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ono Of Mrs. Gusts slaves. us your
mistress at home" he inquired OF the
negro who was rowing him across the
river.
Yes, sah.' replied III" darky: then
added, sIyly. IL reckon YOU am dc man
what am expected
| 1t WAS late in thr afternoon of the
| next day when Washington took his
departure, but he had her promise, and
was happy. \ ring was ordered from
| Philadelphia. and is duly set down in
| his accounts. zone engagement ring.
| two pounds sixteen shi!lings."
Then camc weary months of service
| in the field, and they saw each other
only ton. times before they were mar,
ried.
| On the sixth Of thn following .'ann
| AIRY they were married N th" hitlr
| Church Of 81. Peter. nncc again ia"
| Rev. Mr.. MoSSum. in fun canOui"al&,
married Patsy Damrjd@" 10 ii" man
of her choice. The bridegroom Wor"
blue cloth coat lined with red Sik
ana ornameutch with silver trimmings.
| His vest was OF embroidered white
| satin, his shoe and knee buckles were
of solid gold, his hair WAS powdered,
and Il dress sword hung ut his side.
| The bride was nttirod il heavy bro.
| cadrd white six inWuVCu with silver
| thread Sli" wore Il whit" SATIN
| quilted petticoat with Il heavy ror'iNl
whtc silk ovcrSkrt, and high-hcrIcd
| shoes of white satin. with buckles Oi
brilIants. She had rui'l"S at rtcIi
point lace, pearl necklace. earrings and
bracelets, and WIS attended hy three
| bridesmaids.
The nriSiOcracy of Virginia WAS ont
| in force. one of thu most imposing
| llgurcs was Bishop the negro servant
who had led WaShington'S horse up
ana down the grHv"l"d path in front oi
Mr.. Chamberiaync'S hoSpiiIhic door
while the master fingered Wi'hn. lie
was in the scarlet uniform OF soldier
of King Georges Army, booted and
spurrcd. and h" held Tie hrihi"-rrin Of
| The chestnut charger that WAS forced
to wait while his wider made love
| ON leaving the church. tie brittle and
| her maids rode back TO thn "N illte
| House" in Il coach drawn hy >iN horses
and guided hy black post boys in tiN.
cry, while Colonel Washington. on his
magnificent horse. and attended 10y
| brilliant company, rod" AZ hrr Slue.
| There WAS no seer to predict that some
time the little lady in white SATIN would
spend lon. hours knitting stockings
| for the mon of her husbands army.
and that night after night would hnd
her, IN II long gray cloak, at the side
of the wounded. hearing from SIiiien.
ing lips the husky whisper, "G"d bless
You. Lady Washington
All through the troubiouS times
which followed Washington was the
lover as well as the husband. lie took
a fathers place with the little children,
treating them with affection. yet never
Swerving from the path OF absolute
Justice. With the fondneSs Of Il lover
he ordered tne clothes for her from
| London
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get denial Whinh would only be ADD.
in- yricr to uucasim"s~."
The "l.oWlanh Beauty was Mis-"
Mary Bland Tradition does not say
whether or not she ever knew OF
WaShngton's alteration, but sh" mar
rieh Henry Lee. Light Horse Harry,
that daring master OF cavalry, of RcNo-
mtionnry fame, was iii" son Of In"
"Lowlnnd Beauty" ANA some tender
memories of the mother may have been
mingled with Washugtcn'S fondncSS
for the young soldier.
1t was Light Horse Harry also.
who said Of the C"mniaildcr-in-tl
that he WAS first in war. first in peace.
and first in the hearts Of his country
men" by another trick Of Fate, the
grandson of the "LoWland Beauty
was General Robert T." Ice. Who can
say what mGmentouS changes might
! have been wrought in history had
! WASHINGTON married his first love?
| Miss Carey, til" sister % Mrs. Fair
| fax. was the "aGrcablp young lady"
Of whom he speaks. After Il time her
charm seems to have partially miti-
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diary for lTtS there is It's draft OF a
letter:
Dear Friend Rohin:-Ny place OF
Residence is at present at His Lord
ships. where might. WAS my heart
diScngag'd, pass my time very pleas
Autly. us there's Il very agreeable
Young Lady Lives in the same house
(Col George fairIaX'S Wtr'S sister;
but as that's only adding fuel TO 1rr, it
makes mo ttir moro uneasy, tor by
often and unavoidahIy beng in Com
p0Ey with her rCyiVrs nay former l'aS-
sion for your LoWiaud beauty: where
as was | 10 live mora retired from
Young Women. %hl in some meas
nrr ClivAtc my sorrows hy huryin,;
that chaSt and troublesome Passion in
the grave of oblivion or ctrrnail forget
fuIncSs, for aS nm very Wnll assured,
that's the ouly antidntC or remedy that
| shall hc reicv'd Ivy OF only recess
that can administer any cur" or h"Ip
10 me, as | Am we'll convinced was
ever to attempt anything should onIy
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point were very bad. Scraps of verse
were mingled with notes Of surveys,
ana intrrSpcrScd with the accounts
which that mclhodical statesman kept
from his SchooldHy* until he died.
Im the archives nj the Capitol on Il
ycllowcd page, in WaShnGtonS own
handwriting, these lines are. Still to
be read
Oh ye Gods. why shuuid my Poor Resist
less Heart
Stand to oppose thy might and Power
AT Last surrender to Cupid'a feather. d
Dart,
And now lays Bleeding every Iionr
For her that's Pily.csS OF my grief and
Woes,
And viii NOT ON nc Pity take.
lie sleep amongst my most luvctCrdte Foes,
And with gladnCss never wish in wake
in dcluding s'ccping,; let my t,ycIids close,
That in an cnrapturcd Dream may
in soft IlNing sleep and gentle rcposc
Possess those Joys lenycd by Day.
Among these fragments there ~ also
an Incomplete arrostIc, evidently in
tended for Il Miss Frances Alexander,
He wrote at irnglh 10 several of his
friends concerning his youthful pas.
siOus. In the tclItaln pages Of the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1905-02-16

grayclcd walk in front of the house;
the servant grew tired. the horse
paved ANA Sniircl with impaticncc--
and Washington fingered
\ petite bazrl-oycd woman She who
was once Patsy Danridgc, but now the
widow of Daniel pArkc CustiS was de-
laying important affairs. AT nightfali
TIC distracted warrior remembered his
mission, and made a hasty adicu. Mr..
rhambcriync, meeting him ut the door,
. laid restraining hand upon his arm.
NO guest over leaves my house after
sunset he said.
The horse was put up, the servant
given his liberty, and Washington re-
manned until The next morning, when
with new happiness i'll his heart, he
dashed ON to Williamsburg.
We may well fancy that her image
! was before him all the way. She hal
worn gown of white dimity, with Il
cluster Of ay-blossoms at her belt,
and little white widows cap half
covered her soft brown hair.
She was twcnty-six, some three
months younger than Washington;
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Virginia, we tnd llln journrynE &c
Boston, ON military business. by way
of New York. The hero of MaddocK
stricken field found every door open
before him. He was tcteh IN fhlia'
dclphia, and the HriStocrats o. Manhat'
tan gave dinners in honor of the strap
ping young soldier from the wllds OF
Virginia.
At tie house Ot his friend Beverly
Robinson he met Miss Mary PhilipSe,
and speedily surrendered. she was a
beautiful, cultured woman twenty-five
wears old, who had Travelled widely
and had seen much Of the world. lie
promptly proposed to her. and was re-
fused, but with exquisite grace ana
tact
But crAvOr affairs soon claimed bis
attention, and he did not 80 back,
though friend wrote to him that lhc''-
tenant Colonel Morris was hcSieging
the citadel She married Morris, ana
their hnus" in MorristoWn became
the owner and his wife being fugitive
Tories. Once again how history might
have been changed had Mary lhilpSe
married her Virginia lover
In the spring of los Washington met
his fate. He was ridin" on horseback
from Mount Vernon To Williamsburg
with important dispatches. In crossing
Il ford of the ramunkcy he fell IN with
n Mr.. ChambCrlyuc, who lived III the
unignhorhool With true Nirgin'an
hospitality he prevailed upon Washing
Ton 10 tax" dinner at lis house, max
ing tho arrangement with difficulty,
however, Sincc the soldier was impa'
tirnt 10 ct TO Williamsburg.
once inside the Colonial house. whose
hoSpitnblc halls hrcathcd welcome. his
impatcnco, and even the errand Itself,
were wCll-nigh forgotten. a negro ser
want led his horse up and down the
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Found HOarded God.

Ebcnsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD. - While
looking through the effects of the late
John Troxell. who, prior to his death
conducted a small tobacco and station
cry store at Gallitzin, Pa, the adrhinis
traitors of his estate came upon tin
box in a small safe which contained
$4,000 in gold. Further search reveal
ed $4,000 i'll bills of large denomina'
ton in an old belt he wore, making a
total ci $4,000. Troxel was thought
to have died poor.
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wealthy, and hAo two children. Mt.
Custis was much Older than his
Patsy" for she was married when she
was but seventeen. He was faithful
and etfectionatc husband, but he had
not appealed to her imagination. and
it was doubtless through her imagina.
ton that the big Virginia Colonel won
her heart.
She left Mr. Chambcrlayne's. and
went to her home-the white House,
hear Williams Ferry. The story is
that when Washington came from VIII.
iamsburg he was met at the ferry by
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gated the 'chast and Troublesome pas
sion" Later he writes of Miss Bet
scy Fauntleroy, saying that he is soon
to see her, and that lie hopes for a
revocation of her former cruel sen
tcncc.'
When BradlOck $ defeat brought the
soldier again to Mount Vernon, to rest
from the fatgucs of the campaign.
there is abundant evidence to prove
that he had become parsonage III the
eyes of women.
Yet in spite Of the attractions in
Washingtou's headquarters in 1IIG-
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American Precious Stone Sold.

The great 1873 karat aquamarine
found in Stoneham. Me, and probably
the most valuable gem ever found on
the American continent, has recently
been bought as valuable acquisition
to the crown jewels Of Germany. The
German prince, while in this country.
saw the gem OF Chicago and admired it
so much that the government has been
negotiating for it ever since. At the
Worlds fair at Chicago the gem was
valued at $4,000.
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Release Their Prisoners,

Manila (By Cablc).-The band OF
ladrones which attacked the town OF
San Francisco de Malaban in the prov
incc of Cavitc January "A, and captured
the wife and two children of forme,
Coy, Trias, is being hard pressed by 8
troop OF cavalry under Maj. F. w
Sibcy. They have released Mrs. Tria:
and her two children, whom they were
holding for ransom
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A Promise.

We wont forget The birthday
Ot noble littic boy
Til hatchets climb the cherry trees
And cap their hands for joy.
And we truly will remember
That he didn't tell lie
Till cherry stones
With means and groans
Dcvour hatchet pie.
Anna NJ Pratt.
Surveyor at Sixteen.
Washington was public surveyor at
sixteen, and a major commissioned By
Governor DlnwiddiC) at nineteen.
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lie quaint Old steel ongraN-
inc which shows George
and Martha Washington
sitting by Il table, while tn"
tuStis children stand Guti-
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-05

stands out in beads and clothes arc
sticky and feet burn; the air is murky
and sweltering humanity wears
fsowning visage; months droop At the
corners. eyes ere glazed sullenly; hu-
manity gestures IN dissent
Look at the faces. They are repel-
liant countenances. You smile into
them foebly aud your smile fades as
does a faint. cooling breeze IN the
teeth Of sirocco. On every brow
is ready-to-burst thunder cloud. You
lose your least stitenedency 20 look pleas
ant and your temperature goes up by
notches Presently you are part Of
the scowling. dis atisfed mob. You
have caught the hot weather face.
But hold on. There's face that is
different II is the face Of woman.
She Is disagreeably hot. like the
Others. Her face is undeniably red.
but she Is smilingl And her smile
is Ike the glorious bursting Of the sun
from the surrounding clouds. It is
the smile that won't come of.
What handsonr facet And how
ugly the ether women are in compari-
son. To be sure. they are good feat
ured and formed and gowned. those
others; but they are spelling them
se.ves by the erudge they carry on
their features. And the more they
frown the hotter they get-and the
uglier
There's another face-a mans. He
perspires and smiles. He mops his
face and his eyes twinkle: he radiates
good humor; and he seems mite
cooler than the others. He really is
cooler.
Certainly II is hot. But there is no
call to add mental to material warmth.
A smile does not make the tempera-
ture bit warmer. 1t may even cool
things some
Beware Of the hot weather face.
Smile, brethren and sisters, smile.
There's both religion and comfort in
smile.
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n praise OF Abstinence.

zone OF the most brilliant womea
IN Rome" said a cosmopolitan, "is
the Marquise de Monstiers-Merinsil illc.
She is an American, the daughter Of
the late w. S. Caldwell. of Kentucky.
"A young English baronct attempts
ed at dinner one evening to quiz Mme.
de Monsters -Merinville a little on her
temperance ideas. Lifting up a glass
Of champagne, he said:
"'What harm, madam, can ensue
from a drink so beautiful and clean p
Much harm, replied the marquiss
gravely.
"Ah. no. said the Engishns,n.
Wine is good. 1t is tonic. 1t makcr
blood 1t makes you fat.
az have seen Il make you lean,'
said the marquise. and, as the Eng
lishman. puzzled. looked at her with
elevated brows, she smiled and added:
On your stick. New York Tribune.
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Simple Sandwich.

With the picnic season coming. .
simple sandwich filing may not prove
amiss Either the potcheese one can
buy at the delioatessen stores or tha
Neufchatel in tinfoil forEas ne basis
To this is added fnely-minced lettuce
and wat-rcress in equal parts, and halt
as large q quantity Of chopped Englisb
walnuts. II possible. carry this mix
tnre in a covered glass or earthenwars
Jar and do not spread on the buttere
bread tn ready for use. 1t will be-
found much more delicate If this pre-
caution be observed.
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cARNEeIE.s HERO FUND.

The way the Carnegie Hero fund
scheme is working must be far from
satisfactory to the shrewd Scot who
sought. by his generosity, TO put a
premium upon acts OF heroism. The
motive behind the scheme is a lofty
cne. and the giving OF medals and
small sums Of money where money is
much needed Is probably the most com
mendable form which the reward
could take.
But the giving Of prizes for heroism
takes me finer edge on the heroism IT,
self an6 distracts the attention OF the
public from the act 70 the prospects
that 1t will be rewarded with a medal
Heroism Is state OF character. not a
definite action. Offering medals for
acts prompted by heroism reduces the
whole thing TO mere matter OF busi-
ness--save life and get medal, two
lives two medals. three lives a medal
and pension.
Not long since Victor Murdoch dis
played fine quality OF personal
bravery in rescuing two drowning
women; some fool friends Of the con.
gressman seized upon the incident TO
perpetrafe coarse joke at the expense
OF the Carnegie fund commissioners. A
brakeman in St Joseph saved the life
Of a 2-year-old child at the cost OF his
own; the papers straightway devoted
considerable space to the chances that
his widow would be given a medal and
a pension A boy pulled his compan-
ion out Of deep water only TO go down
himself and nearly drown; straight
way a medal for him. And 80 on and
on. Heroisrn thinks not OF medals
me? Medal? W'ot tell do l weat Of
a medalg" exclaimed one youth when
offered a Carnegie bronze. There
spoke the true hero. What does your
true hero want OF a medal? II the deed
Is not such an one as will live without
a medal, then let It die.
Conferring medals upon special oc-
casions and by public subscription is
very different thing from Offering
them before hand The oLs Is a spon-
taneous tribute: the other premedi
tated. The one sets the hero apart;
the othes puts him in class with the
fastest horse. the highest kicker and
the saloon.loafer who can eat the most
sausages in an hour The one is q
tribute; the other prize.
MT. Carnegie once objected TO beinl
called a philanthropist. "A philanthro
pist." said he. is a weak-minded per
son whose intentions are better thai
his judgment" In founding his hero
fund we fear Mr. Carnegie's notable
shrewdnesE torseok him for once, and
that he laid himself liable 70 the
charge Of being a mere philanthropist
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specially prepared forms, furnished BY
the company. On one occasion. newly
installed station msster found himself
coDfronte. via the necessity OF maxi
ing out i,s Asst ,eport. Although 10
was a ezpsfience. he described
the con, sasI the circumstances accu.
rstely. ard all went we'll down to the
last line when he discovered that hs
lad neglected 70 question the owner
OF the Diseased ccw concerning one
important point. It seemed safe. how
ever for him to rely upon his own
Judgment, and he did It. The line was
headed "Dispopstion OF Carcass. I'm
desneath he wrote. with all earnest.
ness; kind and gentle"
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There's one funny thing abous
dogs" said Mr.. Albert d. Prentiss, Of
Chicago, at the Hotel Joice, "aad that
that you never saw one pant and was
his tail at the same time"
Carriage and Murphy admitted that
they didn't remember ever having seen
a dog violate .he stated rule.
"A dog" said Mr. Prentiss, is no;
capable Of double emotion. He cant
growl and wag his tail. II is impos-
sible for him to be mad at one end
and hospitable at the other II dog
is overioyed to see his master he viii
bark and wag his tai. II he wants
to get into the house he will paw AZ
the door, whine and wag his tail. but
they are all symptoms OF the one emo
ton. But IL his master opens the door
be will Immediately cease TO show ahx-
lety by whining and win resort only
10 the tail method OF expressing bis
feelings. Watch a mans eyes to judge
biz temper, watch dogs tail to set
II the state Of his mind
but what's that got 20 do with the
price Of prunesl" asked Carriage.
Nothing whatever" said Mr.. Prem.
tiSn. -but II might affect sausage
Baltimore News
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srIbery and arlbers

II was no unfamiliar thing in New
York of recent date to see the author
ties after an election moving against
gangs OF repeators who had operated
at the polls. They were poor and
friendiess. and. though using SO many
names. practically nameless. Process
sions Of them we're headed for the
penitentiaries, and none complained.
II was no great punishment for them
to spend year or so behind the bars.
and no humiliation 90 wear stripes.
i-hc risk Of punishment rad entere'i
into the terms they had made with
men higher up" Having played their
game awkwardly and been "pinched"
they submitted now without MUIR
mur. and faced little hard work and
good rare With a repeate's resigna-
ton
And there the matter ended. The
sources Of the money that had pur.
Chased these human derelIcts were not
pIobed. The men who had made
themselves responsible for the 70
cult at the polls were not disturbed.
Officials whose commissions rested
upon returns so obtained we're not I'M
seated. Virtue was satisfied with
shabby offering. and everything went
on as before.
How much longer shall sncs things
20 on? The bribe giver is the man
who must De reached ana punished be
fore any material chech eau be made
to bribery. We are treating a sore by
covering it up. The result is that tho
sore makes headway all the t:nie.-
Washington Star.
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nlrd.. Prefenenee IN COLOR.

Red will annoy turkey cock as
much as a bull but sparrow will not
let It disturb its mind. But II one
firts a blue rag in front OF a Gagged
sparrow's eyes he will go frantic with
disgust Sparrows and linnets. too,
will refuse food offered them on
piece of blue paper and dislike the ap-
pearance OF any one wearing blue
dress. Medium light blue Affects them
most and blue serge they scarcely
mind at all. Thrushes and blackbirds
object to yellow. but will use red or
blue driod grasses left about their
haunts TO build the outlayers Of their
nests. Yellow grasses they W. not
use
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Galvani, natural philosopher OF
italy, was dissecting a dead frog IN.
day while pupil was making expert
ments in electricity by his side He
observed that the muscles OF the frog
being exposed, gave signs oI motion
whenever the nerves came 10 contact
with the scalpel GalvSni discovered
the existence OF new principle In
this phenomenon. ana originated the
fertile branch OF physics known by
tha nAme ~ ealvanism
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For dryness of the nails. which
causes them to break easily, use a
paste made of one-cuartev ounce of al
mond oil. is grains of common salt.
1914 grains OF powdered resin and tho
same OF powdered alum. 4C grains Of
white wax and one grain of carmine.
Melt the wax and resin by putting them
into bowl set into kettle of hot
water When liquid remove from the
heat and beat in the oil. salt. alum and
carmine. Make into smooth paste
and put into a small jar. Rub well
into the nails at night, allowing 1t 10
remaih on.
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Lat


"Talk about mosquitoes. said an
American. why, when we were in lat.
itued 80 degrees and longitude 7E de-
grees, host of mosquitoes settled on
our rigging. and when they left us
there wasn't stitch of canvas left on
the boat" WAL" said his friend.
that's strange. because when was
sailing in latitude 20 degrees and
longitude "A degrees. a swarm Of
mosquitoes settled on our rigging,
and every one of them had pair OF
canvas breeches on. Same mosqui.
toes, no doubtl"--London Globe.
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SHORT sEKMona a


eiosh makes slaves.
Love Is the secret OF good io,fA
sincerity IL the soul asserting itself
The pain Of loss is the price OF gsin-
Profanity is a good deal mors than
a matter of grammar.
Men who lie easily get Into many
places where they lie hard.
Il takes more than a bank draft to
start the heavenly fame.
II il easy for the wooden legged
man to preach against dancing.
Putting a doctors hood on a donkey
makes no change In the music.
Heaven may be chsngeless. but q
chanseless earth would be hell.
II Is base life to which nothing is
real but the objeca of sense.
In matters Of opinion the beaten
track is most le.eIy to lead astray.
They cannot nave forward who will
not say farewell to some things.-chi.
cago Tribune