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honor of the French hero, but he was
unable to remain. and after some hours
of delay the boats proceeded southward
bearing the Lafayette party, the gov
ernor and his staff. and a multitude of at
tendants on the several steamers.
The next important point TO be reached
was Mobile. No place in all his travels
exceeded in demonstration that accorded
by this Alabama metropolis. The wharves
were thronged by the eager, Watching
for the first appearance of the boats de-
scending the river. and their appearance
was the signal for the shouts of the multi
tude. the wild clangor of church bells.
and the booming of big guns. The usual
ceremonies were gone through of
speeches of reception and the reply. ban
quets and receptions. into all which La
Fayette entered with the snap and spirit
of boy. He had been much refreshed
and invigorated by his trip down the river.
and this unusual amount of rest gave hrl
fresh elasticity He seemed to throw off
all reserve and Welded himself with aban-
don to the festivities and gaieties of the
occasion. Tie was no more happy than
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our own or any other time: a march so
extended so rapid. and at the same time
so triumphant has never been the boast
of any parsonage before, and 1t is truly
a source of common eongratulatipn
among the friends of republican institu-
tions and of free social order throughout
the world
''I am too sensible of the fatignes Of
your late journey, of those gratifying At
tentions by which you VIII be surrounded
when this shall have reached You to adj
anything to them by longer letter with
out material to make it interesting to YOU.
Hereafter when Won shall be enjoying
the tranquility of Your own domestic
circle I hope to have the pleasure of cor
responding with you in conformity with
your kind invitation when I parted with
you.
"I am with sentiments of profound re-
spect and esteem, your most obt..
ISRAEL PICKKENS.
General Lafayette"
This is a literal transcription of the
first letter addressed by Governor Pickers
to General Lafayette.
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ALABAMA HISTORY-LaFAYETTE'S DEPARTJ

that they have SO thoughtfully saved this
site from utter obliteration.
Resuming the narrative where it was
left off in the first article, with respect
to Lafayette and the large escort that
accompanied him on the boats down the
river, the 1otilla reached the village CT
Selma the next morning. where step
was made to enable an eager multitude
who had gathered from different and dis
tant directions to catch a glimpse of the
illustrious guest of the nation. and 70
grasp his hand. The stay was neces-
sarily brief, for the boats must steam
rapidly on to Cahaba where the people of
the new capital were eagerly waiting to
extend to Lafayette a really great well
come.
The sight of the boats coming down the
river was sufficient to raise from the
throats of the assembled multitude on the
bank of the river loud acclamaticn. lt-
tended by the waving of handRerchiets,
hats, umbrellas. banners, accompanied by
the loud booming of guns and the ringing
of bells. 1t was difficult for Lafayette
to descend the gangway, so eager were
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was Governor Pickens, who was intent on
the highest possible expression of hospi-
tality to the national guest and the more
SO because he was so insistent on his
coming to the young state. To the credit
of Governor Pickens, be it said that there
was not a jar or jostle in the elaborate
plan and arrangement which he had con-
ceived and executed to the letter from
the time Lafayette set foot on the soil Of
Alabama till he left II forever.
The stay in Mobile was cut somewhat
short for the reasons already given, as
New Orleans was on the tiptoe of expeeta-
ton of LaFayette's arrival. Governor
Pickens remained with Lafayette till he
left the utmost limit of the state. The
finest boat that had yet been built for
southern waters, the Natchez. was TO
convey Lafayette to New Orleans. The
Natchez was accompanied by other steam
ers which bore the large escort, but Gov
ernor Pickens and Lafayette sailed out
of the port of Mobile to Mobile Point.
where Governor Pickens took affection
ate leave of his eminent guest. The sepa-
ration of these two eminent men was most
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-14

|A NY kindly disposed person wish
~ ing in the joy of Christmas
\ time to help the needy If not
+ worthy might give though to the
|or OF Wall street.
There was a time when Wall street
lis riotously rich and powerful. Day
ter day it's temples, big and little,
Ire crowded with worshippers at the
|rine of the ticker. It's high priests
| I that they ruled the nation. Trib-
was laid on their saltars in such
leans that it seemed the flow must
inexhaustible and never would cease.
yotees by the thousands impover-
led themselves in their mad wooing
the money gods, but thousands of
lers rushed in to take their places.
And now it is all changed. Services
held in Wall street Just the same
they used to be. There is the regu-'
ceremony in the big temple and the
lie temples. the daily incantations
the display OF the idols. but there
no worshippers. Slaves have turned
tffers. No reverence is shown even
the high priests. Worst of all the
bple who used to abase themselves
] speak only in whispers of the
ghty men of the temple. no longer
he to the street of gold with their
butte.
% many persons the term street OF
d" has become a mockery. They
the margin clerks, stenographers.
lists, bookk eepers. board boys etc.
own out of work since the blight
uck Wall street. There are thou
Ids of them They have found 1t
fcult to obtain employment. Once
Y spoke proudly of being in Wall
Xeet. Now they discover 1t Is well
conceal the fact that they ever
rked there. Employers seem to look
h disfavor upon anyone who comes
of the street. 1t Is not that the
blicant may not be clever and able,
the Wall street brand is now a
hit and not a distinction.
There are 100 members of the stock
hange. The other day the commits
h on the total business transacted
klld amount to only $1.40 per member
divided equally. 1t Is doubtful If
re Is a brokerage house in the
set that has made any money in the
two years. Never has there been
ther such period Of stagnation. Doz-
of houses have consolidated in or
to reduce expenses. Dozens of
er houses either have retired from
iness voluntarily or failed. One
the Oldest firms, that of H. B. Hol-
& Co., went into bankruptcy IN
Fember. 1t was simply case of dry
once upon a time Hollins e. Co.
the bulk of the buying and selling
]. Pierpont Morgan & Co. It's
hsactions then were enormous and
prestige the highest When the re-
Fer took charge he found little of
lie aside from the office furniture.
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Harpignies Saves Tree

That Paris is the city of dainty romance
was beautifully illustrated this week,
when an officious municipal parsonage
decreed that withered chestnut tree
had become a blemish to a certain street.
and ordered that 1t be removed. SAYS a
wireless special from Paris to The Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
The municipal council then received a
letter pleading that the fragile life of tho
tree be spared, The writer was the vet
eran painter. Harpignies, the Old Oak, :
his friends call him, because of his age
and wonderful, work.
He lives directly opposite the tree. The
painter supplemented his plea by offering
to present 10 the city two of his best
pictures If the tree were spared.
The council granted his rekuest and or
dered that two of his pictures be taken
to adorn the walls of the Petit Palais.
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|. A one now goes up Commerce street,
~ Montgomery. from the railway
station, he will find about midway
between the station and the Exchange
hotel, on the right side of the street,
bronze tablet in the wall on which is ill
Fcribed this valuable bit of historic infor-
|nation: .On this site stood, until De-
Eember. 1899, the house in which Marquis
pc Lafayette was given a public recep-
ion and ball April 4, 1926. while on his
|ast tour through the United States. This
|ablet Is placed by the Society of the Sons
Pf the Revolution in the state of Alabama
|n lasting memory of this illustrious pa
riot and soldier of the revolution, the
friend of Washington and the youthful
champion of liberty. April A, 1S25-April
|. 19o5.' On the same tablet appears the
CURE of Lafayette with the accompany
ing dates of 1776 and 1888, and beneath
ppear the words, 1.-THE Sons of the Rev
Plution.' While our people have been
generally negligent of the preservation
Pf notable spots. 1t is an occasion of
gratitude to the Sons of the Revolution
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29
AT THE HOTELS


AT THE JEF]FERSON-R. j Moss
Memphis; d. S. Kane, Memphis;, W.
NJ. Boyd. st. Louis; C. G.. Hosse
Memphi@; r. Snidheimec, Memph s
F. H. Dickson Memphis; st. George
O. Cordell, Little Rock; S an Cohen
New York; II. 4. Dolsen, st. LOUIS
Curtis WoCG, Arkadelphia; p c.
Warren, Memphis; Il, c. Cal, S..
Louis; G.. w. Eldridge, Englis1; A i.
F. Shell, Chicago.
AT THE ARLlNGTON-Cle Chat
man, McGehee; l.. G.. Love, McGefee;
Mrs. Bertha M lis, McArthur; II. v
Mills, McAIthur; A. r. Monday, St.
Louis; T. E. Caldwell, Seladia, Mo. ;;
w. l.. Wiatwood, Helena; Fred w.
Fenter, Love, Ky; B. A. Gllmsn,
Magnolia; w. o. Hale, Monroe, Ga.
A. p. WhitelaW, st. Louis; c. S.
Bonner, Fordyce; Pitt Holmes, Rison !;
H. e. Coleman, Bos On; b. c.,
Bracey, Atlanta; DR.. W. G. Bayley
Louisville; l.. r. Oudin, Camden.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

parcel, or total OF $492,94299, thus
showing saving to shippers of $547,-
5oS.12 on II days business. II should
also be remember ed that the usual
minimum charge of express compan-
les is 20 cents per parcel, whereas
the average charge on the parcel post
packages was only ~ cents.
1T is also worthy Of note that al
though the business Was large, it was
distributed through a large postal or
ganizatiOn SO that no congestion has
resulted. The pos toffice clerks in
these % cities have handled an aver
age of only 2 Sparcels each day, this
including both incoming and outgo-
Ing parcels. The total number of
parcels delivered in these cities makes
an average of only 1-3 parcels per
carrier per day"
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

! people fell it. The anciens Greeks
and Romans were devises on their
shl; Ids and some writer's believe that
! the tribes Of Israel wore figures on
their standards devised from Jacob S
prophecy-tae ravening lof for Ben
at3min and the lions iwhelp for Judah
The five-clawed dragon is emb1s M
attic OF China, and he chrysanthemum
| OF Janan. Even lI1e monographs and
letters arc but "a survival of tn 5 GUS
tom.
The work of the genealog zeal in
deXing bureau is most interesting, but
on the ether hand j, is far from easy.
| speak four languages English,
French, Italian and Greek-and reac
two mere, German and Latin. All
these are constantly occurring n the
unit for authentic anceIstoral records
or coats of arms and it is practically
Impossible ITO make amy progress UNI
less one has AT least a superficial
knowledge Of ,hese.
The recent wave of international
marriages which has swept over Eng
land and the Tn ted States has
brought i'm its wake what might BE-
termed The renaissance of heraldry.
All American hei:ess who is about to
marry a foreign little always likes to
have her Ancestry traced as far back
as pos!ible-thought most of them
conveniently forget it as soon as pos
sible-and they also want to know
w.o are the progen tors of their hus-
band-to-be. Blu there are many
American families who can really
race their royal descent. Among
these are the Lees Of Virg mia and the
Diggs of Maryland.
TIE Daughters OF the American
Revolution and the Colonial Dame S,
who have done SO much for American
history, ale also responsible for a
great deal of the ancestor craze. A
good colon al descent is all hat is
required for membership in these or
carnations, but when woman once
gets ON the track of an interesting
ancestor she cannot bear to let Tim
60.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29
GEORGE RYAN MAKES
BOND IN. FOX CASE.
Objections Raised BY Prosecution Are
Overcome by New ROndsmen.

Hot Springs, Jan. 2S.-George Ry-
an and his attorneys submitted two
bonds Saturday for his appearance in
circuit court to stand trial in con-
nection with the Fox $4,000 swinile
case. The first bond submitted bore
the names Of two Of the attorneys in
the cases, S. W. Leslie and c. Floyd
Huff, beside Ed Spear, Roy Levi, DR.
Da Costa Walker and Frank P. Walk
err.
Objections were raised by w. H.
Martin for the prosecution, in which
he insisted that some of those men
toned submit to an examination, I'M
der oath, in court, as to their respon-
sibility and as to the bonds they were
already on. This resulted in the sub
hitting of a bond signed by the fol-
lowing, which was accepted: Frank P.
Walker, John G. Wolf, Tom Hanley
and Victor D eVerneaux.
1t is understood here that Charles
Wilt has left the city, and, it is said,
with the permission of his bondsmen.
The particular part Ryan is said to
have played was that of one of the
Miller boys of the "101" Ranch, and
Wilt is said to have been the man
who got the $4,000 of Fox, any part
of which he is said to have refused to
give up.
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PARCEL POST SAVES
PEOPLE HALF MILLION
System Hasn't Proved IL Hardship to
Letter Carriers.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-Not only has
the parcel post saved the people of
the United States in the first Is days
of it's existence more than a half mil
lion dollars, according to Senator
Bourne, but it has not proved a hard.
ship to the overworked letter carrier.
Senator Bourne today announced that
reports from As leading cities of the
country, which produce almost half
of the postal revenues, shows that
during the IL working days between
January 1 and 10, total of 5,O94,027
outgoing parcels was dispatched at a
cost of $395,2S6, or about ~ cents a
parcel.
Under the postage rates previous
ly in force, one cent an ounce" said
the senator, ''the postage would have
been an average of IS IL cents peN
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IS AGED FAMILY
TREE EXPERT
Library Presents Unique
Characters in Mrs. Cav
anaugh Dorsey.
TALKS OF HER WORK
"Fhere is il Fascination About Crest.
and Emblems Old as the
Human Race
TALKS OF HER WORK

HY JONATHAN WINFIELD

Washington, jan 2S.-Seated at d
littaa desk half h dden from he ga22
OF the curious thousands and tens OF
thousands Wao annually invade the
Congressional Library in a search fer
.eadlnG matter or to admire the
Woria-famous paintings, mosaics and
catuary which adorn tie many mil
lien dollar palace of learn ng, IS al
cd woman, bent with age ana palsicd
with the passage of time, who prob
ably is tae most unique employee in
the government service.
She is the widow OF a Civil War vet
eran and herself remembers Wv dly
the lime when Lees soldiers marched
nortnWard through 'aTe native Mary
land d:v1zl q ing everything in their
OF Gettysburg. Thrown penniless up
Oh the world at the close of the stru g
gle between the north and !jle south,
MS Katherine Vayansugh Dorsey, for
such is her name, looked around for
some employment in VIII CHI she would
be able. to make her living without
departing too far from her home.
If there is any one thing OF which
Marylanders make a fetish it is family.
Ancestry, to them, is that of which
one should be mote proud than amy
thing else. Wealth, position, fame
all are good, but family is above them
all.
So Mrs. Dorsey commenced the
study of genea.ogy and, in a compar-
atively Snort time, became one OF the
best known genealogical experts in
Maryland. Her fame soon spread 20
the national capital and Uncle SAM
d;l:irious OF securing "a person who
/ was rich in the lore of past centur es
and generations picked Ger to head
his genealogical indexing bureau" in
the Library of Congress. There Mrs.
Dorsey has remained from taat day
Citizen years ago. to this. secTctod
in her little alcove above the reading
room of the Library, delving into Old
books CT records, picking UP clues
here and there which will fulfill The
anticipations of the real descendants
of royalty Or blast tie hopes of the
4 parvenu.
This genealogical index 'ng bureau
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Oklahoma red book. Neglect of duty
is also charged in the report OF the
committee.
Charges Of perjury and neglect OF
duty are made in the report against
State Auditor Meyer, and he is 'ac-
cused OF corruption in office and in
competency. The charges made by
the committee aGe practically the
same as those filed by Attorney Gen
eral West in the criminal proceedings
he has brought against the two state
officials.
Separate reports were made in each
case. They were read in the House
today and voted Oh at the afternoon
SEES: ion, which will convene at 1
o'clock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29
OKLAHOMA OFFICIALS
MAY BE IMPEACHED
The State Printer and the Auditor
Charged With Misconduct.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Jan. 2S.-
Impeachment proceedings against
State Auditor Leo Meyer and State
Printer Giles w. Farris may be under
way here at once if the House re-
ports favorably on the report made
by the Investigating committee, which
has recommended the impeachment of
State Printer Farris~on the charges
filed against him by Attorney General
West, in connection with the alleged
forgery of warrants aggregating ST.
500 in payment for the publication OF
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

is probably one of the least known
branches Of the government. Very
lew persons, comparatively speaking
known upon application from tie :
/ congressman they can Lave their fam
| lily tree examined, its branches traced
and the very roots discovered W til
absolutely Ho cost. A. first it was
intended to make this Dranc,l of the
Library service free and oI5n to all
just as is the Library itself. But it
was soon discovered that the flood
Of applicat on: for ances OTIS an1 coats
Of arms which poured in Transcribed
The ability Of one person 10 attend to.
Also that thee were a number Of
fake or freak applications rc-
ceived which consumed too much
time investigating. Therefore the
Librar an of Congress passed a rule
that all applications of this nature
should pass through his office and
there be approved, at er first having
received the signature of some men,
Der of Congress.
So the result is that Mrs. Dorsey
is not bothered with applicat ons
which do not bear ATHEIST a partial
semblance Of truth and Sc is enabl-
cd to use he. somewhat limited timc
in racing genaologes which are
really worth while.' All the lore of
msd eval times, Of titles, Of heraldry
and Of crests are VAT her beck ana
call. Parvonue and aristcc!at alike
come to her-t!he enc to have his
hopes Of ancient lineage crushed with
a word, the other % learn what his
forty-ninta grandfather was doing at
;ho time of theNorman invasion.
Mrs. Do:sey's, most interesting &C
vities are of an unofficial nature.
Her questions come in grea. numbers,
most Of them from women who are
more fascinated by glamour Of titles
and of coats of arms than are men
The most numerous requests come
from Americans of the newly ricl,
type, who seem to think that a coat
of arms painted On their automobile
will complete their claim to aristo-
crat c lineage without a doubt.
One woman, the mos, ambitious of
all, Was determined to trace her des-
cent to the mythical Helen of Troy,
whose elopment with Pals would
seem to make her an aIlcertor OF
doubtful desirabili;y. This woman's
family was traced back to me year
S24-which, by most persons, would
have been considered amply suff.c 'ant
but she was not at all happy at the
host CT ancestors thus unearthad.
Nothing would satisfy her but 20 he
descended from the woman whose
beauty "launched a thousand ships
and burned the topless towers of
Hum
Mrs. Dorsey very kindly interrupt
ed her work the otter day to say a
few words to me- concerning her du
ties.
There is fascination about crest.s
and emblems,' said the keeper of
fam ly trees, which is as old as the
human race itself. The totem poles
and tatooed devices of savage tribes
prove that even the most primitive
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1913-01-29

Two pounds snort to the sack, and
Required lie shipper 10 resack and
pay all expenses Recently sWo car
loads we've held up az Fordyce, one Of
them being ten pounds snort to the
sack. 0 Mr carload shipments we're
held MP at Newport and at searcy for
2hort weight
Evening journal., 1913-08-12
PEOPLES COLUMN

We have at various times in ous
daily papers from the merchants Of
Wilmington, Spend Your Dollars at
Home" which is, think, a good idea
as 70 trade effect. Now if the people
are asked to keep their money at
home for the benefit Of our merchants,
why could not Council appropriate
this $500 in some way. perhaps from
the same source that the Levy Court
received their expenses for their trip
TO Chicago, and let the people Of Will
mington have the opportunity y-of see
ing a Home Week Celebration that
would be in some respects similar to
such events produced in other cities,
in this way, causing the public to be
satisfied TO stay at home and spend
their money for the good of the city.
/ think it would be a good idea for
Council to think of the many in some
cases, and the few be disappointed
once in a while, instead of distribut-
ing all the moments Of pleasure to
the few, and letting tn public at
large get nothing.
Respectfully,
w. J. PIERSON.
Wilmington, Del, Aug. II.
Evening journal., 1913-08-12
THE COST OF WAR.

From the Philadelphia Record.
When "Oom Paul" declared that the
prize of the conquest of the Transvaal
woild stagger humanity he spoke pro-
phdically. The Boer war cost England
a billion in money, and 10000 men were
left dead on the field. The money cost of
the two Balkan wars amounted to
81 $50 0O0, 900, and the loss of life was
appalling. OF 100000 Turks modified
100000 were killed in battle; but it is
am,ng the Balkan Christian armies that
the losses were most terrifying. Bull
gaia brought $50. 900 men into the field,
ans of this number 10000 are dead;
SeNia mobolized $50 900 men, and lost
10000 killed; Greece, out of a total Of
$4,000, lost 10000 killed, and Monte
negro out of 4 fighting population Of
10000 left 5000 dead on the bloody field.
Tie proportion of fatalities TO the
number engaged exceeded that of any
wr on record. In the Franco German
wr, with total of l,7l3,O0O men
ulder arms, less than 10000 were
Killed in battle or died of wounds and
disease The suggestion that the peace
d Bucharest will prove a short-lived
ruce must have been made without con-
Iteration of the crippling loss of the
iower of Balkan manhood.
Evening journal., 1913-08-12
BE LOYAL TO YOUR OWN.
From the Smyrna News.

From the Smyrna News.
In 1857 Smyrna contained 10 dry
goods and grocery stores, 4 clothing
stores. l china store, / locksmith. .
jewelry stores, foundries, coach
shops, machine shops, blacksmith
shops, harness shops, 4 wheelwright
shops, boot and shoe shops, basket
factories, ] tannery with a capital of
$50 900, 2 hotels, churches, stove
and tinware manufactures, / marble
yard, / select and district schools, 3
ale and oyster saloons, 6 physicians,
/ barber shop and about 1900 in
habitants. The population of Smyrna
today is 1S43. Smyrna, with its ma
tural advantages and transportation
facilities, should have 5000 inhabi-
tants. What makes a town? People
and business. What makes business
Cooperation. What you buy at home
helps make the business. The more
you buy from home dealers the better
the business; the more business the
better the town. If you want your
town to grow you should help it by
increasing its business as much as
you can. Every time you send else
where for goods you give your town
a blow. Enough of these blows will
ultimately kill the town. If you want
your own town to thrive, spend your
money at home. If you can't get
what you want in Smyrna. get it in
Wilmington.