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"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
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, 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 |
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'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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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. :
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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.
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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
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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
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