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OREGON CITY COURIER, FRIDAY FEB. 9, 1912,
THE LOCAL NEWS.
Violets are in fall bloom, not in pots
In the houses but ont under the sky
in Oregon's pothouse.
FLANNEL SHIRTS. Rood heavy
weight, all wool, speoial $1.35 at Fer
mann's, Molalla.
The Columbia Book & Ladder Co.
are arranging for a great time at their
annual dance the night of February
22.
Just in, a new line of nion's and
boy's suits for spring wear at lower
prioes than elsewhere. Fermann's
store, Molalla.
A. E. Stevens of Millwaukie knows
the little class ads pay. He wanted
a horse, he got his pick. It cost him
60 cents. See them on page 8, and
try them for anything from a setting
of eggs to selling a much.
Miss Kathryn Montgomery enter
tatned the Patience Poker Club Mon
day evening. ' The prize was won by
Miss Helen Daulton. Deilcioos re
freshments were served. Present
were Misses Cis Pratt, Nan Cochran,
Helen and Bess Daulton, Wynne
Hanny and Kathryn Montgomery.
The srevices to be held Sunday Feb
ruary Hth, in the Congregational
church have been a nounced by Rev.
Edwards, as follows: Morning ser
vice at 10:80 o'clock, topic of sermon
A" New Life or Immortality Worth
While." livening service at 7:80
o'clock, topio of sermon "Christianity
of Abrhaham Lincoln. "
Policeman Cooke arrested Ledwith
Hutson, a ten year old Portland boy,
Monday, for breaking into the law of
oe of U'Ren & Schuebel, Sunday, and
it developed the lad iiad run away
from the aid sooicty school in Port
land. He climbed over the trausom
and secured about $3 in change in the
office. lie was taken back to the aid
society.
The Qypises were entertained Sat
urday eveniug by MivB Ainiie Uollack
at her home in Portland. A delicious
dinner was served, after which the
evening was pleasantly spent playing
"COO" The pirzes were Won by Miss
li .. TT .11.. 1 ir. .,. ...-I.....
ucbb n.unj' uuu nirs. unas. unnnn
Present were Misses Zida Goldsmith,
Veda Williams, Bofs Kelly, Helen
Daulton, Bess Daulton, Cis Pratt
Marjorie Caufleld, Eniily O'Malley,
Mrs. L. A. Morris, Mrs. M. D." La
lourecce ana Mrs. unaries Uriillth.
Eugene Ward of the Arm of Oox
and Ward, cigar store and billiard
parlors, Main St., has Bold out his in
tereBt to Mr. Oox, and loft the city,
Mr. Ward has been in delicate health
fur some time, the climate here prov
In too moist and heavy for him. The
dootor insisted on his speed? removal
to a higher altitude and dryer climate
Mr. ward is highly estoemed in thi
community and his many frionds
greatly regret the necessity of his de
part are.
Memorial Address, Rev. Ford.
Rev. T. B. Ford is to deliver the
Lincoln memorial address before th
local post of the Q. A. R. olllcors and
members of the W. R. 0 and the
Bona of Veterans next Sunday morn
ing at 10:4fl o'clock in the First
Methodist Episcopal ohuroh. The of
moors Hiid mombors of Uo. (J. of the
O. N. O. are invited to attend in
Doay, iu uniiorin. There will be re
srved seats for all the organizations,
Speoial musio will be one ot the fea
tnres of the occasion. The citizens
of our city owe it to the memory of
Abraham Liuoolu and to the old sol
diers to make this a great patriotic
occasion.
Extra chairs will be provided and all
available spaoe will bo thrown open to
the public Dr. Ford will spouk on
Abraham Lincoln, the Great Amer
ioan and Citizen of the World."
Evening services at 7:80 o'clock
Bargains at Molalla.
Royal granitewaro, gray matter,
gooa grade sauoe pans, long haudlo
four qnarts, special at 2()o. Granite
coffoe pots, four quarts, 8fto
n . - . . .
nermann uompany, Molalla b new
store. We boy your produce at high
est pricos.
Cross-Burke Wedding.
A very pretty wedding took place
Wednesday eveniug when Miss Juliet
uross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II
a. Cross aud Mr. Thos. A. Uurke of
Eugeno were uuitod in marriage at
tne Home of the bride's parents, in
Uladstoiie, by Rev. P. K. Hammond,
or Jiugone, formerly pastor of the
episcopal church m this ouy.
Ihey wore attended by Miss
lioorgla Cross as maid of honor aud
Mr. btanley P. Young of Vancouver,
ii. u., us nose man.
Just before the oerouiony Miss
uoorgia Cross sang very beautifully
"My Heart Is Singing." Lohengrin's
wuumug mroii was played by Miss
vena wiiiiama,
The bride wore a handsome gown ot
white ohiffou over satin and a wreath
of real orange blnspouu. She carried
a snower bouquet of white carnations.
The maid of honor wore pink mar
quisette over pale blue silk aud car
ried pink carnations.
The houBo was beautifully dooorated
iu uregon Grape and red carnations.
iur. uurjte, who is a graduate of
me university of Oregon, lias lived iu
miih uny nearly ail Her lite and IB
considered oue of Oregon Oity'B most
unarming youug lames.
mr. mime is a prosperous young
business man of Kuiioue and is also a
graduate or the University of Orogou
. Arter a oriel trip, they will make
their home In Gladstone, where 11. E.
Cross, father of tlu bride, has pre
sented them with a beauitful uew
bungalow.
A Emphatic Reply.
Orenon City, Ore , Rt. 4.
To the Courier: Allow me to reply
to Itho cowardly insinuation of your
correspondent from this place iu your
last issue. It is unfortunate that be
cause of a partial, uutaiimiudud
teacher, differences among uhildren
occur, iu answering him will say
that all but the hoodlums are safe ou
any county road, bnt that ou a publio
school ground where the large girls
and boys, iucludiusr his lU-year-old
shining light, do as they please with
the little oues. life and limb are very
insecure.
ROBERT GINTHER
Jan. 81, 1012.
BOYS' OVERALLS made for wear,
double kDee, double seat, only 60o, at
Fermann's, MolallH,
I The Courier will stand with the man
who stands with the people
WONDER WMTHETRE AT.
RedTAc:,vrJrcial
IHA UUI VUII 1 HC&fV III
Road distriot No. 13, the Redmond
district, voted a speoial ten mill road
tax in December, .the chairman of the
meeting handed in the report to the
county clerk, and the residents
thought that settled the matter.
Now residents of that district re
port that the county clerk has never
extended the assessment on the tax
roll, that the papers cannot be found
at the clerk's oliice, and the taxes are
already being oollected, and tiiey
wonder where they are at.
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
complaint which hag been neara
from farmers in the vicinity of Klam
ath Fulls that they cannot find a mark
et for their hogs and that they have
Lbeen unable to dispose of their pork
ers is met by the Klamath Falls butch
ers with the contention that the agri
cultural men are trying to hold them
up on the price of porkers.
It has been announced by President
Crooks of the Albany college that the
college has a' proposed gift of $12,500
toward the establishment of a memor
ial professorship. Five thousand dol
lars is pledged without condition and
the remainder of the $12,500 1b pledg
ed on the condition that $12,500 more
is Becured from certain sources.
The entire holdings of the California
Northeastern railroad, operating be
tween Weed, Cal., and Klamath Falls,
have been transferred to the Oregon
Eastern Railway company, the con
sideration named being $5,260,000. The
railroad was completed to Klamath
tended on from there to Natron and
Falls two years ago and is being ex-
will ultimately connect with the Des
chutes river line running to Lakeview,
Alturas and Susanville.
In an opinion written by Attornoy
General Crawford, It is held that In
case a candidate for the primary dec
tlon dies or is disqualified the party
he is representing cannot choose an
other candidate if disqualification or
death occurs after the date set for
Iho filing declarations and before the
primary election. In this event, the
opinion holds, the voters must write
in the name of a candidate on the
ballot to take the place of the one
dropping out
Brakeman Slashed In Fight.
Albany. As the result of a cutting
affair. In this city Harry Halkyer, a
brakeman, 1b in St. Mary's hospital
with a bad gash across his face, and
Frank Patton Is under arrest. The
cutting was the result of a gambling
dispute.
Sawmills Resume Operations.
Cottage Grove. One by one the lum
ber mills in this vicinity are resuming
operations after a shutdown of two
months. It Ib predicted that every one
of tho 31 mills tributary to this city
will be in operation within a short
time.
Mabel Young Warner Held Not Guilty
Pendleton. Mabel Young Warner,
on trial since Monday on a charge of
forgery In connection with the estate
of her uncle, J. W. Young, of Waston,
was acquitted.
QUICK RESULTS.
Little Fellows that Everybody Reads,
and that Bring Kesulta.
j.ry a local iu nils column at one
oout a word. It is quick, cheap and
will hit the spot. This oolumu rwill
hereafter be given a prominent noBi-
uon in cue uourier, aud it will be
found an effootive moans for qniok
results. Real estate men will find it
of especial value, aud it is a medium
through whioh yoa can soli, bnv. rent.
or oxoliango Tor very small price.
Flue yoarliug trees, annle. near and
encrry, iuo eaoh. Also berry plants.
Anuress a. j. walfcer. Milwaukie. Or.
LOST A set of falso teeth, ou tho
Abornethy road. Address O. A.
Hubert. Srpringwater, Route 1.
FOR SALE L. O. Smith type
writer good as uew. Mav be had for
110 dowu and I per mouth. Call at
tiie Courier oliice.
FOR SALE CHKAP-Imiiortod Eel-
giau Btalliou. Address Uox 41, R. F.
u. a, woodburn, Ore.
FOR SALE Thoroughbred loosters
or tne lol'owing breeds: Rhode Island
Hens, White Wjandottes, Black Min-
oroas, Ruff Orpingtons Plvuionth
Rocks and lirowu Leuhorna.
Kolouhofer Rros., Oregon Git v. Route
rUH BALK A well matched team
or gray Dorses, weight about 1800 lbs.
"in. Moehnke, Rt. 4, Oregon City.
uome none.
FOR SALE No. 1. Star A
win Moehnke, Kt. 4, Oregon City.
11UI11H pilOUH,
1UK oALli Now. modern lmnm.
low at Seaside, about two blocks from
enaiucuin station, near rirer fnr
huu. Will sell on easy terms. Wm.
Moehnke, Rt. 4, Orouon Citv. H.ihib
pnono.
SPRAYING.-Get Vour nrriera
early aud avoid the rush; gas engine
lunui i urm BlUUUUIl, to 1. A. U.
Stevens, Gladstone. Notify at Mil
waukee, ure., li, U. 1.
MARE WANTED About 1800. net
m Broom years old ; must be souud ;
iu worK eitner single or don hie. A.
u. Hteveus, Gladstone, Milwaukie
iti,. i.
iwn n&Ai rour room house, fur-
uisneo, located iu Wlliaiuotte. City
jmr mum (l. Apply to J.
v . Alderman.
See the Courier's display ad for
big
campaign reading bargains.
mm m N0TES
of general interest
Events Occurring Throughout
the State During the Past
Week.
Big -Area to be Watered.
La Grande. With capital stock
$50,000 subscribed and engineers
of
in
the field running the final line for ir
rigation ditches to water 10,000 acres
of semi-arid lands lying between La
Grande and Cove, completion of ar
rangements for extensive Irrigation in
this valley was reached when the pro-'
moters formed the La Grande Irrlga-,
tlon company. The company will irrl
gate hundreds of acres owned by
members of the company and pave ,
the way for cutting large semi-arid
tracts into well watered small farms, i
Extensive Wo, I; on County Roads.
Eugene. Comprehensive plans for
the permanent improvement of Lane
county roads were announced by the
county court, with the statement that
this year's programme called for the
construction of seven miles of macad
am road in different parts of the
county, but all In such places that it
will be a component part of the sys
tem, Lunatic Leaps Into Fire.
Salem. Nora Maellor, an inmate of
the asylum from Multnomah county,
made an effort to commit suicide
when she rushed from a band of pa
tients with whom she was walking
and hurled herself into a blazing
brush pile. She was not burned seri
ously, attendants dragging her from
the fire.
230-Foot Flagpole is Gift.
Astoria. The Astoria Centennial
committee has decided to present the
management of the Panama Pacific
Exposition at San Francisco with the
largest flagpole In the world. The
stick is 230 feet long, and was given
to the committee by the Whitney
company to be erected in the city
park at Astoria.
Mining Congress Holds Session.
Medford. With nearly 300 delegates
present, the semi-annual session of
the Southern Oregon and Northern
California Mining Congress was held
in this city Friday and Saturday. The
exhibit of ore from this district was
the largest and most, comprehensive
ever gathered in this section and rep
resented nearly 200 mines.
TO RECLAIM WASTE LAND
Completion of $150,000 Dam Marks
Era in Declaiming Vast Tract,
Klamath Falls. Water Is now flow
ing over the Lost River diversion dam,
constructed to reclaim particularly
the bed land under Tule Lake, and to
send Lost river's pour into the Klam
ath river, eight miles distant. The
scheme worked was by building a dam
which would back the water in the
low Lost river until it flowed over
the dam into a high-level canal, which
would carry it about ten miles distant
to the higher level of the Klamath
river, thus keeping the water from
spreading off toward the Tule Lake
country.
While the water is being thus di
verted Tule Lake will have a chance
to evaporate. The water is now going
over the dam to the extent of about
two inches in depth, or about 200 min
er's Inches per second, and the canal
dug to curry It is running about a foot
deep with water. The reclamation en
thusiasts in the Klamath basin are
exultant over the completion of the
$150,000 dnm, as it is believed to
murk an era of development In the
work of bettering the land conditions
in this section, and Is the start of a
solution of making tillable 40,000 acres
now waste.
Dallas Armory Dedicated.
Dallas. Tho National Guard Asso
ciation of the state of Oregon held a
convention in this city Monday and
Tuesday. Monday saw the official
dedication of the new armory building
and Tuesday evening a military ball
was given. Many prominent persons
addressed the meeting.
has helped countless
thousands of thin, weak,
delicate children made
them strong, plump
and robust.
It creates an appetite,
aids digestion, fills the
veins with rich red
blood.
After illness or loss
of weight from any
cause, it brings strength
and flesh quicker than
anything else.
all DHuaaiari
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OLD TIME MIDDIES
They Were Tots of Schoolboys,
Some Not In Their Teens.
TOO YOUNG TO WEAR SWORDS
So the Midgets Were Armed With Dirk
Knivea Instead They Were Fighters,
Though, Sarragut and Porter Being
In Battles t the Age of Twelve.
Something more than a hundred years
ago the midshipman was, Indeed, the
"mldshlpmite" that he was popularly
called, for be was but a mite of a lad,
usually receiving his appointment be-
fore he reached bis teens. Admirals
Farragut and Porter were midshipmen,
afloat and in pitched buttles, nt twelve
years of age, and Goldsborough was
appointed when only seven years old.
Nowadays, however, the midshipman
Is quite a different person. He cannot
enter the Naval academy under fifteen
and is therefore when on a regular
cruising ship after completing his four
years' academic course usually n well
developed man, physically mature and
athletic and with a trained mind. He
is far better equipped mentulfy than
the lieutenants and many of the cap
tains of even seventy years ago.
The old time middies were mere
schoolboys. All the warships of any
size carried in their regular comple
ments a schoolmaster, whose duty it
wus to give the lads as liberal an edu
cation as possible in the odd periods
between strictly professional duties.
This rating of schoolmaster was abol
ished, in fact, only nbout twenty years
ago, but after the establishment of the
Naval academy, in 1841, these officials
devoted their energies to the sailor up'
prentices only, the enlisted boys of the
forecastle. Even these now obtain
their education on shore.
There is a tradition that the three
brass buttons the midshipman wears
on the sleeve of his full dress coat dur
ing his four years at Annapolis origi
nated a century or more ago, when
their presence was needed to discour
age the youngsters from brushing their
noses with their sleeves. This is prob
ably a base slander, modern research
indicating that the buttons are relics
of the days when there was a cuff flap
on the sleeve.
At all events the extreme youth of
the mldshlpmite used to be his most
conspicuous characteristic. Insteud of
the full sized regulation officer's sword
that bo now carries, he wore a little
straight bluded dirk about a foot long,
lie was to n largo extent a messenger
for carrying orders about the ship, but
he also took charge of boats and com
manded men despite his youth. lie
wus frequently placed in charge of a
prize captured in war. taking her into
port, and not Infrequently suppressing
mutinies among the prisoners on board.
Farragut was a prize master at twelve
and got his prize safely in.
The title "midshipman" is an ancient
one. He Is above the seamen and the
petty officers forward and below the
commissioned officers iu the wardroom
aft; hence "midshipman." There was
formerly a higher grndo culled passed
midshipman, but this was abolished be
fore the war between the stutes. Then
tho grade was restored, but called mid
shipman, the former midshipman be
ing designated as a cadet midshipman.
In 1882 the title of the latter was
changed to naval cadet, which it still
remains, and the midshipmen, were
merged with the ensigns. Accordingly
the time honored title of midshipman
no longer exists officially in the United
States navy.
While officially a naval cadet, that
young officer Is still regarded and often
referred to verbally as n midshipman,
for he Is the same crenture as of old as
far as his duties go. But by the side
of his earlier prototype the twentieth
century "middy" is a savant. Trigo
nometry was about ns high up In math
ematlcs ns the old timer ever went.
The twentieth century lad goes far be
yond. He goes through analytical ge
ometry of three dimensions, differential
nnd Integral calculus, applied median
ics.
Gunnery a hundred years ago was
little more than loading, aiming and
firing at short ranges. It now Involves
metallurgy, theory of the combustion
of powder gases, stress and strain, me
chanloal engineering, manufacture nnd
preservation of complex explosives and
other abstruse subjects, in all of which
the midshipman of the present day
must bo proficient.
Midshipmen were conspicuous in ail
our early wars, notably those with the
Rnrbary States, with the West Indian
pirates and with the British in 1812.
They were equally conspicuous during
our conflicts with the Spnulsh and Fili
pinos. Midshipmen, naval cadets, had
charge of the extremely hazardous
picket duty in the Santiago blockade,
close under the Spanish batteries and
often under musketry fire from shore.
Cadet Powell ran his opeu launch right
Into the harbor of Santiago after the
Merrlmac, remained nil night under the
menacing puns of the luner batteries
and steamed out again under their fire
In the morning. New York Press.
Blood and Fire.
A French editor, anxious for sensa
tions, came into his office and asked
his deputy what had happened. "Noth
ing," he was told, "except that a
man's nose bad been bleeding in the
riuce do la Concorde and a chimney
Is on (Ire in Montmartre." "Euougb,"
snld the other and wrote the placard
"Blood and Fire in Paris!"
Hurry nnd cunning are the two ap
prentices of dispatch and skill, but
neither of them ever learns his maa
Uvs' trade. -Coltoa.
1 1-4 ACRES
8-Room House; Darn, Chicken House;
Wood Shed; all kinds of Fruit, Well
and City Water; street, improvements
and sewer paid. Only $2300, half cash.
CLYDE tt SURF US
I Oth and Main Oregon City
Most disfiguring skin eruptions,
scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc.. are
due to impure blood. Burdock Blood
Bi iters is cleansing blood tonio.
- Makei yoa clear-eyed, clear-brained,
ietkea ned.
RECKLESS SPORT.
Rock Rolling Feats of Mark
Twain In His Boyhood Days.
A BAD SCARE ENDED THE FUN
The Final Prank on Holliday'a Hill
Was In l Fair Way of Ending In
Tragedy Whan the Danger Was, by a
Bit of Good Luck, Narrowly Averted,
Writing on "Mark Twain" In Har
per's Magazine, Albert Itlgelow Falne
recounts some of -the scrapes of the
youthful Sain Clemens. Sam was
recognized ringleader amoug his play
mates, and one of the pranks they
played nearly had a fatal termination.
"One of their Sunday pastimes was
to climb Holllday's hill and roll down
big stones to frighten the people who
were driving to church. Holllday's
hill above the road was steep. A stone,
once started, would go plunging aud
leaping down and bound across the
road with the deadly swiftness of
twelve inch shell. The boys would get
stone poised, then wuit until they
saw a team approaching aud, calcu
latlng the distance, would give it c
start. Dropping down behind the bush
es, they would watch the dramatic ef
fect upon the churchgoers as the great
missile shot across the road a few
yards before them.
This was Homeric sport, but they
carried it too far. Stones that bad a
habit of getting loose so numerously
on Sundays and so rarely on other
days Invited suspicion, and the 'pat-
terollers' river patrol, a kind of police
of those days were put on the watch.
So the boys found other diversions un
til the palterollers did not watch any
more. Then they planned a grand
coup that should eclipse anything be
fore attempted in the stone rolling
line.
A rock about the size of an omnibus
was lying up there in a good position
to go downhill, once started. They de
cided It would be u glorious thing to
see that great bowlder go smashing
down a. hundred yards or so in front
of some unsuspecting and peacefuf
minded churchgoer. Quarrymen were
getting out rock not far away and left
their picks and shovels over Sundays.
The boys borrowed these and went to
work to undermine the big stone. It
wus a heavier Job than they had count
ed on, but they worked faithfully Sun
day after Sunday. If their parent a
bad wanted them to work like that
they would have though! they were be
ing killed.
"Finally oue Sunday while they were
digging It suddenly got loose nnd start
ed down. They were not quite reudy
for 't Nobody was coming but an old
colored man in a curt, so it was going
to be wasted. It was not quite wast
ed, however. They had planned for a
thrilling result, aud there wus thrill
enough while it lasted. In the first
place, the stone nearly caught Will
Bowen when it started. John Briggs
had just that moment quit digging
and houded Will the pick. Will was
about to step luto the excavation when
Sam Clemeus, who wns already there,
leaped out with a yell:
" 'Look out, boys; she's coming!"
"She came. The huge stone kept to
the ground at first, then, gathering a
wild momentum, it went bounding into
the nir. About bolfway down the hill
it struck a tree several Inches thick
and cut it clean off. This turned its
course a little, and the negro in the
cart, who beurd the noise, saw it come
crashing in his direction and made a
wild effort to whip up his horse. It
was also headed toward a cooper shop
across the road.
"Tho boys watched It with growing
Interest. It made longer leaps with
every bound, and whenever It -struck
the fragments uud dust would fly.
They were certain it would demolish
the uegro aud destroy the cooper shop.
The shop was empty, it being Sunday,
but the rest of the catastrophe would
Invito close investigation 'and results.
It was making mighty leaps now, and
the negro bud managed to get directly
in Its path. They stood holding their
breath, their mouths opeu.
"Then suddenly they could hardly
believe their eyes the bowlder struck
a projection a distance above the road
and, with a mighty bound, sailed clear
over the negro uud his mule nnd land
ed in the soft dirt beyond, only a frag
ment striking the shop, damaging but
uot wrecking it Hulf buried In the
ground, that bowlder lay there for
nearly forty years. Then It was blast
ed for milling purposes. It was the last
rock the boys ever rolled down. They
began to suspect that the sport was uot
altogether safe.
"Limelight and the center of the
stage was a passion of Sam Clemeus'
boyhood, a love of the spectacular that
uever wholly died. It seems almost a
pity that iu those old furoff, barefoot
days he co ' not have looked down
the years to a time when, with the
tvorld at his feet, venerable Oxford
ihould clothe him In a scarlet gown."
Her Resentment.
Alice It's mean of you to tell people
that when Jack kissed me I didn't re
sent It. Maud-I didu't, dear. On tbe
contrary, I said thot when he kissed
you on the cheek you held it up against
him for quite awhile.-Boston 'Iran-
script
Our Language. '
'Now you know you're all wrong
about that"
'Oh, yes; If you say so, I reckou
I'm all wrong, all righf-Chlcago
Tribune.
Watch the begiuuings. (Ireat floods
have rome through little leaks.
Send For
This Seed
Annual-Free
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tmninitk. No Mk tre packed
ty M urdrfti thcat two oualitiefihow
tttttrrrhifKrtt uiud. Owhtlbr
equipped Ubetatoiy nadet the
dimttc el a aciearl and caperl
etrd teeter temovee ail fueav work.
W ban burins Lilhr'lienksrou i
iDaeaard ctopa. Seed fat cabloe.
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"FIGHTING BOB" EVANS.
Hi Meeting With His Confederate
Brother and the Result.
Tradition has tt that ufter young
Robley D. Evans went to Annapolis he
wasn't long iu showing bis mettle.
The story of his first assertion of his
personality runs after this fashion:
When he left for the Naval academy
his mother gave him a framed copy of
the Lord's Frayer and Instructed hlra
to hang It over his bed. He complied,
notwithstanding the fact that the rules
of the academy forbade the placing of
decorations In the rooms. An Inspec
tor remonstrated with him and ordered
him to remove the pruyer. Evans
swore that he would smash the face of
the first man who touched it. The In
spector referred the act of insubordi
nation to the commandant, who took It
up with the secretary of the navy.
Evans wrote home about the episode.
It got into the papers. An Indignation
meeting was held In his borne town
and a protest made to the president.
In the end a special dispensation was
granted, allowing the cadet to keep his
"decoration."
Being a Virginian, young Evans was
urged by his mother to throw in his lot
with the south when the civil war
come. This he declined to do, so it fell
out that he and his brother fought on
opposite Bides during the civil war.
On oue occasion Robley Evans entered
a restaurant In Washington and ob
served his brother eating.
"An exchange of glances between us
was quite enough," said Evans after
ward. "Not a word was spoken by
either of us. He paid bis bill and has
tily left the plnce, knowing very well
that I would report his presence in th
city. I ordered more oysters than I
wanted and took plenty of time to eat
them. He hud come across the Toto
mac in a skiff, I was joio. and had tied
it to an old sycamore tree near the
spot where we used to swim. I want
ed to give him a brotherly chance to
get back to Virginia soil. He gained
his boat and escaped, though a soldier
fired at him in the darkness. On leav
ing the restaurant I met an officer of
the provost guard and informed him
that there was a Confederate soldier
in Washington.
" 'How do you know?' he asked.
" 'That,' I replied, 'is none of your
business.'
'I was arrested and taken to the
provost marshal, who, on bearing my
story, let me go." Chicago Record-Herald.
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BATTLE OF THE KEGS.
A Bloodless Naval Conflict of the Rev
olutionary War.
All wars have their humors and
Jokes, and the Revolutionary war was
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history as the date of the battle of the
kegs, and, though bloodless, it has been
celebrated In verse. Six months after
the Declaration of Independence, while
the British fleet was stationed at Phil
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destroy the ships by means of Impro
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the river above the city, were to carry
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