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T H E W ASHINGTON COUNTY N EW S, FO REST GROVE, ORE., JU LY Page Four. WASHINGTON COUNTY N E W S R E P U B L IC A N : : : : R.. T . Jo h n so n , Business M anager. Proprietor : A u s tin C raig , E d ito r F o rest G rove, O reg o n Eight Pages J *» Current Comment-TimelyTopics Washington bounty News W ILL FRENCH 17, 1903. .00 Y C c i r In A d v fln c e w h eth er said new spaper or p eriodical is received by th e person or persons to whom It Is sen t or n ot.— B ellin ger à C otton ’s A n n otated Codes and S ta tu te s of Oregon. A ddress all bu sin ess com m u nications to the Proprietor. A ll m atter for p u blication shou ld be ad dressed to : “E ditor W ashington C ounty N ew s.” A pplication m ade for en try a t th e post- office o f F orest Grove, O regon, as second- c la ss m ail m atter. Section 3882. W henever an y person, com pany or corporation ow ning or co u tio i- lug any new spaper or periodical o f any kind, or w henever any editor or proprietor o f any such new spaper or periodical, shall m all or send an y such new spaper or period ical to any person or persons In th is sta te w ith out first receivin g an order for said new spaper or periodical from such pel son or per*« 1 .» to whom said new spaper or periodical I* m ailed, »hall be deem ed to be a g ift and no debt or obligation Bhall a c crue a g a in st any such person or persons, O F F IC IA L P A P E R O F T H E C IT Y O F F O R E S T G R O V E . A U STIN CRAIG 1£24 — A u g u s tin e Itu rb ld e, ex -e m p e r o r o f M exico, w a s e x e c u te d ; born 1783. Itu r b ld e begu n h is c a reer a s a m o st v a lia n t an d lo y a l so ld ie r in the a r m ie s o f th e k in g o f S p ain and help ed p u tlfl d ow n n u m ero u s in su r - jgrv r e c tio n s b y a rig o r o u s ■ h an d . F in a lly he co n - Itu rb ld e. c civ ed a p lan o f in d ep en d en ce nnd did n ot sto p u n til th e y o k e o f S p ain w a s c a s t off forever. IS45—G reat fire in N e w Y ork c ity ; lo ss, H IG H ER ED U C A TIO N AND S U IC ID E By WILLIAM BACON BAILEY, Ph. D. o f Yale U niversity U IC ID E IS IN C R E A S IN G IX T H IS C O U N T R Y . There can be no question of tlmt from close observa tion and statistical record. U nfortunately, however, in only a few states are such records well kept. In Chicago recently there was a mania for suicide. It evaded and the greater expense for particular nationality. $10 000 . 000 . 1887—D o r o th e a L y n d e D ix, e m in en t p h ila n th ro p ist, died in T ren ton ; born in W o r ce ste r, M ass., 1805. IfWS—R ev. E d w ard P a y s o n R oe, th e p op u lar A m e r ica n n o v e list, died a t Corn- v v a ll-o n -th e-H u d so n ; born 1S37. 1896 -G en era l J o s h u a K. S ie g fr ie d , a F e d e ra l v e te r a n , died a t P o t ts v ille ; born 1832. 1899—-E liz a b e th T h om p son , n o ted p h ila n th ro p ist, died a t L ittle to n , N . H . ; born 1821. freqv Some there are who say that persons of transition from the public school to ; W H E R E T H E R E IS A GENERALLY HIGH EDUCATION OF T H E ; July the college campus, all make the PE O PL E T H E R E IS M ENTAL WORRY AND T H E LIFE IS FA STE R , TH E present plan prohibitive to many. WORK IS HARDER FOR MEN TO GET TO T H E TOP, T H E NERVOUS i 1304—P e tr a r c h th e w elfare of th e college “ W h ere Rolls th e O regon.” '1 he I.ew is and C lark C entennial and <la iry herrts has b w n 8PefIal ra te s on T E N SI0N )s G REA TER, AND T H A T MAY IN T EN SIFY T H E TENDENCY Pacific U n iv ersity . W h at P. U. needs blooded stock in less than carload lots, i8 more colIege students and less kin- ! HO M EX . in like situations, but the married men are slightly from a single cow up. a n d co n sid erab le d e rg a rte n e rs . W h en F o re s t G rove’s h i g h e r in th e sc a le t h a n t h e w iv e s. This is p r o b a b ly d u e to th e fine c a ttle has been b ro u g h t in th ro u g h public school g ets so it can p re p a re Its f ac$ t h a t t h e s t r u g g l e f o r e x is te n c e h e a r s most h e a v ily upon th e A m erican Pacific E xposition, P o rtlan d , 1905. th is inducem ent. B ut W a sh in g to n pupj]8 to e n te r d irectly into T u alatin T H E REASON OF OUR FORBEAR- COu n ty had b reed ers of as good stock A cadem y, th e n , a s th e local p atro n ag e ANCE. a8 th e sta te afforded, lik e Alex Chal- a )one re q u ire s it, th e su b-preparatory P roverbs xxvi:4. ; m ers, of C enterville, w ho fan cies Jer- \ will b0 dropped, b e tte r a tte n tio n can ------------------------------- seys. b e g iven th e h ig h e r classes, an o ld er T H E SUCCESS OF D IV ER SIFIED T he dairy in d u stry is now on its ' bodv of s tu d e n ts will draw o th e rs of ______ . . . . . . . a at . I • FARMING. 1 feet. Its fu tu re is assu re d , and it is , m o re m a tu re y ears, and p a re n ts w ill developing as rapidly as Now th a t W ashington co unty is firmly e stab lish ed as th e first agri- cu ltu ral county of O regon, it may be well to re c a 'l how th a t p re-em inent po- sition w as a tta in e d , and to give c re d it w h ere it belongs. I t w as a railw ay, how ever o th e r regions m ay co n sid er su ch corpora- tions th e fa rm e rs' n a tu ra l foe, th a t w as th e g re a t b en efacto r o f th is p a rt of th e W illam ette valley. F a rm in g w as a t low ebb, u nprofitable alik e to th e producer an d th e c a rrie r of th e prod- u cts to m ark e t. T h e In d u stria l De- p a rtm e n t of th e S ou th ern Pacific rail- w ay recognized th a t diversified farm Ing w as n ece ssa ry to th e bu ild in g up of th e country, and th a t th e policy of a single crop, of p u ttin g all th e eggs in one b ask et, m u st be changed. D airying seem ed th e b ran ch of ag- ric u ltu re m o st likely to b rin g a b o u t th e desired re su lt, and accordingly a cam paign of edu catio n w as begun and vlgoronsly w aged. F irst th e new spa- p ers w ere In terested , to get th e u tm o st possible publicity.^ T hen, in connec- tion w ith th e S ta te A g ricu ltu ral Col- lege, fa rm e rs’ In stitu te s w ere held In every section w here conditions appear- ed favorable fo r the e sta b lish in g of one o r m ore c ream eries. In a very sh o rt tim e c re a m e rie s began to sp rin g up In p ra c tic a lly every locality w here th e m ilk supply of 200 or m ore cow* could he depended upon, w a rra n tin g continuous an d successful o peration. It is safe to say th a t today every cow of any value Is being m ilked to sup- plv th e e x istin g dem and for m ilk, b u tte r an d cheese. As th is co u n ty succeeded to th e pres- tlg e o f T illam ook as th e le a d e r in dairyin g . It may be well to c o n tra st conditio n s in th e two. T h e coast coun ty fan cies ra th e r S h o rth o rn s and H o lstein s th a n Je rse y s. As th e raih fall m ak es th e rip en in g of g rain to ma- tu r ity Im possible, cows a re pas- tu re d m o st of th e y e a r and hay cu t fo r w in te r use. H ere d airy m en ra ise clover, co rn o r vetch, build silos and c u re th e se p ro d u cts Into ensilage, feed in g also m lllstnffs to m ak e a prop- erly-balanceil ratio n , am) th u s g et th e v ery b e st re su lts. conditions women who are trying to support them selves. Am ong the single the maximum number o f cases occurs B E T W E E N T H E A G E S O F T W E N T Y A N D T H IR T Y , A M O N G ____________________ __________ T IIE M A R R IE D _______ B E T ________ W EEN T H IR T Y _____ A N D FO R T Y , the 1 . , . . . , . . • . widowed between sixty and seventy, the divorced between sixtv , . . July 21 Iu History. ] flnd six vears after the public school 811,1 seventy, while of those whose conjugal condition was unknown 330 B. C.—- D a r iu s C od om an u s, or D a r iu s I II ., la s t o f th e o r ig in a l lin e o f P e r Leaving out o f consideration those ' | c o u rse is done less form idable th an the age was also unknown. s ia n k in g s, fly in g from A le x a n d e r th e seven, an d m any m ore stu d e n ts will whose conjugal condition was unknown, we find that iu every case 1 G reat, w a s m urdered. . . „ . i i i \ • i . i 1001—P op e N ic h o la s II. died, resu lt. the shape o l the curve (in a statistical table) i s regular, except that i79fr-R ob ert B u rn s, p oet o f S c o tla n d , died T h e sa la rie s o f te a c h e rs in w hat o u g h t to be th e lead in g school of th e in the record of the widowed there i s a second maximum between isa— B a t t le o f B u n H un. c a lle d b y th e C o n fe d e r a te s M a n a ssa s. G en era l I r v county must not be less than the the ages o f forty and fifty. in g M cD o w ell com m an d ed th e F e d e r a ls , n u m b e r in g 18.000, an d G en era l P . G. T. average ($40 for female teachers) over j D E S P O N D E N C Y IS T IIE L E A D IN G M O T IV E , C L A IM IN G B ea u re g a r d th e C o n fe d e r a te s. G en era l the county, if Forest Grove is to escape 1 A B Q U T 20 p E R C E X T 0 F T H E V IC T IM S. Business loss, J o sep h E . J o h n sto n b r o u g h t 8,000 tr o o p s from th e S h en a n d o a h to th e the disgrace of paying lower wages ... , ... , . . . .. . , ... , . , „ . , su p p o r t o f B ea u re g a r d , g iv in g h im a than the small country districts. So dl ,iealth and ln8amty follow ln order> wUh nbout 13 Pe.r cent each’ to ta l o f 22.000 m en. T h e b a t tle ended in th e p r e c ip ita te r e tr e a t o f M cD o w the principal of seven or eight teachers \ Then follow s disappointment in love, with the rem aining motives e ll's arm y . T h e C o n fe d e r a te s did n o t deserves more than is paid the one i f ar ¡n the rear, pu rsue. 1893—R e a r A d m ira l M ela n c th o n S m ith , U. who has superviison of but two assis will perm it. W hile tw o la rg e condens od m ilk p la n ts have crow ded o u t of th e ir Im m ediate v icinity th e sm all co u n try c ream eries, th e re a re yet neighborhoods w here th ese prosper, an d th e b e tte r p ric e s w hich th e con- d e n se rs have offered th e ir p a tro n s have stim u lated crea m e rie s to g re a te r efforts to w ard giving b e tte r induce- m en ts to th o se w ho p a tro n iz e them , N ever h as d airy in g been so general o v er th e cou n try , an d its profits so satisfacto ry , ------------------------ ■------ ta n ts , b u t a t $65 a m onth he d o esn ’t FO R E ST GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT g et it. FIN AN CES AND NEEDS. L ack of funds has so fa r been a --------- good reaso n for d e ferrin g th ese T h e F o re st G rove school d is tric t sira b le im p ro v em en ts, b u t th e money d u rin g th e p a st year, ended th e th ird is now in sight, th e d ire c to rs are M onday in Ju n e, received from all anxious to have ju s t as good a school so u rces $4.778.83, of w hich $29.96 w as a s possible, and th e people of th e city b alan c e from p reced in g year, $3164.22 will su p p o rt th em in th e se efforts, d is tric t tax. $937.85 from county fund, w hich no t only b en efit th o se having $»;i 8 . 4 .r> from s ta te fund, and $31.35 tui- c h ild ren h u t a s well every property tlon. T he expenses w ere $2160 teach- o w n er an d every b u sin ess m an, by erg - w a„e8j $15 reilt $200 fuel and sup h olding o u t Inducem ents to catch the pUe8 $ 392 . 6 « rep airs. $535 in te re s t on im m ig ratio n now com ing into Oregon. bonds, $6« c le rk ’s fees, $341 incident- a | 8, o r a to ta l Qf $ 3703 . 60 , leav in g in r ie r k ’s hands now $1073.23. T h is fall M rs. C olem an M onday again rem em th e d istric t will receiv e $50 and from b ered T h e N ews w ith a bouquet of 8 ta te and county to g e th e r a b o u t $1.70 sw e e t p e a s w hose frag ran ce m ade fo r e ac|, „ f tt8 408 ch ild ren , $693.60, w ork in th e ir vicin ity a pleasure. An o r a to tal of $ 743 . 60 . T h e second In o th e r rem em b ran ce th an k fu lly ac 8 taiim en t of th e d is tric t ta x w ill also know ledged w as b rin g in g in th e sub |,e av ailable th is F all, sc rip tio n o f one of h e r n eighbors to N ext y e a r th e new law- goes in to ef- j w hom sh e had show n T h e N ews. Such feet, by w hich th e county gives $6 to e n c o u rag em en t m ak es it easie r fo r the th e county school fund for each child n ew sp a p e r to do its p a rt tow ard adver- 0 f 8(-hool age. but a s th e $50 to each tisln g th e c o u n try by g e ttin g out a d istric t m u st lip paid th e co u n ty will c re d ita b le paper. W hen th e n ew spaper p o e tic a lly give, b esid es th e $50. about is ex pected to alw ays extend a helping $5 fo r e aci, child an d th e s ta te fund h a n d to ev ery public e n te rp rise and wm probably ho $1.55 as now o r $5.55 to be e te rn a lly aliv e to ad v an ce every alto g eth er, a to tal of $2314.40, w hich Is in te re s t o f th e com m unity, besides act $ 743.60 m ore th a n w as received th li in g a s an a d v e rtisin g and Im m igration y e a r from th e sam e sources. Also th e b u re a u to give sta n d in g abroad and assessed valu atio n o f th e d is tric t on in v ite new com ers, it is only rigKt th e t th e next roll will b e a fifth g re a te r, people of its field should reciprocate, ' so th a t w ith th e sam e ra te of levy b u t th o se w ho a re as public sp irited $632.84 m ore will be realized. T h e dl- and fair-m inded a s Mrs. Colem an are re c to rs th u s will have $1376.44 m ore not so num ero u s th a t th is incident m oney a t th e ir disposal n ex t y e a r th a n does not afford th e tex t fo r a needed th ey had la s t year. serm on. It p e rh a p s should be noted In con nection w ith th e developm ent of th e d airy In d u stry th ro u g h o u t W estern O regon d u rin g th e p a st few years, th a t th e Intro d u ctio n and p o p u lar use been th e of th e h and s o ir * 1 i m eans of brln-l"<r « a •b a lly every dairy m an llv ’ - " • '• ” • t r railw ay - ot fu r th e lin es Into " V T h is w as product of .. ,!al:y ’ ■’th e m Pa- bro u g h t a b o u t by L ” m ilk and clflc g ra n tin g low ra te t cream , esp ecially favoring sh ip m en ts In sm all lo ts from th e farm to th e j cream ery , and th e em p ty ca n s w ere re tu rn e d fre e of ch arg e. T h is plo- ( n e e r w ork w as u n d ertak en by TTeneral P a ss e n g e r A gent M arkham , and the* sa m e p e ltry haa h e rn continued and ^ extend ed by Mr. Coman. his su ccess or. Mr. H arv ey Ixm nsbury, th e trav-1 ellng fre ig h t agen t, u n d e r th is su p e r vision. h as acted as In d u strial ag en t, an d h as becom e a valued a c q u a in t an ce of d airym en th ro u g h o u t th e val ley who a p p re c ia te h is well d irected and u n tirin g efforts to ad v an ce th e ir In terests. 20 In History. born; died 1374. , 1854—C arolin e A n n e S o u th e y , p o e t a n d n o v e list, w id o w of th e la u r e a te , d ie d . I born 17S7. 1870—B e g in n in g o f th e F r a n c o -P r u ss ia n w ar. F r e n c li troop s m arch ed to th e fr o n tier , an d N u p o leo n ’s d e c la r a tio n o f w a r w a s r eceiv ed and ac te d upon in B erlin . T h e w a r gro w o u t o f d isp u te o v e r th e s u c c e s sio n to th e th ro n e o f S p ain , a lth o u g h th is w a s a m ere p re te x t, a s th e b itte r e s t fe e lin g h a d e x iste d b e tw e e n th e c o u n tr ie s fo r m a n y y e a r s, N a p oleon , h o w ev er, h a s been ch a r g ed w ith fo r c in g a c r isis in order to p rod u ce in tern a l h a r m o n y a n d s tr e n g th e n h is to tte r in g th ron e. 1887—S y lv a n u s C obb. J r., th e n o v e lis t, died in H y d e P ark , M a ss.; born in W a te r - v llle . M e.. D23. 1897—J e a n In g e lo w . B ritish poet a n d n o v e lis t, died in L ondon ; born 1830. 1902—Jo h n W . M ack a y , th e A m e r ica n c a p ita lis t. died in L ondon; born 1830. should not be a consideration for TOWARD SUICIDE. working a hardship on the patrons dt Office in A bbott Building. W hen we consider the percentage of males and fem ales with the public school, yet the present cur- tailed course is the more inexcusable respect to different conjugal conditions, we find that single, wid A n o th er fa c to r in building up good as ¡s a iso a positive d e trim e n t to owed and divorced W O M E N COM M IT S U IC ID E M O RE T H A N Issued Every F riday in th e Y ear. *• July 19 In History, That amount will provide for several improvements absolutely needed to make the school which the size of the tow'n demands. A 9th grade is a ne cessity. so is the lengthening of the term by at least one month, and equally important is raising the salary of the assistant teachers, while the price paid the principal is no credit to the town now that funds are avail able. The university academy should no; be relied on to do in its sub-prepara tory year the remainder of the public school work. Not only is there tuition W hile By S. N ., r etired , died a t G reen B a y , W ia .; born 1810. 1399—R obert G. In g e rso ll, sold ier, la w y e r an d n oted a g n o s tic , died a t D o b b s F e r r y ; b orn 1833. BRIBERY IS IM P O S S IB LE WITH TH E R EFEREN D U M July 22 In History. 1825—T h e c o u n c il o f N ic e in I ta ly ; 1,000 y e a r s p r e v i o u s ly th e fa m o u s c o u n - cil o f th a t n am e w a s held in A sia M inor. By JAMES P. CODMAIM, D irect L eg isla tio n !^ , ^ IL L IA M F L IN N , for tw elve years a mem ber o f the 13^. senate o f Pennsylvania, recently said, “It is not strange wffed”nthi - that the average legislator, earning a salary of $100 °DukeeofSbReTch- s ta d t, or N a p o le o n II., a month or less, would be tempted to be dishonest IH H H jl o n ly son of N a p o le o n M cP h e r so n . when he is confronted bv a bribe o f $ 2 0 , 0 0 0 for a 1 I-. d u d near V ienna; t o m isn. 1864—G en eral J a m e s B. M cP h e r so n , c o m - If, under present conditions, bribes like the above m an d er c f th e F e d e r a l A r m y o f th e single vote ‘ T e n n e sse e , w a s k illed in fr o n t o f A t la n ta ; b orn 1829. have been given or may in the future be given, IS IT N O T T H E P A R T O F W ISDOM TO SO C H A N G E M A T T E R S T H A T N O c iv il w a r, died in H a v a n a ; b orn in B R IB E W ILL B E O F F E R E D ? M arylan d 1818. a n e G rey S w issh e lm , w r ite r, a d v o H ow can this be done ? The answer is, remove from the law 1384—J c a te o f w o m a n 's r ig h ts , died a t S w is s- d ale, P a . ; born 1816. makers the final power to enact laws. D o this by restoring that 1895—P r o fe s so r R u d o lf G n eist, e m in en t G erm an sc h o la r an d p r o fe sso r , in power to the people, and then no bribery will be attempted. N o s tr u c to r o f th e r e ig n in g k a ise r, died in B er lin ; born 1826. man w ill pay for goods that cannot be delivered. G ive the people 1902—C ard in al L ed o ch o w sk i, d is tin g u is h ed R o m a n C a th o lic p r e la te , died in an optional veto upon all legislation and you have solved the vexed p r o b le m n o w u n d e r c o n s id e r a tio n . DIRECT LEGISLATION THROUGH T H E METHOD OF T H E INI t i a t i v E AN D REFEREND UM W ILL DO FOR ANY OF OUR STATES W H AT IT HAS SO SU CC ESSFU LLY DONE FOR SO MANY YEARS IN SW ITZERLAN D . Where the Devil Gets Recruit S By U nited S ta te s S e n a to r CHAUIMCEY M. DEPEW T IS N O T FROM T H E F A M IL IE S O F T IIE I V E R Y R IC H T H A T T H E D E V IL G ETS H IS R E C R U IT S. It is rather from the w ell to do coun try fam ilies whose sons come to the city to be edu cated. This is because o f the discomforts of board ing houses, the attractions o f saloons and the coldness o f churches. The reason so few sons o f fam ilies o f wealth go to the devil is because the F A M IL Y IN F L U E N C E S H E D G E TH EM I N until they are old enough to stand alone, which is when they are about twenty-six, at which age there is little danger o f their going astray. T be tone o f the colleges in which they are brought up now adays is hostile to dissipation. Form erly it was otherwise. R o m e; born 1822. July 23 In History. 1793—R o g er S h erm a n , “ s ig n e r ,” died in N e w H a v e n ; born 1721. 1816—C h a r lo tte S au n d e r s C u sh m a n , a c tr e s s , w a s born In B o sto n ; died 1876. 1866—G rea t riot, in H y d e park. L o n d o n , reform m e e tin g b rok en up b y t h e p o lice. 1875—I s a a c M erritt S in g er , s e w in g m a c h in e in v e n to r, died. 1878—T ib b ie S h ie ls (M rs. R ic h a r d so n ), f a m o u s in th e d a y s o f S c o tt, W ilso n and; H o g g , and a fte r w a r d a la n d la d y o f an a n g le r s' r eso r t in S e lk irk sh ire , died at th e a g e o f 96. 1 1883-W h a r f fe ll a t N o r th P o in t. M d., and 65 p e r so n s w e re drow ned. 18S5—G en eral G ran t died in th e D r e x e l c o t ta g e a t M ount M cG regor; born 1822. 18SS—C o u r tla n d t P a lm er, a g n o s tic a n d tr i ! m illio n a ir e , died n e a r B ra n d o n , V t . , b orn 1843. 1893—P o r t L ou is, c a p ita l o f M a u r itiu s d e v a s ta te d b y fire; it w a s w r e c k e d by! a h u rr ic a n e in 1892. 1897—T h e D Ir.gley ta r iff la w w e n t in t o ef fe e t a t m id n ig h t. July 24 In History. l ! i A MAN WHO IS ADDICTED TO DRINK NOW IS A SOCIAL OUT CAST. I “ WE ARE LIVING IN AN AGE OE SOCIALISM" .*. - •” "» - “ “ r“::; |E A R E L IV IN G TN A N A G E O F SO C IA L ISM , A S I U N D E R S T A N D SO C IA L ISM . 1 i no theories, no ^ “*^1 fanatics and no m illionaires, but I do believe in and trust in the judgm ent o f the good everyday people o f this country to work out these problems. W ealth is all G ght, but it is not to be considered for a moment with a clear mind, good health and a c ha r con-, b m T H E A D V A N C E S T H A T ARE B E IN G M A D E WI LL WORK FOR T H E B E N E F IT O F M A N K IN D . 634—C alip h A b u -B e k r , first s u c c e s s o r of M oh am m ed , died. 1783— S im on B o liv a r . S o u th A m e r ica n lib orator, born in C a r a ca s. V e n e z u e la died 1830 1796— Joh n M id d leton C la y to n , s ta te s m a n co d ip lo m a t in th e C la y to n -B u lw c r tr e a ty , born in S u s s e x c o u n ty , D e l., d ied 1856 1798—J o h n A d a m s D ix . g e n e r a l and s ta te s m an . b o m in B o a ca w e n , N . H .; died 1879. 1803—A le x a n d r e D u m as, th e n o v e lis t, b o r n , died 1970 180—M artin V a n B u ren . e x -p r e sid e n t, died a t K ln d erh ook . N . Y .; born 1792. 199&— R ev. E d w ard B eech er, on e o f th e f a m o u s s e v e n b roth ers, died ln B ro o k ly n born 1903. 1187—G en eral L a fa y e tte M cL aw s, a no ted C o n fe d e r a te officer and a v e te r a n of th e M ex ica n w ar. died In S a v a n n a h ; b o rn 1821 . July 25 In History, 80t—C o n s ta n tin e C h loru s. R o m a n em p eror and f a th e r o f C o n s ta n tin e th e G reat, died. 1730—H e n r y K n o x . 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