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v II -v VYA3HIN&T0NS BOOK-PLATE II Is ancient and dignified Athenae um at Huston con tains one collection of relics wliti h will iiIwii.vr excite rev erence In tlin heart of every t-lllr.'jn. In 1848 n company of ) ii li 1 1 1' spirited Uustonlans deter mined thnt tlin Ste vens collection of George Washington's huokH, Inrgoly composed of honks be queathed to Bushrod Washington, should not go t tliP British Museum, ami Btilikrrllipil enough to secure this part of tlin Ml. Winon library to their city mid library. For HiIh reason, lloa ton can boast or tin; largest collection of Washington's hooks gathered In nuy diip pimp. In the nnp explanatory catalogue, whlrb wiim iiihiIp possible by the genor mm bequest of ll.UOn from Mr. TIioiiiiih Dowse, the piitlin collection Is classi fied ax followi by Mr. Lane: 1 to 2.19 Hooka mentioned In the In ventory of Washington's oMute. with u few volumes not In Inventory, but glv- WASHINGTON'S LIBRARY IN T ing evidence that Washington owned them. 1500 to 362 Pamphlets bearing Wash ington's signature or known from cor respondence to have belongc-d to him, except those mentioned In Inventory, which are arranged with first division. 100 to 414 Volumes assigned to Washington by Mr. Griffin, but bearing no evidence of Washington's owner ship. 500 to Gfill -Pamphlets befoie 1800 hearing no evldoncu of ownership, but may nave, been Washington's. 680 to 687 Pamphlets bearing tho names of others, but Included by Mr. Griffin. To purchase those books fVJ.'.O was rataod.tho Athenaeum subscribing $500. Part of this was extended for a book plato a vlguctte of tho Interior of the library and the paper for tho cata logues. A collection of hookH was also purchased from S, (I. Drake. Tho acquisition of this valuable li brary was largely duo to the efforts of Mr. George llvormore and 79 well known Bostonlnns who subscribed $.'0 each. It may be a surprise to many to learn that so large a part of Washington's library Is owned In Boston. The library Is guarded with the greatest care. II Is housed In tho trus tees' room, where othor rare volumes owned by this corporation are In stalled. Tho visitor Is conducted by a courteous attendant up stairways ami through corridors until confronted by a giated Iron door. The door locks be hind the visitor, who then may com mune with the past. This placo Is only visited by students of history and collectors of Washing tonia. It is not nought by tho busy man of the street. Oftho varied and Interesting charac ter of the volumes In Washington's li brary It is dltllcult to spiuk In limited space, and opinions differ as to what constitutes Interest and value. Tho bibliomaniac, useil to tlic Interminable nnd aigiimentatlve titles, the italicised and loug-sd type nurt the quaint dic tion, will seem quite Iconoclastic, doubt Jess, to the young htiident, who Is Just discovering tho wealth of information at first hand which lie In these self same voumcs. is political economist, plnnter, wool friV- rmam Jj Wv pkeIIrved IN BOSTON .ff-sto,: iac'i- s n grower, agriculturist nnd fruit grower, the tltst president of tho United Stntcs Iiiin nover lifon duly presented to tho rending public. The Introduction of mules Instead of horses In tho south for agricultural work wan largely duo to Washington's offortH, ably supple menled by the King of Spain. The re demption of peat hog was studied ex perimentally. Consequently, many of tlione bookn rt'lntc to practical subjects of thin sort. That Washington's mind anticipated the great questions of the nineteenth century in amply nt tented by his will, viz., a due regard for his wife's prop pity rights and of her wlah In regurd to fleeing the "dower negioea," aa he calls Hum: a wlah to free all his own slaves! to see tho old and decrepit pro vided for and the young educated In their new found frccdom.the very prob Ipiiih (hut the I'nltul States of today In trying to aolvo. Tlin library of Washington wbb large for Kb time, although In these days of Immense public libraries, the depart ment devoted to these volumes seems smull Indeed. Mat the hookH aie great In Intercut, and icveal the mnny aided tJ 1113 BOSTO NATHKNAEDM. Washington unfalteringly and un flinchingly to the gaze of future gener ations. Kvery mother ami father will think of the great and stalwart Washington with n-ncw tenderness for- the little scrawls his childish bands traced on convenient material, mainly on the title pages or hW father's books. Tra dition does not stnto whether ho own Mi up to their defacement as bravely as he did to the cutting down of the cherry tree. Hut the series of signa tures theie. one written when ho was surely under nine yeais of age, and the others written when he was l;t and 17 years of age, appeal with singular ton aclty to the mind, as do oven the love lorn ditties of his later boyhood when he extolled the charms of "the lowland beauty" In verse. The grandeur and the dignity and the complexity which y?C?'fCrfaiL HOUDON'S WASHINGTON. (Modeled at All. Veinon In KM. now MM keeps IIh vIkII mil mounting tlio cane containing the. hooks at tho Athenaeum. Clllbort Stunt t pronounced this tlm greatest portrait of Washington. The Blguatuie Is lliut of Washington durlnK his presidency, mid of Ids best lime.) events and his distinguished services throw about him molt away to glvo placo to the picture of the callow at tempts of tho clover little hoy trying to write his name largo, with all the nourishes possible to his childish pen, all unconscious that It was to ho writ ten In years to come with no uncer tain chirography In (ho roll of fame It was a weighty volume with tho tltlo of "The Sufficiency of a Standing & Revelation In General and of the Scrip ture Revolatlon In Particular. Doth aa to the Matter of It, and as to the Proof of Itl and that Now Revelation Cannot Reasonably be Desired and Would Probably be Unsuccessful," by Offspring Hlncknll, Late Ixml Bishop of Exeter, which tempted tho Infantllo hand of George Washington. Ills auto graph Is writ U n twlco'upon the tltlo page. The names of Robert Wlckoff nnd Samuel Bowman appear an owners of the book at various times. On tho last pago and Immediately after tho collect for tho second Sunday In Ad vent Is tho following quaint certificate of ownership evidently written in tho hand of llowinan: "This book Lint to mo by the owner, he being dead I believe It mluo for- cvar." The margins of the volume are worm eaten, nnd the title page Is defaced by marks which suggest that the boy might have attempted drawing also, hut as this book bears the earliest specluients of Washington's writing extant. It Is of untold value to tho antiquarian. "Short Discourses upon the Wholo Common Prayer," by Thomas Comber, the dean of Durham, was selcctod by the 13-year-old Washington, upon which to write his own and his moth er's name. Against the former his nephew, Georgo O. Washington, hna written: "The above Is General Washington's autograph written at 13 years of age," and under the latter ho writes: "Tho above name of bis mothor Is In the handwriting of Washington at 13 years of age, as will be aeon by comparison with his writings or thnt date In Spark'a work." The same flyleaf contains the auto graph of Washington's father and mother "A ugiiPt Washington, his book, 17:17," and "Mary Washington." f I Ott fair Potomac's i I Sloping Shore. Mount Vernon! who can tell the charm Of life on thnt Virginian farm Before our country's bit th? I'or Hieie was simple godly fear. And woman's grace, and royal cheer. High thoughts, aud tempered mirth. t twilight, when the chimney glowed, What wit and wisdom freely flowed, Laughter and quick retortii! And then the old-time games what fun When George and Lady Washington Joined In the youthful sports! And when the night grew dark with out. What mighty themes they talked about l.n those histoi lo days! Or how their souls with rapture soared When Nelly at her harpsichord Sang gay and gnllant lays! Oh, bravo and bold were women then, And pure as women weie the men For that was long ngo; The old then felt the zest of youth, The young were sober, aud In truth It ever should be so. On fair Potomac's sloping shore, Mt. Vernon, as In days of yore, Is still a lovely place; Hut they nre gone thnt gave that scene Its air domestic and serene, It.s Joyous lire and grace. No cavaliers In pointed shoes. In powdered hair and braided queues, Converse In high-flown clauses, While ladies listen, all arrayed In tabblncts and stiff brocade, - Lustrings and gold-wrought gauzes No moi e tliry dine and mnke their I1111H. Eating love puffs and Sally Lunn's Laplands and beaten biscuit: While little darkles, single file, Bring plates of waffles in a pile As high as they dare risk It. lint there today the tourist lingers, And round the sign, "Keep off your fingers," Are relics to be viewed. And passing boats all toll the bell, And lower the flag as if to tell A nation's gratitude. Kxchunge. Che Beginning. Whence cam the river, so strong aud clear, That waters tho meadow far and near? From a clear little spring, Like a lustrous pearl, Where the mosses cling, Aud tho (em-leaves curl, On the hilltop's height Bubbling up so bright, Fed by mountain ralu, Without taint, without statu. Whence came our Washington, good and grand. Whose name is honored In every land? Fiont n stnlnlcsh youth; From the upright ways, From the strength and truth, Of his early days: From a boyhood true, - Pure as mountain dew, Ah unsullied a thing As tho clear hilltop spring. Persia Gardiner. I'rnrlllliMiKr Crnttci Hint Line. Dr. W, E. Grimm of West Virginia, who went over on call to attend some smallpox patlonts In Cumberland county, Maryland, wliCirno local physi cian could bo obtained, Is under nrtest on tho charge of practicing mcdleluo In Maryland without that stato's license. Two Little A True Viola and Steonlc, two little Virgi nians, descendants of Martha Wash ington's flimllv llni unit tlin vnimuoal repicsentattves of that distinguished name, lived with their parents and Aunt ICatllV nt lllno Mill n Invnlv nlit home on a slope, not far from tho banks of tho historic Pototnne river. There was a shady grove In front of tho house full of protty piny-places and mossy rock brakes. Viola, the elder, was tall aud sttong, with long, thick golden hair, and In her sweet blue eyes a frank, open ex pression which nlways told what she was thinking about. She was "IiIk sis- tor" to "llttlo biother," who wns fra gile and slight, with gray eyes and brown hair. Evervbodv loved Slrenlp. ho had such nice ways, nnd although lie was little, his notions of honor and right woro big. He loved everybody and evory living thing on the place, from tho horses ami dogs to the chick ens, ducks, and the tame rabbit and swnllo'w which were their special pets. Hut most of all he invi.-ri his slHter. and would always do what she thought best, so they were comnanlons In ev erything nnd nlways happy together. iioiti were rond or outdoor sports mid delighted to go barefoot. This once led to what might have been a serious ac cident, for one duy while climbing up into u cherry tree, Viola lost her hold and fell through, her bare fool catch ing by the heel In the notch or the tree, and her head suspended over a spiked fence. Steenle ran In tenor to ward the house to bring Aunt Kathy to the rescue, crying: "Come quick! quick! or Viola will bo killed!" Fortunately -for Aunt ICuthy could n't clum a boy was on the grounds near by, and running up. holped to dlsentnglfr the victim. Another of her hair-breadth escapes was to come bounding down on tin old cellar door which had lost Its hinges. Aunt Kathy, who happened to la; near, sprang forward In time to break her tall. When she was picked up unin jured, her aunt reminded her that she should thank God for sparing her life, and the little girl Immediately knelt down where she was. and said: "I thank thee, dear Jesus, for letting Aunt Kathy catch the cellar door." evi dently considering her aunt a special providence. Both children dearly loved Nelllo dray, a while horse on which they rodo together. Sometimes It happened they got nltched over her head, nnd then the horse would lift her feet care fully for them to crawl safelv out. and neigh with delight. One night thr big barn took lire, and grandma, who was visiting them nt Uoso Hill, was so scaiod that she put Steenio's clothes on him wrong side out. Afterward sho found the two children on the garret steps In the dark, thfclr hundr. clasped in each oth er's, praying to God. away rrom the confusion, thinking He could hear them better off by themselvpr.. Afterward, when Viola was older, the imrn burnt down again, and seeing tho glare of the flames fiom the house, she was the first one to try ami gel the animals out. Her own riding horse was umong them, and in her efforts to save It. she went back twice Into tho building and got seveioly burnt. She Mild afterwards: "I felt so selfish, safe outside, with all those poor things suffering in there!" With so many live nets, there wns : death occasionally and a regular burial ground was provided for theme they1 had loved. Aunt Kathy heard loud walls one afternoon, and looking rrom i her winnow saw approaching a sad procession Steenle carrying an old trunk tray, on which was the body of favorite cat. while Viola, armed with "COME QUICK! OR VIOLA WILL ME KILLED!" a shovel to dig the grave, walked be Hide htm weeping. Thoy paused beside the paling fence for tho family to say farewell to "iii..n- kitty," and then proceeded to their cemetery. Indoors these little Vliulnlin. hmi a lovely old cabinet with brass knobs to tho drawers, aud here were arranged on soft cotton a wonderful- collection of bird's eggs, bright wlnus ami lmi. tcrrlfes. 8ome of the eggs wore from tho South sea gulls, alligator and horon. which Viola Insisted on pro nouncing "he-ron." Another drawer hold Indian relics -arrows and curios taken from a strangely formed mound of stones which had been illH,.nv,,i-.,H near tho river bank, where It wns sup posed Indians had been burled, One day tho children's grandmn heard a gnnwlng sound from the cub Inet, nnd on Investigating, found that mlco had Injured several of their mo?t precious treasures, Viola and Htecnlo were in despair, and Vlolu cried: "O grandma, I would rnthor they had tnawed my leg." Grandma succeeded In restoring most it the Injured property, much to their Virginians Story. delight, and arranged the things again so the damage hardly showed. Thoy also owned a large glnss aqua rium, filled with protty pebbles and grasses, with minnows, tadpoles and water Insects. They had read "Wnter Hablefl" with great Interest, and know as much as the author of these deni zens of the earth, air and sky. As they grew older, all over the placo they round and named beautiful spots where they played, worked nnd dreamed away the bright summer days. Down In tho grove a long lock ledge thoy called "Sofa Rock," made a grand seat where they could He aud Imagine all sorts of wonderful things. Then there wns "Fnlry Knoll." full of wild flowers; and "Sycamore Hall," under whose waving branches they would tell and listen to marvelous tales. Hut "Iloulder Glt-n" wap the best or all, for there the beautiful spring called " '7fi" ran clear and cool, and they never tired of listening to the story of how In revolutionary times "Morgan's men" met thete, and the soldiers agreed to meet on tho spot again when they re turned. Years after only three of the company came to the mcetlng-plnco. It was In this beautiful aud historic spot they had their picnics, gathering watereresseH from the shady banks and eating delicious lunches out of Aunt TO THE CEMETERY. Kuthy's big basket. Hero thoy read "Treahiire island" and Hawthorne's Tales, or when tired would stretch out on the grass and looking up In tho blue sky. would wonder what "heaven was like." Steenle knows now, for he has left Viola and gone there, and ruido day she will know, too, when "big sister" and "little brother" meet again in the beautiful land of the forever. Kate Dandrldge, In Youth's Compan ion. I Valley Forge. I An earnest effort wns made to pass the bill before congress to convert Into a national park the historic camp MOUNT VERNON, grounds or Valley lorge. where Wash ington and his men passed the bitter winter of 1777-78. A smull portion of the tract has been acquired by the state of Pennsylvania, and the well pre served brick building In which Wash ington had his headquarters Is now owned aud cured Tor by a patriotic body formed at the centennial or Val ley Forge, but the larger and equally historic portion or the field, on which the soldiers camped and suffered, Is still In tho hands of prlvnte owners The Intrenchments and other Iristorlo landmnrks nre gradually vanishing. It Is desirable that the whole tract be acquired by the national government nnd lw rorovor preserved as a national park, as In the enbe or the Chlckaniau ga and Gettysburg battlefields. It Is a curious rnct that the move ment to preserve historic grounds or this klud at the national expense has come only since the civil war. The idea seemH to have started rrom the great cemeteries where so many or tho soldiers or the civil war lie burled near wheie they roll. The extension or the reservation to Include the whole field or conflict and to preservo Its his toric landmnrke under federal author ity was a nnturnl step from this begin ning. At Inst It has dawned upon the people thai It may be well to extend the sumo process to the more Import ant revolutionary battlefields. Private associations and city or state govern ments have done some good work in this direction, but It Is only of recent years that the plan ror natlonnl reser vation has had any serious considera tion. There has been talk or making such a park of the historic grounds at Sara toga, where Ruigoyne surrendered to Gates. 'The proposition to presorve tho Valley Foige tract Is ono that appeals still moro strongly to the Imagination or tho patilotlc American, for tho suf rcilngs or that terrible wlnttir tested the nerve or Washington mid or his patriots even' more severely than tho dangeis or battle. It Is straugo thnt tho Idea of reserving this spot was not ncted upon a century ago. when tho whole tract could have ben,, b,ulhl for a trifle. It should bo bought now nnd gunrded as sacredly as Mount Vor- si i " iJ4lrM j'SlI 7 '! 'J J '3 Jki 4 f Tableaux for t 1 Washington's Birthday. I Impromptu burlesque tableaux Illus trating some of the principal oven is In Washington's life will bo appropriate for this national holiday and will prove a mirth-provoking entertainment. When two rooms ure connected by folding doors a whole room may bo used for the stage, with a screen at the back of tho stage. The doors then tako the placo of curtains and iinswor vcr.i well. In cane there are no folding doors n large room can bo curtained off with sheets suspended from a ropo stretched from one wall to tho other. It Is best for tho audience to sit as far away rrom tho stage as possible. Pumpkin lanterns set In n iow on the floor rorm a funny substitute for foot lights. The face Is not cut through, but the fenturcs are cut thin enough to allow the light to mnke them visible, as all tho light must be thrown on thv stngo. Here arc some appropriate tableaux: Tableau 1 "Washington's Infancy." Washington's mother seated at it" splnnlng-wheel while her son la asleep In a cradle near by. The wheel may be made of a bicycle turned upside down nnd steadied with tho nld of books. A broom Is fastened In an up right position to the bicycle und on the bandlo Is tied a handkerchief to represent flax. A string tied to the flax la held by Mrs. Washington. The wheel must be set In revolution during the tableau. Mis. Washington must wear a white cap, kerchief and apron. A cradle for her son may be made of a rocking chair by standing It on the tip end of the rockers mid placing footstool under the back of It. A pil low with n large rag doll should be placed In the cradle, and the latter may be draped with u shawl or sheet. Tableau 2 "State of the Country": The properties needed nre two chain and a board. The board la laid across tho hack of the chairs, thus forming a tame. A large man dressed to rep resent an early settler by wrapping a blanket around his legs and putting a paper ruff around his neck Is seated back of this table, on which boxes of beads and Jugs of whisky are standing. Ono Indian seated on tho ground In front 13 bargaining to sell some fura while a second at the side Is drinking whisky out of a Jug. This picture may be mado very rldlculoun by put ting signs to this effect on the tablo: "Beads marked down to the lowest price." "Bargain sale of firewater." "Goods almost given away In exchnnge for skins." "Red flannel at a fearful sacrifice " Tableau 3 "George's Father Taking Pay for the Cherry Tree": A Btout man In colonial dress that is, a three-cornered hat made of paper, skirt of paper fastened to hie coat and bows at knees, and a little boy. similarly dressed, who Is In the act of giving his father some paper money. In his hands he holds u hatchet. Tableau t "Bunker Hill:" Bunker Hill may be made of chairs piled up and covered with gray blan kets. A red-coated soldier on one aldo and u hltie-eoutod ono on the other are both trying to climb tho hill and to get at each other. Each carries a poker. The costumes may be made very ridiculous, as, for example, glvlug ' u fool's cap to one man. Tableau "Washington Crossing the Delaware": For this make use of a washtub for a ship; its Mil Is a towel fastened wlth Pins to a stick, the stick Lelng tied lo a broom held aloft by Washington A second man In the tub may bo fishing from behind. Tableau ti-"Surrender of Cornwal- Wasblngton sitting at a tablo on which are strewn a quantity of papers. Cornwallls at one side giving up hi, sword. Some enrs of corn strung on string around his wnlst and across his bienat add to the ludicrous effect. Corn wallh, must look as though he had spent tho night In a barn Tableau 7-"Franklln at'thc Court of George IV.": P King George iu regal attire with a crown upon his head, seated on a throne, while lords and ladles are giouped on either side. At the aide. 4 of the throne a paper sign Is pinned on the wall: "All must how their knees to mo George IV." Franklin Is In the act of shaking hands with the king, and the courtiers nil look aghast. THbleau 8-"Franklin nt Home." Franklin Is seen walking along with u loaf or bread under one arm nnd In the act or eating a socond loaf, slur ting a large end ut It into hl mouth, v Tableau 9-"Washlngton Dictating the Declaration or Independence": Washington Is seen standing In a contemplative attitude with hla handa under hla coat tolls, while a pretty young lady. In modern dress, Is sif ting berore the typewriter taking down Washington's words. Tableau -"Washington's Inaugu ration": Washington and a Judge In a lone black gown and white wig (cotton bat ting) are standlug In the center of the stage, while the Judge reads from a long scroll. Washington looks vorv,, happy. t Tableau 11 "The Mlnuel": Washington aud his partner, hoth In colonial dices, dancing tho minuet. This last tableau may be mado veiy effective. Four or oven six peoplo may take part In this ir tho doorway Is largo enough ror them to stand In graceful posltlonn. Pretty costumes fow the Indies conslbt of short-walsted dresses; thin effect nviy ho gained by tying n broad nosh under tho uriuplttf over n light cotton droe. A truly Chrlatinn Hfo Im3 grantor uower than all Christian literature. i,WiWMiepijkflMfti'P'