cast so much doubt on the guilt OF
John, that she finally prevailed upon
the governor to commute his sentence
to life Imprisonment.
Soon after the trial of John Bar
rows, Malcolm Thomson determined
to leave that neighborhood. Before do
ing so, he called on Miss Heath and
talked to her most consolingly. But
Jane was suspicious, and his protested
solicitude caused her to believe his
declarations of sympathy and friend
ship were not genuine. His talk lacked
sincerity. Jane made up her mind TO
watch him, if possible to do so. as she
believed he held the key to the mys-
terry Of Andy Barrows's disappearance.
Two years later-years in which
Jane Heath, though not inactive, had
accomplished practically nothing to-
ward the release Of her lover-a young
soldier returned to northern Vermont
from the south on furlough. From
| him Jane learned that Thomson was
| in New Orleans. She decided to 60 t.
chat city, making the long Journey as
did Evangeline-not to find her lover
but to accomplish his freedom. Travel
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
WAS JUST COPYING MARINA
Child's Actions That at First Mys-
titled Father Were Easily
Explained.

: The little six-year-old daughter of a
well.known club woman was found In
her play room the other day doing all
kinds Of acrobatic stunts and gesticu-
lating wildly and wierdly.
What are you doing en- asked tho
child's father.
I'm playing I'm mamma" she an.
swered. Then she made more unique
movements with her little arms and
said: There, father, you accept them.
That's what they do when mamma
makes them"
what shall I accept?" asked the
father. still more mystified, "and what
does mamma make? Tell me what
you are doing?"
why" she said, Il am playing that
I am mamma at her club. Whenever
mamma goes to her club she makes
motions, and the others accept them.
l heard her say so over the telephone
to Mrs. Smith this morning. ILLUS
trated Magazine.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
Sure to Find His Level

even allow him the opportunity Of liv-
ing up to that estimate, but in the end
the world forms Its own opinion, un.
aided and unbiased. and the amazing
demeanor Of many Of hfe's puppets as
they strut across the stage does not
deceive It in the least. It is matter
for consideration whether or not the
mar who makes the most noise In the
world Il really not ashamed Of the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
CHILDREN AFFECTED
BY Mothers Food and Drink.

Many babies have been launched
into life with constitutions weakened
by disease taken in with their moth
ers' milk. Mothers cannot be too care
full as to the food they use while nurs-
Ing their babes.
The experience of a Kansas City
mother is q case in point:
Il was q great coffee drinker from
child, and thought could not do with
out 1t. But found at last it was do
ing me harm. For years had been
troubled with dizziness, spots before
my eyes and pain in my heart, to
which was added, two years later.
chronic sour stomach.
1.-THE baby was born Z months ago,
and almost from the beginning, 1t, too.
suffered from sour stomach. She was
taking it from me!
In my distress consulted friend
Of more experience and she told me
to quit coffee, that coffee did not
A0nO 6OOO udSO 6luCo 0SCClS
tanned that 1t really dries up the milk.
$50, quit coffee and tried tea and
at last cocoa. But they did not agree
with me. Then ! turned to Postum
with the happiest results. 1t proved
to be the very thing I needed. 1t not
only agreed perfectly with baby and
myself, but It increased the flow Of
my milk.
"My husband then quit coffee and
used Postum and quickly got we'll Of
the dyspepsia with which he had been
troubled. I no longer suffer from the
dizziness, blind spells. pain in my
heart or sour stomach.
Nov we all drink Postum from my
husband to my seven months old
baby. It has proved to be the best
hot drink we have ever used. We
would not give up Postum for the best
coffee We ever drank" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Get the little book, "The Road to
MELVILLE" IN pkgs.
There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A rew
enc appears from time to time. THey
ere genulne, true, and full Of huxaoa
Interest.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
Food Importance.

.whv IL It." asks the modern novel
g. a+hat q woman always says she
,.r,+ hungry, and that Q man never
, -. herr" Which brings ~ to
.he question Of food and it, rational
snr,eciation. Not to care about what
~ .,n ..t il either genuine or hypocritfe.
:. Genuine It betokens . defect Of
.h,rh 70 ought to b ashamed; for
.nrely the stomach 10 ~ noble IN or
ven ~ the face, and deserves - much
s.rnest attsntion. II hypoerttie II u Z
most absurd affectation.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

confuses the worlds estimate IN gen.
eral Of him. but there il no question
that there are men everywhere who
have taken his measure again and
again. and who somS day may deliber-
atsly. or, perhaps, unconsciously. jeo-
pardixs the position be imagines Is 20
secure. The buster and pomposity Of
the man who vainly believes he II In
dispsnsabls to the worlds progress u
Of too thin 4 texture 70 ven his real
sell. and sooner q latsr the world 1t
large viii learn % mow him for what
he really &
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
Rattlesnakes Appear Early.

The unusually warm weather
throughout central Wyoming the last
few weeks has caused large numbers
of rattlesnakes to leave their dens and
many have been killed by ranchmen
and others. Not in the recollection Of
the oldest inhabitants have rattle.
snakes appeared as early In the year.
Casper correspondence Denver Re-
publican.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

by rail to New Orleans was suspended,
and the city could be reached only
by an ocean voyage. She secured a
letter to General Ben Butler from the
governor of the state, took passage
on a steamer for New Orleans. and
arrived there without mishap. She
Immediately went to General Buffers
headquarters, but was refused admis-
sion by the sentinel on guard. who
said his orders were to admit no
civilian unless connected with head
quarters affairs. was at that time
assigned to the secret service depart
ment of the United States govern
ment and was returning to headquar-
tiers, and seeing the young woman, l
stopped to question her. / was inter
ested at once in her appearance--her
beautiful face and graceful figure, her
air Of breeding and refinement, but
more than these, In her quiet dignity
and evident sincerity Of purpose. At
my request she gave me the letter I'D.
dressed to General Butler, and took
1t straight to him. He glanced at 1t
and handed it back to me, directing
me to ascertain what the young wo-
man wanted and report Immediately
to him. The letter introduced the
bearer, approved her mission. and re-.
quested that all possible courtesies be
shown her. She was seeking permit
to visit the various points Of the de.
partment of the gulf where troops
were stationed, and told me frankly
the object Of her visit.
On listening to Miss Heath's story
| was convinced Of its truthfulness
and made up my mind to aid her, so
far as was in my power, In her mis-.
sion of love and fidelity. / felt sure,
also. that her services could be made
valuable to the government, and in
aiding her / might also be aiding the
cause for which I was working. I
offered to employ her to pick up in.
formation In regard to the doings Of
the enemies OF the government. This
would give her good chance to
travel about within the Union lines
and thus serve her own ends, 80 abe
promptly accepted the proposition.
For convenience. as well as better to
conceal her identity. l suggested that
she assume masculine apparel. She
acted at once on this suggestion, and
when she appeared before me, pre-
pared to enter on her duties, I could
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

Moncossus for the purpose Of entrap-
ping the Scotchman, on suspicion that
he was an enemy Of the government.
had unintentionally become of para
mount Importance Steps were taken
at once to bring Apdy Barrows before
Miss Heath, and compel him to con-
TESS his part in the miserable scheme
to spoil the lives Of his brother and
his brothers sweetheart.
A small schooner was procured and
loaded. It was planned to capture
Andy Barrows-H Hopper, and bring him
to New Orleans. General Butler,
when consulted, said the plan was q
crazy one, but Moncossus declared he
could carry It out. 1t did seem a DIFF
fcult undertaking, but Moncossus was
willing and anxious to take the risk
and abide by the consequences.
When the little boat arrived at
Vaudeville 1t was unloaded and taken
few miles distant across a bayou
for the purpose Of taking on bales Of
cotton. Hopper" was there to super.
intend the delivery of the cotton.
When the schooner was ready to sail
he came on board, with two other
men, expecting to be landed at Mande'
Vile as the schooner passed on its
way to New Orleans. The wind was
blowing heavily that day. dead ahead
when the boat pointed toward Mande.
Vile, but well In favor when she waa
headed across the bay toward New
Orleans.
Hoppers two assistants were perch
ed upon a cotton bale with their legs
hanging over the windward rail al
the moment Colonel Moncossus put
| the helm down hard and let 60 the
main sheet. The boom swung over
with great force. the boat gave a sud
den lurch, and the two men sitting
on the cotton bale were Knocked into
| the lake.
"Heave her to-" shouted Hopper. al
the same time drawing his revolver
The next instant he was lying on the
deck. A bullet had pierced his side
from the forward part Of the schooner
which now was headed directly fol
New Orleans before ten or twelve
knot breeze. When the schooner ar
rived and was hauled up out Of the
lake into the new basin, was await
Ing its arrival and went aboard.
surgeon had been sent for to care fol
Hopper. but had not arrived. Hopper
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03

part he Is playing. Into every mans
life there must come times when 1t 10
necessary for him to turn on the light
OF truth and examine into his consci.
ence. Some Of us may delay this or
deal as long AZ possible, but In the
end, whether we are ready for It or
not, We must hear it, inquisition. The
man, however. who has won high sta
ton through mere bluff Il very likely
to continue to hold It by blun, and the
chances are that he realizes the dan.
gers OF his position There are times.
possibly. when the noise 4 man makas
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-03-03
HE barren, rocky little

HE barren, rocky little
farm in Northern Yer
mont, q mile or two
out from the village
Of Newtown, near the
Derby line, was sug-
gestive mainly of hard
work and small re-
turns, to the ordinary
observer. Its build
ings were small and
old and out of repair;
its fences were sag
gfng In places; the
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-08
STAR BOARDER HENS.

The conversion of a flock of hens
that hardly pay for the feed they eat
into one which will lift the mortgage
from the home farm is largely mat.
ter of the elimination of the "star
boarder,' and the conservation of the
2OO-egg day hens. Professor Dry
den, of the Oregon Agricultural col
lege, has made special study of this
subject, and IS a firm believer in the
trap nest.
ITO discover the egg type of hen
we have got to use the trap nest, or
some method of keeping record of
eggs laid by individual hens," he says,
''the trap nest is about the best thing
we have discovered in the poultry bust
ness. We will make slow Improvement
in breeding without an egg record for
each hen in the flock. The objection
, to the trap nest is that it requires
too much labor from the farmer; that
is true, not many farmers can give 1t
| the necessary time. ] believe that the
state or experiment station should
come to the rescue here. There should
be breeding station, or several breed
ing stations, in every state where farm.
e1s, could secure at nominal prices
cockerels of good laying pedigree to
| mate with their flocks. 1t would no:
take very long to furnish every farmer
with a male bird whose ancestry for
two generations had an egg record of
l50 eggs year or more.
"We says it is the hen of vigor tina.
lays. We say without constitutional
vitality she will not lay. This is un-
doubtedly true. A hen may have the
| egg laying capacity. She may have
constitutionality vitality and lay less
than twenty eggs year. The point is
that by selecting for vigor alone, We
won't make very rapid progress in
breeding up a strain of layers. We
have to select for both vigor and egg
capacity. The trap nest enables us to
do this. The hen that lays 200 eggs
year has good vitality. 1t is possible,
of course, that the 2o0-egg hen will
not produce chicks Of good vigor; it
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-08
TAYLOR STIRS WASH|NGT0N|ANS

other day in demonstrating that the
City of Washington had Bar Harbor
or Glenwood Springs trapped to a
snowy stiffness no matter what day
in summer you might choose to look
it over. Mr.. Taylor the paper said,
must be living next to the business
end of bake shop. Surely, said the
editorial, he WASH 1T referring to Wash
ington in his resolution
Representative Taylor was some
what Jared until he learned from one
of his newspaper friends that there
is standing order in the editorial
rooms of each Washington newspaper
never to mention the weather as being
hot. 1t used to be a regular item of
news in the summer time until the ad-
vertisers among the merchants issued
the manifesto that such foolishness
must stop. They reported that Gus
toners who read the articles stayed at
home, wore Mother Hubbards, and took
cool baths and long drives instead of
dong their regular Shipping.
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-08

is also possible that very heavy laying
may injure her breeding qualities; that
is debatable point. But the fact re
mains that the hen that lays 100 eggs
or more a year has good vitality, and
1T Is such hens that we must depend
upon to increase the egg yield and
make poultry keeping more profitable.
A high egg record indicates constitu-
tional vitality-stamna The trap
nest therefore selects for vigor as well
as egg laying capacity.
eff each state would take hold OF
this in earnest | believe that in few
years it would add millions of dollars
to the profits of the poultry keeper,
and at the same time help solve the
problem of the nation 5 food supply -
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-08

Representative Edward r. Taylor,
has aroused the ire of Washington
newspaper editors over his insinua
tions that the summer days in the
national capital are ordinarily too hot
for enjoyment or comfort.
Congressman Taylor is the author of
resolution for the establishment OF
a summer capital and home for the
pres: dent which it is provided shall
be located in climate less enervat-
ing than that of the city by the Pc
tomac in the summer time. This reso'
luton is preceded by "whereas sec
ton, one paragraph of which will make
you swab your brow and the entire
perusal of which causes on to think ne
is nearing hades. As matter of
fact Mr.. Taylor simply says that Wash
ington climate in summer is a nuisance
and that the president, at least. should
be moved away.
In fine frenzy, the Washington
Times. by sorting over some tempera
turs records, spent = full column the
The Glenwood post., 1911-07-08
The Glorious Fourth Celebrated in Style
in Garfield and Surround.
ing Counties
GLENwooD SPRINGS DESERTED

Glenwood Springs people are not
given to celebrating the Fourth OF
July at home but this does not prove
that we are lacking in the spirit of
patriotism. Not by any means. We
have so many special events and sucn
a great number of visitors during the
years that when the big national holi-
day rolls around we are always G la |
to get away from HON and JON with
our neighbors in the celebration of the
day. And that's just what we did last
Tuesday.
The greatest number of our people
went to Marble, accompanied by the
Glenwood cowboy band which alternat
ed with the Marble band in furnishin Z
music of good quality and in abundant
quantity during the day. The Rio
Grande special train which left here
soon after $3.50 in the morning ca
ried 40 people and this number was
augmented at Carbondale by 130 more
The crowd was met at the Marble
depot by a committee and escorted
by the band to the pavilion which was
decorated with bunting, flags and 4
profusion of wild eolumbinsx, the Colo
RADIO state flower
Col. c. F. Meek was first introduced
and he made very interesting ad-
dress of welcome. Col. Meek is the
father of Marble and the marble in
dustry and it was fitting that he
should open the program of the dav
which he did in faultless fashion.
Col. Meek was followed by Rev Wal
ton who was largely instrumental m
the preparation of the days program.
He made a highly interesting and elo-
quent address which ~as an inspiration
to true loyalty and the better things
of life.