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By ELMO SCOTT WATSON his importance in our ’ history, it ■is not remarkable that M Americans should , honor the name VL j of George Washington, but it is remarkable the number of ways in Trtmffjw which his memory is preserved. For Van ill/ 5t is doul>tful if the name or likeness of any other man in all history has been kept before the attention of a people in their everyday life as much as'is the case with this first President of tiie United States. His portrait appears upon the postage stamp winch carries the bulk of the letters written by Americans and upon several denominations of our currency. It will be even more familiar on the latter after July 1 of this year when the new smaller-sized currency goes into circulation and the Washington portrait appears upon the onedollar bills. Not a day passes that his name does not appear in our newspapers many times, for the capital of the Ration, from which so much important news comes, bears his name. And there is not a state in the Union which does not have either a county, township, city, town or village, or a street or avenue in one of the latter three, bearing the name of Washington. One of the forty-eight states bears his name, and he is the only President who has that distinction. The annual celebration of his birthday is one of the holidays in the American calendar which are legal holidays throughout the nation, and only one other President shares that distinction with him. Thousands of Americans beat? his name as their two given names. In fact, so common was this practice in the early days of the Republic that it called forth a\ quaint and vigorous protest from the editor of one of the first newspapers published west of the Mississippi. Writing in the Missouri Intelligencer at Franklin, Mo., in the issue of April 29, 1523, the editqr said: This is the Christian name of one-eighth of the masculine inhabitants of the United States. This name was dear to every American when it conveyed the idea of the father of freemen, but now it serves no other purpose than that of distinguishing one part of mankind from the other. It is universally made a very packhorse. Every stupid blockhead thinks it the greatest tribute of respect he can possibly pay to the memory of the hero to call a son. a negro or a grog-shop by the same name. It is a practice scandalously common for publicans to paint the likeness of the hero on a board,?hang it up to the vulgar to gaze at as at a monkey, and to beguile silly travelers to become their guests, who judge of what is in the house by the sign. What has the father of liberty done that his name should thus be consigmed to infamy and his likeness to contempt? Aside from the everyday reminders of the name and fame of George Washington, there are many other ways in which his memory is preserved. While there may be more statues of Lincoln erected in various places throughout the United States, Washington has been honored thus more in foreign countries. The Latin republics have not only memorialized him in bronze and stone, but Simon Bolivar is known quite as much as the “Washington of South America” as he is “The Liberator,” and Mexico had a Benito Juarez, whom history calls the “Washington of Mexico.” So there is a special element of appropriateness in the fact that in the Colonia Juarez in the capital of Mexico there * should stand a statue of George Washington. In this country the outstanding memorial to Washington is the famous obelisk which dominates the skylin v of our national capital. The Washington monument originally was intended as a tomb for the first President. The proposal to erect the monument as a tomb was made by a congressional committee, which launched the project immediately after Washington’s death. Permission to remov. the body from its burial place at -Mount Vernon was refused general’s brother. * Charles Custis. a leader in the movement, pHe posed an earthen pyramid as a memorial. His plan was to have all soldiers who had served under Washington go to the capital, each depositing a shovelful of earth in a designated spot. The appeal proved popular and was seriously considered until it was pointed out mathematically that before the memorial could be near completed the * Revolutionary veterans would be dead. As late as 1836. after congress and committees

Recalling Old Times and the Stereopticon

“What has become of the stereopticon lecturer?” asked an old Washingtonian the other day. -| remember when they used to be popular *bere in the city and crowds turned out to listen to them and to look at the slides. “When he wanted a slide changed be would push a buzzer, clearly audible t«» •he audience. Sometimes the operator ot the machine would either

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had quibbled and argued for fifty years without any action, the plan for a series of pyramided temples Was proposed. It was this plan that had been agreed upon when John Marshall, then eighty years old, headed a national society, members contributing $1 each toward the monument. But not until July [4, 1848, was the cornerstone actually laid. By that time the plans had been revised until the present shaft was agreed upon, although a Grecian temple to be erected around the base was still a part of -he builders’ conception. After the shaft had been raised to 154 feet, the Civil war came and construction was halted and was not resumed until 1880 under the auspices of congress. The capstone, weighing 13,000 pounds and pointed with aluminum, 555 feet from the ground, finally was set in place in 1884. Yet, with all its majestic 555 feet of height, the Washington monument is not yet finished. It has a noble head but no proper feet. The fine shaft lacks a base to match. Architects have pointed out that sound proportions call for, not a mound of greensward, but a massive and stately marble terrace. The monument itself cost $1,187,710, and a sum at least this large would be required to provide a base such as architects recommend. With the celebration of the two hundredth anniversary of Washington’s birth approaching a moyement is now under way to have a suitable base constructed in time to make its completion a part of. the celebration. A site was given by congress several years ago to the George Washington Memorial association for the specific purpose of erecting the kind of a memorial it bad proposed to build and endow. The cornerstone was laid by President Harding; since then foundations have been completed and paid for through the efforts of the association. The site is at Seventh and B streets, where once stood the old Pennsylvania railroad station. In a public meeting Chief Justice Taft urged that the whole nation should contribute to the project, which he described as one of great national utility. The main feature of the building will be a vast auditorium with a seating capacity of from 7,000 to 11,000 people. Besides this, it will have several smaller auditoriums of varying capacity for conferences, lectures and reunions. Each state in the Union and each territory or colony would have a room in the building which will belong to it in perpetuity. When completed the memorial wjjl be under the government of the Smithsonian institution. One of the features of the great auditorium will be the finest organ that can be built; concerts free to the public will be given on Sunday afternoons and also on other occasions. In a word, the memorial will be a people's building. Although there are many statues of Washington in various cities of the United States—the latest addition to the number being the beautiful equestrian statue which was unveiled in recent months and now stands before Washington’s headquarters at Morristown, N. J. —two are perhaps the best known of them all. One stands on the steps of the subtreasury building in Wall street in New York city and the other stands in the rotunda of the state capitol at Richmond. Va. The latter, the work of the famous French sculptor, Houdon, is of special interest because it is acknowledged to be the most exact likeness of Washington in existence. Art connoiseurs place its value at a million dollars.

be asleep or talking and failed to hear It y “This necessitated a number of extra sharp buzzes on the button. We were patient with him. though, even if occasionally he was describing the Leaning Tower of Pisa while a picture of the ruins of the Coliseum was being shown on the screen. “Then there was the era ot illustrated songs, when a sour tenor sang

maudlin songs about some girl who lived in a village by the sea. They were foolishly sentimental things, but we managed to get a kick out of it. Os course we didn’t have the diversions In those days that occupy us now. Imagine our young generation attending a stereopticon performance.” We can’t—Washington Star. Rattling ideas ' It’s better to have a “fixed idea" than one that rattles.—Farm and Fireside

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The portraits of Washington are so numerous that a description of them all and the story of how they were painted wotild fill a volume. But of all the painters who made portraits of Washington, there is none to whom more interest attaches than the famous Rhode Islander, Gilbert Stuart, whose renown is so closely linked with the name of Washington. It was Stuart who painted the Washington portrait (shown above) which appears on our two-cent stamps and which is so familiar to all Americans. How Stuart became the most famous of all Washington portrait painters was told in an article which appeared in the Kansas City Star during the celebration of the cenetenary of Stuart's death last year as follows: For many years Stuart had Aad in the back cf his mind plans for painting George Washington. He didn’t know precisely how he was going to. realize this ambition,* but he never let the thought of it die away. So when he landed in New York in 1792 he began to make arrangements to have the famous revolutionary leader sit for him. It was not until two years later, however, that he succeeded in this purpose. While congress was in session in Philadelphia Stuart went there with a letter of introduction to Washington from .John Jay. He met the President at a public reception and was greeted by Washington with “dignified urbanity.” Washington had heard of the painter and did not require the letter of introduction. He said he would be pleased to put himself at the disposal of Stuart at such a time as the latter’s arrangements and his own public duties would permit. A series of sittings soon was arranged and Washington presented himself with his customary punctuality. The first sitting proved unsatisfactory. It largely was Stuart’s fault. For the first time in his career he became nervous. He who had jested with kings and played pranks upon his famous teacher, West, was unnerved in the presence of this great man. It always had been a custom with him to draw out the subject’s true personality in the course of conversation while painting. But Washington’s manner precluded any possibility of such a method resulting successfully. Although not austere, he was calm and not communicative. The hard lines of his face, produced by those years of strife, had not yet softened into a genial expression sufficient for Stuart’s aims. However, Stuart went to work with nervous energy and painted a portrait showing the right side of the face. Afterward he destroyed it, declaring it unsuccessful. But he made copies of it, the best known of which is the “Gibbs-Channing” portrait now in the Metropolitan museum. New York. At the second sitting Stuart executed a fulllength portrait showing the left side of the face. This painting is in the Lansdowne collection in London. But the best of all was the result of a third sitting. It is said Washington rebelled against this third portrait, but yielded to his wife’s entreaties. Another account is that Stuart was intentionally late on the afternoon of this sitting in the hope of getting a show of displeasure on the countenance of the punctual President. He wanted some of the rough vigor he always liked in portraits of strong-willed men he so loved to paint. The resulting portrait, known as the “Athenaeum head,” showing the left side of the face, is the one now so widely accepted as a faithful likeness of the great man. Mark Twain once said in facetious mood? “If George Washington should rise from the dead and should not resemble the Stuart portrait he would be denounced as an impostor!” The original hangs in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. But Stuart, with an eye for business, made fifty copies of it. So today, any art collection worthy of the name can boast its Stuart portrait of Washington. This “Athenaeum” canvas never was finished Stuart, it is said, had promised to present this portrait to the family when it was completed. But he was so pleased with it and found the business of making replicas so profitable that he intentionally left the costume unfinished, although the face was perfect. When Mr. Curtis, father of Mrs. Washington, made a trip to Boston to remind Stuart of his promise, the artist merely showed him the canvas and said: “But you see, my dear sir, that it is not finished." And it never was. Stuart’s failure to finish Washington's coat also may be explained by the fact that he never cared to spend much time on backgrounds. His interest always centered on the face. “I copy the works of God.” he declared, “and leave clothes to tailors and mantua makers.” Stuart’s last years were embittered by constant fights against those who made copies of his famous portrait of Washington and sold them as genuine Stuarts. One of these copies even got into the White House for a time.

'Famous Southern University Lincoln Memorial university is an institution for higher education founded tn 1897, near Cumberland Gap, Tenn. The university was established largely through the efforts <»i Gen. Oliver Otis Howard. It is nonsectarian. The purpose ot the uni versity is to furnish educational ad vantages to dwellers in the mountain regions of Tennessee and other states. The university owns about 600 acres of land, which include a beautiful campus.

Preparing Soil for Next Corn Crop

Nothing Is of More Importance Than Attention to Details. The secret of success in corn growing depends on careful land preparation before planting. “With the increase of live stock dn all farms and the attention good farmers are giving to diversification of crops in the state at this time, an adequate supply of corn is essential. * says C. R. Hudson, of the farm demonstration department at the North Carolina State college. “Corn is one of our most valuable crops and nothing is of more importance with it than thorough plowing. careful disking and adequate har rowing before planting. Often, it is wise to disk the land before plowing so that it will not plow up in clods. In any event, it should be disked and harrowed immediately after plowing and before the moisture dries out.’’ Prepare Good Seed Bed. A good, mellow seed bed should be prepared at the expense of early planting, if necessary, states Mr. Hudson. Good corn growers know the importance of this. The North Carolina experiment station advises the use of from 400 to 500 pounds of high grade fertilizer in a divided application if the crop is not to be top-dressed with an application of nitrate of soda If the soda is to be used, then all the other fertilizer ought be put in under the corn Afore planting. The soda should be applied when the corn is about knee high and before it bu'nches to tassel. A good application is recommended. Early Cultivation Favored. Mr. Hudson advises early cultivation with the use of the harrow or weeder. This destroys the early growth of weeds and grass and saves moisture. As the corn grows and the roots develop, if is unwise to cultivate deeply because the tender rootlets are found near the surface. Several varieties of corn are recom-

MARKTON OATS PROVEN IMMUNE TO SMUT IN WASHINGTON STATE

Yields as Well or Better Than Other Varieties. Farmers of the Northwest each year are growing more Markton oats, a variety which is smut-immune, and whjch, in addition, yields as well as or better than other varieties of oats. In 1914, D. E. Stephens, superintendent of the branch Oregon experiment station at Moro, recognized in Markton. which was then growing in nursery rows, a high-yielding oat variety. It was that year that he transferred Markton oats from the nursery to the plat experiments. Markton was grown continuously in the plats during the ten years following and not only proved smut-immune, but outyielded other standard varieties grown in the Columbia Basin dry-farming wheat district. In Washington wheat-growing areas, also. Markton has consistently proved to be the highest-yielding variety. This has also been the experience at the Judith .Basin sub-gtation at Moccasin. Mont. Markton has proved its merit not only in the dry-farm areas, but has also given excellent yields on the irrigated lands and under subirrigated conditions. Markton is an erect, short to midtall. mid-season variety, with branching panicles. Kernels of Markton are yellowish-white,» long and slender, with a rather thin hull; the lower kerPens Most Satisfactory for Management of Bull Bull i>ens are not the most common method of handling dairy bulls, but they are proving to be the most satisfactory. both from the standpoint of safety to the owner and usefulness of the bull. Where there is no special pen for the bull, he must either run with the herd or be shut into a closely confined stall where lack of exercise will injure his usefulness. When the bull is allowed to run with the herd there can be little regulation of the time when cows will freshen. In addition, a bull with good nervous temperament is a constant source of danger to all who must work with the cattle, as well as with strangers who may occasionally visit the herd. It is true that there are bulls that have never acted cross and they may continue to remain in this class, but usually such hulls are .the ones that eventually attack people and cause trouble.

Handling Baby Beef Production of baby beef during recent years, since housewives have come to demand small tender steaks and similarly small. quick-«ooking roasts, has led to changes in methods of growing and handling beef calves. Because market demand for light cattle is more consistent, feeding calves has come to be less of a gamble than fattening older cattle, especially since light beeves put on weight more economically and require less margin between buying and selling prices for profit. Health of Ewes Every year thousands of the best and fattest ewes die shortly before Hambing time from a toxic paralysis due I largely to lack of exercise. Coarse roughage should be scattered out over the pasture if necessary to make them walk. A dry place to sleep and a shed open to the south on well-drained ; ground will suffice for shelter. Plenty of water and also salt should be ( r vailable as abundant water favors I the health of the ewe.

mended for the different sections. Mr. Hudson states that Weekly’s Improved. Southern Beauty, Latham's Double’and Jarvis Golden are best for the Piedmont section, while Latham’s Double, Indian Chief and Bigg’s Prolific. in the order named, are adapted to the coastal plain. Good Bulletins for Use of Hog Raisers Some excellent bulletins for hog raisers are Bulletin 243. “Equipment for Swine Production.” Kansas State Agricultural college. Manhattan. Kan., and Circular 69. “Handy Equipment for Swine Raising,” lowa State college, Ames.* lowa. These bulletins take up the proper construction of hog houses both of the permanent and the individual types, their proper lighting and ventilation, feeding floors, self-feetiers, hqg waterers, feed troughs, movable fences and creeps, breeding and castrating crates. loading chutes, shipping crates, and so on. In most cases, mils of materials as well as brief Construction plans are given. Copies z of these bulletins may be obtained by writing to the proper colleges. Selection of Breed for Eggs or Market A large part of the selection of a breed for either broiler or egg production is the matter of. selecting a breed that suits the personal preference of the one who is handling rhe flock. Light breeds do not make good broilers.Mn spite of the fact that they mature probably earlier than any of the other more common standard breeds of chickens. Heavier breeds should be used for broiler production, even though they do mature slightly less rapidly than light breeds. Any of the heavier breeds will be found satisfactory—the particular breed adopted for the purpose depending for its success upon the way it is handled.

nel of the spikelet usually carries a tine to coarse awn. At the Washington experiment station. Markton was compared with a Silver Mine type oat jwltich was the best variety for eastern Washington, as to quality add yields. There were 193 kernels of this Silver Mine oat in five grams, and only 178 of Marktqn. l The proportion of hull to kernel was 28.4 in the Silver Mine and only 2G.S for Markton. The bushel weights of the two varieties were practically identical. This smut-immune oat is proving a blessing in many sections of the Northwest where it is hard to control covered smut. Necessity for seed treatment is eliminated and higher quality and better yields are resulting. Save Larger Percentage of Valuable Farm Manure What can be done to save a larger percentage of the crop producing value of our manure? When manure can be hauled to the field daily as it is produced the loss of plant food is reduced to a minimum or to practically nothing, provided the liquid portion is saved through absorption by bedding or otherwise. This? cannot always be done, of course. However, an effort can be made to get the bulk of the manure hauled early in the spring. On many farms manure can be hauled daily during the winter season, especially when the land is not too rolling and subject to erosion. One cannot outline any general procedure but the subject of manure conservation is of enough importance for each farmer to give it his closest attention and do the l-est he can under his own conditions. Silage Is One of the Best Feeds to Give Ewes Silage is one of the best feeds that can be given breeding ewes. It Is not a good feed when fed in excess amounts. Two to 2% pounds Is all that the average ewe should receive in a day and that is best divided in two feedings. If fed in these amounts one can feed the ewes from the time they come off grass in the fall until they are again turned to pasture in the spring. So far as is known silage will not hurt their breeding qualities wlrn fed in limited amounts. On the other hand, it will materially stimulate milk production and also assist the ewes in keeping their digestive tracts open so that better lambs will be the outcome.

* t | Agricultural Notes * Chickens, like children, need codliver oil. Mix it with mash. • * • An ice house is a valuable asset to every farm. Winter is the time to put up a good supply of ice for use in the warmer months. * * * Alfalfa hay is valuable for fattening lambs, hut at the>start it is safer to give them some prairie hay. straw, or fodder in addition to alfalfa. •• * f If every bull was considered dangerous there would be fewer accounts of farmers being killed by their bull. The gentie bull is quite often the one that gets his man. « • • Cream separated on the farm should be cooled immediately and kept.cold regardless of the season of the year. .Cold water cools much faster than cold air even though the air is cold .pnougb to freeze the cream.

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