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\ > gOOOOOOOOGDOSCCOCOOOOOQGOO BWashington's l^ast y ecrs. ? 5 Ideally Happy Were the Creat States- g 5 man and His Wife at Mount q 5 Vernon. O 5 O DOOOOOOOOODOOOOOCOOOOOOOOO "7f T the time of his retirement /\ to Mount Vernon, after the I expiration of bis term as President, "the tall figure of Washington was only slightly bent, and be was still supposed to weigh apward of two huudred pounds," writes William Perrine, of "The Last Tears of Washington's Life," in the Ladies' Homo Journal. "Excepting bis gray hair and his false teeth, and some trouble in hearing there was litile of tbe usual appearance of age in his muscular person, his gait and his , strong, pock-marked face. He was affable and merry with his best friends, but while he had tbe true ho spitality Dfa Southern gentleman in inviting every visitor from a distance to his table or to a bed over night, his politeoess was generally formal. Yet if he particularly enjoyed the conversation !~~W IK , GEORGE AND MABTHA WAaHlfl|| 3f a gaest be would par him ibis oorjtpliment of listening to him untif affsr nine o'clock, or even of lighting him with the candle to a bedroom fo'r the night. ~ Mrs. Washington at this time was a healthy, pleasant and /unostentatious 4 little woman; Btill showing traces of good looks and with seldom any other thought than of playing respectably her role of mistress of the bouse of a country gentleman, of caring for the negcoes, or_of amusing herBelf with her knitting,* She had great jaridein her receipt for -making 'cherry Bounce,' ana on a mid-summer day she cutout; thirty-twopairs of breeohes for the men working on the farm. She had said that she and the General felt like children just released frota school when he left the Presidency, and she told of her satisfaction in settling down* again to the 'duties of an old-fashioned Virginia housekeeper, steady as a clock, busy as a bee, and Cheerful as a cricket.'" :* Nellie Custis occupied no small share of Washington's affectionate thought after his return to Mount Vernon. Ho had charged the young girl kindly not to fall in love with any "invader" of her heart until she I HjSil THE LAST FAREWELL?HIS FORMER C VIEWING THE liE.Mil had a competent knowledge of his character, especially whether be was a man of eeuse, "for be assured a sensible woman can never be happy with a fool;" what liis walk of life, the extent of bis fortune ami. above all, the honesty of his affections. Washington's own wish seems to have been that Nellie Custis would marry his favorite young nephew, Lawrence Lev,'is, aud among the last of the festivities which Washington presided over at Mount Vernon was the wedding of the couple in February, Nellie wanted him to appear in all the magnificence of the "new uniform, with gold lace and white plumes, which the War Department had just designed tor him as a (ienerrJ. The old chieftain was unwilling to have himself bedecked in the trappings of l his latest military raui:. iiut when I - " General's borse, with the empty saddie, .holsters and pistols, the coffin borne by Freemasons, the twelve principal mourners of the household, the Masonic Lodge, the corporation of Alexandria, the farm hands, and other men and women of the neighborhood. The Rev. Mr. Davis read the service of the Episcopal Church and made an address. The Masons performed their rites, and minute | 0mm 'HI OUTfOSJ AJ VALLEY FOpQE Veil sudr are they who side by side Mi-fit death with shout aud cbofr; Sat what ol him who mutely died With never a comrade near? Veil sung are they, the first who fell Along their battle line; "beir end?tbeir children's children toll, Their grave?'tis grown a sbrinel Jul he who died by night, alone, An outpost in the snow, Unsung, unknown, on bronze or stone) Fought better than we know. 9 Vye, he who watched thro' his loyg night, "And unseen Hosts defied? le lougbt and won the nobler In the darker death he diedl r I be came into the presence of the bridal party Nellie had to throw her aims around his neok, for there he was in the good old bine and buff of the Continental Army, with a black ribbon cockade and a cocked hat, the uniform in which he had planned and fought so many battles. He was fond of the buff and blue. He rode about his farms in the hot summer, surveying, carrying his compass himself; hisvdress suitably plain drab, a great round hat on his head, an umbrella fixed in the saddle. He was ?|ilietly collecting and digesting items for his*will,"and for the minute directions he 'was writing to his agent for the conduct of the estate for several years to come. If belated, he galloped home at a round pace in time for the getting-ready-for-dinner bell. His library contained more than eight hundred-volumes, but his reading wajschSeffy on agricultural subjects, afad one of his hobbies was that the Government Bhotrfd 'established a National Board'pf Agriculture. Often he stripped off his Cjbat and worked with his farm.handt^en they were hard pushed. * WHen he footed up the expenses and the receipts of his .1, ' ' /:W n Jfe ~~ waseiijgton' as his own sueveyor. varied crops. It" was in that same year that he executed his last will and, testament. It was carefully written by himself, covering fortytwo pages, including & schedule and t SX\' * 0MRADE3 IN ARMS AND NEIGHBORS lINS OF WASHINGTON. *Sj description of. his estate, -which he valued, or rather, perhaps, undervalued, at $530,000. It was about this tune that he spent : lus last I'Vmvth of July at Alexandria, j There ho was received by the militia j men of the town, whom he reviewed, : after which he diued with a party of citizens and was hailed as the "Cincinnatus of America." The wish 01 Washington, which indicated the possible apjivchetision of | bnrial alive, was scrupulously ol> served after his death. The body had I been placed in a mahogany co'iin lined I with lead and inclosc-d in a eac cov; ercd v. ith blaci; cloth. The ritc3 of ! sepulture were short and simple. A little pvuccssioa was formed t > m.avh from the'house to the family a]t. It consisted of the troops from A!e:cani dria, musicians, fonr clergyman, the MARTHA WASHINGTON WATCHING HEB HUSBAND'S GRAVE FROM THE ROOM IN WHICH HE DIED. "" guns boomed from a schooner on the Potomac. 1 When the body was carried into the vault the infantry and the cavalry fired three volleys, aijd eleven pieces of artillery were simulO Q + h Q m tTfl nf f V) A LtlUUUUOJJ VMV ? tmj m w. ?? sun of a sh'ort winter day were turning into the shadows of twilight. The news of Washington's death traveled rapidly over the country day by day. Wherever it went it produced an exhibition of public grief such as had never before been known in the Republic. It was proposed on the'part of the National Government that the bbdy of the patriot should be taken from the vault at Mount Vernon and laid away in the new 'capital on the banks of the Potomac. The widow gave her consent to Congress, but the change was never made. i" ( ; Only a little more than two years passed away and the tomb & Mount Vernon was again opened. tThere, in the white gown which the venerable little womun had set'aside for herlafrt^ dress, was tenderly, reverently regretfully laid the body of Martbft THE LAWN AT MOUNT VERNON. "Washington by tbe side of him whose loss bad made her feel that she was only a stranger among friends and as. r\T%*i Tir^ifinrr nrlorU-TT fnv +.h a linnrfn 4mti VTW b*"v** J .V jw*. Ixer beloved mate. WaslUncton an J General Howe's nog. ' While the British occupied Philadelphia and the .American force lay in I. quarteri'atfc "Valley Forge, says -i^iter in the Ladies' Home Journal, ai-day, as Washington' and his staff re .dining, a tine hunting oog, which 4 evidently lost, came to seek someng to eat. On its collar was the me "General Howe." Washington fcred th at' the dog should be fed, 3 'i^^ixe. sent it to Philadelphia der iv flag of truce, with a letter iding: "General Washington's nplimenteto General Howe. He does himself the pleasure to return to him, a dog which accidentally fell into his hands, and^fyy the inscription on the collar, appears to belong to General Howe.'? The British commander, in reply* seat a cordial letter conveying his warm thanks for this act of courtesy of his enemy. ^ Surveyed by Wnslilngrton. Tlie Dismal Swainp Canal, which was originally surveyed by George Washington, but which has been practically disused for a hundred years, was reopened for business on October 14. The canal extends from a poinl near Norfolk, Va., to the Pasquotank River, in North Carolina, a distance of twenty-two miles. It ia ten feet deep and eighty feet wide. By the use of the canal small vessels that do not draw over ten fee'c of water can avoid the perilous outside trip around Hatteras and its treacherous shoais.? Topeka?State Journal. TPli&t Bennv linew. "Benny," said Mr. Bloobumper, "if George Washington is the first iu the hearts of his countrymen, who comes second?" "I don't know about that," replied of Washington* OUE BUDGET OF IIUMOB. LAUCHTER-PROVOKINC STORIES FOR LOVERS OF FUN. Itf Trne Application?Poverty Strk'Uer-. Bicycle Confidence* ? Workutl Kotli Ways?Rarely Successful?A Conundrum For the Sage, Etc., Etc. "The good die young!" Eat do not therefore stray From the sweet wholesomeness of virtue's way. It tends not to long life to raise the dickens; "The good die young" in chiefly true of chickens. ?Chicago Record. ~ Poverty Stricken. "We can't afford to have any new differences!" urged the husband. "I suppose we'll have to patch up our old differences!" sighed the wife, wearily. Bicycle Confidences. First Bike?"I saw something- to* day that*makes me tired.'.' Second Bike?"What's that?" First Bike?"Rubber." ? Detroit Free Press. , . Worked Both IVayg. Mr. Wackiin (havinghadto chastise his little son, bitterly)?"Children : we more a pain than a pleasure."' Little' Son (ruefully rubbing himt s?lf)?"So are fathers," V . Karoly Snccdtafbl. "I suppose you're a skillful watch maker?" ' "Yqs, indeed I Everybody who gets, me to mend.las,^atch is .sure to come back again and again,"?Philadelphia A Connndram Fo* tbe Sace. The Pool?"Nay. I'^iil ask thee a auestidtr!" The Sage? "Wha^'is thy quesThe Fool?"I9 a fool .,* iool if he makes a living at it?"? Feminine Intulticn. Hattie?'Tni posi{^'(George loves me and wants me to ijS^BSrfrife." Ella?"Has He told.you so?" Hattie?but he lias taken snch a strong dislike to mamma."?Chicago News. : , The Pretfpciou* Yoangtter. ,/ Tommy?"St^mma, the teacher saya it?s wrong to Wound anything." Baai.Jiother-r-^Ies, dear." jpapa wound the elock'vlasfc. nigit^iThe Jewelers' Developed Negative*. ^ipffl^j^rf'ifeSel like a photographer, Voftn't you'know." ? <;i teggy?"How's that, old chappy?" .\Cholly?"Proposed to' eight girls last week and got negatives from all of tliem."?.Baltimore Ament?u. Not Equal to the Situation. Professor (feelingly) ? "When I first began teaching music the wolf was often at my door." Listener (unfeelingly)?"Gracious! Why didn't you pound the piano then as you do now?"?Indianapolis Jour* oal. L Changed Circuinttance*. She?"Oh, Jack! You didn't shoot that poor little bird, did you?" --wjie?"Why, yes, dear; I thought yoirctvhke it to trim a hat." She? 'Oh. uow goodM^p ' It's perfectly lovelylA~^hiIaolH|ffiiir 2?^ TViI?y the Sales' Increa^lV "I thank you," said the author. "What!" cried the critic. "Why, I said your book wasn't fit to read." "That's just it," replied the author. "You couldn't have helped ma more. That's what lots of people want."? Chicago Post. Intimidate* Patient*. "That is the meanest dentist I ever saw." "The one next door?" "Yes; he keeps a phonograph in his office, and people who have their teeth pulled are afraid to make a sound."?Chicago Record. , She Never Smiled. "Were tho pipes frozen, dear?" asked Mrs. Bellefield, when her husband returned from a long exeeutivo session in the cellar. "No," replied Mr. Bellefield. "Mie water iu the pipes was frozer. fhat was all."?Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. The Reason IVhv. Jones?"What were the boys all laughing so heartily over?" Brown?"Smith got oft' one of his beastly jokes." Jones?"Why didn't you laugh with the rest?" Brown?"It was on me."?Ohio; State Journal. The llitle*ft Iluntorp. City Sportsman?"Any game around here?' Farmer?"Yes; the woods are full of it." . City Sportsman ?"I supposed it bail been pretty well killed pfrby now." Farmer?''Ob, no. -"fro one ever bunts around bere but you city fellows."?Ciiicag? News. An Omitted Ouestion. "Are there any seata?" asked the nervons old lady, as the conductor helped her on the car. "Pleuty, madam," replied the man, gently pushing his passenger inside. "Bat they are all occupied," said the lady, with a look along the aisle. "True, but yon didn't ask about that." ? Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. Knvlous. 3Irs. Tlobb: ?"She possesses such a versatile mind." Mrs. Nobb ? "How does it display itself?" Mrs. Hobbs? 'Why, for instance. I've seen ber plan out a gown, and -J fi?p .mnression that Bhe was listening to what he said, all at one and the same time."?Detroit Free Press. ' Blighted Hope?. The boy was ambitious, and replied that he I asked the officer in charge of the medal branch of the British War Office how a Victoria Cross was obtained after it had been won. "Why, there isn't so much red tape about it as you would fancy," lie said. "The action as a reward for which the cross is given must be performed in the presence of the enemy," and it is desirable that the superior officer of the man who diatingu.ished himself should have witnessed it. It happens sometimes, however, that no officer is present, and is a case like that the candidate must prove by his companions that he really did do what he asserts that he did. "When his immediate superior is satisfied that he ought to be rewarded he writes an account of the business and hands it to the officer in command of the forces and he indorses the papers and sends them on to the War Office. Here they are laid before Lord Wolseley, Commandor-in-Chief, who passes upon them and decides to which applicants the Cross should be given. "Of course the Cross goes most often to a soldier, sailor or marine, and when it happens that the for* tunate man is is England he receives his medal from the hand of the Queen herself. If he is in the field, however, or on shipboard, he receives his decoration from the General or Admiral i& chief command on the semi-annual inspection day and in the presence of the men who were at the scene of his exploit."?Cprrespondence New York Press. , c , Why Her Letters Were Not Delivered. The Postoffice Department has been bothered a'greal deal lately by a cerliP woman who has been complaining about the mails to Manila and the apparent neglept to deliver the letters she has been sending to her sweetheart, who is a soldier in the army. So persistent were her complaints that the department determined to pay cable tolls on an inquiry to Manila to find out why the twenty-two letters the woman claimed she had mailed had not reached the soldier. The inquiry has just been answered b y the postal officials in the Philippines. The report states that the soldier was traced to the firing lines and acknowledged receiving his letters. He said he had not only received his mail promptly and regularly, but that he bad received twenty-two letters from ' a^woman who insisted upon writing to him, although he did not intend to answer her.?Washington Correspondence New York Mail and Express. Fay In Kings. It is interesting to note that the early Egyptian custom of paying gold in the form of rings has not entirely died out in Africa at the present day, . and that English merchants trading with the Congo are quite accustomed to receiving gold in the form of rings, frequently ornamented with the signo of the zodiac in relief. Maryland's tomato pack last year was nearly 3,000,000 casos, one-third of the entire pack of the United States. Try Graiu-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your procer to-day. to show you n package of Gitint-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. Children maydriukit without iDjury as well os tbr * " ? 11 ? ? HL-fl it fin/klN-C aauir. AJi wuu tij it ... _ has that rich' seal brown of Mocha oi Java, but is made f?om pure grains; the most delicate stomach receives it without vllstWif.v->5jSthe price of coffee. 15c. and 25c. per packager "^fiQld by all grocers. ^ ^ Only ten per cent, of the people of Puerto Bico can read and write. Piso's Cure for Consumption is an A No. 1 Asthma medicine.?W.R.Vvilliams, Antioch, Ills., April 11.168*. Naturalists say that a single swallow wilr devour 6000 flies in a day. , Dr.BnIEs COUCH SYRUP Cures Croup and Whooping-Cough Unexcelled for Consumptives. Gives quick, sure results. Refuse substitutes. Dr. Bull's Pills cu re Biliousness. Trial, foforse. I - ec -* / - j /v . i|^H .? Kfl BBB j^n Ife bbwbbuhmbmhmbbmb H JBBM|MBHBBpMHBfflMM| BE J^H^ShBI^VS^RBErSF B ?11 ' j f/<lk# *!>! r I B ^? Business men find that the p readily, removes the dust and grin: Ivory. 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