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Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
HOLY SHR|NES
Of FREEDOM
Headquarters Occupied by Wash
ington Throughout the
Country Are to Be
Preserved.

" through the efforts of the various
u patriotic societies many of the old
houses made famous by Washington
as his headquarters during the war
of independence, have been preserved
and are now suitably marked for the
information of posterity. During that
long struggle for freedom Washington
used perhaps a hundred or more
houses for this purpose in various
parts of the country. Many have dis
appeared under the ravages of time.
but about two score of them have
been saved. 1t was in these houses
that he planned his battles and
strategy; 1t was In them that indepen-
dence was achieved
Cambridge, Mass, points proudly to
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

The shaft itself is 500 feet high, on
top of which is set the pyramidion 55
feet 5.5 inches in veiaical height The
base is 55 feet ~ 3anes square and
the top of the SHAFT below the pyra.
midion is "a feet 81 riches square
At two and ore ha times its height
the shaft woull % point
The capstone his $500 pounds
and is crowned b. oall pyramid OF
pure aluminium 5.e. ass. at its base
and SO inches hfgh weighing 100
ounces
No mention of the monument would
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
Washington Wanted National Church.

Washington Wanted National Church.
1t is probably known to compare
lively few of our country people that
in the original plans of the city of
Washington as accepted by its found
er, thefillustrious man whose name 1t
bears, space was provided for a ma
tional church; yet such is the fact.
At the beginning of our history as
nation authority was given by con-
gress to President Washington to Sc.
lect a site for the capital of the new
republic. One can imagine the. inter-
est wherewith he assumed that great
responsibility, for which, with the ex.
perience gained in his early youth as
a land surveyor in Virginia, he was
peculiarly fitted. Doubtless not a
single detail of the entire project es.
capped his attention,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

houses that were occupied by Wash
ington. First Washington lived in the
residence set apart for principals of
Harvard college. Then he moved to
the house of fugitive Loyalist John
Vassall. Later this became the resi-
dence of Henry w. Longfellow, the
great poet, and here were written
many of his works since become world
famous
Washington had many houses In
New York. None is more beautiful
than the building now known as the
Jumel mansion This was his head
quarters from September 16 to Octo-
Der q, 1776. 1t is also rich in mem.
cries of Aaron Burr, who married the
widow of Stephen Jumel Jumel
gained possession of the house when
Roger Morris and his wife fed be-
cause their Tory sympathies threat
ened to get them in difficulties. 1t was
Mrs. Morris, who as Mary Philipse,
George Washington wooed in vain.
At Neshaminy, 20 miles north of
Philadelphia, is a headquarters of
Washington rich in historic memories.
1t is rough stone building, two
stories in height, located near the
bridge over the Little Neshaminy
creek. Here Washington held an i'm.
portant council of war, at which for
the first time the young Marquis de
Lafayette took his place as one of
Washingtons advisers.
The Valley Forge headquarters OF
Washington is justly famed as one of
the hottest shrines of American free.
dom. This old stone house was the
residence of the founder at the time
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
WORTHY OF HONOR
Washington National Monument
Association Has Deserved
Well of Country.

ian EVERY birthday of George Wash
" ington for the last II years a
meeting of small but distinguished
body has been held in the city OF
Washington. This body Is the Wash
ington National Monument society,
the organization which brought about
the construction of the giant shaft
which dominates the landscape In the
federal CITY,.
While the war department has the
care and custody of the Washington
monument, this society has quasi.
public status, exercises paternal
watchfulness over 1t, possesses the
right to send mail under frank and
stands ready to resist any plan or pro-
posal which seeks to change in any
way the monument or its surround
ings.
John Marshall, that great jurist, was
the society's first president. Since
then, beginning with Jackson, the
presidents of the United States have
been ex-offlcio presidents of the So
ciety.
The organization of the monument
society In 1888 was undertaken by
representative citizens of Washington,
after long experience had caused them
to despair Of congress acting in the
matter Of erecting a memorial to
George Washington. The continental
congress as early as 1888 had promised
to erect a memorial to Washington,
and Major L'Enfant, in laying out the
city of Washington, had set apart res
ervation No. g." containing 80 acres
on which the monument now stands
as the site for memorial to Washing.
ton and his compatriots.
The monument society on organiza-
ton issued an appeal to the country
and proceeded to collect subscriptions
in amounts not exceeding one dollar
to erect monument Money came In
fairly we'll. Then the society, having
found privately-owned sites increasing
in price whenever the owners were APP
preached, appealed to congress in 1888
asking the donation Of site. Not UNI
til 184S did congress respond with a
joint resolution authorizing the society
to erect the monument on such land
as the president of the United States
and the society might select.
The 30 acres of reservation No. 3"
were chosen and decided to the society
by deed signed by President Polk.
July 4. 1S4S, in the presence of some
fifteen or twenty thousand persons, the
cornerstone was laid in the northwest
angle of the foundation with impress
sive ceremonies.
Actively the society continued to
raise money throughout the country
and to rear the monument. Six years
after the cornerstone had been laid
the shaft had reached a height of 1853
feet, at an expense, all paid by pri-
vate subscription, of some $4,000.
At last, in 1876, congress voted $780,
600 for the building of the monument
to be appropriated at the rate of $780,
900 year. The law provided for the
work to be carried on by commits
sion, in which the society was repre-
sented.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
PLAYED GREAT
HISTORIC PART
Destruction of Falls House, of
Revolutionary Fame, Some
thing to Be Deplored
by Patriots.

AZ THE British spy Taylor had not
II been captured in the Falls house
| the United States of America in all
probability would never have existed
as such. For it was in this house, on
October 10, 1777, that the emissary
sent by General Clinton carrying dis.
patches to General Burgoyne was
trapped and searched
1t was in the Falls house, in those
days known as Woods tavern, that
many famous letters were written by
Major Armstrong, one of which is
vivid portrayal of the condition of the
continental army, then in sore straits.
1t also was the headquarters of New
York's first governor, Clinton.
Historical societies of Newburg and
surrounding towns agitated for the
preservation of the Falls house. But,
with no available site on which to re-
erect it and small funds with which to
put through such a project, it had to
be abandoned
Something of the history associated
with this typical tavern of revolution.
airy days is related by William ]. Roe
of Newburg as follows:
"The autumn of 1777 saw the plight
of Americas arms, endeayoring to as
sert the right of self-government, at
their lowest ebb. From the north Bur-
goyne was advancing, while from New
York Sir Henry Clinton, urged by the
necessity of effecting junction with
Burgoyne, had already captured Forts
Clinton and Montgomery, dispensing,
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

The arch of triumph for which con-
gress appropriated 100000 in 1910
has been built and dedicated to the
American soldiers who endured such
terrible privations while in winter
quarters at Valley Forge in 1777-7S.
In 1898 the state of Pennsylvania
bought Ats acres of land covering the
site of the camp and formed it into
valley Forge Park" The new mon
ument, which occupies q prominent
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
James Jeffrey Roche.

lntlm1date by show and appearance;
but remember they have been repulsed
on various occasions by few brave
Americans. Their cause is bad--their
men are conscious of it; and II OPP
posed with flrmness and GOODNESS on
their first onset, with our advantage
OF works, and knowledge of the
ground, the victory is most assuredly
ours.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

and themselves consigned to a state
OF wretchedness from which no human
efforts will deliver them. The fate of
unborn millions will now depend, un-
der God, on the courage and conduct
OF this army. Our cruel and unre-
lenting enemy leaves us only the
choice OF a brave resistance, or the
most abject submission. We have,
therefore, to resolve to conquer or to
die.
Our own. our country's honor, calls
upon us for vigorous and manly ex-
ertion; and Ii we now shamefully fail,
we shall become infamous to the
whole world Let us, then, rely on the
goodness" Of our cause, and the aid
OF the supreme being, in whose hands
victory is, to animate and encourage
us to great and noble actions. The
eyes of all our countrymen are now
upon US; and we shall have their bles-
sings and praises, if happily we are
the instruments of saving them from
the tyranny meditated against them.
Let us, therefore, animate and encour-
age each other and show the whole
world that freeman, contending for
liberty on his own ground, is superior
to any slavish mercenary on earth.
Liberty, property, life and honor
are all at stake Upon your courage
and conduct rest the hopes OF our
bleeding and insulted country. Our
wives, children and parents expect
safety from us only; and they have
every reason to believe that heaven
will crown with success so just a
cause The enemy will endeavor to
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
WASHINGTON the Man.

Washington occupies unique place,
not only in the history OF the Omitted
States, but in the history OF the world
No man of such recent years enjoys
such splendid perspective America
views him, not as man out as a
demigod He looms vast, hero with
the awesome inspiring splendor that
invests the deities of Greek mytholo
gy And yet, Washington the man is
very real to US
May his memory be cherished for
ever.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
WORDS THAT BURN
Washington's Address to Troops
at Long island a Marvel
OF EIoquenCe.

from an address delivered before the bat
tie of Long Island, 17l6.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20
Wasrinaton's Birthplace Coma.

Washington was born February 20,
1872, at Bridges Creek, Westmoreland
county, Va. The home in which he
was born burned down In 1875. No
vestige remains, only a stone placed
there by George Washington Parke
Gusts to mark the site of the "old
low-pitched farm house" s.. ss,.a.,.ss....
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

place in this park, Is IN the style of q
Roman arch and is massive granite
structure, SO feet high. with inscrip-
tons commemorative the sufferings of
the soldiers Near the arch, and form
ing sharp contrast with it, is a log
cabin typical of the quarters in which
the continental army under General
washington spent that memorable
winter in our country's history
Popular Mechanics. -f# 2
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

when the fortunes of the cause went
to their very lowest.
On the Hudson is the venerable
structure that did Washington service
at Newburgh This had a military
use. 1t was situated on a bluff that
overlooks the river for eight miles to
West Point.
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

God wills a slave The most meek
Who saw him face to face on Horebs peak,
Had slain tyrant for bondman's wrong
But when years after, overraught with care,
His feet trod doubts pathway to despair,
For that treason lapse, the guiding hand
That led SO far barred the promised land.
God makes slave, doubter free;
Abiding faith alone wins liberty
No angel led our Chieftan's steps Alright;
No pilot cloud by day, no fame by night;
No plague portent spake to foe friend;
No doubt assailed him, faithful to the end.
Weaklings there were as In the tribes of old
Who crayed for feshpots, worshped calves of gold
Murmured that right would harder be than wrong,
And freedoms road so steep and long,
But he who ne'er on Sinais summit trod
Still walked the highest heights and spake with God;
Saw with anonted eyes promised land
BY petty bounds or petter cycles spanned,
Its people eurbed and broken to the ring,
Packed with a caste and sadded with a king
But freedoms heritage and training school,
Where unruled should learn to wisely rule
TIL sun and moon should at Ajaon
Kings heads in dust and freemens feet thereon.
His work we'll done the leader stepped aside,
Spurning a with more than kngly pride,
Content to the higher of WORTH
While time endures, First Citizen of earth
James Jeffrey Roche
Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1915-02-20

THE time Is now
near at h a n d
which must prob
a by determine
whether Ameri-
cans are to be
freemen or slaves;
whether they are
to have any prop
erty they can call
{ h e ir o W n /;
whether t h e r
houses and farms
are to be pillaged
q n d destroyed,
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
FATHER TRIES
IN VAIN TO
REFORM HIS BOY

Charless Patton, the 14-year-old boy
arrested, Monday morning, ty De
tectives Quinn and Seiger, charged
with burglarizing Asher Bros store,
on Grand River-ave.. is not exactly
a model youngster, according TO his
father, who has told Capt. Charles
Breault. IF the Juvenile detention
home. that his efforts In the way OF
reform have been without avail.
Shivering In the cold II the early
morning, the boy was picked up or
Bagg-st, near his home. bv the de
tectiyes. aud at police headquarters
produced roll OF bills aggrcgating
more than $3.50. II was four DAYS
since he had visited mis- home. &C.
cording to the fathers story to Capt.
Brcault when he called at the de.
tention home to see his son, Mon
day.
The boy has been In trouble be.
fore. the father says, having been
concerned in a similar case In Go
lumbus. o., where they formerly re
sided.
After his arrest, the boy led De
tective Seiger 10 the spot wher,
he had hidden 500 or more in sil
YER that he is alleged to have stolel
from the store.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
NEEDLEWORK FOR WINTER

One of the newest collars seen re
Gently Is made OF organdy bound
with stiff white lawn. A row OF
dots ornaments the collar. alternat-
ing first a solid one and then an. .op-
en- work one. The front pieces are
shaped like lapels and ornamented
in the same manner. The collar
and lapels are held together on
each side with four little white
buttons. This cola; is quite high
at the back of the neck. but is low
in front
Another collar consists OF high,
black. watered ribbon stocs wi.h n
friil of embroidered net falling owe"
the collar and another longer ore
from the stock. Machine cmbrcid-
cred net could be used for the
stock. but the original was hand
made. To embroider on net, baste
piece of thin paper with the de
sign of the scallops and dots drawn
on Il under the net and embroidsr
over 1t, taking care TO pad II well.
Buttonhole the edge over a double
thread. when fnished tear the pa.
per away from the net The stock
is made OF very wide ribbon, well
boned inside.
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
The Confessions of a Wife
Jim and Dick Nearly Quarrel.

Jim was as usual very complimen-
tary about my dinner, and Dick SAID
| that "the Restaurant de Waverley Is
| the best In the city which pleased
me greatly.
After dinner | left the boys ard
slipped into the living room. could
not help hearing a word or two OF
their conversation. especially a.
every once in a while one or the
other seemed TO raise his voice in
annoyance or anger.
The first thing | heard was Dick
saying, ID IL, Jim. ! think you
are presuming on my friendship /
could not hear what Jim said. bu.
again Dicks voice rose:
"Cut II out, cid man. cut IT out
Evidently jim was not going TO do
anything of the kino. for his voice
rumbled on. At last | caught the
words But. cid man. hate TO
see YOU go to the devil"
who says am going to the
devil? Has Mar" and then Dick
stopped abruptly.
'Margie has said nothing" an
swered Jim. ''In fact, she has shown
50 gercne a face that I ar, not sure
that any OF this gossip has reached
her"
"Meddling old cats" vas Dicks
remark.
1T Is not the women Who are talk.
ing" interrupted jim; least I have
heard nothing from the women. II is
the remarks and jokes. old chap
hear at the clubs about you
IL wish someone besides you
would say something to me. Ii
give him a pair OF eyes that voult
need both leeches and bsefsteak tc
make his friends recognize him.
said Dick sayagely. Put can
quarrel with you. Jim. for We have
been friends too lorg. don't So,
what anyone wants 10 interfere II
my business for anyway he col
tinued fretfuily. II am not tryinI
to borrow money from anyone"
That's Just it. Dick. a lot Of you
so-called friends are jealous OF you
good fortune. ! heard a man sa
the other day that you had slC
ceeded faster than any OF the yOun
men In towE. He also mentione
that Of all the younger married me
he thought you had the most beaut
iful and cleverest wife.
thought heard Dick groan. bu
that could not DC. little book. TO
he Immediately said:
Jim, Margie Waverly ia the sweet
est. best and prettiest woman J have
ever known, and dou't YOU or any
one eIse get Z; into your biock.head'
that don't love her better than
did when married her. for do"
III that's the case, Dick. why
don't you<---"
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

"Cut IL. old man, cut IL don't
want te quarrel win YOU. Lut can't
let even You interfere in the run
ming Of my affairs"
oh of course, II that is the way
YOU feel about 1t, why there is no
more to say--but, Dick. Just want
to tell YOU there are rocks ahead
and YOU are headed straight for
them"
The chairs were pushed hack from
the table and the men cams saunter-
ing in TO me, smiles on their faces,
and Jim had his nsnd on Dicks
shoulders as though he had not Just
been nearly quarreling with him
about something Little book. what
DO YOU suppose are those rocks
ahead: One of them. know, IL that
Lick is drinking too much.
| did not hear Eleanor Fairlow's
name nor any other woman's men
toned. What do vol suppose makes
me always drag IN Eleanor Fairlow,
always hate myself when do II.
Since We have been married I
have never had the slightest cause
10 be Jealous of her; indeed, some.
times think that one reason why my
heart always grows a little faint
when her name is spoken is because
Dick and she are so formal when
see them together You see. little
book, | know that they we're really
more than friends In the old days,
and now--at least when am around
--;hey are not as familiar as Jim and
are.
| have not heard word from
Eleanor since that day Mary and
called upon her. Guess III phone
and see II she is I'll. think Dfcl
will like me TO do that
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14

Mrs. Campau Thompson Is al
home after a visit in New York.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. David cray and MI
and Mrs. Paul X. Gray viii return
Wednesday. from New York.
o
Mrs. Florence Beamer, OF Alger
ave, is visiting in BRtle Creek.
Mrs Strathearn Hendrie enter
tanned the Monday Bridge club. this
week.
The ladies of the yosr society
will give coffee party Friday aft
ernoon. et 2:30 o'clock. for the
benefit of the Protestant Orphan
asylum.
Harry W. Frost will return from
Princeton. Dec. 81. 10 spend the
holidays with his parents. George
Saville. OF New York. will be his
guest for the week following Christ
mas.
Miss Bernice l.. Ewing, who Is a
student in Mt. Vernon seminary,
Washington, will spend the holidays
with her sister Mrs. John T Wood
house. in Crosse Pointe. She will
arrive Thursday.
o
rhe Past Matrons' association OF
the O. f. s. will hold a sale OF USE
ful and fancy articles, Tuesday aft.
ernoon and evening. Dec. IA. in the
home OF Mrs. n. s. Earle. No. 705
The Detroit times., 1915-12-14
LITTLE STORIES FOR BEDTIME.
Old Mother Natures White Magic.

Il
/ ~, b. go. el..- -kuvrSn there
in the sunny Southland Is anythins
so new and wonderful as what w
have right here. Here we are right
| in the dear Old Brier Patch on the
Green Meadows, AMI right over yon
der Is the Green Forest, yet every
thing is new and different froul
what It was yesterday. Not one
single thing looks the same. Why
oven these friendly old brambles
are beautiful now. and you know
that much as we love them we new
er could call them beautiful before.
Sometimes I've thought II wasn't fair
of Old Mother Nature 10 give the
birds chance 10 Sea so much,
while we have 20 stay right here all
the year through. but I take II all
back now. We can't go 10 see new
things. 40 she just makes our own
little part Of the Great World all
over for us. and wouldn't miss II
for anything. Let's go over to the
Green Forest and see what II looks
like"
Well do nothing OF the kind.
Peter Rabbit" declared little Mrs.
Peter. Are you crazy? Look ovcr
there In the top Of The Big Hickory
Tree. Who ia that?"
Peter looked. Right in the top he
saw a black spot. II was 80 tar
away that II looked like nothing
but a spot. but against the white
the snow II was quite black. "Oh,
said Peter quite earelessly. that Is
only old Rouehles the Hawk. He
can't catch u.s."
"He certainly can't II VIC stay
right here In the Old Brier Patch"
declared Mrs. Peter. -and that Il
iust what we are going to do.
You've fooled him by squatting per
fectly still In tho brown grass, but
Won can't fool him that way now.
II you had white coat you might
do II. but with 4 brown cost you
haven't a chance In the world"
That's So admitted Peter, 81
had forgotten all about that. Iguess
you are quite right, my dear. Wei
have to wait until night before We
go to the Green Forest, and I'm just
crazy to see what IL rs like over
there" Peter sighed
III you think I'm going with you
you are greatly mistaken" declared
little Mrs. Peter, with considerable
spirit. 1T Is dangerous enough over
there at best. but with everything all
white except your coat. IL is a great
deal more dangerous. On. Peter
please promise to stay right here In
the dear Old Brier Patch.
But Peter wouldn't promise.
Next story: Peter Rabbit Tracks
His Neighbors.