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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Washington Takes Official Oath.

Gen. Washington appeared about !
O'Clock and entered the Senate chamber.
and later went to the portico, where the
oath of office as prescribed by the Con-
st-tution CT do solemnly swear. or affirm,
that | will faithfully execute the office of
President of the United States and will
TO the hest Of my ability preserve. protect
and defend the Constitution of the United
StatesD was administered by Chancellor
Livingston of New York. Samuel A.
Otis. secretary of the Senate. held the
Bible handsome large one on a red
velvet cushion.
y short time before the oath was adj
miniStered it was discovered that there
Was no Bible convenient, and Washing
tor. knowing that there was one in
nearby Masonic lodge. caused it to be
sent for and used. He returned to the
chamber and delivered his inaugural adj
dress
This event took place in the presence
C. thousands of people and in the midst
OF great rejoicing. Following this cere
mOny a line was formed. and all pro-
cceded to ST Paul's Church. where serv-
ices We're conducted by Rev. Dr.. Provost.
In the evening there were fireworks and
illuminaticns. The Spanish and French
ambassadors and various other persons
displayed lights in their homes. There
We're many emblematic pictures and
figures. the President being represented
as the center of one. Justice on his right.
and Fortitude and Wisdom overhead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Law Governs the States.

The articles of confederation governed
the intercourse OF the states with each
other, and they gave the power TO COL
lect duties on imports not inconsistent
with the treaties the confederate govern
ment had with France and Spain. There
was some friction among the states as to
the western territory, and indeed OH the
Potomac the arrival of a vessel the ship
Dart. on that river, about 1ISi. led to
q friction between the states of Mary
land and Virginia. This vessel on reach
in% the lower Potomac. paid duties to the
Maryland officer, and proceeded to Alex
Sndria. where the cargo was broken and
tae captain commenced to dispose OF it.
The Virginia officers demanded duty.
hut the captain demurred. cast off his
lines. and dropped over to the opposite
side. where ne continued to sell to
parties who came off in boats. The
Virginia authorities sent out an officer
and he was received very Hospitality by
the Darts captain. who invited him TO
inspect his cargo, but while the visitor
was below the captain put on the
matches He then hoiSted anchor, sail
ed for Georgetown. and making fast to
the wharf released the Virginia officer.
Being on Maryland SOIL of course he
could do nothing. This incident led to
correspondence between the governors
of the two states. and commissioners
were appointed who met at Alexandria
and Annapolis The matter was COM
promised. Washington himself repre-
Senting the state of Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Selects Two Rulers.

The grand council of San Marino com.
posed of sixty members, elect the two
rulers who preside over the destinies of
the state under the title of captains re-
gent The regents are chosen by the
council without their having even to go
through the Formally of announcing their
candidature.
San Marino has existed as a sovereign
indepenCent state since the first dawn of
modern history. Its army will never
trouble the peace of Europe consisting as
1t does of a dozen cara bniers and few
custom house examiners. The state,
which lies between two provinces of
Italy. has population of about 10000
people I'd an area of thirty eight square
miles The cannon which is never fired
Tor fear of international complications,
rests in peace in the courtyard of the
government house
Poincare for Change.
NJ. Poncare, the President-eect of
France, will depart from the customary
seclusion of French presidents and accept
freely such private invitations as he may
desire
The etiquette has been that the presi-
dent confine his social life to a small cir
Gle OF intimate personal friends and to
vast official entertainments given by him.
self and paid for out OF the S110O coo al
lowed for that purpose by the govern
menl.
N. POincare sees no reason, he says,
to live the secluded life of monarch or
to deprive himself of instructive and
pleasant social intercourse with his fell
lOW-men. and he will do neither
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
Constitution Ratified.

This was one of the many causes
which led to the calling of a cOnven-
ton and the adoption of the Constitu-
tiOn- This instrument. being ratified
by more than nine states, provided for
the proceedings hereunder Wednesday.
March 4, in New York. then the seat
of the government The members
elected to Congress did not appear in
sufficient numbers for business for nearly
a month thereafter. On that day. March
4. the only states represented in the Sem
ate We're New Hampshire. Mas sachusetts.
Connecticut. Pennsylvania and Georgia.
and Massachusetts. Connecticut. Pennsyl-
vania and South Carolina in the House.
April ] a sufficient number OF senators
and representatives appeared. and each
body organized, and April the electoral
votes Were canvassed in the presence of
the House All, siXty-nine in number,
were cast for Washington. and he was de-
clared elected. John Adams was like
wise declared Vice President having re-
ceived the number of votes required.
thirty-four. Rhode Island. North Caro-
lima and New York did not participate.
New York had not chosen electors, and
the other two states had not affirmed
the Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-08
FAMOUS WOMEN OF HISTORY.
Sarah Jennings, Duchess of Marlborough, "The
Viceroy Over Queen Anne" 166O-1744.
Copyright. 1872. by WINS ]. Abbott

the test. Accordingly she went 10
court reception, setting gosSips all aSoS
with her andacity She was properly
frozen by the queen. who next day seDc
word 10 the Princess Anne that Lady
Marlborough WAS ins0lent and mus, b.,
dismissed from her service. Anne rcSo-
lutely refused Ia disgrace her friend ANA
Coniidante. IN da day later WAS told 10
get out OF Whitehall. the royal palace ia
which she had been housed. The Du.e
of Somerset lent her house. whittier
she moved. much pleased with her loyalty
To her friend. hut distressed hecalis..
Lady Marlborough gave way to Nolan
choly lest she had injured her husbands
prospects. For Gods sake" wrote the
kindly Anne. have a little care of your
own dear self Give WAY little -
melancholy as you can. Try ass mills.
a renarka bic remedy for the blues 1
have not met with before.
But in lsos Queen MARY died. Anne
became queen and Lady Marlborough as
, her next and dearest friend began To i,e
called queen Sarah
Trivial Quarrel Ends Friendship.
This should have been the final goai
To her ambition. but she had SO long
patroniZed her patroness, so long ruled
Princess Anne by force of her more donl-
inant character. that haughtiness became
insolence and she deferred no more to
the queen than she had to the princess.
Inc inevitable quarrel came at last over
some trivial matter. and Lady Marlbor-
ouSh emerging from the royal. presence
closed the door with SO emphatic "A hang
that she was never asked to reopen IL
So in the years when Lady Marlbor-
ouShs influence at court should have
been all powerful it was suddenly loSt.
but wrathful though she was. the woal,a
that came pouring in upon her soothca
! ner spirits, always thrifty. Marlborough
/ had won the battle Of Blenheim. had
/ mac Ink md
land We're collecting for him the FUNDS
with which To build the colossal pile ~
BlenheIm palace. His descendants have
only been able to keep il up by the device
OF marrying American heiresses. Tree
house cost to build over 81 100000, and IS
perhaps as ugly an edtice as there is N
all England. Marlborough and his VI
We're in continual quarreis with the con
tractors, for the great man was as stinsv
as his wife. Swift once remarked
dare hold a wager that i'm all his ca~l-
paigns Marlborough never lost his bal
gage"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
Senator Lewis.

The Illinois legislature has chos-
en- James Hamilton Lewis of Chicago
for United States senator for the long
term, succeeding Senator Cullom,
whose term expired March 4th. Col
onel Lewis once represented the state
of Washington in the lower house
of congress. He has large personal
acquaintance in every state of the
union. He is regarded as one of the
really great lawyers of America.
Newspaper reporters and paragraph
ers poke considerable fun at Colonel
Lewis because of the frequency with
which he changes his wearing ap.
parel and to the alleged luridness of
his numerous vests. But no one has
questioned his ability, while every
one comedies his honesty, his clear
understanding of popular government
and his keen sympathy with the PEG.
PIE. He will faithfully represent IL
fnois in the United States senate and
democrats everywhere will rejoice at
this great good fortune that has come
to Illinois and to the senate.-Bry.
ans Commoner.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
A Good Word for Office-Seekers

Is there not note of unreasOn.
t1nge OF cant, in the prevalent as
sumption that office-seekers are a
cormOrant crowd who deserve only
the derision of honest men?
Ninety-nine per cent of the offices
of the Observation-Disclosures state
and municipal-are filled by men who
wanted the places and took more or
less eager measures to get them.
How, then, can the government be
respected if office-seekers are not re.
spectacle?
The pay of the most sought-after
places under the federal government
is small-much smaller than can be
got in equally exacting places in the
service of private corporations. The
best men in the departments at
Washington stay there at great fl.
nancial sacrifice.
A reflective observer need there
fore have no doubt that a large per-
centage of those who seek public Of
Ace in this country do so because
Of the idealism, the generous senti.
inert, that goes with the idea of pub
lie service.
Certainly, II it is allowable to seek
mayDralties, governorships and the
preside ncy, there should be no nee.
sssary stigma put upon those who
volunteer for minor posts.
OF course, it must be admitted that
there are good many people on
the public payrolls who do not earn
their living. There are men whose
object in life 10 to achieve a sine
cure-t0 do nothing and to do it at
public expense. It is fault of the
frame and casting Of our government
that IT, should be full of that kind of
1lowh,les.
But the fact remains that multi
tudes Of Americans cherish a per.
fectly honorable, though often illus
cry ambition, to enlist in the pub.
lie sc, vice-for tho sake of the glow
u conscious craftsmanship that
some times sits upon the brow even
Of fourth.class postmasters.-New
Yor'w American.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
I|NNeSkITGH1EN
A& 2!.Sise2l.lSUPBOARD
COFFEE CAKES.

T!lE Germans make many delicious
cakes to eat with their afternoon
rntfee, and. thanks to German
bakers, Americans have acquired a
fouuur$s for these.
\ favorite way of making coffee cake
is to prepare spice cake batter and
use cold boiled coffee instead of water
where the recipe calls for the latter.
The coffee is generally made with
two tablespoonfuls of coffee to cupful
of water. 1t is strained through Il fine
cloth before using.
Simple, Yet Delicious.
Hasty Coffee Calle.-Cream Onefourth
of cupful of butter with a cupful of
sugar; add one beaten egg. one-half
cupful of milk. a tablespoonful of salt
and one and one-half cupfuls of -four
sifted with one good teaspoonful of
baking powder Bake in fiat tin,
pouring the batter less than an inch
thick. Dot with bits of butter the size
of a pea about an inch apart and sprin-
kle plentifully' with sugar and CHINA
mon.
Rich Coffee Cake.-Take five cupfuls
of -four dried and sifted. one cupful
butter. two cupfuls of sugar. cupful
Of molasses. one cupful black coffee,
one-half pound raisins seeded and
minced. one-half pound currants wash
ed and dried. one-fourth pound citron
chopped fine, three eggs beaten very
light. one-half teaspoonful cinnamon.
one-half teaspoonful mace. One-fourth
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08

New OTk e.
banker and financier, the
fact remains that for one man moneS
power he had both ancients and mod
ems beaten to IL fragile. in the classic
language of Theodore Roosevelt.
The spot light of public attention was
focused directly upon Mr.. Morgan in
connection with the sessions of the
famous Pujo money trust hearing at
Washington. Mr.. Morgan was called
as witness, and his colossal power
over financial affairs the country over
was probed into by Samuel Untermy
er. the adrOit attorney for the senate
committee
Instead of seeking to evade questions
and cover the facts as to his great
money deals. Mr. Morgan answered
frankly. Though he disclaimed pos
sessing power to make or break other
men who adventured in finance. it
was made clear that not infrequeEty
enterprises he did not approve failed
Mr.. Morgan had nine lawyers serv
ing him with advice before the com
mittee. and he paid them $62.5 800. ac-
cording to an authentic estimate The
attorneys had scarcely anything to do
at the hearing. though they consulted
with the tinancier for days in advance
of his testimony.
Mr.. Morgan. who was a director
Of tifty-eight corporations and held
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
How tie Forced Bank TO
Renew lOdnS...HOw
lie Obtained
Partner

Though he had been Il large depositor
and was known to be Il man Of scrupu-
lous honesty. the bank declined to
grant him an extension. insisting that
he should pay his notes on the day
they fell due. This was impossible,
and bankruptcy stared him in the face
He went to Il friend and asked him
what he should do.
Morgan as Samaritan.
mo bank will lend you cent" said
Morgan and state your case to him."
"Oh. he won't do anything for me-"
the Jew responded hopelessly. But
I'll try anyhow"
Mr.. Morgan received the man cour-
teously and listened to his statement.
up the bank.
MIR. So-and-so is in my Office" he
said land tells me you have declined
to grant him an extension of his notes.
1t is just such blankety blank people
as you who are making the conditions
serious. Unless those notes are renew
ed | shall make it my business to ruin
you
Then the tinancier turned to the
caller
81 think" he said, you will find the
bank willing to extend your notes.
1t was.
At least a. dozen different stories
have been told concerning the way in
which George w. Perkins came by his
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08

Morgan think he was obliged to have
Perkins. He said as much to Mr.. Nc
Call. and Perkins came.
Mr. Morgan was standing before a
picture in New York gallery when a
handsomely dressed woman asked him
a question bearing on the painting.
Mr.. Morgan. delighted to discuss such
subject. chatted freely about art mat
tiers and then bowed himself out. The
woman said to the proprietor: THAT
man was an art critic. | guess. He
seemed to know all about pictures If
send him this check, for I'm sure APP
preciate his kindness very much
The dealer gasped, "Why. madam,
that was J. Pierpont Morgan" Later
he told the millionaire what had oc-
Cured you might have let her send
the check" grunted Mr.. Morgan. 1T
would have been the first money | ever
made out of my hobby"
An amusing story is related of Mr..
Morgan in connection with one Of his
visits to Oman. in France. He EN-
ployed a local photographer to develop
a number Of views that he had been
taking with his camera. but the pho
tographer did not know the financier
and hesitated whether he should COM
plete the work or not before having
some assurance that he was going to
be paid for it. So he went down to
the local bank and asked the manager
If he happened to know anything
about a gentleman named Morgan.
can Americana" asked the manager.
YES" replied the photographer.
"Mr.-what is it?-eh-Pierpont Nor.
gam"
Precisely" replied the manager.
"Well. we know all we want to know
about him."
"Oh, monsieur. will it be safe to
trust him for 300 francs"
Trust him." cried the banker
trust him for anything and every
thing he takes it into his head to
dream Of"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
His Purchase Of Diamonds.

A leading jeweler Of Paris told the
following story about Mr.. Morgan, who
had seen two magnificent diamonds
in the jewelers. shop and wanted to
present them to the New York Muse.
um Of Natural History for its collec.
ton Of precious stones, but he thought
the price. $4,000. extortionate. few
days later. however. being then in Lon.
don, Mr.. Morgan wrote to the jewelel
to send the diamonds to him for sec.
ond examination. which was done.
Within week the jeweler received
another letter from Mr. Morgan ac-
companying n small box heavily seal
ed The letter said:
The stones are really perfect.
would like to buy them, but think your
price abnormal That's why | send
them back. II you can let me have
them for $4,000, telegraph. Mt the same
time returning, duly reinSured, without
troubling about breaking the seals in
order TO save time
The jeweler decided not to reduce
the price and opened the box. The
diamonds were not there. but instead
he found MIR. MOrgan's check for S.
eco with this brief note: I'll take them
anyhow Send receipt"
1t is said that Morgan once promised
his wife that when he had amassed Il
fortune of certain amount he would
retire from business and devote him.
self to a life of leisure But when the
time came he begged off. What
should dO?" he said 81 am ashamed
to be idle" And he kept on at work
One of the latest incidents told of
the tinancier was his experience with Il
dentist and what came Of it.
The dentist was hurting Mr.. Morgan.
who was both blunt and frank in tell
ing him Of that fact.
"One Of the worst cases of destitu-
ton know Of is that Of my wife's
washerwOman." remarked the dentist
by way Of diversion.
How is that? asked Mr.. Morgan.
Her husband died and left her thir-
teen children. Only Eve of them are
large enough to work."
Inc dentist, who kept on with both
his work and his hard luck narrative,
didn't leave out any of the narrowing
details Of the widows fight for liv-
ing in the face Of great odds. Mr..
Morgan asked question now and
then and finally, after an unusually
severe ordeal. left the operating room.
The next day the dentist received let.
ter which read about as follows:
Dear Doctor-You hurt me like the devil
yesterday. but your vivid story about the
widow and her thirteen children helped
some. Inclosed find my check for $4,000.
which please turn over to the washer
fool to have thirteen children.
The dentist complied with MI. Nor
gan's request. ''c
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08

teaspOonful cloves and two teaspoon
fuls of baking powder Cream the but
ter and sugar. warm the mOlasses
slightly. Beat these with the spices
until the mixture is very light. Next
put in the yolks. the coffee and when
these are we'll combined the -four with
the whipped whites of eggs. Next add
the baking powder dissolved in no. wa
ter and the fruit Mix together end
dredge we'll with -four. Beat thorough
~ and bake in two loaves or in small
round tins
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
DOLLAR PATCHES, HIS SKULL.
Arjeansas Doctor Hammer Out Homo.
made Plate.

Arlsansss Doctor Aawmsrs Out Home.
made Plate.
Jehn Crickmore Of Omaha. Ark, will
always have. 81 on his person, but it
will never be available a. a cash as
81. a. It lies in the front part Of bis
head over Jagged hole more than
tive inches long and one inch wide.
+ Crickmore got In dght recently. and
his skull was crushed In by a rock
thrown BY Alvin Roberts. DR.. W. A.
Butts, who was called. had to have
something at once 70 cover the open
hg, Crickm0re being IN too grave .
condition to be removed to city hos
pital and there being no time to order
silver plate.
r. The doctor did. the next best thing:
b made one. He took . silver dollar
ana a heavy hammer and beat It ont
to ct the hole. He sewed up the scalp,
and John Is now recovering.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08

90. through the Panama canal and
around to san Francisco i'm time for
the opening OF the Panama Pacific ex-
position
The South park commissioners re-
Gently granted permission for the use
OF the boats ut the request of Charles
+. Stephenson. instructor of rowing at
Harvard The three caravels were
built in Spain and brought across the
Atlantic for the Chicago exposition.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08

through his New York firm 1856 di.
rectorships with vast power. was born
in Hartford, Conn.,. on April II, 1887
He was strong. healthy boy, large
for his age and full Of animal spirits.
At the age of six he was sent to a
country school which then stood at
the junction Of Pennington road and
Asylum avenue, in Hartford. This
school was known as the "west mid
die district school" and long since has
fallen before the march of progress
in New York.
Nicknamed "Pip" at School.
When he entered school the teacher
called on him to rise and give his full
name so that he could be properly Ell.
rolled as a pupil of the west middle
district school. At the call Of the
teacher young John rose to his feet
Forty pairs of eyes were fixed on him.
what is your full name?" asked the
teacher Of the embryonic magnate.
John Pierpont Morgan, sir" an
swered the lad in clear and unfal-
tering voice. The usual litter which
greets an uncommon name went
around the schOolroom. At recess the
boys practiced on the name. but could
not master it. So they called him
Pip" All the years he lived in Hart.
ford he was known as Pip" Morgan.
Since Mr.. pip" is the hero Of Charles
Dickens story Great Expectations"
the name was not so much Of mis-
homer Pip" Morgan certainly has
realized most Of his great expecta.
lions, in which respect he has been
more fortunate than the fictitious Mr..
Pip created by the great novelist.
a A Washington treasury Official some
time ago told this story illustrative Of
Mr.. Morgan's effort to stop financial
depression. A Jewish manufacturer
had been operating his business for
some time ON credit. His notes fell
due early one November, and he went
to q bank to get them renewed.
partnership in the firm Of j. Pierpont
Morgan. One Of the best follows:
In the milllonaires' club at New
York Morgan said over the corned beef
and cabbage to jim Stillman, then
president Of the City National bank:
Il need q young man in my Office. !
am growing old; my partners are
growing old. We need young fellow
with energy, capacity and brains. Do
Won happen to know one? There's
a young man named Perkins. I don't
know but he might do" said Still.
man. "WhO is Perkins," asked Nor
gan. Hes up there with Mccall
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
Many Interesting Stories
Are Related Of J.P. Morgan
Great finanCier lOomed
Big dS a Witness
Before Pujo
Hearing

TATHATEVER we may think OF
. J. Pierpont Morgan. the
" New York northumberland,
banker and financior tho
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
Couples Wed For . Day Only.

In Chinese Turkestan the practice
exists Of writing ont a bill Of divorce
At the same time that marriage Ia
celebrated. Thus marriages often last
for day only. said Miss L. q. Kemp.
describing her travels across central
Asia ~ Cnvtnn h"ll lev" n ,"."r =
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08

T~.IE Germans make many delicious
4 cakes to eat with their afternoon
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-04-08
TO MAN COLUMBUS cARAvELs

Unlvsrsity Men Will Take Historic vss.
sells to Exposition.
Manned BY crew Of Harvard grad
yates and students Of Chicago univer.
sity, the three models of Columbus
ships that attracted 80 much attention
at the Worlds fair In Chicago will
start Journey from Chicago down the