, 1892-02-22

made him free, and this government re.
spectacle. And thus, in perfect silence the
president and the honorable secretary in
scf1bed each his name in the space left
blank oYerthe official title the great seal was
pressed upon the ribbon and the wafer; the
last act was ended the work was done, and
the magnificent state of Washington shot
out upon the broad bosom of time enter
ing upon meritorious contest for indus
trial supremacy amonga sisterhoOd gilmore
than forty empires. What memorable
hour! Oh, the thoughts that fitted
through my mind Another link
in the chain of 'human brotherhood "
already more than sixty millions strong.
In contemplation of her future could see
| arising before me the grandest state over
which the stars and stripes ever Hoated a
dominion filled with industrious, intelli-
gent and patriotic people, whose views of
| human liberty befttlngly respond to the
I higher soul OF the declaration of independ-
ence, and are in perfect harmony with the
life work OF the hero of the day, out of re-
I spect to the memory of whose life and
character we are here assembled; state
| whose possibilities are as unbounded as
! The suns horizon; whose resources are as
| varied as those Of every other portion of
this nation combined; whose richness no
mind can estimate; state to which an in
dlYlduaI from any portion of the world
may come and find his own, his native
climate, soil and product. This is the
state best fitted to bear the name of the
father Of his country.
Looking out Of the north window of the
| presidents room in the White House, my
eyes rested upon the monument pledged
by act OF congress; the miSts of the COM
ing night already darkened it, and could
not help contrasting the inanimate marble
slab with this new and vigorous state: the
former the evidence of a grateful people.
the latter the outgrowth Of our hero's Gre
atlon, yet each an enduring monument.
Ihe one may not be proof against the cas-
ualties ofthe future !. the winters storms will
blow and beat against it; the continuous
action OF the various elements NAV discol-
or 1t; lightning may scar and blacken it
the mighty tornado and resistless cyclone
may rend its massive structure asunder
and level it to the earth, but the other. the
state Of Washington, like the character Of
him whose honored name it perpetuates,
will continue to grow in strength, glorv
and grandeur as long as time shall last.
The people of this state honor them
selves IN paying homage to the loftiest
standard of human character the world
has ever produced. The prime meridian
Of universal longitude you may locate
wherever you will, but the prime meridian
OF pure, dls1nterested, patriotic, exalted
human character will rest upon the grave
ot Washington forever.
This speech was folloWedby
. wAsHINGToN's FAREWELL ADDRESS.
Previous to reading the farewell address
Of General Washington, Major G. M. Bar
ton read a verse from Lowell, on the Fa-
ther of his Country. He then said:
''4he farewell address [ am about to
read was delivered by General Washington
to the remnant of the Continental army.
near Princeton, New Jersey, on the I'd day
OF November 1888, over one hundred and
eight years ago. L may be pardoned IN
I am q 4 Il, 1
one whose sword was drawn in that strug-
gle. IL lived also for many years within a
score OF miles of the beautiful home of
Washington, on the Potomac and have
often visited that mecca of patriots, and
have stood in the chamber of death where
his great soul departed. I have also seen
the ruins OF the house in which he was
born, III Virginia, and wandered over the
section OF country in which Washington
passed his boyhood days.
The farewell address was then read.
After music by the band the audience
was dismissed, Governor Ferry presided
and made brief and stirring Introductory
address.
The marshal OF the day was F. G. Deming
and the committee on ARRANGEMENTS
A. II, Adams, Q. 7. Whitney and Harry
After the exercises at the theater, the va
rloQs organizations preceded by the band,
marched to the corner of Main and
Fourth streets and dismissed.
DECORATION.
There was plentiful display of bunting
yesterday all over the city. Among the
places where flags were flying, were those
OF T.. Il, Williamson, Capt. G. F. Leaven-
worth, Harry8McElroy, r. W. Tinkham,
Duckerlng, the Photographer, Filley & Saw
yer, Louis Bettman, G. Kaufman, Mr.. Sis
by, NJ 0.Connor, Jacob Brown, Jos. Cheim,
Mrs: s. w. Percival, DR.. Newell, Olympia
Trading company.
A Warming DON'T Use Big Words.
In promulgating esoteric cogitations or
artitculating superficial sentimentalities
and philosophical or psychological obser-
vations, beware of platitudinous ponder
oslty Let your statements possess a cIari-
fed conciseneSs, compacted comprehensi-
bleness, coalescent consistency and a con
centrated cogency. Eschew all conglom-
erations of 1atulent garrulity, ieiune bab-
Element and asinine affections. In trying
to impress upon others the superiority Of
the Wisconsin Central Line, and whysyou
and so many others use this thoroughfare
| from st. Paul and Minneapolis and Duluth
and Ashland to Milwaukee, Chicago and
points east and south, it is not necessary
to use Jawbreakers. Let your extempor
aneOus descantings and unpremeditated
expatiations have inteligibility and verae-
ious vivacity, without Thodomentade or
thrasonical bombast. SeduIously avoid all
Pollysyllable profundity, psittaceous va
Guilty, VentrllOqual verbosity and vandio-
quent vapidity, shun double entendres,
prurient jocosity and pestiferous profanity,
obscurent or apparent. In other words,
talk plainly, naturally, sensibly, and
truthfully say the Wisconsin Central Lines
is THE route, and that ends it.
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A Scene in The R0h Tail Car.