davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
Sm Gbima tlieBt Stmt.

Na6 elmer amDfontag Dem Stnots=
Departement 3rgegangenen Meloung
lit IOie i'm Aufitano befin0li6e Bro-
ping S3e Gbuen bereits Die S8ene
oes erIten glutpergieBens gefpeien.
SSSn einem t&ompf INN ben bon nil
tbenoen Gplfsbaufen angegriffenen
8alalt 0es Slice : &Snigs bon S5e-
Gbuen lonen nlebr ols 5fpan6ig Col
Oaten get0Otet tporoen iein. @ie Dem
sStaots 9epurtement peiter gennel-
oct puroe, baben 6ranen uuo &iroer
Der in Gbeng 6u IebenOen Anerifa-
ner Sic StaOt bereits unter bepaffne-
ter 9egleitung berlaiien, UNI man
nimnlt an, onB anoere Musldnoer
Dem 9eiipiel gefolgt fins. Dfit 1000
Soloater lit Sltan Sang, Direction Der
.fuiIerliben Gilenbabnelt BON @allfoiD
I'M Mnmarih aitf Die IN Aufrubr lte-
Sen0e BroDin3. Gnoere StreitfrdfIe
4nfr0en NIT duBerfter SAneaigfeit an
Sen @ren5en BON S5es@buen 0uiqn-
menge5ogen. Der nmeritanii9e &on'
jul Yontius lit am 5anitag BON GAN
fDtp na8 Gbangfing 8urllnteriuHung
Der SadIage gmereiit.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
SSDm Dcutfcbcn @atfcms
banfe.

Die gfreftoren uno Delegaten oes
Deutlhen @aiien6auies bielten am
.Sonntaa NodmittGg uuter Dem gor-
Iis oeS g%rdiioenteu 81. Snt5of in Dem
Gonferens8immer Oes Anitaltsgebdi-
0eg lire reqelmdBige MonatsDer-
lommllnq alb. SefretGr @. S. NieD.
ers berlos auBer Dem bon ibm DertaB-
len grotofou ser 9lltguIt : gerlamm-
lung ot6 Ben monatIiden 6inor5oe-
ridt 6es 4. 3. nit ieiner @emablin IN
4tIantic Stir meiIenoen S6aBnei-
tiers Charles @. 9iogier. geioe tpitr-
Sen un6eanitanoet a%ugenommer. Son
sen ueridieoenen ItebenOen Counties
6atten MIR sic Serren pom Aut11al-
mesgomite iiber 5fDei 4ufnabmegeilt-
he al 6erat6en. Sbrer gmpie5lung
entibredenO murOen 3wei Rinoer
QlrmItrong mafgeiommen; Die ent-
fhei0ung ii6er Die a%ufna9me 5fpeier
onOerer Namens Sort Der ndAiten
geriammIunq 0orbebolten. Das
Sdrei6en elmer W1utter, pel1e ben
8unf6 ausippad, oaB ibren &inoerlt
sic Ie fel61t MIR einmaI JIM Wlonat be-
iud6en Oiirfe, sic @rIoubniB ertbeili
merOen moge, elm onoernoI i'm Wfo-
nat sum geiud nod ibrer 8o5nung
I'll fommen, Ion Der Sefretdr Oo9in
beantiporten, 0aB non BEN 8eItim-
mlniqer, 10 mie tie ieBt ib6er Die elm
I6lagige 6rage feitgelegt iino, unter
fetnqn ltnrItanOen o6gegongen tper-
ben Tonne.
Irou g. S. gart6el, 0ie 8rdIioen-
tin 0es 6rauen SiIfsbereins, ipra9
Dem 8ralioeaten unO oaen Serren
bonn Gireftorium nohntnls miinOli6
i6ren Ii. i6ren @ereingihmeitern berg
li6en Ganf fir sic a1ldBli6 Oes Bic
MICS am Irbeitertag geleiitete Dert9-
DoIe @ei6ilfe aus unO iugte, Dob Die
les 8icnic ale friiberen ii~bertroffen
uno, fotpeit es li6 bis iebt iiberie6en
laIie, eiuen &einertra9 bon minOe-
items $500 geliefert 6a6e. Serr u. S.
Sel6ig, ser gelegat beg n@ermania
Mannerdors" iibereidte ben Subpes-
6eitrog ieines Gereing ($25.O0. gor
ser 8ertuguflg er6ob ii6 gbren-Di-
reftor Simon @olf unO eriudte bic
3ireftoren unO Delegoten, Die nG9ite
W1onuts 8~eriammIung om Don't
nerstag. Sen 26. 9ftober, in i6renl
SGngerbun0beim ~a68ubalten nrO
BORT 5rpei Gage i'm gornus ibm ieinen
rs. @eburtstog feiern gu belfen. Die
ginlaoung murOe nit Cant un0
6reu0e nngenommen.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
eefretdr Su@ers Seri@t.

Ser Sefretdr Oes Snnern @nlter
8. 6iiber erfldrte om Samitng
QbenO in Seattle, @aib. BEL einenl
Diner, peIdes inn gu gbren gege-
ben purOe, OaB Die bielgenannte
Controller Ban nidt Der ein5ige un6
oub nidt Ser bette Safen fir Oir
@r5eugniiie Der gering &;ber ao6-
le~nldnOereien iei. @r Iagte, Dab Ser
llmfang unO Oie gerfaiiung Oieier
ao6lenldnOereien gepoitig iiber-
trieben tpor0en ieien unO be8eidnete
Is pIs feline 9oIitif, Die 9dnOereien
ouf3uihlieBen uno aus5ubeuten, ie-
bod ni6t ui1ter benz SDitem unbe-
idrdnfter RriDatbeiiBer. Ser Hfan
Die RoblenldnOereien gu berpahten,
Der0iene in grtp1glng ge5ogen 81
weroen, oa er Oie 8inigrne oes Hrd-
liOenten Soft bnbe.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

ZEN bot2 Die ridtigc @%rfIdrune
miro mobl ioIgenOe fem. Surr1 tot
terte unO iprah iiberbaupt iebr un-
OeutIi6. 8abrideiuIi6 bat nun 81
Iono ~geglau6t, bob Der Sunge i'm me-
9en ieines idIehten Gnglii6 gum be.
item bolten moIlte unO NOR Oariiber
idb5ornig, mie er NOR, in ioIhe @utb
geratben, OoB er 10 longe olif Sen
Sungen einbieb, bis Oas 9eben emit
floben mar.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
pas SincoIn=9 enfmaI.

N1g @orIiBer Ser gommiiion fir
0cts 2tncoln 9enfmal mieS 8rdii=
BENT Saft am porigen Sreitag ben
0berten Spencer g. Crosby, ben
9 uperinten0enten Ser 9efentIiden
g ebGuoe uno 2iegenidaften in @aib=
ington uno 3abImeiiter Der 8eb0roe,
alI, BEN Netp Dorfer 4r6iteften &uf=
IelI 8ope NIT benz Ausarbeitung Ell
mes gntpurfs 81 beauftragen, mel
der Iib fir sic N~us1tea1tng 0es 9enf=
mails imerbolb oes 8erei9s Der
SloIoatenbeinaatb, nnb zines on0eren,
Ser fi6 fir Die auf1telIling an Der
be ~rIGngerten Sed5ebnten StroBe an
@eriOian Sill eignen miiroe. Gin
anDerer Mrhiteft, Sp. Bacon, Bot be.
reits ben Muftrag erbalten einen@nt.
mpSrf fir ben San Der Mufitenung
oes5 9enfmals i'm 8otomac Sarf
eiia8lrei6en. 9ie Goloatenbei-
matb, Merioian Sill unO @otOmoc-
Sort oas finO Die orei Stdtten Die
iett aIIein nod ais 4ufitellungspla-
tie fin Ons @incoln 9enfmaI in Jra-
&c fommen. Der Gomnihion ite6en
100000 fir Die grridtung Oes
3enfmaIs sur Gerfiieung.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Dsin tisftr, OrSbsubn @Caenl&IaG
i'm Sturm bsin Sufsn unb @.Uarn,
bsin Murmsln unb 8rauisn am Icnnissn Sae
NO Seinr JIutb mic SiIbsr lag
i'm Simmslselanl i'm oDasn,
bic psrem mir, psnn i'd fsrHs bin,
i'm padsnom Erdumsn ben isbusnbtn SiHn
rurad ~ Dir triussu wOasn.
Sd mug bid Ialsn, i'd puubrs fcrt
@ott wsie wObiu auf ben BsssH,
bod sinf fcmmt Der Sag, nc gum S9lummsr'
Ort
bel biz fs mid bstisn fir spiesl pOrt
mid aia sur Hubs Isseu,
SauH iusf bu mir nit alien 8Ians
,um gBiafumm esinsn @elsuselaus,
wenu 9tirms qbsr mid fsSsH.
BtlbtIm Seniguus.
atIantic City, Rsp Ssriss, 10. Sept. 1911.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
nus OeutI6eu air@entrei'eu

Deutlde r0mil6statbOIiids 81. Mas
rien Stride, Gde Der stem StrOBs, 3wis
iden s. l.. S StraBe, y. B.. s. 81.
ROtb. gfarrsr, 81. $. Mibm. ARiitant.
@Ottesbisnhe: @Omtass, 6ribmsRe,
1880 ubr umb 9:l5 ubr, 6O@amt, um
1890 ubr. Eonfe. UNI 8 ubr unO Vels
per nm 1880 ubr.
@t. SoGepbs Cisbssbunb. geriammat R@
ieben Q. Dttnaae I'm NOnat in Der Dtrttne.
baue. 5. unb 5 ctr. q. %. 9etr. anrl
5pe&t, SO. 2 9. q. 8.
ct. gcnifarims 8EanEen : nntsrltleuIge,
gereta. Derlnmmelt ltG jebsn 2. YttttUcg
i'm Ncnat In pbiger @tele. Srlepb BabaDts,
1925 81. q. NSe. u. u.
0eutIfs uanseIil9sIutberiide @On'
corOia Rirde, 90. MnO O.. Str. ". Us.
BalfOr: NeU. 1auI u. Nenael. :
@rfts refOrmirte Rir6e, 6. unb q.
Str. %. W.
9ofOr. 0Reu. Sames .. Bnbrer.
airtsnratb, ~SsrlommsIt T6 am 2. MittDpd
i'm Wcmdt I'M @pnntaesf@uIrauut.
Grauem.B eretn DerlammeIt 0H ntOnatlt@ an
1. DienRas in bsmltIben Raunt.
guanseIifdsIutbsrii@e ct. SObaunss'
Rirde. go. 500 Al Str. S.W.
gaiiOr: Geu. s. Soils.
@uoneeIil& sIutberii9s DreieiniSfsits'
Stride. 4. unO s.. ctr. M.@,
YaltOr: GeD. 6enOd S9rOeOsr.
81. MOttbai 0utbsrilds Stride, .
ctr. awiIdem 10. unO II. Str. q. O.,
@OttesOienlf: beutl9 II ubr mOr9ens,
enaIild 8 ubr NbeuOs. YaiiOr: GeO.
&. @, MlmenOiu9en.
@ponOelildslutberil9e 3iOnssR irds,
6. unO 8 @traBs. 81. SO, PoitOr GsO-
6. 4. Bsrsner. @ottesOienf |. unO g.
9Onntos MOrgsns unO Absnos IN gnS'
LTD. Nm g., 4. unO 5. SOnntag,
MOroens in Deuti@, AbsnOs IN @ns'
lid.
6rauenperein perlammelt Ii& isbtn l. Don
nerRaa, NdAmittags 3 ubr.
MtdiOmspertiH Seriammslt f& tsbsn !. dom
nertaa, gtdHmitta0s 2 ubr.
Sutber.9isa fir SdnsIinss tspsH DOnnsrFal
Nbenb.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Oerr 4ntol EetD aH Dptlgeh
6reItag nit 6rau unO RtnO pom einet
mebrmOnatIi9en @urOpareile MOBILIZE
balteu 5uriidsetebrt.
ais efnes Der reihbaItigIten,
beIten unO 5uuerlaligiten .@n9ros-
neutrality-suspicious. I'M liiOoitli6en
5toDtt6el lit eugene S9wab's Sc
iddftsplas, gtr. o25 a9te StroBe,
90, riibmIitit befannt.
Ger ,@ermaniu Stub" bat III elmer
am MittwO9 %abgsbaltenen @eldaftss
flung, in pel6er bas Prosramm fiIr
bic Binterlaiion ausgeIest wnrOe, be-
l6lOnen, ii9 an Dem Bautett gu @bren
Oer 8eamteu ulO Dele9aten Oes Deul9s
ameritaml6 den 0t0~tionaIbunOes gu be-
tbeilisel.
Sn einer gsrlammlung Oss 6rauens
OllfsDereims pes Dsutl9en Waleubaus
les, Die pOrseitsrn AbeuO inter Dem
8Orib Der BrdliOeutiu 6rau 6. o..
8artbel i'm NnltaItssebduoe a~bOeballem
wurbe, seIangts Oer tit Oas UerfOfeue
4icnic geltiftets Quilt CUR 8erIOOluns.
Srau y. SspbolO mar nit Der @liidss
hummer 100 ole @emlnnerm.
Der ,BlattOsutl9e 8sresn" srIes
oigte uOrssltern III ieiaer reseImdBisen
Mouatsuerlammluns, Die inter Dem
YOrlis Oes NrdiiOeuten 8. 8lesmann
in Jtir Deutl9em 9aus, $40. s27 oies
bente StraBe, u. is, itatlianO, Ole lib
li1en 9tOutimsgsi9afte unO bel9IOB,
nadOem Die DeIegateu gum @eutraIs
perein ibrsn Beridt e~ritOttet batten, Die
g~ereInsfabne lOwObl CUR Denti9esEas
6sIer ME gum 6eitbautet gu entlenOsn.
Der .@ermania Uidmner1Or~ be-
ristb lid uOrseitern AbenO nab S@luB
Der @elan9sfunOe iiber ben am Montag,
Dem l6. Ottober, in alien WtOIOnIc
Lempls gu usranltottenOen @OMSerts,
Ebeater Mlo SauabenO. Sine nsue
Sperette pes YerelnsolrI9snten 4rOi. Is.
i. @briltiani, b~etitsIl; v@m @elit aui
urlaub" miro an OieIsm AbenO Our9
bepdbrte Rrdlte ME u. s. Nue, Geo.
Ylitt, 6rau s. 9ebnsrt, Sri. @llie
bammsI. 6rau 6aIn unO pie 0erren y.
VI Braun unO &. @aper inter WtItwIrs
tuug elnes ~ltarten @DOrs 5ur Multiplying
gebra9t werOeu. Derr v. W2attern bat
ole 9tegie iibernOmmen.
Serr Sol. $ e d, Der aaiiier
in 81. gn0res : Bart 9otel, bat,
na9oem Serr ltnO 5rou @nores am
porigen 6reitag Don 9ltlantic gitp
5uridgetOmmen linO, eire 8tDeipO-
hige 5erienreiie nab Seem gorf an
getreten. Serrn Jrant Chores, Der
li9 bel ieiner abreiie na9 9ltlantic
@itg re9t uliuobl fIblte, bat Die ge-
iunoe, trii9e Seeluft iiatli6 mOblge-
than; er lit oollitdnoig mieoerber-
gelteqt. 9err 8ernbaro @nOres,
6ranf @nores 8ruOer, Der @ei96fts-
fibrer oes geational YreB Clubs
Oabier, lit e6enfalls BON elmer Serien.
reiie, Die i'm nod Atlantic gitD
linD Stem gorf fiibrte, tDieoer berber
8uriidgefebrt.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Syn Ser eD.-lntb. gOncorOia : Sir
de, gde Der 20. uno 9 StraBe, g.
s., bebanoelte @aitOr Saul q. Nten-
ael am Sonntog IN ieiner Breotgt
Dos Gbemo: u@orum lid biele Wtdtl-
ner bonn @lauben upo bon Der DRIFT
Iiden air9e fern boIten. au1 NOR
oen uno an ben otpei nd6ItfolgenOer
5~onntagen miro Die firdIi6e nWtdn.
nerfroge" bebanoeIt weroen unO Der
BoitOr looet nidt fiar O~riugenO al
le Madner gum geiu6 Oes @ottes-
oienItes elm, ionOeru bittet aud nm
freimiitbige ausiprnhe, miinolid
ODER brieflidk iiber Die @riinOe, mel
die bic Wednner boben ooer gu bn'
ben qIolaben, tpenn iie Der &irde uni
@Iau6enginden fern bleiben.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
1ram d. nspa,slI 8sbamms,

Diploma in @iem unb ROaeae, q. o. snl-
pasblt i'd fir ntbmbunsen unb SeEipFt@t auf-
msrITame getambIune Sci a%nnebmbnrsn grel-
ZEN. WIeibe nit BET watientin 8 bio IA Gage
psnn aspanI9t. ode i2ts @trass unb Mars-
Ianh Mass 9. 9.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

"a Gin ueller apparot gum
@eridIieBen BON GIai6en mittels 10,
gennnnter ~gropn gdps~ lit 8u ba-
ben bel Sam. s. 9Roub, GIG a9te-
GtraBe, M.-@. @irtbe tpie 9ripate
iirO eingeIaOen. fid o~eufeIbeu ou8l-
ieben.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
n D~erfamfem:

NIelne Gnrm Cber Tbeil brleIben. Grudt
i'm llebsraue, ifbr guteS Waaer, suiss Jrnme-
tsns nit terrIi@er lleberIi@t. Gslunbr &C.
aenb. AOrsHisve .. .. gOr 2482, WaltinStOn,
.. 6. fep9,1mO
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

SuMses MGb9en, nm BEL alesmsinsr paus-
aEbtit ~ bsIten. auf benz 2anbe, nabe Nalb-
inetUu. @GbGen BON eanbs ppre3ceeu. Wian
o~DbvtHirs Sferte NIT 2Obn0uIr ridden an x. 8.
o. 2, Dor 55B, Citation o., MalbingtOn DC.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Sci Dem pOrssRrisen BOilermslOnells
Tslt" woreu, entsesen BEN ionitisen
0ruud, bic 6erren bic @ait9ebsr nnO
DisuenOen. nnO fs mo&ten ibre Sa@e
reht oeldidt inter Der OberIeitnnS uon
6srrn @m. g. 9erbif. DerleIbe bate
IN neuer GOrm sinen 8rsistano eingss
ridtet, iubem cine l9On balbierte Walsrs
msIOne cine .Naeuss tiintIi&er unb nus
msrierter Rerue entbieIt, bic gu is 5ebn
Gents usrtauft wurDen. SeDer NuNs
mer entipre&enO fnnO li@ sin biibI@sr
tleiner NrtiteI auf benz Staub. ben Der
sIadlide 8ieber mitnabm. Ssoe Nums
msr mar alto Elm Ereffer unO IS CAB
fsine euttdul9ten 6eraen. 9Im GanOps
ltonO waItste 0su WiIbelm Sdulse;
6srr QOuis SieDers UsrlOrste bic 0errn
nit Gisarrsn, 9srr Gbas. Diet madts
fi1 I'M Werein nit ben MnOerell an Ders
l@ie6snen @tdnOen mikli9 einfdIisbIl9
Oes Scesgreams GtGnbes unb 9err VS.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
GnmS 40 Dermtefbem.

Mo. 81 MVvrtle CIR, 81. g., Z 3immsr. 8ab
QatrDks. @an5e, NaRer In ieber @taGe. @&lal-
lE In 30. SO Mprile CTR. preie $3.50.
@HmarBeu, @beem 8 9enIsu 20,
1926 727 IS. Str. q w.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

"a Sam. 6. gfarb, Oelieu Sc
fdaft li6 in Nr. 318 a6te StraBe
befinoet, lit Der bette @orf-Daonn in
Der @toot.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

BARTENDER 1O.idbries Grfatruna crit furse
3tit in @aibinsiOn. fudt eeRaBt auf quite &e-
f~erensen bautrnbe BeI&dftieuns. Nan lGreibe
an 8, q WaItinstOn SDurnal.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
WerIamAt:

Sin RGb&sn uber Grau ale @tlsaIHaftsrin
fir cine GItsre Dams. NnG3ufrasen 903 Tote
GtraBs, ~. %.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Die 0rmderei bes r@aTbimstOn
SunrmaL" Iiefert prompt 9rn6arbei-
ten in emgIiIder fOuie and in bemt.
I6er GSrade. Meme Sbpen, neme Ser.
lpaItnHs, prOmpte geOiennns.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16
3m Dermietbem /:

Sin mStirtts bellies Simmer. 6t3 Gys'
@traee. 81. %.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

gu Eaufsa cine gut sebenbs Wirtb1&aft.
Mdn wsnDe f& inter pW. 81 an has
SOurnaI.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Ia QerionaInotisen iber Sterile.
fdHe, 6eburten, GaufeH, PeiratbsH,
ETC., peroen BON Dem journal tets
bereitpiliet CUR DerofentliduHs
ent0eaenaenommen.
Washington Journal., 1911-09-16

Office; 40 Ssaas 5irabs. ROrbpsi.
ErlspbOns Drain 1883.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17

perfectly preserved. It Is constructed Of two
or three layers Of bricks set In asphalt and
covered with thick coating Of asphalt.
King Nabonid, It is proved, built his FORTH
cations out Of the ruins Of works constructed
by his predecessors, as the elevators found
brick with four lined inscription Of Herr
glissar, in which this ruler, whose inscriptions
have hitherto been missing, describes himself
as the accomplished Of good deeds"
The excavations made In Assur by Dr.. w.
Andrae in the season April 70 October yielded
still more important results The complete
ground plan Of the Temple d Assur was laid
bare, and the history Of the great building
pushed back to the third millennium, B. c..
This makes It the Oldest Mssopotamian temple
SO far discovered.
The temple was renewed BY the King Samsi.
Adad about 1900 B. G.. and 1t was burned down
500 years later under Salmamassar l., who,
however, reconstuctsd It On exactly the old
lines.
Many important fnds were made BY Dr.. An
drae. Near the door In the, southeast front
were found remains Of relief Of bull three
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17
GAVE WAR IS SONS
AGED Mother viii Soon Be Ill
Years Old.
Mrs. Brandon, Who Has Been Honoreo
by Uncle Sam and Her Native
State, Still Does Own House
work.

Moundsville, w. Va.-Mrs. Sarah
Brandon of Moundsville, whose pic
ture the government placed in the Ma
tional gallery at Washington, In rec
IGNITION of the fact that she gave
more sons to the Civil war than any
other woman of her country, Will
soon be one hundred and eleven years
old. She was the mother of % chill
dren, all boys but one. Sixteen OF the
boys served in the war, IA with the
Union and two with the Confederaey.
Her native state of Ohio also honorea
her by placing her likeness on the
wall of the State gallery at Column
bus.
Mrs. Brandon is hale and hearty.
She does all her own Homework ana
cultivates a small garden patch IN
the rear Of her home. She smokes
pipe constantly, favoring only the
strongest tobacco. Without the pipe,
she says she grows nervous and lone
some.
The little house in which she re-
sides snuggles against hill within
a few yards of the city limits OF the
Ohio River town, and every week
Mrs. Brandon can be seen vending her
way to the city for supplies for her
Sunday dinner.
She has but one deformity. A hun
dred years ago, while playing with
her brother, the lad accidentally shot
an arrow from his miniature bow at
her, the dart piercing her right eye.
destroying the sight.
Fifteen of her sons are living. The
oldest Is Hiram Brandon Of Bellaire,
Ohio, eighty-nine years old, who works
every day at hot furnace in a steel
mill and boasts. that he was never
sick day in his life. Her youngest
son, Evan Brandon, of Moundsville, is
seventy years old, and digs coal. He
carries scars from bullet and saber
wounds received while fighting for the
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1911-02-17

their services were allowed 10 take hand to
save the wreck. The work bf restoration was
placed in the hands Of q fSderal expert VINO
has made life work OF the saving OF oamassu
papers and manuscripts lie devoted weeks
to the work and what he hst wrought Is little
short Of miracle, In SO lar as the casual
observer can detect the VIII is in practically
the same condition as it We when 1t left the
hands of its distinguished 4uthor. It is only
when page is held to the light that one
realizes that, technically, ths document IS Dut
a ghost Of Its former self.
All sorts Of obstacles were encountered IN
connection with the restoration Of the will. 1t
was at first planned to have the odd salvage
work undertaken by the department OF state.
the manuscript surgeons Of which branch OF
the government had already worked wonders
with the Constitution Of tho United states.
the Declaration Of Independence and other
documents. However, in order to get the ben
eft of the skill Of the state departments ex'
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Temples of Babylon

The Deutsche Orient Gesellschaft gives an
interesting account Of the past years excava-
ton work in three different parts of Babylon.
In the town quarter, known as Kasr we're
laid bare several hundred meters Of wall
about IS feet thick, broken by numerous door
openings which were originally 6anked by
towers. The most interesting find here was
CONN Of burned clay. on the lid Of which was
relief Of bearded head.
Near the north wall Of the quarter known
as Sachn was discovered system Of drains,
built OF brick. laid In asphalt. Here were also
found several fragments Of tablets with cuni
form inscriptions from the time Of Nebuchad
nexzar This discovery enabled the excava-
tors to complete fragmentary tablets discover.
ed some time before.
The legend proved to refer 70 the building
Of the zigurrat. the temple tower Of Rabylon
The beginning reads as follows: 'Nebuchad-
nezxaf. king Of Babylon. reverer OF the great
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Civil war, for example, 1t was carried to
Richmond for safe keeping and came near
being lost entirely In the confusion that at
tended the fall Of the Confederacy.
However, the worst experience of all came
only few years ago and resulted from an
error of judgment on the part of the custo-
dams Of the will, who supposed that they were
acting for the best 1t had come about that
as result Of the handling of the will the pin
ming together Of the % pages and the wear
along the lines of the creases in which 1t had
been folded almost every one Of the sheets was
completely severed through the middle The
persons In charge Of the will realized in
vague sort Of way that something ought to be
done and they finally hit upon the plan Of sew.
Ing together the severed sections of each sheet
When the government officials and other
prominent men interested in all existing me-
mentoes of George Washington heard what
had been done they were all but ready to
weep. As though 1t were not bad enough to
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c27EzEy HOEsE NzzIcW AA2E2R5
nor eI0Sy rs w 2Ip 100
Ws4RS 400

xithin the past few months the public at large
did not know Of the whereabouts Of the Wash.
lngtcu will. II indeed It even knew of thS ex
istence Of the paper. However, the officials Of
the state department and the library of con-
gress knew its resting place in an obscure
county courthouse in Virginia, and whereas
they realized the futility Of their ambition to
ever get permission to transfer It to Wash
1ngton, where 1t ought to repose as a great ma.
tional relic, they still had sufficient interest in
II to keep watchful eye on 1t, so to speak.
Some months ago 1t suddenly came to the
ears OF these interested parties that the will
long known to be In poor state of preserva
tion-was in imminent danger Of going utterly
to ruin. Obviously quick action and heroic
measures were necessary and thereupon there
was inaugurated that project which has lately
witnessed the complete restoration OF the will
by means Of a miracle OF manuscript surgery
and document restoration carried on by the
greatest experts In the country in this highly
specialized line Of work
Persons who are at all conversant with the
care with which Uncle Sam fosters and safe.
guards all the important state and private
papers OF historical value that are in HIS keen.
ing-for instance. the Declaration of indie.
pendence which is never even exnosed tn
light-may naturally marvel that SO priceless
q trophy as the viii Of Washington should
have been allowed to fall into decay. The ex
PLANTATION is found in the fact, above noted,
that the will is not and never has been in the
possession OF the federal government. It was
filed for probate in the year 1900 at the county
seat OF the county in virginia where Washing.
ton resided and in that state It has remained
ever since A century of wear and tear might
be expected to play havoc with almost any
document and at times during this cycle the
Washington relic saw some rather rough han.
ding for so fragile an object. During the
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The Old and the New.

Omaha. Neb.-Observed Of all oh.
servers recently were two Indian
women from the Winnebago reserya.
ton. so miles north Of Omaha, who
had come to the city. One woman
wore the typical red blanket, a shawl
over her head. and had a papoose
strapped in a basket on her back
The other Indian woman, about the
same age, wore fashionable foulard
gown, q sealskin jacket costing not
less than $500, . chantecler hat and
in perambulator wheeled a babv
dressed in silks and satins. Az thu
two women went through the retail
district they gazed into the store and
shop windows with a. much interest
~ my Of their white sisters.
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gods. establisher Of Esagila and Ezida, son Of
Nabopolassar, of the king Of Babylon, am !.
When Marduk, the great lord elevated my
head abased myself reverently before Mar
duk, the god who created me-"
After this Nebuchadnezzar goes on to boast
that he made the temple brilliant as the day
with bitumen and blue glittering bricks" and
that for the same end he has had mighty ce-
dars prepared. The inscription ends with
Nebuchadnezzar's prayer that Marduk will
reward his pious deeds BY granting him
eternal days"
Work was also carried on at the town wall
built by Nabonid, the last king Of Babylon.
who reigned 555-53s B. c. About 400 meters
Of this wall were uncovered. The wall ID
about Is feet thick and has tower every 80
feet
The main gate lies in the line Of the great
Babylonian procession street. The pavement
Of the professional street at this point u
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Union in the Civil war. All the chill.
dren OF Mrs. Brandon became parents
OF large families, the Oldest and
youngest each having nine children.
Before her marriage Mrs. Brandon
was Miss Sarah Barker. She was
born In Belmont county, Ohio. her IA
ther being a pioneer Of that section.
She can recall events during the
Mexican war, and skirmishes which
her father and neighbors participated
in against rowing and unsettled bands
Of Indians. At the age Of fifteen she
was married to Ebenezer Brandon, be.
ing his second wife.