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modore Stockton. commanding the Prince
ton and nine seamen.
j.
'.On the day mentioned III February,
1874, President Tyler, the members of his
cabinet and their families and many other
prominent persons. said 10 number over
400. were invited by Commodore Stockton
to spend the day on the frigate Prince
ton which was then lying at anchor OF
Alexandria After the guests were on
board anchor was weighed for a short
sail down the river to a point below Fort
Washington. On the trip down the heav-
lest piece of ordnance on the frigate was
fired q number of times, presumably as
matter of entertainment for the company.
The gun had been constructed from a
model made by Commodore Stockton. aud
President Tyler expressed decided in
terest in the weapon. At : clock in the
afternoon on the return trip the Princeton
anchored off Broad creek, and the COM
pany was invited to luncheon in the cab
ms below the gun deck. After luncheon
Commodore Stockton proposed that the
gun be fired once more as a salute, he
said to the memory of the Great Peace
maker, George Washington. and Presl-
dent TYLER his cabinet and number or
other gentlemen repaired to the gun deck.
As the gun was fired the breech end.
from the trunnicns back. Was blown off.
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''Scug Then. he is under the necessity
of turning up the bottoms of his trousers.
whether he approves of the style or not
and of leaving undone the bottom button
of his vest. He must wear no braid on
his etons his eton coat must be cut
square at the back. the band on his top
per must be of cloth, not ribbon. and ne
must never WHISTLE choice privilege
s'"ictly reserved for the more advanced
boys
pat the list of don ts'' which the poor
prince must learn by Mart IS by no
means complete. He cannot walk arIn-in-
arm with another hoy, nor he set
loot OH tbs west side of High street. un-
less he is calling at one Of the shops.
And when the colder months come and
the wind whistles down his throat he
will not dare to turn up the collar of his
overcoat--a practice reserved to the mem
bers of select society known as Pop
This very practice of turning up the
collar of the coat led to an incident
which demonstrated the power of Gus
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brown boots must form no part of
his wardrobe. and that, however much
he may like the trim appearance o. a
rolled umbrella, until he has been tried
and found "A good fellow and admitted
to membership i'll Pop he must carry
it loose. As he has been entered as a
dry bob " he will go in for cricket and
foot ball. instead Of rowing. His COM
puisory garb as foot balter will con-
sist of pair of gray Knockers. flannel
shirt. IA sweater. scarf cap and
black boots.
One of the biggest days in Prince
Henly's lie as an Elton boy will be Feb
ruary 81, commonly known as Three
penny day" On that occasion he. along
" tn every other coleger. Will be solemn
j. presented with threepenny bit. 1t IS
hardly necessary to say that every boy
spends many times three pence III cele-
brating the receipt of the gift But,
though threepenny bit is an inconsid-
cradle item now. there was "A time in the
4 in past, out of which this curious Gus
tom comes, when it was welcome me
saver" ia the absence Of the LAVISH
rocket money that is now the rule
among the Eton boys.
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United States frigate Princeton February
s. 1914 In the published narratives OF
this tragedy one finds many discrepancies
AS to important details. Many of these
narratives We're based on the memory of
men and memory is liable to err. Then,
men see the same thing from so many
different angles and receive such different
Impressions that their accounts, though
thew NAV be perfectly truthful. often diff
fer in essential points.
From an old man who preserved a
fresh remembrance OF this sad affair the
Rambler received. quite a number OF years
ago, this story:
..Tht ..vn osinn ON the friCate Prlnceton
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Ii those old days the boys are said to
have been allowed their choice between
a threepenny bit and half sheep, its
then value. And il is related that at
east one smart boy in recent years in
sisted upon the half a sheep Nhen Of
fered the coin. -
But. of course. the greatest of all days
in the year for the Elton boys Is the
glorious 18th of June the birthday Of
George III. II is kept whole ho1l-
day and the boys invite their relatives
down for visits. II is the great reunion
day for All old Etonians There is r.
cricket match in the afternoon. and In
the evening picturesque procession o.
the boats The boys are CARRIED in bluo
monkey Jackets with gilt buttons. white
duck trousers pink silk socks and black
patent .leather pumps, with gold buckles
The coxswains are dressed in mQsr
elaborate uniforms closely resembling
the dress Of an admiral Of the British
navy The day is rounded off by a
grand feed" and a display of fireworks
reminiscent Of the American Fourth
before the invention of the safe and
some celebrations Of recent years
Copyright Ia,a. Il. curtis Brown.'
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which was a day of general mourning.
The Rambler in following his inquiry
into this Potomac tragedy turned back to
the cotemporaneous issues of the Wash
ington newspapers, and in the old Nation
al Intelligencer of Thursday morning.
February - 1914, your eye will fall on
these headlines:
Most Awful and Most Lamenta DIG
rophe-fnstantaneous Death by the
Bursting of one of the Large Guns on
Board the United States Ship Princeton
of Secretary Upshur, Secretary Gilmer,
Commodore kennon and Virgil Maxey'
Esquire
Under these headlines you may read
the following story, which was no DOUBT
written within a few hours after the
event
I'm the whole course of our lives IL mas
never fallen to our lot to announce to our
readers more shocking calamity-shock-
ing in all it's circumstances and concoln-
itants-than that which occussed on
board the u $. ship Princeton yesterday
afternoon, whilst under way, in the River
Potomac fourteen or fifteen miles below
this city.
Yesterday was a day appointed by the
courtesy and hospitality of Capt Stock
ton. commander of the Princeton. for re-
ceiving as visitors to the fine ship Prince
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not this prince OF the royal house should
be tagged like any ordinary student
was raised. Queen Mary was horrltled al
the very suggestion. she vehemently pro-
I, sted that under no circumstances SHOULD
her son make toast. boil eggs. clean the
boots. draw the bath and tidy the rooms
OF youth of not only lesser rank, but OF
these Of no rank at all. And King
George. though less EGfriGcd hN the no
ton, was equally determined that such a
thing sEpuiG not Ge. And his advisers
atraightway set about 10 overcome the
hoary customs OF Etoi.
Il was arranged, however, that Prince
Henry should not take tn" regular en-
trance examinations to which ordinary
bcgs not OF royal rank, are submitted.
Instead he should be examined privately
by the head. the Hon. Edward Lyt-
teltoH. their majesties assuming that the
famous neadmaster would pass the royal
scion into the. upper remove and be
You'd the necessity OF being ragged.
Unfortunately for their well lad plans,
the Hon. Edward lytteiton took his du-
ties as private examiner seriously ana
discovered that Prince Henry was far be-
hind his years in Latin and Greek. He
informed the king that he would, there
fore, place HIM for at least a term, IN the
lower remove all the boys of which
must be tagged.
This treatment on his merits OF a royal
prince caused tempest in a teapot at
buckingham Palace and the Hon. Edward
was called into conference. He urged in
the strongest terms that no exception be
made in Prince Henry case and that he
be tagged" The same as the other boys.
After Il struggle the king and queen sur
rendered and agreed that their son should
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flag" consisted in his having to get tea
ready in the study of a S1xth-form boy.
cotton thread manufacturer. The prince
had to boil the water, toast hair a dozen
slices Of bread and brew the tea, and he
acquitted himself well.
Prince Henry performs his duties as a
fag cheerfully-more cheerfully than he
takes to his studies. The only subject he
excels in is French. which he speaks
fiuentIy, for he has been taught French
since he was five and his assistance Is
continually being secretly invoAed by the
boys in his form: but the prince will have
to make considerable strides in his
knowledge of Latin and Greek if he Is to
get out of the lower remove" next term
In return for Prince Henry's assistance
to them al French prep the boys of his
form are making him acquainted with
the limitations in the duties of tag. \
general flag cannot be sent to any shop
to make purchases. nor be sent on mes
sages from one masters house to an
other and. as has been stated already.
he cannot be tagged by any but a sixth
form boy.
however, from attempts being made TO
make him perform such services until he
became wise enough to refuse to perform
them, and but for the promptings he has
received Prince Henry, like many other
.freshers' at Elton, would probably be a
whole term at the college before he be-
came so.
But being tagged is not the, only in
dignity that this royal youth will have
to submit to at Elton. Prince Henry,
who. up to the time he entered the famous
school, had every wish and whim graft
fled, who had a score of servants at his
beck and call and has been constantly
spoiled by dozens of fawning men, and
women, hopeful of future favors. is rap
idly learning what it is to be an ordinary
mortal unpossessed of the privileges and
prerogatives of royal blood.
To begin with, he is merely Henry to
his more intimate friends, while, by the
general run of students. he Is addressed.
as a member Of the lower remove" %
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How Prince Henry,
Third Son of King,
George of England,
Much to His Father
Disgust. Is Compelled
TO Bow to the 1radl-
tons of Elton. Where
He Has just Been En-
tered as a Student
Failure of the Attempt
to Save Him From Be
ing Tagged" Where
by He Has to Boil
Eggs, Make Toast,
Draw Baths, Black
Boots and Run Errands
for Plain John Jones
and Sammy Smith.
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carded cup falls into the base Of the
box.
There are the usual slot machine d.
rcctions about depostiug q coin and
pulling down lever and boldly print
ed warning against "tampering with this.
machine or using slugs of any descrip-
ton whatever"
The regular government park fountain
near which the paper cup slot machine
has been set up is furnished with the
old style dipperS. but has also been
equipped with the bubhling cup attach
ment.
On the east side Of Dupont circle one
may also a paper drinking cup
pennN-in-the-slot machine of model
differing in form from that in Farragut
Square.
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Exhibit of Historic Flags.

ONE of the large flags of Washington.
~ perhaps the largest and flag most
closely and affectionately associated with
our national history. is the original Star
Spangled Banner. 1t is. inciosed III
monster glazed frame and occupies
long section of the west wall of the Hail
of American History in the old National
Museum building. But large as is the
space it covers. the flag is folded It,;
stripes are about two feet wide and the
stars are as large as a lady's picture hat
In the descriptive matter relating to
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took place off Broad creek, in the Poto-
mac about eight miles below Washing
ton Those killed We're Abel Ipshur OF
Virginia. Secretary OF the Navy: Thomas
w. Gilmer Governor of Virginia; Com
modore kennon OF the navy, Representa-
tive Sykes OF New Jersey. Representative
Maxey of Maryland and a Mr.. Gardiner
an ex-memher of Congress from New
York. Those severely wounded We're VII
liam Wilkins of Pennsylvania. the Secre-
tary of War: Miss Wickliffe. daughter OF
the Postmaster General: Col. Dade, Col.
Benton. Judge Phelps of Vermont, Com
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ton dying off Alexandria, great number
of guests with their families, literally
numerously invited company, TO spend
the day on board. The day was most
favorable and the company was large
and brilliant of both sexes, not less
probably In numbers than four hundred
Among them We're the President of the
United States, the heads of the several
departments and their families, and at
the proper hour after the arrival of the
expected guests the vessel got under way
and proceeded down the river to some
distance below Fort Washington During
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and this section was split in twain. one
half of il fell on Secretary Ipshur. TWO
sailors removed il. but the Secretary ex-
pired in a few moments. Gov Gilman was
struck and killed by this section of the
gun before il felled Secretar. Ipshur. The
party on the gun deck scattered, and the
whole ship shook under the force Of the
explosion T = excitement was great. The
bodies We're removed from the Princeton
taken to Washington placed in hearseS
at the wharf and carried 10 the White
House. where they lay in state in the
east room till the day of the funeral,
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One Reason.

FREDERICK TOWNSEND MARTIN
i writer and social leader, was
asked, at a dinner in New York. If he
could account for the enormous number
of bachelors.
Mr. Martin stroked his mustache and
smiled
Well he said thoughtfuliy, IA bach
elor YOU know, is a man who never has
to answer questions that he doesn't wapt=
to answer"
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which thc bronze Farragut rests. II
looks like green painted square posi-.
about as tall ss "a man. but il is really
a post-liae box made OF sheet metai.
There : a tan and narrow glass windew
in the front where one NAV see high
tier OF paper cups folded and laid ftar
one upon another There are slots fof
droi ping IL sne peuuN. for the election
ii the fresh CUB, and also ono into which
the used cup may ~ Slipped The dis
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states troops in April IS s., and used as
a headquarters flag by Mai. Gen. Z. Q.
{. Ord. L. s 4. Lerf BY Capt. James
L. Ord, L. ). A. Next 10 this Tag IS
another United States silk flag. which
is inscribed LIST Rifles, Penn Vols II
was found in the Capitol at Richmond
by Maj. Gen. Ord at the surrender o.
that city in 1860.
In rather an obscure place is the flag
of the kearsage. carried by her when She
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Cup Machines in Parks.

nNE of the exhibits in Farragut
- Square is drinking cup slot
machine which stands across the path
about three feet south of the drinking
fountain about fifty feet from the south
west corner of the granite pedestal on
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y writing recently
OF the WawasSet
disaster on [ n e
Potomac river at
Chatterton s land
ing, the Rambler
postponed. but did
not overlook, ref
erence TO another
great Potomac river
ira gedy, that was
the explosion of a
big. new gun on the
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as Prince Arthur of Connaught was at
tached to the son Of William Waldorf
Aston the erstwhile American. Instead
he has been made one of the general
fags" of which there are ten, and as
such he is liable to be called upon to
flag for any boy in the sixth form. but
not In the fifth. whose own flag may be
knocked up or unable for any reason to
perform his duties
Prince Henry's first experience as
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Nc GEORGE and
HIS eousort, Queen
Mary, are learning
IN ore thoroug nly
every day that be-
ms ii king and
queen Is not much
more than an emp
$ honor. 1t will
obtain for them the
q ferent,al treat
nent OF those about
them, but ii does
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make tea and black boots and tidy rooms
and run errands for John Jones and
Sammy Smith, who could be depended
upon to take full advantage of their
unique opportunity.
However, having gained his point and
carried the old custom of Elton to vic
tory over the wishes of the king and
queen, the headmaster has been generous.
Prince Henry has not been made COM
mon ordinary flag" attached to a boy
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DRINKING CUP MACHINE IN PARk.

sank the Alabama off cherbourg. June
H. 1864. THE flag was bequeathed to
Rear Admiral Herbert Winslow. L. 5. n,
by his father. Rear Admiral John y.
Winslow, commander of the kearsage in
1851.
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PRINCE HENRY.
Third SON Of King George of England.
who has discovered that the old ira
ditiOns Of famous Elton College.
which he has just entered, are more
powerful than even the wishes of his
father and mother.
tom at Elton. Believing it was injurious
to the throat, DR.. Ware, a former head
master prohibited it. His order was alb
solutely ignored. and the headmaster
wisely did not insist upon its observ-
ance.
Also Prince Henry will learn that
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not tNl4tlt lncIn 10 set at nauSht the
hide-bound customs OF the country even
in the slightest degree
This fact has been brought home TO
them forcibly during the past few weeks
Much to their establishment they have
learned that the unique and picturesque
customs of famous Elton College are more
powerful than even the wishes of king
and queen and are not to be ignored or
suspended. even to oblige a kings son.
Much to the chagrin of the roya! pair, il
has been decided that Prince Henry, third
son OF George and Mary and only twice
removed from the succession TO the Brit
ish throne. must take his dose OF Elton
medicine" along with the sons OF proud
dukes and marquises and earls and in
the company of the sons of mere com
moners.
When proud King George and fond
Queen Mary decided TO send their third
son to Eton- abe question of whether or
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.-ivate owners have but little present
liable value The only means by wnlch
~ these rights can be acquired ~ on
gency at Reasonable cost Will necessarils
q therefore, oae possessing Tie ri4-lt OF
:finent domain. This right in5sfes III
he general government IL It's OWE terri
tory and in the various states Il h:ts peeh
given right TO ac1ure ali pfopefiS -.
its needs ~ pur aass OF con-st!-tiil con.
The I.argfiIt report -cfcrS to fhe va oiis
Investigations that have beef made lco'-
ing toward utilization - the water power
AT Great Falls Congress. ii! 49,, auth.f-
lied an investigation % deterlniiie thc
best means OF affording the cities OF
Georgetown and Wash a2tCn an ahindaht
water supply Lic,.t. ". &. Melss. Who
conducted the survey, recommended that
the water supply he taken from the Poto-
mac river az 1.aar Fans. THIS project.
as previously noted, was practically that
which was afterwaTG carried out, ana i
now in use
In 1908 Mai. J. j. Morrow, Corps OF
Engineers, United st4-es Army. acting
under authority uf con sress, made IN IN
vestigat!on fer Increasing the elth water
supply In Ma. borrow report one o.
the schemes considered contemplated fals-
ing the crest OF the present e!atl at TREAT
Falls During the past twenty years
many plans for creating nNdfaullc eleE-
trio power station to utilize the Tow OF
the Potomac river at Great rails ana
down stream from the aqueduct dam al
that point have been devised the gen
eral features of these projects being con-
sidered by Mr.. Hevschel in the latest IN
vestigation to be conducted
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Special Correspondence ~ Tue star.
nN-rNL-N- n..-t..-
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1t is stated by Mr.. Herschci that, as
a consequence OF the iar5e NUMBER OF
plans and projects presented, the ny
drogra phical and Typographical ayaila-
bilities OF the territory In question have
been portrayed alnnos: as fully a. can
be, and the possibilities they present
have been reported with high degree
of completeness.
\ plan similar TO the one under con-
sideration with respect To the proposed
DEVELOPMENT of the Great Falls water
power has been under discussion in
Los Angeles, Cal. That city practically
aaueduct system, carrying water from
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