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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-06

kk0 N this site Commodore John
Rodse.. butt an eressa,
~ house in 1881. In it on April
"a. 1865. an attempt was made to assassi-
nate William H. Seward. Secretary of
State. by one of the conspirators who
night. The Hon. James G. Blaine after
ward bought the house and died here. ."
This brief record is the chief feature
or a handsome bronze tablet which
adorns the front OF the Lafayette Opera
House. 1t outlines with the brevity Of
an index the remarkable history OF one
of the most notable houses In the Amer
lean Capital. Behind that outline lie
not single story OF great men and
great events. but twenty stories. This
article can present but one. and that
inperfeotly. but IT will be well to ap-
proach that story with an understand
ing of the earlier chapters in the his
tory OF the house.
Lafayette Square is the oldest park
in Washington. II is. moreover, the
most conspicuously situated. with the
White House and i've important depart
ments Of the governmental service
stretched along its edge for many years.
There should be little wonder. then. that
81 has looked unmoved and complacent
on several of the most significant moet-
ings in the history Of the American Re
-
is this-thAt practically every house
which borders this park has a pro-
, nounosd historical interest and has been
the scene OF momentous historical
events.
Thus. one house. at the corner of Yer
mont Avenue and II Street, was Sum
ner's homo. AID there he nursed his
pride through all the troubled years OF
his service In the Senate Another house
near by was the residence OF Sir Bulper
Lytton, and OF LORD Ashburton, minis
tiers to this country from Great Britain.
A third building is a church. built after
the war OF 1872 with the earnest en-
couragement OF President Madison, and
for two generations the court church. F"
Several houses further along. at the in
tersection OF Connecticut Avenue, lived
Daniel Webster, and in a room which
locks out upon Lafayette Square the
Secretary and Lord Ashburton framed
the treaty which defines our Canadian
boundary. Across the street is the De-
catur House. the home not only of the
brilliant comodore. but Of Henry Clay,
Martin Van Buren,. Edward Livingstoh,
George NJ. Dallas. Senator Judah p
Benjamin. and General Beale, whose
guest General Grant had been for weeks
at a time. The mind is bewildered by
the names which give this square signi-
ficance-Senator Fenton. Admiral Wilkes,
Senator Siideil Commodore Morris, Sec
rotary Spencer, Vice President Colfax,
General Sickles. Colonel IngcrsoI. Sec
rotary Window. and many. many others.
In such a neighborhood IL Is a remark
able house, indeed, which Is the most
conspicuous of all. Yet more than one
historian has given that title 10 the
building which the gallant Rodgers built
as a home
Rodgers did not live there long. II
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sions of it. The former treated it ethic-
ally, until no one who would read what
he wrote or heard what he said could
doubt the ugliness and sin Of imprison-
ing ones fellow-man. Greeley had con-
sidered ii philanthropically until every
one who read the Tribune or saw ex-
tracts from it printed in other papers.
appreciated I'm part. at least, the beauty
of personal freedom for all men But
Seward saw the problem as n politician.
and he developed it so exceedingly well
on its political side chat he struck at
once the desires and prejudices OF the
great masses which were 70 take part I'm
the ensuing struggle.
The party OF slavery he said in
Cleveland. in 1StS-the sentence is al
together characteristics holds an
aristOcracy. founded on the humiliation
Of labor, as necessary to the eXistence
of chiYalrous republic"
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IN that day were John c. Calhoun. while
Jackson's Secretary Of War and Vice
President. and Henry Clay, while
Adams Secretary Of State.
The boarding house made way for the
celebrated Washington Club. and Sickles
and Key were both members OF that
body when the tragedy which associates
their names occurred before its door.
With the outbreak Of the war the
building became the home OF William II.
Seward, Lincoln's Secretary of State.
Lastly Il was renovated for the home
OF James g. Blaine, the third Secretary
OF State who dwelt within its walls. and
the seventh who lived In Lafayette
Square. In this building Blaine died, so
recently that the suspense OF the public
mind concerning his illness is still well
remembered.
But the story for today concerns Sew
ard and Seward only,
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ways. but harder to hold. What trIb-
ute 1t was. then. 20 little Senator Sew
ard when he found himself, not only the
welghtiest figure in the councils Of the
new party, but the source OF it's spirit
and the chief keeper OF its principles.
Seward had come to Washington with
the first year OF the ten which led 10
the war. He had been educated and bred
among the homely thinkers of central
New York. His spirit had developed on
the theory that principle ought to gov
ern action, and that all the special con-
ditions In the world could not cloud
true principle. This was only one Of the
effects Of his life in that community.
Another was that. being afar of from
the South and unacquainted with the In
stitution as 1t actually was. every i'm
pulse in his nature revolted against
slavery. He was then OF earnest. high
principle. and unaffected loathing for
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the great commercial establishment
which characterized the South.
But this was only the shot he had TO
fire. His powder consisted of an In
tellectuality which saw quite through
the deeds Of men, a vocabulary OF force
full, elegant English. a self-possession
which no quantity OF personal abuse
could upset. and a sort OF political intui-
ton OF the right kind which made him
a power in his party from the begin
ming.
When the New Yorker entered the
Senate he was already a national figure.
He had served for four years as Wing
In the State senate. IIJ nad twice been
the Wing candidate for governor, and
had served for the four years ending in
1872 Ii was not this prominence among
the Wings of New York, however. which
extended his reputation II was. in
stead. the Characteristic turn he had
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Ten stirring years preceded the out
break OF the War between the Federal
Government and the States Of the South.
They were years OF speech-naking.
largely. and compromise; but the
speeches and the compromises were of
the sort which defer but do not avert
events. Calhoun, Webster. and Clay
died early IN the decade. With them
passed away the old leadership Os the
old parties. The Democratic party sput-
tered on 20 half a dozen divisions. The
Wing party died a peaceful death In the
organization OF the new Republican
party,
A rumble OF growing opposition TO
slavery brought into this new party OF
Republicans all the doctrinaires OF
the day. and the party OF the doctri-
naires is invariably distinguished for
men Of great intellect. The leadership
Of such o party is hard to attain to, al
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was spacious dwelling-there were
thirty rooms or more. OF large size. it
was notably situated, and large means
were required TO maintain it.
Then it became the elite boarding
house Of the Capital. Among its guests
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given che growing agitation against
slavery.
Nothing could be more characteristic
Of Seward than his treatment of that
theme. Garrison and Greeley had made
the country ring with abstruse discus
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Continued on Twelfth Page.)
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-03

-Four dwarf chameleons" were late
ly presented to the zoo, where they viii
be popular on account of the ease with
which they can be kept, and their
bright colors. Green. with brick-red
patch upon the sides, is the general
pattern of their hues, which is cnly
varied to duller tints when the animal
is vexed in any way. This smallest
among the tribe, called by Grant Allen
the "Reptilian Vicar of Bray" is ouly
five inches long, including its relatively
long and prehensile tail. The iit,e
creature has a grim look when seen
full face by reason of its serrated fold
under the throat, which suggests a
fiercely untrimmed "Newgate fringe. "
There are very many kinds of chame-
Icons; but all of them, like the present
species, have an inordinate desire foI
meal worms, a slow and meditatlve
gait. and eyes which move languidly
up and down in a manner reminiscent
of ducks that die in tempests. -
Westminster Gazette.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-03
GENIUS AND SEX.
The Inventive Power IL Not Confined
to Men Alone, ns This
VIII Prove.

1t is a mistake to suppose that the
gentler sex is lacking in inventive
genius. The records of the patent Office
prove the contrary. Some 10 years ago
a controversy on this point grew so hot
that the then patent commissioner had
the records of his Office searched for the
purpose of making an accurate compila-
ton Of the pertinent facts as to the
inventive faculty Of womankind as
shown in the work of his office The re-
suit was the preparation of a pamphlet
containing the names Of all women to
whom patents had been granted.
There were less than 5000 Since that
time two more pamphlets have APP
peared, showing that the total number
of inventors belonging to the weaker
sex does not exceed 5000 Since the
last of these was issued the names of
perhaps 5000 have been added to the
record
The whole number of patents granted
in the United States to date is 736, 046.
Of course, many patents have been is
nuAd " Allt 0uliAt man. men inc IlAA0bA
and George Westinghouse holding hum
dreds of them. 1t is a fair statement TO
say that letters patent have been is
sued to at least 100000 persons, and of
this great number only about ~, 900 are
women
The first American queen to be grant
ed letter giving her the exclusive right
to manufacture an article invented by
herself was Mary Kies. The records
do not give her address. The letter was
issued May 8, 1909. 10 years after the
patent Office was established. She con-
trived method for weaving straw with
either silk or thread. The records do
not show whether she made or lost
money on the venture. II is probable
that she lost, as the vast majority of
inventors do. They do not even make
enough to pay the cost of taking out the
letter, which is s35.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-03
MISTAKEN GOLD HUNTERS.
Those Who Are so Intent Upon the
quest That They Lose Much of
LIES Beauty.

A few years ago there died In San
Francisco a man who. after a lifetime
IF toll and danger, finally made his
fortune In the Alaska gold fields. His
story is told by Mr. Jack London in
the Atlantic Monthly
Born in Maine, he was only 16 when
he began his wanderings, TO Montana
first, then to the Alaskan Panhandle.
then-the north still calling him-over
the terrible Chilkoot and down into the
Mysterious Silent Land That au-
tumn he returned over the pass in a
blizzard, with a rag Of shirt and a
handful Of raw -four" But the next
spring he went back over the pass. and
the next: and the third he went to
stay He was not going TO return
again until he brought his gold with
him.
For eleven years, through almost in
credible hardships, he toiled on. Then
his long quest was ended; with the
gold for which he had spent his life
he went down to San Francisco. To
live? But he never learned how 20 live
with gold. To die, planning TO the
very last a return to the old trail.
A strange, wild, sad story It seems.
read by the Preside Yet are there not
other gold-hunters all about us? Men
who toll through years to LAY by
enough to enable them to enjoy them
selves at last, only to find when the
task is accomplished that the unused
power of joy has atrophied; women
who deny themselves everything to
gain their children some special adj
vantage, only to realize in anguish
that in the crowded years they have
lost the children themselves; young
people who, in the eager following of
their ambitions, neglect the small gifts
of the quiet ways-are not these all,
In their different ways, gold-hunters2
But the gold of life does not lie hid
den in any mines-it sparkles in tiny
sands all along the common path Of
every day. He only who gathers IL bit
by bit from daily duties and pleasures
and opportunities and friendships will
find himself the possessor Of the real
treasure at last
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-03
To study New Guinea.

One of the noteworthy features of
modern scientific progress is the study.
by means of deliberately fitted out ex-
petitions, Of the few remaining savage
peoples Of the earth, as they live in their
native environment The latest Is the
Daniels autographed expedition.
which has started from England for
British New Guinea. Although the
land whose people this expedition is to
study is one of the largest remaining
areas in which a primitive state Of hu-
man society still exists. il is urged that
haste is needed, because even there
the remorseless activity Of the white
man is rapidly making itself felt"
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DIR. GIFFoRD's sANITARIUM, RANDOLPH, vi

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Miss Hannah +. Mershon, Col
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Doan's
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Cure every kidney i'll from
Common backache 10 diabetes.

bookkeeper for j. n. Knox q Co, Lynn,
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Mrs. Modus-well, George, you prom
ised me a new bonnet.
George? Promised you new bon
net? Great Scot? When?
Mrs. Modus-Before you married me
you swore that never should disgrace
rest upon my head through you; and
what do you call this shabby thing that's
on my head now?-Tit-Bits
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-03
An Angel child.

The children we're playing funeral,
and Johnnie. our four-year-old boy,
was chosen as the one to be buried. He
was placed in a hammocK and taken to
the supposed grave on the children's
shoulders Grouped about the spot,
the children began to sing. Johnnie
Joined in Justify.
stop" said Mary; you must not
sing. You are dead
"Oh, no. was Johnnie's answer;
I'm an angel up in Heaven. Mary
II. Northend, in Lippincott's Magazine.
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How many beautiful young girls de-
velop into worn, listless and hopeless
women, simply because sufficient atten-
ton has not been paid to their physical
development. No woman is exempt
from physical weakness and periodic
pain, and young girls just budding into
womanhood should be carefully guided
physically as well as morally. Another
woman,
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CENTRAL VERMONT RAIL WAY.
Corrected to October e. 1908.
GOING SOUTH

Corrected to october Z, 1908.
GOING SOUTH
Trains leave Randolph as follows:
q 90 "A. MI.
Night Express, daily, for Boston and all New
England points. Through Coaches and
sleeping cars for Boston via Lowell, also
Tor Springfield.
10 II a. MI.
Mail week days for Worcester, Boston and
New YORK
Il 3B r. MI.
Limited Express week days for Boston and
for New York, via Springfield q New Lon.
don Through Coaches and Pullman Buffet
Parior Car % Boston and springfield.
7 ga H. MI.
Passenger week days Tor White River Junct
GOING NORTH
2 90 n. MI.
Night Express daily for Montreal and the
West Week days for Ogdensburg, Riehford
and ottawa. Sleeping car 20 Montreal.
a 90 a. MI.
Passenger week days for ST. Adams, Mont
real ottawa and RichfOrd, connecting az
Burlington for Troy and Albany.
q 90 a. MI.
Sundays only. Accommodation for. Burling-
ton and St. Adams.
q ga H. m.
Mail and Express week days for Burling-
ton Cambridge junction, st. Adams, ROuses
Point, ogdensburg Riehford and Montreal,
Pullman ParlOr car 20 Montreal
u I'D H. MI.
Express week days for Montreal and
Chicago Pullman Parlor car to Montreal
and Pullman Sleeping car 10 Chicago.
e II. FITzHUGH,
Vice President and Genn Manager.
J. r. BENTLEY
General Passenger Agent.
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Faithiess Faith.

Jones-I thought your friend Smith
was a believer in the faith cure
Brown-So he is. His wife was i'll
last week and he refused to call ply
stefan,
Jones-But | saw DIR. Pillsbury COM
Ing out of his house this morning
Brown-WeI, that's different. Smith
is sick himself now.-Cincinnati En-
uuirer
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We vouch for this--absolutely,

possibility of doubt
D. Its
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SARGENT son, RoyaIton M MILLER Bethel "
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-01-29
Total

In addition to these, at least ten other
species were sent over from Mexico,
either for immediate introduction or
for experimenting on with a view to in
PRODUCTION, if this were safe. All these,
however, failed to survive the long
journey or died from the attacks of
parasites and fungus diseases with
which they were affected All the diff
fculties encountered in importing the
lantana insects from Mexico to the
Islands have been fully discussed in my
earlier papers, ana need not be referred
to again on this occasion.
To return to the II imported species,
OF which adults were obtained alive,
find that of the IA butterflies and moths
three species were destroyed by me as
being decidedly dangerous to other
vegetation; two others were not lib
Grated because they were liable to be-
come injurious; and one, of which only
solitary pair were obtained, failed to
breed. Subtracting all these, eight spe-
cies of butterflies and moths were lib
Grated in numbers sufficient to render
their establishment possible. Three of
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THE LANGUAGE OF KOREA.

An American missionary who London from
Korea the difficulty of learning the language of Korea
creased enormously the large number Of words which,
with slight infection OF the used and
with entirely different meaning The missionary question
preaching unless they
rePened they would place of punishment Amazement
rather than the faces Of his Oriental listeners
Why EARTH if they rejected his advice refused
should they be dispachedto the local pooce On another
lecture delivered beautiful
moral being drawn from the gay of tiny butterfly
which suddenly short the clutches of the spider The
smile however, fell somewhat short of intended and
until the laughter had subsidized the lecturer became
that the victim which had been oundeng amid the dainty
siken threads OF the web donkey which in the Korean
language, IT appears, is synonymous with butterfly.