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NIMROD.'

voted to the knitting of stockings.
This habit, acquired when knitted
hosiery meant SO much comfort to
the half-starved, poorly fed patriots,
solace in later years Even when
presiding over the presidential man
sions in New York and Philadelphia
she always wore a little reticule on
her arm, which held her yarns. needles
and half-finished stocking tucked
away for the chance moment that
would give her an opportunity to
make few stitches.
Like the other chatelafnes of great
plantations of her day. Mrs. Wash
ington was versed in the arts of
nursing and skilled in the concoction
of the herb tonics and remedies in
which $50 much faith was placed. In
deed, her first trip to Valley Forge
was to carry a huge stock of medici-
nal stores. as well as the supplies Of
food, bedding and other material with
which her pack horses were laden.
Not only did this queenly woman
set the example for her successors in
establishing a dienified social regime
that bore the critical scrutiny of for
eign powers. but she likewise set the
pace for their conduct under war con-
ditions. which those who have found
themselves forced to meet have most
ably followed.
Mrs. John Adams was New Eng
lander and a wonderful housekeeper
and manager. Poverty had taught
her in it's most comprehensive school.
Unlike many women of lesser ambi-
ton and mental power. she did not
let the limitations and privations Of
poverty destroy her grasp of affairs
nor curb her development. Her pet
fancy was to write long and vitality
interesting letters. rich in description
and intimate detail. to her host of
relatives and friends, giving them
brief glimpses Of her travels and ex-
periences. Much of what is now pre-
served as record Of Adams work
abroad Is due to his wife's letters
Jefferson loved to tinker with car
penters tools. always keeping a set in
his desk. While President he had
them always at hand in his office:
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BIRD RESERVATION is HALF
SIZE OF RHODE ISLAND

support for his project. In the late
Mrs. Russell Sage he found willing
helper. A lifelong lover OF birds.
Mrs. Sage saw in the Louisiana mans
plan chance to do great deal to-
ward conserving the bird life not only
from whose borders birds fly each
fall to seek refuge in the warmer
climate.
Marsh Island. $4,000 acres in extent,
lying in the Gulf Of Mexico OF the
coast of Iberia, st. Mary and YER
million parishes. it's northern and east
ern shores forming East Cote, West
Cote and Vermilion bays. waters
famous as the haunts Of migratory
wild fowl during the winter months
care given over to Commissioner Alex
ander. Mrs. Sage aided financially in
the administration of the preserve.
and 1t. together with the nearby
Ward -McIlhenny tract, soon became
the undisturbed home Of untold num-
bers of birds and animals.
Mr.. McIlhenny next went to the
Rockefeller Foundation and asked Tor
an appropriation for the purchase OF
another tract. known as the Grand
Chenier, and consisting of $4,000 acres
on the mainland adjoining the Ward
Marsh Island. Despite the fact that
the Rockefeller Foundation had never
swerved before from its avowed in
tention of deyotinE all it's energies
and money to the cause OF education,
the appropriation was made, and the
and turned over at once to Commits
Oioner Alexander.
have been under the care of the COM
missioner for six years and so sue
cessful has been their operation that
when 1t was proposed that the state
take them over. along with the Ward
McIlhenny tract. the trustees OF the
Rockefeller and Russell Sage found
ations expressed willingness to turn
them over in fee simple, asking only
as a guarantee that they be used in
perpetuity as reservations.
A clause in the deed of gift provides
that in the event of discovery of min
erals or oil on the preserve, mines or
wells must be operated SO as to cause
q minimum of disturbance to the birds
and animals. and profits accruing
from such enterprises must be used to
II more money Is made from this
source than Is needed for its original
purpose, it is to be devoted to edu-
cation or public health in the state.
In all the development of the
project. Mr.. Mc1lhenny and Commits
sioner Alexander have had the active
of John M. Parker.
present Governor of Louisiana. In his
present Office Gov. Parker will assist
Commissioner Alexander in extending
the reservation and in furnishing q
full measure of protection for its
denizens.
Commissioner Alexander said re-
Gently that the reservation would un-
doubtedly form the greatest bird sane
tuary in the world. While the pro-
lection of mammals Is Of secondary
importance in the project. IT is recog-
nized that many Of the smaller spe-
cies will be saved from exthnction by
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taste in art and her normal functions.
introducing, as she did, French cook
cry and French manners in the estab-
lishment under her rule.
With the advent of John Quincy
Adams. Washington saw the most cul-
tured and gifted men of the nation
flock to the capital. In Mrs. Adams
brilliant social gatherings they found
congenial companionship. She, like
her gifted mother in law. also had
the letter-writing fancy and delight
ed her friends with rare epistles on
her experiences. But she also made
many translations of French books.
scholar. for their pleasure She was
likewise a musician of considerable
attainment. Her husband had his
fathers love of fishing and swimming,
and it was his custom to slip down to
the Potomac river while President in
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the opportunity afforded them to es-
cape from pot-hunters and trappers.
In the sheltered bays that surround
Marsh Island and on tho winding
fayous and small lakes that are
found over all the vast area Of the
reservation, water fowl of scores Of
species are today finding refuge.
There the blue goose. a species that
was on the verge Of extinction q few
years ago. is found in large hocks,
FEEDING unmolested after its long
Journey each fall from Labrador,
where it nests.
Mallards by the thousands, teal, both
blue and green winged; coots, pintails
ana scaups, find a haven there, and
their winters are undisturbed periods
or rest, for no hunters gun sends
them into panic as they fly in their
peculiar formations over the wide
stretches of marsh and bay.
In other days before the tract was
set aside as haven for these SOUTH
ern visitors, their winters were any,
thing but pleasant, for the pot-hun-
ter was ever in pursuit, and the roar
of his eight and ten-gauge guns
brought death to untold thousands of
them, particularly to the mallards.
most highly esteemed q the wild
ducks for the market.
Not content with shooting the ducks
on the wing and taking q reasonable
kill each day. the pot-hunters slaugh-
tered the birds while they were feed
ing quietly. and so plentiful were
they that their dead bodies were used
as bait for traps set to catch pos
sums. coons. otter. muskrat, mink and
other small fur-bearing animals,
which will now share with the birds
the protection Of the reservation.
In addition to the ducks and geese,
the reservation today gives shelter
to many rare and interesting water
fowl. such as the Florida gallinule.
whose name. although 1t has the
sound of jabberwocky and other such
mythical creatures, means nothing
more than little chicken" Known
colloquially as water hen, the purple
gallinule is more common.
The anhinga, or American snake
bird, is another of the water fowl
that finds shelter in the reservation.
Anhinga is about the size of a heron.
bnt has a shorter bill. He. is supposed
to make the lives of copperhead moe
casins and other snakes unhappy.
with the reservation is the protection
of the snowy herons. Or egrets; from
which the aigrette Of commerce Is
obtained. During the past few years
the high price of aigrettes has
brought death to millions OF these
birds. and in order to increase their
numbers, a carefully supervised
heronry is maintained on Avery
Island, a part Of the Ward-McIlhenny
tract, where the birds ara given full
protection during the nesting season.
The aiRrettes. which grow on the
lower part of the bodies Of the
herons. reach their full beauty during
the breeding season.
The snowy heron is. as its name
indicates, a pure white. and u q very
graceful aigrettes adorn its slender
body,
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S. the 4th of March approaches,
bringing into the White House
a new President and a new

A S. the 4th of March approaches,
~ bringing into the White House
~ a new President and a new
first lady of the land, the
public attention is not only focused
intensively upon Mr.. and Mrs. Warren
G. Harding, but also upon their pred
ecessors down the line throughout
the 1872 years of national history.
Each presidential inauguration calls
forth a wealth of historical research
and recollections bearing upon the
lives. deeds and characteristics of
those who have stood before the
world as the national leaders of the
great American democracy.
While history gives much of their
public life. it is almost meager in
the details of personal tastes and
In it's records of the methods OF re-
Taxation through which they all must
have at some time or other sought
relief from the duties. the formalities
and the pitiless limelight imposed by
their position.
George Washington. judged by the
most radical of modern standards.
was q thorough all-round sporting
man. From his own letters. diaries
and business records. it is developed
that he loved horseracing. foxhunt-
ing, fishing, cocknghting, cardplay-
ing. dancing, farming and speculating
of all kinds. His enjoyment of good
horseraces was repeatedly evidenced
by his trips to Philadelph.-by horse
back and by coach to witness races.
a. we'll as by the fact that he some
times entered his own horses.
y =
AIRS. WASHINGTON, social leader
A'A and devotee to fashion and
pleasure in her early life. developed
into a good business woman when
her husbands death threw the man
axement of a large estate upon her
Shoulders, and after the revolution
began she became a ministering angel
to the suffering soldiery. and at VAL
ley Forge every idle minute was de-
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BY HERsCHEL BRICKELL.

BY HERSCHEL BRIChELL.
TIME most extensive sanctuary
for wild life in the United
States and the largest of its
kind in the world has been
established in Louisiana. Designed
especially as a haven for migratory
and domestic birds. a tract of land
embracing 224.00Q acres has been set
aside as a perpetual reservation. and
plans are already under way which
will result eventually in the addition
of sufficient land to increase the size
of the preserve to 500 square miles.
on the Gulf of Mexico.
On November deeds were signed
;n the Office of the. state conserva-
ton commissioner which gave TO the
state in fee simple Marsh Island,
1890 acres in extent: the Grand
t-henier tract, $4,000 acres, and the
Nard- IIhcnny tract, $4,000 acres.
The state is already acquiring land
adjoining these tracts, with the as
surance that at least S2e.eoo acres
will be acquired.
Nowhere in this country has
project oE this magnitude for the
preservation of wild life been un-
dertaken. and only in South Africa.
where the British government has
can its equal be found. In South
Africa, however, little care is given
the birds and beasts. while Louisiana
game wardens and experts in wild
life will look after both, with es-
pecial attention to rare species.
x x Il II
The plan for the reservation had
N
Avery McIlhenny. and he has lived
10 see its complete fruition, to he
present as the deeds were signed
and to lend his expert aid to the
working out of system Of OF protse- Sssr
refu1e in this great sanctuary.
Yesrs ago Mr.. McIlhenny and
Sriend of his. Charles Willis Ward.
who was visiting him at his home in
Vermiliion parish. talked over the
~ wild land as a haven for birds
nd the smaller mammals. which were
threatened with extinction through
their uncontrolled slaughter by mar
Yet hunters and trappers. The result
Of this establishment was the setting
side of the Ward-McIlhenny tract OF
90. 900 acres.
Control of this reservation was given
>o Comrnissioner Alexander. who held
tks same office he holds today. with
the suggestion that $4,000 acres be
,,sed as a game farm. Commissioner
Alexander fell in with the plan
res5Iily. and, with the aid of Ward
.nd McIlher1ny, the tract was put into
oneration as a shelter for birds. par
ficularly the migratory species. which
hsd for generations found comfort
= BE home in the bayous and marshes
Of the region.
%hs reservation in increasing the
number Of birds and in saving rare
species from being wiped ouc shat
Mr.. Mcnhenny decided to mako a trip
70 New York and try to gain further
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A Forgotten Fact.
: H. ,GUSTAFsoN, president

= H. .GUSTAFSON, president Of the
Nebraska Farmers Union, said
in Lincoln the other day:
'If the Nebraska farmer can only
get 4S cents a bushel for his un-
shucked corn it will pay him better
to burn corn fuel instead of coal.
''The. farmer is maligned il he tries
to get good price for his crops.
but the mouths that malign him feed
off him. That fact is often forgotten.
"A preacher took a Nebraska farm
er to task for complaining about the
bad corn market.
"'John. john he said, remember
that Providence cares for all of us.
Why, John, think-even the birds of
the air are provided for
"'Yes, on my crops says John. and
he heSved q rock viciously at . flock
of crows" -,
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ments Of his first wife in art and
philanthropy. What is not SO well
known. perhaps. is that the present
Mrs. Wilson has devoted a lifetime
to church and charity work and is
prominent clubwoman.
Mrs. Harding has always been one
of the rare women who could and
did combine the ability to be both
a clever, successful business woman.
who achieved her goal and at tht
same time showed herself to be a
home-maker of the most feminine
type. Talented, with a keen sense OF
humor, as well as the mental grasp
to be the companion and adviser To
her husband, she presents to the
world today one of the highest types
of American woman.
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Mrs. Mckinley made this her chief
pastime. and countless charities and
church projects received donations
of knitted articles which were sold
at fabulous prices because they
were the handiwork of the Presi-
dents invalid wife.
Thodgh there had been hunters
who came to the presidency In the
past. none Of them ever could claim
such distinction in this sport as Col.
Roosevelt-cowboy. soldier. writer
and world traveller. This hobby of
his has given to the National Mu-
scum its finest collection Of animal
skins. He also enjoyed horseback
riding and tennis.
Mrs. Roosevelt has the distinction
Of being known not only as q writer
and profound student of philosophy,
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Names Older Than History.
THE names Of precious stones reac

THE names Of precious stones reach
SO far back in the depths Of time
that their original meaning cannot be
traced. This is true Of the word sem
erald." So far as seems to be known.
it is derivative or a variant Of
Sanskrit word meaning a precious
stone, but no doubt the people who
spoke Sanskrit gave it the name be-
cause Of something which the stone
meant to them. 1t may have been
given this name because of its color
something which it symbolized 1t
may be that the ancient and sacred
language of India adopted the word
from some older language and that in
the long association between the
stone and its name the first signif-
icance of the name had been lost.
The Greeks adopted the word "emer-
aid" and it seems to have had no
other significance to them than to us,
being merely the name by which one
might identify particular stone.
The same condition is found in the
case Of the word opal" 1t meant to
the Greeks a particular and beauti
full stone. Distinguished students of
language can but conjecture what the
word opal" meant in the beginning
of it's use. 1t may have been some
ancient word signifying a multitude
of colors, or a peculiar iridescent
luster, but that is mere guessing.
The word diamond" is sought to be
explained as meaning something ex-
ceedingly hard which may be seen
through" and is said to have been
formed Of the Greek words "dia,"
which means through" and ada
mant," which stands for extreme
hardness. It is fairly plausible. but
it is probable that the word "dia-
mond" or something like it may be
found in language older than Greek
Pearl" is thought by some writers
to come from the Latin ''pirula,"
"a little pear" because 50
many fine pearls were pear-shaped.
Ruby" is thought to have been So
called from "ruber." the Latin for
red" but it may be that the word
''ruber." meaning red. was derived
from the namG OF the ruby.
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the early morning and freshen up
with q plunge,
In Andrew Jackson the White House
contained a wrestler and boxer. Wres-
tling matches were always agreeable
to the intrepid fighter. and he also
enjoyed horse racing and horse trad
ing. The dicker made with Commo-
dore Rodgers, through which a lot
upon which the Shubert- -Belasco The
ater now stands was exchanged for
an imported jackass. is an historical
fact.
Though Mrs Jackson never came to
the White House, she was famous in
Tennessee for her story telling gifts.
Her "reminiscences Of frontier life
aud Indian escapes were ever in de-
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but she was also the only Lady of
the White House" to join her hus-
band in horseback rides.
If President Taft had a hobby be-
but natural in view of Mrs. Taft's
unusual talent in that respect, 1t
was travelling. In this his wife
shared his interest. He was, and still
is, an ardent golfer.
Mrs. Taft's love Of music and her
efforts in behalf of musical artists
are too we'll known to relate. So.
also. are remembered her feats of
social leadership and her remark
able housek eeping skill.
All the world knows President Will
sons love of golf and his literary
attainments, and also the achieve
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out Of royal magnificence was his
habit Of now and then writing the
most scathing criticisms of himself.
concealing his identity under a ficti-
tious name. and paying extravagantly
to get them published, just to see how
his friends and adherents would act.
William Henry Harrison and Presi-
dent Arthur must both be remembered
for their epicurean tastes. Harrison's
famous dinners in his log cabin home
on the Wabash were known to the
Pacific coast. During his brief life
in Washington he frequently went to
market and carried home his pur-
chases.
President Arthur was a connoisseur
of wines, and it was q matter Of per-
sonal pride for him to see that his
dinners were models of propriety, that
the correct wine glasses. flowers.
china, table linen, ETC., were all used
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and that the menu left nothing to be

and that the menu left nothing to be
desired.
So far as record and tradition go,
there was but one practical joker as
President-Zachary Taylor-for he
was always planning some joke upon
his friends.
When Millard Fillmore came into
the White House he brought along as
its chatelaine a lady whose oookish
tastes did much for the mansion
Through her efforts Congress appro.
priated $4,000. and she was permitted
to install in the Presidents palace
the first library. Using the\ oval room
on the second floor for this purpose.
she also put her daughters harp and
guitar into 1t. and her informal musi-
cal and literary gatherings were high
ly enjoyed. During their time Jenny
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cultivation of roses. Some few va
rieties, among them the Madison
Meadows" remain today to rival the
Nellie Custis'' bush at Mount YER
non in beauty and age.
For many years Monroe was the only
''literary fellow" to land in the White
House. He was bookworm and
wrote voluminously. spending much
of his salary in the publication of his
writings. When he left the White
House, though poor in money, he was
rich in fame.
Mrs. Monroe was noted for. her fine
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This. with gardening experimen ents.
his violin and his mocking bird, help
ed him pass many lonely hours.
4: * x 4:
Mrs. MADISON'S main idea in life
Nl seems to have been chat of hav-
ing good time, wearing pretty
clothes and being popular. Her real
fad was the possession of quantities
Of fancy turbans, gay slippers and
jewelry. No more admired or popular
hostess ever presided in the White
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House, and though she spent L thou
sand dollars a year on turbans and
fully as much on her footwear. she
was actively interested in the worthy
philanthropies Of the day. for history
tells US that she gave $50 ana a COW
toward the establishment OF the city's
first orphanage.
While Mistress Dolly played cards
and was a society favorite. her hus-
band devoted his odd moments to the
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and among her young acquaint-

mand among her young acquaint-
anceS.
X x, * *
VAN BUREN's fondness for the ell
egancies and luxuries Of life
and his disposition to ostentation
brought down the ire of Congress
upon his head, and this divergence
from the principles of the democracy
of his day is said to have cost him
his reelection Still queerer than his
prediction to ride about in turn
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-01-21
lharming Dinner Party.

Mr.. and MRS. Howell Irrelevant
I've dinner party on Friday even
ing, which was one of the bright
events of the season.
A great silver loving-cup of pink
carnations was the centerpiece for
the elegantly appointed table, and
this was circled with pink unshaded
candles, in silver candlesticks. The
place cards were painted in dainty
little Dresden figures After dinner
bridge was enjoyed; the ladies prize
for top-score, pair of silk hose, was
won by Mrs. D. G. Cole; that for the
gentleman, a handsome scarf, was
won by Mr.. Leon Gilbert, while Mr..
D. c.. Cole cut the consolation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Trezevant's guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Wade, Mr.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-01-21
Mrs. Tate's Lovely Luncheon.

Mrs. Eugene Henning, of San Die
go, California, who was the house
guest of Mrs. S. H. Sibley last week,
was the honoree at luncheon given
by Mrs. w. B. Tate on Friday.
An artistic arrangement of jon
quils and ferns centered the hand
somely appointed table, and the place
cards were typical Southern scenes,
painted by Miss Sadie Sibley. A de-
licious luncheon of typical Southern
dishes was served.
In the bridge game Mrs. George
H. Keller made top-score and receiv-
Henning was presented with an ex-
quisite corsage of violets and mar
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-01-21

Mrs. Norman Collins, Mrs. George
D. Anderson, and Mrs. J. w. Legg.
After the game a delightful salad
curse was served from the dining
room, where color-scheme of pink
was prettily carried out. The table
was covered with lace over pink and
centered with crystal basket of pink
roses. Pink, unshaded tapers were
in the crystal candlesticks at each
corner, and the crystal bon-bon dishes
held sailed nuts: Mrs. H. E. Mozley
and Mrs. J. E. Motley assisted Mrs.
Murray in entertaining.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1921-01-21
Ms. Leake's Nc:ghborhood Party.

Ms. Leake's Nc:g hborhood Party.
Mrs. J. P. Leaks entertained with
very pleasant neighborhood party
on Tuesday afternoon, inviting Mrs.
David Comfort, Mrs. C. B. Willing
ham, Mrs. J. H. Groves, Mrs. R. H.
Northcutt, Mrs. J. D. Northcutt, Mrs
J. E. Motley, Mrs. l. w. Waddell,
Mrs. j. H. Patton, Mrs. MudEack, Mrs
P. R. Cortelyou, Mrs. John Lewis,
Mrs. Newt Heggie, Mrs. Lizzie
Barnes, Mrs. George F. -ewell, Mrs.
R. R. Claiborne, Mrs. T. J. Galley,
Mrs. Fannie Trezevant, Mrs. Simpson,
Mrs. M. R. Lyons, Mrs. George F.
Gober, Mrs. J. w. Legg, Mrs. A. s.
Cohen, Mrs E. L. Harris, Mrs. Fan
ME X. Pratt, Mrs. ]. H. Simpson, Mrs
Gibbes and Miss Marion Gregg.
A merry guessing contest, "The
Floral Wedding" was enjoyed, and
Mrs. j. w. Legg was the winner of
the pretty prize.
A delicious hot course was served
Mrs. Lewis Turner and Mrs. A. V.
Cortelyou assisting Mrs. Leake.