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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
PAINTED by Martha Washington.

One of the interesting things at vii.
liamsburg, Va, is a yew tree, one OF
the few in the United States, which
stands within the grounds of the Vir-
ginia state insane asylum. 1t was
planted by Martha Washington on the
day she became engaged to her hus-
band, and symbolizes devotion and
constancy. The asy um occupies the
site of her mansion, which was called
The Six Chimney House, and was one
Of the finest in Virginia, but was burn
ed many years ago. All that remains
of 1t is the cook house, which was
detached and thus escaped the flames.
1t is now used as a tool house for the
gardener. A pasture adjoining the
grounds of the asylum is iitrewn with
charred brick which are said to have
been from the walls % Martha Wash
ington's house, and many OF them have
been carried away as mementoes by
curious visitors.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
(Torrington, Con. letter.

(Torrington, Con. letter.
The famous John Brown homestead
is to be saved from the hands of the
vandal and relic hunter. The birthplace
of the noted abolitionist will, if pres
ent plans carry. soon pass into the
hands of the John Brown association.
This is an organization formed by
Dwight c. Kilbourn of Lltchfield. an
ardent admirer of the man from
Ossawatomie. Sufficient funds will be
raised to purchase the prop
erty through the issuance of
stock of the association The
price asked is $3.50O, which is consid-
cred goodly sum, in view of the un-
tenantable condition of the building.
About half dozen acres of stony
ground go with the dwelling
Some time ago the Connecticut leg
islature was asked to appropriate the
necessary amount. but it declined on
the ground that it had other uses for
the money. 1t was urged that in few
years there would be nothing left Of
the birthplace of the famous aboli-
zionist. Doors, windows, castings and
even boards from the floor have been
carried away by the relic hunter de-
spite the vigilance of neighbors and
town authorities.
House Is in Ruins.
The house has been untenantable for
some years and well it might. 1t has
weathered the suns and storms of a
century and half, affording warmth
and shelter for families innumerable,
who have eventually given up the
struggle for living from the next to
unproductive soil and moved to more
inviting locations. owen Brown, the
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21

About 500 people are killed by light
ming every year in the United States
Twice this number are more or less
seriously injured.
The number OF deaths from lightning
has increased considerably during tho
rist few years. The greatest number
or fatalities usually occurs in the npen
some 80 per cent of all such DEATHS
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21
Fell in Love With Her Picture.
.s.o..ss,...I..sl.I.I.l

King OF Denmark's second daughter
When the mistake was explained tn,
prince refused to return the photo
graph, and few days later, seeing ,
miniature of the same lady in tn,
Duchess of Cambridge's drawing room
he declared then and there that h,
would marry only the original of thest
two pictures.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-03-21

You came to me at morning
When the breeze played with my hair
And the trees hung low with blossoms
How could really care
For the rompn,g winds had called me
To chase the butterflies,
And the white clouds sailed above me
Like dream ships in the skies.
You came to me at noontime,
Where I'd flung me down to rest,
And ! rudely thrust you from me;
Surely myself knew best
Was there not the world before me?
Had | not yet miles to go?
Could | hope to reach the mountains
Ere the setting sun sank low?
You came to me at evening
Through the misty moons faint beams,
When the odors of dead roses
Mingled with my DID, old dreams.
And you told again that story
Fraught with mystery of the years,
And when | turned to answer
My eyes were filled with tears.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05
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River. aud down it to the place of be-
ginning. The reader will observe that
This tract contained many thousand
acres. The land is probably the best ON
the Peninsula.
Th" "vcntful life of the founder of
bohemia Manor was now near its close,
aud on the 9th day of August. lGS4. he
invested his son. Ephraim George. with
the right and title to the Manor afurr-
said hN Il decd of fc0iimcnt which was
executed upon that day. This deed. like
many legal papers of that time. contains
many curious provisions. The cunSi,lcra-
ton mentioned in it Is rs follows
Ply" thousand pounds of good. sound
and m"rchamtHbIc tobacco and casks
ANA also six barrels of good beer or
strong beers. one anchor of rum or
brandy. on" anchor of spirits, TWO an
chorS of twenty gallons of good wine.
and one hogShrad of the best cider out
of the orchard. and one cwt. of GOOD
MuScavado sugar for my particular priv
ate spending: and lastly. If | should re-
solve 10 remove with my abode to any
other place in the country from off the
Manor. then he. my said son is Obliged
t" pay towards my said board the sum Of
1000 pounds of tobacco and casks: and
/ II ! should happen to 20 to New York.
then my sou is to furnish me with -
pounds in money.
TIL" quantity of liquors mentioned in
I he aforesaid consideration appears ru hr
very larg" at til" present day. but il
must not be forgotten that at the time
This instrument was executed the man
| EcrS and customs that prevailed in Eng
| land in f"udal times. when til" lords and
nobility kept open house and DISPENSED
| aims and charity with II municrncc that
would put to shame the generosity Of
| modern civilization. prevailed to some
extent in Maryland: and il was only fit
| ting and proper that the founder of the
| Manor should have the means To enter
| tain his friends in II manner suited 10
| the dignity of the position he formerly
occupied. At that time. and for cen
tnry afterwards, liquor was considered
rs urr of the nccrSSarir~ of life
! On tn" 18th of September. 1GS4 Her
men made his will. This will. nS stated
in il. was written with his own hand.
| signed with his own hand. and scaled
with his own seal" and proves him to
hay" been u man Of much learning ans!
great ability. The railing passion for
which he tuilrl and StIuvr. appears Ia
have been 10 found II family and. hy do.
in@ this. To prrpCtuata his name" When
h" obtained his patent more than twenty
years before. for his beautiful and mag.
niliccmt Manor of BUhrmia he no doubt
irNtrndrd il for the uOs>rS$un of his
eldest SON, and expected rMI hupru that
III the ages to come his descendants
would trace their descent from him with
satisfaction and pride. "llr directs. in
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05
.\TCiI Slime IITRAiEN.



IL IL, ''.'!.'!' - ':.' Is " SiAh 81 "olitr.
'h' NAi "i N'o''" from Whlch IN" I'm"
@''''N I'h- h'Nuli ana DIXON I'M"
N'I" wrought. Ms Nlhd 81 Sl"h" Is
very Har'1i'' ana i pfnpahIN better able
l" resist III" a't!DA oi IN" elements than
amy nlhrH Nhd "l stone. In" slab Is
ah"n' thr'r I''' wa" ana seven feet
l"l-: No d"u"t IA" provision of Her
men WI! IL reference I" TINS St"n" was
earned 'it" "h"cl. ANA 'hat 1t one" GOV
cred me place oi ms N"puIch"r: but many
years az" Richard haSN"tt, who was a
rrihtlv" OF lirIm"n ana VIII" was once"
Governor OF Delaware. erected Il vault
on IN" Manor plantation for tn" safe
h' ,r2n- ct III" remains Of his family,
ana removed ihlS ancient historic slab
nom h"rln"n $ grave" ana converted 1t
iAt' donr iot the vault. This vault
WAS erected som" diStanr" from the ORR
slha! hHrving-plac' upon the Manor
flAhi All"nS' ana III II W"r" deposited the
remains OF tn" members of the families
of tn" hlsSrttS aud Bnyards. The re-
,ht n,rnt i,t', nv anu
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not produce the effect that IIrrmrn de
sired. Probably the Council. like many
that have succeeded it. was trlmmclcd
by red tape, and was more concerned
about 'hOw not to do it, than ii was
about how to settle the dispute and end
the difficulty between lI"rmrn and his
grHSping and covctou$ n"ighhOrS. for he
sent tn" following letter. among several
other letters and papers to som" one,
probably the clerk of the Council. who
read ii ut Il meeting of the Council held
ut 81. Mary'S. on the 10th day of Au-
guSt. 1851, nine months after the writer
had presented tn" petition before refer
red 10. This letter is valuable. as show
ing the peculiar style of phraS"oogy that
prevailed at the tim" il was written.
Right Honorable My Lord: My
weakness and himdramrr in my domestic
affairs. having no Ovrr$""r. makes m"
defer my coming doWM'iu your IordShip' ;
until some tim" in September next.
Meanwhile. John Browning and George
Holland. having surveyed fourteen humid
red acres of land ont of my Middle Neck.
which have appointed Il portion for
my son CHSparuS lIcrmcn. | have sent
an exact Journal to Mr.. Lrwrllin. in
Your LordShip's land office. of my first
foundation and sratin% bohemia Manor
TO maintain my right and claim against
those druding allegations which false in
tru,lrrs may iii your l.orIShip'S ear;
withal. If Your hardship would b"
pleased to prrusr at some leisure time,
it will perhaps put your I.urdShip in
mind of things your LnrdShip now not
thinks ON. | have also entered Il CavrAt
against John hrcwniu@ and George IIuI-
land, desiring MIR. I"wrIlin to pass moth
ing in my prejudice, humbly pray
yonr I.orlShip he pleased 10 second it by
Your LurlShip'S commands. | have not
AT present. troubled your lnrdShip with
any other grievances. having given your
LordShip too great Il trouble with the
above which ! hop" your I.ordshp will
cXruSc.
Right iIuuorablr. your Iord$hip',
most faithful and ohrdi"ml servant.
Augustine iIrrmru."
juno. yr 1871. lGSi.
The cavcat referred to in the ahov,
lrirrr is as curious ana unique in it,
rHraScology and style rs is the letter
ana concludes aS follows. written in ;
bid. large hand. across the page
"ENENN ONE BEWARE or \
CHEATi" Immediately following hi,
inrtrr, and running through a period OF
pear upon tn" records Of the Council. ii
winch h" speaks of his journal copy o
NMrh Ii" submitted 10 lh"ir inspection
".d guidance, and which was "nl"r"'
upon their Journal.
After much 'rlinatiun. III" Governor
":j Council ordered r"SnrvrN t" he
Walr, which most likely WAS done. an,
the patents uf confirmation were mad.
E. llrrm"m THESE patents were date,
the lilh of August. litS2. In them is re-
cited III" fact Of III" quarrel h"tw""l
H"rmrn and Holland: and il is STATED
'HAt within the original bounds a% rrritrr
IL the first plt"mt>, 1h"r" were contain
e" 2,@'O acres of SWamps. harrrnS and
I>''''>"nS, from which it may be inferred
t!tH1, rs the forests %rrr removed tn,
water in the >Wnmp. dried up and IT,,
HIi.raranc" of the 'uria"r of the country
charged. The tract called "Aii~rortunr"
q "nhHhly 50 called On account Of tn,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05

To rive some idea of how weeds null
tiply it may b" stated that II single plant
of pepper grass will produce $4,000
seeds; dandrIiun. l2.Ooo: shepherd 5
purse. 3I,ooo: wheat thief. 1000: com
mon thistle. 6l.onU: cham"miIr. lG.OOO:
ragw""d. 1000; pur>lainr. 3I11.OOO: plan
tain. 44.0OO: buriock. t.. GOO. The inn
portancr of allowing single weed to
rroduc" seed cannot b" alluded to tou
Frequently. \ >ingl" hours work in de-
>tr"ying weeds may save weeks Of Labor
the next season.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05

WANTED. -Everybody to use ALA
bands Anodyna Expcctorant, for Coughs
and Colds. Price 10 and 20 cents at V.
Il. Benefits, Elkton, Md.
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Farm Notes..
SHIPPING FRUIT TO MARK EFT.

Farmers lose something hy not giving
careful attention to packing and ship
ping their produce to market. Where
th"r" ar" nearby markets. and til, far
mcr can haul tn" articles and attend To
tn" sales, they can easily dispose of their
prodllc" to regular customers. in which
cases the ordinary hamper baskets and
crates S"rv" the purpose well. but when
goods are sent To distant markets. To he
sold by commission merchants. much tie
ponds upon their uttractivcnrSS. This
may b" noticed with California fruit.
much of which cannot compete with that
grown i'll this section. but the nratnrSS
with which the California growers pack
their fruit inSurr$ for them Il demand
which would not exist if their fruits were
shipped in condition similar to that
which may be seen ON every stall in the
markets, as practiccd in the East. 1t
will Fay to lis" paper boxes and printed
Labels. and larger profits can be secured
hy ASSERTING the articles and shipping
only such as possess excellent quality.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05

After the wheat is harvested the Young
clover crows rapidly. as its supply of
plant food is increased ny reason of the
rddanc" of its wheat competitor. hut
many farmers allow weeds to grow.
moving them down hrfor" they produce
seed Such plan is better than to leave
tn" weeds to mature. hut the proper
courS" To pursue is To NOW the weeds
when they are young and before they
lave Deprived the clover plants of food.
l'y moving them two or tire" times dur
Ing tn" summer many Of them will be
destroyed.
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The rai>h is a hardy plant and can be
grown every month from spring until late
i'll the fall. But few should be planted
at time, as they soon become tough if
left in the ground or are allowed to ap-
proach maturity. 10 have them crisp
and tender they should be grown on rich
soil and forced, rs the sooner they reach
the table stage the better their quality.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05

1t may not be known TO some that hens
will lay without the males being with
them. hence all males should be gotten
rid of and others from elsewhere pro-
cured next spring. If it is desired to
keep eggs those from hens not with males
will keep twice rs long rs those contain
ng tn" germs of chicks.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05

Good cream should contain - per cent.
of butter fat. If it falls below that
standard much Of the butter fat has not
been removed from the milk.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-07-05

Tomatoes with some growers are not
only in blossom. but contain green fruit.
tn" early varieties having been picked
over for the first crops of ripe fruit. The
weeds should be kept down in order that
the plants may not be robbed of moist
urc.
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Their" vii. probably he some very warm
and dry weather during July and Au-
gust. and the weeds will then do con
siderable harm. aS some kinds delight in
warmth. 1t is important that the top
soil between the rows of crops be kept
loose, 50 rs to retain moisture and kill
the weeds.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-15
CAN IT BE KNOWN

While alaska need not expect for her plain white population general wave of sympathy ike that extended to the Phil ipplnOS, there are vet mlny ntwSplperS and public men, who upon learning the injuSticeS to which the devoted people of this district have been subjected, are lift ng their voices and giving their space in an appeal to extend justice to a wronged and outraged people. At every term of the tlStrie. court men and women are being dragged beiore judges, sent here Co admin iSlrate laws, in which the people have no voice in making, to be fined and imprls- Oned for failing ,o pav the tribute imposed upon them by ihe federal government.
 This impOSt Is not a simps stamp tax like thl, against which the American col onles rebsred on the ground that they hld hsd no voice in its making. That tsx has been and Is paid by AllskanS without pro- test or murmur But can the fair minded people of America, eln the press ,hlt has mathematical the Splnilrts for living of their colonies. remain silent, when fairly advised tha, the United States government Is directly and specially taxing the people of Alaska for the sole beneht of the federal treasury. Can it be understood that for two yeais men and woren have had to pay the United states fer the very privi- lege of gaining a livelihood in Alaska? Can it be known thl, a woman clnnot keep bolrters, nor a man run a store, pea nut stand. real estate ofhce. wharf. mil', broker shop. factory-lnyihing In Alaska without paving the federal government ' the privilege? And. can it b. rOssicl,, that many free born Americans kHow lhil half the aggregate Of all the m'gey so wrongiully extortsi, Is taken aw.y f- m the people of Alskl and lpplisl 10 lesse7 the taxation Of other states and teT'itories'
 N5 col0nv Of Great Britain at the perloI Of its wors, misrule vas ever subiseted D such an outrage. Gould AlaskanS believe that their eompa,tiots intended ,ht this vast land Is io be outtastei from the bless ings of the constitution, Alaskans with one accord would damn the country they love with all their hearts.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-15
.SUP[RFLUITY
Forty-three Applicants for
 Dawson City Jobs.

DlNson March 7,-No less than a ap pliea,lons were read for the various posi- tlons at the disposal of the council. There were nine for street inspector; two for the humble position of chimney inspectors four for positions on the fire departments six want the position of chief of roleei five wish to do stenographle work for the city; four want the position of auditori three are ambitious to be city surveyor and nine want the arduous position of city clerk. On motion the applications were all tabled for the present.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-15
JAP STORY
Said that FeatherstOneaugh
 Is Importing Orientals.

There Is a story afloat that the AmuI will bring 20 laps to work on the claims which Mr. Featherstoneaugh Is operating for Lord Hamilton, of the Nimrod Syndi' cate, in Atlin. This story comes out from Atlin, where there is wild excitement excitement among the mining men Of the camp. lt Is said that these laps are the precursors of many more who are to be brought on from Vancouver to replace white labor with a cheaper article.
 The story Is, however, disputed bv a gentleman just out from Atlin, who says that lt arose through purely speculative differences, founded upon the fact that Featherstoneaugh took with him to Atlln japanese house seryanr.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-15

-.,u. :, pcct tnc ole mans a-ccnha through the train mighty fast
 "Tn play parson myself said the drummer. m. whlppln' on his crayat, he tied a white handkerchief around hls neck. buttoncd up his coat boTyed q pair or sr"c.acles an told us to stand up afore him fur to be married.
 "I hadn't a.goln' to De married by n bogus parson,' said Ann Eliza. T want certificate. an a glnulne one too
 "'You don't catch on to the game, said the drummer. When the ole man comes. he'll think you're married, that hc's too late to brcal; or the match, an he'll give you his hlessln'. Soon's you reach Quincy you kin git minister m be married regular
 This pacihed Ann Eliza. an We stood up aforc the drummer He had only time to yell as the door opened. Man an wlfer Perkins, seeln' be was too late. leyeled his gun ot me. but tho drummer was spry an knocked 1t up an there, by gum. is the hole the ball made in the roof!
 "'Ole man. said the bogus parson, a-drawlln' his words, why try to sep arate those who hev been Joined to- gether in the holy bonds of wedlock Would you send this young man away from his bride afore his time"
 "Then the ole man broke down. He see how near he'd been to murder, an he was too late to save his daughter from a-marryin' me. which. I reckon. was bad piece of luck fur Ann Eliza. He began to cry. an Ann Eliza went to him an put her arms aroun' him an begun to cry. an l, not to be out in the cold. begun to cry, an the bogus par ron-hc was really soft hearted fcller -tuk his han'kerchief from his neck m filled 1t coplousllkc.
 "'How could you hey done itT sob bed the ole man.
 "oh. paw cried Ann Eliza. 1t haln't'-
 "'My dear said the drummer, Inter- ruptln'. I'm sorry haln't got no blank certificates with me, put II uIi Olt ou' as soon as we get to Quincy
 "The ole man put out his han to me an hoped I'd be good 10 his dear little gal. which made me feels If I'd been a-stealln' apples ofren his best tree. When we reached Quincy, we shook him long enough to git married real the drummer tuk him off-an' that's the end of the yarn. Isn't that how it was. Mir. Baggage SmasherT
 "You've told 1t beautiful"
 JULIAN VARNHAN. jections I'm thinking about But, don'i you see. if he knew what was getting from you he might take that Into con sideratlon. and I've just written to get him to spring another ten bob"
 The interviewer expressed dlsapprov al in severe terms and left..-Black and White.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-15
MARRIED AT
 RAILROAD SPEED

Travelling westward on the C', b' and Q. railway and finding the smok' ing car crowded. went Into the bag gage car. was pulling quietly when l was startled by farmer sitting on a trunk exclaiming:
 "No. 1401. by thunder."
 The baggageman looked at him in- quirlngly.
 An you're the baggagcman too.'
 "Of course I'm the baggagcman.'
 "You was a.runnln' this cur when we he'd a wcddln' an weddin' tower all to onct," replied the farmer,
 "You don't mean it."
 q do mean lt, an l never see any one connected with that little affair that | don't shiyor, an then | want to hug 'cm. | have had some close slaves in my life. an that was the closest l ever had. IT it hadn't been fur that fclcr that fust helped us out an then prevented my gettln' ballet through my head. I'd 'a' been s,umberin' all these years In our buryiu' ground"
 You refer to the time when the gun went or" said the basSageman. "f confess I was as much frightened as you were. To tell the truth. after l heard the report 1 expected to see you fall and was surprised when you didn't"
 "My friends" l said. offering both a Havana cigar. "I never can bear to see people enjoying a good thing without sharing In the amusement. Tell me the story"
 "You sec. stranger, Ann Eliza Per klns n me. boln' bent on g!tten hitch ed. an me not beln' acceptable to the ole man. we lighted cut one mornin' from her home in her paws buggy. calculatin' to ketch the train fur Quin' cy that stopped at our station at 5:35.
 "Waal. we was a,drivln' silentlike outen the gate when up goes a winder, an ole Perkins head stuck out. give the mare a cut. an we went llckety split down the road. We he'd three miles to make to the station sn' twen' ty minutes to do 1t in. But It didn't make no difference as to our time. It was the time of the train an the time the ole man would make a-chasin' us, fer we knowed he'd follow with his gun. We made the stntiOn in fifteen minutes. but as we wasn't on a prairie we couldn't sec whether the train was a-comin' or not. Fact was the track run around the base of hill, an we couldn't even hear the engine a-putlin'.
 You bet that was long Ave min utes. Ann Eliza up on the platform l-lookln' fur her dad. me with my ear Town on the rails a-llstenin' fur the train.
 "'He's a-comin'r cried Ann Eliza, l-turnin pale.
 "'So's the traln, said |, a-shakln' with excitement. a-hearln' the rattlin' of the wagon an the click of the train on the rails.
 "Whcn tEe trnln drawed up. we got inter tie baggage car. to be furtherest from the ole man. When we moved on. tput my head outen tbe door, an there be was, a-hangin' on to the rail of the last car.
 "'Game's upr said. lugubrus.
 "'Not bit. said Chicago drum mer who had folleyed us inter the car. Wonder of there's parson aboard.
 "'There's no time to find out ]
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-15
Pioneer Linotype Operator

J. B. Barber, a linotype operator on the Dawson Daily News, arrived on last nights train and Is en route to hlS home on the Sound. Mr. Barber went over the lee with the first linotype that went into Dawson and has operated lt steadily since 'OS. He Is retiring from the field of his northern labor and impatient to 'eaeh his home