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SUFFERING AT VALLEY FORGE
General Washington and His Little
Army Encamped There One Hun
dred and Thirty-Nlne Years Ago.

General Howe, having sailed forth
from Philadelphia. where he had es-
tablished his headquarters, several
times during the early part Of Decem-
Der to give battle to General Washing
ton, but finding the latter's forces
were too formidable, Howe finally de-
cided to go into winter quarters in
Philadelphia on December 8, and
Washington, seeing that the campaign
on the part of Howe would hardly be
resumed before spring, and not hav-
ing an army formidable enough for at
tack, decided to go into winter quar-
tiers himself. He selected Valley
Forge. about thirty miles northwest Of
Philadelphia. Washington and his
army arrived there on December II,
1777, and at once began the erection
of huts. They were arranged in
streets. giving the place the appear
ance Of a city.
Although the winter was intensely
cold. the men were obliged to work
at the buildings, with nothing to sup
port life but flour mixed with water,
which they baked into cakes at the
open fires. The horses died Of star
walton by the hundreds, and the men
were obliged to haul their provisions
and firewood. Sickness spread rapid
ly. "The unfortunate soldiers" wrote
Lafayette in after years, were in
want Of everything; they had neither
coats. hats shirts nor shoes: their
feet and their legs froze until they be-
came black, and amputation was fre-
Quently necessary"
It was when the army at Valley
Forge was at its worst condition Bar
on Steuben, an accomplished Prussian
officer, arrived in this country, and
went to the camp. He set to work
and as fast as possible brought order
out Of chaos.
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CLAIMS HIGHHONOR
Lovers of Old Yeocomico Church
Claim Washington Was
Christened There.

N n ANY residents of Westmore-
INII land county, Virginia, who
are descended from colonial
families, assert that Wash
ington was christened in old Yeocom-
leo church, n Of the quaintest and
most interesting of the old churches
of America. They have no record evil
idence to offer in support of their con-
tention, for the registers of the parish
during the colonial period were de-
stroyed in the Revolutionary war, and
for proof of the great honor claimed
for that church they can only point to
a local tradition that he was chris
tened in 'old Yeocomico," and to an
ancient letter bearing on the subject.
However, traditions. Dr. at least those
of Virginia, are not to be brushed
lightly aside, and in the absence OF
authentic record evidence are at least
worthy of consideration in arriving
at a conclusion as to any doubtful
matter of history.
Old Yeocomico church, a quaint
relic of colonial Virginia, Is built in
the form of a cross or a hexagon. Its
solid walls have weathered the storms
of two centuries, and it has suffered
the devastation of three vars. 1t was
a favorite camping place of soldiers
of the Revolution, Of the Wal of 1872
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HERDS Tribute.

Lincoln said of Washington: Wash
ington is the mightiest name on earth,
long since the mightiest in the cause
of civil liberty, still mightiest in moral
reformation. On that name a eulogy
is expected. 1t cannot be. To add
brightness to the sun or glory to the
name of Washington is alike impossi-
BILE; let none attempt it. In solemn
awe pronounce the name, and in
naked, deathless splendor, leave it
shining on"
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SENATOR HAzED

Senators have been laughing over
a little practical joke played on Sena-
tor Wadsworth of New York. Though
Mr.. Wadsworth has been in the SEN
ate only a few weeks, he has estab-
lished his popularity; but a new sena-
tors popularity only adds to the
pleasure his older colleagues take in
mildly "hazing' him. The hazing
melted out to Mr.. Wadsworth was just
the reverse of the classic methods Of
West Point, for, instead Of having
food stuffed down his throat, he was
almost starved.
Whether the vice president was
in the plot or not does not appear, but
just before luncheon time he beck
oned to Mr.. Wadsworth, handed him
the gavel, and left Mr.. Wadsworth
to preside. Then Mr.. Poindexter of
Washington began a speech that lasted
two hours and a half. Mrs. Wads-
worth was in the gallery waiting for
the senator to take her to luncheon,
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WHEN KIDNEYS ACT BAD
TAKE GLASS OF SALTS
Eat Less Meat II Kidneys Hurt or You
Have Backache or Bladder Misery
Meat Forms Uric Acid.

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by flush
ing the kidneys occasionally, says a
well-known authority. Meat forms
uric acid which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain only
part Of the waste and poisons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches. liver trou-
BILE, nervousness. constipation, dizzi-
ness, sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache In
the kidneys or your back hurts, or if
the urine is cloudy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage or at
tended by a sensation of scalding, get
about four ounces of Jad Salts from
any reliable pharmacy and take a
tablespoonful in a glass of water be-
fore breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This IA
nous salts is made from the acid of
grapes and lemon juice, combined with
lithia and has been used for genera
tons to flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate them to activity, also to neu-
tralize the acids in urine so it no
longer cause irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and cannot
snjure; makes a delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater drink which all reg
ular neal eaters should take now and
then to keep the kidneys clean and
the blood pure. thereby avoiding SO
rious kidney complieations.-Adv.
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Old Yeocomlco Church.

and of the Civil war. Some of the
soldiers, according to tradition.
stabbed their horses in the building,
used the marble font as a horse
trough, and also as a punch bowl. and
the communion table as a butchers
block.
1t is described in detail by Bishop
Meade in his "Old Churches and Fam
files of Virginia" This quaint, peace
full country church Is situated in a
grove of fine old oak trees near Yeo-
comico creek, an estuary of the lower
Potomac river. While only a few
miles from the river, the church is a
great many miles distant from a rail
road and is far from a town or vii
lage. AS a consequence of its com
parative inaccessibility but few Wis
itors from the outside world cross its
historic portals.
In part Of the wall of the church are
the initials "R. L." and figures "1706,'
evidently referring to Richard Lee,
whose wealth contributed to the cree.
ton of the church. Other curious
symbols appear on the exterior OF
this venerable place of worship. These
objects, together with the beautiful
marble font still used for christening
embryo W%ashingtons, the quaint win
dows and communion table, the sun
dial bearing date of 1717, the old iron
dipper in the nearby spring. and the
gallery for slaves and carriage driv.
ers are intensely interesting. All
three quaint and curious objects and
many others not mentioned, apart
from the tradition that George Wash.
ington was christened within the walls
of "Old ~YeOcomico," make this one OF
the most noteworthy Of the old
churches of America.
When visited a few years ago by
the writer service was generally con.
Quoted in the church in daylight and
rarely at night, owing to a lack OF
lighting apparatus. When evening
service was held members of the con
gregation brought oil lamps from their
homes, and these lamps, set on
shelves in each high-boxed pew, fur
nished the necessary light to enable
the service. just as in the days before
the Revolutionary war.
Except for a period following the
disestablishment of the Church of Eng
land as the state church of Virginia,
Yeocomico church has been in con-
tinuous use since 1706 by the Episco-
palians as a place of worship. For
several years after the Revolution the
church was used by other sects. dur
ing which time, it is said, the blind
Presbyterian preacher, Rev. Mr.. Wad-
dell, made famous by the eloquent de-
scription of William Writ, displayed
on one occasion his fervid oratory.
Here also the great but little known
Scotch clergyman and educator, Rev.
Archibald Campbell, the man who
taught Washington. Madison, Monroe,
John Marshall and other Virginia
youths. who were born in and lived in
the northern neck" of Virginia, and
wrote their anne high on the scroll
Of fame, occasionally preached.
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HEADS FORESTRY BODY

Charles Lathrop Pack, fnancier,
worker in many public-spirited move
ments and n of the fathers of the
conservation movement, was unani-
mously elected president of the Amer
lean Forestry association at its re-
cent annual convention in Boston.
Mr.. Pack makes his home in
Lakewood, N. j., and Cleveland, o.
AS n of the active organizers of the
famous conference of governors, held
at the White House in 1908, he was
instrumental in giving impetus to the
cause of the conservation of national
resources. He was president of the
Fifth National Conservation congress,
held in Washington, D. c., in 1913, and
his administration of the affairs of
the congress brought about notable
achievements in the matter of for
estry and water power conservation.
Mr.. Pack was one of the first forestry
experts in America. In 1885 he re-
ceived from the late Jay Gould what
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PEER, BUT NO ARIsTOCRAT

His would be an unimaginative
soul that did not find some inspira-
ton and quickening in the career of
Lord Shaughnessy, the son of an Irish
policeman of Milwaukee, Wis, who
has now added to his other honors
the rank of peer to the realm.
Shaughnessy himself has strong
views on the question of a~ristocracy.
More than nee he has expressed his
repugnance to an a~ristocracy of
wealth, such al prevails in America,
and for In ~aristocracy of family based
on wealth, such as prevails in Eng
land.
Lord Shaughnessy began railroad
cg as a lad of sixteen in the office of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad. Ten years later he was the
company's general storekeeper. When
Sir William Van Horne took over the
management of the Canadian Pacific
in 1881 he took the first train to Mil
waukee in order to secure the services
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Prepared.

What is the baby's manner"
John James George William Henry
Archibald Ebenezer."
That's an awful string of names
for the poor child to carry through
life."
well, he's got seven uncles, and
they're all specializing in war stocks.
There's no telling which n Of them
is going to make good"
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At a season like this it is good to
turn back to the hour of the nations
birth and lay our garlands on the
tomb of him who made this republic
possible by his possession OF just
those qualities of patience and mag
nanimity and hope which most we
need in view of the difficulties and
perils of the present hour.
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FOR PLEURISY, BRONCHITIS
and SORE THROAT

Readers are advised not to lose the
stomach. The best way to quickly
overcome soreness In the throat or
chest is to rub on tru Mustarine, which
all druggists keep on hand in the origi-
nal yellow box for about rs cents.
1t is quicker and more efficient than
any IMMINENT Rub it on at night and
blessed relief comes by morning. True
Mustarfne is made by Begy Medicine
Co., Rochester, n. Y. 1t stops Rheu-
matte pains and Neuralgia almost like
magic: There's blessed relief in every
rub. 1t stops pain and congestion.
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CYCLONE DAVIS AND THE COLLAR

Representative Cyclone" Davis
of Texas has denied on the floor of
the house that he had promised the
farmers of Texas never to wear a
collar, although he did admit that
what he wears is becoming a national
question.
Mr.. Davis said he had a weak
chest and that he had been advised
by a physician to protect his throat
and lungs. He added:
Il have endeavored to do this by
wearing a mufier. This week / pulled
off a silkenette muller that cost me
$3.50 and put on a 15-cent collar and
it becomes a national sensation. For
the benefit of the very delicate and
fastidious sensibilities of the New
York gentry and diamond-decked
dudes who read the papers, / beg to
say that l have little regard for the
flummery, frills, fiounces and furbe-
lows that the world calls fashion.
/ think comfort. decency and health
selection of all dress"
.oned to Mr.. Davis.
over the house for q fow minutes" he
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Him of.

II don't want to interfere with your
business, but" began the village
bore.
"All right" interrupted Cyrus K.
Snapper. Go ahead and interfere
with it!"-Judge.
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and the senator from New York vas eager to go, but n ne would take his
place. The vice president kept out of sight, and the senator's to whom Mr.
Wadsworth beckoned franucany only smiled and shook their heads.
returned, Mrs.. Wadsworth had gone away in despair, and the senator from
New York, almost exhausted with hunger, ate by himself in the senate
restaurant
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PREPAREDNESS
To Eortlfy The system Against q!

To Fortify The System Against Grip
when Grip is prevalent LAXATIVE BRoMC
QUININE should be taken, as this combination
Of Quinine with other ingredients, destroys
germs, acts as . Tonic and Laxative and thus
keeps the system in condition to withstand
Colds, Grip and Influenza There is only ona
"BRoMo QUININR-" E W. GROVES Gig.
nature on box asc.
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Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes
make us look older thar we are. Keep
your Eyes young n you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co..
Chicago. Sends Eye Book on request
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Uncle Eben.

How many folks" said Uncle Eben,
is tryin' to improve de world in gen.
eral an forgettin' to have de ashes
carried out'n DER own basements!"
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of Tom Shaughnessy as his purchasing agent. He found him in a restaurant
and fixed thu appointment then and there, for Shaughnessy was considered
the best purchasing agen o any American railroad. Then it IA just 9
step after another; assistant manager, manager, vice president, general
manager, and then president at the age of fotysix years.
Shaughnessy as been described al the ablest ian in Canada. He has
the warm heart, hot impetuosty and driving power of the typical Irshman.
And he is IRISH through and through. He named his summer place down by
the sea Fort Tipperary long before Tipperary became the marching son OF
British legons. He is a Roman Catholic and an ardent home ruler.
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The dancing master is always TAX
ing steps to raise money.
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As a Special Compliment.
my mas gone downtown to pay
some bills"
Pooh! The man comes to the
house to collect ours"
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Too many men pay for things they
are too lazy to work for.
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Piles Cured in s to IA Days
Druggists refund money If PAZO OINTMENT fails
70 cure Itching, Blind, Bleeding or ProtrudiEg
Piles. First application gives relief. Soc
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The Spirit of
WASHINGTON
By FRANK EMERICH


w 7 it'll all the world at war and
we at peace,
NM Thy spirit guide US, who
didst first declare
Against tn ENHANCEMENT,
tn insidious snare
OF foreign ties that draw US from our
ease.
Thy searching wisdom need we sore to-
day
As world strife threatens to extend its
sway.
Thy mighty name. thy mem'ry well-be-
lov'd
Inspire our leaders. that the path may
Dark places yield to light. that dangers
near
May vanish, BY thine own great spirit
mov'd;
Tha this remain a refuge land serene,
peace may wean.
Thou vast, indeed, in war a man Of
might
Thyself, when arm'd In Freedoms pre-
cious cause,
But war to thee was hateful-thou didst
pause
And sheathe thy sword when vict'ry
crown'd the right.
In peace, at last, was won thy greatest
fame,
For peace a blessed land doth praise thy
name.
Now harried nations cast their envious
eyes
Upon the plenty and the blessings rare
Which Providence hath granted for Its
share
Unto this country. father whom we prize.
And, covetous of our contented life,
Seek to embroil us in unholy strife.
Since thou vast friend Of ev'ry folk and
land.
But lov'd thine own and unto 1t didst
give
All of thyself, that honor'd 1t might live
And for Oppressed humanity e'er stand,
Now may throughout this troubled, tur-
moild earth
Thy high example give to peace new
birth.
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is believed to have been the first large fee v paid in the country for the
services II a forester. He has been a conspicuous success in business anG
finance. He is vice president of the World Court league and a member o.
the National Institute of Social Sciences.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-29
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B0YS HOLD UP IOWA TRAIN
Rob Four Men on Caboose of Freiuht
and Escape.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-The story of the
holdup Of a Chicago and Northwestern
through freight train near Clinton.
Ia, was brought here by G. II. Swan
ger fof Mechanicsville, a., a passen-
ger.
The holdups were two youths, he
said, who wore masks and rode out of
Clinton On the bumpers.
After they had robbed four men IN
the caboose they fed forward on the
train. The conductor waited until the
middle Of the bridge spanning the
Mississippi river had been reached be-
fore sounding a warning to stop the
train, hoping to hold the bandits en-
the bridge until the train crew, rein
forced by the police. could catch them.
The bandits, however, drew reyol-
Vers and escaped by running to the
end of the bridge
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TO CRUSH
R0uMAN|AN ARMY

Headquarters of General Won Fal.
kenhayn in Pennsylvania Alps, Nov.
rs (via BerliD .-"Our task is to de-
stroy the Roumanian army, and that
we are doing the best we can"
So spoke General Falkenhayn, his
brows wrinl1led, but his eyes sparkling
as he submitted to questions concern
ing the victorious progress of his
troops against Roumania.
"Our flyers" he continued, report
the Roumanian roads blocked with
people and wagons bearing refugees
fleeing from Little Wallachia toward
the Alt river. That is the terrible
part of war. That soldiers should suf-
fer is war, but that women and chill
dren should be put to such Misery
that is terrible ., -.
But it was Roumania's choice. Rou-
mania played with fire too long, and
is now getting burned"
"Rain Or snow, railway accident,
Or almost anything can destroy the
best made p1ans,' said the general:
81 have been in this war two years and
q half and can say the only certa il
thing about it is uncertainty. an
esly certain Of one thing, that is, we
will win"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-29
News Of Especial Interest to
Minnesota Readers.
SCATTERED FROM ALL SECTIONS
Happenings of the Week Briefly Told
for the Convenience Of the
Busy Reader.
ONLY TWO AMENDMENTS ARE
ADOPTED.

Only the first and second of the
eight proposed constitutional amend
tments submitted at the recent gen.
eral election received the required ma
Jority of votes cast and were adopted,
according to an announcement by Sec
rotary of State Julius A. Schmahl.
based on complete returns.
I The adopted amendments, both sup.
ported by vigorous campaigns, are
those providing for the use of state
funds to improve state lands in ad-
vance Of settlement. and for farm
loans under certain restrictions.
The total of.votes cast in Minnesota
was 4l6,215 and the results on the
amendments follow:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1916-11-29
HEIlEY LEADS IN CALIFORNIA
Fo: Highest Democratic EIector Has
Majority of 3,sOe Votes,

Sacramento, Cal, Nov. 2S.-Figures
tabulated at the ctice of the secre-
tary of state, when the canvass Of San
Francisco county's returns for tresi-
Dental electors had been completed,
showed that the highest Democratic
elector had margin Of 3,SO6 votes
over the highest Republican in the
vote Of the entire state.
The figures were: Francis ]. Heney.
highest Democrat, z66,2oo; j. F. Carl
ston, highest Republican, 462,394.
The lowest Democratic elector, Mrs
Carrie j.. Taylor, was found to have
463,e21 votes, or margin of 1927
over the highest Republican.
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TEuT'OnS.. ;.CEoSE !.
TO BUCHAREST
Rapidly Nearing Capital Of
Roumania.
SLAYS RUSHING In HELF

Russian Reinforcements Reach Border
Passes East of the Ait River, Where
Invaders Are Held in check-Gen.
eraI Fighting on Macedonian Front.
London, Nov. 2S.-A Russian an.
nouncement indicates that the Austro.
German forces are closing in rapidly
on Bucharest from the west
Rochi de Vede is about forty:five
miles southwest of the Roumanian
capital and Valeni is fifty-five miles
west.
The advance brings up the front OF
the invaders in this sector approx.
mately on a line with the forces fur.
ther south, which were reported by
Berlin to have arrived before Alex.
andria, forty-seven miles southwest OF
Bucharest.
The Teutonic campaign against
Roumania is developing rapidly with
q converging drive on Bucharest from
three directions in progress.
The immediate threat to the capital
seems to be greatest on the south.
west, where the invaders have ap
preached to within fifty miles, after
Field Marshal Won Mackensen had
forced the passage of the Danube. at
two points and effected a junction
with the armies of General Won Falk
enhayn, which are pressing rapidly
eastward after having broken the
Roumanian resistance on the Lower
Alt. * e.-..
The rapid Teutonic advance south
east of Cra1ova turned the flank OF
the Alt position, as did the Danube
crossings.
These factors, together with the
continued pressure on the northern
end of the line, also theoretically out
f1anked, have now resulted in the
Roumanian abandonment of the Alt
line
Russians Are Pouring In.
The threat on the north and north
west from the border passes east OF
the Alt still is being held in check by
the Russo-Roumanian troops, and en-
tente military writer's say the Rus
SLAMS are sending further forces to
help out the Roumanians defending
the more immediate menace further
south
Sofa gives details of the crossings
Of the Danube. The crossing at Tim
nitZa was made by Bulgarian troops
who are said to have captured a large
quantity Of grain in the town. The
Germans effected their crossing near
the mouth of the Alt. occupying Tslacz
In Dobrudja, north of the Constan
za-TcheTnavOla line. the Russian al
vance appears to have come TO halt
The Bulgarian war Office announces
that the hostile forces which had been
attacking have now. entrenched before
the Bulgarian POSITIONS
Fighting on the Macedonian front
has been less general Oh account OF
bad weather, but continued progress
for the Italians, who are driving north.
ward, west Of Monastir, is reported
by Paris
Seemingly there is no disposition
en- the part Ct either the British or
the French to attack in force in the
Somme rerlon just at present.
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TWO KILLED, FOUR INJURED
Texas Train Collision Fatal to Enoire
Crew,

Fort Worth, Tex, Nov, 20. - Two
persons were killed and four were Sc
riously hurt in rear-end collision O.
the Texas and Pacific railroad near
Strawn
= The trains in the wreck were the
Sunshine Special, from Ell Paso, ana
passenger train No. 4, from Sweet
water
w. w. Givens, engineer, and E. e.
McGrew, fireman, both of Mingus.
Tex, were killed. Three passengers
and brakeman on the special were
hurt. 1t is not believed any of them
will die
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s-ver Die in Jersey Fire.

Cape May, n. j., Nov. 2S.-I.ewis
Wilson, wife, mother-in-law and foar
children were burned to death in a
fire that DESTROYED the Wilson home il
West Cape May. The family was
asleep when the fire started. It is be-
lieved defective chimney caused the
blaze