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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
'DEAN OF THE CLOTH
George Alfred Townsend Heads
Washington Correspondents.
EVER A VERSATILE WRITER
First introduced as the Gatherer C
Civil War News.
REPORTEDBATTLE OF BULL RUN
Reaches Age of Three Score and Ten
and Is the Recipient of
Congratulations.
EVER A VERSATILE WRITER
REP0RTEDBATTLE OF BULL RUN


George Alfred Townsend reached the
age of three-score years and ten some
days ago. and on that occasion received
the congratulations and good wishes Of
numerous of his friends who gathered at
his home for that purpose. The death of
the veteran Shaw last year left Mr. Town
send the dean of that worthy cloth,
Washington correspondents. He harks
back to McCullaugh, Piatt. Redfield,
Ramsdel, Gibson. White. Richardson.
Washington and others who made @let-
tiers from Washington" the cream of
American journalism. Henry Watterson.
it is true, is an older man and was a
Washington correspondent ere Townsend
painted his fingers with printers ink, but
we think of Mars Henry as the editor
n-chief not as the contributor.
Townsend's Introduction.
Townsend was first introduced to a
large constituency as war correspond
ent.' Bull Run Russell. an English
man, saw the foot race from Manas-
sas to the Long bridge. July 81. 1861, and
gave a graphic picture of it in the London
Times that loyal folk read with cha
grin and indignation, whereupon leading
American journals sent correspondents to
the front with rowing commissions to dis
cover. to speculate. to narrate and to
criticise. Townsend was one of the rep
resentatives of the New York Herald. and
by all odds the most brilliant, the most
copous and the most successful of the
lot, east or west He must have studied
Jomini, and certain it is that he was
both strategist and tactician. No doubt
Gen. Lee found his letters what Horace
Greeley called mighty interesting read
ing"
After the war Townsend became fix
ture in the row. at Washington. Nc
Cullaugh had invented the Interview"
but it was left to Townsend to delve into
that mine as none other did, and the
quantity Of journalistic wealth, so to
name it. that he extracted from it was as
valuable as it was enormous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26
Boundless Versatility.

His versatility was boundless, his read
ing vast and varied and his style captivat-
ing. He had both passion and a genius
for labor. and his physical as well as his
mental constitution was stalwart, robust
He was prone to the discursive. He was
also a strong partisan, though at one time
he was supposed to be laboring under the
malady Of what subsequently became
know mas "mugwumpery," but in a very
mild form. That was when he, in connec-
ton with Dom Piatt, established the
Washington Capital. l think / read at
the time that Townsend remained with
the Capital only three weeks, because he
and Ffatt were not agreed upon any po-
litical issue other than the union of the
states and the emancipation. citizenship
and enfranchisement Of the negro. Piatt
was Of the school of Jefferson; Town
send is even more Of q fanatic Ham,
iltonian than Gertrude Atherton, and his
book on Hamilton. a novel. is an impos-
sbility, for it is more perversely extrav-
agant than the lady's.
After retiring from the Capital Townsen
who wrote over the word "Gath,'' plunged
into correspondence, and make no doubt
that he was the most prolific writer our
cloth has known. Daily he wrote thou
sands OF words for newspapers. besides
his steady stream OF poetry, fiction and
history. His physical strength must have
been extraordinary and his industry
Fascinating, Sometimes Bewildering.
For many years l read Cath daily,
and what an abundant wealth Of infor-
nation and suggestion were his wares!
His discurSive style always fascinated
and occasionally bewildered. He seemed
to know everything and could give the
source Of his information. He appeared
to know everybody and who was every
body's daddy and who everybody's NAM
ma. He took captive his readers, and
for years he was the leading correspond
ent of the American newspaper press. 1t
is pleasant to hear that his pen yielded
him a comfortable estate, and pity it's
that it is fashion SO few newspaper pens
follow.
Then age and want, oh! lima tched pair"
Champ Clark says the greatest triumph
the orator can achieve is to extort ap-
piause from those who disagree with his
preachments. That is as may be; but
certainly the highest excellence attained
by the newspaper writer is to fix the at
tention and command the admiration of
the reader not in accord with his views
That Is genius, and Townsend discovered
abundance of it.
My humble self am an example Born
and reared a democrat of the straitest
Bourbon sect, instinctively and by pre-
cept jealous of power, state as we'll as
federal, believing that our system is yet
experimental and fearing that the repub-
lie may yet degenerate into despotism
imperial or oligarchic' yet / was fasci-
mated with, captivated by. the writings
consolidationist than Alexander Hamilton
or ThaddeuS Stevens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-26

Extra Large Tea Kettles
made of extra heavy metal
and full nickel finished. Every
joint is securely reinforced.
and the firmly attached han
die is fitted with an ebonized
grip that will not warp, shrink
or crack. Special Clean Sweep
bargain.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
S1.OO PER YEAR
SOME BENEFITS FROM
RECIPROCITY TREATY
Removal of Duties Will Open Wider
Fields of Commerce

Everyone can see the benefit IN
be derived from q free and unre-
stricted interchange Of commodities
between the United States and Can
ada. The removal Of tariff duties,
which in some instances have beer
proven prohibitive, must open wider
fields for the commerce OF both coun-
tries. and. since the balance of trade
is In our favor, it must insure to the
general advantage of the United
States. But there are specific ad.
vantages, which the New York
World has admirably stated, and
from which statement we have pre-
pared the following summary:
1. Reciprocity will admit free
wheat, rye. oats. barley, buckwhest.
peas, beans and corn upon which
there is present schedule OF du-
ties varying from 10 to As cents a
bushel.
2. 1t will admit free cattle, horses,
mules, sheep and swine, removing
a duty averaging, approximately.
% per cent.
B. 1t will ad NIT free all vegetables
now taxed at from IS to 40 cents a
bushel
T. 1t will admit free all kinds OF
fish and products OF the sea, lifting
the present duties offrom one-fourth
to one cent per pound.
5. 1t will place upon the free list
pulp wood, print paper and lumber,
and will reduce the tariff on leather
from 20 to 10 cents per 1000, and
on shingles from so to 30 cents per
/. 900.
6. 1t will reduce the duties on
fresh and smoked meats. canned
vegetables and -four.
From the above statement of the
effect OF reciprocity upon the neces-
stiles OF life it seems TO us apparent
that the result OF the treaty can on
ly be beneficial to the masses OF the
people. At any rate. the people at
large believe so and, If it shall prove
therwise, they will be greatly sur
prised.-Richmond Virginian.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
The Glidden Tour

Word comes from New York that
the Glidden Tour this year will
take place in October from that city
to Jacksonville, Fla, via the Ma
tional Highway. If this be true
then the great number OF motorists
from all over the country who annual
ly enter this great event will pass
right through Lexington. The
Glidden Tour is the biggest thing
of its kind that is pulled off. Sever
al big tours have come this way in
the past, but none of these was any
thing like as large or as important
as this one. 1t is national in scope
and from the motorists point O
view is the supreme event Of the
year. Our local automobilists as
we'll as the pu bile generally are t.
be congratulated on his opportunit,
they will have of seeing the Gid
dentists.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
What Man is Made Of

All Of us remember the nursery
rhyme beginning What are little
boys made Of. Recently a European
medical scientist undertook ID de-
eide, chemically, what the average
weight man, in normal condition
would be worth as practical raw :"
material were he to be worked up
into everyday commodities. He re-
ports a widely scattered assortment
of utilities into which this average
man may be wrought.
This average man in health has
the material for ID pounds of can.
dies. 1 pound OF nails, carbon suffi.
cient for eight hundred pencils,
bindings for Is octave books, 500
knife handles, % violin strings. 20
teaspOonfuls of salt and | pound Of
loaf sugar.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
Exclamation of StauntOn's Vote

Staunton voted wet" by major
ity of lob. The dry" majority two
years ago was 25. The negro regis
tration four years ago was four; two
years ago it was about rs; this year
it was about $50. That is the ex-
PLANTATION of tue result. The in
creased registration of negroes was
accomplished by the saloon inter-
ests. But the saloon could not have
registered the negroes without the
consent of the registrar. What
have the politicians to say concern
ing this registration OF negroes?
They could have prevented it had
they desired to do so. Are the sa-
loon and politicians in league to-
getber, and are the negroes to be
brought back into our political life
by the saloon with the consent, il
not with the active assistance of the
politician?
This is vital question, and upor
this hinges the future of prohibition
in Virginia. The saloon prosper:
on the damnation of men. Wha
does it care if the negro has thu
balance of power?-Richmond Chris
tian Advocate.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
Two Remarkable Snake Stories

a dispatch from Flat Rock. Va.
embraces the following snake
stories:
A. c. Campbell killed an unusual
ly large female snake in his potato
patch and noticed that the stomach
was strangely bloated. Being of an
inquisitive turn of mind, Campbell
cut the snake open and an amazing
sight caught his eyes. Out of the
belly OF the dead reptile crawled
fifty -four Young snakes representing
every known variety in Virginia.
There were two dozen black snakes.
about one dozen garter snakes, and
numerous spotted snakes, grass
snakes and Young water snakes,
and one small RATHER.
1t is believed that the snake
Campbell killed had lost its own
young and gone on rampage
through the neighborhood killing
all the other snakes it met. and
swallowing their young whole, out
of revenge.
V. L. Weatherholtz, OF the same
neighborhood, killed big a blacl
snake few hours later and having
heard Campbel's experience. Gu
his snake open, too. Inside thu
stomach he found ten partridg,
eggs unbroken and q full grow
bird OF the yellow hammurs species
/ WeatherhOltz's find is regarded a,
proof positive that snake has th
power to charm a bird.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

Gen. John r. Castleman. veteran
Of the Southern Confederacy and of
the Spanish-American war. if he
lives Is months, probably will be
the first Kentuckian who ever saw
an equestrian statue of himself
erected. OF the estimated cost
$l5, OOO-a fund of 50, 900 already has
been subscribed. The statue, which
is designed to honor General Cos.
tleman for his service as park com.
missioner of Louisville. is expected
to be completed by October, 1912.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
Report Made on Lynehburg-Natu
Bridge Route

Mr.. G. De Mott, the engineer for
the Lynchburg Automobile Club
having charge Of surveying and inn
proving the short route between
Lynchburg and Natural Bridge, has
gone over the route and now has
force of hands at work improving
the road. In his report of the re-.
suit of his trip of inspection, Mr..
De Mott said, with reference to the
road towards the Natural Bridge
end:
'Snowden to Old Balcony Falls;
through and not over the Blue Ridge
mountain. This is the missing link
and is a part OF the Lexington turn
pike. This is road that has been
out of use for fifteen years, but is on
good shale foundation, was graded
out twenty feet wide and probably
is the prettiest stretch of scenic road
in Virginia, as it follows the James
River through the mountain. The
!
steepest grade on it is seven per
cent.
AT Old Balcony Falls, the road
is narrow for short distance AND
should be driven over with cars I'M
der control.
odd Balcony Falls to Glasgow;
mile and a half up North River
across the bridge and mile and ;
half back again. Drive at the speed
limit.
Glasgow to Natural Bridge. NJ
, James River by Greenlee to Natura
Bridge Station and then the mac
adam road"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

Industrial training, trainin g
which will fit girl to do work in
the home, which will fit boy to
work in the shop ifin a city.t to work
on a farm if in the country, is the
most important OF all training. aside
from that which develops charac-
ter; and it is q grave reproach to us
as a nation that we have permitted
our training to lead the children
away from the farm and shop in
stead of toward them. We should
try to provide the many with train
ing in their professions. just as the
ew. the doctors. the ministers. the
lawyers, are trained for their pro-
tession. In other words, the school
system should be aimed primarily
to tit the scholar for actual life rath
or than for a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Roosevelt.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
CONDENSED BUDGET
OF CURRENT NEWS
Brief and Interesting Items for the
BUSY Reader

To economic on fuel and keep
kitchen cooler in summer there has
been invented false bottom Tor a
range fireSox, which will hold just
enough coal to cook meal.
Edmond Shiffiett, 80 years old,
Confederate veteran of Beldor, Rock
ingham county. has been wearing
regularly since 1861 handmade
plated straw hat. 1t was made by
his sister, the late Mrs. Barbara
Davis, and is skillful piece Of hand
work.
DIR. Ernest G. Levy, chief health
officer OF Rich mond, has come to the
conclusion after close comparative
study of the mortuary statistics Of
Richmond aud other cities, that the
American negrois slowly and stead
lily dying out and will be virtually
extinct in the twenty. first century.
The colored race" he points out
with 80 per cent of the population
of Richmond, has 90 per cent, the
deaths and the birth rate is equally
against the colored race"
Unable, she said, to make man
of her husband. Anna Langley, a
frail woman, 10 years old, OF San
Francisco, few days ago shot and
killed him. They had been married
fifteen months. EARLY in the day
James Langley left home, saying he
didn't intend TO return, Mrs. Lang
ley bought a revolver and started to
hunt her husband. She found hin
in a saloon. The wife fired foul
shots. One struck Langley and ht
died on the way to 4 hospital. Mrs
Langley was arrested. Il have
supported my husband and myself,
she said, by working as stenog
rapher. | tried to make him sta,
away from saloons. / endured hi,
abuse. l tried to instill some ambi
tion into him and coach him for tn
fireman's civil service examination
He would not try. l could endrr
no more"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09
Prohibition Ticket This Fall for
Augusta County

From what can be gathered there
is to be fight to the finish this fall
in Augusta between the Prohibition
and the Democratic candidates.
Various rumors have been going
the rounds since StauntOn's local
option election resulted in victory
Of the "wets" by a majority OF lob,
and Thursday Staunton Leader had
the following regarding the situa-
ton:
The dry voters of Staunton, APP
parently with unanimous assent.
have arrived at the conclusion that
the time has come to cut loose from
all membranes that lie in the way
OF getting rid of the saloon, and to
strike out Independently for the &C
complishment of that result.
Messages poured in all day
Wednesday and Thursday from
leading citizens of various parts OF
the county of Augusta urging a
straight independent fight, and at
an informal, and largely accidental
meeting of number of the dry lead
ers Wednesday night the decision
was reached to put a full Legislative
ticket in the field as soon as the
right men could be agreed on and
induced to run. They declared
openly that the fight would be made
and made in earnest.
Irrespective candidates, 1T was
understood, would not be agreed
upon until conferences with thu
county people could be had.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

The will of George Washington is
not exhibited on Sunday, even
though the Vice President OF the
United States requests it. The
story runs that Vice President Sher-
man. an ardent motorist, accompan-
led by friends took a spin last Sun
day 10 Virginia. Reaching Fairfax
Courthouse, they decided they
would like to see the original will
drawn by tie first president. Inc
party was directed first to the home
of the deputy clerk of the county
The deputy expressed regret ou'
quite positively informed the vice
President that the rules ioroaoe
the courthouse, where the document
is kept in q glass case. being open
ed ON Sunday. Finding the ofhcia
obdurate, the party repaired 10 tne
nome of his chief. some distance
away. The clerk, however, was as
strongly rule bound as his deputy
and the Vice-President and hi
friends left for Washington will
their curiosity unsatisfed.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

Must we respectfully admit that
the good old times have departed?
Will court day" never come again?
Has the automobile in supplanting
mans best fried" reduced horse
trading to the level of stock gamb-
ling and highway robbery?
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

The proper Of organization combination under
PROPER regulation control be objected
What and should be condemned prevented and punished the
corporate machinery the DETRMENT of public
welfare and such abuse has been and being pctced
purely speculative and oentimes SWINDIING
prises.
REGULATION PUBLIC SERVICE COR
PERMANENT COMMISSIONS COME
REGULATION
ABUSES CAPITALIZATION. OF ExToRTIoN OR OF
oVERcHAPoEs UNREASONABLE DIVISION
Governmental control should protect the investor we'll thu
public should the public good service and fair
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

The Honduran government has
granted concession to a company
to search for deposits of oil be-
lieved TO exist in that republic
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1911-08-09

A paste of chloride of lime and
water, allowed to remain on a few
minutes before removing, will clean
ink stains from silver.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-13

Chief Wardens-L. A. Pierce, Houiton.
Maine Forestry District in Aroostook
county.
S. c. Cummings. HaynesvIlle. all of
Maine Forestry District in Aroostook
county from south line to North Boun-
Penobscot county.
Harry e, Hasey.z st. Francis, all. of
Maine Forestry District on 81. John
Cony A. Pooler. Old Town. st John
Waters in Maine Forestry District.
Fred G; Nolan, Portage, Townships 10
r 4, & G, 16 r 3, 4. 5 & 6, II r 3, t5
Ora Gilpatrick, lioulton, Stacyville, t
II & r g.
J. b. Bartlett. Ashland, Maine Forestry
District included Townships s, X 5. g.
10 r 6, 8, 8, 10, II, Il r Z, 5. g. & 10 r
and GARFIELD Pr
II. b. Buck, Bangor, Maine Forestry
District in Aroostook county.
VIM Fl. Hinckley Bangor, Maine For
estry District on ST. John Waters.
Eugene II. Decker, Bangor. Maine For
estry District in st. John Waters.
s. IA r 6, & g.
Deputy Wardens-J ]. Niles. Houlton.
East half 3, Hammond PL. T R3
R & s. 7 r & 6. c. d. 7R 4.
Miles D. Arbo oxbow. r r II. 10 r
IL. 9 & 10 r II, oxbow ri.
John NJ. Brown, Eagle Lake. T Is
Miles Mentally Houlton, T hrs, u r
s. II & Y r 9, II r TO-
William McNally, Ashland. IL s. II
r 8. IL & II r 9, II f 10.
p. l.. Cummings. Houlton, general dep
uty for Aroostook county.
Alec Currier, oxbow, oxbow Pl., T r
g. 9 & 10 r S.
August Carlson, Nelson, T Is R4
William Libby. Oxbow, g. & 10 r. 9.
CYRUS Chase, Westfeld, east half No. 10
r g. r r 2.
William Carpenter, Houlton. Ham
mond. Z B.
samuel Ross, Monticello NDR2
Joseph Green. Linneus, T RI. r 3.
Harry G. Tingley. Island Falls, r r 4.
John Landers. Island Falls, X A.
Elmer l.. fitzpatrick, Davidson ! &
6.
Leon circuit Ashland. t II. II & 10. r
Frank McManus. Masardis, TsR5.
Charles Peterson, Garfield Garfield Pl..
T 10 r g.
c. f. Farrar, So. Amity, Leavitt
f. G. Hunter, Hodgdon. T A re-
Fred Cyr, Winterville. Winterville Pl,
r "A r & s, Il r s.
James II. Ruth, Lnneus. T r 3, A r.
g 8 2 3 r 8. GlenWood.
George b. Moors. Griswold. east half
3, Hammond, r s. r 4. r 8, r 8.
7R g. c and d.
Frank Currier oxbow. rs, & 10 R 6.
Thomas LAWYER, Benedicta. T & 2. r ..
Preston Burleigh. Houlton. Maine for
estry district in Aroostook county.
George f. Greenlaw. Masardis,
3 & 4. r & 8.
II, I. Knight, MacWahOc, L A X b, L X
5, North Yarmouth. . r 4.
Frank C. Hinckley. Bangor, II r 4.
II 4.
Walter SWEET, oxbow township. R
q Z, 9 r. & Z.
William Sewal, Island Falls. T 4 r 3.
Reed Lenfest Mapleton. II 4.
Fleetwood Pride, Houton. T & r 8.
Eugene Peck, Burleigh. T r 3 & l.
George w. Ripley, Guerette. T 10 i. 8
& 6. -
Ernest Coburn. Macwahoc, North Var
mouth Academy Grant
Hannaford Carr Perham, T II X 3, ID
r Il 5.
William Batchelder, Hammond. Ham
mond Pl.
Frank Austin, Fort Kent Mills. general
deputy on Fish river waters.
Henry Reed Maewahoc. T 4, North
Yarmouth Academy Grant.
Joseph Smart. Eagle Lake Mills, T 10
X & 6, Is X 6, l6 RS.
Napoleon Labe. Wallagrass, T 10 & 10
r 8, Is & II r Z
Heman Cook. Presque Isle. It 10 X 8.
Squa- Pan Lake and vicinity