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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

The tea used I'm the immediate house.
hold OF the emperor OF China In treated
with the utmost care. IL Is raised In n
garden surrounded by n wall. 40 that
neither man nor beast can get any
where near the plants. At the time OF
the harvest those collecting these leaves
must abstain from eating Ash, that
their breath may not spoil the aroma
~ the tea: they must battle three times
q day. and. In addition. must wear
gIoves while picking the tea for the
Chinese court
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27
TRIED TO KILL WIFE.
Union County Farmer Arrested Under
Very Serious Charges.

Elk Point. :. d, July 32.--John
Henke. "a farmer living one-half mile
north of Elk Point. was arrested today
and lodged IN the Union county jail
ON charge OF attempting TO Kill his
wife while In n fit OF anger. sheriff
Sherman made the arrest.
When he was caught he was trying.
Il ~ alleged. TO split his wife's head
open with heavy axe.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

The longest span OF any bridge yet
erected will be placed I'm the cantilever
bridge. now under construction across
the 81. Lawrence river ut Quebec. This
sg1dge In being constructed with two APP
proach spans OF 30 feet each. two shore
arms 300 feet In length. and a great cen
trail span OF 1900 feet. which In the long
est yet built by ninety feet.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

The capitalization a mile OF American
railways is about ff2.00o. against Et7.-
800 mile In the United Kingdom. but
u should be pointed out that In Amer
lea there IN a preponderance OF single
line. whereas I'm these islands an av-
frage mile OF railway represents two
and one-quarter miles OF track. no that
instead OF being four times as great n
mile as I'm the United States. the capt.
sai of our railways r. really rather
more than twice as heavy mile OF
track, including rolling stock.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

A record consignment OF cheese was
eecently dispatched from Liverpool TO
london. IL consisted OF 5000 chceser,
weighing 200 tons. and was consigned TO
one person. a London merchant. The
whole OF the cheese was Canadian. Its
value was about $4,000. Some thirty
two railway trucks were required for
the carriage OF the cheese.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

On the tin roof OF an eight story
double building In New York. occupied
BY Arm making a speciality OF an
tique furniture. familiar sight IL fur
uished to occupants OF neighboring
structures. Dozens Of unstained rock
ing chairs stand on the roof. These
rattan and wicker rockers gradually
take on the right antique" complexion
by being exposed for several days.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

Father Albert Negahnquet said 10 be
HE only full biooded Indian priest I'm
from Eufaula, l. T.. where he has been
eor two years. TO Antlers. At Antiers
his practitioners will be mostly Italians.
FATHER Negahnquet was educated In
Rome. and the fact that he speaks
italian nuently 10 the cause Of the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

Young Chinese who have some smat-
eertng Of English are opening what
they call anglo Chinese schools" In
shanghai and the neiGhboring towns.
Ons Of the schools n frank enough to
O1verties that Il teaches English only
- 1as - the letter q" at present.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-27

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The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Plans SAVIOR Too Much
of the Medieval Times

To the Editor Of The Washington Times
II is to be hoped that the Christian
people of this city and this country will
protest in a most emphatic manner
against any attempt on the part of
few clergymen to force upon our people
the dreadful and awful thing that
caused blood TO flow like rivers of water
and sufferings untold in the Dark Ages.
The proposition To introduce religion in
the public schools is absolutely contrary
to the teachings of Christ and is also
unconstitutional. Surely the good peo-
pie of he District have not lost their
minds and viii not allow themselves to
be led In a way that viii end in trouble,
persecution, and DEATH
Let a cry go forth with mighty power;
warn the people that an attempt is being
made TO join religion and the school
together which will result in horrible
IL adopted. Let religious instruction be
given in the home and in religious instf-
tutians but not in the public schools. I,
for one, protest against this pagan ex-
ample and hope II will meet with GER
tain defeat.
One clergyman suggested that all who
oppose them" should join in q league
ana secure a law like the ediet Of Julian
the apostate. [ am sorry indeed to read
that statement, but l am very certain
that there are many Christians who are
not In league with secuiarists and nom
believers who will protest most earnest
ly and fervently against the proposed in
PRODUCTION of religion in Cur public edu-
cationai institutions.
Very respectfully yours,
a L.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Satisfied With Lent.

In Washington the social quiescence
Of Lent has brought forth no wall Of
lamentation that things are as they
are. In some cities these SETS"
which dub themselves the upper
crust" have given vent to a jeremiah
like cry against the orderly state of
affairs caused by the forty days of the
Lenten season.
The reason for Washington's i'm
munity makes the result still more ac-
eeptable. The Capital City's social
world is neither an apeland nor
retreat for those persons politely
described as weak-minded Its in
habitants never render themselves
laughable in their mad scramble for
amusement, nor do they depend upon
the glitter of a ballroom floor or the
simmer Of a damask table cloth TO
stimulate their wits. It's geographical
limitations cannot be summed up in
the narrow lines of an automobile
and an opera box, nor is it cursed
with a supineness and lack OF indie
Dendence ruthlessly trampled on by
our cousins across the sea. 1t has
never gone to the point of making the
family relations a laughingstock and
a mockery, nor does it scorn to dc
good IN a simple and unobtrusive
manner
The result is that Lent, a period for
rest. is not met with tears and COM
"isininrs- Society adjusts itself to
the more peaceful routine of everyday
life. finding for itself much that is
good and doing for others nothing
that is bad Such a condition of
things must be pleasing to all resi-
dents of the Capital They must re-
ioice in the possession OF a society
marked for its intelligence, its cul-
ture, and its superiority to the chear
distinction of sensational and melo
dramatic entertainment
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Religious Teaching
A Step Backward

To the Editor of The Washington Times:
In last nights Times I read several
letters on the subject Of teaching re-
ligion and morals in our public schools.
Not one OF the writer's of those articles
had the moral courage to sign his name
to his article, and your readers do not
know whether they are rational and
thinking people or inmates of Saint
Elizabeth's
If any one Of our citizens would in
sinuate that morals are not incuicated
in our public schools he owes an
APOLOGY to the teachers.
From a purely religious standpoint I
am opposed to the teaching of religion
in the public schools. To attempt TO
build up the churches at the public ex-
pense is to take one step toward
theocracy and those who want that
kind of government can go to Russia
and get all they want of it.
The introduction of a religious text
book into our already overburdened
schools would be followed in time by
the crowdmg out of the useful sciences
and the introduction OF the dead
languages for a deep teaching OF re-
lision can only be accomplished through
those languages.
Even now ministers are CRYING out
against the sciences and admonishing Us
not to hold up the dim torch of reason
il. studying the Scriptures. The intro
duction of religious teaching in our pub
lie schools would be a step backward
which ! hope will never be taken.
W. II. WRIGHT.
March II 1905.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
WEDDING OF THE
PRESIDENTS NIECE

President Roosevelt gave his niece,
Miss Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, away yes
terday at her marriage to Franklin De-
lano Roosevelt, her distant cousin, from
Boston. The bride is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott Roosevelt, and the
bridegroom the son of the late James
Roosevelt. The wedding took place at
the home of Mrs. e. livingston Lud-
low, at $3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
and was witnessed by only relatives, but
several hundred guests attended the re-
ception which followed.
The bridal procession was led by the
bridesmaids, Misses Alice Roosevelt and
Corinne Douglas Robinson, first cousins
of the bride; Muriel Delano Robbins,
Ellen Delano, Helen Cutting and Isa-
bella Selmes.
They wore gowns of soft silk trimmed
in lace and silver embroidery and demi
tuile wells fastened with silver tipped
white plumes.
The Bride, who is much taller than her
uncle, the President. wore princess
gown of white satin trimmed in OLD
family lace, most of which was used
or, her grandmother wedding gown
afr. Roosevelt had as his best man
Iathrou Brown. Mrs. Roosevelt and
Ethel Roosevelt. the younger daughter
of the house, went TO New York with
the President. and were present at the
wedding.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Secular League President
For Natural Religion

To the Editer of The Washington Times:
Even though the organized clergy cap
t,;re the Board of Education and 1ncof-
norate the instruction of Bible morality
in o,,r schools they will only have aided
In dfffusfng the knowledge. through
more general discussion. that Bible NOR
alitv is defective, as Mormonism shows
No Community can live without teach-
ing morals The foundation of morals
is the Constitution of Nature, and on
any other foundation none can perma-
nentIy build. Social morality relates 10
that course of action that tends to IN
crease the happiness or diminish the
suffering of others. and strengthens the
social body: personal morality relates 10
that which thus affects ourselves.
Dr. AIcKim wants authority Tor ms
morals. Can he find a higher authority
than the natural laws of our social or
ganism? .
He wants the children instructed III
lobe dience to the commandments or
God" and proposes to specify which
are the commandments of God, and 10
teach them" In other words, he means
to violently break down the bulwarks of
religious and secular liberty and by
that the Bible is Gods word and morals
are morals only because they are found
there.
Let me inform him that | look upon
this doctrine born in the very rot
tenness of ignorance and viii fight 1t to
the last ditch. / can select morality
from the Bible Jefferson. and Madison.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
WHIPPING POST FOR
EVERY SCHOOL YARD
This Is the Idea of an Illinois Legis-
lator Who Has Drawn Up
Bill.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. March 1S.-A
whipping post IN every school yard. the
punishment of bad boys made gala
affair, attended by at least two mem
bers of the board of educatio and, #
they wish. the culprits' parents. and fer
teachers to chastise pupils, under PEN
city Of fine Imprisonment, or both, for
those who fail TO observe it. This is
the remarka BILE bill introduced in the
house by S. ID. Canady.
Mr. CanadyS country colleagues did
not like a former bill introduced by
him forbidding teachers to lay hands on
pupils So to appease them he prepared
The present measure. Mr.. Canady's bill
requires that the written consent of a
pupils parents must be obtained before
the pupil is punished, and also the con-
sent of majority OF the school trus-
tees The punishment must not leave
marks The possibility of the employ
ment of specialists in fioCging IS intro
duced by the last clause of the bill.
which says: This act shall also apply
to any person employed selected. or
chosen TO inf1ict such corporal punish
ment by any teacher
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Religion in Schools
Is State Theology

To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
AS a citizen of the District of Column
bia. I wish to enter my protest against
the proposed introduction of religious
teaching into the public schools.
This is nothing less than the estab-
lishment of a state theology
Who is to determine what tenets OF
religion shall be taught?
And If teachers In the public schools
are to teach religion they must, Of
course, be religious, and must pass an
examination as TO their qualifications
TO teach the prescribed theology.
The examining board must also be up
on Biblical theology in order to grade
the teachers in their examina ton. the
same as in other. branches of knowi-
edge.
This is a gloomy picture to look at
in this enlightened age OF the world
1t belongs rather to that time long past
when they bdfned reformers rather than
argue with them.
Shall the voice of conscience again
be stif1ed? Shall liberty be stiffened
in the strong sarcophagus OF a bygone
age?
We most sincerely hope not.
LIBERTY.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18

not eager to fight for beloved coun-
try, for they had no beloved country
They were herded to the front, in
many Instances impel1ed by the
swords of the Cossacks. They were
ready in frequent cases to desert.
Kuropatkin had no moral support
among his officers. They were bitter
in their denunciation of him. They
yilified him to correspondents, scout
ing resentful1y the circumstance that
he should be in command. Among
these officers has prevailed spirit CT
jealousy Each seemed not so much
intent upon making a record as IN
aspersing the record of his fellow.
Not only was there inattention to
duty, and the outcropping of a feel
ing clearly mutinous, but there was
riotous debauch, and graft, and waste.
At home the dukes issued orders in
the situation at the front, aid lied to
the people. The Gar assumed pigmy
proportions, and was as incompetent
as block Of wood These dukes by
their bad management stirred I'D
domestic strife that diverted atten-
ton from the great contest. Outgen-
eraled, outfought. and hopeless, Kuro-
patkin struggled On toward that "bit-
ter end Of which there has been so
much mention. He reached this end,
as was inevitable, and for him it
holds bitterness from which, as one
who did the best he could, he should
be in decency free.
Kuropatkin's reputation is buried
in Manchuria, and there will be an
other grave there for that of the of
ficer who takes his place.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Code of Matthew S. Quay
Suitable Textbook

To the Editor of The Washington Times:
To call a spade a spade, this is an at
tempt TO force religion down the threats
of minors by means Of the '.big stick
of state.
On its face it is impracticahle and OF
doubtful result. 1t is an adrr tssion Of
the incompetency of the churches. torn
by sectional and sectarian wrangIes, and
q frantic appeal to the civil power TO
leEd its aid to the perpetuation OF
house divided against itself.
To illustrate the impractica biIity of the
scheme. with its demoralizing con
science clause draw q picture f it in
operation. School comes 10 order and
the period for religious instruction ar
rives Those having scrupies opposed
TO the principles about to be discussed
are given permission TO withdraw.
Under present conditions this will al
ways constitute minority, who will
consult and obey the wishes of their
parents OF pastors, fer reasons satisfac-
tory to the latter The minority absents
itself amid a general litter from the ma
The result is at once a breach on re-
| ligious grounds, a division on sectaTIan
lines, ard the engenderment of enmity
and personal luminosity between the
| cIidues, obviously to the disadvantage OF
| the smaller.
i 1t Is unfair to the children. because
they will net comprehend the real rea-
! son for the unfortunate situation, ana
because il will interfere seriously with
| the regular studies
So far we have proceeded on the
theory that the teacher believes in .er
| possesses the state religion, and IS
! therefore qualified for the work. But
/ suppose the Instructor is an atheist or
EVe have reason to believe that the
devil is sincere when ne qHotes Scrip
! ture But what picture must be drawn
| fer our schools?
In a desuItory manner. and with i'll
| concealed contempt, the unbeliever I'M
dertakes to teach the Bible to our
youth Under the -'schem e he IS
! obliged to handle the branch or give up
| the position, and therefore becomes d
mere mercenary.
| In order to avoid such a situation
| religious test Will have To be resortea q.
! ard it is hard to conceive OF the staIs
| prescribing religious qualifications wflcn
will not approximate the creed OF SotltS
| particular church-naturally the cffutSii
| of the dominant element among tiis
powers that be. ,,.,o
Imagine the Pennsylvania or P hlIdI
delphia ring approving thepIosIctti
and moral textbook As fittIhs pre- pre-
ace the code of Matthew StanieX 5}piS
Is suggested BELLE -
Washington. March H.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
TURKS STAY IN COMBAT
BOLD BULGARIAN CHIEF
Apostol, Famous Insurrectionist, Sur
rounded by Turkish Gendarmes
and KiIled-Band Wiped Out.

SALONfCA, March 1S.-ApostoI. the
Bulgarian leader. chief organizer of the
long standing insurrection in the Salon
lea district, was killed in the course of
a fight with gendarmes.
IN company with thiTty-eight of his
followers he was surprised by a strong
party Of gendarmes at a small village
near Guevgucrli, place two hours dis
t,tut from Salonica.
4 fierce fight followed, lasting three
hours. At the end of that time only
five OF the Byiglrians We're left alive
and they were captured. One gendarme
was killed and eleven were wounded.
The BuIgarians had been transporting
aIr.rnu2ition TO one of their strongholds
in the mountains
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
THE LENTEN DOROTHY.

Dorothy's lids dro0p shyly.
Sealing her eyes secure
Dorothy's lips twitch slyly.
Trying TO look demure.
Dorothy's gown is quiet,
Gray with the violet blent.
Ieorothy's strict on diet
Dorothy's keeping Lent!
Dorothy looks her sweetest
Clad in q sackcloth rare,
Fashioned, with art completest.
From Cfiimsiest cameI's) hair.
= cigarette CLEANS and flashes
Meath Dorothy's fingers bent;
She never forgets the ashes
Dorothy's keeping Lent,
Theater, dance. and dinner
Dorothy shuns of late.
Only with Jack, the sinner:
Lunches en- tete-a-tete:
An oyster, a soup, a pheasant,
A salad. a sweet-content
| With a frugal meal, though pleasant
Dorothy's keeping Lent.
often she bridges idle
Hours when employments lack;
Ofteuer walks the bride
Path in the park with Jack
Never is Jack far distant
From his fair penitent.
sso-with a male assistant
Dorothy's keeping Lent.
,
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
MARY AND MARTHA
SOCIETY STARTS

The Mary and Martha Society was or
ganized in the Fifth Baptist Church last
Sunday evening. The object of this band
of Christian women will be seyenfold-to
visit the sick and needy: to visit the
Indifferent members of the church; to
visit the new converts; to pray every
day for the spread of the kingdom; to
try to bring some person under relig-
ious influences each week; TO speak
kindly of every other woman, and to as
sist the pastor.
The Mary and Martha Society will
meet the first and third Tuesday nights
of every month in the Firth baptlSt
Church, at o'clock.
7 he motto of the society is: The
Master Is Come ard Calleth for Thee.
Any Christian woman in Washington,
who will pledge to work for its objects
can join this society.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
PRODUCE EXCHANGE
OPPOSES RATE BILL

Henry b. Herbert, president of the New
York Produce Exchange. has sent a let
ter to Senator Stephen b. Elkins. chair
man of the Senate Committee on Inter
state Commerce, asking tor a hearing
before any action looking to the APP
prevail of the Esch- Townsend bill which
gives 10 the Interstate Commerce Com
mission power to regulate freight rates.
is taken. The board opposed To
changes in established conditions for
reasons the letter July set forth.
Several other commercial bodies
Throughout the country will ask to be
heard In opposition to the bill
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
Poor General Kuropatkin.

In the estimation Of critics General
Kuropatkin has conducted his cam
paigns with skill. These critics be-
lieve him to be the ablest general of
Russia. That he has failed is mani
fest Oyama is his master,
Yet that Kuropatkin should be dis
missed in disgrace because of his
bootless effort TO accomplish the i'm
possible, seems out OF all consonance
with the spirit of fairness, He was
given a task that could not be per-
formed. He had a large army far
from it's base OF supply. The soldiers
were not imbued with a national
spirit The Russians in the ranks
are not towards. and yet they were
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
MISS JENNIE BAER
GUEST OF HONOR

Mrs. Otto f. Wearner and Miss Amelia
Stern entertained a few friends at
luncheon and theater party yesterday
afternoon in honor of Miss Jennie Baer.
of Richmond, Va; Mrs. George Levy,
OF New York; Mrs. Fred Hahn, of New
York; Miss Stella Levy, of Savannah.
Ca; and Miss Hattye EngeI. of New
York.
The Misses Morris, of Seventeenth
street, entertained their friends at a
The out-of-town guests were Miss Rose
Nheatfeld, of Baltimore; Mrs: George
Levy, of New York, and Mrs. Levy, OF
St Louis.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
st. PatriCk's Dau Thoughts.

The President spoke twice yester-
day-once to the Sons of ST. Patrick.
and once to the Sons of the American
Revolution Both addresses rang
with Americanism and bristled with
fight. There were two declarations,
however, which have an especial in
terest when compared, and the read
ers OF The Times are invited to give
them attention
To the assembly Of Irish citizens
the President said this:
The fate of the twentieth century will
in no small degree depend upon the
quality of citizenship developed on this
continent. Surely such a Thought must
thrill us with the resolute purpose SO to
bear ourselves that the name American
shall stand as the symbol of just, gen
erous. and fearless dealing with all men
and all nations.
To the society of Americans Of
Revolutionary ancestry he said this;
We rank as one of the great naval
powers of the earth, and we rank as a
power for peace. The navy is the arm
of all others upon which this nation
must depend to defend ii against all for
eign aggressors. / want to increase the
number of our battleships because they
are preventives OF war with other ma
lions.
The Times does not regard these
two opinions as necessarily contradic-
tory. But it thinks the strength of
the first vastly finer than the strength
of the second. Like every other news
paper in the country, The Times de-
siTes a fighting force strong enough
to protect every American interest.
But it abhors the spirit-and it thinks
the President abhors it also-that q
nations real strength can be measur-
ed by the number of its battleships or
the size Of its army
America must rise as its citizens
are progressive and self-reliant, or
fall as they are little and neglectful
Of their Government If the name
American stands s'as the symbol OF
just, generous, and fearless dealing
with all meu and all nations" the
people who bear that name will have
acquired a strength vastly greater as
a power for peace than though they
maintained navy as large as Grea
Brftain's, and an army as large a.
Germany's. We are essentially
peaceful and home-staying people
We owe CUR national progress NOR
to these qualities than to any others
And the emphasis Of those facts is tn
most impressive feature of these ST
Patricks Day addresses.
The Washington times., 1905-03-18
NOBEL PRIZE WILL GO
TO THE KING OF ITALY

PARIS. March 1S.-The Echo de Paris
says that the Nobel prize is to be con-
ferred upon King Victor Emmanuel of
Italy in recognition of his establish
ment of the International Institute of
Agriculture the plan of which was re-
Gently suggested, TO him by Mr.. Lubin, of
Sacra nlentls. Cal