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family, and the house came to him by her.
itage He lives there with his wife, and
divides his time between farming and med
icine. Stratford Hall is back from the river
about two miles, and is a good twenty-mile
drive from Colonial Beach. At this sea-
son of the year 1t is a particularly diff
cult place to reach ,and only he who has the
temerity to undertake a twenty-mile drive
over Virginia winter roads may see 1t.
Leaving aside the question OF roads, the
drive is an interesting one. The roads
are dotted with deep mud holes and choked
with tree stumps. The driver guides
his scraggy brown ponies so they Will pass
on other side of them, but notwithstanding
his care, wheel occasionally sloughs down
into the mud or grazes the trees.
II may take "a little longer in the end to
reach given point, but what is time in a
country where there is not a watch or clock,
except in the houses Of the "quaity?''
When they come to an obstacle they drive
around it. If mud hole forms in the new
made path they merely turn the horses
head a little farther and drive around
that also. The negro cabins are full of
children and yellow dogs, and both rush
eagerly to the roadside at the sight OF
strange face, and watch the blackboard un-
til 1t disappears in the distance.
Cattle and hogs run Wild in the road
way, and when they become too numerous
the driver gets down with his whip and
drives them into the underbrush so that
his horses may pass. Meetings on these
roads are few, but If il is "cote day at
Montrose, and you are fortunate. you may
come across Kurnul Barker on his way TO
- Tend cote" He is tie old Virginia gen.
tleman with flowing white beard and whisk-
erS oad-briInmed soft felt hat and low
cut waistcoat. He greets YOU with Il pleas
ant ''Howdy. subj" and ones hand goes as
instinctively to ones hat as though greet
ing a lady.
AS the visitor approaches Stratford Hall
the country becomes higher and more open.
The pines and gums slip back from the road
side and the swamps give way to rolling
upland, crossed by well-tended fences and
With white, green-shuttered farm houses
showing up in the distance. The country
looks less p0yerty-stricken and one seems
fo breathe freer as though emerging from
confinement.
At Stratford Corners the road branches
70 tie left aud winds over The downs to-
ward the river. 1t approaches the Han
in tile rear, and first glimpse through the
trees shows the tan. vaulted chimncys of
tile old manor house. AT the gate which
opens from tie main road into the private
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But little is known of il by the general pub
lie and in ma iority of the histories of the
Father of His Country it has merely been
referred TO as the place OF his birth ana
where he passed the earlier years OF his life.
Like many of the old Virginia names,
that~of Wakefield is moi OF town, but
an estate. Some chroniclerS have given 1t
the importance that is its due aud devoted
pages 10 descriptions OF the old Potomac
home and the early life of Gen. Washing
ton In later years, however, Mount Yer
non has claimed tue attention OF the his
torians, and visitors 10 the tomb, when
they asked where Washington was born,
have usually received the answer, "0h,
down the river somewhere"
The government also has sighted Wake
field in favor of it's more famous rival and
il was only in late years that official rec
ogntion was accorded it and steps taken
10 mark the spot.
Like all the old-time Virginia estates.
Wakefield has been divided and subdividod
among heirs until il is but a remnant Of
its former greatness, and the larger por
tion has passed iIto the hands OF strangers
ADJOINED THE LEE PLACE.
The original plantation lay between the
Monroe estate, on the north, and Stratford
Hall, the demesne of the Lees, on the
south. II cXtcndcd far back into the coun-
try. and came down from the hills through
the pine swamps To the dark, rich iowland
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of the original plantation, togethcf with
several acres surrounding the site ief the
monument The road is fifty, feeD wide
ana Il mile and a half long. and the entire
amount of land is but nineteen. acres, yet
the government paid Mr.. Wilson $50, 900 for
it, and now that gentleman can! sit on
the front porch OF his square wh1te house
that stands back from the road, and watch
the erection of the monument as he smiles
and jingles the coin In his pocket
The guide who took The Times man
from the wharf TO Wakefield house was
evidently. very much afraid of Mr.s Wilson.
Notwithstanding there were numerousshort
cuts across the gentleman's land, which
would have materially lessened The dis
tance, the native kept to the road, with
Tie remark that "Kurnul Wilson was
mighty unsartin,'' and 1T was best to
keep on government property.
The first sight of the spot where the
house stood is rather discoura ging. There
does not seem 10 be much OF interest,
and the place Is Uttered with stones and
rubbish and the tools of the workmen
enga ged In erecting the monument.
Tho site is on the exact spot where the
Eouse once stood, and in digging the work
men have laid bare the walls OF the old
foundation. The thin English brick crop
out from the red clay sail, and the "oyster
smell mo TtdF SUN CiuISs "
In those days houses were built 10 stand,
and the mortar was made Of the very be st
material This section of Virginia is
dotted with the ruins OF houses which have
burned or been torn down, leaving the Old
| brick chimneys and foundation walls stll
| standing. The bricks are In Perfect cond-
| tion, and could be used again in building
were il not for the mortar which Clings
| 10 them and cannot be removed without
| wing the brick. Several piles of
| brick, unearthcd in laying the foundation
Of The monument, are scattered about over
| the knoll on which The house stood: An
| effort is TO lie made TO preserve them from
| tie relic hunters, and the watcEman will
| be placed in charge when the work is COM
/ pleted TO receive strict in nstruction TO
| allow no one 10 carry a brick away.
OLD HOUSE WAS BURNED.
| Like the Monroe house, the house OF
| Washington was burned many years ago,
! but general idea of It's appearance can
| he obi aimed from The peopic living there
| about. who have talked Of ii With their
fathers and their fathers fathers. The
| house evidently faced south, with its side
| toward the river, and the winding drive
way from the county pike swept around
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COR HIM IN TROUBLE.
Bank burglar Attempts a job ON a
Cold Night and Meets Disaster

Fl. Bentc,. llfca.) Cor. Of PhjiG- Times
During the severely cold weather ia
January lust past Tip Burbank. notorious
rubber. was captured in the Following
singular manner
Tin went out alone one night 10 make
raid on the First National Bank "f tins
Dlace. His plan Was To enter through
window at the rear of the bUilding. To-
make his way through the Tunuis and
offices back. finally working his way t." The
vault. An iron grating protected this win
dow. OF course. but Tip would make short
work OF this with his files and screw
drivers had not Jack Frost played Hand
in the game. The night was On intensely
cold one. and the streets were Ike glass.
n heavy snow two weeks previous having
melted a il fell and then frozen over
smooth and hard. While Tip Was fling the
first bar uf the grating his foot slipped.
throwing him forward violently against
the winCow. As luck would have it. the
fall jerked his mouth open. forcing his
tongue between his lips, fairly freezing
it To the iron bars
All efforts To release himself were IN
vain as nothing short ef pdlhag has
tongue out by the roots would have effected
this. and he could not bring himself 20
do It. a night watchnan making his
rounds found hin a Ealf hour later almost
dead with cold. Tip is alive and safely
housed in iail now. but bis tongue VIII
never wag again. IL is completely Jnt
hopelessly p3ralyzed.
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roots of the old locust tree, and goes swing
ing down across the garden to the pear
tree, and over the rolling meadows to the
place which was once the family burying.
ground. The negroes say that there is
money buried in the garden beneath the old
pear tree, and many have been the fruitlesS
efforts 10 find it.
The old brick well et the back of the
house, which was filled up only a few
summers ago, has also been the scene OF
many explorations for hidden coin. all of
which, il is needless TO say, have been un-
rewarded. Until the recent newspaper
talk about the Monroe doctrine and the
government purchase OF Wakefield but
few of the colcred people knew of the his
toric interest attached to the locality
There was nothing but few old bricks
scattered about among tile furrows and
the locust trees to mark the spot where a
President was born. The bricks will be
there until the relic hunters carry them
away, and the old tree Will stand stiff and
firm against the storm, While Pastor Stew
art will live in hope and wait for a gener-
Gus government TO reward him.
wASHINGTONS BIRTHPLACE.
Mount vernon has become so associated
with the name of Washington that Wake
field, the place of his birth. has been push
ed almost entirely into the background.
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BALI.ADE OF THE $4,000 Red


The AstorS. .SIOauCs frd VanderbiitS We're,
II jS said among The first to take up the IL
vjeia1 he'd ~ both their town and country
Paper.
AHhan the grand divided bed!
Its praises shout unto the SKY
The couch Of wood must hang its head
No wealthy swell viii east his eve
On it. hut spread his wings and fiy
To dTea m beneath the flOweFed quilts
That grace the bed adOptedb by
. The AstOrS, ,SiOaneS and NanderbiltS-
The glory of the cot has fled, -
No more its bosom will unite
DAYS weary knots when day has sped
For him who popped n!eads Would Si'J>
Into the grim mosquito Spry
That on his nlOHnlit nose tip ultS
He'll moan. This is enough 10 Try
Thf, AstOrs, SIoanes and VanderbilJs-'
The folding bed is flown and dead.
The occupant no more VIII cry
For help when by IL, he It said.
He's banged and flattened like PIE,
Into his fine brass nest he'll bic.
That Still more bright the gas heglltS
Than gold for which most gladly Vic
The Asf0rS, SlOaneS and Nandcrbilts.
ENVOI.
Upon the high priced bed, oh. fie-
The rose OF peace that never wits.
Makes rosy beds where seldom liz
The AStOrS, SlOaneS and NanderDilts
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driveway there is sign which says, No
adnitt3 nee to picnic parties and sight
seeing, tramps.'' IL was placed there by
Dr. Stuart because the place was overrun
with excursion parties in the summer time
who wanted TO see the house and came at
all times of da and night.
A COURTEOUS HOST.
Or. Stuart, however, is always glad to
see his friends, and the stranger who asks
cvilly for the privilege OF going over the
old manse will find him a very pleasant
gentleman, willing to extend warm wei
come.
The driveway from the main road is per
haps a quarter OF mile long, and an excel
lent view Of the rear Of the house may he
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thick tangle of undergro with hides from
view one OF the most interesting sights
about the old place. Here, on a little
knoll, topped with pine trees. shut in by
the bushes and choked with bIiars and
weeds, is the burial place of Thomas Lee,
first governor of Virginia, and his wife
Hannah. But Il small part of the old brick
vault remains, and that is half filled with
earth and rubbish. Lying on the leaves
beside il is The headStoue, neglected, which
once marked the grave of Gen. Robert E.
Lees great-grandfather. Some colored
boy has set Il rabbit trap against the head
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and their horizon is outlined by the pine tree
swamp in the rear and the Maryland bills
across the river.
Back from the river the local culoring
stands out boldly and 10 tie visitor il is
almost like stepping backward into YES
terday and living the life described in
The books he has read.
THE TRIP BY RIVER.
From Washington 10 the home of the Mon
Tucs the trip is 10 some degree. tIreSOne
and uninteresting. 1t may be made either
by rail- to Frederick and then across country
by blackboard, or the Traveller may take q
freight steamer down the river. Or the two
the latter is preferable. because is shorter
The Traveller leaves the boat at that parti-
Colored. many-Cabled summer resort, Co
lonal Beach. so different in appearance from
Its staid. old-laslIioned surroundings. The
place vas namcd Colonial because OF thepr
Revolutionary significance OF The surround
luS country At this season of tic year the
deserted pavilion, abandoned board walk
and weather-beatcu advertisements an
nouncing bathing suits for hire. give If a
particularly forlorn appearance.
An ancient coloTcd man stands on the
wharf and impOrtuncs The asiCnal visitor
10 enter Carrvall and be conveyed TO his
destination without the Inconvenience of
wet feet and mud-coyered trousers. He
II d very interesting OLD man, ana as there
Is no Town ordinance fixing the rate of cab
hire, his customer should always prefer
him half The amount he asks, which will
be accepted.
Stewart is tie old mans name, and in
addition TO icing farmer, hackman and
political boss OF his colored brethren, he
leads their thoughts heaven ward on Sun
Gays and "Eons'' from The pulpit OF the
colorcd log church back in The pine swamp.
Etewar lives on the farm which was once
owned by President James Monroe, and
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Here lies Buried
The Hon!h,le. Col THO LEE

Here lies Buried
The Honh!'le: Col THO LEE
Who dyed Nov 14th 1850,
Aged 90 Years
And his beloved Wife
NJ. HANNAH LEE
She departed this Life
january IS 1749-5O
Their Monument i Erected
III the Lower Church OF
Washington Parish
In this County Miles above
Their Country seat
STRATFORD HALL
That II al that tells Of Thomas Lee and
his wife Hannah and although their nCna-
mCnt stin stands in Washington Parish
their tomb is CTumbIiHg way and the
heJd~tCne which marked their graves IS
now used as 4 rabbit trap.
The old place i> full OF these sad evidences
ofntGleCt The stable ScTUmbhng pieces
and part OFF has been pulled down 10 max
way for a modern unpaintcd pine corn
house. The dairy is windowiess and fiiied
with hay Chickens roam about through
the lower part of the house and many OF
the rooms are shut up and deserted.
Dr. and Mrs. Stuart love the old place.
but are unequal Ia the expense Gi keeplns
Il in repair. The house itself is Still wen
D reserved and VIII withstand many
long winter. although the mold is creeping
up on the walls OF the first story and the
grass is sprOuting bet weeH the bricks which
, line the driveway The visitor turaS his
back on 1t and drives way with sigh Of
I regret and AT the turn in the road You in
StmcuveIy walk the horses aud look back
through the trees for last glimpse Of the
| red glazed brick and towering chime Fs
of Stratford Han. the home Of the Lees
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Of the stone. and Il dead hare lies halr
crushed beneath the corner. The deep cut
4ucerly marked inscription on The stone,
Is still legitlC, and reads as follows
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d, Biz Log Cabin Stands in What Was
the Front Yard of This Colonial
Mansion.
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A : HINGT c N
ians, as a rule,
are probably far
more familiar
wlnI the ruins Of
the Rhine than
they are withthe
ruins Of the Po-
toDlac.
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Their Monument j. Erected
III the Lower Church OF
Washington Parish
In this County s Miles above
Their Country seat
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05

TN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST
Judicial District of the State of Nevada
Lyon County.
Thomas HUXLEY, Plaintiff, VS.. J. B. Dazet #.
s. Lacrouts and the Hale & Norcross Silver
Mining Company, corporation, Defendants.
Notice of Sheriff's sale on foreclosure of
mortgage.
Under and by virtue of an order of sale and
decree of foreclosure, issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the First Judicial District of the
OF August 1896, in the above entitled action,
wherein Thomas HUXLEY. the above named
plaintiff, obtained judgment and decree
against j. B. Dazet one OF the defendants
above named, and the defendant found liable
to pay the debt found due in said action, on
the tenth day Of August, 1896, recorded in
Judgment Book 'B" of said Court, at page 497,
am commanded to sell all that certain lot,
piece or parcel OF land situate in the county of
Lyon, State of Nevada and bounded and de-
scribed as follows
commencing at a certain stake on the east side
of the Carson road at the junction of American
Ravine running on the north side of Grizzly
Hill and Gold Canyon, said stake being twelve
feet nine inches northerly from certain large
boulder, and running thence from said stake
in a southeasterly direction along the road one
hundred and fifty feet to another stake on the
east side of the road thence easterly two hun
dred feet or more to a certain line of stakes,
thence westerly along said line of stakes in an
angling direction to stake on the road, thence
the plpce of beginning, and the quartz mill
thereon known as the Dazet Quartz MILL con-
tanning one boiler, engine, ten stamps, three
pans, two settlers, a i'd all other property
sluices and whatever pertains to said mill, ex
eept three COMMENTATORS and two amalgama
ting plates therein, the property of other part
les.
Under and by virtue of the same order of
sale and decree as aforesaid am also com
handed to sell fifty shares of the capital stock
of the sun Greek Land and Cattle Company, q
corporation organized under the laws of the
State of Nevada, being certificates of the new
issue of said stock numbers 80. five shares; "a,
five shares. and &c. forty shares, the same be-
ing pledged to Thomas HUXLEY. the above
named plaintiff by j. B. Dazet, the above
named defendant, as security for the payment
of money.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday, the
fifth day of September, 1896, at II O'Clock, noon,
of that day, in front of the Court House door,
in the town of Dayton, county of Lyon, State
of Nevada will, in obedience to said order of
.ale and decree of foreclosure sell the above
described property, or so much thereof as may
be necessary to satisfy plaintiffs judgment,
with interest thereon and costs, to the highest
and best bidder for cash. in gold coin of the
United States
Signed: F. L. LITTELL,
Sheriff of Lyon County, Nevada
Dayton, August Is, 1896.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05

In view of the fact that so little
horse breeding has been done in the
past two or three years, and that
for good draft and coach horses we
are coming rapidly to hort sup
ply, the following by correspond
ent of the Country Gentleman, seems
to the point: The brood mare of a
certain quality will now sell for $50.
Some years ago brood mare of like
quality would have brought 800,
and she will possibly command
such price again. 1t may seem
better to hold her until she brings
better price, although she is not
as good as one should keep. Not SO.
Now is the time to get rid of her
For when she sells for 500, it will
take $3.50 to buy a good one to put
in her place. Now a good one can
he got for $75. OF course / am
speaking Of good farm chunks. The
change can be made now for $25;
and, when better prices prevail, the
good mare will be worth $50 more
than the inferior one. One will have
doubled his money, if the prices of
some years ago prevail again. Ger
tainly prices cannot go lower, so
one cannot lose money. But if the
change is not made until the good
prices prevail, it will cost $50 to
make it, the chances of being able
to add to the $50 are poor, and the
probabilities are, on the contrary,
that when one wishes to sell the
better mare he cannot get back all
of his $50.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05
Saturday, August 22nd, 1896

For the purpose of electing delegates to the
said Convention. the Primary Election to be
carried out in compliance with the laws of the
State.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05
Among the Poultry.

Pure water is more essential than
clean grain.
You can depend upon the early
pullets for Winter layers.
Want of exercise and proper feed
ing often induces feather eating.
Leghorns and Brahmas will not
thrive together. Have the flocks
uniform.
When hens appear droopy it may
be from lice, from cold or from in
digestion.
Mix a little powdered charcoal
with the soft feed. 1t will assist
digestion.
Cooked potatoes or turnips mixed
with milk and fed warm is a good
ration for ducks.
If the fowls have bowel disease
change the food for day or two
and change the grit.
If you have a hen that raises
two broods in season and she is
still thrifty keep her.
Pekin ducks are creamy white,
with yellow bill, while the Ayles-
bury is pure white with bill of flesh
color.
There are IS standard breeds of
chickens, 10 breeds of ducks, 7
breeds of geese and 8 breeds of tur-
keys.
1t is not necessary to keep the
turkeys to be used for breeding next
season fat. A thrifty condition is
better.
1t is mistake to sell off the old
hens and breed from pullets. Hard
Ter and better birds will be secured
from two or three year old hens.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05

would make pork cost trifie over
&c per pound. The poorest results
were obtained from work done in
January, which showed 6.93 pounds
from one bushel of corn fed to pigs
weighing 108 pounds each. The
next poorest results were obtained
in June, July and August, and
showed 828 pounds per bushel of
corn fed to pigs weighing 208
pounds each. The third poorest re-
suit was in July and showed 8.66
pounds per bushel fed to pigs of 223
pounds weight The best work was
donein December, and showed 1851
pounds from one bushel of corn.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05
Registration Notice.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
oneTIH OF lyon OOunIy, NeVaul
Dayton, August Is. 1896.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Books Of Registration for the General Election
to be held on the Sd day of November. 1896. for
the election of National, State, County and
Township officers, are now open, and will re-
main open daily on all legal days, from 10
O'Clock A. M. to O'Clock p NJ. until October
goth. 1896. From October 10th to goth no daysl
the hours in addition to above from 2 to P. M.
The Registry Books will finally close October
goth, 1896. at o'clock NJ.
Naturalized citizens are requested to pro-
duce their papers.
L. DAVIS. JR.,
Registry Agent for Sutro Precinct Lyon Coun-
ty, Nevada.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05

RESOLVED, That this Committee direct the
County Central Committees of the silver Party
in the several counties in the State to call Pri-
mary Elections at the time designated by this
Committee, and to district counties, apportion
delegates to the State Convention among the
districts of their respective counties and SUI
pervise the election of such delegates. and that
in counties having no regularly organized
County Central Committees, we recommend
that members of the State Central Committee
in such counties be and are hereby authorized
to call Primary Elections and to supervise the
election of such delegates.
J. II. KINKEAD. Chairman.
H. p. FLANNERY, Secretary
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05

The several Silver Party County Contra
Committees will call a Primary Election o
the people on
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1896-09-05
why strers Pay a Proflt.

Recent experiments show that a
steer can be made to gain as much
as three pounds day when young
for short period, and two pounds
a day is not unusual for three
months. The cost of the food is
from 10 to Is cents per day, which
is nearly equal to the cost of the
gain. Apparently there is no profit
in steers unless prices are high, but
when it is considered that much of
the food consists of corn fodder and
other foods that cannot be sold ex-
cept in the form Of beef, the feeding
of steers is really profitable, be-
cause it enables the farmer to sell a
large share Of his produce which
could not be otherwise sold at all.
A waste of food because it cannot
be utilized is loss of profit.