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for the guard and to transfer the use of
the armory building to the bureau Of
fisheries.
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The president of this association was
Thomas Jacobs and the secretary was
BENJAMIN Hallowell. Among the mem
bers were Samuel M. Janney. George
Drinker, Abijah Janney. Townsend
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Yard and Of the Anacostia ere especially notable.
wieR town nas been desclbed a. seaport
s.s s which Il ss'ss s
ana as .; IN .sns.se
with the Potomac, the site Of Carrcllsburx ham.
let, was thought to be the most desirable and
through natural sedimentaIy deposits. .llowsd
through neglect to accumulate, and artihcially
ties to construct low. drawless. obstructive
bridges across the Anac0stia. the stream - no
,ss e g a sss %a;
reach the nations navy. yard.
r3r and I'd.
covered with sewage and e1po.ed to the sum q
death s to tie e' navy yard nssns asylan
and Capitol. and to the schools and homes OF
The same conditions and the same neglect
which cau,ed the Potomac nats de,s,Spsd this
eress applied lied to TIE Potomse p'Oos@ should
likewise be utilised here. There H. no just
ground for diseriIinsti0n between the two easss.
city City, Is to Be restored. In both. the public
%en Of n1ssnee rss fact tat
germs from the Anacostia blow especially upon
the the n. now
to infect the white House neighborhood. should
not be retafdtnG consloef4tlOn In the reciame-
ton Of the AnAc0stia.
4 <
In 1902 Congress authorized another
survey of the Anacostia river with a.
view to its improvement, and in the re-
port Of the Board Of Trade for the year
mentioned may be read that work on
the deepening OF the Anacostia river will
soon be begun. Congress at It's last session
having appropriated 100000 for this prrz
plose, which places 1t on q substantial
basis. The project involves for it's COM
pletion 81 10000. The dredged material
will be put on the fats along the river.
raising them. improving the healthfulness
of that section and making valuable land
for park and other purposes. Bulkhead
lines are being laid out
In the spring OF 1902 Senator James Nc
MILAN offered an amendment to the river
and harbor bill, providing for an appro-
priation Of 100000 for the Improvement
Of the Anacostia river from the mouth
thereof to the Navy Yard bridge, said
amount to be expended with view Of the
interests OF commerce and NAVIGATION"
The sum Of $4,000 appropriated in 1902
was the first substantial appropriation to
be obtained from Congress for the i'm
provement OF the Anacostia river.
The District appropriation act for the
fiscal year ending June so 1912. contained
an appropriation Of 100000 toward the
reclamation and development OF the Ana
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cold-weather tragedy OF former
years." said veteran SURVIVOR
of fourteen Washington boarding houses.
"My resting place that winter was in a
house where. among other guests. abode
a certain maiden lady, uncertain as to
age: the most. casual inspection, how
ever, showed that, in the matrimonial
race, open to entries under forty, she
had been left at the post.
1.-The autumn previous. abou. the tim 3
the leaves In Franklin Park were oegin-
ming to turn all kinds Of poetic colors.
there came thither to our hospitable
place a new boarder from the west. He
had spent the morning Of his life and q
good part Of the afternoon. guess, on
an Indian reservation, where female love-
Illness was measured solely by the ability
of squaw to chop wood and fetch wa
ter. Even while hts trunk was still be-
ing bumped up the front stairs the
maiden lady read in the eyes OF the new
conner. as he gazed for the first time
upon her. the Joyous birth of that bliss
ful-well he was mighty bashfuL not
being used to the white kind of women.
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grounds attracts good deal of attention
from men interested in economic trees.
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Where Lee Attended School.

WALKING. along under the shadow of
W the walls of Christ Church in Alex
andria you will see near by an old brick
house, tall. broad and gray-painted. 1t
was the Hallowell School. On one side
it has been encroached on by new houses
that cover the olden playground and the
site of structure which was a tobacco
warehouse before 1t became one of the
Hallowell School buildings. A guide will
point out that house as a place where
Robert E. Lee attended school, and the
guide is right. Robert E. Lee studied
mathematics there in preparation for West
Point. The children Of Nellie Gusts, ward
of George Washington, conned text books
and recited lessons there. A great many
children have studied in the old oak
panneled rooms.
This schoolhouse is not alone deserving
Of good thoughts because of those persons
who received instruction there, but also
on account of him who gave instruction
there. The teacher was Benjamin Halo
WELL a sincere scholar, man of lofty
character, author of various books on
mathematics and astronomy, distin-
guished member Of the Society of Friends
and a man whose worth and talents made
considerable impress on the society of his
time.
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Hallowell was born in 1879 in Chelten-
ham township, Montgomery county,, Pa.
He learned the trade of carpentry and
cabinet making under a kinsman, Nathan
Lukens of Horsham, Pa He preferred
book lore to manual labor, and finally OBJ
tanned position as teacher in a school
at Fair Hill in the Friends district around
Sandy Spring, Montgomery. county, Md.
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the District of Columbia under such reg
ulations as may be prescribed by the Pres
ident." For several years 1t was occu-
pied by the District Of Columbia National
Guard Battalion. There is record that
at the first inauguration of President
Lincoln the United States Engineer Bat
talon from Willets Point was quartered
there.
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Forthwith she annexed him; she start
ed in on a campaign Of education-for
the westerner's idea of entertaining .
female was gallop on broncho and z
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Secretary Wilson in his report for the
grounds of the Department of Agriculture
were laid out in 1868. William Saunders,
the horticultural of the department.,
established a small arboretum, but that
the time had come when the economic
needs of the department and the educa-
ton and pleasure of the people demanded
a rich collection of trees planted so as to
secure the best effects of landscape art,
furnishing complete materials for the in
managed as TO be q perennial means OF
botanical education.
The Secretary said: I'VE are now en-
gagged in introducing useful trees from
all parts of the world. such as those pro-
ducing fruits, dyes, nuts, oils and tans,
and those useful for ornamental purposes
and especially those promising shade.
shelter and fuel in the arid regions. AT
the present time We have no central
place In which to plant and maintain
series Of these trees for study and prop
agation. The importations must be sent
out as fast as they are received without
any opportunity for our investigators to
make observations on their behavior un-
der cultivation, and in the case of small
whole stock to the possibility of total
loss. In view Of these conditions, I wish
10 bring to the attention of Congress the
Importance of placing at the disposal OF
this department an area Of suitable size
and situation fof comprehensive
arboretum. In order to give q specific
basis for consideration of this project I
be set aside for this purpose"
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The question of a national arboretum
appears in the report Of the Washington
Board Of Trade for 1901. In that year
Albert NJ. Read, chairman of the COM
mittee on parks and reservations of the
board, sent to Senator James Mcmillan,
then chairman of the committee on the
District of Columbia. letter from which
the following extract Is taken:
Should the systematic planting of the
riverside parks. the lower parts of the
Arlington estate, lately turned over to
the use OF the Agricultural Department.
and all the lands not wooded that may
be taken into the park system OF the
District be decided upon in advance by
competent authority, it would appear
that with but slight changes in the parks
already planted a magnificent arboretum.
containing all of the trees and shruos of
the world that will grow in this climate,
might be formed at comparatively small
expense. This could all, / feel sure, be
accomplished without sacrificing in any
way the perspective. picturesqueness or
beauty so essential to the success of any
parking system The Department OF Ag-
riculture has every facility at hand for
the gathering together Of the necessary
plants from this and foreign countries for
the purpose and the expert knowledge to
plant. care for and name them when OBJ
tanned
From time to time the subject of the
arboretum crops up The small arboretunl.
mainly OF conifers, in the agricultural
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vHE reclamation of the AnacOstia
flats has been a big public
question for many years. 1t is
a work that has been demand
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
His Fluent French.

Bcdcll and Wilkinson, on trip through France, were dining to- gcthcr at Paris restaurant. Mir. Wilkinson persisted in ordering and asking for everything he wanted in doubtful French, while Mir. Bcdell persisted in offering explanations that were in the nature of criti- cisms. At last Mr.. Wilkinson's tenn per rose to explosive point.
 "Will you," he said in English, ''bc so good as not to interfere with me in the use of my French ?"
 ''Very we'll" retorted Mir. Bedell. "'1 simply wanted to point out that you were asking for a staircase when all you wanted was spoon. "-New York Globe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
Gray Versus Brown cameIs.

The length of a stage varies throughout Persia, depending on the character of the country, and is reckoned in farsaks, the old Greek parasang. The farsak is most elastic and uncertain measure, and as animals are paid for per farsak as many as the credulity of the traveller will allow are crowded into each stage. 'How far," once asked an old Kurdish muleteer, "is a farsak :" "As far as one can dis tinguish gray from d brown cam el," was the discreet answer. They average about four miles and the stage about six farsaks, or twenty five miles.-Atlantic.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
BLUNDERS OF SPEECH.
Look Out For These Very Common
 Errors and Avoid Them.

Every intelligent person is always progressing and is ever indifferent in matters of culture If careless habits of speech have been formed ! determined effort to correct them will lead to good results.
 Many persons who consider them selves well educated make the mis- take of using the participlc "got" in connection with the verb "to have" They say, "Havc you got the key 7" "Who has got my book?" instead of "Havc you the key?" "Who has my book:"
 Mistakes of everyday occurrence are "Who did you give it to?" "Who is this for?" instead of the correct expressions "To whom did you give it 7" "For whom is this?'
 Frequently one hears these errors in grammar: "I intended to have bought pair of glovcs,' instead of q intended to buy pair of gloves" 'It was no use asking him." instead of ''It was no use to ask him" :" "Try and persuade her to go," instead of 'Try to persuade her to go." It would seem unnecessary to tell any one not to use the present tense instead of the past tense when mentioning what another has said, yet a careless person may be heard saying, "He says" instead of "He said"
 Other faults arc to say "A great ways," "Somcwhcrcs," "There's plenty of places"
 The contraction "don't" for edo not" should never be used with sim glar noun or pronoun. It is cor rect to say "lIe does not" and not "lTe don't" It is important to re- member the objective form of the first person singular when noun and pronoun or two pronouns fol- low d verb, and not to say, 'Ethel asked Mary and to go." but ''Eth- cl asked Mary and me to go," If l one IS confused aDOlt lne use ol pronouns in sentence of this sort, an easy rule is to separate them and use each one with the verb thus: "Ethel asked Mary" and "Ethel asked me-" In this way the grammatical form is seen.
 It is correct to say "A summer day." not "A summers day." "Cut the apple in two" or ''in halves" not "Cut the apple in half" q cut the ribbon off this piece," not "otf of this piece" 'lhe child threw it on the hoor," not "on to the floor"
 "Whether". is a word that indl- catcs a choice of things and should not be placed at the head of each ] part of a sentence. For instance, ! it is incorrect to repeat it, thus: Il 1 have not decided whether l shall go to Boston or whether shall stay at home" Mrs. Frank Learned in New York American.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
His ldiosyncrasy.

Dr. William Bnbbinton, physician to Guys hospital in the early years of the last century, was an Irish man. He was described by Sir Astley Cooper as 'sthe most delight full of men," He used to tell of a countryman of his for whom he had prescribed an emetic and who said: "My dear doctor, it is of no use your giving me an emetic. I tried it twice in Dublin. and it would not stay on my stomach either time" "- British Medical Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
MEXICAN INVASION
 NOT AN EASY MATTER
(Continued from page 1.)
country is every bit as difficult.
 125,O0O Men Needed.

SooAIiy IS every Ut dS UlulCulI.
 125,000 Men Needed.
 It is doubtful whether Mexico City could be taken via Vera Cruz with less than 125.000 men. The only hope of the officer in charge of these opera tions would lie in the superiority of numbers-the possibility that an ex- tended front, or line of attack, would develop weak spots in the defensive tactics of the Mexicans. Individual courage is a sadly futile thing in a terrain such as this, and the fortune of war generally is with the man be- hind the boulder. up the hill. It is almost unnecessary to have seen pant ing infantrymen scale heights to un- derstand this.
 Mexico City might be taken via Vera Cruz in six weeks If no severe reverses had been suffered. Seven miles per day with the country to be carried is no mean performance.
 Needless to say. the railroad to the capital could not be used by the 'in- dividual forces, and such is the ter ritory which the line traverses that in many places it could be put out of commission for months. The line be- tween Mexico City and Vera Cruz Is as difficult a piece of railroad en- gineering as can be found. The same is true of most of the other railroads operating east and southeast of the capital. Estimating the cost of mili- tary operations at g per diem for each man employed. we find that the taking of the Mexican capital. out side of the mobilization expenditure
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
Man and a Carpet.

Clara-I'll give you a conundrum. Why is a man like carpet?
 Tom-I give it up.
 Clara-Well, he's no sooner down than people walk all over him.
 Tom-Oh, pshswl Man is totally unlike carpet, for the more dust he has the less likely he is to get the shake.-IIlustratetl Bits.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
To, Rent or Lease.

The Gakona roadhouse, including 25 acres of land under cultivation; located in Copper river valley, .130 miles north of Valdez on the Shushan- na trail. Good trading point for furs. A splendid opportunity for right par. ties. Apply to JAMES FISH, next door to Tillikum Club.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Ed. Meiss will leave on the North western for San Francisco for six weeks stay in California on business MT. Meiss will return in the spring to Valdez and spend considerable time developing his claims on the bay. and also several located near Quartz creek in the Teikhell country.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
For Sale.

Two bowling alleys complete, pins and balls, also automatic .pinsetter. Will sell on terms if desired. Also moving picture machine in first-class condition Enquire
 AL WHITE & co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Pete Huganir and L. A. Decker have ust finished the two government barns at Beaver Dam and Wortmans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

The dance last evening in Moose Hafl was fairly well attended and all had good time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

MT. and Mrs. Eckern and son, Ed win, will leave on one of the next boats for Seattle. MT. Eckern will return to Valdez after brief stay in the Spirit City. while Mrs. Eek. ern and her son will remain for the winter in Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Bill Crawford is in town from Shoup Bay.
 Al. Sullivan is slowly improving in health.
 Harvey Sullivan is sick in bed with la grippe.
 Fine change of pictures tonight at the Orpheum
 Nels. Ohlson is confined to his bed with g severe cold.
 Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev, cry boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
 Bill Stair will leave for the outside on the Northwestern.
 Bob White left this morning over the trail for the Shushanna.
 Fancy Meerschaum Pipes specially priced at the Valdez Drug Store
 Weekly Moose Dance in Moose Hall on Saturday evening. Supper at 12.
 Mrs. Fred Cameron is confined to her bed with d severe attack of la grippe.
 The Valdez Drug Co. has an elegant stock of Hammered Brass Ornaments
 FOR RENT--Horse and cutter; see Charley Johnson at the Alameda.
 Frank Willard is still under the care of physician, suffering with bad cold
 Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver mans, the tailor. Telephone 9S.
 POSITION wanted by experienced woman as camp cook. Inquire at the Prospector office.
 The great Irish detective, Dublin Dan," at the Orpheum tonight, in three reels.
 Jack Carroll, the old-time prospector and miner, left this morning for the Nelchina.
 S. Blum & Co. are showing the largest line of Xmax goods in town.
 Lieut.. kunzig, secretary of the Alas ka Road Commission, is suffering from the ill effects of a severe cold.
 Chinese Chop Suey and Noodles at the Valdez Cafe, after p. m If | Bill Holmes, while building plat form near tn wharf, fell overheard and took bath
 WANTED experienced ironer. apply Independent Laundry.
 Audrey Nulff, the youngest daush- ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Wulff, is suffering from an attack of la grippe
 Buy one of the nifty combinat ion purse and card cases at the Val deZ Drug Store.
 Bill Holmes, the freighter and con- tractor, left this morning for Wort telegraph poles for the Valdez Elec- tric company.
 Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev- cry boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
 Beds, rooms and lodging at the Ala meda. Charles Johnson, proprietor.
 Mrs. Carleton, the wife of Captain Carleton, of Fort Liscum, was serious ly ill last Monday and Tuesday, but is so far recovered today as to be able to be up again.
 s. Blum & Co. are sole agents for Hart Scha'ffner X Marx fine suits.
 FOR SALE-A fine piano, reason able. apply to Lieut.. Sherrard at Fort Liscum.
 MT. and Mrs. c. c. Reynolds have taken the Djarf house on Sherman street, which they will occupy dur ing the Winfar Thav haua alraadu
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Mir. and Mrs. c. c. Reynolds have taken the Djarf house on Sherman street, which they will occupy dur ing the winter. They have already moved into their new quarters.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Fine watch and iewelry repairing all work guaranteed. H. " Hern don, wita Owl Drug Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver. mans, the tailor. Telephone 98.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Just received, a large consignment of furniture at Rudolph's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Subscribe for the Prospector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

FOR SALE-A fine piano, reason able. apply to Lieut.. Sherrard at Fort Liscum.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Fresh eastern oysters at the Val deg Cafe. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04
LOCAk 6hEvItlES.

Bill Crawford is in town from Shoup Bay
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

s. Blum & Co., are sole agents for Hart Schaffner & Marx fine suits.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-04

Mrs. Carleton, the wife of Captain Carleton, of Fort Liscum, was serious ly ill last Monday and Tuesday, but is so far recovered today as to be able to be up again.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-15

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-15

Wen, Joe, what's the latest In the
realm OF sport?p asked the Regular
Customer as he settled himself in the
chair and patiently waited while the
veteran tamped a portion Of plug cut
into huge Calabash, applied match,
took a few whiffs, an preparatory to
the careful stropping Of his favorite
razor,
"As near as can figur ~ replied the
artist, playing d veritable ragtime on
the strop with the thin blade, the
dope IS about the same as # has been
at this time Of year as far back as I
can remember. Some Of them look
good and some bad. Practically the
same proportion OF promising young
sters are out and going strong, max
ing the old heads on the big teams hur-
ry to keep from being relegated to the
bushes. have noticed in the past
few days that both teams Of the White
sox received drubbing on the same
day in California. The Frisco lads
turned one trick and their neighbors
at Los Angeles pulled the other III
bet it took three hours back at the
hotels that night for the sox to ex
plain Just how 1t happened.
"But while we are on the subject Of
sports, let's take up again the local
proposition Walk out any evening in
almost any part OF the city and yol
win see feverish preparations under
way for the advent Of spring. No
alone are these activities confined t
baseball. but in every department o
outdoor recreation from marbles or
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-15
BARBER JOE' SHOWS
AGAIN. GET HIS DRIFT?

up, the call Of spring is sounding. AS
passed che high school the other
evening I saw sundry youths, each
dressed in about ten cents worth Of
clothes, Fitting hither and thlther over
a lot and learned from an urchin that
they were members Of the track team
developing the first symptoms Of
spring training
"ln another part Of the city I saw
several OF the younger set Of business
men working industriousIy with hoe
and rake and at first was Of the i'm
preston that they were preparing
ground for a garden, but upon applica-
tion to them for information. ] ascer
tanned that they were making a tennis
court. wandered on, maryeling, and
came upon a game Of the latter in pro
gress.
Now. I am not exactly familiar with
all knox about that game can
sayyy tack ike slide you lobster,
or "kin the umpire" That's easy bnt
when these fellows began to pull sucf
remarks as "loye-fifteen.' love-thirty
loye-all" and love this ana love that,
am free to confess that 7 didn't exact
II get EN- Even at that, the gam'
looks good and il there could be de
vised some method Of scoring whereby
they could eliminate the mushy stuff
I would be tempted to take a hand my
self. used to be fast enough to dt
the century in something less than
minute and who knows but that witt
the proper training I would become
star racquet wielder?s
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-15
CrigSby Victim Oi'ReCall'
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CONTINUED from Page one.)
enough to carry their hospital bill over
the governors veto. The senate had
successfully passed the bin over the
governors veto and would have be
come law had the house been sue
eessful
Having disposed Of all bills on the
house calendar Thursday night, the
house at noon Friday recessed and
most of its members went to Shawnee
Okla. Ss miles east OF Oklahoma City
to see what that city had to offer as
an inducement for the erection Of the
state capitol in that town.