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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22

new vessel is the first Of It's Ana
Wcatpru waters, Is pioneer OF US el ~.
and. being bull, of Charleston. Nae relal .nn
ore tdat Il was but twelve niles w
there. at The town Of Coalsmouth, nov Y
Alhans, that another boat the nts ~,
oly ono Of ~, iiud, was constraess", !. N Il
ha.f century apo Il vas lamous, 49, Y
day and nttrBcHd atlth5loh ifvin
tuu 10 Sew OCcEu7. cs,k
The strange ,ragt was knoWn az va
mouth and Is gtili often Fe.H,,p y TttH
"Cap'n Ben Wilson'S Horse boa.' tr /
vessel was named the Adventure a. d
first and only trip was an auFsntta .nosth
her owner She was DalIt ~ nnrnoee III
By CAPTAIN Ben Wilson for the pu .lns al
taking cargo of salt to New u rless .,. M;
bringing back a cargo Of sugar ano d. rs "a
SOS. both of which were very beSlss IN
therefore very high priced ~ Us ~ M.
valley at that time. She was - ~ ava.
IS feet wide and g feet apose ,ss1 v,ii
deck, She was a side-wheeled, craft MIA M
Wheels amidships on either side, 2 Y 10y IA
and rnde filler which was worked X a
pilot. who had sort Of shed 9oaISSs ssu, tsil
Ion Of Inc boat to protect HIN iVr
weather, . a., tonr hogsa
which gave the name OF holss sHsrhkl.
the queer vessel. The horses W. ,ssS,s WI II
10 long pole, on ono end OF w. WI srotbsit
beveIsd carwbeeI, which engasea IN
ce9whsel on The shaft OF ne s sp. fSei'
horses went nE4und ~ circle Circle , ny n
hitchcd to zane mill, ana " n III baii'
the coEwhecls turned the shail q
and paddle whaRls, crew o. igTi
The boat was manned by g. 3 ,s,t cossj
men, besidcs the c9Pta,i5n,o s ma ma nsds 81
mouth early In April l 8I., Ds' md resgsII
0 oushg lItt I over six months LA lSnsiS esrSs
~ ~ coaismouth october q Win a AZ s ~
molSsses, which sold then t con,s a pcSst
Ion, and sugar worm ~ horses were fstssssj
out 81 10 s'I pustose after inc return s1c1 XXX
ncy that they would only 0wn a,a r. tip z.
VI, Tn9 ,S Ts1Ss Sc at n' TIE bank and s' Iv
several months, but during ~ lie Iss cyl
winter she was cut down sss wss s.Is
sank q A But there are sti sd. ~
Who remember the old hofSe
tain Ben Wilson. -----...s-->..--,--''
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22

Across the aisle from Washington's pew
Is No 40, which VEG owned aud used BY
Robert 10. Lee Leo was a vestryman OF
the church at the time the civil war broke
out. The pew also bears a plate with a
fac smile Of the owners signature.
In little room at the back OF the church
Is a collection of hymnals, prayer books.
collection purse, specifications and contract
for the building OF the church and other
thlngB OF interest 1t Is worth noting that
the old prayer book In this collection was
published In 1915 to take the place OF the
ono formerly used and to couform with the
new practice os invoking the blessing Of
the Almighty for the president and mem
bers Of eonsrcss, instead OF for the king
pnd msmbera OF parliament, An old Bible
~ ne collection was one that belonged TO
Washington himself
Perhaps tho most interesting place m the
CITY 10 The Carlyle house, about which Mrs.
BQrton Harrison BIAS woven the charming
''BelhAyen Tales" IN thts old mansion
General BrRddock held bis conferences with
the leading men OF America before veutur-
ing on tho expedition against the Indians
which epdcd IN the tragedy of Fort
Duquespe That chamber Is kept as II was
In IT'S, when washington attended this
conference epd received his commission ,
Can imagtnadop conIuPe up the vlsion OF
merry sally Fairfax with bewitchinR grace
Descending that mahogany staircase TO
meet Washington, who conducted her 70
that same room and danced with her the
minuet, whsle gay company looked on and
appln uded7
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22

the nations hero. In this community OF
hy-gone age with itB colonial doorways OF
the Georgian period, It's Liverpool ware.
houses and mansions set close 70 the pave
ment are the records Of young waShins-
ton's en,ctment In the French ana Indian
war and, indeed, here Is the old house IN
which General Braddock held council OF
war with I'VE colonial governors. AT
Alexandria, too, Washington voted for the
candidate Cor the house or burgesSes at a
time when the CIR was died WITH the hrst
mutterings OF the impending storm Of re-.
volt.
Alexandria was also che scene OF some Of
the Incidents OF those unsuccessful love
affairs which preceded Washington's mar.
rlaEe TO the Widow Cpstia. The father OF
his country waa an ardent lover and I'm his
younger years he was unsuccessful In suIt !
for the hands Of several VirglniA beauties.
One OF those bellies. with whom Washington
appears 20 have really been ver5 inAdly n
love was Betsy Fauptloroy, and she srs,ied
with favor on the tall and handpornc youn 4
gallant at tho h2lla nt Aisxundrfa, hue hes
father STORMY Suid mo" and comreiisA hs.s,
70 marry for money. This woman was iir.
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eide of which are large gaoels containing
the original doctrines Of thp church print
ed In bold, old-tashioncG lrttcrs Directly
~ front Of the altar stands the high bQJ
tismal font, which was presented br
Charles Alexander. To the cft OF the font
Is the reading pulpit. In the wall on each
eido Of the chancel are set tablets The
one to the left is inscribed TO the Nom.
DRY ~ George Washington" aud the one
on the right ITO the Memory OF Robert
u. Lee" In the middle of the room hangs
an elaborate chandelier which was pre-
scented to the church in 1885 by Washing
ton; II waU made for candles, they being
used for Illuminating until 1853.
over on the left SIDE of the church Il the
pew which Washington bought for fS8 los
i is high box, about Ave by eight feet in
Dimensions and has straight backed seats
on three sides, A of the pcws were orig
iually this size but owing TO an increasing
congregation II was found necessary to d.
vide each pew into two, WHshington's alone
being left as IL waB, On the door to No 3
Is a little plate inscribed with a fac aimile
OF Washngton's signature The pow is now
used by Lawrence Washington great.
grand nephew az the general and QUE OF
tho present vestrymen lilo was, nv Tho
wny, the first white male child born IN tho
mansion at Mount Vernon.
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Is a set OF colonial furniture, There are
coloaial seats with rag rug upon the door,
and grandfather's clock IN the corner,
Pictures OF George and Martha hang upon
the wall. together with scenes from the
life OF George Washington. These include
Washington crossing the Delaware" 1.-THE
first cabinet" "WashinEton's hrst meeting
with the Widow Gusts and the "sug.
render Of Corvallis
Later pictures have also been added and
there Is an old pint OF Washington enjoy
ing a dinner OF potatoes and water upon a
board az Valley Forge.
a George Washington den Is the smartest
thing one can have and It Is one OF the
most Inexpensive for the pictures seem 10
come very easily Almost mlraeulously they
spring up from all parts Of the house and
often one gets a very good picture for the
den" just FOR the asking.
The girl with the George Washington fad
has way Of putting on a white wig and a
Martha Washington gown. Then. With pet.
ticoat and kerchief, she seats herself M a
colonial rocker and, with the "Canterhury
Tales" In her lap, awaits the nrst caller,
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thlngs on small scale She realizes that
" ashlngton was the wealthiest man OF his
times, and she endeavors to throw elegance
into his surroundings. The son OF rich
man, an arlstocrat by birth, By education
ana by tendencies, she knows that noth!ug
meoger IN It's character should lager
around his memory. She chooses The vel.
low Satlns % tho Kind which were brought
from Franco Tor him and for Martha And
she sciccts the cloth OF gold which was
lavorite With his family In the carly days
before Washington stopped importing his
clQthlng from the old country
She goes into the topaz ana rhinestone
business, TO the ertont OF her purse Tor
oil OF Wushington'a shoe brckles were
built az these; ana she tries IN every way
20 give the room the halo and the tone
which belong 20 tho father OF his country
who was zee richest man OF his time,
And tails 10 the way the George Washins~
ton fad is carried out,
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Wkere Wa5hington
9iDed and 4cDed.

ing in Williamsburg when General Wash
ington rode into town at the head OF MS
victorious army after the surrtnaer OF Co.n,,
wallis. and when she beheld the splendid
figure mounted upon his spirited horse she
fell in n swoon. but not before washington
had recognized her above the heads or the
crowd and bowed with so low sweep tnat
his powdered head touched the name OF MS
horse.
CITY OF THRILLING TRADITIONS.
Old Alexandria is rampant with fascinat-
Ing traditions relative to the creates rebel
OF all times. 1t 10 related that when as
boy he was studying surveying and living az
Mount Vernon then the residence of his
brother. he was won't to ride into AleIan-
drla as many as ten times a week. each
time mounted upon a different horse, any
one OF which would have delighted the
heart OF n cavnlryman. The future leader
Of the continental army took great interest
in training the Alexandria militia and many
OF It's people accompanied him on the cam
puign which ended with Braddocks defeat.
After Washington married and inherited
Mount Vernon he greatly shocked the avs
tucratlc society Of Alexandria by sending
his market cart to the city TO dispose OF
the produce of his estate. put ne ehQeaIeu
himself to the humber portion OF the com
muulty by his work In securing the erection
Of the frst town pump, In his younger
days he had been nu enthusiastic member OK
tho Alexandria volunteer Aro company AM
assisted in e1tirguishing many blaze II
lT7J he purchased, at cost OF $500, small
Gre engine and sent Il to his Fellow nre'
men In the little city on the Potomac
One Of the most entertaining anecdotes OF
Washington had It's locale In Alexandria md
occurred during the last year of his MO
lie was ridiAg through tho town one day
when he saw the engine which he had pur-
chased proceeding TO fire, but at very
tluw pace by reason of the few men who
we're assisting Lcaping from his horse, he
called to eroup ot well dressed men who
stood by Gentlemen, why are you ldle2
Is # not your business 10 lead in these mat
tors? 90 And as Washington seized the rope
his cIomplc was follow cd 10y so many per
eouG that tho Old FIRE eXtingui5her went on
Its way Mt a apccd which has never been
cdunltd before or since. At tho funeral Of
General Washington tho military escort was
made up OF Alexandria volunteers, the sn-
lptc ct the grave was fired by Alexandria
Hitillnllsts, Alexandria Free Masons con.
Gurtcd the ceremonies and the official
moulners we're the mayor and town counN'
or Alexandria.
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AN ANCIENT BOATS TRIP.

Old Timers Remember Captain Wilson's
Strange Craft for River Trade.
rittAburg Dispatch.
The umted States government has had
constructed for Its use on the Great Kama.
VIVA river steamboat named for Rum.
say tho inventor OF the steamboat This
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22

The Ratchet IL now used as key
beard. 1t is hung upon the wall and little
brass hooks are screwed into IT, Small
articles are hung upon these hooks
The hatchst Is also used as an article
OF bfac-a-brae and It's handle is burned
On poker patterns. or is carved in pretty
scroll work. The business part of the
hatchet Is painted. or a little very fine
work Is done upon Il with engraving tools
A very handsome hstchet In possession
OF ope Of George Washington's New Jer-
sey descendants, has his picture done upon
toe blade In hne lines, with etching tools.
There Il wreath Of laurel around the
head. The handle Is burned IN poker work
with 4 scene from Mt. Vernon
In every smart girls deu there is now
George Washington table. This Is
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22

while the spinning wheel stands near by,
spinning wheel Is necessity with the
George Washington girl.
The George Washington girl dresses In
homespun sometimes; and. then, she wears
the queer old houespun blue, made with
the indigo bag and the golden rod waist
colored with the Juice Of the golden rod
flowers. BY her spinning wheel there Is al.
ways ball OF indigo blue yarn aud one Of
golden rod yellow.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22
ME LITTLE HATCHET.

hot for 4 time.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22
wAsuuNGToN's BEST GIRL.

wAsuINGroN's BEST GIRL.
The girl with the George Washington
fad has a set OF Colonial buttons. Upon
these arc pictures Of as many Of the Wash
irRton family as can be obtained. Pictures
o. the hrst capital OF the United States
,lnake good buttons. SO do pictures OF New
\ ork aud Philadelphia In the early days
when they were the capital and there ace
sets Of buttons containing pictures Of the
Mount Vernon home as Il was in those
days.
These buttons are used 70 trim thu
queer, wide. fat Colonial dressing sacquc
which was worn by Martha Washington
ll the days WREN women thought nothing
II slenderpess.
Tie girl with the washington fad IS
tho owner Of pair Of knee breechcs VIII oh
emergency sake; and, when she has a
fancy dress reception, she persuades her
brother 20 put them on. II she is clever
sue has tiny pair of yellow satin knee
brooches, pair OF handsome shoe buckles
and nice rufiled shirt and little SILK
coat Into this she bundles a little page,
and, when the door u.s. opened, the beau
ittul little page, q miniature OF George
Washington, bids you welcome.
The George Washington girl sulffs rose,
which was tho favorlte flower OF George
Washington, and upon her shoes she wears
tho largest Colonial buckles she can ind.
or course tho gin With the Colonial fad Is
authority upon the life OF George Wash
ugton. And, lu her Washington ROOM she
has a big bookshelf upon which are All the
books that trent Of the NE Of Washington.
Every writer Of note and all who have
casnycd to write Of Washington are In.
mortNll1cd by hor IN this manner
Tho George Washington girl does not DO
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= For Chlli- and for FeyRrA -, ss.
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
PERSONAL.

Architect NJ. E. Beebe came in on
the afternoon train from Fargo.
A. T. Crowl is in the city to attend
the monthly meeting of the peniten-
tiary board.
c. S. Lane and Edward Braddock
are among the Emmons county visit
ors in the city.
I. H. Poole of the state land de.
partment went west this morning to
sell lands in Oliver and Mercer county
Attorney Arthur p. Guy of Wishek
was among the guests in the city this
morning. He came up to buy some
OF the isolated tracts of land offered by
the government.
Editor A. T. Johnson of the GAYLORD
Mimi. Weekly Hub is among the Wis
itors in the city today. Mr.. johnson
IS interested in land in this section
and came up with his brother to look
over the country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
Work Done While Asleep.

Cabanis tells us that Franklin on
several occasions mentioned TO him
that he had been assisted by dreams
in the conduct of affairs in which lie
was engaged.
Condillac states that while writing
his Course of Studies" he was fire.
q~uently obliged to leave a chapter in
complete and retire to bed, and on
awaking he found it. on more than one
occasion. finished in his head.
The most remarkable testimony of
this kind is perhaps that of Sir Thomas
Browne. who declared that. if it were
possible. he would prefer to carry on
his studies in his dreams, so much
more efficient were his faculties Of
mind when his body was asleep.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
HysteYfa In Dogs,

Nerves are the disease of the present
day among human beings, but | did
not know till recently that hysteria is
also a malady of dogs. A friend of mine
owned a dog which suddenly one day
was seized with an attack of nerves.
Since then it has been very i'll, wander
ing necessarily round and round the
room, refusing food. but still %recogniz-
ing its owner. Another little dog suf-
fered from hystcria in consequence of
fright from railway travelling, and 1t
really seems as though civilization, in
rendering dogs more delicate and
more susceptible, had done them a
distinct physical injury. = London
Graphic.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
HE 'NAME Names"
A COrrespoi-;rnt Who Violated the
German ,t.url.tistic sOLe.

A Correspondents Who violated the
German Journalistic sOLe.
The American newspaper thinks ii
essential to make clear the source of
important statements. An interview
with a nan.eless statesman whose
identity cannot cyen be guessed from
The context is put down in American
newspaper parlance as IA fake But
the opposite method is the method in
the continental countries of Europe.
There ii is an objectionable otfense to
name your informant.
This knowledge | purchased at rath-
er an i~nconvenient price when | had
been but three months in Berlin as cor
respondent of the American Associated
Press. 1t was in the early autumn Of
1894. BisnlarckS successor in the I'M
safe chair of the imperial chancellor.
General Count Caprivi. had resigned
early in the evening after Il stormy
meeting with the kaiser. At 10 o'clock
that night Caprivi accorded Ele an in
terview. He did not request that his
name be withheld. In my ignorance
l quoted him in my cablegram that
night. His talk TO me had been brief
but to the point. He had told me- Of
the causes that had led to his loss of
favor with the kaiser and TO his retire
ment.
But l had unwittingly violated one
of the first principles in h cod of
German journalistic ethics. n !
reaped a whirlwind of abuse for it.
THAT news is bogus-muSt be bogus,
you know" said the German newspa
pers and their correspondents. for.
don't you see, he has quoted Caprivi."
For years the reputation thus earned
made my work doubly hard. When
ever | happened into one of the de
partments 4 whisper ran round. That
is the man who names Names |
never quite got over this during my
long stay in Berlin-Wolf Won Schier-
brand in Worlds Work.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
The Nickel Plate Road

is the short line to the East and the
service equal to the best. You will
save time and money by travelling over
this line. 1t has three through daily
express trains. with through vestibuled
sleeping cars, and American Club
Meals, ranging in price from 35c. to
s100, are served in Nickel Plate dining
cars; also a la carte service. Try a
trip I've the Nickel Plate Road and
YOU will find the service equal to any
between Chicago and the East.
Chicago depot: Harrison ST. and
Fifth Ave. City Ticket Offices Ill Ad-
ans St. and Auditorium Annex. John
Y. Callahan. General Agent, 113 Adams
ST, Room 29S. Chicago.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
1he Snldicr'n LaNt March.

Why is it that the most solemn serv-
ice ever devised by man. the stately
hush of the vast cathedral, the impos'
ng robes, the stained glass windows,
the pealing organ, all fade INTO lnsiS
niicance beside that soul stirring. sim
pie act-the trumpeting u of taps
over the body of a dead soldier: No
man who has yer heard it. either on
the field of battle. at the quiet army
post or in the haven of these weak and
shattered units of the Grand Army OF
the Republic, ever forgets it. For the
bugle notes seem to take into their w
all embracing cadence the tears. the
memories, the shattered hopes and thu
long farewell. - John II. Rathom II
Scribner's.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
RI BABY OYSTER.
Ms Habits In Its Home on the FlOO
of the Deep.


of the Deep.
The oyster is most interesting dnring
ba!yhood. says Charles Frederick
Stansbury in Outing. Its manne of
making Il SCI suggests the sublime on
ndcnce of childhood. 1t prefers to al
here to odd objects. and its childish
taste in this direction often encom-
passes its destruction. If an old boot,
a waterlogged box. a brick. a lump of
coal or piece of discarded and frac
tured crockery lies upon the bed of the
ocean where Il set is in progress. the
young oysters or ~ Will cluster thick
and fast upon ii. showing a very de
cided preference as against the sur
rounding natural anchorage, | have
even seen a pair of corsets that could
never again hope to imprison the waist
Of lovely entirely covered with
a set of young oysters. Thus does Ma
ture pay her tribute to Art.
A favorite foundation for life adopt
ed by sensible young oysters is upon
the shells of their ancestors long since
defunct, and for this reason many
plallIeFS SlFtW the ppttUil Vi tHtii
holdings with such clutch i'll the
hope that the wandering V will stop
and there adopt a local habitation.
Lying thus upon the floor of the
deep, the young oyster begins to grow.
and in doing so invariably points his
little ''bill' heavenward. an attitude
that he maintains throughout life if
undisturbed. As he grows older his
shell is often used by the flora of the
sea as an anchorage, and thus he is apt
to be found c%nveloped in the foliage OF
the curious oyster sponge. corallne. req
and green sea lettuce n other quaint
species of alge and sea grasses. The
dogwinkle, too, and his cousin. the per
twinkle, are very fond of attaching
their eggs TO the shell of the oyster.
each one by a delicate stem. causing
1t to appear like some curious sea
flower.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
Ladies Free Tonight.

Owing TO the success of their ladies
free policy, The Western Stock Co.
have decided to try it again tonight
on which occasion they will present
for the first time here Paul NJ. Potter's
successful comedy My Nephew's
Wife in three acts, interspersed with
catchy spcialties.
one lady. when accompanied by a
gentleman. or two ladies will be ad-
mltted to a reserved seat on one paid
SOC. ticket, if purchased before 6 p. m.
at Remington's drug store Remem-
Der Saturday night is the free watch
night, so save your ticket.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
Work Planned Out.

THAT was Il pleasant gentleman You
introduced to me"
.YeS; he has some excellent qualltleS.
l am going to make something of him
If be will let me-
you make something of him? Why.
he looks old enough 10 be your father
He is old enough. That's what I'm
going to make of him-a father-in-
law."-KansaS City Journal.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
~ C.u.. For Complaint.

$50 YOU resent these hints Of dis
honesty in the governments?
Most emphatic answered Farmer
Corntossel. I've been buyin' postage
stamps from the government fur years
and never got cheated yet."-Washing'
ton Star.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
Plenty of Tnste.

well" said Nuritch, who had been
showing Kandor through his new
house. what do you think of h fur
nishin's?"
.They-er-show a great deal OF
taste replied KandOr.
Think SOL
"Yes: but it's all very bad"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-05-06
Committee on Mill Matter-At

Committee on Mill Matter-At d
meeting of business men OF the Guy
last night the proposition to give d
honus toward erection OF a mourning
mill in the city was considered Inc
parties proposing to construct ana OPP
crate the mill are the owners d 'he
Paddock mill. A committee consist
ing Of Messrs. Henry Tatley' ). =
SWEET. Charles Kupitz, |. W iieais'
F. G.. Grambs. NJ. j. Mckenzie, Aoe
Ennineer. w. H. Webb and /. - NC
Gaban was appointed to conier WIN
the mill people and report. II the MN
is sucb an institution as VIII dement,
tho CITY it is likely the committee VIII
oiva a bonus of $1,000 towards ITS
erection. Another meeting VIII NC
held tonight.