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7 •v LEXANDRIA, with yfwßa its cobble-stone J streets and its colonial historical significance and its quaintness, CT/h. << has as chief attractions to the sightseeVy/D er Christ church, in tin which George Washing to n worshiped: Carlyle house, in which General Braddock made his headquarters while preparing to prosecute the French and Indian wars on the Ohio river, and the Marshall house, in which Col. E. *E. Ellsworth of the New York Zouaves was killed May 24, 1861, for tearing down a Confederate ,fiag. The town lies on the Virginia side of the Potomac, seven miles below Washington, and its historical associations run back to colonial times and continue down through the French and Indian wars, the revolution, the war of 1812 and the rebellion. George Washington as a surveyor helped lay out the town, and became closely identified with it. Mount Vernon being tmly nine miles away. Alexandria was Washington's voting place and his market town. He was a ( member of its corporation council, commander of local militia and a member of its volunteer fire company, while here in a hall that is' still well preserved he attended the lodge of Free Masons of which he was a member. ■ For nearly 50 years the town was In the District of Columbia, until in

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" 1864 that ' portion of the original district lying on the west sile of the Potomac was ceded back to Virinia. Christ church is generally the first point of interest to which the guides conduct visitors. The edifice has been suffered to undergo little change during the last cenur y. When

Fairfax parish was created in 1765, George Washington, then thirty-three years of age, was one of its first vestrymen. The church was finished in 1773, and at the dedication Colonel Washington subscribed £36 10s for a pew, the highest price paid. In the vestry room the sexton displays the I record of the purchase of the pew. | The Washington pew, a roomy, com.! sortable pew of the square type, with seats running around three of its sides and a little wooden gate inclosing the . occupants, is preserved just as it looked w’hen it was occupied by the Washington family, On the rail is a silver plate inscribed with a facsimile of Washington’s autograph. The seat Is now, reserved for strangers. Nearly every visitor to the church sits in the pew for brief meditation while the [ caretaker points out features of the interior. On the other side of the • aisle, half way down the church, is ' the pew that was occupied by the Lee , family, marked with a silver plate' hearing a facsimile of the signature | of Robert Edward Lee, commander-in-' chief of the Confederate army. In j front of the church are two mural tab- 3 ’] lets containing the apostles’ creed and the Lord’s prayer. • They have re- i mained unchanged from the early days I of the church and are in old-fashioned ' English lettering with “f”s * instead i of “s”s. The communion table, the I chancel rail, the reading desk and ■ chairs were all here in the days of ; Washington, and so was the chandelier ■with its 12 candlesticks. At the entrance to the church is a tablet enumerating the six colonels who served as honorary pallbearers and the- lieutenants who were active pallbearers at the funeral of Washington. At, Fairfax and Cameron streets is the most impressive relic in the town j —the Carlyle house. It was built in 1745 by Joljn Carlyle, who married Sarah Fairfax,' daughter of Lord Fair- [ fax. and served at major and commis-I sary under General Braddock in the ! French and Indian wars. The old hotel js now almost inclosed j by other buildings. When built its eastern side was on the water’s edge, ■while its west portico looked out upon Alexandria, then a great British metropolis for colonies, with a commerce extending to the West Indies, South America and Europe. The river Is now some distance away, while the ? front of the ofd house is hidden from | the street by another hotel built around it. Enough space was pro-

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——ls ■; Everybody Fed in House Where Great Turkish Chieftain First Saw the Light of Day. »- A present center of interest is the house where Mohammed Alt was born, the great conqueror of Egypt. This house is maintained by the goyernment in the same condition as when Mohammed was a baby and swung in e. cradle hung from the hooks in the

Hired Crowd of Admirers. Among George Grossmith’s reminiscences concerning the late Sir Henry Irving appears this one: Grossmith •was at one time stopping at the same hotel that sheltered Irving in Manchester, England. His carriage was -waiting for him. and, as the hall porter opened the door, Grossmith noticed an enormous crowd outside. “Are these people waiting to see me leave the hotel?” he asked. “No, sir; they are waiting to see Sir 'Enry Birring.”

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vided, however, to furnish a good view | of the old portico and the front side ; of the historic Carlyle house. A walk down a coowebby passage or ■ i two brings one to the old hotel. The I guide points out the room in which - ■ George XVashiqgton was offered a com- j | mission in the British army by Gen-1 I eral Braddock. The chamber occuI pied by Braddock is exhibited, in the I center of it a camp bed used by the i British general during the French and i Indian wars. Then there is the "blue j j room,” mildewed and stained now, in ' which General Braddock held his con-1 ; ferences with the governors of six of : i the colonies. This council between i the governors and the British com-1 ’ manders. General Braddock and Com-: niedore Keppel, led to resolutions re- : citing that, as the governors found it! . impossible to raise in their respective ' I colonies the revenue assessed by King ‘ George, his majesties ministers should [ be asked to find out some method of compelling the raising of the revenue. I The congress of Alexandria contribut- ! ed largely to the discontent that led !to the revolution. As soon as the ■ residents of the town heard of the action of the council they met in the courthouse and passed a resolution I

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— '| Superstition of Thirteen at Table, Though Not Absolutely Correct, Seemed to Be Verified. “The most interesting case of thirteen at table occurs in the biography j of Sir John Everett Millais, who one day unexpectedly found himself with i twelve guests at his table, one of ■ them being Martthew Arnold. A lady, ■ discovering the fact, declared that she dared not remain after her pain i ful experience on a former occasion ; when thirteen were present. To ap- ; pease her the artist persuaded one of i his sons to take his meal in another room. That son returned to the room at the close of .dinner to hear Arnold I say. ‘The idea is that w-hoever leaves the table first will die within a year; ' so, with the permission of the ladies, we will cheat the fates for once. I and these fine strong lads (pointing to two of his fellow guests) will all ; ' rise together, and I think our united constitutions will be able to with- | stand the assault of the reaper.’ Six

# - s ceiling of the room where he was born. All loved his birthplace, and when he became rich and powerful he founded here a great school attended I by poor boys from all the region round i about. Here once a week in the great dining room everybody who comes is fed? Turks, Jews, Christians, Greeks, Armenians, Americans even —no one is turned away. As I visited the establishment J saw great fires of logs

“But doesn’t Sir Henry find this a bit of a nuisance?” The porter replied: "It does worry him a bit, sir; he doesn’t like it.” "Well, I’ll do him a good turn,” said Mr. Grossmith. Pulling down the collar of his fur-” lined coat, adjusting his pince-nez, and pulling his Momburg hat over his brow, Grossmith strutted down the steps with Irving’s gait. The cheering was great, and some of the people area followed the car- . riaae

“That taxation and representation aire in their nature inseparable.” George Washington presided at the meeting. In the cellar of the old hotel are the dungeons in which captive Indians were imprisoned and hanged and the cellar room in which. Carlyle lived for many months as a precaution against Indian attack. The building is of massive stone, which was brought over I from England as ballast in ships, and | it is in good preservation, although its | interior is delightfully dilapidated . from the point of view of the antii quarian. Until recently,several pieces I of the original furniture were in the ! rooms, but they have been purchased i for a stage setting for a colonial drama. A fine mahogany staircase in the main hall is a delightful feature oi this colonial relic. “On this here stairway,” recites the . young woman who acts as guide, I “George Washington met his first de- ! feat. He was coming down these here stairs when the big dodr there opened ; and in XX'alked Miss Sally Fairfax qn i her way to lead the minuet. George ' Washington was only nineteen years ! old at the time, but he fell desperately ! in love and asked Miss Fairfax to matIry him. She rejected him. This was i the first and only defeat of the great general.” J. A flight of dark stone stairs leads to the basement rooms, one of which, Carlyle’s room, is said by the guide to have been connected with the river bank by an underground passage Nothing remains of this subterranean way, it having been closed up to prevent accidents.

T months later Matthew Arnold, in the prime of life and apparently in the best of health, died suddenly of heart disease. Shortly afterward the second of the three who had risen simulj taneously from table came to a mysI terious end in New York, whither he ; had gone after a grievous disappoint- ! ment over a play which he had writi ten. How he met his death will probably never be known. He was found shot through the head, whether by ; his own hand or that of- another, none was able to say, though murder was suspected. The third of the three made a voyage, for his health’s sake* to Australia, and his friends thought that he at least would survive the fatal period. But he set out on the : return journey on the Quetta, which foundered within the year, with all • on board, on one of the New Guinea reefs. Such is the story, but, be it ; noted, there'were not thirteen at dinner, and the three who rose left a i table at which only twelve had dined.”

[ in the basement of one of the school buildings, and over the fires pots of pilaff cooking. This delicious concoction, made of rice and meat and various delicious sauces, gave forth a savory smell, and I do not wonder that many a hungry mortal who comes for | a square meal once a week to. this ancient foundation blesses the name of Mohammed Ali.—Christian Herald. Carry Fourteen Pounds of Bone. The bones of the average man weigh fourteen pounds.

When Sir Henry came down a little later he found no crowd awaiting him. Subsequently he mentioned the matter to Mr. Grossman, remarking with a humorous twinkle in his eye: “You ought not to have done that. I pay these people to come every night.” Argentina Growing Potatoes. Argentina is steadily increasing potato crop, importing more than V 546.000 bushels of seed last year.

' usefulness of thornless prickly pear AS SUCCULENT SILAGE FOR LIVE STOCK Spineless Varieties of Plant Are Scattered Over Most of Warmer Regions of Globe—Can Be Gathered in Green State at Any Time of Year—Water Contents is High.

(By D. GRIFFITHS.) Thornless and spineless are only relative terms. There is no species of prickly pear entirely without an annoying needle-like armature. The plants discussed here are nearly free from spines. They bear spikelets, which are simply small, fragile and easily detached spines, in varying number, but not enough to prohibit their being fed to cattle without previous preparation. Spineless forms are most abundant in the Mediterranean regions of the three continents. They are common but never extensively cultivated in Mexico. Frequently they are met with in the tropical and sub-tropical islands, while similar forms are found in South Africa, Australia and South America. In the United States an occasional plant is found along the Florida coast. In California they are more or less common In parks, where they were introduced many - years ago. Recently they have been distributed by the department of agriculture on the immediate coast of the Gulf of Mexico and in southwestern Arizona and southern ancL western California. At various times attempts have been made to prepare commercial food--stuffs and silage from the prickly pear. It is a natural silage in that it can be gathered in the green, succulent stage at any time of the year. It is not, however, well adapted to drying. It parts with its water with extreme difficulty and contains such a large quan : tity that It is questionable whether an attempt to make it Into dry fodder would be profitable. Viewed from any angle it would appear that the spineless prickly pear can be most advantageously and economically fed in the green, fresh state. In this condition the feed is to be compared most closely with root crops and immature, green corn fodder, and it should be fed in much the same manner. Being bulky and containing so much water, the feed will never be transported far, but will be grown close by, so that either the cattle can be turned on It to graze or the haul to the feeding lot will be short. Its high water content, together with the accompanying high average salt content, makes it a laxative feed when eaten In large quantity. There have been few direct comparisons between this and other feeds. One condutced at San Antonio, Tex., some years ago indicated that six K very rapid growing species of prickly pear with few spipes, from Mexico. ions of green, succulent prickly pear >f a native spiny form is equal to one on of good sorghum hay. Although practical dairymen have ised the native prickly pear successfully for months at a time, with almost ao other foughage. it is more than jrobable that the best results could ie secured by using some dry roughtge in connection with it —feeding the prickly pear in a manner comparable to silage as commonly employed, i. e., is a part of the roughage in the dairy ration. This conclusion is reached upon both chemical grounds and the experience of some of the best

' EXCELLENT STONE-LOADING IMPLEMENT | I . — - ' ■ — --- 1 ( gS: iii m ll i V\ /AM wZ. An appliance for loading stone can be made with a high-wheeled wagon, some strong chains and two timbers each 6 by 6 inches and 16 feet long. Put the chains around the base of the stone, then up each side. Raise the front end of the timber and fasten stone closely to rear end. Then bring the front end down to bolster and chain to front axle.

Dress Meat at Home. The packers have found that the farmer is just foolish enough to sell his hogs to them at a medium price, then pay them a large per cent of profit for dressing the meat and returning it to him —many times in a poorer condition than if the farmer himself had dressed it. Isn’t it about time to save this money we have been throwing away by such practice? Surely we canont pay the transportation charges on hogs to and from the market and give the packers a good,.

posted feeders. On the other hand, some of the best herds in southern | Texas have thrived on a continuous roughage ration of prickly pears and have kept in the best condition with a rather heavy concentrated ration ot cottonseed meal and rice bran. In one instance a herd of 80 to 100 cows had no ether roughage for nearly twe years. No inconvenience was apparent and the milk flow was good. Although the feed has a tendency to scour, it was considered by the dairymen that no injury resulted from this cause. No one in this country, so far aa known, has much accurate information regarding the yields which the thornless prickly pears will make. I One of the best spineless species ol prickly pear. J They have not been grown extensively I enough so that anyone is justified in | making a statement concerning this i point. At Chico, Cal., under expert ! cultivation by government authorities l ! the yield is stated to be somewhere i between twenty and twenty-five tons .to the acre per annum. Such a yield means sufficient roughage for one cow from one acre without irrigation. ERADICATION OF NOXIOUS PLANTS Annoyance and Loss Frorr Weeds May Be Overcome by Spraying or Mowing. If farmers would see to it that nt weeds would have a place on theii farms, and if fence rows and road sides were kept free of any weeds, the annoyance and loss from weeds i would soon be overcome. But this is not all that keeping down weeds wjjl do. 'There is nothing that forms such a good harbor for the large numbei ; of orchard and field insects as weeds; weeds carry many such insect* through the winter. We can rid our selves of the weed nuisance by spraying or by mowing them down and burning them. This again calls to mind the fact i that insect destruction would be ma- i terially lessened if all weeds, filth and ; rubbish in and around orchards were ' cut now and burned. You will more than save the cost of doing it by making insect control and fungus dis I eases less difficult each year. Why 1 cannot we have a clean farm move ' meat and have cleaner and bettei i farms, free-from weeds and free from ! such insects as harbor or go into wirx ter quarters in weeds? Male Line Strongest in Poultry. The use of males from heavy laying j lines upon good strong hens that ara ] fair layers will increase productivity in a flock in a comparatively short time, Dr. Pearl of the Main experiment station has determined by his experiments that heavy laying is an inherited characteristic, but that it is inherited from the male line rather than from the female line The selection of the males to be used in the breed- ! ing pens is, therefore, of the greatest importance if the best results are to j be obtained.

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