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The Globe-republican., 1898-02-17
LATEST PORTRAIT:

should prefer the hero Of Washing
toms birthdays and of the Fourth OF
July orators to the real man who IS
our Pater Patriae. Preferring the
man of flesh and blood to the man OF
myth and legend, he set about strip
ping him of these sentimental trap
pings.
Behold" says he, when he is done
"our national hero. A great man, to be
sure, but no paragon-in his private
life, at least. A man against whom
calumny and SANDER blew, but VINO
remained unsmirched. A man OF
valor in the field, yet one who shrunk
from the publicity Of public life. A
man who held the helm of state with
an iron hand, who fumbled his inaug-
uration address. A man whose sense
of propriety constrained him in after
life, when he knew that he had en-
rolled himself among the immortals,
to undertake the revision of his pri-
vate correspondence, so that posterity
might not laugh at his awkward Eng
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How the Whale ESCAPED.

A whale is seldom caught mapping.
When, however, one is walked from it's
after-dinner sleep by passing vessel,
he makes off from the intruder in great
haste. The author of recent book,
with Russian Pilgrims" has a good
story to tell of a whale thus disturbed.
One day at sea, when l was chaplain
on the Vancouver, big whale created
a sensation. The upper deck was COW
cred with loungers, for it was lovely
summer afternoon. and all the deck
chairs had their novel reading occu-
pants. The whale was sleeping in the
sunshine, and suddenly felt his tail
tickled by the passing monster. He
leaped bodily out Of the water in his
anxiety to hurry away. The fashion
able crowd gave a shout: novels flew
and chairs emptied themselves quickly.
Is every one rushed to the rail; but the
whale dived, and an infants voice said.
Ma, did the whale jump out Of the
:abin window"
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him on his picture work" as much as
they dared, for the young marshal
would not stand everything. He is
but ~ years old now, and full of all
the fires and passions of youth. While
his mountain friends sometimes
laughed at him, they all respected him.
and privately expressed their admira-
ton for the young fellow. One day
last summer a young woman of Dem
yer visited the vicinity of his home in
the clouds. She was born artist, one
who loved art for arts sake. She saw
the young man, marveled at his tall,
well-krit frame, saw the look Of re-
inement in his storm scanned face and
soon gained his confidence. He hesi-
tatingly told her of his love for draw
ing and she gave him some water COL
ors to use. For long time nothing
was heard of him, when suddenly he
arrived in Denver the other day to
show his benefactor some of his water
color sketches. He had drawn them
over and over again until he though he
had made them pretty nearly like the
scenery about him. The coloring is
delicate and accurate, the perspective
good, and the drawing in proportion.
He did not expect praise, but received
it, and was at once made the idol Of
the Colorado Art Club. "Timberline"
is like the deer Of his mountain home
when it comes to close contact with
the city world. He made quaint pic
ture of himself as he stood in midst
of the little group of artists, with his
cow boy costume, the immense SOM
brero, and the gun" sticking in his
belt,
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subsequent events, the terrible white;
at valley Forge, and the final surren-
der of CORVALLIS at Yorktown. No
where else in all his career does
Washington exhibit to better advan-
tage his noble and disinterested char
acteristics of heart and mind than he
did when the war was thus so sue
cessfully closed.
He did not try to establish a mill
tary despotism as did Cromwell: he
did not attempt to create an absolute
monarchy as did Napoleon, but quiet
ly and without ostentation he resigned
as commander and chief Of the army
and retired to his home at Mount
Vernon to resume the duties of q
private citizen. While he was thus
engaged the unanimous vote of the
peoples representatives called him
into public life again to inaugurate,
outline and broadly establish the new
government.
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IEORGE WASHINGTON

ing Investigators, conscientious col
lectors of documents; but with their
pedantry is combined lively appre-
citation of the function and possible
ties of the literary art.
The writing of history. therefore,
becomes in their practice a task
Identical in aim to that of the histor-
ical painter. They do not permit
themselves to stop with the mere
presentation of the facts of the past,
but. because they are artists, they
must vitalize these facts, and bring
their readers, as do the painter and
the historical novelist, into vital as
we'll as into an intellectual relation
with a remote period.
Their ideal requires not only that
they shall prove their case, but that
the demonstration shall be as aethet-
ically convincing.
Historical accuracy loses nothing
by this treatment, and the personality
of Washington gains immeasuraDly.
Both he and the past-the picturesque
courtly, eventful. elegant past in
which he inoved-live again before
our eyes; and the mind, lured to fol-
low an Imagination captivated by the
charm of style and dramatic incident.
loses its contemporaneousnes and Is
merged in the theme of the history.
AS a sheer example of literary art,
Prof Wilson's study is perhaps to be
preferred to Mr.. Ford's. His is the
richer in picturesque detail. and
shows clearly that the author has be-
slowed greater pains on the elabora-
ton of his backgrounds. Prof. Will
sons style is the best literary counter
part l can think of of Mr.. Pyle's draw
ings. His atmosphere, even his style,
has an old-time flavor.
Mr.. Ford is more direct; his style is
less colored: his aim less pictorial.
AS for his temper. to my thinking it
betrays on occasion the quality Of ex-
ASPIRATION.
Reading history sympathetically,
but literally, he has allowed himself
to be annoyed that his countrymen
The Globe-republican., 1898-02-17
INTER- MADE OF IVORY.
Unlque Present Received By the Bishop
Of London.

Unique Present Received BY the Bishop
Of London
From the London Chronicle: There
has just been presented to tae Bishop
of London q inter which Is the only
one of its kind in the world. It IL d
FURNISHED ivory, with gold orphreys
On the plaques or plates are written II
pure leaf gold the words Holiness t.
the Lord" in Hebrew. Greek, Latin and
English. These words. it will be re-
membered, were ordered to be written
on Aaron's miter-as 1t is described in
Exodus xxviii-xxix. The Hebrew and
the English are on the front plates. The
lining is Of crimson corded silk. and
the lapels are the same covered with
cloth of gold. each bearing a Greeb
cross Of thin ivory. Otherwise there IL
no adornment whatever, and the e1ec
generally is at once plain and rich. The
shapes Of miters have varied through
the ages. There seems to be little doubt
that the original linen inter prescribed
for Aaron was a fillet Of linen. But IN
Exodus, xxx, it is ordered, THOU
shalt put the inter upon his head. and
put the holy crown upon the inter-
So that the effect of the original higE
priests inter was that of fillet with
a crown superposed. And so 1t has
been since the Christian church adopt
ed miters, there has been the fllet and
the crown. In the eastern church the
crown has almost concealed the fllet.
Miters in the west have been of various
shapes. The papal tiara Is thrice
crowned inter. The Celtic and old En-
glish form is much lower than that
prevailing generally in the west. The
best known type of the former Is the
Limerick miter-whose lines have been
here followed-which has been engrav-
ed times untold. Miters have been OF
linen, Of silk, of gold and silver. and
all these plain or jeweled. 1t does not
appear to have occurred to anybody
until this year to make one of ivory
| Unexpected difficulties arose. but they
were overcome by little ingenuity and
| care. The inter is "a thank Offering
1897" and the donor, with whom the
idea originated, desires to remain un'
known.
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AT PARIS IN 1900.

Sensitive Parisians have at times
suspected that the ingenuity Of devils
ing the Eiffel tower was matched. II not
surpassed, by the construction OF the
Ferris wheel at the Chicago worlds
fair. Inspired by the patriotic duty
Of conceiving some stupendous project
whereby to reclaim their supremacy
and outdazzle the American triumph,
the novelty producers of the French
capital have racked their resourceful
brains. The revolving palace is the
result. This structure. designed by NJ.
Charles Devic, will consist of hexag-
onal shaft $50 feet in height. divided
into twenty-five stories. The entire
palace is to be covered with nickel
plate, aluminium, ornamental thing
and glass. Illumination will come from
&c, 900 incandescent and 1000 arc lights
Of varied colors, arranged so as to
bring out clearly all decorative lines.
balconies, turrets, pillars and statues.
In the Hottest part of the palace are
to be a chime of sixry-four bells and a
powerful organ played by compressed
air. Above these, and GROWING the
whole, will perch the weather vane-a
cock fifteen feet high and formed from
1000 incandescent lights. The entire
structure is to turn on pivot and to
be moved by hydraulic apparatus. al
ways at the same speed, making COM
plete revolution once an hour. Spec
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Washington as a Dresser.

In his youth, and even during the
revolution, Washington was a good
deal of dandy. He gave his tailors
minute instructions as to the number
OF button holes desired on his coat
front, and for the cutting of the waist.
He had a weakness for blue and purple
broadcloth. silver and lace trimmings
and ruffied shirts. During his later
gears. however, Washington dressed
more modestly, and always in good
taste. In his personal appearance he
was exceptionally clean and neat. He
is described as tall and we'll propor-
toned and of commanding presence
His feet were unusually large. Though
he wore false teeth and his large-fea-
tured face was colorless and pitted
from smallpox. he was considered
handsome. His carriage was always
dignified and graceful. Prominent
Englishmen, Frenchmen and Ameri-
cans of that period who saw him fire.
quently and under varying conditions,
unite in declaring his department
easy, erect. and noble"
Washington was fond OF good time
with congenial companions, as is shown
by an expense account entry in his
diary now preserved in the state de-
partment at the national capital, which
reads: ITO jamboree at Charlottes-
burg. N. c.. Ella"
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came an expert with horses, and Tor
years has made business Of breaking
and training them. He has always
been called "Timberline," owing to his
love for the mountain heights, but his
real name is G. G. Keplinger. He is
handy with his gun, is as brave as
man can be, and is at present marshal
Of a camp called Dillon" not far from
Breckenridge, Col. His wonderful
hight and strength make him remark
able at first sight, as he stands six feet
four and half inches in his stockings.
Perhaps "Timberline," who is a typical
mountain cowboy in dress. mannerism
and speech, may have Inherited an ar
tistic ability from his parents, who
still live in Sidney, Ia. and perhaps
his life, often in solitude among ma
lures wonders up in the azure near
the snow line, may have developed an
artists soul in his herculean body. AT
any rate, during the intervals of his
wild life among wild men and beasts.
he sought to portray with sharpened
piece of lead ore the grandeur OF the
canons and peaks. His hands were
more accustomed to holding Winches-
ter, but his success was sufficient to
encourage him. The look Of refine
ment and sympathy deepened in his
face, and his study of the gentle ar,
and still gentler nature, made him
more of a man. with all the longings
of an artist for the beautiful. Like
all geniuses he was very modest and
did not think the trifling work worth
anything except to amuse his lonely
hours. His rough companions twitted
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Washington, and had the satisfaction
OF hearing my friend say he dld not
believe me.
But l was right, nevertheless.
The Frenchman is dead: long live
the American!
It would be wearisome to review all
the evidence Besides, this rational
Washington fad has not as yet gone
far enough, and it is probable that
greater works are now meditatlng
than have been written.
For the moment, therefore. 1t will
suffice as an indication of the direc-
ton in which the current is setting
to call to mind that new edition OF
Irving's washington" is among the
recent announcements Of one OF our
leading firms of publishers; that one
of our most enterprising magazine
editors makes feature" of series
of Washington portraits in his cur
rent number, and that within few
months two Of the most scholarly and
gifted of our American historians have
published monographs on the father
OF our country.
The writer's to whom I refer are
Prof. Woodrow Wilson and Mr.. Paul
Leicester Ford.
Both works are likable for many
reasons, but they are chiefly attract
ive-to me, at least-because of the
extreme modernity of method they ex-
emplify in the treatment of their
theme. And by this 1 wish to con-
vey the idea that the method is at
once scholarly and artistic. Both Mr..
Ford and Prof. Wilson are painstak-
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maneuver was by the crossing of the
Delaware. and the brilliant capture Of
the Hessian troops at a time when
the assurance of success was so doubt
full and the apparent probability Of
defeat so great, when the black clouds
Of despair hung SO oppressively over
the struggling patriots and seemed to
be slowly closing up that small OPEN
ing through which the people yet saw
hopes Of brighter day, this second
great exploit must be considered now,
IS 1t was then-the turning point Of
the war. the greatest achievement Of
the grandest man In the gloomiest
period Of the revolution.
It = hardly necessary to narrate the
The Globe-republican., 1898-02-17
WASHINGTON THE SOLDIER.

In the estimation Of his associates
and others familiar with his military
carer, Washington was one OF the
few great military chieftains Of the
world. No higher tribute could be
paid him than that conveyed by Fred
erick the Great of Prussia, when ne
presented his sword to the American
general with this inscription upon it.
From the oldest general OF Europe
to the greatest general in the world"
Washington as general has been
criticised for irresoluteness and fire.
uuent resort to retreats while engaged
in battle. but measured by the results
accomplished in this way these criti-
cisms only add to his greatness.
With the memory Of the scenes at
Concord, Lexington and Bunker Hill.
and the events at New York fresh in
mind, it is pertinent to consider the
effect of Washington's retreat from
New York to the Jerseys, a distance
of more than hundred miles. with a
mere handful of freezing starving
men before a powerful foe. flushed
with victory, yet bafled in all their
attempts to cut on retreat. and destroy
ammunition stores. Grander than any
victory, more difficult and dangerous
than any battle. this famous retreat
brought into public gaze the wonder
full combination Of courage and pru-
dence In Washington's character and
9atned for him the title Of American
Exblus."
~ tplloved and crov1sd q this
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Not only farmers wives. but farmers
also, would be pleased II the hen would
lay during the winter months, as many
o "bill'' that could be used probably
In improving the farm Is broken to buy
groceries, writes Mrs. H. c. Parker In
Journal of Agriculture. The majority
do not realize the care 1t requires to
have the hens produce eggs during the
winter. There was time when We
wondered why our hens did not lay
through the winter. as they had warm
quarters, all the cold water they could
drink. and plenty Of corn. We found
that this was not all they required; a
change Of diet was necessary, and hav-
ing tried q mixed ration OF all that Is
usually raised on q farm. some of the
hens would lay. but not all by any
means. We tried giving them grit.
meat. and bones regularly with good
results. II there are others whose near
est marketing place is small. and green
bone cannot always be gotten We Will
for their benefit tell how We manage.
After butchering we cook all scraps; to
be more explicit. the lungs. kidneys.
snout. hoofs, ETC.. until perfectly ten
der; after making cheese Of the hogs
heads, we save all of the bones, also
the spare ribs, back bones. and so on:
these are fed every other day. We
cook rabbits for them and after boil
ing these scraps, rabbits. and so on.
there will be greasy broth: by stirring
bran into this one will have another
meal of egg producing food. Hens Will
refuse corn any time for green bone or
grit. At this time the ashes have to
be removed from the stoves so often.
we sift these occasionally, about twice
a week, and give the hens the charcoal.
A close observer will find that there
are several hens in every flock that
will not produce eggs during the WIN
ter under any conditions. These had
better be disposed Of by marketing or
prepared for food, as they are unprofit-
able and occupy room that Is needed
for hens that will produce eggs. 1t Is
we'll not to crowd hens, as a number
comfortably housed will produce more
eggs. Our hennery is inexpensive. but
is comfortable. When our first snow
storm began, we did not wait until
night for our hens to come to the roost.
but got them all in as soon as 1t began
to snow. and at the present writing.
the thermometer indicating IL degrees
above zero at noon, we do not allow
them outside of the hennery, but open
the door in the laying room. and re-
place 1t with a screen door SO that
they have air, and sunshine. The care
Of poultry Is not hard work. but their
wants must be attended to regularly
the greater the experience the more
knowledge you gain in regard to them.
I think where one has the time to de-
vote to the rearing and marketing OF
poultry and eggs, that there Is an In
dependence in it. Our hens. being
large, suit us in regard to shape. size
and plumage. but we find that being a
nearly pure breed that they do not lay
so often, or so young-it requires more
time for them to mature; but as eggs
are what We are working for. we will
cross with the Brown Leghorns the
coming spring.
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The Indians, like many other tribes.
have peculiar ideas regarding a con-
tinuity of life and a kind of spiritual
link between animate and inanimate
objects. They believe a piece Of any
article connects them with the en-
tirety. The hair is thought to have q
close connection with life. and one pos
sessing it may work his will upon who
ever or whatever the hair belonged to.
From this idea came the custom of
scalping enemies.
The Globe-republican., 1898-02-17
Her Studies.

"Is there any necessity of your hav-
ing quite SO many young idiots hang
ing around here. Mabel?' asked the
father IN the properly deferential tone
NJ q modern parent. Il am studying
human nature. papa" answered the
sweet girl. You know the proper
study Of mankind-of womankind-ia
man" 'Mebbe 1t IL. but must say I
Aoat like the wy you keep the house
littsred up with your specimens. Tin
olnnati Enquirer.
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No Pork ChOps.

An ethical consideration Of diet. with
remuneration Of flesh. alcohol and all
gross matters. and the cultivation Of
new, incoming body-cells with pure
solarized. buoyant foods which shall
develop serenity, wisdom and health.
prepares the way and makes the path
straight for the deliverance of the a.
pirant spirit from its material gyves.-
Intelligence
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| REMBRANDT PERlES PORTRAIT.

LITTLE MORE
than a year ago a
New York pub
Usher said to me:
THE man who
can predict a fad
to supplant the
waning Napoleonic
fad will be worth
his weight in gold
to a publisher"
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GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HATCHcT.
FOREVER TIE SYMBoI. OF TRUE,
~ II. c. DODGE

Although the hstchct
story rather ancient date. Il can't be told
benefits great and the birthday OF tho
Of the tale it's repeat its moral prevail
When immortal Washington but little boy his thought
pa him hache: for toy and day when
father pick cherries he got left because
had chopped down his faoe OF like people
blame he let himself get red and with switch he
naughty child Wko chopped that tree:
he Numbered and received the grand reply II did with
hatchet Pa. cannot tell lie "Come to noble
the father proudly CRIED % rather lose thousand trees
boy And it that Washington
began when youth show his future his fear
truth Unto Ratchet then endless
which forget
given country which In al things is the best given
liberty and keeps blest. And
that
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REAL COWBOY ARTIST
"TlMRERLINE' KEPLlNCER SUR
PRlSES AN ART CLUB.
Canons, Peaks, and Azure Sky the
Objects That Led Him to Seek to
Reproduce Their Grandeur - Young
Woman Aids Him.

OR fifteen years,
ever since he was
a boy Of liza young
man from Iowa has
haunted the tim
berline of ColOra-
dos mountains. AS
a boy he worked in
the camps and did
any kind Of work
there was to do.
Gradually he be-
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Say, mamma" exclaimed little
Freddy, Who was compelled to wear q
pair Of trousers about three sizes too
large for Aim,,."I feel awful lonesooo
In thase pants."
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Com petition.

L
fear competition from the producers OF
poultry in large towns or near cities.
when the latter make it their entire
business. The cost of producing botn
eggs and flesh must always be greater
under such conditions than they will be
on the farm On the farm there are
large areas that can be roamed over
by the fiocks, which will pick up enough
to make feeding at the pen an unneces-
sary thing during a large part Of the
year. Thus, one man tells the Farm
ers' Review, that his wife keeps 2O0
Leghorn hens and seldom feeds them.
Her husband runs a threshing machine
and much grain is hauled to his place
for threshing. The waste grain proves
equal to almost the entire support Qt
the flock of hens. On most farms will
be found some condition akin to this.
The expenses are so reduced that a
good profit can be obtained even when
eggs are low. On the other hand. the
specialist usually has but small area
of land and finds it more profitable to
buy than to raise his grain. He must
always get good price for his products
If he is to make profit. {
Barley as a Stock Food.LTo deter.
mine the value Of barley as stock food
in a practical way. tests were recently
made by feeding it in comparison with
corn and with wheat. In the feeding
tests with pigs, ground barley did one
half better than unground. and ground
corn did one-fifth better than unground.
Whole barley gave better results than
whole corn. Ground corn required one
half more food to make a pound OF
growth than ground barley. Ground
barley made one pound OF growth
for every 3k pounds Of grain
fed. at a cost of but a shade over two
cents per pound, which was better than
any other feed did. In steer feeding
tests both corn and wheat surpassed
the barley. In lamb feeding tests there
was scarcely any percep;ible difference
in results from corn, wheat and bar
ley. Corn and barley mixed gave bet
ter results than either alone. In every
feeding test bald barley gave better re-
suits than common barley.-Farmel
and StOckbreeder uOndOn).
Bicycles and Cream.-The bicycle
which has hurt the horse is no enemy
of the COW. The harder cyclers wheel.
the more ice cream they eat. On hot
day Greater New York alone consumes
10000 quarts. How many millions OF
quarts the people Of Greater America
dispose of is not set down by the sta
tisticians. Wheelmen are patrons OF
countless roadside dairies. Hence.
though the bicycle doesn't eat hay. It
indirectly helps the dairy farmer
Exchange.
A wealthy Englishwoman. Lady Muir
ray. Ii establishing a home for poor
authors at Antilles. France. Those
sent there who are not incurable. but
who are likely to benefit BY the change.
will pay IS per week.
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PROPOSED REVOLVING PALACE.
tators may thus occupy the same posi-
ton and see. spread out before them.
the entire panorama OF the exposition.
with the city of Paris and its environs.