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Weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-01-17
MANNING OF WARsHIPs."

MANNING OF WARSHIPS."
Under that heading the Washington
Post of December % contained the
following editorial, which is one Of
the richest pieces of humor that have
been printed in America or anywhere
else since Mark Twain wrote "The
Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"
The Post says:
Several novel suggestions have been
made recently by esteemed contempo-
raries which realize the embarrass-
ment of the navy department. in the
naming of battleships. Counting
Oklahoma, only four states remain
which are not represented on the high
seas by war vessels. AS the supply
Of war vessels will soon exceed the
supply Of names, something must be
done to help the department. One
journal suggests that the good old
names be ,revived-the Macedonian,
the Levant, the President, the Con-
gress and the United States. These
are all good names, stirring names
and worthy of acceptation. Another
paper thinks the British nomencla-
ture is superior to ours. 1t speaks Of
the hypnotic power of such names as
the Dreadnought, the Temeraire, the
Devastation and the Invincible. Still
another journal refers to the French
habit of naming vessels after illustri-
GUS philosophers and poets.
This strikes us as opening pecu-
liarly rich field for the navy depart
ment. The United States has plenty
of philosophers and poets. The sup
ply has never run short, and We hope
it never will. What noble emotions
would soon cluster around a gigantic
warship bearing the name Of Petro-
leum V. Nasty! Think of the terror
that would overcome the enemy if he
should hear that the armored cruiser
John Kendrick Bangs was bearing
down upon him. The name alone
would stupefy and stun like the deto-
nation of forty FOUNDER. What
could the arrogant Jap do if sudden
ly confronted with the unconquerable
armor clad Mr.. Dooleyq Even the
stolid Teuton would hesitate before
entering one Of our harbors guarded
by the stealthy James Whitcomb Ri
ley. There is a psychology in these
names, terror by suggestion, that
should not be lost. 1t should be
trained on the enemy by all means.
Already at Panama the United States
has started this custom by naming
one of it's mud scows the Poultney
Bigelow. Let the good work go on.
The philosophers and poets will do
their share toward vanquishing the
foe.
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SOME PAGES TROY 21Y SCRAP BOOK

to his wife show that he had always
an unfaltering faith in an overruling
Providence, and the profoundest re-
spect for the religion which she pro-
fessed. After her death, one COM
munion Sunday he drove to the lit
tie church, and in fulfllment Of q
promise made to her united with the
church. 1t was not mere form,
done in fulfllment Of a promise, for
he was profoundly moved. On re-
turning home, be led his daughter-in-
law to his room, talked with her ten
derly of what was passing in his own
heart, and then kneeling down prayed
humbly and impressively.
Whatever the public may have
thought of the life and character Of
General Jackson, those who were
nearest to him were conscious of an
underlying tenderness in his nature.
The outer world only touched the
rough shell in which he encased him
self to meet it; but on the other side
was the kind master, the devoted hus-
band, the tender father and the 10y
al friend. His was a nature not
to be prejudiced by the opinions Of
society, and to a marked degree he
possessed a charitable tolerance Of
the failings Of others, whether they
were friend or foe.
Those who come in constant con-
tact with the world, and especially
those who stand in the front ranks
combating old prejudices, leading the
way IN the onward march of prog
ress, must turn to the world a very
different side of their nature from
that which they reserve for the pri-
vacy of their own homes. IF this Is
necessary now, how much more was
1T so in those formative days when
General Jackson was fighting his
cOuntry's battles as warrior and as
StateSmanq
For this reason it rarely happens
that man in public life is viewed
in the same light by the public and
by his family and friends. One will
praise and the other blame; but no
matter how great his public achieve
ments, the glory of it is dimmed by
the knowledge that in his own home
he was little, mean and tyrannical.
All honor to the man who keeps the
best of his nature for his own fire.
side!
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-14

Now that the betting odds are
against his favorite candidate for
mayor of Cleveland, the President
may soon find occasion to point out
the evils of gambling.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-14

Divorce, says Lillian Russell, is the
greatest blessing in the world today.
And it must be admitted that Lillian
has had her share of blessings.
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at the st. Paul City Hospital q
strike was precipitated the other day
by a nurse named Miss Alvina Ham,
mer. Alvina must be something Of
a knocker.
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From the West comes the news that
the price of cement has gone down.
No further evidence is needed that
cement is not one Of the necessities
of life.
Watson's weekly Jeffersonian., 1907-11-14
WHERE ANDREW JACKSON
LIVED.
BY Elizabeth Davis Fielder.


the Hermitage, so long the home Of
General Andrew Jackson. We were
happy in having an ideal day for our
drive to this hist oric spot-an ideal
autumn day, with light haze across
the sky, through which the sunshine
sifted. and floating silver mist over
the distant landscape. Tn the fields
close by the roadside were far-reach-
ing acres Of ripened corn, with yell
low pumpkins lying like balls Of dull
gold among the dried weeds and corn
blades. Along the low stcne fence
ran riotously tangle of vines, drop
ping here and there cluster Of scar
let barries, while beyond the wall
tall, feathery heads Of dried weeds
and grasses made soft, rustling music
in the wind.
The principal difference between
the Hermitage and other houses which
we pass on the way is the portico,
with tall, f1uted columns, which gives
grace and dignity to the place. AS
we halt before the wide Colonial
doorway an old gray-hared negro
comes out to meet us. Ii is "Uncle
Alfred" the last surviving member
of General Jackson's retinue Of SER
wants. When the house and grounds
passed into the hands of the Ladies'
Hermitage Association it seemed a
very fitting thing that Uncle Alfred
should ego with the place." He lives
in little log cabin back Of "the
big house, which has been his home
for almost half century, and it is
his duty and delight to show visitors
over the place, and discourse in his
own peculiar way about "Miss Rach-
Ell" and "de Genl."
We follow him through the wide
hall, the walls Of which are still hung
with odd-looking paper selected by
General Jackson himself; through the
parlors and dining-room, in which
some Of the original Furnishings are
still preserved; into the Generals
bedroom, which remains intact, with
its armchair and four-poster bed;
then to the library, with its many
paned windows looking out on the
lawn and admitting the yellow au-
tumn sunshine to the farthest corner
Of the room. Through a side entrance
we pass TO the garden, down the
walks bordered with old-fashioned
roses, and we And ourselves at the
tomb.
"It's right ovah yondah," Uncle
Alfred said, resting one hand On the
iron railing and pointing across tie
garden fence toward clump OF trees
down in the meadow. "Dcwn dar is
dc log house whar Miss Rachel an
de Gen I fus' went ter honsekeepin'.
Use bawn down dar ninety. Ave years
ago. Mistis-a long. long time dat
en- ef dar's emmy sign in er pusson's
feelin 3, I amt er gwine to be heah
berry much longer. Use had de rheu-
matiz mighty bad already, en- winter
ain sot in yit. a
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malu, en- oe IuS thing ebber done
wuz ter hol' de (1enl's hoss. /
members when de new house wuz
built. De Genl wanted it right dar,
whar you see dat open space 'fole
you glts ter de house, but Miss Rachel
say no, she want it dar, en- de Gen i
say, Berry well, my deah, whar eb-
Der you say, kaze you got ter stay in
1t mo- en- enybody else. So dar dey
built it. Miss Rachel mad dis gyarden
laid out herself. l dun de wuk, en-
Miss Rachel stood by en- tol, me how
ter do it. l planted dem rose-bushes,
en- she held 'em wild her own hands
while l put de dirt erroun' 'em. Yes
sun, you kin had Cne er de rosos.
Use, 'se LII cut it eff you likes.
Dey don't bar SO many blossoms ez
dey use ter when Miss Rachel tended
'em, an ebbry yeah 1 wonders eff
ole Alfred II be heah ter tend 'em
next yeah. Yessum, | members when
Miss Rachel died. She was tuck
mighty sudden-like, en- mos fore en-
nybody know she sick she wuz dead.
l members when we cyared her out
bead In de gyarden ter berry her.
DE baggage-wagon en- de trabbelin-'
kerrige wuz er stan In right dar fore
de house, kaze de Genl wuz gittin'
Tedy to go ter Wash n 'tun to git MS
inauguration. He stood right dar
while We wuz er kiverin' her up, en-
den he walk ovah yondah long er lie
gyarden fence en- broke some sprouts
otf'n er willer-tree. He fotch 'em
back en- plant 'em at dem four corn
ers, en- when he come back ag in dey
all four CROWN. No, dey ain t dar
now, kaze de folks dat come heah af-
ter de Genl wuz berried dcne broke
'em up so bad they die, EN- we could
ut nebber git no mo- ter grow.
"Did I ebber see de Gen I angry?"
and broad grin spread over his
wrinkled, grizzled visage. "Yessum;
but didn't nebber see him git mad
at me. Genl jackson nevah got mad
at his serbants ner his family. He
wuz good ter us, and nebher bodder
hiss9'f much bout what we done.
Miss Rachel she keep us at wuk. De
only folks I ebber sec Gen l Jackson
mad at wuZ dem perlirercal gen 'le-
men what come out head en- git ter
argyfyin' wild him. Mad Well, you
ought ter see him fer yerse'f. When
he say, BY the Eternal!' he ics be-
ginnin' ter git mad. De har rize up
on his head like bristles, en- dem eyes
er his 'n-well, l alters rudder be sum-
mers else when de Gen I'D happen ter
get real good en- mad. Does l mem
ber when de Gen1 died9 Yessum.
Seems like dat's bout de las thing
1 does member. Mos ebberything
sence seems like er dream. Us mig
gers wuz in de room, en- somebody
say, Turn 'em out; deys too many,
en- dey amt got no bizness in heah.'
De Gen I heah 'em, eE he say, mo;
dey stay by me while l lib, let 'em
stay while 1 de- Toward de las he
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lived Mr.. Severn Donelson, the
brother Of Mrs. Jackson, and one
morning as the General and his wife
sat down in state TO thcir lonely
breakfast in the great dining room,
Hannah appeared with grin Of de-
light on her face. and announced that
there was a new pair Of twins over
at Mars Severn's. Mrs. Jackson
looked n;eaningly at the General, and
said, "What will they do with two
babies?'
"I don't know, my dear" he an
swered. "Suppose have Alfred sad
die the he rises, and we Will &C over
and see." Then he added, as if no
understood what was passing in her
mind, "You might take Hannah
along, so if there is a baby to spare
she can bring it back"
It was a cold day, but the Gener-
al ard Mrs. Jackson rode over to
see the twin boys, while Hannah
"walked through" Mrs. Jackson
must have succeeded in persuading
her brother that there was ga baby
to spare" for when they started
home Hannah carried a great bundle
of shawls and blankets, in which
reposed Andrew Jackson, Jr. To her
dying day Hannah showed a stump
in the woods where she put the baby
down moment to rest.
Another epoch in this household
was the arrival of the son and his
bride. Much curiosity and uncer-
tainty was felt by the servants and
the simple country folk in the neigh
borhood concerning the "Northern
lady" who was coming to be mistress
Of the old place. General Jackson
never excluded himself from the
simple farmer folk who had been his
neighbors for so long. They had free
access to his home, and always found
hearty welcome. He was able to
appreciate the value of their ster-
ling virtues and strong common sense,
so he was anxious that the new
daughter-in-law should be we'll re-
ceived by them. The daughter also
entered fully into this desire, and
when the neighbors dropped in for
an informal visit she exerted herself
as much to please them as she ever
did the most honored guest at the
White House. The situation was not
without embarrassment for the guests
themselves, and to show that they
were entirely at ease in her presence
one might frequently see a guest Sit
ting in an easy attitude, with face
to the back of the chair, and his cow
hide shoes or boots disposed at wide
angles on either side.
At the entrance to the lawn leading
off from the main road to the Her
mltage stands the little PresDy terrain
church OF which General jackson was
a member. His pew is still known
by the name-plate, but unfortunate
ly the church has been remodeled un-
til little remains to show what it
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fourth Of a mile or even more, but

fourth Of a mile or even more, but
on reaching a suitable food supply
the tendency of the bugs is to con.
gregate upon their food plants until
these are literally covered with indi-
viduals varying in color from the
black and white Of the adults to the
bright vermilion of the more adj
vauceG larvae. Whatever tendency
there Is exhibited toward wider
diffusion is confined to the adults,
the others remaining and leaving in
a body only when the plant on which
they have cOngregated has been drain.
ed of its juices and has begun to
wither when they simply crawl to the
nearest plants and again congregate
upon these as before. In case the
migration has been to a field Of
corn if this is badly overgrown with
either Of the two grasses previously
named, the bugs VIII collect upon the
latter, and unless the corn plants are
very small they will not as rule at
tack them until the grass has been
killed. Some farmers have gone SO
far as to claim that a be nfit is de-
rived from certain abundance Of
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chinch bugs, the statement being
made that the bugs will kill out these
grasses to an extent that nothing else
will, 1t IS clear that the acquisition
Of wings Is not the signal for the
adults to abandon the companionship
Of the larvae and pupae, yet they do
gradually disappear from among them.
II Is possible that the disposition 10
pair does not exist until the individ-
ual has reached a certain age be-
You'd seeming maturity, and that 1t Is
not until the passion for mating has
overcome their gregarious inclination
that they are disposed to migrate. Or
it may be that the phenomenon may
be explained on the suppOsition that
when the pairing season approaches
the males scatter out in order to find
females with which they are not akin,
thus following out natural selection
and preventing a continual interbrccd-
ing over the northern United States,
at least, the injury in cultivated fields
is done almost entirely by the young
bugs but in the timothy meadows the
damage is due as much, if not more,
to the Expectations OF the adults
F. VI. WEBSTER,
T. S. Bureau Of Etomology
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10 1NuSc from tDG dCJlNe pldHS
which are under way for the great
International exposition at Eokto III
1912, one would think that Japan was
too busy to take seriously all the
talk of war with the United States
which is going the rounds of the
press at the prcscst time. Certainly,
international shows and international
conflict do not so together, and 1t Is
doubtful whether the busy little is
land kingdom of the mikado will
choose the destructive policy of
war rather than the constructive
one of stimulating her Industries and
commerce by great worlds fair,
That Japan can fight she demon
strated in the recent conflict with
Russia. and that she can enter as
heartily into the commercial and
Industrial competition of the world
she is demonstrating more clearly
every year, and from now until l9l2
she will be desperately busy prcpar-
ing for what she hopes will be the
biggest world exposition ever held.
As a sort of prelude to that greater
event of five years hence, there is
now being held at Toxic an Industrial
exposition which while in its inspira-
ton a purely municipal undertaking,
Is in reality national in its Charac-
ter, an1 as such worthy the study Of
those interested in Japan's industrial
development
To the foreign siphtsecr there is
much in the present show TO warrant
not only one visit but several, and
gives him n faint hint of the large
things which may be expected in
! 1912 BE he ever SO indifferent to
! the material side-to the changing ma
| chincry, to the mineral displays, to
! the show how made of native in
| dustry, even TO the art-hs soul will
! surely be stirred to interest by the
crowds of staggering young veterans
80 proudly wearing the uniform of the
| mkadO's modern sOldicry or by the
apparently neveTcnding procession
Of prcttiIy kimOnocd mothers and "lit-
! tie mothers" with the dOll-like coming
generation strapped comfortably to
their backs 1t must be a highly ag-
Gravated case of western nerves that
does not find music in the click
cliCk-click" of the myriad Of wooden
clogs on the gravelcd walks; heart
with no tingo of human sympathy that
| does not beat little quicker at the
sight OF the happy family groups in
| the dainty tea houses; a soul dead TO
all beautiful things that does not cX-
poricnce a thrill of genuine delight in
which the only Earring element Is the
| Japanese man in his foreign clothes.
Inside the grounds ana out there
are many shows TO catch the sens OF
| the visitors. but the modest charge at
| The gate covers access TO all the main
building wherein are displayed the
substantals
The site Of the exposition is Uyenc,
the largest public park in Japan. This
park Is situated on elevated ground In
the northeastern part of Toxic and
covers about 1873 acres of ground.
Like everything else found in Japan,
Uycnc park has a history linking It
with the days Of the old civilization,
when the empcrOrs were permitted to
live in regal seclusiOn at kyOtO while
the Shoguns ruled the land from
Toxic. then YcddO The park is as
suned to have derived the name by
which it Is generally known from the
fa,t Tint hack I'm tIo dave Df tIn old
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BY JUDGE i. UPSHUR DENNIS,
of Supreme Court OF Maryland.

she'll but can't make them bad They should
have suggestion Of sherry and be seasoned with butter pep
per and salt thin good deal of should be put with them
The best kind fresh caught mud tcrrapin.
When is le best month o eat trrapin?
ANY time you get them After November they lay up food and
get fat They should boiled until thoroughly done and then tewd
Ceary MARYLAND biscuit belong Them and champagne IS the piece
de resistance as the beverage old burgundy all right any
time An old darbc lloyd down my country the
Eastern Shore song a appealed very much It
began this way:
Whcnt the honcyslile the @as"oola white,
the terratin laysa amt Ia
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This years exposition was con-
Cciycd as a means 50 the encourage
ment of the post belIum development
of all branches of domestic industry,
to pave the way to the great cXposi-
ton of 1912. The outlay for build
ings has been something over 1900
600 yen. While most of these are
temporary, some are of a semipor-
manent character and will be uul-
lied in that greater show of five years
hence.
About one-third of the park is en-
closed in the three compounds within
which are located the large buildings
and the smaller ones of the different
cOnCcssiOnaires At the main en-
trance stands No / building. L shaped
and in the Roman renaissance style.
The entrance is In imitation of the
Triumphal gate at Rome, the dome
ilty feet in height
In the left wing of no / building
are large exhibits of porcelain. earth
enware Of all kinds, gold and pI "cious
stone work lacquer ware, bamboo and
wooden ware, furs hides and leather,
silks, chemicals, ivory and she'll work.
and many articles for personal
adornmont The right wing Of the
building is given over to displays OF
the mineral resources of the empire
and To educational and scientific dis
plays.
Back of this Is No. building, in
German gothic style of architecture,
wherein are agricultural, hortcultu.
al and forestry exhibits and aquatic
products.
In No 4 building, Swiss gothic is 10.
Gated the display OF army and navy
equipments of all kinds; here also are
| the governments trophies of the war
with China and the war with Russia,
No. building, In Italians gothic, Is
! the only throestory structure In the
compound 1t contains many rare ex-
hibits of embroidery. clothing of all
kinds, and a great variety of piece
| goods illustrating the output of the
various spinning mills OF Japan.
| Probably the Japanese reverence
| for the beautiful Is responsible for the
| fact that the building given over to
art does not have TO suffer the indig
! nifty Of being merely designated by
| number, as these others are. This is
the Fine Arts building and here have
! been gathered together the best works
Of modern japanese artists, with some
good examples of the old art as well.
A public reception hail built in imi-
tation Of an ancient palace is one OF
the unique features of the archtec-
tural picture This Is for the recep-
tion of distinguished visitors
The Foreign Exhibits building, Ma,
Chinery hall Formosan building. and
a number Of quite large buildings con.
structed by private enterprise such
as that of the Mitsu BisSan Kasha.
the Gas company and Othcrs-are in
the second compound in another part
Of the park and some distance away,
OF these the Formosan building, con
structcd in imitation OF a public hall
In the island which Japan took from
China presents the most attractive
appearance, as the other buildings are
like exposition buildings the world
over
This second compound is situated
on the bank of the beautiful Shnobad-
IN uotkc. which is described as a
lotus pond but which we would cali
lake, since il is about a mile in cir.
conference. Across this lake there
las just been built a handsome cause.
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preparatory processes been going but the ethical has
published itself only in the last few weeks and months To-day the rail-
roads posting their and Withdrawing rebates Alarmed
politicians longer hawk franchises in the obbcs Of the city hall
More striking still the ethical in the realm of public morals
Man money-but when hungry he Goals Of
And when he must seek by get
ting money through crime and fraud The whole nation rising
shake off its former lies and sins In politics youth posi-
ton and pennt he plead the Of the poor In literature
End fiction if the novelist succeed he portray the triumph
of honor and the and hubug If magazine
its circulation takes and becomes for
the public conscience On every side young ability and large
mental who have tried get by adopting the low ethical
ideals of the politicians of the old school, with the result that these
bilious utterly dscrede and without hope of
future prefermen-
Honesty is becoming conagn 1t suspicious hove for
people 1t is the golden for which the fathers ongj And this
of conscience public life prophe of happiness and
progress for the people of the republic.
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upon the rights Of others and against the public welfare
1t is not within the power proper sphere of government
to equaae competitors but it is within the power and
proper sphere Of government to equazc the opportun
tiles of competitors 1t is the sphere of government to
keep open equally to all men the of commercial
development, to maintain the opportunity for compe-
ton and to prevent the Of unfair means that dimn
ish destroy such equal opportunity