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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09
A Blessing.

Then he warned me that when I
entered into the solemn contract OF
holy matrimony l was to do so in the
full consciousness that II could not
be broken but by death.
Whom God has Joined together let
no man put asunder-remember that,
too, my daughter"
Finally he said something about
Children-that a Catholic marrying a
person of another religion must not
enter into any agreement whereby
any or her children should be brought
up In any other than the Catholic
faith
After that, and something said to
my father which / can net recall. he
gave me his blessing, in words so
beautiful and a voice SO sweet that
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You who love q
DOG will hnd this
title wrong-as | do
myself somehow
II should be, per
haps you think.
B z A TY v.
BEAUTY. For the
tass Of a dog. with
k>nsst, boyx4,
straiEAtly gasiHg
syes, sometimes
brcwner. deeper,
more velvety than
Inc pretcfest wo
msu's eyes hat
Svsr were, his rich
nne coat. his body
eager and alert
just q DOG-is a
hot close rival TO
the beauty Of any
Eve who steps che
green earth-"un-
Ter the arch of
her hurrying feet,
trampling a world
OF bittersweet.
But this is why
It is Beauty and
the Beast; in the
funny old faery
story that begins
under that title
with once upon a
time" the beast
was a Prince In
So there
i is. Any man
who has tramped
with a dog. and
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09
The Narrative Of Mary O'Neill.
First Part-My Girlhood.

Copyright. 1918. by Hearst's Magazine.
Copyright. 1918, by Hearst Magazine
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright,
1913. by ]. B. Lippincott Company
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09

Into vast corridor where there were
other soldiers in other costumes. l
remember going on and on, through
salon after salon, each larger and
more luxurious than the last, and oc-
cupied by guards more gorgeousiy
dressed than the guards we had left
behind. | remember coming at length
to door at which a chamberlain,
wearing sword. knelt and knocked
softly, and upon its being opened an
nounced our names And then | re-
member that after all this grandeur
as of a medieval court l found myself
In plain room like a library with a
simple figure before me. and
was in the presence of the Holy Faith
er himself.
can | ever forget that moment?
| had always been taught in the
convent to think of the Pope with a
reverence only second to that which
was due to the saints, so at first /
thought ! should faint, and how |
reached the Holy Fathers feet | do
not know. / only know that he was
very sweet and kind to me, holding
out the delicate white hand, on which
he wore the fisherman's emerald ring.
and smoothing my head after | had
kissed it.
W ANiA 1 lCNtNt' tti sell SulllCl6nl-
ly to look up l saw that he was an
old man, with a very pale and sanity
face, and when he spoke it was in
such n soft and fatherly voice that
loved ANA worshiped him.
so this is the little lady" he said.
who is to be the instrument in the
hands of Providence in bringing back
an erring family into the folds Of
Mother Church"
Somebody answered him, and then
he spoke to me about marriage, say
ing II was a holy state, instituted by
the Almighty under a natural law
and sanctioned by our Divine Re-
deemer into the dignity of a Sacra-
ment, so that those who entered IT
might live together in peace and love.
1T is spiritual and sacred union.
my child he said. "a type Of the holy
mystery of Christ's relation to His
Church"
Then he told me | was to make the
best possible preparation for mar
rlage, in order to obtain the album
dant graces of God, and to approach
the altar only after penance and COM
munion,
And when you leave the church.
my daughter he said. do not pro
fame the day Of your marriage by any
sinful thought or act, but remember
to bear yourself as IL Jesus Christ
Himself were with you. as He was NJ
the marriage feast of Cana OF Cali
lee"
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WA IN
talked to him, han
his soft quiet head
under his smooth.
Ing hand through
oontented hours
by a fire, had hi.
smuggling body
next him cold
nights in the hun.
ing cabin, tcnaa
understanding, aA
solute response
possessed his M
ending taitAful
ness. known HI,
friendship, his lsx
atty. his gay, high
hearted perfect
capacity for com.
radeship, ali thu
10y Of knowing
and loving and be-
ing loved By 3 dog.
will tell YOU he's
Prince in disguise
That he surely is.
So will the girl
with the collie and
the small boy with
his sport" pass
on that bit Of
praise.
So the caption
stands, Beauty
and the Beast for
the beast was a
Prince in disguise
and the girls
tried hard to an.
swer present to
the first world
NELL BRINKLEY.
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n. B.-Write 70: Ladies' Advisor,
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co, Chat.
lanooga Tenn, for Special INSTRUCTIONS,
and e4xpage book, Home Treatment Tor
Momes sent in plain wrapper, on re.
euest.--Advi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-09

n WEEK later l was living with
~ my father In the Hotel Europa
on the edge OF the Plaza di
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

Not more than an hours ride by
trolley from the National Capital
Fairfax Court House is the mecca
OF many tourists who go TO
gaze upon It's many historic curios
And rich il is, too, in documents that
recall the stirring days OF the Revo-
luton and the Civil War. It's proud
est possession Is. OF course, the last
will and testament OF George Wash
lngton, in his own hand writing. which
Is kept in a flre-proof vault In the
record room of the Clerks Once.
Then. too. there is copy OF the will
Of Martha Washington. worn and
dimned by age.
Among the other papers on ffle
there may be mentioned survey
made BY George Washington himself.
an appointment of "a county sheriff,
signed by the great Patrick Henry,
while Governor Of Virginia; a letter
from Henry Clay 20 the clerk OF the
court In Is4S; the wills of several
members Of the Washington. the Fair
fax. the Lee end the Johnston fam
lilies.
In the worn old records are to be
found many entries which, while not
of national interest. maybe. are in
tensely appealing to the people Of the
vicinity. These include records CT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
LdoT N15e Aar7Ch7 H9gAl1StoDe
H1X 9gNA I1Oea<99W tie Recoco5

Bat "a glance at the court house. buili
in 1900, set in the midst of the beau
tiful court square. carries one back
to TIE early colonial days of the Old
Dominion State. Its walls are old
and weather beaten but Still staunch
and durable. A short distance from
IL is a quaint old well at which many
famous men once qaenched their
thirst. A gray granite shaft rears
It's head In commemoration Of the
death of the first soldier killed in the
Civil War. Capt. John Q. MARI. The
name Fairfax Is from Lord Fairfax.
who, in l7i2. founded the county
Within the court house are TO be
found portraits of Lord Fairfax and
George Washington.
During the early days OF the Civil
war much fighting was waged around
the town OF Fairfax. Indeed, 1t was
but a dozen miles away that the IA
NOUS battle OF Bull Run was fought.
Soldiers OF both armies constantly
over-ran the place and. during this
period, the will OF Martha Washing
ton and a number of other public doc
uments were stolen.
For a long time nothing was learned
of the whereabou OF Mrs. Washing
toms will. Then came Information
that the will had been offered for sale
to n very wealthy man in New York
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

the size of the herd. The most amb.-
tious act was that OF July. 1911, when
the United States. Great Britain. ia
pan and Russia entered into con-
ventton FOR the protection OF fur-seat
and fur-otter. which frequent the wa
tiers OF the Northern Pacific ocean.
and made 1t unlawful for any person
to engage in pelaglc AeaIing except
Indians Aieuts. or aborigines dwell
Ing on the American coast OF those
waters. and who were accustomed to
go out in small boats and kill suf-
ficient seal fer food and clothing
The second seal herd Is owned by
Russia and contains approximately
ia, 600 seal while Japan owns the third
and smallest. estimated ct about g.
900.
Genuine Seal skin Rarity. :
Meanwhile. seal skins ara prohihi-
tvs III The States "a any but Arneri-
- nilItouairess even women q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

he. however. refused to buy upon as
certaining that the authorities of
Fairfax county would take legal steps
to regain possession of 1t.
And now. just month or SO ago.
came the admission that the Will re-
poses in the collection OF the late j.
Pierpont Morgan. Ii Is argued that
Mr.. Morgan must have purchased the
will either from the soldier who stole
it or from some other person or per-
sons who secured II from him.
After Mr.. Morgan's death. the letter
shown was sent from ]. p. Morgan's
(the SOM librarian in answer to a re-
quest for the return OF the wilt.
Martha Washington's Will.
Martha Washingtons will was pro-
bated in 1902 By two of the execu-
tors. Thomas Peter and George Wash
ington Parke Custis: and proved as
being in her handwriting by Roger
Farrell, William Spence and Law
renee Lewis. A copy of the will Is
kept in the record room.
The first page of her will reads:
/ The will of Martha Washington of
Mount Vernon. In the Name of God
Amen.
Il. Martha Washington, OF Mount
Vernon, in the county of Fairfax, be-
ing OF sound mind and capable of dis
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<EI<sfePx CEls~Tlt005Ie -
where AsY~IE1 WS15,1>1S[o2C
WINH'Ir Reco<05a

births. marriages ard deaths. though
the ones from 1T42 TO 1853 have been
lest. There are nine deeds recorded
for pews in the old Episcopal church
at PohIek. and among them are the
ones for Washngton's pews. numbers
% and 20: these deeds were excepted
February "a. 1874. and show that he
paid twenty niha pouads -aad~isn- stlil-
iings for his seats In church.
Another odd entry is that by which
Washington. along with a number OF
others, was called by the Grand Jury
for having failed to pay his wheel
tax" Ard still another records his
appointment as vestryman of the Po-
hiek church. October rs 1852. The
entry. bearing the date February Is,
1863, reads: George Washington.
Esq. took the oaths according to law.
repeated and subscribed the test and
subscribed TO the doctrine and dis
eipIine of the Church of England in
order to qualify him TO act as YES
tryman of Truro parish" Later that
same year Washington and George
William Fairfax were appointed war
dens OF the church.
Famous Relics.
The little town of Fairfax Is much
Ike other Virginia small towns. with
It's one hotel drug store. newspaper
and general merchandise emporiums.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

will and endorsed 1t as the property
of Fairfax county. It was taken 10
Richmond and placed in the care Of
the Secretary of the State. George
Mumford. who retained II until 1855.
Just after the evacuation OF ths
city by the Confederate army the will
was found lying on the floor OF the
office OF Mr.. Mumfords successor, one
Mr.. Lewis where II had evidently
been tossed by Union soldiers along
with a number of other papers and
documents. 1t WAS then returned to
Fairfax Court House.
A few years ago 1t became quite
evident that the will was being inef-
fectively cared for. All along II had
been kept in wooden box covered
with glass. 1t was badly creased and
torn and. in several places had been
sewed together. in fact, the entire
Will was almost In tatters A com.
mittee was named 10 restore the Will
and William Berwick. of the STAN OF.
the Library OF Congress Stan, an ex-
pert in such work. was entrusted with
the task. gta
Carefully Guarded.
The torn pieces were fitted together
in most marvellous fashion and then
four photograph copies were made OF
II and placed in the Library OF Con-
gress. This work was done in 1910.
The will now reposes in the vault in
the Office of the county clerk, f. W..
Richardson, and is visible through >
glass in the side of the vault. Over.
the glass are hung dark green cur
tains to keep out the light when the
almost priceless document 10 not bs-
ing reverently inspected.
He left his entire estate to his be-
loved wife, Martha Washington" for
her use and benefit during the term
OF her natural life except a few.
specific requests.
He was particularly soiic!tous about
the establishment of 81 great National
University in the District OF Columbia.
under Government auspices. where the
youth OF the country might be trained
instead OF having to go abroad. And
to further an endowment to carry
out this project he donated fifty shares
OF stock. This point Is especially in
teresting in view of the fact that only
recently there has been much talk Of
founding a University of the United
States presumably to be located in
the city of Washington.
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mink and marten and beaver rac-
coon and fox.
One of the Hast measures intro
duced by the late Senator Hepburn. OF
Idaho. asked for an addition Of $500
to the estimated expenditures OF The
Department of Agriculture's. Biologi-
cal Survey for the esta blishment OF
such farm on part of the National
Forest In his State. It was allowed
and. subsequently,. the. services OF q.
w. Gates, a woodsman known as an
expert on wild animal life and wood
craft. were enlisted.
Mink Is = Staple.
In the London market good mink
skin brings six dollars. whore It for
merly brought half that sum: each
OF these beautiful dark stripes In Z
mink garment Representa- j skin. Even
the most modest nlun must hare
|fhyse etrtpaa ~ Il - s mr. -
- \.
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ing was confined to land 1t was easy
for the Government 20 regulate 1t as
to permit the taking" OF between
sixty and seventy thousand seak and
yet fnIfntain the herd at a high de-
gree of activity. This was done by
killing off surplus two and three-year-
old males and the saving of all fe-
males and the fittest males to the re-
CURED number.
Peiagic Sealing Discovered.
During tho final years of the lease
of the Islands by commercial com
pany of Alaska certain persons
chiefly Canadians Of Victoria. British
columbia-hit upon plan Of hunt
ing seals In the open ocean, which
could be carried on with great profit
to themselves but to the physical
harm Of the herd ana financial loss
10 this country.
various International complies tons
followed ma xAyious a theoxts HAYS
3SS2 SSs3fSSI
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posing OF my Worldly Estate. dc
make. ordain and declare this TO be
my last VIII and Testament. hereby
revoking all other Wills and Tesla
ments by me heretofore made. I'm
prints 1t is my desire that all my
Just Debts may be punctually paid
and that as speedily as the same can
be dome"
And then. according to the records
che last page OF her will reads:
Law Thomas Peter. Executors
Of my last will and testament In
Witness whereof I have hereunto Sc,
nv hand and seal this Twenty Second
day of September in the year Eight
cen Hundred
Martha Washington tSeaD
Sealed. signed, acknowledged and
Delivered as her last will and tes-
lament in the presence OF us the
subscribing Witnesses who have
been requested to Subscribe the
same as such in her presence
Roger Farrell
William Spence
Lawrence Lewis
Martha Peter.
MATGH stu. iopAs--l give ~ 5Ht
Grand Son George Washington Parke
GUSTS my Mulatto man Elijah that
bought of w. Butler Washington &c
him and his heirs forever. NJ. Wash
ington.
AT a Court held for Fairfax Coun-
ty the cath day of June. 1902. Thi:
last VIII and Testament Of Martha
washington deceased. was presented
in Court by George Washington Parkt
Gusts and Thomas Peter. two of tbs
Executors therein named, who under
oath thereto. and the same beinf
proved by the oaths of Roger Farrell
/ William Spence. and Lawrence Lewis
three OF the subscribing witnesses
thereto. Is together with Codicil o
Memorandum Endorsed, ordered q
be recorded--and the said Executor.
having performed what the law re.
duires a Certificate is granted them
for obtaining probate thereof In
due form"
Washington's Will.
The will of George Washington
might have suffered the same fate a.
tina. of his wife but for the fact thai
when the Confederates retreated ir
July. 1861. the clerk of the court
Alfred Moss carefully wrapped tn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

about positively annoying the reai~S
dents of such places as Keams Canon
and Leupp. Arizona? &pav
Raise Your Own Winter Furs.
Muskrat are listed at prices which
/ preclude their being sold for reasons
able sums in the retail trade. and AncA-
formerly unassunins skins az mole
and Sir Reynard are soaring way
above normal -
The head of the Biological survey
stated that the object OF the Idaho
fur farm Is ito raise these fast dying
out animals In captivity and to, tnr
terest individuals In raising them"
vision OF going placidiy into ones
backyard and executing rev minka
with which to build" the winter
overcoatD "Of course" was the dip
tomato explanation. ''if the protest
proves successful. and there - an
abundance of skins, these Will %
sold" 1t Is significant that At this
first American sale In December sucn
skins were listed with the seal ana
foxes
In case any gentle reader contem-
plates starting such a farm 1t might
vey announces one may feed the an
imals about rs one does house cot
with scraps from the table and only
one full meal day. or two light onAa.
The mink and marten need perfect
cleanliness, Individual care and mod
crate and varied feeding To beGtna
with the Government ordered ten
breeding females and two males. wire
enclosed to put them in cages and Ai
regular frontier fort built around -
keen them in There Is only onA
brood a season. but mink comes ~
maturity SO quickly that the feeding
neriod /. brief The smailness Of tne
anima-it Is only twenty-four inches
IN length with a seren-inch tAii--nAHss
esssitates the use Of such = i&reNs
number OF pelts In fur garment m9MSe
,ro that the demand Ii great; fh9s
matching Of pearls 10 no more taxi99
a Job. M
word NJ praise are the lonely oneMS
who give their lives--at 90 mucn nsssS
vear-amid the cold Of AiaskA 49,
peril, OF the northern waters ana 3D. d
drearv forest confines. 70 c1fxy
these animal life-saving ana sur IA
.v.,,,rr .deals' Of "the Yankee NNS&S
ch.nt. A section OF the Cur deiAtM
Forest reserve was set aaids IoR
FUR farm in Idaho. and there tns 81 ~
farmer occupies . typical .huyts 1 i
cabin amid the silent. bitter co.,
4 winter in the northern woodA
rounded by nothing human, q. H. L5
solitude, sickness and pcseabse asN
| by a hungry lord Of The f0rse
| the Islands Of ST. Paul md 81
| In the Pribiiof group. stnreN
teachers and other white sxapAeS
the Government spend ons.A
! year entirely cut On from
land II weary mOAot6ele
arinn9 uaccngeniAl natl
l4hSa ~ pScisa mAys
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

seal for such larger accessories as
muffs and stoles and coats.
Sagacious as merchant, Uncle Sam
has been acting rather seifishly to-
ward his formerly unappreciative off,
spring. The great world marke. for
fur skins is in London. There this
Government has annually taken Its
stock OF blue fox and mink. marten
and seal skins and sold them In com
petition with the other fur raising
countries.
Now. however. Uncle Sam has es-
tablished a market here and although
the results. from the first sale do not
compare with the prices he received
last year In LONDON. the Willy admin
istrator will be better on. Tor he has
done away with composition,
Pleased With ktssS ~ seal
4 ~ e n
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

day. In Wal. street. Uncle Sam, de-
cided. therefore. that mink was the
staple with which to begin operations,
with. ynartsn a close second and sa-
bles--really Russian marten--and sill
yer. blue and black foxes a. added
''crops'' to be raised on the farm.
The increased cost of nearly every
fur has driven women. into wexrtng
civet cat and the formerly lowiy and
deapised skunk to such an extent that
the willy farmer merchant will prob
ably set his Indians out West to kill
ing and skinning that offensive AMI
mai before long. A perfectly good
skunk can be bought on any Nava-
no or Hopi Indian for the, sum Of ons
dollar un1rcssed. or dollar and Z
hall. killed. skinnsd and cursd
meanimg. the skin mot IN pAgt -
Why sAeuld the 0OxernnaeHA ~ n
dtv{4n&In 6tspoee ~ Eklhll
Il = m IL ri z y = S. r. w T
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
Now Selling Seal Skins
and Reaping a Harvest
Seal Herds andtheClosed
Seasons On Them-Unele
Sam Is Also Operating a
Fur Farm In the Great
Northwest.

n December OF the year just passed
sealskins were. for the first time.
sold under Governmental sanction
! in this country, The market was
held in st. Louis. where it is to be a
permanent annual industry, with
agents OF Uncle Sam auctioning off
the skins In lots to the highest bid
ders. regardless of nationality or sex.
Gradually the Old Gentleman in the
star-spangled waistcoat has realized
that he turned over all his assets to
his careless children too early in life:
they have been r!otously dissipating
what should have lasted them. and
their heirs, well into the country's
ripe old age. so he Is now getting back
control Of the business and starting
in to conserve.
First the forests were taken owe.
and now the valuable fur-bearing an
imals OF land and sea. and both ar
coming under the direct supervision OF
the Government.
Naturally the seal comes first in
importance. because of its rarity and
the rapidity with which 1t is dyin9
out. although the scarcity and costli-
meas OF the blue fox really give thai
animal the premium as an expensive
luxury. The yankee merchant" as
the striped trousered Uncle Sam has
been called abroad. because of his
business sagacity. Ii giving especial
attention to seeing that--his spend
thrift family do not get further
chance at the revenues accruing from
the annual seal killing for several
years to come.
Only Three Seal Herd.
There are only three herd in the
whole world. and these were dimin-
tshing In size at an alarming rate when
the ban was put upon further depre-
dations. OF these the largest is that
on the Pribilof Islands. known as the
american herd. and containing at
present about 100000 seal. A COM
parison Of this estimate with the num-
Der given In Congressional report
of 1919 shows that In a period OF
twelve months the herd has depleted
10 fhA extent Of lib. 900.
These seal breed on the Islands OF
o. George and st. Paul. u the Prib-
Not group, situated IN Boring Sea,
abcut 1000 miles from thu nearest
m Z 3nitsd atsisa cane inle 49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01

A. parsonage than Mr.. J. r. Morgan.
and when he refused. through HIS II
hrarian' to return It T. the archives hives
of Fairfax County, the quaint little
Virginia town OF Fairfax jumped into
the lime light Of public notice. almost
over night.
And. from the latest developments.
1, bids fair to be in the public eye for
quite a while, for the Sovereign State
OF Virginia has virtually declared that
ii will rise in its might and power
and compel the return of the famous
will, believed TO have been stolen long
ago from tho archives by Union
soldier and sctd by shim to--some-
body
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
Quaint Virginia Village
Where Reposes the Will
Of George Washington
ndFrom Which the Will
ofHis Wife, Martha, Was
Stolen = Up in Arms
Against Mr.. J.P. Morgan
Who Now Has Possess
ion Of 1t But Has Refused
to Return Il.

HEN few months ago, the
iong-lost will Of Martha
Washington was found to be
In the collection OF no less