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The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
TIE BELL REBELLION.

TIE Rel rebellion in Brit;.i: America,
though At FIRST supposed to be al insight
cant affair. seems to be Assuming consider
able proportions. Tie pillaging and burn
ing Of the town OF Batt!efosd, show that
the Indians are terribly in earnes, in the
threatening attitude which they have late
~ assumed. II is asserted that the Indians
have been encouraged in their present up.
rising By the of1e. which the Canadian gov
eminent recently made to furnish rolun.
teers t. join the British forces in the Sou.
dan. For the Indians and half.beeeds to
imagine tina. this fact would prevent the
government from coping with them is, OF
course, sheer folly, =. will probably soon
be proved, judging from the energy dis.
played in sending troops to the scene OF
trouble. but the little REBELLION might have
the temporary edec; Of preventing the prot:
fered aid being extended to the parent gov.
eminent b. the Canadians jus. now i: il
should be required.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
BLIND WICKEDNH6s.

II would seem from statements made By
an investigating committee that it Is not
necessary to have eye-sight in order 70 en-
gage in wickedness in Arkansas- A COM
nit,ee # the State Senate Of Arkansas has
recently investigated certain scandals that
had leaked out concerning the State School
for the Blind. After due examination this
Senate Committee reports
THAT in 1883 a child was born to one OF
the unmarried lady teachers; that its faith.
er was also . teacher in the school, and
that in the same wear one Of the teachers
still in Office the.e-insulted . blind
young lady who was in the city under hi'
care"
-Thi. statement was published but mol
| until after great effort had been made BY
| the citizens Of Little Rock to keep il from
the public on the plea that it would injurs
the reputation Of the State. This is fear
full exhibition Of prevalent immoealit,
which permeatet the atmosphere Of NOR,
than one institution Of the East, ii report,
be true.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

A curesooodcat Q. the Butte lstey
IAesssGs-reumabsy the presen; editor
Of tia, paPu-having specifically charged
Hon. Martin Barrett, Of this County.
with :he defeat Of the gambling bill il The
Council Of The late Te.1i,rial Assembly.
Mr.. Barrett. vas called On to rise and ex-
p.ain. In = lefte. to The editor Of the TR1s-
r~k- which xas published last week. Mr..
Barrel, orphaned his vote and course or
the gambling BILL The fss1 Aeszs@s OF
the 9Th. in referring eci:osi2.!v to Mr.. Bar
ret,s action on The gambling bill says:
lion. Martin Barrett one Of tire few hon.
Is. members Of the legislative CounG',
and through whose motion to reconsider
the vote B.: which the gambling bill! pas'-
ed it vas charged the measure ~as defeat
ed, publishes card in the Dillon TR1srSE
fully and satisfactorily explaining his
action The /ss0 Aossf1s did not
charge that be topped oves to the support
Of the gambling bill He was its constant
oppooens throughout and took no part q
the money which was paid to defeat It
Further than that, the ssooa-pigeon who
vas disbvrsing the corruption fund dared
not approach Mr.. Barrett with an. PROPOSE
ton to purchase his vote OF influence. Mr..
Barrett is one Of the iew members Of the
Council ~ho preserved his independence
Of sc,ion and integrity Of ehasacter-one
Of the 6ew who can look his constituents IN
the face and claim TO have cousted honor,
instead Of oppro1ium and contempt He
7; we'll earned the RICH, 10 use Honorable
before his name.
The onlv fault that can be found with
| Nj. Barrett, is that his motion to recon.
sider really beat the gambling bill a. nc
othe1 member would have voted to recon.
| sder. Nr Barres; was mislead into max.
| ing the motion. but be had 10 dishonos'
| able purpose in view.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

The French females are funny and fore.
ible. Among the many arguments brought
forward BY French frminines in favor Of
the admission Of French women to the
franchise is tina. which rests its claims on
the traditions OF the country. Plutarch.
i. is gravely pointed Out, mentions that at
one period in its history Gaul was govern
ed Gaul oy Senate OF women: and Sa'nte'
Folk, in his work on Paris antiquities.
maintains that so long as this system OF
government lasted the Gauls had always
the bcs, OF i. in their encounters with the
Romans.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
MONTANA RAC8Rk.

The Miles City 1osvsal SAYS that i. RAY
Be Of interest to the horse men Of the east
to learn tia, Montana is to be well rep.
sesented this season in the turf circui,s.
Noah Armstrong, Of Madison county, has
started with several runners and some xos.
tess. intending to enter the campaign for 4
general tour through the States. Among
the flyers are Gray Cloud Monarch and
Lavina from his own stables; also the fol.
lowing from Messrs. Hundley e. Preuitt's
kallasta, the beautiful three.year-old mare
BY Scotland, dam Cadilla, BY Lexington
We would warn visitors At the race course,
through the east to look out for this dele.
CATION Of stock. They are fast ones and
We predic; will add laurels 10 the fame GU,
Territory has already won IS the produce,
Of sseppers possessing bottom, gait and
,t.y Ing qualities.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
NOTICE OF FINAL ENTRY.

>.ssr 1 Os!'cr AT HzlxxA. NJ. T.. April g. 1855
N ..,tS. Is hereby given that the following named
n1oo, prG0t in support Of his claim ard that said
pty cls win ee made before Robert T. Wig, Dep
Mon xs o. he Second judicial District Court Of
N. T., on '"eao eo'"'S' ~ "'''''''
nay 49, lsss. via: Henry r. H.rb.,sh.
who made pre- .emption decl,,o,o,x s,,,.u,ent No.
~ sSs TIE Sx ofshe EX Of Sec.on 20. the sW
- -. ~ z secnon a, and the n + IA Of the n
lie n Hse9e1 ,h ~ fTp: S.. Off. w. g.,
cont;n"n"s s .ns Following witnesses to prove HI:
land w.. rssiosnce upon. and cultivation OF, :ait'
Stana,ha. Sa5i Swanstrun,, John Mailey. Gersc
sdahcr and John Pinkard, ali Of Dillon, Mont.
r. Atkinson, Rcgiscr.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

The Minnesota Legislature IS endeavor.
ing 10 work reform. That Legislature has
i bill before i: to prohibi, males and fe'
males from attending roller skating Kinks
in company together. And another bill
has been introduced in tina, body requiring
every man addicted to the use Of in,oxica.
ting liquors to supply himself with IL
ccnse-,has is, the saloon keeper can moi
sell him anything intoxicating unless he
shall present license authorizing him tc
drink
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
CACsE OF CANCER

TIE newspapers o; TIE coaa1r a-e oo~
engaged ia discussing caoce. ard ~ Causes
afford fruitful .he1oe % many O; 90: e1-
changes ,rxs now, u view Of TIE t2c. that
20 prominent Sgure "a our nation .s Cen-
erl Gran; is diving sron the dread maiAc!-
The fac. tina, il is Cue in his case, as veil Is
10 many Others, 70 the use o! soaaoeo. IS
sspu.lv claimed By many ~ho have inve<-
t;eated the subject, anc Il true. it ought TO
appeal to all Is A. additional reason wnr
the use Of the noxiou. weed By human Be-
ings should be totally tabooed. A se'en'
tic writer in m Eastern iourra. sars:
There have been 50 manv instances o.
cancer il smokers IS to make Is fee. TIA:
this possibility Of local irritation should be
duly considered. II has 80 often resulted
from 4 pipe frequently used, or from the
habit Of holding cigar against ooe Size d
the tongue. Is to leave no doubt ct the d.
rect eject Of such constant soakaGe IN th<
muscle Of The oil and the juice q the weed
II has e~en been 50 marked tia. thos<
have oftenest suffered who use the bes'
quality Of cigar Or who hold the SAINT
coated pipe in the same position IN ths
| mouth. As there is q difference il th<
susceptibility Of different prfsocs. there il
also much difference ia the mode OF rsine
tobacco. We recall 4 case Of cancerou'
ulcer OF the stomach ia farmer who al
! WAYS smoked before breakfast, and who's
| son has just died at tie age Of sixty from
an epithelia. cancer Of the lip"
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

The meeting Of the s:ock.growers Of
Montana, held at Miles City recently, re.
suited in the Eastern Montana Association
and the Territorial Stock Association be.
ing consolidated into one organization.
Col. +. !. BRYANT. who has been Pres:den:
Of the Eastern Montana Association since
its start, and who is the head Of one OF the
largest cattle firms in the Territory, was
elected President OF the new organization
Ex-Governor B. +. Potts was elected Vice.
President, and X. b. Harriso, Secretary.
The next session OF the consolidated asso.
citation will be held at Helena next fall.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
MONTANA LAW.

The following is the law passed By the
late Legislature concerning penalties for
crime:
SEC.l. Psovides that in all future con-
vicsions for felony the person SO convicted
shall be sentenced toimprisonnent at hard
labor in addition to the sentence heretofore
provided.
SEC. :. Makes i; the duty oi.he persons
having charge Of such prisoners TO furnish
labor TO such prisoners when such labor can
DC ?er'os'ne! within :i.c limits of.hc;r place
O: confinement.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
rur xDNrxDs Law CONSTITUTION
Al.

The Surene Court OF the United STAKES
-. :,,s. rendered 4 decision tina. the Ed
,n.sd. aa.i-po,yeamy at is constitutional
The Noeno.. who have been sentenced to
imor;soones. under It's provisions will oe |
compelled to serve out their terms ara
tho.e who have been disfranehised have no
remedy. The po.ygamous Mornons must
manage 70 evade conyictioc BY hung 1ur:es
or d.nb ~;:ness<s O. suffer the penalties OF
the law.
I,;,ao to he doubted th.; the Mormon
leaders hoped tina, change Of adninissra'
tic. would be I. their favar-. For some
reason they were con6dknt that President
C,e-esaod would Be ,enien, toward their
re, disohediene< to lzw. and. i; he did not
pardon outright those convicted under the
Ednunds ct would =. least no. insist upon
rigid enSorcenen. His inaugural address,
however. Vas 4 warning to them that the
Law ~suid be enforced to the utmost posi-
Bile limit Tier had thea only the posi-
bi,ity Of getting the iaw declared uneo"'
s,i.u.;ona! to TAI: hack urco. That hope
has failed them and the. are now eomPel!-
ed to face the law that has been executed
in seve.a! instance. and is iike,y - Be in 4
good mans more.
/. vii, probably begin TO dawn upon the
Mormon leaders tina. At attempt to set at
defiance iaw recognized BY hf,s millions
Of people is TOOL hardy undertaking. The
more intelligent and progressive Mornons
have recognized this long ago. The head
strong and bigosed will have to recognize
! il Son. The attempt to withstand the
process OF the iaw OF the ground tina, its
enforcement smacks OF religious persecu.
| ton mus. prove failure. a the law against
plural marriages was in existence before
Mormonisrn existed and was aimed not a,
any particular phase Of religious belief, but
at offenders Of al! religions and those with
GU. znv religion. In other words, pol,vg'
amous marriages have been treated tos
years a \ crime against societ, in ali civ
ilized nations, and the matte, o: mans
religious belief or want Of belle! doe>n|
| enter into the question at all.
The Mormoas must get into line with the
progressive sentiment Of the nineteenth
century or it will grind them into powder
They have out off the dav of reckoning s
good while, but they must meet their tate
at last unless they conclude to become
law-abiding citizens, like other folks
Philadelphia Times.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

One of the blazing questions which the
American public is imperatively called up.
Oh to decide Is how to choke the demosaii.
za,ion Of the skating rink epidemic. That
,hi. new species Of questionable sport has
become an epidemic, and that it is extend.
ing its ravages to every village and hamlet
in the country is evident.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

4 firs,-ciass adventures holds herself
high in the figures. The San Francisco
Post says tina, Sarah Althea Hill now offers
for one-half ",ilion cash, duly paid, L
renouncc all claim on Senator Sharon's
name and estate. and 10 admit that she il
not his wife and leave the country. Money
has wonderful healing power on the affec
tim, Of 4 fast woman,
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
NOTICE OF FINAL ENrRv

LASo OFFICE at HsiESA, MT, April f, ,sss,
NOTICE IS hereby given that the followin, ,.-.
60 seeters have filed notice Of their inlen,;on h
MAKE ma! proof in support o: their claims and e..
sa.d proof will be made before Theo. NuSsv C1srs
OF the F'rst Judicial District Coun nf No.,. S'es
Virginia Civ, NJ. T., on '" '"'"'ana' AZ
Nay IL. 1885. viz: Geo. W. Helbix.
OF ,bs sE noss.sad entry No. sse for the Ek
IP:. 5 5. Of r. 7W. " Seeoon ~
e ne names The following witnesse. to prove his
on,'noocs residence upon, and cultivation n sn;S
,ano; VIZ: James Wetze. Jordan [. Nyha,t Ichs.
RI;dsss HH1 TS'eorgs ". MeKinnev. ali Of fw;n
James j. Wetxel.
o mac. p.Ssmption declara.orv s,a.e,nen, No.
cor, ny names ,hs following witnesses to rrov. Ii:
land NOV ts so Upon and cultivation Of said
louis Mature: and George IL. MeK;n,cNry ma
-" I, ATKINSON, Register.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

The Secretary Of the Treasury has de.
cided tina. Joe James, Chinaman living in
the United States, who has becomes Chris
,izn, can not bring his wife from China 70
this country. But the Secretary will MOI
prevent China Joe from going TO his de
serted wife-as every Christian should.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
BORN.

BRAINARD.-In Dillon, Montana. A,,I "A ,SS-
to Mr.. and Mrs. II. D. Braina,d. a son.
JoSES:-ln Hec!a. Montana, April ID, ,Ss,, to Mr.
and Mrs. Robe.: Jones. a daughter.
fREW.I!n Dillon. Montana, April 9TH. ,S>s. to
Mr.. and Mrs, ". F. Fre~ son. :" ~
ItE.ln Dillon. Montana. April 9th. ,SSs. n NJ,
and Mrs. A. 5. Rite, a son. - ''''
bLACk.ln Dillon, Montana. Apri! :at. ,Sss. to
Mr.. and MIS- George Black. son.
TRENARi.-In Dillon, Montana, Ami, f.h. ,sS.
to Mr.. and Mrs. Tsenary. daughter -
BCTTS.-On Besveshead Valley. Mon,,,,. Mach
.sth' 1855, to Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Butts, dzush.
ASOTT.in Dillon, Montana, Ar.;. 9th, ,SSs. to
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Knott 3 s,n - ~
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

Il, is comm yet fox a that" Hon. Mat
~ Masinnis, in all political probability. will
BE- the next Governor II Montana Mar
tia has got 20 used to holding Office that h
can't get along without one.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

|: is difficult, matter for an American
journalist 10 keep the correct track Of the
False Prophets in the Nile country. The
new rival Of Fl Mahdi is called FL Makki
The number Of Ell Makki's adherents is in.
creas:ng, and the other False Prophet is in
danger Of getting left
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

President cleveland's manuscript Is said
to be positively painful to deeipher. 1t
resembles the tracks made By the lamensed
Horaee Greeley. He writes with almost =
,elegrapher's rapidity, and his chisographic
style Is sharp and decisive, and many Of
the words end in marks that are little more
than nervous shakes Of the hand.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

Persistent Cievelaod seems to Be taking
his oxn tine in making nominations, but
thus fas all nominations have been OF
very satisfactory character and such A. %
;nsoire confidence.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

Tb< erection Of College At Dillon is
receiving earnest attention At the hands Of
= number Of our prominent citizens. The
matter is more fully explained in oar iocsl
columns On another page
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
BISHOP BREWERS APPOINTMENTS

The following are Bishop Brewers ap
pointment, in Beave,head County:
.Argenta-Frid:y, June s,h
Enthusiastically. June 9TH.
Dillon-Sunday, June ,4th.
Glendae-Tuesday, June 10th.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

In Arizona Territory any pe5son ~ho
uses osofane, indecent, siie. o. abusive Ian
suaxe. a. threats. within the hearing Of
women o. children, j. held Liable BY Law 70
FIRE or Imprisonment
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
CARD OF THANKS.

l would very sincerely return my heart.
felt thanks to the citizens Of Dillon for acts
OF kindness ard sympathy extended toward
me at the death and funeral Of my husband.
MRS. GEO. W. TODD.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
DILLON LETTER I,IST.

List OF letters remaining in the Post O6ce At M.
lon. beaverhead Co. Montaaa. for he week Cd
ing the 10th day OF April, 1855, which if no. called
for in 50 DAYS will be sen: to the Dead Letter oce
Adans, NJ Johnson. Matthew
Donnoi.y, James Ln.;ch, Stcphen
rarwe!!, Ms. Nichols, Ms FIJI
rarwe.!' Miss Hattie Newhe,rN. Mrs Jennie
Gill, joseph F..
Persons calling FOX IN, 0; The above letters will
g.ga>v 80 ''..dvcr.;>ci"
JOHN I. ZOE T. NJ
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

wha:erez the runners Of peace between
China and France may amount to. moth
ing definite Is yes known. and the lighting
SIN goes on.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

The whole country Is anxiously and sor.
rowfuliy awaiting the announcement Of the
death Of General Grant. Death Is upon
him. He will soon get the rest he seeks.
The sorrow manifested Is widespread.
Even the Solid South has forgotten the
war 30 far as to send condolences to Gen.
crai Grant
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

AZ order has been issued suspending
land entries Ia Nontana and Other TesTIfo-
ries. The reason assigned for the suspen-
v;ou Of ea,,ies is TO invessigaie fraudulent
aonSicasio0s
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

~A1k11U or.
Taken UP on the old Hoffman ranch On Med;c,n.
L"dge. Beave.head County, Montana, about m
Is. Of October, 1854, One roam horse about tveivc
thigh. weight shou, Sou pounds
Inc ownes is requested 10 prove property, nav
charges and take the horse away r''
=, MATTHEW JOHNSTON.
Medicine Lodge, April II, lSss. ,:w.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
STOCKGROwERs' ASSOCIATION
MEETING.

There viii he a meeting Of the S:,ckRrowr,> As.
ISOLATION OF Southern Montana :: the Cour, Ho.s.
IN Dillon on Saturday April 18th, 49,, for the nur.
por-a't business " an
\. AAEs, IT,, Secretary. ,.,;
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
AAERno.

AARRXD.
>MnIlh-rlsHER.-!n Dillon, April Q, 1885, h
Probate Judge Mead. Frederick smith and Ms
Mile Fisher. bot, cs Glenda;..
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
D,,1ox. MoxrAxA. ArnIL II, 1855

The sock growers meeting he'd At Miles
Ctr wat the largest ever hed 10 Montana
Fully S.oanoooo in live stock vas rePse-
SAAAnA
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
Her Id1sr3isea.essks.
AssAY oFTICE

{. A. HOYT. Glendale. Nan.
Formerly assayer TO, the Omaha Smelling and
Rehaing Co., Omaha, Seb.. and Hecla Con. Min.
Co.. Glendale, Mont
Prompt returns to samples By mail!
The accuracy Of all assays guaranteed.
Price, reasonable. ,--
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

90 N16xTTDDo:
On Ar...eenents,
Il s. issis:ssI K: 5 5: ss: s,i'sE,
P. E. Poindexter.
On Invitation.
SHInIDAs-Arehie Hyndnan, VIM, A. Means,
GtxSoALE-A. L. Pickett, J. B, Losee.
E Paa .s 3. Grow. y. 5. Psrie. j. 4. Holden,
r dneer. j. A. Nickum.
On Reception.
H nHfns. =. n: Cushing, ST..
E. l. Nelson. Charles Bhven.
On Decoration,
F. E. Defriez, Lcasamor..
Ha siH,Mhao' &c. Scolley.
- a''anan' J. r. Byther.
On Printing.
H. n'o"dage' f. D. Freeman, II. Gen,her
On Music,
N. h. Davidson, S. A. D. Newcor,s~ u n p.:o
On Refreshmeuts,
~ ~">''"s'D. H. Sweet, \. Dewitt,
Floor Director.
{. L. Thomson.
Floor Managers.
- 'ssehnsan- r. B. Smith, WI C,owe,,.
1ACAEIS TO THE BALL. go. $3.50,
tNot including SUPP e.,
Supper will be provided bvIc Me,,en
at the Corinne Hotel.
81 The Public cordially invited to boil.
~''e'"oo" and evening entertainments.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
A GRAND BALL!

Will Be given at School Hal, with the f;ne..
music psocurable in attendance.
The Committee on Arrangements will
spare neither trouble or expense to make
the celebration success.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

UNION PACIFIC system.
Utah 4 Northern Uivision.--Tsnsh District
Standard o. Mountain Tme-.s minutes taste. thu.
old time.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

q The Public cordially invited to boil.
s''efnoon and evening entertainments.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
APRIL 26th, 1885.

On Monday afternoon and evening. Apr.
'7th, 1855. Apollo Lodge, No. IS, OF Dill
Ion, assisted BY Bannack Lodge, No. ). O.:
Glendale. and Samaritan Lodge, No. 10, of
Sheridan, = i'll celebrate the day by stree,
procession at o'clock in the afternoon
after which appropriate ceremonies at High
School Hall, conducted By Robt. B. Smith.
n. G.; P. E. Poindexter, v. G., and Rev.
II. ]. Norris, Pastor IT the NJ. E. Church.
&c. NE1Lus, Aa.sA.l Of the Day.
The procession will be headed bv TIE
Dillon Brass Band. In the evening
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11
TICKETS TO THE Rail-

fNot including sup1-r.,
supper will be provided by J. c. Metlen,
at the Corinne Hotel.
The Dillon tribune., 1885-04-11

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Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Separatinr Cream. from Milk

y z !sP7 I :fsE{.
In a series Of experiments by Prof.
Ford Of England, as reported lin the
Agritural Gazette, London, the follow
ingconclusions may be drawn: =. 1t was
found that, the yield of butter grew
less the lower the temperature Of the
milk before setting: When milk set in
ice-water directly after milking gave
100 pounds, milk that had been pre-
viously cooked to SO deg. gave 95.7
pounds, 81 deg. gave 81 pounds, 48
gave SO g pounds. Ameans OF restor-
ing the original qualities OF such milk
was. found in warming the milk to
about 104 deg. before setting.
Prof Ford gives two general con-
illusions: z:<..@ rs II
l.. Shaking OF the milk before setting
is detrimental to rapid separation
of the cream. Oftwo samples OF milk,
one being shaken before set aside, the
latter required eight hours to separate
q per cent Of cream, the time required
blythe other to separate he same guam
tity being only threesho ours.
2. Premature cooling Of the milk be-
fore setting Isl more serious in it's effect
supon q Thorough Separation than the
first mentioned. When milk conveyed
to 8 creamery ii q common vehicle
by eentrefugal separation gave 100
pounds Of butter, q sample Of milk OF
the same quantity and quality con
sveyed IN the same manner, and set in
ice-water, gave 1913 pounds, while an
other sample that had been cooled,
transpo as before, Ind then set in
ice-Water, gave only 81 q pounds.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-18
Church Attendance Diminishing.

According to statistics gathered BY a
church paper, not more than 5 per
cent. of American artisans in cities
habitually attend religious services. of
any kind. All but two of the letters
say that the attendance is diminish
ing, and all but one that the neglect is
not from unbelief in Christianity The
cause of non-church attendance, as
given by these experts, may be sum-
med up as follows: The men have to
work I'LL the week, and they recreate
on Sunday. They cannot dress as
we'll as those with whom they must as
sociate, and therefore stay away.
They think secret societies are as good
as the church. They are unable to
pay for the privileges because OF the
high prices Of things which they must
have. The large salaries Of the minis
ters disgust some. Some feel that the
minister is a hireling, and therefore
seeks to upbuild his church as q doc
tor seeks to increase his practice, not
from love of souls, but to increase his
salary. Some employers OF labor are
SO bad in their treatment Of their en-
ployes that the men do not want to
20 where they snail meet those in
whose real Christianity they have so
little faith.