The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, May 08, 1908, Page SEVEN, Image 7
I WHITMAN'S WILD RIDE. of
It Was Worth Three Stars to tho on
American Flag.
^ 'Tho ride of Marcus Whitman was
over snow capped mountains and
along dark ravines, traveled only by
savage men. It was a plunge through jr.
icy rivers and across trackless prairies,
a ride of 4,000 Tiles across a conI
tiirent* in the dead of winter to save a ,
[ mighty territory to the union,
f 'Compared with this what was the
?. feat of Paul Revere, who rode eigli- lU.|
teen miles on a calm night in April to tj1(
arouse a handful of sleeping patriots :u>
and thereby save the powder at Concord?
1,1
OVi
j - Whitman's ride saved three Stars to w'li
the American flag. It was made in <01
| _
In 1792, during the lirst administration
of .Washington, Caplaiu Robert tin
Gary, who had already carried the t u
American flag around I lie globe, d'is- .\i
covered the mouth of the Columbia tin
river. lie sailed several miles up the sil
great stream and landed and took (|u
possession in the name of tho United nh
States. as
tn 1805, under Jefferson's admin- an
istration, this vast territory was explored
by Captains Lewis and Clark, Sh
whose reports were popular reading hi:for
our grandfathers, but the extent aci
Iind value of Ibis distant possession co]
vere very slightly understood, ^nd no be:
ittempt at colonization was made nu
ave the establishment of the fur ve
rading station of Astoria in 1811. tie
Strangely enough, England, too, \Y
1 aimod this same territory by virtue nu
>f rights ceded to it by Russia and an
ilso by li'.e Vancouver surveys of
702. Tho Hudson's Ray company (],.
stablished a number of trading posts ^
md filled tlie country with adventur- j.,|
>n^ fur traders. So bore was a vast ),,,
orrilory. as large as New England
ind the Slate of Indiana combined,, njvhii'h
seemed to be wHhout any posi- ?.j,
ive ownership. Rut for Marcus jaj
A7 hit man it would have been lost ro jn,
he Union.
Tt was in 18.'W that Dr. Whitman
uul a man of lbe name of Spaulding, 0J
vitli their young wives, the tirst white (,j.,
vonien that ever crossed the Rocky
nonntains, entered the valley of the {)j?
Columbia and founded a mission of
be American board. They had been
sent out to Christianize the Indian's,
>ut Whitman was also to build a
state. iu'
IB Ho was at this time thirty-five
years old. In his journeys to and (i)j
fro for the mission lie soon saw the | ^
vast possibilities of the country, and
lie saw, tno, that the English were already
apprised of this and were rapI1
idly pouring into the territory. Un- j *
der the terms of the treaties of 1818 j'j
and 1S28 it was the tacit belief that
which ever nationality settled and
organized the splendid territory would
hold it. If England and the English
fur traders bad been successful in (
jf their plans, ihe three great stales of
j Washington, Oregon and Idaho would
[ now constitute a part of British Columbia.
But it was not destined to
be.
In the fall of 1842 it looked as if 0(?(
there would be a great in pouring of
English into the territory, and Dr. , jJ(
(Whitman took the alarm. There was
n.0 time to lose. The authorities at
Washington must be warned. Hasti- ?
ly bidding bis wife adieu, Dr. Whit- i.
man started on bis hazardous journey. os|
The perils, hardships and delays ho
encountered' on the way we can but jj
faintly conceive. His feet were frozen,
lie nearly starved, and once be joc
kept pushing right on, and at the
oiul of five terrible months lie roach- pU
ed Washington. j.0
ITe arrived there a worn, bearded, f
Kjtrqiigely |>ietures<|ue figure, clad en- 0.0
pBBtfy in buckskin and fur, a typical
H of the prairies. lie asked audi- J
jftaflr of President- Tyler and Secretary
B^P^tate Webster, and it was accord- f|f
him. All clad as he was, with his
HKozcn limbs, just in from bis 4,000 j pt.
mile ride, Whitman appeared before i
the two great men to plead for Ore- cc
nn
His statement was a revelation to
the administration, Previous to p0
Whitman's visit it was the general ,rf,
i(lea in congress that Oregon was a (H|
barren, worthless country, fit only for j,n
wild beasts and wild men. He opene'ef nS!
the eyes of the government to the- ]ta
limitless wealth and splendid resour- frf)
ces of that western territory, fie ni;
told them of its great rivers and fer- f|r
tile valleys, its mountains covered
'with precious treasures, lie showed ns
theifi that it was a country worth ?p
I keeping and that it must not fall into
[ tho hands of Ihe English. ITe spoke s|;
f as a man inspired, and his words were ii<i
j heeded. lvo
\ What followed?the organization on
of companies of emigrants, the rapid fy.
salt-foment of the territory and the'
treaty made /tfith Great Britain in ; pn
184G by which the foity-ninth paral-. to
lei wff made the boundary line west I al
of'tiio Rocky Mountains?arc matters pfi
I
V /
,/
history. j
Hie foresight and the heroism of j
e man and his gallant ride had sav- i
three great states to the Union.|
nana World-Herald. J
SHEFFIELD PLATE. r
story of This Now Very Rare and ?
Valuablo Ware. 1
Sheffield plate differs from all oth- 1
plated ware in that the plating was 1
ne on the sheet metai before the '
Licle was shaped Before and since '
m plating of vaiions sorts has been 1
plied only to the finished piece, ^
our electroplating |>recess. More- '
sm\ the plating wa> lone on copper, '
lile modern base metal is usually 1
inposcd of an amalgam of copper, 1
kct and zinc. 1
urJiermorc, it is possible fo>- '
? collector to ser.in, (x.nnples of *
rly Georgian and so called Queen
me work in Sheffield plate, while
I rarity and high money value of J
verware of that period make its acisition
extremely difficult. Sheffield *
ite historically and artistically is
worthy of a place beside old china 1
(I old mahogany as is old silverware, i1
In 1712 one Thomas Holsover of
ellield, England, described in the
>lories as an "ingenious mechanic,"
cidentally fused some silver and
PPer while repairing a knife, lie j
si'an experimenting, seeking for a
thod of plating copper with silr
for the manufacture of small ar- j
les. In 174.'} together with Joseph
ilson. lie set up a factory for the
mufacture of buckle*, snulVboxes
d knife handles.
Joseph Hancock soon got hold of',
? secret, and, perfecting it. demon- ,
ated that it was possible to imie
the finesl and most richly em-sed
silverware. Settling in
v'llield, he started the manufacture (
all sorts of domestic pieces. l.ie- *
ining modestly with liorsepower, lie : i
er added water power for the roll- j
x process. Other manufacturers i
Mowed his example, and Sheffield |
ile soon began to replace pewter I
the tables of the England middle j
isses. Altogether we know of
enty-three import at manufacturers
this ware. j
The industry flourished until tire
ddle of the nineteenth century, and
few pieces of copper rolled plate
re made after that time that they
ed not concern the collector. Elee- ^
plating was discovered or inventby
a medical student of Rothcrm.
near Sheffield, and the new pro- ,
<s was patented on March 2.>, 1840.
1S.~)0 the new ware was on the
irket everywhere, and the industry ,
il been revolutionized.'?Country
fe in America.
MERCHANT MARINE.
i
>.vy News Auxiliary Vessels to Handle
Coal and Supplies and Warships
are Helpless Without
Them.
w York Herald.
The passage by the senate of an
oan subvention measure in the invst
of tho merchant marine and
s plea of Senator TTale for the aunrizalion
of the colliers and other
xiliarics provided for the Naval
-vpropriation bill are matters so
>selv related as to invite the carnal
tention of congress. Despite all
vice and suggestion, this correla?n
of the two elements of sea dense
has for many years been negated.
The Republican party has ,on '
e one hand, tried to force subsidies,
re and simple, as the only remedy :
revive our decadent merchant ma- 1
ic, and. on the other hand, it has
ne forward with naval increase ]
thout giving due weight, to any- 1
ing save tire fighting ships.
Tn the discussion upon the. ques>n
the chairman of the Naval Oomttee
startled his colleagues by th- t
esenlmenl of the .'nndamenf al danrs
inherent in this later policy:?
rive great fleet which has been sent I
its voyage, around the world is,"
asserted, "absolutely dependent
r its existing mobility on the irnTulnee
of foreign governments." TTe i ]
intcil out Inat the fleet couhl never I
ve made its progress without the!
distance of foreign colliers, and lhat
d complication arisen no foreign
verninenf could or would have periled
the charier of its ships. "Our
el, magnificent as it is," he added,
nust without this aid have been as
eless and as idle as painted ships
on a painted ocean."
"RegretIable as is all this, these J
II emeu Is represent an actual situa?n.
Tt may be asked what should
done to correct such evils. Varis
efforts have been exerted, and
kc run the gauntlet from free ships 1
tire, real corrective?to subsidies 1
re and simple, which are opposed I
all reason and unfair to the gener. 1
interests of the nation. The opsition
to free ships on the seaboard *
|8 too trans; to bo ovcroo.no; tlio UllxibsitlixetT
tillers of the soil, notably
' "osl> lu'o no loss opposed to a
o i.';" Sm ot,#U' wi,ich is usually
fictitious and always uM'air.
w?vT,th08C dilemn,ns a fairly safe*y
but ?>ay perhaps be found in
>omo such temporary expedient as
uxtj provided by the Ocean Mail Sub.
d Z h 11 *S' course> accepted
that the country must be iu a
ittd way when the home control of
"uZTr Ttean"oiM? sea trade is
, ?F to. ,ess than nine per cent, of
iatntl>I),nf in our
intural and acquired commerce.
i ' reight^ it must bo remembered, is
moW?* of w?JP?, and as ninety;
o per eeut the earnings of ocean
ranspoHation from this ^ountrH
^;tZtu,:Tm"stbosomaivo
intJr disgraces our nainUIl
genee an,I i,,?l?st,y. This
Vi 1- by some doctrines assigned
o . ??*H..evo?s interferences of
? 'ojffii steamship rings. but in the
"V n,1Vv attributed' to our
?? in -;'"S|,i"K "fl''" ,ho shall.
>w .Mid losing Mio substanco.
'"tontiuns ?f ||,o iroiv
;;"V ",V. " our 00.,,'
'" l>y "'oil suhwntion 1 c0?.
; c " >"*> < ? for Cho now. r:,o
Mjuiditinv pnl|(0seil is j',,ur million
?rs ,,n,,???y_a ,?,Wsl,ln.1)|lt'
iible 7l,o h"'"- l'nsrvLmay
ho worth
' ^ lenrrenl nppropria'
" s * "n,ny ,10"
.." o?? auxiliaries and nolably'0?|.
' 11 ?,a.v prove j? n,0 , ,
' ? ^reliable onlh.y. |? ??v pv.
' " "'""or I'oj'ofioionslv Iroai
"" "'";v ? l'"'V years bo'able to
end our lleel where .Intv .all. will,on*
J I,,,Z,"'I""S dopondo. eMer'
>",s hostile vovernnienls.
notice.
lil -u'n011 a< aue,ion lii.?lio?t bid.
11 ' Chnppolls. S. c.} on Saturday
1 v*Vt 1 (pn',1" a. m.. (lie lot of
' b Urol Iters, in the town of Cliaph
s, on which their store house was
located before it was destroyed" by
11 -lorms of sale cash. '
. B. Hunter.
w'nV"'', A"0"' of Creditors of
Webb Brothers & Co.
2S ^ff*EAGE TICKETS
on saiie by southern
railway.
500 Mile State Family Tickets
._.) (,ood over the Southern Railway
in South Carolina for the head
tlopandent members of a family.
\<>ne vear fro,n date of sale.'
i ? ?? fl,es rn,e|,clian#renhlc Indiviitial
lickets $20.00?Good over the
>outhorn railway and thirty other
io?} "V11* Southeast abating
0.000 ini es. Limited one year from
I'Uc fit sale.
-'OttO Mile Interchangeable Firm
lieket $-10.00?CJ00(r over the Southnil
Railway and thirty other roads in
ie ? outbeast aggrcgating 30,000
!'"0S for a manager, the head of a
"in or employe. Limited to five but
?ood for only one of such persons at
)? sale"0' Llmi,(?d one -vear from date
1000 Mile Interchangeable Indiviliua
icket $25.00?CJood over the
southern Railway a,id seventy five
ither roads in the Southeast a?-ro?Mtinj?
-11,000 miles. Limited one year
Ironi date of sale.
On and" after April 1st, 1.008, all
inileaye tickets will not be honored
. M I1"***** on drains nor in checkmy
bago-aye except from non-ayency
'! "S a,1ul stalions not open for the
vile of tickets, but must be presented
U ticket offices and there exchanged
lor continuous ticket.
Money saved in passage fare by
pim-hasins- liehels from Sonthorn
Rn.Kvny a-onls. Fares paid on trains
ft ill be at a higher rate.
Call on Son I hern Railway Ticket
Agents for mileage tickets, passage
irkets and detailed information.
J. C. Lusk,
Division Passenger A?enl
" Hunt, Charleston S C
Ass.slant Oonoral I'assenee,- Agent,
Atlanta, Oa.
repair shop^^ iomicraa
ilM<l parlor suits, each iijiludstorcd,'
recaimug chairs, repaired; making
and laying carpets and mattings,
cleaning old furniture. Tn Sunlight
,a Moar <>lfi colored Baptist
church.
Wesley Means.
newberry union station
Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains?Effective 12.01 A. M
Sunday, April 26, 1908.
Southern Railway:
tfo. .15 for fireenville .. . .8 57am
JO. 8 for rohnnbia ..
T - ' ' for Greenville .. . .3..J0 i, m
o* for Columbia 8 47 nm
lxt o c., n. &l. ry. ' ' * *
No 85 for Laurens 5,19 n m
Dry Goods,
The best selec
kinds?Laces, Er
Hose of all kinds
bons, Calicoes,
Made Skirts, Re?
to-wear Underv
Clothing for Mer
occasions for M?
and work, Undei
| Neckwear for IN
latest, Shoes for
of the best mater
When in need of any
before buying for we cj
to see us, they can tell
Our
We make a special si
iworld. Come to Prosp
N. L. I
J P_
i*No. 22 for Columbia .. . .8.-17 a.m.
j No. ~?2 for Greenville .. I2.~>0 p.m.
! No. for Columbia .. ..3.20 p.m.
i "No. 2c for Laurens .. ..7.25 p.m.
j*No. 8-1 for Columbia .. . .8.30 p.m.
* Docs not run on Sunday
I This time table sbows the times at
which trains may be expected to dvi|
part from this station, hut their deI
parture is not guaranteed and the
I time shown is subject to change without
notice.
Q. L. Robinson,
Station Master.
Why buy
an Organ
from a Peddler?
! When yon can buy a superior organ from vour
. factory representative for less money, and on
easier terms, and have absolute protection in
j lie guarantee given by the makers.
W e make low prices and grant from one to
I wo years?without interest? for .settlement, ami
j n ly bind the organ as secuiily.
, We save you money and supply Organs that
| will prove a life long pleasure.
' Write al once for catalogues and special prices
j ami terms to the old established
I MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE,
COI,UMHIA, H. c.
PIANOS AND ORGANS.
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B VT"l,llol!!f lu,,iif<ly. t'"r ?n)TTyniniruffol!t^
j claiim.V' r,\oAe|'i I(Kii>K<i?Yr','n!l '.lt'' "|'"iU1? 1 ,n" H
Sold and guaranteed by Gilder & Veekt
Attention Veterans, Camp No. 330,
U. 0. V.
The camp will meet in tho court
house on Saturday the 2nd May, 1008,
lor the transaction of such business
as may properly come before it. Ail
me me hers must pay their annual
vines, 2;> cents, at once, as our per
capita assessment to the Stale and
general order is already past due. At
I his meeting delegates will be elected
to represent our camp at the reunion
in (Ireenville, S. C|, May 11-12, also
at reunion in Birmingham, Ala.,
June 0-10-11, 1008.
By order.
( J. W. Gary,
/O. L. Schumpert, Com.
Adjt.
, Shoes aii
ted stock of Dre
nbroideries, Ladi<
>, Hand Bags, late
Homespun, Bl
ady-Made Waists
year, Silks, the
i, Boys and Child
3n and Children, '
rwear for Men an
/len, Ladies and
summer for the
ial and workman;
thing to wear it will pay
an save you money. As
you
" Prices are All Ri
tudy of our line and do r
lerity and see usfor any
SLACK?
ROSPERITY, S.
1 HTS SQUAR
We have just taken up a ne\
becoming famous throughout
their marvelous wearing qualitl
hosiery and know It has unusus
each'person who has trouble w
his'socks, to come and buy jus
with the
C. ".Z'.T2Z -L'X.Si.7
This will cost you just 25c
Then, after you have givei
ough, fair test, if you don't sa
best wearing socks you have e
again, bring the pair back and
If you think you might not li
come and see. You don't hav
see them first.
WHY DO WE MAKE
know this is the greatest weari
tried them, and all to whom w<
the best thing they ever saw.
convince the most particular p
EWART-P
FLORID,
During These Cold \
I V
Would be just the thi
living. Superb Trams
and Tickets which offe
sible for a pleasant anc
For full information
your nearest Ticket Ag
W. J. CRAIG,
Pass. Traf. Manager.
WILMING
Oi'j v fjCf
1 Clothing.
ss Goods of all
es' Collars, Belts,
3St novelty, Ribeaching,
Ready>,
Ladies' Readylatest
patterns,
ren, Hats, for all
Shirts for dress
id Children, our
Children is the
whole family, all
ship guaranteed.
you to see our stock
>k those who have been
ight.
iot try to run the whole
thing you want to wear.
? SON,
c.
:E DEAL
v line of men's hose which are
the whole country because of
es. We have investigated this
il merit, and so we ' are asking
rith holes coming in the toes of
t one pair of half-hose made
ver worn, come
we'll refund your money.
ke the looks of these new socks,
e to buy them. Just come and
THIS OFFER? Because we
ng hosiery ever made. We have
5 have sold them say they are
We know a single trial pair will
erson. Let us show YOU.
ERRY CO.
CUBA
Winter Months A Trip
rl A
ng to make life worth
5, Excellent Schedules
r every advantage posJ
attractive trip.
or pamphlets call on
rent, or write
T. C. WHITE,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
TON. N. C.