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About Lincoln County leader. (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1912)
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Pinkham's Vegeta ble Compound, one of the most success ful remedies the world has ever known, before submitting to a surgical opera tioo. Ask your dealer for it. If he does not handle it drop us a postal card and we will furnish you the name of a dealer who does i ALBERS BROS ilMILLING CO'iii Bast Cough Syrup. TmIm Good. I'm In tint. Bold bjr DntfrtiU. DAIRY FEEl &ST AND CHEAPESt I jORTLAND, OREGON, GEORGE WASHINGT0S3 CHVRCH HE first president of the United States was a church-goer In the true sense of the word. There have been public men In the history of the nation who went to church far more regularly after they were elected to high official positions or at least after they were nominated for such places of distinction than they ever did before. However, it would seem that no such fluctuation In church devotion can be charged against George Washington. He was naturally and Instinctively a religious man and he made every effort to attend divine worship every Sunday, , no mat ter where be might happen to be. This was the case even in the trying days of the War for Independence. However, Washington was enabled to be most regular In attendance at church when In his home state of Vir ginia. And yet. even In the Old Dominion, - church-going required much more of an effort on his part than Is ex acted of the average public man today. Washington made his home, as is well known, on the vast estate known as Mount Vernon, and there was no church on the estate or In the immediate vicinity. Attendance at divine worship Involved, therefore, a Jour ney of greater or less length by coach, and this was not always pleasant, as any per son may readily surmise who has had experience with the "red mud" of old Virginia In the winter or following heavy rains. That he was as persistent as he was In church-going under such cir cumstances casts an Interest ing sidelight upon the char acter of Washington. George Washington attend ed, from time to time, vari ous churches located within driving distance of his home at Mount , Vernon, but the place of worship to which he most frequently repaired was and is located In the town of Alexandria for, be It ex plained, the historic edifice stands to this day in a per fect state of preservation. This structure, Christ church. to give it Its proper title, has for more than a century been known as "George Washington's church." not only because he attended its services more regularly than those at any oth er church, but because he was a mem ber and 'a pew-holder at this church. It was, Indeed, while Washington was a member that the congregation In the year 1767 built the stately house of worship which has not only defied all the ravages of time but is in regular use to this day and has been, even within very recent years, the scene of many interesting religious ceremonies. Something of George Washington's interest In the new church may be surmised from the fact that when It came to assigning pews in the new edifice he outbid all other members in the competition to win first choice of location and subscribed the record-breaking price of nearly $180 for the pew upon which bis fancy had fallen and which he regularly oc cupied on almost every Sunday there after. This pew Is marked with a sil ver plate bearing a fac simile of Wash ington's autograph, and It is Interest ing to note that Just across the aisle Is the pew long held by the Lees of Virginia and which was occupied prior to the Civil war by Gen. Robert E. Lee, the military leader of the Con federacy. The pew which George Washington bespoke when Christ church was first opened and for which he agreed to pay a yearly rental of Ave pounds sterling (equivalent to nearly $25) in addition to the thirty-six pounds, ten shillings which he subscribed for it at the outset Is now reserved for the use of strangers, and this Is a much appreciated courtesy on the part of the present congregation, for, of course, every stranger who visits Alexandria longs to sit In the great square pew which was once occupied by "His Excellency, the General," and to gnfce up at the high pulpit from exactly the viewpoint of the Father of His Country In the days when be was the most conspicuous participant In the church services. George Washington's pew In the old church remains to this day exact ly as it was when be occupied It each Sunday morning,, and this preserva tion Is a matter of congratulation In asmuch as all the other pews In. the church were somewhat changed In style in the year 18C0. The Washing ton pew Is in reality a double pew, or two pews, bearing the numbers 69 and 60. This pew, which Is located on the left side of the church, has two seats, one facing the other, and there is a third cross seat against the wall, so that there was supposedly ample room IV, ' wWW It 7 It. 557$ VMif K n iK s-v 4 r i i K for the Washington family and the relatives or house guests who so often accompanied the distinguished Virgin ian to church.' In the vestry room of the church may be seen the original official record of Washington's pur chase of his pew upon the completion of the church, which, by the way, had been under construction tor sev eral years. And, speaking of the vestry room, It may be of Interest to explain that George Washington was himself a vestryman of Christ church. Indeed, the young landed proprietor, then but 33 years of age, was among the first vestrymen chosen when Fairfax par ish, to which the town of Alexandria belongs, was created about the year 1765. It was a couple of years later that the congregation decided to build a church and the edifice was not fin ished to the last detail until a few years before the firing of . "the shot heard round the world." From that day to this the exterior of the church has undergone practically no altera tion. At one time some alterations were made in the Interior, but later this was wisely decided to have been a mistake and the church was re stored to the style of Colonial days. Some of the original fittings, notably the sounding board and the wine-glass pulpit, bad disappeared In the course of the transition, but these were re placed by fac-slmiles of the originals. Many of the most Interesting ob jects In Christ church are the gen uine originals which were here in Washington's time. For Instance, there Is the elaborate crystal chande lier of solid brass with Its twelve can dlesticks typifying the twelve Apos tles. Nor, Indeed, Is this the only re minder of the days when the church was lighted by candles, for on the pil lars one may yet detect under the paint the marks of the tinder boxes. The chancel rail and mural tablets of the Lord's Prayer and the Apostles' Creed, which always arrest the at tention of visitors, are relics of the days when George Washington was a leading member of the congregation, and so likewise are the communion table, reading desk and chairs. Aft er all, however, perhaps the. most curious of these mementoes of a by gone age are the long-handled purses which were used in . Washington's time to receive the offerings of the congregation. The baptismal font, which is much admired, Is not a relic of the Wash ington period, although it was put in place nearly a century ago. However, the church boasts the possession of its first Bible and church service, the t o fill if:llBir i MilmrMLUHBUTiUTHENVr; ptmwTofoix3Emsim7m Bible having been print ed In. Edinburgh In the "Si! year 1767. Of the latter day contributions to the contents of the historic edifice there may be men tioned the silver plate bearing a representation of the auto graph signature of Robert E. Lee and the twin mural tablets set In place In 1870 which are Inscribed in memory of George Washington and Robert Ed ward Lee. These various objects are of sufficient Interest to attract a con tinual stream of visitors to the old church, and while (unlike historic churches abroad) the edifice Is not officially open on week days, the sex ton can usually be found on the prem ises and will obligingly open the doors on request and without demanding the inevitable "tip" which Is besought by, caretakers of similar Institutions abroad. Quite as interesting as old Christ church Itself or any of its historic contents is the graveyard which well nigh surrounds the edifice and Is en closed by a quaint wall and fence. Here are burled many of the close personal friends and neighbors of General Washington men and women whose names are well known to his toryand the Inscriptions on the an cient tombstones seem decidedly odd In the eyes of modern visitors. Christ church Is not located In the most fre quented section of the ancient town of Alexandria, but Its lofty spire, or rather tower, renders It easy for the stranger to identify and find his way to the time-honored brick edifice and on Washington's Birthday anniversary he has, Indeed, but to "follow the crowd." To Join Black and Caspian. Swiss engineers bave convinced the Russian government that it is per fectly feasible to bore . a tunnel through the Caucasian mountains near Tllflls, in order to Join the Black and Caspian seas. This will be a tremend ous undertaking, as the tunnel will be about sixteen miles In length, and the Russian government had practically decided that It was beyond the limit of reality. However, the Swiss experts have reported that the tunnel could be built within seven years without much difficulty, but at a great ex pense. A Paris firm of bankers, it is understood, is supporting the enter prise which will be put into execution about the early part of 1913. Valuable Dog Some Day, urotner jimpson says ne owns a dog that not only points and retrieves, but he has taught him to spin on his tall like a top when he smells gaso line. Brother Jlmpson says he's try. ing to develop a breed of dogs that will be Invaluable in warfare, to point fighting aeroplanes trying to sneak over camp at night. STONE THAT BURNS ITSELF East of the Jordan Lime Is Made From Rock That Contains Its Own Fuel. While making a trip through the Hauran district recently the writer's attention was attracted to a curious stone which might be described as a "self-burning limestone." Our party came upon some natives burning it tnd was enabled to see the operation. This district is south of Damascus, east of the upper Jordan. At this place the rock lay in a stratum between or dinary limestone; it was of grayish black color, and when freshly broken had an odor of petroleum. Near by were outcrops of what looked like the same material many rods long and 20 to 30 feet thick. Quarrying is easily done with primi tive picks and other tools, as the rock Is quite soft and full of seams. The tone is broken into small pieces with hammers and plied up against the bank of rock. A wall of the same material about two feet high is roughly laid up around the pile on three sides, making a pile of small stone eight to ten feet long and nearly as wide, and two feet at the front, rising to nearly three times .hat height at the back, where it lies against the bank. 1 In building the wall around the pile imall holes are left for draft and in which to start the fire. When the kiln .s ready to burn a few small bunches of straw are placed in the holes men tioned, lit with a flint and steel and ra a short time the whole pile has ig fllted. The men then begin working on a new kiln while the other burns and cools. After about two hours of burning the Stone has all become converted into lime, except the stones In the wall and the very top layer, which are only about half burned. When cool the lime Is alr-slacked and sifted to remove any jleces not thoroughly burned, which are thrown Into a new pile to be fired again. The workmen told us that It made a rery black smoke with a bad odor like kerosene burning. The lime is white and said to make a very strong plas ter, superior to ' the ordinary lime burned with brush. This stone Is so located that, should It prove to be of commercial value. It could be easily transported. Consular Reports. WntfcA4 will An A TT trt.lnma O .v. t Pyru the best remedy tn usu (or their childreu auriug C-.e teething period. Novelty Brings Profits. A New York grocer has cnmhlnAil an advertising novelty and a source oi pront in a butter churn, which is in almost constant oDeratlon in hla store. The churn is driven by a small electric motor and the scheme la to sell a patron a quantity of cream and then, for a small charge, churn it into butter. The operation takes but a few minutes. Revolutionary General's Uniform. A Continental uniform more than 100 years old, which was once the property of General Christie of Revo lutionary war fame. interesting relics of the estate of the iaie Margaret C. Benjamin of Ithaca, N. Y. The uniform la of whit hmoH. cloth, with silk and satin waist, knee nreecnes ana satin stockings. BE8T BLUING MADE. Twenty years' experience back oi RED CROSS H4T. I. RI TTTT. Fnr. housewife that uses it will. have no Other. It Is tha nnlv hlna all blue. Llauld blulncr In dlnrnrdnl after RED CROSS BALL BLUE Is tried. Makes clothes clear and white Large package 10 cents. 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Employed a Substitute. Two small city boys, visiting tha country, were afraid of a horse which" was quietly grazing near. They made Do movement toward driving the horso away, but it was evident that they de sired its absence. At last another boy hove in sight. "Oh, Billy," one of the waiting boys called to hlra, "just throw a stone at that horse, will youT We're Band of Mercy, and we can't"