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io study After nis return he painted some a.
his finest portraits. Later he made another trip
abroad but this time his stay vas short one
and In 800 be WAS living ia Kansas City and
asaiB taking prominent part ia the politics %
The state. Despite his Virginia nativity and the
strong Southern sympathy In Missouri. the out
break og the Clyll war found Bingham a stancn
Northern sympafhizer and n captain In the
United States Volunteer reserves. So there Is
paradox too In the proposal 10 make the Arrow
Rock home of this Unionst Confederate shrine.
But that proposal Is more understandable II
there il taken into account the fact that one OF
his pictures. the famous order No. H." n
fierce polemlc against injustice suffered by
the Confederates In Missouri az the hands OF
some Of Blnghams felow-Unonlsts In 1863.
while Bingham was state treasurer. Quantrill and
his guerIllas made their famous raid on Law
renee Kan. and massacred many OF its defense
less citizens.
In retaliation for this, Brig Gen. Thomas
Ewing. Jr. who In command OF the military
district OF the border with headquarters In Kan
sas City. issued his General order No. IL" call
ing for the concentration OF all residents OF the
border into certain military eenters and the delv-
cry OF their harvested crops there Those who
could prove their loyalty TO the Union cause
would be given permission TO remain within the
limits OF the military stations but oil rebels"
were TO be driven out OF the district All OF this
had TO be accomplished within Is days.
IL was one OF the most drastic military orders
ever Issued during the Civil war. Bingham made
trip from Jefferson City TO Kansas City and
protested vehemently against its issuance. But
Ewing was obdurate and the order executed
ruthlessly and in many cases with unnecessary
brutality. Whereupon Bingham took VOW that
"he would make the author of that order In
famous to posterity with his pen and brush
At the close OF the war, Bingham moved 10
independence and there began painting Order
No IL" After II was finished he borrowed 5000
from his friend. James S Rollins. TO have the
painting engraved on steel He had printed
5000 copies which he sold and for many years
after the Civil war these steel engraynss hung
In hundreds OF Missouri homes 10 keep alive the
hated memory OF Thomas Ewing and his cruel
Order No. IL"
Ewing had returned to his home in Ohio after
the war and In 1877 he was candidate for gov
ernor Whereupon Bingham went to Ohio, taking
mis- painting with him and exhibiting II In al
the larger cities He gave lectures on II and
wrote articles for the newspapers addressed to
the voters, denouncng ETMg and calling upon
them to keep such a man from becoming the
chief executive of their state. The result was
that Ewing was defeated Bingham had kept his
VOW although he did not live long TO enjoy his
triumph. He died in 1879 and is buried in the
old Union cemetery in Kansas City.
Gby Western Newspaper Union
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pump and the walls of the chicken house On his
fathers farm and gave him some much.neeued
encouragement.
When Bingham aas twelve his father died ami
Mary Amend Bingham the thrifty. resourcefuI
1erman housewife took her brood Of children
"a little farm Ia Saline county. the only thing
ef, them after her husbands death At the ar,.
uf sixteen Blnsham was apprenticed 10 a cabinet.
maker Ia Boonviile learned something about
wood carving and made wood panels on which
be painted pictures He also began the study of
law IN bis spare time and even took up theology
with the idea Of possibly becoming a Methodist
minister
Fortunately for him and Tor American art.
however Chester Harding again came to Boon.
vile. noted the progress the boy had made and
strongly advised him 10 concentrate on career
artist More than that he gave young
bingham lessons and by the time he WIS nine
teen he had definitely decided upon painting as
his life work. Borrowing 500 from friend
be used II for more instruction by teachers
in ST Louis In 1885 he went East TO study
in the Pennsylvania Academy OF Fine Arts and
there his career began 10 blossom into full flow.
er. He met many artists and had the oppor.
tuniiy OF seeing many paintings. Not only did
he see the portraits by such masters as Gilbert
Stuart but he also saw descriptive or story pic.
lures, technically known as genre painting.
which appealed 20 him strongly and In which he
began experimenting. He also continued his por-
trait painting and did pictures OF all the celebri-
ties he mei-Andrew Jackson. John Quincy
Adams Van Buren. Calhoun. Buchanan and Joha
Howard Payne. composer OF Home Sweet
Home"
Returning to Missouri six years later Bingham
started on his career as a genre painter. The
fur-trading era was drawing 10 a close. as were
other phases OF frontier lfe and America owes
a debt OF gratitude 10 George Caleb Bingham for
preserving canvas so much OF II before 1t was
gone forever. About this time he painted his first
version OF The Jolly Flatboatmen" (there were
several later versIonsl, OF his bestknown
pictures.
The next thing to which the versatile Bingham
turned his attention politics. In a hotly
contested election he won a seat In the Missouri
legislature by three votes but his career as
aw-maker does not seem TO have interfered seri-
ously with his painting. he continued to turn
out scenes OF life on the river and 1t was these
paintings which first became widely known
through the Autographs OF the American Art
union. one result of his political career in Mis-
lures OF that phase OF pioneer life and In THE
Stump Speaker" "Canvassing for a Vote" "Coun
Is Election and The Verdict of the People" we
have an Invaluable record Of the stirring days
when people took their politics more seriously
than they seem to do new.
By this time Bingham was making enough
from his painting to enable him to go to Europe
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naturalists More than 600 varieties
Of fish abound In the clear waters
of It's enveloplng reefs. and Bird
Key has long been a national bird
and turtle refuge.
The Dry Tortugas owe the last
part of their name to Ponce de Leon,
who discovered the Islands In June.
1913. Tortuga is Spanish for tur-
tie The famous explorer captured
40 of the reptiles there to replen-
ish the larder of his ship. In 1865
that sturdy Elizabethan. Capt. ].
Hawkins. homeward bound from a
profitable voyage in forbidden Span
ish waters. visited the islands. He
loaded his pinnace with birds of
species that still breed there by
thousands, took the flesh and eggs
Of great sea turtles. and set down
In his log notes that read like
page from Robinson Crusoe."
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Non-Freezing Lake
Gives Farmer Idea

Geneva. y. Y.-Farmer Dell
had a great idea.
The farmers inspiration came
from a popularity OF Seneca
lake, one OF the states most ia
nous beauty spots.
The lake seldom freezes. de-
spite the fact that surrounding
waters are sheets of ice. Only
in the mos. severe cold spells
will the lake develop more than
skim ice.
Farmer Dell's idea, as he later
admitted. was to I'LL the radia-
tor OF his automobile with Lake
Seneca water, and save the
cost OF purchasing non-freezlng
agents.
To his surprise. the water
which would not freeze In Lake
Seneca turned 10 Ice so quickly
during a zero cold wave that the
radiator burst In several places.
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The difference between the pres
ent day cabaret and the pre-prohibl-
ton edition is principally In the
matter OF clothing. or rather the
lack OF 1t. Torsos were not consId-
cred entertainment before Volstead.
even II knees might have been. For
q long time now. even before re-
peal, the feminine body has been
on display In Broadway as we'll as
along the beaches-only more Of IL
Little has been left to the imagina-
ton. Occasionally. reformers have
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Chester Harding. to pain
ioane portrait IL IT,
probable that the b1
watched The painter a.
work saw the likeness -
the famous Kentucky
pioneer grow ou the can
vas and view with enyl
ons wonder the HniShei
product. II H. more Ger
tain that Harding saw
some 81 the sketches wlgh
"a hich the boy had
adorned the fence. the
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work familiar 20 most Americans But because
he never signed hls paintings the name ~ the
man himself Is comparatively unknown. Thou
sands who visited the Missouri exhibit IN the
Hall 81 states az A Century 81 Progress exposi.
ton In Chicago In 1893 saw for the FIRST time
an original - one 81 his most famous paintings
and fog the nrst fime connected with it the name
% George Caleb bingham.
But a wider recognition tardy though ., has
been. has come az last 70 -the Missouri artist.
II started several years ago when citizen Of
that state took an option on Bnghams home at
Arrow Rock and suggested It's purchase by the
United Daughters of the Coufederacy a shrine
% the Southern cause. Three years ago another
MisSourlan. scion OF family intimately con
nected with the painters career. declared that
Bingham might well be called "Missouri's for
gotten artist" for all the honor which II had
paid him. and announced his Intention OF starting
a movement 20 revive interest In the man and
his work In 1898 there was a loan show OF
Bingham paintings In the Kansas Art institute
and last year the director OF the ST Louis Art
museum gathered from various parts OF the coun.
try a representative group OF his pictures which
were on exhibition there for several weeks
Another signal honor came last month when
the Museum Of Modern Art in New York city
gave a show OF Blngham's work. Time Magazine.
featuring the story Of this exhibition In Its de
partment on art. declared:
Critics fell over themselves with such phrases
as a modern Delacrolx.' last OF the Renaissance
tradition rival OF David and Ingres' only eau
tious bang-haired Royal Cortssoz sounded a note
OF doubt In the general acclaim for George Caleb
Bingham: There Is no distinction OF style about
his work. He was mildly competent, mildly
interesting practitioner. whose local legend may
well be revived matter OF plous courtesy
Mildly competent his work may be. but the
elaborate canvaSes OF George Caleb Bingham de
scribed early life on the Mississippi and Missouri
rivers far more ably than the much touted Cur
rer & Ives Autographs. bingham one OF
the few painters In the world who was prac
ticing politician all his life. and he remains TO
day one Of the few Missouri artists ever 10 gain
national fame"
The paradox of his being both an artis; and
practicing politician however. Is only OF the
many interesting facts In his career. Bingham was
born a plantation in Augusta county. Virginia.
March 20. 1911. When the boy was eight years
old Henry Vest Bingham. his Scotch father lost
all his money and moved his family OF q wife.
seven children and their grandfather 10 the lit
tie frontier town OF Franklin In Howard county.
Missouri From his earliest years the boy dab
bied with pencil and paint brush. He made his
own paints. using axle grease. vegetable dyes.
brick dust mixed with oil and his own
blood obtained by cutting the ends OF his fingers,
year after the arrival OF the Bingham family
in Franklin fortunate circumstance aided the
boys artistic ambition Across the Missouri
river at Boonslick Daniel Boone had settled and
- the river from St Louis came the artist.
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Can't Kick About Cows

London. Ohio. - Londoners are
sleeping undisturbed by nightly bo-
vine noises now. A city council or
dlnance has been amended to for
bid the keeping Of brawling cows
and calves under three months old
In sales barns overnight.
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Fl. Jefferson, Off Florida,
Has Glamorous History.

Wa shlnrton Fort Jefferson. an
abandoned fortress on one OF the
tiny Dry Tortugas isles Of Florida.
recently turned over by the United
States navy to the National Park
service. has history that Is "at
once clamorous. tragic and futile"
says the National Geographic soci.
ETY..
"The Dry Tortusas lie some sixty
mile 10 the west OF Key West. Ike
an aftcrthouzht 20 the main Florida
Keys" continues the bulletin.
These isolated isles are nothing
more than seven low bars OF wind
swept shell and coral sand sparsely
covered with small bay cedars and
palms. encircled By dangerous reefs
and unlnhablted-exc for 4 few
faithful lighthouse keepers. and
thousands upon thousands OF nest
lng sooty and noddy terms.
"The fully Fashioned brick and
stone walls OF Fort jefferson. on
Garden Key. once earned for II the
nickname. Gibraltar of America" ("
Long obsolete as means of de-
fense. the hnary stronghold has now
become n national monument by
Presidential order
Future Military History.
despite its resoundIns nickname.
however. the dlsmantled and decay
ing Fort Jefferson has played fu-
tile part 10 military history Built
In 1916. II was supposed to guard
the ship lanes between Cuba and
Florida. but even before II was com.
pleted the vast citadel was agreed
to be a military mistake II was
garrisoued, however. early during
the Civil war and held by federal
forces throughout the conflict, serv-
Ing as a prison after 1868
No enemy gun ever poured shot
and shell into its barracks A Con
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Abandoned Fort is
National Monument

federate gunboat sailed cautiously
within range In 1861. but Il was
frightened away when the com
mander OF the fort trained upon the
warship his full complement OF guns
scarcely dozen OF which were
loaded
Although II never figured In a
military action. the grim old strong
hold Is no stranger to horror and
death Within It's moated walls
yellow fever suddenly appeared in
August 1861.
"All officers, Including the sur.
seon, died. and for a time direction
OF medical affairs rested with a pris-
oner This was the unfortunate Dr
Samuel A. Hudd. who had been i'm
prisoned at the island fort because.
when awakened in the dea' OF night
at his Maryland home below Wash
ington. he had set the broken leg %
stranger who turned ont to be
John Wilkes Booth. assassin OF
President Lincoln Doctor Mudd
courageously tPnds! the sick and
dying until he. too. was taken M.
lie recovered. and. because OF his
heroic efforts. was granted a full
pardon.
Used In War With Spain.
Fort Jefferson was finally aban.
doned In 1873, although It was TEN.
porarily occupied by the American
troops during the Spanish American
war. Since 1900 Il has been
ward OF the Navy department. AS
n national monument II will be open
10 visitors. Already a force OF re-
lief workers has cleaned up part Of
the courtyard and Is installing
quarters for those who come by
boat or plane and wish TO remain
overnight Fort Jefferson Is one Of
the least.known bits of American
domain. because under navy rule
II was closed 10 all visitors. and not
even alrplanes were permitted to
fly over H.
THE Dry Tortugas possess great
many attractions for fishermen and
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voiced vehement objections to the
displays Of white flesh. Nothing
happened. Now new French enter
prise goes even further and as this
Is being written, there has been no
complaint.
AS has been said, dancing in the
prohibition days was largely a mat
ter of toe treading. The size of the
floors made for intimacy all right.
Occasionally. they also made for
battles. Nowadays, lot of dancing
Is being done on stages-by prrons
as well as paid performers, the pa
irons going on the stage when the
chorines and others leave it. Some
of the grills, where there are no
stages. have dance floors as big
as those in some bathrooms. Also
instead Of but one orchestra, there
are two and even three. sometimes
taking runs and sometimes cutting
loose simultaneously the di-
rector leading with fiashlight.
Those consulted say that tips are
not what they used to be. Hundred
dollar bills are no longer slipped
into eager hands. Nowadays, the
tuba player is not the envy OF the
gentleman with the piccolo because
play boys use the instrument as a
currency repository. But things are
looking up. Five-dollar bills are not
uncommon and there is even hope
that tenners will soon be much in
evidence.
A number of theatrical producers
are not in favor of the new night
club deal. Shows are given with
dinners and. in many instances, are
so timed that they do not end until
long after curtain time in the thea
ter. SO there is some more competi-
ton about which to worry and
about which, seemingly, nothing can
be done.
e. Bell syndicate.-WNU serVioA
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nr ELmo scoTT wATson

lR nearly a century be has been
known "a ~ihe Missouri artist, a
characterization which rather def
nliely limited the scope 81 his fame
During bis lifetime be enjoyed q
certain measure ~ recognition a.
one of the leading painters Ia the
West. The American Art union
chose several 81 his pictures for
reproduction as coiored autographs
and their Wide circulation made MS
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The night club is coming back into
It's own along Broadway. IL isn't the
night club OF prohibition. Nor Is IL
the cabaret OF prohibition. The
stuffiness and handkerchief sized
dance floors of the prohibition era
have changed to wide expanses and
fresh air. The old intimate" char
acter OF the night club thus has been
destroyed. Few regret that. how
ever. since the intimate" part used
TO consist OF jamming together. and
used air. FurtIveness of course dis
appeared with repeal. Instead of
ioOkouts, peek holes. and I'm a
friend OF Joe's." or task for Tony"
there are signs in big electric let
ters. The cry Hello, sucker." is no
longer heard. The night club addict
may pay as mucl as he desires. But
he knows what he is paying. Split
pencils are not used i'm adding
checks. Checks are printed on cash
registers and the items may be COM
pared with menus.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
Now Science Explains
Why So Many People
Past 40
Feel That They're Slipping
Losing Their" Grip on Things

Many people round 40 think they're
growing DID," They feel tired lot
;. weak" Have headaches, dizzi-
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Well, scientists say the cause of all
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Nothing more.
All you have to do is to neutralize
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When you have one of these acid
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Try this. Soon you'll feel like
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
FOUND-oNE GOLD MINE

a MINE was discovered near AjO
"a Arizona, in 1916, which had been
worked long ago, and was evidently
one of the lost mines in search OF
which so many prospectors spend theii
entire lives. There was very large
ledge of gold, showing free gold for
5000 feet. The timbers in the exten.
sive workings had mostly decayed from
age. Old ruined houses stood nearby
and added to the desolation of the
scene.
There were two shafts, one some
fifty feet deep which gave onto
cross-cut which had struck vein OF
gold ore sixteen feet wide.
The other shaft, supposed to be
about forty feet in depth, was inhab.
tied by a swarm of bees and so could
not be explored. High grade ore lay
on the dump.
At some time or other this mine had
been worked at profit. What caused
it's abandonment can only be guessed,
or whether any of the men who ex.
ultingly took out the golden ore lived
to leave it-and why they never re
turned.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
Weeks Supply of Postum Free

Read the offer made by the Postum
Company in another part of this pa
per. They will send full weeks sup
ply of health giving Postum free tn
anyone who writes for it.-Adv.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14

Lives there Junior Miss who
couldn't fall" for this smart yet
simple school frock? We just know
she will want to make her first fall
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supervise the operation, take the pat
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Action pleats grace back bodice and
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Pattern 96O6 may be ordered only
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS in coins
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your NAME, ADDRESS, STYLE
NUMBER and SIZE.
Send your order to The Sewing
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
DON'T SLEEP
ON LEFT SIDE,
AFFECTS HEART
Gas Pressure May Cause Dis
comfort. Right Side Best

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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
Way His Wife Feels About 1t

"Why so gloomy?'
"Ah! These desperate times get
my goat"
"Huh! You still get a salary and
are not on the welfare"
II know it, but we are riding
around in an old 90 model, and that's
almost as tough as being on the well
are."-Cincinnat Enquirer.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
PASS THE SMELLING SALTS

Gushing Young Thing-It was
wonderful of you to drop 10000 feet
In parachute. Do tell me your
sensation.
Bored Aviator-Oh-er-i was just
kind of sinking feeling.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14

Milkman - Good morning, Mrs.
Brown; it looks like rain today.
Mrs. Brownies, but you're still
charging the same price for 1t, all
the same!
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
Do 1t Again

MistresS-The master went out
whistling this morning.
Maid-Yes, ma'am, 1t was my mis-
take. made his porridge with bird
seed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
Just a Beginner

Dentist-"Pm afraid I'll have to
drill" Patient-"My goodness, can't
you work without rehearsal?"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14
A Friend Indeed

A public library is a necessary
part of the educational equipment OF
every city and to it any man can
60 feeling that he will find someone
to help him.-William Green.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1935-11-14

Franz Josef Fiord
The $4,000 square miles in the re-
gion of Franz Josef Fiord of Green
land is reported to be rich In Arctic
animals and plant life.