GEORGE WASHINGTON. rot; have all of you Huff, over a hundred King George looked over the ocean, And said: "Those colonies seem to be Forgetting they all belong to me, I must sot my troops in motion." 60 over the redcoats proudly came, To have a nice little jolly game At teaching the rebels manners; Thinking it would be rarest fun To see the pitiful Yankees run At sight of the royal banners. How their bayonets flashed and gleamed. How their eyes with ardor beamed, As forward they marched to battle! Sure of putting the foe to rout, Sure of wiping rebellion out, At the first musket rattle. Then came along a great surprise. And old King George he opened his eyes At hearing the news so stunning. Plenty of soldiers turned their back In quick retreat, but, alack, alack! 'Twas the redcoats did the running. Sometimes they won, but the poor old king Found it rather a serious thing, This tramping out of treason. Still the vagabond rebel crew- Laughed at him and his soldiers, too. Where could he find a reason? Oh, George the Third, if you had but known We had a George of our very own, Leading us onto glory! How little, a hundred years ago, You dreamed that to-day we boys, ho, ho! Would all be telling his story! Well he led his patriot band, Daring of heart and strong of hand. Fit to follow a hero. Tell it over how they and he Firmly stood till our land was free. With many a rousing cheer, oh! Many a year of toll and strife, Many a true and loyal life, Was spent in trying the question. At last Cornwailis said to his men: "Perhaps we'd better go home again." They thought It a good suggestion. Morristown. Yorktown—let' us tell A few of the names we remember well. And shall forget, ah. never!— Delaware River and Valley Forge. Hurrah, hurrah, for GenerafGeorge Washington, now and forever! —Sidney Dayre, in Golden Days. TOLLY'S-* 6^ HIDING-PLACE,, ,^Vy" c LACK- W1 X GED p) crows went sail . ing across the blue J sky, cawing lazily as they flew; and the hot sun of a September afternoon glowed upon the dusty highway and upon the wide expanse of level fields that hedged in the old house at Craw ford's plantation in the VVaxliaw region of the Carolinas, as Mary Crawford, or Polly, as everybody called her, sat by the window, stitching a sampler, but looking up ever and anon to watch for travelers that might be coming up the road. The Crawford house stood well back from the highway, with a garden be tween, bisected by a carriage drive from the big white gates upon the road; but the young girl could readily descry anyone passing up or down the thor oughfare, a distance of a quarter of a xuile from the house. The watch she kept was a keen one, for upon her faith ful sentinelship depended the safety of a loved father. Maj. Crawford was an officer in the patriot army under Gen. Gates, who had just an hour before, weary, travel stained. and alone, atfived at his plan tation after an absence of many weeks, lie was at this moment in the kitchen, eating the lunch that had been hastily prepared by Mrs. Crawford and the colored cook, Chloe, preparatory to continuing his journey to Suinpter's army, which was encamped on the Wa teree. Meanwhile Polly had been sta tioned at the window to keep a lookout against the approach of any tory or British party that might be on his track. It was just after the defeat of Gates at Camden, and the king's men were jubilant and active through the Carolinas. Polly Crawford was a chubby, bright eyed, saucy-looking girl of 13 or 14 years. She was the major's only child, and was an arrant little rebel. The sampler she was at work upon repre sented Elijah fed by the ravens. There was a marvelous background of shrubs and trees, all wrought in the finest tent stitch; and, beside a stone done in or ange color, lay the recumbent figure of the shaggy-haired prophet. A hock of birds, each one laden with a huge "two penny pan loaf," were gracefully ap proaching from the left-hand corner of the canvas. The girl's deft fingers were busily ornamenting Elijah with two prominent eyes of the deepest co balt blue, when her ears caught the toußfl of hoofs coming at a sharp gal lop up t he road. She glanced hastily from the window, and descried, mounted on a "grass pony" (a horse of the South Carolina swamps, rough, Slietlandish, wild), a tall, slender, "gangling fellow," legs long enough to almost meet under the pony, damaged, wide-brimmed hat flap ping down over his face, which was freckled and worn, the figure covered with dust, tired looking, as though the youth had ridden till he could scarcely sit on his pony. Before she could run to the door the forlorn apparition hailed her with the tidings: "The British are coming! A party of their dragoons, under Capt. Dacy, con ducted by that tory, Wilson, are riding up from Charlotte like the wind." The messenger, whom Polly recog nized as a boy of the neighboring vil lage, dashed on again, without waiting to answer any questions. Polly gave no further thought to the cobalt-blue eyes of the old Gileadite, staring at her from the sampler. Her father must be warned; but before she left the window she glanced sharply down 'he road. There was a cloud of dust rising above the trees, far down as she could see; and through that cloud she saw the glistening of bright steel. Were their enemies as near as that? Then, indeed, there was no time; and she hastened to the kitchen. Maj. Crawford's bronzed face turned | nearly as pale as that of his daughter's "YES, I AM HERE." when he was told of the near approach of his foes, but he was a man of daunt less energy and accustomed to danger. His first act was to run to the window and look out. A single glance told him it was too late for flight. The dragoons wore already at the white gates, and the foremost were dismounting. "What shall we do?" What shall we do?" moaned Mrs. Crawford, wringing her hands. "Be calm, mother," said the officer. "If the worst happens, 1 can defend myself with my sword, which did such good work at the Cowpens." The patriot looked as if he was about to resort to that rash alternative, but Polly seized him by the arm. "Quick! 1 can save you!" she said. And she pulled him by main force from the kitchen to the outer shed. She was in an agony of terror lest her father should be seen before he was hidden away at all, but outwardly she was very calm. In the shed stood a large meat barrel, or tierce, which Cato had brought oul of the cellar a few days before, and was now standing empty beside a pile of wood. In her desperation the girl's quick eye espied it, and she drew the hunted officer toward it. "It's a capital hiding place," said the major, grasping her intention, "l'ack me in as hastily as you can; and, moth er, you go and entertain our visitors.'' Maj. Crawford's bulky form was pres ently compressed within the interior of the cask, which was really the myt available hiding place lie could have sought. I'olly threw in an old garment about him, and laid a few sticks of wood carelessly upon that, leaving the top of the barrel uncovered. Then she re turned to the sitting-room, where she found her mother engaged in an excit ing- dialogue with the leader of the Brit ish party. "Where have you hidden that rebel hound, your husband?" asked the ofli cer. "Maj. Crawford is capable of taking care of himself without any of my help." answered the patriotic woman, who had recovered her courage wonder fully. ou do not deny, then, that the traitor is within?" "Search for yourself. If my husband is here, you can find him." And Mrs. Cruwford sat quietly down. "Show me the way to your cellar, girl." said the Englishman to Polly. "Would it not be best to begin with the garrets, and go down?" asked tin young girl, her black eyes dancing saucily. "Because," she continued, "we have wine in the cellars, and your men might not be able to prosecute the search any further." (apt. Dacy gave her a look that he in tended to be very severe. "Lead the way to the cellar," he said, sternly. Polly obeyed with a pretty pout. "Do you think my father is like pork and potatoes, to be in. our cellar?" she asked. "He is in the house somewhere, and we intend to find him." answered the officer, a young man who affected the brusque style of Tarleton. well known on both sides for his cruelty and sol dierlike qualities. But they found no hint of anybody's presence in the cellar; and, after a CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY ai, 1901. careful examination, the officer led his soldiers up the stairs. The upper rooms of the mansion were subjected to the same careful search as the cellar had been, and with the same ill-success. The walls and the sides of the room were sounded with swords and bayonets, but no signs of a living being in hiding was discovered, "This is strange," declared the cap tain- "Maj. Crawford's horse i* in the stable, and it is scarcely likely that he would try to get away on foot. Yet a cat couldn't stow himself away where we haven't looki«d. Where's Wilson?" The tory was outside; but he came nithin., a.she heard his- name spoken by the officer. A nail on the barrel caught and tore a rent in his frock, as' he went past it in the shed. "There! You won't stand in the way, any longer!" cried the man. angrily, as he gave the ca.sk a violent kick and knocked it over upon its side. Fortu nately, the tierce fell with its uncov ered head toward the wall; and no one suspected that the object of their search was within it. "What do you make of it, Wilson?" inquired Capt. Dacy, "I don't think the major's here," re turned the tory. "He got wind of our .dose pursuit in some manner, and left on a fresh horse before we came. That's my opinion." "And it's mine. too. But I'd sooner lost my spurs than to have had this search for nothing." "Well, we have done our best. There's pood wine in the rebel's cellar, though. We needn't lose that." "True," observed Capt. Daey. Then, turning to Mrs. Crawford, he contin ued: "Come, madam, jou can enter tain rascally rebels, it seems. Have you no humble refreshment for the humble servants of the king?" "Certainly,. Will you partake of some cakes and wine? Call Chloe, Polly, and have the table spread at once." "Order my men to ride cn slowly,. Wilson; it is possible they may get a glance of the rebel we are after. You and I will enjoy this good lady's hos pitality a short time." While Wilson was delivering the cap tain's orders to the dragoons Mrs. Crawford opened the sideboard, and set out decanters and dishes, and the negress brought some fresh wine from the cellar. The Englishman smacked his lips as he emptied a goblet. "Come, Mrs. Crawford," said the offi cer, handing the mistress of the house a glass of wine. "I have a toast to pro pose. I hope you have no objection to drinking the health of King George." "None at all," replied the lady. "I am sure that I wish him no harm, poor man!" "Very well; and now we'll toss off a bumper to the success of his majesty's arms and to the discomfiture of all rebels." "Papa might perhaps object to that." said Polly, whd at this moment en tered the room, after a short absence. "However, he is here to speak for him self." "Yes, I am here; and I have decided objections to suclv sentiments being drunk in my house." The liriton and the tory looked up and saw. framed in the doorway, the very man for whom they had been searching so vainly. He held, in each hand a loaded pistol, and their muzzles were pointed at the hearts'of the ban queters. "Don't stir, or you are dead men!" he cried, as the British officer attempt ed to place his hand upon his sword. "What do you intend to do?" asked the embarrassed captain. "I mean to take you prisoner," an swered Maj. Crawford. "I will not harm you if you offer no resistance. Polly, you may fasten his arms, so that he will not be able to harm us. There is a cord on the peg behind you." The Briton glanced ferociously at his enemy. "Put your hands close behind you. or I shall be obliged to maim you," said the major, calmly. Capt. Daey obeyed, though with a bad grace; and the young girl fast ened his wrists together with a stout rope. "Now. it's your turn, Wilson," said the major, addressing the tory.. "You thought to take me, but the tables are reversed." After Polly had performed the same operation upon the tory, and the two men stood securely bound, the major very coolly sat down and finished his interrupted repast. He was jnst done when a woolly head thrust itself into the doorway. "Massa. de horses am saddled and bridled." "All right, Cato. Are tie dragoons out of sijjht ?" "Tfrj is. T'a jps' coin' in, an' dp last soger's coat- tail am out ob sight." "It's time I should be going, then. T sua!! be with Sumpter by midnight. Help nie to mount these prisoners' Cato." "Golly, massa., and you's took um butt prissummers? Guess dey won't feel like laflin' at Cato ag'in. Cum'lons', old red cote!" And the negro pulled ('apt. Dacy unceremoniously toward his horse. The sun was casting lengthening shadows on the green a.s the major bade his wife and daughter good-by, and he and the faithful Cato rode away with their two captives. There were anxious hearts, at the mansion until Cato returned with the news of their safe arrival at Sumpter's camp. In little more than a year the war closed; and Maj.Crawford himself came back to his plantation, which he carried on for many years. He always told Polly that it was to her thought fulness and strategy he owed his es cape from capture and turning the tallies upon his enemies. As for Polly, she carried a memento of that day in the shape of a dagger—a small, slender poniard, which dropped from Capt. Dacy's belt in tiie affray, and. which she ever after wore as an ornament in her hair. This dagger is preserved as an heirloom by her descendants', and anyone seeing it will be told the story of the brave young girl who did not fail to act well her part in the times which tried men's souls. Christian Register. FEBRUARY 22, 1783. Flr*t Celebration of W UMlilniston'a lllrtlnlny— One of the Olden! of llolldft) M. We may reckon February 22 as on» of our oldest holidays, for though no legislature had at that time set it apart as a legal holiday, the regular celebra tion of Washington's birthday began in 1753, says the Chicago Inter Ocean. On February 22 of that year a party of gentlemen met in a twern in New York. One of them had written an ode on Washington, another brought a ltst of tracts, still others had prepared speeches. There was great feasting, patriotic toasts were drunk, and be fore the company went home they agreed to meet together on every com ing February 22, in honorof theircoun try's chief. Other little knots of friends followed their example, and before long the celebration became general. Though not publicly recognized, wher ever there were a score or more houses, the people gladly devoted at least a few hours of the day to jollity and good cheer. Even the fisherman left his nets by the sea. the carpenter his workshop, the good housewife laid aside her knit ting, and the shopkeeper left up his shutters; best of all, the master on that day kept no school. The celebration of the day gradually grew in importance till in the begin ning of last century it was almost the most distinguished day of the year. Every theater on that day brought out some new play and made itself gay with flags and transparencies. Taverns spread their best cheer. There were balls and barbecues, and can nonading, bell ringing, feasting and toasts. A glance over the Gazettes and Advertisers of that period shows that it was quite the end of March before they ceased to publish accounts of the fes tivities which had taken place in every city and town in the land. Washington was born before the adoption in England of the Gregorian calendar, and was, therefore, born on February 11, old style. For a longtime some of his most ardent admirers per sisted in celebrating this day rather than the 22d. We find as late as 1796 certain counties, in which men of the old school were unwilling to adopt the new calendar, at least so far as con cerned the birthday of the father of their country. A SLIGHT VARIATION. G. W., Sr.—lt's noble of thee to tell the truth about that cherry tree Cleorgie, but nothless methinks I'll thrash thee this year just for a change!— N. Y. Journal. la After Venn, Thus spake a father to his son: "You've often read, forsooth, Of little Georgte Washington Who always told the truth." "Oh, yes," the youngster did reply, "And there was quite, a row; 'Twas about a cherry tree, I think— 15ut it's a chestnut now." —Chicago Daily News. Never Tried. Johnny—l'apa, if a man wouldn't tell a lie now, like George Washing ton didn't, would he be a great man like Washington was? Papa— -1 don't know, my son. I don't think any of them ever tried.— Detroit Free Press. &*«» t.'m» for 111 in. Weary—W'y ain't youse got no us« fer Washington? Leary—l don't like de front part uv his name; an', anyway, anybody w'ot displayed a fondness fer chop pin' wood at sich an early age ha* my profound contempt.—Judge. A RUNAWAY TRAIN. Daahed lluun a Mountain Sid., end Ttirougti a Montana Town One Mini Killed, Two Injured. Hutite, Mont., Feb. 11.—A disastrous runaway of a freight train on the Northern Pacific railway occurred Wednesday on what is known as the "Hill line" of that track, a branch running from the main line to the mines on the hill above Butte. An engine and train crew, consisting of Engineer John M. Harden, Fireman Joseph Smith and Brakeuien William Fiedler and Patrick Cahill were pull ing four cars loaded with lumber to the Alice mine in Walkerville, about a mile above the city. To reach the mine, the road climbs along 1 the hill for about three miles. When near the top of the elevation, the engine began to slip. The air brakes were applied, but failed to work, and be fore the hand brakes could be reached the train had acquired such momentum in its backward flight down the mountain that nothing could check it. The engine was reversed, but all to no purpose. The train went so fa«t that all the lumber was scattered as by a cyclone along the track. Brake man Fiedler was thrown off by a fly ing timber and his head crushed to a jelly. Cahill was also knocked off. but escaped with slight injury. The engineer remained at the throttle until the engine jumped the track and broke loose from the flying cars. The engine turned over and Harden was caught under it and seriously injured. The freight cars remained on the track for a distance of thrpe miles, over which they fle\. through the town like lightning, finally jump ing the track and piling up on a m'n ing dump. HELD IN HEAVY BAIL. A Note llroker In Charged wltb Aiding a Hank Cawliler 111 Alleged Pecula tions Boston, Feb. 14.—John \v". Dickin son. of Newtonville.a note broker,was arrested Wednesday for alleged com plicity in the wrecking of the South Danvers national bank, of Peabody. He was arraigned before United Mates Commissioner Hale, pleaded not guilty, and in default of $25,000 bail was committed to the Charles street jail. The arrest of Mr. Dickinson caused a sensation. In the complaint he is accused of aiding and abetting Cash ier George M. Foster in the alleged misapplication of $21,000. The com plaint against him brings to light an other case against Mr. Foster, who was recently arrested (Charged with embezzling $15,600 of the bank's money. Mr, Foster has been unable ••o secure his SIO,OOO bail. The au horities allege that Foster criminal ly misapplied the $21,000 in giving Mr. Dickinson the sums of $5,000 and $16,000 respectively 011 the strength of certain notes. In accepting the same Mr. Dickinson is charged with aiding the cashier in carrying out the alleged fraudulent transaction. When Mr. Dickinson was arraigned Assistant District Attorney Casey, who appeared for the government, requested that bail be fixed at $25,- 000, asserting that it was the conten tion of the prosecution that Foster and Dickinson had misapplied be tween SIOO,OOO and $200,000 of the bank's funds, and that large bonds A*ere necessary. The commissioner accordingly fixed the bail at the above figure. REFUSE TO SUICIDE. ' liliiamen Decline to Obey Hie ICdlct ot Tlielr I'.mperor. Pekin, Feb. 14. —At least three of the Chinese to whom Emperor Kwang Su sent a choice of methods of sui cide, in pursuance of the demand of the powers for their punishment with death, have declined to comply, and the emperor has withdrawn his re quest that they should destroy them selves. His majesty now telegraphs Prince Ching that when he agreed to the terms of the joint note the latter only required that the punishment should fit the crime, and he argues that if the worst of the guilty deserve death, the others should be ban ished. The foreign envoys, on the con trary, say that even those who are least guilty deserve death, and, as there is no worse punishment, all must suffer the same penalty, al .hough, if China should desire to make distinctions regarding the crimes, she can sentence the worst either to quartering or to some other forms of Chinese execution. tounted tile Electoral Vote. Washington, Feb. 14.—The cere mony of counting the electoral vote for president and vice president cast at the election last fall took place in the hall of tne house of representa tives yesterday at a joint session of the senate and house. Senator Chandler announced the total num ber of votes cast as 447, of which Wil liam McKinlev received for president 292; William Jennings Bryan, of Ne braska, 155; Theodore Roosevelt re ceived for vice president 202 and Ad lai E. Stevenson 155. Will lie Hllnd Kveu It' tie Live*. New York, Feb, 14.—-llev. Keller, the victim of Thomas G. Barker's shot, is physically in no worse condi tion than he has been at any time since he was shot. Should he live, however, he will probably be blind, the physicians having given up hope of saving his remaining eye. A Woman'* Fight with a Robber. New York, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Louise A. Pryor, wife of Dr. L. A. Pryor, who is a son of ex-Judge Robert A. Pryor, was yesterday struck 011 the head with a piece of lead pipe and robbed. Mrs. Pryor had several hundred dollars' worth of diamonds and some money in her purse when she was struck by the robber. She fought bravely and managed to es cape with a cut on the head. Patrick Ilynes has been arrested and charged with the crime. Mrs. Pryoi's purse ivas found in his pocket._ THE CRUSADERS. Mrs. Nation Visits the City of Chicago. Slif IHd Not Wield the llalobrtt but Sui'i'i'odrd 111 Stirring I |> a I,title Excltrmral-A Joint ut Wlu field, K»»., IN KniuoUed by a n»b. Holton, Kan., Feb. 12. —The crusade against tlu- jointists which was com menced here Saturday, was contin ued Monday. At a mass meeting held in the Methodist church a committee was appointed to investigate the re port that the place owned by Airs. Hicks, which was raided Saturday, was open again. iiie committee found that the report was trua and temperance workers again raided th« place and compelled Mrs. liicks and her son to sign a contract Voat they would never again sell liquor, Topeka, Kan., Feb. 12. —As a result of Sunday's meeting of the citizens of Topeka, all the joints of the city are closed. Topeka is practically a dry town so far as the joints are concerned. Some of the drug stores are said to be doing a thriving busi ness, but the condition is much dif ferent from a week ago when there were about 80 joints running openly, most of them equipped with the fin est fixtures. Muscatine, la., Feb. 12.—Mrs. Na tion arrived here Monday and was met at the train by 4,000 people. A squad of police was on hand to escort her to the hotel. The crowd, how ever, was peaceable and evidently turned out through curiosity, for less than 500 people attended her meet ing at the Grand opera house last night. After the meeting closed and the receipts of the evening were counted Mrs. Nation's financial man ager dissolved partnership with her and with four of the six women who accompanied her will return to Kan sas. Chicago, Feb. 14.—Mrs. Carrie Na tion left Chicago for Topeka last night. She is under bonds tv> appear in the Kansas capital to-day for trial in connection with her operations in that city. Before leaving Chicago she announced thaft as soon as she had "cleaned up things" at home, she would come back here, and if things were not properly taken care of by the authorities, she and her friends would take matters into their own hands, and to use her own expres sion "we will make souvenirs." Her meeting with the saloonkeep ers, which she announced that she would carry out. did not materialize, and in default of having them for an audience she went once more to the saloon at 290 State street, which she visited Tuesday night, and in which her grandson is manager, and deliv ered a talk to the people she found there. It was a motley throng, em bracing all classes. Mrs. Nation mounted a table and for 15 minutes talked with great energy, urging her hearers to abandon both the use and sale of liquor, and denouncing all those who permitted its sale any where in the city. Win field, Kan., Feb. 14. —A mob of 200 men and women armed with axes, revolvers and shotguns yesterday totally demolished Schmidt's saloon, the finest in the city. Some one of the mob fired a shot from a shotgun through a door that started a gen eral onslaught with rocks and guns on the windows and doors. Emma Denny received a pistol ball in her face and was slightly hurt. Although this was an accident, it enraged the mob, and the crusaders swarmed into the saloon. There they found Charles and Henry Schmidt. After driving them from the building the mob cre ated havoc right and left. Cigar cases, mirrors and pictures were smashed and those that could not be. reached with axes were shot full of holes. The mahogany bar was hacked to splin ters and all the bottles and barrels were smashed. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 15. —Mrs. Carrie Nation was brought to trial here yes tevday on a charge of destroying property. '1 he complainant was W. F. Lytic, proprietor of the Senate saloon, which Mrs. Nation and her crusaders wrecked last week. The conclusion of the case was postponed to next week. After many amusing passages in the examination of Kelly, one of the proprietors of the joint which was destroyed, it was agreed that Kelly should admit that he was running a saloon and that Mrs. Na tion should plead guilty to smashing it. Winfield, Kan., Feb. 15.—War on the "joints" here is supposed to have caused the destruction during Wed nesday night of all but two windows of the' United Brethren church. It is supposed to have been done by par tisans of the "joint" keepers. Several warrants have been issued for per sons alleged to have been implicated in the destruction of the church win dows. The damage will amount to several hundred dollars, as the win dows were all stained glass. liev. Hendershot, pastor of the church, is a strong prohibition worker. The C'i!ar'» l-ifl to McKlnley. Washington, Feb. 15.—Count Cassi ni. the Russian ambassador, yester day presented to the president a mag nificent album containing scenes of the coronation of the czar in lSilfi. The album is a present from the czar to President Me Kin ley and was spe cially made for the latter. The front of the album has medallion portrait® in gold of the Russian ruler ami his wife. . Offer* a Komi* to Shipbuilder*. Duluth, Feb. 15.—Capt. A. B. Wol vin, of this city, and President James Wallace, of the American Shipbuild ing Co., have made arrangement-, to erect a shipbuilding plant for their company in Haiifax, N. S. The mu nicipality has agreed to give a bonus of $2 a ton