Show living relatives of washington many kindred of george washing ton dwell on and about the original washington plantation in westmoreland county virginia john washing ton of brighton parish northampton shire england came to virginia in and bought a farm ou the potomac river between bridge creek and pope s creek lr what was then north um berland county but which long long ago became westmorland coun ty lie bought the farm from col pope a great landholder in the early colonial era and whose daughter anne pope became the wife of the immigrant john washington these were the great grandparents of george washington the great john wash ington through his marriage to anne pope obtained lands outside of the farm purchased by him the original farm la owned by john E allson who married miss betty washington granddaughter of william augustine washington a nephew ot georga washington mr and mrs allson are advanced in years A score or more af pf washington live on their ancestral lands within rifle shot of the spot where george washington waa born some of these people writes guy E matchell Ml in technical world magazine are prosperous farmers and protes men others are not prosperous they are all plain and simple folk who have the good will and respect ot their neighbors A peculiar thing about this family Is that all its mem bers have the distinctive washington features it Is well not to make faces at or slighting remarks about persons who look the part of foreigners they may be subjects of governments that are touchy calling one of the least 0 these a harsh name or boffing biffing him lightly on the ear may bring on inter national complications some of the governments that pay no attention to their subjects when at home unless they organize bread riots or ask in low polite voices for universal sut get mighty touchy when the subject has left them for a country that he thinks he will like better then his liberty and pursuit of happl ness cause much tender solicitude they may step on him at home but over here they want his rights pro in three languages tears well up in the eyes of gentlemen whose breasts look like pawnshop windows by reason of their display of medal while secretly they wish we were so small that they could lick us how ever there may be more method in their solicitude than would appear to a person up a tree it their boy doean doesn t get a good job how can ha continue to send money to the old folks and thus help to keep down the poor in the annual report made by the superintendent of prisons of new york Is the suggestion that some per of the money earned by calm finals be used by the state to support the families of these criminals who may by the imprisonment of their heads be rendered destitute such a suggestion Is good and practical the punishment of the bread winner Is apt to bring want upon the family but 11 a systematized distribution of tho money Is made in this manner one of the problems met with in dealing with the criminal classes will be effectively solved A bill has been introduced in the house of representatives providing for a 25 per cent rake off for uncle sam upon every foreign title purchased by an american heiress As the united states Is interested in protecting its home industries it should have the same care for its women and a too extravagant importation of ous titled foreigners might be provided against with a clause in the earitt bill placing a tax upon foreign junk of all sorts half a dozen business men of brat tle boro vt have acquired tracts of cheap pasture land in that vicinity and are setting out pine tree seedlings by the thousand they are not asking what posterity has done for them but are preparing the way tor a crop ot pine timber 35 or 40 years hence which will prove a handsome legacy for children or grandchildren the little trees are from six to ten inches high when beet out and about 1200 are planted to the acre A writer who claims to know all about it says the waters ot the saralta of magellan are thoroughly charted and much less dangerous than our great lakes Is athla another attempt to deprive fighting bob of glory A japanese military authority was recently taken through the arsenal at springfield by order ot the war department part ment at any rate the govern ment of the united states Is not ashamed of its military resources |