Dee. 10, 1915, 
- Men dig their graves with their teeth, but if women dig 
theirs with their silk stockings the fact was not noticed 
in. the last campaign. Christianity has excluded women 
from the clergy—it is afraid of them—it shows how itt- 
tractive women are. 
“Public opinion is aroused on national defence. 
“At The Hague the achievement of the World’s 
Peace palace is complete—with the exception of the 
world’s peace. It must be admitted that its progress froin 
the viewpoint of peace has been very disquieting, as that 
pacific building seems to have the very devil in its stones. 
“When its construction is decided upon, England 
goes to war with South America. The plans for the 
building are adopted, and the Russo-Japanese war breaks 
out. The laying of the cornerstone coincides with the 
visit of the kaiser to Tangiers and the beginning of tue 
Morocco troubles. Up goes the first story and Austria 
annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina and looking into the 
seeds of time, one could see trouble ‘German-ate.’ On 
tre completion of the second story, Italy goes to war with 
‘Turkey. The roof is put on and serves as a cover for 
the Balkan trio to spring at one another’s throats, and in 
_ the foyer, Carnegie’s gift, the Angel of Peace could le 
heard flapping its wings prior to taking flight to Mexico, 
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that country where every now and then peace is breaking 
ovt. To the statesmen of Europe the Peace palace evi- 
cently means every nation should peacefully permit them 
to do what they want. 
“In political life many a false step is made by stand- 
ing still, To do nothing is well within the competency of 
the least efficient, and the most incapable. 
“The idea is advanced that preservation of peace 1s 
inaintained by neglect of equipment, forgetting that what 
eave the charm to'the Garden of Eden was not the ab- 
sence of equipment, but the presence of Innocence. 
“In a calm sea every man is a pilot. An optimist 
may be defined as an American who sails through the 
war zone relying on the efficacy of the Nebraskan policy 
to protect him from submarines. No doubt there is hon- 
esty in this policy, but it is doubtful if honesty is always 
tle best policy. Proverbs, like legal references, defend 
beth sides of every question. It is one of the amiable 
foibles of human nature that the more man departs from 
truth the more he imagines he is finding it. That’s what 
makes his case so sad. 
“Soon you are to listen to your president. I will 
say nothing as to that. It is difficult to praise anything 
that is higher than the highest note of praise.” 
WASHINGTON RELICS IN THE 
NATIONAL MUSEUM. 
MONG the many interesting ob- 
jects pertaining to the history of 
this country, there is probably noth- 
ing which touches the hearts of true 
Americans more quickly than the 
relics and mementos of “The Father 
‘of His Country,’ George Washing- 
ton, many of which are displayed in 
the older building of the U. S. Na- 
tional Museum in Washington. This 
collection consists of a variety of 
material gathered from numerous 
sources. While composed largely of 
articles of domestic and artistic in- 
terest owned by Washington at 
Mount Vernon, the collection also in- 
cludes mementos of his life in the 
field during the War of the Revolu- 
tion, and a number of other miscel- 
laneous relics of greater or less im- 
portance. 
The most noteworthy objects are: 
four pieces of plaster statuary, and a 
face mask; several portraits and en- 
eravings; many pieces of furniture, 
including Washington’s easy chair, 
tables, chairs, mirrors, bedstead, and 
footstool; numerous candelabra, 
lamps, and candlesticks; glass and 
chinaware, and table furnishings as 
well as many personal relics. These 
latter perhaps represent more to the 
visitor, since they were the individual 
property of this great statesman and 
warrior. 
There are two interesting costumes 
worn by Washington; the first an in- 
fant’s robe of white brocade silk, 
lined with old rose China silk, used 
on the occasion of his christening, 
and the other a Continental Army 
uniform worn when he resigned his 
commission as Commander-in-Chief 
of the Continental Army, at Annap- 
olis, Maryland, December 23, 1783. 
Representing, as these costumes do, 
two such. separated periods of his 
life, they tend to remind the observer, 
of the great things which were ac- 
complished by Washington between 
the times these diversified costumes: 
were worn. Other articles of wear- 
ing apparel comprise a waistcoat and 
what were known as small clothes, or 
knee breeches. Three tents, with 
poles, pegs and pouches, a mess chest, 
spyglass, field glass, portable writing 
case, and shaving glass, make up the 
field equipment used by Washington 
in his campaigns. Other relics in- 
cluding an iron treasure chest, a 
zither and case, a music case of 
mahogany, a Chinese tea chest, and a 
gold medal commemorating his 
death, besides a number of other mis- 
cellaneous articles, complete one of 
the most interesting collections of 
historical objects in this country. 
Since many of the articles relate so 
pertinently to the home of Washing- 
ton, a brief mention of its history is 
here made. 
Mount Vernon house, historically 
the most interesting of American 
mansions, and.closely associated with 
nearly all the objects herein de- 
scribed, was erected in 1743 for Law- 
rence Washington, the half-brother 
of George, and so named in honor of 
Admiral Edward Vernon, R. N., un- 
der whose command Lawrence Wash- 
ington had served during the British 
expedition against Cartagena in 1741. 
The property passed into the hands 
of George after the death of Law- 
rence in 1752, and the house was later 
improved and enlarged. When Mrs. 
Washington died in 1802, Mount 
Vernon became, in accordance with 
Washington’s will, the property. of 
his nephew Bushrod Washington, 
who in turn bequeathed it to his 
nephew, John Augustine Washington, 
from whom it passed to a son of the 
same name, and in 1858 was pur- 
chased from him by the Mount Ver- 
non Ladies’ Association. 
By an act of Congress approved 
June 20, 1878, the Government pur- 
chased a collection of Washington 
relics from G. W. Lewis and others, 
the heirs of Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, 
the adopted daughter of Washington, 
and the wife of his nephew Major 
Lawrence Lewis. After the death of 
Mrs. Washington in 1802 these op- 
jects had passed into the hands of 
Mrs. Lewis, and on her death in 1852 
were received by her heirs, who held 
them until their purchase by the Gov- 
ernment in 1878, when they were de- 
posited in the United States Patent 
Office, where they remained until 
transferred to the United States Na- 
tional Museum in 1883. 
The objects purchased from the 
Lewis heirs form the greater portion 
of the Washingtoniana in the Mu- 
seum, and are designated as belong- 
ing to the “Lewis Collection.” The 
sources of other Washington relics, 
received by the Museum at various 
times as loans or gifts, are noted on 
the descriptive labels. 
What has become of the old-fash- 
ioned woman who boiled a whole ham 
and sliced off it for a week ?—-Macon 
(Ga.) News. 
