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Evening journal., 1915-06-11
HONOR ROLL PUPILS.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MIDnLETOWN. Del. June IL
The following pupils of the Middle
town public schools are on the honor
roll for May
High School. Eleventh Grade-Mil-
dred Redgrave, Hugh Brown, Avery
Donovan.
Tenth Grade-Frank Pool, Frank
McWhorter.
Ninth Grade Shelley Meyers, Odel
Gallagher, Allen Johnson, Jefferson
Pool, Charles Kelley.
Grammar School, Eighth Grade
Mildred Freeman, Mile Rosenberg,
Alma Whillock. Lydia Redgrove. Mar
garet Pleasanton, Grace Brady, Flor
ence Kohl, Marion Pinder, Frances
Cochran, Letitia Pool. Grace Carpen-
ter. Bertha Ratledge. William Meyers.
Seventh Grade-Edna Hufnal. Flor
snce Pennewell. Mildred Hall, Elva
Freeman. Claude Fouracre.
Sixth Grade Ramona Newman,
June Johnson, Clara Brady, Fannie
Rosenberg, Laura Fogel. Gwendolen
Gary, Marion Armstrong. Howard
Dickson, Rogers Fouracre, Hattie
Cochran, Gertrude Palmer.
Fifth Grade--Trances Armstrong"
Virginia Pearce. Anna Bingnear, Clay
ton Draper. Edwin Custer, Gilbert
Pleasanton, Mabel Collins. Marshall
Whitlcck, James Conley, Sarah
Pearce. Maxey Bland
Fourth Grade-Caroline FOuracre,
Burton Williams, Walter Beasten,
Harriet Black, Percy Donaghay'
Mary GoldsborOugh. Grace Rosenberg
John Pool. Robert Wrigley, Gladys
Goldsborough. CranstOn Bland.
Primary School. Third Grade. A Di-
vision-Rachel Grove. Margaret
Bradley. Harris Mcdowell. Edwin
Donaghay. Grace Nelson. William
Hall, John Spicer, Catherine Reed
Evening journal., 1915-06-11

This committee consists Of Pussy
Passmore, Arthur smedley. Herbert
Chandler Mrs. Hattie Galbraith and
Mrs. Julia Mouseley. The social pro-
gram of the evening was in charge OF
Miss Hattie Galbraith ana included
a paper on the value Of Corn" by
Mrs. Sarah Price. and what Grain
Evening journal., 1915-06-11
GRANGE DISCUSSES PoMoNA.

West Brandywine Grange held a
special meeting last night when or
ders for binder Irvine we're closed.
The grangers also discussed the
question on Pomona meetings. and
a committee was appointed to ar
range for holding the summer picnic.
Evening journal., 1915-06-11

Of Corn Is" by Ralph Crowell.
Misses Alice and Mary Ryan enter
tanned with piano duet and Miss
Madeline Cox gave recitation. Miss
Mary Talley and Willard G. Galbralth
closed the evenings program with
dialogue.
Evening journal., 1915-06-11
DUNDEE AND CROSS WILL FIGHT.
BY The United Pres.

by 7 ne United Prcss.
NEW YORK. June ll.-Johnny Dun
dee and Leach Cross. whose arranged
matches would almost fill a box, are re-
ally going to fight at Ebbetts Field on
June Is, It was stated positively today.
Evening journal., 1915-06-11

They have agreed to weigh in at l35
pounds.
Evening journal., 1915-06-11

Preston WhitlOck.
B Elizabeth Clayton.
Elizabeth Brady, Catherine Conley,
Margaret Brady. Anna Alfree, Vir-
ginia Hopkins. Clara Wilson, Earl
Kirk Eugene Shockley. Norma Pyle.
Second Grade-Francis Maloney,
Helen Crouch, Lucille Newman. Harry
Pearce, Burton Marker, William PEN
newill, William Cannon, Leland SineX,
Mary Steele, Lyle Dashiel, Harry
Sinex.
Grade One. A Mary AL
free. Catherine Hopkins, Henry
Howell.
B Charlotte Donaghay
Catherine Davis. Helen Fouracre
Elizabeth Hufnal. Irma Montgomery
Evelyn Brown, Harry Grove. Charles
Hopkins, Arthur Jones. Horace Moore
Walter Taylor. John Voshell.
Evening journal., 1915-06-11

II you have lost, or found. anything
don't let a minute 90 by until you have
set the searching eyes of the Lost an,
Found Column Want Ads at work get
ting your property, or the owner of that
which You have found for you.-Adv.
Evening journal., 1915-06-11

TO RESTORE APPETITE
Take Horsfords Acid Phosphate.
Strengthen the stomach. improves appe-
lite, restores strength and vitality. Non
Alcoholic.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

like delicate schoolgirl than an &C
knowledged queen on whose dominions
the sun never sets. She came in. too,
with her thimble on her finger. as though
she had Just left a piece of Sc wing IN
which she was very much interested.
Altogether she was not at ali d form
idable-looking sovereign. and she greeted
Mr.. Sully and his daughter very pleas
antly. Then she made up quite a face
at the jewel-studded crown. and declared
that it gave her a headache just to put
1t on. Little Miss Sully admired it great
" as she watched the flashing of the
numerous gems. but her CONSERVATION
was indescribable when she heard her
self offered by her father as the Queens
substitute.
1T is not at all necessary" said the
artist, that your majesty should sit to
me unless I am painting your features.
and my daughter will gladly relieve you
this morning. Take this chair. my dear.
and tell me when you are too tired to
pose longer"
The crown and robes were then
carefully arranged, and the Queen
seemed very much relieved. But her
little American representative was
not at all comfortable under the
weight of all those jewels. and II
appeared to her that crowned heads
must have a very unhappy time Of II.
Presently the painter stopped and
removed the burden to give his daugh-
ter a short rest. Then the Queen
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
AnAmerican Girl
Who Wore the
British Crown
BY ELLA RODMAN CHURCH.

On a bright spring morning, seventy
five wears ago, the young daughter of
famous artist born in England but liv-
ing in America. the portrait-painter.
Thomas Sully. was driving with her
father to Buckingham Palace, where the
youthful Queen then resided.
Laharnum and hawthorn. and all the
other lovely spring flowers that make
English lanes and hedges beautiful. were
in full bloom. and everything seemed
to overflow with life and gladness. But
IT, girl in the carriage, who had as yet
known hut twelve springs, was absorbed
in the one thought that she was going
to see tire Queen. and she wondered
Row she would look and what she would
say. She had seen pictures of her in the
shops. and in them her majesty ap-
pcared Young and sweet-quite as though
she might put her arm around the waist
Of her shy visitor and walk up and down
the garden with her. schoolgirl fashion.
Yet really to see her living and breath
ing and hear her speak was quite differ
ent 1t almost frightened her TO think
of =; li'tIe republican though she was:
but she I'D her father to protect her.
and he had been asked to paint the
Queens portrait IN the coronation robes.
which she had not yet worn. She
IHOIRht S1S WOull nate 10 wear tHtIIl
herself. they must be so heavy: and she
1T very glad. on that bright spring
morning. that she was not obliged TO be
a Queen because her uncle had died.
Il wouldn't have to. though" she said
aloud. because there'd he you, papa
and YOU could be a King
Would you not like to try being
Queen for a while? - asked her father.
But little Miss Sully shook her head
with great energy. is she replied in the
negative She was very decided little
republican. and had no hankering for
rOyalty>
Buckingham Palace is not pretty now
in its dinginess. and it was even less
pretty then in its comparative freshness.
It certainly did not look at all like the
palaces described in fairy-tales: and the
little traveller who saw II for the first
time thought it wonderfully like a block
or square" she would have said-of
ugly houses rolled into one.
The armed sentries. however. were
quite imposing. and the staff of soldiers
on either side of them. through which
they passed to the room in which the
Queen was to receive them, seemed even
more so. This room was large and
rather hare-lookirC. hut there were many
fine paintings hanging on the walls. and
a pretty view from the wide windows
Mr.. SullE arranged his painting ma
t0ria1s while attendants brought in the
""-Nration robes with the crown on
,.,,nson cushion. 1t was the famous
picture OF which SO many engravings
hive been made. and which was already
begun. Tor Which the as yet uncrowned
sovereign vas to give sitting that
morning.
Presently A very fair. sweet-looking
cir' entered the room with two or three
bowed respectfully. This was her youth
full Majesty Alexandria Victoria and
she looked so small and chldlike in q
Tlain black silk gown that the little
American found II hard to realize her
high position She appeared far more
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
Edited by MARY MARSHALL
An Adventure
With Arab
Slave Dealers
"a True Story.D
By ARTHUR LEEKNIGHT.


! Words can scarcely depict the horrors
of the slave-trade as still carried on.
alas. on the east coast of Africa and its
adjacent islands. Until the maraudihg
/ Arab is entirely expelled from the Great
! Dark Continent, or forced to embrace
civilization. 1t is hopeless to expect It to
die out altogether.
/ Many heroic deeds have been per-
! formed by European naval officers and
seamen while engaged upon their ar
duous duties in connection with this sup
preston of the slave-trade. which is al
most entirely carried on during that pc
Rod of the year when the southwest
monsoon is blowing: that wind being ia
| vorable for the dhows that convey their
human cargoes up the east coast of AZ
RIGA in the direction of Arabia and the
/ Persian Gulf where the principal slave
marts are situated.
| In the year 1887. a certain Lieut.. Fred
! erick Fegen. of the British ship Tur-
! Zanzibar. was sent away in that ves-
! sells pinnace to overhaul any dhows
! that might be observed steering to the
northward and hugging the coastline.
/ The crew of the boat consisted of seven
armed men. FIVE bluejackets. a marine.
and an Interpreter. The weather was ex-
/ tremely hot and sultry when the start
was made. In spite of a somewhat fresh
breeze that was blowing from the south
! west.
/ On the morning Of the 5oth Of May
the pinnace being at anchor under the
! lee of a headland-a suspicious-looking
dhow was sighted. her great inflated
sails showing clearly out against the
/ cloudless blue sky that swept down to
meet the still deeper blue of the ocean
at the horizon-line
/ Lieut.. Fegen had one boat made fast
to the stern of the pinnace, a mere
Cockle-shell of a craft. known as a
dinghy. In this little boat the lieutenant
sent away three of his ships company.
with orders to intercept and hail the
strange sail, and so ascertain her bust
ness. The reader must understand that
there are a great many lawful trading
( dhows to be met with on the coasts of
Africa and Arabia, and these vessels are
I boarded by our men-of-war boats in Or
der that their papers may be examined.
Should these prove in order. and there is
no sign OF there being any slaves on
board. the dhow Is allowed to proceed
upon her voyage
The little dinghy approached the
great unwieldly looking dhow, but the
native crew showed no signs of heav-
ing to when they saw the British boat
bearing down upon them. On the con-
/ trary. they kept steadily on their course
The little crew of the dinghy consisted
of a bluejacket. the marine. and the
interpreter. The last-named having
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08

came forward and talked to her lit
tie substitute. thanking her for her
assistance. and giving pleasant &C
counts of her home life a Kensing-
ton Palace.
But time was up, and the still more
youthful American Queen returned to
her burden again.
But she could not bear 1t quite so
long now: and II was a puzzle how
the little. delicate looking Lady of the
Isles could bear 1t during ali those
tedious coronation hours. No one wal
sorry when the work came to an end
for that day. and then the Queen be-
came quite merry and chatty.
She told them about her lessons
and her sewing. and then IT came out
that she was making garments for
the poor But she was full of fun
and on leaving the room, she backed
out with a bow and smile. as though
she were a subject departing from
the august presence of royalty.
There were two or three more sit
tings for the great picture: and the
little American again wore the heavy.
jewel-studded crown, with inward re-
joicing that she would not have TO
wear il many more times. But she
always declared that the only Queen
she ever knew was charming enough
to make anything done for her a
pleasure.
Copyright by Harper & Brcthes)
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
A YOUTHFUL HERO
OF THE REVOLUTION

English blockading feet. and although
everything was done by the crew to ge,
her afioat, even while the enemys ves-
sells were pouring a murderous fire into
them, they were at length compelled To
surrender to the St Adams frigate. and
with FIVE hundred other prisoners were
sent to New York. where they were
confined in one Of the prison ships.
While on the passage Barney formed
a plan to capture the vessel by a gen.
eral uprising, and would have succeeded
in his daring scheme had it not been De-
a renegade Frenchman.
Our hero was quickly exchanged. end
went to sea again second in command
of the United States sloop Of war Sara
toga Of sixteen guns. A few days after
sailing an English cruiser. mounting
twelve heavy guns. was captured in an
action lasting only twelve minutes. The
next morning a thirty-two gun frigate
and two brlgs OF war were discovered
cruising in company. The Saratoga was
laid alongside the frigate. which was
carried by boarding; after which the
two briggs were quickly forced to. sur
render.
Lieut.. Barney was sent on board Of
the frigate as prize-master, and accom-
panied by the Saratoga and the other
three prizes shaped the course for Bal
timore A thick fog shut in during the
day. When it rolled away with the rising
Of the sun on the following morning.
the little squadron was found to be
surrounded by the English adnirars ship
Of twenty-four guns and a number Of
powerful frigates. Although an obsti-
nate resistance was made, the three prize
ships were recaptured. and the Saratoga
only escaped like fate by outsailing
the vessels in her vicinity.
While Barney continued to fight his
ship with the slender prize crew that
he commanded, the prisoners came rush
ing up from below with the idea of re-
taking their vessel. but tie boy captain
shot the foremost, and drove the remain
der to the guns. compelling them at the
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
The G9ht proved amost Desperate one

hailed the dhow In Arabic without elic-
itinG any reply. it was resolved by the
trio to make an attempt to board the
suspicious sail.
The instant that the dinghy came
within range of the bulky Arabian YES
sci score of brown. turbaned visages
appea red over the bulwarks of the lat
ter. and the rays of the sun flashed at
the same moment upon several protrud-
ing musket-barrels The next moment
Jets of fame gushed from the muzzles
and a shower of bullets and sluss
whizzed about the heads of the dinghy s
men, fortunately without hitting one OF
them.
The solitary marine was In the
dinghy while his two comrades gave
way desperately with their oars. At the
same moment Lieut.. Fegen, realizing the
situation. got his nine-pounder gun
carried in the bows Of the pinnace-
into fighting trim. and opened brisk
fire upon the slayer. hoping to wing her
and bring down with a run the cotton
cloth sail she carried on a lofty lateen'
like yard.
No sooner did the pinnace open fire
than the Arabs suddenly altered thelr
course. and steered straight for the lieu
tenants boat. evidently intending to
ram and sink her, or to run alongside
and carry her by boarding.
Lieut.. Fegen ordered the anchor to oe
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noint Of the pistol to work the battery
| against their own ships.
| This desperate valor prolonged the fight
| for a short time. but being so crippled
that he could not maneuver his vessel.
Barney was taken prisone. by strong
| boarding party and sent to England.
| where he was confined in Mill prison.
One day while on the voyage across the
Atlantic, Barney was taking his allotted
exercise up and down the spar deck. One
of the English officers in passing ad-
dressed an insulting remark to the pris-
oner, who responded in language equally
| impolite At this the frigate's ofhcer
| became so enraged that he struck Barney
| across the mouth. and the following mo-
ment received two or three disfguring
cuffs from the hardy fists Of the Ameri-
can, who added insult to injury by kick
ing the Englishman down a hatchway.
| Smarting under this notifying treat
ment the British officer asked that the
offender might be adequately punished
for "outraging his ma1esty's UNIFORM
To the everlasting honor Of the captain.
he stigmatized the conduct exhibited to-
ward a helpless prisoner as cowardly
and disgraceful. and ordered his oflcer
to make an immediate apology to Lieut..
| Barney.
Bolts and bars could not hold this dar
| ing youth, and he soon escaped from
| prison and made his way back to Amer
lea. Congress at once commissioned him
full captain in the navy. and gave him
command of the Hyder Ali, in which he
\ sailed from Philadelphia.
The following week he fell in with the
English man-of-war Gen. Monk. Of
20 guns and 1876 men, representing nearly
double the metal and force under Bar
ney's command. In twenty-six minutes
from the time the first gun was fred the
British nag came down.
| In recognition OF this service Congress
promoted him to the rank Of commodore
and the State of Pennsylvania presented
to the hero a gold-hilted sword. After
performing a secret mission to the West
Indies. he, was ~ent to France as the
bearer Of dispatches to DR.. Franklin. and
when the preliminary treaty Of peace
with England was signed Commodore
Barney. then q years Of age. was ap-
pointed to deliver 1t to Congress.
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tripped and sail to be made; but befor.
the little vessel was we'll underway
the great clustering dhow. evidently
meaning mischief. was within pistol
shot as yet apparently unframed by the
fire that had been directed at her
There was now no time for maneuver-
ing or to reload the nine-pounder. Two
or three of the seamen poured In vol
ley from their rifles. which provoked no
answer from the Arabs. whose whole
attention was absorbed by the careful
steering required and the preparations
they were making to board the pinnace.
of the paucity of whose crew they wer.
now only too well aware.
In clear, determined tones the lieuten-
ants order rang out: Stand by to re-
sist boarders. my lads! Give them cold
steel at close quarters"
In another moment the dhow was
alongside. her well-armed crew Of twenty
desperate-looking villains evidently full
| of fight and confident of victory. Fegen
| and his little band Of four men were
outnumbered FIVE to one, but they were
ready to fight to the last drop Of their
blood.
The dhow was now crashing and
grinding alongside. her bulwarks manned
by a large proportion Of her crew. ready
at the first opportunity to spring down
among the seamen Of the pinnace.
The lieutenant fortunately had his re-
volver with him. springing forward in
front of his men. he leveled this weapon.
and with the quickness Of light shot dead
two Of the Arabs who were already in
the act Of jumping aboard the pinnaee.
Then with his sword he made a desper-
ate lunge and ran q third man right
through the body, killing him upon the
spot
This might have proved a fatal mo-
ment for the lieutenant. for a fourth
Arab rushed at that officer with an up
lifted scimitar. but fortunately his inten-
ton was frustrated by Pearson. one of
the seamen Of the pinnace. who darted
forward at the critical moment. cutlass
in hand. and dealt the Arab such a
smashing blow that the fellow fell to rise
NO more. In spite Of Parsons opportune
help. however. the lieutenant had re-
ceived a nasty cut on the right arm from
the scimitar. Hurriedly binding up his
wound with a handkerchief. Fegen re-
The Washington herald., 1915-08-08
BY HENRY e. DONNELL.

The records of the United States navy
show no more dashng officer than
Joshua Barney. The life of this cele-
brated naval hero reads like a romance.
and If it were not that the particulars
Of his youthful career are to be found
IN the most authentic journals. one
would be justified in refusing to accept
the sensational accounts of his exploits
The known details of his startling and
eventful history belong not only to this
country. but to nations across the Sea-
He was born in Baltimore. Md. in
I759 At the age of twelve years he left
school and went to sea as an appren.
tice with his brother-in-law. who COM
manded a vessel in the Liverpool trade.
Two years later Barney was promoted
to second mate. and when fifteen and 4
half years of age was given command
of the vessel in which he had shipped
less than four years before as cabin
boy.
He made a voyage to Italy as master
mariner. and upon his return to Bali-
more learned that a revolution had be-
gun against the parent country. At
once surrendering the command of his
ship. he made an offer OF his services to
the colonies. and was appointed a mas
ter's mate in the young navy. Ordered
TO the sloop Hornet he Joined the squad
ron of Commodore Hopkins. which
sailed TO the Bahamas and captured
New Providence
Upon his return a few weeks later.
being then only sixteen years Of age. he
received a lieutenant's commission. anu
served as executive oficer Of the An.
drew Doris when she captured the Brit
ish man-of-war Racehorse. after which
Re was ordered to the frigate Virginia
as first lieutenant.
This unfortunate ship ran aground At
the entrance OF the Chesapeake while
attempting to get to sea through the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-07-15
FINLEY NEWS NOTES
(Too late for last week)

(Too late for last week)
James Smith and Francis Cole left
July 5 for visit at the San Fran
cisco fair.
Miss Stella Hanson of Kennewick,
and Miss Elsie Cook, Of Ellensburg,
were visitors at the Angel home Sat-
urday between trains. Miss Cook
has been engaged to teach music and
domestic science in our school this
coming year.
Messrs. Allen and Swain, Of Ros-
lyn, were guests at the home Of r. E..
Cox the first of the week.
DR.. M. P. Davidson and family left
Saturday for Fish Trap lake where
they will camp during Mr.. Davidson's
vacation. E. M. Angel has charge
of the Finley store during their abb
sence.
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NOTES FROM HOVER

Mrs. Jas. Doyle and daughter, Mar
jory, returned last Tuesday from
Walla Walla, where the little girl has
been in the hospital with typhoid fe-
yer for the past three weeks.
Mrs. mccarthy and three children,
of Horse Heaven, were in town a few
hours Tuesday of last week.
Roy Davie left last Tuesday to re-
sumo his work on u. S. Drill Scow
No. 2, which commenced work at Pine
Tree Rapids on Snake River this week.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Wal
ker, Monday, July 9Th, a daughter.
F. B. Dobblaar transacted business
in Kennewick last Wednesday.
Mrs. j. R. Howard of Horse Heaven
visited in Hover last Thursday.
]. E. Hampton was a business Wis
itor in Kennewick Thursday of last
week.
Miss Hazel Phillips visited between
trains at Mottinger last Thursday.
E. E. Robinson made business trip
to Kennewick Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Homer Johnson, of Finley,
visited with friends in Hover between
trains Thursday.
Miss Lydia Evans spent a few days
last week at the j. r. Howard home
in Horse Heaven.
Mr.. Johnson, manager of the St.
Paul & Tacoma Lumber company, at
Finley, transacted business in Hover
Saturday.
Mrs. Clark, of Finley, visited with
friends in Hover Saturday.
Eugene Walker returned home last
Saturday from Spokane, where he has
been visiting for the past month.
Rugnor Carlson, of Spokane, is
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Mackenzie this week.
H. w. Powell is constructing new
silo. 10x28.