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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18
TIE WASHINGTON ELM.

in-chief of the American forces. Three
weeks later Washington arrived at Cam
bridge. Mass, and assumed the command
of the army under the elm tree. The lat
ter is still standing and is surrounded by
an iron fence, outside of which is a large
stone tablet upon which is inscribed the
fact that Washington took command of
the army under the tree.
By throwing up entertainments at Dor
chester Heights and thus commanding the
harbor and the city of Boston, Washing
ton compelled Gen. Howe to cvacuatc the
city on March IL, 1776. Fifteen hundred
families of loyalists sailed with the Brit.
ish general for Halifax.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

ration of the one hundredth anniversary
of the burial of Washington had its in
ccption about WI years e in the Grand
Lodge of Colorado. Since then one after
another Of the Grand Lodges of the Unit
ed States have appointed committees to
take measures for a representation of
their Masonic Jurisdictions. This national
movement, initiated by Masons, has ex-
tended to all patriotic and civic societies,
so that in every city, town, village and
hamlet a memorial service will be held,
on Dec n aS99. There are cogent rca-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18
BURIAL.
Masonic Ceremony to Commemorate
the Hundrcdtli Anniversary.

a grand Masonic memorial service is
projected to commemorate the death and
burial of George Washington on the oc-
casion of the centennial. December, 1899.
The celebration will be under the imlledi-
ate auspices of the Grand Lodge of the
District of Columbia, but will he partici-
pa,cd in by all the Grand Lodges of the
United States. directly by those within Il
radius of miles to permit of personal at
tendance and by representation from affair.
This celebration will take place at Mount
Vernon and will revive as closely as pos
siblc the burial ceremony.
The movement for Il proper commence
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

At the laying Of the corner stone Of the
capitol in Washington, oficiating, on Sept.
Is, 1893, as President Of the United States
and Masonic Past Master. On that occa-
sion he wore his Masters sash and the
apron presented to him by Lafayette n
which had been wrought with gold and
silver tissue and beautifully adorned with
Masonic emblcms by the Marquise de La-
fayette.
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Mt. Vernon.

Upon tho broad r~otomac's shore.
Below tho city Of his name.
His ashes rest, who everm0re
Will live the favorlte of fame.
He stood the grentest Of the great.
When giants battlcd. 1t was he
Who with his sword carved out a State
And gave n people liberty.
He seems to us almost divine,
The calm. the brave. the good. the Just.
This spot becomes n nntion's shrine,
Because it holds his sacred dust.
There Is no bound unto his fame.
But every land beneath the sun
Lends to the general acclaim.
Which grects the name of Washington.
I. A. EDGEkTON.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

suppose shat every man.
and child in the United States has read
al least IL of Ned Huntline'S stories of
adventure. tiapper life or sea lrigand-
age. He WAS Il prolific writer. and for
many Years his tales were Immensely
popular. n little while before the war.
when Ned WAS IL resident of Nashville,
he mad trouble with the editor of one
of the Nashville papers on account of
the %latter's Wife. The two men met i'll
the street. the editor shot first and
mlsseti: then Ned fired. Tie editor
dropped dead in his tracks and Mex;
was arrested Ivy a great crowd for IL
lamp-pos1 execution. The rope was
slow i'll coming. and he escaped. The
Nashville City Hotel WAS near 10y. He
dashed through it. jumped off the roof
of IL shed in the rear. slid down the
precipice into the Cumberland River,
and Nashville knew iiim 10 more.
Revenge is the sweetest thing in the
world. Ned Runtline never was seen
III Nashville after his escape. He swan
q miles down stream to C%larksville,
in Montgomery County: and when he
shook the water and dust of Tennessee
off his feet the State of the ..buttar.
nuts" had lost all attraction for him.
, But liz squared accounts. He wrote Il
great many stories. and the villain in
every one is 81 Nashville man. Nash
| vile bushes to-day when she thinks
| of the vast number of her citizens vino
have been v%illainiZed by Ned Buntline
one of her best people. whose name
was known all over the State--Col. Ed
ward II. z. Judson.-New York Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18
Lord Mountlcan raised his face rcvcr-

tAsfa US u
entity 4" the summer sky.
"Ihank heaven" he said. levoutly; and
Ii added. turning to the woman-..Liv-
ing and well::"
M not we'll: hut she will no in time.
oh. sir. forgive me. l did wrong. per-
haps. but 1 thought l was acting for the
best"
"lt WIS Il strange BEST" he said. "to
place II child beyond its parents reach"
ION. sir cried Margaret Dorlhaln, ~
never thought of that! She came to me
IN my dead child's placc-it WAS 10 me as
though my w child had come back
again. I"n could not tell how l loved
her. Her little head lazy on my breast.
ilrf little fingers r"rcSstsl me. her little
Voice mnrmlrcd sweet words To me. She
WAS my own chill-l loved her so. sir..'
and the poor wolnan's voice WAS broken
with sots. MI the world was hard and
cruel and cold To mc-thc child never
was; all the world disappointed me-thc
child never did. My heart and soul chung
I" her. And then. sir. when she was able
Z" run about. Il pretty, graceful, loving
child, the Very joy of my heart and sun
shine of my life, the doctor died, and 1
was left alone with her"
She paused for some few minutes, her
whole frame shaken with sobs. The earl,
bending down. spoke kindly to her.
II am quite sure" he said. .that if
You erred it has been through love for
my child. Tell me all-havc no fear"
II WAS in the house, sir" she continued.
"whcn the poor doctor WAS carried home
dead-ih his sitting room will. my-with
little Madaline-and when l saw the con-
fusion that followed upon his death l
thought of the papers in the oakcn box,
and. without saving II word to any one,
! took it and hid it under my shawl"
But tell me- said the earl, kindly,
why did You do thaty"
~ can hardly remember now" she re-
plicil-"it is so long since. l think my
chief motive was dread lest my darling
should he taken from mt. | thought that
ii strangers opened the box and found
ont h she WAS. they would take her
away from mt and l should never see her
again. ! knew that the loN held all the
papers relating to her, SO l took it DELHI
eratcly."
'%'Illcn, of course said the carl. you
know her %hiStory:"
NO." she replied. quickly; II have new
er opened the box"
Never opened it, he exclaimed, Won
dcringly.
NO. sir-I have never even touched it,:
ii is wrapped in my old shawl just as I
brought it away"
"lsut why have you never opened it."
he asked. still wondering.
because. sir. did not wish to know
who the little child really w;is. lest. in
discovering that. ! should discover some
thing also which would compel me to give
her up"
Lord Mountdean looked at her in as
constituent. How woman-likc she was.
How full of contradictions. What
strength and weakness. what honor and
%dislonor. what love and scliisllness did
not her conduct reveal.
And my daughter. you say, is living.
hut not we'll? Where is she!'
II will take you to her, sir" was the
rrrly-"nt once. if you will 60"
II will not lose a minute." said the
earl, hastily. ut is time. Mrs. Dorm
ham. that You knew my name. and my
daughters also. ! am the Earl OF Mount
dean. and she is Lady Madeline Charlie
wood
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CHAPTER INV.

On hearing this Margaret Dornham
was more frightened than ever. She rose
from her knees and stood before him.
'lf ! have done wrong. my lol,l.' she
said. IL beg of You To pardon me-it WAS
all. us | thought. for the hest. SO the
child whom | loved and cl.cri iieh was n:
grand lady after all:"
''po not let us lose !, moment" he said.
''Where is my dauglicr::'
she lives hot far from here. hut we
cannot walk-1he distance is too great
replied Margaret.
well. we are near to the town Of I.yn-
toni; is not twenty minutes walk: we
will go 10 II hotel and get i: carriage. IL
can hardly endure ,lss suspense"
They reached the principal hotc, Mt
L.yiito.i. and Lord Mountdcan called has
lilly for Il carriage. Not Il moment was Ia
lac lost-,ilne pressed.
You know the way" he said to Mar
;.nrct, will You direct the drivcr:"
He did not think to ask where his
daughter lived. if she was married or
single. what she WAS doing or anything
else: his one thought waS that he had
found her. never In lose her again.
He sat with his face shaded by his hand
during the whole of the drive. thanking
heaven that lie had found Mndaline's
child. He never noticed the woods. the
high-road bordcrcd with trees, the car
riage drive with its avenue of chestnuts;
he did not V q recognize the picturesque,
quaint old Dover House that he had adj
mircd so greatly some little time before.
He saw a large mansion. hut it never oc-
CURED to him To ask whether his daugh-
ter was mistress or servant: he only
knew that the carriage had stopped. and
that very shortly he should see his child.
Presently lie found himself in Il large hall
gay with flowers and covered with In
dian mating, and Margaret Dornham
was trembling before him.
My lord.' she said. "yoNr daughter is
i'll. and l nm afraid the agitation may
prove too much for her. Tell me, what
shall l dog"
He collected his scattered thoughts.
do you mean to tell me-" he asked,
that she has been kept in complete is.
norance of her history all these years.
"She has been brought up in the belief
that she is my daughter said Margaret
-'she knows nothing else"
at was wickedly. unjust" he said
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18
THE WASHINGTON ELM.

Old Tree Where Washington Took Com.
mand of the Army.
One of the historic landmarks of Cam
bridge. Mass, is the Washington Elm,
an illustration of which is here given.
On May 10. 1915, the Second Conti-
mental Congress met at Philadelphia and
elected George Washington commander
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

lands accurately surveyed lie called into
his service George Washington, then
scarcely more than q hoy. He did the
work SO we'll that he won the friendship
of Lord Fairfax for life. 1t was in 174S
that the old cabin sheltered him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

Edward Everett Hale said in a lee
tnre on the old streets Of Boston the
other day: IAN old Bostonian regards
the straight checker-board streets of
other cities with Il contempt which is
not to- be described, while the people
of othe. cities claim Boston was laid
out by the cows"
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1t Is Different Now.

Fatler-Remcmbcr, my son, George
Washington became the greatest and
most beloved MAJ our country ever pro-
duced; and yet he never told a lie.
Son-Yes, father; but he didn't have so
much competition us us boys have.-Puck.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

February Twenty.second.
AS comes thy birthday, conqucring shaded
No humorist omits
The historic little hatchet's aid
To sharpen up his wits.
-pncl,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

lu lMol IuHSN u uhNlDN SUI. uc impress u Ills CGIuClcT
upon tho foundation principles of the Greatest of free governments. he appealed
farewell address. Though in his youth he was conrnt to earnh his living asa hired
time. his property. exclusive of his wncs M the Mount Vernon estate, being
dicra III statesman.
candy. In his personal appearance lit was exceptionally can and neat. He is
described as tall and well proportional al oc commanding prc@mc.I His fctw We're
unusually large. Though he Wore false teeth and his largefcaturcd face as
colorcssa and pHed from smallpox. he was considered handsome Washington was
fond of a good time Will congenial companions. He vas passionatey fond of
dancing. and 10 frequently went to pcnics. III of his particular diversions. He
vas fond Of cards. nd billiards, usually with small stakes His diary shows that he
lost fully as otter as he Won ut both games. WaIington vas also fond Of fsh-
ing ad hunting. the thentcra d 1.-The circus. Music too. charmed him. in read
ing Washington favored works on agriculture and military SCIENCE though there
were historical books. besides Iocnsa and novels lay standard authors i'll his
library. After more han Il dozen love affairs Washington in 1759 when he was
% years old, married the wealthy widow of Daniel Tarke Gusts. Martha Wash
iagton is rcported to have been comely. Obstinate md IL poor speHcr, vet well bred
IN generally kind to relations III friends. Washington. though, always seemed
satisfied with her.
Washingtonis conduct a President showed the natural results of his character
istcs IND training as Il citizen I'M II soldier. Guided by II other impulse hmt THAT
of duty, bound by 10 other tess save those of honor and the best interests Of the
whole people, his principles md work as The first President Of the new republic
ought ever to serve as the motto IN model o every public official as they have
always been and mmtc vcr be- the true basis o good government and lasting p-
Etca REFORM. Prudence, Cancellation and frmncss proved to be the characteristics
of his conduct Turing the w administrations. whether i'll dealing With domestic
troubles, or the United States relations Will England AM France. or the jel
ouscsa and divergent opinions OF them Members of his w cabinet. Other features
CT his craftsmanship were his progressive views and efforts in behalf Of the aboE-
ton of slavery, and the founding of Il national university Wnshmgtons whole
careers is annnate with 1.-THE heart throhs of American history: his every public act
rcsrlendent with the colomng of American scntmen Beneath the apparent aus
tcmny IF his ann there moved Il current of patriotism as broad as his ountr
I'd is deep as humanity.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-02-18

MONG great historical characters there is none cxerting n
wider or more potent influence upon succeeding generations
than that of George Washington. 1t is conceded that all
history furnishes not another character so symmetrical i'll all
parts as that of'tlc first President of the United States.
AS Il patriot. IL citizen, Il soldier and a statesman, Washing
ton stands out in bold relief on the pages of history. the
greatest American that ever lived. 1t is this magnificent
equipoise of character attributes that most strikingly inn
presses the student of his personality aid achievements. 1t
may be said of Washington as was said of Louis Phillips:
"IIc had no youth; he was horn Il man, Washington re-
ceivcd only Il commons school education. He was ever SEN
sitive of his educational limitations. and even after he had
served as commandcrin-chief of the army, acted as President
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The movement for n proper commcmo-
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sary, for nature gets easily accustomed to what
is a necessity. In crossing tue ocean the throh-
bling Of the engine lnlls to sleep those who hear
wakes up. 1t, is said that those fellows who
live on a lightship off Cape Cod. sometimes
time and that II 1t stops for even q minute or
two. when they. are sleeping, they wake
n aPai i. T Goss n tase Jar t on tScm Is q I. n IS sss i]rEitn nS,,s
noises, those sudden, irregular. or reasonably
unexpected sounds that upset the nerves, and
We drift into an exnsperatod state and feel that
We would like to have the poultiee of silence for
tells us about. II all of the people irritatcd by
noises could speak out at one time, IT would be
worse than tho clamor Hr9nndd the tower Of
orally silently within her own home. She re
presses her Irritation, and this very repression
makes Ii that much worse in its cfcct.
"If ali the men and women who arc driven
into a state of extreme nervousness by prevent.
ablo noises could come together in ono mass
would swell to heaven. This discipline OF tolcr.
ance which culture imposes on US makes it all
gives a horrible strain on the nervous system
lessen this psrvousnsss DR.; sbrady replied;
ward it. They are q Peat boon to the PEG.
PIE in the city; especially since horses nre
the clang of their hoofs on the pavements. But
what is being gained by tho general laying OF
d d%se a P clnnsins Of Z g %Srs t on the %e eaSs up P Ps 1SS
have been trained to look up and down the track,
and SO much changing is unnecessary, except in
dangerous places, and specially at night Is this
true. We can't got over the roar over the rails
because that is necessary. and we become nc-
customed to it. but TO this everlasting changing.
never. Our nerves are willing to submit to and
meet every necessary noise half way; that is Tho
result of the discipline of tolerance, but 1t Is
against nature TO expect them to meet and sub
init to unnecessary noises. I'm down on he
cable car gongs and pianos. The piano is an in.
strumcnt of torture. and has been the direct
means of driving thousands into Mysteries.
In a city like this noises increase daily. II
we only had the power to arrest those who
make prcvcntable noises, as the Health Board
has power to control .nuisances in its line, tho
police courts would be full. and men and women
would have less to drive them into this state OF
extreme nervousness. AS we have not. tho best
way to overcome the evil effects of noise is to
arm ourselves against Thorn with plenty Of
sleep. and moderation and regularity In all
THINGS
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beside their wheels at a wayside well. The man
is tanning his brow with his hat, and the girl
sits Turkish fashion fiat on .ho grass. A little
knick-knack Of this description costs only So,
but the figures have an air Of rest-well.earncd
that makes a wholesome picture. and would not
gain much more genuine expression IL they
were developed in hiRh.priced pottery. There
are other articles brought out In colored china
that show the same figures and scenes done in
dp!i blues and greens and soft clay tones. some
golf player. with his clubs and tIreless little
caddie. arc both good subjects. There 10 a look
Of downright durability to the thick golf stock;
the golf. players knitted sweater and baggy
trousers look as picturesque as tho costume OF
peasant or artisan in the old.time models.
What lends particular interest 10 these new
style is that the faces OF tho men
everyday life about us, tho everyday life Of
prosperous towns and cities. Tho faces OF we'll
TODD; nothing the, ordinary people L. neither
q wholesome recognition OF the possibilities for
pleasure that exist for every one independent OF
wealth or station. Contrastedw with the types of
faces on the ordinary run of china ornaments,
or any other kind Of ornaments. these RATIONAL
looking modern-day faces arc n striking novelty.
They show to advantage among the untutored
See eas s aPPd df fheir Iottar,Say m toss a a1a eq apiSy
ments differ substantially from the accepted
standards regarding dress and appnrte5ances:
looking bsnbIs and remarked On rs nP'to:dstea p
has sent over wares Of this type. Next year the
designs will be even better than they are now,
because these have taken wonderfully with tho
trade here. 1 had two dozen OF these ash trays.
with the girl a.wheel; I got them out just to try
how they would sell. This is the only one l have
left. There is no reason why the artists
who design the first original models for
this kind of thing should not look
to their own life and time for subjects particu-
larly for our American trade. as here we have
no peasants and noblemen and picturesque
looking folks before our eyes. For some reason
no one OF the designers has ever made such q
departure until the present year. Now that
the break is made. we shall have tennis. hand
ball ana football, every phase of modern sport,
entering into popular designs. They have not
v%entured yet on Introducing these patterns into
expensive goods. but have used them merely for
little incidentals that would not be much worth
Sconsiderlng If they did not take. The idea IS
liked, however, and has taken root on the other
side as well as here. We are sure to have fur.
Their Developments
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THE ESCALLOP.
How IL Comes About That Reds Of Them Are
Discovered IN Long Familiar Waters.

Discovered In Long Familiar Waters.
It may be a source of wonderment to one NOT
familiar with the habits of the escallop 10 read,
as he does at intervals, that a great bed OF them
has boon found-as. for instance. recently in
Great South Bay-in waters that are well
known. that arc constantly ti-hod. and that.
The wonder is that tho cscallops there
were not discovered before. The fact is that
they were notss,there,. and the explanation OF
that is found in the fact that the cscallop has
tho power of locomotion. The oyster in tho
early stages of its existence Is a froe swim.
mer, but from the time that it attaches itself
to something and begins to grow into its final
and familiar form, which 1t does when 1t is still
very minute, 1t remains fixed. Tho escallop.
however, is able to move about, and some.
do this easily in four or five feet OF water; it
might reach the top from two or three times
that depth. 1t Is sometimes taken In, nets,
the escallop being off the bottom and higher
The cscallop moves itself by expclling a
column of water from its shell. 1t can open
and close its shell freely. 1t takes in water.
which 1t forces out again against the surround
ing water. 1t moves about, and beds are
found in various places. and escallops boddod
row. Fishermen taking escallops and holding
them for the market. il they keep them in the
water, put them into crates with Stats close
enough together to keep them in. There Il, a
habits of e%scallops who, fishing for thcni ono
day, planted them as he gathered them in the
water around n stake, whore they would keep
take up when he wanted them to carry to mar.
ket in the morning. But in tho morning when he
went to take them up. every escallop was gone.
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The hair is waved and pulled out until it has
the appearance of being inflated with some
mysterious gas; but the real chignon, with rats
and no end OF false hair tied on at the back, Is
still q memory. The rumo-s which have caused
80 much m have originated chiefly in Eng
land. but as English women rarely do UP their
hair becomingly. no doubt they will be the first
to adopt the awful chignon" when it really
does bob up again.
Real novelties in hairdressing are not yet in
sight. but puffs arc perhaps the smartest touch
which can be given at the back. The pompadour
style prevails for the front, yet the part is worn
where 1t is more becoming. Suiting the mode Of
hairdressing to the face Is OF vastly more i'm
portance than literally following any special
fancy of fashion. Jewclled side combs. orna-
ments, aigrettes. and feathers are the leading
features OF the full dress %coiffures this season.
and. however the hair may be arranged, 1t is not
fashionnbly complete without some conspicuous
decoration. Fancy side combs flaring out on
either side OF the puffs in the form of butterfly
wings arc very pretty, but the style of ornament
you wear should be suited to tho particular
inodo of hairdressing if you would have n be.
coming success.