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.