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The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

The bill granting statehood to Ari-
zona and New Mexico passed the
House February 18th by unanimous
vote
The Senate adopted the conference
report on the Mondell-Smoot bill per-
mitting the entry of 320-acre home
steads.
The President sent message of
congratulation to Governor Gillett Of
California on the defeat of the Japan
ese school segregation bill.
The house has passed the Mondell
bill granting the Montana, Wyoming
G. Southern railway right of way
across the Fort Keogh military reser-
vation.
The Senate passed the bill which
previously had passed the House ex-
tending the provisions of the Carey
desert land law to Arizona and New
Mexico.
The following rural routes have
been ordered established in Colorado:
Arriba, Lincoln county, route 2, serv-
ing ia families; Genoa, Lincoln coun-
ty, route /, serving 112 families.
Senator Guggenheim offered an
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill providing $4,000 to build road
from Las Animas, Colo. to the United
States naval hospital near that place.
Forester Pinchot will make visit to
Denver some time during March to
personally hear complaints which Col
orado citizens may wish to make con-
corning the administration of the for
est service.
The Senate passed the bill previous
ly passed in the House extending the
time for final entry of mineral claims
within the Shoshone Indian reserva-
ton, Wyoming, from three to five
years.
In the little white stone Grace Re-
formed church which he has attended
ever since he has been in Washington.
President Roosevelt Monday night
was given farewell reception by the
members of the congregation.
The members of Congress who died
during the first session of the present
congress were eulOSiZeu III n opeSihi
session of the House Of Representatives
Sunday. They were Senator William
Pinkney Whyte of Maryland, who died
March 17tn, and Representative Will
liam H. Parker Of South Dakota, who
died on April 7th last.
Senator Guggenheim offered amend
ments to the sundry civil and agricul-
tural appropriation bills. appropriating
$4,000 for professorship, and $2,500
for experiments in forestry at the Col
orado State Agricultural College.
An appropriation Of $12,O00,00o Is
proposed for the construction Of auN-
iliary ships, such as transports, dis-
patch boats. cruisers and scouts, that
may be necessary in time of war, in IN
amendment to the naval bill offered
by Senator Eewlands. Tho amend
.ment also provides that In time Of
peace the vessels shall be leased for
commercial Use.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

1t is estimated that more than L.
100000 people participated in the cele-
bration of Lincolns birthday in New
York city. More than 100000 children
attended exercises in the 561 public
schools.
The Indiana Senate, by vote Of
twenty-five to eighteen, adopted the
majority report recommending the
passage Of the Brolley bill permitting
Sunday baseball. The bill had already
passed the House
The Hotel Clarendon at Sea Breeze,
one of the largest resort hotels on the
east coast of Florida, together with ten
cottages adjoining the house, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 14th inst. The
215 guests who were asleep at the time
escaped without injury
The published rumor Of the destruc-
tion of Port Limon. Costa Rica, by
tidal wave, had origin in interruption
in the telegraph service caused by
iandslides following exceedingly heavy
rains. The landslides greatly damaged
Port Limon, which is town of 5000
inhabitants, and there was loss of life.
At Pau, France, on the 18th inst,
Wilbur Wright had his sister as a
passenger in his aeroplane. 1t was
her first flight and they remained in
the air for eight minutes. Prior to
this Mr.. Wright had made a five-min-
ute flight with Countess Lambert as
lesson to Count Lambert.
In New York city the official cele-
bration of Lincoln's birthday was held
in Cooper Union in the hall in which
Lincoln made his first public address
in the East. Mayor George B. McClel-
Ian presided, and addresses of appreci-
alton and tribute to Lincoln were de-
DR.. Lyman Abbott.
Jack" Binns, the wireless telegraph
operator who was on the steamer Re-
public at the time of her collision last
month with the steamer Florida, was
given rousing reception in Peterbor-
ough, England, his native town, when
he arrived from London. A procession
of carriages escorted him to the guild
hall, where the mayor presented him
with an address of welcome.
The longest journey ever made by
balloon from New England point
was completed on the night of the 18th
inst, when the big pommern of st.
Louis international race fame, carrying
six passengers, came to earth in the
town of Standish close to Lake Sebego,
Maine, about 7:30 o'clock, after a
flight of approximately 175 miles in
an air line from North Adams, Mass.
In a speech at New York Booker
Washington said that the condition of
Liberia, with it's 10000 civilized ne
groes and about million and a half
uncivilized people in the Hinterland, is
serious. He hopes that Congress will
carry out the recommendation made
by former Secretary Root and by Pres
ident Roosevelt in the direction of
lending practical assistance through
the sending of three commissioners to
Liberia as early as possible.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

much as it was when Mrs. Washing
ton lived there. The room IN which
she died and her bed are preserved in
tact.
The Ferry farm in Wasnlngton's
time comprised about 1000 acres. 1t
was on this land that Burnside CON
Quoted his main operations against
the confederate position behind Fred
ericksburg. After more than cen
tury of transfers and subdivisions the
Washington homeseat has been re-
duced to 200 acres. The present own
er is F. III. Oorson. a farmer.
One of the original Washington
houses is standing about 100 yards
from the Corson cottage. Only the
weather boarding has been renewed.
1t is frame shanty, and the story
goes that it was used as an Office of
the estate when the Washingtons lived
there.
OF the 200 acres surrounding the
house two are in garden and orchard,
is in oak timber and the remainder in
farming land, planted this year in
wheat and corn. When Corson bought
VIC i"iu II was uVcpi! sS"iie' WIN
Burnside's earthworks there being 13
gun pits near where the house stands.
| These pits have been obliterated, with
the exception of one, which has been
| lett AS a relic.
Fredericksburg has grown south
ward till part of the city is directly
across from the Washington home
| site The steamboat landing on the
city side is within easy pistol shot of
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
WOULD KEEP THE DANGEROUS
PLACES CLEAR BY USE
OF BOMBS.
PLAN OF 0URAY Miners
CHAIN OF BOMBS ToBE FIRED BY
ELECTRICITY AFTER HEAVY
SNoWFALLS.

Ouray, Colo.-The recent run of the
famous Waterhole snowslde, when
four men were killed; the memory of
former disastrous slides in this dis
trict when numerous lives were lost
and great property damage done, and
try here during the present winter on
account of the heavy snow, has set
mining men to thinking and plan has
been devised whereby it is thought
that serious danger from snowslides
in this district in years to come will
be eliminated If the plan is success
fully worked out here, it will probably
be extended to Silverton, Telluride and
other camps where serious loss is
caused by slides nearly every winter
and spring.
bombs connected by wires SO that they
can be fired by electricity following
each heavy snowfall, thus making the
slides run with frequency, but with
less volume. Another plan considered
feasible in running the slides is the
use of cannon to throw shells into the
courses of slides and start them.
The plans are being widely dis
cussed here and prominent mining
men say they will probably be tried
next fall and believe they will be sue.
cessful. The SHOWS this winter have
been heavier than Tor years and slides
are more threatening and frequent
than for a number of years, but each
year they must be contended with and
each winter mine operators are trou-
bled with men leaving the work for
fear of their lives.
For the last week the Camp Bird
mine has been closed, laying off about
200 men, because of fear of slides and
it only resumed work this morning.
Other mine workings are closed for
the same reason and the expense
caused from these shutdowns, it is ar.
gued, would more than pay the cost of
employing the contemplated methods
of averting the danger.
The danger from slides usually fol.
lows heavy fall of snow and they are
started by the least little thing. AT
present the wires of the Telluride
Power Company form a network over
most of the hills, and the plan is, be
fore snow comes next fall, for men led
by a competent engineer to go into
the hills and plant several bombs at
the sites of slides. all of which are
well known by mining. men. Then
when heavy snow falls and slide
is imminent the bombs will be dis
charged by electricity at these slides
which will doubtless run, but their
volume will be so small that with pro
per precautions neither property nor
life will be destroyed.
There will be little danger then OF
further slides until the next heavy fall
of snow. when the same method can
be repeated.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Washington Farm oppo..

Washington until 1t burned after
George had changed his place of living
to his halfbrother's home in Mount
Vernon. After the fire Mrs. Washing
ton removed to a small frame cottage
in Fredericksburg. where she lived
many years, and where she died. 1t
was in this house that Washington
look his last leave Of his mother, four
months before her death. The house
still stands at the corner of Charles
and Lewis streets. 1t is owned by
the Society for the Preservation Of
Virginia Antiquities, and is furnished
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20
Northwestern REACHING Out.

Denver-The Republican Monday
morning says: Yesterdays dispatches
confirming the sale of the Penn-Wy-
oming Mining Company's properties,
including the Ferris-Haggerty mine
and 1,0O0-ton smelter at Grand En-
campment, Wyo.. and the Saratoga &
Encampment railroad, connecting with
the Union Pacific at Saratoga. Wyo.,
to a coterie of Chicago capitalists, Is
an indication that the first step has
been taken in the project by which the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad will
reach the bituminous and anthracite
coal fields of Colorado, first announced
in The Republican one month ago.
That the Northwestern is behind the
deal is not doubted by Routt county
people now in Denver, nor by F. o.
Willmarth of Casper. who is now stop
ping at the Albany hotel. The build
ing of one more short link. some forty
miles in length, will place the North
western, which is Vanderbilt system,
and one of the largest railroad corpo-
rations in the United States, at the
door of the mammoth Routt county
fields of both bituminous and anthra-
cite. The Northwestern now has to
haul its coal from the Illinois fields.
1000 miles up grade. whereas coal Of
much superior quality can be made
available at comparatively small ex-
pense. The news that Northwestern
surveyors have been making exhaust
i've examinations of the route to be
traversed by the short remaining link
was brought to Denver by Routt coun
ty people month ago.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20


house in which Washington was born
Is Blenheim house, built by William
Augustin Washington nephew of
George Washington and son of George
Washington's elder half-brother Au-
gustine. Lena Washington Hunger
ford. greatgreat-g -grandniece of George
Washington. dwells there to-day
Fredericksburg by the Rappahan-
mock was the boyhood home of George
Washington. There he attended school
to Mr.. Hobby, and there the apochry-
phal cherry tree incident was laid; :;
there he subdued the wild colt,
and there he threw a silver dollar. or
other object, across the Rappahannock
river. The colt incident is believable
and the pitching story is plausible
1t was at Fredericksburg that Wash
ington was initiated into Masonry. 1t
was there that he took final leave of
his mother before assuming the office
of president in New York, and 1t was
there that Mrs. Washington, success
sively known in that city and the
country roundabout as the Rose of
Epping Forest. Belle of Lancaster
the Roman Matron" and "Old Ma
dame died August 25, 1888
Not long after the birth of George
Washington, between Popes and
Bridges creeks in Westmoreland coun-
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

burial ground close to the grave Of
Mary Washington. and inclosed their
lot with high brick wall, leaving
the Washington grave outside. Mary
Washington's grave was long neglect
ed. Various efforts to erect monu-
ment failed, until in the early '90s
F. Federicksburg auctioneer offered the
land on which the grave was for sale.
This aroused indignation, money was
subscribed and May 10. 1894, the pres
ent classic shaft that marks the grave
Of Mary. Mother of Washington" was
dedicated.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

Mrs. Bedeliah Durham. who on the
morning of February sth shot and
killed her husband out OF fear that he
would do her two small children bod
lily harm, was practically exonerated
by the coroner's jury investigating the
affair, it being determined that the
shooting was justifiable.
The jones Caftle Company of Ber-
thoud will build Marshall Reservoir
No. 2, southwest of Johnstown, by
throwing dam across a deep gulch
and catching seepage, flood and waste
water from the st. Vrain river.
The Glenwood post., 1909-02-20

ANY of the kindred of
George Washington are liv-
ing on the ancestral lands
in Westmoreland county.
Virginia. Within pistol
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

gan the practice Of law In New York
don II and in 1855 he went to Chicago
and engaged In the Wholesale grocery
business. In this and other CONNER.
cisl pursuits he has amassed a large
fortune. Before entering the cabinet
he disposed OF his holdings in the big
grocery firm and resigned az director
Of the Commercial National bank Of
Chicago. Mr.. MacVeagh has always
been Interested In movements for the
public welfare, locally and nationally.
He has been president Of the Chicago
Citizens association. the Chicago
Bureau Of Charities and the Municipal
Art League, vice-presidcnt Of the
American Civic association, and chair
man Of the immigration department Of
the National Civic Federation. Mr..
MacVcagh formerly was a Democrat
and in 1894 he was nominated for
United States senator by the Demo.
Gratis Of Illinois, but was defeated in
the Legislature. He supported Grover
Cleveland. but afterward changed his
l"''y "''Vsihb'' D''hI6' vi IDs hVtI-
tude Of the Democratic party on the
money question.
Dickinson 10 War Secretary.
Jacob NJ. Dickinson OF Tennessee
and Chicago, the new secretary OF
war. was born IN 1861 at Columbus,
Miss. He graduated from the Uni.
versity Of Nashville in 1872 and after.
ward studied law at Columbia college,
at the University Of Lcipsiz and in
Paris. He served several times by
special commission on the supreme
bench OF Tennessee and was assist
ant attorney general Of the United
States In 1857.
Wilson Retains His Place.
Only one member OF the Roosevelt
cabinet retains his portfolio under
Mr.. Taft. That is James Wilson OF
Iowa, secretary Of agriculture. 30 ex.
cellent had been his work In that posi
ton that there WAS no serious talk OF
making a change. Born In Scotland In
1885. Mr.. Wilson came TO the United
States In 1852 and three year later
settled in Iowa. In 1861 he engaged In
farming In Tama county. He was a
member Of the Iowa assembly for
three sessions and speaker Of the
house for one session. and also was Q
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
Bill Changes Cost Plan.

Jefferson City-Representative kies
Of Cape Girardeau county nitro
duced q bill In the house which, II
passed, will deny the right Of counties
TO call on the state to pay costs In
criminal cases and will stop the state
tax on dramshop licenses. The latter
provision is said TO be intended TO
Offset the county unit bill, already
gone to engrossment In the house,
which permits counties TO vote as q
whole uDon anti.liquor propositions.
The Kies bill Ia certain to provoke
spirited discussion when II comes up.
II will revolutionIzc the present sys.
tenn, by which the state bears, practi-
cally all the expenses OF criminal
cases In the county. placing the bur
den upon the counties. II reads, In
part:
IAN taxes levied On dramshop II.
censcs shall be levied only for county,
city or town purposes. and no tax for
state purposes shall be levied Or col.
iected on such license. Such dram.
shop license shall not be less than
$3.50 nor more than $3.50 for county
purposes for every period OF six
months. and In addition thereto the
proper authorities Of incorporated
towns or cities may impose al add
tionsl license tax. by ordinance, for
municipal purposes"
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
eIsekbIrd with Two Heads.

At Linw0od. near Paisley, Scotland,
. blackbird. which is the unique pro
lessor OF two almost distinctly formed
heads. has been II has two bills,
and has oeen seen to pick and make
use OF both, but whether II pass
food through both cannot yet be dcn.
nitely stated.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
ChHd's Pathetic Suicide.

At BollYer, Pa, recently. Mary Es.
tella. eight years old. committed sui
eide. She grieved over the death OF
her mother. Papa. ! am going to
shoot" she said. and before he had
time TO realize the meaning OF the
words the girl fred a bullet into her
temple.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
A Matrimonial Oversjuht.

II never seems to occur to persons
who are getting married that they
ought TO take each other for good a.
well as for better or worse.-Philsdel.
phia Record.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

Philander Chase Knox Of PcDnsyl.
vania. secretary Of state ia the cab
met Of President Taft, was born at
Brownsville, Pa, In 1853, He was
graduated from Mount Union college,
Ohio. In 1872, and three years later
wa admitted ia the bar. During the
years 1876 and 1877 he served az aB-
sIstant United States district attorney
for the western district Of PenDsyl.
vania. In the latter wear he formed
a law partnership with James ~. Reed
which still exists and which has rep.
resented many large corporations, in
Guiding the Carnegie Company. Mr..
Knox entered President McKinley's
cabinet as attorney general In April,
1901. serving until 1904, when he was
elected United States senator from
Pennsylvania. The latter position he
resigned 10 become the head Of Prcsi.
dent Taft's cabinet.
Macveaoh for tho Treasury.
Franklin MacVcagh, secretary OF the
treasury. was born on farm in
Chester county, Pennsylvania, gradu.
at"d from Yale In 1862 and from
Columbia Law school In 1864. He be.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
Peanut Oh Well Liked.

In Europe q nrstclass peanut oil IL
the most highly esteemed Of vegetable
oils after olive oil. II IL also used
In the manufacture Of butter substi.
tutss. The iow-grsds oils are used
for soar.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
Good Company.

Religion cannot illuminate philo.
~sophical discussions. Philosophical
discussions can confirm religious
'rnths. And therefore seek the com.
pany Of truly religious people and OF
real philosophers. the living as well
as the dead.--TOlstOy.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
Hint for tho laxative.

There is much to be said for silence.
II the majority OF people could be
made to exercise themselves regularly
In restraint Of tho tongue the general
business Of this planet would be con.
siderably expedited.-Pall Mall "a.
zette.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
To KIN an Evil Odor.

Dried orange peel allowed TO smoi.
der on a piece Of red.hot iron or on an
old shovel. will kill a5y bad odor In q
room anil leave a fragrant one behind.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11

In a western home. Lynne, -four
years old. was %kneeling on the car
pet before a low window. intently
watching the falling snow rs It was
rapidly covering the prairie. lie
turned and said reverently: "Aun'
Lizzie, God sends II down. ana he
spreads II 80 Observation-Disclosures.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
To One Kind OF Woman.

Here's to the mi who has Q
smile for every Joy. q tear for Q
sorrow. q consolation for every grief,
an excuse for every fault. a prayer for
every misfortune. and encouragement
for every hOpe.-Whnt.to. Eat.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
JEFFERSON CITY RESIDENTS ARE
UNANIMOUS IN SUPPORT OF
siLvER's RESOLUTION.
FOR 4 S,5O0,OO0 EO|F|cE
Many Think Appropriation Of 5000.
COO Not Adequate for Struc.
ture Needcd-Site Not
Satisfactory.

they may divide on other matters
pending before the general assem-.
bly,. there is no division among the
residents OF Jefferson City on the
loint and concurrent resolution offered
by Silver Of 81. Charles county and
which provides for a constitutional
amendment and tho expenditure Of
$4,000, 900 for a rev capitol.
Politics rum high in the capital city
and mCst Of the voters who I've here
are bitter partisans. but they agree
On any matter that has for Its object
the spending Of the money Of the state
in the biggest town Of Cole county.
The average resident has a plan Of
bis own for the Identification OF his
nome city. Most of them want the
between the present capitol grounds
and the supreme court building and
erect thereon a building big and fine
enough for Missourians to be proud
Of.
Plan Meets Favor.
In this mater OF a new capitol they
are Joined by nearly every member Of
Inc Legislature. This, however. does
not necessarily mean that the Silver
matter will get To the people. For
there arc many members who have a
desire to know what the people think
OF II In advance. II they believe the
proposition will be favOrably acted
on at the polls there will be no doubt
of the submission Of the question.
Sum Of S7,soo,0oo Needed.
The sum named In the Silver reEo.
luton, It is conceded by those who
have given the question thought, Ia
entirely too small. II Is said that
bonds to the extent Of ST. 0 900 at
least should be issued for the purpose
Of erecting and equipSing . new cap.
itol building.
II seems to be agreed that the pres
ent site, too, In not satisfactory. There
IL a desire 10 get away from the
switching trains Of the Missouri Pa
cihc and from the soft coal smoke OF
half a dozen dos factories, laundries
etc, and from the states own power
plant.
The air at the state capital still vi
brates with the force of the explosive
mays uttered by those who have
been heard IN oppositiN, to the pro
| posed corporation capital stock tax Of
rs cents per thousand.
This is one Of the numerous revenue
raising measures that have been pro
posed. The senaO, has had confer
n about this particlar bill nnt
the outlook Is that II will pass In tina
body.
This bill, II enacted into law, will
add about 5000. 900 to the states rev
enues annually. Neither body of the
general assembly has paid much at
,ention to the ways and means legis
lation yet, but they are now realizing
that this IL one Of the features Of leg
l~slative life that must not be over
looked.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
Daily IhouQht.

To refuse to yield TO others When
reason or a special cause require II
II q mark OF pride and Stiffness
Thomas q kempis.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
A. We Sow, We Rear.

Man ia the artincer Of his own hap
piness. Let him beware how he com.
plains Of the disposition OF circum.
stances. for It r. his own disposition
he blames.-Henry ID. Thoreau.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-03-11
PRESIDENT TAFT'S
OFFICIAL FAMILY
SKETCHES OF THE NINE
EMINENT MEN FORM
ING HIS CABINET.
P. c. KNOX HEADS THE GROUP

Pennsylvania 10 Secretary Of State
Franklin Maeveagh. Chicago Mer.
chant, Holds the Treasury Porto
lio-Jacob M. Dickinson, Tennessee
Democrat, TO Manage the Army
Affairs OF the Agricultural Depart.
ment Left In James Wilson'S
Hands.