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thrift father. These untitled stretches
of land in the Old Dominion were
now become the chief part of his
patrimony. Twas said, too. that he
had suffered cruel misadYenture in
love at the hands of fair jilt in Lon
don, and SO had become the austere
eccentric bachelor he showed himself
to be in the free and quiet colony.
A man Of taste and culture. he had
written with Addison and Steele for
the Spectator; a man Of the world, he
had acquired, for all his reserve. that
easy touch and intimate mastery In
dealing with men which come with
the long practice of such men Of fash
ion as are also men of sense. He
brought with him to Virginia. though
past fifty. the fresh vigor of young
man eager for the free pioneer life OF
such a province.
Lord Fairfax Builds q Lodge.
He tarried but two years with his
cousin, where the colony had settled
to an ordered way of living. Then
he built himself roomy lodge. sha-
dowed by spreading piazzas. and fit
ted with such simple appointments as
sufficed for comfort at the depths OF
the forest. close upon seventy miles
away. within the valley Of the Shen-
nndoah, where hardy frontier peo-
pie had but begun to gather. The
great manor-house he had meant to
build was never begun. The plain
comforts OF "Greenway Court" salts
fed him more and more easily as the
years passed. and the habits OF sim
pie life grew increasingly pleasant
and familiar. till thirty years and
more had slipped away and he was
dead. at ninety-one-broken- hearted.
men said. because the kings govern
ment had fallen upon final defeat and
was done with in America
Bred In Good Company.
It was in the company of these men.
and Of those who naturally gathered
about them in that hospitable country.
that George Washington was bred "a
stranger had no more to do" says
Beverley, but to inquire upon the
road where any gentleman or good
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ed a commission as major In the Co
lonial militia. and an appointment a
adjutant-general of the military dit
trict In which his lands lay; but ne
meant that for the future his duties
should be civil rather than military IN
the life he set himself to live. ana
turned very quietly to the business
and the social duty of proprietor
among his neighbors In Fairfax coun'
ty. upon the broad estates to which ne
gave the name Mount Vernon. In com
pliment to the brave sailor wnose
friend he had become in the far un-
happy south.
Lawrence Mar1es and Settles.
Marriage was. of course. his nrst
step towards domestication. ana tne
woman he chose brought him into new
connections which suited both MS
tastes and his training. Three months
after his fathers death he married
Anne Fairfax. daughter of William
Fairfax. his neighbor. Twas William
Fairfax's granduncle Thomas, tniro
Lord Fairfax, who had in that revoiu-
tionary year 1648 summoned Colonei
Henry Washington to give into MS
hands the city OF Worcester. and VINO
had got SO sharp an answer from the
Kings stout soldier. But the Fairfaxes
had soon enough turned royalisfs
again when they saw whittier the
Parliament men would carry them. A
hundred healing years had gone py
since those unhappy days when the
nation was arrayed against the king.
Anne Fairfax brought no alien ira
ditions to the household OF her young
husband. Her father had served the
king. as her lover had-with more
hardship than reward. as behooved q
soldler-in Spain and in the Bahamas;
and was now. when turned OF nifty.
agent here in Virginia to his cousin
Thomas. sixth Baron Fairfax. in the
management of his great estates. ly-
ing upon the Northern Neck. and in
the fruitful valleys beyond. William
Fairfax had been but nine years In
the colony. but he was already Vir-
ginian like his neighbors. and. as col
lector of his Majesty's customs for the
South Potomac and president OF the
Kings Council, no small figure in
their affairs-a man who had seen the
world and knew how to bear himself
In this part of It.
Lord Fairfax Arrives.
In 1746 Thomas Lord Fairfax, him
self came to Virginia. man strayed
out OF the world of fashion at flfty-flve
into the forests OF a wild frontier.
The better part of his ancestral es-
tates in Yorkshire had been sold to
satisfy the creditors OF his spend
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InstalIment !
HEoRGE WASHINGTON was cast
= for his career by very scant
~ and hnmelY training

HEoRGE WASHINGTON was cast
for his career by very scant
~ and homely training.
Augustine Washington. his father.
iAcked neither the will nor the means
to set him handsomely afoot. with as
good schooling. both In books and In
affairs, as was to be had; he would
have done all that a liberal and provi-
dent man should do to advance his boy
in the world. had he lived to go with
him through his youth.
He owned land in four counties.
more than fve1housand acres all told.
and lying upon both the rivers that
refresh the fruitful Northern Neck:
beHides several plots Of ground In the
promising village Of Fredericksburg.
which lay opposite his lands upon the
Rappahannock: and one-twelfth part
OF the stock of the Principle Iron Com.
pany. whose mines and furnaces in
Maryland and Virginia yielded q bet
ter profit than any others in the two
colonies.
His Father Once a Sailor.
He had commanded q ship In his
time, as SO many of his neighbors
had in that maritime province. carry
ing iron from the mines to England.
and no doubt bringing convict labor
ers back upon his voyage home again.
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into his confidence as II he had been
his own son. Not only upon his vaca-
tons now. but almost when he would.
and as II he were already himself a
man with the rest, he could live In
the comradeship that obtained at Bel.
yoir and Mount Vernon. Men OF all
sorts. It seemed. took pleasure in his
company.
Lads could be the companions OF
men in Virginia. Their outdoor life OF
tourneyings. sport. adventure, put
them, as it were. upon equal terms
with their elders. where spirit. auda.
city. invention. prudence. manliness.
resource, told for success and com
radeship. Young men and old can be
companions in arms. in sports. In
woodcraft. and on the trail OF the
fox. Twas not an indoor life OF con-
ference. but an outdoor life of affairs
in this rural colony.
ITO BE CoNTINUEDl
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He himself raised the ore from the
mines that lay upon his own land.
close to the Potomac. and had 1t car
ried the easy six miles to the river.
Matters were very we'll managed
there. Colonel Byrd said. and no pains
were spared to make the business
profitable.
Captain Washington had represent
ed his home parish Of Truro, too. in
the House of Burgesses. where his
athletic figure, his ruddy skin. and
frank gray eyes must have made him
as conspicuous as his constituents
could have wished. He was a man of
the world, every inch, generous. hardy,
Independent. He lived long enough.
too, to see how stalwart and capable
and of how noble a spirit his young
son was to be. with how manly bear
ing he was to carry himself in the
world; and had loved him and made
him his companion accordingly.
He Inherlts a Farm.
But the end came for him before he
could see the lad out of boyhood. He
died April ~, 1743. when he was but
forty-nine years of age. and before
George was twelve: and in his will
there was. Of course. for George only
q younger sons portion. The active
gentleman had been twice married,
and there were seven children to be
provided for. Two sons of the first
marriage survived. The bulk Of the
estate went, as Virginian custom die
tated. to Lawrence. the eldest son. To
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ONLY Thinks He Thinks,

Il heard something the other day
that greatly surprised me and ! have
been worried about it ever since"
What was it,"
"I don't know whether ! ought to
m ,ntion 1t to you or not. but ! was
told that your daughters husband
was free thinker. She's such a
loye'y girl. l hope it isn't true.
"Of course It isn't Or IL 1t is 1t
won't make any difference. Laura
takes after me. and my husband was
a free thinker. too. when married
him. Now he never thinks. ."-Chica-
go Record Herald.
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A Successor.

How did they happen to meet?"
He ran over that poodle. OF which
she was SO fond.
Did he replace it,"
Looks that way. lie and she are
now engaged"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
SERVANT
TROUBLES OF RICH

One hears much about the servant
problem. The servants most discussed
are those in the ordinary homes and
are mostly without. training. The
servants OF the rich form another
side to the question. They, of course,
are fully trained. They know their
own duties and are apt to have ideas
Of what is to be expected Of the mas
ter and mistress.
Any breach on the part of the
master or mistress depreciates them.
in the estimation of the servants. 1t
is not enough to pay them well in
order to gain their respect. as the
head of a concern h a finds places
for these servants will tell you.
On her list Of servants she had an
English butler who had come to this
country for employment. He had the
best references and had lived with
English families whose social status
was unquestioned. 1t was not difficult
to place him and he went to the home
OF a wealthy New York family. In
short time James returned n
wanted another position.
why, / just got you one" she said,
was the natter"
Then James explained that the peo-
pie were'too rough and he could not
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stand them. He was assigned 10
more refined household.
Another story is told of a chef wh4
was engaged by a New York family
at a tremendous salary. Much TO the
surprise OF the master, he sent In hi
resignation.
Aren't you satisfied with your sntf
ary?" he was asked.
But, sir" the chef replied. my
cooking Is an art, and / cannot COOK
for people who have not the tims-t u
eat"
1t is also surprising to earn how
some employers regard the opinion q
these functionaries. Not long q -
York woman began pubtie
speaking. Her butler read the &C.
counts with much interest n ex4
pressed a desire to ear her. Onc4
she had occasion TO speak in a publt4
hall and her butler was permitted 90
be present Every one noticed tha&
she was exceedingly V and w0ytx
dered the cause, as ordinarily chN
was well poised. After the meeting
she explained hat her butler was IA
the audience and she would rathe&
have faced a reigning sovereign Or
some other person as high up.
A matron on Riverside Drive told
of an experience with 81 maid who
forgot to put on her apron before ~
went to the door. When h was res
proved she excused herself by saytn4
she did not think 1t made much dif~
ference, as the lady did not look very
fine. The caller turned out to be thu
wife of a bank president. y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15

Leaving this forest wilderness out
of account. and combining our view to
the near future, a any estimate be
made Of the probable growth Of pop
ulation in South America generally.
and Of the total II may reach by the
end OF the present century?
As respects h temperate regions.
there exist some data for a conjecture.
Should the Influx Of immigrants be-
longing, as do the Italians. to q pro-
-ftffc- stock~b he maintained: tire couM-
tries south OF the Tropic Of Capricorn
may In Al. ID. 1000 contain al least mi
hundred millions OF people.
As respects the equatorial regions,
which now receive hardly n immi-
grants and In which the natural
growth OF population Ii slow, no such
data exist, Considering. however, the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
Picked lip in Colorado.

Some years & in a Western lnin@
ing town a man was found dead In
his hotel room. hanged to a bed-posk
by his suspenders. The jury of min~
ers brought in the following verdict
at the ~coroner's inquest: Deceased
came to his death by coming home
full and mistaking himself for his
pants"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15

ssTwenty~sec0aa Personally Csndurted
Rxcufsa0n to NIAGARA FAI.LAs
nOCHEsTER. ATLANTIC CITY AND
WARRINGTON. beneAt Of working
Girls Room n the. Retreat for the sick.
Ten days trip, fare $4,000. r.. r.
tickets good for Is days. Same trip
70 above including Thousand Islands.
$500. Leave Richmond Ju1y 11th.
Leave WsnAinGton July 1sth, 1913.
Includes round trip transportation.
seven days board and automobile ride
81 Is miles In Toronto.
For further Information apply to
MISS MARY NORWOOD, President OF
Madison IssS-L: MRS. ANNA r. RAHM,
Retreat for h Sick, phone Madison
IA FRANKLIN ST., phone Madison los:
Mss MARY RAHM. ats N. Harrison
St, phone Madison 1881.
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material development which fs going
on in some, and may be expected In
all OF them, they also may probably
Increase in population, which would
bring them rom twenty eight up to
at least forty millions. Were this to
happen. the continent would have by
la. ID. 1000 a population not far short
present, with only about forty-fve
millions, It has much less than half
the population of North america, now
about one hundred and twenty mil
lions.
A Greatly Mixed Population.
More important than the quantity
of a population is It's quality. Any
inquiry as to what that of the South
American countries will be when they
Of the present century can probably
address itself to n point only, the
several races and their relations to
one another. There are now three
races, whites COT Spanish, Portuguese
and Italian origin) Indians, or many
tribes speaking different languages.
and negroes. A very rough estimate
Of the racial elements in the WHOLE
continent might give some such re-
suit as these:
Whites, Is. 900, 600 more than half
Of them in Argentina and Uruguay.
Indians, 5000. 900.
Negroes. 100000
Mixed whites and Indians (mes-
tizos), 10000
Mixed. whites and negroes (muiat-
toes and ~Quadroons), $500. 000.
Mixed negroes and Indians (zam-
bos) (chiefly In Brazil) perhaps $780,
900.
1t will be seen that II we deduct
5000. 000, representing the two pure
ly white republics OF Argentina and
Uruguay, we shall Inc that in the
other Spanish republics, taken to-
gether, the mestixo element Is much
larger, and the Indian element some
what larger than the whffe element
To explain the practical significance
of these figures, the mestizos and
whites are. for political and social
purposes, practically one class and
that the ruling class, the Indians be-
ing passive, n IN a political
outside the nation. Even in Para
quay, an almost purely indian State,
the comparatively few mestizos domi-
nate politically.
VIII the Future South Americas BE q
White Mans Continent?
Four questions may be asked re-
garding the racial future: Which OF
the races Is or are increasing? Is the
intermingling of races likely TO con-
tnue? Which type predominates In
persons Of mixed race? What is like
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
PULLMAN SLEEPER
TO
LYNCHHVRG. NATURAL BRIDGE
AND CLIyrTdG FORGE
VA ~"
CRESApEAkE AND OHIO RAILWAY.

Richmond Lynchburg sleeper. leay-
Ing Richmond IL p. NJ, and in the
opposite direction, leaving L~ynchhurg
1880 r. NJ. operating via Gordons-
vile and the Virginia Air Line. will
be extended to Clifton Forge. via
L%ynchburE and Natural Bridge,
First through car to leave Rich
mond IL p. NJ. June 14th, and Clifton
Forge and Natural Bridge June 18th.
I service between Richmond.
LNnchburg, Natural Bridge, Clifton
Forge and intermediate stations. with
connection at Balcony Falls to and
from Lexington. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
GRAND EXCURSION
! Newport News, Va,
ny COlOred X. OF r.


"wednesday; June -t8, 1918:
hound Trip .SI\xO,
children (under ~ years. ..:..s 75c
sixteen hours 1t the seashore. Train
l14vAs sixteenth and Broad streets At
SEgA n. Returning, leaves Newport
49, q II N. Tickets on sale At the
NSnhanico Savings Bank. northwest
Ieornor Third. and Clay streets. and The
IR1an1t III North Fourth street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
growing Significance for the Old
World as we'll as for the New.

(By special arrangement with the
Macmillan company. from South
America: Observations and impress
sions," by James Bryce. Copyright,
1912, by the Macmillan company
Copyright, 1913, by the Macmillan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
XII
America
Of the Future

rs THE CHIEF RESOURCE TO WHICH OvERPEOPLED COUNTRIES
May LOOK AS PROVIDING a FIELD FOR THEIR EMIGRATION
AND TO WHICH THE WORLD AT LARGE MAY LOOK AS CAP
,BLE OF REINFORCING IT'S FOOD SUPPLY, 1T is DIES
TINED HENCEFoRTH TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT
ROLE IN THE AFFAIRS OF THE WORLD.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15
BY JAMES BRYCE,
Until Recently Ambassador from Great Britain to the United States.

EDITORIAL NOte.-The question has
often been asked by many persons:
'WhAt will be the future OF South
America? 2" And often and often IT
OF the head. But here Is a world
authority on government with a
most hopeful answer to he ques-
ton. And what he says In answer
to II in this, his Last article ON South
America, should make 1t plain that
South America, both I'm the near
and the distant future, is destined
to play D most important role in
the affairs OF the world, eve thong h
until now she has Jagged far behind
in the race Of the continents.
Whether IT is well to rejoice that
the population of our planet has
crown so fast daring the last century
II a question which may be deemed a
branch Of the larger one whether life
10 worth living. The fact. however.
being unquestionable. raises a practi-
cal question. II the present rate of
growth should continue for a few CEN
turtles, there presently will be little
room left on the planet. What Will
then happen?
During the nineteenth century the
surface Of the earth has been explored
UuIICiGIty 10 eIfdDte us ~ hhoW hoN
much Of II Is available for the produce
ton of food. OF hat part which was
available and unused in 1900 a great
deal had been settled by 1909. In
Europe there is no more land to be &C.
cupied, because the waste spaces OF
Southern Russia hav now been al
most flled by settlers from the rest OK
that country.
In the temperate parts OF Asia
though there has been considerable
Russian immigration into Western ST.
IBERIA and considerable Chinese ifnmi-
grafton Into Manchuria- there still
remain in those countries large tracts
~unoceupied and not too dry for cul-
fivation. In Australia 1t Ia still doubt
full how much Of the land whose arid
lily has discouraged settlement a be
turned to account either for tillage or
for pasture.
World Soon to Re Filled Up.
In Nerth America the imme rush
20 the West, which began after 1890
with the building Of railways, has
now filled nearly h whole OF the
United States and a very large part
Of Canada. SO that another forty or
fifty years may see the country filled
w as far as the frozen north.
In Africa there are parts of Tunisla
and Algeria which irrigation might
which could upper "a larger popula-
ton than now dwelis in them. and
there II also a limited highland area
On the eastern side Of the continent
At to be inhabited by men Of Eur
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-15

For this occasion Southern Railway
will sell tickets from all stations Mt
rreatIy reduced fares by the most at
tractive routes.
For tickets and information call on
q write 8. E. BURGESS. B. p. A..
got e. Main St. Richmond. Va.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-28

fact. the agricultural districts of the
richest portions of our country are
filled with college men.
Our neighbor Hood River, Ore,
distinctly a fruit growing community
has more college men in proportion
to the total number of inhabitants
than any other community in this
country
1t was university man who dis
covered the fact that Texas could
grow the famous Bermuda onion-a
fact that state celebrated within the
past few days.
The greatest stretches of Northwest
Canada are teeming with successful
college men.
If New York farmers prefer for
eigners to college men, something is
wrong with the system of New York
farming. Maybe they want poems in
stead of help.-Baker City Herald.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-28
COLLEGE EDUCATION
MAKES GOOD FARMERS

The indictment that college gradu-
ates do not make desirable farm help
because of their Incidence and indif-
ference TO their work, brought by the
New York state Department Of Agri-
culture is not fair one. The ale
cation is made that ignorant foreign
ers are preferable to college men on
tie farm because the foreigners Te
willing to work while the college men
are not.
College men who are lazy and in
different about work on a farm would
be lazy and Indifferent about their
work in any vocation. If the New
York Department of Agriculture has
found lazy and incompetent men am
.ong university graduates, it should be
charged against them as individuals
not against the fact that they are
college graduates.
The employee on Il farm who would
play the mandolin or rest in the shade
during the hours he should be at work
would watch the clock and soldier"
on his job wherever he might be
even though it We're in mahogany
furnished offices. Undoubtedly, such
college men cut" classes when stu
dents and use a pony" to assist them
in their TRANSACTIONS. They are simply
5O-cent boys into which hopeful par
ents are trying to cram a $500 edu-
cation. It isn't the fault of the edu-
cation il it can't be done
The number of college men who are
making a success of farming is much
larger than the laymen think In
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-28
Germans Have Bic. Time

"Hoch der Kaiser" That was the
popular expression up in the Eagle
Woodman hall last evening when a big
gathering Of Germans of Pendleton
and vicinity gathered to enjoy a real
old fashioned time After listening to
Edgar Winter of Portland make an
address in the lingo of the father
land an address which was thorough
ly enjoyed, the German folk sang a
few songs listened to few selections
from the United Orchestra and when
they could listen no longer in quiet
ness, joined hands and danced as in
the days when they We're subjects of
the war lord. Refreshments dear to
the heart of every true Teuton were
plentiful and assisted in making the
evening a memorable one The affair
was held under the auspices of the To-
cal Verein.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-28
10 Children are Committed.

Ten small children, five from two
different families were Saturday or
dered taken from their parents and
committed to the care of the Boys
and Girls Aid society of Portland by
Judge Maloney following a hearing in
the juvenile court. In both cases the
fathers were declared habitual drunk
ards who refused to provide for their
offspring. The children were Thorn
as, Alonzo, Alice, Elmer and Elsie
Lockwood, between the ages of 3 and
II, children Of George and Ora
Lockwood, and Nellie, Blanche, Edna,
George and Mabel Crabtree, children
Of Pink and Jennie Crabtree. Petitions
for the action in each case was made
by the mother, both declaring them
selves incapable of providing for the
children.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-28
one Car Gets Not Back.

Some uneasiness was occasioned to
friends and relatives this morning
when Guy Connersly, brother Chester
Beam and a fourth person failed to
put in an appearance. They went to
Walla Walla yesterday in the Con-
nersly auto and started back with 9TH
er cars. At noon a message was re-
ceived from Weston saying that the
party had had a breakdown and
would soon be home.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-04-28
NO LOSS OF LIFE IN
MISSISSIPPI FLOOD

Natchez, Miss. April 2S.-Every
foot of the 1870 miles between here
and Bayou Sara on the east bank of
the Mississippi river is under water.
The last $4,000 acres was flooded
when Artonish and Deer Park planta-
tions, 40 miles south of here were in
undated because of a break in a pri-
vate dixie. All of the livestock had
been removed and there was no loss
of life