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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1914)
. THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. m 4 Btfimw max pjMCf.Mi;&rjBi?n)6Z,mi. O PERPETUATE the memory of mighty deeds on the flold of battlo and of epochal events which have led to the changing of governments and of tho boundary lines In our geographies and to arouse In tho tnlnda of succeeding gen erations tho spirit of patriot ism which Inspired our fore- lathers to accomplish theso deeds, tablets and monuments of various kinds lmvo beon placed on the Bites of those historic ovents, ' In tho United Stales Doston, Now York, Phila delphia And many other places lit tho East and Southeast are rich In memories of the War of tho Revolution and of tho ovonts leading tip to und succeeding It. Doston, more than nny other jilaco perhaps, Is desorvlng of tho title "tho Cra cllo of American Llborty." Fanoull hall, Old South church, Christ church, or Old North church, from whoso belfry tho signal was flashed which started Paul Revoro on his famous rldo and Hunker Hill nro only n few of the historic landmarks which make Boston frfmous In Revo lutionary hlBtory. Tho famous "Boston Tea Par ty" was tho tlrst protest of tho Indignant colonists against tho opprosslvo rulo of tho mother coun try. This ovont occurred In Boston harbor in De cember, 1773. In ordor to compol Great Britain to bo Just toward tho American colonlats In tho matter" of taxation, morchnnts of this country lind agreed not to Import anything whllo such opprosslvo laws existed Thn British parliament declared their right to tax the colonists without tholr consent; tho Inttor declared that "taxation without representation is tyranny " Tho quarrel Brow hotter and hotter; somo of tho contested duties woro removed under pressure, but, by 1773, aovoral articles, among them ton, were still burdened by heavy taxes, Tho colonists finally refused to allow any cargo of tea oven to bo lauded ut somo of the ports. Vessels wero Im mediately sent back with their cargoes uu touchod. In Docombor, 1773, throo Itrltlsh ships landed nt Doston and tho royal governor at tempted to lmvo tholr cargoes landed In deflanoo of tho popular will. Tho "Doston Tea Party" was tho result. This occurrence tho Inscription on tho tablet ItBelf sufficiently oxplalns. "Horo formerly stood Orlfllns Wharf, ut which luy moorod on Doc. 10, 1773, throo Drltlsh Bhlps -with cargoes of tea. To dofeat King Goorgo's trivial but tyrannical tax of throo pence a pound, nbout nlnoty citizens of Doston, partly disguised jib Indians, boardod tho ships, throw tho cargoes, three hundred and forty-two chests In all, into tho Boa, and mado tho world ring with tho pa trlotlo exploit of tho DOSTON TEA PARTY. "No! ne'er was mingled such a draught In palace, hall, or arbor, As freemen browod and tyrants quaffed That nlglit In Boston harbor." A largo building on tho corner of Pearl street nind Atlantic avenue, dovotod to commercial pur poses, now marks tho alto of Griffin's wharf whore this ovont occurred. Tho first armod resistance to Great Drltaln took placo at Salem Bridge, Mass. In February, ,1775, Qcnoral Gage of tho Drltlsh army hoard that somo cannon and munitions of wnr had boon placed In Salem by the colonists, so he sent Colonel Leslie In a vessel from Castlo Wil liam to pel them. They landed nt Marblehcad, marched into Salem, and not finding what they sought, moved toward Danvers. Part way be tween tho two towns at n small drawbridge, tho Illustration, they found n" hugo number o! pooplo nssembled, and on the opposite side 40 militia under Timothy Pickering. The dfaw brldgo was up and Pickering refused to lot It down. Loslla trlod to forry his troops over In a gondola near by, whoroupon the colonlBts prompt ly scuttled tho craft. Tho Drltlsh troops event ually returned to their vessel, but without tho cannon. Tho first real battle of tho Revolution was fought at Lexington, Mass. In tho spring of 1775 General Ongo was Informed that tho colonists had deposited a largo quantity of munitions of war at Concord, a vlllago somo lfi miles outside of Doston, and ho planned a secret expedition to solzo them. Tho nlort and wary colonists hoard of hlB plan, however, and through tho Immortal rldo of Paul Rovoro, tho whole couutrysldo was nlarmod Whon Major Pitcalrn, with somo 800 men (tho ndvnnco guard of tho Drltlsh), arrived at Loxlngtou on their way to Concord, thoy were met thoro on the vlllngo green by nbout aoventy p dotermlnod men under Cnpt. Jonas Parkor, Tho Drltlsh ordered them to c'Isperso, and when thoy refused to do so, fired upon them, killing eight nnd wounding a numbor of othcra. This began thq Revolutionary war. It was nt Cambridge, Mass., that tho army of tho colonlBts was gathered for tho march against tho Drltlsh at.Dunkor lllll. - Tho city of Cambrldgo, ono of tho county seats of Middlesex county, Massachusetts, Is separated from tho greater city of Doston by the Charles river. It Is chiefly noted for three thlngs:As tho seat or Harvard university, as the placo where Washington took .command of tho Conti nental army on July 2, 1775, which whs only a short distance from tho spot shown In tho Illus tration, nnd for tho occurrouco marked nnd de scribed by the tablot also. The building In tho background Ib tho Law library of Harvard unl . vorslty Tho battlofleld of Hunker Hill at CharleRtown, now part of tho city of Boston, 1b marked by an Imposing mqnumont, erected on n commnndJng slto on tho summit of Dreod's Hill. Tho cornerstone of this hugo grnnlto obollsk was laid on Juno 17, 1825 tho fiftieth nnnlvor aary of tho battlo. Lafayetto was at this, time on a viBlt to America, and he was present nt tho ceremony; Daniel Webster dollvered nn oration. Tho monument btaiuh on Dreod's Hill, near tho center of tho ground Included In tho old breast work. It In built of Qulncy grnnlto, and Is 221 feet In height. It Ib 30 feet Bquaro nt the base and 15 foot square at tho spring of tho npax. Tho top may bo reached by a flight of 285 stone stops. There Is n room In Ub top with four Iron shuttered windows. Tho monument was not com pleted until 1843, when it waa dedlcuted In tho amvz or. nzirAF coircoRp 004040OfOI040IOI0404OICHrOfOOIOiOHCH04:004-OTO0 presence of President Tyler and his cabinet The general Impresslpn Is that this engagement of the Revolution was fought on Bunker Hill, so K figures In TifsWy ni the "Dnttle of Bunker Hill." In reality It was fought on Breed's Hill, some distance from tho former. Tho "Mlnuto Men" wero so called becauso of their ability to assemble upon n mlnuto's notice. In April, 1775, after having dispersed the 70 colo nists under Captain Parker who resisted them at Lexington, nbout six miles nway, Major Pitcalrn pressed forward toward Concord. Dy this time tho whole country wns aroused, and tho militia flocked toward Concord from every direction. The Middlesex fnrmers, nrmed with every con ceivable weapon, prepared to defend their homes and their rights. Tho battle of Concord started at North Brldgo, near Concord (the first volley wns fired by tho Drltlsh). The spot Is marked by tho famous statuo of a typical "Minute Man." So Incensed wero tho colonists that tho whole 800 British would have been destroyed had they not beon reonforced by moro troops from Lex ington, Thoy retrcat-ed to Loxlngton, nnd then, after a short rest, tho whole body, 1,800 strong, started their march of retreat to Charlcstown. During tho wholo of tholr ten-mllo march, they wero terribly ussallod by tho lnfuiiatod colonists. They finally renched tholr destination nnd un der tho guns of tho Drltlsh war vessels spent tho night ut Charlestown, crossIngover to Dos ton noxt morning. During this affair tho Drltlsh lost 273 men; tho colonists lost 103. DurltiR tho w.nr of 1812 Sir Isaac Drock, a major gonerol of tho Canadian forces, personally led his troops In tho battlo of Queenston, where he was klllod on October 13, 1S12 Tho Drltlsh government caused a lino monument to bo erect ed to his memory In St. Paul's cnthedrnl, London. In 181G tho Cnnndtans struck a medal to his momory. and on tho heights of Queenston built a bonutlful Tuscan column, ovor 130 feet In height, In tho bnso of which a tomb wns formed nnd In which tho gonornl's remains now reposo. The small monument horo shown marks the spot whore ho was klllod. New Indian Animal Stories How the Rabbit Stole the Otter's Tail H By JOHN M. OSKISON OfOTOOKIOfO04-040rOK044KT04KfO0OKOKOiO I . iv ' . . , 'mm t ), . ' ' ' .$ - sM ; vv V V ( ' ' ( i ky ' "- k&tz- J ) -" ' J.' i "... I i Color the Animals to Suit Yourself. Copyright, by McCluro Newspaper Syndi cate.) Long timo agotho animals mot and hold a council to decide who had tho finest coat. In thoso days, they wero always quarreling nbout their good looks, for they did not havo enough to do to keep themselves busy. Far up tho creek lived tho otter so far that ho vory soldom camo down to visit tho other animals. It was said that tho otter had a very fine coat, but it had been such a long time since any of them had seen him that no ono could remember Just how It looked. When tho word went out to come to the council the rabbit said ho would go and mako sure that tho otter would come. And to himself the. rabbit said: "I must havo tho most beautiful coat of all at the council. I will go to the otter, and If his coat is as flno as I think It Is, I must plan a way to steal It and wear It at tho council." So tho rnbbit went "top tlio creek to where tho otter lived and invited him to the council. As soon as ho saw the otter, tho rabbit knew that his soft brown fur coat was tho most beautiful of all. "Tho animals sent mo to bring you to the council," said tho rabbit to tho otter. "It is a long way from hero, nnd I will bo glad to go with you." The otter thanked him nnd thoy started back to the council. Thoy traveled all day and at nlglit they mado a camp. The rabbit se lected tho camping ground, for, as ho said to the otter, "you are a stranger hero and I knpw Just what to do." After he had cut somo little bushes for beds and they had finished their supper, the rabbit took a stick and be gan to shavo it down to the shapo of a paddle. Tho otter asked him: "What are you doing that for?" "Oh," said tho rabbit, "I have gooa dreams when I sleep with a paddlo under my head." Then the rabbit cut a clear path from the flro to tho edge of tho stream. "Why are you doing that?" asked tho otter. "I will tell you," said tho rabbit. "This placo la very near tho Firo Sky, and mnybo it will rain flro tonight. You go to sleep and I will sit up and watch. If It does begin to rain firo-I will shout. Then you Jump right up and run to tho water. But first hang up your coat on a limb over there, so that it won't get burnt." And so tho otter hung his coat on a limb and went sound asleep. After -a while tho flro burned down to red coals; tho rabbit called, but tho otter never stirred; ho called again, but tho otter was too sound asleep to hear. Then tho rabbit took up somo hot coals .on tho paddlo he had mado and throw them Into tho air. At tho 3arao timo ho shouted, "It is raining flrer Run to tho water, Mr. Otter!" Tho otter woko up and saw hot coals falling all around him, and ho lost no timo In running to tho river and Jumping in. Then the rabbit took the otter's coat, put it on and "went to tho council. At tho council every one thought tho otter had a beautlfuhcoat, but ho waa very bashful, for ho kept a paw over his faco all tho time. Finally the bear came up and pulled tho paw away and there was tho rabbit with his split lip! Before the bear could catch him the rabbit Jumped up and got away. But tho bear got a pleco of hla tail and so now tho rabbit has only a Btump. of a tall left; and, besides, tho rabbit Jiad to give back tho otter's coat. AMUSING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE I OPPORTUNITY FOR FARM BOY Bow and Arrow Designed Chiefly for Those Interested In Archery May Be Used Indoors. This bow and arrow has been de signed chiefly for thoso Interested In the outdoor sport of archery, but may also bo used Indoors If care is taken to avoid windows and pictures. The, jfrv , 1y1v TV A VAIN HOPE. "Grandma could help our social ambitions If sho would. You know sho smokes an old plpo." "Don't worry. Society may condono that." "You don't undorstnnd. Don't you eco how much smarter it would bo If sho would consent to smoke cigarettes?" REAR LIGHTS. Bacon I sco searchlight are to be found mounted on tho observation platforms of somo western railroad trains. Egbert I supposo that Is bo nasnongors can boo where thoy'ro not going. A Bow and Arrow. bow, which is 2G inches In length, la made of two pieces of strong steel wlro connected to a nickel-plated hand piece shaped eo that tho arrow can bo quickly placed In position for Bhootlng. Tho bowstring la mado of atrong mate rial and tho nrrow la of hard wood, 15 lnchea long, with a aoft rubber tip. and weighs only S ounce8. Warning to Flirts. Fritzl Scheff wns condemning tho flirt. "Tho flirt," alio said, "has a good timo In tho preaont a good time of a aovt iu tho pre3enl--but what about tho future? "Many a girl Is on tho shelf today becauao sho kept men on tho rack yestorday." Washington and Lincoln Were Men of Great Strength and Had Ad vantage of Open Air. For city boya, tho correspondence schools and night schools afford tho best means avallablo In continuing an education. Tho main difficulty en countered Is tho fact that their houra of employment leavo no timo or strength for study. Many have 1m paired their health In attempting moro than tbelr strength would permit. Washington and Lincoln wero men cf great strength and endurance, nnd had the advantage of open-air llfo in their youth. This la a tremendous advantage. All farm boys havo It, and they now havo an advantage in man places after thoy leave school. Farm work Is educational. The farmer who keeps his eyos and mind open grown bigger intellectually every day that ho lives. Tho country agricultural agont, or demonstrator, adds to thlB advan tage Ho brings tho school to tho farm. With his help and suggeatlona, tho boya on tho farm can develop themselves In a way that makes tho educational advantages of tho city of nogllglblo Importance. Who Could Resist? Alfred was having ono of hla "bad" days, and upon coming to tho table be gan to cry. Ho was sent to tho kitchen to wait until tho family had finished. Sovoral mlnutoa afterward, when the incident was forgotten by all but small Alfred, tho kitchen door opened softly and a small red head and a pair ot dancing eyes, but a very serious llttlo faco, waa thruBt Into tho dining room, whllo a vory pathetic llttlo voice said:. "Anybody here call Alfred?" Hard to Turn. What key is tho hardest to turn? A donkey. Tho Reason Why. "My boy," said a father to his son, "treat everybody with politeness, even those who nro rudo to you; for re member thnt you Bhow courtesy to others, not because thoy are gentle men, but because you are ono." y"- V "V a , ' ," ". i tA --.. N
