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would expend no money on Mr.. Levy's
property surrounding Thomas Jefferson's
grave unless Mr.. Levy would give the
public unrestricted access to the grave
yard.
Under date Of August IL. 1878. W. w.
Corcoran wrote to A. II. II. Stuart. rec
tor Of the University Of Virginia, saying
that he desired to endow a chair of nat
ural history in the University of Virginia.
and, continuing, said:
II am sure that the admiration In
which we hold the memory Of its illus
trious founder. whose craftsmanship was
equaled only by his mastery pen. will
make the condition am about to name q
pleasure and not a burden. 1t is that the
authorities of the university pledge them
selves to keep the monument and grounds
around it in good order for all time"
This endowment. with its conditions,
was accepted as shown by a letter Mr..
Alexander H. H. Stuart wrote to Mr..
Corcoran, dated August 16. 1878. After
thanking Mr.. Corcoran for the gift and
accepting 1t for the visitors and faculty
Of the university, the letter continues:
.'The conditions which you have thought
proper TO annex to the gift, to wit: That
the authorities OF the university pledge them
selves TO keep the monument. about 20 be
erected by the national authorities over the
grave of Jefferson. and the grounds around
1t In good order for all time must be rec.
ognized by all not only reasonable, but
exceedingly appropriate:
''As he was the Father Of the University
of Virginia., there seems to be a pecr ar
propriety In intrlsting 10 this child OF his
old age the sacred duty of keeping guard over
his tomb; a protection from injury and de-
cay; a monument erected by national graf.
itude to commemorate his patriotism aud u
lustrious services"
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ginia, Religious Freedom and the Father
of the University Of Virginia"
Not far away and under simple slab
lies Dabney Carr, the friend of Jeffer-
sons youth, and later the husband OF
one of Jefferson's sisters. They made
oak tree beloved by both they should
both be laid to rest. When. years and
years later, Jefferson returned from
his diplomatic mission in France, his
friend had died and had been buried in
the valley. True to his promise. JEFF
ferson had Dabney Carr's grave
changed. that he might rest forever as
he had wished, beneath the oak tree on
the little mountain" The tree stands
now. gaunt, gray trunk. leafess and
ner Of rank weeds run riot. all but OBJ
scuring the gravestones from sight.
The Randolphs. or at least all of those
who were communicated with on the sub
ject, were willing to deed the family bury
ing ground containing Jefferson's tomb to
the United States government, when, in
1873. there was some difficulty over the
erection of a new monument over the
grave of Jefferson to replace the disfigur-
ed shaft which still stood as 1t had been
left by the ravageS Of war. The Ran
dolphs were then, and are now for that
matter, the only ones who have the right
to go to and from the grave of Jeffer-
son, but they were willing to execute the
proposed deed to the United States, in re-
turn for which the government was to
build the new monument
Secretary Of State Evarts asked advice Of
Attorney General Devens on the proposed
deed. and to this received in reply that
there were several minor heirs of Thomas S
Jefferson, and for each Of these separate
action in the Virginia courts would be
necessary. and that further difficulty
was presented in the fact that the old
deeds reserved to the heirs of Jefferson
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The Helpful Mother.

UTHE late Margaret E. Sangster, poet
and novelist" said a South Orange
woman, believed that the American
mother didn't do enough, in a social way,
for her daughters. She used to contrast
the European mother, always straining
every nerve to marry her girls off well,
with the American, who never lifts a
finger toward getting good introductions
for her own.
II once heard Mrs. Sangster illustrate
the European mothers helpful cleverness
with an anecdote about Frenchwoman
who was entertaining rich young manu-
facturer.
las the woman talked with her guest,
her daughter began to play the piano up
stairs.
"'What wretched playing!' said the
rich manufacturer. who was rather a con-
noisseur. Who is it?'
"'Oh, just the cook the mother replied.
quickly. We let her practice when her
work is done
AT lunch the rich manufacturer was
delighted with the bouillabaisse. very
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Renewed Efforts Being Made Preserve Monticello e6easoms Home

bell tolls out sort of mournful procla-
nation OF the fact to the servants on the
HILL At the mansion visitors are con-
fronted with sign, done in large letters
and placed SO that missing ii Is quite i'm
possible. which conveys the information
that guests are expected to remain in the
grounds only twenty minutes. IL visitors
have foreknowledge of conditions and re-
quirements. it is possible for them to go
to Monticello armed with a permit from
MIR. Levy to enter the mansion, other
wise all they see is the shuttered exterior.
Not one in a hundred of those who visit
Monticello is provided with this permit.
yet in spite of all these difficulties. the
number of visitors to Monticello averages
10000 year.
About half way between the lodge
and the mansion is the graveyard, a
last resting place for himself and his
family, chosen by Jefferson very early
in life. Under slab of granite sur
mounted by a shaft is the inscription
he requested:
Here was buried Thomas Jefferson.
Author of the Declaration of American
Independence, of the Statute Of Vir-
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Monticello as long as she lived, and
that her heirs should own it after her.

Monticello as long as she lived, and
that her heirs should own 1t after her.
4
But the family exchequer was in a
far worse state than Jefferson had real
izdl. Two weeks after his death Martha
and her son had gone over the financial
situation and found that there was
nothing to do but offer the property for
sale and satisfy creditors who long had
been restive.
When Jefferson came to the presi-
dency he was a man of great wealth,
March, 1909, he was all but bankrupt.
In an effort to pay off his debts he sold
a large portion of his estate, and
finally. in 1915, he sold his dearest
possession, his library. The Library
of Congress had been burned by the
British in 1914, along with the White
House and the two wings Of the Capitol.
and. partly as public service, partly
because of his Impoverished condition,
Jefferson offered his 1000 carefully
selected volumes to the government
For these. which constitute the nucleus
gress. he received $4,000. though the
books had cost him more than $4,000.
and were worth twice as much.
Despite all these efforts to extricate
himself. the debts accumulated. Month
cello was Improbable and expensive
In 1925 the news spread that. because
of debts Jefferson was about to lose
Monticello. Friends quickly provided
the money necessary to assure him the
quiet possession of his home through
to him. Jefferson himself believed these
gifts sufficient to clear Monticello Of
debt and leave it the unincumbered pos
session Of his daughter. But Mrs.
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his family, but to none of them did he
bequeath Monticello. He bequeathed it
to the people OF the United States. and
wrote that should the government refuse
the bequest or fail to qualify as inheritor
for the people, then the property was to
go to the people Of the state Of Virginia
and should the state of Virginia fail or
refuse to qualify, then the property was
to go to certain Hebrew congregations in
the cities of New York, Philadelphia and
Richmond. His heirs, however, viewed
the matter from a different angle. There
was a lawsuit. protracted and hard
fought, as a result Of which the property
was returned to the Levy heirs. To
straighten up the title. they then had
lawsuit among themselves, and Jefferson
NJ Levy, after the will had been broken.
acquired the entire property.
Since there has been made evident q
strong desire for public ownership Of
Monticello, Mr.. Levy, the owner, is ac-
credited with having said that Monticello
has one characteristic in common with
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Coaches and Loquacity.

CHRISTY MATHEWSON. the veteran
pitcher. was praising in New York
the work of the base ball coach.
Coaching has become science" he
said. THE coach is to the base runners
what the commander Is to the soldiers
on the battlefield"
The veteran smiled and said:
And the coach does all this with his
mouth. No wonder. then, he's considered
rather loquacious. eh? He is always
being accused of loquacity, you know
I've even heard him likened to Mrs.
Tung
Wasn't your wife tired last evening
after such a hard days shoppingT q
friend once asked Mr.. Tung.
oh. very he replied. Why, she
could hardly keep her mouth open''
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No Way Out.

STTS easy enough to show Spartan COM
posure on other peoples behalf"
said, in Fourth Of July address Mayor
Tiedeman of Savannah
You've heard perhaps of the two Hes
sian soldiers under CORVALLIS during the
revolution. These men were acting as
scouts in a swampy forest. They got
separated. and. an hour later, one came
upon the other up to his chin in a bog of
quicksand
'Ach, Hans, Hans, how am I to get
out Of this?' the poor fellow shrieked, in
fear and anguish.
i don't think you can get out OF it.
the other answered. with true Spartan
calm"
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THOMAS JEFFERSON.

ued at $71.OOO but shortly after Jeffer-
sons death 1t went by private sale to
James s. Barclay, the heirs of Jefferson
receiving only the paltry sum of $1,000
Barclay to Commodore Uriah P. Levy, U.
s. n. an uncle of the present owner,
who paid Barclay only $2,7OO for the
mansion and 21S acres Of land.
Uriah Levy willed Monticello to the
people of the United States, but his
will was broken by his relatives,
among them the present owner. who re-
ceived. after the breaking of the will.
five-sixths of the property, and later
bought the remaining one-sixth from
the other heirs. The property has
ming into the millions. but the tax as
sessment rolls of Albemarle county
place the value of the land at $41.16
an acre and the buildings at $4,000.
the property being assessed at Its mar
ket value and the taxation being based
at one-tenth that estimate.
The popular legend that from $4,000
to $4,000 annually is spent in the up
keep of the place is assumption pure
and simple. The property is not kept
in a shocking state of neglect. and the
University of Virginia. which received
in 1878 beauest of $4,000 for a chair
of natural history from w. w. Cor
coran. who stipulated that with the be-
quest went the obligation to preserve
and care for the grave of Jefferson
for all time to come. has been amaz-
ingly neglectful in its duties. These
are the claims being brought forward.
Jefferson bought Monticello with his
own earnings prior to his marriage. 1t
was to Monticello that Jefferson took
his bride; it was there all of his mar
ried life was spent. there his children
were born. and there the almost crush
ing grief of his wifes death came to
him. which all but dethroned his rea-
son. In the dark weeks which followed
that death 1t was the eldest daughter,
Martha, who was her fathers constant
companion. Though only a child, she,
more than all others, was able to soften
the terrible bereavement, and then and
ever afterward was the best-beloved
child of Jefferson. And as Monticello
was his other best-beloved possession,
1t was his wish-a wish written into
his wil-that Martha Jefferson Ran
dolph should remain in possession of
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A Queer Attitude.

MRS NETTIE KIBBY. conductor Of
IV4 the Sons of Temperance. said In an
Independence day address some years ago
in Worcester. apropos of moderate drink.
ing:
"The moderate drinkers attitude seems
to me most foolish and illogical. Doesn't
the moderate drinker say just this
"'As long as I find / can stop, I won't
stop but as soon as find l can't stop.
willr'
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Randolph was forced to offer the prop
erty for sale two weeks after her
fathers death.
Just ten years later the property passed
into the Levy family. in whose hands 1t
has been ever since. According to tradi-
tion Mr.. Barclay, who held 1t before
them, had been a missionary of very mar
row religious views, and, accordingly,
was contemptuous of the memory of JEFF
ferson. the liberal, in religion as in gov
ernment He began his residence at Mon
ticello by despoiling the park, after which
the story became current that he intend
ed not ito leave one brick of Monticello
on another
This came to the attention of Commo-
dore Levy, who had q profound venera-
tion for the memory Of Jefferson, who
went to Washington and called on Presi-
dent Jackson, intending to ascertain If
the President would approve of his pur-
chase of Monticello. which he said he
had thought of buying In honor of Mr..
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second-rate Swiss hotel is now the assist
ant manager Of one Of the splendid hotels
at 9Th avenue and 59th street. The
well known Bustanoby brothers-Lous,
Jacques and Andre-started in an humble
way. the first two as assistant walters at
Savarin's. the third as an omnibus In the
old Lafayette.
Sydney Rosenfelt, stockholder in the
Cafe Boulevard Company and manager
of that well known I'd avenue resort,
started in life with a little Vienna coffee
stand in East Houston street, where he
used to wait upon his customers in per-
son. At the present day he has a son
at Yale. and has nothing to fear from
the proverbial wolf at the door.
Pascal the famous chef and right-hand
man OF Louis Sherry, emigrated from
Switzerland to this country many years
ago. He has a weakness for United
States 4s, and buys them when the mar
ket is right. That he is a wealthy man
no one can deny. although none Of his
friends or acQuatntances seem willing
to hazard guess as to the probable
amount of his fortune. He commenced
hotel life In the kitchen Of a small hotel
in his native Berne, and more than one
gray-headed Swiss waiter may be found
in New York who remembers the slight
youth that used to peel potatoes and help
with the after dishes in the little hotel
across the sea.
~
One of the most expensive French
motor cars in New York is the property
of a doorman employed at one of the
fashionable hotels not far distant from
the southeast corner of Central Park.
He requests that his name be not men,
toned. lest dimes be handed to him
instead of dollars when he whistles to
the chauffeurs of waiting limousines to
pull up to the awninged entrance Little
is known about the exact financial status
Of this doorman. nor Is any information
relating to his family going the rounds.
but that he has a weakness for speed
is an accepted fact. vouched for by sew
eral petty officers" among the servants
Of the big hotel Nearly every morning,
rise. when there are no bicycle police
men on duty. the doorman speeds
through the park, and beyond. Coffee
and rolls at Yonkers Is the usual pro-
gram. and then an invigorating spin back
to the garage in time to don his livery
Occasionally. when good opportunity
offers. the doorman rents out his Car
for day or weekend trip.
big John." the d0orman at the 59th
a check for very respectable amount
II he SO chooses. and, what Is more to
the point, the check will be duly hon.
ored. John is popularity supposed to be
worth at least $25. 900. and Is known to
Staten island real ,s estate Der deal OuU some lm
two years ago. Real estate seems to
be the favorite field for speculation and
investment among those who serve.
Head porters hold lucrative positions
head porter of the Hotel st. Regis.
lives in East 55th street In a fino
house overlooking Park avenue. In
April Of last year the police arrested
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Hnecdofes
An Able MANAGER.

(ENATOR FLINN. at a luncheon In
Chicago. told a story about an able
campaign manager
He is a remarkably economical chap
said the senator. He can make a dollar
go further in a campaign than any mar
1 know. They tell a story about him-a
story that shows what a manager he is.
1T seems he went into a cigar store one
day to get light Well, as he was light
ing up, a man entered and bought three
five-cent cigars. AS soon as the mar
left Dur friend said quickly:
Those cigars are six for a quarter
amt they?'
"'Yes. SIR said the salesman.
"Our friend laid down a dime.
Gimme he said, the other three
then"
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The Power of the Ad.

DROF. WARREN NJ. BEIDLER Of
Bethel. Pa. last month declared in an
eloquent and witty commencement ad-
dress that Americans were money mad.
We're money mad" he reiterated the
other day. art. inventions, flying-ail
things are considered by us wholly from
the financial point of view
Il recently heard of novelist who de-
clared that his last novel had failed for
lack of artistic skill.
This amazed and pleased me. An
American novelist to talk about art! 1t
was unique. But then 1 heard the rest
of the sentence.
Yes, the novelist continued bitterly,
the lack Of artistic skill on the part Of
my advertisement writer quite killed the
book"
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Jefferson" According to the story. Gen.
jackson replied. Il order you. sir, to buy
it!' To this the navy man replied with a
salute: II always obey the orders of my
superiors. Mr.. President" Whereupon.
in fine style, with. his own coach and pos
tilions, he proceeded forthwith to Char
lottesyille, where he acquired from Bar
clay the mansion and 21S acres OF ground.
AS to the requirement of the property
by the Levy family, there is another
story to the effect that, when 1t became
known that Barclay was willing to sell
Monticello, friends Of Martha Jefferson
Randolph Immediately set about to secure
the property as a gift to her, and that
Commodore Uriah Levy's great haste to
acquire the place defeated this plan.
-.
Be the inner history Of how the prop
erty came into the hands Of the Levys
what it may, the fact is that there were
several suits and much disputing between
Uriah Levy and Barclay over the prop
erty the mansion and the furnishings
Coming finally into undisputed posses
sion of the place, Uriah Levy maintained
1t as a summer home up to the outbreak
of the civil war Being q loyal supporter
OF the Union, he offered his sword and
his fortune to President Lincoln. and for
this loyalty to the Union his property.
Monticello. was conf1scated by the Con-
federate forces, the place was overrun,
despoiled and all but ruined, and for
years after the close Of the war even the
gravestone itself stood, Clipped. mis-
shapen mass of stone, as the result of
vandalism.
Uriah Levy was childless. and. in dis
posing of his accumulations in his will.
he provided abundantly for his widow,
without neglecting any other member of
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Better Meat NOWADAYS.

7 OGDEN ARMOUR. defending packing
- house methods at luncheon in Chi
cago, said:
I'VE eat thanks to the packers. more
wholesome meat than We formerly did.
My father used to tell story about a
farm boy who once called at a house and
took an order for leg of mutton. Then.
a day or two later. the boy called again
You'll have to cOuntermand that NUT
ton order. ma am he said
Yes? Why so?
The sleeps improvin'.' said the boy"
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Another hotel porter invested his saw
lngs In two touring cars. costing g. 500
each. His brother-in-law, a wide-awake
young Irishman, drives one Of them, and
cousin the other. The porter rents out
these cars by the hour or day to the
guests of the hotel where he works, and
by means OF a commission paid to taxi
cab starters at other hotels manages to
keep his cars fairly busy at all times.
Five dollars an hour counts up very fast,
and during the busy season these cars
have netted him as high as 500 daily.
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French taxicabs. paying $500 apiece for
them. The purchase money represented
the savings Of a lifetime. He obtained
the taxicab privilege Of the hotel where
he was employed. and at the end of the
first six months he found himself with
$4,000 of profit-net profit, after deduct
ing large sum on account of wages, in
surance, and up-keep. At the present
time he is partner in one of the smaller
taxicab concerns, and is said to have
quite recently refused a cash offer of
S42, coo for his interest in the business
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an individual who claimed to be Dun
cans mead butler" When interview
ed by reporters Duncan denied all
knowledge Of the prisoner. and maintain
ed that he had no butler in his employ.
However. he admitted that his tips per-
mitted him to keep three personal serv-
ants in his 55th street home-a cook, a
chambermaid and man to look out for
the furnace and do other chores.
Several winters ago when taxicabs were
a comparative novelty, the head porter
of Broadway hotel purchased seven
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Concerning
We'll Known peODle

difficult dish of lobster and five kinds
Of fish.
But this is exquisite" he cried. 1T
takes me back to the Canebiere of Mar
seiiie. Who made this superb bouil-
labaisse?
The mother answered suavely:
Oh. dear, daughter made that-didn't
you, ANGLER"
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y view of the late
lamented walters
strike, when New
York city stood
a & n a s t at the
spectacle of those
reputed plutocrats
clamoring, like
re & lar Oliver
Twists, for more
in view OF the
yarn printed re-
Gently that a girl
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timely the efforts being made 10 pfesei'
to the nation that statesman's oeioVeo
Virginia home, Monticello, as a JeHerson
memorial These efforts are being neaoeo
by Mrs Martin ". Littleton. wife OF the
Long Island representative. In an au-
dress, which she will deliver on July T.
Mrs Littleton will take as her theHie
Monticello and the very great shame ol
the American people who nave 80 lous
left this property in private ownership.
Though almost a century has gone by
since Jefferson died, Americans nave
raised to him suitable memorial py
which al the world may know that ne
and his work are not forgotten. Even
in Washington the only statues to MIN
are a bronze figure in the Senate wing
and marble one In the House wing
of the Capitol There is no day in the
nations calendar of feast days set apart
to his memory. and even his home. his
beloved Monticello. is not the property
of the American pilgrims who come TO MS
birthplace and tomb.
Two weeks after the death of JEFFERSON
Monticello was offered for sale. 1t Is now
the property of Jefferson NJ. Levy. MEM
ber of Congress from the thirteenth New
York district. by whom the historic old
mansion is used as summer nome Inc
American people are permitted to see
the grave of jefferson only by the kind
indulgence of Mr.. Levy.
i
Mrs Littleton has received hundreds Of
letters from members of both houses OF
Congress. from governors OF states and
from prominent men in every line Of en-
deavor, commencing her work and of1er-
ing assistance in it. She will present
these letters at a hearing before the
library committee of the Senate, which
has under consideration resolution look
ing to the requirement of Monticello-the
first definite move taken to that end.
With these letters she will exhibit
dozens of photographs just taken at Mon
ticelo, which show that the upkeep Of
the property is not what 1t should be.
and that the graveyard is difficult of ac-
cess and knee-deep in weeds. She will
also offer vast accumulation Of facts
concerning Monticello. many of them
startling and all of them unfamiliar to
the general public. 1t has required
months Of patient research to gather the
mass of information which Mrs. Littleton
will present to the committee and which
later she will publish in a book, which
will be the first to give under one cover
all the facts concerning Jefferson's home
and tomb.
In tracing the history of Monticello
Mrs. Littleton has brought forward many
vital facts.
Just two weeks aft\r the death of JEFF
ferson. July 2s. 1895 Monticello was Of
fered for sale by lottery by his daueh-
ter. Martha Jefferson Randolph. Family
Indebtedness. not the fact thai Mrs Ran
dolph did not wish TO retain the property,
as has been claimed. was the reason for
the sale. Monticello at that time was val