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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-28
A WEDDING LOTRNEY.

N. B. Whitfield and Mrs, Florence Holmes Whitfield have been visiting various places in the south on their bridal tour and are now enjoying the holidays at Tallahassee, Fla, with Judge Richard A. Whitfield and fam ily. They report very fine and pleas ant weather there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-28
HOLY INNOCENTS' DAY.

Services at St. Paul's-Festivals for the
 Sunday School.
 To-day is Holy Innocents' day and there will be holy communion at St. Pauls church at 10 o'clock. In the af- ternoon the Sunday school festival for the young children takes place at 4 O clock and in the evening at 7;90 that for the older scholars will occur.
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THE DEATH SCENE.
With the Words. 1T il Well. Upon
his Lips He PescefaIi, Expired.

Amid tears and cheers and the warm
good-byes OF friends and followers,
George Washington laid aside the
cares OF office and Went back to his
farm In Vlrglnia-that Mount Vernon
farm toward which his thoughts and
desires had SO often turned through
the sight years of his busy aud anxious
life a. president.
So he mended anl repaired and built
and extended, or looked utter his
broad plantations. glad To get back to
the free. busy. out-of- doeF He he had
always loved.
Washington was now nearly sixty
eight: he seemed 10 be as well, as
strong and as vigorous as ever; he had
scarcely ever been H. there was not
the least sign that sickness could lay
him low and he rode and walked and
looked after things on his farm and
conducted the affairs OF the army as
wisely and as we'll as ever
But one cloudy day in December
l7S9-the twelfth OF the m0nth-just
after he had finished letter urging the
establishment of the school for sol
diers. NON known as the Military
Academy at West Point, he mounted
his horse ard rode away 10 Visit DIFF
ferent points of his big farm where
work was being done A snow storm
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THE UNLUckY DAYS.
Ihe Ancient, Had Long List of Days ia
he EsarsI

he reared.
III ancient times the heather were
so supcrstitious with regard TO certain
days that they were pointed out in
their calendars With different colored
characters 10 mark the lucky ones aud
the unluchy, aud all classes arranged
The details OF their daily life with
reference 10 these marks
We of the present day claim 10 be
free from all Ibis, but many there are
who will moi begin journey nor II
piece of work ON Friday. nor cut the
hair in the last quarter of the MOON
and who are very much frightened II
the soft rays of Luna chance to fall
upon the face while they are asleep.
Friday is even under n ban; even
with regard to the weather, there Is
an old saying which declares that
Fridays moon,
Come when it will, comes TOO soon.
In countries where capital punish.
ment is In vogue Friday has nearly
always been "hangman's day"
There are many superstltions con
nectcd with New Years day; one that
is still firmly believed by many of
the devout is that of opening the Bible
~ i''AhNAAi 'h' lt'tiht- 'h' hhE't va
any chapter contained In the two
open pages. 1t is believed that the
luck or unluek of the coming year will
III greater or less degree be fore
Swallowed by some of the lines.
Again, others believe that 1t Is very
unlucky TO take anything out of the
house on New Years morning before
taking something in; the old rhyme
which expresses this belief runs as
follows:
Take ont, then take in.
Bad luck Will begin:
Take In, then take out.
Good luck comes about.
Certain days for birth have general
~ some particular attribute given
them which tell us that the child:
Born OH Monday is fair OF face;
Born on Tuesday full Of Gods grace:
Born Oh Wednesday, sour aud snd;
Born on Thursday merry and glad;
Born on Friday worthily given;
Born on Saturday. work hard for your
living;
Born on sunday You Will never know
want.
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Teacher Who Was The first man"
little Boy tat rear of class) George
Washington, Ma'a
Why do you think George Washing
On waa the first man"
because he was first In war. first In
5eace, and fret In the hearts OF his
auntfy men"
mother boy raises his hand
fesc her Well. Johnny. who do you
h.nk was The first MANI"
Johnny-"Don't know what bis name
Aaa, bur / know George Washington
wasn't the first"
What makes you SO positive
Well, my history says he married Il
widow; SO there must have been man
,head Of him. -
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RLASKA'S BROWN BEARS.
Th"y Are Good Koadmakers and Furnish
Dangerons Sport for the Hunter.

They Are Good Roadmakers and Furnish
Dangerous Sport for the Hunter.
The brown bear is the great road
maker of the Alaska peninsula" said
u guide of many years experience in
that region Not only are the banks
of the streams trodden into good trails
by the huge. numbering brutes, but the
swampy plains are crossed in every
direction by paths leading to the hills.
The traveller Will do well 10 follow
them In iourncying across the country,
ms they invariably lead to the best
tording placcs of streams and form
the easiest routes To the hills The
northern side of the Kcnai peninsula.
bordering the shores of Cook inlet
kaodlak island and the Alaskan pen
insula as far west as Uniak Island are
favorite stamping grounds of the
Alaska brown bear He Is huge,
shaggy animal, varying in length from
six TO twelve feet and weighing from
500 To LOO pounds This bear pos
scses all the courage and tlerceness
of his southern cousin, the grizzly. and
he has been hunted so little as vet
that he is absolutely fearless of man
and is an exceedingly dangerous ad
versary.
In dealing with the Alaska brown
bear Il hunter should never go alone.
a companion is almost as essential az
gun. If possible man we'll ac-
qualnted with the peculiar habits OF
this animal should be engaged to aft
as guide. Good bear dogs are Of
great assistance; but they must be
brought into the country by the hunter.
as there are very few dogs there.
There are no trees as far west as Port
age Bay and the hunter must be ex-
ccedingly careful how he enters the
heavy thiekets which cover the river
bottoms, as the bears favor this kind
OF ground, and if aroused or wounded
will unhcsitatngly attack.
Being IN expert fisher. the bear
freduents. during the salmon season.
all the rivers emptying into the Behr-
ing Sea and the north Pacific and
their tributaries NJ far as the fish 20.
After the salmon run Is over the AMI
nal retreats into the recesses of the
hills, where berries and small game
are plentiful.
"'Fhe Alaska cranberry is an especial
ly toothsomc morsel to the brown bear.
has particularly sweet tooth, The
Alaska cranberry grows gu marshes
thai are 1000 and even 5000 feet above
the sea level. When ripe they are al
most deep purple Jelly made from
these berries is of u rich claret color
and as transparent as the most flaw
less glass The flavor of il liz delicious
Bear hunters haunt these elevated
marshes when the berries are ripe,
for then they are sure of profitable
and easy bear harvest
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I,n,II Mnrsl,in

In Spain, Germany, France, Italy,
us well as In the northern countries
which had embraced the reformation,
devil worship was believed TO be prac-
ticcd, orgies celebrated. malevolent
tricks Of revenge perpetrated by the
votarlpA of the evil one on their neigh
bors. II Il child was seized with ep.
ilrptc fits of II pig died suddenly,
II n toad were found under the bed
or II eat jumped In At the window
If u cross grained old woman cursed
u rude. i'll hammered brat. aud the child
afterWard suffered with any complaint
the witchcrafi which must undoubted
~ be nj the bottom Of such occurrences
called for Immediate invcstiga ion.
Nor was IL long before a victim was
forthcoming. Denial was of no avail
The longer such denial was persisted
in, the longer were the torturcs in
illcted The accused was urged to con
fess to the usual charges, aud encour-
aged 10 accuse others, IN turn 10 suffer
the same fate. And 80 The horrible
business spread, until, lil," prairie
FIRE, ii burned Itself ont for time, only
to start again from some fresh sparks
OF suspicion The crime Itself was
held by all Ia be 50 enormous that no
punishment could be too great for H.
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A PERFECT NEWSPAPER.

. pubhsh ALL THE NEWS promptly and
succinctly and in the most readable form
without elision or partisan bias; 10 discuss
It's significance with frankHess. TO keep AN
OPEN EYE FOR Pubic ABUSES, 10
give besides complete record of current
thought, fancies and discoveries in all de-
partments of human activity in its DAILY
EDITIONS Of from 10 to "a PAGES, and 10
provide the whole for i;s patrons AZ the
nominal price Of ONE CENr-thst was
from the outset, and will continue 70 tie
the aim Of THE RECORD
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In his last VIII and Testament George
Washington bequeathed 500 00 to
ward the endoM ment of national uni
fersity under the auspices OF the gen
raj Government, but In some name.
II another that has not been satIsfac-
orily explained the money has dlsap-
feared. II II had been invested at or.
ilnary rates OF interest and compound
ID the bequest would al this time
amounted 20 over $4,000 900
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SAVED BY A WOMAN.
Miss .<licr LoaHfelioU's story 60
Daughters OF the Revolution.

Miss Alice l.ongfellow. youngest
daughter of New England's beloved
poet told The story recently TO the
ladies of Warren and Prescott Chapter
Daughters OF the American Revolution
of how Mount Vernon was saved to
TIN nation by woman.
Miss Ann Cunningham. II gentlewo-
man Of old Virginia. who, when pass
ing up the Potomac River one day in
1853 and hearing the steamer bell toll
when passing the grave OF Washington
became possessed with the desire to
restore 1t. The place was then occu
pied by a great granddaughter OF the
first president, John Augustine Wash
ington, 1t WAS In state of decay. aud
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Many people associate chain armor
shirts and mail with medieval times.
and do not suppose for minute that
any such suits are made today. but
such is the case. This mail armor is
manufactured by firm in Walsall
England, who supply the English Gov
eminent with mail chain jackets for
use in India. Central and South Amerl-
ca, etc. These mail jackets, which
weigh from fifteen to eighteen pounds.
are worn by army officers. and are
made OF steel rings. three Fights of an
Inch In diameter. IL takes about 1900
rings to make square foot Of armor.
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\ family in Brooklyn was recently
annoyed every morning by finding the
hottie Of milk left by the milkman on
the front stoop knocked over and the
contents gone. one night member
Of the family volunteered 10 get up
early the next morning and watch for
the culpril Soon after the young man
had taken up his station ltr was re
warded by seeing II large blaek eat
come across The vcranda. knock over
the bottle aud calny lap up the milk.
which had been Spilled Ne# III" FAM
ily puts out large lin can.
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Japan. with population Of 5000
900, has 220 towns that have more than
100, 900 inhabitants. In 1886 the mum
Der OF such towns was III. Osaka has
increased from 3GD,ODO 10 10000 In
habitants, In ten years. Yokohama
from $1,000 70 10000, Kobe from 80
900 10 1875, 900 TOXIC has now popu-
lation of 1900
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where wash,ng,oa Wa. Married.

An interesting old church Is st. Pc
er's, at White House. Virginia. built
n 1908, its cost being l4G. 600 weight Of
.ohacco. II Is In the form OF psrsl-
elogfam. "!th a square tower capped
with steeple, the weatheryane being
he keys Of St Peter II strongly sug-
sests many English parish churches
Here Washington was married TO Mrs
Martha Custis. since which event the
I'D church has been famous through
Iut Virginia.
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lbN p hlEt ilfl Al
caught him. while he was riding; it
turned 10 hail and then 10 rain and tho
General can't home Vet aud chilled
The next day he had 4 aote throat. but
rode OUT To see about emitting down
some trees ahd then went home again.
Ills cold increased he had Il chill and
tha' a aiHienltS ia hrsathlna Tho
| doctors who were called could not help
him and he grew worse
He called his household around
| him; ho said he knew he Was going,
! but that he was mot afraid To go; he
| thanked the doctors for their efforts,
gave directions to his beloved wife
and his faithful secretary, and with
the words 1T Is Well upon his lips.
| answered the call that had come to
him. With his lingers upon his own
pulse, calmly counting the feebly
Ing strokes, at 1920 O'Clock on Satur-
day night, the fourteenth OF December,
1888. George Washington the American
bRde goodbye to the world he had
served 50 well by living In, the land he
had helped 80 much By his loyalty and
bis love The old General had his dis
charge.
AT the instant he expired Dr.. cTaik,
Que OF the attending physicians with
singular foiethough,. stopped the pen
dulum and hands Of the clock, at that
time standing on the mantel OF the
Generals bedroom The hands stood
ut 1929 tp. M. This clock afterward
passed Into the possession OF Alexan-
Washington Lodge. No. %, Free
and Accepted Masons. OF Alexandria.
Va, and It IS by them preserved with
veneration, rs condition being un-
changed since the moment Of Wash
ingtor's death
A family yaalt had been erected,
many Year, before by Lawrence
Washington. elder brother of George.
on the sloping hillside overlooking
the placid waters or the beautiful Pc
tomac river. Washington had request
ed that he be not Inferred until three
days after hls death The funeral was,
therefore, sci for Wednesday, Deem
Der Is. 1893.
News travelled slowly IN those days.
Congress was In session in Philadel-
phia and notice Of Wssbington'a death
was not given 10 that body. Officially
or otherwise. until the very day Of his
burial.
Washington military aud public life
had virtually closed and his standing
as a Mason and q churchman made 1t
seem most fitting and appropriate, to
those In charge Of the affair. that the
ceremonial part Of his obsequles should
be under Masonic auspices. accompa.
MED by the burial office Of the Protest.
ant Episcopal Church
The whole country was filled with
gloom. aud men OF all parties In poll
tics and creeds in religion, In every
State in the Union, united with Con
gress in paying honor to the memory
OF the Man. first IN war. first In peace,
and first ia the hearts Of his fellow
| citizens.
He fought but not with lcye OF strife
he struck but to defend;
And ere he turned Il peoples foe. he
sought 10 be a friend;
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a.yx win ne u.vs

Ten-Y ear-Old Son-Papa. what mad.
ieorge Washington chop his father
'ayorite tree?
Papa-What made you cut hole Ia
he kitchen door?
Ten ear-0ld-E r-er. because, er-er-
Papa Wei. my son. that's Just the
Excuse George gave his father. To ="
b human my boy.
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A Frenehman has iusi patented Il
papcr.bag material upper ious +" Wa
ter, the ordinary wrapping hrir% coat
ed with gas tar aud the LAYER Of lar
covered with thin sheet ~ tissu.' ~
similar paper, so that the tar docs not
come In contact with The contents of
tAe bag
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In house in Warrenton. Va. l..
lung the large mirror before which
leorge Washington made his daily fol
ct. 1t was bought at the sale OF the
PERSONAL effects OF Laurence Washing
on. a great-nephew OF the first Prssl-
lent. and has hung in It's presenl
,lace for thirty-fiye years
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wAsniNG1or's SEAL ASD cor OF ABMs.
"One evening my fathers carriage
being late In coming for me my dear
young friend invited me to accompany
her to grandmamma's room There.
after some little chat. Mrs Washington
apologizcd to me for pursuing her usu-
al preparations for The night, and Mel
lie entered upon her accustomed duty
by reading chapter aud psalm from
the old family Bible. after which all
present knelt in evening PRAYER.
Mrs. Washington faithful maid
then assisted her to disfobe and lay her
head upon the pillow Nellie then sang
a verse Of some swee,ly soothing
hymn, and then. leaning down, reeely-
ed the parting blessing for the night
with some emphatic remarks ON her
duties. Improvements, etc. The effect
OF these judicIous habits and teachInga
appeared In the granddaughter char.
acter through life.
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A Now Artificial Stone.

Pspyristlte is a new artificial stone
made from purified paper pulp and
other ingredients, by FIR, Genre, "A civil
engineer of Zurich. 1t is an improve
ment on papro lite, invented by the
same man. 1t is especially intended
for J0lntleSs roofs or floors, and is "A
non conductor of heat. cold or sound
II IL hard as II stone. but has soft
linoleum-lile feeling under foot, and
Is nolseless. II weighs less Fan stone
or cement, and 30 pounds of the pre-
paratlon In powdered form, spread A
inch thick. viii cover ninety square
feet. The cost is said 10 he exceeding
Is low, aud il can be laid without
special machinery; ii is dry in twenty
-four hours, and cnn then he highly
polished
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The old dollhouse Oh the Boston pos
Dad, at the Connecticut line, near
Greenwich. il to be removed. Wash
ngton and his army we're permitted to
PASS through free and were given Two
barrels of ale by the keepers wife be.
tides
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sewing and nesping.

An Atchison man whose wife 70
ceived I2s wedding presents because
she was lovely character, Is now
compelled to attach his suspenders 70
his pantaloons with nail
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REPRESENTATIONS CELLS.
humanity, is shocked that SO little IN
known Of the brain. He has discover
ed that the brain Is iii Two halves
the intcrstitial and the pareuchymat
Gus cells which have hitherto been
troatcd ny n whole.
He Is ~ work ON an instrument
which viii enable him 10 see and hear
the brain. ny the heart and iungs are
heard Then he will know how to
treat the patient whether the ailment
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Jumped Cha.m OF sixty Feet.

Enough the Italians are not an
equestrian people. the Italian army are
OF late beginning 10 cultivate the art
of horsemanship Giuseppe Mast,
lieutenant of the calvary, recently per-
formed feat which for dare devil
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The Truth Of the Matter

Mhen little George blazed the bark
l'pon his fathers fayorlte tree
lie didn't keep the matter DARK.
Eut cheerully confessed. Twas
mel"
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lis fathe smiling, cut switch
From Ell The sSplinS's aupplest lim5,
.nd ere the lad knew which was which,
iiy George. lia dad gave IT to him.
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pr Ncrcnzi. the great German
specialist, who hus made II fortune
and can afford TO spend the rest of
his life In study for the benefit Of
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Feb. ~.
Though centuries roll on Ia endless

Feb. g2.
Though centuries roll on Ia endless
track,
And times, and men, and customs 10
their Mays.
'dll regerent generations. looking
back.
Shall on this day sing pseans 10 thy
praise
fhe memory Of thy virtues ne'er de
parts.
Immortal are thy deeds OF glory
done,
supreme IN war in peace and in ON
hearts.
The father Of our country. Washing
ton
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The Daily and Sunday

A Buying, Renting Selling Exchanging Type
"A writers Of all kinds forbusntss. family nd
orivste use. Also buying and exchanging job md
Id lots OF merehH ndise, lumber, nsehinery, etc.
nd especially slow and dead stock Advise wants
Aad offerings, Everything Is saleble somewhere
II. II. MANSFIELD,
2i5 Broadway, New York.
May 20, 1895.
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Washington Crossing the peIa~ar.

The Christmas occurrence. The most
glorious In all the annals OF America
Is that Of Washington crossing the
Delaware. On Christmas night. 1776.
Washington, having previously gath
cred all the boats which were 10 be
had on both Sides OF the river crossed
the stream from Pennsylvania, at No
Conkey's Ferry. Trenton during
snowstorm. All of his troops were not
gathered on the New Jersey side til
4 O'Clock in the morning Washington
surprised the HessIahs and routed
them. killing their commander. # was
a complete surprise and victory.
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The Pioneer
che cent morning newspaper IN the United
States, Tho Record still LEADS WHERE
OTHERS FOLLOW.

Witness its unrivsled average dAib oiroisia
ton exceeding 10000 copies, and an aver
age exceeding 1900 copies FOR its Sunday
editions, while limitations Of its plan Of
publication in every important city Of Che
country testify TO tho truth Of the ssser-
ton that in the quantity and quality Of H.
contents, and IN the price at which II il
sold The Record" hss established The
standard by which excellence in Journal
ism must be measured
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MASI'S WONDERFUL LEAP.
courage and fincssc of execution ex-
cells anything heretofore attempted.
In the neigh orhood of Quintc, Il
suburb OF Rome there lies n vast
stretch of plateau, environed semi
circularly by II long range Of steep
rocks. In order 10 win wager, the
officer on his horse jumped from the
highest of these rocks over yawning
chasm, a sheer descent of sixty feet.
Horse md rider eseaped unhurt.
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The
Philadelphia
Record

after a career Of nearly twenty years Of
uninterrupted growth is justified in claim
ing that the standard first established By
its founders 10 the one true test Of
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

EsrATE oF JoSAs j WoEAAs DECEASED.
Pursuant TO the order. Of o II. Sproul,
Surrogate of the County OF IlunterdOn, made
on the tWenty-sixth day OF November, A. u. 4,
ono thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight, notice is hereby givon 10 all persons
having claims against the estate Of Jonas j
ceased, 10 present the same, under oath or affir-
nation, 10 the subscriber, administrator Of said
deceased, within nine months from the date
Of said order; and any creditor neglecting
10 bring in aud exhibit his or her claim (under
oath or afflrmation) within the time so
limited will be forever barred Of his or her
action therefor against the said Administrator.
Dated Nov. 20, A. d. 1899.
"a WILLIAM i. AMEY. Administrator
Nov 20. lS1s-gt
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Msr'.H wn.hiagton's Bed,im-.

hoInelike picture of Mrs Washing
ton and her favorito granddaughter is
given by Mrs James Gibson who fire
quently visited her when, AZ the Pres
ident's wife she resided In Phlndcl.
phia. then the capital OF the United
States. Mrs. Gibson's language IL
quoted by Miss Wharton In her Mar
tina Washington:
Mrs. Washington was In the habit
OF retiring at an early hour to her own
room, snless detained by company
and there, no matter what the hour,
Nellie tMlss Custlsl attended her.