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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19

Following the placing jof $1,000 fine
on Montpelier druggist, the fining OF a
Guilford hotel keeper for $500 and SEN
fencing of him to four months IN the
house Of correction gives added emphasis
to the fact that the present Vermont
liquor law has very sharp teeth indeed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19

The Providence Journal can investigate
an alleged outrage by "war spies close
at home, now that thousand naies Oh
cotton have been burned in Providence
factory.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19

Justice Charles +. Hughes apparently
wasn't raised to be a presidential aspir-
ant, much in contrast to William .. BY
an.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19

Weather prediction for Saturday Nov-
20, Blue haze in the morning and Grim
son sunset.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19

DR.. Haiselden OF Chicago is follower
of the Spartan school OF the 'surViVai O
the fittest," that's all.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-11-19

The verdict in the Rabidou case sets q
new precedent and demands consider
able change in viewpoint in Vermont.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-08

attack. Lord Roberts. who died dur
ing the early part OF the war while
looking over the situation" In France,
was in command at the time of this
outbreak. His forces were made up
of regiment OF Highlanders. regt-
ment of Gurkhas and two regiments
OF Punjab infantry. It was moon
light night and the enemy soon dis
covered Lord Roberts men. The &C
ton came before dawn when the Gurk-
has suddenly sprang ahead Of their
Scotch comrades and swarmed over
the Afghan entrenchment and bay
oneted all who stood before them.
Then they hurried to the second en-
trenchment with the same result. and
the battle was won. They are much
smaller In stature than the Sikhs yet
the critics Of European soldiery who
have made a study Of the Indian
troops declare that the Gurlxhas are
equal to the best soldiers now with
the Allies. They are absolutely fear
less and are known as the worlds
finest infantry.
At present about twenty-five thou
sand of these men are with the allied
armies. and several OF their encount-
ers with the Germans have been
chronicled as splendid examples Of
personal bravery. One OF the English
officers recently likened them to fight
ing bantam roosters. being far more
agile than the large fighting cocks.
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1t is and small thing to look: upon,
lis a, heritage which all Americans
should think Of reverently, for to look
upon the old walls recalls the struggle
Of the national fathers and stimulates
patriotic sentiment.
Where Church Gets Name.
The historic church takes. Its narno
from a little water course which rip
pies and struggles through the near
by country. AS might be readily
guessed, it Is one Of the old Indian
names: or at least the early white
settlers In the neighborhood found
the Indians calling the stream by q
name . which sounded to their ears
very much like ..Pohiclk." The his
tory of the church goes back to the
year of the birth Of George Wash
Iington-1732.
A frame church was built on high
land looking down on the little stream
and overlooking the valley through
which the creek winds its way from
the hills of Fairfax county. Virginia.
to the Potomac River. In that hrst
church of Pohick worshiped the
Masons, of Gunston Hall: the Fair
faxes, Of Belvoir; the Washing OF
Mt. Vernon. and many other fam
lilies.
There came time when the con-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-08

and as usual being frequently sue
cessfu1. The Gurlshas have habit
Of creeping along quietly and then her
making a sudden bayonet charge al
rectly In front Of the enemy. the
surprise generally upsets the discipline
of the enemy and before order Is re-
stored the Gurkhas get In their work
with the bayonets. When in close
quarters with the enemy they are
fierce lighters and show little or no
mercy.
The sikhs are of an entirely diff
ferent rype-tall. athletic and high
spirited. They are model fighttng
men. It is hardly correct to speak OF
them as distinct race. for they are
really religious sect which started
as prosecuted set of reformers who
finally became powerful body en-
bracing many of the Hindu tribes and
the races Of the PunJab. A Sikh is
baptized into his sect, not born into
1t. for no man is Sikh until he hafz
been baptized. Their faith is austere
most vigorous self
sacrifice. But many of the young
men prefer to grow UP as ordinary
IIindus, and lead comparatively easy
life. free from the arduous restric-
tons of any special religious creed or
sect which fastens its exacting regi-
men upon SO many of this caste rid
den country.
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gregatton of the church was ag1tated
TO great extent concerning the re-
building OF the house OF worship. The
church had been several times re-
paired. and the congregation became
split over the question of rebuilding
on the first site or the setting up of
a new building on another site. The
Ipopulation of the parish had increased
and with the northerly movement OF
the population up the Virginia bank
OF the Potomac River the old church
was of the parish center. 1t was
Iconvenient to Gunston Hall and the
people of the country living in what
was called "Gunston Neck and Lor-
ton Valley; it was within reason
able ride of Belvoir and the settlers
of the valley OF Accotink Creek. but
1t was q drive OF about. seven miles
from the home OF George Washington.
So Washington was one of those who
favored the removal to another site.
He pointed out q more central site,
and then he prepared map of the
parish showing the location of the
homes of members of the congregation
to enforce his argument. George
Mason was one of those who opposed
removal, but the members Of the con-
greEation were won to the side of
Washington, and he selected site
on the top of a ridge commanding
extensive views north, south and west,
and about two miles nearer Mt. YER
non than the site of the first church.
The New Building.
Construction OF the new church
building, which was OF brick with
light sandstone trimmings and of the
same design as another famous church
often attended by Washington-Chris
Church In Alexandra, Virginia-wns
begun In 1853. and In 1778 the con-
gregation moved into the new build
ing.
In the changes which fortune and
misfortune have brought to Pohick
church it's records and its relics were
far scattered. About fifteen years ago
there was q reawakenings OF interest
in the story and the troubles OF this
old church. and records and frag-
ments of records were discovered in
curious ways and places. The vestry
book, containing the names OF the
vestry in ONCE at the time the CON
greEatton took possession of the new
building, and containing items rela-
tive to the construction of the build
ing was found In the archives Of the
New York Historical Society and re-
turned by that society to the congre-
cation OF Pohick Church.
There Is one bit Of paper connected
with the church for which close in
auiry has been made by number OF
the descendants Of the early parish
toner's. That Is the map which George
washington made. showing the dwell
ing places of the members. Nearly
ali of the homes of the practitioners
az 1865 have been obliterated and the
sites Of the houses forgotten.
Pohiclx Church fell into hard lines
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bodied man. given food and arms. is
"a fighting man Of some sort-some
better. some worse. but still as cap
able Of bearing arms as any other Of
his nationality. But in India, where
caste prevails. only certain class of
people may bear arms. The others.
even II they have the requisite ply
steal courage. may not become SOL
diers. The existence Of this condition
complicates the enlistment in India
as it renders any form of a levy en-
masse impossible. The soldiers of
India must come from the descendants
of the ancient Aryan races who in
vaded India in prehistoric times,
such as a RaJput and Brahman, who
for practical purposes may be divid-
ed into two distinct classes-one COM
prising the people of Hindustan and
of the Punjab, and the other the
races of Jats (from whom the Skins
are descended) and the Gujars, the
Pathans and the Moguls OF India, the
Pathan and Afghan Of the frontier
hills and the Gurkhas.
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20 his commander. There were sis
of these orderlies attached to Lord
Roberts and he makes special com
naent on the faithful attention Of these
men.
This Is all the more remarkable
from the fact that England had two
wars with the sikhs during the con-
quest of India The hrst occurred IN
1915 when an army Of them composed
Of sixty thousand well drilled troops
and more than one hundred guns IN
vested the British garrison In Feroze-
pore. There was q two days battle
about this place. in which although
the Sikhs were worsted they gave the
English a hand to hand fight long tc
be remembered In 1s4s the EnEl,sn
had another battle with the Stkhs
This was fought at Altwal. and the
men OF India again showed remark
able lighting qualities.
The final battle in Great Brttain's
first war with the Sllshs occurred on
February 10th. 1876, at Sobraon. when
the British Lancers charged the crack
sikh brigade. The latter threw down
their rifles as not suiting their mettle
and advanced sword and shield IN
hand after the manner of the ancient
WAf11OfS. many OK IA9 S9A1AAAo 0SAASA
forth and singled out an English man
for special combat. They were grad
ually forced back by the British and
lost more than ten thousand killed,
wounded and drowned in the Sutlej
River. Even then they were not con-
quered, and they launched second
war, numbering two English envoys
and raising an army of forty thousand
men. The British, twenty-five thou
sand strong. met them on the famous
field of Gu1erat and won complete
victory. One by one the chiefs sur
rendered their swords, and the whole
of the Punjab came under the British
nag. Then came the miracle OF 10y
atty for ever since that time not only
has there not been the slightest sign
of rebellion but they have fought
for England whenever she has called
upon them to do so.
The Indian Army.
The Indian Army at present is com
posed OF about two hundred thousand
men. It is made up of infantry,
cavalry and several mountain bat
teries. There Is no Indian artillery.
Each regiment has two classes of OFF,
cers-British and native, and the line
drawn between them Is severely kept
Each class has its own mess. and the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-08

After Great Britain's declaration of
war many men applied for baptism
as Sikhs, but only those whose life
had been lived according to the simple
tenets were accepted. No non-bap-
tized man Is admitted to the Sikh
regiments of the Indian Army. Here
tofore the military reputation Of this
sect, SO far as the English are con-
cerned, dates from the indian Mutiny
when the Silxhs hocked to the Union
Jack. Since that time they have
served England in Abyssinia. Afghan
istan, Chitral and Africa They bore
the brunt of the British campaign In
Somaliland. In one instance a detach-
rnent of two hundred falling to the
last man. sooner than surrender to
overwhelming numbers. They are abb
soIutely fearless and stand ready to
die at any time to save their com
1nander.
Saved lord Roberts.
Lord Roberts used to tell a story
which illustrated this particular trait.
During one Of his campaigns he found
himself In very dangerous position
and before he could move he was
struck in the hand by a bullet. He
heard a cry OF alarm behind him and
turning saw that one Of his Sikh
orderlies had stretched himself to his
full height with extended arms in or
der that he might stop with his own
body any bullet that might do harm
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Britain omcers however Junior In rank
nre I'm control. OF the native soldiers
about thirty ve per cent. are NOLAN
medans. sixty-three per cent. Hindus.
two Per cent. Christians or Jews. Mo-
lhammedans and Hindus are rarely
found In the same regiment and never
| In the samescompany. The service Is
voluntary and there Is never a short
age OF recruits, the bulk of them be-
ing sons of men who served the Brit
tsh Raj In their day. About one-third
OF the army Is composed Of class"
regiments. These are regiments in
which all the men are Of one race
and religion. The best soldiers of
India are supposed to be the Moham-
medan.
The men are allowed to live In the
field the same as they do at home.
They have their own peculiar ways Of
killing sheep. which is their favorite
meat. They do this by cutting the
animals throat with knife 80 sharp
ure on the drst blow. They build mud
ovens and cook their food in these
queer perforated mud mounds. Eng
land has never meddled with the mode
OF living of her Indian soldiers except
as to sanitation. There is. however,
little dimculty about this and the class
Of people from which the army comes
are Clearly.
They have the greatest admiration
for their British Officers. for they are
fully aware that these officers are their
superiors as leaders in military af-
fairs. When 1T comes to obeying or
ders they are machines Of terrific force
as has been shown in many of the
bayonet charges made by them. Not
a single act of cowardice has been
shown by the Indian troops-in fact.
the officers in many instances have
been compelled to discipline them for
fooIhardy and senseless bravery such
as would mean certain death without
any special results for the Allies.
Anxious no Capture The Kaiser.
When the skins arrived in the Allies
camp they asked to be shown pic
lures OF the Kaiser declaring that they
were determined to capture him. BIZ
up to the present time their efforts
to take him prisoner or even to get
q glimpse OF the War Lord has proved
futile.
Apart from sending her men to
fight for the honor of Great Britain
India has given literally to the war
fund and to the Red Cross.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-08

between 1885 and 1885, because so
many OF the families that had attend
i ed it took pews In Christ Church.
Alexandra. a rector by the name of
johnson. who had married the daugh-
tier of .Bushrod Washington. who sue
lceeded to the proprietorship of Mt
/ Vernon after the death of Mrs. Wash
Iington. put good deal of love and
labor into Pohick Church and congre-
J cation. beginning about 1885. The
ROOF of the building had fallen in and
It is said that sheep found shelter In
the, building and that cattle grazed In
the churchyard. Much of the furni.
ture of the church, pews and the like.
disappeared. tombstones fell and were
SWALLOWED up In the graveyard mold
or carted on for use as doorsteps or
were made. but the building had not
seen the last Of its troubles.
A war-Ridden Territory.
Again, during the Civil War. the
church was abandoned. Men OF the
congregation were on to war; the
women were busy with their children
and all OF the farm work: It was Inn
POSSIBLE to pay minister. and there
was no congregation. All except the
strong brick walls, planned by Wash
!ington. fell again into ruin. Durtng
most of the war troops were sta1oneo,
in the neighborhood, and the sand
stone. facings OF the doors and win
dowa still show the carved names OF
1.-THE soldiers who found shelter In tho
building. hi
4 The territory was war-rtdden. such
as certain country IS In Belgium and
Poland today. At times the church
was within the Union lines. and again
lit was within the Confederate lines.
| It was usually used as an outpost or
La picket post, and even the soldiers
horses were stabbed there, the pews
and hoorings and every other BIT OF
woodwork IN the building having been
carried away by the troops as fuel
4 Some time after the war the church
was again patched up for worship. II
was In the late SOS or about 1900
THAT Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, one. OF the
\ wealthy women OF the country. be-
came interested In old PohtclS Church.
It was discovered that the brick build
ing was unit for occupancy by the
IconRreRation and Mrs. Hearst gave
them a temporary place of worship
Iclosa by. That frame building IL
called Hearst Hall
Public attention being called to the
ruinous condition OF the church, pa
Itriotic peoples subscribed enough to
Eput ON new roof and provide new
news Since then the Daushters OF
line Revolution ana the Colonial
Danes have restored the interior Of
the church, put In high-backed pews,
latter the original pattern, marking
tine places of the Washingtons Fair
fax and Mason pews. and Installing
the high pulpit which was feature
OF the Episcopal churches OF Colonial
days.
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copyrteht. 1913. by The international
Syndicate.
Quaint Little House Of
Worship Near Mt. Yer
non One Of the Historic
Spots Of America
Loved By Washington.
and His Family.
BY small donations from par
ishes in every section OF the

VI 4 A1ANS are on loot to raise FUNDS
by small donations from par
Il n ishes in every section OF the
United States for an endowment
Tor old Pohick Church in which
George Washington worshiped as boy
and man. The quaint little house of
worship near Mt. Vernon in Virginia
deserves to rank with the House of
SBurgesses at Williamsburg and with
Faneuil Hall. and the funds are to
Ebe gathered together in order that It
may not go the way of other neglect
ED historical places in the country
The church, one of the first in It's
section OF the Thirteen Colonies, aged
ana rebuilt even before the time of
the American Revolution. Is stin In
use,
George washington had special
aaterest In the Pohick Church. He
trGyeled there with his family as
10Y. seated in the great family coach,
land he continued a member of the
congregation until his death It was
during his early life at Mt Vernon
ElSat the edIhce threatened 60 crumble
Asd fan away the materials for its
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~ EM EEE1APS never IN the 14SIoAS -
= the British Empire has situa-
a ton SO vital to its integrity and
SO affecting its prestige been
thrust upon the people of that country
as that involved by the present war.
For two centuries her commerce has
surpassed that of any other nation.
her nag has been seen In every port.
her ships have been the carriers Oh
the products OF every land and her
SONS have Inhabited the farthermost
parts OF the earth. Her colonies are
located in every cline and every hem
fsphere, and her governmental policy
has been felt everywhere. Her rule,
on the whole, has been benevolent and
beneficial-so much 50 that feeling
sof loyalty to the Home Country has
steadfastly grown among the natives
of India and other lands, and today
In her hour of need. when England's
standing among the nations is threat
ened with humiliation. these natives
are responding in large numbers and
with great enthusiasm and genuine
patriotism to the cry for help.
India, a nation with entirely differ
emit racial instincts and traditions, with
a different culture, religion, civtliza-
ton and governmental policy ma
ton one century ago the very anti
thesis of England is offering up her
sons on the battledelds of Europe in
England's defense as willingly and
with equal self-sacrifice as the Mother
Country herself.
Caste In The Army.
In Europe. as we know. every able
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How These Fierce Fight
ersAreI Battling for the
Cause Of Great Britain
Their Origin and Fight
ing Qualities.

never IN the history O.
|. the British Empire has situa
u ton SO vital to its integrity anc
40 affectinR its prestige beer
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Gurkas win Battle In 1873.

The skins and the Gurkhas are the
best known fighting men-that is. men
who have over and over again stood
the test of loyalty to Great Britain.
During the war of that nation against
the Afghans there was night as
sault on the Peiwar Kotal one night
In December. 1873. This attack has
become famous in history on account
OF the precipitous mountain which
was scaled during the night in. order
to command the road and make the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-08

OF the, Fairfax family. and Il wouIu
seem no exaggeration to say that the
Pohick congregation did more than
many great churches and as much as
any other church in the New World
to promote the thought OF liberty,
force severance with Great Britain
and carry the American Revolution to
success. And this Is said not 70 IN
derrata the influence Of some OF the
churches in New England at that time.
The Pohick Church. hidden away as
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In Europe. as we know. every able
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building and furnishings had been
brought from England many years
before, and during the time OF the
Revolution 1t had been neglected to
the extent that a new church would
soon become a necessity for the
churchgoers of the neighborhood.
Planning A New Church.
Then it was that Washington. dur
ing busy days at Mt. Vernon. found
time to plan a new Pohtck Church.
He loved his church and its people.
He did not conhne himself to being
a great American patriot. a statesman
and a soldier; he found time for his
religion. One Of the numerous OUT
standing facts to show that he was a
versatile man is clearly brought out in
the historical data that he alone
sketched and filled In the plans and
specihcations for the new Pohick
church. These plans were closely ad-
hered to, and the old building was
built over-practically made into
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-08
new edifce according to the plans
drawn by the Father OF His Coun-

The long ana honorable life of
Pohick Church is interviewer with the
history OF Virginia, the American
Colonies and the United States. AM
other Of the master spirits of the
American revolution who worshiped
there was George Mason. one of the
founders of. the Republic. In the.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-05-20
Surprise Party

A very pleasant surprise par
ty and postal card shower was
given on little Miss Clarice
F'ilkens, by Mrs. Burke and
Mrs. Dorison's Sunday sch ol
class. 1t was complete sur
prise as Clarice was not at home
when the little tots arrived.
Later she came home and to
her great surprise the parlor
was filled with some 30 or more
bright little faces that shouted
surprise. There were songsI
readings and games by the lit.
tie children, also a reading by
Mrs. Dorison entitled, "Tte
Stern Old Bachelor" There
was a dainty two course lunch.
con served by Mrs. Burke, Mrs.
Dorison and Mrs. Filkens.
They all departed for Their
homes wishing they could sur
prise Clarlce again some day.
The pleasant smile on little
Clarice's face showed her love
to the little surprise givers.