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The Washington times., 1903-10-23
RESCUED FROM MINE.

SCRANTON. Pa. oct. IA mine
cave-in wrecked the home Of Mrs
Thomas Cunniff yesterday. Mrs Cum
nin's child was playing on the kitchen
floor and was sliding into a large open
ing caused by the cave, when the
mother caught the little one 'and ran
from the collapsing house.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
QUARTERLY PENSIONS.

The Secretary Of the Interior has is
sued his requisition on the Secretary of
the Treasury for $141SOO00 to pay quar-
terly pensions due November 4. at the
following agencies: Philadelphia. 5000
900: New York. $l.s400OO; Indianapolis.
81 COO. 900; Knoxville. s., $50. 900; Louisville.
| 81, 050. 600; Topeka 81, 100000
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
Editor Retained.
PRESIDENTS PASTOR
ATTENDING A SYNOD

The Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Schick. pastor of
Grace Reformed Church. which Presi-
dent Roosevelt attends. is in Salisbury.
n 6. attending the Potomac Synod of
the Reformed Church. DR.. Schick is the
retiring president of the synod. and de-
livered the opening sermon. The sessions
will continue until next week
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
NEPHEW OF SENATOR
CULL0M A SUICIDE

MOLINE ILL.,. Oct. 23.-Claude B. Gull
lom, aged twenty-seven years, said to
be nephew of Senator Cullom. shot
and killed himself here yesterday at
his desk In the factory of Deere & Co
Dependency from financial troubles
and an unsuccessful love affair several
months ago are ascribed as the cause.
His death was Dremeditated
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
FELL FORTY-TWO FEET,

PATERSON. n. j.. oct. 23.-Henry
Delaney fell from the top OF a smoke
stack at the rolling mill Wednesday aft
ernoon and landed on the ground below.
distance of forty-two feet. unhurt.
Delaney hSd been working on a swing
chair and I'm lowering himself caught
hold OF the wrong rope. with the result
that he and the chair were dashed to
the ground.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
BRYAN PASSES THROUGH.

william Jennings Bryan passed
through Washington Tuesday AT noon
on tho Baltimore and Ohio on his way
10 New York to attend the hearing on
the Bennett will case He stopped at
the station long enough 20 shake hands
with Cotter T. Bride and a few other
political friends here. and changed cars
20 continue his journey.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
MORE pay For TOILERS.

PITTSBURG. Oct. 23.-The wage scale
conference Of the Shade branch OF the
American Flint Glass Workers has re-
suited IA a wage advance Of per cent
FOR LOO men. The members allowed
several minor conditions demanded.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
PRESIDENT BARRETT
WILLING TO REMAIN
Spiritualists' Leader Is to
Stand for Reelection.
ELECT OFFICERS TODAY
Promised Fight Averted-Editor-at-
Large Retained-More
Lyceum Work.

The promised fight for the presidency
Of the National Spiritualists Associa-
ton has been obviated by the decision
of President Harrison ID. Barrett. of
Needham. Mass. to stand for re-elec-
ton. The two leading candidates for
the presidency Joined with a number
of others and petitioned Mr.. Barrett TO
reconsider his determination not TO re-
main at the head Of the association.
When his answer had been received.
the nominating committee named for
the presidency Mr.. Barrett and George
w. Hates, of Pennsylvania: DIR. George
B. warne. of Illinois. for the vice presi-
dency: Mrs. Mary T. LOngley. of WASH
ington. for secretary; Theodore ]. May
er, OF Washington. for treasurer, and l..
c. 1. Evans. of Washington. for trus-
tee.
To Elect Officers.
The election of officers will be held at
the afternoon session today. and also
the place of holding the next conven-
ton will be selected. st. Louis. Niagara
Falls. Detroit, and Denver have made
application for the convention, but IL is
likely that ST. Louis will be chosen.
1t was much after the noon hour to-
day when the morning session adjourn
ed. The time was devoted TO the intro
duction of new business affecting the
future of the association. recommended
lions of different character, and the re-
ception Of reports from local societies
and missionary workers. AS the reports
were read showing fourishing condi
tons in various sections of the United
States. they were received with cheers
To Increase Work.
At 1880 the report, of the committee
on children's lyceum work was intro
duced. and a number of lecturers re
sponded. Lyceum work has been receiv
ing great attention in the last year. anC
II was the sentiment this morning tina
this should be increased even more. 81
interesting was the subject that tn
president was given authority TO contin
ue the session beyond the lunch hou
in order that a general discussion Nigh
follow.
The convention will close tonight. Tn
program consists Of music, a lecture b.
Mrs. Carrie Firth-Curran. and spiri
messages through the instrumentality o
Mrs. Zaida b. Hates and Marguerit
Gaule.
Editor Retained.
ne edltor-at-large Tor the ASSOCIATION
was ordered retained for another yea
and given authority to carry on nj
work on larger scale The superin
tendent of national lyceums was re
elected with increased powers. A mum
Der OF committee recommendations OF
reports OF officers were adopted
At the evening session yesterday. Mrs
Florence. OF Whitewater. Wis. gave
recitation; J. J. Morse delivered
'Heart-to-Heart Talk and spirit mes
sages were received through the instru
mentality of Florence Morse and Mrs
c. A Sprague.
The Washington times., 1903-10-23
.LANDVOIGT ANXIOUS
TO QUIT THE SERVICE
Resignation Now in Hands
of Postmaster General.
PUBLICITY AS PUNISHMENT
May Be Tried on Those VINO Escape
Through the Statute of
Limitations.

William II. Landvoigt. chief Of the
classification division in the office of
the Third Assistant Postmaster General
presented his resignation to Postmaster
General Payne yesterday morning Mr.
Payne took the resignation under ad-
visement. and has not Yet decided
whether he will accept il or summarily
dismiss Mr.. Landvoigt
Mr.. Landvoight came into prominence
last summer when IL was found that
the department was greatly overstocked
with manifold books for the registry
division. the books having been pur-
chased when he was chief of the registry
division. These books were stored
away in cellars and other places, and
had deteriorated so that many of them
were useless.
Because of the newspaper notoriety
given the discovery an investigation was
made into the relations between the
company and the department. but moth
ing was ever given to the public about
the results of the investigation. except
that Mr.. Landvoigt had a son who oc-
cupied lucrative position with the
company.
Mr.. Payne said yesterday that the
fact of the sons employment with a
company dealing with a division over
which his father had control weighed
heavily against Mr.. Landvoigt.
Publicity the Whip.
Speculation is rife among those in
terested In postal matters over the names
OF the men who are to be punished by
publicity I'm the Conrad Bonaparte re-
port. although they cannot be punished
by criminal proceedings because of the
/ statute of limitations Several men OF
prominence in national politics have
been mentioned with frequency in tho
newspaper discussions OF the scandals
| and 1t is thought that these indirect
newspaper utterances are now to receive
the sanction Of the department and Of
| the President.
| A special venire for the second tria
of Joseph NJ. Johns and Daniel V. Mil
Ter. on the charge of conspiring to rem
der decisions favorable to John J. Ryan
! the bookmaker who is alleged to hav,
run get-rich-quick scheme, was draw
in Cincinnati yesterday. The new tria
! will begin on November Is. The frs
trial resulted In hung jury.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
BY Rev. A. N. Alcott.

Anent the lectures on Emerson's life
and work, now In progress in Boston and
Concord, 1t may not be untnterest1ng to
speak thru the columns Of TIL g j our
n a |, of the origin and aims Of the Con-
cord Summer School Of Philosophy and
Literature, which so we'll represented the
spirit and ideals of this Concord sage.
In a letter written to Margaret Fuller In
1S40 Emerson says:
"Alcott and I projected the other day
q whole university out Of our straws."
Thirty-nine years went by before any
thing was done, and then, after Elmer
sons powers had begun to wane, Alcott
organized this so-called university in the
summer Of 1879, and its first session was
held in his library in the Orchard house.
The spirit and object Of this school are
worthy of note. Its founders were pos
sessed Of the transcendental idea No
better explanation of this idea can be given
than that Of w. T.. Harris. at pres
ent United States commissioner of edu-
cation, and the philosophical Boanerges
of the school while it continued. He says:
What Transcendentallsm Is.
Observation-Disclosures is g. term used tc
describe the doctrine OF the New England
school of philosophy initiated by Ralph
Waldo Emerson and Amos Bronson Al
colt, owing its origin to the study of Plate
and the Neo-Platonists, rather than tc
Kant, tho the latter, thru Coleridge. exer.
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cised some influence. It is the doctrine
that cogn1tions, or elements Of cognitlons,
underlie all experience as necessary
priori conditions Of it. It is the doctrine
of necessary and universal truths as op-
posed to empirical truths. or truths de-
rived only from experience" ~
This Is the doatrine Of innate ideas, and
1t animated the. thinking, writing and
speaking Of these two men for more than
forty years before it found expression IN
this school. A..r.
It's significance from the thirties to the
seventies was twofold. It was protest
against authority, whether Of tradition.
church, theology or society, and q prooa
nation Of intellectual and spiritual indie
pendence. It was vigorous protest also
against the selfish commercial, material.
and dollar and-cent temper OF the age, and
an ins1stence on greater devotion to the
development and culture Of intellect and
soul, in order to worthy human life. 1t
would transmute the low and grovel1ng
pace OF the time into one on a higher
plane. In one Of its aspects it was re-
volt against the current neglect Of mans
higher nature, but. in it's tremendous con-
sequences, it was also a radical disturb
ance Of tho existing Views in religion and
in literature.
! Where 1t Stands To-day. s<-
These men cut loose from all the tradi-
/ LloldI uloOI1uSS. 1uey were dlldSOIllZeu
| by the Unitarians and Universalists of
that day almost as much as they were by
the orthodox. But the alchemy Of time
has now strangely robbed them of all
their terrors. And, while their particular
form Of the transcendental idea has now
passed away, the resduum of truth which
was in it yet remains to us as pure gold
Paul has expressed this truth where he
teaches that the invisible things Of Goo
are clearly seen In and understood by the
things which are in nature, and that the
ethical law Is written in mans heart anG
attested by conscience. The oracle is 1r
ourselves. This was Emerson's conten-
ton. It was subjected to all the ridicule
which ingenuity could invent, and to al
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01
THE CONCORD SCHOOL
OF PHILOSOPHY IN 1881
Story of This Transcendenta
Gathering Emerson nd Alcott Leading Spir
its-Anecdotes Of the Two Philosophers.
the unpleasant names Of the catalogue.
But to-day has become its day.
as.sEs Hsf NfeJ% - = m ~ Al, 81 K

the unpleasant names Of the catalogue.
But to-day has become its day.
A Visit to Emerson.
Mr.. Alcott having visited me in the fall
of 1880 at my home in Ohio, as he was on
his way west to hold conversations In
ST. Louis, Chicago and elsewhere, per-
suaded me to attend the Concord school.
Accordingly the summer Of 1881 found me
there. This was the next year after his
visit. It was the third session Of the
school.
On the Saturday evening preceding the
opening Of the school, the Fortnightly club,
initiated by Miss May Alcott five years be-
fore, met at Mr.. Emerson's and, thru his
courtesy, was invited there. counted it
a piece Of divine fortune to have the priv
ilege Of meeting and speaking with Mr..
Emerson In his own house. Shall 7 de-
scribe his appearance and manner? He
seemed one of the most modest and unas-
Stunning Of men. One Of the gentlest, too.
His height was medium, his build thin
and spare, his eyes the strongest, brightest
blue, his face sallow, but pleasant and
classic, his step quick, his walk rapid.
He was not robust Of body, but was dig
nif1ed and erect In carriage, had very
sloping-not Observation-Disclosures and an
aquiline nose. He could not have weighed
more than 1876 pounds It Is said that his
long, narrow head was below the average
in circumference. Baron Liebig, who pos
sessed one Of the best equipped brains Of
the first half OF The last century, also
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America or in Elgland. It is company
which endeavors to get away from the
letter and into the spirit. It is earnest,
spiritual. religious. Freedom is the
watchword. It's aim Is freely to face God
In nature and in man, and in all knowl-
edge, as freeman should, helped, but
not impeded, by all men who have gone
before. Mr.. Alcott's ideas Of education are
seen in all these papers and discussions.
go home enriched, not more by what
was said than by the new spirit and the
new ideal Of life. To these men We owe
in great degree the emancipation Of the
American mind"
The sessions Of the school were held
forenoons and evenings and this arrange
ment afforded the opportunity to students
and lecturers to improve the afternoons
in visiting the historic places about classic
Concord,-the ancient battlefield with its
statue Of the minute man, Walden Pond,
Sleepy Hollow, the interesting dwellings
in the town, the library, the remains of
Thoreau's hut, or to boat on the river or
to stray to Lexington.
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amiss here. In his diary, written in 1855,
Emerson says:
Last night in the conversation Alcott
appeared to great advantage, and saw
again, as often before, his singular supe-
riority. AS pure intellect, have never
seen his equal. ALI he sees and
says is like astronomy lying there real
and vast, and every part and fact in eter-
nal connection with the whole.
The moral benefit Of such a mind cannot
be told" when at his best, Mr. Alcott
said more good things than any man I
have ever known. Whoever writes his life
will have to come to my papers. II shall
go far and see many before find such an
extraordinary insight as AIcott's.' Il
hope it may please the powers to let me
survive Alcott and write his biography,
for think can do that better than any
one" These last sayings have various
dates.
Said Dr. r. H. Hedge: II can speak with
unfeigned admiration of his rare talents
1t seemed to me that even Emerson did
not rate them as highly as did"
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had a head less In circumference than the
average. Cubic inches Of brain, therefore,
do not always determine the man.
One Of the most delightful things about
Emerson was his manner Of greeting one.
His face would light up and take to itself
the sweetest smile, his eyebrows spring to
q winning arch, he would listen eagerly
to ones word and make one feel instantly
and heartily welcome. In conversation
there was hopeful toss Of the head, very
attractive and suggesting to the listener
that the sage lived in universe In which
he delighted and in which he had all hope
and confidence. Tho wearing the crown Of
white hairs, he had the spirit and vivac-
ity Of youth. It was. an inspiration to see
him. .EE
His home, q frame house painted white,
was plain, neat and we'll furnished, but
| the principal attraction there was the
| intellectual and spiritual picture. This
was Of the most superb species.
| A Conversation on Theodore Parker.
About forty persons attended the club
that evening, and the conversation was
on Theodore Parker, and was led by r.
B. Sanborn. Professor w. T. Harris and
MIR. Alcott participated in the discussion
which followed.
F, MIR. Emerson attended the school quite
regularly that year, but did not lecture.
+ On Monday morning following the meet
ing of the Fortnightly club the School of
| Ph1lOSOpny ana Literature was opened at
10 o'clock with an address Of welcome
to the assembled students by the dean,
Mr.. Alcott. a.g. !..~
A Picture of AIcott.
If Pythagoras Of Crotona, or Empe-
docles of Agrigentum, had been reincar-
mated and presented himself, then and
there, my ideal Of one of those old phi
losophers could not have been filled bet
ter. notwithstanding he was nearly
80 years of age, and his long, white locks
fell we'll down to his shoulders, Mr. AL
colts step was strong. quick and elastic
knew at once that New England trans.
cendentalism was there. The modern
Plato was there. None else could match
that appearance. He was about six fee
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Frank B. Sanborn says: "Emerson's re-
lations with Alcott are to the lasting honor
Of both. Each saw the defect of the
other, but Emerson, aware as far as others
could be Of the profound originality Of AL
colts mind and the nobility of his charac-
ter, = never failed to stand by his
friend. while dealing frankly with his fol-
bles.''
Such, in the estimate Of his friends, was
the dean Of the Concord school Of philoso
ply ami literature. At the conclusion Of
that summer session, recorded this YER
dict on the school: 1T is a veritable acad-
eme, this nook under the hillside, and
under the pines, with its spacious yard
below, and it's elms ancestral near by It's
work is in the spirit Of Socrates, Of Plato
Of Aristotle and of Zeno at Athens, so
various are the opinions here represented
by teachers and pupils. One almost thinks
Of the method Of Jesus, teaching the null
titude by the hillside, or on the plain, or
by the sea Of Galilee. It is stimulat-
ing atmosphere, and as choice a company
of souls as could we'll be- got together in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-01

In height and we'll proportioned. and the
picture Of perfect health. Broad and be-
nevolent Of countenance. serene and
placid as summer sky, his demeanor was
that Of one evidently schooled in the great
world and accustomed to men,
In my note book, which kept at tho
time, find the following account OF the
impression he made:
'.His thoughts were fresh and beautiful.
Nothing could exceed their appropriate
ness to the occasion. Tho extempore, his
speech flowed on like the morning brook
and throwing out, now and then, the col
ors OF the rainbow. To see this man,
venerable for age, yet having the vivacity
Of youth, his white locks flowing, his face
benevolent, and warming with unwonted
sweetness of expression at times, and him
self having an interest in learning as ann
bilious as youth has, was certainly an
inspiring, helpful vision. 1t could not but
suggest what man shall be when the
morning of eternity shall touch each noble
brow Even now and here the Divine
would seem to be doing its work OF trans
fguration =
I find the following notes also referring
to the events Of this first day OF the
school:
"E. c. stedman Of New York followed
Mr.. Alcott with a poem, finely conceived.
and we'll read. It was complimentary to
the founders of the school, and its work.
and dwelt with poetic fervor, and IN no
hackneyed phrase, on the waters which
flow from thePierian springs. One could
not but desire to taste deeply OF foun-
tain so we'll described I
''In the evening Prof. w. T. Harris lee
tured on philosophy, distinguishing sense
perception from reflection, and each from
philosophy. Sense perception notes OBJ
jects as Individuals: reflection groups
these under terms general and specific;
| and philosophy undertakes to account fol-
the origin of things. The primal source
| of all things must be an active, self-de-
termining principle unfolding individual
objects In some phase Of its own image
Independence and freedom are conse-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15

L-Dox Soap should be found IN
all good gr0crrs. 5--10r
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15
a PRE- ocIoUs RABY.
rwenty-three Months Old and
Knows Every Letter OF
the Alphabet.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. McGehee
are the proud parents OF little
son whose unusual precocity is the
suhjrct Of remark among macy
friends. Little Charles Leo is oni,
rwenty-three months old. and
knows every letter Of the alphabet.
Mr. McGehee, who delights to
amuse the lit le fellow by showing
him pictures, found that Charles
WAS also noticing the letters They
hen began with the words on the
picture OF ~ Fiisnd's Oats" adver-
Isement, and Baby Charles learned
four letters in one evening. In
about two days he could name
very letter of the alphabet as fast
as they we're pointed out to him.
His memory is very remarkable,
and he is rs delighted to lesrn as
his parents are 10 teach him
MIR. McGehee lives on West hIil
at Kansas aud Fourteenth aud i
Que of the firm of McGehee s
Sone, grocers.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15

water 10 the second and third
d0ors, aud to do away with the
pumping. This will be q very
valuable Improvement when com,
pls ted aud will greatly add TO The
'iliciency Of the equipment. Mr..
Brown Is also arranging 10 retail
he ice himself this year. and Is
making preparations TO- The
ehanRes.it neeessiaies. New stables
will be built, wagons, vans and
nnrses purchased, and all the nee.
ssary equipment OF q retail bust
1ess added. SIR. Brown also ex-
peete 70 continue to supply Law
on. MARROW. Anadarko and other
urrounding towne, as well as the
Rock Island railroad with his pro-
incs, as he has done heretofore.
The plant Is not running full time
'ow. but will start up in earnest as
Don as the season opens, in the
-pfing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15
roo MANY GAMBLERS.
Anadarko Gets a Hard Blow From
the Government Because
OF Their Presence.

The little town OF Anadarko, ,
,ver on our west, Is in hard luck.
rhe following little item, taken
rom Tuesdays issue Of the Ana-
iarko Daily Democrat. explains it
part;
s'ln con nversatI0n with GIL
Randleit today, we are iDformed
tnat the paj ment OF Government
mouey 10 the indians which is
ovtr 5000, 900 and which takes
place IN y few dass, will not be
made here, but will go to some
other CITY. and lhe reason for this
is the gambling in our city"
II the payment is not made at
ADadAvko. the chances are that
ChicknsNa. as the nearest availa bic
place, vii be selected by the GOV
rrnment as the place for the In-
dlans to receive their money
Tuey will be perfectly safe here.
ChIckasha has q few gam bIers, It's
Tue, but the Indians will not be
molested. The Express HOPES tbe
pay mrnr viii be made here. since
Anadarko il 30 bad.
Il j. the desire of the govern-
msnt 10 protect The Indi,ns IN
Every way possible, and throw
around him every possible safe
guard to keep him from fquander
y g bis money, and this policy l.
the reason for taking the payrnen,
away from Anadarko.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15

Lenox Soap is full weight and
the best soap made. 5--l0t
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15
NOT A "BUNco" GAME.
L. J. Lair is Satisfied With His
Deal in Frederick Town
site Lots.

Blackwell. Ok. Jan. 1.-THE
dispatch from Chickasha to the ef-
feet that Id Lsir. a former banker
OF Blackwell. has been buncoed''
out OF sl2. 900 in buying part of
the townslte Of Frederick IS untrue.
Mr.. Lair did buy part OF the town.
site referred to, but be is we'll sat-
ished with his BAR ain. He Is not
man easily deceived. He lives
thereAnd knew what he was doing.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-01-15

Lenox Soap makes friends where
ever It goes. Try il. Slot