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Harper's Ferry by the United States.
Here was made the first breech load
ing rifles but which proved rather
tricky and dangerous weapons. Other
makes of guns were turned out at the
arsenal to take the place of the Hall
rifles, and these were called in and
stored.
The government decided to dispose OF
the worthless guns at the armOry, and
a public auction was held Reuben
Daw, the Georgetown gunsmith, at
tended the sale and bought a large
number of the guns, having them
shipped to his home He sold a few
of them and then decided that he
would utilize the stock on hand in
building a fence around his two
houses at the corner of Twenty-eighth
and p streets. he then occupied the
residence Immediately on the north
west corner Mr. Daw took the bar
Tels from the stocks. and placed in
the end Of each barrel a fOrked fancy
topping, thus making upright iron
and steel pickets about as substantial
and attractive as any used in build
ing the fences around the old man
siOns in Georgetown. He had the
posts and other portions of the fence
/ manufactured to order, and with his
| own hands he did the larger part of
the work in putting up his gun-barrel
fence, which to-day is in almost per
| feet condition.
On some of the old barrels may yet
be seen the sights. but most of them
have been broken off by souvenir hunt
ers, as have also been taken away
many of the top pieces. The two
splendid brick and stone dwellings are
! occupied by the families of Charles
and Edward Daw. sons of the man
| who built the historic fence.
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A FENCE OF GUN BARRELS.
Ancient Government Arms Ornament
Georgetown, Va, Home.

Washington n.-HistOric old George
town. Va. lays claim to the only fence
in the world built of gun barrels, and
there is little reason to doubt that this
claim will go undisputed
More than half a century ago there
lived in Georgetown a lock and gun
smith named Reuben Daw, whose
shop was on NJ street, in the business
section. His large shop was packed
with all kinds of pistols. guns and
knives, which he had bought at differ
ent times. an. many a trusty firearm
bought from him may yet be found
in the old homes Of Georgetown. These
old citizens will say: Il bought this
gun from Rube Daw before the war,
and she's as good and true as the day
bought it"
There are old citizens who will re-
member the armory established at
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of the treasury under President Cleve-
land. He resigned in 1898 to accept the
presidency of the Commercial bank,
and he held the post to the time OF his
death recently.
Another comptroller of the treasury,
Edw-~>d S. Lacey, looked to Chicago
like tie kind of stuff to which finan-
ciers are made, and he was attracted
from Washington to assume control of
the Bankers National bank This was
10 years ago, but his services have be
come so valuable that to-day he is still
in charge, but at a much increased
salary over the figure he was paid
when he first came from Washington
Frank A. Vanderlip, once a machin.
list, later a newspaper man, who first
came into prominence as the business
associate of Lyman Gage, is another
example of a United States treasury
official taken from the public service
because a private corporation needed
his work.
A place had to be especially created
for him in the National City Bank OF
New York, famous as the institution
from which the Standard Oil company
handles its banking business. This
bank has a capital of $25 600, 900, and
its deposits are eight times as great
which makes it the leading financial
institution of the United States. The
Office of vice president, formerly mere
ly an honorary title, was developed
into a place second only in power tC
the president for MI Vanderlip.
In his change from Uncle Sam to q
private corporation as an employer Mr.
Vanderlip followed the lead of his old
chieftain, Lyman H. Gage. former sec
retary OF the treasury.
Gage. when appointed to the place
hE President Mckinley. was highly
rated in Illinois as a financier of first
rank, but the remainder of the coun
try, while it knew his name, had never
ranked him among the giants
But from the time he took hold oil
the nations finance be found himself z
much-sought for maE, and eventually
he capitulated. and took the presi
| dency OF the United States Trust com
pany.
The man who came after Mr.. Gage
in the high Office of guardian of the
country's cash. Leslie NJ Shaw, OF
Iowa, had an experience much similsl
To that of MIR. Gage,
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Of works of art before the time of
Christ. for there is undisputed evi-
dence that this statue is the work of
ancients.
Many years ago Commodore Boyle,
Of the United States navy brought the
statue from Athens. Greece, where
for more than 1000 years it had es-
capped the despoiling hand of the bar
barian and other invaders of that
ancient city. The commodore secured
an authentic history of the work of
art and valued it as one of the treas
ures gathered in his travels through
out the world. He kept the statue
for several years and then presented
it to his brother. DR. Boyle, one of the
men who made White Sulphur Springs,
Va, famous as a watering resort for
the wealthy people of the United
States.
The statue, then unbrOken and beau
tiful was securely placed over the
main entrance 10 the large hotel which
was owned and managed by DR.. Boyle
Having for untold generations origin
ally graced the front of some Greek
temple it now looked down season
after season on the modern social
gayety of a popular American resort
DR.. Boyle received numerous offers
from rich patrons to purchase it, but
all of these he declined TO consider,
as he knew its history and its value.
The statue remained over the hotel
entrance until the breaking out of the
civil war number of union sol
diers were encamped near the Springs
and the spirit of having a little fun"
occupied a good portion of their camp
life. active warfare not having set in.
One day a crowd 0f the soldiers de-
cided to pull down the %lady in scant
raiment." With a long rope they las
soed the head of the valuable statue
and with a strong pull it was toppled
| over and fell to the hard stone pave
ment, breaking off the head, arms. a
| portion of the drapeTy and otherwise
| damaging it. Not satisfied with this
the soldiers rolled it to the large lawn
/ and set it in position as a target for
rifle practice. To this day the once
| beautiful sculpture shows where the
| ieaden missiles from hundreds of rifles
and muskets marred its smooth sur
| face.
When the war closed Dr. Boyle had
| the broken statue boxed and shipped
to Washington, where it again became
the property of his brother Commo-
| dora RovIe had the broken statue box
ed and shipped to Washington where
it again became the property of his
brother. Commodore Boyle. Mr.. Elan
merry. the sculptor, WAS on terms Of
friendship with Commodore Boyle and
! succeeded in getting possession Of the
statue and having it removed to the
yard which surrounds his studio.
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will be especially and appropriately
bound and inscribed. This mark of
royal esteem is to be presented TO
Bruton church in view of the fact that
BrutOn is the official successor of the
church in jamestown, of which until
recently nothing was to be seen eX-
cept the old tower The old James
stored during the present summer, as
has also Bruton Parish church.
While the jamestown church in the
course of the years had disappeared
altogether, except for the tower. Bru-
ton church remains to-day as il ap-
peared 200 years ago, the recent res
toration being confined entirely to the
inside OF the editice.
King Edward will be personally rep
resented at the presentation cere-
monies by the English ambassador to
the Jnited States. The president will
also attend.
BrutOn Parish church is the second
oldest in the United States and the
oldest in point of continuous use. II
was the court church of colonial Vir-
gnia from 1899 TO the revolution
Here. in silk panOplied pews. worship
ed the colonial governors, two OF
whom lie buried in the aisle OF the
church. And here, in that part of the
church bought and paid for by the
Virginia house of burgesses. worship
ed Washington, Jefferson, Monroe.
Madison. Henry, Marshall. Mason. Ty-
/ Ter, Bland, Lee and many others.
The present church was built in
1715, during the rectorship OF the Rev
COmmissary Blair. official representa-
tive in Virginia of the Lord Bishop Of
ltLondon and the founder and first
president OF the College of William
and Mary. The work of restoration,
which is now completed. leaves un-
| changed the exterior of the church,
| but the interior, which was changed
and distorted by architectural and Sc
cal conditions which no longer exist,
has been restored to its ancient form
aRd architecture, the present oOmplet-
ed church conforming as nearly as
NAV be. both inside and outside. to
| the exact appearance the structure
presented 200 years ago. The whole
| is intended to be transmitted to the
| following generations as il was plan
ned and used by the founders OF the
| cOluay.
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TAUGHT BY UNCLE SAM
OLD TREASURY OFFICIALS WIN
SUCCESS IN BANKS.
More Than One EmpIoye Of Govern
ment's Financial Department
Has Entered Some Big lnsti-
tuition and made Good"

Washington.-Uncl Sans financial
who hold prominent treasury positions
are most sought after material. The
department of which Mr.. Cortelyou is
now the head. has developed into a
sort of breeding place for chieftains
of the great banks of the country.
From the time a man becomes sec
retary of the treasury or even gains
one of the assistant places, he be-
comes a marked man on part of the
big financial institutions.
Immediately they all want him, and
he must be literally supplied with
cash and patriotism TO refuse the kind
of offers they make. Salaries they ex-
tend far Outclass the comparatively
modest payment that Uncle Sam a.
lows. 1t is small wonder. therefore,
that one by one they succumb and
quit Washington for New York, Chi
cagO and other financial centers.
The recent selection of George Z.
Roberts, director of the mint, to be
president of the strong Commercial
bank of Chicago, is an instance of this
tendency. Perhaps the directors figur-
ed that if he were skillful enough TO
make money for Uncle Sam, he ought
TO know how to take care of it for
them. Hence the election.
Despite his ability, Mr.. Roberts
might never have come to this prefer
ment but for the prominence that po-
litical life gave him.
This is a good practical argument
for a young man to get into politics,
and act honestly in the public service,
not for the immediate return, but for
| the chances it Will make for him with
| big financial interests where a salary
of $4,000 is considered very modest.
The man whom Mr.. Roberts sue
ceeds made his fame in Washington.
| He was James II. EckIes, comptroller
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PERSIAN TOWER OF SILENCE.
Place Where Dead Are Laid Rarely
Seen by White Man.

London-The accompanying picture
is made from a photograph taken on
the fat roof of a Parsi Tower of
Silence" in central Persia, where the
Parsis dispose of their dead It is
very rarely that a white man has the
opportunity OF seeing the interior of
a tower of silence indeed, once it is
dedicated, not even a living Parsi
may enter.
The tower is built of mud upon a
rocky hill, and whitened inside and
out with "gatcFS" a sort of native
lime much used in all Persian build
ings. The doorway is built half way
up the massive wall II is made of a
single block of native granite, turning
on pivot. and is only about four feet
by three and a half feet. The tower
shown here was finished and dedi-
Gated in April, but the doorway has
since been destroyed by the MOham-
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OLD BRUTON CHURCH
LONGEST IN CONTINUOUS USE IN
UNITED STATES.
Gifts from President Roosevelt and
King Edward to Mark Celebration
of Three Hundredth AnniVer-
sary of Establishment.

Richmond, Va.-October of the pres
ent year will De memorable in the his
tory Of old BrutOn Parish church, in
Williamsburg, Va, because of the an
nouncement made a year ago that
King Edward of England will present
TO the church a Bible and President
Roosevelt a lectern in cOmmemOTa-
sary of the establishment of perma-
nent English civilization with the Eng
lish church on this continent
October has been chosen as the
most appropriate month of the tercen-
tennial year for the presentation be-
cause the general Episcopal cohven-
ton will be held in this city that
month Dignitaries of the church will
journey to the old capital on October
5, when the presentation ceremonies
will take place
The Iectern which is to be the gift
of President Roosevelt has been com
| pleted and accePCed. 1t is the work
of J. Stewart Barney, of New York,
anu ID " ouDBOlL / lAlO A'ibAC " MN "-AA
be the gift of King Edward Rising
from a symbolic base is the angel OF
! peace, whose Upraised hands and fold
ed wings support the desk of the lee
tern. The figure stands on a globe,
with one foot resting on Great Britain
and the other on the United States.
The globe in turn is supported by the
British lion on one side and the Amer
| ican eagle on the other Between
these figures is the coat of arms of the
English Washington family.
Each of the three tablets at the
base of the lectern bears an inscrip-
| ton
The Archbishop of Canterbury was
! authorized TO select the Bible, which
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Word Derivations.

Cow juice" is a slang term for but
ter in many parts of the United
States. But the word butter itself
almost certainly means something
very like that by derivation. II is true
that Pliny considered "butyruIu' to be
a Scythian word. but it seems clear
that it was really Greek-from "bous, y
a COW. and 'turOs." cheese, and meant
literally "cOw-cheese." "Buttery," by
the way, has nothing to do with but
ter. In spite of appearances, Just as
pantry" has no connection with
pans. The latter is the storing place
of bread C"panis''), and the former is
the late Latin "botaria, the place of
the butts" OF casks.
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lome TO be one Of the most talked
sbout men in the United States.
Long before Glenn got 10 be gov
AnOr, he learned how to fight AS he
brew older, however. his combatiVe in
Runcts were limited to the court
fOom and the campaign. In both he
as been rarely a loser.
Incidentally, he served mis- present
oe. the Southern railway, as an assist
ant division counsel less than five
pears ago. He also represented the
Nesturn Union Telegraph company
and other corporations 1t was no Sc
Cret at the time Of his election, that
the Southern and the rest of the cor
1dTatiuns rejOiced over his success.
They thought he was on their side.
Gov Glenn was born in Rockingham
county, on Aug. Il. 1854. His father, a
farmer. well-tO-do and sprung from an
old family, was killed in the civil
var. His mother, who was a woman OF
both culture and common sense, mort
gaged the farm to send her son to col
lege.
He attended q high school at Leaks
vile and went to Davidson college.
After that he took the law course at
the University of Virginia.
From the time of his marriage to
Miss Nina Deaderick in Knoxville,
Tenn. on Jan. s. 1873. Mr.. Glenn prsc-
uoed law iR Winston-Salem, n. C.
Glenn was elected 10 the state legis-
iaturs in 1881 That was his first trial
81 politics. and he has been at il con-
unaOus.y ever since. His term as So
hcNor an officer who corresponds to
@striCt attorney in New York, except
that several counties are covered, was
IN 1856. lie was a Grover Cleveland
tector in 1884 and 1892. and Mr..
Cleveland appointed him a United
States district attorney.
A side interest, meanwhile, was the
state militia. and Glenn helped to up
edllt the Winston-SaIem rifiemen,
holding commissions as captain and
major setween 1880 and 1898.
Even his bitterest enemies call him
honest That he has enemies has been
attributed 10 his extreme democratic
Eanner Too little dignity" one
used in referring To him.
Always clean-shaven. almost bald.
weighing slightly less than 200
Bounds. and standing Just under sis
Feet Glenn is the picture OF sociabil-
by almost jollity. he talks well. and
seems 20 like people. though he hal
'Le Eeputation OF neither entertaining
hof being entertsined before be Na
governor. He has nO hobbies IL tnc
Nsl ot diversions unless long walks
nav be catalogue
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STATUE WIN ODD his TORY.
Ancient Product of Scuiptor's Art
Wrecked by Soldiers.

Washing gton.-One of the most valu-
able and remarkable statue 2 the
United States is owned by ~. Lot
Flannery, the well known sculptor,
whose studio is on b street, west side
of the capitol grounds
For many years this ancient produc-
ton Of the sculptor's art has stood
Immediately opposite the entrance TO
Mr.. Flannery's studio, and has been
the subject of inquiry from thousands.
Headless, armless, broken and defac-
ed, the statue gives evidence of the
wonderful and mastery skill of the
sculptors who produced masterpieces
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Herr krupp,s Grandson.

Bertha Krupp. GeTmany's richest
heiress. mar lied for love, and hence
her success n fraternity makes ro-
mantle world glad that all goes well
with her and her boy. By the time
he is a man and comes into his in
haritance of business ROw great
chiefly by reason of its success in
making weapons Of war. will inventors
and aerial navigators have altered the
output of his factories? Or will sue
cessive councils at The Hague have
forced the conversion OF industry at
Essen into a mandatory of plow-
shares and reaping hooks, metaphor
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[EFN. BORN FIGHTER
80 CAROLINA GOVERNOR A
.,cTIeEsQUE CHARACTER.
s.-oms Widely Known as Result
me- With Railroad Company
called TOO Democratic"
by His Enemies.

.-- vorE-That Robert B. Glenn,
~ ~ of North Carolina, had the
,ehore to stick through a fight to
ssisb did not surprise those who
-, -, down in the Tar Heel state.
lo' p his faults. a dislike for fight
abad never been one OF them.
a,,a, once he took the stand. right
-ang that be- would force the
- railway 70 obey the new
Ion, limiting the passenger rate
al cents a mile, only strangers, po-
.fc.j sdyersartes and corporation fol
- - fo-arald any outcome but vic
- Of least temporary, over the rail-
r. interests and the federal courts.
Glenn had fought to get the Demo
-.fc nomination for governor in
ssos forcing the support of the party
g9Hticians by appealing directly to
b. voters in a campaign covering
.ray corner Of North Carolina, and
-sar he had pressed his case against
No Republican nominee so energeti-
IsIy that he carried the state by its
I'm Democratic plurality, barely less
bga $4,000, although in recent years
there has been a tendency toward Re
v1sIicanism. by reason of the growing
ssHutacturing interests.
Besides, nearly everybody in the
rate had heard his promise after the
election,
Z have an ambition" he had said,
70 show North Carolina that a gov
,,aor can do something besides par
bon criminals.
With this assurance, and knowing
bis fighting instincts, people around
|tim were expecting something to
iOp" at the first opportunity. That
|s51ortuuity came when the Southern
railway refused TO obey the rate law.
Because of it, whether his side is
Eood OF bad. his arguments sound or
|aulty. Glenn of North Carolina has
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pleasure. He will be one of the guests
of honor. according to the invitation
extended to him, and he is prepar-
ing an address to be delivered at the
tercentennial. Bishop Ingram is a
high churchman.
DR.. Montgomery was brought from
Tasmania, where he held a bishOpric.
to become the secretary of the great
English religious society for the
spreading of gospel teachings through
out the world He has held the Of
fee of secretary for six years and un-
der his direction the organization has
increased tremendously While he
was bishop of Tasmania it is said
he travelled 1S0.days a year on horse
back visiting his many parishes and
looking for the development and eX-
tension of the church in miners camps
and new settlements.
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BISHOP OF LONDON is COMING.
Dr. lngham to Attend Tercentenniai
of American Episcopscy.

London-Rt Rev. Arthur Foley
Wilmington Ingram, lord bishop OF
London. mas announced his intention
Of attending the three hundredth an
ninYersary celebration of the found
ing of the Episcopal church in Amer
lea, which is to be held at Rich
mand, Va, in October He will be &C
companied by Rev. Dr. Henry Mont
gomery Of London, secretary Of the
Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel.
Bishop Ingram has taken great in
terest in the progress of the Episco-
pal church in the United States and
has watched its growth with great
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Grow Trees.

All the forestry in Great Britain
that amounts TO much is done by the
owners or managers OF she great ez-
tates. But il seemed to be agreed
that there was a good deal OF land in
Scotland that would grow trees and
that would grow no other marketable
crop. And Mr. Burns expressed his
personal opinion that there ought to
be a British school OF forestry. That
looks ike a plausible proposition,
When taken in connection with the
faet that Great Britain raises 215,-
90 GOO worth of mercbantable timber
aud Imports $3.50, ,0e0, 600 worth.
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Zine Work on Botany.

What is probably the finest work on
botany ever published has recently
been issued from Leipzig press TO
the order of the Brazilian government
1t consists of 40 volumes. comprising
13O parts. with 20,733 pages, dealing
with 10000 species Of 1ora found In
HraziL The work was begun In 1919
Martius. and has been built up BY
30 less than s5 authors.
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Just Any Man.

Miss Gaddie-She says she will
never marry until her ideal comes to
her and says: Il love you"
Miss Knox-Yes, | know.
Miss Gaddie-But what is her ideal?
Miss Knox-A man, Of course
Philadelphia Press.
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While abroad Mrs. Rice viii study

European municipal regulations for
the suppression of noise. She will re-
turn TO this country in time to attend
the first fall meeting Of the anu-noise
society. to be held the first Monday
in October.
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NOISE SUPPRESSION HER FAD
Mrs. Rice Goes Abroad to Study Eu-
ropean Municipal Regulations.

New YOrk.-Mrs. Isaac L. Rice,
president of the Society for the Sup
preston of Unnecessary Nuise, sailed
for Southampton the other day She
was accompanied BY her daughters.
the Misses Dorothy, Marion and Mar.
jorie.
While abroad Mrs. Rice will study
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Where ParsIs Dispose Of Their Dead.

medans, who did considerable damage
TO the tower itself as well. Therefore,
before it can be used for burial II
must be ceremoniOusly cleansed and
rededicated
The interior is paved with granite
slabs, on which the bodies OF the dead
are laid. The two outer circles coA-
sist OF sc slabs, and there are i've
circles with narrow footways In BE-
tween each circle. The inner circle
has smaller slabs for children, nEm-
bering As.
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