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The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
CHAPTER XIV.
The Fight on the Island.

T4E result of the fight at Hamp-
ton afforded much satisfaction
Il to the people of Virginia, and
stimulated them to still further resist
ance to the British Governor. Not
withstanding their determination to
conquer the English, or perish in the
contest in which they had been CON-
PEELED to engage, they had hitherto
regarded with respect and apprehension
the power of the mother country. They
had now made trial of their strength !;
they had witnessed the effect of cannon
and ships upon their ranks, without any
apprehension, and, with very inferior
means, they had beaten their enemies
and compelled them to retreat with dis
honor and loss. ,
Meanwhile Lord Dunmore was not
idle, and, by force and CONSUMPTION,
collected body large enough for act
i've measures. With these he marched
into Princess Ann County, near Nor
folk, for the purpose of destroying
some cannon belonging to the colony.
Intelligence of this having been convey
ed to Lieut. Col. Hutchins, the Ameri-
can commandant in this county, he
formed the bold scheme of ambushing
the troops from the feet, when they
passed by a certain point. Nothing but
ooolness and nerve was wanting to en-
sure the success of this project, but
these are qualities which raw troops
do not always possess. The militiamen
were placed judiciously in ambush, and
Lord Dunmore had already entered the
dehle where the Virginians lay, when,
alarmed, perhaps, at the boldness and
novelty of the situation, the Americans
broke from their concealment, and, af-
ter making one Intellectual charge upon
the British tdoops, fed with precipita-
ton
The Royalists were both surprised
and panic-stricken at the first sight of
the Americans; they huddled together
like sheep, and. falling back upon the
main body in the utmost disorder, the
entrance to the defle into which they
had marched was choked by a confused
mass of men, untitled for either ad-
vancing or retiring. Two companies
of regular troops alone exhibited cour-
age and stood resolutely. On the first
alarm they were hastily formed into
square. with the Governor in the CEN
ter, but the panic had reached both
them and their leader, so that, had a
single volley been fired with GOODNESS
and decision, they would have been
completely routed.
The curious panic of the raw Viz
ginia militia and their impatience, had
prevented them from reaping the full
benefit of their position. But a single
man was killed on their side, and seven
were taken prisoners, including their
leader, Col. Hutchins. This lessened de-
cidedly the confidence which the Colon
lists had possessed after the battle of
Hampton, and filed them with mortih-
cation and shame. The British-on ths
other hand-Were mueh elated, and
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26
CHAPTER XVI.
The Race with the EmissaEies.

HVkTALL," said Old Flintloek,
" as they padded across to
" Hampton, did you hear
that ere Jack Tar yell out somethin'
about Breast Bone Knob, the other day.
1t kinder made me pick up my ears
when thought Nv that ar paper which
you an Col Washington discovered up
in tn mountains"
Jack looked serious, as he thought
of the words of the yellow parchment
and remembered that the poetic direc-
tons were to,
Dig on the left by Sorrows Pine,
Twenty fete from Green Sage growthe,
With Breast Bone Knob on North
North West"
Il believe that whatever the scroll
refers to, lies near Norfolk, and ] tell
you what well do. When we get back
from this expedition, we'll hnd out the
exact location of the place and, with
out wasting any time over it, we'll fnd
the spot itself"
Right you are, son." answered the
trapper And well see ef thar's any
AAAAAb lAl kAAaN NDAA9aEAANA NONAAAASAN A-A
tn tin box But now l reckon we'd
better enquire at Hampton whether or
no anybody's seen two fellers in a
canoe. The colonel told me as how one
was a tall, thin chap with a crook in
Que shoulder. an the other was rath-
er stoutish man with a red nose. That's
all tn information he could give con-
sarnin' EN-"
But they were to find that it was
easier than they thought to trace these
emissaries, for, upon questioning some
of the men whom they found at the
water front, it was learned that early
that morning a canoe holding two per-
sons, who directly answered these de-
scriptions, had passed by the wharves
Of the town, and had headed up the
James.
Reckon they're not goin' tew take
tn Potomac this time" said the trap
per. Because tn headwaters Nv this
here stream begin just about whar we
started in to wallop tn Shawnees. If
they've only gone by this mornin', /
reckon that we kin catch EN-, all right,
only be quick on the trigger. son, fer
its better ter knock 'em out entirely
than tew let EN- git off on this dist
ardly mission. l alters thought that
Governor a bad cuss, but this here con-
firms my suspicious far too close"
Now, relapsing into silence, the two
hunters after men, bent 10 with a will.
and soon had their good-sized canoe
fairly bounding through the water.
They padded on in silence, keeping a
vigilant watch upon the right bank of
the river as they went, for any signs
of a stranded canoe, and looking well
ahead OF them, continually, so as to
catch the first glimpse of these fugi-
tives. After they had been going along
for about two hours, a canoe was seen
approaching, and, as it neared them,
two rather dldish-loolcng men were
seen.
These can't be tn enissaries," whiS-
pered Flintlock They don't tally with
them two. But come, boy, be on your
guard jest tn same"
When they came up TO the advancing
canoe, the other stopped, and, as IS
the custom of the country, the stran-
gers began to chat upon every question
under the sun. Finally Jack asked if
they had seen a birch bark with a thin
fellow and a fat one in it
We'll guess" replied one of the
strangers. Passed US not more'n an
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

DIR. GoRToN AND YOUNG WIFE.
New York, May 25.-The fact that
DR.. David Allyn Gorton, the eighty
year-old Brooklyn PHI Ian, who
married his young secretary about
year ago, has been presented with a
beautiful pair Of twins by his wife
does not set him down as having es-
tablished a record among men who
have become fathers at an advanced
age. Andrew Carnegie became the
father of a ine little girl in 1897, when
he was sixty two. John W. Province,
of Washington, boastfully announced
himself the father of twin baby girls
last year, when he was eighty-one; and
In 1908 Ambrose Calhoun, of Colum-
bus, Ga, was presented by his wife
with a set of healthy triplets. In point
of age, the record holder is Thomas
Ludway, Of Rsdding Ridge, Conn,
who. in 1908, became the father Of
baby boy at the advanced age Of
The Washington herald., 1912-05-26

They had a canoe lsshed to a sail boat,
an by their provisions, It looked as If
they was of for a long trip"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
MATT PREFERS MAGAZINES

The wind-up of the dinner of the
Philadelphia Friday night was mark
ed by sharp denunciation of Senator
LaFollette by Don. c. Steitz, the toast
master. LaFollette. in a long speech
devoted to money power and an i'm
parchment of the daily press, asserted
that newspapers had receded from the
honest, impartial stand of other days
to become the tools Of the public, and
that magazines as class are now the
only publications free to say what they
please.
When he finished Steitz remarked: 81
shall not attempt to come to the de-
Tense of the newspaper, which has just
been foolishly. wickedly and untruth-
fully assailed."
LaFollette snake no sign of hearing
Steitz' remarks.
Steitz. in an interview, said: IF there
had been more time, I would have said
something stronger. The dinner, dur
ing which we thought we would josh
the statesmen. ended in a calamity. II
was a tragedy for LaFollette's hopes
He has wiped himself off the map. Un-
doubtedly he came to make the address
of his life. When it developed into an
wallowing in sycophantic praise of the
magazines, I realized the man had over
stepped his mark"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
AT THE TEMPLE THIS EVENING
Mabel Paige and Ed Lawrence in
The Girl Bandit

Miss Mabel Paige and her company
will be at the Temple this evening in
The Girl Bandit" line play never
seen in Ocala before. Miss Paige is SO
well known and popular in this city
that her name alone i sufficient ad-
vertisement for a play, and scarcely
less well and favorabIy known is Ed
Lawrence. the leading man Of the
company. and one of the most versatile
actors in the South. Also in evidence
will be the reliable Chas. ". Richie
and others whose gift ii is TO please
The Star has seen much favora bic
press comment on the play, and car
promise the people who see il a pleas
ant evening. Tickets on sale at pop
ular prices al the Court Pharmacy.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
splendid FARM FOR SALE

Because of my duties as superin-
tendent of public instruction 1 cannot
give personal attention TO my 100-acre
farm on the Blitchton hard road and
for this and the further reason that
need the money, l offer il for sale.
The features are a beautiful, healthful,
accessible location, good new houses
for occupant and help, excellent barn
with stalls and outhouses; so acres
we'll fenced IN perfect cultiva ton, well
equipped with work stock, implements
vehicles, harness and feed. Plant will
inventory $1,000, but must go at once
All ready for Immediate occupancy
For all particulars see or write,
J. H. BRINSON, Owner,
At Courthouse, Ocala, Fla
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
SOME NEEDED INFORMATION

Mr. w. K Zewadski returned Satur-
day from Plant City. where with his
son, w K Zewadski. Jr., he defend
ed Lee Armstead, the negro tried for
killing Nightwa lehman Robert Yates
at Plant City some months ago. The
jury disagreed, and the case will have
TO be retired at the next term of
court In charging the jury, Judge
RobIes laid down the following rules Of
law which are not any too well under
stood by either citizens or officers:
THE deceased had the right to ar
rest Armstead within the corporate
limits of Plant City if he had reason
able grounds to believe that the de-
PENDANT had committed a felony such
as house breaking. but Yates author
ity ceased al the city limits and he had
no right TO arrest or pursue the negro
after that and was entitled to 10 more
rights than any other citizen. a pri
vate citizen has no right TO make an
arrest except when a crime is com
mitted in his presence or when a felon
is about to escape. When the deceased
entered the bay head he had no more
authority under the law than any other
citizen
amy person has a right to defend
himself from death or great bodily
harm and can act on appearances at
the time, but he acts at his peril and
the danger must be so apparent that a
reasonable and cautious person would
fear that his life was in danger under
those circumstances.
AN officer must have a warrant be-
fore making an arrest unless he has
strong grounds for a reasonable belief
that the person arrested has been
guilty of a felony or unless crime is
committed in the officers presence. An
arrest without a warrant Is allowable
only under those circumstances. The
suspicion must be such as would
actuate a reasonable person and must
be founded on facts known to the Of
ficer or on information impaired by a
reliable person. An arrest is Illegal
when made by an officer on mere be-
lief.
mo officer has a right to kill in
making an arrest unless in self-de-
Tense. Any person has the right to re-
sist unlawful arrest and to kill in re-
sisting such arrest if necessary. An
officer, if he has no uniform or badge
must state, when making an arrest
that he is an officer, so that the per-
son arrested will know that it is au-
thorized person. Any person has the
right to resist unlawful arrest or an
arrest which is unusual and violent
but the resistance must not be dfspro-
portionate to the violence Of the arrest
If the person being arrested fears that
he is in danger of his life or great bod
lily harm from the circumstances of the
arrest, he is justified in protecting his
life or his body from injury.
yates had no right authority to
shoot or to search for the defendant
with bloodhounds and arms, and if the
defendant was trying to escape and
was surrounded by circumstances a
the time of the shooting sufficient tt
cause the defendant, as a REASONABLE,
and prudent man. to believe it neces
sary, the defendant was justified in de
Tending himself from death or grea
bodily harm by killing the deceased
This is true even though the defend
ant might have been a fugitive from
Justice"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

The Star regrets TO see such venom
Gus attacks being made on Governor
Wilson by a few Florida papers. They
couldn't abuse the most corrupt repu D.
lican any worse The editor Of the Star
has a good memory, and he sees that
some of the said newspapers are abus-
ing Wilson for advocating policies that
they themselves have upheld in the
past. They are not doing him any
particular harm, they are catering only
TO their own prejudices and those of a
few who are against Wilson anyh ow,
but they are far distant from showing
the spirit Of all members of party
that should be organizing for its first
victory in twenty years. The Star
thinks that Wilson has the best chance
to win the presidency, but it has no
a buse for Harmon, or any other man
who may win the nomination
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
WHEN SCOTS TALK.

DR.. Alternately, the Scotch surgeon.
was a man of few words, but he once
met his match-in woman. She
called at his Office in Edinburgh one
day with hand badly infammed and
swollen. The following dialogue. open
ed by the doctor, took place:
Burn"
tBruise''
"Poultice"
The next day the woman called and
the dialogue was as follows:
"Better?'
Worse"
More poultice"
Two days later the woman made an
other call.
"Better?''
We'll. Fec"
Nothing. Most sensible woman I
ever saw.-Young's Magazine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
TAX ASSESSORS APPOINTMENTS

I will be at the following places or
time specified to receive tax returns
for 1912:
No. February
5-Romeo, End, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m.
20-Blitchton, 3rd.
29th-Kendrick, 5th, a. m.
|1S-Martin. 5th, p. m.
I1s-LoweI. 9Th, a. m.
2-Reddick, 9Th. p. m.
S1-Fairfield, 7th. a.
31-Irvine, eth. p. m.
3-Flemington. sth, a. m.
.32-Central. 9th. a. m.
I32-Geiger. 9th, p. m.
22-Mc1ntosh, 10th.
SHADY, 18th, a. m.
21-Santos, 18th. s to 10 a. m.
.21-Belleview, 18th, after 10 a. m.
23-Pedro, 14th, a. m.
2s-Levon, 14th, p. m.
s-Summerfield. 18th, a. N.
25-Candler. 18th. a. m.
s-Oklawaha, 18th, p. m.
19-Eastlake, nth. a. m.
1e-Weirsdale, nth, p. m.
15-Linadale. 18th, a. m.
10-Moss Bluff. Goth, a. m.
I10-Electra, goth. D. m
LYNN. 21st. s to 10 a. m.
11-Grahamville, 21st, II am. to 2 ?. m
11-Conner. 21st. to p. m.
12-Churchil1, 22nd, p. N.
27-Eureka, 23rd. a. m.
13-Fort Mccoy, 23rd, p. m.
13-Burbank, oath, a. m.
17-Anthony. 10th.
26-Sparr eth. a. m.
13-Pine. 9th, p. m.
1s-Citra, 2sth, a. m.
14-Orange Springs, goth.
All OF March in my office st Ocala
The law requires all returns to b'
made by the first of April, and it is i'm
possible to make changes after 1 have
made new books. so 1 hope that al
who fail to meet me on my rounds vii
call or write me at Ocala during tn:
month OF March.
Alfred Aver, Assessor.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

Miss Frances Adelaide Dodge won the
scholarship offered by the sisters of St.
Joseph's Academy to the person dispos-
ing of the greatest number of tickets
for the concert which was recently Civ
en- with success in the Duval Thea ter.
The scholarship is for one years
course in the music department. In a
recital at the academy several years
ago Miss Dodge won the gold medal.
She took post graduate work in the
academy in St. Augustine.-Times-
Union.
Miss Dodge is the eldest daughter Of
Mr.. JOS w. Dodge, the well known
Ocala painter and decorator.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

Niagara Falls, n. Y, Feb. 15.-The
great ice bridge that has choked the
channel between the cataract and up
per steel arch bridge below the falls
for the last three weeks. broke from
its snoring just at noon yesterday and
went down the river, taking with it to
their deaths a man and woman, be-
Heved to be Mr.. and Mrs Eldon Stan
ton of Colorado, and James Heacock
of Cleveland. Four others were on
the ice at the time. but managed to
get ashore in safety. The bridge was
considered safe.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

First thing We know Congress Will
be investigating the secret orders OF
the country.-Gainesvill Sun.
Least likely thing that could posi-
bly, happen. 1t is probable that large
majority Of the members Of Congress
are also members of one or more secret
orders But there is nothing else in
the world that could so well stand in
vestigation. The writer belongs to
four orders. and he never knew any
/ thing to be done in a lodge room, or
/ by direction or consent Of lodge. that
any member of It needed to be ashamed
! for the whole world to knew.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

After going through the civil war as
an aide on Gen. Lees stan without re-
ceiving wound. Col. Beverly Win
fred Wrenn lost his left leg in New
York Saturday as the result of stubbins
his toe a month ago Blood poisoning
developed and it was found necessary
TO amputate the limb just below the
thigh. Despite his advanced years. the
colonel stood the operation well and II
is believed that he viii recover. Col
Wrenn is we'll known in Florida and
the South. He was connected with
Southern railroads for many years, and
was for some time general passenger
agent of the Plant System.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

The Dainty Little Star With a Bell
Boy" Company, In Musical Comedy

Ella Calvin. the clever young star
with a Bell Boy company who viii
appear with Johnny Calvin at the Tenn
pie Theater, three nights and Saturday
matinee, commencing Thursday. Feb.
sth in a recent interview with New
York critic said: Some one has just
called my attention TO recent article
by Lillian in which she declares that
comic opera is dead. Miss Russell
might have added that there will be
no resurrection Of this one time favor
tie form OF stage entertainment, ar
least not according 10 the present out
look.
Yes. comic opera is dead but mus
ical comedy liveth and you don't have
10 cross the street to find the reason.
Musical comedy has all that was best
in comic operas, and little bit 10
boot. 1t may be shy few bars for
the orchestra but every well-regulat-
ed, latter-day musical comedy has
from a dozen TO eighteen or twenty
numbers and that is about all anyone
cares TO hear in the course of one eve
ming. If you want TO tickle your ear
with more melody you can go to hear
grand opera or a piano recital
The public grew sick and tired of
the comic opera king and the high c
singing naval lieutenant. Even the
public that lines up in front OF the
box office. cash in hand can get a
crouch on. SO by gradual but relent-
i less process comic opera was inferred
and out Of it's bones arouse musical
comedy. girl such as you meet in
your own home can be the central
figure in a musical comedy. The story
in which she is set can have some
semblance of variety and the other
characters might all be taken out Of
the city directory,
NO matter how skillful a composer
may be it is ten to one he can't write
a long score without showing some
signs of WEAKNESS and sameneSS In
the elastic musical comedy you can
jinterpOlate almost any song with out
getting into awful mix up with the
irate composer and YOU can choose the
best work of a half-dozen composers.
Il, Why not put in a song if it is good
a fits the place. There is hardly a
production I have worked in during
the past three seasons that some Of
the biggest hits have not interpolated
and nobody has come around to the
stage entrance to complain because
they We're interpolated.
Il think that the reason there are
mot so many opera stars as of yore is
| because there are no writers of comic
opera who can turn out enough funny
stuff. In musical comedy you can fit
any capable soubrette who provides
much of her own comedy. If she can
do speciality she does it. The au-
dience enjoys. laughs and has kick
coming. And until some one invents
a more pleasing kind of stage enter
tainment the public will keep on
planking down its coin to laugh at and
enjoy comedy"
The above company carries twenty
five people and a special 60-foot ba 9
gage car of scenery and effects for six
musical comedy productions.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
ROSS-TURNER

Married at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. q. 0. Turner, at
Cater. Jan. 28th, their daughter, Ethel
May, to Frank Leroy Ross, Rev. J. B.
Rooney officiating. Those present out
side of the Immediate family were: Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Ross and Misses Abbie
and Cecil Stokes, of Cater; Mr.. and
Mrs. E. V. Rayburn of Dunnellon Mrs.
Frank Hall and Mr.. VIII Hane of
Ocala: Mr.. and Mrs. Will Ross of Lee
canto, and Mr. Ralph Seckinger of Her
nando. Their many friends in Citrus
and Marion, wish them a happy mar
Iried l'fe.-Inverness Chronicle.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
AS Lone as Broad.

Husband (who arrives at the station
with his wife in time to see the train
go out-There you are, if you had
hurried yourself more we should not
have missed it.
Wife-Yes; and if you had not hur-
ried so much We should not have to
wait so long for the next one.-Lon-
don 2. /. P.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

Everybody in Ocala is sorry to hear
of the death at his home at Lady Lake
of Mr.. 1. n. Withers. Mr.. Withers was
a fine old gentleman and we'll known
all over the state, nowhere better than
in OcaIa. where he was frequent Wis
itor. He represented Lake county in
the state senate for a number of
years, and only a few months ago de-
clined the request of his friends to
stand for another term. He was a
brother-in-law of Mr.. Frank league
and Mrs Town1ey Porter.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
WHY They Passed Him Up,

COnductor-What makes you look so
glum, Sam?
Sleeping Car POrter-Nary a tip.
Confederation was that?
Sleeping Car Porter-Wa-al, you see,
it wuZ this way. Half the people on
nah car wanted somethin' to keep EN-
awake SOS they could see the scenery
by moonlight. and the other half want
ed somethin' for insomnia, and l got
the powders mixed-Judge.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

The total assessed valuation of all
property returned for taxation in Flor
ida has reached the total of $196,805, 442
being an increase over last year Of over
s19,000,000. 1t round millions this is
distributed as follows: Real estate, 1913
millions; personal property, SO millions;
railroads. 81 millions; telegraph lines,
one-half million; Pullman Company
one-quarter million.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

There are 2,459 daily papers in the
United States ready and eager to tell
about a fellow making an ass of him
self as Henry Watterson did last week.
Pensacola Journal
Now. if the little Ocala Star had said
that, it would have been lese majestic.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05
ROMANCE ENDED IN TRAGEDY

New York, Feb. "a double suicide
yesterday ended the sensational ro-
nance of the former wife of Walter l.
Suydam and Frederick Noble, the
young plumber, for the love of whom
Airs. Suydam ran away from her mill
lonaire husband and married The
bodies of Noble and his bride of a
month were found in their apartment,
SmOthered with gas.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-02-05

Lieut. Gen. Sir Robert Baden Powell
the hero of Mafeking and the father OF
the world wide Boy Scout movement
is now in this country on a visit. As
originator of the youthful military
movement he is quite proud of its sue
cess everywhere. In company with
President Taft, he reviewed the Boy
Scouts of Washington from the White
House portico Saturday.