Mohave County miner., 1899-04-22
Jefferson as He Was.

nu,rimages to the homes and haupts of
AMERICAN statesmen, writes William E
Cnrtis in the Chicago Record from Char.
,ot,esvile, Va. l; gives better under.
standing OF their lives and purposes. 1t
,tsDzes and humsnizes their principles
and teachings and corrects many false
i'm IMPRESSIONS that have been acquired by
careless writer's and thoughtless reading.
No one can visit MontIceIlo the home
nj Thomas Jefferson, which occupies the
cres, of beautiful hill overlooking this
city. without being convinced that the
so.cAIIei Jrffsrso iisn simplicity was a
myth The fable about J ff.rson riding
into Wasningt IN on horseback and hitch
ipg his horse to saplng while he went
into the capitol to be insugurated presi.
dent OF the United States appears first in
book Of travels written by an English.
mln named John DAVIS, who visited the
United States from 1898 to 1902 II is
related by him in COOK faith, out the
story was evidently told by some wag
for the purpose Of impressing him with
the u1eer ways OF the Americans. There
4 are SIMILAR yarns in the same book with
%, any more foundation, and the read,r
j. led to believe that the people Mr..
Davis met in Washington and else here
during his journey took an unkind ad.
/ sntage of his credulity.
/ Thomas Jefferson was iuaugurated
Eth the same pomp and formslities
4 that attended the incoming OF every 9th
sr president OF his generation, and not.
outstanding all he has written in cup
port oI democratic ideas and social equal.
i,y, he was an exclusive, hightoned aris,
tocrst, who, as letters IN Lsvy the pres
snt owner OF NJ M)nticello, declares, intro
dlced into Amsric. many Of the friv-
oes and fashions he found in France,
Including the use OF finger bowl at The
dinner table Mr.. JEFF ,rs on was a man
u much manners and great formality,
according to all the evidences and
traditions that rsm ain OF him, and they
are numerous He rode in CO ,ch i'm
ported IRON Paris and drawn by a ,6OOs
team OF horses; WAS always served by
buffers and iooimen in livery, and dined
with ceremony off silver plate. At one
time he had Su00S worth OF VINE n his
cellar, and more than 1000 bottles were
found there when he died.
Jefferson was always extravagsnt and
ever lived beyond his means. He in
hsrited one Of the largest and most val.
liable estates in America, bu, was not
only penniless when he died, but his
trends we're appealed to and The legisla
lures OF several states appropriated
money TO pay his deuts. The grester
part of his estate was sold under the
hammer, and Mrs. Randolph his dsugh
ter, exchanged the beautiful msnsion Of
Nnticelo for an ordinary two-sgory
orlCk house in this town, which Is still
sanding, and was never worth more than
25OOs
man named Barcklsy took NJ init.
cello of her hands, assumed the mort.
t,age and gave her the little house in
Town. Thus the graves OF Thomas J.i
srson and his family passed into the
hands OF strangers, as his books were
sold to The government at the rate OF
ga volume, aud formed the nucleus OF
he congressional library. When he
graduated from college he erjoyed a
large fortune for those days He made
much money at the bar. At middle life
he Was estimated to be one OF the wealth.
lest men in Virginia, but because OF his
lack oil simplicity, his bad management
aud his extravaganza, when he died he
Old not plssess an unmortgaged farthing.
The Jstfsrsonisl coat.of arms, which
appears frequently, is not an evidence
Of democratic ideas. 1t represents q
shield bearing the heads OF three lions
aooVe blue field, and rs surmounted
Ya tourth lions head with the tongue
OUT II even appears upon the fence
mat lncloses his tomb He selected his
own burial place, aud the sketch Of his
monument, the draft Of his epitapb
win Instructions for his funeral, can no 4
W. Seen at the state department Ia
" 7hlngton in his own handwriting.
"nen he WAS boy D4bney Carr, the
son OF neigh oor, was his most intimate
"'end' and there was tender, senti