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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
Soldiers of Napoleon in
the Wilderness
BY w. W. Finley

have been much Interested in looking up
the history Of the followers of Napoleon who
settled in Alabama early In the last century.
and It has occurred tn that the readers of
our Southern newspapers might be interest ed
, in brief account Of Of the most roma tic
attempts at colonization made IN the South
eastern States.
The location Of this colony was in what is
now the fertile and prosperous region In South
west Alabama of which the thriving city OF
Demopolts is the center.
r'cr 5sosseer+ rsn>asrsa, 4serssasts a7ss T11ts~
fortune, which later gave place TO cultured
and wealthy ante-bellum civilization and pres
entdRy prosperity and development. that re-
gion ENJOYS historic interest unique In Ameri-
can annals.
In the early history Of this great agricultural
countrv--then dense forest and wild canebrake
are woven the names of mon and women who
had played conspicuous parts in the greatest
drama Of and nations the world has ever
seen. Men who had led armies in conflicts the
result Of which had changed the map Of Eu-
rope, and women who had adorned the impe-
rial court Of FTanne, took up the life of pion :
GERS In the endesvor TO found In the then
prin1eval forest, a colony 10 cultivate the vine
and the olive The story of their miEfortunes
and trials IN the rude life of the frontier and
the nnai utter failure OF the venture is one
full Of interest
The officer who had commanded Napoleon's
advance guard the march Parts after the
return from Eliza, Colonel Nicholas Raoui. be-
came n famous backwoods ferrvman and his
wife, msrehioness who had been maid OF
honor at court, cooked his meals over the open
FIRE in cabin home, Colonel Clubs, who had
once bad the captrued King Ferdinand OF
Spain in his custody, became the keeper Of a
tavern in Greensboro. General Count Berttand
CIausei an of1cer Of merit, who commanded
at Bordeaux during the Hundred DAYS raised
vegetables little farm and hawked them
through the streets OF Mobile. He afterwards
returned to France. became marshal and gov
OF Algters Count Lefebvre Desnouttes
@ cavalry officer with the rank of lieutenant
general who had fought with honor in Spain
and Russia. had ridden in the carriage with
Napoleon the disastrous retreat from Mos
cow, and whom the emperor had embraced
for all his officers on bidding them farewell at.
Tonta ine bleau, was of those who shared In
the hardshfps in the wilderness He was lost
at sea attempting TO return to France Henry
rAiemande, a lieutenant general: M Peniers
a member of the French national assembly who
had voted for the Death OF Louis XVI and
son OF the celebrated Marshal Grouchy whose
failure to arrive at Waterloo sealed thu fate
OF the French snnpisA wsrs among ether dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
TIE SENIORITY FETISH.

All things being equal the man with the
fullest experience and the. greatest length Of
service SHOULD head the important committees
iof the United States senate. They should be
the leaders
To say this, however, ia one thing, and to
say that length Of service and experience alone
should count is another. The iron-bound rule
that the man who has served the longest on
la certain committee must be its chairman is
out Of date now. II 1t was ever in date. It
obtains only because 1t has been the custom.
u that man is Incapable of filing the position
f he is out of harmony with the country; If
he is not in accord with the sentiments OF the
ma jotity Of the senate, he has place as
head OF a committee II he is OF ability
Z he ia qualified by nature political faith and
he confidence bestowed in him By his col
leagues, as we'll as by experience. he should be
thonored.
The American people longer worship
fetish. Public speakers tell rs that are
passing from the material TO the spiritual age.
but We have not reached that point where de-
tvctton 10 custom Ia religion; where the past
IS idealized because II is the past We are
Still material!stic enough to have an eye open
10 the main xhance and to make changes with
out hesltancy. once are convinced that
changes are for the better. and this 10 one Of
the changes for the better that the United
States senate should make.
There are men OF long service in the senate
who have demonstrated their capacity for lead
ership.s When they entered the ssnats they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
AN INTERESTING RrT OF HISTORY.


The commander OF Napoleon's advance guard
during his march on Paris after his return
from Elba, In the role of a backwoods ferry
man; the custodian Of the captured King Fer
dfnand Of Spain as a taveru-keeper; a com
maudsr at Bordeaux during the Hundred Days
as pedder Of vegetables in the streets OF
Mobile: a lieutenant commander IN Spain and
Russia a son Of Marshall Grouchy. mem
Der Of the national assembly Of France. who
voted for the death of Louis XVI and other
notables who had helped make history and
&c change the map of Europe beyond reeog-
milton clearing the forests and underbrush Of
Southwest Alabama
A story Of these men their trials and tribu-
tatlons would make interesting reading Pres
ident ". ". Finley OF the Southern Railway
company, gives us the story in letter to
The Vuqtn,dn. It reads like romance, but 1t
is history
Il have been much interested In looking up
the history Of the followers Of Napoleon who
settled in Alabama early In the last century. -
writes MIR Finley and II has occurred TO me
that the readers Of our Southern newspapers
might be interested in a brief account of the
colonization made IN the Southeastern States"
Mr.. FinIeys letter, which Ia printed In an
other column, tells facts with which few OF
us were acquainted, and the manner of telling
makes it of even greater interest than the sub
jet matter itself warrants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
THE Erocrr1ox SCHOOL rs OFT

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
BEING TALKED OVER
BY ADA PATTERSON,

Friendship is beautiful and COM
partnership lie heart-warming. but they
have drawback, the serious one of
being talked over.
Brown and Smith met at a chop
mouse and Green's name is mentioned.
Nice fellow, square in his business
dealings, but it's q pity he let's his
featherheaded wife run him. Brown
mashes his chop with relish.
Yes" admit Smith, squeezing the
white meal from his baked potato.
Jones is down on him, you know.
says he turned sharp corner In that
horse deal on New Years Day. For
my part I've never seen anything
wrong with Green"
Green passing the chophouse on his
way to car espied his two friends
and waved his hand at them and
passes on, smiling In the belief that
he was In good hands. Are they not
his friends? And they areas friends
generally go, but before the chops
and the baked potato. and the to-
mato salad and black coffee have been
dispatched these facts have been
brought to the surface about Green
"Hs IL a good fellow. Yes. 1t was
pity be made that foolish first
marriage. His mothers maid OF all
work, wasn't she? And the inarrlaga
waS annuiled. We all have foliics
to look back upon II we indulge In the
foolish pastime Of Lots wife and look
back over our shoulder at the past
still that affair had hurt Green. Tn
doubtediy. Thirty years ago? 1t
didn't seem SO long. But that SOFT
of thing hobs up against a person
especially II he goes into politics.
Mighty fine fellow. Green Stood
by his friends~-usualiy. What was
that story about HIS having forgotten
his pledges TO Black when Green
ran for justice OF the peace and
Black wanted to be road supervisor.
Forgot them, didn't he? Threw
Black At least that was what the
opposition said
Green was an honest fellow. AL
ways paid his debts, but Smith had il
from Smiths wife who had IL from
Green's wife that hs was fearfully
near" Took all his empty bottles
to the druggists because he found q
housemaid throwing them out. Green
said he only got five cents apiece
for them, but he had carried sever
bottles TO the drugstore once and
Smith had seen him selling a worn
crown from a tooth for old gold at a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

jewelers.. Why not7 That was true
II Is spending less than he makes
tnat makes a man rich. Yet--Gfeent
would have been less satisfied II nes
mad seen that smile over the salad.
We talked OF you and laughedl
at you--affectionately," said Black TOT
Green the next time he met him.
Green was a busy man, too busy tol
know or care that he had been talk
ed over. Yet 1t isn't a pleasant prof.
cess and If one comes out of talking
over by accredited friends, with al
whole skin. he has at least some
perceptible scratches
Remember that your friend hataE
friend, SO beware" In such fash
ION the Talmud gives warning
Your troubles occupy your friend 81
mind and he relieves his mind byI
talking them over with his friend
And the friend OF the second part
talks them over with the friend OIL
the third part. Thus. they becoussl
common property.
II isn't our moments of JOY nor ourI
hours OF serene happiness that im-I
press the persons in our environmsrf.|
IL is the time of stress and storm. 0ur1
peace vanished from their minds.
out our RACES and sorrows are indeit-i
| oly Impressed. Upheayal Is more pic-I
turesque than level place. II In our]
spiritual tragedies that are remem-
| bered. When we tell our secrets wei
are raising the shades at our win~]
dows and inviting the world to witt
ness our private drama.
A few persons like being talked
over They regard 1t as a means %
being In the iimeiight. of holding forl
that brief time the center of the stage
But the person OF balance wants toi
fight his battles alone. He hatesl
being talked over. He knows thatj
given the darkness and silence and
brave soul he can conquer and NAV
soon forget, which the friend whoe
witnesses the drama never will.
II we choose. at life's clifnaxes tos
draw within ourselves and gentlys
close the door no friend should red
sent that inclination, and II we findl
that door closed upon ourselves. ws3
should hold no resentment. This
tragedies Of life lessen In the silerce.a
They grow BY being talked over n
Being talked over will aiwayaa
he misfortune little short OF ca 4
| lamity until natures grow so broaxs1
and vision so clear that discussfon3
will not mean harch or short sighted
criticism.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
MONDAY. JANUARY s, 1918
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
HOLLY FESTIVAL
DULY CELEBRATED
MISS LOUISE PALMER CROWNED
QUEEN AND WILL REIGN
DURING YEAR,

TRvTNGTON. Jan. s--The festival
of the holly, an annual celebration ID
the lower Northern Neck, was held
at kiiuarnack Thursday evening"
Eseresnber 2cth The laosfy nsas. is al
WAYS considered the crouning social
event of the year. aud well could thas1
one be termed such, Participanta
gathered from far and wide and the|
celebration. II possible. was more brill
liant than ever before MISC I4ouise
Palmer, Of KiInarnock was crowned
queen and will reign during the pres
ent year. MI. w B. Sanders, of WhitG|
Stone. making the coronation addresaJ
banquet was spread at midnight. all
ter which dancing was engaged In un-
I'll late hour. Music was furnished
by an orchestra from Baltimore.
One OF the prettiest affairs ever car.
ried of in this old Northern Neck was
the banquet on New Years eve g1yeu
by the Ladies' Sewing club. OF Irvinx-
ton. to their young lady and gentIe-
man friends at the high school bsild-
ing. The festooning and tables were
beautiful and bountiful. and the arl
parsl Of the ladies beyond compa "a
The gentlemen fsomc twenty or noral
were in evening dress. The old year
was sat out. and we'll rounded out}
here By this gala occasion.
Miss May Branch, of SmithfeyS
Va. IL guest Of Mrs. irving r.. Messick.J
NJ Irvington. Mr.. and Mrs. MessieE
spent the holiday In Fredericksburr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
Anthology of Contemporary French Humori,ts
BY PROFESSOR GEORG. BRANDEs

The Sarcis@ns Of the river Jor-|
dan. a weeping but nor blind ffomer.|
reading an Had bound like Bihle.]
saint Christophorus who let him~|
self be carried by Christ
Descriptions OF character. ap-l
preaching the caricature depicting RI
dtcuious figures abound In this kind
OF French literature Of which Henri
Mennfer, Alexander pothey. to snyI
nothing Of Aiphonse Daudet, are pastI
masters. Murger with his Vie de-
Boheme" seems a little old and stfiH
he is fresh and young compared tol
tho greatest journalistic genisisexl
when you read them half century,
too late. Who has ever been ms IA,
nous for his wit and aunihilating ser-l
casrn as Henri Rochefort9 The irssl
issue OF his little pamphlet Ia I4an-I
tarne" was in 1883, sold In 80. 0oo3
copies Mile, who is always stinEyl
with hts praise writes lie In PERI
haps the greatest polemic writer th2d
ever lived" According 10 my idea nod
a single line he has written aganst]
the second empire In worthy read-l
ing
few humorous pages hy F-faa-l
bert, Tame. or Ciemenceau do nod
Impress one very strongly in an ard
thology. because these writers havs1
not condensed their talents sufffcient~I
" on the pag~s chosen. But positfye-1
ly overwhelming is a Norman peasant
story by Maupss*ant in its hEriescus'
brutality. II shows in its few pages
what literary giant Manpas.ant|
was.
1t is a pity that some OF the ynos<l
witty FFsraehH4eH Hike Scurtrt+re Er1
only represented by poems and little
scenes. which give no Idea OF tneIr'
gffts, The same IL true Of Pierre Miflel
himself. who modessiy mas onlyI
quoted two scenes by himself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
HIS FAME, SECURE.

That is a very finely written column Of ssr-
casm carried by the Lynchburg Netc8 on the
efforts Of the iconoclasts to "muss up" Tom
JeTersons halo but ii doesn't restore the halo
to its pristine brightness. The fact is more
,f fiction than Of truth has been written about
Mr. Jefferson AS II there were not enough
fame for any man in being leader Of the pa
triots of the colony of Virginia, joint author
% the bill of rights, author OF the declaration
of Independence. secretary of state, ambassa-
dor twice president of the United States,
founder of the University OF Virginia. father
OF religious freedom, author agriculturist, and
political publcist. whose works have lived for
more than a hundred years. his admirers have
sought to clothe him with the mantle of leader
OF fashion father OF simplicity, architect and
what-not. The Netos need not worry about the
fame Of Jefferson because a few materialists
seek to deny him the unearned increment OF
hts fame If they leave him that to which he
is entitled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
were men Of ability without experiences. ]

were men Of ability without experience. Ex.
perience has now been added, and these men
should not and will not be brushed aside for
new men. without or with ability. But the
time has passed when a man must be placed
in responsible position merely because he
happened to be elected to the senate a few
years before another who is his superior IN
craftsmanship, breadth of vision, mental abil-
ity. and devotion to the ideas which the
fate Of the election hung.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

The optimistic statements of realty men and
Richmond real estate business mean that the
growth OF the city witt show the same steady
increase during 1913 that II showed during
the twelve months Just passed. Real estate
development. where It is not the result OF a
boom can mean nothing but growth Every
year the future OF Richmond looks brighter
and brighter. and every year Richmond reaches
nearer and nearer TO its goal--the largest city
in the South Atlantic States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

discredited phrases OF Armageddon's leader In
the meantime President-Elect Wilson has
huckied on hts armor and az soon as President
Taft finishes talking and steps aside he will
people whoever they are, and all other kinds
OF people.
Words. words, words The common peo-
pie" are now ready for deeds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

Followers OF the grdron sport will be
pleased II the Virginia Polytechnic institute and
the Virginia Military institute get together for
a contest next fall, More games between State
schools is what the football public wishes to
see. Now. If the University of Virginia could
be induced TO yield slightly 70 the wishes or
those who pay the freight, the people of vir-
gina would have the opportunity to see good
football more frequently.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

woman now comes forward with the state
ment that her sex is unfit for politics Roose-
welt knows ten million men who ara UNIT for
politics and nearly four million Who are nnft
for anything but thu penitentiary,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
CURRENT COMMENT
Business and Government.

There has unquestionably been In our time
a great quickeninK OF the general conscience
in regard to the practices OF business The idea
that man has a divine right to manage his
business as he pleases was more current twenty
years ago than we can readily reaigs today.
Mhefhsr IN regard To tina cenaciaaeai s.sH4p-
ulaton OF stocks or the ruthless exploitation
OF labor. we regard things abhorrent and
intolerable which not long ago were looked
upon doubtless ohjectiona BILE. bat stiu were
accepted inevitable. The direct influence
of public sentiment and of the quickened con-
science of individuals will do much TO promote
the growth OF better order: and along with
these will go governme tai remedies Whether
any proposed scheme In good not must Of
course. be determined from the standpoint of
the best interests OF society: but this by no
means implies the assumption by government
Of the functions of an economic inquisition pry-
ing into and passing judgment upon all the
business activities Of the nation. On the con-
trsry, all the evils that may be entailed by the
existing abuses of business make sum total
or injury TO society which would he outweighe ed
a thousardfold by that which would come from
the incbus of oyershadowing system of gov
ernmental interference.-New York Evening
Post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

The tariff will be revised from agate 70
sine Oscar Underwood
What kind OF hold have the manufacturers
of exosna on Underwood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

81 have nothing left but honor" SAYS Cipr
eno Castro, Another bankrupt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06

Storm warning posted: lake regions on way
here-~h eadlins.
Twas time to past -waEn4sx-------.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-06
The Same idea,

The Same idea,
well Johnny. what ths tsxt' today,
asked "a proud father OF his small son who
had just returned from church
Let hnk favver" said Johnny. scratch
ing his head In deep thought, "Oh, yes
remember II Don't be- scared you'u get
your quilts all right
Johns father after puzzling awhile over this
queer text. called up the minister
Gould you tell what this morning 9
text. Mr. Jones?" he asked. and was convulsed
10 hear the reply
Fear not. the Comforter cometh."-NationaI
Monthly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-02-21
Thanking AuGustin Daiy.

Like many other play ers who were
with A~ugustin DAILY, Helen Lowell is
fond of the memories of hat great
nan and the days she spent in his
company. When William Collier a
call boy at Days Miss Lowell was a
member of the company. Christmas
eve as they left the theater each mem.
Der waG handed a package which was
the present from DAILY. The next day
Willie Collier, who was very fond OF
Miss Lowell, came to her and pro
posed going to Mr.. Daily and thanking
him for their presents. Other mem.
bers of the company advised them not
to think of such a thing. but were
finally persuaded to join them. So the
whole crowd fell in line behind Col
lier and Miss Lowell and marched UP.
stairs o Mr.. Days office. The crowd
fell back and lowered in the distance
when they raped. AS there was no
answer at first, they raped harder.
Come i'm a voice in upper-case tones
shouted from within. That finished
the crowd. They all fed. leaving Miss
Lowell alone, and she has a very hay
idea that ever she did not thank Mr.
DAILY for his gift.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1913-02-21
TRUCK GARDENING
AND POULTRY RAISING
MIXED FARMING BRANCHES,
PAY IN WESTERN CANADA.

Truck gardening and poultry grow
ing are two branches of agriculture
In which the farmers near the main
lines of the three transcontinental
lines traversing Western Canada are
much concerned. The abundance of
SUNSHINE during the long days from
May to September, and adequate mois-
ture in the spring and early summer
permit of a wide variety of crops The
soil is rich and warm and is easily
worked. Close attention to cultiva-
ton has resulted in record yields of
all sorts Of vegetable and small fruits
which bring good prices in the cities
and at the numerous railway construc-
ton camps.
Mr.. Harris Oium, an Alberta farmer,
came from South Dakota eleven years
ago and homesteaded the first 100
acres in his township in 1902. which
was divided between grain and pas
ture. He earned sufficient money to
buy a quarter section of railway land
at ST an acre. The half section netted
proportionate profits and he gradually
increased his holdings to 1920 acres,
which was devoted to mixed farming
last year. He values his land at $50
an acre.
Mr.. Oium markets from 100 to 125
hogs and a similar number Of beef
cattle each year. He has 200 hogs,
mostly pure bred Poland China, -
head draft horses and 35 head Of pure
bred Hereford cattle. BY feeding bar
ley tc hogs he estimates that the grain
nets him so cents a bushel. as com
pared with 40 cents. the average mar
ket price when delivered to the ware
house. His average crop Of barley Is
40 bushels to the acre, while oats av.
crage 50 bushels.
BY writing any Canadian Govern.
ment Agent, full particulars as to best
districts on which to secure home
steads will be cheerfully given.-Ad
yeItiSpment.