The Temple Daily Telegram (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 8, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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Von Stuben, a German-American
Patriot, Was Eulogized Yesterday
Wathlngton, Dee. 7.—Representa-
tive Bartholdt of St. Louiii, one of
the speakers at the unveiling of the
monument to Baron von Steuben here
today, spoke of von Steuben as a man
of a master mind In meeting the re-
quirements of organisation, funda-
mental tactics and strategy. He re-
lated the circumstances under which
von Steuben came to this country to
assist Washington In the revolution,
at the solicitation of Benjamin
Franklin, whom he met in Par!*.
Finding the American army in a pit-
iable condition, largely on account
of lack of organization, Mr. Bartboldt
eaid, be performed an inestimable
service to this country by reorgan-
izing the fighting force*.
Mr. Bartboldt told of von 8teuben s
part in the revolution, and related
how, having been pjaced temporarily your
lngton, written at Annapolis on Dec.
23, 1783, a few moments before he
laid down his command. It was a tes-
timoiyal more complimentary than
more
any £iven to an officer in the revolu-
tionary army, and the circumstances
under which it was written no less
than Its contents touched the heart
of the old aoldier most deeply. It
read as follows:
t" 'My Dear Baron—Although I
have taken frequent opportunities,
both public and private, to acknowl-
edge your great zeal, attention and/
abilities in performing the duties of
your office, yet I wish to make use
of this last moment of my public life
to signify in the strongest terms my
•ntfre approbation of your conduct
r.nd to express my sense of the obliga-
tion the public Is under to you for
faithful and meritorioua ser-
in command of the' army in the ab- vice*.
sence of WMtblngton, he received the " 'I beg you will be convinced, my
offer of surrender from Corn walls at dear sir, that I should rejoice^ if it
Yorktown. | could ever be in my power to serve
"Hia services," Mr. Bartboldt con-J yc umsre essentially than by ex-
tinued, "were from beginning to end presaionB of regard and affection, but
acta of personal renunciation and on- , in the meantime I am persuaded you
ly the satisfaction of duty well per- will not be diapleased with this fare-
formed, the growing prospects of fin- ? T ell token of my sincere friendship
a I success, and probably the convic- and esteem for you.
" 'This is the last letter I sha.l
write while in the service of my
country. The hour of my resignation
i« fixed at 12 today, after which I
shall become a private citizen on the
banks of the Potomac, where I shall
be glad to embrace you and testify
the great esteem and consideration
with which I am, my dear Baron,'
etc.
"Unlike many other foreign offi-
cers, Baron Steuben never returned
to bis native country, but died on
Nov. 28, 1794, a true American pa-
triot. Hia burial place near Utica
is known to but few of the present
generation, but this isolation in death
seems to have been in accordance
with his last wish. Today be has been
lifted from his obscure grave. His
name Is on the lips of all. and the
hearts and minds of a grateful na-
tion revere his memory, and why?
Not only because behappened to
stand at the cradle of American In-
dependence and helped nurxe it to a
reality, but also because of his ster-
ling qualities of character, which by
tion that it would be difficult for
others to fill bis particular place,
could Inspire the loyalty and cbeer-
fulna<e of his work. With him sel-
fish consideration® were ever pushed
Into the background by bis regard
for the public welfare and the sacred-
ness of the cause. His life proved to
be true what be wrote to congress:
'When I drew my sword I made a sol-
emn vow that only death could com-
pel me to give up before Great Brit-
ain would recognize America's inde-
pendence.'
"The greatest honor a nation ran
bestow upon a historical character
doe* not consist in glorifying and ex-
alting him, but in doing him justice
and In according to him the recog-
nition honestly due him. It must,
therefore, be a singular satisfaction
to the present generation to know
that Baron von Steuben's worth and
n>erlt« were highly appreciated and
honored even during his life time.
But what Steuben himself prized
highest of all was a letter from his
commander-in-chief, General Waah-
meana of tbi* monument are held up
as guiding stal-s to thla and future
generations," - *
Mission Portables
Reading Lamps
Chandaliers
And Domes
For Christmas. Call and See Ovr Line
Before Yoa Bay
TEMPLE ELECTRIC
Company
J. B. Whitenadc
H. H. Koch
CENTRAL IRON WORKS
All kinds of foundry work.
Estimate* furnished. All classes of machinery repaired.
Makers of brass -work and patterns. See us for boiler work.
Day phone 270. Night phone 786.
Office* and plant, corner Second and Avenue G.
.Good farm of 64 1-2 acres, six miles sooth of Rogers, will sell
reasonable and take a good auto as part pay.
Also a good farm seven miles north of Temple, 107 acres
as fine as Bell county affords, for $100 per acre. $2700 cash;
balance on easy terms at 8 per cent.
Temple Realty and Insurance Co.
12 East Ave. A. Temple, Texas.
German Ambassador's Address.
I highly appreciate the honor and
privilege of appearing before and ad-
dressing thla imposing gathering aft-
er having had the pleasure of hear-
ing the eloquent apeech made by the
President. Many descendants of the
old German atock who have found a
new home in this hospitable country,
and now form a natural bond of an
ever increasing friendship between
Germany and the United States, have
come to Washington today to do hon-
or to the memory of one of the most
distinguished of their number at the
foot of bis statue, which is also the
work of an American citizen of Ger-
man descent. I am therefore very
pleased to be able to regard this
monument not only a& one erected to
the memory of a distinguished Ger-
man officer, who ably served his
country, but also as a monument to
the unbroken friendship which has
existed between Germany and the
United States since the birth of the
people of the United States as a na-
tion. In those days the Great King
from whom Steuben learnt the art
of war issued his order refusing tran-
sit through Prussion territory to the
Hessian and other German troops hir-
ed to fight against the colonists.
Frederick the Great was also one of
the first to recognize the independ-
ence of the colonists by concluding a
treaty of commerce with the United
States. This monument will ail the
more be a token of the old friendship
existing between the two great na-
tions, as the United States congress,
besides munificently providing for
the erection of this statue, has de-
cided to present a copy of it to the
emperor. Here and in Germany who-
ever regards one of the two monu-
ments will be reminded of the ancient
ties of friendship uniting him with
his cousins beyond the ocean.
Steuben was not an adventurer
purely seeking personal fame and
money. He had been a distinguished
officer in the Great Frederick army
in which he was connected with the
quartermaster's department, and a?
aide de camp to\the king. He came
to America at the request of Ben-
jamin Franklin and with a letter of
introduction from him. Steuben
himself wrote to congress that the
honor of serving a nation engaged
in the noble enterprise of defending
its rights and liberties was the reason
that brought me to this continent.
Steuben joined the American troopB
during the gloomy winter at Valley
Forge and was soon afterwards ap^*
pointed inspector ,_general of the
army. The condition -of the troops
at that time is too well known to
need description. Their Inability to
sustain a contest afalnst the organ-
ized English soldiers had be«n taught
in a woeful lesson by the campaign
of 1776 In New York and S'ew Jer-
sey. It is recognized by all Ameri-
can historians, that none of the for-
eign officers rendered more Import-
ant services than Steubsn did by or-
ganizing and disciplining the arm/,
introducing a system of military tac-
tles and creating the engineer and
artillery corpa. Educated in the best
school of war of hi* time, approved
and trusted by ths Great Frederick,
his service* to hi* adopted country
Were invaluable. Steuben succeeded
in bringing order out of the general
confusion, reducing the raw recruits
to a homogeneous mass with the old
troops and accustoming the whole to
the utmost precision of movement
and manageemnt of arms and to yield
punctilloua obedleac* to order*. By
imparting discipline he gave confi-
dence to the offlcera and men and en-
abled the troopa from different parts
of the country to act together with
unanimity and effect. By Introduc-
ing military habit* of strict obed-
ience he suppressed tumult and dis-
order, and by hi* rigid system of in-
spection great sum* were saved at a
time when the very existence of the
nation depended on economy in the
army. Warm hearted, affectionate,
generous to the extreme, .the soldiers
loved him and many officer* regard-
ed him with romegtic affection. He
was prompt to acknowledge a mistake
and eager to,make reparation wher-
ever it waa due.
I can not close my few remarks in
a better way than by quoting the
worda of your national hero George
Waahington. On the dag he resign-
ed his commission as commander in
chief he wrote to Steuben £nat he
wished to make use of his last mo-
ment of hi* public life to express to
Stephen in the strongest terms his
sense of the obligations the publi
was under to him for hi* faithful
aad meritorious services.
THE LAW CENTER OF
TEXAS DISCOVERED
pr0up1c lawgivers of lone
STAB state located.
Commercial Secretaries Prepare Map
and Present Statistics on Legis-
lation—Our Constitutein.
Take Care!
Remember that when ypur kidneys
are affected, your life Is In danger. M
Mayer, Rochester, N. Y.. says: "My
trouble started with a sharp shooting
pain over my back, which grew worse
daily. I felt sluggish and tired; my
kidney action was irregular and infre-
quent. I started using Foley's Kid
ney Pills. Each dose seemed to put
new life and strength into me, and
now I am completely cured and feel
better and stronger than for years.
Clever Evaaon of law.
A saloon keeper in East New York
ha« a novel way of evadlag the Sun-
day excise law and giving his neigh-
bor* and friends a wet Sunday if
they cars to have one. On n iron
gate leading into the yard in the
rear of hi* place he haa put a lock.
He ha* bad 350 key* made to give
out to those he knows. Nobody gats
in who can't open the lock. A man
aits close to Us gate and closes It
after sash one eoass la.
Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 7,—The ap-
proach of the Thirty-Second Legisla-
ture and the posibllity of another del-
uge of laws, has prompted the Texas
Commercial Secretaries' Association
to locate, as far as mathematical an-
alysis will permit, the storm center of
legislative disturbance. The Associa-
tion has prepared a map showing the
"Law Center" of Texas and finds it
to be about 15 miles west of Palestine.^
During the 30th Legislature, the law
center rested near Rusk, but it trav-
eled on its westward Journey along
the right-of-way of the Texas State
Railroad and the 31st Legislature
leaves the center near the county line
of Anderson and Freestone counties.
PROLIFIC LAW GIVERS.
Draw a circle of 100 miles around
the law center and we have located
a colony of perhaps the most prolific
law-gfvere on earth. Out of 1379 bills
Introduced in the Thirty-First Legis
lature, 1011 bear the signitures of one
or more representatives within the
circle. Its Governors have weilded the
scepter 35 years of our state-hood.
The Constitutional convention was
dominated by representatives from
within this section. The circle con-
tains 12 per cent, of our area and
has furnished 85 per cent, of our laws.
OUR CONSTITUTION.
The Constitutional convention
which adopted our present Constitu-
tion met at Austin. November 24i'j,
1875, and there were 79 delegates pres-
ent, and 47 of them were from the
territory enclosed within the circle
The convention was composed of men
of heroic mold and our Constitution
is a model of statecraft, but unfortu
nately for future generations, the
framers of our constitution were un-
able to make it "fool-proof" and most
legislatures have had among them a
batch of political joy-riders, who de-
sired to plunge into the highways of
greatness by revolutionizing our basic
principles of government, and we
have had to frequently depend upon
the supreme court to preserve our con-
stitutional rights.
OUR OOVERNOR8.
Since the adoption of our constitu-
tion in 1875, we have had ten Gov-
ernors and seven of them came from
the district enclosed In the circle and
these seven administrations have giv-
en us a total of 3,000 laws. The pres-
ent administration to date has added
663 laws to our statutea. Smith coun-
ty leads all other bounties in the state
in the number of Chief Executives.
This county has given us three Gov-
ernors who have held the scepter 11
years. The Governor is largely re-
sponsible for quantity and quality of
laws passed, at least to the extent of
exercising the veto power.
Since our statehood, the area under
discussion has given us some of the
most splendid Governors that ever
presided over a free people and who
have followed the tenets of Thomas
Jefferson and It has also given us ad-
ministrations noted for monumental
vanity and pride of authorship of laws.
OUR LAWS.
It must be said to the credit of the
law makers of this secton that they
were impartial, generous and at times
have even been neglectful of their own
Interests in framing legislation, ap-
pearing to be satisfied with the glory
of passing laws, regardless of how,
those laws affected their own welfare.
This legislation has, In some instances,
been constructive; some of its laws
are as purposeless as a eat chasing
it* tall, and still others bitter and
merciless and of absence of business
acumen is the predominating feature
of their legislative creations.
This section of the state possesses
the most fertile land on the globe but
It has never occurred to Its law-mak-
ers that our basic vocation should be
encouraged by legislation and exper-
imentation farms have, by common
consent, gone to other sections of the
state. It has more valuable mineral
deposits of proven quality and quan-
tity but little legislation haa been at-
tempted to encourage mineral devel-
opment. Its surface I* covered with
forests and 'its farm* yield products
for the factory, but It ha* Sever asked
for a law promoting manufacturing
in fact, the records show repeated
effort on the part of its repreeenta
tives to strike down it* native Indua-
tries and it has given capital frown*
that would touch the heart at a pawn
broker. •
EAST TEXAS REPENTS.
But East Texas has repented aad
For Headaches.
Isal Am
That D*s* The Wart
Hicks' CAPUDINS.
It gives quick relief from Headaches of
til kinds, including Sick or Nervous
Headaches, and Headaches cawed from
heat. cold, grip or stomach trouble!
Capudine is also the best sad quickest
-emedy for attacks of Cold or Grip. It
toon relieves the achlag sod fevwiehaasr
ind iestates normal conditioas.
,<3^ JESSE
DAINTY WAISTS IN GIFT BOXES
THE BEAUTIFUL WAIST
Shown in this cut will make as
handsome a Christmas Gift as any-
one could wish. These are made
of fine quality White Linen with
wide front of Baby Irish Lace, and
clusters of tucks both sides. Each
put up in a beautiful holly
box, a big special at........ $1.98
THIS HANDSOME WAIST
As shown in cut is made from extra
fine quality White Lawn with wide
Bounce down front. Embroidered
in white and colors, with clusters of
tucks on either side, a gift that
would makeany woman's heart glad,'
each waist in a beautiful
holly box, specially priced ^I«40
SILK PETTICOATS AT HALF PRICE
Thru delayed orders and late shipments we have accumulated
a stock of Taffeta Silk Petticoats entirely too large for our needs
and to reduce the stock to normal we selected about twenty-five
solid color Taffeta Silk Petticoats and will close them out at Half
Price. You can buy a Petticoat at less than cost of the silk alone
J
$5.00 CO A TS
A few of these fine black
Coats left. They are really
worth $8.50 and $10; better
get one before they are all
gone.
$U.98 SUITS
Out of a big shipment there's
hardly a dozen of these suits
left—they are worth $15.00
and $16.50; we are selling
them now at . —SI 1.98
$15.00 SUITS
Real $20.00 Tailored Suits at
this special price should be
an attractive inducement for
you to come here. Several
different styles to select
from.
CU/JT ATFRfk If anything, the popularity of the Sweater is on
J ITLi/i 1 LtlxD the increase. Women are just beginning to fully
==^=== appreciate the garment for all round service.
They are comfortable, stylish and decidedly convenient. We have
a very select stock at popular prices.
Ladies' Sizes $2.00 to $7.00 || Children s Sizes $1.00 to $2.00
MISSISSIPPI STORE
she now regards a smokestack with
as much sacredness as a cfiurch Stee-
ple. She has no tonly repented but has
actually promised restitution by giv-
ing us a governor who haa given tha
people his word for It that he will
develop the state's resources and hia
words flt him like feather on a duck;
and she has sent her very ablest man
to the 32d Legislature to co-operale
with the next administration in the
upbuilding of the state.
In defense of East Texaa it must be
■aid that she has merely ridden on
the crest of a wave of legislative un-
rest which has engulfed the entire
country and Texas la the first state
in the Union to recover her equili-
brium, and to make our position all
the more Impregnable, the Law Center
Is passing beyond the danger zone "and
is rapidly Journeying westward and
the skill of the west combined with
the courage of the east will give ns
a legislative combination that will
make Texas the best governed state
In the Union. No ata.te can offer to
legislative dlscrlminaton that the
state of Texas can and none can hpm-
pare with us In opportunltlea tor in-
vestment.
How's This!
We offer one dollar* reward for any
ease of catarrh that cannot be cured
We, the undersigned, have known
by Hall'* Catarrh Cur*.
jr. j. CHENEY ft CO.. Toledo, O.
r. J. Cheney for last IB year* and
believe him perfectly honorable la ail
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations
made by his firm Waidtcg, Kinnan
ft Marvin. Wholesale Drugglsta, Tole-
do, O.
Hall's CatarTh Cure Is taken Inter'
nally, acting directly upoa the blood
and mucous surface* of the system.
Testimonial* aent free. Price 71c par
uottle. Bold by all druggists.
Take Hall's family PiUa tor mb-
it! patlon. _
Tour doctor will tell yoa Squibb's
Chemicals an the best. HamiU m
than ift filliac year prsserljtiaat.
HAS THREE WIVES, GOES TO JAIL
Man Convicted at Victoria of Bipmy
Gets Five Years' Sentence.
Victoria. Tex., Dec. 7.—George
Gload, a wtrite man, pleaded guilty
to a charge of bigamy in the district
court here and his punishment was
assessed at confinement for five year*
In the penitentiary, the maximum
penalty.
Three of the women he is alleged
to have married, one from Gomalee,
one from Shreveport and the other
of this city, were present In the court
room when the case was tried, and
occupied seats close to the defendant,
end presented a pathetic and moat
unusual scene.
Gload, as shown by the record*,
was married to the Gonaales woman
in the winter of 1900 and the others
in April and Augu*t of this year. He
lived with the first one about two
months, the second three week* and
the third nine daya, when his arrest
followed by the local autborltiea.
All of the women were widow*, one
with two children and one with sev-
en. He Is also said to have propose!
marriage to a well known young
school teacher of this county while
courting the woman he married last.
Gload is about 47 years old, a man
of small stature and a very ordinary
looking fellow.
Bids For Street Sweeper Wanted.
Bealed bids for a two-horse street
sweeper are solicited by the City of
Temple, delivered f. o. b. cars. Tem-
ple, Texas, bidder to specify the num-
ber of brooms to be furnished with
machinery and with What material
brooms sre to be filled. Said city
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. Bids will be opened at the
meeting of the city council to be held
Dec. U, 1»10. (St*)
M. O. WOODWARD, City Sec y.
Literary Tastes.
"It's a funny thing," mused an old
subway guard, "to notice the differ-
ence betwaqn the tastes of men and
women who mid on the train*. For
a whole week I kept a pretty cloee tab
on the people in my car and this I*
what J discovered. Women stick to
books—popular novels aa a rule— |
while the men cling to newspaper?. ^
When I struck an average at the end
of a week I found that there were |
eeventeen newspaper readers among J
the men to one woman. A« boo* «
readers the women outclassed thi
men six to one. Among the men "
three out of four seemed to give about •
all their attention to the sportinf ,
pages."—New York Sun.
Before buying elsewhere see^ the
articles on sale at Mrs. A C.
Thursday.
Temple, Tea., Nov. 14, 1>1#.
We have been selling Hall's Gra*t j|
Discovery for fifteen years and know j
of no preparation we could
mend more highly for kidney and j
bladder trouble*.
J. J. BOOKER.
« • <
Powerful British Windmill.
What la claimed as the largeet and
most powerful windmill in Great
Britain ha« Just been completed
Wlllesden, where its capacity is 1
tng tried under varying condlt
it is Intended for a farm near B*i»- •
tol, Its use there being to generate
electricity.* supply power to
crushing machinery and work
pumps. From the trial* made tt
said this new wind machine i*
pable of generating sufficient
trlcity for 300 lights, to cruah
aad grind' malte, work an el
lift, cook the food and heat a
at a coet of 1-Id a unit.
Grace Fresbyteriaa ladies will!
their Christinas Bataar It
eraooa at the residence af Mrs, A-1
Scott. Will bars oa sal
broidered aad faaey articles st
kinds, suitable fsr gifta. Alee
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