, 1875-07-26
THE BLAIR FAMILY.
stories Of the Old Homestead Revived
by tho Donh of tho Younger
Blair.
How Frank nlalr, Sr., Came TO Settle
at Silror Sprtngs-.-A flomantlc
Episode.
Horseback Riding as a Cure for oonsunp-
tion-Life Of an Old Washington
Journalist
How Rum Saved Washington from Rebel Hands
...0en, Early's Camp al Silver Springs

How Rum Saved Washington from Rebel Hands
...oen Early's Camp al Silver Springs
f%pn. Our o,cs Cbrrtssasdt't.
5YAsntyaroy. D. C., July 23.-The death Of
tic youurer Frank Ulair recalls tEo fooae OF Llio
Ut tho elder U1hsr, who survives 'tse foen 'of-
tuuatc sou, Tho Blair fasniy hare long bcen
ona nf tho rhetorical fauliIieH Of Washington.
Tia antnn,cr homo ol tito Dintrh IL ut Silver
Bntines, whore for = third OF a century thoy
bsyo lived nftcs tho mannor Of an English
Squire.
did Francis +. Blair, father OF Frank blair,
hss had hls summer home NJ Silver sprlnga,
littIo euburb north OF Washington. since tho
yeat 1910. Tho tuck. or tho good forsuno. which
loI old Frank P. blair 10 this paco is cl,araeser-
lstio Of tho remarkably successful C. DER Of most
OF the blair family. Thirty.flyo years ago.
whom tho old man Dlair waa al active Washing
ton journalist, and had young wifo. he was ac-
cus,o,nca to daily horseback exercise, which
ho has continued to this day. While rid
Ing on horseback, accompanied by lla vsfe,
tho horse at hta wife took fright on tho Mary
iaud road, uotth of tue city. and after throwing
lor ucar the spot wldro tho corps Of 0eu. Early
had tts akirm!sh fight with tho oil Potomac
Sixth Corps, rau Amy, blr. Dlair, following up
tho runaway horse discovered him drinking At
tho vofy yocuitar Silver Spring which, since
that day, havo given the panlo to that locality.
The epring ia almost ~ remarkable, aftcr
itB kind, as Ia the old gentleman blair himself
It bubbles up frum shining silver Aahd, frcbh
aud remarkably cold. and always preserves tho
sparkling color which at firHt eeetua to 10 re-
fcctod from tho silver bod at jts snnFeo, This
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per aceo. 1he so1. Ii afs' 'n'n. a'ia haAus' ous
fnfnalles abunt!ant Erass Tor passufage' ~h'lo
tilero aro grand opk foseHtB aud nu,nber1cuH
spr;urs which combine 10 make Silver
Springs farm ono of the most attractive rural
II - ,3.-r
paees "ooue "aen'"Gton. ~ no' "toA '."so
midway bctwoan Black Cfoek and tho LaHtorn
Branch. Old S1r. Blair has afwnys had greht
filth in tho advantages to health lappinoss, aud
1,,oov;tv ,rtot, oYe n In i1crtgol frnm rorntrv
,une'ss ns ", "nsa as w ~ ~. aanoata ~ ~,
kind Of llfc as was over Dulwes Lytton, aud tho
columns Of tho old Globe attest this love OF
thon .o t%,t ~ xar THn aa,. so te
s.aoeluI suaa 'as. :" ~. ~ ~ ,,is
Ola Rento1nan mas proved 'ae corfecsness Oh Liz
theories.
HEALTH nr THE sApDI.E.
Atoo rc.rs at a0o. now moro than elxty yoars
~ rrovats n 1,la;r q, IN - nrc,.,,,,oa1 s .,s
ago. fT"ho'a II A'a'f' Of, Was Pfohouacea "
Ills physicians An iucuran7o eonhumpslTo. Al
romodos had boon tricd, and fai1ed, and htB
doctors told him that tho only thing which
coniJ lccn t,m from is pr.vo yas tl,o aall1c.
ST. ".., -. .sta.;sa. o,,,.,.,,,.,,tvo ta,,.
staaS' osef"of1' Or lhhot'1oo oou1o'npt'se 'ehs
| denctcs, hnd gwen Him cough, Which MN
| caliainE him rapidly 10 waato AWny. 1Io &C
cantoJ tho aflyfco Of liy doctors. md took
tn ,ha aadlfa I1a etartod on on 1onv horso.
~ ~ 'to"'e' 9 ,,n..
| back journey, "n'ea uss hot onaea YET. "hcn
ho began iiaine 10 1aa 70 po ~ !ea 10 Us 4 nnfse,
kopt on riding then. as ho trles to keep on riding
now at 81. From that day horao haa bee'I Ills
CONSTANT companion, and d'lring that long eourau
| nf yearH many horse has served llH
"horso-Acassn." All those years, until his
recont Increased feebioncss thoBo who passed by
SiIyor sprlpes conll cyory morning 200 two
l,orHea saddied near tho old nan's door. Ono
than thar throo score Years aud ten. whose runaway
auoidon& 10 msDy yoars ago. resulted tn tho
purchase Of Silver Spring fa1m. Tho otl,rE Is for
Mr. Blair himself, An immense stoue, ascended
block. from which faithful body-sor.
| yRuta a&siHt tho aged foot to tue