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~ NE of the greatest American monu-
Il II ments to the memory of George
" Washington was built by lottery.
The lottery plan for raising money
though now under the ban of public
opinion and generally considered a repre-
hensible practice. was looked upon as
legitimate and respectable by the most
reputable class of citizens century ago.
That monument which was raised to
the memory of George Washington by the
sale of lottery tickets, and the offer of
dazzling prizes, is the tall column which
dominates a very exclusive and aristo-
cratic part of Baltimore, and which in
fair weather may be seen from a. con-
siderable distance. Besides being one of
the show places of Baltimore, it is one of
the imposing monuments of the United
States. The view from the balcony, which
is built close to the top of the shaft, and
just below where stands figure of Wash
ington. is far-sweeping, especially bay
wards
The corner stone OF the monument was
laid with elaborate ceremonies July 4.
1915, and its croWning feature, the statue
of Washington, was set in place i'll 1929.
The Washington monument lottery was
authorized by the Maryland legislature
January 10, 1910. That act was entitled
"An act respecting a memorial statue
to the memory of Washington and under
it's provisions the applicants were re-
quired to give bond for the proper conduct
of the lottery, and were required to finish
Up the affairs of the lottery in five years
time, and a space of ground in Baltimore
was allotted for the proposed memorial.
There has been preserved the advertise
ment of this lottery, which appeared in
number of papers in Maryland during the
summer and autumn of 1910. The adver-
t,sement gives one very clear compre-
hension of the spirit of the times a hun
dred years ago, at least in the way OF
raising popular fund. The advertise
lnent follows:
Scheme of the Washington Monument
prize, 100000; l prize. $4,000: prizes,
$4,000, $4,000; 3 prizes. $1,000. $4,000;
200 tickets (eachD 81. $500; prizes,
$4,000, $4,000; IA prizes. $1,000, $4,000;
20 prizes, $500, $4,000; p prizes, $500.
$1,000; so prizes. 500. $1,000; 100 prizes,
$50, $1,000; 500 prizes. $50, $4,000; 1000
prizes. SIS, $4,000; 10000 prizes. sl2.
$12O,0O0; 11,740 prizes, S350,000; $3.50
blanks not two blanks to prize: 35, 900
tickets at $40 each. S350.000. Cash prizes
subject to a discount of Is per cent.
Stationary prizes as follows: First 1000
drawn blanks entitled to S12 each
drawn ticket. s5,000-each day from the
twenty-first to the fortieth. inclusive
excepting tue tickets constituting
priZesl 100 tickets each
a tsv4.
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whole truth about which is hid from
the general public, have filled Queen
Mary with a fearful horror of the war,
which her majesty regards as trag-
edy which the civilized world ought to
bring 10 an end somehow. In such Il
frame of mind il is not to be wondered
IT that Queen Mary turns for cOmpan-
.onship to the one woman IN the royal
ablishnent whose horror of war has
always been as great as is the queens
at present
Lady katherine Coke is "A well known
pacifst- She came in for good deal
Of unpppularItY at court during the
Boer war. not 50 much on account of
her pro-Boer sympathies, but for her
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BY TIL GOV

tions and surveys would enable the prof.
ect to be put more definitely before gov
ernments and capitalists Dreamer that
he was, in everything relating to the canal
he always was practical.
Bolivar died near Santa Marta, on the
Caribbean coast A modest memorial
marks the place. His remains We're taken
subsequently TO Caracas, the city of his
birth. and placed within a splerdid tomb
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History, perhaps. cannot justly inscribe
Bolivar as the Washington OF South
America, but Americans both North and
South, in the year when the Panama canal
is AN achievement and not an ambitious
dream, might by some memorial indicate
Bolivars faith in il
He was more than visionary advocate
of the canal He was one OF its prac-
teal proponents.
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that shown by his own countrymen-
The name OF Washington always has
been one to conjUre with among Span
iSh-A Americans 1t was less than a
third of a century after our own revo-
luton when. the revolt of the Spanish
colonies began and his deeds We're still
fresh.
South America, who. in the struggles
which finally resulted III independence
followed Wasingtuns tactics. There
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~ AD indeed is the lot of those 50 900
~ ODD Canadian warriors who are en-
~ camped on historic Salisbury plain.
Now. fl seems. they must not be kissed.
Appealing official notices 10 that effect
have. in fact, been posted up in fpre-
viouslyp sleepy old Salisbury Itself and
In the surrounding villages. so it looks
ss If the boys would have 10 worry along
without osculation for awhile unless the
fair sex down there should decide to turn
2 deaf ear to the pleadings Of Ofiiclaldn.n-
II seems that mild epidemic o. what
its victims have chrIstcned 'Cdn:4Gian
throat" has broken out among the mar
tial men from ;he land OF the pie lsaif,
and II is with the object of preventing
this from spreading TO the civilian popu-
Iation round about that the official ap-
peal to please not kiss the Canadians" "
which is signed by the local health Of
Gcer, has been issued. one fears that il
VIII be more nonored in the breach than
in the observance
The above sad state of things was de
scribed 10 the writer by one o. the Ca
hadianS." really the son Of 4 big land
owner near StOckton-OIG-Tees. who went
out to Ontario couple Of years ago
and he also made Il whole tea party
chortle with the following tale. II seems
that the nea rest railroad station 10 the
Canadian camp iS At Amesbury. a VIZ
Iaee some six miles awat. and when. as
generally happens, no ConV cIdnce thereto
Is available. stDd the bows want 10 get
either 10 Salisbury OF London. ttey most
l. go into ArHeShury on 'Si-anks mare
just about dusk the other evening. the
teller OF this tale and pal, deSirouS Of
toying with the distra .tlprS II This me
tropOLS, started To walk into the nearby
station and, when about a quarter uf the
way. suddenly noticed behind them L.
vehicle which WIS being driven -Amcs-
bur- ward ~ . smart pace. As II came
rear. one ot the ts.us,'!!Irs called 10 the
u-iver; Any chance of :, !. t.
The driver siackened his pace not =
whit But he drove on, he shouted
back this cryptic remark Your turn :
coming
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Static OF BOLIVAR IN THE. PL
BY CHARLES M. PEPPER.

00 HASIIINGToN'S birthday is OBJ
MAN. served in other countries be-
\Y\V sides the United States. |
v " have known special ceremo-
mes 10 he held i'll several of the South
american republics. Generally there
were addresses which showed an ap-
probation of Washington as deep as
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Finally the son of the house accom-
panies him to Charing Cross. or Vic
toria, or London bridge, again accord
ing to which version of the story you
hear, to see him off The two walk up
and down the station together, and
suddenly, thought striking him. the
Englishman says: Il say, old chap. I
don't suppose you're going back to
fight against us?'
The German. in seeming sorrow, mods
He is a member of the army; he is
forced to go against his will. But this
episode does not disturb the good rela-
tions between the two. and the con-
versation turns to other things. And
so on until the train is about to start.
when the big scene" comes off.
The German, armed with the sand
wiches prepared by his hosts. has en-
sconced himself in his compartment
and the train is just moving out when
spits In the Englishman's face and
cries. There. you Britisher. that's
what I've always wanted to do!' be-
fore the astounded Briton can draw
back.
In some versions of this yarn the
delinquent gets off scot free. In others
the Englishman has time to leap into
the compartment and half hammer the
life out or the Teuton, something hav-
ing delayed the actual starting of the
train by minute or two. In other
versions the Britisher drags the Ger
man out, calls a policeman and has the
insulter carted off to a concentration
camp. and serve him jolly well right,
tool
Now, while there may have been one
real episode of this kind, though one
doubts even that, it is, of course, in
conceivable that hundreds of young
Germans spat in hundreds of young
Englishmen's faces in railway stations
as we are asked to believe. The pres
ent writer first heard this tale from a
society woman of prominence, who de-
clared that she knew personally all
the people concerned. Since then 1 have
heard and read it a dozen times, each
time told of a new set of characters.
Sir William Ramsay described the
tishs household and actuaIly .o.i Inc
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TEen they saw lie was driving q Ae-Ise
One Of the most reIna rkable personages
pow at court IS Lady ka ;Leriue Coke. who
has been in continual attendance On
Queen Mary for siX weeks a fact that IS
significant
There have been rutHo-s about the court
for some time past that Queen Mary
most earnestly prays that the war Will
be ended shortly. II must ue bcrne in
mind tiut queen AI,ry is the only wofn-
an in En-. land WHO knows The real truth
Of what il taking place along the Brit
ish front in Erancc-
The tales OF unspra hahie suffering
and the appalling casualty lists. the
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but they found themselves facing the
question of neutrality. There was no
maritime nation which could guaran-
tee neutrality. The enterprise, there
fore, was dropped. and Venezuela and
New Granada secured recognition of
their independence without the canal
bait.
In 1922 Bolivar, still bent on the
project. had the Colombian congress
give him authority to negotiate with
foreign capitalists some foreign
government for ship canal across the
isthmus The phrase some foreign
government" did not at that time alarm
the United States. Nothing, however,
came of this effort.
Four years later. when the celebrated
conference of American states, the first
pan American conference, to which the
United States through the initiative of
Henry Clay sent delegates, was held at
Panama, the canal was one of the
projects which Bolivar had in mind.
The question of slavery, over which
the United States was exercised, prevent
ed the conference doing much in the way
of encouraging canal construction.
Bolivar continued to dwell on the grand
idea. In 1880, short time before his
death, he sent party of engineers to the
Isthmus to make surveys for the canal
His view then was that these explora-
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tale to illustrate the education of the
able London Globe, which, like Sir Will
liam, apparently hadn't heard the story
before, described it quite charac-
teristic, and added, with delightfully."-
unconscious humor: 1T is just what Il
boy trained under the Prussian system
would do. Incidentally we are pleased
to learn that the Scotch boy managed
to board the train and terminate the
Interview in a more satisfactory man
ner"
Even great scientist, of course. may
be misled, and Sir William Ramsay is
by no means confining himself at pres
ent to denunciation of Prussian meth
DDS of education. Among his many
other activities is practical leadership
in the fight that he and other men of
science are waging against the anti
vaccina ationists, who are trying to per-
suade recruits to the new armies to
decline to be vaccinated against ty
phoid.
In denouncing this crusade Sir Will
liam has the able 1ieutenancy of Sir
Frederick Treves, the kings physician,
who by the bye, recently expressed his
whole hearted admiration of the work
of the American Red Cross in France
and elsewhere.
You know Cir William Ramsay well
in the United States. for he was Lever
ing lecturer at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity in 1894 and was presented with the
l.. w. Drexel gold medal in the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania for archaeological
research in the year following. Curl
ously enough, Sir William. who is now
siXty-four and lives in Edinburgh, was
partly educated in Gottingen and is
member of the Imperial German Archie
illogical Institute and of the Austrian
Imperial and Royal Archaeological In
stitute He has travelled in and writ
ten much about Turkey, too, while his
wife is the authoress.
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FAMOUS BRITISH SCIENTIST
HOAXED BY FABLE.
sir William Ramsay. who is the latest
to be taken In by Il tale Of German
"perfidy," which has had a vogue
in Great Britain riynlinE that OF
the famous story of the "Russians.' -
cipleS. On one occasion during the
Bner war she was guest at York Cot
taGe OF the present king and queen,
then Duke and Duchess of York.
Among the guests was DIR. Lang. the
present Archbishop of York AT dinner
one night Il discussion arose between
ar. Lang and Lady Katherine on the
IbJect of thu ustificItion of war from
Inc Christian standpoint. Lady kath-
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engaging in business. or, mayhap. with
the real object of spying. or. perhaps.
secretly constructing concrete founda-
tions under tennis courts. He was d
paying guest" in an English house
hold, liked by all and considered IA
member of the family, the pal OF the
sons. and, as like as not. the sweet
heart of one of the girls. And then
all of "a sudden, came first war clouds
and then a declaration of war between
Germany and England.
Otto. or Fritz or Karl. or whatever
the paying guests" name may be, ac-
cording to whom you hear the tale
from, announces that he must return
to Germany at once. His English
friends are deSolated at losing MN
and sincerely bewail the cause of his
departure. In some versions OF the
story they even give little party for
him on the eve of his departure; IN
others the mother or daughters of the
household. besides helping him with
his packing. prepare a tasty luncheon
for him to take with him on the train.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
AT THE GRAND TONIGHT

The Isle of Yenge2noe. 2 three part Warner feature with 9 gripping plot and elaborate scenes of the Italian coast. and pictures the re- tribution that befell smooth vii Ian.
 4 wOnan's Honor is the opening picture with Warren kerzigan in the leading role.
 The wooing of Bessie BumEin closes the show.
 Friday and Saturday night will be the closing number of the Trey O Hearts. and will be in three reels In the last chapter we left them peering oTer the edge Of the cliff 70 see what happened to the motor car containing Morophat and. Jimmy. They are TOW. offered the hospital fly cf the miners bUnkholse, which they accept Many thrilling scenes follow in this closing number. Ad.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
MYSTERIOUS
 FIRE IN N. ].
MODELLING. SONS AND COMPANY MANUFACTURING PLANT
 Is BURNED
FIRE IS A MYSTERY
, Millions of Valuable Property Is Destroyed Resulting in
 Great Damage

TRENTON, Nov. 1.-The new rope mill of Roebling. Sens and Company. recently completed. was totally destroyed last evening hy fire The origin of the fire Is in vosved Tn mystery. However. before the fire department could reach the scene. the fIrs had spread to aijoin- ing buildings and was soon beyond control
 The damage Is estimated to ruu into millions Besides the ieStruc- ton of buildings. 8 large store of gum barrels destined for the Euro pean armies, WAS also consumed
 The insurance companies hare set 10 work to discover the origin of the fire and nothing will he spared 10 that end
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
ATROCIOUS
 CRIME THEY SAY
TWENTY SEVEN AMERICANS SAID TO HAVE BEEN ON
 BOARD STEAMER

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11-A re port from Rome, Italy says tha the Ancona had sunk by shel prom a submarine flying the Aus trian flag. That as soon as it hat been struck, the teeamer was stop ped, but the sumbarine followed its attack by raking off the life boats thus taking away any chance tn passengers may have had for moo of escape from drowning. The re port qualities the action of the sub marine as an "atrocious crime"
 As far as it has been possible ascertain, there weretwenty-seye Americans aboard the Ancona wlle she was sunk, of whom nothing il' been heard.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
A DIP IN THE BRINE

Last night about 10 o'clock as Lester Lake of the Citizens Light Power { Water Co, vas honle7Tarsi bound he heard calls for hefp ar the San Juan Fish Dock. He ran over thers and flashed his light down and found three fishermen strug- gling in the water With assis- tance from the fishing boats they were rescued Tn short time. though one man was pretty well wztez-EOgged when they got him out
 It appears that they were return ing 10 their beat and the tide was very low: inc first man on the lad der miziudzed the distance n the darkness and droppen into the bay the other two went in also. in try ing 10 get the first man out
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
GEN. HUGHES
 GOING ID FRONT
MINISTER CANADIAN MILITIA sTiI-l. TAKE COMMAND
 OF REGIMENT
ON MARCH TO BERLIN
Which is To Be Commenced Sooner Than it Was at First
 Proposed

TORONTO. Nov. 1i-General Sir Hughes. minister of the Canadian militia said last evening that he would shortly leave for the front where he intended to lead the Can @dian troops on the march that was contemplated to be undertaken by the ~lhes to Berlin. The march. the general said. plans for which had been made some weeks passed, would he started much sooner than was thought possible at first.
 Close observers are inclined tp the belief that the allies refrained from starting that movement in an ticipation that Germany would with draw some of her forces from Bel 9ium and France for service in the Relkan States, thus making it con- paratively easy for the allies to IH7rch on to Berlin.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11

 CONFLICT
STEAMER ANCONA WAS GIVEN AMPLE TIME TO REMOVE
 ALL PASSENGERS
EXCITMENT REIGNED
Which Caused the Large Loss O Passengers That Has Been
 Reported

LONDON. Nov. IA report, pre- sumably from the commander of the submarine that sunk the An coma, to his government, was trans saitsed to the Admiralty here today In the report the claim is made that ths Captain of the Ancona was giv- en ample time to take off all the passengers to safety, but that dicip> line was such that many lost their lives by their own anxiety to get away. falling overheard and drown ing.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
POWERS ID HOLD l
 A CONFERENCE
MINISTER'S FROM GREECE, RIT MANIA AND BULGARIA TO
 MEET AT BUCHAREST
TO DISCUSS MATTERS
Greece Wants to Borrow Eight Millions From France And England

LONDON, Nov. 11--A dispatch from Athens says that it has been| proposed that ministers representing Greece, Bulgaria and Rumania meet 1t Bucharest and confer upon what should be done.
 Greece and Rumania have thus far leld off from the conflict but as pressure is being brought to bear heavier every day for a decision, it s thought that if the three powers would meet, it would facilitate fu- ure movements.
 Reinsurance of Greece's friend Thip for the allies was comuni- .ated to day in a dispatch, where ny Greece asks for the loan of ight millions from France and England. This is considered modi- 'ication of the stand held by that 'ountry a few days ago.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
THE NEW WAR BOARD

LONDON. NOv- 1l-In the ab- zence of Lork Kitchener, who left for the front 9 day or 50 ago, the -7ar boan3 will consist of Premier Asquith and Messrs- Belfoar. sfc- Kenna, and Sharp. The board has r7ans under aivisernent for action that is considered necessary to end submarine activity n the Meiiteran' ean-
 Much criticism is being heard for the failure of the government tc DrsTent disasters 10 crafts passing Gibraltar. as it Is believed easy tc --rif such.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
CHRISTMAS MAIL TO
 CLOSE SOON

VANCOUVER, Nov. 1.-The postmaster here has issued a notice today to remind the people that Christmas mails for prisoners in Germany and men fighting at the Dar5anelIes will close al Vancouver. B. C, poStoffTce on November t5- Mails for the expe5itionary forces n France will close on November 27, and Christmas mails for men in hospitals in Great Britain will close o1 December f
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
LONDON SHOkS
 NERVOUSNESS
GERMAN SUBMARINE ACTIVITY IN MEDITERRANEAN Is
 TROUBLESOME
FOR SAFETY OF MEN
Ttat Are Being Transported Tc Assist in The Serbian Defense
 0f The Country

LONDON. Nov. 1.-The war of flee is experiencing some anSiesy ' over the report that German sui marines are extremely active in Il c Mediterranean. This anxiety is dga to the fact that large armies are bc- ing transported through that chan nel to assist in the defense of the Serbs who are now engaged in a fight for their very existence. Grave apprehension Is felt for the troops.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
TRANSPORT
 MAKES ESCAPE
SPELLED IN MEDITERRANEA KILLING MANY BUT
 FINALLY ESCAPES

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The British transport Mercian was attacked in the Mediterranean by Austrian tor pedo boats and shelled, resulting in the killing of many and injuring others. After a desperate race to get away, the steamer managed to escape without injury to the ship.
 The captain said that his escape was nothing short of a miracle.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
ZEPPELINS TO
 HELP BALKANS
HAVE ALREADY REACHED SOFIA AND WILL COOPERATE
 WITH ARMIES

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-The war office today WAS appraised that several ZeppelInes had reached Sofa, their base of supplies From there they will cooperate with the armies in Serbia and Turkey. and otherwise generally used throughout the Bal kan States.
 4 bulletin issued by the depart nens states that the third attack on the Austrian stronghold a- Izanz0 had proved another failure. The Italian forces were repuIsed. retreat ing in disorder and leaving behind thousands of dead.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
THE WATSON
 IS RAISED
Was Taken Into Dry Dock For The
 Necessary Repairs

SEATTLE. Nov. lI-At ths third attempt the wTecking crew that has been constantly at work ever since it was ramnaed and sunk. finally succeeded in raising the steamer Ad- miral Watson, of the Admiral Line. The big liner wzS taken to the dry dock and the necessary repairs will be made as soon as possible when she will resume her run in the Alas Ia waters.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
RAIN Is INTERFERING WITH
 MOVEMENT OF TROOPS
West of Riga is Now Unpassable Says a Report to The
 German Office

BERLIN, Nov. LA report from the headquarters of the army in the vicinity of Riga and Shilok, in Russia, says that the rain of the last few days has made the land a veritable swamp. impeding the movement of the troops, which ac- counts for the inactivity of the forces.
 Emperor William today decorated Ambassador Gerard's wife with gold medals of the first and second class of the Red Cross
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
ANOTHER KAS.
 DISTURBANCE.
TWELVE DEAD AND HUNDREDS INJURED.BESIDES DAMAGE
 TO PROPERTY

GREAT BEND, Kan. Nov. 11-A terrific tornado struck this town and vicinity last evening and in its de structive travel killed twelve per sons and injured hundreds.
 A conservative estimate of the value of the property destroyed will exceed half million, officials say.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
THE SAW MILL CLOSING DOWN

The big saw at the local mill is silent for the winter, having ended it's seasons work last night. The planer will run for the rest of the week, when the entire plant will be closed down for it's annual winter vacation.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
STEAMER GALA
 IS TORPED0ED
THIS BOAT FIGURED PROM INENTLY IN THE TITANIC
 DISASTER

LONDON, Nov. IA report by the Admiralty today says that the British steamer Gala had been tor pedoed and sunk. This steamer is said 10 be none other than the steamer that figured 50 prominently in the Titanic disaster few years ago when so many lost their lives.
 The report further says that a. nong the number aboard. only 8 few were picked up. but that the most went down with the ship.
The daily progressive-miner., 1915-11-11
OLD CLOTHES wANTEED

For the HARD TIME BALL. Scare 'em up folks. Remember this is no dollig up affair, but just a genuine Good Time Hop" Why, a lame man will jig to that bunch of new music.
 Red Mems Hall Saturday night Nuff Sed. Adv.