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Mower County transcript., 1904-05-25
nannish Women.

following the recent Newport d.
fYarce wedding Of the Hunnewells the
Rev. Morgan Dix of New York, rector
Of Trinity church, preached a strong
sermon on divorce. Among other
things, MIR. Dix said:
'.The steady decline of womanhood
from it's old ideals and it's deterioration
IS through copying the ways and in
yading the sphere of men.
| s"What can stop the women takers,
the women preachers, the women
agitators, the clamorers for women's
lrights?"
Asked to further explain his re-
marks, Mr.. Dix declared:
II am sick at heart over the women.
Man used to regard woman with such
reverence! When l was a boy all boys
of generous spirit looked up to her.
lWefonght with fsticuffs to demonst-
r some fashion -onrs w orship of
Her. She was not to be criticised. She
was on too lofty height for that. &
"In these days the women have come
down to our own level. They were
womanly and they are ceasing to be.
"Nowadays they talk like men, they
smoke, they swear, they gamble, they
drink, they do all the things that men
do. They even dress like men. I saw
woman in street car. She had on
mans cravat, a mans coat, waist
coat. She looked as much like man
as woman can look.
"Again, met a young woman walk
ing with four men, all in row, in the
street. She wore a short skirt, coat
and waistcoat, just like those of her
companions. She: carried a stick a
regular 'banger she strobe along
with gait like theirs.
"If there is anything men despise
and rightly despise, it is womannish
man. [ think the mannish woman is
as bad. All this comes from leaving
the womanly things of life and invaG-
ing the sphere OF man.
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in Rules and Regulations are as fol,

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in Rules and Regulations are as fol.
lows: )
"To especially aid and assist the
Grand Army of the Republic, and to
Perpetuate the memory Of the heroic
dead. To assist such Union Veterans
ass1need our help and protection and to
Iextend needf1l aid to their willows and
orphans. To. find them homes aud en-.
ployment and assure them :of sympathy
and friends. TO cherish, and emulate
the deeds Of our army nurses, and Of
all loyal women who rendered loving lIvii,
service to our country in the hour. If
peril. To maintain true allegiance to
the United States of America; to in-
culcate lessons Of patriotism and loEe
OF country among our children and in
the community in which We live; and
encourage the spread of universal
liberty and equal rights to ALL"
This organization was the first to in.
troduce the salute to the flag in the
public schools and to make the obsery-
ance of Flag Day general, by prepar-
ing and carrying out suitable programs.
Ihere are two salutes to thefag taught.
In the schools, the one for the older
scholars being: II pledge allegiance to
my flag and to the Republic for which
1t stands, one nation indivisible with
liberty and justice for ALL" The Other
is taught the younger pupils, and is:
II give my head and my heart to God
and my country; one country, one Ian
guage, one flag"
The Women's Relief Corps is a na-
tlonal incorporation, and owns and
operates the National Relief Corps
Homes, Madison, Q. 1t is in posses
sion OF Anderson prison grounds, which
it has converted into national park.
Through it's influence, several states
have placed monuments there and every
year, especially upon Memorial Day. it
is visited by many.
For the year ending June 80, 1863,
the national treasurer has expended for
". Il. c. Home 50, ,722l7; for decoration
OF soldiers graves IN the South, S1,107.-
80; for the Kansas flood sufferers, $500:
for the Mckinley memorial, $1,000; for
relief, $156,709.19. The number of per-
sons assisted has been 4O433. In the
organization there are 1906 corps. The
total expenditures last year in the Or
der amounted to $3o,5S7.35 and there
are no liabilities. Since the organiza-
tion Of the W. r. c., there has been ex-
pended $2,504, 1865. 1865 33s >>~1 =
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They say the old chap has. to be think
Einu schemes all the time to get rid of
bis II money g and not to havfit pile up too
fast on his hands. Ihaye ansidee be
will be thankful for pointers. Why
don't he endow q hundred million fund
tor the encouragementof married folks
.liVin' together? That would be the
incest kind OF a scheme. .Spose he
was to offer thousand dollars to every
couple that would LIN together for
twenty five years and had a Silver wedd-
~ anniversary in due and ancient
torn and All even five or ten thousand
20 every couple that stuck together for
half lll q century and reached the golden
3Weddin' mark. That would be a great
Encouragement, I'm sure. when Polly
got tired of washin' dishes and gettin'
breakfast for the twenty nine thou
asandth time, you could just cheer her
! UP TO keep on and endure to the end
and win out that Carnegie prize. l
tell you marriage is altogether too light
~ thought of now by young people.
sIhey think it's soon time to quit after
:gettin' yoked up and so they don't
Bfttle down to bear and forbear like
tAey was in for life: If there was a
golden prize at the end Of the long race
AZ would put a different look with
many OH the marriage ties. I wish
that Carnagie mite see this pointer and
take the hint.
FARMER BEN.
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on the grounds, with 2257 rooms and
rates that include admission to the
| fair. It is very convenient and service
is excellent. :@ "A.
The Japanese exhibits as "a whole
are the finest and most numerous of
any Of the foreign nations. They
simply excel in all lines and show as
great skill in iron work and mining OK.
hibits as in silk and decorative art;
They are simply wonders of skill and
patient work in art. One*visitot asked
a Japanese why the Russia section was
empty and he replied II guess the
Russians think the Japs would take it
away from them any way if they made
one" : (
The National Federation of Women's
Clubs is holding its annual convention
here this week and hundred of the
brightest and most progressive women
OF the land are delegates. Their papers
are able and interesting. It is said that
the baggagemen interfered with the
first days convention by delaying the
trunks which contained the needed
gowns and credentials for the occasion.
One Of the delegates to this convention
whom we met was Mrs. Thomas l..
Beiseker of Fessenden, n. d. who is a
delegate from North Dakota from the
Saturday Club.
1t is really difficult to find any time
to write and must continue this in our
next. The meetings crowd upon each
other. Secretary of Agriculture James
Wilson spoke before the National
Good Roads Convention here Thurs
day and secretary of state John Hay
spoke last evening before the Press
congress. About one hundred Of the
most distinguished editors of Europe
are here. It is rare opportunity to
see and hear and We must make the
most of it.
G. D. BELDEN.
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AN ELOQUENT CnIEFrAlN
Past Sachem C.. r. Boostrom. a Well
Known Figure in the Great
Council of Minnesota.

Minnesota is fortunate in possessing
many stalwart chiefs, brothers who are
active in the work of Redmanship, men
who are prominent citizens of their
! respective communities and who have
, attained high position in their business
or professional life. It is this, as much
as any other reason, why the order is
making such gratifying gains in this
reservation; we have membership, an
active membership, that we can "point
to with PRIDE"
And it is true that our Great Council
is made UP in most part, of Just that
element; it is an association of men
who would GRACE any fraternity or or
Eganization Ena4er their able guidance
the honorSaI1d Usefulness of Redman-
ship is safs preservation.
There ar brothers more gifted
than the VI nown chief whose por-
trait adorns this page of The Speaking
Leaf-Past Sachem Charles r. Boos-
from of Tecumseh Tribe No. 1G. of
Austin, Mimi. Brother Boostrom is
an energetic worker for the Order
throughout the great sun and it was a
splendid selection of his tribe to insist
that he pass through the stumps."
even though his service to the cause
might entail some personal or business
disadvantage. ->'*
AS member of the Great Council.
Brother Boestrom is energetic, force
ful, and his native ability is displayed
by the logical manner in which he dis
Germs the best and most practicable.
lie is one of the best orators We have
in. the reservation and his "short talks
always receive the applause they merit.
Brother Boostrom is member OF a
family iny which Redmanship ranked
close with .their religion, his father and
grandfather before lin having been
enthusiastic members Of the fraternity
At home, Brother Boostrom is at t the
head Of a large institution Of learning,
the Southern Minnesota Normal. /. and
Business College, which has a wide re.
putation as an educational institution.
The Speaking Leaf.
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Pension Statistics.

The disbursements for pensions by
the United States from July l, 1890, to
June 80, 1866, were 500, Az, ,444.23. Since
1865 the disbursements for pensions
were $2,942, ,178, 1853, and for cost and
maintenance expenses, $95, ,934.71,
or total of $3,037, 1926 0S064, making
the entire cost of the maintenance of
the pension system since the founda.
ton of the government $3,1S4,271 ,524.-
|87.
OF the amount that has been expend-
ed for pensions since the foundation of
the government, $70,O0O,OO0, was on
account of the war of the revolution;
$45, 5,186, 1922, on account Of service in
the war of 1912; $6,234,414.55, on &C.
count of service the Indian wars; $685.
483, ,3O9, on account of service in the
Mexican war; $5,479, ,26831, on account
of the war with Spain, and $9,87s,2M,.
400.17, on account Of the war The
rebellion. f5sz==zz==.sS ===#
The cost of the pension system reach
ed it's maximum in 1898 when sit
amounted to $2.44 per capita 81 the
entire population. It, however, has
been growing less each year and 1903
the total of pensions amounted to only
$1.75 per capita Of population.
In 1893 the cost of the pension sys-
tenn per ST. 900 aggregate wealth of the
United States was 1924, while in 1903
it had decreased to $1.32.
The commissioner expresses the
opinion that in ten years the pension
system will cease to he noticed as a
burden to the people Of the United
States. ,.s .s
The annual value Of the pension roll,
the amount required to pay the regular
pension certificates, 996, ,545, outstand-
| ing at the. close of the fiscal year, was
$133O 900. The average annual value
of each pensio was 1888 40 anincrease
Of $1.26 over that Of the former year.
Mower County transcript., 1904-05-25

. a bath with Coles Carbolisoap is a.
luxury. 1t cools, heals and cleanses
and has a delightful order of lavender
and yiolets. Use this soap once and
you will be its friend, for no other can
compare with it. Be sure its Coles. By
all druggists.
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FARMER BEN'S COLUMN.

taiWus makes Farmer Ben sad and
lonely. d tell you it's over forty years
since we were fitin' the battles Of the
5country and savin' old Glory from. bein'
draggled round in the dirt by lot Of
Johannes who were stirred upby schem.
in. jeff: Davis and a lot of other traitors
to rebel SO as stoshav offs for themselves.
We were young and lively then and
didn't mind 50 much the exposures and
dangers but nowadays what is + left Of
the old boys get tired out awful easy.
[ can't help thinkin' of the absent ones
that was comrades and companions
that hay been under the sod some Of
'em for many year. The world lost
heroes and precious spirits when they
died but their souls go marchin' OH.
It's a nifty good lesson for Young
America to hay their thoughts turned
once year anyhow to what the G. A.
R. boys did for the country before they
was thought of. There's too little re-
spect and regard shown for the old SOL
diers and too much Of disposition to
make light Of their rights and claims.
l want to get up and march with the
old comrades if Pm able and I hope
that there'll be big crown of Young
America at the speakin' so that they
may drink in the meanin' of the day
and cross their hearts in loyalty to the
old flag that cost so much blood shed
and treasure to save. The grave of an
old soldier is alwus a sacred place to
me aDd hope that when all the old
boys bivouac with the dead their graves
may be forever kept green and beauti-
full by grateful prosperity.
I've alwus had great notion Of the
carryin' capacity and Importance Of
the old Mississippi since L crossed it in
an early day and used to. team wheat
to McGregor to market. The railroads
hav been discouragin' river traffic all
these years but the old father Of waters
flows on to the Gulf just the same and
l reckon will keep ON after the rail-
roads hav rotted and been abandoned.
1t looks like the trade ON the Gulf was
pickin' up wonderfully and with the
new Panama canal finished would out.
shine the Atlantic trade. Those fell
lows down to New Orleans and Calves.
ton are certainly hustlin' inaputtin'' III
new Steamship lines for foreign ports
and toilin' for trade as Lee Dettelbach
would say. It's a good deal shorter
and cheaper to tho Gulf than to New
York from many points in the west
and those eastern railroads that hav
been holdin' their heads so high and
their rates so stiff need a leetle takin'
down. Comrade VanSant predicts that
upper Mississippi traffic is goin' to boom
immensely and he ought to know. The
haul to the river will be small and the
packets can take down all we raise to
st. Louis and pour it into the immense
lower river boats. This cheaper route
and transportation ought to make
differ Of two or three cents on every
bushel Of grain we sell. The shortest
haul is bound to win in the long run
and the Atlantic cities will hav to get
along with the exports of eastern
manufacturers.
2 g o
LIN nifty glad to see the move for
preservation Of: the wild flowers. When
I first came to Minnesota before the
war the prairies were just beautiful
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Lm nifty glad to see the move for
preservation Of: the wild flowers. When
I first came to Minnesota before the
war the ,prairies were just beautiful
with the blooms but now that so much
has been broken up you don't see so
many. Down east they're complainin'
of some kinds bein' almost wiped out
by ruthless pickin' and pullin' of 'em.
It's just like with the wild game. The
buffalo and prairie chicks and lots
amt so plenty as they used to be.
There don't seem to be any judgement
about killin' 'em off. 1t don't seem to
me that there's so many robins and
other dear little birds as they was forty
years ag0. There's something drawin'
Ett6 Old Farmer Ben's heart in the flow
|[eers and birds il their wild, natural
state. I'm partial to the old kinds in
NY wits flower garden too, the mari
||gotds and stocks and primroses and
and pinks coriopsls and zinneas.
IThe will flowers almost seem to beg
for projection from human friends who
would Destroy EN-, They amt got
anybody tQ fence 'em up OF hoe .'em or
guard 'em4h any way and they make
mute appeals to the kindness of=folkses
compassion. / believe that the child
rem could be taught to hav feelin' for
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08
THE USES OF THE ROPE.
Hundreds of Thousands of Human Lives Each Day Hung by
 Wire Thread.

While the longestrOpes are used for hauling purposes, some Of the most interesting data in connec- tion with wire ropes are obtained with their use for hoisting pur- poses, says Mines and Minerals. Hundreds of thousands of lives are literally each day hung by small wire thread as the men are low cred into and haisted from the bowels of the earth, and in many cases the only means of communi- cation between the surface and the underground workings, which are from few feet to d mile in depth, is by a comparatively small hoisting rope. Think of hanging from the end of a cable onl y few inches in diameter and q mile long, being hoisted at rate which is faster than that of the average railroad train, and some idea of the hoisting problem can be gained. To the honor of the wire rope manufacturers, 1t must be said that very few shaft accidents are due to the breaking of tine rope, excepting where the cage is over wound and unwarranted demands are made upon the rope, or which are traeeable to false economy on the part of the users of wire rope. No part of mining plant is more carefully inspected and watched than the hoisting rope, and very few mining managers will take any unnecessary risks in the hoist ing of men. The skill of the wire rope maker is taxed to the utmost to provide ropes for hoisting from great depths. To make a rope of practicable size that will be suf fieiently flexible and that will bear even it's own weight is no mean problem, for in such cases the weight of the rope is often much more than the material lifted Hence we have taper rope intend cd to give varying section depen- dent on the amount of rope off the drum or reel.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08

tive talent for police work in out of the way localities. On the west coast of Africa is a tribe of na. tives, possibly radically connected with the Hovas, who are known as the Sakahoya, the most warlike tribe of the country. The natives, in imitation of French troopers, organized an oxen cavalry corps, under command of a French off. cer. They are armed with modern long handled lances or spears and side arms.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08
LONELINESS OF PRAlRlES.
Treeless, Trackless Wastes That Are Devoid of Water and Un-
 inhabited.

''I had almost as soon be set adrift in a small boat in mid-oeean as to be dropped down on the vast prairie near the Kansas Colorado state line said a man who is familiar with the west, according to the Birmingham tAla.) News.
 One cannot realize the lOneli- ness of the western plains until he has crossed them. There are very few human habitations, com paratiyely little of the land is un- der cultivation, and water is a scarce and precious commodity. In every direction nothing meets the gaze of the eye except track less. treeless waste which is bounded only by the lowering sky. Prairie dogs are the chief deniZens of this region, and as the train whills past they perch themselves on the hind legs and sit bolt up right as motionless as statue. There are few houses, but they are at wide intervals. The one single advantage that lonely pc destrian has in that region is that by following the railroad track sufficiently far he will reach a town some day but walking at this season under the burning prairie sun is by no means pleasant.
 1t is positively tiresome tS the eye to ride across the prairies in a comfortable Pullman car sur rounded by all the luxuries of life. This being true, ii must be next to appalling to have to tramp over this region without food or water, except what one begs at the few way stations along the route. l have never been able to see any thing picturesque or inviting about the wide stretching plains"
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08
COUNTERFEIT WORKS OF ART
Making of Bogus Antiques Has Be- come Quite an Industry
 in Italy.

William Le Queux notes an amazing growth in Italy of the manufacture of counterfeit an tiques, reports an exchange.
 He says he has stood in more than one sculptor's studio and seen age given to marble by q newly discovered process which in 12 hours will give to statue 800 times it's true value. The greater part of this output is said to be shipped to New York.
 According to Mir. Le Queux, the largest profit is, however, made on arms and pictures. The armory where the greater part of the ancient" arms sold by dealers in Italy is forged is in back street in Leghorn. Here in couple of tumble down old blacksmith shops every conceivable kind of armor is made, from the fourteenth cen tury helmet or breastplate to ancient gauntlets, halberds, swords and daggers.
 'I have watched these swords being stamped with the marks of monograms of the well-known Spanish armorers of the sixteenth century, writes Mr. Le Queux, "the coronet in shield of Domin- go, the crossed scissors of Sanchez, the half-moon of Juan Martin or the star of Gil De Alman, together with good selling Latin inserip- tions or owners names with dates. 1 have stood by and seen how the steel is treated with acids, how the bronze hilts are painted with slime solution to render them old and how they are placed in troughs of damp earth to induce rust and patina before being sold to the dealers at so much a dozen as sorted"
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08
DICK TURPIN IN RUSSIA.
Student Who Turned Highwayman and Gave Stolen Money
 to the Poor.
sorted

solomon H., by the grace of God king of the Jews" This was the way in which very remark able prisoner recently signed the prison book at Kiev, Russia, says the London Mail.
 His history is curious. He was handsome, hard work ing student of kieff seminary, but on finishing his course, he inn. mediatelY provided himself with d revolver, dagger and number of forged papers and passes, and began q career of robbery and brigandage which was marked throughout by consummate skill and forethought.
 He murdered and stole on the highway, his victims in kiev in cluding staff captain and a mas ter of the watch. At his richly furnished apartments in kiey he dispensed lavish hospitality to q circle of most respectable friends, who never suspected the source of his wealth.
 His capture was brought about by the accidental protrusion of d revolver from his coat pocket while he was bargaining with q fur merchant. The latter pointed him out to detective, and "Sol- omon H." was arrested and bound like a dangerous wild beast.
 At the preliminary examination he confessed to a long series of robberies, the proceeds of which he appears to have dispensed largely in succoring the poor and the outcast. He denied any mur- ders, however, professes peni- tence, and intimates his anxiety to expiate his misdeeds in the prayer full seclusion of a monastery.
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08
cavalrymen Who Ride Oxen.

The oldest cavalry in the world is maintained on the west coast of Madagascar by Gov. Gen. J. G. Gallieni. While the French troops in that country are ample to meet the occasional revolutions, the governor general makes use of na,
The Newark journal., 1904-07-08
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Short Items of General Interest Gathered Fresh From Our
 Local Exchanges.

AoCai GACadIS0o'
 The Crawford county grand Ju- " returned seventy seven indict- ments.
 Mrs. Ed dlScott was badly injured by the explosion of a gas stove at Helena.
 Congressman Reid is having his residence at MorriIton extensively remodeled.
 Col. John ". Howell is trying to organize a militia company at Fort Smith.
 Grant Coleman, notorious ne- gro of Newport, was perhaps fat ally injured June 29 while attempt ing to evadeEarrest.
 J. l.. Jackson was fined S4o0 and sentenced to jail for four months in Poinsett county for op- erating blind tiger.
 The Greene County Fruit Grow CTS Association, which was organ ized in May, held it's first meeting in Paragould on last Saturday, July ,.
 The Newport Button Factory is again in the market for shells, and 1t Is understood that 1t will start up again as soon as the necessary arrangements can be made.
 Will Black, a negro, charged with abduction, was shot and kill ed while trying to escape from custody by Deputy Sheriff John Walker near Winchester last Mon day.
 w. Il. Morton, nominee for circuit clerk of Washington coun- ty, declined to run, and the central committee substituted the man whom he defeated by II votes, G. J. Rogers.
 Ruth Butler. 6 years old. of Van Buren. was badly bitten by vici- ous dog on Tuesday. Her left cheek was badly larcerated and her lips nearly torn off. The dog was afterwards killed.
 A collision of freight trains oc- cured at Dumas in which three cars jumped the track and one of them crashed into the depot build- ing. moving it eight inches off its blocks. The night operator and the son of the station agent, Mir. Coffey, were in the building, but escaped injury, as also did the train crews.
 As a result of a religious discus sion between Recter Butler. Will Hicks and Dora Johnson, all ne- groes, of Sherrill, Butler shot both Hicks and the woman with small shot from a shotgun, and Dora Johnson took shot with a pistol at Butler, but missed him. Butler was arrested. Hicks and the woman were not seriously hurt.
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