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L e s s o n f o r F e b r u a r y 21
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By DEWITT J. MASON
KORGE WASHINGTON,
in his
boyhood days,
was a surveyor.
He
cu a vA rz/x# ( ir r
j ^ r m z z . a x d zZJTAszîfT
had much experience In
that line
and he was as un Indian, measuring six feet two If not disagreeable consequences, from
highly successful. A inches in his stockings and weigh the latter while both descriptions are
neglected scene of his ing 175 pounds.” This stood him well in the occupancy of the same propri
youthful labors now is during the Revolution. Long hours in etor, it not being in my power under
demanding public at the saddle could not tire him. He the tenure by which the dower negroes
tention—the little stone slept once under a tree with its roots are held to manumit them. And where
office in which he worked for Lord I for a pillow. The privations of Val as. among those who will receive free-
Fairfax Is to become a show place ley Forge could not daunt him. He 1 dom according to this demise, thers
of Clark county, Virginia.
rode a horse to death to get to the may be some who from old age or
A hundred and seventy-eight years front at Monmouth, and stop the re bodily Infirmities and others who on
ago George Washington might have treat and had breath left to curse account of their Infancy that will lie
unable to support themselves, It Is my
been found there any day. figuring Lee for his cowardice.
busily and poring over outstretched
Washington’ s life ns a surveyor will and desire that all who come un
charts and maps. In the neighbor made him 100 per cent efficient In the der the first and second description
hood he made his first acquaintance, ways of the wilderness, where effi shall be comfortably clothed and fed
as a surveyor, with a country he was ciency means life or death. He by my heirs while they live, and that
later to know as a soldier. Here he learned to a hair's breadth what a man such of the later description as have
became accustomed to hardships and could do with rifle, horse and boat; no parents living, or if living are un
privations such as were to be his lot how to run like a coward and come able or unwilling to provide for them,
In the Revolutionary war. The lit back like a brave man; how to use shall be bound by the court until they
tle office is only some sixty miles or Morgan's riflemen who came in ft* shall arrive at the age of twenty-five
so from Washington, D. C. When sponse to his hurry-up ca ll; how to .'ears, and In cases where no record
pr-Iuced whereby their ages
the young surveyor worked there it get the lay of the land and pick his ' •«»
can be ascertained, the Judgment of
was on a wild frontier.
battlefield.
Henry, Lord Fairfax, was once visit
The old office has been left to the the court upon Its own view of the
ing ids relative, William Fairfax, ravages of time and the elements subject shall be adequate and final.
‘‘The negroea thus hound are (by
when George Washington was pres In recent years. It Is almost hidden
ent. Lawrence Washington had mar from view by a long-stretching arm their masters or mistresses) to be
ried William Fairfax's daughter. The of a giant locust tree. One window taught to read and write and to be
great man took a fancy to the boy, Is concealed behind a screen of I brought up to some useful occupa
just past his seventeenth birthday. bushes, and over Its roof a clinging tion, agreeably to the laws of the
Finding in him abilities and attain creejier climbs, drooping like a stray commonwealth of Virginia providing
ments beyond his years, be engaged lock over the front. Its corners are for the support of orphans and other
him to survey his vast tracts of land chipped, Its windows broken and Its poor children—and 1 do hereby ex
in the rich valley of the Alleghanles. shingled roof Is leaky In spots. But pressly forbid the sale or transporta
Washington set out in March, 1748. repairs and restoration are now at tion out of the said commonwealth
of any slave 1 may die possessed of.
together with George William Fair hand.
under any pretence whatsover, and
fax ; and, through Ashley's Gap In
A committee has Ixen formed, of |
the Blue Ridge mountains, the west which Graham F. Blandy of New York I do moreover most positively and
ern frontier of inhabited Virginia, , Is chairman, to collect funds for re- most solemnly enjoin It upon my exe
they passed into the valley. In the shingling the roof, relaying the floor, cutors hereafter named, or the sur
wilderness in the Shenandoah val ! enclosing the Inside and repainting the vivors of them, to see that thia clause
ley. about twelve miles from the pres- i outside walls. By spring. It Is thought. respecting slaves and every part
thereof he religiously fulfilled at the
ent town of Winchester, they stopped [ B|| wm be In readiness for visitors,
epoch nt which It Is directed to take
at a lodge where Ix>rd Fairfax's land
place without evasion, neglect, or de
bailiff, or steward, dwelt with as many
That Washington, ns was the cus lay after the crops which may then
negroes as were necessary to farm the
tom among the landed proprietors of be on the ground are harvested, par
newly cleared land.
This first arduous expedition lasted Virginia and other southern states, was tlcularly as It respects the aged and
five weeks, with results of such satla- a slave Imbler Is well known. Ills Infirm, seeing that a regular and
factlon to Lord Fairfax that he him views on slavery are not so generally permanent fund he established for
self moved across the Blue Ridge understood and while It may not be a their support so long as there are
surprise to many that on his death he subjects requiring It. not trusting to
soon afterward, taking up his quar
freed his own slaves, the provisions the uncertain provisions to t»e made
ters at the lodge.
He laid out a
of his will In this respect are of much by Individuals."
manor for the place, which he called
There follows a clause providing for
Greenway court, after his ancestral Interest.
his personal “mulatto man" giving
After
providing
that
his
wife,
home In England; but the house was
never built The master himself slept Martha Washington, shall have the him his Independence at once. If he
In a wooden structure about 12 feet “use and profit and benefit of his so desires.
The actual reading of the shove
square?' On'the'¡aw'n"n«rt7 he* b u ilt1, *»’<’•* «•»’"*• r""1
clause throws an Intimate light on
one-story office, where his deeds Ing her life, there follows thia clause
"ITEM Upon the decease of wife Washington's extreme thoughtfulness,
were drawn and his quit rents col
showing, as It does, the consummate
lected. There the boy Washington did It la my will and desire that all the
r a r e exercised that hla wishes might
his work, remaining for three years staves which I hold In my own right
In the service of Imrd Fairfax. Many shall receive their freedom. To In no manner lie misconstrued. The
provisions regarding the aged and In
of the now famous plats of his sur emancipate them during her life
firm, the children, can only serve
would,
though
earnestly
wished
for
by
veys and subdivisions were made un
me, he attended wllli am h Insuperable more firmly to endear this great man
der this roof.
who, leaving no children of hla own.
Washington's life as s surveyor, difficulties on account of their Inter
gave him a splendid physique When mixture with Hie dower negroes ma la so proudly called the father of an
he had his growth he was "strslght to excite the most painful sensations, entire nation.
mighty chime of 5.1 hells, given to the
I'ark Avenue Baptist church by loba
|i Rockefeller. Jr, In memory of hla
New York's first carillon was of mother Recently Its first notes were
nature's making. More than 2»»t years 1 beard when without previous an
ago the French established a fort on noimcemenl, «7 of Its bells were rung
the creek through which the waters | The other six had not been connected
of Lake George (low Into latke ('bam 1 Ila moste wsa nW long unidentified
plain. They named It Fort Carillon | and for Works sb»>t|l the church pe
because the music of the falls remind destrlsns, motorists end persona In
ed them of the chimes of bells In their their homes heard and enloyed lbs
homes la ter this name was given up p io n e e r 11, meri on an Instrument on
for Ticonderoga, the present name of common In lids country, yet asid to
the city. Now the city has one 1 ha unsurpassed In eompleteness l»y
New York’s Carillon
any of Its kind In the world.—Path-
finder Magazine.
I m p o r ta n t F o o d in F.att
Rlrs In the husk Is termed paddy.
It Is largely groan In subtropical re
gions and as an article of food It oc
cupies In those countries the place
similar to that occupied by wheat IS
1 he countries of the temperate zone
It was brought to North America near
the end r»f the Heventeenth ceutary
sod first grown In fiouth Carolina,
then s Brlllah cot on r
I.
L a zaru s S ic k ( w . 1, 2).
Even thoaa who are In close fellow
ship with the Lord are not Immune
from sickness. Sorrow conies even to
the homes where Jesus is loved.
II . Martha and Mary Send for
Jesua (v. 3).
Those who receive Jesus into their
borne w-ben alt are wall and happy
can be sure of Hla love and sympathy
when sickness and death overtake
them.
III. Jesus' strange Delay (w . 4-4).
Martha and Mary sent for Jesus be
cause He loved Lazarus They said.
“He whom Thou lovest la sick.” Now,
Jesus 'abode In the same place” be
cause He loved Lazarus and his slaters
(v. 5). Thia mystery Is to be explained
by the fact that Jesus was divine and
knew ail things.
IV. Jasut Goes to tho Bethany
Homo <vv. 7-17).
At length He turned Hla face toward
the sorrowing home. Jesus knew and
tho disciples apparently knew that go
ing Into Judea meant Hit own death
Hla mission to thia home was twofold:
to restore to these sisters their broth
er and to strengthen the faith of the
disciples (w . 11-15). The word "sleep"
reveals Jesus' estimate of death.
V. Jesus Teaching Martha (vv. 18-
27).
Aa He la nearing the village Mar
tha meets Him with a complaint be
cause of Hla delay. He Ignores her
complaint and teaches her concerning
the resurrection and life.
1. “Thy Brother Shall Rise Again''
(v. 23).
Most blessed words are these to fall
upon the ears of a sorrowing sister for
a dead brother.
2. “1 Am the Resurrection and the
Life" (vv. 25, 2«),
He is the source of life and all are
Joined to Him by a living faith. The
believer cannot die. The great truth
indeed to be apprehended is that here
we are united to the living Christ,
the source of life, and that this la a
pledge of bodily resurrection and eter
nal reunion.
VI. Jeaua W eep in g W ith M a ry ( w
28-35).
Mary fell at Jesus' feet, uttering the
same words used by Martha, but no
doubt with a different toDe of voice
‘ and attitude. Her worda were respond-
' ed to with Hla tear»—"Jesua wept.“
He la now a sympathizing Savior; He
can be touched with the feelings of
our Infirmities (Heb. 4:15).
VII. Jesus Raising Lazarus (w .
3S-44).
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ills great sympathy now expresses
Itself in supernatural power. Sympa
thy would be valueless without thia
connection with divine power In thia
stupendous miracle we see an illustra
tion of the quickening Into life of those
dead I d trespasses and sin.
Observe; 1. He Was Dead f v . » )
Tlda ia a type of the sinner dead
In trespasses and sins, even morally
corrupt (Eph. 2:1).
2. The Stone Must Be Rolled Away
(v » )
This la the part that the humaa
must play.
8. Martha's Protest of Unbelief (v
SB).
She Insisted that I-izar-i! bad al
ready undergone putrefaction.
4. Christ's Intimacy and Fellowship
With the Father <v. 42).
to His prayer He declared that it
was not for Hla sake that He prayed,
but for those who stood by.
5. Christ's Manner of Dealing With
Lazarus (v. 43).
It was by a call. He ia calling men
and wom*-n today by Hia Spirit, Word
and providence,
8, The Response of Lazarus fv.
44).
This shown that the cal! of J» sts la
with authority and power. With the
rail goes the power to kcal tad obey
7. The Command to tie People (»■
(44).
They were to remove the grave
clothes and set him free.
VIII. The Effect sf This Micoris
(vv. 45-57)
1. Some Believed (v. 45).
2 Hla Ererales Sought to Pat &xa
to Death ( w 44-53).
«. Hla Withdrawal (v 54)
T h e Semi of Religion
Always rememher that atacerity 'a
the very soul of religion. A angle th-
■eatioa te please God sad to spproso
'rorsetves to Him a s « ootasero sad
goveru all that «e d a —PhiLp Dodd-
Cdga.
H oi it
HoCneas la religio« s r ’a.xg-
ft la
faith gwae ta » s rk . It ia -hari*y eotaed
tata actloaa sad d e w tla a feraathtag
a va u s e «
a J fe ria g .—
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RAISES LAZARUS FROM
THE DEAD
t t W O M T E X T — J o h n 11:1-4?.
G U L D E N T E X T — “ I am th e r e s a r -
tlo n s lid tb s Il f s bs t h a t b a lle v e tb
oa M s , th o u g h hs w s rs d ead, y s t s h a ll
ha liv e '— Jo h n 11 2s.
P R IM A R Y T O P IC — L a s a ru s R a is e d
from th e D e a lt
J U N IO R T O P IC — L a s a ru s R a is e d fro m
th e D ead.
I N T E R M E D I A T E A N D S E N IO R T O P
IC — C h ris t's P o w e r O v e r D e a th .
YOUNG P E O P L E A N D A D U L T T O P
IC — C h r is t th e R e s u r r e c tio n a n d
th e
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A G R IE V A N C E
An extremely Indignant convict
stormed Into the deputy warden's of
flee and demanded to bo transferred U
another cell.
"What'a the matter with the cel
yon have, Omaha?" Inquired the depu
ty.
“It ain't de cell." replied the prl»
oner; "It's dat eggplant 1 lock with."
“What has he done to you?"
"Pulled de leaf offn de calendar
an' it wux my turn I"—Homo Friend
Magazine.
There's nothing like Tanlac to
purify the blood, put the stomach
and liver In working order and
build up a run-down body.
Millions of men and women hava
been benefited by thia great tonlo
and builder that la compounded
after the famous Tanlac formula
from roots, barka and herbs.
If you are nervous, suffer from
indigestion; have rheumatism, tor
pid liver, buy a bottle of Tanlac at
your drug store today. See bow
you start to improve right from the
first. Take Tanlac Vegetable PUla
(or constipation.
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do you s tiffe n f r o m
BUT AS A M EANS O N LY
asth MA?
Iffwno*
far
H A L L A RUCK E L
K r v Y o rk
DED,ROUGH SKIN
* > is ugly and annoying—make your
akin aoft, white, losely, by uaing
“I*ro surprised to hear abe t an ad
vocate of matrimony."
"Ob, yes; but only at a means to
alimony, you know."
Resinol
Green's
August Flower
W h e n R o v e r W a g t H it T a il
Ta«, hs lo vs s m s. a n d 1 k n o w It .
A n d th o u g h o th s r fr ie n d s m a r t a lk
T h is w o rld lo o k s g o od. I t a l l y o u .
W h s o R o v a r w a g s h ia ta lL
N e e d e d It T h en
Coalman—When I got round with
that load of coal for Mr. Jones, 'Is
bouse was on fire!
Coal
Merchant—That's unfortu
nate ! I suppose be told you to bring
It back?
Coalman—No. 'e said If It waa any
thing like the last lot I'd better chuck
It onl—Answers.
O ld P la y
An Englishman took an American to
see “HamleL’’
“You are sure behind the times,"
commented the American. "Why. I
saw Hamlet* In New York four years
ago."
N O T H I N G IN IT
f» t C o n a tip a tie e ,
Indlgeatloa sod
Torpid Liver
Reliever th at feeling
o f having e a te n u n w ia e ly . R k and
90c bottles. A T A L L D R U G G IS T S .
Lum bago!
M.
MllSTEROLt
G o t L o n g - L o tt T r u n k
After a lat«e of more than five
years, Mrs. Evelyn Oleman of Brat
tleboro. VL, has received word that
a trunk lost In June, l!(20, has been
found. The director of the club
where she stayed in New York found
the trunk In a baggage room that was
being cleared out pre;,«ratory to tear
ing down the building.
Sure Relief
6 B e l l -a n s
I Hot w ater
—] < sure
Sure Relief
D ELL-A N S
Bug—Oh toucha. I always beard It
«aa nice, and coot around these flat
iron buildings !
U tin g O n e H a n d
OB.
• th« r*t<
Of FandM»»« M«rU;
><• had feta a rm
A r o « ad feta * l r L
T ool a t
At Montreal Toe,fa, hear grand op
era “Romeo and Juliet."
“T in e music." Toofua any. " I admira
those music very muck '
“What of Juliet ?" ask Germaine “I
you say nothing of that lovely
young girt "
hear
-W e il th a t lovely young girt weigh
2f/j poun lA '
D y n a m ite !
fim lth— Do you and ‘ he Mrs ever
«acuse the nwmey question ?
Smythe— Tew we try to, but we re
n e v e r a Me to hold it d<,wn to a aim pie
FOR INDIGESTION
25< and 75« PkfiiSotd E/erywher«
T h e L e tte r Ex p e n te
"I hear that you’re bought your
daughter an automobile. Pretty ex
pensive game. Isn't It?"
"No; It's a matter of economy. I
figured that the car will keep her
away from bridge partie«"— Boston
Transcript.
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The rood man who goes wrrmg lx
In reality a bad man who has J'ist
been found ouL
Fro m School T ea ch e r
to G reat Eminence
A young man who was br«ejght up '*n
a farm, qualified for district schred
tam-her. then man
aged toaaveewo'jrh
m>,ney to pot him
thru medical col
lege.
la t e r , he moved
B io o y D u z
Pete— fiom« o f yoor wash was Jump
ing sound on the line last night
P x « —T hat was probably my ath
letic underwear —Prtncetoo Tiger.
B r illia n t
Mike -W eiL I answered a q ievttoa
I ritta ta ria j.
Ike— W hat answer did you give?
Mike—Preaeat
T h e ir P a r p ó te
A t,try »nd Belated Railway Pai
te r — W h at use are the figure« set
dowr, In these railw ay timetable«?
General h ’ atioo M aster— Why, If it
« p re « t for them figure« we d have no
« s y of fe d in e ’ «* how U 'e the trains
are
to Buffalo. N Y.,
and today the nan.«
of this man. Dc.
R. Y. Pierce, la
known throughout
the w o r l d .
Hla
G o ld e n Medical
Discovery is the beat known Mood med
icine and tonic. More than fifty million
bottiea have been wJd. If yoor deal-r
<pwa not sell the Mscovery," In liquid
or tablets, you car, obtain a pkg of the
tablet a by »ending 45c to the Dr. Ifiecc»
Cllhie, In Buffalo, N. Y. Also writ« for
free medical advice.
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