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WASHINGTON LETTER Special Correspondence. With Impressive ceremonies, attend ed by tbe clergy of the Episcopal church of the diocese and a vast crowd of laymen, tbe ceremony of breaking the ground for the foundation of Beth lehem chapel of the Holy Nativity of Washington cathedral recently took place on the beautiful site of the pro posed edifice. Not since the cornerstone of the cathedral was formally laid by the late Bishop Satterlee. which was attended by President Roosevelt and clergymen from all over the United States, has a more picturesque religious service beea seen In this city. The chapel is dedicated to the mem ory of Itlght Rev. Henry Yates Sat terlee. first bishop of Washington. Part of Great Cathedral. The Bethlehem chupel will be an in tegral and important part of the cathe dral. It will be a portion of the crypt directly under the altar of the cathe dral and is the foundation of the sanc tuary. As such It Is properly the first part of the cathedral to be built The foundation stone laid by Bishop Satterlee on tbe feasts of St Michael and All Angels In 1007 is the first stone of the wall which will form the rear wall of the Bethlehem chapel and the substructure of the cathedral altar. The chapel will be of Norman archi tecture. It is a Biniill part of the en tire cathedral, but will cost $50,000. A Mighty Edifice. When the last stone 6hall have been laid the natlouul cathedral will com pare well In size and magnificence with the great European cathedrals. The interior will be 450 feet In length. 93 feet in height and 132 feet In breadth. Estimating one person to occupy an area of 19." Inches square. St. Peter's at Rome would hold 54.000 persons, Milan cathedral 37.000, St. Paul's at London 25.000. Notre Dame at Paris - 21.000 and Washington cathedral 27, 000. Ten years ago the forty acre cathe dral tract was purchased. The first of the list of ceremonies on the site was the raising of the peace cross Oct 23, 1898. It is an Ionic cross of stone. twenty feet high, culled the peace cross because It commemorated the ending of the war with Spain, and It nlso celebrated the first meeting in Washington of the general convention of the church. A Pulpit From Canterbury. Near the loua cross stands the Little Sanctuary, u tiny church with a square tower and a great archway called All hallows gate. Through this gate can be seen the dome of the capllol across tbe stretch of the city. The Little Sanctuary Is draped by nature with English ivy. Within are many treas ures, one of which is the great Canter bury ambo. or pulpit made of stones from the Canterbury cathedral. The stones were given by the archbishop of Canterbury in memory of Stephen Lnngton, who led the barons when they forced King John to grant them the Magna Charta. Another beautiful and historic treasure Is the cathedra, or bishop's chnlr. made of stones from Glastonbury abbey, many of them orig inal fragments as they were carved centuries ago. The stones, taken from a part of the abbey which was built In the twelfth century, were, as the In scription on the cathedra says, "given by the churchmen of Glastonbury to the churchmen of America." Stone From Jersucalem. The Jerusalem altar In the Little Sanctuary, which will eventually be placed lu the uew cathedral, Is built of stones that came from Jerusalem and were hewed In the "quarries of Solomon," Just Inside the Damascus gate. Another historic treasure which stands In the shadows of Allhallows gate Is a little tree Inclosed with a railing. This tree grew from a branch of a Glastonbury tree. The interior of the font of the church Is lined with stones gathered from the bed of the river Jordan under the su pervision of the United States vice consul at Jerusalem at the ford on the road to Damascus near the spot de scribed In tradition as the place where Christ was baptized. Five years, the architects estimate, will be required to build the cathedral according to Bishop Satterlee's cher ished plans. Capitol Park Extension. The project for a magnificent exten sion of the capitol grounds to the north and northeast from the present limits so as to take in about thirty eight acres of additional territory has received a long lift at this session to ward ultimate realization. It Is firmly believed by the men who have long been working to obtain this extension that In a few years at most it will be made possible to carry out the project One feature of the development scheme, as Is well known. Is to build a memorial to Lincoln which shall be one of the world's greatest monuments, as great and striking In Its way as the Washington monument or the tomb of the Invalldes In Paris. Palace For Supremo Court But beyoud this and beyond the project of greatly extending the Capi tol bill park It Is In mind to erect an other wonderful building for the au preme court which shall be. tbe equal In beauty and aplender of the library of congress. " The Utter, universally conceded to be tbe most beautiful building In the mw world and by many called tbe most magnificent of modern times. Is strictly an American production, designed by (American ar chitects and executed by American ar chitects, engineers and builders. Properly to bain nee off the building scheme of Capitol bill there Is demand for another structure which should add one more to the number of architec tural show places at the continent CAKL IC HO FIELD. The question that is upper most in the minds of many is How to better conditions on the farm?" First, I think one should practice thrift, economy and in dustry. An industrious and prosperous farmer is known by his surroundings. Strangers passing along the highways see the comfortable homes, and the fences in good condition, the home surrounded by beautiful flowers, could see at a glance that the farmer is prosperous. Wesnoukl endeavor as lar as possible to live close to nature, and surround ourselves with everything that is beautiful. Beautiful trees, beautiful gar dens, beautiful home and above all a beautiful character. The farmer has the advan tage over his city brothers in a good many ways. He has plenty of wholesome food, breathes the fresh, pure air and, in fact, lives as close to nature as anyone could get. , The table is supplied with plenty of fresh laid eggs, and crisp vegetables from the gar den, and the chickens at their disposal, fried chicken when- ever it is wanted. . In fact, the conditions on the farm are growing better every year. witn trie teiepnone so that social communications are almost as easy and as plea sant as in town, and there is no reason why every farmer should not have one in his home. Aih the rural free delivery by which our letters and papers can be rought almost to your door The time is not far off when the electric light will be in al most every farm house, and the phonograph is no longer a lux ury-it is a necessity in every home, where there are children to enjoy it, there it belongs as a part of their education and en tertainment. Where tnere are no children, it is equally essen tial for it takes the place of thei merry voices and pleasant laugh ter, and let me repeat again "How can we better the condi tions on the farm?" We hav it here in a very few words. The industrious farmer that knows how to manage his farm and lives up to all the requirements essential to farming and to his spiritual welfare, one that is kind to his hired help and to his children and to the dumb animals that come in contact with him, that man will better his conditions on the farm.-Mrs. H. H. Anders in Portland Jour nal. Many road districts are voting special taxes for good roads. Wheat crop prospects were never better at a year's end in eastern Oregon. JohnD.. Rockafeller's income or financial gains this year amount, it is said, to $80, 000,000. He can give away a few millions and still be happy, so long as he does not have to pay that fine. Church Directory. Evangelical Church L. C. Hoover, Pastor Morning service at 11:00 o'clock Evening service at 7:00 o'clock Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening. CHRISTIAN CHURCH. W. A. Wood, Pastor. Morning Service at 11. a. m. Evening Service at 7:00 p. m. Sunday School 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m. Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Baptist Church. Sunday School Preaching 2:30 10 a. m. p. m. Bewildering France. There are In France two Bordeaux, the one In the Giroude and a tiny place In the Lolret. There are two Tou louses, the old town In the Haute Garonne and Toulouse du Jura, a vil lage with 600 Inhabitants, near Lons-le-Sauuler. There is Tours in Touralne, Balzac's Tours In the Indre-et-Lolre and Tours, a village In Savoy, near Albertvllle. There are seven St Cyrs. simple St. Cyrs, that Is, and twenty four with something tacked on to them; seven St. Denises and forty seven with some addition, fourteen St. Germalns and 114 with something tacked on. Great Lovers of Water. The Siamese are more devoted to the water than any other nation In the world. They are nearly always bath ing, generally with their clothes on, and they never go anywhere by land If they can possibly go by water. The streets of Bangkok are like those of Venice, and the Inhabitants say that their Idea of paradise would be a town with canals where there were currents In both directions, so that they might be spared the effort of rowing. Nice, Eaiy Job. The following advertisement recently appeared in an English newspaper: "Man required for demonstration pur pose an old English rack (star cham ber pattern); would have to be slightly stretched to show how rack worked; man should be abort to start with." Big Sale of All week at LINDSAY & CO. Polk County Bank , Established 1889 Monmouth, Oregon. Paid Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits Transacts a General OFFICERS AND J. H. Hawley, President Ira C. Powell, Cashier F. S. Powell, J. B. Stump, Acorn Store Wm. Evans, Prop. Books, Periodicals, Ice Cream, Soda and Soft Drinks. J. W. HOWELL Contractor and Builder Carpenter shop and General Repair Work. Moulding and Finishing Material Cor. Knox and Jackson Sts. $30,000 $7,000 Banking Business DIRECTORS J. B. V. Butler, Vice President, J. B. V. Butler, I. M. Simpson. Monmouth Laundry We want to make our good reputation better still by giving universal satisfaction to our pa trons. If dissatisfied, tell us why. Bring in your Suits and have them Cleaned and Pressed, at the Monmouth Electric Laundry For Sale. One of the nicest residences in Monmouth, 12 rooms, hot and cold water, bath and pantry. Furnace heat. Four lots, some fruit trees and shrubbery to gether with almost entire furnish ings for $2500. Terms can be given on a part of this. Enquire of the Polk County Realty Co., at the Herald office. This price is far below real value and will only stand for a short time.