Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 January 1910 — Page 2

WHERE WASHINGTON'S HISTORIC CHAIN BRIDGE GETS ITS NAME, n* CkAia DrMn at il laalud ta 1*42, Irtm ta old pttet. The first question that Is generally asked by persons arriving at Washington's Chain bridge for the first time Is, “Where are the chains?" There are no chains, and there have .been none for the last half century or more. But there were chains at one'time that particularly designated the bridge that crosses the Potomac river at the Little Falls, several miles above Georgetown. The chains, too, were the all-important part of the bridge, says the Washington Post, for it was borne entirely by chains. The first bridge over the Potomac at Little Falls, the head of navigation of the river, was built in 1809. |t was built by a Mr. Palmer, and lasted only a short time, when it fell to pieces during a violent spring freshet. A second bridge took its place, but that only lasted even a shorter time, about six months. What was known as the? Chain bridge was erected in 1810. It was a suspension bridge, supported entirely by chains thrown over the piers erected upon the abutments, which were about twenty feet high. These chains were four in number. The pendents were hung on them alternately about five feet apart, so that each chain received a pendent in every feet The bridge was invented by Judge Findley, who lived near Uniontown, Pa., and where he had erected a similar chain bridge, which performed very good service for many years. The span of the bridge was 128% feet and the width sixteen feet. Its weight was about twenty-two tons, which was regarded aa a heavy weight in the bridge line in those days. On March 3, 1853, Congress passed an act appropriating a sufficient sum of money to repair the bridge, and incidentally took the corporation of Georgetown oyt of the transaction, the United States stepping in as its owner, a transaction which was perfectly satisfactory to all concerned. This repaired bridge was still practically a chain bridge, though in the repairs iron in other forms was considerably used. The bridge covered only the ri%er channel proper, there being a dirt roadway that approached the bridge from either side. It was the washing away of these approaches more than injury to the bridge itself that put the Chain bridge out of commission so frequently, for it became almost an annual occurrence, particularly during the spring freshets, though in two or three yeajs the washouts also occurred during the fall storms. ‘ The Chain bridge, besides being famous for its chains and equally famous because it has no chains, played a very important part during the Civil War. At one time one end of it was in possession of the Confederates, while the other end was guarded by Union troops. ' - In the military campaigns in which the famous army of the, Potomac took such a prominent part the larger part of the transportation tpok place over the Long bridge and the Aqueduct bridge, several miles down the .Potomac. Still, the Chain bridge was .a place of great activity and interest throughout the entire war. It was surrounded by fortifications for its protection in case an effort was made by the enemy to use it as an approach to Washington, and was at all times a very busy locality. The winters when the army was camped in near-by regions of Virginia brought a good deal of traffic to the Chain bridge. In 1872 Congress' put an end to the Chain bridge, except in name, by appropriating SIOO,OOO for the present iron bridge. Though there was nothing in the act itself suggesting it, the old name still hangs to the bridge, though it has no semblance to chains about it.

"SHOOT UP" A TOWN.

At Eugievale, N. D., two cowboys fatally shot Louis Maxwell, a farmer, took possession of the town for twelve hours, and finally departed with armed citizens in pursuit. The cowboys, known as the Gant, brothers, escaped. In a pool room fight Maxwell was shot by one of the brothers. The Gants, Who recently came from Texas to work on a ranch, then took possession of the town. Firing volley after volley with large revolvers, the two paraded tho streets and forced every one to do their bidding until long after midnight. They then galloped off. much to the relief of the inhabitants.

CHURCH’S REAL HARVEST.

To Clear a Debt the First Christian of Heaver, Okie., Kniseil Corn. , The congregation of the First Christian Church of Beaver, Qkla, a Kansas City Times correspondent says, planted and reaped forty acres of broomcorn last season to raise funds for reducing the indebtedness on its new church building. The Rev. R. R. Coffey, the pastor, led his congregation In the work, men and women and boys and girls joining with him in the enterprise. ' -*- The land used belonged to James Crabtree, a farmer, living four miles west of Beaver. As the season progressed the ‘church eld” thrived wonderfully. Whenever there was work to do willing hands were found to do It The time of ripening came and the corn grew yellow and golden In the sunshine. There was much talk about corn, and as -the season advanced buy •rs began coming from eastern markets to the broomcorn elds of Beaver County. ~ ‘ Finally the day of harvesting arrived and Tne congregation of the Beaver Christian Church was astir early in thh morning. Fathers and mothers, boys and girls and young men and young women, with the Rev. Mr. Coffey at their vent to the

'church farm” anjl all day there was laughter and pulling of broomcorn ‘‘straw.” At noon everybody was called to a basket dinner furnished by the housewives who had piled up small mountains of brown fried chicken, with gravy, vegetables, country-cured ham, lightbread, jelly cake, caramel cake, pie and all such things for the hungry workers. When night came the harvesters had “pulled” twenty-five acres of broomcorn, and next day the work was finished. The straw was hauled to town and baled and was then ready for the market. Buyers were asked to bid for the “church farm” crop, and when the price went up to $l6O a ton, the corn was sold—five and one-half tons oF'it —which turned SBBO in the church treasury and came near lifting the church debt.

What a Dollar Dog Can Do.

A man in a nearby city bought for his wife and child a year ago a dog, for which he pair a dollar. It was obviously nothing wonderful in the canine way—merely a mongrel, with the bulldog strain predominant. The owner was a man in humble circumstances, and the dog in his modest dwelling was the principal asset aside from a few sticks of furniture. The other night Tom was tied to a leg of the kitchen sink, as usual, and the family went to bed. They were awakened by the dog at midnight scratching at his master’s door. Wheh his master came out to see what was the matter the dog, with a remnant of chewed rope hanging from his collar, whined and ran to the head of the stairway. The house was on fire, and shortly after woman and child and man and dog made their escape their poor dwelling was a mass of glowing embers. The owner of the dog has been urged to part with him for a large cash consideration; but. though he is penniless, he will not part the four footed savior of his family, Neither has the dog at any time had thoughts of leaving them for luxurious kennels. —New York Times.

Not Qualified.

Two men were getting warm over a simple difference of opinion. They turned to the third man. “Isn’t a home-made strawberry shortcake better than a cherry pie?” demanded one of them. "Isn’t a home-made cherry pie better than any shortcake?’* inquired the other. The third man shook bis head. "I don’t know,” he said. “I board.” —Cleveland Plain Dealer. -

Fast and Slow.

The Fatber-v-I learn with sorrow, my so*, that you are getting to be what they term quite fast. The Son— You shouldn’t believe ail you hear, dad. I’ll Introduce you to a man who will tell you another story. The Father —And who Is he? The Son— My tailor. He says I’m the slowest chap he’s got os his books.

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DOG AND HORSE FLESH.

Over 130,000 Horne* and 0,000 Dog* Consumed Each Year. Though the preparation and sale of fiog flesh may be declared officially not to exist in France, the same cannot be said in regard to Germany, a Berlin correspondent of the Paris edition of the New York Herald says. That the dog finds himself in various post mortem forms on the table of the German gpurmet is not to be denied, but the fact must be borne in mind that no misrepresentation is allowed by the German authorities. If it is dog it must be called dog, and not horse or canvasback duck. I have examined a few statistics and find that about 135,000 horses are butchered for food annually in the German empire. The corresponding figure for goats is 400,000 and for dogs about 6,000. It is known that Germany produces the finest qualities of sausages known to the trade, and it is also known that cab horse and lost dog enter largely into the composition of the most appetizing grades. The nicely rolled and spiced result of the sausagemaker’s art provides a very savory article of diet and the hungry restaurant customer'does not bother himself with the thought that at some previous tame he may have rode behind it in a cab or kicked it in the street. The test for telling whether it is horse or dog, and which 'has income venerable as a German joke, "is as follows: You cut the sausage Tn five or six little pieces and arrange the pieces in a line, just like a line of cabs stand—,ing at a street station. Then you remove the piece at the head of the line and Iff the second piece moves forward t 6 the place thus made vacant it is horse. While on the subject of dogs, I might mention the fact that dogs in Berlin do not enjoy such a gayety of existence as do those of Paris. The "berliner hund” is no such royally privileged animal as his Parisian cousin. He is not allowed a seat at table with his master or mistress, as is the case in many Parisan restatlrants. He enjoys no front stairway rights—he doesn’t care much, anyhow, as every Berlin apartment house has Its “escalier de service.” Still greater, however, Is his chief hardship. He is obliged to wear a muzzle all the time. He may be as gentle as a white rabbit, or he may be as. handsome as an oil painting, but the public is always protected against his possible fury, and hts beauty is always hidden behind leather straps. Worst of all, he cannot "get at'’ any other dog. He sees innumerable chancek for a first class fight, but can do nothing but growl. When vlsilors arrive in Berlin and see all the nice dogs wearing muzzles, they are

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inclined to say: “What a pity!” but their German friends reply, "It is the law,” and there is nothing more to be said.

Bread and Cheese.

A couple advanced in years got married lately. The husband had a room in the house securely locked, the inside of which his wife had never seen, and, being curious of its contents, she begged again and again to see the room. At last he consented, and, lo and behold, the room was full of whole cheeses! He explained matters by telling her that for every sweetheart he had in his young days he bought a cheese. His wife began to cry. * “Don’t cry, dear,” he said. “I’ve had no sweethearts since I met you.” ■“lt's not that,” she replied, still sobbing. “I only I had been as thoughtful as you an<j bought a loaf of bread for every man that kissed me. We could have had bread and cheese enough to last us all our days.” —London Tit-Bits.

Favored of Fate.

I wisht I was a Congressman, So’s folks from far away Would hitch up teams an’ drive all night To hear what I might say. I’d like to see ’em, hats In hand, - From all of fortune’s ranks. At first a-sayln’, "If you please,” An’ next a-saytn’, “Thanks.” ; When we address him no one thinks bein’ cold or rude: * The nation greets him with a sens£ Of heartfelt gratitude. A-passin’ benefits around In every worthy cause, I’d rather be a Congressman Than any Santa Claus! —Washington Star.

United on That.

“There is a wide difference of opinion as to the desirability of a quiet wedding.” “Well?” “But everybody wants an unostentatious divorce.” —Louisville CourierJournal.

The Point of View.

Because each rose must have its thorn. The pessimist Fate’J plan opposes; The optimist, more glafily bora. Is glad because the thorns have ‘ roses. ’ ~( : —Nixon Waterman, in Saturday Evening Post.

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THE POINT OF VIEW.

Differences in opinion are oftentimes enlightening in that they spring from and betray characteristic differences in education and mode of living. Two men who met and got into conversation recently in the Texas “Panhandle” illustrate again the fact that persons .may differ violently in expressed opinion, and still may often be discovered acting on identically the same impulse and sentiment at heart. “It’s an outrage!” declared the cowhoy, vehemently. “What is?” asked the college man, surprised and disconcerted in the midst of his tale. “Why, the way that bunch of sophomores broke into your bedroom and took you without dressing, and then tied you up in the park. I’d haw plugged the first man that put his foot my threshold —I would.” “But I was only a freshman. Don’t you see,'lt was only just their way?” “No, I don’t see,” said the first, “and what is more, no man ought to stand for anything like that; It was a rough-neck trick’. Where wafyour gun?” “We didn’t carry guns in college. I wouldn’t shoot any one, no matter what happened. Besides, I didn’t mind it much.” “Well, you are a greeny! And they were breaking in on your privacy and damaging your property, and—” “Oh, but that was the custom. Don’t you see, every first-year man expects it, Why, that wasn’t anything compared to what the Bar L outfit did in sending you on that wild-goose chase into the Santa Rosa mountains—the time the blizzard was coming, and you got lost for three days.' “Oh, that!” sniffed the Texan, scornfully. “Why, I ought t’ ’ve knowed better —I wus only a tenderfoot, and it made me wise. I came through all right. I showed ’em I wasn’t any mollycoddle.” “Well, but how about your frozen toes and those three days with nothing but jack-rabbit to live on?” “Humph!” “I was only chilled a bit when the sophomores untied me next morning, and I didn’t miss a meal at that.” “Xw, now, that’s different. I’d ought to have knowed better than to go off there after the fool steer. But a cowpuncher has to take his chances, and the sooner he learns to savvy the better ’tls for him.” ‘That’s just what the sophs said about—” ‘But they was breaking Into your bedroom, and they made a fool out of yen afterwards. It I'd Seen there, I’d

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‘a’ made a couple of ’em look like sieves in the sunlight first.” “Well, I don’t know,” said the exfreshman, thoughtfully. ‘I think I’d rather play the fool before a dozen on a dark night than fool around haltfrozen for three days by my lonesome. It all depends on how you want to take it, I guess—and then again, on what you’re expecting.”—Youth’s Companion.

The daughter of a Providence clergyman was reading In her ecclesiastical paper an account of a religious ceremony iu a western diocese: ‘‘The solemn eucharist was sung by Bishop Weller, with Bishop Grafton pontificating from the throne.” i “What does pontificating mean?” she asked her father. “Have you studied Latin and don’t the meaning of a very simple word?” was the reply. “Oh, yes, I see, It means he bridged It.”—Boston Transcript.

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The Practical View.