davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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supposed TO be insane: released no
conditions); james Connor, arrested
near Alexandria, August l. 1861,
with attempting to cross Po-
tomac River without q. pass; parole Of
honor. March 2G, 1862; O. Allen Scan
Ion. Fairfax County, November II,
1851, charged with ''violating oath of
allegiance and communicating with
the insurgents: parole OF honor,
March 26, 1852; F. NJ. Ellis. arrested
at Washington, December 90 1851,
charged with being a traitor and Spy,
released March 29. 1862, on oath Of
allegiance ana engagement not TO
leave New York, etc" PushrOd ".
Bayliss, Fairfax County, January 13,
1862, with furnishing information
which led to murder of Union pick
cts parole of honor. March y, 1862;
Matthew Plaskett, same charge. same
date. parole Of honor; William J.
Fleece, October %, 1861, furnishing
material aid to the insurgents; parole
of honor, March 81. 1862; j. +. Whar-
ton, arrested near Dam No. >. Md,
December %. 1861. charged with being
d spy and taken with arms in his
hands," parole of honor. March 81,
1852; William +. Moore, Fairfax
County, October 13, 1851, giving aid
a nd comfort to the insurgents; parole
of honor, March 27, 1862; Moses Z.
Donaldson, place of arrest not given
January ), 1862, attempting to convey
goods through Federal lines to rebel
army; oath Of allegiance, March 81
1862; Noble B. Means, arrested at
Point of Rocks, March ., 1862, cor
with the insurgents: oath
Of allegiance: J. A. Marshall, place OF
arrest not given, conveying informa-
tion to the insurgents: parole Of
honor: John r. c. Offutt. place OF ar
rest not given, January &c, 1862,
oath of allegiance.
William L. Fisher schooner Bloom
jig Youth. of Alexandria, December
IS, 1861, conveying information to the
oath of allegiance, March
27, 1862. J. Barrett Cohen, Aliens
Fresh. Md, January 5. 1862, sending
merchandise and correspondence to
the insurgents; parole of honor,
March %. 1862 o. Norris Bryan, Pa
monkey, Md, January 2S 1862, being
an active secessionist; parole of hon
or. March 2S. 1852. A. J. Michael.
place Of arrest not given, aTordinS aid
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to our readers Bill loved to fire.
quent Dennis place, although Dennis
vas very antl-English, and the Eng.
lish were often the object of Dennis
jihes and irony. His keen darts often
found their way into Bills vitals.
Here is a fine specimen of'Dennis'
hHmOr The good old tavernkeeper
was absent when Bill called on St
Patrick's day for a bumper of Eng
lfsh ale. He drank his ale and left
an orange lily with 'Pinkie.' faithful
attendant Of the loyal Irishman. The
following is Dennis reply:
1.-THE reply, in verse, is withheld by
the Rambler). I don't know whether
or not ] am correct in stating that
Yankee Sullivan fought draw with
Ned Price. but am sure your read.
ers would be glad to know whether it
is true or not. P. J. RYAN"
X X x X
THE Rambler hesitates to hand
YOU Dennis Mullaney's poem on,
about or against the English. 1t was
written good many years ago and
sounds somewhat radical. II might
start another war. The King Of Eng
land. his advisers and his encourage
diplomatic world read the rambles
me Dennis Mullaney's poem 1 called
up the King on my wireless and told
him. This morning the Kings mes
Senger came out to my house and
gave me a note from His Majesty. I
treated the Kings messenger right
I still have some left. and my friends
in Cuba and st. Marys County are
very thoughtful. Breaking the royal
seal. / read the Kings note. 1t
follows:
Dear Harry: Lay off on Dennis
Muilaney's poem. We have had
plenty Of war over here, and for the
love o Mike don't start something.
slip me a private copy of the poem.
but don't print it. When you come to
London don't fail to put up with us
Harry Lauder has just told me that
you like Il bit of lemon peel In yours
My boy, Ed. AL, is thinking of max.
ing another trip TO the wilds Of your
city and l am going to ask you to put
him up at your new house for few
days. / would like you to take him
for walk through the Paint Branch
and Difficult Run sections of your city.
50 &c Gan learn some geography IL Tie
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crulnbled beneath his slnkes. Mar
Garet Huntley. in the erandstands.
exclaimed; My, God. What a man"
Another year passed. Schall came
over to the University of Minnesota,
whore he Won the Northern Orator
ical League contest. File won some
thing else, toO--a "cO-ed' whom we
have already met.
He won her through fight but he
nearly lost her that way, too. Though
Miss Huntley. with true feminnity,
secretly admired q champion. she re.
fused to have fisticuffs interfere with
her appointments. Once they did.
1t was i'll the days of the bicycle
and Scnall was rolling TO town from
the campus to meet Miss Huntley. He
was rolling without a bicycle tag.
the price of which he was trying to
save. A colored policeman, seeing
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rough. Instead OF having him mix up
with the idle set, / wish you'd give ii
lawn party and introduce him to yOlr
friends from AnacOst.a and Tcnley
town. and also have plenty of thr
navy yard folks there. l hope TO run
over to sec you some time soon.
Yours. GEORGE.
Some of you remember Dennis NUl-
laney's place of inspiration on -Four
teenth below the Avenue. All Wash
ington correspondents and a good
many newspaper men used to drinh
there. and I have heard the most per-
picking public questions settled there
Another famous place, close by. wa
Count Perreard's Hotel I'rancais
Perreards was a place of art ana
European diplomacy, but Dennis Mui
laney's was the American forum
Mr.. Ryan recalls "Pink!e" of Mu
Ianey's. I am su1a I saw Pinkie nt
the courthouse a little while ago. |
do not mean that he was there i'll tho
usual sense. but as the messenger of
81 justice of the D;Gtrict Supreme
Court.
ter asking Information of Rachcl
Thorne.
"23 Hunter Ave.
Newport, r. l., October sg
:'To the Rambler: was very rn,ici
interested in your article In The star
dealing with the Old Capitol Pr1son
as / am also Interested in locating The
property of Rachel Thorne. who died
during or at the close of the Civil
War. I am writing to ask if vCu car
tell me where the records OF sucl
property are to he found. This prop
erty may have been in Washing on Dr
Georgetown or in Alexandria COUNTY.
Va. or Montgomery or Prime
Georges County. Md. At any rate.
her will gave S25 600 in property tn
her heirs and also s25 900 to found an
orphan asylum or an old ladies' homo.
Neither the heirs nor the charitable.
institution ever received the property
which was confiscated by the Federal
Government on account of her having
equipped q company of Confederate
soldiers at Alexandria. Va. II you
can assist me by telling me where 10
look for records or in any other way
relative to the case, 7 should appre-
ciate the kindness. Very truly,
y MARTHA 4. HUGHES"
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ROYALTY and Rambler Become Factors in Foreign ncien

+. aI5ailey. Washington, d. c., Febru-
ary |. 1862. charged with being y spy
and holding a commission in the in
surgent army" March 20. 1862, oath
of allegiance: James W. Farr, John s.
Farr. John T. Day. r. II. Gunneil and
{. w. Coleman, Dranesville, Va, De
cember %, 1861. charged with muir
dering and robbing Fedora! soldiers at
Loews Island. Va; discharged March
"a. 1862, on taking Ioath of allegiance
a. G.. LandStreet, Virginia. January
10, 1862; mote: mo charge Of recOrd"),
March a, 1862, military parole: Robert
Drane, Jonah Orrison and Arthur
Dawson. captured at Point of Rocks.
Md, August 5. 1861, military parole;
James f. Murphy, schooner Geor
sianna. July 13, 1861. military pa,
role; George Coleman, Thomas F..
Poole, James II. Poole, Bernard &.
Poole and John Coleman, Dranesville.
Va, December ], 1861. secessionists
and giving aid and information to in
surgent army; March 26. 1862, parole
Coleman, Dranesville, Va, December
6. 1861, procuring recruits for the in
surgent army; March 26. 1862: parole
Of honor; John r. Do Bell, Dranesville
Va, November 27. 1861, numbering
Federal soldiers and prosecuting
I
"a. 1862: Warren Curtis. Halls Hill
Va. February 13. 1862, attempting to
pass through the Federal lines and go
10 the insurgents: oath of allegiance;
Alfred NettIeton. Washington, Sep
tember II. 1861. corresponding with
the insurgents. parole of honor. March
%, 1862: Tench Schley, Milestone
Landing, December 10, 1861 being a
SPY: parole Of honor. March 25, 1862;
John W. Burson, September II, 1861
'charge not namedl. parole of honor,
March 26, 1862; Charles Follen. Fair
fax County. December IS, 1861, being a
spy in seizing property OF Union men
for Confscation; oath of allegiance,
March IS, 1852: George NJ. Gormley
Cedar Creek. Nd, January 10, 1862,
for attempting to go South in viola
ton OF the Presidents proclamation"
parole Of honor, March 26, 1862.
r B. II. Jenkins, Alexa ndria, Va, Feb
ruary 3, 1862, being a spy and having
recently been a suffer in the rebel
army mo note Of disposal of case):
Jackson Benman, no date of arrest,
no place of arrest. charged 'wi h at
tempting to CIoss toder;,I lines tnotc
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The HISTORIAN Stone.

The HISTORIAN stone has attracteo
much attention from Western sChO
ars. One American scientist has pro
nounced it Il forgery but later inveS
LEGATIONS seem to have established It's
authenticity and show that its inscrip
tiOn presents Il truthful account of the
first christian mission to China.
The stone was found by WOrkmer
i'm the year 1925. The inscription cor
sistS of three columns of Chimes
characters. with few Syriac para
graphs, the latter language being IN
known in China. 1t Is a long exposl
ton of the Christian doctrines of the
period.
In China antiquarians have lone
held the stone In great yeneratioIl
The style Is brief TO n degree, but nut
easily understood. 1t has been con
tended that. were 30 Chinese students
versed in the various dialects of thr
country to be employed in its tran>
lation, each would offer a different in
depreciation Of some part of the iu
SCriDtiOO
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State, on the Minnesota team, too!
But Hamline had Kirk Johnson. later
Republican candidate for governor
of the State; Louis Drill and Schall.
Drills batting average was .4SO and
S;chans .526. The University of Min
nesota had to lose.
On the Iamline sidelines Seth
Richardson. now United states die
trict attorney for North Dakota. in
flaming red hat. lashed the opponents
as severely with his tongue as has
team did With the bat. At the end of
the game he was attacked by q
group of avengers, who tugged at the
sleeves Of his sweater, Inotted about
his neck, in opposite directions. Hun
dredS of students had now gathered
about the thruttling procedure. max
ing it impossible for Richardson's g
classmates to break through. If he
couldn't go through, Schall decided
he would so over. Converting his fell
low-students into wall, he climbed to
the top Of the barricade. AS it
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March q. 1861. William l.. Getty
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. October i. 1861,
charged with being a spy; released
oath of allegiance, March II. 1861.
William T. Price. Alexandria, Fehru-
ary 26, 1862, charged with FURNISHING
aid to the insurgents by contributions
to support the families of those absent
serving III the rebel army; released
March 90, 1862. on parole of honor.
ON the day of the arrest of Price
~ some other AleXandr1ans We're
arrested on the same charge-con-
tributing to the support of Confeder-
ate soldiers dependentS-and locked
in Old Capitol Prison. They were
held III the prison from February &c
to March 90, 81, and released on
parole of honor. Their names: W.
VI. Brown. r. s. Hough, John w.
Burke, John A. Field, Wesley Avery
j. E. McGraw, W. II. Marbury
stephen A. Green. W. II. Mcknight,
\. J. Fleming William Arthur Tay
lor, j. Is. Daingertield, John l.. Smith.
W. Cogan, James A, English, Henry
Peel, Edgar J. SnoWden. II. {. Field
James Green, W. w Harper and
Heroine O. Claughton.
On with the prison list J. J. Jarboe.
arrested at Old Fields, Md, February
20, 1862, charged with being an
enemy TO the United States Govern
ment and sending recruits to the IN
surgents" {no entry as to disposal of
case); Summerfield Ball, arrested near
Camp Advance, Va. October 9. 1861,
charged with attempting to escape to
the insurgents after having taken oath
of allegiance; March 20, 1862. released
on parole of honor; John Welch, date
or place of arrest not given: mote:
Said to be a deserter'p parole OF
honor: William 3. Day. DraneSyille,
Va, November 81, 1861, charged with
numbering and robbing Federal sol
diers at Loews Island: (nO entry Of
disposal of case. but like cases in the
matter OF attack on Union troops at
Loews Island. in the Potomac, were
disposed OF by prisoners taking the
oath Of allegiance); Francis A. Dickens,
Fairfax County. February 8. 1862, Civ
ing information to the insurgents; pa
role of honor; James Potter, Va, Jan
uary -. 1852: mote: no charcas'l:
parole uf honor. March II, 1862, Josiah
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and comfort to the enemy; paro.e of
honor William L. Bryan, place Of
arrest not given; February 20, 1852:
being a spy. T.. PlinY Bryan, place
of arrest not given, same date; spy
and officer in Confederate Signal
Corps Thomas !. j. Grymes. Mill
stone Landing, Dece mher L.. 1861, be
ing d spy and conveying goods to the
insurgents. Philip w. Cooper
Dranesville, Va, November q, 1861
murder of Union soldiers. r. w. Ra-
sin. Kent County, Md. February 3,
1862, holding commission of major in
Confederate Army. On this list, but
without charge or other notes, are the
names of Mrs. Rose O'Neal Green
how, Mrs. A. II. Norris and 7. j.
McVeigh.
| HAVE a letter from an old friend,
or from a young fellow who has
been my friend q long time 1t Is:
Dear Rambler: l am more interest
ed in the glorious past than the mar
row and fanatical present. In this
fast-moving age progress IS not syn
onymous with improvement. and ]
doubt very seriously if we are hitting
Il moral and mental pace. You now
get my habit of mind and you can
we'll understand why I read and en-
joy the Rambler. Your narratives are
entertaining and enjoyable, because
they tell me of the days that are no
more.
Your stories Of Johnny Morrissey,
Yankee Sullivan and other prtZe-ring
celebrities of the past are very en-
tertaining and interest me very much.
The English champion pugilist, Ned
Price. fought It drawn battle with
Yankee Sullivan. Bill Price. who
lived i'll our city for many years. was
Il nephew OF Ned Price. Bill passed
away some 12 or IS years ago. He
was clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment, an old hotel clerk and a the
atrical man. ! have often enjoyed
his sons and his stories. An item in
the Rambler upon Ned Price. owing
10 the fact that he was the uncle of
Bill Price, would give the story local
color that your readers would enjoy.
Bill was one of select coterie who
were admitted to the symposiums of
the gifted and brilliant Dennis Null
laney, wh9se place was we'll known
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more information of the prisoners.
70 xtnI1

more information of the prisoners. I
hand It to you:
Mrs. Mary Norris. arrested in Balti-
more, March 3, 1862: charge. CORE
spondence with disloyal persons and
with Col. Zarvona in cipher; dis
charged March Is, 1862: condition Of
discharge. parole of honor. Benjamin
]. Cross. arrested October 10. 1851, at
Seneca, Md; charge. procuring the ar
rest of DIR. Causten by the insurgents.
Thomas 4. Jones, October 4. 1867, at
Popes Creek. Md; communicating
with the enemy and taking persons
across the river 10 join the rebel
army: released March II, 1852 oath Of
allegiance. George Dent, ST.. and
George Dent. jr,, arrested at Popes
Creek: same charge as against Jones'
released on oath of allegiance. Ru-
doiph Watkins, Georgetown, Septem-
Der %. 1861. furnishing Information to
ne ir-u..crts; oGth OF a!lcSidi!>',
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boys finally espied him springing
from the tree bough under a silver
moon He repeated the stunt many
times until he was able TO place his
peg further than the other fellows.
Then he went home.
OF course he won Ef1ie Nebeker.
No place could have offered q more
opposite setting for q romance than
this rural school. Besides the "Aggie"
spirit, ore OF genuine confidence
among the students. the college was
situated on Il hill near the mouth of
the Logan Canyon. Picnics down the
canyon, from which a constant
breeze emanated, We're frequent.
Romances grew here as plentifully
as crops Notwithstanding the gen
erous supply, E.tfie'S and "Bi!l's' stood
out. 1t was carefully watched by the
students as a plant of rare beauty.
\ tiff between them is still remem-
bered by their classmates, and how
1ardine used to saunter into the
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EVERETT SANDERS


1t came, nevertheless. 1t started
on the eve following a game In which
Jardine had distinguished himself. At
4 dance hold in honor of the players
he was introduced TO Miss Nebeker.
Though a rustic, his agility on the
gridiron did not desert him on the
dance floor. Miss Nebeker was
pleased. Jardlne was entranced.
He asked for another dance and
then another. Nowadays a couple
may dance together all evening with
out ever seeing each other again.
Then, when people changed partners
religiously failure to do so meant
something.
x X J:
HRILL" Jardine was not only force
~ full with a foot ball Determina-
ton was his most obvious character
istic. A story is told by his class
mates to illustrate his resolution tn
win. y sport indulged in by the boys
of his house was tree jumping.
Swinging from a branch. each boy
would jump. the landing place being
marked by a peg. One afternoon
Jardine was outdstanced by one of
the boys. That night he was missed
at the house Scar bin" fnr' hinl the
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As soon as the youthful teachers
had saved up enough money they
decided TO become roommates at In
diana University. The marriage date
was set for Saturday, December 12-
Incidentally, the day on which every
body in Terre Haute decided to buy
shoes. Noon came and Sanders was
still a salesman instead of an ex-
pectant bridegroom. He finally got
81 moment to speak to his employer.
Gould you let me go for the rest
of the day." he asked.
Time off on Saturday." gasped
his employer And this Saturday Of
all Saturdays: What is the matter
with you, Everett?'
Nothing" said Sanders coolly, but
this is important"
What could he 50 important that
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library. not to read the newspaper as
was his pretext. but to see whether
Eft!e were there. When they were
rocOnciled the campus pulse was re-
stored to normal.
The gr1diron was not the only COM
mon ground between Miss Nebeker
and Jardine. There was also the field
of letters. Both loved books and both
belonged to the literary society. To-
gether they read Nicolay and Hays
Life Of Abraham Lincoln" Com
munity" reading In history and bio
graphy is still one of their chief
diversions.
Although Jard1ne went to college to
be an engineer, he swerved to agri-
culture IN his sophomore year and,
after graduation. was made a pro-
feSsor in agronomy. The Jardines
spent their honeymoon and practi
cally all Of their married life on
college campus, where they had first
met. SO warm was Mrs. Jardines
interest in student activities that her
husband professor was once turned
out of hearth and home to provide
a club with a house for coveted
week end party. A foot hall game
at the Kansas Agricultural College.
where Mr.. Jardine was president, still
from Washington.
A T Il Fourth Of July picnic fiven by
the students of the Indiana State
Normal School, at Hymera, Ind,
Everett Sanders lost his "independ-
cnce." Throughout the innings of a
base ban game which he and Miss
Neal attended, Cupid WED with the
umpire.
Foul play!" called the umpire.
."It's hit" cried Cupid
All is fair in love and war. and
Cupid won.
The course OF true love never did
run smooth. but two courses, not In
the college catalogue, ran very
smoothly for the Sanderses. They were
Assembly room work" and stack
room work. so popular with the stu
dents that they needed no announcing.
In the first course. couples used to
meet in the assembly hall, where the
seats were big enough for two. This
was a prerequisite for the next course,
held in the book stacks Of the library.
where students could whisper without
being detected. SmoOtheSt OF all was
the course Of a canoe on the Wabash
River.
CircuseS and t""at fairs, with their
acrobatics ana il. ing lunettes, were
very popular then, and Everett San
ders by selling shoes on Saturday
nights earned the dollar needed for
two circus tickets each Friday.
The scholastic atmosphere was very
conducive to the fiourishing OF this
romance, but after graduation the
eternal triangle" made things less
comfortable. 1t was only triangle of
places, but sufficiently impeding. San
ders sold shoes at Terre Haute, the
A OF the triangle: Miss Neal lived and
taught at Coalmont, the B OF the tri-
angle. ana Sanders school was at
Brazil, the { Of the triangle. This
triangle made a disheartening journey
for Sanders each week end. Starting
from Brazil on Saturday, Sanders left
his school for the shoe store at Terre
Ilaute. After disposing of shoes until
II o'clock on Saturday night he would
take the O'Clock Sunday morning
train to Coalmont. This was pleas
ant stopping place. but Monday morn
ing Sanders had to he back where he
started.
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N HAMEsS OF PRISONERS III tue o4u
~ Capitol made most OF last
VI Sundays ranhie. and left
4 over part of the list follows:
William. Ogden. arrested Feb
ruary IS. 1862, no evidence; Mrs.
\. l.. McCartv. February 2i. 1862:
t-pv (note-"as shown hy papers found
upon herr. Charles W. Adams. feh-
mary -. 1862. spy mote opposite
sntrv--s,a bad and desperate man j
i. !. Jarboe, February :3. 1867 trea-
son; Joseph Widnyer February 20,
1862. spv mote opposite entry. coulu
not be discharged with safety ,.
ISr,sone,s Of state: Robert Drane,
,1al.n II. Cusick, James i. Murphy
: han Orrie0n, Arthur Dawson, II. ..
leughton. James Green. w, w.
jIarn.r W. +. pricr. NJ, W. Brown,
>. : Uough. John w. Burke. John A.
iYeld ". Avery. !. T.. McGraw. W.
y. Marhury. stephan \. Green. w. IL.
A,cKnicht. 4. J. Fleming, w Arthur
Tavlor, !. B. paingertield. John L.
smith, W. CoCan. James A. EnEhsh.
,Ienry Pe)1. Edgar J. Snowden ana
- c, Field. Mrs. William II. Norris,
srv. arrested in Baltimore; jackson
Senman. spy mote, "arresteo three
-.mes'0: Charles +. Elgin. spy mote
might be discharged on taxing
oath J. I InrtStOHilt't ISt'tttlphN ~ iAN >''NN'
~ ]. McNeiGh, spy mote. was chap-
ain I'd Virginia Volunteers ,; Noble
q. Means. correspondence with rebels
fired Lee, firing into cars containing
Union met: John Ball, no data; JOSH
IA Young. carrying supplies to rebel
clmps: Tench Schley. arrested Decem,,
,,er 12. 1851. carrying on contraband
-ade with rebels: James Connor, Au-
rIst !. 1861, spy mote. no evidenceh
That is the end of list of Old Capi-
rol prisoners daled February u, lso2.
have another list OF prisoners of the
old capitol which is Included in the
Records Of the Rebellion. II is
headed. List of Prisoners Examined
L. a Commission Relating 10 Political
PRISONERS and How Disposed OF. y
note on this list Is: NO date. but
,aarked on back March IS. 1862. The
name, date OF arrest. place of arrest,
cbarge, date of release and condition
o' release are given in most cases.
1fany Of the names on the list of Feb
nary 81, 1862. arc on the list OF
.Larch 2S, 1862, but The later list gives