|N'E hundred and seventy- Onine years ago on the 22d of February the "Father" of our country first saw the light of dayvand 111 years ago on the 14th of last December he looked ——— his last on the land which he had made a CiW\ r\s\ free and independent country. Since then the na tion each year has marked the date of his birth In various ways, first by holding religious ceremo nies in the churches throughout the land at which the pastors, many of whom had fought under the great commander or had known him in pri vate life, talked feelingly about the big heart and the broad soul of the departed hero; then as the years roll ed along and those who knew Wash ington had joined him in the silence the day was marked by a fireat fly ing of bunting and waving of flags and playing of bands and parading of sol diers. Still later the day was held as a national holiday on which the banks were closed and the schools gave entertainments at which patriot ic songs were sung, fiery speeches made, and the great deeds of our first president recounted in dramatic manner; now the day is still a na tional holiday, but the schools are closed and churche.-i, charitable organ izations, clubs and individuals make the occasion an excuse for giving colo nial teas, Washington birthday par ties, hatchet suppers or revolutionary plays. The shop windows are full of hatchets, miniature cherry trees, cocked hats, and cherries, .-eal, can died and for decorative purposes. All this display and fun and frolic makes the thinker wonder how George Washington kept the day, and the in vestigator who takes the pains to look into the matter will find that from 1745 to the date of his death, Feb ruary 22, a day of importance not only to Washington but to his friends and all those who did him service. When Washington was 13 years old he wrote for his own use 110 maxims of civility and good behavior and add ed one resolution which read: "Re solved, that on the 22nd day of Febru ary, the day on which I was given the gift of consciousness, I will each year, do some good deed or deeds, as many as come within my power, to show my gratitude for the life given me for a little space." From 1745 until the date of his death Washington never broke the res olution made on his thirteenth birth day. On this first anniversary of which there Is any record he tramped fourteen miles, seven there and seven home again, to the house of an aged woman who had been kind to his mother during an Illness, carrying a large package of provisions and re maining for several hours to stack her woodpile and build her fire. nearly two tnlles to the farm front which they had escaped and, finding the farmer laid tip with rheumatism, set to work to mend the pasture fence, and so keep the cows at home He returned at night to a good sup per, and the evening was passed In merriment. No doubt young George slept the sleep of the righteous that night, for his resolution was working splendidly Several years later he wrote to a school chum early on the morning of tin- 2M of February: "This day I en ter upon a new epoch -the year stretches before me for what? Only be who benefits his fellow man has the right to enjoy the glories of life. I shall endeavor to commence my new year clear from debt In this respect." There Is no record how the day was marked In IMS, but Judging from ih« lone of 'he letter his life was fuller by several good deeds "Home personal Hemetnbraut es of Washington," tells how, on February 13, ITII. be hired some half dosen sleigh* ionied u hall, and g*v» alt th omg people of Mount Vernon, nheie Men then visiting his broth er, •"apt l-awrence Washington, a rtiiu afternoon mul evening frolic, with a big s|'e*.i to crown the uveal Tu pis 'f Ait- Invited not the iI K ► . .-u of \\ ibiagion s owa ela*a, but thow less favored sad It Is rttordutl the l alth they o*i 11 eby lieea al fire® It 41d not tih* rg«j many mlntttoe te »«i lib* f>»jt g> tag li mi oa the following >•■*> ttiet i«ii Made tits esl• V* » age—to the Barbadoes —and that he enlisted in the Seven Years war. He spent his twenty-second birthday amid warlike scenes at Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburg, where he commanded a regiment against the French. On the eve of that birthday Washington gave a bountiful supper to all the men of his regiment, and gave a good-sized sum of money to one of the men to be sent home to the wife and little ones whom the soldier had left in al most destitute circumstances. There are many lapses of the rec ords of Washington's birthdays and how he spent them, hut in 1755 he writes to a friend: "I am growing old apace, Alfred (he was only 23 then) and today I turn another year. So far I have been true to my resolu tion, made when I was 13, and I want you to help me to keep it unbroken this year. Will you be so kind as to give the lnclosure to Welmont Hardy of your willage with my kindest re membrances?" There is no record of what the "ln closure" was, but we are led to believe that it brought comfort to both the sender and recipient. On January C, 1759, at the age of 27, Washington married Martha Cus tis, and for the time being all the aus terity of the young patriot was sunk in the tenderness of the lover. He marked his birthday that year by dis tributing gifts lavishly among his slaves and by ordering that a certain poor widow near the Washington es tate should be served with two quarts of milk and three eggs daily, free of charge, as long as she lived, the bill, of course, to be met by Washington. For a time after his marriage, Wash ington withdrew from public life and set about cultivating his acres. It was on the 22d of February, not many years after he had turned benedict, that he and Mrs. Washington were sleighing and making unusually merry In honor of the day. As the hour near ed noon, both George and Martha dis covered that they were "monstrous hungry," and that they were miles away from Inn or tavern. Pulling up In front of a little cottage, George I made bold to ask the little lady who appeared at the door in answer to his rapping, for a "bite and sup" to stay their pangs. Tho stranger proved hospitable, and after showing them the way to a tiny j barn, where there was feed for the ' horse, she spread the cloth in the ; kitchen and Invited her guests to par j take of her simple fare. May Dare to Be Shabby #—. Carelessness in Clothes Gives Impres sion That Wearer Is Wealthy, Says Woman Who Knows. "There are two ways of Impressing people," said a woman who had knocked about the world a good deal. "You can be very smart or you can be directly shabby. For a woman of small means 1 recommend the second way, aiid I can speak with some authority, since 1 have followed my theory for a lung time. "Heforo 1 adopted It myself 1 i watched It In operation. I know an ! old lady of some means, but not rich, who lived In a good hotel. Every body received more or less considera tion from the manaKemenl, but this old lady was the mogul of the place. i "She paid no more for her rooms M»au the others, and she spent less In the dining room, and 1 was at a loss to account for the fact that she commanded Instant and Implicit obedi unce, even In the moat exacting re quests. until one day, when the hotel clerk havlug seen inu In converaa i tlon with her, said casually: " You know she's awfully rich.' HII use day 1 told her of this, and akkcd iiow the ruutor of her great ttaaith ever started Hhe laughed " It's uty doilies, my gear,' she said "'As >ou know ( aui interested in so meuy thiugs that I have nut much i mouey left over for clothea Two l gov* its at a time are all I can afford, and going out au little ( a«ar them lor at least a year ur two " "They ian not imaglue a wouiau «VIISWMIIIII| in clothes and (hey in teiprei my lack of taulty aa to tb> 14rei*eaaea« a woman ikuwa lob« 11.1| I*** for details I'd ova to Itavv CAMERON COUNTY PRESS. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1911. She had been cutting carpet rags when interrupted by her unexpected guests, and Washington had soon drawn from her the fact that she and her husband, who was then off in tho village with the horse, delivering some strips of floor covering, kept the wolf from the door by sewing carpet rags and weaving. The young aristocrat whispered a few words to his lady and she laugh ingly nodded consent. Washington then snatched a huge apron which he saw hanging on the door, and, tying it around the laughing Martha, handed her a pair of scissors and told her to commence. He begged the protest ing dame, their little silver-haired host ess, to get him a pair of shears, and soon the three were cutting and sew ing carpet rags right merrily. The pair remained at the cottage until dusk, leaving behind them a great bas ketful of gay carpet balls and a sub stantial evidence of well wishes. As the Washlngtons drove away home, George expressed himself well pleased with the way in which he had spent his birthday. Just one more record we have of how the general kept the resolution made on his thirteenth birthday. It was in the year 1778, while at Valley Forge, that Washington marked Feb ruary 22 with a deed of kindness which indeed made one man grateful that the general had been given the "gift of life for a little space." A young sen try was sent to him under the charge of having been found asleep at his post. He was scarcely more than a boy, ill-clad and half-starved, and even though he was badly frightened his eyelids were heavy with sleep. The great general questioned him kindly, found that he had given his last ration to a suffering comrade and relieved a sick man of sentry duty. In stead of reprimanding the boy, Wash ington spread a blanket, told him to lie down and get an hour's sleep. When he awoke it was past noon, and the general had laid the table. He was ordered to partake of the "birth day" feast of cheese, some stale bread and good hot coffee, or what passed for that beverage. The next day the boy was sent to the hospital with a fever, and he never saw battle after that. Although this is the last record that can be found of how Washington kept his birthday, undoubtedly later anni versaries were marked by deeds of kindness equal to those of his early years. clothes If I felt I could afford them, at least I would have liked them once, but now that 1 find the consideration bestowed on my eccentric shabblness I am not sure that the change would not br for the worse. "'I have the best table In the din ing loom. The other day some people who must spend twice as much as J do had a table near me, and annoyed me by their talking and laughing. I complained, and their table was changed " 'lf they should object they would have to leave, for the management Is 1 not going to offeud a woman of mil lions like myself. 1 was thinking of getting a new bonnet this year, but as It might lower my social position I shall probably continue to wear tha one 1 bought eight years ago,' "This Is a scheme that works In any number of directions. I personally | cm not afford to dress as well as most of the women 1 know, so I maks a point of dressing leas wsll even thaa I can afford They all know I could do a bit better than 1 do."—Philadel phia l*ubllc Ledger ' ■ - Unappreciated. "Are you going u> compose any val entine poetry this year?" 1 "No," replied the sentimental youth. I put lu two weeks writing original poetry last year, and the girl merely j aaid it was •« onotuleal homemade i stuff Hard Task at That. rtui.d..> 8< howl Tea> her How maay wive- had Adeitt* IHi in Ulrl itne, aud ha couldat loue ih*i one lituokiya Life. GOOD CHARACTERISTICS OF BROWN SWISS DAIRY CATTLE Cows Show High Degree of Efficiency In Converting Feed Into Milk or Flesh—They Are Not of Nervous Disposition or Habit. Beginning in the year 1870, Brown Swiss cows and heifers to the extent of about one hundred and fifty have been imported into the United States. Descended from these, over 7,000 pure bred animals have been registered in tho Herd Book. In the native country of the Swiss cattle there Is no attempt at line breeding or fancy breeding, sayo a writer in Northwestern Agriculturist. What they seek to perpetuate are good cows, cows that give a good quantity of good milk, and that have shape and size. Considering the small number to chooße from in the entire country, it Is rather remarkable that its repre sentatives have achieved so large a number of high records for dairy per formances, and that the breed Rtands as well as It does in general estima tion where It is known. The highest official world's record In a dairy test for cows away from home is that of the Brown Swiss cow Brienz, 168, made at Chicago, in No vember, 1891. the results being taken A Prize Brown Swiss Cow. and certified to by the officials of the University of Illinois. In three days Bhe gave 245 pounds of milk, 9.32 pounds of butter fat, and 11.66 pounds of butter. The Royal Academy at Poppelsdorf, Germany, made a selection of ten Swiss cows for a test in tho years 1900 and 1901. The results were very satisfactory. An average herd of cows In milking condition would weigh 1,300 to 1,400 pounds apiece. They tend to take on fat readily when dry and give it off slowly when In milk. The average herd of cows when fatted would weigh 1,500 pounds or more. Bulls in good condition would weigh from 1,- 700 up to 2,500 pounds. The Swiss calf at a month old will weigh 180 to 200 pounds, and at two years 1,500 pounds. It is a general characteristic of the Brown Swiss cows to show a high degree of efficiency in converting feed Into milk or Into flesh, and a pro nounced characteristic that they are not of a nervous disposition or hnbit. It is not necessary to keep strangers out of the barn or to avoid talking at, milking time. A barn full of them, or a single one, will goon stolidly giv ing the regular yield of milk undis turbed through a commotion that will quite demoralize more nervous cows. Growing out of the strength of con etltution and the absence of nervous fidgets, Is the characteristic long life WELL BALANCED MEAT RATION Nutritive Ratio. Prairie hay 1:18 3 m Corn and prairie liajr ....1:102 Corn 1:9.60 |jj Corn and Hlfrlfa hay ....1:7.34 ijjj HaUtiri-d ration for cultle (approximate) ......... 1:7.U0 jjjli Alfalfa 1:3.14 In tli* abt'v«i chart tl.« »hudt'd p«< raj i• mtit the dlg<.*Htlblt> protelu ((•an maat funnel'*) of each hunt an I th«< blai-k unahudod portion* Iml 1 cat* the amount <>r dltS' llbl<- i-«rboiiy at. lataichwa, ate.), and olla which tn pioduc* hiMly heal and fat A q tain abi.ut ona of protein to aavt «of irlv hydra <<• A couititaatlou of Oars m•>»» Itllvrf A a tn ■ •• n|i|>rara front tlnia iff li'UHlur, true, sari full „112 h»Ma Isitrtsi, 3