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X Co. and sent by way of 50. Eusta-
thus, Martinique, or Cape Francois in
the West Indies, in order to give "A
commercial aspect to the transaction,
To aid this appearance Beaumarchais
requested that "A small quantity Of to-
nacco or some other American pred
uct be returned. declaring that this
was for a cover only. not for payment,
ls the remittance was gratuitous on
the part of the French court. This
assurance. however, he was careful
not to put in writing, for reasons
which will afterward appear.
Beaumarchais returned to Paris in
May and received one million of livres
from the royal treasury on June 10,
1876. to he applied for the English
colonies in the above manner. Mr..
Deane seems to nave been enlightened
on these earlier matters for some time
and to have regarded himself az the
sole American negotiator and Beau
marChais as a principal in the enter
prise.
Besides his arrangements with NJ.
Beaumarchais, the American agent
also secured credit for clothing and
saltpetre to the amount of one million
livres from NJ. Chaumont. a wealthy
manufacturer, and credit in other
quarters for the remaining articles
which were desired. Some OF the
supplies which came through Beau
m%archais were secured from the King
OF Spain, who also furnished one mil
lion livres from the royal treasury to
be sent to the Americans.
The execution Of all these matters
required great secrecy, as every move
ment in France implying aid to Amer
lea was jealousy watched, SO far as
possible, by the British Government.
Nergennes communicated with Beau
marchais in Lop"on by the hand Of
the cunts W o,n, a discreet lad Of
II. Beaumarchais signed all his cor-
~rtspondence "Roderique, Hortales 4
CO..
On August IS, 1876. he sent a letter
under this signature to Ne secret COM
mittee of Congress, unfolding the plan
agreed upon. This, together with
Deane's report Of his actions, was de-
s%patched by the hands of Mr.. Nc
Creary, an American merchant, who
had strict Orde:s to destroy them IN
case of the capture OF his ship by the
British This event happened off the
capes Of Delaware, and the dispatches
we're sunk.
Copies of them were sent by a later
boat, and safely came into the COM
mlttee's hands. Between the lines OF
Beaumarchais's seeming commercial
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with remarkable political insight con-
jectur-d was probably already declared
10y Congress. in order that the new re-
public might he free tn trad. with
whomever il willed. Mir Deane re-
ported that the secret committee had
Instructed him t. procur- clothing and
AIMS for 10000 men with "A suitable
quantity of ammunition and 100 field
pieces,
The Count VAS very willing to fur
Their the exchange proposed. saying
that the Importance Of American COM
m rec was we'll known and that no
country could so we'll supply the
coloni Is and in return receive their
produce as France. for which reason
the Count had ordered the ports of the
kingdom To he equally open to
America and Britain. Eut he could
not openly encourage the shipping Of
warlike stores to America because
of the good una rstanding' between
Versailles and London. However. he
W aid not offer any obstruction to
It. and if Mr.. Deane met with action
Of this nature from the police or
other officials he had but to apply
to him and everything would he
settled.
The second proposal, the recognition
of American independence, he could
nos now consider. The event, he
said, was still "in the womb Of time"
ana it would he highly improper for
him to say anything on the subject
until it had actually taken place,
which, under the Circumstance =, was
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could not develop. They then adj
dressed the French Minister on the
matter, who. in pursuance of the pol
icy which he had held throughout the
transaction. declared that the King
had furnished nothing. hut simply
permitted Beaumarchais to provide
himself from his Majesty's arsenals
on condition of replacing the articles,
and that he would, with pleasure. in
terfere to prevent Congress from be-
ing pressed for payment. Nergenncs
gravcly denied all knowledge of Rod
cirque, Hortales n Co.
Congress, d~ispleascd with the con-
duct of Mr.. Deane in France, had re-
called him in November, 1117, replac-
ing him by John Adams. . Dcane
returned to America in July. l11S, and
published az address in vindication
of himself In which he alluded 10 his
great services in procuring the needed
military stores. though he was with
ont n to pay for them.
In answer To the address Thomas
Paine, then secretary OF the Com
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ment with "Roderique. Hortales &

ment with 'Roderique. Hortales &
Co"
The suspicion that this person was
in the employ OF Beaumarchais is
strengthened by the fact that shortly
before Capt. f'olger sailed the French
entrepreneur had sent an agent, De
Francey by name. to demand from
Congress payment for the supplies.
De Francey arrived in America late
in December, l717, and presented his
principals claim. accompanied by "A
letter from Mr.. Deane to the secret
committee briefly explaining the nat
ter.
h committee was surprised that
the other commissioners abroad. Lee
and Franklin. had not sent any in
structions in so important "A matter.
Nevertheless. by advise Of the COM
mittee, Congress on March %. 1-7S.
paid DE Francey 10000 on account.
Upon writing to the commissioners
abroad they found later that Frank
lin and Lee had known nothing of De
F~rancey's mission.
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WOMEN ARMY COOKS URGED

\ fGSS OLDHAM. head m.,..,-.
NJ of Streathpm II.-u S..a.
near London. is ia, ,.-.
nator of the idea of hav... V..r.,
cooks and caterers Tor la. 1921.
army in the field. Miss t.IN.r ...
the suggestion At a recent ,...
ton of hcadmastors and h,l.".
tresses OF English > hoods l,, .
London for the purpose 90. d.. a
! what the schools and thr rol,I,.
could do TO help their country .r oil.
war.
The suggestion II attayhiug WON. F.
as cooks ana caterers To EriJI~h -,--
ments vas received 80 favurab', '
II is now being seriously con, I,,.
II has been pointed out that M,
h now form the majority of
army up 10 the day they lrI'
khaki had been cooked for ,
washed for and cared for 10y women
Because of their ignorance they NI.o
occasioned an enormous amount u,
waste AZ a time when every D1Iu., .f
food needs to he made the mos
Much Of this waste has been caused
10y bad cooking; such bad cook
that the food was totally u|ucdLl',
To the objection that tho innovation
of placing women I'm charge ct
camp kitchens would require 70 ..-
time To he assimiliHtcd u ythc pliI' ..
system Of Great Britain the advocate.
of the reform point To- the Red Cr.-
Before the days Of Florence N.H'-
ingale it was an unheard Of thIns 'r
women to take charge OF the ho~pl,t
] y.Arl IN thn l.NI
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ture OF his commission or his mode of
presenting 1t were out of the usual
course, allowance he made for a new
formed people in circumstances alto
gether unprecedented, and for their
agent wholly unacquainted with the
courts. The Minister ~courteously re-
piled that the American people and
their cause were very respectable
in the eyes Of all disinterested per-
sons" and that the interview had
beer Agreeable"
Shortly after this the Minister ave
the desired audience to Lord Stor-
mont in which that British emissary
demanded that the French Govern
ment should deliver Mr.. Deane up
as a rebel. This was refused.
The next day after the audience OF
the American agent with the Minister
a certain Count Laureguais in MIR.
Deane's absence inquired out his
lodgings. Immediately after which he
asked leave OF the French court to
or this NJ. Dubourg was quickly in
formed by his friend Mt court. lie
was greatly disturbed by the report,
and besought MIR. Deane to change
his lodgings and assume another
name and to keep both strictly
secret.
The American agent calmly replied
that while the Count L~aureguais's
conduct appeared mysterious, and he
did not intend to throw himself pur-
posely in that ~nobleman's way, never
theless he would not be driven by the
incident to secrete himself, as he
thought 1t an III compliment to the
Count de Nergennes after what had
passed 10 suppose that he, Mr.. Deane,
was not on as good and safe footing
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nothing but blank papers. The cap
tain was suspected Of completely in
the removal of the original letters, and
though he stoutly protested his in
nocence he vas put into prison for
a time and then released, since no
evidence developed against him.
Later duplicates of the letters ar
rived with an eXoneration of Folger.
An unknown person who was ac-
quainted with the contents of the
original letters had in some unknown
way distracted them from the packet,
evidently TO keep Congress In the
dark as to the nature of the agree
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The Secret Mission of Silas Deanc Of
Connecticut to France After
Munitions Is Recalled

mittce on Foreign Nn..r. u q,
grcss. published - Srr.rS r' uri ..os
in which he asserted 'luj t.. .n..
plies on %procuriug which .,..rc .,
plumcd himself, had .r' ..,.ol
before his arrival ~ 81 r, ,, a
present from that t... 300 Aus
were in fact a preface 70. Dor Yr..
ance with the United State. ,Vt.,.
was signed February Il. HIN.
The French Minister at Wa.r,, I'D.
ton, Gerard, considcrue o.. ,..,,
of the King To he impuguul t
Paine. thercuron required "a d.
avowal of his statement. which
Congress, not desiring 10 o'r,nd ts
new and powerful ally. WI, forced
to grant against It's own ,..w nr m,
correctness of the contention. Com
PEELED thus 10y Iaiuc's iud,S,r,,..p
which ho ACKNOWLEDGED hv re..-r.
ing his office. Congress sanctioned
the claim of B~eaumarch,is 10 r.
However, owing to deductions 'a'a-
demanded by Congress OH N.
strength of new evidence that cor.
tain of the supplies had ben era.
tuitously made by the French copr,
the final payments were d.spu,nd
and long delayed by Congress.
Deane was required by Congress
to make a full statement Of his
financial transactions. and tn do ST.,
he returned to France to secure tho
necessary papers. These were do.
MED him by the French Govern.
mont which had hocop,o -
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whom, indeed. were not desired. since,
II the fact of making them became
known to the British Government, it
would furnish a serious cause of com
paint against the W. Kingdoms per-
hitting the e~xportasion.
Congress failed 10 receive a letter en-
planning the nature Of his transaction
with Beaumarchais sent by Lee on Oc-
tober 6. 1871. as we'll as a corrobora-
tive joint letter Of the day following
sent by the American commissioners
abroad. Deane, Lee and Franklin the
latter having gone TO France in De-
cember, 1875. to secure that country's
recognition OF American indepen-
dence). 4 packet containing these
communications was entrusted to an
American sea captain of the name -
Folger. with orders to deliver II per-
sonal.y To the President Of Congress.
John Hancock, which he did IN Janu-
airy II. l17S.
When Mr.. Hancock opened the
packet he found that ii contained
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Denmark's Pavilion an
Exact Representation
of Famous Palace of
ElsinOr
IT HE pavilion of Denmark at the
Panama-Pacifc International

IT HE pavilion OF Denmark at the
| Panama-Pacifc International
Exposition AT San Francisco
stands but a stones throw from the
Lagoon of the Palace Of Fine Arts
and Is unique in many particulars.
The construction is typically Danish
and is nearly a replica Of Elsinor
castle, the scene of Hamlet"
Treading over the brick of the outer
pavement or corridor the visitor en-
ters the Danish hall. In the centre Is
a huge column decorated with fres-
Goes showing the figures OF ancient
vikings. Some are armed with battle
axes and others with the historic
"Lur," or horn OF battle.
To the right is the reception hall
in which the Danes OF the world who
visit the exposition assemble. To the
left Is a living room in which the
Danish commissioners meet. This IL
furnished with antique mahogany fur
nituie. In the back centre is the
garden room. furnished In white and
gold. Paintings by modern Danish
artists adorn the various tapestried
walls, the most interesting to the Wis
itors being that OF BLACK Peter"
which shows a group OF young girls
enjoying the national Danish card
game.
Busts Of Denmark's great men
ornament the exterior of the building.
These include Hans Christian Ander-
sen, whose fairy stories are familiar
to every man, woman and child in
civilization; Thorwaldsen. the sculp-
tor, and Tycho Brahe, the astronomer.
Three towers surmount the structure
and to the right as one enters is a
moat filled with water.
The pavilion is the gift of Danish
Americans, who raised the necessary
means when the outbreak Of the war
in Europe made it impossible for Dem
mark to appropriate q considerable
sum.
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ward to hold with his fellow commits
sioner, because Lee had virtually ON
pleted the very arrangement which
Deane was seeking to make, though
of this he was kept in ignorance. The
French court had already determined
to aid the United Colonies with arms
and ammunition and specie to the
mount of 200, 900 louis d'ors, Beau
marchais, acting as its agent, having
made this arrangement with Lee in
London in the spring of 1776
1t was agreed between them that
the shipments should be made in the
fictitious nai..e Of Roderique, Hortales
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information and g%ratuitous political
advice could be read the promise of
good will and material assistance of
the French and Spanish courts to the
American cause. yet the clever writer
TOOK care not to commit himself on
the subject.
The supplies were forwarded in due
time by French vessels, the Amphi-
trite. the Mercury and the Seine. "
was clearly understood by the secret
committee that they were gifts from
the courts of France and Spain ana
that Beaumarchais was only a poli.i-
cal agent. remittances Of payment to
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In a letter which Deane also signed
the commissioners recommended that
the demand Of Benumarchais he set
tied by themselves. owing to its he
ing "a mixture of public
and private concern" which Congress
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ny MARION MILLS MILLER.

~ URING the first year OF the
Revolution. while the United
Cnlnnles the nnsifion
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1915-01-08

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
LIME, ALFALFA AND CLOVER
CLUBS

(By ]. C. McAmis. Division of Exten-
sion, University of TENNESSEE
BY cooperation with the n. c. & st.
L. Ry. Co, the Division of Extension
of the College of Agriculture, and
County Superintendents of schools,
clubs are to--be- organized and con-
Quoted TO demonstrate the use OF lime
on alfalfa and clover, or crops pre-
paratory to them. in as many counties
as possible along the lines of this COM
pany.
one hundred tons of limestone have
been provided by the company to the
Division of Extension for free distri-
button in each of the several counties
in which the Division can secure the
efficient cooperation of the County SUI
perintendent and farmers. The plan
is to effect a rather loose organiza'
ton through which the most desira'
BILE distribution and use of limestone
can be made.
1t is earnestly hoped that both Coun
ty Superintendents and enterprising
and influential farmers will take a
keen interest in this effort to demon
strate the fact that lime is funda
mental in Tennessee agriculture.
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Ebenezer.

Special 10 tie Mars
Cool weather seems to be the order
of the day.
We had a fine rain and the farmers
are glad to see it for lots OF the farm-
ers have got breaking to do.
Dick Dawson was at @. H., han
Mrs. B. j. Lowman visited her
brother, ID. c. Kelly, one day last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Kelly ana
children OF Jasper, visited at u r
Harris Sunday. i.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. !. N. Lam
bert, boy. Ike will have to have his
head banded and 1t will take wagon
tire to fit him. ~
Mrs D. c.. Kelly made a short can
at Mrs. Sam Webb's one DAY ias'
week
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George West,
a girl. guess we will have TO SEM
George to the asylum.
Fl. Fl. Torbert spent Sunday VIII
his brother, Mead rorbert.
Mrs. Charlie Gillian made a snort
call on Mrs. Pearl Lambert one Gay
last week.
Mrs Sude Turner and baby visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. }. Q. Lam
bert, Sunday. -
Mrs. J. Adkins and daughter, Miss
Lille, we're in Jasper shopping one
day last week.
Mrs. Rosy Quarles and Nan Jones
made a short call at Mrs Sam Weoo
one day last week.
John McGuirt was at this place
Sunday.
D. Q. Kelly was in Chattanooga
on business last week.
Miss Berthe Smith was all smiles
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Webb made
short call on W. r. Jones Sunday ev
ening
Walter Webb spent Saturday nlgn
with William and Clarence Webb.
There are several cases of whoopint
cough In our vicinity.
Mr.. Wolf and granddaughter, MRS
Robbins, from Kimball, visited MI
and Mrs. Dick Dawson, Saturda.
night and Sunday. I,
Miss Ida Turner, Of CarolineChapei
visited her brother, Mrs. John Turn
er, Saturday night.
Mis- John Henry Colston vislte
her father, Polly Turner, at Carolin
Chapel, Saturday and Sunday.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
18th Day of June,

1915, at twelve O'Clock, noon, the nm
divided one. half interest in the follow
ing described real estate, located III
the and Civil District Of Marion Coun-
ty. Tennessee, and bounded and de-
scribed as follows: O.,
Bounded on the south by Powell.
on the east by Cline, on the north by
A. G. Grayson and W. B Condra, on
the west by J. L. Hudson, containing
one hundred and seventy acres, more
or less, known as the Susie Pickett
lands Of which only the undivided one
half interest of the said r. A. Dixon
will be sold, the other undivided half
interest being owned by Irving PICK
EFT.
/ will sell said undivided half inter.
est of the above described tract or
land, free from the equity of redemp.-
ton and homestead and dover. ana all
other kind of exemptions and incum-
! ORANGES except vendors lien note or
a note given in part payment or the
said land in the amount Of fifty dol
! lars and interest, on which note suit
! has been brought by holder and IL
dorsers, and is now pending N tne
Chancery Court at Jasper, Marion
County, Tennessee. 49,
This the 10th day Of May. l9l5.
w. Fl. WHITE,
Trustee.
Printers Fee, 5000.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
ST.
Oil, 5 gals.
Soc
SEQUATCHIE
SUPPLY STORE
Sequatchie, Tenn.
CIifty.

Speeiak 10 the Mars.
DR.. W. B. Young returned from
CLAY, KY, last week.
Misses Nell O'Neal and Jessie Park
or went to Sparta Monday.
Rev. Jim Cooley passed thru town
Sunday. He was mistaken by several
for the presiding elder. which speaks
much for the appearance of our broth
er.
There was an ice cream supper at
the Club House Saturday night, the
proceeds going to the piano fund,
A large crowd of young people OF
Clifty vent May rambling Sunday at,
ternoon. Some in the crowd looked
mighty lonesome.
Miss Antoinette jackson returned
last week from New Mexico, where
she spent the winter for her health.
She spent a couple of weeks in Nash
Vile on her return, where she under
went an operation at hospital ,She
is improving and somebody looks nap
nv, Ask r. D. Holt who it is.
Roy O'Neal is making frequent tripi
to Taylor's Chapel. Guess Miss sal
lie is not so lonely now.
Several from here will attend com
meucement exercises of High Schoo
in Sparta this week.
Work is very dull here and the mer
are putting in their idle tine at farm
ing.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
W. r. Smith.

W. F. Smith, commonly known as
"Calico Bilp' Smith. died at his
home near Gruetli Friday morning
and was buried Saturday at the ceme,
civ at that place. He was about oo
Years old, and is survived by his wife,
three sons and two daughters. James
Smith of this place, is son. He was
a veteran of the civil war. belonging
TO Go. A. 7th Tenn. Cavalry. He en-
listed Nov. s, 1869, and was discharg-
ed June 70, 1865. He had been
member of Post SO, g. A. r. since
August 10, 1895. For a number or
wears he attended the exercises OF the
Post here on Memorial Day and in
September, walking thru the country
to be present at them.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1915-05-13
SELLING THE ROUGH STUFF TO
BEEF CATTLE.

(By R. NJ. Murphy, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
There are thousands of dollars
worth of corn slower, straw. and other
unstable roughage going to waste
every year in the state which ought
to he sold to beef cattle. Mr.. w. H.,
Neal, of Lebanon, Tenn, sold his
roughage at a good price this past
winter, despite the low price of cattle.
On October 18th he bought SO steers,
weighing 53,605 pounds at 6&c, to
which he fed 100 tons silage, 12O bales
of wheat straw, 40 shocks of shredded
corn, and Z tons of cottonseed meal.
He sold the cattle for 71sc. The
cottonseed meal cost him $3.50 per
ton. The steers paid him $69.6S per
ton for it. They paid him for silage
S5.97 per ton; for straw, $2.6S per
bale; for shredded corn 1874 pei
shock. He might have sold his silage
for $500 per ton; his straw for zoo
per bale; and his corn shocks of 500
apiece. He had in his manure pile al
additional value of at least $4,000
due to having fed cottonseed meal
and his corn slower and straw were
also there in most satisfactory con
dition,