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might affect hts property here.
thourht that rrudenc. and safety re-
CURED this. although tho last letter
ne wrote me before his death. dated
September 49, 1917. assured me OF
the contrary. In these words;
tThe following is Jenerson's trans
!ation Of this letter.
Jcfrrsor's Trnn.Irtion
We all grow old. aud for tina.
reason, my dear and respected friend.
J ask YOU. as YOU have fun mower
10 DO, TO arrange IL in such manner
inst after IN" death ot our worthy
Miend, MIR. BARNES. some one. a.
honest as himself may take his
place. SO that may receive the in
isrest OF my money punc'uEily. of
which money. after my death. YOU
know tho fixed destination As FOR
the present do what you think beet
After his death "A claim was ui,
scented TO me, on behalf OF KoSc!uszKo
Armstrong, son OF General Arm
strong, OF S2,I0i, given I'm Kusciu..
zko's lifetime, payable ont OF TINS
fund: and subsequently came n claim
20 the whole from Mr. Zcl'ucr. ur
der VIII made lhcr" ,EurupcI
proceeded on tho advice of tn" At
torncN- General OF Tho United states
10 prove IN" will, ~ The stat" court
OF IN" district i'm which reside. nut
declined the ercCutOrship. When the
general made me his executor WINS
young enough TO Undertake N" dutv
although from its nature 1t was like
~ to b. Of loug continuance. nut
the lapse ~ twenty years ar more
nd rendered i, imprud"n, FOR mo 20
engage in what could nor Nv. 20
carry into effect. Findrs now. ny
your latter Of May -. MA, rola-
ton Of tho generals also claims the,
property, thar IL IL lihf4y 10 become
.Lrf E.fs
TO business a6monishlnE me 20
Withdraw myself from en,angl--
ncnts Of that kind have deter
mined To deliver the will and IN,
whole sutlect over to such cour, or
the United states as the Attorney
General Of the United states shall
advise probably n will he that ct
the District ~ Columhta). 10 rlsce
the case I'm his hands and 10 petition
the court 10 relisv. IN" from H. ard
TO appoint an administrator wstN
the VIII annexed such administra-
tor VIII probably cali upon ne. dl,-
ferenr claimants TO in,.-plcaa and
let the court decid" what shall be
done with IN" property This shall
do. sir. with AS !.,tIe delay as me
necessary consultation VIII admit
and when the administrator is un-
pointed snail deliver to rim The
original certificates which ar" IN my
possession. The accumuiatiug inter
est and dividends remain untouched
In the Treasury nf tn. t'ulrod states
and EaUk "f Coluubia
Carried our Intentions.
Jefferson carried out rh, Intentions
expressed in Tho FOREGOING Ird Int
tors Of administration were granted
upon this estate by 'ha Grunars
Court Of the Dlsr-ic, ~ Commhi,
There followed almost Irfcr,rir
lea Ts.T ia. d.
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generally Incorporated in tho design
OF the two-passcngcr coupe. form ono
notable feature registered in this
latest Maxwell product. These Min
dows. together with tho rear light.
which is of large standard coupe size.
give unohst:uotcd vision IN all dircc-
tions. adding greatly To tn. pleasure
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sold Mt S2.40o-but is FAR more eco
n"mical in running than any other car
ON the market.
Lady motorcycles were displayed.
The motors weigh five pounds. can be
carried in AN ovcrcOat pocket ana
fittcd in a few minutes 10 the front
"hcc! Of any ordinary bicycle. Women
cyclists wcr" enthusiastic purchasers
nf this invention.
Engine Improvements show it'll"
that * new. There IS "a carburctor
tor use ON American and other costly
running cars. which. II is claimed. re-
dUccs the gasoline consumption 10y
nearly on" half
There IS another car which has its
motor. similar TO those used ON
motorCNcl"s suspended over the roar
aNlc. tho driver sitting where the
motor is in ordinary cars. II is
claimed by tho Makers that this car
iS eAc"p'ionally fitted for hill climb
ing. hu, 50 far little enthusiasm has
teen shown.
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ana safety OF DRIVING. The seating
space is posi,ioncd as In the good
MAXWELL roadster. with the added ad-
vantage To riding qualities Of greater
weight and an almost even distribu-
tiou OF weight To the four wheels
Unusual comfort and remarkable
roadabiiity are claimed for the car.
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IDENTIFY not intended t. revoke tho
VIII In America. was held ucvcrtne-
less 10y tho court TO vltiate II. aud
no other tcstamoutRry disposition
being mad" OF the property in THIS
country. kOSciuSzk" was declared 10
have died iu'eStatc as TO tho same
and III" supreme Cour; OF the United
states. :" which tho cap" was finally
carried. ordered it's diStrihur ion to
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This viii was protat.d twenty
seven years after IL was written ana
NOR, than a year and "a half after
the death Of the iestator. Hy an
Interesting coincidence it was al
mitt"d 20 prohat" during the same
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kOSCUISZkO'S PART IN
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
CONTINUED From second Page

Continued From second ragoJ
might AFFECT his property here. I
thought that rrudenc. and safety re-
CURED this. although tho last letter
ne wrote me before his death. dated
september 10 1877. assured me or
the contrary, In these words:
tThe following is Jenerson's trans
The New York herald., 1922-07-30

force stronger than the pump of a
fire engine can have no notion of the
mighty power of the streams used in
the operation of washing down high
banks of earth everything the gold
bearing gravel of old river beds.
That which was thus washed down
was run through fumes in which the
gold was precipitated to rifles in
the bottoms of the fumes and held
there by quicksilver. to be garnered
at intervals when the washing was
suspended for that purpose. Leav-
ing a fiume the water-carried debris
ran down over fields. vineyards and
orchards. in some instances burying
even fun grown orchards to the tree
tops. All of the debris did not settle
on the land. but much ran into the
Sacramento River. filing up chan
nels and causing floods.
For years the valley men had
stormed. threatened. petitioned for
relief. but the mining interest had
been strong financially and politi-
caliy: too well organized. aided too
much by the traditions. the romance
of early days-a sentiment favorable
to an industry which had made the
States early fame-to be overcome
by the farming interests. But ag-
riculture was growing: the farmers
were being organized, and of course
their demands began to attract the
respectful attention Of politicians
and the Coast press. AS a result
debris commission was formed to in
vestigate the matter. and 1 was as
signed to accompany it on its tour
through valley and foothills.
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Amazed at the Flood.

Through the valley the farmers,
orchardists and vineyardists showed
US sights which aroused equal
amazement and pity. IL seemed i'm
possible that forces directed by mere
man during a second of time COM
pared to the geologic ages it had
taken nature to create those hills and
valleys, could have wrought such
changes. We We're driven through
white sandy wastes with here and
there withered tops of fruit trees
protruding; rode, in truth, on what
had been the tree tops level. over
once thriving orchards. Where vines
or grain had grown there was not
even a sign to indicate that under
the artificial desert was land which
once yielded rich harvests. All these
barren spaces were made by mining
debris: mountainsides swept down
by the mighty hydraulic, enginery Of
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clans. And just for the satisfaction
of saying so. / add another belief;
artists are nearly all good speakers
pleasant, agreeable speakers as
well as Observation-Disclosures Of their
cultivated sense of form, compost
ton, proportion. without which quail
tiles speaking lacks beauty, the
beauty of balance and form. as sure
ly as would a painting or q sonata
deprived of those qualities.
Later I shall say something of
Senator Hearst's career in the SEN
ate: now telling only one story of
the campaign which followed. Back
in Missouri Hearst had become
equally familiar with mining and
horses. He was made grand marshal
Of a big parade in the Stoneman
campaign. although many of his
deputy marshals declared il to be a
shame to ask the old miner to be-
stride a horse. and this gratuitous
pity swelled when it became known
that Gen. Stoneman had sent his
own handsome and spirited charger
for Hearst to ride. In front of the
Palace Hotel, surrounded by his aids,
by bands. by shouting youngsters.
by much red fire the Grand Marshal
sat easily on his horse, and hope
was expressed that nothing more ex-
citing might arise to discomfort the
endangered gentleman. That hope
ignored the Sand Lot element Into
the midst of the Grand Marshals s
group a Chinese bomb as big as a
cigar box was deftly tossed. A
moment later there was a mighty
roar: a cloud OF smoke. red. white
and blue ssshes. burning rattan. shiv-
cred glass hid for a moment sprawl
ing deputy marshals and riderless.
plunging horses. On the only horse
which still bore a rider-a rearing.
snorting. trembling but managed
horse-firmly sat Grand Marshal
Hearst. who looked about on his
scrambling aids, and asked anxiously,
ANY II you boys hurtr' They were
all hurt-in their feelings.
The New York herald., 1922-07-30

behave in that manner of its own
accord. but some convulsion of ma
ture in a dim geologic age had flung
and twisted the river bed up where it
was discovered by miners who
washed the top of hill from the bed.
and then washed out the bed for
the gold therein. and sent countless
millions of tons of waste down
through flume. tunnel and canyon
to the valley.
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Miner VS.. Farmer.

A troublesome friction between the
farmers of the Sacramento Valley
ard the hydraulic miners of the Sier-
ras. east of the Valley. was caused
by the fact that the floods of water
esed in the mining operations. poured
into the valley. :he sand. gravel and
rocks from prehistoric river beds
where the gold sought was found in
abundance. One who has never seen
a stream OF water propelled by a
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Moving a Mountain. Z

1t takes a lot of pressure to move
mountain, but that which Moham-
med could not do we were to see
being done that night We climbed
down into vast cut, a Panama Ca
nal of cut, the bottom of which
had been in geologic antiquity, the
bed rock of a river. From there
those modern miners had first swept
off the everything earth and then the
gold bearing gravel by thrusts and
swash of devastating flood In the
cut we saw that water seemingly
fired out of the mouth of a big can
non which was. in fact. the nozzle
of a great iron pipe carrying water
under terrific pressure from a reser-
voir head far above Z somewhere
in the mountains. To give an idea of
the pressure under which the water
was shot from the nozzle a husky
miner picked up a rock as big as
his head and with both hands
hurled it at the stream with all his
might. The stream, scarcely dented.
threw off the rock as a fire engine
stream would toss aside tennis
ball. The bombardment of wafer
was directed against the sides of the
cut and tore into it with an ugly
roar, tumbling down and CARRYING
away sand. rocks, trees in a flood
which rushed toward the head of
the flume. The greater rocks. trees
and such other matter as the flume
could not carry were allowed to re-
main where they came to rest: all
other material was forced into the
fiume by an occasional sweep of the
irresistible stream.
When these little giants, as the
cannonlike nozzles were named
were first used, block and tackle
were rigged on each side of them to
direct the aim. This took powerfuI
manhandling. One day a miner
cleaning his shovel by holding il
against the side of the stream. near
the muzzle, noticed a side to side
swaying of the nozzle as he moved
his shovel about. A little study of
cause and effect proved that the
shovel was acting on the little giant
motionless with water moving
through it, as a rudder acts on n
ship moving through motionless
water. Then this was done: Over
the end of the nozzle a loose metal
sleeve was fitted. movable right or
left against the sides of the stream
by means of a guiding handle run
ming to the breech of the nozzle
along its top-a helm for a rudder
AS a demonstration. miners little
daughter, arrayed in best bib and
tucker and pride, took hold of the
helm and with no apparent effort di
rected-steared-t the stream which
was battering down a mountainside.
What she did easily. strong men once
grunted and sweated over.
During that night trip a farmer
Continued on F0tlotpin0 Pane =.
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placer gold mining. Our hosts en-
tertained us at dinners, where we
listened 10 statistics of almost incal-
culable ruin; a dreary. sad story it
was; but no more dreary and sad
than the sights we had seen These
dinners were meant to be splendid
affairs. and truly there was bountiful
provision of substantial dishes served
in village inn manner. in which self
help is encouraged by example. At
some places We had native claret, at
others fresh milk for beverage One
saw the hosts pride in these' pro-
digious displays of solid foods. but it
may be that a proper appreciation of
them could have been shown only by
company of Queen Besss yeomen,
who would also have marveled at
such innovations as thick china sup
planting pewter, steel forks sup
planting fingers.
L had been greatly impressed by
the farmers side of the case: dam
age to whole communities. ruin to in
dividuals; worst of all discourage
ment to an indispensable industry in
flicted by temporary and. in fact.
an unnecessary industry. / said so
in my dispatches and got a warning
from my editor telling me not to let
my sympathies run away with me.
The Inspiring Cocktail.
At the end of our valley tour we
abandoned our transports. old stages
and farm wagons, and our sad, dis
heartened hosts, to be picked up by
the miners committee and whirled
away into the hills by handsome
four-in-h hands. accompanied by lively.
chatty, lighthearted men. At the end
of our first stage, a mining camp of
some size. our luggage was taken
from us by polite attendants; we
were told where showers were to be
found. allowed time to bathe and
change from our dusty garments. and
then gathered in a reception room
for cocktails, The interior of the din
ing room may have been rough
enough ordinarily, but we found it so
adorned with mountain flowers and
boughs. with flags and other decora-
tions which suggested the profess
sional touch. its native state was
not revealed. The viands. the china
and silver. the linen, the champagne,
the service all told of a high class
San Francisco caterer. Like the ci-
gars, the stories, the talk was ex-
cellent, but unrelated to debris or
farmers woes until a mining super
intendent asked if we cared to go
into the works by night. just as n
novelty. for of course the commits
sioners would not be asked to tire
themselves with Investigations until
after a restful nights sleep. In be-
gan to dawn upon me that my edu-
cation had been neglected i'm respect
10 the value or social entertainment
I'm putting investigators into a calm
and agreeable frame of mind; that
I had not yet grasped the truth that
this might be as desirable as social
entertainment to put a diplomat in
amiable mood. or show off a debu-
tante.
am not geologist. and If I were
I would not attempt to explain how
the bed of an ancient river could
happen TO run along the ridge of n
hill. dip through the flank of a
mountain or climb over 1t. and run
bang into a granite spur. OF course
no river was ever so foolish as TO
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
By EDWARD w. TOWNSEND.

TTUMAN types are distinct
well defined in California;
Coast, Valley. Mountain
types; city man, farmer, miner, and
they were all represented in the DEM
oeratic convention in San Jose. all
or keen interest to me. although I
knew little of California politics, the
sole concern of the gathering. Gen.
George Stoneman, who had been a
popular cavalry officer in the civil
war. was candidate for nomination
for Governor and had only one
strong opponent, George Hearst. who
was democratic socially as well as
politically. despite his great wealth.
Hearst. contrary to general belief,
had not gone to California a Door
man, although he had given away
that is. given their freedom to-a
part of his inheritance, a number of
slaves. But he had worked in the
early days n the placer mines with
pick, shovel and pan. and the mining
Counties sent delegates to San Jose
for him, all brim full of fighting en-
thusiasm.
Hearst was a Missourian, descend
ed from South Carolina people, and
while his sympathies were not with
the South in the great struggle. as
his emancipation of his slaves proved.
ms business associates and many of
his political followers were South
erners, circumstance which helped
In an unusual way to bring about his
defeat in the convention. A man who
belonged to that group of Southern
politicians, one Clarence Greathouse.
brought forth. the great idea that
he should write a speech for Hearst
10 make to the convention before the
balloting began. and as the remark
able idea was indorsed by some of
the party leaders who were South
erners. Hearst reluctantly agreed.
So Greathouse put into his own ora
torical form Hearst's political creed,
and the candidate was to recite IL.
Greathouse wrote a flowery compost
ton. sophomore, devious in con-
struction. and as unlike as could be
to Hearst's style of talking.
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
All Had Feelings Hurt.

He demonstrated a pet belief OF
mine: A successful man of affairs
can make a more effective political
speech. even if he does not always
arouse as much effervescent enthu-
siasm, than can professional politi-
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
Continued on FoHo,oing Paoe.

5si % gI.ai1 sd D ss9 ~ -brlNt
. yssT sesA3 ia A..; -7si-,;.f5Is
The New York herald., 1922-07-30
A Speech That Failed.


In due time the Introduction of
candidates took place and the min
ers' favorite delivered the young so
ciety favorite's rigmarole. The big
fellows from the mines. longing for
a chance to raise the roof with their
mountain yells for their choice.
eroaned. That was not George
Hearst talking: not the big, hearty
campmate they had mined with on
the South Fork of the American in
the days of old. the days of gold,
The Stoneman partisans smiled, the
uneommitted were silent
Then Stoneman was introduced.
and. as I recollect. did not say a
word. He was a big man, too. as
tall and as straight as Hearst. He
marched out on the stage. faced
front. swung his old cavalry hat in a
sweeping acknowledgment of \the
cheers, and then gave the regulation
military salute. and marched off The
thought which swept the delegates
was easily grasped; George Stone
man didn't have to say a word: there
he was. a soldier. sir, and he'd salute
his army. knowing that they under
stood their duty-vote for him. They
did. and he was nominated
Then the more than six feet tall
Hearst. the defeated. strode out. un-
called for. unlimited. The cheering
stopped. and in the strange silence
Hearst. natural. not nervous over the
pretty words Of the Greathouse ora
tion. said heartily: Boys, we've
started a good job here. to-day, and
q job well started deserves a good
finish. We've nominated a fine man
Stoneman. Now let US go back to
our homes. take OF our coats and
pan out votes Cheering won't do it.
boys. IL takes votes. and TO get
votes takes work. and this kind OF
work takes"
They were all cheering him now.
and the mining county men could be
heard mile away as they shouted.
'If you'd talked like that in the first
place. George. we'd have nominated
you" When the cheering delegates
would let him he went ON with what
the miners themselves would call
blank sand talk. Then he reminded
them that an ounce of gold dust
thrown i'm here and there for cam
paign expenses would not be the
same as a monkey wrench thrown
into the works. Not ut all the same,
All Had Feelings Hurt.
He demonstrated a pet belief OF
mine: A successful man of affairs
can make more effective political
The New York herald., 1922-07-30

TTUMAN types are distinct
ii well defined in California;
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News Of the Town and Village and
Ad,ertlseme Is
Angel cake tomorrow Checkonin9.
Fine yenlqcn FIR Saturday at tie
,he,fea nc
Charlotte rus fer topotrow at tn
On ckerline
sronga marble, chocolate layer AMI
cup cakes at the Checkerln9.
BIZ will lie Il Bennington en- Wed
nesday March 18th. Guess = 4St3
Plcrty Of lit le native pork for Sat
arday at the Cleckerlne.
Spec al matinee for Molly o at
opera house at 3 o'clock tomorrow
Miss Gertrude Orr OF North Ad-
ans Is guest Of Miss Jane patter,
Baked beans and brown bread to.
morrow- enough for everybody. The
Cbeckerine
Don't miss "Moly O." greater than
Mickey" starring Mabel Normand,
opera house today and tomorrow.
Ponty Of very fine native veal To-.
Saturday at the Cleckerline.
Mabel Normand, gay ami mischey-
Gus, in Molly o. Opera houge today
and tomorrow, matinee and night. =
Funeral cars in the y.llageFat $500.
Five and seven passenger closed cars
L'nit-d Taxi Service Telephones
508R or 293.W.
Mistletoe corn peas, tomatoes and
succOtash are the best, coat more
and worth 1t At The Sattor Grocery
& Tea Co., 400 Man ST. Tel $50
1872
The annual town reports haze
been published and may be I'D at
the town clerks Office, at the Part
B,cthers store and at the Perry x
Kee eman printing plant
PosRa SIN. mince, custard. choco-
ate app and cream Checkerline
Strictly pure pork sausage, both
link and bulk, at the Cheakerile
Warm weather cannot be 80 FIR
away Merchants axe getting out
their supplies Of screens and scresn-
Ing as well as accossor es which 80
hand in hand with Matching and rails.
Ing chickens. Flies and chickens are
harbingers Of spring
Plenty Of fried cakes Checkerlne
Mrs Wattles will have just one more
rummage sale, which will b. held
Saturday, TN o'clock Lots Of good
, things n mems clothing, new shoe
2 ana nice ono.pi2ce dresses Brewster
block, III Moth street, upstairs room
No. 4.
Employees Of the A. H. Wiaslow
/, hardware company were guests at d
ether meeting and smoke
e Thursday evening in one Of the OIL
oa VI ne stu.e. harry Emerson, d
representative Of Fuller a Warren
stove manu- actWes Of TOY gave tbs
men an nformai talk on sa esman
hip aud kindred subjects. This Is
the first o a series OF gathering;
w1ich viii be he'd The plan Is Z
p give the local statesmen broado.
and better Informed understandings
Of their work at the goods they sell
Good cookies. Checkerline.