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THE FARMERS ALLIANCE, LINCOLN, NEB., SATURDAY. JAN. 3, 1891.
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REVOLUTIONARY GIRIS.
When the revolution broke oul the
Van AltUnes, with numerous other
families, inhabited the lovely Mohawk
valley. A fairer' landscape did notes
1st, but despite Its beauty it soon be
came the theater of stirring and bloody
scenes. It was . the battle ground
where the Indian , waged relentless
warfare on the patriot tattler, and
every rod of it was trodden by the
wily and sanguinary foe. The people
who then dwelt in this region wene
mixture of hardy iew Englauders
and of Dutch, the Van Alatinea be
longing to the latter race; but all
were equally brave, the women vying
with the men in deeds of heroism and
devotion. -
Mrs. Van Alstine, the mother, had
passed through some of the most
thrilling scenes of colonial history,
and, dwelling on the - New York
frontier in the midst of sirage alarms.
6he had reared a family of fifteen and
lived to count almost 100 years of life,
Her oldest daughter, Betty, was i
child who inherited her mother's
oravery and determination., bne was
still in her "teens" when .Sir John
Johnson, the famous Tory leader of
j. the Mohawk valley, descended on the
JT patriot settlement at the head of
band of Tories and Indians intending
to complete the work of devastation
. which Brant had inaugurated the pre
vious year.
Everybody had cause to fear these
merciless marauders, who sometimes
plundered friend as well as foe, and it
was expected that the Van, Alstines
being stanch patriots, would be among
the first visited by the invaders. Dur
' ing Brant's invasion the family bad
been compelled to seek safety on an
island in the river near by and, from
the shelter afforded by this retreat.
see the houses of their neighbors in
flames, their own home being spared
by a miracle. ' ! " ' '
When it was known Sir John and his
army were actually on the march the
suffering patriots began to quit their
homes. . .. ;
"You won't go this time, will you,
mother?" asked Betty, her eyes kind
ling with indignation as she looked up
into her mother's face.
"We haven't decided what to do,"
was the matron's reply. "We will
know to-morrow, if we are spared till
then." .
That very day, just as the sun was
. sinking behind the lovely hills of the
- Mohawk, a band of yelling Indians
burst upon the little settlement, and in
a few moments the Van Alstines were
surrounded. Escape was not to be
4 thought of now; it was too late.
I c Mrs. Van Alstine knew that it would
- be useless to argue with the savages,
and thought the best way to deal .with
them would be to let them have their
way so long as they did not attempt
any personal indignities. In a snort
time ' they ' swarmed ' into the house,
breaking everything .breakable, and
the mother aaw'her most , valued artl-j
cles, nearly all " of which had been
brought from tae bid homestead in
. Holland, demolished and the floor
6trewn with the fragments. In vain
did the girls try to save from destruc
tion a handsome mirror. In response
to their pleadings the savages led in a
colt from the family stables and : com
pelled it to walk over the glass,
wrecking it completely,' after " which
. they placed the frame around the
animal's neck.
v There was one article which Bettie
Van Alstine was guarding wxth watch-
ful eye. This was a new hat which
' her father had brought her from
Philadelphia, and, being a present, it
was highly prized." At the first alarm
she had placed it in a basket which
she had' secJetecl In the darkest re- 1
" cesses of the closet, in hopes that it
might escape the Indians' eyes.
, But alas! for Betty's care, the red
searchers espied the closet, and in a
- moment the basket was brought forth
and a young warrior was making off ,
with the trophy when the patriot girl j
bounded after him and seiied the
: property, ,,,.,- ..; ..,--.!
. ''You tiau't havd my WitngsP;x-'
claimed Betty, aft the Indian turned to
resent ; the interference, and then' a
sharp struggle ensued, which .was
watcht'd ,, with delight by the ! other
i&ilraucters, who left their C work of
plunder and gathered round the pair.
Betty Van Alstine was a stout" girl,
used to the hard knocks of border life,
and the warrior soon' discovered that
he hud no mean antagonist "'He was '
forced to relinquish his ' hold on the
basket, which Betty did 'not give up
for a moment, and all at once he found
himself sprawling ion the" " ground,
having been. pushed down by the do- .
termined girl, who bore her hat off; in
triumph to the shouts of the red spec-"
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Having regained possession of her
property Misa Van Alstine ran off and
threw it into a pile of hemp, and when
her pursuer, the young warrior, came
up she reappeared, ready to renew her
defense of the hat. But, abashed by
the shouts and derision of his compa
nions, the Mohawk withdrew from the
contest and Betty was left in posses
sion of the prize of battle. ' :
She stood guard over the hemp pile
until the Indians went away, after
destroying everything but the house
itself, and when the young warrior,.
looked back be saw her waving at him
the one object which, above all others,
he wanted as a trophy of the descent
upon the house of the "Brave 'White
Squaw," a 'name ; which Mrs. Van
Alstine bod already earned. From
that eventful day Betty's bat enjoyed a
notoriety it had not had before, and It
Is sold that long afterward when the
colonies had secured their independ
ence and when Betty had a little
household of her own a Mohawk
Indian came to her home and laogh-
ingly recalled the gallant defense of
the "Philadelphia bonnet" Strange
to say he was the same warrior who
had tried to carry it off the day the
band pluudered her mother's house.
But the historic Mohawk valley did
not furnish the only girl patriot of the
revolution. There is an old saying
that (Jen. Greene "exchanged his
northern laurels for southern wil
lows." It is true that be met with
many reverses during his famous cam
paigns in the Carolina s, and more
than once was compelled to flee from
a victorious foe; but these defeats do
"not detract from his greatness.
During one of his retreats, when he
nad Lord Kawdon at his heels, as it
were. Gen. Greene was desirous of
sending a messnge to Gen Sumter, the
"Gamecock . of the revolution," who
was then on the'Wateree with his de
tachment, Greene was anxious to
form a junction with Sumter, believ
ing that combined the American
forces might' fall upon Kawdon' with
success, as he had divided his army
and seemed to offer himself as an easy
prey.
In vain did Greene look for some
one to carry the message. Tfte coun
try between him nd Sumter was full
of Tories who never neglected an op
portunity to shed the blood of Whigs,
as tne patriots wore termed. Th
bravest men In the neighborhood
shrank from . carrying the dispatch,
and Greend was despairing when a
young girl presented herself at his
headquarters. .... i .. . ,;. '
"I hear that you want to send a mes
sage to Gen.. Sumter," said the beauti
ful stranger. "I will take it to him.
My name si Emily Geiger, and I want
to do something for my country."
Ibe patriot general was thunder
struck, but at the same time he hailed
her proposition with unbounded de
light
"I know the country through which
I will have to pass," continued Emily,
and if you trust me with the message
promise to place it in Sumter's
hands." . ' ;
Accordingly uen. -trreene wrote a
letter which be gave the fearless girl,
at tne same time telling her its con
tents, .which she was to communicate
verbally to Sumter in case of accidents;
and with the paper carefully concealed,
Emily Geiger mounted her horse and
rode away. She had embarked on a
dangerous journey, but this did not
deter her: Her way led through some
unbroken country and over ground in
fested with British and Tories, and on
the second day she was halted by some
of Lord Rawdon's scouts who. refused
to believe her artfully contrived an
swers and conducted her into their
camp. ,. . ; .- -! v''f :
Confronted by the - new danger,
Emily Geiger's daring did not desert
her. She recalled Gen. Green's in
structions, and when she had been
placed in a room, there to remain
until she could be searched by .one of
her own sex, she made up her mind
what she would do. A Tory had been
dispatched for the woman who was to
search the suspected girl and before
he had returned with her Emily ate
up ixreene s written Instructions to
Sumner, piece by pioce. It was her
only hope to escape punishment, if not
death and at the same time keep
Green 8 designs from becoming known
to the enemy. , . ; ;
When the ' Tory woman arrived
Emily , wai . carefully r searched1, but
nothing damaging was found on her
person, and, as she refused to disclose
the secret she wna suspected of hav
ing in her possession, the Tories were
compelled to set her at liberty. ' Even
then she was released under protest,
and when she rode off was secretly
followed, , but taking . a roundabout
route she deceived her foes and soon
afterward ,, galloped into ; .: Sumter's
camp, much to the surprise and de
light of that o!Bcer. ' ' " "
One of the historians of the revolu
tion has truly said that "the salvation
of the army was due more than once
to the watchfulness and ' tact of
womau," .. and we have thought ' to
rescue from the annals of that, trying
period the names of two of its young
heroines Betty Van Alstine and
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1 J f 1 The Tfeeawgia t Iaraelita J. t 1
The Israelites are the only people
that never changed their religion; all
others are renegades or decendants of
renegades, as far as religion 'is con
cerned. ... The Israelites preserved their
raca, language, laws and institutions
as no other people have done. The
oldest records of the human family are
in the first eleven chapters of Genesis,
and the oldest written law is that of
Moses. The best known book in the
world is the Hebrew Bible. David
poetized and sang before Orpheus, and
Solomon philosophized before Thales
and . Pythagoras. What does that
mean? If anything, it means a special
purpose of the Almighty to be realized
through this people. Chicago Israel
ite. '" : -v '; .
" " Continent .'
"ThaUSallie Harklns Is the greatest
girl for getting bargains at second
hand." "Isn't she? I understand
she's going to marry a widower, ,
ROMANCE OF PATENTS.
HOW THE INVENTORS ARE
WARDED FOR GENIUS.
RE-
Veaan aa4 laalaawate ft the Or! (tutor
Talaafcle Hew go ef the SlaaUr
, Ankim trtm Wales. Forteae
O Eira Ba Kaea.
"There is." says an eminent author
ity, scarcely an article of human con
venience or necessity in the markot
to-day that has not been the subject of
a patent in whole or in part The sale
of every such article yields its Inventor
a profit If we purchase a box of paper
collars a portion of the price goes to
the inventor; if we buy a sewing ma
chine the probability is that we pay
royalty to as many as a dozen or fifteen
inventors at once." Lord Brougham
often said that he would gladly have
exchanged his honors and emoluments
for the profits and renown of the in
ventor of the peramblalor or sewing
machine. We are not wishful to lead
our readers to covet what are termed
"large fortunes" as really- conducive
to happiness or usefulness. "Fortune'
is itself a heathen and net a christian
word. , But "invention'' is another
thing, and the remunerative results
are a fitting element for consideration
in these days. - Howe, the originator
of the sewing machine, derived 100,
000 a year from it, and from their
mechanic Improvements the celebrated
w neeler & Wilscd are reputed to
have , divided for many vears an
income of 200,000, while the author
of the Singer sewing machine left at
bis decease nearly 3,000,000. The
telephone,1 the planing machine and
the rubber patents renlized many mil
lions, while the simple idea of heating
the blast in iron smelting iucreased
the wealth-of the country by hundreds
of millions. The patent for making
the 1'iwer ends of candles taper instead
of parallel, so as to more easily fit the
socKet, maae the present enormous
business of a well-known firm of Lon
don chandlers. The "drive well" was
an idea of Colonel Green, whose troops
during the war were in want of water.
ft . ...
rie conceived tne notion or driving a
two-inch' tube into the ground until
water was reached, and then attaching
a pump. Ibis simple contrivance was
patented, and the tens of thousands of
farmers who have adopted it have been
obliged to pay him a royalty, estimated
at 600,000. A large profit was real
ized by the Inventor who patented the
idea of making umbrellas out of al
paca instead of gincrham, and the
patentee of the improved "paragon
frame" (Samuel Fox) lately left by
will 170,000 out of the profits of his
invention. Tho weaving, dyeing, lace
and ribbon making trades originated
and depend for their existence upon
ingenious machinery, the result of an
Infinity of inventive efforts.
The discovery of the perforated sub
stance used for bottoming chairs and
for other purposes has made its invent
or a millionaire. George Yeaton, the 1
inventor in question, was a poor Yan
kee cane-seater in Vermont He first
distinguished himself by inventing a
machine for weaving cane, but be
made no money out of It, as some one
stole his idea and had the process
patented. After a number of years'
experimenting Yeaton at last hit upon
this invention, which consists of u
number of thin layers of boards of
different degrees of hardness glued
together to give pliability. He formed
a company, and to-day he has u plant
valued al $500,000, and is in the receipt
of a princely annual revenue derived
rom this invention. ' Carpet beating,
from being an untold nuisance, has be
come a lucrative trade through inven
tive genius and" mechanical contriv
ance. Even natural curiosity has Eeen
turned to account in the number of
automatic boxes for the sale of goods
of all kinds, and fabulous dividends
have been paid by the companies own
ing the patents. The most profitable
inventions have been the improvements
in simple devices, things of every-day
use, that everybody wants. Among
the number of patents for small things
may be mentioned the "stylographio
pen," and a pen for shading in differ
ent colon, producing 40,00'J per
annum. A large profit has been
reaped by a miner who invented a
metal rivet or eyelet at each end of
the mouth of coat and. trousers
pocket - to resist the strain
caused by the carriage of pieces of ore
and heavy tools. In a recent legal
action It transpired in evidence that
the inventor or metal plates used to
protect soles and heels of, boots from
wear sold upward of ,12,000,000 plates
n 1879, and in 1887 the number reach
ed 143.000,000, , producing realized
profits of a quarter of a million of
money. Another useful invention is
the "darning weaver," a device for re
pairing stockings, undergarments, etc.,
the sale of which is very large and in
creasing. As large a sum as was ever
obtained for any invention was en
joyed by the inventor of the inverted
glass bell to hang over gas to protect
ceilings from being blackened, and a
scarcely less lucrative patent was that
for simply putting emery powder on
cloth.. Frequently time and circum
stances are wanted before an invention
is appreciated, but it will be seen that
patience is well rewarded, for the in
ventor of the roller skate made over
200.009, notwithstanding the fnct
that his patent hod nearly expired be
fore i its value" was ascertained. The
gimlet-pointed' screw has ' produced
more wealth than most silver mines,
and the American who first thought of
putting copper tips te children's shoes
is as well off as if his father had left
him 400,000 in United States bonds.
Upward of 2,000 a year was made by
the Inventor or the common needle
threader. To the foregoing might be
added thousands of trifling but useful
articles from which handsome incomes
are derived or for which large sums
have been paid.
LOVE-MAKINO BY RAIL.
On Dear Uttia Partial- Vat AfnM tfca Laaa
- , WoataVtOaOat
The car was filled with excursionists
returning from the exposition. Every
seat contained a pair of Buckeye
lovers. The last bear died in Ohio
some time ago, but the art of hugging
has survived. It was the midnight ex
press, and the air was right chilly, but
not a soul noticed that except a poor
little tnnrried man who sat alone in
the half seat by the unlighted stove.
He looked down the car and noticed
that apparently all the young men
were one armed; at least but one arm
of each male was visible. The lkrht
in the car was very lor, however, and
that may account for the phenomenon.
Lovers like twilight, according to
the Pittsburg Dispatch. If Adam and
Eve did not sing "la the Gloaming"
it was because they knew a .fresher
song. And it was twilight in that car,
for ull three double lamps were turned
down very low, and. before the train
was out of the Alleghany yards, the
flame of one of them had sputtered,
fired a moment and expired. Of
course, every girl in the car . was
alarmed When the gloom deepened
hvery girl got a little closer to her
protector, , and a few minutes later.
when the second began to show signs
of collapso the flame leaping up
frantically, as If afraid to die about
a dozen pitmissimo screams came from
as many feminine throats.
The conductor opened the door a few
minutes later and tho draught finished
lamp No. 2. This left one lamp alight
at the rear end of tlto car. How
anxiously it was observed! Would It
go out? It looked consumptive, but
there was no draught to expedite its
decease. At last the train whistled
tor the first stop, and the little marrlod
man came out of his corner by the
stove to alight He had been a bache
lor once, and he remembered it as he
laid his hand on the door knob. The
train hnd not stopped, but he opened
tbe door, and Immediately a gust of
wind murdered the last lamp. As he
stood in the doorway inhaling cinders
and river fog, he had the satisfaction
of hearing a sweet low voice murmur
behind him: "Oh, George, I was so
afraid?"
"Of what, my darlingP"
"That that lamp would never go out!"
Where Slaep the Brave 1
Where Sleep the brave to-night t
Ask the pines In a sunny land,
Ask the grasses that wave .
. O'er the dust of a gallant bund
Laid in a hurried grave. ' 1
' There sleep the brave to-night ; '
Where sleep the brave to-night?
Ask the waves of the mighty son,
That once the heroes bore;
They sing a parting threnody
Against the rocky shoro. '.
' There sleep the brave to-night
Where sleep the brave to-night? ' V
Ask the winds from the starry sky
, : Where holy angels dwell;
. . They have roamed where the ashes lie,
And they alone can tell
' Where sleep tho brave to-night '
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
An Island Farsdisa
The island of Hogolen, in the Poly
nesia, is an Immense coral atoll, 130
miles in cireumfornce, having four
entrance passages. On the reef and
within it are seventy Islands, four of
which, near the middle, are high
basaltic masses about thirty miles
each in circumference, magnificently
fertile, yielding spontaneously, Wny
valuable products, ' situated in the
midst of a rock-bound lake ninety
miles long by half that width. This
unknown ocean paradise has been for
ages an arena of combat between two
hostile races, one copper-colored, in
habiting the two western of the great
interior isles, the other upon the two
eastern, a darker people, with long,
straight hair. The two tribes are
supposed to number over 20,000.
Ball Ban Battlefield.
I have just returned from a trip
over the Bull Run battle Geld, said
Gen. . McCook, recently, where my
youngest brother was killed in July,
1861. I was assured while there th t
there have been but, few changes in
the face of the country. The lines
held by Jackson in the, second, battle,
especially in the railroad cut, are eas
ily discovered. Huge, trees in the
vicinity of the cut were lopped off by
ehell and cannon balls during the fight,
and the stumps still stand as mute
witnesses of the fierce conflict that
waged there twenty-eight years ago.
The old and historic stone house and
the Wnrrenton turnpike near Young's
brunch still stand, and the stone
bridge over Bull Bun has been re
paired. . h ; ',.
"Looking Backwards.";
The Chinese government is tracing
the Chinese race buck into the misty
past, and it has discovered that China
was a groat empire 3.000 years. B. (X
They are now working on a clue to
lead up to the discovery of America
by a Chinaman, who sailed away , and
I was never beard of aguki.
HIGHLAND
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