The Syracuse Journal, Volume 20, Number 5, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 31 May 1928 — Page 7

The Red Road A Romance of Braddock’s Defeat

SYNOPSIS Impoverished by the open-handed generosity of his father, Virginia gentleman, young Webster Brond* is serving as a scout and spy for the army under General Braddock preparing for the advance on Fort Duquesne. He has just returned to Alexandria from a visit to the fort, where, posing as a Frenchman. he l has secured valuable information. Braddock, bred to European warfare, fails to realise the importance of the news.

CHAPTER I—Continued Governor Morris further mollified the irascible commander by saying: “1 will send George Croghan a letter, directing him to start belts to the lake tribes. He stands next to Wil Ham Johnson in comprehending in <lian nature and influence over them If any man can bring in the Dela wares, the Sbawnees. Wyandots Twightwees, {Miami)), and the Planfcashaws. it is Croghan.” “When I last talked with Mr. Wash ingtcn he Informed me there were three hundred Iroquois, who left the Ohio last winter, and who are now ready to march with us.” said Erad ■dock, his face losing some of its dour expression. I •glanced at Governor Morris ano landed 1 detected symptoms of un •easiness. He knew what I was thinking. and. while he much disliked at that time to dash any of Braddock's hopes, he announced: “I regret, sir, that the Iroquois you mention are no longer under our control. Pennsylvania fed them from the latter part of last year until this spring. My last advice from Phila •delphia is that the assembly has voted to go to no further expense in their behalf and that the Indians have returned to the French." It was disheartening news for the ■leader to hear. I do not know that I ■would have imparted it had Governor Morris kept silent. And yet it would have been deadly wrong to have blinded the general to the truth of the situation. I could have told him it was too late th send belts to the ■lake tribes; but as that was my he lief and not an established fact my ■conscience permitted me to keep my mouth shut. “After all, sir," soothed Mr. Frank 4in. “Fort Duquette will fall to Gen ■era! Braddock’s veterans and not be •cause of the wavering allegiance of the natives. The tribes are with us today and accept presents from France tomorrow. And on another •day they will come back to us. The truth of the matted is. sir. the Indians favor neither English nor French, and would heartily rejoice if the. two races ■would cut each other’s throats until •not a white man was left in North America.” This speech made an impression, •and Braddock agreed : “Aye. There’s sound sense in that We must depend upon the army. Thank God. the Guards have never failed England and his majesty 1" I will say now that there were but two men in all the colonies of whom Genera) Braddock approved—young Mr. Washington whom 1 had known in happier days, and Mr Franklin. Mr. Washington, despite bls youth—twenty-three years of age —had been requested to serve on Braddock’s staff. He was very bold in opposing the general’s plans when be perceived they were based on strategy learned on the battlefields of Europe, but not at al) suited, to our wild forests and mountains. Mr Franklin was a magician' at expedi ■ents, and without any show of bluster could blaze a trail around what appeared to be Impassable obstacles. General Braddock remembered I was still in the room and said something to Governor De Lancey. His ■excellency asked me: “Do you believe you could visit Du •quesne again and pass yourself off as a Canadian?" 1 believe that 1 could, and said so, his excellency proceeded to ■question me closely as to the physical conditions of- the fort. Stepping to the table and using my finger and a pool of spilled wine I indicated the structures and was marking out the twelve-foot stockade on the riverside when the general curtly interrupted: “We understand enough of that We shall learn all the details after we have taken over the fort You will proceed to the fort and learn tt the French have received any reinforcements. As you will tjavel much faster than the army, you are to secure enlistments among the provln dais while traveling to- and from the fort.’’ He dismissed me with a flirt of his thick hand. Governor Morris motioned for me to follow him down the hall, and ex plained 1 was to wait while he wrote a letter for me to give to George Croghan. He smiled wearily and murtnered: ( “None of us will rest easy until the army Is under way. “It’s too bad young Mr. Washington isn’t here to make things clear to the general” "But you have Evans’ map?’’ “Aye. We have the map,” grumbled bis excellency. There are men of high station with whom I feel free to talk, but there was something chilling and repelling about General Braddock. I almost believed he would blame the beaTer of had news. [ It was his firm conviction that the best of our riflemen were much inferior to his drill-sergeants. He did not seem to comprehend the difference between fighting In our gloomy forests and on a level open ■field In Flanders. . His contempt for our riflemen was complete. Tqll him they could whip the French and outwit the Indians and he would sneer at them because they were unable to go through their drill Hyde Bark dexterity tn the of ajms weighed more with

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him than the keenest knowledge of forest lore. I was peopling the broad stairway with beautiful women from my boyhood’s recollections, and was again admiring their Imported brocades and velvets and marveling at their fashions in hair-dressing when his excel lency finished his letter, and announced : "Here it is, Mr. Brond. See that It gets to Mr. Croghan either by your own hand or by some trusty messenger. Be careful while at Duquesne We move a bit lamely now, but It’ll be the devil’s own stew for the French once we get the pot to boil ing. Good luck on your travels and bring back your own hair.” • • • • • • • I preferred the river bank to the crowded tavern as sleeping place that night. My busfadss from Braddock gave me immunity from any annoy ance by the civil authorities, and there were homes of old friends tha; would have opened to me had 1 made myself known. 1 had thought to make my camp in the neglected garden ot the Brond house, but the ghosts were too many, and I got no farther than the gate. Early astir, I ate at a market-stall on the square near the Horse market The place was lively with the rolling Ri 'I ; v "My White Brother Has Come From the Home of His Father.” of drums and the clumping of heavy brogans as the regulars, with wonderful precision, swung into various for mations. The march to Frederick, Maryland, was about to begin. As there was no road from that town to Will’s creek. Colonel Dunbar would have to cross the Potomac at the mouth of th* Conococheague and take the Winchester road. My business was finished tn Alexandria, and trailing my long rifle 1 passed once more by the house of the open hand, and started north. Cleat of the town I stopped on a slight eminence and looked back and watched the cloud of dust redden In the sunlight. It hung low and settled on the meadows and robbed the first grass of Its rich sheen. 1 caught the strains of the “Grenadiers’ March." and my heart beat fast at the brave rolling of the drums. At last the march on Fort Duques ne had commenced, and we were off to have it out with the Frenchmen. And’sickening of the dust, I picked up my rifle, struck through a noble grove of oaks and started to find my

Simply Couldn’t “See” Chow Puppies at SSO

“In front of a fashionably located dog store window containing a display of Chow puppies, 1 saw two Chinamen laughing and slapping each other on the back in their outbursts of glee. I don’t know when 1 ever saw Chinamen so emotional. Out of curiosity 1 sauntered near and tried to see what had amused them. It wasn’t any cute antics of the Chow puppies, because all were asleep. Finally, 1 asked one ot the Chinamen what they were 'laughing at. This brought a fresh outburst, put. after gaining control of himself, the one who seemed to have the best command of English pointed to a small sign which I had not previously noticed. It gave the price of puppies as SSO each. That price was what made the Chinamen laugh. “Dogs like that in China cost fl cents —maybe ten cents," one of them explained. “But tiow about a trained dog?” i asked. “Suppose it was an extra good dog?” “Oh. thfrty-fi’ cents.” declared the

Mirrors 3,000 Years Old When the modern girl picks up a hand-mirror to admire herself, she is only following the example of young women of 3.000 years ago. Archeologists in Media, in Greece, have discovered in tombs of the Mycenaean period several hand-mirrors, one with an ivory handle. Silvered glass was unknown in those days, and mirrors were made of sheets of polished metal. Even before polished metal was used, girls had their mirrors. They used polished stone, dipping it into water so that the thin film )f liquid would serve as a reflecting surface.

friend, the Onondaga, Round Paw the Wolf clan. CHAPTER 1! Der Hexenkopf After passing through the Blue ridge ‘ 1 felt as it my visit to Alexandria bad taken place in a dream. No place here for gay coats and ru filed shirts and silken hose; and what mockery would the undergrowth make of my dainty lady’s exquisite attire! A buzzard quartered the sky. and 1 Knew there would be many of them before long following the army. Round Paw ot the Wolf clan barely glanced up as I stood beside bis small fire, and yet he bad discovered me coming or else he would not have been seated- with his scarlet blanket covering him from head to foot. I dropped on the ground and laid aside my rifle. He filled and lighted Ms pipe and passed It through the blue smoke. After a few whiffs I returned it. Finally he remarked: “My white brother has come from the home of his father.” “My father is a ghost. There is no norne for me in Alexandria. My father’s house belongs to another.". He Was silent for a few minutes, then asked: “You carry belts for Onas?” (The governor of Pennsylvania.) “1 carry a talking-paper to George Croghan.” I told him. tapping the breast of my hunting shirt. “The big chief from over the stinking water, has asked me to get men with long rifles for his army. And I have said I would go to Duquesne again Does the man of the Wolf go with me?” He rose and allowed his blanket to drop down on his loins. absence he had repainted white the paw on his chest, the totem mark of his clan, and he was oiled for war. I knew he was eager to ho d»er» in the forests beyond the Alleghenies and was even now ready to start. Although leg-tired I did not unpack rav blankets, but signified my readiness to travel. ,He produced some smoked meat and parched corn for me to eat and after I had finished he made up his travel-bundle, and we were off As I walked behind him, as much of an Indian in appearance as he if not for my disheveled hair, I described the gallant appearance of the army as it marched out of Alexandria. His only comment was: “Big noise. The Swannock —Englishmen—cannot shoot with drums.” I answered that the soldiers would have no chance to use their guns because ot the weak condition of the fort and garrison. A year earlier, when Mr. Washington marched out of Fort Necessity, the situation might have been different. Then Duquesne was garrisoned by close to a thousand men under the command of veterans. Twelve months had seen a change in conditions. The portage at Niagara had slowed up the arrival of stores from Canada. The horses expected from Presqu' Isle had not been delivered. The garrison had been weakened by the sending back of troops to Canada. Those bringing supplies from Canada arrived attired in rich velvets and genial from rare wines, but with their sacks empty. Waste and confusion had blighted the tine spirit of Duquesne’s defenders. I had learned this much from Captain Beaujeu who had readily accepted me as a loyal Frenchman. Round Paw was never a gossip. We bad traveled together for two years and there had been many days when he barelv spoke. We first met on Lake Erie’s southern shore when a pack of Hurons and a few Frenchmen were giving me a hard run and on the point ot catching me. It was Round Paw’s fierce war cry, the terrible defiance ot the Onondagas. and Ms deadly arrows that had caused my pursuers to slow up the chase, fearing an ambuscade. (TO BE CONTINUED.)

more conversational one. and his friend nodded agreement. “Then what does a cat cost?" I Inquired. “Cat, him cost more,” promptly replied my new acquaintance. “Good cat catch mice—cost s2.”—Fred Kelly in Nation’s Business Magazine. Progress in Lighting A common laborer of today works about ten minutes each day to pay for the lighting ot His home by means of electricity. A he would have had to work two and onehalf hours to provide the same amount of light by means ot gas flames. And if be had supplied himself a half-century ago with the same amount of light from candles he would have had to work 24 hours every day to pay his lighting bill. For this great reduction in the cost ot artificial lighting. modern science is responsible.— Scientific American. First Thought It was little Jacky’s first experience in a train and the succession of wonders had reduced him to a state of astonishment. When the locomotive plunged into a tunnel there came from his corner sundry grunts indicating dismay and suspicion. Then the train rushed into daylight again and a voice was lifted in profound thankfulness and wonder. “Mamma! It’s tomorrow.” Dependability Dependability is one of the greatest virtues that any one may acquire. The person who is reliable is the person who is trusted. Men who say they have nothing to do cannot even be depended on to do that.—Grit

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IT IS going to be a busy time for the next few weeks in the households where prospective June brides hold forth. There are a thousand and one things to do before the happy event, and a very important one fs to plan and make ready table decorations for the wedding feast. Why not make some pretty things out of white crepe paper? Every member in the family can help and the fact that the loved home folks had a share in their making gives them an en dearment beyond price. Where there are willing hands and a roll or two of crepe paper, together with a few other inexpensive materials such as paste, wire, a bit of gauze ribbon, pasteboard nut cups for the cunning favors, a bisque doll to be dressed as a bride, and-oh, well, look at this picture for further items to complete the list. Since every one in the household will want to help why assign to father the happy task of bending two pieces of stout wire into an arch for the center table piece as shown? It will be lots of fun for junior and wee sister to wind this with crepe paper cut into narrow strips. For the lacing across use a skein of crepe twist. No doubt Miss Bride-to-be will want to dress the bisque doll, seeing that she has ideas of her own when it conies to frocking a bride. It will be mother’s loving part to tie the fluttery bows of wide maline ribbon and to

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HATS FOR JUNE BRIDESMAIDS

garland a few sprays of delicate white flowers here and there. The wire arch can be turned at each end so as to ’’stand alone” or it may be fastened to a flat pasteboard box lid which has been covered with crushed crepe paper as l.ere shown The favors, aren’t they cunning? The one for holding the place card is formed of wire wound with strips of crepe paper. The little bells are. mtfde by cutting the crepe paper, say. about four inches long and two inches wide Paste this together, holding it around a tube or a very slender bottle. Draw together at the top and wire, then shape with the fingers so there is a flange or fluting at the bottom. One can buy pasteboard nut cups for a trifle, cover them wit b pale green and white paper, pointing the top edge as you see in the picture to the left. A very .arge bell to suspend f'-om a chandelier or over the fe-tal table can also be easily and inexpensively made. For this a wire frame is required. Cover this frame inside and ut with the crepe paper. A pale

Milans Smart for Girls Milans for the little girl in handblocked shapes continue to remain true to the rather familiar styles. In red, sand, copen, black and navy, they are trimmed with heavy grosgrain ribbon. Crepe de Chine Street Dress A street dress of navy blue crepe de chine has a skirt of very finely plaited Aiaterial, a loose blouse, and collar and cuffs trimmed with small bands of red and white ribbon.

green lining adds a note ot beauty. The entire surface is then covered ...th rose petals made of crepe paper The p "fls are cu’ out ot small pieces of the paper, their edges rolled. *From this bell myriads ot tiny streamers of ribbon are suspended, ot different lengths, to each of which has’ been tied a wee sprig of lilies of the valley What’s in a name? Well, if that name happens to be “bridesmaid hat,” at its mention imagination immediately pictures a tiling of beauty, big brimmed, of colorful transparent hair braid or of leghorn, or of fabric de luxe. For the coming June wed dings many bridesmaids are choosing huge droopy shapes of exquisite Inch, for lace, this season, is a hobby with the creators of hats as well as with the designers ot gowns. Os course these lovely millinery creations which are relied upon to lend a picturesqu*charm to the bridal cortege are al ways beribboned or beflowered to tin 1 point of enchantment. Fashion tells us that milady’s mid summer hats, too,' will be just likt that—lovely, picturesque affairs whose soft silhouettes will tune in with the entrancing sheer lacy and flowery frocks and whose presence bespeak a revival of fascinating romance in sash ion's realm. Seeing that we are at the threshold of an era of the picturesque and the prettily feminine, the hats shown in

this picture are typical not only of those which June bridesmaids wilt wear, but fashionable femininity will be hatted with lust such the whole summer through.

A most thrilling type of the new wide-brimmed hat is shown in the tiny portrait at the top. This large sup pie and transparent genuine hair-bod.v hat with wide taffeta binding 11 lustrates the new trend of brims toward artistically irregular contours. The unusual 4n brim lines is un out standing theme for this season. Velvet ribbon and colorful flat velvet flowers trim the large leghorn to the left. Another hair hat Is shown to the right. The design which you see al the front of the crown is hand-painted on broad velvet ribbon, the ribbon brought down through a slash to one side, where it falls over the shoulder in graceful sash ends: Centered below in the group, is one of those lovely lace creations which are so new and so chic. It's a leghorn, with a covering of all-over lace, the same finished with rutiles of Ince edg ing. and there is a frill of lace on the underbritu. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (©. 1928. Western Newspaper Union *

New Chokers The new chokers are things ot beauty in themselves, and also are o/ gveat value in adding distinction to n costume. Some of the very newest have front clasps of the same stone carved or mounted in original ways They come in cyystal, rose quartz, car nelian, etc. ’Kerchief Rings Smail rings, of colored eompositioif in two or more colors are used to hold the large ’kerchiefs in place.

pray DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG TURKEYS Many people report good success in raising young poults until they are one or two months old and then report losses, in a recent majority of cases this is due to the birds becoming affected with blackhead. This disease does not always show a blackened color of the head and for this ■ reason many contuse it with something else. Blackhead Is really a disease of the liver and intestine and in some of the extreme cases the head shows a discoloration. The more common symptoms are weakness in activity, a diminished appetite and diarrhea. Blackhead is closely associated with small cecum worms. The small parasitic protozoan which causes blackhead seems to enter the system of the fowls through the smaK irritations made by these worms. Therefore, the prevent ion of worms is as important as the prevention of the disease proper. J"’ Fortunately the prevention of worms is accomplished by the steps necessary to prevent the disease. Keeping the poults on fresh ground away from old birds, especially cblckI ens. is necessary. Chickens are often affected with the disease but it does not injure them in the same manner as turkeys. Moving the poults to fresh ground at frequent intervals not only insures greater freedom from the disease. but it also helps furnish green material and good range. It has been demonstrated that it is not necessary to allow young poults the run of the farm. In fact many people are reporting better Success when keeping them on ground that is not frequented by chickens. A good ration for growing. chickens is u..’so a good ration for young poults. Tuberculosis Is Subject of New Government Film (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) “T. B. or Not T. 8.,“ a question that is causing many Midwestern poultrymen to soliloquize on the future of theii docks, is the title of a recently released United States Department of Agriculture educational film. The picture is a two reeler dealing with tuberculosis of poultry. * The film, which is presented in story form, is designed to instruct poultrymen bn ways and means of controlling this plague and keeping it from their farms. Scenes depict the various common conditions which are conducive to the introduction of the disease to the poultry yard, the breeding of germs and -he spread of the infection. Avian tuberculosis is not only fatal to fowls but spreads to swine as well, frequently resulting in heavy financial losses to the owners of the sick birds. Methods of wiping out the dreaded avian T. B. bacclli and preventing future losses ftotn the disease are stressed in the new film. Copies of United States Department ot Agriculture films are available for loan without charge 'other than the cost of transportation, which must be assumed by the borrowers. Prospective users of the film should apply for bookings to the office of Motion Pictures, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington. Apoplexy and Internal Rupture Cause Death When hens that have been apparently healthy are found dead under the roost in the morning or on the nests, the loss is probably due to apoplexy or some internal rupture. This is often due to the strain of laying. Too heavy feeding of corn which makes the birds overfat is responsible for some of the sudden losses. Leghorns do not become overfat as easily as the heavy breeds but they lay a large egg which may cause a severe strain ; and occasional losses. A few birds i may die from apoplexy and internal rupture in spite of the best of manageI ment and such losses help to make up the normal death rate in most poulI try flocks. A postmortem examination of tlx internal organs may help in locating any disease if that condition is present. Get Chicks Outside Weather permitting, baby chicks should be allowed to run out into the open air when they are a week old. Running outside will give them an op[x>rtunity to get away from the heat of the brooder stove and absorb the life-giving elements of the sun at the same time. Wooden frames two feet by ten feet, covered with one-inch poultry netting, can be used to make a small yard near the brooder bonse. The first few weeks the baby chioss should be confined to this small yard. Buy Baby Chicks Many poultry raisers would find It more profitable to buy their baby chicks rather than try to hatch them. Each'year the hateneries are producing better-quality chicks. This year it would be safe to state that average hatchery chicks will be better than many farm-hatched chicks. Such a may he attributed to the hatcheries having culled their breeding flocks closer than ever while the average tamer has not practiced culling. Alfidfa for Fowls Alfalfa meljl is not a good protein supplement f&‘ chickens, even in very small quantities. Alfalfa leaf meal, however, can txa fed without any difficulty or danger, of digestive troubles. The reason for making this distinction is based on the fiber content of the two grades of meal. Alfalfa leaf meai is ground from leaves alone and contains only 12 to 15 per cent fiber. On the other hand, alfalfa meal, if ground from the wtirile plant, contains 30 to 35 per cent fiber.

When dirt is stub* C LjpHl bom, try this ofig- | ESinal Castile Soap. I l athers | any water! How it 3 cleans! Leavesskin \ healthy! © mA jZ J; Historic Old Deed in Archives of Virginia Discovery ot the original copy of the birth certificate of Michigan among the musty archives of Virginia at Richmond, was made by Col. Johti W. Williams, clerk of the Virginia house of delegates. This document is the original deed by which Virginia conveyed the Northwest territory to the United States. Later the Northwest territory was carved to make Michigan. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. The deed, handwritten and -yellow with age. was discovered in the mid-, die of an ancient volume of papers, one of the many which Colonel Williams has been indexing for years. It bears the signature of Thomas Jeffer son. Samuel Hardy. Arthur Lee and James Monroe, “delegates for the commonwealth in the congress of the' United States." Probably the most remarkable feature* of the ancient document is Virginia’s stipuation that the states to be carved from the territory must be “distinct Republican states.” limited in size to be not more than 150 or less than 100 miles square.—Detroit News. Karl Marx’s House The house in Treves, in •the Rhineland, where Karl Marx was born on May 5. ISIS, and where the “father of scientific socialism” spent the years of his youth, was recently bought by the national executive committee of the Social Democratic party of Germany. Berlin papers* say that the Socialists will preserve the house as a sort of monument to Marx. Marx died in exile in London in 1883. Ask for SUNSHINE RAISINS, a full pound wonderful seedless raisins, at your grocer’s.—Adx\ Don’t Worry Clarence —“All your, love for me has turned to hate.’’ Glenda—“lf it had it wouldn’t hate you very much.” Can a jnan be as religious without a pastor as with one? Certainly. But he won’t be.

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