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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-04-12
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-04-12
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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-04-12

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Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1917-04-12

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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

of religion and morality from some
standard work Her favorite volue
was "Sir Matthew Hale's Contempla-
tions, Moral and Divine" and it is in
teresting to note that the copy which
she possessed had written on the fly
leaf the name of Augustine's first
wife, in bold characters. Immediately
under the signature the new mistress
Of the household wrote land Mary
Washington" in an equally bold hand,
The admirable maXims contained in
this book for outward action, as well
as self government sank deep into the
mind of George and doubtless had a
great influence in forming his char
acter
Many incidents are told of the moth
er's wise and unselfsh guidance. How
she dissuaded her noble son from &C
cepting the midshipman's commission
in the British navy when he was only
fourteen years Of age. How she al
lowed him to leave the shelter OF her
roof before he was sixteen to accept
the office Of public surveyor, although
it was fraught with great danger and
hardship. She had watched over him
from his infancy and had been his
good angel, guiding him at every step
in his glorious life career; for so trust
full was he in the intelligence OF her
Judgment and so obedient to her as
his mother and mentor that he never
undertook any important public task
or private Enterprise without first COM
municating with her on the subject.
The gallant Marquis de Lafayette
paid a visit to Madame Washington
when she was at the age of nearly
four score years, and he was so charm
ed by her sweet and cordial manner
and at the same time her courtly dig
nifty, that he said 81 have seen the
only Roman matron living at this day
Being the mother of her most distin-
RulSICu SUI, bCOI6 A1AAA " N"-'
ington will always live in the hearts
and minds of people in a reflected
glory; yet, to have been the mother
of such a son marks the great woman
that she was. It seems indeed fitting
that her life should have been spared
until she beheld her first born son e'e-
waited to the highest earthly dignity
to which man may aspire-the lofty
seat Of the chief magistrate OF young,
vigorous nation, and called to 1t by
the unanimous voice OF his grateful
fellow-countrymen That son, who
was not only deemed the greatest OF
Americans and one OF the noblest
characters of all times, but who lives
in history as the Father of his Coun-
try"
A most touching scene it was, when
the Chief Magistrate. of the New" Re-,
public, before taking up his official
duties, rode to the home Of his
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
CordeZe's Electric Flag

powerful factors in fashionirg the gen
ius of American institutions. and Tor
the first half century dominated every
department Of the national govern
ment.
Who wrote the Declaration of In
dependence? Jefferson Of Virginia.
Who was the orator Of the ColoniAl
| Congress? Patrick Henry of Virginia.
Who led the armies Of the republic to
maintain the Declaration of 1nde-
pendence? George Washington OF
Virginia. Who wrote the Constitution
of the United States? James Madison
of Virginia Who made our system OF
Jurisprudence unsurpassed by that OF
any other country? John Marshall of
Virginia. Who was the author Of the
great Monroe Doctrine? James Mon
roe Of Virginia. Who was the. great
Indian fighter and United States pres
ident? Andrew Jackson Of North Car
DINA, and so on through each period
of the republic we find our southern
men playing a mighty part in tho
making and maintaining Of a mighty
nation. Then contemplating the pres
ent, our hearts beat high with an i'm
pulse of pride as we recognize the
nations guiding star to be a peerless
son of the south, Woodrow Wilson OF
North Carolina.
So Fort Early was proud to give
recognition due to her southern states
men, by dedicating her flag to their
craftsmanship, thus paying them the
highest tribute in her power, for our
flag is our greatest possession. thG
emblem of home and country and ma
tive land.
The electric flag in Cordele is the
first electric flag in the United states
ever floated by a chapter OF the d. A.
R. Many expressions Of congratula-
tons and concentrations have been
received by Fort Early on this pa
triotic achievement not only from
the state and south. but from Presi'
dent Wilson and many noted person
ages of the north.
May it wave throughout the CEN
turtles over the Land of the free and
the home of the brave"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
BY MRS. e. M. ESPY.

In accord with a splendid patriotism
pervading the land, standing true 10
the aimes and ideals of the great or
ganiZation to which she belongs; keen
with a desire to teach and impress
the youth Of the country and to IN
culcate in her own heart deeper
love and reverence for the nations
banner, Fort Early chapter D. A. H.,
conceived the idea of floating a brill
liant electric flag from the dome OF
the county court house. Accordingly
this was done and on July 4th, 1916,
this flag was unveiled with brilliant
ceremonies. Floating from the pima
Gale Of our Temple OF Justice in WaV'
ind dazzling beauty, this flag may
be seen ten miles distant, and is
constant reminder Of the great heri-
tage which is ours, bequeathed to us
by Washington and his fellow patrl'
OTIS.
Since this brilliant flag was unveil-
ed on the anniversary Of the adoption
of the Declaration Of independence
which was written by a southern man;
since it was floated in a southern city.
under the administration Of south
ern president and by a southern chap
ter d. A. R., Fort Early deemed it
fitting to dedicate her flag to south
ern craftsmanship. But one may say,
why should these things authorize
chapter to set aside national flag as
memorial to southern statesman
ship? The answer comes back. be-
cause southern men were the most
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
Mary, The Mother of Washington

: were born. There is no known record
extant that can answer where the we'd
ding of Mary and Augustine Washing
ton occurred except that given by a
Mr.. Harvey, that they were married
in England during sojourn there
Mary visiting her brother and Angus
tine remaining there long enough to
effect the sale of some property he
had fallen heir to. The place OF birth
and baptism of their first born,
George, is also not recorded, except
by a record written in his mothers
Bible by George himself which stated
that, George Washington, son of
Augustine and Mary, his wife, was
born on the 22nd day of February,
1882 and was baptized on the Sd OF
April, following, in Westmoreland
conuty. The other children of which
Lady Washington" as she was call
ed, was the mother were: Samuel,
John, Augustine. Jr. and Charles; and
two daughters Elizabeth or Betty and
Mildred wlo died iii infancy.
The home SiLad t.: which Mr.. Wash
ington took his young wife was mod
est one on his plantation at Wake
field, yet it ranked among the best OF
occupied one of the oveliest sites on
the banks of the beautiful and majes-
tic Potomac. The dwelling had four
large rooms on the ground floor and
a spacious attic, with an enormous
chimney at each end. The roof was
steep and sloped down into low, pro-
jecting caves, while along the river
front was broad piazza The house
was perfectly plain at all points, the
only approach to ornamentation being
a Dutch tiled chimney-piece in the
"best-room" Not a vestige of it re-
mains today, only two or three de-
cayed fig-trees, with shrubs, and vines
linger about the place and here and
there a flower grown wild ito mark
where a garden has been" A stone
placed there by Geo. w. P. Gusts,
Esq, marks the homestead, it being
the birthplace of George Washington.
On breezy morning in 1884, while
servants were burning some refuse
in the garden, near the house, some
sparks fell upon the dry shingles OF
the low roof of the dwelling and set it
on fire, the house being completely de-
stroyed 1t was then that the faml-
ly removed to an estate in STAFFORD
county, opposite Fredericksburg, this
house being similar in style to the
former one. This was the home OF
Georges boyhood. The meadow was
his playground and the scene Of early
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

name is enshrined in the hearts of
countless millions. OF this mother we
delight to say:
"a perfect woman, nobly planned
To warn, to comfort and command;
And yet, spirit still and bright,
With something of an angel light"
Very little is known of the youth
and early womanhood of Mary Ball.
Her father appears to have been a
well-to-do planter living on the left
bank of the Rappahannock river. He
was commissioned a colonel by Gov.
Spottswood, and was known as Col
onel Ball of Lancaster" Mary seems
to have grown to womanhod in the
serene and healthful seclusion of a
well-ordered home in a sparsely set
tied country. She was deemed be-
fore her marriage one of the most
! beautiful girls in Virginia. so history
speaks of her, and according to ira
dition, was the belle of the northern
separates the Rappahannock from the
| Potomac river. Her portrait bears
testimony to these expressions of her
beauty, for observing it we see a fig
ure and pose denoting physical per-
lection. The dress is of the shadow
of-gold; her hair is OF auburn tint, or
1lof oi1in wit
complexion, and her eyes blue, or rich
gray. This corresponds with a de-
scription of her person when she
was about sixteen years old given in
the fragments of letter. The form
and general expression of her face,
especially of the forehead, eyes and
sons in a remarkable degree. Though
we know so little of Mary BalPt girl
hood we can easily form mental pic
ture of her innate refinement and cul-
thre; and we know that she possessed
superior mind, vel disciplined, and
was a cheerful, devout Christian.
w HE ICI SuuCdIlOu was oOlllCN ilGtt
limited, it was not more so than that
of the average young woman Of high
class in her day. Her chriography was
plain and business-like in character
though her photography was defec-
tive late in life. Her career, howev-
err indicates that she had received at
home an education for the higher du
ties of life of far greater Importance
than any taught in schools.
It was on the 9Th of March 1870.
That Mary Ball was married to Angus
tine Washington, this being his sec
ond nuptial. His first wife, as you re-
call. being Jane Butler, of Westmore-
land county, Virginia, by whom two
sons, Lawrence and Augustine, Jr.,
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

athletic sports, but this home, like the
first, has disappeared and the site is
only to be traced by fragments Of
brick, china and earthenWare.
Prosperity had blessed this happy
pair Frugality and industry had pre-
vailed in the household, and so it was
that when, after a short but severe
illness, Augustine Washington died,
at the age of forty nine, leaving his
family with large possessions. This
sudden and unexpected affection tried
the character of Lady Washington. !"
She was then only thirty-seven years
of age and her oldest son. George,
eleven, but her brave heart never fall
ed her for she endured the stroke with
out a murmer and with calm fortitude.
None knew the depth of her anguish
from outward manifestation. With
sublime dependence on Omnipotence
with Heart within and God DER
head"-she seemed alike Indifferent
to the smitings of affliction and the
tenderness of human sympathy.
The ample estate was distributed
by will among the widow and chill
dren those of the marriage with Mary
we're left under the guardianship OF
their mother to whom was intTusted
the proceeds of all their porperty I'M
til they should severally become OF
age. The proved herself worthy of
the trust, for endowed with direct
good sense, through conscientious and
prompt descision, she governed her
family strictly, but kindly, eXacting
Difference while she inspired affection
Her energies were wholly devoted to
the welfare of her family. She direct
ed the education Of her children; she
regulated their amusements and phys
ical exercises so as to secure bodily
health and energy. She taught them
to be obedient and self-reliant; to be
Industrious, honest, just and truthful;
to love God supremely. While she
held a firm hand in the enforcement
of discipline it was never otherwise
than kindly in its operations. There
was a dignity, majesty and benign
ity in her mein and department at all
times which INSPIRED beholders with
respect, awe, love and admiration
such as afterwards distinguished her
illustrous son. Indeed, experience ana
observation teach us that the mother
gives tone to the character OF the
child. To the last hour Of his life
George regarded her not only NTH
the most grateful, filial affection but
deferential respect as his superior. In
his letters and in his personal inter
course with her he always addressed
her as "Honored Madame"
Tradition gives an interesting pic
ture of the widow, with her little
flock gathered around her as was her
daily wont reading to them lessons
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

aged notified to apprease her or the
honor which had been bestowed upon
him and to bid her an affectionate
farewell. The great heart of the pa
triot was filled with mingled emotions
of love and respect; and, moved with
the utmost tenderness of feeling he
laid his head upon the shoulder OF
his mother as he had done when lit
tie child and wept She clasped his
neck with her feeble arms and her
tears mingled with his. SO they part
ed, never to meet again on this earth.
In the quiet spot on the estate near
Fredericksburg all that was mortal
of Mary, the mother of Washington,
was laid, on Thursday the 9th day
of August, 1889, at the end of a pill
grimage Of eighty-three years. There
is no fame in the world more pure than
that Of the mother of Washington.
and ne woman2since tile mother Of
Christ has left better claim to the
reverence of mankind"
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
BY MRS. MAX E. LAND.

This excellent sketch of Mary, the
mother Of Washington, was given by
Mrs. Max Land at the meeting of Fort
Early chapter on Washington's Birth
day, 1917. By diligent research, Mrs.
Land was able to set forth interesting
data concerning this great woman,
which heretofore has not been so we'll
known. Hence we consider this pa
per most valuable for reference.
The branch of the Ball family to
which Mary, the mother of Washing
ton Immediately belongs. is of an an
cient stock, the geneology of which
has been traced back for many hun
dred of years. Indeed, there are
weighty reasons, according to Losing,
the biographer, for believing that she
was a lineal descendant from John
Ball, the mad preacher of Kent" as
he was called, but, who we now know
was an irrepressible reformer and a
leader in a rebellion against the nobil-
ity of England in the 14th century.
Green, the historian, says, at was in
the preaching of John Ball that Eng
land first listened to the knell of feu-
dalism and the declaration of the
rights of man" The voice OF this
medieval champion of humanity is
vet sounding omniously in the priv
ileged classes of England, proclaim
ing that "all men are created equal
and, the same voice it was that re-
verberated throughout our own colo
MES in that restless period proceed
ing the Revolution, until his most glo-
irous and worthy descendant, George
Washington, if this genealogical sur
mise be correct, caught up the sound
and with those magnificent and mas
terly strokes, made us, in truth and
in reality, a free and independent peo-
pie.
We have authentic and indisputa-
BILE record however, of Mary Balls
family back to Col. William Ball, ma
tive of Kent who was the first OF the
family to come to America. He set
tied, as a planter in Lancaster coun-
ty in southeastern Virginia, in 1850.
He had two sons, William and Joseph,
and a daughter, Hannah. Joseph, the
father of Mary Ball, the subject OF
,rr1o md in
1870 to look after an estate left by
his father. There he married, though
there is no record of whom, and dwelt
until the year 1885, when he returned
to Virginia. 1t was here. late i'll 17O6,
that Mary, his youngest daughter was
born-this daughter who was to be-
come the mother of that most Illus
trious son, George Washington, whose
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

eminent by the suspension of all
claims originating prior 20 the mill
tary occupation, until plans are for
mulated for the handling OF this in
debtedness. probably thru new bond
issue
In the meantime steps are being
taken 10 establish for the first time
what is expected to be an adequate
fiscal system for the entire govern
ment. James II. Edwards. special
deputy receiver genera. Of customs,
who is also acting as auditor, treas
urer. disbursng and purchasing off
Ger and otherwise looking after the
republics finances. Is now at work on
the fiscal reorganization. Mr.. Ed
wards. who helped establish the
Philippine customs service, first came
to Santo Domingo in 1905 with the
late Col George X. Cotton to estab-
lish the customs receiyership here,
and Is generally considered 10 be bet
ter versed In the financial condition
Of the country and its future posi-
bilitcs than any other person here.
lie has been in charge OF the reor-
of the internal revenue
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

and, likewise everyone used hand-mixeC
paint To-day, when machnc-spun cIotl
is so much better and cheaper, no ont
would think OF wearing homespun. Many
people are still using hand-miXcd paint
however. because they do not know that
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11
How He Did u.

Booth Harrington tells of an old
oolorcd man who appeared as wit
ness before one of our committees. In
the course Of his examination these
questions were put to the man:
What is your name?"
Calhoun Clay. sal"
can you sign your name?"
"Sah9"
81 ash II you can write yorr
name"
We'll no. sab An nebtah " 'ite'
ma name. An dictates It, sab
Christian Reci1ter