The Logan County News. (Crescent, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 19, 1915 Page: 2 of 10
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THE
O G A
No sick headache, sour stomach,
biliousness or constipation
by morning.
Oct a 10-cent box now.
Turn the rascals out—the headache,
biliousness. Indigestion, the sick, sour
stomach nnd foul gases turn them
out to-night and keep them out with
Cascarets.
Millions of men and women take a
Cascaret now and then and never
know the misery caused by a lazy
liver, clogged bowels or an upset stom-
ach
Don't put In another day of distress.
Let Cascarets cleanse your stomach;
remove the sour, fermenting food;
take the excess bile from your liver
and carrv out all the constipated
waste matter and poison In the
bowels Then you will feel great.
A Cascaret tonight straightens you
out by morning. They work while
you sleep. A 10-cent box from
any drug store means a clear head,
swoet stomach and clean, healthy liver
and bowel action for months. Chil-
dren love Cascarets because they
never gripe or sicken. Adv.
cud
AFFAIRS
UNITED STATES RANKS HIGH WtSwAWWrS
Percentage of Illiteracy Compares
Well With Those of Other Coun-
tries of the World.
In the United States the percentage
of Illiteracy Is 7.7 for the totul popula-
tion (over ten years of age I and for
the native white population. In Hen-
mark. Germany, the Netherlands, Swe-
den, Switzerland and the United King
doiii the percentage of illiteracy is
lower than that for tlie native white
population of the United States. Doubt-
less the list should also include Nor-
way, although no figures are available
for that country; but In the other Eu-
ropean countries the percentage of
Illiteracy is higher than it is in the
United Suites, and usually very much
higher. In Bulgaria it is 65 per cent ;
in Greece 70, in Hungary 33, in Italy
37, in Portugal 09, in Roumania 61,
in liussia (ill, in Servia "!>. and in Spain
68 There Is less Illiteracy In Aus-
tralia than In the United States, but In
all other non-European countries the
percentage of Illiteracy Is In general
very high
Oklahoma Man Tells About
Kidney Remedy
Several years ago I was taken with
•evere pains in my back, <lue to diseased
kidneys and wit* forced to give up my
daily labors. I heard of your great ki«l
noy remedy ami resolved to try it. I did
bo with wonderful results.
Since taking Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-
Hoot I have had no trouble from my
kidneys. I am giving this testimonial
of my own free will to lot others know
the wonderful merits of Swamp-Root.
If you should care to. you are at liber-
ty to publish this testimonial whenever
you choose.
Very truly yours,
.1 A PARR1SIT,
Stillwater. Okla.
Subscribed nnd sworn to before me,
this 8th day of March. 1012
^ H. S. HACSSDKR,
Justice of the Peace.
Letter to
Dr. Kilmer {y Co.
Binffharnton, N. Y.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You
Send ten cents to T>r. Kilmer & Co.,
Ringhamton, N. V., for a sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable in-
formation, telling about the kidneys nnd
bladder. When writing, be sure and men-
tion this paper. Regular fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug
■tores. Adv.
Prudent Woman.
"I thought you said we wore goinfc
to share everything equally after we
got married," said the husband of a
rich woman.
"That was merely your own suggee-
tion," she answered calmly. "I havo
decided to retain the balance of power
until I find out what division you are
going to make of love and affection."
SAGE TEA DARKENS GRAY
HAIR TO ANY SHADE. TRY IT1
Keep Your Locks Youthful, Dark,
Glossy and Thick With Garden j
Sage and Sulphur.
When you darken your hair with
Bage Tea and Sulphur, no one can
tell, because it's done so naturally, so
evenly. Preparing this mixture,
though, at home Is mussv and trouble-
some For 50 cents you can buy at
any drug store the ready-to-use tonlo
called "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Hair Remedy." You Just dampen a
sponge or soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time, lly morn-
ing all gray hair disappears, and, after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully darkened, glossy
and luxuriant. You will also dis-
cover dandruff Is gone and hair haa
stopped falling.
Gray, faded hair, though no dis-
grace, is a sign of old age, and as we
all desire a youthful and attractive ap-
pearance, get busy at once with Wy-
eth's Sage and Sulphur and look yeara
younger. Adv.
And many a cbap talks like a wise
man and acts like a fool
HE first maiden to kindle
the divine spark in the
breast of George Wash-
ington was a young lady,
whom he called his "Low-
land lleauty," and to
whom, at lifteen, he wrote
some very execrable
verses. In one doggerel
he tells about Ills "Poor,
Resistless Heart," sur-
rendered to "Cupid's
Feathered Dart" and ly-
ing "Bleeding Every
Hour," for her that "pitiless of my
Grief and Woes will not on me Pity
take."
The Identity of this "Lowland Beau-
ty," who was the object of Washing-
ton's first affections has been much
disputed. LoBBlng, the historian, pro-
nounced her Mary Bland, and some
are Inclined to the belief that she was
a Miss Eilbeck, a beauty of Charles
county, Maryland, who married George Mason.
Others maintain that she was Lucy Grymes. who
married Henry Lee and became the mother of
the famous "Ught Horse Harry," who was a
great favorite with Washington, and who re-
ferred to the commander in chief as "first in war,
first in peace, and first in the hearts of his coun-
trymen." Those who favor the Lucy Grymes
identification point to the affection of Washing-
ton for "Light Horse Harry" as a resultant of
the early love he entertained for Harry's mother.
Others will have it that the Lowland Beauty"
was Betsy Fauntleroy, and base their assertion
on a letter written in May, 1752, by Washington
to the grandfather of Miss Fauntleroy, in which
he says, among other things, he purposed as soon
as he recovered his strength (he had been ill
with pleurisy) "to wait on Miss Betsy in hopes
or a revocation or the former cruel sentence, and
see it 1 can meet with any alteration in my
favor."
In 174S Washington became surveyor of Lord
Fairfax' lands, lie was then but sixteen. In an
undated letter, probably written about the end of
1750, or the beginning of 1751, to his "Dear
Friend Hobin," (possibly Robert Washington of
Chotauk, affectionately remembered in his will)
we also find allusion to the "Lowland Beauty,'
"My place of residence is at present at his lord-
ship's. where I might, were not my heart disen-
gaged, pass my time very pleasantly, as a very
agreeable young lady lives In the same house
but often and unavoidably being in com-
pany with her revives my former passion for
your Lowland Beauty;' whereas, were I to live
more retired from young Women, I might, in some
measure, alleviate iny sorrows by burying that
chaste and troublesome Passion in the grave of
oblivion of eternal forgetfulness."
History might have been different had Washing-
ton been accepted by the "Lowland Beait> If
the "Lowland Beauty" was Betsy Fauntleroy
and good authorities think she was—she married
ICbenezer Adams, progenitor of the Virginia fam-
ily ot that name, and became the mother of
Thomas Adams, alumnus of William and Mary
college, signer of the articles of confederation,
and member of the Philadelphia convention (1778-
1780). , . .
The "agreeable young lady" mentioned by
Washington in his letters from the Fairfax resi-
jence, was Miss Mary Gary, the sister of Colonel
Fairfax' wife. He turned to her for consola-
tion and it seems her charm mitigated his ' trou-
blesome passion." But Miss Gary had no genuine
love for the ardent young man. In 1752 she mar-
ried Edward Ambler.
After his wooing of the "Lowland Beauty, he
had another charmer, presumably a member of
the family of Alexanders, who had a plantation
near Mount Vernon.
Washington, while in Barbadoes with his sick
half-brother Lawrence, met a Miss Roberts, who
exerted an Influence over his tender heart and
to whom he refers as "an agreeable young lady.
It would seem that nearly all the young ladles
were agreeable to him. Miss Roberts, it ap-
,.1-irs was the only one. however, who really cap-
tivated him in Barbadoes. While allowing that
all "the ladys generally are agreeable." he notes
that "by 111 custom they affect the negro style.
When returned from his first campaign and rest-
ing at Mount Vernon, the time seems to have been
beguiled by some charmer, for one of his Inti-
mites writes from Williamsburg: "I Imagine you
I by this time plunged in the midst of delight
heaven can afford and enchanted by charmers
even stranger to the Cirplan Dame," and a foot-
note bv the same hand only excites further curt-
! oslty concerning this latter personage by in-
! definitely naming her as "Mrs. Neil "
It is said that at one time and another \\ ash-
ington had half a hundred sweethearts along the
banks of the Potomac, the Rappahannock, and the
James and even up to the gates of Mount \ er-
non Perhaps the number Is exaggerated, but
at any rate we have but scant account of most of
the fall- ones and are not even told the names
jf the great majority. This we do know, that
A STRONG
DEFENSE
against general weak-
ness can only be estab-
lished and maintained
by keeping the diges-
tion good and liver
and bowels active.
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS
will help wonderfully in
restoring the "inner
man" to a strong and
normal condition.
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The bride was attired in heavy bro
caded white silk, interwoven with sil-
ver thread. Her shoes were of white
satin and sparkled with buckles of
brilliants. The bridegroom was cos-
tumed in a blue cloth coat, lined with
red silk and ornamented with silver
trimmings. His shoes and knee
buckles were of solid gold. Ills hair
was powdered, and a sword hung at
his side. He appeared the beau Ideal
of a gallant and a gentleman.
Mrs. Washington had four children
by her former marriage—Martha, Dan
lei, John Parke, and a girl, who died
In Infancy. Washington fathered her
little progeny, but had none of his
own. "Providence," It was said, "had
denied the great man children that he
might be the father of the whole
country."
Washington was fortunate In his
marriage. John Adams, in one of his
jealous outbursts, exclaimed: "Would Washington
have been commander of the Revolutionary array
or president of the United States if he had not
married the rich widow of Mr. Custls. Mrs.
Washington's third of the Custis property equaled
"fifteen thousand acres ot land, a good part of It
adjoining the city of Williamsburg, several lots
in the said city, between 2,000 and 3,000 negroes,
and about £8,000 or £10,000 upon bond," esti-
mated at the time as about £20,000 in all. Be-
sides, this was increased by the death of the
daughter, "Patsy" Custis. in 1773, by half her
fortune, a sum of £10,000. But it must be re-
membered that Washington's colonial military
fame had been entirely achieved before he had
even met Mrs. Custis. Washington was w-^th
His Collection.
Wife—John, the bill collector's at
the door.
Hubby—Tell him to take that pile
on my desk—Penn State Froth.
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HA'R STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try This! Makes Hair Thick,
Glossy Fluffy, Beautiful—No
More Itching Scalp.
Within ten minutes after an appli-
cation of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch, but what
will please you most will be after a
few weeks' use, when you see new
hair, fine and downy at first—yes—but
really new hair—growing all over the
scalp.
A little Danderine immediately dou-
bles the beauty of your hair. No dlf ■
ference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw it
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is amaz-
ing—your hair will be light, fluffy and
wavy, and have an appearance of
abundance; an incomparable luster,
softness and luxuriance.
Get a 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any—that it has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment—that's
all—you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of it if you will just try a lit-
tle Danderine. Adv.
Kg*: > 77/^T A&A&/CW
Washington was a welcome guest with the Fair-
faxes at Belvoir, with the Carys at Eagle's Nest,
with the Fitzhuglies at Stratford House, with the
Carters at Sabine Hall, and with the Lees and
Fauntleroys at Richmond.
Through the death of his half-brother, whom
he accompanied to Barbadoes In the West Indies
in search of health, Washington became master
of Mount Vernon. On his return journey he called
at Bermuda, where he had an attack of smallpox
which, according to Parson Weems, "marked his
face rather agreeably than otherwise." He was
seized w ith a military ambition. He had already
been a military inspector with the rank of ma-
jor for the protection of the frontiers ot Virginia.
At twenty-three he was an aide-de-camp to Gen-
eral Braddock, commander In chief of the Virginia
forces. At twenty-four we find him journeyiug to
Boston on military business.
In going and returning he tarried in New
York for about a week, on each occasion as the
guest of Beverly Robinson, a Virginia friend who
had married Susannah Philipse. Mrs. Robinson's
sister, a very pretty girl, happened to be on a
visit with her relatives. Washington came un-
der the glamour of her glances." He did not spare
expense in seeking popularity. He spent sundry
pounds in "treating the ladies," with the object
of getting one of them to treat him with favor,
but all his efforts were in vain. He gallantly pro-
posed to Miss Philipse and donned his best suit
for the occasion, but that cultured and charming
lady courteously declined—the honor he wou'd
thrust upon her. Two years afterwards she
married Lieut. Col. Roger Morris.
There Is no doubt that Washington was des-
perately In love with Mary Phillpse, and her re-
fusal of his suit was a keen disappointment to
him. A curious sequel to his attachment for her
occurred in the fact that her husband's house in
Morristown became Washington's headquarters in
1776, both Morris and his wife being fugitive
History in this case might also have
'ii materially changed had Mary Philipse be-
come the wife of George Washington.
In the spring of 1750 Washington met his fate.
Ill health had taken him to Williamsburg to con-
sult physicians. On this trip he met Mrs. Martha
I Dandridge) Custis, widow of Daniel Parke Cus-
tis, one of the wealthiest planters of the colony.
At that time she was twenty-six years old, three
months younger than Washington, though she had
been a widow seven years. In spito of his ill
health he pressed his suit with as much ardor
as be had done in the case of Mary Phillpse, and
with better success. Though her first husband
had been faithful and affectionate, he had not
much appealed to her imagination, but the big,
dashing Virginia colonel took her heart by storm.
She favored his suit, and they beeamu en-
gaged.
He ordered a ring from Philadelphia at a cost
of £2 16s (two pounds and sixteen shillings), big
price in those days, but they could not be Im-
mediately married, as military duty called him
away. After several months in the field, during
which time they saw each other only three or
four times, Washington came back to Williams-
burg, and there in St. Peter's church, on January
fi, 1759, they were married. It was a grand wed-
ding, attended by all the aristocracy of Virginia.
torie
be
about $800,000, the richest man in his day.
It has been said that his penchant for lovely
women was acutely alive all through his active
career. Washington was human, and there is
no question that fair women always had attract-
ed him.
In his sixty-sixth year he wrote, "Love is said
to be an involuntary passion, and It is." There-
fore he contended that it "cannot be resisted."
Though a lover himself, Washington was not
a ,-iatchmaker In a letter to the widow of
Jack Custis ("Jack" his wife's son, who had been
his ward) he writes: "I never did, nor' do 1 be-
lieve ever shall give advice to a woman who is
setting out on a matrimonial voyage." And
again. It has ever been a maxim with me through
life, neither to promote nor to prevent a matri-
monial connection. ... I have always con-
sidered marriage as the most interesting event
of one's life, the foundation of happiness oi
misery."
Yet in a letter to Eliza Custis Bates (the eldest
of Jaeky's four children), dated January 6, 1796,
Washington gives some Interesting advice—
"Neither shun by too much coyness the addresses
of a suitable character whom you may esteem;
nor encourage them by advances on your part
however predisposed toward them your inclina-
t'on may be.
"In choosing a partner for life, prefer one of
your countrymen (by this I mean an American)
of visible property and whose family is known and
whose circumstances (not depending on fortu-
itous matters) may not, like a foreigner's, reduce
you to the heartrending alternative of parting
with him or bidding adieu to your country, fam-
ily and friends forever.
"In forming a connection of this durability, let
the understanding as well as the passion be con-
sulted; without the approbation of the first the
indulgence of the latter may be compared to the
rose, which will bloom, glow for a while, then
fade and die, leaving nothing but thorns behind
it. There are other considerations, though sec-
ondary, nevertheless Important. Among these
congeniality of temper is essential, without which
discord will ensue and that walk must be un
pleasant and toilsome when two persons linked
together cannot move in it without jostling each
other."
Alas. Eliza Ann ("Betsy") didn't take Wash
Ington's advice. She married Thomas Law, an
Englishman, the nephew of Lord Ellensborough,
yet it is said she was comparatively happy in her
choice.
Though Washington loved, and loved often,
there is no doubt that a good deal of romance
lias been woven around his early career. Accord
lng to some, Washington had "a rag on every
bush," from the vine-clad hills of old Virginia to
Boston Commons. But the truth is Washington
was not an indiscriminate lover, nor did he trifle
with the affections of women. Despite the ef-
forts of forgery and calumny no deed of shame In
regard to the sex ever could be laid at his door.
During the time he was president a Mrs. Hart
ley is mentioned to whom some say he was very
devoted. Y'eates says: "Mr. Washington once
told me on a charge which I once made against
the president at his own table, that the admira-
tion he warmly professed for Mrs. Hartley was a
proof of his homage to the worthy part of the
sex, and highly respectful to his wife."
Prosperous Appearance.
"Some men live for their stomachs."
"That's true, but the man with an
unusually large abdomen lias a pros-
perous look withal, and if he can drape
a heavy watch chain across it the illu-
sion is complete."
IS CHILD CROSS.
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give "California
Syrup of Figs."
Children love this "fruit laxative,"
and nothing else cleanse8 the tender
stomach, liver and bowels oO nicely.
A child simply will not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste, liver gets sluggish, stomaca
sours, then your little one becume9
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat.
sleep or act naturally, breath is cad.
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea. Listen,
Mother! See if tonguo is coated, thoa
give a teaspoonful of "California
Syrup of Figs," and in fe>. hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the syL-
tem, and you have a well child again.
Millions of mothers give "California
Syrup of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it nev-
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for a 50-cent bottle
of "California Syrup of Figs," which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The Masters.
FlatbuSh—You know he's got a pic-
ture of one of the old masters at his
house.
Iiensonhurst—Which wife Is it?
AHays use Red Cross H ill Illue. Delights
the laundress. At all good grocers. Adv.
The Invariable Loser.*
"Did you ever play cards for
money?"
"Yes; but I never got It."
For the treatment of rolda, sore throat,
etc., Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops give
sure relief 5c at all good Druggists.
Great thoughts seldom come in very
big packages
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H Eyes inflamed by expo
sure to Sun, Dust and Wind
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Your Druggist's 50c per Bottle. Murine Eye
Salve in Tul*s2^c. l'or Book of the EyeFree ask
Druggists or Murine t >e ttvrae'ly Co., Chicago
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