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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31

Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31
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from womans ailments invited to write to the names and
addresses here gven for positive proof that Lydia FnKhams
Vegetable Compound does female ills.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31

IumOr removed.
Chicago, ni.-Mrs. Alvena sperling, II Lang
Lindiey, Ind Mrs. May Fry.
Kinsley, Kans. Mrs. Stella clifford Beaman.
Scott, N.Y..Mrs. S. j. Barber.
Cornwallville, MY Mrs. VIM. Boughton.
Cincinnati, MRS. w X .Housh, 7EastyiewAv
Milwaukee, Wis. MRS. Emma Imse, 1853 LIST
St., German.
Change Of Life.
South Bond, Ind. Mrs. Fred Certia, 10l4 s.
Lafayette Street.
Broofaeid, Mo..Mrs. Sarah Lousignont. 2o7
Paterson, Nj Mrs. VIM. somerville, 1o5
Hamburgh Avenue.
North Garnet Street.
Kewaskum, Wis.=Mrs. Carl Dahlke.
Maternity Troubles.
Worcester, Mass. . Mrs. Dosylva Cote, III
Southgate Street.
indianapolis, Ind.-Mrs. A. P. Anderson, 1907
e. Pratt Street.
Big Run, Pa.aMrs. W. E. Pooler.
Atwater Station, O. .ssMrs. Anton Muelhaupt.
Cincinnati, Ohio. .aMrs. Z. H. Maddocks, 2l35
Gilbert Avenue.
M,yadore, Ohio. Mrs. Lee Manages, Box 131.
Dewittvilie, N.Y.-Mrs. A. A. Giles.
Johnstown, n. Y.-Mrs. Homer N. Seaman, ios
Burtonview, Iii. Mrs. Peter Langenbahn.
Avoid operations.
Hampstead, Md.-Mrs. Jos. H. Dandy.
Adrian, Ga.=Lena V. Henry, Route No. 8.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Bessie V. Piper, 20 South
Addison Street.
Louisville, Ky.-Mrs. Sam Lee, 3623 Fourth st.
South West Harbor, Maine . MIS-. Lillian
Robbins, Mt. Desert Light Station.
Detroit, Mich. 81 Mrs. Frieda Rosenau, 544
Meldrum Avenue, German.
Organic DispIacements.
Moxiar Ills Mira Mary Rail-
Ligonier, Ind. Mrs. Eliza Wood, RED. No. q.
Melbourne, Iowa. - Mrs. Clara Waterman,
R. #. ID. No. 1.
Bardstown, Ky.-Mrs. Joseph Hall.
Lewiston, Maine.=Mrs. Henry Cloutier, 90
Oxford Street.
Minneapolis, MInn.sMrs. John G. Moldan,
2115 Second Street, n.
Shamrock, Mo.=Josie Ham, r. #. ID. No. l;
Marlton, N.J.-Mrs. Geo. Jordy, Route No. 8,
Box 40.
Chester, Ark. 50 Mrs. Ella Wood.
Ocilla, Ga.eMrs. T. A. Cribb.
Pendleton, Ind Mrs. May Marshall, R.R. A.
Cambridge, Neb.-Mrs. Nellie Moslander.
These women are only a few o
the power of Lydia E. Pinkham's
diseases. Not one of these wome
form for the use of their names i
ing that we should refer to the
do other suffering women to
Vegetable Compound is reliabl
i II.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31

A Japanese sword used by one of
the emperors about 500 B. c. is still
in existence.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31

Painful Periods.
Goshen, Ala.=Mrs.W. 4. Dalton, Route No. ..
Chicago, Ill.=Mrs. VIM. Tully, 4e5 Ogden Av.
Paw Paw, Mich. .Mrs Emma Draper.
Flushing, Mch.-Mrs. Burt Lloyd, R. F. D.
No3; care of d. A. Sanborn.
Coffeeville, Miss..Mrs. s. j. Jones.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Flora Abr, 1862 Ernst
Cleveland, Ohio Miss Lizzie steiger, $50
Fleet Avenue, Sc.
wesleyville, Pa.=Mrs. Maggie Ester ,R;FD:i.
Dyersburg Tenn. Mrs. Lue Hilliard, RR.1.
Hayfield, Va.sMrs. Mayme Windle.
Herrin, III. MRS Chas. Folkel.
Winchester, Ind Mrs. May Deal.
Dyer, Ind Mrs. VIM. Oberloh, r. f. ID. MOL.
Baltimore, Md. Mrs. W. s. Ford, 1898 Lans-
Ro1bury, Mass.sMrs. Francis Merkle, ,i3 Field
Street.
Clarksdaie, Mo.-Miss Anna Wallace:
Guysyille, Ohio. Mrs. Ella Michael, REDS.
Dayton, Ohio. - Mrs. Ida Hale, Box 2, Ma
tional Military Home.
Lebanon, Pa.-Mrs. Harry L. Rittle, 2a3 Lsh-
man Street.
Sykes, Tenn Minnie Hall.
Detroit, Mich. Mrs. Louise jung, 332Chestnus
st. Ovarian Trouble.
vincennes. Ind. Mrs. Syl. b. Jerauld, COS N.
Tenth Street.
Gardiner, Maine 8. A. williams, r. F.
D. No. IA; Box 80.
Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Chas. Boell, 2407 N.
Plattsburg, Miss .-MissVernawilkes,R ,R.FDI.
Female weakness.
Willimantic, Conn..Mrs. Eta Donovan, Boz
200.
woodside, Idaho.= Mrs. Rachel johnson.
Rockland, Maine.s Mrs. Will Young, Col
umbia Avenue.
Scottville. Mich.-Mrs. j. q. johnson, REDS.
Dayton, Ohio. Mrs. +. II. Smith, 431 Elm st.
Erie, Pa Mrs. j. p. Endlich, X. f. ID. Mol.
Beaver Falls, Pa. Z. Mrs. ". P. Boyd, 2l09
Seventh Avenue.
Fairchance, Pa.=Mrs. 7. A. Dunham, Box 162.
Fort Hunter, Ps.=Mrs. Mary Jane Shatto.
East Earl, Pa.=Mrs. Augustus Lyon, R.F.D.2
Vienna, W. Va.sMrs. Emma Wheaton.
Nervous Prostration.
Oronogo, Mo. Mrs. Mae Mcknight.
Camden, MI Mrs. Tillie Waters, 45l Liber-
ty Street.
Joseph, Oregon. Mrs. Alice Huffman.
Philadelphia, Pa. - Mrs. John Johnston, 2l0
Siegel Street.
Christiana, Tenn.=Mrs. Mary Wood, r. F. D.
No. 3.
Pecos, Tezas.=Mrs. Ada Young Eggleston.
Graniteville, Yt.-Mrs. Chas. Barclay, RID.
thousands of living witnesses of
CounOund tO ollra female
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31

The value of red light in prevent
ing the sufferers being marked by
smallpox was scientifically discovered
anew few years ago by Finsen of
the violet light rays fame.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1909-03-31
Superstitions Of the Sea.

Color more goods brighter and faster colors than o
can dye any garment without ripping apart Write fo
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Gates Games.

This story is being told OF John w.
Gates: His varied financial interests
had called him to Texas city and
the news of his arrival was bruited
long before the event.
The good livers of the city assem-
bled in order to inaugurate a poker
game. After much energy and dis
cussion a fund of $4,000 was gath
cred. The plan was to invite Gates
into the game. The Texans felt that
they had very large. not to say an
appalling capital. A committee wait
ed upon the financisr to inform him
that such game was in progress and
that they were ready for him.
Gentlemen" said he, "I have no
time"
1t was urged with great eloquence
that treasury of,$2O, ,00O was in per-
feet readiness. Again Gates refused
and again the urging was resumed.
Finally Gates lost patience. He pro-
duced a quarter. Gentlemen" he
said. "I'n toss you for the $4,000"
The committee melted away
Philadelphia Record.
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Potsdam VS.. BERLIN.

Berlin is strictly business to the
Hohenzollerns; but they do rot let
that grim affair spoil the sweetness of
Potsdam. The people seem human
and sympathetic, the martial statuary
gentle and amateurish after the feroc-
ity OF Berlin. Even the four Romans
about one of the fountains who are
hurrying away with the four Sabines
are doing 1t like gentlemen, and the
frowns of the ladies are paipably as
sumed. A lion and a tiger, both on
the verge of purring, watch you as
you climb toward an arch surmounted
by the most genial eagle in the world.
Beside the main fountain there is
statue of Mars shying a little javelin,
His dog-like wolf is joyously on the
bound to retrieve it, and you fancy
that the man OF might is about to
wink at Mercury, who is placidly
tying his winged shoes over beyond
the goldhshes, and at Diana, who is
taking roguish ride on an inimitable
dragon. Robert Haven Schaufler's
"PotsGam-the Playground of the
Hohenzollerns, In the Century.
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Washington's BirthpIace.

Mount Vernon has become a great
mecca for the American tourist; at
Yorktown and Valley Forge stand
stately reminders ef the First Gen
tleman of Amerioe, while in every
part of the land the smallest memen-
toes of his life and actions are relig-
iously preserved, but in magnificent
decay on the lower Potomac lies
Wakefield Farm, which was asso-
ciated with his early life. simple
granite shaft marks the spot where
George Washington was born, and a
few bricks and stones are all that re-
main of his early home.
The old country mansion was
burned early in the last century, but
the brick chimney, within whose arch
four people could sit, and the corner
stones, with portion of the founda-
tion, were saved. Shortly before the
Civil War the historic farm passed
into the hands Of family which at
first showed some appreciation for It's
associations. A succeeding genera
tion, however, tore down the chimney
and the remnant of the walls in order
to secure the bricks. A marble slab
bearing an inscription giving the date
of Washington's birth and other in
formation, which had been set into
the great arch. was removed 60 the
old family graveyard. - in Acing
it beneath two ancie Als trees
planted by the motheF< Asg, sgton
It was bToken. and >ekta lie
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washington as On Athlete.

When Washington was command
er-in-chief Of the army on one occa-
sion he went to the quarters of Colo
mel Timothy Pickering, who had a
negro servant named Primus. He
found the colonel absent, but to Pri-
mus apology replied:
1T does not matter. am greatly
in need of exercise, and you must help
me to get some before your master
returns"
Under Washington's direction the
negro tied a rope to a neighboring
tree, breast high. Primus was or
dered to stand at some distance and
hold 1t horizontally extended. Wash
ington ran forward and backward for
some time, jumping over the rope as
he came and went, until he was salts
fed with his exercise.
He learned fencing when quite
young. His teacher was an old sol
dier who had seen service in the In
dies. His stone-throwing feats across
the Rappahannock, over the Pali-
sades and to the top of the Natural
Bridge. in Virginia, are mentioned by
all HIS biographers.
Charles Peale, the artist. tells us
when he was painting his pictures at
Mt. Vernon, in 1872, he saw him toss
bar very much farther than several
young experts who were testing their
strength in that way.
General washington was a .splen-
did hOrseman. There was no animal
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know" announced the consulting
sage, but if blood-letting does not
relieve him 1 must increase the dose
Of calomel." After the third bleed
ing-in which we are not surprised
to learn that Washington arm yield
ed its life fluid more slowly than it
had before-the sore throat contin-
ued, in spite Of the last consulting
doctor, and when his wearied body
failed to resnond to a heroic over
dose of calomel the two consulting
physicians retired and left Washing
ton to die. Is there any mystery in
his death?-Utica Observer.
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he could not master, and he never
lost his seat in the saddle. Fox hunt
ing was one of his favorite amuse-
ments, and at the meet" few OF his
friends or neighbors were better
mounted than he. He usually rode a
large, fiery animal of great endur-
ance, called Blueskin. The names of
some OF his other horses were Chink-
ling. Valiant, Ajax and Magnolia.
The names of some of his hunting
dogs were Vulcan, RingwoOd, Singer,
Truelove, Music, Sweetlips, Forester
and lockwood. During the season
he hunted two or three times a week.
His pleasure was not the find, but the
hunt, for he admits in his diary that
the foxes nearly always escaped, but
the main end in view - excitement
and recreation-had been achieved.
News.
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1t was Oil December IA, 1893. a
little before noon, and Mr.. Ticknor
Gays: II often heard persons say at
the time that one could know how
far the news had spread by the clos
ing OF the shops. Each man, when he
heard that Washington was dead,
shut his store as a matter of course,
without consultation, and in two
hours all business was stopped.
My father came home and could
not speak he was so overcome. My
mother was alarmed to see him in
such state till he recovered enough
to tell her the bad news. For some
time every one, even the children,
wore Grape upon the arm. No boy
could go into the street without It.
wore it, though only eight years
old"
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..Mystery. of Washington,s neath.

mystery OF WaShingtOn's Death.
Clement X. Shorter, an English
writer of more or less distinction.
surprised everybody last week by
printing in a London newspaper an
article in which he asserted there
was a mystery surrounding the death
Of General George Washington about
which Americans hesitated to talk.
II there be a mystery we should like
to know what II is.
George Washington caught cold
when riding over his plantation at
Mount Vernon on the afternoon of
December IL. 1899. Forty-eight
hours later he died
He was attended by three of the
best physicians of that part of the
country. He was bled no less than
three times to relieve a sore throat,
and he was dosed with calomei
enough to deprive a healthy man Of
his life. But what is the mystery?
Enlightened physicians frequently
assert that General Washington was
killed, that he was bled to death and
poisoned with caIomel. Tobias Lear,
his secretary, says that after the doc
tor had bled him to the extent of
half a pint Washington interrupted
with the remark: 1.-THE cash is not
big enough; make 1t wider" And
the highly trained professional idiot
proceeded to do So Does your
throat feel any better?" asked the
learned leech. Its very sore" mur-
INJURED Washington. When the sec
ond physician arrived Mrs. Washing
ton tried to stay his murderous hand
by protesting th ''the General was
too old man t stand much bleed
ing" Eyes, yes said the mighty
doctor Number ~. ''In be cautious
in blood-letting'
And then he proceeded to rob his
country's Father of a full pint of
life's most precious fluid. When the
third physician had come he rolled
his eyes solemnly and said: '.I will
bleed him. I'VE both tried that"
said the other doctors. "Yes,
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Our First Presidents Gifts Letter WriterWaS Not
Exempt From AbuSeA Celebration That Was PurpoSely
Omtted--The Trouble Over the Jay TreatyThe Mother
of Washington.

times, but the matter Of the letters
was stated plainly and fully.
There seems to be no end to the
discovery of his letters. After the
publication of enough to fill twenty
octave volumes every anniversary Of
his birth elicits additions to our
stock.
One thing is very remarkable: No
matter how many letters are disin-
TERED, no matter how private their
nature, we always find in them the
same wise, just, sound hearted Wash
ington. No disagreeable disclosures
,oblige us to reconsider our estimate
of the moral worth of the man.
Whether he is writing to an overseer
about refractory negro, or to a nep-
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Nsnsieur LapicQue informs the.
French Society OF Biology that Is
100000 human beings in the c.
region commonly employ salt OF po-
tassium instead of salt OF sodium
for seasoning their food. They OBJ
tain this salt from the ashes Of Ger
tain plants. Recently since the open
ing up of the country. ordinary sEa
has been largely imported, but the'
negroes regard 1t as insipid, and
abandon with regret the use of thef<
familiar ashes. They take the Inn +
ported salt only because 1t is cheap 5
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The eheapness of Life.


During last year labor in. the Uni.
ted States lost nearly $4,000 lives in
the course of employment. There
We're also about 100000 accidents.
Most industries involve risks. some
greater than others. The accident
rate of electricians is excessive Thai
''oI coal miners is $40 per 1000 in the
United States to 1.29 per 1000 in the
United> Kingdom. This proportion
nolds among the railroad EMPLOYEES
We lost 1850 per 1000 to Germanv,s
-.y2 per 1900. In other words. we
slaughtered on the average 915 moro
Goa miners than England and 17s5
more railroad employees than Ger
many. s>>.
Two conditions account for this ex-
'cess1ve death rate that runs through
out all our departments of labor.
First, the. reckless Indifference and
careiessness, united with an inherent
dislike to obedience, that characterize
our American workmen. Second. the
unwillingness of employers TO install
accident saving devices, and to COM
pei military obedience to preventive
orders.
Germany has permanent exhibit
tion OF accident saving devices which
has been productive of great benefit
~ life. This feature England fs
~ living - pnefr,, r,<.-$s ~. III zrHR -
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She Was a Real Orator.

Senator Beverldge during a RI
visit to Portland talked about
tory.
The campaign he said. ~hal
given us oratory more remarkable fo
quantity than quality. True orator,
is that which brings results, is tha
which converts an audience of enc
mics to an audience Of supporters
Such oratOry is rare.
Il have friend whose wife.
'suffragette.' is a great oratos
speeches from the platform areV
derful, and her husband the
day gave me an illustration of
efficiency of her private speeches.
An agent called on my wife thi.
afternoon he said, and tried to sell
her new wrinkle eradicator.'
And how did the man make out ?
said L. n
He left in half an hour was az
answer, with gross of bottles 81
wrinkle eradicstor of my wife's own
manufacturs that he had purchased
from her. Portland Orsgonian.
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Weak
Heart Action

There are certain nerves
that control the action
of the heart. When they
become weak, the heart
action is impaired. Short
breath, pain around heart,
choking sensation, palpi-
tatiOn, fiuttering, feeble
or rapid pulse, and other
distressing symptoms fol-
low. DIR. Miles Heart Cure
is a medicine especially
adapted to the needs of
these nerves and the mus
cular structure of the
heart itself. 1t is a
strengthening tonic that
brings speedy relief.
Try tt.
For years I suffered with what I
thought was stomach trouble. when
the doctors told me 1 had heart
trouble 1 had tried many remedies.
when the. Dr. Miles almanac came
into my hands. and concluded to
try DR. Miles Heart Cure / have
taken three bottles. and now / am
not suffering at all. I am cured and
THIS medicine did 1t. I write this In
tle hope that IL will attract the at
tention Of others who suffer as I did -
MRS. ID. BARRON.
so4 Main St. CovingtOn. Ky.
Your druggist sells Or. Miles Heart
Cure, and We authorize him to return
price OF first bottle (onIy) II II faIfs
to benefit you.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1909-02-18
Ringing the Changes.

AS to Washington's birthday, the
changes have been rung on the cher
ry tree and the hatchet motives. .un-
til little more can be said on the sub
ject. Jack Horner pies in patriotic
designs are to be had, and flags play
an important part in the schemes of
decoration.
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there to-day. moss-grown and vine
covered.
1t was in 1895 that the National
Government erected at Wakefield a
miniature copy of the Washington
monument, with the inscription
"Washington's Birthplace" and in
small letters at the base the words
Erected by the United States, A. d.
1895" - Walden Fawcett. in the
Woman's Home Companion.
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A Sentiment by Madison.

am not less sure that General
Washington would have spurned a
sceptre, if within his grasp, than
am that it was out of his reach If he
had secretly sighed for thames
Madison.
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OTHER FISH 10 Fry

"Ma'am, here's man at the door
with parcel for you.
What is it. Bridget?"
It's fish. ma'am. and it's marked
G. o. D."
Then make the man take Il
straight back to the dealer. ordered
tronkrRHE& &fimore American
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hew at school who is giving his teach
er trouble, or to a storekeeper of his
Christmas bill, we see him just and
considerate, intent on doing the thing
that is exactly right.
WashingtOn's Mother,
In the little old house in Charles
street, Fredericksburg, Virginia,
Washington mother, who was in her
day famous cook and housewife,
was at times fond of giving a small
dance and dinner party"
There, ION the waxed floor of the
front room, lighted by numerous can
dies" the bellies and beaux of other
days did dance righte merrily." In
a diary now worn and yellow with
age, one bright-eyed belle tells:
my petticoat was OF lowered
Peach satin, with long-waisted Coat
of White. A lace 'Kerchief was gath
cred round my shoulders, and my
Arms were bare to the Elbow. A
string of Milk-white Pearls did tie
around my throat My hair / had
high and pleasing Powdered. And
silver Buckles were upon my Shoes.
old Mr.. l., one of the neigh
bors, happened to drop in one morn
ing while Mrs. Washington was busy
in her dairy, was requested to come
there If he cared to speak to her. He
entered, found Mrs. Washington
with skirts turned up and sleeves
rolled busy with the fresh made but
ter, which she was moulding in a
wooden tray. For you know, Mr..
L." she said. my tongue and
my hands may be employed st the
same time without loss"
WashingtOn's Death.
Mr.. George Ticknor, who wrote
1.-The History of Spanish Literature"
and ''The Life of Prescott" remem-
bered distinctly the death of Wash
ington. He says in his diary:
There never was more striking
or more spontaneous tribute paid to
man than was paid in Boston when
the neEs came of Washington's
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CHESAPEAKE STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
Effective Feb'y Gath. 1908.
"CHESApE LINE"


ELEG ANT PASSENGER STEAMERH
COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA.
For OLD POINT COMFORT and NOR,
FOLK, VA.
Steamers leave Baltimore daily Eek
cept Sunday ct 8 80 F. NJ and leayf
Old Point Comfort at 6 90 A. M. a4f
Norfolk at 100 a NJ. where connec
is made with the Rail Lines for a.
South
YORK RIVER LINE
ELEGANT PASSENGER S1Ht
ATLANTA"
For WEST POINT and RICH
VA.
Steamer leaves Baltimore
Thursday aud Saturday at 5 W
arrive West Point at 2 As A. NJ. :
mond at 9 30 A. N
Steamers call Rt Gloucester
ment's. Clay Bank and Allmc H
STEAMERS. :, LEAVE BATTING y
FROM PIERS 18 AND 10 LI0H1
STREET WHARF.
Through .Ticifets TO ali points may
secured, baggage checked and sta
rooms reserved frJm the City Ticket
ices, lie r. Baltimore street. ARTS
w. ROBSON. Agent. 1877 z. EaitiUS;
street. or the ,Ge2cral OfEiccs. Lght and
Lee streets, Baltimore. Nd. e
K. e FOSTER,
General Manages.
Z J CHI3M ~
General PasscngE
T. N. McDANNELl e.
Ass't 0en'i p
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washington's Letter Writing.

Washington must have been one
of the most industrious of men, par
.ticularly with the pen; although, like
most men of out-of-door habits, he
had no great love for that little in
strument, said in the hands Of the
truly great to be 'mightier than the
sword"
He did not enjoy bending over a
desk when the sky was clear, and his
horse was paving before his door,
impatient for the expected canter to
farm five miles away. He loved to
be on horseback, chasing the fox. or
riding over his estate to inspect the
growing crops and the lazy cultiva-
tors thereof
But the master OF this man was
duty Obedient to the behests Of
duty, he wrote during his lifetime of
sixty-seven years many thousands of
letters, some of them very long, and
all written with care and exactness.
Spelling and punctuation were not al
ways up to the standard of modern