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ona "a" 'he space between the cradle
tainty. win uncer-
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-08-28

Did you ever see dramatic play that
there wasn't some wronged woman
in it3
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22

which can be called purely Intellectual
There was nothing In him OF the me-
teor or the cataract, nothing that eth
err daz2led or oyerpowered,
AZ q soldier the circumstances of his
career brought him into the blaze, not
only Of domestic, but OF foreign crlti-
csm, and It was only very gradually
that his superiority was fully recog-
ni2ed. Lee, who Of all American soldiers
had seou most service M the English
army and Conway, who had risen to
great lrpute in the Fcench army were
Doth accustomed 10 speak Of his mill
tary talents with extreme disparage-
mcnt but personal jealousy and ami
mostly undoubtedly colored their judg-
monts. De kalb, who had been trained
In the best military schools Of the con-
tlneut, at first pronounced him 10 be
very deficient In the strength, decision
and promptItude Of a general, and, al
though he soon learned to form the
highest estimate Of his military cana
city, he continued TO lament that an
excessive modesty led him too frequent
~ 10 act upon the opinion Of inferior
men rather than upon his own most ex-
oellent judgment In the army and the
Congress more than the rival was OPP
posed TO him, He had his full share of
disasters the operations which he con-
Quoted, II compared with great Euro
pean wars, were on very small scale,
and he had the immense advantage of
encounterlng, In most cases generals of
singular incapaclty II may, however.
be truly said Of him that his military
reputation steadily rose through many
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NUTS AND CIDER.
A Story Of General Washington
BY AARON MASON.

Copyright, 1902, by Aaron Mason)
II was little farmhouse on the hill,
an ordinary farmhouse. There was just
an ordinary we'll some ten yards from
the door An ordinary COW was grazing
In the field near by. An ordinary wal
nut tree grew little way from the
well, and an ordinary small bird was
pruning his feathers sitting on a line
stretched from a nail In the Intel Of
the door TO a spike driven into the
trunk or the walnut tree, There was
nothing unordinary In the whole scene,
not even In the three men, one sealed
on q block near the gate TO the barn
and the other two leaning with folded
arms against the lintels. Even the mus
kets beside them were ordinary, for at
that time 1t was not uncommon for
three men met together to be we'll
armed.
Inside the house the scenes were Just
as common. The furniture IN the front
room was oaken, heavy and colonial
These were eolonialNays The windows
were small. The paues In them very
small There was dish Of walnuts in
the middle OF the table. A pitcher OF
hard cider and two tumblers stood be-
side Il. The tumblers We're OF English
cut glass. u little more extraordinary
In farmhouse In New Jersey now Than
then, perhaps. But certainly the dis
tinguished air that this little glittering
luxury gave 10 the room was not borne
out by the dress and general appear
ance OF the men there. Like those out
side, one OF these was seated at a little
table before the western window. Tho
other two stood, leaning against the
walls of the low ROOM II the man scat
ed had stood he might have appeared
a little extraordinary In stature
~ YOU do not care TO send Woods"
said the broader and thiaSCr set Of
the two men standing, "thcre IS no
reason why my aid, Van Houser should
not go Tie Is a match for any two
men In Jersey, a hard rider and very
smart at eluding pursuit
II can spare Woods very we'll
Schuyler" replied the other and small
err man, but | suppose the general. as
usual, win take his own choice"
1--WE must use the best We have "
said The man at the table. looking up
"But how TO choose Qu1led the
man addressed as Schuyler.
"Call them here, Gates" replied the
man az the table.
The little man went 20 the door. and
moment later the three ordinary
men from without Joined the three or.
binary men within
Men" said tie man 40 the table
there are cider and nuts Helm your-
selves" With that he turned 10 The
window again and continued assor,ms
and apparently correcting the papers
before him.
The three men from without seated
themselves They said no word. bu, at-
tackled the nuts ana cider more as men
obeyng orders than as " to satisfy
any desire, for meat and drink. Tlo
room became quite silent hut for fr,
occasional cracking of nuts and tho
rustling OF papers at the windows 40
silent. indeed that the soft How of an.
cider into the cut glass tumblers could
| at intervals be heard Dc there was
| here anything nnDlInary D. was bon.
| haps a peculiar trick the mnu at q.
window had OF now and again ufnln.
his face toward the Interior OF The
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-22
Vvy A -.
" WASHINGTON
ON MARRIAGE

In several letters wss-,
pressed his Views upon lEo I ,s''a es'
OF marriage To the French s" ,s0I y
ChRstellux, who served a, S"'' Count
a major general he wrote aat'nsflca a.
your very friendly ana accott ellng
yer ! was as you may wsb 'tp'e qt
nol less delighted than sr, SUPPOSE
meet the plain Amerca, '.lpIl'el :
VIE a wifel We'll mo words n.
gus, | can hardly rsfreS ,leaf M.
ING TO hnd YOU are cauvb, "VIl gmil.
saw by the eUloglum von ~ lasl I
Gpon u ING tne happiness Of doloosNn" , Ieats
nmer1ca l4at you had eWoilHg. llle Ia
oall and That you would AZ Ss'o o,C ,hs
Rheh one day or other W. surely bs
were a philosopher and a v o,t nal you
your day mas al last cono 'iuloH "a
OF II with all my heart ana a. aln gAl
Qp'e good enough ror you 'S' Nh
are well served for con,inr NOV You
favor OF the American re, w ugh, Ia
way across the Atlantlo' 'S all M
catching that terrible contain Tiran BY
nestle Felicity which samc 1iTon DO
sI,alpoN OF the plague, a man nv, .as
only once IN his life beca""o' 1a nave
monty lasts him lat leaet wt-" COM
America; ! don't know how v ",,u I. Wy 10
these matters In t'rancej For yV ~, manage
llfeume And yet, after an ,IgSS gfos
dlctlons You so richly merit nm wy J, maze
leet, the worst wish can ind /. 'l9'
heart against you Is that Van VI my
neither OF You ever got tho helm nay
domestic felicity during bo VI ,li
course Of your mortal existence osaln
once when asked To give sd,J.
widow In the Custls circle Hs in NV 70
matrimonial venture he renn.S ueg
never did nor do believe 7 sye,
give advice to q woman Who Is so, slN
out on a matrimonial voyage gy''lS
cause ! never could advise ono I ~ ,, W.
~ without her own consent ana " ~.
ondly, because know 1t IL 10 ' Ta ,s.'
pose to advise her TO refrain wbssI w
has obtained IT, A woman ysry y', ~ ny y,
asks an opinion or requires ad,taa-Fl
such an occasion till her resoln6 so ~
formed, ana then II is win ,beH KY
and expectation Of obtaining a g s,F
ton that she applies" "'
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In his History Of England In the
Eighteenth Century William Edward
Hartpole Lecky, NJ. p pays'thc folow-
ing tribute to George Washington,
10 the appointment Of Washington
las commander in Chef Tar more tNan
to any other single circumstance IS due
the ultimate success Of The American
Revolution. though in purely INTEL
lectual powers Washington was GER
tainly inferior to Franklin and per-
haps to two or three others 81 his coll
leagues There is a theory which once
received the countenance of some con-
siderable Psychologists, though 1t Is
now, / believe, completely discarded
that one OF the great lines Of division
among men may be traced to the COM
paratlye development Of the cerebrum
and the cerebellum. To the first organ
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When this little daughter, Martha
was born to Mr. una Mrs. DandrIdgc
way down In Virginia, in the year 1880
her eyes looked upon very different
world from that The twentieth century
baby gazes at. She no doubt had beau
tifuTy hand embroidered gowns ana
underclothIng. for the mothers OF tha1
time were very much better ncedleWo'
men than we are, but they were all
fashioned OF linen or dlmity cold and
olsmmy. Even the little undergarments
were Of the same material, for WOODEN
or flannel held no place In the dressing
VI infants or children. All me warmth
required seemed 10 be In tiny EN-
broidercd shawl pinned around the
81 - gowns were neckleas
ssaA Mssvslass, and when we remember
how ipanerfeotly the houses we're heat
ed we wonder II Martha was not often
dosed with medicine when she cried
when all she wanted was 10 .hayoH few
more comfortable clothes. Her mother
and father no doubt had plenty Of furs
and velyets, for they were Of the arts
tocratc class and had all their best
clothing direct from England They,
however thought the little ones either
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it was supposed belong those special
gifts or powers which make men poets,
orators thinkers. artist Conqueror or
wits TO the second belong the super
Intending restraining discerning and
directing facultie8 which enable men
to employ their several talents with
sanity and wisdom, which maintain
the Balance anu the proportion OF IN
tellect and character and make sound
judgments and well regulated lives.
Tha theory however untrue In Its phys
illogical aspect, corresponds to a real
distinction in human minds and char
acters, and It was especially in the
second order Of faculties That Wash
ington eXcelled. His mind was not
quick or remarkably original. His con-
versation had no brilllancy or wit lie
was entirely without the gift of elo-
quence, and he had very few accom-
plishments. He knew no language but
his own, and except for a rather strong
turn for mathematics he had no taste
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WASHINGTON IN 1907

Isaac Weld a contemporary Of Wash
ington, wrote as follows of tHe-btst
dent at the close Of his second te,,,.
"ilis chest Is full, and his limbs honJ
rather slender, weT shaped and ssi
muscular His head is small In WITH
he resembles the make Of numbyr ~
MS countrymen His eyes are ol ,
light gray color, and In probortlon IA
the length Of his face his nose Is lops
Mr. stuart the eminent portrait paln'.
en- told me that there were features n
his face totally different from What IA
ever observed In any other human h.
ing, The sockets OF the eyes for m.
stance, are larger than he ever mel
with before and the upper part Of bs
nose broder All his features be
observed, were indicative of the strong.
est and most ungovernabe passion,
and had he been born In the forests \
was his opinion that he would have
been the ilercest man among the saw
age tribes"
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lie Bonhomme Richard somewhere of
the coast Of Maine. 1t must be delivered
posthaste. In case Of probable cap
ture destroy it,
1T shall be delivered said Miles
and with his hat in his hand he left
the room.
you chose your own man, general -
said Gates when the three soldiers were
gone
Because he was English" said
Schuyler with a smile which beled the
implication Of his own words
MY man speaks french" said Gates.
"And mine both Dutch and high Ger
man, a very useful accomplishment for
traveller through New Jersey"
The tall man looked at his two col
leagues as II not at all interested in
their comments and then, like one
speaking his thought aloud, he say;
II chose because Of the nuts aud
cider"
A faint smile lowered at the corners
OF Gates mouth. ana over the face Of
Schuyler came the heavy look OF a
man who tries to solve an enigma. The
tall man continued
ivan Houser had reached the admiral
and delivered the dispatch were the
way fair and friendly ana horses and
money plenty See the scattered shells.
the halt wasted kernels Woods had
delivered the message by word Of
mouth were main strength and courage
only necessary lie broke the nuts
with his thumb and forenngers Sut
Miles Will reach the ADMIRAL lie will
husband his resources. His horse. his
proyendcr anu his money wiz not fail
him, Tie took few nuts, but he extract
ed all their kernel not by strength but
by flncsse, and he took but one glass
OF cider after the others had well
drunk.
There was silence fora moment II
was broken by Schuyler
General Woshf gton," said he, Il
take back my mock
George Washington did not smile or
reply He bent his head and Returned
TO his dispatches
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Hail the day that him birth who for us freedom wonl
The greatest uncrownd King Of menimmorta Washington!
Salute the dag twas deeds that gave lts stripes ana 81
our Cincnnatus Of the west our knighty Of Mars
Ills spirit breahes It's Impulse yet across ardent souls
The current OF destiny It's influence controls
Tor when wo feel the nameless thrill Of parotisms fire
IT'S but the quicknng spirit OF countys deathess SIRE
Speak OF him of the host Of namoess dead and
The fruit Of deeds forever ve aud thus lvos Washngon
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room, as II he would be cogni2ant Of
everything there going on even TO the
cracking of a nut, At last he rose,
he seemed very tall In The low room.
AT the same time the three men rose
from their nuts and cider
"Van IIouser." said the tail man.
General Schuyler win have orders for
you In the course Of the morning, and
you, Woods, report TO your chief at
o'clock. You can g0'
The two men went out leaving the
most ordinary looking OF the three be-
hind.
stiles said ne TAN man. here is
dispatch to Jean Paul Jones, on board
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STRAPPED TO BLCKBoARDs
did not feel the cold or else should early
learn the lesson Of self control and
cheerful endurance Of what could not be
helped, Be that az II may, | am sure
Martha and all the other colonial babies
must have suffered with the cold lev
blasts blew down the great chmneys,
and the rooms could not be warmed
three feet from where the great logs
were blazing. The bedrooms were not
heated AT all and the only hope that
the babies slept warmly al all lies In
the long handled warming pan which
black boy Or girl nightly thrust be-
tween the olammy linen sheets These,
filled with live Goals from the kitchen
fire must have proved very grateful
TO the baby OF long ago.
When the babies had laid aside their
first clothes, they were dressed ex-
aotly like their parents. A costume
worn by a little tot two and a half
years old Is described as follows. "Of
yellow brocaded satin over petticoat
OF crimson velvet" II touched the
floor In front and tralled behind Just
as did her mothers, and / do not be.
lieye that little girl had half as much
pleasure in this state costume as girls
of today do In their simple suits, tree
10 run and jump or 10 do anything a
healthy body prompts them to.
The chief aim In every girls life was
TO DO erect, To attain this young girls
were simply tortured. Martha Wash
Ing, or, more correctly. Martha DAN
bridge. no doubt sat for hours in stocks
or strapped to backboards. Stays and
stlffened coats were made even more
unbending by metal or wood busks
These latter were handsomely carved
and deliberately decorated and were
considered an elegant and appropriate
gift TO a little girl, These Instruments
did give the erect carriage the girls de-
sired, but l do not believe they could
skate or bicycle with much comfort.
Boys were dressed exactly like their
fathers, In doublets, leather knee
breaches, fancy walstCoats, leather
belts and knit caps They had an outer
cloak called a mandillon, which was
lined usually with a bright colored cloth
and was very picturesque.
The most biameworthy custom In the
dress OF the boys was the universal
wearing Of wigs. These were expensive,
costing az or RS apiece (S35 or 500, and
all boys over years Of age wore them.
After Wigs went out Of fashion hair was
worn powdered, and, although II was
becoming, we should be glad we do not
wear our hair so, as the powder busted
on, running the clothes. even when the
hair was oiled and pomatumed to over
come the difficulty.
With the exception OF the state gar-
ments, imported by the very rich, all
the wool and cotton used In the house
holds were woven and spun by the
mothers and daughters. Martha Wash
lngton not only wore homemade and
homespun clothes, but helped to weave
and make them. Nothing was wasted
Old scraps and pieces Of worn garments
were rayeled, dyed and woven into
cushions or chair covers New gowns
were few ana far between, and, being
fashioned with such great labor, am
sure Martha and all little girls who
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successive campaigns a.,
' cna , OF the atruggle he bs"3 before n,
rivalry and almost ali n WY ouillyea ~
m psT. o, ms oo, profession Eosa 'eehplcs
nls, ei combinations, an t sypa eye .,
s'l' OK military admlnIstrNvt1Ie.,,la 'dlaary
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breath Of liberty boundl,s plains
Toys with the locks tong that inspiration reigns.
giyes the humbes kind Of toll sort Of sovereign
And makes ourselves to be Of and kngly
1t bids show all mankind who speed across the sea
The open hand the kindly heart the touch Of chvalry
And remember lis right to guard the rights he gave,
For us not kings alone who honest men ensaye
SO must we foes be they from far
TO hold The sacred gilt he intact from year to
HERBERT n. CLAMP.
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She pIdn,t VICAR a Mask.

But her beauty was completely hid
den by sores, blotches and plmples I'll
she used Bucklen's Arnlca salys Tha
they vanished as will all Eruption
Fever Sores. Boils, Ulcers, oartuntla
and Felons from Its use. Tnfallibs ~
Cuts, Corns, Burns, Scalds and Piles
Cure guaranteed. $50 at 2, c, NJ / Dnf
Dent,
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fved IN her time took the greatest care
D. them. Even when she became tho
wife Of the rich Colonel Gusts and az
erward Of the great and good George
Washington she was industrious, eco
iornical and simple In her tastes. We
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-10-28
LEARNING A LANGUAGE.
1t Is Comparatively Easy to Acquire
n working Vocabulary.

II Is Comparatively Easy to Acquire
working Vocabulary.
''It doesn't require any great length
of time to learn a language IL one has
patience" said a man who has mas
tered several languages, land when
hear a man regret that he is not able
to speak French or German or Spanish
or some other language unknown to
him / cannot conceal my amusement.
In nine cases out of ten I might say
that the men who express a regret OF
this sort handle English very poorly
if that happens to be their language.
'The chances are that their yocabu-
laries are extremely limited, and II
would probably surprise them to know
that despite the advantages of birth
and education they could not command
more than 600 or 700 words in English
if their lives depended upon it. Yet
| they are able to carry on intelligent con-
versation, and many Of them may be-
| come forcible and even automatic In
| their savings, and they plunge into dis
cussions of literature, art, music and
other subjects of such fine elegance
| and do it rather successfully too.
| Now, how long ought it to take for
| a man to learn 600 or 700 or even LOCO
words in any language? Certainly II
ought not to take any great length of
| time, and from my own experience
know that it does not. or course / am
not speaking now Of mastering so that
| one can get the full benefit Of all the
refinements of speech in q particular
tongue.
But / have I'm mind the idea Of
speaking intelligibly in a given lam
/ guage and being able to understand
perfectly what Is said in return. have
a system which have worked out, and
il has been of vast benefit to me and
has enabled me to learn number OF
languages. 1t occurred to me while
| was in Mexico n few years ago on i'm
portant business
II could not speak q word Of Spanish
and could not understand the language
I concluded that l would learn the Ian.
guage My plan was simply this:
made up my mind that ! would not re
tire at the close of any day as long al
was there without learning at least
three words in Spanish. how to pro
nounce them and what they meant
That would give me ninety words pei
month. or something over 1000 In q
years time."-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
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NUMBER 81.

looked at this man in amazemene
1t was, to my mind. a most foolish
thing to do. The effect had been pro-
duced. The jury's senses could only
become blunted to it by repetition Be-
sides, Warren, with his shaking hands,
impressed me as a bad experiments,
and l was prepared to see him fan
with test SO simple.
Moore's lawyer, a hatchet faced
Yankee, sharp witted and quick,
looked uneasily at the judge, fearing
that a repetition of the experiment
would not he permitted and knowing
that it could not hurt the defense, but
might help it The apprehension was
needless, for old Judge Harburg had .
curiosity quite feminine, and he seemed
anxious to see the test repeated
Accordingly Professor Warren care
fully washed and wiped the glass rod,
took a clean tube. into which he poured
fresh distilled water from the same
flask that he had used for that purpose
In the previous instance and once more
laid the rod upon the small white heap.
1t seemed to me that none of the sub
stance could possibly adhere to the
smooth glass, yet the professor, with
the utmost confidence, dipped it into
the tube and added the acid from the
dropper.
There was an instant Of perfect n
lence. and then some one laughed q
hoarse. Jackal's laugh. 1t was Moore.
He was smart enough to see that this
failure absolutely acquitted him And
| when l turned an eye upon John Nor
ton l beheld him pale as death, bis gaze
| fixed upon the accused
well. professor" said Moore's law.
yer cheerfully. what does this meant
Always the same result-those were
| your words"
Warren, who had seemel to me %
nervous. had suddenly become calm,
and, still more to my surprise, the dis
| trict attorneys face was flushed ~
| with triumph. He leaned back in his
chair and whispered over his shoulder
to my friend, We've got him"
'It means" said Warren, answering
the lawyers question. that it II easy
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made OF black satin has its two ends
knotted In the shape OF flowers. in
which is sewed an artificial yellow
center.
The new fur models show very fancy
sleeves and a tendency toward pos
tilion coattails. Brocades and laces
are introduced to soften the general
effect. Three-quarter coats OF broad
tail. Persian and moleskin promise to
be very popular.
Evening coats OF black bengaline
silk lined with white satin and chiffon
and having ermine collars and cuffs
are always extremely smart.
One of the newest designs in fur
coats is here shown. II promises to
be popular this winter. The double
cape and the revers are faced with
white and gold brocade. The sleeves
are especially smart with their double
rufiies at the wrist.
JUDIC CHOLLET.