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RENTING A PROPERTY, SELL- ING A BUSINESS OR OBTAINING HELP ARE BEST. all es, THAT PAY, advertiso them o) ‘and holp you to sucoess. 808 Seventh Street, 'ASHINGTON, D. C. Pioneer|/ The Martyrdom Of Nathan Hale. By WALTON WILLIAMS. —y [Copyright, 197, by C. N. Lurie.] BEEERRERRRRRR Y this tlme everybody has agreed upon Nathan Hale as the one supreme representative of American . Revolutionary mar- tyrdom. The last words of the young soldler just before the British hanged him as a spy have become a part of our most sacred natlonal inheritance: “I only regret that I"have but one ilfe to lose for my country.” Within fifteen years two splendld statues and several other memorlals have been raised to the memory of Nathan Hale_a notable play depicting his lfe and death has been written and widely produced, scores of maga- 20| zlne articles on the subject have been published, and several complete and detalled biographies have come from the press. It is a curlous fact that two blographies published the sume year, 1899, bore these kindred titles: “Nathan Hale, the Martyr Spy,” and “Nathan Hale, the Martyr Hero.” This shows how students of American history and heroism vie with each other in paying tardy tribute to the young Connecticut patriot who gave up his life as a sac- rifice to freedom on Sept. 22, 1776, only two and a half months after the first “glorious Fourth.” For seventy years the dust of the young hero lay in some unidentified spot on Manhattan Island before the first monument to his memory was erected. In 1887 the women of his na- tive town, Coventry, Conn., conceived the plan of building a Nathan Hale monument. They worked for several years in raising funds, and the memo- rial was completed and dedicated In 1846, just seventy years after the exe- vution of the hero. The Macmonnles statue of Hale, which stands In City Hall park, New York, was dedlcated in 1898, with im- posing ceremonies, eloquent addresses and a military and naval parade. A few years later the alumni of Yale uni- versity, of which institution Nathan Hale was a graduate, raised a fund for the erection of a statue of the hero on the college grounds. There is also a Nathan Hale statue in Hartford, Conn. A handsome memorial In the form of a drinking fountain is an object of in- terest and comfort at Huntington, N. X., WNere e youwn was cuptured by British soldlers when he was about to start back to the American army. The Macmonnies statue in New York city Is sald to be the finest specimen of the sculptor’s art that we have In Amerlea. It s a bronze figure of herolc size, mounted upon a circular pedestal, ‘which bears the lasi words of the hero and the further inscription: “Nathan Hale, a captain in the regular United States army, who gave his life for his country In this city of New York, Sept. 22, 1776. Erected by the Sons of the Revolution.” This statue faces Broadway at one of the buslest points on that great thoroughfare. Millions of people pass by every year and see the pathetic figure of the young Revolutionary sol dler, his arms pinioned for execution, standing there in imperishable bronze, an lnspiration to all who love their country, Other memorials of Hale, even more Interesting, may be visited by the pa- triotle pilgrim. The quaint old house In which he was born s still standing in the town of Coventry. At New London, in the same state, the bulld- BTATUX OF NATHAN HALE, OITY HALL PARK, NEW YORK. Ing in which Nathan Hale taught school 1is stlll preserved, though con- siderably altered. Hale was principal of thls school when news was brought to New London by a messenger on horseback that a fight had taken place at Lexington between the British sol- diers and_the minuter e_imme- —e | Long AR Tie Ve W e v dately enilsted § army 'of Ide- pendence, Jserving until his death at the enrly(x\m) of twenty-one years gng three montths. So far as history has been able to de- tach itself!from hearsay and make a rellable chronicle, we have, neverthe- less, a falrly satlstactory narrative of Hale's martyrdom. It Is known that he served with the body of patriot sol- dlery called Knowlton's rangers on Island ‘and Manhattan Island. After Washington’s defeat at the bat tle of Long Island and his retreat across the East river to the northern part of Manhattan Island Lord Howe took possession of New York city and strongly Intrenched himself. General ‘Washington was sorely depressed. His forces were weakened by losses in bat- tle and from disease and by desertions. He knew but little of the strength and disposition of the British forces, It was highly important to learn sSome- thing, and accordingly he called for a man of intelligence to volunteer to en- ter the enemy's lines and acquire the Information desired. Young Captain Nathan Hale, college graduate and schoolteacher, presented himself to Colonel Knowlton agalnst the advice of his brother officers. He knew well that his capture meant hls speedy hanging as a spy. Hale left the American army camp above Tlarlem helghts and proceeded to Norwalk, Conn, where he disguised himself as a schoolmaster. Then he passed into the British lines and spent two weeks studying the fortifications and the general dispositlon of forces, making drawings and jotting down val- | uable data in Latin, The drawings and other data he concealed between the soles of his shoes. He visited the ene- my’s forces both on Long Island and Manhattan Island, in the city of New York, At last he was ready to return to his own army and lay his information be- fore the commander in chief. At Hunt- ington, N. Y,,»he was to embark in a small boat. It appears that through error he took passage in a boat from a Britlsh' vessel, believing it in the darkness of the night to be the one which his friends were to send for him. At any rate, he was captured there that night, Sept, 21, and was taken over to Lord Howe’s headquarters, the Needham mansion, -which was located about where Forty-first street and First avenue intersect in the present city of New York. Hlis papers were discovered. Lord Howe, after a brief parley, during which Hale freely ad- mitted that he was a captaln in Wash- Ington’s army and had entered the lines o get Information, ordered his provost marshal, one Cunningham, to take the prisoner in custody for the night and hang him at daybreak next morning. Hale was hanged, presumably from the limb of a tree, and his body was buried At once. During the night he wrote three letters—to-his mother, his sister and the young woman to whom he was to have been married. These letters he handed to Cunningham with the request~that they be sent to the Addresses when convenient. Cunning- ham read them and tore them up in the presence of the prisoner. But for this miserable and infamous act our litera- ture and history might now be enrich- ed with the last messages of love from the splendid youth who has become by universal consent the cpitome of inde- pendence martyrdom. AMERICAN FLAG NO TOY. Patriotic Decision of Customs Board Against Japanese Importers. Under no circumstances is the Amer- ican flag to be regarded as a‘toy, ac- cording to the board of United States general appraisers. The board decided on Jan. 31 last that Takito & Co. of Chicago and other Japanese importers cannot bring in the stars and stripes under the toy schedule of the Dingley tariff. The flags In the test case were made of silk and weré not over an inch and one-half In length. The collector of customs at Chicago exacted duty on the flags at the rate of 50 per cent ad valorem under the provision in the tar- iff for “manufactures of silk.” The Importers asserted that the flags should be admitted at 35 per cent as toys. In his decision General Appraiser Sharretts says, “We do not think that the American flag, however diminutive, Is commercially, commonly or nation- ally regarded as a plaything for chil- dren, and we find that the flags in dis- pute are not toys.” - Pyrotechnicology. “They're off In a bunch,” said the sporty red light as he saw a little fel- low light a pack of firecrackers at once. “It's.all up with us!” sald the sky- rockets as they went whizzing into the air. “Go chase yourself!” said the pistol to the nigger chaser. “One’ good turn deserves another,” chirped the pinwheel. “You carry a blg wad with you,” smilingly spoke the giant firecracker to the old musket. “I can't kick, musket. “I don’t care much for that reman candle. “He's too sporty. He's got too many high balls in him,” said another. _“He's no match for me,” whistled the plece of punk as he noticed the boy hopelessly searching through his pock- ets for a sulphur stick. “You're full of hot air,” slangily said some one to the balloon.—Sunday Mag- azine. " rejoined the. broken The Declaration at Ticonderoga. At Ticonderoga, N. Y., the Declara- tion of Independence was proclaimed to the portion of the army statloned there. Says a contemporaneous writer: “‘On Sunday, July 28, 1776, Immediate- ly after divine worship, the Declara- tion of Independence was read by Colonel 8t, Clair, and, having sald, ‘God save the free and independent states of America,’ the army manifest- ed thelr joy with three cheers. ‘It was remarkably pleasant,’ adds the narra- tor, ‘to see the splrits of the soldiers 80 raised after -all thelr calamities. The language of every man’s coun- tenance was, “Now we are a people; we have a name among the states of this world.”*” Declaration Day. ““Adolphus,” sald Dorinds, Leaning on his shoulder, “Dost knaw tomorrow is the time For lovers to grow bolder And to declare thelr passion deep in yords or tunetul lay? For 'tis Deolaration day, Adolphus, Declaration day.” Union D non Down, A Fourth of July Story by OLIVE HARPER. *OAOKOKOKOKOOKO: N this' particular Kourth of July a gay party'from San Frans clsco gathered at San Bruno Wwith music and fireworks. ‘They @dined among the trees on the slope of ithe coast line of hills. On the lower and level side of the rond were a marshy place bordering on a small branch of the bay and a house belonging to the firm of Miller & Lux, the cattle kings of that day. This house was-occupled by the herd- ers. The great ranch lay to the south. ward, and there were kept the cattle on their way to the place where all good and some bad cattle go. This plenic was to be great as ple- nies go, with musie, dancing on the sward after the dinner, and reading of the Declaration of Independence, and then fireworks. There would be a full moon. Everybody was happy save Mildred Lovejoy, and she was in a very fever of suspense. She was pretty and knew her scarlet dress and parasol were both becoming. But Malcolm Bur- chard did not come, and he was to read fthe Declaration, maybe make one. Al last there was a cloud of dust and he was there, but with another glrl beside him.. No wonder the sun was eclipsed. Mildred went away as soon as they were introduced, to hate this Boston girl. Her head ached and her dinner tasted like Dead sea apples. And Malcolm did not miss her! Mildred had brought the silken flag that was.to ornament the wagon where MILDRED SEIZED THE OUTSTRETCHED ARMS, he was to stand to read and forgot she had it. She knew only that she was the most unhappy girl in the world as she wandered to the gate to the ranch which was even with the head of the little bay. 4 Before she knew it she had turned the point of the small bay and was walking along on the eastern side of it. The point of land that made this tiny harbor was some sixty feet above the level on the eastern side, but on the west it sloped gently to the beach, which faced the picnic grounds. There ‘was an abandoned hut near the water, and beyond it she noticed a line of sharply pointed, jagged rocks at the end of the point of land. What if she were to throw herself into the seeth- ing water there? ‘While she stood thus, a scarlet point against the green of the grass, kept fresh by the fogs of afternoon, a trem- bling shook the very earth, and a sound was' heard that struck terror into her soul. Coming on toward her in a bellowing mass was the whole herd of cattle, led by a great red steer with branching horns. There was nothing to do but to run for the old house and hope she could reach it, and hope again that the im- pact of the onrushing cattle would not dash it down. The door was on the slde farthest from the cattle, and Mil- dred flew around so that the big leader missed her for a moment. This gave her time to open the door, which hung on one hinge, and get her back against it. The halyards of the old flag pole that had been used once for signaling hung within her reach. Some persons grow stupid and dazed under danger, while others find their mind clear and every faculty allve. Mildred was one of the latter kind, so she thought of the flag and actually remembered to tle a regular sailor instead of a granny knot; then she raised it union down. The herd was now within ten yards of the hut, and she knew it would not withstand much battering, so she ‘thrust her red parasol out the window and suddenly opening it allowed the freshening trade wind to seize it, and one friendly puff rolled the scarlet sunshade along up the slope. The leader saw red and followed it, with the whole herd bellowing after him, No one on the other shore had noticed the stampede of the herd nor had even observed the absence of Mildred ex- cept Malcolm, who was seeking her ev- erywhere. He had loved her so long, and there was a pretty ring in his pocket that he intended to ask her to wear, but he wished first to cover him- self with glory by reading the Declara- tlon. Then when they were all ap- plauding him he would slip away to Mfldred and tell her., With a double sense of defeat he mounted the flagless ‘wagon. s Miss_ Aldrich had wandered around gathering flowers and slowly walked across the road. Lifting her eyes she saw the flag as it was holsted opposite. She dropped every flower, gasping: “It is union down! Danger, distress, appeal for ald! I must go. Ob, what is that? Cattle, thousands of them! Oh, thank Providence, here is a skiff,” The girl, reared by old Marblehead, knew the signal, knew-how to row a boat, too, and she quickly cast the painter loose and in a moment was pulling with long even strokes toward the other shore, . In the general excitement of the mu- sic, the reading and oration none saw the girl-in the boat as she pulled brave- Iy_for the little house, but her heart < —— FAEK 5 She v Tt s coll 1ol wind was sucking her down between the hills and carrying her toward the entrance faster than she could row |.f§ across. She had'the wind and tide against her, as the tide was now ebbing fast, and the flat bottomed boat offered no resistance. . She saw herself drift- ing toward the jagged rocks in spite of her frantic efforts. Then one of the thole pins broke off short. The shock Jerked the oar from her hand, and it went floating off. Before she could make an attempt to scull the boat with the other oar she was on the rocks. In the meantime, and in a very short time altogether, Mildred had seen the young womanscoming and knew that rescue was at hand. But why was it not Malcolm? She saw the thole pin break and oar go floating away. The cattle were bumping against the old house, making it tremble now. Then she saw the frail boat heading toward the rocks helplessly. She forgot the bellow- ing of the cattle and squeezed through the door, which opened facing the beach, while the hurtling mass of beef was agalnst the side. Down to the beach in three fleet steps, and along to the end of the point of rocks, a hundred yards away, and into the foaming water up to her shoulders, braced against the rocks behind her, went Mildred, while the helpless boat came swiftly along broadside. Mildred selzed the outstretched arms of the rescuer while thg empty boat went whirling away. The two girls struggled up toward the safer beach, but they dared not go completely out of the shelter of the rocks, as the cattle.were still crowding up agalnst the house and then, bel- lowing, plunging on up the hill to the bluff, where they were pushed over by those behind. _ “How dared you try to cross in that little boat?” chattered Mildred as she tried to talk. “I understand boats; but it is differ- ent where you know the shore and winds and tides. ‘Was it you who raised that flag?” “Yes,” replied Mildred. “Was there no man to take your place?” “I know no ome but Malcolm Bur- chard, and he was away looking for you.” “‘Oh,” saild Mildred, and the water grew less chilly. The two girls held each other closely. Mabel continued: “I am a teacher, and came out here to rest. I am going to be warried in the fall to Malcolm’s brother.” “I am so glad,” sald Mildred, melt- ing completely. “I am so glad for you. But what is the matter over there?” “Somebody is coming to save us,” sald Mildred, while Miss Aldrich re- plied that there was no other boat. “See!” cried Mildred. “That's Mal- colm, and he Is going to swim! He will be drowned!” “He is strong and swims well.” And then they held to each other and watched with strained eyes for Malcolm until he reached the* shore. Just then three herders came galloping like mad, trying to save the rest of the cattle, and In a few minutes they had turned the herd. What Miller & Lux’s herdsmen said would fill a vol- ume, but as soon as they saw the two girls they became all gentleness and in- vited them to the ranch to get some dry clothes. One of them confided to Miss Aldrich that It was tempting Providence to wear a red dress among Texas steers. While he was saying this Malcolm, the dripping hero; whispered: “Mildred, why did you go off and get Into such danger? You need some one to take care of you, and, dear, I want to be that one. See, here is the ring which will make you my wife.” “I will think it over.” “Youw’ll say yes right now. I've been reading the Declaration of Independ- ence today and find I’ve a right to the pursuit of happiness, and that is what you mean for me.” Then he took the cold hand, tasting yet of salt water, and put the ring on, and Mildred did not look angry as he kissed it. The three herders after looking over the cliff held a consultation. ' One said that he had always had a hankering after Australla and' guessed he'd go, and the second sald he thought he would do well in the mines. The third said: “I guess I'll stop. What the main guys will say to us I don’t know, but 1 do know they won’t stop swearing from this Fourth of July till Christ- mas. I can stand it if they can. Say, beef will be awful cheap for & week or two In Frisco, eh?” Our Flag. The flag of our country is not simply a plece of bunting, which can be pur- chased for a few dimes in the nearest shop; it 1s not a mere cluster of bril- lant colors; it is the emblem of dig- nity, authority, power. Ins it and millions will spring to its defense. In this free land there is no sovereign, no crown; our sole emblem of fidelity to country is the flag.—General Horace Porter. & The Goat. In monkeying withthe old tin can A foolish thing thou didst; It makes thee sick to find, poor Nan, ‘The cracker In thy midst. —Judee. RHEUMATISM Tt can be cured and has boen cured by Wi 6088 JOHNSON’S the great blood medicine. 'Iam so sure that'4088 ill cure rheumatism, backa anu trouble of catarrh, that T mn..udm AN ABSOLUTE GUARANTEE Oéo"r:s‘x’l‘x;‘flyour money \ftor taki: rogiody thas 5 thaks Pt:)l{‘ rfi laboratory it. Paunl, Minn, ol X »J“&lllln .'lnhfi.fl under the. 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