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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-21
WASHINGTON DIED
FROM Severe COLD
Fatal Illness Followed Long Ride Through
Rain and SD9W In December.

$50 FORGE WASHINGTON died
~ mt half past 10 O'Clock on the
W. night Of Dec. II. 1899. lie
had ridden in q drizzIe of rain
and snow the day before md returned
in time for Il nner. refusing TO change
his clothes. He sat in the library. as
usual. the e"ening OF the 18th and read
aloud in spite of n growing boarse-
ness.
When his secretary. Colonel Tobias
Lear, beSOught him To take something
for his cod General Washington re-
piled that ne never took medicine for
a cold and would "let ii so rs it came.
In the night Mrs. Washington awoke
to find the general breathing with dill
Guilty and wished to arise to SUMMON
medical help. but he forbade her. say
ing she might take cold herself. Early
In the morning. however: she did arise
and summon Colonel Lear, who sent
for Wasbington's old friend and ply
stefan. DR.. Cra,k,
Other physicians were called, and
the patient was bled freely. but TO no
avail Blisters were applied also. but
with no more effect. Washington him
self believed. after the first alarming
symptoms in the night, that the illness
would prove fatal.
A few modern physicians who have
studied the record OF the case profess
to say that the celebrated patient
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-21
SEALED PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals to furnish the
Virginia Military Institute with
Milk from Sept. l, 1912, to August
81. 1915, are invited.
Bids must be in on or before April
l, 1912.
Right to reject any and all bids
reserved.
For information apply at the
Quartermaster's office.
f. w. NICHOLS,
Feb. 14-4t. Superintendent.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-21
Baltimore s Ohio r. R.
LOW RATE-ONE WAY
COIOniSt Fares

TO MANY POINTS IN
California, Colorado, Alberta, Ari-
iona, Idaho, British Columbia,
Mexico, Montana, New Mexico,
Wyoming. Nevada. Oregon, Tex
as. Utah and Washington.
Bay Ticketslon sale daily from March
lst to April Ia, 1912, inclusive.
For full information call on or ad.
dress
C. G. HITE. Ticket Agent.
Lexington. Va.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-21

George Washington. I'm proud TO say.
Shines bright on our historic page
High DER all oJa,rs I'D he sway.
The actor OF his couutry's stage.
Twas long aGo-var ruled the land
But Times relentless hand cannot
The glory OF his triumphs grand
From Fame's eternal records blot
And yet. though very small and mean
And on my uppers. out or work.
l. the blithe shitter OF the scene,
Mark Antony Macready Burke.
Proclaim myself. and not in fun.
While DER my heart my hand put
The brother OF George Washington
In all my pride from head TO foot.
Because like him whose crown OF Crowri
Makes other crowns more dimly glow.
I've marched through all the Jersey towns
Up to my neck in slush and Snow.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-21
Washington wrote, ~ never say
anything of a man that ! have
the smallest seruple of saying TO
him."

Is but too much reality IN it, The body
will be depos tied In the vault on Wednes-
day or Thursday. His executors are Colo
nel William Washington OF Westmore-
land. George Sand. Samuel Washington.
Lawrence Lewis and G. w. Plutis.
Mrs. Washington bore the affecting
stroke with Il pious resignation and forti-
tude which Snow that her hopes were
placed beyond this life. Present my best
and affec;ivuate regards to your good
lady. Miss Milly and the boys and believe
me to be very truly your afflicted and sim
cere friend TOBIAS LEAR.
To Colonel Burges Ball. Big Spring. Lou
dom County.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-02-21
In Time of Trial.

In Time of Trial.
'In time of trial." said a minister in
a Dorchester church during his weekly
comfort?''
"An acQuittal." answered lad in q
rear pow. intending Ia BE- heard only
by his chum. He mlScnlculatcd the
strength o. his vocal organs. however.
Boston Journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
VOTERS MUST Be ON GUARD
Interests That Long Have Enjoyed
Surplus Measures Of Protection
Need Watching.

President Taft as the head Of the
party Of protection must have real.
lied, when he sent in his message on
the wool tariff, that he was attacking
the citadel Of protection" While
the tone OF the message was most
moderate, the act was itself one Of
great holiness. During his seven
years as president Theodore Roose
welt never dared to move against
this monstrous schedule or any other.
The protectionist who assails "ths
citadel of protection" must be a man
OF undoubted courage. This is spe-
c!a1ly true in the case Of Mr.. Taft
for he knows precisely the influences
that will oppose him. For he has
told us that it vas a combination
between the western wool growers
and the eastern manufacturers that
forced the present schedule on the
country under threat Of defeating the
entire bill.
This same conspiracy is still alive,
and 1t will OF course pull every stri1;E
to defeat any wool tariff sufficiently
low to give the people any relief. It
Is said that n Of the members OF
the combination, Senator Smoot, 10
preparing a bill based on the re-
port of the tariff board. We would
not Judge his bill or any other in
advance of It's presentation to the
public. But surely 1t may fairly be
said that any bill coming from the
inner circle OF the wool crowd should
be viewed with the gravest suspicion.
Men who have for forty years been
struggling to get all they could ia
the way of taxes. may be trusted to
yield nothing except as it is wrung
from them.-Indianapolis News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31


DOR piainsmsn;. = hooking for roaming war
PARTIES Or savsgea.aH He sees . wagon team
st.fulil Failop paTsued : men On po lafs.
3sss NV assacrs two men and de-
parted. He searches the victims mons
{s.s,fsT i .sIts !, + Io ss,ss. Stsh !. |. ySm.n,' d RE:
ins : Srufnsn named Black Bart a negro
S sSSp s seiGn e me ss. e Se leam !n s1 Nss,1s,t' Hsb
aSbisy, tie other GER: W,lis watts form,
come upon q Cabin and n its occupant
AtoSbs young girl;; wh9m ON. = sf S.!n nrnlinins
bad deserted fromsthe n that g
a5i,H :s,Ist ,nna aSsss, her her f slo slms & a ptas
snisses him a Black Bart. There is ter,
E Fssts s 4 ls,a e sas 'a forssns 4. Ie sppr y
= join n the Keith m sdp.ai soI;
\ E.spsa. ssers IS "a |. ish. nh
hotel landlndy:. Miss Hope tel " evsh ites
s 3 4 the asu ush + 'i ,Ss ss asnsss1 w whsfs
s keith n meetS "a 1oid friend. 81. Fairba!n.
Xeith meets the brother Of Hope Wnate,f
under the assumsd name OF mssS hat
Black Bart has some plot inXelyins the
10. Hope learns that Gem Walte. Nn0
Wss i murdered. - at Sheridan,
and goes there. where Y. m,stak lot
Keith meets / Ii real Christie Maclaire
and inds that Black Bart has
her that there lisa mystery In her me
~ .The.pIsinsman tells Hope Waite OF
her resembiance 70 Christie Naclaire:
They decide that Fred may
hoid key td the situation Ketth..nDds
Wiiioughbys shot dead. Hope is told 81
the death OF her brother. Keith fails sto
learn representations black 1art
$has made to Christie Maclaire. HOPE
that in$order to learn the secret
sahe must briefly impersonete the $sta4e
singer. Dr.. 8Fairbain u In love Wild
Christie NaclaiTe, SS5
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
Hfa Limit ofProarsss.

Senator Cummins Of Iowa is sup
posed to- be a progressive, but he Is
one Of the most elusive OF the whole
group. He is q terrible enemy OF
the high tariff when there is no
chance of legislation; when there Isl
he ambles back to the standpat reser-
walton. A newspaper that Is sup:
posed to represent him advised Mr,8
Roosevelt a year and a half ago to:
keep out Of progressive movement,
as he was not the real thing and was
more of a hindrance than a help to.
the Republicans who are progress,
ing He announces that the
Iowa delegation to the national con-
vention will be for the president Il
he himself does not enter the arena
as a candidate. II he knows what
he Is talking about the Iowa Repub-l
licans are willing to progress as far
as he, wherever that may be. or the
president, but they will not progress
to the Roosevelt Or La Toilette;
points.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
Colonel Green Knew When He Wal
cornered and the Ofieer Did Not
Have to Buy Smokes I'll

Even the busiest OF men slip on the
comic mask now and then. says the
New York correspondent OF the Gin
cinnati Times-Star. The other day a
big, black auto hummed down Fifth
avenue. Col. Edward H. r. Green,
Hetty's son. practically filled the ton
neau. Now and then he spoke to the
chauffeur, and the latter let out an
other link. At the Th~irty-fourth street
crossing the magnificent grenadier OF
traffic held him up. Colonel Green
thrust his head out. Hey. BILL" said
he to the officer. "Lemme through.
I'm in a hurry"
"Hoddadoo,t colonel" said the police
man. waving a white }gloved hand.
Then he walked over to stand by the
front wheels. He addressed himself
to the chauffeur. Hear anything
about Christmas, cigars. Beau?" he
asked.
mot yet" said the chauffeur.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
what Job?

One Of the editors Of the Outlook.
has taken pains to explain that II MI.
Roosevelt is ever elected president
again, at will not be because he seeks
or wants the office. but because the
country wants him to perform q GER
tain job"
What job?
What problem Of government IL.
there that Theodore Roosevelt could
solve more successfully than William
H. Taft. or Woodrow Wilson. or judi
son Harmon. or Oscar w. Underwood,
or even Robert M. La Toilette?
Would he enforce the Sherman law;
better than Mr.. Taft has enforced IT.
When he was president he never en-
forced it half SO well.
Would he do more to bring about
tariff reform to reduce the cost Of,
living? When he was president he,
never lifted a finger to tighten the,
burden Of e~xtortionate protection.
Would he go further toward de-
stroy1ng the partnership between gov!
eminent and Big Business? It is un-
necessary to ask such q question IN
regard to the president who invited
Hartman to the White House in the
closing days Of the campaign and who
licensed the absorption Of the Tennes-.
see Coal and Iron company BY the
steel trust.
Would he send the "malefactors OF;
great wealth" to jail? While he was!
president nobody vas v e sent to
Jail for violating the antitrust law.
Nobody was ever criminally prose-
cuted for violating the antitrust law.
Would he do mor for domestic
peace and tranquility, would he do
more to promote the general welfare,
than Taft has done? The great indus
trial achievement of his administers.
ton was a panic that threw 1000, 900
men out Of work-New York World.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
+
unn4

Even the devout Tribune balks tat
the Roosevelt suggestion that court
decisions be submitted to popular
vote to be affirmed or rejected. It
asks plaintively: why have a con-
stitution at all II the people may
vote at any time whether they will
abide by It or not?" Exactly. But
II the Tribune had carefully studied
the osawatomie speech 1t would have
known that we have outgrown the
notion Of constitutions and checks
and balances and all that nonsense
imposed upon rs by the feeble-mind-
ed fathers OF the republic. History
counts for nothing. Experience is
worse than worthless because It is
misleading.
If the Tribune denies this, the Trib-
une is guilty Of a Characteristic and
peculiarly infamous falsehood. It is
unfit for the blessings Of government
by the Little Father.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
ROB lBiG THE PEOPLE.
TRUTH ABOUT THE LEVY OF Ex-
ToRTloNATE TAXES.
Surely, When the Facts Are Known,
the Voters viii Awake and Real
Ixs the Injustice Of the Pres.
ent Wool Schedule.

Difference in cost Of production at
home and abroad with a reasonable
profit is the measure OF protection
which Mr.. Taft il always insisting
upon.
It was supposed that the tariff
board would give US precise informa-
ton on this subject but it does not
do 80. Probably it 10 not to be had.
OF one thing we may be certain.
however, and that is that the cost OF
production here will be higher than
1t is abroad az long az manufactur-
5ers are encouraged to depend upon
5favoring laws rather than upon their
own enterprise and sagacity. There
10 nothing like a public subsidy to
take energy out Of an industry or a
man.
One reason why it is not easy to
determine the difference in the 8
of production here and abroad IL that
the thing produced here is not like
that produced elsewhere. Our cheap
er woolens are n~otoriously shoddy.
Few working people in the United
States ever o q wooden garment
or slept under a wooden blanket
II ID only by ad%ulteration Of wool
that many Of our people are able
to clothe themselves decently at all.
Most OF the price comparisons that
we see are Of shoddy here and OF all
wool elsewhere. Otherwise the diff
ference would be SO great that popu-
lar wrath would be uncomfortable:
When we consider the thousands of
millions which the people have paid
to foster this industry it Is interest
ing to note the fact that after forty
years OF monopolistic protection 63
per cent. of the $4,000 employees OF the
wool manufacturers r of foreign
birth. many Of them imported. no
doubt, for the purpose.
With our ports practically closed
to foreign woods and woolens by pro-
thibitory duties. what q mockery 1t Is
to pretend that there q be no re-
lief from these e%xtortionate taxes ex-
cept5 as 1t may be measured out dam
tily and grudgingly with the entire
approval Of the plunderers who have
long fattened upon them!
On the showing made by the tariff
board and on the admissions Of the
president himself, 1t would see that
no assault upon the corrupt and op-
.pressiye wool schedule could be too
violent or too reckless to be ultimate
,ly in line with justice.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31

Did Rooosevelt Sell Out TO stesl7
II Colonel Roosevelt is starting to
run, this is the best time to settle
the question Of whether the steel.
trust contributed 100000 to his cam
'paign fund in 1904.
Congress has an investigating COM
already constituted which has
power to summon the necessary Wit
nesses to settle the Issue for all time.
A thorough airing and publicity should
be given to the list Of contributions,
nominal, disguised or anonymous. re-
:ceiyed for Colonel Roosevelt by the
late Cornelius Bliss.
II the steel trust, which received
a special d%ispensation from Roose-
welt to take over Tennessee Coal and
Iron, thus Illegally establishing q mo
nopoly, had previously made to him
the biggest campaign contribution in
presidential history, public knowledge
of the fact would simplify matters at
this juncture.
Congress should either relieve the
public mind Of this query or relieve
the people from Roosevelt imposition,
once and for all.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
IRNP[I[R RkG
COOKING .
E1GN[DEI!DNWD[NDN@
Observation-Disclosures
BIZ Observation-Disclosures
.6R[lM]ES1 4lvQ96 -
Gl1lzlGL
MEANS ECONOMY in FOOD.
~ Marth. MecuIloeh Williams.

BY Martha MecuIloeh Williams.
Economy, which is now the cry in
all things, from postage to politics,
has no more valiant helper than NJ.
Soyer's system of paper bag cooking.
Roasts which have a knack OF
shrinking horribly in the pan come
out OF paper bags almost the size
which they came from the butcher.
and possessed of their full food value.
They will have been cooked in tapors
OF their own essence-the best part
of them will not have run out, to dry
on the pan bottom, and smell most
appetizingly. but be in large measure
lost to the palate. There will be
gravy in the bag. to be sure---gravy
At for q king.
In case Of fish. the results are even
better. Pan-cooking wastes a fifth,
a fourth, sometimes even q third of
. fsh.
Vegetables also taste better, and
( better, for bag cooking. Bag
cooking preserves in them their es-
sentIal salts, which boiling takes
away. .
al ann OF 6easOnln8 10
thus conserved and driven into the
food care must be taken to use sea
soning lightly.
Here is q way of using up cold din.
ner meat that hearty children will
relish, and ever the man of the house
not disdain. Cut the meat in slices,
neither too thick nor too thin, and az
broad as possible, butter them, sprin,
kle them well with sailed -four, and
a very little pepper. Lay in 2 we'll
creased bag, side by side, then place
upon each a tomato. peeled. followed
out, busted inside with sugar, salt
and pepper, then stuffed. Boiled rice
is a good stufing. 30 is cooked maca-
roni or spaghetti cut small. Bread
crumbs fried brown are likewise
tasty. Season the stufing well and
mix through 1t all the snippets and
trimmings Of the meat. Use either
butter, bacon, or cold boiled pork.
well minced, to enrich the stufing.
Scatter between the tomatoes the
scoopings from their insides. Place
in bag, seal 1t. and cook in q hot
oven about twelve minutes.
Quick Potatoes.-Take q large white
potatoe for each person to be fed.
Peel, slice thin. drop in cold water
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
Paper Bag Cooked Bridge Luncheon

Of Brooks, Club, London.
Herba-Cut salt mackerel into NJ
lets. lay them In . deep earthen dish.
and cover with boiling water. Leave
in water half a minute. Take out,
wipe dry, dust with coarse black pep
per, and put on top OF each dllett half
"a %teaspoonful3 OF minced parsley. and
chives Of onion. and a bit OF butter
the size Of a small walnut, Grease
a bag well, put in the fllets. seal, and
cook for twenty minutes In q hot
oven. Serve hot. with brown bread
Marechai Of Lobster and Eoss---$
Take the white and claw meat Of s
lobster. chop it small and set aside.
Rub the brown meat smooth in q ba-s
sin with q bit OF butter and a good
dust Of white pepper. Add gradually
half a. bottle OF tomato catsup. Work
all we'll together. Put into q bag four
slices Of bacon. Do not seal the bag.
Cook the bacon four minutes, then
take out, and put In the lobster and
tomato mixture, seal and cook FOR
eight minutes. Cut open the bag on
top, put in the white meat. and make
hot for four or FIVE minutes. Lower
the gas very much for this last cook
ing-the white meat must only get
very hot, as cooking toughens It.
Serve in q very hot dish. garnishe6
with the slices OF bacon.
Eggs = Ia Tripa-Rub together IN
ounce OF butter and an unce OF Hour,
cook smooth in half a pine Of milk
which has been favored lightly with
mace. Add to it two large thinly-
sliced onions, cooked in q bag with
a little butter, and six hard-boiled
eggs cut in halves lengthwise. Pour
gently into a w%ell-greased double
bag, and make very hot in the oven
for ten minutes, Serve as quickly
rs possible, on q very hot dish.
Eggs Q q s%trassburg croutons.----Cut
the crust from four even.sized
squares Of stale bread, butter them
thinly, dust lightly with pepper, and
spread with a layer OF foie gras. Cook
for FIVE minutes inside a Well-greased
bag, then cut open the bag and break
an egg on e~achffquare of bread. Dust
the eggs on top with pepper and a.
very little salt and cook for another
four minutes. Serve Immediately
on a very hot dish.
Eggs la Beehamei.-Cut four
h%ard-boiled eggs in halves le~ngthwise.
put them into a thickly creased bag
with a gill Of cream, salt and pepper
to taste, and a tiny dust OF powdered
mace. Cook five minutes in a mod
crate oven, and serve he on squares
Of lightly buttered toast.
Copyright, 1911, by Sturgis & Wax
ton Company
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31

Those who have had the opportun-
ity of exploring the report Of the
tariff board on the wool schedule are
said to have discovered Indications
of i%nef1ciency in our wooden mills
that had not been dreamed Of"
They find that 1.-THE use Of obsolete
machinery and methods of organiza-
ton is extensive. just as it was in the
paper industry" The question IL
raised whether the protection d. such
backward conditions" Is a proper
object or a desirable result Of exclud-
ing foreign competition by high
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31

Belgium there is a family Of some dis.
tinctiou whose name Is O. One
branch OF this family 10 said to be de-
scended from a French Marquis Of O.,
who was a court official in the days Of
Henry III.
In addition to the French village OF
7. there Is a River Z in Holland; and
IN Sweden there II . town called a.
1t is said that In China there IS a
village named v; but, as the Chinese
have no equivalent for our alphabet.
the bestowing of the name on the
maps must have been the result Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31

aHEtEa-E.N
for Ave minutes. thsn Grain. sprinkls,
with salt and pepper. and pack CONS
pactly in q well-srsassd bag. adding
q tablespoonful Of stock or milk and
water, for each two potatoes. Seal
and cook twenty minutes. Boiled po-i
tatoes can be used. and take only
half as long.
Baked Apples.-Wash we'll. but dol
not peel, cut out specks and ~bruises.i
core. fill the bottom OF the c%ore-spaces
with 9. lump Of butter, yer whichi
pile sugar, and add q bit Of cinnamon;
"A Glove stuck In the side may take
the place OF the cinnamon. Seal In,
side q we'll creased bag, and bake
eighteen to twenty minutes in a fairly
hot oven. Serve with sugar and cream
q hard sauce.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
PAPER BAG COOKED BREAKFAST
Dishes.

EGGS an 1omatoes.-Butter a bag
thickly, put into 1t half Z: pint OF to-
smato catsup and butter the size of q
walnut. Cook If hot oven ten min
utes. Cut a square from the center
OF the bag, break into it, n at a
time. four eggs. Cook fol- three or
four minutes. Dish up. Cut away
all the top of the bag and serve.
klppered Maekerel with Fine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31

down the village postman. It was
then that the Honorable Jimmy
showed what he was made Of. He
jumped out Of the car. and. advancing
to the terrified girl behind the coun.
ter. said in his blandest voice:
1.-TWO ha'penny stamp1 please.
miss ~ Tit-Bits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-01-31
Double double toll and troubled
Fire burn and caldron bubble"

Nevertheless, the fact remains that
the burning Are. the bubbling caldron
are sources OF double trouble to-
womenkind. Therefore. they should
rise up and call blessed M. Soyer's
system Of paper bag cooking, which
has como newly to their help, It
saves the buildings Of the caldron.
and thereby the troublings OF the
cook. This In many, many ways.
Perhaps the most instantly apparent
one is-the fact that there Is NO
caldron to be washed or secured when
the flesh ID weariest.
So, also, are the roasting pans and
those for frying, likewise the broiler.
Paper bags can do the worl. better
and be thrown away when they have
served their turn.
But do not make the mistake OF
taking 1t for an accomplished cook.
1t is a help toward helping yourself.
nothing more.
Beef or Veal Loaf.-To each pound
OF raw minced lean meat. add an
ounce of finely minced suet, half .
small minced onion, a dust of pepper,
a pinch OF salt mixed through a scant
spoonful of flour, and q light sprinkle
OF powdered herbs. Mix the seasoning
well through the meat, shape It into
a fiat, round cake, rub butter plentf-
fully on the outside. put into q
creased paper bag, seal and bake In
a hot oven. allowing fifteen minutes
to the pound. "A few s~licesSof tomato
put in the bag helps to make tasty
gravy. A spoonful Of tomato catsup
may be used instead.
Baked onlons.-Parboil for fifteen
minutes Spanish or Bermuda onions,
chill them in cold water. then cut q
" out Of the hearts. Fill the space
with butter, after busting 1t well with
salt. and pepper, put the onions In .
bag with a lump Of butter and q very
little water. seal and cook twenty
minutes In q hot oven, {, thirty MINI
sutes in q very moderate mi
Copyright, 1911. by the Associated
Literary Press.)