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New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
PERILS OF MT. R4INIER.
They Hare Taken HeaCy Toll Of
4dTcnturOUs Climbers.
from THE Tribune Rureaul

Washington. April SO take the largest
oa-tv that ever attempted its ascent to the
r-,r17rit Of one Of the highest mountains in the
Tinted States. by route never climbed by
numerous party. is the ambitious plan of the
7fountaineers' Club. Of Seattle. Wash, for the
summer OF 1903 Successful last year in seal
ing Mount Baker. 1OS27 feet above sea level.
this eu5erprising body Of climbers Of the North
west zyIl start in July from Seattle and make
,ba ascent II Mount Rainier 14.529 feet from
t7e northeastern side. which has seldom been
,,rifizad officers Of the Mountaineers expect
more than fifty climbers for the trip. and only
nv discipline Of almost military severity can
the ascent be accomplished in safety and all
n the party brought to the towering summit,
one II the highest points within the boundaries
n the United States. Possibly the climbers
kill number one hundred. for the Mountaineers,
realizing that the trip viii be an attractive
one 10 all devotees Of the alpenstOCk. and that
many Of these viii be in Seattle during the
SIMMER visiting the Alaska Yukon Pacific Ex-
r.,sitiou have extended invitation to the
members Of all mountain climbing societies in
the United States to take part in the ascent
Of Rainier
The history Of the Mountaineers' Club in
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

ally undertaken because of the unsettled nature
OF the region about the northern slopes NO
summer hotels found there, and no railroad
reaches within many miles of the nearby foot
hills. Many parts Of the region are wholly un-
explored and the thousand beauties of the great
natural parks which lie in the lower valleys
around the mountains base unknown now
to the camera and the tourist 1t is this coun-
try that the nountaineers will penetrate next
summer. and from here they will attack the
great glacial system which surrounds Rainier.
a solid fortress of ice and the higher ice and
fields that lead to the summit
The first camp of the party will be at Spray
Park. great open valley lying well up among
the foothills at the base Of the mountain proper.
Near by is Carbon Glacier. one of the twenty
vast streams Of ice that surround the mountain
and which comprise of the greatest inland
glacier systems the continent Though not
approaching in size the glaciers of the Far
North. which reach eastward from mountain
Businesses until they touch the sea, the glaciers
about Rainier have all of the characteristics of
the zee fields of Alaska. They constantly
moving downward. the forward motion being
from sixteen to twenty-four inches a day in
places where scientific measurements have been
taken This is the summer movement, when
the melting ice acceIcrates the glacial activity.
In winter the movement continues. but more
slowly The average annual movement is about
one foot day. at which it would require
175 years for a given bit OF snow falling at the
head Of the glaciers to move off from the noun
tain and melt in the myriad streams that have
their sources at its base. The SHOWS that
cred Rainier when Vancouver first viewed it
are there today slowly creeping downward in
massive grinding glaciers, and the water which
flows from the mountain creeks into the rivers
and the fell upon Mount Rainier almost
TWO centuries ago.
1t is around and across these glaciers that
New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

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New-York tribune., 1909-04-04

Continued on eighth page.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
THE HIGHWAY TO WASHINGTON

one OF the important the
which Frank Weldon has been deVong
months, TO construct
from to
correspondence with the authorities OF
counties Georgia. the
Willingness 10
possible Atlanta Washington there
expressed
IS willingness contribute its
which Mr. Weldon has been IN
correspondence road work and they have
accepted proposition advanced by Mr. Weldon
Journal OF last Sunday an
contemplation 1t will
delightful section OF the entire
definite systematic
plan counties,
engaged in road building
is
certain highway in order to make the
comparatively small
expense Will estimation.
the
which
while
country would
millions dollars the farmers along the
Iineso lie
what is a
possible,
highway notable
particularly witnessed this country
and the objective point
a system would be
numerous mention
viii S o o
will indeed is
capital counties taking increased interest
Nothing is persistent
excellent completion hoped that it will be
a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
GEORGIA APPROPRIATIONS

appropriation BILL reported to the house by
nearly hundred
indicated by Washington
million dollars
buildings
being
n
complete
building
The Will hundred and nifty
will receive
Improvements
dollars and
building in Atlanta by
that the
interior Of / t marble.
1t
building,
the marble to be
purpose.
Ia would lasting
buildings located
finished
is pursue subject i a
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

ciety of Authors, which gave him a
right to protect his property.
All France is stirred over the
question of abolishing capital pun
ishment, so the other day, when a
guillotine-fest was being pulled on,
this mischievous newspaper repro
duced one of Clemenceau's most Bit
ter protests against capital punish
ment.
Armed with his new authority to
protect his property rights, and be-
ing unable to stop these publications
any other way, he sent bill to the
editor for two hundred and eighty
eight lines at Ave cents a line.
The editor paid the bill at once,
and apparently was delighted to do
so. He wrote M. Clemenceau that
the article was we'll worth the
money; that he had a regular mine
of these old articles, and now that
the premier had fixed the price
withal a very modest price-he
would give his readers a daily treat
1t is all very embarrassing to the
premier, but apparently he will have
to endure it, while all France is
laughing in it's sleeve.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

jority of the senate, would sustain the
motion. The next step would be to ask
unanimous consent to dispense with the
reading of the bill, the chairman agree
ing to answer questions as the sections
were disposed of, one after the other.
In such fashion, the bill would be consid-
cred by sections, and it usually required
from two to five hours to pass the meas
ure.
But Mr.. La Toilette thinks that the
whole senate should pass upon these
measures, and he has declared himself
on the proposition. Under the rules OF
the senate there is no way to muZzle
him, either. He can object when unani-
nous consent is asked; then if the SEN
ate votes to take up the bill, he can de-
mand its reading; next he can get the
floor and dissect the measure for two or
three days.
And that's just what he has been doing.
Mr.. La Toilette is going to make a deal
of trouble in the senate, else he is going
to get some good committee consign-
ments.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
Secondhand Hair
The Pathfinder.


One OF the old poets remarked that "a wo-
mans browning glory Is her hair II he had
lived in our day and seen the plateaus, prom
ontories and mountains Of mattress-li like hair
creations affected by our most stylish ladies'
he would have had something different to say
on the subject, doubt This hair business Is
interesting from the plain commercial point
view. The secretary of the TREASURY tells US
that in the last fiscal year S437, 591. % worth
Of human hair was imported into this country.
This included all shades and qualities Of cap
Hilary vegetation. Italy, Hungary, Southern
Austria, Spain and China furnish the heavy
black shades, while the finer light-colored va
rieties come from northern Europe. Blond hair
comes very high. but white is the costliest OF
all. Ladies' rats are very commonly made
on a base Of coarse hair secured from China
men who are degraded enough to cut off their
queues.
Thousands OF travelling merchants make it a
regular business to go about to country fairs
and through the small villages of France and
Asia collecting hair. There is often spirited
bidding to secure a specially fine head of hair
presented by some handsome young damsel,
and in many big families of girls the annual
hair crop is counted quite a cash re-
source. though II takes several years to grow a
good product Most Of the hair that is inn
ported is filthy, and Il is believed that serious
diseases are communicated by this means.
Nevertheless there is an insstent demand for
secondhand hair even among some of the
finest ladies in the land, who would not wear
anything else that was secondhand to save
their life.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

months.
Abraham Lincoln died in office during
his second administration.
Andrew Johnson lived six years and four
months. He served a portion of the time
in the United States senate.
L S. Grant eight years and four
months.
rutherford B. Hayes eleven years and
eleven months.
James A. Garfield died six months af-
ter Inauguration.
Chester A. Arthur survived one year
and eight months.
Grover Cleveland ten years and seven
months.
Beniamin Harrison eight years.
William Mckinley died during his sec
ond term.
LaFOIlette i'm the Saddle.
The Honorable Robert NJ. LaFollette,
a senator from Wisconsin. is in the sad
die in the senate just now, and is ap-
pearing in the role of dictator. some
what Mr.. La Toilette is determined
that he shall have recognition in the sem
ate If he doesn't get it on the commit
tees, and this determination is one of the
things that may get him a few good COM
mittee assignments. AS an INSTRUCTOR he
has had the senate in a Juror OF excite
ment for a week, and it's all because the
senate has insisted upon ignoring him.
1t has long been the practice In the
senate, among a coterie of Republican
leaders, to hold back the big supply bills
until the heel of the session, then rail-
road them through in a few minutes.
Appropriations bills carrying millions OF
dollars have been held in senate commit
tees for twenty and thirty days and put
| through the senate in a couple of hours.
None of the senators, except Of the COM
n,ittee that considered the bills. has ever
1 had an opportunity to study the provis-
I ions of these measures. yet they are
rammed through with little ceremony and
I less explanation.
The usual custom has been for the
! chairman of the committee to ask unan-
F, imous consent to take UP the bill; IL
there should be objection, he would move
to take it up, and the senate, or a ma
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

ganization the gentlemen of Charlottes-
vile had in that day.
so you are, Maury, so you are Mr..
Jefferson exclaimed. We have a quorum
of presidents
1.-The four Virginia gentlemen adjourn
ed to a tavern. where they enjoyed their
toddies while Mr.. jefferson INDUCED him
self in conversation
General Grant Cared for
General Grant was the only ex-presi-
dent of the United States who received
any pecuniary aid from the government
which he served as president. The grade
of general of the army was revived for
him, with large salary and he enjoyed
this income. The widows of Presidents
Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Mckinley
were given pensions each of 5000 a
year.
Twelve years and ten months. it IS
stated, has been the average life of pres
idents after their retirement from Office
as follows:
George Washington lived two years and
three months after retirement to MI.
Vernon.
John Adams twenty-five years and three
months.
Thomas jefferson seventeen years and
three months. He and Adams died on the
same day, July 4, 1876
James Madison survived nineteen years
and three months.
James Monroe lived six years and four
months.
John Quincy Adams nineteen years. He
died while a member of the house of
representatives.
Andrew Jackson eight years and three
months.
Martin Van Buren, twenty-one years and
three months.
William Henry Harrison died one month
after inauguration.
John Tyler lived seventeen years.
James X. Polk lived three months.
Zachery Taylor died in office, sixteen
months after Inauguration.
Willard Fillmore lived twenty-one years.
| Franklin Pierce twelve years and seven
months.
James Buchanan six years and eleven
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

married a woman who would have given
him an heir, and Thornton Augustin
would still be a might-have-been king.
And in turn, T. Augustin says that II
he had been king, he would have gotten
married, and passed the traditions of his
line along.
But as the near facts of history leave
things, no Carlist, no Bonapartist, no pre-
tender ever faced a greater disparity
twixt possibility and reality, than this
might-have-been Thornton II.
1T might have BEEN and Thornton
Augustin, in homespun. humble, poor, I'M
known, can well afford a sigh as he ut
tiers the words.
He should be Thornton Augustus Rex,
Imperator. But every towheaded young
ster in Cass county confidently calls him
"Tony."
Tony Washington, good-hearted. hon.
est as the day, careful, cheerful-so they
call him in Missouri, Cass cOunty-takes
life easy and the business of the little
drug store rests easy upon his hand and
mind. So the people of the countryside
speak carelessly of the man they might
call emperor.
Garden City is typical of the small Mis-
souri, town. 1t has 600 people, a Main
street." a real department store where
they ring a big gong, that can be heard
all over town, every time sale is made.
It's on the map all right, though slightly
obscured by black mud at the present
time.
/ met "Tony" in. Sombart's drug store.
and asked him what he would do If he
were king.
''If 1 were king?'
Tony Washington stumbled little over
the idea. He shifted a we'll chewed wad
of tobacco and uncrossed and recrossed
his legs. What would 1 do? Well, /
don't just know
He may dream of coach and eight,
of position, or guards and men OF hon
or, of an ivory throne, of war ships and
parliaments, and jewel-studded crown.
But a blue-nosed boy comes in with q
Say, Tony, ma wants a dimes worth
of arnica," and he wakes up.
In his dreams he may see his ances
trail home-Mt. Vernon-he has never
seen it in reality--with it's servants, its
dukes and lords. its foreign ambassadors.
it's heralds from foreign kings. But the
vision fades.
Say. Tony" it's big, raw-boned Mis-
sourian in cowhide boots who brushes
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
A PREMIER AND THE PRESS.

While the people OF this country
are worked up over the EFFORT OF
Theodore Roosevelt to stitie the
freedom OF the press, France is en-
joying a little passage at arms be-
tween Premier Clemenceau and a
Paris newspaper.
Like a great many other people,
Premier Clemenceau has written
things while out of office, in the re-
mote past, which become very en-
barrassing after he is a member OF
the government. He is one of the
most brilliant writer's in France
with particularly mordant style
and soon after he became a mem
Der OF the cabinet Gil Bias, a Paris
newspaper, began reprinting some
OF his caustic comments on men and
measures.
The premier could get redress IN
no other way, so he Joined the So
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
sIDELIGHTs on HETTY GREEN.

Hetty Green has thrown a new
light upon herself.
1t is love that has turned the
trick.
Not that Hetty herself is in love.
Perish the thought!
But her daughter, it appears, has
found the idol OF her heart and
wants to get married and the young
pIe-eomparatively speaking
are anxious for the parental bless
ing, which will mean a good many
simoIeons for the bride and groom.
The richest woman in the world"
took her prospective son-in-law away
back into the vaults Of the National
Park bank and had a long heart to
heart talk with him. She wanted
TO ind out for herself what kind of
a business man he was.
After putting him through the
financial third degree she confessed
that she liked the young wooer. but
she wanted a little time to consider.
Incidentally, in discussing this
prospective marriage, she explained
that she is not stingy She says she
dresses simply, because she is a
Quaker'-which will come as news
TO most people. and she explains
that she lives in a hired apartment
In Hoboken because she wants to
neIp the town.
she is told that her presence there
helps TO advertise Hoboken, so she
stays on to give the dear people and
the real estate the benefit of her
advertising.
These are interesting sidelights
on Hetty Green. One can somewhat
understand that she was ready to fly
from the Plaza when one is told that
she received over two hundred let
tiers from strangers who wanted to
see her the first day IL was an
nounced that she was at that cele-
brated hotel.
In Hoboken she can live undis-
turbed.
There may be much truth in what
she says after all, and the public is
willing TO take her word for IL.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
Chairs Are Going Up

Roland Phillips. in Success Magazine.
Il have been in this business" said the buy
er Zoe a big furniture house. for thirty light
years. I ought 10 know something about a..
hadn't II Well. let me tell Jon few plain
facts.
THE chair you are sitting in Is marked one
hundred and thIrty-fiye dollars. Ten years ago
you could have bought 81 for seventy-five You'll
admit that's a fairly big increase?
well. In the next ten years II Isn't going
20 decrease IN value. IL itg IL wont occupy
any more floor space than II does now. VIII IL?
And the scarccr the wood. the quicker IL will
increase In value. lent that reasOnablef Well.
then answer this: long as you and your
nrighb0rs pay the bills; IN other words as long
e We fIx the prizes and the public stands the
xnff why should we bother about protecting
tire forests IL may be near-sighted policy. 4
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26

away the cobwebs II want you to paint
that barn I've just built" Or maybe he
wants help with his haying, or harvest
ing. Maybe it's a young swain who
wants King Tony, to play his fiddle at
the hoe-down or the Virginia reel, at the
Index school house. A king without a
throne, without position, or power, or
partisan. this is Tony. Rex.
He told me how he happened to land
in Missouri His father, Daniel B.
Washington, was one of those hot-blood. .
ed southerners who hurried to Mis-
souri, with their slaves in the early sos.
in an effort to hold it for the south.
When the war was over, Daniel was
ruined
And somehow, we never got it back, I"
says Thornton, as he sits easily by the
big stove at the pharmacy, and rocks
back and forth "I guess we weren't
used to doing any work ourselves. We
never had to. 1 guess we got out OF
the knack of it,
Supporting himself and his two un-
married sisters, Elizabeth and Marion.
by such odd jobs as come his way.
Thornton Augustin Washington. who
might have been the nations greatest
citizen, is Missouri's humblest.
Have the Washingtons cut down any
cherry trees since Georges timer I
asked the old man. He chuckled.
"An uncle of mine did" he said, land
his father started to scoId him. Uncle
reminded his father of what Georges
father had said about thousand cherry
trees and one lie. \ But this only made
the old man the madden.
You young scamp he said, I'd rath-
er have you tell a thousand lies thaa
cut down that cherry tree"
Tony isn't very proud Of mis- station.
But he is proud of his name 81 guess
there's a lot of rich people who would
give a lot of money to trace their an
cestors as 1 can trace mine" he said.
Nobody can take that away from me.
And If the nation should ever want to
change the system of government and
make a Washington king-well, I'm from
Missouri
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
MIR. FLEMING'S COLLECTED
WORKS

MOhhSs
The many friends of Hon. William
H. Fleming are glad to welcome
from the press a valuable collection
OF his political and literary articles
and speeches, which have been
brought together in a substantial
volume of three hundred pages.
The articles gathered here cover
wide range of topics and extend
over a period of many years. The
tariff, civil service, income tax, i'm
perialism, the race problem are
among the political and social ques-
lions with which Mr.: Fleming deals,
while the catholicity of his taste is
indicated by such topics as THE
analysis of Eloquence" and
George Eliot as a Writer on Meta
physics and Morals"
Mr.. Fleming touches nothing but
to adorn and the vigorous grasp of
his subject, whatever it may be,
wins the confidence of the reader at
once.
One OF the most exquisite among
the many tributes contained in the
volume is that to the late Thomas
r. Gibson, who died while serving
his country as consul to Beirut,
Syria. Another which is entitled to
take high rank is his tribute to the
late James r. Randall, author of
Maryland, My Maryland" and an
intimate friends of Mr.. Fleming.
The volume is published by A. B.
Caldwell, Atlanta, and reflects the
highest credit upon the artistic skill
of the publisher.
The friends of Mr.. Fleming will
find many articles and speeches here
with which they are familiar, and
il is a pleasure to have them gath
cred together in enduring form.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
For Oily Skins
HarDer'e Rozar

,
In fact. IL one has oily skin. which US
ually means a skin with large pores very little
cod cream is needed. even in midwinter. An
application once twice a week is quite
sufficient A person with a skin Of that kind
must seek. first, TO keep the pores Of the skin
unclogged with dirt and dust and then 10
use astringent lotions for closoing the pores.
free use of cold water the face viii
help. and limited use Of hot water as
Is possible. few drops OF the tincture Of
benzoin in the water is very good; so also Is
diluted solution of listerne rubbed on 10
the face after washing IT, Lemon Juice APP
use astringent lotions for closing the pores.
good lotion is made up OF two ounces CT
glycerine TO one OF borax. the two thorough N
mixed into three pints Of camphor water. II
the face Is oily during the day, II may be
bsihed with dilute alcohol.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
) sENEALOGY OF
THORNTON WASHINGTON

y George Washington had two half
y brothers and one whole brother.
y 1t was this latter, Samuel, by name,
y who headed the Washington family
y after the childless Georges death
= and whose oldest male descendant
y today is Thornton Augustin Wash
y ington, of Garden City, Mo.
y Samuel was married five times,
y twice to widows. His Oldest son
y was Thornton Washington, named
y after the mother, Virginia Thorn
y ton Washington, Samuels second
= wife. Thornton's only son was John
y Augustin Washington, who lived to
y have 10 children, the Oldest Of thenB
y Daniel. 1t was Daniel who moved
y to Virginia, and became the father
y of the present Thornton Augustin
y Washington, and two daughters.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-02-26
Queer Sticks
PhiladalDhia Bulletin

PhIIauNIIlhIa buIIetln-
six more walking sticks this Christmas"
said young millionaire. LAS If hadn't
enough sticks already. Why. I have a regu-
lar collection Look about you"
Tie smoking room was filled with a hun
dre6 or more walking sticks. Some Of them
were incredibly curious. one Tor instance,
contained in the handle a knife. fork and
spoon: another. a comb and brush; third, a
pen. penholder and inkwell: fourth, a cigar
cite case and match box: fifth. tiny cleo
tffc light OF eight candle power.
And the handle Of this stick" said the
owner. "opens Out-see?-intO a telescope.
This one BY touching springs at top and
bottom. makes a small table, And this ebony
stick with the horn handle becomes. by the
pressure OF a gold nail, a revolver.
There are" the young man grumbled, al
manner Of freak sticks in the world, and
believe / have a sample Of each of the most
freakfsh."