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heart to Miss Lucy Grymes. whom he
often referred to afterward as his low
land beauty" Hero is letter he wrote
to boy chum in which he speaks of her:
Dear Friend Robin: My place Of resi-
dance IS at present at His Lordship's.
where | might. was my heart dhensaged.
pass my time very pleasantly. as there's
a very agreeable Young Lady Lives in the
same house Miss Mary Cary. but as
that's only adding Fuel to the fire. 1t
makes me the more uneasy for by often
and unavoidably being in company with
her revives my passion for your Lowland
Beauty"
About this time Washington wrote a
letter to Dear Sally in which he said:
II am almost discouraged from writing
to YOU as this is my fourth to you since
I reed any from yourself. ! hope you'll
not make the Old PrOverb good out of
sight out of Mind as it's one of the great
est pleasures in living in Fairfax in often
hearing from you and hope you'll not
deny me.
II pass the time much more agreeber
than what / imagined l should as there's
a very agreeable Young Lady Lives in the
same house where ! reside Miss Mary
Cary that in great measure cheats my
sorrow and dejectedness tho not so as TO
draw my thoughts from your Parts I
could wish to be with you down there
with all my heart but as it is thing al
most impractakable. l shall rest myself
where / am with hopes of shortly having
some minutes of your transactions"
George Was Susceptible.
So we find the susceptible George inter-
ested in three fair damsels at once
Sally" the 'I4owland Beauty and Miss
Mary Cary-which recalls the story of the
man who could never shoot a bird, be-
cause just as he had aimed and was
ready TO shoot at one bird another bird
flew in the way.
In 1853 Lucy Grymes, the "LOwland
Beauty" married Henry Lee and became
the mother of 'Light-Horse Harry" the
Custer of the revolution.
One of WaSllington's most serious love
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Mr.. Ormsby now has several other cards
making various routes around the world.
and it may be interesting to postal card
collectors to know Of the plan he has
adopted. Take an ordinary postal card
and mark the lower half of it off into six
squares. leaving the upper portion for
the various stamps. In the first square
place the address of some person In a
foreign land. and on the reverse side of
the card request the recipient to place his
countrys stamp on the face and forward
1T along to some friend in another land.
and SO on until the fifth square Is occu-
pied. The card is then TO be addressed
back to the sender A better plan, how
ever, would be to place the names of per-
sons in foreign lands on the reverse side
OF the card, which would expedite its
movements.
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matters. The young colonel smiled. hesi-
tated. and then-well then he decided that
he had more time than he had supposed.
He Was Expected.
Upon reaching the house he was intro
duced to the fascinating widow. Mrs.
Martha Parke GUSTS. and we can imagine
the coy chances of this eRtioing young
creature, for it was case of love at first
sight. And instead of getting away in a
few hours as he had intended. old Bishop.
the coloners servant. held his horse in
readiness for hours and hours But his
master didn't come. In fact his delight
ed host had little difficulty in persuadng
him to stay until the next day.
Washington had just returned from a
brilliant campaign. was gallant. young
and handsome. and the clever widow
game, A few days later Col. Washington
visited Mrs. Custis at her own beautiful
home and this time he offered his heart
and sword with success. 1t is quite evil
dent that propitious reception awaited
him. for on the way to the house he
asked a slave if Mrs. Custis was at home,
and he said. Yes, sab, l reckon you'se
the gentleman what's spected." They
did not meet again till their marriage. six
months later. The engagement was so
sudden that Mrs. Gusts felt a bit shy in
announcing it. but she said to friend:
my dear, the truth is. my estate is get
ting in bad way and / need man to
look after it.
At that time Martha GUSTS was twenty
seven years old-just three months
younger than her tiance. She was short.
had eyes that snapped. her manner was
very gay. and she was thought by some
to be the most beautiful woman in Amer
lea. She was the wealthiest woman in
the Old Dominion and the mother of four
children, two OF whom We're living. The
marriage took place at the home Of the
bride in January, 1863 The exact date is
uncertain.
They must have been an interesting
couple for the great height of the groom
rOsy-cheeked young athlete, said to
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BY VALERIE HOPE.
Copyright. 1905. by W. G. Chapman.)

Copyright 1905. by W. G. Chapman-)
<RH re are so accustomed to pic
wv lures of George Washington
NAl in rigid attitude. with
wv sternly compressed lips and
generally forbdding express
sion. that we forget he was eyer young
and a human being of flesh and blood like
the rest of us.
Instead of being IA cold-blooded pris
Washington was magnetic in personality
and great social favorite. He was the
finest horseman in Virginia. an exceed
ingly graceful dancer and a dandy in
ruffles. gold lace. velvet, silk stockings
and diamond buckles, who caused a furry
in feminine hearts whenever he appeared.
Young Washington was always falling
in love and after his engagement TO Mrs.
Custis was announced his mother wrote
TO a friend: Il have had great deal
of trouble with George. but ii is all over
now" His first attack of the heart occur
red when he was fifteen years old. and the
object of his affections was Miss Frances
Alexander. aged seventeen. whose fathers
plantation adjoined Mount Vernon. To
her the youthful lover addressed the fol-
lowing acrostic:
RAYS you have more transparent than the sun,
Amidst its glory in the rising day.
None you equal in your bright array;
Constant In your calm and unsputted mind,
Equal TO all, but will to prove kind.
81 knowing seldom one young you'll ind
All. Who's me that | should love and conceal,
Long have wished. but never dared reveal
Even though severely loves pains / feel.
Xerxes that great wasn't free from Cupds dart,
And all the greatest heroes felt the smart
Imagine him pining and signing and
grating his teeth in despair. just like
any young American lover in these days.
1t is amusing now, but at that time 1t
was a very serious matter To George
Washington, Not much is known of this
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not be one in London. Paris. Washington
or Berlin, but it is certainly palatial in
this lam, where, until within a dozen
years ago. there were nothing but mud
hutS matched with straw, and where the
natives are still conspicuous by their
nudity. The home is a low bungalow
painted cool green and white. with
wide halls, spacious verandaS and long,
easy chairs all whispering comfort to the
saddle-tired hunter who may have just
come in chased by a lion or from long
hunt on the plains. The house itself was
imported from England in sections. the
material being brought thirty miles by
oxen over flooded rivers through almost
impossible swamps and through coun-
try filled with wild beasts. This is so
also of the furniture. the wall papers and
the beautiful engravings and books and
also of the modern farm implements of
various kinds which are now used on the
estate.
The same is true of the machinery of
the pumping station and electric light
plant, which are down near the river and
carry light and water to all the buildings
on the homestead. The structures in
dynanos. storage cells and an ice cham
Der.
The Dairy and It's Hundred Cows.
In talking with me Mr.. Macmillan said
he had now 100 mich cows in his dairy.
Each gives only a gallon of milk a day.
but the milk is almost pure cream. and
far richer than that of our American
cows. Mr.. Macmillan tells me that he is
row making a great deal of butter and
that the most of ii finds ready market
in Nairobi. He speaks confidently of the
future of British East Africa as a dairy
ing country, saying that the grass is rich
in its butter-producng qualities. and
prophesying that this colony will some
day export butter to India, South Africa
and London.
Mr. MacMillan's dairy on the Juja ranch
is a wonder to the people here. 1t is
equipped we'll any of the coWhouses
belonging TO our millonaires of the United
States. Its fittings are OF white enamel;
1t has a boiler for sterilizing the utensils.
steam separator with white enamel fit
tings and everything Is managed in the
most sanitary way. On one side of the
dairy is bacon room containing flitcheS
and hams. and down on q narshy bend
of the river nearby are piggeries, in which
are swine of all sizes, fattened on the
refuse milk.
The Juja stables have quarters for 100
horses and ponies. with box stalls and all
other conveniences. The floors are paved
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1OW4
NATIVE RIDING ZEBRA

been attempted here and there throughout
the country and especially at the govern
ment agricultural farm at Naivasha LAKE
through Naivasha and the wild zebra
about there look fine and healthy. 1t is
different with the tame ones on the gov
eminent farm The experiment was be-
sun in 1904, when one hundred head were
brought in from the wilds. They fell off
on" by one, being attacked by parasites
and disease, and the experiment is now
considered 4 failure. The secretary of
agriculture says that he has great hopes
from the zebra colts born in captivity
and thinks they may eventually be ham
died like donkeys and horses. AS to the
wild Zebras. he says it is impossible to
take them from the plains and use them
for farm animals. and he advises the set.
tiers that oxen and mules are better and
cheaper. A wild zebra never becomes
doCile and the natives cannot possibly
handle it. The colts if treated Kindly,
seem to change their nature and have
seen zebras driven about hitched to car
riageS and spring wagons. and in some
places even ridden by natives
How to Break the Zebra.
I have before me the report made by
the farmer in charge of the government
ranch giving his conclusions as to zebra
training. After saying that the animals
need Il wide range ne tells how he broke
five zebra stations. after they had been
battered and stabbed for more than a
year. He says that one of these was
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various kinds. Old settlers. who under
stand the country, say that the zebra
has these same parasites when he
runs wild on the plains, but that
he knows certain plants and grasses
which are antidotes for them and seeks
them out and eats them. This keeps
him in health. Notwithstanding the para
sites. When in captivity such wide
ranging is not possible. he can not find
his medicine and as d, result grows sick
and dies.
The farm of Mr. Macmillan. which
have described, is one of the big estates
which are springing up here on the nigh
African plateau. There are number
of the kind. and the papers are filed
with warnings to hunters that they must
not shoot upon these large properties The
division OF the land into big holdings.
through favoritism or in other ways, is
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have been the strongest man in the army.
was in striking contrast to the petite fig
ure of the bride. Col Washington was
six feet two inches tall and weighed
about 30 pounds. and though his figure
was always commanding. ne was 1.-the.
agile and graceful in every move. He
walked with a wonderfully swift. elastic
step and stood straight as an arrow. His
features were animated. not Stolid and
his penetrating blue eyes glowed with fire
when he was talking in an Interested
conversation. All who knew him say
that he was full of repressed passion. In
fact. there was nothing whatever slow
about George Washington, and the only
reason he has such reputation for
goodness raised to the power of stupid
ity is because of that cherry tree story.
In London Style.
The fashionable life of the Washing
tons may be imagined from the following
list sent to London in which the general
ordered clothes for himse elf. Mrs. Wash
ington and his two stepchildren. to whom
he was devoted:
For Gen. Washington: "A superflne
velvet suit. with garters for the breeches;
pumps. riding gloves. worked ruffles at 10
shillings a pair: housings of fine cloth
edged with embroidery. plain clothes
with gold or silver buttons
For Mrs. Washington: "A salmon-col-
cred tabby velvet with satin flowers. ruff
fies of Brussels lace or point. to cost EDO:
fine silk hose white and black satin shoes.
six pairs of mitts. six pairs of best Kid
gloves. one dozen most fashionable pocket
liandkerchiefs. "A puckered petticoat. six
pounds of perfumed powder. handsome
breast flowers bouquets de corsage) and
some sugar candy.
Waved a Salute
For Master Gusts. aged eight. and his
livered servant. aged fourteen, there were
long orders. and for Miss Gusts, aged
six, "a coat of fashionable silk. with
bib apron, ruff1es and lace tucker: four
fashionable dresses of long lawn, fine
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savage to. ferocity and unsafe to approach
in the stall or outside. The others he
hitched up to an old military wagon,
using a set, of mule harness reversed.
with the breeching acting as the breast
collar. and with rope tugs. 1t took him
one whole month before he could run a
pair of these zebras together, and six
weeks before a good team could be de-
pended upon. After that they went fair
ly well. He worked them for several
weeks hauling brush and wood. and at
the end they became thin They would
eat only grass. and turned up their noses
at bran and corn. They were good pull
ers and strong. Shortly after turning
them out on pasture they picked up and
grew fat once more.
One of the chief troubles of keeping the
zebras in captivity. Is that they become
infected with worms and parasites of
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Cars Run by Man Power.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Street railway cars operated by manual
power are in use in Mombasa in East
Africa. The light, narrow gauge tracks
are laid through the street and the cars
are for hire. Ike cabs. or are the private
property of officials and wealthy residents
They are little four-wheeled cars. with
one or two cross seats. and each is pro-
PEELED by two natives. Spur tracks are run
into private grounds, SO that persons can
take the cars to their DOORS
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and one day circumnavigating the globe
and a feature which marks his travels is
the fact that he Travelled in British pos
sessions from the day he set sail from
the United States until his homecoming.
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to the capital. and some kind friend had
compassion on the tourist and placed
him In an envelope addressed to Washing
ton.
The tourist" was exactly six months
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Hawkins. y. y Hendrickson. p. j.
Hobby. Cicero l. Holland Frank Sud
diesion. Geo. ID Hudson. Anil n Japp,
D. NJ. Jarrett Elmer v. lessee, Rob
ert Nj JJohnston, c. @ Jones, Henry
r. King w NJ Lindsey, James II.
Lockwood. Ches M London. JOS T..
Manus. A. G. Martin, B a Moore.
VIM Murdoekk. Wm. G.. McAdoo John
r. McCalla, J +. McCants, Henry N.
MCFhany w. =. Norville, Geo. w.
McNeal A d. Orcott. JOS. L. pachel.
w c. Pendetgtaft. JOS NJ Porter, l.
N. P6nam, Robert M Rainey Edgar
s. Ratliff. T.. l. Reeve, A. S Riddle.
m T.. Rider A. f. Ross. a. J Sands,
John S. Sherer, r, Sherman, G. A.
Sheen. W. G. Smith. Howeh Smith,
Ice smith Jos w Smith, David =.
Smith. A. j. Snellson. Geo. H. Stagner.
Frank Stevens, II G. Steltmund. J. %.
Stiyers, W. b Stone Fdward Swim
geil. VIM. Tabor. J. r. Tandy, j. A.
IinottsOn NJ Turner, Harvey Utter.
harN j. Yandcyeer, A. II Vaudeven.
ter Thos p. Workman, Eugene War
russ. Geo. G Whiiehurst Thomas @.
Whitsun J. Roy Williams Ben T.
Williams, Ben r. Wilson
House Officers .-Chas. II. Pittman,
Roy % McManus, Guy A. Crossctt,
Noble A. Gordon, Sidney p. Gute,
May Humphreys, leannette Collar
Laura q. Taylor Lillian Basiord, John
W. Hamilton
Senate Ed Brazell. 206 NORTH
Broad. II. S. Blair. South Broad ;
Clarence Davis. Gl2 East Mansm NJ
r. Eggerman COS East Cleveland s.
A. Cordell 600 East Cleveland: r. $.
CIrd, 4l0 east Oklahoma ayeune les.
Sc Hatchstt Elk's hotel. p NJ. Land.
rum. 206 East Warner. T. f.. Mem
minger. lone hotel: J. S. Morris, Cor
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MALE AELP wANrEp.

YOUNG MEN WANTED for Railway
Mail service; write Immediately
American Standard Railway Institute
Bralcy building. Kansas city, Mo.
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0ipant' line 8, page z, the words and
any tenant thereon" Adopted.
Mr. Branson moved to recommit the
Section for the purpose Of redrafting.
Tabled on motion of Workman
Section 10. as amended was adopted.
Mr. Murary moved 10 reconsider the
vote by which Section t3 was adopt
ed. aud moved to lay his motion on
the table The motion to table car
ried.
Consideration of Section % was ra-
suned.
Mr. Allen (of seeHoyahl moved to
strike out clause b Of Section % Ia
bled on motion Of Durant.
Mr. Casteel moved to substitute S35,
for 1925" in Section 90 Tabled on mo-
tion Of King.
Mr. Ellis moved to strike ont para
graph C. Section %. Tabled on motion
I iof King
Section % as amended was adopted.
Mr. Tillotson moved to adjourn mn
iii $3.50 Tuesday morning Air Chap
nell moved to substitute under the
rules" for $3.50 The substitute mo.
tion lost and the motion 20 adjourn
until $3.50 Tuesday prevailed
House adjourned unit 0;30 Tues.
day morning.
G. IT. PtTTMAN,
CHEF Clerk
G. A. CROSSETT Minute Clerk.
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ID rhose lssuIna InvItatIona.

The following list has been pre-
pared for use of those sending out In
vitations for house members should
address and send bundle to house
postmaster, who viii gladly distribute
them; the same with the senate Fol.
lowing is the list of house members
and house employees who have their
families here. The list also includes
unmarried men and women
State officers and employees. with
families residing here, also married
and unmarried employees.
James Menefee lone. Mrs NJ ~
Menefee. lone A. n Benedict 206 n.
Broad q N Sandlin, 5l2 ~ Perkins:
Reuol Haskell 22i y. First; A. ID.
Humbarger. $40 H. Harrison; Jhas.
E Coles. Royal; Porter spauding.
.C. w King. 3il ~ Broad; Leo Meyer.
no y. Villas: Alfretta Jennings, 1924
W. Noble; Grace Griffith. COG e. Cleye-
land; L. d. Marr, Royal; r. o Cas-.
sidy, lone Frank Lucas; Chas. Chm
nlngham Cal Orner and Miss Ethel
b. j. Waugh, i03 $ Aslt Miss Eva
Seaman. 5l7 w. Springer; j. T. Con
ners, r. r. Woodward r. a. Bilhps
senate chamber, ~ i. Chapman, 1901
W. Cleveland; A. H. Watson. j. T.
McAlester, ls G. Patton 4. j McComb
Chas A. Taylor. Jesse }. Dunn. NJ. E
Trapp Sam A. Haye9. &c. d. Com
erOn Pete Hanraty, ate Barnard.
John b. Turner Chas West. g. J..
lDaugherty W. r. Hendricks. j. 81.
Hayes, Paul Nesbitt. Mont lilghley.
E 6 spillman. Geo. Henshaw. Mitch
Bonner, W. r. Fields. John n COT
teral
HOUSE VIM r Abbott. W II r.
Ain Gearge W. Allen, W. B Anth.
iony VIVA u Armstrong. Jesse n Arm.
strong. X s. = Aahby J II BALDWIN.
T. A Ballard Wm p. Banks. Wm. B
Peck, VIM Id BoWdfp, Ed Bowie, Geo
I W Briggs Fred r Bfanson. Wm ~
Murray, Cbas ~ Broome, O. r.
Brown Milton Bryan. Henry NJ Bnt
/ Ter. Nm s Carson. Frank i. Casteal
lWnl "a Chappei Jesse B. Chastain
Milton p Cope } = Crouch. Curtis
r. Day. John Dyrele Nm A. Dur
ant. Nm y Durham. John W. DnrsL
T. J. Enr,e a. n Farley Albert A.
Ellis. John T.. Evans johr q Ezzard
j. y. Faulkner. Chaa q. Fsher. Chas
a. Fraser Irving w Hart LosaI
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FURNISHED Rooms; three furnished
rooms. modern. reasonable rent Call
at 22l North Second St. or phone SSS.
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Remember that when the Stomach
nerves fail or weaken dyspepsia or indi-
gestion must always follow. But streng-
then these same weak inside nerves
with DR. Shoop's Restorative. and then
see how quickly health viii again re-
turn Weak Heart and Kidney nerves
can also be strengthened with the
Restorative, where Heart pains. palpi.
tation, or Kidney weakness is found
Don't drug The Stomach. nor stimu-
late the Heart or Kidneys That is
wrong Go to the cause nf these all
ments. Strengthen these weak inside
nerves with DR. shoops Restorative
and get well A simple. single test
win surely tell All Dealers
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Call FOR Public School Officers As.
sociation for Oklahoma.

Whereas, The public school interests
of Oklahoma demand that we uni
formly cooperate together in main
tanning the high standard already in
vogue, and realizing that there are
many things of vital Importance need
ing car immediate attention in build.
ing here in Our fair state a public
school system thai viii be The peer
Of anything in the Southwest; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That we hereby issue a
coll for meeting in Guthrie Wednes-
day and Thursday April / and ,, for
the purpose OF organizing a public
school officers association. and that
we urge the attendance of every conn
ty superintendent city superintendent,
members of boards of education and
member Of state board OF education
and examiners OF Oklahoma TO be with
MS on said date and let us begin
that which viii rebound to the credit
Of the state end 10 ourselves.
y ID. CAMERON
State Supt. Pubic Inst
ROY C. CAIN,
Snpt City Schools. Guthrie, Okla
w. T. GILL,
Co Snpt.. Usage Co. Pawhuska. Okla
SNOWDON PARLETTE,
Prln. Logan Co. High school.
Guthrie, Okla
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$4,000 paid by DR. shoop for any
recent case Of Grippe or acute cold
that % cent box OF preVentcs VIII
not break How is this for an offer?
The Doctors supreme confidence In
these little Candy Gold Cure Tablets
Preventics is certainly complete. us
a SlO0 against 25 cents pretty big
odds. And Preventics, remember, CON
tain no Quinine. no laxative. nothing
harsh nor siokening Pneumonia would
never appear IL early colds were al
ways broken. Safe and sure for
feverlsh children As Preyentics 25c.
An Dealers.
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ZOE RIM.

FOR RENT Well furnished 5-room
house and barn, to party without
children cistern in house 42l South
First street
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WANTED--At once, good white girl TO
do ihusswork. 4O3 n. First ST. st
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She SOLD Booze

Chant Okla. arch "a Mrs Ella
miller who lives at Chant, was ar
rested on a charge of selling liquor.
When she was brought into c0ur; she
pleaded gnlty to the charge aud sta,sd
that she was selling the liquor In
order 20 make a living FOR her six
little children She was fined $50
and sentenced to thirty days in jail.
The judge remitted her sentence.
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HELP wANTED-FEMALE

WANTED dish washer at North
Side Inn.
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Killed WoIf win Club.

sallisaw. Okla, arch "a 4~Mrs Mis-
soari Bunch. who lives near Bunch
rostoiIice killed a large gray wolf
with a eirb the other day and has
established the reputation Of being the
hraVest woman In Sequ0yah county
She was out in the woods with two
dogs following her when she noticed
The wolf following One Of the dogs
ran and the other attacked the wolf
The wolf was killing The dog when
Mrs Bunch seized a sieui club and
sailed into the nsht. She killed the
woh
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MiscELLANEoUs.

RELIEF FOR LADIES Original
and only genuine Tansy waiers, put
~ In yellow wrappers and crown
trade mark. Accept no substitute.
B'or sale at all druggists. 5-2S-3e5.
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