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The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

To hosts Of earnest and thoughtful
people, comprising many who devOut-
~ believe in the efficacy of our
Lords stoninE death as a means Of
redemption from death and salvation
from sin. il is a matter of surpass-
ing wonder that the sacrifice of a
single life could be made an effec-
tive means OF emancipation for man
kind
Scriptures ante-dating the SaviOr's
earthly life plainly aver that the
Atonement to be made by Him was
TO be a vicarioQs sacrifice, voluntary
and love-inspired on His part, and
universal in its applicat tion so far as
humankind would avail themselves
Of it's benefCent means. These con-
ditions were confirmed by the per-
sonal afrirmations Of the embodied
Christ and are attested by Scrip
lures pOst-datinE the tragic cOnsum-
nation on Calvary.
The concept of vicarious service in
which one may act or officiate for
and in behalf of another. is as old
as the race. II is however. funda-
mentally opposed to the unscripturaI
assumption that the merits of one
man may be accounted to the cancel
lstion OF anOther's sins. Scriptures
both ancient and modern the tradi-
tions OF the human family, the rites
of altar sacrifice. and even the sac
rileges of heathen idolatry involve
the basal conception of vicarious
atonensnt This principle. of Divine
establishment in its original and un-
corrupted form. was revealed to
Adam pearl Of Great Price. Moses
- H..
similitude of the then future death
of the Lamb of God. and was taught
end practised by later prophets down
to the time OF Christ
The Scriptures relieve US from
the assumption that any ordinary
mortal. by voluntarily giving up
best Of causes, could become a
ransom for the sins of his fellows
and a victor over death Jesus
Christ. though He lived and died
as one OF the human family. was
of unique nature. Never has an
other such a. He walked the earth.
csrist was the only Being among
all the embodied spirft-children OF
God suited to and acceptable as
the great sacrifice OF atonement.
!
spects:
l.. He was the One chosen and
fcreordained in the heavens to this
specific service.
2 He was and Is the Only Be-
gotten of the Father in the body,
And therefore the only Being ever
born TO earth who possessed in
their fulness the inherent attrf-
|outes of both Godhood and man
mood
8 He was and is the one and
,nly sinless Man who has lived in
mortality.
Concerning our Lords foreordi-
nation as the Redeemer and Savior.
He has given us personal testi-
nony with which the utterances of
prophets who lived before His birth
and apostles who taught after His
Heath are in harmony Twenty-Five
Centuries before THE MERIDIAN
of TIME. the then unembodied
-Arist revealed Himself to a Book
bf Mormon prophet. saying BE
HOLD 1 AM HE WHO WAS PRE-
PARED FROM THE FOUNDA-
IRON OF THE WORLD TO RE-
DEEM MY PEOPLE. BEHOLD 1
M JESUS CHRIST" (Book of
Mormon. Ether 3:iD. Unto Moses
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
LOOKING BACKWARD
By CAPT. ]. WALTER MITCHELL.

who knew Mr.. Smith best said he
died of a broken heart as result
The base of the Grant memorial has
been constructed. with bronze ar
tillery and cavalry groups. but for
some reason work on the project
has been discontinued for some
time. Some OF the opponents of the
statue location there declared that
the site was too low and was situ-
ated on a former marsh through
which Tiber creek flower on its way
to the Potomac. They contended
that the Grant memorial should be
located on an elevation where 1t
could be seen from all parts of the
District Tiber creek is still there.
but il was heavily arched many
years ago.
The present superintendent OF the
Botanic Garden is George W. Hess.
who succeeded C. Leslie Reynolds,
Mr.. Smith died in July. 1872
How the Site Was Picked.
"A botanical garden was among the
projects considered by President
Washington for the Federal City, and
its location was the subject Of cores
pondence between him and the COM
missioners of the Federal District"
says Mr.. Richard Rathbun. assistant
secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition. in charge of the National Mu-
scum. in his bulletin on the Column
bian Institute. In a letter from the
commissioners to Gen. Washington,
dated October l, 17So, they discussed
"the disposition of the public grounds
in the city, and having already rec
commended sites for the national uni
versity and mint. they add that the
establishment OF a botanical garden
has been lately suggested, and il the
site proposed, which is not named,
does not meet with the Presidents ap-
proval that a portion of the national
university site can be devoted to that
purpose"
To this communication Preside It
Washington replied October l, 1895. de-
Gliding in favor of the square bounded
by TYenty-third, Twenty-fifth and E
streets northwest, the Potomac River
on the south. as the site for the uni
versity He added that IL there WAS
sufficient space. the botanical garden
would be "a good appendage to the
institution of a university" II the
space proved to be inadequate, Gen.
Washington said. Il see no solid OBJ
lection against commencing the work
Cof constructing the garden) within
the Presidents Square, IL being un-
derstood that it is not to be occup ed
for this purpose beyond a certain
period. or until circumstances would
enable or induce the public to i'm
prove II into pleasure walks"
The National Magazine for Deccm-
Der /, 1901. advocated making Wash
ington City the depository OF the
arts and sciences, and imagined the
Presidents house converted into a
national museum. where. as in Paris
and London. a national institute might
be established and lectures real
The magazine then proposed the lay
ing of of about fifty acres Of land
for a botanic garden in this city.
Early Ambitions.
The Washington Exposition. one OF
the first newspapers pIblishel in this
citv. on January O. 1905. published
leading article under thh heajiHE'
Proposals for Establishing an EN-
detrimental Agricultural and Botanical
society at the seat of the General
Government 1t advocated the es-
tablishment in Washington of gaI-
dens and nurseries capable of raising
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
UNDERSTAND THIS
NOW! CATARRH
CAN BE RELIEVED

Catarrh is usually worse in win
ter because of over-heated rooms
and offices, and because the low
temperature prevents the little re-
lief that health sweating will give.
The poison-vitiated air in stuffy
rooms is breathed over and over
in fact, the daily habits of men and
women in winter are faithful allies
of this disease. As the blood circu-
lates through the body, it carries
Catarrh germs into the stomach,
causing chronic dyspepsia; it af-
fects the kidneys and bladder; it
weakens the general health and
causes loss of appetite. The suf-
ferer feels despondent and half-sick
most Of the time, but the greatest
danger lies in the fact that If the
Catarrh is not checked, the lungs
may become involved, terminating
in Consumption, the most insidi-
Gus Of all diseases.
Don't expect to permanently
cure Catarrh with sprays, lotions
and salves or medicated cigarette
smoking. They give only tempo
rary relief. S. S. S. is the best
treatment for Cstarrh, because it
goes right into the blood and as
sists it in removing the catarrhal
poison and at the same time builds
up the entire system by its fine
tonic effect s. s. S. is a purely
vegetable remedy and not injuri-
Gus to the system, like mineral
medicines are.
For the benefit of those afflicted
with Catarrh or other blood dis
eases we maintain a medical de-
partment in charge of a specialist
skilled in these diseases. Begin
treatment immediately, get a bot
tie of S. S. S. from your druggist
today, and write US fully about your
case. He viii give it careful study
and advise the proper treatment
for your own individual case free
OF charge. Address AIS Swift
Laboratory. Atlanta. Ga.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

The booze bush of Brazil" as IL
was termed by some of the oldtime
Washington guides, was at one time
an active rival in public interest of
the wild man of Borneo." so Sue
cessfully faxed by the late P. T. Bar
num- The so-cslled booze bush" was
pointed out to strangers visiting the
Botanic Garden, on Pennsylvania
avenue between First and Third
streets northwest. as the "barroom OF
the bugs" and the most wonderful OF
all plant life.
= Charley Washington, a colored
guide. whose habitat was In the yicin-
ity Of the Garfield monument at First
street and Maryland avenue, delight
ed in introducing a rural party to the
booze bush" Pointing to the pitcher
like leaves Of the plant. he would
say:
Down in Brazil de bugs hab bars
an git drunk jess like we do. Dey
crawls into dem leaves an at de bot
tom dey finds de bug whisky. Den
dey drinks. git drunk, cut up high
jinks. an fergits all dere trubbles. for
yer know bugs hab trubbles jess lax
anybody else"
AS mater of fact the booze bush"
Is known to botany as the pitcher
plant" and is indigenous not to
Brazil, but to Borneo and Ceylon.
There are interesting specimens of
this plant on exhibition at the Botanic
Garden. 1t is stated as fact that
insects are attracted to the leaves
by the pungent odor OF a liquid that
forms in their depths, and entering
the open leaves partake of the liquid
and become Intoxicated. This fact
was exploited and woven into mt st
fantastic yarns by Charley Washing
ton and other guides who made TIE
Botanic Garden vicinity their stamp
ing ground about 30 years ago.
rIa-ted BY Gen. Washington
War workers and visitors, and
even old Washingtonians, will hnd
much Of interest in Uncle Sam 5
Botanic Garden, a government insti-
tuition that was projected by Presi-
dent George Washington in October.
f7ss In the greenhouses may be
found interesting botanical exhibits
from almost every country and
cline Among the plants cOnsid-
cred by the guides as of gripping
interest. as they give them an op-
portunity to earn their fees by re-
iating stories with more or less
thrills. are the Venus fiy-trap and
the sensitive plant The former Is
a natural trap for insects that in
wade the cuplike leaves which close
upon the invaders and hold them
prisoners until they die. One Of
the guides nicknamed this plant
"the bugs death chamber" The
sensitive plant. which recoils from
the human touch. has also been the
subject of numerous tales.
at reminds me Of my Congress
man" visitor said. Il asked for
the loan OF an y and he recoiled
from my touCl
When il was first proposed to To-
cafe the Grant statue in the Botanic
Garden a bitter contention arose be-
tween the promoters of the plan on
one side and a number OF prominent
citizens on the other, including the
then superintendent of the garden,
william r. Smith. a venerable
Scotchman. who maintained that as
Gen Washington had definitely de-
signed the garden as the nations
tribute to botany. il would be in the
nature of desecuation to use any
part Of II for other purposes. The
statue promoters won and those
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
CHRIST'S UNIQUE STATUS
AS Redeemer and Savior of the Race.
BY DIR. JAMES r. TALMAGE

Council Church Christ OF Iatterday
Saints. Salt Lake City. Utah.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

held the bomb-lever by my side; the
other fingered the signal button.
THE searchiights now passed be-
meath US necessarily. sometimes
touching the machine and lighting 1t
for moment with a dazzling glare.
Shells burst near us in a fierce bar
rage, and from the center of the Mole
chains and chains of green balls
rushed upwards towards US. Ny con-
centration was SO great, however,
that / hardly noticed this. turmoil OF
light and fire. while the pilot was too
busy watching the signal lights and
answering them carefully. to be af :
fected by hostile demonstration.
Bombs Chatter Down.
Nearer and nearer drew the range
bars, and as they cross the Mole I
press the lever slowly forward. Be-
hind me l heard the cIatter of the
railing bombs. At once now
climbed up to my position beside the
pilot, and told him that we had hn-
ished.
The great wings rose up across the
SKY as the machine swept round and
away from the boiling maeistrom of
shells and searchlights and green
balls which were now all around it
l looked over the side to the Mole
far below, and saw a great red Hash
In the sea beside 1t. and then another
on the Mole itself, and then another.
and the last one in the sea beyond.
A pail of white smoke lay across the
black curve, and above the crash and
clamor of the shells can be heard the
dull thud of the bursting bombs.
'Rahind he g,Ix
every corner OF the night skies for
the machine, the shells still burst
high over the Mole. and the green
balls rose in hundreds above the
coast, but 1t was too late. The work
was done. and the machine was roar
ing home down the sky The pilot
drank warm coffee from a thermos,
while ! wrote my report of a success
full attack on Zeebrugge Mole; this
report, excepting that here the tech
nical information has been cut out"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
BY JOHN l.. BALDERsTON.

Copyright, 1918. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.D
An East Coast Port. Oct. l-Heroes
or the British air service are anony-
nous, because the sR. A +. believes
in teamwork, and holds that the star
system arOuses jealousy and makes a
man go out for his own record and
not that of his squadron. This is the
theory back of the ruling that makes
1t impossible for me to sign to this
story the name of the young English
man who dictated this account OF his
successful raid on the famous Mole at
Zeebrugge, one of the most carefully
defended spots in the world against
air attacks, because the Mole makes
possible the entrance and exit of Ger
man subs and destroyers into the
Bruges canal At least. this was for
merly true; there Is considerable
doubt as to whether after the bril-
liant naval raid of last spring the
enemy have succeeded in clearing the
channel. The modest young observer
told his story thus:
THE pilot and / sat in the great
bombing machine in silence while on
either side the great engines roared.
ITO the right lay the coast, and
star shells and the flash of the gun
fire along the lines. We had decided
to go by the sea route. and slowly
forged away from the land as We
climbed steadily. We passed Nieuport
piers well out over the sea. which lay
glittering beneath the moon.
"T watched the coast carefully and
saw near Westende the red and
green stars of two signal rockets.
II was the German hostile aircraft
alarm. and over Middelkerke and
Ghistelles the searchlights began to
sweep and flicker, and soon the
whole coastline, as far ahead of us
as we could see. was fringed with
! the thin tentacles of light.
Signal Rockets Rise.
Soon Ostende lay on our right
I and we could see the great basin OF
the docks cleaning like a silver
pool in the moonlight. From Os-
tende again rose the red and green
signal rockets. for our progress was
! being closely followed. We flew on
and on. parallel to the coast, and at
| De Haan and Blankerberghe again
rose the signal rockets, and the
searchlights vainly swept to and fro
over the sea.
We were now nearly off Zee
| brugge. though many miles from the
coast, and for a few minutes we
! turned out to sea so as to confuse
J the Germans. When all the search
| lights had been eXtinguished we
! turned carefully towards the coast
! and drew nearer and nearer to our
, objective. I stood up and looked
over the pilots shoulder to find the
Mole. which 1 soon saw, like a
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
The Melhsg-Pot

At least seven of the military gov
ernors OF China are former brig
ands.
Italia Garibaldi. niece of the
famous liberator. is running an
army ambulance in Italy.
Mortality from tuberculosis among
American civilians in the period of
the war may exceed the loss of life
on the battlefield.
Lieut.. Robert E. Lee, grandson of
the famous Confederate General.
has been cited for bravery in
France and awarded the Croix de
Guerre.
There are many slackers among
American voters even in important
the last Presidential election more
from the polls.
Mont, is a Democratic candidate
for Congress. on a platform declar-
ing for winning the war and the ap-
pointment of women to at least half
of the government offices.
For every day that one coal miner
stops work on strike there results
loss in production of twenty-five
3-inch shells. The recent strike in
WiIkesbarre, Pa. caused loss of coal
sufficient to supply $4,000 families
for the winter.
Samuel Gompers has recon-
mended that medical examination OF
workers be made one of the func-
tions of the governments labor re-
cruiting agencies as measure
which will greatly augment and
help to maintain the health of our
Industrial army"
Wages in the steel industry ad-
vanced 1913 per cent between Janu-
airy. 1916. and October, 1918. In
stitution of an eight-hour day is
equivalent to a wage advance OF
10 Der cent and constitutes the
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
BRITISH FLIER'S TALE OF HOW
HE BOMBED ZEEBRUGGE MOLE
Over Moonit Sea, Attacking Air
plane Eludes Foes Lights and Fire and
Scores Hits on Famous Sea Wall

curved black sickle. coming from
the straight line of the coast.
81 pointed it out to my pilot. and.
leaving my seat, slipped into the
back of the machine and lay face
downward on the floor. / was now
completely enclosed in a framework
of wood and steel covered with can
vas. which tapped slightly with the
tremendous rush of air caused by
the propellers, whose noise thun-
dered all around us. / removed the
safety strap from my bomb handle
and slid open a little wooden door
below me in the floor. A great burst
OF air came beating up in my face.
The open door framed a little pic
ture of moonlit sea. across which
lay the Mole.
SearchIights Sweep.
AT the moment no searchlights
moved aSross the sky The approach
of the machine was unsupported.
Even as looked down. however.
saw from the shore near the Mole the
red and green star clusters of the
rockets. At once eight wide search
lights Glove the night, and began
sweeping to and fro, and at the same
time the roar of the engines died as
the pilot throttled down.
Now my whole mind was concen-
trated on our "bomb-sight" and the
Mole. The direction bar already
touched a section of the Mole which
/ wished to hit BY pressing little
buttons set on a plate near me.
caused red and green lights to glow
in front of the pilot, which told him
to steer to the left and right. Slowly.
surely the line of the sight travelled
across the Mole. and the luminous
range bars drew near to it. One hand
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

eighth wage increase steel workers
have received since the beginning OF
1916.
American goods are shipped to
China largely through Japanese
channels. Such goods have been al
lowed to lie on the docks in Japan
for months at a time while Japa-
nese firms tried to sell TO the Chi
nese consignees Japanese goods in
stead of American
Chairman Alfred l. du Pont Of the
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

Allied Industrial Corporation says
that the United States will emerge
from the war the richest country
in the world and New York. now the
money center. will perhaps con-
tinue SO forever. over $4,000 600
600 is owed to the United States By
foreign countries. and the only way
OF getting il back is to develop for
eign trade.
Let the people think!-From Les
lies
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03
Wages IS to S21 a Month.


William Elliott. in 1890. in opposing
the proposed leasing of the garden as
a pleasure resort. with its usual
scenes Of debauchery," censured GER
tain members of the institute for not
paying their dues. Several years later
1t is stated the wages OF employees
ranged from s. to s21 per month. and
Mr.. John Foy. the gardener of tho
Capitol grounds. was thanked for his
help and cooperation. In 1880 one
Francis Barnes proposed to establish
in the garden a "gentlemen's club
and cool retreats where refreshments
could be served" This proposition
also was rejected. In December, 1923,
native forest trees growing in the
District of Columbia were collected
and planted at the expense of John
Quincy Adams ito the amount of SIS"
The first public distribution of seeds,
now carried on by the Department of
Agriculture, was inaugurated at the
Botanic Garden prior to 1928, when the
Department Of Agriculture assumed
that service.
The Columbian Institute ceased to
exist as an active organization in 1887.
The greenhouses at the Patent Office
were transferred to the Botanic Gar
ridge continued in charge until 1858 or
1854. The name of William r. Smith,
who afterward became superinten-
dent. first appears on the payrolls in
June, 1858, as gardener and assistant
florist at the salary of S.25 per day"
Because of the swampy conditions of
the garden even at that late date,
the men employed at the green
houses were more or less sick with
chills and fever the most part of the
year" In 1859. under Mr.. Smiths
direction, the garden became a pleas
ant place to visit. with gravel walks,
bordered with box. rare plants and
trees. Later the great Bartholdi foun-
tain from France was placed in the
garden and imposing greenhouses
with a central dome erected.
A stranger approached John Evans
'the Rhyming Guide" about twenty
years ago and pointing to the glass
conservatories and dome asked:
what place Is that?'
Oats de observatory for fair. sab.
high in de air."
The observatory. eh?' the stranger
rejoined And pray what do they
observe there"
blowers an sich. sab: flowers an
SIGH"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-03

mental appendage to the Capitol"
The salaries paid government EN-
ployes in that period i'll compare
with the amounts received at this
time by the war workers and others.
In the records of the Columbian In
stitute it is stated that "a gardener
can be obtained for $50 per year,
who will not only preserve the Bo-
tanic Garden. but will plant any seeds
or plants that may be received, be-
sides supplying live trees for dead
ODes
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-03-08
lNCa! Paragraphs.

Don't fail to attend the patriotic
rally at the hall tonight.
Some Greenacres farmers were
delivering apples here this week.
Sleighing is gone and roads are
rather bad for wheeling.
Blue Stem spring wheat. cleaned in
hrst class condition, for seeding
Chas. Wickertsheimer miles south
west Of Rathdrum. 4ltf
More than $500 worth of thrift
and war savings stamps are re-
ported to have been sold from the
Rathdrum postofice.
The w. c. T. U. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Friday, March 9th, ago p. m. Mrs.
McNett, leader. All members and
friends urged to be present.
The regular meeting of the Civic
club will be held at the Rest room
Saturday afternoon.
For Sale-a limited amount Marcus
spring wheat for seed. First call. first
served Nels Nelson, Rathdrum.
Idaho. Afr
The board of village trustees is
to meet in regular session at the
council room next Monday even
ing. The garage and gasoline
ordinances come up for second
reading.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1918-03-08
Personal Mention.

VIM. E. Reinhart of Blanchard was
10 town on business yesterday.
II. A. Hunsley is around again
after a few weeks Illness with
rheumatism.
Walter Hannahs and family left
Sunday for Elensburg, Wash, to
farm an irrigated tract.
Mrs. John Crenshaw of Spangle.
Wash, visited last week with her
sister, Mrs. Ben Wood.
Miss Veda McNett of Walla Walla,
Wash, visited her mother and uncle
10 Rathdrum one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Roberts have
moved out to their farm on the
prairie.
Mrs. Fl. r.. Sage and little son, and
Miss Selah Ernsberger, left last Fri
~diy for Noxon, Mont.
Walter Goodrich OF the prairie
transacted business 10 Occur d'Alene
Tuesday.
Mrs. Sam Shepherd and Mrs. j. D.
Ford were among the visitors from
Belmont this week.
Miss Faye Woolery of Whitworth
college, Spokane, visited in Rathdrum
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Charlotte B. Klopf and sister,
Mrs. Rlanche Hewitt, of Spirit Lake.
were 10 town yesterday.
Elmer M. Griffith of the 49lst aero.
squadron is now 10 France. according
to word received by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. G. Griffith.
Stanley Cochran of the U. S.
marines Is now in the Asiatc depart
ment, having been transferred from
Guam.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Woolery left
Sunday morning for Cornell, Wash,
where they will reside on a farm
They expect to remain there the
greater part of the year.
Rev. n. N. Fiske. pastor of the
PRESBYTERIAN ehnrch hora and ut Post
Falls, was in town Wednesday, If
arrangements can be made, Mr.. Fiske
will continue to preach in Rathdrum
every other Sunday from April until
September.