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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
SEMI-WEEKLY
ABERDEEN HERALD
Published every Tuesday and Friday
ct 300 East Wishkah Street by
the Aberdeen Printing Co.
Telephone 568
mo. J. CARNEY, Editor and Mgr.
entered at the Postofi1ce at Aberdeen,
Wash, as second-class mail matter.
That University Episode.

The Aberdeen World persists in
finding Governor Lister playing poll
tics with the state university, in the
action of the regents when the board
dismissed President Kane. To the
politically perverted mind of the
World, the denunciation of the act
by the governor is mere blind and,
inferentially calls the chief execu-
tive of the state liar.
Argument with such state of
mind is waste of time. Not only does
the evening paper convict the COVER
nor Of falsehood, but of being dam
phool as well. If he was playing the
game our esteemed but benighted con-
temporary accuses him, he would
have experienced no difficulty in ap-
pointing a board of regents who
would have been perfectly subser-
Went, and for which he would have
the precerents established by his re-
publican predecessors.
Instead, he permits the appointees
of those predecessors to remain as
long as they wish, and when two Of
them resigned, he ignores party lines
in naming their successors The
board is constituted of seven men,
and five of them are appointees Of
Ex-Governor Hay, worthy gentle
man whom the World did it's best
last year to prevent the attachment
of the prefix lex" to his name This
course by one who desired to play
politics" with the board is the act
of none but fool, and Governor
Lister has SO far successfully avoided
the title of either a fool or knave
As to the merits of the controver
sy, the Herald has not the first-hand
facts upon which to base an opinion
nor has the World. The fact stands
out in refutation of the Worlds accu-
EatiOn that three years ago, under
the administration of Gov. Hay, the
regents requested the resignation of
DR.. Kane. Did the World protest?
Did the evening paper denounce the
governor for making the university
q football of politics? Not that could
be heard.
The Herald is partisan, and loves
a partisan-if he play the game fair.
1t recognizes the duty a newspaper
owes to the public to criticise off.
cial acts when it believes the public
welfare is assailed, but has small pa
thence with the carping critics, whose
criticisms are belched forth on ev-
cry occasion, with or without reason,
merely as an attestation of party zeal
and loyalty
We recognize the public service
that may always be rendered by the
opposition party Of this we speak
advisedly, having had many years Of
experience. The opposition party, al
ways on guard looking for false steps
of the fins" is constantly perform
ing service but slightly less-and
oftimes greater-than the one in
power. But the carping critics, like
the common scold, performs no ser.
vice, and quite frequently becomes a
neighborhood nuisance.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
AT THE POLICE STATION

J. P. Ansborough was arrested late
last night by Officer Hook and was
lodged in the city Jail on suspicion.
Christ Vanson and Geo. O'Brien
were also gathered in last night by
Hook and Elliott as suspicious charac.
tiers.
John Carlson was arrested yester.
day afternoon in the Brook saloon,
by Officer Pennell, and booked at he
station for fighting. He will explain
to Judge Snider this afternoon.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19

Fashion FrilIs.

Well. what about the m:hnret gown
If it is not to brisg back the hustle
life may still be worth living. -Chicag'
News
Word comes from Paris to the eirerl
that wolncn who want to be in styl
will have to wear clothes -Toled
Blade.
Among the fashionable confettinn'
for women'S wear this winter conNpir
uous notice IS given of smoking ces
tunes in chiffon velyet.-New forl
World.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
SUMMARIZES YEARS WORK

Secretary N. P. Bryan Of the Cham
Der of Commerce is preparing a
statement of the business of the or
ganization the past year, which he
will submit at the annual meeting
next month. Among other things,
he will show past dues unpaid
to about $780,
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
VESSEL is UNINJURED

J. L. Bell, the submarine diver, com
Kohala yesterday and found her re
cent rest on spit in the lower har
Dor had not injured her in any way
The vessel will sail for South America
as soon as her master can settle with
pany.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
PUBLISHERS NOTICE

Subscribers served by city carriers
failing to receive the Herald on Tues
day and Friday by o'clock p. m
will confer a favor on the publishe.
by calling the City Messenger Co
Phone Y, who will deliver cop
Immediately. T
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
NAVAL MILITIA INSPECTION

The Aberdeen Naval Division was
inspected last night, at the armory,
by Adjutant General Fred Llewellyn,
Captain w. M. Andrews, of the naval
militia, and Lieut.. Lawton, u S. N
Today the Torpedo boat Fox under.
went thorough inspection.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-12-19
REDUCED HOLIDAY RATES

Reduced fares on the railroads for
the holiday season began today, GOV.
ering points in Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and British Columbia, the re-
turn limit being January 5.
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it was destroyed by fire. Under one side
of the hill is a house built of heavy oak
slabs, and on opening this YOU look into
walled-up. brick -arched tunnel that
runs back into the hill and opens into
broad, deep vaulted chamber, all bare
and with nothing to indicate the uses
to which it was put. The top of the
arch of the inner chamber has broken
in and admits light dimly. From the
surface of the ground this opening may
be mistaken for ruined well.
You follow to the next object which
seems possible of offering an explanation
of the place 1t is d small wooden house
covering a magnificent spring. From this
spring d pipe leads to a brick spring
house. The water passes through this.
circulating in runway around three
sides and then passes out and along a
ditch big as an old mill race to what
from the weedy remnants of an embank-
ment YOU know must once have been an
artificial lake or an ice pond. Around the
spring is growing one of the most beauti-
full and extensive beds of forget-me- nots
in the region around Washington.
Near the spring is another little build
ing. framework Of scantling filled in
with brick walling. 1t, too. is vacant.
There are two rooms In one, the open
fireplace is black with the smoke of a
fire long ago extinguished. Scattered on
the floor are many big, dusty, moldy
books. in some cases torn apart. You
pick up one and read that it is 'The Cy-
clopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts.
Sciences and Literature, by Abraham
Rees D. d., f. r S., f. l.. s., S. Amer.
Soc. With the Assistance of Professional
Gentlemen-First American Edition, in
Forty-one Volumes" And they are about
all there. strewn on the floor of this little
bare room.
Outside of this house is a gigantic syca-
more tree twined round with a strange
white e-fiowered vine. A botanist told the
Rambler that this vine Evonymus radi-
cans, from Japan. is the only vine of its
kind in the District of Columbia. 1t is a
rare old ruined place and we'll worth a
ramble.
This place. called Indian Spring, or In
dian Spring Farm, was the home of Caro-
lyn O'Brien, Bryant. 1t is said of him in
the neighborhood that before settling
manager of an important New York news
paper. and that il was he who organized
and conducted. in the early seventies,
the 1ilden literary bureau for the promo
which led up to his nomination for the
presidency. He married a Miss Ander-
son, daughter of rich and famous to-
bacco manufacturer. and in this way
came into possession of a large fortune.
He kept in touch with New York poll
ticians and on the election of Grover
Cleveland came to Washington. When
Daniel Manning became Secretary of the
Treasury il is said that he told Bryant
of plan to present to President Cleve-
land a summer home near Washington.
and that Bryant bought the Indian Spring
property, which had been the George
y. Beale estate and which ran along
the Sligo and Burnt Mills road from the
Wheaton road TO Northwest branch. with
the idea that this tract would be turned
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over to Mr.. Cleveland. At any rate SO
runs the story which the Rambler was
told. The plan miscarried, MIR. Cleveland
making the now we'll known tract OH
Woodley road his summer home.
Bryant tore down the Beale home.
small frame house. built on the place
costly and elaborate house and laid out
fine grounds around it. He erected
sawmill Oh the property and produced the
heavy oak lumber with which the house
was constructed. The iron gates between
the square masonry piers came from
some fine New York residence and
number of heavy hardwood doors in the
Indian spring residence also came out
of great New York house upon it's de-
molition. On nearby hill Bryant built
smaller house which, because being SO
much overShadoWed by the great house,
was called the cottage The story goes
that bryant and William Jennings Bryan
were friends and that the latter, while
serving in the House of Representatives.,
occupied the cottage for one summer.
There was Fourth of July celebration
at the farm and Mr.. Bryan, not then
come into national fame made d speech.
Probably the old fagpole was erected
for that occasion. When the news of
Bryan's nomination was flashed over the
wire Mr. Bryant, desiring to celebrate
the triumph of his friend and not having
a flag at hand, caused a petticoat to be
run to the top of the pole.
Carolyn Bryant had two daughters.
both well remembered in the neighbor-
hood. One was Agnes, a beautiful girl,
who married a rich New Yorker named
Simpson, and who died in Cuba, y. y.
The other daughter was Amy, who is
said to be living in that town. Stories
were told the Rambler of the lavish way
in which Bryant lived. In the house was
d room fitted up for amateur theatricals.
The girls took a fancy to raising flowers
and a conservatory was fitted up. Many
rare flowers and shrubs Were planted.
and this probably accounts for the pres
ence among the ruins of the Evonymus
radicans Later the daughters embraced
scientific dairying, and to that desire was
due the building of the fine springhouse,
called by them the dairy house. The tun-
mel and the underground chamber were
built as a storehOuse, principally for the
keeping of summer vegetables far into
the winter The Rambler was told that
Mr.. Bryant made an essay into Mont
gomery county politics, and fitted up
printing shop in his big house.
But. and this is an old story. evil times
came. The house was burned down abou.
1897 in the autumn. The property passed
out of possession of Mr.. Bryant. He
moved away, and soon thereafter died
Old residents in that vicinity will tell
YOU many stories about Mr.. Bryant and
his great house. but they are too numer-
Gus and too long for telling in one ram
BILE
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setts and the 9th Indiana - to charge
across the meadow stretching between
Culps hill and McAllesters hill. on the
other side of which the COnfederates were
intrenched. To try to pass the meadow
was rushing to destruction. Are YOU
sure that is the order?" was asked OF the
officer who brought it 'Positve.' was
the reply Then came the command. Il p
men-fX bayonets. One regiment reach
ed the intrenchment. but the other fai-
tered midway under the terrible fire
which moved down the men like grass
before a Scythe and as many were lost
in retreatng as in going forward. The
fight for Culps hill lasted several hours,
and the Confederates were at last driven
beyond Rock creek. Lees plan had failed
at this point and there was now an un-
broken line of Union troops from Culps
hill to Round Top.
y =
Maj. Harry r. Lee relates an incident
that occurred when he was lying pros
trate on the ground near Gen. Abner
Doubleday whose aid he was. which il
illustrates the indifference with which this
general long schooled to military duty.
looked upon the appalling dangers of bat
tie Gen. Doubleday had beeen maneu-
vering his troops and two horses had al
ready been killed under him He had
thrown nlllSt-I 10 lDe SiOullu diiu pulltu
a sandwich from his pocket and was Just
about to eat when ii shot from Confed-
crate gun struck the ground within Il few
feet of his head, fairly delug.ng the sand
wich with dirt Turning TO the major, he
said i'm the coolest fashion, That sand
wich will need no pepper. After brush
ing off the dust from the bread he went
on eating his lunch as though nothing
had happened.
The women in and around Gettysburg
came to know the war with all its hor-
rors at close range. but they never fall
tered or showed the least fear when they
could aid the wounded or feed the hun
CRY. Even the generals marveled a their
stoicism in time of danger. and Cen n.
H. Slocum used to tell a story which was
a striking example of their lack of fear.
1t seems that Gen. Carrs brigade occu-
pied a position on the Emmittsburg road
near a little 0oe-stOry house. On the
evening of July Gen. Carr stopped at the
house and found two women-Mrs. Rog-
ers and her adopted daughter-baking
bread which was being eaten by some OF
his men fast as it could be taken from
the oven. Gen. Carr warned her that the
battle of the next day would surely
sweep her home away and begged her to
seek place of safety at once. She
showed little fear, but said she would
leave when the next batch was baked.
but the hungry soldiers continued to beg
for bread and the two loyal women kept
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There was another Burnt Mills on the
Washington Marlboro pike in Prince
Georges county, near where the pike was
entered by the road from Pscataway by
way Of Surrattsville and Woodward
Burnt mills is one of the few water
mills surviving in the region around
Washington. There is another-now RAYS
mill. formerly kemps mill--two miles
above Burnt mills, The Northwest
branch Then there is Roberts mill, on
Cameron run, near Alexandria. Among
the mills that were around Washington,
but are now either memories or relics.
were Adams, Lyons. Pierce and Blag-
den's mills, on Rock creeN, Murdoch S
Riggs mill. on Northwest branch below
Burnt mills, ard the Calvert and Duck
Penn mills. at BladersbLrs.
The present miller at Burnt mills told
the Rambler that he believed that a very
early name for Burnt mills was Glen
Cairn mill, and he produced a heavy
and antique copper stencil with which
barrels wee labeled in the long ago in
which was cut this: Glen Cairn Mills
Family Flour"
Rprnt Mills is a focal point for the peo-
pie of a large section OF hoil.eoinei
county 1t is a popular place 1of pohti-
forum. somewhat after the fashlon OF the
courthouse square. 1t has been largely
need as picnic spot and there mas
many times been talk of running a troll
Low line there and of converting II tC
nicnic or public outing uses.
Northwest branch. along us course III
the mill neighborhood is a deep ano
picturesque glen. or gorge. mace rugged
nv giant rock masses and clin SIDES al
shaded bv thick woods. There Is one spot
which has been frequented by Montgom'
erv county BOYS for many generations
II is an old swimming hole which because
nj it's depth is known far and vide as
Tep-foot hole. Ii is about forty feel
vide ard the stretch of water Is Ions
.noueh for a comfortable swim There
orc many fine scenes along the way
and good many Washington botanists
and ornithologists and geologists pros
pect there. ,,
The course of the stream below the
mill because of its windings, abrupt
changes Of direction. caverns and dim
recesses has long been called the Iaby-
rinth" 1t was part of the INDIAN
Spring farm and part by winch caro-
lvu OBJ Bryant, the picturesque former
owner of that property, set great store
because of its wild beauty The Lady
rinth was bought from Bryant about
eighteen years ago by New Yorker
named Boileau. and who has recently
been examining the land with a view to
making il his home.
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Up near the crest of the hills is the old
Waters home. now the property of Sam
uel ID. Waters of Washington, at one time
Judge OF the probate court of MontgOm-
cry county, one time collector of taxes of
that county and also at one time joint
owner of Burnt Mills.
Northwest branch has been damned
for the supply of the mill by d concrete
dam $50 feet long, seventeen feet high,
seven feet thick at tile base and two
thick at the top. A Iore tume carries
the water around TWO sides OF an omen
space in front. Of the mil 10 the turbines,
for numbe. Of years ago the water
wheel was superseded by. the turbine. In
the middle OF The open space before the
mill. Or the mill plaza. are TWO ancient
burrs formerly used in the mill The mil
icr told the Rambler that they wers
French burrS, that they were Of some
very hard volcanic rock quarried III
France and which formed the milIstones
of mos. OF the olden water mills IN this
country. Out OF these bu-TS rises
weather-SeaSone cedar post, ard on top
If this is the skeleton of lantera in
which it would seem that no light has
burned for long time.
How lie mill and hamlet came 30 be
called Burnt Mill IS a question that can
net be answered by many of the people
OF the vicinage. Ezra Troth, the miller
said that he had asked very old colored
man of the neishbornoOd that question.
The COlored man said that his father had
died = very old man. had lived there
ahouts all his life. and could not remem-
ber tIat the mill had ever burned down
But II YOU will search among the elders
and the Alders and the other vigorous
vegetation by the side of the stream
about 900 yards above the present mill
You Will probably discover traces of an
ancient mill foundation and perhaps signs
of a long abandoned mill race. The relics
are there.
Samuel - Waters told the Rambler this
story:
i've years ago. which takes us back to
1873, / talked with an old resident. Louis
fdtien. then ninety years old. The date
OF mis- birth would carry US back to 11SS
lie told me that the mill had not been
Dtfned III his lifetime, but that the story
hau been handed down to him a boy
tHit a mill which stood above the site of
me present mill had been burned He
h2d never heard the date of the destruc-
'ion "f the mill. but even in his early
|o'itn the date was remote
As tar back as my records 60 the
bui4t hiL.s MAS the property of Richard
,Sieat ana as S0n-in-laW, James T.. Bond,
later Became the owner. Bond was sue
ceeded ia the ownership of the mill prop
'ity III tAe aus ny his sunS-in-law, Sam
ue. -. Waters and William T.. Manakee
DONG business under the firm name of
Waters " Manakee. The present owner IS
hr. George W. Bready.
THete nave been otner places called
Burnt Mile near Washington. 4 map
prepared hF iHC engineer bureau of the
\ .tr Department in 1N;i., shows a Burnt
&tils "n SbSo branch twn miles north by
wtsJ of The junction of that stream with
N1!%h"es bra.., =. ! rpau led over TO Il
ircm Ire Eial' road - the point where
20; iaiocIin was built Passing through
the lands of Dr. Noble and \. Baker
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beast is slaked. In the southeast corner
is a stone gateway, tall square stone
gateposts fianked by a low stone wall
more than half hidden under vines and
summer SrowthS. Ivy creeps over the
gateposts, has climbed as high their
urn-shaped tops and is surely yelling
the blocks of stone, Irregular i'll shape
and size and color and which are set IN
red mortar. ON one OF the sateposts
is q circular oenchmark of metal put
there Dy the geological survey. Two
Old honey locusts flourish at this en-
trance. double iron gate swings open
and a ROAD bearing the signs OF being
little used beckons YOU to follow it.
On the right of this road is field OF
wheat of the beardiess kind extensively
grown around Washington. 1t is good
crop and gives testimony of the klndli-
ness of the soil. though here and there
in the waving unduiating green one sees
the pretty but noXiouS magenta bios
SONS and downy stems of the corn
cookie. Farther off To the right on
a rise of ground is tall. warped and
weather beaten tlagpole. On the left OF
the road is "a field of red clover nearly
extinguished by the daisy by daisy flea
bane. sweet scabius. many goldenrods
not vet in flower graceful tufts OF or
sorrel the whole picture dabbed with
bits Of scarlet contributed by depford
pinks.
The road has now become but three
narrow parallel paths nearly over
grown with clumpS of white clover
broad-leaved plantain and the English
plantain, the latter in flower. In few
minutes walk from the gate you enter
the shade Of a grove OF big chestnut
trees and oaks of moderate age. Then
the road forks. The left-hand way leads
between broad and Spreading chestnuts
down grade to small frame house. The
right hand way passes between double
line of silver poplars with the DARK
,tt1t.1 .1..A n ND w
ailanthus spreading enough of its pollen
to scent the air.
The end of this poplar-sheltered lane
is garden where flowers planted for
their beauty. perhaps by some gentle
woman. are fighting the wild plants that
would drive them from their homes.
Many rosebushes offer radiant. fra
grant flowers. Thousands have withered
on the bushes and the vines that are
a-tangle over the ground, showing that
the old garden is SO deserted that the
rosebushes have offered their treasures
in vain. Periwinkle contributes its
green and blue to the thick mat of vege-
tation that covers the ground.
The only building You see from the
position here described. is little frame
house, which was outbuilding on
lower ground to the right. 1t is almost
buried in tall weeds. patch of true
toddy mint has spread around il until
one almost reels under the perfume.
You look into the abandoned shack and
see nothing but a big plaster model of
an eagle Grated in decayinS Stats.
You climb low rounded hill and al
though rank vegetation claims it, YOU
know that once, and not so many years
ago, big house stood tnere and that
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rear of the Union army with orders TO
strike the Baltimore pike soon as the
Union retreat began. Lee then ordered
Longstreet To get Picketts fresh division
ready for the charge. These soldiers. all
of whom were Nirginians. complained
bitterly because they We're only the rear
guard of that army which they were
told was driving the Yankees to an utter
roItt. Their charge was 20 be preceded
aud sustained by turning every gun in
the Confederate army upon the point OF
attack.
Early in the day the struggle for Culps
hin began and the cannonadinS for
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each by this time realized the Importance
of the result of this the greatest engage
ment of the civil war and up To recent
years the greatest in the world : history
During the night there was some little
maneuvering and Lee had been strength
ened by the arrival of Stuart's cavalry
they having arrived during the night.
coming by way of Westminster, Md. and
Carlisle. Pa.
Lees combativeness was nigh. and as
Napoleon had said before him in a SINH
lar spirit of impuisiye eNultation when
satisfied that Wellington was awaiting
his onslaught at Waterloo. Il have them
now, those English" so Lee now replied
to L:ongstreet' remonstrance, THE enc
my is there and ! am going to strike
him. Meade merely waited for the Con-
federate plan of action 10 disclose itself.
Lee went on with his preparation and
strongly reinforced his left at Culps hill.
with the view of having a heavy force
in hand ready to strike upon the Union
right and rear, holding the fresh troops
for the charge i'm the center. which was
expected 10 cur the Union forces into two
parts and seize the Baltimore pike and
with Ewell's help silence everything on
that side.
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