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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-02
An Incident Of Andersonville
By CHARLES b. LEWIS

anybody into our confidence. Never
theless, we argued, as we had done be-
fore, that If a dozen or more got out
the chances of escape would be in
creased We waited until we saw that
the night was to be dark and drizZly,
and then we passed around among
such acquaintance as we felt could be
trusted and invited them to call at our
tent at 9 o'clock Each thought he was
the only one invited, and each believed
he was to be let into a plot to over
power the guards and free all prison.
ers-
At exactly o'clock my chum crept
into the tunnel, and I followed. Not
more than ten minutes later we
emerged from the hole outside of the
stockade and set OF into the darkness.
II those who followed on had been
as cool and cautious as we all would
have gone well with them, but an in
cident occurred to unnerve them. Six
others had wriggled their way through
the hole when the, relief guard came
marching along so close that one of
the prisoners cried out and brought
detection to all. OF course an alarm
was raised, the tunnel discovered and
all further escape cut of.
The escape of the six greatly favor-
ed US, however, as they scattered In
different directions, and none of them
was recaptured for two days, while
one went as far south as Albany.
At o'clock in the morning the man
Sharon heard of the tunnel and sneak
ed away and gave information at the
gates.
1t was at first believed that over 200
prisoners had escaped, and the widest
excitement prevailed inside and out
1t was not until o'clock in the morn
ing that the true number was discov-
cred, and then the Confederate force
at hand was too small for q vigorous
pursuit Of all.
My chum afterward told me that his
trail was followed for some miles by a
bloodhound and that twice he caught
sight of pursuers on horseback.
By the time the six who came out
after us had been recaptured we were
well out Of the neighborhood. The
telegraph was no doubt used to notify
various points to look out for us, but
that did not result In our recapture.
My fellow prisoner was twenty-seven
days in reaching the Federal lines
while I was thtrty-one.
OF more than 200 men who at one
time or another escaped from that
prison pen not more than ten ever got
clear off. We were two of the ten.
Luck assisted us here and there, but
success was really due to the fact that
we knew the geography and the topog-
raphy of the country, had our route
carefully planned and neither of us
Travelled a single mile except under
cover of darkness.
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wbv. Yes Of c,,,rs.

Why, Yes, of Course.
Traveller Gin Nevada)-What seems
to be the matter with this train?
Conductor-Trouble with the COUP
Hngs, sir. You see. we are coming
into Reno.-Philadelphia Record
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THEN up rose grateful people.
To his glory did they sing,
And they cried, "AII hail to the non-
arch
Washington shall be kInel"
But he said, al would have no scepterj
Let US build up eoodly state
Where none shall rule but the humble
And the lowIy shall be sreat!"
PEAcE spread Ger the land her pin
ions,
And out of the glorious west
There rose the new world nation,
With virtue and liberty blest.
They bowed to no tyrant's scepter,
But they builded a goodIy state,
Where "none shall rule but the hum
BILE"
And the iowiy shall be great
George Harrison Conrad.
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WASHINGTON DELAWARE.
Q SWORD OF WASHINGTON!

THEN forth from a myriad scabbards
Flashed a myriad swords in the light
That burst with the dawning of freedom
Der the gloom of the sullen night.
And the hands that had rent their
shackles
Leapt up with the cleaning swords,
And the steel of freemen glistened
In the ranks of the tyrant's hordes.
RUT they trembIed at thought of their
weakness,
And the hopes in their breasts grew
dark,
And they yearned for tho swords un-
sheathing
That would touch at the quivering
spark
OF hope that was not yet smothered,
And, 10, like the orient sun
That burst Ger a lingering darkness,
Flashed the sword of Washington
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-02

n SWORD of the new world Spar
tan
That cleaned In the dawnine light,
That came with the birth of freedom
And struck the tyrant's might
And cheering the hopes that wav-
cred,
Led the conquering armies on,
To thee bow grateful people,
o sword of Washington!
TN the feverish heat of the battle,
In the cherries cold of the camp
Where the hearts of the bravest fall
tered,
In the march's weary tramp.
Thy sword cheered the ragged heroes,
And, led by its flash and thee,
They shattered the chains of bond
age,
And the land of the west was free.
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THE GIRL WHO LAUGHS

The girl who laughs-God bless her!-
Thrice blesses herself the while
No music of earth
Has nobler worth &.
Than that which voices a smile.
The girl who laughs-men love her.
She lifts from tho heart OF despair
Its burden of woo
And coaxes the glow
OF joy to the brow of cara
The girl who laughs when sorrow
Comes by and a glistening tear
Has stolen the glints
OF rainbow tintS
And pictured a world of cheeri
The girl who laughs-life needs her
There is never an hour so sad
But wakes the thrills
To the ripping trills
OF the laugh of lass who's glad
John Howard Todd In Philadelphia In
Quirer.
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WAS no sooner inside of the An
H dersonville prison pen as pris-
II oner OF war than the idea of a
tunnel came into my mind
At that time the dead line" was
close In to the stockade itself. and the
Confederate sentinels on the elevated
platforms on the outside of the pen
were satisfied with calling out to a
man who approached too near. Tents
were allowed within three feet Of the
furrow which represented the dead
line.
A tunnel from twenty to twenty five
feet long would clear everything.
Four of US set up tent, and that
very day we began our tunnel The
excavation was made at the back end
Of the tent and a blanket kept at hand
to cover up all evidences.
We worked only at night, because
the dirt had to be carried down to the
creek to be disposed of, and the only
tools we had were an old case knife, a
tin plate and a piece of board sharp
ened for a spade
1t was sixty-three days from the date
of beginning the tunnel before we esti-
mated that we were twenty feet be-
yond the line. The moon was now full
and the evenings as light as day. While
waiting for a favorable night our third
man, a member of an Ohio regiment,
was taken Ill. We cared for him as
best we could for a couple of days,
when he was taken outside to the hos
pital. We agreed to postpone our es-
cape for ten days. If he did not re-
turn by that time we were to give him
up as dead.
It was long after the war before I as
certained what happened to him He
mended so rapidly that he would have
returned to US on the seventh day, but
unfortunately was included in a draft
of prisoners for exchange. He had no
way to send US word, and we had no
list of names, and for many years be-
lieved he was one of the thousands
buried at Andersonville.
During our wait Of ten days the Con-
federates came In twice to probe and
search for tunnels, but fortunately
missed US both times. AS many as
eight or ten others were discovered.
Yet our greatest danger was from
our fellow prisoners. A man named
Sharon, who belonged to a New Eng
land regiment, in some way got suS-
picion that we had tunnel and one
day entered our tent and announced
that If he was not allowed to escape
with US he would stop our going. We
attempted to bluff him off when he
made a straight course for the gate,
presumably to fulfill his threat
He was not permitted to go far be-
fore being overtaken and charged with
attempted robbery. 1t would have
gone hard with him had we pressed
the charge, but we dropped it with the
understanding that he should keep his
mouth shut regarding u.s. From that
hour he was kept under surveillance
by two men hired by US and was not
permitted to go near the gate Per-
haps he would not have carried out his
threat, but prison pen brings out the
baseness in human nature very fully.
1t was three days after the trouble
with Sharon before the weather be-
came favorable, and we had not taken
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-02

A VOICE like turbulent tempest
Rose up from the west world new;
At first twas a tremuIous whisper,
But lt grew and IL sweIIed and it
Till over the sea Il Numbered,
Sped on by west world gale,
And il made an empire tremble
And the cheeks of king grow pale.
FOR IL said: 1--WE are tired of bond
age
To the monarch over the sea;
Our hearts are the hearts of free
men,
And our loved land must be free.
We will none of tryant's scepter,
But will build US goodly state
Where none shall rule but the hum
BILE
And the iovly shall be great"
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army under Washington at Morris
town in this situation is the column
of the left, and the second American
army, under the Marquis de Lafayette,
posted near Baltimore, is the column
of the center and occupies the strategic
key.
Like all military situations, this sit
uation has conditions peculiar to itself.
and in this position the popularity is
that the two tactical keys have line
of communication by water and that
either army can be transported along
this line of communication SO as to
form junction with each other either
at New York or at Yorktown.
Thus, from the military standpoint,
there are two problems to be solved,
the first to prevent the escape of
Lord CORVALLIS army from Yorktown,
which it readily could do by embark
ing aboard an English fleet, and the
second to unite before Lord Cornwall
lis army a force of American troops
sufficient to effect it's capture.
WAsHINoToN's MOVE
The British fleet, under Admiral
Graves which was cruising about the
Atlantic, consisted of nineteen ships
of the line. A French fleet of TWEEN
ty-four ships of tho line, under Count
de Grasse, was cruising in the West
Indies
Corvallis army originally amount
ed to about 5000 men. With these
troops he left his camp at Whining
ton and proceeded to Petersburg,
where he united with an English corps
OF about 400 men commanded by
General Phillips. With these two unit
ed bodies of English troops Cornwall
lis moved to Yorktown, on the James
river. where he took posts and in
trenched himself.
Some miles to the north the Marquis
de Lafayette, with about 5000 troops,
was acting as corps OF observation,
while at Morristown. N. J.. was post
ed the American main army of about
1000 men, under Washington. In
Rhode Island were 5000 French, I'M
haitian Island. in the suburbs of New
York city, were about 10000 English
troops. under Sir Henry Clinton.
The military student readily sees
that in this situation defects exist in
the position of both armies. The po-
sition of the two bodies of American
troops IS scientific, fnasmuch as they
occupy interior lines relative to the
two opposing British armies, the one
located at New York city and the 9TH
er at Yorktown.
The position of the French Is wrong,
inasmuch as 1t is Isolated and sep
arated from the American army.
Washington's first step was to move
to the northward from Morristown
with his main army and to take post
at White Plains. In this position he
protected the advance from Rhode Is
land to the Hudson river OF the 5000
French under Rochambeau, whom he
ordered forthwith to form a junction
with the American main army.
FRENCH AID
At the same time it was agreed be-
tween Washington and De Grasse
that the French should sail northward
and take possession of the~Chesapeake
bay. in order to cut the communion
ton by water between CORVALLIS and
General Clinton and to prevent the es-
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Ice Festivals. on the Thames.

Whenever the river Thames freezes
over men, horses and fair booths
spring up in an ice festival In the
last 800 years the Thames has frozen
over half dozen times, and each time
the event has been celebrated by sports
and games. The first fair was in JAN
uary, 160S, the next in 1853 and lasted
through December and January. 9th
ers were held in 174O, 1888 and 1914.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-02
The Height OF the Ridiculous
The Modern Way.

Friend-You took your son into your
establishment few months ago to
teach him the business, understand
How did he turn out?
Business Man (wearily)-Great sue
cessi He's teaching me the business
now-Toledo Blade.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-02
And Vanity to sparsi

The Brother-She's got 1ovable eyes,
kissable lips, a huggable shape and
holdab1e hands.
His Sister-Yes, and she's got re-
movable hair, adjustable hips, colora-
BILE brows and transferable complex.
ion.-Puck.
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"HE people, as a rule, are igno-
rant of the fact that in the
person of George Washington
was embodied the highest ex-
emplification of military art and sci
ence.
1t has been the disposition of Amer
leans in all generations to regard Wash
Ington as truly good and in certain
way, particularly in statecraft and in
his demonstratiye qualities, as great
man.
Throughout the world and among all
civilized peoples the name of Washing
ton for 100 years has been synonymous
with absolute integrity and unfiinch-
ing honesty and straightforwardness in
devotion to principles.
No public man in history and before
the bar of the world ever exercised
such a we1ghty moral influence as he;
no man ever so impressed the minds of
all men with the uprightness and the
entire openness of his character.
Washington's unexcelled military tai
ents in his day and generation were
overshadowed by the mere dazzling
achievements of Vauban, Prince Eu
gene and Frederick the Great. and the
public eye, dazZled by more glittering
scenes enacted on a more spectacular
stage, failed to discern the full extent
of that mastery skill which maintain
ed the American Revolution and con-
Quoted 1t to n triumphant end.
But the military talent of the great
founder of the American republic did
not escape the eyes of those who of all
men were the most competent to pass
Judgment, writes Franklin X. Young
in the Boston Globe.
NAPOLEON'S TRIBUTE
At Washington's death Napoleon or
dered the colors of the French army
to be draped in black and the officers
to wear mourning for thirty days, and
on his coffin was laid sword made of
the finest Damascus steel and inlaid
with fortune in gems and gold and
inscribed with the words of Frederick
the Great, From the oldest general in
the world to the greatest
To describe in detail the innumera-
BILE instances In which Washington dis
played all the talent of a great lead
er should be tantamount to writing the
history of his military career.
OF all his achievements, perhaps the
most interesting, merely on account of
the fact that It terminated successful
ly the Revolutionary struggle of this
country for independence, is that feat
of arms which Is known in military an
nails as the maneuyer of Yorktown
This maneuyer comprehended in Its
execution a space of time covering
three months and an extent of land
and water about 1000 miles long by
800 in width. 1t comprehended the op-
erations of five separate armies and of
two great fleets, and for the success of
this maneuver it was essential that
two American armies and a French
army and a French fleet should be
concentrated upon q point occupied by
the British army under Lord Corn
wallis and in such a way and at such
q time that it would be impossible for
the second British army and the Brit
lsh feet to render him adequate as
sistance-
The two tactical keys are the Eng
Dish army under General Clinton, post
ssd at Manhattan Island, and the Eng
fish army under Lord CORVALLIS, post
I'd on the north bank Of the James
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-03-02

Keeping Body and Soul Together.
Gritty Pikes-It's a heartless world,
pard- Think what woman done when
1 asked her to give me something to
keep body and soul togetherl
Muddy Lanes-Can't ina CINE.
Gritty Pikes-She gimme a safety
pinI-Chicago News.
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Unidentified

Little Freddie sat looking at the new
baby. Then he asked: Mamma, what
is the baby's name?" ''The baby has
no name" "Well, how does it know
it belongs to us?''-Woman's Journal
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stranaers to the Colonel.

Miss Scribble-The heroine Of my
next story is to be one of those mod
ern advanced girls who have ideas of
ried-
The Colonel Cpolitely)-Ah, indeed, 1
don't think ever met that type.-Life.
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cape of the former on board the Eng
lish fleet.
Washington now with about 1900
troops marched rapidly to the south
ward to join Lafayette. Early in DC
tober all the American and French
troops were united in a single mass to
the northward of Yorktown and, mov=.
ing quickly against the now cut of
and isolated British, had soon sur
rounded Corvallis army with a
crude but powerful line of Investment.
Meanwhile Admiral Graves with the
English fleet, realizing the perilous sit
uatton of CORVALLIS troops, sailed into
the Chesapeake bay and engaged the
French squadron. But the outcome
was so unfavorable to the British that
they soon withdrew.
While this was going on Sir Henry
Clinton was doing his best to effect a
diversion which would recall Washing
ton and the American army. The Brit
fsh commander in chief had been en-
tirely outwitted by the movements of
the American troops, and the reports
which had been promulgated from
their camp had led General Clinton to
believe that Washington was planning
an attack in force upon his army
around New York city.
Consequently Washington gained
nearly twenty-four hours in time upon
the British, and before General Clinton
found out what was the true objective
of the American army Washington and
his men were many miles on their
southern course; so far, in fact, that it
was not feasible for General Clinton
to make any attempt at pursuit.
ATTACKING NEW ENGLAND
When the English general saw the
state Of things more clearly he judged
that his best resource lay in attacking
New England, which, by the with
drawal of the French under Rocham-
beau and Washington's main army be-
fore New York city, lay exposed to an
incursion by the British.
Therefore he detached an expedition
commanded by Benedict Arnold, which,
sailing up Long Island sound, ravaged
the coast of Connecticut and commit
ted every manner Of brutality upon the
unfortunate communities that it Wis
tied.
But Washington was possessed of
the true military instinct While he
lamented the necessary sacrifice, it in
no way affected his resolve to end the
war then and there triumphantly by
the capture of the British army under
Lord CORVALLIS, and it did not impede
by moment the rapid march of his
army to the southwark
Seldom In the history OF warfare has
a military combination composed of
such numerous elements and compre-
bending such a vast territory been car
ried to such perfect and glorious con-
clusion.
In fact, the maneuver of Yorktown
is perhaps the only logistic operation
of the first class in which general has
been able to induce his allies to COOP
crate for the success of the undertake
ing with the same alacrity and enthu-
siasm as if they were his own troops.
On the 18th of October his troops to
the number OF about 5000 marched out
and laid down their arms and the in
dependence of the American colonies
was established by the success of a
military maneuver which stands I'M
surpassed in the records of the great
captains-
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SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

The woman, who jumped from third
story window at the fiat house at 22t3
Harlow street, Bangor, Saturday evening,
was still deiirious, Thursday, although
she appeared TO be in less pain. Her
mind is not clear and She is ENABLE TO
talk eoherenfly. AT aSrnee ting of me mu-
nicipal officers, late Tuesday afternoon,
the. woman was ordered committed to
the Eastern Maine Insane hospital for
observation under the name of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Johnson This is the fourth name
she has given, since Saturday night, but
ii is believed to be her correct one. Mrs.
johnson was removed to the Insane hos
pital from the Eastern Maine General,
where she has been since she was injured.
ON Thursday The doctors have as yet
made no prognosis regarding her reeev-
cry
Fire at North Rumford on Christmas
eve, destroyed the garage of the new
Mineral Filter Co. Two auto trucks, from
six to seven tons capacity, and valued at
$1,000 each, were destroyed. The heating
plant, which was located outside the
garage, was ruined, and the boarding
house, run by the company and situated
nearby, was somewhat damaged. The to-
tai loss will reach $4,000. There is a par
tial insurance. The fire undoubtedly
originated in the heating plant, the ex-
act cause being unknown.
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borrowing from the banks and market
his crops direct from his organization
to the buyers and pool the orders for
fertilizer, flour and grain, and buy in
large quantities, he will in a very few
years revolutionize farm conditions
He will be able to pay cash for the
supplies from the difference in the
amount of the interest he is paying
now and from the system of borrow
ing from the banks"
Mr.. Embree then discussed the
Farmers Union, and it's II auxiliaries
in this State, explaining in detail the
workings of tare system. He stated that
the practical work of shipping started
Oct. /, and up to the present time,
the Farmers Union has shipped $4,000
bushels of potatoes.
1t has contracted for it's supply of
fertilizer and has bought many other
supplies, saving the farmers a great
many dollors. The situation at the
present time is fairly satisfactory. but
a tremendous amount of Work is yet
necessary in order that the farmers
organizations should he in a position
to carry cut the many reforms neces-
sary.
RIVERSIDE-The threatening as
pect of the weather served to render
the attendance at the Christmas tree
exercises held at the Grange hall,
Riverside, smaller than it otherwise
would have been, but Notwithstanding
those who We're present had a happy,
joyous time together. After the dis
tribution of the gifts from the trees
the young people engaged in games
until it was deemed best to return to
their several homes to hang up the
stockings and as the party dispersed.
Christmas day at the parsonage was
made most pleasant and the pastors
family would take this way of eX-
pressing their gratitude and appre-
citation of the gifts of choice pellies
and preserves, also cash with senti-
ments enclosed such as ought to call
forth better service in the future. The
pastors wife's mother, Mrs. Lee also
received pretty remembrances.
$. II. Burton was called to Lowell,
last week, to attend the funeral of his
sister. Mrs. George w. Farnham.
owing to the storm, but few people
attended the Christmas tree exercises
Tuesday evening, at the Grange hall.
Miss Elizabeth w. Crowell is passing
the Christmas Holidays at home.