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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-20
Historic Churches i'm United States
BY FREDERIC j, HAsKIN.

To tell the story Of the old churches
of the United States is almost like re
counting the history is almost like re-
so inseparably are the two linked to-
gether. The early pioneers TO this con
tincnt were missionaries, Jealous for
the redemption of the souls of the red
men of the newly acquired territories
of New France or New Spain, or de-
vout colonists eager TO find freedom
to worship God. The first chaPels,
churches and plain little meeting
mouses that were built with great DIFF
fculty and often at great personal sac
rilice, have become valuable milestones
on the great road of history. Kings
and regicides have woshiped in them;
Presidents and slaves have knelt at
the same altars prayers for prlnclpali-
ties and republics have assembled from
tho same congregation; battles have
been fought and won over the grave.
stones and through the very doors of
the sanctuaries in border churches; and
invading armies have used the floors
for stables and the pews for managers,
At bit Of ruined tower on an island
in the lower James river is all that is
left of America S first Protestant
church. This cornerstone Of the world s
greatest nation stands on the spot
where John Smith and the good - Mas
Ter" Hunt placed logs for seats, tackled
an old sail over head for roof, and
instituted the first religious service IN
church Was wi butt as soon as the men
had time, and later one was made of
brick. the ruins of which may be seen
today Soon the congregation scat
tered out beyond the river banks and
pierced the wilderness beyond. The
island was low and unhealthy, and in
l705 the capital was removed TO Will
liamSburg. The wind and the rain and
the waters from the river came to take
tribute of the old church, and by the
beginning Of the nineteenth century IL
was a deserted ruin. Acorns that fell
in the old graveyard when the timid
Princess Pocahoutas was a captive IN
jamestown have grown to giant trees,
One Of these has forced its way
through q great stone slab, shattering
it 10 bits and raising a portion Of 1T in
crotch of the tree far above the
earth. The tombs of the Lees, the Am
blcrs. the BlaIrs, and the Jacguelines
are there, and "Damc RANGES Bcrke-
ley sleeps far from her stern old hus-
band, who died of broken heart in
England. scorned by the king lie served.
The large silver chalice and pQten used
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lana is st. Martin church on Bayou
Teche, 1t was refuge for the eX-
lied Acadiaus whom the English
drove from Canadian shores, and ira
dition declares that Evangelne lies
under an oak in the old buryiug
ground.
st. Johns, in Washington, D. c.,
is In some respects the most famous
church in America. Once when a
young man applied to President Lin
coin for a position in the Government
service and presented a handful Of let
ters of recommendation, Lincoln said:
'' on had better keep these, They
might, now mind you, | don Z say viii,
but they might, gain you q membership
at ST. John $. Thus early had this
most aristocratic of all America IS
churches earned its name for exclusive
ness. IL was built in 1916, and though
il has since been remodeled it still
seats only 700. Before the church was
cconsecrated a committee waited on
President Madison and stated that pew
No, % had been set aside for his use.
Ever since then it has been known
as the president pew and St
John s has been known as the ''Presi-
dent s church." Although all the chief
executives since it's building have not
been members of that faith. most OF
them have attended il at some time
or other Memorial windows have
been placed there to Presidents Madi-
son, Monroe, Van Buren. William
Henry Harrison, John Tyler and
Zachary Taylor. "who worshipped in
this church while in office. - One of
the most notable gatherings ever held
here was in 1897, at the time of the
World S Postal congress. when tho
funeral services were held over the
young delegate from Hawaii, who had
died during the convention. The con.
gregation was made up. of people of
under the sun. Benjamin Latrobe, the
architect of the capitol, designed the
church. and it has gathered under its
roof more representative people than
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house, which the earthquake has kindly
spared,
New York S oldest church building
is ST. Paul s, dating back to 17646.
while Trinity is the oldest and richest
orga nization. Tho land owned by Trim
lty was part of the old West India com
pany,s farm before the English came
to take possession Of the island. 1t then
became the "King's farm and he
granted it to the church. Much of the
land has been given away for charitable
purposes, but the church has still
enough left to yield an income of $500,
600 year. The money is used 10 main
tain the church, its six chapels, and
its missions and charities The grave
yard is said to be worth as much money
as gold dollars placed side by side and
stood up edge wise, would cover. IL can
never be sold, and the dead there. in
reach of busy Wall street, can lie for
ever undisturbed Alexander Hamilton
was buried there after his fatal meet
ing with Burr, and his wife was laid
by his side fifty years later 4 monu-
ment to the memory Of the Patriotic
soldiers who died on the prison ships
during the Revolution is in this church
yard.
New Orleans has miracle chapel,
where visitors may see stacks Of
crutches that were made useless by the
intercession of the saint. The chapel
was built by priest with his own
hands in fulfllment of a VOW that if
the great scourge of cholera be di-
verted from his 1ock he would
build chapel in honor Of mis-
patron saint. the good st Rogue.
The city was almost devastated. but
the plague touched not one member
of this flock, and the thankful father
erected the quaint edlfce stone by
stone 1t still stands as a lasting
monument TO his faith, 1t is in this
chapel that young girls pray 10 the
saint for husbands, and where the little
amulcrs containing ST. Josephs are
blessed for the same happy purpose.
One of the oldest churches IN Louis
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WHOLE COAST THREATENED
Naval Forces Of Nicaragua Pressing
Operations Against Honduras.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Dispatches
received by the State department lndt-
cate that the Nicaraguan warships are
threatening the entire north coast OF
Honduras.
Phllip r Brown, secretary of the
American mission at Guatemala, advised
the department today that he has dis
patches from the American Consul at
Celba indicating that conditions are much
disturbed there.
A later dispatch from Mr.. Brown con-
firms the report that Truiillo is in the
hands Of the Honduran revolutionlsts and
that the north coast of Honduras Is
threatened by the forces operating against
the Government The dispatch does not
state whether the Nlcaraguan ships as
sisted In capturing Truiilo for the reNo-
utlonists who are operating with the
Nicaraguan Government.
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ny this congregation are preserved by
The Episcopal convention Of Virgins,
while the silver baptismal font has re
ycrtcd to the heirs Of the donors, the
Jacquelines.
King IS chapel, Boston, was the first
Episcopal church in New England,
though over hundred years ago the
minister and the whole CONGREGATION
turned Unitarian. The first building was
put up ip 1869, and the present one In
lf4o. The furniture was given By Will
lam III. and George III When the Tory
preacher, the Reverend Gamer returnc led
to England at the outbreak of the
Revolution he took the plate back with
him, deeming 1T too sacred for rebel
uses. Royal governors sat in a certain
high backed pew there, under the royal
arms still on the walls, and when Wash
1ngton was there as command er- inc hIcf
of the Colonial forces, he, too, sal in
this same pew. When the Revolution
any war had closed tho members de-
clared the name. Kings Chapel un-
suited to a republican country, but the
name was finally retained when it was
suggested that 1t might be interpreted
as referring to the King of Kings, and
not to the ruler of country under
whose dominion the church was no
longer held. a row of pipes from the
old organ which Handel himself Sc
lected is still in use. and carvings from
the front of the organ which Queen
Anne gave are preserved among the
church S treasures.
The timbers for the San Luis Mission
in California were cut from a forest
twenty miles from the site Of the
church, and after being blessed by the
priests whore they were hewn, were not
allowed to touch the ground again un-
tn they We're placed on the walls. The
weary Indians who were made TO carry
these timbcrs somtimes rebelled, and
at Santa Barbara they were locked fast
in n stockade at night to keep them
from going back to the happier eXis-
tence of the savage. The Santa Bar
bara garden is always closed to women.
The priests reserve this for their own
private enjoyment and walk and medi-
tate there undisturbed Only two wo-
men have ever been allowed to enter.
These were Princess Louise. daughter
of Queen Victoria, who spent winter
in Santa Barbara, and Mrs Mckinley.
Dolores Mission in San Francisco was
founded in l716. and when a newer edi-
flee was built near by few years ago.
the parishioneIs refused to use il, and
continued 10 frequent the old adobe
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Brothers Engage in Fierce Bat.
tie in Saloon, Using Both
Knives and Clubs.
ELDER WON BRIDE AND
THEN NEGLECTED HER
Young Brother TAINTED HIM
and Then Declared He Still
Loved the Woman.

New York March 1.-Two brothers.
who loved the same woman, fought
with knives and clubs in an East side
saloon early today until both were SC
badly injured that they Will probably
die. The men are George and Giovanni
Francesca, who came to American from
Palermo about two years ago. There
they had been rivals for the hand of
the same girl, who eventually accepted
George, the elder, and they were mar
ried shortly before the trio came to
New York, Not long after their ar
rival George began TO neglect his wife
and at length she left him and went TO
live with friends in Brooklyn.
When the brothers met in the saloon
early today Giovanni upbraided George
for his treatment of the young wife,
taunted him IN the presence Of a num-
Der of Italians and admitted that he,
the younger brother, still loved the
woman
Instantly the brothers closed in a
fierce struggle which ended In the hall
way where they were found uncon
sciouS by policeman. George s head
had been crushed by a blow and the
younger man had deep knife wound
in the abdomen.
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any other house Of worship in America.

any other house of worship in America.
The bells of old ST, Michael S in
Charleston, s. C.. have had q widely
II rs said this church was designed by
Gibbs, architect Of St. Martiu-in the
Fields, London. When it was finished,
February !. l76l, the clock in the
tower and the bells in the tall steeple
had been brought at great expense
from England. In 1882 Mai. FraiIle,
British officer, took the bells away. and
despite the pleadngs of the Charles
ton people, the English government
would not restore them. However they
We're sold IN England and bought by
man who returned them TO st.
Michael's When the Civil war
broke out the vestry had the bells
taken from their seaport home and
carried inland to Columbia for safety.
In doing this they had not reckoned on
Sherman, and when ne burned
Columbia the bells We're rendered USE
less. and two Of them were stolen. In
1866 the remaining ones were sent
again TO England TO be .recast by the
successors Of the firm that had made
them, and in 1865 they were rchung.
of n negro slave who once saved the
sacred structure from burning. A
building was on Ere nearby: there
was no hre-hghtlng paraphernalia that
could throw water any distance and
when brand WAS blown high on the
stcepIe of ST, MichaeI's s the people were
in distress. for they knew it meant
the destruction OF their beloved church.
Then a negro slave sprang from cabin
nearby, made his way through the
crowd. climbed the stceple and threw
the brand Tar out III the street. He
managed TO reach the ground in safety,
and his master set him free us a re:
ward for his brave act
In tomorrow Tribune a continuance
OF Historic Churches In the United
States will be the topic Of Nj.
Haskin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-20
Sunday REST LAW
rso;slators Pass Bill Closing Up
Almost Everything Sunday.

ID 10 The Tribune.
Riley, Ida, March le.-Tho sun
"a; bill, which was passed by the
. .Iegislatire toward the close of
SION. makes it unlawful for any
n 10 open on Sunday for trade
hon, store or place of business
|pycr: but hotels and restaurants
|fouish meals and lodging. Liv-
.sbles are not affected by the law,
.r is tine prescription department
Id stores, nor undertakers while
ling for the dead. The sale of
..osieating refreshments is per
also the selling Of candies and
hoses saloons, theaters, playhouses,
h halls. race tracks, merrY-g
y circuses or shows, concert sa-
billiard and pool rooms, bowling
h, variety halls, or any such places
Eassment.
b penalty for violation Of the pro
b Of the act is fine Of not less
f25 nor moro than 800, or i'm
nment in the county jail for not
than thirty days.
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arobing Banking Frauds.

+AGO, March IA Federal Grand
~ lmpancled today which win in
ls Incidents occurring since March
connected With the failure of the
q National bank. The jurors were
<d particularly in regard TO the Vio =
OF tho banking law Ia relation to
appropriation Of The funds of a
'nl bank and the making OF false
upon The bank records.
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A. B. Edler, lawyer, 527 Atlas block,
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Thomas Bailey Aldrich Dies

BOSTON. March l9.-Thomas Bailey
Aidrich, the author, died at his home in
this city today. He failed TO rally
from n surgical operation performed
about a month ago
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EFFECTED
ing Shecpmen and Cattle Raisers
Agree TO Divide RANGE.

,RAMlE. Wyo.. March l9.-At a
'j1g Of cat,lemen and sheepmen here
q compromisc was effected rs 10
IL on the Medicine Bow forest re-
A dividing line was marked out
ipoth sides agree 20 observe. There
@M danger Of 4 clash.
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Rr4a1o shipnuilders Strike,

BUFFALO. March 19.-Three hun
dred men employed at the plant Of the
American Shipbuilding company in tins
city struck today,
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Seventeen Killed il Wreck.

HARBJN, March l9-As the result
of collision today between n passen-
ger train and freight train at Turus-
hiche station, seventeen persons were
killed and tbirty-fve injured
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Piles Cured in to Ia Days.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed 10
cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed
ing OF ProtrudIng Piles in q to II days
or money refunded, soc.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-20

In tomorrow Tribune a continuance
OF Historic Churches In the United
States will be the topic of MI.
Haskin.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-20

L, YOU suggested a name yet Tor
l.la,s new confcction
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bonald's Dutch ChoC-
Is are growing daily

II is an entirely
new C h o colate
idea, the comhipa-
tion being a most
happy result Of
long experiment,
The quality is
fine; pure choco-
lste is used for
the coating. and
the inside is deli
cious. high gra de
W h i pped cream
with Datural fruit
havors or nuts.
TIA ke n box
home with YOU
and see how nice
the new choco-
lates are. 3Uc ana
60c boxes.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-20
A Kings Extravagances.

King Leopold's denials Of the story
that he has accumulated colossal for
tune through those rubber farming
enterprises which have brought down
such storm of obloquy upon his head,
are probably quite justified. 1t is true
that he has derived great revenue
from his African ventures; but 1t Is
equally true that he has spent most
Of the money thus received, and that
little or none Of 1t remains in his
Golfers.
1t is ridiculous, however, to assert
that he has squandered it all in shame
full profiigacies, although, of course,
his private life, even in his old age.
Is very far from being above re-
Droach. Part of the money has gone
in unsuccessful, speculations, and the
remainder in building operations Of
such extravagances as to convey the
idea that the king, in this respect at
least, is slightly unbalanced.
Some of the cleverest men on rec
ord have shown signs of a similar
lack of mental ballast where brick
and mortar were concerned.-Wash-
ington Post.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-20
Washing Gold Out of Alaskan Soil.

II have lived in Alaska for the last
eight years. and am therefore classed
as sour dough, the name given to
all old timers in the Territory" said
j. G.. Dechtol, of Fairbanks.
ITO be sour dough one must
have seen the fee come and go and
have been frozen in during the long
winter season. The newcomers, or
tenderfeet, as we say in the States.
are designated as 'chechakos.' which
is Indian for greenhorn. At this time
of the year the miners are busy builc-
ing the winter dumps on which the
water will be turned in the spring
when the washing for the precious
metal starts up. The dumps are
pyramids of soil from forty to sixty
feet high and about seventy-five feet
thick at the base. They look good
deal like circus tents with poles stuck
In the middle. and row of them
makes one think of big show. The
sluice boxes are placed at the bottom
OF the dumps. ready for holding the
gold which the water frees from ths
mud."-Washington Herald.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-20
The Modesty of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from the
indelicate questions, the obnoxious ex-
aminations, and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment Of diseases cf
women. Yet, II help can be had, 1t Is
better to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow and spread. The trouble
is that so often the woman undergoes all
the Annoyance and shame for nothing.
Thousands\Qf women who have been
cured BX DR.. Rerce's Favoritc Prescrip-
tlon wriM in appreciation OF the cure
which dispefSes >Wftl the examinations
and local eatmentsSS There Is no other
mo1icine SO snre-and safe for delicata
women as "Favorite Prescription" 1t
cures debllltating drains, irregularlty and
female weakness. 1t always helps. 1t
almost always cures. 1t is strictly nom
alcoholic, non secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its bottle-wrapper; con-
tains no deletcrious or hablt-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
of these numerous and strongest of pro-
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
Will Dc iOunu III puinphico Widppou
around the bottle, also in a booklet mailed
free on request, by DR.. r. V. Pierce, Of
Buffalo, N. Y. These professional en-
dorsements should have far more weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
nom professional testimonials.
The most intelligent women nowadays
insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
lot of young birds and guping down
whatever Is offered them. rFavorite Pre-
scriptlon is of KNOWN COMPOSITION. 1t
makes weak women strong and sick
women well.
DIR. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps to pay expense OF
mailing onlp. Send to DR.. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, 81 one-cent stamps for pa
per covered, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound.
II sick consult the Doctor, free of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
and regulate stomach, liver and bowels.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-20
MOST MODERN SALT PLANT.
Ready For the Table Without Ever
Being Touched by Human Hands.

Thirteen hundred barrels every
twenty-four hours Of fine salt
mined, purified and crystallized,
packed ready for the table without
the touch of hand-this is the last
achievement in salt making, the final
round in reduced cost of production,
says the Technical World.
In the city of Saginaw there has
Just been completed and put in opera
tion the most modern salt plant in
America. The rock salt is mined and
brought to the surface in the form
of brine, through wells nearly 500
feet deep. This brine is pumped into
tank and filtered and run into set
tling tanks. From there it is drawn
off into grainers, where the salt crys-
tallizes.
These grainers are made of solid
concrete and are much better than
the old wooden tanks. Steam exhaust
pipes pass through the grainers,
which heat the brine to such a tenn
perature that crystallization begins.
This is a most interesting action.
Watching the steaming surface of the
brine, pellicle of salt forms, which
soon breaks and sinks down, to be
followed by another, and the crystal
ization then proceeds rapidly. 1t is
fact that the estimated capacity
of each grainer, of 100 barrels every
twenty-four hours, is being greatly
l.
are being made.
mo such fast salt-making was
ever known before" said Salt Maker
Mason. at beats all how the crystals
form on the bottom and sides of the
grainer. l never saw anything like
it, and l have been making salt-and
good salt, too-for twenty-five years. !"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-20
A Hint for Conqressmen.

The Saint Regis Indians on the
northern boundary of this state have
form of duel which seems to salts
fly everybody concerned, including the
spectators, yet evades all bloodshed.
When two members of the little COM
munity are at loggerheads all the In
dians gather outside the village limits,
leaving a clear space in the center Of
the field. The contestants, with coats
off, are brought out, each in the
grasp of two strong men, who place
and hold them 20 feet apart. At a
signal the foes begin to abuse each
other. They grow louder and still
louder as they proceed and apparent
ly tax the strength of their holders.
They keep this up, spurred by their
respective partisans until one drops
from exhaustion or his tongue Is swol-
len beyond further use. Then they
shake hands, embrace and become
great friends. The crowd delights
in the duel and it is an exciting sub
ject for discussion for days.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-02-20
GUIDES CHILDREN
Experience and Mothers Love Make
Advice Valuable.

An Ills. mother writes about feed
ing children:
IF mothers would use Grape-Nuts
more for their little ones there would
be less need for medicines and fewer
doctor bills.
IT those suffering from indiges-
tion and stomach troubles would live
on Grape-Nuts, toast and good milk
for short period they would exper-
lence more than they otherwise would
believe.
"Our children have all learned to
know the benefit of Grape-Nuts as an
appetizing, strengthening food. It is
every evening. with few variations.
like this: Mama. let's have toast and
Grape-Nuts for breakfast; or. let's
have eggs and Grape-Nuts' = never
forgetting the latter.
"One of our boys In school and 15
years OF age repeatedly tells me his
mind Is so much brighter and in every
way he feels so much better after
having Grape-Nuts as part II not
all his breakfast" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Read
the little book, "The Road to Well
ville." In pkga "Thesas Reason.~