8y ELMO SCOTT WATSON
FTER more than a ren
tury of neglect of his
unmarked grave, tardy
honors have at last been
pald to a forgotten hero
of the Amer
lution, whose
were of Inestimabie val-
we to the cause of liberty, a man
was one of George Washington’
pst pergonmd friends and
ft fell to close the dying
Father of [lis Country
| This man was Craik
hief physician and won of the
in Bi army.
, After Doctor Craik's
fgath In 1814, ried In the
‘churctiyn Preshyterian
meeting Alexandria, Va.
With ihe ize of vears the old
burying ground was neglected;
covered It and finally all trace
tor Cra grave was
Years ago a movement
locate the af this patriot
erect a suitable
Gone and a small brass table! w
ide th Alex
Jo hor ree,
hrough
ever, tablet
wrong
ut inst year the
uy Dy LT
diestoration eon
and as a result
menament, paid
BOIS, Ww
tor Cralk's grave
bp Doctor had had a distin
& ashed eareer even hefore he bes
chief medical officer for the patriot
firing in the tevolution Vhat that
career wis is shown by the foll
sl.eteh of his life,
restoration eo
ican Revo-
services
es of the
Dr. James
he was b
the old
in
passage
house
weeds
of Dao
Several
wl to
and
wis
ik's fost,
wis starts
grave
marker This
$ pro
of
now
inndria Ler
an
tis was pla in the
spol.
proje " tuken
terian Meeting House
ilttee of Alexandria,
an imposing gran
for by his descend
ntly unvell Do
Presby
tes
AS rece d over
Craik
ame
wing
prov Y ww the
mmittee:
organization
rein
appointed surge
at the
George
Upon ithe
guia Provisional
¢raik was
command was
derell to Maj
modestly declined but a
Heutenant coloneley, the }
fag to Col. Joshua Fry Ths
was not hrouzht toget
the death of Fry at Wi
Washington succeeded to the leader
ghip and the headquarters J ined
at Fort Necessity, Here was begun
that Mrelong Intimacy between Wash
ington and Craik, so mu h treasured
by bath
Craik,
Same
Washingt
her
‘reek
him
as medical officer of his regi
ment, was present at the hattle of
Geent Meadows in 1754 and rendered
gurgical aid to the wounded in that
action. fis service extended also
over the period of the ill-fated expe
dition of Braddock toward Fort Du
quesne, and he participated In the bat.
tle of the Monongahela, where he
dressed the wounds of the comander
of the British forces and many oth
ers of the injured upon that bloody
led. Here he witnessed the singu-
jar impunity which attended his youth
ful chief as he performed his duties
first as aide and later as commander
of the disheartened remnants of the
British troops,
When, then, on August 14,
gome six weeks after the operations
on the Monongahela, Washington was
appointed to the command of the Vir-
ginia provincial army and assigned to
the duly of protecting the Virginia
and Maryland frontier from the
French and Indians, Doctor Cralk still
remained ns his chief medical officer,
fhe aperations thus begun continued
1755,
Another “Tong” War
A policeman was "walking his heat
in a residential district when a badly
battered house-to-house salesman
rushed up to him.
“Say, officer,” he panted, pointing
to a red-hended feeman, who had Just
elimbed on his wagon, “I want that
man arrested. Just look what he did
to me!”
Stalking majestically into the street,
he policeman waved the lce-wagon to
Revol
ution. -
than
the
the
for more
i
which all
three yeu during
priva
troops
surgeon,
the
after
Novem
A'S,
ps and
frontier
young
hardshi
hardy
by the
ceased only
of the
of Fort
ions of
were shared
whose service upon
little army
Pitt on
disbandment
the en
ber
pture
1758
Vir-
pur
ation at Port
Maryland.
spaci
from the
1
service, Craik
Upon his retirement
provincial
! an extensive pli
in Charlie
erected upon It a
which was described 3
Daniel Jenifer, In 1
t
one of the “largest,
el
ginia
chaser int
Tobacco,
and
sion
grandson,
even then
comfortab
8 county,
us
tnost
agreeable resi
the 131
ences
in the country.” Here on h of
1700. he brought his young
bride, nee Marismne Ewell of
Prince William ¢«¢
he passed In active n
November,
Belle
winty, Va,
edienl
he years elapsed until
followed his friend at
I. During this time
» Washingtons never
ntimacy, and
its bet Port
were
Alr, in
and
practice t
liere
which
his
the
re
the in
Ter
the
fo
{ween
unt Vernon
sincerest pleasure
v8 arose which
for Independ
active pa
was cob
was an
arly 1774, he
in a meeting of the citizens
county at Port Tobacco, at
were adopted a series of reso
in which the people pledged
themselves that If the aet of par
liament to blockade the port of Bos
not promptly repealed the
of the county would jein
with the several! counties of Maryland
of Americn
commercial coms
cation with Britain and
West Indies. Craik was a member of
tLe committee of correspondence we
cted to carry resolutions.
Ro
us
which
lutions
ton
Was
Secsdilt en
inhabitants
and the principal colonies
to break off all nuni-
Great the
out these
the cause was the
presence of Cralk in Maryland and so
were planted the of
his social and professional relations
that Washington hesitated a consider
ble time after assuming command of
the An to ask his old
triend to again place his medico-mil-
itary experience at the disposal of his
country ut in April, 1777, In a most
cordial letter he tendered to him his
choice between the positions of “se
lor plysician and surgeon of the
hospital with pay of $4 and six ra
tions per day and forage for one
horse” and “assistant director general,
with pay of £3 and six rations per
day and two horses and traveling ex.
penses found” in the middle depart
ment.
The Iatter position the doctor ac
cepted and soon entered upon his du
ties. On the arrival of Count Roch
ambeau and his forces Cralk was or
dered to join them at Newport, R. L,
and to organize thelr hospital depart.
ment. a task which Le accomplished
with the most complete SUCCess.
On the reorganization of the medi
cal department, October 6. 1780, Doc
tor Craik was appointed the senior of
the four “chief hospital physicians
and surgeons,” being the third officer
in rank In the Medical corps, and ap
on the resignation of Director Gen
eral Shippen and the promotion of Dr
Jon Cochran, “chief physician and
surgeon of the army” he was ad
vanced to the second place under the
latter title. This position he held un.
valuable to
rootlets
le t ply
erican forces
the fi } e
mrtict
riant
mustered out mt
in 1753,
in many
after personal)
of its mos
including the eapitulation at
own,
close of the war, he
Port
York!
At the returned
ome at Tobacco, but
after, at the earnest
late chief, he
near Mount Vernon,
able
solicitin-
to
here
tion
tons until his death,
1708, when war with France seemed
swvitahle and Washi aguin
ned to lead
removed
tinued in n{sOL
ith the Washing
ngion was
the army,
the
Craik at head
al departm ne of the
of his own =e uf
ymmand, remarking, - Rave al
applied to by a gentleman
mend him for director of the
which 1 have refused,
ral § ind because i
old friend, Dox
forty yen
fied than
heen
as well
prefer my
from
ence, is better quali
f them together.”
Craik
sloned ph
‘ruik, who,
was accordingly cemmis
sicilan general of the ariny
19, 1708, w and emuly
of lieutenant of put with
put rank. With the proverbial negli
gence of mi legislation, the act
ng the perevincial army pro
for regimental surgeons
surgeon's mates ortunt
James McHenry, the
tary of war, had himself served as a
raedical offi juring the Revolution
and In him Craik found a strong sup
port in developing a properiy
zed “medical establishment,” an act
for the materialization eof which was
congress, March 2, 1709.
The determined attitude eof the
United States, her prompt resort te
arms and the reappearance of her li
lustrious soldier at the head eof the
army. however, was sufficient te re
press the warllke ard of France,
| and, peace speedily prevall tween
| the two nation the army was dis
banded. Physician General ©Oraik’s
services officially terminating on June
15, 1800
Lonz before the latter dute, how.
ever. he had returned te his beautiful
Virginia home, where iD December,
1799, it fell his lot to close with
his own hand the dying eyes of his
faithful and famous friend, General
Washington.
Of that solemn hour, Craik himself
wrote: “1, who was bred amid scenes
of human calamity, who had so often
witnessed deatl in Its direst and most
awful forms, believed that its terrors
were too familiar to my eye to shake
my fortitude; but when 1 saw this
great man die it seemed nas if the
honds of my nature were rent asun-
der, and that the plilar of my coun
try's happiness had fallen to the
ground.”
Washington's own testimony to the
relations between them was witnessed
by the clause of his will which speci
fied that: “To my compatriot in arms,
and old and intimite friend, Doctor
Craik. 1 give my burean (or as the
enbinet makers call it, tambour secre
tary) and the circular chalr, an ap
pendage of my study.”
Doctor Cralk survived this event 15
years, the latter portion of the time
in honored retirement, being remem
bered by his grandson at this period
as “a stout, hale, cheery old man, per
fectly erect, fond of company and of
children and amusing himself with
tight work In the garden” He re.
mained vigorous to the last and
passed away February 6, 1814, at the
age of sixty-four,
July ith the pay
ments onel,
litary
vrganizd
vided only
and
f OReYer,
HOO TO
er «
organ
passed hy
jor
ing be
to
halt, and demanded of its driver, “Did
you hit this man?"
“Ol did,” was the shameless reply.
“What for?”
“Allenation ov affections,” replied
the feeman. “He sold Bridget Nolan's
missus wan av thim electric ice-boxes”
Crocodile’s Dinner-Call
In Njango, a village on the shores
of Lake Victoria, Uganda, an African
by the use of a peculiar call can sum.’
mons an 11-foot crocodile from the
depths of the lake and make It eat
fish from hig hand! On Saturdays and
Sundays, when hundreds of natives
arrive at the little village from the
surrounding territory, the African ex-
ercises hig peculiar power, making the
crocodile eat scores of fish supplied
by the admiring crowd.
This sale of fish Is making the na
tive a rich man, and so strange is the
sight that motor buses are now mak.
ing special runs to Njango,
Trust not him that seems a saint.
Areas of Industry
we larger
further
industries are
the
dered desir
not afraid
away on outskirts
i a ten
or he
ground it
ahead
trial dey
the
conditions
ten years to
elopinent
inl realtor
which brought
of certain areus
are found to
hy other fac
pointed out, and
od
and wil}
the
ot
industy
rejection
inl purposes
been offset
French
it Ir hive
now be
d te hold
profita
weeny [ras ON +1
brought inte ase
opportu
lized
ame marke
in 8 grow
in
In the rental
of industrial
more per cent of the
or
Oo
town will
come from
toun Revell,
Horse Builder Should
It Is highly lng nt at the heme
ier oer t section in
is conten ting censtirue
tion will continne home section
he may not only put his prep
baer st
nt on
yeurs le
Us As a
per
protected bs
ordinances
of comer
remein
atid are
Developer Important
ness of
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«1 with
clue
aver
nnd, for devel
und lays
ent. In proves
marfets It as he
who binz
plaenveer,
and redeen
tds of na
he stumns
ture
the w
the foundh
estate metivitd
Considerations of Color
There is u towards
payer and more bizarre exterior eolor
schemes. Before adopting any of them
for your house, take thisx hint from
One of her larger children,
hant., bas a» solwr, tonal.
the tiny hirds and insects
are usually vividly ewlored. This
thought is useful when selecting ex.
terior esolor schemes, especially now
adays when such porgeous and brik
lant colors are available
stains. A small amount eof right col
or will usually be more effective than
a large expanse, while neutral, con
gsorvative tones are ineffectual, or
dinarily, If used as decorative touches.
leaning today
nature,
array
the elept
ity, while
Color Cement Driveway
By coloring the cement of which
the driveway Is made, using reds,
grays, and perhaps other restful colors
that harmonize with green
and color of house, this utility is made
more attractive. Coloring need not
add greatly to cost, for with perma
nent mineral pigments a little color.
ing material goes a long way.
Tree Avenues Planted
A half mile of trees has heen plant.
od on each side of the road along the
Stockton Sacramento highway by the
Soroptimist club, the American Tree
association is Informed. This plan for
beautifying the roads of the country
is being pushed In many sections of
the United States,
Painted Tress of Value
Trees, mainly at corners nnd cross
ronds, along the Route Nationnle In
France, nre being painted white ap
to the helght of about six feet. This
plan is to reduce the number of mo
tog mccidents due to tarkened roads.
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anyone f
ke ten time
paid for Milks Emulsion
sult I have obta
“1 am
ined
19 old
hi urs
gained § pounds
your medicine and
My face is round
Bef
taking
gnining
ore, peos
thinking they were hatracke
ng to keep on with Milks
until I weigh 125 pounds
mentioned your Emulsion to two
They both admitted It was
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about
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anvone that wants to ask
your medicine may do so
In
fact. TI couldn't do enough for Mike
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id hy
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der of
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#0 can you, Get Pape’s Cold Compound
that comes in pleasant-tasting tablets,
sne of which will break up a cold so
jalekly you'll be astonished. Adv,
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Ancient Cry—Hire a hall!
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Garfield Tea
Was Your
Grandmother's Remedy
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This good eld-fash-
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remedy for eonstl-
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and other derange-
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than in your grandmother's day.
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te do in silence.
Guard Against “Flu”
With Musterole
Influenza, Grippe and Pneumonia
usually start with a cold. The mo-
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on old Musterole.
Musterole relic wes the
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First you feel a warm tingle as the
healing ointment penetrates the
pores, then a soothing, SONS
tion and quick relief. Have Muster-
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prevent serious illness.
To Mothers: Musterole is also
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