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remained through the afternoon, ana
finally consented to pass the night. In
the morning he proceeded upon his
way. and having transacted his bust
ness at Williamsburg. returned to Mr..
Chamberlayn's and spent several days.
The beautiful widow was Martha
cambridge Gusts. the daughter of John
cambridge, whose husband, Daniel
Parke Custis. died year or SO pre-
vious, leaving her two children and
large fortune in lands and money. She
was born In New Kent county in 1889,
was married at II. and when Washing
ton hrst met her was 26 years old, and
IN the richest bloom of womanhood.
She had fine residence in Williams
ourg-"the six chimney house" 1t was
called-and plantation near the city,
with 100000 of bonds and mortgages
In her strong box. 1t is said that the
day after she accepted Washington she
planted a yew tree in the garden be-
hind the six chimney house." symbol
OF devotion and constancy. The mar
rage took place at the residence of the
bride on Jan. IT, 1759-about six months
after the first meeting-and the cere-
mony was followed by reception.
Washington was attending a session of
tPe House of Burgesses at Williams
burg, then the capital of Virginia, and
at Its close, removed with his wife and
her two little children to Mount YER
non,
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The Fauntleroy family had n fine
plantation at MAYORS Hold, on the
Rappahannock, about fifteen miles
from Wakefield. the birthplace of
Washington. In 1852, when he was
twenty years old. the latter addressed a
letter to Mr. Fauntleroy, which has
been preserved, asking permission to
make proposal of marriage to his
daughter. .in the hope" he says. "of a
revocation Of a former cruel sentence.
and see IL cannot find an alteration In
my favor"
This letter was written Immediately
after his return from the voyage lie
made to Barbados with his brother
Lawrence. who was in feeble health
at the time and died soon after. So tho
Cruel sentence" must have been pro-
nounced before they sailed In Septem-
Der, 1851. The fathers reply has not
favorable.
This was the most serious love affair
washington ever had except the later
one which ended In his marriage.
The young woman who fitted him,
afterward became the wife OF Thomas
ton of the town that she married for
money instead of love, and rejected
Washington because he had less wealth
than her other sutton. 1t Is said. too,
that after he became famous and WIS.,
tied the town of Williamsburg as the
guest of the people. she watched from
q window the triumphal pageant as he
passed on horseback through the
streets and tainted. The home OF tho
Fauntleroys was a magnificent man.
sion, which stood within beautiful
park overlooking the river, and re-
mained until q few years since. when
It was pulled down.
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In the edifice of health is vigor which meant
not merely muscular energy, but an active
discharge of the various functions OF the
body, such as digestion, secretion of the bile,
the action OF the bowels, the circulation Of the
blood. Nothing more actively and thor
oughly contributes to the united performance
of these functions than the renowned tonic
and regulator, Hostetters Stomach Bitters.
Tho result Of Its use is a speedy gain In
strength, together with the agreeable con
seriousness that the tenure of life la being
strengthened-that ono is LAYING up store OF
vitality against the unavoidable draughts
which old age makes upon the system. The
terrifying influence Of the Bitters constitute
1t reliable safeguard against malaria, rheu
matism and kidney trouble. Appetite and
sleep improve through Its use, and 1t protects
the system from the effects of cold and damp
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Wayne devoted himself to drilling mill
tary companies in his own county. He
entered the army as colonel in 1776
and distinguished himself in many ac-
lions. His most notable exploit, per-
haps. was the storming of Stony Point.
on the Hudson. This formidable work
he carried at midnight by bayonet
charge. the soldiers guns being empty.
He afterward handled a small force in
Georgia in such a way as to hold in
check a much larger body of British
troops. 1t was his careful organization
and bold execution of various enter
prises during the Revolution which
caused his selection by Washington to
retrieve the fortunes of the Indian war
after st. Clair's defeat When he re-
turned from his successful expedition
against the Indians he was received in
Philadelphia in triumph. He was sent
in 1896 to receive the surrender of the
western forts, and died In December of
that year on the shore of Lake Erie.
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George Washington was born in Vir-
ginia, Feb. %. 1882. His father was
planter, with a large landed property;
MS mother was a woman of great force
of character, but, like many ladies of
that day, she had little education.
Washington got such education as the
poor country schools of the time afford
ed, but he made the most of it. His
exercise books are models of method
and neatness. Besides the common
branches OF reading. writing and arith-
metic. he learned surveying and book.
Keeping. He was a land of great
strength and took the lead in all athletic
sports, and he became one of the best
horsemen OF his time. He bore hard
ships with great resolution, he spoke
the truth, he was economical, indus
trious and systematic In his habits. He
was, while yet hardly more than a boy,
engaged in surveying wild lands for
Lord Fairfax, an English nobleman,
who owned a great tract of Virginian
territory, and lived in the Shenandoah
Valley. He thus came to know the
frontier country and the habits of the
Indians. He was made major of the
militia at nineteen, and he was but
twenty-one when Gov. Dinwiddie sent
him on a mission to the French posts on
the Ohio. as we have told in another
chapter By his prudent conduct in
Braddock and Forbes expeditions. and
in the defense of the Virginia frontier.
he won the confidence of the American
people. He was member of the Con-
tinental Congress of IVA. He was not
brilliant man, but even in i17l Pat
rick Henry pronounced him for solid
information and sound Judgment, UNI
questionably the greatest man on the
floor of the Continental Congress.
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THE ONE WEAK EYE.
Simple Experiment by Which 1t May Be
Discovered

Discovered.
Eyes" said the doctor, In a moment Of
unprofessional confidence. ..the makers OF
sns Of SsSny bas fl te
Strength p Of your eyes that IS as Simple AZ
Sun; "AII You need q stereoseoPe and a 2
The picture holder slides up and down a
fiat frame; trombone fashion, is the best
though, any Will do. and the photograph
s HE view Of some locality with people in 1T.
"Put the photograph In the holder and
t focus It lust enough so that you can SO:
and look at the picture intently with YOU
right eye while you count twenty slowly.
Nov eIN Close The The right eye and look at the pie
Of time. Then open both eyes and look al
the picture without changing the focus
on one side Of the picture Will seem to moyt
across across the View and group themselves VIII
Moysovsr o' they w vain move WITH Wy very pre- pre-
the. vision, II the left eye, for example. IL
quite weak, the figures win move yer,
sde the i. Of sgh. to d
feet the movement will be gradual, and &c
that, simple as 1t seems, 1t will bring out
defects OF Vision that have never been sus1
peeted, and another queer thing ID that "
VIII demonstrate the cases In which both
eyes are of equal power to be surprisingly
exceptional. I have tried 1t In a score q
mixed gatherings, and never yet without
having the experimenter observe somt
movement of the figures. There was ont
old lady, l remember, up at Port Jeffersot
she saw precisely with both eyes as sh,
dld with one eye, and well she might, fol
found she was stone blind on the left side
and didn't know it."
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CONSTITUTION AND GuERRrERE.

hardly warrant the cost of repairs, es-
pecially when the nature of modern
naval warfare was considered. She was
therefore CONDEMNED. and was about
to be broken up when Oliver Wendell
Holmes famous ode appeared. begin
ming. "Ay. tear her tattered ensign
down" The poet shamed congress.
and 1t was decided to repair once more
the old warship. She took several
cruises after that, and once carried a
load of wheat to the starving poor of
Ireland. On that voyage she went
ashore, and being old, there was every
reason why she should have left her
bones on the coast; but, with her usual
good luck. the Constitution" got of
without serious damage and returned
to her native land.
But day came at last when no fur
ther repairs would avail, and a govern
ment which pays little for sentiment.
would spend nothing to keep up ship
which had contributed so much to the
glory of our ship builders. of our brave
seamen and of our starry flag. The
Constitution" leaky and dismantled.
was lying at the Brooklyn navy yard.
awaiting her doom. Happily the gov
eminent again relented in her favor. 1t
was decided that she should not be
broken up. AS long as her old timbers
would hold together she should be al
lowed to float. but not with her trim
masts and spars, as IL still living
monument of our naval pride. No; they
would not break her up, but they would
send her Into an obscure exile, where
few could see her and where she would
soon be forgotten and gradually wear
away. Sometimes I think 1t would
have been nobler to take the old fri
gate out to sea, and piercing her sides
with volley of guns. let her sink into
the bosom of the element which had
borne her proud form to so many VIC
tories.-S. G.. w. Benjamin.
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Before the buds awaken,
Or the pink blossoms blow,
While yet the bough forsaker
Hangs ghostly in the snow
Love Journeys forth elated
To seek the happy shrine
By lovers dedicated
To good St. Valentine.
And there before the altar
He kneels, beseeching grace;
His heart fOrgets to falter,
Remembering your face;
And all his words are fashioned
Into n single line
lovers prayer impassioned
To his saint, Valentine.
Ills eyes with rapture glisten,
His heart with hope Is high,
He almost thinks to listen
And hear your footsteps nigh;
All. Sweet, when he shall find you,
And voice his prayer and mine,
Let no vain doubtings blind you
Say yes, my Valentinel
Felix Carmen in Century for February
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"oLDs iRoNsIpEs."



Century Old.
The famous frigate Constitution. :"
oiten known as "Old Ironsides," was
launched September 20, 1877, a few
months after washington's retirement,
and therefore lacks only two years of
oeing a century old. She is the most
famous ship In the history of the
United States. and in her renown rivals
the celebrated line-of-battIe ship "Vic-
tory" Lord Nelson's flag ship at the
pattle OF Trafalgar. She has been, in
deed, what is called lucky ship. She
never lost battle, She never fell into
the hands Of the enemy, and she never
was disabled by storm. Many mar
row escapes she has had in her long
ana prosperous career, and she has
come triumphant out of all her adven-
lures. Like the constitution of the
United States, after which she was
named. she has withstood every danger
that threatened, and is a fitting type
OF the ship of state
VI course, during her seventy-five
years OF active service the Constitution
o1ten needed to be repaired. But al
though the material in her has been
OFTEN replaced. she always continued
the same ship, just as the human body
Is the same body of the same person.
though its substance is constantly
changing. In 1880 it was decided that
the good frigate Constitution" would
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WESTINGHOUSE MARRIAGE.
The story of His Meeting With Martha
cambridge Curtis
"poN'r TREAD ON ME.s

Two years after Washington was
Tilted by Miss Phillipse and when he
had Just returned from Fort du Quesne
he went to Williamsburg in military
dress attended by an orderly. While
crossing Williams Ferry over the "a
munkey river, branch Of the York.
he was accosted by venerable gentle
man named Chamberlain. who had
learned his Identity. and invited to
rest for while at his house in the
neighborhood. Washington at first de-
clined, as his business with the COVER
nor OF williamsburg was urgent, but
finally consented to stop for dinner.
Having arrived at the hospitabie man
sion. he was introduced to the family
and a number of guests. among them
charming and beautiful widow who
lived near by. There was q mutual
attraction, and instead OF departing
immediately after dinner. Washington
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VINO WINS THE $500,

A novel way to Obtain . suitable
name for their great, yes, wonderful
new oats, has been adopted by the
sohn A. salzer Seed Co. They offer
300 for name for their new oats;
their catalogue tells all about 1t. Farm
efs are enthusiastic over the oat,
claiming 200 bushels can be grown per
acre right along. You will want 1t.
Farmers report six tons Of hay from
oaizer's Meadow Mixtures; 112 bushels
corn per acre in dry season, and ,l6i
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II Yoa WIN uut rh. o-t aud send It
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set Tree their lnsmmoth catalogue and
package Of above $500 Prise Oetswnu
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: A certain member of the Michigan legiS
lature has a word that Is not nearly al
good as his bond, albeit his word goes to tho
that he really does more good by talking
than II he didn't talk. The other day feI'
low member, who didn't know his peculiari.
Ties, heard him tell something. and shortly
after 10 met another member who knew him
from long time back.
ber's new friend, inf. blank told me q
strangee, thing while ago"
An" was the immediate response, "what
was 1t, the truth2'-Detroit Free Press.
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We offer 500 reward for any case Of
catarrh that can not be cured by Halls
catarrh cure
Ohio.
=, We the undersigned, have known =. J.
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ledo, Ohio.
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Halls Catarrh cure is taken internally,
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balls family pills, 25 cents.
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Home and Society in washinrton's Time.

Home and Society In Washington's Iiine'
Not only did the people of the United
States, in the time of President Wash
ington. have no railroads and no
steamboats,. but they lacked great
number of other conveniences. Tele-
graphs and telephones were unknown.
Electric lights are an invention of our
own time. but our ancestors did not
even have gas or kerosene OIL Lamps
of any kind were almost unknown:
houses were lighted with tallow can
dies though some of the people made
candles of a green wax derived from
the berries of the wax-myrtle tree. The
poorest people burned wick In yes
sci containing little grease. or lighted
pieces of pitch pine on the hearth. With
such lights, it was no great virtue that
they went to bed early. Even the
streets of large towns were lighted
with dim lanterns. Stoves for heating
were almost unknown; those for cook
ing were not yet dreamed of. Wood
was the only fuel used in houses.
Blacksmiths burned charcoal.
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A queerer suit at law was never brought
than that of II. Magil against the Usage
council Magill was going through the res res,
ervation when the Indians caught and tied
him, cut his hair and held a war dance
around him. He sues for $4,000, and the
council offers $500 to settle.
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Has tastes incidentally, in keeping with
other luxuries. A remedy must be
pleasantly acceptable in form, purely
wholesome in composition, truly bene-
fetal in effect and entirely free from
every Objectionable quality. If really
i'll he coDsults a physician; IL consti-
pated he uses the gentle family laxative
Syrup Of Figs.
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1000 BUS. POTATOES PER ACRE.

Wonderful yields in potatoes, oats,
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Wis, for their great seed book and
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F r e e.!
TO CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
POCKET au 2 >, ROSTOM
The Convention City.
Tho Convention City.

The Passenger Department of the Big
-Four Route has issued very convenient
and attractive Pocket Guide to the City of
Boston which will be sent free of charge to
all members of the Young Peoples Society
of Christian Endeavor who will send three
two cent stamps to the undersigned. This
Pocket Guide should be In the hands OF
every member of the Society who contem-
plates attending the 14th Annual Conven-
ton, as it shows the location of all Depots,
Hotels, Churches, Institutions, Places of
Amusement, Prominent Buildings, Street
Car Lines, etc, etc Write soon, as the
edition is limited.
f. o. MCCORMICK,
Passenger Traffic Manager Big -Four Route,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Cheap Excursion to Phoenix, Arizona. =
$50. 90 Round Trip.

On account of the completion of the Santa
Fe, Prescott & Phoenix Railway Into Phoe.
round-trip tickets TO that point from Denver,
Colorado Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad on
March 3ist, ut the low rate Of $4,000. Tick
cts at similarly reduced rates from all other
points In Colorado Will be sold by all lines
In connection with the above.
In addition to the Jubilee Celebration by
the citizens of Phoenix, the Grand Lodge
A. o. u. w. will convene there on March
18th. Colorado delegation will leave Denver
by specia! train evening OF March 9th.
For full particulars address j. T.. Hall,
General Agent. "Santn Fe Route" 1900
Lawrence Street, Denver Colorado.
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Some of the ranches In the West contain
millions of acres of land and are enclosed
with fences that extend for miles. 1t take
an express train four hours and fifteen min
utes to pass through one pasture in Texas.
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Anyone who may be inclined to think that
he has more than his share of troubles
should observe the troubles of the freezing
grlpman.
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hardware man in New Orleans, a ne
gro weighing 210 pounds and named Little
Coon, is trying to have the courts change
his name,
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MAD ANTHONY" WAYNE.
The Man Selected by Washington to

Retrieve the Army's Fortunes.
Gen. Wayne was born in Chester
county, Pennsylvania, in 1745. He early
showed fondness for military life.
He received a good education for the
time and became LAND surveyor. Dur
ing the troublous times of liza and IT'S
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After a woman gets married her husband
discovers when he talks that she Is no long
er good listener.
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by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
even after the disease has progressed so
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Do you doubt that hundreds of such cases
reported to us as cured by Golden Med
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trial of Golden Medical Discovery"
but who have been forced to confess that
it surpasses, in curative power over this
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which they are acquainted. Nasty cod
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cases and had either utterly failed TO bene-
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short time. Extract of malt, whiskey,
and various preparations of the lypophos-
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The photographs of large number of
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lingering coughs, asthma, chronic nasal
catarrh and kindred maladies, have been
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Do You Wish
the Finest Bread
and Cake?

It is conceded that the Royal Baking Powder is
the purest and strongest of all the baking powders.
The purest baking powder makes the finest sweet
est, most delicious food The strongest baking pow
der makes the lghtest food
That baking powder which is both purest and
strongest makes the most digestibe and wholesome
food.
Why should not every housekeeper avail herself
of the baking powder which will give her the best
food with the least trouble?
Avoid all baking powders sold with gift
or prize, or at lower price than the Royal
as they invariably contain alum lime sui
phuric acid, and render the food unwholesome
Certain protection from alum baking powders can
be had by declining to accept any substitute for the
Royal, which is absolutely pure
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Parkhurst struck Chicago just as she was
Burns visit.
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SHJIHEs OF III EHElIsEi JHs1lcUs
OF Judge Williams Obiter dcta of gen
eral character the following examples may
be given:
81 can never understand why counsel will
undertake the arduous task of convincing
their opponents instead of the judge. Their
opponents are paid not to be convinced.
THE court has duty to see that letters
peace, should not be read. 1t would dis
courage friendly negotiations"
..As Lord Justice Bowen used to say, n
thing is only deemed to be so when 1t Is not
So"
stop, Mr.. -, my receptivlty is ex-
hausted.'
"That is because higher authority than
Mr.. Wells interposed-his Wife"
''There Is genuine ring about these afli-
davits, as If they were the witnesses own
words Westminster Gazette.
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Piso's Cure is wonderful Cough Medi-
clne.-Mrs w. Pickert, Van Sclen and
Blake AYES, Brooklyn, N. Y, Oct. &c, '94.
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1t now remains to be seen whether Con
gress Is capable Of carrying motion to nd
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At salta, In Arreptiua, a list of naughty
nyys ana girls who have failed to attend
n nSno", regularly 10 pubIlshed In the news.
paperA
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The oldest and largest
Nursery in the State ant
the only one propagat-
ing a general Stock. II
you want TO be success
full plant COLORADO
GROWN trees. Send for
Catalogue and price list
and mention this Paper.
DEWEEsE 81 DYE,
Proprietors.
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II the President has any other plans, he
should know that Congress- has Its knife NIL
whetted and ready.