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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

of the Library of Congress. i'll tracing up
the heirs party to this claim, has fer
reted out the wanderngs and heirs Of the
lost Bushrod Washington, eldest son of
William Augustine-the elder brother.
who was lost to view in Illinois: This
Bushrod, it appears, married his first
cousin, Henrietta Spottswood daughter
of Gen. Alexander Spottswood). They
had children, the eldest son being Spots
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18
BY JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.

HO would be King
Washington today
had the immortal
George accepted
t n e pro IF e r e d
crown?
In other words.
who is the present
head of the Wash
ington family in
America as repre-
scented by the nu-
m e TO us grand
u,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

increasing, but it is still on the edge OF
it's beginning. Sugar can be grown
throughout the archipelago, and it needs
only good machinery and brains to bring
up the crop.
Take the Island Of Negros. That alone
has 100000 acres in sugar, which is ap-
proXimately the same area as that
of the sugar lands of the Hawaiian
Islands. which bring in more than $500
COOCCO per annum. 1t is said that Ne
gros might do that if it were properly
cultivated. The director of the bureau
of agriculture at Manila says the Negroes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

to show you something of the changes
which have taken place in the islands
during the past twelve years. When l
Travelled over them i'm 1899 the chief
method of transportation was OK cart
with solid wooden wheels as big around
as the top of a kitchen table and rims so
narrow that they cut like a knife. Half
the year the roads were rivers of mud
and the other half they were ruts. There
were very few roads. The only highways
through the mountains were trails. and
found that the people of one locality had
almost rothing TO do with their nei2 h
bors over the hills ten miles away.
AS soon as Uncle Sam took hold he be-
gan 10 build roads. He got the people to
building them. and there is now a good
roads movement throughout the whole
archipelago. 1t started with building
short sections. but the work is being done
after a great system and il will in time
form a network covering the islands. The
insular government is offering prizes to
the provinces to stimulate road building.
IT gives a prize of 100 each year to
the one that constructs the greatest
number of kilometers of first-class roads
and keeps its old roads in condition. 1t
has second prize of $5,O0o for the prov
ince which stands next, and third one
of $500 for the which gives most
to the road and bridge funds during the
twelve months preceding.
As the result of such work don, by the
insular government with the aid of the
municipalities several thousand miles of
good roads are now opened and in excel
len There
miles of first-class highways which are
heavily surfaced and over which automo-
bles can run as well as over the best
roads OF the United States. There are
:i.l.o miles which have been built by the
municipalities and there are thousands Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18
WILLIAM LANIER
WASHINGTON

fore it disbanded in 1888 AS init
mated, membership in the organization
was to be handed down through di
rect male descendants, in order of
BIRTH and through females only in de-
fault of males. This hereditary scheme
was based directly upon models determin-
ing descent of European royalty and no
bility.
AS is Well known, George Washing
tons father was twice married, first
to Jane Butler and afterward to Mary
Ball, the generals mother. So when
the question of determining the first
Presidents hereditary representation
in the Cincinnati Society lately came
up (since that once dormant organi-
Zation was reviveO the problem arose
as to whether the descent should come
brother or his eldest brother. with
male descendants OF half-brothers
there were, first. Butler. who died in
infancy; second, Lawrence. whose chill
dren all died young and unmarried; ana
third, Augustine, II. who had a son.
And of own brothers the general had
three. the eldest of whom, Col. Samuel
had a male heir.
So the question was whether. by right
of the law of primogeniture. the descent
should come through the half brother, Au
gustine H. or the full-brother, Samuel.
The society favored the half brother,
Augustine II. So the line was brought
down through the latter's only son, Col.
William Augustine, who married his first
cousin, Jane Washington. They had two
sons. Bushrod, the eldest, and George
Corbn. The elder of these brothers went
to Illinois where, it has been stated in
the published literature on the subject,
he was lost sight Of An article in one Of
the monthly magazines, four years ago.
states that he thus disappeared from view
although efforts were made to find him.
by his family.
The younger brother, George Corbin
Washington, was mentioned in the Amer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

One dollar tree is considered fair
yield the world over, but there are trees
in the Philippines which bring in more
than 81 Il year, some Of the nuts being
worth much more than others. To show
the difference in the value OF the nuts, In
Samoa it takes 1900 to produce a ton Of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-10

especially half of its
present prosperity the development the oil industry within its borders
villages today thriving cities Balte Tulsa Sa
pu Muskog and other throughout the oil belt living
examples of what has been accomplished in that short period ofme Nine
years production of crude oil in Oklahoma given its first market
when the Prairie Oil Gas constructed line the Besvie
field The production then small and the which petroleum
known exist limited but the the Prairie Oil Gas
into the state and the market provided by that company Tor OIL pro-
du marked in the development of the crude oil industry eses
became active paying big bonuses land owners for right prospect their
farms for oil and Companies formed with large capital to enter the
securing wildcat lease that would later profitable Oil
due and workers from rapidly declining
Oklahoma and development work with consequent flood Of
crude oil before known the history the business Since oil was first
produced years transportation and marketing
facilities have been the problem confronting all branches Of what has
be the greatest industries the United States From the first
days Oil creek to the day. tankage and line and rail shipments
have been the question of recrdtat thousands of barrels of oil
wasted the early dayste down the creekfor want OF
place producers the medium of wooden tanks
then the cylindrical tank and finally the lines All Of these agencies,
enlarged developed beyond inventors
and still constitute potent taking the millions of barrels of
oil produced all over the world every day in the
In the days when Oil Creek the center the petroleum industry
daily production of twenty thirty thousand barrels considered burden
The producers that stood wondered how such
burden could be carried Could the pioneers of the industry
back what being done today they would be surprised beyond
expression.
handicap and wonderful achievement is being done
several minor districts the big pipe line systems day in the
field with its sixty thousand barrels day. podc
the pipe line had been reached and marveed that
production could be cared for.
After Ohio Indiana and West Virginia and these states contrib
quota ever-nng load which the pipe lines had carry
But these instances the Others the emergencies met and the oil
taken and transported to distant markets. relieving the producers of
necessity providing their which would have ned
considerable outlay of ready cash. But the
proposition confronted the pipe
for the rapidly poduc
Oklahoma which followed the entrance of the Prairie Oil Gas
pany into that state
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-05-10
History of Oklahoma's Greatest
Natural Industry

While this development being poduc
the Prairie Oil Gas idle 1t the only purchasing
and marketing the field and the which the
duces looked for outlet for their production Their confidence mis-
placed When the production Oklahoma had 10000 barrels
day, which the market that me the
Prairie Oil Gas purchased land the field
and what are known For months months this
constructed tnage the Of the surplus production at the
rate OF more than fifty thousand barrels day took all the oil that it
could Its pipe line including what put in storage averaged
hundred thousand barrels daily 1t extended its feed lines and htaals into
the field Of its perfect organization
keeppace with the drill
Every producer equal fairness produc
ton of one hundred barrels production five thousand barrels
This policy
company and has materially assisted making
what todayOne the purchasers crude oil in the world The
construction OF lines ankage stations other equipment
to the handling of such crude oil vast
expenditure of money The twenty millions of
dollars invested in the state of Oklahoma alone The handling its great pipe
line system requires of employees and rolls amount
hundred and fifty thousand oOOo0o dollars month The
pended by it in the purchase of oil into millions year. This
expenditure Of cash the part of the Prairie Oil Gas has done
much make the half Oklahoma todya thriving
mniy where wealth and prosperity increasing daily.
The confidence inspired others through the by the
Prairie Oil Gas company in Oklahoma has resulted in the coming of factories
the bringing of thousands thousands dollars hundreds
taxable wealth cities and towns throughout the
belt The belief of the this company the future of the state
has become contagious It's emphatic testimony the pepety of the oil
supply has been worth untold millions all of the oil producing counties the
northern the There Independent pro-
cng companies and independent rene Kansas and Oklahoma
than other middle territory and these
mens directly due to the prominence which this field has obtained
throughout the the tremendous investments which have
been made by the Prairie Oil Gas Oil all the United States
felt that if the Prairie willing to risk the millions of dollars which has in
this field that must be worth while there be something
than flash in the something than flash production which is
big and then fades away.
argued the
give promamost pleanence
sufficient satisfy those make the oil business gerichquk
scheme bat of fixed investment well solid commercial affair
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17
TIPPING A BAVARIAN PRINCE.

In a letter to a friend G. G. Balm.
who is making an automobile tour
of Germany, relates the following adj
Venture:
today, after a good run from Nurn-
perg, and, finding things hopeless,
sent a boy On a bicycle to a telephone
station with a written message in
German for transmission to the por-
tier Of a Munich hotel, asking him to
send me a tow: Being doubtful Of
the boys intelligence, I signalled a
nice young man in a new car to stop.
He was blond and we'll groomed and
had a jolly laugh.
Seeing the Royal Bavarian Auto
Cup button on his cap ( told him
CIuo or America, and handed him my
card. He thanked me, and reached
Tor his own. but stopped, which I
thought odd. incidentally, you
should have seen me. l had come
ll5 miles in a hot sun. l had work.
ca over my car, | was broiled, dirty.
my face and hands stained with dust
and grease, and | had a rowdy little
travelling cap on the back OF my
head.
Ihe young man was very jolly.
He spoke excellent English. + told
him my troubles, and gave him min
ute instructions about telephoning,
offering him 10 cents to pay for the
message. He said he'd rather not,
but | answered that l might not see
him again, adding: III do as much
Tor you when you come to America
at which he laughed. There was a
twinkle IN his eye that Remembered
after he had gone. | also recalled
suddenly that he had a crown in
stead Of a number on the back Of
his car.
Presently he returned. and said It
was all lght And , no
II o need any assistance b Munich,
call on the Royal Automobile cub.
L am its president thanked him
and added tina [ was glad TO see that
me was a good sport and drove his
own car. And so we por+.1
This evening I learn that the n,eci-
dent q the Royal Bavarian Auto
Club IS Prince George Of ayarla
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17

1t is always better to SOW on the new
Of the moon
According to the above our friend
must have sown his wheat on the old
or the moon. but according to u
IDEAS he simply applied heterogeneous
manures without a due percentage of
plant foods that make the rain
phosphorus and potassium. He ap-
piled materials that make growth
and straw rather than wheat, and he
had the growth but not the wheat,
because the plants did not have
enough of the material needed to
make wheat, n doing this, it made
no dlfference whether he sowed it on
the old of the moon or the new.
Wheat needs for the best success a
strong clay loan. You can grow
wheat on q sandy soil, but never to
Inc same extent or crop hat can be
produced on a good wheat soil. on
the sandy soils, the winter oats
crop IS tar more profitable than
wheat. But for any small-grain crop,
ASIDE from n plant food
the most important thing is to get
the soil into the best condition for the
growth Of these crops.
turning under in the fall a heavy
growth Of p%eavines, for instance. will
put a good deal Of Misunderstanding
material in the soil and will Of
course, help the SOIL. Nevertheless
it will be a bad thing for the wheat
crop, especially On light land, for it
will make the soil puffy and lighter
n will prevent the compacting Of
the soil that is needed for the success
of all small grain crops, and unless
we'll balanced with heavy applicat-
ions of phosphoric acid and potash
there will be an excess of nitrogen
and big straw and little grain.
The best preparation for 2 Sro.ll
grain crop is q hoed crop that 49,
been we'll cultivated during the c,,r
mer, either corn or tobacco. ana tba
spring blowing for these sho,Ia no
left settled and only the surface 80
hne' win the disk going over and
! inches Of the soil is MAJ r. N'ee
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17
onion bed. II peas have been

an onion bed. II peas have been
'sown among the corn, and have made
q strong browth, ii is better TO NOV
IT tontfheoaais a.andi a X. mint
snWago etaoin shrdiu cmfwy vbg0ky
them after cutting the corn OF uhIl.
II the growth has been small. They
can be disked down and the chopped
up vines left on the surface Will at
as a winter mulch if the SOIL b.iou IS
left COmpacted.
Winter killing Is more common N
lumpy and loosely prepared SOL nan
in that which has been trampea OVER
and made fine on top. Then. too the
best crops cannot be made by sowing
broadcast and narrowing or plouug
in. The way to SOW the small grams
is with the grain drill which puts no
seed in at a uniform depth.
Then. after drilling, if the soil ~
very dry. you will have a better
termination if a good heavy roller IS
| used on the wheat. This. provided
the land is level, for or our southern
hills the roller may cause trouble by
leaving loose places for the water to
get in and start a gully. For hun
lands the fiuted ring roller Is far bet
ter than a plain roller as it cuts into
every depression and firms all tho
soil.
Then, as TO fertilization. II there
have been peas on the land, | would
use no heterogeneous fertilizer at All.
but would be liberal in the us. Of
phosphoric acid and potash. After
the peas, l would use the Thomas
phophate, because of the percentage
OF lime it carries, which to some eA-
tent will ten to sweeten the soil.
-Four hundred pounds Of this. with
50 pounds of muriate Of potash Well
| mixed an acre, will make whea where
all other conditions have been full
illed. Where there have been no peas.
a tOp-dressins of nitrate Of soda 100
pounds an acre in the spring when
the leaves are dry will be excellent
Sow oats early either in September
or in October, but do not SOW wheat
till there has been a light frost, DIS tho
wheat is far more subject to damaS
from the HesSian fly than oats.
What is the cause OF cotton an-
t~hracnose?' Is it the sting OF AN in
sect?' Nc it is q disease caused by a
fungus plant, the spores Of which an
swer to seed and grow on the cotton
bolls and leaves. 1t is carried by the
seed from one place to another and
it Is essential to know where the seed
come from. for many affected hollis
will make half a boil of cotton and
seed, and seed from such bolls will
carry the Infection. Hence It is Inn
portant to get seed from healthy
plants and a field where there is no
hracnOs
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17
DIDN'T CONCERN HIM.

ne tramp sat under the grateful
s1laoe O a tree and die away with 4
handed to him by the latest
he had favored with q cAll.
ohe had wrapped the sandwich in 4
section Of newspaper which the tramn
scanned with the eye Of carelessness
characteristic of his kind.
My idea of nothin' to git untty
about ne remarked to himself after
slahclhg 1t a market report, is the
adNaLce OF two dollars a ton in the
prlce Of car WheeIs.-Judge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17
HINTS on THE SOWING OF SMALL
GRAINS

A correspondent writes: What was
the matter With my wheat? put
four t~wo-horse loads of manure and
500 pounds Of cottonseed an acre
and top-dressed with 100 pounds Of
nitrate OF SOD made a large stalk
and head but no wheat. SO please tell
me how to manur and plant uheat
to make ain.
Says the Roanoke On. O. News.
IF small grain is SoWn on the old
Of the moon there will be a great
Zeal of straw and not SO much grain
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17
HE WAS WISE.

Old maid-"The MOONLIGHT mako,
me feel
city boarder-"Let's go in the
house."-Judge.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17

tThe Progressive Farmer.)
The ftet beetle is eating my ruta-
bagas." Spray them with one
pound Of lead arsenate IL 20 gallons
of water.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17

The material of this walking suit
is blue serge. Black satin bindine
borders the coat and trims the skirt.
Blue and white striped pique is used
for the vest collar and cuffs. Tinv
blue glass buttons fasten the vest
Black ~satin-covered button and loop
finish the overlapping tab at the front.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17
Prof. Massey's Views

the soil tramped and compacted by
teams before sowing. Then wait III
a light white frost has been reported
before sowing the wheat, and thus
avoid danger from the fall fly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17

In Virginia We have a field now
in peas that we want to put in wheat
in October. Shall We pillow it or cut it
up with a disk harrow and seed it,
If the peas have made 1t strong
growth it will be best to NOV them
for hay, and simply disk the stubble
fine. Turning under a mass Of Vege-
tatiOn now will prevent getting the
soil into the settled and compacted
state that wheat prefers, and you can
make a better crop IN the stubble
disked fine than by replOwing this
late in the season. But go over and
over and get the surface very fine and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17

"Neighbors say that lettuce, let
stand where the seed are SOWn, Will
not make large heads, but must be
transplanted Is this true" Yes.
The tr~ansplanting nips the tap-root
and the plants make far more laterals
and grow more strongly.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-09-17

"Is not basic Stag the best source
for phosphoric acid where the land is
sour" Basic Stag or Thomas phos-
phate, as it generally called, carries
40 per cent Of lime, and to that extent
it will tend to sweeten the soil. 1t is
not quite SO readily available as acid
phosphate unless the soil abOunds in
vegetable decay. but 1T is an excellent
carrier of phOSphoric acid.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-15

tionsI preacher that over preached. He
did not let thsm make doornats out
ef him. He pumped u Into those
dirty, low down mutts.
"ret some Of you women will come
here. and after hearing me preach will
leave, saying . am shocked Then
you will 40 out to some beer garden
and hit the booze AZ some Dutch lunch
party.
The Theatre.
"oh. yes. you will say he 10 vulgar
livery shriIi). ! would not 90 TO hear
him again. Then you will 60 down TO
some cheap skate theatre and see
some woman dance without enough
coIthes on 20 pad a erutch.
Jesus Christ drove the gang out of
the houseNbf worship. He did not let
them make a gambling den a Of Il,
That was his way OF doing business.
you stand up and preach for God,
and then let some old society belle
pvho goes 70 the dances. hlts the Dutch
lunches and ooes 20 the theatres gov
= your words for fear Of lo0lna
them. You are afraid mat some old
money bag Will shut up his baa and
leave. You preachers just let these
NUTS 90 out. and see the hundreds
that will come IN 10 = how you did
lt!"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-15

pure She bad compassion and Jesus
was Just trying her TO see N she had.
When your heart aches you worry
for that compassion.
WooIns Sin.
When I was touring with DIT
Chapman we vRt 70 Albany one time
and ] sav an old grew haired man
walking with a cain and his head bent
70 the ground asked MrV Chapman
Why he always walked wnh his head
down and he told me thai he had a
son that was very successful IN bust.
hess and the old man loved him. He
started IN the path OF Gin ana kept
going down end down. Finally the
other members o. The firm called him
In and said be- would have 10 stop his
Nay o. living. u vas running heir
credit BE kept on n finally one
nighf vas arrested IN en- Intoxicated
condition vhen q house % prostitu-
ten vas ruiled
The hrm c2i~d him and said. ooh
here yuu uliF either have 10 asuv or
sel BE I'D for 81. 900 ana fheu
piunEed deeper I'M sin TEo ueeks
ater BE bodF sae f1und an ne Hud.
80 rrer That father had compas
Hon for BE- so
To ne ehurch. o. yos 49, fhs MI.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-03-15

none the less appreciated By the en-.
ployes. all OF whom enjoyed the inter.
esting address OF Mr.. Sunday and the
songs OF Mr.. Rodeheaver.
Entering the ~postofice building at
u o'clock. Rev. Mr.. Sunday and Mr..
Rodeheayer met Postmaster Hazlett,
and arrangements were quickly made
for a meeting TO be held in the car
riers' room OF the p~ostofRce depart.
ment. With the exception OF a few
clerks. the entire once force and
the employees OF the United States En-
gineer's Offices and other ofices on
the second and third floors Of the
building assembled in this room, and
to an audience OF nearly a hundred
persons the noted evangelist spoke
for at least fifteen minutes.
God and the Employer.
Pointing out the difference between
right and wrong. Rev. Mr.. Sunday
spoke along the hnes OF work in the
department. illustrating his address
with several well taken arguments.
He stated that. serving God was like
serving your Employer. While you
serve your employer 10 the best Of
your ability. things will be All right;
but II you do not serve your employ
er. then things viii go wrong. In the
same manner. n you serve God every
thing will be all right. but Il Is wrong
10 serve the devil To serve God best,
he said. one should love God - one
does an employer.
Chorisier Rodehesver entertained
the audience for nearly ten minutes
With songs and q number OF trombone
solos. winning merifed applause
Among ofher hymns. Mr.. Rodeheaver
rendered No. -. and the entire audi.
euce sang the chorus The employees
of the building ere unanimous a. 81
pressing their appreciation % the Viz
r. and both Mr.. Sunday ard NJ. Rode
beaver vel pleased With the
reception
IN IN afternoon ths clerks In ne
postomce presented NJ Sunday wifh
IN immense tastet ~ Nut and IN
the evening al 40 possibly could.
nearlY forty in an attended the meet
inE a. \ tabernacie in = body.