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washington's Headquarters.

strength 1t shames the flinisy work
of modern contractors. The interior
Is very interesting. The two main
rooms on the ground flour open from
the wide paneled hall with ample
small-paned windows. In both recep-
ton room and office the walls are
adorned with portraits. and valuable
relics in cases and In the old-fash-
ioned chimney cupboard attract the
eye. "Grandfather's clock ticks in the
corner and an old gun fills the open
fireplace.
Across an open passage through
which sun and wind have full play,
is wing containing the quaint old
kitchen. While this separation of
the kitchen from the main body of
the house has ONE advantages, the
modern housewife would certainly
object to the unnecessary steps it
occasions. And she would doubtless
be at loss to get meal over the
fireplace with its hanging hooks and
pots.
From the pump room adjoining the
kitchen a steep flight of steps de.
only lighted from an opening in the
lawn above. The other end of the
passage once communicated with the
river and thus afforded a means of
refuge and escape in case of surprise
by the enemy That end has been
closed up, but the curious investigator
can descend and walk along the
damp. dark passage. with thoughts of
the dangerous days when such Sc
cret way was deemed necessary
The bedrooms on the floor above
are very attractive in their quantness.
They have been furnished by different
chapters of the Daughters of the Revo-
luton with suitable antique furniture
so they must look very much as they
did in the hours when Washington re-
posed in the big "four-poster," or in
the straight-backed chair by the fire
place brooded over the perils of the
country. On the third floor, to which
one must climb with bended head if
bump is to be avoided, the bedroom
Is as cozily old-fashioned as anything
in the house.
Much time might be profitably spent
IN LOOKING over the maps. plans, ETC.,
which hang about the walls of the
hall and the main rooms, but the in
terest of the average tourist in such
matters is soon glutted and he prefers
to walk about the lawn and view the
house from every side, or stroll down
to the Schuylkill river In front of the
headquarters and people the scene
with the figures of Washington and
his veterans.
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SOUGHT BY TOURISTS
Valley Forge Is Rich in Historic
Associations.
WhIzzins Automobiles Now Bring
Groups Of Patriotic sightsssrs to
This Scene Of the Revolutions
Darkest Days.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Through the love-
ly wooded hills and up and down the
valleys which give the name of that
historic spot. Valley Forge. the scene
Of the darkest days of the Revolution.
go rushing and whizzing nowadays the
hourly automobiles bringing groups OF
patriotic tourists from all the coun-
try What a change In the spot and in
the people since that time when Wash
ington and his suffering heroes
camped among these picturesque
hills. What gap between those foot
sore. discouraged men and the pleas
this great national park.
For some eight miles the motor
route circles about over the fine park
roads, and on every side the natural
charms of the beautiful scenery are
enhanced by the hostoric associations.
Many memorial tablets have been
erected, marking where different divi-
sions of the army or various com
manders were stationed. Here and
there are log cabins, reproductions of
the olden huts, and standing on the
Olu SlltS. mere are Lllc5 VI luC oAu
entrenchments to trace. and much else
Of interest to student of military
affairs. but the automobile Is toe
swift for study of this sort. The
Memorial chapel. unfortunately, does
not lie on the route taken; 1t requires.
and we'll deserves. a separate trip.
One does. however, pass the old
school house, built by Letitia Penn In
1903. which was occupied by the Con-
tinental army as hospital during the
winter Of 1777-177S The flag floats
over 1t. and group Of budding citi-
zens. who ought to develop remark
able loyalty educated in such shrine
Of liberty. flock out for recess as the
motor car passes.
But the central point Of the trip is.
of course. Washington's headquarters.
This plain old stone structure is fine
example of the sturdy buildings of
Colonial times In its simplicity and
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came the professions, century after
century, to crown a monarch as in the
coming pageant: or to give thanks
for victories which are far more than
names only of the past, for they have
given to us today the texture of our
laws. and the traditions of our free
dom. From Westminster hall. near
this church. have gone forth the prin-
ciples Of civil conduct that have form
ed the statesmen and heroes. who
have often themselves been laid to
rest under the pavement now trodden
by the feet of those who have made
the history of today. Statues. tab
lets, monuments, to poets, soldiers,
sailors, orators. mark the base of the
walls of the aisles. perhaps in too
great profusion. but memory likes to
be aided by such memorials"
A thousand years ago. on a little
island set in the tide waters of the
Thames. on the Middlesex side of the
river. stood monastery. Over against
1t on the other side Of the river was
the lamb hithe, or landing place,
where today stands the Palace of
Lambeth. To the west was the island
of the chesils. or flint gravel-the
Chelsea Of today. Downward and
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eastward were the red roofs and
church spires of London All to the
north and west were the fields and
forests of Middlesex.
1t was on this island in the eighth
century, that Offa, king of Mercia. or
his immediate predecessor, gave leave
to the monks to build the abbey OF St.
Peter. That abbey Is today the West
minister of st. Peter, in contradistinc-
tion to the least minister OF ST. Paul.
There, on Jan. 6, 1066-a Friday
Harold was crowned king of England
by Aldred. Archbishop of York.
Within a year, on Christmas day.
1906, there was another coronation in
Westminster. Aldred again handled
the crown, but this time he placed 1t
on the brow of William the Norman.
The long line of the kings Of Wessex
had ended with Harold's fall at Has
tings. While the ceremony was in
progress, the tickle crowd in the alb
hey cheered William the ConQueror.
The cheers alarmed the Norman sol
diery, and they promptly set fire to
the buildings surrounding the abbey.
Out rushed the congregation. and
William remained almost alone with
Aldred the two-faced.
Two years later Aldred again stood
with a crown in hand, but this time
he bestowed 1t on woman-on Ma
tilda. the cwene" In the 900 years
that followed. Westminster has been
the scene of many notable corona
tions. Westminster hall-which is all
that remains of the ancient royal pal
ace OF Observation-Disclosures used for
most of the ceremonies. but George Nv
preferred to be crowned in the abbey.
and mis- SUCCESSORS have followed his
example. Every stone in this ancient
structure is sacred to Englishmen the
world over.
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Live Stock.

Kansas City. - Cattle - Market
steady to strong. Native steers, $3.50
@650; Southern steers. $3.75 q $50:
Southern COWS and heifers, S2.T5D
450; native cows and heifers, s2.25@
610; stockers and feeders, S3.50@
$40; bulls, S3.OO@475; calves. $4,000
725; Western steers. $4.75@6.10;
Western COWS, S2.75G4.75.
Hogs-Bulk of sales. s6.2O@6.3O;
heavy, s615@6.25: packers and butch.
ers, s6.20@6,321a; lights, S6.2O@6.30.
Sheep-Market steady; muttons
s3.256400: lambs, $5,50M6.75; fed
wethers and yearlings, s3.60a AIS; fed
Western ewes. s2.50635O.
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MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
Metals in New York.

New York-Standard copper, quiet:
spot, June. July, August and Septem-
ber $12.25@12.3O.
Tin, firm; spot, s45.O5@45.5O: June.
S4475@45.75; July, $52.9O@43.50;
August, s42.5O043.25 September.
s42.OO942.75; October, s41.75@42.50.
Lead, quiet, $4,45@4.5o New York;
S4.3O64.40 East St. Louis.
Spelter, steady, s5.T045.9O New
York; s5.55@5.65 East st. Louis.
Iron-Locally IRON is quiet No. l
foundry northern, S15.0O915.25 No. l
foundry southern and No. foundry
southern soft, s14.75M15.25; No. 2
foundry northern, s14.75@15.O0.
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Wyoming.

James Gooldy manager OF the Tim.
berlake Mining Company, which
owns large placer mine south OF
Baggs, reports work on the mines as
progressing In excellent shape. The
mine Is one Of the largest in that
section OF the country and work has
been in progress for the past four
years in piping water from the noun.
tains with which to run the dredges.
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Grain.
Grain.
Of. o. B. Denver. carload price.)
Hay.

Hay.
Prices paid by Denver Jobbers F. o.
B. track Denver).
Colorado upland, per ton. 10000 100
Nebraska upland, per ton. .15.00@ 1000
Second bottom. Colorado
and Nebraska, per ton .14.00@15.00
Timothy, per ton 15.00@16.OO
Alfalfa, per ton ......... .11OO@12.O0
South Park choice, per ton 1G.00@17.O0
San Luis Valley, per ton. .14.00@15.0O
Gunnison Valley, per ton. .14.00@15.OO'
Straw, per ton ........... 4.OO0 800
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Mail Horse Hold. Record.

Portland. Ore.-F. ]. Hogel. rural
mail carrier, owns a mare that has
travelled $4,000 miles In the employ
of the government.
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COLORADO'S
CROP REPORT
BASED ON TABULAR SUMMARIES
PREPARED BY BUREAU
OF THE CENSUS.
HAY and FORAGE LEAD
WHEAT COMES SECOND WHILE
CORN SHOWS VERY MA.
TERIAL INCREASE.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-Stats relative to
the leading crops for the state of
Colorado collected at the Thirteenth
Decennial Census. April Is, 1910, are
contained in an official statement is
sued by Acting Census Director Falk-
ner. 1t is based on tabular sum-
maries prepared under the direction
of DR.. lie Grand Powers, chief statisti-
clan for agriculture in the Bureau Of
the Census. The figures are prelimi-
nary and subject 10 slight revision
later, when few other farms, whose
returns, now incomplete, will be in
cluded in the final tables. 1t is not
expected that these additions will
materially modify the ammounts.
The leading crops in 1903, ranked
in the order of valuation, were: Hay
and forage. $17.2s2,O0O; wheat. $6.464.
900; oats, 34.177, 900, potatoes, S3,7o5,-
600; corn, $2,674,OOO, and barley, ST.
1e1, 900.
Increase in Hay and Forage.
Hay and forage showed an increase
of 332.S45 acres. or 80 per cent, be-
tween 1899 and 1909. From 97,117
acres in 1879, hay and forage in
creased to 1921 in 1883, to 952,214
in 1899, and again to 1.2S5,059 in 1909.
The total yield in 1909 was 2,241.5S5
tons, valued at $17,2S2.000. The aver
age yield per acre was IL tons; tho
average value per acre. $13.45.
Wheat in the decade from 1899 to
ipo
per cent. From 64,693 acres in 1873.
wheat increased to 126,999 in 1889, to
294,949 in 1899, and to. 340,729 in 1909.
The aggregate yield in 1909 was T.
224,057 bushels; the average yield per
acre, Fl bushels; the average value
per acre. $19.
Oats, during the 1S99-1S09 decade,
increased 1896 acres, or 1881 per
cent. From 23,023 acres in 1879. oats
increased to S7,95s in 1889, to 1907
952 in 1899, and again to 275,94S in
1909, gain OF more than 1000 per
cent for the 80 years. The total yield
in 1909 was 7,642,s55 bushels; the
average yield per acre, 2S bushels;
the average value per acre, $3.50.
A Gain in Potatoes.
During the decade prior to 1909 po-
tatoes increased 41,764 acres, or 9+.8
per cent. From 1889, when 31,454
acres were harvested, potatoes rose
to 44,O75 in 1899. and to S5,S39 in
1909. The aggregate yield in 1909 was
11,7S0,674 bushels; the average yield
per acre, 1877 bushels; the average
value per acre, $4320. ----..
The Tabular Summary.
The following table presents the
value of the leading crops and of GER
tain minor crops for the year 1909
Crop. Value.
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Wool in ST. Louis.

st. LoUis.-Wool-Un med
ium grades, combing and clothing, Is
920kc: light fine, 17G19c: heavy
fine, lag 15c;' tub washed. 25@30c.
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M A r K E T
oUoTATIo N s
Western Newspaper Union News Service
DENVER MARKETS.

Cattle. tt
Beef steers, grain fed, good
to choice ........ ...... .5.7506.4O
Beef steers. grain fed, fair
to good ". ............. .5.25@575
Beef steers, hay fed, good to
choice .525@5.75
Beef steers. hay fed, fair to
good ............. .4.65@ @5.lo
Heifers, grain fed, prime. $50 @6.OO
Cows and heifers, grain fed,
good to choice ..... 5000 $50
Cows and heifers, grain fed,
fair to good ............ .4.4O@ 800
Cows and heifers, grass fed,
good to choice .......... .400@4.5O
Cows and heifers, grass fed,
fair to good .3.75@4.00
Stock COWS and heifers 80. .2.OO@
Gamers and cutters ...... 1.5O@3.2o
Veal calves ................5 .5OO@7.5O
Bulls .275@425
Stays f. ................4 .400@ 500
Feeders and stockers, good
to choice .............4. .4.5O a 500
Feeders and stockers, fair
+. TO good ....-........... .5.Io oW4'zo
Feeders and stockers, COM
mon to fair .............. .3.OOW3.5O
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Immense Increase in Corn.

During the ten years to and in
cluding 1909 corn increased 241,303
acres, or 2S3 per cent. From 1879,
when 22,99l acres were harvested.
corn rose to 1890 in 1883. dropped
to s5,256 in 1899, but again rose to
326.559 in 1909, the maximum acreage
for the period. Hence corn increased
during the thirty years from 1879 to
1909 more than fourteen fold. The
total yield in 1909 was 4,9O3.304 bush
els; the average yield per acre. 16
bushels; the average value per acre
1920.
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Cotton at New Orleans.
New Orleans.-Cotton-S mid
ding, IS 1l-l6c.
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Hogs.

Good hogs ...... ......s6,loWb.32E e
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Live Poultry
Butter.

Eggs. case count, case ......... $3.50
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w E S TIE r N
MINING NEWS
IN BRIEF
Newspaper Union New. Service.
I N g r I E ?

THE TREND OF METAL PRICES
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-25
$500 REWARD DRAWS
MANY CLAIMANTS

Greenfield, Ind, Feb. 25.- The
question of who is to receive the re.
ward offered for information leading
to the arrest of the New Palestine
bank robbers is something of puzzle.
The conviction of Cordia Martin and
the confession of Vance Deery makes
the matter of paying the reward the
next step in the case. Michael Quig-
ley, druggist of this city, and Char
les Patterson were probably the first
to look with suspicion on Deery and
Martin. Quigly saw the men in the
terminal station at Indianapolis the
night the bank was robbed, and from
the fact that had been in custody in
this city in connection with petty
thefts, he connected them with the
New Palestine job. Patterson, howev-
er, had observed the freedom with
which Martin and Deery spent money
about Indianapolis, and is said to have
notified Mayor Myers. who at once in
formed the Indianapolis police. Reery
was arrested within an hour
The local officers got into the case
when the mayor ordered Martins ar
rest in this city, five weeks ago. Sher-
if Cox also had a hand in the work
but the arrest was made by Merchant
policeman Quinn Johnson. 1t is also
limited that there is a woman in the
case, and that she gave the first in
formation leading to the arrest.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-25
RED MEN HOLD BIG
DISTRICT MEETING

Spencer, Ind, Feb. 25.-More than
three hundred Indians" in full war
paint and feathers took part in the
annual district meeting of the l. o.
r. NJ. held here. The district is COM
posed of Owen, Monroe, Putnam, Clay,
Vigo, Brown and Morgan counties. Dis.
trict Deputy Eliza Campbell and c. c.
Norris, of Rushville. had charge of
the meeting. o. G. Norris, of Indian
apolis, great sachem; George F. Har-
per, of Madison, great senior saga
more, and Otto Wolf, Of Indianapolis.
great keeper of records, instructed the
delegates in the work of the lodge.
There are forty-one tribes in this dis
trict, and their representatives made
reports and the Past Sachem degree
was conferred by the officers of the
grand lodge on five candidates. The
degrees were conferred on twenty.
five candidates for membership last
night Seminole tribe, of Martinsville
conferred the Adoption degree. and the
warriors and chiefs degrees were Civ.
en- by the degree team of Waukesha
tribe of this place. Following the de
gree work, a banquet was served in
the Knights of Pythias hall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-25
STUDENTS CANNY
ON LIQUOR ISSUE
College Men Regard Problem
Philosophically- Are
Sophisticated.

Chicago, Feb a5.-The American
college student is \ canny youth. ac-
cording to Harry S. Warner. general
secretary of the intercollegiate Prohi-
bition association. Mr. Warner has
just completed a psychological CEN
sus of the students of 15l colleges in
twenty different states. Enumerators
of sentiments and collection OF ideas
were sent out to various institutions
to study conditions. The ideas col
lected hinged around the students at
titnde toward strong drink,
The ouestioners endcavored to learn
if young men thought at all on the
subject. Where traces of thought ac-
tivity were discovered there was an
analysis.
THE widow and orphan argument
do not work with the students on the
Pacific coast" wrote Harvey F.. Smith,
the Pacific secretary of the associa-
ton. The young men are too sophis-
ticated. They want to know the truth
of the situation rather than aid in the
establishment of any doctrine. OF
course. college students in some cases
have worked for prohibition. but tho
political or business arguments are
the ones appealing to them most ef-
fectively"
| Contrary to public opinion" said
George w. Barrett. general secretary
for the east and south. students in
southern colleges don't consume as
much alcohol as students in the north
and west. They drink whisky, when
they drink. rather than beer. They
are more favorable. however. to pro-
hibition than men from other states.
I'm the east--in Columbia and Cor
nell. for example-there is great deal
of drinking. The students who drink
recognize the saloon as a social evil.
and they would be willing to have the
}, saloons closed If the closing did not
deprive them personally Of drink.
| Question No General Concern.
| In many colleges the average stu
dent never thinks of the question--in
fact. this attitude is said to be general
1.-THE fellows don't think about the
liquor question unless some one asks
them to have drink wrote man
from Syracuse university. IF some
one offers a drink it becomes per-
sonal question rather than a general
one on which views are fixed. OF
course the invitation does open the
whole question:
The prohibition arguments which
appeal to students throughout the
country were tabulated. The political
argument appealed to the largest num-
Der. All students like to think them
selves politicians. said Mr.. Warner
After the political argument. comes
the business argument, and finally the
discussion of the subject from an
economical point of view.
/ AS to the final solution OF the ques.
ton. the students are even more wide
ly divided. The old political parties,
the Prohibition party. education. pub
licity. new methods to be devised,
among other things we're suggested ~
the ways of reform.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-25
An ENC e.,


One of the epics Of the backwoods
told by John G. Neihardt in ''The Riv
err and l." is the advent Of OIL,
Hugh Glass. who WAS terri. maulo;
by grizzly up the Missouri. SO terri
bly, that the rest of the expedition
pushed on. leaving young friend wit
several others to see the end Il
M8Sned plain that he would have to {
11n. So the young friend and tn
others left the old man in the wilder
ness to finish the job by himself. The
took his weapons and FASTENED afte
the main party, for the country wa
hostile.
But one day old Glass woke up ant
got one of his eyes open. And whe.
he saw how things stood he swore b.
would live merely for the sake of kill
ing his false friend. He crawled to :
spring close by. where he found
bush of ripe bullberries. He waited
day after day for strength and flnall,
started out to crawl small matter O.
a hundred miles to the nearest fort
And he did it too! Also he found hi
friend after much wandering-andf for
gave him."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-25
GRA|NMEN STAND
FOR RECIPROCITY
Benefits of Plan Shown by
Letter of Ohio-lndiana
Association Officer.

Piqua, o., Feb. 25.-Harry w. kress.
secretary of the Ohio and Indiana
Grain shippers Tarffic association. has
written for members of the associa-
ton an article favoring reciprocity
with Canada, in which he argues that
it will not injure the farmers of this
country. but, on the other hand. will
be to their advantage. He says in
part:
Remove the duty and put Cara
dian grain under our own control ard
all this wheat coming into our Ameri
can mills will be consumed without
tho American farmer ever knowing
there was such a thing as a 2o-cene
duty. When you stop to figure that
our surplus millions of wheat in the
northwest are passed into Duluth, &C.
cupying adjoining bins with Canadian
wheat in the same elevators, consign
ed to Europe in the same hold of the
ocean-going vessel and finally purchas-
ed by the same merchant in Liver
pool, fail to see how our grain is any
more valuable on account of having
the 25-cent duty against Canadian
wheat This duty could be multiplied
ten times over and still our wheat
would be of no more value to the for.
Explains Milling in Bond.
Today there exists what is known
as milling and shipping in bond. which
means Canadian grain may pass into
our country through our elevators, to
be ground into flour in our mills. pay
ing the individuals engaged in such
manufacture and then allowed to pass
out of our country for export without
having to pay duty. The railroads
the elevators and the mills may earn
their per cent. of profit on this trans
action, but the consumer, no matter
how eager, must taste not, touch not
handle not and our dairy interests
must suffer by reason of the export
of mill feed which seeks foreign mar.
ket at less money. Over 100000
bushels of Canadian wheat passed
through our country in bond in 1910
Canada Had Turned Abroad.
1.-The fact that Canada has not been
receiving fair treatment by the United
States has turned her attention abroad
with results so gratifying that she has
doubled her total foreign trade in the
last few years and no longer is seek
ing for American reciprocity, as she
did some years ago. Canada has no,
yet adopted the policy of exclusion
but if she does this country will suf
fer great loss, which can be protect
ed by modern policy on our part
but which can be destroyed by failure
to appreciate industrial and political
conditions in the Dominion. The bus
mess men of both countries should
settle this question outside of politics
The necessary thing now is to get to
gether.'"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-25
Always Feminine.

A young chap was walking along
a business street with very pretty
girl when he happened to glance into
a couple Of windows where the latest
styles of mems overcoats and suits
were displayed. The girl noticed It.
She stopped and exclaimed: What a
dandy overcoat! Why don't you get
one Of those. Bob? You'll look fine in
side Of that"
She looked at everything in that
window, and the young chap was de-
lighted at her interest in mems
clothes.
You're all right, Grace" said he.
That's what l like about you. Most
girls would rather look at lingerie
waists than at a mans overcoat and
suits"
The girl laughed. well, Bob" said
she. ito be perfectly honest. the mir.
rors inathat window are something to
cry for. l was trying to see II my hat
was on straightr'