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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

loyal affection. Tv.-e had Sc been
INTRODUCED 70 -.e hated Howard and
twice had s-e 2t-er----i cu- him Gead
on the b-EhE4E 50 remembered Tie
lock - u.1- II 1--ar and admiration
on Ms face w1=- So Rad LAST ue- him.
and she REMEMBERED v.-1 sense g..
discontinue rze sweeping courtesy q
his Da-c=r s. - backed LIS horse
into TIE bCi=r hedge 70 p=rElt her 10
pass.
How Virginia hated The enemy OF
the house q Roswell. Cousin Ell
incline vernet, with whom Virgins
lived, was not g Roswell and had 10:
that bitterness toward TIE Howard
faction. II Mrs. Ye--et had been pr
mitted 10 have her way young How
ard would have met q warn welcC-=
within her hospi,sble doors when u
returned from his long sojcurn at q
northern university.
II was the I'D of February. ard I
was the occasion Of the MASKED TAI
at the Oaks, where al the guests
were 10 appear il colonial Earb aid
for which Virginia Roswell vas Z r.
preparing. She powdered her 1z--
and pinned q rel rose in the snowy
pile, She donned the white satin PEI
ticoat and pale blue orerdress. SIC
ried a black velvet ribbon about her
pretty throat. and tie pear. pendant
nestled in the sweet hollow just la-
low. When She had drawn IN pair
Of long gloves Size caught UP her taL
and took few steps n the stately
miuuei.
There was tap az the door, and a
young mulatto girl entered. ~F9' De
ian. Miss 'Ginia. / didn't low you'd
be dressed 50 soon. ! coined fes' g.
'Never mind, Hannah" returned
His, Roswell amlaJly. Il got along
very nicely indeed Is Mrs Yernet
ready"
Yes. ma'am. Mis- Enmellne she
been down in De dravin' room 70 DE-
las ha'f hour"
Bring my carriage shoes. then.
Hannah, and my cloak
rive minutes later Mrs. Eerner. ar
rayed u sumpuous gown Of purple
brocade and yellow lace. hid her mag
nih"euce beneath long cloak aud
Joined her niece in the wide hall.
Am I not gorgeous. Emmelinew
cried Virginia eaylv. with a deep cour-
tesy 10 the elder woman.
You are very lovely. NY dear" re-
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
Washinuton's Size,

George Washington was big as well
as great. one of the doctors who at
tended him in his last illness meas
ured the body and found that the
great mans exact height was six feet
three and n half inches. A man who
saw him during his service as presi
dent wrote that Washington looked
to be at least six and a half feet tall.
Washington's tallness. however. was
not accumulated by spareness, as in
the case of Abraham Lincoln. who was
half an inch taller.
The average man wears shoes of
No. Z or No. size. Washington's
enormous boots were No. II. Accord
ing to a memorandum written In 1871
by David Akerson. who saw the gen
eral several times. his hands were cor
respondlngly larger than his feet.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
WASHiNCTON'S
PHYSICAL ILLS.
By JOHN E. WALLACE.


= YHILE Washington was pres
"" ident he was dangerously
Ill several times. In 1888
he had what In our day we
would call the grip. During cere-
monial visit to Cambridge, Mass, the
president came down with this ailment.
which came to be called 1.-The Wash
ington influenza" in the vicinity of
Boston. where it ragged for some time.
Washington described this attack thus:
Myself much disordered by cold
and inflammation in the left eye"
In New York some months later the
president caught another bad cold.
which developed into "a case of an
to threaten modification. His physi-
clan remained constantly with him
One day Washington looked the doctor
squarely in the face and requested
his opinion rs to the outcome of the
disease. The doctor expressed both
hope and fear, and Washington re-
piled, Whether tonight or twenty
years hence. it makes no difference.
One who visited the president ut this
time relates that his life was deSpared
OF and every eye was full of tears.
One feature of this attack was
very large and painful tumor on the
protuberance OF the presidents thigh.
1t was necessary to operate upon this
tumor, which had happy effect in
relieving the fever, but left the patient
weak. He could not walk or sit ~.
so in order TO obtain needed outdoor
exercise he had his coach so extended
that he could recline his full lenC; h "f
six feet three and n half inches therein
An operation for cancer was per
formed on Washington in 1894. His
mother also had suffered from this
disorder. During the same year the
presidents back was severely wrench
ed In an effort to save himself aud
horse from falling among the rocks
at the lower falls of the Potomac, near
his Mount Vernon home. He was con.
fined To his bed for some time on nc
count of this injury.
After Washington retired from pub
lie life he suffered from fever which
reduced his weight by twenty pounds
He had frequent colds. and it was only
with the greatest difficulty that he
could be induced to take medicine
Washington's sight became impaired
during the Revolution. He found it
necessary to begin wearing spectacles
In ITS, ut the age of forty-six years.
During his presidency he became hard
Of hearing. A guest at one of the
presidents dinners relates that he
was so deaf that believe he heard
little OF the cohveHation
Present day dentistry would have
saved Washington much suffering and
would have enhanced his good looks
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
Corvallis Surrender.

Many thousands of Virginia clti-
zens were gathered to watch the scene,
all eager to get a glimpse of Lord
CORVALLIS. But they were disappoint-
ed in that. CORVALLIS pleaded indis-
position and stayed in his quarters.
He sent his sword by one of his Off
GERS, General O'Hara, to be delivered
to Washington. General O'Hara Of
fered the sword to Washington. who
directed hir to General Lincoln, the
officer whom Washington had appoint
ed TO conduct the surrender Lincoln
took the sword from O'Hara's hand
and then politely handed 1t back. to be
returned to CORVALLIS.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
Facts About Washington.

George Washington never was much
of a spcechmaker. Thomas Jefferson,
who served with him in the Virginia
house of burgesses, stated that he
never heard Washington speak for
more than ten minutes at time.
Washington had high temper, but
he usually kept it under excellent con
troll Several notable occasions are on
record, however. when be became
raging mad"
Washington served on grand jury
after his retirement from the presi-
dency. Before he became president he
had been a petit juror several times.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

spite n Ler TT-,z=-. la va-- lie -
turned with snail r-ar. v-al~t he kad
supplied with several datl:l@s
Here are fav1rs. te sa.d. ltlng
two tiny SILVER hatchets frrra tae r-ar.
commemorative" - the immortal
Washi1-rou"
Dear dear George ggshe3 VIZ.
GINA enthusiastically What would
we d. without bis memory 10 celebrate
each year. owe many q delightful.
dance 70 George Washington" she
added with assumed fippaDcy.
THE woman II it,, murmured the
man Ironically.
Virginia did not reply. she was
looking At bis well shaped head bent
forward on lis hand and thinking thar
she liked the way bis straight. dark
hair was cropped
my name is George" b. murmured
Irre."vanuy, gazing inteDtly at q
beautiful oleauder. which be vas Tx
eninz 20 the color Of yirciuia's lips.
well Virginia busbed rosily.
What vas il she had saldt Dear.
dear George" Ugh, This man was
detcsiable
Most people Ike my name" pur-
sued the man pleasantly
II doutr exclaimed Virginia hastily.
81 know you don't" be retorted.
"Do you believe in feudsf"
why, yes, Of course DO" returned
Virginia, surprised into vehemenee
"Don't youE"
why. no." he said, with a slow en-.
phasis which she found was one Of his
pleasant characteristics She liked -
hear him talk. She liked the low.
modulated tones Of his voice and his
familiar southern accent why. no."
be- repeated. II can't say that / do
They're barbaric. don't you know"
Il don't know retorted Virginia
hotly.
How many Roswells are there
leftT be drawled irrelevantly.
one" replied Virginia lamely.
And that one is''- He paused.
THAT IS myself" returned Virginia
proudly, lifting her chin with sudden
movement that shook a sparkling mist
OF diamond dust about them.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

eager eyes sought for familiar faces
or forms.
MAY have the pleaSurey" The
speaker WAS dressed in the uniform Of
a general i'm the Continental army. His
powdered wig was tied back with a
black ribbon. and through the black
mask that hid his features black eyes
flashed inquringly His skin was
bronZed from exposure. and the fine.
well muSclel hand he extended was
brown and capable.
For once Virginia was voicelcsS. She
extended her card. and the stranger
deliberately oiled in all the vacant
spaces Then be returned il with Il
low bow and murnured word OF
thanks and disappeared.
How impertinent.' muttered Miss
Roswell as she scanned the card indig
raut,y.
She wa'c7ed and rested and waltzrl
again several times before the STRANGER
rare IN claim her The waltz that -"
harp aud y.oliuS were throbbinS VA.
sn old. odd me. a familiar melody tar
the dancers caught up and hummrd e..
ruucfui unison as they danced, ar.
Virginia d the very ecstasy of g..
happiness md glow Of youth foreol g..
about the irjpertiuence Of the strau-.i
and Sau- q low, rich contrailp o.,
they sliE"d around.
You are very happy" remarked tf.
man suddenly. with wiSiful empHa
sis t. his tone.
The song stopped on Nirginia's lirS
Why >houid I not be- she asked.
looking al him out Of eyes suddenly
grave,
There : no reason that know Of"
returned ,lc stranger slowly. When
one possesses youth. beauty. clear
conS,ieueH / presume you have n
clear conscience. Miss Roswell
You know who ann" cried Vir-
GINA eagerly 1t is only fair that
should hu your name"
You might not dance with me if
you knew. returned the man lightly,
PERHAPS / viii not unless YOU tell
me- er5-f Virginia. pausinG breath.
leSs,y aal facing her partner
Ard - yeu want to know who
am Il is only fair that you should
know" 10 Sail with sudden reSoln-
t.uu. 81 am
~D0e'- y..aSer' exclaimed Miss Ros-
vel L4>- Il dom, wish 70 know.
We Will u-ua>k II midnight. and that
VIII L., tine enough to uaveil all mys-
ferries
AS you please" b. returned in a
relieved tone. ! believe the waltz
Is over Let Us 20 into the conseva-
tory
81 ws-- submissiyely. Their was
something in the air and manner Of
tie man that attracted Virginia Ros-
well He lad manner OF authority
THAI COMPELLED her. who had never
submitted u authority. TO follow his
Lead ueeEly. yet rebelliously.
He found Der = seat beneath 4 Gun
c.-gly co-crtved arbor OF jasmine and
climbing r-~es. The distant music OF
TIE orchestra seemed 10 stir the quiet
lea7es They were quite alone The
6s1cers -ad -0opei u the supper
rCo--
IL; IL - yoc something IN eat,
II said WIEN soe vas seated. and. il
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

The difference appears in other things:
He freed the country from the rule Of kings,
While we have those. or so ! have been told.
Who foster trust kings worse than those OF old.
He drove the mercenaries from our shores.
The hireling armies feeding on our stores.
We have foe more fierce and ravenous-
The army Of the CRATER. feeds on US.
Crea, Washington who lacked the gift Of speech.
In deeds, no, words, his lessons sought to teach.
But we. with foods Of talk that know no bound.
Drown our performance IN sea OF sound.
His wisdom lay in knowing his defect,
Which grows virtue seen IN retrospect.
Our statesmen. who can speak no more than he,
Are not restrained by bis humility.
He spumed crown We make Of wealth king
And crown no, man, but an insensale thing.
He sought retirement when his work was through.
But certain statesmen OF the modern crew.
Who heard their own and not their countrys call.
Have not the mercy to retire at all.
He famed his farm like Cincinnalus old;
They farm the people and the crop is gold.
They call him FIST IN peace and hrst IN war
And first IN the esteem his country bore.
We have some statesmen first. ! understand.
In making peace with those who rob the land.
First in the gains Of buying war supplies.
First in the hearts Of those who victimize
Their countpmen and first to speculate
On inside news that they themselves create.
We need such contrasts to appreciate
How purely. loihly and nobly great
Was this unsel6sh statesman, Washington.
He grows in stature by comparison.
When measured by the standards we maintain
He seems being Of another plane.
He served mankind. and so it is, ! say.
The nation needs some Washingtons today.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
THE SURRENDER
OF VIRGINIA.
By CLARISSA MaCKIE.

fcopyright 1910. by American Press Asso-
citation
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

piled Mrs. Vernet afectionateIy. II
reckon you'll dance yourself 10 death
as usual be IRE morning"
AT the Ga the long drawing rooms
were a mass Of brilliant color, the men
arrayed in The bun and blue Of the
colonial army or in the gay brocades
Of the beaus Of the same period. the
women in every rayishing conceit OF
color that taste could contrive. One
and all were masked. and as Virginia
Roswell entered the brilliantly light.
ed room In the wake Of her cousin her
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18


~ pretty bed with manifest ap-
prevail In her brown eyes.
There Were quilted satin petticoat Of
white. panniered overdress Of blue
brocade with lace trimmed half sleeves.
a pair OF high heeled red slippers and
small red fan.
Il wonder Il that dreadful Howard
man will be there, she unused. with
dancing eyes, as she brushed her gold
en- brown locks into 4 lofty pile on her
stately little head y hope not. for
could not recognize him en- maSque
and might dance with HIN That
would be horrible Miss Roswell
shuddered at this awful possibility.
When the civi, war had drawn alI
southernerS together 70 Ugh, FOR 4
common cause the Roswell Howard
feud grew less ferce Since the war
The depleted families had died out,
and now in the year IF our Lord i9lS
there remained but one representa-
tive Of each family TO PerpeyuaJe the
feud.
High spirited Virginia Roswell hug
gel the traditions Of her family with
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

IRGINIA ROSWELL surveyed
the garments laid upon her
pretty bed with manifest ap-
proval In her brown ewes.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
S-sR5s@1
3 A NATION s
PAYS TRIBUTE
by Arthur j. BurdiCk

Here. standing OH the pinnacle Success,
Strong in our might and of achieve
ment proud.
Leader in world affairs and hearing now
The chorus of the nations plaudt, loud,
We. champion of liberty and right;
We. pilot on the path to Progre,s
goal
Pause on thi, day TO proudly roint to one
Whose name is craven upon Fame's
great scroll.
Son OF the sacred land that he so blessed.
Her needs he learned to know in early
youth
he drew the breath OF freedom from her air
And lived TO make her free in very truth.
With faith in man and God. he faith
inspired
And led his armies by the bonds of love
lie drew his courage from righteou,
cause.
he owned 40 master save the Kins
above.
Great he in war. but greater still in
peace.
He ruled with gentle. tender. guiding
hand.
He firmly laid upon the rcck of right
Foundation of a mighty structure grand
And not alone this nation did he bless.
For not a nation bides beneath the sun
eYs -
cheer
Because he lived. our brave George
Washington.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18
When Washington Crossed
the Ford.
BY GERALD PRIME.

Will you ride with me. Betty. down to the ford?
Dear. hero is passing, say but the word
And White Eagle shall bear both swiftly. my lass
To the spot which the patriot army must pass.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-02-18

Copyright. 1910. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
J. WASHINGTON, name you may recall.
Whose owner was the father Of US all.
Had such wealth Of titles unto fame
| have not time to catalogue the same;
But. looked at from this distance it would seem
The chief Of all his claims to our esteem
lies in the marked and gratifying way
He differed from some statesmen Of today.
A, an example history records
That he refused all offers Of rewards
For his long years Of toll and sacrifice.
But gave them without money. without price.
In these our times the process is reversed
Where he placed service of his country first
And took no wage. our patriots today
Omit the service and accept the pay.
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PRESS AGENTS FOR THE
ROYALTY.

Emperors as we'll as actors have
press agents-a fact which causes the
judicious to read with greater interest
than confidence many of the anecdotes
OF contemporary monarchs. Two late.
ly published about the Tsar are en-.
tightening, II true. II Is said that he
has been testing the equipment of the
private soldiers. On one day he
walked about the grounds Of his pal.
ace for two hours, wearing the accou.
terment OF an infantry soldier on the
march. On another occasion the Tsar
came upon enc or the sentries who
had been suddenly attacked by hem.
orrhage. He told the soldier to report
himself to a doctor at once, but the
man demured on the ground that he
could not leave his post till relieved.
The Tsar told him that he had sworn
to obey his Emperor, and that the EN-.
peror had the right under the code
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enough to make unrhymed metrical
lines vehicle Of expression. The age
needs a great poet. In the past so
years the leading nations have devel.
oped virtually new civilization, q
new morality. new standards. q new
sociology. What great field lies be.
fore poet with genius enough to be
to this age what Homer was to the
ancient world; what Virgil was to the
Latins; what Dante was to the me.
dieval thought; what Shakespeare was
to the Elizabethans, and what Tenny.
son was to the Victorian age. The
poets OF the past, with their wonderful
psychic powers. anticipated modern
development along many lines: but
there are ideas evolved from modern
inventions and discoveries. from eco.
nomic and political development, and
from sociological changes, that they
never could have thought OF, and that
are groaning to be delivered In ade.
quate poetic expression. There Is also
a morality higher and finer than any.
thing conceived of in the past. mas.
much as 1t embraces the whole human
brotherhood. There were beautiful
theories Of liberty in ancient and me.
dieval times. but the body polite rest.
ed upon system Of slavery that gave
only the favored few leisure for In.
tellectual development. The univer.
salty Of human rights IL a conception
whose full poetic meaning could be
embodied In immortal verse only by a
man Of the age that has seen It act.
ually wrought into human institutions.
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SOMETHING MUST BE DONE.

Anything which throws light on the
causes OF the enhanced cost OF living
or gives the consumer an accurate idea
Of the distribution between producers
and middlemen Of the money he pays
for foodstuffs Is read with interest.
The information may not enable the
consumer to better himself. but It will
at least teach him who, II anybody, Is
to be blamed for state OF affairs
which IL q daily distress. At present
he makes wild guesses, which may be
quite out Of the way. The other day
the secretary Of agriculture gave out
q scrap Of information to the effect
that on the average the city retailer
Of meats made a gross profit Of 80
per cent on each pound Of meat he
sold. The secretary proposes now to
enlarge the field of inquiry and dis.
cover who Is responsible for the high
prices consumers have to pay for eggs.
potatoes. -four. vegetables. butter and
other dairy products. As might be ex.
pected Of the champion OF the agricul.
tural interests Of the country. the sec.
rotary feels certain that the farmer IL
not getting his full share Of the ad.
vance In prices. And yet he seems to
be getting pretty good share. The
increase In the valuation of farm lands
indicates as much. They sell for more
because the crops raised on them bring
more. To settle the question one should
know how much OF the money which
city consumer pays for bushel OF
potatoes. for instance. goes to the
grower. the railroad, the commission
merchant and the city retailer. Then
IL would be possible to know whether
any OF the middlemen were charging
too much for their indispensable serv.
fees. II II were to appear that the
railroad charges were excessive they
could be regulated by law. but no legis.
lature can dictate to wholesaler or re-
taller the price he should ask, though
the latter can be forced to give the
honest measure he does not always
give now. 1t will take some time TO
collect the information the secretary
OF agriculture wants, but II would be
so interesting and probably useful that
he should not delay In sending out his
agents TO gather 1t In.
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CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE.

Leopold H.. who died recently ut the
age Of "a years. was the second king
Of the Belgians. Belgium became in.
dependent In 1881, when 1t separated
itself from the Netherlands and elect.
ed the prince Of Sake oburg. Gotha.
Leopold's father. as Its first king
Since that time the kingdom has
grown and prospered. With one.Quar.
ter the area Of the state Of New York.
1t contains about the same population.
There Is an average of one person for
every inhabitable acre in the whole
country. The growing density of popu.
lation early attracted the attention OF
Leopold, and he began to look abroad
for an opportunity for colonial expan.
sion. After Stanley had failed to In.
terest Gladstone. and through him
England. in the development of the
Congo basin. Leopold sent for the great
explorer and gave him s250.000 toward
the expenses of his expedition OF com.
mercial investigation In the Congo re-
gion. The Congo Free State was
formed as result Of the report which
Stanley made. and Leopold became its
protector and practical owner. In 1908
he turned over to Belgium his rights
In the state. and II Ia hereafter to be
governed by the Belgian parliament.
Great abuses marked Leopold's admin.
istration Of the Congo State. and his
reign will be notorious for them: but
the fact remains that he was the only
European monarch willing to assume
responsibility for the attempt to civil.
Ice that part Of Africa. At home the
king was constitutional ruler In the
most democratic kingdom In Europe.
He was active. In cooperation with
Belgian capitalists, In developing the
foreign and domestic trade of the coun.
try. and was long regarded as a type
of the modern man of affairs In public
life. In his private life the dead king
seemed to be devoid of moral sense.
and outraged all the decencies. He Is
succeeded by his nephew. Albert. who
Is loved by the Belgians because he
possesses those moral qualities which
his uncle lacked
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oa0n0 Ats subsss1bess the NEST
anAssasial, most Dsespeeeas saA
NEST FsspsessA men IN Chicago.
IL seashss nearly 0vePy man
q standing n the community
oAA an Asa who ass noulasss Of
Duhlio eVinion OF directors Of
Dabl1e aaaiss.
IL 10 the 0uiAe, asatos aa6
fsssnA Of every political leader
% every shaAs Of opiniOa.
IL - seaa ~ Government,
state, County a.a City s0sials.
Il h read ~ . big pereeata1s
% the legal fraternity, iaelu1ing
bepeh aaa bar.
lt 10 the favoPits Of Chicago's
1eaalA8 business men.
IL reaches al CLASSES In their
Asass.
IL 10 read ~ the Fire Depart.
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Il 10 rsaA ,, the Police Dspars.
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IL 10 4. every psblie once anA
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10 d net controlled b. any
cheap, cheeky OF crooked aAvss.
t1sing agency.
In the twenty years Of its
existsncs 20 hos managed 60 build
~ . large circulation ana great
business without the aid Of pro-
eossioaal aavePtlstn8 sharks.
That 10 Why it 10 20 iaAspsaA.
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