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IN old Nf w York during the latter
purl of Ilia eighteenth century,
not fur from Unit nrt of thu city
lying ncnr ami north of what Is
bow C mil street, there wag a rise In
tlio ground called Richmond hill, on
which stood what win handsouio
residence for thnt dny. To the loutb
la; III UH'nnnl meadows, Htid to the
wt waa the North river.
la July, 1775. Washington took com
mand of tho Continental armies at
Cambridge. The battles of Concord,
Lailngtou and Hunker 11111 bad boon
fought, and the next most liniortHiit
struggle was for the potuinilon of New
Tork. The ItrlllHli had coniroaud on
tha water, which gave thim a great
advantage, and were bound sooner or
later to tiike the city, but Washington
went (here to put up aa good a fight for
It aa possible. It was during: the sub
sequent operation" thnt Washington
occupied the mansion on Itlchniond
Mil. The housekeeper was Phoebo
"1 AM ANXIOBH 10 FIX THIS 0111MB CPOH
TUB MAN WHO HAH INBTIOATKI) IT.
Fraunccs, daughter of Snmucl Fraun
rc.n, who kept tho famous tavern.
Vboebe'wna an nttraotlre Klrl and was
not In wunt of lovem. One of them
Tina ThonniH Mickey, a member of the
llfo guard of WaHhliiKton.
Ono day whon tho boiiMukecpcr was
dlrectliiK n npgro woman who was
nweeplni,' tliu front porch Illckey loft
his lent and wunt up to apeak to her.
hu nttked him:
"What do you snpposo that BrltlHh
wariililp out there In tho river Is up to?
She's been hovering about ever since
the general came hero."
"ITow should I know?" replied
niokey, with n show of Irritation that
suruj'biod I'bonh.
"Ifow should you know?" she re
peated. "One would suppose from the
way you take my question that you
were In league with her niptnln."
Mickey still further bmIoiiIhIiinI the
Mlrl by turiilnir pale at this random
shot. Phoebe looked at lilm for awhile
In a sort of curious wonder; then, turn
ing to the negro woman, she said:
"That will do. Hunan. You may go
In now."
The woman disappeared, and rboebe
Franuce and Tom Illckey were left
alone. There was no one nearer than
the sentry pacing to and fro In the
yard below.
"Now. Tom." aald Phoebe, "toll nie
what's the mailer with yon."
"Wlint's the matter with me? Why.
nothing' the matter wltb me."
"Tom, I thought you said you loved
uie."
"I did."
'Then why do you keep a secret
from tne?"
Tom made no reply. I'hoebe studied
bis countenance for awhile, then said:
"Tom, I'm for the king."
"You don't men it It. I'hoebe!"
"Yes, I do, and I believe you're real
ty ou tho sume side."
"Are you telling tho truth, Phoebe?"
"To be sure I am. I want to make
some money, Tom. I run easily over
hear the general when ho talks with
his ofllcers, and I would like to get
some Information to General Howe.
Could you take It for me?"
"I can do better than thnt for you.
sweetheart. I've got a rliiince to make
some money myself. I'll divide with
you. Together we can make a good
deal. Med mo tonight after lights are
out on the river bank."
Phoebe, who waa trying to worm
Tom's Berrct out of blm, let him go re
luctantly, fearing that ho might gath
er caution and refuse to trust her.
Ho did regret having placed so much
confidence In her, but he realised that
ho bad gone too far to retreat. When
sho met him on the river bank he gave
her tho whole'Ntory.
When the devolution broke out aud
tho people of New York roso against
tho authority of the king, the governor
of the province, Tryon, tied to the wnr
Blilp Asia, tho vessel of which Phoebe
hud spoken. There ho plotted or.
rather, continued to plot for Washing
ton's UKNiisHlnatlon. Ho bribed. Tom
Illckey, a member of Washington's
llfo guard, to poison the general's food.
Illckey, as soon as Phoebe had avow
ed herself a royalist, realizing that she
would bo nblo to do tho work more eas
ily than ho, proposed the scheme to her.
Phoebe was thunderstruck. Fortu
nately It was dark ou the river bank,
and Hlckoy could not see the horror in
hor fnce at his proposal. 8he pretend
ed for awhile to be averse to the plan,
but when Illckey hold before her the
reward they would receive and how It
would enable them to marry and live
In comfort she feigned to yield and
called for tho poison. Tom gave her a
powder, and she, after enduring his
caresses for a few moments, slipped
away from htm and returned to head
quarters. Tho general was engaged In dictat
ing dispatches to his nld-do-cnmp, Cnp
tnln Hamilton, and ns soon ns Hamil
ton left the room Phoebe knocked and
was bidden to enter. Closing the door
behind hor, sho revealed the plot she
had drawn from Illckey.
"What!" exclaimed Washington. "Are
those men, not content with being ty
rants, ambitious to be murderors?"
. Phoebe, who stood In great awe of
the commander, was about to with
draw when he stopped her.
"I am anxious," he said, "to fix this
crlmo upon tho man who has lustlgat-
Coiiety JoinreM
COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY
Fourth of July Program
Sunrise Salute to the Flag;.
10:00 a. m. Grand Parade will start from Commercial Club Hall.
11:00 a m. Patriotic Exercises at the Court House.
12:30 p. m. Big flarbecue at Club Hall.
2:30 p. m. Baseball Prineville vs. Knijfhts of Columbs of Portland
4:00 p. m. Field Sports on Main Street.
7:00 p. m. Firemen's Tournament.
8:00 p. m. Grand Finale. Free Music for Maskers, Dancers,' Etc
9:00 p, m. Big Dance at Club Hall.
ru it. i sunn not arrest tnis unit-mum
tool till yoif have drawn all the evi
dence from hlin It Is possible for you
to get Meet hlin again tomorrow; pre
tend to be assured that you will re
ceive (lie reward for my assassination
aud have bim-lf you can prevail upon
him to do so get for you the names of
as many persons involved In the plot
as you can."
Phoebe signified tier willingness to
do all In her power. The general took
the powder from her and gave It to his
medical director with an order to an
alyse It aud report to him concerning
It It proved to be a virulent poison.
The next day Phoebe brought the
general considerable evidence, some of
It written. Involving a number of per
sons. Having got all the Information
thnt seemed to be forthcoming, Wash
ington scut out parties of soldiers to
arrest those within his lines who were
Implicated. Illckey 'wns arrested at
the same time. Phoebe saw him led
pnst under guard and said to blm:
"You would be murderer! You thought
to use me In your effort to kill the Hn
est man In America. You will be hang
ed, nml It will serve you right!"
At his trial Phoebe Frnunces wns the
principal witness. Washington was
especially desirous to tlx the Intended
crime on Governor Tryon. and by
Phoebe's testimony, or. rather, the evi
dence she bad drawn from Illckey, ho
was enabled to do so. Illckey was
found guilty and sentenced to be bung
ed. Tho sentence wns executed In due
course of time.
What became of Phoebe Frauuces
history does not stato. Had she not
succeeded In worming the secret out
of Tom Illckey. Washington might
have gone down under the attempt of
the British to eliminate blm from the
struggle.
SMILES FOR THE FOURTH.
His Glorious Fourth.
"If your husband hasn't any engage
ment for the Fourth of July bring him
over to our house for dinner."
"Well, he hasn't any engagements,
but he expects to have about forty.
You know, ho' a surgeon." Chicago
Tribune.
Th Altsrnativs.
Grandma Bobby, here Is a quarter
for you to put nwoy to buy fireworks
with on the Fourth of July.
Bobby Pshaw! We don't keep the
Fourth that way any more. I'm going
to hear the returns from the prize
fight 1-Puck. ,
July 4, 1775.
New England Coloni-st What are
you celebrating today, Berlah?
Convivial Dltto-Wliv. this will be
the Inst opportunity we will ever have
to celebrate a "quiet Fourth! '-Puck
FOR CROOK COUNTY
Oar Yankee Doodle Boy.
YANKEE DOODLE four-yar-
la a hsro big and bold,
On his brsast a sash of rd,
Cap and plums upon his head,
On his thigh a sword of lath,
A red cannon by tha path,
Th trua, starry banner o'ar him
And a loud drum hung bafora him.
Colonel, captain, garrison,
Gunner, drummer, all in onet
Tyrant kings and Hessian foea
Cannot atand before his blows-
Nay, nor any one with ears.
Dear mammae nor grenadiers!
Photo by American Pitas' Association.
TBI TANKEI DOODLB BOY AND HIS BIST KB.
Giv him room and let him bang,
Batter, clatter, crackle, clang,
Rub-a-dub, hurrah and charge,
Strike and wheel and tramp at large,
Fierce with valor, hewing down
Mullein head and thistle crown)
'Tie the fourth day of July,
And hie loyal heart beata high,
As the good boy Washington,
Slashing cherry trees for fun,
When to noble manhood grown
Drove hie hatchet through a throne,
So my Yankee four-year-old,
Now in fancy battlea bold,
Shall grow up in courage atrong
To smite many a cruet wrongl
Philadelphia Ledger.
There Is probably no one else so glad
be or she thought twice before acting
ns the man or woman who made all
preparations to commit suicide aud
finally decided to give this old life an
other chance,
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2, 1914.
Entered at the poetofflce at Prf nevlll
Oregon. eoondclase matter
You Thrice
DkD Gloryj
APJI5M
ICopjEriabL ifX.-t fnts Aav
clalion.l
INDEPENDENCE dny naturally
brings thoughts of Old Glory
and Its first appearance In the
grim business that was engaging
the country at the time of its formal
adoption as the national emblem. As
every child knows, the flag bad its ,'
statutory beginning on June 14. 1777.
when congress agreed upon the design.
After the smoke bad cleared away
from the battle of Oriskany on Aug.
6, 1777, when Sir John Johnson and
bis Tories and Indians were routed.
the victor of the day Improvised a flag
from the red petticoat of a soldier's
TUB MONUMENT AT. COOCH'S BBIDO&
wife, a white shirt and an old blue
Jacket aud flung It to the breeze above
the. captured British standards at
Fort Stanwix. ' That Is douMless the
first time the Hag appeared in the "dan
ger xone."
When Washington got his clew even
tually that Sir William Howe with
lS.tHX) men was sailing up the Chesa
peake he started his army southward,
aud on the way through Philadelphia
they were cheered and Inspired by the
bands playing and "the flags flying"
some of the tings of Betsy Ross' own
make, perhaps.
Howe landed twelve miles below
Elkton, Md., ou Aug. 25, and the fate
ful canipaigu of 1777-8 began with a
collision at Couch's bridge, ouly a few
miles nearer Philadelphia, his objec
tive point A division of the British,
under Ixird Cornwallls, had advanced
to Iron hill, an eminence sloping down
to Christiana creek and from which a
large part of the country toward the
Delaware could be observed.
On the part of the Americans a "llsht
advance corps" bud been organized un
dor General Maxwell, with Instructions
to be "constantly near the enemy and
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ijtcaman. an Kngnsb blstorian 'of tne
"Origin. Progress and Termination ot
the American War." published his big
two Tolume history In 17&4. He was
on Cornwallls' ataff. and be disposes
of this first engagement in seven
words, telling of "dispersing the ad- ,
r a need guards of the enemy." Cap- :
tain John Montressor, Howe's chief of
engineers, counted only three dead and
twenty wounded anions the British at
that time, notwithstanding the fact ,
. I . . . . .. .. nAnmAn hail '
been shooting at the redcoati. But .
the cannon planted ou Iron bill really
did serious damage to Maxwell's men.
w'o h'lvtnc no such formidable H'tn,
dunr retted-under iircxsuie of inrs-
ly outnumbering foe. Delawareans are ;
proud of the fact that the opportunity .
to wave the stars and stripes at the
bead of fighting columns came first In
their state.
REGRETTED FOURTH OF
JULY'S DEED.
In the manuscript diary of
John White of Salem. Mass., are
many Interesting Revolutionary
notes.
Among the entries are:"
March i. 177. The Continental
Troops began to Cannonade and
Bombard Boston. Continued for
three nights successively. Satur
day night we fired on Boston from
our lines, and Sunday morning, the
17th of March, the Regulars went
out of Boston.
Dec 1. 1778. Great Dearness of
Provisions, owing to the great quan
tity of Paper Money, which depre
ciates fast.
Dec. 21. 1778. The inhabitants of
of this town (Salem) are so mu
tinous they threaten tne for selling
the Salt at 12 shillings per bushel
Mv Ih. Tumult nt th PinlA be
stilled by Him who ruleth the Rage-
-tt ing OK tne eea.
The tumult was probably not
Btllled, for under date of Dec.
31, 1778. Salt Seller White says:
We shall forever have Reason (I
fear) to lament our Gloried Revolu
tion, because 1 have only changed
Task Masters, the later the worse,
because thuy are poor Creatures.
Our Country is too poor to be a
Separate Nation. All or chiefly
the men of knowledge made no Re
sistance to Government, and there
fore men of little or no Knowledge,
that took part In the opposition to
Briiiuin. were preferred to places
In our Government. Thus came in
Wen poor without moral Virtue.
Blockheads, etc. The High Sheriff
of this County Is a Tanner, two
Magistrates one a Tanner, the oth
er a Joiner; neither of them could
: speak or read English; or tms'iown
both. Why I describe our condition
J in the above manner la because It
Is impossible such men, without ed-
J ucatlon, should be equal to the
t business. 1 bless God It Is no worse
with me, but 1 am too Proud easily
J to submit to such things. I am now
2 above 88 years old, and am glad
and rtjoyce my Trial la almost over.
Another entry dated Oct 29,
-k 1780, , records that President
Washington "was in Town,
bound Easterly."
Descendanta of the Signers.
The Descendants of the Signers is
an organization composed of men and
women whose ancestors penned theltv
names to the document that proclaim
ed American freedom. The society was
organized at the Jamestown exposition
in 1007 with a membership of upward
J of 150 persons.
Chicago claims to lave the longest
street car ride In the world for a nickel,
but this refers to electric cars. New
York is still able to mnke the proud
boast of the longest ride on a horse
car In a city of the first class for a
nickel or any number of nickels,
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