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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-05

It Is by Just such means rs the fore
going that the falsehood concerning re-
ligon being taught in the public
schools OF Utah. obtains foothoId IN
the minds Of many people in different
parts Of the country. We here reiterate
our statement which win he corrob-
GRATED by the school authorities OF the
state and by the Attorney General.
who Is not a Mormon" that religion
has not been taught and IL not permit.
ted to be taught IN any Of the public
schools OF this State That the whole
story concerning this matter, which
has been reiterated from pulpit and
platform by professedly christian"
public speakers, male and female, IA n
complete perverslon OF the facts, Is
we'll known here and must be known 10
the writer Of the three paragraphs we
have quoted
The only excuse that can be offered
for It's publication IS the organization OF
religion classes for the children OF the
Latter-day Saints. which for convent
ences sake we're held In number OF
the school-houses IN the different settle
monts after school was closed. They
were never held In the schools. A writ
er who does not know the difference be-
tween school ana schoohouse
ought to be sent to a primary class
to learn the meaning Of simple words
The confoundlng OF the two terms
was purposely made at the beginning
Of the controversy over this matter. In
order to arouse prejudice In the public
mind against the "Mormons," by con-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-05
The same puerile paper has the fol-
lowing paragraphs,

The same puerile paper has the fol-
lowing paragraphs
when President Smith Of the Nor
mon Church issued his proclamation
that religion classes should no longer
be held In the public schools. one school
IN a certain county simply changed the
time Of meeting from Thursday after
moons to Monday afternoons. Wonder
how many obeyed the proclamation in
similar way?'
Notwithstanding that It was report
ed az Washington during the Smoot In
vestigation last winter that no religion
classes Of the Mormon Church had
been held IN the public schools Of Too
ele county It Is a fact that religion
classes were held In every school IN
the county except one. The exception
Is the stockton school which Is largely
Gentle"
The Mormon Church organ OF this
city persists In repeating the false
hood that religion classes have never
been held IN the public schools during
school hours As long as It continues
10 do this we shall continue to affirm
that these religion classes have taken
from 30 minutes to an hour OF tho
scholars time for sectarlan instruction
and I'm one Instance the entire Friday
afternoon was so used
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-05
TEA

We consume a great deal
Of tea, but do we enjoy it,
More coffee; but do we en-
joy it,
rite for our k'oslsds, Beck, A sehiuns &
Company, San FfanswA
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

not live in big free country for five years without
being swallowed up by its freedom
She began to discuss American books and authors.
She was the granddaughter OF a Grand Duke, and
owing to her liberal and quiXotic views was never
permitted to leave Russia. With her husband she
lived a cat-and-dog life and she suffered with ex
cessive Anglomania. She explained to me that it
was the language spoke which formed the
character and for that reason she never had permit
ted Katchousha to learn anything except English
Take for example the English and Americans
who have spoken French from their childhood
they are all rottenl" she asserted.
She was much concerned because she had read
that American were much given to copying
French fashions in clothes. That could not help
having deleterious effect on them, she thought.
Then with the suddenness that characterized her,
she passed to another subject: How glorious it
must be-" she said, clasping her delicate-looking,
nervous hands together Ito discard ones husband
in minute, the way they in America.
''And to take anOther?" | asked.
She looked at questOningly, her yellOw-gray
eyes narrowed and her tall, supple figure drew up
in way that made me think of young tiger ready
for a spring
You do not like me- she said, without either
regret or anger in her voice
As | looked into the fire without answering, she
touched me gently with her hand Why" she asked
Because l do not like women of your type" l
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

answered. You hate everything in Russia be-
cause it does not conform to your whins. and you
pine after England and America because YOU think
that there you could live in any way YOU might
fancy. But good women in America are as subject
to the laws of morality anywhere else. You
probably read some sensational papers"
Il read the Gazette she interrupted.
Il thought as much
She sat quiet now on her big bear-skin, with her
hands clasped over her head. She had the beauty
of the snake and the panther.
She looked into my eyes uncomfortably long
time, and then gave a wicked little laugh. You
can't help thinking that | fascinating, though.
YOU" she asked
This had to admit. Il suppose" l said that
you are of type that would appeal to Tostoi for
big novel, like his Anna Karenina.'"
Her face. which had appeared clear the summer
sky, clouded over stormily. She seized my hand
and for whole day afterward the marks on it were
visible
Look here" she said whatever l am I am no
Anna karenina, and what is more | do not belong to
her class Tolstoi is fool, visionary. What is a
woman like Anna karenna? Pfou! Take a woman
like her and make a novel of her and suppose your
stupid Americans think her characteristic of Russia
LIStenl If woman is as bad as Anna she does not
leave her husband she deceives him. and those
women marked in Russia as anywhere else
Why, an nom dc jfSH mon am!e Russian women are
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

in regard to the peasants suppose shall build the
road and let the wheat crop 60" he answered.
What can do? | cannot afford to displease the
invisible power
| asked whether Russia was in danger of a revolu-
ton. They all united in saying that there was no
possibility of that. To their way of thinking the
Nihilists class of people more possessed by
a desire for martyrdOm and notoriety than by any
consistent plan for the good of their country As
general rule Nihilists from a class which has
absolutely nothing to risk except its lives which has
no plan for the future, and no men among its men,
bers that could carry out any plans.
The Princess Nobalotf on the other hand was a
sentimental Nihilist and a sympathizer of the
peasants because she had been born and brought up
in St Petersburg and before this visit had been
brought into any close contact with the peasants
One morning | came down to the big sitting hall
early Before the fire. lying a huge white bears
skin, the Princess Nobaloff the mother of little
Katchousha. She was supporting her head on her
hand and reading Bret Hartc When she saw me
she raised herself gave her hand and kissed me
on both checks
You wonderful race, you Americans" she
exclaimed.
81 think they are, in some ways " | agreed; 'but
you know hardly can be called an American
Il thought you had lived there for some wears.
Five" | answered.
well that makes you an American You could
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

was scarce in the household and she who
preferred to spend it on herself rather than on others
Yet out of her pocket-money she had saved
enough to build sChool-house in the hope of helping
the peasants.
Yes | had bad luck" she answered. Il spent
every penny | could save on that school. 1t was
built with modern sanitary appliances, and hoped
that the children would learn read and write and
the simplest laws of cleanliness and morality. did
not let it be known that it to be school, till 1t
was all finished Then sent for all the parents and
children gave them a large ftte chdmPfhe, and
explained to them myself the good that it was to
bring them l also had the priest bless and dedicate
it. Three nights later they burned it down, because
they did not want their children corrupted and given
the notion that they better than their parents
| was surprised to hear this of the peasants but
1--WE are their slaves is what everyone assured
Twas also curious to know what the general opinion
of Tolstoi was. 1--WE call him 'Le Petit Mdlade, ,"
they said He has great theories about the peasants,
which he has tried to put into practice, and which
have failed utterly He is a visionary, crank.
Another time the conversation turned to the
Government. All were bitter against the Grand
Dukes and the women disliked the Empress
and the Empress Dowager but said word
against the Gar, whom they seemed to like and
admire Most of those in this house party
required to spend month each year at court,
and therefore spoke from personal knowledge
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

above everything moral for we are a very proud
race and great race tOO!'
lust then Count BOrlOff came into the r0Om
Probably he had overheard good part OF our con-
versation from one of the small libraries. Bon
ionr madame" he said, kissing the tips OF my
fingers twice | know what kind of a missions
ary you are You make good. clever women Who
have fallen into bad pose come out of It and show
themselves in their best COlors-"
Then he turned to Princess NObalOff g You are
never so much more attractive. Princess, speaking
from Russian soul than when you talking
about American freedom. We admire America,
madam" he continued turning to me; but. and
he shrugged his shoulders, I'VE are very mixed
country very big, and yet in a lethargic state To
make change all of a sudden will give a very
dizzy feeling We must go slOwly-very slowly
The room began fill up There was no such
barbaric thing as breakfast hour. We breaktasted
lightly at what time we chose in Our rooms. and
then met for the eleven o'clock dfjsluer. Our host,
Prince Alexis. generally up by four or five lock
and went about the place. many of the men going
with him. never saw a man who loved his country
with such sad passion he did, vet he always
the first to speak of Russia's failings.
4 little before eleven. this day. he came IN,
followed by two footmen who brought the mail.
This was great event since it arrived only at
irregular intervals. He told later. when
taking drive together that he had his letters
New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

Gar. whom he daily for the month that he was
obliged to be at He Is much like me- he said
He loves Russia; but he has the strength hc
her. You see, he is at times a very sick man. b--
he tries hard. His whole thought is for Russia.
y few days after my arrival there was a peasant
wedding in the little church the place We Il
were invited; but it thought best go only 30
wish them good luck after the ceremony. The V,.~-
ents sent that day; for the Prince is suppo-.I
10 give presents to all the peasants that marry
had noticed that Prince Alexis seemed rc..c-
tant to mix much with the peasants: and Ca.-ut
Borod told me that it through actual teIr
OF assassination If he let them rot" the Coaut
said, they would fear and respect him, bur be-
cause he wishes to help them and raise them some
what they look upon him as their enemy Any
idea of change to them is object of hatred and
Suspcion-even the introduction OF an improved
farm tool that will tighten their labor
The house where the wedding had taken pla,c 5
full OF people dancing and talking. When we
entered, silence fell upon them and looks of hatred
were cast upon us.
At the door We're two big tubs of vodka one Tor
the bride and one for the bridegroom and everyone
had to drink to the health of each.
When We got back to the palace Alexis was
gloomler than ever. They spending all thelF
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New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

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New-York tribune., 1905-07-02

At TINS I11lle lIlc
Government had or
dered built and ap-
propriated the mon
ey for a road be-
tween two towns.
(For obvious reasons
| cannot mention the
town - any more
than | have been
able to use the real
names of the per-
sons.) In the custo-
mary way, certain
high officials had
pocketed the money
intended for the
road, and then had
ordered the mobiles
through whose eS-
tates the road was
to pass to build it
at their own eX-
pense.
What will you
do about your wheat
crop next year," one
man asked my
brother in law,
whose revenues came
largely from i'm
mense wheat fields.
He shrugged his
shoulders with the
same gesture of help
lcssness he had used
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

States sent Commodore Matthew Cal
braith Perry to Japan fifty years ago.
that officer. County Okuma says. by
his friendly action. showed us that ev-
cry nation was not like the Portuguese
intriguers When we came to reSliHe
that in q state of isolation no civilized
exitcncc is possible we ut once opened
were admitted into the comfy of ma
lions" In the short time which has
interviewed since Perrys visit Japan
which nad been fon twenty five can-
t,l:.ics - hermit nation, with no other
civilization or religion than that which
IT had received SECOND hand from
China, thru Korea, ms now become the
envy and object of admiration of all
Asaatic countries and of some Of those
OF Europe This rapid advance In the
arts and appliances of civilization has
scarcely parallel in the worlds his
tory In less than half century, Jap
an has thrown off the medieval feud-
alism which 1t had for it's social basis,
has abandoned its eXcluiveness ana
has adopted the civilization of the
most enlightened nations. until in the
arts, in manufacturing skill and in
methods. machinery and the appliances
Of industry, 1t has little more to learn
from any nation. This, as Count OK
una Justly remarks. SIS one ON the
most perplexing problems In the his
tory of the world"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Rev. G. J. Kcphart to Succeed
Boollwalter as President of
Western College, Toledo
WILL ASSUME OUT Es APRIL I
The Newly Elected President Has
Spent Twelve Years Each In College
Work and the Ministry of the Cos
pcI-choice Looked Upon as Wise
One BY Those ntere"ted.
inl TO Timcs- Reput lican.

Special to Times Reput lican.
Toledo Feb 16.-Rcv. G. j. kephart.
d. -. pastor of the T. lited Brethren
Church of Lisbon, Iown has just been
elected president of Western College,
Toledo to succeed President Lewis
Bookwalter. DIR. Keep lart is grad
uate of the college to whose head he
has been called. Of the class OF "a. and
a graduate of Union Biblical Seminary
of Dayton, Ohio of the class OF ~.
He spent twelve years In college work.
three years as general secretary OF the
Pennsylvania State Sabbath School
Association, and twelve years in the
ministry of the gospel. 1t is under
stood that DR.. kephart will accept
and will assume his official duties
about April first next. The board
meeting was enthusiastic. and $1,000,
was pledged by those present. for the
colleges current expenses. Western
College is to be congratulated because
it is thus honored with the scholarly
DR. c. j. kephart as It's next presl-
dent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

hand that the city council will grant
the request and the matter will be sub
mitted to vote of the people of iowa
city, Monday. March u, Tn Iowa
City. llalona and Washington viii ask
for certain streets in Iowa city, but
ii viii use the common interuiban
loop.
The company which recently bought
the Muscatine. North and south read
at an auction s;rlc. announces that 1t
viii enter into joint traffic arrange
monts with the interurbans and this
will materially affect the western Iowa
line which is to be built between iowa
City and Muscatinc i'm the near futrl G..
Tho Muscatine Tribune has this to
say of ono feature of the meeting:
"On important matter WAS not
completed at the conference held here
yesterday. This WAS plan of traffic
arrangement with the Davenport g.
Suburban Company and with the East
cln Iowa Railway Company. Both of
these companies were to be represent
ed ut the conference yesterday but the
fact that all trains were bloc<adcd or
belatcd prevented representatives from
putting in an appearance. That these
two interurban roads will he built soon
is admitted on all hands and the fact
that they wish to make traffic ar
engagements with the NJ n. & S.
shows them sincere in their state
ments.''
AS is we'll known the Iowa and
Eastern Iowa is the proposed electric
line from Iowa City to Muscatinc.
whore IL win connect with the line
from Davenport. The same men who
built the intcrurban from here to
Iowa City are back of the Eastern
Iowa, and there is no question but
they intend to build from here to
Muscatine. This means connection
with the Illinois coal fields and east
ern freight outlet that will be of much
advantage to this city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
NEW LIBRARY FINISHED.
Carnegie Institution at Mt. Pleasant
to be Dedic ated.

Mt Pleasant, Feb. l6.The dedica
ton of the new Carnegie library will
be held on the END of this month with
II good program. perhaps in the Meth
odist church. While the program has
not been definitely arranged. 1t is set
tied that Johnson Brigham, the state
librarian. will be here to make an adj
dress. Mr.. W. r. Kopp, who has been
so instrumental in securing the munifi-
cent gift from MIR. Carnegie, Will also
make an address. The keys will for
mally be turned over by the building
committee to the library committee and
the big building formally turned over
to the library. Some member OF the
Ladies' Library Association will give
a short history of the association here
and there will be short addresses from
all the schools, Professor Else for the
public schools, Professor Howe for
Howe's academy Professor Antrim for
the Mt. Pleasant academy, and some
one to represent Wesleyan university
and German college. 1t will be a gala
event and the full program will soon
be announced.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
Worked Capt. Hull.
washington Post.l


I'LL not INTRODUCES any more bills UNI
til I've read them" remarked Chair
man Hull of the military committee.
Since l introduced that bill to encour-
age rifle practice, which contained not
only a BILL but All argument in favor
1t have been getting too many re-
turns. I heard Speaker Cannon and
Chairman Payne of the ways and
means committee, say they were fool
ed the same way some years ago.
always introduce bills prepared in the
war department just as they are re-
ceived. but I'll Look at the next one.
An advocate of the bill had the nerve
to come around and ask me to get an
order thru the house to print 5000 of
them.
".Not much replied. I am think
ing of getting an order to have the bill
withdrawn from the files
"'Oh, don't do that he said, Oil
yer is very much pleased with it,
mo doubt he is.' I retorted, but
when the assistant secretary gets me
that way again he'll have to wake up
early in the morning."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

Wright, he left the mill at a few min
utes past six and as they were cross
ing the Minneapolis & ST Louis main
line track a short distance in front of
the MILL passenger train No. 4. which
was then about fourteen hours late,
struck him, and hurled him a distance
of about twenty feet thru the air. He
landed in a snow bank and it is due to
this fact that he was not killed or at
least badly injured. The accident was
a very peculiar one.
Des Moines.
After upsetting Yonkers' delivery
wagon, horse owned by a physician
plunged squarely into the doorway Of
Kaufman Brothers grocery store
doorway, Fortieth and West Grand
avenue, galloped thru the center of
the building and fastened itself in a
small closet at the rear of the room
Monday afternoon.
Newton.
Ira Livingston lost five cattle Tues
day night in a very peculiar manner.
The stock were eating at a stack and
undoubtedly ate too far in it. The low
er part of the stack was wheat straw
and the upper part oats ana the Top
slid off and one COW, two heifers and
two steers were covered up and found
dead Wednesday morning. They
We're undoubtedly smothered.
Madrid.
A letter was received by Thamar
Noggie last Friday from his brother
Glenn of Billiard, Mimi, acquainting
him with the facts of calamity. hor-
rible in the extreme which befell Glen
and his family on the first While he
and his wife We're absent from the
house Mrs. Noggle's 4-year-old child,
the offspring of a former marriage. in
some manner set fire to the building,
burning the child to death and en-
tirely destroying the house and con-
tents.
Whiting.
Poor ventilation is ascribed as the
cause of the asphyxation of five mem
bers of the Modern Woodmen of Am
erica at Whiting Friday night. The
lodge was meeting in room In the
Cassidy and Whiting building, which
had been newly painted and the win
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16

WapelIo.
w. c. Bishop has been employed by
the board of supervisors to take charge
of the poor farm to succeed William
Walker, who has resigned.
Cedar Rapids
Isaac Peterson, describing himself as
merchant of oxford, johnson coun-
Nv asks the federal court to relieve
him of $3,510S5 in debts. Most OF them
are owing to firms in Iowa City,
Cedar Rapids and other nearby towns.
SmithIand.
William Nolan's livery barn was de-
stroyed by fire Thursday. The main
business part of the town was threat
ened the flames being confined to the
barn only on account of the heavy
coating of snow on the roofs of neigh
boring buildings.
Shenandoah.
one of the saddest deaths of this
community has been called upon TO
mourn is the demise of Tudie, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bogart. of this city, at midnight Sat
urday, from nervous prostration, after
an illness of one week.
Clinton.
Sunday night at his home in the
western part of the city occurred the
death of Charles Walker a we'll known
resident. Death was due to old age
and an attack of grippe. He was for
a number of years an alderman in the
old city of Lyons council. Mr. Walker
was born in Coventry, England, in the
year 1925. and was so years of age.
Shenandoah.
David Layton, a farmer living three
miles east of this place. killed himself
Friday morning. Early in the morning
he went TO a neighbors and borrowed
a revolver to kill skunk, he said. Re-
turning, he ate breakfast with the
family and then went into the base
ment of the house and fired the fatal
shot into his brain
Fort Dodge.
Allison Fuller an employee of the
Great Western Cereal Company in this
city. was badly, altho not fatally
injured little after 6 p. m. Friday
evening. With companion, Floyd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-16
CORN CARNIVAL TALKED.
Preparations for Fig Corn Show in
loM:l.


Special to Times Rer ublican.
Des Moines. Feb ,6.-Plans are be-
ing consummated for corn carnival
for the state of Iowa, the same to be
held the coming fall either at Des
Mones. Sioux City. or Cedar Rapids.
The preparations for the, incorporation
of the company are going rapidly for
ward and the papers will probably be
fled during the mex. month.
The plans for the carnival are be-
ing pushed by the Iowa Grain Deal
ers' Association, ant number of the
farmers associations of the state. ana
the plans Gull for tne raising of S25,-
900 to insure the success OF the under
taking. The details of the affair viii
be somewhat after the Sioux City corn
palace plans, but on a much larger
scale.
The carnival will be as early in the
fall as the condition Of the corn Will
permit, and will be continued for ten
days. 1t is not the intetltion to have
the affair become 6. repetition of the
street fairs of the past, and for this
reason the incorporating company will
be men of every occupation, outside
of the city as well as in.