Evening Star Newspaper, April 10, 1891, Page 7

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They did not get there as svon as they expected to because the Naval Academy Band was delayed on its journey from Annapolis to this city and the boat waited for the musicians. It was origi- nally intended to start for the tomb of Wash- ington at 9 o'clock, but it was arranged last night to depart from the wharf at 10:15. By the appointed time fully six hundred people were on board the big boat, but the band had not arrived. Prof. Pistorio had a portion of his |and drill the kno disc! proper discharge. practical drill master sword exercise and speedily mastered both manuals. THE EXPEDITION TO FORT LA BORUF. When in 1753 the governor of Virginia ‘wanted s man of address, courage and: perse- verance to execute the difficult and hazardous task of penetrating for several hundred miles into « wilderness which sheltered many hostile savages and the armed forces of an unfriendly ion, all voices counseled the appointment George ington to this embassy. f course, to the occasion of Gov. Din- iddie's serving a notice upon the commandant of the French forces at Fort La Boeuf that they were trespassing upon majesty, the King of Great Britain, po warn- ing them to depart. Yashington declined the chief command of the armed expedition immedistely set on_ foot by Governor Dinwiddie to build a fort at the forks of the Ohio, as recommended in his jour- nal, but accepted the position of second to the commander-in-chief. In this service, as lieu- tenant colonel, he won the distinction of hav- ing Jed the first body of armed American troops across the Alleghany mountains to reclaim the -at west from the forest, the savage and the French. The death of the commander-in-chief, Col. Joshua Fry, occurred at what is now Cum- berland, Md., May 81, 1754, while he was en Toute to assume active command, whereupon the whole conduct of the expedition devolved upon Col. Washington. ‘The failure of the Virginia troops to estab- lish forts west of the Alleghany mountains led the British ministry to send to America Gen. Braddock in 1755, with two regiments of regu- lars, which were largely reinforced by colonial troops, but with no colonial officer of higher rank than a captain, to drive the French from Fort Duquesne, and hold that position at the head of the Ohio. ‘The gallant service which Col. Washington performed while a volunteer aid in this expedition (for he held no com- mand) in extricating Braddock’s shattered forces after the enj ent and their defeat on the Monongahelar July 9, 1755, is part of the history of our country. ' His conduct and bravery met unqualified’ praise from British and colonial officers andmen. ‘This dis- aster left the frontier of Virginia for a time without adequate military protection, but speedily the praise bestowed upon Col. Wash- ington for his generalship in the late engage- DR. J. M. TONER. band on the forward and open-air end of the saloon deck, so he filled a good deal of the weary interval with selections, ancient and modern, until 11 o'clock. Shortly before that hour the Academy Band of thirty men arrived on # couple of cable cars and were received with open arms by Chairman Babson. Within five minutes from that time the Excel- sior was moving down stream. There was no partienlar program to be followed at Mount Vernon. Everybody proceeded up the hill to the tomb and several gentlemen caught cold by standing there with bare heads for too long a period. ‘Then came the inevitable photograph. the examination of the house and the somewhat damp ground, and at 1:30 the party returned tothe boat. As many as pos- sible crowded into the saloon, and there Dr. J. M. Toner delivered his masterly address upon “Washington as an Inventor and Promoter of Improvements.” Dr. Toner’s Address. Dr. Toner said: It is fitting that on an occa- sion like the present, which reviews a past and forecasts a coming century, the friends of the great American patent system should visit the tomb of Washington. For where rest the ashes, hovers, methinks, something of the irit of the man whose genius and valor led the thirteen dependent American colonies to independence, and whose influence a century ago formed them into one united federal gov- ernment under a written constitution, of which he was one of the principal authors, and under which our country, our patent system and our mechanical inventions have made such marvel- ous progress. If it cannot be claimed that Washington orig- inated the idea of recognizing property in in- ventions, he was, without doubt, the chief pro- moter of the sentiment which brought together the convention of delegates from the several states to consider their future well being and to form a more perfect union. By unanimous desire of the convention, Gen. Washington was called upon to preside over the gathering. Through the careful de- liberations of this equal-rights and liberty-lov- ing conclave of statesmen was evolved our written constitution, which has welded the United States into a nation. This, our magna charta, may be claimed as one of the most orig- ina! and beneficent inventions in the art of gov- erument ever devised to secure liberty toa people, with equal justice to all, regulated by iw. It is not certain who introduced into the con- vention the proposition regarding patents and copyrights, but, considering the personnel of convention, it migut Live origmated with either Washington or Franklin, and was certain of an earnest support from both. ‘This was the first assembly of law makers in the world to reduce this conception to a practi- cal formula, or make it # fundamental princi- ple that inventors and authors have a right in their inventions which should be recognized and protected for a limited time by law. Here, at Mount Vernon, the duty bas been assigned to me near the close of this brilliant, and, I trust, profitable patent centennial, to speak to you of the great Washingtou as an in- ventor and promoter of improvements in the arts. In compliance with this complimentary as signmet I shall venture to claim your atten- tion for only a brief period; not but that much could be said confirmatory of the fact that Gen. Washington, who owned these broad acres, enjoyed this magnificent prospect and for half 4 century dispensed a most bountiful itality in this revered mansion, was ever on the alert for bettering man’s condition in life through education and improvements in all kinds of productive machinery and labor- | » saving devices. WASHINGTON'S ANCESTRY. While it may.not be claimed that George Washington is descended froma line of in- ventors, sages or heroes, history contirms the fact that he sprung from an intelligent, enter- prising, courageous, self-reliant, truth and iabor-loving, God-fearing stock, who were in their day and generation leading citizens in the community in which they lived. The in- stances in which Washington gave encourage- ment to new inventicns are numerous, and the fact is beyond doubt that he provided the best machinery for bis mills, and, everything con- sidered, for all the industries under his con- trol. He also had akind word of encourage- ment for those working to the end of devising new methods and improved implements in the arta ‘This spirit, along with his official duty to see proper laws enacted by Con under the authority of the Constitution which he had | assisted in drafting, led him in his first annual message tocommend measures to foster new .d useful inventions, and doubtless gave him special pleasure to sign the first patent law under the government of the Unit ‘Dtates as well as to attach his name to the’ first patent issued shortly after under the act. Just one century ago George Washington, then President of the United States, was for one week at Mount Vernon. He was then set- ting out ou a tour through the southern states, having made a similar semi-official one of the the, eastern states in October and November, 1789. A consensus of the most careful studies of the life of George Washington from his child- hood represents him as mentally and ment assumed the nature of a universal, popu- lar demand tp the governor for his appoint- ment to a command for the protection of the frontier settlements. Washington was commissioned by the gov- ernor August 14, 1755, colonel of the Virginia forces to be immediately raised to build forts and protect the people on the frontier against the incursions of the Indians. He accepted the appointment and continued at the h of the — forces until the French were by the Forbes expedition (in which Washington took conspicuous and honorable part) obliged to abandon Fort Duquesne in the fall of 1758. have dwelt somewhat in detail npon this period of Washington's life because these were the years in which he was, nequiring military expe- Fience and ripening. by study and reflection, into the grandest military character and philo- sophie statesman the world has ever produced. in July, 1758, while with his regiment in the field, he’ —— — — See to aseat in the house of burgesses of Virginia. The French had been driven from Fort Du- quesne. He therefore resigned his command in the army in December of that year. AT WORK ON HIS PLANTATIONS. ‘Washington's diary for 1760 notes very briefly the events occurring at Mount Vernon, and especially matters relating to the management of his plantations. These memoranda, brief as they are. show that he was giving close per- sonal attention to the improvement of his estates, which was only interrupted by occa- sional visite to Williamsburg to attend the meet- ings of the assembly. The following extract from his diary at this period gives a good ex- ample not only of his love of agriculture, but in especial manner shows his ingenuity and fertility of invention and desire to improve the implements of husbandry: “Thursday, Mar. 6th, 1760—Fitted a two-eyed plow instead of a duck-bill plow, and with mach difficulty made my charios wheel-horse low. “Wednesday, Mar. 19th + Peter (my smith) and Lafter several efforts to make a plow after a new model, partly of my own con- triving, was feign to give it out, at least for the 21 Washington records the fact that he had this day grafted forty-one cherry tree grafts, twelve magnum bonum plums and planted four nuts of the Mediterranean pines. “The cherrysand plumb came from Col. Mason's, the nuts from Mr. Green’ To the close of the month of March the diary shows that he was daily grafting and planting fruit trees to the number of several hundred. For many years his diaries show that in the months of February and March he was much occupied in setting out and grafting choice fruit trees. “Wednesday, Mar. 26th. . . . Spent the greater part of the day in making a new plow of my own invention.” “Thursday, Mar. 27th - Set my plow to work and found she answered very well in the lower pasture, weh I this day plowing with the large bay mare and Rankin. +. , Agreed to give Mr. Wm. Triplet £18 to build me two houses in the front of my house (plastering them also) and running walls for palisades to them from the great house and irom the great house to the wash-house and kitchen also.” “Saturday, April 5 . . . Made another plow, the same as my former, except that it has two eyes and the other one. “Monday, April i4th Fine warm day, wind so'ly, and cleur till the even'g, when it clouded: no fish were to be catched today either. Mixed my composts in a box with ten apartments, each having a different fertilizer.” AN AORICULTURAL EXPERIMENT. May 1 Washington records that he inspected the grain planted in the ten boxes, cach con- taining a different compost, as a test. These experiments show how close an observer he was, but they are too extended to be given in full'here. He concludes, all things considered, that boxes 8 and 9 promised the most satisfac tory results. At this period nearly all the trades essential to serve the wants of ‘an independent commu- nity were represented and carried on at Mount Vernon—such as milling, distilling, tanning, blacksmithing, wagon making, —shoemakin, tailoring, spinning, weaving, knitting, carpe: tering, coopering. harness making, brick mak- ing aud laying, stonemasons, &c. Vashington’s exactness in’ charging to each enterprise its just expense is illustrated in his —s the number of days’ labor re- quired by his carpenters in building his schooner at Mount Vernon, which we transfer in his own language from his diary: “Sept. 15, 1765—To this day my carpenters had in all worked 82 days on my schooner. “g2d ‘This week they worked 22 days upon jer. “28th This week my carpenters worked 22 days upon my schooner—and John Askew 3 %. da: 9th This week carpenters worked 18 days, days & 10 of John mn was noted for owning fine horses. He also enjoyed, on proper occasions, extending their use ‘to visiting friends for a dash after a fox and hounds over the Mount Vernon plains. He was a rapid rider in his ordinary business journeys, and his daries record the fact that on various he Be mg yg me ahaa 1 possession of Mississiy ley by the British and its settlement a Virginia bad ony the attention of George Wavhington from his vouth, as his brothers, Lawrence and Augustine, were among the members of the original Ohio company, organized in 1748 to settle lands on the Ohio river and trade with the Indians. He was therefore reared in an at- mosphere of admiration and conviction of the fature greatness of this western territory. His diary for July 1, 1763, contains the following entry: “Went over to Stafford court house to attend a of the Mississippi enterprise and lodged there.” From the year 1754 the house of bi of Virginia, inspired by the report of Major George in 1753, had annually before it, until the revolution, some measure or of committee to en- ‘and protect settlers oa the waters of the ippi held to belong to Virginia. Goarnal kof Bouse of bargeceet nt sy jashington gave is plantations between 1789 “and “1770 to his t them into as tine conditionas any land ear. 7 Washington's great and priceless services 40 America in the clash of arms which shortl after ensued between the mother country the colonies are, I am fain to believe, known to incapable of enjoying civil this reason to overcome the apparently difficulty of keeping his forces in the field againet the enemy in spite of an empty ex- wer, a depleted commissary and a lack of clothing. "For a period the extreme ips growing out of the deficienciesin the necessary supplies rut to a supreme test the greatness Washington as a leader ands patriot, and re- ited « fortitade and en inventive genie of e t order to kee} rs together. However, his virtues and. rectitude from the inning, and his conduct at e contest, determined the end ond crowned the work. i was re- ferred toby Lord ‘byron an’ the great Cincin- natus of the wast, who, like his classic proto- type, was called trom his favorite pursuit— t of agriculture—to command the armies of his country in efense of its liberty against @ formidable enemy. Having trought the strug- gle toa successful issue Washington, like Cin- cinnatus, was tempted with a crown and like him unconditionally laid down supreme power to become once more the private citizen and to return, like Cincinnatus, to his plow and to the peaceful pursuits of his plantation on the Potomac. ee Washington possessed to an eminent degree thoee special qualities which are characteristic of the most astute inventors, and had not his time been so fully taken up in the more im- portant affairs of his country he would in all probability have given much attention to im- provements in agriculture and the machinery aud implements used in the domestic arts and which ure so essential to the comforts of life. Washington had made for him the first pump used in the town of Alexandria, and another placed at Mount Vernon, at # time when but few had been put in competition with “the old oaken bucket,” the rope and windlass, or the balance lift so common in wells throughout the south in early days. AT MT. VERNON AFTER THE WAR. About the period of his return to Mount Vernon after the war Washington was in the enjoyment of highest physical vigor and mental activity. At this time circumstances | had forced upon him a very heavy correspond- ence, foreign and domestic, on multitude of subjects. Washington was strongly inclined to en in experimental investigations, and on a wide range of subjects, as the following extractsfrom his diary will evince: “December 1, 1785. . . . In order to try the difference between burning Spermaciti and tallow ere Lathan ore “ Ist. weighing 8 oz 10 pc gr “94 Ditto 5‘ 2p and lighted them at the same instant—the first burnt 3 hours and 21 minutes; when of the lat- ter there remained 14 penny weights which con- tinued to burn one hour and a quarter longer ay, inall 9 hours and 80 minutes. ‘A : every stage of le is dearer than the latter as 30 is to nearly 18. In other words more than 2% dearer.” “Monday, Jan. 30, 1786. - On sixteen Square rod of ground in my lower pas- ture. I put 140 bushels of what we call Marle viz on four of these, No Wt corner were laced 50 bushels—on 4 others So Wt corner 20 usbels—on 4 others So Et corner 40 bushels— | and on the remaining 4-20 bushels. This Marl | was spread on the sod in these preportions—to try first whether what we have denominated to be Marl possesses any virtue as a manure—and secondly—if it does, the quantity proper for an acre. In a letter to Gen. Lincoln dated Mount Ver- non, February 8, 1786, Gen. Washington uses the following language in relation to a sup- important discovery: “The discovery of extracting fresh water from salt, by a simple process and without the aid of fire, will be of amazing importance to e sons of Neptune, if it is not vitiated or rendered nauseous by the operation, and can be made to answer alf the other valuable pur- of other fresh water at sea. Every mar- Kime power in the world im this case ought, in any opinion, to offer some acknowledgment to the inventor.” (Spark's Washington.) “Monday, March 6th. . . . Returned to the erection of my de¢r Paddock, which the bad weather had impended, bronght carts from the Plantation to assist in drawing in the materials for the work. “Thursday, March 6th. . . Finished the Mound on the right and planted the largest ‘weeping Willow in my nursery in the center of it—ground too wet to do anything to the other Mound on the left.” MAKING A BARREL PLOW. The following extracts from Washington's diary give the details of hidexperience in makiny what he called a “Barrel Plow.” to be attache toa harrow in such a manner as to deposit seed in the ground when in_ motion: “Friday. April 7th, 1786... . Ridto Muddy hole Plantation and finding the ground which had been twice plowed to make my experiments in was middling dry in some places, though wet in others, 1 tried my drill or Barrel Plow; which requiring some altera- tions in the harrow, obliged me to bring it to the Smith’s-Shop—This suspended my further operations with it today. “Saturday sth. . . . Ridalittleaftersunrise to Muddy hole to try my drill plow again which with the alteration of the harrow yesterday I | itdrops the grains thicker,or thinner in propor- tion to the quantity of seed in the barrel—the less there is in it the faster it issues from the holes—the weight of a quantity in the barrel occasions (I presume) a pressure on the holes that do not admit of a free discharge of the seed through them-—whereas a small quantity (sufl- cient at all times to cover the bottom of the barrel) is in a manner sifted through them by the revolution of the barrel. “Monday 10th. Began my brick work today— first taking the foundations of the garden houses as they were first placed, and repairing the damages in the walls occasioned by the re- moval “and also began to put my palisads on w “Compleated sowing with 20 quarts the Grilled oats in the ground intended for experi- ments at Muddy hole; which amounted to 88 rows ten feet apart (including the parte of Rows sowed on Saturday tast)—in the after- noon I began to sow Barley, but finding that there were too many Seeds discharged from the barrel notwithstanding I stopped every other hole, I discontinued the sowing until an- other Barrel with smaller holes o'd be prepared. ‘The ground in which these oats have been sowed—and in which the Barley seeding had commenced—has been plowed, fisted (as it is called, that is 3 furrow ridges) and twice har- rowed in with the manure afterwards. “Began also to sow the Siberian wheat + and where the ground was lumpy. run my spiked roller with the harrow at the tale over it, wch I found very efficacious in break- ing the clods & pulverizing the earth; and would have done it perfectly if there had not been too much moisture remaining of the late ins. ““Finding the barrel discharged the wheat too fast, I did, after sowing 9 of the shortest (for We began’ at the farthest corner of the ficia) rows, stopped every other. hole in the of | friends find will fully answer my expectation—and that | gibes , | Of the immortal Wi brash harrow between it & the barrel, I G. A. Washington to hole and tervals between the corn which had been left for the wowed with turnips in drills and with which it was done very well.” TUE ELEVATION OF THE MAXSIOX. ‘The Mt. Vernon plantations were now all in good tillage and Washington was picturing to himself the pleasure and comfort which he hed long hoped to enjoy in their management. with time for the more scientific method question is often asked: of the Mt. Vernon man- sion house above the level of the Potomac tiver, I felicitate myself on being enabled to answer this inquiry, as by an ac- ‘tual leveling from the of the piazza, oppo- site the center door, to high-water mark near the wharf, distant 660 fect, made by Genera) Washington himself in 1788." The actual eleva- tion of the pavement of the above high- as hood op this onrvant te water ‘ascertained 124 feet 1033 inches The home life of Washi at Mount non and his efforts to embellish it, which is told with such ingenuousness in his diaries, almost compel further quotations: “Monday May 2¥th boon previously enguged on s slaty ct'00 dal previously en; ona 2 lars, to live with me as private secretary, and receptor for Washington Custis, » year, came ere from New Hampshire, at which place his reside. Friday, June i6th 1786. Began about 10 o'clock to put up the book-press in my study.” "Monday October 9th 1788 . . .. Allowed all my People to go to the Races in. Alexandria on one of three days as best comported with their respective ‘businesses—leaving careful perso ns on the plantations.” P of the ‘ing earnest Washington had faith in human race and believed in efforts to improve not only man's surroundings and conditions, but also his methods of securing s livelihood, und at the same time liberaliain the institutions and governments under whic! they lived. To him is awarded the credit of the introduction into the United States of the best breeds of that very use- ful animal, the mule. He also gave much at- tention to improving the breeds of sheep, hogs, horses, cattle and dogs, &c. The following ox- tracts from his journal relate to his importa- tion of improved breeds of some domestic ani- mals fur his plantations: “Thursday, Novr. 16th 1786 . On my return home, found Mons Campointsent by the Marqs de la Fayette with the Jacks and two she Asses which he had procured for me in the Island of Malta, and which had arrived at Bal- timore with the Chinese Pheasants &c had with my overseer &c got there before me—these Asses are in good order and appear to be very me Ver- SOME EXPEDIENTS. The expedient adopted by Washington in sowing clover, timothy and other small seeds broadcast to insure an even distribution of the seed over the ground, was to mix them with dry sand or ashes, so that greater bulk might be taken in the hand for each cast. “April 1st 1787... In the ever Young who lives on Col. Ball's place—a farmer, came here to see, he says my drill plow & staid all night. The spirit of inquiry and desire for exact knowledge remained an active elementin Wash- ington’s character to the clove of his life, but it is nevertheless wonderful that as late as 1788 he should take the pains to count the actual number of peas and there were in @ pint preawure of six varieties of them, that he might now the quantity of ground to prepare ani umber of hills s bushel of cath would Plant, as ‘will be noticed from the following n from his diaries: & FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1891. ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTERS. Attcock’s Porous Piasters are the only reliable plasters ever produced. Fragrant, clean, inexpensive, and never failing; | they fully meet all the requirements of a household remedy, | and should always be kept on hand. equaled. sentation. 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Athome all day.—Counted the number of ‘the following articles which are contained in a pint—viz.—of the small & round commonly called Gen- tlemens Pease 3,144. Those brot from York Rivr by Majr G. Washington 2,268. Those brot by Do from Mrs Dangerfields 1,875. Those ven by Hezh Fairfax 1.390. Large & early lack eye Pease 1,186. Bunch hominy bea.w ny ies a Sa of the ss lowin, will plant the number of hills woh follow.—viz © estimate the quantity to sow y uy ‘hile in Philadelphia in 1787 attending the convention which drafted the Constitution Washington “Visited a Machine at Doctor Franklins (called a Mangle) for pressing, in place of Ironing. clothes from the wash—Which Machine from the facility with which it dispatches business is well calculated = Logan aan ae as havo not Pleats # irregular foldingsand would be vei Dra tel all large families.” = It would be easy to multiply examples of Gen. Washington's experiments to promote agriculture and to devise better methods and implements than were then in use in the do- mestic arteand pursuits, but I have exhausted the time at my disposal and,I fear, your patience, and, besides, I think enough evidence has been adduced to make it apparent that the mind of Washington was pre-eminently efi- cient in devising expedients and all essential machinery to accomplish in the shortest time and in the best manner, his purposes, whether ‘The Most Practical, Thorough and Most Rapid System in Existence. yea At this School Only. An Enormous Help for the Real Mastery of Forvien Toneues French, German, Spanish and Italian On Tap, Come and See Tt. SF-Trial Lessons and Exhibitions Gratis@B Every Wednesday and Saturday at 42:0 p.i Terms, $10for 20 Lessous. Daily Use 0: idison’s Puonograph Gratis, Pups have, thereiore, jor $10. SCHOOL OF LANGUAGE: rudes: t] und Scientific and philosopiai sted by tue Mu Pubic ses fOr a rinciples. Max T. B. Hasusox, 130 F at. nw. LATEST IMPORTATIONS in HATS, BONNETS AND MI FOL SPRING WEAR. mh20-3n CHILDREN'S TRIMMED HATS. ¥,, tur Pittebury as tw Fittevure, on awe. ORL AND POTOMAC F an i LLINERY NOVELTIES | MOURNING GooDs. = cis Wa being ripped. Turty-ve jody 5, Millinery, PHILADELPHIA ONL 4.46. week days and 4 re > 40 ah a i a 3 é +a wk SO pm, tty, (COLUMBIA COLLEGE oF 023 La.ave., opposite cit av eduestion at st. x thorourh: Accountancy, Civil Service, Bituations whew con iN LEC and D sts. b. uprev GFENCERIAS Best ‘Spring sessions. aap vin: Echoo! of Business, Accounts and Enclish. Echoal ot. Preparstory “Eimiist aud'""iementary cliool of Shorthand. Typewritine and Phonograph. ool of Bpeucerian font te school ot chanical Architectural Drawing. ! ‘chiool ef CWvil service Lrauninss juarteriy oF moutinly rates. Day end nixbt sessians, ite of, call tor {Lustrated aupotneeiuent x I " FS & tions:* new iwethod or lutstratan yy whicl, students suvance rapidly: ‘Typewnting, tures montis, 30. in the management of a farm, the command of an army or the administration of the affairs of @ nation. A WELI-BALANCED CHARACTER. The parentage, the disciplined mind, the as- sociations and the pursuits of Washington, from his cradle to his grave, were all so ad- mirable as to fully satisfy the most exacting requirements of the highest standard of excel lence in character, and each gave assurance that he was by his life and labors pre-eminently deserving of the admiration of munkind above that of any mortal who has ever lived. Each act of his eventful life but the purer grows as studied free from the passions of his time. Is ix not lamentable then and to be deeply re- gretted that the name of George Washington. the central figure in all history, is not held as too sucred to be mentioned except with rever- ential praise? Hix name and memory should at least be exempt from coarse and inconsiderate ibes and pert, unsavory innuendoes, having no foundation except in the depraved ima, tions of the vulgar. incapable of appreciating the virtues they profane. Mount Vernon must ever have » peculiar fascination to the lovers of civil liberty and to all who admire genius and have faith in humar. progress. ‘To climb its hills, traverse ita walks and pass the portals which sheltered the man who amplified and fashioned this mansion, planned its gardens, ficlds and lawns and em- lished all with choicest trees and flowering shrubs, which seems in some mysterious way to bring the appreciative visitor near to tho great Washington, for it was here the vouthful surveyor, the courageous explorer, the com- mander of armi pl mt of conven- tions and the first President of the United States found his favorite employment in cultivating the soil. Here the purest of all the ‘occupied ian ages is splendid talents in -keeping his heart in sympathy with the latest improvements in everything which tended to advance the hap- pineas of the race and his country. Here lived and labored the most felicitous letter writer in history, the greatest exponent of libert; by law, the defender of the inalienabl of man, the possessor of all the virtues. ‘Lhe vitality of the Pater Patria seems sentient and perpetual here—the patriot’s Mecea, the home ton. Following Dr. Toner's interesting historical sketch came an address from ex-Representative Ben Butterworth on “The Influence of the Pa- tont System on the Prosperity of the Country.” acteristic and extremely int RECEPTION BY THE PRESIDENT. The city was reached on the return by 3 o'clock and a rush was made for transportation ‘This was a very clever effort, thoroughly char- to the White House, where, at 3:30, the in- and in manner sowed 5 rows more, & si! thinking the seed too liberally bestowed, I stopped 2 & left one hole open alternately, by which 4 out of 12 holes only, discharged sce and this, as I had taken the strap of leather off seemed ‘to give seed enough ( penter to put a new axle and dosome other Re- Pairs to the Barrel Plow st Dagre Bua. 5 7 Bye gee Real experiments at it een pnisaenpaienes Visitors wo re’ White Lot. - . pals Pus eniirz scnoor oF =ANGvaGEs, 723 14th st. now. est and Most Practical {ustructiva. ‘Terms #10. Branches: New York, Loston, Philadelphia, Chicaro, Fans, Berlin, London, &c. velo M ‘SS BALCH'S CIV MM business RVICE INSTITUT! 207 10th st. a EDNESDAY, SEPT. 30, 1801 For full sutormation address the prinelys Mis AND MLS. Wal. 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