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The state herald., 1903-03-27
WILL AID PHONETIC sPELL'No.
Meeting Held at Colombia University
-Phiioiogists Agree That a Pro-
ncunclnu Alphabet is Needed.

nCuUSiUH NIPudSCh 70 NSSSsNs
Andrew Carnegie has come to the
relief of English as she is spoke"
He has pledged his financial support
to movement which will bring about
reform and correct abuses In the
speaking and writing of English. This
is In pursuance of desire OF Mr.. Car
negie to have English the principal
language of the world. The first step
will be In the direction OF reform and
simplicity. The members of the varl-
Gus pathological societies which have
been laboring for phonetic spelling
and the creation of pronunciation
alphabet aroused Mr.. Carnegie's In
terest in the matter, and he Will
finance the undertaking until its com
pletion to the extent of $4,000 year.
A meeting of educators, presided
over by Mr. Dewey of Albany, was
held at Columbia university in New
York city on Saturday, February II.
This committee discussed the matter
thoroughly. but so far as can be
learned no definite action was decided
upon.
w. T. Harris, United States commits
sioner of education, who was invited
to attend the meeting in New York.
has been made aware OF what trans
pired and the present status of the
movement. He said:
"The need of pronouncing alpha
bet for the use of the English language
has long been felt. The movement
has been fostered by the many phil
illogical societies, and when the mat.
ter was brought to the attention OF Mr..
Carnegie he consented to furnish the
necessary money If the project was
handled by responsible men.
Take the word though 1t is ar.
gued that there should be a sign for
'th.' and the word would then be
spelled by using the sign determined
upon for the first two letters and the
letter o. For instance, the English
pronunciation of the word post Is
'poust.' That is the way II is pro.
nounced in England. We pronounce
it post The accent on the vowel IL
almost lost That is due to the
'schoolmarms' of our land, who for the
last 100 years have been telling John
when he came to the word post and
was inclined to drawl over the % to
hurry up and not drag 1t out.
There are other great reforms in
English that there is a desire to cor.
rect, but they are all overshadowed by
the move for the alphabet.
MIR. Carnegie's move is simply
plan to see what can be done alons
this line. had no idea that the mat
ter was to be made public until all ar
rangements had been completed"
The state herald., 1903-03-27
Fair cor,,,, No, Compromised.

Denver. March si,-A News special
from Boulder Colorado. says;
Mr. c, j. Smith was seen by your
correspondent tonight with reference
20 the dispatch TO the effect that the
heirs OF the late Senator Fair had
compromised with the heirs Of Mrs,
Charles Fair aud said that he did not
believe there was any truth In the rc'
port, that there might be something
looking 10 n snttlcmcn', but that no
actual settlement. had been effected
and that one could not be effected
without his signature.
The state herald., 1903-03-27
lsponLtIon prraldcnt Rciurnn.

81. Louis. Mo, March 2i,-David Il.
Francis. president Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition, returned Sunday
from his record rdbrcaking trip to
Europe. where he wen, In the interest
Of the Worlds Fair. He left 81 Louis
on February 10th, and was In Europe
eighteen days. during which limo he
visited the capitals of France. Der.
many. Spain and Belgium. nnd had
audiences with King Edward. Prcsi.
dent Loubct Emperor William. the
Spanish premier and Klng Leopold.
The state herald., 1903-03-27
Mrs. MaybrIek to DC Freed.

London. March 2t.-Mrs. Florence
Mnybrick. the American woman who
was convicted at Liverpool In 1889 on
the charge OF poisoning her husband.
James Mnybrick. by arsenic. and
whose sentence Of death was com.
mutcd to penal servi,udc for life. will
be released In 1904. The announce.
mcnt comes from the home oiiicc.
which authorizes her Washington law
ycrs TO use the fact OF her release next
year ms reason for securing the post.
poncmcnt OF the trial OF the law suits
bearing on the prisoners interest In
land In Kentucky. Virginia aud West
virginia.
The state herald., 1903-03-27
NOTHING TO PRAY FOR.

Seven-year-old Elizabeth has been
very carefully trained and II was pre-
sumed as matter of course that she
made her nightly petitions to the
throne of grace in the usual fashion
But, to start conversation with her
one Of her aunts asked her II she said
her prayers every night
Not every night" bashfully ans
wered the little lady. Sometimes
don't want anything"
The state herald., 1903-03-27
American Snakes.

OF the l65 kinds OF snakes found in
the United States but twenty are ven.
omous. They are the copperhead and
water moccasin. which are closely re-
lated; the coral snakes OF the South
west and the two species of sistrurus
and the fifteen species of rattlesnakes.
The most dangerous of them, the wa
ter moccasin. is not seen north of Ten.
nessee.
The state herald., 1903-03-27
Denver Club Robbed.

Denver. March ?i.-Thc Denver
Club nt Seventeenth and Glonnrm
streets wps robbed OF $500 and val
liable gold watch nj $3.50 o'clock yes
terday morning by two masked mon.
according TO the night porter. who
says he was made TO put up his hands
while the robbcra took the money ana
yaluablca from the safe.
The state herald., 1903-03-27
Municipalities in Ruslness.

A British parliamentary paper Just
issued shows that 299 of the 3l7 mu-
inequalities in England, not including
London, carry on business enterprises
of some sort. The total capital invest
ed is over 81 00.0000O0. and the net
profit. after paying all working ex-
penses, interest charges and so on.
amounts to $1,S9I 400.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

George Manyille Fem. an English
writer. recently reached his list
birthday, The titles OF his books
nli seven pages OF the catalogue OF
the British museum. although you
may know no more about him than
postcrity will.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

At tho Cincinnati nre man on
burning roof was saved by writing n
note on his Gun and throwing Il into
the street. That should be a warn.
inE TO people with undotaehablc cuffs
. not to sleep higher than the second
roor.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

A Fronchman. who contended that
the soul could leave the body and
return. succeeded in proving part of
II. He let his soul out all right. but
the undertaken attended to the rest,
and he hasn't reported,
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Al special meeting NJ the s,n,c
Board Of Charities and Correction % 4.
storru was appointed special probation
oiilcer OF the city and county Of ben.
yer under the Juvenile laws recently
passed by the Legislature The Judge
of the county appoints the probation
oihcer. and Judge Llndscy'H selection
Of Mt. Storfs was promptly confirmed.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

A congressman In the house res.
tanrant the other day had for lunch
= milk punch. n chicken sandwich. nn
Oyster stew and piece OF cuH,ard
pic. And the country In paying him
$1,000 u year to help control tho dcs'
t.pIen OF this mighty natlonl
The state herald., 1903-03-27

That Mississippi Judge who charged
tho grand jury to indlot persons nc.
cused of playing progressive euchre
probably has been forced to attend n
progressive euchre party at some time
In his career.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Probably II the Wild birds had any
thing to say about It they would in.
slst tha, tho privilege Of remaining
alive seems quite as important to
them as It does to the gentleman in
the bird.dcallng business.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Calcium salts, II is announced. will
cure nervous diseases. The calcium
light has been applied to many emf
ncnt personases without causing a re-
duction either OF nerve or OF swelled
head.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Secretary Shaw has decided that
ten thousand dollar gold certificates
may be issued to individuals on de-
mand as well as to banks. Demand
yours early, as the supply is lin
itcd.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

The task of travelling at $4,000
pace on n $4,000 salary has again
wrought It's customary ruin and dis
grace. Its frequent repetition wakes
tedious.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Il appears that in India they have
clrhty.seyen ways Of getting rid OF n
lover. Tho American glrl contents
hornclf with one. and II may be con
aensed into the three letters G-l-T
The state herald., 1903-03-27

The story that Mr.. Morgan is going
TO buy up all the Cuban railroad sys-
TEN is not at all improbable. He has
the necessary money and the buying
habit
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Some OF the specialists believe
Knapp. the Indiana man who muir
dcrcd his six wives. is degenerate.
They don't explain why they hold this
extraordinary opinion.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

News from the Balkan states indi-
Gates that Miss Stones ransom
money has been fairly well invested.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

What a mammoth federation Of
women Venezuela will have IL the
daughters of the revolution in that
country ever organize!
The state herald., 1903-03-27

The first wireless newspaper has
been printed on board ship at sea.
Even dash for the pole may now
have added terrors.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Undue attention to the mote in
our neighbor's eye gives him an op-
portunity for effective repartee.-
Puck.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

When woman stops calling man
by his name, the end of formality is at
hand.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

1t isn't always the shortest month
that is the easiest on the coal pile.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

More power to the elbow of Miss
Rogers, late of Wellesley-though she
doesn't seem to need 1t.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

The Crown Prince OF SaNony is not
10 be consulted as to the successor of
the errant Louise All wives must look
alike to crown prince
The state herald., 1903-03-27

In New York they are holding prize
arh,s under the gtilse Of lectures TO
men only" No matter which way
you view Il segregation has It's evils.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

The Moroccan pretender has gath.
cred his forces and gone to pretend
ing again. He may be Gen. Tribe
Tribe in disguise.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

What constitutes New Yorker?"
asks the World. Well, concelt is one
Of the ingredients.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

The Chicago doctor who tried to
argue against a hallful of women
might have known where he would
wind up.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

When a woman leada a man on TO
talk Of himself. II may be because she
ndmires him. on the other hand. II
may be because abe dcspiscs him.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Chicago is now Dragging because
its birth rate has not decreased. 1t is
= case of. how much? not how good
The state herald., 1903-03-27

With The Hague tribunal so handy
Il would seem as though the Dutch
labor unions might aroltrate their
grievances
The state herald., 1903-03-27

81 want half n pound of water crack
crs. said Mrs. Ncwcome. "An-iired sor-
~. ma'nm.' replied the country store
keeper. but amt got but two dozen OF
'em In the place We'll. III take
them Jest wait ten twenty minutes.
III Peters an Josh Slocum has been usin'
EN- fur checkers an they're playin' tho
d.cldin' game now"
The state herald., 1903-03-27

VIII plain Mr.. Hobson be such an
attractive kissing proposition as the
gallant captain?
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Radium is selling at 100000
pound in the European market, and
most of the inhabitants have shut off
their radiators.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

A little boy was standing at the clock
looking at II very intently. His mnmma
asked him. What time is it?' lie re-
piled. "One hand Is at something and the
other hand II ut nothing"
The state herald., 1903-03-27

''sncc the President started his wrcst-
ling lessons" said the boarder who sat
next to the chicken. ''strenuousity hns
crept into all departments. Why, | have
even seen the postofiice box"
The state herald., 1903-03-27

A Siamese working elephant may
he bought for $3.50. but 1t costs more
for feed than an automobile does.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Sympathy soothes aching hearts. but
1t is Of small use in warming cold feet.
The state herald., 1903-03-27

Mrs. Muggins-Mrs. Bjones is n pretty
shrewd shopper isn't she? Mrs. Bucgins
Yes. indeed. WHY. have actually
church fair
The state herald., 1903-03-27

yohnny-Say pa, what is classical mu-
sicg His Fnther-clnssical music. my son.
Ii music that you can't whistle. and
wouldn't n YOU could
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
A. Philadelphia

Philadelphia. MAY More than
1000 men In the building trades went
on a strike This action directly AZ.
fccted 1000 additional workmon. and
should the strike continue a week
building operations viii cease and over
10000 men win Boz rendered idle Car.
penters demand 80 cents per hour for
eight hours a day aud hosting engin-
GERS ask S-f.6O for @ week OF as hours.
Strikes were also inaugurated by sew
eral smaller unions all % whom de-
mand increase oi wages.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
A TRIO OF COUNTRIES.
Speakers Of Three NaiiOnalities Are
Heard on Thursday.
FOREIGN BUILDINGS.
These Come IN For the Main Atten.
tion, Their Representatives BE-
ing Leading Spirits During.
the Second Day.

ST. Louis. May i.-International day.
the second OF the trio devoted to the
dedication OF the Louisiana Purchase
exposition. broke fair. with promise OF
better weather than that OF Thursday.
Tho day was devoted 10 greetings and
responses by foreign nations which
have buildings az the fair. proceedings
constituting dedication OF the foreign
section. The history OF the louisiana
purchase under three HOvereignties
Spain. France and United States, was
suggested in the appearance OF three
speakers. Sonor Olcda. spanish minis
ter. NJ. Jusseand French ambassador
and ID x. Francis. president OF the
exposition.
Liberal Arts building. where the ex-
erc.Fes took place. stlll wore Us dress
Of Thursday. the mingled colors OF
spain. France and the United States.
and In the speeches The trinity OF In
torests In the exposition was noted AZ
1926 o'clock the diplomats gathered
az the ST. Louis club. where an inior-
mai reception was held From the
club they were taken In carriages. un-
der military escort. 10 the Liberal Arts
building The audience did not begin
10 approach Ia size that Of Thursday
but there was this advantage Those
who were present could hear the
speeches
At noon the assembly was called 20
order By Corw.n 70 Spencer. chairman
al che exp 10 0l cerf-
monies. The invocation was delivered
by Rev Carl SweuEFon following
which Ex-senator Thuuton OF the ma
tional comm' 'on was introduced az
president OF the day
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
NUMEROUS STRIKES.
In Nsw York say over Thirty thousand
Ceased % Labor.

New York. May L-suikos Of me
ohanios and lahorers which has been
looked for dld not materlalIze % the
extent that had been anticipated. al
though a great many men. including
90 900 Italian excavatora. are on strike
The agreement reached Thursday
night by railroad officials and marine
engineers 90 submit differences 20 arbi-
tration put a stop 10 a general ueup of
all freight steamers In this vicinity.
About 10000 Italian excayators and
rock men engaged on the subway ask
g. per day for al men. experienced
and inexperienced. while contractors
say they can pay this 10 experienced
men only. The strikers paraded the
streets. each waving an American flag.
This strike practically puts a stop TO
work on the subway and also on exca-
vgtl0ns for new buildings.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02

Omaha. May Some 1900 men.
Including teamstcrs. hotel and rcstau.
rant employees and members Of build
Ing trades. went on q strike. Sympa-
thotic strikes are anticipated which
Will bring the number of strikers Mp 20
5000. All larger restaurants are
closed.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
Laundry worker. Quit.

Chicago May 1.-Two thousand Ave
hundred members of the Laundry
Workers union cult work. precipitat
ing a famine Of clean linen upon Chi
Cago and suburbs
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
e.n-rnl wrIrht II Manila.

Manila. May i.--GenerAl Luke y.
Wright. yios-goyernor Of the Rhiiip
pine Islands. arrived from San Francis.
co and. was accorded an enthnAiastie
public reception.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02

Manila, May i-Governor Callles OF
Laguna province. and party, volun-
teers. captured Rios. fanatical Filipino
leader on that part of the island OF
LuzOn.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
n.l,lnsr.. nnllalns rr..l...

baltimore. Nay LA general strike
of unlon building trades "a on. Over
1000 afoitont. Gard syniema 10 main
lilsne About % 10000 worth q work
h.tisd up.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02

Boston. May Mot IN many years
has the labor situation in Boston pre-
sentcd a more complicated aspect than
now. Employees OF nine trades az
least have made demands. and 10000
men are Interested
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1903-05-02
Forest Fire. In Canada.

Montreal. May Extensive forest
nres are raging about fifty miles north
OF here between the towns Of St Jo
vite and Labelle.
The Dickinson press., 1903-09-05
Rest After Suffering

Sunday morning at nine o'clock the
soul of Catherine D., wife OF E. DeHe-
bach, was released from its frail earthly
casket and returned to its Maker.
Mrs. Deffebach was operated upon for
cancer in St. Luke's hospital St. Paul in
January, 1901, and has never walked
since, while her suffering except as
deadened by anaesthetics has been In.
tense. Yet through all she has been
very patient and it has been the pleas
ure of her husband and children to min
lister lovingly to her every want and
make up to her az far as possible for her
~deprivations. Mrs. Deffebaeh never
fully realized the nature Of the disease
and longed to get we'll, speaking even as
late as Saturday Of the time when she
would be better.
Sunday morning she could not lie
down and sitting in her chair apparently
slept and sleeping passed from the strife
of this life to the painless life beyond.
Catherine D. Smith was born in
Gelitzen, Psnnsvlvania, October 78, 1862.
Her mother died when she was quite
young. In 1873 her father moved to
Deadwood, S. D., and there, December
Is, 1870. she was married to E. Defe.
bach. Their home was in Deadwood
until 1884 when they removed to Me
dora, and a year later made Dickinson
their permanent home.
Mrs. Defebach leaves besides a loving
husband, four children, Mary, Ralph
Josephine and little thr%ee-years'-ole
Doris. She is also survived by one broth
er and a half sister.
The funeral was held Wednesda,
afternoon from St. Johns church, Rev. }
Hume Dobbvn officiating. The flora
gifts were most beautiful az was befttinI
in honor of one who 50 loved the flower
and whose love they seemed to retur'
by a wealth of blossoms. The Macca
bees Sent a pillow of white and pini
roses, the Eastern Star a star, in thei
own colors, and other friends beautitu
designs. The casket was covered wit
asters and white petunias, and flower
and %ivy-wound pillars made the churc
beautiful.
The music was by Mr.. Hughes, Mr.
Hughes, Mrs. Rau, Mrs. Rominger an
Mr.. Dobbyn, assisted by the vested ehoI
of the church. The choir rendered, -
Few More Years Shall Roll" and Mr.
Rominger sang, zone Sweetly Solem
Thought" The interment was in tn
Dickinson cemetery, the services at tn
cemetery being the beautiful burial Sc
vice of the Eastern Star.
Mrs. DeAeback from long residenc
and genial, kindly disposition had
great many friends who sympathizs wit
the bereaved family and our her 10:
even though they would not wish h'
back to suffer.
The Dickinson press., 1903-09-05
Dickinson Must Work for Hlshsr CIassiil
cation.
GLADSTONE NOTES.

A Hungarian by the name of Dugorn
is building a residence.
MI. Knowles of Taylor visited Satur-
day and Sunday.
Geo. Lee is running two corn binders
on his ensllage corn. He will probably
have 500 tons of corn fodder.
Henry Loomis, it is rumored, will re-
move to Delaware.
Heart river rose very rapidly on Sun
day, and higher than usual this time of
the year.
Mrs. M. c. Brown returned from her
Bad Land trip before the rest of her
party on account of the illness of her
Youngest daughter.
Rev. Hall of Fargo preached in the
Methodist church on Sunday.
The infant son Of MI. Johnson died
on Sunday and was buried in Taylor on
Monday.
Mrs. H. w. Bates wal a visitor at the
home OF John Little for a few days.
Koesel & Co. are building a one.story
frame addition to their store on the west
side-2o feet wide, the length Of the old
building.
At a meeting Of the trustees of the
Congregational church, Aug. 81, for the
purpose of considering the offers by the
Catholics, to buy the edifee, and by q
representative of the Christian denomin'
alton it was decided to offer both bids to
the Congregational Church Building So
ciety for their decision, their interest be
ing larger than the Catholics bid. Tn.
latter bid was $500, their interest beinl
s488.
Ed. r. Bonney and wife are sending
a collection of fossils and petrifed WOOL
to the State Historical society of Ill.
The Dickinson press., 1903-09-05
Certificate of Death NeCes-
sary Before Burial.

SEC. 265, Revised Codes
of 1899 says in part: land no
undertaken or other person
shall buryor prepare for burial
the body of any human being
without a certificate signed by
the attending physician or by
the coroner, which certificate
shall state the name, age, sex
and place of abode, and date
of death of such deceased per-
son, the name and duration of
disease of which such person
died and whether or not such
disease is contagious, and such
certificate shall after burial Of
such body be filed with the
Local Board of Health. AFTER
July I, 1903, any violations of
the above will be liable to
prosecution.
H. H. HEALY, M. D.,
8-2o-4t Supt. Public Health.
The Dickinson press., 1903-09-05

THE meeting of the Grand
Army of the Republic in San
Francisco very naturally was
smaller in numbers than some of
the previous conventions. The
total membership of the army in
good standing is now 255,1oo; a
net loss of 9,162; yet 8,183 new
membres have been added during
the year. The unanimous cleo
ton of General John c. Black of
Chicago as commander-in-chie
was an appropriate recognition Of
the services rendered to old SOL
diers by him during his term as
commissioner of pensions. Es.
pecially interesting was the de.
cision of the convention not to ad-
nit the sons of members. The
organization is thus to pass away
with the members who SO gallant.
ly bore the brunt of civil war.
The Dickinson press., 1903-09-05
THE theory that this count

The theory that this country is
entering on a period of industrial
depression, as the result of the
mysterious causes which bring
about a business crisis each ten
years, is finding many believers.
1t is pointed out that in the years
1853, 1868, 1884, and 1893, within
recent history, the country met
more or less serious reverses in
property, the effects of which
were felt for months and years
afterward. The 2o-year intervals
of 1853, 1873, and 1898 were es-
pecially disastrous, while the al
ternate dates of 1868 and 1884, it
is argued, were less serious from a
business standpoint, From these
observations, the inference is be-
ing.drawn by somethat a moderate
depression in business, lacking
the severity of the panics of '73
and SO, but yet of great conse.
quence, is upon US. This theory
is advanced by its adherents as
explaining the continued decline
in the stock market, which has
put the prices of the principal
stocks from 10 to 20 points below
the panic prices of the famous
furry of May 9, 1901. While con.
ditions and not theories govern
the stock market, it can not b,
denied that the decline in tn,
prices of securities has beer
ample to discount a severe indus
TRIAL crisis. Furthermore, the de
cline has had a very importan
effect on business. Most fortun
ately. however, the decline il
securities has come at a time whel
the underlying conditions of tn
country are exceptionally strong
The trouble has been acute in tn
stock market and the speculativ
community, but so far no ques
ton has been raised as to tn
strength and solvency of tn