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,ler Visits South Washington Landmark

was born in Prince Georges county In
the Oxon Hill district. close upon tha
border Of the District Of Columbia. aid
who VIII , was residing within the Di,tr,es At az
purchased a large part Of the tract
Chichester, on which q considerable
part OF Anacostia has been built, and
his old home, q brick house, now de-
the finest gardens in the District. Is
still standing close to the river bank
on the Anaoostia side Of the Eastern
branch.
George Washington Taiburtt and Mary
Ann Talburtt. There are numerous
grandchildren. great.grandchildren and
Ereat-great-grandchi Of Levin
and in Knn Sr,t d,ss IN
1881. His will. dated 1926 was Wit
messed by Gen. Philip Stuart. Edward
Mattingly, his brother-in-law. and Will
win. dated 1881. was witnessed By Mat
thew Wright. Jesse Evans and Daniel
Brearley. Levin Talburtt was one OF
the drst Of tho stockholders in the first
navy yard bridge across the Eastern
branch. which was built In 1890.
Sallie Knott, q sistsr Of Anne and
Jane Knott. became the wife OF walter
johnson. whose son. Walter Columbus
johnson. became one of the rich and
influential citizens of Washington.
In the homo OF tho Misses MattinEIy
on 18th street are numerous relics OF
the Mattingly family. A clock, nearly
as tall as the high ceiling Of the dining
room. is a century old. and II still ticks
clearly and sedately. There arc heavy
silver spoons and other table ware with
the monogram &c. NJ" Siiverware
could not be purchased in Washington
then as now. and Mrs. Edward Mating
iy took the required amount OF silver
coin to q Jeweler and silversmith In
Georgetown for the making Of this sill
verware. The silversmiths name Is on
the spoons. 1t is Burnett" and TO the
Rambler the initials preceding that
name appeared to be &C. A. In the
home of the Misses Mattingly are time
stained Oil portraits OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Mattingly, Mrs. Sidney Mat
tingly Harrison and Or. Thomas Mat
tingiy.
There was another branch Of the St.
Marys county Mattingly family which
early settled in South Washington. The
first settler Of that branch to come. to
the District of Columbia was George
Mattingly, who was prominent in Poto-
mac river transportation lines and III
real estate. He was one of the found
ers Of St Domlnics Catholic Church.
and his old home, on the north side or
F street between AZ and 9Th streets
southwest, is still standing. But the
story of that old home will have to be
left for another ramble.
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ton as when they were built, but they
are abandoned and empty. You can see
the old stoves lying outside them.
Among the cabins of this kind is the
ono whore Rex Beach lived during his
stay in this part Of Alaska. It is a one
story shack made Of slabs and boards.
1t has rude door. and over this hangs
a pair Of white caribou horns from a
beast that may have been shot by the
novelist. There is pile of wood out
side the cabin, lying just as il was
when the last occupant left.
I am told that Rex Beach came here
to mine gold. He failed to find the
precious metal. but he unearthed the
lode of human interest stories and tales
of adventure that have delighted us all.
The history of his stay at Rampant lis
prosaic. The only story I can hear OF
him relates to an Indian woman who,
according to the custom of the country,
had three straight blue lines tattoed in
ink on her chin. Rex Beach had bought
some fish Of the squaw. and wanted TO
ind her to get another supply. He was
asked to describe her. He said.
! don't know her name. but she car
rted her head in the air. She is short
and dirty. and has her house number
marked on her chin. 1t is Ill"
FRANK G. CARPENTER,
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planted in the ordinary way. An ex-
pertinent was made with sixty-f1ve hills
of each kind. The sprouted hills had
yield of 2so pounds. while the un.
pounds. Potatoes are also sprouted by
being placed in the attic or in any
warm room. l would suggest that any
one who wishes to compete with his
neighbors in raising early potatoes
might try the same method.
The season is so short here that many
vegetables are started In hot beds. This
is SO with cabbages and caulifower.
mature SO well that the farm raises
much of Its own food Lettuce and rad
ishes also are grown with success.
As to seasons. the warm weather
lasts less than three months In fact.
the number of days between frosts are
only eighty or ninety. Frost Is liable
20 occur as late as June I, and there
are killing frosts as early as the first
week in september. Mr.. Gasser has
kept a table of the freezing dates for
Ave years. and this shows that there
were on the average about ninety five
days between the late spring and early
fall frosts. Such frosts affect potatoes
and buckwheat. but do not injure the
harder grains. AS to winter. the Their
mometer occasionally goes down to so,
40 and even more degrees below zero,
but II is the cold Of the summer only
that affects the crops
During my stay l have looked over
the crops now growing. They come
from all parts Of the world. / was es-
pecfally interested in the various kinds
OF alfalfa. Mr.. Gasser has now in the
ground a yellow -fowered alfalfa that
has been imported from Siberia. II
grows wild there. and 1t promises to
do very well along the Yukon. The
plants shown me are about two feet
in height and they have bright yellow
flowers. They differ from the common
alfalfa In that they have smaller
leaves and their stems are more slen-
der and more dinuse. This variety
has never been winter killed at this
station. Mr.. Gassef IL now crossing It
with the Grimm alfalfa. which 10 al
most as hardy.
One OF the great troubles Of farming
in this part of the world is that there
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Commercial Company, and had a photo
graph made to show you its height. 1
am about five feet. eight inches tall: the
barley reached to our shoulders.
Passing the barley. we came to a
field of oats. This was patchy. and Mr..
Gasser told me that the ground had
been cleared only last year and that
crops do not do we'll until the second
season. Beyond these fields we saw a
man blowing. He sat on a sulky plow
and two big draft horses dragged him
along through the burrows.
Our next sight was a field of pota-
toes covering five or six acres. They
were in full bloom, the vines reaching
to the height of my knees. Each row
had label marking its variety and Mr..
Gasser told me that new varieties are
tried every year.
The potatoes are often started in
greenhouses or cold frames About
four weeks before planting they are
put in trays, slightly covered with soil.
Sprouts come out to the length of from
half inch to three inches. They are
SO set that the longest just reach the
surface. So sprouted the potatoes start
with rush. and they make more than
double the growth and yield of potatoes
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No Enterprise.

TIT c. FRICK. the steel millionaire.
H0e said one day to q Pittsburgh re-
porter:
THE man who lacks entsrpriss 10 al
ways a lazy. do-nothing man It's like
the story OF the clock and the sundiai
I'm an old-fashioned village thess Was
a movement on foot to purchase . town
clock for the town hall. but Jsbss Hart
ley said:
money. What do we want Q town clock
for, anyhow? Why. lying abed Of q
morning. can't see the time by the sun
dial over the church porchr
Yes, Jabez.' said progressive. but
suppose the sun isn't shining? What DO
you do them
why said Jabez. 7 know then 1t
amt At weather to be out o doors. 80
/ stay where am for the day"
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The Bore.

R AINBRIDGE COLBY was talkins
~ about vacations. Everybody took
their vacation at home this year on
account Of the war;" he said. THE va
cation stories are just as boring as
ever. though.
"A fellow bored mo the other day
with descriptions Of his vacation in
the Yellowstone.
Before me, Cambridge. he said,
before me yawnsd dreadful preci-
pice 1900 feet--
What want to know is this--was the
orecipice yawninR when you got there
.. did it begin after your arrival?'"
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Herbert Quick Explains Work of Farm Loan Board

man and a practical farmer. The earn
ing powers of his farm have been as
certained.
Trust companies and insurance com :
panies and shrewd capitalists have
been buying mortgages like John
Smiths for years-buying them. not by
the million, but by the billion. Such
securities rank next, In their safety.
to the bonds of the national govern
,nent and of the richest of our states
and cities. Well, such mortgages IN
the future are to be converted into
bonds of small and large denomina
lions, bearing 5 per cent interest or
less. and sold to the public. The money
thus obtained will be lent to John
smiths neighbors and to farmers in
every part Of the United States. m
Guiding Alaska.
Il hope" Mr.. Quick said. in CLOSING
the interview, that the whole scheme
will be running smoothly no later than
early next spring.
Copyright. 1916. by James B. MorEowJ
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a paid-up capital of $3.50 000-that is, it
must have funds practically to that
amount to lend on land. So that John
Smith, the tenant, whom we were using
as an illustration a moment ago, actu-
ally gets the money he borrowS from
the federal land bank that is situated
in the region where he resides.
But If there are enough John
Smiths within the operating district OF
a federal land bank it follows, OF
course, that the cash capital OF the
bank-s750. 00o-will soon have been
lent and no funds left for other bor-
rowers The law provides an excellent
method, 1 think, for getting the money
that may be required for the develop.
ment of the agricultural industry in all
parts of the country.
You remember that John Smith gave
a first mortgage of $500. payable
within n certain time, at not more than
G.per cent interest. The land he pur-
chased, by close and an expert APP
praisement, was found to be worth
$1,000 John Smith is an enterprising
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and Anne Knott was Sidney Ann Mat
tingly. The parents wanted that this
baby girl should be christened Sidney.
but Father Plunkett demurred. After
adding the name OF q saint to the babe,
the christening was proceeded with at
Barry's Chapel. Sidney Ann grew to
the wife Of Maj. Thomas Harrison of
Boston. The second child Of the Mat
tinglys was Edward, who was lost at
sea at the age OF eighteen years. He
was in the United States Navy. and his
ship went down between Valparaiso
and Callao.
The third child was Thomas Mating
~. He was married three times. His
first wife was Kate Walker of Ala
bama. daughter Of Judge Peter Wal
ker Of that state. His second wife was
Frances Walker. sister of his first
wife His third wife was Eliza Lor-
ing. a widow, of Philadelphia. The
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and great deal of money was sub
scribed to alleviate the suffering and
distress then common throughout the
south.
DR.. Thomas Mattingly. by his mar
riage to Kate Walker. his first wife,
had two children. Sidney and Kate, both
VI whom dled rev years ago. BY his
ond wife. he had four daughters, Annie.
Jennie, Sallie and Eliza. Sallie and
Eliza have passed away, but Annie and
Jennie became residents of Washington
a god many years ago, and are still
among us, their home being 1911 18th
street northwest.
Mrs. Edward Mattfngly. whose maiden
name was Anne Knott, had two sisters
who married early residents OF Wash
ington. One sister was Jane, who be-
came the wife of Levin Talburtt, who
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The Country Weeker.
.EAvENwoRfH
HORACE

DR. HORACE LnAvENwoHIH
~ HALL, the pioneer OF the chil-
dren's country week movement In the
west, said the other day in Denver:
"Ths examples OF slum chtldron,s
ignorance arc as incredible ~ they are
innumerab1e.
"a farmers wife pointed ont 20 .
"aOh. look At the pretty birdsr she
said.
Poor thingsr said the urchin, Pear
little things! They amt got no eag1s.
have theyf"
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fourth child was Lucy Elizabeth Mat
tingly. who never married.
Thomas Mattingly. the third child:
arose to distinction as a physician and
surgeon. He was graduated from Co
lumbar College, and was the valedic-
torian of his class. The principal theme
of his valedictory was temperance, a
subject that was not SO much discussed
in those days as at present He was in
Washington city when Abraham Lin
coin was inaugurated President, and it
is said of him that he was the first sur
geon to enter the military service Of
the Confederate States. His commission
was dated April i. 1851. He served with
high honor throughout the civil war,
and at its close entered upon the prac-
tice of medicine In Alabama At New
fever in 1877 during the great epidemic
For the relief Of the sufferers by this
epidemic many theatrical, musical and
other benefits were held in this city,
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The Unjust Farmer.

mRoF. HUGO MUENsTERBERG Of
Is Harvard said at q summer school
tea that he had never yet found Q per
son he could not hyptotize. and that
hypnotism had . great future In msSi-
cal diagnosis.
They who doubt hypnotism, they
who deem hypnotism quaoksYy." he
said, ARE as unjust as the old farmer.
"'But you've got q good farm here y
visitor said. You ought to be able to
make money shipping vegetables to
New York
You've got the land said the vis-
itor. You've got the railroad. Why
don't you try the speculation?
"'Ah, what's the user said the far
mer. yawning. The old woman's too
ALTERED lazy to do the plowiu' ana
plantin' and wee6in,'"
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~ NE cannot walk along the
II " streets of South Washington
u ~ either in that part of the city
facing the Potomac river or
that bordering upon the Eastern
nrancl, without seeing venerable land
marks that awaken memories in the
minds Of old Washingtonians.
Near the foot of Sd street southeast,
at the crossing of n street. stand clus-
tsrs OF very old brick houses once the
ZONES OF prominent citizens of early
washington. Many very good people
live in those houses today. but gener-
ally they make no pretense of great
wealth. and in the olden times 1t was
somewhat difficult to become promi-
rent citizen without having the appro-
pirate wealth. 1t may be that times
have changed in this respect.
\ man may consider himself a
prominent citizen, while other men may
consider him merely a notorious citi-
zen, and perhaps 1t may be true that
here and there is man who considers
himself prominent citizen while other
men consider him a pest. 1t might also
lie necessary to consider in what way
citizen achieved his prominence. In some
instances men become prominent through
long and eminent service to the public
veal Sometimes man may become a
prominent citizen by attaching himself
to as many committees as possible.
joining as many clubs and societies as
possible, or 40 many as he can pay
dues in, and bF speaking at as many
public meetings as hs can, and in other
ways getting his name into the papers
as often as possible. Perhaps this Is
the most usual and accepted way of
becoming a prominent citizen in the
times in which we live.
4
The determination of the question as
to what is wealthy citizen might cause
even more dispute than an attempt to
define a prominent citizen. Some citi-
gems live so quietly and unostentatious-
ly that they are not suspected of wealth.
whereas the fact may be that they are
very comfortably situated. On the other
hand. some citizens live SO noisily and
ostentatiously that they are generally
accredited with having considerable
wealth, whereas their debtors may have
often happens that man will go
through life with the reputation of be-
ing wealthy citizen, yet on the read
ing of his will and the settlement of his
estate IL is found that the public has
grossly deceived itself.
However, the old houses which the
Rambler saw far down in the south
east section of the city were interest
ing, and it is certain that the people
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Marys county. Nd. in 1879. He was
a son of William Mattingly and Jane
White. He came to Washington in
1904, when he was twenty-five years
old, and entered the business of a
dealer In groceries and naval stores
of the good fortune of many old WASH
ington families.
Edward Mattingly conducted his store
on the lot now covered by the brick
house at No. 1906 Sd street. Becoming
prosperous, he built the brick house
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who lived long ago in those fine old
one of those old homes the Rambler al
ready has a goodly fund of facts. 1t is
house No. 1904 Sd street, just south of
street It stands on a weedy terrace
and dormer windows look out from it's
slanting roof. This house was the home
of Edward Mattingly, prominent MEM
Der of the numerous Mattingly family
and family which has many repre-
sentatives in the District OF Columbia.
Edward Mattingly was born In St.
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expect that some day all the turnip seed
Of the United States will be raised in
Alaska We can grow lettuce, beets.
Deans. peas and carrots, and believe we
snail be able to raise many kinds OF ber-
ries. have just gathered my first straw
berry crop. 1t came from that patch"
And here the farmer pointed to half
dozen strawberry vines. There were a
Few berries on them. and the prospect for
anything like strawberry crop looked
thin Mr.. Gasser signaled the house and
a man brought out the strawberry crop
II consisted of dozen red berries half
Milling teacuD. One of the ladies Of our
party picked up a berry and was about
to sample 1t when the farmer gently took
II out Of her hand told her that he
wished to make photograph Of the crop
Tor the Agricultural Department. His
plants have now gone through two win
ters. and this small yield is considered a
triumph. az there Is no record Of straw
berries having been grown SO far north
before.
Mr.. Gassers remarks as to the local
market Of Alaska should be kept In mind
by all who think Of coming to the Terri
tory to engage in farming. The prices Of
all things here are high. but the demand
is so limited that an influx Of settlers
would soon bring them below the cost of
production. There are in this whole ter
ritory. including the Indians, less than
100000 people. and they are scattered
over country one-flfth as large as tho
whole United States.
The comparisons Of Alaska with Nor
way. Sweden and Finland do not take
into consideration the enormous pop
ulation on the other side Of the Baltic
sea and their nearness to the British
Isles Siberia has large areas Of
wheat-growing territory. and wheat
will bear expectation. It has thou
sands who are engaged in dairying
and there are solid butter trains,
and cheese across Russia to the ports
of the Baltic. whence they are shipped
on to England. As long as we have
such vast areas Of dairy lands in the
states 1t will be unnecessary to de-
veiop dairy industry here except 10.
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the local market. AS it is now, the
dairy markets OF Alaska are supplied
from cans. Condensed milk and con-
densed cream are served everywhere.
and, strange to say. some people like
the condensed milk better than that
from the COW. Indeed, 1 have heard
men who have acquired the canned
cream and canned fruit taste say they
intend to stick to 1t in preference to
the real article. They make me think
Of the newsboy who. during his fresh
air week in the country, refused to
eat the new-laid egg. When asked
why he replied: II don't like EN-
They amt got no taste and there amt
no smell"
After leaving the experimental farm
our steamer crossed the river to Ram
part This is another Of the abandoned
cities of the Yukon. 1t was once a log
cabin metropolis, having 1000 inhabi-
tants and being one of the chief gold
mining cen,ers. Then the placer de-
posits played out. and the crowd rushed
to the Klondike and later to Fairbanks.
Today the place is practically deserted.
Many of its log houses have been cut
UP for freWood, and others are falling
to pieces. Some are in as good condi-
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understood that in those remote days
the Eastern branch front of the city
was quite valuable. The best channel
on the city front was that in the East.
ern branch. 1t was the first part Of
Washington to be built up, and the peo-
pie there had no doubt that commerce
would follow the branch and that the
prospect for great property values lay
in that section Of the city.
INT. Mattingly did q thriving business
In selling groceries and naval stores
to the government. and Admiral Tingey.
or Commodore Tingey. long COM
mandant of the navy yard, made his
homo in one Of the brick houses near
the corner Of Sd and N streets, and he
and Mr.. Mattingly and their families
were on the most cordial terms.
Edward Mattingly. in 1919, was mar
old southern Maryland family Of that
most of the other Catholics of that
section Of the city at that time, at
tended services at Barrys Chapel. on
Buszard point, the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Patrick's Church. then a new church
After the wedding the Mattinglys re-
turned to their devotions at Barry's
Chapel and several of their children
were christened there by Father Plum
ket. often referred to by the people OF
that period as Priest P1unket, who
seems to have been the private chap
lain of the Barry family. Beside the
Barrys and the Mattinglys. Barry's
Chapel was attended more or less reg
ularly by the Young family. the
Brents and the CAROLS of Duddinston.
1t was these families which were largo
ly instrumental in the creation Of st.
Peters Church, about 1915. or perhaps
a year or so later.
Edward Mattingly was appointed COL
lector Of customs for the port Of Wash
ington during the administration of
President Van Buren,. He had retired
from the grocery bushes as q rich
man, and his homo and the fine garden
n its side were the scene Of social fes-
uvities for many years.
The Rambler came near overlooking
the fact that Mr.. Mattingly served in
one of the artillery companies at the
battle of Bladensburg. He was also
one of the charter members Of the Old
est Inhabitants Association. He died
in April. 1867, and was buried in Bos-
ton, Mass, by the side Of his first child.
Mrs. Mattingly, born Anne Knott, died
in Washington. in Decen Der. 1885, at
the age of seventy-four years, and IL
the Rambler's memory does not slip.
she was buried in Rock Creek ceme-
terry.
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local. and are not limited in number.
They want money. The twelve federal
land banks. situated in different parts
Of the country. supply the money.
Very well. but how do the banks get
the money? Before beginning business
every federal land bank must have a
subscribed capital of $750,000. split up
into shares Of IS each. These shares
may be purchased by any individual
firm or corporation. by the government
of any state or by the United States. II
subscriptions for the stock of any of
the twelve banks fail to reach $750.0OO.
then the Secretary of the Treasury must
buy the stock that remains unsold with
money from the public funds. The es-
tablishment Of the twelve great lend
ing banks, therefore. Is made GER
tainty.
While any man-John D. Rockefel-
Ter. let US say-or any company-the
United States Steel Corporation, for IL
lustration-may become the owner OF
the capital stock Of a federal land bank,
yet no shareholders but the national
farm loan associations, which have de-
scribed, and the government of the
United States are permitted to vote at
the meetings Of stockholders or to have
any part, direct or remote, IN the man
agement Of the bank.
When organized permanently. fed
eral land bank will have nine directors
six chosen from the district where
the bank Is doing business and three by
the federal farm loan board in Wash
ington. which Is composed Of four men-
bers, two republicans and two demo-
Gratis. and the Secretary Of the Treas
ury. whoever he may be. ex oficio.