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Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1906-03-09

inofeote Qrbaasrs oens poientiis
tie SnoboIh.
6or Oct 3ois II oct 0%iisiionsofs
beioerne 6erbiemme, tom mod iu6e
flutes / MlisFons6snnen, ferit %
fremmeit Observation-Disclosures esesrt,
roo 6oilte oer bbiler iod tort ct
@nipar. Ter itol 6eoes ON, at
@uo piloe are oe rette @ano til
at pore qeoers %9trbeioet for 1ae
honen, noar Ny ftal forstdgss u
balo. Qiaefoo ifal Der btoes for
De Meno. or oGereoe itoor / III.
beioet, at Gu0 Dil0t gipe osm Bis
oon, leoe oa regere Dem Deo I'M
2(ono. 0trom tube Der beoss ne
oct mere % mere inotyanaen6s. a0
het BET ter.
ON 9etponingsn df en- baggfo
WisfonGrernf %tooenoe, ON ID
iionen bel un0frrettet. for oen b.
0enoe % til ben poeuoe Wtniebe0.
ian Der inacu 3piol bare. Gen
barer bele gerningen. af osn
fremgoor M,isfonarerne, % pea
ben er 0i5fouen, meo 9enipn iii
lit ll~noerbolo. anbiit. ut Der er en-
ioaoan Misfonsmeniabso, at otu
g}isfonen, 81 oens @erning FER
N}isIionen m0aite botse, efteriou
Wisfonens ee6ob tiger, foa lie
6%oangeliets eeb fal families slitr
6inorss poa @runo al Ronqsl pal
4i0ler, Ct e. oi9tig @enftan6 FOR
9ennen. 81 BERTH Ct igeu NJ
beioere mnobarlige. Ut 9uo
moatie sioe aem oa gere Dem til
alaoe % ptlfiifeOe ReoFober til
at pate % aisje WisIonsfanos %
9arlia6eo besbiemms. 6Oor alpors
liat ituloe % 5uroe Der lite her
DIN 6eoes.
b af ooe~nitoaenOs frem9dar.
at meo 9enntn ON Qrbeioere ban
GER iummen gsnnsn for Qrbeio,gs
ne. De 10 Eng laoer fla lite bet
fife 40. Dog er oet ~nsootn6igi &;
TONNE in6 paa Den IGrliae 5orbrn
for misFonalerne
paulus lager iarlig 9egt paa
A Ting: ferit paa Jrimooigbeosn.
Uiisiion9rerne moa bdpe troos oe
meo oeres aalo fOrbunone QioeGer
% QnfegteIier. Som aIlereot
N~enig6eoen / SeruIalsm bao: @ip
cine 3ienere at tale oil Or0 men
al 5rimooi9bto. iaaleoes opfororer
Ioaloa paulus Isl. 8, 19): 9eoer
ogiaa for mig. at min Wuno mac
oplaoes. o9 Or6et mao gibes mia
til at tun6sere meo 5rimooi96eo
Gbangeliums 5emmeligbeo, for
bbis Stblo jfS er Ell Senbsbuo /
qGnter, al itg moa tdle meo 5ri
nooigbeo oeru6i, fom mig bsr al
tale. - ifor bet unoet ffal Der be-
oes for Wisfion9rerne. at @uo
matte bere6e Dem Del til Seonins
sernes 9an0e os eierter. ION Oct
be6oer | 8reDet til aolIosienierne
a, 3: geotr for os, at Cub oila.
oplobe os Orosts Dor til at fors
fbnoe ariiti 5emmelisbeb, for bbis
SfpIo jeg er bunoen; os | 9reott
til 3e~sialoniterne e. 3, 10: 8e.
Der for os. at 6errens Orb mod
babe 2sb % PRIZES. 5or Oct
treble sr BET poulus ON at osre. at
5dn og hans Mebnrbeioere life
ffuloe siDs uosen anftsb" beo oeres
8dnoel. npao oct 5jensiten iful lite
bliDe luitet. men at De | ale 9ina
maaite bepiie fig Tom @un6s sis
mere" e. aor. 6. 8 H. = Gor oct
fjeroe b%ssarsr ban oeres 5orbsn for
Cubs 9dreiast, bDilten MisTona.
rsrne | De mango, ielD oioet frl.
enoe Jarer. trenser til. Iigeicm De
bebsOer ben Dber for M~obTtdnoerne,
Der p~erionlis trangsr benz 90 rr1s
ger 5inorinstr | @titn for oeres
@ernins. Soaleses ser poulus
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1906-03-09

nraget Den, BAN laOer ban taite 10
Ii Oct DoerIte Mgrfe. 0et ligger
6agens Qatur. at Sanobeoen uoe
lutter aft anoei. @n au9le fan lite
oqre 6aooe runo % firtantet. Som
San06eoen er 8riItenoommen in
tolerant. Gen tan BABE 4qtelie for
dnoerle0es tGntenoe. Wen boao
FreliesTprrqsmaalet angaar ma
Den Iatte iig til 9oms ober amber
Ieoes tGntenoe. Den Yr9it, Der lite
letter iig til Doms ooer oeres
G4nfemaaoe, Der mener at tunne
unogaa 5%Ortabelie % opnoa 5relz
e % Sali9beo uoen oeO 1roen PAD
Sefus 8riItus, ban er in9en tris
ften Yroit.
4poitelen qeter tiger: Der er life
5reIie / nogen auoen; tbi Der CT %
life noaet anOet 9opn UNDER Dim
melsn gipet iblanot menneiter, oeo
bbiltet hi Ttule por0e frelite. ely.
@r. 4. 12). Seius tiger: 6bo. fom
tror % bliber opbt. Ital 6lipe iolig;
men bbo, iom life tror, Ital 6lipe
foroemt. chi. Is. 49,. % bbo.
ION life tror Sennen. Ifal lite Ie
9ipct, men SUBS 9reoe bliper oper
BAN Sob. 3, 36). Mange flere Sit
Der tunoe d~nfgres til geois for, at
0ommen oper ,anoerleoes tGntenoe"
fiorprer fra Sefus Sriitus ielo %
bans 4poitIe. men De anfsrte er til
itrettelige.
Seius BAR life Sano6eoen.
ban par life 5re1fsren, oeripm
ban angoO ii9 ieIo ION 9eroens
5relier % paa iamme 9to fororog
tenn, Der tanfer o~noerleoes. Soa bar
ban Ell 96gner. ION ingen tunoe
itole pod.
gleu - 9snner, retIinoige QaIc
Il. tGnf ober Oct: 6pao fal oeune
5ororaqsli9beo eIIsr Tolerance bel
Ter til. noar 5eius tilbnOer ia lem
II reifer for affe. 6pem er
Der ied. Der bar 9rug for 5oleranz
cen eIer 5orordgeligbeoen uoeu
oem, Der msaer ia tlo9ere emo ban2
oem. Der mener at tunne fnoe 9ejen
til Trelie be0re emo bdn2 Sun Der
inn arifenoommen lite tilbgo 6rel-
ie til ale. bapOs man ret til at FOR
Ore Tolerance al Den.
@nonu en- 3anfe, an Ganobeo.
81 er ielo unosr famine Dom. Raar
I'll friifen Qraii. eaer ielO en- Qpoz
tel. forfnnoer Trelien / SIRIUS,
men 5ortabelie for dIe, Der bra
ger BAN. iaa tror % ii9er bi. at oct
famine 9al0er os ielo. 9i 6daber
lite ielo al blipe frelite uOen oeo
5roen paa ariitus. GoIoer Ri ira
Fam, iaa bar Ri intet 6aab ill
bage ON 5relie. Sfuloe bi tro faa-
Ieoes % iad fortBn0s noget anoeil
5oo befanotes Ri 10 at pare 9p5s
nerel
Men Ri TENDER ogiaa til 5ororas
geIigbeo oo Tolerance. men BET er
life oberfor rdnoerle6es tanfenos"
eller ooerfor Dem. Der pil paige De-
res egen @ej til Saligbeo. glsi, men
oet er oberfor rettRnfen0e, men
i~frebelige Nleomsnnsifer. Del for
maner SUBS Oro Os til. @i er feip
ffrebelige og ite0er an / mango 5ing.
iaa ri bebeDer ieIp at o9r Sen
itan6 for Oberbarsnbe6 og 6ororas
eeIiabeo. ia 9iIgiDelfs. Og er IN
ariiten befiaIet at Oct rette Sino,
faa mda ban eler bun oeiaa bare
noaet at ben SUBS aarligbe6, osr
MeIffer 9eroen til JrsIfe, men life
oens ndnoerleoes 3anfen."
Oct er bort 6oab, at oisie Or
tifIer mao babe bioraoet til, at noas
fe at bore 9eIere er blepns bsfeiteoe
Ii 8olget df oct triitne Soeul. ng
al andre bar oalgt oct Tom oct enc
ffe, Der er baro at b9lgs, faitbo!oe
oe ftr9be frema6 imo6.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
street Car Rules of Rio.

There are first and second class
street cars, writes Albert Hale In the
Reader, and l. with a package In my
arms. had taken u first class bond, as
a street car Is called In Rio de Janelro.
Scarcely had I done so when the con
ductor requested me to transfer to a
second class car whenever II might
come along, because no n Is allowed
10 carry anything greater than a lap
Batchel first class. So | humbly de-
seconded and had either to mix with
market women and sweaty laborers or
to take a tilbury. A tilbury. named
after the English maker who years
ago introduced it, Is a curious two
wheeled, light sprlnged cab, like IN
old fashioned gig, and resembles a
hanson without the attachment for
the driver. He sits inside the tilbury.
A person without a necktie Is no more
allowed FIRST class on the street cars
than was | with my parcel. They are
decidedly particular In Brazil and in
herlt many fastidious ways from the
time Of the empire, when dress and
manne were the mark separating the
arlstocracy from the working classes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31

A still summers evening, quiet and
almost sad. The trees nodded sleepily,
as, II hushing the world to rest. Sud
denly the silent beauty WIS ruiely dis
turbed. The gathering Of n horses
hoofs broke the silence Into a thousand
echoes, A horseman dashed through
the scented lanes. rage glitterlng from
his eyes. He sprang from his horse and
rushed into the still homestead and
dragged forth Farmer Brown.
"Why. what be matter, Squire lamp
SOM" queried the worthy farmer In
sleepy surprise.
"Matter?" repeated the squire. why.
matter enough, to be sure! Your great
lubbcrly son Jack has run Off with my
beautiful daughter Maud"
HAS he, really" cried the farmer.
now thoroughly awake. .'Thee'rt right
t call i'm "A lubberly idjut. He's allus
'loin' somethin' clumsy. Only larst
week he went an broke a shovel!'-
London Express.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31

Napoleon's father was a topper, a man
utterly lacking in moral ~sensibility.
and his sisters were immodest and hys.
terical. According to DR.. Cabanas,
Pauline was particularly 30. Napoleon
himself was exceedingly sensitive to
atmospheric changes, was headachey
and had auditory Illusions. He had
twitchings Of the arms, the shoulders
and the lips. He was ut times the
most irritable OF men, often be!n" -
Approachable. His mania for destruc-
ton was such that he whitfield piecej
Of furniture, broke articles presented
to hin, pinched babies while pretend
ing to caress them and took keen de-
light in shooting Josephine's rarest
Birds. The slightest opposition threw
him into a paroxysm Of rage. But IN
a campaign all weaknesses vanished.
His pulse ranged ordinarily between
thirty and t~hirty-five beats a minute
and never went above fifty-fve. The
usual pulse rate is about s~eventy-two
a minute.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
FREAKS OF THE LAVA.
some Curious Incidents of an Over
How OF V~esuyfus.

some Curious Incidents of an Over
How of yesuvfus.
At one house, which had been entire
" surrounded by the food. but not de-
stroyed, one saw people, on top Of the
mass of lava, entering the upper win
dows with u ladder and bringing forth
their household goods to transport
them to a place of safety. One vine
yard was surrounded on three sides by
this dividing current, and 1t was pos
sible to walk into 1t among the lines
Of trimmed vines and to perceive the
fire still glowing in the towering walls
of lava on each side. The people at
tributed this remarkable phenomenon
to the miraculous intervention of their
Madonna, "Our Lady of the Shows"
with whose sacred image they had con-
fronted the all %devouring monster
sweeping implacably down on their ap-
parently doomed homes.
Step by step the priests and the faith
full. singing the litany. retreated us the
awful flood swept on, and still the
sound Of singing and prayer rose above
the fearful rOar Of the torrent and the
thunder of the mountain above, belch-
Ing forth from the central crater fiery
bombs and enormous swlrls Of clnder.
and and smoke, which rose to great
heights. Yard by yard the lava swept
onward. Now a palatial villa would be
surrounded by the torrent, crushed
down and disappear in smoke; now a
weeping peasant would see his little
cottage and vineyard, his all, go under
In an instant.
One poor wonan was thus watching
the fate of her earthly belongings from
q little eminence when a smaller crater
came roaring forth at her very feet.
She turned to flee, fell. rolled to the
bottom of the little hill, and the next
moment the lava flowed forth like the
foam rom a glass Of beer and swept
over the spot where she had been
standing an instant befOre.-William
p. Andrews in Century.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
MAKE CALLS AT NIGHT.
Peculiar Custom of the Arab Ladies'
of Zanzibar.

VI bhhAhpHrs
The Arab ladies' OF Zanzibar live In
great s~eclusiOn In the large white
houses, never going out In the daytime
from one years end to another, says
the Manchester Guardian. A little
cooking and sweetmeat making Is their
only recognized employment, though
some few OF them can do beautiful
silk embroidery. To lie on their beds
and be famed by their slave girls Is
the usual occupation Of the richer
omen
If they want to visit their friends, or.
as Is more often the case, to perambu-
late the town, they wait until 8 o'clock
In the evening, when n gun Is fired
warning all Mohammedans that 1t Is
the fifth and last hour of prayer; then
they may go out. They are entirely
envelopcd In large nantes and their
faces completely hidden by very ugly
gilt masks, with oblong Sits for the
eyes. and many Of them wear these
even in the privacy Of their homes.
Their other garments are trousers and
a tunic reaching below the knee, which
is often embroidered and trimmed with
gold braid. They have a number Of
gold and silver ornaments, nose rings
and earrings. bracelets, anklets, and
so Oh.
They are very light in color, many Of
them cream colored. Their features are
regular and good, and they have dark
eyes and silky black hair. They paint
under their eyes and stain their hands
and nails Il reddish color with SIENNA.
If they want to &c any distance from
home they ride through the narrow
streets on large white asses stained a
brick red. their slaves running by their
sides. but you generally meet them
stalking solemnly along, surrounded by
their slaves. who carry enormous Ian
terms us big ms IL London street lamp.
Very often they do not return home
till 4 in the morning, when another
gun Is fired proclaimins the first hour
of prayer 1t is very awkward Mt times
when you meet il the streets some Of
these ladies' whom you ought to know
and are greeted by them. You cannot
sec their faces, 1t is not always easy
to recognize n voice. and nothing would
Offend them more than to ask their
names.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
Odd Knives.

In a monastery In Ireland there Is a
very curious collection of knives Of the
sixteenth century, the blades Of which
have on one side the musical notes to
the benediction Of the table, or grace
before meat, and on the other side the
grace after meat. The set Of these
knives usually consisted of four. They
were kept in al upright case Of
stamped leather and were placed be-
fore the singer.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
whIms 0f Ibsen.

Like many another man great in his
writings, Henrik Ibsen was not with
out his folbles. Scornln:. e, iosny as
he protested to do and declaring al
ways for solitude. he nevertheless de-
lighted to be dlned, and to invite him
to a banquet in his wi especial honor
was to give the great man unalloyed
pleasure. In his latter days, too. he
developed a passion for decorations, Of
which he received a large number from
his own and foreign mOnarchs. and on
public occasions he would wear all his
insignia as probably the most deco
rated author in the world. 1t was on
public occasions that Ibsen would car
~ a small mirror and comb In tho
crown of his hat. and ''cOram populo'
would proceed to arranJ, bis busby
hair and whlskers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
The sonnet writers.

The fashion of sonnet writing was at
Its height in the sixteenth century,
when RousGrd, the French prince of
poets" in his own country and genera
ton. wrote over 300 %sonnets. a total
which appears only to have been ex-
ceeded by Gomez de Quevedo. the
Spanish Voltaire, who is said to have
written over 1000. Fortunately for
sonnet lovers some of the best poets
have been prolific sonneteers. Petrarch,
who created the classic model which
later poets initiated, wrote 315. Cam
Oens Is responsible for 1852, Sir Philip
Sidney wrote 1OS, Spenser SO and
Dante 80. English sonnets were first
written by Sir Thomas Wyatt Q503-42)
and Henry Howard. earl OF Surrey
Q517-47), and the first appearance of
any In book form was In a rare publ
cation briefly known as "Tottle's Mis-
%cellany," the full title being Songs and
Sonnettes written by the Right Hon
cure Lorde Henry Howard, late Earle
Of Surrey, and other" The greatest
%sonneteers Of u language are Shake
speare, Milton, Wordsworth and Ros-
setti.-London Standard.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
Protective Coiors Of Animals.

| seem to trace a faint clew to the
connection between the protective col
orlns and the mind in the intense de-
sire Of the fox to remain concealed
and unseen. That this Ia a possible
theory we infer from the fact that Il
blind animal does moi change color.
Put II dozen minnows li.tofun ordinary
white wash hand basin and they will
In a very short time be- Of u pale color.
If over one no change passes we may
be tolerabiy certain that 1t Is blind
From Dale's THE Fox"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
WOMAN AND THE LAW.
How Conditions Have CinnRed In
the Inst Hnlf Century.

How conditions Have thnnReu In
the Inst Hnlf Century.
Truly the position Of womcn before
the law has suffered MIGHTY changes.
Fifty or sixty years aga the twain w'ere
indeed one. and that one the husband.
He could collect all debts. suc,i as
wages that might be due hnr-th jrgh
incidentally. he was liable Tor all she
owed. She could not make II will Of
her real estate. nor OF her personal
property, without his permission, and
he WAS entitled TO the income from her
lands. He could lock her up In his
house and keep her there. Whether he
could lnflict chastlsement was a moot
point. though n Judge of the North Caro-.
lima supreme court held In 1866 that he
possessed this power, provided he used
"a stick as large as his finger. but no
larger than his thumb"
Over the children the husband had
absolute control, and could wen ap-
point a guardian by will who could
take them away from the mother. They
were to be brought up In the fathers
religion, without any consideration for
her feelings. In fact. 1t was only
about 1886 that the supreme court of
%judicature in England directed that the
sons and daughters Of the deceased
nawab Of Bengal by an English wife
be reared MS MOhammedans.-Every-
body's Magazine.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
The Eye. cf the Eszie.

That the eagle has a most wonderful
power Of vision is shown from the fact
that It flies In almost a straight line for
any object which II desires to secure.
Baby eagles also possess this farslght-
ndNess. Long before human eyes ran
discern them their gaze Is fixed oil dis
lance, and their cries Of welcome to
their parents are shriIl and continuous.
The structure Of their eyes makes them
peculiarly strong. The brightest glare
OF sunlight does not affect them. Ea-
giles do not fly as high in the air as
some other birds. but their flight is
very long and steady. \ peculiarly
about eagles is that tho are constant
to their mates. not changing every sea-
son. as most birds do. S5a.s;imes the
same pair of eagles will return to the
same nest year uf.er year. They seem
to become acquainted with the locality,
and if they are not disturbed are regu-
lar tenants.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
The Curious seasickness.

"Seasickness is a curious trouble"
says a physician. 1T Is probably due
to the disturbance caused by the mo-
ton Of the ship to the little organs that
govern the sense of equilibrium. In the
inner ear are three little semicircular
canals. In movement in any plane the
fluid in these canals disturbs and tele-
graphs the sensation to the brain, which
is then able to control the balance of
the whole. By the motion Of a ship
this delicate apparatus of the canal
system is. it is suggested, thrown out
Of gear and wildly ~telegraphs wrong
messages TO the brain. And that por-
ton Of the brain is intimately connect
ed with the nerve that controls the hap
penings in the region whence the trou-
BILE arises. The whole system, in brief,
is short circuited."
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
Artificial HALO. or "sun Dogs.v

An experiment which illustrates In q
very curious the actual PHI
losophy of the formation of halos or
"sundogs" is performed as followss
Take a solution of alum and spread O
few drops Of it over a pane Of glass
1t will readily crystalline in small, fat
octohedrons, scarcely visible to the eys7
When this pane of prepared glass
held between the observer and the sun
or even a candle with eyes very close
to the smooth side Of the glass; there
will be seen three different but distincy
and beautiful halos, each at a Differed
distance from tho luminous body.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31

ITS funny" remarked Stn2y Bowen,
how politics and love ara y o much
alike. For instance. II you meet a
bonnie girl and she gives you half a
chance to kiss her you 20 in for free
trade. However. after you get mar
ried and your wlfe's mother wants to
embrace her newly acquired son-in-
law you go in for protection. II your
wife seeks an osculatory exchange you
in time become a passive resister,
and
"She turns out n home ruler II she
has any sense" remarked Mrs. Bowen,
who happened to overhear the conver-
satiOn.-London Mail.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
FIRE THE BEST FILTER.
Boiling water the surest way to Get
Puve Water.

Boiling Water the gurest Way to Get
Psre water.
"All this talk about the need of a.
tiers, about people dying for lack Of d.
tered water, amuses me-" said a chem
list. For filtered water isn't rneeessa-
rily pure water. Boiled water 10 a
hundred times better.
"A filter, you see, does not free water
from things dissolved in it. but only
from things floating in 1t. For instance,
II you mix a quart Of whisky IN a
gallon of water and then filter the mix
ture 1t will come out colorless, the
floating color particles having been left
behind. but this colorless fluid will be
quite as capable Of intoxicating you
now as 1t was before, for none Of its
dissolved alcohol will have disappeared.
$50 with water that is polluted with
sewage. All the undissolved portions
Of the sewage are removed by filtration
and the water IL left clear, tasteless
and colorless, but the dissolved sewage
is still present and in 1t may lurk bill
lions Of typhoid germs.
Let those who complain about the
lack Of filters just turn in and boil their
water. A cents worth of FIRE will purf-
fly a gallon Of water better than a $10,-
100000 plant could do it."-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
GIuttonous Eskimos.

The eating powers of the Eskimos,
II the tales told In the books Of north
ern explorations are to be believed, are
most extraordinary. One writer tells
of a young man scarcely full grown
who ate four pounds and four nce
Of frozen sea horse flesh, four pounds
and four ounces Of sea horse flesh
broiled, one pound and twelve ounces
of bread, one and %one-fourth pounds
Of rich gray in twelve hours. Besides
eating the above he also drank one
pint Of grog, three glasses Of raw spir-
Its and nine pints Of water.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-10-31
WASHINGTON AS A FIREMAN..
He Was . Member of the Friendship
Fire Company

SOshh"hy
George Washington was a member
OF the Friendship Fire company, or
ganized in 1774 In his home, Alexan-
drla. At first the company consisted of
citizens who, out Of mutual friend
ship" agreed to carry to every fire
'two leathern buckets and one great
bag OF Oznaburg or wider linner."
Washington was made IN honorary
member, and when he went as a dele
gate to the congress OF 1774 at Phila-
delphia he examined the fire engines
In use there. On his return to Phila-
delphia to the Continental congress In
17T5 he bought from n man named
Gibbs a small fourth class engine for
the sum of ESQ 10s., and Just before
he set out for Boston Heights to be-
come commander In chief he dispatched
this little engine to the Friendship
company.
During his younger days he always
attended fires in Alexandria and helped
to e%xtinguish them. In the last year
of his life n fire occurred near the
market. He was riding down King
street at the time, followed by his
servant, who was also on horseback.
Washington saw that the Friendship
engine was insuliiclently manned, and,
riding up to n group Of well dressed
gentlemen standing near the scene of
action. he called out authorltatively:
"Why are You idle there, gentle
men? 1t IL your business to lead in
these matters"
After which he .leaped OF his horse,
and. Selling the brakes. was followed
by Il crowd that gave the engine such
n shaking up "a 1t had not had for
many a day.