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an aid-de-camp to his stepfather. George
Washington, contracted fever during the
siege Of Yorktown and died at Ethan, the
home Of Col Besset, November 8, ISL
termined upon the adoption Of two Of the
orphaned children of his stepson. Eleanor
Gusts and G. w. P. GUSTS.
Nellie lived at Mount Vernon until her
marriage to Lawrence Lewis. when they
some time later removed to Woodlawn
manor George Washington Parke Custis
remained at Mount Vernon till that property
came into possession of Judge Bushrod
Washington, son of George Washington
brother John, at the death of Mrs. Martha
Washington, May 81. 1902.
X
Mr. Osborne, writing of the children at
Mount Vernon, says:
washington, who had arrived at Ethan
Just in time to witness the death of Col.
Gusts. at once announced his intention OF
adopting the two younger children. and &C
cordingly Eleanor, aged two and half
years, and George, aged six months. be-
came members OF his family retaining,
however, their own family name, just as
had their father and aunt. They passed
their youth at Mount Vernon, and at inter-
walls in the presidential mansion at New
York and then at Philadelphia, and were
a great comfort to the childless Washing
ton in his declining years. Eleanor, or Mel
lie as she was commonly called, was a
beautiful girl and dutiful enough, notwith-
standing that she preferred riding spirited
colts to practicing five hours day upon
the harpsichord. While, for her brother,
he was the 'enfant gate Of the household.
hopelessly spoiled by an indulgent grand
mother. The defects of his training be-
came apparent during his attendance at
Princeton and at Annapolis College, where
he displayed a deplorable lack of industry
and settled purpose. Washington wrote
several letters of wholesome advice to the
young man which have been preserved.
There Is no doubt that Washington in
tended that his adopted son should become
prominent in the councils of the nation.
and although before he died he recog-
nized that his expectation could never be
fully realized, he retained sufficient conf
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provement meets our entire appreciation
and brings into close connection a beau
tiful part of the District OF Columbia, and
brings into market much unimproved land
of the city and county. and we believe the
enhanced value of this property would
within five years, pay the first cost or this
bridge
when the time for a final vote arrived.
which occurred In February. 1887. a meas
ure wholly unpopular at the beginning and
kept alive by the persistent efforts OF DR..
White. Mr.. Compton In the House and Mr..
Blackburn in the Senate was passed with
out dissenting vote.
"Inasmuch as DR.. White was instrumental
In conducting the contest which secured
this great Improvement. and inasmuch as
the work done was accomplished without
the assistance OF a paid lobby. 1t has been
suggested that popular sentiment can be-
stow no better tribute and the District
Commissioners can announce no 5uster and
more deserved Endorsement than to confer
upon this magnificent but hitherto nameless
structure the designation Whites Bridge"
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duplicate of the city: 90 easy access to the
city by the farmers and truck gardeners or
southern Maryland.
Notwithstanding these manifest reasons
opposition succeeded the Indifference that
previously existed. Some Of the business
men in Anacostia and not few of those
living in the city opposite were OF the
opinion that another bridge across the
Eastern branch would materially interfere
with their trade and accordingly were ar
rayed against the enterprise. Our man,
Col. Peter Bacon, living in the city, but
owning a hundred acres beyond the river,
gave quiet assent to it's desrability, but
openly declared that such step would
not be taken for twenty-five or fifty years.
THE East Washington Citizens Associa-
ton, deeply interested in securing the Con-
gressional Library for the hill, looked with
some misgivings upon project that might
interfere with the realization Of its own
cherished scheme.
"Dr. White became a member OF this as
ISOLATION and entered heartilyin the effort to
secure the library, maintaining, however.
that the bridge project would not only not
interfere with the establishment Of the IL
brary, but would greatly assist in the prem
Uses. He maintained. furthermore. that 1t
would be much more valuable as means
OF enhancing the value Of real estate In
that portion of the District than would the
grand structure that Is now the pride Of
the city and the admiration OF visitors from
abroad-a prophecy that has been fully
realized.
"At length the society took a step proba-
bly, more to ohloroform the would-be rival
enterprise than to aid It. 1t was gravely
moved that a committee Of five, viz, Dr.
W. Lee White. Edward Temple. Lemuel
Gaddes. ex-Mayor Bowen and Tendall Mar
bury, be appointed to take into considera-
ton and report upon the bridge project Of
DR.. White Marbury was really opposed
to the location OF any approach to the
prospective bridge which might. II the
same were continued beyond the river,
pass through q tract OF inferior land ne
then owned. the signers to a petition for
an extension having been pledged to give
the right Of way wherever II might pass.
Another man. living more than mile
up the river from Marbury's place. would
not sign the petition unless he could be
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surveying, nothing can be more essentially
necessary to any man possessed OF large
landed estate the bounds OF some part or
other of which are always In controversy:
Now. whether he has time between this and
next spring to acquire sufficient knowl-
edge Of these studies I leave you to Judge;
as also, whether boy Of seventeen years
old can have any just notions OF the end
and design of travelling. I have already
given 1t as my opinion that 1t would be pre-
cipitating this event. unless he were to go
Immediately to the university for couple
Of years; in which case he could see moth
Ing Of America. which might be disad-
vantage to him. as 1t Is to be expected
that every man who travels with q view
of observing the laws and customs OF other
countries should be able to give some de-
scription Of the situation and government
OF his own"
Washington's letter to Calvert on the SUBJ
ject Of early marriage follows:
IT write you on subject Of Importance,
and Of no little embarrassment to me. My
son-in-law and ward Mr.. Custis. has. as I
have been informed paid his addresses to
your second daughter. and having made
some progress in her affections, has So
licited her in marriage. How far a union
of this sort may be agreeable to you, you
best can tell; but 1 should think myself
wanting in candor were I not to confess
that Miss Nellies amiable qualities are ac-
knowledged on all hands. and that an ALI
ance with your family will be pleasing to
his.
This acknowledgment being made. you
must permit me to add. sir, that at this.
or in any short time. his youth, inexperi-
ence and unripe education are. and will
be- insuperable obstacles, in my opinion,
to the completion of the marriage. AS
his guardian I conceive 1t my indispensable
duty to endeavor to carry him through
regular course of education (nany
branches of which, I sorry to say. he
is totally deficient I'M, and to guide his
youth to more advanced age, before an
event on which his own peace and the hap
piness Of another are to depend takes
place. II the affection which they have
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provements 1t brought. was not fortuitous
affair. but the result of long-contlnued.
carefully planned and equally well con-
Quoted campaign, the details of which have
never been given to the public.
For many years 1t was apparent that
some steps should be taken to extend and
improve Pennsylvania avenue. the most
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beautiful and famous street in the city,
beyond it's then limit 18th street southeast.
Between that street and the river was viz
gin SOIL undisturbed by all kinds OF street
improvements. To do this and to give prop
err advantages to residents beyond the East
ern branch bridge was deemed a neces-
sity. Its advantages were argued as three
fold: "a A proper terminus for the extern
sion of the avenue: (2) an increased valua-
ton Of property on both sides of the river
and q corresponding increase In the tax
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The original American Custis was John,
WHO emigrated from Holland and set
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EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE
Crossing Potomac From Pennsylvania Avenue.

X n III M
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ltalx,s Glass Industry

Philadelphia Ledger: Venetian
glass, commonly so called. does no in
reality come directly from the queenly
city from which it derives it's name.
The pricipal home of this beautiful art
work is in the little city or Murano.
an island town not more than u mile
from Venice.
Centuries ago some glass workers
from Venice established themselves
here with the j%ealously guarded secrets
OF their art. Indeed, so jealousy were
these guarded that many of them were
lost entirely. and during the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries Venetian glass
refrigerated so much that, with the ex-
ception of glass beads. very little else
was attempted in either Murano or
Venice.
But about 1860 an Italian named
Antonio Salviati rediscovered the pro
cess that made it possible for Murano
TO engage once more in the industry
that made it famous so many centuries
before.
Perhaps the chief beauty in the Mu-
rano glass is that every workman is an
artist and takes enormous pride in ere
atinS new and still more beautiful de-
signs.
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Japan's Success.

London News: The result OF the Jap
anese naval operations reveals the old
truth that the mere possession of ships
OF the most powerful types, such as
Russia possessed. does not mean naval
power. In spite of all the assistance
which science has rendered in perfect
ing eapon of attack and in improy-
ing the mode of defense by armor pro
lection and high speed. the character
OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, officers ana.
men-and their war efficiency are the
deciding factors in warfare.
Thee Japanese have proved afioat as
well a. ashor" that they have the fight
ing edge, The racial factors-indiffer-
ence TO death. simplicity of life. the
high courage of fanatical PATRIOTISM
v all helped, but above all their sue.
cess spells war readiness"
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laps WATCH FLEET.
Report Has Reached Toxic that !
May Attempt to Escape from
NIadiuos+oL

TOXIC. jar. 25.-Admiral Kamamura
left today to reioin his fleet. 1t was
recently that the Russian
Nladivostok squadron was believed to
have been repaired and it was thought
that it might come out at amy mo-
ment. The navy department is SIREN
uously preparing for the second stage
of the war. During the ear the Jap
allese have captured twenty-three
blockade runners, thirteen Russian and
seven British. The japanese have
sacrificed seventeen vessels while
b~lockading Port Arthur. The Russians
sank nine transports and merchant
men. Three hundred officers and IT,
511 men, prisoners of war from Port
Arthur, have arrived in Japan to date.
The majority of them We're sent TO
Tengachaya and Hamatera.
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of . by . material may be mortiseo. Have
this post 8 feet high and make it firm to
the base by an iron brace. hen have the
local blacksmith make a piece of iron
say A-inch material into a circle about
the circumference of the inside of a grain
bag with four or five hooks just opposite
the holes in the top of the bag. The
other end of this iron is a straight arm
with a fat L piece with two holes through
1t by which 1t car be screwed to the post.
Put this In position and you have a bag
holder at small cost which canno be beat
en-. The illustration shows the simplicity
OF the design n shows how readily 1t
can be made. =
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THE BLACK BEN DAVIS APPLE

The Ben Davis apple has many friends
and many enemies. In some localities the
trees produce fruit that Is quite tasty,
while the fruit grown In other sections
has nothing to recommend it but its
beauty OF skin. the flesh being tasteless
and insipid. The lntroducers OF the black
ben Davis claim 1t to be q decided i'm
prove on tho better known sort and 1t IL to
be hoped that 1t is. The varieties are al
most Identical in form and size. but the
BLACK Ben Davis shows a rich, dark red
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GOES TO THE SENATE.
swayne impeachment Is Sent to II,
Trial Court with Due Ceremony
by the House.

Washington. Jan. 26.-Soon after the
senate convened today the house man
ayers in the Impeachment proceedings
against Judge SWayne made their APP
pearance at the main door Their APP
p%earance caused am immediate cessa-
ton of all other business. The injunc-
ton of silence delivered by the ser
geant-at-arms was not needed to secure
the closest attention on the part of an
present.
and read the articles of Impeachment.
and the house managers withdrew. AL
. o'clock Chief Justice Fuller will swear
in the senators as a trial court of i'm
IN
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The Minnesota Sails

Seattle. Jan. 24.-With 26,Ooo tons of
freight, the largest cargo ever carried by
q ship. and lH passengers. the Great
Steamship company's new orr
entail liner Minnesota left this port on her
Initial trip to Manila and oriental ports.
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Guilty of Manslauuhter

honolulu. Jan. 2i.-E. Geneau. master at
arms of the United States gunboat Wheel
ing. charged with killing Useless Har-
r!s, a negro prize tighter, last June. was
found guilty of manslaughter. the Jury
adding a recommendation of lenicucv
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skin whore the other is striped. The flavor
Is more acid and while 1t cannot be said to
lie of good flavor 1t is decidedly better
than the old Ben Davis. The fruit is at
,raetivc. a good keeper and hence will
sell Well. while fhe tree shows every indi-
cation of being an unusually heavy crop
per which, of course. will make the variety
n favorite among orchardists. The variety
is worth testing to see how 1t acts on diff
fcrent soils. but 1T will be we'll to 20 slow
with it until it proves itself worthy OF ex-
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MRS. DUKE ARRESTED.
Wife of the Tobacco Millionaire
Taken on Charges from State
of Texas.

New York, Jan. 2s.-Mrs. Alice Webb
Duke, wife of Brodie J.. Duke, was ar
rested at her office in Broad street to-
day on requisition papers issued by the
TeXas authorities.
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Democrats with the President.

Under latitude of general debate MIR.
Burgess discussed at length the ques-
ton of rates charged by the railroads.
He compared the utterances of Presi-
dent Roosevelt In his messages to the
Fifty-seventh ana Fifty-eighth con-
crosses on h a subject, and said that
it was IL notable fact that not until
after the election did the president In
his last message come out clearly for
legislation which would meet the pres
ent condition of affairs. The president
in that message. however, he said, q
With ability and marked clearnesS dis
cussed the duty of the government, II
he pointed out II a the presidents po-
sition admitted of ne sort of question.
Summing up his remarks. Mr.. Burgess
said that an opportunity was now pre-
scented for members of the house to rise
as a party and vote for legislation
which Will restrict the railroads. The
matter, he said, resolved itself into the
question. Are you with Roosevelt. or
are you with the Railroads.&c."
He was loudly applauded when he
pledged the president the support of the
democrats in the effort TO restrict the
railroads.
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ACTION OF THE CAUCUS.
Democrats Note for the Davey in Pref
erence to the Hearst Bill.

CISfISS W A'S ~
Washington. Jan. 24.-At a caucus of the
minority of the house a resolution was
agreed 10 to support The bill introduced
by Davey of Louisiana, extending author
itv to the interstate commission to fin
railroad rates.
The Davey bill was agreed on by the
minority member of the committee on
interstate and foreign commerce. Ii is
very short, providing only that if the
commission shall find after a careful hear
ing a rate to be unreasonable il shall
name a reasonable rate in its place; that
this rate shall go into effect after twenty
days notice. and shah remain in effect
until SET aside by a competent court of
review; and that the case may be tried
in any court taking Jurisdiction. upon the
facts and testimony adduced before the
commission.
Williams Offered Resolution.
The caucus did not undertake to deal
with amy but the rate making phase of
the transportation problem. The resolu-
ton adopted was presented to the caucus
bv Mr.. Williams. the minority leader.
Many speeches We're made on the subject,
the caucus lasting from S until H.
O'Clock.
Mr.. Rainey of Illinois represented a
n minority in the caucus favoring the
Hearst bill or some modification thereof.
He was given control of the time on that
side.
The speakers included Messrs. Williams
of Mississippi, Shackletord of Missouri.
Cochran of Missouri, De Almond OF Mis-
souri,, Bell OF California, and Livernash OF
California.
Mir. Cochran of Missouri was the prin-
cipal speaker on the side of championins
the Hearst hin or some modification there
of.
All subresolutions were voted down be
fore the adoption of the Williams resolU.
ton, which stands as the caucus action.
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STAND bY PRESIDENT.
De nocrsts in Caucus Decide to Sup
port Him in His Fight on
Railroads

Washington, Jan. 26-Thc session of
the hous' was devoted entirely 10 con-
sideration OF bills relating to the Dis
trict OF Columbia.
There was an echo OF The disturbances
in ST. Petersburg when Mr.. Baker of
New York moved that an adjournment
be taken out of respect to those who
were killed in the CLASH with the Rus
sian troops. The only affirmative vote
was recorded by Mr.. Baker himself. A
little later the proceedings We're inter
rupted by Nh. Pierre of Maryland being
seized with a nervous c%onvulsion. ne
cessitating II brief recess. He soon rail-
lied and was conveyed to his home.
The proposition to control the rail-
roads in the making OF rates was dis
cussed at length by Mr.. Burgess of
Texas and briefly by MIR. Hepburn of
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STORY OF AN INDIAN MOUND

LIFE AND CUSTOMS OF TRIBES WHO OCCUPIED SIOUX CITY ARE
SHOWN BY THE CONTENTS OF A MOUND OPENED BY ". T.
STAFFORD, WHO TOLD OFF IN A PAPER LAST WEEK. ~ FIRST
BURIED DEAD IN TREES TILL THE FLESH FELL OFF. X :. y
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Another of the handy things which may
be had on any farm If one is of the mlnd
to construct it is here described. To fill
Il loose. flmsy bag is a difficult operation
and the time-worn plan of placing one side
of the bag over a nail and holding the
other side with the hand while filling it
will not always work to advantage. Try
the plan of building a device for the pur-
pose by making n base of Il Pinch
plank IL inches long. In one end of this
plank make an opening into which a post
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There We're recovered IN these
tions IS different designs OF decorations.
Some of the decorations covered the body
of the vessel, others We're only on the neck
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The pots ana dishes thai were rolored
We're made that way by the use OF pull
verified sandstone, for the red. n lime
stone for the white. The natural color
of the clay when burned is black. Some
of the pots were colorcd only on one side.
The most of the c%oloring was on This in
Sj5,-
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These designs We're marked upon the
pots before they were put to the fire, with
an instrument made especially for that
purpose and described in another portion
of this paper, On the larger pots were
placed ears for the purpose OF lifting.
These were usually made to represent the
head of some animal or bird. The rims
used for lifting purposes usually turned
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-17
WAS LAID AT REST.
Many Friends Atte nded the Funeral
 Services of Jere miah Fitzpatrick.

The funeral of the late Jeremiah Fitzpatrick was largely attended this IlOrnlng from the family residence. l3 Wall street, to the Sacred Heart church, where solemn mass of requiem was celebrated with the fol- towing officers Celebrant, Rev Fathep Fox of Bridgeport, nephew of the de. ceased: deacon, Rev Father Treanor. tormerly of this city and now of Nor. wien: sub-deacon, Rev Father Joyce Of Bridgeport; master of ceremonies. Rev Father Kennedy of Bridgeport. There were about thirty priests in the church. including the Rev Father Fitz- patllck, son of the deceased. The edi- ice was filled with relatives and friends of the family from all parts of the town and many from other places. lte choir under the direction of the organlst, Mrs Lucien Wolff, was assist cd by singers from the other choirs of the city. During the services Mrs w. J. Bergen, NJ. J. McEvoy and NJ. J. Robinson rendered "Jesu Dei Vivi." Father Treanor pronounced the final aosolution and also said the prayer at the grave in St Joseph's cemetery. The bearers, all nephews of the deceased. were Peter and Dennis Fox, Edward and William Deegan, E. J. Finn and James Fitzpatrick, the last named of Saratoga.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-17
LENT BEHIND TIME
Held Back by Easter, Vernal Equi.
 nox and Noon,

Lent began on February 17 last year. but the special arrangement with the moon, which regulates the advent or Easter Sunday. and consequently the Lenten season which precedes it. President Roosevelt has succeeded in having Lent staved off until after the inauguration ball. and it will not be- gln until March $. It will end on April 23, when Easter bOnnets will be worn for the first time. Here again IS seen the wisdom of a republican ad- mlnlstratiOn. says the Hartford Conrant. in arranging to have Easter fall so late that those who wear their spring raiment will not have pneumonia as penalty Besides. any body who wants to have good time on the birthday of the Father of His country will not have to think that he is not properly keeping Lent, if he bids the dance go on.
 Easter Sunday Is the Sunday fol- lowing the ..rst full moon after the vernal equinox. which this year comes at 1:o1 o'clock on the morning of March 21. It's just like missing a train for human beings. for the eauin- OK Will find that it has missed the full moon of March % by two hours and must wait for another train. or rather another full moon. until April 19. So Easter Sunday will fall on April 23 and clothes. flowers and carriages may be ordered for that time.