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Show THE BINGHAM PRESS BULLETIN PAGE FIVE pected hi in to him-el- f ; ? king Id If - to name, " Men like Aaron Hurr considered hlra a fool for giving up the Presidency. Had Wseh-tngto- u felt It hla duty, ha would undoubtedly have taken a third term. nut ha saw no auch duty and set tha precedent which haa prevailed to thla day. The plitura of Wash-tngto- n rroaalng tha Dela-ware ta from tha moving picture, "Janice Mere-dith." Could Waahtngton hlmeelf see It, he would laugh-- nd he aeldom did more than smile. For Washington knew hla way about In canoe and battean and river craft of all klnda, Just aa he did on horaebaek and on foot through the forest and anywhere the etaer- - tw77a C5iyinrn rFOTP r?n in n am a ) l I OX Nl I Pi In II Y ' 1 ' nj I II I l IwS I U l l I V r--k Mn 1 1 1 I j I J L " j Lta IV Lr. il ' lLJMe! VA "J) T II I f1 JYVT $Cf7) I O 1 1 H I I ' IHIV jWfJT (La) I ' j JV-- l Cl SvSs(LfftPV 1 " S 1' I I 3523K wJ 1 TZmJ mmmX J ' 1 j- ''(V$4Ti 1 ?'5W . 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Any man who successfully car-TrJWli f""d of mT fr th? endowment JZ ried a light to the American Indian In hla own UBjiJtH of Sulgrave Manor, the ancestral &Wtl - wllda had to know hla business. So Washington J'tmt h0,Ue of the Waslilngtona In Eng-- j HT V. Ihii'I. given to the United States by WXWMbl I would be as amused aa astonished at the boatload Aj! A"'' . here pictured. However, It U an Improvement on the English people. Mrs. Victoria PftiVV" , ' - "A the famous painting In the Boston museum by Woodhull Martin of Norton Park, Worcestershire, UBjAArL J- - X..-- -'J Thomaa Sully (1783-1872- ), which it much re Kngland, haa given nn ancient Kngllsh manor KT n.1 , v semblea. tjfiiioa 1,., ...wl (d m lw..kl Ai.iorlnli vtHttlim While the picture may be laughed at, the cross-ing itself on that Christmas night of 1770 must be reckoned as a vital factor In the outcome of the Revolution. Before that crossing the cause of the Colonists seemed hopeless. ' Washington was their one hope. And Cornwallla had Just chased Washington clear across New .Jersey and driven hlra to the I'ennsjivanla aide of the Delaware, leaving Rail with 1,650 Heiflnns at Trenton to gobble him up as soon as the river should freeze over or boats be secured. Congress was Ineff-icient. Jealousies had created dissensions among the officers. The Colonial forces were melting away by desertion. No less than 2,700 of the New Jersey people had turned Tories to save their necks and estates and had applied to Itall for "protection papers." Cornwallis was so lure of Immediate victory that he had arranged for pass-age home that he might carry the news In per-sc- In Trenton the Hessian hirelings were rele-bratln-g by a glorious drunk. So It was that fate-ful Christmas night. Behold the 'transformation by noon of the next day Washington In possession of Trenton; Itall and his surviving Hes.sluns prisoners! And when Washington marched his captured Hessians through the streets of rhilodelphla nil the world marveled at the "Fablus of America" and the Colonies passed from despair to Jubilation. I'resident Washington was Inaugurated April 30, 1780, In "Federal hall," Wall street, New York. December 0, 17!K), the scut of government wus moved to Philadelphia. During the next ten years Washington came into being as the federal capi-tal and in October of 1800 John Marshall, secre-tary of state, Oliver Wolcott, secretary of the treasury, Samuel Dexter, secretary of war and Benjamin Stoddert, secretary of the navy brave In cocked hats, powdered wigs, broadcloth couta and small-clothe- s arrived and took possession of the little brick ofllces clustered about the White House. President John Adams and his family arrived, in November;- Thereupon the Hlxth con Kress assembled In the one little wing of the Ciipi tol that was ready for !t. The government of the United States of Ameii ca was at home In its own capital at last. Never-theless, the new capital w as u good deal of a Joke, New York. Philadelphia and other cities culled It the "national bantling, rlcketty Infant unable lo go alone." That there was anything at all re-sembling a capital wasjnrgely due to the activi-ties of President Washington, to whom congress had delegated the task of selecting and develop-ing the site. The act of 1700 was passed when tlie new nation's treasury was empty and it had no credit ; 'therefore there was no appropriation. A list of the "counterfeit presentments' of George Washington portraits, replicas, copies, statues, busts, medallion, etc. would till several of these- columns. Kvery now and then a new one or one stored away and forgotten coyiea to light. The portrait reproduced Is the well known painting by tillbert Stuurt In the Henry C. Krlc-- collection. Last year what appears to be a rep-lica of this portrait on a circular Iron panel was purchased by a New York collector ut u price said to be llOO.OnO. Last year Walter L. Khrlck of New York exhib-Itei- l In the Chicago Art Institute one of tlie four "Lansdowne" pot tracts painted by Stuart or Wash-lngtn- Thereupon fiOO.noo school children, with help from their elders, bought the picture by pen-ny contributions for $75,000. to Sulgrave Manor; she Is the Mrs. Victoria Wood-hu- ll who ran for Presldeut In the Grant-Greele- , campaign of 1872 and la the wealthy widow, now eighty-seve- of John Bidulph Martin, nn English bunker. The American Bar association visited Sulgrave Manor last summer as the guest of the 1 Sulgrave Institution of Great Britain and deposit-ed In the museum a number of historical relics of Importance. President Coolldge recalled to the recollection of his countrymen an almost forgot ten spot which should be a Washington shrine by paying an unadvertlsed visit last summer to the --4 birthplace of the "Futher of His Country." George Washington was born February 11, 1732, on Pope's Creek Farm, Westmoreland county, Vir-ginia. The place is on the west bank of the Po--j tomac river, 97 miles from Washington by auto- - mobile and about 75 by boat. Alongside the road Is a small tablet with the Inscription, "This la Wakefield." George Washington, however, never knew the place as "Wakefield." That name was Riven the farm by William Augustine Washington, his nephew. Tlie visitor turns In on a well-ke- road con structed by the federal government. After a mile r two he comes out Into a little clearing on a knoll among the pines. At the center of the knoll. Inside a high Iron fence rises a granite shaft bearing the inscription, "George Washington's Birthplace." There Is no date. This monument Is 35 feet high, of the same pattern as the Waslu, ington monument at the capital and was erected the federal government In 1808. At the same time the federal government constructed an Iron ,at landing on Bridge's creek, a mile away, and So restricted Its use that boats refused to land; ft Is now ln ruins. , Pope's creek winds about the edge of the clear-ing and gives Its name to the approximately thousand acres comprising what always has been known. as the Washington farm. Pope's creek took It name from Col. Nathaniel Pope, from whom John Washington, the Immigrant, bought this farm about 1032 and whose duughter, Anne Pope, he married. It Is now a prosperous farm In the pos-session of the Latane brothers (pronounced who apparently have come to It through In- - ' herltance. '''' The house in which Washington was born was bnrned so long ago that the dnte has been forgot-ten- . In 1813 George Washington Parke Cnstls marked the spot with a big boulder of Potomac Milestone. Visitors chipped much of the stone away and during the Civil war the Inst fragment of It was carried off. This stone 'was Inscribed with the date of Washington's birth and the names ct his parents. John Washington of Northamptonshire, Kng-lnn-came to the "northern neck" of Virginia as this region is known, In 1BT7 and bought his farm of Colonel Pope. He left It to his son Lawrence "Captain" Lawrence Washington and he to his son, Augustine, the father of George Washington. Augustine was-bor- on the old home place In ' 1C04, and In 1715 took as his wife Jane Rutler, a daughter of Caleb Butler, a neighbor. From this ' union sprang four children but only two, Augus-tine and Lawrence, outlived childhood, On the deoth of Jane Butler-Washingto- n In 1729 the widower married Mary Ball of Lancaster county. The Ball homestead, called Kpping Forest, Is still standing.: The children resulting from this mar-- rlage were: George, Samuel, John Aigustlne, Charles, Ellrnbeth and Mildred. The last named died in infancy. When Augustine, the father of fleorgev died in 1743, he left the home place on Pope's creek to his son Augustine. To his sec-en- d son Lawrence he bequeathed Mount Vernon. He bequeathed to George, when he should come of age, the farm on the Rappahannock opposite Fredericksburg. The farm on which George Washington was torn passed on the death of George's brother, Augustine, to the latter" son, William Augustine Washington, and next to his son, George Corbln Washington. It then passed out of the Washing-ton family. In 1840 the Washington farm was bought by John F. Wilson of Anne Arundel coun-ty, Maryland, who gave the farm to his son, John R. Wilson, who had married Betty Washington, granddaughter of William Augustine Washington. In this way the birthplace of George Washington came back to the Washington blood. Among the children of Mrs. Betty Washlngton-VVllso- n was Latane Wilson. In 1735, when George was three years old, his father removed to the Ferry farm ln Stafford county, across the Rappahannock river from Fredericksburg perhaps it was the burning of the "Wakefield" house that caused the removal. George Washington lived as boy and man on the Stafford county place until he took over Mount Vernon, which hud Jieen bequeathed him by hla Lawrence. How does It come that February 22 Is now cele-brated as Washington's birthday? In this way: ' In 1582 Ugo Buoncompagno, known to fame aa Pope Gregory XIII, took the Jullnn calendar ln hand for doctoring. Caesar's calendar was then ,teu days behind the sun. Part of the world adopt-ed the Gregorian calendar and the rest stuck to the Juliun calendar. It was not until 1752 that Britain made the change. The English Colonies In America of course followed suit. George Washington was then twenty years of age and already a prominent figure. He had been commanded by Governor Dinwiddle of Virginia to go to tlie Ohio valley and order the French pl- - oneers to leave. Being young, George quite nat-urally wanted to be older and promptly added 11 days to his age, fixing his birthday as February 22. The British parliament later passed nn act prescribing that all births and deaths prior to Sep-tember 2, 1752, should be dated according to the Julian calendar. Nevertheless, George Washing-- , ton's birthday Is February 22. George gave e early In life of being a real The celebrations of Washington's birthday be-gan immediately after tlie Revolution. The lirst celebration appears to have been In tlie form of a ball given by his neighbors and friends at Alex-andria, a few miles from Mount Vernon. The , principal cities of the Colonies quickly established similar social gatherings. Tills birthday hall was always held at the seat of government while Washington was President and he and his wife ,.; attended. February 22 was ulso a gala night at " the theaters. Apparently Washington's' sixty-fift- birthday,.-Februar- 22, 1797, was the first to be publicly cele-brated on a large scale with day-tim- e ceremonies. It was ao celebrated at Philadelphia with much ceremony. The ships In the harbor were decorat-ed. The church bells rang peals every half hour. The diplomatic corps, members of congress and citizens called at his house to offer congratula-tions. In the evening a ball was given In his honor In the' amphitheater. The building was floored for . dauclng anil gaily decorated. The President and his wife, upon entering, were conducted to un ele-vated platform, on which wits h sofa and a can-opy. There were at least 500 Indies present and a larger number of gentlemen. The I'resident did not use tlie sofa much, but moved about, convers-ing with the company. "The President and Mrs. Washington," wrote an "were lu very good spirits and, i am persuaded, have not spent so agreeable an evening for a long time. Every countenance bespoke pleasure and approbation; even Democrats forgot for a liniment their en-mity, and seemed to Join heartily ln the festivity." No wonder the Washlngtons were "In good splr-Its.-" Washington's second term as President was almost at an end and they w ere looking forward to a resumption of their old happy life at their beloved Mount Vernon, "far from the madding crowd" and free from the cares of state Wash-ington, of course, could have had a third terra for the asking. Kvery statesman In Europe ex- - Tlie bust here pictured has had a most amaz-ing history. It is said to be and probably Is the bust made In 1S32 by Pierre Jean David. Thla bust was presented to the United States by France. Fire destroyed the Congressional library In 1801, The bust was supposed to be burned. In New York, not long ago, Mitchell Kennerley, president of the Anderson Galleries, announced that he bad just sold the missing bust for 810,000 to Henry E. Huntington, retired railroad man and art col-lector. According to Kennerley the bust was rescued from a Junk yard. l&S Si BAKISQ POV.3ESI w4,Irt the next time you bake give Pwl it Just one honest and fair trial. - tsk One test in your own kitchen cCf will prove to you (hat there is a Wrfrtlr) big diflference between Calumet ff fEDt & and any other brand that for ; uniform and wholesome tNtJ' ing it has no equal (lffiiifkxi&Hfr&mMK& immt low-co- st Transportation StarCars . The Quality Leader of the Low-Price- d Field From the beginning the Star Car has established a newer, higher standard of engineering in the low priced field, being the first to include the following quality features: ; ; 1. Forced Feed Motor Lu- - 6. Worm and Gear Typ brication Steering Gear 2. Silent Chain Front-en- d 6. 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SAY "BAYER ASPIRIN" and INSISTI Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on tablets you are not getting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians 24 years for ' Colds Headache Neuralgia Lumbago Pain Toothache Neuritis Rheumatism " --Pl2 Accept only s'Baycr" package aOLW which contains proven directions. r JV Handy "Bayer boxes of 12 tablet V 9 Aiao bottles of 24 and 100 Druggists. IMvlrta la 0M tndf Mirk ef Stm lUatfiMtart (f mawettlwaalsitat at IiIIUsmW Picking, Holding Distant Stations Circuit When Properly Con-ctruct- ed Will Be Found Satisfactory. There are prohahly more single-circu-receiving sols In operation "than any other kind. Many of them are not worked at their full efficiency. Most acta assembled with the usual varloconpler runnot he brought to the most sensitive regenerative point, be-cause of the Insufficient wire on the rotnr, especially when used with a small aerial. If properly constructed the accom-panying circuit will be found sensitive und cnpiilile of picking up distant sta-tions mid holding them, With a little cure a good coupler iiny he constructed easily. The stntor should he wound with aliout ." turns of No, 21 dec. wire. A few sixes larger or aiimller will work aa well. Taps xhouid he brought out about every live turn. The rotor should have 00 to 80 turn of No. 24 dee, wound (Irmly on i suitable rotor hull which can he purchased reasonably at most dealer. good variometer must be procured, one with plgtull or braided wire con-nection preferable, for If these con-nections fall, even momentarily, It will convert the act Into u transmitter and become a nuisance to the neighbor- - - gcos hood. It would be better to place thla variometer at least one foot away from the varlcoupler. In operation the tickler Is placed with the windings almost parallel with the tuner, Ordinarily this would cause strong oscillations, but the variometer will have a stabilizing effect, and will be the adjustment that can be depended upon to control regeneration. Maximum regeneration will be obtained without any danger of losing the station due to set oscillating suddenly. The variable condenser Is placed with tha movable plates connected lu the ground lead which eliminates body capacity. Anyone who has constructed die Flewelllng circuit can easily try this Idea out by placing two binding posts around the tickler and attaching a variometer In shunt with the tickler. Of course, the super effect must be discontinued by throwing the switch provided for that purpose. Kudlo Di-gest. Anatomy From Direction Antonio I'ollalulolo, the celebrated It nI I tt i j painter and sculptor, born at Florence In 142t, tiled at Borne, In 1408, Is said to have been the first art-ist who had a practical knowledge of anatomy from dissection. English Bithop of Rheimg William Gilford, an Englishman, at one time a student of Oxford uulver-slt- y rind Inter a Benedictine abbot, was , appointed archbishop of Khehna, France, in 1022, and held that unite till his death, on April 11, 1029. Marine Radio Helper to Many on High Seas There Is a large variety of service for which ship radio seta ore useful besides those essential to their own navigation. George S. Davie, head of the radio telegraph department of the United Fruit company, lists them ns follows: 1. Distress or S. O. B. calls, which all ships and all brondaisting stations must be reudy to receive and answer. 2. Weather reports from ships, more than 25,000 of which are sent ln to the United States weather bureau an-nually, and from which, Important weather forecasts are made. 3. Navigation aids, such as topo-graphic reports, derelict leports, Ice patrol, radio beacon, radio compass. 4. Free medical service, In which advice of competent authorities la flashed from shore or some big liner to other ships. 5. Owner's service, Including ship position reports, etc., of great intangt- - ble service. Chicago Evening I'ost Th Verdict Slim "How did yoor wife enjoy your vecgtlon?" Tim "Oh, ehe telle me I had a wonderful time." j.,- - Prepared for the Wortt There was an epidemic of smallpox it the town In a western state; the edict had gone forth that all must be vaccinated. While waiting In the doctor's office for that purpose one day a small boy came rushing ln. i The doctor, patting the lad on the head, Inquired what he could do for him, to which the boy replied : . "I en me here to get assassinated." Accessible Taps on Your Home-Mad- e Coils Notch one end of the tube and run the wire through holes In the tube and out over the tongues formed by the' I !i r '" ' ) I I HOLES SWITCH T I notches, then contacts can be easily made and soldered Connections are especially handy If the tube is mount-ed with tupped end against the panel. Radio Digest. Stop, look and listen signs along Chinese railroads generally take the form of pictures showing the danger of trespassing on the tracks. Condenser Caution , W hen purchasing a condenser do not specify tlie capucity of the condenser by the number of plates. The number of plates used in a condenser is only a fair Indication ot the capacity of the condenser. The reader will And that the number of plates for a given ca-pacity varies with the manufacturers' standards. If you are constructing a circuit be sure to And the exact capac-ity specified and then order the con-denser by that capacity. |