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eventful years!
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all the rust ' , r
and Jet, wiu. .rlorv.
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0 hud and tender.
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stained by their blood.
0 aUey Jfa 'y died in winning!-
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ViBgoard 1 01 1 fr0fti tby beginning.
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m tW jljot prayers want out to bless thee! -
7.. of every zone caress thee!
ju,d suns
, the lane of Washington,
Tb 5s clasped anew that strife ha broken.
. hear? its way hath won
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.:Hj hold us-rue, as thou werl true, -1
to Justice ind its high endeavor m
wtv we res ember thee anew
Tday, f BMTOW and forever!
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George Wash
ington was
born in West
m o r e 1 a n d
County, Vir
ginia, Febru
ary 22, 1732.
H i s father
died early, but
left him under
the care of a
most excel
lent mother,
' who gave
ben as good an enucanon as possi
bly, consistent with circumstances,
and, even better, stamped upon his
maracter ineffaceable traits of manly
decision and virtue. Washington held
liif; mother in very high regard, and
!;.! was the special object of her affec
tijbn and her efforts to bring him up to
nibble deeds. As a boy he could ride
well, shoot well, more than maintain
himself among his fellows, and tell
the truth.
At sixteen we see him, as a young
explorer, surveying the lands of Lord
Fairfax, roughing it among the woods
and ihe Indians, succeeding equally
well among savage tribes and among
the high cial circles of Williamsburg.
Rising rapidly, in three years he was
made adjutant-general of militia in his
district, and before he was twenty-one
was dispatched by Governor Din
woodie on a diplomatic mission to the
French invaders of the Ohio region,
a most dangerous and delicate task,
which was well performed.
I lis admirable conduct at Great
Meadows, his heroic endeavors at
Braddock's defeat, his intrepid course
ar Fort Du Quesne, revealed to all
discerning observers that he had in
him tha stuff of which not only good
border soldiers, but also great gen
erals, are made, and one of these ob
servers, the eloquent preacher, Sam
uel Da vies, was wise enough to pre
dict that "that heroic youth. Colonel
Washington, would some day render
his country some distinguished ser
vice."' When time came for action Wash
ington proved this prediction true.
Ib was no revolutionist, yet he was
one of the earliest to grasp the thought
if the necessity for American inde
pendence, and urged the step when
it was neither popular nor safe to do
so.
He dec ared at Williamsburg, in
1774. that he was ready to raise a
thousand men, support them at his
own expense, and march them to the
relief of Boston. A few weeks later
he rode on horseback, with Patrick
Henry and Edmond Pendleton, to at
tend the first Continental Congress,
where he was, by the confession of
Henry himr-elf, easily the greatest man
among the delegates. Though seldom
heard In public speech in the halls
of Congress, yet he gradually acquired
the reputation of being the wisest one
Washington's headqtjaktbrs, the
roger morris house.
of all the representatives thus as
sembled. The second Congress saw him again
m attendance, ready to give his life
to his country. But, although he could
brave deth, he could not face praise
and he left the chamber when John
II II s
Adams nominated him to be commander-in-chief
of the Continental
forces. But he was too great a man
and too patriotic to decline: and we
know how through eight long years,
in contest with one of the strongest
nations of Euroje; with an army he
had first to create, then discipline, and
then direct; in spite of bickerings
among th people and blundering
among his subordinates; in the face
of the lack of both men and money;
through ill report and good report,
through sufferings like Valley Forge
and defeats like Brandy wine and Ger
mantown. Washington held steadily,
strongly on his course, every discour
agement seeming to make his heart
beat more true, every repulse inspir
ing him with fresh resolve, and every
hardship or reverse only moving him
on t- a more splendid triumph. His
Boston campaign against General
Howe will always command our ad
miration for his indomitable courage
and perseverance.
And when it became evident that it
was the plan of the British to take
possession of the Hudson, and by so
doing cur. off New England from the
rest of the country, from his head
quarters at Newburgh on the Hudson.
Washington conducted the New York
campaign in a still more remarkable
manner, and showed an ability but
seldom equalled in all the 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 Washfnton proved himself great
as a general. Le was no less so as a
statesman. From an early age he
had to rely upon himself. In so doing
he had attained to that self-discipline
which is indispensable to a political
DECORATING WASHINGTON'S PORTRAIT
leader. He understood men, and was
a controlling force among his contem
poraries. He is acknowledged as the
chief figure of his administration, not
FIRST . :.ESIDENTIAli MANSION", CORKER
PEARIj AND CHERRY STREETS, NEW
YORK CITY.
suffering in the least m comparison
with the best men of his time and
there were giants in those days. Self
reliance, dignity, steadfastness, up
rightness, benignity and marked wis
dom were the characteristics of Wash
ington's statesmanship.
Great as a general, great as a states
man, yet perhaps our debt to Wash
ington is even greater for the undying
influence of his personal character,
standing as it does a perpetual type
of true American citizenship. x a
triotic soldier, he was far from seek
ing the mere glamor of military glory.
Non-partisan statesman, he was the
farthest possible removed from the
narrow, self-seeking politician. As a
disinterested publie servant, he re-
fused pecuniary compensation because
he counted it his joy to give his ser
vices to his countrymen. In these days
of partisan bosses, selfish polities and
STUDY FOP. THE HEAD OF WASHINGTON.
By Fleury.
low ideals, it will le a great gain if
our public men shall have piaeed be
fore them in strongest outline the fea
tures and characteristics of this brave
and earnest, peace-loving and God
fearing man.
The Original Washington.
That Georgia contains the original
Washington, the first city named after
the Father of His Country, may not be
generally known, but such is a fact.
"The Washington of Georgia, which
was established during the lifetime of
the first President, has had an eventful
history. It was originally a frontier
fort against Indian invasion of the
people to the East. The country
round about was settled by soldiers
of the Continental Army. It was the
birthplace and the ancestral home of
the celebrated Robert Toombs, and
its society for a century has been of
the upper ten in this State. Through
all the changes of time it has held its
nigh character, and is to-day high-
toned and progressive, a worthy first
born son of the great man whose name
it assumes.
The celebration of Washington's
Birthday in this Georgia town was,
therefore, a matter of note, because
there were present those whose grand
fathers knew the man, and his spirit
iias never departed from their homes. -Atlanta
Constitution.
A Washington Heirloom.
Persons fortunate enough to possess
a one-dollar silver certificate have an
excellent picture of Martha Washing
ton, the wife of the Father of His
Country The becoming head-dress
which Mrs. Washington wore when
she sat for the portrait from which
this copy is made is in the possession
of Mrs." Hcrtensia Hardesty Mcln
tire, the wife of Congressman Wil
liam C. Mclntire, of Bait? more. The
headdress is a piece of fine mulle,
heavily bespangled with silver and
with silver vines and leaves at the
ends. It is out three yards and a
half long and a half yard wide. This
interesting relic, along with many
others, Mrs. Mclntire inherited from
the Rogers and Monroes, from whom
she is descended.
Just as e'ourageons.
"What a brave man George Wash
ington was!" exclaimed Mrs. Bain
bridge with patriotic admiration.
"l" don't know that he was any
braver than I." retorted Mr. Bain--for
I. too. married a widow. '
Thn Mrs. Bainbridge looked sharp
daggers at her husband. Puck.
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When the great and good George With
ington
Was a little bo like me,
Me took his little hatchet
And chopped down a. cherry tree
And when his papa cai'ed him,
He then began to cry,
"I did it. oh. 1 did it.
I cannot tell a he!"
His papa didn't scold at aT?.
But said. "You noble youth.
I'd gladly lose ten cherry treen
To have you tell the truth!''
But I myself am not quite clear?
For if 1 took my hatchet
And chopped my papa's cherry tree.
Oh, wouldn't I just catch it!
Ilnvi Mo Tree Now .
Muggins-' Have the Washington a
family tree?"
Buggins "No; don't you remember,
George cut it down with his UttlflJ
hatchet.' Philadelphia Record.
A Birthday lesson.
George chopped the cherry tree, my son.
But that was slight beside
What cherry switches would have done
To George if he had lied.
It Undoubtedly Would.
Ti all the trees werecherry trcos.
And all the parents were unwise
Enough to prent hatchets to
Each boy of George's size.
It would oe toush on every one
Who is fond of cherry pies.
--Chicago New
W ashington's Influence.
As a tree is known y its fruits, so
may a political policy be known from
the character of its supporters. sa.i
the Youth's Companion.
Shortly after the Federal Constitu
tion had been adopted at Philadelphia,
Francis LIghtfoot Lee, a signer of the
Declaration of Independence, was fit
the court house of Westmoreland
County, Ya., and some one asked him
his opinion of it.
"I do not," said Mr. Fee. "pretend
to be a judge of an organic law of
such importance, but one fact inclines
me to support It. General Washington
is in favor of it and John Warden i3
against it."
Warden was a Scotch lawyer of the
country who bad been speaking la
public against the ratification of the
new Constitution.
Mr. Lee's willing submission to
Washington's judgment was imitatel
all through the country. Trust n
Washington brought about the adop
tion of the new constitution by Vir
ginia, and without the ratification by
that State, then the largest in the
Union, ihe constitution would never
have gone into effect.
"Be assured Washington's influenc-'
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, and the only
master who could bring about all their
harmonious thought was Washing
ton." Washington's Natal Day.
In W ishington's quaint old diary ap
pears only one reference to his birth
day and that is a letter of thanks for
its recognition by some one else. The
public celebration of the day had its
origin in the brain of the gallant and
clever Count de RochanLeau. who
came over from Frame to assist the
little band of "rebels" in administering
a sour pill to John Bull. In February,
1781, Washington's headquarters were
at New Windsor, near Newburg. The
French troops were stationed in Rhode-
Island, under command of Rocham
beau. That year the 12th of February
fell on Sunday ,but next day the French
allies testified to their admiration of
their Commander-in-Chief, according
to Count Rochambeau's suggestion, by
a grand parade, the firing of salutes
and other martial ceremonies. There
after Washington's Birthday never
went without public recognition.
Historic Mount Vernon.
The fact that Washington lived and
died at Mount Vernon will always
make the place a Mecca for patriotic
Americans. Aside from this fact, how
ever, the place is one of quiet beauty.
In the Washington mansion every
thing is kept as it was during the life
time of America's first President
A Modern Version.
r.orore. did vou do this?"
"What! With this dinky nve-eem un
" ' ... X At '
"What! With this ainKy -
hatchet you gave me on my birthday 1
Guess again, Top. Life.
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A Cur.' For Mad los Bite.
Bathe the wound as soon as poMlhlt
With equal parts of warm water and
good, strong vinegar. Wipe dry with
a soft cloth. Then put into the wound
n few drops of pure muriatic acid.
This will kill the poison and render
the person safe until further aid Is se
cured The life of a valuable horse,
cow or other animal may also be
saved by this treatment. John A. Mc
Kinsey. in The Eptomlst.
How to Make Dark Lay Karly.
Ducks can be made to lay earlier in
the winter by proper feeding, using a
warm mash in the morulng and seeing
that they have plenty of green food
and meat, with a supply of grit coo
stantly on hand. They need frexk
water at least as often as every feed
ing, that they may wash their bills
and nostrils. Early in the season do
not allow more than three or four
ducks to one drake if fertile eggs are
wanted. loiter on they may h:ie
from live to seven, according to eon.
dition.
Ventilation of Stahlen In Winter.
Ventilation of stables in winter is a
matter which require Judgment.
When a stable is ventilated it means
that the cold air comes in. How to
ventilate is a problem, both for dwell
lug houses and stables. A window
left open or a top Hue to admit air
may serv- the purpose as long as the
wind is blowing from a certain direc
tion, but when the wind changes the
1 result wiil be a direct cold draught on
the animals that may cause pneu
monia. Cracks and crevices in tho
walls are more dangerous than opei
windows.
Importance of Breed In Cowl.
The farmers who supply milk to
creameries are usually paid in propor-
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cording to this plan a cow that gives
less milk than another may be the
more profitable because her milk con
tains a larger percentage of butter fat.
but the cow that yields milk largely
' also gives a profit in the skim milk
Which is used for feeding pigs. The
dairyman who sells to the creamery
is therefore interested in the breeds
1 that give rich milk, and it will pay
him to raise his calves from a selected
breed, in order to bring his herd up
to the highest standard of efficiency.
Coats With Sheen.
In Mexico they keep sheep in flocks
of about 2000, and they keep about a
dozen old billy goats with each flock
as leaders and for protection. The
goats fear nothing and are ready to
tight dog, coyote, or anything else.
And the sheep do not seem to be at all
scared as long as the goat is between
them and the enemy. The goats are
also more active or restless than the
uheop; thus they lead them over more
ground and the sheep are better fed
without grazing the field so closely.
Perhaps a goat leader is what is need
ed in some places where farmers say
they cannot keep sheep because of th
depredations of the dogs.
Humane Way of Dehomlnjr.
Procure from your druggist on
stick of caustic potash costing about
ten cents. Take your calf about a
week old and with a common pair of
scissors cut off the hair all around the
young horn. Dampen the caustic in
water and rub, repeating the process
until the skin is all off.
Put on flour if the horn bleeds much.
Be careful not to drop the caustic
water anywhere except around the
horn, as it will leave a blemish. I
have trk'd this method and find it a
success. It leaves a perfect, welJ
shaped head and no trace of the horn
whatever. Try it once and you will
always dehorn your cattle this way.
M. G. O., in New England Homestead,
Keeping Dressed Chickens.
Instead of feeding all winter the
chickens that are kept for occasional
eating, have a lot dressed up when
freezing weather comes and pack them
in a box. Set .his box into a larger
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box and fill the space between with
mow. Win n the chi ka are solidly
frozen there will be little danger from
my "January thaw" and a pair can
be taken out. thawed, cooked and
eaten whenever desired without any
fm that the rUideT will not tec
f