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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

Another form Of popular regard for
Washington was given expression on
his birthday by those who bad weak
ness for dropping into verse. The char
scter and career Of Washington made
him a shining mark for the Silas
'WeEEses who had lines To aim. In one
Of the papers for Feb -. 1892. a gen
tleman who signs himself w T."
strikes up his Tyre and lets her 80 as
follows:
Ye bells. be hushed' Thou voice OF fat
terry cease
Can you applaud our chief in war and
peace
But let each heart with gratitude adore
That power who governs air ard earth
and sea
He gave Us Washington. who made US
free.
Such be the strains on this ausplcious
day.
AS may eviuce. with reason we obey.
And let this truth the solemn page adorn-
THAT Washington for all the age was born,
Then there was another rimester.
who in the Gazette of the United
States. under the name of Ella" per
Ihaps the anceStress IF our own Wheel
ler Wilcox. grinds out column on the
same subject, the opening stauZa of
which is as follows:
Oft has the poets venal song.
, Correctly mean and elegantly low
Hold the false plaUdIts Of the coUrtly
throng
And walked a smile on Grandeurs brow.
But here hath Virtues guardian hand
( Torn from the siren Adulation's power
The man whose praise. the voice OF every
land.
Hangs on the lips OF every parting hour.
Dunlap's Advertiser. in Philadelphia,
for example, was an adminiStra ton
paper. heart and soul. body and
lbreeches yet it seeks to excuse its Gus
tomary literary Jsmboree when writ
ing up Washington's sixty birth,
day: "DisclHiming. as we do. all pre-
tensions to adula6on, it was impossi.
: BILE for US. II is impossible for any
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20
The Boy With the Ratchet
By JAMES ARTHUR. =

(H1EARD dandy story tOther day about guy
That my teacher telled couldn't tell lie
USE Wen it to fairy tales, that's certnly peach
Didn't say what allied him-msybe stoppaee in his
speech.
Name Washington who licked the British king says She
He first president an set the country free.
Wisht that Id been him, do, an if l had, you bet
Id We chased the redcoats an We licked harder yet
Once my teacher says. when George bout big
He got Ratchet an cut down a cherry tree.
Wen his pop got home that night my, he awful mad
For he said that cherry tree list the best they had
An who chopped it DOWN.? he roared list that way,
oh, my,
George awful skeered, you bet but couldn't tell lie,
So he says, II did it wiz my Ratchet" an by ng,
That why my teacher says he licked the British king
Wen his pop heard that he grabbed an Rugged that boy O.
his,
An he says That's betern all the cherry trees they is
An my teacher says if nd tell a lie
Maybe we nd all of US be presidents by an by.
So have Ratchet an am lookin for tree.
Ill chop all the cherry trees have, an you'll list
That II march wight in an tell my pop an day
Maybe I'll be president, list like my teacher say.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

argument was made Yet my heart
was won. which is perhaps gateway
to the understanding with us all.
As | walked slowly up the hill the
spell swept over me with even greater
power. felt the thoughts of nation
concentrated upon this place. They
We're almost palpable. And not only
Of a nation. but in sense Of all man
kind Those in every land hoping for
better days and for the dawn of JUS
tice thought of Washington. His name
had become the symbol of republican
ism and liberty. 1t was no longer
that Of Il man "''ly. but the badge Of
worldwide , . Republics would
blossom all round the earth, and OF
each one of them this man in some
sense would be the spiritual father.
Then | saw the character of this
white soul in Il new light. his unSclf-
iShneSs. EiS patience, his faith. the
way lie had won over great obstacles
and over hearlb-eakinG assertions and
Indifference. | thought of his longing
for this quiet and beautiful retreat
and how he gave il all up to serve his
fellow men. saw his justice, his
balance. his wisdom. his spiritual in
sight. More than all saw how he
had become cmblcmatic of the hopes
of the race. Then | realized that the
defects which had bChcid. even if
they existed. were bat 81 OTIS on the
SIN In the divine currents Of his
tory things do not happen by accident.
This mau was the worthy leader OF the
greatest group that had appeared on
earth in l.SO0 years.
Cincinnatus of the West.
From the broad bosom of the Poto-
/ mac Mount Vernon presents YET Il new
/ aspect. Here il il seen as Il slight rise.
a little hlIock in the high shore line
| The house is scarcely visible amcug
| the trees The band plays ;iS we laS~
1t. and one inyoluntariy clutches of
hat and feels IL thrill and Il choh ing.
| for the spell again is on him-the spell
of Washington. which is perhaps the
mightiest name in the political history
of the human race.
Standing by the railing Of the boat
| on this autumn day so long ago came
/ to my mind the stanZa that Byron
/ added to his ode TO Napoleon"
Where may the wearied eye repose
| When gazing on the great.
| Where neither guilty glory glows
| EOT dcspica5le state
| Yes. one. the first the last. the best,
The CincinEatus Of the west.
Whom envy dared not hate
Bequeathed the name Of Washington
! To make men blush there Was but one
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

Copyright, 1872, by American Press Asso-
ciation.I
the newspapers and diArtgts of
Washington's day may be taken
AZ tolerably fair reports the birth
day OF that great and good man
was celebrated in his own times in
fne style His fellow citizens certainly
seemed to think the occasion fitting
one for q big demonstration. and they
made it. They tired salutes and rang
bells. Their bands played. and their
cannon roared. They drank toasts, and
they made speeches. Poets wrote odes
and prose people eulogies Altogether
the wonder is how so sane a man as
Washington could have looked upon
IL all and kept his composure.
The earliest public recognition Of
Washington's birthday. according to
one OF our authorities. was I'm 1871. In
TINT year the Count de ROchambeau
wrote to Washington from Newport
that they were going 10 have a party
in his honor and that they would eel
citrate the day with the sole regret
that your eXcelency will not be wit
ness OF the enusion and Cladness Of
our hearts" And by the way. the day
then recognized was Feb IL. accord
ing TO the old style calendar.
In 1871, when the president attained
10 the ffty ninth year Of his age. the
same was celebrated here in Philadel-
phla with every demonstration OF pub
lie joy. The artillery and light infan-
try corps Of the city were paradcd. and
az u o'clock federal salute was
fired" There was also levee. when
100 ladies'. elegantly u not superbly
dressed (the distinction IN adjectivcs is
n fine one. graced the ballroom" The
foreign ministers heads Of depart
inents, civic functionaries. strangers
and citizens OF distinction were pre-
sented 20 the president on this auspi-
ciOus occasion"
Washington was in Philadelphia for
his birthday the next year. aud there
was a still greater turmoil Of cannon,
muskets and bells A great ball was
given In the old City Dancing acade-
my on the DIST OF February. II was
got up by the "aristocracy." and, Of
course, their invitations didn't get
much further than the guests OF honor.
A good many people who called them
selves respectable were not hidden. so
those unfortunates, not altogether IN
dismayed at the slight got up their
own assembly and had n ball TO them
selves on the night OF the 22d. Wash
ingtOn was the central figure at both
affairs
The mayor caused this formal state
ment TO be published: The permission
for firing cannon within the limits OF
this city on the anniversary OF the
birth OF the illustrious president Of the
United States is most cheerfully grant
ed. and ! sincerely pray to the great
Author OF all that he will permit SINH
lar orders 10 be given many, many
years after This"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20
the SPELL OF
MOUNT vernon
Ply JAMES A. EDCERTON.

tCopyright 1872. by American Press Asso-
ciation-l
TT has been nearly seventeen years
since / first saw Mount Vernon.
Il. but the impression is yet fresh
and vivid. There we're really two
views. one when | passed the place on
Il Potomac boat and the other when |
visited the home and tomb. cannot
quite put into words the spell the spot
cast over me. and perhaps 10 do 50
would di~nel some of thn charm. l
have visited Mount Vernon since. but
never with the same feeling Of cyal
tatiOn or the same revealing sense Of
the greatness Of him who dwclt there.
Probably ! should explain ut this
point that up Ia that tine ! had never
had the highest appreciation Of the i'm
mortal George. While lit e more than
a boy l had read history somewhat and
formed boys conclusions. Washing
tons attitude toward France in Ills last
days had impressed me as Smacking of
ingratitUdP. his state coach and court
trimmings as having a touch of arts
tocracy and even his generaIship as
revealing weak spots. since he could
not win victories or hold his army to-
gether More than nil. being a Jeffcr-
sonan. | resented his apparent leaning
toward Hamilton and the Federaiists.
When Washington Laughed.
While | had scarcely formulated
these thoughts, they were lurking some
where in the back of my head aS /
made my first journey to the historic
shrine. The trolley running to Mount
Vernon starts from Washington. cross
es the Potomac, whirls through the 81
lent fields, red clay banks and oak for
ests Of Virginia. passes between the
ancient buildings and over the cobhle-
stones Of Alexandria. huns across 9th
er fields, forests and red clay gasheS
In the landscape and finally brings up
| at small and very modern cross be
/ tween building and a shack near the
| ancient gate of an estate.
/ II was day in September when |
/ traversed all this. and think the spell
! began to work on me before reached
/ the colonial gateway. The Sabbath
| stiffness perhaps had something to do
/ with ii. Autumn sunshine has d
! touch Of magic in 1t anyway. especial
/ ly amid quiet hills and wooded
| stretches.
Before reaching the house there was
I long run through the timber. 1t
! must have been here that Justice
Bushrod Washington and Chief JUS
tice John Marshall. although he did
! not become chief justice TIL Adams
term. once were the cause of great
laughter TO the immortal George They
! were on visit to the general and had
brought along 4 change OF clothes. 50
that they could remove the stains Of
travel In the wood they stopped IN
( don the clean garments. only TO dis
cover after disrObing that they had
left their bag and picked up that of a
peddler. so that in place Of the neces-
sary trousers and coats they had only
lot OF old pots and kettles Their
shouts OF laughter at this discovery
brought the general To the scene who.
when he saw their plight. laughed so
tremendously thar he lay down on the
ground and rolled with great whgops.
Not dignifed. you say nut very hu-
man withal and bringing NJ common
mortals closer TO the Father Of His
Country
Maybe this was the same wood and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20
AMERICAS DEBT OF PIoUs
GRATITUDE.

. from Washington first inaugural
No people can be bound To- ac-
: knowledge aud adore the ,nvisi-
bic hand which conducts the ar
fairs Of men mure than those Of
. the United States Every step
by which they have advanced to
. the character Of an independent
nation seems 10 have been diStin-
. guiShed Ivy some token 81 prgyi-
/. Dental agency. and IN the impOr-
; tant revolution just accomplish
!. ed in the system OF their united
government the tranquil GeIiber-
/. atiOnS and voluntary consent uf
7 50 many distinct communities
. from which the event has result
I ed cannot be compared with the
means 10y which most govern
ments have been established
I without some return of piOUs
J. gratitude. along with an humble
: anticipation OF the future bless
!. ings which the past seem To pre-
: sage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

simmer of the Potomac. BY this tine
the spell Was working overtime.
| hardly know what led my feet along
a walk gradua y curving down the
hill among the tees. ! knew not what
lay At the end, but only drifto1 on.
thinking many things and feeling
things that seal .ely took the form Of
thoughts. Suddenly the path curved
more sharply and ended at the door Of
"a tomb. "a it. woven in flowers. Az
peared the single name. washington
1t was he'e that the spell really took
hold of me with all its force. had
an inner vision Of the majesty and pI-
rity Of a great soul. | saw here tie
haliowcd shrine Of mighty nation
was an end and a beginning the end
Of a life. hut the beginning II al
earthly as well as of a higher immof-
tally. This grave. as much az that Of
Abraham, marked the dawn Of neH
era in the history of mankind
In some subtle way. almost Gncon-
sciously TO myself. my preconceived
notions OF Washington crumb.cd and
gave place to Others Infinitely higher.
more sympathetic and more just.
There was no tangible thing TO coz
vince ne az error. no appeal to my
reason. No one STOKE to me except all
old colored servant. who said that lie
remembered Washington and looked
ancient enough 10 have done so. No
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

IT. on. in two seconds, and way they
go, shrivel. vanish. No more cotton
rings 10 max" the corn sharper and
more bulgy, no more bandaRes to stop
circulation aud stick to the stocking
80 more saIvrs to turn the flesh raw
ard make the corn pull" no more
knives or razCrs with danger of bleed
ing ana blood poisoning.
"GETS-iT' is painless. stops pain.
and is absolutely hairless to- healthy
fash Warts and bunions disappear
"GEIS-iT' gives Immediate relief
GETS IT. is sold at druggists at :,
cent bottle. or sent on receipt OF
prize 70 r.. Lawrence q Co. Chicago
(&dvJ
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

AAhCAASdA Va BCA -itARo ~ NhN tNSP@N -
any nation upon earth. TO refrain from
expressing a degree of satisfaction at
the return Of every revolving year that
prolongs the life of man whose vir-
tues have raised him to the very high
est pitch of esteem.
oft as this suspicious day.
Sacred to memry. shall return
Let Freedom pour the grateful lay
And hauty (sic) tyTants mourn"
But for all Mr.. Dunl8p's ponderous
and luscious compliments there were
those who had different opinions, and
one dissenter was bluff William Ma
clay, who was frank enough to say of
the man whom so many almost deitied.
Would TO God that this same General
Washington were in heaven" To his
notion that was the proper home for
such a spirit. and we fancy ii must
have been really refreshing TO Wash
ington to step out of the sluSh OF rhe-
tOrical brainStormS into the dry but per
haps rough road of Maclay'S making.
The last birthday Washington was
to celebrate in Philadelphia as chief
magistrate OF the nation was in 1897,
and. naturally enough. there was an
extraordinary Zest in The exercises on
that occasion. The press of the day
abOuuded in unusually highfalutiug ref
erences to WashiuGtOn's greatness. the
upper case" box being largely over
worked in the composition Of their Gu
lo%iStic articles The day was usher
ed in Ey the customary SaluteS OF can
non and bell ringing. Later The men,
bers Of congress and the governor and
the legislature OF the state called upon
the president officially. In the after
noon there was reception Mt his house
that taxed its capacity TO the utmost.
L. the evening u bail WIS given ut
Ricketts, amphitheater. which then oc-
cupied the ground at the southwest
corner Il Sixth and Chestnut streets.
This function. says Ciaypoo!e's Ameri-
can Daily Advertiser for spIeIdOr.
TASTE and elegance was perhaps never
equaled 10y any similar entertainment
in the United States"
Tne Advertiser also published a
French poem-EngiiSh having been ex.
hauSted in previous Iaudatory endeay-
or-ccrtifNlng anew to Washington q
+ character and ability. Immediately un.
der the poem was printed an adver.
tsement calling attention to the ball
that was 70 he given that night and
cautiOning prospective guests not tc
forget their tickets. and IF any sub
/ scribers through mistake should not
/ have received sheir tickets they are re
quested to leave notice in writing al
Dir. Oellers' hotel"
The last two birthdays of his If,
/ Washington celebrated on the date SCI
by the old style calendar. Feb. IL
In both years. according to his owl
memoranda. he went up to Alexandris
| from Mount Vernon. received the con
CALCULATIONS Of his friends and Dartici
pated in the ball or the "maneuvers'
arranged by the citizens
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20

Washington The much-disputed
right of one aviator to fly over anoth-
er's land may be touched upon If not
specifically considered, by the supreme
court for the first time shortly after
the court convenes next week.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-02-20
Signs Act for Eddy Bequest.

Signs Act for Eddy Request.
Boston, Feb. Ex-Governor Foss has
signed an enabling act permitting
the First Church of Christ. Scientist.
IF Boston, to accept the bequest OF
100000 provided in the Will OF Mrs.
Mary Baker G.. Eddy
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-29
TFLLERY AND WILLIAMS
IN POOL MATCH TONIGHT
Best of Local Cue Artists Face Each
other Over Green Table Tonight
At Alexandria

The looked for match between Illlery
and Pete Williams will be pulled off
al the Alexandria pool rooms tonight.
Williams has won two of his contests
so far. while TiIlery merely rests on
a reputation and the fact that he trim
med John Turner in the fifth round of
the tournament
This game happened Friday night,
but owing to press of news has been
crowded out thus far. TiIlery made
his hundred in the 18th rack while
Turner fingered at As. The latter was
beaten twenty points, for he was to
have hoIed out in 65 Tillery made
some good runs of thirteen and fifteen
while Turner's best was IA for one
space.
The Pete Williamson Tillery match
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-29

their time into the campaign, and viii
continue to do so till the last of the
colonists is hereded in and cOrralled
with ticket in his pocket for one or
the other road.
Chicago is the center where most of
the campaign for the colonist traffic
is being Waged. Here nearly half the
country's tourists will gather to be ap-
portioned to the roads west The
Santa Fe will receive its share of this
apportionment, and the rest will go
over the Chicago and Northwestern
connecting with the Union Pacific, and
later with the Salt Lake for Los Ange-
les and the rest of the coast towns.
All lines Will have through trains, and
will give to the travellers the best ser
vice that they can obtain. West of
Chicago the tourists will board the
Santa Fe, the Southern Pacific and the
Rock Island connecting with the Ell
Paso and Southwestern, to make Ari-
IONA or the coast
Because of the amount of territory
which the lines cover it is thought
that the passengers handled by the
Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific
will be practically equal, each being
prepared to haul from twenty to TWEEN
ty-five thousand. The other lines will
take care of the rest of the traffic
Surprising for the moment that Ari
IONA will receive one-half of these col
onists and thus is no vain or exagerat-
ed supposition, it means, taking the Of
ficiaTs basis of $4,000 for working
number that there will be 1864 persons
entering Arizona each day which is
at the rate of - an hour or of more
than one for each time the second hand
covers one space. Besides this there
will be many who go straight on
through the state to the coast points.
These will see the state, though not all
of it, and will mean some twenty to
thirty thousand more who will give
Arizona a good word after their visit
and when they are at home and once
more settled down until the next eXcur-
sion draws them to the broad west,
once again and for perhaps the last
time
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-29

canvass, with a yellow band bearing
the letter X" in blue and red back
ground for the letter "P." We could
not secure sample hat or definite
prices. Knight Halbert Miller has
written to Los Angeles for prices on
these hats made up. They will prob
ably cost about % cents each. We
recommend that three gross be pur-
chased and that they be. ready for
distribution at the hall in Phoenix and
at the fair grounds and be furnished
free to every member present and all
visiting friends
Respectfully submitted,
A. B. CLARK,
for the Committee
The D. O. X KS reported that they
did not wish to take part in the
put on parade some time during
the week of the fair.
The Uniform Rank committee re-
ported a competitive drill between
Mesa Co. No. ,. Tempe co. No and
Phoenix No. l for the J. O. Rover
cup. The drill to take place at the
fair grounds
The publicity committee. composed
o. J. D. Lopez Phoenix. chairman;
II. !. Robertson, Mesa; j. w. Arnold,
Tempe. will report at the next regu-
lar joint meeting.
The fair commission committee,
composed Of Howard Claflin. c. w
Cisney and Earl Curtis of Phoenix.
were unable to report until later
date.
The Pythian Sisters committee.
composed of II. SandOz, Tempe
chairman; ]. H. Kenney, Phoenix; f.
GurleY. Mesa. will be present at
the next meeting of the Pythian Sis
ters in their various cities and invite
their participation in the festivities.
Final arrangements will be made at
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1913-09-29
PLENITUDE OF
CUP DEFENDERS
No Less Than Six Seventy
five Footers Planned to
Compete With Sir Thomas
Lipton's Shamrock "
Next September
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

NEW OItk, sept. I'll IHe
present plans of American yachts
men can be considered equivalent to
yachts there will be no scarcity Of
cup defenders when Sir Thomas Lip
ton and his Shamrock " arrive off
Sandy Hook next summer. No less
than six seventy-fiVe fOOters have al
ready been proposed and should all
be built the trial and elimination
races will be equal in interest to
the cup contests proper, scheduled
for next September. 1t appears GER
tain at this time that at least four
OF the six yachts projected will
eventually slide off the ways and
that yacht racing with a reasonable
type Of ocean racer will receive a
tremendous boom.
one order has already been placed
with the famous designer Nat Her
reshoff Of Bristol, r. l., and two
others are assured if HerreshOff will
accept them. The first syndicate in
the field which is known among the
amateur yachtsmen as the Big Six,
consists of Cornelius Vanderbilt, f
s. Bourne, ]. P. Morgan, George
Baker, Z. s. Walters and A. c..
James. Plans for this yacht which
is to be sailed by Robert EmmOns
Of Boston are almost completed.
A second yacht viii quite probably
be built by three members of this
syndicate, assisted by G. Oliver Ise-
lin Bourne is heading this move
ment and has been assured of the
corporation of two other members
of the Bib Six syndicate. Alex
ander S. Cochran, owner of the rae
ing Yacht Westward also has tenta-
tive plans for a cup defender of
which he is to be the sole owner.
Still a fourth group which is dis
GUESSING a sevent-five footer is pro-
jected by Commodore e Walter
Clark of Philadelphia and George NJ.
Pynchon of New York. The CO.
operation of one or two other yachts
men is desired before any definite
announcement is likely from this
group.
The plans for the fifth and sixth
Yachts are rather vague at this time
but contain. nevertheless, possibilities
which may develop additional bar
riers between the Americas cup and
the Shamrock ". George Owens. a
Yacht designer and Corinthian sailor
Of note. who went to Chicago two
weeks ago with the yacht stranger
10 sail for the Manhasset cup is a
nrine mover in the matter He has
sought financial support from Chi
cago and Great Lake sailors for