Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-20
WASHlNGTONs OF TO-DAY
H.G... %: s.ssa@e 10000 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES:

Sixty miles away from this nations
capital may be found the birthplace,
of the man for whom the country.
political centre was named. There
too. may be discovered Il numerous
race. some of them Washingtons, 9th
ers OF different names, hut all OF
them blood relatives of the immoral
statesman and soldier. The exact site
OF the house in which the first Pres
iGcnt was born is marked b" Il menu
nent obout thtrty-five feet high. q
miniature reproduction of the NIGH; y
tCLeliFk IN the capital city. 1t Is sur
rounded by pasture and woods, ali oi
which was once known as the Wash
iE3ton farm now called wakefield
Il part OF Wcstmoreland County. Va
situated upon the western bank of
the Potomac.
But although the farm AMI tho City
OF Washington are comparatively near
each other geographically. ihcy are ;.
long way apart socially. LIE is much
simpler in Westmorelad County than
I'm the District of Columbia One of
the Washingtons of the present time,
for example. goes without shoes. he
lieving that the practice is not only
beautiful but heaIthful The landed
proprietor of the place. the man who
owns Wakefield and is counted as n
member of the Washington family
because he married great-grandniecc
of the immortal George. rides around
the country in a rickety buggy, whose
top is SO ragged that when IL encoun,
tiers n breeze it's Tapping flutterine
tatters give it the look of Il gigantic
scarecrow on wheels. And the Wash
ington who now bears the name of
George is Il farmer. who saws he had
rather live in his old immortal hous.,
with milk from his own cows and eggs
from his own hens, than dwell amid
the splendors of the White House. Tive
present George also says that he he
lleves he is as proud of being the
father of three children as was his
renowned but childless kinsman in
being the Father of His Country.
Indeed, there are times whom this
twentieth century George Washington
says his life would be happier if he
were only plain Smith or Johnson
His name on some occasions gives
him all kinds OF trouble. He Is for
ever being held up by tourists and
asked to. tell all about the ranealagv
OF the Washington family from The
w ls.lildl JOHN washington. VINO came
to this country from England i'll 1867
and settled in that very RECON ,lown
To his own baby boy. who bears The
heavily freighted name of George Lee
Swanson Washington. His question.
crs for the most part are of that curl.
Gus and nrving class of sentimental
lists who Will travel across seas to
pluck grass blade from the alleged
grave of some medieval crusader
ana yet not even bother to go around
the corner to listen to the address
of some great modern leader. some re.
former who is battling against the
foes of society at the present time
Not n few visitors to the Washing.
ton country, Furthermore, are more
patriotic than learned, as NAV he in
ferred from questions which they ask
the present George WASHINGTON AMI
of which the following is al illustra.
ton:
did you ever see the great George
?"-who died in 1899.
Those pilgrims who journey to the
Washington country to behold the
very house in which the great George