Show AN army officer now in chicago asked the other day do you know exact geographical centre of the united states is etever thought anything about it probably well its marked by agrade thai oi major ogden of the united states army who died at fort in kansas in 1855 during the cholera epidemic 01 that year major remains were afterward removed to port leavenworth and bened in the xa dional cemetery there but his monument still stands on a knoll a little to the northeast of the post fort riley and it lifts its head toward the clouds in the exact geographical centre of the united states this a conceit its a fact though probably of the hundreds of men now at the fort not one in one hundred ever stop to think about it fart riley is a few miles east of junction city kans and is one of the most important cavalry stations in the country WE never get over these reminiscences cen ces george P morris tho great songwriter song writer of this country said to mo ahat his song woodman apai spai that tree was sung in a great concert hall and the memories of early life were so wrought upon the audience by that song that after the singing was done an aged man arose in the audience overwhelmed with emotion and said sir will you please to tell mo whether the woodman really spared the tree we never forget the tree under which we played we never forget the fountain at which we drank also for the man who has no early menorias me nories |