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memorized, confusing network of maps to be
scanned for cities, rivers, mountains and other
regional characteristics: unpronounceabie
names, tables of arid figures and many another
dead weight of getting my lesson"
This is different Soundly based upon the
fact that first approaches to any subject what
ever must be long-reach advances gathering
first only big views and general features "Old
Mother Earth and Her Family lives up to this
gospel of gathering knowledge. So it seizes
the earth as whole. Shows it as a whirlng
ball, minding laws of motion as q child minds
its mother. In long processes of time the earth
has become ft to support life. And it has pro-
duced life. Not the center of all things either,
this planet of ours Just one of large family
regulated, defined, and under control of the
sun, head of this particular system. And all
adventure. Finding people everywhere. Much
like ourselves different only as climate and soil,
products and industry have changed the blood
of old Adam into what, for convenience, we
call races" busy world Industry inven-
ton, discovery, cities being built art and
learning on the way, airways and waterways
and landways binding the peoples of the earth
into the essential unity of the planet itself We
visit the islands of John Bull" cross over into
the land of .parlez vouS,' span Europe and
move eastward into the Land of the Morning."
So on and on and around back home again.
Along the great adventure the village main
street has stretched to the measure of the earth
itself, the crossroads has widened to take in
all great centerS of city and town. A captiVat-
ing book, if you ask me. A simple and youth
full adventure whose aim is the enjoyment Of
a Thousand facts of human existence. No
strain, no poStureS of the teacher. A good time
for everybody along about dozen years old
IA little more or less.
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Books ReceiUed

PIONEERS OF FREEDOM: An Account of
the Icelanders and the Icelandic Free State:
s74-1262. BY Sveinbjorn Johnson. Boston:
The Stratford Co.
A DAUGHTER OF THE MEDICS: The Ro-
mantle story of Margaret of Valois. BY
Prof. Jean H Mariejol Translated from the
French by John Peile, NJ. A. New York:
Harper g. Bros
THE RECOVERY OF TRUTH. BY Count Her
man Keyserling. author of THE World in
the Making" etc. Translated from the Ger
in collaboration with the author By
Paul Fohr. New York: Harper g. Bros.
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLES FOL-
LEN McKIM BY Charles Moore. chairman
of the National Committee of Fine Arts,
honorary member of the American Institute
of Architects. life member of the American
Academy in Rome Illustrated Boston:
Houghton, Mifflin Co.
DOMINATION: Some NapOeonic Episodes.
BY Marjorie Johnston. New York: d. APP
pleton & Co.
THE TRAIL OF FIRE: A Story of the Famous
Alabama. BY John D. Whiting, author of
Storm Fighters" etc. Illustrations by the
author. indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merriu
PIONEER OF OLD SUPERIOR. BY Lillian
Kimball Stewart. Boston: The Christopher
Publishing House.
THE MOTE AND THE BEAM BY Pauline
Stiles, author of CLOUD by Day" etc. New
York: Doubleday. Doran & Co.
THE OTHER HALF. BY Charles Francis Coe.
author of "Swag." ETC. New York: Cos
mopolitan Book Corporation
CHERRY PIT BY Louise Plat Hauck, author
of "Marise." etc. indianapolis: The Bobbs-
Merrill Co.
THE MAGNIFICENT SIN. BY Andre Teller
New York Claude Kendall.
THE DAY OF SMALL THINGS. BY o. Doug
las author of Ann and Her Mother" etc.
New York: Doubleday Doran & Co.
THE EYE IN THE MUSEUM. BY J. j. Con-
nington, author of THE Case With Nine
Solutions" etc. Boston: Little, Brown g.
THE BOOK OF MURDER. BY Frederick Irv-
ing Anderson. New York: E. P. DuttOn &c
Co.
Juvenile.
STEPHEN THE VALIANT. BY Juliska Daru
and Charlotte Lederer. illustrated by Char
lotte Lederer New York: E. p Dutton &c
Co.
THE TALE OF TOM FIDDLER: With Rhymes
of London Town. BY Eleanor Farjeon, au-
thor of Italian Peepshow" illustrated by
Norman Tealby New York: Frederick A.
Stokes Co.
BILLY BOYS SEA ADVENTURE. BY Maud
Wilcox Niedermeyer, author of Wonderful
World of Make Believe" illustrated by
Helen Tigner. New York: George SuIIy
& Co.
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Ice Cream Oufpuf Gains.

IF you ate. individually. three gallons of ice
cream last year, you did your bit toward
keeping the average for the country at its
record level. The output. which i'm all proba-
baitty was equaled by the consumption was
365.448.OOo gallons. This represents an increase
OF nearly SO per cent over the 1919 figures.
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.EV|W[

EIREE TTTANS: BY Emil Ludwig, author of
Bismarck: The Story of a Fighter" etc.
With Portraits. New York. G. P. Put
MANS Sons
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ICHELANGELO. R e m br n d t

Beethoven. Sculpture, painting.
music meet here, embodying
genius in one and another form
of great art. The bond of this
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Peter Campbell, stock broker; Fitch, Fox & Gut
ter, stock brokers, the firm being changed the
next year to Fitch, Fox & Brown; w. G.. Pond
cigars and tobacco; Mutual Protection Fire In
surance Co., Provident Savings Life Assurance
Society; Philip Wallach, umbrellas; the owen
House and Solarfs
The buildings on the south side of the Ave-
nue-whch are soon to be removed and the
space devoted to park purposeS-were occupied
IN 1879 by Edward w. Whitaker, claims,
A. c. jenkins, claims, at 14O6; H. H.
Denny, barber, 1410; Eugene Larmier, 1926;
Frederick Wiebking, boot and shoe maker, 1414;
c. r. Holland eating saloon, 1922; G. Giovanni.
fruit, 400; r. A. Conrad, carpenter and build
er, 1414; James Berry, carpet cleaner, l4l4:
S. D. Schultz, chiropodist, 1416; Daniel
Loughran, tobacco 1408; JesSup g. Co., cloth
iers 1904; G. c. Cornwell groceries 1418: j. w.
House, lawyer, 1404; J. B. Sweat, lawyer, 14O6;
william r. Turner & Co., naval stores 14O2;
August Detterer, restaurant, 1400; B. b. Chase,
umbrellas, 1412, and Isaac Williams vetertna-
rian 1920.
A FEW days ago the writer received letter
from DR.. Henry A. johnson, who incfaded
in his communication some valuable informa-
ton about Pohick Church and its restoration.
together with notes on the Washington family
and Mount Vernon
Being for many years one Of our highly
esteemed citizens now in his eighty fifth year.
and blood relative of Gen. George Washing
ton, the writer felt that what he would have to
say on these subjects could not help but prove
interesting to the public and for that reason
has included his letter here.
Incidentally, DR.. johnson entered the Union
Army when boy Of is and served throughout
the Civil War, and in time of peace has filed
all the important local ofices in the Grand
Army Of the Republic, as well as some of the
national offices.
DR.. Johnsons letter is as follows:
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WASHINGTON, D. c.,
april 20, 1890.

Dear Mr.. Proctor:
ct was with much pleasure that read your
interesting article appearing in The Sunday
Star Magazine of the 9th, on pages and 9,
particularly that part referring to Gunston Hall
and Old Pohick Church After my father COM
pleted his education at the Theological College
in Alexandria, Va. he accepted an appointment
as tutor to the children of Mason at Gunston
Hall and was appointed rector of Pohick Church.
I think that it was during the time that he was
rector of the church that Bishop Mead visited
the church and took note of the dhapidated
condition in which he found the church and
made mention of the same in his Visitation
Journal, which you quote in your article, ana
on comparing the same with a copy taken by
my father at the time find it gives the same
statement On November II, 1887, the veStry
of Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Fairfax
County, Va, held a meeting for the purpose OF
taking into consideration the condition OF the
parish church and adopted the following pre-
amble and resolutions:
""Whereas the venerable building in which
our forefathers worshipped is in such state
of dilapidation from the decay OF the roof and
floor and in other respects as to be almost en-
tirely unfit for use; and whereas the part OF
the country in which the church is located IS
destitute of any other building appropriate for
the celebration of the rites of holy religion,
and consequently large extent of country Is
deprived of the inestimable advantage and privi-
lege of assembling at q central commodiotls and
comfortable place Of public worship; and where
as from deaths and removals and other causes
the inhabitants of the parish are not able to
contribute as large q sum as will be necessary
to put the church in complete repair; there
fore, be it
Resolved, first, That the vestry of Truro
Parish viii put the church in thorough repair
as early as practicable.
Resolved, second, That applications for
funds to carry into effect the preceding resolu-
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Hoban but in 1901 the first was leased to
William Lowell and the following year the i'm
provements were valued at $1,000.
"The next year the other lot was transferred
to Mr. Lowell. the description reading, between
the houses of Mr.. Blunt and Mr.. Lowell It is
not known to what use Mr.. Lowell devoted this
property but as the city councils met there, it
is believed to have been tavern or hotel
Tappan Webster appears as the owner In 1909
GIN 1911 lot 4. with brick house. between
the house occupied by William Rhodes
and the frame building of James Mclaughlin,
was transferred to Rhodes and during the war
of 1912 the Rhodes Hotel was located there.
In 1916 Col. John Tayloe became the owner
of these lots, with parts of others, and the
property was known as the Washington Hotel
property. In few years it became Barnards
Mansion House and later was successfully under
the management of Sanford, Fuller, Coburn
and Hands. A part of the adjoining lot on the
east was leased by Mr.. Hoban in 1911 to
Peter Vallette, who kept public house there
till 1917, when he transferred his lease to
Barzillia Wright, who held it for year, when
B. Fish became the lessee. In 1881 N. Jewwitt
held the place and later Galabrun, a famous
French chef, took the place and it was soon
the resort for some of our best people, as well
as Of foreign representatives.
"In 1900 lot on one corner of Fourteenth
street was owned by Walter Stewart, and the
lots on the west and north in 1910 were in the
name Of John Hoye, who in 1915 bought the
corner lot Col. Tayloe few years later owned
this property and erected a row of seven three
story brick buildings facing the Avenue and
one detached on Fourteenth street These were
assessed at $4,000. They were intended for
dwellings, but In 1918 Col. John Strother
bought them and converted them into hotel,
which soon became famous"
In 1879 those living on Pennsylvania avenue
in the willard Hotel block, or who were en-
gagged In business there, were: r. B. Mohun,
periodicals, etc.; J. p. Mlburn g. Co.. druggists;
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Dncking Cattle in the South:

THE cattle of the South may not be aware
of it, but nevertheless they are in for q
ducking this season. Hundreds of dipping watts
have been prepared in the sections in which
the cattle tick is prevalent and thousands Of
gallons of arsenicals have been shipped to the
watts.
Forces of trained inspectors are hand
ready for the beginning of the work, and it is
hoped that the rapid strides which have been
made in the past in Kidding the cattle industry
of one of its worst enemies will be maintained
this year, with the area under quarantine re-
duced as a result
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great great granduncle, George Washington,
and my great-grandfather William Augustine
Washington fought valiantly to secure the in
dependence of our Republic, I regarded it as
high honor, as well as my duty, to give my
services during the entire period of the Civil
War in helping to maintain the unity of the
States of our Republic, the greatest the world
has ever known.
ST congratulate you most heartily upon the
splendid historical articles you have published
in The Sunday Star, and cannot refrain from
expressing my admiration for the splendid work
you are doing in the interest of American
patriotism and other good work.
Sincerely yours,
DIR HENRY AUGUSTINE JOHNSON"
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Hfender figure with light hair and blue eyes. and
thoroughly trained in British diplomacy.
But. after all, what attracted the writer's
attention most about this famous ball was the
most wonderful dinner served upon that occa-
sion for of all the menus he has ever read, he
believes this is the fullest and most complete
of its kind Just imagine any human being
sitting down to a dinner of this kind, which is
copied from The Star of February IS. 1859:
'aTerrapins: oysters, stewed. broiled and fried;
wild turkey; truffeS, sauce per1goro; canvas
back duck, currant jelly.
"Cold ornamented disheS-Game pate, trufiies.
ornamented with jelly; boned capon, trunes.
decorated with Jelly; galantne de pheasant
truffles, en- belle vue; pain de foiS, trufneS, en-
belle vue; chanfrois de cartridges. bordered
with Jelly; wastphalia hams, ornamented with
delIy; round of beef, decorated with jelly: sad
dies of mutton; saddles Of venison; tongues, en-
belle yle: tongues ornamented with Jelly:
chicken salad ornamented with jelly; chicken
salad bordered with jelly; aspic of oysters en-
belle vue; chicken salad. decorated; picked
oysters; lobster salad, In decorated border.
'Cold roast-Pheasant, capon prairie hen,
chicken, partridges turkey, duck woodcock
"Fancy mathematical pyramids Britannia on
an ornamental pedestal, with armortal bearings
of England Scotland and Ireland America on
an ornamental pedestal, with armor1al bearings
Of all the United States; ermitages Parislen;
grand cascade de Cuba; temples marine, United
states nag: temples marine, British flag; cabi-
net chinois; coup gothigue; temples des heurS;
grand fountain d'eperenes; fancy basket la
Parisien.
ornamental NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. I'm
peratrice; Charlotte a Ia Francois; Charlotte,
decarer aux pommeS; meringues montees en-
corbeille royale; meringue, ITtalliene garnie
de chantillie; jelly macedoin: jelly an punche:
1ealy au cafe Mocha; jelly au vim de Madeira.
siecorer, blanc mango and pistache: blanc
mango, aux chocolat; frontage bavaravois. La
YaniIIe; frontage bavaravois.
"In fancy molds, ice cream-Vanilla, cara
nell, strawberry, apricot, chocolate, lemon,
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MANY of the old Virginia planters he was
fond of horse racing, and even used MS Fet-
worth farm for the purpose OF raising ana
breeding fast horses, with which he was quite
successful He was one of the early investors
in washington property, and the house known
as the Octagon, at Eighteenth street and New
York avenue northwest, which was occupied
by President Madison and the charming Dolly
for a short while after the burning OF the
white House was built in 1900 by him as his
residence.
About 1903 Dr. William Thornton, architect
of the Capitol, and another devotee OF horse
racing established race course on what Is now
Columbia road, west Of Fourteenth street, II Is
said.
Rev. DR.. Manasseh Cutler in writing of this
race track and of Mr. Tayloe said: MT.
Tayloe of this city is one OF the most famous
of the Jockey Club. He had five horses run,
one on each day; all came near winning, put
failed. He is said generally to be lucky. He Is
very rich-his horses are valued at more than
$4,000. It is said that Holmes has sold one OF
his winning to-ses for $500. So it is that
these Nabobs sport with their money"
The late James Croggon, in writing OF the
willard Hotel block for The Star. some years
ago, said that:
BENJAMIN Blodgett, Walter Stewart, r. s. Moore.
Thomas Law and P. Gilman were among the
lot holders before 1900, and the earliest valua-
ton Of the ground was from 20 to 80 cents,
which, in 20 years. reached IS to so cents per
foot Mr.. Law was the owner Of the lots form
ing the northeast part of the square, which,
however, he transferred to Thomas Peter In
trust for his wife, Eliza Parke Gusts. from
whom he separated after a brief married life.
I'm 1901 John Kearney leased q building site
ct the southwest corner OF r and Fourteenth
streets, subsequently buying it. He erected here
q three-story yellow brick house, which in 1902
was valued at $4,000. This was the residence
Of the Kearneys for nearly half century.
Lots 4 and S, on which what was known
the Washington Hotel Mansion House. was
erected, were in 1893 the property of Mr..
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ton be made to the inhabitants of Truro Par
ish and then to the friends of religion and good
morals abroad who may be disposed to aid in
so important an object
"'Resolved third, That the rector of Truro
Parish, the Rev. w. p. G. johnson, be appointed
the agent for the collection of funds to repair
the church; and that the veStry pay the ex-
penses of the agency out of the funds so raised.
Signed:
"w p C. JOHNSON rector;
"'THOMAS NEvTTTE,
"'JOHN r. DALE, wardenS;
"'ROBERT K. NEVITTE,
ROBERT TAYLOR,
GA. w. SAUNDERS.
"fGEORG. w. TRIPLETT, vestry.'
NTN compliance with the authority given him
by the vestry Of the church, my father,
Rev. w. p c. johnson, rector of Pohick Church.
visited the cities of Washington, Baltimore.
Philadelphia, New York and other cities and
places and was successful in securing the neces-
sary funds required to put Pohick Church in
thorough repair, in which condition it has been
kept to the present time by further contribu-
lions and efforts of the Daughters of the Amer
lean Revolution and by others. My father,
however, wSS the pioneer in this noble work
of restoring old Pohick Church, so that religious
worship could be resumed and continued within
its sacred wells.
"The book my father used in soliciting con-
tributhonA 10 restore the church bears the NAMES
and amounts contributed by various persons,
and for your information 1 will give you the
names of some of the most prominent contribu-
tors but will refrain from stating the amounts
of money each one contributed, as follows
Lawrence Lewis, r. G. Mason, George w. P.
Gusts, George Washington, A. M. Fitzhugh.
E. A. G. Mason. J. Mason, s. S. Lee, Jane G.
Washington, Mary Gusts, Mary G. Lee, Rev.
w. p. c. johnson. Fanny Chichester, Jane M.
WASHINGTON Thomas r. Mason, John A. WASH
tneton, Charles A. Washington, John w. Wash
ington,. Mary C. Mason, G. w. Goldsborough,
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Diporceless Records.

-FOUR counties In Nebraska joined the
charmed circle of those which have passed
through a year without a divorce. These coun-
ties were Arthur, Hooker, Logan and Wheeler.
On the other hand. Cupid's business was mons
too thriving, only SO couples having been mar.
ried In the four counties during that period.
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nve SWORDS bequeathed
by Gen. George WASH
ington to his nephews.
AS was a common
custom in Virginia In
those days, my great
grandfather married
his cousin, Jane
w q S h in gton, the
daughter of John A.
Washington, who was
q brother of Gen.
G eorg e Washington.
My maternal grand
father, Bushrod Wash
ington, jr., and his
wife, by grandmother,
were grand nephew
and niece of Gen.
George Washington.
SCI have a few relics
of Gen. Washington
cigar case, wax i'm
preston of his seal,
etc.-which I will be
pleased to show you
should you come this
way. I had the honor
of helping to dedicate
Washington's Monu-
ment here, being spe-
cially honored by the
committee of arrange
ments, and received
tickets to the Senate
and House of Repre-
sentatives, and listened
to the eulogies rem
dered in honor of
Washington, and also
a complimentary guest
at the splendid BAN
quet given at the
Riggs Hotel on the
evening of the dedica-,
ton of the monument.
Gas my maternal
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Francis S. Key r. c. Weightman, Mary y.
Carter, P. A. L. Carter, o. Fairfax, Thomas p.
Washington, BENZ. Lee, ?. r. Washington.
Martin Van Buren,, j. @. Adams, Mass: Henry
Clay, KY; Daniel Webster, Mass; John Tall
Zero, Va; H Johnson, ThoS. Sewalt, w. G.
Rives, Va; Mark H. Sibley, N. Y; @. Kemble,
N. "; John c. Broadhead A. Stuart. Va:
VIM. c. Preston, S. c.; Edward Curtis, N Y:
VIM. W. Potter, Pa; John Bell, Tenn. Thos.
Corwin Ohio; r. Johnston, P. G. Stuvesant,
John Strother who gave the sarcophagi in
which are inferred the remains of Gen. and
Mrs. Washington at Mount Vernon and P. G.
Washington.
st have an additional book of names, but
some one carried it away. have quite a num-
Der of the sermons preached by my father at
Pohick Church, Christ Church, Alexandria,
Va, and at other places. My father, Rev. w.
p. c. johnson, married Jane E. Washington,
a grandniece of Gen. George Washington She
was the daughter of Bushrod washington, jr.,
and the grandniece of Judge Bushrod WASH
ington of the United States Supreme Court
She spent most of her girlhood days at Mount
Vernon and entertained visitors at Mount YER
non for Judge Washington, the proprietor of
the Mount Vernon estate.
HNTY father and mother were present as
members of the family at Mount Vernon
when the remains of Gen. George Washington
and wife were taken from the old tomb and
placed in the new tomb at Mount Vernon. I
have an aunt and sister buried in the Wash.
ington family burial ground at Mount Vernon.
Judge Bushrod Washington bequeathed nearly
900 acres of the original Mount Vernon estate
to my grandfather, Bushrod Washington, IT,,
upon which was erected mansion, and named
Mount Zephyr to distinguish it from Mount
Vernon.
my relationship to Gen. Washington Is as
follows: My maternal great-grandfather Gen.
William Augustine Washington, was the oldest
nephew of Gen. George Washington. one of the
executors OF his will, and was given one of the
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raspberry, pineapple,
orange. bisque, glace,
peombia, plum pud-
ding, glace."
Indeed, the girl re-
Eerred to in the old
song we used to sing
years ago,
Fl took my girl to q
fancy ball, it was q
social hop,
We stayed until folks
went home and the
music it did stop;
I took her to a res
taurant, the finest
in the street,
She said she wasn't
hungry, but this is
what she eat"
No doubt would have
been right at home
with this layout, but
surely no ordinary
person would have at
tempted to negotiate
even one : tenth Of
what he could have
had if he had wished
it.
John TAYLOE, who
built the row of
houses which later
became the willard
Hotel, was a very rich
Virginian, who inner
tied his wealth from
his father, also named
John Tayloe, and
whose estates were
principally in Essex
and Richmond coun-
ties. In all he owned
aAE rInuoc Like 50
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-11-13
Child Health Conference Seized
uled November 10 and %

County agent John H. Carter, and
Miss Elsie Benthien, home demonstra.
ton agent, are notifying the farm
families of Garrett county concerning
the findings of the White House Con.
ference on Child Health and Protec.
ton, reports of which will be re.
ceived over the radio on November
10 and %.
The conference made a comprehen-
sive study for several months on mat.
tiers relating to child health and pro.
lection, and Miss Benthien made
several surveys and gathered infor-
nation in Garrett county for the con-
ference.
President Hoover will address the
opening of the conference at Wash.
ington on Wednesday evening
November 10, at 9 p. M, and Secre,
tary Wilbur will speak on November
%, at 1890 p. m. These will be prob
ably two of the most important broad.
casts ever made on child interests.