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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-17

L campaign to influence public opin-
ION which was nothing less than open
intrigue against the administration.
Washington seems to have had little
faith in the leaders of the French
Revolution and still less in Genet,
and when he heard of tho activities
OF the new diplomat he at once called
meeting of the cabinet. Ito had
prepared n number of questions in
reference to the position of the United
Government toward the war. There
was stormy session, and when it
was over Washington gavo ont his
neutrality proclamation. 1t aroused
storm of protest and was stigma
tized as a royal edict and an open
manifestation of tho President of par
TALLY toward England. Washington.
however, stuck to his guns, and the
wisdom of his proclamation was soon
INDICATED. Genet in the meantime
was getting at the people instead of
the executive. He set about ORGAN
ling fleet of privatecrs, fitting them
out at Charleston, where he landed,
and then made himself the court to
decide upon the plumber. The ship
upon which he camo to America be
came one of these privateers and ar
rived in Philadelphia with British
vessel as prize. While this act was
unwarra ntable according to interna-
tional law, the people supported Genet
and gave him an ovation.
American Ship Seized.
The crisis came when the Grange"
an American ship. was captured in
American waters. The cabinet de-
cidcd that the vessel must be restored
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edly have been sought after as lee
turcr and teacher of agriculture. In
those times little had been written on
the subject of farming and Washing
ton was pioneer in experimental
ton. Much of his land was appar-
entity worthless, but by constant grub
bing and ploughing and the proper
use of fertilizer he made it blossom
like tho rose" Everything was done
by system-nothins was carried out In
n haphazard fashion. lie watched the
rcports OF new inventions in farming
implements and purchased them if he
considered them better than tho ones
he had in use. Il begrudge no rel-
sonablo expense that will contribute
to the Improvement of my farm" he
wrote 70 u friend when ordering a
new plough. His oversoer was COM
PEELED TO write daily reports. and each
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this came the news that King Loui.
had been beheaded by order of the
National Convention of France.
Washington watched the effect Of the
news of the workings of tho French
on the people with no little anxiety,
ana when it became known to the
public that France and England were
at war hundreds of Americans de-
clarcd that it was the duty of the new
country to come out as an ally of
France and all sorts of celebrations
were held in honor of that country
In Boston there was a barbecue. An
on was roasted whole, then decorated
with flags and then drawn through
the streets on a car pulled by sixteen
horses. The flags of France and the
United States were fastened 10 the
horns of the animal. uogshead of
bread and barrels of punch followed
in carts. At the same time there was
a banquet at Faneuil Hall and chill
dren paraded the streets wearing caps
bearing the words Liberty and
Equality" The news of the execu-
ton of the king was cheered by the
Republican party and the jingoes
made speeches begging the people to
insist upon taking up arms with
France against England.
Activities of Genet,
While all this was going on Ed
mund Charles Genet, known to the
French Republic as "Citizen Genet"
arrived from France. He had been
sent TO supersede NJ. Tenant, who
represented the French monarchy.
This suave. cultivated man spoke
English 1uently and he soon started
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day when Washington's duties did not
keep him away from Mt. Vernon he
rode over the estate and gave direc-
tons himself. lie kept an accurate
account of all the money spent on
each particular branch Of work and In
each section.
Raises the First Mules.
His horses were regarded as the
finest stock in Virginia and sold well.
1t is not generally known that Wash
ington raised the first mules ever
raised in this country - an industry
which began when the King OF Spain
sent him ono of the best breed of
Jacks which could be obtained. This
animal was known as Royal Gift"
and is the progenitor of the mules in
that section OF the country. Wash
ington had an especial liking for fine
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Mt. Vernon Favorite Home.

ING COHNeHllOndl design as an lnQlCd-
ton Of his favorite labor.
Mt. Vernon Favorite Home.
Although he was the owner of sew
eral farms the one at Mt. Vernon was
his favorite and many times during
the Revolutionary days he declared
that he longed for his own wine and
fig tree" mo estate in tho United
States" he wrote to a friend, SIS more
pleasantly situated than this. It lies
In a high, dry, healthy country three
hundred miles by water from the sea,
and as you will see by the plan. on
one of the finest rivers In tho world"
The estate dates back to 1914 when
Lord Culpepper conveyed to Nicholas
Spencer and Lieutenant Colonel John
Washington five thousand acres Of
land. After the death of John Wash
ington his half was bequeathed to his
son Lawrence. who in turn willed il
to his daughter Mildred. She sold it
to tho father of George Washington,
who left 1t to his son Lawrence with
the request that 1t should revert to
his younger son George in case Law
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England Gives Trouble,


United States previous to the notice
given to Genet.
England Gives Trouble.
Great Britain, too, gave Washing
ton no little trouble. for that Gov
crnmcnt paid no attention to the
rights of neutrals on the high seas,
and began to capture French goods
sent by American ships. and from
time to time seized foodstuffs with a
determination to starve out tho French
keVolutionists-the same tactics they
are using today in trying to starve out
Germany. Still more serious
ground for complaint was the fact
that whenever a British born sea-
man was found upon the captured
vessel he was taken off and many OF
our ships were crippled at sea by the
loss of men AS 1t was difficult to
distinguish an Englishman from an
American the latter were frequently
dragged from the ships and sent to
English prisons. This behavior on
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His Remarkable Success
In Scientific Agricul-
ture- He Managed
His Many Farms and
Made His Land "Blos-
som As the Rose.
CopyHg 1916, by The international
True Happiness.

True Happiness.
These are the things which once pos
sCss'd
viii make II life that's truly blcss'd:
good Estate ON healthy Soil,
Not got by Vice nor yet by toll:
Hound warm Fire, n pleasant iokc.
" It'll Chimney ever free from
smoke;
A strength entire, a Sparkling Bowl,
\ quiet Wife, quiet Soul;
A Mind, as we'll as Body, whole,
Prudent simplicity, n constant Friend
\ Dict which no art Commends:
\ Merry Night without much Drink
ing,
\ Happy Thought without much
Thinking;
Each Night by Quiet Sleep made
Short,
a VIII 10 be but what thou art;
Possessed of these all else defy
And neither wish nor fear to Die,
These are things which once possessed
VIII make IL life that's truly blessed.
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renee died without children, as was
the case. 1t had been named Mt.
Vernon by Lawrence in honor of Adj
miral Vernon, under whom he had
served at Carthagena. Tho Mt. Yer
non estate at this time comprised n
tract of twenty-five hundred acres. in
Guiding the house built in 1740. In
1860 Washington purchased addi-
tional land and enlarged the house as
well. Again in 1885 he made an ad-
dition to the building. The gardens
were improved and a greenhouse was
erected There was a game preserve
stocked with deer, Chinese pheasants
and French cartridges. \ fine an
preach was laid out and the walks
lined with rare plants and trecs-in
fact, Mt. Vernon was soon recognized
as the most beautiful estate in Viz
ginia.
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- he above poem was written by
Al George Washington in his copy
"a book while he was a boy. This
w. now famous volume Is pre-
served in the Library of Congress.
The whole makeup of the book shows
The Virginia boys love of farm life,
of the cultivation of the soil and Of
the Independent existence OF the ag-
"iculturist,
Tho earliest known coat-of-arms of
the Washington family has blazoned
upon it % cinque foiles" which was
the herald's way of saying that the
bearer was "A landholder and cult
vator, and when Washington had a
,bookplate made for himself he added
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Scientific Farming.

Eut Washington was not satisfied
with this. for he was anxious to make
1t the most productive one as well. lie
was scientific farmer and he studied
the soil and its needs. Had he lived
In the present day he would undoubt-
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a spear of wheat and other plants to
the conventional design as an indica-
ton of his favorite labor.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-23
BRASS BAND CONCERT
Money! Gold Watch

10 O'CLOCK A. Nj

worthy OF widow Abigail, although Tn"
two women weren't on speaking
terms.
The next time Captain Israel came
home | never saw such n change In
any man lie had lost n good many
pounds. his face was pale and his eyes
Runkcn. and his voice had become a
husky rattle.
widow Abigail says I've got TO
put myself to another test he said
she don't believe it's genuine, She
says she cant marry n man she amt
sure Of. and how does she know !
don't drink and smoke and Cuss when
I'm aboard and then put on all tn"
new ways for her She says I've rot
to 20 and live with her sister, Mrs.
Primm.'
sympnthzcd deeply with Captain
Israel. He had been 80 cory and com
Portable for years AT Widow JcrrOld Is,
and now he had to take up his quar-,
tiers with Mrs Primm another Of Iid
deford's ancient families. Mrs, primm
was gtrictcr even than Widow An
gail. and she could scent pun OF q
cigarette across tCnacrc field.
Shell lose him II she drives him
too hard" said to Widow .Ierrod.
! shall never forget the cnlRmaticaI
smile with which she favored me
Some women know when they're
well of. and some don't" she an.
swcred.
The captain took II very hard. but
Widow Abigail was adamant | saw
him standing miscrably in the middle
Of his room looking about him at his
trophies. There was the cabinet OF
shells that he had brought from the
bahamas, and the whales tooth, and
sharks skin whip, the asscRals from
Zululand and the warclubs from the
Solomons. The captains personal
possessions were wrapped In a little
bundle, they were the least Of all
Widow Jerrold came downstairs.
Can | help you to pack. Captain H.
rncl7" she inquired In her mousc.like
way.
Mono, thank you" he stammercd
81 take 1t hard, Mrs. Jerrold. but-l'm
going There's nothing you can do
WIDOW Jcrrold looked at the cap
tain in singular way. He looked at
her. and In that moment think the
scales fell from his eyes. He saw the
coy little room. and the matronly fig
uro at his side-and then, think, he
saw Widow Abigail, with her angry
glare.
why don't you stay, Captain ls
rael?" asked Widow Jcrrod.
Somebody slammed the door. Pres
emily heard what sounded remark
ably like kiss.
When Captain Israel comes home he
roars for his pipes and grog, as OF
old time. He sits at the table looking
out over the sea. and all who pass
cringe, for they know him for tho
worst bucko captain afoat. Only at
home Is he a changed man. When hi.,
eye lights upon Mrs Israel he speaks
as gently as a pet lamb, and there
Isn't an oath in his vocabulary. But
II the name of Widow Abigail comes
up
ITO think | nearly struck my flag
to that blank, blank, blank. blank OF
blank" roars Captain Israel
Copyright l9i5.-by W. q. Chapman
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-23
CAPTAIN ISRAEL
BY GEORGE mUNSON.


'l a'i lhe nuGho CAPTAINS """h
the Nc" gan" "hor'' app. '"''"'"p
.i"'I VA" ''i' '' '"o"'."E,.u ''' W.
"hllo"''''n ''i '"'t''" VI NV
III nan ""@ch o' "'ll'''hH WORMS
ana ne ma" q striIE 81 Ihi'R"'t' '''l
was the envy OF every Sal'o'n'ah
ahuat. II" lad MT ilho Oo"iHT
ana almost oa nara ana a muscle az
big as an e.'hhah's reg h'"'hu IT.
There had never been l"ha''" mace
that be 'oulIn hw"h" All d'y' anu
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-23
HELPING A FRIEND
BY CHARLES TURNER ROSS.

"Whnt n charming man." said Miss
Ada Rankin
Her practical father noticed her
flushed checks and shining eyes crit.
cally Then he propoundcd
How long viii he laBt?"
Ada ahvnrcd She had not thought
OF that She and her father had been
Interested for years In mission work
over in the poor section 0i IrOntOn.
PhIlanthrOpically inclined. MIR Rankin
and some other Chnriinhly Inclined
men of wealth In the rich section %
the town had financed the movement,
and Ada and her girl friends had done
good deal of missionary work Ia hep
along
Three ministers IN turn had cBaaycd
TO reform tho humble and orrlng
They had failed sgnally. One re-.
manned only month. his faStidiOuB.
ness taking alarm at the constant prOS'
unity Of rags and dirt. A second cR.
sayed to quiet a riot on the rear
benches and was unmcrciiully bella
bored The latest incumbent had an
tagonized the scoifcra," who were dc.
nominated an lost souls" and they
had forthwith forbidden their wives
and children from "gOIng nigh TO that
gospel shop"
Rev. Abbott WinslOw had met with
considerable success IN conducting a
large mission In the heart Of the slums
OF big city lie had OvcrwOrked him
self and his physicians had ordered
less arduous labor. Mr.. Rankin had
heard Of him Mr.. WinslOw had been
invited to meet n group Of represents
tive local business men Of Ironton In.
tcrcstcd in missionary progress lie
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place and the mission might draw"
"Who runH ~" asked Jim thought.
fully.
n man named Ward He IN n con-
Bumptiyo rnd wants TO g"ll out 10 go
South Why. whore nro YOU gOng?"
as Jim In his impctuous way put on
hiB hat ana started for the door.
"Rack to where you came from.
Irontnn rye got my tip. There's ten
dollars for your work Thanks"
The Golden Horn. for such was tho
name Of III" ono tavern IN IrOnt0n.
changed hands one week later. James
Trnwlcy, Holc proprietor If lima
method of reaching final gonl Of
good at the cost of Incidental wicknd-
ness Of no ordinary character along
his line Of progrcm was crude. II had
sensational Embellishments.
Mr. WnRlow. arriving at IrDntOn
and beginning his duties, waR amazed
to fnd this brand from the burning
dispensing Gory mud to the w"nls and
thirsty Of irOntpn. IlO met lin on
the street and limited gently at hIs
backward step Jim wnR iron. Ilo
know his bu8IncaH good day! Z
None Of tho brnwlcrl invaded tho
miHHiJ1L Jim kept them too busy for
that H. ran the Golden Horn Mt u
mad riot pace he dispensed FREQ
cigars and liquor lavlshly He cnCour. I
aged brawls. he aod to minors aud at
Ig .,I nj fan Ia ~ mia
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-23
PLACE NO VALUE ON WOMEN
Ruthenians Settled In Canada hp
paIiingly Neglected. Of Their Wives
and Girl Children.

Little value IL placed by ituthcninns
IN several settlements In Manitoba
on the lives of women or on the lives
Of girl babies. according to Miss NJ.
Nrd Mackenzie, dominion Hupcrintcn'
dent of the Victorian order of Nurses,
which IN dcvoting itR attention to ru'
raj districts. II Winnipeg corresponds
cnt Of tho st. Paul Pioneer Press
writes
Neglect Of women and child life In
several Of thrBr settlements In ap'
palllng," Miss Mackenzie said in the
course Of recent address here.
"a typical instance was case
where an English settler advised n
Ruthcnan to have u doctor to attend
his sick wife What exclaimed the
man. that would cost money and
can get a new wife for So
1T In n rare thing for widowcr
tn delay getting new wife for moro
than gix weeks.
Girl babies are regarded with cool
moss and allowed to die without any
particular effort being made to save
them"
N" order hag undertaken extensive
visiting nurse work In rural commune
ties. and Miss Mackenzie says excel
lent results are being attained.
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ow Iurrold to say yes 10 him. and
nobody except the captain wanted to
ret " iduw Abigail to ray yes to
him Naturally the two Widows hated
each other The captain boarded at
Widow .lcrroId's house when his ship
was in port
Hes going to get Widow Abigail"
said to Widow JcrroId.
Maybe" she answered. with her
shy smile 1T will be good thing
for him perhaps
Why" / asked obviously
Captain Israel said Widow Jcr-
rold, needs woman refining Inilu.
cncc in his life Widow Abigail has
been teaching him to stop drinking
and swearing
That was true enough. Captain Is
racl was becoming a changed man.
Everybody could sec It IN his manner
When his mate let the rope slip and II
box Of blankets went pvrIboard down
among the lobster pots. the captain
turned CLASSY eye on him.
You yon--you please be so kind
as to be bit more cautious, Mr..
Ford. he said
Aye. sir, said the mate. trembling
in his shoes
Captain Israel was ON the reforming
tack lie drank nothing but milk and
barley water and his speech was AZ
mild az a pet lambs lie cam" into
port with a dirty ship and a mutin"la
crew. and calling them all mister.
He was very much distressed that
evening when he came back from
Widow Abigail's
she isn't satisfied yet" he told
Widow Jcrrod. She says got to
stop smoking, too. | smoked since 1
was a kid. It's hard lit hard.
"A good wumanB love is worth
fighting to win. Captain Israel" re-
marked Widow Jcrruld
he frightened up at that. Widow
Abigail had promised to let him ask
her to marry him the next tim" his
ship came in, provided he hadn t
smoked IN IL" meantime. However, .
Coutrctrmpg marked his arrival His
men had mutiniud i.atly, and he had
knocked one of them down, reduced
the remainder to sabjcction and got
things IN appic.pic order, The news
spread fast and far Captain Israel
received the worst tongue flashing
widow Abigail had ever given him.
She says I'm backslider,' re-
marked the captain to Widow IerrOid.
"Shc says III have to start in again
and make a new record.
"But think Of the JOY Of winning
Widow Abigail. said Widow Jcrrold.
Think OF the happiness Of sitting
down to dinner with her every eve.
ming. Of seeing her dear face opposite
your own. Think OF spending a whole
life in Widow AbiRails company, Cap.
tein Israel There aren't many WON
en- like Widow Abigail"
40. sald the captain. staring al
Widow JerrOld rather dOubtfully.
was the only boarder left that sum
mer, and | watched them intcntly
Something seemed to be in Widow
Jerrolds mind. but wasn't sure what
1t was Certainly Widow Jerrold was
a good woman; she had been great
consolation to Captain Israel in his
times Of trouble, and she was always
urging him to try. TO make himself
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1916-06-23
Aunostlc Suuelche d .

Rev. DR.. A. e. Dixon. the American
preacher nlling Spurgeon's famous pull
pit in LOndon'B Metropolitan tab.
crnacle. quoted Sturgeon, in his part
Of that new symposium book. What
Happens After DEATH" In this happy
fashion: SpurgcOn was quoting an
English pastor who had preached on
the Immortality of the soul, and who
was approached by ono Of his parish
toner's who told him that he did not
believe in such teaching. There Is
no difference" this parishioncr said,
between the man and the dog.
"Well,' replied the preacher. Il really
thought that | was furnishing food for
people who had souls If had known
that there was dog among them |
would have brought bones for him."
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minded and sincere In principle ana
practice.
Tho words of hGr father aroused In
Ada thought and anxiety. How long.
indeed, would MIR WinslOW last with
the unruy mob who resented intru-
sion on what they called their rights?
It needed trained pngilist to handle
some OF the rough ones. Mr. Wlnslow
wnB not fran or puny, but Ada shud'
durrd az n mental picture Of tho
bruwny FISTS and bullying shoulders OF
some of the mill workers flashed
through her mind.
N they only give him Il chance"
reflected Ada lilo does not talk Ike
the others His soul In full Of pity and
charity wish could help him."
Meantime. at the mission in tho
city n certain James Frawlcy, other.
wac known aa big jim was arrang
Ing to give some crcditablG help to
the young man who had no impressed
Ada Rankin Jim was natural prod
uct of the slumB lie had l0rded 1t
were forced to acknowledge his gu
prcmacy He had run the gauntlet
Of police supervision until no had
gained n very bad name.
one day he stood In the prisoners
dock. good for Il tcnner,' his pals
had decided, for Jim had become
mixed up In very bad case OF high.
way robbery. One man In the dis.
trict stood by him. II waa Rev Alb
bolt WinRlOw Jim had no part In the
actual crime. II was n case of keep.
ing bad company. Mr. Winslow had
done him n klndn"gH some time pre-.
viOus Jim had remembered II and
Hncakcd into the mission several
iimrB. one night "A rOwdy crew start
cd to make trough house In tho
meeting Jim simply threw them out
and issued n warning AS TO other diH.
turbrrs There was peace and quiet
after that
Jim made no professions of rcfOr-
nation, but the subtle, un0btruBiyc In.
IcrcHt Of the good man began finally
to bear fruit jim went 10 work In
a month he was running two shoe
barking stands. A. the end OF year
he wag the proprietor OF twenty. max
Iug money and whenever opportunity
afforded contributed literally to tho
collection box at the mission.
II was the day after the visit OF Mr..
WlnAlOw to IrontOn that Jim enter
tanned friend In his room, just ar.
rived as II from a Journey
We'll, Dacey," he submitted
what's the layout"
Bad Jim. II your friend goes Ia
IrOnton there's q gang there ready "a
smash him"
our klnd?
No, Just the rough. prejudlced fac
cory crowd They've been nagged and
tagged by the wrong kind OF gOul,Bay
erB til they think i,s hadcS anyway
for them, 30 they take delight In
raising II on home territory"
Won't be tanned. eh?"
Il should say. no. You soc. it's 9
biz Joint there where they dispense
the hOtstun only one license Ia al
lowed by the town and another will
never be- issued when that one 81
pircs. MS when the bad ones ge
fired up that the trouble commences
Cut ont the booze and the loannI
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MY married sister quite often
tcavcs her three small boys for me to
love honor and obey while shn goes
shopping" related the bachelor. 1T Is
not so much OF task AZ you might
imagine, either Among other things
IA" little lads are passionatcly fond
Of attaching tin cans to dOrs' tails. |
keep larger boy employed to pro-
,Idc the necessary material. Some
days he appears with as many as six
teen dogs and cans, and my nephewS
have delightful function. The eld-
st has evolved plan for tin.canning
ten dogs at one tim" and letting them
al OF together The result IL every
thing that he or anybody else could
ask It IL very easy to keep children
amused II you only know how. Kan
saa City Star.