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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA.
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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
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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
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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,
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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."
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