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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1901)
7 * " V ' v > S . > * * 5 5 * * ? ' ' -r' " " f < * * < r"Ai" . < tfn ' n n n i 1111,13 Gimcrnl Howe , with his Hrltlsh tinny , held pos-esslon of I'ltlhuleliihla , ami General Washington , with the few half-starved trooiw under his Immediate command , wns encamped at a place called White Marsh , n few miles distant from the city , nn Incident occurred , which , though seemingly trilling In Itself , may have had an Important bearing upon the destiny of the whole country. Lieutenant Colonel Craig , command ing a detachment of light horse , was ordered to approach the ei.emy's lines , end hover near them , In the capacity of vldettes , to pick up any Intelligence that might be of value to the army. While engaged In this Important duty one cold , rnw day In December , nn or derly called his attention to a woman who was coming up the rond. The otllcer watched her as'she as cended the hill , nml wlinn he perceived , by her stopping and looking frightened , that she hud discovered his command , Lo rode forward nnd called out , In re assuring tone : "Advance , mndnm you have nothing to fear from true soldiers ! " The lady , who wns well wrapped up In plain , wnrm garments , with n hood that quite concealed her features at a ehort distance , now came forward , without hesitation , to meet the colonel , as If satlslled from his language and appearance she had nothing to fear. When near enough for him to distin guish the features that were turned full tupon him. he exclaimed , In a tone of ' urprlse : " Irs. Darrah , ns 1 live ! Why , what on earth can have brought you , all alone and unprotected , Into this dan- Serous locality ? " "Theo knows , friend , " she replied , in the Quaker style , "I have a son In the 'American army who is , like thyself , on olllcer under George Washington and a mother's heart yearns toward her offspring , even though he has depart ed from the ways of his fathers. " "You were going then to seek him ? " ! "I was ; but perhaps thee would carry a message for me , and let me turn bark to the city ? " said the lady , but still | Wlth a cautious , hesitating air. , "It will afford me great pleasure to .oblige Lydla Dnrrnh In any way ! " bowed the gallant colonel. ' "Thank thee , friend thee Is very kind. If thee will dismount then nnd walk with me a little way I think I will tell thee what I have to say , which Is a secret I would not like to have any other persons hear. " The colonel assented , nnd , riding back to his men , gave his horse In charge of one of them ind ordered them to keep In sight of him ; but not to approach near enough to overhear an ordinary conversation. ! ! < > then returned to the lady and then l.g-iu their walk down the road , In an opposite direction to that which she had come. For a short time ho maintained a deep silence , with her face averted , and , as the olllcer fan cied , with her whole frame trembling lelth secret emotion. ' "Friend Craig , " she at length began , with something like a sigh , and speak ing In the rapid , earnest manner of one communicating some startling fact , I "thee must hasten at once to George Washington and tell him thee has cer tain Information that , on to-morrow night , a large body of British poldlers will secretly march out of the city for the purpose of surprising and captur ing him and all of his men. Not to mystify thee , friend , and that thee may attach all due Importance to this Information mation , 1 will now Inform thee thnt I , Lydla Darrah , overheard an order read between two high oilicers to the effect of what I have stated. Thee must also know that the man called General Howe has come to abide In the house opposite my husband's , and that for ome reason , to us unknown , two men , one of whom Is supposed to be called the adjutant general , hnve come over to William Darrah's several times , and held private conferences In one of the ! back rooms of our dwelling. Last night these two men came again and one of them told me he wanted all my family to go to bed enrly , nnd that when they hould get ready to leave , which might bo late , they would call me to let them out. "Well , Friend Craig , I sent'thp whole family early to bed , as requested to do , X but I myself felt very anxious to know ' what was going on of ho much Import- ! auce , nnd so 1 did w.hat I never did be fore took off my shoes , walked on tip toe to the door of the room where tho'-e men were , put my ear to the key-hole , and listened , and heard what I have In formed thee of. " "God bless you , Lydla Darrah , for a noble woman ! " said the colonel , with excited warmth ; ' 'perhaps yon have enved our country who knows ? For had this plan siuveuded , which we will now defeat , nml General Washington been taken prisoner , I much fear our cause would have been hopeless. " "I will make haste to llnlsh my story , for thee must ride fast to George Wash ington. After hearing what I have aid , I stole back to my room , trembling nt the Importance of what I had heard. When the men , soon after , knocked on my door for me to get up and let them out , I pretended to be asleep , mid. they had to knock three times. Then I came out , rubbing my eyes , and saw them off. Hut I blept none that night , for thinking what I ought to do ; and 1 did not dare to tell my husband for fear the secret might get out. I wanted to get the Information to George Washington , and save n great many lives , but for erne time I could not see my way clear to do It At last It occurred to me that I might go to Fraukford for some Hour , If the man Howe would give me a pass out of town. I went over to him and ho gave It. Then I told William ami my family that I would go alone to Frankford - ford for the flour , which greatly sur prised them and caused much remon strance. Hut I did go alone , and theo sees , friend , how much 1 have since strayed from the mill. " * * * * * In due time Lydla Darrali returned home with her Hour , secretly trembling at all she had done , and the fear of dis covery. The night following she lay awake and heard the heavy , solemn tramp , tramp , tramp , of the British troops , as they marched past her win dow , and on out of the city , to surprise , defeat and capture the army for whose success she had not only often prayed , but had so lately periled more than life. When , a few days after , these same troops returned , Lydla Darrah dared not ask the question she was the most anxious to have answered , lest her emo tions might betray her. Soon after the adjutant general called upon her and said : "Madam , will you do me the favor to enter my room , that I may ask you a few Important questions ? " Lydla Darrah , believing her secret dlscovc'rd , cither by chance or betray al , turned deadly pale , and almost fainted with terror ; but fortunately the ollicw took no notice of her emotions , and soon recovering herself she deter mined to boldly brave out the worst. , She therefore went to his apartment with a firm step , nor showed any feigns of trembling when she saw him lock the door. "Now , madam , " he said , with stern and stately dignity , as he handed her a scat and took another facing her , "I beg you will answer me truly , as If your life were at stake ! Who was the. last person up of your family on the last night I was closeted in this room with a brother olllcer ? " "Myself , " was the firm and quiet re ply of Lydla Darrah. "Are you certain , madam ? " "Quite for thee requested me to send all the family to bed by S o'clock , and I did so , myself going last. " "You would be willing to swear to this , madam ? " "We Friends never swear , " returned the other , with dignity ; "but thee has my word for the fact. " "Well , " returned the officer , with an air of chagrin , "I do not understand It. You , I know , were asleep , for I my self knocked three times at your door before I could rouse you. AVe that night laid a plan to attack and capture General Washington and his army ; but by some means , unknown to me , he got news of our design , and has frustrated our purpose. When we arrived before his camp wo found all his cannon mounted , and his whole command pre pared to give us battle ; and disappoint ed and chagrined , we have all marched back like a parcel of fools ! That Is all , madam ! " concluded the olllcer , rising , unlocking the door , and bowing out the mistress of the dwelling. Lydla Darrah retired with feelings of relief better Imagined than described. Who shall say how much the subse quent dwellers In this land of freedom have owed and still owe to the cunning and heroism of this noble woman ? New York Ledger. Olioylnjr Orilei'H. Gen. Ilarney was an oflicer of the old school , a strict disciplinarian who took no excuses for hesitation In obeying orders. When he was on his way to Mexico , when the United States was at war with that country , he engaged teams to transport the baggage , and placed In-charge of them a Texan nam ed Carter. The streams were all up , and Carter had much trouble , but whenever he tried to modify the gen cral's requirements he was cut short with the admonition , "All you've got to do Is to obey orders. " Rnys Xoah Smlthwick. in his recollec tions called "The Evolution of a State" : They camped one night near the Nue- ce < 5 river , which Carter found to hi1 Impassable , lie said nothing about It to the general , and the next morning the order was given to move on. Car ter started with the wagon train and halted at the river , which was absolute ly Impassable. Haruey came blusterIng - Ing up. "Didn't you know that river was up ? " lie demanded. "Yes , sir , " meekly replied the wagon master. "Why didn't you tell me ? " "You dl In't ask me. sir. Yon said my business was to obey orders. You ordered me to hitch up and move on and 1 did It. " "You did quite right , sir. Turn rouiu and drive back to camp. " If the general had been "done" lit was not going to show It. The Main Tiling. "I hear you have been selected to deliver liver the valedictory at your commence ment. " "Yes. " replied the fair graduate-to be. "and It's just worrying me sick. I don't know what style to adopt. " "Why , there's only one style about a valedictory address. I should " "Silly ! I'm speaking of my gown. " Philadelphia Press. Men can't Impress the women wltl statistics showing what men have In vented to save the women labor , untl pome one Invents a boy's stocking thu will not wear out CHINESE CHARACTERISTICS. tralitre lilcaa of 1.dummy , Polltctic.ii unit Cratlinlc. The spirit of economy In the Chinese ace transcends alt that can be IHMX * ncd. The smallest partible of matter s utilized. The old , cast-oil account > ook of ( he merchant Is cut Into pieces uul oiled to bcrve Instead of glass in vlndows or lanterns. A coolie who las n blx hours' march with a heavy mrden will return to his point of tie- mrturu without having broken his fast , n order to save the two cents his breakfast would Inivo cost away from ionic. Nothing Is more curious than to Bee them eat , although , with their fa- nous chop-sticks , they do not perform ill ( he wonderful feats generally sup- > osed. They put their food In bowls or saucers and with the chopsticks hey raise the pieces of meat or tlsh to he mouth with sulllcleut grace. Each ins a bowl of rice , which he holds tear his lips , and with the aid of thu chopsticks he pushes the contents Into ils mouth. It Is curious to see them > lck up with their chopsticks the grains of rice that fall on the ground. Thu children are taught this art from their earliest years ; nothing must be lost , not even the smallest grain. Europeans regard politeness as nn ex- U'ession of those qualities of the heart vhlch render the person who desires o bu polltu agreeable to those with \horn ho Is thrown. Thu Chinese look ipon the matter from an entirely dif ferent standpoint. The same sent- ! ncnt which accords Importance to the ( reservation of dignity regulates hl.s ictlons as regards politeness. Here is in example of their politeness. A Chl- icse arrayed In his most beautiful costume , who presented himself at a louse , disturbed a rat which was en- oylng himself in a jar of oil. The rat n his Illght overturned the jar upon he visitor , whosu dress was ruined. iVhlle the unfortunate visitor was still Mile with rage his host entered thu apartment , and after the usual saluta- lon the visitor explained his misad venture : "As I entered your honor able apartment , I had the misfortune o alarm your honorable rat , which , in aklng flight , overturned your houor- ible jar of oil upon my miserable and nslgniflcant clothing , which explains ho contemptible condition In which you llud me In your honorable pres ence. " To determine your conduct when a hlnese offers you a present Is the nest dlllicult thing In the world. Cor- aln things are not offered to be no epted , and others may not be refused loremptorlly In a general manner , icvertheless , one may accept , under standing perfectly that the gift must jo returned n hundredfold. St. Louis llcpubllc. OMENS OF ROYAL DEATHS. When Hells Kliiix lliirtcsit nml I'lmn- totn liiM Appear. I \A grcwsomo story came from London of the appearance of thu "phantom targe of the Thames" for three succes sive nights preceding the death of the lueen. This phantom bargu of the Thames appears when a member of he royal family is about to die , Just us thu celebrated "white lady of the Hohcnzollerns" gives warning of the death of a monarch of that family. And ivhen this phantom barge appears glid ing through the low-lying shadows and night mists of thu river the great clock of Westminster , Big Ben , gives thir teen strokes at midnight Instead of his ordinary dozen. Just now any mini- ) er of Thames watermen can be found who say they have seen thu phantom barge and heard Big Ben strike his ominous number. There are well-authenticated In stances of Big Ben having struck thir teen at midnight. Once a soldier on sentry duty at Windsor was charged with having slept on post and was sen tenced to be shot , runs a story In the Portsmouth Times. It was charged that he was asleep there at midnight of a certain night. Ills defense was that he was not asleep and that he had heard Big Ben In London strike thir teen nt the moment lie was charged with having been sleeping on duty. It was proved that on that night Big Ben had struck thirteen and had been heard in Windsor. The man was par doned. This la a recorded case , but the record does not say that any catas trophe happened to thu royal family the next day. i ' It Is Mild that the phantom bargu ap peared on the Thames at midnight and Big Ben struck thirteen on thu night before the death of the prince consort and that the samu things happened the ! night preceding the death of the Prin cess Alice and of the Duke of Clar ence. When the phantom barge ap peared on Jan. 1.1 , 1MK ! . thu night be fore the death of the Duke of Clar ence , another boat , pulled by four men , gave chase. The phantom boat glided swiftly toward the terrace of thu House of Commons and vanished. The pursuing boat dashed against thu stone embankment and \\as wrecked. ' A warning which applies to the death of sovereigns only is the fall of onovl of the stones at Stonehedge , the great Druid relic on Salisbury Plain. A stone certainly did fall there on the night of ( hi ! death of the late queen. AIIIC : lean Apples .1l > roi < I. American tipples have already , In a large measure , conquered the marketa of England and Germany. The women claim that the men can never llnd anything that I.s lost about a house ; how about finding the tucks ? Some people say that strawberries , like some people , have been cultivated I too much. i The worst misfortune of a farmer Ute i to have no sons. Reports from across the water Indi cate that the industrial depression In Europe continues to spread. Only one-tenth of the wage earners of the United States a re organized. T ) > a nine-tenths have- earned millions of dollars lars annually on account of the activity of union men : In Winnipeg the Journeyman linkers' Union Is booming Its label by oilorim ; prl/r.s for handing In the Impost mini- but of labels , each of which nuwi bo cut from union-made bread. The third b'iennlal report of the New Hampshire bureau of labor gl.'cs tig' ure.s to show that the average wages ot' the 7 ; > , SI."i employes of Industrie.- * cov ered was $ ; ! 51. ! ' . ! , or about Sll.tsG n week. At Brussels , the capital of Beljtl'itii , the proprietor of a printing olllce , who discharged nluu of his employes be cause they refused to leave their union on his demand , was lined In court to the extent of 1UO ! francs and ordered to ; pay damages , to his printers In thu amount of 1,5)00 ) francs. The native employes on the only rail road In the Philippines Indulged In a strike some weeks ago. Capt. Cun ningham of Newcastle , Pa. , who had charge of the road during the strike , writes that the natives were receiving $ ' _ ' . " ) per month and struck for higher wages. The strikers' places were tilled by discharged American soldiers , who are paid § l- > In gold per month. Members of the various building crafts report the most active season In the skilled trades in Chicago since the World's Fair year. In many lines all the members of their respective tnulcs are employed , and the prospects for the Immediate future are assuring. The building permits run from $ ; ! ,000- 000 to So.lMJO.OOO per month , with an unusual feature of much labor being employed to dismantle what would be regarded as fine buildings to make room for more costly structures. Esti mates for completed buildings for the year range from .S50.000.000 to ? 40- 000.000 , in addition to the construction of many millions of public works. A CHINESE WEDDING. Kvcr.vtlilnjj Connected with the Cere- iiinnien Js I'cclccil In Jlcil. The Chinese place a significance upon every color , and' in connection with a wedding red obtains a deep rooted , mysterious Importance , thu next bridal color in value being gold. At a betrothal the bridegroom-elect sends his sweetheart a pair of brace lets fastened together with a piece of red ribbon or cord. Thu bride and bridegroom drain two wine cups at the wedding , which are also connected by a red cord. In Northern China the attendants wear a tall felt hat , and each hat has a red feather stuck up right In It. The attendants also carry the wedding pre.seuts. A sedan chair bears the bride herself. In South China a sedan most wonderfully gilded used by the wealthy classes , and It IH decorated with what appears at tlrst sight to be brilliant Inlaid stones , but which are In reality the glossy feathers of the klng-llsher. A handsome cloth of glowing red with trimmed border la also thrown over the chair. In the case of the poorer classes red Is also the prevailing bridal color , and a chair of ordinary carved wood , painted a bright red , IH tihed. Above the door of the chair a kind of charm Is placarded or hung' upon a red cloth. The chair Itself Is sent by the bridegroom , ac companied by what corresponds to our best man. Thin functionary br'ln with him a letter written In yellow or gold upon red paper , praying the lady to enter and talce her place. Men dressed all In red , and carrying red parcels containing the presents , fall Into the procession. Other bearers carry boards and banners , Inscribed In golden letters upon a led ground. These banners tell the pedigree of both par- tie * . Behind Ihu bearers come tilt other attendants , with long poles on which are hung very handsome Ian terns. The bridal veil Is of bright crimson hue , and her dress regal golt , and scarlet. Wide World. Stones In Cod Huh. Among the curious things connected with thu codiish Is the frequency oi large stones being found In the stoni arch. These are of various sixes ; KOIIIO times In a largu llsli weighing inanj pounds. It Is a popular belief union ; , fishermen that these are taken jus before n storm for the purpose of an cliorlng themselves during the expect CM ! swells of the sea. This supposltloi Is corroborated by the fact that all tli Huh taken before a storm agree 'n ' till peculiarity , whereas at ordinary ilmi- > nothing of the kind can lie detected Quo Building lor ( III Dwellers. Thu unique distinction of housing more persons than any other building In thu world belongs to the big double- decker tenement at 115 Essex street. New York. In this house -11 persons find shelter , and the dwellers embrace Jews , Russians , Poles , Hungarians , Italians , with a sprinkling of Irish men , n Frenchman or two and a num ber of polyglots who claim to be Greeks or Turks are to bo found , and even nn American Is not wanting. After a man gets married he expects people to take him more seriously. When a man has ottrly hulr , the wom en think It la a lot of good luck wasted. ' ' CUBED OF A JUDGE'S PELVIC CATARDB ! She Suffered for Years and felt Her CaseWas Hopeless - less Cured by Pc-ru-na. .Mm. JnriR ? McAllister writes from 1217 Went : Uul nt. , Mluiiviipolls. Minn. , na fol low * : "I suffered for feitrn with n pain In Hie rrnnll of III.T imi'k nml rlulit lile. It luicr fCtfll llftft ) With III ) tlUIIR'stll1 UII 1 1 mit'llll 'Ill- tl fd nml I uevtr sii | > | inxt > il Hint tuiud t hi > iirctl , HS l IH' tlootur i uit'ilti'iue did nut sii-tn to licli | mo an ; . "KortiinnU' . ) ' a nit'inlier of our Order nil rl t'd' iiu * lit tr ; I'vriinn nud KIUC It Midi ilcli I' r n Ice t tin I I tliTlih'd tn try ll. Altlinnnh I Ninricd la wltti little fwllli , I toll t > u miu-b liellcl In aM'fk tllflt I fi'll ' rncoimucd. "I took It falllifuliy for Hi'vcnfiki ami mil iiiippj liiilrt-d lo lie uliliin MII ; Unit I inn ntlri'ljcnrcil. . Word * full to f\iross | my : rntllildc. I'i'rfi'CI liciillli ouoo more In tli'p ii'it lliliiR Iiinld I nMi for , iiml Ili.inU to I'lTiinn I fiijojr Unit now. " Minnie K. Me Tincrent popularity of IVrnnn n n c nrrli mildly IMS tempted mnuy people in mltiitc IViiinn. A BUM ! ninny i | . < < nllid cut M nli remedies nml iiMtturlmt lonio nre o In- found In tiinnjr ilriiK stores riicii- remedies enn lie procured liy Hie i1riii > u | < t mu'li elienper tliiin IN rinin I'eiinm i-in niir tie olitiilned nt n uniform prlev , ami no IrocKlHt enn net It n cent ehe.iper. 'I Inn I' U tlm I dmcjlsts me lemptul to diilMltule tlu > clienp imllUlon ' ; ( if ! > r inn for Peninn. It l done every diiy without a doulit. \ \ > wou'd ' therefore million nil people Not Hut IN fuel ii ry. tlu. "EClY/i , " [ haven'l voted yet , and I am notgolnir to vote. [ am neb feeling well today. Isn't tliafc a valid excuse ? " "Nob ab all , " responded the pro fessor severely ; "Limb's an Invalid excuse. ' ' Olilcajjo Tribune. Destiny Is the measure of a man rather Mian decent. It Isn't what a man used to be , or what lie Is Kotng to be , bub what he. is that counts. U iooeitliiK | . ilpitn II.IVIIIK I'eruna. There Is no oilier ' > - eriiul remedy for t.itnTh Unit will tnhe th plnee of IV'inm Allow no one to p.TSimilo vim to the eoiitrnvr If you do not deme pi-uiupi nml Miti fac- toiy leHilIU from ilie u-e ( if IVriitm. will * it onre to I > r llartmnn. icUlng a full stni- ment of jour 1'iuiand he will he plfiinetl to t'lve you hlx vnllinlile ndvlee tldreM Dr. llnrtmnii. I're'ldont of TM llnriiii.Hi Sanitarium. Columbus , Ohio. Not lull-rested In liny. Cleveland Plain Healer ' " : "They say the hay crop tills year will be Im mense. " "How about , ! " to gasoline crop ? ji "riicwlml. " --1 | "Hang It , man , didn't yon known had bought an automobile ? " Sim Couldn't. Denver Times : "Jusb walk thto way , maritime" ' said the clerk , wh was how-taggcrl. 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