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I For Council, a 2 I M. I For Council, Word hOMCR V. HART LANDMARK IN RUINS Ruination by fire of the main build- Ing of St. Janios School in i i county removes one of Western Maryland's most notable landmarks. "Whether or not the walls be retained, a landmark has disappeared, because it was the interior woodwork of the edifice that gave it distinction.

This build- Ing was originally ihe Ring-gold inanoi house, erected in 1792, and enlarged subsequently without substantially altering the Eighteenth Century appearance, exterior and interior, of the original structure. Glimpses of its history and the history of St. James School are afforded In extracts from an article written by W. R. Hamilton, of this city, and published in the Baltimore Sun about fifteen years ago.

There is described Fountain Rock Manor, its lavishly hospitable builder, and thus is related, "With omissions, a few facts concerning Its history as part of an educational Institution, which has been and will continue to be of great value. "Arond the central building of a group in Washington County comprising St. James School, next to the oldest church school of the denomination In the country, and recently designated as the diocesan school by the Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Maryland, hovers much history and more tradition. "This building was once the largest and finest manor- house in Western built in the year 1792 by a youug man noted as a bon vivant of his times, and not Inconspicuous as a politician and a statesman, on an estate of 17.000 acres of the most fertile land in the Cumberland Valley. "Benjamin If.

Latrobe. I one of the architects of the capiiol ut Washington, designed the spacious mansion, chiefly noted for ii pillared hallway, and. the elaborte use of mahogany in its construction. "To 'Fountain Rock' Samuel Ring- Fold, later Congressman and General in the niJltis of Maryland, look his young brido, the daughter of Gen. Cadwalader.

of Philadelphia, a Revolutionary officer of real distinction, shortly after the completion of his fine Western Maryland home, and there 'was born his eldest son. the hero of the Mexican War. Major Samuel Ringgold. There Gencial Rinjrgold was to bring ir. from Washington, travelling in roach with the most distinguished a of the dawn of nineteenth century.

1 Harry Clay being a a i guest, it is said a threo Presidents. Washington, Madison and Monroe, enjoyed the hospitality of this Marylander. vho lived like a lord. "History does rot record how a slaves Ringgold had at his iwk anil call, or how great was his fortune, but he "was accounted a rich man hy his contemporaries. The son of Thomas Ringgold, of Kent county, ho inherited much from his a and doubtless his first wife brought him a a i a dowry, for lie had extensive holdings in in tho'stato Senate nlso ns Justice of tho Court of Lovy, and he was a member of the commission a creotiKl the court IIOIIHO in Haperstown In 1S20.

Ho it wr.s who brought to Hagcrclown John Gruber, the famous Almanack imin, to start a newspaper ill 'he Jnlcresls of h's political Ambitious. In i i In? but in a of his I i i i differed much from tho early followers of Satfc of Monti- col lo. "Among General lihip-gold's children were throe PODS who became famous in tho i i a a a of the Major a Kinngold, A miral a i i a and Col. fioorge Hay Hinpgold. vary as a i monial i of noncral Ulnggold, one being iii.u his second i was a duusMor of Col.

Mel ward Lloyd, of tho K'asiorn Shore; another a i the second wife was Maria Antoinette Hay, a i i i i i i President, Madtaou. 'Fountain Hock' took its name from tho a a spring gushing out of a crevice in a rock near where Iling- pold built his mansion. The name of tlio mansion is a translation of the Indian name for tho spring, and tradition says ihat tho aborigines the a i rock as a means of ronovf- ing health and strength. "Many changes have taken place iu the surroundings of this a a a i sinco tho time when the Indian roumed ihe valley Uien called Kittoohtinny-- now Cumberland but the rock Rushes forth its limpid of pur-T water. Even tho manor house has been much altered, a Mansard roof having been substituted for the original attic in a Southern colonial home a Latrobe doubt- loss 'reckoned' amongst his best achievements.

Mahogany doors were painted while by some early innovator. "It was a years after a passed out of the ship of General Ringgold that this mansion was purchased for tho purpose of establishing 'a school for the instruction of. youth, under the discipline and doctrine of tho Protestant Episcopal This was the outcome of a meeting held by tho Rev. T. B.

Lyman, rector of St. James Church, at Ilagerstown, and tho money to start tho second Protestant Episcopal school in the United States was raised mainly in Washington County Bishop William R. WhitUnghaw," of Maryland encouraged the movement- not only encouraged it. but worked zealously for it. Dr.

William Augustus Muhlenberg who started the first church school of his faith at flushing, Long Island, St. Paul's, was persuaded to let his principal assistant, the Rev. John Barrett Kerfoot, take up the work in Maryland. "So St. James School began in the year 1842, to bo culled for a short time thereafter a college, and to resume the name 'St.

James School' in 189G. "Nothing happened of much interest at St. James from tho time of its foundation i time of the Civil War. except the improvement of the school property by (ho erection of buildings named a Bishops Claggett and Kemp, and the destruction of 'Kemp Hall' by fire in 1S57. After relating interesting Civil War incidents, the article concludes: "For live years St.

James remained closed. "In 1S61) Henry Onderdonk, who was president of the Maryland Agricultural College when the war closed that institution, nnd later a private tutor on the Falls Road near Baltimore, took up the headmastership of old St. Janios and continued to teach the boys at Sf. Jr.me.s i his death in 1S95. i a Hurt ride and J.

Henry Harrison were his successors. Now the school ia in charge of Adrian Holmes Onderdonk, son of the man who re-opened it after the strenuous days of the Civil War. "Among those who were pupils at St. James are numbered the late Mayor Ferdinand C. Latrobe, of Baltimore; Bernard Carter.

Judge Henry B. Fowler, Sonator Louis F. McComas, Admiral Mahon, the naval expert, Otho Gushing, the a i and a host of other distinguish 3d 1 SOU 6CTf GOME REVJARP OP -10 POCfOR AMP I I I I A K.TS A KOLAR I COkVfRACteP i' 4 II Dr. Daily Edi Thaw haps natural that wo should hear from him such speeches as that delivered in Chicago, There is nioro than one kind of professional purist, but they aro all very much alike at bottom -Baltimore. Sun.

SEN 7 ATOK REED--AND BUNK (Ccpyright, 1624, 9y Thee McClurs Newspaper Syndicate) Saturday, March 6 Again the stars smilo on the hopes and ambitions of the dwellers on the planet Earth and this should be a for- tmwto day. Financiers should benefit at this time when the scope of their business is likely to tsxlend and they should be able to stabilize many unsteady enter prises. This should be an auspicious rule under which to settle old business accounts, pay debts and adjust one's money matters. Under this direction of the stars investments should be lucky and for this reason today should be favorable dealings with broker or real estate firms. There is a threatening sign for the aged and for persons past' the prime You Can Always Do Better At THE BON TON Coals Dresses Millinery Talking Machine Shop We read in the news from Chicago that "Senator Reed told his Palmer House audience that President BUCKEYE NEWTON idge and a majority of the Senate have insolently defied the instructions the people given in two Presidential! elections." The plain a of Uie record, ready for the gaze of all men, are these: The Incubators and Brooders A 5-7-9 E.

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a in one criticized the! League, but favored the World Court of land in Fenn.sylvania as as in Maryland. History does record a he was accounted a i per- a in Presidential haps the greatest i of the Tit still oppcsed er.iranee into early days jn the Xew World Ml i i i i i Uagu espied magnificent domain passed from him before his a at the home of his daughter, Mrs. SchJoy, in Frederick, in 1S20. at the ape of 59 years according 10 some a i i 67 according to others. "Some say IIP sold i a off his big estate to a and that his losses were due tin- vise investments instead of improvidence, but the prevailing impression Is rjhal afr.er farm was wrested away to meet his lavish i as a host and an American Beau existing Court.

That being true, if there is any defiance of tho American people, it is not in the a i of the President and I the a i of the Senate toward tho people 1 i i it is in the a i tude of Senator Reed toward the people's common Since Senate Rec-d regularly and somewhat noisily poses as the foremost practitioner of of life; they should safeguard the health. Heart disease and brain maladies Inay increase at this time when many sudden deaths may be expected. There is a sign today that may cause mental unrest and an inclination to look on the dark side of life and persons who are wise will seek cheerful society or some form of recreation. Newspapers, magazines and books aro to be greatly In demand and a movement supply literature at low- prices is indicated. Neptune is in a place said to encourage stormy sessions In legislative bodies where party lines will be frequently eliminated in important issues.

For the western coast of the United States expansion of trade is forecast, and there is to be a great literary impetus realized. Tornadoes may be a feature oC the freak weather which is predicted for the spring as it advances. Women may find this rather a disappointing sway, but they may take comfort from the promise of big public responsibilities in future. Persons whoso birthdate it is have the augury of fortune that will come to them through the stroke of the pen. They should push all their business interests vigorously.

Children born on this day probably will bo endowed with much energy able to reach, success in business. PAPA OF 49 MEMPHIS, March world's record--a 74-yearrOld negro, Jamea K. Polk, admitted in Court yesterday he was the father of 49 children, 36 by former marriages and 13 by his present wife. We all know- what we would do this spring if had the money. By DR.

FRANK CRANE The Thaw case has lain like a red splotch on the record oi current events in the United States for some years. It began with the murder of Stanford White by Harry Thaw the Madison Square roof garden. Then followed the famous inaw trial and the long history of Thaw's successive imprisonments for insanity and escapes. After that the public was regaled with accounts of the various exploits of Evelyn Nesbit. ihe last incident was the attempted suicide of Miss Nesbit, or tne ex-Mrs.

Thaw. Of course the moral of this is evident and commonplace. vlan a sermon will be preached upon the text, "The wages of sin Since the days of Adam the eternal gamble has been repeated by members of the human with death and disaster for the sake of thrills and amusement. ther With eac succeedi generation there ia new ciop of fools, young people who think they, can eat their cake and have it, too can indulge in all kinds of dangerous amusements and not have to pay the penalty for them People find out their mistake when they grow older by bitter experience But one of the curious things of-life is that one can' not hand the experience on to his children. He pays a good price lor finding out that it does not pay to do wrong.

But after he has paid for and acquired this information he cannot o-i ve ft away. It seems to be marked "Non-transferable." And every to Josh Billings said that while experience is a good teacher gt SSS 0 the oW If we could learn from the experience of other Deoole bU he Me few Wh are "Weto do thi case has been a pitiable- one and nothing If the young girls of today could take her lesson to and profit by -it, it would be a good thing. But just how it the 4- i "4.L" our hand a ains stove it is burned mediately; the high-temperature produces immediate the hand is withdrawn. When you commit: some othersSts of improper acts the penalty is delayed. Youth emphasizes tha problematical nature of the punishment.

It takes the risk getfang by. Whoever can convince youth tLt the punishment of sins is inevitable will accomplish much Punishment Copyright. 1924 by The McCiure Newspaper Syndicate. I CAUSED FIGHT NEW YORK, Marcn bridge game is one of the issues in the divorce suit against Arthur Whitney, who used to teach aviation at San Antonio for the Army. He testified that his wife overbid her hand, he set her and then she slapped his-face.

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