| OCR Text |
Show A CHEERFUL PROSPECT. A uilNliS AND A.L.iKG WALD ON FAWCETT E O R Q E WASHING-ton'- s noma and tomb Vernon have become a Mecca for continual pilgrimages by the people of a grateful nation, to say nothing of the frequent visits of die How often do you eat this food? tlngulshed foreigners: A short time ago there appeared in but, ooaiy euuugh. the birthplace of the columns of one of the prominent the Father of His Country, located mouth of the magazines an article on building brain some miles nearer the and to a conis neglected Potomac, and musrle by the proper selection of Fortusiderable extent unknown the foods you eat. a movement has been recentnately A good many people vtere surprised inaugurated to restore and preto find oatmeal placed at the top of the ly serve Wakefield plantation, where list of foods recommended; but if the Washington was born and where be This project Is article had appeared In an Englibh or spent his boyhood Scotch paper- every reader would havs coincident with the plan for the resexpected to see first place given to toration of Stratford, the birthplace of good oatmeal. Robert E. Lee As a matter of fact Great Britain The opportunities for a memorial and Europe come to us for tremendous shrine to the military leader of the quantities of Quaker Oats because it confederacy are, however, somewhat represents to them perfect food, being superior to those at Wakefield, for the richest in flavor and best In clean- whereas the ancestral home of liness and purity, of aTt oatmeals. Lees is yet standing in a fair state Americans should eat more: Quaker' of preservation Oats; the resulth would soon show nants of the old buildings at Wakethemselves fiKimproved conditions of field save some tumble-dowlog 55 health structures of uncertain origin which are reputed to have once served as Comparison Shunned, 6lave quarters, but which are now ou didn't cry at all at the matl-ee.utilized as corn cribs The old marfor house ln which No, answered the reposeful girl; - --- Washington- npe.ned -- his , eyes Georg I couldnt think of such ar thing.- - the world was burned in the upon But the young woman with you last century, but the brick chimney, wept copiously. within the arch of which four people Of course. Her lace handkerchiefs could sit, and the cornerstone with a are ever so much more elegant than portion of the foundation were saved mine. Washington Star. Shortly before the civil war the historic farm passed into the hands of a She Had Noticed It. Mrs. Knifker They say the pur- family which at the outset showed chasing power of. a dollar has ount at-M- "Well, young man, what dc you think of my daughter? Rather thin. "That will Improve; at her age was like that." ' l!Vb!V2W n d -- " ' 100-lev- -- Mrs. Rocker Yes, it used to buy a bargain worth $1.98, and now it only gets something worth $1.49. e Tie-wauk- Catarrh Cannot Be Cured u , they cannot read) qrlth LOCAL APPLICATION'S, the muni of the dteouae. Catarrh M a blood or count tuUouiU dneaac. and In order to curt ft you tnqpt take Internal remedies. Hall a Catarrh Cure Is taken to temaUy. and acta directly upon the blood and mucous turfaeea. Hall a Catarrh Cura ia sot a quack medt tne. It was prescribed by one of the beat physicians la this country for years and is a regular prescript too. is composed of tl best tonica known, combined It with the best biood purifiers, acting directly on tbs mucous surfaces. The perfect combination of the two trcredienie la what produces such wonderful ro ppnj tog twlliiMHilala. Pea. fii, CUhWliV Wa iT.p.1 TnKin Or Bold by Drucgtett. price 75e. Take Hall SuuUjr rills lur eotutlpatloa. 1C the Wl K When common sense takes a ItJs time to stand from under. 1 TO Ot'RE A COLD IK ONE DAT LAXATIVE ItKOMO Quinine lahlels, Lirutryl sis rotund money if it fails lo care. JL W. 4iHoVK d Signature is oo eacb bux. itto. Tmk. t i No man can pass into eternity, for already In It. Farrar. 'hels t ALLENS LUNG BALSAM la tb old reliable cough remedy. kound In every every home. Ii'oraaie practically drag store and in25c, Wc and 91.UU bottle. by all druggists, The family, tree of a bunko must be a slippery elm. man Mn. Wmiiowi Soothing Syrop. v For children teething, softens the gums, reduces la baaomatioa, Allays pain, cores wind coUu UcfcbotU V. It is easy to offend people no use for you. ( who have 'G cwxms. OF' h&tJteTAr&raAr some appreciation 4tor Its associations A succeeding generation, however, demolished the chimney and the remnants of the walls In order to secure the bricks ziiA.marbfeGab;-:-barIng:afinscrTptfohgirin- g s birth and other infor mation, which had been set Into the great arch of the fireplace above mentioned was removed to the old family burying ground, but In placing it beneath two ancient planted by the 525Z5E5Z52SZ5HSZSee5ZSZSZSBS1SZSB5Z5ZSESZS2525cL52 Comi boys, close the window and make Wife, children, sit tnu all around, Tls the day that gave birth to our country's blessd sire. Then let ft with pleasure be crowned. Dear wife, bring your wine, and In aplte of hard times 1 On this day at least Well be metry. Come, nil every glass till It pours o'er the jtrlm. If not with madelra then sherry Old Bong. at-ho- -- Any-bo- d - , W. Wilson, the owner oflhetarm, took steps to prevent-furth- er trespassing. Only a few of the old bricks, together with the cornerstones, are now left Thesq bricks, by the way, were- - SZ5Z5Z5ZS2SESZSZ5ZSZWS2SZSZ5ESZSSSESS52! . ttyePregldent!" On these occasions the presl-dent and Mrs. Washington were conducted to a sofa placed 4inder a. canopy. The president did not stay there much, but movd about among the ' other guests with the dignified courtesy which STARTED IN VIRGINIA t SHEEP Uy re the-woo- the date of Washington HE foregoing verse is from one.of the-olV birthday songs in honor of George When a doctor gets sick he knocks Washington. These songs were sung even during the lifetime Of the first hia own game. president. For Washington was alone among Americana In having his birthDOCTORS day regularly and publicly celebrated during his lifetime. The honor of having originated the public observance of February 22 Is one of which the town of Alexandria, Ya., Is jealously. proud. Alexandria was Washingtons county town. He attended church there; he voted and paid taxes there; his physician lived there; he bought of Its trades-- , men, contributed to its charities, was head of its Masoplc lodge, organized Its firs brigade. r, Washington and Alexandria either contradict ihe theory --that a prophet la not appreciated or they are an exception to prove the rule Right after the close of the resolution Alexandria began to celebrate tbe birthday of her herd. Perhaps the old town had acquired tbe habit, for tbe hlrthnlght ba'lla In honor of Klpg George had been the climax of social functions under the old regime. At any rate never was allegiance more ardently transferred and tbe new btrthnight balls became even more elaborate than the old. Alexandria having set l the fashion, ('other places took up the custom. In 1784 tbe French VWIf officers who had served under Washington celebrated February 22 in Paris; that la to say. It was not then February 22, but, according to tbs reckoning of that day. February 11. 'PTARRHWStOlWj-- f While be waapresldent the birthday was always celebrated at ths city which was the capital for the time being. At night there were gala YOUP, performances at the 'theaters and a ball which and bis wife attended. Machine. Goe M tbe Itpresident V, with the rmni Shearing is recorded that one of these balls ia Philafnxn H to l.H lbe. nor. wool per ehccp. Pr A tor Itself the Brut year In wool Kami. delphia was ehlivened by the fact that many of Sheerer oolnr the Ooe Famous Clipper 0O tbe young' ladles Wore Twlded dmorf their furls' .lirKrlnr Pro from LW VO 115 can lorn U A few hour. A.ldre Wodeaux embroidered with the word. "Long live .OSCAR COES I CO, 121 S Canal Si, Chiapc SHEAR prair-ti- brought over from England nearly two centu ries ago. serving as ballast for the vessels, which work -- and other-fur-- , also broughLall broad The nishtngs portico of the old houB faced JhePotometwhichJiheremileslnwldth, and ln lhe estiraatlon of many persons' the' view at this point surpasses that at either Arlington or Mount Vprnon. , -In tbe yeari895r-tb- e national government erected at Wakefield a miniature copy of the Washington national monument with the inscrip- - . ' wj ,V g Buffalo Ja-JhConsolldated.property,con-trolled --Washington, m!ghtlesfamjtof ths e by Salt Lake Interests, show earth long since mightiest in moral reformation. It cannot45 ounces silver, $7.80 gold and 10 On that name a eulogy is expected, be. To add brightness to the sun or glory to ths pe?'qj)t lead to the ton, the samples name of Washington. Is alike Impossible.. Let assayedTiavJng, been taken at random g npne attempt It. In solemn awe pronounce the from along thttenty feet of the vein nowexposed. name and in Its naked, deathless splendor leave Tames H. PTerceTto shcmTIs crcd I u It' shining on.' AhraTiam LibcoT7 ed the first discovery of gold lq ColoAmerica has furnished to the world the char- rado, Is dead at the borne of'hJ acter of Washington. And If uur American Insti- daughter in Denver. Mr. Pierce was' tutions had done nothing else that alone would born in 1838 In Georgia. In the spring ave entitled them to the respect of mankind. - of 1858 he started for the Rocky mountains with a party under tbe command 12SZSZS2SZSE52SBSESZS of Russell Green In search of gold. SZS2SZS2S2n525252S2S2 The Silver island Coa lilon Mines sumptuous -- provision -- was - enjoyed with much has received from the smeltmoderation with company however, tempered, hilarity, ers Its returns on the last shipment of was another there balls Besides The hlrthnlght In 4ho ore sent out from the .feature of tbe early celebrations in Alexandria Silver Island district. property The consignwhich was peculiar to that town. Washington ment amounted to 33,634 tons,' payiad founded an orphan asylum there and when ment made at the rate of being on bis birthday there would be a meeting, with $119 48 per ton, or a total of $4.018 59. An orator. In one of tbe churches, the orphans From development work which la 'were conspicuously present and came In for a done by the Seven Troughs Monbeing Apeclal piece of oration. The account of tbe arch Mining company, considerable cola 1840 the oration that In after says meeting ore is being saved for shipment. As. benefit of the lection was taken up for the says from some of .tbe ore run as high . as $315 a Jon. In doing 139feet of, Tbe Alexandria celebrations were often adore has been tbe drifting, dressed by O. W. P. Oust Is. In 1811 Richard B scattered through the vein material orator. Idea of Some newspaper continuously. (Lee was the net bods of that day may be had from tbe fact Assessment work performed on the celebration that time was menhat althougb-l- he Copper Ranch,, property, in Beaver of It waa not 23, tioned In the Gazette February Utah, has resulted in taking county, until February 25 that- - a real account appeared out eight tons of ore which runs 13.5, During tbe civil war tba celebration of tba per cent copper and 16.6 ounces In yitrthday ceased. Alexandria was ardently south- silver to the ton. The work was done-- in Am In Its sympathies and waa, moreover, too the bottom of aa old shaft, fjnucb in tbe track of war to take notice of even and tbe returns are a surprise to the waa not until 1870 management. its own pet. anniversary. It Ghat It began a feeble revival of the old festival. In Fish Springs The old Utah mine. .That time there waa merely a presentation of a district, which for some years has been (stand of colors to tbe cadets of SL Johns acad- a steady producer of silver-lea- d e emy by the young ladies of Mount Vernon Instl- ore,. waa never before in better flute. condition than It la at this time, acIn 1872 the cadets paraded and there waa a cording to . latest report, TheUtah (hlrthnlght ball once more. Im 1876 a real celebra- mine, during the greater portion of Its tion was arranged, to which "thousands of strang- productive career, has been a consislers came and upon which occasion the bouses tent dividend-payer- . tbit were mourning at Lees death Robert R. The smelter which was erected at Je7-"a- ll Many Lodi, Nevada, last year by the Lodi displayed the American flag houses displayed pictures of Lea and Washington Mines company, owner of the old Illi(side by side. But there waa no btrthnight ball. nois mine, a heavy producer in the And on the platform of the speaker's stand there past. Is pronounced by experts as be(was a vacant chair placed to honor the memory ing one of the most perfect plants la 6f G. W. P. Custls. the old man eloquent th country. t Since 1876 the celebrations have been rather The 300-foworking abaft in th irregular in the town which originated them. But property of the Chief' Mining com(of late years a society has been formed which pany, operating the old ChtV mines arranges and carries out an elaborata programme at Pahaca,1 Nev hal been virtually used rebuilt 'very alternate year. Whereas the orphans and retlmbered to a uepth of Ao be a center of birthday attention, the Interest 146 feet, according to the Ploche 'is divided now between tbe firemen and the sol Record. and la In 'fine condition for diers. future use. Last year there were detachments of foderal "More than 46 years ago placer mintroops and of United States sailors In addition to ers took out $3,666,666 in gold from a has perm-- ' Washington 'the District to militia.aa Alexandria favorite son the creeks below the Jarbldge forks, sent claim pose or at least that is what one of Idahos and these biennial affairs are th biggest things oldest mining engineers told me the la tba of their sort In the country. February 22 said O. G. Searcy of Bolsa other day," . Alexandrian's glorlous Fourth. t Interview In Salt Lake City. ; sM always marked him In society. On his birthday In 1797 be and Mrs. Washington were In Philadelphia. The ships in the hap bor were dressed with flags and the houses were decorated. Every half hour the, church bells rang. Government, officials and 'foreign diplomats railed to congratfilate him., The ball at night was . in the .amphitheater,, specially floored and decorated. There .were about 600 guests and accord-Ingrtan eye wltnegs pleasure and approbation ; even Democrats forgot for a moment their enmity. The next year 1798, Washington attended the celebration given by his friends and neighbors at Alexandria and som? accounts declare that it was the last time be did so. He was at Mount Vernon in 1799 on his birthday; It being the occasion of one of the greatest festivities In the history of the mansion, Ihe marriage of Nelly Cut-tls- . The ceremony was performed at early candlelight In the banquet room and was attended by the gentlefolk from all the country around. ' In spite of the wedding, however, Washington seems to have slipped away for, a look In on tba doings at Alexandria; for there If, an account of at celebration In an old copy o'f the Alexandria Gazette in which bis presence ia mentioned. The great event of that particular day was a aort-o- f aham attack on the town by three companies of local Infantry. They- - wer embarked on the armed schooners Neptune, Trial and Mercury and succeeded in making two landings, but after "a heavy and continuous street fighting were finally compelled to surrender. The general bad arrived soon after the affair began and when the evolution were closed ba "presented his highest respect to all the parties engaged In them. Apparently being due for the wedding eight mile distant, he did not remain for any of the dinner which followed, and at which so extreme a number of toasts were drunk that one trembles at the thought of how th youthful soldiers acquitted themaelvea at the ban In the' evening. That was th last of his birthdays which Washington himself lived to celebrate, but bis hoiha town faithfully continued th custom. O. W. P. Custia, the grandson of Mrs. Washington. spoke at the public dinner in 1849 It was the slxtlrth celebrauSp of, 22 hlcli b had attended In AlexandriaFejnuagy acThe count of that dinner, by the ttl o Constipation causes and aggravates many aertona diseases. It is thoroughly cured hr lr. Pieros a Pleasant Pellets, ft be favorite family laxative. .yspepsl. beach ks.as that John -- -- samiy away of carryingsouvenirs others. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy and children, and Bee that it Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought par ue - muuou M made such The Graveled Geometer, Euclid was boasting of his abilities. But," cried his wife, "can you find why our gas bills are, just as big as when they charged a dollar a thousand cubic feet?" With a moan he sped into the night. Important to They Wells, Nevada, Hei'ald declare Wells Ihe shortest route lntoTarbldge, sixty miles. The Knight custom mill has gone ta coramisslon at Searchlight, Nevada, . on the Homestake property. t A loot of high grade ore has been encountered on the 1,000 foot level of the New York Bonanza mine, at Park City, Utah. C Engineers of ail Butte mines, ex epting Anaconda. Nevereweat, Moua tain Consolidated and St. Lawreftce, went on strike on Tuesday. The copper yield of Nevada has advanced greatly in quantity within th past two years, mainly owing to the extensive mining operation in White Pine county. The average value per ton in gold and silver of the fire treated at mills In the entire state of Nevada Is about $13 and that shipped to tbe smelters Is about $44. A contract for a 25 stamp mill. Involving $100,000, has Just been let by the Tonopah Liberty Mining company, operating about twenty miles souih of Tonopah, The property is controlled by Philadelphia capitalists. According to advices received from Sliver City, Idaho, the eiUzem. that -camp are highly elated over the rich strikes made at Defcey Homestaks and look forward to a season of great , ? t js activity, when the snow is off the ground. Of the 36 mlpes And -- Works paying s12 dividends In January, 25 are In the classification, 12 opBirthplace." , and erating in the United States, seven In tion "Washington's The 11 in small letters at the base the words: Canada and five In Mexico. "Erected by tbe United States, A. D United States companies contributed T895." latterly plans have been pro- $3,029,025 and since incorporation jected for rebuilding the old mansion $66,024,445. of Itr theproperty of the Lodi Gold nd placing in a conspicuous- - portion remiln-inbricks few the structure the company at "Lodi, Nevada, -Copper from the old house and using Ihe which Is controlled hy Salt Lake peooriginal cornerstone. ple, has been opened on the In the old famny burying ground nine feet of ore which runs from 30 been has recently at Wakefield there ounces to 300 ounces in silver, 13 per In memory put In place a granite slab cent copper, 5 per cent lead and $7 a of Augustine Washington, father of ton In gold. wae stone This George Washington. A face of vein material which la of the Coloprovided by the Society shot full of chalcopyrttes and carbonthis In graveAmerica. of nial Dames slab bearing ates has been opened In the new tunyard. also, le a marble nel which the Blngham-ButtMining an Inscription that Indicates that In company recently started to develop position Ite In present was placed at depth the ore bodiea of the old 1729. and Eddie properties at Bingfor Probably the principal reason tour-let the Utah, ham, Wakefield by of the neglect Vernon Is found In That the Wilbert mine, In central throng that ylslts Mount In com Idaho, la to ba financed at once for birthplace. of Washingtons the Isolation of the governmental heavy production, the principal rejunction with the erectiona substantial pier wa quirement to that end being a concenmonument at Wakefleld tbe Poto-bu-t mill, ia one of the things built extending some distance out Intowater and trating at the annual shoal In now this plerxJs CDECt divulged meeting of j none of the larger steamers plying on tne roto ytockhoiders heUt la Salt Lake-Conly avail w days ago. able means of reaching Wakefield la to taka pasThe information that the Ban Pedro Colonial sage on one of the steamers bound for officials have expressed their railroad lower Beach, tbe leading summer resort of tbe Intention of rebuilding their road over" either to beach at the arrival and upon Potomac, virtually the same route as previouscharter a launch for the trip to Wakefield or els ly followed, has been received with over resefi the sates goal by a considerable drive thanksgiving by mining operators Inroads thafare none too good. Even this terested In the Ploche district and tbq to a pilgrimage methods of making 7, tributary country. Wakefield Is impracticable In winter. Assays of tbe recent ore find In tho , asy-turn- f high-grad- e f 76-fo- high-grad- -u J |
