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VOL. XXIII. riTTSJIOKO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, FEKPUARY 21, 11)01. NO. 27.
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A
IN THE CHINA SEA 1
A NARRATIVE
OF
By SEWAUU
CIIAFTF.K xvir.
CONTINt'KI.
"Twist," I said.
Tho Chinaman shrieked agaiu iu
fiaiu.
"Twist harder," I said, after a
moment.
p "Helpee!" yelled Sid Kee. "Tlaket
off! Hurteo like nation!"
"Wore you ever in Kan Francisco?"
"So- Onow! lvilleeuie! Killeo inei
No bnrtoo so lone;!"
"If I promise not to hurt yon, lml
to send yon back to China, then will
yon toll?"
"Less!" yi'lloil t'l. van pushed China
In r n.
"Sow, Kill Kee, I am determined
to know where Annie l'.alstou is, or
nt least what hecamo of her. Yon
tire tho only one alive that can tell
me."
"Lannie Unison not belong to tne,"
groaned Kid Kee.
'Whom did she belong to?"
".Io n 'j dire toll. Mo gvtteo
killed."
"You will get killed if you don't
tell. Vim it Cha Tons?"
i Kid Koc's eyes opened wide with
astonishment.
"You kuow Cha Fong?" ho ex
claimed. "1 did know him. I happened to
kill him. Ha wouldn't do what 1
told him to do. Do vou tako warn
ing?" "Cha Tons! Him dead?"
"Yes he in dead. What of it?"
"Tla'cee otT ilous. Mo tell."
1 had the irous taken off. Kid Koe
eamn clone to ins and whispered:
"You know (iambok Huellee?"
" di.l know hiin. I killed him,
too."
"EvK-ybody killed!" shouted Kid
Kee. "Anl uio no get tee killed?"
"Not if you restore Anuio Kalston
In good health and uninjured, or tell
us whra she can bo found."
"Me tell," ho suid. "Nobody
know f.annre l.aslon. Kho elomo me.
I hide l.nnneo Kaslou in cave. Hon
Ko-Ifi not knur. Sloh.'n not know.
Nobody know but (iambok Kuellee,
Cha Fung and Kid Kee. (iambok
Snelleo, him say, keep safe till him
clomp. Him gotten Cha Four and
Liugliso girl. Clomo back, livo in
Ta'.moo.h. (iambok Knelleo dead,
Cha Fotig ilea 1, me gliven you. Me
Ho want Lannee loislon."
"Will, by ait that's great!" paid
Captain Harwood.
Langstou sat in a chair, leaning
against a table. His face was very
white. His wide-open eyes were fixed
on Sol Kee.
"Tho ae is plain lo me, gentle
men," I said joyfully. "This fellow
is a faithful agent of (iambok Kucll.
He has brought tho girl to this island
and, by soma connivance, he has suc
ceeded in getting her hidden away to
be kept iu safety until his master's re
turn. His master was unfortunate
enou;Ut) meet with an experience
which effectually prevented his return.
By that stroke of good fortune the girl
has bean kept unharmed, lint this
follow deserves no credit for that. Ho
(imply dared uot harm her, for his or
ders were explicit, (.iambok Knell
wanted her himself. And the English
girl Cha Pong was to have was Miss
Arnold, who will soon bo safe iu her
father's house. There is the matter
in a nutshell, (iambok Knell told me
the Ketoto was lost with all on board.
But that is neither here nor there,
now. What we want is Anuio l'.al
Bton. Is it not as I have said it?" I
asked Siil Kee.
Mush li' you say," he answered.
"And now that your masters are
dead, and you have uo fear of punish
ment from them, you are willing to
give up Annie Ralston to rave your
own worthless life. Is it so?"
"Less. Me show yon."
"Lead the way," I said. "You led
me to her once before; do so again."
He led the way out of the palace.
"1 did not suppose," I said to
Langstou and Captain Harwood,
"that a spot existed iu Qniental that
my soldiers had not ransacked. Hut
there may be one. I believo this fel
low is telling the truth now."
"Ha would not risk bis life by a lie
when ho is alone iu our hauds," re
plied the captain.
Kid Ken led us about the same kind
of a journey as ho had led me on the
memorable occasion of our first meet
ing. He did not seem to possess the
faculty of going iu a straight direc
tion. His whole life was so crooked
that ereu his walk was so. He led
us np one street and down auother,
all the time muttering to himself in
his gibberish. He took us toward the
eca, then away from it. Finally he
struck iuta a rough street, evidently
but little nsod. He went iuto a small
wooden house. It was then occupied
byJmnars, but before the revolution
it had been the abode of Kid Kee so
he informed U9.
We went inside, and our guide tore
np a corner of the floor, much tht
am as a terrier would teAr up
ground if he knew there was a rat un
der it. It had evidently not been
taken up in some time.
"How could anybodylive in there?"
exclaimed Captaiu Harwood. "How
could yon feed her?"
"S!" and Kid Kee pointed to s
small, square opening, just larg
aoaarh to pass a dish through.
We waited breathlessly uutil he la
tag a ble Urge enough for us to en
ADVENTURE.
W." HOPKINS.
ter. We rushed through it. Vie
found ourselves in a marble-lined
room about twenty feet square, fur
nished comfortably, and lighted by a
lamp. A ventilating shaft ran to the
roof, giTiug a supply of air.
There was a small door loading
into another room, but we had no timo
nor inclination to look iuto it then.
Kneeling by the aide of a bod,
praying, or moaning in a low toue,
was a woman.
"Klce, Lanueo Kalston," said Sid
Kee.
I rushed to her. Sho heard us
spcakiug and roso to her feet. I held
out my hand to greet her. She
recoiled from me and gave me a look
of entreaty. The face was tho same
that I had seen with Rid Keo iu San
Francisco.
"Miss Ralston, you are freo
saved," I said. "We aro trom San
Franeis.'o, and have come to rescue
you. Your brother is not half a ruiie
iway. Kee, here is au oflicer of tho
I'uited Ktatrs. Come."
Kho wept, but allowed herself to be
assisted out of the cellar, and walked
with us to tho palace.
CHAPTER XVIIT.
pf.pouk tiir crnTAi.v mors.
Ten days later tho captain's gig lay
at the wharf nt (juicntal, and a happy
party were about to eiuliark iu her to
liimrd the lb-aver, which lay, with
steam up, ready to transport na at
jnco to Hong Koug.
"We had been delayed by tho ill
ness of F.dward Ralston, who was but
just Biiftieieiitly recovered to warrant
his making the long journey home.
Ho and Aunio were going to Kan
Francisco. Miss ltulstou had Bome
what recoTored from her six months'
incarceration. Between her nud Miss
Arnold a deep friendship had sprung
np a friendship that was to ripou and
deepeu as the years went on.
Mere words nta utterly inadequate
to express the gratitude of tho Ral
stous toward Lai:gston and myself for
our efforts to rescue Anuie. The results
of this gratitude were afterward mr.do
apparent to mo iu tho benefits Tni
mooch received, induced by Western
intluencc.
As I said, tho Ralstons wore going
home.
Miss Arnold and I were going to
Hong Kong to meet her father. If
that gcutlemnu raised no objections,
and wo anticipated none, wo wero to
bo united iu marriage by Mr. Avery,
aud take up our periuauent residence
in tho palace of Quiental. It was not
until I had given my solemn promise
to return that Oaru-Kaak, Oso-Bark
ami Bado-Ror signitied their willing
ness for mo to leave them even for a
time.
I asked Mr. Avery to accompany
me, but Uio old man preferred to re
main aud tako euro of his people until
we returned.
It was doubtful just what Langstou
would do. He had avowed his iuten
tion to remain in Talm Joch and assist
mo iu building up a nation. His
legal knowledge would provo in
valuablo to me; but ho had also fallen
desperately in lovo with Aunie
Ralston, and I doubted if ho would
see her leave Houg Koug aud not
accompany her. I firmly cherished
a fond hope that iu the near future
they would take the step Miss Arnold
aud I had resolved upon, aud bcoouie
citizens of Talmooch. I even pro
posed to Langstou that he become my
Secretary for Foreign Affairs; nnd ho
laughingly accepted, provided we
could obtain the protection of the
Cnited States Government. Ralstou
promised that we shonhl have it if
Western influence could bring it
about.
Mr. Avery, flarn-Saak and Oso
Bark bade us adieu at the wharf, and
watched us as we rowed toward tho
Beaver. When we were safely on
board and the anchor was raised
guns were fired from the shore.
We waved farewells to our friends
on land aud rapidly steamed away.
As wo got farther and farther away
from Talmooch I watched tho island
through a powerful glass.
Framed in the stone setting of tho
little window in tho north tower I
saw the pale, furrowed face of the old
missionary looking sadly after us.
(iood, faithful friend! lie deserved
all that I oonld do for his welfare, and
I resolved, npou my re urn, to sub.
stantially reward him for his kind,
fatherly care over Miss Arnold during
our long stay on the island and his
faithful assistance to mo in my danger
ous plans.
And so I leave you. Trnsting in
the future as I have always trusted,
firm in my belief that Talmooch shall
some day make for itself a name
jiuong nations, of which both you aud
I shall be proud, I lift my hat to tho
glorious stars and stripes emblem of
liberty that floats above me from the
masthead, and fondly, sadly, eay;
Adieu I
ttm esn.
1 The Age of Nlftgara.
A geologist ot some note has been
studying the wear and tear of Niagara,
and has made calculations therefrom
iu order to lind out the age of the
famous Falls. Ho has come to the
conclusion that they have just com
pleted their ten thousandth birthday
tnd are at vigorous now as ever they
were.
WOOD QUICKLY YURNEO TO COAL J
Tlio Transformation intra Not ltriintie n
Long I'l-rlotl of 'nun.
(ioologisls have in tight llinl tens of
tliciusniiils of years. II' not even liiiu-
I.. ..f . 1 ..... 1 iv., i.- it,,, il,,,.. , ..,..!. I
ed lo transform wood iniu couihustib'.e
fossil, otherwise conl. The chance ob
servation of n scientist, I!. Arlh, shows
that current Idea on this topic will
have to be considers! bly modilled. I!n
tool: liotleo of n piece of gU.tlaouin,
perfectly found, which was placed at
the bottom of it lil'unzc idieiltll to servo
ns pivot for it tit.-liine of lh" .foiiv tl,
of twelve horse power and 111' revolu
tions per minute. Th,' weight of the
entire machine was sin pounds, the
end of the nxl which rested upon Hi
piece of guaiaeiiui, V'ns of steel. Wl.li
mil being really Immersed Iu wnl-'r
the pivot wan always moist,
plneeil under the holes through which
th" water ran.
After six mi mh, iiithmrh th iiiuh r
pint of the wood w,"s intact. Hie upp r
part upon which the nxl-- of the tn-.
bine rested, was transformed into ;i
lun U substance, th" surface or whieli
was oiacked, and which easily brok
Ivto small ph-es. The breaks, whic'i
Were shiny and Irregular, were en
tirely like those of certain cointnisi i.
hie minerals. In fuel. In six mouths
the wood hud been converted into co.il.
The special conditions under vhh !i
this rapid transformation had taken
p lie were: llich pressure, humid'
ty. and elevation of tei ipcraluiv uh
h'sl named beltn i.rodm-.d by I'ri.'
tiiuil. These are the conditions under
which wood Is naturally ih.iu'.'cd Into
co;d. but it will be i:.cti Unit tip, ,.,;
period of time mentioned by j;coy
Ists Is not necessary.
il.ontton Sewern.
There are .''ewers of all sh.ipi
and
fixes. Some are so large that you
could ride down them on horseback.
otlcrs so small ti nt you have to stoop
lo ko through them. Some ate egg
! shaped, some barn 1 -shaped, oih-rs al
! most Kiiuare. There are special va
rieties also. Tin re are blood sewers
and boiling sewers, am others unite:'
the special pairotiage of tiiamil'.ici tir
ing chemists, eaiiilleinakcrs, and soap
, boilers. The blood sewers of III" incur
markets arc the special habitat of tin
sewi r rat. not often met with else
where underground. The reputed s';:
and ferocity of these treat it.es must
he liberally discounted. In the coui-.-of
several tours underground Hi" v. i l"
rr saw only one. and it scuttled u'.vay
as fast as Its legs could carry il. I'in.'t'-
. ly. there are disused sewers. fall":i
Into decay, known among th work
men ns "dead sewers." There Is plen-
I ly of room for variety, for If the .-.ewers
of London Were placed end to ell-i
they would reach from the liiclrop:Ks
lo Constantinople, with something to
ip.-irv. Cood Words.
I.liilianese Ai-Mlt'iti...
The Nippon tells a quaint story of un
English barrister, well known in Jap
! Mi. whose doings used to be charaeier-
izd by the epithet geiikln shugl trendy
, money polleyl. This gentleman, if a
friend met him In the snvd and sottghi
j his advice on any topic, would in
eiitably send in a bill at the end if
I the month, saying: "To consultation
j on such and such n day. t Wi tily-iive
I .Veil."
j It happened on" day thai this ba.
i rister, meeting an expert .Iapan.se
gardener, asked his opinion concern
lug the disposition of some stones and
j trees. A bystander, himself a Yoko
I llama barrister, by way' of practhai
Juke, induced the expert to send In a
! bill nt the close of the uiolilh, couched
In the usual formula. The 'ready
money policy'' barrister paid It nt once,
iliservitig tlmt the Japanese were gel
ling to be up to a Ihiug or two.- Toklo
Correspondence of the Chicago Record.
Cii-tMil t'uttlc Knits? (oine.
The large real estate holdings of llu
Standard ('utile Company, at one thro
the leading cattle concern in eastern
Wyoming, have been sold to T.ud"
Briskell, n large cattle owner of
Spearllsh, S. 1. The laud, including
inclosed pastures, iimounts to about
"o.iHHl acres, and Is one of the liuest
stock rauches iu noi theastern Wyom
ing. - ;.
This sale brings the fact home lo
the old timers Iu Wyoming that lh"
days of the range cattle business are
rapidly drawing to n close. The Stand
ard Cattle Company was for years a
power In Wyoming range stock busi
ness, but. like hundreds of other con
cerns, has submitted to the new order
of things nnd Is now engaged In rals
lug small herds of thoroughbred stock
,ui smaller ranches and Irrigated pa
turcs. 1 'Oliver Republican.
riintoRrnphy on Trains.
Suburban commuters have various
ivays In which to occupy the time on
the journey between the city and their
country homes. One of the most novel
is that of a young man who livis in
one of the Hudson River towns. (n
bright mornings he takes his seat on
the sunny side of the car, brings out
a pair of plate holders and prints
photographs all the way to town. It
is reported that some of the suburban
lines are considering the advisability
of furnishing dark rooms on trains for
the lieuetii of pa'rons who are amateur
photographers. New York Mail and
Kx press.
AwAkntd Cnn.rtenrea.
The (Jlobe occasionally does good.
Lately it hail n story complaining of
the manner in which people borrow,
nud never pay back, referring more
particularly to st- p ladder. So fur.
thirty two people have tailed at the
"trice to acknow ledge step ladders re
turned. Several wheel harrows, rakes,
lioes and spades have also been te
turned as a result of the Item. Atchi
son Globe.
FiARUARY TWENTY-SECOND
H'
OW swift tlu years, Ui
vontful jrcarjl
What heaps of diut on
erstwhile treaiurel f
J !. dally din l In our ears.
' The tramp of Ml, the song of pleasure.
Anil yet, nllh nil the rust that Ilea :.
' I'pon the slirfnes of ancient glory.
There cornea a day when tliouglilful eyes .
Re-read the old, Ul'plvlng story
Of htm who rose up In his mleht,
Bcrche aud loyal, strong and lender,?
Of country, liberty and rislit.
True advocate and brave defeuder.'
0 valley snowa stained by their blood.'"
O laurelled heights Uiey died In wlunlng!-
Vanitiiard ot freedom's brotherhood.
We build to-day from thy be ahiuhix.
0 nag that Camlntilc winds first km'v,.
What patriot prayer wixt out to bless tliee! ',
ptar attev stir shines In thy blue.
Aud suns of every nine caress therl
The flag, the land of Washington,
: Bunds clasped anew that strife bad broken.
The loyal beau Its way linth won
lly many a j3-red lga and token.
ilod hold n true, as thou wert true,
To Jusilre and lis high endeavor i !
May we ri number Uioe anew
To-day, to-morrow and forever!
DO0C5O0OOO0OOCOO0OOO00O0O00
Washington as a
Soldier anil Statesman, b
500'3CCOOOOCOCOOOCOOOOOOCo8
1' good I-'ng-
J! & I I s li stock
(leorge Wash
ington w a s
born In West
in o r e 1 a n d
County, Vir
ginia, Febru
ary U", 17,'i".
His father
died early, but
left lit in under
the care of a
in o s t excel-
twr- ' i i
him as good mi oiliiraiion as possi
ble, consistent with circumstances,
ti ml. even betier. stamped upon his
character ineffaceable trails of manly
decision and virtue. Washington held
his mother in very high regard, and
he was the special object of her affec
tion and her efforts to bring him up to
lioble deeds. As ;i boy lie Collld fide
we'd, shoot well, tnoie ili.iu maintain
himself among his fellows, nud tell
the truth.
At sixieeti we see hint, as n young
oxp'.oter. surveying th" lands of Lord
Fairfax, roughing if among the woods
and the Iiiibaus, succeeding equally
well among savage tri'oes and among
the high M-ial circlesof Williamsburg.
Rising rapidly. In three years he was
made itdjitiant-gcnernl of militia in his
district, and before he was twenty-one
was dispatched by Governor Pin
woodie on a diplomatic mission to the
French invaders of tho Ohio region,
a most dangerous and delicate task,
which was well performed.
His admirable conduct at lireat
Meadows. Ills heroic endeavors at
ltrinhloek's defeat, his 'ntrepHl course
ar Fort ln Qu.'stio, reveled to all
(lisecrrng observer that he had In
linn lh' stuff of which not only good
border soldiers, bin also great gen
erals, arc made, and one of these oli
s rvcrs, the eloquent preacher. Sam
uel navies, was wise enough to pre
dict that "that heroic youth. Colonel
Vt ushlngtoii. would some day render
his country s.inie distinguished ser
vice." When time caii.e for aciiou Wash
ington proved this prediction true.
Il" was no revolutionist, yet he was
one of the tarbest lo grasp the thought
of the iim-esslty for American Inde
pendence, and urged the step when
it was ni ither popular nor safe to do
lie de ai'ed nt Williamsburg. In
177-1. that he was ready to raise a
thousand un li, support them at his
oA ii expense, and inarch tin-in to the
relief of Boston. A few Weeks later
he rod.- on horseback, with Patrick
Henry nnd IMinotid lVitdlcton, to at
tend the first Cillliilelllill Congress,
where he was, by the confession of
Henry himself, easily the greatest man
among the delegates. Though seldom
li 'aid in public speech in the halls
of Congress, yet he gradually acquired
the reputation of being the wisest one
of all the representatives thus as
ivinhled
The second Congress saw him again
In an lance, ready to give his lift
to his country. Rut, although he couhl
brave ilc.th. In- could not face praise
and he left the chamber when John
Aihuiis nominated him to be com
maubT in-chief of the Continental
forces. Hut he was too great a man
a. id too patrio:ic to tlecllii"; and we
know how through eight long years,
i contest wiili one of the strongest
tW5$i'
Washington's HEADQXARTrRs, -rnr.
notlKR JtOKBtS Hot SF.
nations of Kurope: with an army he
had tirst l o create, tlnn dis.-ipMne, and
then direct, in spite of bickerings
among tl. ,i opie and binndei iiii;
among his subordinates: in the face
of the lack of both men and money;
through 111 report and good report,
through Bufferings likv Valley Forge
I
jl, '
nnd defeats like Hrandywine nnd Ci-r-mnntowii.
Washington held steadily,
strongly on his course, every discour
agement seeming to make his heart
FiitsT rnrsfrmNTiAT, mansion-, ronvrii
TPAHL AND I'HEllllV ST1IKETS, f w
VOllK f'fTV.
beat more true, every repuls-o inspir
ing him with fresh resolve, and every
hardship or reverse only moving him
on e a more splendid triumph. Ills
Huston campaign against (ietieral
Howe will always cuiiiniand our ad
miration for his indomitable courage
ami perseverance.
And when It became evident that it
was the plan of the British to lake
possession of the Hudson, nud by so
tloing cut off New Ihigland from tie
rest of the country, from his head
quarters at Newluirgh on the Hudson.
Washington uuidiioied the New York
campaign in a still more remarkable
manner, nnd bowed an ability but
seldom equalled in nil l lie annals of
warfare. It Is Idle to deny that he
was the soul of the Revolution. It is
equally Idle to ask whether or not he
was a great general.
If Washlnton prove 1 himself great
DECORATING WASHINGTON'S PORTRAIT.
as a general, he was n i less so .is n
statesman. From au early au he
had to rely upon himself. In .so d.-.iig
h" had attained to that self discipline
which Is Indispensable In a political
leader. He understood nicli. and was
a controlling force among his coii'.ciu
porarics. He is acknowledged as the
chief figure of his administration, not
suffering in the hast in comparison
STT'DY KOIt THF nf M OK W S1 VnToN.
1! Henry.
with the best men of his time and
there were glacis in those days. Self
reliance, dignity, steadfastness. iii
lightness, benignity and marked w
dom were the characteristics of Wash
ington's state .tnai:ship
!reat ns a general, great as a states
mail, yet perhaps our debi to Wash
ingion Is i-veu greater for the undying
influence of his personal character,
standing as it tiers a perpetual type
of 1,'iie American citizenship. l'a
triotic soldier, h" was far from seek
ing the nicre glamor of military glory.
Soil partisan statesman, he was the
firthest possible reiuowd from the
narrow, self-seeking politician. As a
' disinterested public servant, he re
fused pecuniary compensation because
he counted it his joy to give his scr
vices to his countrymen. In these days
'of I artisan bosses, selfish polities ."tei
low Ideals, it will be ,-i great gam f
i otir public men shall have p:ae, ,
: f.,re thorn in strongest outline th" tea
I tuies and char.it teristics of this brave
1 and earnes. peace lovm.. and iod
1 fearing man.
IMPRESSIVE RECEPTION CARB.
Wltnt (Cencrnl WtisMiiKton Wore on
Koruiitl Ocrimltins.
Tin' Father of His County was al
ways particular about his personal
appenram c. 'I iiis was to be expected
Iu the case of one who in everything
that he did had tin infinite capacity rel
inking pains. It was natural that ho
who was met hml Itself In business,
public or i l iMite. Mioiild display no
laxness, when it came to his attire.
Then, too, he must have realized lie
value ot" Ids natural endowments. He
had a good lace nnd nn Imposing fig
ure, and was. ind I, nn ideal persni:
to uphold the dignity of n new office
in a new nation
One suit that the Cetiernl wore tit a
ivi option was a particularly Impres
sive affair. It consisted of n black
velvet coat and breeches. The coat
was a long elite way, square nt th"
ends and had a small si.niding collar.
There were ten breast buttons of sil
ver, or i .pi n-work steel, on the rig) t
breast witli blind buttm-holes four
inches long of black silk braid on the
opposite side. I he coat hail pocket
: flap, indented below with three blind
i buttonholes, and underneath these the
j buttons were placed. The cuffs of tl
coat were five Inches deep nnd they
were ornamented with tin bo'tons
and blind buttonholes. There were two
! bin but tons at the back. This garmer.t
j was very long wais; d nnd the top of
' the pocket Haps and hip buttons were
on a line with the lowest of the breast
buttons. It was lined with white satin
The breeches were of black velvet
wi'h six small bu'tons nbove the knee
matching those on the coat, nnd there
were al-.o small silver knee buckles at
the kuee. Hi" waistcoat was of whit".
or pearl color, sat.ti. with small stand
ing collar and Indented pocket t!up
wi,li Hirie small buttons to match hc
ln'i:s bullous of the garment. Th"
shirt was of tni" white linen, v. iili a
standing rellle p.l the breast about
three inches wide, and rutlb s at the
wri-t about four inches long. The
stock was al-o of lint n Wnite si'k
sio.-kiims. ei'taii' colored kid glows,
low t-t-1 shoes wiili large silver buckles,
a -iit ss sword wiili a silver hilt mis
pi -inlet! by a I'lin chain from :i bob
w. tni is ii lor tiie waistcoat, complete n
the ollllit. The (.cliefal did Lot aflci I
:t wig. Ills hair was worn long,
pnwib led and gathered on Ills neck
into a black silk bag trimmed wiili a
fust t it .
WiisliliiKtixi'' ntl Iay.
Ill Washington's quaint old diary np
! !-;! is oidv one reference to I. Is birth
da an. I that is a letter of thanks for
ts ivi ognil mil by some one else. The
: public c. le'.rati f lh" day bad its
..!i'iil iti the t l.i m of the gallant and
t h - wi Count t.e Ko.'hanl can. w ho
' i tine o.'i- from France to assisi the
!ir!o band of "rebels" it, administering
a sour pill to John l'.ti'.l In February.
: 1 T 1 . V.-isii;n. ton's headquarters were
i it New Wi' dsor. near N'ewburg. The
! Trench troop wttt stationed In Hliotle
; Island, uuih r command of Uocliam-
I" au. Thai year the r.'i'n of February
(f. II on Sunday but next day the French
! allies testified to their admiration of
ihi ir Commander in-Chief, acconling
lo Count Uoch.niibi au's suggestion, by
a grand parade, the tiring of salutes
i and other martial ceremonies. There
! after Washington's nirthday neve:
j went without public recognition.
' .lust na Courageous.
"What a brave man ;eoree Wash
tin. ion was!" exclaimed Mrs. Haiti
bridge with patriotic admiral ion.
' "I don't know that lie was any
1 bra t ei' than l." retorted Mr Huiu
' bridn"; "for I. too. married a widow."
; Then Mis. Bainbrldge looked sharp
da. gets at br husband Puck.
MSI?
When the great and good George Wjb
mgtoll
Was a little ho - like nie,
He took his little hatcher
And chopped down a cherry tree. '
And when his papa callsJ him,
He then began to cry,
"I tin! it, oh, I did it ; .'
I cannot tell a he!" "V ' ' i y
4.
His papa didn't scold at nil.
Hut said, "You noble youth.
I'd alndly lose ten eherrv trees (
To have you tell the Irulli!" ,
Hut T mvaelf nm nut quite clear; "
For if I took my hatchet
And rhnppc'l niv piq.a's rhnrry tree.
Oh. woultin't 1 just catch ill
llHVf No Tree Now.
Muggins "Have the Washingtous a
family tree?"
Hutrglns "No; don't you reincmbpr,
Coorge cut It down with hia little
hatchet." Philadelphia Hi cord. tw
A llirtlulnr Lesson.
t.'cnrte rliniH'il the elierrv Iree, my son,
It-it that w.i slight In side
Whnt elierrv switches would have dono
'Jo (It in go it he had lied.
-V
II t'li.li.iilitf.lly Woubl.
If all the tive were cherry treed.
Anil nil the pn rents were unwiHO
Fnoiiifh to present lialchrts to
lined boy of (Jeorge's fize.
It would no tough mi every one
is fund ! i herry pics.
Washington's Iiilluence.
As a Iree Is known ey Its frill's, so
may n political policy be known from
the character of its supporters, snjj
the Youth's Companion.
Shortly lifter the Federal Constitu
tion bad been adopted at riilladHphia.
Francis Ughtfoot I.ee, n signer of tli
Declaration of Independence, was nt
the court house of Westmoreland
County. Va.. nnd some one nskod lein
his opinion of it.
"I do not." sa!d Mr. I.ee. "preterd
to bo a judge of an organic law of
such Importance, but oil" fact inclin- s
me to support It. Ccneral Washington
is In favor of it and John Warden is
against It."
Warden was a Scotch lawyer of Hut
country who had been speaking in
public against the ratification of the
new Constitution.
Mr. Fee's willing submission to
Washington's Judgment was Imitate!
nil through the country. Trust u
Washington brought about the adop
tion of the new constitution by Vir
ginia, nnd without the ratification by
that State, then the largest in the
Fnion. 1'ie constitution would never
have gone into effect.
"Ho assured Washington's inClivncu
carried this government," wrote Mon
roe to Jefferson, after the Virginia
convention had voted for the constitu
tion. "The country was an instrument
with thirteen strings, nnd the only
intiMor who could bring about all their
harmonious theughr was Washing
ton." The Original WnshlnRton.
That Oeorgia contains the original
Washington, the first city naiiictl nftcr
the Father of His Country, may not be
generally known, but such is n fact.
"Th" Washington of Ccorcla. which
was established during the lifetime a?
the first President, has had an eventful
history. It was originally a frontier
fort against Indian Invasion tf th"
p-eple to the Fast. The I'oiintry
round about was settled by soldiers
of the Continental Army, li was the
birthplace and the ancestral home of
the celebrated Hubert Toombs, and
its society for a ictitury has been of
the upper ten In this state. Through
all the changes of mm- it has In hi its
tilgh character, and Is lo -day high
toned ami progressive. .1 worthy first
born son of the great man whoso name
It assumes.
The cch'hr.iii.ui or Washington's
Uirlhday In this Ceorgin town was.
iherefore. a miiur of note. Iiecause
there were present those whose grand
fa 1 hers knew the 111:111. and his spirit
iias in ver departed from ilielr linines. -Atlanta
Constitution
A Washington Heirloom.
l'crsnns fortunate enough to possess
a one-dollar silver certlllente have an
excellent picture of Martha Washing
ton, the wife of the Father of H's
Country The becoming headdress
which Mrs. Washington wore when
she sal for the portrait from which
this ropy Is mad" Is in the possession
i f Mrs. Hi rtciisia Hardesty Mdn
iliv. the wife of Congressman Wil
liam C. Mclntire. of Hiiltlinoro. '1 he
headdress is a piece of line lllllllc,
heavily bespangled with silver ami
Willi silver vims and haves ill the
1 nils. It Is out three yards and a
Vdf long aud a half yard whlo. This
interesting relic, along with ninny
others. Mrs. Mdntire inherited from
the itiigers nnd Monroes, from whtnu
she Is descended. . .
A Moilrrn Vr-r.ton.
"lieorge. did you do this'r"
"What! With this dinky five-cent tin
liatishAt pmi rit-B ma fin nw fifrflulnvf
. ...s..vv .,v- s v
J (Juets again, Fop,"-Ltfe.