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Evening star., 1915-07-11
TAKING LAND FROM THE SEA

Amsterdam is built on herring bones.''
Several hundred years after the death
Of Beukels the emperor Charles v, went
to the tomb Of the fisherman and there
ate herring in gratitude for the in
vention. And in a church in Bierviiet
today may be seen a stained glass win
dow in honor OF this man. Herring have
been one Of the chief means Of trade to
the Hollanders. so that even at the pres
ent day the first catch is taken to the
royal palace in a coach and six.
The fact that the two dominant Do
litical parties Of Holland for hundreds
of years were called the Goods" and
the "Ffshhooks'' shows that maritime
matters were the uppermost in the
peoples thoughts.
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~ NE of the historic places the
III ~ Rambler has visited and written
II W of is Sharon, fine old mansion
" with venerable and substantial
farm buildings grouped about it. which
stands back from the Leesburg pike
about four miles west of the Chain
bridge. 1t was the home of Commo-
dore Thomas ap Catesby Jones, a
distinguished officer of the old navy of
the United States. Across the pike
from Sharon was large tract of land
owned by his brother. Gen. Roger
Jones of the old army of the United
States. The Rambler has gathered and
presented many facts associated with
Sharon and Commodore Jones. but this
subject. like nearly all others, has
many ramifications.
In plain and simple cottage thickly
screened and deeply shaded by shrub
berry. near Walkers Chapel about a
daughter of Commodore Jones. She
lives alone but for a fine collie dog,
Fanny: an old blind skye terrier and a
gentle and faithful sorrel horse whose
name is Prince Woodrow Wilson. This
woman is Miss Ida Beall, which is pro-
nounced Bell. She is an unusual wom-
an of distinguished ancestry. No mat
ter with what slant of A-nind a man
may think upon the quS'tion of an
eestry. it is worth recall that this
unusual woman is descsr from and
related to a host of me and women
distinguished in American'annals
To go back few generations. Com
modore Thomas ap Catesby Jones was
Q son of Maj Catesby Jones. whose
home seat was Mountzion, Westmore-
land county, Va.
He owed his military title to Gov
Patrick Henry. who commissioned him
a captain of the Light Horse Guards in
11S4, and he was promoted to major in
1887. In 1878 this Catesby Jones was
married to Miss Lettice Corbin Tur-
Of Hickory Hill, Westmoreland county.
These families were related in many
ways to all the families of Virginia
who were prominent because of public
service or wealth in land and slaves.
Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones.
. son of Maj Cateshy Jones and Let
tice Corbin Turberville. was born at
married to Mary Walker Carter. daugh-
ter of Charles B. Carter and Ann Beal
Carter of Richmond Hill, Richmond
county. Va. This Ann Beal Carter be-
came a widow, and then the wife of
Parson William Maffitt of Salona Hall.
q little over three miles from the Chain
bridge, on the road from Langley to
that President Madison and Dolly Mad
fson found refuge while the British
were in possession of Washington.
The house is still standing, and the
Rambler has written it's story.
Commodore Thomas ap Catesby Jones
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First I learned the entire process my
self. and I personally supervised the
work. Then I got orders from London
for the Scotch homespup which is so
greatly sought. My friends became in
terested and we gave the girls as much
as they could do.
"It became evident to me that these
girls should be given a clpeeE bond OF
Evening star., 1915-07-11
Mrs Juliette Low, Founder of Girl Scouts, Tells

interest in the household arts and en-
abled to earn their living at home in
stead of the Glasgow mills or kitchens.
Then 1 saw the need of giving them
common interests and 1 made a little
program for them to follow.
''Gradually, from it's purely utilitarian
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They always ended by becoming kitch-
en- slaveys. Such life was death itself to
them after the free. wholesome life of
the mountains.
keeping them at home and helping
them to earn a living at the same time
organized little groups of girls and
taught them spinuiug and weaving.
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ception, grew the scout law. as the
girls today know it, and I realized that
awakening girls to the possibilities of
their immediate environment was a
pretty big idea. worthy of a trial. So
/ started the ball rolling"
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TrTSIDE of the toy republic OF
II II San Marino the most interesting
W of European lands is Holland.
nation which is now in position De-
tween the conquered soil of Belgium
and Germany. What also adds to the
interest is the fact that Holland. liter
ally a self made land. is now about to
add several hundred thousand more
acres to her territory by taking it away
from the sea.
In ancient times there was no such
place as that now known as Holland.
But down from the sea flowed the
Rhine from Switzerland and through
Germany, bringing with it mud which
was deposited at its mouth. The Mas
and the Scheldt brought soil from
Franco and Belgium. so. as the ages
passed, a low country was gradually
formed. Here roamed wild animals
for hundreds of years until men took
up their homes in the dry islands
among the swamps. Then they begun
to build canals and keep out the sea.
picturesque scene OF canals and dikes
The homes of the people are below the
level of the sea, and ships sailing by
on the ocean can just see the tops OF
the little Dutch chimneys over the
sides of the immense dams.
The Dutch of today are getting
ready to conquer the sea again. They
are going to build new dikes, shutting
out the sea. A sturdy, kind people.
they have no wish to gain at the ex-
pense of others. but go about. thrust
ing the old ocean back into his bed, in
order to build new homes where once
the waves rolled.
- Il
But to the sea the Dutch owe most Of
their wealth. The art Of curing herring
was discovered by a poor Dutch fisher
man, William Beukels. in 1850. who found
that the fish which they caught in great
abundance Sould be smoked and salted
away in kegs and then transported to the
ends Of the world in good condition. Such
trade resulted that 1t was said that
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son OF zen. Henry Lee. II Is INTEREST
ing to recall that Judge Richard Par
ker of the Association of Westmore-
land was. prior to the revolution, kings
counsel to George III for the county
of Westmoreland; but when the col
onies declared their independence. and
a good while before that, as shown by
the Lee Westmoreland resolutions. he
became an ardent patriot. He con-
tributed three sons to the army and
one to the Continental (ProvinciaD
navy. Richard Parker, the eldest son.
was colonel of the 1st Virginia Regi-
ment and was killed at the siege Of
Charleston, and Light Horse Harry Lee
tears of his faithful soldiers and hon.
The other two soldier sons were
Thomas and Alexander, who were cap
tains in the revolutionary army. and
afterward general and colonel, re-
spectively, in our present regular army
of early days.
The fourth son. William Harwar Par
ker, the grandfather of Gen: danger
Provinciai PTtS % evirsiniaj a navy. S He was the the
father of Commodore Foxhall A. Par
ker.
There were several other members
Of the westmoreland Parker family
who became distinguished in the public
service Judge Richard Parker. I'd.
was a United States senator from Vir-
ginia in 1886, and his son. Judge Rich
ard Parker. Sd, was the judge who pre-
sided at the trial of John Brown.
The Rambler has looked on the por-
trait of Judge Richard Parker Of the
Revolutionary, Association of West
moreland. It hangs with the portraits
Of other Virginia notables in the court
house at Montrose. the county town Of
Westmoreland. village about which
the Confederate monument, which Is
claimed by the sons and daughters
of Westmore1and to have been the first
Confederate monument erected in the
south.
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sociation of Westmoreland." with
Judge Richard Parker as presiding Of
ficer. were prepared by Richard Henry
Lee, who afterward wrote the resolu-
tions acted upon by Congress upon
which the Declaration of Independence
was, in a measure at least, founded. He
was one of the signers also of the
Westmoreland resolutions.
That meeting was not generally
known for some time by Americans at
large, probably because the text was
not published or circulated among the
people. The resolutions were found in
1S47 among the papers of Maj. Henry
Lee by DR.. John Samuel Carr of South
Carolina, by whom they were delivered
to the late John Y. Mason, then Secre-
tary of the Navy, who transmitted
them to William Cabell Rives, presi-
dent of the Virginia Historical Society.
in whose archives they are still pre-
served.
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NE of the historic places the
Rambler has visited and written
of is Sharon, a fine old mansion
with Nenera BILE and SubStant
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22
BUILT A MONUMENT
The Best Sort In the World.

"A monument built by and from
Postum" is the way an Illinois man
describes himself. He says:
For years was a coffee drinEel
until at last became terrible sur
ferer from dyspepsia. constipation
headaches and indigestion.
The different kinds OF medicine
tried did not cure me, and finally some
one told me to leave of coffee anu
take up Postum. | was fortunate
having the Postum made strictly ~
cording to directions on the pkg, !"
that from the start l liked 1t. :.
Gradually my condition chanseu.
The old troubles disappeared ana
began to feel we'll again. My appetls
became good and | could digest loOu
Now | am restored to strength anu
health, can sleep sound all night an'
awake with a fresh and rested body,
Il am really monument built
Postum, for L was a physical wrerr
distressed in body and mind, and ~
now strong. healthy man. ! knO.
exactly what made the change; II w's
leaving of coffee and using Postum,
Name given by Postum Co., ba's,
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to W."
ville," In pkgs.
Postum comes In two forms;
Postum cereaI--the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and 25c pa''
ages.
instant Postum--a soluble powde'
dlssolves quickly In a cup of hot W
ter. and with cream and sugar, m'hs,
delicious beverage instantly. soc ~
b0c tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious =
cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for POSTURE
sold by Grocev
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'How will you have it?" he asked;
and It was the stranger at Mr.. Gal
braith's elbow who answered
"One thousand in fives, tens and
twenties, loose, If you please; the re-
mainder in the largest denominations,
put up in package"
The teller counted out the one thou
sand in small notes quickly; but he
had to leave the cage and go to the
vault for the huge remainder. This
was the crucial moment of peril for
the robber, and the president. stealing
glance at the face of his prosecutor,
saw the blue eyes blazing with ex-
citement.
ut is your time to pray, Mr.. Gal
braith," said the spoiler in low tones.
IF you have given your man the sig
nal"
But the signal had not been given.
The teller was re-entering the cage
with bulky packet of money paper
you needn't open It," said the
young man at the presidents elbow
"The banks count is good enough for
me-" And when the window wicket
had been unlatched and the money
passed out, he stuffed the loose bills
carelessly into his pocket, put the
package containing the ninety-nine
thousand dollars under his arm, nod
ded TO the president, backed swiftly
to the street door and vanished.
Then It was that Mr.. Andrew Gal
braith suddenly found speech. opening
his thin lips and pouring forth tor
rent Of incoherence which presently
got itself translated into vengeful
hue and cry; and New Orleans the un-
impetuous had its sensation ready
made.
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world, and cambridge kicked a chair
into comradely place for him
Broffin. heavy browed and clean
shaven save for a thick mustache that
hid the hard.bitted mouth, replaced
the chair to suit himself and sat down.
In appearance he was a cross between
a steamboat captain on a vacation and
an upriyer plantation oyerseer recoy-
ering from his annual pleasure trip
to the city. But his reply to Balm
bridges query proved that he was nei-
ther.
Il didn't drop; I walked More than
that, ! kept step with you all the way
from Chaudiere's to the levee. You'd
be dead easy game for an amateur"
You'll get yourself disllked, the
first thing you know" said cambridge,
laughing Cant you ever forget that
you are in the maD.hrnting business?
Where are you headed for, Brofin?"
The man who might have passed for
a steamboat captain or a plantation
overseer, and was neither, chuckled
dryly.
You don't expect me to give it away
to you, and you a newspaper man, do
you? But ! will-seeing you can't get
It on the wires. Pm going down TO
Guatemala after MOrtsen.'
The Crescent bank defaulter? BY
Joye! you've found him at last. have
you?"
The detective nodded "Tve been
two years, off and on, trying to locate
Morrison; and now that I've found him,
he is where he can't be extradlted
All the same, I'll bet you five to one
he goes back with me in the next
steamer-what?'
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through the old French quarter toward
the French market. In narrow alley
giving upon the levee he finally found
what he was looking for; dingy sail
ors' barber's shop. The barber was
negro, fat, unctuous and sleepy look
ing, and he was alone.
yes, sah shave, boss" asked the
negro, bowling and scraping a foot
when Griswold entered.
mo; a hair cut" The customer
produced a silver half-dollar go
somewhere and get me a cigar to
smoke while you are doing 1t. Get a
good one. If you have o go to Canal
street." he added, climbing into the
rickety chair.
The fat negro shufIled out, scenting
tips. The moment he was out OF
sight Griswold took up the scissors
and began to hack awkwardly at his
beard and mustache; awkwardly, but
swiftly and with well-considered pur.
pose. The result was a fairly COM
plete metamorphosis easily wrought.
In place of the trim beard and curling
mustache there was a rough stubble,
stir and uneven, like that on the face
of man who had neglected to shave
for week or two.
There, think that will answer"
he told himself, standing back before
the cracked looking-glass to get the
general effect. And II is decently
original The professional cracksman
would probably have shaved, where.
upon the first amateur detective he
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22
By FRANCIS LYNDE


! hours longer, thanks to your hospital
ity For that length Of time | pre-
sumo | shall continue to conform to
what we have been taught to believe
is the immutable order Of things.
After that"
He paused, and cambridge put the
question. We'll, after that; what
them"
Then, II the chance to earn is still
denied me, and / am sufficiently hun
cry, shall stretch forth my hand and
take what ] need
Bainbridge fshed in his pocket and
took out a tendollar banknote. do
that first" he said, Offering Griswold
the money.
The proletary smiled and shook his
head
The fruit steamer Adelantado, out
ward bound, was shuddering to the
first slow revolutions OF her propeller
when cambridge turned the key in
the door Of the stuffy little stateroom
to which he had been directed, and
went on deck.
why, hello, Brohin, How are you.
old man? Where the dickens did you
drop from
It was the inevitable steamer ac-
quaintance who is always at hand to
prove the trite narrowness of the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22
NOT MODERN KIND OF BEAU
Girl Of Today Is Looking for Som.
thing Different From This All.
Too-Bashful "Chump."

The dear girls we're comparing note,
on subjects of more or less inpor
tance.
your beau seems rather bashful"
said Stella.
"Bashfull" echoed Mabel. "Why
bashful is no name for It,"
why don't you encourage hImr
queried her friend
Il have tried" answered Mabel, ''but
the attempt was measly failure. 0nly
last night sat all alone on the sofa
and he perched up in a chair as far
away as he could get. asked him
II he didn't think It strange that tha
length Of a mans arm was the sams
as the distance around a woman,
waist, and what do you think he ddr
Just what any sensible man would
have done-tried 1t, | suppose"
mot any, thank you. He asked Il
could find a piece of string, so wa
could measure and see II It was fact
Isn't he the limit?"
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Turner's Make Good Soldiers.

More than $4,000 German turner;
have been decorated with the Iron
Cross since the world war was de-
clared." writes DR.. Hugo Ruehl, sec
retary of the Deutsche Turnerschait,
in letter to George Brosius, veteran
Milwaukee turnmaster
In commenting upon the ability Of
turner's as soldiers. Prof Broslus
says:
THE exceptional training that turn.
ers are given in Germany makes them
most efficient as soldiers. There are
more than 100000 serving the kaiser
In their gymnastic training, long
marches have always played an i'm
portant part"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22
Griswold Went Out Smiling Between
His Teeth.

met would reconstruct the beard on
the sunburned lines. Now for pawn
broker; and the more avaricious he
happens to be, the better he will serve
the purpose"
He went to the door and looked up
and down the alley. The negro was
not yet in sight, and Griswold walked
rapidly away in the direction opposite
to that taken by the obliging barber.
A pawnbroker's shop of the kind re.
quired was not far to seek in that lo-
cality. and when it was found, Girls
void drove a hard bargain with the
Portuguese Jew behind the counter.
The pledge he offered was the suit he
was wearing. and the bargaining con.
cluded in an exchange of the still sorv.
iceable business suit for a pair of but.
ternut trousers, secondhand coat too
short in the sleeves, flannel shirt, a
cap. and a red handkerchief; these
and a sum of ready money, the small.
ness OF which he deplored piteously
before he would consent to accept 1t.
The effect of the haggling was ex.
actly what Griswold had prefgured.
The Portuguese, most suspicious OF
his tribe, suspecting everything but
the truth, fatty accused his customer
of having stolen the pledge. And
when Griswold departed without deny.
ing the charge, suspicion became con-
viction, and the pledged clothing,
which might otherwise have given the
police the needed clue, was carefully
hidden away against a time when the
Jews apprehensions should be quieted
Having thus disguised himself, Girls.
void made the transformation artist.
cally complete by walking few
squares In the dust of loaded cotton
float on the levee. Then he made
tramp's bundle of the manuscript OF
the moribund book the pistol. and
the money in the red handkerchief;
and having surveyed himself with
some satisfaction in the bar mirror
of riverside pot-house, daring i'm.
pulse to test his disguise by going
back to the restaurant where he had
breakfasted seized and bore him up
town.
The experiment was an unqualified
success. The proprietor of the bank
neighboring cafe not only failed to rec
ognize him; he was driven forth with
revilings in idiomatic French and brok.
en- English.
"Bete! Go back on da levee were
you belong to go. I'll been kipping dis
cafe for zhentlemen! Scelerat! Go!"
Grlswold went out, smiling between
his teeth.
That settles the question OF iden.
titication and present safety" he as.
sured himself exultantly. Then: Il
believe could walk into the Bayou
State Security and not be recognized"
AS before, the daring impulse was
irresistible, and he gave place to It
on the spur Of the moment. Fouling
tive-dollar bill in the mud of the gut
ter, he went boldly into the bank and
asked the paying teller to give him
silver for It, The teller shifted at the
money, scowled at the man, and turned
back to his cash book without word.
Griswolds smile grew to an inward
laugh when he reached the street.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22
CARE FOR CHILDREN'S
Hair and Skin With cutlcura. Moth
ing Easier. Trial Free.

The Soap to cleanse and purify ths
skin and scalp, the Ointment to
soothe and heal rashes, itchings, red
ness, roughness, dandruff. etc. Moth
Ing better than these fragrant super
creamy omollients for preserving and
purifying the skin. scalp and hair.
Sample each free by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cutlcura. Dept xY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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pinnacle Of resolution, at the instant
when, with the robber at his elbow,
he stepped to the window and pre-.
sented the check, Andrew Galbraith
felt the gentle pressure of the pistol
muzzle against his side; nay, more
he fancied he could feel the cold chill
of the metal strike through and
through him.
So it came about that the fine reso-
luton had quite evaporated when he
said, with what composure there was
in him: You'll please give me cur
rency for that. Johnson"
The teller glanced at the check and
then at his superior; not too inquisi.
lively. since 1t was not his business
to question the presidents com
mands.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-07-22
CHAPTER II.
The Rlaht Of mioht.

Two days after the supper at Chau.
dieres the unimpetuous routine of the
business quarter Of New Orleans was
rudely disturbed by the shock of a
genuine sensation.
To shatter at single blow the most
venerable OF the routine precedents,
the sensational thing chose for its col
liding point with orderly system one
of the oldest and most conservative
Of the city's banks-the Bayou State
Security At ten o'clock, following
the precise habit of half lifetime,
Mr.. Andrew Galbralth, president Of
the Bayou State, entered his private
room in the rear of the main banking
apartment, opened his desk, and ad-
dressed himself to the business Of the
day. At half-past the hour the presi.
dent was left alone to read his cor
respondence.
Being a man whose mental proc