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HIS LAST HOUR.
Tobias Lear's Narrative of How Wash
ington Died.

lngtOn Died.
The most interesting chapter OF
Washington Irying's Life of Wash
ington" Is the narrative of the last
hours OF the hero, detailed by his faith
tul private secretary, Tobias Lear. Dec.
II, 1893, Gen. Washington rode over his
estate and exposed himself to the Sc
verify Of an unusual winter storm. On
the night of Dec Is he was taken i'll
with ague. sore threat. and difficulty
Of breathing. The next morning he sent
for his family physician, DR.. Craill OF
Alexandria, and, pending his arrival,
he ordered his overseer, Rawlins, to
bleed him. This task Rawlins per-
formed very reluctantly. but the gem
eral insisted and a half-pint OF blood
was taken from his arm. In addition
gargle was prepared for his throat
and external applications we're made TO
the throat, and a warm foot bath was
given, but no relief came. DIR. Craik
arrived between 8 and Q o'clock and
with him came Drs. Dick and Brown.
Additional bleeding was resorted to by
the doctors and other remedies given.
Washington told his wife TO get his two
wills and ordered her to burn one OF
them, it being revoked by the other.
Mr.. Lear then continues his narrative
as follows:
after this was done ! returned to
his bedside He said TO me: 1 ma
I'm going. My breath can not last long.
l believed from the first that the dis
order would prove fatal He told me
TO arrange his accounts and settle his
books. | told him l hoped he was not
so near his end He observed, smiling.
| that he certainly was, and as II was
the debt which we must all pay he look
ed to the event with perfect resigna-
ton.
I'm the course of tho afternoon he
| appeared to be in great distress from
the difficulty of breathing, and ire
quently changed his position in the bed.
/ endeavored to raise him and turn him
with as much ease as possible. i am
afraid fatigue you too much the gen.
eral would say. Upon being assured
to the contrary he observed gratefully
1t is a debt we must pay to each other
and hope when you want aid OF this
kind you will find it.
About o'clock his old friend, DR.
Craik, came to his room. Doctor he
said L die hard, but l am not afraid
to so. believed from my first attack
that should not survive II. My breath
can not last long The doctor pressed
his hands in silence, retired from the
bedside, and sat by the fire absorbed
in grief. Between and the other
physicians came in and he was assist
ed to sit up in bed. L feel / am going,
tons. but / pray you to take no more
ouble about me, but let me go of
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and timely interest to this reprint OF
"The Battle of Dorking." 1t was IA
nous tract twenty-five years ago, and
made a profound sensation in England
and America, both by reason of its
bearing on current European events
and politics, and from its remarkable
blending of military knowledge and
literary skill. II appeared originally in
Blackwoods Magazine for May, 1871,
and purported to be the recollections OF
events disastrous to England in 1875.
narrated fifty years after by an eye
witness. That England needed this
plain warning" which may almost be
looked upon in the light OF prophecy,
is evidenced by her majestay's recent
naval display. Whether or not its lesson
will be needed elsewhere as well, re-
mains to be seen. The Battle OF Dork-
ing would be possible to-day only on
American soil.
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nearly his entire army against Trenton.
At nightfall the British encamped on
the west bank of the Assanpink, a small
fordable stream, which was crossed by
a bridge held by the Americans. Corn
wallis postponed his attack until the
next day. Finding himself opposed by
an army superior in discipline and in
numbers and cut off from retreat by the
Delaware, which was filled with ice,
Washington determined to make
night march around the British army
and attack Princeton, which was held
by three regiments of infantry and
five troops of dragons. A large guam
tity of supplies and munitions were
stored there, and after destroying them
Washington intended to march to
Brunswick, where the British magazines
were defended by only few soldiers.
The rear guard of the British army was
at Maidenhead, about half way between
Trenton and Princeton. Washington
determined to attack the troops at Mai
denhead first by making detour
through the Quaker road, which Joined
the main road within two miles OF
Princeton. AS the road was in bad
condition, the Americans did not reach
the bridge at Stony Brook, about three
miles from Princeton. until sunrise.
Here they took a short cut while Gen.
Mercer took possession OF the bridge at
the main road. The American army be-
gan this movement under cover or
night, and by leaving few men to keep
their camp fires along the bank OF the
Assanpink going, kept the British in ig-
norance of the movement until day
light. At daybreak the British forces
at Princeton, under Col. MANHOOD, be-
gan their movement toward Trenton,
when they came upon the American
| forces under Gen. Mercer at the bridge.
A sharp fire was opened on the enemy,
which was vigorously returned. The
British then charged with the bayonet
q weapon of which the Americans were
destitute. After a short struggle. III
which Gen. Mercer was mortally
wounded the British put this division
of the American army to flight. The
enemy were soon checked. however, by
the American regulars. under the com
mand of Washington, who distinguish
ed himself by his personal daring. The
British then opened with their artillery
and attempted to capture two pieces Of
cannon. Col. Mawhood fought desper'
ately, and by the aid of his bayonets
forced his way to the main road and re-
treated toward Trenton. The Fifty
fifth British regiment was completely
routed, and portion of the Fortiett
Regiment took refuge in Nassau Hall
where it surrendered on the approach
of the Americans. Not more than thir
ty Americans we're killed or wounded
in this battle, while the British lost tive
hundred killed and wounded, and tw'
hundred and thirty prisoners.
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w..,,,rton.s Farming Operations.

washington inherited Mount Vernon
IN 175s from his half-brother. Lawrence
washington. who died In 1857. This
hrother had daughter Sarah, who was
heiress TO the estate, but she died two
years later and the property then re-
verted TO George, who was then Just "a
years old. The estate then comprised
less than 5000 acres, but soon after he
came into possession he added $500
acres by purchase. which gave him ten
miles of river front. Then began the
svstem of improvements and cultiva-
tion which subsequently made Mount
vernon the most valuable landed prop
ertv in Virginia. He drained the land
wherever needed, he rotated crops, got
the hest farm implements then in exist
once built and repaired fences, had his
orist mill. his own distillery, had his
own smithy for repairing tools, his own
carpenter shop, looms, and he buii'
scores of houses and cabins for MS
slaves. His five farms ranged from
900 to 1000 acres each. and each farm
had its overseer and Us allotmelt oil
negroes and stock.
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"The Master Mosaic Workers" BY
George Sand; translated by Charlotte
c. Johnson. (Cloth, s1.25. Boston:
Little, Brown & Coz This book has
been and will be read with much pleas
ure as the author tells us she found in
the writing Of il. 1t is a story OF Ven
ice, and the events are woven around
the restoration of the mosaics in the
cathedral of st. Mark, task in which
most of the characters we're engaged.
II is seldom that so many excellent
character sketches are found in a
single volume. The sterling qualities
of the Zuccati Brothers and their affec-
ton for each other, the mingled pride.
love and disdain of old Sebastiano Zuc-
cati. the pictures of Titan and Tint
retto, the jealousy of Bianchini and
Bozza are all depicted with exquisite
delicacy or great force, as the occasion
or subject demanded. The descriptions.
apart from the characters. are also es-
pecially good This applies particular
~ to the account of the celebration OF
the Feast of st. Mark.
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Washington. Quick Intuition.

As washington journeyed to Boston
10 take command of his hastily gath
cred and i'll disciplined army Of CONT
nentals. the news of Bunker Hill met
him on the way, and when he heard OF
the desperate valor of that militia
which had three times driven the Brit
ish regulars down the bloody slope, he
exclaimed that the cause was safe. IL
was the quick intuition of a great COM
mander. The pluck, the courage. the
endurance: IL was these he wanted to
know. and upon these. under God. he
could rely for ultimate victory. Yes
Il was these which won at last, won
against the splendid discipline and
steady valor even Of that famous Brit
ish infantry which could climb that
bloody slope OF Bunker Hill again, and
again, and even once more. in the face
of that murderous fire from those blaz-
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ing patriot breastworks: that sans
splendid infantry upon whose earth
rooted squares on a later day the
greatest soldier of modern times dashed
his once invincible cavalry and his en-
pire 10 pieces. We sometimes forget
in our Fourth of July fluctuations and
vauntings about how we made the Brit
ish red coats rum" that they did
finally drive out the brave continentais
and take Bunker Hill. and that 1t was
such soldiers as these that Washing
ton finally conquered.
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wrote for him. If were asked to men
ton the finest exhibition that a COM
mander has ever given of great quail
ties, both of heart and mind, | should
answer: Washington at Valley Forge.
One unexpected consolation that he en-
joyed at this period was the affection
ate enthusiasm of Lafayette, then just
recovering from his wound received at
Brandywine. The young and ardent
Frenchman, in his letters to his wife
and family, gives the warmest express
sion to his love and admiration. lie
speaks OF Washington as man eX-
pressly made for" the work he was
doing, he alone having the patience
and tact to conciliate the discordant
elements.
Every day" wrote the marquis, Il
admire more the beauty of his charac-
ter and of his soul. Jealous intriguers
wish to tarnish his reputation, but his
name will be revered in all ages by
every one who loves liberty and hui
mainly"
Many such passages. written In one
of the log-cabins of Valley Forge,
notice in the family letters OF the
youthful enthusiast. In such circum-
stances. the American army was recon
structed reinforced, becomingly clad
well drilled and at last abundantly
supplied, while the English were cir
cumscribed so closely that 1t required
two regiments to escort foraging par
ty. If IL went more than two miles into
the country. Valley Forge 1t was that
rendered the possession of Philadelphia
a trap instead of a capture. June IL
177S. Gen. Washington received lnfor'
nation that the British had secretly
and suddenly evacuated Philadelphia
He was in such perfect readiness FOL
the news. that, within an hour, siA
brisades were on the march for the
Delaware river. The next day, he him
self Joined the advance. Ten days
after the first troops left their cabins
in Pennsylvania. he fought the battle
of Monmouth, which turned their re
treat into flight and shut them up II
New York. If neither congress no.
PENNSYLVANIA shows an inclination u
possess the scene of so many memorable
events, then let some patriotic capital
ist convert 1t into a summer resort
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.,r,a,.m.u, q. Alison. History.

To meet the demand for Napoleonis
literature, A. S. Barnes Co. New
York; have brought out a one-volume
students edition OF +. 5. Gould's
abridgement of Alison's great ten-vol-
ume History of Europe from the
French Revolution. 17s5, to the Fall OK
Napoleon, 1915" This Mr.. Alison
called the Napoleonic era of Europe.
Gould's abridgement. on the whole the
best condensation of Alison's work. has
been before the public for more than
half a century, and has gone through
many editions. The present edition Is
of fair print. good paper and binding,
and price. Cloth, $50 pages, 50
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-22
Zola's Latest.

"The Fat and the Thin" Emile lola.
is a story of life in and around those
vast central markets which form dis
tinctive feature OF modern Paris. Even
the reader who has never crossed the
channel must have heard Of the Par
isian Halles. for much has been writ
ten about them, not only in English
books on the French metropolis, but
also in English newspapers, maya
zines and reviews; so that few I
fancy, will commence the perusal OF the
present volume without having, at all
events. some knowledge Of its subject
matter. This work will be found one
of the most original and happiest In
ventions of French genius. Chicago:
F. Tennyson Neely)
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x,ygFi%,,gssc;S.J
VALLEY FORGE TO-DAY.

VALLEY FORGE TO-DAY.
Us create town for ourselves here
r,.n ~ the enemy, limiting his range
failing his supplies, protecting
(aSv ', ~ and holding ourselves
W resume the aggressive as soon
I'M - apandons the city, in which he
boss = wv w US practically besieged. He
~, Se valley Forge, deep cleft in a
!, I'LL Vii, with a stream at the bottom
|bs - emptying into the schuylbill.
Spman was Vas nothing in this valley for
kat San use except the primeval forest
v osnsely covered 1t and the streams
d.. 'nat flowed by and through
killeSS u, T., Washington. himself we'll
|ers 81 Nh "a woodcraft, commanded SOL
ed IN, O,Os. OF whom had built OF inhab-
bst lo sCsolns' When he told them
harm 81 au.s could be quickly made
bew :, I"u ory' he said what they all
|sely WI, De true. He also knew pre-
Iruc,," ~nat was necessary for the con-
IeSsS aOn o. the huts, what tools were
n ~ anu anu what materials. His or
Ie Wn december Is. l777. transformed
bst r, army into a cabin-buildIng
''y man had his place and
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HIOuut Vernon.

CThe following lines were written on
the back OF a picture at Mount Yer-
non by Rev. William DayJ
There dwelt the Man. the flower OF
human kind.
Whose visage mild bespoke his noblcr
mind.
There dwelt the Soldier, who his sword
ne'er drew
But in a righteous cause. to Freedom
true.
There dwelt the Hero. who ne'er killed
for fame,
Yet gained more glory than a Caesars
name.
There dwelt the Statesman, who. de-
void OF art,
Gave soundest counsels from an up
right heart.
And. o Columbia. by thy sons caressed,
There dwelt the father of the realms
he blessed;
Who no wish felt to make his might a
praise,
Like other chiefs, the means himself
to raise;
But there retiring, breathed in pure re-
noWn.
And felt a grandeur that diSdained Q
crown.
From Gent Carrington's Beacon
Lights of Patriotism"
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riterarv Notes.

Never is a dull line to be found In
The Youths Companion. Not salts
fed with making its every issue the
very best family paper, the publish
ers of The Companion are continually
doing all that liberality and enterprise
can suggest to make Il better still.
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WASHINGTON AND LAFAYETTE.
quietly. / can not last long All re-
tired except DR.. Craik and myself. The
general continued uneasy and restless,
but without complaining, frequently
asking what hour it was.
Further remedies were tried without
avail in the evening. He took what
ever was offered him, did what was de-
sired by the physicians, and never ut
tered a sigh or complaint. About 10
o'clock he made several attempts TO
speak to me before he could effect It.
At length he said: L am just going;
have me decently buried and do not
let my body be put into the vault in
less than three days after / am dead
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pylae is classic ground, Valley Forge
fhssic. II there is one spot on this
ktinent more fit than any other Tor
nal and sufficient monument to the
n and to the men of the American
vulution, It is Valley Forge. l do
refer merely TO the hunger. thirst
j cold endured there by eleven thou
kd soldiers. after an exhausting cam
Ign in the field. The worst OF all
misery was over in six weeks. The
Herring was acute while 1t lasted, but
was followed soon by comparative
bndance; then by the cheering news
the French alliance; then by the
kht Of the enemy from Philadelphia,
the swift pursuit of them by Gen.
Pshington. What the troops endured
Pre- would alone make the place for
Fr interesting to posterlty. But Val
Forge means more than that. II
tnessed some of the most important
striking scenes in the war. 1t was
Pre-, too, through the constancy and
eless energy of the commander-in
PEI, that the cause was saved and final
FIory made possible. The selection
Inc ground was itself a piece of no
PIE generalship, as daring as it was
e' The occupation of Philadelphia
The British had filled every other
pa OF Pennsylvania with refugees.
middle of December had passed
lore the army had repulsed the last
nOnstration of the British, and af-
Fded the American commander
ea'hlng time TO consider the ques-
Ia OF his winter quarters. Then he
~ In substance, to the troops: Since
ERE is no town for us to retire to.
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Ennrteenth Daughter.

A girl baby born the other day
Kokomo. Ind. is the fourteenth dausA-
ter of a fourteenth daughter of four
teenth daughter-a record which Ia
thought TO be unprecedented.
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Letter Written by Martha Washington.

Letter Written by Martha Washington.
A copy of the only letter and sigma
ture of Martha Washington is in pos
session of the United States Govern
ment, says Kate Fields Washington.
This letter lay for more than ninety
years hidden among some musty arch
ives at the Capitol, and was lately dis
covered by Walter II. French, clerk OF
the department of files, House of Rep
resentatives. The spelling and pune
tration are carefully reproduced:
Mount Vernon, Dec. 31st, 1879.
Sir
While I feel with keenest anguish
the late Disposition OF Divine Provi-
dence, cannot be insensible TO the
mournful tributes of respect and ven
Grafton which are paid to the memory
of my dear deceased Husband-and as
his best services and most anxious
wishes were always devoted to the well
fare and happiness OF his country-to
know that they were truly appreciated
and gratefully remembered affords nc
inconsiderable consolation.
Taught by the great example which
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have so long had before me never to
oppose my private wishes to the pub
lie will must consent TO the request
made by congress-which you have had
the goodness to transmit to me-and In
doing this | need mott cannot say
what a sacrifice of individual feeling
make to a sense of public duty.
With grateful acknowledgment and
unfeigned thanks for the personal re-
spect and evidences of coincidence ex'
pressed by congress, and yourself,
l remain. very respectfully,
sir,
Your most obedient & humble
servant
MARTHA WASHINGTON.
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HE strained rela-
lions of America
with + n 8 a n d
growing out Of the
Venezuelan bound
airy dispute on the
one hand, AMI Of
England with 6~,
many due to COM
plications in South
Africa on the other,
will give a peculiar
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BATTLE OF PRINCETON.

Fierce Butchery by British Bayonets
FittinGly Avenged.
Tho Revolutionary battle Of Prince
ton was fought on January 8, 1717 Al
ter capturing the British forces at Tren-
ton, December 26. 1776. Washington
found himself confronted by the Brit
ish army. under General CORVALLIS.
CORVALLIS concentrated his forces at
Princeton January and marched with
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Now that Bar Harbor has succeeded
in putting an end to rum selling, roller
skating Is coming into vogua
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CURRENT READING.
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Tho Master Mosaic Workers. by George
Sand THE Battle of Dorking" of
Current Interest-Art and Romance
Notes.
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TOMS HEADQUARTERS

WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS
AT VALLEY FORGE.
., ro,u,,v restoring the old camp roads,
marking all the sites and making the
Mace an object-lesson In history
yan,as parton in New York Ledger.
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VALLEY FORGE.

ALLEY Forge Is a
rough p e c e Of
ground on I h e
b ks of I h e
Schuylkill, twenty
one mile from Phil
adelphia and six
from the nearest
large town. AS
mere land. it is cot
worth much. But
II the Pass of Their
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CThe following lines were written on
the back OF a picture at Mount YER
non by Rev. William Day)
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Ca.sssiamss) HE strained reIa-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-12-18
At Christmas Time.

f
Who would not be merry at Christmas
time,
And Danish all worry at Christmas time,
A well-spring Of cheer
From the heart Of the year.
When earth lieth sere, is the Christmas
time!
It's wise to be merry at Christmas time,
All malice to bury at Christmas time;
All envy and strife
To put out of each life,
That joy may be rife at the Christmas
IT'S well to be merry at Christmas time.
10 open our hearts at the Christmas time:
That love and good will
Every corner may fill,
And vanquish all Ill at the Christmas time,
It's good to be merry at Christmas time.
10 open our hands at the Christmas time;
That some who are sad
May by us be made glad.
And glorify God at the Christmas timel
IT'S meet to be merry at Christmas time.
In Christian land at the Christmas time:
When gladness and mirth,
Since that wonderful birth,
Have ruled Ger the hearth at the Christi
mas time!
And while we rejoice at the Christmas
time,
Let this with the peal Of our glad bell,
chime;
"All glory to God
For the love that He showed,
In the gift He bestowed at the Christma
timer
M. A. Maitland. in Outlook.
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formal tones, and without meeting
Ewes eye:
81 am afraid that it would not be
much in Miss Gwynn's line"
Evelyn drew herself up proudly and
seemed about to reply, then a half
amused, half hurt expression crossed
her face, as she turned carelessly away,
and sauntered over to table where
two girls sat chatting busily as they
arrayed round faced, dimpled, waxen
beauty in the royal robes of Queen
Elizabeth.
"Evetyn, why did Mr.. Dayton say
that visiting the sick was not in your
line?" queried May Lindsay, as she adj
iusted the crown on the head of the
doll queen. "I am sure there Is not
girl in She guild who has done as much
visiting at the hospital and Home for
Incurables,' as you have. I don't see
why he should seem to regard you as
so frivolous lately. he never used to-
Doesn't he know that for years you
have gone to your .incurables' every
Sunday afternoon? Why, we all re-
gard you as the most goody, goody girl
in our set. / don't see what has como
over the rector"
at is not worth talking about said
Evelyn, lightly. mr.. Dayton has never