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Show 4. ,. ,. ,;.,.. 4. 4. 4. .. if " NEARBY AND f yonder c By T.T. MAXEY 4. .f. .f. .fr j. The Engine) "General" IN THE Union tatlon at Chattanooga, Chatta-nooga, railed off from tlie passing throng, stands a much-prlzeo relic of the Civil war the wood-burning engine en-gine "General," the most war-famous Iron horse In thla nation, its tender heaped blgb with cord wood wblch served as locomotive fuel In Its day, Its old-fashioned "balloon type" smoke stack, long-nosed cowcatcher and hand brakes Just as they were when It rolled out of the shops at Paterson, N. J, In 1S53, save for a preserving coat of paint The "General," built for the Western k Atlantic railroad, as destined to lead an eventful life. In April, 1802, at Big Shanty, as It unexpectedly unexpected-ly took part In a dramatic exploit when 1 gang of men who claimed to be Yankee refugees en route to Join the Confederates bit. In reality, were soldiers sol-diers of the United States army In disguise, dis-guise, ran away with It, with the In tentlon of burning bridges behind them and Interrupting the Confederate line of communication. Overtaken, after one of the wildest and most-thrllllng races In history, the "General" was abandoned. It was again under fire In the battle of Kenesaw mountain tn 1804 hauling ammunition to the front and carrying wounded back to Atlanta, Atlan-ta, while shells were exploding all around It holes mnde In Its tender by enemy bullets being plainly visible to this day. The "General" continued to haul trains back and forth up and down the line for years and years after the war. When It could no longer "make the grade" on schedule time, It was honorably relieved from active service and. placed on display. The Largest Fish Market FULTON MARKET Is the largest wholesale fresh fish market In the Dnlted States. It was established more than one hundred years ago and has continuously and persistently conducted con-ducted business at the same location around the foot of Fulton street, on the East river water front, below the Brooklyn bridge, In New York city. It Is said that practically every Important Im-portant shipper of fish haa at soma time forwarded bis products to this market wblch, the records show, bandied ban-died approximately 894,000,000 pounds or 19,000 carloads of fresh and frozen fish products of 100 varieties, having an aggregate value of $30,000,000, during dur-ing one recent year. - Eighty-two per cent of this fish arrived by railroad, as freight or express, at 18 terminals, while the remaining IS per cent arrived ar-rived on fishing , vessels and motor trucks, " . Although the bulk of the salt water fish came from points on the Atlantic seaboard, between end Including Florida Flor-ida and Newfoundland, large quantities quanti-ties also came from North Pacific coast points and some from the Gulf of Mexico Mex-ico and California poluts. The oysters came mainly from Long Island, the shrimp from South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico points. Most of the clams came from points along the Atlantic coast In the main, the fresh water fish received originated in the Canadian Canadi-an and Great Lakes regions, but large shipments also arrived from the Mississippi Mis-sissippi river and Its tributaries and other Ash-producing areas In the United Unit-ed States, Historic Arlington Mansion ARLINGTON mansion, overlooking the historic Potomac river and the National Capitol from the brow of a Virginia hill and surrounded by the graves of our heroic men who He burled In the adjoining national cemetery. cem-etery. Is one of the best preserved and grandest old Colonial mansions tn the nation, with a history all Its own. . It was built In 1802 by the grandson of the widow who became Mrs. George Washington, Is fronted by a massive portico lined with monstrous Doric columns, col-umns, said to have been modeled after those of the Temple of Theseus at Athens and stands on ground which Is nart of an original iranr at fVnnn raa that was traded by the governor of Virginia In 1009 for six hogsheads of tobacco, A member of Washington's family-George family-George Washington Parke Custis, resided re-sided here for many years. Ills will passed "Arlington House Estate" on to his only child w ho was the wife of Robert E. Lt'e, and It thus became the home of the great leader of the Confederates. Con-federates. Here It was that he penned his resignation as an officer of the United States army to accept the com. mand of the Army of Virginia. From I here It was that he moved to Richmond. Rich-mond. The Union army commandeered Arlington and a northern general took possession. A hospital, army camp and graveyard were established on the estate. The first burial In this Union army cemetery happened to be that of a Confederate soldier who died In the hospital. The property passed onto the permanent possession of Uncle Sam In 1883. (&. lilt. Western Newapaper Colon.) |