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PRESIDENT APPEALS TO
NATIOM TO "PREPARE"
Says He Can't Tell What A Day May Bring
Firth And Nation Must Be Ready.
The President's Address Was Received With Frequent
Applause.
Before starting on his western
tour Mr. Wilson made two speech
es in New York.
Tho first, speech was delivered
to a company of 1300 clergymen
of all faiths.
'"I can find no hasis for peace
but justice," he said:
"America has always stood for
the doctrine that every nation has
tho right to decide its own future.
That is America's only desire."
"We will only resent having our
liberty interfered with."
"People in America do not re
spond to any sentiment of aggres
sion. Our passion is for liberty."
"Peace does not mean inactivity.
After nil, peace dwells in the
hearts of the people."
"These are very responsible days
and in this tense atmosphere only
truth should be uttered. We
should not look at questions from
a partisan viewpoint."
The Second Speech
The President's second address was
delivered before 1300 members and
sruests of the Railway Business As
sociation, in the ballroom of a New
"York hotel.
"How can Americans differ about
tho safety of America?" the Presi
dent asked. This was the keynote of
his speech an appeal for united ac
tion without regard to party.
If men in all the warring coun
tries can put aside partisanship for
tho successful prosecution of war, he
asked, cannot Americans put partis
anship aside for the successful pros
ecution of peace?
The President frankly admitted
that he had changed his mind on the
subject of preparedness and on the
matter of a tariff board. "I should
be ashamed of myself if I hadn't
learned something in fourteen
months." A year ago he had not
loked upon preparedness as a vital or
pressing question, but what he had
learned had convinced him of the need
Personally he now favored "an im
mediately available national reserve"
of 500,000 men.
Pittsburg Speech
At Pittsburg, Pa., the President
said, among other things:
"I would not be a true American if
I did not love peace; but I know peace
costs something."
"America does not desire anything
other than freedom, justice and right
conduct."
"One cool judgement is worth a
thousand hasty counsels."
"The test of preparedness does not
lie in Congress. It is going to be in
the response of the young men to the
call to volunteer and of employers
GREAT BRITAIN GIVES UP
ABSOLUTE BLOCKADE PLAN
Decides Not to Risk .Loss of Neu
tral Friendship
After the British newspapers had
worked up a world-wide belief that
Great Britain was about to make an
"absolute blockade," not only of
German ports but of neutral ports
that might be used to import goods
for Germany, it was announced in
Parliament that Great Britain would
do no such thing.
Sir Edward Grey, the Foreign Sec
retary, told the House of Commons
that such a course would turn against
Great Britain the sympathies of the
neutral world. His arguments were
so clear and convincing that when he
had ceased speaking there was noth
ing left of the proposal and hardly
anybody supported it.
Great Britain's decision not to at
tempt the "absolute blockade" is wel
comed in this country because it re
moves a possible cause of serious
trouble.
WILSON DEPICTS HEROES
Here is President Wilson's iden of
n hero, expressed in a letter from him
to Secretary Lane;
"Tho rescuer of the bureau of mines
who braves the poisonous gnscs and
saves n miner from death; the const
guard who at tho peril of hia own life
saves passengers of a helpless vessel
from death; tho surgeon of tho pub
lic health service wJiostopsn dread-
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to place no obstacle to their answer
ing the call. . . . And I for one be
lieve both the young men and their
employers will do their duty."
At Cleveland
These sentences are taken from the
President's speech at Cleveland, O.:
"As the principle is grounded in
every American that honor is dearer
than life, so it is with the American
nation. It prizes its honor above its
life."
"You impose a double obligation
on me. You ask me to keep you out
of war, hut to keep the name of the
nation unstained. Do you not see
that the itme may come when to o
both will be impossible?"
"You may count on my heart and
my resolutions to keep you out of war,
hut you must be ready if you find
that I cannot do so."
"These are solemn things I say to
you. I don't know what a single day
might bring forth."
"I don't want to leave you with
the impression that I know of any
particular danger. ... I know we are
daily treading amongst the most in
tricate dangers.'
This sentence brought the audience
to its feet in a thunder of applause:
"The only thing I am afraid of is
of not being able to perform our duty.
I am afraid of the danger of inad
equacy." The Spirit of '76
"Most emphatically do I dread and
abhor war, but I'd rather see all my
boys in their graves than have them
flinch in their duty when the nation
called." So said ex-President Roos
evelt in an adress delivered to thous
ands in Brooklyn.
ed scourge in its incipiency; the en
gineer who succeeds in reducing the
hazards of industry to its men, and
the man who brings about better con
ditions of living among people I con
sider all types of the hero who will
be best regarded in the near future."
ANOTHER USE FOR CONCRETE.
Foreproof Safes cr Cabinets for Pre.
serving Valuable Papers.
One of the newest uses for concrete
Is safes or filing cabinets for storing
valuable papers In olllces and commer
cial liousus. lis advantage over steel
U that It Is absolutely fireproof. A
number of cases are upon rocoid of
papers being reduced to ashes In
steel snfe which had apparently stood
tho heat without seilous damage. But
the high temperature had penetrated
tho walls and destroyed the papers
within.
Concieta safes are not burglar proof,
an they can bo readily blown up, but
they are much cheaper than steel.
Their construction Is not a simple
matter, because thoy must have the
minimum thickness capable of sus
taining the bolts, hinges and locks In
order that their weight may bo as
small as possible.
The fire at tho Edison plant at East
Orange demonstrated the feasibility
of the concrete safo, as some papers
left in concrete cabinets built Into the
vnlls wero found In perfectly good
condition.
Concteto safes In small sizes nro bo
lug niado for tho fireproof storage of
deeds and othor valuablo documents.
Thoy are designed to be' placed In
nldo of tho large steel eafo supposed
"to bo burglarproof.
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How General
Washington Died
OOKJ K3-KH-0 000 OKMO -K)
Story of Hit Last Days Told by Hit Sec
retary. Succumbed to a Cold Resulting
From Exposure in a Storm. Desired
That Phyiclant Let Him Dio Quietly
OKMO O0O 4-000 O000
fix EORGE WASHINGTON died at
xt? Mount Vornoa, Va., on the night
of Doc. 14, 1799. His death follored
a brlof but painful Illness of but two
days and was duo to a' cold which
ho contacted by exposing himself to
a Bovoro snowstorm on Dec. 12. Gen.
Washington had retired from tho
Presidency giving place to John
Adams, two years and a few days
moro than ten months before. Though
actually engaged In the improvement
of his estato to tho time of his death,
ho was when he died commander of
the forces of the United StateB, with
tho rank of Lleutenant-Qeneral, hav
ing accepted that trust at tho urgent
request of President Adams in the
preceding year In 'order to reorganize
tho army in anticipation of a war
with France. The cold which resulted
In Washington's death was contract
ed whllo ho was riding over his es
tate directing somo of the improve
ments. A cold northeast storm, ac
companied by snow and sleet, over
took him and continued for nearly six
hours. Throughout the greater part
of 'tho storm Gen. Washington rode
about protected by only a great coat.
When ho returned to tho house in the
afternoon, according to Col.' Tobias
Lear, hla secretary, he was wet and a
considerable quantity of snow and ice
covered his hair. He developed a
hoarseness that evening, but neverthe
less read aloud to his family from the
papers that had that day arrived from
Philadelphia. H i declined to take any
medicine for his cold, replying to Col.
Lear's request for him to do so by
saying: "Let It go as It came." At
a few minutes after 2 o'clock the next
morning, which was Friday, Dec. 13,
he awakened Mrs. Washington and
told her that he bad nad an ague. He
would not consent to calling medical
aid until daylight, when he was so ill
that he could hardly spoak. -Jr.
James Craick, of Alexandria, the fam
ily's physician, was hastily summoned
and arrived ufter tho General had
been bled by one of his overseers by
the nanid of Rawlins. Dr. Craick
reached Mount Vernon shortly before
noon and at once summoned Dr. Eli
sha C. Dick, of Alexandria, and Gus
tavus Brown, of Port Tobacco. The
three physicians remained at Mount
Vernon with Gen. Washington until
his death.
The account of the events Immedi
ately attending Washington's death
was written by Col. Lear, and Is as
follows:
"About 6 o'clock Dr. Dick came
again to the bedside. The Geneial
said to him: 'Doctor, 1 die hard, but
I am not afraid to go. 1 believed from
my first attack tin I should not sur-
rive It. My breath cannot last long.'
Between 6 and o o'clock Dr. Dick aud
Dr. Brown came into the room and
went witb Dr. Craick to the bed.
When Dr. Craick asked him If he
could sit up In the bed, he held out
his hand and i laised him up. He
then buiii to the physicians: '1 teel my
self going; I thank you for your at
tentions, but 1 pray you to take uo
more trouble about ine. Let me go
olf quietly; I cannot last long.' About
10 o'clock he made seveial attempts
to speak to me beiore he could ener'
it. At length .. said: '1 am just go
lug. Have me decently burled, and
uo not let my body be put Into the
vault In less than three days after 1
am dead.' 1 bowed assent, tor I could
..ot speak. He then looked at me
again anu said: 'Do you understand
me?' I re, lied 'ies' "TIs well,' said
hj."
TheBtj were Washington's last
words, for he died a lew nioinciiu
later In an Interval of easiness from
his pain, "without a struggle or a
sigh," says Col. Lear.
The burial took piaoe at Mo.in Ver
non on Dec. 18. tieu. Washington's
body was attended to Ita resting place
in the old tamily vault by a detach
ment of cavalry another of lulantry,
a mllitar) guard of honor, and the
members of a MJbonlo lodge to winch
the Lionel. U had belonged. Dealdeh
thoro weie bib friends and retails es,
blx colonels of the army. Tho Rev.
Thomas Davis i'o.. ' the chinch ser
vices and the Masons albo held their
ben ices, both ceremonies took place
at the vai li, while from a schooner at
'anchor on the Potomac minute guns
wore .ilreu. Lord Fairfax was anions
thos6 lii attendance,
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In a small pamphlet entitled "An
niversaries," a reprint from tho Ameri
can Historical Register of Febru
ary, 1895, and published by Isaac My
or, Is a treatise on tho subject of an
niversaries In general, and an Inves
tigation concerning the anniversary
of Washington's Birthday.
Mr. Myer, who Is also the author,
advocates the changing of Washing
ton's Birthday from Feb. 22 to Feb.
11, and In support of his proposition
adduces evidence that Washington
was born on Feb. 11, nevertheless ad
mitting that Washington did not at
tain his logal majority until Feb. 22,
1753, new style, by virtue of the act
of Parliament under Georgo II., somo
times called tho Lord Chesterfield act
This act, the author, however
claims, does not change the birthda
of George Washington, being by no.
means retroactive.
In the family Bible, George Wash
ington's birthday is recorded as hav
ing been "Ye 11th day of February,
1731-32," and this was without doubt
the day observed by him and his fam
ily after the act mentioned bad been
passed.
A letter of the Count de Rochain
beau Is placed in evidence, which
reads:
"Newport, February 12, 1781.
"Yesterday (Sunday) was tho an
niversary of your Excellency's birth
day. We have put off celebrating that
holiday till to-day, by teabou of tho
Lord's day, &.c."
Tho celebration referred to con
sisted of a paiade of French troops,
firing of a salute, ana suspeubiuu of
labor. The letter elicited the follow
ing reply.
"The flattering distinction paid to
the anniversary of my birthday is an
honor for which 1 dare not attempt to
express my gratitude, &c."
The independent Gazette or the
New York Journal Revised, of Thuis
day, Feb. 12, 17M, No. XVHL, quotes
from the New York Gazetteer of Feb.
11, 1784, an article signed Clvis, which
says among other things:
"To contiibute to the hilarity of a
day which, 1 hope, will be annually
observed, 1 herewltu send you a song
made in this city for the entertain
ment ot a select club of Whigs, who
had assembled, acordlng to their an
nual custom, to celebrate the birth
day of George Washington, Feb. 11,
1783."
The Pennsylvania Packet of Phila
delphia, Tuebday, Feb. 17, 1784, says:
"NEW YORK, Friday, Feby. 13.
Wednesday lust being the birthday of
His Excellency General Washington
the same wab celebiated by all true
friends of American Independence
and Constitutional Liberty, with that
hilarity aud manly decorum ever at
tendant on the bous of freedom."
Fioin the same newspaper, Tues
day, Feb. 20, 1784, It appears that
even in Virginia, Washington's native
State, Feb. 11, 1784, was observed:
"RICHMOND, Va., Saturday, Feby.
14. Wednesday last, being the anni
versary of His Excellency Gen. Wash
ington, was celebrated here, with tue
usual demonstrations of Joy."
The authoi concludes by saying:
"There are doubtless many other
statements of similar celebrations on'
Feb. 11, for such were universal
through the United States during
Washington's lifetime. When and why
the celebration was changed to Feb.
22, we have not yet ascertained. Ow
ing to this change many of the 1 !o
graphers of Wabhington have stated
that he was bornn Feb. 22, 1732, which
is clearly Incorrect. Why not cele
brate the day Washington sanctioned
as correct during his lifetime, and
which there Is no warrant for ever
changing; Feb. 11, the true and ac-tual-namei
day of his birth."
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the Delaware.
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For man must be disappointed
with the lessor things of llfo before
be can compioluuul the full aluu ot
the greatest, Lord Lytton.
Place a cayenne poppor whore mice
frequent and thoy will not roturn.
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A.
f Salljf
The Mystery c
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Dy CHARLES SLOAN REID.
Copyright, Paget Newspaper Servlco
Sally was a hlied gill, the seven
teenth since the" baby came, about
lliliteen months befoie. Hut we leal
Ir.rd that at last we bud found a ti cas
ino. Sally was Invontiie. The ka
leidoscopic lcportoliq of aiuiHemcnt
which she furnished for our tootsy
wootsy was something to cuuiiuand
the admiration of the most callous
bi allied pessimist of the never-smlles.
This aggregation of inventive gen
ius had becu purchased at a weekly
Installment of $4. Chcei fully, we
should have mado It $5 on demand,
within a week after her arrival.
But Sally seemed to bo devoid of
tho graft contamination and, indeed,
sho spent her money ltkc a lotd, moio
than half of her weekly pay going for
gimcracks of one kind or another for
tho amusement of our little one. A
car ride to the paik each day for the
pleasure of our baby fpinicd ono of
bei personal extravagances. Baby
sqon became .so much attached to her
that "mamma" was no longer Intel cit
ing, except at cot tain peiiods during
the day, and those pniods Sally man
aged so clcveily that no dlstuibance
came to the household serenity
thiough baby's Impatient demands.
One thing soon became appatent.
Sally bad tho going habit. She want
ed to bo away fiom tho houso moro
than half of the time, but, as our lit
tle one always camo back from theso
Ultlo excursions in excellent spirits,
ard, barring the harrasslng fears that
baby might contract somo of the many
contagious or 'nfectious diseases of
childhood such as measles, chicken
pov, whooping cough or some other
horrifying thing this habit of Sally
was not at all Inconvenient to tho
household. "'- -vFTtSitSsiSESE;.
Another thing which recommended
Sally was the habitual neatness of hor
person, nnd what became an Interest
ing mystery to us was tho matter of
how she could spend from $2 to $3
per week solely and unselfishly for
tho amusement of our little one, and
dioss herself with such taste on the
remainder.
Finally, we decided that Sally must
be getting ciedlt somewhere, and that
wo should raise her wages, In Older
j that she might be enabled to meet her
obligations.
But about this time I saw Sally
emerging from a bank one day. I had
been some distance away and unob
served by her.
"Ah!" I exclaimed under my breath,
she is borrowing of the bank."
The cashier of this hank was a par
ticular friend of mine, nnd I deter
mined to learn something of Sally's
financial operations. This I had no
trouble In doing, and soon learned to
m amazement that Sally was no bor
rower, but a depositor, to the extent
o' ?10 or ?."0 a week.
My wife nnd I held a consultation
oer the malter, for the mystery had
deepened. Why one who could Indulge
the daily extravagance of Sally, and
jet dpposft $40 per week, should hire
herself out at a wage of $4 per week
was amazingly mysteiious and yet,
Sally was not a thief. Not the small
est HenTof anything of value bad been
missed fiom the house, and no coins
or bills ever were kept about the
place.
So the mystery of Sally deepened.
But notwithstanding this. Sally was
by Incalculable odds the best nurse,
we ever possessed, or ever could hope
to have, and we determined that noth
ing should dispossess us of her ser
vices no, not If It became necessary
to raise her wages to $10 per week,
which extravagance I could of course
III afford.
So Sally remainpd, keeping up her
us.ua! piogram, only Investing new
means of amusement each day. How
long we should have kept her I do
not know. But accident plays a great
er pait In the movement of human
affairs, and It was an accident which
led to the separation of our Sally from
us.
An employe from our mills had been
seriously crushed In a dray collision
over on the East Side, and I had gone
over to investigate the responsibility
for tho accident. This matter being
soon concluded, I was returning to
tho ofllce when I met Jenkins, a filend
of mine. Jenkins llkps a fakir, or a
side show performance better than
anything; and the East Side was
noted for its attractions for fakirs
and showmen of one kind or (mother,
"Hello, old man!" called Jenkins
from across the street, "wait a fo
ment." "I waited, and Jenkins came over.
"Do you know," he began. "I have
found one of the smoothest artists in
the show line down here that I've seen
In a long while."
"What's his class?" I asked.
'Wild animal tamer, and he has been
playing to ciowdcd houses hero for
the last six weeks. You want to Bee
this, especially the afternoon perform
ance, at which time ho gives an extra
oidinaiy feature."
Ho was leading, and we soon camo
'o the enhance way of a largo tenl
which occupied a portion of the area
m-rully taken up by tho showmen,
Outside were a number of big postors
announcing, both by word nnd lllus.
ru Uon, tho wondoiful feats performed
tjy the man Inrlde, among them belunj
one which was especially horrifying J
This being announced inblgterfs.j
the special afternoon feature. Jenkt
hadjSccurcd,tlckoU,andvlJ.urqrJiif
mr Inside. J
Our scats proved to be In a gooA
position, and wo had not lonr to wall
for tho beginning of tho show. Th
puifonvdr soon appeared In the cage4
niptia, and the various, features of thg
piogram soon wero passing before ufc.
Tif-'cis, leopards and lions, one aftf
another, had been introduced, and a)
Inst King Leo, a tremendous UoSj
M o-kI beside his master In the aren
"Now we get tho star performance
vliispeicd Jenkins.
The showman advanced to the froaA
ypf the cage, wheie ho opened a small
vlcket window.
"Now," he began, "If somo mothoa
In the audience will bring mo he
baby for a few moments, I will sha?
you that Leo will hold the little one
in his gicat mouth as tenderly as U$
mother can hold It In her arms. Trust
mo, somo mother your little on
shall rccelvo no barm what crer."
"Wo have only to watt a moment,
declared Jenkins. "There la a younf
woman in the audience who furnfshef
tho baby each nftornooat and Tos
relll, tho showman pays her $10 o
tho side after each performance."
"Horrors!" I exclaimed.
And just at this moment the yountf
woman atose fiom somnwhero now
Iho fiont and adraneei. with th
baby in her aims 1 Bot on gllmpst
of them and Iho next instant I wai
on my feet, though almost transfixed
in my Indignation Tn woman waf
our Sally nnd tho baby wu our boR
I summoned strpngtb enough to dra
my revolver, and the ma who wax
not afraid of the whole African Junst
cowered helot o my aim. In the mea
time I somehow reached the side of,
Sally and selred the boy la my armav
allowing Sally to make a proelpltatt
exit. - - 4iKfbf y"i
No doubt sho Is workms: her ichem
in somo other city wher TorrelH ti)
showing. And wo well, we are not r.
quiring tho services ot a nurso anf
more. Also, we are serlonaly thinking
of calling our boy Daniel, the 1UU4
onojiavlng been delivered from tltf
lion's mouth, you know,
BOOSTS ARTESIAN FLOW
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Centrifugal Pump Proves Solution of
Water Supply Problem.
The use of a centrifugal pump fof
boosting the flow has proved a su
cessful solution ot tha water supply
problem In a city in North Dakota that
depends on an aiteslan well sunlt
twenty years ago to a sandstone stra
tum 2,800 feet below tho surface. Tht
normal flow from the well Is appro
imately 170 gallons a mlnute,or 24V
800 gallons In twenty-four hours.
With the growth of the city it wouli
deliver the required additional 10V
000 gallons a day". To aocompllsfc
this a four Inch single stage centrlfo
gal pump was connected Into the Wei
pipe line at the level of the ground,
and after considerable experiment ft
speed for the pump was found at
which it would deliver the require
additional supply. Tho effect of th
pump is that of lowering the heat
against which the water must be lift
ed by the natural pressure, and Is a
actly the same as If tho depth of tha
well had been decreased. Popular
Mechanics.
A plow that dlgh peanuts and shakos
them from the vines has been patent
ed by a Mlssiouri inventor
HOW TO RUN A FURNACE
Have your ice man put In an order
for a load of coal. Write It down for
him so that he cannot possibly male
a mistake.
Wall a week. Thpn call up the coal
office and tell them you have no do
sire to hurry matteis, but that yam
just called to ask them to send a
chute along with the conl to facili
tate putting it in the cellar. Apolo
gize for not fully Instructing the lo
man on that point.
Hold the phone while the man la
the coal office looks up your BettuV
ion measuiementb.
When after a lapse of ten minute
or so, lie tolls you the Ice man never
tinned in our order be sure to r
stiain our temper. It would be
foolich worm, indeed, that would tuna
against a coal man.
Patiently wait until ho gets a pad
of paper em which to take down your
emler. Use all our art In trying to
conceal finin him just what soit of
coal you want. If you prefer nut tell
him to .send egg. That wlll'glve him
the opening for wlilch ho has beea
waiting. He will tell you that nut la
MM'y much moie desliable than egg.
although It costs a little more. AV
though you secretly agiee with him
on this point you must exhibit du
reluctance in accepting his expert ad
vice. Let him argue with you. It flat
ters his vanity.
Carefully clean out the oorner off
the cellar where the coal la to b
thrown and see that the window open
oasily so as to not inconvenience th
men on the wagon. To do this It win
be necessary for you to go home ear
ly fiom the office, as the man toM
you the coal would bo delivered at
4 p. m.
When tho coal arrives at 8:30 p. m.
don't bother to examine It. The next
morning you will find it Is neither
egg nor nut, but lump.
Being now ready to run your fur
nace only ono thing remains to be
done. "
Hire a Janitor.
Young man, don't smoko cigarette
4 merplyfor'tho purposo of kllUnstlm,
Tlmo wlll,t continue to do business at
tho old 8t,a.n.d Ions; attw:vyou, have
quit. f." " " '"
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