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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
AFTER BATTLE OF PEA RIDGE
Julius Heidenreich of Chicago Tells
of Lying Wounded Two Weeks
on Battle Field.

Hairbreadth escapes are related py
veterans of the Civil war and won
dered at by younger generation, put
the tales of fortune in the thick OF
battle are sometimes not the most
wonderful of the war. Those tnat
come nearest to being incredible anu
leave the listener COMPOUNDED by the
thought that only through a miracle
has the narrator been saved TO the
world are those of long continued sur
fering in prison or in hospital. one,
man who has such story to tell is
Julius Heidenreich, who lives at 11ll2
Fairfield avenue, South Chicago, Ill.
Mr.. Heidenreich, who for twenty
five years has been member or U.
S. Grant post of the G. A. r. and color
bearer, was in Company X of the FIJI
ty-ninth Illinois infantry regiment,
which with the Thirty-seventh Illinois
and Eighth, Eighteenth and Twenty
second Indiana regiments and the
Peoria battery made UP the division
of the Union army commanded by
Maj Gen. (then coloneD Jefferson e.
Davis. The story is of the three days
fighting at Pea Ridge, Ark, one of the
half-dozen big battles Of the west.
my regiment, the Ftfty-ninth lIit
nois, was sent west after 1t was
formed late in the summer Of 1861"
said Mr. Heidenreich. "By the begin
ming of March, 1862, we had. gone on
foot about 700 miles from Jefferson
City, Mo, and were headed into Ar
kansas at the rate of twenty miles a
day, hot in pursuit of General Prices
Confederate army. We were 200 miles
from our base of supplies. We were
shoeless and in rags and we lived on
corn issued in the ear by the commits
sary.
I'VE caught up with General Price
and had three days fighting with him.
This was the battle of Pea Ridge. The
afternoon and night of March l
helped build defensive breastworks.
The next afternoon we were sent
through an open field into the woods
and there saw soldiers partially con-
cealed by a scrub oak thicket. They
displayed the stars and stripes, but
we suspected them. The order was
given to advance, but to hold our fire
until the fact that 1t was the enemy
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

adelphia May 2, 1852, the third year
of his presidency, and the package
was sealed with the Washington fam
lily arms as is indicated IN a letter
which reads:
THE arms enclosed in your letter
are the same that are held by the
family here; though / have also seen.
and have used, as you may perceive
by the seal to this packet. flying
griffin for the crest"
suing from ducal coronet, gold" was
evidently given because OF the sports
manship of the early English Wash
ingtons. In fact the crow, falcon and
hawk have besn for more than four
hundred years the emblem of sport.
The pastime OF hawking was engaged
in only by the wealthy and the Wash
ingtons were noted for their love OF
hunting and sporting. Benson j.
Losing lent some color to the fore
going conclusion when he wrote of
the English Washingtons:
For more than two hundred years
the De Yves syngtons, or Washingtons,
were conspiring after their kind (rob-
Der knights) fighting, hawking, ca
rousing and gaming"
This grant of the raven vas In 1900.
at about the same tine that hawking
was at it's height as sport, for at
about the same period we find that
in Spain the son of Columbus attempt
ed to prove that his father wss OF
aristocratic and also Of heraldic fam
lily in that 'he was of people who
kept their own hawks" This alone,
in those days, stamped the man as a
falconer, as only people of high social
standing were permitted by license to
engage in that enjoyment; hence a
raven, falcon, crow or hawk on
the shield or crest indicated promt-
nence. This sporty and hunting dis
position Of the Washingtors was dis
tinctly manifested In the Washingtons
Of Virginia, of which our first presi-
dent also gave liberal expression.
There are five distinct Washington
shields, but in the heraldic records
they are pronounced OF the same
origin, as follows:
A silver (argent) shield upon which
are two red (gules) bars; in the top
(chief) three red mullets (spurs Of
knights boots).
A red (gules) shield with a single
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
Washington's Crested Carriage.

of England. William of Normandy
was the victor, and King Harold, with
tens of thousands Of his English, was
among the slain. The victorious
French marched to London, and on
Christmas day they proclaimed their
dashing leader William I, Conqueror
and King of England"
King William, like all his French
knights, loved the French ideals OF
government, Church and home, and in
fused into the old English national
and domestic life all the customs of
his native land. Even the English
language, which William never could
learn. was gradually set aside, and
among the loyal French knights who
assisted the Conqueror in enforcing
his reforms was the distant kin OF
George Washington. This early an
cessor of our first president was num-
bered among the inttmates OF the
King, and was one OF the leaders or
the French Conquest. In the past,
American historians, possibly because
of the strong influence upon literature
exercised by England, placed the
Washington ancestry as beginning IN
that country: but careful investigation
hears out the statement that the
Washinetons were of definite and oil
rect French origin. They were French
both in sentiment and training, and
.he original name was De Hertburn.
Y Naturally the question arises, why.
was the name changed, and what In
6ucsd these faithful French subjects
of William of Normandy to assume an
English cognomen? The explanation
a. simple enough William the Con-
oreror was a careful and far-seeing
man He realized that his usurpation
of the English throne was a very rad
tcaI departure in a governmental ex-
neriment. 90 say the least; and he was
ANXIOUS to mould the people, whom
ne had made his vassals by dint or
the strong hand, into as close duph-
catAs of the French as possible. In
other words, he strove to impiant the
French ideals into the English c1ar-
acter as deeply as circumstances per
mitted. The complicated heraidlc rec
ords found in the pages of the famous
"Doomsday Book" is undoubtedly the
best evidence that the King wished
10 make his radical campaign OF perm
anent record, and hence s, great num-
her of men of education and ability
were occupied in diligently surveying
snd noting all the land and water con-
itions of England. They also In these
y5sitations made lengthy entries as 10
- o-iginal English estate owners as
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

preme. A decline in their
fortunes then appears to
have taken place, for in
1920, the year the Pill
grims set sail for Amer
lea, the Washingtons
were practically driven
from the Sulgrave estate
to take up residence at
Brighton with minor ma
nors and holdings. The
loss of the hundreds of
acres of rich meadows
and harvest fields was
In a measure counter
acted by the marriage of
a Sir William Washing
ton to a sister of George
Villiars, Duke Of Buck
ingham. This union
brought about new al
liances and affiliations
which made Washing
tons possible in Amer
lea. and ultimately led
to the rearing of George
Washington to be the
military leader of the
colonies and eventually
our first chief executive.
This marriage brought
the Washington family
into direct domestic So
cial and court relation
ship with the prominent
and powerful favorite of
the then reigning mon
arch, AMI political cir
cumstance destined the
vxvo.h;pofouS IN oSDOuSe
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

colony of Virginia was
his birthplace, but the true name
OF his male ancestors was not Wash
1ngton. This may seem sweeping
statement in the light of generally &C
cepted history, but careful research
has established beyond doubt that
the ancient founder Of the family from
which came the Father of our Country
was named William De Hertburn. The
Key to this apparent paradox lies In
tfs fact that, in common with many
noblemen and monarchs Of Europe,
the first president possessed an estate
name and a real, or family name, the
latter being known as the patronymic,
or paterna1 name.
The first Washingtons were of
French, and not English, origin, and
were numbered among the powerful
knights of the northern portion of
France. When the Duke of Normandy
conceived the ambition of becoming
King of England he called to his aid
the Catholics of France, and among
those who responded to his appeal was
an ancestor Of George Washington.
The duke gathered his soldiers about
him and announced that by right and
promise he deserved and intended to
be the new King of England. His spir-
tied address had the desired effect
and the knights and their vassals
thronged to the standard until there
was SOON gathered under the leader
ship Of William, Duke Of Normandy,
the greatest army France had ever
mustered, ready for the field and
thirsting for the glories Of conquest.
Among the many banners thrown to
the breeze appeared the shield of the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of our own
George Washington. His name was
William de Hertburn. The 10000 fol-
lowers of the duke set sail in 5000
vessels of war for the English coast
and landed without OPPOSITION, because
of the English King Harold's conflict
with the Norwegians In another part
of his invaded domains. On October
II, 1865, the rival armies met, and on
the field of Hastings took place one of
the most terrific battles in the history
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Of heraldic investiga-
ton.
Later the e S t a t e
known as Wessyngton
was spelled and en-
tered officially as Wes-
sington, the proprietors
assuming the same
name. Then it was re-
corded as Washington,
and a natural change Of
the owners name in
accordance with that
of his land followed.
The proprietors became
known as William,
John, Lawrence, Rob-
ert and Nicholas De
Washington. Finally
the heraldic shields
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

ed the statement as cor
rect. The English poet
was misled by his fervid
fancy, for the Heralds'
College at London, the
highest authority on
British heraldry, writes
as follows: "a Washing
ton shield with stars and
stripes (pales) has never
been of record" 1t
is altogether probable
that Topper, as well
as others, was deceived
by the shape of the
"mullets." These spurs,
as worn by the knights
Of old, were round in
form. resembling mod
ern cog-wheels some
what, and their bristling
points possibly suggest
ed the stars" of which
Upper spoke.
Hundreds of writer's
have also announced
that the crest on Gen
eral George Washing
toms coast-of-arms is an
eagle, and that this fam
lily emblem was the foun-
dation of the suggestion
that the eagle be the en-
biem of the American re-
public. While the crest
may appear like an
eagle. the facts are that
the heraldic grant OF
arms to this Washing
ton branch present a ra-
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

of this honor, and possibly
because he deemed that suf-
ficient respect had not been
shown to one of such noted
ancestry, he did not emf
CRATE to the United States.
However, before the inter
view was closed, he deposit.
ed with the American consul
a certified genealogical chart
on which the following APP
pears:
Baron de washington is
a direct descendant of the
ancient and honorable Wash
ington family of England, the
earliest emigrant to Holland
being James Washington,
one of the four brothers Of
Stuart sympa b / z g r 8
(Charles u. James came to
Holland In 1850, his two
brothers emigrated to Vir-
ginia, and the third brother
remained In England, where
he was serving al a divine"
This remarkable bit of
genealogical history gives the
earliest and most authentic
record of the Dutch and Ger
man Washingtors, Of which
there are many and of whom
the church records abound in
entries of marriages, births
and deaths. Further investk
cation brinks to light the
fact that this earliest Dutch
emigrant, James, was mar
ried in the English church
Of Rotterdam, all of which
tends to corroborate that he
was of English training.
Baron de Washington was
born in 1888, and his brother
Max married the Duchess of
Oldenburg and In this way
became connected with one
of the oldest sovereign fam
lilies of Europe. The House
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

ven issuing from golden ducai
crown, the crest of the family. Furth-
ermore, Washington himself clearly
shows by correspondence with the
Herald's office at London that it was
not an eagle, and the letter is dated
ten years after the eagle had become
the emblem OF the republic June 90.
1880. His letter was sent from Phil
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

descendant of the James Washington
who landed in Holland In 1850. He
married a Bavarian lady and held a
certificate OF honorable discharge
showing that he had been lieutenant
In the Bavarian army. To obtain a
commission as officer in the Federal
army was his wish. but because of the
inability OF our consul to assure him
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

per, and the modern spelling OF
Washington prevailed.
The Washingtons were very prom
inent in the military as well as the
civic phases of English life. In the
days of Henry VIII, when that mon
arch was in conflict with the pope
of Rome, Lawrence Washington sided
with the king, and the latter confiscat-
ed the monasteries, converts and
churches of the Roman Catholic
church, giving to this Washington the
Sulgrave estate, where for over a cen
tury the Washington family ruled SUI
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

well as an accurate record
of the biographical and her
aldic character of the new
or French proprietors. And
In this last seemingly un-
necessary entry appears the
statement that the brave,
ever reliable Knight, Sir
William De Hertburn, for
military service to Will
lam |, be granted with feu-
dial rights and power the ex-
tensiVe estate known as
Wessyngton, and henceforth
said Sir Knight shall be
known as Sir William de
Washington; but he shall
still be d vassal of the bish-
op and his heraldic demon.
ination shall continue to be,
Arms: Argent, two bars
gules (red); in chief, three
mullets Of the second. Crest:
A raven with wings endorsed
proper, issuing out of a du-
cal coronet or (gold)."
AS further demonstra-
ton of the Importance of the
De Hertburns, or "Wessyng-
TONS" history furnishes the
information that the estate
In question was under the
command of the Bishop of
Durham, and situated in a
locality exposed to the at
tack of the Scots of northern
England. On this border
there was constant warfare,
and the king naturally select
ed the bravest and most
warlike of his adherents to
hold lands in the disputed
district. For nine years this
country between Durham
and York was laid waste,
and for ten years 1t was
practically a desert, no man
having the courage to at
tempt cultivation of the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

The man who is doing good work 10
writing mis- name on the memory OF
the world. Stone monuments are only
seen by very few, no odds how high
they may be built.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Where all men are not allowed
hand In making the laws that govern
them, they are slaves. They must bow
to the dictates of other men and have
no redress.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

the cause of the king, rather than the
idol of the Commons-Oliver Crom-
we'll. The Washingtons performed
heroic services for the king, but
when Cromwell proved victorious
and seized the reins of govern
ment, they found England to be
no longer safe dwelling place.
prison sentences. exile and death was
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

been able to ind which announces the
Washington shield blazoned with
stars and stripes, relates to a public
banquet at Baltimore, Maryland, in
1851, where the ideas of an English
poet-Martin Upper by name-were
lean flag, with it's heraldic notions,
was borrowed from the Washington
shield, which possessed stars and
stripes. Ever since this banquet
American authors and orators have,
without further investigation, accept
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

ruined towns. One hundred thousand
people died in this debatable strip of
land, and there, where active hostili-
ties ever reigned, the De Hertburns, or
Wessyngtons, were stationed. This rec
ord of the great family Is absolutely
authentic in every detail, having been
proved by minute research and per-
sonal visits to the locality where its
members were lords Of the sofia
task which embraced fifteen years
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

Washingtons are numbered
among the inhabitants of Hol-
land and Bavaria. Hence the
Washingtons, in the farthest
genealogical tracings, hail
from France. We next find
them in England and then in
Holland and Bavaria.
Regarding the Washington
ian coat-of-arms some odd dis
coveries have also come to
light. Quite contrary to our
American belief the Washing
ton shield does not contain
stars and stripes" notwith-
standing that more than a
thousand books and as many
more published articles SO pro-
claim it. The facts are that
the Washington shield con
tains bars and mullets (spurs
of the Knights boots. The
earliest reference which I have
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16

branch of the Holstein-G ottorp stock,
which has given emperors to Russia
and Kings to Denmark, and is prom
inently related to the present King
of England, George V. And Jacob
Washington was first lieutenant Of
the Dutch navy in 1S45, this branch
firm, Cornelius L. Keurenaur of The
Hague. Upwards of seventy-fve
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-02-16
eWaSkN , Zeal Be | \ ;l![!l{2 ,,

He = II name of the
nrst president of the
United States was not
Washington. His bap-
I'll s m al name was
George, and he was
born February % in
the year 1872. The old
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
DaEvilIe Tobacco Warehouse Co.

The above house is rapidly taking
rank with the leading loose leaf mar
kets in the state, on last Wednesday
they sold 10000 ponds of the weed
which brought an average price Of
$13 SO per hundred pounds. Mr.. H. c.
Bright, who is well known to the ma
the head of this establishm and
gives his personal attention to the
seeing that everyone gets the best
price obtainable. Mr.. Louis C. Hopper
of Lancaster is also connected with
this house in the capacity of book keep
err, and every body knows Lou" will
look to the best interests of his home
people.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
Col. Dunn's House.

We call your attention to the sales
of the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse as
published on the front page of this
paper. Col. l. M. Dunn, an old Gar
rard County man and mighty clever
gentleman is at the head of this house
and tells us that he is making the buy
ers come across for his native home
people, giving them the highest posi-
BILE price. The popular house sold $4,000
pounds of tobacco Wednesday of this
week that averaged $12. 10 per hundred.
Tobacco has gone up in the last few
weeks and the good old tobacco raiser
is mighty happy over the fact.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
Crop of William and Thos. Broaddus,
Average Of Crop $4,000.

Crop of Thomas and Robert Bright
and Bell, of Boyle county:
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
Browns Sale.

We call attention to the large ad-
vertisement of Mr.. R. S. Brown in
this issue of the paper. Mr.. Brown is
offering some splendid values and will
no doubt have good crowd as money
has loosened up since the first of the
year and people will be waiting to buy
things.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
OIO nv LIN TAOIO
Received BY Those Who Sold
Their Tobacco Over the PeO-I
pies Tobacco Warehouse
Breaks This Week.
RECORD AVERAGE
OF $2O.25 RECEIVED
Below Are Some of the Best Sales That Have Ever
Been Made on the Local Market

Since the opening up of the tobacco
arket on January End, prices have
been better than they have been,
at the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse
breaks. The tonnage has been running
exceptionally high, also.
Crop of John Speaks, of Garrard
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
How'd you like to be the coal man?

During the recent cold snap many of
our farmers put up supply OF ice,
gathering it of a fair quality and from
3 to and one half inches in thickness.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
Look at the date on your
Central Record and see If

~
Central Record and see if
you are in arrears. If SO,
pay up; do not wait until
we send a collector after
you or mail you a state
ment. We are going over
our list On February LIST
and cut off those who will
not pay us. If you don't
live in town or close, then
mail US a check or money
order.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
Average Of Crop $1,000.
Average Of Crop 1854

Crop Of House and Smith of Gar
rard county. Mr.. House only asked
for this crop ten cents in his barn in
the country, when he took it to the
Peoples Tobacco Warehouse in Dan
vile and sold it for Al cents more On
the pound: They sold:-
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1912-01-12
Average OF Crop S14 IL

Crop of Patton and Benge, Garrard
county. The owners only asked for
this crop ten cents per pound in the
barn in the country and they sold it at
the Peoples Tobacco Warehouse at the
above average They sold:-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-22
LOCAL ELEVEN
ARE DEFEATED
BY RAHWAYANS
Score 40-6--Good
Showing for Bunch of Pick
Up School Boys.

Eleven pikskin hooters carrying
crimson and white colers travelled to
Railway yesterday afternoon and
lined up against the second aggre-
cation of Railway high school. We
might mention right here before you
forget that thief ray was scheduled to
be a football game. The score keeper
when interviewed after the battle
stated that while he would not e.
as to the truth of his statements, he
was mertain that his Railway boys
had won by something like 40-6,
which if considered by a reasonable
person is zone too bad a drubbing.
For let it be remembered hat the
Perth Amboy aggregation worked on
the football field for the first time
this year in a real battle and SO
hardly anything better could be ex-
pected. For fear that hat the one
who made the locals touchdown
would be signed up with the Dexters,
his name is being kept a secret from
the public.
The Railway boys, who were well
drilled In many plays, had an easy
time In fooling the locals. However,
the Quackenbush crew are by no
means discouraged and will take on
some neighboring school after a few
practices.