R U RAL ENTERPRISE
if Gear
□n
State Boundary
Lines at Fault
' has never ye t been m a rke d o u t on th e
j e a rth 's surface, how ever, and p ro b a o ly
I never w ill be—c h ie fly because su rv e y
in g in s tru m e n ts de(iend on p lu m b lin e
o r s p ir it level to esrablfsh p e rp e n d icu
lars, and these In d ic a to rs v a ry w ith
W ashington. D. C.— “ W o rk re c e n tly
I differences In d e n s ity o f th e rocks
begun to check up th e c o n d itio n o f
i from place to place. T h e closest ap-
m onum ents m a rk in g th e s tra ig h t lin e
I proach to accuracy has been made by
boundary between N ew Y’ o rk and
1 the ’tria n g u la tio n system ,' w h ich th e
P ennsylvania, and to find how fa r th e
I'n ite d S tates coast and geodetic su r-
lin e varies fro m Its p ro p e r po sitio n ,
| vey has extended o v e r a g re a t p a rt o f
bring s to a tte n tio n on ly one o f th e 1 the I'n ite d States.
E rro rs s t ill crop
scores o f 'b ou n d a ry skeletons’ In the
j
up. b u t th e y are a lm o st n e g lig ib le . I t
natb-nsl clo se t." says a b u lle tin fro m
th e W ashington (D . C.) he a dq u a rters ; lr th is tria n g u la tio n system w h ich has
, disclosed m any o f the ra th e r g la rin g
o f the N a tio n a l G eographic society.
j inaccuracies o f th e e a rlie r b o u n d a ry
" I t is p ro b a b ly safe to say th a t not l surveys.
one o f the fo r ty eight states is now
, " A n u m ber o f b o u n d a ry d iffic u ltie s
a d m in is te rin g e x a c tly the te r r ito r y
j have a risen because o f m istake s in
which supposedly belongs to It , " con
geography. T h u s th e fir s t b o u nd a ry
tinues the b u lle tin . “ In some cases m e
c e a ty between G rea t B r ita in nnd the
differences are o n ly m a tte rs . if h u n I I'n ite d S tates In 1782 p ro vid e d th a t
dreds o r thousands o f s i res, b u t In
I the n o rth e rn b o u nd a ry o f th e U n ite d
o th ers th e y m ust be m easured by h un
| S tates sh o u ld ru n fro n t L a ke o f th e
dreds o f square m iles. These fa u lty
I W oods 'on a due w est course to th e
boundaries are f o r th e most p a rt ac- 1
I riv e r M is s is s ip p i'— a p h y s lra l Im possi-
cepted now, espe cia lly in th e states
| b lllty . T h is e rro r had to he a d ju s te d
longest s e ttle d ; b u t th e agreem ents I In te r b u t th e tin y p ro je c tio n o f U n ite d
have not a ll been reached q u ie tly . !
States t e r r ito r y In to Canada a t the
T he re have been scores o f disputes be- i
95th m e rid ia n — lik e th e sig h t on a
tween n e ig h bo rin g sta le s and te rr l- I
ritle b a rre l— Is a m on u m e n t to th e
Head Hunting in Luzon
torles. d o ten s o f la w s u its h jv e been
m istake.
h ronght before the Suprem e c o u rt, and
Replaced by Tame Game»
“ A n o th e r e rro r th a t led to tro u b le
in one o r tw o cases b itte rn e s s has been
was th e b e lie f th a t an east-w est lin e
New
Y o rk .— " I was su rp rise d and
so g reat th a t c iv il w a r has seemed on
th ro u g h the so u the rn e x tre m ity o f som ew hat d isa p p o in te d to learn when
the verge o f b re a k in g out.
Lake M ic h ig a n w o u ld cu t L a k e E rie at
"T h e c h ie f d iffic u lty is In d ra w in g o r n o rth o f the la tte r's w e ste rn end. I reached th e P h ilip p in e s th a t head
s tra ig h t lines.
A n yone can d ra w a The e xtension o f In d ia n a and O h io h u n tin g trib e s had given up th e ir
s tra ig h t lin e on a piece o f paper. He several m ile s n o rth o f th is old east- a n cie n t p a s tim e u n d e r persuasion o f
Am erica')) o ffic ia ls ," declared A lv in
can c o n stru ct a reasonably s tra ig h t west lin e te s tifie s to th e c o rre c tio n
edged flo w e r bed o r d riv e w a y . B u t th a t had to lie made. T h e s h iftin g o f Coombe, who re c e n tly has been around
tr y to la y o u t a s tra ig h t lin e some the O h io lin e n o rth . In c id e n ta lly , was the w o rld w ith bis fa m ily .
" W h ile I d id n ’t get th e t h r ill I ex
m iles o r hnndreds o f m iles lo n g on one o f th e bo u nd a ry m a tte rs th a t came
pected. m y c u rio s ity b ro u g h t roe one
the face o f the e a rth , over h ill and near ca using c iv il w ar.
M ilitia fro m o f the roost In te re s tin g b its o f In fo rm a
dale, v a lle y und m o u n ta in a n il you both O h io an 1 M ich ig a n w ere m o b il
are faced by a v a s tly m ore d iffic u lt ized n e a r th e d isp u te d te r r ito r y In tio n I p icke d up d u rin g th e e n tire trip .
“ An a rm y officer, who had held some
problem .
1835 a m i bloodshed wus avoided by a d m in is tra tiv e Job in the n o rth e rn
"M a n y o f th e supposedly east snd the n a rro w e s t m arg in .
p a rt o f L uzon island, w h e re head-hunt-
west lines between Ihe colonies, la te r
"O ne o f the m ost p e c u lia r s ta te
In h e rite d as b o u ndaries h.v the stales, b o undaries In th e U n ite d States Is the In g had Its g re a te st vogue, to ld me
were la id out w ith no o th e r In s tru m e n t n o rth e rn lin e o f D e la w a re, w h ich Is th e y hud change*! th e ir h a b its by teach
than the m agnetic compass. T h e d i th e a rc o f a c irc le n ic k e d o u t o f the in g them A m e ric a n sporta.
A successful c o lle c to r o f s k u lls en
rectio n In w hich th e needle p o in ted southeastern c o rn e r o f P ennsylvania.
varied as the s u rv e y o r ad va nce d ; hut L a y in g o u t th e D e la w a re boundaries jo y e d th e same p re stig e In hts com
In some cases no account was taken was a ra th e r d iffic u lt problem In m u n ity as a successful c o lle c to r o f
o f this, and in o th ers In a ccura te c o r ge o m e try und s u rv e y in g com bined. home ru n s on an A m e ric a n baseball
rectio n s w ere app lie d . T h e lines. In W h ile th e n o rth lin e Is an a rc o f a team .
" I t was sound reasoning, and I th in k
stead o f being s tra ig h t and ru n n in g c irc le d ra w n fro m th e c e n te r o f th e
In a tru e east and w est d ire c tio n , were to w n o f N ew castle w ith a tw e lv e m ile I t co u ld be a p p lie d In o th e r p a rts o f
traced som ewhat lik e ra il fences be radius, th e w est lin e is In th e m ain a th e w o rld w here h a lf-c iv iliz e d peoples
tween th e ir te rm in a l po in ts, o r s tru c k ta n g e n t to th e c irc le fro m the m id w ho have no sp o rts amuse themselves
o ff fro m th e tru e d ire c tio n a t an angle p o in t o f a base lin e In th e south be and reveal th e c o m p e titiv e s p ir it in
and had to he b ro u g h t back at In te r tw een th e A tla n tic ocean und Chesa feuds and p ro longed m u rd e r to u rn a
ments.
vals by offsets.
peake hay.
" I th in k th e m ost a ttra c tiv e p a rt o f
P lu m b L in a s Cause E rro rs .
Mason and O ixon Lins.
the new school o f re c re a tio n to the
" L a te r w hen b e tte r In s tru m e n ts , as-
"N o b o u n d a ry lin e Is m ore fam ous
tro n o n d c a l m ethods, and h ig h e r m athe than th e 'M ason and D ix o n lin e .’ w hich savage la th e g a lle ry his games a t
m atics w ere used th e e rro rs In ru n n in g divid e s th e N o rth and th e South. I t tra c t. W hen he hunted heads he hu n t
H e gets m ore k ic k s from
b o u n d a ry lines w ere g re a tly reduced. is th e so u the rn b o u n d a ry o f P e n n syl ed alone.
An a b s o lu te ly a ccu ra te lin e hundreds vania nnd th e n o rth e rn bo u nd a ry o f th e cheers o f th e sp e cta to rs at the
games th a u fro m th e d e fe rre d praise
o f m ile s long th ro u g h rough c o u n try M a ry la n d .
I t takes Its nam e fro m
fo r a successful head h u n t "
Error» Run From Hundred»
of Acres to Many
Square Miles.
By J O H N
D IC K IN S O N
SHERMAN
H ere's how th e old E n g lish lo rd
came to be th e "g u id e , p h ilosopher
an*! fr ie n d " o f th e y o u th fu l c o lo n e l:
T h e F a irfa x e s and W ashingtons came
to g e th e r e a rly . la ir d F a irfa x , upon
com ing In to his In h e rita n ce , p u t his
I cousin W illia m In charge o f th e V lr
tw o fa m o u s m a th e m a tic ia n s sent from
E n g la n d to s u rv e y th e boundary
Th.
lin e esta blish ed by Slason arcl Dixon
is p ro b a b ly m ore n e a rly accurate than
any o f th e o th e r east-w est boundaries
ru n In th e e astern U n ite d States
“ In c o n tra s t to th e M ason and Dixon
lin e Is th e lo n g east west lin e form ing
th e so u th e rn b o u ndaries o f V irg in ia
and K e n tu c k y between th e A tla n tic
ocean and th e M is s is s ip p i riv e r. Thia
lin e Is supposed to lie along a p a rallel
o f la titu d e at 36 degrees 3U m inutes
n o rth . T h e lin e as la id o u t Is probably
n o rth o f th is p a ra lle l th ro u g h o u t prac
tic a lly its e n tire course. W here It cuts
the Tennessee r iv e r It is about 20
m iles too f a r n o rth .
A t th is point
th e re Is an offse t to th e south and the
s h o rt s tre tc h between th e Tennessee
and M is s is s ip p i riv e rs Is approxim ately
on the th e o re tic a l p a ra lle l. The south
ern b o u nd a ry o f Tennessee is only less
in a c c u ra te
th a n
th e
no rth e rn.
It
dodges both n o rth and south o f Its
supposed lo c a tio n
alo n g the 35th
p a ra lle l.
’ N o rth
C a ro lin a
Is
among the
states s u ffe rin g th e g re a te st losses on
acco u nt o f bo u nd a ry e rro rs. Its diago
n a l b o u n d a ry w ith South C arolina is
supposed to e xte nd to th e 35th paral-
lei before tu rn in g west.
I t a ctually
m akes th e tu rn 10 m ile s sh o rt o f the
goal, th e n Jum ps 12 m ile s n o rth o f the
p a ra lle l and co n tin u e s west. The net
loss o f t e r r it o r y to the s ta te Is es
tim a te d a t betw een 500 and 1.000
square m ile s ."
s tic k s and used chips fo r p la te s ; rode
o ve r "y e w o rst R oad th a t e v e r was
tro d by M an o r B e a st." Once th e
s tra w on w h ich th e y were ly in g ca u g ht
fire-—"W e was lu c k ily preserved by one
o f o u r Mens w a k in g .”
In 1749. at seventeen, W a sh in g ton wag
m ade o fficia l s u rv e y o r o f C ulpeper
county. H e c o n tin u e d s u rv e y in g fo r
tw o yeHrs. H is success as a su rve yo r
led to his a p p o in tm e n t In 1751 ns a d
ju ta n t o f one o f th e fo u r m ilita r y dis
t r ic ts o f V irg in ia . T h is In tu rn led to
th e a p p o in tm e n t as co m m issioner to
the F re n ch on th e O hio, w h ich was the
retd beg in ning o f his m ilita r y career.
Stork Brings Russian
W a s h in g to n ’s life us a s u rv e y o r gave
Peasants More Land
h im n sp le n d id physique. W hen he
had his g ro w th he wus "s tra ig h t as an
M oscow.— E v e ry w om an In th e to w n
In d ia n , m easuring six fe e t tw o Inches
o f Z arubovo, Sm olensk p ro vin ce . Is ex-
p ectin;, a v is it fro m th e s to rk .
In Ids sto ckin g s a n il w e ig h in g 175
A t least th a t Is w h a t the women
pounds." T h is stood h im w e ll d u rin g
the Ite v o lu tlo n . L o n g hours In the
sw ore when a lu n d s u rv e y o r v is ite d the
saddle co u ld n o t tir e him . H e Rlept
to w n to sup e rvise th e d is trib u tio n o f
land.
T he sudden discovery o f the
once u n d e r u tre e w ith Its ro o ts fo r a
p illo w . T he p riv a tio n s o f V a lle y Forge
pro sp e ctive Increase In th e b irth ra te
m ay have been due. It was suggested,
co u ld n o t d a u n t h im . H e rode a horse
to th e fa c t th a t u n d e r th e Russian
to death to get to th e fro n t a t M on
m o u th and stop th e re tre a t and had I
lund la w every peasant Is e n title d t*>
b re a th le ft to curse Lee fo r his c o w a rd
an a d d itio n a l share o f la n d fo r every
ice “ t i l l th e leaves c u rle d on th e tre e s ."
new m em ber o f his fa m ily .
T he s u rv e y o r decided to postpone
W a sh in g to n 's life as a s u rv e y o r gave
his a llo tm e n ts w a itin g fo r the sto rk
Idrn w id e a cq u ainta n ce w ith th e peo
re tu rn s , hut m ea n tim e he ru le d th a t If
p le o f th e fr o n tie r se ttle m e n ts and u n
the pro sp e ctive m others bore tw in s or
d
e
rsta
n
d
in
g
o
f
th
e
ir
c
h
a
ra
c
te
r
and
w
ith
the
m
olding
o
f
th
e
young
V
lr-
a c o u rt b e a u ty—-so th e s to ry goes —
tr ip le ts the added share o f la n d w ould
w ith d re w fro m fa sh io na b le lif e and ! g ln la n s c h a ra c te r In th e fo rm a tiv e w ays— and It was o f such fr o n tie r s
be th e same as th o ug h o n ly single
about 1739 p a id a v is it to Ids V irg in ia stage o f yo u th . F o r L o rd F a ir fa x was men th a t his a rm ie s w ere la rg e ly '
made.
babies were born.
estate, lie lik e d It so w e ll a fte r a ! a p olished man o f th e w o rld . Long
I lie land la w la said to account p a rt
W a sh in g to n 's lif e as a s u rv e y o r
ye a r's Stay th a t he went back to Eng j and In tim a te a sso cia tio n w ith h im was
ly fo r the Increased b irth ra te noted
land, gave aw a y his o th e r p ro p e rtie s, p ra c tic a lly a lib e ra l ed u catio n to young m ade him lt k l |ie r cent e fficie n t In th e
am ong peasant fa m ilie s since th e conn
w ays o f th e w ild e rn ess, w here e ffi
ilo se d up his a ffa irs and in 17-1
___ a r j George. L o rd F a irfa x was an a rd e n t
tr y emerged fro m th e p e rio d o f c iv il
means
life
or
death. H e
rive d in V irg in ia to stay. A fte r a tim e I R o ya list an<l m any a b a ttle o f argu- cie n cy
w a r und fam ine.
be established G reenw ay C o u rt, a ! m ent he and Ilia young guest hnd nt le a rn e d to a h a ir's b re a d th w h a t a man
m anor o f lO.iaai acres near W in ch e s G reenw ay C o u rt. As his p rotege In co u ld do w ith rifle , horse and boat,
ter, w here he liv e d u n til his death In creased In a ta tn re and In p u b lic favor. lie learned th e c r a ft o f the In d ia n , th e
K ills O c to p u s
1732. T he t it le has been c o n tin u o u sly L o rd F a irfa x fo re sa w w ith aore d is finest n a tu ra l fig h tin g man th e w o rld
O lym pia, W ash.— A n octopus w e ig h
e
ve
r
saw.
I
t
was
In
th
e
w
ild
e
rn
ess
recognized by th e B r itis h House o f m ay th a t he was th e chosen In s tru
ing 129 pounds w ith n n in e -fo o t spread
Lords, hut th e firs t o f the A m e rica n m ent to w in th e Independence o f the th a t he le arned how to save h is men
o f entHCies was k ille d on A lk i hesch
F a irfa x e s fo rm a lly to lay cla im to colonies Slid h u m ble «¡real B rita in 's when B ra d d o c k m et d is a s te r; how to
by H e rb e rt Comode a fte r a th r illin g
th e ir
frie n d s h ip
never c r o s s th e D e la w a re In the Ice and s u r
th e peerage was A lb e rt K irb y F a lr- pride. Y e t
lig h t, d u rin g w h ich one o f th e s lim y
p
rise
the
Hessians
a
t
T
re
n
to
n
;
how
fa x, a b a n ke r o f New Y o rk and la m - slackened, lin t w hen at la st cam*
arm s was e n tw in e d a ro u n d its c a p to r's
to
fo
o
l
th
e
enem
y
by
le
a
v
in
g
Ids
eatnp-
<lon. lie was recognized In lis ts by news o f Y o rk to w n th e uld Ita ro n crie d,
S. J a g g a r's m e m o ria l fo r Ihe K o v a l A r t ille r y corps In London Is n c a rlv ankle. In th e F ra s e r r iv e r a fisherm an
tb » House o f L o rd s as the tw e lfth "T n k e me to my b e d ; It Is now tim e tire b u rn in g ; how to w a it and w a lt
co
m
p
le
te
d and w ill he u n ve ile d In O cto b er h.v th e duke o f C onnaught The re c e n tly caught a sturgeon w e ig h in g
fo r me to d ie ." A nd die he d id w ltld n and w a it t i l l the r ig h t m o m e n t; how to
L o rd F a irfa x o f Cameron.
1.200 pounds, w h ich yie ld e d 50 pound»
u
n
u
sua
l
design has created a g re a t deal o f comm ent.
ru n lik e n co w a rd and come back lik e
L o rd F a irfa x was th e o w n e r o f tw o m onths, In his n in e ty firs t year.
o f ca via r.
about 5.2X2, tssi acres, e xte n d in g fro m
N ow let us lo o k nt G eorge W ashlng- a b ra ve m a n ; how to use M organ's
the sea over In to th e Shenandoah v a l ton s s u rv e y in g experiences In th e V ir rifle m e n w ho came In response to his
h u rry -u p c a ll; how to e s tim a te d is
ley, between the Potom ac and
Biblical “Needle's Eye”
g in ia w ild e rn ess In th e lig h t o f the
tances and n u m b e rs ; how to get t i p
R appahannock. T h is Is 21 o f
firs t stepping-stone In Ids Journey to
la y o f th e la n d and p ic k his b a ttle
Gate in Jerusalem Wall
counties
of
present day
V lrlg tn la
th e Presidency.
field.
P itts b u rg , K a n .— T h e "n ee d le 's eye"
■ ta rin g th e Ite v o lu tlo n I.«»r*l F a irfa x ,
He set o u t fro m M ou n t Vernon
So— I f George W a s h in g to n hnd not
re fe rre d to In th e New T esta m e nt
a u n ive rsa l fa v o rite , was not d ls tu rlte il M arch 11. 1743, on his firs t su rve yin g
E x p e rim e n ta l W o rk to Be Conducted p a rtm e n t o f n u tritio n . In s titu te
by e ith e r side. A fte r th e R e vo lu tio n tr ip In to the F a ir fa x p rin c ip a lity . He been L o rd F a ir fa x 's su rve yo r, w o u ld
o f is a sm all gate in th e w a ll of
In
T
w
ienty
N
ine
State
A
g
ric
u
ltu
ra
l
A m erican M eat Packers. T he e x p e ri Jerusalem , not a sew ing needle, a t
th e q u ltre n ts a m i s im ila r ch a rre s bad Just com pleted his s ix te e n th year. he have been comma ruler In c h ie f o f
E x p e rim e n t Statione.
th e C o n tin e n ta l a rm ie s ? A nd w o u ld
m ental w o rk decided upon h.v the com- least In the o p in io n o f Job Negelni.
w ere abolished and th e estate
I lls Journal gives de tails. W e find he lie have won th e Ite v o lu tlo n — w h ich
C hicago.— Plans o f procedure fo r a n n ttee w ill t>e ca rrie d o u t by 251 state
came In a ll respects su b je ct to
tw e n ty th re e -ye ar-o ld A ra b guide In
and h is men lost th e ir te n t In n high mude h im P re s id e n t?
n a tio n a l s tu d y to d e te rm in e the fac- ' a g ric u ltu ra l exp e rim e n t sta tio ns,
it the H o ly Land, now s tu d y in g m usic at
J u rls illc tlo n o f V irg in )« . M ount
w in d ; swam th e ir horses o ve r sw o lle n
O r w as G eorge W a sh in g ton raised to rs responsible fo r q u a lity nnd pal- ! w ill In .lu d e e xperim ents on feeding
s tre a m s; slept in th e open by camp np hv D iv in e P ro vid e n ce to be the s ta b ility In m eat have been d e fin ite ly breeding, m etho,Is o f sla u g h te rin g ’ the P itts b u rg S ta te T euchers' college.
The B ib lic a l passage to w h ich th is
fire; roasted th e ir m eat on fo rk e d " F a th e r o f I lls C o u n try ? "
mapped o u t by n special co m m itte e o f ! m ethods o f ro o k in g and o th e r phases
modern Job has adduced a new tnean-
five liv e stock and ment sp e cia lists o r tne subject.
| Ing Is in M a rk 10:25, w h e re in Jesus
headed by Dean F. B. M u m fo rd o f
' T he In d ia n also ta n ne d skin s, made
The study Is sponsored by the N a
F fn a lly M ild re d d e rid e d to co n su lt the college o f a g rle u ltu re . U n iv e rs ity I
chided those w ho “ tr u s t in rich es."
| glue fro m th e scales o f flsh. w a te r-
tio n a l L iv e Stock and M eat hoard an
a fo rtu n e te lle r.
She d id so.
The o f M isso uri. M em bership o f th is coin
-saying; " I t is e asier fo r a cam el to
I p ro o f canoes by se a lin g the seams w ith I fo rtu n e te lle r described H a ro ld to a
o rg a n iza tio n Interested j „ extensive 1 go th ro u g h th e eye o f H needle, th a n
m lttee. w h ic h was ap p ointe d by the
A lth o u g h
th e
A m e rica n
In d ia n s p itch , p o tte ry o u t o f te m p e re d cla y I
rc s e a n h
and education
reg a rd in g fo r a rich man to e n te r th e kingdom
" T " and a d vised h e r to m a rry H a ro ld
A m e rican S ociety o f A n im a l P roduc
knew n o th in g o f c h e m is try and geology sn<| dyes am t p a in ts fo r his c lo th in g
by a ll means. She d id so
Soon n il tio n , Includes K. W. Sheets, c h ie f o f ' u ic.it. E x p e rim e n ta l sta tio n s c*> *.n- I o f heaven.**
ss sciences, th e y w ere q u ic k to tn ke i and skin - P a th fin d e r Mngazlne.
e ra tin g w ith the hoard nre Alahatna
h e r m eans nnd H a ro ld ’s means, also
th e a n im a l h u sb an d ry d iv is io n , bureau
"T h e needle's eye," says Negeltn,
advantage of chemical co m b in a tio n s
Arkansas. Georgia. Illin o is . In d ia ns.
w ere gone. N ow M ild re d sn vr H a ro ld o f a n im a l In d ustry, U n ite d States l>e
“ com m only m isu nd e rsto od as th e eye
snd geological co n d itio n s. Jam es B ran
A f te r m a th
Iowa. Kansas. Louisiana. M aryla n d
was palm ed o ff on her.— N a s h v ille
n a rtm e n t o f A g ric u ltu re
secretary
o f a sew ing needle. Is kn ow n to J e ru
sg sn o f P h ila d e lp h ia , speaking st the
Mmnesota. New
X(,w
H a ro ld loved M ild re d , she kn e w B a n n e r.
P ro f M. D H eiser, c h ie f In meat In
m ee tin g o f ch e m ists In Isis Angeles, th a t he d id he to ld h e r so. M ild re d
salem as a s m a ll g a le w ith in a la rg e r
. r,h * a m lin a . N o rth D akota
, G re gate In the c ity w a lls. I t Is fo r the use
v rs tlg a tlo n . Iowa a g ric u ltu ra l experl i
p o in te d <>ul th e Ingenious m ethod by d id n 't kn o w w h e th e r she loved H a ro ld
C u b a n P in e a p p le »
gon. Ohio. Pennsylvania. South
f s ro
m ent s tn tln n ; P ro f. H. ,1. G ram llch '
w h ich
In d ia n a
made
arrow heads, I o r n o t— she to ld h e rs e lf so. B u t lia r -
'in a . South D akota, M issouri. Missis- o f pedestrians a fte r the la rg e r gate 1»
P ineapples shipped fro m Cuba to a n im a l husbandm an. Nebraska agri
■pears and halves. T he y used a piece j old was not fo he p u t o f f ; he pressed
"Ip p l, M ontana. Nehrsska. Texas. V ir closed fo r th e n ig h t fo r p ro te c tio n .
th e U n ite d S tates th ia ye a r w o u ld 61'
c u ltu ra l e x p e rim e n t s ta tio n and D r
o f bone scoured o r soaked In ashes. | bis s u it aggressively.
g in ia . B e s t V irg in ia . W isconsin. W yo I'he gate la so lo w th a t an average-
3,200 fre ig h t c a rs
G. Robust M ou lto n d ire c to r o f the de-
sized man m u « stoop lo w to go
m ing and New H am pshire.
th ro u g h IL "
~ |O R D
I
I
F A W A X ’S
bones.
w hich had been " lo s t" f o r
m any a year, w ere dlscov-
n ered the o th e r day by
w orkm en e xca va tin g under
th e o ld E piscopal church
In W in ch e ste r, Vs. T h is g ln la estate. W illia m established a
Is the L o rd F a irfa x whose residence nt B e lvo ir. A ls tu t 1743 Law
name Is rem em bered In rence
W a shington,
h a lf-b ro th e r o f
A m e rican h is to ry , ch ie fly George, In h e rite d M ou n t V ernon Hnd
because he sta rte d out m a rrie d Anne, d a u g h te r o f W illia m
G eorge W a sh in g ton In life F a irfa x . W hen L o rd F a irfa x came to
by g e ttin g hint a com m ission as a pub V irg in ia to sta y lie live d fo r a tim e
lic su rve yo r and e m p lo yin g him to s u r a t B e lv o ir b efore e s ta b lish in g G reen
vey his V irg in ia estate. A ll o f w h ich way C o u rt, w here he k e p t open house.
suggests one o f th e m any In te re s tin g
G eorge
W illia m
F a irfa x ,
oldest
"Ifs” o f A m e rica n h is to ry :
b ro th e r o f M rs. L a w re n ce W a shington,
I f G eorgs W ashington had not had
th is experience as a s u rve yo r o f th e i and George W a sh in g ton were w a rm
friends. W hen the b ro th e r m a rrie d M iss
w ilderness, w o u ld he have been th e I C arey o f H a m pto n , L o rd F a ir fa x In
firs t P resident o f th e L o lle d States o f
v ite d George to accom puny the b rid a l
A m erica ?
The F a irfa x e s are an old E n g lish p a rty on a v is it to G ree n w a y C ourt.
fa m ily , t t u r L o rd F a irfa x was T h o m I t was th e h u n tin g season and L o rd
F a irfa x soon hnd G eorge In th e saddle.
as, s ix th Ita ro n F a irfa x , who In h e rite d
He fo u nd th e slxte e n -ye a r-o ld V irg in ia n
his V irg in ia estate th ro u g h h is m other,
th e on ly d a u g h te r o f L o rd C ulpeper, as e xp e rt and fe a rle ss as h im se lf.
T hen and th e m began th e frie n d s h ip
w ho got it th ro u g h ro ya l g ra n t. H om
In E ngland In 1691, he was educate*! I between L o rd F a ir fa x and George
at O xfo rd , held a com m ission In the W ashington w h ich was to c o n tin u e
Horse G uards, c o n trib u te d papers to th ro u g h th e v ic issitu d e s o f th e Itevo-
the S pectator and achieved an enviable lu tlo n and end o n ly w ith th e o ld
; baron's death. I t was u frie n d s h ip
reputation as a m an o f fashion.
L o rd F a irfa x , h a vin g been Jilte d by I th a t u n d o u b te d ly had m uch to do
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QUALITY AND PALATABILITY
IN MEAT SUBJECT OF STUDY
Indians and Science